NVC community W13 (Taxus baccata woodland), also known as Yew woodland, is one of the woodland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system; it is the only Yew woodland community in the NVC.
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This is a very localised community. There are two subcommunities:
Community composition
Only one constant species is found in this community, Yew (Taxus baccata).
A single rare species, European Box (Buxus sempervirens) is also associated with the community.
Distribution
This community is almost wholly confined to chalk sites on the North and South Downs in southern England.
Subcommunities
There are two subcommunities:
References
British NVC community W13 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA