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Ecological Survey 2000

These descriptions build upon the descriptions of the sections given in the 1999 ecological survey and should be read in conjunction for maximum benefit.
Hand Weeded Section 1999


Section 9 Description (Hand Weeded)

Observations 1999 - 2000

Bramble in amongst Gorse. Bramble had increased in this section to become the dominant species, rather than Silver Birch.

 

Hemp-agrimony in section 9. Other than this, there was little change in this section from the preceding year.

Heather and mosses such as Polytrichum formosum and Thuidium tamarascinum, interspersed with Velvet Bent, continued to dominate the area.

Vegetation such as birch saplings and Hemp-agrimony (left), together with Gorse, provided the taller plant cover in the area.

 

Dominant Plants in Section 9 in 2000
with figures from 1999 for comparison.

Characteristic heath species are in bold print

Species Overall % frequency Mean % Cover (all quadrats)
2000 1999 2000 1999
Bramble 72 66 22 17
Polytrichum formosum 66 69 32 52
Heather 63 69 38 42
Thuidium tamarascinum 63 53 25 27
Velvet Bent 53 47 16 12
Silver Birch 50 72 15 12
Common Bent 47 31 18 8
Hypnum jutlandicum 38 41 17 24
Yorkshire Fog 35 41 5 9
Eurhynchium praelongum 35 38 9 13
Green-ribbed Sedge 32 56 8 12
European Gorse 31 28 10 8
Cherry 22 41 3 5
Pill Sedge 9 38 2 5
Percentage frequency = the percentage of the total number of quadrats sampled over the whole site which contain the species. For example, a percentage frequency of 100%, means that the species was found in all quadrats sampled.

 

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Ecological Survey 2000
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