ENPA BAP Upland Oakwood
ENPA_Uplandoakwoods
The steep-sided combes and coastal slopes of Exmoor still support large expanses of ancient woodland. These are largely of the upland oak woodland type, which on Exmoor is easily defined by the predominance in the canopy of sessile oak. Other trees and shrubs are much scarcer, though downy birth is usually present, and holly, rowan and hazel tend to be present in the understorey. In NVC terms, this is defined as the W17 sessile oak – downy birth – Dicranum majus moss community. In addition, richer soils on flatter ground and in the valley bottoms and around spring lines support woodland in which pedunculate oak and ash may be locally dominant. Though much smaller in area, these communities form an important part of the upland oak wood complex and are particularly important for the communities of rare lichens they support. Some of Exmoor’s upland oakwoods contain areas of wood pasture with numerous ancient pollards. The management issues in such areas are rather different to those pertaining to the woodlands proper and they are dealt with under the “parklands, wood pastures and veteran trees” HAP. Some of Exmoor’s upland oakwoods contain areas of wood pasture with numerous ancient pollards. The management issues in such areas are rather different to those pertaining to the woodlands proper and they are dealt with under the “parklands, wood pastures and veteran trees” HAP.
dataset
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http://www.exmoor-nationalpark.gov.uk/environment/wildlife-and-ponies/exmoors-biodiversity
name: ENPA BAP Upland Oakwood
description: The steep-sided combes and coastal slopes of Exmoor still support large expanses of ancient woodland. These are largely of the upland oak woodland type, which on Exmoor is easily defined by the predominance in the canopy of sessile oak. Other trees and shrubs are much scarcer, though downy birth is usually present, and holly, rowan and hazel tend to be present in the understorey. In NVC terms, this is defined as the W17 sessile oak – downy birth – Dicranum majus moss community. In addition, richer soils on flatter ground and in the valley bottoms and around spring lines support woodland in which pedunculate oak and ash may be locally dominant. Though much smaller in area, these communities form an important part of the upland oak wood complex and are particularly important for the communities of rare lichens they support.
function: information
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ENPA
eng
EPSG
urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::27700
environment
Land
biodiversity
biological reserve
biological resource
biosphere reserve
wood preservation
woodland ecosystem
forest protection
forest conservation
forest
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2001-08-01
01/01/2020
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2001-08-01
creation
2001-08-01
revision
2001-08-01
notPlanned
Initial biodiversity action plan digitised to OS Landline data 01/08/2001.
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GIS Officer
Exmoor National Park Authority
Exmoor House
Dulverton
TA22 9HL
United Kingdom
01398323665
info@exmoor-nationalpark.gov.uk
http://www.exmoor-nationalpark.gov.uk/
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owner
GIS Officer
Exmoor National Park Authority
Exmoor House
Dulverton
TA22 9HL
United Kingdom
01398323665
Info@exmoor-nationalpark.gov.uk
http://www.exmoor-nationalpark.gov.uk/
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2013-12-02T16:15:01