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3.0 RESULTS 3.1 General 3.1.1 The locations of sites and parts of sites are illustrated in Figure 1.1. Appendices A-E summarise the results of the botanical survey for sites V to Z respectively. 3.2 Site V 3.2.1 The southern part of Site V comprises the existing car parking areas for <strong>Stonehenge</strong> (Appendix A, S). The southern part of this is largely under hard standing but verges and banks of speciespoor amenity grassland are present. These are dominated by perennial rye-grass Lolium perenne and a small number of other common species of such grasslands, such as daisy Bellis perennis Dandelion Taraxacum officinale agg. and white clover Trifloium repens, and is referable to the NVC community MG7 Lolium perenne-Trifolium repens perennial rye-grasswhite clover grassland. Shrubs, mostly hawthorn Crataegus monogyna are also present in some of the grassland. The northern part of the car park has larger areas of species-poor amenity grassland very similar to that in the southern part. 3.2.2 Immediately to the north of the car park is a pasture of poor semi-improved grassland (Appendix A, N), which supports a range of grass species and a small number of common grassland herbs. 3.3 Site W Arable 3.3.1 E 3 is an arable field. The arable weed flora is very species-poor and sparse throughout the majority of the field, although localised patches with a more species-rich and abundant community are present on some of the margins and corners, particularly the south west corner (where the quadrat was located). This supports a range of common arable weed species, such as barren brome Anisantha sterilis, common mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum, common poppy Papaver rhoeas, field pansy Viola arvensis and field speedwell Veronica persica, and is best referred to the NVC community OV3 Papaver rhoeas-Viola arvensis common poppy-field pansy community. September 2008 5 Phase II Botanical Surveys 11108605R_Botanical_DW_09-08 Chris Blandford Associates
Grassland 3.3.2 W3 is a species-poor improved or semi-improved pasture supporting a limited range of common grassland species that is referable to the NVC community MG6 Lolium perenne- Cynosorus cristatus perennial rye-grass-crested dog’s-tail grassland. 3.3.3 E1 forms the banks of the track that bisects the Site from north to south. Although of variable species-richness they consist of coarse-grained unimproved calcareous grassland dominated by upright brome Bromopsis erecta, referable to the NVC community CG3 Bromus erectus upright brome grassland, and which is typical of low levels of grazing or cutting. Other species present that are characteristic of such grasslands include bird’s-foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, greater knapweed Centaurea scabiosa and the Red Data Book Near Threatened species sanfoin Onobrychis vicifolia. 3.3.4 E4 is a small species poor pasture referable to the NVC community MG7 Lolium perenne- Trifolium repens perennial rye-grass-white clover grassland. Plantations 3.3.5 W1, W2 and E2 are coniferous plantations that are very similar in species composition. The canopy is dominated by Scot’s pine Pinus sylvestris and the shrub layer is variable in density, with hawthorn and elder Sambucus nigra the most common species. The field layer is speciespoor and quite grassy in places, although bramble Rubus fruticosus agg. is patchily abundant. The field layer includes very few characteristic woodland species. The woodland as a whole is not referable to an NVC community, although the shrub layer could be referred to W21 Crataegus monogyna-Hedera helix hawthorn-ivy scrub. 3.4 Site X Road verges 3.4.1 The verges of the A344 comprise of relatively species-poor grassland dominated by false oatgrass Arrhernatherum elatius, referable to the NVC community MG1 Arrhernatherum elatius false oat-grass grassland. South Western Quadrant 3.4.2 SW1 is a small area of species-rich unimproved calcareous grassland referable to the NVC community CG2 Festuca ovina-Avenula pratensis sheep’s fescue-meadow oat grass grassland. It September 2008 6 Phase II Botanical Surveys 11108605R_Botanical_DW_09-08 Chris Blandford Associates
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