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Old sessile oak woods with Ilex and Blechnum in the British Isles
Published dateForests Description and ecological characteristics This habitat type comprises a range of woodland types dominated by mixtures of oak ( Quercus robur and/or Q. petraea ) and birch ( Betula pendula and...
European dry heaths
Published dateTemperate heath and scrub Description and ecological characteristics European dry heaths typically occur on freely-draining, acidic to circumneutral soils with generally low nutrient content. Ericaceo...
Calcareous and calcshist screes of the montane to alpine levels (Thlaspietea rotundifolii)
Published dateRocky habitats and caves Description and ecological characteristics Scree habitats consist of rock fragments covering the frost-shattered summits of mountains or accumulating on slopes below cliffs. C...
Molinia meadows on calcareous, peaty or clayey-silt-laden soils (Molinion caeruleae)
Published dateNatural and semi-natural grassland formations Description and ecological characteristics Molinia meadows are found mainly on moist, moderately base-rich, peats and peaty gley soils, often with fluctua...
Decalcified fixed dunes with Empetrum nigrum
Published dateCoastal sand dunes and continental dunes Description and ecological characteristics Decalcified fixed dunes with Empetrum nigrum represent the later, more mature, stages of the well-marked successiona...
Semi-natural dry grasslands and scrubland facies: on calcareous substrates (Festuco-Brometalia), ( note that this includes the priority feature "important orchid rich sites").
Published dateNatural and semi-natural grassland formations Description and ecological characteristics Festuco-Brometalia grasslands are found on thin, well-drained, lime-rich soils associated with chalk and limest...
Mudflats and sandflats not covered by seawater at low tide
Published dateMarine, coastal and halophytic habitats Description and ecological characteristics Intertidal mudflats and sandflats are submerged at high tide and exposed at low tide. They form a major component of ...
Stable xerothermophilous formations with Buxus sempervirens on rock slopes (Berberidion p.p.)
Published dateSclerophyllous scrub (matorral) Description and ecological characteristics This habitat type comprises scrub dominated by box Buxus sempervirens on calcareous soils. Semi-natural and natural box scrub...
Old acidophilous oak woods with Quercus robur on sandy plains
Published dateForests Description and ecological characteristics This habitat type comprises ancient lowland oak woodland on acidic, sandy or gravelly substrates. Veteran trees are relatively abundant in UK stands ...
Turloughs
Published dateFreshwater habitats Description and ecological characteristics Turloughs are seasonally-flooded lakes in karstic limestone areas, that are principally filled by subterranean waters via ephemeral sprin...