Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Rhos Goch (Rhos Goch Common)

…s Polytrichum strictum and P. commune, white sedge Carex canescens and the moss Aulacomnium palustre. The ridges and hummocks within the raised mire are generally dominated by heather and cross-leaved heath with frequent common cottongrass, hare’s-tail cottongrass, purple moor-gr…

Aughnadarragh Lough

…munities occur over a dense, mossy layer that includes such species as Sphagnum palustre, Aulacomnium palustre and Polytrichum commune. Drier, raised areas of peat support relict bog vegetation dominated by the dwarf-shrubs heather Calluna vulgaris and cross leaved heath Erica te…

Prolusk

…ge Carex echinata. Herbs are widespread and include marsh willowherb Epilobium palustre, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile. In areas with more open water, pondweeds Potamogeton spp., are conspicuous. An exte…

Rhos Llawr Cwrt

…Juncus acutiflorus accompanied by herbs, including common marsh-bedstraw Galium palustre, sneezewort Achillea ptarmica and marsh violet Viola palustris. On drier banks and hummocks there are neutral grasslands where crested dog’s-tail Cynosurus cristatus and common knapweed Centa…

Corsydd Nug a Merddwr

…osum and S. capillifolium that include other bryophytes such as S. recurvum, S. palustre, S. subnitens, S. tenellum, Aulacomnium palustre and Mylia anomala. Where grazing pressure is lowest and the blanket mire surface driest heather Calluna vulgaris becomes locally abundant as d…

Black Snib

…e is a high percentage cover of mosses over much of the area including Sphagnum palustre, S. subnitens, S. recurvum, Aulacomnium palustre and Dicranum scoparium. Cross leaved heath, heather, common cotton grass, hare's tail cotton grass, purple moor grass and Cladonia lichens are…

Ringdown

…ely of a mire community with a patchy bryophyte cover, particularly of Sphagnum palustre, S. papillosum, S. subnitens and Aulacomnium palustre. The most abundant grass is purple moor grass Molinia caerulea with sedges forming a significant part of the sward, the most frequent of …

Slaidhills Moss

…tre of the moss, lawns of bog-mosses (Sphagnum species) occur, notably Sphagnum palustre, Sphagnum capillifolium and Sphagnum fimbriatum, along with bog groove-moss Aulacomnium palustre. These form floating islands with little vascular plant cover except sparse bottle sedge Carex…

Hart Bog

…seep down from the steep slopes above. bog mosses predominate, in particular S. palustre, Sphagnum plumulosum, S. recurvum and S. rubellum. The mosses Polytrichum commune and Aulacomnium palustre are also present. Other plantsinclude an abundance of grey sedge Carex divulsa, comm…

Bradworthy Common

…quent hummocks with species such as Sphagnum subnitens, S. capillifolium and S. palustre. The area is also atypical in exhibiting an abundance of bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum and of sedges, particularly star sedge Carex echinata and caranation sedge C. panicea, the latter f…

Knock Dhu Sallagh Braes

…l Equisetum fluviatile, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre and occasional marsh hawk's-beard Crepis paludosa. The ‘brown moss’ component of the fen is of particular interest. Giant spear wort Calliergon giganteum is locally abundant, with frequent ye…

Shelve Pool

…l Equisetum fluviatile, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre and marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris are important components, although varying in abundance spatially. Bog moss Sphagnum spp., the mosses Calliergon cordifolium and Aulacomnium palustre …

Bryn-bwch

…ss Eriophorum angustifolium carnation sedge, the mosses Polytrichum commune and Aulacomnium palustre and the bog mosses Sphagnum papillosum and S. subnitens. A small strip of mire at the northern end of the site is less heavily grazed. Here the purple moor grass forms dense tusso…

Knocknashangan

…ique conditions at Knocknashangan; other mosses present include bog groove moss Aulacomnium palustre and pointed spear moss Calliergonell cuspidatum. In addition to the grassland, Knocknashangan also has small areas of wet heath vegetation which occur in a mosaic with the fen mea…

Black Firs & Cranberry Bog

…lifolium subsp. rubellum and various leafy liverworts, often capped by the moss Aulacomnium palustre. Cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos, round leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia and cross leaved heath Erica tetralix are abundant associates. The intervening Sphagnum flats and hollows…

Cumwhitton Moss

…teres carpet containing the attractive rare moss Tomentypnum nitens, along with Aulacomnium palustre. Other interesting species recorded include Sphagnum contortum, dioecious sedge Carex dioica and smooth stalked sedge Carex laevigata. The acid bog in the north west of the site o…

Black Moss

…st another five species of Sphagnum have been recorded here along with the moss Aulacomnium palustre and hair moss Polytrichum commune. Also associated with these lawns are bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum and round leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia. The westernmost portion of…

Ash Fell

…nal purple moor grass. The presence of bog mosses Sphagnum species and the moss Aulacomnium palustre also mark this transition. Where the ground is particularly wet then species such as bog asphodel and compact rush Juncus conglomeratus also occur. A constituent of the flora whic…

Moss of Killimster

…ichens and woolly fringe-moss Racomitrium lanuginosum. The nationally rare moss Aulacomnium palustre occurs on the site along with two other nationally scare moss species: Sphagnum austinii and Dicranum bergeri.

The Stiperstones & The Hollies

…s of wet flushes in which mosses such as Sphagnum spp., Polytrichum commune and Aulacomnium palustre form a significant component of the vegetation. Also present are a number of peat land plants including bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, common cotton grass Eriophorum angustif…

Cullentra Lough

…rosera rotundifolia and the mosses Sphagnum cuspidatum, Sphagnum papillosum and Aulacomnium palustre. In addition to the diverse wetland vegetation, the notable plant species cowbane Cicuta virosa has been recorded in the area. Cullentra Lough is also an important wetland for inv…

Selshion

… sphagnum bog-mosses, including a number of additional species such as Sphagnum palustre, Sphagnum squarrosum, Sphagnum capillifolium and Sphagnum papillosum. Towards the edges of the area, the acid fen dominated by sphagnum mosses gradually gives way to a taller herb-dominated c…

High Lickbarrow Mires and Pastures

…s. Some are colonised by a bottle sedge Carex rostrata marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre community while others are dominated by a sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus slender sedge Carex lasiocarpa canopy. Generally the common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium replaces the…

Fachwen Isaf

…sphodel Narthecium ossifragum, heath rush Juncus squarrosus and bog groove-moss Aulacomnium palustre, which further adds to the diversity and interest of the fen-meadow grassland. As the soils become freer-draining, the damp fen-meadow vegetation grades into drier acid grassland …

Rhosydd Llanpumsaint

…ex canescens, wild cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos and marsh willowherb Epilobium palustre. Tall purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea dominates some basins. These usually have wild angelica Angelica sylvestris, marsh willowherb and marsh bedstraw Galium palustre growing among the pur…

Danes Moss

…ants such as round leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre and bottle sedge Carex rostrata. Labrador tea Ledum palustre, a nationally rare plant, was previously recorded in the small area planted with conifers in the 1950s, but cuttings from the orig…

Cors Cae'r Neuadd

…bundance of bottle sedge Carex rostrata, the bog-mosses Sphagnum cuspidatum, S. palustre, S. recurvum and S. subnitens, common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium, sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus and marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, with frequent bogbean Menyanthes trif…

Hisehope Burn Valley

…d flushed areas are dominated by bryophytes including Calliergonell cuspidatum, Aulacomnium palustre, Campylium stellatum, Palustriella commutatum and Ctenidium molluscum. Several species of local occurrence in County Durham are present in this mire complex including few flowered…

Long Mynd

…sh Juncus effusus, sedges Carex demissa and C. nigra with marsh bedstraw Galium palustre and greater bird’s foot trefoil Lotus pedunculatus. This plant community is typical of western uplands in Britain and occurs on the Long Mynd towards the edge of its range. A series of valle…

Brendon and Vealand Fen

…n Valeriana officinalis water mint Mentha aquatica and marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre. Beds of bladder-sedge Carex vesicaria, common sedge C. nigra, greater tussock-sedge Carex paniculata and wood club-rush Scirpus sylvaticus have developed in places, while the presence of yel…

Subberthwaite, Blawith and Torver Low Commons

…d liverworts such as the bog moss Sphagnum capillifolium, Polytrichum strictum, Aulacomnium palustre, Ordontoschisma sphagni and Mylia anomala. The cover of bog moss can be more patchy in certain parts of the mires and the balance of species can change further to include hare's …

Crossbane Lough

…ccisa pratencis occur locally, growing over a moss leyerr dominated by Sphagnum palustre and Sphagnum recurvum. Much of the area to the south and east of the lough is covered by heathland vegetation and cut-over bog, dominated by heather Calluna vulgaris and cross leaved heath E…

Cors y Llyn

… common cottongrass, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre. The peripheral "lagg zone" around the basins comprises woodland dominated by downy birch Betula pubescens or, in places, by naturalised Scot's pine, along with frequent rusty willow Salix ci…

Meddon Moor

… The site supports a diverse bryophyte flora (mosses and liverworts) including Aulacomnium palustre, Campylium stellatum, Breutelia chrysocoma, Ordontoschisma sphagni, Hypnum jutlandicum and several Sphagnum species, such as Sphagnum tenellum. Also of interest is the presence of…

Pen-Common, Llanbedr

… Eriophorum angustifolium, common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris and the mosses Aulacomnium palustre, Palustriella commutata var. falcatum and Philonotis fontana. A small stream along the northern edge of the common is fringed by further areas of sedge-rich flush. The channel its…

Bolton Fell and Walton Mosses

…the bog mosses papillose bog moss Sphagnum papillosum, blunt leaved bog moss S. palustre, magellanic bog moss Sphagnum magellanicum, soft bog moss S. tenellum, lustrous bog moss S. subnitens, red bog moss S. capillifolium, S. recurvum and feathery bog moss Sphagnum cuspidatum. Mo…

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