Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Fens Pools

…s for breeding. The community includes common frog Rana temporaria, common toad Bufo bufo and exceptional numbers of both smooth and great crested newts Lissotriton vulgaris and Triturus cristatus. The great crested newt population is one of the largest so far recorded in Britain…

Coedydd Aber

…ootoca vivipara. Amphibians include common frog Rana temporaria and common toad Bufo bufo. The mammalian fauna of the site is characteristic of native oakwoods and includes woodmouse Apodemus sylvaticus, bank vole Myodes glareolus, field vole Microtus agrestis, weasel Mustela niv…

Bewick and Beanley Moors

… smooth newts Lissotriton vulgaris, common frog Rana temporaria and common toad Bufo bufo. In addition to the reasons for notification described above, the site also supports large heath butterfly Coenonympha tullia, a variety of upland birds and some unusually species rich stan…

Stryt Las a'r Hafod

…lmate newt Lissotriton helveticus, common frog Rana temporaria, and common toad Bufo bufo. Surrounding areas of land support a mosaic of scrub and planted trees, grassland, and tall ruderal vegetation. These form important foraging and over wintering areas for adult and juvenile …

Annesley Woodhouse Quarries

… support an outstanding assemblage of breeding amphibians including common toad Bufo bufo, common frog Rana temporaria, smooth newt Lissotriton vulgaris and great crested newt Triturus cristatus, the last named regularly occurring in numbers which make the colony one of the large…

Chwarel Cambrian / Cambrian Quarry, Gwernymynydd

…d newt Triturus cristatus and other widespread amphibians including common toad Bufo bufo, smooth newt Lissotriton vulgaris and palmate newt Lissotriton helveticus. It also supports populations of the local grayling Hipparchia semele and dingy skipper Erynnis tages butterflies. S…

Offham Marshes

…ed in large numbers in the ditches. These include several thousand common toads Bufo bufo, making this one of the best sites in the county for this species. Their black tadpoles are particularly obvious in the early summer. Less obvious are the smooth newt Lissotriton vulgaris an…

Jenny Dam

…um minimum. The tarn supports large common frog Rana temporaria and common toad Bufo bufo populations which are important for the survival of medicinal leech populations.

Kempton Park Reservoirs

…us smooth newt Lissotriton vulgaris common frog Rana temporaria and common toad Bufo bufo.

Hare's Down, Knowstone & Rackenford Moors

… and woodcock Scolopax rusticola. The common lizard Lacerta agilis, common toad Bufo bufo, common frog Rana temporaria and adder Vipera berus have all been recorded. Red deer Cervus elaphus are found in the area.

Southampton Common

…Triturus cristatus, together with common frogs Rana temporaria and common toads Bufo bufo, in considerable numbers. A second lake, known as the Ornamental Lake, also supports large populations of at least four of the five species. The great crested newt is nationally rare and th…

Greenham and Crookham Commons

… Greenham and Crookham Commons, as are the common frog Rana temporaria and toad Bufo bufo. All three British species of newt also occur; palmate, smooth and the great crested newt Lissotriton helveticus, T. vulgaris and Triturus cristatus.

Dew's Ponds

…oth newt Lissotriton vulgaris, with common frog Rana temporaria and common toad Bufo bufo. Grass snake Natrix natrix, slow worm Anguis fragilis and common lizard Laccerta vivipara are also present and breed on site. Other Information great crested newt is specially protected by…

Woolston Eyes

…ble assemblage of amphibians including common frog Rana temporaria, common toad Bufo bufo, greatcrested newt Triturus cristatus and smooth newt Lissotriton vulgaris. Wintering tufted duck use Woolston Eyes in numbers of regional importance.

Wyre Forest

…is common with small populations of common frog Rana temporaria and common toad Bufo bufo present. Invertebrates The invertebrate fauna is exceptionally rich with a faunal assemblage covering many orders of insects, with habitat mosaic species particularly well represented. Many …

Cernydd Carmel

…are absent, but the lake is locally important for its large population of toads Bufo bufo. Woodland Situated on the limestone ridge is a series of linear blocks of woodland which are of national importance for their plant communities. The ash-dominated woods are regarded as trans…

Orton Pit

…ortant prey species for great crested newt and large populations of common toad Bufo bufo, common frog Rana temporaria, common lizard Lacerta agilis and grass snake Natrix natrix. The site supports protected mammals including badger Meles meles, water vole Arvicola amphibius and…

Drewton Lane Pits

…eding 1,000 individuals. The ponds also support large numbers of breeding toads Bufo bufo with smaller populations of smooth newts T. vulgaris and common frogs Rana temporaria, all of which contribute to an outstanding assemblage of amphibians at this site. Whilst the amphibians …

Hillend Meadow & Orchard

…ragilis, grass snake Natrix natrix, common frog Rana temporaria and common toad Bufo bufo occur in the wetter southern area.

Rixton Clay Pits

…an breed throughout the claypits area, common frog Rana temporaria, common toad Bufo bufo, smooth newt Lissotriton vulgaris. Diverse populations of birds and insects, especially damselflies and dragonflies Odonata and butterflies and moths Lepidoptera are associated with the ran…

Salisbury Plain

…ether with smooth newt T. vulgaris, common frog Rana temporaria and common toad Bufo bufo. Grass snake Natrix natrix are also often seen near pools and common lizard Lacerta agilis, slow worm Anguis fragilis and adder Vipera berus are present.

Maes y Grug

…almate newt Lissotriton helveticus, common frog Rana temporaria and common toad Bufo bufo are also present. The mosaic of grassland, scrub and woodland habitats surrounding the water bodies have been managed or allowed to develop naturally. These habitats collectively form import…

Sinks Valley, Kesgrave

… in Suffolk. The western pond is also home to a substantial population of toads Bufo bufo, frogs Rana temporaria and smooth newts Lissotriton vulgaris. Mature alder Alnus glutinosa woodland, the core of which may be ancient, occupies the valley floor to the east. This spring fed …

Royal Ordnance, Powfoot

…mooth newts Lissotriton vulgaris, common frogs Rana temporaria and common toads Bufo bufo means that the site supports five of Britain’s six native amphibians. The factory grounds include artificial lagoons, magazines and railway sidings and these support a mosaic of vegetation c…

Buckley Claypits and Commons

…almate newt Lissotriton helveticus, common frog Rana temporaria and common toad Bufo bufo. Many of these water bodies have been created by past mineral exploitation. Others have been created for stock watering purposes whilst more recently they have been created specifically to c…

Glan-traeth

…almate newt Lissotriton helveticus, common frog Rana temporaria and common toad Bufo bufo. Surrounding areas of land comprise grazed dune grassland developed in former sand workings, and a sand ridge at the south east which is ungrazed by domestic stack. These are important forag…

Fyfield Down

…ally protected great crested newt Triturus cristatus as well as the common toad Bufo bufo.

Turflundie Wood

…sed by breeding great crested newts, common frogs Rana temporaria, common toads Bufo bufo, palmate newts Lissotriton helveticus and smooth newts Lissotriton vulgaris. The site is one of only two known breeding locations in Perth and Kinross for smooth newt. There is a variety of …

Connah's Quay Ponds and Woodland

…almate newt Lissotriton helveticus, common frog Rana temporaria and common toad Bufo bufo. The majority of these water bodies were created for agricultural and nature conservation purposes. Surrounding areas of land support a mosaic of ancient and secondary broadleaved woodland, …

The Quantocks

…almate newt Lissotriton helveticus, common frog Rana temporaria and common toad Bufo bufo are represented in the damper environments. Reptiles present include adder Vipera berus, grass snake Natrix natrix, slow worm Anguis fragilis and common lizard Lacerta agilis. 58 species o…

West Pennine Moors

…ding birds, Belmont Reservoir supports an exceptional population of common toad Bufo bufo. Other bird species also benefit from the man made water bodies within the area, including grey heron Ardea cinerea which nests in a large heronry (heron) in plantation woodland on the banks…

Epping Forest

…ested newt Triturus cristatus, palmate newt Lissotriton helveticus, common toad Bufo bufo and common frog Rana temporaria. The Forest also supports four reptiles, the adder Vipera berus, grass snake Natrix natrix, slow worm Anguis fragilis and common lizard Lacerta viparis. Owin…

Denby Grange Colliery Ponds

…cate a good population of common frog Rana temporaria and counts of common toad Bufo bufo run to several hundreds. The two breeding ponds with associated terrestrial habitat of mainly birch and oak dominated woodland and rough grassland contain the most outstanding known amphibia…

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