The Wet Woodland Survey
Individual Area Results
The Clearing
General Description of Survey Area |
| The Clearing is a previously cleared area that is fairly open with little tree cover. As a result, there is high light intensity at ground level. The area is quite dry except for where it abuts the Seepage where the ground is moist and the plants are similar to those of the Seepage. The Clearing lies at the base of an East facing slope and is stony in patches. There are noticeable large patches of the moss Polytrichum formosum growing over a significant part of the Clearing. |
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 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.7 | ||
| Polytrichum formosum Hedw. | Max. Ht |
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% Cover |
0 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 1 | 30 | ||
| Dicranum scoparium Hedw. | Max. Ht |
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% Cover |
1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 2.3 | ||
| Campylopus paradoxus Wils. | Max. Ht |
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% Cover |
0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.8 | ||
| Campylopus introflexus (Hedw.) Brid. | Max. Ht |
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% Cover |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.3 | ||
| Leucobryum glaucum (Hedw.) Ångstr. | Max. Ht |
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% Cover |
0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.8 | ||
| Mnium hornum Hedw. | Max. Ht |
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% Cover |
6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Thuidium tamariscinum (Hedw.) B., S. & G. | Max. Ht |
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% Cover |
23 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 25 | 10 | ||
| Hypnum cupressiforme Hedw. | Max. Ht |
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% Cover |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Hypnum andoi Brid. | Max. Ht |
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% Cover |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 | ||
| Blechnum spicant (L.) Roth | Hard Fern | Max. Ht |
20 | 20 | |||||
% Cover |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | ||
| Asplenium adiantum-nigrum L. | Black Spleenwort | Max. Ht |
10 | 10 | |||||
% Cover |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | ||
| Dryopteris dilatata (Hoffm.) A. Gray | Broad Buckler Fern | Max. Ht |
30 | 25 | 27.5 | ||||
% Cover |
15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 | ||
| Dryopteris carthusiana (Vill.) H.P. Fuchs | Narrow Buckler Fern | Max. Ht |
30 | 30 | |||||
% Cover |
0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Betula pendula Roth | Silver Birch | Max. Ht |
40 | 25 | 28 | 50 | 50 | 38.6 | |
% Cover |
3 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 35 | 15 | 12.5 | ||
| Ilex aquifolium L. | Common Holly | Max. Ht |
25 | 25 | |||||
% Cover |
0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | ||
| Rubus fruticosus agg. | Bramble, Blackberry | Max. Ht |
60 | 60 | |||||
% Cover |
0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 | ||
| Epilobium montanum L. | Broad Leaved Willowherb | Max. Ht |
15 | 15 | |||||
% Cover |
0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | ||
| Rhododendron ponticum | Rhododendron | Max. Ht |
60 | 30 | 30 | 80 | 50 | 50 | |
% Cover |
11 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 22 | 4 | 7.8 | ||
| Festuca ovina L. | Sheep's Fescue | Max. Ht |
25 | 15 | 50 | 30 | |||
% Cover |
5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 11.2 | ||
| Holcus lanatus L. | Yorkshire Fog | Max. Ht |
40 | 40 | |||||
% Cover |
0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 11.7 | ||
| Agrostis capillaris L. | Common Bent | Max. Ht |
50 | 50 | |||||
% Cover |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1.7 | ||
| Carex echinata Murray | Star Sedge | Max. Ht |
25 | 25 | |||||
% Cover |
13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 | ||
| Carex Sylvatica Hudson | Wood Sedge | Max. Ht |
50 | 50 | |||||
% Cover |
0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 3.3 | ||
| Juncus effusus L. | Soft Rush | Max. Ht |
50 | 50 | |||||
% Cover |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | ||
| Juncus bulbosus L. | Bulbous Rush | Max. Ht |
5 | 5 | |||||
% Cover |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | ||
| Luzula Campestris (L.) D.C. | Field Wood Rush | Max. Ht |
20 | 20 | |||||
% Cover |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.5 |
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 |
27 |
1st | Polytrichum formosum Hedw. |
30 |
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| 2nd | Betula pendula Roth |
12.5 | 38.6 | ||
| 3rd | Holcus lanatus L. |
11.7 | 40 | ||
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 |
42 | 27.9m |
| Sorbus aucuparia L. Rowan |
31 | 15.6m |
| Salix sp. Willow sp. |
14 | 11.8m |
| Fagus
Sylvatica L. Beech |
6 | 23.2m |
| Quercus sp. Oak sp. |
4 | 13.3m |
| Castanea
sativa Mill. Sweet Chestnut |
1 | 21.4m |
| Prunus sp. Non Native Cherry |
1 | 25.4m |
| Quercus rubra L. Red Oak |
1 | 14.6m |
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