Other examples of plants that produce fruit classified as a pome are cotoneaster, hawthorn, loquat, medlar, pear, "pyracantha", toyon, quince, rowan, and whitebeam.
It supports a population of lesser horseshoe bats, a growing population of peregrine falcons, goshawks, ravens, rare whitebeam, nightjar and lesser known fish like the shad and twaite.
