Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Tullysranadeega

…d rush Juncus acutiflorus, carnation sedge Carex panicea and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, but there is a wide variety of associated species including meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris, tormentil Potentilla erecta, devils-bit scabious Succisa pratensis and the moss Ca…

Knock Dhu Sallagh Braes

…tuca ovina and common bent Agrostis capillaris with abundant sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, heath grass Danthonia decumbens, downy oat grass Avenula pubescens and silver hair grass Aira caryophyllea. Sedges occur frequently and are widely interspersed amongst the grass…

Bransbury Common

…en, allowing local dominance of common sedge Carex nigra and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, with meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, tormentil Potentilla erecta and devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis. In areas with a more silty soil a rich grass / sedge community is …

Galboly

… anemone Anemone nemorosa, yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum, woodruff Galium odoratum, wood sedge Carex sylvatica, wood melick Melica uniflora and pignut Conopodium majus. At times, due to historical grazing management, a grassy ground flora dominates, consisting of grasses su…

Lough Gullion

…with species such as crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula, meadow sweet Filipendula ulmaria, devils-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, ragged robin Lychnis flos-cuculi and carnation sedge Carex panicea…

Ballykilbeg

… scabious Succisa pratensis, tormentil Potentilla erecta and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. Bog species such as heather Calluna vulgaris and cross leaved heath Erica tetralix also occur, growing over a carpet of sphagnum bog-mosses. Tall herb communities often occur in…

Inkpen Crocus Fields

…trefoil Lotus corniculatus, common knapweed Centaurea nigra, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus and red clover Trifolium pratense. Two sub communities are represented. On flatter ground the Lathyrus pratensis sub community, in which l…

New Ing Meadow

…s remarkably uniform throughout the site, is co-dominated by sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra, rough meadow grass Poa trivialis, meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis and perennial rye grass Lolium perenne. In addition, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus…

Greenan

…g bent Agrostis stolonifera, velvet bent Agrostis canina and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. To the north, there is an unusual fen community dominated by water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile and ragged robin Lychnis flos-cuculi growing over a variable bryophyte moss lay…

Tamnyrankin

…, heath grass Danthonia decumbens, red fescue Festuca rubra, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and mat grass Nardus stricta. Sedges are integral components of the vegetation, with glaucous sedge Carex flacca, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, long stalked yellow sedge Carex lepi…

West Fermanagh Scarplands

…ds are dominated by the grasses red fescue Festuca rubra and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum with a range of sedges and herbs. On limestone outcrops where soils are more calcareous, calcicolous species such as blue moor grass Sesleria caerulea and glaucous sedge Carex fl…

Montiaghs Moss

…ottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium, together with scattered sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and bog myrtle Myrica gale. More species-rich stands occur locally, with plants such as meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, common knapweed Centaurea nigra, wild Angelica Angelica …

Whiston Eaves

…sses of the drier soils are common bent Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, meadow fescue Schedonorus pratensis, red fescue F. rubra, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and quaking grass Briza media. Characteristic herb…

Ganllwyd

…ogether with abundant common bent grass Agrostis capillaris. Sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and creeping soft grass Holcus mollis are frequent on the deeper soils, particularly in the grazed woodlands. Other frequent field layer plants include wood sorrel Oxalis acetose…

Marlbank

…oodland herbs present such as herb Robert Geranium robertianum, woodruff Galium odoratum, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa and wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella. Wet and dry heath occurs in a mosaic with limestone pavement and is generally dominated by heather Calluna vulgaris with bilb…

Ballyquintin Point

…re are a range of other grass and grass-like species such as sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, glaucous sedge Carex flacca and field wood rush Luzula campestris. Herbs include lady's bedstraw Galium verum, wild thyme Thymus polytrich…

Moelyci a Chors Ty’n y Caeau

…s sub-community (MG5a) with common bent Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and red fescue Festuca rubra being the dominant grasses. Common bird’s-foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, black knapweed Centaurea nigra, cat’s ear Hy…

Belah Woods and Pastures

…osella, wood melick Melica uniflora, sanicle Sanicula europaea, woodruff Galium odoratum, common dog violet Viola riviniana, wood sedge Carex sylvatica, wood avens Geum urbanum, enchanter's nightshade Circaea lutetiana and false brome Brachypodium sylvaticum. The ground flora in…

Gallt y Bwlch

…ith frequent to abundant wavy hair grass, common bent-grass, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile. Where localised flushing and enrichment occur along the length of a small stream, hazel coppice is more frequent in the canopy, and plants suc…

Kennacraig and Esragan Burn

…ossy with scattered tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, common tormentil Potentilla erecta and great woodrush Luzula sylvatica. However along streams and in flushes…

Glen East

…s cristatus as a constant component of the sward, along with sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera. Sedges and rushes are also constant and include carnation sedge Carex panicea, common sedge Carex nigra and sharp-flowered rush Juncus acu…

Wilson Place Meadows

…er areas, the hay meadow is typified by a sweet vernal grass, wood crane's bill Anthoxanthum odoratum Geranium sylvaticum community. A number of fine low productivity grasses occur within the sward. These include, in addition to sweet vernal grass, common bent Agrostis capillaris…

Ebsbury Down

…t abundant grass, with downy oat grass Avenula pubescens and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum also being frequent. Common bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga and lady's bedstraw Galium verum are frequent herbs. meadow saxifrage Sa…

Fray's Farm Meadows

…assland communities which range from the grazed grassland of sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus and perennial rye grass Lolium perenne through to areas of tall sedge dominated marshy grassland with lesser pond sedge Carex acutiformis …

Upper Hall Farm Quarry and Grassland

…cue Festuca ovina, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. Tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum which is common on the Cotswold limestones is only present in one small area. The south west facing grassland has developed on thin soils overlyi…

Thrang End and Yealand Hall Allotment

…escue Festuca rubra, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and quaking grass Briza media are the characteristic grasses. This grassland has been semi improved in places but supports a great diversity of species including moonwort Botrych…

Sweetbriar Road Meadows, Norwich

…norus pratensis, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. Herbs present within the sward include yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, cuckoo-flower Cardamine pratensis and southern marsh orchid Dactylorhiza …

Fancott Woods and Meadows

…il Cynosurus cristatus, meadow fescue Schedonorus pratensis, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, sedges Carex spp. and a rich variety of herbs, including species characteristic of old meadows and now uncommon in the county such as pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus, saw wort Se…

Keston and Hayes Commons

…ne Meadows. These support a neutral grassland community with sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis dominant within a diverse sward. The rich herb component comprises over thirty species, the more frequent including field wood rush Luzula…

Leckhampton Hill and Charlton Kings Common

…rome Bromus erectus with meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and quaking grass Briza media. Herb species present include salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium and common bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corn…

Matley Moor Meadows

…n bent Agrostis capillaris, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum all occur in abundance, with heath grass Danthonia decumbens and quaking grass Briza media occurring more locally. Throughout is a diverse range of characteristic herbs which inc…

Meadow Croft, Skythorns

…e fern Ophioglossum vulgatum. Where the grassland is damper, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum becomes more prominent in the sward and the salad burnet is replaced by great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis. Other herb species here include wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, lesse…

Shelfanger Meadows

…abundant species are crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and smooth meadow grass Poa pratensis. Many herbs are associated with this sward notably meadow saxifrage Saxifraga granulataa, cuckoo-flower Cardam…

Newton Links

… behind the dune ridge the grazed sward includes red fescue, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, smooth meadow grass Poa pratensis, meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens and crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus with cock’s foot Dactylis…

Grassington Hospital Grounds

…escue Festuca rubra, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and common bent Agrostis capillaris; also common are quaking grass Briza media, downy oat grass Avenula pubescens and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens. More locally, melancho…

Dunaree Hill

… component of the sward along with red fescue Festuca rubra, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and heath grass Danthonia decumbens. Sedges are also constant and include glaucous sedge Carex flacca and common sedge Carex nigra. Herbs typical of traditionally managed grassla…

Caeau Cwm-Ffrwd

…f the sward is dominated by common bent Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dogs-tail Cynosurus cristatus and red fescue Festuca rubra, with frequent common knapweed Centaurea nigra, eyebright Euphrasia officinalis, autumn hawkbit Scorzoneroides…

Caeau Rhyd-y-gwiail

…site. Here, grasses such as common bent Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and red fescue Festuca rubra are frequent, with common knapweed Centaurea nigra, common bird’s-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus, tormentil Potentilla erecta and devil’s-bit scabio…

Caeau Hirnant

…cterised by meadow grasses such as red fescue Festuca rubra, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and crested dog’s-tail Cynosurus cristatus, with lesser amounts of common bent Agrostis capillaris, Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus and cock’s-foot Dactylis glomerata. Frequent asso…

Cappas Lwyd

…n bent Agrostis capillaris, Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus and sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. Associated with these are the herbs tormentil Potentilla erecta and autumnal hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis. Other dry areas are less acid and distinguished by the presence o…

Rhos Goch (Rhos Goch Common)

…nce of purple moor-grass, along with sharp-flowered rush and sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and a wide range of associates, including tormentil Potentilla erecta, devil's-bit scabious, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, flea sedge, heath woodrush Luzula multiflora, red f…

Coed y Gofer

…d. The ground flora consists of common bent Agrostis tenuis, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and brambles Rubus fruticosus. Other species occurring include dense areas of bluebells Hyacinthoides non-scripta, wood sage Teucrium scorodonia and cow-wheat Melampyrum pratense…

Dolorgan Barn

…y of red fescue Festuca rubra, Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, common bent Agrostis capillaris and crested dog’s-tail Cynosurus cristatus. A variety of other plants are also present, including common bird’s-foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, …

Cwm Glo a Glyndyrys

…nge of grasses including common bent Agrostis capillaris and sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. A slight acid nature to the soil is suggested by the presence of heath-grass Danthonia decumbens and tormentil Potentilla erecta, whilst, in places flushing is indicated by quak…

Bailliewhirr

…ex echinata, while others are dominated by grasses including sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog’s-tail Cynosurus cristatus and sheep’s-fescue Festuca ovina. Other typical species found on the knowes include quaking grass Briza media, dyer’s greenweed Genista ti…

Stocking Meadows, Oreton

… is dominant. These include common bent Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, red fescue Festuca rubra, sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus. Locally, sedges, mainly carnation sedge Carex pa…

Shap Fells

… Wet Sleddale. Associated grasses include bents and fescues, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and quaking grass Briza media as well as common, carnation and green ribbed sedge Carex binervis. Frequent herbs such as devil's bit scabious, autumn hawkbit, harebell Campanula …

Linhouse Valley

…ping bent Agrostis stolonifera, red fescue Festuca rubra and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and is widespread on the valley floor. Acidic grassland is found mainly along the valley slopes. Extensive rich valley fen communities have developed where drainage is impeded an…

Wareham Common

…aking grass Briza media, heath grass Danthonia decumbens and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum are all frequent. Common sedge, carnation sedge and yellow sedge C. demissa are also common. The sward has a high proportion of herbs with devil’s-bit scabious, lousewort Pedicul…

Long Dale, Hartington

…with species such as crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, quaking grass, glaucous sedge, tormentil Potentilla erecta, ladies bedstraw Galium verum, bird’s foot trefoil and pignut Conopodium majus. Where these calcicolous and mesotrophi…

Belmore Mountain

…, red fescue Festuca rubra, sheep's fescue Festuca ovina and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum prevalent, with a wide range of low-growing light-demanding sedges and herbs. Sedges reflect the calcareous conditions on the knolls with glaucous sedge Carex flacca constant alo…

Chris's Pasture

…us. Other species more usually found in hay meadows include sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata and wood anemone Anemone nemorosa. Additionally, there are elements typical of acid hill grazings such…

Quants

…re the dominant grasses but Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum also occur. Herbs include common knapweed Centaurea nigra, devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis, meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis, cowslip Primula veris and fleabane Pulicar…

The Bury Farm

… comprises a species rich mixture of typical grasses such as sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, red fescue Festuca rubra and common bent Agrostis capillaris, with frequent herbs such as cat’s ear Hypochaeris radicata, bulbous buttercup Ranuncu…

Roecliffe Manor Lawns

… common bent Agrostis capillaris, red fescue Festuca rubrand sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, together with mat grass Nardus stricta, heath grass Danthonia decumbens and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus. Distinctive herbs typical of such grassland communities, such as tormen…

Chancellor's Farm

…tion types present. The grassland is a type characterised by sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra, common bent Agrostis capillaris, pignut Conopodium majus and sorrel Rumex acetosa. The banks south of Plummer's Farm shows a gradation from dry to mars…

Rathlin Island - Kinramer South

…iation with such grasses as sheep's fescue Festuca ovina and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. Other associates include ling Calluna vulgaris, devils-bit scabious Succissa pratensis and tormentil Potentilla erecta. Where it grows in a shorter turf, associated species incl…

Southampton Common

…uding red and meadow fescues Festuca rubra and F. pratensis, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus. Approximately 90 species have been recorded of which 13 are plants indicative of long established, agriculturally unimproved grassland, for exam…

Farthing Downs and Happy Valley

…ccurs. The clay soils support a neutral grassland community. Sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and red fescue Festuca rubra are the most abundant grass species, with crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, tall fescue Schedonorus arundinaceus and a range of other meadow sp…

Queestmoor Meadow

…mber of grasses, the dominant ones being crested dog’s tail, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus. The rich herbaceous flora includes cowslip Primula veris, oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare, meadow vetchling Lathyrus …

Valley of Stones

…ls frequent species include common bent Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and devil’s-bit scabious, with plants such as salad burnet becoming more frequent towards the calcareous areas of the site. The sarsen stones support a rich flora of lichens, mo…

Polruan to Polperro

…hus. Areas of bracken invaded grassland supports mixtures of sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue, cock’s-foot Dactylis glomerata, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta and wood sage Teucrium scorodonia. There is limited development of red fescue dominated maritime …

Gwaun Llwyn-gwyn

…cterised by an abundance of common bent Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and crested dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus, with frequent yarrow Achillea millefolium, meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris, common bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus and white …

Glen Lochay Woods

…grostis capillaris, wavy hair-grass Deschampsia flexuosa and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. Bryophytes such as Polytrichum formosum, Rhytidiadelphus loreus and R. triquetrus are also common. Wetter parts of the woodland are dominated by alder Alnus glutinosa which occu…

Terrace Hills Pasture

…om clays of the Middle Liasseries. The sward is dominated by sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus and red fescue Festuca rubra and contains such typical plant species of calcareous soils as meadow saxifrage Saxifraga granulataa, dropwor…

Gwaun Bryn (Bryn Pasture)

…e dominated by common bent Agrostis capillaris with frequent sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, sheep’s-fescue Festuca ovina, red fescue F. rubra, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens and common bird’s-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus. Characteristic associates include quak…

Balloch Moss

…p in the wettest areas to a drier community characterised by sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and sedges such as common sedge Carex nigra and carnation sedge C. panicea. A wide range of other plants occur, including bog bean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh cinquefoil Comarum…

Afon Rheidol ger Capel Bangor

…n the more grassy areas, common bent Agrostis capillaris and sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum are common, and on larger pebbles and riverside gravels, sheep's sorrel Rumex acetosella is frequent. Some of the communities support a rich and extensive cover of mosses and lic…

Graig, Llanarmon-yn-Ial

… being sheep’s fescue, quaking-grass, crested hair-grass and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. Glaucous sedge Carex flacca and spring sedge Carex caryophyllea are the two most frequent and abundant sedges. Associated forbs include common bird’s-foot-trefoil Lotus cornicul…

Grains O'th' Beck Meadows

…cies in the grass sward are common bent Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra and smooth meadow grass Poa pratensis, with quaking grass Briza media, purple moor grass Molinia caerulea and soft brome Bromus hordeaceus also common.

Cwrt y Bela a Springdale

…nigra, with grasses such as common bent Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog’s-tail Cynosurus cristatus and red fescue Festuca rubra. Glaucous sedge Carex flacca is generally frequent in the north of the site and spring sedge Carex caryophyll…

Caydale

…icularly on the north facing slopes of the valley, including sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, common bent Agrostis capillaris, tormentil Potentilla erecta and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile. Within the western area of Caydale, particularly on the north west facing slope …

Wyndrush Pastures

…s common bent Agrostis capillaris, red fescue Festuca rubra, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus. Yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens and crested dog’s-tail Cynosurus cristatus are more occasional components of the sward. Frequent among the …

Hafod Wennol Grasslands

…ed Centaurea nigra, with common bent Agrostis canillaris and sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, plus a wide range of herbaceous associates including meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis, oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus, yellow-rattle Rhina…

Carrine Common & Penwethers

…es rich sward supports over 50 plants species, with abundant sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, common bent Agrostis capillaris, heath-grass Danthonia decumbens and common knapweed Centaurea nigra, together with yellow rattle Rhinant…

Barnhamcross Common

…ite where the turf is dominated by red fescue Festuca rubra, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and false oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius. This turf contains a great variety of small flowering plants including stemless thistle Cirsium acaule, bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corni…

Esthwaite Water

… a marshy grassland community has developed characterised by sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, soft rush Juncus effusus and star sedge and it also includes marsh marigold Caltha palustris, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, marsh lousewort Pe…

Lambert's Castle

… acidic grassland has frequent sheep's fescue 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…

Upper Nantserth Pasture

…minated by purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea, with frequent sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera and sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina and occasional heath wood-rush Luzula multiflora, marsh violet Viola palustris, greater bird's-foot-trefoil L…

Barrow Meadow

…s are found in this field. Prominent amongst the grasses are sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, red fescue Festuca rubra and quaking grass Briza media and with these there is an abundance of characteristic forbs including pignut Cono…

Durtrees Burn Grassland

…rt a flushed grassland with jointed rush Juncus articulatus, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, quaking grass Briza media, water avens Geum rivale, marsh horsetail Equisetum palustre, devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis, globe flower Trollius europaeus, marsh valerian V…

Besthorpe Meadows

…ents of the meadows include common knapweed Centaurea nigra, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, common sorrel Rumex acetosa, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris, red fescue Festuca rubra, perennial rye grass Lolium perenne and meadow v…

Park Corner Heath

…is, bell heather Erica cinerea and several grasses including sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, purple moor grass Molinia caerulea and heath grass Danthonia decumbens. The flora includes common dog violet, Viola riviniana, devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis and three s…

Little Byefields Meadow

…ated by species such as meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus. Glaucous sedge Carex flacca is also present. The herbaceous flora is very diverse and contains such characteristic plants as the greater and les…

Lag Meadow

… consists of a rich variety of other grass species including sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, soft brome Bromus hordeaceus and Timothy Phleum pratense whilst pignut Conopodium majus, lady’s mantle Alchemilla glabra and yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor are typical of the wi…

Forlorn Hope Meadow

…lonifera, red fescue Festuca rubra, Timothy Phleum pratense, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, cock's foot Dactylis glomerata, very abundant carnation sedge Carex panicea, glaucous sedge Carex flacca and hairy sedge Carex hirta. Herb species…

Arkle Beck Meadows, Whaw

…d as pasture. The grassland here is comprised of red fescue, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and common bent Agrostis capillaris. Associated herb species include rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus, cat's ear Hypochaeris radicata, betony Betoni…

The Coombs, Hinton Parva

…ynosurus cristatus, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. The presence of scattered, but mature scrub, principally of hawthorn and elder, contributes to overall habitat diversity, a characteristic reflected in the rich and varied inver…

Tullyard

…tensity. The grasses crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, common bent Agrostis capillaris, red fescue Festuca rubra and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus are common throughout. Herbs such as meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis, common knapw…

Carrickastickan

…red fescue Festuca rubra common bent Agrostis capillaris and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum are constant in the sward with other "grass-like" species such as field wood rush Luzula campestris also found scattered throughout. Herbs typical of traditionally managed grassl…

Askrigg Bottoms

…aged by hay cropping. The grassland community is composed of sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum with crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, common bent grass Agrostis capillaris, smooth meadow grass Poa pratensis, hairy oat Avenula pubescens and red fescue Festuca rubra. I…

Caeau Coed Mawr (Coedmawr Fields)

…dant mat grass Nardus stricta, frequent bents Agrostis spp., sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus, and a wide range of other species, such as quaking grass Briza media, sneezewort Achillea ptarmica, glaucous sedge Carex flacca, tawny se…

Gwernaffel Dingle

…bs, and a ground layer either grass-dominated, with abundant sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, or moss-dominated, with abundant Dicranum scoparium. The former vegetation type relates to a type of oak/birch/common sorrel (Quercus/Betula pubescens/Rumex acetosa) woodland, a…

Bennane Head Grasslands

…ic grassland dominated by sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, with sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, heath-grass Danthonia decumbens and crested hair-grass Koeleria macrantha. Herbs present include common bird’s-foot trefoil Lotus cornicu…

Court Farm, Sydling

…idic grassland dominated by common bent Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and red fescue Festuca rubra with tormentil Potentilla erecta, lady's bedstraw Galium verum, common knapweed Centaurea nigra and devil's bit scabious. This site holds good popul…

Kilnameel

…dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, red fescue Festuca rubra and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum are constant in the sward. More notable species include yellow oat grass Trisetum jlavescens which is widespread, and downy oat grass Helictotrichon pubescens and crested hair gr…

Fernham Meadows

…opwort Filipendula vulgaris, with quaking grass Briza media, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and crested dog's tail grass. Many other species indicative of undisturbed meadows are widespread throughout the sward and include glaucous sedge Carex flacca, pepper saxifrage …

Y Bonc, Marianglas

…Agrostis capillaris, crested dog’s-tail Cynosurus cristatus, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and red fescue Festuca rubra. The grassland is diverse with a wide range of associated herbs which form a significant percentage of the vegetation. These include common bird’s-fo…

Grange Meadow

…the south by the Madresfield Brook. The dominant grasses are sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra, common bent Agrostis capillaris and crested dog's tail, with yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens locally frequent. Frequent herbs include common knap…

Miterdale Head Wood

…osed canopy woodland are dominated by grasses, in particular sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and brown bent Agrostis canina withlesser quantities of wood false brome Brachypodium sylvaticum, as well as wood sorrel, heath bedstraw and greater stitchwort. In damper, flushe…

The Flits

…d areas grasses such as meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus are dominant. Herb species include cowslip Primula veris, hairy St John’s wort Hypericum hirsutum and square stemmed St. John’s wort H…

Grimscott

… Grasses are represented by Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, with purple moor-grass. Sharp-flowered rush is abundant, together with the herb species greater bird's foot trefoil Lotus pedunculatus, meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris and mar…

Lobbington Hall Farm Meadow

…ed fescue Festuca rubra, common bent Agrostis capillaris and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. Yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, quaking grass Briza media and meadow barley Hordeum secalinum are also frequent. Herbs characteristic of this type of grassland and found …

Friar's Oven

…s upright brome, but crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis, red fescue Festuca rubra and quaking grass Briza media are also common throughout. The sedge species glaucous sedge Carex flacca and spring s…

Caeau Pen-y-coed

…d dog’s tail, and common bent Agrostis capillaris along with sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, cock’s-foot Dactylis glomerata and Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus. Herbs present in the sward include those indicative of unimproved grassland such as common bird’s-foot trefoil L…

Corfe Meadows

…rostis stolonifera are frequent components of the sward with sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, crested dog’s-tail Cynosurus cristatus, rye-grass Lolium perenne and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus. Meadow barley Hordeum secalinum is locall…

Cae Coed-gleision

…is dominated by mixtures of common bent Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus, red fescue Festuca rubra, eyebright Euphrasia officinalis, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis and red c…

Caeau Cefn Cribwr

…ratensis, carnation sedge Carex panicea, and grasses such as sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and velvet bent Agrostis canina. Creeping willow Salix repens occurs occasionally. In a few wetter localities, grasses are replaced by tall herbs such as wild angelica Angelica s…

Haile Great Wood

… sage Teucrium scorodonia, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. Hard fern Blechnum spicant is common and a variety of other ferns such as male fern Dryopteris filix-mas, scalymale fern Dryopteris affinis and lemon scented fern Oreopteris lim…

Caeau Cnwch a Ty'n-y-graig

…ominated by great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis, along with sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dogs-tail Cynosurus cristatus, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata and clovers Trifolium spp.. common bent Agrostis capillaris, red fescue Festuca rubra, common knapwee…

Caeau Lotwen

…on occasions. The principal grasses are bents Agrostis spp., sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus, and because of the drier conditions, sedges are scarce. Noteworthy herbs occurring in the sward are heath-spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata s…

Wootton Fitzpaine

…. Common bent Agrostis capillaris, red fescue Festuca rubra, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and crested dog’s-tail Cynosurus cristatus are abundant and other species include quaking grass Briza media, heath-grass Danthonia decumbens and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavesc…

Cilybebyll

…d. Here, grasses such as common bent Agrostis capillaris and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum occur, together with red clover Trifolium Dratense, cat's ear Hypochaeris radicata, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata, common knapweed Centaurea nigra and bird's-foot trefoil …

Wadenhoe Marsh and Achurch Meadow

… calcareous loam pasture types. Many grasses are co-dominant, e.g. sweet vernal Anthoxanthum odoratum, common bent Agrostis capillaris, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, red fescue Festuca rubra and downy oat grass Avenula pubescens. The variety and cover of herbs increases…

Holton Wood

…ses are the tufted hair grass, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and rough meadow grass Poa trivialis, while wood small reed Calamagrostis epigejos is locally dominant in wet areas. A few rides are Juncus dominated, while vegetation in the mos…

Lower Nex Meadows, Devauden

…hire-fog Holcus lanatus, common bent Agrostis capillaris and sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. Quaking-grass Briza media is less frequent. Spring-sedge Carex caryophyllea is the only sedge species present. A particularly noticeable feature of the meadows is the widespread…

Upper Teesdale

… importance. The swards include a range of grasses including sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra, common bent Agrostis capillaris, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, downy oat grass Avenula pubescens and rough meadow grass Poa trivialis. They also suppo…

Coedydd Aber

…utinosa woodland. The ground flora is typically grassy, with sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, common bent Agrostis capillaris and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, along with bracken Pteridium aquilinum, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and varying amounts of bluebell Hyacintho…

Coedydd Beddgelert a Cheunant Aberglaslyn

…ogether with abundant common bent grass Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and Yorkshire fog Holcus mollis growing on the deeper soils, particularly in the grazed woodlands. Ferns form a distinctive part of the woodland field layer, these include: hard-…

Rame Head & Whitsand Bay

…mmon bent Agrostis capillaris, sheep’s-fescue Festuca ovina, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, wild carrot Daucus carota, cat’s-ear Hypochaeris radicata and sheep’s sorrel Rumex acetosella. In addition two nationally scarce plant species, musk stork’ s-bill Erodium mosch…

High Lickbarrow Mires and Pastures

…ed fescue F. rubra, wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. The overall community type is a common knapweed crested dog's tail sward. Due to the variety of available habitats such as dry banks, wet hollows, stream sides and rocky knolls …

Morfa Harlech

…nd, dominated by crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus with sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, black knapweed Centaurea nigra and devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis occuring frequently. Populations of lesser butterfly orchids Platanthera bifolia and green winged orchi…

Poker's Pond Meadow

…recorded from this field. The dominant grass species include sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus. Frequent throughout the meadow are crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus and red fescue Festuca rubra with quaking grass Briza media on the dri…

Long Herdon Meadow

…dow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, meadow barley Hordeum secalinum, sweet vernal Anthoxanthum odoratum and quaking grass Briza media the last particularly unusual for the Vale as well as jointed and conglomerate rushes Juncus articulatus and Juncus conglomeratus var. conglomeratus…

Brotheridge Green Meadows

…cognised: a. areas dominated by grass species with abundant sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, tall fescue Schedonorus arundinaceus and quaking grass Briza media; b. herb rich areas dominated by yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor and l…

Coedydd Dyffryn Wnion

…ogether with abundant common bent grass Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and creeping soft grass Holcus mollis growing on the deeper soils, particularly in the grazed woodlands. Other frequent field layer plants include wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, …

Billsmoor Park and Grasslees Wood

…d flora is characteristic of dry acid soils and dominated by sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, common bent Agrostis capillaris and creeping soft grass Holcus mollis with wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, tormentil Potentilla erecta and bracken Pteridium aquilinum. Other spe…

Gweunydd Dwfnant (Dwfnant Pasture)

… generally dominated by bents Agrostis/Fescue, with abundant sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and crested dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus locally frequent. Elsewhere, heath-grass Danthonia decumbens and purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea are also well represented. Quaking-…

Minsterley Meadows

…iety of grasses, the most abundant being crested dog’s tail, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, common bent Agrostis capillaris, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, quaking grass Briza media and red fescue Festuca rubra. A varied herbaceous…

Gweunydd Ty'n-y-Llidiart

…purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea with bents Agrostis spp., sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus and herbs such as tormentil Potentilla erecta, heath spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza maculata, lousewort Pedicularis sylva…

Ballyknock

…ommon bent Agrostis capillaris, red fescue Festuca rubra and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. Herbs are also characteristic, with tormentil Potentilla erecta. devils-bit scabious Succisa pratensis and lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica all frequent. In localised areas with …

Ranters Bank Pastures

…sub community, dominated by common bent Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens and red fescue Festuca rubra. Abundant herbs in the sward include common bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, cowslip Primula veris, pign…

Bencroft Hill Meadows

…orts a wide variety of grasses and sedges including abundant sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, quaking grass Briza media and red fescue Festuca rubra. Also occurring frequently are meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, meadow fescue …

Little Deer Park

…d fescue Festuca rubra, false brome Brachypodium sylvaticum, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus. Herbs are common and quite diverse, including wild thyme Thymus polytrichus, eyebright Euphrasia officinalis agg., lady's bedstraw Gal…

Hotham Meadow

…h red fescue Festuca rubra, common bent Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and quaking grass Briza media. Herbs include great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis which is particularly prominent and meadow saxifrage Saxifraga granulataa an uncommon plant whic…

Caeau Tir-mawr

…ow thistle Cirsium dissectum, carnation sedge Carex panicea, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, heath spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza maculata, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica and tawny sedge Carex host…

Drumcully

…es velvet bent Agrostis canina, red fescue Festuca rubra and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. Sedges are integral components of the vegetation, with glaucous sedge Carex flacca, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, carnation sedge Carex panicea and flea sedge Carex pulicaris freq…

St. Dunstan's Farm Meadows

…a rubra and common bent grass Agrostis capillaris along with sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, pignut Conopodium majus, sheep's sorrel Rumex acetosella and field wood rush Luzula campestris. It is extremely rich in broad leaved species such as devil's bit scabious Succisa…

Hardwick Lodge Meadow

…xture of grasses and herbs such as red fescue Festuca rubra, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis, common bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, clovers Trifolium species, meadow vetchling Lathyrus p…

Caeau Tyddyn Dicwm

…ed for hay and include the grasses red fescue Festuca rubra, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, common bent Agrostis capillaris and crested dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus with many typical old meadow herbs such as yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor, common knapweed Centaurea n…

Rectory Farm Meadows

…eat burnet Sanguisorba officinalis. Frequent grasses include sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra and soft brome Bromus hordeaceus, with hairy sedge Carex hirta, lesser pond sedge Carex acutiformis, common sedge C. nigra and spike rush Eleocharis pal…

Cairnbridge Sand Pit

…'s foot Dactylis glomerata, common bent Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus. Other species include a large number of legumes, for example, kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria, bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, rest ha…

Sizewell Marshes

…eas of unimproved wet meadow the principal grass species are sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, rough stalked meadow grass Poa trivialis and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus. There are many other typical species including marsh pennywort…

Fordon Chalk Grasslands

…vina and red fescue F. rubra, mixed grasslands with fescues, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, hairy oat Avenula pubescens, quaking grass Briza media and crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha and areas of course grassland with upright brome Bromus erectus and cock's foot …

Pye Flatts Meadows

…cattered examples in the locality. The dominant grasses are sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, common bent Agrostis capillaris, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, red fescue Festuca rubra and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus. Others occur less frequently and are indicati…

Normanby Meadow

…hire fog Holcus lanatus, creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis and crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus all feature strongly, together with quaking grass Briza media, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespi…

Caeau Ffos Fach

…t tormentil Potentilla erecta and associated grasses such as sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra and common bent Agrostis capillaris. Other common species include soft rush Juncus effusus and sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus. Sedge species are…

Saltersford Lane Meadows

…nally flooded land. The major grasses of the drier areas are sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera and crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus. The smaller areas of lower lying ground are dominated by shar…

Haggburn Gate

…Briza media is most distinctive amongst the grasses but with sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, red and sheep’s fescue Festuca rubra and Festuca ovina being widespread. When ungrazed in summer frog orchid Dactylorhiza viridis, greate…

Malham-Arncliffe ( Cool Pasture )

…grass and sedge species including quaking grass Briza media, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, spring sedge Carex caryophyllea, carnation sedge Carex panicea and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. Herbs include tormentil Potentilla erecta, common milkwort Polygala vulgaris, fa…

Eastern Peak District Moors

…Festuca rubra along with common bent Agrostis capillaris and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and herbs are abundant. Meadows around Moscar are particularly diverse and include acidic species such as field wood rush Luzula campestris, autumn hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumn…

Acres Farm Meadow

…ed neutral meadows, such as common bent Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, red fescue Festuca rubra, glaucous sedge Carex flacca, hairy sedge Carex hirta, and quaking grass Briza media. Traditional management for…

Seatoller Wood, Sourmilk Gill & Seathwaite Graphite Mine

… The ground flora on these more basic soils is dominated by sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and common bent Agrostis capillaris or by bracken. The very restricted ground flora and sparse shrub layer reflect the impact of prolonged grazing. However, the woodland ground f…

Riverside House Meadow, Hasketon

…ws have been recorded, such as quaking grass Briza media and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. Fifty two plant species other than grasses have been recorded in the meadow including a large number of green winged orchid Anacamptis morio. Herbs characteristic of this commun…

Wallis Moor

…surrounding acid grassland. Common bent Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and sheep’s sorrel Rumex acetosella are common, with heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, bird’s-foot Ornithopus perspusillus and tormentil Potentilla erecta less so. Species-poor bra…

Brendon and Vealand Fen

…e of rush pasture, where grasses such as bents Agrostis spp, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus are interspersed with rushes Juncus spp. Herbs such as cuckoo-flower Cardamine pratensis, bitter-vetch Lathyrus montanus, common marsh-bedstraw G…

Killard

…chus and yarrow Achillea millefolium, with constants such as sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and field wood rush Luzula campestris, and with frequent associates such as common dog violet Viola riviniana, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata, devils-bit scabious Succisa p…

Feckenham Forest

…single species dominant. Grasses include crested dog’s tail, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra and common bent Agrostis capillaris. These meadows have a rich herb flora including many typical meadow species such as common knapweed, pepper saxifrag…

Charleshill

…isa pratensis. Other dry acidic areas are dominated by common bent, sweet grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and creeping soft grass Holcus mollis. Damper grassland in the site is often dominated by purple moor grass Molinia caerulea or tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa with other…

Attenborough Gravel Pits

…with red fescue Festuca rubra, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis and crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus all featuring strongly. Coarser grasses such as tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa become inc…

Bewick and Beanley Moors

…h and tormentil, with those of damp neutral pasture, such as sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, compact rush Juncus conglomeratus, sneezewort Achillea ptarmica, marsh thistle Cirsium palustre and wild angelica Angelica sylvestris and those whi…

Ardvar Woodlands

…a is characteristically dominated by bents Agrostis spp, and sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. Where grazing is restricted, areas rich in ferns occur, with mountain fern Oreopteris limbosperma, scaly male fern Dryopteris affinis and hay scented buckler fern Dryopteris aem…

New Castle Meadows

…ominantly of bents and fescue Agrostis/Festuca with abundant sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and frequent yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens. Quaking-grass Briza media is well represented and is an indication of the acid/neutral status of the soil; crested dog’s-tail C…

Nant Cledlyn Pingos

…f associated species, including tormentil Potentilla erecta, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, greater bird’s-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus and devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis. The uncommon species ivy-leaved bellflower Wahlenbergia hederacea and whorled caraway …

Carn Ingli

…ris, red fescue Festuca rubra, sheep's fescue Festuca ovina, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, tormentil Potentilla erecta and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile. Bracken Pteridium aquilinum occurs on the deeper-soiled lower slopes. Seasonally waterlogged soils support wet he…

Nant y Crimp

…her with grasses such as common bent Agrostis capillaris and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. Species suggesting a slight acid nature to the soil can be found throughout these pastures, such as devil’s bit scabious, heath grass Danthonia decumbens and tormentil. Wet semi…

Rhos yr Hafod

…he grassland consists of bents and fescues Agrostis-Festuca, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and crested dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus, with a few small damp flushes dominated by sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus and purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea. The dry gras…

Melverley Farm

… considerably across the farm. The most abundant grasses are sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog’s tail, common bent Agrostis capillaris, red fescue Festuca rubra and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus. A diverse mixture of sedges and rushes is present; of particular …

New House Meadow

…is dominated by mixtures of common bent Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus, red fescue Festuca rubra and Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus. Common knapweed Centaurea nigra, pignut Conopodium majus, common bird's-foot-t…

Whitehill Down

…ter drained soils the most frequent grasses in the sward are sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus, Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus and cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata. Mixed with these is a variety of other plants, especially in the damper …

Horse Dale and Holm Dale

… of the slope with a variety of other fine grasses including sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, quaking grass Briza media, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus. Coarse grasses such as tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum and tufted hair grass …

Leigh Brook Valley

…s and common knapweed Centaurea nigra. Other grasses include sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and red fescue Festuca rubra whilst herbs include green winged orchid Anacamptis morio, cowslip Primula veris, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor and adder’s tongue Ophioglossum vulg…

Kirkby Moor

…oils support grasses such as common bent, sheep's fescue and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum with heath bedstraw the main herbaceous species. Heather and bilberry occur within the grassland especially in the transition area between grassland and moorland. Elsewhere, on t…

Honeybrook Farm

…rbs indicative of a long period of non intensive management. Sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, red fescue Festuca rubra and meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis are all frequent with occasional m…

Toller Porcorum

… grassland dominated by common bent Agrostis capillaris with sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. Locally heath grass Danthonia decumbens occurs and ling Calluna vulgaris is present in small quantity, together with herbs of acidic grassland. Damper soils on the Gault Clay su…

Barker Scar

…ent grass Agrostis capillaris, sheep's fescue Festuca ovina, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, yellow oat Trisetum flavescens and quaking grass Briza media. The sward is very herb rich. Herbs and sedges…

Stockbridge Common Marsh

…d hummocks have developed a dry grassland sward dominated by sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, with such species as harebell Campanula rotundifolia, cowslip Primula veris and commonthyme Thymus polytrichus, the latter abundant on the numerous ant hills. Over 180 species o…

Cynffig / Kenfig

…dward margin of the site. This grassland is characterised by sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, common bent Agrostis capillaris, sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina and sheep’s sorrel Rumex acetosella. Discrete patches of dune heath with heather Calluna vulgaris occur within this…

Big Waters

…nd dominated by tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa with sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and the herbs sneezewort Achillea ptarmica, lady’s smock Cardamine pratensis, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor and scattered populations of spotted…

Corfe Mullen Pastures

…es. Grasses present include bents, red fescue Festuca rubra, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and crested dog’s-tail Cynosurus cristatus. The diverse herb component includes bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, common knapweed Centaurea nigra, red clover Trifolium prat…

Bowlees and Friar House Meadows

…ation in their floristic components but all are dominated by sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, wood crane’s bill Geranium sylvaticum, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata and common sorrel Rumex acetosa. A wide range of herbs are found within the sward including meadow bu…

Ballygalley Head

…ris and crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus with abundant sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, heath grass Danthonia decumbens and silver hair grass Aira caryophyllea. Sedges are also common in the sward with spring sedge Carex caryophyllea, glaucous sedge Carex flacca an…

Frevagh

…canina, quaking grass Briza media, red fescue Festuca rubra, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and mat grass Nardus stricta. Sedges are integral components of the vegetation, with glaucous sedge Carex flacca, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, carnation sedge Carex panicea and fl…

Calcutt Locks Meadows

…nity is dominated by crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, common bent Agrostis capillaris, corn knapweed Centaurea nigra and lady’s bedstraw Galium verum. The meadows are particularly rich in grass species with seventeen so far recorde…

Gortycavan

… grasses and sedges such as common bent Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, heath grass Danthonia decumbens, red fescue Festuca rubra, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, spring sedge Carex caryophyllea, carnation sedge Carex paniceae and glaucus se…

Peckriding Meadows

…s, Timothy Phleum pratense, common bent Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus. In damper areas and particularly associated with an abandoned mill stream, monkey flower Mimulus guttatus, floating sweet grass Glycer…

Ben More - Stob Binnein

…’s-fescue Festuca ovina, common bent Agrostis capillaris and sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum also occurring. The alpine moss heath and associated vegetation communities are generally to be found across the site on the summits and ridges that are most exposed, and at the …

Oakland Pasture

…ic grasses include abundant common bent Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatusand yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens. The ridges are floristically rich, with frequent common bird’s foot trefoil Lotus…

Foxhole Heath, Eriswell

…ed tufts of sheep's fescue Festuca ovina occur together with sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and lady's bedstraw Galium verum. Annual species are able to establish themselves in the sparsely vegetated ground and notable species include slender cudweed Logfia minima, shep…

Lergan

… slopes is more grassy, and there is locally high cover of sweet vernal grass ' Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and crested dogstail Cynosurus cristatus. There is an abundance of orchids at this site, including lesser butterfly orchid…

Gingerfields

…nosa and dog rose Rosa canina. The sward is characterised by sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, quaking grass Briza media and false oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius. Herbs are abundant and includ…

Southorpe Meadow

…des such characteristic species as red fescue Festuca rubra, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, cowslip Primula veris and the green winged orchid Anacamptis morio. On the damper areas species such as salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba and lady’s smock Cardamine pratensis ar…

Chapel Bridge Meadows

…ormly herb rich and comprises a mixture of grasses including sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, red fescue Festuca rubra and common bent Agrostis capillaris, with crested dog's tail, yellow oat grass and smooth meadow grass occurring less freq…

Newbald Becksies

…neutral grassland areas with various grass species including sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra and quaking grass Briza media. Other species of note include great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus, meadow vetchling L…

Lambwath Meadows

…sis, red fescue Festuca rubra, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris, common sorrel Rumex acetosa and meadow rue Thalictrum flavum being noticeably abundant. The abundance of mead…

Bishon Meadow

…mber of grasses, the dominant ones being crested dog’s tail, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus. The rich herbaceous flora includes meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis, cowslip Primula veris, devil’s bit scabious Su…

Lye Heath Marsh

…s are abundant, such as meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, rough meadow grass Poa trivialis and quaking grass Briza media, but the sward is herb rich; sneezewort Achillea ptarmica, lesser knapweed…

Greenhow Pasture

…ue Festuca rubra, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum with hairy oat Avenula pubescens and occasionally meadow oat Alopecurus pratensis. The fields support a rich herb flora which includes abundant cowslip Primula veris, oxeye daisy…

Walden Meadows

… The grassland is composed of red fescue Festuca rubra, with sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, common bent Agrostis capillaris, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis and smooth meadow grass Poa pratensis.…

Colwyn Brook Marshes (North & South)

…ow thistle Cirsium dissectum, carnation sedge Carex panicea, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, flea sedge Carex pulicaris, red fescue Festuca rubra, quaking grass Briza media, red clover Trifolium pratense, sharp-flowered rush, heath spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza maculata s…

Aston Ingham Meadows

…characteristic grasses such as Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra and crested dog’stail Cynosurus cristatus. The meadow has a rich and varied flora. Typical plants include yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, lesser knapwee…

Rhosydd Nant-yr-henfron

…nsis and mat-grass Nardus stricta. In places species such as sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, heath wood-rush Luzula multiflora and heath grass Danthonia decumbens are prominent, but elsewhere there is a distinctive heathy element, including cross-leaved heath Erica tetr…

Cors Aberthin

…gether with grasses such as common bent Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog’s-tail Cynosurus cristatus and red fescue Festuca rubra. In some of this vegetation, tormentil is common, with frequent or occasional devil’s-bit scabious and betony…

Aules Hill Meadows

…to silage production. The meadows are typically dominated by sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and a notable abundance of herbs; several lady’s mantle species Alchemilla spp., wood cranesbill Geranium sylvaticum, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata, hay rattle Rhinanthus …

Buckeridge Meadow

…equent species of grass are common bent Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog’s tail, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and red fescue Festuca rubra. A diverse range of herbs are found in the sward, including yarrow Achillea millefolium, bitter vet…

Rhos Fullbrook

…reas the acidic grassland contains red fescue Festuca rubra, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, tufted hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa, tormentil Potentilla erecta, devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, betony Betonica officinalis and pignut Conopodium majus. In the ver…

Berry Mound Pastures

… bent Agrostis capillaris and red fescue Festuca rubra, with sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus. Calcifugous acidic species present include sheep’s sorrel Rumex acetosella, pignut Conopodium majus, tormentil Potentilla erecta, trailing torme…

Sherbourne Meadows

…ass Lolium perenne. Other species that are very frequent are sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, cock's foot Dactylis glomerata and common bent Agrostis capillaris. The density of herbs in the sward is exceptionally high with great burnet Sangu…

Birches Barn Meadows

…nt Agrostis capillaris, meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and meadow barley Hordeum secalinum. Among the most abundant herbs are common knapweed Centaurea nigra, common mouse ear Cerastium fontanum, meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis, …

Rampisham Down

…ed by fine grasses, such as common bent Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina and, more locally, heath grass Danthonia decumbens, spreading meadow grass Poa humilis and b…

The Brinks, Northwold

… grass Avenula pratensis, downy oat grass Avenula pubescens, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, perennial rye grass Lolium perenne and the herbs, black knapweed Centaurea nigra, …

Rhosydd Llanwrthwl

… of tormentil Potentilla erecta and of a few grasses such as sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, sheep’s-fescue Festuca ovina, common bent Agrostis capillaris and velvet bent. In other stands, though purple moor-grass is still dominant, the associates are much more mixed an…

Geddington Chase

…rich permanent grassland with characteristic species such as sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, field wood rush Luzula campestris, lady’s mantle Alchemilla vestita, cowslip Primula veris and pignut Conopodium majus. The whole complex supports a wide range of common birds a…

Beck Dale Meadow

…n the drier communities are common bent Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and red fescue Festuca rubra. Less abundant grass species include quaking grass Briza media and heath grass Danthonia decumbens. The damper conditions associated with the transit…

Rhos Hen-Glyn-Isaf

…rassland characterised by an abundance of purple moor-grass, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and bents Agrostis spp.. Additional interest is provided by stands of alder Alnus glutinosa and by ditches which support species such as hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum, bogb…

Papercourt

…hampsia cespitosa with meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. On the eastern side of Papercourt Lock is a meadow with a short sward dominated by rough meadow grass Poa trivialis, creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens and hairy sedge Carex h…

Castle Acre Common

…ns of the site. The rabbit grazed short turf is dominated by sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, together with a variety of other grasses including creeping soft grass Holcus mollis, mat grass Nardus strictand sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina. Herb species are well represented …

Barrow Gravel Pits

…sed by the abundance of meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, cock’s foot Dactylis glomerata and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and also by the diversity of grasses and forbs present, including great b…

Cowden Pound Pastures

…ent Agrostis capillaris, creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus. Among the many other plants are yarrow Achillea millefolium, bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, field wood rush L…

Froghall Meadow and Pastures

…ail Cynosurus cristatus, common bent Agrostis capillaris and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, with herbs which include common bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata, common knapweed Centaurea nigra and red clover Trifolium pratense. …

Lower Hollins

…n bent Agrostis capillaris, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum all occur in abundance, with more occasional quaking grass Briza media and in damper areas tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa. Present throughout is a diverse range of chara…

Mavis Enderby Valley

…ed fescue Festuca rubra, common bent Agrostis capillaris and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. Typical herbs are mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, tormentil Potentilla erecta and sheep’s sorrel Rumex acetosella with the locally scarce meadow saxifrage Saxifraga gr…

Harries Ground, Rodbourne

…a number of grasses such as common bent Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dogs tail Cynosurus cristatus and red fescue Festuca rubra which are all abundant, along with the dicotyledonous species devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis, ribwort …

Hallam Barn Grasslands

…n bent Agrostis capillaris, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum all occur in abundance. Present throughout is a diverse range of characteristic herbs which include a high frequency of meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis, common knapweed Centa…

Yockenthwaite Meadows

…nd of the alluvial strip is neutral in character, comprising sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, common bent Agrostis capillaris and red fescue Festuca rubra, together with such herbs as common knapweed Centaurea nigra, pignut Conopodium majus, yellow rattle Rhinanthus mino…

Tarnbrook Meadows

…n managed in a traditional manner. The commonest grasses are sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and red fescue Festuca rubra, with crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus and rough meadow grass Poa trivialis. Twenty four species of grass out of a total of 109 herb species ha…

Deepdale Meadows, Langstrothdale

…spidus, water avens Geum rivale, selfheal Prunella vulgaris, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and downy oat grass Avenula pubescens. Some improved areas support an impoverished flora including meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris, red clover Trifolium pratense, yellow rattle…

Quarry Farm Meadow

…rassland characterised by upright brome Bromus erectus, with sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens abundant. Characteristic species of calcareous grassland such as quaking grass Briza media and fi…

Brook Meadow, Darley Green

…n recorded including crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus. A wide variety of herbs characteristic of traditionally managed flood meadows ar…

Farleton Knott

…s dark red helleborine Epipactis atrorubens, angular Solomon's seal Polygonatum odoratum, limestone fern Gymnocarpium robertianum, bloody crane's bill Geranium sanguineum and holly fern Polystichum lonchitis. The rare rigid buckler fern Dryopteris submontana is abundant on most o…

Burley Dene Meadows

…lude red fescue Festuca rubra, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus. Glaucous sedge Carex flacca, hard rush Juncus inflexus and jointed rush J. articulatus are frequent in the sward. Yellow rattle Rhinan…

Rigg Farm and Stake Hill Meadows

…igold Caltha palustris with common bent Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra and crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus as the dominant grasses. Herbs such as great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor,…

Silverines Meadows

…uca rubra and common bent Agrostis capillaris, together with sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and heath grass Danthonia decumbens. Many herbs typical of sandy, freely draining soil are present, including mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, common cat's ear Hypochaer…

Clear Beck Meadow

…ining a total of 19 different grass species, co dominated by sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and red fescue Festuca rubra, with crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, rough meadow grass Poa trivialis and downy oat grass Avenula pubescens oc…

Oxley Mead

…rd with grasses such as meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, making up no more than twenty percent of the sward. Meadow brome Bromus commutatus, a species uncommon e…

Quarry Fields Farm

…component of the sward is diverse and typically dominated by sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, together with red fescue Festuca rubra, common bent Agrostis capillaris and cock's foot Dactylis glomerata. Characteristic herbs of t…

Staddon Moor

…ass Molinia caerulea, growing with red fescue Festuca rubra, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera and mat-grass Nardus stricta. They also have a rich, short sedge component which includes common yellow-sedge Carex demissa, star sedge C. ech…

Scar Closes, Kisdon Side

…e hay meadow also gives rise to a diverse flora dominated by sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra, downy oat grass Avenula pubescens, meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis and more locally quaking grass. Herbs such as lady's mantle Alchemilla spp., woo…

Allington Meadows

…, red fescue Festuca rubra, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. Associated herbs include common knapweed Centaurea nigra, common bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, field wood rush Luzula campestris, oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare, gre…

Sotby Meadows

…include an abundance of meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus with some quaking grass Briza media, wood false brome Brachypodium sylvaticum and downy oat grass Avenula pubescens. The northern meadow is characte…

Nares Gladley Marsh

…racteristic flora including common bent Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, tormentil Potentilla erecta, sheep’s sorrel Rumex acetosella, sneeze wort Achillea ptarmica and hare bell Campanula rotundifolia. Scattered trees and scrub, including gorse Ulex…

Robbinetts

…escue Festuca ovina and common bent Agrostis capillaris with sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and heath grass Danthonia decumbens. Associated with these grasses are heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, bitter vetch Lathyrus montanus, tormentil Potentilla erecta, sheep's sorrel…

Brown's Close Meadow

…ses are common bent Agrostis capillaris, crested dog’s tail, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens and red fescue Festuca rubra. There is an abundance of herbs, which include common bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, selfheal Prunella…

Dolyhir Meadows

…ra and crested dog’s-tail Cynosurus cristatus, with abundant sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and a good representation of quaking-grass Briza media and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens. Cock’s-foot Dactylis glomerata occurs locally, apparently in association with are…

Far Hall Meadow

…cterised by an abundance of common bent Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, soft-brome Bromus hordeaceus subsp. hordeaceus, crested dog’s-tail Cynosurus cristatus, red fescue Festuca rubra, Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus, great burnet Sanguisorba officina…

Coed Cwm Einion

…ated by grasses, especially common bent Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and red fescue Festuca rubra. Bell heather Erica cinerea is present in small quantities. Mosses are a consistent feature, with Isothecium myosuroides swathing tree bases and rock…

Heath Hill Farm

…rasses red fescue Festuca rubra, meadow fescue F. pratensis, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera are all abundant. Typical meadow herb species are frequent throughout the sward, particularly black knapweed…

Cors Ty-Llwyd

… and a variety of other species such as bugle Ajuga reptans, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, star sedge Carex echinata, red fescue Festuca rubra, Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus, heath wood-rush Luzula multiflora, meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris, lesser spearwort Ranuncu…

Cors Bryn-y-Gaer

…eaved heath. Elsewhere grasses are more prominent, including sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and heath grass Danthonia decumbens. Small patches where the soil is slightly less acidic are distinguished by the presence of meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum. Areas of marshy g…

Fforest Goch Bog

…l Potentilla erecta, devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and mat-grass Nardus stricta occur amongst the gorse Ulex spp. scrub. This scrub is cut through with a rush Juncus spp. dominated flush containing flat-topped bog moss S. fallax.…

Ffriddoedd Garndolbenmaen

…’s fescue, Festuca ovina, common bent, Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal grass, Anthoxanthum odoratum, heath bedstraw, Galium saxatile, tormentil, Potentilla erecta, and eyebright, Euphrasia sp., and other species which are normally associated with neutral grassland, such as comm…

Gweunydd Coch-y-dwst

…uca ovina and common bent Agrostis capillaris, with abundant sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, mat-grass Nardus stricta, carnation sedge Carex panicea, tormentil Potentilla erecta and devil's-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, and a range of characteristic associates includi…

Gweunydd Dyffryn Nedd

…ite, supporting such species as tormentil Potentilla erecta, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, bents Agrostis spp. and mat-grass Nardus stricta. In places the purple moor-grass is tussocky and there are very few associated species. In the wetter hollows the vegetation is …

Gweunydd Glan-y-glasnant

… various grasses such as common bent Agrostis capillaris and sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, with clovers Trifolium spp. and frequent common knapweed Centaurea nigra and bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus. In one sub-community, tormentil Potentilla erecta is widely …

White Grit Meadows

…d by meadow grasses such as common bent Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and crested dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus. Forbs include common knapweed Centaurea nigra, common bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus, ox-eye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare, selfh…

Langstone-Llanmartin Meadows

…alium uliginosum, marsh pennywort, Hydrocotyle vulgaris and sweet vernal grass, Anthoxanthum odoratum; locally, lesser pond-sedge, Carex acutiformis occurs and there are small areas of swamp. As blunt-flowered rush declines and the grassland becomes more sedge-rich, a different t…

Maes Hiraddug

…ynosurus cristatus, although cock’s-foot Dactylis glomerata, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens are all present at low cover. Herbs are particularly well represented within the turf, the most prominent s…

Range Farm Fields

… to crested dog's tail, other characteristic grasses such as sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra and common bent Agrostis capillaris are abundant. Herbs that are typical of the community include oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare, devil’s bit scabious…

Rhos Pant-tyle

…mains dominant but the sward supports more grasses including sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and velvet bent Agrostis canina. Associates here include whorled caraway Carum verticillatum, heath wood-rush Luzula multiflora and soft-rush Juncus effusus. In addition, there i…

Railway Meadow, Langley

…rostis capillaris, meadow foxtail, red fescue Festuca rubra, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus. The density of the herbs in the grassland is most striking with abundant great burnet, cuckoo-flower Cardamine pratensis, common knapweed, meado…

Caeau Clochfaen-Isaf (Clochfaen-isaf Fields)

…river supports a more mesotrophic community characterised by sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, wood horsetail Equisetum sylvaticum, betony Betonica officinalis and devil's-bit scabious Succisa pratensis. The marshy hollows associated with former river channels are dominat…

Pike Corner

… acetosa and cowslip Primula veris. The dominant grasses are sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, quaking grass Briza media, red fescue Festuca rubra, crested dog's tail, common bent Agrostis capillaris and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens. The drier parts of the site co…

Pashford Poor's Fen, Lakenheath

…le grazing in some areas. The dominant grass in the sward is sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. A variety of other grasses and herbs are present including small scabious Scabiosa columbaria, meadow saxifrage Saxifraga granulataa, lady's bedstraw Galium verum and red fescue…

Redlake Meadows & Hoggs Moor

…rophic grassland with abundant Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, common knapweed Centaurea nigra and ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata. This diverse range of habitats supports a rich fauna. Up to 22 breeding bird species have been recorde…

Caeau Nantsais

…na, red fescue F. rubra, common bent Agrostis capillaris and sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. The neutral grassland is composed of a matrix of common bent, sweet vernal-grass, red fescue and crested dog’s-tail Cynosurus cristatus, with associated herbs such as common kna…

Cae Penmaes

…vive in Brecknock. The sward is dominated by grasses such as sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and crested dog's-tail, with frequent red fescue Festuca rubra, Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus and cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata. The most frequent herbs are common knapweed, red …

Black Hill Down

…ommon bent Agrostis capillaris, red fescue Festuca rubra and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum with frequent tormentil Potentilla erecta and wood sage Teucrium scorodonia. Scrub of common gorse Ulex europaeus, blackthorn Prunus spinosa and wayfaring tree Viburnum lantana i…

Knocknacloy

…ail Cynosurus cristatus, common bent Agrostis capillaris and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum are constant in the sward, together with a range of grasses typical of low intensity managed grasslands, such as heath grass Danthonia decumbens and quaking grass Briza media. He…

Fathom Upper

… component of the sward along with red fescue Festuca rubra, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus. Sedges are also constant in the sward and include, glaucous sedge Carex flacca and carnation sedge Carex…

Len Pastures, Crackpot

…e grassland is predominantly neutral and the sward comprises sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, red fescue Festuca rubra and quaking grass Briza media, with some species more typical of rougher grassland, such as tufted hair grass De…

Jeffry Bog

…ed fescue Festuca rubra, common bent Agrostis capillaris and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. Associated herbs include pignut Conopodium majus, betony Betonica officinalis, great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis, salad burnet S. minor, common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fu…

Caeau Bryn-du

…uca ovina and common bent Agrostis capillaris, with frequent sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, heath-grass Danthonia decumbens and red fescue Festuca rubra. Associated species typical of this type of grassland include bitter-vetch Lathyrus linifolius, harebell, devil’s-bi…

Emmett Hill Meadows

…structure supporting a variety of grasses and sedges such as sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, glaucous sedge Carex flacca and carnation sedge C. panicea. Less frequent species are quaking grass Briza media, heath grass Danthonia decum…

Morcombelake

… grasses including abundant common bent Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, meadow brome Bromus commutatus, rough meadow-grass Poa trivialis and crested dog’s-tail, with occasional quaking-grass Briza media, and heath-grass Danthonia decumbens. Spring s…

Burledge Sidelands and Meadows

…cterised by grasses such as crested dog’s tail C. cristatus, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra, quaking grass Briza media and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus. These swards are invariably species rich, with the high cover of herbs typically including …

Hall Farm Fen, Hemsby

…in places characterised by common quaking grass Briza media, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, hairy sedge Carex hirta and devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis. Narrow strips of disturbed dry grassland are present near some boundaries whe…

West Park Meadows

…ca officinalis and melancholy thistle Cirsium heterophyllum. Sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, common bent Agrostis capillaris and red fescue Festuca rubra are co-dominant among the grasses with downy oat grass Avenula pubescens. Yello…

Frog End Meadow

…e red fescue Festuca rubra, common bent Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and crested dog’s tail. Characteristic herbs of traditional hay meadows that are also present include cowslip Primula veris, meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis and pepper saxifr…

Yanal Bog

… by grasses including common bent grass Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and Timothy Phleum pratense. Herb species such as meadowsweet, agrimony Agrimonia eupatoria and hemp agrimony Eupatorium c…

Sullington Warren

…cies typical of neutral grasslands. The dominant grasses are sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens and smaller cat’s tail Phleum pratense ssp. bertoloni which occur together with such plants as wild thyme Thymus praecox and white clover Tr…

Bishop Wilton Poor Land

…adow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, red fescue Festuca rubra, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens are all common, as are herbs such as great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria,…

Micklefield Meadow

…s tail Cynosurus cristatus, common bent Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus. Herb species include cowslip Primula veris, common knapweed Centaurea nigra, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor and pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus.…

Caeiron Meadow

… contains a wide variety of grasses, the most abundant being sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and crested dog’s tail. The rich herbaceous flora includes species such as devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis, bet…

Little Asby Inrakes and Outrakes

…eath grass Danthonia decumbens, mat grass Nardus stricta and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum are abundant, with quaking grass Briza media and crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus also common. Abundant herbs in the sward include devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis, g…

Seaton Meadows

…, red fescue Festuca rubra, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. Associated herbs include great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis, meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, common sorrel Rumex acetosa, meadow butterc…

Mill Crook

…ularly rich in this respect. Grasses such as meadow foxtail, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, false oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus occur in abundance, accompanied by a number of less abundant species including quaking grass Briza media. …

Oxlow Rake

…communities comprising wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, tormentil Potentilla erecta and mountain pansy, including examples of the rarer blue flowered form. Disturbed areas of…

Hook Meadow and The Trap Grounds

…e sward is dominated by meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and rough stalked meadow grass Poa trivialis. Broadleaved herbs present include abundant hard head Centaurea…

Bugden's Copse and Meadows

…land. Common bent Agrostis capillaris, brown bent A. canina, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, heath grass Danthonia decumbens and sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus are frequent in the sward, which also has a strong sedge component. Oval sedge Carex leporina, Common …

Hannah's Meadows

…, red fescue Festuca rubra, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. There is also an abundance of characteristic forbs such as pignut Conopodium majus, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, bugle Ajuga reptans, wood crane’s bill Geranium sylvaticum, ra…

Inkpen and Walbury Hills

…here the soil is acidic, sheep's sorrel Rumex acetosella and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum occur. On the south facing slope below Combe Gibbet, the well grazed chalk turf is of a type which is very rich in species and would normally support between 25 and 40 species of…

Sefton Coast

…heep’s fescue, common bent, sheep’s sorrel Rumex acetosella, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, cat’s ear, tormentil Potentilla erecta and wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa occur. In the absence of grazing, these herbs are maintained by t…

Staines Moor

…ge from dry grassland dominated by red fescue Festuca rubra, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, bent grass Agrostis capillaris an sheep's sorrel Rumex acetosella to wet communities with marsh fox tail Alopecurus geniculatus, tussock grass Deschampsia cespitosa, hard rush J…

Olchon Farm Meadows

…acing slope above the Olchon brook. The dominant grasses are sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra, common bent Agrostis capillaris and slender brome Bromus lepidus. The herbaceous flora is outstandingly rich and includes meadow saffron Colchicum autu…

Cliff Beck Meadow, Buttertubs

… some calcareous influence and the dry sward is dominated by sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus and red fescue Festuca rubra with glaucous sedge Carex flacca, spring sedge Carex caryophyllea, scented orchid Gymnadenia conopsea, rough …

Forest Muir

…lso occur. The drier areas of grassland are characterised by sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, common bent Agrostis capillaris, glaucous sedge C flacca, carnation sedge C. panicea and also creeping willow. Birch and willow scrub occurs over much of the site, often in asso…

South Woodburn

…ue Festuca rubra, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum are common in the sward and where the soils are more base-rich, downy oat grass Helictotrichon pubescens is present. Herbs typical of traditionally managed grasslands are frequen…

Charnock Richard Pasture

…ope has lead to the formation of wetter, flushed areas. Here sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and jointed rush Juncus articulatus dominate whilst selfheal Prunella vulgaris and greater bird's foot trefoil Lotus pedunculatus are also abundant.

Hesledon Moor East

…s dominated by a mixture of common bent Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, red fescue Festuca rubra, cock’s foot Dactylis glomerata, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, glaucous sedge Carex flacca, quaking gras…

Ballidon Dale

…ve of acidic conditions such as tormentil Potentilla erecta, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and around rocky outcrops, the sward becomes more species rich with glaucous sedge, mouse ear hawkweed, common cats ear Hypochaeris radicata, field wood rush Luzula campestris, c…

Barbadoes Hill Meadows

…lly, the most frequent grasses are red fescue Festuca rubra, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and common bent grass Agrostis capillaris. The neutral grassland in the most eastern field displays a variation of this community, with species including frequent tormentil Poten…

Brithdir a Chwm Mawr

…ue Festuca rubra, crested dog’s-tail Cynosurus cristatus and sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, with other less common species including quaking grass Briza media, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens and heath grass Danthonia decumbens. Alongside these grasses is a variet…

Greenhaugh Meadow

…racteristic meadow species. Grasses found throughout include sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, red fescue Festuca rubra, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and rough meadow grass Poa trivialis. Widely occurring herbs include great burnet …

Caeau Heol y Llidiart-coch

…her with a range of fine-leaved grasses and sedges including sweet-vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and carnation sedge Carex panicea. The base-rich nature of this vegetation is indicated by such species as tawny sedge Carex hostiana and quaking grass Briza media. In places thi…

High Wood and Meadow

…ersity with a high cover of common bent Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus. The main herbs include cat’s ear Hypochaeris radicata, tormentil Potentilla erecta, sheep’s sorrel Rumex acetosella an…

Scout and Cunswick Scars

…grass Deschampsia flexuosa, common bent Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum with mat grass Nardus stricta in the more acidic soils. Although some of these areas have tended to be agriculturally improved in the past they are typically very much less herb …

Hill Houses & Crumpsbrook Meadows

…s contain a wide variety of grasses, the most abundant being sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, common bent Agrostis capillaris, red fescue Festuca rubrand crested dog's tail. A rich herbaceous flora includes species characteristic of traditionally managed pasture and hay …

Slievenacloy

…is, in addition to a number of other grasses and sedges e.g. sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and carnation sedge Carex panicea. More elevated ground illustrates transitions to wet heath vegetation, in which acid-tol…

Stowell Meadow

…f neutral grassland. Crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus are the most common grasses. jointed rush Juncus articulatus, blunt flowered rush Juncus subnodulosus, common sedge Car…

Forncett Meadows

…er grassland with crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum as the dominant grasses. Associated species include common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii, twayblade orchid Neottia ovata, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, cuckoo-flower Card…

Shotesham Common

…f dry, neutral grassland on hummocky ground are dominated by sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and Yorkshire fog with meadow saxifrage Saxifraga granulataa, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum and common quaking grass Briza media. The small flush has a bryophyte dominated carpet …

Barn Gill Meadow

…e majority of the field supports a hay meadow community with sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, cock's foot Dactylis glomerata and red fescue Festuca rubra. Other grass species present include meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and common be…

Knockninny Hill

…er slopes has produced a species-rich sward. Grasses such as sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus are generally dominant. These are typically intermixed with sedges i…

Ballymacallion

…h red fescue Festuca rubra, common bent Agrostis capillaris, Sweet Vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and heath grass Danthonia decumbens. Sedges are also constant in the sward and include glaucous sedge Carex flacca, carnation sedge Carex panicea and spring sedge Carex caryophyl…

Rathsherry

…h red fescue Festuca rubra, common bent Agrostis capillaris, Sweet Vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and heath grass Danthonia decumbens. Sedges are also constant in the sward and include glaucous sedge Carex flacca, carnation sedge Carex panicea and spring sedge Carex caryophyl…

Sarratt Bottom

…lly rare species are recorded. The grassland is dominated by sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, rough meadow grass Poa trivialis, soft rush Juncus effusus and a varied herb flora. Damper areas have marsh horsetail Equisetum palustre and…

Black Lough (Down)

… with common bent Agrostis capillaris prominent and frequent sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, smooth meadow grass Poa pratensis, velvet bent Agrostis canina, red fescue Festuca rubra and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus. These grasslands are generally rich in other species s…

Straghans Lough

…assland is characterised by common bent Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, with a range of other grasses, sedges and herbs. Patches of higher ground are often associated with rocky outcrops. These are generally dominate…

Barrington Hill Meadows

…long to a type characterised by the widespread occurrence of sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog's Tail Cynosurus cristatus, cowslip Primula veris and green winged orchid Anacamptis morio. A total of 74 different species have so far been recorded. These include …

Ferry Hills

…s and to a lesser extent by Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. Frequent herbs of the short sward include thyme Thymus praecox, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, common restharrow Ononis repens and the locally ra…

Lough na blaney bane

…with species such as crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, Spearwort Ranunculus flammula, meadow sweet Filipendula ulmaria, devils-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, ragged robin Lychnis flos-cuculi and carnation sedge Carex panicea. Point…

Tullyratty

…ail Cynosurus cristatus, common bent Agrostis capillaris and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum are common in the sward. Herbs typical of traditionally managed grasslands are frequent throughout the sward and include common knapweed Centaurea nigra, eyebright Euphrasia offi…

Oak Tree Farm Meadows

…rostis capillaris, meadow foxtail, red fescue Festuca rubra, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus. The density of the herbs in the grassland is most striking with abundant great burnet, cuckoo-flower Cardamine pratensis, common knapweed, meado…

Fritton Common

…bent grass Agrostis capillaris, red fescue Festuca rubra and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. Other frequent species include mat grass Nardus stricta, heath grass Danthonia decumbens, purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and tormentil Potent…

Midsummer Meadow

… tail Cynosurus cristatus, rough meadow grass Poa trivialis, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, common knapweed Centaurea nigra and lady’s bedstraw Galium verum. The meadow is rich in grass species with a total of fourteen so far record…

Newton Ketton Meadow

…Grasses found here which are typical of such meadows include sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, common bent Agrostis capillaris, downy oat grass Avenula pubescens, quaking grass Briza media, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus. The meado…

Tudor Cottage Meadow

…of the meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis subcommunity with sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata, tufted vetch Vicia cracca and common bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatu…

Willoughby Meadow

…and meadow fescues Festuca rubra and F. pratensis along with sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera. Others amongst the twenty seven different kinds of grass present are quaking grass Briza media and heath grass Danthonia decumbens. Herbs …

Wall Lands

…n bent Agrostis capillaris, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum all occur in abundance, whilst on damper ground tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa is prominent. Throughout is a diverse range of characteristic herbs which include an abund…

Major Farm, Braiseworth

… sward supports a wide variety of grasses and herbs of which sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, common sorrel Rumex acetosa, meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris and ribwort Plantago lanceolata are dominant. Other species include crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, red fe…

Eakring and Maplebeck Meadows

…uper Marl. The swards are dominated by grass species such as sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, with sedges such as greater pond sedge Carex riparia locally abundant. Characteristic plants of this community include…

Far High House Meadows

…dominated by the grasses common bent Agrostis capillaris and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum with red fescue Festuca rubra, downy oat grass Avenula pubescens and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus. These meadow swards have an abundance of herb species with globe flower Trolliu…

Hutton Roof Crags

…s dark red helleborine Epipactis atrorubens, angular Solomon's seal Polygonatum odoratum, limestone fern Gymnocarpium robertianum and bloody crane's bill Geranium sanguineum. The rare rigid buckler fern Dryopteris submontana is abundant and the site is the principal stronghold fo…

Blaen Nedd

…yer of common bent Agrostis capillaris, creeping soft-grass, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and wavy hair-grass Deschampsia flexuosa. Bluebells Hyacinthoides non-scripta and wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella are frequent. A series of neutral hay-meadows is present in the we…

Caeau Llety-cybi

… and recent management has been grazing by cattle and sheep. Sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, common bent Agrostis tenuis, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus and knapweed Centaurea nigra form the basis of the sward, and common bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus, …

Caerau Uchaf

…e slopes and has several common species of grasses including sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra, heath grass Danthonia decumbens and crested dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus. The streamside wet pasture on the lower lying land is dominated by sharp-fl…

Fachwen Isaf

…tis capillaris, sheep’s-fescue, red fescue Festuca rubra and sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. Frequent associates include tormentil, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and field wood-rush Luzula campestris, while springy turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus, neat feather-mos…

Cefn Rofft

…d dog’s-tail, and common bent Agrostis capillaris along with sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum cock’s-foot Dactylis glomerata and Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus. Herbs present in the sward include those indicative of unimproved grassland such as common bird’s-foot trefoil Lo…

Hurcott Pasture

…and type dominated by common bent, red fescue Festuca rubra, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, bulbous buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus, sheep’s sorrel Rumex acetosella, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata, lesser dandelion Taraxacum erythrosperma agg., cat’s ear Hypochaeri…

Bridgham & Brettenham Heaths

… to calcareous grassland occurs. This is dominated mainly by sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, smooth meadow grass and red fescue, but also includes such species as meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, field wood rush Luzula campestris…

Restrop Farm and Brockhurst Wood

…in the hay meadows and permanent pasture, including abundant sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus and common bent Agrostis capillaris. Also present are species typically associated with agriculturally unimprove…

Lough Formal

…er grasses such as rough stalked meadow grass Poa trivialis, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, cock’s foot Dactylis glomerata and occasionally downy oat grass Avenula pubescens. Herbs are generally scarce, being limited to species such as heath bedstraw Galium saxatile an…

Calgary Dunes

…y scarce grasses, most notably sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus, perennial rye-grass Lolium perenne. Herbaceous flowers are also abundant, the most conspicuous of which are wild thyme Thymus praecox, common bird’…

Lorton

…t in origin. Among the many grasses which comprise the sward sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog’s-tail Cynosurus cristatus, red fescue Festuca rubra, common bent Agrostis capillaris and perennial rye-grass Lolium perenne are abundant. Meadow barley Hordeum seca…

Colyers Hanger

… of dry heath and acidic grassland communities consisting of sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, silvery hair grass Aira caryophyllea and common bent grass Agrostis capillaris in association with heather Calluna vulgaris, gorse Ulex europaeus and bracken. harebell Campanula…

Mere Beck Meadows

…ertilisers. The grass sward of these meadows is dominated by sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra, common bent Agrostis capillaris, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus and soft brome Bromus hordeaceus with downy oat grass Avenula pubescens, rough …

Broad Oak and Thornhill Meadows

…argest field contains a good mixture of grasses and sedges -sweet vernal-grass. Anthoxanthum odoratum, brown bent Agrostis canina, common bent Agrostis capillaris, mat-grass Nardus stricta and carnation sedge Carex panicea being the most abundant species. Other characteristic and…

Colony Bog and Bagshot Heath

…ss Deschampsia flexuosa, purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and common bent Agrostis capillaris, which is mixed with or replaced by bristle bent A. curtisii in the east and north of the site. Other plants include petty whin Genista anglic…

Skolie Burn

…hundred plant species including a variety of grasses such as sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, fescue Festuca, bent Agrostis and meadow grasses Poa. Species-rich grassland of this type is an unusual habitat in the Lothian area. The site also …

Mount Pleasant

…n bent Agrostis capillaris, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum all occur in abundance, with heath grass Danthonia decumbens and quaking grass Briza media occurring more locally. Throughout is a diverse range of characteristic herbs which in…

Catshawhill

…ders. The species-rich neutral grassland is characterised by sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog’s-tail Cynosurus cristatus and lady’s mantle Alchemilla glabra. The very local species, pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus and greater burnet Sanguisorba officinalis occ…

Standridge Farm Pasture

…idic flushes. The grassland communities are characterised by sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, with greater burnet Sanguisorba officinalis, early purple orchid Orchis mascul…

Western Mournes and Kilfeaghan Upper

…mmon bent Agroslis capillaris, sheep's fescue Festuca ovina, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile. These grasslands frequently form complex mosaics with the dwarf shrub heaths, often indicating the degradation and fragmentation of former hea…

The Moors

… moor-grass Molinia caerulea. Other frequent grasses include sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dogs-tail Cynosurus cristatus, heath grass Danthonia decumbens and quaking grass Briza media. Sedges are similarly varied including Carex panicea, C. nigra, C. demissa, …

New Close, Calvert Houses

…the River Swale. In the upper part the sward is dominated by sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus and the most abundant herbs include ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, pignut Conopodium majus and b…

Greendale Mires

…y mat grass Nardus stricta, sheep's fescue Festuca ovina and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum.

Freeman's Marsh

…ow buttercup Ranunculus acris, common sorrel Rumex acetosa and autumnal hawkbit Anthoxanthum odoratum, round fruited rush Juncus compressus, common, brown and carnation sedges Carex nigra, Carex disticha and C. panicea, marsh horsetail Equisetum palustre, ragged-robin Silene flos…

Cotherstone Moor

…aw, bilberry, tormentil, purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, soft rush Juncus effusus, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and carnation sedge Carex panicea. Widespread over the moor and particularly flanking the streams and gills aci…

Blackmore Vale Commons And Moors

…grass species comprising of common bent Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, meadow fescue Schedonorus pratensis, red fescue F. rubra and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, with occasional glaucous sedge Carex flacca, crested dogs tail Cynosurus cristatus and…

Coston Fen, Runhall

…us peat supports blunt flowered rush Juncus subnodulosus and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum together with species such as common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii, devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis and yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor. Within this area raised groun…

Yardley Chase

… grass Agrostis capillaris, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum with locally abundant sedges such as glaucous sedge Carex flacca. Herbs present throughout are common knapweed, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis…

Maulden Church Meadow

… Trisetum flavescens, small cat’s tail Phleum bertolonii and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, together with a variety of herbs including burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga, dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum an…

Hertford Heath

…by heather Calluna vulgaris and grassy swards rich in herbs. sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, heath grass Danthonia decumbens and wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa form a turf with abundant heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, sheep's sorrel Rumex acetosella and tormentil …

Gwaun Wern-y-wig

…d dominated by bents Agrostis spp., fescues Festuca spp. and sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. Frequent associates include quaking-grass Briza media, heath-grass Danthonia decumbens, purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea, carnation sedge Carex panicea, cuckoo-flower Cardamin…

Hawkesbury Meadow

…unity type, predominant are common bent Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog's tail, red fescue Festuca rubra and carnation sedge Carex panicea. The meadow drains naturally into a shallow depression across the middle, which has a dense stand …

Moor Closes

…rier areas support grasses such as red fescue Festuca rubra, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus. Associated herbs include meadow saxifrage Saxifraga granulataa and lady's bedstraw Galium verum. These …

Nacton Meadows

…t is associated with crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and red fescue Festuca rubra together with several species of rush including sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus, soft rush Juncus effusus and jointed rush J. articulatus. The…

Hadston Links

…razed turf with an abundance of red fescue Festuca rubra and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. Sand sedge Carex arenaria and quaking grass Briza media are also common. Autumn gentian Gentianella amarella, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, mouse hawkweed Pilosella officinaru…

Farndale

…Agrostis capillaris, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, pignut Conopodium majus, bitter vetch Lathyrus montanus, great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis and common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii. The o…

Coed Cors y Gedol

…ge variety of flowering plants can be found. Grasses such as sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, common bent Agrostis capillaris and the less common wood millet Milium Effusum occur. Other species of interest include globeflower Trollius europaeus, great horsetail Equisetum…

Rhosydd Castell-du & Plas-y-bettws

…ail Cynosurus cristatus, common bent Agrostis capillaris and sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, together with common bird's-foot-trefoil, common knapweed Centaurea nigra, whorled caraway Carum verticillatum and devil's-bit scabious Succisa pratensis. The north-eastern part…

Tairgwaith

…d. Here, grasses such as common bent Agrostis capillaris and sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum occur, together with red clover Trifolium pratense, cat’s-ear Hypochaeris radicata, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata, common knapweed Centaurea nigra and bird’s-foot trefoil …

Salmonsbury Meadows

… of management but is generally dominated by grasses such as sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, red fescue Festuca rubra and meadow fescue F. pratensis. In the wetter areas nearthe rivers tufted hair gra…

Merthen Wood

…and cock’s-foot Dactylis glomerata, with crested dog’s-tail, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra and heath-grass Danthonia decumbens. Ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata, cat’s ear Hypochaeris radicata, bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, creep…

Millfield Verges

…comprises a mixture of grasses and sedges including abundant sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, cock's foot, red fescue and Yorkshire fog, with smooth meadow grass, meadow foxtail, meadow fescue, common and hairy sedges occurring less frequently, together with an impressiv…

East Aston Common

…mprises a mosaic of grassland types including relatively dry sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum / red fescue Festuca rubra dominated grassland, species rich grass / dwarf sedge swards and tall false oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius communities. Collectively these grasslands …

Manton and Twigmoor

…rass Deschampsia flexuosa, wood sage Teucrium scorodonia and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. Sand sedge Carex arenaria, sheep’s sorrel Rumex acetosella and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, are abundant with early forget-me-not Myosotis ramosissima, spring whitlow grass E…

Brenkley Meadows

…es of the site are areas of herb rich grassland dominated by sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, common bent Agrostis capillaris, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, Yorkshire fog and red fescue. Herbs such as meadow buttercup Ranunc…

Holly Rock Fields

…s. The dominant species are common bent Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus. The less abundant species include downy oat grass Avenula pubescens, quaking grass Briza media, crested dog’s tail Cyn…

Gartfarran Woods

…n bent Agrostis capillaris, yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus and sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum with tormentil Potentilla erecta, common knapweed Centaurea nigra and whorled caraway Carum verticillatum.

Bucknell Wood Meadows

…ions and partly from past management practices. The grasses, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, red fescue Festuca rubra and cock's foot Dactylis glomerata, glaucous sedge Carex flacca and the herbs common knapweed Centaurea nigra, c…

Cribb's Lodge Meadows

… is characteristic of neutral clay soils and is dominated by sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, false oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius, meadow fescue Schedonorus pratensis and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus. The herb flora includes such typical plants as adder's tongue fern O…

Cave's Inn Pits

…with the grassland of calcareous clay soils, is dominated by sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, false oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius and red fescue Festuca rubra and is notable for the variety of orchid species which have been recorded there. The complex of habitats prese…

Coldwell Farm Pasture

…eutral grassland plant community occurs, supporting abundant sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus with many herbs such as meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis, marsh hawk’s beard Crepis paludosa, smooth lady’s m…

Thornhill Moss & Meadows

…ush Juncus effusus are major components with grasses such as sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus subordinate. To the north the vegetation of the grazed field strongly resembles that of the nutrient poor fen in having conspicuous sed…

Tilliefoure Wood

…yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum, bugle Ajuga reptans and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum are locally frequent on the lower slopes. Bracken Pteridium aquilinum is locally dominant in patches on the middle slopes. On Tillybrack, Scot’s pine Pinus sylvestris is locally …

Giant's Causeway and Dunseverick

…oot Dactylis glomerata, false brome Brachypodium sylvaticum, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and red fescue Festuca rubra. Where this occurs at the cliff top, creeping willow Salix repens can become locally abundant in damp hollows, associat…

Hurdlow Meadows

…and are characterised by grasses such as crested dog’s tail, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and common bent grass Agrostis capillaris. The herbs include common knapweed, meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceol…

Dee Cliffs

…ata, false oat grass, creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum are the other common grass species. Herbs such as dyer's greenweed, common knapweed Centaurea nigra, common bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus and common valerian Valeriana o…

Augill Valley Pasture

…s, but a variety of other grasses are also present including sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, quaking grass Briza media, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, downy oat grass Avenula pubescens, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus and heath grass Danthonia decumbens. The herb …

Moneendogue

…tail Alopecurus pratensis, and two others with high cover of sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. Sedges are abundant, with Carex panicea and Carex nigra sometimes co-dominant with Juncus articulatus. https://www.daera-ni.gov.uk/publications/moneendogue-assi

Kettlewell Meadows

…d fescue Festuca rubra with common bent Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and quaking grass Briza media. sedges such as glaucous sedge Carex flacca are abundant and herbs include great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, ro…

Cwm Cadlan

…a and flea sedge Carex pulicaris. Associated species include sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, quaking-grass Briza media, sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus, bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella, tormentil Potentilla erecta and devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis. The …

Clifton Ings And Rawcliffe Meadows

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

Ballybannan

…ng bent Agrostis stolonifera, carnation sedge Carex panicea, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, meadow sweet Filipendula ulmaria, water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile, marsh cinquefoil Potentilla palustris and lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula. To the east of the road t…

Rhosydd Bryn-maen

…um pratense, with crested dog’s-tail Cynosurus cristatus and sweet-vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum constant throughout. Also present is a population of lesser butterfly-orchid Platanthera bifolia. These species reflect traditional low intensity management of hay meadows and gr…

Ducan's Marsh, Claxton

…og's tail Cynosurus cristatus, quaking grass Briza media and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. Associated species include yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, cuckoo-flower Cardamine pratensis and large populations of common spotted orchid Dact…

Black Loch

…riophorum angustifolium are frequent. Rushes Juncus spp, and sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum are common in the grassland that forms the margin of the site. A variety of sedges occur which include lesser tussock-sedge Carex diandra, star sedge Carex echinata, oval sedge C…

Glyme Valley

…erata, rough meadow grass Poa trivialis and locally abundant sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. Characteristic herbs include common knapweed, lady's bedstraw, bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, tormentil Potentilla erecta, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, lousewort Pedi…

Hollybush Pastures

…knapweed Centaurea nigra, field wood-rush Luzula campestris, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and crested dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus. Other plants recorded include oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare, autumn hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis, rough hawkbit Leontodon hisp…

Bryncarnau Grasslands, Llwydcoed

…typified by grasses such as common bent Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus and red fescue Festuca rubra with a range of broad-leaved herbs including common knapweed Centaurea nigra, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidu…

Chailey Common

…is and wavy hairgrass, with Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum in some parts. In poorly drained areas purple moor grass becomes dominant. Species rich acidic flushes also contain Sphagnum species, divided sedge Carex divisa and rushes Juncus…

Cae Cwm-tywyll

…Neutral grassland with much common knapweed Centaurea nigra, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus, cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata, Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus, common bent Agrostis tenuis, cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata, common bird's-…

Cae Gwynfryn

… meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum. The principal grasses are sweet-vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, marsh foxtail Alopecurus geniculatus, crested dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus, Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus, red fescue Festuca rubra and purp…

Caeau Penglaneinon

…capillaris and red fescue Festuca rubra, along with frequent sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus, common knapweed Centaurea nigra, cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata, common bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus, ribwort plantain Plantago…

Caeau Capel Hendre

…ent Agrostis stolonifera or common bent Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra, crested dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus, Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus and quaking-grass Briza media. The sedges include carnation sedge Carex panicea, g…

Caeau Fferm

…cterised by species such as common bent Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog’s-tail Cynosurus cristatus, spring-sedge Carex caryophyllea, field wood-rush Luzula campestris, common bird’s-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus, red clover Trifolium p…

Caeau Cwmcoynant (Caeau Cwncaenant)

…is dominated by mixtures of common bent Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus, red fescue Festuca rubra, common knapweed Centaurea nigra, eyebright Euphrasia officinalis, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus, common bird…

Caeau Nant Garenig

…land is also present, this time dominated by grasses such as sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, common bent Agrostis capillaris, red fescue Festuca rubra and crested dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus. Common knapweed Centaurea nigra and rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus are bo…

White Ridge Meadow

…s include red fescue Festuca rubra, meadow grasses Poa spp., sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, false oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius and crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus. Below a slope in the northern part of the field is a marshy area dominated by rushes Juncus spp…

Coed Afon Pumryd

…he ground flora is varied with grasses predominating such as sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa and sheeps fescue Festuca ovina. Carpets of moss include Isothecium myosuroides, Leucobryum glaucum and species of Polytrichum. Ivy Hedera h…

Gelt Woods

…y great wood rush Luzula sylvatica occurring with grasses Deschampsia flexuosa, Anthoxanthum odoratum, bracken and honeysuckle. Elsewhere there is a local predominance of either bracken; broad buckler and male ferns; bilberry; or a mix of Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, wood sorrel…

Powerstock Common and Wytherston Farm

…dant bluebell with greater stitchwort Stellaria holostea and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. Bracken is suppressed where grazing and trampling have maintained an open sward of fine grasses with frequent sheep’s-fescue Festuca ovina and common bent Agrostis capillaris wi…

Coed Elernion

…uifolium are additionally present. The ground flora contains sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, wavy hair-grass Deschampsia flexuosa, creeping cow-wheat Melampyrum pratense, ivy Hedera helix and honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum. The wetter woodland occurs both along the v…

Bracket's Coppice and Ryewater Farm

… Festuca ovina, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatusus and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. Abundant herbs are bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, common knapweed Centaurea nigra and oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare. Scattered throughout the sward are herbs such as…

Knole Park

…laris dominates the turf, with sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, heath grass Danthonia decumbens, tormentil Potentilla erecta, sheep’s sorrel Rumex acetosella and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile. The sward contains numerous ant hills. More fe…

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

…hanter's nightshade Circaea lutetiana, wood avens Geum urbanum, woodruff Galium odoratum, mountain melick Melica nutans and early-purple orchid Orchis mascula. Where yew and beech cast deep shade the herb layer is impoverished with much bare ground and needle/leaf litter. Here bi…

Low Wood

…ping bents Agrostis capillaris and Agrostis stolonifera with sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa, tormentil Potentilla erecta, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and hairy wood rush Luzula pilosa. On steeply sloping ground the grasses inter …

Duddon Valley Woodlands

… acetosella and the grasses common bent Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and creeping soft grass Holcus mollis. Bryophytes such as Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus, Mnium hornum and Thuidium tamariscinum are always present. Fine examples of small leaved lim…

Great Wood

…n the wetter areas. wavy hair and sweet vernal grasses Deschampsia flexuosa and Anthoxanthum odoratum dominate the field layer of the acid oak woodland while the ash/elm wood contains abundant false brome Brachypodium sylvaticum. The more herb rich flora here includes rare plants…

Rodney Stoke

…ses are red fescue Festuca rubra, quaking grass Briza media, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and common bent Agrostis capillaris. Herb species associated with these grasses include harebell Campunala rotundifolia, tormentil Potentilla erecta, small scabious Scabiosa colu…

Quebb Meadow

…mber of grasses, the dominant ones being crested dog’s tail, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and red fescue Festuca rubra. The rich herbaceous flora includes devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis, betony Betonica officinalis, cowslip Primul…

New Inn Meadow

…he dominant grasses are meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and red fescue Festuca rubra. The rich flora includes cowslip Primula veris, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, meadow pea Lathyrus pratensis, pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus and bla…

North Woodburn Reservoir

…ue Festuca rubra, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum are common in the sward. Herbs typical of traditionally managed grasslands are frequent throughout the sward and include common knapweed Centaurea nigra, eyebright Euphrasia off…

Fyfield Down

…neutral type. Grasses including red fescue Festuca rubra and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum occur in the neutral grassland with herbs such as lady's bedstraw Galium verum, pignut Conopodium majus and meadow saxifrage Saxifraga granulataa, the latter occurring in unusual…

Goldborough Farm Meadows

…ley Hordeum secalinum, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, common bent Agrostis capillaris and red fescue Festuca rubra. Many herb species are frequent throughout, for example yellow rattle Rhinant…

Ross

… component of the sward along with red fescue Festuca rubra, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and heath grass Danthonia decumbens. Herbs and sedges typical of traditionally managed grasslands are frequent throughout and include devils-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, commo…

Caeau Troed-Rhiw-Drain (Troed-Rhiw-Drain Meadows)

… a drier type of bent-fescue Agrostis-Festuca grassland with sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and an abundance of herb species. Wet banks and streamsides dominated by purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea show affinities with wet heath vegetation and have an abundance of hea…

Caeau Wern

…t Sanguisorba officinalis within open grassland dominated by sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and crested dog's-tail. Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata is locally well represented and red fescue Festuca rubra is abundant. Different degrees of soil moisture and past interfere…

Castlecoole

…with species such as crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, quaking-grass Briza media, carnation sedge Carex panicea, devils-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis and meadow sweet Filipendula ulmaria. The ef…

Garvros

…ncus articulatus is the usual dominant, with grasses such as sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, quaking grass Briza media, red fescue Festuca rubra and heath grass Danthonia decumbens generally achieving only low cover values. Sedges are invariably abundant-especially on f…

Wyedale

…sa columbaria and wild thyme Thymus praecox. Grasses include sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, downy oat grass Avenula pubescens, quaking grass Briza media, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, red and sheep's fescue Festuca rubra and Festuca ovina and yellow oat grass…

Pennerley Meadows

…undant in the sward include common bent Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina and red fescue F. rubra. Other elements of the flora are variable in abundance, for example, oxeye daisy Leucanthemum …

Lower Test Valley

…a dominated by grasses such as Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, ryegrass Lolium perenne and meadow fescue Schedonorus pratensis, with abundant sedges Carex species and rushes Juncus species. Several plants now rather uncommonly found owing t…

Prince's Rough

…iety of grasses, the most abundant being crested dog’s tail, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, common bent Agrostis capillaris, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, quaking grass Briza media and red fescue Festuca rubra. A varied herbaceous flora includes species which are char…

Thowker Corner

…practices. The most widespread grasses within the meadow are sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, common bent Agrostis capillaris, meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus and rough meadow grass Poa trivialis. Common occurring herbs are mea…

Thompson Water, Carr and Common

…thern end of the site. Here sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum dominate a herb rich turf with species such as dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule, common quaking grass Briza media, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, hoary plantain Plantago media an…

Marsett Rigg

…ional grazing regime. Neutral grassland here is dominated by sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and common bent grass Agrostis capillaris with glaucous sedge Carex flacca and carnation sedge C. panicea. It is herb rich and many of the species present are those associated wi…

Down Farm

…and meadow grassland. The grassland sward comprises abundant sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and red fescue Festuca rubra with locally abundant crested dog’s-tail Cynosurus cristatus and common bent Agrostis capillaris, along with frequent to occasional meadow fescue Sch…

Glaslyn

…s tail Cynosurus cristatus, common bent Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and red fescue Festuca rubra and herbs such as common knapweed Centaurea nigra, Devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis, tormentil Potentilla erecta, common bird’s-foot-trefoil Lo…

Glaswelltiroedd Trelogan / Trelogan Grasslands

…is more closed grasses predominate including sheep’s fescue, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and common bent Agrostis capillaris. This assemblage of species shows stronger affinities with mining areas in northern England with similar geology, such as Derbyshire and the n…

Brimsdown Hill

…mifusum. On the more acidic soils, grassland species such as sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, tormentil Potentilla erecta and pignut Conopodium majus are frequent and heather Calluna vulgaris is found occasionally. An ungrazed area dominated by upright brome Bromus erect…

Bryn Alyn

… species such as common bent, sheep’s-fescue, red fescue and sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. The main characteristic herbs include tormentil Potentilla erecta, heath bedstraw and field wood-rush Luzula campestris. There are various forms of this grassland, ranging from …

Aghanaglack

…canina, quaking grass Briza media, red fescue Festuca rubra, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and mat grass Nardus stricta. Sedges are integral components of the vegetation, with glaucous sedge Carex flacca, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, carnation sedge Carex panicea and fl…

Gwynfynydd

…tral grassland at Bryn Gath, while red fescue Festuca rubra, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus are common. Characteristic herbs include red clover Trifolium pratense, black knapweed Centaurea nigra and bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus…

Gyfartha

…, carnation sedge Carex panicea, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and quaking-grass Briza media. Knolls within the fen-meadow support drier acidic grassland. This vegetation is characterised by species such as sheep’s-fescue Festuca ovina, comm…

Monkswood Valley

… The most frequent grasses in these areas are upright brome, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra, quaking grass Briza media, crested dog's tail and common bent Agrostis capillaris. The herb component is especially diverse with the following species …

Llofft-y-bardd

…dant red fescue Festuca rubra, Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, common bent Agrostis capillaris and crested dog’s-tail Cynosurus cristatus. A rich variety of herbs are also present in the sward, including common knapweed Centaurea nigra, com…

Pentwyn Farm Grasslands, Penallt

…e most frequent grasses are common bent Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra with crested dog’s-tail Cynosurus cristatus and cock’s-foot Dactylis glomerata common at low cover. The site also supports one of the two largest popula…

Crich Chase

…ted dogs tail, common bent, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum all occur in abundance, with quaking grass Briza media, heath grass Danthonia decumbens and sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina occurring more locally. Also present throughout is a div…

Crostwick Marsh

…grostis stolonifera, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus. Typical herb species include water mint Mentha aquatica, cuckoo-flower Cardamine pratensis, black knapweed Centaurea nigra and marsh pennywort H…

Hedgecourt

…Dactylis glomerata, meadow fox tail Alopecurus pratensis and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, as well as other herbs including sneezewort Achillea ptarmica, knapweed Centaurea nigra and large bird's foot trefoil Lotus pedunculatus. Where the ground is waterlogged for muc…

Pine Lodge Meadow

…rasses in the sward include common bent Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra and cock’s-foot Dactylis glomerata. These are accompanied by a high cover and rich diversity of forbs, including common knapweed Centaurea nigra, common…

Rhos Dwfnant

…ominated by bents and fescues Agrostis-Festuca with abundant sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. Dependent on drainage conditions, mat-grass Nardus stricta and heath-grass Danthonia decumbens are also well represented. Both early hair-grass Aira praecox and silver hair-gras…

Coedydd Nanmor

…ogether with abundant common bent grass Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, and creeping soft-grass Holcus mollis growing on the deeper soils, particularly in the grazed woodlands. Other frequent field layer plants include …

Cooksholme Meadows

…g red fescue Festuca rubra, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. The rich herbaceous flora includes pepper saxifrage Silaum silauss, wild carrot Daucus carota, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum and yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor. In addition there…

Devil's Punch Bowl

…t grass Agrostis capillaris, fescue grasses Festuca spp. and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum with much pignut Conopodium majus. The damper areas are dominated by rushes Juncus spp. and contain heat spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata spp. ericetorum, bristle club rush I…

Drybank Meadow, Cherington

…ed dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, red fescue Festuca rubra, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, common knapweed Centaurea nigra and lady’s bedstraw Galium verum. The meadow is rich in grass species and twenty have been recorded so far, …

Coedydd y Beili, Malgwyn a Cribin

…lora includes a greater variety of flowering plants, such as sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, common bent Agrostis capillaris, creeping soft-grass Holcus mollis, large ferns Dryopteris spp., bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, greater stitc…

Castor Flood Meadows

…rassland is characterised by the presence of grasses such as sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, cock’s foot Dactylis glomerata and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens with a variety of herbs such as lady’s …

Fferm Walters

… a range of grasses such as common bent Agrostis capillaris; sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and crested dog’s-tail Cynosurus cristatus, with herbs such as common bird’s-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus; red clover Trifolium pratense and bulbous buttercup Ranunculus bulbo…

Wendlebury Meads and Mansmoor Closes

…f common bent Agrostis capillaris, red fescue Festuca rubra, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and quaking grass Briza media, together with yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus and devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis. The furrows are characteri…

Kernick and Ottery Meadows

… moss Straminergon stramineum. The more uniform sward of the sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum sub-community of this community type is characterised by an abundance of Molinia and sharp-flowered rush and the associated species carnation sedge, common cottongrass, bog aspho…

Roding Valley Meadows

… Schedonorus pratensis and red fescue F. rubra with frequent sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, meadow barley Hordeum secalinum, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens and meadow brome Bromus commutatus. The uncommon fescue Rye grass h…

Roman River

…. Sheep's sorrel Rumex acetosella, red fescue Festuca rubra, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, field wood rush Luzula campestris and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile dominate the acid grassland and remnant heath. Other less frequent plants of this habitat include heather Ca…

Dungee Corner Meadow

… grass species over 20 are recorded and the more abundant include, sweet vernal Anthoxanthum odoratum, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, red fescue F. rubra, quaking grass Briza media and crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus. Characteristic herbs with …

Showground Meadow, Callow Hill

… frequent grass species are common bent Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, with heath grass also present. Herbs found in the sward include yarrow Achillea millefolium, tufted vetch Vici…

Babcary Meadows

…ed dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, red fescue Festuca rubra, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and perennial ryegrass Lolium perenne form the basis of the sward on drier ground with quaking grass Briza media occurring frequently. Herb species include abundant cowslip Primu…

Bagthorpe Meadows

…gh frequency of the grasses common bent Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, cock's foot Dactylis glomerata, red fescue Festuca rubra, downy oat grass Avenula pubescens, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and herbs such …

Benty Grange

… by grasses, such as crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, common bent Agrostis capillaris and red fescue Festuca rubra. The herbs include common knapweed Centaurea nigra, meadow Ranunculus acris and bulbous Ranunculus bulbosus buttercu…

West Dorset Coast

…s neutral grassland include common bent Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, quaking-grass Briza media, spring-sedge Carex caryophyllea and carnation sedge C. panicea. Among the less common herbs are several largely restricted to long-established swards …

Bradbourne Mill Meadows

…nd Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus with other grasses including sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, common bent Agrostis capillaris and rough meadow grass Poa trivialis. These grasses are accompanied by a range of characteristic herbs in…

Staffa

…various tall herb communities with red fescue Festuca rubra, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, and crested hair-grass Koeleria macrantha in which maritime species such as thrift Armeria maritima, roseroot Sedum rosea, sea campion Silene uniflora and sea plantain Plantago …

Peckriding Top Lot

…ue Festuca rubra, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum are also abundant whilst Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus becomes dominant on the upper slopes. Species diversity is further increased in the closed sward of the central, steeper, s…

Burgh Hill Farm Meadow

…ng species of the meadow are red fescue grass Festuca rubra, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, black knapweed Centaurea nigra, creeping cinquefoil Potentilla reptans, red clover Trifolium pratense and tufted vetch Vicia cracca. Several plants associated with old undisturb…

Laughton Common

…ld wood rush Luzula campestris, tormentil Potentilla erecta, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, common stork’s bill Erodium cicutarium and, more locally, wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa and shepherd’s cress Teesdalia nudicaulis. On the margins of poorly drained areas…

Rushy Hill

… fen meadow include the grasses velvet bent Agrostis canina, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra and quaking grass Briza media. Sedges are integral components of the vegetation with glaucous sedge Carex flacca, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, carnation …

Sapperton Meadows

…, lesser knapweed and yellow rattle, with common bent grass, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, sneezewort Achillea ptarmica, and hairy hawkbit. Carnation sedge Carex panicea, glaucous sedge Carex flacca, oval sedge Carex leporina and lesser spearwort occur in flushed patc…

Croker's Hole

…al meadowland. Thus, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens are here important components of the sward, while of particular note in this regard is the abundance of green winged orchid Anacamptis mo…

Chettisham Meadow

…l Alopecurus pratensis, rough meadow grass Poa trivialis and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. The species rich sward supports a good range of typical meadow plants including pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus, adder’s tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum, cowslip Primula veris and t…

Lingwood Meadows, Earl Stonham

… dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, quaking grass Briza mediand sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. Fifty five species other than grasses have been recorded in the grassland including the nationally scarce sulphur clover Trifolium ochroleucon. Other species which are character…

Tealham and Tadham Moors

…thistle Cirsium dissectum, carnation sedge Carex panicea and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. 113 aquatic and bank side vascular plant species have been recorded from the field ditches, IDB rhynes and deep arterial watercourses. Deep water species such as yellow water li…

Broad Dales

… association with crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, although meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis and common bent Agrostis capillaris are also frequently present. A range of herbs including yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, devil's …

Fivehead Woods and Meadow

…let Viola riviniana and early dog violet Viola reichenbachiana, woodruff Galium odoratum, lords and ladies Arum maculatum, pignut Conopodium majus, Circaea lutetiana Circaea lutetiana, yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon, wood avens Geum urbanum, herb Robert Geranium robertia…

Hemingford Grey Meadow

…ices. The grassland type is characterised by the presence of sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra and downy oat grass Avenula pubescens, together with adder’s tongue fern Ophioglossum vulgatum, cowslip Primula veris and green winged orchid Anacamptis…

Pentregwyn

…ail Cynosurus cristatus, common bent Agrostis capillaris and sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, with frequent red fescue Festuca rubra. There tends to be a high proportion of herbs in the sward, including common knapweed Centaurea nigra, selfheal Prunella vulgaris, common …

Bratoft Meadows

… meadows and are grazed after cutting. They are dominated by sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra, meadow fescue Schedonorus pratensis and creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera and a rich sward includes betony Betonica officinalis, dyer's greenweed Geni…

South Hylton Pasture

… tail Cynosurus cristatus, creeping fescue Festuca rubra and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum with smaller amounts of false oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, meadow grass Poa pratensis and soft brome grass Bromus hordeaceus in places. yellow r…

Sutton Meadows

…l rye grass Lolium perenne, common bent Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, heath grass Danthonia decumbens and quaking grass Briza media. The sedges Carex hirta, Carex flacca, C. panicea and Carex leporina and t…

Bell Sykes Meadows

… foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra, soft brome Bromus hordeaceus and crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus with greater burnet Sanguisorba officinalis, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, y…

Thorneyburn Meadow

…northern hay meadow communities and include grasses, such as sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus and red fescue Festuca rubra, in association with a variety of forbs, the most commonly occurring being pignut Conopodium majus, cat’s ear…

Brynna a Wern Tarw

…typified by grasses such as common bent Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus and red fescue Festuca rubra, with a range of broad-leaved herbs including common knapweed Centaurea nigra and common bird's-foot-trefoil …

Aubert Ings

…thin a meander of the River Nidd. The main grass species are sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, false oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius quaking grass Briza media and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus. The herb flora includes abundant greater burnet Sanguisorba officinalis, knapwe…

Longsleddale Woods

… with occasional rowan Sorbus aucuparia, hawthorn and holly. sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum dominates the ground flora, in association with a variety of other plants characteristic of acid oak woods including bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus, hard fern Blechnum spicant, fox…

Rhos Glyn-yr-helyg

…in, the sward consists of a grass-sedge community containing sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus and purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea as the dominant grasses, together with a number of sedge species. The forbs include heath spotted-orchid Dact…

Brampton Racecourse

…The grassland community is species rich and characterised by sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis and quaking grass Briza media with dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus, hardhead …

Gwaun Gledyr

…, with other grasses such as velvet bent Agrostis canina and sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, together with tormentil Potentilla erecta, carnation sedge Carex panicea and often devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis. In places, the vegetation is more heathy with frequent…

Bere Mill Meadows

…od plain of the upper Test valley. The sward is dominated by sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, creeping fescue Festuca rubra and purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, with a wide range of sedges Carex species including the uncommon Carex pulicaris and a great variety of loc…

Patmore Heath

…rubra and Festuca ovina, common bent Agrostis capillaris and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum also occur. Purple moor grass Molinia caerulea and mat grass Nardus stricta tend to form discrete tussocks. Herbs characteristic of the freely draining conditions are abundant, e…

Bishop Monkton Ings

…ades into wet neutral grassland dominated by such grasses as sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa with herbs including creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens, pignut Conopodium majus, devil’s bit scabious…

Tilwick Meadow

…ociation of species which includes red fescue Festuca rubra, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, cowslip Primula veris and betony Betonica officinalis. Other plants characteristic of old pastures include grasses such as meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, downy oat grass A…

Great Blencow Meadows and Fen

…tus, red fescue Festuca rubra, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, rough meadow grass Poa trivialis, cock's foot Dactylis glomerata and timothy Phleum pratense. Low lying wetter areas have an abundance of marsh foxtail Alopecurus geniculatus, …

Ribsons Meadows

…ea, other grasses including heath-grass Danthonia decumbens, sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, velvet bent Agrostis canina and in places marsh foxtail Alopecurus geniculatus and mat-grass Nardus stricta. These are accompanied by abundant meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum a…

Priory Meadows, Hickling

…grass sward is dominated by heath grass Danthonia decumbens, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and velvet bent Agrostis canina with locally frequent purple moor grass Molinia caerulea and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus. Many herb species are present which are characteristic …

East Wretham Heath

…eutral grassland dominated by a number of grasses, including sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, false oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius, crested dog's Tail Cynosurus cristatus, red fescue Festuca rubra and meadow grass Poa pratensis. Most of this is now closely grazed. Assoc…

Newton-le-Willows Meadows

… of England. The meadows support a diverse grassland flora. sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, red clover Trifolium pratense and pignut Conopodium majus are all abundant, while bulbous buttercup Ranuncu…

Bulmoor Pastures & Coppice

…hire-fog Holcus lanatus, common bent Agrostis capillaris and sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. Amongst the herbs are common bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, common knapweel Centaurea nigra, betony Betonica officinalis, pignut…

Calender Meadows

…ed fescue Festuca rubra, common bent Agrostis capillaris and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, whilst the latter include Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, cock's foot Dactylis glomerata and false oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius. Yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens and downy …

Andrew's Wood

…racterised by the abundance of Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea and also by the occurrence of such herbs as black knapweed Centaurea nigra, saw wort Serratula tinctoria, marsh thistle Cirsium palustre, c…

Butterwick Meadows

… with a good representation of other grass species including sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, golden oat grass Trisetum flavescens, rough stalked meadow grass Poa trivialis and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus. Rye grass Lolium perenne is at low frequency over much of the ar…

Common Moor Langtree

…ss Molinia caerulea with heath-grass Danthonia decumbens and sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and containing dwarf shrub species, mainly cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, heather Calluna vulgaris, western gorse Ulex gallii, creeping willow Salix repens and petty whin Gen…

Shibdon Pond

…n bent Agrostis capillaris, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, with clumps of heather Calluna vulgaris – an unusual feature. Butterflies are particularly common in this area and include large skipper, orange tip, common blue, small heath, s…

Drigg Holme

…ail Cynosurus cristatus, common bent Agrostis capillaris and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum together with occasional Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and meadow fescue Schedonorus pratensis. great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis occurs in abundance, commonly in association w…

Whippendell Wood

…red silver birch Betula pendula adds to flora diversity with sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and agrimony Agrimonia eupatoria frequent and twayblade Neottia ovata occasional. Sympathetic management has retained considerable amounts of dead wood encouraging a rich variety…

Purbeck Ridge (West)

…d grassland is dominated by common bent Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus. Herbs are infrequent here, the most conspicuous being heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, bluebell and wood sage Teucrium scorodonia. adders tongue …

Misson Training Area

… grass Deschampsia flexuosa, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and heath wood rush Luzula multiflora, whilst herbs such as common knapweed Centaurea nigra, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, sneezewort Achillea ptarmica, bird's foot trefoil Lot…

Yarley Meadows

…weed – crested dog’s tail type. The dominant grasses include sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, while red fescue Festuca rubra and quaking grass Briza media are also frequent. Sedge and rush species t…

Illey Pastures

…grostis stolonifera, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, timothy Phleum pratense and quaking grass Briza media. The sward also contains an abundance of herbs such as common knapweed Centaurea nigra, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolat…

Dagnell End Meadow

…lopecurus pratensis, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and quaking grass Briza media. In the wetter parts of the pasture species such as marsh foxtail Alopecurus geniculatus and tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa become more abu…

North Brewham Meadows

…ther species include crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and smooth meadow grass Poa pratensis. Oval sedge Carex leporina, carnation sedge Carex panicea and sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus are common in the wetter areas. Herbs i…

Orchid Bank, Winslow Mill

…y aspect. The dominant grasses are red fescue Festuca rubra, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, whilst glaucous sedge Carex flacca and spring sedge Carex caryophyllea are also abundant. The herbaceous flora contains a number of locall…

Paines Cross Meadow

… grasses including common bent grass Agrostis capillaris and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum interspersed with tussocks of purple moor grass Molinia caerulea and other plant such as marsh thistle Cirsium palustre and greater bird's foot trefoil Lotus pedunculatus. Of par…

Dropshort Marsh

… the drier meadow include field wood rush Luzula campestris, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, quaking grass Briza media, hairy sedge Carex hirta and a variety of broadleaved species including ladies bedstraw Galium verum, betony Be…

West End Meadow, Lunds

…pical of damp conditions such as brown bent Agrostis canina, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, rough meadow grass Poa trivialis, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and marsh foxtail Alopecurus geniculatus. In parts the steep banks of these gulleys are acidic in natur…

Cam Washes

…ws. This is characterised by the presence of grasses such as sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, meadow fescue Schedonorus pratensis, red fescue F. rubra, downy oat grass Avenula pubescens, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, perennial rye …

Low Pasture

…s red fescue Festuca rubra, heath grass Danthonia decumbens, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, timothy Phleum pratense and creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera with pignut Conopodium majus, betony Betonica officinalis, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, heath bedstraw Galium sa…

Romsley Hill

…, red fescue Festuca rubra, common bent Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus. Characteristic herbs, found particularly on the ridges, include common knapweed, devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis, autumn hawkbit Scorzone…

Lower Derwent Meadows

…ommon bent Agrostis capillaris, red fescue Festuca rubra and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum with abundant great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis. Other herbs include betony Betonica officinalis, knapweed Centaurea nigra, meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris, meadow vetchlin…

Cobbler's Plain Meadows, Devauden

…esent. The most frequent grasses throughout are common bent, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra and Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus. Carnation sedge Carex panicea, glaucous sedge Carex flacca and flea sedge Carex pulicaris occur only in the flushes. A…

Twinhills Woods and Meadows

…meadow oat grass, quaking grass Briza media, sheep's fescue, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog's tail, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens; the only sedge species which is common is glaucous sedge Carex flacca. The herb compon…

Murlough

…h as red fescue Festuca rubra, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, sand sedge Carex arenaria and field wood rush Luzula campestris. Herbs include lady's bedstraw Galium verum, cat's ear Hypochaeris radicata, wood sage Teucrium scorodonia, commo…

Oughtershaw and Beckermonds

…r supporting an extensive range of grasses and herbs such as sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, pignut Conopodium majus, smooth lady's mantle Alchemilla glabra, wood crane's bill Geranium sylvaticum, common bistort Polygonum bistorta and common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza …

Pen-y-Cefn Pasture

…ite. The areas of open pasture have a varied flora including sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, meadow oat Avenula pratensis, quaking grass Briza media, crested hair-grass Koeleria macrantha, common agrimony Agrimonia eupatoria, common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii, …

Drostre Bank

…a and flea sedge Carex pulicaris. Associated species include sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, quaking-grass Briza media, marsh valerian Valeriana dioica, saw-wort Serratula tinctoria and devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis. A base-rich flush associated with this veget…

Ruttersleigh

…mber of species normally found only in ancient woodland such as woodruff Galium odoratum and wood anemone Anemone nemorosa. Wood horsetail Equisetum sylvaticum, which is rare in Somerset, is abundant and widespread on this site also being found in the areas of bracken Pteridium a…

Graig Fawr

…tail Cynosurus cristatus, cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata and sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum have become locally abundant. Herbs present include common rock-rose Helianthemum nummularium, common birds' foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus and salad burnet. The site supports a…

Stonethwaite Woods

…he floor of the northern area is mostly grassy, dominated by sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and common bent Agrostis capillaris although on rock outcrops inaccessible to grazing animals, plants such as tutsan Hypericum androsaemum and golden rod Solidago virgaurea occur…

Gweunydd Crychell

… sedges and herbs. Grasses include mat-grass Nardus stricta, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, sheep’s-fescue Festuca ovina and quaking-grass Briza media. The vegetation is unusual in the occurrence of species regarded as characteristic of different sub-communities, such …

Llety - Wen

…rchid Platanthera chlorantha in a sward consisting mainly of sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus, Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus and common bent Agrostis capillaris. Other species include ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata, common knap…

Lower Ground, Penrhos

…atus mesotrophic grassland type. The most common grasses are sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, heath-grass Danthonia decumbens and crested dog’s-tail Cynosurus cristatus. Herbs include common knapweed Centaurea nigra, betony Betonica officinalis and dyer’s greenweed Genis…

Avery's Pightle

… site and which are characteristic of this community include sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, cock's foot Dactylis glomerata, red fescue Festuca rubra, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata, red clover …

Mountain Meadows

…including 11 sedges and 22 grasses. Abundant species include sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, bugle Ajuga reptans, glaucous sedge Carex flacca, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus (which is almost dominant), oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare, field wood-rush Luzula campestri…

Romsley Manor Farm

…nd throughout the site, are common bent Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, cock’s foot Dactylis glomerata, red fescue Festuca rubra, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and rough meadow grass Poa trivialis. However, each field exhibits slight differences in c…

Tyddyn-y-barcut

…high floristic quality with common bent Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, cock’s-foot Dactylis glomerata and quaking-grass Briza media as the main grasses in the sward. Herbs are prominent, with …

Waun Goch, Penrhiw-Caradog

…gether with grasses such as common bent Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog’s-tail Cynosurus cristatus and red fescue Festuca rubra. A significant area of this grassland type contains plants that are tolerant of nutrient poor, slightly acidi…

Greetham Meadows

…d by grasses such as crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and upright brome Bromus erectus. They support a range of typical plants including downy oat grass Avenula pubescens, quaking grass Briza media, cowslip Primula veris, adder's to…

Caeau Tan y Bwlch

…ard includes the grasses creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra and crested dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus with many typical old meadow herbs including yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, common knapweed Centaurea nigra,…

Muston Meadows

…reeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, red fescue Festuca rubra, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus and quaking grass Briza media. Herbs include an abundance of pignut Conopodium majus, cowslip Primula veris, yellow rattle Rhinanthus mino…

Black Park

… addition to these, species recorded include grasses such as sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, common bent Agrostis capillaris, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, creeping soft grass Holcus mollis, wavy hair and tufted hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa and D. cespitosa and a var…

Newton Mask

…by the abundance of meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis with sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, sneezewort Achillea ptarmica and great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis. In contrast to these typical flood meadow communities, the vegetation of Mask Brow includes species which …

Abbotsbury Castle

…he lower slopes below the hill fort have swards dominated by sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and common bent-grass Agrostis capillaris. On the steeper parts, sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, bristle bent Agrostis curtisii and wavy hair-grass Deschampsia flexuosa are the maj…

Heatheryburn Bank

…humberland. The main constituents of the grassland sward are sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus and common bent Agrostis capillaris but with quaking grass Briza media, downy oat grass Avenula pubescens an…

Caeau Blaen-bielly

…gether with grasses such as common bent Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog’s-tail Cynosurus cristatus and red fescue Festuca rubra. A significant part of this grassland type contains plants that are tolerant of nutrient poor, slightly acidi…

Cransford Meadow

…t Agrostis stolonifera, meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, meadow and red fescues Schedonorus pratensis and Festuca rubra, perennial rye grass Lolium perenne and rough stalked meadow grass Poa tri…

Caeau Blaen-bydernyn

…ommon bent Agrostis capillaris, mat-grass Nardus stricta and sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum also occur at high frequency. A rich diversity of forbs includes tormentil Potentilla erecta, devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, whorled caraway Carum verticillatum, lousewo…

Whiteleigh Meadows

…idely occurring species are heath-grass Danthonia decumbens, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus, heather Calluna vulgaris, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, creeping willow Salix repens, petty whin Genista anglica, tormentil Potentil…

Distillery Farm Meadows

… soils are widespread in the hay meadows, including abundant sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus and meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis. Also present are species consi…

Beetley & Hoe Meadows

…cata. Acidic grassland occurs on the dry, sandy soils where sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and common bent grass Agrostis capillaris are dominant with harebell Campanula rotundifolia, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, sheep’s sorrel Rumex acetosella and bracken Pteridium…

Meols Meadows

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

Weston Fen

…reas in the south eastern parts of the site are dominated by sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, Yorkshire fog and red fescue Festuca rubra. This area is grazed and is very species rich. Species recorded include Large bird's foot trefoil Lotus pedunculatus, yellow rattle Rh…

Coombs Dale

…shallow leached soils or brown earths. They are dominated by sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, heath grass Danthonia decumbens, sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina and common bent Agrostis capillaris. In these grasslands, wood sage Teucrium scorodonia is abundant with heath beds…

Scales Wood

…escue Festuca ovina, wavy hairgrass Deschampsia flexuosa and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. Herb species include bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and tormentil Potentilla erecta. Bracken is common through…

Cranwich Camp

…ses Agrostis species, false oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and red fescue Festuca rubra. Associated herbs include kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria, greater knapweed Centaurea scabiosa, viper's bugloss Echium vulgare and lady’s bedstraw…

Deadman's Grave, Icklingham

…sted hair grass Koeleria macrantha, to taller grassland with sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera. All these types of grassland contain a great wealth of other species, with the greatest variety in the shortest most open areas. Typical s…

Beeston Brook Pasture

…mmon bent Agrostis capillaris, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, cock’s foot Dactylis glomerata and field wood rush Luzula campestris with common knapweed Centaurea nigra, tormentil Potentilla erecta, devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis, b…

Beechmill Wood and Pasture

… Mercurialis perennis, yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon, woodruff Galium odoratum, red campion Silene dioica, great wood rush Luzula sylvatica, hart’s tongue Asplenium scolopendrium and hard shield fern Polystichum aculeatum. The last three species have a restricted distri…

Boldon Pastures

…nt Agrostis canina and common bent Agrostis capillaris while sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, quaking grass Briza media and meadow fescue Schedonorus pratensis are less common but nevertheless characteristic. The most notable herbs in this species rich sward include comm…

Ulverscroft Valley

…etness and species composition. Drier areas are dominated by sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus and fescues Festuca spp. Diversity is provided by a ridge and furrow system with the wet areas supporting fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conop…

Snailwell Meadows

…ex nigra and carnation sedge C. panicea. The grasses include sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and purple moor grass Molinia caerulea. The variety of herbs present include wild angelica Angelica sylvestris, marsh valerian Valeriana dioica, fle…

Walton Common

…, sheep’s fescue, spring sedge, salad burnet, upright brome, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, glaucous sedge Carex flacca, stemless thistle Cirsium acaule and lady’s bedstraw Galium verum. Mesotrophic drift soils occur in certain areas characterised by false oat grass Ar…

Langcliff Cross Meadow

…pe and contains a total of 19 grass species, co dominated by sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and red fescue Festuca rubra, with crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, common bent Agrostis capillaris and downy oat grass Avenula pubescens fre…

Barn Hill Meadows

… dominant grasses in the sward are red fescue Festuca rubra, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and cock's foot Dactylis glomerata with false oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius locally abundant and quaking grass Briza media occurring sparsely. A p…

Richmond Meadows

…of interest at Richmond Meadows is the ‘sweet vernal grass – wood crane’s bill’ Anthoxanthum odoratum – Geranium sylvaticum type. The site comprises two fields which lie at altitudes of approximately 100 metres eastern field and 150 metres western field above sea level. The both …

Beech Hill Wood

…g an understorey in places. The ground flora is grassy, with sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and frequent bluebells Hyacinthoides non-scripta. The wet alder areas have a varied flora including water avens Geum rivale, marsh hawk's beard Crepis paludosa and valerians Val…

Stock Wood Meadows

…ail Alopecurus pratensis, downy oat grass Avenula pubescens, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and tall fescue Schedonorus arundinaceus. Herb species which occur throughout the sward are common bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, cowslip Primula veris, yellow rattle Rh…

Aberbargoed Grasslands

…s tail Cynosurus cristatus, common bent Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and red fescue Festuca rubra. Typical herb species in this community include black knapweed Centaurea nigra, common bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus and rough hawkbit Leont…

Afon Conwy Pastures

…variety of grasses includes heath grass Danthonia decumbens, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, common bent grass Agrostis capillaris and red fescue Festuca rubra. The pastures are rich in sedges such as pale sedge Carex pallescens, carnation sedge C. panicea, yellow sedge…

Chaceley Meadow

…hay with aftermath grazing. The sward is composed largely of sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, red fescue Festuca rubra and soft brome Bromus hordeaceous and also contains a number of rushes and …

Ratlake Meadows

… and are mainly dominated by a mixture of grasses, including sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, heath grass Danthonia decumbens, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus. Herbs are abundant in the sward and meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, …

Eggardon Hill & Luccas Farm

…s Agrostis spp. with crested dog’s-tail Cynosurus cristatus, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, quaking-grass Briza media and abundant devil’s-bit, betony, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica and bitter vetch Lathyrus montanus. Flushes are dominated by soft rush and hard rush…

Keasey Dale

…istic grass species. Crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and quaking grass Briza media are also notably abundant. The site is particularly herb rich, with frequently occurring species including common bird's foot trefoil Lotus cornicul…

Cornriggs Meadows

…right, Euphrasia officinalis. The dominant sward grasses are sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, soft brome Bromus hordeaceus, red fescue Festuca rubra and perennial rye grass Lolium perenne, with …

Onich to North Ballachulish Woods and Shore

…is equally variable, ranging from predominantly grassy, with sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and wavy hair-grass Deschampsia flexuosa particularly abundant, to a heathy ground flora, dominated by heather and blaeberry Vaccinium myrtillus, or mossy with some species formi…

Long Lye Meadow

…l grassland component varies in character and herb richness. sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus and common bent Agrostis capillaris are abundant in the sward, other grasses include quaking grass Briza media. …

Eastern Mournes

…mmon bent Agrostis capillaris, sheep's fescue Festuca ovina, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile. These grasslands frequently form complex mosaics with the dwarf shrub heaths, often indicating the degradation and fragmentation of former hea…

Sulham and Tidmarsh Woods and Meadows

…reeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, red fescue Festuca rubra, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, heath grass Danthonia decumbens, cock's foot Dactylis glomerata and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus. Herbs include harebell Campanula rotund…

Geldeston Meadows

… major part of the site is wet meadow grassland dominated by sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, common quaking grass Briza media and crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus. A floristically diverse short sward grassland has developed in some fields on peaty soils, with moss…

Drumowen

…dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, red fescue Festuca rubra and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. Sedges are integral components of the vegetation with glaucous sedge Carex flacca, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, carnation sedge Carex panicea and flea sedge Carex pulicaris all o…

Ramsden Corner Plantation

…t Agrostis capillaris and brown bent A. canina with abundant sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, sheep’s sorrel Rumex acetosella and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and occasional tormentil Potentilla erecta and cat’s ear Hypochaeris radicata. There is a gradient of variatio…

Binevenagh

… sheep's fescue F ovina, common bent Agrostis capillaris and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, with heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and tormentil Potentilla erecta constant, but not abundant, throughout the sward. The mosses Hylocomium splendens, Pseudoscleropodium purum, …

Breen Wood

…wood rush Luzula pilosa, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, velvet bent Agrostis canina and the moss Rhytidiadelphus triquetrus of common occurrence. The wet scrub woodland which occurs on the intervening waterlogged valley floors is als…

Gooderstone Warren

… Here short Grasses such as sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum are present with taller species and herbs include lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, sheep’s sorrel Rumex acetosella, field wood rush Luzula campestris, Harebell, Dropwort, common dog…

Field Barn Heaths, Hilborough

…rf chalk grassland is dominated by red fescue Festuca rubra, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and supports a variety of chalk loving plants including pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis, greater knapweed Centaurea scabiosa, dwarf thist…

Knarsdale Meadows

…es and herbs. Over most of the area, the dominant species is sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum with other grasses present including crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, red fescue Festuca rubra, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, downy oat grass Avenula pubescens, qu…

Holystone Burn Woods

…yer is dominated by wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, with hairy wood rush Luzula pilosa, wood sage Teucrium scorodonia, bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus, bracken Pteridium aquilinum and hummocks of the mosses Leucobryum glaucum and Po…

Waterfall Meadows

… by grasses, such as crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, common bent Agrostis capillaris, red fescue Festuca rubra, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and cock’s foot Dactylis glomerata. The herbs include common knapweed Centaurea nigra, me…

Gweunydd Pendinas

…-most pasture has a very rich sward with no clear dominants, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, heath-grass Danthonia decumbens, common bent Agrostis tenuis, red fescue Festuca rubra, common restharrow Ononis repens (rare in non-maritime habitats in Ceredigion), ribwort pl…

Birches

…rised by the grasses crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, common bent Agrostis capillaris, red fescue Festuca rubra and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus. The meadow vetchling sub community supports frequent common knapweed Centaurea nigra,…

Porter's Lodge Meadows

…ed dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, red fescue Festuca rubra, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, cock’s foot Dactylis glomerata. Occasional perennial ryegrass Lolium perenne, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens and quaking grass Briza media are also present within the swar…

Sheepland Coast

…ecies amongst the sward include red fescue Festuca rubra and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, with glaucous sedge Carex flacca, spring sedge Carex caryophyllea, burnet-saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga, pignut Conopodium majus, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, common kna…

Prolusk

…ith lower-growing sedges and herbs frequent. Grasses such as sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, velvet bent Agrostis canina, heath grass Danthonia decumbens and red fescue Festuca rubra are scattered amongst occasional taller purple moor grass Molinia caerulea. Rushes are …

Lord's Wood Meadows

…flecting the variety of soil types. Frequent grasses include sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and rough meadow grass Poa trivialis. Herbs present include common bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, devil’s bit sca…

Waterdale

…s. Grasses included tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue and crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus with the herbs lady's bedstraw Galium verum and devil's bit scabious. Scrub is developing on some parts of the site and thi…

Sheepy Fields

…ace deposits. The sward is characterised by the abundance of sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis and ribwort Plantago lanceolata.…

Heron and Carrigullian Loughs

…aurea nigra. More diverse areas also contain species such as sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, false oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius and common bent Agrostis capillaris, with a high cover of sedges including glaucous sedge Carex flacca and carnation sedge Carex panicea. W…

Foster's Green Meadows

…n grass species such as meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and hairy oat grass Avenula pubescens. A particular feature is the abundance of ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata, which has been noted nationall…

Broad Green

…ated by grasses such as meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and cock’s foot Dactylis glomerata. Other plants include some locally uncommon species such as dyer’s greenweed Genista tinctoria, pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus, adder’s tongue …

Noddle End

…ed fescue Festuca rubra, meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, wild thyme Thymus praecox, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, cowslip Primula veris and marjoram Origanum vulgare. This grassland is progressively shaded out to the north by haw…

Ballynanaghten

…red fescue Festuca rubra common bent Agrostis capillaris and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum are constant in the sward together with a range of grasses typical of low intensity managed grasslands e.g. heath grass Danthonia decumbens and quaking grass Briza media. Herbs t…

Bath Pasture

… The major grasses here are common bent Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, heath grass Danthonia decumbens, sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina and mat grass Nardus stricta. The most abundant herbs include heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, devil’s bit scabious…

Plaster's Green Meadows

…us neutral grassland community. The dominant grasses include sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog's tail and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, while quaking grass Briza media and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens are also frequent. There is a high component of he…

Mill Holme Meadow, Thwaite

…'s foot Dactylis glomerata, common bent Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, false oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius and rough stalked meadow grass Poa trivialis. The abundance of wood cranesbill Geranium sylvaticum and two species of lady's mantle Alchemi…

Sledder Wood Meadows

…ue Festuca rubra, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum are typical of the grass species present, while yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis, cowslip Primula veris, pignut Conopodium majus, betony Beton…

Rushy Meadows

…tre. In drier areas red fescue Festuca rubra, sweet vernal and tall oat grasses Anthoxanthum odoratum and Arrhenatherum elatiusdominate, but broadleaved species such as tufted vetch Vicia cracca and meadow vetchling remain prominent. Less common species present include pepper sax…

Cockerham Meadows, Thorpe

…d rocky calcareous banks. The meadow swards are dominated by sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum with red fescue Festuca rubra, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and perennial rye grass Lolium perenne. Other grass species commonly encountered include crested dog's tail Cynosurus …

The Leasowes

…s tail Cynosurus cristatus, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, with frequent herbs including common knapweed Centaurea nigra, greater bird's foot trefoil Lotus pedunculatus, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceola…

Spring Head, Axmouth

…ecies of the fen include purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, quaking grass Briza media, broad-leaved cottongrass Eriophorum latifolium, marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris, the sedges common sedge Carex nigra, carnation sedge C. panicea…

Coed Aberdulas

…assy bank that has abundant common bent Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus, frequent Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus, common bird's-foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata, glaucous sedg…

Hole of Horcum

… the southwest of the site. Common bent Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra and purple moor grass M. caerulea predominate with a range of herbs including pignut Conopodium majus, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, betony Betonica of…

Dolau Hafod a Winllan

…e characterised by the grasses Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and crested dog’s-tail Cynosurus cristatus. Flowering plants include common bird’s-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus, oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare, yellow-rattle Rhinanthus min…

Gweunydd Ger Fronhaul

…taurea nigra, common bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus and tormentil Potentilla erecta are prominent. In places more acidic conditions prevail and here the sward is characterised by the dominan…

Gweunydd Esgairdraenllwyn (Esgairdraenllwyn Pastures)

…r is dominated by crested dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus and sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. It is only moderately diverse and typical species include pignut Conopodium majus and bulbous buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus. The dry acidic grassland occurs on some moderately s…

Gweunydd Ty-Brith (Ty-Brith Meadows)

…us cristatus and Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus, with frequent sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra, common knapweed Centaurea nigra, meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata, meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris, common s…

Hemingfold Meadow

…fog grass Holcus lanatus, red fescue grass Festuca rubra and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. Plants associated with old, undisturbed meadows are present and include common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii, oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare, cuckoo-flower Cardamine pra…

Marloes Mere

…ge Carex binervis and tawny sedge Carex hostiana, as well as sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus, red fescue Festuca rubra and purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea. There is much devil's-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, some saw-wort Serr…

Old Cilgwyn and Cae Heslop

… pastures at Old Cilgwyn and Cae Heslop are dominated by the sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum sub-community of the perennial rye-grass/crested dog’s-tail Lolium perenne/Cynosurus cristatus community. Much of this grassland is poor in species. On steeper slopes more herb-r…

Rhos Pil-bach a Phennar-fawr

…ed dog’s-tail Cynosurus cristatus, red fescue Festuca rubra, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and common bent Agrostis capillaris and a variety of herbs including red clover Trifolium pratense, common bird’s-foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, black knapweed Centaurea nigra,…

Rhos Pwllygawnen

…by damp grassland dominated by Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and crested dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus. Whorled caraway Carum verticillatum is locally abundant in conspicuous stands, whilst other elements of this characteristic plant comm…

Upper Chapel Pastures

…dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus, red fescue Festuca rubra and sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and herbs such as bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus, common knapweed Centaurea nigra, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata and cat’s-ear Hypochaeris radicata. Species charac…

Tyncoed Pasture

… sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and saw-wort Serratula tinctoria, whilst damper patches support marsh bedstraw Galium palustre, conglomerate rush Juncus conglomeratus and lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula. T…

Woolhayes Farm

…f grasses, including crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and quaking grass Briza media. Herbs are abundant and include common knapweed Centaurea nigra, common bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare, Y…

Brothers Water

…adow' type comprises a broad range of grasses, predominantly sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and common bent Agrostis capillaris with frequent great burnet, lady's mantle Alchemilla glabra and wood crane's bill Geranium sylvaticum. In addition to its botanical interest B…

Cae Llwyn

…re-fog Holcus lanatus are dominant here, along with frequent sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, pignut Conopodium majus, common bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata and clovers Trifolium spp. Other typical associates include common k…

Stanton Pastures & Cuckoocliff Valley

…s tail Cynosurus cristatus, common bent Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, quaking grass Briza media and heath grass Danthonia decumbens. Some of the more abundant herbs include common bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, common knapweed Centaurea n…

Allolee to Walltown

…f red fescue Festuca rubra, common bent Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus and heath grass Danthonia decumbens. On the crags and north facing scarp slopes bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus and heather Calluna vulgaris …

Pixey and Yarnton Meads

… pratensis, greater burnet Sanguisorba officinalis and the grasses sweet vernal Anthoxanthum odoratum, softbrome Bromus hordeaceus, meadow and red fescues Schedonorus pratensis and F. rubra, quaking grass Briza media, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, rye grass Lolium perenne and gla…

Mottey Meadows

…sses and many grasses such as meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, sweet vernal Anthoxanthum odoratum and tall fescue Schedonorus arundinaceus. Characteristic herbs are great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis, pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, saw wort…

Caeau Blaenau-mawr

…t tormentil Potentilla erecta and associated grasses such as sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and velvet bent Agrostis canina. Devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis is frequent throughout the sward. This north-western section of the field is dominated by rushes, in contr…

Nine Holes Meadows

…’s bedstraw sub community with Yorkshire fog, red fescue and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and the herbs agrimony, common bird’s foot trefoil and yarrow. The south western meadow is a steep bank leading down to the brook, with occasional ant hills. It comprises a mosai…

Sudborough Green Lodge Meadows

… grasses and herbs. Of the former, red fescue Festuca rubra, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, common bent Agrostis capillaris and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus are most frequent. Other grasses include quaking grass Briza media, downy oat grass and meadow oat grass Avenula…

Gutch Common

…ing ground the main grasses are red fescue Festuca rubra and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum with heath grass Danthonia decumbens also widespread. Herbs well distributed in the sward include devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis, betony Betonica officinalis and common k…

Draycote Meadows

…ed fescue Festuca rubra, common bent Agrostis capillaris and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, with quaking grass Briza media, downy oat grass Avenula pubescens and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens. The northern meadow has large populations of green winged orchid Anac…

Sheringham and Beeston Regis Commons

…nd is characterised by wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and sheep’s sorrel Rumex acetosella. Bushes of hawthorn Crataegus monogyna and blackthorn Prunus spinosa are encroaching on many of the open areas of heath. Other habitats presen…

Gwaun Bwlch Hafod-y-gog

…atus and red fescue Festuca rubra. Common associates include sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus, common knapweed Centaurea nigra, cat’s-ear Hypochaeris radicata, autumn hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis, oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare and com…

Teddon Farm

…grazing and is dominated by common bent Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and red fescue Festuca rubra. Frequent herbs include cowslip Primula veris, common bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, fairy flax Linum catharticum, selfheal Prunella vulgari…

Starling Bank

…dow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis subcommunity, with abundant sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. The associated flora includes yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, cowslip Primula veris, goldilocks buttercup Ranunculus auricomus, burnet saxifrage Pi…

The Hermitage

…ithin the site including creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and perennial rye grass Lolium perenne. The typical herbs of calcareous clay pastures occur in the northern …

Locks Farm Meadow

…ty of grasses including meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra and smooth meadow grass Poa pratensis. The nationally rare French oat grass Gaudinia fragilis is also very common. Other grass species include quaking g…

Swinstead Valley

…raecox. Additional fine grasses present in the sward include sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, quaking grass Briza media, sheep's fescue Festuca ovina, red fescue Festuca rubra and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens. Where the sward is more open and patches of bare grou…

Syresham Marshy Meadows

…ostis capillaris, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and herbs such as harebell Campanula rotundifolia, dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule, betony Betonica officinalis, tormentil Potentilla erecta and lady’s mantle Alchemilla filicaulis …

Whitevine Meadows

…s tail Cynosurus cristatus, common bent Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and red fescue Festuca rubra are the most common grasses. 7 species of orchid have been recorded including fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea, early marsh orchid Dactylorhiza in…

West Newlandside Meadows

…t Stellaria alsine. The grass swards are mainly dominated by sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, soft brome Bromus hordeaceus, perennial rye grass Lolium perenne and both smooth and rough meadow grasses Poa p…

Trefonen Marshes

…asses and sedges, including common bent Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, heath grass Danthonia decumbens, spring sedge Carex caryophyllea and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. Plants found in these communities inclu…

Penplas Grasslands

…pasture characterised by purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, tormentil Potentilla erecta, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix and ling Calluna vulgaris. Several patches of dry acidic grassland also occur within the site and these are domina…

The Quantocks

… cow wheat, sheep's fescue, common bent Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and the mosses Pleurozium schreberi and Hypnum jutlandicum. Acidic flushes have developed at the sources of many of the springs and alongside som…

Middle Side & Stonygill Meadows

…n bent Agrostis capillaris, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. Herbs include common sorrel Rumex acetosa, wood crane’s bill Geranium sylvaticum, great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata, meadow buttercup Ra…

Whitesheet Hill

…pical components being yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and brown bent Agrostis canina, accompanied by pignut Conopodium majus, tormentil Potentilla erecta and the uncommon meadow saxifrage Saxifraga granulataa. hawthorn scrub with oc…

Eastoft Meadow

…d is characterised by a mixture of red fescue Festuca rubra, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and quaking grass Briza media with hairy oat grass Avenula pubescens, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, meadow grass Poa pratensis and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens. The herb …

Park Hall Meadows, Healaugh

…neutral type consists of a number of grass species including sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus and downy oat grass Avenula pubescens, with associated herbs including rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus, pignut Conopodium majus and bird'…

Dendles Wood

…flora is characterised by creeping soft-grass Holcus mollis, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, bramble Rubus spp., bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella, tormentil Potentilla erecta and herb robert Geranium robertianum. Bracken Pteridium aquili…

Middle Crossthwaite

…n Upper Teesdale and support wide range of grasses including sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, cock’s foot Dactylis glomerata, rough meadow grass Poa trivialis, red fescue Festuca rubra, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, common bent Agrostis capillaris, Timothy Phleum pratens…

Stephen Ings, Crackpot

…y meadows. The sward contains a mixture of grasses including sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and, locally, hair oat grass Avenula pubesce…

Cliff House

… tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum, quaking grass Briza media, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens. Several of the more uncommon limestone herbs present in some quantity within the sward include squinancywort Asperula cynanchica, purple…

Catton Lea Meadow

…are, wood horsetail Equisetum sylvaticum and grasses such as sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, timothy Phleum pratense, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus and false oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius.

Low Beckside Meadow

…s tail Cynosurus cristatus, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. Typically for the type of grassland, there is also frequent hardhead Centaurea nigra, bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, plantain Plantago lanceolata, meadow buttercup Ranu…

Naunton Court Meadows

…apweed Centaurea nigra. Meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, bulbous buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus, goat’s beard Tragopogon pratensis and yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor are the dominant species. The southern meadow is characteristic of th…

West Pennine Moors

…ges such as star sedge Carex echinata and common sedge, with sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra, cuckoo-flower Cardamine pratensis and a thick carpet of brown mosses. Although small in area, the meadows and pastures of the in bye are some of the mo…

Breach Fields

…laris and red fescue Festuca rubra, with crested dog's tail, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus occurring at variable frequency. The herb component is especially rich and includes many species characteristic of unimproved grassland such as d…

Cranborne Common

…by grasses such as Molinia, heath grass Danthonia decumbens, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and bent grasses Agrostis spp. At least seven sedge species occur, with local species such as flea sedge Carex pulicaris and pill sedge Carex pilulifera present. Extensive stand…

Moat Farm Meadows, Otley

…re of grasses including meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus. Flote grass Glyceria fluitans and various rushes and sedges Carex hirta. Carex flacca and Juncus effusus are dominant …

Field Head Meadow

…nt of the 'northern hay meadow' type. It is characterised by sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, rough meadow grass Poa trivialis and field wood rush Luzula campestris with great…

Rush Furlong

…ries. The main grasses present are red fescue Festuca rubra, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and quaking grass Briza media, with hairy oat Avenula pubescens, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, yellow oat Trisetum flavescens and, locally, meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis. H…

Swallow Craig Den

…rush Luzula sylvatica, with wood sorrel Anemone nemorosa, sweet woodruff Galium odoratum and wood stitchwort Stellaria nemorum all locally common. Woodland species present which are rare in Fife include remote sedge Carex remota, pale sedge Carex pallescens and toothwort Lathraea…

Edinample Meadow

…ic species include frequent common bent Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, common knapweed Centaurea nigra, crested dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus, meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis, bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus and cuckoo-flower Cardamine …

Cassington Meadows

…h as meadow foxtail, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens and meadow barley Hordeum secalinum. Amongst these, larger herbs characteristic of such swards include the great burnet Sanguisorba officina…

Stranacally

…meratus and rarely soft rush Juncus effusus. Grasses such as sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, velvet bent Agrostis canina, heath grass Danthonia decumbens and red fescue Festuca rubra are scattered amongst occasional taller purple moor grass Molinia caerulea. Rarely, dow…

New House Meadows, Malham

…ing practices. The meadows are all characterised by abundant sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum with downy oat grass Avenula pubescens and meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis. All fields are herb rich with varying amounts of species such as wood crane's bill Geranium sylva…

Berner's Heath, Icklingham

… is dominated by the grass sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, but sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha also occur. Lichens form an important part of the sward and a good range of species is present, although the percentage cover of lichens…

Wildmoorway Meadows

…are present including abundant quaking grass Briza media and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. Many herbs typical of old meadows occur, including cowslip Primula veris, betony Betonica officinalis, pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus, oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare and green…

Bishop Wilton Deep Dale

… Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, quaking grass Briza media and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. Typical chalk herbs which are locally frequent include harebell Campanula rotundifolia, glaucaus sedge Carex flacca, eyebright Euphrasia nemorosa, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, …

Sluxton Marsh, Whitemoor

…herbs. These include sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus, carnation sedge Carex panicea and tormentil Potentilla erecta. In places the bog-myrtle Myrica gale is prominent. Of …

Glaswelltiroedd Eryrys (Eryrys Grasslands)

…g common bent Agrostis capillaris, red fescue Festuca rubra, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and Yorkshire fog H. lanatus are well-represented, along with herbs such as black knapweed Centaurea nigra and ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata and pleurocarpous mosses, such…

Briff Lane Meadows

…recta, selfheal Prunella vulgaris, red fescue Festuca rubra, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus. Other species are more restricted in distribution across the site, due partly to variation in soil moisture conditions. The driest and most sand…

Drumcrow

…sh violet Viola palustris, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, carnation sedge Carex panicea and yellow sedge Carex viridula ssp. brachyrrhyncha. Further diversity is provided by areas of tall mesotrophic wet gra…

Newlands

…'s fescue Festuca ovina, common bent Agrostis capillaris and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. Sedges are also constant in the sward and include glaucous sedge Carex flacca, carnation sedge Carex panicea and pill sedge Carex pilulifera. Herbs typical of traditionally man…

Lea Marsh

…hire fog Holcus lanatus, creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis and crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus all feature strongly, together with tufted hairgrass Deschampsia cespitosa, perennial rye grass Lo…

Copeland Reservoir

… fog Holcus lanatus, meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum are common in the sward. Herbs typical of traditionally managed grasslands are frequent throughout the sward and include common knapweed Centaurea nigra, eyebright Euphrasia offi…

Rathlin Island - Kebble

… containing species such as sheep's fescue Festuca ovina and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. Other associates include heather Calluna vulgaris, devils-bit scabious Succisa pratensis and tormentil Potentilla erecta. Where it grows in a shorter turf, associated species in…

Groby Pool and Woods

…ce of such grass species as common bent Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus and by the presence of such herbs as pignut Conopodium majus, betony Betonica officinalis and lady’s mantle Alchemilla vestita. By cont…

Fletchwood Meadows

…eep’s fescue Festuca ovina, heath grass Danthonia decumbens, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and bents Agrostis species, with much sheep’s sorrel Rumex acetosella, devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum and rough hawkbit Leontodo…

Langmead and Weston Level

…ity type, which includes species such as crested dog's tail, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus and cowslip Primula veris. Rarer species include quaking grass Briza media, yel…

Holwell Mouth

…assland dominated by meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. This grassland is characterised by the abundance of pignut Conopodium majus, field wood rush Luzula campestris and also by the presence of lady’ssmock Cardamine pratensis, knapw…

Trench Meadows

…in plant species, with the grasses red fescue Festuca rubra, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus and the herbs black knapweed Centaurea nigra and bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus all typical for the habitat and being found freque…

Lower Peaslows Farm Meadow

…ses and herbs are found. Grasses such as crested dog’s tail, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and common bent Agrostis capillaris are characteristic of this vegetation. The herbs common knapweed, meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata, r…

Cae Cwm-rhocas (Cwm Roches Meadow)

…cterised by an abundance of common bent Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra, Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus and clovers Trifolium spp., with frequent meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata, meadow bu…

Burrington Meadow

…ed Genista tinctoria. The drier grassland areas dominated by sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus and red fescue Festuca rubra are also species rich. The hedgerow bordering the site is thin and gappy except for patches of blackthorn Pru…

Whitwell Common

… grade into areas of fen grassland that are characterised by sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina with some blunt flowered Rush. This community is also found on sloping ground around the fen and notable species in…

Lugg And Hampton Meadows

…ised by grasses such as meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, meadow barley Hordeum secalinum, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, red fescue Festuca rubra and rough meadow grass Poa trivialis. Hairy sedge Carex hirta is locally frequent. The br…

Hainton Sheepwalk

…heeps fescue Festuca ovina, common bent Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and field wood rush Luzula campestris are locally dominant. Other grasses include heath grass Danthonia decumbens and brown bent Agrostis vinealis…

Bradwell Meadows

…abundant grasses are crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and perennial ryegrass Lolium perenne. The neutral grassland indicator species cat’s ear Hypochaeris radicata and rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus are abundant together with a wi…

Derwent Ings

…anguisorba officinalis, meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, sneezewort Achillea ptarmica, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi and pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus, together with important populations of the nat…

Moorlinch

…s Carex spp. together with meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and small scattered populations of southern marsh orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa. Moorlinch contains a good proportion of botanically rich ditch systems. Regularly maintained f…

Scoska Wood

…e pasture consists of two community types, one is a sward of sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and common bent grass Agrostis capillaris with herbs such as tormentil Potentilla erecta, devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis and notable for its populations of bird’s eye pri…

Folly Farm

…he dominant grasses include common bent Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, red fescue Festuca rubra and quaking grass Briza media. Glaucous sedge Carex flacca is also common in the sward. There is a high componen…

Cae'r Meirch

…ed fescue Festuca rubra, common bent Agrostis capillaris and sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum as the principal grasses. In places, the soils appear to be rather base-rich, with such species as fairy flax Linum catharticum, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus and burnet-saxif…

Wanlass Grasslands

…dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, red fescue Festuca rubra and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, with bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus, some common knapweed Centaurea nigra and locally much salad burnet, yellow oat grass Trisetum flav…

Coed Mawr - Blaen-Car

…a mixture of grasses which includes common bent, fescues and sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. Frequent associates are common knapweed, common bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus, tormentil Potentilla erecta, great burnet and devil's-bit scabious. An old hedge-line run…

Coedydd Dyffryn Alwen

…nd predominates. The ground flora is typically grassy, with sweet vernal -grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, common bent Agrostis capillaris and creeping soft-grass Holcus mollis along with wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella and varying amounts of bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta. Where t…

Ludham - Potter Heigham Marshes

…e the community is dominated by soft rush Juncus effusus and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum with common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii, bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, marsh lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica and marsh cinquefoil Com…

Chippenhall Green

…io. The grass sward contains a mixture of species, including sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, red fescue Festuca rubra and smooth stalked meadow grass Poa pratensis. Flote grass Glyceria fluitans and tufted hair grass Deschampsia cesp…

Muker Meadows

…fferent species. Dominant grass species in the sward include sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, downy oat grass Avenula pubescens, red fescue Festuca rubra, smooth meadow grass Poa pratensis and cock's foot Dactylis glomerata. A distinctive feature of the vegetation is the…

Bracklesham Bay

…h Elytrigia atherica, creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum form a distinctive sward in which a variety of herbs grow, including viper's bugloss Echium vulgare, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum and buck’s horn plantain Plantago coronopus. In …

Lower Red Lees Pasture

…s tail Cynosurus cristatus, common bent Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina with frequent Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and heath grass Danthonia decumbens. Various herbs are well represented within the sward, especially bird…

Fothering Holme

… slope with numerous damp areas. The sward contains frequent sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus and common bent Agrostis capillaris with occasional meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis. Herbs form a high proportion of the sward with spe…

Skendleby Psalter Banks

… dominant grass species in an open sward which also includes sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra, quaking grass Briza media and wood false brome Brachypodium sylvaticum. A Lincolnshire Wolds grassland feature abundant field scabious Knautia arvensi…

Ge-Mare Farm Fields

…sses including crested dog's tail, red fescue Festuca rubra, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, marsh foxtail Alopecurus geniculatus and rough stalked meadow grass Poa trivialis. A number of sedge species are present including glaucous sedge Carex flacca, hairy sedge Carex…

Coedydd Dyffryn Ffestiniog (Gogleddol)

…hout the woodlands, whereas common bent Agrostis capillaris, sweet-vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and creeping soft grass Holcus mollis occur on deeper soils. A wide variety of herb species occur in the field layer, including wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, tormentil Potentill…

Langley's Lane Meadow

…f grass occur, including creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, cock's foot Dactylis glomerata, red fescue Festuca rubra, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and upright brome Bromus erectus. Downy oat grass …

Oridge Street Meadows

…racteristic grasses include common bent Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, red fescue Festuca rubra and Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus. Common knapweed Centaurea nigra, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, cowslip Primu…

Birklands West and Ollerton Corner

…eschampsia flexuosa along with sheep's fescue Festuca ovina, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and common bent Agrostis capillaris. Characteristic herbs such as heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, tormentil Potentilla erecta and sheep's sorrel …

Cloatley Manor Farm Meadows

…n bent Agrostis capillaris, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum are all frequent and are joined by several other grasses, including meadow fox tail Alopecurus pratensis and quaking grass Briza media. Typical meadow herb species are abundant …

Sheephouse Wood

…In the drier areas wood anemone Anemone nemorosa occurs with sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and locally pale sedge Carex pallescens and common cow wheat Melampyrum pratense. The rides are mostly very wet, supporting species that include wil…

Mutlow's Orchard

…oxtail Alopecurus pratensis, cock's foot Dactylis glomerata, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and quaking grass Briza media. In addition to wild daffodil the associated herb flora in the meadow is characteristic of grassland where hay making followed by grazing has been t…

Gunnerton Nick

…rage Saxifraga granulataa. Other grasslands are dominated by sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus and cock’s foot Dactylis glomerata with herbs such as selfheal Prunella vulgaris and yarrow Achillea millefolium and some scattered bracke…

Higher Houghton

… bent Agrostis stolonifera, common bent Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and red fescue, occur on the deeper soils and over plateau deposits of Clay with Flints. On the deeper soils some of the typical chalk species still occur but only infrequently …

Stafford Brook

…d is characterised by purple moor grass Molinia caerulea and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, with brown bent Agrostis canina, red fescue Festuca rubra and several sedges including flea sedge Carex pulicaris a county rarity. Typical herbs are heath bedstraw Galium saxati…

Scotney Castle

…reas. One of these, dominated by fine leaved grasses such as sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and red fescue Festuca rubra has a population of green winged orchid Anacamptis morio, a species which has declined considerably in Kent in recent years. Another declining specie…

Coombhill Meadows

…ow is dominated by characteristic hay meadow grasses such as sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, red fescue Festuca rubra and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus. The northern meadow is drier in character and other species such as creeping b…

Southlake Moor

…e is considerable variation in species composition, although sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and meadow fescue Schedonorus pratensis are constant species. meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, meadow rue Thalictrum flavum and pepper saxifrage Si…

Far Holme Meadow

…e majority of the field supports a hay meadow community with sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, cock's foot Dactylis glomerata and red fescue Festuca rubra. Other grass species present include meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and common ben…

Blackmill Woodlands

…ayer characterised by common bent grass Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina and wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella. Bracken Pteridium aquilinum is also present and forms dense stands in more open areas. Typical bryophytes of the …

Steeple Langford Down

…ned herbs but has a greater proportion of grasses, including sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens and crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus. Steeple Langford Down is largely free from trees and scrub though there are a few clumps of hawt…

Muxton Marsh

…and rushes, including marsh fox tail Alopecurus geniculatus, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, carnation sedge Carex panicea, toad rush Juncus bufonius and jointed rush J. articulatus. Among less common species present are bristle club rush Isolepis setacea, marsh arrowgr…

Hooks Well Meadows, Great Cressingham

…n higher ground is dominated by red fescue Festuca rubra and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. Characteristic calcicole plants are present with quaking grass Briza media, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, purging flax Linum catharticum and hoary plantain Plantago media all…

Thundersley Great Common

…linia 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 uncommon in Essex, green ribbed sedge C…

Vange & Fobbing Marshes

…xture of grasses such as creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, soft brome Bromus hordeaceus, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, Cock's foot Dactylis glomerata, common couch Elytrigia repens, red fescue Festuca rubra, cat's tails Phleum…

White Horse Hill

…all grasses and herbs, with meadow barley Hordeum secalinum, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog’s-tail Cynosurus cristatus and the nationally scarce corky-fruited water-dropwort Oenanthe pimpinelloides among many meadow and rich fen species. The site provides e…

Ardblair and Myreside Fens

…rn Britain. It is predominantly black sedge Carex nigra with sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, marsh thistle Cirsium palustre and devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis. In places it grades into other communities such as sedge-rich fen containing slender sedge Carex lasio…

Clarke's Pool Meadow

…equent species of grass are common bent Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatas, quaking grass Briza mediand red fescue Festuca rubra. A diverse range of herbs are found in the sward, including common bird's foot trefoil Lotus c…

Mynydd Y Fflint / Flint Mountain

…hold a range of grasses, including red fescue Festuca rubra, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, common bent Agrostis capillaris, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, and crested dog’s-tail Cynosurus cristatus. Herbs are prominent, with frequent to abundant common knapweed Centaur…

Murcott Meadows

…tus, crested dog's tail, meadow barley Hordeum secalinum and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. Locally abundant on the ridges are several species characteristic of traditional grassland including pepper saxifrage, yellow rattle, quaking grass Briza media and saw wort Serr…

Snaper Farm Meadows

…nant grasses include crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and common bent Agrostis capillaris. Widespread and characteristic herbs include common bird's foot trefoil Lotus cornicu…

Hope Valley Meadows

…iety of grasses, the most abundant being crested dog’s tail, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, quaking grass Briza media, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and red fescue Festuca rubra. A varied herbaceous flora includes species characteristic of traditionally managed pastures…

Axbridge Hill and Fry's Hill

…h as red fescue Festuca rubra, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and common bent Agrostis capillaris are more abundant, as are herbs such as dropwort Filipendula vulgaris and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. On the deeper soils scattered patches o…

Doley Common

…wn bent Agrostis canina, purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, common sedge Carex nigra, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris and marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre. Meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum is a typical species of this community, he…

Nant Clydach Pastures

…ail Cynosurus cristatus, common knapweed Centaurea nigra and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. Several stands of tall-sedge swamp occur across the site, and are dominated either by Carex acutiformis or Carex paniculata, with the former type predominating. Adding to the di…

Earl's Croome Meadow

…, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, red fescue Festuca rubra and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. The upper slopes of the meadow, particularly on the tops of the 'ridge and furrow', are very diverse with quaking grass Briza media and hoary plantain Plantago media commonly oc…

Old Pulford Brook Meadows

…st prominent grass species are Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog’s-tail Cynosurus cristatus and meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis with a range of associated forbs including yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor, autumn hawkbit Scorzone…

Rhos Bryn-wichell

…t an acidic grassland community of red fescue Festuca rubra, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and pignut Conopodium majus, with heather Calluna vulgaris, devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, saw-wort Serratula tinctoria, betony Betonica officinalis and heath spotted-or…

Hunsdon Mead

…f Hunsdon Mead is mainly creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra and crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus. Roydon Mead contains the same grass species, but with meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis tending to be the …

Eglarooze Cliff

…ng soft grass Holcus mollis, cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus. The cliffs are particularly important for the occurrence of two Red Data Book* plant species: the slender bird’s-foot trefoil Lotus angustissim…

Coedydd De Dyffryn Maentwrog

…ogether with abundant common bent grass Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and creeping soft grass Holcus mollis, particularly in the grazed woodlands. A variety of herb species occur in the field layer, including wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, tormenti…

Dungeness, Romney Marsh and Rye Bay

…es the broom is eventually replaced by other species such as sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, wood sage Teucrium scorodonia and common sorrel Rumex acetosa and a rich lichen sward and ‘thin heath’ develops, with natural variation occurring where the shingle grades into g…

Cavan

…dia, Matt-grass Nardus stricta, red fescue Festuca rubra and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. Sedges are a frequent component of the sward with glaucous sedge Carex flacca, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, carnation sedge Carex panicea and flea sedge Carex pulicaris. Herb spe…

Burr Closes, Selby

…r grass Deschampsia cespitosa, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and cock's foot Dactylis glomerata dominate the sward, but many herbs are present including an abundance of greater burnet Sanguisorba officinalis and meadowsweet Filipendula ulm…

Strathfleet

…inated by grasses; wavy-hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and sweet-vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, and woodland herbs, such as; common cow-wheat Melampyrum pratense, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and wood sage Teucrium scorodonia. The oak woodland also supports a good range o…

Calf Hill and Cragg Woods

…owan. Throughout, grasses and mosses are frequent, including sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, common bent Agrostis capillaris, wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa and the mosses Plagiothecium undulatum and Polytrichum commune. Herbs present include wood sorrel Oxalis a…

Leziate, Sugar and Derby Fens

…neutral soils occurs on low lying ground with creeping Bent, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus as the dominant grasses. Lesser butterfly orchid Platanthera bifolia, fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea and yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor are …

Alvescot Meadows

…ssland and fen meadow communities. The sward is dominated by sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and carnation sedge Carex panicea. In the wettest areas, brown sedge Carex disticha and jointed rush Juncus articulatus do…

Blaentrothy Meadows (Caeau Blaentroddi)

…e most frequent grasses are common bent Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra, heath-grass, Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus and crested dog's-tail. Glaucous sedge Carex flacca is occasional. Herbs include common knapweed, dyer's gree…

Baldersdale Woodlands

…og’s mercury Mercurialis perennis, wood melick Melica uniflora, woodruff Galium odoratum, bugle Ajuga reptans, marsh hawk’s beard Crepis paludosa, meadow saxifrage Saxifraga granulataa and hard shield fern Polystichum aculeatum. The uncommon species recorded here include the gold…

Aughnadarragh Lough

…us Succisa pratensis, marsh cinquefoil Potentilla palustris, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and the moss Sphagnum squarrosum are typical of more base-rich areas. Acid grassland is dominated by purple moor grass Molinia caerulea with tormentil Potentilla erecta and heat…

Maes Meillion a Gefail-y-cwm

…il Cynosurus cristatus, common bent Agrostis capillaris, and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, with common knapweed Centaurea nigra, red clover Trifolium pratense, cat’s ear Hypochaeris radicata, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata and autumn hawkbit Scorzoneroides autum…

Selshion

… to the north-east of the area. tormentil Potentilla erecta, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium and occasional narrow buckler fern Dryopteris carthusiana are associated with this sward, over a mixed bryophyte carpet of Sphagnum c…

Bosworth Mill Meadow

…ommon bent Agrostis capillaris, red fescue Festuca rubra and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum with abundant pignut Conopodium majus and common sorrel Rumex acetosa. On moister more fertile soil these species are joined by many others including Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatu…

Mid Cornwall Moors

…and cock’s foot Dactylis glomerata, with crested dog’s tail, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra and heath grass Danthonia decumbens. Ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata, cat’s ear Hypochaeris radicata, bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, creep…

Pen-y-graig-goch

…has frequent tormentil Potentilla erecta and grasses such as sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, velvet bent Agrostis canina and Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus, but lacks plants characteristic of fen-meadow. Whorled caraway Carum verticillatum is common through much of the da…

Blackwater Valley

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

Clattinger Farm

…t brome Bromus erectus, meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, although seldom is any one species dominant. Slightly less common are quaking grass Briza media, meadow barley Hordeum…

Thetford Golf Course & Marsh

…sward contains an abundance of sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and crested hair fescue grass Koeleria macrantha. Associated herb species include lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria, common broomrape Orobanche mino…

Baysbrown Wood

… woodland, for example wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile with occasional bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus and common cow wheat Melampyrum pratense are also present. Ash, often associated with oak and dense …

Laurel Farm Meadow St. James South Elmham

…e plant species present include eleven grass species such as sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis and quaking grass Briza media. Flowering herbs include fairy flax Linum catharticum, cowslip Primula veris, adder's tongue fern Ophioglossum …

Afon Eden - Cors Goch Trawsfynydd

…ail Cynosurus cristatus, common bent Agrostis capillaris and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. The more frequent herbs include common knapweed Centaurea nigra, common bird’s-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus, eyebright Euphrasia officinalis and red clover Trifolium pratense…

Buckley Claypits and Commons

…s-tail Cynosurus cristatus, common bent Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and red fescue Festuca rubra, with yarrow Achillea millefolium, black knapweed Centaurea nigra, common bird’s-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus, meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis…

Cae Aber-Glanhirin

…ated by grasses such as the common bent Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dogs-tail Cynosurus cristatus and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus. Frequent associates include common knapweed Centaurea nigra, tormentil Potentilla erecta, yellow rattle R…

Cae Blaen-dyffryn

…nated by grasses, including common-bent Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, red fescue Festuca rubra and Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus, together with a mix of herbs such as common knapweed Centaurea nigra, common b…

Caeau Afon Gwili

…closure is drier and has common bent Agrostis capillaris and sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum as the principal grasses, with heath-grass Danthonia decumbens in the more acidic areas. Again there is a floristic variety, with much devil's-bit scabious, tormentil and some wh…

Caeau Ardwyn

…e is dominated by crested dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus and sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and has clearly been ploughed at some time in the past. An attractive herb-rich community is present, including locally abundant yellow bartisa Parentucellia viscosa, the populat…

Caeau Blaen-yr-Orfa

…oping ground nearby have, as grass dominants, Yorkshire-fog, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and crested dog's-tail, with much whorled caraway and yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minorthroughout the sward.The floristic diversity of these coalfield meadows provides nectal source…

Sutton Lane Meadows

…ccur throughout the meadows and include large populations of sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, common bent Agrostis capillaris and red fescue Festuca rubra. Also present are scarcer meadow species such as yellow oat grass Trisetum f…

White Carr Meadow

…et Sanguisorba officinalis, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, common knapweed Centaurea nigra and meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris being particularly abundant. Other species occurring within the meadow include bugle Ajuga reptans, betony …

Southey and Gotleigh Moors

…ten dominant in a sward containing red fescue Festuca rubra, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and heath wood rush Luzula multiflora. Where channels form within the marsh grassland, marsh marigold Caltha palustris, marsh violet Viola palustris and ragged-robin Silene flos-…

Gwaun Llan (Llan Pastures)

…lope is dominated by crested dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and red fescue Festuca rubra, with frequent yarrow Achillea millefolium, common knapweed Centaurea nigra, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata, …

Glannau Rhoscolyn

…moor-grass Molinia caerulea, tormentil Potentilla erecta and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. Maritime grassland is a relatively small component of the heathland areas but dominates the coastal slope and cliff top areas of the site between Pant yr Hyman and Borthwen. The…

Chilton Foliat Meadows

…dow grasses such as tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, sweet verbal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, with scattered hard rush Juncus inflexus in the damper areas. One meadow in particular exhibits a wide range of species characteristic of…

Compton Chine to Steephill Cove

…il Cynosurus cristatus, false brome Brachypodium sylvaticum, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis and frequent fern grass Catapodium rigidum. Herbaceous species include mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, wild thyme Thymus praecox, co…

Langford Meadow

…mp grassland which is dominated by red fescue Festuca rubra, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and crested dog’s-tail Cynosurus cristatus. Here the smaller sedges Carex flacca, C. panicea and Carex hirta are often abundant and herbs include bugle Ajuga reptans, the butterc…

Corsydd Nug a Merddwr

…laces the rushes as the dominant species and grasses such as sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and common bent Agrostis capillaris become frequent. At the west end of the site land located in the loops of the meanders consists entirely of wet …

Crabtree Green Meadow

…getation are plants such as common bent Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra and crested dog’s-tail Cynosurus cristatus, along with intermediate lady’s mantle, common knapweed Centaurea nigra, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus and…

College Valley Woodlands

…quilinum and grasses including Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and common bent Agrostis capillaris. Wet, flushed slopes support alder Alnus glutinosa woodland with, locally, ash Fraxinus excelsior, oak Quercus sp., wild cherry Prunus avium, …

Courthouse Grasslands

…a erecta, greater bird’s-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus and sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. Of particular interest are stands of fen-meadow, where the grassland is generally more species-rich, and includes frequent glaucous sedge Carex flacca, carnation sedge C. panice…

Birch Spinney and Mawsley Marsh

…mprises a large number of herbs and grasses characterised by sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, quaking grass Briza media, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule and salad …

Gwaun Pen-lan

…n altitude of 61 metres. The site is dominated by a sward of sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus and creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, containing the scarce quaking-grass Briza media, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, dyer’s greenweed Genista t…

Coombe Meadow

…ith other grasses including heath-grass Danthonia decumbens, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and velvet bent Agrostis canina. These are accompanied by abundant meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum and sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus together with other herbs such as b…

Hucclecote Meadows

…with other meadow species such as quaking grass Briza media, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, common bent Agrostis capillaris and meadow barley Hordeum secalinum. Herb species characteristic of such ancient meadow habitats here include large amounts of great burnet Sang…

Haydon Meadow

… Common bent Agrostis capillaris, red fescue Festuca rubra, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens are all frequent and are joined by several other grasses, including…

Slapton Ley

…– Rubus fruticosus sub-community (W22); Ulex europaeus – Rubus fruticosus scrub Anthoxanthum odoratum scrub-community (W23a); Pteridium aquilinum - Rubus fruticosus under-scrub Hyacinthoides non-scripta sub-community (W25a). Freshwater habitats The freshwater coastal lagoon is …

Kingerby Beck Meadows

…s. A wide range of grasses occurs within the site, including sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, red fescue Festuca rubra, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, common bent Agrostis capillaris, meadow barley Hordeum secalinum and tor grass Br…

Spring Meadows, Alderman's Head & Cow Croft Meadows

…ard, including crested dog’s tail, red fescue Festuca rubra, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, with lesser amounts of common bent Agrostis capillaris, smooth meadow grass Poa pratensis, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens and smaller cat’…

Castle River Valley

…'s fescue Festuca ovina, common bent Agrostis capillaris and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. Sedges are abundant in the sward and include glaucous sedge Carex flacca and carnation sedge Carex panicea. Herbs present are typical of traditionally managed drier grasslands a…

Rosie Curston's Meadow, Mattishall

…rass Lolium perenne, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and common bent Agrostis capillaris, along with glaucous sedge Carex flacca and the herbs black knapweed Centaurea nigra, common cat’s ear Hypochaeris radicata, oxeye daisy Leuca…

Gweunydd a Choed Pen-Ty (Pen-Ty Pastures & Wood)

…w Achillea millefolium amongst Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and crested dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus. This enclosure, in conjunction with the adjacent woodland, is noteworthy for its invertebrate fauna, with twenty-four species of butte…

Gwaun Troed-rhiw-seiri a Llyn Mynydd-gorddu

…rly herb-rich. The sward consists chiefly of sheep’s-fescue, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, heath grass Danthonia decumbens and spring-sedge Carex caryophyllea, with common dog-violet Viola riviniana, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, tormentil Potentilla erecta, eyebri…

Gweunydd Nant y Dernol

…redominant grasses here are common bent Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina along with a large number of characteristic associates including tormentil Potentilla erecta, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, harebell Campanula …

Piles Copse

…und flora is dominated by creeping soft-grass Holcus mollis, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and bracken Pteridium aquilinum and contains such herbs as sheep’s sorrel Rumex acetosella and wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella. In some areas, and especially amongst the granite bo…

Keadew

… acutiflorus as constant components of the sward, along with sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra, quaking grass Briza media and velvet bent Agrostis canina. Sedges are also constant and include carnation sedge Carex panicea and tawny sedge Carex hos…

Holnest

…at Ryewater and other herbs and grasses present here include sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, betony Betonica officinalis, grass vetchling Lathyrus nissolia and dyer’s greenweed Genista tinctoria. In addition to the reasons for not…

Tullybrick Lough

… Filipendula ulmaria, devils-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and more notably quaking grass Briza media and grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris at its only known County Armagh site. Above the flood level th…

Feystown

…n Northern Britain. Constant components of the sward include sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, common bent Agrostis capillaris, rough stalked meadow grass Poa trivialis, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and red fescue Festuca rubra. Herbs are also abundant in this grassland a…

Gosforth Park

…h grassland is dominated by Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum with some heather Calluna vulgaris. On damp ground this gives way to a sedge Carex spp. dominated species rich sward which includes ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, sneezewort Ac…

Caeau Glyn (Glyn Fields)

…ed fescue Festuca rubra, common bent Agrostis capillaris and sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, although perennial rye-grass Lolium perenne and rough meadow-grass Poa trivialis are abundant in the areas more heavily trampled by cattle. Common knapweed Centaurea nigra, cat'…

Caeau Ty-mawr

…pports a sward dominated by common bent Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dogs-tail Cynosurus cristatus, red fescue Festuca rubra and Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus, with frequent common knapweed Centaurea nigra, common birds-foot-trefoil Lotus …

Lower Coombe and Ferne Brook Meadows

…escue Festuca rubra, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis are amongst the most abundant. Other grass and herb species are found where the drier areas give way to the wet flush system. These includ…

Bickenhill Meadows

…is capillaris, meadow foxtail, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, common sorrel Rumex acetosa, cat’s ear Hypochaeris radicata, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata and yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor. The sward is enriched by the presence of co…

Tranmire

…carnation sedge Carex panicea, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, meadow sweet Filipendula ulmaria, marsh marigold Caltha palustris, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi and water mint Mentha aquatica. In places marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris…

Far Mains and Far Limekiln Close Meadows

…e the other contains crested dog's tail, perennial ryegrass, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra and quaking grass Briza media. Herb species such as cowslip Primula veris, great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, ribwort…

Swineley Meadow, Widdale

…f marsh marigold Caltha palustris. The sward is dominated by sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum with red fescue Festuca rubra and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens. jointed rush Juncus articulatus and carnation sedge Carex panicea are also abundant. Besides marsh marigol…

Dodgson Wood

…accinium myrtillus, wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum with heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, hard fern Blechnum spicant, bluebells and common cow wheat Melampyrum pratense. Small fast flowing streams are found throughout the site, sev…

Hunder Beck Juniper

…edstraw Galium saxatile and tormentil Potentilla erecta with sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, spring sedge Carex caryophyllea, pignut Conopodium majus, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa, mat grass Nardus stricta, common milkwort Polyga…

West Farm Meadow, Boldon

…raditionally managed hay meadows. Typically for such meadows sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus are the dominant grasses. Oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus, cat’s ear H…

Went Ings Meadows

…urnet Sanguisorba officinalis, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and common knapweed Centaurea nigra. Ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor and glaucous sedge Carex flacca…

Sydling Valley Downs

…a vulgaris and saw wort Serratula tinctoria are frequent and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera become the dominant grasses. Here close cropped ling Calluna vulgaris and other acid loving plants such as western gorse Ulex gallii and wo…

Low Redford Meadows

…ng the most abundant grasses with quaking grass Briza media, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens being widespread. Also of interest is the abundance of adder’s tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum, a small fern, in the turf.

The Cheddar Complex

…red fescue Festuca rubra, brown bent Agrostis capillaris and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum are also widespread. Associated species include spring sedge, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, pignut Conopodium majus, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and tormentil Potentilla erect…

Mynydd Marian

… quaking grass, red fescue Festuca rubra, sheep’s fescue and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum with prominent herbs including salad burnet, birds foot trefoil, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata and lady’ bedstraw Galium verum. Glaucous s…

Gwaun Efail-Llwydiarth

…iflorus and jointed rush J. articulatus, along with frequent sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, quaking-grass Briza media, crested dog’s-tail Cynosurus cristatus, common sedge Carex nigra, marsh-marigold Caltha palustris, water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile, greater bird'…

Tir Mawr a Dderi Hir, Llwydcoed

…gether with grasses such as common bent Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog’stail Cynosurus cristatus and red fescue Festuca rubra. Other herbs include ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata, meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris and red clover Tr…

Stoke Common Meadows

…aracteristic of neutral soils including large populations of sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra, common bent Agrostis capillaris, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. Other plants occ…

Bushy Park and Home Park

… Agrostis capillaris, squirrel tail fescue Vulpia bromoides, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, heath grass Danthonia decumbens, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, sheep’s sorrel Rumex acetosella, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, harebell Campanula rotundifolia and t…

Gweunydd Camnant

…n knapweed Centaurea nigra, common bent Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red clover Trifolium pratense and common cat’s-ear Hypochaeris radicata. Most of this grassland also supports plants that are typical of more acidic conditions, including autumn…

Yellow House Meadow

…ulmaria. In contrast, the dominant grasses on the ridges are sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, downy oat grass Avenula pubescens, meadow brome Bromus commutatus and red fescue Festuca rubra. Associated herbs include oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare, common birds foot tref…

Ballyrisk More

… component of the sward along with red fescue Festuca rubra, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and heath grass Danthonia decumbens. Sedges are also constant and include glaucous sedge Carex flacca and carnation sedge Carex panicea. Herbs typical of traditionally managed gr…

Croxley Common Moor

… verum. The freely draining conditions also support abundant sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, common cat's ear Hypochaeris radicata and common bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus with betony Betonica officinalis more locally distribute…

Larks Meadows

…cterised by grasses such as common bent Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus and red fescue Festuca rubra. Typical herb species include yarrow Achillea millefolium, common knapweed Centaurea nigra, rough hawkbit Leo…

Gweunydd Llechwedd-newydd

…d has a sward consisting of common bent Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, fescues Festuca ssp., Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and crested dog’s-tail Cynosurus cristatus. Other typical plants include tormentil Potentilla erecta, heath bedstraw Galium sa…

Aqualate Mere

…ra, red fescue Festuca rubra, brown bent Agrostis canina and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. Some of the more abundant herbs are marsh pennywort, Hydrocotyle vulgaris, creeping jenny Lysimachia nummularia, marsh ragwort Senecio aquaticus, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectu…

Kingswood Meadow

…er with grasses such as meadow-foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and smooth meadow-grass Poa pratensis. Soft-brome Bromus hordeaceus subs. hordeaceus, perennial rye-grass Lolium perenne, meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis, ribwort plantain Pl…

Westfield Bridge

…cue Festuca rubra, crested hair-grass Koeleria macrantha and sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. The site also has large colony of the locally uncommon greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha.

Lower Caerfaelog Pastures

…ris and crested dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus, and frequent sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, fescues Festuca spp., glaucous sedge Carex flacca, common knapweed Centaurea nigra, heath spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza maculata subsp. ericetorum, tormentil Potentilla erecta, de…

Pillar and Ennerdale Fells

…lchemilla alpina which forms a short sward with common bent, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and wild thyme Thymus praecox spp. arcticum. The crags themselves are made up of large blocks of Borrowdale Volcanics which have weathered to create a complex of steep faces, le…

Ron Ward's Meadow with Tadley Pastures

…ed fescue Festuca rubra, common bent Agrostis capillaris and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum with quaking grass Briza media and meadow brome Bromus commutatus present. The top of the slope on the gravel is the driest part of the meadow and is less species rich than furth…

Marked Ash Meadows

…iety of grasses, the most abundant being crested dog’s tail, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, common bent Agrostis capillaris and red fescue Festuca rubra. A varied herbaceous flora includes species characteristic of traditionally managed ha…

The Parish Field, Cae'r Rhedyn

…terised by grasses, such as common bent Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, red fescue Festuca rubra, and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus. Typical herb species include yarrow Achillea millefolium, common knapweed Cen…

Dyffrynoedd Nedd a Mellte a Moel Penderyn

…avy hair-grass with common bent Agrostis capillaris and some sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. Purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea is present occasionally and is sometimes abundant, while bilberry is absent or very rare except on inaccessible ledges and cliffs. The ground …

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

…in Ceredigion. The southern-most enclosures are dominated by sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus and creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera. The larger, western enclosures are modified lowland heath composed of dense stands of western gorse Ulex gal…

Parc-y-rhos

…agged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, common sedge Carex nigra and sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum are locally abundant. Other herbs include cuckoo-flower Cardamine pratensis, common marsh-bedstraw Galium palustre, marsh thistle Cirsium palustre, oval sedge Carex leporina and …

Pont Bancog

…rassland has a turf composed of a variety of grasses such as sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus and cocksfoot Dactylis glomerata. Other species, found are purging flax Linum catharticum, lesser knapweed Centa…

Ty'r Hen Forwyn

…s tail Cynosurus cristatus, common bent Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and red fescue Festuca rubra. Accompanying herbs include common cat’s-ear Hypochaeris radicata, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, eyebright Euphrasia sp, oxeye daisy Leucanthemum v…

Coed Nant Menascin

…is dominated by mixtures of common bent Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, wavy hair-grass Deschampsia flexuosa and creeping soft-grass Holcus mollis, with frequent wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella, bramble Rubus fruticosus and mosses such as Rhytidiadelp…

Rhos Gargoed

…ain the sward consists of a grass-sedge community containing sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra and purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea as the dominant grasses. Also present is the scarce quaking-grass Briza media. The site is notable for its abunda…

The Perch

…us grassland. The sward consists largely of grasses such as sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis, downy oat grass Helicotrichon pubescens and quaking grass Briza media. The most abundant herb species are, common rock rose Helianthemumnum m…

Rhos Llawr Cwrt

…ious Succisa pratensis, whorled caraway Carum verticillatum, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and wild angelica Angelica sylvestris. There are also extensive areas of rush pasture characterised by sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus accompanied by herbs, including comm…

Langford Heathfield

…ssland characterised by purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, Sweet V ernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, quaking grass Briza media, Flea sedge Carex pulicaris, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum occurs in the northern part of the site. Other species include sneezewort Achillea ptarmi…

Penorchard & Spring Farm Pastures

… grass sub community, with abundant red fescue, common bent, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus. Herbs present include tormentil Potentilla erecta, devil's bit scabious, autumn hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis, betony, common fleabane Pulic…

Woodland Park and Pontpren

…r stands, with species such as sheep’s-fescue Festuca ovina, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, small sedges Carex spp. and tormentil Potentilla erecta. Heathier areas have cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix and bog mosses Sphagnum spp.. Small patches of fen-meadow, with ab…

Gweunydd Somerton Meadows

…d fescue Festuca rubra are the most abundant grasses, whilst sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and crested dogs tail Cynosurus cristatus are frequent. The survival of a traditional holding of this kind is unusual and offers considerable scope for monitoring and studying th…

Irthing Gorge

…h Luzula sylvatica with wavy hair grass Descampsia flexuosa, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and mosses, particularly Mnium hornum and Dicranum majus. Small damp flushes are common on the upper slopes of the gorge. meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria and marsh willowherb Ep…

North Moor

… Lolium perenne with crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, creeping bent Agrostis stolonifer and tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa. The crested dog's tail, common knapweed Centaurea nigra, meadow rue Thalictrum flavum community is…

Monkwood Green

…with species such as crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and timothy Phleum pratense. The western part of the site is damper than the east, with a greater predominance of tufted hair grass and rushes Juncus spp. There are a number of a…

Moor Hall Meadows

…d by grasses such as crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, quaking grass Briza media and red fescue Festuca rubra with occasional yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens. cowslip Primula veris, betony Betonica officinalis and glaucous sedg…

Moorend Common

…act rush Juncus conglomeratus, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and common bent Agrostis capillaris dominate the relatively drier grassland, where mat grass Nardus stricta occurs in one of its very few Bucks localities. Other species are yell…

Otmoor

… drier areas have a sward which includes crested dog's tail, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, marsh foxtail Alopecurus geniculatus, sneezewort, black knapweed and self heal Prunella vulgaris. The northern most fields consist of semi improved grassland with red fescue Fes…

Hense Moor

…. Main sward components are Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. The site’s wide variety of habitats in turn supports a rich invertebrate fauna including of particular note the raft spider Dolomedes fimbriatus. Reptiles and amphibians are pre…

Lount Meadows

…terised by the dominance of common bent Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and heath grass Danthonia decumbens and contains such typical herb species as great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis, devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis, betony Betonica offici…

Pikes Farm Meadows

…eing Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, red fescue Festuca rubra, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and crested dog’s tail. The rich herbaceous flora includes species such as devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, green winged orchid Anacamptis …

Barrow Burn Meadows

…d characterised by wood crane’s bill Geranium sylvaticum and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum with a rich diversity of other herbs. These include pignut Conopodium majus, bitter vetch Lathyrus montanus, meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis, rough and autumn hawkbit Leontod…

Little Grubbins Meadow

…dominant grass, with crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and quaking grass Briza media conspicuous. The sward is herb rich with oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, dw…

Rye Street Meadows

…ated by grasses such as meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and red fescue Festuca rubra. In the lower lying, wetter parts rushes are common, particularly jointed rush Juncus articulatus. They are surrounded by largely unmanaged hedges co…

Pry and Bottom Meadows, Mid Mossdale

… and rushes that include purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra, carnation sedge Carex panicea and sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus. Within Pry Meadow the fen meadow grades into a damp meadow community characte…

Cloatley Farm

…most abundant species being common bent Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra, meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus. Tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa is ocally prominent where drainage is imp…

Roeveagh

…et bent Agrostis canina, heath grass Danthonia decumbens and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and the sedges glaucous sedge Carex flacca, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, carnation sedge Carex panicea and flea sedge Carex pulicaris. Herbs such as meadow thistle Cirsium dissect…

Burley and Rushpit Woods

…potted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii, water avens Geum rivale, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus. The lichen flora of the woods is diverse in the context of the East Midlands and of Regional importance. The woods have a rich dead w…

Skyreburn Grasslands

…y species such as crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus and sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, with some rarer species such as quaking grass Briza media and fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea also present. A nationally scarce eyebright Euphrasia officinalis agg. has also…

Charity Land

…ses, principally comprising common bent Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, cock’s foot Dactylis glomerata, the meadow grasses Poa pratensis and Poa trivialis and red fescue Festuca rubra, with smaller amounts of …

Ashes Pasture and Meadows

…ss Molinia caerulea with common bent Agrostis capillaris and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. Typical herb species include tormentil Potentilla erecta, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica. Pale sedge Carex pallescens is abundant and sharp-f…

New Scroggs

…fescue Festuca ovina, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis and quaking grass Briza media. Herbs present include wild thyme Thymus polytrichus, lady’s bedstraw Gali…

Eskamhorn Meadows

…ised by grasses such as meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens and red fescue Festuca rubra. The sward has a very high diversity of broadleaved species, with herbs…

Derrington Meadow

… most abundant of which are common bent Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, cock’s foot Dactylis glomerata, red fescue Festuca rubra, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens. Among the most abundant herbs are ribwort planta…

Debdale Meadow, Muston

…land is dominated by crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and red fescue Festuca rubra, although upright brome Bromus erectus is locally abundant on the drier ridges. Common bent Agrostis capillaris, common knapweed Centaurea nigra, Yor…

Holly Farm Meadow, Wendling

…sland with frequent ant hills is present on the drier soils. sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra and tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa are dominant with quaking grass Briza media, adder’s tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum, cowslip Primula veris, ho…

High Knock Shield Meadow

…ass Poa trivialis, false oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. Other species include ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, autumn hawk bit Scorzoneroides autumnalis, marsh hawk’s beard Crepis paludosa and common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchs…

White Park Bay

…ange of associated species such as red fescue Festuca rubra, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, sand sedge Carex arenaria, Portland spurge Euphorbia portlandica and field wood rush Luzula campestris, growing through a carpet of the pleurocarpous moss Rhytidiadelphus trique…

Bellerby Fields

… 'sweet vernal grass wood crane's bill' Cynosurus cristatus Centaurea nigra and Anthoxanthum odoratum Geranium sylvaticum types. The site lies at an altitude of approximately 230 metres above sea level and occupies a south east facing slope above a small tributary of the River S…

Skelton Pasture

…reat burnet. On drier ground within the mire grasses such as sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, common bent Agrostis capillaris, velvet bent Agrostis canina, field wood rush Luzula campestris and heath wood rush Luzula multiflora are prevalent. Occasional ling Calluna vulg…

Garrold's Meadow

…nt grasses of the sward are common bent Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus and red fescue Festuca rubra, together with occasional meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, cock'sfoot Dactylis glomerata, perennial rye g…

Upper Waterhay Meadow

… foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and meadow grasses Poa spp. Heavy applications of farmyard manure has resulted in slight agricultural improvement, with the fertility of the field raised marginally. Typical hay …

Laxton Sykes

…iety of grass species of which amongst the most abundant are sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, soft brome Bromus hordeaceous, red fescue Festuca rubra, Yorkshire fog Holcus mollis and quaking grass Briza media. The sykes contain a diverse herb flora including such typical…

Plumpton Pasture

…onshire and in great Britain. This community is dominated by sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, common bent Agrostis capillaris, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, common knapweed Centaurea nigra, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum and meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis with frequen…

Harker's House Meadows

…of grasses including crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, rough meadow grass Poa trivialis, meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis and red fescue Festuca rubra. Locally, where conditions are wetter sedges occ…

Little Scrubbs Meadow

…og's tail Cynosurus cristatus, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and locally abundant tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and velvet bent Agrostis canina. Associated herbs include common knapweed Centaurea nigra, Oxeye daisy Leucanthemum v…

South Lee Meadows

…nd Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus with other grasses including sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens and rough meadow grass Poa trivialis. These grasses are accompanied by a range of characteristic her…

Greenamoor

…e Cirsium dissectum, devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, tormentil Potentilla erecta, heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata and saw wort Serratula tinctoria. Wild angelica Angelica sylvestris, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi and …

Lydstep Head to Tenby Burrows

…bundant, with red fescue, smooth meadow-grass Poa pratensis, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, wall speedwell Veronica arvensis, dove's-foot crane's-bill Geranium molle, some lady's-bedstraw Galium verum and significant populations of lesser meadow-rue Thalictrum minus an…

Ballymacaldrack

…h red fescue Festuca rubra, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. Sedges are abundant in the sward and include glaucous sedge Carex flacca, carnation sedge Carex panicea, yellow sedge Carex viridula and tawny sedge Carex hostiana. Herbs presen…

Star Moss

…h bedstraw Galium saxatile, sheep's sorrel Rumex acetosella, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and scattered narrow buckler-fern. The eastern and western edges of the Moss are more open, supporting neutral grassland and fen with stands of willow carr. Star Moss is known as…

Levallymore

…ostis capillaris, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. Associated meadow species include herbs such as eyebright Euphrasia officinalis and common birdsfoot trefoil Lotus corniculatus. Although many of the fields at Levallymore are d…

Loch a' Mhuilinn

… prevailing field layer is herb-rich grassland, dominated by sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and bents Agrostis spp. Ferns are well-represented, including the hay-scented buckler fern Dryopteris aemula. Lichen assemblage The main lichen habitats are found on the old tree…

Carrowcarlin

…ng bent Agrostis stoloni/era, carnation sedge Carex panicea, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, meadow sweet Filipendula ulmaria, water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile, marsh cinquefoil Potentilla palustris and lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula. A number of additional sp…

Moyrourkan Lough

…Angelica Angelica sylvestris, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and Yorkshire fog Holeus lanatus. In the south-west of the area, the fen becomes more acidic in character with bottle sedge Carex rostrata and Sphagnum squarrosum dominant, and o…

Drumcarn

…ing alongside such species as carnation sedge Carex panicea, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, velvet bent Agrostis canina, tormentil Potentilla erecta, devils-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, marsh violet Viola palustris, wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris, marsh pennywort…

Greenan Lough

…rush Juncus effusus, sharp flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and red fescue Festuca rubra. On the western side of the lough, scrub woodland has developed. hazel Corylus avellana is the dominant species. with o…

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