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Pasture woods (with a tree layer overlying pasture)

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English name Pasture woods (with a tree layer overlying pasture) Key navigation    Open code browser    Diagram icon

EUNIS habitat type code   X09 Level   2
Edition   EUNIS Habitat Classification 2012 - a revision of the habitat classification descriptions.

Description ( English )

Pasture woods are the products of historic land management systems, and represent a vegetation structure rather than being a particular plant community. Typically this structure consists of large, open-grown or high forest trees (often pollards) at various densities, in a matrix of grazed grassland, heathland and/or woodland floras. This habitat is most common in southern Britain, but scattered examples occur throughout the UK. Outgrown wood-pasture and mature high forest remnants occur in northern and central Europe, but the number and continuity of ancient (veteran) trees with their associated distinctive saproxylic (wood-eating) fauna and epiphytic flora are more abundant in Britain than elsewhere. Component habitat types include beech and yew woodland (G1.6 and G3.97), heathland (F4) and dry acid grassland (E1.7). A range of native species usually predominates amongst the old trees but there may be non-native species which have been planted or regenerated naturally.

Source

Hill, M.O., Moss, D. & Davies, C.E. (2001)

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Relationships with other classifications

Classification Code Title Relation type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 X09 Pasture woods (with a tree layer overlying pasture) same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 X09 Pasture woods (with a tree layer overlying pasture) same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 X09 Pasture woods (with a tree layer overlying pasture) same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 X09 Pasture woods (with a tree layer overlying pasture) same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 X10 Pasture woods (with a tree layer overlying pasture) same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 X17 Pasture woods (with a tree layer overlying pasture) same
CORINE Land Cover 2.3.1. Pastures not defined
Phase 1 habitat classification (UK) 1993 A3 Parkland and scattered trees overlap
Phase 1 habitat classification (UK) 1993 A31 Parkland and scattered trees: broadleaved overlap
Phase 1 habitat classification (UK) 1993 A32 Parkland and scattered trees: coniferous overlap
Phase 1 habitat classification (UK) 1993 A33 Parkland and scattered trees: mixed overlap
Biodiversity Action Plan Priority Habitats (UK) 5 Lowland wood-pastures and parkland wider
Milieux Naturels de Suisse 1998 X COMPLEXE n/a
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