Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Loynton Moss

…plants are present including great reed mace Typha latifolia, lesser pond sedge Carex acutiformis, branched bur reed Sparganium erectum, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, water dock Rumex hydrolapathum and the nationally uncommon cowbane Cicuta virosa. The fen is flanked by 'car…

Brownheath Moss

…tches of bare, peaty mud. In this community the nationally rare elongated sedge Carex elongata occurs along with lesser pond sedge Carex acutiformis, tufted sedge Carex elata, cyperus sedge Carex pseudocyperus and remote sedge Carex remota. In the centre of the site there is an a…

Kenmure Holms

…ry-grass Phalaris arundinacea intermixed with open water, swamp of bottle sedge Carex rostrata and carr (marsh with trees) of alder and goat willow Salix caprea. Several rare or localised plant species occur, including purple iris Iris versicolor, elongated sedge Carex elongata, …

Askham Bog

…ara. sedges are particularly well represented and include fibrous tussock sedge Carex appropinquata, elongated sedge Carex elongata and great fen sedge Cladium mariscus. The site is also noted for the occurrence of royal fern Osmunda regalis and marsh fern Thelypteris palustris. …

Hencott Pool

…n plants. The site is notable for the size of its population of elongated sedge Carex elongata. Other uncommon species include purple small reed Calamagrostis canescens, cyperus sedge Carex pseudocyperus, cowbane Cicuta virosa, great spearwort Ranunculus lingua and fine leaved wa…

Hanmer Mere

…ariable and in parts supports a rich tussock sedge community with bladder sedge Carex vesicaria, tufted sedge Carex elata, uncommon in Clwyd, and a large population of elongated sedge Carex elongata, a nationally scarce and declining species. Away from this marginal woodland are …

Moors River System

…Wooded banks with a wet understorey contain yellow iris Iris pseudacorus, sedge Carex species and opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, canopy gaps are characterised by species of tall herb fen such as purple loosestrife Lythrum salicaria and open channe…

Upper Lough Erne - Galloon

…here sedges are the main component of the vegetation, particularly tufted sedge Carex elata and bottle sedge Carex rostrata. This zone is often species-rich, with a wide range of associated herbs, including such scarce species as cowbane Cicuta virosa, greater water parsnip Sium …

Endrick Mouth and Islands

…. Locally rare plants from the site are awlwort Subularia aquatica, brown sedge Carex disticha and thread rush Juncus filiformis. The regionally uncommon six-stamened waterwort Elatine hexandra and elongated sedge Carex elongata are frequently found on the site. Bryophyte assembl…

West Minley Meadow

…nt and 103 species have been recorded overall. Rushes Juncus species and sedges Carex species predominate, with five species of the former and eight of the latter, including the very local elongated sedge Carex elongata. Grasses are also well represented, with abundant bents Agr…

Blackwater Valley

…meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, sneezewort Achillea ptarmica and common sedge Carex nigra, whilst the presence of great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis may indicate more base rich conditions locally. The marshy areas and damp grassland support species rich plant communities domi…

Esthwaite Water

…e outer edge of a wide reed bed. This progressively gives way to a bottle sedge Carex rostrata and reed community and then carr woodland dominated by common sallow Salix cinerea and alder Alnus glutinosa with lesser amounts of purple and crack willow Salix purpurea and S. fragili…

Cole Mere

… carr in which greater spearwort Ranunculus lingua and the rare elongated sedge Carex elongata occur. At the south eastern end of the site there is an area of damp, rush dominated pasture, with characteristic species such as lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula and carnation sedg…

Cors Cefn Llwyd

…ed canary-grass Phalaris arundinacea, common nettle Urtica dioica, remote sedge Carex remota, bittersweet Solanum dulcamara and meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria. In the wetter areas, marsh-marigold Caltha palustris and water mint Mentha aquatica are present. Uncommon plants here i…

Sweat Mere and Crose Mere

…australis. Adjacent to this is a zone of fen dominated by greater tussock sedge Carex paniculata, which is surrounded by grey willow Salix cinerea and alder Alnus glutinosa carr. There is also an area of pedunculate oak Quercus robur and downy birch Betula pubescens woodland on d…

Hurn Common

…tands of the very local royal fern Osmunda regalis and the rare elongated sedge Carex elongata has been recorded recently. An important feature of the site is its areas of acid grassland which have developed from heathland. Dominated by bents Agrostis spp and rich in mosses e.g. …

Glover's Wood

…and rushes occur in the damper parts of the wood, including the elongated sedge Carex elongata, here at one of only two sites in Surrey. The insect fauna at Glover's Wood has not been studied in detail. However, the site is known to support populations of rare craneflies Tipulida…

Ross Park - Lochshore Woodland

…shore alder-willow carr supporting two nationally scarce plants elongated sedge Carex elongata and tufted loosestrife Lysimachia thyrsiflora, and the extremely rare Red Data book species, Loch Lomond dock Rumex aquaticus.

Upper Lough Erne - Crom

…here sedges are the main component of the vegetation, particularly tufted sedge Carex elata and bottle sedge Carex rostrata. This zone is often species-rich, with a wide range of associated herbs, including such scarce species as cowbane Cicuta virosa, greater water parsnip Sium …

Lough Neagh

…ring rush Butomus umbellatus, bulrush Schoenoplectus lacustris and bottle sedge Carex rostrata. Locally, large stands of common reed Phragrnites austral is have developed. The tall fen occurring along the water's edge mostly consists of a thin, generally species-poor band of reed…

Boturich Woodlands

…in the wet woodland there is a colony of the nationally scarce, elongated sedge Carex elongata. On the base rich slopes the woodland is dominated by mixed ash woodland which is interspersed with birch-oak woodland on the higher, drier regions of the site. The understory comprises…

The Ings

…erise the flora but there is also a thriving colony of the rare elongated sedge Carex elongata. Towards the lake the alder woodland merges into wet willow scrub Salix fragilis, Salix viminalis, Salix alba, Salix cinerea, which then gives way to beds of common reed Phragmites aust…

White Mere

…en found. On the western side is an area of alder carr in which elongated sedge Carex elongata and bay willow Salix pentandra occur. This wood is also a major roost for cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo. Pole Wood, a rare species in North Shropshire.

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