Site Roudsea (GB_QP_11)
Details
Source
Type
Origin, Collecting and Evaluation site
Coordinates precision
Site
Latitude
54.233 — 54°13'59 N
Longitude
-3.029 — 3°1'42 W
Geographical location
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland > Northern Europe > Europe
Altitude
24.0
Slope
9
Exposure
166
Topography
0 (micro-topography 2)
Environment type
Forest/woodland
Comment
National Nature Reserve, accessed via minor road leading southwest off B5728 immediately after bridge on River Leven at Haverthwaite. Permission must be requested from site manager at Natural England.
Additional info
Exeptional event
Historical timber and bark harvesting, coppicing
GCU code
NA
Indicator plants
Target species: Quercus petraea. Most common tree species: Quercus petraea. Other tree species: Yes; Quercus petraea, Q. robur, Taxus baccata, Betula pendula, Betula pubescens, Tilia cordata, Sorbus aucuparia, Sorbus torminalis, Sorbus aria, Ilex aquifolium, Fraxinus excelsior, Pinus sylvestris, Ulmus glabra, Populus tremula, Salix spp., Corylus avellana, Crataegus monogyna.
Shade
No
Stand description
Age distribution: uneven. Stand structure: multiple layer.