 The Whitevine meadow is unusual in being one of only three British localities where the grass "Gaudinia fragilis" is a prominent and established component of the sward.The scrub provides nest sites for several species of bird, including nightingale ("Luscinia megarhynchos").Clearings within the scrub support a mixed flora with saw-wort ("Serratula tinctoria"), yellow-wort ("Blackstonia perfoliata") and autumn gentian ("Gentianella amarella").