The Wet Woodland Survey
Individual Area Results

The Mound

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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

  1 2 3 4 5 6 Mean
Polytrichum formosum Hedw.  

Max. Ht

             
   

% Cover

0 2 1 1 1 40 7.5
                   
Dicranum scoparium Hedw.  

Max. Ht

             
   

% Cover

1 0 0 0 0 6 1.2
                   
Leucobryum glaucum (Hedw.) Ångstr.  

Max. Ht

             
   

% Cover

0 1 1 1 0 1 0.7
                   
Isothecium myosuroides Brid.  

Max. Ht

             
   

% Cover

0 0 0 6 0 6 2
                   
Hypnum cupressiforme Hedw.  

Max. Ht

             
   

% Cover

1 5 0 1 8 1 2.7
                   
Hypnum andoi Brid.  

Max. Ht

             
   

% Cover

6 0 0 1 5 1 2.2
                   
Blechnum spicant (L.) Roth Hard Fern

Max. Ht

  5 1       3
   

% Cover

0 1 1 0 0 0 0.3
                   
Dryopteris dilitata (Hoffm.) A. Gray Broad Buckler Fern

Max. Ht

20   8     10 12.7
    % Cover 2 0 1 0 0 1 0.7
                   
Betula pendula Roth Silver Birch

Max. Ht

  10 15   15 25 16.3
    % Cover 0 1 1 0 1 5 1.3
                   
Quercus sp. Oak sp.

Max. Ht

  10 4       7
    % Cover 0 1 1 0 0 0 0.3
                   
Ilex aquifolium L. Common Holly

Max. Ht

10 20 3 30   35 19.6
    % Cover 9 15 1 15 0 3 7.2
                   
Rubus fruticosus agg. Bramble, Blackberry

Max. Ht

20     25 35 35 28.8
    % Cover 1 0 0 1 12 6 3.3
                   
Prunus sp. Non-Native Cherry

Max. Ht

6     10   100 38.7
    % Cover 1 0 0 1 0 25 4.5
                   
Rhododendron ponticum Rhododendron

Max. Ht

  70 3 15   35 30.8
    % Cover 0 30 1 2 0 20 8.8
                   
Festuca ovina L. Sheep's Fescue

Max. Ht

  50 50 20 30 30 36
    % Cover 0 15 3 2 87 12 19.8
                   
Carex pilulifera L. Pill Sedge

Max. Ht

    15       15
   

% 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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