Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Arfordir Pen-bre / Pembrey Coast

…clothe the drier dune areas; whilst dense alder Alnus glutinosa and grey willow Salix cinerea occur in the wetter depressions. Scrub encroachment has resulted in the degradation of dune slacks that were once the habitat of the rare fen orchid Liparis loeselii, which is now presum…

Sefton Coast

…d sandflats, embryonic shifting dunes, mobile dunes, dunes with creeping willow Salix repens, humid dune slacks, fixed dunes, dune grasslands and dune heat. Small areas of saltmarsh are also present. Its assemblages of vascular and non vascular plants, in particular the nationall…

Twyni Lacharn - Pentywyn / Laugharne - Pendine Burrows

…unes where the grassland is characterised by marram grass and restharrow Ononis repens, with dewberry Rubus caesius and red fescue Festuca rubra being common amongst a variety of species including wild pansy Viola tricolor ssp.curtsii and lesser meadow-rue Thalictrum minus. Marra…

Cynffig / Kenfig

…composition and stand structure varying with hydrology and age. Creeping willow Salix repens is ubiquitous and often abundant on the slack floors, along with other typical slack species such as variegated horsetail Equisetum variegatum, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, marsh…

Merthyr Mawr

…une slack vegetation at Merthyr Mawr is also very species-rich. Creeping willow Salix repens is locally common on the slack floors, along with other typical slack species such as marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, marsh helleborine Epipactis palustris, southern marsh-orchid Da…

Loch a' Mhuilinn

… Sorbus aucuparia, aspen Populus tremula, hazel, Corylus avellana. Eared willow Salix aurita, goat willow S. caprea, grey willow Salix cinerea and creeping willow Salix repens are also found on the site. There is also an intermediate type of oak, with characteristics of both the …

Montiaghs Moss

…ominated by alder Alnus glutinosa, downy birch Betula pubescens and grey willow Salix cinerea, with a varied understorey of other species such as creeping willow Salix repens, bog myrtle Myrica gale and Bay willow Salix pentandra. The ground flora is mixed, with species such as p…

Witton Lime Beds

…re and more typical of dune ‘slacks’. Scattered birch Betula pendula and willow Salix cinerea and S. caprea cover most of the site and creeping willow Salix repens is dominant in the scrub layer. Seven species and hybrids of orchids occur and of particular interest is the hybrid …

Epsom and Ashtead Commons

…eath with ling Calluna vulgaris, bell heather Erica cinerea and creeping willow Salix repens. Scrub is scattered throughout the open grasslands and consists mainly of hawthorn Crataegus monogyna, gorse Ulex europaeus and sallow Salix cinerea. The grassland and scrub supports bree…

Tayport - Tentsmuir Coast

…essional development from strandline, dominated by common couch-grass Elytrigia repens, through fore dunes and yellow dunes with sand couch-grass Elytrigia juncea, marram grass Ammophila arenaria and lyme grass Leymus arenarius, to grey dunes, slacks and dune heath with scrub and…

St. David's Airfield Heaths

…un Llandruidion has a continuation of this heath, but with more creeping willow Salix repens, and it and Waun Llechell are noted for their swamp communities dominated by water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre and grey willow Salix cinerea. A small…

Upton Broad & Marshes

…y former areas of open fen and includes bog myrtle Myrica gale, creeping willow Salix repens, guelder rose Viburnum opulus, buckthorn Rhamnus cathartica and alder buckthorn Frangula alnus. Alder carr occurs in long established areas of woodland on permanently waterlogged soils. A…

Hesketh Golf Links

…Leontodon saxatilis, marram grass Ammophila arenaria, common rest-harrow Ononis repens and creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens frequent. Occasionally more lime loving plants such as carline thistle Carlina vulgaris, common centaury Centaurium erythraea and purging flax Linum cat…

Duddon Estuary

… praecox ssp. arcticum, lady's bedstraw Galium verum, common rest harrow Ononis repens, the local dune fescue Vulpia fasciculata and the nationally rare dune helleborine Epipactis dunensis. Dune slacks, one of the most important communities within the dune system, occur in hollow…

Coed Mawr - Blaen-Car

… wetter ground supports a canopy of alder Alnus glutinosa with much grey willow Salix cinerea and hazel Corylus avellana. The ground flora is characterised by an abundance of opposite-leaved golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, creeping…

Cawthorn Moor

…eather Calluna vulgaris and deer grass Trichophorum cespitosum. Creeping willow Salix repens is found locally. The abundance of mosses, fungi and lichens is notable. The heath is being invaded by self sown Scot's pine Pinus sylvestris, which are dense in places. Downy birch Betul…

Dowrog Common

…ath Erica tetralix and western gorse Ulex gallii, and scattered creeping willow Salix repens. The driest heath has much bell heather Erica cinerea, whilst more open heath supports sea plantain Plantago maritima and lesser butterfly-orchid Platanthera bifolia. Patches of gorse Ule…

Goonhilly Downs

…ss-leaved heath and purple moor-grass often in association with creeping willow Salix repens and bristle bent. On the lower, flatter areas with deep, peaty soils, a diversity of wetland habitats is found. Tall fen vegetation, dominated in some places by greater tussock-sedge Car…

Corsydd Llangloffan

…at has developed east of Llangloffan Bridge is largely dominated by grey willow Salix cinerea. Unlike other wet valley floor woodlands in Pembrokeshire there are elements of downy birch Betula pubescens as well as some alder Alnus glutinosa and numerous scarce plants. The presenc…

Lytham St Annes Dunes

… surround these co dominated by marram grass, red fescue and rest-harrow Ononis repens with locally abundant sand sedge Carex arenaria, bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, kidney vetch Anthyllis vulnerari…

Darras Hall Grassland

…mmon spotted orchid D. fuchsii, common twayblade Neottia ovata, creeping willow Salix repens, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor and common knapweed Centaurea nigra. In parts the grassland has been invaded by scrub, ranging from gorse Ulex europaeus i…

Derwen-fach Meadow

…i. petty whin Genista anglica, bog pimpernel Lysmachia tenella, creeping willow Salix repens and eight species of sedge also occur. This is an excellent example of a herb-rich pasture which is still being managed in a traditional manner. The survival of its floristic interest dep…

Morfa Dyffryn

…x arenaria and herbs such as cat’s ear Hypochaeris radicata, rest harrow Ononis repens and wild pansy Viola tricolor ssp curtisii. Annual species including sea mouse-ear Cerastium diffusum, thyme-leaved sandwort Arenaria serpyllifolia and the nationally scarce dune fescue Vulpia …

Felin Fach Meadows, Cwmgwili

…s acutiflorus and J articulatus grading into more species-rich communities with Salix repens, Succisa pratensis and Pedicularis sylvatica. Plot 2, by contrast, represents the more eutrophic end of the range with Filipendula ulmaria, Hydrocotyle vulgaris, Angelica sylvestris, Vale…

Ockham and Wisley Commons

…kullcap Scutellaria minor, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum and creeping willow Salix repens and the largest Surrey colonies of bog hair grass Deschampsia setacea which is local in Britain and rare in Europe as a whole. Among the many local insects found here are bog bush cricket…

Rhos Llawr Cwrt

…nd S. palustre and the moss Aulacomnium palustre are prominent. Creeping willow Salix repens is present. Two enclosures within the western block support semi-improved grassland, where land improved agriculturally in the past is steadily reverting towards the semi-natural characte…

Belah Woods and Pastures

…scars. Wetter areas at the river side support alder Alnus glutinosa and willows Salix spp. The ground flora on the base rich soils can be diverse, containing dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, wood melick Melica uniflora, sanicle Sanicula europaea…

Smart's and Prey Heaths

…ix and purple moor grass Molinia caerulea. Other plants include creeping willow Salix repens, dwarf gorse Ulex minor, deer grass Trichophorum cespitosum and both long leaved and round leaved sundews Drosera intermedia and Drosera rotundifolia. In drier areas the sward consists of…

Straloch Moraines

…ding ling heather Calluna vulgaris, bell heather Erica cinerea, creeping willow Salix repens, mountain everlasting Antennaria dioica, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and the intermediate wintergreen Pyrola media which is classed as vulnerable on the Red Data List. The calcareous g…

Charnwood Lodge

…ath Erica tetralix locally abundant. Associated species include creeping willow Salix repens, petty whin Genista anglica, bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella, lesser skullcap Scutellaria minor, common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium and lemon scented fern Oreopteris limbosperma…

Scotton Beck Fields

…d rush Luzula campestris, green ribbed sedge Carex binervis and creeping willow Salix repens. The northern field is an inland site for sand sedge Carex arenaria. In the southern field is an area of impeded drainage where heather Calluna vulgaris, carnation sedge Carex panicea and…

Kismeldon Meadows

…, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, western gorse Ulex gallii, creeping willow Salix repens and petty whin Genista anglica. Herb species such as devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, saw wort Serratula tinctoria, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectu…

Limpenhoe Meadows

… are grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris, marsh helleborine, creeping willow Salix repens, bog pimpernel, cotton Grass Eriophorum sp. and heath lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica. A drier variant of fen grassland occurs on the highest ground and is dominated by purple moor grass …

Rhos Gellie

…pecies-rich sward dominated by purple moor-grass, with abundant creeping willow Salix repens, wetter areas 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-moss…

Poole's Cavern and Grin Low Wood

…es of local distribution within Derbyshire, for three of which, creeping willow Salix repens, marsh hawk’s beard Crepis paludosa and northern marsh orchid Dactylorhiza purpurella, this is their only site on limestone. The latter species is at the southern edge of its British dist…

Common Moor Langtree

… tetralix, heather Calluna vulgaris, western gorse Ulex gallii, creeping willow Salix repens and petty whin Genista anglica. Sedge species, particularly green-ribbed sedge Carex binervis star-sedge C. echinata, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, common sedge C. nigra, carnation sedge C.…

Lymsworthy Meadows

…us montanus, lesser skullcap Scutellaria minor, the dwarf shrub creeping willow Salix repens and a prominence of sedges including tawny sedge Carex hostiana and flea sedge C. pulicaris. In areas of impeded drainage a different association of species occurs with marsh lousewort Pe…

Upper Dunsforth Carrs

…y abundant in some of the meadows and there is a small stand of creeping willow Salix repens. By contrast, in one of the ungrazed meadows tall fen vegetation has developed, dominated by common reed Phragmites australis, with meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria and great willowherb Ep…

Hole of Horcum

… Vaccinium vitis-idaea, crowberry Empetrum nigrum and, locally, creeping willow Salix repens. Of note is the presence of bearberry Arctostaphylos uva-ursi on the rim of the Hole; colonies of dwarf cornel Cornus suecica on two north west facing slopes and the forget-me-not Myosoti…

Cors Penally (Penally Marsh)

…nds of marsh fern Lypteris palustris, galingale Cyperus longus, creeping willow Salix repens and royal fern Osmunda regalis. Tufted-sedge Carex elata is frequent in other areas. Lesser water-plantain Baldellia ranunculoides and celery-leaved buttercup Ranunculus sceleratus also o…

Oughtershaw and Beckermonds

… notable species including fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea, creeping willow Salix repens, kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria, flat sedge Blysmus compressus and broad leaved cotton grass Eriophorum latifolium. Semi exposed limestone pavement at the Helks provides an interestin…

Redlake Meadows & Hoggs Moor

…ant transitions into other habitat types including wet heath, Phragmites swamp, Salix carr, scrub and broadleaved woodland. A series of herb-rich enclosed meadows in the south of the site which support purple moor-grass – tormentil Molinia caerulea – Potentilla erecta mire veget…

Trona Mires

…The fungal flora, particularly that associated with the beds of creeping willow Salix repens, is also noteworthy by Shetland standards. The area is of considerable ornithological importance. Fetlar contains the majority of Britain’s breeding population of red-necked phalarope and…

Stanton Pastures & Cuckoocliff Valley

…r in these situations such as meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, creeping willow Salix repens, saw wort Serratula tinctoria and fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea. On the highest ground to the west of Bullgap Lane, there is an area of acidic grassland and wet heath. Typical speci…

Bann Estuary

…osa pimpinellifolia. Locally, stands of vegetation dominated by creeping willow Salix repens, together with frequent sand sedge Carex arenaria and marram Ammophila arenaria occur. This community also supports the rare shepherd's cress Teesdalia nudicaulis. Within the river estuar…

Killydonnelly

…. The notable greater burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga and creeping willow Salix repens can be found throughout the sward. Killydonnelly has been managed in a traditional way and has a high degree of naturalness. As a result, in addition to its grassland the area acts as an …

Southmoor Farm

…heather Calluna vulgaris, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix and creeping willow Salix repens, while where it is wetter and most acidic, patches of bog mosses Sphagnum spp. occur with bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum and common cotton-grass Eriophorum angustifolium. The site in…

Bursdon Moor

… gorse Ulex gallii as sub-dominants. Associated species include creeping willow Salix repens, petty whin Genista anglica, saw wort Serratula tinctoria. heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata subsp. ericetorum. Devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, green-ribbed sedge Carex b…

Brendonmoor

…l Potentilla erecta, devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis and creeping willow Salix repens. Bryophytes are also well represented including Campylium stellatum, Leucobryum glaucum, Breutelia chrysocoma, Sphagnum auriculatum and Sphagnum subnitens. The discomycete eye-lash fungus…

Dunnet Links

… polytrichus, bird’s-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus and white clover Trifolium repens dominate this area. The grassland also includes more unusual plants such as field gentian Gentianella campestris and frog orchid Dactylorhiza viridis as well as the nationally scarce hair sedge…

Shapwick Heath

…rostis capillaris with large patches of bog myrtle Myrica gale, creeping willow Salix repens and cross leaved heath Erica tetralix. Sphagnum moss forms carpets over the wettest parts of the heath. Large populations of orchids are associated with the 'mire' type and heathy communi…

Shaw Meadow & Sea Pasture

…nes in this community support carnation sedge Carex panicea and creeping willow Salix repens. Sea Pasture is essentially similar to Shaw Meadow but lacks the dwarf shrubs and is dominated by a range of grasses and sedges including red fescue, sweet vernal grass, common and carnat…

Redwell Wood

…. Relict heathland species include heather Calluna vulgaris and creeping willow Salix repens, a county rarity. Additional habitat is provided by the woodland rides.

Giant's Causeway and Dunseverick

…d red fescue Festuca rubra. Where this occurs at the cliff top, creeping willow Salix repens can become locally abundant in damp hollows, associated with a sedge-rich sward. Conversely, thinner soils and associated drier conditions support red fescue Festuca rubra, lady's bedstra…

Cae Ffos-yr-odyn

…ernel Anagallis tenella, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum and creeping willow Salix repens. In contrast, the steeper slopes are drier, and support a herb-rich sward. Of particular importance is the local abundance of fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea, which is not known to oc…

Bovey Heathfield

…gale. Many species are associated with the wet heath, including creeping willow Salix repens, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata, saw wort Serratula tinctoria, devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, heath wood-rush Luzula multiflora and s…

Lindisfarne

…ic unique within North East England. Dune slacks, dominated by creeping willow Salix repens and cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, are well developed both on Ross Links and also on Holy Island where they support the rare dune helleborine Epipactis dunensis, coral root orchid Cor…

Rhos Goch (Rhos Goch Common)

…hment of this species onto the mire itself. In the woodland proper rusty willow Salix cinerea subs. oleifolia is the most common woody associate, although alder Alnus glutinosa is prominent locally and rowan Sorbus aucuparia and goat willow Salix caprea are scattered throughout, …

Moss Carr

…ted and tree growth most advanced. Downy birch Betula pubescens and grey willow Salix cinerea form a patchy canopy over purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, heather Calluna vulgaris, cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, hare’s tail cotton grass Eriophorum vaginatum and carpets of bo…

Fallowlees Flush

…ious sedge Carex dioica, marsh lousewort Pedicularis palustris, creeping willow Salix repens, devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis, purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria and jointed rush Juncus articulatus. The f…

Rathlin Island - Kebble

… contain the dwarf shrubs cross leaved heath Erica tetralix and creeping willow Salix repens. The channels or plateau bottoms within Rathlin Island-Kebble contain small lakes and the hydrology associated with these has created wet channels where fen vegetation has developed. The …

Teesmouth and Cleveland Coast

…Puccinellia maritima communities, to stands dominated by common couch Elytrigia repens and its hybrid with sea couch Elytrigia atherica, Elytrigia x drucei, at the limit of tidal influence. The common saltmarsh-grass communities are diverse and sea aster Aster tripolium, common s…

Mid Cornwall Moors

…gustifolium and carnation sedge Carex panicea occur frequently. creeping willow Salix repens and mat grass Nardus stricta are common in some areas. Heathland and scrub habitats support a range of breeding birds including cuckoo Cuculus canorus, nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus, tre…

Fodderletter

…um verum, along with devil's-bit scabious Succisa pratensis and creeping willow Salix repens.

Morfa Harlech

…dge Carex arenaria, common cat’s ear Hypochaeris radicata and restharrow Ononis repens. Winter annuals such as thyme-leaved sandwort Arenaria serpyllifolia and the nationally scarce dune fescue Vulpia fasciculata occur within the semi-fixed dune habitat. Sand dune mosses Tortula …

Stoke Common

…well as cross leaved heath Erica tetralix. Local plants include creeping willow Salix repens, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, marsh speedwell Veronica scutellata and deer grass Trichophorum cespitosum spp. germanicum. bog mosses are unusually varied, including Sphagnum palustre,…

Ambersham Common

…rea with dwarf gorse Ulex minor, petty whin Genista anglica and creeping willow Salix repens. A number of mosses and lichens are associated with the mature heather, including Dicranum spurium and Rhodobryum roseum two mosses which are uncommon in the county and the lichens Pycno…

Trelow Downs

…Carex binervis are also present. Royal fern Osmunda regalis and creeping willow Salix repens both occur occasionally. The wetter parts of the site, adjacent to streams, support larger areas of tussocky purple moor-grass with black bog rush Schoenus nigricans and bog myrtle Myric…

Lakenheath Poors Fen

…site is also notable for the occurrence of the locally uncommon creeping willow Salix repens. The main dyke on the site contains broad leaved pondweed Potamogeton natans, water violet Hottonia palustris and cyperus sedge Carex pseudocyperus. The other ditches are only seasonally …

Hesledon Moor West

…ed rush Juncus acutiflorus, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria and creeping willow Salix repens. Of particular note are two species now uncommon in eastern Durham, the globe flower Trollius europaeus and pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus. Around the central dome is a complex of fen, sw…

Lydstep Head to Tenby Burrows

…aca. Many of the dune hollows are dry and most are dominated by creeping willow Salix repens, but occasionally bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella, water mint Mentha aquatica and glaucous sedge Carex flacca occur. There are still patches of Burnet rose Rosa spinosissima for which the…

Priory Meadows, Hickling

…le plants include common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium, creeping willow Salix repens and lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica. A distinctive flora has developed along the dry dyke edges where there is frequent royal fern Osmunda regalis, White climbing fumitory Corydalis clavi…

Poplar Farm Meadows, Langley

…urs in one of the meadows. Bushes of bog myrtle Myrica gale and creeping willow Salix repens are frequent and other species present include meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, primrose Primula vulgaris and devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis. A transitional zone occurs on the ed…

Coed Tyddyn-du

… sessile oak Quercus petraea in the older woodland areas, or with common sallow Salix atrocinerea, dog rose Rosa canina and hawthorn Crataegus monogyna in the younger areas of scrub. A bramble Rubus sprengelii, characteristic of the primary colonising phase of birch woodland, but…

Craig Wen / Cors Castell

…-grass Molinia caerulea, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum and creeping willow Salix repens as frequent associates; in drier areas both bell heather Erica cinerea and western gorse Ulex gallii are abundant. Two uncommon heathland plant species, marsh gentian Gentiana pneumonanth…

Jeffreyston Pastures

…oal Measures, and are surrounded by a scrub margin with many mature grey willow Salix cinerea. The central area of well-grazed neutral grassland contains much rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus, crested dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus and common knapweed Centaurea nigra, together wi…

Rhos Pil-bach a Phennar-fawr

… western gorse Ulex gallii and purple moor-grass, with abundant creeping willow Salix repens in the north east portion. There is a good variety of sedges, and several localised plants such as meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata, subsp. eri…

Whiteleigh Meadows

…s, heather Calluna vulgaris, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, creeping willow Salix repens, petty whin Genista anglica, tormentil Potentilla erecta and deer grass Trichophorum cespitosum, the last being uncommon in this area of Devon. The sward is characterised by abundant sedg…

Hall Farm Fen, Hemsby

…ularis palustris, common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium, creeping willow Salix repens. Purple moor grass a good variety of sedges present including star sedge, spring sedge, flea sedge and oval sedge. The orchids are mainly southern marsh Dactylorhiza praetermissa, early m…

Scotton Common

…e common lizard Lacerta agilis are frequent in these areas. The creeping willow Salix repens is found in the wetter parts alongside species scarce in the county deer grass Trichophorum cespitosum, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata and …

Deptford Farm Pastures

…sphodel Narthecium ossifragum, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, creeping willow Salix repens, heather Calluna vulgaris and cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix are frequent associates of these, while petty whin Genista anglica, an uncommon plant in Devon, is unusually abundant. Seve…

Ushat Head

…h communities in a mosaic with maritime grassland. Heathers and creeping willow Salix repens are the main dwarf shrubs. The rare Scottish primrose Primula scotica and small-fruited yellow sedge Carex viridula are found at Ushat Head SSSI. roseroot Sedum rosea and kidney vetch Ant…

Knock Dhu Sallagh Braes

…asting Antennaria dioica has been recorded in a steep gully and creeping willow Salix repens is found along the cliff top at Knock Dhu. Notable higher plant species occur on upper grassland ledges where grazing intensity decreases due to inaccessibility. The cliffs support a stro…

Penrhos Lligwy

…-grass Molinia caerulea, deer-grass Trichophorum cespitosum and creeping willow Salix repens. There is also a population of marsh gentian Gentiana pneumonanthe on the heath; this is a heathland species which has markedly decreased over the country as a whole in recent years. Mire…

Thorne and Doves Moors

…cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, heather Calluna vulgaris and creeping willow Salix repens are abundant, while the local petty whin Genista anglica is also present. Sedge species such as carnation sedge Carex panicea, common sedge C. nigra, star sedge C. echinata, flea sedge C.…

Invernaver

…her Calluna vulgaris, dwarf juniper Juniperus communis nana and creeping willow Salix repens. This unusual plant community is more commonly found on limestone outcrops and this is by far the largest area of it associated with shell-sand in Scotland. Saltmarsh Unusually, for the n…

Hertford Heath

…and Juncus effusus indicate wet areas where Sphagnum mosses and creeping willow Salix repens are found, the latter at one of its few county localities. Established secondary woodland is of the oak hornbeam Quercus robur / Carpinus betulus type, the understorey being of holly Ilex…

Doley Common

…here at one of its very few county localities. The equally rare creeping willow Salix repens is also recorded. Other important plants are bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris and marsh violet Viola palustris. The violet is the food plant of a stro…

Rhosydd Castell-du & Plas-y-bettws

…ctum and also other species such as petty whin Genista anglica, creeping willow Salix repens, common bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus and great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis. The neutral grassland is dominated by various grass species, including crested dog's-tail Cynosuru…

Rhosydd Llanddona

… heather and western gorse, together with purple moor grass and creeping willow Salix repens. Heathland merges into mire which is dominated by purple moor-grass with frequent creeping willow and cross-leaved heath. petty whin Genista anglica is widespread within the mire, as is b…

Merthen Wood

…gustifolium and carnation sedge Carex panicea occur frequently. Creeping willow Salix repens and mat-grass Nardus stricta are common in some areas. Heathland and scrub habitats support a range of breeding birds including cuckoo Cuculus canorus, nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus, tr…

Craig Hammel to Sgaps Geo

…are typical species in these areas. Spring squill Scilla verna, creeping willow Salix repens, sea plantain and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile can be found growing amongst the heather. Cliff ledges and crevices provide suitable habitat for plants such as roseroot Sedum rosea, sea …

Eilean nan Ron

…pes’ and has species such as bearberry Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, creeping willow Salix repens and lichens. Parts of the island also have coastal grassland which includes species such as thrift Armeria maritima, buck’s horn plantain Plantago coronopus and Scottish primrose Primula …

East Lizard Heathlands

…ntil. The wet hollows between the tussocks are characterised by creeping willow Salix repens, flea sedge Carex pulicaris and lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula. The ditches and streams of the area support wetland species including lesser water-parsnip Berula erecta, cuckoo-flo…

Coombe Meadow

… represented by cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix together with creeping willow Salix repens, tormentil Potentilla erecta and mat-grass Nardus stricta. Sedges are frequent and amongst those occurring are, flea sedge C. pulicaris, tawny sedge Carex hostiana and glaucous sedge Care…

Winterton - Horsey Dunes

…e Carex nigra, soft rush Juncus effusus, cross leaved heath and creeping willow Salix repens. The rare round leaved wintergreenn Pyrola rotundifolia has also been recorded from the slacks. Damp, fern rich meadows form a large area of rough, tussocky grassland behind the main dun…

Rhos Cross Inn

… and local in their distribution. The more notable of these are creeping willow Salix repens, which is abundant, petty whin Genista anglica, dyer’s greenweed G. tinctoria, whorled caraway Carum verticillatum, bitter vetch Lathyrus montanus, saw-wort Serratula tinctoria, fairy fla…

Landford Bog

…ort Polygala serpyllifolia, deer grass Trichophorum cespitosum, creeping willow Salix repens and dwarf gorse Ulex minor occur in this community. Scrub is spreading into the mire and in places forms a dense canopy over the bog vegetation. Although mainly birch, willow and gorse, l…

The Ings, Amotherby

…n, dog rose Rosa canina and small amounts of the locally scarce creeping willow Salix repens.

Ceann a' Mhara to Loch a' Phuill

…ps of sedge Carex ssp., marsh cinquefoil and common spike-rush. Creeping willow Salix repens grows here with early marsh orchid Dactylorhiza incarnata ssp. coccinea and adder’s-tongue fern Ophioglossum vulgatum. The nationally-scarce Baltic rush Juncus balticus is found in dune s…

Tuetoes Hills

… buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata and bramble Rubus fruticosus. creeping willow Salix repens, a localised plant in Lincolnshire, can also be found along woodland edges. Stands of coniferous plantation consisting of mature Scot's pine Pinus sylvestris also have a locally rich aci…

Marsett Rigg

…even heather Calluna vulgaris, bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus and creeping willow Salix repens. sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus is widespread. Flushing is particularly associated with the runnels of the northern slopes. Here and on the unstable ground immediately above the B…

Brendon and Vealand Fen

…heather Calluna vulgaris, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix and creeping willow Salix repens. A further plant community present on the site is a type of rush pasture, where grasses such as bents Agrostis spp, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanat…

Carrick Heaths

…opteris aemula, occasional stands of bog myrtle Myrica gale and creeping willow Salix repens and broad-leaved cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium var. elatius. Bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius and marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris are locally abundant in waterlogged ru…

Rhos Glwydwern

…sweet-grass Glyceria fluitans, bulbous rush Juncus bulbosus and creeping willow Salix repens. In places, wet flushes dissect the drier grassland. Near the centre of the site, one such broad flush has hummocks of the bog mosses Sphagnum capillifolium subsp. rubellum and Sphagnum p…

Tre Wilmot

…inia caerulea, common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium and creeping willow Salix repens. Of particular note is a very large population of marsh gentian Gentiana pneumonanthe and, in small open water areas, pillwort Pilularia globulifera; both these species have decreased mar…

Knockinnon Heath

…, and tormentil Potentilla erecta. The heath is shrub-rich with creeping willow Salix repens, crowberry Empetrum nigrum and bearberry Arctostaphylos uva-ursi. The site is also rich in flowering plants, including fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea, mountain everlasting Antennaria…

Dunnet Head

…ulgaris, bell heather Erica cinerea, crowberry Empetrum nigrum, creeping willow Salix repens and bird’s-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus. Typical maritime grassland species include red fescue Festuca rubra, thrift Armeria maritima, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata, devil’s-bit…

Trevaunance Cove

…l Narthecium ossifragum, common fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica, creeping willow Salix repens, saw wort Serratula tinctoria and royal fern Osmunda regalis. Dorset heath occurs in greater abundance in these wetter areas and black bog-rush Schoenus nigricans characterises the more m…

Rhos Esgairwen-fawr a Rhosgoch-fawr

…nation sedge C. panicea, marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris, creeping willow Salix repens, common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris, round-leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia and bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella. These flushes drain into extensive areas of poor-fen on the valley fl…

The Brinks, Northwold

…ed clover Trifolium pratense and hoary plantain Plantago media. Creeping willow Salix repens is also present in this community.

Austwick and Lawkland Mosses

…grass Eriophorum angustifolium, bottle sedge Carex rostrata and creeping willow Salix repens. The mires are joined by a corridor of sedge rich pastures valuable for breeding waders including snipe, redshank, lapwing and reed bunting. The site is an important locality for rare and…

Briggins Moor

…i, heather Calluna vulgaris, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, creeping willow Salix repens and petty whin Genista anglica which is a very uncommon plant in Somerset. Herb species associated with this community include: heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata, saw wort Serrat…

Rixton Clay Pits

…w wort Blackstonia perfoliata, blue fleabane Erigeron acris and creeping willow Salix repens. Related examples of this grassland type are found only on artificial lime wastes around Northwich and on naturally exposed boulder clay cliffs in the Dee Estuary. Other uncommon plants s…

Paines Cross Meadow

…ty containing plants such as green ribbed sedge Carex binervis, creeping willow Salix repens, heather Calluna vulgaris, cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, dwarf gorse Ulex minor, heath grass Danthonia decumbens and lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica. Secondly, along the southern edg…

Sandwich Bay to Hacklinge Marshes

…r's bugloss Echium vulgare, sea holly Eryngium maritimum and rest-harrow Ononis repens, whilst the nationally rare lizard orchid Himantoglossum hircinum and bedstraw broomrape Orobanche caryophyllacea have their largest British colonies here. Many continental species have been r…

Staddon Moor

…ross-leaved Heath Erica tetralix, western gorse Ulex gallii and creeping willow Salix repens. Of particular note is the large population of heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata subsp. ericetorum and the presence of petty whin Genista anglica, a scarce species in Devon. Moss…

Risby Warren

…er pond sedge Carex acutiformis, brown sedge Carex disticha and creeping willow Salix repens. Tree cover on the site includes several coniferous shelter belt plantations as well as scattered birch and gorse scrub. Other Information 1. During the 1986 revision the boundary of thi…

Murlough

…ts of Britain, and is characterised by an abundance of common restharrow Ononis repens with occasional wild thyme Thymus polytrichus and birdsfoot trefoil Lotus corniculatus. The Murlough system is the only known site for this vegetation type in Northern Ireland, and it is possib…

Eidda Pastures

…aris, bell heather Erica cinerea, western gorse Ulex gallii and creeping willow Salix repens. The locally rare, dyer's greenweed Genista tinctoria occurs in its only extant Anglesey site here. A distinctive assemblage of plants occurs on the thin soils around the bare rock areas.…

Newton Reigny Moss

…r spearwort Ranunculus lingua, marsh marigold Caltha palustris, creeping willow Salix repens, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris and two species that are generally rare in north west England, black bog rush Schoenus nigricans and great fen sedge Cladium mariscus. Also character…

Magilligan

…hymus polytrichus and kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria. White clover Trifolium repens, common ragwort Senecio jacobaea, primrose Primula vulgaris and tufted vetch Vicia cracca occur less frequently. A number of orchid species are present, including bee orchid Ophrys apifera, nor…

Newlyn Downs

…l Narthecium ossifragum, common fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica, creeping willow Salix repens, saw wort Serratula tinctoria and royal fern Osmunda regalis. Dorset heath occurs in greater abundance in these wetter areas and black bog-rush Schoenus nigricans characterises the more m…

Forest Muir

…ommon sedge Carex nigra. Bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum and creeping willow Salix repens also occur. The drier areas of grassland are characterised by sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, common bent Agrostis capillaris, glaucous sedge C flacca, carnation sedge C. panice…

Abbey Burn Foot to Balcary Point

…rica cinerea, wood vetch Vicia sylvatica, purple moor-grass and creeping willow Salix repens; hard cliff vegetation including thrift, sea campion and English stonecrop Sedum anglicum; swamps, flushes and cliff crevices including purple iris Iris versicolor, holy-grass Hierochloe …

Bradgate Park and Cropston Reservoir

…eath Erica tetralix, lemon scented fern Oreopteris limbosperma, creeping willow Salix repens and lesser skullcap Scutellaria minor. Small pools contain bog moss Sphagnum spp. and support breeding broad bodied chaser dragonfly Libellula depressa and the water beetles Hydroporus gy…

Southern Parphe

…cus balticus occurs where the dunes meet the impounded loch and creeping willow Salix repens grows on the dune slacks.

Sands of Forvie and Ythan Estuary

…se in Britain. Humid dune slack vegetation with species such as creeping willow Salix repens and cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix is a feature of seasonally wet dune hollows. Ythan Estuary The component habitats of the Ythan Estuary include extensive intertidal flats and saltmar…

Duncansby Head

…s Scots lovage Ligusticum scoticum, bell heather Erica cinerea, creeping willow Salix repens, sea campion Silene uniflora, angelica Angelica sylvestris, red campion Silene dioica, roseroot Sedum rosea and primrose Primula vulgaris. Seabird colony More than 10,000 pairs of seabird…

Waun-fawr, Cefn Cribwr

…w-wort Serratula tinctoria. Marsh valerian Valeriana dioica and creeping willow Salix repens are present locally. Variation in the species-composition of the marshy grassland often reflects soil moisture conditions. In drier areas, plants more typical of neutral grassland, such a…

Leziate, Sugar and Derby Fens

…e species include common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium, creeping willow Salix repens and bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella. An unusual area of ridges and furrows occurs on part of the fen. The calcareous ridges support a diverse rabbit grazed sward that includes red fescue …

Caeau Cefn Cribwr

…al-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and velvet bent Agrostis canina. Creeping willow Salix repens occurs occasionally. In a few wetter localities, grasses are replaced by tall herbs such as wild angelica Angelica sylvestris. Many of the purple moor-grass swards include base-demanding …

Castell Prysor

…a, C. pulicaris and C. panicea, globeflower Trollius europaeus and dwarf willow Salix repens. A second type of grassland is drier and dominated by common bent grass Agrostis capillaris and sheep's fescue Festuca ovina as well as devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis, betony Beto…

Blackmore Vale Commons And Moors

…reenweed Genista tinctoria, saw wort, pepper saxifrage, betony, creeping willow Salix repens and devil’s bit scabious, with occasional lady’s smock Cardamine pratensis, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria and fen bedstraw Galium palustre. In places, small numbers of the Near Threaten…

Skinsdale Peatlands

…ly scarce species, grows in Gorm-loch Beag . The nationally scarce downy willow Salix lapponum, creeping ladies tresses Goodyera repens and pyramidal bugle Ajuga pyramidalis grow on the slopes of Ben Armine. Breeding bird assemblage The blanket bog habitat together with freshwa…

Mynydd Y Fflint / Flint Mountain

…s include pale flax Linum bienne and an inland population of rest harrow Ononis repens. Alder Alnus glutinosa with grey willow Salix cinerea dominates the large areas of semi-natural broadleaved woodland found mainly along the valley bottom. The ground flora varies greatly with a…

River Wye (Lower Wye) / Afon Gwy (Gwy Isaf)

…, the banks become almost entirely dominated by stands of couch grass Elytrigia repens. The river banks is frequently tree lined. Willows Salix spp are common along the upper and middle sections, whilst alder Alnus glutinosa and ash Fraxinus excelsior become more frequent in the …

River Wye

…, the banks become almost entirely dominated by stands of couch grass Elytrigia repens. The river bank is frequently tree lined. Willows Salix spp. are common along the upper and middle sections whilst alder Alnus glutinosa and ash Fraxinus excelsior become more frequent in the l…

Gawdyhall Big Wood, Harleston

… ulmaria, yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum and creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens. There are also a number of ponds into which willows Salix spp are invading.

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