Willmot & Moyes' The Flora of Derbyshire will be the first Flora for this botanically-rich county since 1969. Printed in full colour throughout, it covers all wild flowers, trees, conifers and ferns recorded in Derbyshire over the last 400 years. Based on ¾ million plant records, it is the culmination of nearly 20 years of research and fieldwork by the authors and their helpers.
Its 1,919 species accounts describe the status, habitats and distribution of all Derbyshire's wild plants. Colour maps for over 1,100 species are included, with modern and historic records plotted at tetrad level (2 km × 2 km) in a clear unambiguous manner that few other atlases achieve. Different map backgrounds are used to assist understanding of species distribution, and include roads and urban areas, waterways, landscape character, geology and relief.
Introductory chapters describe the landscapes and vegetation of the county, the history of Derbyshire field botany and the story of local plant conservation. One chapter, entitled "Where to See Plants in Derbyshire", is set to become an important resource for local and visiting plant lovers as it describes over 50 easily accessible and botanically-rich sites to visit, spread right across the county.
This is the first county Flora to be published which includes the brand new 2014 designations of "England Red List Species". All of Derbyshire's own Red Data List plants are tabulated in a separate chapter, with others covering the very latest species discoveries, past published errors, plus a list of indicator species for each of Derbyshire's major plant habitats.
Includes
1,919 Species Accounts
840,000 plant records analysed
400 year historical coverage
20 years of recording effort
50+ sites to visit
11 Derbyshire Landscape Character Areas described
9 Supporting Chapters
Foreword v
Introduction vi
Chapter 1. Derbyshire - its landscapes and vegetation 1
Introduction 1
Natural vegetation 2
Derbyshire Landscape Character Areas 2
1 The White Peak 3
2 The Dark Peak 5
3 The South West Peak 7
4 The Magnesian Limestone 7
Other lowland Derbyshire landscapes 8
5 The Peak Fringe 8
6 The Coal Measures 9
7 The Claylands 10
8 The Trent Valley 11
9 The Parklands 12
10 The Southern Coal Measures 13
11 The Mease Lowlands 13
Lowland Derbyshire habitats 14
Chapter 2. Species accounts and maps 18
Explanatory notes 18
Accounts – Ferns and fern allies 25
Accounts – Conifers 36
Accounts – Flowering plants 39
Chapter 3. A history of Derbyshire field botany 364
Pre-17th century 364
The 17th century 365
The 18th century 365
The 19th century 366
The 20th century 369
The 21st century 374
Appendix: Derbyshire plants in British Herbaria 375
Chapter 4. Conserving Derbyshire's flora 376
Introduction 376
Derbyshire's conservation roots 376
Nature conservation designations 377
The changing fortunes of the county's vegetation and flora 378
Distribution and state of plant habitats 379
Recent conservation of plants and habitats 384
Conserving our flora — is there a brighter future? 385
Addendum 388
Chapter 5. Where to see plants in Derbyshire 389
Introduction 389
1. Sites in The White Peak 389
2. Sites in The Dark Peak 392
3. Sites in The South West Peak 394
4. Sites in The Magnesian Limestone 395
5. Sites in The Peak Fringe 396
6. Sites in The Coal Measures 398
7 .Sites in The Claylands 399
8. Sites in The Trent Valley 401
9. Sites in The Parklands 402
10. Sites in The Southern Coal Measures 403
11. Sites in The Mease Lowlands 404
Derbyshire Wildlife Trust reserves 404
Chapter 6. The Derbyshire Flora Project 406
Introduction 406
Survey method 406
Flora website 407
Derbyshire Red Data List 407
Coverage 407
Results 409
Status categories 409
Local change 1: Absolute gains 410
Local change 2: Absolute losses 410
Local change 3: Gains in abundance 411
Local change 4: Losses in abundance 413
Geographic analysis of native species 413
Conclusions 414
Chapter 7. New species records 416
Chapter 8. Errors and unconfirmed species 417
Chapter 9. Derbyshire Red Data List 418
Chapter 10. Habitat indicator species 422
Acknowledgements 428
Glossary 430
References 435
Index 441