Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Port Meadow with Wolvercote Common & Green

…getative reproduction, including common daisy Bellis perennis and creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera. A study of the vegetation in the late 1980s revealed seven main plant groups on the common pasture. The distribution pattern of these is related to differences in inundation by …

Quoile

…r mint Mentha aquatica, water forget-me-not Myosotis scorpioides, creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera and bottle sedge Carex rostrata. In slightly drier locations these species are joined by meadow sweet Filipendula ulmaria and common sedge Carex nigra. A wide range of other speci…

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…

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…

Lea Marsh

… pasture. Red fescue Festuca rubra, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis and crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus all feature strongly, together with tufted hairgrass Desc…

Dee Cliffs

…sh Juncus inflexus and marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris while creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, marsh foxtail Alopecurus geniculatus, marsh bedstraw Galium palustre, oval sedge Carex leporina and false fox sedge Carex otrubae and cyperus sedge Carex pseudocyperus are import…

Ballynagross Lower

…rsh marigold Caltha palustris, water dock Rumex hydrolapathum and creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera. These fen communities grade into wet grassland which is species-rich in places and is dominated by sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus and soft rush Juncus effusus. The wetlan…

Castle Enigan

…le sedge Carex rostrata, water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile and creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, growing over a well-developed and hummocky layer of mosses bryophytes dominated by Calliergonell cuspidatum and Calliergon cordifolium. This community often includes species such…

Owenkillew River

…are common in the channel, while the wet margins are dominated by creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera and floating sweet grass Glyceria fluitans. As the Broughderg gives way to the Owenkillew River, the channel becomes more natural in character. Boulders are more frequent in the c…

Morfa Harlech

…oides is locally abundant. Extensive dune slacks are dominated by creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, common sedge Carex nigra and silverweed Potentilla anserina. Other slacks are dominated by creeping willow Salix repens often accompanied by the moss Calliergonell cuspidatum, ma…

Killough Bay and Strand Lough

…sea arrowgrass Triglochin maritimum, sea milkwort Glaux maritima, creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, saltmarsh rush Juncus gerardii and slender spike rush Eleocharis uniglumis are all co-dominant components. Where the foreshore is much steeper, a narrow band of reed canary grass…

Ballybannan

…e brown moss Calliergonell cuspidatum. Associated species include creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, carnation sedge Carex panicea, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, meadow sweet Filipendula ulmaria, water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile, marsh cinquefoil Potentilla palus…

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…

Binswood

…coppicements now open to grazing. The pasture is dominated by bents, especially Agrostis stolonifera and Agrostis capillaris, sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina and soft rush Juncus effusus, with abundant lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula, autumn hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis, t…

Higher Houghton

…and. Swards of more neutral/acid character with high contents of creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, common bent Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and red fescue, occur on the deeper soils and over plateau deposits of Clay with Flints. On the deeper …

King's Sedgemoor

…rass Lolium perenne, with crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, common bent Agrostis capillaris and tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa often present in the sward. Wetter fields contain soft rush Juncus effusus and sweet grasses Glyceria …

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…

Drakenorth

…s Earth. Here several grasses are abundant including common and creeping bents Agrostis capillaris and Agrostis stolonifera, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, heath grass Danthonia decumbens and meadow fescue Schedonorus pratensis. glaucous sedge Carex flacca is a prominen…

Caeau Capel Hendre

…haymaking in recent years. The principal grasses in the sward are creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera or common bent Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra, crested dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus, Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus and qu…

Corfe Meadows

… in the county. The meadows hold a range of grasses. Common and creeping bents Agrostis capillaris and Agrostis stolonifera are frequent components of the sward with sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, crested dog’s-tail Cynosurus crist…

Low Wood

…These acid areas have a grassy field layer comprising common and creeping bents Agrostis capillaris and Agrostis stolonifera with sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa, tormentil Potentilla erecta, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and hairy …

Illey Pastures

…nce since this habitat has become very scarce nationally. Grasses include bents Agrostis capillaris and Agrostis stolonifera, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, timothy Phleum pratense and quaking grass Briza media. The sward also co…

Horsell Common

…r replaced by dry acidic grassland composed of common and creeping bent grasses Agrostis capillaris and Agrostis stolonifera, sheep's fescue grass Festuca ovina and in taller areas purple moor grass Molinia caerulea. Other plants found here include dwarf furze Ulex minor, dodder …

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…

Cowden Pound Pastures

…ristatus and common knapweed Centaurea nigra. Other grasses include common bent Agrostis capillaris, creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus. Among the many other plants are yarrow Ach…

Hawthorn Cottage Pasture

…Briza media, whilst the furrows typically contain a coarser turf of common bent Agrostis capillaris, creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, and, more rarely, heath grass Danthonia decumbens. The accompanying herb flora is rich and includes the…

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…

Alex Farm Pastures

… Centaurea nigra. The grasses include a variety of species, such as common bent Agrostis capillaris, creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina and red fescue F. rubra. Features of the sward are the abundance of dyer’s greenweed Genista tinctoria and pepper …

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…

Forlorn Hope Meadow

…onally as a result of agricultural improvements. The sward includes common bent Agrostis capillaris, creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, red fescue Festuca rubra, Timothy Phleum pratense, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, cock's foot Dactylis…

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…

Chiddingfold Forest

…ystem supports a good diversity of plants and insects. False brome, common bent Agrostis capillaris and creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera dominate the grass species but other herbs vary with local conditions. Field horsetail Equisetum arvense, betony Betonica officinalis and hea…

Straghans Lough

…h Juncus effusus, with frequent meadow sweet Filipendula ulmaria, creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus. On drier, peaty soils, acid grassland is characterised by common bent Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and Yorkshire…

Fernhill Pastures

…pond sedge, form an important component as do the grasses such as creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and cock’s foot Dactylis glomerata. Where the land is slightly higher and drier, as on parts of the easternmost field, the grasses Festuca rubra and …

Black Lough (Tyrone)

…sted dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, soft rush Juncus effusus and creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera with species such as cuckoo-flower Cardamine pratensis, meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris, devils-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. Within the neutr…

Heron and Carrigullian Loughs

… herbs and grasses such as common marsh bedstraw Galium palustre, creeping bent Agrostis stoloni/era and marsh cinquefoil Potentilla palustris. The swamp is often backed by species-rich fen in which lesser tussock sedge Carex diandra is prominent. Associated species include reed …

Big Waters

… ridges consist mainly of false oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius and common bent Agrostis capillaris with red fescue Festuca rubra and abundant herbs including knapweed Centaurea nigra, greater burnet Sanguisorba officinalis, meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis, bird’s foot trefoi…

Ballyknock

…ecies associated with wetter soil conditions are common including creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, marsh horsetail Equisetum palustre, carnation sedge Carex panicea, cuckoo-flower Cardamine pratensis, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and devils-bit scabious Succisa pratensis. Loca…

Great Blencow Meadows and Fen

…ntian Series. The main meadow sward is dominated by grasses such as common bent Agrostis capillaris, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, red fescue Festuca rubra, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, rough meadow grass Poa trivialis, cock's …

Morecambe Bay

…proportion of salt tolerant species decreases leaving a sward dominated by bent Agrostis spp and fescue Festuca spp. grasses with species such as autumn hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis, sedges and rushes. Almost all the saltmarshes are heavily grazed, mainly by sheep, a major f…

Durham Coast

… species found here include crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, common bent Agrostis capillaris, common knapweed Centaurea nigra and pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus. Bloody crane’s bill also is present, reflecting the close proximity of the sea and there are some relict plants…

Bentley Priory

…ds have been traditionally maintained by grazing. In general, common bent grass Agrostis capillaris is ubiquitous with red fescue Festuca rubra, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus all common. The more acidic, freely draining pastures in the n…

Afon Irfon

…prominent in the riparian zone and common marginal plants include creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, common spike-rush Eleocharis palustris, rushes Juncus spp., hemlock water-dropwort Oenanthe crocata, reed canary-grass and bog stitchwort Stellaria alsine. Most of the main tribu…

Coleshill and Bannerly Pools

…d purple moor grass with abundant gipsywort Lycopus europaeus and creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera. Pendulous sedge Carex pendula and greater tussock sedge Carex paniculata are also present amid small carpets of bog mosses which include Sphagnum fallax, S. squarrosum and S. fim…

Eskamhorn Meadows

…gra grassland. The site also supports small areas of MG5 and MG13 creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera – marsh foxtail Alopecurus geniculatus grassland. General description Eskamhorn Meadows comprises five floristically diverse fields supporting unimproved neutral grassland on se…

The Cliffs of Magho

…the shoreline consists of inundated marshy grassland dominated by creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, common sedge Carex nigra, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris and water mint Mentha aquatica, growing over a moss mat of Calliergonell cuspidatum. Notable breeding birds include…

Plumpton Pasture

…community is dominated by sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, common bent Agrostis capillaris, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, common knapweed Centaurea nigra, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum and meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis with frequent crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cris…

Castletown

… dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, smooth meadow grass Poa pratensis, common bent Agrostis capillaris, red fescue Festuca rubra and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens are common throughout. A range of herbs including oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare, meadow vetchling Lathyrus pra…

Britford Water Meadows

…oxtail Alopecurus pratensis, rough meadow grass Poa trivialis and creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera are also present. Red, tall and meadow fescue Festuca rubra, F. arundinacea and F. pratensis all occur and the latter two hybridize with perennial rye grass giving rise to a range…

Lough Gullion

…ssland is dominated by sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus and creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera with species such as crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula, meadow sweet Filipendula ulmaria, devi…

Rusland Valley Mosses

…wetter ground purple moor grass, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera are present in a sward that contains soft rush Juncus effusus, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria and lady's smock Cardamine pratensis. Elsewhere, in drier stands small amounts of de…

Walmore Common

…s Deschampsia cespitosa, marsh foxtail Alopecurus geniculatus and creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera. Other species include soft rush Juncus effusus, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula and silverweed Potentilla anserina. The improved grassland is less rich in plant species, con…

Portsmouth Harbour

…a family. The grassland is dominated by red fescue Festuca rubra, creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera and quaking grass Briza media, with abundant herbs such as lady's bedstraw Galium verum, eyebright Euphrasia species, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus, common bird's foot trefoil …

Heath Hill Farm

…nal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera are all abundant. Typical meadow herb species are frequent throughout the sward, particularly black knapweed Centaurea nigra, bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, devil's bit …

Cors Ty-Llwyd

…l remain frequent here, whilst other prominent associates include creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, sneezewort Achillea ptarmica, marsh-marigold Caltha palustris, star sedge, heath-spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata subsp. ericetorum, water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile, mea…

Upper Lough Erne - Trannish

…ent. In general, grasses and rushes are dominant here, especially creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, soft rush Juncus effusus, sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus and hard rush Juncus inflexus, with a range of herbs such as creeping Jenny Lysimachia nummularia, marsh pennywor…

Neuadd and Tylelo Mires

…racterised by species such as sheep’s-fescue Festuca ovina, creeping bent grass Agrostis stolonifera, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and tormentil. Tylelo Mire supports similar vegetation types to Neuadd Mire; rush pasture mixed with small patches of fen meadow and an area of ald…

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…

Muston Meadows

…idges and flatter areas is typically dominated by grasses such as creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, red fescue Festuca rubra, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus and quaking grass Briza media. Herbs include an abundance of pignut Con…

Cransford Meadow

… The sward supports a wide variety of grasses and herbs including creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, meadow and red fescues Schedonorus pratensis and Festuca ru…

River Itchen

…ws. Amongst the most constant species are general grassland ones, creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, red fescue Festuca rubra, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, common mouse ear Cerastium fontanum, meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis and red clover Trifolium pratense. Prominent asso…

Kinoulton Marsh and Canal

…red fescue Festuca rubra, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and by the wide range of grasses and forbs present, including cowslip Primula veris, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, spiny rest-harrow Ononis s…

Meols Meadows

…y the dominant grasses red fescue/common bent/sweet vernal grass Festuca rubra/ Agrostis capillaris/ Anthoxanthum odoratum and the occurrence of betony Betonica officinalis, cowslip Primula veris, pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus, green winged orchid Anacamptis morio and dyer’s gre…

Inner Marsh Farm

…l Alopecurus geniculatus, floating sweet grass Glyceria fluitans, creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera and soft rush. Sheep grazing maintains a tussocky sward which resembles a much modified grazing marsh, a characteristic, but increasingly uncommon habitat in the area. The site …

Dernford Fen

…eous loam and is characterised by the presence of such species as creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, red fescue Festuca rubra, quaking grass Briza media, pale sedge Carex flacca and lady’s bedstraw Galium verum. The relic fen areas hold reed Phragmites australis, saw sedge Cladi…

The Hermitage

…der clay. A wide range of grasses occur within the site including creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and perennial rye grass Lolium perenne. The typical herbs of calcar…

Upton Coombe

… upright brome but sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina is also abundant. creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha and common quaking grass Briza media are common in the sward; while glaucous sedge Carex flacca and spring sedge Carex caryophyllea are also…

Chimney Meadows

…ennial rye grass Lolium perenne, meadow barley Hordeum secalinum, creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, hairy sedge Carex hirta and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. The local presence of fairy flax Linum catharticum and cowslip Primula veris suggests relatively dry conditions. Common s…

Cresswell Ponds

…p Ranunculus sceleratus, marsh foxtail Alopecurus geniculatus and creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera are found in a zone of wet grassland around the pond and margins. Cresswell Ponds are noted for the occurrence of unusual birds on migration and are used as feeding and roosting …

River Frome

… acutuflorus, Juncus effusus and J. inflexus, and grasses such as creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus. Intermixed with the rushes and grasses there is an assemblage of wetland plants which has been almost lost from the Frome flood-plain. Among the …

Deben Estuary

…mus, red fescue Festuca rubra, saltmarsh rush Juncus gerardii and creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera. Sea couch Elytrigia atherica is mainly confined to sea walls but at the northernmost end of the site it forms extensive stands which show a natural transition to blackthorn Prunu…

Hollymount

…ount are largely fen and swamp. common reed Phragmites australis, creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera and reed canary grass Phalaris arundinacea are dominant. Other species include yellow iris Iris pseudacorus, meadow sweet Filipendula ulmaria and brown sedge Carex disticha. The r…

Fymore Lough

… includes species such as sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus, creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, fool's water cress Apium nodiflorum, water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile, water mint Mentha aquatica and cuckoo-flower Cardamine pratensis. These species grow over a carpet of b…

Loughborough Meadows

…rage Saxifraga granulataa. Permanently wet areas are dominated by creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera and marsh foxtail Alopecurus geniculatus. The Summerpool Brook supports large beds of reed sweet grass Glyceria maxima and contains slender tufted sedge Carex acuta, gipsywort Ly…

Turmennan

…la, meadow sweet Filipendula ulmaria, bulrush Typha latifolia and creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera. Other, more localised fen communities within the area include a mixed sedge sward dominated by lesser tussock sedge Carex diandra, floating mats of bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata …

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…

Mersey Narrows

…ina and annual seablite Suaeda maritima. Grasslands dominated by creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera and red fescue Festuca rubra surround the two lagoons on areas of made ground composed of clay spoil from dock construction and, to the north of the site, dune like grasslands for…

Willoughby Meadow

…pratensis along with sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera. Others amongst the twenty seven different kinds of grass present are quaking grass Briza media and heath grass Danthonia decumbens. Herbs are abundant within the sward. Typical s…

Maidens to Doonfoot

…s scarce but species present include lyme grass Leymus arenarius, creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera and fescue species. The cliffs support the best example of upland mixed ash woodland in South Ayrshire. The woodland comprises ash, sycamore, wych elm, beech and hazel, with a wel…

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…

Halnaker Chalk Pit

…k and a patchy stunted vegetation including such species as creeping bent grass Agrostis stolonifera, hoary plantain Plantago media and scarlet pimpernel Anagallis arvensis. This site is most significant for its population of the nationally rare and vulnerable + broad leaved cudw…

High Woods

…ass Molinia caerulea, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera with patches of heather Calluna vulgaris, cross leaved heath Erica tetralix and the sphagnum mosses Sphagnum compactum and S. palustre. Bracken invasion is a problem here and birc…

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 …

Naburn Marsh

…large stands of reed canary grass Phalaris arundinacea swamp with creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera and common couch Elytrigia repens. Occasional plants of meadow buttercup, great burnet and common marsh bedstraw Galium palustre can also be found and there are several extensive …

Linhouse Valley

…mixed ash woodland. The lowland neutral grassland is dominated by creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, red fescue Festuca rubra and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and is widespread on the valley floor. Acidic grassland is found mainly along the valley slopes. Extensive r…

Wareham Common

…cue Schedonorus pratensis with rather less crested dog’s-tail and creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera. cuckoo-flower Cardamine pratensis and marsh-marigold are frequent. The northern meadows are more distant from the river and show more influence of acidic drainage water. Jointed…

Leiston - Aldeburgh

…d acidic grassland is dominated by sheep's fescue Festuca ovina and common bent Agrostis capillaris with some bare patches, bryophytes and lichens. There is a varied associated flora including lady's bedstraw Galium verum, sheep's sorrel Rumex acetosella and the nationally scare …

Polruan to Polperro

…mmon fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica, red fescue Festuca rubra and creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera and, on wet dripping rocks, in vegetation filled crevices with sea mayweed Tripleurospermum maritimum and creeping bent. The cliffs and slopes support a variety of maritime rock …

Hollow Moor & Odham Moor

…ersed with short-cropped pasture characterised by such species as creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, heath-grass Danthonia decumbens and a variety of sedges Carex spp. These plant communities include abundant meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum and devil’s-bit scabious Succisa prat…

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…

Fulford Ings

…rassland is characterised by meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata, meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis and pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus. …

Sydling Valley Downs

…ria are frequent and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera become the dominant grasses. Here close cropped ling Calluna vulgaris and other acid loving plants such as western gorse Ulex gallii and wood sage Teucrium scorodonia are found in…

Yar Estuary

…y dominated by reed beds and neutral grassland dominated by creeping bent grass Agrostis stolonifera. Several plants of a fen type vegetation are also present including great willowherb Epilobium hirsutum, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria and hemlock water dropwort Oenanthe crocat…

Brown Moss

…ome of the pools, with common spike rush Eleocharis palustris and creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera among the dominant species. Uncommon species which occur in the shallow water, fen and marsh communities include orange foxtail Alopecurus aequalis, lesser water plantain Baldelli…

Lower Woodford Water Meadows

…ensis are abundant as are meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis and creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera. Red, tall and meadow fescue Festuca rubra, F. arundinacea and F. pratensis all occur and the latter two hybridize with perennial rye grass Lolium perenne giving rise to a range o…

Porth Dinllaen i Borth Pistyll

…lobium angustifolium grading into coltsfoot Tussilago farfara and creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera. A similar plant assemblage is found at Porth Nefyn and Porth Pistyll, where there are also a large number of small areas of flushed vegetation around springs which originate on t…

Railway Stell West

… inflexus, soft rush Juncus effusus, common sedge Carex nigra and creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera are found. Tall herb communities have developed on the ditch banks. On the undisturbed western bank common meadow rue Thalictrum flavum, a local species in Northern England is abu…

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…

Monkwood Green

…d hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera and fescues Festuca spp. These grasses are associated with herbs such as bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, grass vetchling Lathyrus nissolia, lady’ s bedstraw Galium verum a…

Blindley Heath

…meadow fox tail Alopecurus pratensis, flote grasses Glyceria species and fiorin Agrostis stolonifera; rushes Juncus species dominate the scattered pockets of impeded drainage. This particular grassland is of greatest value for the rarity of its grassland communities rather than f…

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 …

Arcot Hall Grassland and Ponds

…plants. Surrounding the pond is a zone of waterlogged ground with creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, marsh foxtail Alopecurus geniculatus, with lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula. The development of this pond has led to the flooding of part of a plantation dominated by beech F…

Besthorpe Meadows

…erses the southern meadow and supports an inundation community of creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, marsh foxtail Alopecurus geniculatus, amphibious bistort Polygonum amphibium and hairy sedge Carex hirta. An old borrow pit fringed by grey willow Salix cinerea, almond willow S…

Brenkley Meadows

…hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, amidst shorter grazed swards of creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, marsh foxtail Alopecurus geniculatus, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, rough meadow grass Poa trivialis and red fescue Festuca rubra in which great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis an…

Coate Water

…inated by grasses such as crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera and meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis but large areas of sedges Carex spp. and rushes Juncus spp. also occur. Field boundaries comprise thick old hedges with numerous mature oak…

Cors Bodwrog

…grades into fen meadow dominated by Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus, creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera and rush species Juncus spp. Black bog-rush Schoenus nigricans, occurs as scattered clumps within the Molinia mire and as a local dominant within the less acidic communities prese…

Sheep's Banks

…rennial rye grass Lolium perenne, cock's foot Dactylis glomerata, creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus. A tall ancient hedge containing eleven constituent woody plants runs the whole length of the site.

Ballycastle Coalfield

…ver of red fescue Festuca rubra, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera but are otherwise species-poor. The few herbs include tormentil Potentilla erecta and white clover Trifolium repens, while the mosses Rhytidiadelphus loreus and Pseudoscleropodium…

Mill Lough

… Carex panicea and common sedge Carex nigra. The main grasses are creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and red fescue Festuca rubra, while the associated herbs consist of cuckoo-flower Cardamine pratensis, creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens, lesser s…

Church Ings

…-flower Cardamine pratensis, meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, red fescue Festuca rubra, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus and common sedge Carex nigra. Where ground conditions are wettest there are stands of brown sedge Carex disticha.…

Cae Gwynfryn

…e principal grasses are sweet-vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, marsh foxtail Alopecurus geniculatus, crested dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus, Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus, red fescue Festuca rubra and purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea, toget…

Crouch and Roach Estuaries

…beriza calandra. The cattle or sheep grazed sward is dominated by creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, perennial rye grass Lolium perenne, red fescue Festuca rubra and meadow barley Hordeum secalinum. Other less common plants typical of this habitat are spiny rest harrow Ononis sp…

Glannau Rhoscolyn

…rassland and coastal heathland where sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, bent grasses Agrostis spp. and early hair-grass Aira praecox, together with the ericaceous shrubs, heather Calluna vulgaris and bell heather Erica cinerea, are abundant. Other associated species include spring squ…

Bridgwater Bay

…f the upper marsh tends to encourage red fescue Festuca rubra and creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera. sea couch Elytrigia atherica and sea club rush Bolboschoenus maritimus occur at the landward edge of the marsh. Other members of this community include sea wormwood Artemisia mar…

Murcott Meadows

…nated by meadow foxtail along with Timothy grass Phleum pratense, creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera and creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens. The furrows have a flora which reflects the high water table, with tufted hairgrass Deschampsia cespitosa the dominant species. Locally a…

Compton Chine to Steephill Cove

…nchus arvensis and Sonchus oleraceus and scattered tufts of creeping bent grass Agrostis stolonifera. The nationally scarce curved hard grass Parapholis incurva is also found with these pioneer communities. On harder substrates, such as the ferruginous sandstones and Upper Green…

Bozeat Meadow

… oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius, cock's foot Dactylis glomerata, creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, red fescue Festuca rubra and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens. In the north of the field the ground slopes down towards the northern boundary and the ridge and furrow system …

North Norfolk Coast

…aces along the coast. The dominant grass species in the sward are creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, common fox tail Alopecurus pratensis and perennial rye grass Lolium perenne. The wet, rough grassland is suitable breeding habitat for several species of wader and is a valuable …

Wet Moor

…grass Lolium perenne with crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera and rough meadow grass Poa trivialis often present. A few fields have common knapweed Centaurea nigra and crested dog's tail as major components of the sward. Wetter fields contai…

Hunsdon Mead

… several uncommon sedges. The grassland of Hunsdon Mead is mainly creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra and crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus. Roydon Mead contains the same grass species, but with meadow foxtai…

Holland Haven Marshes

…Frinton golf course. It is generally dominated by grasses such as creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, red fescue Festuca rubra, perennial rye grass Lolium perenne and meadow barley Hordeum secalinum, with marsh foxtail Alopecurus geniculatu…

West Moor

…rmanent neutral grassland. The grasslands are mainly species poor creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera/ marsh foxtail Alopecurus geniculatus inundation types. Wetter swards often contain tussocks of soft rush Juncus effusus and tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa. Some moderate…

Blackwater Estuary

…right chickweed Moenchia erecta. The grassy sward is dominated by creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, perennial rye grass Lolium perenne and red fescue Festuca rubra, with abundant meadow barley Hordeum secalinum and meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis. crested dog's tail Cynosur…

Crostwick Marsh

…ttle and the sward is dominated by a variety of grasses including creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus. Typical herb species include water mint Mentha aquatica, cuckoo…

River Wye (Upper Wye) / Afon Gwy (Gwy Uchaf)

…nal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus and creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera. The larger, western enclosures are modified lowland heath composed of dense stands of western gorse Ulex gallii, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix and heather Calluna vulgaris am…

Castor Flood Meadows

… is characterised by the presence of a range of grasses including creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus and meadow fescue Schedonorus pratensis together with herbs such as great burnet Sanguisorba officinal…

Fferm Walters

…ecies-rich grassland is characterised by a range of grasses such as common bent Agrostis capillaris; sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and crested dog’s-tail Cynosurus cristatus, with herbs such as common bird’s-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus; red clover Trifolium pratens…

Weston Fen

…ta, greater pond sedge Carex riparia, brown sedge Carex disticha, creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, rough meadow grass Poa trivialis and red fescue Festuca rubra. Less common species include spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii, marsh arrowgrass Tri…

Troutbeck

…Associated grasses include purple moor grass Molinia caerulea and creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera together with the moss Calliergonell cuspidatum. By contrast, the star sedge bog moss mire is dominated by bog moss species such as Sphagnum palustre and S. recurvum, with star se…

Foxhole Heath, Eriswell

…s fescue Festuca ovina, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha and creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera. There are numerous other species associated with this turf including purple milk vetch Astragalus danicus, common centaury Centaurium erythraea, sheep's bit Jasione montana and l…

McKean's Moss

…he vegetation is dominated by purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, soft rush ]uncus effusus and locally abundant reed canary grass Phalaris arundinacea, with occasional water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile. Associated herbs include meadow sweet …

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…

Bugbrooke Meadows

…nigra on the drier areas. In some wetter places the creeping bent marsh foxtail Agrostis stolonifera Alopecurus geniculatus inundation community occurs. Wetter areas, particularly along springlines and ditches, are dominated by hard rushes Juncus inflexus, jointed rush J. articul…

Cowden Meadow

…he grassland is composed of a variety of grass species, including creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, red fescue Festuca rubra, cock's foot Dactylis glomerata and several others, in contrast to the generally reduced diversity of more recently reseeded and fertilised swards. Among…

Upper Severn Estuary

…urther up the shore, species such as red fescue Festuca rubra and creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera become evident as the land becomes drier and less subject to tidal inundation. The nationally restricted marsh mallow Althaea officinalis occurs in this zone. Salt marsh pasture i…

Northwick Marsh

…ved, grazed marsh including marsh foxtail Alopecurus geniculatus, creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, floating sweet grass Glyceria fluitans, celery leaved buttercup Ranunculus sceleratus and ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi. Of particular interest are a number of uncommon plants …

Orchid Bank, Winslow Mill

…escue Festuca rubra, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, whilst glaucous sedge Carex flacca and spring sedge Carex caryophyllea are also abundant. The herbaceous flora contains a number of locally uncommon species such as milk vetch As…

Low Pasture

…t vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, timothy Phleum pratense and creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera with pignut Conopodium majus, betony Betonica officinalis, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, lady's mantle Alchemilla vulgaris agg., yarrow Achillea m…

Upper Dunsforth Carrs

…Carex disticha, rushes such as soft rush Juncus effusus and creeping bent grass Agrostis stolonifera are locally dominant. Associated herbs include devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, sneezewort Achillea ptarmica and fen bedstraw Galium uligin…

Winster Wetlands

…e found on the lawn whilst the outer area supports plants such as creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula, bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius and common duckweed Lemna minor. The largest valley mire is found further west. Its source lies in …

Robbinetts

…c slopes, the turf is dominated by sheep's fescue Festuca ovina and common bent Agrostis capillaris with sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and heath grass Danthonia decumbens. Associated with these grasses are heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, bitter vetch Lathyrus montanus,…

Caeau Tan y Bwlch

…iser or reseeding in recent times. The sward includes the grasses creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra and crested dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus with many typical old meadow herbs including yellow rattle Rhinanthu…

Magilligan

…ng of species including rough stalked meadow grass Poa trivialis, creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, field horsetail Equisetum arvense and pockets of common reed Phragmites australis. Magilligan contains many vascular plants with a restricted distribution in the British Isles. I…

Newton Mask

…is less severe the marsh foxtail grass Alopecurus geniculatus and creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera are abundant, associated with stands of brown sedge Carex disticha and herbs such as marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris and marsh marigold Caltha palustris. Still drier communi…

River Test

…. Amongst the most constant species are 'general' grassland ones, creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, red fescue Festuca rubra, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, common mouse ear Cerastium fontanum, jointed rush Juncus articulatus, meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis and red clover T…

Arncott Bridge Meadows

… disticha and soft rush Juncus effusus, together with the grasses creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera and tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa. Abundant herbs present include tubular water dropwort Oenanthe fistulosa, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi and meadowsweet Filipendula …

Deadman's Grave, Icklingham

…aller grassland with sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera. All these types of grassland contain a great wealth of other species, with the greatest variety in the shortest most open areas. Typical species include purging flax Linum cathar…

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…

Cockleford Marsh

…minated by hard rush Juncus inflexus, water mint Mentha aquatica, creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera and brooklime Veronica beccabunga. Many wetland species which are scarce in Gloucestershire occur especially within the spring and seepage areas bordering the stream; these includ…

Brackagh Bog

…atifolia. These tall fen communities also support species such as creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, yellow loosestrife Lysimachia vulgaris, marsh willowherb Epilobium palustre, common marsh bedstraw Galium palustre, water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile and wild Angelica Angelic…

Sulham and Tidmarsh Woods and Meadows

…und with a higher water table. Grasses of the drier areas include creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, red fescue Festuca rubra, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, heath grass Danthonia decumbens, cock's foot Dactylis glomerata and Yo…

Pevensey Levels

…fields are improved rye grass Lolium perenne leys with occasional creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera. Woodland dividing the modern main Pevensey to Middle Bridge Road from the old road parallel to it is dominated by mature crack willow Salix fragilis with hawthorn Crataegus monog…

Shotesham Common

…air grass Deschampsia cespitosa, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera. Herb species are well represented and include cowslip Primula veris, common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii, common twayblade Neottia ovata and adder’s tongue Ophioglossum vu…

Ballykilbeg

…nched bur-reed Sparganium erectum, mare's tail Hippuris vulgaris, creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium and the brown mosses Calliergonell cuspidatum and Calliergon giganteum. Other species include frequent wild Angelica Angelica sylvestr…

Inishroosk

…e. The species-rich marsh is characterised by the predominance of creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera and soft rush Juncus effusus over a brown moss carpet, while the fen meadow consists mostly of tall sedges such as common sedge Carex nigra and Carex rostrata, and of marsh cinque…

Glen East

…he sward, along with sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera. Sedges and rushes are also constant and include carnation sedge Carex panicea, common sedge Carex nigra and sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus. Herbs typical of traditionally…

Fritton Common

… acidic grassland covers much of the site and is dominated by common bent grass Agrostis capillaris, red fescue Festuca rubra and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. Other frequent species include mat grass Nardus stricta, heath grass Danthonia decumbens, purple moor grass …

Stockbridge Down

…orn Prunus spinosa and gorse Ulex europaeus with a field layer of creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and nettle Urtica dioica. The particular juxtaposition of plateau and scarp scrub communities found within this Site of Special Scientific…

Teesmouth and Cleveland Coast

…nated by mixtures of red fescue, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera. Creeping willow Salix repens is extremely scarce in the Tees Estuary and so does not form a regular component of the dune slacks in contrast to many dunes systems. A particularly…

Merthyr Mawr

…rass. Upper saltmarsh is characterised by common saltmarsh-grass, creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera and red fescue Festuca rubra. The saltmarsh/sand dune interface is characterised by rock sea-lavender Limonium procerum and sand-couch Elytrigia juncea. Merthyr Mawr is one of onl…

Coed Mawr - Blaen-Car

…a caerulea, but also contains banks of drier grassland dominated by common bent Agrostis capillaris and fescues Festuca spp., with a variety of herbs, including common knapweed Centaurea nigra, bitter-vetch Lathyrus montanus, great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis, saw-wort Serratu…

Dunbeath to Sgaps Geo

…land is dominated by grasses such as red fescue Festuca rubra and creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, together with thrift Armeria maritima and buck’s horn plantain Plantago coronopus in more exposed places. The vegetation here is typically very short as a result of exposure to w…

Wareham Meadows

…t-grass Glyceria maxima and greater pond-sedge Carex riparia with creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera and soft rush Juncus effusus abundant elsewhere. The occurrence of blunt flowered rush Juncus subnodulosus and a tussocky form of common sedge Carex nigra reflect the influx of ba…

Harlow Woods

…clearings within the woods support a neutral grassland flora with creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, heath wood rush Luzula multiflora and greater bird's foot trefoil Lotus pedunculatus and there are a num…

Burgh Common and Muckfleet Marshes

…assland, dominated by blunt flowered rush Juncus subnodulosus and creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, covers a large part of the site. The majority of the area is grazed by horses and cattle but some parts are mown and a diverse flora has been retained by this traditional managem…

Hen-allt Common

… Glades within the bracken support a type of grassland dominated by common bent Agrostis capillaris, crested dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus and a mixture of other grasses, including quaking-grass Briza media, heath-grass Danthonia decumbens, meadow fescue Schedonorus pratensis, m…

Stanford Training Area

…dominated by sheep's fescue, sometimes with other grasses such as creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera and crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha. This supports plants such as the larger wild thyme Thymus pulegioides, bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, quaking grass Briza media…

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…

Arlington Reservoir

… cock's foot Dactylis glomerata, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera are dominant together with a range of herbs including false fox sedge Carex otrubae, horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa, fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica and common spotted orchid D…

Llwyn

…s, with abundant grasses such as yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera. Summer-flowering herbs present include a scattering of ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, water mint Mentha aquatica, devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, common bird’s-foot-tre…

Carricknath Point to Porthbean Beach

…r seepages. Plants growing in association with shore dock include creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, sea beet Beta vulgaris sp maritima, field bindweed Convolvulus arvensis, cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata, wild carrot Daucus carota, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata, sea plan…

Acaster South Ings

…shire fog Holcus lanatus, meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis and creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera. Other herb species which occur frequently throughout the sward include meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, c…

Christchurch Harbour

…zed fields with varying amounts of saline influence, dominated by creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, have interesting communities of marsh plants. These include marsh marigold Caltha palustris, yellow flag Iris pseudacorus, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, tubular water dropwort…

Combe Haven

…sock grass Deschampsia cespitosa, rushes Juncus species and creeping bent grass Agrostis stolonifera occur commonly in the sward but corky fruited water dropwort Oenanthe pimpinelloides and common meadow rue Thalictrum flavum are two unusual species. The ditches dissecting the me…

Langstone Harbour

…ackish marsh, fresh marsh, a large lagoon with associated reed Phragmites beds, Agrostis stolonifera grassland and scrub. It is a vital high water wader roost for the Harbour and a major feeding ground for Brent geese after the Zostera beds in the Harbour have been consumed. Few …

Carrot Hill Meadow

…ta and common spike rush Eleocharis palustris and grasses such as creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera and marsh foxtail Alopecurus geniculatus. Some wet heath occurs towards the north western part of the site, with heather Calluna vulgaris, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, star …

Gwaun Pen-lan

…nal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus and creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, containing the scarce quaking-grass Briza media, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, dyer’s greenweed Genista tinctoria, heath spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza maculata ssp. ericetorum a…

Cissbury Ring

…by Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, sheep's fescue Festuca ovina and creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera grasses with wood sage Teucrium scorodonia and bramble Rubus fruticosus. Among the butterflies occurring here are the Adonis blue Polyommatus bellargus, the chalkhill blue L. cor…

Swan Pool & The Swag

…eutral grassland with tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera. The reed beds around the pools hold a peak population of around 10,000 hirundines during their autumn migration. The roost is composed mainly of swallows Hirundo rustica with up …

Upper Colne Marshes

…rassland, much of which is species rich. The dominant grasses are creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, sea couch Elytrigia atherica, meadow barley Hordeum secalinum, red fescue Festuca rubra and the nationally scarce sea barley Hordeum marinum. Another nationally scarce species, s…

Rawbones Meadow

… of soft rush Juncus effusus in a lush sward consisting mostly of creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, reed sweet grass Glyceria maxima and creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens. Associated species include marsh foxtail Alopecurus geniculatus, lesser s…

Killymackan Lough

…n to wet grassland. Grasses and rushes are the main species here. creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera and sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus are dominant, with a range of associated species such as common sedge Carex nigra, bladder sedge Carex vesicaria, soft rush Carex effusu…

Loughmoney

…ifoliata. Associated species include bottle sedge Carex rostrata, creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus, water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile and the notable slender sedge Carex lasiocarpa. Higher plants scattered throughout the fen and swamp …

Crook Burn, Dyeshaugh

…f the site are mats of floating sweet-grass Glyceria fluitans and creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera and patches of bottle sedge Carex rostrata which occupy the wettest parts of the site. An important element of the site is the group of species characteristic of Northern hay mead…

Normanby Meadow

…e meadow. red fescue Festuca rubra, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis and crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus all feature strongly, together with quaking grass Briza m…

Whitecliff Bay and Bembridge Ledges

…tly ox tongue Helminthotheca echioides and grass species of which creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera is most common. As the cliff slump matures grass species tend to predominate with red fescue Festuca rubra being most abundant, with in association a variety of plants of calcareo…

Saltersford Lane Meadows

…grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera and crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus. The smaller areas of lower lying ground are dominated by sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus. Herbs present include yellow rattle Rh…

Thompson Water, Carr and Common

…wort Ranunculus lingua, milk parsley Thyselium palustre, narrow small reed Calamagrostis stricta and cowbane Cicuta virosa are present. Broad ramparts of dry grassland, mainly calcareous in nature, occur around the depressions towards the northern end of the site. Here sheep’s fe…

Orston Plaster Pits

… Keuper Marl series. The sward is characterised by the abundance of common bent Agrostis capillaris, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens and cock’s foot Dactylis glomerata and by a wide range of herbs including lady’s bedstraw Galium verum…

Upper Lough Erne - Crom

…ent. In general, grasses and rushes are dominant here, especially creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, soft rush Juncus effusus and hard rush Juncus inflexus, with a range of herbs such as creeping Jenny Lysimachia nummularia, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, lesser spearwort…

Mournes Coast

…ift Armeria maritima and the grasses red fescue Festuca rubra and creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera. Other species occur more locally, especially where there is some freshwater influence, including distant sedge Carex distans, long bracted sedge Carex extensa and slender spike r…

Moine Mhor

…a rich and diverse number of plants. This grassland is made up of creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, red fescue Festuca rubra, bullrush Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani, common spike-rush Eleocharis palustris and slender spike-rush E. uniglumis, sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflo…

Bouldnor and Hamstead Cliffs

…oot Tussilago farfara with a variety of coloniser species such as creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera and fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica. In the wettest areas of the cliff face reed beds dominated by Phragmites australis have developed.

Holborough to Burham Marshes

…asingly uncommon habitat; here it is dominated by grasses such as creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, red fescue Festuca rubra and cock’s foot Dactylis glomerata and the scarce divided sedge Carex divisa is also found. The ditches and dykes within this habitat, are of botanical i…

Lough Melvin

…s content, with grasses and rushes generally dominant, especially creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, soft rush Juncus effusus and sharp flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus. There is also a range of herbs, such as common knapweed Centaurea nigra, selfheal Prunella vulgaris, lesser s…

River Usk (Upper Usk) / Afon Wysg (Wysg Uchaf)

…jacent areas of seasonally flooded grassland are characterised by creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera and marsh foxtail Alopecurus geniculatus, which provide important feeding areas for migrating wildfowl and waders. At Pencelli, and elsewhere, there are extensive deposits of allu…

Ingrebourne Marshes

… by cattle grazing. The low sward is comprised of grasses such as creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis and marsh foxtail Alopecurus geniculatus, with floating sweet grass Glyceria fluitans and glaucous sweet grass Glyceria declinata in the wette…

Moss Valley

…invertebrate communities. The neutral grasslands are dominated by creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus with devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis and betony Betonica officinalis. Areas of marshy grassland are dominated by tufted hair grass Deschamp…

The Moors, Bishop's Waltham

…a on wetter areas; purple moor grass Molinia caerulea tussocks; a creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus association; and very locally a fescue Festuca dominated sward. Marsh orchids Dactylorchis species occur wide…

Gotham Hill Pasture

…rity of the site comprise crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, cock's foot Dactylis glomerata and perennial rye grass Lolium perenne, in a community which contains such characteristic herbs as sorrel Rumex aceto…

Barrow Burn Meadows

…t among the grasses with tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens also common. Smooth, hairy and intermediate lady’s mantle Alchemilla glabra, Alchemilla filicaulis and Alche…

Kingcup Meadows and Oldhouse Wood

…ood pasture communities with a high proportion of grasses such as creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, cock's foot Dactylis glomerata and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus. Several species of sedge are found including the brown sedge Carex disticha, pale sedge C. pallescens and common …

Charity Land

… sward is dominated by a mixture of grasses, principally comprising common bent Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, cock’s foot Dactylis glomerata, the meadow grasses Poa pratensis and Poa trivialis and red fescue…

Sapperton Meadows

…a variety of sedges. In general the grassland is dominated by common bent grass Agrostis capillaris, along with Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, daisy Bellis perennis, self heal Prunella vulgaris, red clover Trifolium pratense and ribwort plan…

Colne Estuary

…The grasses sea couch Elytrigia atherica, couch Elytrigia repens, creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, meadow barley Hordeum secalinum, red fescue Festuca rubra and the nationally uncommon sea barley H. marinum are all frequent. Other plant species present include grass vetchling…

White Park Bay

…ft rush Juncus effusus. Damp, low-lying hollows have a mixture of creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, marsh foxtail Alopecurus geniculatus, soft rush Juncus effusus and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus. In wetter situations, common sedge Carex nigra and silverweed Potentilla anserina…

Bratoft Meadows

…red fescue Festuca rubra, meadow fescue Schedonorus pratensis and creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera and a rich sward includes betony Betonica officinalis, dyer's greenweed Genista tinctoria, cowslip Primula veris, adder's tongue fern Ophioglossum vulgatum and saw wort Serratula …

Pockerley Farm Pond

…the pond. Damp grassland surrounds the pond. This is dominated by creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera and marsh foxtail Alopecurus geniculatus and includes such herbs as marsh thistle Cirsium palustre, creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens and abundant lady’s smock. Small populatio…

Bulwick Meadows

… Some of the main constituents are, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, hard rush Juncus inflexus, creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens, red fescue Festuca rubra and creeping Jenny Lysimachia nummularia. More locally abundant are, floating sweet gras…

Joe's Pond

…cuspidatum and Palustriella commutatum predominate, together with creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, jointed rush Juncus articulatus, hard rush J. inflexus, false fox sedge Carex otrubae, marsh horsetail Equisetum palustre and various herbs including water mint Mentha aquatica, …

Bassenhally Pit

…is dominated by a number of grasses, sedges and rushes, including creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, jointed rush Juncus articulatus and the two spike rushes Eleocharis palustris and the local E. uniglumis. A great variety of herbs are present such as lesser water plantain Balde…

Box Farm Meadows

…og's tail Cynosurus cristatus, cock's foot Dactylis glomerata and creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera with associated species such as common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, cowslip Primula veris, lady's bedstraw Galium verum and green winged orchid Anacamptis morio. In wetter …

Caldon Dales

…ot Dactylis glomerata, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus and creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera. Herbs associated with these situations include common knapweed Centaurea nigra, yarrow Achillea millefolium, devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis and greater butterfly orchid P…

Wey Valley Meadows

…roportion of grasses making up the sward including Yorkshire fog, creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera and red fescue Festuca rubra. Here common herbs such as creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens and sorrel Rumex acetosa occur as well as others characteristic of wet grasslands such…

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…

Pasturefields Salt Marsh

…rrowgrass Triglochin maritimum. On soils of intermediate salinity creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera replaces Puccinellia as the most abundant species with the same range but lower cover of other halophytes. Marsh foxtail Alopecurus geniculatus and sea milkwort Glaux maritima are…

Combs Wood

…he woodland which are wet in places and support a flora including creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, soft rush Juncus effusus, water mint Mentha aquatica, greater bird’s foot trefoil Lotus pedunculatus, bugle Ajuga reptans and nettle leaved bellflower Campanula trachelium. The u…

Lynher Estuary

…rshes become progressively less species rich and are dominated by creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera with patches of sea aster and sea club-rush. Important populations of the nationally rare bulbous foxtail Alopecurus bulbosus thrive here. Eventually, freshwater inundation commun…

Misson Line Bank

…r areas are dominated by tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera and soft rush Juncus effusus, while wetter soils are characterised by lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula, slender tufted sedge Carex acuta, cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium…

Radipole Lake

… greater botanical diversity. There is a coarse turf dominated by creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera and red fescue Festuca rubra, in which the rushes Juncus maritimus and Juncus gerardii are frequent. Sea club rush Bolboschoenus maritimus, sea aster Aster tripolium and sea milkw…

Pakenham Meadows

…tat for invertebrates. The majority of the meadow is dominated by creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus. Sedge species are a major component of the sward, achieving loca…

Pincombe Down

…bsence of certain species such as dwarf sedge. sheep's fescue and creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera are among the dominant grasses whilst quaking grass Briza media is frequent as are the herbs salad burnet, fairy flax Linum catharticum and small scabious Scabiosa columbaria. Oth…

Brownheath Moss

…Carex vesicaria are locally dominant. Short fen communities with creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, common sedge Carex nigra, white sedge Carex canescens, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and skullcap Scutellaria galericulata occur between the st…

Botcheston Bog

…ated by carnation sedge Carex panicea, hard rush Juncus inflexus, creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera and meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria and the plant community includes such characteristic species as marsh valerian Valeriana dioica, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh arrowgras…

Staddon Moor

…d fescue Festuca rubra, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera and mat-grass Nardus stricta. They also have a rich, short sedge component which includes common yellow-sedge Carex demissa, star sedge C. echinata, carnation sedge C. panicea, fl…

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…

Mawnog Gwaunynog

…h bedstraw Galium palustre, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre and creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera in some quantity. Remarks: Registered as common land.

Ballyquintin Point

…ted by red fescue Festuca rubra, tall fescue Festuca arundinacea, creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera and silverweed Potentilla anserina. Maritime grassland, primarily developed of thrift Armeria maritima, red fescue Festuca rubra and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, with occasional …

Ashleworth Ham

…drier grassland dominated by meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera and meadow barley Hordeum secalinum. Associated plants include meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris and silverweed Potentilla anserina, while the les…

Lough Beg

…egetation varies from a rather species-poor sward co-dominated by creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera and soft rush Juncus effusus to much more species-rich communities, with abundant herbs and sedges Carex spp.. A large number of rare or local vascular plant species occur, includ…

Knipe Tarn

…ocharis palustris, bogbean, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula, creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera and finally soft rush Juncus effusus leading to the shore. The tarn edge supports a typical range of submerged and floating species such as lesser bladderwort Utricularia minor, l…

Mollen Woods

…es bracken is dominant with creeping soft grass Holcus mollis and creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera. meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, water mint Mentha aquatica and soft rush Juncus effusus are frequent in areas around springs and in the wettest areas these occur with various se…

Upper Lough Erne - Galloon

…ent. In general, grasses and rushes are dominant here, especially creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, soft rush Juncus effusus and hard rush Juncus inflexus, with a range of herbs such as creeping Jenny Lysimachia nummularia, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, lesser spearwort…

Lydden and Temple Ewell Downs

…by tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum, sheep's fescue Festuca ovina, creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera and upright brome Bromus erectus. Grazing pressure varies over the length of the site, resulting in a gradation within the habitat from a rank tor grass sward to a close cropped f…

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…

Greenan Lough

…pecies-poor fen, in which sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus. Creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula, meadow sweet Filipendula ulmaria and water mint Mentha aquatica are prominent. To the east of the site. there are small pockets of fen meado…

Finn Floods

…. The inundation grasslands are characterised by a dense sward of creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera and associated species such as water pepper Persicaria hydropiper, floating sweet grass Glyceria fluitans and marsh foxtail Alopecurus geniculatus. The fen is comprised of two dis…

Lough na blaney bane

…mmunities dominated by sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus and creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera with species such as crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, Spearwort Ranunculus flammula, meadow sweet Filipendula ulmaria, devils-bit …

Dereham Rush Meadow

…e water mint Mentha aquatica, jointed rush Juncus articulatus and creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera. These wet, grazed communities grade into areas of tall fen vegetation dominated by common reed Phragmites australis with reed sweet grass Glyceria maxima, greater tussock sedge C…

Pulborough Brooks

…atus – tufted hairgrass Deschampsia flexuosa coarse grassland and creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera – marsh foxtail Alopecurus geniculatus wet pasture. The fields support such typical plants as soft rush Juncus effusus, hard rush J. inflexus, hairy sedge Carex hirta and marsh ra…

Thorley Flood Pound

…ooth meadow grass Poa pratensis, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera with locally dominant marsh marigold, meadowsweet, soft rush Juncus effusus and hard rush J. inflexus. The site provides a habitat for snipe Gallinago gallinago, water rail Rallus…

New Marston Meadows

…y Fritillaria meleagris also occurs at the site. In the summer grazed fields an Agrostis stolonifera Alopecurus geniculatus inundation grassland community predominates. Here, other plants associated with unimproved grassland include tubular water dropwort Oenanthe fistulosa, cree…

Derwent Ings

… Phalaris arundinacea and slender tufted sedge Carex acuta, or by creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, marsh foxtail Alopecurus geniculatus and silverweed Potentilla anserina. On the drier areas where flooding is short lived, a species rich community occurs characterised by specie…

Hurst Castle and Lymington River Estuary

…rsh, reed Phragmites australis beds, grassland dominated by creeping bent grass Agrostis stolonifera and areas of scrub. The invertebrate fauna is rich and includes large populations of the bush crickets Conocephalus dorsalis and C. discolor. The marshes are important feeding g…

Bracklesham Bay

…s such as red fescue Festuca rubra, sea couch Elytrigia atherica, creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum form a distinctive sward in which a variety of herbs grow, including viper's bugloss Echium vulgare, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum and …

Langley's Lane Meadow

…y low growing sward in which 20 species of grass occur, including creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, cock's foot Dactylis glomerata, red fescue Festuca rubra, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and uprig…

Hog Cliff

…ops and bottoms of the slopes grassland with a high proportion of creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera and crested dog’s-tail Cynosurus cristatus predominates. These swards tend to have fewer herbs but generally salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba and rough hawkbit are frequent. In p…

Poole Harbour

…ve brackish grazing marshes at Keysworth, the latter dominated by creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, with frequent strawberry clover Trifolium fragiferum and narrow-leaved bird’s foot trefoil Lotus tenuis. Wet woodlands of birch and sallow adjoin these areas, whilst particularly…

Coombhill Meadows

…e northern meadow is drier in character and other species such as creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera and quaking grass Briza media become more abundant. Besides green winged orchids the meadows have many other interesting species including cowslips Primula veris, yellow rattle Rh…

Middle Harling Fen

… present further down the valley slope on damp soils and is dominated by fiorin Agrostis stolonifera and red fescue Festuca rubra. Several uncommon species occur in this diverse community including cowslip Primula veris, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, twayblade Neottia ovata, gr…

Kilberry Coast

…efoil Lotus corniculatus, white clover Trifolium repens and creeping bent grass Agrostis stolonifera also common. Towards the shore is an area of salt marsh where species such as sea plantain Plantago maritima and sea milkwort Glaux maritima occur. In the northern section of the …

Vange & Fobbing Marshes

…lants. The grassland is dominated by a mixture of grasses such as creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, soft brome Bromus hordeaceus, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, Cock's foot Dactylis glomerata, common couch Elytrigia repens, red…

Blackmore Vale Commons And Moors

… the vegetation is dominated by various grass species comprising of common bent Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, meadow fescue Schedonorus pratensis, red fescue F. rubra and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, with occasional glaucous sedge Carex flacca, c…

Cridmore Bog

…sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus with an abundance of creeping bent grass Agrostis stolonifera and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and a rich variety of plant species characteristic of wet acid grasslands such as marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris and marsh willowherb Epilob…

Wilford Claypits

…loor tends towards marsh and is characterised by the abundance of creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, red fescue Festuca rubra, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens and smooth meadow grass Poa pratensis and by the variety of herbs including wild carr…

Eling and Bury Marshes

…h with a close sward of saltmarsh grass Puccinellia maritima with creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera and red fescue Festuca rubra sub dominant. The marsh margins have in places been colonised by cord grass Spartina anglica. That the present sward is derived by grazing from a more…

Dibden Bay

…ponies. The predominant vegetation type is dominated by the grass creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, often in a mosaic with patches of saltmarsh rush Juncus gerardii. The lowest lying areas of the site, including Westcliff Marsh, have areas of “salt pans” supporting a type of sa…

Esthwaite Water

…ex flacca, C. nigra and C. panicea with mat grass Nardus stricta, creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis and meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria. Damp pastures and hay meadows s…

Upper Solway Flats & Marshes

…ift Armeria maritima and saltmarsh rush Juncus gerardi. In places creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, sea plantain Plantago maritima, sea arrowgrass Triglochin maritimum, parsley water dropwort Oenanthe lachenalii and various sedges Carex spp. are prominent in this central saltma…

Lodmoor

…The central part of Lodmoor comprises brackish grassland in which creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera is dominant with marsh foxtail Alopecurus geniculatus and strawberry clover Trifolium fragiferum. The many ditches are fringed with sea club-rush Bolboschoenus maritimus and local…

Cloghcor Lough

…richer tall-herb fen dominated by bottle sedge Carex rostrata and creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, with herbs such as water mint Mentha aquatica, common marsh bedstraw Galium palustre, marsh willowherb Epilobium palustre, cowbane Cicuta virosa and notably, nodding bur marigold…

Great Wilbraham Common

…shire. The sward is characterised by the presence of such grasses as white bent Agrostis stolonifera and red fescue Festuca rubra. Other characteristic species include quaking grass Briza media, glaucous sedge Carex flacca, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum and salad burnet Poterium s…

Leziate, Sugar and Derby Fens

…s purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, common bent Agrostis capillaris, sheep’s sorrel Rumex acetosella and soft rush Juncus effusus is dominant or co-dominant species with marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis, …

Clifton Ings And Rawcliffe Meadows

…s and herbs. Grasses such as meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, smooth brome Bromus racemosus and red fescue Festuca rubra occur, with characteristic herbs such as great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis…

Blackwater Valley

…ecies such as red fescue, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, common bent Agrostis capillaris, common knapweed, bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus and tormentil Potentilla erecta. A variety of herbs is found, including a number of species typical of such grassland, for …

Clattinger Farm

…ch are indicative of old unimproved grasslands. Most frequent are creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, upright brome Bromus erectus, meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, although s…

Soham Wet Horse Fen

…sland communities are characterised by a sward of such species as creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, sweet vernal grass Anthoxantum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra and cock’s foot Dactylis glomerata, together with meadow saxifrage Saxifraga granulataa and wild carrot Daucus c…

Upper Fal Estuary and Woods

…es are characterised by sea club-rush Bolboschoenus maritimus and creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, common saltmarsh-grass Puccinellia maritima, red fescue Festuca rubra and sea rush Juncus maritimus. On the transitions from saltmarsh to woodland isolated young trees grow over…

Wadenhoe Marsh and Achurch Meadow

…y grasses are co-dominant, e.g. sweet vernal Anthoxanthum odoratum, common bent Agrostis capillaris, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, red fescue Festuca rubra and downy oat grass Avenula pubescens. The variety and cover of herbs increases from the lower lying to the drier …

Morfa Dyffryn

…silverweed Potentilla anserina, moss Calliergonell cuspidatum and creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera. Orchids including marsh helleborine Epipactis palustris, early-marsh orchid Dactylorhiza incarnata, northern marsh orchid Dactylorhiza purpurella and the nationally scarce green-…

Tullybrick Lough

… flood level the vegetation typically consists of a grassy mat of creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, and tufted hair grass Desehampsia cespitosa, with more localised stands of remote sedge Carex remota and scattered meadow sweet Filipendula ulmaria,…

Brockagh Quarry

…gra, carnation sedge Carex panicea, star sedge Carex echinata and creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera are frequent within the fen vegetation. Herbs include marsh thistle Cirsium palustre, devils-bit scabious Succisa pratensis and marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris, with locally…

Fox Fritillary Meadow, Framsden

…ng meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, red fescue Festuca rubra, creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus and rough stalked meadow grass Poa trivialis with a good variety of herbs typical of alluvial meadows. These …

Polebrook Farm

…. Most of the grassland is dominated by red fescue Festuca rubra, creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera and cock's foot Dactylis glomerata, but at least 16 other species of grass are present. The sward contains many plants which are characteristic of long established hay meadows and…

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