British NVC community W8

NVC community W8 ("Fraxinus excelsior - Acer campestre - Mercurialis perennis" woodland) is one of the woodland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of the six communities falling in the "mixed deciduous and oak/birch woodlands" group.
This is a widely distributed community. There are seven subcommunities.
Community composition.
Six constant species are found in this community:
The following rare species are also associated with the community:
Distribution.
This community is widespread throughout lowland Britain, becoming scarcer in the north and west, where it is replaced by community W9.
Subcommunities.
There are seven subcommunities: