Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Killard

… skeletal soils over rocky outcrops are generally colonised by early hair grass Aira praecox, silver hair grass Aira caryophyllea, thrift Armeria maritima and sea mouse ear Cerastium diffusum. These grassland communities vary considerably in appearance and composition, ranging fr…

Ynys Enlli

…cue Festuca rubra. On drier thin soils, annual species such as early hair-grass Aira praecox and silvery hair-grass Aira caryophyllea are characteristic, along with English stone-crop Sedum anglicum. These communities intergrade with maritime heathland dominated by ling Calluna v…

Sheepland Coast

…sea mouse ear Cerastium diffusum both species of hair grasses silver hair grass Aira caryophyllea and early hair grass Aira praecox and stonecrops Sedum spp. English stonecrop Sedum anglicum and biting stonecrop Sedum acre throughout. Further inland on the cliffs and slopes, ungr…

Allolee to Walltown

…onecrop Sedum acre, the uncommon hairy stonecrop S. villosum, wild thyme Thymus praecox and a variety of annuals including parsley piert Aphanes arvensis, common whitlow grass Erophila verna, early hair grass Aira praecox, annual knawel Scleranthus annuus, rue leaved saxifrage Sa…

Sidling's Copse and College Pond

… and includes lesser chickweed Stellaria pallida, early and silver hair grasses Aira praecox, A. caryophyllea and early forget-me-not Myosotis ramosissima, together with some heather Calluna vulgaris.

Red Rocks

…net rose Rosa spinosissima, knotted clover Trifolium striatum, early hair grass Aira praecox and quaking grass. The rarest plant to have been discovered on this site is Mackay’s horsetail Equisetum 3 trachydon, for which Red Rocks is the only English locality. Mackay’s horsetail …

Croft Hill

…s, are an important feature of this grassland type and include early hair grass Aira praecox, annual meadow grass Poa annua, parsley piert Aphanes arvensis and small mouse ear Cerastium semidecandrum. The nationally scarce upright chickweed Moenchia erecta is locally abundant in …

Middle Crossthwaite

…ep’s fescue Festuca ovina, sheep’s sorrel Rumex acetosella and early hair grass Aira praecox. The wood pasture is intermixed with the acid grassland and the flushed areas and typically has ash Fraxinus excelsior, hazel Corylus avellana, blackthorn Prunus spinosa, willows Salix sp…

Banc Hirllwyn

…sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, common bent Agrostis capillaris, early hair-grass Aira praecox and squirrel-tail fescue Vulpia bromoides. Common associates include sheep’s sorrel Rumex acetosella, common mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum, parsley piert Aphanes arvensis, wall speedwell V…

The Wrekin & The Ercall

…ominated by heather and acidic grassland with wavy hair grass, early hair grass Aira praecox, sheep’s sorrel Rumex acetosella and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile. There is a varied bird population. Breeding species include sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus, woodcock Scolopax rusticola, …

Greenham and Crookham Commons

…hes of bare soil support an open acid grassland community with early hair grass Aira praecox, squirrel tail fescue Vulpia bromoides and hair moss Polytrichum spp. In some areas mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum is particularly abundant. Lichens are a conspicuous feature of…

Thundersley Great Common

…flexuosa and purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, together with early hair grass Aira praecox, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, sheep's fescue Festuca ovina and red fescue F. rubra. Where drainage is impeded on the slope, sedges are abundant, including four species uncomm…

Cawston and Marsham Heaths

…h and these support a characteristic acid grassland flora with early hair grass Aira praecox, green ribbed sedge Carex binervis, tormentil Potentilla erecta and field wood rush Luzula campestris. Wet heath habitats are not well developed but there is a small permanent pool on Caw…

Burnham Beeches

…reas are heather Calluna vulgaris, bell heather Erica cinerea, early hair grass Aira praecox, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia, betony Betonica officinalis and the hawkweed Hieracium subaudum, as well as gorse Ulex europaeus, broom Cytisus sco…

Dee Cliffs

… also much bare ground. False oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius, early hair grass Aira praecox, barren brome Anisantha sterilis, quaking grass Briza media, perennial rye grass Lolium perenne, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens and tall fescue Schedonorus arundinaceus are the othe…

Clegir Mawr

…nt Agrostis capillaris, squirrel-tail fescue Vulpia bromoides, early hair-grass Aira praecox, heather Calluna vulgaris, bell heather Erica Cinerea, western gorse Ulex gallii, spring squill Scilla verna and English stonecrop Sedum anglicum. Other notable plant species present incl…

Glannau Rhoscolyn

…e 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 squill Scilla verna, English stonecrop…

Gwynfynydd

…utcrops support an open turf with sheep’s-fescue, common bent, early hair-grass Aira praecox, sheep’s sorrel Rumex acetosella and English stonecrop Sedum anglicum. Herbs such as devil’s bit scabious and harebell Campanula rotundifolia are locally prominent. Rush pasture and sedge…

Thanet Coast

…is mown for hay and contains a wide range of species including early hair grass Aira praecox, barren fescue Vulpia bromoides, meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis, bulbous buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus and thrift Armeria maritima. Within this site strips of grassland along the sea…

Brampton Bryan Park

…rn gorse Ulex gallii, wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa and early hair grass Aira praecox. On the eastern side of the Park are a number of ponds which have a wide range of aquatic and marginal plants including several which are rare or uncommon in Herefordshire, namely hornwo…

Rhos yr Hafod

…f betony Betonica officinalis, sheep’s-bit Jasione montana and early hair-grass Aira praecox. The presence of a significant amount of Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus and clover Trifolium spp. on a small proportion of the site is indicative of reversion from past agricultural improve…

Gwithian to Mexico Towans

…eadow-grass Poa annua, spreading meadow-grass Poa subcaerulea, early hair-grass Aira praecox and fern grass Catapodium rigidum with associated herb species, such as wild thyme Thymus polytrichus, kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria, cowslip Primula veris, and sedge, pyramidal orchi…

Weeting Heath

…’s fescue Festuca ovina, field wood rush Luzula campestris and Early hair grass Aira praecox. A chalk grassland flora has developed on the dry calcareous sands. The dominant grassesin the sward are sheep’s Fescue, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha and common bent Agrostis cap…

Wey Valley Meadows

…n fescue Vulpia bromoides, heath grass Danthonia decumbens and early hair grass Aira praecox and by annuals like sheep's sorrel Rumex acetosella and the county rarity lesser chickweed Stellaria pallida. Sticky mouse ear chickweed Cerastium glomeratum, bird's foot Ornithopus perpu…

Silverines Meadows

… Spilsby Sandstone contain small pockets of soil which support early hair grass Aira praecox and the calcifuge moss Polytrichum juniperinum. The flushes and marshy areas are dominated by soft, jointed and blunt flowered rushes Juncus effusus, J. articulatus and Juncus subnodulosu…

Eidda Pastures

…ot Ornithopus perpusillus heath pearlwort Sagina subulata and early hairy grass Aira praecox. Tuberaria occurs in only eight localities in Britain, seven of the others being in Anglesey and one in the Lleyn. Of the seven Anglesey sites, six are on Holy Island. The population of T…

South Cliffe Common

…ently areas of open sand with a characteristic flora including early hair grass Aira praecox, parsley piert Aphanes arvensis, common stork’s bill Erodium cicutarium, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and thyme leaved speedwell Veronica serpyllifolia. Also present is a small area of …

Ipswich Heaths

…nt Agrostis spp. and fescue Festuca spp grasses, with frequent early hair grass Aira praecox. Where acid grassland forms a mosaic with heath there is a wider range of associated species, such as heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, cat’s ear Hypochaeris radicata, mouse ear hawkweed Pi…

Whitmoor Common

…y Spergularia rubra, little mouse ear Cerastium semidecandrum, early hair grass Aira praecox and silvery hair grass A. caryophyllea. Woodland birch and pedunculate oak Quercus robur form the major woodlands and there are also several stand of mature Scot's pine Pinus sylvestris. …

Coates Castle

…es such as common bent grass, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and early hair grass Aira praecox with herbs such as sheep sorrel Rumex acetosella and buck’s horn plantain Plantago coronopus, areas of stony disturbed soil favour invasion by bracken and birch seedlings. Note + 'endan…

Caeau Hirnant

…pen grassland type containing harebell Campanula rotundifolia, early hair-grass Aira praecox and sheep’s sorrel Rumex acetosella. Moonwort Botrychium lunaria has been recorded in the past. There is also a small area of marsh dominated by purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea. These …

Barnham Heath

…nter annuals such as shepherd's cress Teesdalia nudicaulis and early hair grass Aira praecox. At least six species of lichen and eight species of moss are known from these areas. In parts of the heath where grazing is light, especially where stock do not have access, the heath ha…

Brasenose Wood and Shotover Hill

…ender trefoil Trifolium micranthum, knawel Scleranthus annuus, early hair grass Aira praecox and squirrel tail fescue Vulpia bromoides. The vegetation of Shotover has been studied by botanists for the past three hundred years and some of Britain's earliest scientific collections …

Maulden Heath

… grass Agrostis capillaris, creeping soft grass Holcus mollis, early hair grass Aira praecox and sheep’s sorrel Rumex acetosella which is locally dominant. The abundant herbs include cat’s ear Hypochaeris radicata and bird's foot Ornithopus perpusillus together with less frequent…

Bushy Park and Home Park

…rrey Spergularia rubra, bird's foot Ornithopus perpusillus and early hair grass Aira praecox. Ant hills are a feature of many areas and these support specialised plants including little mouse ear Cerastium semidecandrum, parsley piert Aphanes arvensis, wall speedwell Veronica arv…

Besthorpe Warren

…sheep’s sorrel Rumex acetosella, sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, early hair grass Aira praecox and common bent Agrostis capillaris, with less frequent amounts of sand sedge Carex arenaria, parsley piert Aphanes arvensis, bird’s foot Ornithopus perpusillus, field wood rush Luzula ca…

Freshwater East Cliffs to Skrinkle Haven

… mosaic with therophyte communities, including species such as early hair-grass Aira praecox, tormentil Potentilla erecta, kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria, wild thyme Thymus polytrichus, spring squill Scilla verna and occasional heather Calluna vulgaris. Beyond this zone, bell …

Rhos Dwfnant

…eath-grass Danthonia decumbens are also well represented. Both early hair-grass Aira praecox and silver hair-grass A. caryophyllea occur on rock outcrops. Crested dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus occurs locally. Herb species characteristic of the drier areas of sward are tormentil …

Brada Hill

…escue Festuca rubra, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha and early hair grass Aira praecox along the escarpment crest. Maiden pink Dianthus deltoides occurs in considerable abundance. The flora includes several annual plants such as hare’s foot clover Trifolium arvense, knotted…

Laughton Common

…ath bedstraw Galium saxatile, common bent Agrostis capillaris, early hair grass Aira praecox, sheep’s sorrel Rumex acetosella and the moss Dicranum scoparium with less frequent amounts of sand sedge Carex arenaria, field wood rush Luzula campestris, tormentil Potentilla erecta, s…

Bavington Crags

…-me-not Myosotis discolor, field madder Sherardia arvensis and early hair grass Aira praecox. The drier soils of ledges on these low crags support maiden pink Dianthus deltoides. The rock outcrops lie within a matrix of acid grassland dominated by crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cri…

Garrold's Meadow

…acidic conditions, which support additional grasses, including early hair grass Aira praecox heath grass Danthonia decumbens and squirrel tail fescue Vulpia bromoides. herbs such as common knapweed Centaurea nigra, common centaury Centaurium erythraea, common bird's foot trefoil …

Clarilaw Grasslands

… diverse sward contains at least 22 species of grass including early hair-grass Aira praecox, crested hair-grass Koeleria macrantha, downy oat grass Avenula pubescens, heath-grass Danthonia decumbens and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens. Of the herb species, lady’s bedstraw G…

Graig Fawr

…mon bent Agrostis capillaris, sheep’s sorrel Rumex acetosella, early hair-grass Aira praecox, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, parsley-piert Aphanes arvensis, broom fork-moss, Dicranum scoparium, cypress-leaved plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme, hair…

Mapperton and Poorton Vales

…ll as other plants such as sheep’s sorrel Rumex acetosella and early hair grass Aira praecox. In places, localised outcrops of Inferior Oolitic limestone have a calcareous influence on the grassland, reflected by the presence of the sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina – meadow oat gras…

Sinks Valley, Kesgrave

… Teesdalia nudicaulis, common stork's bill Erodium cicutarium, early hair grass Aira praecox and bird's foot Ornithopus perpusillus. The nationally scarce plant, mossy stonecrop Crassula tillaea can be found along pathways. Bracken Pteridium aquilinum forms extensive stands on th…

Hurcott Pasture

…acterised by an ephemeral spring flora. Species found include early hair grass Aira praecox, changing forget-me-not Myosotis discolor, parsley piert Aphanes arvensis, common whitlowgrass Erophila verna and common mouse ear Cerastium fontanum. Both bird’s foot Ornithopus perpusil…

Gunnerton Nick

…rought resistant plants including biting stonecrop Sedum acre, early hair grass Aira praecox, dove’s foot crane’s bill Geranium molle, rue leaved saxifrage Saxifraga tridactylites, changing and early forget-me-nots Myosotis discolor and M. ramosissima, maiden pink Dianthus deltoi…

Leiston - Aldeburgh

…alias. The stable shingle areas support many species including early hair grass Aira praecox, the nationally scarce sand catchfly Silene conica, dune fescue Vulpia fasciculata, bur medick Medicago minima, suffocated clover Trifolium suffocatum and sea pea Lathyrus japonicus. Tho…

Lambert's Castle

…escue Festuca ovina, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, early hair grass Aira praecox, heath grass Danthonia decumbens and field wood rush Luzula campestris. Herbs present include abundant tormentil Potentilla erecta, heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia, cat's ear Hypoc…

Bacombe and Coombe Hills

…osa, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, heather Calluna vulgaris, early hair grass Aira praecox and heath grass Danthonia decumbens. Of particular note is the occurrence of the critically endangered and protected fringed gentian Gentianopsis ciliata at its only known locality in Bri…

Overstrand Cliffs

…, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, creeping fescue Festuca rubra, early hair grass Aira praecox, bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus and the moss Polytrichum piliferum is developed. On the stable cliff top grassland the notable bulbous meadow grass Poa bulbosa and the nationally …

Craig Adwy-wynt a Choed Eyarth House a Chîl-y-groeslwyd

…piert Aphanes arvensis, dove’s-foot cranesbill Geranium molle, early hair-grass Aira praecox and changing forget-me-not Myosotis discolor contrast with abundant taller herbs that include hound’s-tongue Cynoglossum officinale, common ragwort Senecio jacobaea and wood sage Teucrium…

Fyfield Down

…ather Calluna vulgaris, common speedwell Veronica officinalis, early hair grass Aira praecox, sheep's sorrel Rumex acetosella and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile occur. Chalk grassland of the sheep's fescue meadow oat grass Festuca ovina Avenula pratensis type occurs on more calca…

Hesketh Golf Links

… species are ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata, red fescue, early hair grass Aira praecox and sand sedge Carex arenaria with cat's ear Hypochaeris radicata, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus, lesser hawkbit Leontodon saxatilis, marram grass Ammophila arenaria, common rest-harro…

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