Woodlands come in many forms.
by Chris, 15 May, 2015, 0 comments
The amount of woodland in the U.K. has increased significantly in the last one hundred years. At the time of the first World War, woodland coverage was at an all time low of about 5%. The coverage of woodlands now stands at about 12% - much is in the form of coniferous plantation (established to provide a stock of useable wood and timber). Coniferous plantations were often established on poor quality / marginal land.
However, it is possible to recognise many different types of woodland in the U.K. How these are described or categorised varies. There is, for example, the Peterken system of stand types* – this is based on the presence of long established tree species. It has 12 main (and 39 subsiduary) types of woodland. Then, there is the National Vegetation Classification (the subject of a blog some time back) - this Read more...