CG1 | Festuca ovina-Carlina vulgaris grassland |
CG2 | Festuca ovina-Avenula pratensis grassland |
CG3 | Bromus erectus grassland |
CG4 | Brachypodium pinnatum grassland |
CG5 | Bromus erectus-Brachypodium pinnatum grassland |
CG6 | Avenula pubescens grassland |
CG7 | Festuca ovina-Hieracium pilosella-Thymus praecox/pulegioides grassland |
CG8 | Sesleria albicans-Scabiosa columbaria grassland |
CG9 | Sesleria albicans-Galium sterneri grassland |
The NVC divides communities broadly acccording to habitat, using a letter shorthand to indicate the general habitat type:
- A = water,
- CG = calcareous grassland,
- H = heath,
- M = mire,
- MC = maritime cliff,
- MG = mesotrophic grassland (moderately fertile soil),
- OV = open vegetation,
- S = swamp,
- SD = sand dune,
- SM = salt marsh,
- U = upland, and
- W = wood.
There are 286 communities that are listed here. Sub-communities have not been included. JNCC 2017.