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: 1845
Latest year: 2007

County Status
Native

Family
Dryopteridaceae

Total records held
132

Grid Square Count

1987-2007	Ever
Monads: 49	53
Tetrads: 45	48
Hectads: 18	21

Conservation Status
B

Account last edited
Dec 29 2003

Explanation of terms

Species Details

Soft Shield-fern is a rare native perennial of deciduous woods, hedges and rock outcrops throughout our area (Chee Dale SK1273, Gulliver’s Kingdom SK2957, Linacre Woods SK3272, Ticknall Limeyards SK3623 & Hermit’s Wood SK4438). Clapham (1969) suggested the plant was "perhaps decreasing", however, the number of recent records rather suggests that the plant has been overlooked in the past.