Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Pitcombe Down

…nland plants including horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa, clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria, devil’s-bit Succisa pratensis and betony Betonica officinalis. Areas dominated by tor grass Brachypodium pinna…

Monkswood Valley

… Poterium sanguisorba, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria, clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata, fairy flax Linum catharticum, betony Betonica officinalis, harebell Campanula rotundifolia and horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa. The grassland to the south of the reservoir and…

Fordon Chalk Grasslands

… of course grassland with upright brome Bromus erectus and cock's foot Dactylis glomerata. Many areas are extremely diverse botanically, with an abundance of characteristic herbs such as clustered bell flower Campanula glomerata, carline thistle Carlina vulgaris, woolly thistle C…

Ryhall Pasture and Little Warren Verges

…d fescue Festuca rubra, with quaking grass Briza media and cock’s foot Dactylis glomerata also frequent. The rich herb flora is notable for the abundance of such typical species as clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata, greater knapweed Centaurea scabiosa, dwarf thistle Cirsiu…

Silbury Hill

…arf thistle Cirsium acaule, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, quaking grass Briza media and red fescue Festuca rubra. Other characteristic chalk downland plants occurring on the hill are clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata, burnet s…

Black Hill Down

…bit Leontodon hispidus. Other frequent herbs of this grassland include harebell Campanula rotundifolia, squinancywort Asperula cynanchica, rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, cowslip Primula veris and autumn gentian Gentianella amarella. Very typical of west/central Dorset chalk …

Stonesby Quarry

… brome Bromus erectus, tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum and cock's foot Dactylis glomerata, together with abundant quaking grass Briza media. The grassland is rich in herb species, characteristic constituents including autumn gentian Gentianella amarella, cowslip Primula veris, dw…

Amberley Mount to Sullington Hill

…hemum nummularium, autumn gentian Gentianella amarella and clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata. A number of less common species are found including round headed rampion Phyteuma orbiculare, frog orchid Dactylorhiza viridis, musk orchid Herminium monorchis and bee orchid Ophr…

Keasey Dale

…m, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata, lady's bedstraw Galium verum, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria, devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis and cowslip Primula veris. As is typically the case on these short sward chalk grasslands, the mosses…

Foulden Common

…ing grass Briza media, oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius and cock's foot Dactylis glomerata with lady’s bedstraw Galium verum and spiny rest-harrow Ononis spinosa. The chalk grassland is diverse, grazed by cattle and containing many ant hills. The sward is dominated by red fescue F…

Seven Barrows

…, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, cowslip Primula veris and harebell Campanula rotundifolia. Many of the plants which occur are typical of unimproved and traditionally managed grasslands on chalk and limestone and are usually absent from improved or disturbed sites. Ot…

Stonepit and Nova Slacks

…and sheep's fescue Festuca ovina. Associated herbs include clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata, carline thistle Carlina vulgaris, rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria and purple milk vetch Astragalus danicus. The grassland on the opposite, n…

Thixen Dale and Long Dale

…ilipendula vulgaris, kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria and clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata. red fescue F. rubra dominates the north facing slope, with tussocks of tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa frequent towards the eastern end. This bank supports several chalk s…

Dabble Bank

…awthorn Crataegus monogyna, encroaching on the grasslands. Clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata, occurs but this is almost certainly an introduced garden escape. Other Information Lowland calcicolous grasslands are a priority habitat in the UK Biodiversity Action Plan. Semi…

Rodborough Common

…includes species such as chalk milkwort Polygala calcarea, clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata, kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria and autumn gentian Gentianella amarella. Orchids are well represented, especially in some of the old quarries and include frog orchid Dactylorhiz…

Fayland Chalk Bank

…und in other types of habitat. Noteworthy species include clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata, pale toadflax Linaria repens, yellow wort Blackstonia perfoliata, burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga and large thyme Thymus pulegioides. The parasitic common dodder Cuscuta epi…

Ladle Hill

…upport fewer species than the earthwork, but some, notably clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata, only occur there. The site is of exceptional importance for its population of the rare July flowering form of the burnt tip orchid Neotinea ustulata. This form is morphologically …

Cow Cliff Pasture and Quarry

…aining many typical chalk grassland species. These include clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata, greater knapweed Centaurea scabiosa, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum and thyme Thymus praecox. The site supports a colony of marbled whites Melanargia galatheaa, a specie…

Waterdale

… tor grass sward with a south eastern aspect and the herbs clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata and pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus. This latter species is unknown on chalk grassland sites in southern England. A mixed grassland on north facing slopes. Grasses included tufted h…

Townclose Hills

…St. John's wort Hypericum montanum and an abundance of the clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata. Impeded drainage along the floor of the railway cutting gives rise to scattered pools containing for example bulrush, water plantain Alisma plantago-aquatica and bristle club rus…

Grimsthorpe Park

…tone 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.

Broadway Hill

…iosa columbaria. Of particular interest is the presence of clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata; its only known site in Worcestershire. In recent years both chalk hill blue Polyommatus coridon and small blue Cupido minimus butterflies have been recorded on the site, undoubte…

Westfield Farm Chalk Bank

…o media. Of particular interest is the locally distributed clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata and crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha. Zigzag clover Trifolium medium, another uncommon species unusual on chalk, is also present on the deeper soils. The bank supports five or…

Tyne Watersmeet

… the locally rare yellow star of Bethlehem Gagea lutea and clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata as well as many characteristic woodland species including dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis, wood melick Melica uniflora, wood millet Milium effusum and great wood rush Luzula syl…

Totternhoe Knolls

… Asperula cynanchica, autumn gentian Gentianella amarella, clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata, sainfoin Onobrychis viciifolia and dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule. Orchid species are well represented, including common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii, bee orchid Ophrys apife…

Upton Cow Down

…igh proportion of herbs with dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule, clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata, devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga, cowslip Primula veris and autumn gentian Gentianella amarella. Orchids are well represented with com…

Inkpen and Walbury Hills

…sp arcticus, salad burnet Sanguisorba major, hairy violet Viola hirta, harebell Campanula rotundifolia and smooth hawk's beard Crepis capillaris. On Walbury Hill mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum and musk thistle Carduus nutans are particularly common and locally, where th…

Whitesheet Hill

…pted management, such as chalk milkwort Polygala calcarea, clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata, green winged orchid Anacamptis morio, frog orchid Dactylorhiza viridis and the nationally restricted dwarf sedge Carex humilis and burnt orchid Neotinea ustulata. Several species…

Ham Hill

…d squinancywort Asperula cynanchica also occur, while both clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata and autumn gentian Gentianella amarella are abundant. Orchids are exceptionally well represented; the eight species present include frog orchid Dactylorhiza viridis and species of …

Rough Bank, Miserden

…cicole plants such as autumn gentian Gentianella amarella, clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata, common calamint Clinopodium menthifolium, ploughman’s spikenard Inula conyza and rock rose Helianthemum nummularium. Of special note is the large amount of kidney vetch Anthyllis …

Watlington and Pyrton Hills

…asil Clinopodium vulgare, wild strawberry Fragaria vesca, clustered bell flower Campanula glomerata, field scabious Knautia arvensis and lady's bedstraw. Heath has become established locally on the upper slopes, where clay with flints overlies the chalk and leaching of minerals a…

Hog Cliff

…on hispidus, stemless thistle Cirsium acaule and the local clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata. The highest proportions of devil’s-bit Succisa pratensis and betony Betonica officinalis, which are typically abundant in the chalk grassland of West Dorset are found on the west …

Totternhoe Chalk Quarry

…he site. These include yellow wort Blackstonia perfoliata, clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata, autumn gentian Gentianella amarella, horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa, large thyme Thymus pulegioides, squinancywort Asperula cynanchica, pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis…

Southorpe Paddock

…re 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 favoured the development of damp neutral grass…

Coulters Dean

…hoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa, rampion Phyteuma orbiculare, clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata and other species characteristic of ancient chalk grassland. At least 11 species of orchids occur. There is a diverse invertebrate especially butterfly fauna for the size of the si…

Steeple Langford Down

…ort Serratula tinctoria, chalk milkwort Polygala calcarea, clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata and the native form of sainfoin Onobrychis viciifolia. There are also populations of field fleawort Senecio integrifolius, burnt orchid Neotinea ustulata and bastard toadflax Thesi…

Town End Meadows, Little Asby

…age Silaum silaus, burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga, clustered bell flower Campanula glomerata, frog orchid, common twayblade Neottia ovata and adder's tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum. Early purple orchid Orchis mascula and northern marsh orchid Dactylorhiza purpurella are also…

Thorpe Hay Meadow

…cole species include meadow cranesbill Geranium pratense, clustered bell flower Campanula glomerata, cowslip Primula veris, hoary plantain Plantago media, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba and lady’s bedstraw Galium verum. The meadow is surrounded by old hedgerows with a variety …

Combe Wood and Linkenholt Hanging

…ntianella amarella, meadow saxifrage Saxifraga granulataa, clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata and common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii. Nearby areas of scrub are composed of hawthorn Crataegus monogyna, dogwood Cornus sanguinea, wild privet Ligustrum vulgare and other…

Ardley Cutting and Quarry

…ng quaking grass Briza media, basil thyme Acinos arvensis, clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris and sainfoin Onobrychis viciifolia. Other species which are locally common in the sward include horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa, kidney vetch Anth…

Haydon and Askerswell Downs

… plants. These include squinancy-wort Asperula cynanchica, clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata and a number of species particularly associated with the Western Chalk such as rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus, betony Betonica officinalis and devil’s-bit Succisa pratensis. Typi…

Great Cheverell Hill

…ment without ploughing, fertilisers or herbicides include clustered bell flower Campanula glomerata, sainfoin Onobrychis viciifolia and chalk milkwort Polygala calcarea, with occasional heath grass Danthonia decumbens and squinancywort Asperulacynanchica. Seven species of orchid …

The Coombs, Hinton Parva

…or herbicides such as fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea, clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata, green winged orchid Anacamptis morio, chalk milkwort Polygala calcarea, devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis and large thyme Thymus pulegioides. The southern and western facing …

Collyweston Quarries

…elianthemum nummularium, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris and clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata. Parts of the site are remarkable for the abundance of knapweed broomrape Orobanche elatior and pyramidal orchid Anacampestris pyramidalis. More than one hundred flowering plant sp…

Monknash Coast

…he common rockrose Helianthemum nummularium and occasional clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata and horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa. The rare tuberous thistle Cirsium tuberosum occurs at several locations within the site. Two other nationally rare species, nit-grass Gastri…

Chickengrove Bottom

…ost southerly locality. Squinancywort Asperula cynanchica, clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata and dropwort Filipendula vulgaris occur with the restricted dwarf sedge Carex humilis in the areas of shorter turf. The grassland grades through scrub to woodland. The scrub is spe…

Dancersend

…s Scabiosa columbaria, horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa, clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata and felwort Gentianella amarella as well as suspected hybrids between the latter and G. germanica. The pocket of grassland south of Bittams Wood contains hairy rock cress Arabis hi…

Win Green Down

… without ploughing, fertiliser or herbicide occur, such as clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata, fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea, frog orchid Dactylorhiza viridis, chalk milkwort Polygala calcarea and meadow saxifrage Saxifraga granulataa. Other species characteristic of…

Nine Spring Dale

…s basil Origanum vulgare, saw wort Serratula tinctoria and clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata. The main floristic interest is the abundance of bloody crane's bill Geranium sanguineum and the blue flax Linum perenne. The grassland has been invaded by scattered bushes of hawt…

Rickle Craig - Scurdie Ness

…teristic plants include kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria, clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata, fairy flax Linum catharticum, carline thistle Carlina vulgaris, burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga and the nationally scarce Nottingham catchfly Silene nutans. These areas are …

St Cyrus and Kinnaber Links

…Silene nutans var. smithiana, yellow vetch Vicia lutea and clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata, which is widespread. Sea wormwood Artemisia maritima, purple milk vetch Astragalus danicus, maiden pink Dianthus deltoides, wild liquorice Astragalus glycyphyllos, rough clover Tr…

Burcombe Down

… salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, cowslip Primula veris, clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata, squinancywort Asperula cynanchica, horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa and common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium. Also present are devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis, chalk…

Shirburn Hill

… grass Briza media, ploughman's spikenard Inula conyza and clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata. There are large areas of scrub of varying size and density. The dominant species are hawthorn and buckthorn growing in association with yew, spindle, dogwood and whitebeam. Junipe…

Cinquefoil Brow and Wood Dale

…, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, lady's bedstraw Galium verum and mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum being especially abundant. Other frequently occurring speci…

Croker's Hole

…idney vetches Hippocrepis comosa and Anthyllis vulneraria, clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata and dropwort Filipendula vulgaris. Greater knapweed Centaurea scabiosa, lady's bedstraw Galium verum, hairy violet Viola hirta, field scabious Knautia arvensis, cowslip Primula ve…

Holywell Banks

…d Anacamptis pyramidalis, wild basil Clinopodium vulgare, clustered bell flower Campanula glomerata and common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium occur. The species rich grassland of the roadside verges is mown annually. hawthorn Crataegus monogyna and buckthorn Rhamnus cathartic…

Moulsford Downs

…ch Hippocrepis comosa, bastard toadflax Thesium humifusum, clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata and chalk milkwort Polygala calcarea. The bare chalk areas and rabbit grazed patches have a distinct flora including vervain Verbena officinalis, candytuft Iberis amara and chalkhi…

Brantingham Dale

… of frequent occurrence include quaking grass Briza media, clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata, lady's bedstraw Galium verum, felwort Gentianella amarella and rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus. Where ungrazed, the grassland is generally rank and dominated by false oak grass A…

Giant Hill

…etony Betonica officinalis, devil's bit Succisa pratensis, clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata and burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga are frequent. Acid communities at the tops of the slopes, dominated by red fescue Festuca rubra, contain tormentil Potentilla erecta, heat…

Dancersend Waterworks

…tern gentian Gentianella germanica, together with abundant clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata. On an area of poorly drained, heavier soil the uncommon pale sedge Carex pallescens, hairy sedge Carex hirta and bush grass Calamagrostis epigejos dominate. The grasslands are ric…

Bowerchalke Downs

…bicides and ploughing also occur throughout. These include clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata, frog orchid Dactylorhiza viridis, chalk milkwort Polygala calcarea and betony Betonica officinalis. There is, however, much variety within the vegetation and several species that …

Rack Hill

…est-harrow Ononis repens occur widely. More restricted are clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata, purging flax Linum catharticum, yellow wort Blackstonia perfoliata and common centaury Centaurium erythraea. Colonisation by scrub of a range of age classes has reduced the extent…

Cleeve Hill

… grassland supports a characteristic rich flora including clustered bell flower Campanula glomerata, carline thistle Carlina vulgaris, common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii, rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, fairy flax Linum catharticum, bird's foot trefoil Lotus cornicula…

Chalbury Hill and Quarry

…ch Hippocrepis comosa, rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata and the uncommon hairy rock cress Arabis hirsuta. Species typical of the western chalk are locally abundant, such as rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus, betony Betonica officinalis, …

Whiting Ness - Ethie Haven

…ase-rich grassland such as maiden pink Dianthus deltoides, clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata and hairy violet Viola hirta. The local rarities sea spleenwort Asplenium marinum and pellitory-of-the-wall Parietaria judaica are found on the cliff ledges and in caves. The coast…

St. Catherine's Hill

… vetch Anthyllis vulneraria, fairy flax Linum catharticum, clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata, autumn lady's tresses Spiranthes spiralis and frog orchid Dactylorhiza viridis. This short sward contrasts with the well developed field layer occupying the north facing slope of …

Prescombe Down

… Wiltshire downland are well represented in the sward. Species such as harebell Campanula rotundifolia, fairy flax Linum catharticum and salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba are common throughout, whereas others, including horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa, common rock rose Heliant…

Dank's Down and Truckle Hill

…us Succisa pratensis, chalk milkwort Polygala calcarea and clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata. There is in addition a thriving population of bastard toadflax Thesium humifusum, a species of very limited distribution in Britain. Habitat diversity is enhanced by the presence …

East Heslerton Brow

…frage Pimpinella saxifraga, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata, and, notably, purple milk vetch Astraga lus danicus. This site is also rich in orchids which include twayblade Neottia ovata, fragrant Gymnadenia conopsea, pyramidal Anacamptis py…

Winklebury Hill

…ort Serratula tinctoria, chalk milkwort Polygala calcarea, clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata, heath grass Danthonia decumbens and autumn gentian Gentianella amarella. Several plants present are scarce on a national scale and include field fleawort Senecio integrifolius, ea…

Cliff House

…erula cynanchica, purple milk vetch Astragulus danicus and clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata. The site is of particular interest in being one of the few locations for burnt tip orchid Neotinea ustulata in the county.

Brockadale

…f limestone species such as hoary plantain Plantago media, clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, yellow wort Blackstonia perfoliata, purple milk vetch Astragalus danicus, milk vetch A. glycyphyllos, carline thistle Carlina vulgaris and thyme Thy…

Wharram Quarry

…se Helianthemum nummularium, fairy flax Linum catharticum, clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata and woolly thistle Cirsium eriophorum; to a grassland dominated by false oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius; and eventually through scrub to ash woodland. Rabbits which frequent the q…

Sheep's Banks

…Hippocrepis comosa, burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga, clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata and chalk milkwort Polygala calcarea. Five species of orchid have been recorded, including bee orchid Ophrys apifera, pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis and also green winged …

Court Farm, Sydling

…atula tinctoria, burnet saxifrade Pimpinella saxifraga and clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata are other frequent constituents of this turf. On flatter areas on top of the slopes, deposits of clay with flints have produced less calcareous soils with patches of bracken Pterid…

Bacombe and Coombe Hills

…plantain Plantago media, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus, clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata and squinancywort Asperula cynanchica as well as the moss Entodon concinnus, a species indicative of long established chalk grassland. A special feature is the occurrence of the li…

Acaster South Ings

… are not found within the main flood meadow. These include clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata, field mouse ear Cerastium arvense and meadow crane’s bill Geranium pratense. The river margin consists of a mosaic of tall herbs such as great willowherb Epilobium hirsutum, reed …

King's Cliffe Banks

…s Avenula pratensis, crested hairgrass Koeleria macrantha, clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria and hairy violet Viola hirta. Bryophytes form an important component of the sward, especially Ctenidium molluscum and Homalothecium lutescens. …

Deacon Hill

… rose Helianthemum nummularium, marjoram Origanum vulgare, clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata, carline thistle Carlina vulgaris, autumn gentian Gentianella amarella, yellow wort Blackstonia perfoliata and spring sedge Carex caryophyllea. All these species are now uncommon i…

Whitehorse Hill

…ort Polygala calcarea, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria, clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata, knapweed Centaurea nigra, oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare and yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor. Twayblade Neottia ovata occurs on the northerly slope along with common spotted and …

Starveall and Stony Down

…grassland with patches of upright brome Bromus erectus and cock's foot Dactylis glomerata growing among the fine sward of sheep's fescue Festuca ovina, smaller cat's tail Phleum pratense spp. bertolonii, red fescue Festuca rubra, meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis and crested hai…

Vessey Pasture Dale and Back Dale

…um. The more local autumn gentian Gentianella amarella and clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata also occur. The underlying chalk has been exposed in stretches along this slope, corresponding with the site of an old plantation which has now been felled. An impressive earthwork…

Lardon Chase

…carrot Daucus carota, autumn felwort Gentianella amarella, clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata and chalk milkwort Polygala calcarea. Some of the richest flora occurs on thinner soils on the steepest part of the slope where the turf is shorter and rabbit grazed and includes a…

Botley Down

…s frequent occurrence of squinancywort Asperula cynanchica clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata autumn gentian Gentianella amarella and carline thistle Carlina vulgaris. Orchids are widespread, such as lesser butterfly orchid Platanthera bifolia, early purple orchid Orchis ma…

Racecourse Farm Fields

…anthemum nummularium, autumn gentian Gentianella amarella, clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria and dodder Cuscuta epithymum. Several small pits provide microclimatic and soil differences which extend the range of species and habitats; one…

Calstone and Cherhill Downs

…Succisa pratensis, greater knapweed Centaurea scabiosa and clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata, while the more intensively grazed areas allow lower growing species, for example horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa and chalk milkwort Polygala calcarea, to flourish. Among the se…

Crickley Hill and Barrow Wake

…e loving herbs such as small scabious Scabiosa columbaria, clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata and chalk milkwort Polygala calcarea. Several orchids occur, including early purple orchid Orchis mascula and bee orchid Ophrys apifera with the notable musk orchid Herminium monor…

Weston Fen

…leaved species include woolly thistle Cirsium eriophorum, clustered bell flower Campanula glomerata, purging flax Linum catharticum, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria and burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga. There is a small area of scrub dominated by hawthorn, blackthorn and …

Beacon Hill, Warnford

…stonia perfoliata, fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea and clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata. Rarer species present are rampion Phyteuma orbiculare, field fleawort Senecio integrifolius, hairy rock cress Arabis hirsuta and man orchid Orchis anthorpophora. The grassland exh…

Wormsley Chalk Banks

…k grassland. There are a number of local species including clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata, horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa, squinancywort Asperula cynanchica and the nationally rare chalk eyebright Euphrasia pseudokerneri, as well as early and Chiltern gentians Genti…

Homefield Wood

…cowslip Primula veris, rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata, dwarf and carline thistles Cirsium acaule and Carlina vulgaris, blue fleabane Erigeron acris, ploughman's spikenard Inula conyza, black and greater knapweeds Centaurea nigra and C…

Ancaster Valley

…nthyllis 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, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium…

Aubert Ings

…ium sanguisorba. Of particular interest is the presence of clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata, early purple orchid Orchis mascula, cowslip Primula veris, meadow saffron Colchicum autumnale, wild tulip Tulipa sylvestris and abundant wood anemone Anemone nemorosa. The traditi…

Cheesefoot Head

…n species, for example, early gentian Gentianella anglica, clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata, horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa, fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea, frog orchid Dactylorhiza viridis and the southern marsh orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa, usually a wet me…

Congrove Field and The Tumps

… throughout. Autumn lady’s tresses Spiranthes spiralis and clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata are also present but are more restricted in their distribution. The Tumps is also dominated by tor grass, with many of the same species of grass found in Congrove Field present in …

Lodge Hill

… together with their hybrid, felwort Gentianella amarella, clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata and pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis. Some species, for example smooth hawk's beard Crepis capillaris and wild basil Clinopodium fulgare, are particularly associated with ra…

Old Winchester Hill

…tch Hippocrepis comosa, kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria, clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata, autumn gentian Gentianella amarella, yellow wort Blackstonia perfoliata and small scabious Scabiosa columbaria. The grassland also holds notable colonies of orchids, namely fragra…

Pincombe Down

…and autumn gentian Gentianella amarella. The occurrence of clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata, fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea and devil's bit scabious is indicative of a long period of uninterrupted management without ploughing, fertilising or herbicides. Anthills are …

Pitstone Hill

…oseris integrifolia as well as more common species such as clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata, frog orchid Dactylorhiza viridis, large thyme Thymus pulegioides, autumn gentian Gentianella amarella, dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule and squinancywort Asperula cynanchica. The gras…

Valley of Stones

…ld thyme Thymus polytrichus. Less frequent species include clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata, autumn gentian Gentianella amarella and hairy rock-cress Arabis hirsuta. Horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa is locally frequent. Grasses and sedges present in the calcareous sward…

Stonesfield Common, Bottoms & Banks

… quaking grass Briza media, fairy flax Linum catharticum, clustered bell flower Campanula glomerata and narrow leaved everlasting pea Lathyrus sylvestris. The banks immediately adjacent to Bagg's Bottom are dominated by upright brome grassland with local abundance of tor grass or…

Aldbury Nowers

…t Polygala vulgaris, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba and clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata. Two rare species, pasque flower Pulsatilla vulgaris and field fleawort Senecio integrifolius have been noted recently. In the vicinity of scrub upright brome is dominant but wild …

Long Knoll

…rba. Some of the less common chalk grassland herbs include clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata, early purple orchid Orchis mascula, horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa, kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria and chalk milkwort Polygala calcarea. Species present which are characte…

Salisbury Plain

…nating, plants such as small scabious Scabiosa columbaria, clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata, dyer's greenweed Genista tinctoria, kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria, sainfoin Onobrychis viciifolia and horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa are characteristic associates. The rar…

Parsonage Down

…nland plants such as salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba and clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata. Adjacent to high quality downland, this area is of value for the study of recolonisation of chalk grassland. The regularity of grazing has restricted scrub development on the down…

Windsor Hill

…m are abundant, with more local species represented by nettle leaved bellflower Campanula trachelium, the helleborines Cephalanthera damasonium, Epipactis helleborine and E. leptochila, yellow bird's nest Hypopitys monotropa and the scaly male fern Dryopteris affinis. Many of the…

Upton Coombe

…Plantago media, devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis and clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata. The slope to the north west is less steep, the calcareous grassland supporting an abundance of orchids throughout the sward including common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii, p…

Sked Dale

…components of the vegetation, accompanied by such herbs as clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata, pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis, rock rose Helianthemum nummularium and dropwort Filipendula vulgaris. On the south facing slopes opposite the Chalk Pit, a colony of pere…

Aston Rowant

…razing maintains a more species rich sward which includes clustered bell flower Campanula glomerata, squinancywort Asperula cynanchica and stemless thistle Cirsium acaule. The rough, more lightly grazed areas on deeper soils at the base of Beacon Hill and to the south of Bald Hil…

Halling to Trottiscliffe Escarpment

… thistle Cirsium acaule, chalk milkwort Polygala calcarea, clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata, horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa and several species of orchid including the scarce musk orchid Herminium monorchis and man orchid Orchis anthorpophora. This range of food plant…

Swinstead Valley

…, herbs such as fairy flax Linum catharticum, harebell and clustered bellflower Campanula rotundifolia and C. glomerata, pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis, carline thistle Carlina vulgaris, cowslip Primula veris, common milkwort Polygala vulgaris and common centaury Centaur…

Knapp and Barnett's Downs

…orset, is abundant in some areas. Prominent herbs on the downs include harebell Campanula rotundifolia, clustered bellflower C. glomerata, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris and pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis, whilst uncommon species include chalk milkwort Polygala calcarea a…

Cottam Well Dale

…e large areas rich in characteristic herbs; widespread species include harebell Campanula rotundifolia, clustered bellflower C. glomerata, lesser knapweed Centaurea nigra, lady's bedstraw Galium verum, felwort Gentianella amarella, rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, rough hawkbi…

Hook Norton Cutting & Banks

…umn felwort Gentianella amarella, common eyebright Euphrasia nemorosa, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, clustered bellflower C. glomerata, horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, basil thyme Acinos arvensis, devil's bit scabious Succisa prat…

Sulham and Tidmarsh Woods and Meadows

…tail Cynosurus cristatus, heath grass Danthonia decumbens, cock's foot Dactylis glomerata and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus. Herbs include harebell Campanula rotundifolia, fiddle dock Rumex pulcher, tormentil Potentilla erecta, lady's bedstraw Galium verum, betony Betonica officin…

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