The Wet Woodland Survey
Individual Area Results
Cherry Area
General Description of Survey Area |
| The Cherry Area is quite stony with a shallow soil and is situated on a gentle east facing slope. The slope means that the Cherry Area is quite dry with the stones and shallow soil providing good drainage. The Cherry Area has tall, broad-leaved tree cover with a dense shrub layer of non-native cherry. Sunlight is largely prevented from reaching the ground by the dense growth of non-native cherry. This stops many other plant species from growing. |
Ground Level Plant Survey Results
N.B. Species names highlighted in green
below are mosses.
Species |
Common Name |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Mean | |
| Leafy Liverwort (indeterminate) | Max. Ht |
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| % Cover | 1 | 1+1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Polytrichum formosum Hedw. | Max. Ht |
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% Cover |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.8 | ||
| Dicranum scoparium Hedw. | Max. Ht |
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% Cover |
7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | ||
| Mnium hornum Hedw. | Max. Ht |
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% Cover |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.5 | ||
| Thuidium tamariscinum (Hedw.) B., S & G. | Max. Ht |
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% Cover |
0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1.8 | ||
| Eurhynchium praelongum (Hedw.) B. & S. | Max. Ht |
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% Cover |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | ||
| Hypnum cupressiforme Hedw. | Max. Ht |
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% Cover |
1 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 4.2 | ||
| Hypnum andoi Brid. | Max. Ht |
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% Cover |
0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1.5 | ||
| Dryopteris dilitata (Hoffm.) A. Gray | Broad Buckler Fern | Max. Ht |
20 | 20 | |||||
| % Cover | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 | ||
| Quercus sp. | Oak sp. | Max. Ht |
5 | 15 | 10 | ||||
| % Cover | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 | ||
| Ilex aquifolium L. | Common Holly | Max. Ht |
10 | 3 | 5 | 6 | |||
| % Cover | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | ||
| Rubus fruticosus agg. | Bramble, Blackberry | Max. Ht |
15 | 15 | |||||
| % Cover | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | ||
| Prunus sp. | Non-Native Cherry | Max. Ht |
20 | 50 | 200 | 20 | 5 | 59 | |
| % Cover | 0 | 5 | 4 | 100 | 1 | 1 | 18.5 |
No. of Samples taken in Area |
Total No. of Species Present in Samples of Area |
Dominant Species
in Area |
Mean % Cover |
Mean Maximum Height (cm) |
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6 |
13 |
1st | Prunus sp. |
18.5 |
59 |
| 2nd | Hypnum cupressiforme Hedw. |
4.2 |
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| 3rd | Dryopteris dilatata (Hoffm.)
A.Gray |
2.2 |
20 |
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Mature Tree Survey |
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Survey includes all trees greater than 2m in height. |
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Species of Tree |
Percentage Frequency |
Max. tree height |
Betula pendula Roth |
72 | 34.8m |
Castanea sativa Mill. |
4 | 13.2m |
Quercus sp. |
8 | 18.2m |
Fagus sylvatica L. |
8 | 24.4m |
| Fraxinus latifolia Oregon Ash |
4 | 17.5m |
| Quercus rubra L. Red Oak |
4 | 26.4m |
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