C3 Mixed high forest

Definition of landscape category

Mixed high forest - Areas greater than 0.25 ha which are wider than 20m and have a tree canopy of at least 20% by area. Composed of an intimate mixture of broadleaved and coniferous species, where the minority group comprises more than 20%.

For this assessment no minimum mapping unit is applied.

Aerial definition of landscape category

Mixed high forest is detected via post processing of spatial association between predicted C1 and C2.

In the Peak District

There are few examples of this vegetation class in the peak district. Usually restricted to part of the larger commercial Plantations. (see C2).