Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Laughton Common

…is, early hair grass Aira praecox, sheep’s sorrel Rumex acetosella and the moss Dicranum scoparium with less frequent amounts of sand sedge Carex arenaria, field wood rush Luzula campestris, tormentil Potentilla erecta, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, common stork’s bil…

Rostrevor Wood

…m tamariscinum and Mnium hornum, along with such typical calcifugous species as Dicranum scoparium, Dicranum maius, Hypnum cupressijorme, Isothecium myosuroides and Polytrichum formosum. On the upper slopes, the conditions become more acidic due to greater surface leaching, resu…

Bach Howey Gorge

… ferns Dryopteris spp. and frequent wood-sorrel, honeysuckle and mosses such as Dicranum scoparium and Thuidium tamariscinum. On the steepest slopes the soils are thinner and have been leached of minerals. The shrub layer is sparser here, but sessile oak remains the dominant tree…

Coed Dinorwig

…nina and creeping soft-grass Holcus mollis are also present. Bryophytes include Dicranum scoparium, Dicranum majus, Hypnum cupressiforme, Plagiothecium undulatum, Polytrichum formosum and Rhytidiadelphus loreus. A few Atlantic species have been recorded, including Wilson's filmy …

Ganllwyd

…re is intermittent water seepage. The most abundant and typical species include Dicranum majus, Dicranum scoparium, Rhytidiadelphus loreus, Polytrichum formosum, Isothecium myosuroides, Thuidium tamariscinum, Pleurozium schreberi and Hylocomium splendens. A good range of oceanic…

Coedydd De Dyffryn Maentwrog

…n different microhabitats. The most abundant and characteristic species include Dicranum majus, Dicranum scoparium, Hylocomium splendens, Plagiothecium undulatum, Pleurozium schreberi, Polytrichastrum formosum, Rhytidiadelphus loreus, Thuidium tamariscinum, Isothecium myosuroides…

Coedydd Dyffryn Ffestiniog (Gogleddol)

…nent in different microhabitats. The most abundant and typical species include: Dicranum majus, Dicranum scoparium, Hylocomium splendens, Plagiothecium undulatum, Pleurozium shreberii, Polytrichum formosum, Rhytidiadelphus loreus, Thuidium tamariscinum, Isothecium myosuroides and…

Coedydd Dyffryn Wnion

…nent in different microhabitats. The most abundant and typical species include: Dicranum majus, Dicranum scoparium, Rhytidiadelphus loreus, Polytrichum formosum, Isothecium myosuroides, Thuidium tamariscinum, Pleurozium schreberi and Hylocomium splendens. A good range of oceanic …

North York Moors

…unity. In the wettest stands bog mosses Sphagnum compactum and S. tenellum and Dicranum moss Dicranum scoparium occur. Blanket mire occurs in small amounts along the main watershed of the high moors where deep peat has accumulated. These areas are dominated by heather and cross …

Cadair Idris

…y hair grass and the large mosses Hypnum jutlandicum, Pleurozium schreberi, and Dicranum scoparium are widespread and often extensive. This vegetation occurs in many areas including on Mynydd Pennant, Mynydd Cedris, and above Coed Meriafel. On the slopes of Mynydd Pencoed, Mynydd…

Piles Copse

…des the mosses Hypnum cupressiforme var. filiforme, Plagiothecium undulatum and Dicranum scoparium. The bryophyte community associated with the oak wood is diverse with 43 species recorded. Three species of bryophytes, Jamesoniella autumnalis, Harpanthus scutatus and Dicranum fl…

Murlough

… fescue Festuca ovina growing within a moss and lichen carpet of Cladonia spp., Dicranum scoparium and Pseudoscleropodium purum. The Murlough system is the principal dune heath site in Northern Ireland. Scrub and bracken pteridium aguilinum encroachment of the dune grassland is a…

Mariandyrys

…eep’s fescue Festuca ovina -meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis grassland of the Dicranum scoparium subcommunity and patches of sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina -carline thistle Carlina vulgaris grassland of the crested hair-grass Koeleria macrantha subcommunity. Associated species in…

The Quantocks

…ommon cow wheat Melampyrum pratense and the mosses Pseudoscleropodium purum and Dicranum scoparium. An outstanding feature of the Quantock heathlands is that the dwarf shrub communities are represented by a wide range of age classes. Bracken Pteridium aquilinum is common on well…

Hainton Sheepwalk

…rthwestern aspect of the slope encourages an abundance of mosses, in particular Dicranum scoparium, Pleurozium schreberi, Polytrichum juniperinum and Pseudoscleropodium purum. Scattered gorse scrub Ulex europaeus on the slopes adds to the diversity of habitat. At the foot of the …

Fair Head and Murlough Bay

…ern Ireland. Typical bryophyte species of the boulder scree are broom fork moss Dicranum scoparium, white earwort Diplophyllum albicans, heath plait moss Hypnum jutlandicum, red-stemmed feather-moss Pleurozium schreberi, little shaggy moss Rhytidiadelphus loreus, western earwort …

Christchurch Harbour

…ris and bell heather Erica cinerea with the mosses Pseudoscleropodium purum and Dicranum scoparium and the lichens Cladonia portentosa and Hypogymnia physodes. The flatter ground of Hengistbury Head supports dry heath dominated by ling with dwarf gorse Ulex minor or wetter heath…

Creuddyn

… common in this sward include Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus, Hypnum cupressiforme, Dicranum scoparium and Pseudoscleropodium purum. Spring squill Scilla verna is locally abundant in this community, although overall the site does not exhibit a maritime influence. Where grazing is lea…

Llwyn y Coed

…ria. The acidic ground flora is dominated by more widespread bryophytes such as Dicranum scoparium, Mnium hornum, Plagiochila asplenioides, Plagiothecium undulatum and Rhytidiadelphus loreus. Herb species are rare, however, except along the streamlines. The climbers, ivy Hedera h…

Oakers Wood

… are abundant including Leucobryum glaucum, Mnium hornum, Polytrichum formosum, Dicranum scoparium and the local D. majus. Elsewhere bramble Rubus fruticosus and hazel Corylus avellana are the most important scrub species and the latter forms a dense area of coppice in the centre…

Foxhole Heath, Eriswell

…is composed mainly of Cladonia spp and mosses such as Polytrichum piliferum and Dicranum scoparium. Scattered tufts of sheep's fescue Festuca ovina occur together with sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and lady's bedstraw Galium verum. Annual species are able to establish …

Robbinetts

…flatter, damper areas carnation sedge Carex panicea is frequent. Mosses such as Dicranum scoparium, Hypnum cupressiforme and Polytrichum juniperinum are locally abundant as is the lichen Cladonia rangiformis. In some areas, the swards are rather more neutral and more fertile. Her…

Piddles Wood

… and creeping soft grass Holcus mollis are very frequent and typical mosses are Dicranum scoparium and Polytrichum juniperinum. In open areas, bracken Pteridium aquilinum is often dominant. Piddles Wood supports a rich insect fauna. The open glades and rides favour many of the ty…

Exmoor Coastal Heaths

…nium myrtillus in which abundant bryophytes occur including Hypnum jutlandicum, Dicranum scoparium and Pleurozium schreberi. This typically upland community occurs here at altitudes as low as 250 metres because the slopes face North and are relatively cool. This community grades …

Long Mynd

…osses are especially abundant in these areas with the bog mosses Sphagnum spp., Dicranum scoparium, Hypnum cupressiforme and Polytrichum commune often forming continuous carpets beneath the heather. The abundance of heather declines towards the margins of the plateau giving way t…

Aston Rowant

… more exposed and northern slopes, which have a sward characterised by the moss Dicranum scoparium and are maintained by rabbits and human trampling, have an impoverished flora which includes heath speedwell Veronica officinalis, hairy violet Viola hirta and common rock rose Heli…

Banc Hirllwyn

…on upright chickweed Moenchia erecta, wild thyme Thymus polytrichus, the mosses Dicranum scoparium, Brachythecium albicans and Hypnum cupressiforme and the lichens Peltigera rufescens and Cladonia spp.. Other locally frequent components of the vegetation include dove’s-foot crane…

Keasey Dale

…grasslands, the mosses Pseudoscleropodium purum, Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus and Dicranum scoparium are widespread. The presence of saw wort Serratula tinctoria, clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata and dropwort Filipendula vulgaris is of particular note as these species are a…

Belmore Mountain

…seudoscleropodium purum, golden head moss Breutelia chrysocoma, broom fork moss Dicranum scoparium and frizzled crisp moss Tortella tortuosa the commonest species. On exposed rock surfaces, the liverwort tamarisk scalewort Frullania tamarisci can be prolific. Notable plants are w…

Higher Houghton

…ta and great wood rush Luzula sylvatica and the mosses Polytrichum formosum and Dicranum scoparium. The extent and diversity of habitat encourages strong populations of woodland and grassland animals and the sheltered chalk slopes are favoured by the typical down land butterflies…

Sinah Common

…ens Cladonia portentosa and C. foliacea and the mosses Polytrichum juniperinum, Dicranum scoparium and Hypnum cupressiforme var. lacunosum. Sinah Common supports brackish communities overlying wet sand, on the site of old mineral workings. This saltmarsh community is dominated b…

Jack Scout

…cue–moat oat grass Festuca ovina– Avenula pratensis grassland in which the moss Dicranum scoparium is prominent. Other plants present are primrose Primula vulgaris, Autumn gentian Gentianella amarella, field gentian Gentianella campestris and bell heather Erica cinerea, the pres…

Maulden Heath

…er which is often a dominant element of the short grassland. The common species Dicranum scoparium and Polytrichum juniperinum are characteristic of acidic situations. The depressions between each ridge support a more luxuriant sward with species of a neutral grassland type such …

Aughnadarragh Lough

…s tail cottongrass Eriophorum vaginatum and the mosses Hypnum cupressiforme and Dicranum scoparium are also present. Other mosses such as Sphagnum cuspidatum and Sphagnum magellanicum occur in wetter hollows. Woodland and scrub occur in parts of the area. Some of the scrub consis…

Gwernaffel Dingle

…dant sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, or moss-dominated, with abundant Dicranum scoparium. The former vegetation type relates to a type of oak/birch/common sorrel (Quercus/Betula pubescens/Rumex acetosa) woodland, and the latter to a type of oak/birch/wavy hair-grass (Qu…

Coed Afon Pumryd

…umryd which cascades down a 20 metre waterfall. The commonest moss substrate is Dicranum scoparium. Amongst the 61 myxomycete species many are rare; Cribraria splendens, Lycogala exiguum and Physarum murinum are the only known Welsh records. The diversity of species is remarkable…

Mynydd Marian

…um nummularium and common birds’ foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus. The bryophyte Dicranum scoparium is also common. The most extensive calcareous grassland community present is Bromus erectus grassland, the majority of which is located on the ridge top and adjoining south-west fac…

Carn Gafallt

… sparse shrub layer and a well developed ground layer comprising mosses such as Dicranum majus, Rhytidiadelphus loreus, Polytrichum formosum, Pleurozium schreberi and Plagiothecium undulatum. The field layer is variously dominated by grasses, bracken or ericoid sub-shrubs such as…

North Exmoor

…hair-grass Deschampsia flexuosa and mosses, especially Pleurozium schreberi and Dicranum scoparium are generally abundant, but are less frequent on south-facing slopes. Where bell heather Erica cinerea, common bent Agrostis capillaris and sheep's fescue Festuca ovina are frequent…

Blackdown (Hardy Monument)

…moss Pleurozium schreberi, heath plait moss Hypnum jutlandicum, broom fork moss Dicranum scoparium and heath star moss Campylopus introflexus and several lichens of the genus Cladonia including C. portentosa, C. rangiformis, C. coccifera, C. floekiana and C. crispata. Bilberry Va…

Weeting Heath

…. Dry lichen heath is present on the poorest soils, dominated by mosses, mostly Dicranum scoparium and Lichens Cladonia spp. with frequent sand sedge Carex arenaria, sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, field wood rush Luzula campestris and Early hair grass Aira praecox. A chalk grassla…

Scaleby Moss

…o an abundance of the common mosses of acid woodland e.g. Pleurozium schreberi, Dicranum scoparium, Hylocomium splendens. Areas of semi natural damp or marshy grassland occur around some of the margins of the Moss. These tend to be dominated by rushes or grasses Juncus effusus, D…

Wilsford & Rauceby Warrens

…species of lichen and local dominance of the mosses Polytrichum juniperinum and Dicranum scoparium. A different habitat is afforded by areas of gorse Ulex europaeus, broom Cytisus scoparius and willow Salix spp. scrub whilst the stream bisecting the site adds a wetland element to…

Galboly

…pillare, great plait moss Hypnum cupressiforme var. lacul1osum, broom fork moss Dicranum scoparium are also frequent within the sward. The topography around the Creariagh Burn, where the swards have developed on crushed chalk, is very distinctive with landforms which rise steeply…

Knockninny Hill

… spp. and quaking grass Briza media. Common mosses include Ctenidium molluscum, Dicranum scoparium and Tortella tortuosa. In addition to its species-richmess, this grassland supports a number of notable plants including mountain everlasting Antennaria dioica and mossy saxifrage S…

South Exmoor

…tes. Bilberry and mosses such as Pleurozium schreberi, Hylocomium splendens and Dicranum scoparium are generally abundant. However, on hill tops and south-facing slopes, they tend to be scarce and are replaced by bell heather Erica cinerea, common bent Agrostis capillaris and she…

Pen y Gogarth / Great Ormes Head

…urs where maritime influences are greatest. Mosses common in this sward include Dicranum scoparium and Pseudoscleropodium purum. Local modifications to this sward brought about by either more intensive livestock grazing or the trampling of the many visitors reduce the moss compon…

Craig Adwy-wynt a Choed Eyarth House a Chîl-y-groeslwyd

…n in the calcareous grassland but include such robust mosses as broom fork-moss Dicranum scoparium and neat feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum. In some years the fern, moonwort Botrychium lunaria makes a fleeting appearance. Occasional small specimens of heather Calluna vulgar…

Marlbank

…seudoscleropodium purum, golden head moss Breutelia chrysocoma, broom fork moss Dicranum scoparium and frizzled crisp moss Tortella tortuosa the commonest species. Where the soils are deeper, mesotrophic grassland species become more frequent and the grassland has affinities to l…

Blaeberry Island Bog

…ircap Polytrichum commune, strict haircap Polytrichum strictum, broom fork moss Dicranum scoparium, bog moss flapwort Ordontoschisma sphagni and anomalous flapwort Mylia anomala. Royal fern Osmunda regalis and narrow buckler fern Dryopteris carthusiana are frequent throughout. Th…

Llanddulas Limestone and Gwrych Castle Wood

…equent of the many species present. Bryophytes common in this sward and include Dicranum scoparium, Hypnum cupressiforme, Pseudoscleropodium purum, , Rhytidiadelphus triquetrus and R. squarrosus. Where agricultural activity has modified this sward, grasses such as crested dog's-t…

Fontmell and Melbury Downs

…al other typical heathland plants including the mosses Pleurozium schreberi and Dicranum scoparium and the lichen Cladonia portentosa. Parts of the downs support scrub communities which, as is typical of north east Dorset, contain a range of species, bramble Rubus fruticosus agg.…

Kirkby Moor

… over typical heath mosses such as Hypnum jutlandicum, Plagiothecium undulatum, Dicranum scoparium and Ptilidium ciliare such as on Keldray Moor and parts of Lowick High Common. Elsewhere, for example on Gunson Height, Crag Height and Bank House Moor, the heather is less dense an…

Black Snib

…ncluding Sphagnum palustre, S. subnitens, S. recurvum, Aulacomnium palustre and Dicranum scoparium. Cross leaved heath, heather, common cotton grass, hare's tail cotton grass, purple moor grass and Cladonia lichens are abundant on the wet heath. Purple moor grass, tufted hair gr…

Ballygalley Head

…iadelphus squarrosus, capillary thread moss Bryum capillare and broom fork moss Dicranum scoparium are also frequent within the sward. More locally distributed species include broad scalewort Porella obtusata, wall scalewort Porella platyphylla and straggling pouchwort Saccogyna …

Besthorpe Warren

… fimbriata, Cladonia chlorophaea and C. arbuscula, together with mosses such as Dicranum scoparium, Polytrichum juniperinum and Ceratodon purpureus. These communities grade into coarser, lightly grazed vegetation characterized by grasses such as wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuo…

Appleby Fells

…scue, wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa and the mosses Pleurozium schreberi, Dicranum scoparium and Hypnum cupressiforme. Acidic grasslands occur more widely along the length of the scarp slope, presumably having derived from heathland through grazing pressures. They are typic…

Hurst Hill

…ia, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, sheep's sorrel Rumex acetosella, the mosses Dicranum scoparium and Polytrichum juniperinum and the lichens Cladonia gracilis, Trapeliohsis uliginosa and Peltigera polydactyla. The weevil fauna recorded from the site includes Curculio rubidus, w…

Salisbury Plain

…cal community characterised by a lichen rich turf Cladonia species and the moss Dicranum scoparium is found in some stabilised missile impaction craters on the central ranges. This vegetation type is found elsewhere only on Porton Down SSSI and on the Brecklands. Small areas of c…

Graig Fawr

…eath bedstraw Galium saxatile, parsley-piert Aphanes arvensis, broom fork-moss, Dicranum scoparium, cypress-leaved plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme, haircap mosses Polytrichum spp., lichens Cladonia spp., betony Betonica officinalis, common whitlowgrass Erophila verna, carline thi…

Walton Common

…s community, with species such as Cladonia impexa, Pseudoscleropodium purum and Dicranum scoparium commonly occurring together with the nationally rare Cheilothela chloropus and the nationally scarce Pleurochaete squarrosa moss species. As the soils become deeper on the more gen…

Dendles Wood

…um, while many boulders carry a mat of mosses including Isothecium myosuroides, Dicranum scoparium, Polytrichum formosum and Plagiothecium undulatum. The well lit trees and a high rainfall have also enabled a luxuriant epiphytic lichen flora to develop, characterised by the Parme…

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