The Wet Woodland Survey
Individual Area Results
Stony Area
General Description of Survey Area |
| The Stony Area lies on a gentle east facing slope. It is fairly open and dry with shallow soil. Much of the ground is made of loose chert rubble. The ground level plants are quite sparse and there are scattered mature trees. Strong summer sunlight penetrates to ground level where it gets quite hot and dry 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 | |
| Leafy Liverwort (indeterminate) | Max. Ht |
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% Cover |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.3 | ||
| Atrichum undulatum (Hedw.) P. Beauv. | Max. Ht |
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% Cover |
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | ||
| Polytrichum formosum Hedw. | Max. Ht |
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% Cover |
0 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 8.2 | ||
| Dicranum scoparium Hedw. | Max. Ht |
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% Cover |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.7 | ||
| Campylopus paradoxus Wils. | Max. Ht |
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% Cover |
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 2.8 | ||
| Campylopus introflexus (Hedw.) Brid. | Max. Ht |
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% Cover |
0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | ||
| Leucobryum glaucum (Hedw.) Ångstr. | Max. Ht |
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% Cover |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | ||
| Thuidium tamariscinum (Hedw.) B., S. & G. | Max. Ht |
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% Cover |
0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.3 | ||
| Isothecium myosuroides Brid. | Max. Ht |
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% Cover |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.2 | ||
| Hypnum cupressiforme Hedw. | Max. Ht |
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% Cover |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.7 | ||
| Hypnum andoi Brid. | Max. Ht |
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% Cover |
1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1.8 | ||
| Blechnum spicant (L.) Roth | Hard Fern | Max. Ht |
5 | 5 | |||||
% Cover |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | ||
| Dryopteris filix-mas (L.) Schott | Male Fern | Max. Ht |
25 | 25 | |||||
% Cover |
0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | ||
| Dryopteris dilitata (Hoffm.) A. Gray | Broad Buckler Fern | Max. Ht |
25 | 25 | |||||
| % Cover | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | ||
| Dryopteris carthusiana (Vill.) H.P. Fuchs | Narrow Buckler Fern | Max. Ht |
10 | 10 | |||||
% Cover |
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | ||
| Betula pendula Roth | Silver Birch | Max. Ht |
30 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 25 | 19 | |
| % Cover | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1.7 | ||
| Ilex Aquifolium L. | Common Holly | Max. Ht |
25 | 20 | 20 | 21.7 | |||
| % Cover | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2.5 | ||
| Geranium robertianum subs. robertianum L. | Herb Robert | Max. Ht |
1 | 1 | |||||
| % Cover | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | ||
| Rubus fruticosus agg. | Bramble, Blackberry | Max. Ht |
40 | 40 | 40 | ||||
| % Cover | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1.8 | ||
| Sorbus aucuparia L. | Rowan, Mountain Ash | Max. Ht |
12 | 12 | |||||
| % Cover | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | ||
| Prunus sp. | Non-Native Cherry sp. | Max. Ht |
30 | 55 | 30 | 60 | 30 | 30 | 39.2 |
% Cover |
8 | 8 | 3 | 25 | 17 | 1 | 10.3 | ||
| Epilobium montanum L. | Broad Leaved Willowherb | Max. Ht |
20 | 20 | |||||
% Cover |
0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | ||
| Calluna vulgaris L. | Heather, Ling | Max. Ht |
40 | 40 | |||||
| % Cover | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | ||
| Digitalis purpurea L. | Foxglove | Max. Ht |
20 | 20 | 20 | ||||
| % Cover | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.8 | ||
| Holcus lanatus L. | Yorkshire Fog | Max. Ht |
20 | 20 | |||||
| % Cover | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | ||
| Carex pilulifera L. | Pill Sedge | Max. Ht |
10 | 10 | |||||
% Cover |
0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | ||
| Luzula campestris (L.) D.C. | Field Wood-rush | Max. Ht |
25 | 25 | |||||
% 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 |
27 |
1st | Prunus sp. |
10.3 |
39.2 |
| 2nd | Polytrichum formosum Hedw. |
8.2 |
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| 3rd | Campylopus paradoxus Wils. |
2.8 |
- |
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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 |
45 | 19.1m |
Sorbus aucuparia L. |
25 | 23.4m |
Fagus sylvatica L. |
10 | 23.2m |
Prunus sp. |
5 | 16.1m |
Quercus sp. |
5 | 10.8m |
Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco |
5 | 22.6m |
Quercus rubra L. |
5 | 16.6m |
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