Brambles (Rubus fruticosus) grow in just one place in Charlton Down Nature Area itself, in a large thicket at the lower or southern end of the site alongside the boundary with the cultivated field lying beyond. The Nature Area also benefits from the existence of a large blackberry patch nearby, bordering the Swale and the roadside to the west. Every part of these bramble plants – the leaves, flowers, and fruits – sustains wildlife.
Blackberry is one of 28 trees and shrubs recorded as growing in the Nature Area.
Useful Books and Links
Collins Complete Guide to Wild Flowers – A photographic Guide to every common species, Paul Sterry, Collins, 2006, ISBN 978-0-00-723684-8.
https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/trees-woods-and-wildlife/plants/wild-flowers/bramble/
https://herbaria.plants.ox.ac.uk/bol/plants400/Profiles/qr/Rubus
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