British NVC community SD1


NVC community SD1 is the only shingle community in the British National Vegetation Classification system.
It is a fairly widely distributed community. There are two subcommunities.

Community composition

Two constant species, Yellow Horned-poppy and Curled Dock, are found in this community:
One rare species, Sea-kale, is also associated with the community:

Distribution

This community is found in many localities on the south and east coasts of England, from Norfolk to Dorset, and also in scattered localities in the Isles of Scilly, Wales, northwest England and southwest Scotland.

Subcommunities

There are two subcommunities: