North York Moors National Park
 

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Broadleaved and mixed woodland

 

Only about a third of the woodland in the North York Moors National Park is broadleaved or mixed, this is about 7% of the National Park.Deciduous trees lose their leaves in winter

Mixed woodland has a mixture of trees – some coniferous and some broadleaved.

Oak, hazel, ash and birch are examples of broadleaved trees, they have broad, flat leaves and are ‘deciduous’. This means they lose their leaves every autumn.

Did you know?

An oak tree can grow 250,000 leaves every year? An oak tree

Broadleaved woodlands may be planted by people or could have grown naturally from the seed of other trees. Some areas of broadleaved woodland are very old.

These woodlands are very important habitats for wildlife. Many species of plants, fungi (mushrooms and toadstools) and creatures depend on woodlands for shelter and food.

Woodland plants include:

Bluebells, Ferns, Lords and Ladies, Wild Garlic, Wood Anemone.

Woodland Fungi include:

Stinkhorn Fungus, Fly Agaric, Bracket fungus.
Fungi have a very important `recycling` job – they feeds off dead and rotting wood!

Woodland creatures include:

Badgers, Bats, Millipedes, Hedgehogs, Woodpeckers, Nightjars, Tree creepers, Sparrow Hawks

For more information about wildlife, visit the Wildlife Spotter's Guide in the Fun Zone.