Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

St Cyrus and Kinnaber Links

…merata, which is widespread. Sea wormwood Artemisia maritima, purple milk vetch Astragalus danicus, maiden pink Dianthus deltoides, wild liquorice Astragalus glycyphyllos, rough clover Trifolium scabrum, knotted clover Trifolium striatum , viper’s-bugloss Echium vulgare, hemp-agr…

Craigs of Lundie and Ardgarth Loch

… the coast. Notable species include hairy violet Viola hirta, purple milk-vetch Astragalus danicus and bloody crane’s-bill Geranium sanguineum. Below the cliffs there is an area of rush-dominated valley fen and heathland where viviparous bistort Persicaria vivipara occurs in its …

Holywell Banks

…r Pulsatilla vulgaris, bastard toadflax Thesium humifusum and purple milk vetch Astragalus danicus. Robinson's field, the western part of the site, includes a flat area dominated by red fescue Festuca rubra, upright brome and white clover Trifolium repens although salad burnet Po…

Luffenham Heath Golf Course

…ious Scabiosa columbaria, horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa, purple milk vetch Astragalus danicus and rock rose Helianthemum nummularium. The site also contains small areas of acidic grass heath, characterised by the presence of heather Calluna vulgaris, heath grass Danthonia de…

Cranwich Camp

…er's bugloss Echium vulgare and lady’s bedstraw Galium verum. Purple milk vetch Astragalus danicus, common rose Helianthemum nummularium are locally frequent in the more calcareous areas together with the Breckland specialities Spanish catchfly Silene otites and purple stem cat’s…

Barnack Hills & Holes

…l of limestone grassland occur including a number of orchids, purple milk vetch Astragalus danicus and the common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium. The site is managed by sheep grazing in association with a programme of scrub control so that appropriate habitat conditions can b…

Leckhampton Hill and Charlton Kings Common

…or county level. These include fly orchid Ophrys insectifera, purple milk vetch Astragalus danicus and the nationally scarce musk orchid Herminium monorchis. It is also one of only four Gloucestershire sites for the rare meadow clary Salvia pratensis. There is extensive scrub dev…

Stonepit and Nova Slacks

…ianthemum nummularium, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria and purple milk vetch Astragalus danicus. The grassland on the opposite, north facing slope is more neutral in character; being dominated by grasses including timothy Phleum pratense, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus…

Durham Coast

…nthemum nummularium, bloody crane’s bill Geranium sanguineum, purple milk vetch Astragalus danicus, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria, saw wort Serratula tinctoria and pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis. Wet flushes support a range of vegetation from carpets of the moss Pal…

Craig Leek

…ne cinquefoil Potentilla crantzii are also found and the rare purple milk-vetch Astragalus danicus has also been spur’, located 3 km east of Braemar, on recorded. A rare butterfly, the northern brown argus, the larvae of which feed exclusively on rockrose, also occurs here. Rock …

Copper Hill

…e Helianthemum nummularium, spiny rest-harrow Ononis spinosa, purple milk vetch Astragalus danicus, purging flax Linum catharticum and harebell Campanula rotundifolia. The man orchid Orchis anthorpophora occurs here, at the northern edge of its range in Britain. Several species …

Hadston Links

…Thalictrum minus, burnet rose Rosa spinosissima and, locally, purple milk vetch Astragalus danicus, species which are considered to be characteristic of dune grassland in Northumberland. Hollows in the dunes have been created both naturally, by wind erosion and drainage and by ma…

Great Wilbraham Common

…er of locally uncommon species are also present. They include purple milk vetch Astragalus danicus, felwort Gentianella amarella, meadow saxifrage Saxifraga granulataa, green winged orchid Anacamptis morio and sulphur clover Trifolium ochroleucon.

Fleam Dyke

…a. Associated herbs include dropwort Filipendula vulgaris and purple milk vetch Astragalus danicus. Areas of the Dyke are covered by calcareous scrub which has developed over formerly open grassland. hawthorn Crataegus monogyna forms dense thickets but many other shrub species ar…

Newmarket Heath

…ild thyme Thymus praecox, horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa, purple milk vetch Astragalus danicus, sainfoin Onobrychis viciifolia, kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria and lesser meadow rue Thalictrum minus. Of particular interest is the number of nationally scarce species present,…

Garron Point

…luding a number that are uncommon in Aberdeenshire. These are purple milk-vetch Astragalus danicus, meadow saxifrage Saxifraga granulata, carline thistle Carlina vulgaris and bloody crane’s-bill Geranium sanguineum. The last two species are associated with base-rich soils, which …

Devil's Dyke

…k rose Helianthemum nummularium. Some uncommon plants such as purple milk vetch Astragalus danicus, bastard toadflax Thesium humifusum and the pasque flower Pulsatilla vulgaris are also present together with a number of national rarities. The chalk scrub is dominated by thickets …

Firth of Forth

…ifrage Pimpinella saxifraga, agrimony Agrimonia eupatoria and purple milk-vetch Astragalus danicus. Saltmarsh Important areas of saltmarsh are supported at Skinflats, Tyninghame and Aberlady. Dumbarnie Links contains the largest area of saltmarsh on the north shore of the Firth o…

Galley and Warden Hills

…n field fleawort Senicio integrifolius is found here and both purple milk vetch Astragalus danicus and knapweed broomrape Orobanche elatior have been recorded on this site. The nationally rare plant great pignut Bunium bulbocastanum is widespread throughout the site. The scattere…

Brassey Reserve and Windrush Valley

…cress Microthlaspi perfoliatum and unusually large amounts of purple milk vetch Astragalus danicus and bastard toadflax Thesium humifusum. Part of the site supports a large population of green winged orchid Anacamptis morio. The Marsh occupies the valley floor and is dominated by…

Barns Ness Coast

…ptionally diverse range of wild flowers, with species such as purple milk-vetch Astragalus danicus, restharrow Ononis repens and red and white campion (Silene dioica and S. latifolia). The site as a whole supports a number of locally rare plant species, including sea milkwort Gla…

Little Heath, Barnham

…s and wild thyme Thymus praecox. Locally rare species such as purple milk vetch Astragalus danicus and rest-harrow Ononis repens also occur in small numbers and in some places scattered flint and chalk fragments litter the surface and these often support lichen rich communities, …

Westwell Gorse

…small scabious Scabiosa columbaria together with the uncommon purple milk vetch Astragalus danicus and chalk milkwort Polygala calcarea. The downy fruited sedge grows in this herb rich grassland and is present at an unusually high density; the population is estimated to be over 4…

Ancaster Valley

…imestone grassland include kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria, purple milk vetch Astragalus danicus, clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata, stemless thistle Cirsium acaule, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, dyer's greenweed Genista tinctoria, field gentian Gentianella campestris, …

Risby Warren

…ine thistle Carlina vulgaris, purging flax Linum catharticum, purple milk vetch Astragalus danicus and common centaury Centaurium erythraea. Bracken Pteridium aquilinum dominates the vegetation on the deeper more loamy soil of the south facing slope and the valley floor in associ…

Grimsthorpe Park

…ed stone quarries which have a rich limestone flora including purple milk vetch Astragalus danicus, clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata, marjoram Origanum vulgare, quaking grass Briza media, autumn gentian Gentianella amarella and wild thyme Thymus praecox.

Barnsley Warren

…it scabious Succisa pratensis, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, purple milk vetch Astragalus danicus and dyer's greenweed Genista tinctoria. There is also a rich orchid flora including early purple orchid Orchis mascula, green winged orchid O. morio and bee orchid Ophrys apifera. B…

Deadman's Grave, Icklingham

…reas. Typical species include purging flax Linum catharticum, purple milk vetch Astragalus danicus, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria, blue fleabane Erigeron acris and eyebright Euphrasia spp. The sparsely vegetated chalk has a similar range of species but is also notable for t…

Therfield Heath

… a lesser, though increasing, diversity of species, including purple milk vetch Astragalus danicus and horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa. The site also includes mixed scrub communities at various stages of development and two areas of mature beech woodland. The latter is best de…

Sherburn Willows

…d fescue Festuca rubra together with such flowering plants as purple milk vetch Astragalus danicus, common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii, pale St. John’s wort Hypericum montanum, common twayblade Neottia ovata, sainfoin Onobrychis viciifolia and bee orchid Ophrys apifera. A…

Bredon Hill

…kweed Pilosella officinarum. Locally uncommon plants include purple milk vetch Astragalus danicus, chalk milkwort Polygala calcarea, horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa, hound’s tongue Cynoglossum officinale, bee orchid Ophrys apifera and adder’s tongue fern Ophioglossum vulgatum…

Wilsford & Rauceby Warrens

…only found in this sward are harebell Campanula rotundifolia, purple milk vetch Astragalus danicus, lady's bedstraw Galium verum, rest-harrow Ononis repens and the uncommon dyer's greenweed Genista tinctoria. Other members of the pea family present characterise open sandy areas; …

Aldclune and Invervack Meadows

…number of species of local distribution represented including purple milk vetch Astragalus danicus, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, shepherd's cress Teesdalia nudicaulis, cowslip Primula veris, and mountain everlasting Antennaria dioica

How Hill Track

…l Track include, thymeleaved sandwort Arenaria serpyllifolia, purple milk vetch Astragalus danicus, lady's bedstraw Galium verum, bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata, biting stonecrop Sedum acre, yarrow Achillea millefolium, ragwort Seneci…

Newton Links

…e the dune hollows which support a bryophyte rich short turf, purple milk vetch Astragalus danicus, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum and a strong population of the locally rare pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis. The landward slopes of t…

Sands of Forvie and Ythan Estuary

…e Ophioglossum azoricum, rush-leaved fescue Festuca arenaria, purple milk-vetch Astragalus danicus, frog orchid Dactylorhiza viridis, shepherd’s-cress Teesdalia nudicaulis, heath dog-violet Viola canina, sea wormwood Artemisia maritima and carline thistle Carlina vulgaris. Birds …

Brockadale

…ort Filipendula vulgaris, yellow wort Blackstonia perfoliata, purple milk vetch Astragalus danicus, milk vetch A. glycyphyllos, carline thistle Carlina vulgaris and thyme Thymus praecox. Alongside the river there are areas of wet woodland containing alder Alnus glutinosa and will…

Loch Fleet

…lar plants such as variegated horsetail Equisetum variegatum, purple milk-vetch Astragalus danicus, rue-leaved saxifrage Saxifraga tridactylites, moonwort Botrychium lunaria and frog orchid Dactylorhiza viridis. Ferry Links is slightly less rich in vascular plants, but has large …

North Berwick Law

…d maiden pink Dianthus deltoides. The UK BAP priority species purple milk-vetch Astragalus danicus, not normally found inland and the Red Data List species meadow saxifrage Saxifraga granulata are also known from the site. Although not notified, the site also contains a number of…

Warkworth Dunes and Saltmarsh

…n Silene uniflora, lesser meadow rue, bloody crane’s bill and purple milk vetch Astragalus danicus also occur with patches of burnet rose dominating some areas of slope. Of particular note is the occurrence of the nationally rare maiden pink Dianthus deltoides and field garlic Al…

Fordon Chalk Grasslands

…id Anacamptis pyramidalis, kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria, purple milk vetch Astragalus danicus, frog orchid Dactylorhiza viridis, bloody crane's bill Geranium sanguineum, felwort Gentianella amarella and saw wort Serratula tinctoria. The linear valley bottom grasslands in Nor…

Three Dykes

…ula cynanchica, whilst horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa and purple milk vetch Astragalus danicus which occur here are rare in east Yorkshire. * Under Section 23 of the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949.

Wester Craiglockhart Hill

…e species present are uncommon in the Lothians. These include purple milk vetch Astragalus danicus, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, wild onion Allium vineale, black spleenwort Asplenium adiantum-nigrum and meadow oat grass Avenula…

Spey Bay

…ediate wintergreen Pyrola media, sheep’s-bit Jasione montana, purple milk-vetch Astragalus danicus, autumn gentian Gentianella campestris, petty whin Genista anglica, bird’s-foot Ornithopus perpusillus and shepherd’s cress Teesdalia nudicaulis. Bog hair-grass Deschampsia setacea,…

Foxhole Heath, Eriswell

…re numerous other species associated with this turf including purple milk vetch Astragalus danicus, common centaury Centaurium erythraea, sheep's bit Jasione montana and larger wild thyme Thymus pulegioides. Much of the site is grazed by rabbits and this grazing has undoubtedly h…

High Dyke

…rba and the locally uncommon saw wort Serratula tinctoria and purple milk vetch Astragalus danicus. On the roadside verges to the south, saw wort is much more frequent and, in addition, dyer's greenweed Genista tinctoria occurs. An additional habitat is provided by scattered scru…

King Lud's Entrenchment & The Drift

…l thyme Acinos arvensis, horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosand purple milk vetch Astragalus danicus. Additional interest is provided by an area of semi natural broad leaved woodland dominated by ash Fraxinus excelsior and sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus.

Gooderstone Warren

…f the site supports a chalk flora which includes the uncommon purple milk vetch Astragalus danicus on the side and a colony of cowslips Primula veris on the bottom.

Castor Hanglands

…mestone grassland hold species rich turf where plants such as purple milk vetch Astragalus danicus and pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis grow. Additional grassy areas are neutral to acid in character and support a different flora. The drier areas contain herbs such as torme…

Salisbury Plain

… the nationally scarce bastard toadflax Thesium humifusum and purple milk vetch Astragalus danicus in its most southerly British station. Devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis, saw wort Serratula tinctoria and betony Betonica officinalis are all abundant and exemplify the oceani…

Ruston Cottage Pasture

…nt orchid Neotinea ustulata, green winged orchid O. morio and purple milk vetch Astragalus danicus. Other species present include yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis, fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea, sweet violet Viola odorata, dropwort Fi…

The Bottoms

…common dog violet and Viola riviniana. A small population of purple milk vetch Astragalus danicus also occurs, a characteristic local rarity on the Magnesian Limestone. Scattered scrub, principally of gorse Ulex europaeus and hawthorn Crataegus monogyna occurs throughout the si…

Kinnoull Hill

…British distributions, for example wild onion Allium vineale, purple milk-vetch Astragalus danicus, little mouse-ear Cerastium semidecandrum, knotted clover Trifolium striatum, viper’s bugloss Echium vulgare, and hare’s-foot clover Trifolium arvense. An important component of the…

Teesmouth and Cleveland Coast

… support a number of scarce and threatened species, including purple milk-vetch Astragalus danicus, lesser meadow-rue Thalictrum minus, field mouse-ear Cerastium arvense and carline thistle Carlina vulgaris. In contrast there are also large areas with a coarse sward dominated by …

Thetford Heaths

…wever, there may be very little grass and small herbs such as purple milk vetch Astragalus danicus, early forget-me-not Myosotis ramosissima and little mouse ear Cerastium semidecandrum are amongst the most abundant species, with lichens and mosses also being abundant. Even the t…

Southorpe Paddock

…us. A range of typical limestone plants are present including purple milk vetch Astragalus danicus, clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata, rock rose Helianthemum nummularium and dropwort Filipendula ulmaria. Local variations in drainage and soil within the site have also favou…

Cove

…ssima, common rock-rose Helianthemum nummularium and the rare purple milk-vetch Astragalus danicus along with maritime plants such as thrift Armeria maritima, sea campion Silene uniflora and sea plantain Plantago maritima.

Tunstall Hills and Ryhope Cutting

…id Dactylorhiza viridis, autumn gentian Gentianella amarella, purple milk vetch Astragalus danicus and thrift Armeria maritima. Steep south facing slopes above the reclaimed railway line support a more open, herb rich grassland characterised by common quaking grass Briza media, b…

St Andrews - Craig Hartle

…scarce species such as crested hair-grass Koeleria macrantha, purple milk-vetch Astragalus danicus and meadow saxifrage Saxifraga granulata. Close to the shore maritime species such as thrift Armeria maritima and sea plantain Plantago maritima become prominent, with Scots lovage …

Ceann a' Mhara to Loch a' Phuill

…xifraga tridactylites, common cornsalad Valerianella locusta, purple milk-vetch Astragalus danicus, frog orchid Dactylorhiza viridis and the nationally-scarce hoary whitlowgrass Draba incana. There are two topological types of fixed dune here. Behind the mobile dunes are ‘mogul’ …

Sheigra - Oldshoremore

…ca and sand sedge Carex arenaria. A range of plants including purple milk vetch Astragalus danicus and bird’s-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus, common mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum subsp. holosteoides, northern marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza purpurella, red fescue Festuca rubra and lady…

Honington Camp

… blue butterflies, include kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria, purple milk vetch Astragalus danicus, horse shoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa and common bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus. In one area there is a well established colony of pasque flower Pulsatilla vulgaris which is …

Spindlestone Heughs

…ng maiden pink Dianthus deltoides, wild onion Allium vineale, purple milk vetch Astragalus danicus, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, doves foot crane’s bill Geranium molle, cut leaved crane's bill G. dissectum, wild thyme Thymus praecox, biting stonecrop Sedum acre, har…

Lakenheath Warren

…y calcicolous species such as purging flax Linum catharticum, purple milk vetch Astragalus danicus, hairy rock cress Arabis hirsuta, stemless thistle Cirsium acaule and quaking grass Briza media are evident. The neutral and acidic grasslands constitute the main grassy components …

Back Bay to Carghidown

…rare species are occasionally found in good numbers including purple milk-vetch Astragalus danicus, dyer’s greenweed Genista tinctoria, spring squill Scilla verna and meadow saxifrage Saxifraga granulata. The gentler sloping boulder clay cliffs behind the shingle beds are of less…

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