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: 1882
Latest year: 2004

County Status
Native

Family
Rosaceae

Total records held
42

Grid Square Count

1987-2007	Ever
Monads: 14	16
Tetrads: 14	16
Hectads: 8	13

Conservation Status

Account last edited
Jul 25 2005

Explanation of terms

Species Details

Sherard’s Downy-rose is a rare native shrub of woods hedges scrub and waysides, in the northern half of our area. There are recent records from Rowarth (SK0189) and Bowshaw Farm (SK3479) in the north, to Biggin Dale (SK1458) and Longhedge Lane (SK4963) in the centre. It was previously also recorded further south, for example from Shirley and Bradley (SK24) in the 1880s.