Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Marlbank

…ue moor grass Sesleria caerulea, wild thyme Thymus polytrichus, lady's bedstraw Galium verum, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, and fairy flax Linum catharticum occur with bryophytes such as comb moss Ctenidium molluscum, frizzled crisp moss Tortella tortuosa, golden head moss Bre…

Coldwell Farm Pasture

… officinarum as well as three other national rarities namely limestone bedstraw Galium sterneri, spring sandwort Minuartia verna and spring cinquefoil Potentilla tabernaemontani. The calcareous grassland is representative of the Sesleria caerulea Galium sterneri community as des…

Giant's Causeway and Dunseverick

…d associated drier conditions support red fescue Festuca rubra, lady's bedstraw Galium verum and kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria. More exposed and steeper slopes are again dominated by red fescue Festuca rubra, with primrose Primula vulgaris, common dog violet Viola riviniana, …

Killard

…ion, generally dominated by sea mayweed Tripleurospermum maritimum and cleavers Galium aparine. The dunes along the south-western shore have a narrow fore dune formed by tussocky marram Ammophila arenaria and small amounts of sand couch Elytrigia juncea. The back of the fore dune…

Burghclere Beacon

…quaking grass Briza media as dominants. Abundant herbs include ladies’ bedstraw Galium verum, hedge bedstraw Galium mollugo, creeping thistle Cirsium acaule, fairy flax Linum catharticum, bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa, kidney vetch Ant…

Kettlewell Meadows

…e salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, wild thyme Thymus praecox, lady's bedstraw Galium verum, limestone bedstraw Galium sterneri, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium and cowslip Primula veris. Locally conditions are more acidic and sheep's fescue Festuca ovina is dominant i…

Lamonby Verges and Fields

…ies are typical of drier habitats, for instance, limestone and lady’s bedstraws Galium sterneri and Galium verum, fairy flax Linum catharticum and sanicle Sanicula europaea. There are also many species characteristic of more neutral grasslands including common spotted orchid Dact…

Besthorpe Warren

… ear Cerastium fontanum, smooth hawk’s beard Crepis capillaris, ladies bedstraw Galium verum and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile. Areas of more mobile bare sand, where ground disturbance is greater, support a wider range of ephemeral herbs such as field mouse ear Cerastium arvense…

Silverdale Golf Course

…sedge Carex caryophyllea. The abundant forbs present include limestone bedstraw Galium sterneri, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, eyebright Euphrasia sp., common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, common bird’s fo…

Berner's Heath, Icklingham

…cies of lichen and a number of flowering plant species including heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, common speedwell Veronica officinalis and sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina. This older heather is also the most important for the many species of specialised…

Horse Dale and Holm Dale

…Campanula rotundifolia, lesser knapweed Centaurea nigra, upright hedge bedstraw Galium album sens.lat., lady's bedstraw Galium verum, purging flax Linum catharticum, hoary plantain Plantago media, cowslip Primula veris and salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba. The vegetation on the …

Old Castle Down

…g slope with a Festuca grassland with Thymus praecox, Helianthemum nummularium, Galium verum and Linum catharticum common. Within this very characteristic calcareous grassland are Calluna vulgaris, Galium saxatile and Potentilla erecta which are more characteristic of grass/heath…

Cwm Cadlan

…sent in most stands, with salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba and Lady’s bedstraw Galium verum very locally frequent. Other vegetation types at the site include acidic grassland supporting heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and sheep’s-fescue Festuca ovina and wet heath, with a high c…

Tideslow Rake

…isted above are accompanied by eyebright Euphrasia officinalis, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, common bent Agrostis capillaris and the nationally restricted limestone bedstraw Galium sterneri. Locally uncommon p…

Craigs of Succoth

…ese minerals. These include smooth oat grass Avenula pratensis, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum and glaucous sedge Carex flacca, in various habitats widely occurring across the site, and common scurvy-grass Cochlearia officinalis, northern bedstraw Galium boreale, globe flower Troll…

Newbourn Springs

…d mace Typha latifolia blunt flowered rush Juncus subnodulosus and fen bedstraw Galium uliginosum. On drier soils this grades into mixed tall neutral grassland and ruderal herb vegetation. The steep valley side above the stream supports oak ash hazel woodland which has grown up i…

Parkgate Down

…plants are also present including dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule, lady's bedstraw Galium verum, bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, common milkwort Polygala vulgaris and salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba. columbine Aquilegia vulgaris also occurs here and the scarce slender beds…

Roundton Hill

… Pteridium aquilinum. Although typical grassland species include heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, sheep’s sorrel Rumex acetosella and bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus, more base-rich areas also include wild thyme Thymus praecox and lady’s bedstraw Galium verum. This vegetati…

Sefton Coast

…ther with red fescue and patches of creeping willow. In places, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum and wild thyme Thymus praecox are found, along with wild parsnip and hawkweed Hieracium umbellatum, while elsewhere sheep’s fescue, common bent, sheep’s sorrel Rumex acetosella, sweet ver…

Little Asby Inrakes and Outrakes

…is, betony Betonica officinalis, tormentil Potentilla erecta and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile. Locally the grassland grades to the acidic with heather Calluna vulgaris, bitter vetch Lathyrus montanus and lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica; or to a more calcareous type with rough h…

The Cheddar Complex

…is, betony Betonica officinalis, selfheal Prunella vulgaris and lady’s bedstraw Galium verum. Unimproved acidic grassland communities dominated by red fescue Festuca rubra, brown bent Agrostis capillaris and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum are also widespread. Associate…

Knockdaw Hill

…r and base-rich variants. On relatively base-poor spilitic lavas heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and tormentil Potentilla erecta are the commonest associated species. Over serpentinite, where base enrichment is pronounced, species present include common rock-rose Helianthemum numm…

Central Sanday

…rella, lesser meadow-rue Thalictrum minus ssp. arenarium and limestone bedstraw Galium sterneri. The area between the Plain of Fidge and Tres Ness is the biggest and most complex sand dune system in Orkney. These dunes are dominated by marram Ammophila arenaria and a variety of h…

Tuetoes Hills

…heath groundsel Senecio sylvaticus, sheeps fescue Festuca ovina, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, sheep's sorrel Rumex acetosella, pill sedge Carex pilulifera and cat'sear Hypochaeris radicata. Where rabbit activity is less vigorous, this community becomes more luxuriant and dive…

The Hermitage

…by plants such as common spike rush Eleocharis palustris, common marsh bedstraw Galium palustre, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi and jointed rush Juncus articulatus. The vegetation nearer the moat suggest that the soil becomes more calcareous, with plants such as quaking grass Br…

The Malvern Hills

…a. Characteristic herbs include sheep’s sorrel Rumex acetosella, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and harebell Campanula rotundifolia. In places a are base rich grassland occurs with crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha and upright brome Bromus erectus. This type of grassland cont…

Malvern Common

…a. Characteristic herbs include sheep’s sorrel Rumex acetosella, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and harebell Campanula rotundifolia. In places a are base rich grassland occurs with crested hair-grass Koeleria macrantha and upright brome Bromus erectus. This type of grassland cont…

Hough Bay and Balevullin Machair

…rram, sand couch Elytrigia juncea, red fescue Festuca rubra and lady’s bedstraw Galium verum. Further inland there is a series of fixed hummocks of dune with bedrock outcrops and then onto a machair plain that ends at the base of Beinn Hough. Typical plants found here include red…

Purbeck Ridge (East)

…ains bristle bent Agrostis curtisii, bell heather Erica cinerea, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and lichen Cladonia portentosa. A taller, grassy sward is present where grazing levels are reduced and in hay meadows and this is characterised by the prominence of tor-grass, sheep’s …

Fyfield Down

…thum odoratum occur in the neutral grassland with herbs such as lady's bedstraw Galium verum, pignut Conopodium majus and meadow saxifrage Saxifraga granulataa, the latter occurring in unusually large quantity. The more acidic grassland is best developed on soils around and in po…

Lough Formal

…ns. Herbs are generally scarce, being limited to species such as heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and tormentil Potentilla erecta, with occasional sorrel Rumex acetosa and germander speedwell Veronica chamaedrys. On the steepest slopes, where soil cover is very shallow, calcareous …

Moel Hiraddug a Bryn Gop

…nceolata, cowslip Primula veris, red clover Trifolium pratense, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, glaucous sedge, salad burnet and hoary plantain Plantago media. On the flatter lower slopes on the east side, stands of tall common gorse Ulex europaeus and other scrub dominate, along w…

Ducklington Mead

… dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, betony Betonica officinalis and lady's bedstraw Galium verum. The surrounding ditches retain an interesting wetland flora, including local species such as brookweed Samolus valerandi, whorl grass Catabrosa aquatica and plicate sweet grass Glyceria …

Castor Flood Meadows

…w oat grass Trisetum flavescens with a variety of herbs such as lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, hoary plantain Plantago media and burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga. Of particular interest is the localised occurrence of meadow saxifrage Saxifra…

Fferm Walters

…dia; 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 flavescens; fairy flax Linum catharticum and ox-eye daisy Leucan…

Oxhouse Farm

…ccisa pratensis. The western field is old ridge and furrow with lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, agrimony Agrimonia eupatoria, knapweeds and wild carrot Daucus carota on the dry ridges and damp loving species in the furrows. The central field is not as species rich as the others but…

Racecourse Meadow

…and creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens all generally abundant. Lady’sbedstraw Galium verum also grows in abundance in the meadow, this is unusual because in most flood meadows it is a rare component of the sward. In this meadow meadow barley Hordeum secalinum is also found gro…

Cynffig / Kenfig

…assland types. Dune grassland with red fescue Festuca rubra and lady’s bedstraw Galium verum is especially common, but there are also areas of more rank neutral dune grassland with yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus, false oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius, dewberry Rubus caesiusand burn…

Calcutt Locks Meadows

…mon bent Agrostis capillaris, corn knapweed Centaurea nigra and lady’s bedstraw Galium verum. The meadows are particularly rich in grass species with seventeen so far recorded including quaking grass Briza media, meadow barley Hordeum secalinum, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavesce…

Colne Estuary

…grazing marsh and provide additional habitat for plants such as lady's bedstraw Galium verum. The former saltmarsh creeks and ditches within the grazing marsh add to the structural and species diversity and are dominated by water dock Rumex hydrolapathum, grey club rush Schoenopl…

Cinquefoil Brow and Wood Dale

…panula rotundifolia, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, lady's bedstraw Galium verum and mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum being especially abundant. Other frequently occurring species include ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata, wild thyme Thymus praecox, yellow …

Croker's Hole

…ort Filipendula vulgaris. Greater knapweed Centaurea scabiosa, lady's bedstraw Galium verum, hairy violet Viola hirta, field scabious Knautia arvensis, cowslip Primula veris, common rest-harrow Ononis repens, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba and burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxi…

Chater Valley

…ludes tormentil Potentilla erecta, betony Betonica officinalis, lady's bedstraw Galium verum and one of the few Leicestershire populations of moonwort Botrychium lunaria. At several places along the valley and particularly at the eastern end of the site, spring fed marshes occur.…

Hewson's Field

…e locally abundant and include common knapweed Centaurea nigra, lady's bedstraw Galium verum, cat's ear Hypochaeris radicata, oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare and cowslip Primula veris. The occurrence of the herbs pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus, burnet saxifrage Sanguisorba offic…

White Park Bay

…pressiforme. Other herbs include wild thyme Thymus polytrichus, lady's bedstraw Galium verum, fairy flax Linum catharticum, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, birdsfoot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, spring squill Scilla verna and mouse_ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum. Locally, the…

Grove Farm

…eaved herbs, oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare, common knapweed, lady's bedstraw Galium verum, cowslip Primula veris, dyer's greenweed Genista tinctoria, saw wort Serratula tinctoria, devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis, betony Betonica officinalis, pepper saxifrage Silaum sila…

Merries Farm Meadows

…athyrus pratensis sub community in the western field, while the lady’s bedstraw Galium verum sub community is also found in the eastern meadow. Characteristic herbs of the meadow vetchling sub community include pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus, common bird’s foot trefoil Lotus cor…

Broomhill Burrows

…s, an extremely species-rich grassland has developed, with much lady's bedstraw Galium verum and common birds-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus. Extensive 'grey' dune with abundant mosses and lichens such as Cladonia sp and Peltigera sp is an outstanding feature of the upper slopes…

Merriman's Hill Farm Meadows

…cterised by crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus and abundant lady’s bedstraw Galium verum. Other characteristic species present include cowslip Primula veris, betony Betonica officinalis, sneezewort Achillea ptarmica, hoary plantain Plantago media and pignut Conopodium majus. …

Sherbourne Meadows

…rowing and especially tight on the ridges. The community is the lady's bedstraw Galium verum type subcommunity having lady's bedstraw present as an occasional and yellow oat grass as a frequent component of the sward. Twelve species of grass have so far been recorded, none of whi…

Tilwick Meadow

…yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, pepper saxifrage Salaum silaus, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, spiny rest-harrow Ononis spinosa, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, field wood rush Luzula campestris, glaucous sedge Carex flacca and spiked sedge Carex spicata. Adder’s tongue Ophiogl…

The Brinks, Northwold

…ctylorhiza fuchsii. The better drained soils partly support the lady’s bedstraw Galium verum variant of this mesotrophic grassland. Species present include the grasses meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis, downy oat grass Avenula pubescens, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum,…

Field Barn Heaths, Hilborough

…ouse ear Cerastium arvense, field scabious Knautia arvensis and lady’s bedstraw Galium verum with scattered bracken. Two oak Quercus robur and hawthorn Crataegus monogyna woodland belts are present on the site.

Newton-le-Willows Meadows

…ow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis, hoary plantain Plantago media, lady's bedstraw Galium verum and salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba; while the fields to the west support lady's mantle Alchemilla sp. and occasional meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria and Meadow Cranesbill Geranium prat…

Birkwith Caves and Fell

…bellflower Campanula latifolia, with calcareous herbs including lady's bedstraw Galium verum, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium and small scabious Scabiosa columbaria. A base rich flush area supports marsh marigold Caltha palustris, wild angelica Angelica sylvestris, mead…

Little Tew Meadows

…s bulbous buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus, cowslip Primula veris, lady's bedstraw Galium verum, pignut Conopodium majus and hairy sedge Carex hirta. A particularly notable feature of the site is the presence of extensive flushes. These are dominated by hard rush Juncus inflexus and…

Spell Howe Plantation

…s areas of herb rich sward with yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, lady's bedstraw Galium verum, bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, spring sedge Carex caryophyllea and common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii; cowslip Primula veris is particularly abundant. The ground flora o…

Old Bodney Camp

…or basic soils including small scabious Scabiosa columbaria and lady’s bedstraw Galium verum. In the south eastern corner a small area of sand sedge Carex arenaria is present. Surrounding the stone striped area and further to the west, are areas of neutral grassland largely domin…

Priddy Pools

…cens, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, cowslip Primula veris and lady's bedstraw Galium verum. The southern pool is relatively nutrient rich and is fringed by a broad band of common reed Phragmites australis with greater tussock sedge Carex paniculata, bulrush Typha latifolia and …

Silverines Meadows

…s ear Hypochaeris radicata, bird's foot Ornithopus perpusillus, lady's bedstraw Galium verum, field wood rush Luzula campestris and tormentil Potentilla erecta. Outcrops of Spilsby Sandstone contain small pockets of soil which support early hair grass Aira praecox and the calcif…

Portsmouth Harbour

…fera and quaking grass Briza media, with abundant herbs such as lady's bedstraw Galium verum, eyebright Euphrasia species, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus, common bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus and cowslip Primula veris. Typical chalk loving species include kidney vetch …

Oxley Mead

…etchling Lathyrus pratensis and tufted vetch Vicia cracca, with lady's bedstraw Galium verum and pignut Conopodium majus locally frequent in the hummocky area. Other species which occur include yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare, autumn hawkbit Scorz…

Sandside Bay

…e Rhinanthus minor, bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, and lady’s bedstraw Galium verum on the stabilised back slopes. The links have species-rich short turf with uncommon species including cowslip Primula veris and the nationally scarce curved sedge Carex maritima.

Lower Derwent Meadows

…sely grazed acid grassland with sheep’s sorrel Rumex acetosella, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis. Of particular note is a herb rich flush irrigated by calcareous waters seeping from carboniferous shales of the Coal Measure series. This su…

Taynton Quarries

…it grazing. Herb rich short grassland areas have dwarf thistle, lady's bedstraw Galium 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…

Greetham Meadows

…ula tinctoria. Drier areas support glaucous sedge Carex flacca, lady's bedstraw Galium verum, purging flax Linum catharticum and salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba. Floral diversity is further enhanced by the presence of acidic flushes containing tormentil Potentilla erecta, heath…

Ruston Cottage Pasture

… rotundifolia, cowslip Primula veris, knapweed Centaurea nigra, lady's bedstraw Galium verum and bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus. meadow saxifrage Saxifraga granulataa and woolly thistle Cirsium eriophorum are notable components.

Seaton Meadows

…ellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, common knapweed Centaurea nigra, lady's bedstraw Galium verum and oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare. Large wet flushes and small wet hollows increase the diversity of the site and support a range of species including ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi,…

Bliss Gate Pastures

… Succisa pratensis, dominate the sward with at lower frequency, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, autumn hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus, oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare, common bird’s foot trefoil Lotus c…

Upton Coombe

…tch Anthyllis vulneraria, common rose Helianthemum nummularium, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, hoary plantain Plantago media, devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis and clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata. The slope to the north west is less steep, the calcareous grassland su…

Upton Cow Down

… flora with species such as rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, lady's bedstraw Galium verum and wild thyme Thymus praecox. Scattered scrub composed of hawthorn, elder, dog rose and bramble occurs throughout the site. In the north west corner of the site the scrub grades into a s…

West Stow Heath

…ies is still present, including harebell Campanula rotundifolia, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and cat's ear Hypochaeris radicata. Lichens and mosses are also a feature of this type of grassland and in places it grades into heather dominated heath. The calcareous grassland is ge…

Pabbay

…d is characterised by the presence of red fescue Festuca rubra, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, crested hair-grass Koeleria macrantha and wild thyme Thymus polytrichus. This vegetation extends to nearly 200m above sea level, almost 100m higher than any comparable site in the Outer …

Low Beckside Meadow

…is and sorrel Rumex acetosa. Herbs are also diverse and include lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, betony Betonica officinalis, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, yellow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis and lady’s mantle Alchemilla glabra. Sedges are represented by glaucous sedge Carex flacc…

Naunton Court Meadows

…northern meadow exhibits a more calcareous flora typical of the lady’s bedstraw Galium verum subcommunity, with salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, scattered populations of cowslip Primula veris and the locally uncommon adder’s tongue fern Ophioglossum vulgatum. The meadows are b…

Wilsford & Rauceby Warrens

…l Campanula rotundifolia, purple milk vetch Astragalus danicus, lady's bedstraw Galium verum, rest-harrow Ononis repens and the uncommon dyer's greenweed Genista tinctoria. Other members of the pea family present characterise open sandy areas; these include bird's foot Ornithopus…

Ballidon Dale

…umbaria, fairy flax Linum catharticum, thyme Thymus praecox and lady's bedstraw Galium verum occur at a higher frequency in the side dale. Early purple orchid Orchis mascula is found in the main dale. On the deeper soils of the north facing slopes of the main side dales, the gras…

West Fermanagh Scarplands

… calcareous conditions include spring sedge Carex caryophyllea, lady's bedstraw Galium verum, wild thyme Thymus polytrichus and bulbous buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus. Orchids such as early purple orchid Orchis mascula and common twayblade Listera ovata are scattered throughout th…

Sulham and Tidmarsh Woods and Meadows

…ifolia, fiddle dock Rumex pulcher, tormentil Potentilla erecta, lady's bedstraw Galium verum, betony Betonica officinalis and centaury Centaurium erythraea. The dog violet Viola canina occurred formerly and may still be present. The dry hummocks support two uncommon dwarf shrubs,…

Knock Dhu Sallagh Braes

…thyme Thymus polytrichus, eyebright Euphrasia officinalis agg., lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, fairy flax Linum catharticum, wild strawberry Fragaria vesca, mouse_ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, common birdsfoot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, comm…

Forncett Meadows

…der speedwell Veronica chamaedrys, crosswort Cruciata laevipes, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum and the locally rare green winged orchid Anacamptis morio. This community grades into damper grassland with crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odor…

Knockninny Hill

…abious Succisa pratensis, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata, lady's bedstraw Galium verum, eyebright Euphrasia spp. and quaking grass Briza media. Common mosses include Ctenidium molluscum, Dicranum scoparium and Tortella tortuosa. In addition to its species-richmess, this gra…

Bray Meadows

… oat grass Avenula pubescens, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, quaking grass Briza media, bulbous buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens. The presence of calcicoles such as these in alluvial meadows is an extremely r…

Aldbury Nowers

… common. There is a rich assemblage of herb species, including lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, common milkwort Polygala vulgaris, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba and clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata. Two rare species, pasque flower Pulsatilla vulgaris and field fleawort …

Swangey Fen, Attleborough

…apweed Centaurea nigra, bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, ladies bedstraw Galium verum, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi and greater bird’s foot trefoil Lotus pedunculatus. This area has been ungrazed for some time and patches of thistles and nettles have established themsel…

Rathlin Island - Kebble

…r grass Koeleria macrantha, harebell Campanula rotundifolia and lady's bedstraw Galium verum. Rathlin Island-Kebble contains a rich assemblage of wet grassland vegetation types, which have developed where the soils are flushed by mineral-rich waters derived from the underlying ba…

Ebsbury Down

…l Lotus corniculatus, burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga and lady's bedstraw Galium verum are frequent herbs. meadow saxifrage Saxifraga granulataa, an uncommon species which on chalk prefers moist north facing slopes, is also present in this community. A lightly grazed area o…

Moorsley Banks

…saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga, common twayblade Neottia ovata, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, small scabious Scabiosa columba, glaucous sedge Carex flacca and spring sedge Carex caryophyllea. hawthorn scrub and wild rose is invading these upper slopes. On the lower slopes deeper …

Teesmouth and Cleveland Coast

…th herbs such as common bird’s-foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, fairy flax Linum catharticum and common restharrow Ononis repens forming a prominent component. They also support a number of scarce and threatened species, including purple milk-vetch A…

Merthyr Mawr

…as of very short, open swards dominated by lichens, bryophytes, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, wild pansy Viola tricolor and thyme Thymus praecox. Rank, fixed dunes with yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus, false oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius, dewberry Rubus caesius and burnet rose Ro…

Pinbain Burn to Cairn Hill

…se Helianthemum nummularium, kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum and bird’s-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus. The locally uncommon juniper Juniperus communis and the nationally scarce plants spring sandwort Minuartia verna and alpine penny-cress Thlaspi…

Restrop Farm and Brockhurst Wood

…la erecta and those more typical of calcareous habitats such as lady's bedstraw Galium verum, stemless thistle Cirsium acaule, common milkwort Polygala vulgaris, greater knapweed Centaurea scabiosa, fairy flax Linum catharticum and hoary plantain Plantago media.

Coombe Hill Hollow

… The more lime rich soils have harebell Campanula rotundifolia, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum and mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum. The turf supports locally important butterfly populations such as gatekeeper and meadow brown. The Coombe slopes have patchy scrub of bramble…

Langley's Lane Meadow

… Centaurea scabiosa, devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis and lady's bedstraw Galium verum. The northernpart of the site contains species indicative of drier, more base rich conditions, including purging flax Linum catharticum, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, wild carrot Daucus …

Cloatley Manor Farm Meadows

…'s bit scabious Succisa pratensis, betony Betonica officinalis, lady's bedstraw Galium verum and pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus and a small colony of great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis. Many of the furrows are considerably damper and support a rush pasture like sward. They are …

Mutlow's Orchard

…cowslip Primula veris, adder’s tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum and lady's bedstraw Galium verum. In the lower damper parts of the meadow species such as bistort Polygonum bistorta and parsley water dropwort Oenanthe lachenalii occur.

Clearbury Down

…ir own characteristic flora in which creeping species including ladies bedstraw Galium verum, rock rose Helianthemum nummularium and wild thyme Thymus praecox often dominate with occasional annuals such as common whitlow grass Erophila verna and early forget-me-not Myosotis ramos…

Gwaun Bryn (Bryn Pasture)

…ring-sedge Carex caryophyllea, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, mouse-ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, fairy flax Linum catharticum, common milkwort Polygala vulgaris and trailing tormentil Potentilla anglica. The lower slopes are dominated by com…

Bozeat Meadow

…ass Trisetum flavescens, false oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius, lady's bedstraw Galium verum, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba and common birds foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus. Other plants of interest occur such as crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, downy oat grass Avenula…

Moor Closes

…ociated herbs include meadow saxifrage Saxifraga granulataa and lady's bedstraw Galium verum. These areas support large populations of the inland sub species of thrift Armeria maritima spp. elongata which in Britain is confined to a few meadows in the Ancaster Valley in Lincolnsh…

Foxcote Reservoir and Wood

…llow rattle Rhinanthus minor, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris and lady’s bedstraw Galium verum. The woodland, which lies on heavy clay, is irregularly structured and has received minimal management for many years, other than the clearing of rides for game and the establishment of a…

Dabble Bank

…guisorba, cowslip Primula veris, hoary plantain Plantago media, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii and northern marsh orchid Dactylorhiza purperella. Small areas of fine turf are found on thin soils. These are dominated by sheep’s fescue Fest…

Fishburn Grassland

…rium sanguisorba, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium and lady’s bedstraw Galium verum. This grassland type is nationally scarce and is only known to occur in East Durham. A small section of the slope is dominated by upright brome, with other species including quaking gras…

Ulva, Danna and the McCormaig Isles

…y is high in these areas and typically supports species such as lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, eyebright Euphrasia officinalis, common bird’s-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus, wild thyme Thymus polytrichus and fairy flax Linum catharticum. These grassland areas are also one of the …

Eriswell Low Warren

…k's Beard Crepis capillaris, field wood rush Luzula campestris, lady's bedstraw Galium verum, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum and Breckland thyme Thymus serpyllum. Hypnum cupressiforme with the lichens Cladonia arbuscula and other Cladonia spp. dominate the lichen / bryo…

Hurdlow Meadows

…eld. The herb component here includes eyebright Euphrasia spp., lady’s bedstraw Galium verum and fairy flax Linum catharticum, with frequent spring sedge Carex caryophyllea and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis is frequent across much of the site. …

Arkle Beck Meadows, Whaw

…ris radicata, betony Betonica officinalis, bugle Ajuga reptans, lady's bedstraw Galium verum, common bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus with the uncommon melancholy thistle Cirsium heterophyllum. The meadows south of the Arkle Beck contain two incised streams. The banks of th…

Carrickastickan

…sii and meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris. Where soils are thin lady's bedstraw Galium verum and birdsfoot trefoil Lotus corniculatus are locally very abundant with a range of other small herbs including fairy flax Linum catharticum, eyebright Euphrasia officinalis and bulbous bu…

Morfa a Chraig Cwm Ivy / Cwm Ivy Marsh and Tor

…une grassland. Typical species include red fesue Festuca rubra, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum and common restharrow Ononis repens, with dewberry Rubus caesius and burnet rose Rosa spinosissima. Where the limestone is closest to the surface, small areas of calcareous grassland exis…

Bosworth Mill Meadow

…e joined by many others including Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, bulbous buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus, field wood rush Luzula campestris, bugle Ajuga reptans, betony Betonica officinalis and devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis. The turf is very h…

Kilnameel

…foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, wild thyme Thymus polytrichus, lady's bedstraw Galium verum and yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor all common. glaucous sedge Carex flacca, spring sedge Carex caryophyllea, downy oat grass Helictotrichon pubescens and quaking grass Briza media are als…

Y Bonc, Marianglas

…hus. The uncommon plants mountain everlasting Antennaria dioica, hedge bedstraw Galium album, fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea and field gentian Gentianella campestris have been recorded in this grassland. This short species-rich turf is dependent on grazing, by rabbits or dom…

Lobbington Hall Farm Meadow

…oil. This is reflected in the herb rich vegetation which is the lady’s bedstraw Galium verum variant of the crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus common knapweed Centaurea nigra grassland. This grassland type was once widespread and common in some parts of Britain, particularly…

Glyme Valley

…Britain. Associated plants are common knapweed Centaurea nigra, lady's bedstraw Galium verum, common rest-harrow Ononis repens, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba and wild thyme Thymus praecox. Grassland of a more neutral to acid character is found on the lower slope of the valley…

Horton, Eastern and Western Slade

…forbs including salad burnet, purging flax, common rockrose and lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, and calcifugous (lime hating) species such as heather. This stretch of cliff supports an important assemblage of invertebrates, particularly bees and wasps. Many common and scarce specie…

Gagie Marsh

…air-grass Deschampsia cespitosa, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, lady’s bed-straw Galium verum, smooth lady’s-mantle Alchemilla glabra and yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor.

North Berwick Law

…ecies indicative of base-rich conditions are present, including lady's bedstraw Galium verum, burnet-saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga, wild thyme Thymus polytrichus, knotted clover Trifolium striatum and maiden pink Dianthus deltoides. The UK BAP priority species purple milk-vetch …

Mullion Cliff to Predannack Cliff

…emanding calcicoles flourish alongside calcifuge species. Hence lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris and oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare are common. An abundance of nationally scarce species occur including spring sandwort Minuartia verna, autumn squill Sc…

Compton Chine to Steephill Cove

…d grassland species include yellow wort Blackstonia perfoliata, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria and, locally, the nationally scarce dwarf mouse ear Cerastium pumilum. Species typical of coastal grassland on more neutral soils include the nationall…

Morfa Dyffryn

…ith frequent red fescue, birds foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, lady's bedstraw Galium verum and common restharrow Ononis repens. In some areas, particularly the fringes of the airfield, there is more acid grassland with frequent sand sedge and patches of the lichen-rich vegetati…

Hucclecote Meadows

…s bit scabious Succisa pratensis, saw wort Serratula tinctoria, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor and betony Betonica officinalis. Less abundant are plants such as pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus, dyer’s greenweed Genista tinctoria, green winged orchid A…

Portway Farm Meadows

…tail Cynosurus cristatus. The more calcareous soils support the lady’s bedstraw Galium verum sub community of this grassland type, with characteristic species present including agrimony Agrimonia eupatoria, hoary plantain Plantago media and salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba. Both…

Dormston Church Meadow

…tatus and common knapweed Centaurea nigra and is typical of the lady’s bedstraw Galium verum sub community. The sward is diverse, particularly on the ridges. Abundant species include meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, red fescue Festuca rubra, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus, …

Rosie Curston's Meadow, Mattishall

… Other characteristic species are fairy flax Linum catharticum, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, cuckoo-flower Cardamine pratensis and wild carrot Daucus carota. The meadow supports five locally rare plants; green winged orchid Anacamptis morio, present here as many thousands of flo…

Ranters Bank Pastures

…icago lupulina, meadow vetchling, tufted vetch Vicia cracca and lady’s bedstraw Galium verum. An additional feature of value is that the field boundaries are formed by species rich hedges with ash Fraxinus excelsior, hawthorn Crataegus monogyna, holly Ilex aquifolium, hazel Coryl…

Bencroft Hill Meadows

…t Conopodium majus, common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii, lady's bedstraw Galium verum and oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare. Slightly less frequent are meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis, tufted vetch Vicia cracca, common knapweed Centaurea nigra, common bird's foot trefoi…

Dolphinton - West Linton Fens and Grassland

…polytrichus, fairy flax Linum catharticum, eyebright Euphrasia, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, heath-grass Danthonia decumbens and bird’s-foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus all occurring in abundance. The regionally rare plants field gentian Gentianella campestris and moonwort Botryc…

Botley Down

…arf thistle Cirsium acaule, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria, lady's bedstraw Galium verum and salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba notably abundant. There are areas of short turf on the mid slope where chalk milkwort Polygala calcarea and horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa occur …

Gweunydd Camnant

… whilst in others mildly base-rich soils support plants such as lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, quaking-grass Briza media and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. There are also some small areas of species-rich acid grassland, which support plants such as betony Betonica officinalis and bi…

Welford Field

…and meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis all generally abundant. Lady’s bedstraw Galium verum also grows in abundance in the meadow, this is unusual because in most flood meadows it is a rare component of the sward. Welford Field is exceptional amongst the Warwickshire flood meado…

Larks Meadows

…t, and this is reflected in many of the plants that grow there. Lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens and downy oat grass Avenula pubescens all occur, together with quaking-grass Briza media and glaucous sedge Carex …

Llanelwedd Rocks

…occur with these rare plants, namely wild thyme Thymus praecox, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, common whitlowgrass Erophila verna and squirrel-tail fescue Vulpia bromoides, and locally sticky stork’s-bill Erodium cicutarium and orpine Sedum telephium, are characteristic of a more …

Portholme

…. The range of herbs present, typical of such meadows, includes lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus and great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis. A number of locally rare and one nationally rare plant are also present. The meadow is surrounded by channels of …

The Parish Field, Cae'r Rhedyn

…ere the soil is lime-rich, these grassland plants are joined by lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, quaking grass Briza media, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens and downy oat grass Avenula pubescens. In other areas, where the ground is steepest, th…

Cooksholme Meadows

…des pepper saxifrage Silaum silauss, wild carrot Daucus carota, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum and yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor. In addition there are several locally uncommon species such as grass vetchling Lathyrus nissolia, saw wort Serratula tinctoria and an abundance of dyer…

Freshwater East Cliffs to Skrinkle Haven

… dominated by red fescue, with common restharrow Ononis repens, lady's bedstraw Galium verum, and marram Ammophila arenaria, sand couch Elytrigia juncea, sand sedge Carex arenaria and sea rocket Cakile maritima on the fore dunes and strandlines. Scrub and woodland fringe the dune…

St. John's Point

…ested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, wild carrot Daucus carota, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, sea plantain Plantago maritima and wild thyme Thymus polytrichus. The grassland is occasionally flushed, providing a variety of species more commonly associated with wet grassland such a…

Caeau Wern

…outherly field has areas where the vegetation tends towards the lady's bedstraw Galium verum sub-community. All fields are particularly notable for the abundance of great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis within open grassland dominated by sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum an…

Ceann a' Mhara to Loch a' Phuill

… the drier dune slopes support the red fescue Festuca rubra and lady’s bedstraw Galium verum fixed dune community. This is generally herb-rich with typical plant species such as lesser meadow-rue Thalictrum minus, wild thyme Thymus polytrichus, wild carrot Daucus carota and kidne…

The Perch

…se Helianthemumnum mularium, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, wild thyme Thymus praecox, glaucous sedge Carex flacca and dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule. Three species of orchid occur in these grassland areas, green winged orchid Anacamptis morio, pyr…

Monkwood Green

…trefoil Lotus corniculatus, grass vetchling Lathyrus nissolia, lady’ s bedstraw Galium verum and dyer’s greenweed Genista tinctoria. Some areas of more neutral grassland are also present, with species such as crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum…

Rock Dunes

…ss on blown sand on the seaward side. Wild thyme, kidney vetch, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, carline thistle Carlina vulgaris and the locally rare viper’s-bugloss Echium vulgare are among a rich flora. This rich calcareous flora at Rock Dunes supports a diverse invertebrate fau…

RAF Lakenheath

… present. Many herb species are found within the turf including lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, shepherd’s cress Teesdalia nudicaulis and sheep’s sorrel Rumex acetosella. Sand sedge Carex arenaria is abundant in places, where it has colonised sandy open areas. The site supports a l…

Benty Grange

…alcareous neutral grassland, with sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, hoary plantain Plantago media and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. The most extensive areas of neutral grassland are characterised by grasses, such as crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus,…

Little Grubbins Meadow

…d burnet Poterium sanguisorba, dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule and lady's bedstraw Galium verum widespread. Grassland overlies ridge and furrow on the flatter areas, presumably on deeper soils. The ridge and furrow probably dates from the 19th century, with this part of the site rec…

Ballygalley Head

…thyme Thymus polytrichus, eyebright Euphrasia officinalis agg., lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, fairy flax Linum catharticum, common birdsfoot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, mouse_ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia and bulbous buttercup Ranunculu…

Alder Wood and Meadow

…This is a diverse type and many plant species are found such as lady's bedstraw Galium verum, red fescue Festuca rubra, cowslip Primula veris, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, quaking grass Briza media and meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis. In damper parts of the field …

New Scroggs

…sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina – common bent Agrostis capillaris – heath bedstraw Galium saxatile grassland and also with a small stand of neutral grassland of NVC type MG5 crested dog’stail Cynosurus cristatus – common knapweed Centaurea nigra grassland. General description New …

Millington Wood and Pastures

…acteristic chalk species such as dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, bloody crane’s bill Geranium sanguineum, rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria, devil’s bit scabious Succisa prate…

Linton Common

…lf of the site and is dominated by upright brome and tor grass. Lady's bedstraw Galium verum, knapweed Centaurea nigra and thistles Cirsium arvense and Cirsium vulgare are the principal herbs with occasional giant bellflower Campanula latifolia. In the second zone, occupying the …

Fivehead Woods and Meadow

…dog violet Viola riviniana and early dog violet Viola reichenbachiana, woodruff Galium odoratum, lords and ladies Arum maculatum, pignut Conopodium majus, Circaea lutetiana Circaea lutetiana, yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon, wood avens Geum urbanum, herb Robert Geranium r…

Tickencote Marsh

… as quaking grass Briza media, dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule and lady's bedstraw Galium verum, which are characteristic of calcareous loam pastures. The old millstream and other drainage channels contain a good range of emergent plants including gipsywort Lycopus europaeus and ma…

Bavington Crags

…ild thyme Thymus praecox, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba and lady’s bedstraw Galium verum.

Lower Saleway Farm Meadows

… nationally scarce and declining. The sub community typified by lady’s bedstraw Galium verum occupies the major area and grades into fen meadow where drainage is impeded. The site has a long history of hay cutting and aftermath grazing. The dominant grasses are yellow oat Triset…

Laxton Sykes

…veris, pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus, pignut Conopodium majus, lady's bedstraw Galium verum, bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, hayrattle Rhinanthus minor and, in wetter areas, lady's smock Cardamine pratensis and adder's tongue fern Ophioglossum vulgatum.

Plumpton Pasture

… Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, common knapweed Centaurea nigra, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum and meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis with frequent crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, red fescue Festuca rubra, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispi…

Ballymacaldrack

…vils-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, bugle Ajuga reptans, common marsh bedstraw Galium palustre, ragged robin Lychnis flos-cuculi, meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris, lesser spear wort Ranunculus flammula and marsh willowherb Epilobium palustre. Where there is increased water move…

Brampton Racecourse

…og’s tail Centaurea nigra Cynosurus cristatus neutral grassland lady’s bedstraw Galium verum sub community type. There is some transition in places towards the meadow foxtail great burnet Alopecurus pratensis Sanguisorba officinalis flood meadow community particularly associated …

Brantingham Dale

…ng grass Briza media, clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata, lady's bedstraw Galium verum, felwort Gentianella amarella and rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus. Where ungrazed, the grassland is generally rank and dominated by false oak grass Arrhenatherum elatius. Dense scrub, mo…

Weeting Heath

…tus, thyme Thymus polytrichus, Wild Mignonette Reseda lutea and lady’s bedstraw Galium verum. A number of rare plants are present, the rarest being Spiked Speedwell Veronica spicata, with maiden pink Dianthus deltoides and Purple Stem Cat’s Tail Phleum phleoides. Self regeneratin…

Box Farm Meadows

…mmon rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, cowslip Primula veris, lady's bedstraw Galium verum and green winged orchid Anacamptis morio. In wetter areas on the slope glaucous sedge Carex flacca becomes dominant. A total of seventy plant species have been recorded but the speciality…

Rampisham Down

…tation Classification NVC type U4 sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina – heath bedstraw Galium saxatile grassland, occurring in a mosaic with small areas of lowland heathland of the NVC types H4 western gorse Ulex gallii – bristle bent Agrostis curtisii heath and H8 heather Calluna vulga…

Glaswelltiroedd Eryrys (Eryrys Grasslands)

…n bent Agrostis capillaris, along with a range of herbs, such as heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and tormentil Potentilla erecta. It can be found where soils are deep and bases have been leached away. Much of it is grass-dominated and characterised by the presence of mesotrophic s…

Gooderstone Warren

…thum odoratum are present with taller species and herbs include lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, sheep’s sorrel Rumex acetosella, field wood rush Luzula campestris, Harebell, Dropwort, common dog violet Viola riviniana and Brown knapweed Centaurea jacea. Bracken Pteridium aquilinum …

Northam Burrows

…t trefoil Lotus corniculatus, wild thyme Thymus polytrichus and lady’s bedstraw Galium verum are frequent here. The dunes also support the rare sea stock Matthiola sinuata and the nationally scarce bird’s-foot clover Trifolium ornithopodioides and rock sea-lavender Limonium biner…

Cottam Well Dale

…tered bellflower C. glomerata, lesser knapweed Centaurea nigra, lady's bedstraw Galium verum, felwort Gentianella amarella, rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, fairy flax Linum catharticum, salad burnet P…

Sheepland Coast

…foil Lotus corniculatus, bulbous buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus, lady's bedstraw Galium verum and sea campion Silene uniflora. There is great diversity of species on the slopes with distinctive colourful plants such as spring squill Scilla verna, common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza…

Hawes Water

…eet, devil'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 n…

Loggans Moor

…fiddle dock Rumex pulcher, are of particular note together with lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, cowslip Primula veris and common rest-harrow Ononis repens. The springs that emerge towards the bottom of this slope have led to the development of tall-herb wet marshes and the occurre…

Broad Green

… vulgatum, wild carrot Daucus carota, cowslip Primula veris and lady’s bedstraw Galium verum. In the damper parts meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria also occurs. The Green is particularly noted for an abundance of the uncommon grass vetchling Lathyrus nissolia. In recent years some …

Plaster's Green Meadows

…ris, fairy flax Linum catharticum, glaucous sedge Carex flacca, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum and occasional salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba. The meadows are bounded by hedges supporting numerous species including hawthorn Crataegus monogyna, wych elm Ulmus glabra, English elm …

Lords Wood and Pasture

…rennis, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, primrose Primula vulgaris, woodruff Galium odoratum, enchanter's nightshade Circaea lutetiana, wood melick Melica uniflora, wood sedge Carex sylvatica, ramsons Allium ursinum and false brome Brachypodium sylvaticum. Herb paris Paris qua…

Dropshort Marsh

…spearwort Ranunculus flammula, marsh marigold Caltha palustris and fen bedstraw Galium uliginosum. Locally dominant is lesser pond sedge Carex acutiformis with meadow sweet Filipendula ulmaria and the area of quaking bog is characterised by greater tussock sedge Carex paniculata.…

Beeston Cliffs

…species occur including bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, musk thistle Carduus nutans, rest-harrow Ononis repens and knapweed broomrape Orobanche elatior.

Slit Woods

…ls such as dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis, ramsons Allium ursinum, woodruff Galium odoratum and sanicle Sanicula europaea. The presence of great bell flower Campanula latifolia, globe flower Trollius europaeus, wood crane’s bill Geranium sylvaticum and marsh hawk’s beard Crep…

Red Lodge Heath

…aces. Typical plants here include sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria, dove’s foot cranesbill Geranium molle, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus and yarrow Achillea millefolium. Where the soils are chalky but less intensive…

Lord's Well Field

…ther plant species including small scabious Centaurea scabiosa, lady's bedstraw Galium verum, kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria, vipers bugloss Echium vulgare and sheep's bit Jasione montana. There is also a small area of lichen heath dominated by Cladonia spp. but with several o…

Clarilaw Grasslands

… and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens. Of the herb species, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, restharrow Ononis repens, bulbous buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus, wild thyme Thymus polytrichus and kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria are amongst the most abundant, with the scarce maiden…

Pen-Common, Llanbedr

…ue Festuca ovina, with frequent common bent Agrostis capillaris, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and tormentil Potentilla erecta. This sward has been extensively invaded by bracken Pteridium aquilinum, which is particularly dense at the northern end of the common. A series of spri…

Kingweston Meadows

…er's greenweed Genista tinctoria, saw wort Serratula tinctoria, lady's bedstraw Galium verum, cowslip Primula veris, pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus, agrimony Agrimonia eupatoria, devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis and common knapweed. Green winged orchid Anacamptis morio, add…

Pike Corner

…rassland plants. Most of the site is a herb rich example of the lady's bedstraw Galium verum subcommunity of the common knapweed Centaurea nigra crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus meadow. Typical herbs which achieve a high frequency are bird's foot trefoil Loutus corniculatus…

Pashford Poor's Fen, Lakenheath

…ous Scabiosa columbaria, meadow saxifrage Saxifraga granulataa, lady's bedstraw Galium verum and red fescue Festuca rubra. Acid marshy grassland occurs in several damp hollows in the area of neutral grassland. A distinct transition zone is present on the edges of these wet areas …

Mapperton and Poorton Vales

…sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina – common bent Agrostis capillaris – heath bedstraw Galium saxatile community type. The short grazed turf, while naturally species-poor, includes the herbs tormentil Potentilla erecta, heath speedwell Veronica officinalis and common dog-violet Viola ri…

Muston Meadows

…yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus, lady's bedstraw Galium verum and green winged orchid Anacamptis morio. Some areas are characterised by an abundance of the great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis. The sward of the furrows is characterised by the domina…

Allolee to Walltown

…, flea sedge C. pulicaris, lady’s mantle Alchemilla filicaulis, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, fairy flax Linum catharticum, cowslip Primula veris, devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis, greater burnet and wild thyme.

Knocknairs Hill

…d margins, is also common, however; the very local abundance of lady’s bedstraw Galium verum suggests small areas have an affinity with a more base enriched sub-community. Base enrichment is also demonstrated in small patches within the bent-fescue grassland by the presence of th…

Stevington Marsh

…fairy flax Linum catharticum, common rest-harrow Ononis repens, lady's bedstraw Galium verum and large thyme Thymus pulegioides.

Seato Pastures

…upports plants like the bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, lady's bedstraw Galium verum and rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus, but there are also interesting transitions to limestone and acidic communities. The limestone grassland is characterised by blue moor grass Sesleria…

Burledge Sidelands and Meadows

…rome Bromopsis erecta, along with an abundance of herbs such as lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, fairy flax Linum catharticum, hoary plantain Plantago media, dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule, burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba and wild thyme Thymus …

The Bottoms

… Less common species include common milkwort Polygala vulgaris, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, carline thistle Carlina vulgaris, devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis, hairy violet Viola hirta and common dog violet and Viola riviniana. A small population of purple milk vetch Ast…

Dernford Fen

…a rubra, quaking grass Briza media, pale sedge Carex flacca and lady’s bedstraw Galium verum. The relic fen areas hold reed Phragmites australis, saw sedge Cladium mariscus and marsh orchids Dactylorhiza spp. Of additional note is the presence of two uncommon fenland orchids, th…

Micklefield Meadow

…ratensis and glaucous sedge Carex flacca frequent in the sword. Lady’s bedstraw Galium verum is abundant and other calcicole lime loving herbs include fairy flax Linum catharticum, devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis and salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba. This community is mo…

Winklebury Hill

…ling habit often predominate such as wild thyme Thymus praecox, lady's bedstraw Galium verum and common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium whilst other species include harebell Campanula rotundifolia. Scattered scrub is largely restricted to the major west facing slope and is mos…

Totamore Dunes and Loch Ballyhaugh

…ampion Silene acaulis. Characteristic plants on the machair are lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata, white clover Trifolium repens, common mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum, biting stonecrop Sedum acre, eyebright Euphrasia sp., yellow-rattle Rhinanthus m…

Banc Hirllwyn

…ronica arvensis, common bird’s-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, spring sedge Carex caryophyllea, the uncommon upright chickweed Moenchia erecta, wild thyme Thymus polytrichus, the mosses Dicranum scoparium, Brachythecium albicans and Hypnum cupressif…

Brithdir a Chwm Mawr

…anguisorba officinalis, meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis and lady’s bedstraw Galium verum also present. More uncommon species have also been recorded within these neutral grassland stands, with pepper saxifrage scattered infrequently at one of its very few stations in Montgome…

Duddon Estuary

… pansy Viola tricolor, wild thyme Thymus praecox ssp. arcticum, lady's bedstraw Galium verum, common rest harrow Ononis repens, the local dune fescue Vulpia fasciculata and the nationally rare dune helleborine Epipactis dunensis. Dune slacks, one of the most important communities…

Caldanagh Bog

…h base-rich and more acid soil conditions here. Species include lady's bedstraw Galium verum, common dog violet Viola riviniana, devils-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, tormentil Potentilla erecta and heath speedwell Veronica officinalis. Two low hills associated with the esker ri…

Loughborough Meadows

…um flavum. Areas less prone to flooding support species such as lady's bedstraw Galium verum, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris and meadow saxifrage Saxifraga granulataa. Permanently wet areas are dominated by creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera and marsh foxtail Alopecurus geniculatu…

Binevenagh

… thyme Thymus polytrichus, eyebright Euphrasia officinalis agg, lady's bedstraw Galium verum and harebell Campanula rotundifolia. Species such as field gentian Gentianella campestris, bulbous buttercup Ranunculus bulbous and thyme broomrape Orobanche alba are locally common. Acid…

Langmead and Weston Level

…s rich neutral grassland with a calcareous component, including lady's bedstraw Galium verum, field scabious Knautia arvensis and wild carrot Daucus carota. Field ditches and rhynes contain a rich variety of wetland plants both in the water and on the banks. Species in the waterc…

Dean Brook Valley Pastures

…ntaurea nigra. The flora on the higher ground is typical of the lady’s bedstraw Galium verum sub community, with glaucous sedge Carex flacca, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus and dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule. The western field nearer the stream h…

Raisby Hill Grassland

…mrose Primula vulgaris, fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea and lady’s bedstraw Galium verum. On the skeletal soils in the abandoned quarry at the south western end of the site there is the largest population in County Durham of the dark red helleborine Epipactis atrorubens, toge…

Folly Farm

…ns, fairy flax Linum catharticum, wild thyme Thymus praecox and lady's bedstraw Galium verum common on or around the ant hills. Species rich mature hedges and areas of scrub add to the diversity of the site and provide attractive habitat for invertebrates. Several species of but…

Lower Swaledale Woods And Grasslands

…rdelymus europaeus, bird's eye primrose Primula farinosa and limestone bedstraw Galium sterneri. There are also two regionally scarce species and four that are at the edge of their British range. Six major types of semi natural woodland occur here, due to a range of slopes, aspec…

Debden Water

…oil Lotus corniculatus, with abundant cowslip Primula veris and lady's bedstraw Galium verum. Other species include downy oat grass Avenula pubescens, greater knapweed Centaurea scabiosa, dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule and pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis. Woolly thistle Cir…

Avenue Meadow

…lacca. However the presence of upright brome Bromus erectus and lady’s bedstraw Galium verum in patches indicates a transition to the lady’s bedstraw sub community. Tall fescue Schedonorus arundinaceus is frequent on damp ground. Locally uncommon species present include frequent …

Durham Coast

… adjacent grassland are bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria, cowslip Primula veris, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, lesser meadow rue Thalictrum minus, burnet rose Rosa spinosissima, spiny rest-harrow Ononis spi…

Lorton

…England. A more calcareous influence is evident in places, with lady’s bedstraw Galium verum and salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba locally frequent and bee orchid Ophrys apifera also occurs. Hoary ragwort Senecio erucifolius and strawberry clover Trifolium fragiferum, which are p…

Thetford Heaths

…foil Lotus corniculatus and lesser meadow rue Thalictrum minus, lady's bedstraw Galium verum and small scabious Scabiosa columbaria amongst the more noticeable. In the shorter areas these are joined by many annual species such as common whitlow grass Erophila verna, thyme leaves …

Trevose Head and Constantine Bay

…s carota and kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria and occasionally lady’s bedstraw Galium verum. Uncommon species such as pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis and sea holly Eryngium maritimum are present together with the nationally rare portland spurge Euphorbia portlandica. Th…

Long Dale, Hartington

…etch Anthyllis vulneraria, uncommon in the Peak District and limestone bedstraw Galium sterneri, at the southern edge of its range in Britain, are also present in these communities at low frequencies. On the west facing slopes the sward is characterised by the frequent occurrence…

Belmore Mountain

…escens and crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, with sprawling heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, devils-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, barren strawberry Potentilla sterilis and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. Belmore Mountain supports an important assemblage of epiphytic lichens du…

Rookery Cottage Meadows

…tatus and common knapweed Centaurea nigra and is typical of the lady’s bedstraw Galium verum sub community. The furrows are grass dominated with such species as yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens and downy oat grass Avenula pubescens. The flora of the ridges is more diverse wit…

The Bury Farm

…shows the influence of more lime rich soils, giving rise to the lady’s bedstraw Galium verum sub community. Here, additional grasses include quaking grass Briza media, sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, smaller cat’s tail Phleum bertolonii and soft brome Bromus hordeaceus. A similar r…

Lytham St Annes Dunes

…d sedge Carex arenaria, bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria, cat’s ear Hypochaeris radicata and eyebright Euphrasia officinalis. Wild thyme Thymus praecox is found on rab…

Middle Hope

…um with frequent common bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, lady's bedstraw Galium verum, fairy flax Linum catharticum and squinancywort Asperula cynanchica and occasional green winged orchid Orchismario, yellow wort Blackstonia perfoliata and common centaury Centaurium eryth…

Coston Fen, Runhall

… red fescue Festuca rubra, with purging flax Linum catharticum, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum and harebell Campanula rotundifolia. Reed Phragmites australis dominates the upper slopes with a variety of tall herbs. This gives way to patches of greater and lesser pond sedge Carex ri…

Yardley Chase

…ge Carex flacca. Herbs present throughout are common knapweed, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis and common bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, with those of additional note including pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus and large numbers of adder’s…

Maulden Church Meadow

…dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum and common knapweed Centaurea nigra. Elsewhere the grassland community is less herb rich and dominated by grasses including Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, common bent Agrostis capillaris, …

Hastings Hill

…et Poterium sanguisorba, burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, common rest-harrow Ononis repens and roughhawk bit Leontodon hispidus, as well as the taller herbs, greater knapweed Centaurea scabiosa, musk thistle Car…

Graig, Llanarmon-yn-Ial

…s-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus, salad burnet, wild thyme and lady’s bedstraw Galium verum. The bryophyte layer is also well represented in this grassland. There are areas of somewhat modified calcicolous grassland situated on the flatter ground and alongside existing footpaths…

Hen-allt Common

…lude glaucous sedge Carex flacca, sneezewort Achillea ptarmica, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, autumn hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis, common bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus and tormentil Potentilla erecta. The slopes are dissected in several places by small gullies suppo…

Stonesfield Common, Bottoms & Banks

…scabious Knautia arvensis, greater knapweed Centaurea scabiosa, lady's bedstraw Galium verum and pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis. A shorter sward is present on the steeper slopes and has a flora which includes rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, kidney vetch Anthyllis vul…

Hadston Links

…tork’s bill Erodium cicutarium, sea plantain Plantago maritima, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum and slender St John’s wort Hypericum pulchrum among other typical species. Bloody crane’s bill and burnet rose are found on the lower landward slopes of the predominantly marram dominated…

Barnhamcross Common

…s associated with it including field scabious Knautia arvensis, lady's bedstraw Galium verum and the locally rare sickle medick Medicago sativa subsp. falcata. At one point this type of grassland grades into relict fen with species such as wild angelica Angelica sylvestris and he…

Linne Mhuirich

…species in these areas include harebell Campanula rotundifolia, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, common bird’s-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus, mouse-ear-hawkweed Pilosella officinarum and tormentil Potentilla erecta as well as devils’-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, wild thyme Thym…

Besthorpe Meadows

…tail Alopecurus pratensis characterise these damp hay meadows. lady's bedstraw Galium verum, bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, lesser stitchwort Stellaria graminea, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria and meadow barley Hordeum secalinum are all locally prominent. Other plants …

Pentridge Down

…axifrage Pimpinella saxifraga, fairy flax Linum catharticum and lady’s bedstraw Galium verum. Herbs with spreading rosettes that are frequent in the short turf are able to persist in the overtopping sward and include primrose Primula vulgaris, dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule and hoa…

Little Byefields Meadow

…, pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus, tufted vetch Vicia cracca and lady's bedstraw Galium verum. In wetter parts of the meadow, meadow sweet Filipendula ulmaria, cuckoo-flower Cardamine pratensis and creeping Jenny Lysimachia nummularia are common species. Amongst other plants found…

Great Wilbraham Common

…include quaking grass Briza media, glaucous sedge Carex flacca, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum and salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba. A number of locally uncommon species are also present. They include purple milk vetch Astragalus danicus, felwort Gentianella amarella, meadow saxif…

Leziate, Sugar and Derby Fens

…larly well developed on Derby Fen. The herb rich sward includes lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, hoary plantain Plantago media, spiny rest-harrow Ononis spinosa, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, larger wild thyme Thymus pulegioides and common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii.

Bennane Head Grasslands

… of a more base-rich turf include wild thyme Thymus praecox and lady’s bedstraw Galium verum. By Bennane Burn there are fine examples of species-rich unimproved neutral grassland supporting common restharrow Ononis repens, kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria and burnet-saxifrage Pi…

Court Farm, Sydling

… and red fescue Festuca rubra with tormentil Potentilla erecta, lady's bedstraw Galium verum, common knapweed Centaurea nigra and devil's bit scabious. This site holds good populations of many typical downland butterflies including the local chalkhill blue Polyommatus coridon as…

The Flits

…cum hirsutum and square stemmed St. John’s wort H. tetrapterum, lady's bedstraw Galium verum, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor and hoary plantain Plantago media. Twayblade Neottia ovata and spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii are numerous in these areas. Part of the site along the …

Corfe Meadows

…agged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria. Marsh bedstraw Galium palustre, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula, greater bird’s foot trefoil Lotus pedunculatus and marsh-marigold Caltha palustris. In more frequently inundated areas not managed for hay tall f…

Sutton Lane Meadows

…tional variety of herbs occurs commonly in the sward, including lady's bedstraw Galium verum, yarrow Achillea millefolium, common sorrel Rumex acetosa, common bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus and yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor. Other widespread species are lesser trefoil Tr…

Wadenhoe Marsh and Achurch Meadow

…ommon knapweed Centaurea nigra, cat’s ear Hypochaeris radicata, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum and common bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus. Where surface drainage is impeded a tussocky sward prevails with much tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and creeping bent Agrostis…

Fodderletter

…nfluence with species such as quaking grass, alpine bistort and lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, along with devil's-bit scabious Succisa pratensis and creeping willow Salix repens.

River Ise and Meadows

…at burnet Sanguisorba officinalis, with drier slopes supporting lady’s bedstraw Galium verum and crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus.

Creuddyn

…um, enchanter's nightshade Circaea lutetiana, wood avens Geum urbanum, woodruff Galium odoratum and early-purple orchid Orchis mascula. Ramsons Allium ursinum carpet the ground on the spring-fed slopes of Marl Hall and Coed-y-Pistyll. Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta flourishes…

Morfa Harlech

…d fescue Festuca rubra, bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum and ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata. The dune grasslands support substantial populations of many local species such as the heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata, pyramidal orchi…

Kingerby Beck Meadows

…acteristic of loamy soils, such as glaucous sedge Carex flacca, lady's bedstraw Galium verum, fairy flax Linum catharticum, dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule and pignut Conopodium majus occur. In the southern most field, the soil tends to be heavier, supporting herbs such as meadowswe…

Scawt Hill

…drained basaltic soils below the crag, supports communities with heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, common dog violet Viola riviniana, harebell Campanula rotundifolia and tormentil Potentilla erecta with scattered birdsfoot trefoil Lotus corniculatus. Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus an…

Beagh Big

…d clover Trifolium pratense, black knapweed Centaurea nigra and lady's bedstraw Galium verum. Several rare or local plant species occur, including adder's tongue fern Ophioglossum vUlgatum and cowslip Primula veris. https://www.daera-ni.gov.uk/publications/beagh-big-assi

Maidscross Hill

… macrantha. It contains many other associated species including lady's bedstraw Galium verum, lesser meadow rue Thalictrum minus, bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus and hop Trefoil Trifolium campestre. The intermediate areas are dominated by coarser grasses such as false oat …

West Bradieston and Craig of Garvock

…aking grass Briza media, crested hair-grass Koeleria macrantha, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum and alpine bistort Persicaria vivipara. Small areas of more neutral, species-rich grassland with crested dog’s-tail Cynosurus cristatus and common knapweed Centaurea nigra are also found.…

New Buckenham Common

…dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule, hoary plantain Plantago media and lady’s bedstraw Galium verum. Acidic grassland has developed on free draining soils in an area of old sand pits. Sheep’s fescue is dominant with frequent sheep’s sorrel Rumex acetosella, common mouse ear Cerastium fo…

Sheigra - Oldshoremore

…sh-orchid Dactylorhiza purpurella, red fescue Festuca rubra and lady's bedstraw Galium verum can also be found in this area. Machair Machair occurs inland of the dune habitats where the shell-rich sand has a major influence on the vegetation. The machair on this site is of very h…

Port Meadow with Wolvercote Common & Green

…rass Triglochin palustris, water dropwort Oenanthe fistulosa and marsh bedstraw Galium palustre. This community grades into a Festuca rubra Agrostis stolonifera Potentilla anserina grassland on the slightly higher ground to the west and north. The latter community reflects distur…

Normanby Meadow

…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 Leucanthemum vulgare. Of particular note is the occurrence…

Monach Isles

…uncultivated machair is rich in typical plant species including lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, sand sedge Carex arenaria and bird’s-foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus. The Isles hold more than 1% of the GB population of wintering Greenland barnacle geese and in summer about 2% of the…

The Wye Valley

…th facing slopes show a different range of species including limestone bedstraw Galium sterneri, a plant with a northerly distribution. Some of these swards are rich in sedges including carnation sedge Carex panicea and flea sedge C. pulicaris. Small areas of exceptionally dry, m…

Cleadon Hill

…mmunity is herb rich and includes eyebright Euphrasia nemorosa, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, black medick Medicago lupulina, hoary plantain Plantago media, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, field scabious Scabiosa columbaria, devil’s bit …

Orston Plaster Pits

… foot Dactylis glomerata and by a wide range of herbs including lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, knapweed Centaurea nigra, cowslip Primula veris, hayrattle Rhinanthus minor and pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus. In the centre of the site calcareo…

White Rocks

… are dominated by wild thyme Thymus polytrichus with occasional lady's bedstraw Galium verum. On the lower rocks, buck's-horn plantain Plantago coronopus and sea campion Silene uniflora occur in small pockets along narrow ledges. The unstable nature of the cliff faces is indicate…

Portmuck

…row Achillea millefolium, birdsfoot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, lady's bedstraw Galium verum, wild carrot Daucus carota and sea campion Silene uniflora. These tend to be the most species rich areas within the site. Isle of Muck supports a notable population of breeding seabirds. …

Croxley Common Moor

…cue Festuca ovina, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum and lady's bedstraw Galium verum. The freely draining conditions also support abundant sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, common cat's ear Hypochaeris radicata and common bird's fo…

Bryn Alyn

… variety of forbs including harebell Campanula rotundifolia and lady’s bedstraw Galium verum. There is also a diverse bryophyte layer associated with this calcicolous grassland. In certain areas of the site stands of the limestone grassland are characterised by typical calcicoles…

Sunbiggin Tarn & Moors and Little Asby Scar

…l Lotus corniculatus, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba and the lady's bedstraw Galium verum. Extensive areas of limestone pavement occur on Grange Scar, Little Asby Scar and Crosby Garrett Fell. Floristically these pavements are quite depauperate as a result of high grazing pres…

Llanddulas Limestone and Gwrych Castle Wood

…net, wild thyme, common birds'-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus, Lady's bedstraw Galium verum, and harebell Campanula rotundifolia the most frequent of the many species present. Bryophytes common in this sward and include Dicranum scoparium, Hypnum cupressiforme, Pseudoscleropodiu…

Lakenheath Warren

…sed. Moonwort Botrychium lunaria, Spanish catchfly Silene otites, wall bedstraw Galium parisiense and Carex ericetorum are found here as well as an unusual range of lichens over a dozen species including several rare ones and mosses. The remaining calcareous grassland has a conti…

Hog's Hole

…wkweed Pilosella officinarum, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus, lady's bedstraw Galium verum, wild basil Clinopodium vulgare, eyebright Euphrasia nemorosa, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, common milkwort Polygala vulgaris and hoary plantain Plantago media. Other species, of l…

Dumsey Meadow

…es with a short turf. In some places calcium rich soil supports lady's bedstraw Galium verum, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, black medick Medicago lupulina, glaucous sedge Carex flacca, hoary plantain Plantago media, meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis, upright brome grass Bro…

Littleton and Balhamie Hills

…um, wild thyme Thymus praecox, common knapweed Centaurea nigra, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum and northern bedstraw G. boreale. Flushed areas here support common centaury Centaurium erythraea and bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella. Flushes elsewhere on sloping ground support alkaline…

Chattenden Woods And Lodge Hill

…ies present and that are typical of this grassland type include lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, common knapweed Centaurea nigra, common bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis, agrimony Agrimonia eupatoria and red clover Trifolium pratense. Three…

Marked Ash Meadows

… and devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis with, more locally, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum and cowslip Primula veris. Other elements of the flora are variable in abundance reflecting differences in nutrient status and drainage between the three meadows. The flora of all three …

Southerndown Coast

…ted hair-grass Koeleria macrantha, glaucous sedge Carex flacca, lady's-bedstraw Galium verum, common rock-rose Helianthemum nummularium, salad burnet Sanguisorba minor and wild thyme Thymus polytrichus. Species-rich neutral grassland is most frequent on north-facing slopes and wh…

Traeth Pensarn

…ouse-ear Cerastium diffusum, kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, sea radish Raphanus raphanistrum ssp. maritimus and yarrow Achillea millefolium. The stability of the shingle is further illustrated by the occurrence of sand loving bryophytes such as T…

Drybank Meadow, Cherington

…xtail Alopecurus pratensis, common knapweed Centaurea nigra and lady’s bedstraw Galium verum. The meadow is rich in grass species and twenty have been recorded so far, including yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, quaking grass Briza media and meadow barley Hordeum secalinum. …

Otmoor

…improved neutral meadow, including betony Betonica officinalis, lady's bedstraw Galium verum, devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis, sneezewort Achillea ptarmica, saw wort Serratula tinctoria and great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis. An unusual member of these swards is believed…

Claxheugh Rock & Ford Limestone Quarry

…cabious Scabiosa columbaria, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, pignut Conopodium majus and yellow wort Blackstonia perfoliata are scattered throughout the sward. A feature of particular interest on the northern side of the disused railway cutting is…

Troutbeck

… of wild thyme Thymus praecox, fairy flax Linum catharticum and lady's bedstraw Galium verum. Species poor blanket mire dominated by hare's tail cotton grass has developed on gently sloping ground, high up on the ridge from John Bell's Banner and has only a sparse and local occur…

Foxhole Heath, Eriswell

…ccur together with sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and lady's bedstraw Galium verum. Annual species are able to establish themselves in the sparsely vegetated ground and notable species include slender cudweed Logfia minima, shepherds cress Teesdalia nudicaulis and bird'…

Debdale Meadow, Muston

…inalis are abundant throughout, whilst pignut Conopodium majus, lady's bedstraw Galium verum, great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis, saw wort Serratula tinctoria and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens are locally frequent. Other notable species include quaking grass Briza media,…

Gingerfields

…oterium sanguisorba, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, lady's bedstraw Galium verum and mouse eared hawkweed Pilosella officinarum. The majority of the field supports a more neutral sward of crested dog's tail, sweet vernal grass, common bent Agrostis capillaris and pere…

Hardington Moor

…epper saxifrage Silaum silaus, saw wort Serratula tinctoria and lady's bedstraw Galium verum. The nationally scarce corky fruited water dropwort Oenanthe pimpinelloides also occurs. Other species of note include greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha, bee orchid Ophrys a…

Harton Down Hill

…, yarrow Achillea millefolium, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, spiny rest-harrow Ononis spinosa, hoary plantain Plantago media and sea plantain Pinus pinaster, as well as large patches of salad burnet Poterium…

Ladyhills

…surus cristatus, common bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, lady's bedstraw Galium verum, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, field scabious Knautia arvensis and cat's ear Hypochaeris radicata. Of particular note is the presence within the site of carline thistle Carlina vulgari…

Lambwath Meadows

…a veris, meadow vetchling, oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare and lady's bedstraw Galium verum. Green winged orchid Anacamptis morio and early marsh orchid Dactylorhiza incarnata occur within this community but associated with a seepage line. The individual meadows are separated b…

South Hylton Pasture

…s of lime loving plants such as lady’s mantle Achemilla glabra, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, cowslip Primula veris and pignut Conopodium majus on drier soils. On damper soils towards the bottom of the hill slope, flushed by calcareous seepages, there are sedge rich areas includi…

Holywell Banks

…autumn gentian Gentianella amarella, rest-harrow Ononis repens, lady's bedstraw Galium verum and spring sedge Carex caryophyllea occur here. The disused limestone quarry is unmanaged and the longer vegetation is valuable invertebrate habitat. Here, coarse grasses tend to dominate…

Baverstock Juniper Bank

…et Poterium sanguisorba, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria and lady's bedstraw Galium verum. Marjoram Origanum vulgare and yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor are frequent while less common species include horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa and pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis…

Little Scrubbs Meadow

…ier areas support plants characteristic of loamy soils, such as lady's bedstraw Galium verum, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens. The meadow is an important stronghold for the populations of two butterflies now very scarce in Lincolnshire a…

Aston Ingham Meadows

… knapweed Centaurea nigra, oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare and lady’s bedstraw Galium verum. Adder’s tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum, a local species and an indicator of ancient grassland, is also present. Green winged orchids occur in large numbers as does the common spotted orchi…

Lydstep Head to Tenby Burrows

…eronica arvensis, dove's-foot crane's-bill Geranium molle, some lady's-bedstraw Galium verum and significant populations of lesser meadow-rue Thalictrum minus and wild clary Salvia verbenaca. Many of the dune hollows are dry and most are dominated by creeping willow Salix repens,…

Porth Ceiriad, Porth Neigwl ac Ynysoedd Sant Tudwal

… red fescue to fixed dune grassland dominated by red fescue and lady’s bedstraw Galium verum. Towards the west of the site, the maritime grassland initially gives way to coarse grassland dominated by false oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius and then to several different scrub commu…

Bishop Wilton Deep Dale

…lia, glaucaus sedge Carex flacca, eyebright Euphrasia nemorosa, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, autumn gentian Gentianella amarella, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, purging flax Linum catharticum, burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifra…

Billacombe

… lanceolata, red clover Trifolium pratense and local patches of lady’s bedstraw Galium verum and common rest-harrow Ononis repens. Of occasional distribution are wild carrot Daucus carota, oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare, bulbous buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus and field bindweed …

Pen y Gogarth / Great Ormes Head

…net, wild thyme, common bird’s-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, dropwort Filipendula ulmaria, and harebell Campanula rotundifolia among the most frequent of the many species present. Spring squill Scilla verna occurs where maritime influences are gre…

Brighton to Newhaven Cliffs

…aucus carota, common bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus and lady's bedstraw Galium verum. Several uncommon maritime plants grow both on the top and face of the cliff. These include the rare species hoary stock Matthiola incana, rock sea lavendar Limonium binervosum and sea he…

Calender Meadows

… including a high frequency of common knapweed Centaurea nigra, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis, common bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, and, at lower frequency, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor and fairy flax Linum catharticum. Glaucous sed…

Porter's Lodge Meadows

…ring sedge Carex caryophyllea, common knapweed Centaurea nigra, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis and goat’s beard Tragopogon pratensis. The undulating topography of the eastern field is accentuated by the presence of herbs such as water avens Geum…

Pig Hill

…rium, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, cowslip Primula veris, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. Of particular note is the presence of an inland population of sea plantain Plantago maritima and of the rare and local…

Lord's Wood Meadows

…isa pratensis, selfheal Prunella vulgaris, bugle Ajuga reptans, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, cowslip Primula veris, plus spring sedge Carex caryophyllea. Large patches of dyer’s greenweed Genista tinctoria occur. Other less frequent herbs are common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza …

Tuckmill Meadows

…urnet Poterium sanguisorba, field scabious Knautia arvensis and lady's bedstraw Galium verum. A derelict woodland, known as Ratcoombe Copse, is situated on a slope above the fen and contains aspen, sycamore and ash, with signs of many dead elm standards. The understorey includes …

Waterdale

…escue and crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus with the herbs lady's bedstraw Galium verum and devil's bit scabious. Scrub is developing on some parts of the site and this is usually of hawthorn Crataegus monogyna, but there is also gorse Ulex europaeus especially on parts of t…

Pincombe Down

…plant species predominate on these mounds and typically include lady's bedstraw Galium verum, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium and wild thyme. Scattered scrub is chiefly found on the west facing slope. Species include blackthorn, dog rose, wayfaring tree and abundant haw…

Odstock Down

…ck rose Helianthemum nummularium, wild thyme Thymus praecox and lady's bedstraw Galium verum occasionally growing with mouse ear hawkweed Hieraciumpilosella. The northern section of the down has a fine patchwork of scrub and grassland habitats, particularly on the lower slopes. h…

Titchmarsh Meadow

… quaking grass Briza media, meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis and rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus are found. Overgrown hedges, scrub, ant hills and the surrounding streams and ditches with their associated ve…

Scar Closes, Kisdon Side

…hire. Associated species include flea sedge Carex pulicaris, limestone bedstraw Galium sterneri, wild thyme Thymus praecox, early purple orchid Orchis mascula, primrose Primula vulgaris and cowslip P. veris, quaking grass Briza media, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium and…

Allington Meadows

…r areas support plants characteristic of loamy soils, including lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, meadow saxifrage Saxifraga granulataa, common sorrel Rumex acetosa and bulbous buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus. A number of meadow and pasture plants which now have a restricted distributi…

Rushcliffe Golf Course

…by the occurrence of such forbs as betony Betonica officinalis, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, sorrel Rumex acetosa and adder’s tongue fern Ophioglossum vulgatum. Locally, the swards become distinctly acidic in character; here plants such as wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa, t…

Grafton Lock Meadow

…uaking grass Briza media, goat's beard Tragopogon pratensis and lady's bedstraw Galium verum are frequent, especially in the drier parts of the meadow. Further variety is provided by the river bank vegetation, an old hedge along the southern boundary and lines of crack willow tre…

Salisbury Plain

…ir grass Koeleria macrantha, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, lady's bedstraw Galium verum, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium and dropwort Filipendula vulgaris. The high constancy of this last species is a distinctive feature of the upr…

Dolyhir Meadows

… the significant occurrence of fairy flax Linum catharticum and lady’s bedstraw Galium verum. The inclusion of some woodland and some grassed-over disused railway track adds to the species diversity of the site which, despite its small size, contains at least 80 species of flower…

Twinhills Woods and Meadows

…centaury Centaurium erythraea, eyebright Euphrasia officinalis, lady's bedstraw Galium verum, common rose Helianthemum nummularium, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, common bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus, fairy flax Linum catharti…

Murlough

…x arenaria and field wood rush Luzula campestris. Herbs include lady's bedstraw Galium verum, cat's ear Hypochaeris radicata, wood sage Teucrium scorodonia, common vetch Vicia sativa, and mouse_ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum. A number of orchid species are present, including …

Graig Fawr

… early hair-grass Aira praecox, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, heath 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 Bet…

Gweunydd Esgairdraenllwyn (Esgairdraenllwyn Pastures)

… limited distribution in Radnor, which includes species such as lady’s bedstraw Galium verum and burnet-saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga. At the base of the slope below the acid grassland (and locally elsewhere) there are small stands of small-sedge communities on slightly base-enr…

Killough Bay and Strand Lough

…he dominant species include spear leaved orache Atriplex prostrata and cleavers Galium aparine. The cobble beach offers a more stable substrate and supports a wider range of species. These include perennial sow thistle Sonchus arvensis, sea beet Beta vulgaris ssp. maritimus, silv…

Range Farm Fields

…al, meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis type, to the calcareous lady’s bedstraw Galium verum varient. In a survey of 200 Cotswold sites this was identified as the most diverse crested dog’s tail – common knapweed grassland and the only one to contain all three variants. In additi…

Ballyquintin Point

…pporting a richly developed sea mayweed Tripleurospermum maritimum and cleavers Galium aparine strandline vegetation, or shows a smooth gradation into inundation grassland communities, dominated by red fescue Festuca rubra, tall fescue Festuca arundinacea, creeping bent Agrostis …

Williamston River Shingle

… rubra, common thyme Thymus praecox, quaking grass Briza media, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum and kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria. Areas of tall grassland are dominated by downy oat grass Avenula pubescens, false oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius and lesser knapweed Centaurea nigr…

Bann Estuary

…opes are drier and very species-rich supporting species such as lady's bedstraw Galium verum, Wild Pansy Viola tricolor, wild thyme Thymus polytrichus and fairy flax Linum catharticum with the moss Tortula ruralis widespread. In contrast, north facing banks are dominated by pleur…

Killydonnelly

…d the most common include eyebright Euphrasia officinalis agg., lady's bedstraw Galium verum, mouse_ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, common birdsfoot trefoil Lotus corniculatus and common dog violet Viola riviniana. Heather Calluna vulgaris and bell heather Erica cinerea are o…

Nine Holes Meadows

…lis. There is a sharp transition zone higher on the bank to the lady’s bedstraw Galium verum sub community, with hoary plantain Plantago media, field scabious Knautia arvensis, common rest-harrow Ononis repens, lady’s mantle Alchemilla vulgaris agg., greater knapweed Centaurea sc…

Draycote Meadows

…adow, meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis and, in the southern, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum. Other grasses present include red fescue Festuca rubra, common bent Agrostis capillaris and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, with quaking grass Briza media, downy oat grass Aven…

Cranwich Camp

…knapweed Centaurea scabiosa, viper's bugloss Echium vulgare and lady’s bedstraw Galium verum. Purple milk vetch Astragalus danicus, common rose Helianthemum nummularium are locally frequent in the more calcareous areas together with the Breckland specialities Spanish catchfly Sil…

Starling Bank

…. The associated flora includes yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, cowslip Primula veris, goldilocks buttercup Ranunculus auricomus, burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga, common bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus and wild onion Allium vineale. Loc…

Westfield Farm Chalk Bank

…sis, cowslip Primula veris, kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria, lady's bed straw Galium verum, quaking grass Briza media, common rest-harrow Ononis repens, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba and hoary plantain Plantago media. Of particular interest is the locally distributed cluste…

Baynhall Meadow

…e ridges have drier, more calcareous base rich grassland of the lady’s bedstraw Galium verum sub community, which forms the greater area of the meadow. Characteristic species frequently occurring here include yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, mea…

Gog Magog Golf Course

…ny herbs are present including harebell Campanula rotundifolia, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum and salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba. Of additional note is the occurrence of the nationally rare moon carrot Seseli libanotis and the locally rare perennial flax Linum perenne. Such sit…

Alston Shingle Banks

…icinalis, indicative of the metalliferous spoil and wild thyme, lady's bedstraw Galium verum and the rare limestone bedstraw G. sterneri associated with the effects of lime. These species form a more complete sward with grasses, including meadow oat grass, mosses and lichens. Als…

Walton Common

…laucous sedge Carex flacca, stemless thistle Cirsium acaule and lady’s bedstraw Galium verum. Mesotrophic drift soils occur in certain areas characterised by false oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius grading into bramble Rubus fruticosus. Scrub has encroached onto the grassland in ma…

Inkpen and Walbury Hills

…less thistle Cirsium acaule, squinancywort Asperula cynanchica, lady's bedstraw Galium verum, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus and ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris. The north facing slopes of Inkpen Hill, Gallows Down and Walbury Hill generally support a grass rich turf which also conta…

Cockleford Marsh

…la saxifraga, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum agg. and lady's bedstraw Galium verum. More poorly drained, ranker, neutral grassland is dominated by tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, red fescue Festuca rubra, common bent Agrostis capillaris and Yorkshire fog Holcus…

Sked Dale

…taurea scabiosa, field scabious Knautia arvensis, rock rose and lady's bedstraw Galium verum. Other Information During the 1984 revision the boundary has been greatly reduced to exclude plantation woodland in which the nature conservation interest has largely been lost. * Under …

Stock Wood Meadows

…mmon knapweed Centaurea nigra. The vegetation is typical of the lady’s bedstraw Galium verum sub community. Grasses include meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, downy oat grass Avenula pubescens, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and tall fescue Schedonorus arundinaceus. H…

Galboly

…m, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum, woodruff Galium odoratum, wood sedge Carex sylvatica, wood melick Melica uniflora and pignut Conopodium majus. At times, due to historical grazing management, a grassy ground flora dominates, consisting of gra…

Keasey Dale

…y flax Linum catharticum, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata, lady's bedstraw Galium verum, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria, devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis and cowslip Primula veris. As is typically the case on these short sward chalk…

Chwareli a Glaswelltir Degannwy

…’s sorrel Rumex acetosella , spring vetch Vicia lathyroides and lady’s bedstraw Galium verum. The upper slopes are lightly grazed by the combined efforts of sheep and rabbits whereas the lower slopes are not grazed by livestock. Several colonies, in total consisting of many hundr…

Blandford Camp

…wort Filipendula vulgaris, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus and lady’s bedstraw Galium verum. Glaucous sedge Carex flacca is a regular component of the vegetation, together with grasses such as red fescue Festuca rubra, sheep’s fescue, quaking grass Briza media and smaller cat’s …

Yelden Meadows

…low rattle Rhinanthus minor, pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus and lady’s bedstraw Galium verum. Adding to the diversity of the site are the old hedgerows with field maple Acer campestre, hazel Corylus avellana, hawthorn Crataegus monogyna, midland hawthorn Crataegus laevigata, ash …

North East Coll Lochs and Moors

…raigh Tuath support a species rich red fescue Festuca rubra and ladies bedstraw Galium verum fixed dune grassland and the area inland from Traigh Tuath supports a rich flora with hoary whitlowgrass Draba incana, frog orchid Dactylorhiza viridis and adder’s-tongue fern Ophioglossu…

Bogs Farm Quarry

…arebell Campanula rotundifolia, betony Betonica officinalis and lady’s bedstraw Galium verum are abundant in this community. Additional interest is provided by the adjoining section of Dumble, a narrow wooded valley cut by a small stream. The Dumble ground flora is characteristic…

Shotesham Common

…m and Yorkshire fog with meadow saxifrage Saxifraga granulataa, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum and common quaking grass Briza media. The small flush has a bryophyte dominated carpet with a short sward vegetation that includes marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris, common quaking gr…

Newlands

…ulgare and yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor. Where soils are thin lady's bedstraw Galium verum and birdsfoot trefoil Lotus corniculatus are locally abundant with a range of other small herbs including fairy flax Linum catharticum, eyebright Euphrasia officinalis agg. and two specie…

Ferry Hills

…Frequent herbs of the short sward include thyme Thymus praecox, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, common restharrow Ononis repens and the locally rare dropwort Filipendula vulgaris.

Rathsherry

…chling Lathyrus pratensis, oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare and lady's bedstraw Galium verum. Where soils are thinner common birdsfoot trefoil Lotus corniculatus is found with a range of other small herbs including eyebright Euphrasia officinalis agg. and lady's mantle Alchemilla…

Wollaston Meadows

…, quaking grass Briza media, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum and cowslip Primula veris. The county rarity dropwort Filipendula vulgaris is also found throughout the site. Overgrown hedges, scrub and the surrounding ditches and dykes with their asso…

Fritton Common

…h grass Danthonia decumbens, purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and tormentil Potentilla erecta. Wetter areas, on low lying ground with impeded drainage, are characterised by abundant soft rush Juncus effusus, fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica and hai…

Lower Peaslows Farm Meadow

…equent hoary plantain P. media, glaucous sedge Carex flacca and lady’s bedstraw Galium verum all suggest a calcareous influence in the soil. The presence of these species is an unusual feature of a meadow on the shale grit and has increased the species diversity of the site, with…

Midsummer Meadow

…xtail Alopecurus pratensis, common knapweed Centaurea nigra and lady’s bedstraw Galium verum. The meadow is rich in grass species with a total of fourteen so far recorded including quaking grass Briza media, meadow barley Hordeum secalinum and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens…

Elliscales Quarry

…has a varied and typical flora including cowslip Primula veris, lady's bedstraw Galium verum, pignut Conopodium majus, carline thistle Carlina vulgaris, common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii and burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga. The grassland extends onto the ledges of …

How Hill Track

…t Arenaria serpyllifolia, purple milk vetch Astragalus danicus, lady's bedstraw Galium verum, bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata, biting stonecrop Sedum acre, yarrow Achillea millefolium, ragwort Senecio jacobaea, bindweed Convolvulus arv…

Newton Links

…h Astragalus danicus, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum and a strong population of the locally rare pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis. The landward slopes of the fixed dune complex, support a short turf with an abundance of bloody crane’…

Castlemartin Range

…unes have a sward characterised by red fescue Festuca rubra and lady’s bedstraw Galium verum and are rich in species typical of calcareous substrates. These fixed dune grasslands are of particular interest, supporting uncommon plants such as autumn lady’s-tresses Spiranthes spira…

Watlington and Pyrton Hills

…rex flacca, together with common centaury Centaurium erythraea, lady's bedstraw Galium verum and ground ivy Glechoma hederacea. In the barer areas candytuft is again abundant. A further sward type has developed on former arable land, which is now reverting to downland. The flora …

Redgate Woods and Mansey Common

…Festuca rubra also common. Typical plants of this community are lady's bedstraw Galium verum, betony Betonica officinalis, dyer's greenweed Genista tinctoria, bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus and knapweed Centaurea nigra. Additional interest is provided by the adjoining sec…

Bracklesham Bay

…ariety of herbs grow, including viper's bugloss Echium vulgare, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum and buck’s horn plantain Plantago coronopus. In the extreme west and east of the pasture and on the banks of the rifes rough grassland is dominated by sea couch, with small amounts of she…

Midger

…ild thyme Thymus praecox, kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria and lady’s bedstraw Galium verum. Neutral grassland of the crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus and lesser knapweed Centaurea nigra type is present on the steep valley at the northern end of the site and on the two fie…

Godrevy Head to St Agnes

… The sward is dominated by red fescue with abundant wild thyme, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum and eyebright Euphrasia officinalis. Pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis and autumn lady’s tresses Spiranthes spiralis occur and the nationally rare slender bird’s-foot trefoil Lotus …

Thorpe Hay Meadow

… plantain Plantago media, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba and lady’s bedstraw Galium verum. The meadow is surrounded by old hedgerows with a variety of species such as ash Fraxinus excelsior, hawthorn Crataegus monogyna, field maple Acer campestre, spindle Euonymus europaeus, d…

Oridge Street Meadows

…erecta, quaking-grass Briza media, glaucous sedge Carex flacca, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, agrimony Agrimonia eupatoria, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus and fairy flax Linum catharticum. There is also a small population of great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis. The hedgerows t…

Aller Hill

…tensive areas of common bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, lady's bedstraw Galium verum and wild thyme Thymus praecox forming a mosaic within the sward. Large populations of pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis occur with bee orchid Ophrys apifera, yellow wort Blackstonia…

Leiston - Aldeburgh

…hytes and lichens. There is a varied associated flora including lady's bedstraw Galium verum, sheep's sorrel Rumex acetosella and the nationally scare mossy stonecrop Crassula tillaea and clustered clover Trifolium glomeratum. On the vegetated shingle there is a gradual transiti…

Houghton Meadows

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

Aldons Hill

…nula rotundifolia, beautiful St John’s wort Hypericum pulchrum, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum and sea plantain Plantago maritima. On lower-lying ground this grassland grades into marshy vegetation with the tall herbs meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, common valerian Valeriana offic…

Chilbolton Common

…iry flax Linum catharticum, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum and locally horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa. To date 1986, over 265 species of flowering plant have been recorded on the Common, including large populations of such local species as ma…

Minchinhampton Common

… lanatus are more frequent grasses here while typical herbs are lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, red clover Trifolium pratense and lesser hawkbit Leontodon saxatilis. Some wet flushes support marshy vegetation with jointed rush Juncus articulatus, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespi…

Great Yarmouth North Denes

…the vegetation appears less acid with areas of the red fescue – lady’s bedstraw Galium verum community frequently occurring. Landward of the seawall there is an extensive area of well developed acidic dune grassland with sand sedge, sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina and common bent A…

Axbridge Hill and Fry's Hill

…e thistle Carlina vulgaris, yellow wort Blackstonia perfoliata, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria and autumn gentian Gentianella amarella. On the upper slopes on the deeper soils grasses such as red fescue Festuca rubra, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatu…

Godmanchester Eastside Common

…cabious Succisa pratensis, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus and lady’s bedstraw Galium verum. Of particular note is the presence of meadow saxifrage Saxifraga granulataa and trailing tormentil Potentilla anglica on the bank to the north of the old railway. The adjacent small hay …

Whitbarrow

…nt grass type known as the blue moor grass limestone bedstraw Sesleria caerulea Galium sterneri community is almost wholly confined in its distribution to the North of England on the shallow, free draining soils derived from Carboniferous Limestone. Although recent lack of grazin…

Thetford Golf Course & Marsh

…escue grass Koeleria macrantha. Associated herb species include lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria, common broomrape Orobanche minor and the nationally rare Spanish catchfly Silene otites. Taller growing calcareous grassland is present on the unmown r…

Grange Meadow

…ost of the field conforms to the sub community characterised by lady’s bedstraw Galium verum. The field is bounded on three sides by hawthorn Crataegus monogyna hedges with mature trees and to the south by the Madresfield Brook. The dominant grasses are sweet vernal grass Anthoxa…

Berrow Dunes

… red fescue Festuca rubra, common rest-harrow Ononis repens and lady's bedstraw Galium verum. Other species include yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, marram, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, soapwort Saponaria officinalis, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, hare's foot clover …

Friar's Oven

…rea nigra, cowslip Primula veris, dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule, lady's bedstraw Galium verum, common bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, common milkwort Polygala vulgaris, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis and rough hawkbit Leontodon hi…

Creigiau Rhiwledyn / Little Ormes Head

…emum nummularium, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba ssp. minor, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum and bird’s-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus. On less severe slopes and the sides of small shallow valleys between limestone crags on the summit plateau, a less species-rich grassland is pr…

High Lickbarrow Mires and Pastures

…nd is found in association with purging flax Linum catharticum, lady's bedstraw Galium verum, mouse eared hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis and wild thyme Thymus praecox. T…

Little Deer Park

…thyme Thymus polytrichus, eyebright Euphrasia officinalis agg., lady's bedstraw Galium verum, fairy flax Linum catharticum, birdsfoot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, mouse_ear hawkweed Pilosella officinalis, heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia and harebell Campanula rotundifolia, a…

Bickenhill Meadows

…e presence of cowslip Primula veris, quaking grass Briza media, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis, heath grass Danthonia decumbens and common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii. The fields also contain a number of uncommon species such as beton…

White Shute

…ost abundant species include salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, lady's bedstraw Galium verum, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus and greater knapweed Centaurea scabiosa. Also present are common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, hairy violet Viola …

Haggs Bank

…nummularium, common knapweed Centaurea nigra, rough hawkbit and ladies bedstraw Galium verum all prominent. Less common species include hairy rock cress Arabis hirsuta, autumn gentian Gentianella amarella and the scarce hoary whitlowgass Draba incana. Haggs Bank also boasts a lar…

Wyedale

…g harebell Campanula rotundifolia, crosswort Cruciata laevipes, lady's bedstraw Galium verum, fairy flax Linum catharticum, burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga, hoary plantain Plantago media, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, cowslip Primula veris, selfheal Prunella vulgaris, …

Foulden Common

…s Arrhenatherum elatius and cock's foot Dactylis glomerata with lady’s bedstraw Galium verum and spiny rest-harrow Ononis spinosa. The chalk grassland is diverse, grazed by cattle and containing many ant hills. The sward is dominated by red fescue Festuca rubra and the abundant h…

Warkworth Dunes and Saltmarsh

…ot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum and common stork’s bill Erodium cicutarium are frequent. Viper’s bugloss Echium vulgare, sea campion Silene uniflora, lesser meadow rue, bloody crane’s bill and purple milk vetch Astragal…

High Haining Hill

…ebell Campanula rotundifolia, carline thistle Carlina vulgaris, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, hawkbit Leontodon hispidus and Scorzoneroides autumnalis, bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis, black medick Medica golupulina, salad burnet Pot…

Prince's Rough

…and field scabious Knautia arvensis. Locally, the abundance of lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, yarrow Achillea millefolium, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens and glaucous sedge Carex flacca, however, is indicative of a change to the lady’s bedstraw sub community of this type of…

Mynydd Marian

…Campanula rotundifolia, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata and lady’ bedstraw Galium verum. Glaucous sedge Carex flacca is also abundant. The most prominent bryophytes present include Pseudoscleropodium purum and Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus. Other plant species present include t…

Westhall Wood and Meadow

…glaucous sedge Carex flacca. Meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris, lady's bedstraw Galium verum, common bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus and White Clover Trifolium repens are frequent components of the community. Other, less abundant, species include spiny and common rest-harr…

Gang Mine

…rested hair grass Koeleria macrantha and the nationally rare limestone bedstraw Galium sterneri. Unusually for this habitat, the locally uncommon dyer’s greenweed Genista tinctoria is also present. Altogether these spoil heaps are considered an outstanding and unique site in the …

Napleton Meadow

…lis. Other characteristic species of neutral grassland include lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare and ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi. Locally uncommon species present include an abundance of dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, green winged orchid Anacampt…

Tyrella and Minerstown

…at's-ear Hypochaeris radicata, common restharrow Ononis repens, lady's bedstraw Galium verum, wild thyme Thymus polytrichus and wood sage Teucrium scorodonia. Eyebright Euphrasia officinalis agg., kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria, meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis and bulbous …

Mournes Coast

…iam’s Harbour are backed by strandline vegetation consisting mainly of cleavers Galium aparine, sea mayweed Tripleurospermum maritimum, curled dock Rumex crispus, orache sp. Atriplex sp. and silverweed Potentilla anserina. A number of rare and scarce species are associated with t…

Monkswood Valley

…roughout – dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule, cowslip Primula veris, lady's bedstraw Galium verum, common rose Helianthemum nummularium. mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, cat's ear Hypochaeris radicata, early purple orchid Orchis mascula, hoary plantain Plantago media, salad b…

Attenborough Gravel Pits

… typically species poor, characterised by common nettle Urtica dioica, cleavers Galium aparine and rough meadow grass Poa trivialis alongside fen plants such as pendulous sedge Carex pendula, gypsywort Lycopus europaeus and marsh bedstraw Galium palustre. Bramble Rubus fruticosus…

Wortham Ling

…include abundant sheep’s sorrel Rumex acetosella with frequent heather bedstraw Galium saxatile, lady’s bedstraw G. Verum, cat’s ear Hypochaeris radicata, ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris and yarrow Achillea millefolium. Typical associates are mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, r…

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