Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Upper Colne Marshes

…creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, sea couch Elytrigia atherica, meadow barley Hordeum secalinum, red fescue Festuca rubra and the nationally scarce sea barley Hordeum marinum. Another nationally scarce species, stiff saltmarsh grass Puccinellia rupestris is locally frequent on …

Lambwath Meadows

…ropwort Oenanthe fistulosa, marsh stitchwort Stellaria palustris, meadow barley Hordeum secalinum and adder's tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum. On more elevated and sloping ground the grassland is different in character and includes species which favour drier conditions. Typically, t…

Tankerton Slopes

…me areas of neutral grassland where the most frequent species are meadow barley Hordeum secalinum, false oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius and red fescue Festuca rubra. Associated herbs include spiny rest-harrow Ononis spinosa, smooth tare Vicia tetrasperma, grass leaved vetchling …

Grafton Lock Meadow

…lgatum and at least eighteen species of wild grasses dominated by meadow barley Hordeum secalinum and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus. Especially notable is a population of the rare and declining snake's head fritillary Fritillaria meleagris which produces between 50 and 200 flower …

Whitton Bridge Pasture

…ort Serratula tinctoria and adder’s tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum. Meadow barley Hordeum secalinum, a characteristic plant of the Tees Lowlands, is also present. Small areas of flushes are associated with springs and contain small populations of pale sedge Carex pallescens. Whitto…

Ashleworth Ham

…tail Alopecurus pratensis, creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera and meadow barley Hordeum secalinum. Associated plants include meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris and silverweed Potentilla anserina, while the less common great burnet Sanguisorba offic…

Chimney Meadows

…g's tail Cynosurus cristatus, perennial rye grass Lolium perenne, meadow barley Hordeum secalinum, creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, hairy sedge Carex hirta and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. The local presence of fairy flax Linum catharticum and cowslip Primula veris suggests re…

Breighton Meadows

…ld Caltha palustris and autumn hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis. Meadow barley Hordeum secalinum and pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus are uncommon outside the Lower Derwent Valley but are frequent over this site. The site also supports a large population of the nationally scarce n…

Cassington Meadows

…s Anthoxanthum odoratum, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens and meadow barley Hordeum secalinum. Amongst these, larger herbs characteristic of such swards include the great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis, pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria and dropw…

Loughborough Meadows

…ellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, red fescue Festuca rubra and meadow barley Hordeum secalinum, dominate the sward. Typical herbs include great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis, pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus, narrow leaved water dropwort Oenanthe silaifolia, which is not found …

Barrington Hill Meadows

… of 74 different species have so far been recorded. These include meadow barley Hordeum secalinum, adder's tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum, corky fruited water dropwort Oenanthe pimpinelloides and early purple orchid Orchis mascula. This site is one of only three localities in Brita…

Midsummer Meadow

… of fourteen so far recorded including quaking grass Briza media, meadow barley Hordeum secalinum and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens. Characteristic herbs of this type of grassland which are frequent here include meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis, devil’s bit scabious Suc…

Thorpe Hay Meadow

…ttle Rhinanthus minor, meadow fescue grass Schedonorus pratensis, meadow barley Hordeum secalinum, smooth hawk’s beard Crepis capillaris and common reed Phragmites australis are locally abundant, the last species being unusual in such dry situations. Other frequent species includ…

Shabbington Woods Complex

…ted with unimproved meadows, including quaking grass Briza media, meadow barley Hordeum secalinum, adder's tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum, green winged orchid Anacamptis morio, great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis and pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus. The insect fauna is particularly…

Blackmore Vale Commons And Moors

…. A few meadows support less common hairy brome Bromus ramosa and meadow barley Hordeum secalinum and the nationally scarce French oat grass Gaudinia fragilis occurs in two fields. In damper areas transitional grassland communities occur with stands of tufted hair grass Deschamps…

Pennsylvania Fields, Sedbury

…re of species including mud rush Juncus gerardii, grasses such as meadow barley Hordeum secalinum, red fescue Festuca rubra, marsh foxtail Alopecurus geniculatus and large amounts of the nationally rare bulbous foxtail Alopecurus bulbosus. Scattered throughout the site are a vari…

Besthorpe Meadows

…titchwort Stellaria graminea, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria and meadow barley Hordeum secalinum are all locally prominent. Other plants which form characteristic components of the meadows include common knapweed Centaurea nigra, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, common …

Corfe Meadows

…tatus, rye-grass Lolium perenne and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus. Meadow barley Hordeum secalinum is locally dominant especially in damp areas close to the Corfe River. There is a rich and attractive complement of flowering plants. Among the herbs of the drier areas are yellow-r…

Cog Moors

…ies found at Cog Moors include pepper-saxifrage Silaum silaus and meadow barley Hordeum secalinum. The fields have a distinctive damp floristic element, typically comprising amphibious bistort Persicaria amphibia, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria and lesser pond-sedge Carex acutif…

Long Herdon Meadow

…'s tail Cynosurus cristatus, meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, meadow barley Hordeum secalinum, sweet vernal Anthoxanthum odoratum and quaking grass Briza media the last particularly unusual for the Vale as well as jointed and conglomerate rushes Juncus articulatus and Juncus …

Normanby Meadow

…ryegrass Lolium perenne, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens and meadow barley Hordeum secalinum in varying amounts. Other information, This is a new site and lies within the North Lincolnshire Coversands and Clay Vales Natural Area.

Welford Field

…dow grass Poa trivialis and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens. Meadow barley Hordeum secalinum is also found occasionally, although unusual in flood meadows it is characteristic of many unimproved meadows in Warwickshire.

Larks Meadows

…on grassland plants, including pepper-saxifrage Silaum silaus and meadow barley Hordeum secalinum.

Blackwater Estuary

… grass Lolium perenne and red fescue Festuca rubra, with abundant meadow barley Hordeum secalinum and meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis. crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, grasses indicative of relict grassland, have a frequent dist…

Honeybrook Farm

…dow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis are all frequent with occasional meadow barley Hordeum secalinum and meadow brome Bromus commutatus. Typical meadow herb species are abundant throughout the sward, particularly black knapweed Centaurea nigra, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, peppe…

Severn Ham, Tewkesbury

…k's foot Dactylis glomerata, meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, meadow barley Hordeum secalinum and smooth brome Bromus racemosus. Marsh foxtail Alopecurus geniculatus is also present and becomes dominant in the lower lying, wetter areas. Species such as meadow buttercup Ranunc…

North Meadow, Cricklade

…oat grass Trisetum flavescens. Meadow brome Bromus commutatus and meadow barley Hordeum secalinum are also frequent in the turf. The flora is rich in herbs with typical hayfield species such as pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, great burnet Sanguiso…

Birches Barn Meadows

…lopecurus pratensis, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and meadow barley Hordeum secalinum. Among the most abundant herbs are common knapweed Centaurea nigra, common mouse ear Cerastium fontanum, meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis, autumn hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis…

Tilwick Meadow

… foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, downy oat grass Avenula pubescens, meadow barley Hordeum secalinum, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus and other species including yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, pepper saxifrage Salaum silaus, lady’s bedst…

Meols Meadows

…l Geranium pratense, quaking grass Briza media, yellow oat grass, meadow barley Hordeum secalinum and green winged orchid. The tall fen vegetation is dominated by common reed Phragmites australis and greater pond sedge Carex riparia, with meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, nettle U…

Barn Meadow

…d with many characteristic hay meadow species including the local meadow barley Hordeum secalinum. A particular feature of the meadow is the large population of green winged orchid Anacamptis morio. Other noteworthy species present include pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus, devil’s …

Lea Marsh

…ye grass Lolium perenne, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens and meadow barley Hordeum secalinum in varying amounts. Permanently wet depressions and shallow ditches flow northwards across the site and support an inundation community characterised by creeping bent Agrostis stolo…

Bray Meadows

…Berkshire. There are also some typical damp meadow plants such as meadow barley Hordeum secalinum, lesser stitchwort Stellaria graminea and meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria. The riverside vegetation along the western margin of the fields includes the nationally scarce greater dod…

Lugg And Hampton Meadows

…l Alopecurus pratensis, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, meadow barley Hordeum secalinum, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, red fescue Festuca rubra and rough meadow grass Poa trivialis. Hairy sedge Carex hirta is locally frequent. The broadleaved flora is characterised by t…

Restrop Farm and Brockhurst Wood

…adow brome Bromus commutatus, heath grass Danthonia decumbens and meadow barley Hordeum secalinum. A number of sedge species, including glaucous, common, oval, spring, spiked and hairy Carex flacca, nigra, ovalis, caryophyllea, spicata and hirta are well distributed at lower freq…

Lorton

…s capillaris and perennial rye-grass Lolium perenne are abundant. Meadow barley Hordeum secalinum and quaking grass Briza media are also frequent, glaucous sedge Carex flacca is widely distributed and hairy sedge Carex hirta and spring sedge Carex caryophyllea occur locally. A va…

Maulden Church Meadow

…uaking grass Briza media, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, meadow barley Hordeum secalinum, yellow oat Trisetum flavescens, small cat’s tail Phleum bertolonii and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, together with a variety of herbs including burnet saxifrage Pimpinel…

Murcott Meadows

…n knapweed with Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, crested dog's tail, meadow barley Hordeum secalinum and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. Locally abundant on the ridges are several species characteristic of traditional grassland including pepper saxifrage, yellow rattle, qu…

Foxcote Reservoir and Wood

…are no longer commonly found in permanent grassland. Examples are meadow barley Hordeum secalinum, yellow 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 mi…

Holland Haven Marshes

… red fescue Festuca rubra, perennial rye grass Lolium perenne and meadow barley Hordeum secalinum, with marsh foxtail Alopecurus geniculatus in seasonally flooded depressions on the grazing land. Typically maritime species are distributed throughout the coastal marshland includin…

Clattinger Farm

…ies dominant. Slightly less common are quaking grass Briza media, meadow barley Hordeum secalinum, downy oat grass Avenula pubescens and tall fescue Schedonorus arundinaceus. sedges are well represented and include distant sedge Carex distans, spiked sedge Carex spicata, spring s…

Goldborough Farm Meadows

…idges support large populations of typical meadow grasses such as meadow barley Hordeum secalinum, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, common bent Agrostis capillaris and red fescue Festuca rubra. …

Pilch Fields

…nds include both neutral and calcareous types. The first contains meadow barley Hordeum secalinum, while the latter is especially rich, containing upright brome Bromus erectus, quaking grass Briza media and an unusual abundance of meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis, as well as, a…

Dumsey Meadow

…shire fog Holcus lanatus, with smooth meadow grass Poa pratensis, meadow barley Hordeum secalinum, cock's foot Dactylis glomerata, small cat's tail Phleum pratense sub species bertolonii and crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus frequently present. The most frequently occurring …

Fferm Walters

…avy clay soils. These include creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera; meadow barley Hordeum secalinum; hoary ragwort Senecio erucifolius and spiny restharrow. Small areas of damp grassland are dominated by hard rush Juncus inflexus with species such as hairy sedge Carex hirta; false …

Racecourse Meadow

…lood meadows it is a rare component of the sward. In this meadow meadow barley Hordeum secalinum is also found growing in abundance and although unusual in flood meadows it is characteristic of many unimproved meadows in Warwickshire. Timothy Phleum pratense is also abundant in …

Calcutt Locks Meadows

…th seventeen so far recorded including quaking grass Briza media, meadow barley Hordeum secalinum, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens and smaller cat’s tail Phleum pratense ssp. bertolonii. Herbs characteristic of this type of grassland found here include cowslip Primula veris,…

Briarcroft Pasture

…Serratula tinctoria and dyer’s greenweed Genista tinctoria, while meadow barley Hordeum secalinum also occurs.

Hewson's Field

…hire fog Holcus lanatus, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens and meadow barley Hordeum secalinum. Herbs are locally abundant and include common knapweed Centaurea nigra, lady's bedstraw Galium verum, cat's ear Hypochaeris radicata, oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare and cowslip Pr…

Grove Farm

… quaking grass Briza media, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, meadow barley Hordeum secalinum, downy oat grass Avenula pubescens and heath grass. There is also an abundance of French oat grass Gaudinia fragilis which in Britain is only found as a major constituent of meadow/p…

Tingewick Meadows

…reous loam soils and contain meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, meadow barley Hordeum secalinum, meadow fescue Schedonorus pratensis, cat's ear Hypochaeris radicata, goat's beard Tragopogon pratensis and the rather local woolly thistle Cirsium eriophorum. The more calcareous gr…

Upper Severn Estuary

… Dumbles. Here fescue and bent grasses become dominant along with meadow barley Hordeum secalinum, white clover Trifolium repens, common couch Elytrigia repens and sea plantain Plantago maritima. Other salt tolerant species in the sward include sea milkwort Glaux maritima, sea ar…

Sandwich Bay to Hacklinge Marshes

…plants and animals. The grassland is dominated by grasses such as meadow barley Hordeum secalinum, meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis and crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus. Some of the more uncommon broadleaved herbs that have been recorded, especially narrow leave bird's f…

Bishop Wilton Poor Land

…emorosa, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi and, of particular note, meadow barley Hordeum secalinum, pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus and saw wort Serratula tinctoria. The latter group of species all have a restricted distribution in the British Isles and are uncommon in Humberside. …

Chawridge Bourne

…sneezewort Achillea ptarmica, dyer's greenweed Genista tinctoria, meadow barley Hordeum secalinum, adder's tongue fern Ophioglossum vulgatum, cowslip Primula veris, pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus, hoary ragwort Senecio erucifolius, pale sedge Carex pallescens, trailing tormentil …

New Marston Meadows

…ses smooth brome Bromus racemosus, meadow brome B. commutatus and meadow barley Hordeum secalinum. The nationally scarce fritillary Fritillaria meleagris also occurs at the site. In the summer grazed fields an Agrostis stolonifera Alopecurus geniculatus inundation grassland commu…

White Horse Hill

…scarp. These swards are dominated by tall grasses and herbs, with meadow barley Hordeum secalinum, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog’s-tail Cynosurus cristatus and the nationally scarce corky-fruited water-dropwort Oenanthe pimpinelloides among many meadow and…

Rushbeds Wood and Railway Cutting

… yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, quaking grass Briza media, meadow barley Hordeum secalinum, sneezewort Achillea ptarmica, hoary ragwort Senecio erucifolius, meadow cranesbill Geranium pratense, devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis, heath dog violet Viola canina and musk …

Lobbington Hall Farm Meadow

…llow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, quaking grass Briza media and meadow barley Hordeum secalinum are also frequent. Herbs characteristic of this type of grassland and found in abundance in this meadow include common knapweed and lady’s bedstraw and locally abundant, spiny rest-…

Crouch and Roach Estuaries

…rus nissolia as well as a range of nationally scarce species such as sea barley Hordeum marinum, sea clover Trifolium squamosum, curved hardgrass Parapholis incurva, slender hare’s ear Bupleurum tenuissimum and two scarce saltmarsh grasses Borrer's saltmarsh grass Puccinellia fas…

Hucclecote Meadows

… grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, common bent Agrostis capillaris and meadow barley Hordeum secalinum. Herb species characteristic of such ancient meadow habitats here include large amounts of great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis, cowslip Primula veris, devil’s bit scabious Succisa …

Haydon Meadow

…ox tail Alopecurus pratensis, perennial rye grass Lolium perenne, meadow barley Hordeum secalinum and quaking grass Briza media. Typical meadow herb species are abundant throughout the grassland, particularly common knapweed Centaurea nigra, oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare, com…

Kingerby Beck Meadows

…a, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, common bent Agrostis capillaris, meadow barley Hordeum secalinum and tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum. Associated herbs include common bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata, common knapweed Centaurea nigra, me…

Lee-on-the Solent to Itchen Estuary

…uca species grasses, with meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis and meadow barley Hordeum secalinum. The nationally scarce slender hare’s ear Bupleurum tenuissimum occurs on the sea wall. Hook Links supports breeding lapwing, oystercatchers and redshank and is an important mid and …

Drybank Meadow, Cherington

…llow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, quaking grass Briza media and meadow barley Hordeum secalinum. Herbs characteristic of this type of grassland which are frequent here are meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis, common bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, pignut Conopodium maj…

Roding Valley Meadows

…ss Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, meadow barley Hordeum secalinum, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens and meadow brome Bromus commutatus. The uncommon fescue Rye grass hybrid Festulolium loliaceum is also present. The grassland is herb rich and i…

Elmlea Meadows

…k’s foot Dactylis glomerata. Of particular interest are the local meadow barley Hordeum secalinum and upright brome Bromus erectus, the latter being a species more usually found in calcareous grassland. Many herbs typical of alluvial meadows occur such as great burnet, pepper sax…

Colne Estuary

…rica, couch Elytrigia repens, creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, meadow barley Hordeum secalinum, red fescue Festuca rubra and the nationally uncommon sea barley H. marinum are all frequent. Other plant species present include grass vetchling Lathyrus nissolia, strawberry clove…

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