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(m) = middle list |
(l) = long list |
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- Oak (commonly sessile, but local variations of pedunculate) and birch in the canopy.
Understorey of holly, rowan and hazel.
- Ash and elm on lower, richer part of slope
Examples of other species:
Dogs Mercury
False Brome
Ramsons
Enchanters Nightshade
Tufted Hair Grass
Sphagnum Mosses
Many ferns, lichens and liverworts, especially in the oceanic south-west
- Distinctive breeding bird assemblage:
Redstart (l)
Wood Warbler (l)
Pied Flycatcher (l)
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Examples of action required when Key Habitat is close
to proposed mineral working site |
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- Areas of oak woodland adjacent to extraction should be protected by buffer zones to ensure ground water and stability are not endangered.
- The community exists on slopes with a wide range of water and nutrient conditions which create the opportunity for a rich biodiversity of plants and animals.
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| Opportunities during extraction |
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These woodlands should not be disturbed.
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| Opportunities for action before and after extraction |
- For creation – best if allowed to re-colonise naturally from native stock, but will take a long time and need seral community established first to ensure the richness of vascular plants associated with this habitat. Needs local source nearby. Climate, aspect, slope and drainage are critical.
- Experiments should be carried out first to ensure creation is feasible on natural protected unworked areas adjacent to existing oak woodland.
- Best likelihood of success would be in areas where the woodland has either been removed or degraded in the distant past so that the right soil and climatic conditions exist.
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