NVC community W5 ( Alnus glutinosa Alnus glutinosa - Carex paniculata woodland) is one of the woodland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system; it is one of seven woodland communities in the NVC classed as " wet woodlands".

Community composition

There are six constant species:

• Alnus glutinosa, the common alder
• Carex paniculata, the greater tussock-sedge
• Galium palustre, common marsh bedstraw
• Rubus fruticosus agg.
• Brachythecium rutabulum, a moss
• Eurhynchium praelongum, a moss

Distribution

The communities are fairly widespread in lowland England if localised, but much less frequent in Wales and Scotland.

References

• Rodwell, J. S. (1991) British Plant Communities Volume 1 - Woodlands and scrub ISBN  0-521-23558-8 (hardback), ISBN  0-521-62721-4 (paperback)