Mire habitat includes all acidic wetland with impeded drainage, including bog pools. Heath species may be present, though in a poorly developed form. Cotton grasses and mosses, especially Sphagnum mosses, may be abundant.

Mires are short of palatable species, their nutritional value is low and generally they are not attractive to stock. However, some may be species-rich. The sward structure may suffer from excessive trampling if livestock stocking levels are high or if the mire is on a natural route to more palatable areas in the woodland mosaic. 

This habitat does not need grazing to maintain its biodiversity value. With the relatively low stocking density recommended for woodland grazing, mires are unlikely to become overgrazed or excessively trampled. In section 6 of these guidance notes you will find guidance on setting stocking densities in woodland containing significant areas of this habitat.

Mires included in a woodland mosaic may be included in the UK Biodiversity Habitat Action Plan - Blanket bog

Active blanket bog, (blanket bog with 'a significant area of vegetation that is normally peat forming) is an EC Habitats Directive priority habitat.

Bog woodland is a special sort of woodland, usually consisting of stunted birch or Scots pine. Scattered trees “occur across the surface of a bog in a relatively stable relationship as open woodland, without loss of bog species” (see JNCC habitat accounts). The nutritional value of bog woodland will be similar to that of open mires. This habitat is an EC Habitats Directive priority habitat.