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Conifers account for around one half (51%) of the UK woodland area, although this proportion varies from around one quarter (26%) in England to around three quarters (74%) in Scotland. [8] Britain's native tree flora comprises 32 species, of which 29 are broadleaves. The UK's industry and populace uses at least 50 million tonnes of timber a year.
Lists of the plant species found in Ireland can be found at Irish Species Register The lists on this site are based on these "Key references" Scannell, M.J.P. & Synnott, D.M. (1987). Census catalogue of the flora of Ireland.
The woodland communities consist of: Six mixed deciduous or oak/birch woodland communities, which between them are found throughout Britain; Three Beech woodland communities, found mainly in southern England; A Yew woodland community, almost completely restricted to southeast England (community W13) A Scots Pine woodland community, restricted ...
An open woodland in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. A woodland (/ ˈ w ʊ d l ə n d / ⓘ) is, in the broad sense, land covered with woody plants (trees and shrubs), [1] [2] or in a narrow sense, synonymous with wood (or in the U.S., the plurale tantum woods), a low-density forest forming open habitats with plenty of sunlight and limited shade (see differences between British, American and ...
The woodland is served by one public footpath, and as a registered commons is open access within its boundaries. There is however an extensive network of paths that have arisen through common usage over the years. It is a popular location for dog walkers, which often limits the chance of seeing the local roe deer feeding in the woodland.
In the UK, alder, birches and willows are the characteristic trees found in this type of habitat, as they are able to extract oxygen from the water saturated habitat. The UK contains between 50–70,000 hectares (120–172,970 acres) of wet woodlands. Wet woodland supports many types of species. E.g. the humidity favours bryophytes (mosses).
Two constant species are found in the tree canopy of this community: Sessile oak (Quercus petraea) Downy birch (Betula pubescens) Eight constant species are found in the field and ground layers of this community: Wavy hair grass (Deschampsia flexuosa) Greater fork-moss (Dicranum majus) Glittering wood-moss (Hylocomium splendens)
An endemic species is a plant only native to a certain area. Outside this area, unless spread naturally it is considered non-native, usually as a result of cultivation. Britain and Ireland have few endemic trees, most being micro-species of Whitebeam. But there are some interesting endemic trees nevertheless.