The Wet Woodland Survey
Individual Area Results
The Mound
General Description of Survey Area |
| The Mound is a small hillock with steep south facing sides and a flat area on the top. The ground is fairly dry, with dappled sunlight reaching the ground beneath a tall tree cover. The ground level plants are quite short and sparse in places. |
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 | |
| Polytrichum formosum Hedw. | Max. Ht |
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% Cover |
0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 7.5 | ||
| Dicranum scoparium Hedw. | Max. Ht |
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% Cover |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1.2 | ||
| Leucobryum glaucum (Hedw.) Ångstr. | Max. Ht |
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% Cover |
0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.7 | ||
| Isothecium myosuroides Brid. | Max. Ht |
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% Cover |
0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2 | ||
| Hypnum cupressiforme Hedw. | Max. Ht |
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% Cover |
1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2.7 | ||
| Hypnum andoi Brid. | Max. Ht |
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% Cover |
6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2.2 | ||
| Blechnum spicant (L.) Roth | Hard Fern | Max. Ht |
5 | 1 | 3 | ||||
% Cover |
0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | ||
| Dryopteris dilitata (Hoffm.) A. Gray | Broad Buckler Fern | Max. Ht |
20 | 8 | 10 | 12.7 | |||
| % Cover | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.7 | ||
| Betula pendula Roth | Silver Birch | Max. Ht |
10 | 15 | 15 | 25 | 16.3 | ||
| % Cover | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1.3 | ||
| Quercus sp. | Oak sp. | Max. Ht |
10 | 4 | 7 | ||||
| % Cover | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | ||
| Ilex aquifolium L. | Common Holly | Max. Ht |
10 | 20 | 3 | 30 | 35 | 19.6 | |
| % Cover | 9 | 15 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 7.2 | ||
| Rubus fruticosus agg. | Bramble, Blackberry | Max. Ht |
20 | 25 | 35 | 35 | 28.8 | ||
| % Cover | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 3.3 | ||
| Prunus sp. | Non-Native Cherry | Max. Ht |
6 | 10 | 100 | 38.7 | |||
| % Cover | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 4.5 | ||
| Rhododendron ponticum | Rhododendron | Max. Ht |
70 | 3 | 15 | 35 | 30.8 | ||
| % Cover | 0 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 8.8 | ||
| Festuca ovina L. | Sheep's Fescue | Max. Ht |
50 | 50 | 20 | 30 | 30 | 36 | |
| % Cover | 0 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 87 | 12 | 19.8 | ||
| Carex pilulifera L. | Pill Sedge | Max. Ht |
15 | 15 | |||||
% Cover |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 |
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 |
16 |
1st |
Festuca ovina L. |
19.8 |
36 |
2nd |
Rhododendron ponticum |
8.8 |
30.8 |
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3rd |
Polytrichum formosum Hedw. |
7.5 |
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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 Silver Birch |
76 |
12.8m |
| Quercus sp. Oak sp. |
14 |
11.3m |
| Castanea sativa Mill. Sweet Chestnut |
7 |
11.3m |
| Salix sp. Willow sp. |
3 |
5.0m |
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