British NVC community W8

NVC community W8 (Fraxinus excelsior - Acer campestre - Mercurialis perennis woodland) is one of the woodland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of the six communities falling in the "mixed deciduous and oak/birch woodlands" group.

This is a widely distributed community. There are seven subcommunities.

Community composition

Six constant species are found in this community:

The following rare species are also associated with the community:

Distribution

This community is widespread throughout lowland Britain, becmoing scarcer in the north and west, where it is replaced by community W9.

Subcommunities

There are seven subcommunities:

References