County Wildife Site Criteria for Cornwall Appendices

We have adopted the approach that we would use PeterkenStand Types where they existed and that we would considerStand Types 7A and 7B to be definitely wet woodland. We haveno significant areas of 7C, D and E.If there was no Peterken Stand Type, then we have usedfieldwork that shows either wet willow woodland, wet Alderwoodland or woodlands that have been assigned an NVCcommunity in the range W1-W7. There are relatively few wetwoodlands that have been assigned to an NVC community, butit is relatively easy to identify which woodlands should beaccorded an NVC type that assigns it to this PHT. We hadsome minor problem with woodlands that were dominated by amixture of oak spp and willow (usually Quercus petraea-Salixcinerea), but the ground flora was usually clear-cut, leading us toclassify these too as wet woodlands.SummaryDefinitely is: Peterken Stand Type 7A or 7B.NVC type W1-W7Inferred to be W1-7 (with good data)Overall AssessmentGoodProbably is: Inferred to be Peterken Stand Type 7A or 7B.Inferred to be W1-7 (with inadequate data)CommentsWe believe that this PHT is easy to interpret and map and thatthe results we have produced fairly reflect the distribution ofwet woodlands in Cornwall.Appendix 4 - Information Relating to Priority Habitat TypesCounty Wildlife Sites Criteria