Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Upper Wharfedale

…on scurvy grass Cochlearia officinalis, mountain pansy Viola lutea and moonwort Botrychium lunaria. Unimproved neutral grasslands in both meadows and pasture also occur and those below Lord's and Fosse Woods and at Wibberton's Fields are especially species rich, characterised by …

Parc Bodlondeb and Gwenallt-parc, Lixwm

…chid Coeloglossum viride, lesser butterfly orchid Platanthera bifolia, moonwort Botrychium lunaria and dyer's greenweed Genista tinctoria in the grassland and heath, and spurge-laurel Daphne laureola in the scrub and woodland. Gorse Ulex europaeus, hawthorn Crataegus monogyna and…

Caeau Nantsais

…Platanthera chlorantha, while green-winged orchid Anacamptis morio and moonwort Botrychium lunaria have been recorded in the past. Several uncommon lepidoptera occur including marsh fritillary Euphydryas aurinia, small pearl-bordered fritillary Boloria selene and scarlet tiger mo…

Pikedaw Calamine Caverns

…ing sandwort Minuartia verna, alpine penny cress Noccaea caerulescens, moonwort Botrychium lunaria and adder’s tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum. The plants are also found on mineralised limestone outcrops elsewhere in the site. Twinbottom Scar is a limestone scarp which exhibits vein…

Stanton Pastures & Cuckoocliff Valley

…ncommon in Staffordshire include adder's tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum, moonwort Botrychium lunaria, greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha and pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus. On gently sloping ground with surface water flushing there is a further community characterised …

Draycote Meadows

…d adder’s tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum whereas the southern meadow has moonwort Botrychium lunaria here at its only known locality in the county with dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba and rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus. Seventeen species of butterf…

Hannah's Meadows

…e present more sparingly and include frog orchid Dactylorhiza viridis, moonwort Botrychium lunaria and adder’s tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum. Flushed ground and drainage channels support sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus, cuckoo-flower Cardamine pratensis, brooklime Veronica …

Lee Farm Meadow, Tideswell

…straw Galium sterneri as well as adder’s tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum, moonwort Botrychium lunaria and burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga. Typical of the leached soils are mountain pansy Viola lutea and bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus. Some species common in the limestone dales …

Scout and Cunswick Scars

…r fern Dryopteris submontana. Another widespread but local fern is the moonwort Botrychium lunaria which occurs in good numbers throughout the site. Adjacent to some of these scree areas and also on the scarp slope the rare bird's foot sedge Carex ornithopoda can be found. The v…

Hill Houses & Crumpsbrook Meadows

…es which are rare or uncommon in Shropshire are also present including moonwort Botrychium lunaria, common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii, heath spotted orchid D. maculata ssp. ericetorum, green winged orchid Anacamptis morio and adder’s tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum. Locally…

Gartwhinzean Meadow

…ll but very diverse with several locally uncommon species such as moonwort fern Botrychium lunaria and there have been substantial populations of orchids, including greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha, and common twayblade Neottia ovata. The site also comprises flushe…

Thrang End and Yealand Hall Allotment

…improved in places but supports a great diversity of species including moonwort Botrychium lunaria, lesser butterfly orchid Platanthera bifolia, autumn lady’s tresses Spiranthes spiralis and field gentian Gentianella campestris, all uncommon species in Lancashire. Where pockets o…

Bradgate Park and Cropston Reservoir

…a caerulea. A number of locally rare plants occur in this area, namely moonwort Botrychium lunaria, cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, lemon scented fern Oreopteris limbosperma, creeping willow Salix repens and lesser skullcap Scutellaria minor. Small pools contain bog moss Sphag…

Caeau Hirnant

…ia, early hair-grass Aira praecox and sheep’s sorrel Rumex acetosella. Moonwort Botrychium lunaria has been recorded in the past. There is also a small area of marsh dominated by purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea. These habitats, although of limited extent, contribute to the ove…

Castlemartin Range

…umn gentian. Two small ferns, adder's-tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum and moonwort Botrychium lunaria at its only known Pembrokeshire location also occur in the dune grassland. In the wetter parts, there is a large population of marsh helleborine Epipactis palustris along with sever…

Wanlass Grasslands

…st includes local concentrations of common milkwort Polygala vulgaris, moonwort Botrychium lunaria, common rest-harrow Ononis repens, cowslip Primula veris and betony Betonica officinalis. One field supports a distinct northern meadow community characterised by lady's mantle Alch…

Eycott Hill

…d P. veris, twayblade Neottia ovata, frog orchid Dactylorhiza viridis, moonwort Botrychium lunaria, adder's tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum and the nationally rare limestone bedstraw Galium sterneri.

Llanymynech and Llynclys Hills

… result of leaching. There are also patches of open grassland in which moonwort Botrychium lunaria and greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha occur. Scrub of hawthorn Crataegus monogyna, silver birch Betula pendula and bramble Rubus fruticosus agg. is also extensive. Th…

Chris's Pasture

…opulation of common spotted orchids Dactylorhiza fuchsii and the fern, moonwort Botrychium lunaria. Some of the banks are flushed with lime rich water and support a sedge rich sward, with species such as purging flax Linum catharticum, wild thyme Thymus praecox and the rare bird'…

Ox Close

…ny cress Noccaea caerulescens, scurvy grass Cochlearia officinalis and moonwort Botrychium lunaria. All these species are able to tolerate the high levels of lead and zinc in the soil and thus are characteristic of such 'metalliferous' plant communities. Their distribution throug…

Salt Lake Quarry

… spring sedge Carex caryophyllea, fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea, moonwort Botrychium lunaria, frog orchid Dactylorhiza viridis and lily of the valley Convallaria majalis. Rocky situations favour species such as hairy rock cress Arabis hirsuta, thyme Thymus praecox, brittle …

Colshaw Pastures

…locally uncommon pasture fern adder’s tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum and moonwort Botrychium lunaria a nationally declining fern species; with melancholy thistle Cirsium heterophyllum and mountain pansy Viola lutea both at the southern edge of their distribution in England.

Castle Bottom to Yateley and Hawley Commons

…ogether with the largest Hampshire colony of the locally uncommon moonwort fern Botrychium lunaria. The locally uncommon meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum is found towards the south westerly end of the site. Valley mire vegetation at the site is dominated by tussocky purple moor g…

Hope Valley Meadows

…er of species which are either uncommon or rare in Shropshire, such as moonwort Botrychium lunaria, adder’s tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum, common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii, dyer’s greenweed Genista tinctoria and marsh hawk’s beard Crepis paludosa.

Wyre Forest

…mon species, including lady's mantle Alchemilla ficaulis ssp. vestita, moonwort Botrychium lunaria, bloody cranesbill Geranium sanguineum, rest harrow Ononis spinosa, meadow saffron Colchicum autumnale, green winged orchid Anacamptis morio and adder's tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum…

Craigmead Meadows

…portant site in Fife for both adder’s-tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum and moonwort Botrychium lunaria.

Loch Fleet

…etch 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 areas of lichen-rich and moss-rich heathland. A breach in the dune front al…

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

…nd neat feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum. In some years the fern, moonwort Botrychium lunaria makes a fleeting appearance. Occasional small specimens of heather Calluna vulgaris are an echo of previously more extensive stands of heath, now lost to gorse scrub. Open limestone…

Dolphinton - West Linton Fens and Grassland

…e. The regionally rare plants field gentian Gentianella campestris and moonwort Botrychium lunaria occur in abundance on these grasslands. Other regionally rare plant species, including frog orchid Dactylorhiza viridis and crested hair-grass Koeleria macrantha, occur occasionally…

Lakenheath Warren

…t has highly calcareous shallow soil where some bare chalk is exposed. Moonwort Botrychium lunaria, Spanish catchfly Silene otites, wall bedstraw Galium parisiense and Carex ericetorum are found here as well as an unusual range of lichens over a dozen species including several ra…

Muriau Gwyddelod

…able plants recorded include fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea s.l., moonwort Botrychium lunaria and adder’s-tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum. There is an old record of field gentian Gentianella campestris. Gorse Ulex sp. and blackthorn Prunus spinosa scrub dominate locally, with b…

Hareheugh Craigs

…ose Helianthemum nummularium, meadow saxifrage Saxifraga granulata and moonwort Botrychium lunaria can be found. Species-rich grassland communities on the north-facing slopes include mountain pansy Viola lutea, with ferns, lichens, mosses and woodland plants present on rock outcr…

Pine Lodge Meadow

…est in the form of greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha and moonwort Botrychium lunaria.

Rhos Dwfnant

…dyer's greenweed Genista tinctoria and petty whin Gentianella anglica. Moonwort Botrychium lunaria has also been recorded. Damper ground tends to be rather more variable in composition and more species-rich. Six species of sedge Carex spp. have been recorded and meadow thistle Ci…

Arkengarthdale, Gunnerside and Reeth Moors

…tivities. Although generally species poor, the old spoil heaps support moonwort Botrychium lunaria, common scurvy grass Cochlearia officinalis and the nationally scarce, heavy metal tolerant spring sandwort Minuartia verna. In a few areas where the limestone rock lies close to th…

Craigs of Succoth

… northern bedstraw Galium boreale, globe flower Trollius europaeus and moonwort Botrychium lunaria. Juniper Juniperus communis is also found.

Sotby Meadows

… five species of orchid and one of the few locations in the county for moonwort Botrychium lunaria. A wide range of grasses include an abundance of meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus with some quaking grass …

Hole of Horcum

…eathland are notable for adder's tongue fern Ophioglossum vulgatum and moonwort Botrychium lunaria. Woodland is present in several places on the slopes of the Hole of Horcum. This is dominated by oak Quercus robur with rowan Sorbus aucuparia, birch Betula pendula, occasional ash…

Ffriddoedd Garndolbenmaen

…d declining plant species, including wood bitter vetch, Vicia orobus, moonwort, Botrychium lunaria and adder's tongue, Ophioglossum vulgatum. Remarks: This site is located within the Snowdonia National Park.

Parc Linden, Lixwm

…tis morio, frog orchid Coeloglossum viride, bee orchid Ophrys apifera, moonwort Botrychium lunaria, adder's-tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum and mountain everlasting Antennaria dioica.

Leek Moors

…cisa pratensis, quaking grass Briza media, mountain pansy Viola lutea, moonwort Botrychium lunaria and wood anemone Anemone nemorosa. Wetter, more nutrient rich ground, especially below seepage lines, often supports abundant sedges, e.g. glaucous and green ribbed sedges Carex fl…

Whitesike Mine and Flinty Fell

…scurvy grass Cochlearia pyrenaica mountain pansy Viola lutea the fern, moonwort Botrychium lunaria and the typically coastal species, thrift Armeria maritima. Alpine penny cress and spring sandwort are commonly found in the more open areas where soil toxicity is at its highest wh…

Arne

… Ophioglossum vulgatum is locally frequent and the related but scarcer moonwort Botrychium lunaria is also recorded. Orchids are a prominent and attractive feature of the verges in early summer with large numbers of marsh and spotted orchids Dactylorhiza praetermissa, D. maculata…

Moorsley Banks

…d orchid D. fuchsii present on lower slopes of the hill, together with moonwort Botrychium lunaria which is found here at its only known station in the county. Other Information The site is adjacent to High Moorsley SSSI.

Morton Lochs

…ass-of-Parnassus Parnassia palustris, common wintergreen Pyrola minor, moonwort Botrychium lunaria and bristle club-rush Isolepis setacea. The lochs are of regional significance as a refuge for passage and wintering wildfowl and in autumn the site regularly supports nationally im…

Quendale

…more varied flora exists in the dune slacks and dune pasture including moonwort Botrychium lunaria, curved sedge Carex maritima and felwort Gentianella amarella. Towards the northern limit of the sand dune system is the Loch of Hillwell. This is the most nutrient rich loch in She…

Via Gellia Woodlands

…vina and thyme; together with other calcicoles. The small scarce fern, moonwort Botrychium lunaria, is often associated with this community. The large expense of spoil which forms the valley side below Ball Eye Mine has an exceptionally large population of alpine pennycress. Area…

Lovely Seat - Stainton Moor

… such scarce metallophytes as alpine penny cress Noccaea caerulescens, moonwort Botrychium lunaria and spring sandwort Minuartia verna. The site also has numerous limestone outcrops and screes. Here sheep's fescue common bent thyme Festuca ovina Agrostis capillaris Thymus praecox…

Graig, Llanarmon-yn-Ial

… orchid Dactylorhiza viridis, adder’s-tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum and moonwort Botrychium lunaria. On the more accessible and flatter areas of the site, agricultural modifications have produced semi-improved and improved areas of grassland. The site also supports localised stand…

Long Moss - Drinkstone Hill

…t species which were once common in the area but are now rare, such as moonwort Botrychium lunaria and fairy flax Linum catharticum.

Betton Dingle and Gulley Green

… uncommon species which have been recorded in this group of fields are moonwort Botrychium lunaria, pale sedge Carex pallescens and bitter vetch Lathyrus montanus. Geology Betton Dingle is a nationally important section for the Llanvirn Series, part of the Ordovician System. The …

Whitlaw Rig

…lar plants with over 150 species recorded on site. The regionally rare moonwort Botrychium lunaria, adders tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum and greater burnet Sanguisorba officinalis are present within the SSSI, the latter of which is reaching its northern British limit at this local…

Cassop Vale

…rimrose Primula farinosa, lesser clubmoss Selaginella selaginoides and moonwort Botrychium lunaria. Locally, where shallow drift overlies the Magnesian Limestone, species rich neutral grassland has developed with red fescue Festuca rubra and a variety of herbs including cat’s ear…

Glen Queich

…rasslands of interest include spignel Meum athamanticum, together with moonwort Botrychium lunaria, northern marsh orchid Dactylorhiza purpurella, fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea and greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha.

Thetford Golf Course & Marsh

…adonia spp. and mosses mostly Polytrichum piliferum. An uncommon fern, moonwort Botrychium lunaria occurs in one pit. Horse Meadows support a series of fen and wet grassland communities under scattered plantings of Poplar. reed canary grass Phalaris arundinacea, purple small reed…

Cae Blaen-dyffryn

…ia are present together on the steeper slopes of the enclosure, whilst moonwort Botrychium lunaria is also locally frequent, forming one of the largest populations in Carmarthenshire. There is also an assemblage of waxcap fungi of the genus Hygrocybe, including the local H. calyp…

Upper Teesdale

…on including spring sandwort, alpine penny cress Noccaea caerulescens, moonwort Botrychium lunaria and Pyrenean scurvy grass Cochlearia pyrenaica. Three of these mine sites have been identified as being of special interest for the geological features they demonstrate. Exposures …

Morenish Meadow

…rog orchid Dactylorhiza viridis, field gentian Gentianella campestris, moonwort Botrychium lunaria and twayblade Neottia ovata.

The New Forest

…entaury Centaurium erythraea, field gentian Gentianella campestris and moonwort Botrychium lunaria. The more neutral grasslands known locally as 'lawns' occur as linear features following many of the small streams, roadside verges around settlements village greens and as glades i…

Gweunydd Dwfnant (Dwfnant Pasture)

…and mat-grass Nardus stricta is also present. The two uncommon plants, moonwort Botrychium lunaria and adder’s-tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum occur. Sedges are locally abundant in the hollows, with glaucous sedge Carex flacca, common yellow-sedge C. demissa, common sedge C. nigra a…

Haggs Bank

…y grass Cochlearia pyrenaica, mountain pansy Viola lutea and the fern, moonwort Botrychium lunaria. These species can be found in large numbers throughout Haggs Bank. Spring sandwort and alpine penny cress are more commonly found in the open areas of bare soil and rubble where to…

Pennerley Meadows

…on spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii, mountain pansy Viola lutea and moonwort Botrychium lunaria. Two separate fields within the site are the only Shropshire localities for field gentian Gentianella campestris. Among the commoner species which are present are harebell Campanula…

Malham-Arncliffe ( Cool Pasture )

…e nationally scarce limestone bedstraw Galium sterneri. The tiny fern, moonwort Botrychium lunaria occurs in varying abundance from year to year. A small area of grassland within the site has been impoverished by the past agricultural management. Lapwing use the land during the…

Mosshill

…g plants occur, together with a small population of the uncommon fern, moonwort Botrychium lunaria. Nine species of grasses are recorded and sedges include carnation sedge Carex panicea, pill sedge Carex pilulifera and oval sedge Carex leporina. The pasture is herb-rich with spec…

Birkett Hill and High Out Wood

…ian Gentianella campestris, mountain everlasting Antennaria dioica and moonwort Botrychium lunaria, as well as three further nationally uncommon species, hoary whitlow grass Draba incana, dark red helleborine Epipactis atrorubens and bird's eye primrose Primula farinosa. The latt…

Bonsall Leys

…er with populations of species locally adapted to heavy metals such as moonwort Botrychium lunaria and mountain pansy Viola lutea. More extensive areas of a range of neutral grasslands, more typical of old meadows, are spread throughout the site. These are characterised by common…

White Park Bay

…ional species of note include adder's-tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum and moonwort Botrychium lunaria two fern species, meadow crane's-bill Geranium pratense, wood vetch Vicia sylvatica, fragrant agrimony Agrimonia procera, smooth cat's-ear Hypochaeris glabra and thyme broomrape Oro…

Yockenthwaite Meadows

…ntha and two species of fern, adder's tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum and moonwort Botrychium lunaria, all of which are uncommon species characteristic of old grassland.

Appleby Fells

…ch as mountain pansy Viola lutea, mossy saxifrage Saxifraga hypnoides, moonwort Botrychium lunaria, limestone bedstraw Galium sterneri and others often confined to northern montane habitats including alpine scurvy grass Cochlearia alpina, alpine forget-me-not Myosotis alpestris a…

Mwyngloddfeydd Esgair Hir ac Esgair Fraith

…d shafts and wheel-pits, and several regionally scarce plants, such as moonwort Botrychium lunaria, adder’s-tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum and brittle bladder-fern Cystopteris fragilis in more open or disturbed habitats. A large population of stag’s-horn clubmoss Lycopodium clavatu…

Cautley Thwaite Meadows and Ecker Secker Beck

…cultural intensification, adders tongue fern Ophioglossum vulgatum and moonwort Botrychium lunaria. Along wetter hollows and seepages the meadows grade into a crested dog's tail marsh marigold flood meadow where rushes become more prominent and include compact rush, soft rush and…

Magilligan

…ser meadow rue Thalictrum minus, adder's tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum, moonwort Botrychium lunaria, viper's bugloss Echium vulgare and a large colony of marsh helleborine Epipactis palustris. Magilligan is also notable for the number of rare bryophytes recorded. These include the…

Chrome and Parkhouse Hills

…tile, tormentil Potentilla erecta and some more local species, such as moonwort Botrychium lunaria.

Cefndeuddwr

…sland species include greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha, moonwort Botrychium lunaria, adder's-tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum and smooth ladies-mantle Alchemilla glabra. The lichen flora, growing epiphytically on oak, ash and sycamore includes a number of uncommon spec…

Oxlow Rake

…associated with heavy metal rich soils; mountain pansy Viola lutea and moonwort Botrychium lunaria. These species are found in a community comprising sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, common sorrel Rumex acetosa, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata and wild thyme Thymus praecox. Ot…

Eppleton Grassland

…a erecta. There is also a discrete area on this part of the site where moonwort Botrychium lunaria, an uncommon fern, occurs. Seepages emerge within the pasture and feed a network of flushed grassland, often but not exclusively situated in a series of parallel furrows that traver…

Foveran Links

…land with wild thyme Thymus polytrichus, heath violet Viola canina and moonwort Botrychium lunaria is also represented.

Drigg Coast

…line thistle. Between the dunes the slacks are particularly noted for moonwort Botrychium lunaria in profusion, adder's tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum, royal fern Osmunda regalis and orchids, including northern marsh and pyramidal orchids. Moonwort is also common on the richly veg…

Blaen Nedd

…e bedstraw Galium sterneri, mountain everlasting Antennaria dioica and moonwort Botrychium lunaria. Floristically similar secondary grassland has developed over limestone spoil heaps resulting from past quarrying activities and in some of these stands, dwarf thistle Cirsium acaul…

Cae'r Meirch

…rwise rare in Ceredigion, notably fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea, moonwort Botrychium lunaria, greater butterfly-orchid Platanthera chlorantha large populations and small-white orchid Pseudorchis albida -a species which has been found at only one other location in Ceredigion…

Queestmoor Meadow

…h are locally uncommon, such as dyers’ greenweed Genista tinctoria and moonwort Botrychium lunaria, which is known from only one other site in Herefordshire. A small stream flows across the south west corner of the meadow. The banks support meadow sweet Filipendula ulmaria, marsh…

Titterstone Clee

…w Shropshire localities, ivy leaved bellflower Wahlenbergia hederacea. Moonwort Botrychium lunaria is locally abundant on the quarry spoil heaps. Breeding birds include wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe and whinchat Saxicola rubetra. Geology This is the most important exposure of coal b…

Breckon

…udosa. The dunes are dominated by marram grass Ammophila arenaria with moonwort Botrychium lunaria also occurring in this area. Part of the machair has an unusual community dominated by hogweed Heracleum sphondylium. The cliff-top vegetation includes species such as frog orchid D…

Plumstone Mountain

…L84) as well as some adjacent privately owned land. The uncommon fern, moonwort Botrychium lunaria has been historically recorded here and may still be present although its last known station (outside of the current SSSI boundary) was destroyed some years prior to notification of…

Moelyci a Chors Ty’n y Caeau

…found in several locations across Moelyci. The locally uncommon ferns, moonwort Botrychium lunaria and adder’s-tongue fern Ophioglossum vulgatum also occur in small numbers. In wetter areas, there are flower-rich marshes with purple loosestrife Lythrum salicaria and meadowsweet F…

Devil's Spittleful

…mmon bent Agrostis capillaris, with viper’s bugloss Echium vulgare and moonwort Botrychium lunaria. The site supports a wide range of breeding birds and invertebrates, the latter includes the pearl bordered fritillary Boloria euphrosyne, purple hairstreak Favonius quercus, silver…

Maes Meillion a Gefail-y-cwm

…at Maes Meillion a Gefail-y-cwm. These are upright vetch Vicia orobus, moonwort Botrychium lunaria, adder’s tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum and a sizeable population (approximately 700 spikes) of the greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha.

Coed a Gweunydd Gilfach-gwyddil

…esent, as are a number of locally uncommon species including the ferns moonwort Botrychium lunaria and adder's-tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum. The site provides a habitat for a wide range of breeding birds, particularly those typical of oak woodland, such as redstart, pied flycatch…

Goblin Combe

…also occurs within the Combe. The woodland supports a small colony of moonwort Botrychium lunaria. Patches of limestone grassland occur on the slopes of the valley. Grassland species include yellow wort Blackstonia perfoliata, spring sedge Carex caryophyllea, common bird’s foot…

Cwmsymlog

…e in Ceredigion, -namely brittle bladder-fern Cystopteris fragilis and moonwort Botrychium lunaria. Remarks: The site is owned by Ceredigion Council.

Gwaun Troed-rhiw-seiri a Llyn Mynydd-gorddu

…interest is the occurrence of adder’s-tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum and moonwort Botrychium lunaria, the latter discovered in 1980 and a rare plant in Ceredigion. Gorse Ulex europaeus and bracken Pteridium aquilinum dominate the lower parts of this slope. Llyn Mynydd-gorddu is an …

Hunder Beck Juniper

…rtillus and mountain pansy Viola lutea abundant. The locally rare fern moonwort Botrychium lunaria is found in this grassland. Although there has been no recent regeneration of Juniper a variety of age classes are found at this site. On the shallower slopes species poor acid flus…

Sheigra - Oldshoremore

…ncluding globe flower Trollius europaeus, moss campion Silene acaulis, moonwort Botrychium lunaria and the nationally scarce hair sedge Carex capillaris . At least eight species or varieties of orchid grow in this habitat, including uncommon species such as frog orchid Dactylorhi…

Bovey Valley Woodlands

…saic and there are several acidic flushes. The most notable plants are moonwort Botrychium lunaria and adder's tongue fern Ophioglossum vulgatum. The granite boulders support a rich saxicolous lichen flora including Cetraria hepatizon and Massalongia carnosa. The breeding bird c…

Gang Mine

…th the spoil are present, mountain pansy Viola lutea and a small fern, moonwort Botrychium lunaria for which this site holds the highest known density on mineral spoil in the country. This closed calcerous turf is rich in species and supports many plants characteristic of calcero…

Gweunydd Camnant

…nsis and the locally uncommon great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis and moonwort Botrychium lunaria (a small fern). In some places small sedges are frequent, whilst in others mildly base-rich soils support plants such as lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, quaking-grass Briza media and …

The Parish Field, Cae'r Rhedyn

…Field, Cae’r Rhedyn include common rock-rose Helianthemum nummularium, moonwort Botrychium lunaria and crested hair-grass Koeleria macrantha. Remarks: The site supports the UK Biodiversity Action Plan (BAP) priority ‘lowland meadow’ habitat. The Parish Field, Cae’r Rhedyn is own…

Chater Valley

…bedstraw Galium verum and one of the few Leicestershire populations of moonwort Botrychium lunaria. At several places along the valley and particularly at the eastern end of the site, spring fed marshes occur. These are characterised by the abundance of great horsetail Equisetum …

Greenhow Pasture

…ylorhiza viridis occurs and particularly in the southern fields, where moonwort Botrychium lunaria and scurvy grass Cochlearia officinalis are widespread. By contrast there are more acidic elements in the flora as evidenced by the presence of deer grass Trichophorum cespitosum an…

Poole's Cavern and Grin Low Wood

…a, flea sedge Carex pulicaris, grass of parnassus Parnassia palustris, moonwort Botrychium lunaria and frog orchid Dactylorhiza viridis. Taken together these open spoil areas are considered to have a unique and important assemblage of species within the context of Derbyshire. The…

Combes Valley

… the least agriculturally improved and contain county rarities such as moonwort Botrychium lunaria, greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha, saw wort Serratula tinctoria and adder’s tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum. Here, mature hedgerows of varied composition separate the pa…

Rose End Meadows

…ass dominated vegetation is found. Here the small, locally scarce fern moonwort Botrychium lunaria and mountain pansy Viola lutea occur alongside the leadwort, alpine penny cress and other metal tolerant species, to form a distinctive variation on the 'metallophyte' community. Th…

Tideslow Rake

…associated with heavy metal rich sites, mountain pansy Viola lutea and moonwort Botrychium lunaria. Other species found in these areas include red fescue Festuca rubra, common sorrel Rumex acetosa, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata and wild thyme Thymus praecox. These more com…

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