| walls & cliffs |
Vertical rock walls that may contain vegetation growing from it. Can be natural or man-made. |
resource |
| wasp nests |
Social wasp nests within large tree cavities. |
resource |
| wave-washed edges |
Lake edges where waves action scours plants leaving bare or very sparsely vegetated edge substrate of rock and shingle. |
resource |
| Western peat bog indicators - spiders |
Spider indicator species for peat bogs in western Britain |
quality index |
| wet |
The soil water level is at or above the soil surface for more time than it is below it. The soil composition influences this as well. |
resource |
| wet hollows |
Rot holes, pools or other areas within the heartwood that accumulate moisture and organic matter. |
resource |
| wet woodland |
A woodland that occurs on poorly drained or seasonally wet soils. |
habitat |
| wet/damp peat |
Saturated peat on permanent mires often formed through disturbance (such as peat cutting or trampling). |
resource |
| wetland |
A wetland is an area of land whose soil is saturated with moisture either permanently or seasonally. Such areas may also be covered partially or completely covered by shallow pools of water. |
broad biotope |
| wetland vegetation |
Species associated with tall plants within wetlands, living on the leaves and inflorescences. |
resource |
| white rot |
Fungal rot that digests all of the wood, including the lignin. |
resource |
| wood decay in soil |
Dead and deaying wood, such as roots of dying trees, covered by soil. |
resource |
| wood products |
Synanthropic species associated with wood products such as building timber. |
label |
| woodland habitat |
The habitat of the species. These include ant nests, bumble bee nests, fungal fruiting bodies, within soil and many more. |
subheading |
| woodland litter |
Associated with leaf litter, twigs or other ground-layer plant material within shaded woodlands. |
resource |
| woodland sandy soils |
Associated with sandy soils within shaded woodlands. |
resource |
| woodland seepage |
Associated with seepages in woodland. |
resource |
| woodland stream |
Associated with streams in woodlands. |
resource |
| woodmould |
Accumulations of woody material, fungi and animal fragments that can be found filling up within the centre of a hollow tree. It varies from sawdust to tree fragments in consistency. |
resource |
