Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Outley Mosses

…ties, the bog asphodel – Sphagnum papillosum valley mire and the bottle sedge – Calliergonell cuspidatum mire, are nationally rare and their combination is not known outside southern Cumbria. Outley Mosses are more diverse and extensive than the majority of similar types in the a…

Rhos Goch (Rhos Goch Common)

…is characterised by carpets of the bog-mosses Sphagnum auriculatum and Sphagnum cuspidatum, along with frequent common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium, round-leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia and cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix. The bog-moss Sphagnum subnitens occurs loca…

Magilligan

…d, in which common sedge Carex nigra is dominant, growing over a moss carpet of Calliergonell cuspidatum. Other species present include jointed rush Juncus articulatus, carnation sedge Carex panicea, cuckoo-flower Cardamine pratensis, common marsh bedstraw Galium palustre, bugle …

Torrs Moss

…, are also present. This particular species assemblage, in which the brown moss Calliergonell cuspidatum forms an important component, is representative of the nationally rare vegetation community type bottle sedge-moss Carex rostrata - Calliergonell cuspidatum mire found otherwi…

Heron and Carrigullian Loughs

…setail Equisetum fluviatile, growing over a carpet of brown mosses dominated by Calliergonell cuspidatum. Wet woodland, dominated by alder Alnus glutinosa and grey willow Salix cinerea, is widespread. Ground cover is variable, ranging from stands of common reed Phragmites austra…

Caledon and Tynan

…ris vulgaris over dotted thyme moss Rhizomnium punctatum and pointed spear moss Calliergonell cuspidatum. Where the fen is grazed it is dominated by an open sward of bottle sedge Carex rostrata and bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata over a thick carpet of brown mosses including pointe…

Big Dog Scarps and Lakes

…carpet of papillose bog moss Sphagnum papillosum and feathery bog moss Sphagnum cuspidatum with herbs including bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, round leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia and occasional bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata. Liverworts including purple spoonwort Pleuroz…

Round Lough and Lough Fadda

…ychnis flos-cuculi. A dense mat of brown mosses dominated by pointed spear moss Calliergonell cuspidatum grows beneath the sedge and herb sward. Other mosses include tall thyme moss Plagiomnium elatum and marsh bryum Bryum pseudotriquetrum. Along the eastern shore of Lough Fadda,…

Llantrisant Common and Pastures

… the channel and on the banks. Additional species found here include the mosses Calliergonell cuspidatum, Racomitrium aciculare and Schistidium rivulare, the liverworts Pellia epiphylla, Plagiochila porelloides and Scapania undulata and the nationally rare river jelly lichen Coll…

Hollin Hill

…f the flushes and include both base loving species such as Ctenidium molluscum, Calliergonell cuspidatum, Campylium stellatum, Scorpidium revolvens and Palustriella commutatum, as well as hummocks of bog moss Sphagnum subnitens and S. warnstorfii which rise above the influence of…

Glaswelltiroedd Eryrys (Eryrys Grasslands)

…carpous mosses, such as Brachythecium rutabulum, Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus and Calliergonell cuspidatum. The calaminarian grassland holds abundant spring sandwort Minuartia verna with other herbs including ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolatum, harebell Campanula rotundifolia an…

Lough na blaney bane

…tica. Bryophyte cover is generally high and is dominated by pointed spear moss Calliergonell cuspidatum. Where the fen community is more acidic in character, bottle sedge Carex rostrata, white sedge Carex curta and common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium predominate with wat…

Prolusk

…um splendens, neat feather moss Pseudoscleropodium purum and pointed spear moss Calliergonell cuspidatum. Where conditions allow, golden head moss Breutelia chrysocoma is also present in more open, light conditions. On the wet grasslands in the townland of Lisbellanagroagh More, …

Subberthwaite, Blawith and Torver Low Commons

…munities, the bog asphodel Sphagnum papillosum valley mire and the bottle sedge Calliergonell cuspidatum mire characterise valley mires in South Cumbria, but are nationally rare and their combination is little known outside the area. The tufted sedge Carex elata swamp community w…

Belmore Mountain

… the grassland are golden head moss Breutelia chrysocoma and pointed spear moss Calliergonell cuspidatum; other mosses present include glittering wood moss Hylocomium splendens and neat feather moss Pseudoscleropodium purum. Orchids such as common twayblade Neottia ovata, heath s…

Frevagh

…th golden head moss Breutelia chrysocoma occurring alongside pointed spear moss Calliergonell cuspidatum, springy turf moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus, glittering wood moss Hylocomium splendens,common tamarisk moss Thuidium tamariscinum and neat feather moss Pseudoscleropodium pu…

Marlbank

…um splendens, neat feather moss Pseudoscleropodium purum and pointed spear moss Calliergonell cuspidatum. Orchids such as common twayblade Neottia ovata, heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata and lesser butterfly orchid Platanthera bifolia are scattered throughout the wet gr…

Ballybannan

…um palustre and water mint Mentha aquatica are co-dominant, over the brown moss Calliergonell cuspidatum. Associated species include creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, carnation sedge Carex panicea, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, meadow sweet Filipendula ulmaria, wate…

Ballycam

…d Phragmites australis. Smaller herbs and mosses including Campylium stellatum, Calliergonell cuspidatum, Calliergon giganteum and Cratoneuron filicinum grow between the tussocks. Higher plants scattered throughout the fen include marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, bottle sed…

Fontmell and Melbury Downs

… of mosses, especially Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus, Pseudoscleropodium purum and Calliergonell cuspidatum as well as much more uncommon species such as Rhodobryum roseum. Swards on the less steep slopes, particularly near the tops of the downs, contain fewer chalk plants and tend…

Glenarm Woods Part 2

…um splendens, neat feather moss Pseudoscleropodium purum and pointed spear moss Calliergonell cuspidatum. Where the tree canopy is denser, a woodland flora has developed with typical species such as common dog violet Viola riviniana, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, bluebell Hyaci…

Bradbourne Mill Meadows

…uent marsh marigold Caltha palustris and water avens Geum rivale, with the moss Calliergonell cuspidatum prominent and the locally uncommon brown sedge Carex disticha also present. Locally, this vegetation grades into wetter stands of vegetation dominated by slender tufted sedge …

Greenan

…los-cuculi growing over a variable bryophyte moss layer in which the brown moss Calliergonell cuspidatum is the most prominent species. This community is one of the most diverse in the area, with a range of grassy species including velvet bent Agrostis canina and sweet vernal gra…

Black Lough (Tyrone)

…s bulbous rush Juncus bulbosus, common sedge Carex nigra and pointed spear moss Calliergonell cuspidatum begin to occur. Areas of wet woodland and scrub are present, dominated by grey willow Salix cinerea and downy birch Betula pubescens. In some areas they are growing over exten…

Derrycloony Lough

…thes trifoliata. Bryophyte cover is high and is dominated by pointed spear moss Calliergonell cuspidatum. Old peat workings and elevated banks are found on part of the fen. The vegetation in the peat workings has a more base-poor character with species such as star sedge Carex ec…

Shovelboard

…is encircled by willow carr. The nationally rare plant community Carex rostrata-Calliergonell cuspidatum occurs within the lagg with cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos abundant on the Sphagnum hummocks of the central area. The wet margins are dominated by bottle sedge Carex rostrata a…

Winster Wetlands

…s and a variety of mosses including Sphagnum contortum, Campylium stellatum and Calliergonell cuspidatum. Further downstream the mire is shallower and largely dominated by sharp-flowered rush with a variety of flowering plants including lesser skullcap Scutellaria minor, marsh v…

Cors Llanllyfni

…ene flos-cuculi; and the bryophytes Philonotis fontana, Bryum pseudotriquetrum, Calliergonell cuspidatum, Aneura pinguis, Campylium stellatum var. stellatum, Chiloscyphus polyanthos and Plagiomnium elatum. Flushes towards the southern end of the site show some base enrichment, an…

Gwaun Efail Wig

…ris, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, marsh valerian Valeriana dioica and the mosses Calliergonell cuspidatum and Climacium dendroides are present in the sward. There are other areas where the purple moor-grass is accompanied by tall herbs such as wild angelica Angelica sylvestris. Dr…

Gweunydd Esgairdraenllwyn (Esgairdraenllwyn Pastures)

…grass Molinia caerulea and a fairly high cover of pleurocarpous mosses – mainly Calliergonell cuspidatum. Less frequent associates include a variety of other small-sedge species, marsh-marigold Caltha palustris, common marsh-bedstraw Galium palustre and marsh valerian Valeriana d…

Povington and Grange Heaths

…ylvatica, petty whin Genista anglica, sneezewort Achillea ptarmica and the moss Calliergonell cuspidatum. Deciduous woodland, mainly of birch Betula sp. and Sallow Salix cinerea, is most frequent on the banks of streams but woodland dominated by pedunculate oak Quercus robur occu…

Loch Battan

…flowered spike-rush Eleocharis quinqueflora. Bottle sedge Carex rostrata / moss Calliergonell cuspidatum mire is present on the site, with species such as bog sedge Carex limosa. There are only a few other examples of this community to be found within Scotland.

Turmennan

…setum fluviatile. These species grow over a carpet of brown mosses dominated by Calliergonell cuspidatum and Calliergon cordifolium. In places where the water is more acidic, sphagnum bog-mosses such as Sphagnum squarrosum and Sphagnum subnitens replace the brown mosses. The cent…

Carrowcarlin

… fog Holcus lanatus and water mint Mentha aquatica, growing over the brown moss Calliergonell cuspidatum. Associated species include creeping bent Agrostis stoloni/era, carnation sedge Carex panicea, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, meadow sweet Filipendula ulmaria, wate…

Ballykilbeg

…s stolonifera, common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium and the brown mosses Calliergonell cuspidatum and Calliergon giganteum. Other species include frequent wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris, with occasional yellow iris Iris pseudacorus, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris,…

Derryleckagh

…ean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh cinquefoil Potentilla palustris and the mosses Calliergonell cuspidatum, Calliergon giganteum and Scorpidium scorpioides forming the bulk of the vegetation. In places, the more base-loving Sphagnum species such as Sphagnum sguarrosum and the rare …

Kirlish

…ium dissectum and devils-bit scabious Succisa pratensis with pointed spear moss Calliergonell cuspidatum representing the most prominent moss. The drier areas are grass dominated with associated species such as meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris, common sorrel Rumex acetosa, white…

Fachwen Isaf

…beneath, with neat feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum and pointed spear-moss Calliergonell cuspidatum among the more common species. In the north-eastern part of the southern field, the fen-meadow is marked with frequent marsh valerian Valeriana dioica, meadowsweet Filipendula…

River Ithon

… well developed here and include characteristic upland species, such the mosses Calliergonell cuspidatum, Hygrohypnum ochraceum and Platyhypnidium riparioides and the liverwort Pellia epiphylla. Woodland is widespread along the river and stream banks, dominated variously by alder…

Ballycastle Coalfield

…e, marsh horsetail Equisetum palustre, glaucous sedge Carex flacca and the moss Calliergonell cuspidatum. Less frequently, dioecious sedge Carex dioica and the moss Palustriella commutata are present. Many of the drier slopes are covered with bracken Pteridium aquilinum. Due to d…

Lough Naman Bog and Lake

…ntain aquatic bog mosses Sphagnum spp., particularly feathery bog moss Sphagnum cuspidatum with occasional cow horn bog moss Sphagnum denticulatum, and bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata. The vegetation surrounding the pools is comprised of a luxuriant mat of bog mosses Sphagnum spp.,…

Mill Lough

…wort Ranunculuc flammula and marsh ragwort Senecio aguaticus. The brown mosses, Calliergonell cuspidatum and Rhytidiadelphus sguarrosus, are abundant and form a low carpet. In addition to some of the species listed above, the lough contains a number of locally distributed plants,…

Shiel Wood Pastures

…ant bottle sedge Carex rostrata, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre and the moss Calliergonell cuspidatum. Small stands of poor-fen with bog mosses also occur.

Dinefwr Estate

…th base-rich water. Patches of brown mosses, including Scorpidium revolvens and Calliergonell cuspidatum, opposite-leaved golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium and other wetland herbs occur along the flush lines. One of the flushes exhibits tufa development and supports …

Lough Corr

…phagnum fallax, hooked scorpion moss Scorpidium scorpioides, pointed spear moss Calliergonell cuspidatum and occasional giant spear moss Calliergon giganteum. Further habitat diversity is provided by areas of cut-over bog and wet heath which occur to the north and north-east of L…

Knocknashangan

…ses present include bog groove moss Aulacomnium palustre and pointed spear moss Calliergonell cuspidatum. In addition to the grassland, Knocknashangan also has small areas of wet heath vegetation which occur in a mosaic with the fen meadow on the upper slopes. This wet heath vege…

Ross

…ophorum angustifolium, mat grass Nardus stricta and the moss pointed spear moss Calliergonell cuspidatum. Where the slope levels out, water movement is much reduced. Species more typical of wet heath are found alongside the rush pasture vegetation in these areas. On the level are…

Drumcully

…th golden head moss Breutelia chrysocoma occurring alongside pointed spear moss Calliergonell cuspidatum, springy turf moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus, glittering wood moss Hylocomium splendens and neat feather moss Pseudoscleropodium purum. Areas of wet heath occur at both the t…

Tower More

…um splendens, neat feather moss Pseudoscleropodium purum and pointed spear moss Calliergonell cuspidatum. Pockets of very species-rich vegetation occur where the mineral soils and shallow peats are flushed and kept wet by base-rich or calcareous, nutrient-poor waters. Species cha…

Langford Meadow

…ss Climacium dendroides is found in this community as is the more frequent moss Calliergonell cuspidatum. Parts of the drains, especially in the south, are permanent water courses which support water cress Nasturtium officinale, water speedwell Veronica anagallis-aquatica, and th…

Wartle Moss

…sock sedge Carex diandra, grass-of-Parnassus Parnassia palustris and the mosses Calliergonell cuspidatum and Calliergon giganteum. A central area has shorter, more open vegetation with scattered open pools in which bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata grows. There are also stands of fen…

High Lickbarrow Mires and Pastures

… of the more base rich flushes and bryophytes often dominate the ground layers. Calliergonell cuspidatum C. stramineum and C. giganteum are particularly abundant while Sphagnum contortum in the more basiphilous conditions and Aulacomnium palustre and S. recurvum in the more mesot…

Morfa Dyffryn

…ks with frequent common sedge Carex nigra, silverweed Potentilla anserina, moss Calliergonell cuspidatum and creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera. Orchids including marsh helleborine Epipactis palustris, early-marsh orchid Dactylorhiza incarnata, northern marsh orchid Dactylorhiza …

Cullentra Lough

…pratensis. A dense mat of brown mosses dominated by Calliergon giganteum and C. cuspidatum grows beneath the sedge and herb sward. Cullentra Lough also includes a range of woodland communities that are closely associated with the fen. Some areas of swamp woodland dominated by al…

Loughmoney

…ter parsnip Berula erecta. The bryophyte layer is variable, with the brown moss Calliergonell cuspidatum the most prominent species. Loughmoney also provides valuable habitat for a range of wetland animals, including birds and invertebrates. https://www.daera-ni.gov.uk/publicati…

Waltonhill and Cradle Den

…ng, is dominated by base-demanding mosses and sedges such as pointed spear moss Calliergonell cuspidatum, rusty hook moss Scorpidium revolvens, hook moss Palustriella commutatum, carnation sedge Carex panicea, glaucous sedge Carex flacca, jointed rush Juncus articulatus and devil…

Tilberthwaite Gill

…ase loving bryophyte communities of Ctenidium molluscum, Anoectangium aestivum, Calliergonell cuspidatum, Campylium stellatum and Fissidens dubius and higher plants such as green spleenwort Asplenium viride and mountain melick Melica nutans. Above this point is the deep vertical …

Crosby Ravensworth Fell

…dium revolvens, Ctenidium molluscum, Campylium stellatum, Tortella tortuosa and Calliergonell cuspidatum. Associated herb species include yellow saxifrage Saxifraga aizoides, common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris, devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis, lesser clubmoss Selaginel…

Aghanaglack

…th golden head moss Breutelia chrysocoma occurring alongside pointed spear moss Calliergonell cuspidatum, springy turf moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus, glittering wood moss Hylocomium splendens. Common tamarisk moss Thuidium tamariscinum, neat feather moss Pseudoscleropodium puru…

Caudbeck Flow

…rushes J. articulatus and J. acutiflorus as the dominant plants with the mosses Calliergonell cuspidatum and Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus as constants. Less common plants include marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris and slender sedge Carex lasiocarpa. Probably the most important …

Tamnyrankin

…th golden head moss Breutelia chrysocoma occurring alongside pointed spear moss Calliergonell cuspidatum, springy turf moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus, glittering wood moss Hylocomium splendens and neat feather moss Pseudoscleropodium purum. Where there are transitions to wet hea…

The Cliffs of Magho

…Hydrocotyle vulgaris and water mint Mentha aquatica, growing over a moss mat of Calliergonell cuspidatum. Notable breeding birds include common sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos and ringed plover Charadrius hiaticula around the lough, peregrine falcon Falco peregrinus on the cliffs an…

Joe's Pond

…nging emergent vegetation in the south west corner of the pond. Here the mosses Calliergonell cuspidatum and Palustriella commutatum predominate, together with creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, jointed rush Juncus articulatus, hard rush J. inflexus, false fox sedge Carex otruba…

Colwyn Brook Marshes (North & South)

…iparian plants here include fool's watercress, floating sweet grass, the mosses Calliergonell cuspidatum, Fontinalis antipyretica and Thamnobryum alopecurum and the liverworts Pellia epiphylla and Scapania undulata. Mammals and Birds The rich and varied mixture of carr woodland, …

Sheepland Coast

… Samolus valerandi. A dense mat of brown mosses dominated by pointed spear moss Calliergonell cuspidatum grows beneath the sedge and herb sward. Other mosses include marsh bryum Bryum pseudotriquetrum and scarcer giant spear moss Calliergon giganteum. Sheepland Coast is also nota…

Coed Aberdulas

…ife Lysimachia vulgaris, greater skullcap Scutellaria galericulata and the moss Calliergonell cuspidatum. A dry bank above this marsh supports grassland characterised by common bent, tormentil, sheep's fescue Festuca ovina, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, harebell Campanula rotun…

Neuadd and Tylelo Mires

…p-flowered rush with abundant marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris and the moss Calliergonell cuspidatum. Wet woodland borders the railway line and appears to be fairly recent in origin. Alder Alnus glutinosa is the most common tree and is mainly present as young trees although t…

Rhyllech Uchaf

… nigricans, blunt-flowered rush, bottle sedge Carex rostrata and the brown moss Calliergonell cuspidatum. There are several notable plant species present at this site including the nationally scarce narrow-leaved marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza traunsteinerioides, broad-leaved cotton g…

Newton Reigny Moss

…iscus. Also characteristic of the fen areas are carpets of brown mosses such as Calliergonell cuspidatum, C. cordifolium, Bryum pseudotriquetrum and Campylium elodes, the latter at its only Cumbrian locality. The areas of scrub are dominated by willows, in particular grey willow …

Redcar Field

…shes supporting a carpet of the mosses Cratoneuron filicinum, C. commutatum and Calliergonell cuspidatum. These more open areas have a varied flora with characteristic fen species such as marsh valerian Valeriana dioica, early marsh orchid Dactylorhiza incarnata, marsh arrowgrass…

River Itchen

…ich inspecies with abundant short sedges and localised carpets of mosses mostly Calliergonell cuspidatum. Many typical species of flood pasture also feature in the fen meadow community, its distinguishing plants including prominent marsh marigold Caltha palustris, water avens Geu…

River Test

…ch in species with abundant short sedges and localised carpets of mosses mostly Calliergonell cuspidatum. Many of the flood pasture's typical species also feature in the fen meadow community and its distinguishing elements include prominent marsh marigold Caltha palustris, water …

Mill Crook

…ex spicata and provide conditions for the growth of mosses, typically including Calliergonell cuspidatum. A well developed boundary hedgerow containing buckthorn Rhamnus cathartica and a mature pedunculate oak Quercus robur tree situated within the meadow add additional interest…

Stagmire Moss

…minate over a luxuriant carpet of bulky mosses, mainly Scorpidium revolvens and Calliergonell cuspidatum. Scattered in this carpet are vascular plants typical of wet areas, such as marsh marigold Caltha palustris, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and lesser spearwort Ranunculus flam…

Knock Dhu Sallagh Braes

…ch of the bryophyte layer beneath the rushes is dominated by pointed spear moss Calliergonell cuspidatum and springy turf moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus with hummocks of common haircap Polytrichum commune and heath plait moss Hypnum jutlandicum. Some parts of the fen are very we…

Drumowen

…th golden head moss Breutelia chrysocoma occurring alongside pointed spear moss Calliergonell cuspidatum, springy turf moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus and neat feather moss Pseudoscleropodium purum. An area of flushed grasslands runs down through the central section of the area w…

Woodgrange

…e fog Holcus lanatus, water horsetail Equisteum fluviatile and the brown mosses Calliergonell cuspidatum and Calliergon cordifolium. The area also includes a substantial stand of wet carr woodland, dominated by alder Alnus glutinosa and grey willow Salix cinerea. https://www.dae…

Castle Enigan

…wing over a well-developed and hummocky layer of mosses bryophytes dominated by Calliergonell cuspidatum and Calliergon cordifolium. This community often includes species such as bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh cinquefoil Potentilla palustris, cowbane Cicuta virosa and in th…

Dolorgan Barn

… Hypochaeris radicata. In some areas, the mosses Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus and Calliergonell cuspidatum are abundant. Where the brown earths are more base-poor, these swards also contain tormentil Potentilla erecta, carnation sedge Carex caryophyllea and devil’s-bit scabious Suc…

Tonnagh Quarry

…hytes include claw leaved hook moss Palustriella falcata and pointed spear moss Calliergonell cuspidatum, as well as other bryophytes which are associated with base-rich conditions including curled hook moss Palustriella commutatum, thick nerved apple moss Philonotis calcarea and…

Hisehope Burn Valley

…dge C. pulicaris. Rills and flushed areas are dominated by bryophytes including Calliergonell cuspidatum, Aulacomnium palustre, Campylium stellatum, Palustriella commutatum and Ctenidium molluscum. Several species of local occurrence in County Durham are present in this mire comp…

Cwm Cadlan

…iant bryophyte layer, with species such as Aneura pinguis, Campylium stellatum, Calliergonell cuspidatum, Palustriella commutata, Scorpidium revolvens and Fissidens adianthoides. Acidic flushes are mainly confined to the north-east of the site where they are usually associated wi…

Cavan

…socoma and comb moss Ctenidium molluscum occurring alongside pointed spear moss Calliergonell cuspidatum, springy turf moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus and neat feather moss Pseudoscleropodium purum. Cavan has been managed in a traditional way and has a high degree of naturalness…

Lough McCall

…hese species grow over a carpet of brown mosses dominated by pointed spear moss Calliergonell cuspidatum and heart leaved spear moss Calliergon cordifolium. Along the southern shore of the lough, where there is a more acidic influence, there are pockets of base-poor fen. The fen …

Afon Eden - Cors Goch Trawsfynydd

…play a more base-rich influence, being dominated with sedges and mosses such as Calliergonell cuspidatum and Campylium stellatum and flowering plants that include common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris. Also within the site are areas of rush pasture, dry acidic grassland and wet h…

Brockagh Quarry

…on butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris. Common bryophytes include pointed spear moss Calliergonell cuspidatum, fountain apple moss Philonotis fontana, yellow starry feather moss Campylium stellatum and rusty hook moss Scorpidium revolvens. Where the fen grades into areas of more open …

Glaslyn

…er mint Mentha aquatica, marsh bedstraw Galium palustre, soft rush and the moss Calliergonell cuspidatum. Around the wetter depressions yellow flag Iris pseudacorus, water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile and purple-loosetrife Lythrum salicaria form lush tall-herb vegetation. Areas…

Gweunydd Camnant

… revolvens, Campylium stellatum, Ctenidium molluscum, Cratoneuron filicinum and Calliergonell cuspidatum, and plants such as marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula, quaking-grass, marsh horsetail, common cottongrass and marsh valerian. This so…

Lurgan River Wood

…clubmoss Selaginella selaginoides. Moss cover is generally sparse and includes Calliergonell cuspidatum, Rhytidiadelphus triquetrus and Breutelia chrysocoma. Within the grassland, there are occasional seepage channels with strong surface water movement. These flushes add further…

Blaeberry Island Bog

…c species cow horn bog moss Sphagnum auriculatum and feathery bog moss Sphagnum cuspidatum occurring in pools and wetter hollows. Red bog moss Sphagnum capillifolium, blunt-leaved bog-moss Sphagnum palustre, papillose bog moss Sphagnum papillosum, flat topped bog moss Sphagnum fa…

Cors Geirch

…e plant community types present include bottle sedge Carex rostrata -brown moss Calliergonell cuspidatum mire, black bog-rush Schoenus nigricans – blunt-flowered rush Juncus subnodulosus mire, tufted-sedge Carex elata swamp and great fen-sedge Cladium mariscus swamp. Associated s…

Rhosydd Llanpumsaint

…purple moor-grass tussocks. The westernmost mire has neutral water, so the moss Calliergonell cuspidatum replaces Sphagnum, and the flora includes water horse-tail Equisetum fluviatile, bog-bean and marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre. Impoverished examples of basin mire vegetation…

Annesley Woodhouse Quarries

…dominance of glaucous sedge Carex flacca, red fescue and the pointed spear moss Calliergonell cuspidatum, together with a diverse range of herbs typical of damp grasslands including carnation sedge Carex panicea, brown sedge Carex disticha, jointed rush Juncus articulatus, common…

Brasside Pond

…atans and the liverwort Ricciocarpos natans. In the species rich fen the mosses Calliergonell cuspidatum and Cratoneuron filicinum and the liverwort Pellia epiphylla form a continuous carpet and locally hummocks of bog moss Sphagnum fimbriatum, S. squarrosum have developed. Othe…

Rushy Hill

…at feather moss Pseudoscleropodium purum occurring alongside pointed spear moss Calliergonell cuspidatum, springy turf moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus and glittering wood moss Hylocomnium splendens. Rushy Hill has been managed in a traditional way and has a high degree of natural…

Lough Alaban

…acid fen, comprised of submergent growths of aquatic feathery bog moss Sphagnum cuspidatum and cow horn bog moss Sphagnum denticulatum with a sedge and herb component. This is interspersed by areas of open water with bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius. Sedges associated with…

Troutbeck

… Molinia caerulea and creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera together with the moss Calliergonell cuspidatum. By contrast, the star sedge bog moss mire is dominated by bog moss species such as Sphagnum palustre and S. recurvum, with star sedge Carex echinata, common cotton grass Erio…

Tayvallich Juniper and Fen

…ase-rich water collects in the valley basins bottle sedge-moss Carex rostrata – Calliergonell cuspidatum areas have developed. In some sites these grade into a rich type of Phragmites swamp or into an open water vegetation system with stoneworts Charophytes, least bur-reed Sparga…

Mavis Enderby Valley

…eveloped community are Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus, Pseudoscleropodium purum and Calliergonell cuspidatum. Where sandstone is exposed, species scarce in the East Midlands have colonized. This is the only known Lincolnshire site for Racomitrium heterostichum and Lophocia ventricosa…

Glenarm Woods

…is, common valerian Valeriana officinalis and meadow sweet Filipendula ulmaria. Calliergonell cuspidatum dominates the dense moss carpet beneath the sward. In addition to its botanical interest, the area provides an important habitat for animals. Bat species recorded include Leis…

Llyn Padrig

…ngrass Eriophorum angustifolium, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre and the moss Calliergonell cuspidatum and there is a host of associated species including the uncommon greater spearwort Ranunculus lingua. Patches of woody vegetation, composed largely of alder Alnus glutinosa an…

Borrow Beck Meadows

…undant with lesser amounts of Pleurozium schreberi, Brachythecium rutabulum and Calliergonell cuspidatum. Generally, the wetter areas, where many of the mosses are found, including some bog mosses Sphagnum spp., grade from the drier meadow community into a distinct vegetation typ…

Poors Common

…ge Carex canescens; as well as mosses and liverworts including Hookeria lucens, Calliergonell cuspidatum, Kindbergia praelonga and the bog mosses Sphagnum squarrosum, S. subsecundum var inundatum and S. capillifolium. The trees themselves support a varied lichen flora including s…

Brackagh Bog

…variable in these richer fen communities and is comprised of pointed spear moss Calliergonell cuspidatum with less frequent brown-moss species including heart leaved spear moss Calliergon cordifolium, giant spear moss Calliergon giganteum, spiky bog moss Sphagnum squarrosum, mars…

Florence Court

…ominated by springy turf moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus and pointed spear moss Calliergonell cuspidatum. The grassland is surrounded by young woodland which has developed from hedges and is composed of a variety of species, including willow Salix spp., hazel Corylus avellana, a…

Stranacally

…um splendens, neat feather moss Pseudoscleropodium purum and pointed spear moss Calliergonell cuspidatum. Golden head moss Breutelia chrysocoma is also present in more open conditions with higher light levels. Fen meadows are the favoured locale for lesser butterfly orchid Platan…

Fymore Lough

…damine pratensis. These species grow over a carpet of brown mosses dominated by Calliergonell cuspidatum and Calliergon giganteum. In some places, brown sedge Carex disticha is prominent in the sward. This grazed area has added plant species diversity with the presence of flushes…

Curran Bog

…ally linear with a carpet of aquatic sphagnum bog-mosses, particularly Sphagnum cuspidatum, with lesser amounts of Sphagnum auriculatum and scattered bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata. The margins of the pools also have their own characteristic flora, with such species as great sunde…

Tullysranadeega

…tormentil Potentilla erecta, devils-bit scabious Succisa pratensis and the moss Calliergonell cuspidatum. The wettest pastures are often very rich in sedges and bryophytes mosses. Carnation sedge Carex panicea is generally dominant, with frequent tawny sedge Carex hostiana, yello…

Corbally

…sedge Carex diandra, blunt flowered rush Juncus subnodulosus and the brown moss Calliergonell cuspidatum, with lesser water parsnip Berula erecta, greater bird's foot trefoil Lotus pedunculatus, scattered bog myrtle Myrica gale and carnation sedge Carex panicea. This plant commun…

Knockninny Hill

…tormentil Potentilla erecta and devils-bit scabious Succisa pratensis. The moss Calliergonell cuspidatum forms an underlying mat. Knockninny Hill is also important for Lepidoptera, butterflies and moths, with 15 species of butterflies believed to breed there. Grayling Hipparchia …

Cashel Loughs

…orsetail Equisetum fluviatile, growing over a carpet of brown moss dominated by Calliergonell cuspidatum. Raised areas of dryer peat are dominated by heather Erica vulgaris and purple moor grass Molinia caerulea and bog myrtle Myrica gale locally abundant. Wet grassland is scatt…

Banagher

…horsetail Equisetum fluviatile, common sedge Carex nigra and pointed spear moss Calliergonell cuspidatum. Other more notable species with a more restricted distribution in Ireland are cowbane Cicuta virosa, greater spearwort Ranunculus lingua and fen pondweed Potamogeton coloratu…

Scraghy

…um splendens, neat feather moss Pseudoscleropodium purum and pointed spear moss Calliergonell cuspidatum. Pockets of very species-rich vegetation occur where the mineral soils and shallow peats are flushed and kept wet by base-rich or calcareous, nutrient-poor waters. These flush…

Loch of Lumgair

…iolet Viola palustris and coralroot orchid Corallorhiza trifida, and the mosses Calliergonell cuspidatum, Calliergon giganteum, Sphagnum squarrosum and S. palustre. The wet woodland is mainly composed of common sallow Salix cinerea with scattered eared willow Salix aurita, downy …

Mynydd Epynt

…il Lotus pedunculatus, the mosses Bryum pseudotriquetrum, Hylocomium splendens, Calliergonell cuspidatum, Philonotis fontana and the bog moss Sphagnum subsecundum. Dry grassland dominated by sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina and common bent Agrostis capillaris with frequent heath beds…

Nant Clydach Pastures

…ll-developed brown moss layer comprised of species such as Ctenidium molluscum, Calliergonell cuspidatum, Campylium stellatum and Scorpidium revolvens. Common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris and round-leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia are frequent, together with sedges such as Ca…

Rhos Cwmderw

…eather Calluna vulgaris, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica and pointed spear-moss Calliergonell cuspidatum. Small flushes dominated by a variety of small sedges and mosses, such as rusty hook-moss Scorpidium revolvens and yellow starry feather-moss Campylium stellatum, are associat…

Hulam Fen

…lawn over a carpet of mosses and liverworts, including Palustriella commutatum, Calliergonell cuspidatum and Bryum pseudotriquetrum. Other wetland plants include bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris and marsh valerian Valeriana dioica while the pre…

Trottiscliffe Meadows

…d Dactylorhiza praetermissa. The damp areas support a range of mosses including Calliergonell cuspidatum, Brachythecium rutabulum and a rare calcareous marsh species Cratoneuron filicinum. The meadows are surrounded by old hedges which provide a habitat for woodland plants such a…

Leathemstown

… common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii, bugle Ajuga reptans and the mosses Calliergonell cuspidatum and Climacium dendraides. Wetland and woodland habitats add to the overall diversity of the area. The reservoir has a large catchment and high flushing rates. Although water q…

Twyni Lacharn - Pentywyn / Laugharne - Pendine Burrows

…requency of such species as variegated horsetail Equisetum variegatum, the moss Calliergonell cuspidatum and common fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica. Species of flowering plants include the nationally rare fen orchid Liparis loeselii, growing amongst an abundance of marsh hellebori…

Caeau Coed Mawr (Coedmawr Fields)

…t-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula and the moss Calliergonell cuspidatum. Stands of similar vegetation also occur elsewhere in the wetter parts of the site. Rushy hollows in the hay-field support additional wet meadow plants, including meadow fescu…

Fair Head and Murlough Bay

… devils-bit scabious Succisa pratensis over a moss carpet of pointed spear moss Calliergonell cuspidatum. Three main areas of woodland are included in the site, all at the base of the cliffs. The most natural area is the under-cliff birch woodland, which grows tight to the cliff …

Hurn Common

…inated by bents Agrostis spp and rich in mosses e.g. Brachythecium albicans and Calliergonell cuspidatum and commoner herbs such as yarrow Achillea millefolium, cat’s ear Hypochaeris radicata and bird’s foot Ornithopus perpusillus, they support several uncommon plants. These incl…

Morfa Harlech

…cks are dominated by creeping willow Salix repens often accompanied by the moss Calliergonell cuspidatum, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris and water mint Mentha aquatica. The nationally scarce variegated horsetail Equisetum variegatum is occasional in more open areas. Petalwo…

Ballyknock

…lushes, with a variety of associated bryophytes mosses and liverworts including Calliergonell cuspidatum, Breutelia chrysocoma. Scorpidium revolvens and Cratoneuron filicinum. Where the slopes are less steep, the soils are typically more waterlogged and a wetter grassland type kn…

Derryvore

…r. Characteristic moss species associated with the fen include the brown mosses Calliergonell cuspidatum and more notably Calliergon cordifolium. Between the deeper cuttings, more elevated ramparts host another unusual community of tall fen dominated by yellow loosestrife Lysimac…

Killymackan Lough

…forget-me-not Myosotis laxa, growing over a carpet of brown mosses dominated by Calliergonell cuspidatum and Rhytidiadelphus sguarrosus. In addition to some of those listed above, the area contains a number of vascular plants with a restricted distribution in the British Isles, i…

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