Stour Estuary

Site of Special Scientific Interest · 51.9513, 1.1573

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Condition (Natural England)

Unfavourable Declining (1) Favourable (8)
UnitFeatureConditionArea (ha)Assessed
TM111322 — Unfavourable Declining 44.81 2010-11-27
TM126327 — Favourable 388.45 2010-11-01
TM147320 — Favourable 374.97 2010-10-15
TM148330 — Favourable 3.45 2010-09-15
TM171323 — Favourable 2.77 2010-09-22
TM177334 — Favourable 713.77 2010-10-27
TM199322 — Favourable 472.93 2010-10-06
TM229337 — Favourable 162.75 2010-10-11
TM250323 — Favourable 84.04 2010-10-11

Climate exposure

This is about exposure to a nationwide pressure this habitat type carries — not a verdict on this site's own management.

Coastal

Coastal habitats are exposed to sea-level rise and storm erosion. Where hard sea defences sit behind them, there's nowhere landward to retreat to — a squeeze that keeps compressing the habitat no matter how well it's managed.

Habitats

Coastal vegetated shingle, Lowland fen, Mixed scrub, Montane scrub, Salt marsh

Geology & landscape

Geological Period: Paleogene, Quaternary

Landscape processes: Coastal, Karst, Volcanic / Igneous

Birds & fish recorded

Birds

SpeciesSeason
Brent goose Passage
Brent goose Roosting
Brent goose Wintering
black-tailed godwit Passage
black-tailed godwit Roosting
black-tailed godwit Wintering
cormorant Passage
cormorant Roosting
cormorant Wintering
curlew Passage
curlew Roosting
curlew Wintering
dunlin Passage
dunlin Roosting
dunlin Wintering
great crested grebe Passage
great crested grebe Wintering
grey plover Passage
grey plover Roosting
grey plover Wintering
knot Passage
knot Roosting
knot Wintering
mute swan Passage
mute swan Roosting
mute swan Wintering
pintail Breeding
pintail Passage
pintail Roosting
pintail Wintering
redshank Passage
redshank Roosting
redshank Wintering
ringed plover Passage
ringed plover Roosting
ringed plover Wintering
shelduck Breeding
shelduck Passage
shelduck Roosting
shelduck Wintering
turnstone Wintering
wigeon Breeding
wigeon Roosting
wigeon Wintering

Description

Description The Stour Estuary is nationally important for 13 species of wintering waterfowl and three species on autumn passage. The estuary is also of national importance for coastal saltmarsh, sheltered muddy shores, two scarce marine invertebrates and a scarce vascular plant assemblage. The Stour Estuary includes three nationally important geological sites. These provide exposures of early Eocene sediments containing the volcanic ash formations between Harwich and Wrabness. The same rocks are also important for the fossil fruits and seeds that they contain. At Stutton, much younger Pleistocene sediments have yielded an important and rich fossil vertebrate fauna. General description The Stour Estuary forms the eastern part of the Essex / Suffolk county boundary. It is a relatively simply structured estuary with a sandy outer area and a muddier inner section. The six main bays, Seafield, Holbrook and Erwarton on the north and Jacques, Copperas and Bathside on the south, encompass most of the intertidal flats. The mud is extremely rich in invertebrates and this, coupled with its relative lack of disturbance, enables the estuary to support an internationally significant assemblage of wildfowl and wading birds. The shoreline is one of the most natural in the region, often with low cliffs. Those at Stutton and Wrabness contain nationally important geological exposures. The main concentration of feeding birds tends to be in the bays. High tide roosts are located in various places, mostly on the sheltered parts of the northern shore and on the southern shore at Deep Fleet and the ‘tidal bank’ of Copperas Bay and Bathside Bay. The majority of the redshank Tringa totanus, black-tailed godwit Limosa limosa islandica and dunlin Calidris alpina alpina feed in the muddier upper reaches, whereas most of the grey plover Pluvialis squatarola and knot Calidris canutus islandica congregate towards the seaward end. Curlew Numenius arquata, ringed plover Charadrius hiaticula and turnstone Arenaria interpres feed throughout the estuary. Wigeon Mareca penelope graze on the beds of eelgrass Zostera spp. and green algae Enteromorpha spp. and overwinter in large numbers on a par with nearby Hamford Water. Pintail Anas acuta congregate with the wigeon after arrival at Holbrook Bay, reaching peak numbers in mid October and again in January to February. They prefer the upper and middle reaches where the very fine sediment favours their method of feeding and their major roost is on the saltings of Stutton Mill Creek. Shelduck Tadorna tadorna breed around the estuary and are present throughout the year apart from the August moult, maximum numbers occur in January. Shelduck also favour areas of high invertebrate density and concentrate in the upper reaches, roosting on the saltmarsh with other dabbling ducks. Wintering brent geese Branta bernicla bernicla, feeding on eelgrass and green algae, prefer the lower reaches of the Essex shore. The wintering herd of mute swans Cygnus olor feeds on the waste from the maltings at Mistley; their numbers peak in January and again in August when they are more widespread throughout the estuary, feeding particularly in Holbrook Bay. The shoreline vegetation varies from oak dominated wooded cliffs, through scrub covered banks to coarse grasses over sea walls, with reed filled borrow dykes behind. The higher saltmarsh is dominated by saltmarsh grass Puccinellia maritima, sea purslane Atriplex portulacoides, with sea aster Aster tripolium, annual sea blite Suaeda maritima and sea lavender Limonium vulgare are scattered throughout, together with the scarce lax flowered sea lavender Limonium humile. Adjoining lower areas are colonised by clumps of sea lavender, perennial glasswort Sarcocornia perennis and cord grasses Spartina spp. which grade through pure stands of cord grass into large expanses of mud. These are colonised by green algae and eelgrasses. Wintering and autumn passage birds Thirteen species of wintering wildfowl and wader occur in qualifying numbers within the Stour Estuary, grey plover, knot, dunlin, redshank, black-tailed godwit, great crested grebe Podiceps cristatus, cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo, mute swan, dark bellied brent goose, shelduck, pintail, ringed plover and curlew. Ringed plover, dunlin and redshank are regularly found using the Stour Estuary on autumn passage in nationally important numbers. Coastal saltmarsh of East England The saltmarshes of the Stour Estuary form an integral part of the estuarine system and are an essential feeding and roosting habitat supporting the nationally and internationally important numbers of waterbirds. The Stour has two of the three basic saltmarsh communities characteristic of south east and east England. These are formerly grazed saltmarshes with saltmarsh grass Puccinellia maritima and sea aster Aster tripolium often in extensive pioneer and mid marsh zones and ungrazed and lightly grazed saltmarshes, typically with sea purslane Atriplex portulacoides being dominant. Sheltered muddy shores including estuarine muds The mud flats of the Stour Estuary also form an integral part of the estuarine system and are an essential feeding and roosting habitat supporting the nationally and internationally important numbers of waterbirds. In addition the estuary represents a good example of a sheltered muddy shore including estuarine mud within the Area of Search. Also present is a nationally important community of tide swept lower shore mixed substrata with sponges, ascidians and red algae. The site contains good examples of mixed substrata and estuarine muds for the Area of Search. Many of the individual biotopes in the Stour are highly rated, often as a result of their relatively high species richness and large extent. Both of these habitat features are nationally restricted. There is an extensive area of estuarine sediments and the expected range of zonation of mixed substrata and estuarine sediments are present, including a clear variation in the composition of sediment communities along the salinity gradient up the estuary. Scarce marine invertebrates The site contains nationally scarce species at two locations within the estuary. These species are starlet sea anemone Nematostella vectensis and tentacled lagoon worm Alkmaria romijni. Of the ten estuaries in the Area of Search, the Stour is the only one to contain N. vectensis. Both species are listed in Schedule 5 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, as amended. Scarce vascular plant assemblage The site also exceeds the national threshold site index value for a scarce vascular plant assemblage of saltmarsh, mud flats and shingle. This includes lax flowered sea lavender Limonium humile, dwarf eelgrass Zostera noltii, golden samphire Inula crithmoides, hoary mullein Verbascum pulverulentum, curved hard grass Parapholis incurva, sea barley Hordeum marinum, divided sedge Carex divisa, marsh mallow Althaea officinalis, dittander Lepidium latifolium and perennial glasswort Sarcocornia perennis. Geological exposures The Eocene stratigraphical and palaeobotanical interests of the Stour estuary are formed by the cliff and foreshore exposures at Wrabness, on the southern shore of the estuary. The Pleistocene interest is exposed in the low cliffs forming the northern shore of the estuary, to the south of the village of Stutton. The upper part of the Eocene Harwich Formation and the lower few metres of the Walton Member of the London Clay provide the best onshore exposure of the Harwich Formation. A complete sequence of ash bands is present from the Harwich Stone Band to the top of the formation. At least over 30 separate ash layers occur. It is therefore the most important site in southern England at which pyroclastic Palaeogene deposits may be found. The ash bands occur throughout some 10 metres of clay and silty clay deposited in an offshore shelf environment. The succession has been dated using both the dinoflagellates from the sediments and magnetostratigraphic techniques making use of iron rich minerals in the ashes. Both indicate that the succession is contemporaneous with the inshore Oldhaven Beds of Kent, whilst the magnetostratigraphic evidence and the composition of the ashes provide a correlation with the lower part of the Balder Formation in the North Sea. The exposure of the Harwich Formation at Wrabness is of national importance as it provides the most complete succession of volcanic ashes attesting to the influence of early Eocene volcanism in southern England. The same Eocene sediments contain an important fossil flora. Although the fossil fruit and seed flora from Wrabness is limited by comparison with coeval sites elsewhere in England, the importance of the Wrabness flora is in its mode of preservation. Here, some of the fruit and seeds are preserved in concretions as opposed to the pyritic or carbonaceous preservation that occurs elsewhere in the Thames Group. This form of preservation is particularly important, as much of the histological detail has been retained. Such detail would have been obscured by the growth of pyrite. The preservation of these plant organs in concretions has also protected them from the distortion that would have occurred as a result of shrinkage in a carbonaceous preservation or through compression on burial. Wrabness has a great potential to provide new and significantly different insights into the structure and anatomy of the fossil floras of the Thames Group. Contrastingly, the sedimentary sequence and fossil assemblage at Stutton is an important record of rising Mid Pleistocene sea level. The cliff and foreshore sequences at Stutton contain a rich and varied record of Mid Pleistocene interglacial mammal, molluscan and pollen assemblages. The freshwater ‘brickearths’ of Stutton have yielded a vertebrate fauna, generally attributed, on the evidence of pollen spectrand non marine molluscs, to the Ipswichian interglacial. The fauna includes insectivores represented by the common shrew and water shrew, rodents including an extinct species of water vole, field vole, northern vole, woodmouse and beaver, whilst lions represent the carnivores. Other large mammals include the straight tusked elephant extinct and mammoth extinct, horse, giant deer extinct, red deer and ox or auroch. Palaeolithic artefacts have also been recorded. Other information This site has been renotified to include Bathside Bay and part of Copperas Bay. The SSSI is part of the Stour and Orwell Estuaries Wetland of International Importance under the Ramsar Convention and the Stour and Orwell Estuaries Special Protection Area under the EEC Council Directive on the Conservation of Wild Birds79/409/ EEC. The Stour Estuary is listed as a site of national importance in A Nature Conservation Review Ratcliffe, 1977.

Species mentioned

English name
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starlet sea anemone Nematostella vectensis None anemone edwardsiidae
pintail Anas acuta EN (NonBreeding), CR (Breeding) bird-duck anatidae
wigeon Mareca penelope LC (NonBreeding), NT (Breeding) bird-duck anatidae
shelduck Tadorna tadorna EN (NonBreeding), EN (Breeding) bird-duck anatidae
cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo NT (Breeding) bird-frigate fregatidae
Brent goose Branta bernicla LC (NonBreeding) bird-goose anatidae
great crested grebe Podiceps cristatus LC (NonBreeding), VU (Breeding) bird-grebe podicipedidae
mute swan Cygnus olor LC (NonBreeding), LC (Breeding) bird-swan anatidae
turnstone Arenaria interpres VU (NonBreeding) bird-wader scolopacidae
dunlin Calidris alpina EN (NonBreeding) bird-wader scolopacidae
knot Calidris canutus LC (NonBreeding) bird-wader scolopacidae
ringed plover Charadrius hiaticula VU (NonBreeding) bird-wader charadriidae
black-tailed godwit Limosa limosa LC (NonBreeding) bird-wader scolopacidae
curlew Numenius arquata EN (Breeding) bird-wader scolopacidae
grey plover Pluvialis squatarola VU (NonBreeding) bird-wader charadriidae
redshank Tringa totanus EN (NonBreeding) bird-wader scolopacidae
sea barley Hordeum marinum VU grass poaceae
curved hard grass Parapholis incurva LC grass poaceae
saltmarsh grass Puccinellia maritima LC grass poaceae
marsh mallow Althaea officinalis LC herb malvaceae
sea aster Aster tripolium Not listed in GB list herb asteraceae
golden samphire Inula crithmoides Not listed in GB list herb asteraceae
dittander Lepidium latifolium LC herb brassicaceae
lax flowered sea lavender Limonium humile LC herb plumbaginaceae
common sea lavender Limonium vulgare NT herb plumbaginaceae
perennial glasswort Sarcocornia perennis LC herb amaranthaceae
common seablite Suaeda maritima LC herb amaranthaceae
hoary mullein Verbascum pulverulentum LC herb scrophulariaceae
divided sedge Carex divisa VU sedge cyperaceae
sea purslane Atriplex portulacoides LC shrub dwarf chenopodiaceae

Plant communities

M9 — Lowland fen, Upland spring flush

Carex rostrata-Calliergon cuspidatum/giganteum mire

Salix cinerea, Salix repens, Betula pubescens, Carex appropinquata, Carex demissa, Carex diandra, Carex dioica, Carex echinata, Carex flacca, Carex hostiana, Carex lasiocarpa, Carex lepidocarpa, Carex limosa, Carex nigra, Carex panicea, Carex paniculata, Carex rostrata, Carex serotina, Cladium mariscus, Eriophorum angustifolium, Schoenus nigricans, Eleocharis quinqueflora, Juncus acutiflorus, Juncus articulatus, Juncus bulbosus, Juncus subnodulosus, Aulacomnium palustre, Bryum pseudotriquetrum, Plagiomnium affine, Plagiomnium elatum, Plagiomnium rostratum, Plagiomnium undulatum, Rhizomnium pseudopunctatum, Calliergon cordifolium, Calliergon giganteum, Calliergonell cuspidatum, Climacium dendroides, Cratoneuron filicinum, Ctenidium molluscum, Hylocomium splendens, Palustriella commutatum, Scorpidium revolvens, Scorpidium scorpioides, Sphagnum contortum, Sphagnum fallax, Sphagnum inundatum, Sphagnum subnitens, Sphagnum warnstorfii, Aneura pinguis, Angelica sylvestris, Hydrocotyle vulgaris, Caltha palustris, Cirsium palustre, Crepis paludosa, Eupatorium cannabinum, Cardamine pratensis, Succisa pratensis, Valeriana dioica, Valeriana officinalis, Silene flos-cuculi, Parnassia palustris, Drosera rotundifolia, Equisetum fluviatile, Equisetum palustre, Pyrola rotundifolia, Lotus pedunculatus, Vicia cracca, Triglochin palustre, Mentha aquatica, Pinguicula vulgaris, Utricularia spp., Lythrum salicaria, Menyanthes trifoliata, Narthecium ossifragum, Epilobium palustre, Dactylorhiza fuchsii, Dactylorhiza incarnata, Dactylorhiza purpurella, Pedicularis palustris, Potamogeton polygonifolius, Ranunculus acris, Ranunculus flammula, Ranunculus lingua, Comarum palustre, Filipendula ulmaria, Geum rivale, Potentilla erecta, Galium palustre, Galium uliginosum, Scutellaria galericulata, Viola palustris, Agrostis stolonifera, Holcus lanatus, Molinia caerulea, Phragmites australis

M13 — Lowland fen

Schoenus nigricans-Juncus subnodulosus mire

Calluna vulgaris, Erica tetralix, Myrica gale, Carex diandra, Carex dioica, Carex elata, Carex flacca, Carex hostiana, Carex lepidocarpa, Carex nigra, Carex panicea, Carex pulicaris, Carex rostrata, Cladium mariscus, Eriophorum angustifolium, Eriophorum latifolium, Isolepis setacea, Schoenus nigricans, Eleocharis quinqueflora, Juncus acutiflorus, Juncus articulatus, Juncus subnodulosus, Luzula multiflora, Selaginella selaginoides, Aulacomnium palustre, Bryum pseudotriquetrum, Philonotis calcarea, Plagiomnium elatum, Plagiomnium rostratum, Rhizomnium punctatum, Fissidens adianthoides, Brachythecium rutabulum, Calliergonell cuspidatum, Cratoneuron filicinum, Ctenidium molluscum, Palustriella commutatum, Pseudoscleropodium purum, Scorpidium revolvens, Sphagnum subnitens, Lophocolea bidentata, Aneura pinguis, Pellia endiviifolia, Riccardia chamedryfolia, Riccardia multifida, Angelica sylvestris, Oenanthe lachenalii, Hydrocotyle vulgaris, Caltha palustris, Centaurea nigra, Cirsium dissectum, Cirsium palustre, Eupatorium cannabinum, Leontodon saxatilis, Serratula tinctoria, Taraxacum officianalis, Cardamine pratensis, Succisa pratensis, Valeriana dioica, Valeriana officinalis, Silene flos-cuculi, Parnassia palustris, Drosera rotundifolia, Equisetum fluviatile, Equisetum palustre, Lathyrus pratensis, Lotus pedunculatus, Trifolium pratense, Trifolium repens, Vicia cracca, Hypericum pulchrum, Hypericum tetrapterum, Triglochin palustre, Mentha aquatica, Pinguicula vulgaris, Utricularia spp., Linum catharticum, Lythrum salicaria, Menyanthes trifoliata, Epilobium palustre, Dactylorhiza fuchsii, Dactylorhiza incarnata, Dactylorhiza praetermissa, Dactylorhiza purpurella, Dactylorhiza traunsteinerioides, Epipactis palustris, Gymnadenia conopsea, Ophrys insectifera, Euphrasia officinalis, Pedicularis palustris, Plantago maritima, Polygala vulgaris, Potamogeton coloratus, Anagallis tenella, Ranunculus acris, Ranunculus flammula, Filipendula ulmaria, Potentilla erecta, Galium palustre, Galium uliginosum, Agrostis canina, Agrostis stolonifera, Anthoxanthum odoratum, Briza media, Danthonia decumbens, Festuca rubra, Holcus lanatus, Molinia caerulea, Phragmites australis

M22 — Coastal floodplain grazing marsh, Lowland fen, Purple moor grass and rush pasture

Juncus subnodulosus-Cirsium palustre fen-meadow

Salix cinerea, Solanum dulcamara, Carex acutiformis, Carex disticha, Carex elata, Carex flacca, Carex hirta, Carex lepidocarpa, Carex nigra, Carex panicea, Carex rostrata, Cladium mariscus, Eriophorum angustifolium, Eleocharis palustris, Eleocharis uniglumis, Juncus articulatus, Juncus effusus, Juncus inflexus, Juncus subnodulosus, Luzula multiflora, Plagiomnium affine, Plagiomnium rostratum, Plagiomnium undulatum, Rhizomnium punctatum, Brachythecium rutabulum, Calliergonell cuspidatum, Cratoneuron filicinum, Pseudoscleropodium purum, Lophocolea bidentata, Angelica sylvestris, Berula erecta, Oenanthe lachenalii, Thyselium palustre, Hydrocotyle vulgaris, Achillea ptarmica, Caltha palustris, Centaurea nigra, Cirsium arvense, Cirsium dissectum, Cirsium palustre, Eupatorium cannabinum, Pulicaria dysenterica, Myosotis laxa, Myosotis scorpioides, Cardamine pratensis, Succisa pratensis, Valeriana dioica, Valeriana officinalis, Cerastium fontanum, Silene flos-cuculi, Stellaria palustris, Calystegia sepium, Equisetum fluviatile, Equisetum palustre, Lathyrus pratensis, Lotus pedunculatus, Trifolium pratense, Trifolium repens, Vicia cracca, Hypericum tetrapterum, Iris pseudacorus, Triglochin palustre, Ajuga reptans, Lycopus europaeus, Mentha aquatica, Lemna minor, Lythrum salicaria, Menyanthes trifoliata, Epilobium hirsutum, Epilobium palustre, Epilobium parviflorum, Dactylorhiza fuchsii, Dactylorhiza incarnata, Dactylorhiza praetermissa, Epipactis palustris, Pedicularis palustris, Rhinanthus minor, Plantago lanceolata, Veronica beccabunga, Polygonum amphibium, Rumex acetosa, Rumex conglomeratus, Rumex sanguineus, Lysimachia vulgaris, Primula vulgaris, Ranunculus acris, Ranunculus flammula, Ranunculus repens, Thalictrum flavum, Comarum palustre, Filipendula ulmaria, Potentilla anserina, Potentilla erecta, Potentilla reptans, Galium palustre, Galium uliginosum, Scrophularia auriculata, Scutellaria galericulata, Agrostis stolonifera, Anthoxanthum odoratum, Arrhenatherum elatius, Briza media, Calamagrostis canescens, Cynosurus cristatus, Deschampsia cespitosa, Festuca rubra, Holcus lanatus, Molinia caerulea, Phalaris arundinacea, Phleum pratense, Phragmites australis, Poa trivialis, Schedonorus arundinaceus, Ophioglossum vulgatum, Thelypteris palustris

M24 — Coastal floodplain grazing marsh, Lowland fen, Purple moor grass and rush pasture

Molinia caerulea-Cirsium dissectum fen-meadow

Salix cinerea, Salix repens, Alnus glutinosa, Calluna vulgaris, Erica tetralix, Carex hostiana, Carex nigra, Carex panicea, Carex pulicaris, Cladium mariscus, Eriophorum angustifolium, Schoenus nigricans, Juncus acutiflorus, Juncus articulatus, Juncus conglomeratus, Juncus effusus, Juncus subnodulosus, Luzula multiflora, Aulacomnium palustre, Brachythecium rutabulum, Calliergonell cuspidatum, Hypnum cupressiforme, Kindbergia praelonga, Pseudoscleropodium purum, Thuidium tamariscinum, Sphagnum auriculatum, Sphagnum subnitens, Angelica sylvestris, Hydrocotyle vulgaris, Achillea ptarmica, Centaurea nigra, Cirsium arvense, Cirsium dissectum, Cirsium palustre, Eupatorium cannabinum, Leontodon saxatilis, Pulicaria dysenterica, Senecio aquaticus, Serratula tinctoria, Cardamine pratensis, Succisa pratensis, Valeriana dioica, Cerastium fontanum, Silene flos-cuculi, Drosera rotundifolia, Equisetum palustre, Lathyrus pratensis, Lotus pedunculatus, Trifolium pratense, Vicia cracca, Hypericum tetrapterum, Hypericum undulatum, Mentha aquatica, Scutellaria minor, Linum catharticum, Lythrum salicaria, Narthecium ossifragum, Dactylorhiza fuchsii, Dactylorhiza incarnata, Dactylorhiza maculata, Epipactis palustris, Gymnadenia conopsea, Pedicularis sylvatica, Plantago lanceolata, Polygala vulgaris, Rumex acetosa, Anagallis tenella, Primula vulgaris, Ranunculus acris, Ranunculus flammula, Filipendula ulmaria, Potentilla anserina, Potentilla erecta, Potentilla reptans, Rubus fruticosus agg., Galium palustre, Galium uliginosum, Galium verum, Viola palustris, Agrostis canina, Agrostis stolonifera, Anthoxanthum odoratum, Briza media, Danthonia decumbens, Deschampsia cespitosa, Festuca rubra, Holcus lanatus, Molinia caerulea, Phragmites australis

M25 — Blanket bog, Coastal floodplain grazing marsh, Lowland fen, Purple moor grass and rush pasture, Upland acid grassland

Molinia caerulea-Potentilla erecta mire

Salix cinerea, Calluna vulgaris, Erica tetralix, Myrica gale, Vaccinium oxycoccos, Ulex europaeus, Ulex gallii, Carex echinata, Carex flacca, Carex nigra, Carex panicea, Eriophorum angustifolium, Schoenus nigricans, Juncus acutiflorus, Juncus articulatus, Juncus effusus, Juncus subnodulosus, Luzula campestris, Luzula multiflora, Aulacomnium palustre, Pohlia nutans, Calliergon giganteum, Calliergonell cuspidatum, Hypnum jutlandicum, Kindbergia praelonga, Pleurozium schreberi, Pseudoscleropodium purum, Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus, Polytrichum commune, Sphagnum auriculatum, Sphagnum capillifolium, Sphagnum fallax, Sphagnum palustre, Sphagnum papillosum, Sphagnum subnitens, Calypogeia fissa, Cephalozia bicuspidata, Lophocolea bidentata, Lophozia ventricosa, Angelica sylvestris, Carum verticillatum, Hydrocotyle vulgaris, Achillea ptarmica, Centaurea nigra, Cirsium palustre, Eupatorium cannabinum, Pulicaria dysenterica, Serratula tinctoria, Cardamine pratensis, Lobelia urens, Succisa pratensis, Valeriana officinalis, Equisetum palustre, Lotus pedunculatus, Hypericum pulchrum, Hypericum tetrapterum, Mentha aquatica, Scutellaria minor, Menyanthes trifoliata, Narthecium ossifragum, Epilobium palustre, Dactylorhiza maculata, Rumex acetosa, Ranunculus acris, Ranunculus flammula, Filipendula ulmaria, Potentilla erecta, Rubus fruticosus agg., Galium palustre, Viola palustris, Agrostis canina, Agrostis capillaris, Agrostis curtisii, Agrostis stolonifera, Anthoxanthum odoratum, Danthonia decumbens, Deschampsia cespitosa, Festuca ovina, Festuca rubra, Holcus lanatus, Molinia caerulea, Nardus stricta, Phragmites australis, Dryopteris carthusiana, Osmunda regalis

M27 — Limestone pavement, Lowland fen, Upland spring flush

Filipendula ulmaria-Angelica sylvestris mire

Carex acutiformis, Carex appropinquata, Carex disticha, Carex nigra, Carex panicea, Carex paniculata, Carex rostrata, Carex vesicaria, Juncus acutiflorus, Juncus articulatus, Juncus conglomeratus, Juncus effusus, Juncus inflexus, Juncus subnodulosus, Sparganium erectum, Plagiomnium elatum, Plagiomnium undulatum, Rhizomnium punctatum, Brachythecium rutabulum, Calliergon cordifolium, Calliergonell cuspidatum, Kindbergia praelonga, Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus, Thuidium tamariscinum, Chiloscyphus pallescens, Lophocolea bidentata, Angelica sylvestris, Heracleum sphondylium, Oenanthe crocata, Hydrocotyle vulgaris, Achillea ptarmica, Caltha palustris, Centaurea nigra, Cirsium arvense, Cirsium heterophyllum, Cirsium palustre, Crepis paludosa, Eupatorium cannabinum, Pulicaria dysenterica, Senecio aquaticus, Myosotis scorpioides, Cardamine flexuosa, Cardamine pratensis, Cochlearia pyrenaica, Succisa pratensis, Valeriana officinalis, Silene flos-cuculi, Stellaria alsine, Stellaria graminea, Calystegia sepium, Equisetum arvense, Equisetum fluviatile, Equisetum palustre, Lathyrus pratensis, Lotus pedunculatus, Vicia cracca, Iris pseudacorus, Ajuga reptans, Mentha aquatica, Lythrum salicaria, Epilobium hirsutum, Epilobium obscurum, Epilobium palustre, Polygonum amphibium, Polygonum hydropiper, Rumex acetosa, Rumex crispus, Rumex sanguineus, Lysimachia vulgaris, Primula vulgaris, Ranunculus acris, Ranunculus flammula, Ranunculus repens, Thalictrum flavum, Trollius europaeus, Alchemilla glabra, Comarum palustre, Filipendula ulmaria, Geum rivale, Potentilla anserina, Potentilla reptans, Rubus fruticosus agg., Sanguisorba officinalis, Galium aparine, Galium palustre, Galium uliginosum, Urtica dioica, Viola palustris, Agrostis canina, Agrostis stolonifera, Anthoxanthum odoratum, Arrhenatherum elatius, Dactylis glomerata, Elytrigia repens, Festuca rubra, Glyceria maxima, Holcus lanatus, Molinia caerulea, Phalaris arundinacea, Phleum pratense, Phragmites australis, Poa pratensis, Poa trivialis, Pteridium aquilinum

M28 — Lowland fen

Iris pseudacorus-Filipendula ulmaria mire

Bolboschoenus maritimus, Carex otrubae, Eleocharis palustris, Juncus acutiflorus, Juncus effusus, Juncus inflexus, Calliergonell cuspidatum, Kindbergia praelonga, Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus, Lophocolea bidentata, Angelica sylvestris, Oenanthe crocata, Oenanthe lachenalii, Hydrocotyle vulgaris, Caltha palustris, Cirsium arvense, Cirsium palustre, Tripleurospermum maritimum, Myosotis laxa, Cardamine pratensis, Valeriana officinalis, Silene flos-cuculi, Stellaria alsine, Stellaria media agg., Atriplex prostrata, Equisetum palustre, Lathyrus pratensis, Lotus pedunculatus, Vicia cracca, Geranium robertianum, Iris pseudacorus, Triglochin maritimum, Galeopsis tetrahit, Lycopus europaeus, Mentha aquatica, Stachys palustris, Lythrum salicaria, Montia fontana, Epilobium palustre, Plantago lanceolata, Polygonum hydropiper, Rumex acetosa, Rumex conglomeratus, Rumex crispus, Glaux maritima, Samolus valerandi, Ranunculus acris, Ranunculus repens, Filipendula ulmaria, Potentilla anserina, Galium aparine, Galium palustre, Galium uliginosum, Scutellaria galericulata, Urtica dioica, Agrostis stolonifera, Anthoxanthum odoratum, Arrhenatherum elatius, Dactylis glomerata, Deschampsia cespitosa, Elytrigia repens, Festuca rubra, Holcus lanatus, Phragmites australis, Poa pratensis, Poa trivialis, Schedonorus arundinaceus, Dryopteris expansa

MC6 — Coastal vegetated shingle, Hard cliff and cliff slope

Atriplex prostrata-Beta vulgaris ssp. maritima sea-bird cliff community

Daucus carota, Sonchus oleraceus, Taraxacum officianalis, Tripleurospermum maritimum, Cochlearia officinalis, Silene uniflora, Spergularia rupicola, Atriplex hastata, Malva arborea, Plantago coronopus, Armeria maritima, Polygonum aviculare, Rumex crispus, Bromus hordeaceous, Catapodium marinum, Dactylis glomerata, Festuca rubra

S1 — Lowland fen

Carex elata swamp

Salix cinerea, Solanum dulcamara, Carex elata, Carex nigra, Cladium mariscus, Juncus acutiflorus, Juncus subnodulosus, Brachythecium rutabulum, Calliergonell cuspidatum, Kindbergia praelonga, Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus, Berula erecta, Hydrocotyle vulgaris, Caltha palustris, Cirsium palustre, Eupatorium cannabinum, Cardamine pratensis, Equisetum palustre, Lycopus europaeus, Mentha aquatica, Lythrum salicaria, Menyanthes trifoliata, Epilobium palustre, Epipactis palustris, Rumex acetosa, Ranunculus lingua, Comarum palustre, Galium palustre, Viola palustris, Agrostis canina, Anthoxanthum odoratum, Holcus lanatus, Phragmites australis

S2 — Lowland fen

Cladium mariscus swamp and sedge-beds

Salix cinerea, Myrica gale, Solanum dulcamara, Carex elata, Carex lasiocarpa, Carex panicea, Carex rostrata, Cladium mariscus, Juncus subnodulosus, Fissidens adianthoides, Calliergonell cuspidatum, Scorpidium scorpioides, Sphagnum subnitens, Riccardia multifida, Caltha palustris, Equisetum palustre, Mentha aquatica, Utricularia intermedia, Utricularia minor, Lythrum salicaria, Menyanthes trifoliata, Hippuris vulgaris, Comarum palustre, Galium palustre, Phragmites australis, Chara subspinosa

S3 — Lowland fen, Nutrient rich eutrophic lake

Carex paniculata swamp

Solanum dulcamara, Carex paniculata, Carex riparia, Sparganium erectum, Brachythecium rutabulum, Kindbergia praelonga, Angelica sylvestris, Oenanthe crocata, Caltha palustris, Cirsium palustre, Eupatorium cannabinum, Myosotis scorpioides, Cardamine pratensis, Equisetum fluviatile, Lotus pedunculatus, Lycopus europaeus, Mentha aquatica, Lemna minor, Epilobium hirsutum, Epilobium palustre, Rumex acetosa, Rumex hydrolapathum, Comarum palustre, Filipendula ulmaria, Rubus fruticosus agg., Galium aparine, Galium palustre, Scutellaria galericulata, Urtica dioica, Viola palustris, Molinia caerulea, Phragmites australis, Dryopteris dilatata, Athyrium filix-femina, Typha latifolia

S4 — Lowland fen, Nutrient rich eutrophic lake, Reedbed

Phragmites australis swamp and reed-beds

Salix cinerea, Atriplex portulacoides, Solanum dulcamara, Bolboschoenus maritimus, Carex acuta, Carex lasiocarpa, Carex otrubae, Carex panicea, Carex pseudocyperus, Carex riparia, Carex rostrata, Cladium mariscus, Eriophorum angustifolium, Eleocharis palustris, Juncus articulatus, Juncus bulbosus, Juncus effusus, Juncus gerardii, Juncus maritimus, Juncus subnodulosus, Sparganium erectum, Sparganium minimum, Brachythecium rutabulum, Calliergonell cuspidatum, Leptodictyum riparium, Sphagnum fallax, Suaeda maritima, Angelica sylvestris, Apium graveolens, Berula erecta, Cicuta virosa, Oenanthe crocata, Oenanthe fistulosa, Oenanthe lachenalii, Sium latifolium, Hydrocotyle vulgaris, Sonchus arvensis, Tripleurospermum maritimum, Myosotis laxa, Myosotis scorpioides, Cardamine pratensis, Cochlearia anglica, Cochlearia officinalis, Silene flos-cuculi, Atriplex hastata, Atriplex littoralis, Salicornia dolichostachya, Calystegia sepium, Equisetum fluviatile, Equisetum palustre, Lotus pedunculatus, Iris pseudacorus, Triglochin maritimum, Lycopus europaeus, Mentha aquatica, Lemna minor, Utricularia intermedia, Utricularia minor, Lythrum salicaria, Menyanthes trifoliata, Nymphaea alba, Epilobium hirsutum, Callitriche stagnalis, Hippuris vulgaris, Plantago maritima, Armeria maritima, Limonium vulgare, Rumex crispus, Rumex hydrolapathum, Potamogeton gramineus, Potamogeton natans, Potamogeton polygonifolius, Glaux maritima, Ranunculus flammula, Ranunculus lingua, Ranunculus sceleratus, Comarum palustre, Filipendula ulmaria, Rubus fruticosus agg., Galium aparine, Galium palustre, Galium uliginosum, Urtica dioica, Agrostis stolonifera, Elytrigia atherica, Elytrigia repens, Festuca rubra, Glyceria fluitans, Glyceria maxima, Holcus lanatus, Molinia caerulea, Phalaris arundinacea, Phragmites australis, Poa trivialis, Puccinellia maritima, Typha angustifolia, Typha latifolia, Chara subspinosa

S5 — Coastal floodplain grazing marsh, Lowland fen, Nutrient rich eutrophic lake

Glyceria maxima swamp

Solanum dulcamara, Carex acuta, Carex otrubae, Carex riparia, Juncus effusus, Sparganium erectum, Riccia fluitans, Alisma plantago-aquatica, Angelica sylvestris, Apium inundatum, Berula erecta, Cirsium arvense, Cirsium palustre, Eupatorium cannabinum, Myosotis scorpioides, Nasturtium officinale, Calystegia sepium, Equisetum fluviatile, Equisetum palustre, Iris pseudacorus, Glechoma hederacea, Lycopus europaeus, Mentha aquatica, Lemna minor, Lythrum salicaria, Nymphaea alba, Epilobium hirsutum, Callitriche stagnalis, Polygonum amphibium, Rumex crispus, Rumex hydrolapathum, Rumex obtusifolius, Ficaria verna, Ranunculus acris, Ranunculus repens, Filipendula ulmaria, Galium aparine, Galium palustre, Urtica dioica, Alopecurus pratensis, Glyceria maxima, Phalaris arundinacea, Phragmites australis, Poa trivialis

S6 — Coastal floodplain grazing marsh, Lowland fen, Nutrient rich eutrophic lake

Carex riparia swamp

Solanum dulcamara, Carex acuta, Carex elata, Carex riparia, Juncus acutiflorus, Juncus effusus, Sparganium erectum, Calliergon giganteum, Angelica sylvestris, Oenanthe crocata, Cirsium arvense, Cirsium palustre, Eupatorium cannabinum, Myosotis scorpioides, Cardamine pratensis, Nasturtium officinale, Valeriana officinalis, Calystegia sepium, Equisetum fluviatile, Equisetum palustre, Lycopus europaeus, Mentha aquatica, Nymphaea alba, Epilobium hirsutum, Epilobium palustre, Callitriche stagnalis, Polygonum amphibium, Polygonum hydropiper, Rumex crispus, Rumex hydrolapathum, Filipendula ulmaria, Rubus fruticosus agg., Galium aparine, Galium palustre, Scutellaria galericulata, Urtica dioica, Agrostis stolonifera, Phalaris arundinacea, Phragmites australis, Poa trivialis, Dryopteris dilatata, Typha angustifolia, Typha latifolia

S7 — Coastal floodplain grazing marsh, Lowland fen

Carex acutiformis swamp

Solanum dulcamara, Carex acutiformis, Carex paniculata, Juncus effusus, Juncus inflexus, Sparganium erectum, Brachythecium rivulare, Angelica sylvestris, Cicuta virosa, Caltha palustris, Cirsium palustre, Cardamine amara, Valeriana officinalis, Stellaria alsine, Equisetum palustre, Lathyrus pratensis, Lotus pedunculatus, Mentha aquatica, Lemna minor, Lythrum salicaria, Epilobium hirsutum, Veronica beccabunga, Polygonum aviculare, Polygonum hydropiper, Rumex crispus, Ranunculus acris, Ranunculus repens, Filipendula ulmaria, Galium aparine, Galium palustre, Scutellaria galericulata, Urtica dioica, Anthoxanthum odoratum, Arrhenatherum elatius, Festuca rubra, Holcus lanatus, Phalaris arundinacea, Poa trivialis, Typha latifolia

S8 — Lowland fen, Nutrient rich eutrophic lake

Scirpus lacustris ssp. lacustris swamp

Solanum dulcamara, Carex canescens, Carex nigra, Carex rostrata, Schoenoplectus lacustris, Eleocharis palustris, Juncus acutiflorus, Juncus bulbosus, Juncus conglomeratus, Juncus effusus, Sparganium angustifolium, Sparganium erectum, Alisma plantago-aquatica, Sagittaria sagittifolia, Angelica sylvestris, Hydrocotyle vulgaris, Caltha palustris, Ceratophyllum demersum, Equisetum fluviatile, Myriophyllum alterniflorum, Elodea canadensis, Hydrocharis morsus-ranae, Iris pseudacorus, Lycopus europaeus, Mentha aquatica, Stachys palustris, Lemna gibba, Lemna minor, Spirodela polyrhiza, Utricularia minor, Lythrum salicaria, Menyanthes trifoliata, Nuphar lutea, Nymphaea alba, Epilobium palustre, Polygonum amphibium, Polygonum bistorta, Potamogeton lucens, Potamogeton natans, Potamogeton perfoliatus, Potamogeton polygonifolius, Ranunculus flammula, Comarum palustre, Filipendula ulmaria, Galium palustre, Solanum nigrum, Agrostis canina, Glyceria fluitans, Phragmites australis, Typha latifolia

S9 — Lowland fen, Upland spring flush

Carex rostrata swamp

Carex nigra, Carex rostrata, Eleocharis palustris, Juncus acutiflorus, Juncus articulatus, Juncus bulbosus, Juncus effusus, Calliergon giganteum, Hydrocotyle vulgaris, Caltha palustris, Myosotis laxa, Cardamine pratensis, Lobelia dortmanna, Equisetum fluviatile, Eriocaulon aquaticum, Mentha aquatica, Menyanthes trifoliata, Nymphaea alba, Epilobium palustre, Pedicularis palustris, Littorella uniflora, Polygonum amphibium, Potamogeton natans, Potamogeton polygonifolius, Ranunculus flammula, Comarum palustre, Galium palustre, Agrostis stolonifera, Chara subspinosa

S10 — Lowland fen

Equisetum fluviatile swamp

Solanum dulcamara, Carex rostrata, Eriophorum angustifolium, Calliergon cordifolium, Alisma plantago-aquatica, Angelica sylvestris, Caltha palustris, Rorippa islandica, Equisetum fluviatile, Lemna minor, Menyanthes trifoliata, Epilobium palustre, Callitriche stagnalis, Polygonum amphibium, Polygonum hydropiper, Ranunculus flammula, Comarum palustre, Galium palustre

S11 — Lowland fen, Turlough and fluctuation mere, Upland spring flush

Carex vesicaria swamp

Carex aquatilis, Carex nigra, Carex rostrata, Carex vesicaria, Juncus effusus, Calliergon cordifolium, Kindbergia praelonga, Angelica sylvestris, Hydrocotyle vulgaris, Caltha palustris, Myosotis scorpioides, Valeriana officinalis, Equisetum fluviatile, Mentha aquatica, Lythrum salicaria, Menyanthes trifoliata, Veronica scutellata, Polygonum amphibium, Rumex acetosa, Ranunculus acris, Ranunculus flammula, Comarum palustre, Filipendula ulmaria, Galium palustre, Scutellaria galericulata, Agrostis canina, Deschampsia cespitosa, Glyceria fluitans, Phalaris arundinacea

S12 — Lowland fen, Nutrient rich eutrophic lake

Typha latifolia swamp

Solanum dulcamara, Carex rostrata, Schoenoplectus lacustris, Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani, Eleocharis palustris, Juncus acutiflorus, Juncus articulatus, Juncus effusus, Sparganium erectum, Calliergon cordifolium, Calliergonell cuspidatum, Acorus calamus, Alisma plantago-aquatica, Apium nodiflorum, Berula erecta, Cicuta virosa, Hydrocotyle vulgaris, Caltha palustris, Myosotis laxa, Myosotis scorpioides, Nasturtium officinale, Chenopodium album, Equisetum fluviatile, Lycopus europaeus, Mentha aquatica, Lemna minor, Lemna trisulca, Lythrum salicaria, Menyanthes trifoliata, Chamerion angustifolium, Epilobium hirsutum, Epilobium palustre, Callitriche obtusangula, Callitriche stagnalis, Persicaria maculosa, Polygonum amphibium, Rumex crispus, Rumex hydrolapathum, Potamogeton polygonifolius, Ranunculus flammula, Ranunculus repens, Ranunculus sceleratus, Comarum palustre, Galium palustre, Urtica dioica, Agrostis canina, Agrostis stolonifera, Glyceria fluitans, Phalaris arundinacea, Typha latifolia

S13 — Lowland fen, Nutrient rich eutrophic lake

Typha angustifolia swamp

Solanum dulcamara, Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani, Juncus effusus, Calliergon cordifolium, Alisma plantago-aquatica, Calystegia sepium, Elatine hydropiper, Myriophyllum spicatum, Elodea canadensis, Iris pseudacorus, Mentha aquatica, Lemna minor, Lemna trisulca, Menyanthes trifoliata, Nymphaea alba, Epilobium hirsutum, Callitriche obtusangula, Littorella uniflora, Polygonum amphibium, Rumex hydrolapathum, Potamogeton natans, Potamogeton pectinatus, Lysimachia vulgaris, Ranunculus flammula, Agrostis stolonifera, Glyceria fluitans, Glyceria maxima, Glyceria notata, Phalaris arundinacea, Phragmites australis, Typha angustifolia, Typha latifolia

S14 — Lowland fen, Nutrient rich eutrophic lake

Sparganium erectum swamp

Solanum dulcamara, Carex acutiformis, Carex otrubae, Eleocharis palustris, Juncus articulatus, Juncus effusus, Juncus inflexus, Sparganium erectum, Alisma plantago-aquatica, Angelica sylvestris, Apium graveolens, Apium nodiflorum, Oenanthe crocata, Myosotis laxa, Myosotis scorpioides, Hesperis matronalis, Nasturtium officinale, Butomus umbellatus, Lotus pedunculatus, Hydrocharis morsus-ranae, Iris pseudacorus, Lycopus europaeus, Mentha aquatica, Lemna gibba, Lemna minor, Lemna trisulca, Wolffia arrhiza, Lythrum salicaria, Nuphar lutea, Epilobium hirsutum, Callitriche stagnalis, Veronica beccabunga, Persicaria maculosa, Polygonum amphibium, Rumex crispus, Groenlandia densa, Potamogeton natans, Ranunculus flammula, Filipendula ulmaria, Galium palustre, Scutellaria galericulata, Urtica dioica, Agrostis canina, Glyceria fluitans, Holcus lanatus, Holcus mollis, Phalaris arundinacea, Phragmites australis, Typha angustifolia, Typha latifolia

S15 — Lowland fen

Acorus calamus swamp

Salix cinerea, Solanum dulcamara, Eleocharis palustris, Juncus bufonius, Juncus effusus, Sparganium erectum, Pohlia annotina, Brachythecium rutabulum, Kindbergia praelonga, Marchantia polymorpha sens.lat., Riccia fluitans, Acorus calamus, Alisma plantago-aquatica, Angelica sylvestris, Apium nodiflorum, Cirsium palustre, Gnaphalium uliginosum, Myosotis laxa, Myosotis scorpioides, Stellaria alsine, Crassula helmsii, Lycopus europaeus, Mentha aquatica, Lemna minor, Lythrum salicaria, Chamerion angustifolium, Epilobium adenocaulon, Mimulus guttatus, Persicaria maculosa, Polygonum amphibium, Polygonum aviculare, Rumex acetosa, Rumex hydrolapathum, Potamogeton natans, Ranunculus repens, Galium palustre, Urtica dioica, Holcus lanatus, Holcus mollis, Poa trivialis, Typha latifolia

S16 — Lowland fen

Sagittaria sagittifolia swamp

Schoenoplectus lacustris, Sparganium emersum, Sparganium erectum, Sagittaria sagittifolia, Equisetum palustre, Hydrocharis morsus-ranae, Mentha aquatica, Stachys palustris, Lemna minor, Lemna trisulca, Spirodela polyrhiza, Ranunculus repens, Galium palustre, Glyceria fluitans, Glyceria maxima

S17 — Lowland fen

Carex pseudocyperus swamp

Solanum dulcamara, Carex pseudocyperus, Juncus conglomeratus, Juncus effusus, Juncus inflexus, Sparganium erectum, Alisma plantago-aquatica, Anthriscus sylvestris, Berula erecta, Oenanthe crocata, Caltha palustris, Cirsium arvense, Cirsium palustre, Myosotis scorpioides, Stellaria alsine, Dipsacus fullonum, Iris pseudacorus, Lycopus europaeus, Mentha aquatica, Rumex crispus, Rumex hydrolapathum, Rumex obtusifolius, Ranunculus lingua, Rubus fruticosus agg., Galium aparine, Galium palustre, Scrophularia auriculata, Scutellaria galericulata, Agrostis stolonifera, Alopecurus pratensis, Glyceria maxima, Holcus lanatus, Phragmites australis, Poa trivialis, Typha latifolia

S18 — Lowland fen

Carex otrubae swamp

Solanum dulcamara, Bolboschoenus maritimus, Carex acutiformis, Carex otrubae, Juncus acutiflorus, Juncus bufonius, Juncus bulbosus, Juncus effusus, Sparganium erectum, Brachythecium rutabulum, Leptodictyum riparium, Alisma plantago-aquatica, Angelica sylvestris, Sium latifolium, Achillea millefolium, Cirsium arvense, Cirsium palustre, Eupatorium cannabinum, Sonchus arvensis, Cardamine pratensis, Ceratophyllum demersum, Atriplex hastata, Atriplex patula, Equisetum arvense, Equisetum palustre, Equisetum telmateia, Lotus pedunculatus, Vicia cracca, Vicia sativa, Geranium dissectum, Iris pseudacorus, Mentha aquatica, Lythrum salicaria, Chamerion angustifolium, Epilobium hirsutum, Plantago major, Rumex crispus, Rumex hydrolapathum, Ranunculus repens, Filipendula ulmaria, Potentilla reptans, Rubus fruticosus agg., Galium aparine, Galium palustre, Galium uliginosum, Agrostis stolonifera, Dactylis glomerata, Elytrigia repens, Phragmites australis, Poa annua, Poa pratensis, Typha latifolia

S19 — Lowland fen, Turlough and fluctuation mere, Upland spring flush

Eleocharis palustris swamp

Carex hirta, Carex nigra, Carex rostrata, Eleocharis palustris, Eleocharis quinqueflora, Juncus acutiflorus, Juncus articulatus, Juncus bulbosus, Juncus effusus, Juncus gerardii, Drepanocladus fluitans, Fontinalis antipyretica, Scorpidium scorpioides, Alisma plantago-aquatica, Hydrocotyle vulgaris, Caltha palustris, Scorzoneroides autumnalis, Myosotis laxa, Cardamine pratensis, Lobelia dortmanna, Equisetum fluviatile, Trifolium repens, Myriophyllum alterniflorum, Triglochin maritimum, Mentha aquatica, Utricularia minor, Littorella uniflora, Plantago maritima, Persicaria maculosa, Polygonum amphibium, Potamogeton natans, Potamogeton polygonifolius, Glaux maritima, Ranunculus acris, Ranunculus flammula, Ranunculus repens, Potentilla anserina, Galium palustre, Agrostis stolonifera, Alopecurus geniculatus, Festuca rubra, Glyceria fluitans, Holcus lanatus, Phalaris arundinacea, Poa trivialis, Typha latifolia

S20 — Lowland fen, Nutrient rich eutrophic lake

Scirpus lacustris ssp. tabernaemontani swamp

Solanum dulcamara, Bolboschoenus maritimus, Carex otrubae, Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani, Eleocharis palustris, Eleocharis uniglumis, Juncus bufonius, Juncus gerardii, Apium graveolens, Oenanthe lachenalii, Cochlearia anglica, Atriplex hastata, Chenopodium rubrum, Triglochin maritimum, Rumex hydrolapathum, Glaux maritima, Ranunculus sceleratus, Potentilla anserina, Ruppia maritima, Agrostis stolonifera, Phragmites australis, Puccinellia distans, Puccinellia maritima, Spartina anglica, Typha angustifolia, Typha latifolia

S21 — Lowland fen, Nutrient rich eutrophic lake

Scirpus maritimus swamp

Atriplex portulacoides, Bolboschoenus maritimus, Carex nigra, Carex otrubae, Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani, Eleocharis palustris, Eleocharis uniglumis, Juncus articulatus, Juncus bufonius, Juncus gerardii, Juncus maritimus, Amblystegium serpens, Calliergonell cuspidatum, Drepanocladus aduncus, Suaeda maritima, Apium graveolens, Berula erecta, Oenanthe crocata, Oenanthe lachenalii, Hydrocotyle vulgaris, Aster tripolium, Caltha palustris, Cirsium arvense, Sonchus arvensis, Tripleurospermum maritimum, Cochlearia anglica, Cochlearia officinalis, Spergularia marina, Spergularia media, Stellaria media agg., Atriplex hastata, Salicornia dolichostachya, Calystegia sepium, Iris pseudacorus, Triglochin maritimum, Mentha aquatica, Epilobium parviflorum, Plantago maritima, Limonium vulgare, Rumex conglomeratus, Rumex crispus, Glaux maritima, Samolus valerandi, Ranunculus flammula, Ranunculus sceleratus, Potentilla anserina, Galium aparine, Galium palustre, Ruppia maritima, Viola palustris, Agrostis stolonifera, Elytrigia atherica, Elytrigia repens, Festuca rubra, Glyceria fluitans, Glyceria maxima, Phragmites australis, Puccinellia distans, Puccinellia maritima, Schedonorus arundinaceus, Spartina anglica

S22 — Lowland fen

Glyceria fluitans water-margin vegetation

Solanum dulcamara, Carex otrubae, Eleocharis palustris, Juncus articulatus, Sparganium erectum, Alisma plantago-aquatica, Apium nodiflorum, Myosotis scorpioides, Nasturtium officinale, Elodea canadensis, Mentha aquatica, Lemna minor, Rumex crispus, Ranunculus lingua, Galium palustre, Agrostis stolonifera, Alopecurus geniculatus, Glyceria fluitans, Poa trivialis, Typha latifolia

S23 — Lowland fen

Other water-margin vegetation

Bolboschoenus maritimus, Carex otrubae, Juncus articulatus, Juncus effusus, Juncus inflexus, Sparganium erectum, Alisma lanceolatum, Alisma plantago-aquatica, Apium nodiflorum, Berula erecta, Oenanthe fistulosa, Myosotis laxa, Nasturtium officinale, Equisetum fluviatile, Equisetum palustre, Hydrocharis morsus-ranae, Iris pseudacorus, Mentha aquatica, Lemna minor, Lemna trisulca, Spirodelia polyrhiza, Lythrum salicaria, Epilobium parviflorum, Veronica catenata, Polygonum amphibium, Polygonum hydropiper, Rumex conglomeratus, Rumex hydrolapathum, Lysimachia vulgaris, Samolus valerandi, Ranunculus circinatus, Ranunculus repens, Ranunculus sceleratus, Filipendula ulmaria, Potentilla anserina, Galium palustre, Scrophularia auriculata, Agrostis stolonifera, Alopecurus geniculatus, Catabrosa aquatica, Elytrigia repens, Glyceria fluitans, Glyceria maxima, Phalaris arundinacea, Phragmites australis, Poa trivialis, Typha latifolia

S24 — Lowland fen

Phragmites australis-Peucedanum palustris tall-herb fen

Salix cinerea, Salix repens, Betula pubescens, Alnus glutinosa, Myrica gale, Frangula alnus, Solanum dulcamara, Carex acutiformis, Carex appropinquata, Carex diandra, Carex elata, Carex lasiocarpa, Carex lepidocarpa, Carex panicea, Carex paniculata, Carex pseudocyperus, Carex riparia, Cladium mariscus, Schoenus nigricans, Juncus subnodulosus, Sparganium erectum, Bryum pseudotriquetrum, Plagiomnium elatum, Plagiomnium rostratum, Rhizomnium punctatum, Fissidens adianthoides, Brachythecium rutabulum, Calliergon giganteum, Calliergonell cuspidatum, Campylium elodes, Aneura pinguis, Angelica sylvestris, Berula erecta, Cicuta virosa, Oenanthe fistulosa, Oenanthe lachenalii, Sium latifolium, Thyselium palustre, Hydrocotyle vulgaris, Caltha palustris, Cirsium arvense, Cirsium dissectum, Cirsium palustre, Eupatorium cannabinum, Impatiens capensis, Myosotis laxa, Myosotis scorpioides, Cardamine pratensis, Succisa pratensis, Valeriana dioica, Valeriana officinalis, Silene flos-cuculi, Stellaria palustris, Calystegia sepium, Equisetum fluviatile, Equisetum palustre, Lathyrus palustris, Lathyrus pratensis, Lotus pedunculatus, Vicia cracca, Hypericum tetrapterum, Iris pseudacorus, Lycopus europaeus, Mentha aquatica, Lemna minor, Lythrum salicaria, Menyanthes trifoliata, Epilobium hirsutum, Epilobium palustre, Epilobium parviflorum, Dactylorhiza incarnata, Dactylorhiza praetermissa, Epipactis palustris, Pedicularis palustris, Rhinanthus minor, Rumex hydrolapathum, Lysimachia vulgaris, Samolus valerandi, Ranunculus flammula, Ranunculus lingua, Thalictrum flavum, Comarum palustre, Filipendula ulmaria, Potentilla erecta, Rubus fruticosus agg., Galium palustre, Galium uliginosum, Scrophularia auriculata, Scutellaria galericulata, Urtica dioica, Agrostis stolonifera, Calamagrostis canescens, Calamagrostis epigejos, Glyceria maxima, Holcus lanatus, Molinia caerulea, Phalaris arundinacea, Phragmites australis, Poa trivialis, Thelypteris palustris, Typha angustifolia, Typha latifolia

S25 — Lowland fen, Reedbed

Phragmites australis-Eupatorium cannabinum tall-herb fen

Salix cinerea, Alnus glutinosa, Myrica gale, Solanum dulcamara, Carex acuta, Carex elata, Carex paniculata, Carex riparia, Cladium mariscus, Juncus subnodulosus, Brachythecium rutabulum, Calliergonell cuspidatum, Lophocolea bidentata, Angelica sylvestris, Berula erecta, Oenanthe lachenalii, Hydrocotyle vulgaris, Caltha palustris, Cirsium palustre, Eupatorium cannabinum, Myosotis scorpioides, Valeriana dioica, Valeriana officinalis, Silene flos-cuculi, Calystegia sepium, Equisetum fluviatile, Equisetum palustre, Lathyrus pratensis, Lotus pedunculatus, Vicia cracca, Iris pseudacorus, Lycopus europaeus, Mentha aquatica, Lythrum salicaria, Menyanthes trifoliata, Epilobium hirsutum, Pedicularis palustris, Rumex crispus, Comarum palustre, Filipendula ulmaria, Rubus fruticosus agg., Galium aparine, Galium palustre, Galium uliginosum, Scrophularia auriculata, Scutellaria galericulata, Urtica dioica, Arrhenatherum elatius, Phalaris arundinacea, Phragmites australis, Thelypteris palustris, Athyrium filix-femina, Typha angustifolia

S26 — Lowland fen, Reedbed

Phragmites australis-Urtica dioica tall-herb fen

Solanum dulcamara, Carex acuta, Carex otrubae, Carex riparia, Juncus effusus, Juncus subnodulosus, Sparganium erectum, Brachythecium rutabulum, Kindbergia praelonga, Angelica sylvestris, Apium nodiflorum, Heracleum sphondylium, Oenanthe crocata, Cirsium arvense, Cirsium palustre, Eupatorium cannabinum, Pulicaria dysenterica, Sonchus arvensis, Myosotis scorpioides, Valeriana officinalis, Silene dioica, Silene flos-cuculi, Calystegia sepium, Dipsacus fullonum, Equisetum fluviatile, Equisetum palustre, Lathyrus pratensis, Lotus pedunculatus, Vicia cracca, Iris pseudacorus, Glechoma hederacea, Lycopus europaeus, Mentha aquatica, Stachys palustris, Lythrum salicaria, Epilobium hirsutum, Rumex crispus, Rumex hydrolapathum, Lysimachia vulgaris, Ranunculus acris, Ranunculus repens, Filipendula ulmaria, Potentilla anserina, Rubus fruticosus agg., Galium aparine, Galium palustre, Galium uliginosum, Scutellaria galericulata, Urtica dioica, Agrostis stolonifera, Arrhenatherum elatius, Dactylis glomerata, Elytrigia repens, Glyceria maxima, Holcus lanatus, Phalaris arundinacea, Phragmites australis, Poa trivialis, Schedonorus arundinaceus, Typha latifolia

S27 — Lowland fen, Upland spring flush

Carex rostrata-Potentilla palustris tall-herb fen

Salix cinerea, Solanum dulcamara, Carex appropinquata, Carex aquatilis, Carex diandra, Carex elata, Carex nigra, Carex panicea, Carex rostrata, Carex vesicaria, Eriophorum angustifolium, Eleocharis palustris, Juncus acutiflorus, Juncus articulatus, Juncus effusus, Juncus subnodulosus, Sparganium erectum, Bryum pseudotriquetrum, Rhizomnium pseudopunctatum, Rhizomnium punctatum, Brachythecium rivulare, Brachythecium rutabulum, Calliergon cordifolium, Calliergon giganteum, Calliergonell cuspidatum, Cratoneuron filicinum, Drepanocladus fluitans, Sphagnum fimbriatum, Sphagnum squarrosum, Chiloscyphus polyanthos, Lophocolea bidentata, Angelica sylvestris, Apium nodiflorum, Sium latifolium, Thyselium palustre, Hydrocotyle vulgaris, Caltha palustris, Cirsium palustre, Senecio aquaticus, Myosotis laxa, Myosotis scorpioides, Cardamine amara, Cardamine pratensis, Valeriana officinalis, Silene flos-cuculi, Stellaria alsine, Stellaria palustris, Equisetum fluviatile, Equisetum palustre, Lotus pedunculatus, Hypericum elodes, Iris pseudacorus, Lycopus europaeus, Mentha aquatica, Lemna minor, Lythrum salicaria, Menyanthes trifoliata, Epilobium palustre, Epipactis palustris, Callitriche stagnalis, Veronica beccabunga, Veronica scutellata, Polygonum amphibium, Rumex hydrolapathum, Potamogeton polygonifolius, Lysimachia thyrsiflora, Lysimachia vulgaris, Ranunculus flammula, Ranunculus lingua, Ranunculus repens, Comarum palustre, Filipendula ulmaria, Galium palustre, Scutellaria galericulata, Agrostis canina, Agrostis stolonifera, Holcus lanatus, Phragmites australis, Poa trivialis, Dryopteris cristata, Typha latifolia

S28 — Lowland fen, Nutrient rich eutrophic lake

Phalaris arundinacea tall-herb fen

Solanum dulcamara, Eleocharis palustris, Juncus effusus, Kindbergia praelonga, Angelica sylvestris, Oenanthe crocata, Cirsium arvense, Cirsium palustre, Myosotis scorpioides, Nasturtium officinale, Atriplex hastata, Calystegia sepium, Equisetum fluviatile, Mentha aquatica, Epilobium hirsutum, Callitriche stagnalis, Ranunculus repens, Filipendula ulmaria, Rubus fruticosus agg., Galium aparine, Galium palustre, Urtica dioica, Agrostis stolonifera, Deschampsia cespitosa, Elytrigia repens, Glyceria maxima, Holcus lanatus, Phalaris arundinacea, Poa trivialis, Puccinellia maritima, Typha angustifolia

SD1 — Coastal vegetated shingle, Sand dune

Rumex crispus-Glaucium flavum shingle community

Solanum dulcamara, Crithmum maritimum, Cirsium arvense, Cirsium vulgare, Helminthotheca echioides, Hypochaeris radicata, Jacobaea vulgaris, Lactuca serriola, Leontodon saxatilis, Senecio viscosus, Sonchus arvensis, Sonchus asper, Tripleurospermum maritimum, Crambe maritima, Cerastium fontanum, Honckenya peploides, Sagina apetala, Silene uniflora, Atriplex prostrata, Sedum acre, Euphorbia paralias, Lathyrus japonicus, Geranium robertianum, Glaucium flavum, Plantago coronopus, Plantago lanceolata, Rumex crispus, Potentilla anserina, Ammophila arenaria, Arrhenatherum elatius, Elytrigia atherica, Elytrigia juncea, Festuca rubra, Holcus lanatus, Lolium perenne

SD2 — Coastal vegetated shingle, Sand dune

Honkenya peploides-Cakile maritima strandline community

Salsola kali, Achillea millefolium, Cirsium arvense, Eryngium maritimum, Hypochaeris radicata, Senecio vulgaris, Sonchus arvensis, Tripleurospermum maritimum, Cakile maritima, Cerastium diffusum, Honckenya peploides, Silene uniflora, Stellaria media agg., Atriplex glabriuscula, Atriplex laciniata, Atriplex littoralis, Atriplex patula, Atriplex prostrata, Sedum acre, Polygonum oxyspermum subsp. Raii, Rumex crispus, Potentilla anserina, Agrostis stolonifera, Ammophila arenaria, Arrhenatherum elatius, Elytrigia juncea, Elytrigia repens, Festuca rubra, Leymus arenarius, Poa annua

SD3 — Coastal vegetated shingle, Sand dune

Matricaria maritima-Galium aparine strandline community

Bolboschoenus maritimus, Juncus bufonius, Juncus gerardii, Ligusticum scoticum, Matricaria discoidea, Sonchus arvensis, Sonchus asper, Tripleurospermum maritimum, Mertensia maritima, Cakile maritima, Cochlearia officinalis, Honckenya peploides, Stellaria media agg., Atriplex glabriuscula, Atriplex patula, Atriplex prostrata, Triglochin maritimum, Plantago maritima, Armeria maritima, Rumex crispus, Glaux maritima, Galium aparine, Agrostis stolonifera, Elytrigia repens, Festuca rubra, Holcus lanatus, Leymus arenarius, Poa annua

SM1 — Salt marsh

Zostera communities

Zostera angustifolia, Zostera marina, Zostera noltei, Spartina anglica, Porphyra umbilicalis, Chondria dasyphylla, Polysiphonia nigra, Chara aspera, Chaetomorpha linum, Chaetomorpha tortuosa, Cladophora battersii, Cladophora retroflexa, Ulva intestinalis, Ulva lactuca, Fucus spiralis

SM2 — Salt marsh

Ruppia maritima salt-marsh community

Ruppia maritima

SM3 — Salt marsh

Eleocharis parvula salt-marsh community

Eleocharis parvula

SM4 — Salt marsh

Spartina maritima salt-marsh community

Suaeda maritima, Salicornia europaea, Salicornia perennis, Puccinellia maritima, Spartina anglica, Spartina maritima

SM5 — Salt marsh

Spartina alterniflora salt-marsh community

Puccinellia maritima, Spartina alterniflora, Spartina anglica

SM6 — Salt marsh

Spartina anglica salt-marsh community

Atriplex portulacoides, Suaeda maritima, Aster tripolium, Cochlearia anglica, Spergularia media, Atriplex hastata, Salicornia europaea, Plantago maritima, Limonium vulgare, Puccinellia maritima, Spartina anglica, Catenella caespitosa, Fucus vesiculosus, Fucus vesiculosus ecad volubilis

SM7 — Salt marsh

Arthrocnemum perenne stands

Atriplex portulacoides, Suaeda maritima, Aster tripolium, Spergularia media, Salicornia europaea, Salicornia perennis, Limonium vulgare, Puccinellia maritima, Bostrychia scorpioides

SM8 — Salt marsh

Annual Salicornia salt-marsh community

Atriplex portulacoides, Suaeda maritima, Aster tripolium, Salicornia europaea, Puccinellia maritima, Spartina anglica

SM9 — Salt marsh

Suaeda maritima salt-marsh community

Atriplex portulacoides, Suaeda maritima, Aster tripolium, Salicornia europaea, Puccinellia maritima, Spartina anglica

SM10 — Salt marsh

Transitional low-marsh vegetation with Puccinellia maritima annual Salicornia species and Suaeda maritima

Atriplex portulacoides, Suaeda maritima, Aster tripolium, Spergularia media, Salicornia europaea, Triglochin maritimum, Armeria maritima, Limonium vulgare, Puccinellia maritima, Spartina anglica

SM11 — Salt marsh

Aster tripolium var. discoideus salt-marsh community

Atriplex portulacoides, Suaeda maritima, Aster tripolium, Spergularia media, Salicornia europaea, Salicornia perennis, Plantago maritima, Puccinellia maritima, Spartina anglica, Bostrychia scorpioides, Fucus vesiculosus, Pelvetia canaliculata

SM12 — Salt marsh

Rayed Aster Tripolium on slat marshes

Schoenoplectus lacustris, Juncus bufonius, Suaeda maritima, Aster tripolium, Spergularia marina, Spergularia media, Atriplex hastata, Salicornia europaea, Triglochin maritimum, Plantago maritima, Puccinellia distans, Puccinellia maritima, Spartina anglica

SM13 — Salt marsh

Puccinellia maritima salt-marsh community

Atriplex portulacoides, Juncus gerardii, Suaeda maritima, Aster tripolium, Cochlearia anglica, Cochlearia officinalis, Spergularia media, Atriplex hastata, Salicornia europaea, Salicornia perennis, Triglochin maritimum, Plantago maritima, Armeria maritima, Limonium humile, Limonium vulgare, Glaux maritima, Agrostis stolonifera, Festuca rubra, Puccinellia maritima, Spartina anglica, Spartina maritima, Bostrychia scorpioides, Fucus cottonii

SM14 — Salt marsh

Halimione portulacoides salt-marsh community

Atriplex portulacoides, Juncus maritimus, Suaeda maritima, Artemisia maritima, Aster tripolium, Inula crithmoides, Spergularia media, Salicornia europaea, Salicornia perennis, Triglochin maritimum, Plantago maritima, Armeria maritima, Limonium vulgare, Elytrigia atherica, Puccinellia maritima, Spartina anglica

SM15 — Salt marsh

Juncus maritimus-Triglochin maritima salt-marsh community

Atriplex portulacoides, Carex extensa, Juncus gerardii, Juncus maritimus, Suaeda maritima, Oenanthe lachenalii, Artemisia maritima, Cochlearia anglica, Cochlearia officinalis, Spergularia media, Atriplex hastata, Salicornia europaea, Triglochin maritimum, Plantago maritima, Armeria maritima, Limonium humile, Limonium vulgare, Glaux maritima, Agrostis stolonifera, Festuca rubra, Phragmites australis, Puccinellia maritima, Spartina anglica, Fucus cottonii

SM16 — Salt marsh

Festuca rubra salt-marsh community

Atriplex portulacoides, Carex distans, Carex flacca, Juncus gerardii, Hypnum cupressiforme, Kindbergia praelonga, Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus, Scorzoneroides autumnalis, Cochlearia anglica, Cerastium fontanum, Sagina procumbens, Spergularia media, Atriplex hastata, Salicornia europaea, Lotus corniculatus, Trifolium repens, Triglochin maritimum, Plantago lanceolata, Plantago maritima, Armeria maritima, Limonium vulgare, Glaux maritima, Ranunculus acris, Potentilla anserina, Agrostis stolonifera, Anthoxanthum odoratum, Cynosurus cristatus, Festuca rubra, Holcus lanatus, Puccinellia maritima

SM17 — Salt marsh

Artemisia maritima salt-marsh community

Atriplex portulacoides, Juncus gerardii, Juncus maritimus, Suaeda maritima, Suaeda vera, Artemisia maritima, Cochlearia anglica, Cochlearia officinalis, Spergularia media, Atriplex hastata, Salicornia europaea, Triglochin maritimum, Plantago coronopus, Plantago maritima, Armeria maritima, Limonium vulgare, Glaux maritima, Agrostis stolonifera, Elytrigia atherica, Elytrigia repens, Festuca rubra, Hordeum marinum, Parapholis strigosa, Puccinellia maritima

SM18 — Salt marsh

Juncus maritimus salt-marsh community

Carex distans, Carex extensa, Carex otrubae, Juncus gerardii, Juncus maritimus, Amblystegium serpens, Kindbergia praelonga, Oenanthe lachenalii, Cirsium arvense, Scorzoneroides autumnalis, Sonchus arvensis, Cochlearia officinalis, Silene flos-cuculi, Atriplex hastata, Lotus corniculatus, Trifolium repens, Vicia cracca, Triglochin maritimum, Plantago maritima, Armeria maritima, Rumex crispus, Glaux maritima, Samolus valerandi, Ranunculus acris, Potentilla anserina, Galium palustre, Agrostis stolonifera, Elytrigia repens, Festuca rubra, Holcus lanatus, Poa pratensis, Schedonorus arundinaceus

SM19 — Saline lagoon, Salt marsh

Blysmus rufus salt-marsh community

Blysmus rufus, Carex extensa, Carex lepidocarpa, Carex nigra, Eleocharis quinqueflora, Eleocharis uniglumis, Juncus articulatus, Juncus gerardii, Amblystegium serpens, Calliergonell cuspidatum, Drepanocladus polygamus, Leptodictyum riparium, Oenanthe lachenalii, Scorzoneroides autumnalis, Cochlearia anglica, Trifolium repens, Triglochin maritimum, Triglochin palustre, Plantago maritima, Armeria maritima, Glaux maritima, Potentilla anserina, Agrostis stolonifera, Alopecurus geniculatus, Festuca rubra, Puccinellia maritima

SM20 — Saline lagoon, Salt marsh

Eleocharis uniglumis salt-marsh community

Bolboschoenus maritimus, Carex distans, Carex extensa, Carex nigra, Eleocharis quinqueflora, Eleocharis uniglumis, Juncus articulatus, Juncus gerardii, Leptodictyum riparium, Oenanthe lachenalii, Hydrocotyle vulgaris, Scorzoneroides autumnalis, Atriplex hastata, Trifolium repens, Triglochin maritimum, Triglochin palustre, Plantago maritima, Armeria maritima, Glaux maritima, Samolus valerandi, Potentilla anserina, Galium palustre, Agrostis stolonifera, Alopecurus geniculatus, Festuca rubra

SM21 — Salt marsh

Suaeda vera-Limonium binervosum salt-marsh community

Atriplex portulacoides, Frankenia laevis, Suaeda maritima, Suaeda vera, Artemisia maritima, Cochlearia anglica, Cochlearia danica, Cochlearia officinalis, Sagina maritima, Spergularia marina, Spergularia media, Salicornia europaea, Plantago maritima, Armeria maritima, Limonium bellidifolium, Limonium binervosum, Limonium vulgare, Glaux maritima, Elytrigia atherica, Festuca rubra, Puccinellia maritima

SM22 — Salt marsh

Halimione portulacoides-Frankenia laevis salt-marsh community

Atriplex portulacoides, Frankenia laevis, Suaeda maritima, Spergularia media, Salicornia europaea, Salicornia perennis, Plantago coronopus, Plantago maritima, Armeria maritima, Limonium vulgare, Elytrigia juncea, Festuca rubra, Parapholis strigosa, Puccinellia maritima

SM23 — Salt marsh

Spergularia marina-Puccinellia distans salt-marsh community

Atriplex portulacoides, Juncus bufonius, Suaeda maritima, Spergularia marina, Spergularia media, Atriplex hastata, Salicornia europaea, Triglochin maritimum, Plantago maritima, Polygonum aviculare, Glaux maritima, Agrostis stolonifera, Alopecurus geniculatus, Elytrigia atherica, Festuca rubra, Parapholis strigosa, Puccinellia distans, Puccinellia maritima

SM24 — Salt marsh

Elymus pycnanthus salt-marsh community

Atriplex portulacoides, Juncus gerardii, Juncus maritimus, Hypnum cupressiforme, Suaeda vera, Artemisia maritima, Aster tripolium, Sonchus arvensis, Atriplex hastata, Atriplex littoralis, Beta vulgaris sp maritima, Plantago maritima, Armeria maritima, Limonium vulgare, Glaux maritima, Potentilla anserina, Galium aparine, Agrostis stolonifera, Ammophila arenaria, Elytrigia atherica, Festuca rubra, Parapholis strigosa, Phragmites australis, Puccinellia maritima

SM25 — Salt marsh

Suaeda vera drift-line community

Atriplex portulacoides, Suaeda maritima, Suaeda vera, Artemisia maritima, Cochlearia anglica, Cochlearia danica, Cochlearia officinalis, Spergularia media, Atriplex littoralis, Salicornia europaea, Salicornia perennis, Triglochin maritimum, Plantago maritima, Limonium vulgare, Glaux maritima, Elytrigia atherica, Festuca rubra, Puccinellia maritima, Bostrychia scorpioides, Pelvetia canaliculata

SM26 — Salt marsh

Inula crithmoides stands

Atriplex portulacoides, Suaeda maritima, Inula crithmoides, Spergularia media, Salicornia europaea, Salicornia perennis, Plantago maritima, Armeria maritima, Limonium vulgare, Elytrigia atherica, Festuca rubra, Puccinellia maritima, Spartina anglica, Bostrychia scorpioides

SM28 — Salt marsh

Elymus repens salt-marsh community

Bolboschoenus maritimus, Carex otrubae, Eleocharis uniglumis, Juncus gerardii, Kindbergia praelonga, Odontites verna, Anthriscus sylvestris, Apium graveolens, Heracleum sphondylium, Oenanthe crocata, Oenanthe lachenalii, Torilis japonica, Centaurea nigra, Cirsium arvense, Cirsium vulgare, Scorzoneroides autumnalis, Sonchus arvensis, Tripleurospermum maritimum, Cochlearia anglica, Cochlearia officinalis, Silene uniflora, Stellaria media agg., Atriplex hastata, Atriplex littoralis, Calystegia sepium, Lotus corniculatus, Medicago lupulina, Melilotus altissima, Trifolium repens, Vicia cracca, Triglochin maritimum, Plantago lanceolata, Plantago maritima, Rumex conglomeratus, Rumex crispus, Glaux maritima, Potentilla anserina, Galium aparine, Urtica dioica, Agrostis stolonifera, Alopecurus geniculatus, Arrhenatherum elatius, Dactylis glomerata, Deschampsia cespitosa, Elytrigia repens, Festuca rubra, Holcus lanatus, Lolium perenne, Poa pratensis, Puccinellia maritima, Schedonorus arundinaceus

W20 — Montane scrub

Salix lapponum-Luzula sylvatica scrub

Salix arbuscula, Salix cinerea, Salix lapponum, Salix myrsinites, Salix phylicifolia, Salix reticulata, Empetrum nigrum, Calluna vulgaris, Salix lanata, Vaccinium myrtillus, Vaccinium uliginosum, Carex atrata, Carex bigelowii, Carex binervis, Carex flacca, Luzula multiflora, Luzula sylvatica, Huperzia selago, Selaginella selaginoides, Aulacomnium palustre, Mnium hornum, Philonotis fontana, Plagiomnium undulatum, Rhizomnium punctatum, Dicranum bonjeanii, Dicranum majus, Dicranum scoparium, Fissidens adianthoides, Racomitrium lanuginosum, Calliergonell cuspidatum, Ctenidium molluscum, Hylocomium splendens, Hypnum callichroum, Hypnum cupressiforme, Palustriella commutatum, Plagiothecium denticulatum, Plagiothecium undulatum, Pleurozium schreberi, Ptilium crista-castrensis, Rhytidiadelphus loreus, Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus, Rhytidiadelphus triquetrus, Sanionia uncinata, Scorpidium revolvens, Thuidium tamariscinum, Atrichum undulatum, Polytrichastrum alpinum, Sphagnum capillifolium, Sphagnum fallax, Sphagnum girgensohnii, Sphagnum palustre, Sphagnum russowii, Sphagnum squarrosum, Sphagnum subnitens, Sphagnum teres, Barbilophozia barbata, Chiloscyphus polyanthos, Diplophyllum albicans, Lophocolea bidentata, Plagiochila porelloides, Ptilidium ciliare, Scapania undulata, Cladonia squamosa, Peltigera canina, Angelica sylvestris, Caltha palustris, Hieraclium spp., Saussurea alpina, Solidago virgaurea, Campanula rotundifolia, Succisa pratensis, Valeriana officinalis, Rhodiola rosea, Vaccinium vitis-idaea, Thymus praecox, Epilobium anagallidifolium, Dactylorhiza viridis, Euphrasia officinalis, Rhinanthus minor, Oxalis acetosella, Oxyria digyna, Polygonum viviparum, Rumex acetosa, Anemone nemorosa, Ranunculus acris, Thalictrum alpinum, Alchemilla alpina, Alchemilla glabra, Filipendula ulmaria, Geum rivale, Galium boreale, Galium saxatile, Saxifraga aizoides, Saxifraga hypnoides, Saxifraga oppositifolia, Saxifraga stellaris, Viola riviniana, Agrostis canina, Agrostis capillaris, Anthoxanthum odoratum, Deschampsia cespitosa, Deschampsia flexuosa, Festuca ovina, Festuca rubra, Nardus stricta, Dryopteris dilatata, Phegopteris connectilis

W21 — Hedgerow scrub, Mixed scrub

Crataegus monogyna-Hedera helix scrub

Hedera helix, Salix cinerea, Acer pseudoplatanus, Ilex aquifolium, Betula pendula, Corylus avellana, Fagus sylvatica, Quercus robur, Fraxinus excelsior, Malus sylvestris, Sorbus aria, Taxus baccata, Ulmus glabra, Ulmus procera, Sambucus nigra, Viburnum lantana, Euonymus europaeus, Cornus sanguinea, Juniperus communis, Ligustrum vulgare, Clematis vitalba, Rhamnus cathartica, Crataegus laevigata, Crataegus monogyna, Prunus spinosa, Juncus effusus, Plagiomnium undulatum, Brachythecium rutabulum, Kindbergia praelonga, Rhynchostegium confertum, Tamus communis, Heracleum sphondylium, Torilis japonica, Arum maculatum, Arctium minus, Cirsium arvense, Lonicera periclymenum, Moehringia trinervia, Silene dioica, Stellaria graminea, Stellaria holostea, Stellaria media agg., Calystegia sepium, Mercurialis perennis, Geranium robertianum, Iris foetidissima, Glechoma hederacea, Lamium purpureum, Origanum vulgare, Stachys sylvatica, Teucrium scorodonia, Allium ursinum, Hyacinthoides non-scripta, Circaea lutetiana, Rumex sanguineus, Anemone nemorosa, Ranunculus repens, Fragaria vesca, Geum urbanum, Potentilla sterilis, Poterium sanguisorba, Rosa arvensis, Rosa canina, Rubia peregrina, Rubus fruticosus agg., Galium aparine, Urtica dioica, Viola riviniana, Anisantha sterilis, Arrhenatherum elatius, Brachypodium pinnatum, Brachypodium sylvaticum, Bromopsis erecta, Dactylis glomerata, Elytrigia repens, Holcus lanatus, Holcus mollis, Poa trivialis, Asplenium scolopendrium, Pteridium aquilinum, Dryopteris filix-mas

W22 — Hedgerow scrub, Mixed scrub

Prunus spinosa-Rubus fruticosus scrub

Hedera helix, Acer campestre, Corylus avellana, Ulex europaeus, Prunus spinosa, Plagiomnium undulatum, Brachythecium rutabulum, Eurhynchium striatum, Kindbergia praelonga, Thuidium tamariscinum, Atrichum undulatum, Lophocolea bidentata, Achillea millefolium, Cardamine flexuosa, Lonicera periclymenum, Moehringia trinervia, Silene dioica, Silene uniflora, Stellaria media agg., Mercurialis perennis, Geranium robertianum, Stachys sylvatica, Teucrium scorodonia, Hyacinthoides non-scripta, Oxalis acetosella, Digitalis purpurea, Plantago lanceolata, Veronica chamaedrys, Armeria maritima, Rumex acetosa, Filipendula ulmaria, Geum urbanum, Rosa canina, Rubus fruticosus agg., Rubus idaeus, Galium aparine, Urtica dioica, Viola riviniana, Agrostis capillaris, Brachypodium sylvaticum, Dactylis glomerata, Festuca rubra, Holcus lanatus, Holcus mollis, Poa trivialis, Asplenium scolopendrium, Pteridium aquilinum, Dryopteris borreri, Dryopteris filix-mas