The Flora of Derbyshire - Checklist, Maps and Sample Accounts

THIS IS A DRAFT

The species account below is an early version, drafted around 2003. It has been provided here to aid understanding, but please be aware it may not fully tally with the up-to-date map and statistics shown below.

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Dates
First year: 1729
Latest year: 2006

County Status
Native

Family
Ericaceae

Total records held
348

Grid Square Count

1987-2007	Ever
Monads: 160	178
Tetrads: 109	119
Hectads: 19	24

Conservation Status

Account last edited
Jul 18 2003

Explanation of terms

Species Details

Bell Heather is an occasional native plant of the South West Peak, Dark Peak and Peak Fringe where it grows as an evergreen undershrub in areas of dry heath and moorland. Outside these areas it is very rare occurring as only isolated records in the White Peak (Tissington Trail SK1462) and Coal Measures (Fordbridge Lane SK4457). Previously it occurred over much the same areas though there is an old isolated record from Drakelow Reserve (SK2220) in the south of the county. Nationally it grows throughout the country including chalk heath though it is absent locally from the ecologically similar limestone heath.