NVC community W8 (Fraxinus excelsior -Acer campestre -Mercurialis perennis woodland) is one of thewoodlandcommunities in theBritish 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 sevensubcommunities.

Sixconstant species are found in this community:

• Field Maple (Acer campestre)
• Hazel (Corylus avellana)
• Ash (Fraxinus excelsior)
• Dog's-mercury (Mercurialis perennis)
• Bramble (Rubus fruticosus agg.)
• Common Feather-moss (Eurhynchium praelongum)

The followingrare species are also associated with the community:

• Narrow-leaved Bittercress (Cardamine impatiens)
• Mezereon (Daphne mezereum)
• Wood Fescue (Festuca altissima)
• Mountain Currant (Ribes alpinum)
• Oxlip (Primula elatior)
• Primula × digenea, the hybrid between Oxlip andPrimrose (P. vulgaris)
• Large-leaved Lime (Tilia platyphyllos)

This community is widespread throughout lowland Britain, becoming scarcer in the north and west, where it is replaced by communityW9.

There are sevensubcommunities:

• thePrimula vulgaris -Glechoma hederacea subcommunity
• theAnemone nemorosa subcommunity
• theDeschampsia cespitosa subcommunity
• theHedera helix subcommunity
• theGeranium robertianum subcommunity
• theAllium ursinum subcommunity
• theTeucrium scorodonia subcommunity

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

• British National Vegetation Classification woodland and scrub communities

• Articles with short description
• Short description matches Wikidata