Hiberno-Britannic Eriophorum-Calluna blanket bogs
English name:
Hiberno-Britannic cotton-grass-heather blanket bogs
Description (English)
Lawn and hummock communities of upland blanket bog expanses of Britain and Ireland, mostly distributed in the Scottish Highlands, the Southern Uplands, the Pennines, the Lake District, Wales, in Orkney, in northern, western, southwestern and upland eastern Ireland, dominated by an admixture of Eriophorum vaginatum and ericoid shrubs, with a varying amount of sphagna and hypnoid mosses.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code D1.221 |
|---|---|
| Bern Convention | Included in a Resolution 4 habitat type at a higher level (D1.2) |
| Relation to | Annex I habitat types (EU Habitats Directive) |
Legal status
Relation to other habitat types mentioned in legal instruments
| Legal text | Annex | Name in legal text | Code in legal text |
Habitat type relationship |
More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora - consolidated version 01/01/2007 | Annex I: natural habitat types of community interest whose conservation requires the designation of special areas of conservation | Blanket bogs (if active bog) | 7130 | Narrower | http://ec.europa.eu/environm...rective/index_en.htm |
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Flowering Plants
Eriophorum vaginatum
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Eriophorum vaginatum | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 52.21 | Hiberno-Britannic cottonsedge-ling blanket bogs | source |
| CORINE Land Cover | 4.1.2. | Peatbogs | n/a |
| National Vegetation Classification (UK) | M19 | Calluna vulgaris-Eriophorum vaginatum blanket mire | narrower |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | D1.221 | Hiberno-Britannic Eriophorum-Calluna blanket bogs | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | D1.221 | Hiberno-Britannic Eriophorum-Calluna blanket bogs | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | D1.221 | Hiberno-Britannic Eriophorum-Calluna blanket bogs | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | D1.221 | Hiberno-Britannic Eriophorum-Calluna blanket bogs | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | D1.221 | Hiberno-Britannic Eriophorum-Calluna blanket bogs | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | D1.221 | Hiberno-Britannic cottonsedge-ling blanket bogs | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 52.21 | Hiberno-Britannic cottonsedge-ling blanket bogs | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 52.21 | Hiberno-Britannic cottonsedge-ling blanket bogs | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 52.21 | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 52.21 | same | |
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 52.21 | same |
