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Sub-Arctic Salix spp. scrub
Published dateTemperate heath and scrub Description and ecological characteristics Sub-Arctic Salix spp. scrub is the UK’s highest-altitude shrubby vegetation, occurring on moist, relatively base-rich soils in rock...
Coastal dunes with Juniperus spp.
Published dateCoastal sand dunes and continental dunes Description and ecological characteristics This habitat type comprises common juniper Juniperus communis scrub on coastal sand dunes in a variety of situations...
Species-rich Nardus grassland, on siliceous substrates in mountain areas (and submountain areas in continental Europe)
Published dateNatural and semi-natural grassland formations Description and ecological characteristics Species-rich Nardus grasslands tend to develop where there is flushing through base-rich strata on siliceous be...
Alpine and subalpine calcareous grasslands
Published dateNatural and semi-natural grassland formations Description and ecological characteristics This habitat occurs on lime-rich soils and consists of short, often grazed, species-rich mixtures of mountain a...
Spartina swards (Spartinion maritimae)
Published dateMarine, coastal and halophytic habitats Description and ecological characteristics Cord-grass Spartina spp. colonises a wide range of substrates, from very soft muds to shingle, in areas sheltered fro...
Perennial vegetation of stony banks
Published dateMarine, coastal and halophytic habitats Description and ecological characteristics Shingle structures develop when a sequence of foreshore beaches is deposited at the limit of high tide. More permanen...
Stag beetle [Lucanus cervus]
Published dateInvertebrate species: arthropods Description and ecological characteristics The stag beetle Lucanus cervus is the UK’s largest terrestrial beetle, and amongst the most spectacular, reaching 7 cm in le...
Barbastelle [Barbastella barbastellus]
Published dateVertebrate species: mammals Description and ecological characteristics The barbastelle Barbastella barbastellus is a medium-sized bat that is easily identified because it is a very distinctive species...
Harbour seal [Phoca vitulina]
Published dateVertebrate species: mammals Description and ecological characteristics Harbour seals Phoca vitulina are the characteristic seal of sandflats and estuaries, but are also found on rocky shores in Scotla...
Western rustwort [Marsupella profunda]
Published dateLower plant species Description and ecological characteristics Western rustwort Marsupella profunda is a small reddish liverwort which colonises moist, crumbling mica-rich weathered granite and china ...