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Thetford Level II plot - Ground vegetation surveys

Vegetation coverage (%) of forest floor by herb, tree, shrub, moss and litter layers - Thetford 1998, 2001 and 2004 surveys combined.

Graph showing cover: Bare ground=1.5%, Litter=22.9%, Tree layer (>5m)=36%, Shrub layer (2-5m)=1.8%, Herb layer=79.5%, Bryophytes=67.8%

Vegetation surveys: