National gene conservation unit number: 7
Date of collection of the field data entered: 2020
Date of the most recent visit: 2020

Location

Unit country: United Kingdom
Unit province or state: England
Unit department or county: East Sussex
Unit municipality: Cripps Corner, near Battle
Unit local name: Brede High Woods
Ownership of the unit: Public
Unit elevation [m a.s.l.]: 93 - 93
Unit surface area [ha]: 9.8
Coordinates (Public coordinates): Latitude (Decimal):50.9597 | Longitude (Decimal): 0.5353

Soil: Gleyic Cambisols

Climate

Mean monthly temperature and mean monthly precipitation²

Climatic zone: Cool temperate.
Environmental zone:Cool temperate and moist.
Aridity index: 1.267

Species

All tree species reported in the unit: Larix kaempferi; Fagus sylvatica; Betula pendula
Target species for conservation in the GCU: Betula pendula

Unit type: Gene reserve forest, Biodiversity conservation (habitats AND/or species)

Target species: Betula pendula
Status of the target species in the GCU: -
Category of the target species in the GCU: In situ
Origin of the target species in the GCU : Autochtonous
Population share (%): 80%
Estimated number of reproducing trees (interval): 500 - 4999
Status of long-term viable regeneration: -

Management
Population management: -
Predominant silvicultural system: -