National gene conservation unit number: 8
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: Cumbria
Unit municipality: Brampton
Unit local name: Miltonrigg
Ownership of the unit: Public
Unit elevation [m a.s.l.]:
Unit surface area [ha]: 10.4
Coordinates (Public coordinates): Latitude (Decimal):54.9450 | Longitude (Decimal): -2.6828

Soil: Dystric Gleysols

Climate

Mean monthly temperature and mean monthly precipitation²

Climatic zone: Boreal / Alpine.
Environmental zone:Cold and mesic.
Aridity index: 2.509

Species

All tree species reported in the unit: Sorbus aucuparia; Betula pendula; Aesculus hippocastanum; Larix kaempferi; Quercus petraea; Acer pseudoplatanus; Taxus baccata
Target species for conservation in the GCU: Betula pendula, Quercus petraea

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 (%): 90%
Estimated number of reproducing trees (interval): 500 - 4999
Status of long-term viable regeneration: -

Management
Population management: -
Predominant silvicultural system: -

Target species: Quercus petraea
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 (%): 70%
Estimated number of reproducing trees (interval): 500 - 4999
Status of long-term viable regeneration: -

Management
Population management: -
Predominant silvicultural system: -