Hiberno-Britannic lowland blanket bog plateaux
English name:
Hiberno-Britannic lowland blanket bog plateaux
Description (English)
Deep-peat lawn and hummock communities of blanket bog expanses of western Ireland, western Scotland and its islands, the Lake District, northern Wales and Devon, composed of graminoids, ericoid shrubs and sphagna, forming extensive, relatively featureless, fairly flat or gently undulating, tracts with a fine-grained alternation of dominance among species or, on bogs with stronger surface undulations, better defined hummocks.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code D1.211 |
|---|---|
| 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
Not available
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 52.11 | Hiberno-Britannic lowland blanket bog plateaux | source |
| CORINE Land Cover | 4.1.2. | Peatbogs | n/a |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | D1.211 | Hiberno-Britannic lowland blanket bog plateaux | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | D1.211 | Hiberno-Britannic lowland blanket bog plateaux | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | D1.211 | Hiberno-Britannic lowland blanket bog plateaux | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | D1.211 | Hiberno-Britannic lowland blanket bog plateaux | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | D1.211 | Hiberno-Britannic lowland blanket bog plateaux | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | D1.211 | Hiberno-Britannic lowland blanket bog plateaux | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 52.11 | Hiberno-Britannic lowland blanket bog plateaux | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 52.11 | Hiberno-Britannic lowland blanket bog plateaux | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 52.11 | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 52.11 | same | |
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 52.11 | same |
