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 |
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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 |
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Dicranum scoparium Hedw. |
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Max. Ht |
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% Cover |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
1.2 |
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Leucobryum glaucum (Hedw.)
Ångstr. |
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Max. Ht |
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% Cover |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0.7 |
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Isothecium myosuroides Brid. |
|
Max. Ht |
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% Cover |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
6 |
2 |
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Hypnum cupressiforme Hedw. |
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Max. Ht |
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% Cover |
1 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
8 |
1 |
2.7 |
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Hypnum andoi Brid. |
|
Max. Ht |
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% Cover |
6 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
2.2 |
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Blechnum spicant (L.) Roth |
Hard Fern |
Max. Ht |
|
5 |
1 |
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|
3 |
|
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% Cover |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.3 |
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Dryopteris dilitata (Hoffm.) A. Gray |
Broad Buckler Fern |
Max. Ht |
20 |
|
8 |
|
|
10 |
12.7 |
|
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% Cover |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0.7 |
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Betula pendula Roth |
Silver Birch |
Max. Ht |
|
10 |
15 |
|
15 |
25 |
16.3 |
|
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% Cover |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
1.3 |
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Quercus sp. |
Oak sp. |
Max. Ht |
|
10 |
4 |
|
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|
7 |
|
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% Cover |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.3 |
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Ilex aquifolium L. |
Common Holly |
Max. Ht |
10 |
20 |
3 |
30 |
|
35 |
19.6 |
|
|
% Cover |
9 |
15 |
1 |
15 |
0 |
3 |
7.2 |
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Rubus fruticosus agg. |
Bramble, Blackberry |
Max. Ht |
20 |
|
|
25 |
35 |
35 |
28.8 |
|
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% Cover |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
12 |
6 |
3.3 |
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Prunus sp. |
Non-Native Cherry |
Max. Ht |
6 |
|
|
10 |
|
100 |
38.7 |
|
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% Cover |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
25 |
4.5 |
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Rhododendron ponticum |
Rhododendron |
Max. Ht |
|
70 |
3 |
15 |
|
35 |
30.8 |
|
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% Cover |
0 |
30 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
20 |
8.8 |
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Festuca ovina L. |
Sheep's Fescue |
Max. Ht |
|
50 |
50 |
20 |
30 |
30 |
36 |
|
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% Cover |
0 |
15 |
3 |
2 |
87 |
12 |
19.8 |
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Carex pilulifera L. |
Pill Sedge |
Max. Ht |
|
|
15 |
|
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|
15 |
|
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% 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
(those with highest mean % cover) |
Mean % Cover |
Mean Maximum Height (cm) |
6 |
16 |
1st |
Festuca ovina L.
Sheep's Fescue |
19.8 |
36 |
2nd |
Rhododendron ponticum
Rhododendron |
8.8 |
30.8 |
3rd |
Polytrichum formosum Hedw. |
7.5 |
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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 |
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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