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Pasture woods (with a tree layer overlying pasture)

English name: Pasture woods (with a tree layer overlying pasture)

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:
EUNIS habitat classification
Interpretation Manual of the habitats targeted by Resolution No. 4

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type	code X09
Bern Convention	Resolution 4 habitat type (used for designation of Emerald sites)
Relation to	Annex I habitat types (EU Habitats Directive)

Legal status

Mentioned in the following international legal instruments and agreements

Legal text	Annex	More information
Convention on the conservation of European wildlife and natural habitats (Bern Convention)	Revised Annex I of Resolution 4 (1996) of the Bern Convention on endangered natural habitats types using the EUNIS habitat classification (year of revision 2014)	https://wcd.coe.int/ViewDoc....ckColorLogged=FDC864 Resolution No. 4 (1996) of the Bern Convention lists endangered natural habitats requiring specific conservation measures [and the designation of Areas of Special Conservation Interest (ASCIs) forming the Emerald network]

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	Fennoscandian wooded meadows	6530	Wider	http://ec.europa.eu/environm...rective/index_en.htm
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	Fennoscandian wooded pastures	9070	Overlap

Vegetation types

Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)

Not available

Species mentioned in habitat description

Not available

Other classifications

Classification	Code	Habitat type name	Relationship type
CORINE Land Cover	2.3.1.	Pastures	not defined
Phase 1 habitat classification (UK) 1993	A33	Parkland and scattered trees: mixed	overlap
Phase 1 habitat classification (UK) 1993	A3	Parkland and scattered trees	overlap
Phase 1 habitat classification (UK) 1993	A32	Parkland and scattered trees: coniferous	overlap
Phase 1 habitat classification (UK) 1993	A31	Parkland and scattered trees: broadleaved	overlap
Biodiversity Action Plan Priority Habitats (UK)	5	Lowland wood-pastures and parkland	wider
Milieux Naturels de Suisse 1998	X	COMPLEXE	n/a

For relation to plant communities (syntaxa), see Vegetation types

History

Classification	Code	Habitat type name	Relationship 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

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