National gene conservation unit number: 20
Population number: -

GCU
Date of collection of the field data entered: 2018
Date of the most recent visit: 2018

POPULATION
Year of Establishment of the GCU for the species: 2024
Date (or partial of date) of the most recent visit: 2018

Location

Unit country: United Kingdom
Unit province or state: Scotland
Unit department or county: Highland
Unit municipality: Strontian
Unit local name: Ariundle Oakwood NNR
Ownership of the unit: Public
Unit elevation [m a.s.l.]: 30 - 170
Unit surface area [ha]: 70.7
Coordinates ( Public coordinates): Latitude (Decimal):56.7214 | Longitude (Decimal): -5.5310

Soil: Fibric Histosols

Climate

Mean monthly temperature and mean monthly precipitation²

Climatic zone: Cool temperate.
Environmental zone:Cool temperate and moist.
Aridity index: 5.109

Species

All tree species growing in the unit: Alnus glutinosa; Betula pendula; Betula pubescens; Corylus avellana; Fraxinus excelsior; Ilex aquifolium; Prunus padus; Quercus petraea; Quercus robur; Sorbus aucuparia; Ulmus glabra
Target species for conservation in the GCU: Betula pubescens, Corylus avellana, Fraxinus excelsior, Quercus petraea, Quercus robur, Sorbus aucuparia

Unit type: Gene reserve forest, Biodiversity conservation

Target species: Sorbus aucuparia
Status of the target species in the GCU: Included
Category of the target species in the GCU: In situ
Origin of the target species in the GCU : Autochthonous
Population share (%): 25%
Estimated number of reproducing trees (interval): 501 - 5000
Status of long-term viable regeneration: Continuous

Management
Population management: Minimum intervention allowed
Predominant silvicultural system: -