Willow Carr
A (thankfully) forgotten lowland Willow and Alder Carr on the edge of Rhyl. With mechanisation and modern drainage methods, wet woodlands such as this are becoming increasingly rare.
Willow trees, as well as having medicinal uses, can support a staggering number of invertebrates (over 450 species) and lichens (over 160 species) and are second only to old growth Oak Woodland (in the UK). With such an insect profusion, they support large numbers of birds, and the humid atmosphere supports ferns, mosses, sedges and rushes.
