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Table 4. Habitat types present within the Site, including level (UKHab).

Habitat TypE

Level 2 label Level 3 label Level 4 label Secondary codes Description

Neutral grassland Other neutral Other grazed (rabbits) Species present within this area include Yorkshire fog

grassland (Semi- (Holcus lanatus), cock’s-foot (Dactylis glomerata), annual

improved) Tall or tussocky sward meadow grass (Poa annua), perrenial rye grass (Lolium

perenne), creeping buttercup (Ranunculus repens),

cow parsnip (Heracleum maximum), common mouse

ear (Cerastium fontanum), ribwort plantain (Plantago

lanceolata) and daisy (Bellis perennis).

Grassland

This grassland is tussocky in places, although the western

section is heavily rabbit grazed and includes species

indicative of disturbed ground, including creeping thistle

(Cirsium arvense) and common ragwort (Jacobaea ulgaris).

N.a N.a Tree A single mature oak (Quercus robur) is located within

(within grassland the Site on the eastern boundary. Further mature trees

habitat parcel) on neighbouring land overhang the eastern and western

boundaries.

Heathland & shrub Dense scrub Blackthorn N.a Present along the western boundary.

scrub

Bramble scrub N.a Present along the western boundary, with a very small,

recently cleared patch on the eastern boundary.

Mixed scrub N.a Small areas of the Site on the western and eastern

boundaries comprise mixed scrub, including bramble

(Rubus fruticosus) and elder (Sambucus nigra).

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