Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Beacon Bog

…h of bog mosses Sphagnum spp. Several scarce plants occur, notably bog rosemary Andromeda polifolia near its most southerly known location in the British Isles. Others are royal fern Osmunda regalis, cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos and petty whin Genista anglica. The latter grows o…

Chartley Moss

…oss leaved heath Erica tetralix, cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos and bog rosemary Andromeda polifolia, – the last at the south eastern limit of its British distribution. Away from the centre of the peat raft there is a transition from open woodland of stunted Scot's pine Pinus syl…

Ring Moss

…, common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium, various bog mosses, bog-rosemary Andromeda polifolia and cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos.

Cotherstone Moor

…um, sundew Drosera rotundifolia, cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos and bog rosemary Andromeda polifolia. Over large areas there are well developed hummocks of Sphagnum moss amidst such vegetation, which on their dry tops support heather Calluna vulgaris, giving the bog surface a patt…

Wedholme Flow

…rass Molinia caerulea and tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa. Bog rosemary Andromeda polifolia and round leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia persist as occasionals on bare peat, but bog mosses are scarce and very poorly represented. The northern section of intact raised mire …

Muirkirk Uplands

… and crowberry Empetrum nigrum frequent, and the nationally scarce bog rosemary Andromeda polifolia scattered over wide areas. Other species present, and indicative of undisturbed habitat, include white beaked sedge Rhynchospora alba and long-leaved sundew Drosera anglica. The mo…

Ochtertyre Moss

…ised bogs are present, including cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos and bog rosemary Andromeda polifolia, the latter occurring here at the northern limits of its UK range. Mixed woodland with Scots pine, birch, alder and ash surrounds the active raised bog area. The invertebrate fauna…

Mochrum Lochs

…sp. rubellum. The wet areas are dominated by Sphagnum species with bog rosemary Andromeda polifolia, white beak-sedge Rhynchospora alba, deergrass Trichophorum cespitosum and bog myrtle Myrica gale also present. Mochrum Lochs hold the largest inland breeding colony of cormorant i…

Afon Eden - Cors Goch Trawsfynydd

…ecialised elements indicative of high quality raised bog including bog-rosemary Andromeda polifolia and the attractive wine-red bog moss Sphagnum magellanicum. Other frequent bog moss species include S. papillosum, S. capillifolium and S. tenellum, but aquatic Sphagna are unusual…

Ludderburn and Candlestick Mires

… oblong-leaved sundew Drosera intermedia and the nationally scarce bog rosemary Andromeda polifolia are found here. The latter is a species characteristic of raised mire and is also present on Peat Moss. Peat Moss still retains a raised mire vegetation, which is solely rain fed, …

West Nidderdale, Barden and Blubberhouses Moors

…mosses Sphagnum spp., round leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia and bog rosemary Andromeda polifolia. Throughout the area species poor flushes dominated by soft rush Juncus effusus and bog moss Sphagnum fallax occur. Locally, species rich flushes are found which contain scarcer sp…

Cors Penbwlch

…ily grazed swards support a dwarf-shrub association which includes bog rosemary Andromeda polifolia at the southern limit of its range. These swards are dissected by broad watercourses dominated by poor-fen species such as bottle sedge Carex rostrata, the bog moss Sphagnum recurv…

Carstairs Kames

…orts a wide range of vascular plants typical of ombrogenous mires. Bog rosemary Andromeda polifolia grows here at the northerly limit of its British range, and the nationally-scarce brown beak-sedge Rhynchospora fusca is also present. A number of oceanic indicator species occur, …

Fenn's, Whixall, Bettisfield, Wem and Cadney Mosses

…agum, white beak-sedge Rhynchospora alba and the nationally scarce bog-rosemary Andromeda polifolia in some abundance. In the least disturbed areas, Sphagnum hummocks, particularly of S. papillosum and Sphagnum magellanicum persists as remnants of the hummock/hollow microtopograp…

Butterburn Flow

…bog mosses Sphagnum pulchrum and Sphagnum imbricatum. In addition, bog rosemary Andromeda polifolia is abundant and the vegetation has certain affinities with that of the Solway raised mires with the association of Sphagnum pulchrum and white beak sedge Rhynchospora alba accompan…

Risley Moss

…abundant species include round leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia, bog rosemary Andromeda polifolia, common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris and royal fern Osmunda regalis. The rest of the area is a mosaic of woodland and grassland. Birch Betula pendula and Betula pubescens and occ…

Nichols Moss

…osses and a variety of other characteristic peat land plants which bog rosemary Andromeda polifolia, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, common sundew Drosera rotundifolia, cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos and white beak sedge Rhynchospora alba. The uncommon oblong leaved sundew Dro…

Flaxmere Moss

…ia, marsh cinquefoil Pontentilla palustris and the nationally rare bog rosemary Andromeda polifolia occur. The mire vegetation grades into dry heath dominated by heather Calluna vulgaris and bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus. The entomological interest of the site is high. Among the l…

Waun Cwm Calch

…yrtillus dominant, together with cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos and bog rosemary Andromeda polifolia. The latter species is uncommon in Montgomeryshire. Patches of acidic grassland dominated by mat-grass Nardus stricta, heath rush Juncus squarrosus and wavy hair-grass Deschampsia …

Kilhern Moss

…of this site. Within this moss lawn, great sundew Drosera anglica, bog-rosemary Andromeda polifolia and cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos are all commonly found; these species generally occur at low abundance on other sites. Low hummocks of heather Calluna vulgaris, hare’s-tail cotto…

Bell's Flow

… is also located in the wet areas. Cranberry, Vaccinium oxycoccos, bog rosemary Andromeda polifolia, a plant largely restricted to Northern England and Southern Scotland, and bog asphodel, Narthecium ossifragum are all locally common. Round-leaved sundew, Drosera rotundifolia is …

Kirkconnell Flow

…teristic of raised mires such as cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos and bog rosemary Andromeda polifolia are also widespread in the central section. A rich invertebrate fauna which includes some notable species of flies Diptera and spiders Arachnida provides additional interest. The s…

Flow of Dergoals

…tion of low and high ridges, with occasional Sphagnum hummocks and bog-rosemary Andromeda polifolia. The moss carpet is dominated by Sphagnum magellanicum and Sphagnum papillosum rather than Sphagnum tenellum.

Skiddaw Group

…is habitat on the Pennines and Shap Fells. The nationally uncommon bog rosemary Andromeda polifolia is present though very scarce in the blanket bog of Skiddaw Forest. In contrast the remaining areas of bog south east of the River Caldew are degraded. Heather has been lost as a …

Epworth Turbary

… Erica tetralix and hare's tail cotton grass Eriophorum vaginatum. Bog rosemary Andromeda polifolia, an uncommon plant of northern wet heathlands, occurs here at the south eastern limit of its British range. Drier sandy areas support heather Calluna vulgaris, whilst the fen is ch…

Kielder Mires

…the mid altitude sites, such as cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, bog rosemary Andromeda polifolia, cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos, round leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum and numerous sedges and bryophytes, including Sphagnum magellanicum and…

Austwick and Lawkland Mosses

…S. recurvum, with cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos and, more locally, bog rosemary Andromeda polifolia, sundew Drosera rotundifolia and the bog moss Sphagnum magellanicum. The drier surface of the bog has become colonised by downy birch Betula pubescens, bog myrtle Myrica gale, purp…

Cumwhitton Moss

…th some round leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia and rather scarce bog rosemary Andromeda polifolia. The hummock forming bog mosses, Sphagnum magellanicum and S. papillosum also occur. The peat matrix round the cuttings is dominated by heather above Sphagnum and contains cross le…

Moneystaghan Bog

…itional species include cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccus and the rare bog rosemary Andromeda polifolia, which occurs here at one of only several known sites in Northern Ireland. Additional habitat diversity is provided by areas of old peat cuttings and the esker ridge which runs thr…

Biglands Bog

…vaginatum, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum and locally abundant bog rosemary Andromeda polifolia and white beak sedge Rhynchospora alba. The rare plants, great sundew Drosera anglica and bog sedge Carex limosa and the moss Dicranum undulatum also occur within the more acidic a…

Rusland Valley Mosses

…spidatum while bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum and the uncommon bog rosemary Andromeda polifolia have become established in some of these. Sphagnum papillosum, Sphagnum plumulosum and S. tenellum form hummocks which often rise quite steeply from the edges of the hollows. Round…

Clarepool Moss

…with characteristic species such as cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos, bog rosemary Andromeda polifolia and sundew Drosera rotundifolia and also a series of peat cuttings which also contain Sphagnum dominated communities. The main open Sphagnum communities coincide with the quaking b…

Simonside Hills

…m pulchrum with species such as cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, bog rosemary Andromeda polifolia and cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos. Soligenous mires contribute significantly to the floristic diversity of the site. Base rich types are dominated by sharp-flowered rush Juncus ac…

Swarth Moor

… Of particular note is the abundance of cranberry V. oxycoccus and bog rosemary Andromeda polifolia and the presence of white beak sedge Rhynchospora alba. Between the main bog and marginal fen communities, there are pools and developing carr woodland of willow Salix sp. lesser b…

White Moss, Crosbymoor

… raised mire plants, cranberry, round leaved sundew, bog asphodel, bog rosemary Andromeda polifolia and common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium. The wet heath vegetation is being invaded by a scrub growth of birch and Scot's pine. Smaller areas of the original mire, near dit…

Derskelpin Moss

…ls dominated by Sphagnum cuspidatum. Other notable species include bog rosemary Andromeda polifolia, a species largely restricted to northern England and southern Scotland, white-beaked sedge Rhynchospora alba and cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos. The drier bog areas are dominated b…

Berwyn

…nities present. Several nationally scarce species occur including bog rosemary Andromeda polifolia, tall bog-sedge Carex magellenica, and rock stonecrop Sedum forsterianum. Berwyn is the most important upland in Wales for breeding birds. It supports a wide range of species incl…

Moorthwaite Moss

…berry Vaccinium oxycoccos and a relative profusion of the uncommon bog rosemary Andromeda polifolia. The white beak sedge Rhynchospora alba has also been recorded. Old peat cuttings that are more shaded, by invading Scot's pine or by overtopping pine and birch on the matrix of pe…

Blood Moss

… also supports a number of locally scarce plant species, including bog rosemary Andromeda polifolia and greater sundew Drosera anglica. The site also includes a small area of valley bog between the blanket bog and Polbae Burn.

Mungrisdale Mires

…S. tenellum, cross leaved heath, cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos and bog rosemary Andromeda polifolia. The slightly higher ground also supports heather Calluna vulgaris and hare's tail cotton grass Eriophorum vaginatum. The dome area has abundant lichens, including Cladonia impexa …

Aber Mawddach / Mawddach Estuary

…e Myrica gale. Several locally scarce plants also occur, including bog rosemary Andromeda polifolia, blunt flowered rush Juncus subnodulosus, and greater spearwort Ranunculus lingua. At the southern end there is some carr development with tall bog myrtle, alder Alnus glutinosa, s…

Pencreigiau'r Llan

…us and crowberry Empetrum nigrum in others. A large basin mire has bog rosemary Andromeda polifolia frequent on bog-mosses, and bottle sedge Carex rostrata forms extensive stands by water channels. A smaller basin mire with several pools is rich in dragonflies typical of oligotro…

Dalmellington Moss

… uncommon bog plant species, notably great sundew Drosera anglica, bog rosemary Andromeda polifolia, and white beak-sedge Rhynchospora alba. A mesotrophic (neither nutrient-poor nor nutrient-rich) valley mire also forms part of the site but it is not a notified feature. It adds f…

Bolton Fell and Walton Mosses

…agnum cuspidatum. More rarely, white beak sedge Rhynchospora alba, bog rosemary Andromeda polifolia and oblong leaved sundew Drosera intermedia also occur. Peripheral drainage has affected some of the communities and has increased fluctuation of the water table, demonstrating the…

Bowness Common

…lium and Eriophorum vaginatum, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, bog rosemary Andromeda polifolia, white beak sedge Rhynchospora alba, the great, oblong leaved and round leaved sundews Drosera anglica, Drosera intermedia and Drosera rotundifolia and cranberry Vaccinium oxycocco…

Figyn Blaen-Brefi

…inosum and lichens of the Cladonia group. However, the presence of bog rosemary Andromeda polifolia distinguishes the association from more northerly examples. Erosion of the original patterned surface, some of which still remains, appears to have been initiated by the headwaters…

Muckle Moss

…e ridges and white sedge Carex canescens, bog sedge C. paupercula, bog rosemary Andromeda polifolia, round leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia and cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos, in the intervening hollows. Three rare species of bog moss are present S. riparium, S. balticum and S. …

Hatfield Moors

… such as cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos, bog myrtle Myrica gale and bog rosemary Andromeda polifolia. Dry heath communities are dominated by heather Calluna vulgaris, purple moor grass Molinia caerulea and bracken Pteridium aquilinum. The ground flora of more mature birch scrub in…

Roudsea Wood & Mosses

…es such as cranberry, bilberry, round leaved sundew, bog asphodel, bog rosemary Andromeda polifolia and hare's tail cotton grass Eriophorum vaginatum. Mosses form a major part of this community and include carpets of Sphagnum cuspidatum, Sphagnum pulchrum, S. capillifolium, S. su…

Eastern Peak District Moors

…stern limits of its British distribution. There are old records of bog rosemary Andromeda polifolia, a local rarity. In common with other Peak District moorlands, the blanket bogs of the Eastern Peak District Moors are poor in lower plants sensitive to atmospheric pollution, but…

Wester Moss

…y Vaccinium oxycoccos also occur, along with the nationally scarce bog-rosemary Andromeda polifolia -here approaching the northern limits of its distribution in the UK.

Migneint-Arenig-Dduallt

…rge heath butterfly are found in this habitat. An uncommon flower, bog rosemary Andromeda polifolia has been recorded in the past and the regionally rare few-flowered sedge also occurs in this habitat close to its southern British limit. This sedge is currently only known from on…

Fenn's, Whixall, Bettisfield, Wem & Cadney Mosses

…fragum, white beak sedge Rhynchospora alba and the nationally rare bog rosemary Andromeda polifolia in some abundance. In the least disturbed areas, Sphagnum hummocks, particularly of S. papillosum and Sphagnum magellanicum persist as remnants of the hummock / hollow microtopogra…

Arkengarthdale, Gunnerside and Reeth Moors

…ved sundew Drosera rotundifolia and locally scarce species such as bog rosemary Andromeda polifolia. Throughout the area species poor flushes dominated by soft rush Juncus effusus and bog moss Sphagnum fallax occur. Locally, species rich flushes and bog pools are found which con…

Heysham Moss

…d leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia. A nationally scarce species, bog rosemary Andromeda polifolia is also present. The characteristic bog mosses, Sphagnum sp., found on the site include S. recurvum, Sphagnum papillosum, Sphagnum cuspidatum, S. subnitens, S. tenellum and Sphagnu…

Oulton Moss

…tly beside old peat cuttings and other less common species include bog rosemary Andromeda polifolia and oblong leaved sundew Drosera intermedia in some of the wetter areas. The eastern part of the site is wooded, dominated by mature pine Pinus sylvestris and oak Quercus petraea, …

Marcheini Uplands, Gilfach Farm & Gamallt

…shed mire at Waun Goch, in which the nationally uncommon species, bog rosemary, Andromeda polifolia, occurs. There are valley mires at the headwaters of the Marcheini Fawr and blanket bog and dwarf-shrub heath on Pyllau Clais. Running through the southern part of the site is the …

Wybunbury Moss

… notable species include round leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia, bog rosemary Andromeda polifolia and bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum all of which are rare in Cheshire. A small pool in one area contains various sedges including the regionally rare Carex limosa. Towards the e…

Longbridge Muir

… Vaccinium oxycoccos, round-leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia and bog-rosemary Andromeda polifolia. The plant communities around the drier margins are dominated by purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea, birch and sallow. The extent of the surface patterning of hummocks and hollows …

Leek Moors

…stris. Goldsitch Moss is the only known site on the Leek Moors for bog rosemary Andromeda polifolia. Leek Moors is of great importance for upland breeding birds. There is an especially complete and representative range of species characteristic of the habitat for this southerly l…

Malham-Arncliffe

…Carex appropinquata and the dark leaved willow Salix myrsinifolia. Bog rosemary Andromeda polifolia occurs on Tarn Moss raised mire. The soligenous mires and peripheral grasslands are particularly rich in uncommon species including broad leaved cotton grass Eriophorum latifolium,…

Duddon Mosses

…nd include cranberry, bilberry, round leaved sundew, bog asphodel, bog rosemary Andromeda polifolia and hare's tail cotton grasses. Mosses form a major part of the community and include carpets of Sphagnum fallax, Sphagnum cuspidatum, S. tenellum, Sphagnum magellanicum, S. papill…

Collymoon Moss

…e beak-sedge Rhynchospora alba, cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos, and bog-rosemary Andromeda polifolia.

Meathop Moss

… common sundew Drosera rotundifolia. Less frequent species include bog rosemary Andromeda polifolia, narrow buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata and the uncommon oblong leaved sundew Drosera intermedia and white beak sedge Rhynchospora alba. The surrounding woodland is dominated by S…

Shap Fells

…ccurs sparingly in the higher areas of bog and the nationally rare bog rosemary Andromeda polifolia grows in the saddle mire above Longfell Gill. An abrupt change in vegetation condition from dense to thin heather is clearly seen either side of the fence which divides the Shap F…

Tarn Moss

…leaved heath Erica tetralix over bog mosses. Other species include bog rosemary Andromeda polifolia, cranberry, crowberry Empetrum nigrum, round leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia and common and hare's tail cotton grasses Eriophorum angustifolium and Eriophorum vaginatum. The per…

Armboth Fells

…ther, cotton grasses, cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos and occasional bog rosemary Andromeda polifolia. Base poor soligenous tracts have examples of deer grass carnation sedge mire. There are a number of bottle sedge bog moss mires with both S. recurvum and S. auriculatum as well as…

Spadeadam Mires

…equent are cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos and the nationally scarce bog rosemary Andromeda polifolia. The site also supports small numbers of the nationally scarce tall bog sedge Carex magellanica which indicates the undisturbed nature of these mires. Variation in the surface topo…

Bowland Fells

…are sparse, due to the effects of past burning practices, although bog rosemary Andromeda polifolia, a nationally scarce species, cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos, crowberry Empetrum nigrum and cloudberry Rubus chamaemorus are all widely distributed. Some areas of bog have been more…

Raeburn Flow

…tosa are also frequent, and bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum and bog-rosemary Andromeda polifolia are locally common. Birch Betula pubescens and willow Salix sp., scrub and more open areas dominated by purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea form a peripheral zone. A small stand of …

Offerance Moss

…which are typically found growing on active raised bogs, including bog rosemary Andromeda polifolia, round-leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia, crowberry Empetrum nigrum, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum and cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos. Sphagnum mosses such as Sphagnum cuspida…

Prestwick Carr

…r Calluna vulgaris, cross leaved heath Erica tetralix and the rare bog rosemary Andromeda polifolia. Open water in the ditches supports a wide range of aquatic species including pond water crowfoot Ranunculus peltatus, amphibious bistort Polygonum amphibium, pondweed Potamogeton …

Cors Barfog

… Drosera rotundifolia and Drosera anglica. The nationally uncommon Bog Rosemary Andromeda polifolia is also present as are a typical range of less uncommon flowering plants and mosses. No information is known about the insect population associated with this mire and it would warr…

Cairnsmore of Fleet

…y. Flowering plants of interest include western gorse Ulex gallii, bog rosemary Andromeda polifolia and petty whin Genista anglica. Unusually for a granite massif, several calcicole plants occur on the site, including mossy saxifrage Saxifraga hypnoides, pale butterwort Pinguicul…

Coladoir Bog

…orts a wide range of vascular plants typical of ombrogenous mires. Bog rosemary Andromeda polifolia grows here at the northerly limit of its British range, and the nationally-scarce brown beak-sedge Rhynchospora fusca is also present. A number of oceanic indicator species occur, …

Elenydd

…s Eriophorum angustifolium and bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum. Bog-rosemary Andromeda polifolia, here near the southern end of its range, occurs in several locations. Three particularly interesting localities within the site are the watershed mires at the headwaters of the Ri…

Blairbeich Bog

…cottongrass Eriophorum vaginatum. The locally uncommon bog plants, bog-rosemary Andromeda polifolia and white beak-sedge Rhynchospora alba, have also been recorded from the site. The north, west and east sides of the bog support mixed woodland dominated by birch with some Scots p…

Rhos-Rydd

… purple moor-grass, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix and abundant bog rosemary Andromeda polifolia. The mire is traversed throughout by old peat-cuts which are colonised by cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium and the bog-moss Sphagnum cuspidatum; the intervening peat supports a…

Carsegowan Moss

…le. In the more open areas, both cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos and bog rosemary Andromeda polifolia occur in some quantity. The bog is surrounded by a woodland fringe of almost pure downy birch Betula pubescens, with an interesting range of lichen and a ground flora consisting of…

Winmarleigh Moss

…a, is scattered throughout the site, as is bog myrtle Myrica gale. Bog rosemary Andromeda polifolia, a nationally scarce species, occurs throughout the site but is more common in the southern part of the SSSI, where it sometimes forms large patches. Drainage associated with peat …

Foulshaw Moss

…Cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos is spread across the bog surface and bog rosemary Andromeda polifolia, a species which is restricted to raised mires, is also present. bog mosses are a characteristic component of this area with Sphagnum capillifolium being the most frequent amongst …

Glasson Moss

…rmedia and Drosera anglica, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum and bog rosemary Andromeda polifolia, which is abundant over most of the wetter areas of the moss. Typical of the hummocks are Sphagnum magellanicum, S. rubellum and S. papillosum in association with cranberry Vaccini…

Burns Beck Moss

… other typical mire species such as sundew Drosera rotundifolia, marsh rosemary Andromeda polifolia, marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris, cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum and common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium. The old peat cutting hol…

Lampert Mosses

…and roundleaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia. The nationally scarce bog rosemary Andromeda polifolia occurs frequently. Tall bog sedge Carex magellanica, another nationally scarce species, is also found. In Northumberland this species is confined to the wettest bogs. Around some o…

Mynydd Hiraethog

…lude lesser twayblade Neottia cordata and the nationally uncommon bog rosemary, Andromeda polifolia. Large blocks of blanket bog are rare in the former county of Clwyd and Mynydd Hiraethog and the Berwyn Mountains are the only significant examples in the county. Mynydd Hiraethog …

Killorn Moss

…are locally abundant. Noteworthy species recorded on this site are bog rosemary Andromeda polifolia which is locally rare and near the northern limits of its distribution in Britain, and white beak-sedge Rhynchospora alba. The woodland which has developed on the edges of the moss…

Kirkby Moor

… recurvum with abundant common cotton grass. The nationally scarce bog rosemary Andromeda polifolia can be found and bog asphodel also occurs, along with cranberry, round leaved sundew, carnation sedge and other mire vegetation. These mires tend to be very wet and contain extens…

Kielderhead and Emblehope Moors

…nated by bottle sedge Carex rostrata numerous open bog moss lawns. Bog rosemary Andromeda polifolia, bog orchid Hammarbya paludosa, bog sedge Carex limosa and dwarf birch Betula nana are each know from a single locality. The breeding bird community includes golden plover and dunl…

Black Snib

…bitat are cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, the nationally scarce bog rosemary Andromeda polifolia, heather Calluna vulgaris, common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium, hare's tail cotton grass Eriophorum vaginatum and the bog mosses Sphagnum papillosum, S. capillifolium and …

Bowes Moor

…s leaved heath Erica tetralix, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, bog rosemary Andromeda polifolia, cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos and round leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia. Such vegetation supports well developed bog moss hummocks which, on their drier tops, support heather a…

Brookhouse Moss

…ifolium and Eriophorum vaginatum are dominant. The nationally rare bog rosemary Andromeda polifolia is present as well as a number of species which are scarce in Cheshire, such as sundew Drosera rotundifolia and crowberry Empetrum nigrum. The mires grade into fen woodland dominat…

Cocket Moss

…is composed of common cotton grass with a rich bog flora including bog rosemary Andromeda polifolia and lesser bladderwort Utricularia minor, while to the south of the causeway there is grassland dominated by purple moor grass. * Under Section 23 of the National Parks and Access …

Peatlands Park

…rk supports a rich variety of rare and notable plants and animals. Bog Rosemary Andromeda polifolia is occasional within the old cuttings, alder buckthorn Frangula alnus occurs locally in the wet woodland. Oblong-leaved sundew Drosera intermedia is present in parts of the intact …

Scaleby Moss

…ifolium as well as the more unusual cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos, bog rosemary Andromeda polifolia and white beak sedge Rhynchospora alba. White sedge Carex canescens and bottle sedge Carex rostrata occur around some of the pools. The very rare Labrador tea Ledum groenlandicum i…

Cors Goch, Llanllwch

…erent bog mosses have been recorded, but the most notable plant is bog rosemary Andromeda polifolia, a northern plant near its southern limits in Britain. The bog is the only known site in Carmarthen for the bog bush-cricket Metrioptera brachyptera and for the black sympetrum dra…

Corsydd Llanbrynmair (Llanbrynmair Moors)

…nce much more widespread on the Moors, prior to afforestation. The bog rosemary Andromeda polifolia is a notable component of the higher plant flora at these sites, whilst the diverse range of lower plants present includes uncommon species such as the moss Sphagnum magellanicum a…

Thorne, Crowle and Goole Moors

…s, including some elements of the original raised mire flora, e.g. bog rosemary Andromeda polifolia, cranberry, royal fern Osmunda regalis, sundew Drosera rotundifolia and several Sphagnum moss species. A number of characteristic fenland plants such as marsh cinquefoil Comarum pa…

Drumburgh Moss

… and several other species characteristic of intact mires, such as bog rosemary Andromeda polifolia and cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos, are plentiful. On shallow peat surrounding the raised mire different management regimes have favoured the development of additional habitats of w…

West Pennine Moors

…rtillus, crowberry Empetrum nigrum, cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos, bog rosemary Andromeda polifolia and, very locally, royal fern Osmunda regalis. As a result of previous management and/or wildfire, some areas are dominated by purple moor grass. This community can contain dense p…

Abbots Moss

…ry Empetrum nigrum, hare’s tail cotton grass Eriophorum vaginatum, bog rosemary Andromeda polifolia and white beak sedge Rhynchospora alba. Firmer parts of the mires have been colonised by birch Betula pubescens and Scot's pine Pinus sylvestris. To the north of the disused railwa…

Ballynahone Bog

…s. The peatland flora includes a number of rare species, including bog rosemary Andromeda polifolia, one of only four known sites in Northern Ireland, and four Sphagnum mosses; Sphagnum fuscum, Sphagnum imbricatum and Sphagnum molle, which form hummocks on the intact surface, and…

North York Moors

…fragum, bog mosses Sphagnum spp., cloudberry Rubus chamaemorus and bog rosemary Andromeda polifolia. The latter two species are found only on the raised bog at May Moss. Moorland edge Much of the moorland edge is dominated by bracken Pteridium aquilinum. These areas are generall…

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