Landcover class Description/characteristic species
Water Several types of water bodies: river, side gullies, lakes
Built & Bare Buildings and roads Bare soil and soil with sparse vegetation (coverage by vegetation < 25%)
Fields and grass Arable land Grazed grass, characteristic species: Perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne) and Meadow grass (Poa trivialis) Open grassland, characteristic species: Bentgrass (Agrostis stolonifera), Couch grass (Elytrigia repens), Creeping cinquefoil (Potentilla reptans), Silver weed (Potentilla anserine), British fleabane (Inula Britannica), and Curled dock (Rumex crispus)
Herbaceous Characteristic species: Field eryngo (Eryngium campestre), Red fescue (Festuca rubra); Yarrow (Achillea millefolium), Greater plantain (Plantago lancealata), Jewel weed (Impatiens glandulifera), Stinging nettle (Urtica dioica), Spotted dead-nettle (Lamium maculatum), Creeping thistle (Cirsium arvense), Common tansy (Tanacetum vulgare), Black mustard (Brassica nigra)
Shrubs Characteristic species: Hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna and Crataegus laevigata), and young specimens of White willow (Salix alba); Crack willow (Salix fragilis); Black poplar (Populus nigra), Wild Cherry (Prunus avium (Wild cherry) and several species of Oak (Quercus) and Elm (Ulmus)
Forest Softwood forest, characteristic species: White willow (Salix alba), Crack willow (Salix fragilis); Black poplar (Populus nigra) Hardwood forest, characteristic species Wild Cherry (Prunus avium (Wild cherry) and several species of Oak (Quercus) and Elm (Ulmus) Orchards.