The approximate corresponding National Vegetation Classification(s) (NVC) to
"Upland dry heath":

H4 Ulex gallii-Agrostis curtisii heath
H8 Calluna vulgaris-Ulex gallii heath
H9 Calluna vulgaris-Deschampsia flexuosa heath
H10 Calluna vulgaris-Erica cinerea heath
H12 Calluna vulgaris-Vaccinium myrtillus heath
H16 Calluna vulgaris-Arctostaphylos uva-ursi heath
H18 Vaccinium myrtillus-Deschampsia flexuosa heath
H22 Vaccinium myrtillus-Rubus chamaemorus heath
U10 Carex bigelowii-Racomitrium lanuginosum moss-heath
U11 Polytrichum sexangulare-Kiaeria starkei snow-bed
U12 Salix herbacea-Racomitrium heterostichum snow-bed
U13 Deschampsia cespitosa-Galium saxatile grassland
U14 Alchemilla alpina-Sibbaldia procumbens dwarf-herb community

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.