Division IV General information on each plot
United Kingdom
The following general information on each permanent observation plot for the intensive and continuous monitoring shall be collected during the installation of a new plot and the first surveys:
| Installation | First surveys |
|---|---|
| — Descriptive code | |
| Country | |
| Observation plot number | |
| Actual latitude and longitude | |
| — Site data | |
| Altitude | |
| Orientation | |
| Total plot size | |
| Number of trees in plot | |
| Subplot (if any) | |
| Availability of water to the principal species | |
| Humus type | |
| Soil unit (estimate) | |
| — Stand data | |
| Mean age of dominant storey | |
| Main tree species | |
| Yield (estimate) | |
| — Other observations | |
| History of the plot | |
| Other monitoring stations situated nearby |
Where additional plots are installed in order to complete the national intensive monitoring programme, the Member States shall forward to the European Commission for each installed plot the information collected during the installation using a data file and reports (by the end of the same year in which the installation took place).
All changes during the years concerning the monitoring set-up and other important information (e.g. forest operations, storms and pests incidents) shall be submitted yearly.