In general terms there are two dominant woodland types, broadleaved and
coniferous.
The term broadleaved woodlands describes by a wide range of woodland types
from managed policy woodland to thick birch scrub. The rounded crowns of
broadleaved trees are distinctive, but can vary in appearance due to species,
height, size and season. Within this map we have included mixed woodlands
which comprise an intimate mixture of coniferous and broadleaved trees and low
scrub which includes gorse, broom, or occasionally juniper with more than 50%
ground cover.
Click here for Broadleaved Woodland map
Coniferous trees in Scotland and the UK tend to have been established as a
plantation. Plantation forestry is very distinctive as the trees are of
approximately the same age and height, planted in regular rows that are easily
identifiable. New and young plantations are characterized by recently ploughed
land where the planting furrows are clearly evident.
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