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Appendix 3
Appendix 3 - Index of features
Group
Feature name
Feature code
Arable
Arable
A01
Coastal
Coastal salt-marsh - BAP habitat
C01
Coastal sand dunes - BAP habitat
C02
Coastal vegetated shingle - BAP habitat
C03
Littoral and sub-littoral chalk - BAP habitat
C04
Maritime cliff and slope - BAP habitat
C05
Mudflats - BAP habitat
C06
Saline lagoons - BAP habitat
C07
Field boundaries
Hedgerow
F01
Ancient and/or Species Rich Hedgerow - BAP
F02
Line of trees
F03
Hedgebank
F04
Earthbank
F05
Stone-faced bank
F06
Stone wall
F07
Wet ditch
F08
Grassland
Improved grassland
G01
Semi-improved grassland
G02
Species rich grassland
G03
Lowland calcareous grassland - BAP habitat
G04
Lowland dry acid grassland - BAP habitat
G05
Lowland meadows - BAP habitat
G06
Purple moor-grass and rush pastures - BAP habitat
G07
Upland calcareous grassland - BAP habitat
G08
Upland hay meadows - BAP habitat
G09
Calaminarian grasslands
G10
Grassland for invertebrates
G11
Habitat for breeding waders - lowland
G12
Habitat for wintering waders and wildfowl
G13
Habitat for breeding waders - upland
G14
Coastal and flood plain grazing marsh - BAP habitat
G15
Heathland and Moorland
Grass moorland and rough grazing
M01
Fragmented heath
M02
Lowland heathland - BAP habitat
M03
Upland heath - BAP habitat
M04
Montane heath
M05
Blanket bog - BAP habitat
M06
Upland cliffs and screes
M07
Upland valley mires, springs and flushes
M08
Historic environment and landscape
Above ground historic feature
H01
Below ground historic feature
H02
Historic routeway
H03
Large scale archaeological feature
H04
Relict (out of use) boundary
H05
Historic water meadow
H06
Building - farm - traditional roofed
H07
Building - military
H08
Building - industrial
H09
Building - other roofed building of historical importance
H10
Structure - other
H11
Built water feature
H12
Fence/railing of historic or landscape importance
H13
Designed landscape
H14
Parkland structure
H15
Limestone pavement
Limestone pavement - BAP habitat
L01
Natural resource Protection
Land at risk of generating diffuse pollution
N01
Scrub and Bracken
Bank side vegetation
V01
Bracken
V02
Rank vegetation
V03
Scrub
V04
Scrub of high environmental value
V05
Invasive plant species
V06
Species
Birds
SB01-18
Fish
SF01
Fungi
SG01
Herpetiles
SH01-02
Invertebrates
SI01
Lower plants (e.g. mosses)
SL01
Mammals
SM01-09
Vascular plants
SP01-02
Trees, Woodlands and Orchards
Ancient tree
T01
Mature or over mature tree
T02
Wood-pasture and parkland - BAP Habitat
T03
Broadleaved plantation
T04
Conifer plantation
T05
Mixed plantation
T06
Landmark woodland
T07
Semi-natural woodland
T08
Lowland beech and yew woodland - BAP habitat
T09
Lowland mixed deciduous woodland
T10
Upland mixed ash woodland - BAP habitat
T11
Upland oak woodland - BAP habitat
T12
Wet woodland - BAP habitat
T13
Bush and commercial orchards
T14
Traditional orchards
T15
Wetland
Aquifer-fed naturally fluctuating water bodies - BAP habitat
W01
Chalk rivers - BAP habitat
W02
Eutrophic standing waters - BAP habitat
W03
Fens - BAP habitat
W04
Lowland raised bogs - BAP habitat
W05
Mesotrophic lakes - BAP habitat
W06
Pond
W07
Reedbeds - BAP habitat
W08
Page last modified: 20 May, 2005
Page published: 3 March, 2005