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: 1789
Latest year: 2007

County Status
Native

Family
Salicaceae

Total records held
341

Grid Square Count

1987-2007	Ever
Monads: 153	202
Tetrads: 139	179
Hectads: 37	37

Conservation Status

Account last edited
Nov 17 2003

Explanation of terms

Species Details

Aspen is an occasional native tree of damp woods, hedges and moorland flushes. It grows throughout our area from the Dark Peak (Edale SK1486) through Crich Chase (SK3452) to Robin Wood (SK3525) and Grange Wood (SK2714) in the south. It usually occurs as individual trees or as dense thickets formed by sucker growths. However, it can occasionally occur as significant stands as at Cressbrook Dale (SK1773) and Monk’s Dale (SK1373) forming part of the characteristic dale side vegetation there (Mabey 1996).