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: 1829
Latest year: 2006

County Status
Native

Family
Fabaceae

Total records held
448

Grid Square Count

1987-2007	Ever
Monads: 211	261
Tetrads: 146	173
Hectads: 21	31

Conservation Status
D, C

Account last edited
Aug 28 2005

Explanation of terms

Species Details

Western Gorse is a spiny native shrub of moors heaths and waysides. It is frequent throughout the South West Peak (Burbage SK0372), the Dark Peak (Glossop SK0492 & Bagshaw Bridge SK1686) and the Peak Fringe (Tansley Moor SK36F & Nether Heage SK3550). Elsewhere it is very rare with just a few records, for example on the limestone plateau of the White Peak at Carsington Pastures (SK2454), and at Carver’s Rocks (SK3322) in the Trent Valley. It is a Lowland Derbyshire BAP species, and a Species of Conservation Concern. It has a western distribution with Derbyshire on the eastern edge of its main range in England.