Site Woodhall Dean (GB_QP_12)
Details
Source
Type
Origin, Collecting and Evaluation site
Coordinates precision
Site
Latitude
55.947 — 55°56'49 N
Longitude
-2.516 — 2°30'59 W
Geographical location
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland > Northern Europe > Europe
Altitude
140.0
Slope
31
Exposure
211
Topography
8 (micro-topography 3)
Environment type
Forest/woodland
Comment
Woodhall Dean, on the edge of the Lammermuir Hills, is an ancient semi-natural woodland dominated by Quercus petraea. Site is open access, reached via path on right just after bridge off Spott Loan, south of the village of Spott, East Lothian. It is owned and managed by the Scottish Wildlife Trust, historically it was subjected to coppicing which was last practiced in the 1880s. Permission to work must be obtained from SWT.
Additional info
Exeptional event
None known
GCU code
NA
Indicator plants
Target species: Quercus petraea. Most common tree species: Quercus petraea. Other tree species: Yes; Quercus petraea, Fraxinus excelsior, Corylus avellana, Crataegus monogyna, Prunus spinosa, Populus tremula plus a range of planted spp..
Shade
No
Stand description
Age distribution: uneven. Stand structure: multiple layer.