Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Candlesby Hill

…ulgare, perforate St. John's wort Hypericum perforatum, carline thistle Carlina vulgaris and burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga. Plants scarce in the East Midlands include bladder campion Silene vulgaris, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris and small scabious Scabiosa columbaria. Or…

Sea Mere, Hingham

…e Cladium mariscus marsh orchids Dactylorhiza spp., marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, yellow loosestrife Lysimachia vulgaris, yellow iris Iris pseudacorus and the rare green figwort Scrophularia umbrosa. Willow Salix sp. is abundant on parts o…

Aghanaglack

…ntil Potentilla erecta, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula, selfheal Prunella vulgaris. bugle Ajuga reptans, ragged robin Silene flos-cuculi, square stalked St John's wort Hypericum tetrapterum, marsh willowherb Epilobium palustre, twayblade Neottia ovata, heath spotted orchid …

Frevagh

…ntil Potentilla erecta, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula, selfheal Prunella vulgaris, bugle Ajuga reptans, ragged robin Silene flos-cuculi, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris, bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella, heath spotted orchid Dactylorhi…

Cwmsymlog

…hat, at Cwmsymlog, the dominant vegetation is a sparse heath of heather Calluna vulgaris with western gorse Ulex gallii, bell heather Erica cinerea and sheep’s-fescue Festuca ovina. Resistant species such as alpine penny-cress Thlaspi alpestre and morphologically-distinct races o…

Wharmley Riverside

…ey vetch Anthyllis vulneraria, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, bladder campion Silene vulgaris, wild thyme Thymus praecox, golden rod Solidago virgaurea and the hairy sedge Carex hirta. The grassy swards have false oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius, yellow oat grass Trisetum flave…

Creigiau Rhiwledyn / Little Ormes Head

…d other herbs such as wild thyme Thymus polytrichus and carline thistle Carlina vulgaris. Where hoary rock-rose is less frequent in this short turf grassland, a more maritime influence is revealed by the occurrence of spring squill Scilla verna and red fescue Festuca rubra ssp. j…

Mwyngloddfeydd Esgair Hir ac Esgair Fraith

…nce of either parent. A hybrid population of a flowering plant, bladder campion Silene vulgaris x sea campion S. uniflora – also occurs here in the absence of either parent and there is an unusual hybrid male-fern Dryopteris x complexa of uncertain subspecies parentage. This extr…

Brean Down

…itime element is represented by sea pink (thrift) Armeria maritima, sea campion Silene vulgaris spp. maritima, stagshorn plantain Plantago coronopus, scurvy grass Cochlearia danica and the brome Bromus ferronii. Areas of invasive scrub include abundant hawthorn Crataegus monogyna…

Allt Wen a Traeth Tanybwlch

…h Tanybwlch displays stages in colonisation from isolated plants of sea campion Silene vulgaris subsp. Maritima and sea herb-robert Geranium robertianum subsp. Maritimum to a closed sward dominated by red fescue Festuca rubra, with crested hair-grass Koeleria Cristata, rough clov…

Combe Haven

…mbankment; the latter group includes mullein Verbascum thapsus, bladder campion Silene vulgaris and wild mignonette Reseda lutea. FAUNA Breeding birds associated with the reed and fen include reed warbler, moorhen, coot, sedge warbler and water rail. Other breeding birds from t…

Tetford Wood

… non-scripta is locally abundant. Other typical plants include primrose Primula vulgaris, red campion Silene dioica, lesser celandine Ficaria verna, moschatel Adoxa moschatellina, twayblade Neottia ovata and sanicle Sanicula europaea. The richness of the site combined with the pr…

De Porth Sain Ffraid / St Bride's Bay South

…ritima, sea plantain Plantago maritima, red fescue Festuca rubra, sea beet Beta vulgaris, sea campion Silene uniflora and common scurvygrass Cochlearia officinalis. Shorter turf supports buck’s-horn plantain Plantago coronopus, English stonecrop Sedum anglicum, rock sea-spurrey S…

Northpark Copse

…r grazing tolerant species such as wood sedge Carex sylvatica, primrose Primula vulgaris, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, bugle Ajuga reptans, common dog violet Viola riviniana and the uncommon thin spiked wood sedge Carex strigosa a species of damp, base enriched soils and rest…

West's Meadow, Aldermaston

…pecies include marsh speedwell Veronica scutellata, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi and cuckoo-flower Cardamine pratensis. bent grass Agrostis spp., red fescue Festuca rubra, meadow grasses Poa spp. and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus are widely…

Sizewell Marshes

…tus. There are many other typical species including marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, large bird's foot trefoil Lotus pedunculatus, marsh orchids Dactylorhiza spp., bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella, yellow iris Ir…

Pashford Poor's Fen, Lakenheath

…ria and reed canary grass Phalaris arundinacea with marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi and blunt flowered rush Juncus subnodulosus. The fen consists of areas of tall fen vegetation dominated by reed Phragmites australis and saw sedge and areas o…

Hart Bog

…r Sphagnum plumulosum and S. rubellum with dwarf shrubs such as heather Calluna vulgaris and crowberry Empetrum nigrum, the latter present hereat one of only two stations in lowland Durham. On the south side of the site is a fairly wide band of species poor fen irrigated by nutri…

Winterton - Horsey Dunes

…cidic dunes. Dune heath has developed on the landward side with heather Calluna vulgaris, bell heather Erica cinerea, cross leaved heath Erica tetralix and bog moss Sphagnum spp in the damper hollows. The dune slacks contain an interesting plant community that includes common sed…

Lambert's Castle

… east and south facing slopes open heath persists, dominated by heather Calluna vulgaris with less abundant bell heather Erica cinerea, bristle bent Agrostis curtisii and locally some bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus. Open areas have a good cover of bryophytes and lichens. This heat…

Mercaston Marsh and Muggington Bottoms

…amine amara, common marsh bedstraw Galium palustre, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, water figwort Scrophularia auriculata, marsh violet Viola palustris and southern marsh orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa. The most acidic and nutrient poor p…

The Moors

…C. nigra, C. demissa, C. echinata and herbs include marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, devil's-bit Succisa pratensis, bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella, marsh bedstraw Galium palustre, heath spotted orchid Dactyl…

Silver Tarn, Hollas and Harnsey Mosses

…ith frequent nodding bur marigold Bidens cernua and marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris occasional ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, water mint, water forget-me-not, cuckoo-flower, lesser spearwort, square stalked St John's wort Hypericum tetrapterum and marsh cinquefoil Comarum …

Traeth Pensarn

… with these are plants such as sea fern-grass Catapodium marinum, sea beet Beta vulgaris ssp. maritima, sea campion Silene uniflora and sea mayweed Tripleurospermum maritimum. Where shingle has become buried in sand, species such as sea holly Eryngium maritimum, sand couch Elytri…

Monk Wood

…ariety of other plants typical of damp meadows such as lady’s mantle Alchemilla vulgaris agg., ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, cuckoo-flower Cardamine pratensis and adder’s tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum. Its importance is further enhanced by its juxtaposition to the unimproved gr…

Giant's Causeway and Dunseverick

…r slopes are again dominated by red fescue Festuca rubra, with primrose Primula vulgaris, common dog violet Viola riviniana, harebell Campanula rotundifolia and ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata all common. Local flushing allows the bog moss Sphagnum capillifolium to flourish …

Kismeldon Meadows

…mmunity is characterised by abundant dwarf shrub species namely heather Calluna vulgaris, 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 wo…

Ottery Valley

…potted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata, sneezewort Achillea ptarmica, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris and common sorrel Rumex acetosa. The ferns, hard fern Blechnum spicant, and lady-fern Athyrium filix-femina occur commonly, together with royal…

Coquet Island

…a rubra but with some Festuca ovina, with docks Rumex spp. and ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris. Maritime species such as sea campion Silene uniflora and thrift Armeria maritima are scarce. A variable population of rabbits graze the island and keep the turf short cropped, except where t…

Tullybrick Lough

…cuta virosa, in addition to more common plants like marsh pennywort Hydroeotyle vulgaris, water mint Mentha aquatiea, ragged robin Silene flos-cuculi, marsh cinquefoil Potentilla palustris, marsh marigold Caltha palustris and marsh bedstraw Galium palustre. The moss layer is vari…

Holton and Sandford Heaths

…ats. On dry free-draining soils the vegetation is dominated by heather Calluna vulgaris with bell heather Erica cinerea, bristle bent Agrostis curtisii and dwarf gorse Ulex minor also frequent. Western gorse Ulex gallii is also found occasionally on dry heathland in this part of…

Breigam Moor

…cous sedge Carex flacca, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, fen bedstraw, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis and saw-wort Serratula tinctoria. Associated with the fen meadow, and often near to old ditches, are oc…

Prestwick Carr

…eadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, common sedge Carex nigra and brown sedge Carex disticha which are common throughout. In addition a number of locally rare species are present,…

Braunton Swanpool

…icularly abundant together with marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, wild angelica Angelica sylvestris, purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria and the local parsley water-dropwort Oenanthe lachenalii. Of special n…

Misson Training Area

…d plants associated with this grassy fen meadow vegetation include ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, yellow loosestrife Lysimachia vulgaris, marsh valerian Valeriana dioica, southern marsh orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa, fen bedstraw Galium uliginosum and common meadow rue Thali…

Dunnet Head

…ssland on the cliff tops. Key species of the maritime heath are heather Calluna vulgaris, 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 …

Duncansby Head

…with maritime grassland. Key species of the maritime heath are: heather Calluna vulgaris, bell heather Erica cinerea, crowberry Empetrum nigrum, juniper Juniperus communis, and bird’s-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus. Maritime grassland supports red fescue Festuca rubra, thrift Ar…

Tuckmill Meadows

…n this sward are marsh marigold Caltha palustris, yellow loosestrife Lysimachia vulgaris, yellow iris Iris pseudacorus, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, marsh valerian Valeriana dioica and southern marsh orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa. The drier calcareous grassland has a sward…

Far High House Meadows

…flacca. The wettest part of these meadows support common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris, dioecious sedge Carex dioica, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, marsh valerian Valeriana dioica, early purple orchid Orchis mascula and marsh lousewort Pedicularis palustris. The pasture is a…

Florence Court

…clude wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, woodruff Galium odoratum, primrose Primula vulgaris, sanicle Sanicula europaea, wood avens Geum urbanum and enchanter’s nightshade Circaea lutetiana, with ivy Hedera helix also an important component of the ground flora. A number of orchids h…

Poplar Farm Meadows, Langley

…ther species present include meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, primrose Primula vulgaris and devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis. A transitional zone occurs on the edge of the Cladium dominated fen where purple moor grass Molinia caerulea is dominant with frequent quaking gras…

Catcott Edington and Chilton Moors

…rushes Juncus spp, marsh marigold Caltha palustris, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, tubular water dropwort Oenanthe fistulosa, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi and creeping Jenny Lysimachia nummularia. A few meadows also contain devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis. Many …

Inkpen and Walbury Hills

…t Polygala calcarea, woolly thistle Cirsium eriophorum and dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, which are now becoming rare in the county due to the loss of suitable chalk grassland habitat. Much of the grassland is kept closely grazed, generally by sheep, producing a close turf in whi…

Potter & Scarning Fens, East Dereham

…Parnassia palustris, great sundew Drosera anglica, common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris, marsh helleborine Epipactis palustris, common twayblade Neottia ovata and bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata. A tall calcareous fen community surrounds the central area and is dominated by reed P…

Barn Hill Meadows

…la ulmaria, purple loosestrife Lythrum salicaria, yellow loosestrife Lysimachia vulgaris, common meadow rue Thalictrum flavum and ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi. Common reed Phragmites australis and sweet grass Glyceria spp., are locally dominant along ditches and in the damper …

Tebworth Marsh

…arsh bedstraw Galium palustre, marsh marigold Caltha palustris and ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi. County rarities include marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, bottle sedge Carex rostrata and marsh willowherb Epilobium palustre. This merges into drier unimproved neutral grassla…

Rickle Craig - Scurdie Ness

…ower 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 fauna, with over 30 species recorded includ…

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