Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Marlbank

…caerulea, wild thyme Thymus polytrichus, lady's bedstraw Galium verum, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, and fairy flax Linum catharticum occur with bryophytes such as comb moss Ctenidium molluscum, frizzled crisp moss Tortella tortuosa, golden head moss Breutelia chrysocoma and T…

Glaswelltiroedd Eryrys (Eryrys Grasslands)

…ore species-rich form characterised by bitter vetch Lathyrus montanus, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis and lady's bedstraw Galium verum. Stands of neutral grassland are found on flatter ground around the periphery of the site, where soils a…

Knock Dhu Sallagh Braes

…s, eyebright Euphrasia officinalis agg., lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, fairy flax Linum catharticum, wild strawberry Fragaria vesca, mouse_ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, common birdsfoot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, common dog violet Viola riv…

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…

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…

Lytham St Annes Dunes

…her species including locally abundant yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, yellow wort Blackstonia perfoliata, grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris, red and white clovers Trifolium pratense and Trifolium repens. In addition the rare seaside centaury…

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 …

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…

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…

Little Budworth Common

…s present include bell heather Erica cinerea, gorse Ulex europaeus and harebell Campanula rotundifolia. The boggy areas are dominated by the mosses Sphagnum spp. and Polytrichum spp. and cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium. Other notable species include hare’s tail cotton grass…

Shap Fells

…m oxycoccos, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum and round leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia are frequent. Shap Fells as a whole exhibits a variety of flush communities ranging from moderately basic to strongly acidic. Within the blanket bog and heath communities are frequent tr…

Coombe Hill Hollow

…cta and sheep’s sorrel Rumex acetosella. The more lime rich soils have harebell Campanula rotundifolia, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum and mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum. The turf supports locally important butterfly populations such as gatekeeper and meadow brown. The Co…

Windsor Forest and Great Park

…icta, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, bitter vetch Lathyrus montanus, harebell Campanula rotundifolia and many other species in a mosaic of short, dry turf, tall grassland and wet flushes.

Pentire Peninsula

… of dyer's greenweed Genista tinctoria, royal fern Osmunda regalis and harebell Campanula rotundifolia. Associated with this floristically rich coastal vegetation are several invertebrate species of interest, including the nationally rare green hairy snail Ponentina subvirescens…

Gwaun Bryn (Bryn Pasture)

…es include quaking-grass Briza media, spring-sedge Carex caryophyllea, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, mouse-ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, fairy flax Linum catharticum, common milkwort Polygala vulgaris and trailing tormentil Potentilla anglic…

Maulden Church Meadow

…sum vulgatum. The small areas of acidic grassland are characterised by harebell Campanula rotundifolia, sheep’s sorrel Rumex acetosella, common cat’s ear Hypochaeris radicata and mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum. Scattered broom Cytisus scoparius scrub has also developed …

Hastings Hill

…, burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, common rest-harrow Ononis repens and roughhawk bit Leontodon hispidus, as well as the taller herbs, greater knapweed Centaurea scabiosa, musk thistle Carduus nutans, oxeye dais…

Woodnook Valley

…ne thistle Carlina vulgaris, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, glaucous sedge Carex flacca and common centaury Centaurium erythraea. Towards the western edge of the field the herbs are less abundant and false oat grass Arrhenathemum elatiu…

Barnhamcross Common

…plants co exist with it. These include cat’s ear Hypochaeris radicata, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, sheep’s sorrel Rumex acetosella and common hemp nettle Galeopsis tetrahit. sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina replaces sand sedge as the main dominant in some areas, particularly the…

Barton Hills

…nsures its value for many groups of insects. Typical herbs present are harebell Campanula rotundifolia, dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris and cowslip Primula veris. Sheep grazing perpetuates this herb rich turf in which six species of orchid are known, i…

Corndon Hill

…ry and a variety of other herbs such as wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, bitter-vetch Lathyrus montanus, heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia and mountain pansy Viola lutea. Heather dominated communities are restricted to the northern slopes of the…

Creuddyn

…atus, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, and harebell Campanula rotundifolia the most frequent of the many species present. Mosses common in this sward include Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus, Hypnum cupressiforme, Dicranum scoparium and Pseudoscleropodium pu…

Spring Meadows, Alderman's Head & Cow Croft Meadows

…til Potentilla anglica which are all scarce in south Yorkshire, whilst harebell Campanula rotundifolia, glaucous sedge Carex flacca, spring sedge Carex caryophyllea and quaking grass Briza media also occur. Underground springs seeping down the slopes have created damper areas tha…

Scawt Hill

…ith heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, common dog violet Viola riviniana, harebell Campanula rotundifolia and tormentil Potentilla erecta with scattered birdsfoot trefoil Lotus corniculatus. Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus and the grasses common bent Agrostis capillaris and sheep's fes…

Little Deer Park

…kweed Pilosella officinalis, heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia and harebell Campanula rotundifolia, all of which are frequent. Species such as bulbous buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus are locally common. The mosses glittering wood moss Hylocomium splendens, gravel thread moss Ps…

Caeau Llwyn Gwrgan

…lis, eyebright Euphrasia sp., great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis and harebell Campanula rotundifolia. Between the drier banks wet flushes support a diverse sedge flora (seven species recorded), together with a range of large showy herbs such as marsh-marigold Caltha palustris, …

Tranmire

…s stricta where conditions are more acidic. Associated species include harebell Campanula rotundifolia, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and tormentil Potentilla erecta. An area of damp acidic grassland supports a community dominated by soft rush Juncus effusus with patches of bog …

White Shute

…clude salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, lady's bedstraw Galium verum, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus and greater knapweed Centaurea scabiosa. Also present are common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, hairy violet Viola hirta, horseshoe vetch …

Hunder Beck Juniper

…um odoratum, spring sedge Carex caryophyllea, pignut Conopodium majus, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa, mat grass Nardus stricta, common milkwort Polygala vulgaris, selfheal Prunella vulgaris, bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus and mountain pansy V…

Whiston Eaves

… include common spotted orchid, pignut Conopodium majus, spring sedge, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, adder’s tongue, devil’s bit scabious and betony. These areas of herb rich pasture extend over the break of slope on to the Rake Edge plateau. The traditional management of the…

Wyedale

…floristically rich turf includes many characteristic species including harebell Campanula rotundifolia, crosswort Cruciata laevipes, lady's bedstraw Galium verum, fairy flax Linum catharticum, burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga, hoary plantain Plantago media, salad burnet Pote…

Honington Camp

…orba, burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga, cowslip Primula veris and harebell Campanula rotundifolia occur. Members of the pea family, some of which are food plants for common blue butterflies, include kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria, purple milk vetch Astragalus danicus, hor…

High Haining Hill

…aucous sedge Carex flacca also occur. Many herbs are present including harebell Campanula rotundifolia, carline thistle Carlina vulgaris, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, hawkbit Leontodon hispidus and Scorzoneroides autumnalis, bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, devil’s bit sc…

Bushy Park and Home Park

…arum, sheep’s sorrel Rumex acetosella, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, harebell Campanula rotundifolia and tormentil Potentilla erecta. Several plants which are locally uncommon add to the special interest. These include rough clover Trifolium scabrum, clustered clover Trifolium …

Crich Chase

… rush Luzula campestris, heath wood rush Luzula multiflora, wood sage, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, heath speedwell Veronica officinalis and mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum. Towards the northern end of the site, at Thurlowbooth, Chadwick Nick and The Tors, there are …

Ron Ward's Meadow with Tadley Pastures

… oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare, dyer's greenweed Genista tinctoria, harebell Campanula rotundifolia and bitter vetch Lathyrus montanus. Formerly, the snakeshead fritillary Fritillaria meleagris was native to the site, but is now represented by only an introduced population. Ro…

Marked Ash Meadows

…nce with species such as heath grass, tormentil Potentilla erecta and hare bell Campanula rotundifolia, forming significant elements of the vegetation. In the two southernmost meadows the presence of yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, quaking grass Briza media, fairy flax Linu…

Low Church Moss

…montana, rest-harrow Ononis repens, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor and harebell Campanula rotundifolia. A variety of uncommon plants have been recorded on the site and these include dyer’s greenweed Genista tinctoria, needle whin Genista anglica, long stalked yellow sedge Carex l…

Horse Dale and Holm Dale

…Deschampsia cespitosa are locally frequent. The herbs include abundant harebell Campanula rotundifolia, lesser knapweed Centaurea nigra, upright hedge bedstraw Galium album sens.lat., lady's bedstraw Galium verum, purging flax Linum catharticum, hoary plantain Plantago media, cow…

Roman River

…Calluna vulgaris, bell heather Erica cinerea, pignut Conopodium majus, harebell Campanula rotundifolia and green winged orchid Anacamptis moriowith brown sedge Carex disticha and greater bird's foot trefoil Lotus pedunculatus in the damper areas. The marshy grassland adjacent to …

Wilbraham Fens

…za media and red fescue Festuca rubra, together with herbs such as the harebell Campanula rotundifolia and field scabious Knautia arvensis. Substantial areas of willow and hawthorn scrub occur on the site and these are of additional value to insect and bird communities as are the…

Bentley Priory

…e higher slopes, where ant hills are locally frequent, species such as harebell Campanula rotundifolia and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile are present while on the Claygate beds pignut Conopodium majus occurs with adder’s tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum which is scarce in Greater Lon…

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…

Copper Hill

…rple milk vetch Astragalus danicus, purging flax Linum catharticum and harebell Campanula rotundifolia. The man orchid Orchis anthorpophora occurs here, at the northern edge of its range in Britain. Several species of butterfly, including those whose larvae feed on typical limes…

High Barn, Oxcombe

…er knapweed Centaurea scabiosa, burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba and autumn gentian Gentianella amarella. The site is also notable for its abundance of butterflies.

Herrington Hill

…which blue moor grass is absent. Additional species noted here include harebell Campanula rotundifolia, knapweed Centaurea nigra, slender St John’s wort Hypericum pulchrum, black medick Medicago lupulina, burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga, hoary plantain Plantago media and se…

High Moorsley

…na, cat’s ear Hypochaeris radicata, bitter vetch Lathyrus montanus and harebell Campanula rotundifolia. Locally areas of gorse and hawthorn scrub provide cover for breeding yellowhammer, linnet and common whitethroat. The herb rich turf is frequented by several species of butterf…

Little Heath, Barnham

…ood rush Luzula campestris, hare's foot clover Trifolium campestre and harebell Campanula rotundifolia. The ungrazed acid grassland is taller, less species rich and often contains large patches of dense sand sedge Carex arenaria. Self set Scot's pines Pinus sylvestris have invade…

Patmore Heath

…e, field wood rush Luzula campestris, sheep’s sorrel Rumex acetosella, harebell Campanula rotundifolia and hairy sedge Carex hirta. Two of the more uncommon plants present are heath rush Juncus squarrosus and heath grass Danthonia decumbens. Large thyme Thymus pulegioides occurs …

Bishop Wilton Deep Dale

…nthum odoratum. Typical chalk herbs which are locally frequent include harebell Campanula rotundifolia, glaucaus sedge Carex flacca, eyebright Euphrasia nemorosa, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, autumn gentian Gentianella amarella, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, bird’s f…

Pen y Gogarth / Great Ormes Head

…latus, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, dropwort Filipendula ulmaria, and harebell Campanula rotundifolia among the most frequent of the many species present. Spring squill Scilla verna occurs where maritime influences are greatest. Mosses common in this sward include Dicranum scopa…

Gooderstone Warren

…o found on this part of the site, with tormentil Potentilla erecta and harebell Campanula rotundifolia associated. A shallow valley runs across the northern part of the heath and the valley bottom supports slightly acidic grassland which is lightly rabbit grazed. Here short Grass…

East Wretham Heath

…ociated species, though plants such as heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, harebell Campanula rotundifolia and sheep’s sorrel Rumex acetosella are increasing as the thick litter layer is gradually dispersed by recently re introduced sheep grazing. There is a large area of neutral gra…

Beck Dale Meadow

…ath speedwell Veronica officinalis, common milkwort Polygala vulgaris, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, lady’s mantle Alchemilla vulgaris and great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis. The main grass species found in the drier communities are common be…

Birches

…he above named species, such as pignut, heath milkwort, tormentil plus harebell Campanula rotundifolia, demonstrates the more upland nature of the neutral grasslands at this site. There is also a damper expression to the vegetation in places with species present including oval se…

Fulwell & Carley Hill Quarries

…cous sedge Carex flacca, common birds foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga, lesser meadow rue Thalictrum minus, lesser knapweed Centaurea nigra and greater knapweed C. scabiosa. Shorter more open communities are d…

Beltingham River Shingle

… pratensis, wild thyme Thymus praecox, biting stonecrop Sedum acre and harebell Campanula rotundifolia with lichens including dog lichen Peltigera canina and reindeer lichen Cladonia rangiformis. Alder Alnus glutinosa and willow Salix spp. woodland with some birch Betula sp., elm…

Nares Gladley Marsh

…a, sheep’s sorrel Rumex acetosella, sneeze wort Achillea ptarmica and hare bell Campanula rotundifolia. Scattered trees and scrub, including gorse Ulex europaeus, are found around the edges of the site and provide further habitat features.

Gweunydd Coch-y-dwst

… Succisa pratensis, and a range of characteristic associates including harebell Campanula rotundifolia, pill sedge Carex pilulifera, heath-grass Danthonia decumbens, Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, selfheal Prunella vulgaris and white clover Trifoli…

Parc Bodlondeb and Gwenallt-parc, Lixwm

…ety of other species including devils'-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, harebell Campanula rotundifolia and tormentil Potentilla erecta. The areas of heath are characterised by western gorse Ulex gallii with low growing heather Calluna vulgaris and bell heather Erica cinerea, and …

Beetley & Hoe Meadows

…m odoratum and common bent grass Agrostis capillaris are dominant with harebell Campanula rotundifolia, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, sheep’s sorrel Rumex acetosella and bracken Pteridium aquilinum. A pond, secondary lowland birch pedunculate oak woodland and scrub provide addi…

Blaxhall Heath

…characteristic herb species such as heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and harebell Campanula rotundifolia. Bracken Pteridium aquilinum dominates the remaining area with scattered gorse and silver birch. Similar heathland communities occur south of the road, although heather is less …

Streatley Warren

…, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria and harebell Campanula rotundifolia. Present also is the early gentian Gentianella anglica, a rare species endemic to the British Isles and virtually restricted to southern chalk. Characteristic grasses comprise …

Sutton Combe

… hawkbit Leontodon hispidus, burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga and harebell Campanula rotundifolia. The frequent ant hills support red fescue Festuca rubra and wild thyme Thymus praecox. Scrub, which forms dense patches in places, is mainly hawthorn Crataegus monogyna and ass…

Syresham Marshy Meadows

…istatus and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and herbs such as harebell Campanula rotundifolia, dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule, betony Betonica officinalis, tormentil Potentilla erecta and lady’s mantle Alchemilla filicaulis spp. vestita. This field alone has 100 flowering …

West Newlandside Meadows

…ic of mildly calcicolous sites including fairy flax Linum catharticum, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, spring sedge Carex caryophyllea, common bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus and mountain pansy Viola lutea as well as bitter vetch Lathyrus montanus, heath spotted orchid Da…

Breedon Hill

…saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga, bulbous buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, thyme Thymus polytrichus, musk thistle Carduus nutans, wild basil Clinopodium vulgare, meadow saxifrage Saxifraga granulataa, hoary plantain Plantago media and hairy violet Vio…

Long Mynd

…bundant with species such as mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, harebell Campanula rotundifolia and of particular note, the uncommon rock stonecrop Sedum forsterianum. In addition, the dry rock outcrops support a varied lichen flora. A range of species typical of hard sil…

River Wensum

…m, honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum, field scabious Knautia arvensis, harebell Campanula rotundifolia and soft rush Juncus effusus. Invertebrates The Wensum has an abundant and diverse mollusc fauna which includes the nationally rare, small snail Vertigo moulinsiana, which is a…

Galboly

…us, eyebright Euphrasia officinalis agg, lady's bedstraw Galium verum, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, wild strawberry Fragaria vesca, fairy flax Linum catharticum, birdsfoot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, mouse_ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, common dog violet Viola riviniana,…

Binevenagh

… eyebright Euphrasia officinalis agg, lady's bedstraw Galium verum and harebell Campanula rotundifolia. Species such as field gentian Gentianella campestris, bulbous buttercup Ranunculus bulbous and thyme broomrape Orobanche alba are locally common. Acidic or calcifugous grasslan…

Matley Moor Meadows

…ochaeris radicata and yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor. Also present are harebell Campanula rotundifolia, common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii, great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis and common eyebright Euphrasia nemorosa. In places on more acidic soil, species such as wavy ha…

Fachwen Isaf

… corniculatus are frequent in places, and betony Betonica officinalis, harebell Campanula rotundifolia and devil’s-bit scabious are also scattered through these drier grassland patches. In places, additional species, such as eyebright Euphrasia sp., heather Calluna vulgaris, comm…

Knettishall Heath

…tile, sheep's sorrel Rumex acetosella, tormentil Potentilla erecta and harebell Campanula rotundifolia. Stone striping, a periglacial feature often observed in Breckland, is well developed on part of the heath. Scrub is generally well scattered and consists of young trees and gor…

Mill Meadows, Billericay

…s and field wood rush Luzula campestris. Other species present include harebell Campanula rotundifolia, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii, common bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus and pignut Conopodium majus. To the north there are se…

Moorsley Banks

…present include pignut Conopodium majus, yarrow Achilleia millefolium, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, common milkwort Polygala vulgaris, common bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, common and greater knapweed Centaurea nigra and C. scabiosa and oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulga…

Hainton Sheepwalk

…dry acidic grassland such as mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, tormentil Potentilla erecta, common cat's ear Hypochaeris radicata, common dog violet Viola riviniana and sheep's sorrel Rumex acetosella are present. The northwestern aspect o…

Newton Links

…, burnet rose Rosa spinosissima, purple milk vetch, lesser meadow rue, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, eyebright Euphrasia officinalis and crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha. On the flat ground behind the dune ridge the grazed sward includes red fescue, sweet vernal grass Ant…

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…

Ranmore Common

…ther Calluna vulgaris. Other heathland plants are also found including harebell Campanula rotundifolia, gorse Ulex europaeus and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile. On the dip slope of the Downs and in several small north facing valleys where the chalk is close to the surface, the th…

Caeau Hirnant

…tcrops within the site support a short, open grassland type containing harebell Campanula rotundifolia, 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 p…

Calgary Dunes

…hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis, lesser meadow-rue Thalictrum minus, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, red clover Trifolium pratense, heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia, wild pansy Viola tricolor and common stork’s-bill Erodium cicutarium. The grassland in the western reaches…

Birklands and Bilhaugh

… heath verges containing such plants as petty whin Genista anglica and harebell Campanula rotundifolia. The invertebrate fauna of the site is exceptional. In particular it contains outstanding populations of beetles and arachnids, being especially notable for species, including …

Belmore Mountain

…on birdsfoot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, lady's bedstraw Galium verum, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, bulbous buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus, common milkwort Polygala vulgaris, mouse_ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum and fairy flax Linum catharticum being the most abundant and …

Hadston Links

…rue, purple milk vetch, common bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, selfheal Prunella vulgaris, both common and seaside centaury Centaurium litorale and cowslip. One hollow also supports a large colony of fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea and…

Upper Nantserth Pasture

…ted-orchid Dactylorhiza maculata subsp. ericetorum, round-leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia and bog-mosses Sphagnum spp.. Scattered acidic flushes are dominated by sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus, with frequent purple moor-grass along with the bog-moss Sphagnum recurvum, …

Moelyci a Chors Ty’n y Caeau

…orbs such as eyebright Euphrasia spp., betony Betonica officinalis and harebell Campanula rotundifolia. Greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha is found in several locations across Moelyci. The locally uncommon ferns, moonwort Botrychium lunaria and adder’s-tongue fern Op…

Holly Rock Fields

…ies that are typically characteristic of dry acidic grassland, such as harebell Campanula rotundifolia, eyebright Euphrasia officinalis agg., heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, mat grass Nardus stricta and heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia. There are also wet flushes and areas …

Fishburn Grassland

…is, fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea, fairy flax Linum catharticum, harebell Campanula rotundifolia and hoary plantain Plantago media. Grassland with this type of species assemblage is generally associated with south facing slopes of chalk or Oolitic limestone. It is common on…

Maulden Heath

…ion and additional species including brown bent grass Agrostis canina, harebell Campanula rotundifolia and the hawkweed Hieracium subaudum. Another moss is also found, Pseudoscleropodium purum growing in areas of slightly longer more neutral grassland. Scrub is scattered within t…

Thetford Golf Course & Marsh

…d with sheep’s sorrel Rumex acetosella, wood sage Teucrium scorodonia, harebell Campanula rotundifolia and a small population of the uncommon maiden pink Dianthus deltoides. In places there are alternating stripes of heather and acidic grassland which reflect differential sorting…

Highgate Common

… Melitta haemorrhoidalis, which on Highgate collects pollen only from harebells Campanula rotundifolia. Highgate Common is also important for other invertebrate species and in total 82 geographically restricted species have been recorded; 20 regionally scarce, 51 nationally scar…

Hollybush Pastures

…imrose Primula vulgaris, pignut Conopodium majus, bugle Ajuga reptans, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, mouse-ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, selfheal Prunella vulgaris and devil's-bit scabious Succisa pratensis. Imperforate St. John’s-wort Hypericum maculatum, quaking-grass …

Cae Aber-Glanhirin

…nd sheeps fescue Festuca ovina. Characteristic associates here include harebell Campanula rotundifolia, eyebright Euphrasia officinalis, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, betony Betonica officinalis, mountain pansy Viola lutea and the uncommon greater butterfly-orchid Platanthera c…

Caeau Bwlch

…ed areas there are species such as heath grass Danthonia decumbens and harebell Campanula rotundifolia which suggest slightly more acidic soils. Waxcap Hygrocybe fungi are also frequent in the less improved fields. Many of the pastures support large stands of bracken particularly…

Caeau Fferm

… Pimpinella saxifraga and tormentil Potentilla erecta are common, with harebell Campanula rotundifolia and large thyme Thymus pulegioides locally abundant. In parts of the site, mesotrophic grassland grades into acidic grassland in which sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina and heath bed…

Arger Fen

…de heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, sheep's sorrel Rumex acetosella and harebell Campanula rotundifolia. The sward also includes a number of mosses and lichens whilst old ant hills provide additional interest. In the valley bottom there are a series of neglected wet meadows and fe…

Glanfedw

…ore acidic form of grassland. Amongst the more frequent associates are harebell Campanula rotundifolia, burnet-saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga and eyebright Euphrasia officinalis agg. In the smaller field rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus is particularly abundant. Small areas of dr…

Malvern Common

…de sheep’s sorrel Rumex acetosella, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and harebell Campanula rotundifolia. In places a are base rich grassland occurs with crested hair-grass Koeleria macrantha and upright brome Bromus erectus. This type of grassland contains a wider range of herbs w…

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

…ath bedstraw Galium saxatile, heath speedwell Veronica officinalis and harebell Campanula rotundifolia. Lower plants are less abundant than in the calcareous grassland but include such robust mosses as broom fork-moss Dicranum scoparium and neat feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium pu…

Birch Spinney and Mawsley Marsh

…e gives rise to a rich ground flora including the locally rare giant bellflower Campanula latifolia. The grassland is of a geographically widespread calcareous loam type which in Northamptonshire is now virtually confined to sloping sites where obstacles remain to intensive farmi…

Gwaun Troed-rhiw-seiri a Llyn Mynydd-gorddu

…ring-sedge Carex caryophyllea, with common dog-violet Viola riviniana, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, tormentil Potentilla erecta, eyebright Eurphrasia sp, common bird’s-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus and an abundance of mountain pansy. Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, pign…

Moorlands Pastures

…ge Carex pilulifera, common bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus and harebell Campanula rotundifolia. Damp patches throughout the fields support additional species such as sneezewort Achillea ptarmica and lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica. The mesotrophic grassland has a rather s…

Back Burn Wood and Meadows

…s such as heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, tormentil Potentilla erecta, harebell Campanula rotundifolia and the locally rare greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha. Acid grassland occurs largely on the steep slopes with the more mesotrophic or neutral grassland areas on t…

Pennerley Meadows

…ntianella campestris. Among the commoner species which are present are harebell Campanula rotundifolia, bitter vetch Lathyrus montanus, betony Betonica officinalis, cowslip Primula veris, autumnal hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis, pignut Conopodium majus and two species which ar…

Swallow Wold

…mall scabious Scabiosa columbaria, rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, harebell Campanula rotundifolia and quaking grass Briza media. One south facing slope is remarkable for the quantities of autumn gentian Gentianella amarella and kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria and for the n…

Haggburn Gate

…uding wild thyme Thymus praecox, common cinquefoil Lotus corniculatus, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, eyebright Euphrasia sp., mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum and fairy flax Linum catharticum. quaking grass Briza media is most distinctive amongst the grasses but with s…

Bryn Alyn

… and spring-sedge Carex caryophyllea with a variety of forbs including harebell Campanula rotundifolia and lady’s bedstraw Galium verum. There is also a diverse bryophyte layer associated with this calcicolous grassland. In certain areas of the site stands of the limestone grassl…

Gwynfynydd

…glish stonecrop Sedum anglicum. Herbs such as devil’s bit scabious and harebell Campanula rotundifolia are locally prominent. Rush pasture and sedge-rich flush add to the interest of the site as do the bracken, scrub and woodland which dominate in places especially around the fie…

Chanctonbury Hill

…vulgare, wild basil Clinopodium vulgare, toadflax Linaria vulgaris and harebell Campanula rotundifolia. Chalk scrub is scattered throughout the grassland and forms dense belts in places. The scrub consists of ash, elder, wayfaring tree, wild privet and hawthorn Crataegus monogyna…

Lakenheath Warren

…e neutral grassland and this area is characterised by the abundance of harebell Campanula rotundifolia, lady's bedstraw Galium verum, Carex praecox and the moss Pleurozium schreberi. Wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa is dominant over wide areas of acidic grassland and sand sed…

Cadair Idris

…au. Bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, rosettes of round-leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia, and carpets of the mosses Sphagnum papillosum and S. capillifolium add diversity to this vegetation. On the lower slopes are areas of purple moor-grass-dominated mires. Purple moor-grass…

Dolebury Warren

…lants, with an unusual abundance of kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria, harebell Campanula rotundifolia and woolly thistle Cirsium eriophorum. Increasingly base poor soils produced by leaching further east support acid tolerant plants such as heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and woo…

Stockbridge Common Marsh

…ated by sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, with such species as harebell Campanula rotundifolia, cowslip Primula veris and commonthyme Thymus polytrichus, the latter abundant on the numerous ant hills. Over 180 species of flowering plants have been recorded on the Common M…

Wimbledon Common

…including heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, tormentil Potentilla erecta, harebell Campanula rotundifolia and eyebright Euphrasia officinalis. Purple moor grass also characterises the ground flora beneath encroaching pedunculate oak birch woodland on the gravels of the plateau. A si…

Peckriding Top Lot

…icaulis, eyebright Euphrasia sp., rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus and harebell Campanula rotundifolia. Quaking grass Briza media is most conspicuous among the grasses but red fescue Festuca rubra, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratu…

Burfa Boglands

…stic species include common bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus and harebell Campanula rotundifolia. A Radnor rarity, wild carrot Daucus carota, has also been recorded. Remarks: The site is owned by the Radnorshire Wildlife Trust and managed as a nature reserve.

Snape Warren

…as heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, sheep's sorrel Rumex acetosella and harebell Campanula rotundifolia. Where this grassland adjoins the Alde Estuary, the saline influence can be seen in the presence of species such as buck's horn plantain Plantago coronopus and common saltmarsh …

Dimminsdale

…bottom, with a rich ground flora of lime loving plants such as giant bellflower Campanula latifolia and hart’s tongue fern Asplenium scolopendrium, give way to stands of birch Betula spp and pedunculate oak Quercus robur with an acidic woodland ground flora on the millstone grit …

White Park Bay

…lytrichus, lady's bedstraw Galium verum, fairy flax Linum catharticum, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, birdsfoot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, spring squill Scilla verna and mouse_ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum. Locally, the grassland is more acidic in nature, as indicated by …

Harton Down Hill

…cca, greater knapweed Centaurea scabiosa, yarrow Achillea millefolium, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, spiny rest-harrow Ononis spinosa, hoary plantain Plantago media and sea plantain Pinus pinaster, as well a…

Ladyhills

… bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, lady's bedstraw Galium verum, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, field scabious Knautia arvensis and cat's ear Hypochaeris radicata. Of particular note is the presence within the site of carline thistle Carlina vulgaris, autumn gentian Genti…

West Woodhay Down

…ck rose Helianthemum nummularium, greater knapweed Centaurea scabiosa, harebell Campanula rotundifolia and common twayblade Neottia ovata, occur on the track. Musk orchid Herminium monorchis, which is not known anywhere else in Berkshire, has been recorded. Other notable species …

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…

Rampisham Down

…a canina occurs in a few places, as do betony Betonica officinalis and harebell Campanula rotundifolia. Some stands within the acid grasslands show a more calcareous element to the flora, with species such as dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule, quaking grass Briza media, downy oat gras…

Cockey Down

…ted hair grass Koeleria macrantha, meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga and hairy violet Viola hirta are all more common in the northern part of the site. Horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa, chalk milkwort Poly…

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…

Bath Pasture

…Carex caryophyllea and tormentil Potentilla erecta with, more locally, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, betony Betonica officinalis and mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum. A grass heath community occurs where the sandy loam soil is shallowest, distinguished by heather Callu…

Piggledene

…, biting stonecrop Sedum acre, common whitlow grass Erophila verna and harebell Campanula rotundifolia. Bounded by tall hedges the site has a scatter of hawthorns Crataegus monogyna and a few mature ash trees Fraxinus excelsior. Lying amongst intensively cultivated fields, the pa…

Lower Derwent Meadows

…ass and common bent with herbs such as heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, common tormentil Potentilla erecta and cat’s ear Hypochaeris radicata, are present on river sands and gravels. Small pockets of neutral grassland occur on richer soils located …

Robbinetts

…anus, tormentil Potentilla erecta, sheep's sorrel Rumex acetosella and harebell Campanula rotundifolia. Dyer's greenweed Genista tinctoria, devil's bit Succisa pratensis and betony Betonica officinalis also occur. On flatter, damper areas carnation sedge Carex panicea is frequen…

Graig Fawr

…laris, sheep’s sorrel Rumex acetosella, early hair-grass Aira praecox, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, parsley-piert Aphanes arvensis, broom fork-moss, Dicranum scoparium, cypress-leaved plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme, haircap mosses Polytrichum …

Gweunydd Esgairdraenllwyn (Esgairdraenllwyn Pastures)

…-fescue Festuca ovina and has a variety of associated herbs, including harebell Campanula rotundifolia, bitter-vetch Lathyrus montanus, tormentil Potentilla erecta and betony Betonica officinalis. The nationally uncommon wood bitter-vetch Vicia orobus has been recorded in this gr…

Wharmley Riverside

…s common rest harrow Ononis repens, kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, bladder campion Silene vulgaris, wild thyme Thymus praecox, golden rod Solidago virgaurea and the hairy sedge Carex hirta. The grassy swards have false oat grass Arrhenatherum …

Caeau Blaen-bydernyn

…-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus, bitter-vetch Lathyrus linifolius and harebell Campanula rotundifolia and uncommon plants including lesser butterfly-orchid Platanthera bifolia, common twayblade Neottia ovata, wood bitter-vetch Vicia orobus, mountain everlasting Antennaria dioica…

East Walton and Adcock's Common

…id grassland characterised by patches of heather Calluna vulgaris with harebell Campanula rotundifolia and tormentil Potentilla erecta. The majority of the hollows contain little or no open water but where standing water occurs there is a discrete community that includes bogbean…

The Allers and Lilburn Valley Junipers

… common dog violet Viola riviniana, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and harebell Campanula rotundifolia. The alder Alnus glutinosa woodland consists of mature, old and veteran trees along the sides of the burn and forming several large stands on adjacent, flushed slopes. Regenera…

Clayhanger

…oil heaps have developed an acidic grassland vegetation which includes harebell Campanula rotundifolia, eyebright Euphrasia officinalis and mat grass Nardus stricta, an uncommon species in the county.

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…

Tuthill Quarry

…ad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, fairy flax Linum catharticum and slender St. John’s wort Hypericum pulchrum. Common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium is also locally common. Of particular note are the popula…

Snailwell Meadows

…ba together with such herbs as devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis, harebell Campanula rotundifolia and tormentil Potentilla erecta. The wet neutral grassland communities are dominated by rushes, sedges and grasses such as blunt flowered rush Juncus subnodulosus, common sedge …

Whitesike Mine and Flinty Fell

…scue. Other herbs include mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum and harebell Campanula rotundifolia. The heather Calluna vulgaris dominated community overlies pockets of more acidic soils producing a variable mosaic of vegetation types. Other species typical of this community …

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…

Wilsford & Rauceby Warrens

… the areas of taller grassland. Herbs commonly found in this sward are harebell Campanula rotundifolia, purple milk vetch Astragalus danicus, lady's bedstraw Galium verum, rest-harrow Ononis repens and the uncommon dyer's greenweed Genista tinctoria. Other members of the pea fami…

Roydon Common

… tetralix with purple moor grass places. Species of note include sundew Drosera rotundifolia, bog mosses Sphagnum ssp., the locally rare cotton grass Eriophorum vaginatum, bushes of bog myrtle Myrica gale and the lesser butterfly orchid Platanthera bifolia. The valley mire is a v…

The Bottoms

…champsia cespitosa. A profusion of broad leaved herbs also occur with harebell Campanula rotundifolia, glaucous and spring sedges Carex flacca and Carex caryophyllea, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, fairy flax Linum catharticu…

Ferry Hills

…hort sward include thyme Thymus praecox, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, common restharrow Ononis repens and the locally rare dropwort Filipendula vulgaris.

Rathlin Island - Kebble

…sea plantain Plantago maritima, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, harebell Campanula rotundifolia and lady's bedstraw Galium verum. Rathlin Island-Kebble contains a rich assemblage of wet grassland vegetation types, which have developed where the soils are flushed by mineral…

Thorncliffe Moor

…bent Agrostis capillaris and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and frequent harebell Campanula rotundifolia, field scabious Knautia arvensis, bitter vetch Lathyrus montanus and devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis. The wettest, base poor soils are dominated by rushes Juncus spp. and…

Aberarth - Carreg Wylan

…d thyme Thymus praecox, common bird’s-foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, harebell Campanula rotundifolia and fairy flax Linum catharticum. Eight nationally scarce species occur along the coast including dune fescue Vulpia fasciculata, Portland spurge Euphorbia portlandica and rock …

Cae'r Meirch

…ies such as saw-wort Serratula tinctoria, betony Betonica officinalis, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, and burnet-saxifrage. Along the stream valley, there is a mosaic of mire, flushes and wet heath, containing large stands of tussocky purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea, with mu…

Bridgham & Brettenham Heaths

…naria, pill sedge Carex pilulifera, heath wood rush Luzula multiflora, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, tormentil Potentilla erecta, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and the lichens Cladonia impexa and C. pyxidata. Where conditions are damper, or as on Brettenham Heath where agric…

Durham Coast

…s Parnassia palustris and the nationally scarce round leaved wintergreen Pyrola rotundifolia and bird’s eye primrose Primula farinosa, occur in such flushes. Species rich neutral grassland has developed on the plateau above the cliff slope where a thick mantle of boulder clay iso…

Birklands West and Ollerton Corner

…pillaris. Characteristic herbs such as heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, tormentil Potentilla erecta and sheep's sorrel Rumex acetosella can be abundant, with heather Calluna vulgaris, heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia, mouse ear hawkweed Pilose…

Colyers Hanger

…pion Silene dioica, moschatel Adoxa moschatellina and nettle leaved bell flower Campanula trachelium amongst the most commonly occurring species. The nationally uncommon copse bindweed Fallopia dumetorum and small teasel Dipsacus pilosus, a plant which is rare in Surrey, are also…

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…

Gunnerton Nick

…etated with bell heather Erica cinerea, wood sage Teucrium scorodonia, harebell Campanula rotundifolia and a number of saxicolous lichens mainly Parmelia species. The locally scarce small flowered and long stalked crane’s bills Geranium pusillum and Geranium columbinum occur here…

Close House Riverside

…nd mountain pansy Viola lutea with meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, common bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus and wood sage Teucrium scorodonia. The dominant species are however grasses, including common bent Agrostis capillaris and red fes…

Aldons Hill

…ens, crested hair-grass Koeleria macrantha, wild thyme Thymus praecox, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, beautiful St John’s wort Hypericum pulchrum, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum and sea plantain Plantago maritima. On lower-lying ground this grassland grades into marshy vegetation…

New Close, Calvert Houses

…cidic banks supporting such species as tormentil Potentilla erecta and harebell Campanula rotundifolia. The riverside area is wetter with common bistort Polygonum bistorta and meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, while the central bank which is too steep to cut, supports yet another …

Minchinhampton Common

…racteristic species include common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, chalk milkwort Polygala calcarea and field scabious Knautia arvensis while the numerous orchids include bee orchid Ophrys apifera, fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea and frog …

Coston Fen, Runhall

… with purging flax Linum catharticum, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum and harebell Campanula rotundifolia. Reed Phragmites australis dominates the upper slopes with a variety of tall herbs. This gives way to patches of greater and lesser pond sedge Carex riparia and Carex acutiformi…

Draycott Sleights

…uinancywort Asperula cynanchica, common rose Helianthemum nummularium, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, wild thyme Thymus praecox, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, field scabious Knautia arvensis, common centaury Centaurium erythraea, kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria, devil's bit…

Arreton Down

…ine thistle Carlina vulgaris, pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis, harebell Campanula rotundifolia and small scabious Scabiosa columbaria. The rare bastard toadflax Thesium humifusum, a species restricted to long established chalk grassland in southern England, is also partic…

Barnham Heath

…n swards that are characterized by the presence of small herbs such as harebell Campanula rotundifolia and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and drought avoiding winter annuals such as shepherd's cress Teesdalia nudicaulis and early hair grass Aira praecox. At least six species of l…

Stanford Training Area

…d rush Luzula campestris, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum and harebell Campanula rotundifolia. Lichens and bryophytes are also prominent in many of these areas. In the more recently abandoned areas the grassland tends to be dominated by smooth meadow grass Poa pratensis,…

Linne Mhuirich

…us grassland communities. Typical plant species in these areas include harebell Campanula rotundifolia, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, common bird’s-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus, mouse-ear-hawkweed Pilosella officinarum and tormentil Potentilla erecta as well as devils’-bit sca…

Pentridge Down

…tile, sheep’s sorrel Rumex acetosella, tormentil Potentilla erecta and harebell Campanula rotundifolia. The presence of heather Calluna vulgaris is indicative of the chalk heath that was once widespread on the Tertiary deposits over Pentridge Hill and elsewhere. The nationally r…

Giant's Causeway and Dunseverick

…ra, with primrose Primula vulgaris, common dog violet Viola riviniana, harebell Campanula rotundifolia and ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata all common. Local flushing allows the bog moss Sphagnum capillifolium to flourish together with devils-bit scabious Succisa pratensis an…

Grangelands & Pulpit Hill

…xample ground ivy Glechoma hederacea, hairy rock cress Arabis hirsuta, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, spring sedge Carex caryophyllea and fern grass Catapodium rigidum, though other species have apparently spread from adjacent older woodland, notably enchanter's nightshade Circ…

Ballycastle Coalfield

…with these free draining soils include eyebright Euphrasia officinale, harebell Campanula rotundifolia and birdsfoot trefoil Lotus corniculatus. Grass dominated sections usually have wetter and less acidic soils than those supporting the heath. They generally have high cover of r…

Rhosydd Bryn-maen

…nce of betony Betonica officinalis, bitter-vetch Lathyrus montanus and harebell Campanula rotundifolia. The marshy grassland supports a mixture of plant communities, including fen-meadow with swards of purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea and meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum alongs…

Caeau Penglaneinon

…is and red clover Trifolium pratense. Also present are species such as harebell Campanula rotundifolia, eyebright Euphrasia officinalis, oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare, fairy flax Linum catharticum, heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia, tormentil Potentilla erecta, yellow-ratt…

Cissbury Ring

…hillea millefolium are abundant; other components in the sward include harebell Campanula rotundifolia, marjoram Origanum vulgare, field fleawort Senecio integrifolius, wild basil Clinopodium vulgare, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and the frog orchid Dactylorhiza viridis. The be…

Calderwood

…utral grassland rich in herbs such as common knapweed Centaurea nigra, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, lesser stitchwort Stellaria graminea and meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis. The fen areas in the valley floor are diverse in species. The wettest sections contain meadowsweet…

High Lickbarrow Mires and Pastures

…awkweed Pilosella officinarum, bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis and wild thyme Thymus praecox. The uncommon fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea and the greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha are…

Quarrington Hill Grasslands

…eaved herbs occur with common bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, hare bell Campanula rotundifolia, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, fairy flax Linum catharticum, burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga, small scabious, cowslip Primula veris, salad burnet Poterium san…

The Malvern Hills

…de sheep’s sorrel Rumex acetosella, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and harebell Campanula rotundifolia. In places a are base rich grassland occurs with crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha and upright brome Bromus erectus. This type of grassland contains a wider range of herbs w…

Gweunydd Nant y Dernol

…including tormentil Potentilla erecta, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, bitter vetch Lathyrus linifolius, common bird’s-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus, devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, betony Betonica officinalis, spring sedge Carex caryoph…

Wortham Ling

…ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, ribwort plantain Plant lanceolata, harebell Campanula rotundifolia and bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus together with common storksbill Erodium cicutarium, buck’s horn plantain Plantago coronopus and wild thyme Thymus praecox in some area…

New Buckenham Common

… sheep’s sorrel Rumex acetosella, common mouse ear Cerastium fontanum, harebell Campanula rotundifolia and scattered bushes of gorse Ulex europaeus. A sizeable pool is present on the site and contains a number of water plants including common water crowfoot Ranunculus aquatilis, …

Warkworth Dunes and Saltmarsh

… grows in profusion and common bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum and common stork’s bill Erodium cicutarium are frequent. Viper’s bugloss Echium vulgare, sea campion Silene uniflora, lesser meadow rue, bloody cra…

Malham-Arncliffe ( Cool Pasture )

…alad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, autumn gentian Gentianella amarella, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, eyebright Euphrasia spp. and the nationally scarce limestone bedstraw Galium sterneri. The tiny fern, moonwort Botrychium lunaria occurs in varying abundance from year to year.…

Mynydd Marian

…ratum with prominent herbs including salad burnet, birds foot trefoil, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata and lady’ bedstraw Galium verum. Glaucous sedge Carex flacca is also abundant. The most prominent bryophytes present include Pseudoscleropo…

Portmuck

…s reduced allowing a greater diversity of associated species including harebell Campanula rotundifolia, common knapweed Centaurea nigra, kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria, yarrow Achillea millefolium, birdsfoot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, lady's bedstraw Galium verum, wild carrot…

Croxley Common Moor

…itions also support abundant sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, common cat's ear Hypochaeris radicata and common bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus with betony Betonica officinalis more locally distributed. The botanical interest is enh…

Gweunydd Llechwedd-newydd

… nigra and burnet-saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga, with others, such as harebell Campanula rotundifolia, bitter-vetch Lathyrus linifolius, devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, betony Betonica officinalis, quaking grass Briza media and heath grass Danthonia decumbens, on the ste…

Llanddulas Limestone and Gwrych Castle Wood

…ds'-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus, Lady's bedstraw Galium verum, and harebell Campanula rotundifolia the most frequent of the many species present. Bryophytes common in this sward and include Dicranum scoparium, Hypnum cupressiforme, Pseudoscleropodium purum, , Rhytidiadelphus …

Lower Caerfaelog Pastures

…ent, with frequent heath bedstraw, pignut Conopodium majus, tormentil, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, bitter-vetch Lathyrus montanus, common bird's-foot-trefoil, betony, devil's-bit scabious and mouse-ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum. Also occurring occasionally here are quak…

Argill Woods and Pastures

…ces the grassland grades to the acidic bitter vetch Lathyrus montanus, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and tormentil Potentilla erecta in a sward of common bent and red fescue. Locally there are also areas where bracken predominates. In the wet to …

Gotham Hill Pasture

…acteristic herbs as sorrel Rumex acetosa, musk thistle Carduus nutans, harebell Campanula rotundifolia and bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus. Locally, on areas of bare shale, the small flowered buttercup Ranunculus parviflorus is established. On soils which have a limestone …

Bracknell Croft

…quent here, with herbs such as devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria and common knapweed Centaurea nigra. Several of the plants found at Bracknell Croft are considered indicative of a long period of uninterrupte…

Bowlees and Friar House Meadows

…a number of more calcifugous species, namely mat grass Nardus stricta, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, tormentil Potentilla erecta, common dog violet Viola riviniana and bitter vetch Lathyrus latifolius. Early purple orchid Orchis mascula, cowslip Primula veris and water avens G…

Claxheugh Rock & Ford Limestone Quarry

… nigra and C. scabiosa, common bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, wild thyme Thymus praecox, common rock rose Helianthemumnum mularium and fairy flax Linum catharticum. Other species of herbs such as small scabious Scabiosa columbaria, salad …

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…

Figsbury Ring

…d sheep's fescue Festuca ovina. Horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa and harebell Campanula rotundifolia are widespread while other chalk herbs, such as squinancywort Asperula cynanchica, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria and wild thyme Thymus praecox, are locally abundant. Among …

Marston Thrift

…ion and additional species including brown bent grass Agrostis canina, harebell Campanula rotundifolia and the hawkeed Hieracium subaudum. Another moss is also found, neat feather moss, Pseudoscleropodium purum growing in areas of slightly longer more neutral grassland. Scrub is …

Pentregwyn

…bs include abundant heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and tormentil, with harebell Campanula rotundifolia, mouse-ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, field wood-rush, betony and heath speedwell Veronica officinalis. Additional interest is provided by the two wooded dingles which boun…

Berner's Heath, Icklingham

…ed with this grassland type include field wood rush Luzula campestris, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, biting stonecrop Sedum acre and mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, chalk comes to the surface over a relatively small part of this heath and some of the best developed p…

Eryri

…chus, lady’s-mantle Alchemilla glabra, moss campion Silene acaulis and harebell Campanula rotundifolia. In two locations, mountain avens Dryas octopetala is found at the southern most extent of its range within the United Kingdom. The site supports a wide range of different heath…

Cavenham - Icklingham Heaths

…ssociated plant species. These include heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, harebell Campanula rotundifolia and common centaury Centaurium erythraea. A number of lichens and mosses are present in the acid grassland and in some places are very abundant, forming lichen heath. This mosai…

East Harling Common

…g yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, wild thyme Thymus polytrichus, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha and dwarf mouse ear Cerastium pumilum at its only Norfolk locality. Gorse Ulex europaeus occurs over much of the grassland but is controll…

Weather and Horn Heaths, Eriswell

…tis spp., the range of associated species is wider with plants such as harebell Campanula rotundifolia, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, field scabious Knautia arvensis and cat's ear Hypochaeris radicata, as well as a number of lichens and mosses. This type of community merges int…

Scar Closes, Kisdon Side

…the presence of lady's bedstraw Galium verum, cowslip, alpine bistort, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, common rock rose and early purple orchid. Within the meadow there is an unusual abundance of typical woodland herbs, including for example bluebells Hyacinthoides non-scripta a…

Rievaulx Woods

… includes burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga, thyme Thymus praecox, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus and mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum. Other Information 1. The boundary has been amended both…

Coed Aberdulas

…rmentil, sheep's fescue Festuca ovina, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, common bird's-foot-trefoil and betony Betonica officinalis. On the flood plain of the River Ithon, between the woodland and the Dulas, is an ungrazed alluvial terrace that supp…

Gweunydd Dyfnant

…ight Euphrasia officinalis, bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus and harebell Campanula rotundifolia. Ox-eye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare and burnet-saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga occur less frequently. There are sizeable areas of dry grassland which have been invaded by bracken …

Thrislington Plantation

…abious, black and greater knapweeds Centaurea nigra and C. sabiosa and harebell Campanula rotundifolia. Less common but still characteristic are Slender St John’s wort Hypericum pulchrum, marsh valerian Valeriana dioica, flea sedgeCarex pulicaris, pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus a…

Pen-Common, Llanbedr

…Eleocharis quinqueflora, along with species such as round-leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia, common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium, common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris and the mosses Aulacomnium palustre, Palustriella commutata var. falcatum and Philonotis fontana. A sma…

Hatfield Forest

…d Moenchia erecta, small flowered buttercup Ranunculus parviflorus and harebell Campanula rotundifolia. The rich fen area at the northern end of the Lake, fed by Shermores Brook, is one of the largest known island marshes in the county. It contains numerous plants which are rare …

Ruston Cottage Pasture

…ssland on the level ground is more neutral in character, with frequent harebell Campanula rotundifolia, cowslip Primula veris, knapweed Centaurea nigra, lady's bedstraw Galium verum and bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus. meadow saxifrage Saxifraga granulataa and woolly thist…

Caeau Nantsais

…etony Betonica officinalis, devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis and harebell Campanula rotundifolia. Common grasses include sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, red fescue F. rubra, common bent Agrostis capillaris and sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. The neutral grassland is…

Beinn Freiceadain and Ben Dorrery

…ts including primrose Primula vulgaris, white clover Trifolium repens, harebell Campanula rotundifolia and dog violet Viola riviniana. Tall herb ledge (vegetation) Tall herb ledge vegetation is found on outcrops of rocks that form crags and ledges to the east of Beinn Freiceadain…

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…

Caeau Bryn-du

… lady’s-mantle Alchemilla xanthochlora, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, pale sedge Carex pallescens, pignut Conopodium majus, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, tormentil Potentilla erecta, betony Betonica officinalis and wood bitter-vetch Vicia o…

Roman Road

…wort Filipendula vulgaris and wild carrot Daucus carota, together with harebell Campanula rotundifolia, purple milk vetch Austragalus danicus and greater knapweed Centaurea scabiosa. The hedgerows are dominated by hawthorn Crataegus monogyna and blackthorn Prunus spinosabut inclu…

Gog Magog Golf Course

…alse oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius. Many herbs are present including harebell Campanula rotundifolia, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum and salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba. Of additional note is the occurrence of the nationally rare moon carrot Seseli libanotis and the locally rar…

Malham-Arncliffe

…with fescues Festuca spp. and bent Agrostis spp., grasses, wild thyme, harebell Campanula rotundifolia and, locally, mountain pansy Viola lutea. A characteristic of the Malham Arncliffe area is the often intimate mixture of calcareous, neutral and acidic grassland types; the latt…

West Stow Heath

…ut a range of characteristic plant species is still present, including harebell Campanula rotundifolia, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and cat's ear Hypochaeris radicata. Lichens and mosses are also a feature of this type of grassland and in places it grades into heather dominate…

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…

Stagmire Moss

…ge mire are grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris, round leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia and marsh horsetail Equisetum palustre. Just to the north of the mire's watershed and on the right hand bank of the ditch draining into great How Gill is a flush in which sedges predomin…

Hesledon Moor East

… fescue Festuca ovina, with scattered sheep’s sorrel Rumex acetosella, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, tormentil Potentilla erecta, mat grass Nardus stricta and, rarely, heather Calluna vulgaris. In other areas, principally alongside the stream soils are wetter and coarse grass…

Sulham and Tidmarsh Woods and Meadows

…oot 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 officinalis and centaury Centaurium erythraea. The dog violet Viola canina…

Banc Hirllwyn

…de dove’s-foot cranesbill Geranium molle, yarrow Achillea millefolium, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, tormentil Potentilla erecta, carline thistle Carlina vulgaris and the nationally scarce maiden pink and lichen Peltigera canina. The locally scarce annual knawel Scleranthus an…

Bogs Farm Quarry

…c of grassland developed on somewhat acid, loamy soils. Plants such as harebell Campanula rotundifolia, betony Betonica officinalis and lady’s bedstraw Galium verum are abundant in this community. Additional interest is provided by the adjoining section of Dumble, a narrow wooded…

Kinver Edge

…ir grass Deschampsia flexuosa and common bent Agrostis capillaris with harebell Campanula rotundifolia and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile. Grey hair grass Corynephorus canescens, a rare grass of sand dunes on the east coast, grows on areas of bare sand and the edges of paths at t…

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