Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Greenan

…pport abundant grassy tussocks with a range of species, including creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, velvet bent Agrostis canina and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. To the north, there is an unusual fen community dominated by water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile and ra…

Slieve Gullion

…ted species include scattered wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa, velvet bent Agrostis canina and tormentil Potentilla erecta. On the lowest slopes, the heath is often characterised by the abundance of western gorse Ulex gallii growing in association with bell heather Erica cin…

The New Forest

…ted by heather Calluna vulgaris and bell heather Erica cinerea and bristle bent Agrostis curtisii grades into humid heath in which cross leaved heath Erica tetralix and purple moor grass Molinia caerulea are constant species. The humid heath on slowly permeable and often seasona…

Tyncoed Pasture

… thistle Cirsium dissectum, devil's-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, velvet bent Agrostis canina, flea sedge Carex pulicaris and tawny sedge Carex hostiana. Whorled caraway Carum verticillatum is a notable feature of this community. This is a scarce and declining species which is …

Drumcarn

…tion sedge Carex panicea, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, velvet bent Agrostis canina, tormentil Potentilla erecta, devils-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, marsh violet Viola palustris, wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris and marsh thi…

Long Herdon Meadow

…is glomerata, smooth stalked meadow grass Poa pratensis, brown and common bents Agrostis canina and Agrostis capillaris, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, red and meadow fescues Festuca rubra and F. pratensis, Timothy Phleum pratense, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, crested …

Cwm Llanwenarth Meadows

…ommunities in the valley bottom. The former is dominated by two species of bent Agrostis canina and Agrostis capillaris and sheeps fescue Festuca ovina with many species of sedge; herbs include purging flax Linum catharticum, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica and devils bit scabiou…

Derryvore

…ttle sedge Carex rostrata, marsh cinquefoil Potentilla palustris, creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera and occasional common marsh bedstraw Galium palustre and common valerian Valeriana officinalis. Another unusual associate of this community is creeping Jenny Lysimachia nummularia…

Glaslyn

…orkshire fog Holcus lanatus, rough meadow grass Poa trivialis, brown bent grass Agrostis canina, creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, together with a variety of poor-fen species, including meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens, ragged-robin Silene f…

Caeau Blaen-bydernyn

…ere is considerable variation between stands. Other grasses such as velvet bent Agrostis canina, common bent Agrostis capillaris, mat-grass Nardus stricta and sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum also occur at high frequency. A rich diversity of forbs includes tormentil Poten…

Broad Oak and Thornhill Meadows

…re of grasses and sedges -sweet vernal-grass. Anthoxanthum odoratum, brown bent Agrostis canina, common bent Agrostis capillaris, mat-grass Nardus stricta and carnation sedge Carex panicea being the most abundant species. Other characteristic and notable plants are devil's-bit sc…

Belmore Mountain

…re open, supporting acid grassland with a range of grasses, such as velvet bent Agrostis canina, common bent Agrostis capillaris, heath grass Danthonia decumbens, wavy hair grass Deschampsiaflexuosa and mat grass Nardus stricta. The mounds just below the southern plateau are free…

Marlbank

…ut generally it is more open supporting a range of grasses, such as velvet bent Agrostis canina, common bent Agrostis capillaris, heath grass Danthonia decumbens, wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa and mat grass Nardus stricta. Flushing from the limestone pavement has an influe…

East Ruston Common

…ds and gravels on high ground. The grass sward is dominated by brown bent grass Agrostis canina, common bent grass Agrostis capillaris and wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa with frequent tormentil Potentilla erecta, common milkwort Polygala vulgaris, sheep’s sorrel Rumex aceto…

Boldon Pastures

…e crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, red fescue Festuca rubra, velvet bent Agrostis canina and common bent Agrostis capillaris while sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, quaking grass Briza media and meadow fescue Schedonorus pratensis are less common but nevertheless c…

Marloes Mere

…ilverweed Potentilla anserina, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, brown bent Agrostis canina and creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, with amphibious bistort Polygonum amphibium and floating sweet-grass Glyceria fluitans in the wettest hollows. Common cottongrass Eriophorum ang…

Skelton Pasture

… the mire grasses such as sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, common bent Agrostis capillaris, velvet bent Agrostis canina, field wood rush Luzula campestris and heath wood rush Luzula multiflora are prevalent. Occasional ling Calluna vulgaris occurs amongst the grassy cove…

Mullaghcarn

…uently form a mosaic with upland grassland communities dominated by common bent Agrostis capillaris with velvet bent Agrostis canina, mat grass Nardus stricta, sheep's fescue Festuca ovina, and the herbs heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and tormentil Potentilla erecta. Boorin Wood …

Carn/Glenshane Pass

…rms mosaics with scattered stands of upland grassland, dominated by common bent Agrostis capillaris with velvet bent Agrostis canina, mat grass Nardus stricta, sheep's fescue Festuca ovina, and the herbs heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and tormentil Potentilla erecta. Associated m…

West Minley Meadow

…d sedge Carex elongata. Grasses are also well represented, with abundant bents Agrostis species, especially Agrostis stolonifera and A. canina, purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and quaking grass Briza media, in an atypical habitat. Common bent Agr…

Black Lough (Down)

…ssociated with floating mats of meadow sweet Filipendula ulmaria, creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, water mint Mentha aquatica, marsh cinquefoil Potentilla palustris and small pockets of grey willow Salix cinerea carr woodland. A rare vegetation community that is characteristic…

Farndale

…e dale sides range from acidic types with red fescue Festuca rubra, velvet bent Agrostis canina, wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa, mat grass Nardus stricta, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, tormentil Potentilla erecta and lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, to neutral, with commo…

Upper Nantserth Pasture

…caerulea, with frequent sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera and sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina and occasional heath wood-rush Luzula multiflora, marsh violet Viola palustris, greater bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus and lesser spearwor…

Shaw Meadow & Sea Pasture

…de devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis, marsh violet, tormentil, velvet bent Agrostis canina and purple moor grass. Further interest is provided by the pasture to the east which supports a good example of a short sedge rich grassland. The sward is dominated by red fescue, comm…

West End Meadow, Lunds

…vaticum. These occur with grasses typical of damp conditions such as brown bent Agrostis canina, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, rough meadow grass Poa trivialis, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and marsh foxtail Alopecurus geniculatus. In parts the steep banks …

Fforest Goch Bog

…e site are scrub fringes, with an understorey of purple moor-grass, velvet bent Agrostis canina and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus in the birch Betula pubescens scrub, and marsh-bedstraw Galium palustre, soft rush Juncus effusus and marsh violet Viola palustris forming the understo…

Rhos Pil-bach a Phennar-fawr

… fescue Festuca rubra, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and common bent Agrostis capillaris and a variety of herbs including red clover Trifolium pratense, common bird’s-foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, black knapweed Centaurea nigra, eyebright Euphrasia sp., yellow rattl…

Shortheath Common

…of higher plants occur, including common reed mace Typha latifolia, velvet bent Agrostis canina, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, soft and sharp-flowered rushes Juncus effusus and J. acutiflorus, the insectivorous round leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia and a large population …

Borrow Beck Meadows

… of fine, low productivity grasses occur within the sward including velvet bent Agrostis canina, sheep's fescue Festuca ovina, red fescue Festuca rubra, meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis and smooth meadow grass P…

Middle Crossthwaite

… trivialis, red fescue Festuca rubra, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, common bent Agrostis capillaris, Timothy Phleum pratense crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus and variable amounts of perennial rye grass Lolium perenne. The extensive range of herbs present includes ribwort pl…

Florence Court

…ted by sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus, with grasses such as velvet bent Agrostis canina and crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus and sedges such as carnation sedge Carex panicea, common sedge Carex nigra and star sedge Carex echinata. Herbs include devils-bit scabious S…

Knock Dhu Sallagh Braes

… grasses red fescue Festuca rubra, sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina and common bent Agrostis capillaris with abundant sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, heath grass Danthonia decumbens, downy oat grass Avenula pubescens and silver hair grass Aira caryophyllea. Sedges occur fre…

Drumowen

…dditional plants associated with the fen meadow include the grasses velvet bent Agrostis canina, heath grass Danthonia decumbens, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, red fescue Festuca rubra and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. Sedges are integral components of the v…

Breen Wood

…yacinthoides non-scripta, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, velvet bent Agrostis canina and the moss Rhytidiadelphus triquetrus of common occurrence. The wet scrub woodland which occurs on the intervening waterlogged valley floors is also strongly acidic in character. The…

Corbally

…occurs. The latter is dominated by Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and velvet bent Agrostis canina, with carnation sedge Carex panicea and devils-bit scabious Succisa pratensis. False oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius occurs in drier areas. Scattered raised knolls support scrubby stan…

Loughaveely

…he vegetation is composed of a number of grasses and sedges such as velvet bent Agrostis canina, white sedge Carex curta and bottle sedge Carex rostrata, growing over a carpet of Sphagnum subnitens. Elsewhere, the fen vegetation is characterised by species such as water horsetail…

Whitwell Common

… and tall herb communities occur on surrounding higher ground. Brown bent grass Agrostis canina is dominant with yarrow Achillea millefolium, tormentil Potentilla erecta and an unusual abundance of giant horsetail Equisetum telmateia. Wet valley alder carr on neutral soils occupi…

Cappas Lwyd

…oor-grass Molinia caerulea and a mixture of other grasses including velvet bent Agrostis canina and mat-grass Nardus stricta. Associated species in this species-rich vegetation include a variety of small sedges, rushes and broad-leaved herbs. Common yellow-sedge Carex demissa, ca…

Knockan Cliff

…and red fescue Festuca rubra. Species found in this habitat include velvet bent Agrostis canina and the nationally scarce rock sedge Carex rupestris.

Doley Common

…ses, rushes, sedges and herbs. Some of the more abundant species are brown bent Agrostis canina, purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, common sedge Carex nigra, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris and marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre. Mea…

Wrawby Moor

…quilinum, creeping soft grass Holcus mollis, or in damper hollows by brown bent Agrostis canina. Herbaceous species include heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, ground ivy Glechoma hederacea and three nerved sandwort Moehringia trinervia. Brambles Rubus fruticosus and raspberry R. ida…

Thursley, Hankley & Frensham Commons

…ulea, through damp communities with Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and brown bent Agrostis canina, to dry grasslands dominated by wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa. Neutral grassland fields are mainly permanent pasture and vary in composition; the meadows around Borough Farm wit…

Caeau Coed Mawr (Coedmawr Fields)

…mp grassland characterised by abundant mat grass Nardus stricta, frequent bents Agrostis spp., sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus, and a wide range of other species, such as quaking grass Briza media, sneezewort Achillea ptarmica, gla…

Pen-y-graig-goch

…recta and grasses such as sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, velvet bent Agrostis canina and Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus, but lacks plants characteristic of fen-meadow. Whorled caraway Carum verticillatum is common through much of the damp vegetation. Associated with heat…

Buckley Claypits and Commons

…s the site and dominated by crested dog’s-tail Cynosurus cristatus, common bent Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and red fescue Festuca rubra, with yarrow Achillea millefolium, black knapweed Centaurea nigra, common bird’s-foot-trefoil Lotus cornicula…

Coed Dinorwig

…nd grasses, particularly wavy hair-grass Deschampsia flexuosa, brown bent-grass Agrostis canina and creeping soft-grass Holcus mollis are also present. Bryophytes include Dicranum scoparium, Dicranum majus, Hypnum cupressiforme, Plagiothecium undulatum, Polytrichum formosum and R…

Coed Graig Uchaf

…vy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa, bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus and brown bent Agrostis canina are widespread whilst dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis, wood sanicle Sanicula europaea and primrose Primula vulgaris occur in the more base rich areas. In open damp areas heath spott…

Cors y Llyn

… petty whin Genista anglica. It also has drier ground with abundant common bent Agrostis capillaris, red fescue Festuca rubra, crested dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus and common knapweed Centaurea nigra and a wide range of associated herbs including tormentil, devil's-bit scabious…

Hesketh Golf Links

…red fescue Festuca rubra, false oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius and velvet bent Agrostis canina with sparse lyme grass Leymus arenarius and sheep's sorrel Rumex acetosella; 2 short, more open and herb rich grassland with a high cover of mosses and lichens usually on the tops of t…

Coombe Meadow

…s Danthonia decumbens, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and velvet bent Agrostis canina. These are accompanied by abundant meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum and sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus together with other herbs such as bitter vetch Lathyrus montanus, saw wor…

Nant y Crimp

…eadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea, brown bent Agrostis canina and tawny Carex hostiana and flea sedge C. pulicaris. Other prominent species include devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis and whorled caraway Carum verticillatum. In places, the veg…

Rhosydd Llanpumsaint

…Succisa pratensis is locally very abundant. The sward here includes common bent Agrostis capillaris, heath grass Danthonia decumbens and sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, and the herbs black knapweed Centaurea nigra, tormentil Potentilla erecta and greater bird’s-foot trefoil Lotus p…

Roeveagh

…sociated with fen meadow vegetation at Roeveagh include the grasses velvet bent Agrostis canina, heath grass Danthonia decumbens and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and the sedges glaucous sedge Carex flacca, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, carnation sedge Carex panicea and …

Tamnyrankin

…dditional plants associated with the fen meadow include the grasses velvet bent Agrostis canina, heath grass Danthonia decumbens, red fescue Festuca rubra, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and mat grass Nardus stricta. Sedges are integral components of the vegetation, wit…

St. Leonard's Park Ponds

…dropwort Oenanthe crocata, marsh thistle Cirsium palustre and velvet bent grass Agrostis canina. The fen surrounding the ponds includes species such as reed sweet grass Glyceria maxima, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris and the locally uncommon shoreweed Littorella uniflora an…

Pentregwyn

…ominated by grasses such as crested dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus, common bent Agrostis capillaris and sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, with frequent red fescue Festuca rubra. There tends to be a high proportion of herbs in the sward, including common knapweed Centaurea…

Brynna a Wern Tarw

… and east. The dry neutral grassland is typified by grasses such as common bent Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus and red fescue Festuca rubra, with a range of broad-leaved herbs including common knapweed Centaur…

Gwaun Gledyr

…d by purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea, with other grasses such as velvet bent Agrostis canina and sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, together with tormentil Potentilla erecta, carnation sedge Carex panicea and often devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis. In places, the …

Llwyn-iarth

…ted dog’s-tail Cynosurus cristatus, black knapweed Centaurea nigra, common bent Agrostis capillaris, red fescue Festuca rubra, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, and red clover Trifolium pratense, with locally frequent common-bird’s-foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus. The grassland has a…

Rhos Garth-fawr

…associates including meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, common sedge, velvet bent Agrostis canina, common marsh-bedstraw, water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile and marsh cinquefoil. The wet pasture grades into dry acidic grassland along the western edge of the site and additional in…

Priddy Pools

… most frequent mosses. Common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium, brown bent Agrostis canina, soft rush Juncus effusus and jointed rush J. articulatus are common. Other species include deer grass Trichophorum cespitosum, purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, cross leaved heath E…

Hurst Hill

…ed by rabbits and dominated by creeping soft grass Holcus mollis and brown bent Agrostis canina. Other species present include wood sage Teucrium scorodonia, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, sheep's sorrel Rumex acetosella, the mosses Dicranum scoparium and Polytrichum juniperinum…

Cashel Loughs

… herbs and grasses such as common marsh bedstraw Galium palustre, creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera and marsh cinquefoil Potentilla palustris. In places the swamp is backed by a species rich fen that includes such species as reed canary grass Phalaris aruninacea, yellow iris Iri…

Rathlin Island - Kebble

… plant species include the grasses heath grass Danthonia decumbens, velvet bent Agrostis canina and where there is localised water movement off the plateaux, purple moor grass Molinia caerulea occurs. The sedges carnation sedge Carex panicea and pill sedge Carex pilulifera are fr…

Hare's Down, Knowstone & Rackenford Moors

…b-dominant. Other species include heath grass Danthonia decumbens, bristle bent Agrostis curtisii, devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum and heath-spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata subsp. ericetorum. A moss layer dominated by Sphagnum occur…

Fachwen Isaf

…ominated by grasses; mainly purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea with velvet bent Agrostis canina, short sedges, including carnation sedge Carex panicea, and sharp-flowered and compact rush (Juncus acutiflorus and Juncus conglomeratus). Tawny sedge Carex hostiana and flea sedge Car…

Rhos Goch (Rhos Goch Common)

… and common duckweed Lemna minor. Other common associates include creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, marsh-marigold, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi and marsh speedwell Veronica scutellata. A number of other swamp communities are prominent locally, these are dominated variously …

Stafford Brook

… Molinia caerulea and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, with brown bent Agrostis canina, red fescue Festuca rubra and several sedges including flea sedge Carex pulicaris a county rarity. Typical herbs are heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, tormentil Potentilla erecta, devil'…

Little Blakenham Pit

…ssland which are dominated by Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and brown bent grass Agrostis canina with frequent yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, Slender false brome grass Brachypodium sylvaticum and quaking grass Briza media. Characteristic herb species include wild strawberry…

Prolusk

…frequent. Grasses such as sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, velvet bent Agrostis canina, heath grass Danthonia decumbens and red fescue Festuca rubra are scattered amongst occasional taller purple moor grass Molinia caerulea. Rushes are a key component of the sward and in…

Purewell Meadows

…of the site the grassland is neutral in character, dominated by species of bent Agrostis spp. and crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus. This has a range of plants typical of old damp meadows, a fast disappearing habitat type in lowland Britain. Of special note is the relatively…

Gweunydd Ger Fronhaul

…onditions prevail and here the sward is characterised by the dominance of bents Agrostis spp. and fescues Festuca spp., together with plants such as bitter-vetch Lathyrus montanus, betony Betonica officinalis and pignut Conopodium majus. Devil's-bit scabious Succisa pratensis is …

Langstone-Llanmartin Meadows

…irsium dissectum and carnation sedge, Carex panicea, accompanied by velvet bent Agrostis canina, greater bird’s-foot-trefoil, Lotus pedunculatus and common knapweed, Centaurea nigra with occasional tawny sedge, Carex hostiana, quaking grass, Briza media and devil’s-bit scabious, …

Rhos Pant-tyle

…more grasses including sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and velvet bent Agrostis canina. Associates here include whorled caraway Carum verticillatum, heath wood-rush Luzula multiflora and soft-rush Juncus effusus. In addition, there is an area in which tormentil, meadow t…

Caeau Blaenau-mawr

…ciated grasses such as sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and velvet bent Agrostis canina. Devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis is frequent throughout the sward. This north-western section of the field is dominated by rushes, in contrast to the rest of the site. Both soft…

Trodds Copse

…en type vegetation within the SSSI. The grasslands are dominated by velvet bent Agrostis canina, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and false oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius, associated plants including a number of species which are indicative of agriculturally unimproved grasslands or…

Whitesheet Hill

…ss Trisetum flavescens, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and brown bent Agrostis canina, accompanied by pignut Conopodium majus, tormentil Potentilla erecta and the uncommon meadow saxifrage Saxifraga granulataa. hawthorn scrub with occasional privet, hazel, ash, field ma…

Stranacally

… effusus. Grasses such as sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, velvet bent Agrostis canina, heath grass Danthonia decumbens and red fescue Festuca rubra are scattered amongst occasional taller purple moor grass Molinia caerulea. Rarely, downy oat grass Avenula pubescens occu…

Waun Ton-y-spyddaden

…s-fescue Festuca ovina. This changes into grass heath communities of brown bent Agrostis canina, red fescue Festuca rubra, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica and heath spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza maculata spp. ericetorum, which in turn grade into purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea/s…

Rushy Hill

…dditional plants associated with the fen meadow include the grasses velvet bent Agrostis canina, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra and quaking grass Briza media. Sedges are integral components of the vegetation with glaucous sedge Carex flacca, ta…

Marston Thrift

…pets. There is some variation and additional species including brown bent grass Agrostis canina, harebell Campanula rotundifolia and the hawkeed Hieracium subaudum. Another moss is also found, neat feather moss, Pseudoscleropodium purum growing in areas of slightly longer more ne…

Ribsons Meadows

…rass Danthonia decumbens, sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, velvet bent Agrostis canina and in places marsh foxtail Alopecurus geniculatus and mat-grass Nardus stricta. These are accompanied by abundant meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum and sharp-flowered rush Juncus acuti…

Rhosydd Castell-du & Plas-y-bettws

…us grass species, including crested dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus, common bent Agrostis capillaris and sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, together with common bird's-foot-trefoil, common knapweed Centaurea nigra, whorled caraway Carum verticillatum and devil's-bit scabiou…

Foxlease and Ancells Meadows

…s. This community is dominated by red fescue Festuca rubra and brown bent grass Agrostis canina, with heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum and heath speedwell Veronica officinalis. Locally, the grassland forms a mosaic with bell heather Erica c…

Miterdale Head Wood

… grasses, in particular sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and brown bent Agrostis canina withlesser quantities of wood false brome Brachypodium sylvaticum, as well as wood sorrel, heath bedstraw and greater stitchwort. In damper, flushed areas, often associated with outcro…

Pilmoor

… cinquefoil Comarum palustre, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, velvet bent Agrostis canina and common sedge Carex nigra. Scattered tufts of common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium and occasional patches of bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and bottle sedge Carex rostrata al…

Milkingstead Wood

… rush Juncus bufoniusa, purple moor grass Molinia caerulea and brown bent grass Agrostis canina. Downy birch is abundant in such sites with, locally, stands of alder and occasionally willow Salix cinerea. Marsh violet Viola palustris also occurs and in a wet grassy clearing at th…

Richmond Park

…e of a lack of disturbance over many years. The dominant grasses are brown bent Agrostis canina var, montana; sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina and wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa. Heath grass Danthonia decumbens, a species of dry grassy heaths, is also present, as is mat grass N…

Keadew

…m odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra, quaking grass Briza media and velvet bent Agrostis canina. Sedges are also constant and include carnation sedge Carex panicea and tawny sedge Carex hostiana. Herbs typical of traditionally managed Fermanagh meadow grasslands are frequent thro…

Aqualate Mere

…edge Carex panicea, common sedge C. nigra, red fescue Festuca rubra, brown bent Agrostis canina and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. Some of the more abundant herbs are marsh pennywort, Hydrocotyle vulgaris, creeping jenny Lysimachia nummularia, marsh ragwort Senecio aqu…

Ferry Hills

…urf is typically dominated by red fescue Festuca rubra, common and velvet bents Agrostis canina and A.capillaris and to a lesser extent by Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. Frequent herbs of the short sward include thyme Thymus praecox, la…

Cavan

…Grass species associated with Cavan’s fen meadow vegetation include velvet bent Agrostis canina, heath grass Danthonia decumbens, quaking grass Briza media, Matt-grass Nardus stricta, red fescue Festuca rubra and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. Sedges are a frequent com…

Maulden Heath

…assland species such as wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa, common bent grass Agrostis capillaris, creeping soft grass Holcus mollis, early hair grass Aira praecox and sheep’s sorrel Rumex acetosella which is locally dominant. The abundant herbs include cat’s ear Hypochaeris ra…

Bryn - Bach, Cefn Cribwr

…sh Juncus acutiflorus. Grasses such as mat grass Nardus stricta and velvet bent Agrostis canina are also common. Much of this grassland has base-demanding species such as meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum and, more locally, tawny sedge Carex hostiana and flea sedge Carex pulicaris…

Caeau Cefn Cribwr

…a, and grasses such as sweet vernal-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-gra…

Caeau Bryn Ifor

…um dissectum within a matrix of purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea, velvet bent Agrostis canina, mat grass Nardus stricta, common sedge Carex nigra and carnation sedge C. panicea. Tormentil Potentilla erecta, devil's-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, greater bird’s-foot trefoil Lot…

Powerstock Common and Wytherston Farm

…fen meadow and rush pasture NVC communities have been identified: Festuca ovina-Agrostis capillaris-Galium saxatile grassland (U4); Centaurea nigra-Cynosurus cristatus meadow (MG5); Festuca ovina -Avenula pratensis grassland (CG2), Bromus erectus grassland (CG3), Juncus subnodulo…

Hallow Hill

…lushed vegetation on the middle and lower slopes are dominated by creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, marsh foxtail Alopecurus geniculatus and flote grass Glyceria fluitans, which occur in association with glaucous sedge Carex flacca, hammer sedge Carex hirta, hard rush Juncus in…

Drumcully

…dditional plants associated with the fen meadow include the grasses velvet bent Agrostis canina, red fescue Festuca rubra and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. Sedges are integral components of the vegetation, with glaucous sedge Carex flacca, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, …

Aghanaglack

…dditional plants associated with the fen meadow include the grasses velvet bent Agrostis canina, quaking grass Briza media, red fescue Festuca rubra, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and mat grass Nardus stricta. Sedges are integral components of the vegetation, with glau…

Cadair Idris

… rush Juncus effusus, or sharp-flowered rush, the moss S. palustre, velvet bent Agrostis canina, tormentil and purple moor-grass. In some of the gullies at higher altitudes, for example on Craig Cwmrhwyddfor, a mixture of liverworts Anthelia julacea, Marsupella emarginata and Sca…

Toller Porcorum

…. On the Upper Greensand there is dry acidic grassland dominated by common bent Agrostis capillaris with sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. Locally heath grass Danthonia decumbens occurs and ling Calluna vulgaris is present in small quantity, together with herbs of acidic …

Laughton Common

…ed by sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, common bent Agrostis capillaris, early hair grass Aira praecox, sheep’s sorrel Rumex acetosella and the moss Dicranum scoparium with less frequent amounts of sand sedge Carex arenaria, field wood rush Luzula camp…

Frevagh

…dditional plants associated with the fen meadow include the grasses velvet bent Agrostis canina, quaking grass Briza media, red fescue Festuca rubra, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and mat grass Nardus stricta. Sedges are integral components of the vegetation, with glau…

Little Scrubbs Meadow

…um and locally abundant tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and velvet bent Agrostis canina. Associated herbs include common knapweed Centaurea nigra, Oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare, field wood rush Luzula campestris, tormentil Potentilla erecta, betony Betonica officinalis…

Rhosydd Llanwrthwl

…. acutiflorus dominates, but amongst these, smaller species such as velvet bent Agrostis canina, common marsh-bedstraw Galium palustre, greater bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus, marsh thistle Cirsium palustre, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, common sorrel Rumex acetos…

Priory Meadows, Hickling

…s Danthonia decumbens, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and velvet bent Agrostis canina with locally frequent purple moor grass Molinia caerulea and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus. Many herb species are present which are characteristic of underlying damp acidic soils and in…

Titchmarsh Meadow

…g’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, false oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius, brown bent Agrostis canina and cock’s foot Dactylis glomerata replace the rushes and herbs such as pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus, marsh marigold Caltha palustris, marsh valerian Valeriana dioica and greater bir…

Woodhall Spa Golf Course

…spersed with acid grassland of wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa, brown bent Agrostis canina, sheep's fescue Festuca ovina and heath grass Danthonia decumbens. Herbs typical of sandy soils include hoary cinquefoil Potentilla argentea, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and heath s…

Flordon Common

…a, quaking grass Briza media, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and brown bent grass Agrostis canina. An interesting range of herb species are present and include cowslip Primula veris, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, hoary plantain Plantago media, adder’s tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum…

Swarth Moor

… sedge C. echinata, sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus and brown bent grass Agrostis canina with moss hummocks Polytrichum or Sphagnum sp. Herbs are more evident here and include marsh valerian Valeriana dioica, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, marsh violet Viola palustris, w…

Finglandrigg Woods

…eas of woodland are dominated by grey willow over a fenny flora of bent grasses Agrostis stolonifera and A. canina with such species as common valerian Valeriana officinalis, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, wild angelica Angelica sylvestris, marsh violet Viola palustris and some…

Bugden's Copse and Meadows

…weed Cynosurus cristatus Centaurea nigra type of neutral grassland. Common bent Agrostis capillaris, brown bent A. canina, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, heath grass Danthonia decumbens and sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus are frequent in the sward, which also ha…

Ramsden Corner Plantation

…rthamptonshire and in Britain as a whole. The sward is dominated by common bent Agrostis capillaris and brown bent A. canina with abundant sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, sheep’s sorrel Rumex acetosella and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and occasional tormentil Potenti…

Rhos Penrhiw

…sser spearwort Ranunculus flammula, sneezewort Achillea ptarmica, creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera and velvet bent A. canina. In the wettest areas, along springlines and old drainage channels, linear strips of rank swampy vegetation with branched but-reed Sparganium erectum, tu…

Calthorpe Broad

…ragmites australis, lesser reed mace Typha angustifolia, purple small reed Calamagrostis canescens and yellow flag. Typical species present include marsh marigold Caltha palustris, angelica Angelica sylvestris, royal fern, greater spearwort Ranunculus lingua and the uncommon mil…

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