Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Browndown

…a vulgaris, bell heather Erica cinerea, dwarf gorse Ulex minor and bristle bent Agrostis curtisii. This community is remarkably rich in foliose lichens including at least seventeen species of Cladonia. 2. Open grass heath dominated by bristle bent Agrostis curtisii, fine bent A.…

Lee-on-the Solent to Itchen Estuary

…roved grasslands of the old grazing marshes at Hook Links are dominated by bent Agrostis species and fescue Festuca species grasses, with meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis and meadow barley Hordeum secalinum. The nationally scarce slender hare’s ear Bupleurum tenuissimum occurs…

Corfe Common

…richness of its flora. The sandstone ridge has swards dominated by bent grasses Agrostis spp. and stands of bracken Pteridium. Bristle bent Agrostis curtisii, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta and saw wort Serratula tinctoria are frequent and ling Calluna vulgaris and bell heath…

Dozmary Pool

…, the vegetation is somewhat different, being dominated equally by bristle bent Agrostis curtisii, purple moor-grass, heather and tormentil Potentilla erecta with frequent common bent Agrostis capillaris, brown bent Agrostis vinealis, bell heather Erica cinerea and heath milkwort…

Abbotsbury Castle

…rds dominated by sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and common bent-grass Agrostis capillaris. On the steeper parts, sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, bristle bent Agrostis curtisii and wavy hair-grass Deschampsia flexuosa are the major constituents of the turf and ling Calluna…

St Leonards and St Ives Heaths

…and mire vegetation types including, sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina – common bent Agrostis capillaris – sheep’s sorrel Rumex acetosella grassland; heather Calluna vulgaris – dwarf gorse Ulex minor heath; dwarf gorse U. minor – bristle bent Agrostis curtisii heath; bog moss Sphagnum…

Garston's Down

…aracter to the calcareous chalk grassland. It is dominated by common bent grass Agrostis capillaris often with foxgloves Digitalis purpurea, sheep’s sorrel Rumex acetosella, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and areas of gorse Ulex europaeus scrub. bristle bent Agrostis curtisii, a …

Old Castle Down

…ontana is present along with the very typical S. west of Britain heath species, Agrostis setacea. The main area of the site lies to the east of the B4265 and consists of a plateau which has east, west and north facing slopes. A broad band of Ulex occurs towards the top of the wes…

Iping Common

…y confined to the rides which cross the site. creeping and common bent grasses, Agrostis stolonifera and Agrostis capillaris respectively, dominate drier areas; purple moor grass and soft rush Juncus effusus on wetter areas. Iping Common is the only Sussex site for bristle bent g…

North Exmoor

… frequent on south-facing slopes. Where bell heather Erica cinerea, common bent Agrostis capillaris and sheep's fescue Festuca ovina are frequent. The lowland heath types include those which are restricted to Wales and South West England. The western gorse -bristle Bent Ulex gal…

Luscombe Valley

…with typical associated plants such as bell heather Erica cinerea, bristle bent Agrostis curtisii, common gorse Ulex europaeus. Western gorse Ulex gallii is also common, a distinctive feature of the Dorset heaths lying north of Poole Harbour. Much of the fairways are unimproved a…

Valley of Stones

…ion more suited to acidic conditions. Species present here include bristle bent Agrostis curtisii, purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, bell heather Erica cinerea, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and bracken Pteridium aquilinum. Gorse scrub is frequent, with both European gorse Ule…

Bodmin Moor, North

…se to a range of vegetation types. The two most widespread are: Festuca ovina – Agrostis capillaris – Galium saxatile (sheep’s-fescue – common bent – heath bedstraw) grassland and Trichophorum cespitosum – Erica tetralix (deer grass – cross-leaved heath) heath. Clitter slopes on …

Holt and West Moors Heaths

…se Ulex minor type, with associated bell heather Erica cinerea and bristle bent Agrostis curtisii. Wetter areas are characterised by cross leaved heath Erica tetralix and purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, the latter dominating where there is a high fluctuating water table. Deer…

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…

Canford Heath

…id type with heather Calluna vulgaris, bell heather Erica cinerea, bristle bent Agrostis curtisii, purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea and cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix. As on other heathland fragments in this part of the Poole Basin, the principal gorse species is western gor…

Bourne Valley

…with typical associated plants such as bell heather Erica cinerea, bristle bent Agrostis curtisii, gorse Ulex europaeus and scattered invasion of Scot's pine Pinus sylvestris, birch Betula species and bracken Pteridium aquilinum. Western gorse Ulex gallii is also common, a distin…

Rosenannon Bog and Downs

…erea, forming a mosaic with purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea and bristle bent Agrostis curtisii. Associated species include lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, saw wort Serratula tinctoria, and heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia. Locally, there are good populations of heath spo…

Carrick Heaths

…ommon milkwort Polygala vulgaris, tormentil Potentilla erecta, and bristle bent Agrostis curtisii. Species more typical of damp grassland include common fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica, tufted vetch Vicia cracca, selfheal Prunella vulgaris and yellow bartsia Parentucellia viscosa.…

Coverack to Porthoustock

…y loess, cliff flush communities have developed, characterised by creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, common reed Phragmites australis, fool’s water-cress Apium nodiflorum, brookweed Samolus valerandi and distant sedge Carex distans and the nationally scarce dotted sedge Carex pu…

Hembury Woods

… bracken and herb-rich heathy pasture. The pasture is dominated by bristle bent Agrostis curtisii and the sward is also characterised by the abundance of heath-grass Danthonia decumbens, carnation sedge Carex panicea, pill sedge Carex pilulifera, autumn hawkbit Scorzoneroides aut…

Hook Common and Bartley Heath

…Locally the heathlands merge into dry acid grasslands dominated by bristle bent Agrostis curtisii. They are rather species poor containing heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, tormentil Potentilla erecta, wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa, wood sage Teucrium scorodonia and, rarely,…

Trelow Downs

…rse in places, particularly in the western section of the site, is bristle bent Agrostis curtisii. Other heathland grasses include heath grass Danthonia decumbens and wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa. Purple moor grass Molinia caerulea is locally dominant with cross-leaved he…

Trevaunance Cove

…rica cinerea and occasional purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea and bristle bent Agrostis curtisii. Scattered stands of European gorse Ulex europaeus, bracken Pteridium aquilinum and bramble Rubus sp. occur. Patches of the nationally rare Dorset heath are also present. Where the d…

Waun Cimla

…r in the heathy areas. Of particular interest is the occurrence of bristle bent Agrostis curtisii, a grass with a south western distribution in Britain which is here at the edge of its range.

Goonhilly Downs

… cinerea, western gorse, purple moor-grass, cross-leaved heath and bristle bent Agrostis curtisii. ‘Mixed heath’ occurs widely throughout the site on well-drained soils. It is the most species-rich of the heathland types and is typically dominated by gorse Ulex europaeus, wester…

East Devon Pebblebed Heaths

…aris, bell heather Erica cinerea, western gorse Ulex gallii, bristle bent-grass Agrostis curtisii and purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea. Grasses and bracken Pteridium aquilinum are prevalent in places as are bramble Rubus fruticosus agg., and scrub with scattered pines Pinus spp…

Poole Bay Cliffs

…etation with heather Calluna vulgaris, bell heather Erica cinerea, bristle bent Agrostis curtisii and dwarf gorse Ulex minor. Some areas of exposed sands support dune-like vegetation with marram Ammophila arenaria, lyme-grass Leymus arenarius and other characteristic species. The…

Gutch Common

… areas. Heather Calluna vulgaris, bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus and bristle bent Agrostis curtisii, plants of acidic conditions found rarely in Wiltshire, are also scattered throughout. The neutral meadow is rich in plant species and contains both waterlogged and freely draining g…

Exmoor Coastal Heaths

…e site is vegetated by a dry type of western gorse – bristle bent Ulex gallii – Agrostis curtisii heathland which is very scarce elsewhere on Exmoor and nationally restricted to south-west England and Wales. It is dominated by mixtures of western gorse, bell heather Erica cinerea…

The Quantocks

…nated by bell heather Erica cinerea, western gorse Ulex gallii and bristle bent Agrostis curtisii. Other species include bilberry, the very local dodder Cuscuta epithymum, heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia, green ribbed sedge Carex binervis and small quantities of heather. A…

Godrevy Head to St Agnes

…minated by ling Calluna vulgaris, with bell heather Erica cinerea, bristle bent Agrostis curtisii and western gorse Ulex gallii. Common throughout are saw wort Serratula tinctoria, spring squill Scilla verna, burnet rose Rosa spinosissima and betony Betonica officinalis, together…

Ham Common

…arbour. Other associated plants are bell heather Erica cinerea and bristle bent Agrostis curtisii and lichens of the genus Cladonia are frequent. Common gorse Ulex europaeus and bracken Pteridium aquilinum locally form dense stands. In wetter areas on lower ground purple moor-gr…

Chobham Common

…aris, bell heather Erica cinerea, dwarf gorse Ulex minor and bristle bent grass Agrostis curtisii for which Chobham is the most easterly location in Britain. Most of the purer heather stands are even aged; these are prevented from reaching maturity by frequent accidental fires. P…

Castle Bottom to Yateley and Hawley Commons

…e mosaic. Small areas of grass heath are dominated by bristle leaved bent grass Agrostis curtisii, here near the eastern limit of its distribution. The nationally scarce upright chickweed Moenchia erecta is found together with the largest Hampshire colony of the locally uncommon …

Holton and Sandford Heaths

…nated 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 the Dorset heaths. Locally there are stands of bracken…

Mid Cornwall Moors

…lopes the heathland is characterised by western gorse Ulex gallii, bristle bent Agrostis curtisii, heather Calluna vulgaris and bell heather Erica cinerea. Cross leaved heath Erica tetralix and purple moor grass Molinia caerulea can be frequent and plants typically associated wit…

Lambert's Castle

…er 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 heathland community has a greater affinity with those of East Devon than …

Horton, Eastern and Western Slade

…s sedge Carex flacca also occur. A western gorse Ulex gallii -bristle bentgrass Agrostis curtisii heath community occurs on steep well-drained slopes and intergrades at one location with an area of purple moor-grass dominated marshy vegetation. This heathland community occurs on …

Purbeck Ridge (East)

… is present on localised areas of acidic, sandy soils and contains bristle bent Agrostis curtisii, bell heather Erica cinerea, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and lichen Cladonia portentosa. A taller, grassy sward is present where grazing levels are reduced and in hay meadows and …

Stokeford Heaths

…ith bell heather Erica cinerea, dwarf gorse Ulex minor and locally bristle bent Agrostis curtisii. Where there is slight impedance of drainage dry heath grades into humid heath. Here heather is usually still dominant but cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix and purple moor-grass Mol…

Turners Puddle Heath

…minant with dwarf gorse Ulex minor, bell heather Erica cinerea and bristle bent Agrostis curtisii frequent. Where drainage is impeded, usually on lower ground, wet heath has developed on seasonally waterlogged soils. Small differences in soil moisture conditions in these areas de…

West Lizard

…rn gorse, purple moor-grass, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix and bristle bent Agrostis curtisii. Good stands of short heath are found on extensive loess deposits on Lizard Downs. Exposures of serpentinite are also important for rare plant species. These occur naturally on the …

Black Down and Sampford Commons

… erythraea and wavy hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa with abundant bristle bent Agrostis curtisii along tracks and burned areas. The heathland supports a typical invertebrate fauna, including a wide variety of butterfly species and with spiders notably abundant. The site is regio…

Borlasevath and Retallack Moor

… of western gorse (Ulex gallii), bell heather (Erica cinerea) and bristle bent (Agrostis curtisii). This adds to the site’s value illustrating another part of the classic zonation of southern lowland heath mire complexes which is fairly well represented here though much complicat…

Turbary and Kinson Commons

…gorse Ulex gallii; also present are bell heather Erica cinerea and bristle bent Agrostis curtisii, this being especially abundant in areas of frequent accidental burning. On the lower lying ground there is humid and wet heath which is largely dominated by purple moor-grass Molini…

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…

Morcombelake

…assland. The sward contains a variety of grasses including abundant common bent Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, meadow brome Bromus commutatus, rough meadow-grass Poa trivialis and crested dog’s-tail, with occasional quaking-grass Briza media, and h…

Bursdon Moor

…and deer grass Trichophorum cespitosum interspersed with stands of bristle bent Agrostis curtisii. Mosses and lichens are well represented, with mosses such as Leucobryum glaucum, Sphagnum tenellum and Lophocia ventricosa present and lichens such as Cladonia impexa and C. pyxidat…

River Camel Valley and Tributaries

…ved heath Erica tetralix, as well as western gorse Ulex gallii and bristle bent Agrostis curtisii. These mosaics, including associated open ground, ponds and seasonal water bodies such as ditches, support a range of nationally scarce plants. They include Cornish moneywort, coral-…

Poors Common

…s leaved heath is replaced by bell heather Erica cinerea and bristle bent grass Agrostis curtisii. Bare ground within these dry areas supports a variety of heathland lichens including Cladonia floerkeana and Cladonia chlorophaea. The old gravel pits have undergone recolonisation …

Kennack to Coverack

… heather, cross-leaved heath, western gorse, purple moor-grass and bristle bent Agrostis curtisii. At exposed sites, cliffside vegetation displays a clear zonation. Lankidden promontory is the only site on gabbro on the Lizard where this zonation is seen. Lowest down the cliff f…

Arne

…ominated by ling Calluna vulgaris with bell heather Erica cinerea, bristle bent Agrostis curtisii, dwarf gorse Ulex minor and scattered patches of common gorse Ulex europaeus. In places bracken Pteridium aquilinum dominates and there are stands of Scot's pine Pinus sylvestris, ma…

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…

Black Hill Heath

… widely and this community includes bell heather Erica cinerea and bristle bent Agrostis curtisii. On the ridge and the north-east slope particularly there is abundant bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus, an uncommon feature on the south-east Dorset heaths, occurring here in association…

South Exmoor

…y tend to be scarce and are replaced by bell heather Erica cinerea, common bent Agrostis capillaris and sheep's fescue Festuca ovina. On a few south-facing slopes this community grades into small patches of the heather -bell heather type, which is rare outside of Scotland and ver…

East Lizard Heathlands

… heather, cross-leaved heath, western gorse, purple moor-grass and bristle bent Agrostis curtisii. Areas of ‘short heath’ which have been disturbed in the past are now dominated by a ‘wet heath’ community. This comprises tussocks of purple moor-grass which support typical heath …

Merthen Wood

…lopes the heathland is characterised by western gorse Ulex gallii, bristle bent Agrostis curtisii, heather Calluna vulgaris and bell heather Erica cinerea. Cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix and purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea can be frequent and plants typically associated wit…

Maiden Down

… a mosaic of heather Calluna vulgaris, bell heather Erica cinerea, bristle bent Agrostis curtisii and western gorse Ulex gallii. In places dense stands of bracken Pteridium aquilinum and European gorse Ulex europaeus occur. Towards the valley bottom the influence of the groundwa…

Pamber Forest and Silchester Common

… gorse Ulex minor and has an associated rich flora including bristle bent grass Agrostis curtisii, close to the edge of its range in Britain, petty whin Genista anglica, bell heather Erica cinerea, and cross leaved heath Erica tetralix. These dry communities grade into wet heath …

Bovey Heathfield

…inerea and western gorse Ulex gallii. Acid grassland with abundant bristle bent Agrostis curtisii forms a mosaic with the dry heath in places with associated plants including tormentil Potentilla erecta, heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia, purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea an…

Hurn Common

…for example at Hurn Airport, the dry heath has high proportions of bristle bent Agrostis curtisii or, more locally, wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa. Humid and wet heathland, mostly on the lower lying areas, have varying proportions of ling, cross leaved heath Erica tetralix…

Ventnor Downs

…s, bell heather Erica cinerea, purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, bristle bent Agrostis curtisii and locally bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus. Where the cap yields to chalk the vegetation grades to hawthorn Crataegus monogyna scrub with some whitebeam Sorbus aria and emergent sycamo…

South Dartmoor

…-grass, sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, mat-grass Nardus stricta and bristle bent Agrostis curtisii as the dominant species. In many areas this vegetation forms a mosaic with heather and bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus; in other areas bilberry alone is the dominant shrub, and here mos…

Blackdown (Hardy Monument)

…od sage Teucrium scorodonia, wavy hair-grass Deschampsia flexuosa, bristle bent Agrostis curtisii and in damper areas, purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea. Western gorse Ulex gallii is the dominant scrub species but common gorse Ulex europaeus also occurs and there are several haw…

West Dorset Coast

…olonizers of newly exposed areas are coltsfoot Tussilago farfara, creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, field horsetail Equisetum arvense and great horsetail Equisetum telmateia, the last often in large stands. Slender centaury Centaurium tenuiflorum, a nationally rare species not …

North Dartmoor

…of acidic grassland are frequent, the main components of which are bristle bent Agrostis curtisii, sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, mat-grass Nardus stricta, heath rush Juncus squarrosus and green-ribbed sedge Carex binervis. Both these heathland and grassland communities are restri…

Great Haldon Heaths

…The lichen Cladonia impexa, purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea and bristle bent Agrostis curtisii are frequent throughout, the latter species being characteristic of heaths in south-west England. Tormentil Potentilla erecta, bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus and bracken Pteridium aqui…

Little Haldon Heaths

… western gorse Ulex gallii dominate the vegetation, with the grass bristle bent Agrostis curtisii being of frequent occurrence. The latter two species are particularly characteristic of south western heaths. The region’s prevailing oceanic climate is reflected by the frequent pre…

Blackslade Mire

…the valley sides with abundant purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea, bristle bent Agrostis curtisii, mat-grass Nardus stricta, green-ribbed sedge Carex binervis and heath rush Juncus squarrosus and many acidophilous herbs.

Rampisham Down

… lowland heathland of the NVC types H4 western gorse Ulex gallii – bristle bent Agrostis curtisii heath and H8 heather Calluna vulgaris – western gorse Ulex gallii heath, as well as areas of transitional grass/heath communities. Description Rampisham Down is located on a high pl…

Broadmoor to Bagshot Woods and Heaths

…cken and pine and birch scrub. An area of grass heath dominated by bristle bent Agrostis curtisii and dwarf gorse occurs to the east of Wishmoor Bottom at one of the most easterly limits of the community. Common wintergreen Pyrola minor, which has a very local distribution in Ber…

Common Moor, East Putford

…ades into dry heath on the drier parts of the ridge, with frequent bristle bent Agrostis curtisii and gorse Ulex europaeus scrub. At the north-eastern end of the site lies a small area of open bog pools. These are surrounded by carpets of bog-mosses Sphagnum spp with associated …

Redlake Meadows & Hoggs Moor

…el. This wet heath grades into drier western gorse – bristle bent Ulex gallii – Agrostis curtisii heath characterized by the occurrence of bristle bent grass and Cladonia spp. lichens. Much of the central and southern sections of the site are dominated by purple moor grass – tor…

Newlyn Downs

…rica cinerea and occasional purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea and bristle bent Agrostis curtisii. Scattered stands of European gorse Ulex europaeus, bracken Pteridium aquilinum and bramble Rubus sp. occur. Patches of the nationally rare Dorset heath are also present. Where the d…

Povington and Grange Heaths

…nated by ling Calluna vulgaris with bell heather Erica cinerea and bristle bent Agrostis curtisii. Common gorse Ulex europaeus is scattered, bracken Pteridium aquilinum is locally frequent and there are stands of self-sown Scot's pine Pinus sylvestris and maritime pine Pinus pina…

Dunster Park and Heathlands

…n this site is mostly classified as the western gorse Ulex gallii -bristle bent Agrostis curtisii type, which is restricted in distribution to the western parts of Europe and to south-west England and south Wales in the UK. Western gorse, bristle bent, heather Calluna vulgaris, b…

Bourley and Long Valley

…minating locally. The acidic grassland includes areas dominated by bristle bent Agrostis curtisii, a grass with a restricted distribution in south east England. Scrub, dominated by gorse Ulex europaeus, forms part of this habitat mosaic. Springs and ditches and valleys where drai…

Blue Pool and Norden Heaths

…eaved heath Erica tetralix, purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea and bristle bent Agrostis curtisii are characteristic plants of this Nationally Scarce community, restricted to Dorset and the New Forest. Wet heath occurs locally in poorly drained areas. Dominant plants are purple …

Chudleigh Knighton Heath

…bell heather Erica cinerea, purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea and bristle bent Agrostis curtisii. Plants such as lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, tormentil Potentilla erecta and common milkwort Polygala vulgaris characterise the drier areas of the heath and while wetter areas in…

Corfe & Barrow Hills

…Ulex gallii with smaller amounts of bell heather Erica cinerea and bristle bent Agrostis curtisii. Common gorse Ulex europaeus also occurs but is most frequent on disturbed ground at the edges of the heathland where there is some invasion by bracken Pteridium aquilinum, birch Bet…

Studland & Godlingston Heaths

…t dry heathland dominated by ling with bell heather Erica cinerea, bristle bent Agrostis curtisii, dwarf gorse Ulex minor and stands of common gorse Ulex europaeus. Near the Agglestone Rock – the largest of the ironstone boulders – bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus occurs, a scarce pl…

Haldon Forest

…eaved heath Erica tetralix, purple moor grass Molinia caerulea and bristle bent Agrostis curtisii in addition to the above species. This latter type of heathland is, however, rarer nationally, being virtually restricted to south-west England.

Carrine Common & Penwethers

…ulgaris, bell heather Erica cinerea, western gorse Ulex gallii and bristle bent Agrostis curtisii. The nationally rare plant, Dorset heath Erica ciliaris (*1), is locally dominant in the south-east of the Common. This is the largest population of Dorset Heath in Cornwall, and is …

Upton Heath

…her land supports dry heathland of the western gorse Ulex gallii – bristle bent Agrostis curtisii type characteristic of heaths in this part of the Poole Basin. Heather Calluna vulgaris is dominant with bell heather Erica cinerea, western gorse and bristle bent frequent. Woodlan…

Winfrith Heath

…rse Ulex minor are the other commonest plants. The heathland grass bristle bent Agrostis curtisii is also present in both this and the dry heath community. It is an early coloniser, often becoming dominat after a fire but then gradually being replaced by heather. The national dis…

Morden Bog and Hyde Heath

…a cinerea, dwarf gorse Ulex minor, the lichen Cladonia portentosa, bristle bent Agrostis curtisii and locally western gorse Ulex gallii. great Ovens Hill is one of the few sites where western gorse and dwarf gorse are present in the same community. Open sandy tracks and paths sup…

Worgret Heath

… vulgaris with bell heather Erica cinerea, dwarf gorse Ulex minor, bristle bent Agrostis curtisii and the lichens Cladonia portentosa and C. uncialis. Bracken Pteridium aquilinum is locally abundant. The wetter heathland types are also represented and cross-leaved heath Erica tet…

Oakers Bog

…a vulgaris, bell heather Erica cinerea, dwarf gorse Ulex minor and bristle bent Agrostis curtisii. This dry heath with a southern aspect supports breeding colonies of the rare and protected sand lizard Lacerta agilis and smooth snake Coronella austriaca. The wetter parts of the …

East Dartmoor

…a caerulea, mat-grass Nardus stricta, sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, common bent Agrostis capillaris and bristle bent A. curtisii, the last being restricted in Britain to the south-west. In the valley bottoms various mire communities occur. Where the water flow is restricted the …

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