Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Dabble Bank

…otified for the nationally scarce grassland communities NVC CG2 Festuca ovina – Avenula pratensis and CG6 Avenula pubescens established on magnesian limestone. Dabble Bank faces west in a small valley cut into the magnesian limestone plateau and retains unimproved, species rich…

The Brinks, Northwold

…a nigra community. The sward includes red fescue Festuca rubra, downy oat grass Avenula pubescens, quaking grass Briza media and the herbs black knapweed Centaurea nigra, daisy Bellis perennis, pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus, bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, meadow vetchli…

Mynydd Marian

…eeper soils which are more accessible to rabbit grazing support Festuca ovina - Avenula pratensis grassland. Frequent to dominant grasses include sheep’s fescue, crested hair grass and meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis. On areas which have become modified by trampling crested do…

Porton Down

…lous grassland communities of the following 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 br…

Tytherington Down

…than 20 species of grass have been recorded from the site, with hairy oat grass Avenula pubescens, meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis, quaking grass Briza media and crested hairgrass Koeleria macrantha conspicuous. The turf is rich in herbs, with species characteristic of the S W…

Gooderstone Warren

…lgaris are amongst the more unusual species present, along with Hairy oat grass Avenula pubescens and meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis. The presence of heather Calluna vulgaris on slight ridges running down the valley side indicates that ground striping, created during the last…

Bryn Euryn

…ies of crags. The grassland, which is ungrazed, is dominated by hairy oat grass Avenula pubescens together with meadow oat grass Avenula pratense, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, quaking grass Briza media, common rockrose Helianthemum nummularium, salad burnet Poterium san…

Crook Burn, Dyeshaugh

…variety and value to the fen meadow. Other notable species are meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis, downy oat grass Avenula pubescens, greater tussock-sedge Carex paniculata, alternate leaved golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium alternifolium, common twayblade Neottia ovata and yellow …

Saltbox Hill

…sses typical of chalk soils such as quaking grass Briza media, meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis and downy oat grass Avenula pubescens. The grassland is however, particularly of interest for the rich diversity and abundance of colourful flowering herbs. Many are characteristic o…

Lielowan Meadow

…oil thin, some small areas of calcareous grassland occur. Both meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis and downy oat grass Avenula pubescens occur in these areas, together with a strong population of salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba growing here near its northern limit in Britain. Th…

Dumsey Meadow

…a, glaucous sedge Carex flacca, hoary plantain Plantago media, meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis, upright brome grass Bromus erectus and downy oat grass Avenula pubescens. Meadow crane's bill Geranium pratense has also been recorded. Burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga and str…

Parsonage Down

… site is broadly referable to the sheep’s fescue meadow oat grass Festuca ovina Avenula pratensis type. However red fescue Festuca rubra and downy oat grass Avenula pubescens also occur in areas of herb rich turf. This unusual feature may be related to local soils and topography.…

Williamston River Shingle

… Anthyllis vulneraria. Areas of tall grassland are dominated by downy oat grass Avenula pubescens, false oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius and lesser knapweed Centaurea nigra. Where the sandy soil is rich in lime the flora is very diverse, with plants such as meadow oat grass Avenu…

St. Dunstan's Well Catchment

…o the east of Stoke Lane Quarry. sheep's fescue Festuca ovina, meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus and common bent Agrostis capillaris are the most common grasses. crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, downy oat grass Avenula pubescens, yel…

The Bottoms

… Blue moor grass is dominant throughout much of the site, with meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis, quaking grass Briza media, cock’s foot Dactylis glomerata, sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina and crested hairgrass Koeleria macrantha all frequent. Other grasses include downy oat grass…

The Coombs, Hinton Parva

… characterised by the grasses sheep's fescue Festuca ovina and meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis and longer sward dominated by upright brome Bromus erectus. Several other grasses are widespread throughout including quaking grass Briza media, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha…

Hog's Hole

…rd is of a type characterised by sheep's fescue Festuca ovina, meadow 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 K…

Homington and Coombe Bissett Downs

… characterised by the grasses sheep's fescue Festuca ovina and meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis and longer sward dominated by upright brome Bromus erectus. Several other grasses are widespread throughout including quaking grass Briza media, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha…

Pentridge Down

…er cat’s tail Phleum bertolonii, sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. A tall grassy sward is present where grazing levels are low and this is characterised by the prominence of upright brome Bromopsis erecta, sheep’s fe…

Edford Woods & Meadows

…curs in abundance under a canopy which includes sessile oak, downy birch Betula pubescens and alder, a highly unusual feature in a Mendip woodland. The meadows and pastures are all located on Carboniferous shales. The sward is characterised by frequent crested dog's tail Cynosuru…

Blow's Down

…nd a range of characteristic chalk grassland species including meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis, kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria, squinancywort Asperula cynanchica, dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule, common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, sm…

Hemingford Grey Meadow

…ernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra and downy oat grass Avenula pubescens, together with adder’s tongue fern Ophioglossum vulgatum, cowslip Primula veris and green winged orchid Anacamptis morio. Other grasses include meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, …

Grove Farm

…oat grass Trisetum flavescens, meadow barley Hordeum secalinum, downy oat grass Avenula pubescens and heath grass. There is also an abundance of French oat grass Gaudinia fragilis which in Britain is only found as a major constituent of meadow/pasture sward on four sites in Somer…

Walden Meadows

…se, Trifolium repens. Where the calcareous influence is evident downy oat grass Avenula pubescens, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha and less commonly quaking grass Briza media occurs. Elements of the grassland more typical of a northern meadow community contain by contrast m…

Lydstep Head to Tenby Burrows

…am Ammophila arenaria dominates small areas of fore dunes, with downy oat grass Avenula pubescens, red fescue and occasional sea-holly Eryngium maritimum. On the more stable dunes inland, downy oat grass is abundant, with red fescue, smooth meadow-grass Poa pratensis, sweet verna…

Pen y Gogarth / Great Ormes Head

…s fescue Festuca ovina, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis and quaking grass Briza media with abundant herbs that include wild thyme Thymus polytrichus, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, carline thistle Carlina vulgaris, common rock rose He…

Knarsdale Meadows

…red fescue Festuca rubra, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, downy oat grass Avenula pubescens, quaking grass Briza media and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus. The most common herbs are wood cranesbill Geranium sylvaticum, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata, common sorrel Rumex …

Dancersend Waterworks

…iated with chalk soils such as tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum, hairy oat grass Avenula pubescens, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, quaking grass Briza media, glaucous sedge Carex flacca, fairy flax Linum catharticum, large thyme Thymus pulegioides, basil thyme Acinos arvens…

Hawes Water

…ludes such characteristic species as quaking grass Briza media meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, thyme Thymus praecox spp arcticus, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium and the nationally scare limestone bedstraw Galium sterneri, spri…

Deepdale Meadows, Langstrothdale

…Prunella vulgaris, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and downy oat grass Avenula pubescens. Some improved areas support an impoverished flora including meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris, red clover Trifolium pratense, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, mouse ear chickweed Cer…

East Harling Common

…his supports a large variety of calcicole plants with both species of oat grass Avenula pubescens and A. pratense frequent. Salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba and dropwort Filipendula vulgaris are particularly abundant and there is a large population of common twayblade Neottia ov…

Clear Beck Meadow

…kshire fog Holcus lanatus, rough meadow grass Poa trivialis and downy oat grass Avenula pubescens occurring frequently within the sward. Other grasses include quaking grass Briza media and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, occurring locally within the site and indicative of m…

Oxley Mead

…commutatus, a species uncommon elsewhere in Buckinghamshire and downy oat grass Avenula pubescens are frequent in the drier parts of the meadow. great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis and meadow sweet Filipendula ulmaria are the most abundant herbs, but meadow and bulbous buttercup…

Quarry Fields Farm

…ulbous buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus. cowslip Primula veris and hairy oat grass Avenula pubescens, two local species in Devon, also occur. The central field supports many hundreds of plants of green winged orchid, a species which is now rare in Devon. No information is available …

Elm Road Field, Thetford

…g several nationally uncommon plants. The sward is dominated by hairy oat grass Avenula pubescens with false oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius, red fescue Festuca rubra and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus. Flowering plants associated with it include lady's bedstraw Gallium verum, bird…

Burledge Sidelands and Meadows

…e calcareous neutral grassland typically include quaking grass, downy oat grass Avenula pubescens and patches of upright brome Bromopsis erecta, along with an abundance of herbs such as lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, fairy flax Linum catharticum, hoary plantain Plantago media, dwa…

Breedon Hill

…cterised by the dominance of smooth meadow grass Poa pratensis, downy oat grass Avenula pubescens and crested hairgrass Koeleria macrantha, with sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, red fescue F. rubra and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens also common. The grassland contains many her…

Eastoft Meadow

… grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and quaking grass Briza media with hairy oat grass Avenula pubescens, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, meadow grass Poa pratensis and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens. The herb flora includes abundant great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis, oxeye daisy…

Stephen Ings, Crackpot

… Trisetum flavescens, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and, locally, hair oat grass Avenula pubescens. Typically such grasslands contain an abundance of pignut Conopodium majus and rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus, species which are here accompanied by lady's mantle Alchemilla glabra…

Totamore Dunes and Loch Ballyhaugh

…, wild carrot Daucus carota, kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria, downy oat grass Avenula pubescens and fairy flax. Less common species here include pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis and frog orchid Dactylorhiza viridis.

Rush Furlong

…ernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and quaking grass Briza media, with hairy oat Avenula pubescens, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, yellow oat Trisetum flavescens and, locally, meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis. Herbs are prominent, including rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus, oxey…

Knock Dhu Sallagh Braes

…l grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, heath grass Danthonia decumbens, downy oat grass Avenula pubescens and silver hair grass Aira caryophyllea. Sedges occur frequently and are widely interspersed amongst the grasses with glaucous sedge Carex flacca, spring sedge Carex caryophyllea, pi…

East Walton and Adcock's Common

…ia macrantha with smaller amounts of quaking grass Briza media, downy oat grass Avenula pubescens and heath grass Danthonia decumbens. The glaucous sedge Carex flacca is frequent. Many herbs are present in the sward including salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, stemless thistle C…

Bray Meadows

…plantain Plantago media, burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga, downy oat grass Avenula pubescens, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, quaking grass Briza media, bulbous buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens. The prese…

Newton Ketton Meadow

…l grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, common bent Agrostis capillaris, downy oat grass Avenula pubescens, quaking grass Briza media, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus. The meadow is rich in herbs and such species as sneezewort Achillea ptarmica, mar…

The Parish Field, Cae'r Rhedyn

…ing grass Briza media, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens and downy oat grass Avenula pubescens. In other areas, where the ground is steepest, the soil has become leached, and plants preferring more acid soils occur, including devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, betony Beto…

Argill Woods and Pastures

… blue moor grass Sesleria caeruleae, quaking grass Briza media, downy oat grass Avenula pubescens, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, wild thyme Thymus praecox and common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium. opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium occurs by …

Gweunydd Somerton Meadows

… uncommon plants have been recorded at this site. These include downy oat grass Avenula pubescens, quaking grass Briza media, smooth-stalked sedge Carex laevigata, hay scented buckler fern Dryopteris aemula, royal fern Osmunda regalis, grey club rush Schoenoplectus tabernaemontan…

Toller Porcorum

…s cristatus and other grasses including quaking grass Briza media and downy oat Avenula pubescens.. There are many associated plants including lesser knapweed Centaurea nigra, devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis, saw wort Serratula tinctoria, pignut Conopodium majus, the sedge…

Bull Ings

…ed to the north east of Cropton Banks Wood. The sward is dominated by hairy oat Avenula pubescens, sheep's fescue Festuca ovina, common bent grass Agrostis capillaris and quaking grass Briza media with carnation grass Carex flacca and heath grass Danthonia decumbens. The herb flo…

Larks Meadows

… Poterium sanguisorba, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens and downy oat grass Avenula pubescens all occur, together with quaking-grass Briza media and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. Larks Meadows is host to a number of uncommon grassland plants, including pepper-saxifrage Silaum …

Moel Hiraddug a Bryn Gop

… with deeper soils support the more widespread sheep's-fescue -meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis grassland. This is characterised by sheep's-fescue and crested hair-grass and herbs including common rock-rose, common bird’s-foot trefoil and salad burnet. On areas which have becom…

Pwll-du Head and Bishopston Valley

…bs and grasses cover large areas and are dominated by species such as hairy oat Avenula pubescens, ox-eye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare, greater knapweed Centaurea scabiosa and bloody cranesbill Geranium sanguineum. The nationally rare hoary rock-rose Helianthemum oelandicum occurs …

Debden Water

…a veris and lady's bedstraw Galium verum. Other species include downy oat grass Avenula pubescens, greater knapweed Centaurea scabiosa, dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule and pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis. Woolly thistle Cirsium eriophorum is present both on the northern slop…

Langley's Lane Meadow

… Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and upright brome Bromus erectus. Downy oat grass Avenula pubescens and quaking grass Briza media are particularly prominent at the northern end. Broadleaved plants present include greater burnet Sanguisorba officinalis, pepper saxifrage Silaum silau…

Belmore Mountain

…xinus excelsior with occasional goat willow Salix caprea and downy birch Betula pubescens. There is a well-developed understorey of hazel Corylus avellana and varying amounts of hawthorn Crataegus monogyna, holly Ilex aquifolium and rarely rowan Sorbus aucuparia. The unstable ste…

Long Knoll

…re, glaucous sedge Carex flacca, sheep's fescue Festuca ovina, meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis and quaking grass Briza mediare common, together with cowslip Primula veris, rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria and salad burnet Poterium sanguiso…

Houghton Meadows

…racteristic plant species include lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, downy oat grass Avenula pubescens, cowslip Primula veris and salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba. The rich variety of broadleaved herbs also includes common knapweed Centaurea nigra, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria and…

Hooks Well Meadows, Great Cressingham

…the drier margins where slightly calcareous conditions prevail, hairy oat grass Avenula pubescens, water avens Geum rivale and meadow saxifrage Saxifraga granulataa are frequent. Dry calcareous grassland on higher ground is dominated by red fescue Festuca rubra and sweet vernal g…

Swindale Meadows

…t the lower frequency, while yellow and downy oat grass Trisetum flavescens and Avenula pubescens occur only at the eastern end. Sedges are uncommon within the sward and, together with the unusually low cover of wood crane's bill Geranium sylvaticum this may reflect past manageme…

Bozeat Meadow

… interest occur such as crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, downy oat grass Avenula pubescens, quaking grass Briza media. dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule, cowslip Primula veris, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus and burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga. A false oat grass communi…

Durtrees Burn Grassland

…and, on well drained alluvial soils close to the burn, supports downy oat grass Avenula pubescens, heath grass Danthonia decumbens, burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga, zigzag clover Trifolium medium, betony Betonica officinalis, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor and common lady’s…

Askrigg Bottoms

…on bent grass Agrostis capillaris, smooth meadow grass Poa pratensis, hairy oat Avenula pubescens and red fescue Festuca rubra. It is rich in herb species with great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis notable for its abundance. Other flowering plants present include wood crane's bill…

Ninebanks River Shingle

…land has developed, with false oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius, downy oat grass Avenula pubescens, common knapweed Centaurea nigra, yarrow Achillea millefolium and many additional species. The grassland is colonised by alder Alnus glutinosa scrub, which has developed into woodlan…

Collyweston Quarries

…t brome Bromus erectus and tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum with downy oat grass Avenula pubescens and quaking grass Briza media. Among the locally uncommon herbs present are Dyer’s greenweed Genista tinctoria, wild thyme Thymus polytrichus, rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, dro…

Clattinger Farm

…are quaking grass Briza media, meadow barley Hordeum secalinum, downy oat grass Avenula pubescens and tall fescue Schedonorus arundinaceus. sedges are well represented and include distant sedge Carex distans, spiked sedge Carex spicata, spring sedge Carex caryophyllea and the ext…

Castell Prysor

… bedstraw Galium boreale, rockrose Helianthemum nummularium and hairy oat grass Avenula pubescens. Several areas of dense and scattered scrub are present. hazel Corylus avellana and hawthorn Crataegus monogyna are dominant with a range of other woody species. The site is also of …

Creuddyn

…s fescue Festuca ovina, crested hair-grass Koeleria macrantha, meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis and quaking-grass Briza media with abundant herbs that include wild thyme Thymus polytrichus, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, carline thistle Carlina vulgaris, common rock-rose He…

Great Blaythorn Meadow

…etonica officinalis, devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis and downy oat grass Avenula pubescens. Locally uncommon species in the meadow include dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, green winged orchid Anacamptis morio, fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea and meadow saffron Colchicum …

Fordon Chalk Grasslands

…ed grasslands with fescues, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, hairy oat Avenula pubescens, quaking grass Briza media and crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha and areas of course grassland with upright brome Bromus erectus and cock's foot Dactylis glomerata. Many areas ar…

Three Dykes

…og's tail Cynosurus cristatus, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, hairy oat Avenula pubescens, quaking grass Briza media and carnation grass Carex flacca. Many lime lving plants (calcicoles) occur, including felwort Gentianella amarella, carline thistle Carlina vulgaris and r…

The Wye Valley

… attractive mixture of grasses, sedges and herbs, dominated by meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis and sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, with quaking grass Briza media, glaucous sedge Carex flacca and spring sedge Carex caryophyllea common throughout. Herbs are abundant with all the c…

Calender Meadows

…Arrhenatherum elatius. Yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens and downy oat grass Avenula pubescens are also present. A diverse range of characteristic herbs occur including a high frequency of common knapweed Centaurea nigra, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, meadow vetchling Lathyrus…

Butterwick Meadows

…at low frequency over much of the area but is locally dominant. Hairy oat grass Avenula pubescens occurs in one of the fields. The hay crop is colourful with an abundance of sheep sorrel Rumex acetosella, plantain Plantago lanceolata, meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris and yellow …

Bowerchalke Downs

…es species rich turf in which sheep's fescue Festuca ovina and meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis are major components whilst quaking grass Briza media, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria and cowslip Primula veris are widespread and frequent. Se…

Foster's Green Meadows

…l grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and hairy oat grass Avenula pubescens. A particular feature is the abundance of ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata, which has been noted nationally as a characteristic of meadows containing an abundance of meadow saffr…

Scar Closes, Kisdon Side

…t vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra, downy oat grass Avenula pubescens, meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis and more locally quaking grass. Herbs such as lady's mantle Alchemilla spp., wood crane's bill Geranium sylvaticum, meadow vetchling Lathyrus pra…

Cockerham Meadows, Thorpe

…ky area by the road, support a more calcareous sward containing hairy oat grass Avenula pubescens, quaking grass Briza media, adder's tongue fern Ophioglossum vulgatum, cowslip Primula veris and yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor.

River Ure Grasslands

…is, common bent Agrostis capillaris, quaking grass Briza media, downy oat grass Avenula pubescens, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, field wood rush Luzula campestris, glaucous sedge Carex flacca and spring sedge Carex caryophyllea. Associated herbs include salad burnet Pote…

Greetham Meadows

…romus erectus. They support a range of typical plants including downy oat grass Avenula pubescens, quaking grass Briza media, cowslip Primula veris, adder's tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum, pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus, green winged orchid Anacamptis morio and saw wort Serratula t…

Newton Mask

…ptans, spring sedge Carex caryophyllea, pignut Conopodium majus, down oat grass Avenula pubescens and heat grass Danthonia decumbens. Other Information 1. Newton Mask is regarded as an extension to the Derwent Ings as listed in “ A Nature Conservation Review” edited by D. A. Rat…

Heatheryburn Bank

…on bent Agrostis capillaris but with quaking grass Briza media, downy oat grass Avenula pubescens and mat grass Nardus stricta also present. Minor topographic features on the bank give rise to a diverse flora with dry areas contrasting with wetter hollows and water seepage lines.…

Killydonnelly

…lwm odorarum, with frequent heath grass Danthonia decumbens and downy oat grass Avenula pubescens. Sedges occur frequently and are widely interspersed amongst the grasses and include glaucous sedge Carex flacca, spring sedge Carex caryophyllea, carnation sedge Carex panicea and p…

Sudborough Green Lodge Meadows

…grasses include quaking grass Briza media, downy oat grass and meadow oat grass Avenula pubescens, A. pratense and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens. Many herb species occur abundantly, e.g. common knapweed Centaurea nigra, common bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, cowsli…

Draycote Meadows

…al grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, with quaking grass Briza media, downy oat grass Avenula pubescens and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens. The northern meadow has large populations of green winged orchid Anacamptis morio with pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus and adder’s tongue Oph…

West Park Meadows

…red fescue Festuca rubra are co-dominant among the grasses with downy oat grass Avenula pubescens. Yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, heath grass Danthonia decumbens and quaking grass Briza media also present. Within the meadows are steep banks which are not regularly cut for …

The Hermitage

…ow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, lady's bedstraw Galium verum, downy oat grass Avenula pubescens, purging flax Linum catharticum and common sorrel Rumex acetosa. Anthills occur in some parts of the field, indicatinga long absence of ploughing. The moat provides an extra habitat …

Tuthill Quarry

…baria, glaucous sedge Carex flacca, flea sedge Carex pulicaris, downy oat grass Avenula pubescens, quaking grass Briza media, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, fairy flax Linum catharticum and slender St. Jo…

Hannah's Meadows

… bent Agrostis capillaris, meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, downy oat grass Avenula pubescens, quaking grass Briza media, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, red fescue Festuca rubra, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. There is also…

Stock Wood Meadows

…community. Grasses include meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, downy oat grass Avenula pubescens, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and tall fescue Schedonorus arundinaceus. Herb species which occur throughout the sward are common bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, c…

Cornriggs Meadows

…scue Festuca rubra and perennial rye grass Lolium perenne, with downy oat grass Avenula pubescens, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and common sedge Carex nigra being locally prominent. Ungrazed banks, mainly in the westernmost field, support adder’s tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum, sp…

Chwareli a Glaswelltir Degannwy

…otentilla tabernaemontani and other calcicolous grasses such as downy oat grass Avenula pubescens, crested hair-grass Koeleria macrantha, and herbs such as lady’s bedstraw, common rock-rose Helianthemum nummularium, common bird’s-foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus and common resthar…

New House Meadows, Malham

…rised by abundant sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum with downy oat grass Avenula pubescens and meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis. All fields are herb rich with varying amounts of species such as wood crane's bill Geranium sylvaticum, lady's mantle Alchemilla sp., pignut…

Whetley Meadows

…s are present including frequent meadow fescue Schedonorus pratensis, downy oat Avenula pubescens and quaking grass Briza media. Several sedges occur, with glaucous sedge Carex flacca the most widespread. Adder’s-tongue fern Ophioglossum vulgatum, an indicator of old grassland is…

Ebsbury Down

…s typical of short chalk swards. sheep's fescue Festuca ovina, meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis and glaucous sedge Carex flacca are widespread, while quaking grass Briza media, heath grass Danthonia decumbens and spring sedge Carex caryophyllea are also frequent. The community …

Meadow Croft, Skythorns

…ion the grassland is dominated by red fescue Festuca rubra with downy oat grass Avenula pubescens, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha and quaking grass Briza media. Herb species include pignut Conopodium majus, selfheal Prunella vulgaris, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, com…

Muker Meadows

… in the sward include sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, downy oat grass Avenula pubescens, red fescue Festuca rubra, smooth meadow grass Poa pratensis and cock's foot Dactylis glomerata. A distinctive feature of the vegetation is the abundance of pignut Conopodium majus, …

Mere Beck Meadows

… tail Cynosurus cristatus and soft brome Bromus hordeaceus with downy oat grass Avenula pubescens, rough meadow grass Poa trivialis and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus. The fields support a diverse herb flora with wood crane's bill Geranium sylvaticum, meadow saxifrage Saxifraga gra…

Prescombe Down

…tuca rubra is generally abundant and many other gasses, such as hairy oat grass Avenula pubescens, quaking grass Briza media and crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha are widespread. Heath grass Danthonia decumbens and spreading meadow grass Poa subcaerulea, a species uncommon in…

Ashdon Meadows

…careous to marshy ground includes, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, downy oat Avenula pubescens, fen rush Juncus subnodulosus, fen bedstraw Galium uliginosum, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi with marsh marigold Caltha palustris, greater bird's foot trefoil Lotus pedunculatus, l…

Draycott Sleights

…hair grass Koeleria macrantha, sheep's fescue Festuca ovina and downy oat grass Avenula pubescens occurring frequently. glaucous sedge Carex flacca and spring sedge Carex caryophyllea are abundant. Herbs typical of this type of grassland include squinancywort Asperula cynanchica,…

Bowber Head and Piper Hole Meadows

…one bedstraw Galium sterneri and fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea. Hairy oat Avenula pubescens, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha and quaking grass Briza media are also found here with limestone mosses such as Ctenidium molluscum and Tortella tortuosa. Along stretches of …

Migneint-Arenig-Dduallt

…e common rock-rose Helianthemum nummularium, northern bedstraw, downy oat grass Avenula pubescens, and wild thyme Thymus polytrichus. Migneint - Arenig - Dduallt is a key watershed area in Wales as it contains headwaters of four major river systems: the Conwy, Mawddach, Dee and D…

Blaiskey Bank Springs

… areas which support many flush species. Other grasses include downy oat grass Avenula pubescens and quaking grass Briza media. The sward also supports a number of herbs such as eyebright Euphrasia officinalis, cowslip Primula veris, early purple orchid Orchis mascula, wild thym…

Bellerby Fields

…adow saxifrage Saxifraga granulataa, which is locally abundant, hairy oat grass Avenula pubescens, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba and early purple orchid Orchis mascula all occur. In the flatter parts of the site conditions become damper and characteristic species include mead…

Greenhow Pasture

…Cynosurus cristatus and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum with hairy oat Avenula pubescens and occasionally meadow oat Alopecurus pratensis. The fields support a rich herb flora which includes abundant cowslip Primula veris, oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare, hoary plantain…

Tilwick Meadow

…es include grasses such as meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, downy oat grass Avenula pubescens, meadow barley Hordeum secalinum, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus and other species including yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, pepper saxi…

Bulmoor Pastures & Coppice

…fields support herb-rich calcareous grassland, characterised by downy oat grass Avenula pubescens, red fescue Festuca rubra and cocks-foot Dactylis glomerata with frequent heath-grass Danthonia decumbens, Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus, common bent Agrostis capillaris and sweet ver…

Wyedale

…ecox. Grasses include sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, downy oat grass Avenula pubescens, quaking grass Briza media, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, red and sheep's fescue Festuca rubra and Festuca ovina and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens. The valley bottom…

Saltersford Lane Meadows

…ot trefoil and yellow rattle becoming abundant. The presence of downy oat grass Avenula pubescens, quaking grass Briza media and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens suggests more base rich soil conditions. The sloping area at the east of this field contains frequent great burnet…

Down Farm

…cue Schedonorus pratensis, meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, downy oat grass Avenula pubescens and field wood rush Luzula campestris. Quaking grass Briza media and heath grass Danthonia decumbens are occasional, whilst glaucous sedge Carex flacca and spring-sedge Carex caryoph…

Yellow House Meadow

…ses on the ridges are sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, downy oat grass Avenula pubescens, meadow brome Bromus commutatus and red fescue Festuca rubra. Associated herbs include oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare, common birds foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, black medick Me…

Upper Teesdale

… common bent Agrostis capillaris, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, downy oat grass Avenula pubescens and rough meadow grass Poa trivialis. They also support a diverse assemblage of herbs, including globe flower Trollius europaeus, melancholy thistle Cirsium heterophyllum, marsh mar…

Rodney Stoke

… character, where grasses such as upright brome Bromus erectus, downy oat grass Avenula pubescens and quaking grass are common. Herb species commonly present include cowslip Primula veris, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus, oxeye daisy Leucanthemum …

White Shute

…'s fescue Festuca ovina, crested hair grass Keoleria macrantha, downy oat grass Avenula pubescens and quaking grass Briza media. Also present are glaucous sedge Carex flacca and field wood rush Luzula campestris. The site supports a large number of characteristic herbs of chalk g…

Sotby Meadows

…grass Briza media, wood false brome Brachypodium sylvaticum and downy oat grass Avenula pubescens. The northern meadow is characterised by bulbous buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus and black knapweed Centaurea nigra associated with pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus. The marshy areas, do…

Clarilaw Grasslands

…hair-grass Aira praecox, crested hair-grass Koeleria macrantha, downy oat grass Avenula pubescens, heath-grass Danthonia decumbens and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens. Of the herb species, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, restharrow Ononis repens, bulbous buttercup Ranunculus b…

Langcliff Cross Meadow

…rkshire fog Holcus lanatus, common bent Agrostis capillaris and downy oat grass Avenula pubescens frequent within the sward. The local occurrence of quaking grass Briza media and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens along with spring sedge Carex caryophyllea indicate pockets of m…

Park Hall Meadows, Healaugh

…thoxanthum odoratum, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus and downy oat grass Avenula pubescens, with associated herbs including rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus, pignut Conopodium majus and bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus. The second type, which is characteristic of mor…

Low Beckside Meadow

…local interest include yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens and hairy oat grass Avenula pubescens. The sward also supports the locally uncommon fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea and lesser butterfly orchid Platanthera bifolia which occur together with the common spotted orchid …

Stranacally

…t occasional taller purple moor grass Molinia caerulea. Rarely, downy oat grass Avenula pubescens occurs. Herbs are an important component of the fen meadow and include meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, tormentil Potentilla erecta, devils-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, lesser s…

Lower Peaslows Farm Meadow

…d’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus occasional. The presence of downy oat grass Avenula pubescens and locally frequent hoary plantain P. media, glaucous sedge Carex flacca and lady’s bedstraw Galium verum all suggest a calcareous influence in the soil. The presence of these speci…

Grassington Hospital Grounds

…Agrostis capillaris; also common are quaking grass Briza media, downy oat grass Avenula pubescens and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens. More locally, melancholy thistle Cirsium heterophyllum, sneezewort Achillea ptarmica and wood anemone Anemone nemorosa occur. Locally within…

Far High House Meadows

…rnal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum with red fescue Festuca rubra, downy oat grass Avenula pubescens and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus. These meadow swards have an abundance of herb species with globe flower Trollius europaeus and marsh marigold Caltha palustris particularly well rep…

Blaen Nedd

…mestone pavement. Elsewhere, sessile oak Quercus petraea and downy birch Betula pubescens are the most prominent tree species. In these areas, the shrub layer often consists of scattered hawthorn Crataegus monogyna and hazel, with a grassy ground layer of common bent Agrostis cap…

Lough Formal

…rata swamp occurring in abundance. Scattered willows Salix spp and birch Betula pubescens occur around the shores of the lough, in places forming a narrow band of wet woodland. However, most of the area is more open in character and includes the two limestone hills, Formal Beg an…

East Heslerton Brow

…d community dominated by red rescue Festuca rubra with abundant hairy oat grass Avenula pubescens and meadow oat grass Alopecurus pratensis. Other components of the sward include yellow oat Trisetum flavescens, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, sheep's fescue Festuca ovina, …

Rookery Cottage Meadows

…d with such species as yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens and downy oat grass Avenula pubescens. The flora of the ridges is more diverse with glaucous sedge Carex flacca, hoary plantain Plantago media, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus, bulbous buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus, goa…

Millfield Wood

…Upper Chalk in the Chilterns. The sward is largely dominated by downy oat grass Avenula pubescens and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, locally by false oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius. cowslips Primula veris and primroses P. vulgaris are abundant together with a good range of chalk …

Potter's Carr, Cranworth

…ed canary grass Phalaris arundinacea dominates. On drier ground downy oat grass Avenula pubescens and hairy sedge Carex hirta are present. The site is a wintering ground for snipe and water rail and green sandpiper have been recorded.

Holly Rock Fields

…Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus. The less abundant species include downy oat grass Avenula pubescens, quaking grass Briza media, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, cock’s foot Dactylis glomerata, heath grass Danthonia decumbens, sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina and yellow oat grass…

Seven Barrows

…'s fescue Festuca ovina, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, downy oat grass Avenula pubescens and quaking grass Briza media. Also present are glaucous sedge Carex flacca and the less common spring sedge Carex caryophyllea. Apart from grasses and sedges, unimproved chalk grass…

Hartslock

…aller, coarser grass dominated by upright brome Bromus erectus, downy oat grass Avenula pubescens and tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum. More neutral grassland with smooth meadow grass Poa pratensis and cock's foot Dactylis glomerata occurs to the east, but patches of sheep's fescu…

Arkle Beck Meadows, Whaw

…tensis, marsh foxtail A. geniculatus, red fescue Festuca rubra, downy oat grass Avenula pubescens and smooth meadow grass Poa pratensis. The uncommon meadow saxifrage Saxifraga granulataa and goldilocks buttercup Ranunculus auricomus are two of the more notable herbs associated w…

Grangelands & Pulpit Hill

…m opulus, field maple Acer campestre, crab apple Malus sylvestris, birch Betula pubescens, hornbeam Carpinus betulus, briars Rosa spp. and brambles Rubus fruticosus. This scrub thins gradually into the grassland communities, though still forms a significant feature and it is here…

Augill Valley Pasture

…ratum, quaking grass Briza media, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, downy oat grass Avenula pubescens, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus and heath grass Danthonia decumbens. The herb component is very rich and forms a substantial proportion of the sward. The most frequent specie…

Sutton Lane Meadows

…ellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, quaking grass Briza media, downy oat grass Avenula pubescens and meadow brome Bromus commutatus. An exceptional variety of herbs occurs commonly in the sward, including lady's bedstraw Galium verum, yarrow Achillea millefolium, common sorrel R…

Wadenhoe Marsh and Achurch Meadow

…ed dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, red fescue Festuca rubra and downy oat grass Avenula pubescens. The variety and cover of herbs increases from the lower lying to the drier parts. These include common knapweed Centaurea nigra, cat’s ear Hypochaeris radicata, lady’s bedstraw Gali…

Portway Farm Meadows

…s floristically the richest, with 22 species of grass including downy oat grass Avenula pubescens, tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum, quaking grass Briza media and meadow brome Bromus commutatus. Locally uncommon species occurring include dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, dyer’s green…

Farnham Mires

… Crataegus monogyna and buckthorn Rhamnus cathartica. Grasses include hairy oat Avenula pubescens, quaking grass Briza media, heath grass Danthonia decumbens and, locally, purple moor grass Molinia caerulea. sedges are common, notably glaucous sedge Carex flacca. Controlled grazi…

Alpine Meadow

…brome Brachypodium sylvaticum, sheep's fescue Festuca ovina and downy oat grass Avenula pubescens are the dominant grasses, with glaucous sedge Carex flacca equally abundant. Common herbs include rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus, agrimony Agrimonia eupatoria, wild parsnip Pastina…

Bagthorpe Meadows

…atus, cock's foot Dactylis glomerata, red fescue Festuca rubra, downy oat grass Avenula pubescens, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and herbs such as black knapweed Centaurea nigra, pignut Conopodium majus, common cat's ear Hypochaeris radicata, oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare and g…

Holywell Banks

…ht brome Bromus erectus, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, downy oat grass Avenula pubescens, quaking grass Briza media and crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus. The many characteristic plants of limestone grassland include thyme leaved sandwort Arenaria serpyllifolia, dro…

Aules Hill Meadows

…ghout the sward include crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, downy oat grass Avenula pubescens, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, field wood rush Luzula campestris, pale sedge Carex pallescens and red clover Trifolium pratense. Damp areas within the meadows add further to the dive…

Rampisham Down

…uch as dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule, quaking grass Briza media, downy oat grass Avenula pubescens and lady’s bedstraw Galium verum present within the sward. There are small, well defined stands of lowland heathland occurring mainly on the higher plateau of the site. These stands…

Glaswelltiroedd Eryrys (Eryrys Grasslands)

…zing is reduced or absent, the calcareous grassland becomes moderately tall and Avenula pubescens is abundant. The acid grassland contains frequent to abundant sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina and common bent Agrostis capillaris, along with a range of herbs, such as heath bedstraw Ga…

Little Tew Meadows

…des salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, hoary plantain Plantago media, downy oat Avenula pubescens, quaking grass Briza media, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris and rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus. Other locally uncommon plants present are adder's tongue fern Ophioglossum vulgatum, l…

King's Play Hill

… upright brome with widespread sheep's fescue Festuca ovina and downy oat grass Avenula pubescens. Also present is heath grass Danthonia decumbens which is rare on the chalk in north Wiltshire. Tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum occurs locally in the southern part of the site. The …

Cam Washes

…atus, meadow fescue Schedonorus pratensis, red fescue F. rubra, downy oat grass Avenula pubescens, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, perennial rye grass Lolium perenne and rough meadow grass Poa trivialis together with herbs such as common knapweed Centaurea nigra, ribwort plantain P…

The Perch

…y of grasses such as sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis, downy oat grass Helicotrichon pubescens and quaking grass Briza media. The most abundant herb species are, common rock rose Helianthemumnum mularium, salad burnet Poterium sanguisor…

Inkpen and Walbury Hills

…es Festuca rubra and Festuca ovina, quaking grass Briza media, meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis, hairy oat grass Helicotrichon pubescens, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens. Another species typical of grassland, upright brome Bromus e…

Hope's Nose to Wall's Hill

…rich. Grasses present include crested hair-grass Koeleria macrantha, meadow oat Avenula pratensis and hairy oat Helicotrichon pubescens. Horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, wild thyme Thymus polytrichus, crow garlic Allium vineale, dropwort Fili…

Aldbury Nowers

…t brome Bromus erectus, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis and downy oat grass Helicotrichon pubescens all common. There is a rich assemblage of herb species, including lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, common milkwort Polygala vulgaris, salad …

Court Farm, Sydling

…ss Danthonia decumbens, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis and downy oat grass Helicotrichon pubescens. There are abundant flowering herbs with rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus, hoary plantain Plantago media and stemless thistle Cirsium acau…

Yockenthwaite Meadows

…ne soils support in addition a calcareous community containing meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis and downy oat grass Helicotrichon pubescens with herbs such as common bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, autumn hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis, bugle Ajuga reptans, devil's b…

Silbury Hill

…saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga, hoary plantain Plantago media, meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis and downy oat grass Helicotrichon pubescens. A more mesotrophic community characterised by perennial rye grass Lolium perenne, cock's foot Dactylis glomerata, meadow cranesbill Geran…

Chinnor Hill

…The chalk grassland supports a rich calcicolous sward in which meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis is abundant, together with hairy oat grass Helicotrichon pubescens, small cat's tail Phleum bertolonii and narrow leaved meadow grass Poa angustifolia. False oat grass Arrhenatherum …

Rotherley Downs

… grazed sward is dominated by sheep's fescue Festuca ovina and meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis. Other common grasses include downy oat grass Helicotrichon pubescens, red fescue F. rubra and crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus. There are several herbs typical of chalk grassl…

Gallows Hill

… is characterised by the grasses sheep's fescue Festuca ovina, meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis, quaking grass Briza media and downy oat grass Helicotrichon pubescens. A major component of this community is dwarf sedge Carex humilis a species of a limited national distribution …

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