Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Robert Hall Moor

…mmunity of purple moor grass Molinia caerulea with an abundance of small sedges Carex demissa, C. echinata, Carex flacca, Carex hirta, Carex hostiana, C. nigra, Carex leporina, C. panicea, Carex pilulifera and C. pulicaris, with creeping willow and numerous herbaceous species amo…

Rushbeds Wood and Railway Cutting

…s and particularly alongside the streams, additional species include the sedges Carex remota, Carex pendula, Carex hirta, C. otrubae, Carex acutiformis and Carex leporina. Typical herbs of these damper areas include wild angelica Angelica sylvestris, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmar…

Pennsylvania Fields, Sedbury

…foil Trifolium spp. A range of sedges is also present including false fox sedge Carex otrubae, hairy sedge Carex hirta, slender tufted sedge Carex acuta and brown sedge Carex disticha. The drainage ditches contain sea club rush Bolboschoenus maritimus and common reed Phragmites a…

Ge-Mare Farm Fields

…s Poa trivialis. A number of sedge species are present including glaucous sedge Carex flacca, hairy sedge Carex hirta, false fox sedge Carex otrubae and remote sedge Carex remota. Herb species characteristic of unimproved wet grasslands are frequent. These include marsh marigold,…

Frieth Meadows

…rtilisers. These include quaking grass Briza media, yellow and carnation sedges Carex demissa and C. panicea, green winged orchid Anacamptis morio, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia, devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis and lady's mantle Alc…

Bulwick Meadows

… a gradation from dry, semi unimproved pasture to tall fen of lesser pond sedge Carex acutiformis and reed sweet grass Glyceria maxima, where the water table is above ground level. Below the seepage areas there is a diverse mixture of grasses, rushes, sedges and herbs. Some of th…

Lower Swaledale Woods And Grasslands

…lar plant at the site including the nationally rare large fruited prickly sedge Carex muricata subsp muricata and three nationally scarce species wood barley Hordelymus europaeus, bird's eye primrose Primula farinosa and limestone bedstraw Galium sterneri. There are also two regi…

Crofton Woods

…f Kid Brook, are especially rich in herb species. These include pendulous sedge Carex pendula, remote sedge Carex remota, wood sedge C. sylvatica, giant fescue Schedonorus giganteus, yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon, lesser celandine Ficaria verna, red currant Ribes sylves…

Newton Ketton Meadow

…cular note are the variety of sedges within the sward including, glaucous sedge Carex flacca, hairy sedge Carex hirta, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, carnation sedge C. panicea and flea sedge C. pulicaris. An area of fen vegetation occurs on the northern edge of the site. This merge…

Chaceley Meadow

…rdeaceous and also contains a number of rushes and sedges including brown sedge Carex disticha, hairy sedge Carex hirta and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. The meadow supports a good range of herb species typical of meadows of this type, in particular, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmari…

Sutton Meadows

…tosa, heath grass Danthonia decumbens and quaking grass Briza media. The sedges Carex hirta, Carex flacca, C. panicea and Carex leporina and the rushes Juncus effusus and J. articulatus are frequent. Among the uncommon flowering plants are dyer's greenweed Genista tinctoria, pep…

Minsterley Meadows

…ard is characterised by the rushes Juncus effusus and J. articulatus the sedges Carex panicea, Carex flacca and Carex hirta and lady’s smock Cardamine pratensis. The meadows support a number of species which are either uncommon or rare in Shropshire, such as adder’s tongue Ophiog…

Rushy Meadows

… in an open, species rich sward. In damper areas common, brown and hairy sedges Carex nigra, Carex disticha and Carex hirta and tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa are major components, occurring in association with soft and sharp-flowered rushes Juncus effusus and J. acutifl…

Myttons Meadows

…l and cross wort. A range of sedges occur within the community including spring Carex caryophyllea, carnation C. panicea, hairy Carex hirta, glaucous Carex flacca, flea C. pulicaris and pale sedge C. pallescens, while occasional wetter areas are dominated by lesser pond sedge Car…

Aunt Mary's Bottom

…ion largely comprises tall sedges, rushes and herbs, with greater tussock sedge Carex paniculata locally dominant. Hairy sedge Carex hirta, common sedge Carex nigra, jointed rush Juncus articulatus and great horsetail Equisetum telmateia are frequent. Locally, brown sedge Carex d…

Barn Gill Meadow

…t throughout. Wetter areas towards the bottom of the meadow contain hairy sedge Carex hirta, brown sedge Carex disticha, lesser pond sedge Carex acutiformis, sneezewort Achillea ptarmica and various species of rush together with marsh marigold Caltha palustris and Bistort Polygon…

King's Sedgemoor

… aquaticus. Such swards often contain a variety of sedges including hairy sedge Carex hirta, greater pond sedge Carex riparia, brown sedge Carex disticha and carnation sedge C. panicea together with ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, common spike rush Eleocharis palustris, jointed …

Weston Fen

…dominated largely by reed Phragmites australis, together with lesser pond sedge Carex acutiformis, hemp agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum and meadow sweet Filipendula ulmaria. Locally, blunt flowered rush Juncus subnodulosus becomes dominant, occurring in association with greater bi…

Bingley South Bog

… fen supports large quantities of a number of sedges. These include brown sedge Carex disticha regionally uncommon hammer sedge Carex hirta, yellow sedge C. demissa, oval sedge Carex leporina, carnation sedge C. panicea, glaucous sedge Carex flacca and common sedge C. nigra, toge…

Sawston Hall Meadows

…mer is characterised by the presence of a variety of sedges such as brown sedge Carex disticha, hairy sedge Carex hirta, false fox sedge C. otrubae, glaucous sedge Carex flacca and carnation sedge C. panicea, together with jointed rush Juncus articulatus and hard rush J. inflexus…

Lorton

…rdeum secalinum and quaking grass Briza media are also frequent, glaucous sedge Carex flacca is widely distributed and hairy sedge Carex hirta and spring sedge Carex caryophyllea occur locally. A variety of herbs is present, forming a significant component of the sward. Common bi…

Potteric Carr

…and bulrush but include also reed sweet grass, yellow iris and great pond sedge Carex riparia. Whereas these species may form near monocultures the emergent and marginal aquatic vegetation is in places more diverse and includes lesser water plantain Baldellia ranunculoides, water…

Pakenham Meadows

…nt of the sward, achieving local dominance. Species present include brown sedge Carex disticha, lesser pond sedge Carex acutiformis, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, glaucous sedge Carex flacca and hairy sedge Carex hirta. The grassland is very herb rich and contains abundant yellow r…

The Carrs

…h Typha latifolia with branched bur reed Sparganium erectum and false fox sedge Carex otrubae surrounds the open water area in the southern part of the site. Stands of reed canary grass Phalaris arundinacea, water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile and yellow iris Iris pseudacorus in…

Hook Heath Meadows

…ises a wide range of fine grasses, a number of sedges including carnation sedge Carex panicea, oval sedge Carex leporina and hairy sedge Carex hirta and a good representation of broadleaved herbs, such as sneezewort Achillea ptarmica, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum and corky fr…

Forlorn Hope Meadow

…g Holcus lanatus, cock's foot Dactylis glomerata, very abundant carnation sedge Carex panicea, glaucous sedge Carex flacca and hairy sedge Carex hirta. Herb species include meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris, common knapweed Centaurea nigra, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata, …

Corfe Mullen Pastures

…ack bog-rush Schoenus nigricans, deer-grass Trichophorum cespitosum, flea sedge Carex pulicaris, star sedge C. echinata and common yellow-sedge Carex viridula ssp. oedocarpa. Amongst the herbs present are pale butterwort Pinguicula lusitanica, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum a…

Moat Farm Meadows, Otley

…fog Holcus lanatus. Flote grass Glyceria fluitans and various rushes and sedges Carex hirta. Carex flacca and Juncus effusus are dominant in wetter areas. Amongst the more notable herb species present are meadow saffron and green winged orchid. Other notable species include adde…

Wet Sleddale Meadows

… with grasses such as marsh foxtail and a wide range of sedges including spring Carex caryophyllea, oval Carex leporina, carnation C. panicea and hairy sedge Carex hirta. Where the ground is flushed, white and flea sedge Carex canescens and C. pulicaris also occur with bog mosses…

Thurstaston Common

…wavy hair grass, gorse, heath grass Danthonia decumbens, tormentil, hairy sedge Carex hirta, pill sedge Carex pilulifera and heather bedstraw also commonly found. This dry heath community grades into an assemblage of bell heather Erica cinerea and western gorse Ulex gallii in the…

Langmead and Weston Level

… threatened green winged orchid Anacamptis morio. Wetter meadows contain sedges Carex disticha, Carex hirta and C. lepidocarpa and rushes Juncus spp. The site includes two higher fields on the eastern part of Langmead which are examples of species rich neutral grassland with a ca…

Moor Hall Meadows

…avescens. cowslip Primula veris, betony Betonica officinalis and glaucous sedge Carex flacca characterise the herb community which also contains rarer species, notably orchids Orchidaceae. twayblade Neottia ovata and common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii are frequent with oc…

Chimney Meadows

…eadow barley Hordeum secalinum, creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, hairy sedge Carex hirta and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. The local presence of fairy flax Linum catharticum and cowslip Primula veris suggests relatively dry conditions. Common spike rush Eleocharis palustris and…

Westhay Moor

…type meadows characterised by meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, carnation sedge Carex panicea, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris and devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis. Wetter swards contain ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, common spike rush Eleocharis palustris, marsh mar…

Rectory Farm Meadows

…um, red fescue Festuca rubra and soft brome Bromus hordeaceus, with hairy sedge Carex hirta, lesser pond sedge Carex acutiformis, common sedge C. nigra and spike rush Eleocharis palustris. Associated herbs are marsh marigold Caltha palustris, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, cuck…

Bracket's Coppice and Ryewater Farm

… ground flora has abundant false brome Brachypodium sylvaticum, pendulous sedge Carex pendula, dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis and enchanter's nightshade Circaea lutetiana with scattered wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, wood avens Geum urbanum and tufted hair grass Deschampsia c…

Mar Field Fen

…tat in the Vale of York. The fen meadow is species rich, with lesser pond sedge Carex acutiformis, hairy sedge Carex hirta, jointed rush Juncus articulatus, common reed Phragmites australis and the locally uncommon greater tussock sedge Carex paniculata and blunt flowered rush Ju…

Dalby Bush Fen

… including purple moor grass Molinia caerulea and sedges, including hairy sedge Carex hirta and lesser pond sedge Carex acutiformis. There are also several colonies of the uncommon greater tussock sedge Carex paniculata. devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis and sneezewort Achil…

Beetley & Hoe Meadows

…wered rush Juncus subnodulosus, mosses including Sphagnum spp. and spring sedge Carex caryophylleare dominant and other notable species include bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris and early marsh orchid Dactylorh…

Thowker Corner

…s and bugle Ajuga reptans. Where conditions are particularly damp, tufted sedge Carex elata, hairy sedge Carex hirta, marsh marigold Caltha palustris, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi and, occasionally, globe flower Trollius europaeus occur. The field edges support a different swa…

Dancersend Waterworks

…yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, quaking grass Briza media, glaucous sedge Carex flacca, fairy flax Linum catharticum, large thyme Thymus pulegioides, basil thyme Acinos arvensis, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria, yellow wort Blackstonia perfoliata, horse shoe vetch Hippoc…

Bishon Meadow

… winter flooding. They are dominated either by sedges such as lesser pond sedge Carex acutiformis, hairy sedge Carex hirta and false fox sedge C. otrubae or rushes Juncus sp. Associated with the sedges and rushes are species such as water mint Mentha aquatica, common spike rush E…

Fferm Walters

…cal of such situations. These include quaking grass Briza media; glaucous sedge Carex flacca; agrimony Agrimonia eupatoria; lady’s bedstraw Galium verum; spiny restharrow Ononis spinosa and hoary plantain Plantago media. More locally within the site yellow oat grass Trisetum flav…

Acres Farm Meadow

…rested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, red fescue Festuca rubra, glaucous sedge Carex flacca, hairy sedge Carex hirta, and quaking grass Briza media. Traditional management for hay with aftermath grazing has also allowed a diversity of herbs to flourish on this site with the freq…

Hallow Hill

…d flote grass Glyceria fluitans, which occur in association with glaucous sedge Carex flacca, hammer sedge Carex hirta, hard rush Juncus inflexus and conglomerate rush Juncus conglomeratus var. conglomeratus and numerous herbs including wild angelica Angelica sylvestris, marsh wi…

Yarley Meadows

…h species tend to dominate the wetter areas of the meadows, with glaucous sedge Carex flacca, hairy sedge Carex hirta soft rush Juncus effusus and hard rush Juncus inflexus being present. There is a high component of herb species throughout the meadows, with several of these bein…

River Till

…getation where this is not suppressed by grazing. It includes lesser pond sedge Carex acutiformis, hairy sedge Carex hirta, great willowherb Epilobium hirsutum, gypsywort Lycopus europaeus, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, water figwort Scrophularia auriculata. Adjacent habitats…

High Leys

… occurring as frequent associates. sedges, including star C. echinata, glaucous Carex flacca and hairy sedge Carex hirta are less common but widespread within the stand. Devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis is abundant, with heat spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata spp ericeto…

Whitwell Common

…w rattle Rhinanthus minor, adder’s tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum, glaucous sedge Carex flacca and hairy sedge Carex hirta. Dry fen, dominated by meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria occupies a substantial area. This includes such characteristic species as angelica Angelica sylvestris, …

Holme Moor & Clean Moor

…sh Schoenus nigricans, blunt flowered rush Juncus subnodulosus, carnation sedge Carex panicea and purple moor grass Molinia caerulea. Other species typical of wet conditions include tawny sedge Carex hostiana, flea sedge C. pulicaris, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, round leav…

Upper Colne Marshes

…lover Trifolium fragiferum, together with the nationally uncommon divided sedge Carex divisa, locally dominant slender hare's ear Bupleurum tenuissimum and Dittander Lepidium latifolium. Upper Colne Marshes. The grazing marshes within the SSSI are managed in a variety of ways le…

Langford Meadow

…um odoratum and crested dog’s-tail Cynosurus cristatus. Here the smaller sedges Carex flacca, C. panicea and Carex hirta are often abundant and herbs include bugle Ajuga reptans, the buttercups Ranunculus acris and Ranunculus repens and the local marsh valerian Valeriana dioica a…

The Flits

…antago-aquatica are present. The sedge communities are diverse with hairy sedge Carex hirta, common sedge C. nigra and great pond sedge Carex riparia occupying large areas. On the higher, better drained areas grasses such as meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, sweet vernal grass…

River Frome

…ress Nasturtium officinale, reed sweet-grass Glyceria maxima, lesser pond-sedge Carex acutiformis, greater pond-sedge Carex riparia and common reed Phragmites australis. Together, the community of aquatic and bankside plants contains all of the most commonly occurring species whi…

Fernham Meadows

…Cirsium dissectum. Other abundant species in the sward include carnation sedge Carex panicea, devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis, betony Betonica officinalis, tormentil Potentilla erecta, saw wort Serratula tinctoria and dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, with quaking grass Briz…

Wet Moor

…nundation grasslands can be found in the eastern part of the site. Common sedge Carex nigra, false fox sedge C. otrubae, hairy sedge Carex hirta and yellow flag Iris pseudacorus are found in the wettest swards. Many of the field ditches are cleaned infrequently, resulting in ext…

South Hylton Pasture

…rifolium pratense and Trifolium repens respectively. In addition glaucous sedge Carex flacca and common horsetail Equisetum arvense are scattered throughout the pasture with localised pockets of lime loving plants such as lady’s mantle Achemilla glabra, lady’s bedstraw Galium ver…

Roman River

…Campanula rotundifolia and green winged orchid Anacamptis moriowith brown sedge Carex disticha and greater bird's foot trefoil Lotus pedunculatus in the damper areas. The marshy grassland adjacent to the Roman River has abundant floating sweet grass Glyceria fluitans, marsh foxta…

Eriboll

…y two nationally scarce species: mountain avens Dryas octopetala and rock sedge Carex rupestris. This is considered the finest example of this type of heath in the Highlands. Herb-rich grasslands dominated by Agrostis/Festuca grasses are also commonly found in these areas. Upland…

Charity Land

…lchemilla filicaulis spp. vestita, betony Betonica officinalis and spring sedge Carex caryophyllea. Parts of the site have a rigg and furrow structure with plants characteristic of less well drained soils such as meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cesp…

Gypsy Camp Meadows, Thrandeston

…ed rush Juncus acutiflorus, marsh marigold Caltha palustris and carnation sedge Carex panicea, with lesser pond sedge Carex acutiformis and marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris to a wetter alluvial meadow type with floating sweet grass Glyceria fluitans, reed canary grass Phalar…

Great Cressingham Fen

…antain Plantago media, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolatum and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. Wet neutral grassland is present further down the valley slope and is dominated by tall fescue Schedonorus arundinaceus and reed sweet grass Glyceria maxima with hairy sedge Carex hirta,…

Buxted Park

…efoil Lotus corniculatus and large thyme Thymus pulegioides, whilst hairy sedge Carex hirta and jointed rush Juncus articulatus are common in damp patches. Marshy grassland, often dominated by tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, and fen communities occupy land close to the r…

Little Tew Meadows

…e fern Ophioglossum vulgatum, lady's mantle Alchemilla filicaulis, spiked sedge Carex spicata and rest-harrow Ononis repens. There is also an abundance of more widespread meadow plants such as bulbous buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus, cowslip Primula veris, lady's bedstraw Galium ve…

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…

Surfleet Lows

…iculatus and floating sweet grass Glyceria fluitans, together with hammer sedge Carex hirta, tubular water dropwort Oenanthe fistulosa, celery leaved buttercup Ranunculus sceleratus, hairy buttercup R. sardous, strawberry clover Trifolium fragiferum, sea milkwort Glaux maritima a…

Shibdon Pond

…o-aquatica, abundant rushes Juncus effusus, J. inflexus and J. bulbosus, sedges Carex hirta and C. otrubae and herbs including water bistort Polygonum amphibium and celery leaved crowfoot Ranunculus sceleratus. A small clump of common reed Phragmites australis is also present. He…

Potter's Carr, Cranworth

…overgrown drainage ditches supports wetland species including lesser pond sedge Carex acutiformis, yellow flag Iris pseudacorus and water avens Geum rivale. The northern strip of woodland is drier and consists of oak Quercus robur standards over hazel Corylus avellana coppice wit…

Hunsdon Mead

…s tending to be the dominant species. Wetter areas are dominated by brown sedge Carex disticha with greater pond sedge Carex riparia around the mouth of Canons Brook. Meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris and red clover Trifolium pratense are abundant in both Hunsdon and Roydon Meads…

Papercourt

…ne of its type in Surrey. The central part is dominated by slender tufted sedge Carex acuta which forms a dense canopy about 150 cm four ft high. Under this canopy plants such as marsh bedstraw Galium palustre, marsh bird's foot trefoil Lotus pedunculatus, water dropwort Oenanthe…

Dumsey Meadow

…quefoil Potentilla reptans, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata and oval sedge Carex leporina, with small amounts of common knapweed Centaurea nigra, oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare, meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis, marsh ragwort Senecio aquaticus, selfheal Prunella vulgari…

Thwaite House Moss

…acterised by alder. The woodland ground flora is characterised by tufted sedge Carex elata, common sedge C. nigra, brown sedge Carex disticha, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, common marsh bedstraw Galium palustre, common nettle Urtica dioica, bittersweet Solanum dulcamara, purp…

Dropshort Marsh

… common but quickly grade into area dominated by rushes Juncus spp. with sedges Carex spp. and a rich variety of typical marsh plants including water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula, marsh marigold Caltha palus…

Frome St. Quintin

…s glutinosa - Fraxinus excelsior Lysimachia nemorum woodland; Alnus glutinosa - Carex paniculata woodland; Quercus robur - Pteridium aquilinum - Rubus fruticosus woodland; Fraxinus excelsior - Acer campestre - Mercurialis perennis woodland; fen Filipendula ulmaria - Angelica sylv…

Lugg And Hampton Meadows

…tus, red fescue Festuca rubra and rough meadow grass Poa trivialis. Hairy sedge Carex hirta is locally frequent. The broadleaved flora is characterised by the presence of meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, common bird’s foot trefoil Lotus cornicul…

Kingweston Meadows

… Jenny Lysimachia nummularia, cuckoo-flower Cardamine pratensis and hairy sedge Carex hirta.

Hesledon Moor East

…s foot Dactylis glomerata, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, glaucous sedge Carex flacca, quaking grass Briza media and heath grass Danthonia decumbens. Amongst these prominent broad leaved herbs include common knapweed Centaurea nigra, autumn hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnal…

Forncett Meadows

… of species present which include common quaking grass Briza media, hairy sedge Carex hirta, bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, cowslip Primula veris, germander speedwell Veronica chamaedrys, crosswort Cruciata laevipes, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum and the locally rare gree…

Lea Marsh

… soft rush Juncus effusus, creeping jenny Lysimachia nummularia and hairy sedge Carex hirta. Deeper drains form the perimeter of the site and are characterised by open water with species rich aquatic and marginal vegetation, together with tall herb and scrub communities. Open st…

Fritton Common

…undant soft rush Juncus effusus, fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica and hairy sedge Carex hirta. Neutral grassland occurs where the soils contain chalk fragments and here the sward is dominated by creeping bent grass Agrostis stolonifera, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and sweet vernal…

Shell Brook Pastures

…sociated with springs and in marshy ground in the valley bottom are hairy sedge Carex hirta, sneezewort Achillea ptarmica, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi and fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica. One of the pastures includes the margin of an area of Alder carr (woodland) with a dense …

Cloatley Manor Farm Meadows

… trefoil Lotus pedunculatus, common marsh bedstraw Galium palustre, hairy sedge Carex hirta, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and several rush species including soft rush Juncus effusus, sharp-flowered rush J. acutiflorus, compact rush Juncus conglomeratus var. conglomerat…

Ashmoor Common

… Deschampsia cespitosa, soft rush Juncus effusus and sedges such as hairy sedge Carex hirta. The wetter areas support a number of plants which are uncommon in the county, e.g. golden dock Rumex maritimus, tubular water dropwort Oenanthe fistulosa and the nationally scarce narrow …

Port Meadow with Wolvercote Common & Green

…t pasture characterised by tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, hairy sedge Carex hirta and an abundance of strawberry clover Trifolium fragiferum. It is more species rich and lies in the centre of Port Meadow with outliers where gravel extraction has lowered the ground level…

Barnham Heath

…nd meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria. At the drier end plants such as hairy sedge Carex hirta, germander speedwell Veronica chamaedrys and lesser stitchwort Stellaria gramineare found. The ditches that run through these areas and the more open pits left by gravel working provide ad…

Wharmley Riverside

…s, wild thyme Thymus praecox, golden rod Solidago virgaurea and the hairy sedge Carex hirta. The grassy swards have false oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, quaking grass Briza media and a range of herbs including yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor…

The Leasowes

…uccisa pratensis, tormentil Potentilla erecta, bugle Ajuga reptans, hairy sedge Carex hirta and mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum are locally frequent to abundant across the grasslands of the site. Damp areas contain meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, tufted hair grass Desch…

Greenaways and Freshmarsh, Braunton

… county as a whole. The wetter areas support an abundance of greater pond-sedge Carex riparia together with false fox-sedge C. otrubae, glaucous sedge Carex flacca and common sedge C. nigra. Many other flowering plants occur here which are typical of wet, unimproved marshlands in…

Sulham and Tidmarsh Woods and Meadows

…tiana, wood spurge Euphorbia amygdaloides, sanicle Sanicula europaea, woodsedge Carex strigosa and C. sylvatica, early purple orchid Orchis mascula, twayblade Neottia ovata and Solomon's seal Polygonatum multiflorum. In the wetter parts of the woods, the field layer is more mars…

Normanby Meadow

…w buttercup Ranunculus acris, lesser stitchwort Stellaria graminea, hairy sedge Carex hirta, tormentil Potentilla erecta, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, common knapweed Centaurea nigra, common bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus and oxeye daisy …

Patmore Heath

…heep’s sorrel Rumex acetosella, harebell Campanula rotundifolia and hairy sedge Carex hirta. Two of the more uncommon plants present are heath rush Juncus squarrosus and heath grass Danthonia decumbens. Large thyme Thymus pulegioides occurs on the top of grassy ant hills, at whic…

Hall Farm Fen, Hemsby

…vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, hairy sedge Carex hirta and devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis. Narrow strips of disturbed dry grassland are present near some boundaries where dyke dredgings have been placed. The dykes are also an important…

Pulborough Brooks

… typical plants as soft rush Juncus effusus, hard rush J. inflexus, hairy sedge Carex hirta and marsh ragwort Senecio aquaticus. The ditches, some of which are fringed by common reed Phragmites australis, reed grass Phalaris arundinacea, reed sweet grass Glyceria maxima and bur …

Taynton Quarries

…um verum, quaking grass, eyebright Euphrasia officinalis and hairy violet Viola hirta. The taller grassland is dominated by false oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius, upright brome and tor grass, with invasive species such as creeping thistle Cirsium arvense and ragwort Senecio jacob…

Ullenhall Meadows

…koo-flower Cardamine pratensis, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi and hairy sedge Carex hirta. The small stream which divides the site is moderately fast flowing and is bordered by alder Alnus glutinosa, ash Fraxinus excelsior and guelder rose.

Merries Farm Meadows

…fescue Festuca ovina and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, with hairy sedge Carex hirta. The lady’s bedstraw sub community has frequent yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, betony Betonica officinalis, devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis, agrimony Agrimonia eupatoria and common…

White Carr Meadow

…ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, cuckoo-flower Cardamine pratensis, hairy sedge Carex hirta and cat's ear Hypochaeris radicata. Of particular note is the widespread occurrence within the meadow of pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus, a species with a restricted distribution in Humbers…

Hook Norton Cutting & Banks

…rass Arrhenatherum elatius, common quaking grass Briza media and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. Common broadleaved species include field scabious Knautia arvensis, burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga, bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, cowslip Primula veris, oxeye daisy Leuc…

Stanford Training Area

…ly man made, that is fed by spring water. It is partly invaded by tussock sedge Carex paniculata and an exceptionally rich aquatic fauna has been recorded there. Other small pits of great interest include those around Tottington where the rare water plant Ceratophyllum submersum …

Besthorpe Meadows

… Alopecurus geniculatus, amphibious bistort Polygonum amphibium and hairy sedge Carex hirta. An old borrow pit fringed by grey willow Salix cinerea, almond willow Salix triandra and osier Salix viminalis provides additional habitat diversity and supports an interesting aquatic f…

Jack Scout

…arce plants as are two other species found in this community, rare spring sedge Carex ericetorum and spring 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 …

Berry Mound Pastures

…d’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, red clover Trifolium pratense, hairy sedge Carex hirta, meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris, lesser hawkbit Leontodon saxatilis, great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis and sneezewort Achillea ptarmica. Characteristic grasses of the heath grass su…

Reed Hill

…ged orchid Anacamptis morio, early purple orchid O. mascula, hairy violet Viola hirta and carnation sedge Carex panicea. Mixed scrub consisting of hawthorn and blackthorn follows the valley bottom and grades into dense hazel scrub at the eastern end of the site. The upper and eas…

Pike Corner

…The site is exceptionally rich in sedges, with spring, glaucous and hairy sedge Carex caryophyllea, flacca and hirta abundant on the drier ground; and common, carnation, brown, distant and long stalked yellow sedge C. nigra, panicea, disticha, distans and lepidocarpa all plentifu…

Restrop Farm and Brockhurst Wood

…er of sedge species, including glaucous, common, oval, spring, spiked and hairy Carex flacca, nigra, ovalis, caryophyllea, spicata and hirta are well distributed at lower frequencies throughout the grassland. The grassland supports a variety of common herbs typical of the common …

Ebsbury Down

…p'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 is particularly herb rich with an abu…

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