This article gives an overview of the woodland and scrub communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system.

Introduction

The woodland and scrub communities of the NVC were described in Volume 1 of British Plant Communities, first published in 1991. In total, 25 woodland/scrub communities have been identified, consisting of 19 woodland communities, four communities classed as scrub and 2 as underscrub. The woodland communities consist of: The scrub communities consist of: The underscrub communities consist of bramble and bracken underscrub. A further scrub community, SD18, dominated by Sea Buckthorn, is classified among the sand-dune communities.

List of woodland and scrub communities

The following is a list of the communities that make up this category:

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