Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Mill and Whiskershiel Burns

…northern edge of its range in North East England. Three ferns; green spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes ramosum, maidenhair spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes and wall rue Asplenium ruta-muraria occur on a limestone outcrop. Other Information Part of this site, along the Mill Burn, i…

Eryri

…-plantain Luronium natans, tufted saxifrage Saxifraga cespitosa, Killarney fern Trichomanes speciosum, oblong woodsia Woodsia ilvensis and alpine woodsia Woodsia alpina, along with assemblages of rock, cliff ledge and crevice plants, montane grassland plants and aquatic and margi…

Kingdown and Middledown

…ulgaris and small scabious Scabiosa columbaria. The ferns maidenhair spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes, wall rue Asplenium ruta-muraria, rusty back Asplenium ceterach and southern polypody Polypodium cambricum all grow on this site. Middledown is situated approximately three kilo…

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

…er. Here bird’s-nest orchid Neottia nidus-avis can be found. Hart’s-tongue fern Asplenium scolopendrium and ramsons Allium ursinum cling to the shady, humid, steep rocky slopes of the gorge sides of the River Clwyd. Temporary gaps in the canopy where felling has occurred have the…

Farleton Knott

…e common species including wall lettuce Mycelis muralis, maiden hair spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes, wall rue Asplenium ruta-muraria, hart's tongue fern Asplenium scolopendrium and herb Robert Geranium robertianum. Scrub and tree cover is rather sparse on Farleton Knott due to …

Clints Quarry

… bramble and a wide range of ferns, such as brittle bladder fern, hart's tongue Asplenium scolopendrium and spleenworts Asplenium ruta-muraria and Asplenium trichomanes. On the eastern side of the quarry scrub gives way to woodland dominated by ash and sycamore with occasional st…

Middlebarrow

…ury Mercurialis perennis, male fern Dryopteris filix-mas and hart's tongue fern Asplenium scolopendrium. Weaknesses and cracks in the grike walls are colonised by maidenhair spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes and wall rue Asplenium ruta-muraria which are abundant throughout the si…

Friar's Oven

… in the northern field supports further species including maidenhair spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes, wall rue Asplenium ruta-muraria and wild thyme Thymus praecox. Also found on the rock is wall whitlow grass Draba muralis which is only recorded from three locations in Somerset…

Underlaid Wood

…ercury Mercurialis perennis, male fern Dryopteris filix-mas, hart's tongue fern Asplenium scolopendrium and hard shield fern Polystichum aculeatum. Weaknesses and cracks in the grike walls are colonised by maidenhair spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes and wall rue Asplenium ruta-mu…

Marble Quarry and Hale Fell

…de tolerant plants such as herb Robert Geranium robertianum, hart’s tongue fern Asplenium scolopendrium, male fern Dryopteris filix-mas and hard shield fern Polystichum aculeatum. Weaknesses and cracks in the grike walls are colonised by wall lettuce Mycelis muralis, maidenhair s…

Halesend Wood

…nd shrubs. They support a rich variety of ferns including maidenhair spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes hart’s tongue Asplenium scolopendrium, broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata and polypody Polypodium vulgare. The woodland provides habitat for a number of animals including bad…

Coed Afon Crewi

…as a variety of ferns, including lady-fern Athyrium filix-femina, hart's-tongue Asplenium scolopendrium, maidenhair spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes and the rare hay-scented buckler-fern Dryopteris aemula, here at its only known location in Montgomeryshire.

Belmore Mountain

…buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata, male fern Dryopteris filix-mas, hart's-tongue Asplenium scolopendrium and soft shield fern Polystichum setiferum. The species-rich herb and moss layers reflect the underlying base-rich limestone rocks and include enchanter's nightshade Circaea lu…

Creuddyn

…ords-and-ladies, dog’s mercury and herb-Robert. The ferns maidenhair spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes and hart’s-tongue Asplenium scolopendrium also thrive in the deep shade inside the grikes. Rare vascular plants on the site that have a disjunct distribution in the British Isles…

Axbridge Hill and Fry's Hill

…um and spring cinquefoil Potentilla tabernaemontani. Ferns including rustyback Asplenium ceterach, wall rue Asplenium ruta-muraria and maidenhair spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes grow on the rocks themselves. The site is also nationally important for non vascular plants, especia…

Clints Crags, Blindcrake

…hade. Ferns are well represented as components of the grike flora with wall rue Asplenium ruta-muraria, maidenhair spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes, brittle bladder fern Cystopteris fragilis and common polypody Polypodium vulgare present. South of Clints Crags the ground slopes a…

The Perch

…cury Mercurialis perennis are common. On the rockiest ground hart’s tongue fern Asplenium scolopendrium and maiden hair spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes are abundant and broad leaved helleborine Epipactis helleborine is present. The nationally rare purple gromwell Lithospermum pu…

Spindlestone Heughs

…below. A North facing crag has sea plantain Plantago maritima, black spleenwort Asplenium adiantum-nigrum, maidenhair spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes and polypody Polypodium vulgare. Spring cinquefoil Potentilla tabernaemontani is found on a steep bank within an open pine planta…

Marlbank

…Geranium robertianum, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and the ferns hart's-tongue Asplenium scolopendrium, brittle bladder fern Cystopteris fragilis, wall rue Asplenium ruta-muraria and maidenhair spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes. In addition, stunted forms of shrub species such as…

Galboly

…pteris dilatata. Rock cliff faces and large boulders also have black spleenwort Asplenium adiantum-nigrum, hart's-tongue Phyllitis scolopendrium and maidenhair spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes. The ground flora consists mostly of bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta and a reasonab…

Ulva, Danna and the McCormaig Isles

…lude the locally-rare lesser tussock sedge Carex diandra, maidenhair spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes, juniper Juniperus communis and Scots lovage Ligusticum scoticum. The site is also important for bryophytes with over 200 species having been recorded within the SSSI. Habitats w…

Glenariff Glen

…d wood fescue Festuca altissima, as well as ferns such as maidenhair spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes and hart's-tongue Phyllitis scolopendrium. Rare and scarce plants include common wintergreen Pyrola minor and intermediate wintergreen Pyrola media, with beech fern Phegopteris c…

Chrome and Parkhouse Hills

…obertianum, brittle bladder fern Cystopteris fragilis and maidenhair spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes. The nationally rare Jacob’s ladder Polemonium caeruleum has its stronghold in the Peak District and grows in profusion in one area. Within the site deeper pockets of acid soils …

The Allers and Lilburn Valley Junipers

…s present include hard shield fern Polystichum aculeatum, maidenhair spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes, polypody Polypodium vulgare, primrose Primula vulgaris, opposite leaved and alternate leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium and C. alternifolium and moschatel Ad…

Swindale Wood

…rley Hordelymus europaeus, mountain melick Melica nutans, maidenhair spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes, rough horsetail Equisetum hyemale and a species of polypody fern unusual in the region Polypodium interjectum. The rare shady horsetail Equisetum pratense has also been recorded…

Alness River Valley

…ver with species such as hairy-brome Bromopsis ramosa and maidenhair spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes. On the flood plain, there are banks of shingle where species such as globeflower Trollius europaeus occur.

Salt Lake Quarry

…hymus praecox, brittle bladder fern Cystopteris fragilis, maidenhair spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes and, notably, rigid buckler fern Dryopteris submontana. Where water drips down the cliff face, the moss Cratoneuron filicinum is associated with the formation of tufa deposits. T…

Tilberthwaite Gill

…is acetosella, soft shield fern Polystichum setiferum and maidenhair spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes. A typical moss flora is present with abundant Marsupella emarginata, Scapania undulata, Racomitrium aciculare and Brachythecium plumosum. The junction of the two sections of gil…

Creag Dhubh

…cies amongst which the rock whitebeam Sorbus rupicola and maidenhair spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes are of interest. The blocky scree below the cliffs has scattered hazel and birch with a rich carpet of bryophytes (mosses and lichens). Some of the bryophytes are Atlantic wester…

Sloughan and Willmount Glens

…al conditions for a diverse fern community which includes maidenhair spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes, hart's-tongue Phyllitis scolopendrium, hard shield-fern Polystichum aculeatum, and the rare beech fern Phegopteris connectilis. These wet rock faces also provided an ideal niche…

Lords Wood and Pasture

…abundant on the limestone outcrops with ferns such as the maidenhair spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes. One of the best examples of herb rich pasture grassland which reflects a tradition of low intensity grazing management without the use of artificial fertilisers. Common knapweed…

West Fermanagh Scarplands

…es such as herb Robert Geranium robertianum and the ferns maidenhair spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes and hart's-tongue Phyllitis scolopendrium. In addition, stunted forms of shrub species such as blackthorn Prunus spinosa and hazel Corylus avellana are often present in the grike…

Sleightholme Beck Gorge - The Troughs

…ulder scree. Ferns form a prominent component and include maidenhair spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes, green spleenwort A. viride and brittle bladder fern Cystopteris fragilis. In shaded crevices woodland plants such as wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, wood millet Milium effusum, d…

Cadair Idris

…yn Arran and at Llyn Gafr, have a more lime loving flora. Maidenhair spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes, green spleenwort A. viride and brittle bladder fern Cystopteris fragilis are found in the crevices on these rocks. Lush tall-herbs grow on the basic ledges around Cwm Cau. The p…

Pikedaw Calamine Caverns

…e scarp which exhibits vein mineralisation. Ferns such as maidenhair spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes, green spleenwort A. viride and brittle bladder fern Cystopteris fragilis are found in sheltered crevices in the rock. Herb rich calcareous grassland is dispersed throughout the …

Scoska Wood

…id level of the wood supports a number of ferns including maidenhair spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes and hard shield fern Polystichum aculeatum, as well as the local baneberry Actaea spicata. Towards the pasture edge, where the canopy opens, a tall herb community has developed c…

Town Kelloe Bank

… selaginoides and grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris. Maidenhair spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes and an unusual inland population of sea plantain Plantago maritima occur in crevices in small outcrops of Magnesian Limestone. Scrub, comprising hawthorn Crataegus monogyna, blac…

South Whiteness

…nclude the locally rare stone bramble Rubus saxatilis and maidenhair spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes as well as species more typical of Shetland limestone flora such as fairy flax Linum catharticum, moss campion Silene acaulis, hoary whitlowgrass Draba incana, lady’s-mantle Alch…

Braade

…n Cystopteris fragilis, hay-scented fern Dryopteris aemula and green spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes-ramosum. The vegetation at the base of the slope is typical of acid fens and is characterised by the presence of ragged Robin Lychnis flos-cuculi, bottle sedge Carex rostrata and…

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