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Vegetation class 3<br />

AGGREGATE CLASS I<br />

CROPS/WEEDS<br />

Cereal crops<br />

with<br />

scattered<br />

grass weeds<br />

Total number of plots<br />

L<strong>and</strong>scape association<br />

Plot types<br />

Arable<br />

Marginal upl<strong>and</strong><br />

Pastural<br />

Upl<strong>and</strong><br />

Boundary<br />

Hedge<br />

Roadside<br />

Streamside<br />

Main<br />

Habitat<br />

Description<br />

Associated features<br />

Soils L<strong>and</strong> cover<br />

Occurrence (%)<br />

45<br />

40<br />

35<br />

30<br />

25<br />

20<br />

15<br />

10<br />

5<br />

0<br />

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10<br />

186<br />

%<br />

81<br />

1<br />

18<br />

0<br />

%<br />

8<br />

1<br />

2<br />

0<br />

86<br />

4<br />

This class is common <strong>and</strong> occurs almost exclusively in crop fields of wheat or<br />

barley on cultivated soils. Scattered weeds may be present, especially common<br />

couch (Elymus repens), chickweed (Stellaria media) <strong>and</strong> annual meadow-grass<br />

(Poa annua). This class occurs mainly in East Anglia, southern Engl<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> the<br />

north Midl<strong>and</strong>s, but also elsewhere in the lowl<strong>and</strong>s.<br />

0 Disturbed<br />

1 Terrestrial raw<br />

2 Raw gley<br />

3 Lithomorphic<br />

4 Pelosols<br />

5Brown<br />

6 Podzolic<br />

7 Surface water gley<br />

8 Groundwater gley<br />

9 Man-made<br />

10 Peat<br />

Distribution<br />

Occurrence (%)<br />

120<br />

100<br />

80<br />

60<br />

40<br />

20<br />

0<br />

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12<br />

Mapscale approx: 1:11,000,000 Key units<br />

Area 000’s km<br />

0 kilometres 500<br />

–2<br />

Length 000’s km<br />

1 Crops<br />

2 Fertile grassl<strong>and</strong><br />

3 Infertile grassl<strong>and</strong><br />

4 Grass mosaic/bracken<br />

5 Moorl<strong>and</strong> grass<br />

6 Tall grassl<strong>and</strong>/herb<br />

7 Bog<br />

8 Woodl<strong>and</strong><br />

9 Heath <strong>and</strong> screes<br />

10 Water <strong>and</strong> wetl<strong>and</strong><br />

11 Maritime vegetation<br />

12 Communications/urban<br />

Main<br />

Boundary<br />

Area 9.53 SE 1.24 Length 10.71 SE 3.26

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