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Wood Pasture and
Parkland
Lowland
wood pasture and parkland typically consists
of large open-grown trees at various
densities, in a matrix of grazed grassland,
heathland and/or woodland ground flora
vegetation. The trees within these habitats
are of veteran status and are derived from
medieval forests. The present landscape may
have been redesigned or changed from its
original, moving with the underlying trends of
society. A veteran tree is one of significant
age (for its species), with a high proportion
of dead or decaying wood. Veteran trees can
also exist in a woodland matrix of plantation.
Associated
notable species
| Mammals |
Brown
Hare. |
| Bats |
Noctule
Bat |
| Beetles |
Over
thirty species of nationally notable
beetles. |
| Flies |
Valuable
habitat for many flies. |
| Insects |
Hornet,
oak bush-cricket and a large number of
other insects dependant on veteran
trees. |
| Fungi |
The
very rare Entomola scabiosum,
plus other fungi. |
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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