The Wet Woodland Survey
Individual Area Results

The Clearing

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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

             
   

% Cover

1 15 0 0 0 0 2.7
                   
Polytrichum formosum Hedw.  

Max. Ht

             
   

% Cover

0 93 0 0 86 1 30
                   
Dicranum scoparium Hedw.  

Max. Ht

             
   

% Cover

1 2 1 0 2 8 2.3
                   
Campylopus paradoxus Wils.  

Max. Ht

             
   

% Cover

0 0 4 0 1 0 0.8
                   
Campylopus introflexus (Hedw.) Brid.  

Max. Ht

             
   

% Cover

0 0 0 0 1 1 0.3
                   
Leucobryum glaucum (Hedw.) Ångstr.  

Max. Ht

             
   

% Cover

0 0 2 0 2 1 0.8
                   
Mnium hornum Hedw.  

Max. Ht

             
   

% Cover

6 0 0 0 0 0 1
                   
Thuidium tamariscinum (Hedw.) B., S. & G.  

Max. Ht

             
   

% Cover

23 0 0 12 0 25 10
                   
Hypnum cupressiforme Hedw.  

Max. Ht

             
   

% Cover

2 0 2 0 1 1 1
                   
Hypnum andoi Brid.  

Max. Ht

             
   

% 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
(those with highest mean % cover)

Mean % Cover

Mean Maximum Height (cm)

6

27

1st

Polytrichum formosum Hedw.

30

-

2nd

Betula pendula Roth
Silver Birch

12.5 38.6
3rd

Holcus lanatus L.
Yorkshire Fog

11.7 40

 

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

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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