Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Afon Cleddau Dwyreiniol / Eastern Cleddau River

…atic plants often dominated by water-crowfoot Ranunculus spp, the aquatic plant Potamogeton berchtoldii x Potamogeton polygonifolius (cf.) as well as a variety of associated riverside habitats. The tributaries included within this site are the Afon Wern, Llanycefn, Rhyd-afallen, …

Tarn Hows

… and Nuphar lutea form occasionally floating mats and seven species of pondweed Potamogeton alpinus, P. natans, P. berchtoldii, Potamogeton obtusifolius, Potamogeton perfoliatus, Potamogeton praelongus and Potamogeton polygonifolius have also been recorded. The valley mire to the…

Claife Tarns and Mires

…e mire flora. Open bog pools with white water lily Nymphaea alba, bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius and greater bladderwort Utricularia vulgaris occur in a mosaic with floating Sphagnum communities coprised of over eight species of Sphagnum, with marsh lousewort Pediculari…

Outley Mosses

…autumnalis, marsh thistle Cirsium palustre, blinks Montia fontana, bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius, lady’s smock Cardamine pratensis, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, marsh willowherb Epilobium palustre, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, devil’s bit scabious Succis…

North Exmoor

…m valley mires occur. The marsh St John's-wort -bog pondweed Hypericum elodes - Potamogeton polygonifolius and the blinks -round-leaved crowfoot Montia fontana - Ranunculus omiophyllus communities are to be found in similar situations where the lateral movement of water is greate…

Cadair Idris

…s. Other aquatic plants which have been found in abundance include bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius in Llyn Gafr, alternate water-milfoil Myriophyllum alterniflorum, and floating bur-reed Sparganium angustifolium from Llyn Cyri. The characteristic bright green of the parsl…

Priory Meadows, Hickling

…the dykes supports a wide range of water plants including blunt leaved pondweed Potamogeton obtusifolius, bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius, small bur reed Sparganium minimum and floating scirpus Eleogiton fluitans.

Drumcarn

…ve been recorded. The open waters contain species such as broad leaved pondweed Potamogeton natans, bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius and greater bladderwort Utricularia vulgaris. Much of the swamp community is dominated by bottle sedge Carex rostrata with water horsetail E…

Montiaghs Moss

…l Equisetum fluviatile. A floating-leaved 'understorey' of broadleaved pondweed Potamogeton natans, bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius and more locally, frogbit Hydrocharis morsus-ranae occurs on the surface of the water. Additional habitat diversity is provided by the prese…

Hartlebury Common and Hillditch Coppice

…reas of open water support bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, broad leaved pondweed Potamogeton natans and bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius. All three British newts occur at this site. Several components of the invertebrate fauna of Hartlebury Common have been well recorded. …

Geal and Dubh Lochs

…arger Geal Loch there are white water-lily Nymphaea alba, broad-leaved pondweed Potamogeton natans and bog-pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius. Geal Loch also supports submerged species such as water lobelia Lobelia dortmanna, bulbous rush Juncus bulbosus, shoreweed Littorella un…

River Avon System

…ckens Water. Pondweeds reflect the more enriched nature of the Avon itself with Potamogeton pectinatus and Potamogeton perfoliatus in the upper reaches and Potamogeton lucens, P. silicifolius a hybrid between the last two species and P. berchtoldii in the lower section. In the mo…

Westwick Lakes

…uphar lutea is dominant in the lake but the fringing vegetation of bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius, bulbous rush Juncus bulbosus and bog mosses is extending into the open water. The swampy, marginal vegetation is being invaded and stabilised by birch. Water lilies dominat…

Ennerdale

…dew Drosera rotundifolia, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula and bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius. Of particular botanical interest is the occurrence of three bladderwort species common bladderwort Utricularia vulgaris and the rarer lesser and intermediate bladderworts U…

Bollihope, Pikestone, Eggleston and Woodland Fells

…ifrage Saxifraga stellaris, marsh St John’s wort Hypericum elodes, bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius and bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella. The pale forget-me-not Myosotis stolonifera which is nationally scarce occurs next to gills on Pikestone Fell. Other habitats of note on…

Cropple How Mire

…en occurs in the wettest areas with bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris and marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre. Of particular note is the presence of both lesser skullcap Scutellaria minor and marsh St John's…

Carn/Glenshane Pass

…r-fen vegetation characterised by bottle sedge Carex rostrata with bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius. Flushing by more base-rich waters supports species such as carnation sedge Carex panicea, pale butterwort Pinguicula lusitanica and bog sedge Carex limosa, in association w…

Llyn Llech Owain

… There is also much bulbous rush Juncus bulbosus var. fluitans and bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius, whilst shoreweed Littorella uniflora and water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile occur on the margin of parts of the lake. As befits the lake's trophic (nutrient) status, the …

Littleton and Balhamie Hills

…communities of few-flowered spike-rush Eleocharis quinqueflora and bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius in open gravelly runnels within the flush. A distinctive feature of the site is the extensive basin fen below Lochton Hill, with bottle sedge Carex rostrata, bogbean Menyant…

Biller Howe Dale

…marsh lousewort Pedicularis palustris, yellow sedge C. demissa and bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius. The drier, upper slopes of the Dale support dwarf shrub heath dominated by heather Calluna vulgaris, with some cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, bell heather E. cinerea, b…

Oakers Bog

…te beak-sedge Rhynchospora alba. Bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius are common in the shallow pools as is emergent vegetation including common cotton-grass Eriophorum angustifolium and jointed rush Juncus articulatus. The eastern arm of the …

Waun Cwm Calch

…gbean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre and bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius. Sedges dominate two further communities. Water-filled hollows have floating lawns of bottle sedge Carex rostrata, whilst adjacent to the source of the Trannon and associate…

Silver Tarn, Hollas and Harnsey Mosses

…eas purple moor grass Molinia caerulea. Additional species include bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius, round leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia, heath milkwort, common and carnation sedges C. nigra and C. panicea and the uncommon bog sedge Carex limosa which is restricted to…

Lydford Railway Ponds

…l disused reservoir at the north-east of the site are dominated by bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius. The site possesses a rich invertebrate fauna with an outstanding assemblage of dragonflies many of which breed on the site. Eighteen species of dragonflies have been recor…

Rhosydd Llanwrthwl

…ive soakway dominated by marsh St John’s-wort Hypericum elodes and bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius occurs. Very locally, springlines bearing quite mesotrophic ground-water arise, providing one of the most floristically diverse vegetation types found on the site. Species p…

Forsinard Bogs

…cal species found in ladder fen include mud sedge Carex limosa and bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius. Much of the blanket bog vegetation is dominated by heather Calluna vulgaris, hare’s-tail cottongrass Eriophorum vaginatum, bog myrtle Myrica gale and the liverwort Pleurozi…

Rhos Hen-Glyn-Isaf

…emp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius and the locally uncommon fern Osmunda regalis. Remarks: The site lies within the Brecon Beacons National Park.

Gwaun Ystrad Caron

…ra in the ditches includes floating sweet-grass Glyceria fluitans, bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius, blinks Montia fontana, reed canary-grass Phalaris arundinacea and water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile. Five main plant communities occur in the site, the dominant species …

Cullentra Lough

…ss Sphagnum squarrosum and in areas of more open water, occasional bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius. The emergent stands in the southern and eastern side of the lake grade back into more species-rich areas of fen dominated by sedges, with areas of alder Alnus glutinosa and…

Lough Corr

…w in plant nutrients and contain a range of aquatic plants such as red pondweed Potamogeton alpinus, small pondweed Potamogeton berchtoldii, white water lily Nymphaea alba, greater bladderwort Utricularia vulgaris, shoreweed Littorella uniflora and floating bur reed Sparganium an…

Winster Wetlands

…g bent Agrostis stolonifera, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula, bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius and common duckweed Lemna minor. The largest valley mire is found further west. Its source lies in the southern allotment at the head of the valley where a series of spring…

Cors Cae'r Neuadd

…oil Comarum palustre, with frequent bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius, bulbous rush Juncus bulbosus and the moss Polytrichum commune. An unusually wide range of other species is also present, including white sedge Carex canescens, water horset…

Waun Fawr, Puncheston

…giton fluitans, many-stalked spike-rush Eleocharis multicaulis and bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius. The pale butter-wort occurs in several flushes and the population is flourishing under the intensive grazing regime. Many of the young plants have been observed clustered i…

Cae Cwrtbrynbeirdd

…a and quaking grass Briza media. Bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius both occur where the soils are particularly waterlogged. The marshy grassland at Cae Cwrtbrynbeirdd supports a number of scarce or local species. These include whorled caraw…

Freshmoor

… the structure while any remaining wet open areas are colonised by bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius. Associated species include bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella, marsh St John's wort Hypericum elodes, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum and lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammu…

Englemere Pond

…., sundew Drosera rotundifolia, spike-rush Eleocharis multicaulis, bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius and bog St John's wort Hypericum elodes. Cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium and lesser reedmace Typha angustifolia are locally dominant. The western margin of the pond e…

Dark Peak

…ngs can be particularly rich in herbs, with blinks Montia fontana, bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius, water forget-me-not Myosotis secunda and occasionally lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula and round leaved crowfoot Ranunculus omiophyllus. Lesser skullcap Scutellaria min…

Bursdon Moor

…arex nigra, star sedge C. echinata, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius and water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile. Drier ground throughout the site supports patches of scrub dominated by gorse Ulex europaeus and bramble Rubus fruticosus, with wo…

Whitchurch Down

…rom its main centre of distribution. Where pools of water collect, bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula and round-leaved crowfoot Ranunculus omiophyllus occur. Carpets of bog mosses have developed elsewhere, supporting many flowering plan…

Long Mynd

…ttle sedge Carex rostrata, common spike rush Eleocharis palustris, bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius and bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata. The invertebrate fauna of these pools includes ten species of dragonfly and damselfly of which two, Sympetrumdanae and Cordulegaster bolt…

River Camel Valley and Tributaries

…lbous rush Juncus bulbosus, floating club-rush Eleogiton fluitans, bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius and marsh St John’s wort Hypericum elodes. The mosses F. squamosa and Hyocomium armoricum and the liverwort Scapania undulata occur here and along the whole of the river. B…

Low Gill Moor Wetlands

…alcareous flush systems. The acidic streams support plants such as bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius and bottle sedge Carex rostrata and there are acidic springs characterised by blinks Montia fontana growing over a carpet of mosses such as Philonotis fontana. Other wetland…

Rathlin Island - Ballygill North

…umber of wetland species, including bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius, bottle sedge Carex rostrata and marsh cinquefoil Potentilla palustris. https://www.daera-ni.gov.uk/publications/ballygill-north-assi

Tievebulliagh

…ty typified by few flowered spike rush Eleocharis quinqueflora and bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius. The margins hold a high brown moss cover, formed mainly by Scorpidium scorpioides, through which a short sedge and rush sward extends and includes dioecious sedge Carex dio…

Meddon Moor

…the presence of several small bog pools supporting species such as bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius and common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium.

Castle Enigan

…tentilla palustris, cowbane Cicuta virosa and in the wetter areas, bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius. In places, the vegetation is characterised by a tall and dense growth of water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile, creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera and bulrush Typha latifoli…

Hulland Moss

…oica. In the wetter areas marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris and bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius are abundant. Past drainage has resulted in the drying out of part of the site and the consequent development of dry heath with gorse Ulex europaeus and dwarf furze Ulex gal…

Afon Gwyrfai a Llyn Cwellyn

…ater-milfoil Myriophyllum alterniflorum. More localized patches of bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius occur in the upper reaches, and stream water-crowfoot Ranunculus penicillatus spp. penicillatus in the lower reaches. Shoreweed, characteristically a lake species, is quite …

Plas-y-Gors

…cks are peat-bottomed pools with bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius. Remarks: Within the Brecon Beacons National Park. Owned by the Forestry Commission.

Dilty Moss

…slane Lythrum portula as well as additional wetland plants such as bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius, common spike-rush Eleocharis palustris, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula and thread-leaved crowfoot Ranunculus trichophyllus.

Withens Clough

… cranberry are abundant while in localised pools of standing water bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius and bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata occur. Heather and cross leaved heath Erica tetralix occur marginally to the more specific mire vegetation while purple moor grass is a con…

Pow Hill Bog

…th bog moss Sphagnum cuspidatum, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius. Soligenous mire is found by the streams, around flushes and on the margins of the valley mire and is characterised by an abundance of sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus…

Greendale Mires

…support a characteristic flora with bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris and the uncommon marsh St John's wort Hypericum elodes. The very local intermediate bladderwort Utricularia intermedia has also been re…

Long Moss - Drinkstone Hill

… quinqueflora, broad-leaved cotton-grass Eriophorum latifolium and bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius. The nationally rare Alpine rush Juncus alpinoarticulatus also occurs at this site. There are also areas with tall swamp vegetation and a small area where raised bog has dev…

Sampford Spiney

…rass Eriophorum vaginatum, bog St John’s wort Hypericum elodes and bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius. The River Walkham and its tributaries are typical Dartmoor streams, being fast-flowing and nutrient-poor. The clean, well-oxygenated water supports an invertebrate fauna c…

Cuillins

… unusual species-rich minerotrophic flush dominated by Phragmites australis and Potamogeton polygonifolius. In this open water transition fen sedge species, including the uncommon slender sedge Carex lasiocarpa, are abundant. Two blocks of ancient and semi-natural upland birch wo…

Thursley, Hankley & Frensham Commons

…ditches of the open heath are highly acidic and support a flora of bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and marsh St. John’s wort Hypericum elodes. A number of larger expanses of open water occur and these are generally less acid. The Thursleyham…

Cefn Bryn Common

…led caraway Carum verticillatum, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius. Additional notable species are royal fern Osmunda regalis, oblong-leaved sundew Drosera intermedia and white beak sedge Rhynchospora alba. The clay-plugged swallow hole at …

Hexhamshire Moors

…lso support star sedge Carex echinata, carnation sedge C. panicea, bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula, marsh violet Viola palustris, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and locally, sundew Drosera rotundifolia and bog asphodel Narthecium ossif…

Lymington River

…ora, intermediate water starwort Callitriche brutia ssp. hamulata, bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius and least bur reed Sparganium minimum. Species found growing where finer substrates have accumulated and indicating more base and nutrient rich sediments, include fool’s wat…

Essan Burn and Mullyfamore

… Carex rostrata. The wetter, central channels are characterised by bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius with occasional stands of bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, lesser bladderwort Utricularia minor and bog sedge Carex limosa. On the steeper slopes and in areas of cut over bog,…

Illey Pastures

…minated by bog mosses Sphagnum fallax and Sphagnum cuspidatum with bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius and marginal species such as water plantain Alisma plantago-aquatica, branched burreed Sparganium erectum and water forget-me-not Myosotis scorpioides. Some scattered scrub …

Carey Valley

…is dominated by cow horn bog moss Sphagnum denticulatum and perfoliate pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius with dioecious sedge Carex dioica, a widespread but localised upland species of alkaline flushes, also occurring. Where the stream enters the lake from the south, an extensi…

South Pennine Moors

…es within the site. Green Withins holds the largest population of bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius within West Yorkshire and Ilkley Moor has the only known locality for chickweed wintergreen Trientalis europaea in the county. The latter is close to the site where the famo…

Spinningdale Bog

…ecting shallow pools containing bog bean Menyanthes trifoliata and bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius. The pools gradually become more broken and patchy away from the centre of the site and give way to wet depressions that are filled with Sphagnum moss including Warnstorf’s …

Lackan Bog

…uatic species e.g. two species of bladderwort Utricularia spp. and bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius. Further habitat variety is provided by areas of scrubby woodland, where birch Betula pubescens and willow Salix spp. dominate, and remnant bog vegetation, dominated by the …

Higher Moors & Porth Hellick Pool (St. Mary's)

…willowherb Epilobium palustre, bog stitchwort Stellaria alsine and bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius. The stream flowing from Holy Vale into the pool is the only running water habitat of any size on Scilly. There is a dense growth of hemlock water dropwort in the lower reac…

Rhos Goch (Rhos Goch Common)

…y as does bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum. Deeper pools contain bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius and lesser bladderwort Utricularia minor. A second type of bog pool is common nearer to the edges of the raised mire; here Sphagnum recurvum, Sphagnum cuspidatum and S. subn…

Mortlach Moss

…de bladderwort Utricularia species, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum and round-leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia.

Middleton Quarry

…and pools, which are sparsely colonised by stonewort Chara sp. and bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius, with water plantain Alisma plantago-aquatica in deeper water. On the shallow gravel and rock substrates of the quarry floor the open water grades into sedge rich soligenous…

Ottery Valley

…veral localized areas of marsh St John’s-wort – bog pondweed Hypericum elodes – Potamogeton polygonifolius soakway communities. A community type not found elsewhere on the Cornwall Culm sites is star sedge – sphagnum moss Carex echinata – Sphagnum fallax/auriculatum mire, sharp-…

The Moors

…id flora including abundant bog St. Johns’s-wort Hypericum elodes, bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius, floating club rush Eleogiton fluitans, bulbous rush Juncus bulbosus and bladderworts Utricularia spp. Where partly shaded, the local cyperus sedge Carex pseudocyperus grows…

River Barle

…y are alternate-flowered water-milfoil Myriophyllum alterniflorum, bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius and intermediate water-starwort Callitriche brutia ssp. hamulata. The bryophytes Scapania undulata and Racomitrium aciculare are common on rocks whilst Pellia epiphylla is w…

Llyn Mawr

…soligenous to aquatic transitional mire. Bog-mosses Sphagnum spp., bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius and marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre occur here. In other parts of the immediate catchment localised flushes rich in sedges Carex spp. occur.

Lurgie Loch

…ng; slender sedge Carex lasiocarpa, bladder sedge Carex vesicaria, bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius, marsh stitchwort Stellaria palustris, coralroot orchid Corallorhiza trifida; and beetles such as Agabus uliginosus and Ilybius chalconatus.

Drumlougher Lough

…and floating stands of yellow water lily Nuphar lutea and broad leaved pondweed Potamogeton natans. shoreweed Littorella uniflora is found in shallow waters at the edge of the lake. Swamp vegetation with water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile, common spike rush Eleocharis palustris…

Ludderburn and Candlestick Mires

…Carex rostrata, many stalked spike rush Eleocharis multicaulis and bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius. In other areas, hummocks of Sphagnum palustre and S. subnitens occur, supporting species such as cross-leaved heath, the moss Straminergon stramineum, devil's bit scabious …

East Nidderdale Moors (Flamstone Pin - High Ruckles)

…arly on Grewelthorpe Moor support bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella, bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius, blinks Montia fontana, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris and rarely, common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris. A nationally scarce species, pale forget-me-not Myosotis stol…

Okehampton Park Flush

…racterised by abundant marsh St. John’s wort Hypericum elodes with bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius. Not only is this community particularly extensive within the site, but it is also remarkably well-developed, supporting an unusually wide variety of plants. Bog pimpernel A…

Powerstock Common and Wytherston Farm

…unusual flora which includes branched bur-reed Sparganium erectum, bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, lesser water-plantain Baldellia ranunculoides and submerged floating club-rush Eleogiton fluitans, all of which are rare in west Dorset. The …

Cors Farchwel

…a rotundifolia, many-stalked spike-rush Eleocharis multicaulis and bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius. Much of the rest of the field has taller vegetation dominated by sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus. Associated species here include Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus, star …

Cors Gyfelog

…d spike-rush Eleocharis multicaulis, star sedge Carex echinata and bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius. Bog mosses are widespread across the site, with hummocks of Sphagnum papillosum, S. subnitens and S. fimbriatum and sometimes a sprawling layer of cranberry Vaccinium oxyco…

Cefn Blaenau

…ew Drosera rotundifolia, common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris and bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius. At the base of the valley slopes in particular, there are boggy areas with common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix and locally, many-…

Morden Bog and Hyde Heath

…he acidic open water in bog pools supports aquatic species such as bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius, white water-lily Nymphaea alba and bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata. Common reed Phragmites australis is present in swamp and scattered throughout the valley mire. Woody spec…

Chasewater And The Southern Staffordshire Coalfield Heaths

…e Carex canescens. The latter site contains abundant bottle sedge, bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius and Sphagnum inundatum. A swamp on No Man’s Bank is dominated by common sedge, marsh cinquefoil and common cotton grass, with bog pondweed, water horsetail and jointed rush …

Eastern Peak District Moors

…arrow runnels of flowing water have a distinct vegetation in which bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius is the dominant feature. Untypically, hare’s tail cotton grass forms stands within the wetter parts of many flushes giving vegetation transitional to blanket bog and cross l…

Glaslyn

…m, shoreweed Littorella uniflora, bulbous rush Juncus bulbosus and bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius, occur together with others often associated with slow-flowing, lowland rivers (water plantain Alisma plantago-aquatica, grey club-rush Schoenoplectus lacustris ssps taberna…

Landford Heath

…rt Hypericum elodes, round leaved crowfoot Ranunculus omiophyllus, bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius and marsh speedwell Veronica scutellata, which in Wiltshire are confined to the New Forest edge. Downy birch, Scot's pine and both common and western gorse are frequent in t…

Lough Alaban

… lake dominated by floating-leaved aquatic plants such as broad leaved pondweed Potamogeton natans, yellow water lily Nuphar lutea and white water lily Nymphaea alba. The northern and eastern shores of the lake are steep-sided with a peaty substrate that supports emergent swamp v…

Turbary and Kinson Commons

… bog pools contain common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium and bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius. Drier parts of the bog contain tussocks of purple moor-grass, and within the northern section of the Kinson mire system, nutrient enrichment and siltation give rise to swam…

Waen Rydd

…trata, with other species, including sharp-flowered rush, bogbean, bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius, carnation sedge Carex panicea, common yellow sedge C. demissa, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, common cottongrass, round-leaved sundew and a high cover of the moss, Campylium s…

Brendon Farm (North)

…us, with associated species such as bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, marsh St Johns-wort Hypericum elodes and common marsh-bedstraw Galium palustre. A patch of bottle sedge Carex rostrata, a local plant …

Slit Woods

…nd amidst flooded mine buildings in the northern part of the site. bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius is abundant in the reservoir. Small heaps of lead mine waste occur in the vicinity of the abandoned mine workings. These support open bent/fescue grassland and populations o…

Blackslade Mire

…ergia hederacea. The bog pools characteristically contain abundant bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, marsh lousewort Pedicularis palustris, marsh St John’s-wort Hypericum elodes and floating club-rush Ele…

Penllwyn-yr-Hendy

…d soakaways support species such as bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius, water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile and marsh lousewort Pedicularis palustris. Drier hummocks support a community dominated by purple moor-grass, carnation sedge, sheep’s …

Bradworthy Common

…lets support species such as marsh St Johns-wort Hypericum elodes, bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius and floating club-rush Eleogiton fluitans, an uncommon plant in Devon away from Dartmoor. There is a high frequency of heathland species including heather Calluna vulgaris a…

Deadman

…at bog communities develop characterised by the floating leaves of bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and marsh St John's wort Hypericum elodes. The insectivorous pale butterwort Pinguicula lusitanica prefers the exposed peat of the pool margin…

Muggleswick,Stanhope & Edmundbyers Commons & Blanchland Moor

…r moss Polytrichum commune, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum and bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius occur. The nationally scarce pale forget-me-not Myosotis stolonifera and the regionally rare round leaved crowfoot Ranunculus omiophyllus and ivy leaved bellflower Wahlenber…

Afon Cleddau Gorllewinol / Western Cleddau River

…bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius, marsh St John’s-wort Hypericum elodes, marsh lousewort Pedicularis palustris, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre and lesser skullcap Scutellaria minor. The lower reach is pr…

West Nidderdale, Barden and Blubberhouses Moors

…ontain scarcer species such as bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella and bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius. The nationally scarce species, pale forget-me-not Myosotis stolonifera, occurs in several locations. Other habitats of note on the site include those associated with past …

Southey and Gotleigh Moors

…ol communities have developed over exposed water logged peat with bog pond weed Potamogeton polygonifolius, common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium and marsh St John’s wort Hypericum elodes. As water moves away from the springs it spreads into channels which intersect low hu…

Glannau Rhoscolyn

…akaway characterised by Marsh St. John’s Wort Hypericum elodes and bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius, sea club-rush Bolboschoenus maritimus swamp, inundation grassland (including red fescue Festuca rubra, creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera and silverweed Potentilla anserina…

Subberthwaite, Blawith and Torver Low Commons

… bog mosses Sphagnum auriculatum and Sphagnum cuspidatum, bogbean, bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius, many stalked spike rush, common cotton grass, stonewort and bulbous rush. Very wet carpets of Sphagnum fallax overtopped by bottle sedge can occur on the edges of these poo…

High Lickbarrow Mires and Pastures

…nium oxycoccos on the hummocks with bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius and lesser bladderwort Utricularia minor in the water filled hollows. On the periphery of one such fen area a small colony of the increasingly uncommon globe flower Trollius…

Winfrith Heath

… have vegetation where marsh St. John’s-wort Hypericum elodes and bog pond weed Potamogeton polygonifolius are common. In other areas with lateral movement of ground water, purple moor-grass forms large tussocks with dense stands of bog myrtle Myrica gale. mires in the south-east…

Dolphinton - West Linton Fens and Grassland

…ring at Medwyn Mains Moss to regionally rare species which include bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius. few-flowered spike-rush Eleocharis quinqueflora and local rarities such as dioecious sedge Carex dioica, early marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza incarnata, greater tussock sedge Ca…

Croagh Bog

…an Menyanthes trifoliata. Open water channels are characterised by bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius and locally frequent intermediate bladderwort Utricularia intermedia, a species largely restricted to the west of Northern Ireland. There is also evidence of sub-surface dra…

Wellington College Bog

…alder buckthorn Frangula alnus. Sphagnum fallax is common here and bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius occurs. Away from the bog and wet heath, heather Calluna vulgaris dominates drier, open areas. bell heather Erica cinerea also occurs with gorse Ulex europaeus, petty whin …

Stubbers Green Bog

…ith a rich growth of common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium, bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius, common spike rush Eleocharis palustris, common fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica and rushes Juncus spp. Locally uncommon plants include round leaved sundew Drosera rotundifoli…

Bourne Valley

…leaved sundew Drosera intermedia. The bog pool vegetation includes bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius and lesser bladderwort Utricularia australis. Alongside much of the Bourne stream, through the middle of the valley bottom, the heathland is divided by a belt of fen woodla…

Borlasevath and Retallack Moor

… a typical semi-natural emergent and transitional flora including bog pondweed (Potamogeton polygonifolius), marsh St John’s-wort (Hypericum elodes) and floating sweet grass (Glyceria fluitans) and have augmented available habitat for dragonflies amphibians and waterfowl. Borlas…

Lurgan River Wood

…striella commutata, Bryum pseudotriquetrum and Philonotis fontana. Bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius is common along the open channels of the runnels. A small population of the rare green flowered helleborine Epipactis phyllanthes occurs at the southem extreme of Lurgan Riv…

Blaeberry Island Bog

…d ditches provides further habitat diversity, with species such as bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius. Blaeberry Island Bog ASSI also provides valuable habitat for associated invertebrates, birds and animals. Pools support a diverse water beetle fauna including species such …

Wallis Moor

…ennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius and bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata frequent in the innumerable runnels that crisscross the site. Pockets of flea sedge Carex pulicaris and carnation sedge Carex flacca indica…

Loch Tallant

…icular interest is the National Vegetation Classification M29 (Hypericum elodes-Potamogeton polygonifolius) soakway community that is an oceanic community found more commonly in Wales and south-west England.

Bramshill

…ng a small acidic stream. The areas of open water are dominated by bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius and very large populations of the nationally scarce pillworth Pilularia globulifera. The shallow, often exposed margins have a rich flora dominated by soft rush Juncus effus…

Carrick Heaths

…nd broad-leaved cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium var. elatius. Bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius and marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris are locally abundant in waterlogged runnels between the hummocks along with lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula, marsh St John’s-wo…

Carn Ingli

… Eriophorum angustifolium, devils' bit scabious Succisa pratensis, bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius and round-leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia. Other species found are cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos, wood horsetail Equisetum sylvaticum, whorled caraway Carum verticillatum…

Rhossili Down

…s Sphagnum spp.. Closest to the principal lines of water flow grow bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius and bog St. Johns wort Hypericum elodes. The ditches along the Whitemoor boundary are of interest for their extensive stands of royal fern, Osmunda regalis. The white beak-s…

Arkengarthdale, Gunnerside and Reeth Moors

…ocally, species rich flushes and bog pools are found which contain bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius, round leaved crowfoot Ranunculus omiophyllus and marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris. The nationally scarce species, pale forget-me-not Myosotis stolonifera occurs in sev…

Kernick and Ottery Meadows

…rifoliata, Sphagnum fallax, pale butterwort Pinguicula lusitanica, bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius and the nationally scarce wavy St John’s-wort Hypericum undulatum. The associated bryophyte flora is diverse and includes Campylium stellatum, Sarmentypnum exannulatum and R…

Trelow Downs

…lularia globulifera, which all occur locally in scattered patches. Bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius, slender rush Juncus tenuis and sweet floating-grass Glyceria fluitans are all locally abundant where there are pools of standing water. European gorse Ulex europaeus scrub…

Bryant's Heath, Felmingham

…ifoliata and marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris. bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius is locally abundant along the seepage lines. Calcareous springs emerge lower down the slope and small areas of fen have developed in the valley bottom. Reed Phragmit…

Great Haldon Heaths

…ribution in England. Pools have formed in places and these support bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius. Scattered scrub in these wetter areas consists mainly of willow Salix spp. The nationally scarce bog bush-cricket Metrioptera brachyptera and silver-studded blue butterfly…

Rhosydd Nant Eithrim

…n butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris, bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella, bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius, round-leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia, and bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum. Broad-leaved cottongrass is widespread in the southern part of the site, found in the flus…

Derrycloony Lough

…er lily Nymphaea alba, yellow water lily Nuphar lutea and blunt leaved pondweed Potamogeton obtusifolius. The lake margin is fringed by a band of emergent swamp dominated by common reed Phragmites australis, water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile, bottle sedge Carex rostrata, bogbe…

Llwyn-iarth

…contortum and S. teres. Marsh St. John’s-wort Hypericum elodes and bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius are locally abundant along flush lines or soakaways. The wet heath is characterised by frequent cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix and heather Calluna vulgaris with associate…

Eryri

…species as bottle sedge Carex rostrata, star sedge Carex echinata, bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius, and Sphagnum mosses, particularly Sphagnum recurvum, S. auriculatum and S. papillosum. In a small number of locations white beak sedge Rhynchospora alba is found in acid fl…

Burnhope Burn

…s are dominant together with marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius, long stalked yellow sedge Carex lepidocarpa, star sedge C. echinata and the bog moss Sphagnum fallax.

Rhos Rhyd-y-ceir

…ticular interest. They support species such as common cottongrass, bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre and lesser skullcap Scutellaria minor. Several areas of alder Alnus glutinosa woodland and grey willow Sali…

Frosses Bog

…. Associated species include marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius, marsh cinquefoil Potentilla palustris, meadow sweet Filipendula ulmaria and sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus. The ramparts between cuttings support dry dwarf-shrub co…

Cors Lawnt

…ollows contain a variety of acidic bog and flush communities, with bog-pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and areas of well developed bog-moss Sphagnum spp. carpet. On the drier ground, adjoining the farm road to the east, the flora becomes dominat…

Cors Gorsgoch

…hid Platanthera bifolia. Pools here contain common cottongrass and bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius. North of the stream is an area of mire with a drier surface dominated by purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea, with common sedge Carex nigra, tormentil Potentilla erecta and …

Cors Llanllugan (Llanllugan Mire)

…Triglochin palustris, common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium, bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius and algae of the Chara species. Both round-leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia and butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris occur in this area.

Llwyn y Celyn Wetland

…ernel Anagallis tenella and marsh lousewort Pedicularis palustris. Bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius occurs in the wettest areas. Natural transitions to greater tussock-sedge Carex paniculata and alder Alnus glutinosa fen are also present in areas along the stream. This spe…

Redlake Meadows & Hoggs Moor

…nywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, cuckoo-flower Cardamine pratensis and bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius. Large tussocks of greater tussock-sedge Carex paniculata occur extensively. A small reedbed in the central part of the site is dominated by common reed Phragmites australi…

Cawthorn Moor

…ommon in the North York Moors. Bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius and two insectivorous plants, common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris and round leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia, are also found together with a number of sedges, including …

Afon Teifi

… through peat, species such as the liverwort Scapania undulata and bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius with filamentous green algae occur within the channel, with species including purple-moor grass Molinia caerulea, mat grass Nardus stricta and bog-mosses Sphagnum spp. chara…

Povington and Grange Heaths

…ustifolium, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, bog myrtle Myrica gale, bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius and the very local great sundew Drosera anglica. Where slightly more base-rich water conditions prevail as in the bog on the edge of the Frome Valley, the usual bog vegetati…

Stagmire Moss

…c plants found in the ditches are mainly stoneworts Chara spp. and bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius. Where the north westerly flowing ditch approaches the boundary wall floating sweet grass Glyceria fluitans is found. Also present in this area are abundant stands of hard r…

Black Lough (Down)

…drier margins. The open water contains extensive beds of broad leaved pondweed Potamogeton natans. To the north the fen narrows, with some grey willow Salix cinerea scrub occurring around the stream. The western area of fen is centred on flooded peat cuttings, with very shallow …

Snelsmore Common

… marsh violet Viola palustris, bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella and bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius. Some of these occur in wet heath bordering the mire, in company with purple moor grass and cross leaved heath. A number of sedges and allied plants occur in the mires, incl…

Blue Pool and Norden Heaths

… Open water in bog and clay pools supports aquatic species such as bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius, white water-lily Nymphaea alba and bogbean. The southern part of the site reaches the extreme edge of the acidic Tertiary basin and the somewhat richer soils support less …

Pinbain Burn to Cairn Hill

…ng bottle sedge Carex rostrata, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, and bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius, with the moss Sphagnum subnitens and stonewort Chara globularis. Dry acid grassland of fescues Festuca spp., bents Agrostis spp. and wavy hair-grass Deschampsia flexuosa, w…

Ludham - Potter Heigham Marshes

… along the upland margin. The principal species of water plant are bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius, greater bladderwort Utricularia vulgaris, bulbous rush Juncus bulbosus var. fluitans, floating scirpus Eleogiton fluitans and the rare floating water plantain Luronium nata…

Coldingham Common, Long Moss

…allorhiza trifida, lesser butterfly orchid Platanthera bifolia and bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius. Other notable plants of interest include narrow buckler fern Dryopteris carthusiana, common wintergreen Pyrola minor, chickweed wintergreen Trientalis europaea, bog asphode…

Holton and Sandford Heaths

…sed by the occurrence of marsh St John’s-wort Hypericum elodes and bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius, has developed. Other typical plants of this community – bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella, many-stalked spike-rush Eleocharis multicaulis and marsh pennywort – are also found…

Rake Hanger

…folia and bur reed Sparganium erectum. The open water supports the bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius. Little is known about the invertebrate fauna of this wood, although the uncommon woodland grasshopper Omocestus rufipes has been recorded along the woodland ride at the foo…

Mynydd Epynt

…rass Eriophorum angustifolium, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius, star sedge Carex echinata and the bog moss Sphagnum recurvum agg., whilst more nutrient-rich springs support a variety of small sedges and ‘brown mosses’. The slender green…

Stover Park

…modified, the increased acidity being reflected by species such as bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius and bog myrtle Myrica gale. The lake and its margins support a rich invertebrate fauna. Of 26 species of dragonflies (Odonata) occurring in Devon, 19 have been recorded at …

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