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.
Tilia platyphyllos
Large-leaved Lime
Species Details
This lime is a rare, native tree of the White Peak (Pigott 1969). Here it occurs on the steeper dale sides in old woods on cliffs and screes, as at Slinter Wood (Via Gellia SK2857) and the Matlock woodlands (SK2958). It occurs on the Magnesian Limestone (Whitwell Wood, SK5278 & Markland Grips, SK5074) where it is very probably native. It seems to grow in similar habitats to those found in the White Peak . It also occurs scattered throughout the Peak Fringe, the Coal Measures, and the Southern Claylands. In these areas its status is more difficult to determine. In some sites it appears to be native as it grows in old woods such as at Hermitage Wood, Dale Abbey (SK4338) but at other sites it has clearly been planted in hedges and parks (Derby SK3335). In woods in the White Peak it hybridises naturally with the Small-leaved lime. Elsewhere it is very local in woods on base rich soils in England and Wales and is Nationally Scarce (Stewart et al. 1994).
This plant is in Category 3 of the local Red Data List, 2009.