This is a very common fern on the acid soils of Cheshire. I find it often in the shelter of hedges but mostly in woods where it prefers the shade more than D. filix-mas (Male fern). It is 3 or sometimes 4 pinnate which means the fronds (leaves) are in pairs on either side of the main leaf rib (rachis)and then divided twice more. The resolution of this photo isn't good enough to see the final divisions of the fronds.
Shady bank, Cheshire 22nd November 2004
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Added on November 22nd 2004