Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Drumowen

…spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata, red clover Trifolium pratense, fairy flax Linum catharticum, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula and selfheal Prunella vulgaris, with marsh horsetail Equisetum palustre also conspicuous. Mosses are prominent within the sward with golden head…

Combe Scar

…h and here a sward of bent fescue grassland contains such species as fairy flax Linum catharticum and thyme Thymus polytrichus with smaller amounts of flea sedge Carex pulicaris and carnation sedge Carex panicea. Springs and seepages arise in these areas and there are associated…

Marlbank

…, 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 Breutelia chrysocoma and Tamarisk scalewort Frullania tamarisci. …

Belmore Mountain

…the field layer becomes denser with increasing amounts of bracken Pteridium aquilinum amongst the bramble Rubus fruticosus agg., male fern Dryopteris felix-mas and golden scaled male fern Dryopteris affinis. Taller grass species begin to establish amongst the field layer with co…

Giant's Causeway and Dunseverick

…atica. A high proportion of these slopes are dominated by bracken Pteridium aquilinum and bramble Rubus fruticosus agg. Deeper soils in sheltered, warmer locations, are generally accompanied by a more varied grass sward, comprising cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata, false brome Brac…

Tunstall Hills and Ryhope Cutting

…ck rose Helianthemum nummularium, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, fairy flax Linum catharticum, wild thyme Thymus praecox, pignut Conopodium majus, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria and sea plantain Plantago maritima. Of particular note is a small population of perennial flax…

Kilmond Scar

…glaucous sedge Carex flacca, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba and purging flax Linum catharticum are also present. Blue moor grass Sesleria caeruleae, which has a northerly distribution in Britain, is a frequent component of such grasslands, while other species of a southerly di…

Rosie Curston's Meadow, Mattishall

…ulus bulbosus, are also prominent. 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, pr…

Gweunydd Nant y Dernol

…d more unusual species, such as dyer’s green weed Genista tinctoria, fairy flax Linum catharticum and wood bitter-vetch Vicia orobus. Elsewhere, less acidic conditions are indicated by an increase in red fescue Festuca rubra, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, yarrow Achillea millefol…

Little Deer Park

… 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, all of which are frequent.…

Brockagh Quarry

…_ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor, fairy flax Linum catharticum, eyebright Euphrasia officinalis agg., wild strawberry Fragaria vesca and oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare. Lesser butterfly orchid Platanthera bifolia and notably, Yellow Bartsia Pa…

Wortham Ling

…hardheads Centaurea nigra, devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis, purging flax Linum catharticum and stemless thistle Cirsium acaule. The site is fringed with mixed scrub and clumps of European gorse Ulex europaeus occur throughout. The site supports a good population of the gr…

Vessey Pasture Dale and Back Dale

…latius, rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, thyme Thymus praecox and fairy flax Linum catharticum. The more local autumn gentian Gentianella amarella and clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata also occur. The underlying chalk has been exposed in stretches along this slope, corr…

Lardon Chase

…ant marjoram Origanum vulgare, yellow wort Blackstonia perfoliata, purging flax Linum catharticum, wild carrot Daucus carota, autumn felwort Gentianella amarella, clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata and chalk milkwort Polygala calcarea. Some of the richest flora occurs on th…

Fordon Chalk Grasslands

…dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, purging flax Linum catharticum, cowslip Primula veris, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis and thyme Thymus praecox. Additionally many less common species occur, pyramidal orc…

Roudsea Wood & Mosses

…mainly comprises wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa and bracken Pteridium aquilinum with bilberry, honeysuckle and wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella. Scattered amongst these two contrasting areas of geology are peat filled hollows which are almost permanently waterlogged. These are…

Low Redford Meadows

…ella vulgaris, pignut Conopodium majus, betony Betonica officinalis, fairy flax Linum catharticum, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, bitter vetch Lathyrus montanus and meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis. Crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatu…

The Cheddar Complex

…al of calcareous grassland include meadow oat grass, sheep’s Fescue, fairy flax Linum catharticum and dwarf thistle. Heath species such as heather Calluna vulgaris and gorse Ulex europaeus are well represented and bracken Pteridium aquilinum is often locally dominant. An unusuall…

Eastern Peak District Moors

… and bitter vetch Lathyrus montanus together with calcicoles such as fairy flax Linum catharticum and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. Small mires and flushes are the most botanically rich communities in the Eastern Peak District Moors. Several different types are found, including mo…

Crosby Ravensworth Fell

…ck rose Helianthemum nummularium, common milkwort Polygala vulgaris, fairy flax Linum catharticum, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, mountain everlasting Antennaria dioica and the uncommon limestone bedstraw Galium sterneri. Where grazing levels have been high the heathla…

Mournes Coast

…hin soils. The steeper slopes and cliffs are dominated by bracken Pteridium aquilinum and gorse Ulex europaeus scrub with occasional patches of wood vetch Vicia sylvatica. Saltmarsh communities are dominated by saltmarsh rush Juncus gerardii, sea plantain Plantago maritima, thrif…

Wouldham to Detling Escarpment

… growing broadleaved plants such as stemless thistle Cirsium acaule, fairy flax Linum catharticum, bulbous buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus, wild thyme Thymus praecox and salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba. Most of the grassland is taller, dominated by upright brome Bromus erectus w…

Crich Chase

…ssification NVC types W10 pedunculate oak Quercus robur – bracken Pteridium aquilinum – bramble Rubus fruticosus woodland, W7 alder Alnus glutinosa – ash Fraxinus excelsior – yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum woodland and W16 oak Quercus spp.– birch Betula spp. – wavy hair gras…

Liatrie Burn

…y Arctostaphylos alpinus locally frequent. Unusually for a pinewood, fairy flax Linum catharticum and marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris are present in some wet areas, indicating ground water enrichment. The small cranberry Vaccinium microcarpum grows on Sphagnum moss in boggy…

Moel Hiraddug a Bryn Gop

…m, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, wild thyme Thymus polytrichus, fairy flax Linum catharticum, mouse-ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum and bird’s-foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus. The less rocky areas with deeper soils support the more widespread sheep's-fescue -meadow oat gr…

Cernydd Carmel

…e-ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, wild thyme Thymus polytrichus, fairy flax Linum catharticum and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. Pwll Edrychiad is also considered to be of regional importance for its ‘waxcap’ fungal community, as such communities have declined dramatically in E…

Marked Ash Meadows

… of yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, quaking grass Briza media, fairy flax Linum catharticum and meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis in patches indicates a transition to the meadow vetchling sub community of the neutral grassland type which is indicative of a mildly calcareo…

Argill Woods and Pastures

…rring in good numbers include common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris, fairy flax Linum catharticum and marsh hawk's beard. Around the waterfalls emerging from Smeltdale Cave at the north eastern edge of the site the grassland grades into a calcareous community with species such as…

Annesley Woodhouse Quarries

…h hawkbit Leontodon hispidus, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria and fairy flax Linum catharticum particularly on the thinner soils of the steepest slopes. On deeper soils, the calcareous grassland community becomes more intermediate with the appearance of more mesotrophic specie…

Cadair Idris

…ra, marsh-marigold Caltha palustris, yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor, fairy flax Linum catharticum and common bird’s-foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus. In other areas of purple moor grass, sedges are more abundant with tawny sedge Carex hostiana, flea sedge C. pulicaris, star sedge …

Fferm Walters

…. More locally within the site yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens; fairy flax Linum catharticum and ox-eye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare occur. Certain species reflect the heavy clay soils. These include creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera; meadow barley Hordeum secalinum; hoary ra…

Weston Fen

…tle Cirsium eriophorum, clustered bell flower Campanula glomerata, purging flax Linum catharticum, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria and burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga. There is a small area of scrub dominated by hawthorn, blackthorn and buckthorn. At the Peat Pit's, on t…

Ballygalley Head

… 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 Ranunculus bulbosus. Where soils a…

Gortycavan

…refoil Lotus corniculatus, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, fairy flax linum catharticum, tormentil Potentilla erecta, smooth lady's mantle Alchemilla glabra, hairy lady's mantle Alchemilla filicaulis ssp. and eyebright Euphrasia officinalis aag. Byophytes are common th…

Double Craigs

…y vetch Anthyllis vulneraria, burnet-saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga, fairy flax Linum catharticum and spring cinquefoil Potentilla tabernaemontani, which are restricted to dry nutrient-rich soils such as are found at Double Craigs.

Claxheugh Rock & Ford Limestone Quarry

… thyme Thymus praecox, common rock rose Helianthemumnum mularium and fairy flax Linum catharticum. Other species of herbs such as small scabious Scabiosa columbaria, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, pignut Conopodium majus and yellow wort Blackston…

Coedydd Capel Dyddgen

…e of marjoram Origanum vulgare, thyme Thymus vulgaris, salad burnet, fairy flax Linum catharticum, mouse-ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum and carline thistle Carlina vulgaris grow on the thinner soils, with oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens,…

Lamonby Verges and Fields

…ce, 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 Dactylorhiza fuchsii, devil’s bit scabious Succis…

White Park Bay

…assland communities. Wet hollows and patches of scrub and bracken Pteridium aquilinum provide additional habitat diversity. In places, low soil fertility, grazing and exposure have encouraged a relatively species-rich sward, especially where the sand is rich in calcareous shell m…

Knocking Hoe

…s the short springy turf in which squinancywort Asperula cynanchica, fairy flax Linum catharticum, common bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, cowslip Primula veris, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba and hairy violet Viola hirta are abundant. Yellow wort Blackstonia perfoliata…

Lower Saleway Farm Meadows

…s. Other frequent constituents are oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare, fairy flax Linum catharticum, common bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, cowslip Primula veris, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor and goat’s beard Tragopogon pratensis. Other characteristic neutral grassland s…

Orton Pastures

…least locally frequent, including salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, fairy flax Linum catharticum, wild thyme Thymus praecox and more locally the rare hair sedge Carex capillaris. Amongst other uncommon species are fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea, dwarf milkwort Polygala amar…

Pen y Gogarth / Great Ormes Head

…h heath vegetation. Salad burnet, lady’s bedstraw, quaking-grass and fairy flax Linum catharticum are calcicolous species, whereas slender St John’s-wort, heath-grass and tormentil are calcifugous. Almost entirely confined to the north-facing slopes above and below the Marine Dri…

Wingate Quarry

…lacca, quaking grass Briza media, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, fairy flax Linum catharticum, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria and greater knapweed Centaurea scabiosa. Fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea and frog orchid Dactylorhiza viridis are also present and are uncommo…

Rhos Gellie

…s with meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum and dry herb-rich banks with fairy flax Linum catharticum and zigzag clover Trifolium medium. Small acidic basin mires contain bog-mosses Sphagnum spp., floating St John’s-wort Hypericum elodes and floating club-rush Eleogiton fluitans. The…

Caldon Dales

…aucous sedge Carex flacca, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, fairy flax Linum catharticum, common bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata and salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba are most characteristic of this community at Caldon. Slopes…

Calender Meadows

…culatus, and, at lower frequency, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor and fairy flax Linum catharticum. Glaucous sedge Carex flacca is also present in the sward. Other species typical of unimproved grassland include meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria and great burnet Sanguisorba officina…

Poole's Cavern and Grin Low Wood

…as spring sedge Carex caryophyllea carline thistle Carlina vulgaris, fairy flax Linum catharticum and thyme Thymus praecox; and particularly good and attractive populations of fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea. The complete species list for the spoil areas includes 11 species o…

Birkwith Caves and Fell

…inged with herb rich calcareous grassland supporting species such as fairy flax Linum catharticum, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba common bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus and wild thyme Thymus praecox. A small limestone gill below High Barn is sparsely wooded with indigen…

Dancersend Waterworks

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

Yockenthwaite Meadows

…s, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, hoary plantain Plantago media, fairy flax Linum catharticum and common milkwort Polygala vulgaris. Of particular note is the occurrence of three species of orchid, frog orchid Dactylorhiza viridis, fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea and grea…

Narborough Railway Embankment

… stemless thistle Cirsium acaule, hairy rock cress Arabis hirsuta, purging flax Linum catharticum and larger wild thyme Thymus pulegioides. Autumn felwort Gentianella amarella is also fairly frequent and wild marjoram Origanum vulgare is locally abundant. On the track itself, eye…

Rack Hill

…ely. More restricted are clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata, purging flax Linum catharticum, yellow wort Blackstonia perfoliata and common centaury Centaurium erythraea. Colonisation by scrub of a range of age classes has reduced the extent of the open grassland, but has cr…

Pincombe Down

…quaking grass Briza media is frequent as are the herbs salad burnet, fairy flax Linum catharticum and small scabious Scabiosa columbaria. Other herbs include wild thyme Thymus praecox, common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii, squinancywort Asperula cyanchica and autumn gentian…

Rushcliffe Golf Course

…orba, cowslip Primula veris, bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, fairy flax Linum catharticum, autumn gentian Gentianella amarella and dropwort Filipendula vulgaris. Additional interest is provided by areas of mixed scrub which are valuable for the variety of species of breed…

Dolyhir Meadows

…tively base-rich status of the soil is 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, …

Far Arnside

…se Helianthemum nummularium, kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria and purging flax Linum catharticum. Associated grasses and sedges including quaking grass Briza media, red fescue Festuca rubra, carnation sedge Carex flacca and spring sedge Carex caryophyllea. Within this community …

Graig Fawr

… wild thyme Thymus polytrichus, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria, fairy flax, Linum catharticum and the Nationally Scarce hoary rockrose Helianthemum oelandicum. Bryophytes including Grimmia orbicularis and Encalypta streptocarpa are also abundant. The less rocky areas with dee…

Gweunydd Coch-y-dwst

…s acutiflorus, compact rush Juncus conglomeratus var. conglomeratus, fairy flax Linum catharticum, lousewort, burnet-saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga, betony and six species of sedge Carex spp. Damp hollows within this field support a community dominated by sharp-flowered rush, wit…

Cleeve Hill

…ted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii, rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, fairy flax Linum catharticum, bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga, cowslip Primula veris, thyme Thymus polytrichus and Thymus polytrichus, small scabious Scabiosa columb…

Cautley Thwaite Meadows and Ecker Secker Beck

…as mountain pansy Viola lutea, field gentian Gentianella campestris, fairy flax Linum catharticum and fragrant orchid Gvmnadenia conopsea, the latter two species being more normally associated with base rich or calcareous grasslands. Along the Ecker Secker Beck semi natural decid…

Greetham Meadows

…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 spotted orchid Dactylorhiz…

Wharmley Riverside

…g yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, common milkwort Polygala vulgaris, fairy flax Linum catharticum and common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii. A colony of narrow lipped helleborine Epipactis leptochila is also found here, one of a few Northumberland populations which are disju…

Crussa Field and the Heogs

…adow rue Thalictrum alpinum, mountain everlasting Antennaria dioica, fairy flax Linum catharticum together with frog orchid Dactylorhiza viridis and field gentian Gentianella campestris. The rare Scottish sandwort Arenaria norvegica and endemic Shetland mouse-ear Cerastium nigres…

Brig o' Turk Mires

… variation of communities is unusual and notable species include the fairy flax Linum catharticum and dioecious sedge Carex dioica, both of which are restricted to nutrient-rich soil conditions.

Knocknairs Hill

…ent-fescue grassland by the presence of thyme Thymus polytrichus and fairy flax Linum catharticum. The mire vegetation type is largely comprised of fen meadows, dominated by purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea or sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus. The former tends to occupy t…

Kingsbury Wood

… which is locally abundant. Under the oak birch woodland, bracken Pteridium aquilinum and bramble Rubus fruticosus are locally dominant and creeping soft grass Holcus mollis is abundant. The limestone workings have allowed a few calcicoles otherwise restricted to the south of the…

Moorhouse and Cross Fell

…th spring sedge and herbs such as wild thyme, limestone bedstraw and fairy flax Linum catharticum. Several rare and noteworthy montane and sub-montane species within these swards include hair sedge Carex capillaris, northern bedstraw Galium boreale, spring sandwort Minuartia vern…

Burledge Sidelands and Meadows

…ong 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 polytrichus. Heath grass …

Streatley Warren

…marella. Other species include squinancywort Asperula cynanchica and fairy flax Linum catharticum, which occur more commonly in the shorter turf; and black knapweed Centaurea nigra, burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga and wild basil Origanum vulgare which are plentiful in the u…

Lineage Wood & Railway Track, Long Melford

… felwort Gentianella amarella, yellow wort Blackstonia perfoliata, purging flax Linum catharticum, cowslip Primula veris, woolly thistle Cirsium eriophorum, burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga and wild parsnip Pastinaca sativa occurs there. Both types of grassland are excellen…

The Hermitage

…, lady's bedstraw Galium verum, downy oat grass Avenula pubescens, purging flax Linum catharticum and common sorrel Rumex acetosa. Anthills occur in some parts of the field, indicatinga long absence of ploughing. The moat provides an extra habitat of open water with emergent vege…

Tuthill Quarry

…net saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, fairy flax Linum catharticum and slender St. John’s wort Hypericum pulchrum. Common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium is also locally common. Of particular note are the populations of common butterwort Pinguicu…

Wart Barrow

…, wild thyme Thymus polytrichus, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria, fairy flax Linum catharticum, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, spring sedge Carex caryophyllea and glaucous sedge Carex …

Galboly

…um, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, wild strawberry Fragaria vesca, fairy flax Linum catharticum, birdsfoot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, mouse_ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, common dog violet Viola riviniana, heath speedwell Veronica officinalis and bulbous buttercup Ranuncu…

Allimore Green Common

…il has a higher lime content, show marked floristic differences with fairy flax Linum catharticum, common milkwort Polygala vulgaris and quaking grass Briza media. At the northern end there is a gradation to wet neutral grassland dominated by rough meadow grass Poa trivialis and …

Firle Escarpment

…t of the downland is rich in plant species. Abundant species include fairy flax Linum catharticum, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, milkwort Polygala calcarea and the grasses, sheep's fescue Festuca ovina and upright brome Bromus erectus. Taller grasslands are dominated by upri…

Knock Dhu Sallagh Braes

…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, common dog violet Viola riviniana and bulbous buttercup Ranunc…

St. Dunstan's Well Catchment

…pratensis, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, cowslip Primula veris, fairy flax Linum catharticum, common rose Helianthemum nummularium and wild thyme Thymus praecox. early purple orchid Orchis mascula and common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii are widespread. Small numbers o…

Moorsley Banks

…nclude wild thyme Thymus praecox, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, fairy flax Linum catharticum, carline thistle Carlina vulgaris, hoary plantain Plantago media, burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga, common twayblade Neottia ovata, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, small scabious …

Teesmouth and Cleveland Coast

…ird’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 Astragalus danicus, lesser…

Arnside Knott

…alad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, squinancywort Asperula cynanchica, fairy flax Linum catharticum and the limestone bedstraw Galium sterneri. A number of nationally rare and more local species also occur within the community such as the arctic alpines, spring sandwort Minuartia …

Scoska Wood

… of calcareous herbs including salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba and fairy flax Linum catharticum. Flush communities at the wood / pasture boundary are particularly species rich with, for example, fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea, broad leaved cotton grass Eriophorum latifoliu…

Folly Farm

… are present in the grassland with common rest harrow Ononis repens, 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 pro…

Cae'r Meirch

…laces, the soils appear to be rather base-rich, with such species as fairy flax Linum catharticum, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus and burnet-saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga present. On drier ground, on the steeper slopes and rocky knolls, the vegetation grades into species-rich …

Slaidhills Moss

…d lesser clubmoss Selaginella selaginoides. Flowering plants such as fairy flax Linum catharticum, dioecious sedge Carex dioica, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, few-flowered spike-rush Eleocharis quinqueflora and broad-leaved cottongrass Eriophorum latifolium also reflect the high ba…

Restrop Farm and Brockhurst Wood

…romus 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 frequencies thro…

Church Woods, Blean

… and in less productive areas. Brambles Rubus fruticosus, bracken Pteridium aquilinum and bluebells Hyacinthoides non-scripta tend to be the dominant plants of the woodland floor but many other species are present. A number are more or less restricted to woodland such as this whi…

Langley's Lane Meadow

… species indicative of drier, more base rich conditions, including purging flax Linum catharticum, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, wild carrot Daucus carota, cowslip Primula veris and a large colony of green winged orchid Anacamptis morio. The site is enclosed by thick, old hedges…

Oridge Street Meadows

…, 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 that surround and divide these fields are diverse and contain dogwood Cornus sanguinea, field…

Prescombe Down

…ented in the sward. Species such as harebell Campanula rotundifolia, fairy flax Linum catharticum and salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba are common throughout, whereas others, including horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, squinancywort As…

Coleburn Pasture

…se-rich influence is evident in the grasslands, with species such as fairy flax Linum catharticum and field gentian Gentianella campestris locally occurring in the Festuca-Agrostis grassland and with flea sedge Carex pulicaris, tawny sedge Carex hostiana and globeflower Trollius …

Windmill Hill

…teristic flowering plants such as stemless thistle Cirsium acaule, purging flax Linum catharticum and autumn gentian Gentianella amarella. The site is noted for its orchids which include twayblade Neottia ovata, pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis, spotted orchid Dactylorhiza…

Chilbolton Common

…, containing, for example, such species as thyme Thymus polytrichus, fairy 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…

Bastow Wood

…elianthemum nummularium, bloody crane's bill Geranium sanguineum and fairy flax Linum catharticum. Bare rock and fragmentary pavement crop out in places and there are shallow limestone scars. The presence of ant hills is indicative of old pasture. There are more localised areas o…

Dalveich Meadow

…h frequent quaking-grass Briza media, carnation sedge Carex panicea, fairy flax Linum catharticum, wild thyme Thymus polytrichus, common dog-violet Viola riviniana and devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis with scattered greater butterfly-orchid Platanthera chlorantha, fragrant …

Draycott Sleights

…e dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, purging flax Linum catharticum, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria and burnet saxifrade Pimpinella saxifraga. green winged orchid Anacamptis morio is a notable component of this community. Scattered scrub of hawth…

Finemere Wood

…aryophyllea, dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule, cowslip Primula veris and fairy flax Linum catharticum. Another chalk plant, rest harrow Ononis repens, grows along the gravel track at the entrance to the wood. Further diversity is provided by the River Ray which supports a number of …

Snaper Farm Meadows

…uch as glaucous sedge Carex flacca, spring sedge Carex caryophyllea, fairy flax Linum catharticum, devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis and betony Betonica officinalis. More acidic areas have heath grass Danthonia decumbens, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and patches of heathe…

Hadston Links

…ellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, mouse hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, fairy flax Linum catharticum and eyebright Euphrasia sp. are particularly abundant forbs in association with lesser meadow rue, purple milk vetch, common bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, harebell Campanul…

Long Moss - Drinkstone Hill

…n the area but are now rare, such as moonwort Botrychium lunaria and fairy flax Linum catharticum.

Barnhamcross Common

…ss thistle Cirsium acaule, bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, purging flax Linum catharticum, quaking grass Briza media, rest-harrow Ononis repens and kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria. Acidic grass heath is well developed on the eastern half of the Common. sand sedge Carex …

Hay Wood and Tinkers' Coppice

…rmine thistle Carlina vulgaris, autumn gentian Gentianella amarella, fairy flax Linum catharticum, yellow wort Blackstonia perfoliata and dyer’s greenweed Genista tinctoria. On the lower part of the grassland are blocks of scrub and scattered trees which are thought to be the rel…

Bowber Head and Piper Hole Meadows

… rose Helianthemum nummularium, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, purging flax Linum catharticum, burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga, cowslip Primula veris, limestone bedstraw Galium sterneri and fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea. Hairy oat Avenula pubescens, crested hair g…

Thixen Dale and Long Dale

…t the western end, including salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba and purging flax Linum catharticum, but further east it soon becomes more acid with an unusual mixture of calcicole and calcifuge species, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, heather Calluna vulgaris and tormentil Potenti…

Fishburn Grassland

…bit scabious Succisa pratensis, fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea, fairy flax Linum catharticum, harebell Campanula rotundifolia and hoary plantain Plantago media. Grassland with this type of species assemblage is generally associated with south facing slopes of chalk or Ooliti…

Cleatham Quarry

…poil heaps are sparsely vegetated but have a diverse flora including fairy flax Linum catharticum, thyme leaved sandwort Arenaria serphyllifolia, selfheal Prunella vulgaris, carline thistle Carlina vulgaris and mouse ear hawkweed. Despite rabbit grazing, hawthorn Crataegus monogy…

Kilroosky Lough

…s of Parnassus Parnassia palustris, knotted pearlwort Sagina nodosa, fairy flax Linum catharticum and the moss Scorpidium revolvens. Locally, more acidic fen vegetation has developed on cut-over bog, with sphagnum bog-mosses and woodland with alder Alnus glutinosa, birch Betula p…

Whitbarrow

…mon rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, hairy violet Viola hirta and fairy flax Linum catharticum. The steep limestone cliffs along the unstable western edge of Whitbarrow and Yewbarrow support a rare sub community of the typical Sesleria grassland described above, known as the h…

Dee Cliffs

…e daisy Leucanthemum vulgare, bloody cranesbill Geranium sanguineum, fairy flax Linum catharticum, dyer's greenweed Genista tinctoria and common rest-harrow Ononis repens are some of the other species also found on the cliffs. The maritime influence is seen in the presence of san…

Bishop's Hill Wood

…rt calcium loving species such as salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, fairy flax Linum catharticum and stemless thistle Cirsium acaule. The grasslands grade into marshy ground alongside the streams, where the flora includes marsh marigold Caltha palustris, brooklime Veronica becca…

Grangelands & Pulpit Hill

…f glaucous sedge Carex flacca, stemless thistle Cirsium acaule and purging flax Linum catharticum, as well as horseshoe and kidney vetches Hippocrepis comosa and Anthyllis vulneraria, common centaury Centaurium erythraea, yellow wort Blackstonia perfoliata, basil thyme Acinos arv…

Wells Chalk Pit

…e, musk thistle Carduus nutans, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, purging flax Linum catharticum, bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, bee orchid Ophrys apifera, common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii and a large colony of pyramidal orchids Anacamptis pyramidalis. Recentl…

Clattinger Farm

…. 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 sedge Carex c…

Laurel Farm Meadow St. James South Elmham

…rus pratensis and quaking grass Briza media. Flowering herbs include fairy flax Linum catharticum, cowslip Primula veris, adder's tongue fern Ophioglossum vulgatum and several different clovers Trifolium spp. The meadow also supports a large number of green winged orchids Anacamp…

Burghclere Beacon

…rum, hedge bedstraw Galium mollugo, creeping thistle Cirsium acaule, fairy flax Linum catharticum, bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa, kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria, chalk milkwort Polygala calcarea and felwort Gentianella amarella and …

Knockdaw Hill

…wild thyme Thymus polytrichus and lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, with fairy flax Linum catharticum and sea plantain Plantago maritima. On the southern slopes of Knockdaw Hill heather Calluna vulgaris and bell heather Erica cinerea, dominate the herb-rich dry heath which also inclu…

Wenlock Edge

…ary plantain Plantago media, greater knapweed Centaurea scabiosa and fairy flax Linum catharticum. Geology The world famous Wenlock Limestone outcrops of Wenlock Edge rank amongst Britain’s most important geological sites. Studied by generations of geologists, the Edge remains ak…

Great Asby Scar

…a, bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella, eyebright Euphrasia officinalis, fairy flax Linum catharticum, biting stonecrop Sedum acre and wild thyme, together with abundant blue moor grass. In the largest solution holes, which may be over one metre in diameter and up to three metres dee…

Caeau Penglaneinon

…, eyebright Euphrasia officinalis, oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare, fairy flax Linum catharticum, heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia, tormentil Potentilla erecta, yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor and the nationally scarce wood bitter-vetch Vicia orobus. Unmown banks within thes…

High Lickbarrow Mires and Pastures

…saxifraga typifies this community and 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 officinal…

Leyburn Glebe

…s well as a range of other species such as cowslip Primula veris and fairy flax Linum catharticum. Seven species of orchid are present, notably the green winged orchid Anacamptis morio and burnt tip orchid Neotinea ustulata. These latter are scarce in northern England and increas…

Hawkswick Wood

…d hazel Corylus avellana with a ground flora dominated by bracken Pteridium aquilinum, false brome Brachypodium sylvaticum and dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis. Many woodland herbs occur in the scree zone such as primrose Primula vulgaris, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, lily of…

Ebbor Gorge

… a typical calcareous flora of common rose Helianthemum nummularium, fairy flax Linum catharticum, marjoram Origanum vulgare, wild thyme Thymus polytrichus, large thyme T. pulegoides, common milkwort Polygala vulgaris, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, carline thistle Carlina vu…

Cwmsymlog

… grassland community is found, including such calcicolous species as fairy flax Linum catharticum and burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga. The invertebrate fauna is represented by species requiring free-draining soils for their development, notably an extensive colony of the g…

Creigiau Rhiwledyn / Little Ormes Head

…and. Where grazing pressure has become relaxed, stands of bracken Pteridium aquilinum and gorse Ulex europaeus scrub have established a foothold. Other nationally scare species of plant present amongst the grassland are spring cinquefoil Potentilla tabernaemontani, dwarf mouse-ea…

Homington and Coombe Bissett Downs

…burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga, dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule, fairy flax Linum catharticum and autumn gentian Gentianella amarella. In areas of taller sward field scabious Knautia arvensis, common knapweed Centaurea nigra and greater knapweed C. scabiosa are frequent. Ther…

Hesketh Golf Links

…thistle Carlina vulgaris, common centaury Centaurium erythraea and purging flax Linum catharticum occur. There are a few hollows, or dune slacks dominated by creeping willow Salix repens and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus but only one is seasonally wet. This is part of a fairway ar…

Quarrington Hill Grasslands

…l Campanula rotundifolia, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, fairy flax Linum catharticum, burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga, small scabious, cowslip Primula veris, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba and wild thyme Thymus polytrichus all prominent. Less common species …

Uphill Cliff

…sland have a flora which includes salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, fairy flax Linum catharticum, kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria, yellow wort Blackstonia perfoliata and scabious Scabiosa columbaria. There are small colonies of green winged orchid Anacamptis morio, bee orchid …

Kingerby Beck Meadows

… 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, meadow butterc…

Gweunydd Ty'n-y-Llidiart

…h-grass Danthonia decumbens, tormentil, common sorrel Rumex acetosa, fairy flax Linum catharticum, great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis, saw-wort and betony Betonica officinalis. Additional interest is provided by the presence of scattered trees, rock outcrops and old hedgerows w…

Ballyknock

…eas with more calcareous soil conditions, associated species include fairy flax Linum catharticum, spring sedge Carex caryophyllea and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. mountain everlasting Antennaria dioica is also common in this grassland type, growing among the rock outcrops where …

Rhos Cross Inn

…latum, bitter vetch Lathyrus montanus, saw-wort Serratula tinctoria, fairy flax Linum catharticum and lesser butterfly-orchid Platanthera bifolia. Two significant flushes run down the slope into valley mire, which is situated on the flatter ground alongside the stream. The most e…

Dolphinton - West Linton Fens and Grassland

…ains over 100 species of higher plant with thyme Thymus 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 …

Haugh and Gundale Slacks

…themum nummularium. Herbs such as salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, fairy flax Linum catharticum, hoary plantain Plantago media and cowslip Primula veris are common throughout and carline thistle Carlina vulgaris, woolly thistle Cirsium eriophorum, saw wort Serratula tinctoria a…

Quarry Moor

…escens and glaucous sedge Carex flacca, with thyme Thymus praecox, purging flax Linum catharticum, hoary plantain Plantago media and rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus. These open communities also support felwort Gentianella amarella, bee orchid Ophyrs apifera, yellow wort Blacksto…

Rickle Craig - Scurdie Ness

…etch Anthyllis vulneraria, clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata, fairy flax Linum catharticum, carline thistle Carlina vulgaris, burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga and the nationally scarce Nottingham catchfly Silene nutans. These areas are also noted for their rich snail …

High Haining Hill

… developed on a small knoll, support locally abundant populations of fairy flax Linum catharticum, wild thyme Thymus praecox and common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, the latter being the food plant of the Durham Argus butterfly Aricia artaxerxes spp. salmacis, a small colon…

Gang Mine

…k rose Helianthemum nummularium, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria, fairy flax Linum catharticum, glaucous sedge Carex flacca, spring sedge Carex caryophyllea, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha and the nationally rare limestone bedstraw Galium sterneri. Unusually for this ha…

Croxley Common Moor

…lluna vulgaris. More basic conditions and active ant hills support purging flax Linum catharticum and large thyme Thymus pulegioides. Scattered scrub of gorse Ulex europaeus, broom Cytisus scoparius and hawthorn Crataegus monogyna adds structural diversity to the site. Rushes Jun…

Lakenheath Warren

…ved and have had little grazing pressure in recent years. Bracken Pteridium aquilinum, sand sedge Carex arenaria and invasive trees such as Scot's pine Pinus sylvestris all dominate substantial parts of the site. Sheep's fescue Festuca ovina, with some bent grasses Agrostis spp. …

Mosshill

…enerally thin soils. Deeper soil pockets have areas where bracken Pteridium aquilinum is present but not usually dominant. Small areas of broadleaved scrub with blackthorn Prunus spinosa, hawthorn Crataegus monogyna, sessile Oak Quercus petraea and bramble Rubus fruticosus occur …

Banstead Downs

…th commoner chalk plants such as yellow wort Blackstonia perfoliata, fairy flax Linum catharticum, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba and marjoram Origanum vulgare. Rough chalk grassland east of the railway line is not grazed or managed. This accounts for the poor diversity of th…

Hog's Hole

…common large thyme Thymus polytrichus, together with species such as fairy flax Linum catharticum and thyme leaved sandwort Arenaria serpyllifolia. In the northern part of the site there is an area of mixed scrub composed of hawthorn, elder, wild privet, blackthorn, sycamore, cr…

Pont Bancog

…istatus and cocksfoot Dactylis glomerata. Other species, found are purging flax Linum catharticum, lesser knapweed Centaurea nigra, mouse-ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, burnet saxifrage Centaurea saxifraga and the uncommon wood bitter vetch Vicia orobus. Sparse scrub occurs …

Helmdon Disused Railway

…h Anthyllis vulneraria, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum and fairy flax Linum catharticum. On the shallower slopes of the site a more mesotrophic sward dominated by false oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius is present. The site supports a rich butterfly fauna including the n…

Hembury Woods

…ll sedge Carex pilulifera, autumn hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis, fairy flax Linum catharticum and tormentil Potentilla erecta and by the presence of carline thistle Carlina vulgaris and wild thyme Thymus polytrichus. Shrubs such as gorse and bell heather Erica cinerea, also o…

South Whiteness

… as well as species more typical of Shetland limestone flora such as fairy flax Linum catharticum, moss campion Silene acaulis, hoary whitlowgrass Draba incana, lady’s-mantle Alchemilla filicaulis, common milkwort Polygala vulgaris, meadowsweet and long-stalked yellow-sedge Carex…

Helvellyn & Fairfield

…ea, wild thyme Thymus praecox, eyebright Euphrasia officinalis agg., fairy flax Linum catharticum, selfheal Prunella vulgaris and autumn hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis may be found. The extensive mat grass slopes are very locally the haunt of the nationally scarce mountain rin…

Cothill Fen

…upports a moderately rich flora including quaking grass Briza media, fairy flax Linum catharticum, dark mullein Verbascum nigrum, cowslip Primula veris and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. The woodland types vary in conjunction with the hydrological regime. Most widespread on the per…

Metfield Meadow

… plants found in smaller quantities are quaking grass Briza media, purging flax Linum catharticum, spiny rest harrow Ononis spinosa, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus adder's tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum, hoary plantain Plantago media, hoary ragwort Senecio crucifolius and common …

Bonsall Leys

…ound on brown calcareous earth soils with quaking grass Briza media, fairy flax Linum catharticum and a range of sedges. Within this range of exceptionally varied communities, several locally uncommon plants are found. No other site of comparable size in the Peak District is know…

Copper Hill

… rest-harrow Ononis spinosa, purple milk vetch Astragalus danicus, purging flax Linum catharticum and harebell Campanula rotundifolia. The man orchid Orchis anthorpophora occurs here, at the northern edge of its range in Britain. Several species of butterfly, including those who…

Cinquefoil Brow and Wood Dale

…ta, wild thyme Thymus praecox, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, fairy flax Linum catharticum, bulbous buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus, quaking grass Briza media and crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus. Of particular note is the presence of species such as large thyme Thymus…

Stockton Railway Cutting and Quarry

…support calcicole species including eyebright Euphrasia officinalis, fairy flax Linum catharticum, yellow wort Blackstonia perfoliata and woolly thistle Cirsium eriophorum. Of particular note are several species rare in Warwickshire, namely blue fleabane Erigeron acris, autumn ge…

Troutbeck

…s counterpart typified by the presence 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…

Holly Court Bank

…pocrepis comosa, wild thyme Thymus praecox, cowslip Primula veris, purging flax Linum catharticum, bee orchid Ophrys apifera and pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis. In the northern half the grassland is restricted to a series of glades within thick scrub dominated by hawthor…

Holies Down

…ar hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus, fairy flax Linum catharticum, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba and ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris. Species which are locally abundant or generally common over the site include common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuc…

Herrington Hill

…otus corniculatus, rest-harrow Ononis repens, cowslip Primula veris, fairy flax Linum catharticum, wild thyme Thymus praecox and felwort Gentianella amarella. Elsewhere, the recolonised slopes of spoil heaps in a disused quarry and areas of limestone rubble, the latter marking th…

High Moorsley

…er knapweed Centaurea scabiosa, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, purging flax Linum catharticum, wild thyme Thymus praecox and felwort Gentianella amarella. Purple moor grass Molinia caerulea and devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis are associated with damp areas. Neutral gra…

Little Blakenham Pit

…haracteristic herb species include wild strawberry Fragaria vesca, purging flax Linum catharticum, rock rose Helianthemum nummularium and salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba. There are populations of pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis and bee orchid Ophrys apifera and other u…

West Woodhay Down

… Blackstonia perfoliata, autumn hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis, purging flax Linum catharticum, crosswort Cruciata laevipes, squinancywort Asperula cynanchica, burnet saxifrage small scabious Scabiosa columbaria, cowslip Primula veris, wild mignonette Reseda lutea, salad burne…

Holywell Banks

…ed sandwort Arenaria serpyllifolia, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, purging flax Linum catharticum and wild thyme Thymus praecox. The species rich turf includes the uncommon pasque flower Pulsatilla vulgaris, bastard toadflax Thesium humifusum and purple milk vetch Astragalus dani…

Lydford Railway Ponds

…w rattle Rhinanthus minor, bird’s-foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, purging flax Linum catharticum and common knapweed Centaurea nigra. Wetter areas between the station platforms have developed a marsh community characterised by rushes Juncus spp., angelica Angelica sylvatica, hem…

The Clouds

…ain everlasting Antennaria dioica, carline thistle Carlina vulgaris, fairy flax Linum catharticum, wild thyme Thymus praecox, spring sandwort, eyebright Euphrasia spp., heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and slender bedstraw G. pumilum. Areas of acid grassland, away from limestone ou…

Chwarel Cambrian / Cambrian Quarry, Gwernymynydd

…otted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii, oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare, fairy flax Linum catharticum, glaucous sedge Carex flacca and tufted hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa. Other agricultural land overlying the underground mine passages is included to ensure the full extent of the…

Llwyn-iarth

…ii, common twayblade Neottia ovata, common restharrow Ononis repens, fairy flax Linum catharticum, lesser butterfly orchid Platanthera bifolia, and pale sedge Carex pallescens. On a wetter area within the neutral grassland marsh lousewort Pedicularis palustris, square-stalked St.…

Glaswelltiroedd Eryrys (Eryrys Grasslands)

…wild thyme Thymus praecox, crested hair-grass Koeleria macrantha and fairy flax Linum catharticum. Bryophyte cover includes Homalothecium lutescens, Bryum pallescens and Cephaloziella divaricata. Lichens are mainly limited to crustose species such as Squamarina cartilaginea and B…

Eryri

…s, along with small herbs such as butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris and fairy flax Linum catharticum and various brown mosses such as Campylium stellatum and Scorpidium scorpioides. The montane calcareous flushes include such rare species as three-flowered rush Juncus triglumis, alp…

Gweunydd Pendinas

…culatus being the most abundant species. Pignut Conopodium majus and fairy flax Linum catharticum are locally abundant. Scrub of dog rose Rosa canina, hawthorn Crataegus monogyna and sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus is encroaching on all sides together with bracken Pteridium aquilinu…

Tingewick Meadows

…oils 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 grassland is p…

Lullington Heath

…upright brome Bromus erectus. Abundant species include salad burnet, fairy flax Linum catharticum, wild basil Clinopodium vulgare and basil thyme Acinos arvensis. Burnt orchid Neotinea ustulata and bee orchid Ophrys apifera also occur. Scrub dominates much of the site. Gorse Ulex…

Appleby Fells

…limestone bedstraw. Other notable and characteristic species include fairy flax Linum catharticum, rue leaved saxifrage Saxifraga tridactylites, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, musk thistle Carduus nutans, carline thistle Carlina vulgaris and Teesdale violet Viola rupe…

Plaster's Green Meadows

…e of the soil is reflected by the presence of cowslip Primula veris, 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 …

West End Meadow, Lunds

…e on the banks, a greater diversity of species is found, including purging flax Linum catharticum, milkwort Polygala vulgaris, quaking grass Briza media, eyebright Euphrasia sp. and alpine bistort Polygonum viviparum. The last named is known from only a few localities in the Dale…

Cefn Onn

…chus, dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule, spring sedge Carex caryophyllea, fairy flax Linum catharticum, autumn gentian Gentianella amarella and mouse-ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum. The frog orchid population here is the largest of two that remain in South Wales. This plant is fre…

Townclose Hills

… while the railway cutting has a particularly rich flora including purging flax Linum catharticum, kidney vetch, pale St. John's wort Hypericum montanum and an abundance of the clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata. Impeded drainage along the floor of the railway cutting give…

Sculliongour Limestone Quarry

…rts typical calcareous species, such as thyme Thymus polytrichus and fairy flax Linum catharticum, also supports a distinctive and unusual bryophyte community, which is associated with the spoil heaps of disused limestone workings. Over time a community of uncommon calcicole moss…

Coed Aberdulas

…re, heath-grass Danthonia decumbens, tormentil Potentilla erecta and fairy flax Linum catharticum. Adjoining the alder woodland on the east bank of the Dulas there is an area of sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutuflorus pasture interspersed with tall-fen vegetation in which meadowsw…

Pike Corner

…f chalk or limestone downland, e.g. stemless thistle Cirsium acaule, fairy flax Linum catharticum, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum and upright brome Bromus erectus. The site is exceptionally rich in sedges, with spring, glaucous and hairy sedge …

Gomm Valley

…rass Bromus erectus, with an impressive variety of herbs including purging flax Linum catharticum, carline and stemless thistles Carlina vulgaris and Cirsium acaule, squinancywort Asperula cynanchica, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria, common centaury Centaurium erythraea, twayb…

Allolee to Walltown

…, 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.

Swaby Valley

…stuca ovina has abundant mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, purging flax Linum catharticum, stemless thistle Cirsium acaule and wild thyme Thymus praecox. A feature of the north facing slope is the number of common spotted and pyramidal orchids Dactylorhiza fuchsii and Ana…

Langdon Ridge

…ude green winged orchid Anacamptis morio, quaking grass Briza media, fairy flax Linum catharticum, adder’s tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum and pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus. In damper areas the grassland becomes more of a fen meadow characterised by sedges and rushes, including gla…

Teddon Farm

…owslip Primula veris, common bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, fairy flax Linum catharticum, selfheal Prunella vulgaris, bugle Ajuga reptans, pignut Conopodium majus and devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis. The damper springline seepages have glaucous sedge Carex flacca,…

The Bottoms

… Helianthemum nummularium, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, fairy flax Linum catharticum, common bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga, small scabious, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, cowslip Primula veris and wild thyme Thymus …

Reed Hill

…ludes wild thyme Thymus praecox, rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, fairy flax Linum catharticum, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria and carline thistle Carlina vulgaris. The north facing grassland consists of two distinct communities; the eastern end is dominated by tor grass B…

Westfield Farm Chalk Bank

…t quite diverse communities with small scabious Scabiosa columbaria, fairy flax Linum catharticum, dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule, wild thyme Thymus praecox, glaucous sedge Carex flacca and autumn gentian Gentianella amarella, whilst the longer vegetation includes field scabious Kn…

Whitevine Meadows

… green winged orchid Anacamptis morio. Other species present include fairy flax Linum catharticum, corky fruited water dropwort Oenanthe pimpinelloides, devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor and pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus. The Whitevine meadow…

Wintringham Marsh

…media and a varied herb flora including betony Betonica officinalis, fairy flax Linum catharticum, heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia, common orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii and fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea. Damp grassland is dominated by purple moor grass Molinia caerulea …

Inkpen and Walbury Hills

…r species which are more common in this area include chalk milkwort, fairy flax Linum catharticum, eyebright Euphrasia nemorosa, wild thyme, small scabious and rough hawkbit. Several orchids may be seen, including common spotted Dactylorhiza fuchsii. fragrant Gymnadenia conopsean…

Cliff House

…ommon rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, wild thyme Thymus praecox, fairy flax Linum catharticum, burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga, hoary plantain Plantago media, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba and stemless thistle Cirsium acaule. The turf is short in the hummocky areas …

Hamps and Manifold Valleys

…eadow oat grass Avenula pratensis; with quaking grass Briza media, purging flax Linum catharticum, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria and many other herbs. On deeper soils, especially on north and east facing slopes, sheep’s fescue and common be…

Ardwall Hill

…Carum verticillatum, broad-leaved cottongrass Eriophorum latifolium, fairy flax Linum catharticum and orchids Dactylorhiza spp. Along the main burn to the east of Ardwall Hill there is wet alder woodland which is a habitat uncommon in Galloway.

Ballidon Dale

…ugh present throughout the site, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria, 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…

Keasey Dale

…n bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, wild thyme Thymus praecox, fairy 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 c…

Foulden Burn

…ck Medicago lupulina, northern marsh orchid Dactylorhiza purpurella, fairy flax Linum catharticum, field scabious Knautia arvensis, glaucous sedge Carex flacca, meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis, quaking grass Briza media, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens and rock rose Helia…

Blandford Camp

…re, burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga, cowslip Primula veris and fairy flax Linum catharticum are more prominent. The diversity of the site is enhanced by the presence of a structurally and floristically varied scrub community characteristic of the eastern Dorset chalk. buckt…

Cley Hill

…ue Festuca ovina. Much of this grassland is rich in chalk herbs with fairy flax Linum catharticum, yellow wort Blackstonia perfoliata, wild thyme Thymus praecox, pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis and squinancywort Asperula cynanchica widespread. Certain species present in c…

Banagher

…haris quinqueflora, yellow sedge Carex viridula ssp. brachyrrhyncha, fairy flax Linum catharticum and quaking grass Briza media. Down slope this flushed grassland is best described as a fen meadow which is characterised by meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, purple moor grass Molin…

Scraghy

…ch include dioecious sedge Carex dioica, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, fairy flax Linum catharticum, lesser clubmoss Selaginella selaginoides, common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium, purple moor grass Molinia caerulea and the moss curled hook moss Palustriella commutatum. The …

Dank's Down and Truckle Hill

…rnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga, stemless thistle Cirsium acaule, fair flax Linum catharticum, cowslip Primula veris and small scabious Scabiosa columbaria. Common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium achieves high frequencies throughout the grassland. There are a number of pla…

Upper Hall Farm Quarry and Grassland

…s which include species such as autumn gentian Gentianella amarella, fairy flax Linum catharticum and yellow wort Blackstonia perfoliata. A particular feature of these areas is the great abundance of common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii. Scrub and woodland has developed on …

Purn Hill

…ng salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba. dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, fairy flax Linum catharticum, kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria and dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule. The rare plants are mainly associated with the small exposures of Dolomitic limestone in the southern part of the…

Kiplingcotes Chalk Pit

…nclude kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria, quaking grass Briza media, fairy flax Linum catharticum, bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, rest-harrow Ononis repens and carline thistle Carlina vulgaris. The site has a particularly diverse butterfly fauna, with sixteen species re…

Bee's Nest and Green Clay Pits

…ommon rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, quaking grass Briza media, fairy flax Linum catharticum and wild thyme Thymus praecox. The most interesting acidic communities are found on the stabilised slopes of old excavations to the north of Green Clay Pit and include scattered heat…

Far High House Meadows

…odium majus, bugle Ajuga reptans, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor and fairy flax Linum catharticum. Parts of the field have a sward dominated by sedges including common sedge Carex nigra, carnation sedge S. panicea and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. The wettest part of these meadow…

Aberarth - Carreg Wylan

…foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, harebell Campanula rotundifolia and fairy flax Linum catharticum. Eight nationally scarce species occur along the coast including dune fescue Vulpia fasciculata, Portland spurge Euphorbia portlandica and rock stonecrop Sedum forsterianum. Smooth c…

Cae Comin Coch

…mula veris, not known now from any other pasture in north Brecknock, fairy flax Linum catharticum and quaking-grass Briza media, whilst more acid-loving species are represented by great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis and betony Betonica officinalis. Species of more neutral soils …

Nob End

…de carline thistle Carlina vulgaris, blue fleabane Erigeron acris, purging flax Linum catharticum, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus, common centaury Centaurium erythraea and common broomrape Orobanche minor. Orchids, too, are well represented and several species occur here in la…

Crook Peak to Shute Shelve Hill

…ass Avenula pratensis with crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha and fairy flax Linum catharticum or ii Tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum with glaucous sedge Carex flacca and salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba. Less base rich soils support a community characterised by sheep's fescue…

Moss Valley Meadows

…aris sylvatica, burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga and abundant purging flax Linum catharticum, growing in an uncharacteristic assemblage of species. The wet grasslands, found mainly on the southern section of the site are dominated by bent grass, sedges Carex spp., rushes Ju…

Craig Leek

…g with species such as common rock-rose Helianthemum nummularium and fairy flax Linum catharticum. Yellow mountain sedge Saxifraga aizoides, field gentian Gentianella campestris and the rare alpine cinquefoil Potentilla crantzii are also found and the rare purple milk-vetch Astra…

Gunnerton Nick

…arium, wild thyme Thymus praecox, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, fairy flax Linum catharticum and meadow saxifrage Saxifraga granulataa. Other grasslands are dominated by sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus and cock’s foot Dactylis…

Chris's Pasture

…me rich water and support a sedge rich sward, with species such as purging flax Linum catharticum, wild thyme Thymus praecox and the rare bird's eye primrose Primula farinosa. Marshy grassland, dominated by rushes, occurs in the damp hollows, together with a range of plants such…

Sheepleas

…Characteristic species include sheep's fescue grass Festuca ovina, purging flax Linum catharticum, dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria and less commonly bee orchid Ophrys apifera, fly orchid Ophrys insectifera and bastard toadflax Thesium humifusum, a…

Mid Colne Valley

…ding dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus, fairy flax Linum catharticum and cowslip Primula veris. The Down is also one of the few remaining sites in North London for pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis and bee orchid Ophrys apifera. The banks of the…

Cannock Extension Canal

… water dropwort Oenanthe crocata, skullcap Scutellaria galericulata, fairy flax Linum catharticum and water dock Rumex hydrolapathum, growing out of the brickwork. The tow path itself supports such species as common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii and greater bird’s foot tref…

Burnfoot River Shingle and Wydon Nabb

…iated with limestone, including kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria, purging flax Linum catharticum and small scabious Scabiosa columbaria. The shingle and grassland, which has been colonised by downy birch Betula pubescens, common sallow Salix caprea and alder Alnus glutinosa, sup…

Shiplate Slait

… present at Shiplate and other characteristic plants common here are fairy flax Linum catharticum, thyme leaved Sandwort Arenaria serpyllifolia and the nationally scarce spring cinquefoil Potentilla tabernaemontani. There are mosaics of this community and gorse Ulex europaeus dom…

Lovely Seat - Stainton Moor

…is Thymus praecox communities dominate, containing such species as purging flax Linum catharticum, flea sedge Carex pulicaris and ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata as well as the scarcer limestone bedstraw Galium sterneri, blue moor grass Sesleria caerulea and alpine bistort P…

Gwaun Bryn (Bryn Pasture)

…y’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 common bent, sweet vernal-grass and Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus. A nu…

Stonesfield Common, Bottoms & Banks

…sent include glaucous sedge Carex flacca, quaking grass Briza media, fairy flax Linum catharticum, clustered bell flower Campanula glomerata and narrow leaved everlasting pea Lathyrus sylvestris. The banks immediately adjacent to Bagg's Bottom are dominated by upright brome grass…

Wilford Claypits

…cterised by forbs such as bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus and fairy flax Linum catharticum. The grassland community on the damper soils of the pit floor tends towards marsh and is characterised by the abundance of creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, red fescue Festuca rubr…

Cwrt y Bela a Springdale

…se-rich, agrimony Agrimonia eupatoria, quaking-grass Briza media and fairy flax Linum catharticum occur. Cwrt y Bela a Springdale supports populations of several uncommon plants. Of particular note is a colony of chaffweed Centunculus minimus, a plant which is rare in South East …

Hope Valley Meadows

…mentil Potentilla erecta which are typical of acid soils, as well as fairy flax Linum catharticum and burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga which are associated with calcareous substrates. The profusion of a wide variety of herbs in this meadow is indicative of soils which are p…

Mennock Water

…fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea, glaucous sedge Carex flacca and fairy flax Linum catharticum occur.

Axbridge Hill and Fry's Hill

…caule and many others including squinancywort Asperula cynanchica, purging flax Linum catharticum, autumn lady’s tresses Spiranthes spiralis, carline thistle Carlina vulgaris, yellow wort Blackstonia perfoliata, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria and…

Rhos Cwmderw

… devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, flea sedge Carex pulicaris, fairy flax Linum catharticum, lesser hawkbit Leontodon saxatilis, heather Calluna vulgaris, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica and pointed spear-moss Calliergonell cuspidatum. Small flushes dominated by a variety o…

Barrow Meadow

…sweet Filipendula ulmaria, changing forget-me-not Myosotis discolor, fairy flax Linum catharticum, field wood rush Luzula campestris, betony Betonica officinalis and in one area, around a shallow hollow, a population of northern marsh orchid Dactylorhiza purpurella. The sward con…

Pentridge Down

…scabious Scabiosa columbaria, burnet saxifrage 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…

Coldwell Farm Pasture

…ommon rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, wild thyme Thymus praecox, fairy flax Linum catharticum, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria and mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum as well as three other national rarities namely limestone bedstraw Galium sterneri, spring sandwort M…

Ulva, Danna and the McCormaig Isles

…s-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus, wild thyme Thymus polytrichus and fairy flax Linum catharticum. These grassland areas are also one of the best in the region for orchids, with several notable species such as frog orchid Dactylorhiza viridis, small-white orchid Pseudorchis albid…

Carrickastickan

…re locally very abundant with a range of other small herbs including fairy flax Linum catharticum, eyebright Euphrasia officinalis and bulbous buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus. These species reflect the slightly base-rich soil conditions. In addition field scabious Knautia arvensis …

Blaentrothy Meadows (Caeau Blaentroddi)

…. Herbs include common knapweed, dyer's greenweed Genista tinctoria, fairy flax Linum Catharticum and betony Betonica officinalis. Burnet-saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga, and pepper-saxifrage Silaum silaus also occur and have a restricted distribution in Gwent.The remaining area i…

Wharram Quarry

…n gentian) Gentianella amarella, rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, fairy flax Linum catharticum, clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata and woolly thistle Cirsium eriophorum; to a grassland dominated by false oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius; and eventually through scrub to as…

Sheep's Banks

…centaury Centaurium erythraea, yellow wort Blackstonia perfoliata, purging flax Linum catharticum, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba and mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, occurring together with autumn gentian Gentianella amarella, hors…

Rhos Blaen Carrog

… arrow-grass Triglochin palustris, bristle scirpus Isolepis setacea, fairy flax Linum catharticum, bog pimpernel Lysmachia tenella, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, sneezewort Achillea ptarmica and heath spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza maculata spp. ericetorum. In the wetter areas th…

Brean Down

…a, yellow wort Blackstonia perfoliata, scabious Scabiosa columbaria, fairy flax Linum catharticum and wild carrot Daucus carota. The maritime element is represented by sea pink (thrift) Armeria maritima, sea campion Silene vulgaris spp. maritima, stagshorn plantain Plantago coron…

Blorenge

…luding hairy violet Viola hirta, lesser wild thyme Thymus praecox, purging flax Linum catharticum and salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba. Additional habitats include acidic and basic scree and oligotrophic and dystrophic open water bodies. Remarks: Most of the site lies within th…

Gweunydd Dwfnant (Dwfnant Pasture)

…ore base-rich in character, as indicated by the frequent presence of fairy flax Linum catharticum. Adder’s-tongue is locally abundant and both common spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii and broad-leaved helleborine Epipactis helleborine have been recorded. The site’s sheltered po…

Scawt Hill

…eraria, wild thyme Thymus polytrichus, lady's bedstraw Galium verum, fairy flax Linum catharticum and lady's mantle Alchemilla glabra all frequent. The crag face vegetation reflects its more base-poor and disturbed nature with heather Calluna vulgaris, wood sage Teucrium scorodo…

Harbury Railway Cutting

…l scabious Scabiosa columbaria, carline thistle Carlina vulgaris and fairy flax Linum catharticum. Six species of orchid are present including bee orchid Ophrys apifera, green winged orchid Anacamptis morio and greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha. Also present are pyr…

Haggs Bank

…al rich soils include common bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, fairy flax Linum catharticum and eyebright Euphrasia spp. This typically species poor plant assemblage occurs in mosaic with a taller species rich grassland type that grows on presumably less toxic soils influen…

Wyedale

…ndifolia, 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, small scabious Scabiosa c…

Bron Aberanerch

…igh. Conspicuous and abundant members of the grassland community are fairy flax Linum catharticum, burnet-saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga, glaucous sedge Carex flacca and pignut Conopodium majus. The dry, southerly aspect of the site is reflected in the presence of Smith's pepperw…

Fayland Chalk Bank

…, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus, stemless thistle Cirsium acaule, fairy flax Linum catharticum, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, marjoram Origanum vulgare and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. Many plants which occur are strongly associated with calcareous soils in southern Engla…

Sidmouth to Beer Coast

…ith many plants typical of calcareous soils present. These include purging flax Linum catharticum, squinancywort Asperula cynanchica, carline thistle Carlina vulgaris, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, ploughman’s spikenard Inula conyz…

Haggburn Gate

…yebright Euphrasia sp., mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum and fairy flax Linum catharticum. quaking grass Briza media is most distinctive amongst the grasses but with sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, red and sheep’s fescue F…

North Fetlar

…colous (lime loving) species for example, thyme Thymus praecox and purging flax Linum catharticum. The rocky outcrops of Stackaberg possess another serpentine-influenced community with stone bramble Rubus saxatilis, least willow Salix herbacea and a variety of ferns including bl…

Malham-Arncliffe ( Cool Pasture )

…lude tormentil Potentilla erecta, common milkwort Polygala vulgaris, fairy flax Linum catharticum, bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, autumn gentian Gentianella amarella, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, eyebright Euphrasia spp. and the nat…

Orston Plaster Pits

… glaucous sedge Carex flacca and by a rich herb flora which includes fairy flax Linum catharticum, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, twayblade Neottia ovata, Lotus corniculatus, dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule, wild parsnip Pastinaca sativa and bee orchid Ophrys apifera. To the nor…

Gwynfynydd

… Succisa pratensis, tormentil Potentilla erecta and locally abundant fairy flax Linum catharticum. The latter species, together with glaucous sedge Carex flacca and other sedges, are indicative of moderately base-rich ground water. Pignut Conopodium majus is locally common while …

Monkswood Valley

…bious Scabiosa columbaria, clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata, fairy flax Linum catharticum, betony Betonica officinalis, harebell Campanula rotundifolia and horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa. The grassland to the south of the reservoir and river and also the remaining fi…

Old Castle Down

…stuca 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 associations. Th…

Lampert Mosses

…a, marsh valerian Valeriana dioica, sneezewort Achillea ptarmica and fairy flax Linum catharticum. The invertebrate fauna of the mosses is particularly important for the nationally rare and scarce species associated with bogs, upland heath and moorland. No other Northumberland pe…

Penard Valley

…e of such attractive species as squinancywort Asperula cynanchica, purging flax Linum catharticum, sheep's-bit Jasione montana and bloody cranesbill Geranium sanguineum. The small shingle beach supports a range of typical species including sea holly Eryngium maritimum, sea sandwo…

Westwater Reservoir

…clude wild thyme Thymus polytrichus, glaucous sedge Carex flacca and fairy flax Linum catharticum. The following features are not notified but add to the overall diversity of the site. Common sedge Carex nigra and soft rush Juncus effusus characterise the transition from the edge…

Cwm Doethie - Mynydd Mallaen

…es, notably marjoram Origanum vulgare, wall lettuce Mycelis muralis, fairy flax Linum catharticum, the rare hawkweed Hieracium lasiophyllum and rock stonecrop Sedum forsteranum, together with at least eighty other species of higher plants. The site is noted for its variety of upl…

Horse Dale and Holm Dale

…dge 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 south west facing slope of Holm Dale is a mosaic of coarse tor gras…

Willingdon Down

…, eyebright Euphrasia nemorosa, autumn gentian Gentianella amarella, fairy flax Linum catharticum and salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba. Rarer plants include field fleawort Senecio integrifolius, bee orchid Ophrys apifera, burnt orchid Neotinea ustulata, green winged orchid Anaca…

Gotham Hill Pasture

… plant community contains an abundance of wild carrot Daucus carota, fairy flax Linum catharticum, greater knapweed Centaurea scabiosa and rest-harrow Ononis repens.

Alpine Meadow

… quaker grass Briza media, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, fairy flax Linum catharticum and dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule. The grassland contains abundant orchids, the most frequent species being common twayblade Neottia ovata and common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchs…

Belah Woods and Pastures

…cies such as flea sedge Carex pulicaris, carnation sedge C. panicea, fairy flax Linum catharticum, quaking grass Briza media and the nationally scarce bird’s eye primrose Primula farinosa. Some areas of acidic rushy pasture on lower ground support meadowsweet, water avens Geum ri…

Charing Beech Hangers

…ne Epipactis helleborine is found in scattered grassy clearings with fairy flax Linum catharticum and common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium. Woodland dominated by beech, hazel, ash and sycamore, has become established in disused chalk pits at the top of the slope. The underst…

Burcombe Down

…, eyebright Euphrasia nemorosa, autumn gentian Gentianella amarella, fairy flax Linum catharticum and hound's tongue Cynoglossum officinale. Other species associated with lighter grazing include marjoram Origanum vulgare, wild basil Clinopodium vulgare, common valerian Valeriana …

Shirburn Hill

…ed herbs. These include common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, purging flax Linum catharticum, felwort Gentianella amarella, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris and wild thyme Thymus praecox. Large areas of the slopes are grazed only lightly. Thes…

Figsbury Ring

…tic chalk herbs, for instance burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga, fairy flax Linum catharticum and kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria, are also present. On some areas where the ground has been disturbed round leaved fluellen Kickxia spuria, an uncommon arable weed, can be found…

Runkerry

…estuca rubra. Herbs include birdsfoot trefoil Lotus corniculatus and fairy flax Linum catharticum. Damper natural depressions within the site are principally dominated by bryophytes, notably a carpet of the moss Rhytidiadelphus triquetrus. Sand sedge Carex arenaria and eyebright …

Little Heath, Barnham

…careous grassland species such as kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria, fairy flax Linum catharticum field scabious Knautia arvensis and wild thyme Thymus praecox. Locally rare species such as purple milk vetch Astragalus danicus and rest-harrow Ononis repens also occur in small num…

Baverstock Juniper Bank

…of shorter turf where finer low growing chalk herbs survive, such as fairy flax Linum catharticum and squinancywort Asperula cynanchica. The mosaic of grassland and scrub supports a variety of fauna, although recording has been limited to date. Juniper is the sole host to various…

Woldingham & Oxted Downs

…h quaking grass Briza media, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, purging flax Linum catharticum, bee orchid Ophrys apifera, thyme Thymus praecox, common centaury Centaurium erythraea, yellow wort Blackstonia perfoliata and early gentian Gentianella anglica, a plant found only i…

Bishop Wilton Deep Dale

…eed Pilosella officinarum, bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, purging flax Linum catharticum, burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga, cowslip Primula veris, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba and thyme Thymus praecox. In general the south and east facing slopes are richer than…

Pen y ghent Gill

…of the calcareous area, with salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba and purging flax Linum catharticum particularly on south facing slopes. The north facing slopes are generally more acidic in character and support mainly neutral grassland dominated by sheep's fescue Festuca ovina and…

Cottam Well Dale

…awkbit Leontodon hispidus, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, fairy flax Linum catharticum, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria, saw wort Serratula tinctoria and thyme Thymus praecox. Although coarser grasses such as tor grass Brachypodium…

Fulwell & Carley Hill Quarries

…s capillaris and quaking grass, with an abundance of herbs including fairy flax Linum catharticum, common centaury Centauium erythraea autumn gentian Gentianella amarella and carline thistle Carlina vulgaris. yellow wort Blackstonia perfoliata and blue fleabane Erigeron acris are…

Quarry Farm Meadow

…iza media and field scabious Knautia arvensis occur frequently, with fairy flax Linum catharticum, burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium and yellow wort Blackstonia perfoliata. Locally uncommon species…

Odstock Down

…ing salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule, fairy flax Linum catharticum and hoary plantain Plantago media. Several more uncommon species characteristic of high quality chalk grassland are frequent such as horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa, chalk milkwor…

Risby Warren

…ith associated species including carline thistle Carlina vulgaris, purging flax Linum catharticum, purple milk vetch Astragalus danicus and common centaury Centaurium erythraea. Bracken Pteridium aquilinum dominates the vegetation on the deeper more loamy soil of the south facing…

River Ure Grasslands

… Autumn gentian Gentianella amarella, hoary plantain Plantago media, fairy flax Linum catharticum and common rest-harrow Ononis repens. At the Riddings, the calcareous knolls are set in a matrix of semi improved neutral grassland in which pignut Conopodium majus is abundant. Ther…

Cobbler's Plain Meadows, Devauden

…ted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii, dyer's greenweed Genista tinctoria, fairy flax Linum Catharticum, yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor and devil's-bit scabious Succisa pratensis. Also present in the eastern meadow are common twayblade Neottia ovata, green-winged orchid Anacamptis mori…

Twinhills Woods and Meadows

…s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus, fairy flax Linum catharticum, field scabious Knautia arvensis, cowslip Primula veris, common milkwort Polygala vulgaris, common rest-harrow Ononis repens, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, wild thyme Thymus pra…

Heath Hill Farm

…e ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, hoary plantain Plantago media, fairy flax Linum catharticum, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. The rush pasture supports additional species to those found in the neutral grassland. These include marsh bedstraw…

Cwm Llanwenarth Meadows

…eps fescue Festuca ovina with many species of sedge; herbs include purging flax Linum catharticum, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica and devils bit scabious Succisa pratensis. The fen meadow communities are variously dominated by purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, rush Juncus arti…

Maes Hiraddug

…e Carex flacca, agrimony Agrimonia eupatoria, cowslip Primula veris, fairy flax Linum catharticum and yellow-wort Blackstonia perfoliata are also present within the sward which indicates that there is some base enrichment of the underlying soil. The uncommon plant species, pepper…

Thrislington Plantation

…sis. glaucous sedge Carex flacca, rockrose Helianthemum nummularium, fairy flax Linum catharticum, burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, lesser scabious, black and greater knapweeds Centaurea nigra and C. sabiosa and harebell Campanula rotundif…

Williamston River Shingle

…y diverse, with plants such as meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis, purging flax Linum catharticum salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens. Scrub, comprising gorse Ulex europaeus, downy birch Betula pubescens, goat willow Salix caprea and alder A…

Newton Mask

…reous meadowland. They include green winged orchid Anacamptis morio, fairy flax Linum catharticum, twayblade Neottia ovata, adder’s tongue fern Ophioglossum vulgatum, cowslip Primula veris, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, bugle Ajuga reptans, spring sedge Carex caryophyllea, pign…

Bann Estuary

… 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 pleurocarpous mosses, the most frequent being Rhytidiadelphus triquetrus. Rare moss species…

Stevington Marsh

…a, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, dwarf thistle Cirsium acaulen, fairy flax Linum catharticum, common rest-harrow Ononis repens, lady's bedstraw Galium verum and large thyme Thymus pulegioides.

Sudborough Green Lodge Meadows

…arex flacca are locally abundant. Among the more notable species are fairy flax Linum catharticum, green winged orchid Anacamptis morio, adder’s tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum, pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus and common milkwort Polygala vulgaris. Ponds, scattered scrub, mature will…

Deadman's Grave, Icklingham

…t variety in the shortest most open areas. Typical species include purging flax Linum catharticum, purple milk vetch Astragalus danicus, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria, blue fleabane Erigeron acris and eyebright Euphrasia spp. The sparsely vegetated chalk has a similar range…

Tudor Farm Bank

…s, dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule, yellow wort Blackstonia perfoliata, fairy flax Linum catharticum, wild thyme Thymus praecox and its uncommon relative, large thyme Thymus polytrichus. The presence of abundant thyme and common knapweed Centaurea nigra in particular, is typical of …

Micklefield Meadow

…lium 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 most unusual in the county. Only one other known site, Salt Meadow, has a comparable…

Swinstead Valley

…d is more open and patches of bare ground are present, herbs such as fairy flax Linum catharticum, harebell and clustered bellflower Campanula rotundifolia and C. glomerata, pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis, carline thistle Carlina vulgaris, cowslip Primula veris, common m…

Bliss Gate Pastures

…here is a zone of scrub with hawthorn Crataegus monogyna, bracken Pteridium aquilinum, western gorse Ulex gallii and ash Fraxinus excelsior. In the southern pasture the sward corresponds to the heath grass Danthonia decumbens sub community of the mesotrophic neutral grassland ty…

West Newlandside Meadows

…ange of species characteristic of mildly calcicolous sites including fairy flax Linum catharticum, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, spring sedge Carex caryophyllea, common bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus and mountain pansy Viola lutea as well as bitter vetch Lathyrus monta…

Simonside Hills

…rsh valerian Valeriana dioica, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, fairy flax Linum catharticum, common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris and, more rarely, grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris. One flush system has black bog rush Schoenus nigricans and there are several with bog…

Whitesike Mine and Flinty Fell

… Festuca ovina and common bent Agrostis capillaris and herbs such as fairy flax Linum catharticum and birds foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus. Along with this metallophyte community there are transitions to both limestone grassland and heath. The limestone grassland is typified by…

Winklebury Hill

…sorba, dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule, glaucous sedge Carex flacca and fairy flax Linum catharticum are examples of those occurring consistently throughout the turf. There is an exceptional range of species which are indicative of continuous management without ploughing, fertiliser…

Dowalton Loch

… fine displays of the northern marsh orchid occur in damper areas. Purging flax Linum catharticum is present on the more alkaline areas of grassland. A significant proportion of the site is swamp and fen with willow carr. Drier carr has a series of hummocks formed round old tree …

Chimney Meadows

…osurus 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 relatively dry…

Totamore Dunes and Loch Ballyhaugh

…Sedum acre, eyebright Euphrasia sp., yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor, fairy flax Linum catharticum, selfheal Prunella vulgaris, red bartsia Odontites vernus, and cow parsnip Heracleum sphondylium. Uncommon plants such as adder’s-tongue fern Ophioglossum vulgatum are present in man…

Scout and Cunswick Scars

…omosa, wild thyme Thymus praecox, squinancywort Asperula cynanchica, fairy flax Linum catharticum, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum and the local lesser meadow rue Thalictrum minus. In addition to limestone bedstraw a number of other montane or northern species occur thro…

Fulbourn Fen

…ch as cowslip Primula veris, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba and purging flax Linum catharticum. The wetter areas support tall fen vegetation including species such as marsh orchids Dactylorhiza spp., fen bedstraw Galium uliginosum, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria and fleabane …

Tulach Hill

…s, rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, quaking grass Briza media and fairy flax Linum catharticum. In places bearberry Arctostaphylos uva-ursi occurs in these grasslands giving rise to a rare variant community known only from highland Perthshire. The limestone pavement on Tulach …

Newlands

…tus are locally abundant with a range of other small herbs including fairy flax Linum catharticum, eyebright Euphrasia officinalis agg. and two species of lady's mantle Alchemilla glabra and Alchemilla xanthochlora. These species reflect locally base-rich soil conditions. Where t…

St. Catherine's Hill

…rseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa, kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria, fairy flax Linum catharticum, clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata, autumn lady's tresses Spiranthes spiralis and frog orchid Dactylorhiza viridis. This short sward contrasts with the well developed field la…

Stockbridge Down

… kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria, stemless thistle Cirsium acaule, fairy flax Linum catharticum, mignonette Reseda lutea, thyme Thymus polytrichus, thyme leaved sandwort Arenaria serpyllifolia and the parasitic knapweed broomrape Orobanche elatior. Bronze Age round barrows and…

Lambley River Shingles

… and mountain pansy Viola lutea, along with pignut Conopodium majus, fairy flax Linum catharticum and field wood rush Luzula campestris. Other Information This site forms part of the 'Tyne / Allen River Gravels', a nationally important complex of sites which although not listed …

Kennet and Lambourn Floodplain

…es include marsh valerian Valeriana dioica, water avens Geum rivale, fairy flax Linum catharticum, marsh marigold Caltha palustris and the moss Climacium dendroides. This area is also notable in supporting an outstanding assemblage of wetland invertebrates. The snail killing fli…

Dallow Downs and Winsdon Hill

…Poterium sanguisorba, common bird’s-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus, fairy flax Linum catharticum, greater knapweed Centaurea scabiosa and field scabious Knautia arvensis. The diversity of calcareous plants also includes dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule, small scabious Scabiosa colum…

Calgary Dunes

…phrasia officinalis agg. Other typical machair flowers occurring are fairy flax Linum catharticum, mouse-ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, autumn hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis, lesser meadow-rue Thalictrum minus, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, red clover Trifolium pratens…

Tonnagh Quarry

… red fescue Festuca rubra, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, fairy flax Linum catharticum and common centaury Centaurium erythraea. A wooded bank across the mouth of the quarry which is dominated by alder Alnus glutinosa and downy birch Betula pubescens provides shelter f…

Stow-cum-Quy Fen

… Chalk Marl and are characterised by the presence of herbs such as purging flax Linum catharticum, cowslip Primula veris, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba and the quaking grass Briza media. The pools have a good range of emergent and aquatic living plants including reed Phragmit…

The Bury Farm

…such as dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule, wild thyme Thymus polytrichus, fairy flax Linum catharticum, rest-harrow Ononis repens, wild carrot Daucus carota, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum and eyebrights Euphrasia spp. The most northerly field, close to the farm track, has …

Long Knoll

… gentian Gentianella amarella and plentiful devil's bit scabious and fairy flax Linum catharticum. Small areas of scattered scrub occur; these are predominantly hawthorn but with some ash and elder. There has been limited faunal recording but the scrub is attractive to linnet and…

Hackpen, Warren & Gramp's Hill Downs

…sus, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, wild thyme Thymus praecox, purging flax Linum catharticum and common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii. The western half is grassland dominated by meadow grass Poa sp. It also has patches of bare soil and rabbit damaged slopes which have …

Spadeadam Mires

…ther calcicolous species such as eyebright Euphrasia officinalis and fairy flax Linum catharticum. These flushes occur at Raining Sike, on the eastern edge of the site and are also found at Rash Bush Rigg and Priorlancy. Little is known of the faunal interest of the site though …

Queestmoor Meadow

…eye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare, meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis, fairy flax Linum catharticum, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor and pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus. In addition there are several species which are locally uncommon, such as dyers’ greenweed Genista tinctoria and m…

Middle Hope

…ird'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 erythraea. The scrub towards t…

Greenham and Crookham Commons

…plants as wild carrot Daucus carota, dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule, purging flax Linum catharticum, pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis, burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga and the mosses Trichostomum and Encalypta streptocarpa growing alongside more typically acid loving pl…

Hooks Well Meadows, Great Cressingham

…nt with quaking grass Briza media, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, purging flax Linum catharticum and hoary plantain Plantago media all occurring. The woodland is alder Alnus glutinosa carr notable for its rich ground flora of both woodland and shade tolerant fen plants, includi…

Clarke's Pool Meadow

…corniculatus, cowslip Primula veris, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, fairy flax Linum catharticum, burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga, pignut Conopodium majus and devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis. Towards the edges of the fields species which are more characteristic of w…

Coston Fen, Runhall

…areous grassland flora dominated by 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 gre…

Trimdon Limestone Quarry

… blue fleabane Erigeron acris, field gentian Gentianella campestris, fairy flax Linum catharticum, wild carrot Daucus carota, cowslip Primula veris, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea, frog orchid Dactylorhiza viridis, bee orchid Ophrys apifera…

Woodnook Valley

…h as greater knapweed Centaurea scabiosa, wild thyme Thymus praecox, fairy flax Linum catharticum and common milkwort Polygala vulgaris are still abundant. hawthorn scrub Crataegus monogyna is confined to the north eastern corner of this field and a few isolated bushes and provid…

Hen-allt Common

…ties are also present. Much of the common is dominated by bracken Pteridium aquilinum, under which survives what is probably the largest population of meadow saffron Colchicum autumnale known in Wales. This species has declined both in range and abundance in recent times as a res…

Wilwell Cutting

… rubra and by a herb flora which includes wild carrot Daucus carota, fairy flax Linum catharticum, oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, meadow saxifrage Saxifraga granulataa and, locally, green winged orchid Anacamptis morio. On somewhat dam…

Caydale

…a, wild thyme Thymus polytrichus, wild strawberry Fragaria vesca and fairy flax Linum catharticum. The limestone grasslands of Caydale are especially important as they support species rarely found in the North York Moors, including dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, bloody crane’s b…

Herward Smithy

…bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, yarrow Achillea millefolium, fairy flax Linum catharticum, eyebright Euphrasia officinalis agg. and ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata.

Llymwynt Brook Pastures

…valerian Valeriana dioica, common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris and fairy flax Linum catharticum. To the north of the brook is an area of swamp occupied by lesser pond-sedge Carex acutiformis. Plants associated with the sedge are typically sparse but include wild angelica Angeli…

Stanford Training Area

…bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, quaking grass Briza media, purging flax Linum catharticum and the common milkwort Polygala vulgaris. Old established ant hills are often found in these areas and add considerably to the diversity of the sward. The longer established vegetat…

Hunsdon Mead

… foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, common knapweed Centaurea nigra, purging flax Linum catharticum and meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis. cuckoo-flower Cardamine pratensis, Kingcup Caltha palustris, jointed rush Juncus articulatus and hairy sedge Carex hirta are found in the dam…

Birchend

…x, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, hoary plantain Plantago media, fairy flax Linum catharticum and yellow wort Blackstonia perfoliata. In addition several locally uncommon species are present including dyer’s greenweed Genista tinctoria and pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramida…

Cavan

…spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata, red clover Trifolium pratense, fairy flax Linum catharticum, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula, eyebright Euphrasia officinalis agg. and selfheal Prunella vulgaris. Further interest is added with the presence of the notable frog orchid Coe…

Hurdlow Meadows

… 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. This species is generally ch…

Leziate, Sugar and Derby Fens

…rubra, quaking grass Briza media, stemless thistle Cirsium acaule, purging flax Linum catharticum and Autumn felwort Gentianella amarella. The damp furrows are dominated by creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens with lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula, water mint Mentha aquatica …

Coed y Gopa

…urnet Poterium sanguisorba, wild thyme Thymus praecox ssp. arcticus, fairy flax Linum catharticum and early-purple orchid Orchis mascula. The combination of predominantly broad-leaved woodland, herb-rich grassland and wide rides that link these habitats provides an abundance of i…

Fair Head and Murlough Bay

…shed grassland. Many of the drier slopes are covered with bracken Pteridium aquilinum. To the north of the site, below the Fair Head cliffs, the ground is littered with boulder scree. Scattered vegetation grows amongst this scree and is a mosaic of dry heath and acid grassland, b…

Chew Valley Lake

…impinella saxifraga and devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis, with fairy flax Linum catharticum, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba and dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule in more calcareous areas. There is a colony of several thousand green winged orchid Anacamptis morio and abundant …

Horton, Eastern and Western Slade

…ose Helianthemum nummularium, bloody cranesbill Geranium sanguineum, fairy flax Linum catharticum and glaucous sedge Carex flacca also occur. A western gorse Ulex gallii -bristle bentgrass Agrostis curtisii heath community occurs on steep well-drained slopes and intergrades at on…

Caeau Fferm

…grass Danthonia decumbens, mouse-ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, fairy flax Linum catharticum, burnet-saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga and tormentil Potentilla erecta are common, with harebell Campanula rotundifolia and large thyme Thymus pulegioides locally abundant. In parts …

Rotherley Downs

…d burnet Poterium sanguisorba, squinancywort Asperula cynanchica and fairy flax Linum catharticum. Plants which are indicative of a long period of uninterrupted management without ploughing, fertilisers or herbicides include heath grass Danthonia decumbens, betony Betonica offici…

Caeau Cnwch a Ty'n-y-graig

…s include pignut Conopodium majus, bitter-vetch Lathyrus latifolius, fairy flax Linum Catharticum, burnet-saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga, greater butterfly-orchid and heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia. The lower field contains small areas of mire dominated by purple moor-gras…

Castle River Valley

… hawkbit Leontodon autumnalis, meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris and fairy flax Linum catharticum. Where there is increased water movement through the soil and local waterlogging, then species reflecting the wetter conditions predominate. On the upper parts of the valley slopes s…

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