Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Tamnyrankin

… stricta. Sedges are integral components of the vegetation, with glaucous sedge Carex flacca, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, long stalked yellow sedge Carex lepidocarpa, carnation sedge Carex panicea and flea sedge Carex pulicaris frequent within the sward. Herb species are common a…

Den of Ogil

… fen vegetation commonly occurs in the wettest areas, dominated by bottle sedge Carex rostrata, in association with other plants such as water horse-tail Equisetum fluviatile, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, marsh marigold Caltha palustris, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, com…

Salt Lake Quarry

… spike rush Eleocharis mamillata ssp. austriaca and sedges such as common sedge Carex nigra, long stalked yellow sedge Carex lepidocarpa and carnation grass Carex panicea; one such pool supports a stand of common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium. Herbs occurring in this comm…

Sunbiggin Tarn & Moors and Little Asby Scar

…s a large zone extending into standing water up to one metre deep. Bottle sedge Carex rostrata dominates a much more mixed fen along with species such as slender and greater tussock sedge Carex lasiocarpa and Carex paniculata, common spike rush Eleocharis palustris, soft rush Jun…

Seato Pastures

…d bird's eye primrose Primula farinosa. The sedges include long stalked yellow Carex lepidocarpa, carnation C. panicea, glaucous Carex flacca and tawny sedge Carex hostiana and these occur with grasses such as sheep's fescue Festuca ovina, quaking grass Briza media and purple mo…

Low Gill Moor Wetlands

…reous streams. The vegetation is dominated by short sedges including dioecious Carex dioica, long stalked yellow C. lepidocarpa, carnation C. panicea, glaucous Carex flacca and tawny Carex hostiana sedges; in places with a dense understorey of mosses especially Palustriella comm…

Wintringham Marsh

… scarce or local plants have been recorded, including long stalked yellow sedge Carex lepidocarpa, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, glaucous sedge C. panicea and bottle sedge Carex rostrata, black bog rush Schoenus nigricans, common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium and numerous h…

Banc y Mwldan

…the soligenous mires have calcicolous species such as long-stalked yellow-sedge Carex lepidocarpa, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, broad-leaved cottongrass Eriophorum latifolium, fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea, marsh helleborine Epipactis palustris, southern marsh-orchid Dactylo…

Cors Aberthin

…thistle Cirsium dissectum is frequent and, in some more open areas, tawny sedge Carex hostiana and flea sedge C. pulicaris occur. The uncommon Dyer’s greenweed Genista tinctoria, a plant normally found in drier grassland, also occurs here. There are smaller areas of fen-meadow in…

Troutsdale and Rosekirk Dale Fens

… subnodulosus. Sedges are well represented, including long stalked yellow sedge Carex lepidocarpa, glaucous sedge Carex flacca and carnation sedge C. panicea, together with wetland herbs such as marsh valerian Valeriana dioica, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria and devil's bit scab…

Hendre Bach

…inated vegetation, where species such as quaking grass Briza media, tawny sedge Carex hostiana and flea sedge Carex pulicaris are indicative of mild-base enrichment. Rush pasture dominated by Juncus acutiflorus with poor fen species such as meadow sweet Filipendula ulmaria and cu…

Chippenham Fen and Snailwell Poor's Fen

… areas, with blunt flowered rush Juncus subnodulosus, long stalked yellow sedge Carex lepidocarpa, glaucous sedge Carex flacca, bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella and the nationally rare Cambridge milk parsley Selinum carvifolia. In one area this merges into a species rich basic flu…

Hill of Warehouse

…tic of base-rich areas. Dominant plant species in the fen include: bottle sedge Carex rostrata, water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile, common cotton-grass Eriophorum angustifolium and meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria. Parts of the fen also contain marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palust…

East Aston Common

…halaris arundinacea and reed sweet grass Glyceria maxima, as well as the sedges Carex acutiformis, Carex riparia and Carex paniculata dominate the community. Such areas, in close proximity to the river, are of great importance to the populations of invertebrates and birds present…

Foxley Wood

…um telephium, lily of the valley Convallaria majalis and thin spiked wood sedge Carex strigosa. In wet areas wood small reed Calamagrostis epigejos and meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria are common. Where the soils are waterlogged alder Alnus glutinosa is present. This forms both sc…

Aber Geirch

…ass Molinia caerulea. Species associated with this community include flea sedge Carex pulicaris, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella and common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris. Cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix can also occur on the tussocks. The meadow/gra…

Hulam Fen

… This comprises a small sedge fen developed over peat, in which carnation sedge Carex panicea, yellow sedge C. lepidocarpa and glaucous sedge Carex flacca form an open lawn over a carpet of mosses and liverworts, including Palustriella commutatum, Calliergonell cuspidatum and Bry…

Appleby Fells

…ere blue moor grass predominates in association with spring and glaucous sedges Carex caryophyllea and Carex flacca. Herb species include wild thyme and limestone bedstraw. Other notable and characteristic species include fairy flax Linum catharticum, rue leaved saxifrage Saxifra…

Big Dog Scarps and Lakes

…he north and south of the site. The short sward is dominated by carnation sedge Carex panicea, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, flea sedge Carex pulicaris and glaucous sedge Carex flacca, with sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus, purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, heath grass Dant…

Stockbridge Common Marsh

…ists of a species rich flood plain marsh community with distinctive dwarf sedge Carex associations in a matrix of taller vegetation containing abundant tall sedges including Carex hostiana, Carex disticha and C. lepidocarpa, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, ragged-robin Silene fl…

Langmead and Weston Level

… threatened green winged orchid Anacamptis morio. Wetter meadows contain sedges Carex disticha, Carex hirta and C. lepidocarpa and rushes Juncus spp. The site includes two higher fields on the eastern part of Langmead which are examples of species rich neutral grassland with a ca…

Belmore Mountain

…ions with bugle Ajuga reptans, creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens, wood sedge Carex sylvatica, remote sedge Carex remota and locally greater tussock sedge Carex paniculata. Underneath the steep limestone cliffs at the crest of the escarpment, scrub woodland has developed on sta…

Marlbank

…ands are particularly rich in notable species including, thin spiked wood sedge Carex strigosa, toothwort Lathraea squamaria, Welsh poppy Mecanopsis cambrica, Wilson’s filmy fern Hymenophyllum wilsonii and wood fescue Festuca altissima. They are also important for a range of myco…

Mill and Whiskershiel Burns

… Ctenidium molluscum, liverworts and sedges including long stalked yellow sedge Carex lepidocarpa, carnation sedge C. panicea, glaucous sedge Carex flacca, flea sedge C. pulicaris and dioecious sedge Carex dioica. Other wetland plants found here include broad leaved cotton grass…

Newbald Becksies

…y also support common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris, long stalked yellow sedge Carex lepidocarpa, carnation sedge C. panicea, glaucous sedge Carex flacca and marsh valerian Valeriana dioica. The uncommon bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and early marsh orchid Dactylorhiza incarnata…

Max Bog

…unt flowered rush. Plants which favour base rich conditions, such as flea sedge Carex pulicaris, long stalked yellow sedge Carex lepidocarpa, black rush and saw wort Serratula tinctoria occur alongside species of more acid conditions, such as tormentil Potentilla erecta and heath…

Mar Field Fen

…tat in the Vale of York. The fen meadow is species rich, with lesser pond sedge Carex acutiformis, hairy sedge Carex hirta, jointed rush Juncus articulatus, common reed Phragmites australis and the locally uncommon greater tussock sedge Carex paniculata and blunt flowered rush Ju…

Kilnsey Flush

…a caerulea is also present, as are a number of sedges including carnation sedge Carex panicea, long stalked yellow sedge C. lepidocarpa and tawny sedge Carex hostiana. This area supports a wealth of flowering plants including a population of the local narrow leaved marsh orchid D…

West Pennine Moors

…uch as round leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia, sedges, including common sedge Carex nigra and mosses which may otherwise be scarce across the peat land areas. Oak Field provides the best example of the area’s acid flushes, including species infrequently encountered elsewhere, s…

Hisehope Burn Valley

…hes. Over fifteen species of sedge have been recorded including dioecious sedge Carex dioica, yellow sedge C. lepidocarpa, pale sedge C. pallescens, panicled sedge Carex paniculata, smooth sedge Crataegus laevigata and flea sedge C. pulicaris. Rills and flushed areas are dominate…

Cockleford Marsh

…iglochin palustris, southern marsh orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa, star sedge Carex echinata, long stalked yellow sedge C. lepidocarpa and greater tussock sedge Carex paniculata. The fen includes a striking number of common spotted orchids Dactylorhiza fuchsii, marsh marigold C…

Rhos Goch (Rhos Goch Common)

…ciates include the hair-mosses Polytrichum strictum and P. commune, white sedge Carex canescens and the moss Aulacomnium palustre. The ridges and hummocks within the raised mire are generally dominated by heather and cross-leaved heath with frequent common cottongrass, hare’s-tai…

Sheringham and Beeston Regis Commons

… are dominant but a variety of other sedges including long stalked yellow sedge Carex lepidocarpa, flea sedge C. pulicaris and glaucous sedge Carex flacca also occur. These diverse areas of low growing vegetation on a moss carpet are notable for many uncommon species such as but…

Blaiskey Bank Springs

…uicula vulgaris. There is a rich sedge flora, species including dioecious sedge Carex dioica, common yellow sedge C. demissa, long stalked yellow sedge C. lepidocarpa and tawny sedge Carex hostiana. The springs to the north of the site are more acidic in character and are dominat…

Sefton Coast

…or and species rich communities. On calcareous sand, red fescue with sand sedge Carex arenaria and dewberry Rubus caesius are frequent, along with the nationally scarce Portland spurge Euphorbia portlandica, seaside centuary Centaurium littorale, rest-harrow Ononis repens, kidney…

Castlemartin Corse

…halaris arundinacea, hedge bindweed Calystegia sepium and the rare tufted-sedge Carex elata, whilst the wettest parts also support greater tussock-sedge Carex paniculata, wild angelica Angelica sylvestris, water dock Rumex hydrolapathum yellow loosestrife Lysimachia vulgaris and …

Neuadd and Tylelo Mires

…. The wettest part of Neuadd Mire supports vegetation dominated by bottle sedge Carex rostrata and sharp-flowered rush with abundant marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris and the moss Calliergonell cuspidatum. Wet woodland borders the railway line and appears to be fairly recent i…

Pan Beck Fen

…inacea with alders Alnus glutinosa; to the west are stands of lesser pond sedge Carexacutiformis which grade into an extensive community dominated by blunt flowered rush Juncus subnodulosus and also containing sharp-flowered rush J. acutiflorus, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, w…

Stagmire Moss

…s and mosses. The sedges include the locally uncommon long stalked yellow sedge Carex lepidocarpa. In the wetter areas few flowered spike rush Eleocharis quinqueflora becomes prominent together with bottle sedge Carex rostrata, whilst the bare wet mud provides a suitable habitat …

Kielderhead and Emblehope Moors

…um heath with montane affinities having an abundance of lichens and stiff sedge Carex bigelowii whilst sheltered cleughs retain remnants of a former woodland cover of downy birch Betula pubescens and rowan Sorbus aucuparia. Though the predominant rock type is acidic fell sandston…

Great Cressingham Fen

…antain Plantago media, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolatum and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. Wet neutral grassland is present further down the valley slope and is dominated by tall fescue Schedonorus arundinaceus and reed sweet grass Glyceria maxima with hairy sedge Carex hirta,…

Kiltubbrid Loughs

…and of common reed Phragmites australis with occasional patches of bottle sedge Carex rostrata. On slightly higher ground, this gives way to tall fen and fen-meadow vegetation. The sedges, Carex disticha and Carex diandra are common here, along with an abundance of herbs such as …

Aughnadarragh Lough

…d oftransitional swamp is dominated by bulrush Typha latifolia and bottle sedge Carex rostrata with frequent water dock Rumex hydrolapathum. This is backed by tall fen vegetation with additional species such as bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh cinquefoil Potentilla palustris,…

The Cliffs of Magho

…s. Rare species include Welsh poppy Mecanopsis cambrica, thin spiked wood sedge Carex strigosa and birdsnest orchid Neottia nidus-avis. The main canopy species are ash Fraxinus excelsior and goat willow Salix caprea, with hawthorn Crataegus monogyna and holly Ilex aquifolium in t…

Cwm Cadlan

…rple-moor grass Molinia caerulea, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, tawny sedge Carex hostiana and flea sedge Carex pulicaris. Associated species include sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, quaking-grass Briza media, sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus, bog pimpernel Ana…

Crosby Gill

…d's eye primrose Primula farinosa and species such as long stalked yellow sedge Carex lepidocarpa, flat sedge Blysmus compressus, grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris and more locally black bog rush Schoenus nigricans, yellow saxifrage Saxifraga aizoides, alpine bistort Polygon…

Porton Meadows

…ontains quaking grass Briza media, meadow brome Bromus commutatus, common sedge Carex nigra, carnation sedge C. panicea and brown sedge Carex disticha, all of which are considered indicative of a long period of uninterrupted management without ploughing, herbicides and artificial…

Lye Valley

…gged peat in the valley. These are dominated by rushes, Juncus spp. and sedges, Carex spp. and are an example of a rare plant community known as 'black bog rush Schoenus nigricans blunt flowered rush Juncus subnodulosus mire' the former species has long been extinct in this site.…

Bennane Head Grasslands

…with flushes of black bog-rush Schoenus nigricans and long-stalked yellow-sedge Carex lepidocarpa linking the neutral grassland with base-rich fen of common sedge C. nigra, common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium and marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris. Also found here are b…

Ellers Wood and Sand Dale

… as marsh marigold Caltha palustris, yellow flag Iris pseudacorus, remote sedge Carex remota and both opposite and alternate leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, C. alternifolium occur. In Sand Dale rich fen vegetation follows the seepage lines from springs and…

Spartum Fen

…en meadow. Such species occurring on the site include long stalked yellow sedge Carex lepidocarpa, marsh helleborine Epipactis palustris, marsh lousewort Pedicularis palustris, fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea and southern marsh orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa. The areas of f…

Trefonen Marshes

…s Eriophorum latifolium, marsh helleborine Epipactis palustris and yellow sedge Carex lepidocarpa. In one small marsh, tufa has accumulated where lime rich water flows through a community with a high proportion of mosses. Both tall and short marsh vegetation are present.The areas…

Cow Myers

…rich flushes in which there is a marked prevalence of long stalked yellow sedge Carex lepidocarpa and marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris, together with bird's eye primrose Primula farinosa, butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris and early marsh orchid Dactylorhiza incarnata spp pulche…

Sweat Mere and Crose Mere

…australis. Adjacent to this is a zone of fen dominated by greater tussock sedge Carex paniculata, which is surrounded by grey willow Salix cinerea and alder Alnus glutinosa carr. There is also an area of pedunculate oak Quercus robur and downy birch Betula pubescens woodland on d…

Holme Moor & Clean Moor

…sh Schoenus nigricans, blunt flowered rush Juncus subnodulosus, carnation sedge Carex panicea and purple moor grass Molinia caerulea. Other species typical of wet conditions include tawny sedge Carex hostiana, flea sedge C. pulicaris, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, round leav…

Greenfield Meadow

…pecies rich calcareous flushes which are dominated by long stalked yellow sedge Carex lepidocarpa and carnation sedge C. panicea and supports an interesting association including common twayblade Neottia ovata, grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris, marsh lousewort Pedicularis p…

Breigam Moor

…ple moor-grass Molinia caerulea. Associated species here include glaucous sedge Carex flacca, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, fen bedstraw, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis and saw-wort Serratula tinctoria. …

Southrepps Common

…rrowgrass Triglochin palustris, common quaking grass Briza media and flea sedge Carex pulicaris. Associated low hummocks support species more characteristic of acidic conditions including meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, heather Calluna vulgaris, heath wood rush Luzula multiflor…

Ramsey's Burn Wood

…assia palustris, fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea, long stalked yellow sedge Carex lepidocarpa and the nationally rare variegated horsetail Equisetum variegatum. The woodland is also rich in epiphytic lichens, especially on the hazel. Several of these lichens are closely assoc…

Burnhope Burn

…ich ground flora includes tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, remote sedge Carex remota, wood sedge C. sylvatica, wood horsetail Equisetum sylvaticum, marsh marigold Caltha palustris and yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum. Carr woodland occurs in two discrete areas within t…

Coston Fen, Runhall

…Parnassia palustris, bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella, long stalked yellow sedge Carex lepidocarpa, marsh helleborine Epipactis palustris and large amounts of marsh lousewort Pedicularis palustris. In one area where the vegetation is very short common cotton grass Eriophorum angus…

Cae Cilmaenllwyd

…dges grow in the wetter parts, including the uncommon long-stalked yellow-sedge Carex lepidocarpa. Remarks: Within the Brecon Beacons National Park.

Dam Wood

…wet heath and support a range of small sedges such as long-stalked yellow sedge Carex lepidocarpa as well as species more normally found in upland plant communities such as globe flower Trollius europaeus and alpine bistort Polygonum viviparum. The site also supports the narrow-b…

Chilbolton Common

… a species rich river flood plain marsh, with distinctive dwarf sedge swards of Carex nigra, C. panicea, C. demissa, C. pulicaris, C. echinata and a host of short herbs such as bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella, tormentil Potentilla erecta, devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis, c…

Gwenfro and Rhos y Gad

…en vegetation, with species such as saw sedge Cladium mariscus and tufted sedge Carex elata, are present together with fen scrub and meadow communities. The latter meadow vegetation, in which species such as black bog rush Schoenus nigricans, blunt-flowered rush Juncus subnodulos…

South Whiteness

…s, common milkwort Polygala vulgaris, meadowsweet and long-stalked yellow-sedge Carex lepidocarpa. The site also includes one of the best saltmarshes in Shetland with a varied flora, notably narrow blysmus Blysmus rufus, and a large mixed colony of common and black-headed gulls.

Low Church Moss

…nweed Genista tinctoria, needle whin Genista anglica, long stalked yellow sedge Carex lepidocarpa and royal fern Osmunda regalis. The site has a rich invertebrate fauna and is noted in particular for Chrysomelid and Curculionid beetles with several species which are scarce in Cum…

The Moors

… decumbens and quaking grass Briza media. Sedges are similarly varied including Carex panicea, C. nigra, C. demissa, C. echinata and herbs include marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, devil's-bit Succisa pratensi…

Stranacally

…tone drift material. The sward is rich in sedge species and has carnation sedge Carex panicea, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, flea sedge Carex pulicaris, common yellow sedge Carex demissa, common sedge Carex nigra and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. Rushes are a common feature amongst …

Blo' Norton and Thelnetham Fens

…praetermissa, devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis, long stalked yellow sedge Carex lepidocarpa quaking grass Briza media, a small colony of grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris and a number of rare mosses. In other parts of the fen, where there is some drying out in summer, …

Middleton Quarry

…on, with a well developed bryophyte layer, containing long stalked yellow sedge Carex lepidocarpa, few flowered spikes rush Eleocharis quinqueflora, marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris, marsh valerian Valeriana dioica, common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris and round leaved sund…

Roman Wall Loughs

…atifolia. This grades to a diverse, tall herb fen dominated by the bottle sedge Carex rostrata, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre association with bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, skullcap Scutellaria galericulata, soft rush Juncus effusus and common marsh bedstraw Galium palustre,…

Crag Bank

… dominated by purple moor grass Molinia caerulea accompanied by numerous sedges Carex demissa, hostiana, lepidocarpa, nigra, otrubae, panicea, pulicaris and spicata. Many other plants occur in the wet, low lying areas including species uncommon in Lancashire such as marsh hellebo…

Fallowlees Flush

…Northumberland. Where the calcium rich water arises stonewort Chara, flea sedge Carex pulicaris, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, long stalked yellow sedge C. lepidocarpa and broad leaved cotton grass Eriophorum latifolium are found in small areas of moss dominated turf. However, the …

Warnborough Green

… less than thirteen species of sedge have been recorded including distant sedge Carex distans, brown sedge Carex disticha, long stalked yellow sedge C. lepidocarpa and flea sedge C. pulicaris. Other plants occurring include flat sedge Blysmus compressus, slender spike rush Eleoch…

Greywell Fen

…rily unmanaged agriculturally and is dominated by alder carr with tussock sedge Carex paniculata below. In a few small areas the canopy has remained open and these patches contain a very rich flora with a wide range of rich fen species, including various sedges such as Carex dian…

Whitewater Valley

…uncus subnodulosus and a rich variety of sedges including greater tussock sedge Carex paniculata, tufted sedge Carex elata, lesser pond sedge Carex acutiformis, long stalked yellow sedge C. lepidocarpa and common sedge C. nigra. Of particular interest is the presence of a number…

Upton Broad & Marshes

…mites australis is plentiful throughout the swamp and the greater tussock sedge Carex paniculata has developed locally. Sedge rich and mixed herbaceous fen vegetation has developed on the peat soils, with saw sedge dominant or co-dominant with reed or bog rush Schoenus nigricans.…

Crosby Ravensworth Fell

… base rich flushes. These are dominated by small sedges such as carnation sedge Carex panicea, tawny sedge Carex hostiana and long stalked yellow sedge C. lepidocarpa, growing over a ground layer of base loving mosses such as Scorpidium revolvens, Ctenidium molluscum, Campylium s…

Far High House Meadows

…cum. Parts of the field have a sward dominated by sedges including common sedge Carex nigra, carnation sedge S. panicea and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. The wettest part of these meadows support common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris, dioecious sedge Carex dioica, ragged-robin Si…

Cannock Chase

… sedges and flowering plants including such uncommon species as dioecious sedge Carex dioica, long stalked yellow sedge C. lepidocarpa, common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris and grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris. In lowland situations these mire communities are now extremely…

Freeholders Wood

…upports a number of plants typical of limestone areas, including glaucous sedge Carex flacca, wild thyme Thymus praecox, grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris, blue moor grass Sesleria caerulea and bird's eye primrose Primula farinosa. There is a small basic flush, below the eme…

Marsett Rigg

…oxanthum odoratum and common bent grass Agrostis capillaris with glaucous sedge Carex flacca and carnation sedge C. panicea. It is herb rich and many of the species present are those associated with old undisturbed pasture such as betony Betonica officinalis, water avens Geum riv…

Wilwell Cutting

… swards are characterised also by an abundance of herbs such as false fox sedge Carex otrubae, hay rattle Rhinanthus minor, great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis, knapweed Centaurea nigra, adder’s tongue fern Ophioglossum vulgatum, Saxifraga granulataa and, locally, Anacamptis mor…

Noddle End

…aquilinum and herb rich wet grassland in which sedges, including glaucous sedge Carex flacca, carnation sedge C. panicea and common sedge C. nigra, are abundant, with field wood rush Luzula campestris, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, milkwort Polygala vulgaris, bitter vetch Lath…

Stockbridge Fen

… with eleven species recorded to date. Much of the sward comprises bottle sedge Carex rostrata and blunt flowered rush Juncus subnodulosus, with lesser tussock sedge C. diandra and marsh helleborine Epipactis palustris. The north cutting has common reed Phragmites australis with …

Bushley Muzzard, Brimpsfield

…t species of sedge have been recorded, in particular an abundance of star sedge Carex echinata and the scarce yellow sedge C. lepidocarpa. Also abundant are flat sedge Blysmus compressus, marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris, water mint Mentha aquatica and meadowsweet Filipendul…

Farnham Mires

…rowgrass Triglochin palustris, marsh valerian Valeriana dioica, carnation sedge Carex panicea and long stalked yellow sedge C. lepidocarpa amidst a carpet of bryophytes. Neutral grassland surrounds the marsh with herbs such as knapweed Centaurea nigra, pepper saxifrage Silaum si…

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