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This survey was concerned with looking at the changes in soil and vegetation on a transect located at Dead Mans Hill (See map A). The aim was to record the type and quantity of vegetation and to analyse the quality of soil on the transect.
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NEW FOREST HEATHLAND SURVEY. AIMS This survey was concerned with looking at the changes in soil and vegetation on a transect located at Dead Mans Hill (See map A). The aim was to record the type and quantity of vegetation and to analyse the quality of soil on the transect. Using this information it would be possible to examine the relationship between the vegetation and soil, this would also give an indication to the condition of the heathland. INTRODUCTION Dead Mans Hill is located 30 miles south of Salisbury in the New Forest. The landscape is open with raised land in the distance covered by Oak, Scotch pine and Birch trees. The main vegetation immediately visible was heather, gorse and bracken, all characteristic of heathland. The Bracken was beginning to die off, the Gorse still had a few yellow flowers and the Heather showed no signs of grazing. The location...
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