In Ireland found in roadsides planted wooded areas and riverbanks. Common greenbrier grows along roadsides, landscapes, clearings and woods. It inhabits disturbed areas, roadsides and open pastures. Common habitats include woodlands, fields, rivers, creeks, roadsides, and gardens. Plants typically inhabit roadsides, grasslands and also along streams. Frequent in meadows, forest edges, roadsides and gardens. It can be found in meadows, pasture, roadsides, and rough grassland. Red campion grows in roadsides, woodlands, and rocky slopes. Habitats include old fields, grassy places, and roadsides. It is often a weed of degraded pastures and roadsides. It grows in dry areas, roadsides and wastelands, especially in rocky and bushy places. It prefers to invade areas that have been disturbed, such as roadsides or floodplains. It is a frequent colonizer of temperate riparian ecosystems, roadsides and waste places. It grows really well in disturbed areas like roadsides or even dirt roads. It overgrows and smothers stands of endemic vegetation, mainly on roadsides.