Straidkilly Wood is one of the largest and least disturbed base-rich wodlands in north-east Antrim. It is of high quality with a well developed structure and a good range of woodland floral communities.
The wood, which covers a steep north-facing basalt escarpmen, is comprised of a low hazel canopy with occasional rowan and hawthorn and a few standards of ash , goat willow and downy birch scattered throughout.
The diverse ground flora displays a transition of more acid community types on the leached upper slopes through to typical base-rich community types on the damper , lower slopes.
A number of rare species recorded for the site include wood vetch, toothwort, bird's-nest orchid and juniper.
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