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Scrub
Often
seral or sub-climax vegetation, scrub usually
develops on neglected bare ground, pasture and
along woodland edges. In consists of woody
plants no often no higher than 5 metres tall
and includes grey and goat willow, hawthorn,
blackthorn, bramble and gorse. Scrub, although
often botanically poor, is generally a good
habitat for birds and insects. It is often
utilised as nesting and feeding areas by these
species.
Associated
notable species
| Bees
and Wasps |
Some
of these specialise in collecting pollen
from various scrubby plants. |
| Insects |
a
large number of insects will readily
take nectar from scrub, in particular
hawthorn and willow. |
| Birds |
yellowhammer,
greenfinch, stonechat, whitethroat,
blackcap, willow warbler, great grey
shrike, red-backed shrike. |
| Mammals |
dormouse. |
Text
courtesy of the Staffordshire Biodiversity
Action Plan and Staffordshire Wildlife Trust (SWT).
The action plan can be viewed in its entirety
on the SWT website: www.wildlifetrust.org.uk/staffs/
© Staffordshire Biodiversity Action Plan (SBAP)
steering group.
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