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Grasslands and lands dominated by forbs, mosses or lichens
- Alpine, subalpine and extensive grasslands
  - Acid alpine, subalpine and extensive grassland
  - Calcareous alpine, subalpine and extensive grassland
- Woodland fringes and clearings and tall forb stands
  - Pteridium aquilinum fields
Hedgerows
Blanket bog complexes
Temperate thickets and scrub
Woodland, forest and other wooded land
- Mixed deciduous and coniferous woodland
- Coniferous woodland
  - Nemoral bog conifer woodland
  - Pinus sylvestris woodland south of the taiga
  - Highly artificial coniferous plantations
- Exotic woodland and scrub
- Broadleaved deciduous woodland
  - Meso- and eutrophic Quercus, Carpinus, Fraxinus, Acer, Tilia, Ulmus and related woodland
  - Broadleaved swamp woodland
  - Acidophilous Quercus-dominated woodland
  - Non-riverine woodland with Betula, Populus tremula or Sorbus aucuparia
Marine habitats
- Littoral sediments
  - Coastal saltmarshes and saline reedbeds
- Littoral rock and other hard substrata
Coastal habitats
- Rock cliffs, ledges and shores, including supralittoral
- Coastal shingle
- Coastal dunes and sandy shores
Inland surface waters
Arable land and market gardens
- Mixed crops of market gardens and horticulture
Cultivated areas of gardens and parks
Atlantic parkland
Constructed, industrial and other artificial habitats
- Buildings of cities, towns and villages / Low density buildings
- Extractive industrial sites
- Transport networks and other constructed hard-surfaced areas
  - Motorway
  - Road networks
  - Rail networks
  - B Roads, local streets and minor roads
  - A Road
  - Private roads, publically accessible and restricted
  - Hard-surfaced areas of ports
  - Constructed parts of cemeteries
- Extractive industrial sites / Waste deposits
- Highly artificial man-made waters and associated structures
Montane habitats
- Montane vegetation
Raised and blanket bogs

About these habitats

These habitats are derived using the EUNIS Land Cover Scotland geospatial layer provided by Scottish Natural Heritage. This is a Scotland raster based (10m) landcover made up of best available national data classified according to the EUNIS (EUropean Nature Information System). The main purpose of the landcover is to provide well-known, nationally consistent information for SNH’s national habitat network models. Secondary purposes include input for other analysis projects as well as map backdrops.
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