Common use of Habitats Clause in Contracts

Habitats. The site includes a variety of habitats including neutral grassland; marshy grassland; scrub and open water lagoon. Some of these habitats have developed on old tip material and does not easily fit into any NVC type, other habitat zones have also been described (see Appendix X) See Appendix X for NVC communities North Lawn is now dominated by fine grasses and springy lawn-▇▇▇▇ – Rhytidiadelphus squarosos. However due to heavy grazing by rabbits the grasses are barely visible. The ▇▇▇▇▇ contains few herbs and indeed not much grass. There was an extensive cover of changing forget- me-not Myosotis discolor in 2007 and silverweed – Potentilla anserina are a notable feature along with creeping buttercup – Ranunculus repens and rushes, Juncus, sp. Biting stone crop Sedum acre grows on a couple of patches of bare rock/stone near one of the small mounds. On the North Lawn are 3 small mounds that have proved attractive for flowers; however one of these is now largely overgrown by ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇. Rushes have become increasingly dominant in the marshy areas on the South Lawn.The regionally rare grass vetchling - Lathyrus nissolia has not been recorded for 5 years. In the 2003 SEGI report it was noted that some grassland fits into recognizable NVC types. There are tall areas of rank grassland with false-oat grass - Arrhenatherum elatius, cock’s foot - Dactylis glomerata, Yorkshire fog- Holcus lanatus, broad-leaved dock - Rumex obtusifolius, cleavers, Galium aparine, common hogweed - Heracleum sphondyliun, teasel - Dipsacus fullonum, forming a MG1 community. The report also noted more species rich MG1 grassland, including oxeye daisy- Leucanthemum vulgare, ▇▇▇▇ vetch – Vicia sepium, tormentil –Potentilla erecta and square stalked St.John’s wort – Hypericum tetapterum. This forms mosaics with bramble- Rubus fruticosus and Yorkshire fog on the riverbank. Lower growing MG6 ▇▇▇▇▇ also occurs in both North and South Lawns, supporting crested dog’s-tail, Cynosurus cristatus, red fescue, Festucs rubra, knapweed, Centaurea nigra, tormentil, Potentilla erecta¸ yellow rattle, Rhinanthus minor, fairy flax, Linum catharticum, kidney vetch, Anthyllis vulneraria, meadow cranesbill, Geranium pratense, devil’s-bit scabious, Succcisa pratensis and lady’s bedstraw, Galium verum.