Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Penhale Dunes

…eed Potentilla anserina, common centaury Centaurium erythraea, pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis and common storksbill Erodium cicutarium. Damper areas are colonised by taller herbs such as meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, water mint Mentha aquatica, common reed Phragmites …

Reed Hill

…num vulgare, rest-harrow Ononis repens, cowslip Primula veris, pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis, green winged orchid Anacamptis morio, early purple orchid O. mascula, hairy violet Viola hirta and carnation sedge Carex panicea. Mixed scrub consisting of hawthorn and blackth…

Odstock Down

…olony. Several other orchids are well represented including green winged orchid Anacamptis morio, pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis and fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea. Several hundred spikes of the late flowering autumn lady's tresses Spiranthes spiralis have been note…

Hope's Nose to Wall's Hill

…portlandica. Several species of orchid are present, such as green-winged orchid Anacamptis morio, pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis and autumn lady's-tresses Spiranthes spiralis. Many locally-uncommon species also occur, for instance sea storksbill Erodium maritimum, tree m…

The Perch

…le. Three species of orchid occur in these grassland areas, green winged orchid Anacamptis morio, pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis and autumn lady’s tresses Spiranthes spiralis. Towards the top of the slope where the soils are slightly deeper, coarser species of grass beco…

Sheep's Banks

…rchid have been recorded, including bee orchid Ophrys apifera, pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis and also green winged orchid Anacamptis morio which is unusual on limestone in Oxfordshire. There are also several small areas of less diverse grassland situated on the flatter …

Laurel Farm Meadow St. James South Elmham

… Trifolium spp. The meadow also supports a large number of green winged orchids Anacamptis morio together with pyramidal orchids Anacamptis pyramidalis and twayblade Neottia ovata. A tall, thick hedge surrounds the meadow. This forms an integral part of the site acting as a buffe…

Wytham Woods

…id Ophrys apifera, common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii, pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis and, in one locality, green winged orchid Anacamptis morio. A small marsh fed by calcium rich water contains a declining species, lady's mantle Alchemilla vestita. The grassland…

East Polden Grasslands

…occur including, autumn ladies tresses Spiranthes spiralis, green winged orchid Anacamptis morio, bee orchid Ophrys apifera, pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis and greater butterfly Orchid Platanthera chlorantha. On the steepest slopes and thinnest soils the grassland diffe…

Puckham Woods

…ium sanguisorba. Several orchid species are found here, namely pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis, bee orchid Ophrys apifera and green winged orchid Anacamptis morio. The site also supports the nationally scarce bastard toadflax Thesium humifusum. Scrub, principally composed…

Compton Down

…Serratula tinctoria. A number of orchids are also common including green winged Anacamptis morio, early purple O. mascula, bee Ophrys apifera and pyramidal Anacamptis pyramidalis. These slopes also support very large populations of the very rare early gentian Gentianella anglica …

Harbury Railway Cutting

… of orchid are present including bee orchid Ophrys apifera, green winged orchid Anacamptis morio and greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha. Also present are pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis and autumn gentian Gentianella amarella, both of which are rare in the co…

Oridge Street Meadows

…il Lotus corniculatus are frequent. Notable species include green winged orchid Anacamptis morio, bee orchid Ophrys apifera, common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii, pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis and pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus. There are recent records of adder’s…

Mole Gap to Reigate Escarpment

…rant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea, bee orchid Ophrys apifera and pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis. Many local or rare plants also grow here; musk orchid Herminium monorchis, green winged orchid Anacamptis morio, marsh helleborine Epipactis palustris rare in Surrey, round hea…

Rough Bank, Miserden

…e fly orchid Ophrys insectifera, bee orchid Ophrys apifera, green winged orchid Anacamptis morio, fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea and greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha. Large numbers of pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis provide an impressive display during…

Whetley Meadows

… and pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus. Several orchids occur: green-winged orchid Anacamptis morio flowers in the early summer and is followed by common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii, pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis and bee orchid Ophrys apifera. Hedges containing a v…

Cockey Down

…s site, with a population of several thousand plants, while green winged orchid Anacamptis morio occurs in hundreds. Common twayblade Neottia ovata, greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha, frog Dactylorhiza viridis, bee Ophrys apifera, pyramidal Anacamptis pyramidalis an…

Greenham and Crookham Commons

… dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule, purging flax Linum catharticum, pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis, burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga and the mosses Trichostomum and Encalypta streptocarpa growing alongside more typically acid loving plants. The neutral grassland in the a…

Monewden Meadows

…ncludes such notable species as meadow saffron, fritillary, green winged orchid Anacamptis morio and early purple orchid Orchis mascula. Other Species characteristic of this type of grassland include cowslip Primula veris, oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare, hay rattle Rhinanthus m…

Upton Coombe

…he sward including common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii, pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis and early purple orchid Orchis mascula. The valley bottom to the west contains a grassland type which is more mesotrophic in character than the rest of the site. Additional spec…

Firle Escarpment

…r of unusual chalk downland plants occur on the site including pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis, common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii, bee orchid Ophrys apifera, felwort Gentianella amarella, clove pink Dianthus caryophyllus and a plant that is restricted to chalk in…

Isle of Portland

…abious Scabiosa columbaria, squinancywort Asperula cynanchica, pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis and bee orchid Ophrys apifera. The sea cliffs of Portland hold a varied maritime flora which includes frequent rock samphire Crithmum maritimum, golden samphire Inula crithmoid…

Kiplingcotes Chalk Pit

…of calcicolous herbs of which felwort Gentianella amarella and pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis are particularly abundant. Other species present include kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria, quaking grass Briza media, fairy flax Linum catharticum, bird’s foot trefoil Lotus co…

Candlesby Hill

…dula vulgaris and small scabious Scabiosa columbaria. Orchids include pyramidal Anacamptis pyramidalis, common spotted Dactylorhiza fuchsii and bee Ophrys apifera. Butterflies are present in large numbers and 17 species of mollusc have been recorded.

Saltfleetby - Theddlethorpe Dunes

…e diverse flora of the mature lime rich dunes include pyramidal and bee orchids Anacamptis pyramidalis and Ophrys apifera and lesser meadow rue Thalictrum minus. In the absence of grazing the dunes become dominated by scrub of sea buckthorn Hippophae rhamnoides, hawthorn Crataegu…

Durham Coast

…scabious Scabiosa columbaria, saw wort Serratula tinctoria and pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis. Wet flushes support a range of vegetation from carpets of the moss Palustriella commutatum to tall stands of hemp agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum and common reed Phragmites aust…

Godrevy Head to St Agnes

…y’s bedstraw Galium verum and eyebright Euphrasia officinalis. Pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis and autumn lady’s tresses Spiranthes spiralis occur and the nationally rare slender bird’s-foot trefoil Lotus angustissimus has been recorded here. Dune scrub with wild privet L…

Skendleby Psalter Banks

… Four species of orchid occur on the Banks, twayblade Neottia ovata, pyramidal Anacamptis pyramidalis, bee Ophrys apifera and common spotted Dactylorhiza fuchsii. The aspect and generally tall vegetation provides suitably humid conditions for the growth of mosses like Rhytidiade…

Bonchurch Landslips

…ented include calcareous grassland, supporting such species as pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis and bee orchid Ophrys apifera; calcareous scrub; basic flushes; and acid heathland. The last community comprises heather Calluna vulgaris, bell heather Erica cinerea and cross …

Hod and Hambledon Hills

…wort Filipendula vulgaris, early purple orchid Orchis mascula, pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis and fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea. Several nationally rare plants occur in short turf in certain areas including field fleawort Senecio integrifolius and early gentian Ge…

Draycott Sleights

…ious Succisa pratensis and horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa. pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis, early purple orchid Orchis mascula and greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha also occur. Flatter areas at the northern end of the site support a different calcareous …

Hastings Hill

…estern slopes of the hill, as well as the small population of pyramidal orchids Anacamptis pyramidalis associated with old earth works and spoil heaps on the floor of the disused quarry. The latter species not only occurs here towards the northern limit of its range in Britain, b…

Wolstonbury Hill

…ids, bee orchid Ophrys apifera, fly orchid Ophrys insectifera, pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis, early purple orchid Orchis mascula and the only known Sussex locality for one other species. Dyer's greenweed Genista tinctoria is frequent in the grassland of the south easter…

Stonesfield Common, Bottoms & Banks

… knapweed Centaurea scabiosa, lady's bedstraw Galium verum and pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis. A shorter sward is present on the steeper slopes and has a flora which includes rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria, wild mignonette Reseda lu…

Coombe Hill

…amarella. A variety of orchid species are found here including pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis, early purple orchid Orchis mascula and bee orchid Ophrys apifera. The diversity of the site is enhanced by patches of scrub, principally blackthorn Prunus spinosa and hawthorn …

Grangelands & Pulpit Hill

…orchids with common spotted Dactylorhiza fuchsii, bee Ophrys apifera, pyramidal Anacamptis pyramidalis including a white flowered form and fragrant Gymnadenia conopsea, some of which were successfully transplanted from a nearby field when it was ploughed. Festuca ovina grassland …

Twyni Lacharn - Pentywyn / Laugharne - Pendine Burrows

…phae rhamnoides. Orchids of the dry dune grassland include the pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis and autumn lady’s-tresses Spiranthes spiralis. Bare, sandy ‘blow-outs’ are the haunt of the robberfly Pamponerus germanicus, an uncommon dipteran found on west-coast dunelands. …

Wells Chalk Pit

…mon spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii and a large colony of pyramidal orchids Anacamptis pyramidalis. Recently disturbed areas have scattered vegetation that includes coltsfoot Tussilago farfara, weld Reseda luteola, wild mignionette R. lutea and ploughman's spikenard Inula con…

Beeding Hill to Newtimber Hill

…ylorhiza viridis, round headed rampion Phyteuma orbiculare and pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis are among the species occur here. It is a locality of a nationally uncommon plant, the red star thistle Centaurea calcitrapa. Other areas are dominated by taller grasses such as…

Wenlock Edge

…cteristic calcicolous lime loving species which occur here are pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis, yellow wort Blackstonia perfoliata, hoary plantain Plantago media, greater knapweed Centaurea scabiosa and fairy flax Linum catharticum. Geology The world famous Wenlock Limest…

Morfa Harlech

…pecies such as the heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata, pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis and bee orchid Ophrys apifera. The nationally scarce maiden pink Dianthus deltoides is locally abundant. Extensive dune slacks are dominated by creeping bent Agrostis stolonifer…

Haugh and Gundale Slacks

…ant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea, fly orchid Ophrys insectifera, pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis and burnt tip orchid Neotinea ustulata. Near Yatts Farm there is an interesting transition to a more acidic flora with heather Calluna vulgaris, bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus and…

Saltbox Hill

…versity of orchids. In total ten species are present including pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis, white helleborine Cephalanthera damasonium, bee orchid Ophrys apifera and fly orchid Ophrys insectifera. Part of the eastern slope supports a notable abundance of man orchid Or…

Botley Down

…ula and large numbers of fragrant and pyramidal orchids Gymnadenia conopsea and Anacamptis pyramidalis. Also of note is the occurrence of the nationally restricted field fleawort Senecio integrifolius and a small colony of knapweed broomrape Orobanche elatior the latter being par…

Tyrella and Minerstown

…d species are present, including bee orchid Ophrys apifera and pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis. The dunes at Tyrella are also notable for their dune slack vegetation. Species associated with this habitat include the grasses red fescue Festuca rubra and Yorkshire fog Holcu…

Dyfi

… populations, including marsh-orchids Dactylorhiza species and pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis. A smaller sand dune system extending northwards from Aberdyfi also forms part of the estuarine complex, and includes areas of neutral grassland in addition to sand dune communi…

Hackhurst and White Downs

…orchid Ophrys apifera, fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea and pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis are well represented. Rarer species include horse shoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa, autumn lady's tresses Spiranthes spiralis, fly orchid Ophrys insectifera and the nationally unco…

Coed Nant Mawr

…holly Eryngium maritimum, sea sandwort Honckenya peploides and pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis. The nationally scarce dune fescue Vulpia fasciculata, Portland spurge Euphorbia portlandica and white horehound Marrubium vulgare are also present. The dune slacks support a ri…

Rock Dunes

…and kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria. The locally distributed pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis thrives here as does the nationally rare grey hair grass Corynephorus canescens. Of particular importance is the presence of a strong population of balm-leaved figwort Scrophula…

Townsend

…ge Saxifraga tridactylites, and wild thyme Thymus polytrichus. Pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis, bee orchid Ophrys apifera and autumn lady’s tresses Spiranthes spiralis occur, together with a population of the very rare early spider orchid Ophrys sphegodes – a protected sp…

Ladle Hill

… cress Arabis hirsuta, fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea and pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis. The escarpment slopes, though species rich, support fewer species than the earthwork, but some, notably clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata, only occur there. The site is …

Wormsley Chalk Banks

…, common spotted and pyramidal orchids Orchis mascula, Dactylorhiza fuchsii and Anacamptis pyramidalis which are all characteristic of chalk grassland. There are a number of local species including clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata, horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa, squi…

High Barn, Oxcombe

… basil thyme Acinos arvensis, stemless thistle Cirsium acaule, pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis and common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii. Amongst the typical chalk grassland plants frequent over the whole site are greater knapweed Centaurea scabiosa, burnet saxifrage…

Linton Common

…s of very local distribution in the county occur including the pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis and squinancywort Asperula cynanchica.

White Park Bay

…have been recorded, including frog orchid Coeloglossum viride, pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis, fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea, bee orchid Ophrys apifera and small-white orchid Pseudorchis albida. Additional species of note include adder's-tongue Ophioglossum vulgatu…

Little Blakenham Pit

…d salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba. There are populations of pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis and bee orchid Ophrys apifera and other unusual species include man orchid Orchis anthorpophora and southern marsh orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa. In recent years there has be…

Knocking Hoe

… species of orchids are known from this site, amongst which is pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis, a typical chalk grassland plant. Structural variation in the sites’ vegetation is provided by scattered and dense scrub which has hawthorn Crataegus monogyna and rose Rosa spec…

Holywell Banks

… to dominate, apart from on quarry faces, where plants such as pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis, wild basil Clinopodium vulgare, clustered bell flower Campanula glomerata and common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium occur. The species rich grassland of the roadside verges…

Lydstep Head to Tenby Burrows

…with occasional common bird’s-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus, pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis, quaking-grass Briza media, cowslip Primula veris, greater knapweed Centaurea scabiosa and carline thistle Carlina vulgaris. The locally notable yellow-wort Blackstonia perfolia…

Highclere

…ha, over 200 flowering spikes of bee orchid Ophrys apifera and pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis. The nationally rare early gentian Gentianella anglica, a Schedule 8 species, is found here and at only one other locality in Worcestershire.

Bonemills Hollow

…t Filipendula vulgaris, rock rose Helianthemum nummularium and pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis. Marsh communities occur on the valley floor. The dominant species here are lesser pond sedge Carex acutiformis and the rushes Juncus articulatus and J. inflexus. With them occu…

Field Barn Heaths, Hilborough

…anatus and supports a variety of chalk loving plants including pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis, greater knapweed Centaurea scabiosa, dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule, meadow and rue leaved saxifrages Saxifraga granulataa and S. tridactylites and thyme Thymus sp., along with s…

Bank and Cother Wood

…um, sainfoin Onobrychis viciifolia and various orchids such as pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis, greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha and bee orchid Ophrys apifera. The grassland in the northern part of the site has been densely colonised by calcareous scrub spe…

Chinnor Hill

… vetch Anthyllis vulneraria, carline thistle Carlina vulgaris, pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis and bee orchid Ophrys apifera. Of particular note are candytuft Iberis amara, a species which in Britain is largely confined to Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire, Chiltern gentian…

Berins Hill Bank

… of orchid are present including common spotted Dactylorhiza fuchsii, pyramidal Anacamptis pyramidalis, bee Ophrys apifera and twayblade Neottia ovata. The site has a variable cover of hawthorn ranging from dense patches, particularly bordering the southern boundary, to small, th…

Garston's Down

…. This includes large colonies of bee orchids Ophrys apifera, pyramidal orchids Anacamptis pyramidalis and the last location for the burnt tip orchid Neotinea ustulata on the Isle of Wight. A strong colony of the rare southern calcicole the early gentian Gentianella anglica also …

Dancersend Waterworks

…e well drained sloping banks. Here bee and pyramidal orchids Ophrys apifera and Anacamptis pyramidalis occur in large numbers with common twayblade Neottia ovata and common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii, the latter particularly evident on areas of disturbed ground. Species …

Lodge Hill

…ianella amarella, clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata and pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis. Some species, for example smooth hawk's beard Crepis capillaris and wild basil Clinopodium fulgare, are particularly associated with rabbits, as indeed is candytuft. On deeper …

Bowerchalke Downs

…The latter is found in an area particularly rich in orchids including pyramidal Anacamptis pyramidalis, bee Ophrys apifera, common spotted Dactylorhiza fuchsii, fragrant Gymnadenia conopsea and twayblade Neottia ovata. Where the sward has been more lightly grazed upright brome Br…

Purple Hill

… Orchis anthorpophora, fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea and pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis. The upper part of the woodland, on the clay with flints soil, is predominantly hornbeam coppice, although Stone Acre Wood is more varied, with oak, ash and wild cherry among ot…

Bann Estuary

…cup Ranunculus bulbosus, common dog violet Viola riviniana and pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis, with small numbers of the rare frog orchid Coeloglossum viride. Notable species in damper hollows are the northern marsh orchid Dactylorhiza purpurella and the variegated horse…

Murlough

…d species are present, including bee orchid Ophrys apifera and pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis. This zone is also the main locus for a scarce plant association which is more typically found in southern parts of Britain, and is characterised by an abundance of common resth…

Knapp and Barnett's Downs

…red bellflower C. glomerata, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris and pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis, whilst uncommon species include chalk milkwort Polygala calcarea and bastard toadflax Thesium humifusum, both of which are largely confined to the southern chalk. Herbs which e…

Claxby Chalk Pit

…t Hypericum perforatum. Four orchid species occur bee Ophrys apifera, pyramidal Anacamptis pyramidalis, common spotted Dactylorhiza fuchsii and twayblade Neottia ovata. The hawthorn and blackthorn scrub has abundant wild rose Rosa canina. The areas of woodland to the south and fr…

Old Burghclere Lime Quarry

…ids Ophrys insectifera, spotted orchids Dactylorhiza fuchsii, pyramidal orchids Anacamptis pyramidalis and felwort Gentianella amarella. Where soil has accumulated at the toe of quarry sides, nettle Urtica dioica and tall grasses, such as false oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius and…

Swinstead Valley

… clustered bellflower Campanula rotundifolia and C. glomerata, pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis, carline thistle Carlina vulgaris, cowslip Primula veris, common milkwort Polygala vulgaris and common centaury Centaurium erythraea occur. Mosses such as Ctenidium molluscum, C…

Turville Hill

…ragrant, pyramidal, bee and autumn ladies’ tresses orchids Gymnadenia conopsea, Anacamptis pyramidalis, Ophrys apifera and Spiranthes spiralis. The latter is particularly uncommon in the county. The flora includes larval food plants for the important butterflies of the site. Shee…

Inkpen and Walbury Hills

…g common spotted Dactylorhiza fuchsii. fragrant Gymnadenia conopseand pyramidal Anacamptis pyramidalis. The area contains many active ant hills and chalkhill blue butterflies have been recorded. The site includes three small ancient coppice woodlands consisting mainly of ash, wyc…

Aston Rowant

…ra, early purple Orchis mascula, common spotted Dactylorhiza fuchsii, pyramidal Anacamptis pyramidalis and frog Dactylorhiza viridis. The various grassland types and structures have associated invertebrate communities. Over 500 species of invertebrate have been recorded including…

Swyncombe Downs

…lerian Valeriana officinalis, felwort Gentianella amarella and pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis. Parts of the Swyncombe grasslands appear hostile to the invasion of scrub a point of interest in itself but where this has occurred various woody species characteristic of chal…

Flamborough Railway Cutting

…denia conopsea, bee orchid Ophyrs apifera and large numbers of pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis.

Burton Leonard Lime Quarry

…net rose Rosa spinosissima, squinancywort Asperula cynanchica, pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis, heath grass Danthonia decumbens and yellow wort Blackstonia perfoliata. The site supports both primary and secondary grasslands, the former on the slopes of Mickle Hill, the la…

Noar Hill

…lackstonia perfoliata. Eleven species of orchid are present including pyramidal Anacamptis pyramidalis, frog Dactylorhiza viridis, bee Ophrys apifera, fly Ophrys insectifera, musk Herminium monorchis, autumn lady's tresses Spiranthes spiralis and common spotted Dactylorhiza fuchs…

Ham Hill

…in large numbers. Both fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea and pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis are also numerous. Many chalk associated bryophytes are found including the liverwort Leiocolea turbinata and mosses such as Ctenidium molluscum, Dicranella varia, Weissia micro…

Kelsey Head

…yamus niger, hounds tongue Cynoglossum officinale, cowslip and pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis. Several invertebrate species of importance have been recorded at Kelsey Head, including the silver-studded blue butterfly Plebejus argus, the stripe-winged grasshopper Stenobo…

Cley Hill

…yellow wort Blackstonia perfoliata, wild thyme Thymus praecox, pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis and squinancywort Asperula cynanchica widespread. Certain species present in chalk grasslands are considered indicative of a long period of uninterrupted management without plou…

Gallows Hill

…commonc onstituents of the well grazed sward. Also present are pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis and autumn gentian Gentianella amarella. A number of species occur that are largely confined to land that has been managed without ploughing, fertilisers or herbicides. These in…

Cleaves Wood

…tonia perfoliata are common. Orchids are abundant and include pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis, bee orchid Ophrys apifera, common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii and an established population of fly orchid Ophrys insectifera. Within a mosaic of grassland and scrub, at…

Gibraltar Point

…x arenaria and the sand dune form of red fescue Festuca rubra. Pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis is common on the mature lime rich dunes which are locally dominated by sea buckthorn Hippophae rhamnoides. Notable plants which occur in the dune system include sea holly Eryngi…

Trevose Head and Constantine Bay

…ionally lady’s bedstraw Galium verum. Uncommon species such as pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis and sea holly Eryngium maritimum are present together with the nationally rare portland spurge Euphorbia portlandica. The dune grassland supports a very rich flora with some no…

East Heslerton Brow

… which include twayblade Neottia ovata, fragrant Gymnadenia conopsea, pyramidal Anacamptis pyramidalis, frog Dactylorhiza viridis and bee orchid Ophyrs apifera. The grassland has been extensively colonised by hawthorn Crataegus monogyna. Other Information During the 1984 revisio…

Totternhoe Chalk Quarry

…e thyme Thymus pulegioides, squinancywort Asperula cynanchica, pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis, and bee orchid Ophrys apifera. Other notable species are cypress spurge Euphorbia cyparissias, a plant rare in Bedfordshire, chalkey ebright Euphrasia pseudokerneri and man orc…

Selborne Common

…rd, dense with ant hills, contains such typical chalk herbs as pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis, cowslip Primula veris, common milkwort Polygala vulgaris, twayblade Neottia ovata and burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga. Selborne Common, with its suitably damp and calcare…

Windmill Hill

…s noted for its orchids which include twayblade Neottia ovata, pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis, spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii, greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha and bee orchid Ophrys apifera. There is some scrub colonisation of the grassland mainly haw…

Lytham St Annes Dunes

…ent as well as the less frequent bee orchid Ophrys apifera and pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis, which are locally scarce and occur here on the northern limit of their distribution range. In damper areas large populations of common spotted and marsh orchids Dactylorhiza fu…

Machrihanish Dunes

…erse flora. Machrihanish Dunes is the only site in Kintyre for pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis.

Longnewton Cutting

…ntian Gentianella amarella, upright brome Bromopsis erecta and pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis.

Arreton Down

…, wild thyme Thymus praecox, carline thistle Carlina vulgaris, pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis, harebell Campanula rotundifolia and small scabious Scabiosa columbaria. The rare bastard toadflax Thesium humifusum, a species restricted to long established chalk grassland in…

Birchend

…s are present including dyer’s greenweed Genista tinctoria and pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis. This wealth and variety of herbs encourages an abundance of insect life. Species present include marbled white butterfly Melanargia galatheaa, five spot and six spot burnet mot…

Clints Quarry

…phrys apifera at one of its most northerly known locations and pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis, which has only four other known localities in Cumbria. Wetter and slightly more neutral conditions in some of the hollows between the ridges support a different community where…

Dabble Bank

… Carex flacca and spring sedge Carex caryophyllea. Of note is pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis which is rare in County Durham. Other species present in this sward include small scabious Scabiosa columbaria, field scabious Knautia arvensis, salad burnet Poterium sanguisor…

Cleatham Quarry

…officinarum, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens and abundant pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis. The quarry floor and spoil heaps are sparsely vegetated but have a diverse flora including fairy flax Linum catharticum, thyme leaved sandwort Arenaria serphyllifolia, selfheal…

Buttler's Hangings

…omosa and Anthyllis vulneraria and bee and pyramidal orchids Ophrys apifera and Anacamptis pyramidalis. Taller growing herbs which provide an important source of nectar include common and greater knapweeds Centaurea nigra and C. scabiosa, field scabious Knautia arvensis and marjo…

Darwell Wood

…ongst them ramsons Allium ursinum, bee and pyramidal orchids Ophrys apifera and Anacamptis pyramidalis, as well as several calcicolous mosses. The streams which traverse the site have cut deeply into the underlying rock to produce steep sided valleys. The valley floors are domina…

Dancersend

…ella germanica, common spotted, pyramidal and bee orchids Dactylorhiza fuchsii, Anacamptis pyramidalis and Ophrys apifera and adder's tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum. The abundance of some of these in the grassland is reminiscent of swards reclaimed from woodland and scrub and this …

Purbeck Ridge (East)

…et. Orchids such as autumn lady’s tresses Spiranthes spiralis, pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis, early purple orchid Orchis mascula are locally plentiful whilst bee orchid Ophrys apifera is occasional. Chalk heath is present on localised areas of acidic, sandy soils and co…

Aston Clinton Ragpits

… Dactylorhiza viridis, Ophrys apifera, Ophrys insectifera, Gymnadenia conopsea, Anacamptis pyramidalis, Dactylorhiza fuchsii, Platanthera chlorantha and P. bifolia as well as the adder's tongue fern Ophioglossum vulgatum and fungi including a morel Morchella sp. The false brome i…

Firth of Forth

…rcup Ranunculus bulbosus, yellow horned-poppy Glaucium flavum, pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis, viper’s bugloss Echium vulgare and wild clary Salvia verbenaca. Nationally scarce thyme broomrape Orobanche alba and maiden pink Dianthus deltoides are also located in some gra…

Warham Camp

…ropwort Filipendula vulgaris, felwort Gentianella amarella and pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis. Butterfly species include common blue Polyommatus icarus and brown argus Aricia agestis and the uncommon chalk hill blue Polyommatus coridon has also been recorded.

Wouldham to Detling Escarpment

…otted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii, twayblade Neottia ovata and pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis; several plants scarce in Kent+ such as chalk milkwort Polygala calcarea, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, burnet rose Rosa spinosissima and adder's tongue fern Ophioglossum vulga…

Clipsham Old Quarry and Pickworth Great Wood

…orchid Platanthera chlorantha, basil thyme Acinos arvensis and pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis, the latter two being rare in Leicestershire. Shrubs, such as hawthorn and sweet briar Rosa rubiginosa are scattered throughout the grassy areas, providing support for climbing …

Stackpole

…species-rich bracken free turf. There are large populations of pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis, Portland spurge Euphorbia portlandica and dune fescue Vulpia fasciculata. There are also rich moss carpets and much limestone clitter where hutchinsia Hornungia petraea is loca…

Gwithian to Mexico Towans

… vetch Anthyllis vulneraria, cowslip Primula veris, and sedge, pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis, eyebright Euphrasia officinalis, viper's bugloss Echium vulgare and yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor. The drier dune-slacks are dominated by red fescue and herbs such as buck's-…

Bonsall Leys

…n to support eight orchid species including the locally scarce pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis, bee orchid Ophrys apifera and occasional fly orchid Ophrys insectifera on spoil heaps.

Westwell Gorse

…imestone grassland. These include basil thyme Acinos arvensis, pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis, carline thistle Carlina vulgaris, wild basil Clinopodium vulgare, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, crosswort Cruciata laevipes, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, horsesh…

Homefield Wood

…pyramidal, fragrant and butterfly orchids Dactylorhiza fuchsii, Ophrys apifera, Anacamptis pyramidalis, Gymnadenia conopsea and Platanthera chlorantha. Unusually for chalk, there is a small area of bracken Pteridium aquilinum. The invertebrate fauna is known to be rich, though it…

Tilwick Meadow

…romus erectus and quaking grass Briza media, orchids including pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis and fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea, dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule and dropwort Filipendula vulgaris. A number of woodland relic species are also found, indicating a very clo…

Narborough Railway Embankment

…s at the base of the embankment and these damp hollows contain pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis, marsh helleborine Epipactis palustris and southern marsh orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa. Parts of the track are overgrown with calcareous scrub in which buckthorn Rhamnus cat…

Old Winchester Hill

…lds notable colonies of orchids, namely fragrant Gymnadenia conopsea, pyramidal Anacamptis pyramidalis, bee Ophrys apifera, frog Dactylorhiza viridis, greater butterfly Platanthera chlorantha, man Orchis anthorpophora and autumn lady's tresses Spiranthes spiralis. An extensive st…

Magilligan

…d Coeloglossum viride, fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea and pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis. The bryophyte layer is dominated by the mosses Rhytidiadelphus triguetrus and Pseudoscleropodium purum. Scrub encroachment of the dune grassland is a common feature of the whol…

Twinhills Woods and Meadows

…al populations of orchids with frequent common spotted orchid, pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis and bee orchid Ophrys apifera. On the gentler slopes of the remaining fields within the site, the sward reflects more mesotrophic conditions. In these fields common bent Agrosti…

Black Hill Down

…erata. The site also supports several orchid species including pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis, bee orchid Ophyrs apifera, fly orchid Ophrys insectifera, frog orchid Dactylorhiza viridis and fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea. The more acidic communities of the clay-wit…

Swaby Valley

… is the number of common spotted and pyramidal orchids Dactylorhiza fuchsii and Anacamptis pyramidalis amongst small and devil's bit scabious Scabiosa columbaria and Succisa pratensis. Scattered hawthorn scrub provides structural diversity and sheltered conditions favourable to s…

Morgan's Hill

…s. Here, fly orchid Ophrys insectifera, bee orchid O. apifera, pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis and fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea can be found. Also present in considerable numbers are lesser butterfly orchid Platanthera bifolia and frog orchid Dactylorhiza viridis, …

Folkington Reservoir

…s vulneraria, horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa and various orchids, pyramidal Anacamptis pyramidalis, bee Ophrys apifera, fragrant Gymnadenia conopsea and common spotted Dactylorhiza fuchsii. The dry and exposed bare chalk on top of the reservoir supports typical ruderal specie…

Westfield Farm Chalk Bank

…schii is present together with twayblade and pyramidal orchid Neottia ovata and Anacamptis pyramidalis which have a restricted distribution in Berkshire, whilst frog orchid and greater butterfly orchid Dactylorhiza viridis and Platanthera chlorantha are scarce in southern England…

Bredon Hill

…lipendula vulgaris, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria and mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum. Locally uncommon plants include purple milk vetch Astragalus danicus, chalk milkwort Polygala …

Roughdown Common

… scrub are found twayblade Listeria ovata and a good colony of pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis, with occasional fly orchid Ophrys insectifera. Juniper Juniperus communis is frequent and here is able to regenerate naturally, the only county locality where known to do so. R…

Upton Cow Down

…th common spotted Dactylorhiza fuchsii, fragrant Gymnadenia conopsea, pyramidal Anacamptis pyramidalis and fly Ophrys insectifera all suggesting a long history of management without ploughing, fertiliser or herbicide. Of particular note is the large population of bastard toadfla…

Sefton Coast

…rline thistle Carlina vulgaris. Bee orchid Ophrys apifera and pyramidal orchid. Anacamptis pyramidalis are rare components. Early flowering annuals include sand cat’s tail Phleum arenarium and dune fescue. Where rabbit grazing is intense, smooth hawk's beard Crepis capillaris an…

Sked Dale

…ied by such herbs as clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata, pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis, rock rose Helianthemum nummularium and dropwort Filipendula vulgaris. On the south facing slopes opposite the Chalk Pit, a colony of perennial flax Linum perenne spp anglicum …

Totamore Dunes and Loch Ballyhaugh

…ula pubescens and fairy flax. Less common species here include pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis and frog orchid Dactylorhiza viridis.

Pevensey Levels

… sea kale Crambe maritima do occur; there is also a record for pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis. The site supports outstanding invertebrate populations and is a top national site for Molluscs and aquatic Coleoptera. Indeed, the site is perhaps the best in Britain for fresh…

Knockninny Hill

…rchid Gymnadenia conopsea, frog orchid Coeloglossum viride and pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis. Of particular note, dense flowered orchid Neotinea maculata is present in only its second known Northern Ireland location. The steep, rocky flanks of the hill are covered by w…

Great Breach and Copley Woods

… Milium effusum. The rides support a rich flora which includes pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis and greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha. great Breach and Copley Woods support a diverse invertebrate fauna and are one of the most important butterfly sites in Some…

Raisby Hill Grassland

…Helianthemum nummularium, frog orchid Dactylorhiza viridis and pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis. In the absence of grazing the grasslands have become invaded by scrub containing a range of shrubs, including hawthorn Crataegus monogyna, gorse Ulex europaeus, guelder rose Vi…

Potteric Carr

…opment of an unusual limestone flora including species such as pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis, ploughman's spikenard Inula conyza and yellow wort Blackstonia perfoliata. Vegetational diversity is reflected in an equally varied fauna; the assemblages of invertebrates and …

Red Hill

…k rose Helianthemum nummularium, bee orchid Ophyrs apifera and pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis. The vetches support good numbers of butterflies, including the common blue. This is one of the few sites in the county where kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria occurs on the cha…

Newton Links

…straw Galium verum and a strong population of the locally rare pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis. The landward slopes of the fixed dune complex, support a short turf with an abundance of bloody crane’s bill Geranium sanguineum, burnet rose Rosa spinosissima, purple milk vet…

Debden Water

… knapweed Centaurea scabiosa, dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule and pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis. Woolly thistle Cirsium eriophorum is present both on the northern slope and in the more neutral grassland in the valley bottom where it is inter mixed and hybridises with spear…

Aller Hill

…raecox forming a mosaic within the sward. Large populations of pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis occur with bee orchid Ophrys apifera, yellow wort Blackstonia perfoliata and woolly thistle Cirsium eriophorum. Scrub encroachment on the grassland blocks to the east and west h…

Mid Colne Valley

…own is also one of the few remaining sites in North London for pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis and bee orchid Ophrys apifera. The banks of the gravel pits, although of relatively recent origin, already support a variety of willow species and many fen plants such as water …

North Norfolk Coast

… Centaurium erythraea, bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis and bee orchid Ophrys apifera. Two rare plants, Jersey cudweed Gnaphalium luteoalbum arid grey hair grass Corynephorus canescens are associated with the grey dunes. Corsican pin…

Greenscoombe Wood , Luckett

…rchid Neottia nidus-avis, fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea, pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis, lesser butterfly orchid Platanthera bifolia, and autumn ladies’ tresses Spranthes spiralis. The site is of particular importance for its lepidoptera species which include the n…

Haydon and Askerswell Downs

…ommon spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii is very frequent and pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis, fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea and bee orchid Ophrys apifera occur locally. The sheltered parts of the south-facing downs are especially favourable to butterflies includi…

Great Cheverell Hill

…n species of orchid have been recorded, including bee Ophrys apifera, pyramidal Anacamptis pyramidalis, a large colony of lesser butterfly Platanthera bifolia and many spikes of autumn lady's tresses Spiranthes spiralis. Uncommon species include the semi parasitic bastard toadfla…

Tolethorpe Road Verges

…ll scabious Scabiosa columbaria. There are good populations of pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis, wild liquorice Astragalus glycyphyllos and knapweed broomrape Orobanche elatior, which are all rare in Leicestershire and of sulphur clover Trifolium ochroleucon which is natio…

Berrow Dunes

…s foot clover Trifolium arvense, eyebright Euphrasia nemorosa, pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis and bee orchid Ophrys apifera. A small number of dune slacks occur. These support a wetland flora with marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, wild celery Apium graveolens, parsle…

Wychwood

…old quarries. These have a calcicole flora with plants such as pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis, woolly thistle Cirsium eriophorum and wild liquorice Astragalus glycyphyllos. The quarries contain a mixed scrub of yew, dog wood and privet and associated plants include stink…

Whitehorse Hill

…rly slope along with common spotted and pyramidal orchids Dactylorhiza fuchsii, Anacamptis pyramidalis. Large colonies of fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea occur on the slopes northeast of The Manger. Grassland flanking the southern side of The Manger is mostly coarse and speci…

Bembridge Down

…d. This contains locally abundant bee orchids Ophrys apifera, pyramidal orchids Anacamptis pyramidalis and the rare early gentian Gentianella anglica. Yellow horned poppy Glaucium flavum also occurs along the cliff edge. At the junction between chalk and Upper Greensand the grass…

Stonesby Quarry

…biosa columbaria, clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata and pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis. Parts of the site have been invaded by scrub dominated by hawthorn Crataegus monogyna.

Wyedale

…ue to lack of grazing. The dale's slopes support large populations of pyramidal Anacamptis pyramidalis common spotted Dactylorhiza fuchsii and twayblade Neottia ovata orchids. Such orchid rich grassland is very unusual on the northern chalk. The floristically rich turf includes m…

Penny Hill Bank

…ntianella amarella, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis, bee orchid Ophrys apifera and greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha. Dyer’s greenweed Genista tinctoria, a species associated with Silurian limestone grassland, is al…

Fordon Chalk Grasslands

…e Thymus praecox. Additionally many less common species occur, pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis, kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria, purple milk vetch Astragalus danicus, frog orchid Dactylorhiza viridis, bloody crane's bill Geranium sanguineum, felwort Gentianella amarella…

Shide Quarry

…phrys apifera, autumn ladies' tresses Spiranthes spiralis and pyramidal orchids Anacamptis pyramidalis. Horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa and kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria are exceptionally abundant. A variable micro habitat is provided by the water rising at the foot of the…

Fayland Chalk Bank

… include abundant common spotted and pyramidal orchids Dactylorhiza fuchsii and Anacamptis pyramidalis, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus, stemless thistle Cirsium acaule, fairy flax Linum catharticum, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, marjoram Origanum vulgare and glaucous sedge…

Sidmouth to Beer Coast

…oterium sanguisorba. Several species of orchid occur including pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis and autumn lady’s-tresses Spiranthes spiralis. The site also supports the nationally rare purple gromwell Lithospermum purpurocaeruleum and the nationally scarce tree mallow Mal…

Killard

… present, including early marsh orchid Dactylorhiza incarnata, pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis and common twayblade Listera ovata. Maritime heath is locally developed over ridges and outcrops. This is dominated by heather Calluna vulgaris, bell heather Erica cinerea, spri…

Tick Wood and Benthall Edge

…ter knapweed Centaurea scabiosa, marjoram Origanum vulgare and pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis.

Ivinghoe Hills

…s Succisa pratensis and several other orchids including pyramidal, bee and frog Anacamptis pyramidalis, Ophrys apifera and Coeloglossum viride. The flora provides larval food plants and nectar sources for downland invertebrates including good populations of local chalkland butter…

Aslacton Parish Land

…grass Briza media and Yorkshire fog are dominant with frequent pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis, common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii, common twayblade Neottia ovata, hoary plantain Plantago media and burnet saxifrade Pimpinella saxifraga. Additional interest is prov…

Craig Sychtyn

…ounded by scrub. Plants characteristic of limestone, including pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis, frog orchid Dactylorhiza viridis, wild basil Clinopodium vulgare, marjoram Origanum vulgare and hairy violet Viola hirta, are present in these communities. The uncommon yellow …

Lingwood Meadows, Earl Stonham

…nd community include frequent common knapweed Centaurea nigra, pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis, meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis and cowslip Primula veris. In part of the meadow the herbs are much more abundant than grasses. The meadows slope down to the west, on calca…

Figsbury Ring

…veral thousand orchid plants, mainly fragrant Gymnadenia conopsea and pyramidal Anacamptis pyramidalis but including hundreds of frog orchids Dactylorhiza viridis on the south east banks and lesser numbers of bee orchid Ophrys apifera and common spotted orchid, Dactylorhiza fuchs…

Holly Court Bank

… purging flax Linum catharticum, bee orchid Ophrys apifera and pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis. In the northern half the grassland is restricted to a series of glades within thick scrub dominated by hawthorn, with scattered wayfaring tree, dog rose and blackthorn. Young a…

Holies Down

…lianthemum nummularium, yellow wort Blackstonia perfoliata and pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis. The diversity of flowering plants in chalk grassland provides important food and nectar sources for insects. Because of its south facing and sheltered aspect, Holies Down is l…

Hardington Moor

…ant common knapweed Centaurea nigra, cowslip Primula veris, green winged orchid Anacamptis morio, betony Betonica officinalis, dyer's greenweed Genista tinctoria, devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis, pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus, saw wort Serratula tinctoria and lady's bedst…

Madbanks and Ledsham Banks

…ayblade Neottia ovata, grass of parnassus Parnassia palustris, pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis and bee orchid Orphys apifera. Scattered hawthorn scrub has developed along the eastern edge of Madbanks. Contrasts between the two grasslands are illustrated by the abundance…

West Woodhay Down

…sanguisorba sp. minor, fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea and pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis. There is a small area of scrub, dominated by hawthorn Crataegus monogyna with whitebeam Sorbus aria. Many species characteristic of chalk grassland, including abundant common …

Baverstock Juniper Bank

… common species include horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa and pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis. Rabbit grazing in some areas has resulted in patches of shorter turf where finer low growing chalk herbs survive, such as fairy flax Linum catharticum and squinancywort Asperul…

Batcombe Down

…actylorhiza fuchsii is abundant, bee orchid Ophrys apifera and pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis also occur whilst the rarer orchids, fly orchid Ophrys insectifera, butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha and musk orchid Herminium monorchis are also reported. This is the on…

Walton and Ivythorn Hills

…lianthemum nummularium and small scabious Scabiosa columbaria. pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis and autumn lady's tresses Spiranthes spiralis also occur. Structural diversity within the habitats, together with the extensive areas of sheltered wood edge and scrub edge margi…

Cockthorpe Common, Stiffkey

…irsium acaule, cowslip Primula veris, twayblade Neottia ovata, pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis, common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii and Star of Bethlehem Ornithagalum umbellatum. Some areas of taller vegetation are present and are dominated by false oat grass Arrhe…

Castor Hanglands

… where plants such as purple milk vetch Astragalus danicus and pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis grow. Additional grassy areas are neutral to acid in character and support a different flora. The drier areas contain herbs such as tormentil Potentilla erecta and crosswort Cru…

Catherington Down

…populations of several species of limited distribution such as pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis, autumn lady’s tresses Spiranthes spiralis and, most notably, round headed rampion Phyteuma orbiculare. Invasion of scrub is not a major problem and the turf is kept short by gr…

Quarry Farm Meadow

…species found within the meadow are bee orchid Ophrys apifera, pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis, greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha, dyer’s greenweed Genista tinctoria, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria, wild liquorice Astragalus glycyphyllos and common rest-…

Rose End Meadows

…of orchid species such as fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea, pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis, bee orchid Ophrys apifera and frog orchid Dactylorhiza viridis. Large populations of cowslips Primula veris and early purple orchids Orchis mascula give a distinctive appearanc…

Hatfield Forest

… herb rich. Notable species include bee orchid Ophrys apifera, pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis, common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii, strawberry clover Trifolium fragiferum, wild thyme Thymus praecox, dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule and adder's tongue Ophioglossum vulg…

Loggans Moor

… of the moor and exhibits a wide variety of short turf plants. Pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis, eyebrights Euphrasia agg., fiddle dock Rumex pulcher, are of particular note together with lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, cowslip Primula veris and common rest-harrow Ononis rep…

Gomm Valley

…rythraea, twayblade Neottia ovata and pyramidal, bee and common spotted orchids Anacamptis pyramidalis, Ophrys apifera and Dactylorhiza fuchsii. Dogwood and hawthorn dominate the scrub and the former is particularly dense where attempts to control it by cutting back encouraged re…

Great Stukeley Railway Cutting

…phur clover Trifolium ochroleucon, zigzag clover T. medium and pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis. Away from the steep cutting the grassland is less herb rich and is dominated by coarse grass, particularly false oat grass. The intermittent burning and rabbit grazing that the…

Maryport Harbour

…e. Two Cumbrian rareties, common broomrape Orobanche minor and pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis are important constituents of this grassland. The land south of Elizabeth Dock by contrast supports a much more open ruderal community which has evolved on an artificial substr…

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