Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Outley Mosses

…icula vulgaris, grow up amongst a thick carpet of mosses and liverworts such as Campylium stellatum, Scorpidium scorpioides, Scorpidium revolvens, Aneura pinguis and Sphagnum contortum. The mire surfaces surrounding the soakways consist of “lawns” of bog mosses, in particular Sph…

Ludderburn and Candlestick Mires

…e central area is species rich with lawns and carpets of S. contorum and mosses Campylium stellatum and Scorpidium scorpioides. Uncommon species such as Sphagnum warnstorfii, oblong-leaved sundew Drosera intermedia and the nationally scarce bog rosemary Andromeda polifolia are fo…

Llwyn-iarth

…inia caerulea, are thinly scattered throughout a moss carpet of species such as Campylium stellatum, Scorpidium revolvens and Ctenidium molluscum. A small number of fragrant orchids are recorded from this habitat. The acid flushes are dominated by soft rush Juncus effusus and/or …

Subberthwaite, Blawith and Torver Low Commons

…inella selaginoides, intermediate sundew Drosera intermedia, Aneura pinguis and Campylium stellatum are also typical of these flushed areas. The diminutive bog orchid Hammarbya paludosa, a nationally scarce species, occurs in the marginal vegetation in one of the mires. The patte…

Cors Llanllyfni

…otis fontana, Bryum pseudotriquetrum, Calliergonell cuspidatum, Aneura pinguis, Campylium stellatum var. stellatum, Chiloscyphus polyanthos and Plagiomnium elatum. Flushes towards the southern end of the site show some base enrichment, and an area of willow scrub with purple moor…

Woodland Park and Pontpren

…ched flushes with a high cover of bryophytes such as Bryum pseudotriquetrum and Campylium stellatum. Marshy grassland with a high cover of sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus and soft-rush Juncus effusus occurs in the eastern and southern blocks, where it sometimes grades into…

Cadair Idris

…us, rosettes of the common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris with the brown mosses Campylium stellatum, and Scorpidium revolvens are found, with the lesser clubmoss and bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella. On the northern and eastern fringes of Cadair Idris there are scattered woodlands…

Waen Rydd

…hostiana, common cottongrass, round-leaved sundew and a high cover of the moss, Campylium stellatum. Other runnels are characterised by a different assemblage, often found in old drainage channels. Here the shallow open water is colonised by marsh St John’s-wort Hypericum elodes,…

Rhosydd Nant Eithrim

…y small sedges, mosses, such as Scorpidium cossonii, Bryum pseudotriquetrum and Campylium stellatum, and liverworts, such as Aneura pinguis and the locally rare Moerckia hibernica. Other plants found in these flushes include common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris, bog pimpernel An…

Winster Wetlands

…cabious Succisa pratensis and a variety of mosses including Sphagnum contortum, Campylium stellatum and Calliergonell cuspidatum. Further downstream the mire is shallower and largely dominated by sharp-flowered rush with a variety of flowering plants including lesser skullcap Sc…

Drostre Bank

…arsh horsetail Equisetum palustre, with a luxuriant carpet of mosses, including Campylium stellatum and Ctenidium molluscum. Scattered throughout the fen meadow are small stands of rush-pasture, associated with wetter drains and depressions. These are dominated by sharp-flowered …

Pant Cae Haidd

…l Anagallis tenella. A variety of mosses characterise this vegetation including Campylium stellatum and Scorpidium revolvens. Fen-flowered spike rush Eleocharis quinqueflora, bog bean Menyanthes trifoliata, lesser clubmoss Selaginella selaginoides and marsh St John’s-wort Hyperic…

Bradworthy Common

…tum fluviatile, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, star sedge and the mosses Campylium stellatum and Brachythecium rivulare. Among the more unusual species present are round-leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia, marsh lousewort Pedicularis palustris, pale butterwort Pinguicula l…

Big Dog Scarps and Lakes

…uspidatum, curled hook moss Palustriella commutatum, yellow starry feather moss Campylium stellatum and marsh bryum Bryum pseudotriquetrum. Lesser clubmoss Selaginella selaginoides is also present in several of the flushes. In addition to their rich flora, these calcareous flushe…

Fachwen Isaf

…assland here. Also present in this area are frequent yellow starry feather-moss Campylium stellatum, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, heath rush Juncus squarrosus and bog groove-moss Aulacomnium palustre, which further adds to the diversity a…

Mortlach Moss

…ottongrasses (Eriophorum angustifolium and E. latifolium). Brown mosses include Campylium stellatum, Scorpidium revolvens and Calliergonella cuspidatata. The base-tolerant sphagnum moss Sphagnum contortum also occurs. Grasses and herbs of richer fens include quaking grass Briza m…

Roman Wall Loughs

…is and the mosses Cratoneuron filicinum, C. commutatum, Ctenidium molluscum and Campylium stellatum. The catchment of the loughs is mainly unimproved hill grazing with areas of heather Calluna vulgaris and mire vegetation with deer grass Trichophorum cespitosum, purple moor gras…

Hen-allt Common

…cabious Succisa pratensis and the mosses and the mosses Bryum pseudotriquetrum, Campylium stellatum and Ctenidium molluscum. Other common associates include creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, common yellow-sedge Carex demissa, square-stalked St. John’s-wort Hypericum tetrapterum…

Thornhill Moss & Meadows

…d water. Here basic flushes support well developed brown moss carpets including Campylium stellatum, Calliergon giganteum and Calliergonella cuspidata together with bog mosses Sphagnum squarrosum, Sphagnum contortum and S. teres. A different range of sedges is also present, commo…

Cwm Cadlan

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

Shiel Wood Pastures

…x panicea and tawny sedge Carex hostiana, together with brown mosses, including Campylium stellatum, Scorpidium revolvens and Ctenidium molluscum. These also contain quaking grass Briza media and few-flowered spike-rush Eleocharis quinqueflora. Taller rich-fens in the east of the…

Brockagh Quarry

… cuspidatum, fountain apple moss Philonotis fontana, yellow starry feather moss Campylium stellatum and rusty hook moss Scorpidium revolvens. Where the fen grades into areas of more open water, species such as few flowered spike rush Eleocharis quinqueflora and common cottongrass…

Craigs

…rocotyle vulgaris, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and yellow starry feather moss Campylium stellatum. A dry central ridge runs north-south down the centre of the site, of semi-improved grassland with common ragwort Senecio jacobaea and gorse Ulex europaeus on the central knoll. Th…

Crosby Ravensworth Fell

… layer of base loving mosses such as Scorpidium revolvens, Ctenidium molluscum, Campylium stellatum, Tortella tortuosa and Calliergonell cuspidatum. Associated herb species include yellow saxifrage Saxifraga aizoides, common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris, devil's bit scabious S…

Combe Scar

…ented and include Aneura pinguis, Scorpidium revolvens, Scorpidium scorpioides, Campylium stellatum and Sphagnum warnstorfii. These base rich flushes are found in a variety of structural forms with dripping banks of vegetation, open muddy pools, the above mentioned sedge lawns an…

Craig yr Aderyn (Bird's Rock)

…rush Eleocharis multicaulis and pale sedge Carex pallescens, and mosses such as Campylium stellatum, Ctenidium molluscum and Fissidens adianthoides. The north facing cliffs and slopes support a good range of moss and liverwort species. Of particular note are the nationally scarce…

Ballycam

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

Rhos Llawr Cwrt

…ottle-sedge occurs with species including the mosses Bryum pseudotriquetrum and Campylium stellatum and the liverwort Aneura pinquis. There are also areas of valley mire with bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum and the bog-moss S. papillosum prominent, with swamp communities domin…

Whitehill

… and ‘brown mosses’ including dioecious sedge Carex dioica and the feather-moss Campylium stellatum. Other sedges include greater tussock sedge Carex paniculata and lesser tussock sedge Carex diandra, a nationally declining species. Broad-leaved cottongrass Eriophorum latifolium …

Ty Du Moor

…, including flea sedge Carex pulicaris, tawny sedge Carex hostiana and the moss Campylium stellatum. Rush pasture forms a band between the wetter fen vegetation and the drier, semi-improved grassland on the raised ground at the periphery of the site. The rush pasture is character…

Troutbeck

…imrose Primula farinosa and a range of mosses including Scorpidium scorpioides, Campylium stellatum and Sphagnum contortum. The richest display of these vegetation types described above occur in the lower part of the valley adjacent to The Tongue but they continue right up the va…

Eryri

…cula vulgaris and fairy flax Linum catharticum and various brown mosses such as Campylium stellatum and Scorpidium scorpioides. The montane calcareous flushes include such rare species as three-flowered rush Juncus triglumis, alpine meadow rue Thalictrum alpinum and purple saxifr…

Pen-Common, Llanbedr

… club-rush Isolepis setacea, marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris and the moss Campylium stellatum. Wetter runnels within this community support abundant few-flowered spike-rush Eleocharis quinqueflora, along with species such as round-leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia, common …

Waun Fawr, Ty Ddewi (St David's)

…la and lesser skullcap Scutellaria minor. The mosses Scorpidium scorpioides and Campylium stellatum, several species of Sphagnum and numerous sedges also occur in these hollows. Open areas of the heath have sea plantain Plantago maritima. The purple moor-grass grassland has commo…

Brendonmoor

…nd creeping willow Salix repens. Bryophytes are also well represented including Campylium stellatum, Leucobryum glaucum, Breutelia chrysocoma, Sphagnum auriculatum and Sphagnum subnitens. The discomycete eye-lash fungus Scutellinia scutellata is present. Drier localities support …

Low Gill Moor Wetlands

…erstorey of mosses especially Palustriella commutatum, Scorpidium revolvens and Campylium stellatum and more notably some Scorpidium scorpioides. Amongst the many other associated species, are few flowered spike rush Eleocharis quinqueflora, marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris,…

Brithdir a Chwm Mawr

…rised by base-loving species, notably tawny sedge Carex hostiana and the mosses Campylium stellatum and Ctenidium molluscum. Other more notable species found in this community include smooth brome grass Bromus racemosus, marsh St. John’s-wort Hypericum elodes, marsh valerian Vale…

Hale Moss

…h on mainly bare marl clay although some of it is colonised by mosses including Campylium stellatum. Purple moor grass Molinia caerulea occurs frequently with occasional butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris, devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis, grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris…

Gweunydd Blaencleddau

…ort Hypericum elodes, marsh arrow-grass Triglochin palustris and mosses such as Campylium stellatum are typical of these base-rich flushes. Fen is found in the wetter areas along the valley bottom. In one place this occupies a circular ‘pingo’ hollow, formed towards the end of th…

Slaidhills Moss

…idium cossonii, chalk comb-moss Ctenidium molluscum, yellow starry feather-moss Campylium stellatum and lesser clubmoss Selaginella selaginoides. Flowering plants such as fairy flax Linum catharticum, dioecious sedge Carex dioica, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, few-flowered spike-ru…

Loughrigg Fell Flushes

…ns are inpart covered by prolific mosses, particularly Scorpidium revolvens and Campylium stellatum, whilst large populations of carnation sedge Carex panicea, bird’s eye primrose and broad leaved cotton grass also occur. Along the rivulets’ sides occurs the montane species yello…

Ottery Valley

…terwort Pinguicula lusitanica. The bryophyte flora is also diverse and includes Campylium stellatum, Riccardia multifida, Breutelia chrysocoma and Ordontoschisma sphagni and the local moss Philonotis caespitosa. Closely associated with the above vegetation mosaic are several loc…

Hisehope Burn Valley

…minated by bryophytes including Calliergonell cuspidatum, Aulacomnium palustre, Campylium stellatum, Palustriella commutatum and Ctenidium molluscum. Several species of local occurrence in County Durham are present in this mire complex including few flowered spike rush Eleocharis…

Ham Common

…f the bog-mosses Sphagnum tenellum and S. fimbriatum and, in places, the mosses Campylium stellatum and Drepanocladus fluitans. Other low-lying wet areas support common reed Phragmites australis, common sallow Salix cinerea and downy birch Betula pubescens. The dry heathland sup…

Nant Clydach Pastures

…yer comprised of species such as Ctenidium molluscum, Calliergonell cuspidatum, Campylium stellatum and Scorpidium revolvens. Common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris and round-leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia are frequent, together with sedges such as Carex hostiana, C. panicea, …

Maes Meillion a Gefail-y-cwm

…ng occurs, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, flea sedge Carex pulicaris and star moss Campylium stellatum are found. An area of swamp vegetation close to the stream supports a lush growth of bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh cinqueoil Comarum palustre and water horsetail Equisetum f…

Pen-y-graig-goch

…nt small sedges Carex spp., and brown mosses such as yellow starry feather-moss Campylium stellatum and intermediate hook-moss Scorpidium cossonii. The largest flush supports a variety of uncommon and locally rare plants including common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris, few-flower…

Lye Valley

… are uncommon or rare and are more strongly associated with fens. These include Campylium stellatum, Plagiomnium elatum and Brachythecium mildeanum. Palustriella commutatum and C. filicinum occur in the wettest areas. A wide range of terrestrial and aquatic invertebrates has been…

Fodderletter

…s tawny sedge Carex hostiana, dioecious sedge Carex dioica and the brown mosses Campylium stellatum and Scorpidium revolvens, along with butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris and jointed rush Juncus articulatus. They are also noteworthy for the abundance of globe flower Trollius europae…

Bracket's Coppice and Ryewater Farm

…viseta and the local moss Hygrohypnum luridumare. The mosses Mnium stellare and Campylium stellatum varprotensum, which are scarce within the county of Dorset are present in the wood. The epiphytes, common polypody Polypodium vulgare and intermediate polypody Polypodium interjec…

Cors Farchwel

…za media, jointed rush Juncus articulatus, bulbous rush J. bulbosus, the mosses Campylium stellatum, Ctenidium molluscum and Scorpidium revolvens and the liverwort Aneura pinguis. Other associated species include bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella, marsh-marigold Caltha palustris, h…

Chasewater And The Southern Staffordshire Coalfield Heaths

…and common reed mace. Charophytes stoneworts and calcicolous bryophytes such as Campylium stellatum, Drepanocladus polygamus, Riccardia sp. and Didymodon tophaceus are associated with the spring mounds. Open water transition fens are located on the south side of the Wyrley and Es…

Smallburgh Fen

…oenus nigricans and a well developed bryophyte carpet which includes the mosses Campylium stellatum, Scorpidium revolvens, Calliergonella cuspidata and Lophocolea bidentata. Wet hollows within this area contain stoneworts Chara spp. Associated herbs and sedges include such charac…

Gweunydd Camnant

…aucous sedge, a good variety of ‘brown’ mosses, including Scorpidium revolvens, Campylium stellatum, Ctenidium molluscum, Cratoneuron filicinum and Calliergonell cuspidatum, and plants such as marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula, quaking-gr…

Tilberthwaite Gill

…nities of Ctenidium molluscum, Anoectangium aestivum, Calliergonell cuspidatum, Campylium stellatum and Fissidens dubius and higher plants such as green spleenwort Asplenium viride and mountain melick Melica nutans. Above this point is the deep vertical sided gorge. The hanging c…

Corfe Common

… several species of pleurocarpus mosses, for example Drepanocladus fluitans and Campylium stellatum. Wherever drainage is impeded, communities dominated by a variety of Sphagnum species are found. Amongst the range of higher plants are bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, bottle s…

Dungeon Ghyll

… rock are of particular note and include species such as Anoectangium aestivum, Campylium stellatum, Fissidens dubius, Pellia endiviifolia and Preissia quadrata. Montanecommunities characterised by Andreaea rothii, A. rupestris and Gymnomitrion obtusum are also abundant in this u…

Mynydd Preseli

…smunda regalis occur in these flushed areas. The mosses Scorpidium scorpioides, Campylium stellatum and Scorpidium revolvens are frequent in some more base-rich flushes. On the saddles of the upper slopes, above the spring line, the flushes merge into areas of blanket bog often c…

Kirkby Moor

…bous rush Juncus bulbosus. Bryophytes are common especially Aneura pinguis and Campylium stellatum and higher plants include bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis and marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris. In addition to the flushes there are …

Kernick and Ottery Meadows

…ort Hypericum undulatum. The associated bryophyte flora is diverse and includes Campylium stellatum, Sarmentypnum exannulatum and Riccardia multifida. The site also includes small areas of purple moor-grass–meadow thistle Molinia caerulea–Cirsium dissectum fen meadow, sharp-flow…

Hollin Hill

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

Glaswelltiroedd Eryrys (Eryrys Grasslands)

…me areas, bryophytes form a ground layer, dominated by Scorpidium cossonii with Campylium stellatum and patches of Calliergonell cuspidatum. Soligenous fen occur around the edges of the mire where seepage which is assumed to be base-enriched is likely to have the greatest influen…

Meddon Moor

…diverse bryophyte flora (mosses and liverworts) including Aulacomnium palustre, Campylium stellatum, Breutelia chrysocoma, Ordontoschisma sphagni, Hypnum jutlandicum and several Sphagnum species, such as Sphagnum tenellum. Also of interest is the presence of the moss Hookeria luc…

Lymsworthy Meadows

…um undulatum. Bryophytes are well represented and include Breutelia chrysocoma, Campylium stellatum, Hylocomium splendens and Dicranum bonjeanii. Scrub, consisting mainly of willow Salix spp., alder Alnus glutinosa and gorse Ulex europaeus occupies the periphery of the site, par…

Waun-Ddu

…ex hostiana, flea sedge C. pulicaris and the brown mosses Drepanocladus sp. and Campylium stellatum to the north. Waun-Ddu itself is a large area of acidophilous mire vegetation formed into pools and hummocks. Major constituents of the vegetation are cotton-grass Eriophorum spp, …

Caeau Tan y Bwlch

…xycoccos with an interesting base-rich floristic component including the mosses Campylium stellatum, Sphagnum contortum, S. teres and S. warnstorfii. Wood horsetail Equisetum sylvaticum is very abundant in this mire complex. Such areas of soligenous (flushed) mire are still typic…

Cae Bryn-tywarch

…e Carex echinata and carnation sedge Carex panicea amongst brown mosses such as Campylium stellatum and Drepanocladus Revolvens become the dominant vegetation. A small area of woodland dominated by downy birch Betula pubescens with hazel Corylus avellana and hawthorn Crataegus mo…

East Devon Pebblebed Heaths

…abious Succisa pratensis together with the brown mosses Scorpidium scorpioides, Campylium stellatum and Scorpidium revolvens. Over 70 breeding bird species have been recorded notably nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus, hobby Accipiter nisus and in most years Dartford warbler Sylvia …

Lough Scolban

…gon giganteum, rusty hook moss Scorpidium revolvens, yellow starry feather moss Campylium stellatum and marsh bryum Bryum pseudotriquetrum. Also of interest are the presence of alkaline flushes characterised by the presence of grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris, quaking grass…

Brackagh Bog

…gnum squarrosum, marsh bryum Bryum pseudotriquetrum, yellow starry feather moss Campylium stellatum and hooked scorpion moss Scorpidium scorpioides. In more eutrophic parts of Brackagh Bog, the fen vegetation is taller, dominated by stands of reed canary grass Phalaris arundinace…

Knock Dhu Sallagh Braes

…liergon giganteum is locally abundant, with frequent yellow starry feather moss Campylium stellatum, rusty hook moss Scorpidium revolvens and ringless hook moss Warnstorfia exannulata. Pockets of twisted bog moss Sphagnum contortum, marsh bryum Bryum pseudotriquetrum, and interme…

Comin Silian

…dge Carex hostiana, flea sedge, common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris, the moss Campylium stellatum and the liverwort Aneura pinguis. There are also acid flushes with vegetation comprising a lush bog-moss lawn, overtopped by a canopy of sharp-flowered rush together with star sedg…

Shap Fells

…, C. pulicaris and C. nigra with typical mosses such as Ctenidium molluscum and Campylium stellatum. Reflecting the base rich status are associated herbs including butterwort, marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris, devil's bit scabious and marsh valerian Valeriana dioica. Recorde…

Eycott Hill

…, but nutrient poor vegetation type with mosses such as Scorpidium scorpioides, Campylium stellatum, Sphagnum contortum and S. subnitens. The nationally uncommon bog sedge Carex limosa is often abundant in or adjacent to these ditches with other local species such as dioecious se…

Frilford Heath, Ponds and Fens

…sociated with moist and base rich conditions, including Bryum pseudotriquetrum, Campylium stellatum, Palustriella commutatum, Scorpidium revolvens and the uncommon marshland species Plagiomnium elatum. Other types of wetland vegetation present include sedge dominated communities,…

Rhos Cwmderw

…es, such as rusty hook-moss Scorpidium revolvens and yellow starry feather-moss Campylium stellatum, are associated with spring heads within the fen-meadow areas. Typical plants found here include common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris, common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium,…

Afon Eden - Cors Goch Trawsfynydd

…ce, being dominated with sedges and mosses such as Calliergonell cuspidatum and Campylium stellatum and flowering plants that include common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris. Also within the site are areas of rush pasture, dry acidic grassland and wet heath. The uncommon globeflowe…

Shannel

…s of small sedge and brown moss such as tawny sedge Carex hostiana and the moss Campylium stellatum. The areas of acidic grassland are marked by heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and mat-grass Nardus stricta and the patches of calcareous grassland by common rock-rose Helianthemum nu…

High Lickbarrow Mires and Pastures

…tes are a predominant feature of such flushes and include Scorpidium revolvens, Campylium stellatum, Palustriella commutatum, Ctenidium molluscum and Sphagnum contortum. Other species of Sphagnum form hummocks above the influence of the ground water and therefore support species …

West Bradieston and Craig of Garvock

…rown mosses include yellow sedge Carex viridula, tawny sedge Carex hostiana and Campylium stellatum and Scorpidium revolvens. Poor-fen An area of poor-fen at the head of the Garvock Burn, below the Tower of Johnston, is dominated by sedges, rushes and bog mosses, mainly star sedg…

Lough Corr

…nse mats of rusty hook moss Scorpidium revolvens and yellow starry feather moss Campylium stellatum. In addition to the range of species associated with the diverse swamp and fen communities, the area also supports a number of notable plants, such as northern yellow cress Rorippa…

Cothill Fen

…ing amongst encrustations of tufa. Those recorded include the nationally scarce Campylium elodes as well as the regionally uncommon C. stellatum, Fuscocephaloziopsis lunulifolia, Scorpidium revolvens, Rhizomnium pseudopunctatum, M. seligeri and Philonotis calcarea, Palustriella c…

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