Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Strath an Loin

…Merlin (Falco columbarius) Red-throated diver (Gavia stellata) Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus) Wigeon (Mareca penelope) Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola)

West Halladale

…Merlin (Falco columbarius) Red-throated diver (Gavia stellata) Short-eared owl (Asio flammeus) Wigeon (Mareca penelope) Wood sandpiper (Tringa glareola)

River Borgie

…Merlin (Falco columbarius) Red-throated diver (Gavia stellata) Short-eared owl (Asio flammeus) Wigeon (Mareca penelope) Wood sandpiper (Tringa glareola) The mouth of the River Borgie SSSI overlaps part of Invernaver SSSI which is designated for the geological and biological feat…

Strathmore Peatlands

…Merlin (Falco columbarius) Red-throated diver (Gavia stellata) Short-eared owl (Asio flammeus) Wigeon (Mareca penelope) Wood sandpiper (Tringa glareola) Otter (Lutra lutra) Marsh saxifrage (Saxifraga hirculus)

South Thames Estuary and Marshes

…rds 6 found within the site include hen harrier Circus cyaneus, short eared owl Asio flammeus, ruff Calidris pugnax, common tern Sterna hirundo, avocet and golden plover Pluvialis apricaria. Vegetation The saltmarshes support characteristic vegetation dominated by the saltmarsh…

Goonhilly Downs

…co columbarius, kestrel Falco tinnunculus, buzzard Buteo buteo, short-eared owl Asio flammeus, barn owl Tyto alba, peregrine Falco peregrinus and hen harrier Circus cyaneus.

Whitacre Heath

…distributions, teal Anas crecca and ruddy duck Oxyura jamaicensis, have bred occasionally. Two species of wader breed here regularly, snipe Gallinago gallinago and redshank Tringa totanus. Kingfisher Alcedo atthis nests in the river bank. Warblers are well represented by grassho…

West Borgie

…rent species such as black bog rush Schoenus nigricans and slender sedge Carex lasiocarpa. A distinctive type of blanket bog - Racomitrium watershed blanket bog – is found to the west of Loch na Moine. This habitat is characterised by fairly deep, oval, closely-spaced pools separ…

North Lowther Uplands

…co columbarius, breeding Peregrine Falco peregrinus, breeding Short-eared owl Asio flammeus, breeding

Muirkirk Uplands

…us cyaneus, breeding Hen harrier Circus cyaneus, non-breeding Short-eared owl Asio flammeus, breeding Peregrine Falco peregrinus, breeding Merlin Falco columbarius, breeding Golden plover Pluvialis apricaria, breeding

Skomer Island and Middleholm

…ssa tridactyla, for breeding chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax and short-eared owl Asio flammeus as well as for grey seal Halichoerus grypus which breed and haul out on the foreshore. The reef communities of the littoral zone, together with the sea caves around the island, is also …

Syre Peatlands

… numerous ladder fens, with their characteristic stands of slender sedge Carex lasiocarpa and hummocks of the uncommon Sphagnum austinii. The nationally scarce bog orchid Hammarbya paludosa occurs in areas where water flow has concentrated scarce nutrients. Birds The site has nat…

Coladoir Bog

…forms part of the hunting range of hen harrier Circus cyaneus , short-eared owl Asio flammeus , peregrine Falco peregrinus and golden eagle Aquila chrysaetos . Otters Lutra lutra are known to use the Coladoir River. REMARKS Coladoir Bog SSSI is part of the Coladoir Bog Special A…

Moine Mhor

…s Cardamine amara, greater tussock-sedge Carex paniculata, slender sedge Carex lasiocarpa, heath spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza maculata subsp. ericetorum, and nodding bur-marigold Bidens cernua. West of the Islandadd Bridge the estuarine habitat is extensive (about 300 ha) and ther…

West Strathnaver

… between 140m and 220m altitude with numerous knolls, valleys and basins and occasional small hills. A range of types of blanket bog have developed on valley sides, terraces, valley bottoms and basins, differing in their patterns of water and nutrient flow. Common to all these bo…

Migneint-Arenig-Dduallt

…ris alpina, snipe Gallinago gallinago, curlew Numenius arquata, short-eared owl Asio flammeus, whinchat Saxicola rubetra, stonechat Saxicola torquatus, wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe, ring ouzel Turdus torquatus and raven Corvus corax. Little grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis, teal Anas c…

Forest of Clunie

…cus cyaneus Merlin Falco columbarius Osprey Pandion haliaetus Short-eared owl Asio flammeus Clear-water lakes or lochs with aquatic vegetation and poor to moderate nutrient levels Atlantic salmon Salmo salar Brook lamprey Lampetra planeri River lamprey Lampetra fluviatilis …

Shielton Peatlands

…rius), breeding Red-throated diver (Gavia stellata), breeding Short-eared owl (Asio flammeus), breeding Wigeon (Mareca penelope), breeding Wood sandpiper (Tringa glareola), breeding Marsh saxifrage (Saxifraga hirculus) Otter (Lutra lutra)

West Pennine Moors

…lumbarius, peregrine Falco peregrinus, curlew Numenius arquata, short eared owl Asio flammeus, wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe the, raven Corvus corax and twite Linaria flavirostris. The higher areas of blanket bog with shorter vegetation and pools are important for nesting golden plo…

Strath Duchally

…Merlin (Falco columbarius) Red-throated diver (Gavia stellata) Short-eared owl (Asio flammeus) Wigeon (Mareca penelope) Wood sandpiper (Tringa glareola)

Curry and Hay Moors

…egularly winter on the flooded fields. Raptor species such as short eared owl * Asio flammeus, merlin * Falco columbarius and peregrine * Falco peregrinus regularly hunt over the site in winter. The moist fields in spring and early summer support a diverse and numerous breeding b…

Cnoc an Alaskie

…rlin (Falco columbarius) Red-throated diver (Gavia stellata) Short-eared owl (Asio flammeus) Wigeon (Anas penelope) Wood sandpiper (Tringa glareola)

Wet Moor

…is pugnax, curlew Numenius arquata and redshank Tringa totanus. Short eared owl Asio flammeus also winter on the Moor. Snipe and lapwing nest on the moist meadows with smaller numbers of redshank, curlew and black-tailed godwit Limosa limosa breeding regularly. The area supports …

Crouch and Roach Estuaries

…North Fambridge and Foulness, green sandpiper Tringa ochropus, short eared owls Asio flammeus, hen harrier Circus cyaneus and merlin Falco columbarius which have a roost at Hullbridge. The Essex Wildlife Trust reserve at Woodham Fen is often used by Jack snipe Lymnocryptes minimu…

Carstairs Kames

…forms part of the hunting range of hen harrier Circus cyaneus , short-eared owl Asio flammeus , peregrine Falco peregrinus and golden eagle Aquila chrysaetos . Otters Lutra lutra are known to use the Coladoir River. Habitats : Blanket bog : Depressions on the peat substrates Bir…

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

… nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus. Over-wintering species include short-eared owl Asio flammeus. The moss complex is also a local stronghold for the adder Vipera berus. Remarks: Wem Moss is subject to common rights of grazing. Wem Moss is managed as a Nature Reserve by the Shropsh…

Borlasevath and Retallack Moor

…valuable wintering ground for hen harrier (Circus cyaneus) and short-eared owl (Asio flammeus). As well as natural transitions from mire to standing and running water, a series of ponds (some large) have been constructed on the eastern slope. They are however developing a typica…

Blaeberry Island Bog

…over a bryophyte carpet of pointed spear moss Calliergonell cuspidatum, with occasional heart leaved spear moss Calliergon cordifolium and tree moss Climacium dendroides. Open water in wet cuttings and ditches provides further habitat diversity, with species such as bog pondweed …

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

… nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus. Over wintering species include short eared owl Asio flammeus. The moss complex is also a local stronghold for the adder Vipera berus.

Dark Peak

…eak, except in some old stands of heather, particularly on steep cloughs and occasionally in bilberry heath. cowberry is locally frequent amongst bilberry, particularly east of the Derwent Valley where in some areas it exceeds bilberry to become completely dominant, a most unusua…

South Pennine Moors

…on suitable crags and disused quarries and up to three pairs of short eared owl Asio flammeus have nested in recent years. The moors also support wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe, whinchat Saxicola rubetra, ring ouzel Turdus torquatus and in some years stonechat Saxicola rubicola. The …

Berwyn

…proportions of the Welsh populations of other species including short-eared owl Asio flammeus, golden plover Pluvialis apricaria, red grouse Lagopus lagopus and black grouse Lyrurus tetrix. A colony of the Welsh clearwing moth Synanthedon scoliaeformis, a Red Data Book species i…

Plumstone Mountain

…buteo, merlin Falco columbarius, hen harrier Circus cyaneus and short eared owl Asio flammeus, the latter two species roosting on the site. Within the heathland, Dartford warbler Sylvia undata, yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella, stonechat Saxicola rubicola, meadow pipit Anthus pra…

Bodmin Moor, North

…y acid amorphous waterlogged peaty soils. On steep bouldery slopes there are occasional exposures of well-drained humic brown podzols, and much of the metamorphic aureole is overlain by typical well-drained, loamy brown podzolic soils. The diverse topography and soils give rise …

Dunsdon Farm

… such as curlew Numenius arquata, snipe Gallinago gallinago and short-eared owl Asio flammeus. This sheltered site is also very rich in invertebrates. Twenty six butterfly species breed here including two nationally restricted species, the wood white Leptidea sinapis and the mar…

Truderscaig

…rlin (Falco columbarius) Red-throated diver (Gavia stellata) Short-eared owl (Asio flammeus) Wigeon (Mareca penelope) Wood sandpiper (Tringa glareola)

Martin and Tidpit Downs

…uteo, hen harrier Circus cyaneus, kestrel Falco tinnunculus and short eared owl Asio flammeus. Montagu’s harrier Circus pygargus has successfully bred in recent years. Martin Down is regarded as of regional importance as a regular breeding site for the secretive quail Coturnix co…

Eastern Peak District Moors

…m myrtillus and crowberry Empetrum nigrum are the commonest associates, with occasionally cross leaved heath Erica tetralix and cowberry Vaccinium vitis-idaea. On the central moors, particularly Big Moor, Totley Moor and Ramsley Moor, purple moor grass becomes more prevalent and …

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