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 |
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
Mean |
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Leafy Liverwort (indeterminate) |
Max. Ht |
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% Cover |
1 |
1+1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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Polytrichum formosum Hedw. |
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Max. Ht |
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% Cover |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0.8 |
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Dicranum scoparium Hedw. |
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Max. Ht |
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% Cover |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.2 |
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Mnium hornum Hedw. |
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Max. Ht |
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% Cover |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0.5 |
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Thuidium tamariscinum (Hedw.)
B., S & G. |
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Max. Ht |
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% Cover |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
5 |
1.8 |
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Eurhynchium praelongum (Hedw.)
B. & S. |
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Max. Ht |
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% Cover |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.2 |
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Hypnum cupressiforme Hedw. |
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Max. Ht |
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% Cover |
1 |
10 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
9 |
4.2 |
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Hypnum andoi Brid. |
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Max. Ht |
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% Cover |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
1.5 |
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Dryopteris dilitata (Hoffm.) A. Gray |
Broad Buckler Fern |
Max. Ht |
|
20 |
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|
20 |
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% Cover |
0 |
13 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2.2 |
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Quercus sp. |
Oak sp. |
Max. Ht |
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|
5 |
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|
15 |
10 |
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% Cover |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0.3 |
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Ilex aquifolium L. |
Common Holly |
Max. Ht |
|
10 |
|
3 |
5 |
|
6 |
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% Cover |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0.5 |
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Rubus fruticosus agg. |
Bramble, Blackberry |
Max. Ht |
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|
15 |
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15 |
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% Cover |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0.2 |
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Prunus sp. |
Non-Native Cherry |
Max. Ht |
|
20 |
50 |
200 |
20 |
5 |
59 |
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% 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
(those with highest mean % cover) |
Mean % Cover |
Mean Maximum Height (cm) |
6 |
13 |
1st |
Prunus sp.
Non-Native Cherry |
18.5 |
59 |
2nd |
Hypnum cupressiforme Hedw. |
4.2 |
- |
3rd |
Dryopteris dilatata (Hoffm.)
A.Gray
Broad Buckler Fern |
2.2 |
20 |
Mature Tree
Survey |
Survey includes all trees
greater than 2m in height. |
Species of Tree |
Percentage Frequency |
Max. tree height |
Betula pendula Roth
Silver Birch |
72 |
34.8m |
Castanea sativa Mill.
Sweet Chestnut |
4 |
13.2m |
Quercus sp.
Oak sp. |
8 |
18.2m |
Fagus sylvatica L.
Beech |
8 |
24.4m |
Fraxinus latifolia
Oregon Ash |
4 |
17.5m |
Quercus rubra L.
Red Oak |
4 |
26.4m |
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