European Information System on Forest Genetic Resources
Detail page for Unit number: GBR00009
| Country of the unit : | United Kingdom |
| Unit number: | GBR00009 |
| National gene conservation unit number: | 9 |
| Province or state: | England |
| Department or county: | Cumbria |
| Municipality: | Bardsea |
| Local name : | Sea wood |
| Latitude : | 54°09'07"N |
| Longitude : | 3°05'06"W |
| Restriction in making the geographical coordinates publically available: | 0 |
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| Minimum elevation (m): | 0 |
| Maximum elevation (m): | 0 |
| Surface area of the unit (ha): | 18.46 |
| Ownership of the unit : | Public |
| Type and function of the unit : | Gene reserve forest; Biodiversity conservation (habitats AND/or species) |
| Monthly temperature (°C): | |
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| Heat sum and/or length of the growing season (in days): | |
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| Year of collection of the field data entered: | 2020 |
| Year of the most recent visit: | 2020 |
| Remarks on specific soil characteristics: | |
| Remarks on other specific characteristics of the unit: | The ground falls gently to the southeast and is rocky with small outcrops of limestone pavement. Canopy of mature sessile oak, ash, sycamore and birch with a good understorey of hazel, hawthorn, wild cherry and occasionally holly and elder. Wych elm in the north and west of the compartment. Natural regeneration of ash and sycamore is prevalent. |
| All tree species growing in the unit: | Corylus avellana; Quercus petraea; Prunus avium; Sambucus nigra; Crataegus monogyna; Ulmus glabra; Fraxinus excelsior; Acer pseudoplatanus; Ilex aquifolium; Betula pendula |
| Target species: | Fraxinus excelsior |