Woods, hedgerows, mountain slopes and marshes host heather, wild grasses, gorse and bracken. The site has woodland and lowland heath with heather and gorse. It adapts to shrublands in gorse or heather and to areas planted with young conifers. It supports endemic types of fungi, ferns, gorse and heather. The park contains grassland, with hawkweed, gorse and broom. The rare smooth snake ("Coronella austriaca") occurs on sandy hillsides with heather and gorse. It includes a number of well-known plants including broom, lupine (lupin), gorse and laburnum. Denser areas of gorse may be bulldozed. Ponies may also eat the thinner stems of burnt gorse. There were also gorse fires in County Wicklow. In medieval times Brompton was famous for its gorse fields. The gorse around the animals' necks is a reference to Gosta Green. Gorse (or furze) is very common. It crosses the A6 at Glen Gorse Golf Club. Others included Barkham Ride, Heath Ride and Gorse Ride.