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Asperulo-Fagetum beech forests
Published dateForests Description and ecological characteristics This Annex I type occurs on circumneutral to calcareous soils. In the UK it mostly corresponds to NVC type W12 Fagus sylvatica – Mercurialis perennis...
Mediterranean and thermo-Atlantic halophilous scrubs (Sarcocornetea fruticosi)
Published dateMarine, coastal and halophytic habitats Description and ecological characteristics This scrubby, halophilous (i.e. salt-tolerant) vegetation develops in the uppermost levels of saltmarshes, often wher...
Salicornia and other annuals colonising mud and sand
Published dateMarine, coastal and halophytic habitats Description and ecological characteristics This pioneer saltmarsh vegetation colonises intertidal mud and sandflats in areas protected from strong wave action a...
Caledonian forest
Published dateForests Description and ecological characteristics Caledonian forest comprises relict, indigenous pine forests of Scots pine Pinus sylvestris var. scotica , and associated birch Betula spp. and junipe...
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...