Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Porton Down

…types. Sheep's fescue Festuca ovina Avenula pratensis grassland, Cirsium acaule Asperula cynanchica typical sub community and the Pseudoscleropodium purum Prunella vulgaris and Holcus lanatus Trifolium repens sub communities. Upright brome Bromus erectus grassland typical subcomm…

Magpie Bottom

…histle Cirsium acaule, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, squinancywort Asperula cynanchica and horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa. Seven orchid species occur in the grassland, particularly in the northern part of the site, among them the scarce man orchid Orchis anthorpo…

Chilbolton Common

… example, dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule, cowslip Primula veris and squinancywort Asperula cynanchica. Of particular note within these areas are two parallel dry bank and ditch hollow ways which support a closely rabbit cropped species rich sward that bears close affinities with ty…

Shiplate Slait

…o variants, one characterised by dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule and Squinancywort Asperula cynanchica and another with particularly high cover of dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, common rose and salad burnet. Tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum grassland occurs mainly on deeper, moister …

Polruan to Polperro

… common dog-violet, common milkwort, glaucous sedge Carex flacca, squinancywort Asperula cynanchica, common centaury Centaurium erythraea, common mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum and germander speedwell Veronica chamaedrys with good numbers of the rather local pale flax Linum bienne.…

Draycott Sleights

…lea are abundant. Herbs typical of this type of grassland include squinancywort Asperula cynanchica, common rose Helianthemum nummularium, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, wild thyme Thymus praecox, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, field scabious Knautia arvensis, common centaury …

Axbridge Hill and Fry's Hill

…nguisorba, dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule and many others including squinancywort Asperula cynanchica, purging flax Linum catharticum, autumn lady’s tresses Spiranthes spiralis, carline thistle Carlina vulgaris, yellow wort Blackstonia perfoliata, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, smal…

Haydon and Askerswell Downs

…uents and containing many attractive chalk plants. These include squinancy-wort Asperula cynanchica, clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata and a number of species particularly associated with the Western Chalk such as rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus, betony Betonica officinal…

Amberley Mount to Sullington Hill

…typical chalk herbs including yellow wort Blackstonia perfoliata, squinancywort Asperula cynanchica, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, autumn gentian Gentianella amarella and clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata. A number of less common species are found including ro…

Chickengrove Bottom

…um is found here in what is probably its most southerly locality. Squinancywort Asperula cynanchica, clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata and dropwort Filipendula vulgaris occur with the restricted dwarf sedge Carex humilis in the areas of shorter turf. The grassland grades t…

Win Green Down

…lip Primula veris is abundant in places. Thyme Thymus praecox and squinancywort Asperula cynanchica are widespread especially on the large ant hills of the yellow meadow ant Lasius flavus. These are a particular feature of the slopes at the western end of the down. Several specie…

Rodney Stoke

…e thistle Carlina vulgaris, kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria and squinancywort Asperula cynanchica are found amongst the herb species. On the steepest slope sheeps Fescue, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, hairy violet Viola hirta and wild thyme Thymus praecox are all ab…

Wye and Crundale Downs

…mosa, autumn gentian Gentianella amarella, cowslip Primula veris, squinancywort Asperula cynanchica and common milkwort Polygala vulgaris. Also present are several orchids including the rare and specially protected early and late spider orchids Ophrys sphegodes and Ophrys fuciflo…

Three Dykes

…anthemum nummularium. This is one of few Yorkshire localities for squinancywort Asperula cynanchica, whilst horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa and purple milk vetch Astragalus danicus which occur here are rare in east Yorkshire. * Under Section 23 of the National Parks and Access…

Riddlesdown

…d quaking grass Briza media. Amongst the rich herb components are squinancywort Asperula cynanchica, yellow wort Blackstonia perfoliata, glaucous sedge Carex flacca, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, autumn gentian Gentianella amarella and yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor. Many of the…

Hog's Hole

… oat grass Avenula pratensis, stemless thistle Cirsium acaule and squinancywort Asperula cynanchica. The other principal grasses comprise red fescue Festuca rubra, quaking grass Briza media, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, hairy oat grass Avenula pubescens, Yorkshire fog H…

Ivinghoe Hills

…shoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa, kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria, squinancywort Asperula cynanchica, autumn gentian Gentianella amarella, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis and several other orchids including pyramidal, bee and frog Anacamptis p…

Willingdon Down

…right brome Bromus erectus dominate the sward in association with squinancywort Asperula cynanchica, dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule, eyebright Euphrasia nemorosa, autumn gentian Gentianella amarella, fairy flax Linum catharticum and salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba. Rarer plants i…

Cockey Down

…lavescens and many herbs. Devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis, squinancywort Asperula cynanchica, kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium and small scabious Scabiosa columbaria are abundant. In contrast, sheep's fescue Festuca ovina, creste…

Farleton Knott

…corniculatus, the uncommon limestone bedstraw Galium sterneri and squinancywort Asperula cynanchica. On this predominantly calcareous site areas of deeper drift soils, found in hollows and on terraces, support contrasting acidic communities. Mat grass Nardus stricta and sheep's f…

Salisbury Plain

… eastern and central ranges, are low growing perennials includings quinancywort Asperula cynanchica, chalk milkwort Polygala calcarea, dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule, wild thyme Thymus praecox, the nationally scarce bastard toadflax Thesium humifusum and purple milk vetch Astragalu…

Taynton Quarries

…e, wild thyme Thymus praecox, horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa, squinancywort Asperula cynanchica and bee orchid Ophrys apifera. The most recent quarry was last worked extensively in 1939 and now demonstrates the earliest stages of succession on the site. Among the colonisers a…

Ellesborough and Kimble Warrens

…sociated particularly with rabbit scrapes. Notable plants include squinancywort Asperula cynanchica, chalk eyebright Euphrasia pseudokerneri and, in its only Buckinghamshire locality, musk orchid Herminium monorchis. The bryophyte flora is rich on the north and east facing slopes…

Totternhoe Knolls

…rseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa, large thyme Thymus pulegioides, squinancywort Asperula cynanchica, autumn gentian Gentianella amarella, clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata, sainfoin Onobrychis viciifolia and dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule. Orchid species are well represented…

Inkpen and Walbury Hills

…, hoary plantain Plantago media, stemless thistle Cirsium acaule, squinancywort Asperula cynanchica, lady's bedstraw Galium verum, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus and ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris. The north facing slopes of Inkpen Hill, Gallows Down and Walbury Hill generally suppo…

Ham Hill

…um acaule. The less common horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa and squinancywort Asperula cynanchica also occur, while both clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata and autumn gentian Gentianella amarella are abundant. Orchids are exceptionally well represented; the eight species …

Hutton Roof Crags

…estone bedstraw Galium sterneri, vernal sandwort Minuartia verna, squinancywort Asperula cynanchica, spring cinquefoil Potentilla tabernaemontani, fly orchid Ophrys insectifera and mountain everlasting Antennaria dioica. Limited patches of basic heath occur in mosaic with calcare…

Blow's Down

…w oat grass Avenula pratensis, kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria, squinancywort Asperula cynanchica, dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule, common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria and wild thyme Thymus polytrichus. …

Watlington and Pyrton Hills

…e vetch Hippocrepis comosa, kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria and squinancywort Asperula cynanchica. The nationally rare candytuft Iberis amara, a plant which has its British distribution centred on the western scarp of the Chilterns, is a notable species of the sward. Other unco…

Toyd Down and Quarry

…ock cress Arabis hirsuta, autumn gentian Gentianella amarella and squinancywort Asperula cynanchica. Toyd Quarry has a considerable and developing entomological interest, notably butterflies. It supports one of the strongest Hampshire colonies of the small blue Cupido minimus and…

Prescombe Down

…ch Hippocrepis comosa, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, squinancywort Asperula cynanchica and the scarce endemic early gentian Gentianella anglica are more restricted to the warm south facing slopes and sheltered coombes. Here too, autumn lady'stresses Spiranthes spiral…

Middle Hope

…s, lady's bedstraw Galium verum, fairy flax Linum catharticum and squinancywort Asperula cynanchica and occasional green winged orchid Orchismario, yellow wort Blackstonia perfoliata and common centaury Centaurium erythraea. The scrub towards the west of the site is dominated by …

Kingley Vale

…e chalk milkwort Polygala calcarea, wild thyme Thymus praecox and squinancywort Asperula cynanchica. Several uncommon plants are present, including autumn gentian Gentianella amarella, roundheaded rampion Phyteuma orbiculare, bee orchid Ophrys apifera, autumn lady's tresses Spir…

Dancersend

…eously. Additional grassland species found on Coombe Hill include squinancywort Asperula cynanchica, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria, horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa, clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata and felwort Gentianella amarella as well as suspected hybrids betw…

Rotherley Downs

… of chalk grassland, including salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, squinancywort Asperula cynanchica and fairy flax Linum catharticum. Plants which are indicative of a long period of uninterrupted management without ploughing, fertilisers or herbicides include heath grass Danthoni…

Foulden Common

…inated by red fescue Festuca rubra and the abundant herbs include squinancywort Asperula cynanchica, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata, autumn gentian Gentianella amarella, large thyme Thymus pulegioides and fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopse…

Warham Camp

…ng the more interesting are common rose Helianthemum nummularium, squinancywort Asperula cynanchica, larger wild thyme Thymus pulegioides, cowslip Primula veris, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, felwort Gentianella amarella and pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis. Butterfly spe…

Hackhurst and White Downs

…ep's fescue Festuca ovina. Typical chalk grassland herbs, such as squinancywort Asperula cynanchica, yellow wort Blackstonia perfoliata, felwort Gentianella amarella, bee orchid Ophrys apifera, fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea and pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis are we…

Wormsley Chalk Banks

…llflower Campanula glomerata, horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa, squinancywort Asperula cynanchica and the nationally rare chalk eyebright Euphrasia pseudokerneri, as well as early and Chiltern gentians Gentianella anglica and G. germanica, the former gentian being only known fr…

Clayton to Offham Escarpment

…utumn gentian Gentianella amarella, marjoram Origanum vulgare and squinancywort Asperula cynanchica. Also present are burnt orchid Neotinea ustulata, fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea, frog orchid Dactylorhiza viridis, musk orchid Herminium monorchis, green winged orchid Anacam…

Croker's Hole

…small scabious Scabiosa columbaria, dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule, squinancywort Asperula cynanchica, devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis, wild thyme Thymus praecox, bastard toadflax, chalk milkwort Polygala calcarea, horseshoe and kidney vetches Hippocrepis comosa and Anthylli…

Figsbury Ring

…nula rotundifolia are widespread while other chalk herbs, such as squinancywort Asperula cynanchica, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria and wild thyme Thymus praecox, are locally abundant. Among this vegetation there are several thousand orchid plants, mainly fragrant Gymnadenia …

Holies Down

…la amarella, wild thyme Thymus praecox, hairy violet Viola hirta, squinancywort Asperula cynanchica, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria, hawkweed ox tongue Picris hieracioides and rest harrow Ononis repens. Many of the species which occur are characteristic of agriculturally unim…

West Woodhay Down

…lis, purging flax Linum catharticum, crosswort Cruciata laevipes, squinancywort Asperula cynanchica, burnet saxifrage small scabious Scabiosa columbaria, cowslip Primula veris, wild mignonette Reseda lutea, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba sp. minor, fragrant orchid Gymnadenia c…

Knocking Hoe

…’s fescue Festuca ovina dominates the short springy turf in which squinancywort Asperula cynanchica, fairy flax Linum catharticum, common bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, cowslip Primula veris, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba and hairy violet Viola hirta are abundant. Ye…

Broomhill Burrows

…a canina, wild thyme Thymus praecox, biting stonecrop Sedum acre, squinancywort Asperula cynanchica and carline thistle Carlina vulgaris are abundant components of the short dune turf in the inland areas.Dune slack or wet dune hollows are a major feature of this dune system. They…

Gooderstone Warren

…h are uncommon in East Anglia. Rockrose Helianthemum nummularium, squinancywort Asperula cynanchica, dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha and dropwort Filipendula vulgaris are amongst the more unusual species present, along with Hairy oat grass Aven…

Lewes Downs

…e vetch Hippocrepis comosa, yellow wort Blackstonia perfoliata and sqinancywort Asperula cynanchica are widespread and in Caburn Bottom an exceptional quantity of marjoram Origanum vulgare occurs and is important as a food plant for the chalkhill blue butterfly. A number of plant…

King's Play Hill

…ilkwort Polygala calcarea, horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa and squinancywort Asperula cynanchica. Lesser butterfly orchid Platanthera bifolia, fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea and early purple orchid Orchis mascula are also frequent. Species of nationally restricted distrib…

Far Arnside

… as salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, wild thyme Thymus praecox, squinancywort Asperula cynanchica, horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria and purging flax Linum catharticum. Associated grasses and sedges …

Black Hill Down

… herbs of this grassland include harebell Campanula rotundifolia, squinancywort Asperula cynanchica, rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, cowslip Primula veris and autumn gentian Gentianella amarella. Very typical of west/central Dorset chalk are frequent devil’s-bit scabious Succ…

Gomm Valley

…arline and stemless thistles Carlina vulgaris and Cirsium acaule, squinancywort Asperula cynanchica, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria, common centaury Centaurium erythraea, twayblade Neottia ovata and pyramidal, bee and common spotted orchids Anacamptis pyramidalis, Ophrys apif…

Wookey Hole

…rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, eyebright Euphrasia nemorosa, squinancywort Asperula cynanchica and wild thyme Thymus praecox. Wookey Hole is an important roost for greater horseshoe bats Rhinolophus ferrumequinum.

Streatley Warren

…ox and autumn gentian Gentianella amarella. Other species include squinancywort Asperula cynanchica and fairy flax Linum catharticum, which occur more commonly in the shorter turf; and black knapweed Centaurea nigra, burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga and wild basil Origanum v…

Upton Cow Down

…erectus with many herbs characteristic of lime rich areas such as squinancywort Asperula cynanchica, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa and chalk milkwort Polygala calcarea. This type of community is found over chalk throughout southern England …

Burton Leonard Lime Quarry

…lude buckthorn Rhamnus cathartica, burnet rose Rosa spinosissima, squinancywort Asperula cynanchica, pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis, heath grass Danthonia decumbens and yellow wort Blackstonia perfoliata. The site supports both primary and secondary grasslands, the forme…

Aston Rowant

…h sward which includes clustered bell flower Campanula glomerata, squinancywort Asperula cynanchica and stemless thistle Cirsium acaule. The rough, more lightly grazed areas on deeper soils at the base of Beacon Hill and to the south of Bald Hill have communities dominated by upr…

Scout and Cunswick Scars

…a, horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa, wild thyme Thymus praecox, squinancywort Asperula cynanchica, fairy flax Linum catharticum, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum and the local lesser meadow rue Thalictrum minus. In addition to limestone bedstraw a number of other montan…

East Walton and Adcock's Common

…scabious Scabiosa columbaria, horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa, squinancywort Asperula cynanchica, thyme Thymus pulegioides, felwort Gentianella amarella and the locally rare field gentian Gentianella campestris. In places the soils are deeper and less calcareous giving rise t…

Totternhoe Chalk Quarry

…rseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa, large thyme Thymus pulegioides, squinancywort Asperula cynanchica, pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis, and bee orchid Ophrys apifera. Other notable species are cypress spurge Euphorbia cyparissias, a plant rare in Bedfordshire, chalkey ebrig…

Arundel Park

… fescues Festuca spp. among which grow wild thyme Thymus praecox, squinancywort Asperula cynanchica and salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba. Plants uncommon in Sussex include round headed rampion Phyteuma orbiculare and field fleawort Senecio integrifolius. There is a variety of wo…

White Horse Hill

…hoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa, stemless thistle Cirsium acaule and squinancywort Asperula cynanchica amongst the many abundant herbs. Rarer plants in these areas include the nationally scarce bastard-toadflax Thesium humifusum and the local pale flax Linum bienne, sainfoin Onobryc…

Wolstonbury Hill

…ich typical downland plants such as eyebright Euphrasia nemorosa, squinancywort Asperula cynanchica and marjoram Origanum vulgare are prominent. Rarer plants include roundheaded rampion Phyteuma orbiculare and a range of orchids, bee orchid Ophrys apifera, fly orchid Ophrys insec…

Jack Scout

…pring sandwort Minuartia verna. Also present in this community is squinancywort Asperula cynanchica, which is rare in north west England, green winged orchid Anacamptis morio, a plant which is declining nationally, a thriving colony of autumn lady’s tresses Spiranthes spiralis an…

Whitbarrow

…ribed above, known as the hoary rock rose squinancywort Helianthemum oelandicum Asperula cynanchica type, which is only found at a few other localities in South Cumbria such as Scout Scar, Humphrey Head and Arnside Knott. Due to the very dry and unstable calcareous conditions the…

Bacombe and Coombe Hills

… Leontodon hispidus, clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata and squinancywort Asperula cynanchica as well as the moss Entodon concinnus, a species indicative of long established chalk grassland. A special feature is the occurrence of the liverwort association characterised by F…

Wylye and Church Dean Downs

…ly abundant here and support a number of trailing species such as squinancywort Asperula cynanchica and wild thyme Thymus praecox, growing with annuals such as common whitlow grass Erophila verna.

Folkestone to Etchinghill Escarpment

…shoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, squinancywort Asperula cynanchica and small scabious Scabiosa columbaria. There is a thin scattering of shrubs, mainly hawthorn, along most of the escarpment. Extensive areas of dense hawthorn and gorse scrub are p…

Yarnbury Castle

…er trailing herbs are represented by common thyme Thymus praecox, squinancywort Asperula cynanchica and common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium. Several plants of nationally restricted distribution occur, including field fleawort Senecio integrifolius, bastard toadflax Thesium …

Compton Chine to Steephill Cove

… thyme Thymus praecox, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, squinancywort Asperula cynanchica, bee orchid Ophrys apifera, carline thistle Carlina vulgaris, dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria and burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga. Populatio…

Botley Down

…crepis comosa occur in quantity, with less frequent occurrence of squinancywort Asperula cynanchica clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata autumn gentian Gentianella amarella and carline thistle Carlina vulgaris. Orchids are widespread, such as lesser butterfly orchid Platanthe…

Sidmouth to Beer Coast

…eous soils present. These include purging flax Linum catharticum, squinancywort Asperula cynanchica, carline thistle Carlina vulgaris, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, ploughman’s spikenard Inula conyza and salad burnet Poterium sangu…

Penard Valley

…estone grasslands is the occurrence of such attractive species as squinancywort Asperula cynanchica, purging flax Linum catharticum, sheep's-bit Jasione montana and bloody cranesbill Geranium sanguineum. The small shingle beach supports a range of typical species including sea ho…

Barker Scar

…mmon plants have been recorded from this grassland. These include squinancywort Asperula cynanchica, common centaury Centaurium erythraea, limestone bedstraw Galium sterneri, common gromwell Lithospermum officinale, green winged orchid Anacamptis morio and spring cinquefoil Poten…

Wilmington Downs

… in flowering plants including salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, squinancywort Asperula cynanchica, chalk milkwort Polygala calcarea, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, Autumn lady's tresses Spiranthes spiralis and a plant which is restricted to chalk in Southern Britain, round hea…

Burcombe Down

… cowslip Primula veris, clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata, squinancywort Asperula cynanchica, horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa and common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium. Also present are devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis, chalk milkwort Polygala calcarea and saw…

Linton Common

…y occur including the pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis and squinancywort Asperula cynanchica.

Baverstock Juniper Bank

…ing chalk herbs survive, such as fairy flax Linum catharticum and squinancywort Asperula cynanchica. The mosaic of grassland and scrub supports a variety of fauna, although recording has been limited to date. Juniper is the sole host to various insects and fungi and a stand of ov…

Congrove Field and The Tumps

… steep sided hummocks. Common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, squinancywort Asperula cynanchica and kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria are also present on the hummocks while devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis can be found in the damper hollows. The grassland communities pr…

Ringstead Downs

…s and a wide variety of characteristic herbs is present including squinancywort Asperula cynanchica, dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule, wild thyme Thymus praecox, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, burnet saxifrade Pimpinella saxifraga, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria and eyebright Eup…

Dunstable and Whipsnade Downs

…rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule, squinancywort Asperula cynanchica, burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga and salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba. Also present are glaucous sedge Carex flacca, yellow wort Blackstonia perfoliata, autumn gentian Genti…

Chippenham Fen and Snailwell Poor's Fen

…spotted orchid D. fuchsii, marsh helleborine Epipactis palustris, squinancywort Asperula cynanchica and Cambridge milk parsley Selinum carvifolia which is locally abundant here and several sedges. Areas of chalk grassland lie to the north of the fen grassland and grade into it. A…

Windsor Hill

…grassland is less mossy, with several local plant species such as squinancywort Asperula cynanchica, chalk eyebright Euphrasia pseudokerneri, horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa, felwort Gentianella amarella and clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata. A further small area of cha…

Sutton Combe

…ssland is rich in herbs with south facing slopes holding abundant squinancywort Asperula cynanchica, bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus and salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba. horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa and common rose Helianthemum nummularium are locally frequent here…

Nicodemus Heights

…e rock, and amongst the abundant sheep’s fescue there is frequent squinancywort Asperula cynanchica, wild thyme Thymus polytrichus and mouse-ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum. The Nationally Scarce dwarf mouse-ear Cerastium pumilum also occurs here, together with a variety of sm…

Cliff House

…limestone herbs present in some quantity within the sward include squinancywort Asperula cynanchica, purple milk vetch Astragulus danicus and clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata. The site is of particular interest in being one of the few locations for burnt tip orchid Neotin…

Eggardon Hill & Luccas Farm

…ca ovina and glaucous sedge Carex flacca are rich in herbs. Here, squinancywort Asperula cynanchica, common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii, rock-rose Helianthemum nummularium, betony Betonica officinalis, devil’s-bit Succisa pratensis and rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus are…

Cley Hill

…thyme Thymus praecox, pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis and squinancywort Asperula cynanchica widespread. Certain species present in chalk grasslands are considered indicative of a long period of uninterrupted management without ploughing, fertilisers or herbicides. Those o…

Lydden and Temple Ewell Downs

…ed in the retention of many characteristic downland herbs such as squinancywort Asperula cynanchica, horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa, chalk milkwort Polygala calcarea, fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea and autumn lady's tresses Spiranthes spiralis. A number of rarities also …

Kingston Escarpment & Iford Hill

…s is typically rich in species with such characteristic plants as squinancywort Asperula cynanchica, horse shoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, eyebright Euphrasia officinalis and salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba growing within a short sward dominated b…

Isle of Portland

…line thistle Carlina acaulis, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria, squinancywort Asperula cynanchica, pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis and bee orchid Ophrys apifera. The sea cliffs of Portland hold a varied maritime flora which includes frequent rock samphire Crithmum mari…

Queendown Warren

…he more interesting species are chalk milkwort Polygala calcarea, squinancywort Asperula cynanchica, horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa and several species of orchids including the rare early spider orchid Ophrys sphegodes. Another rare plant present is meadow clary Salvia praten…

Pitstone Hill

…mn gentian Gentianella amarella, dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule and squinancywort Asperula cynanchica. The grassland is taller amongst the areas of scattered scrub with upright brome Bromopsis erecta, common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, wild …

Arnside Knott

…dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, squinancywort Asperula cynanchica, fairy flax Linum catharticum and the limestone bedstraw Galium sterneri. A number of nationally rare and more local species also occur within the community such as the arctic alp…

Oddy Hill and Tring Park

… particularly species rich with carline thistle Carlina vulgaris, squinancywort Asperula cynanchica, spring sedge Carex caryophyllea, large thyme Thymus pulegioides and autumn gentian Gentianella amarella adding to the diversity. Notable is the abundance of Chiltern gentian G. g…

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