Ideal Heathland Structure
- vegetation various heights and structures
- scattered trees
- scattered scrub
- some bare ground
- wet heaths
- ponds, water
- bogs
cover of dwarf shrubs should be between 25% and 95% with at least 2 species frequent. There must be a range of age classes of heather present, with cover of young heather between 10 to 15%, and cover of old between 10 and 30%. cover of undesirable species (bracken, injurious weeds, invasive non native plants) must be less than 10%. cover of trees/scrub must be less than 15%
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