Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Jockey Fields

…foot trefoil Lotus pedunculatus, yellow iris Iris pseudacorus and marsh thistle Cirsium palustre. This area is ungrazed and subject to variable, but generally high, water levels which flood the adjoining grassland to a greater or lesser extent throughout the year. Further north a…

Lower Coombe and Ferne Brook Meadows

…evant National Vegetation Classification communities are Juncus effusus, Galium palustre rush pasture, Juncus acutiflorus sub community NVC M23a and Juncus effusus sub community NVC M23b; and Juncus subnodulosus, Cirsium palustre fen meadow, Briza media Trifolium spp. sub communi…

Newlands

…old Caltha palustris, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh willowherb Epilobium palustre, marsh thistle Cirsium palustre, wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris, marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustre, marsh violet Viola palustris, water mint Mentha aquatica and lesser spearwort Ranuncu…

Powerstock Common and Wytherston Farm

…sa-Fraxinus excelsior-Lysimachia nemorum woodland (W7) and Salix cinerea-Galium palustre woodland (W1). Oak high forest is the predominant community on the brown earth soils across the site. The drier stands have an understorey of hawthorn Crataegus monogyna and holly Ilex aquif…

Eppleton Grassland

…ted by the NVC type M22 blunt flowered rush Juncus subnodulosus – marsh thistle Cirsium palustre fen meadow, with smaller areas of M23 soft/sharp-flowered rush Juncus effusus/acutiflorus – fen bedstraw Galium palustre rush pasture and M25 purple moor grass Molinia caerulea – torm…

Birches

…t/sharp-flowered rush Juncus effusus/acutiflorus – common marsh bedstraw Galium palustre rush pasture. General description Birches SSSI includes one of the largest areas of species rich unimproved neutral grassland in Herefordshire. In this county, like the rest of the UK, there…

Coed Mawr - Blaen-Car

…, and also frequent sneezewort Achillea ptarmica and marsh willowherb Epilobium palustre. Meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum occurs locally in this area. The remainder of the site comprises an area of damp species-rich pasture to the east of Blaen-car farm. The wetter ground suppor…

Hawes Water

…vil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis, yellow iris, common marsh bedstraw Galium palustre, marsh thistle Cirsium palustre, betony Betonica officinalis and common, glaucous and false fox sedge Carex nigra, Carex flacca and C. otrubae. This species rich Molinia community is national…

Peckriding Top Lot

…il Lotus pedunculatus, water mint Mentha aquatica, common marsh bedstraw Galium palustre, marsh thistle Cirsium palustre, cuckoo-flower Cardamine pratensis, marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris and lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula.

Parc-y-rhos

…r herbs include cuckoo-flower Cardamine pratensis, common marsh-bedstraw Galium palustre, marsh thistle Cirsium palustre, oval sedge Carex leporina and greater bird’s-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus. The absence of devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis and heath-grass Danthonia …

Ty Du Moor

…w are dominated by purple moor grass Molinia caerulea often with meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum. Associated base rich flushes contain an abundance of moss and sedge species, including flea sedge Carex pulicaris, tawny sedge Carex hostiana and the moss Campylium stellatum. Rush …

Ottery Valley

…with this community are tormentil, devil’s-bit scabious and the mosses Sphagnum palustre and Polytrichum commune, however purple moor-grass and sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus remain abundant. Occurring widely throughout the site is soft rush/sharp-flowered rush-common ma…

Hurcott and Podmore Pools

…teristic wetland species such as marsh marigold Caltha palustris, marsh thistle Cirsium palustre, marsh bedstraw Galium palustre and a number of sedge species including cyperus sedge Carex pseudocyperus. Plants uncommon in this part of the West Midlands also occur including great…

Cors Llanllyfni

…rshy grassland with jointed rushes, the soft rush Juncus effusus, marsh thistle Cirsium palustre, and marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre. Cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos, sundews Drosera spp. and devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis are also present. There is an intricate mix of o…

Gordano Valley

… of the nationally rare blunt flowered rush–marsh thistle Juncus subnodulosus – Cirsium palustre, soft / sharp-flowered rush–marsh bedstraw Juncus effusus / acutiflorus – Galium palustre, purple moor grass – meadow thistle Molinia caerulea – Cirsium dissectum and crested dog’s ta…

Cruninish Island

…rence of species such as sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutuflorus, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum and purple moor grass Molinia caerulea. The purple moor grass and rush pasture occurring on the flushed slopes of Cruninish Island is described as fen meadow and occurs when there is…

Ballymacallion

…. Associated plants reflecting the wetter soil conditions include marsh thistle Cirsium palustre, meadow sweet Filipendula ulmaria, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, marsh ragwort Senecio aquaticus, greater bird's foot trefoil Lotus pedunculatus and lesser spearwort Ranunculus fl…

Nares Gladley Marsh

…ally. Several distinct plant communities occur on the site. Juncus subnodulosus Cirsium palustre fen meadow, Juncus effusus/acutiflorus Galium palustre rush pasture and Glyceria maxima swamp are associated with the wettest areas of the site. These grade into Holcus lanatus Juncus…

Whitecross Green and Oriel Woods

…gged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, wild angelica Angelica sylvestris, marsh thistle Cirsium palustre, marsh and fen bedstraws Galium palustre and G. uliginosum, corn and water mints Mentha arvensis and M. aquatica, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, hemp agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum,…

Hetton Bogs

…ilobium hirsutum, reed grass Phalaris arundinacea and marsh horsetail Equisetum palustre, with marsh marigold Caltha palustris, marsh thistle Cirsium palustre, square stemmed St John’s wort Hypericum tetrapterum, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, water mint Mentha aquatica, water …

Moseley Common, Pembridge

…sociated with these communities are yellow iris Iris pseudacorus, marsh thistle Cirsium palustre, brooklime Veronica beccabunga, common marsh bedstraw Galium palustre, marsh valerian Valeriana dioica and marsh horsetail Equisetum palustre. Bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella and mars…

Beeston Brook Pasture

…ir grass Deschampsia cespitosa and hard rush Juncus inflexus with marsh thistle Cirsium palustre, wild angelica Angelica sylvestris, marsh bedstraw Galium palustre, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, greater bird’s foot trefoil Lotus pedunculatus, square stalked St John’s wort Hype…

Hare's Down, Knowstone & Rackenford Moors

…toria, sneezewort Achillea ptarmica, bell heather Erica cinerea, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, velvet bent Agrostis canina, sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina and lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica. In these drier areas the moss layer is poorly developed; there are small areas of brac…

Kernick and Ottery Meadows

… also includes small areas of purple moor-grass–meadow thistle Molinia caerulea–Cirsium dissectum fen meadow, sharp-flowered rush–cross-leaved heath Juncus acutiflorus–Erica tetralix sub-community. The short sward supports abundant meadow thistle, frequent heath spotted orchid an…

Nant y Rhos

…-rich fen meadow vegetation, which includes large populations of meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum and whorled caraway Carum verticillatum. Most of the site supports vegetation that is dominated by purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea, accompanied by a range of characteristic associ…

Hallow Hill

… herbs including wild angelica Angelica sylvestris, marsh willow herb Epilobium palustre, square stemmed St John’swort Hypericum tetrapterum, marsh thistle Cirsium palustre, lady’s smock Cardamine pratensis, brooklime Veronica beccabunga and common spotted and northern marsh orch…

Rhos Blaen Carrog

…ss Poa trivialis, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, common marsh-bedstraw Galium palustre, water forget-me-not Myosotis scorpioides and marsh thistle Cirsium palustre. This area of unimproved pasture is an important variant in the range of sedge-rich grasslands which is so well re…

Rhosydd Llanwrthwl

…aller species such as velvet bent Agrostis canina, common marsh-bedstraw Galium palustre, greater bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus, marsh thistle Cirsium palustre, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, common sorrel Rumex acetosa and marsh violet Viola palustris occur. The …

Sizewell Marshes

…considered that these communities are representative of the Juncus subnodulosus Cirsium palustre fen meadow and the Juncus effusus / J. acutiflorus and Galium palustre rush pasture, as described in the National Vegetation Classification. In addition, several areas of reedbed dom…

Rhyllech Uchaf

…ese are characterised by blunt-flowered rush Juncus subnodulosus, marsh thistle Cirsium palustre, sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutuflorus and common marsh bedstraw Galium palustre. There are also smaller patches of mire vegetation which contain black bog-rush Schoenus nigricans, b…

Caeau Bryn Ifor

… at Dolauhirion, the larger parcel, is characterised by abundant meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum within a matrix of purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea, velvet bent Agrostis canina, mat grass Nardus stricta, common sedge Carex nigra and carnation sedge C. panicea. Tormentil Poten…

Cefn Blaenau

… with various rushes Juncus spp, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, marsh thistle Cirsium palustre, greater bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus, marsh bedstraw Galium palustre, sneezewort Achillea ptarmica, marsh-marigold Caltha palustris and lady-fern Athyrium filix-femina. Mor…

Math and Elsea Wood

…ngelica Angelica sylvestris, lesser pond sedge Carex acutiformis, marsh thistle Cirsium palustre, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, water avens Geum rivale, common marsh bedstraw Galium palustre and yellow iris Iris pseudacorus. Elsewhere, other plants typical of these woodland ty…

Stafford Brook

…ilipendula ulmaria, wild angelica Angelica sylvestris, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, fen bedstraw Galium uliginosum, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi and marsh thistle Cirsium palustre. In one small area this community grades into tall fen, with common reed Phragmites austral…

Penllwyn-yr-Hendy

…purple moor-grass. Associated species here include common marsh-bedstraw Galium palustre, greater bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus, wild angelica Angelica sylvestris, marsh thistle Cirsium palustre, common sedge Carex nigra, marsh violet Viola palustris and marsh speedwell …

Stagmire Moss

…lustris, round leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia and marsh horsetail Equisetum palustre. Just to the north of the mire's watershed and on the right hand bank of the ditch draining into great How Gill is a flush in which sedges predominate over a luxuriant carpet of bulky mosses…

Finglandrigg Woods

…s pine. Here the ground flora is characterised by a moss carpet mostly Sphagnum palustre, S. fimbriatum, Polytrichum commune, with frequent to abundant bents, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, purple moor grass, buckler ferns Dryopteris dilatata and Dryopteris carthusiana and honeysu…

Heath Hill Farm

…ecta, along with plants associated with alkaline soils such as stemless thistle Cirsium acaule, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, hoary plantain Plantago media, fairy flax Linum catharticum, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. The rush pastu…

Southfield Farm Marsh

…s dominant. Some examples are, wild angelica Angelica sylvestris, marsh thistle Cirsium palustre, water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile, greater bird’s foot trefoil Lotus pedunculatus and common marsh bedstraw Galium palustre. Of the invertebrate fauna, the soldier flies Stratiomy…

Outley Mosses

…her species including autumnal hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis, marsh thistle Cirsium palustre, blinks Montia fontana, bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius, lady’s smock Cardamine pratensis, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, marsh willowherb Epilobium palustre, bog aspho…

Mill Meadows, Billericay

…elica sylvestris, greater bird's foot trefoil Lotus pedunculatus, marsh thistle Cirsium palustre, sneezewort Achillea ptarmica, cuckoo-flower Cardamine pratensis, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi and common marsh bedstraw Galium palustre.

Eastern Peak District Moors

…eaches of some flushes are enriched by 'poor fen' species such as marsh thistle Cirsium palustre, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula, greater bird’s foot trefoil Lotus pedunculatus, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi and marsh bedstraw Galium palustre. Larger flushes typically hav…

Tonnagh Quarry

…icea and star sedge Carex echinata. Herbs include common marsh bedstraw Galium palustre, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula, Square-stalked St John’s-wort Hypericum tetrapterum, marsh marigold Caltha palustris, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, marsh thistle Cirsium palust…

Burnhope Burn

…ock sedge Carex paniculata, globe flower Trollius europaeus, melancholy thistle Cirsium heterophyllum and bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata. Immediately to the south of the trout Burn there is an area of open ground which supports a species rich meadow flora. Characteristic plants in…

Bracket's Coppice and Ryewater Farm

… herbs are prominent and include meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, marsh thistle Cirsium palustre, fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica and ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi. Peaty mineral soils support fen meadow comprising tall tussocks of purple moor grass Molinia caerulea and tufted …

Aber Geirch

…land communities include blunt flowered rush Juncus subnodulosus -marsh thistle Cirsium palustre fen-meadow which occurs in a complex mosaic with the third community of interest, sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus -marsh bedstraw Galium palustre rush-pasture; both these commu…

Grimscott

…here is the occurrence of purple moor-grass – meadow thistle Molinia caerulea – Cirsium dissectum fen-meadow, sharp-flowered rush – cross-leaved heath Juncus acutiflorus-Erica tetralix sub-community. This sub-community type, is restricted to the southwest of England, south Wales …

Cowden Pound Pastures

…uch as jointed rush Juncus articulatus, soft rush Juncus effusus, marsh thistle Cirsium palustre, greater bird’s foot trefoil Lotus pedunculatus and watermint Mentha aquatica. Other species of the sward include common knapweed Centaurea nigra, common marsh bedstraw Galium palustr…

Cors Aberthin

…nated by blunt-flowered rush Juncus subnodulosus, associated with marsh thistle Cirsium palustre, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria and wild angelica Angelica sylvestris. Lower-growing plants include fen bedstraw Galium uliginosum and marsh valerian Valeriana dioica, both associate…

Colwyn Brook Marshes (North & South)

…Here, species such as bottle sedge Carex rostrata, common marsh-bedstraw Galium palustre, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile and sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus are frequent along with a wide range of asso…

Paines Cross Meadow

…cks of purple moor grass Molinia caerulea and other plant such as marsh thistle Cirsium palustre and greater bird's foot trefoil Lotus pedunculatus. Of particular interest are the fen meadow fragments dominated by purple moor grass. The presence of fen meadow in Sussex is unusual…

Eastnor Park

… variety of herbs including lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula, marsh thistle Cirsium palustre, greater bird’s foot trefoil Lotus pedunculatus and brooklime Veronica beccabunga. The western ridge of the Park supports limestone grassland with typical lime loving species such as …

Redlake Meadows & Hoggs Moor

…mentil, angelica Angelica sylvestris, water mint Mentha aquatica, marsh thistle Cirsium palustre, honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum and hemp agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum. Grey willow Salix cinerea and silver birch Betula pendula are invading ungrazed areas of this mire vegetati…

Bryn-bwch

… fen-meadow community, which is characterised by the presence of meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, is a scarce and localised vegetation type in England and Wales. The site comprises a series of contiguous enclosures, situated to the south of Ystradfellte. The land occupies a long…

Lower Ground, Penrhos

…the Juncus acutiflorus sub-community of the Juncus effusus/acutiflorus – Galium palustre mire type. Sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus dominates with a variety of grasses which include Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus, purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea and rough meadow-grass Poa…

Caeau Cnwch a Ty'n-y-graig

… sedge Carex nigra, carnation sedge Carex panicea, common marsh-bedstraw Galium palustre, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi and lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula. An area of marsh across the eastern edge of the field is dominated by tussocks of purple moor-grass. Characteristic …

Trinity Broads

…wamp community characterised by abundant common reed and milk parsley Thyselium palustre, which is itself nationally scarce. The fringing vegetation also supports the nationally scarce cowbane Cicuta virosa, the regionally important greater spearwort Ranunculus lingua and localis…

Ge-Mare Farm Fields

…ermissa, marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris and common marsh bedstraw Galium palustre. The southern part of the site is wetter and supports a mire community. Yellow iris Iris pseudacorus is prominent in the vegetation but soft rush Juncus effusus, hard rush Juncus inflexus, he…

Yare Broads and Marshes

…dinacea. Typical species include meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, marsh thistle Cirsium palustre, angelica Angelica sylvestris, greater spearwort Ranunculus lingua and ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi. Several rare species occur in these areas, notably fibrous tussock sedge Carex …

Stevington Marsh

…s include fool’s water cress Helosciadium nodiflorum, marsh horsetail Equisetum palustre, water figwort Scrophularia auriculata, brooklime Veronica beccabunga and creeping Jenny Lysimachia nummularia. Those marshes which are floristically richer include additional species such as…

Tindall Wood, Ditchingham

…ged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, common figwort Scrophularia nodosa, marsh thistle Cirsium palustre and lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula.

Inkpen and Walbury Hills

…of particular interest include chalk milkwort Polygala calcarea, woolly thistle Cirsium eriophorum and dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, which are now becoming rare in the county due to the loss of suitable chalk grassland habitat. Much of the grassland is kept closely grazed, gener…

Aunt Mary's Bottom

…queflora. The tall herbs characteristic of this community include marsh thistle Cirsium palustre, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, wild angelica Angelica sylvestris and hemp agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum. Occasionally devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis and water figwort Scro…

Dyscarr Wood

…ria and Eupatorium cannabinum in a marsh community which includes marsh thistle Cirsium palustre, spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula, marsh valerian Valeriana dioica and common yellow sedge Carex demissa. Additional interest here is provided…

Hesledon Moor East

…wort Ranunculus flammula, hairy sedge Carex hirta and marsh horsetail Equisetum palustre. Gorse Ulex europaeus and hawthorn Crataegus monogyna scrub is scattered throughout the site. On the southern parcel of the site vegetation typical of base and nutrient rich soligenous mire …

Drumcarn

…ica Angelica sylvestris, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris and marsh thistle Cirsium palustre. In places, the fen gives way to wet grassland dominated by sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus and soft rush Juncus effusus. More species-rich areas are dominated by carnation sed…

Tyncoed Pasture

…y purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea. Associated species include meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, devil's-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, velvet bent Agrostis canina, flea sedge Carex pulicaris and tawny sedge Carex hostiana. Whorled caraway Carum verticillatum is a notable feat…

Hoddy Cows Spring

…herbs of wet grassland such as cuckoo-flower Cardamine pratensis, marsh thistle Cirsium palustre, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula, water cress Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum, marsh ragwort Senecio aquaticus and brooklime Veronica beccabunga. Th…

Lower Red Lees Pasture

…and C. nigra are dominant with wild angelica Angelica sylvestris, marsh thistle Cirsium palustre, cuckoo-flower Cardamine pratensis, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, marsh hawk’s beard Crepis paludosa, bristle club rush Isolepis setacea and reed canary grass Phalaris arundinacea.…

Hardley Flood

…ll reed Calamagrostis canescens, angelica Angelica sylvestris and marsh thistle Cirsium palustre. The locally uncommon marsh sow thistle Sonchus palustris is frequent by the river bank. The site also includes areas of alder carr woodland, broad leaved plantation and grassland. Ma…

Waen Rydd

…y a variety of characteristic associates including common marsh bedstraw Galium palustre, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, lesser scullcap Scutellaria minor, greater bird’s-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus, whorled caraway Carum verticillatum and, in one area, greater tussock-sedg…

Troutbeck

… orchid Dactylorhiza maculata subsp. ericetorum and marsh willow herb Epilobium palustre. Associated grasses include purple moor grass Molinia caerulea and creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera together with the moss Calliergonell cuspidatum. By contrast, the star sedge bog moss mir…

Queestmoor Meadow

…f the meadow. The banks support meadow sweet Filipendula ulmaria, marsh thistle Cirsium palustre and hard rush Juncus inflexus. The site is bordered on two sides by mixed hedgerows composed of hawthorn Crataegus monogyna, elder Sambucus nigra, hazel Corylus avellana and field map…

Ardblair and Myreside Fens

… sedge Carex nigra with sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, marsh thistle Cirsium palustre and devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis. In places it grades into other communities such as sedge-rich fen containing slender sedge Carex lasiocarpa and reed swamp.

Tor Royal Bog

…crowfoot Ranunculus omiophyllus, marsh violet Viola palustris and marsh thistle Cirsium palustre. Of additional interest are the drier peripheral areas which comprise unimproved acidic grassland. Here, the herb flora includes lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, common milkwort Poly…

Stanford Training Area

…adies smock Cardamine pratensis, lesser knapweed Centaurea nigra, marsh thistle Cirsium palustre and sorrel Rumex acetosa amongst those found. The wetlands of the training area are extensive and varied. Reed Fen is a large and well preserved area of reed dominated swamp and effor…

Carrick Heaths

…um angustifolium, greater bird’s-foot trefoil Lotus pedunculatus, marsh thistle Cirsium palustre and cuckoo-flower Cardamine pratensis. Of particular interest are common sundew Drosera rotundifolia, hay-scented buckler-fern Dryopteris aemula, occasional stands of bog myrtle Myri…

Deadman

…re often dominated by sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus with marsh thistle Cirsium palustre, common lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica and common yellow sedge Carex demissa being frequent associates. Water tends to move freely through the intersecting channels providing more nu…

Mid Cornwall Moors

…efoil Lotus corniculatus, creeping cinquefoil Potentilla reptans, marsh thistle Cirsium palustre, red clover Trifolium pratense and selfheal Prunella vulgaris are frequent associates. tormentil Potentilla erecta, heath wood rush Luzula multiflora and heather add a heathy element,…

Cae Blaen-dyffryn

…a, with frequent tall herbs such as angelica Angelica sylvestris, marsh thistle Cirsium palustre and common valerian Valeriana officinalis. Other species present include sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus, greater bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus and devil's-bit scabiou…

Norton Wood

…cap Scutellaria galericulata, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria and marsh thistle Cirsium palustre.

Easton Farm Meadow

…adowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, wild angelica Angelica sylvestris, marsh thistle Cirsium palustre, fen bedstraw Galium uliginosum, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and frequent marsh valerian Valeriana dioica, carnation sedge Carex panicea and commo…

Newby Moor

…ata is abundant with bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre. There are also open pools colonised by pondweeds Potamogeton spp. and small sedge dominated hollows where the scarce bog sedge Carex limosa occurs. Near Gill Sike an extensive population of …

Crossbog Pinewood

… Juncus articulatus with tufted hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa, marsh thistle Cirsium palustre and marsh violet Viola palustris. In addition to its structure and botanical composition, some of the typical pinewood fauna such as red squirrel Sciurus vulgaris and crossbill Loxia …

Hunder Beck Juniper

…with common sedge Carex nigra, cuckoo-flower Cardamine pratensis, marsh thistle Cirsium palustre, tufted hairgrass Deschampsia cespitosa and creeping soft grass Holcus mollis frequent throughout. Other Information This site is adjacent to the Cotherstone Moor SSSI and forms part…

Strother Hills

…ea of tall fen dominated by common reed Phragmites australis with marsh thistle Cirsium palustre, wild angelica Angelica sylvestris and common valerian. This has more recently been invaded by young birch Betula spp. and goat willow Salix caprea. Adjacent areas of sessile oak Quer…

Elsenham Woods

…aria and bramble with frequent wild angelica Angelica sylvestris, marsh thistle Cirsium palustre, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi and teasel Dipsacus fullonum. The site also includes a number of damp grassy rides and small woodland ponds which form valuable additional habitat fo…

Grange Meadow

… sweet Filipendula ulmaria, creeping jenny Lysimachia nummularia, marsh thistle Cirsium palustre, fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica and great horsetail Equisetum telmateia. Along the Madresfield Brook at the south of the site there is a riparian strip of alder Alnus glutinosa woodl…

Attenborough Gravel Pits

…loosestrife Lythrum salicaria, flowering rush Butomus umbellatus, marsh thistle Cirsium palustre, fine leaved water dropwort Oenanthe aquatica and the locally uncommon marsh stitchwort Stellaria palustris and slender tufted sedge Carex acuta. Elsewhere largely pure stands dominat…

Aileshurst Coppice

…meadow grass Poa nemoralis. In the damp areas close to the stream marsh thistle Cirsium palustre, pendulous sedge Carex pendula, opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium and wild angelica Angelica sylvestris occur. The site also supports a population of the …

Picket and Clanger Wood

…Valeriana officinalis, devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis and marsh thistle Cirsium palustre. Over forty plant species indicative of ancient woodland have been recorded on the site, including thin spiked sedge Carex strigosa, Forster'swood rush Luzula forsteri, moschatel Adox…

Glenarm Woods Part 2

…owered rush Juncus acutiflorus, meadow sweet Filipendula ulmaria, marsh thistle Cirsium palustre, meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis, tormentil Potentilla erecta, devils-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, selfheal Prunella vulgaris, carnation sedge Carex panicea and glaucous sedge …

St. Leonard's Park Ponds

…, over a ground flora of hemlock water dropwort Oenanthe crocata, marsh thistle Cirsium palustre and velvet bent grass Agrostis canina. The fen surrounding the ponds includes species such as reed sweet grass Glyceria maxima, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris and the locally un…

Pentregwyn

… Juncus acutiflorus, Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus, common marsh-bedstraw Galium palustre and greater bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus. Other herbs include sneezewort Achillea ptarmica, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, water mint Mentha aquatica and lesser spearwort Ran…

Skelton Pasture

…w on the moister parts of the mire, notably devil's bit scabious, marsh thistle Cirsium palustre and meadowsweet. The eastern edge of the mire has the most diverse flora with abundant sedges including carnation sedge, glaucous sedge, tawny sedge Carex hostiana and flea sedge C. …

Calender Meadows

…a small patch of vegetation with jointed rush Juncus articulatus, marsh thistle Cirsium palustre and meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria as additional components of the meadow flora.

Chyenhal Moor

…. The ground flora includes lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula, marsh thistle Cirsium palustre, soft rush Juncus effusus and yellow flag Iris pseudacorus. In wetter places, Sphagnum spp and other mosses are associated with purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea, marsh pennywort Hyd…

Coed Gwempa

… spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza maculata spp. ericetorum, marsh and meadow thistle Cirsium palustre and C. dissectum, betony Betonica officinalis, wild angelica Angelica sylvestris and tormentil Potentilla erecta. There is invasive bramble, hazel, oak and eared willow Salix aurita, …

Rhos Pil-bach a Phennar-fawr

…h J. articulatus, greater bird’s-foot trefoil Lotus pedunculatus, marsh thistle Cirsium palustre, velvet bent Agrostis canina and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus. The adjoining field between the two areas holds stands of marshy grassland and drier mounds topped by small areas of aci…

Rhos Pwllygawnen

… scabious Succisa pratensis, rough meadow-grass Poa trivialis and marsh thistle Cirsium palustre. Interspersed within this drier grassland are seasonal flushes dominated by common sedge Carex nigra and carnation sedge Carex panicea, with much bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, h…

River Itchen

…ter mint Mentha aquatica, fen bedstraw Galium uliginosum, marsh bedstraw Galium palustre, greater bird's foot trefoil Lotus pedunculatus, marsh horsetail Equisetum palustre, wild angelica Angelica sylvestris, common fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica, marsh lousewort Pedicularis palu…

Blo' Norton and Thelnetham Fens

…ged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, marsh marigold Caltha palustris and marsh thistle Cirsium palustre and purple loosestrife all occurring in considerable numbers.

Barn Meadow

…dowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi and marsh thistle Cirsium palustre occur. The conservation value of the site is enhanced by ancient hedgerows that border the site with a variety of tree and shrub species including aspen Populus tremula, field maple A…

Breach Fields

…o-flower Cardamine pratensis, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi and marsh thistle Cirsium palustre. Mixed hedgerows of hazel Corylus avellana, hawthorn Crataegus monogyna, blackthorn Prunus spinosa and occasional mature pedunculate oak Quercus robur with small areas of bramble Rub…

Oak Tree Farm Meadows

…es where alder Alnus glutinosa is dominant over Yorkshire fog and marsh thistle Cirsium palustre.

Lewes Brooks

… but the ditch banks support a richer mixture of plants including marsh thistle Cirsium palustre, gipsywort Lycopus europaeus, redshank Polygonum persicaria, celery leaved buttercup Ranunculus sceleratus and water dock Rumex hydrolapathum. Occasional hawthorns Crataegus monogyna,…

Mount Pleasant

…na and a range of herbs including fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica, marsh thistle Cirsium palustre, marsh marigold Caltha palustris and ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi. Locally uncommon species such as marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris have also been recorded here.

Mynydd Y Fflint / Flint Mountain

…f lesser pond sedge Carex acutiformis with scattered marsh willowherb Epilobium palustre; whilst other areas have frequent ivy Hedera helix with bramble Rubus fruticosus and yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon. In places the vegetation grades into swamp dominated by lesser po…

Finemere Wood

…meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, marsh thistle Cirsium palustre and greater bird's foot trefoil Lotus pedunculatus. Further species occur on the drier gravel of the rides themselves including wild strawberry Fragaria vesca and trailing tormentil P…

Llymwynt Brook Pastures

…ulea, carnation sedge Carex panicea, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, quaking-grass Briza media, and devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis. This vegetation grades into areas in which soft-rush Juncus effusus or sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus …

Grafton Wood

…haracterised by species such as pendulous sedge Carex pendula and marsh thistle Cirsium palustre. The site also includes areas of unimproved neutral grassland and a pond, which contribute greatly to its overall biological value. The site is noted for its lepidoptera. It is the o…

Langdon Ridge

…n abundance of greater bird’s foot trefoil Lotus pedunculatus and marsh thistle Cirsium palustre. In some areas, coarser grasses such as false oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius are more abundant and although these meadows may be flower rich, they represent grasslands in transition …

River Test

…ter mint Mentha aquatica, fen bedstraw Galium uliginosum, marsh bedstraw Galium palustre, greater bird's foot trefoil Lotus pedunculatus, marsh horsetail Equisetum palustre, wild angelica Angelica sylvestris, common fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi …

Teddon Farm

…dge Carex flacca, greater bird’s foot trefoil Lotus pedunculatus, marsh thistle Cirsium palustre and meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria. Hay is taken from the eastern field and the grassland sward contains characteristic species including frequent yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor and …

Frome St. Quintin

…eadowsweet, angelica, water mint, great horsetail and marsh horsetail Equisetum palustre. Hairy sedge Carex hirta, hard rush Juncus effusus and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus are locally frequent with occasional blunt flowered rush Juncus subnodulosus, hemp agrimony Eupatorium cann…

Breigam Moor

…nated by blunt-flowered rush Juncus subnodulosus, associated with marsh thistle Cirsium palustre, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria and wild angelica Angelica sylvestris. Lower-growing plants include fen bedstraw Galium uliginosum and marsh valerian Valeriana dioica, both associate…

Greenan Lough

…Menyanthes trifoliata, water mint Mentha aquatica, common marsh bedstraw Galium palustre, gypsywort Lycopus europaeus, unbranched bur reed Sparganium emersum and water plantain Alisma plantago-aquatica. Locally, stands of common club rush Schoenoplectus lacustris and common reed …

Old Buckenham Fen

… there is a wide range of associated species including marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, yellow loosestrife Lysimachia vulgaris, fen bedstraw Galium uliginosum, parsley water dropwort Oenanthe lachenalii, marsh marigold Caltha palustris, large flowered hemp nettle Galeopsis spec…

Temple Sowerby Moss

…tersweet Solanum dulcamara, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, marsh thistle Cirsium palustre, common nettle Urtica dioica and wild angelica Angelica sylvestris and the less common species, greater spearwort Ranunculus lingua, tubular water dropwort Oenanthe fistulosa and mars…

Gweunydd Blaencleddau

…e sedge Carex rostrata, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre and the bog moss Sphagnum teres are typically abundant in these communities. Extensive areas of marshy grassland are present on the valley flanks. This takes various forms according to manage…

Back Wood

…the steeper northern part whilst ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, marsh thistle Cirsium palustre, common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii and rushes Juncus spp, are conspicuous in the wet flushes of the central section. Common cow-wheat Melampyrum pratense, greater woodrush Lu…

Glen Lochay Woods

…S. squarrosus as well as tufted hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa, marsh thistle Cirsium palustre and bugle Ajuga reptans. Small pockets of hazel occur throughout the site where there is localised base enrichment. Ash, rowan and holly also occur in the canopy in these areas, with …

Merthen Wood

…efoil Lotus corniculatus, creeping cinquefoil Potentilla reptans, marsh thistle Cirsium palustre, red clover Trifolium pratense and selfheal Prunella vulgaris are frequent associates. Tormentil Potentilla erecta, heath wood-rush Luzula multiflora and heather add a heathy element,…

Poker's Pond Meadow

…e marshy grassland in the wetter area along the stream edge where marsh thistle Cirsium palustre, plicate sweet grass Glyceria notata, great willow herb Epilobium hirsutum, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, soft and hard rushes Juncus effusus and J. inflexus and ragged-robin Silen…

Bewick and Beanley Moors

…s into a fen dominated by bottle sedge Carex rostrata, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre and the bog moss Sphagnum fallax. A second, more extensive and complex example is found on Quarryhouse Moor, where there is a smooth gradation from the bog into a community with purple moor g…

Brimham Rocks

…violet Viola palustris together with water blinks Montia fontana, marsh thistle Cirsium palustre and wood horsetail Equisetum sylvaticum occur in a water logged area associated with a small beck in the south of the site. Also of note is the occurrence of the local holly Blue Cela…

Crostwick Marsh

…ulmaria are dominant with greater tussock sedge Carex paniculata, marsh thistle Cirsium palustre and angelica Angelica sylvestris. Calcareous flushes are characterised by areas of short vegetation within the Juncus grassland. Flea sedge Carex pulicaris, star sedge C. echinata and…

Cadair Idris

…th is abundant in patches but also species such as wild angelica, marsh thistle Cirsium palustre, greater bird’s-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus and Devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis occur frequently. Where the soil is less acidic, purple moor grass is found with marsh hawk’…

Otmoor

…it scabious, the longhorn beetle Agapanthia villosoviridescens on marsh thistle Cirsium palustre and the forester moth Adscita statices on sorrel Rumex acetosa. The blackthorn thickets contain large populations of the nationally restricted black hairstreak and brown hairstreak bu…

Lethenhill

…ich with a wide range of fen, tall herb and sedge species such as marsh thistle Cirsium palustre, marsh arrow grass Triglochin palustris, water avens Geum rivale, globe flower Trollius europaeus, flea sedge Carex pulicaris and tawny sedge Carex hostiana. Fragrant orchid Gymnadeni…

Fernhill Pastures

…p-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus, angelica Angelica sylvestris, marsh thistle Cirsium palustre and locally wood club rush Scirpus sylvaticus. A varied herbaceous flora includes species characteristic of unimproved moist peaty soils, such as devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensi…

Dumbleton Dingle

…such as toad rush Juncus bufonius, pendulous sedge Carex pendula, marsh thistle Cirsium palustre, tutsan Hypericum androsaemum and creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens. The site is important for breeding birds which include woodcock Scolopax rusticola, tawny owl Strix aluco, nuth…

Pockerley Farm Pond

…e of soft rush Juncus effusus, co-dominant in places with marsh bedstraw Galium palustre. Small patches of floating sweet grass Glyceria fluitans are present with scattered herbs such as lady’s smock Cardamine pratensis, water forget-me-not Myosotis scorpioides and lesser spearwo…

Woolmer Forest

…rchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa, bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella, marsh thistle Cirsium palustre, devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis and tawny sedge Carex hostiana. The seepage mires in Conford Moor provide one of the few localities of the marsh fritillary butterfly Euphydry…

Mambury and Stowford Moors

…ass Molinia caerulea, devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis and meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, and a range of sedges, including carnation sedge Carex panicea, flea sedge C. pulicaris and tawny sedge Carex hostiana. Heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata is frequent here. …

Great Blencow Meadows and Fen

…sweet Filipendula ulmaria, common valerian Valeriana officinalis, marsh thistle Cirsium palustre, hogweed Heracleum sphondylium, yellow iris Iris pseudacorus, false oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius and reed canary grass Phalaris arundinacea. Scattered scrub and ribbons of woodland…

Andrew's Wood

… as black knapweed Centaurea nigra, saw wort Serratula tinctoria, marsh thistle Cirsium palustre, cuckoo-flower Cardamine pratensis, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica and betony Betonica officinalis. In some areas the grassland is marshy and is characterised by the occurrence of he…

Wey Valley Meadows

…'s wort Hypericum tetrapterum, valerian Valeriana officinalis and marsh thistle Cirsium palustre. Of particular significance is the county rarity narrow leaved water dropwort Oenanthe silaifolia, a plant of unimproved wet hay meadows. Other parts of the site have a greater propor…

Bath Pasture

…are typical of these conditions, while the commoner herbs include marsh thistle Cirsium palustre, cat’s ear Hypochaeris radicata, greater bird’s foot trefoil Lotus pedunculatus and autumn hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis. On the drier parts plants such as eyebright Euphrasia sp…

Hurst Hill

…bane Pulicaria dysenterica, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula, marsh thistle Cirsium palustre and common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii. Owing to the instability of the Greensand, new, bare surfaces are continuously being exposed along the cliff face. This has resulted in…

Tidcombe Lane Fen

…t closely conforms to the blunt flowered rush Juncus subnodulosus–marsh thistle Cirsium palustre community, a habitat that has greatly declined in extent in recent decades throughout the county. One particularly interesting feature of the Tidcombe Lane site is that the blunt flow…

Brown's Close Meadow

…. Species found here include great willowherb Epilobium hirsutum, marsh thistle Cirsium palustre and meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria. A wooded stream forms the site boundary to the north. The rest of the site boundaries are species rich hedges with ash Fraxinus excelsior, hawthor…

Coed Tyddyn-du

…n abundance of greater bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus and marsh thistle Cirsium palustre. Other species of note include creeping willow Salix repens, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, pale sedge Carex pallescens and Common spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii. The site is k…

Dove Valley and Biggin Dale

…nclude wet areas dominated by meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria and marsh thistle Cirsium palustre. cuckoo-flower Cardamine pratensis is particularly abundant providing food for the caterpillars of a large population of orange tip butterflies Anthocharis cardamines. The calcareous …

Caeau Talwrn

… more prevalent. There are extensive areas of purple moor-grass -meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum fen-meadow in the east of this site; these are dominated by purple moor-grass with frequent small sedges such as tawny sedge Carex hostiana and flea sedge Carex pulicaris. Despite th…

Dinnet Oakwood

… alder, aspen and willow with meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria and marsh thistle Cirsium palustre.

Gwaun Troed-rhiw-seiri a Llyn Mynydd-gorddu

…marsh violet Viola palustris, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, marsh thistle Cirsium palustre and other characteristic plants.

Frithy and Chadacre Wood

…wort Hypericum tetrapterum, common centuary Centaurium erythraea, marsh thistle Cirsium palustre, wood sedge Carex sylvatica and pendulous sedge Carex pendula. Frithy Wood also contains an area of pasture which projects into the wood. A number of standard trees were retained at t…

Brockagh Quarry

…stolonifera are frequent within the fen vegetation. Herbs include marsh thistle Cirsium palustre, devils-bit scabious Succisa pratensis and marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris, with locally frequent common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris. Common bryophytes include pointed spear …

Wylde Moor, Feckenham

…figwort Scrophularia auriculata, great reed mace Typha latifolia, marsh thistle Cirsium palustre, cuckoo-flower Cardamine pratensis and meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria. The presence at this inland site of sea club rush Bolboschoenus maritimus is unusual. In places a tall fen vege…

Gunton Park Lake

…panicled sedge Carex paniculata, yellow iris Iris pseudacorus and marsh thistle Cirsium palustre. Mature carr, with large coppiced stools of alder Alnus glutinosa and standard trees of pedunculate oak Quercus robur are also present. The ground flora is either dominated by dog’s m…

Minsmere-Walberswick Heaths and Marshes

…adow characterised by blunt flowered rush Juncus subnodulosus and marsh thistle Cirsium palustre, reedbeds, swamps dominated by lesser pond sedge Carex acutiformis, marshes dominated by meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria with some angelica Angelica sylvestris and alder Alnus glutino…

Doley Common

… Carex nigra, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris and marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre. Meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum is a typical species of this community, here at one of its very few county localities. The equally rare creeping willow Salix repens is also recorded. Other…

Alexanderstone Meadows

…lustris, early marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza incarnate, marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustre and meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum. Flushes on clay support common fleabane Pulicaria dysentrica, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, pale sedge Carex pallescens and hard rush Juncus inflexus.…

Memorial Park Meadows Pontllanfraith

…d drainage are characterised by the abundance of species such as meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, marsh bedstraw Galium palustre and marsh marigold Caltha palustris. There are local areas of a grassland community which can be referred to most closely to the Alopecurus pratensis …

Priory Meadows, Hickling

…til Potentilla erecta, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre and exceptionally large populations of meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum and heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata. Other notable plants include common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifoli…

Ludham - Potter Heigham Marshes

…ed orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii, bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, marsh lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica and marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre. Fauna Aquatic invertebrates are well represented with a diverse coleoptera and Mollusca fauna. The site …

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