| U1 | Festuca ovina-Agrostis capillaris-Rumex acetosella grassland |
| U2 | Deschampsia flexuosa grassland |
| U3 | Agrostis curtisii grassland |
| U4 | Festuca ovina-Agrostis capillaris-Galium saxatile grassland |
| U10 | Carex bigelowii-Racomitrium lanuginosum moss-heath |
| U11 | Polytrichum sexangulare-Kiaeria starkei snow-bed |
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.