Coedydd Aber

General site character

• Inland water bodies (Standing water, Running water) (5%)
  
• Humid grassland, Mesophile grassland (7%)
  
• Broad-leaved deciduous woodland (74%)
  
• Coniferous woodland (14%)
  

Annex I habitats that are a primary reason for selection of this site

• 91A0 Old sessile oak woods with Ilex and Blechnum in the British Isles

  Coedydd Aber is the largest continuous area of old sessile oak wood along the north Wales coast, and gives geographic representation of the habitat between the large examples further south in Wales, and those to the north in Cumbria. The main woodland extends along a valley, rising steeply from near sea level. The canopy consists largely of sessile oak Quercus petraea and downy birch Betula pubescens, but there are intricate transitions to ash Fraxinus excelsior woodland and extensive areas of alder Alnus glutinosa woodland. The ground flora is diverse, reflecting complex edaphic and management variations. There is a rich lower-plant flora, including the rare mosses Fissidens rufulus and Philonotis rigida, and the lichens Degelia plumbea and Lobaria amplissima. The site is also important for its breeding bird assemblage.

Annex I habitats present as a qualifying feature, but not a primary reason for selection of this site

• 91E0 Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)  * Priority feature

Annex II species that are a primary reason for selection of this site

• Not Applicable

Annex II species present as a qualifying feature, but not a primary reason for site selection

• Not Applicable