Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Robert Hall Moor

…mmunity of purple moor grass Molinia caerulea with an abundance of small sedges Carex demissa, C. echinata, Carex flacca, Carex hirta, Carex hostiana, C. nigra, Carex leporina, C. panicea, Carex pilulifera and C. pulicaris, with creeping willow and numerous herbaceous species amo…

Black Loch

…rier moorland with a variety of vegetation types. Fen dominated by bottle sedge Carex rostrata and water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile and adjoined by willow carr forms the core of the site. Surrounding this is a zone where bog myrtle Myrica gale and purple moor-grass Molinia ca…

Ribsons Meadows

…scabious Succisa pratensis. Sedges are abundant and include common yellow-sedge Carex demissa, flea sedge C. pulicaris, oval sedge Carex leporina, glaucous sedge Carex flacca, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, common sedge C. nigra and carnation sedge C. panicea. There is a strip of w…

Rushbeds Wood and Railway Cutting

…s and particularly alongside the streams, additional species include the sedges Carex remota, Carex pendula, Carex hirta, C. otrubae, Carex acutiformis and Carex leporina. Typical herbs of these damper areas include wild angelica Angelica sylvestris, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmar…

Heath Hill Farm

…iry flax Linum catharticum, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. The rush pasture supports additional species to those found in the neutral grassland. These include marsh bedstraw Galium palustre, heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata, ragged-ro…

Greenhaugh Meadow

… ptarmica, cuckoo-flower Cardamine pratensis, bugle Ajuga reptans, common sedge Carex nigra, oval sedge Carex leporina, brown sedge Carex disticha and pale sedge C. pallescens.

Hook Heath Meadows

…ises a wide range of fine grasses, a number of sedges including carnation sedge Carex panicea, oval sedge Carex leporina and hairy sedge Carex hirta and a good representation of broadleaved herbs, such as sneezewort Achillea ptarmica, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum and corky fr…

Frieth Meadows

…rtilisers. These include quaking grass Briza media, yellow and carnation sedges Carex demissa and C. panicea, green winged orchid Anacamptis morio, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia, devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis and lady's mantle Alc…

Gwaun Efail Wig

… Succisa pratensis. In places, the sward is rich in sedges including oval sedge Carex leporina, star sedge Carex echinata, carnation sedge Carex panicea and the uncommon bladder-sedge Carex vesicaria. The rush pasture grades into purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea mire which is m…

Wet Sleddale Meadows

… with grasses such as marsh foxtail and a wide range of sedges including spring Carex caryophyllea, oval Carex leporina, carnation C. panicea and hairy sedge Carex hirta. Where the ground is flushed, white and flea sedge Carex canescens and C. pulicaris also occur with bog mosses…

Farndale

…rea and grey willow Salix cinerea with aground flora which include remote sedge Carex remota and marsh hawk's beard Crepis paludosa. Marshy grassland which is widespread is invariably dominated by rushes, including sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus, jointed rush J. articulat…

River Frome

…ress Nasturtium officinale, reed sweet-grass Glyceria maxima, lesser pond-sedge Carex acutiformis, greater pond-sedge Carex riparia and common reed Phragmites australis. Together, the community of aquatic and bankside plants contains all of the most commonly occurring species whi…

Sutton Meadows

…tosa, heath grass Danthonia decumbens and quaking grass Briza media. The sedges Carex hirta, Carex flacca, C. panicea and Carex leporina and the rushes Juncus effusus and J. articulatus are frequent. Among the uncommon flowering plants are dyer's greenweed Genista tinctoria, pep…

Lambert's Castle

…rulea interspersed with common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium and sedges Carex spp.including star sedge Carex echinata, green ribbed sedge Carex binervis and flea sedge Carex pulicaris; these areas contain abundant bog moss Sphagnum spp. Frequent among the many herbs prese…

Warblington Meadow

…e of notification. The freshwater marsh consists of a sedge rush community with Carex acutiformis, C. otrubae, Carex flacca, C. panicea. C. nigra, Carex disticha and Carex leporina growing together with Juncus effusus, J. inflexus, J. acutiflorus and J. articulatus. The grass com…

Crofton Woods

…f Kid Brook, are especially rich in herb species. These include pendulous sedge Carex pendula, remote sedge Carex remota, wood sedge C. sylvatica, giant fescue Schedonorus giganteus, yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon, lesser celandine Ficaria verna, red currant Ribes sylves…

Sapperton Meadows

…thum odoratum, sneezewort Achillea ptarmica, and hairy hawkbit. Carnation sedge Carex panicea, glaucous sedge Carex flacca, oval sedge Carex leporina and lesser spearwort occur in flushed patches. The rare spiked rampion Phyteuma spicatum RDB, Rare * is known to have been present…

Dee Cliffs

… juncea, lyme grass Leymus arenarius, sea rocket Cakile maritima and sand sedge Carex arenaria. The marl pits contain aquatic vegetation, emergent vegetation, marshy grassland and willow carr. The aquatic vegetation includes curled pondweed Potamogeton crispus, common duckweed Le…

Bingley South Bog

… fen supports large quantities of a number of sedges. These include brown sedge Carex disticha regionally uncommon hammer sedge Carex hirta, yellow sedge C. demissa, oval sedge Carex leporina, carnation sedge C. panicea, glaucous sedge Carex flacca and common sedge C. nigra, toge…

Knockninny Hill

… that includes such plants as blue moor grass Sesleria caerulea, glaucous sedge Carex flacca, mouse_ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, devils-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata, lady's bedstraw Galium verum, eyebright Euphrasia spp. and quaking …

Mosshill

…unaria. Nine species of grasses are recorded and sedges include carnation sedge Carex panicea, pill sedge Carex pilulifera and oval sedge Carex leporina. The pasture is herb-rich with species such as lady's mantle Alchemilla glabra, betony Betonica officinalis, ox-eye daisy Leuca…

Gwaun Llan (Llan Pastures)

… although rushes Juncus acutiflorus/articulatus and J. conglomerates and sedges Carex flacca and Carex leporina are locally abundant. Other species found in this area include pale sedge Carex pallescens, bugle Ajuga reptans, cuckoo-flower Cardamine pratensis, heath spotted-orchid…

Corfe Mullen Pastures

…ack bog-rush Schoenus nigricans, deer-grass Trichophorum cespitosum, flea sedge Carex pulicaris, star sedge C. echinata and common yellow-sedge Carex viridula ssp. oedocarpa. Amongst the herbs present are pale butterwort Pinguicula lusitanica, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum a…

North Brewham Meadows

…l grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and smooth meadow grass Poa pratensis. Oval sedge Carex leporina, carnation sedge Carex panicea and sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus are common in the wetter areas. Herbs include a number of species with a local distribution in eastern Somerset…

Ratlake Meadows

…nt. Other abundant species characteristic of base poor soils include oval sedge Carex leporina, pill sedge Carex pilulifera, heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata, heath wood rush Luzula multiflora and tormentil Potentilla erecta. Other species common in the sward include co…

Emmett Hill Meadows

…rass Anthoxanthum odoratum, meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, glaucous sedge Carex flacca and carnation sedge C. panicea. Less frequent species are quaking grass Briza media, heath grass Danthonia decumbens, oval sedge Carex leporina and spring sedge Carex caryophyllea. Herbs …

Shibdon Pond

…o-aquatica, abundant rushes Juncus effusus, J. inflexus and J. bulbosus, sedges Carex hirta and C. otrubae and herbs including water bistort Polygonum amphibium and celery leaved crowfoot Ranunculus sceleratus. A small clump of common reed Phragmites australis is also present. He…

Wilson Place Meadows

…re more sedge rich than the drier areas upslope and have species such as common Carex nigra, oval Carex leporina, pale C. pallescens and star sedges C. echinata. These are usually associated with several rush species such as soft Juncus effusus, sharp-flowered J. acutiflorus and …

Wedholme Flow

…requent among the grasses in wetter areas with a range of sedges including star Carex echinata, oval Carex leporina and carnation sedge C. panicea. Typical of the associated herbs and marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, marsh marigold Caltha palustris and ragged-robin Silene flos-…

Tairgwaith

…a together with meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, and sedges such as oval sedge Carex leporina and carnation sedge Carex panicea. In places, a slightly base-rich nature to the soil is indicated by the presence of species such as quaking grass Briza media. Across the southern half…

Ham Home-cum-Hamgreen Woods

…ted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii. Wetter rides and ditches favour sedges such as Carex otrubae and Carex leporina, as well as ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, marsh bedstraw Galium palustre, creeping jenny Lysimachia nummularia and brooklime Veronica beccabunga. The woods harbour …

Clayhanger

…foniusa, Juncus conglomeratus var. conglomeratus and Juncus effusus with sedges Carex nigra and Carex leporina becoming locally abundant. This community is species rich with marsh ragwort Senecio aquaticus, gipsywort Lycopus europaeus, water forget-me-not Myosotis scorpioides, sk…

Fletchwood Meadows

…ate 19th century and woodland species persist in the meadows, e.g. remote sedge Carex remota, primrose Primula vulgaris, pignut Conopodium majus, giant fescue Schedonorus giganteus, tutsan Hypericum androsaemum, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis an…

Holly Rock Fields

…ically occurring in two or three of the four fields. These include spring sedge Carex caryophyllea, pignut Conopodium majus, cat's ear Hypochaeris radicata, autumn hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis, oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare, field wood rush Luzula campestris, tormentil Po…

Great Blencow Meadows and Fen

…and devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis. Other species include common sedge Carex nigra, oval sedge Carex leporina, carnation sedge C. panicea, common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii, meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis, autumn hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis and rough …

Blackwater Valley

…meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, sneezewort Achillea ptarmica and common sedge Carex nigra, whilst the presence of great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis may indicate more base rich conditions locally. The marshy areas and damp grassland support species rich plant communities domi…

Wrawby Moor

…l Equisetum fluviatile, common spike rush Eleocharis palustris, carnation sedge Carex panicea, oval sedge Carex leporina, gipsywort Lycopus europaeus, common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii and pink water speedwell Veronica catenata. Other Information See also Risby Warren S…

Deepdale Meadows

…ifferent flora which is characteristically sedge rich with species such as oval Carex leporina, common C. nigra, glaucous Carex flacca and pale sedge C. pallescens. These are sometimes co-dominant with several rush species such as jointed rush Juncus articulatus and soft rush Jun…

Hainton Sheepwalk

…ticulatus and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus. This area also supports brown sedge Carex disticha, oval sedge Carex leporina, bog stitchwort Stellaria alsine and cuckoo-flower Cardamine pratensis.

Caeau Capel Hendre

…olcus lanatus and quaking-grass Briza media. The sedges include carnation sedge Carex panicea, glaucous sedge Carex flacca, common sedge C. nigra, flea sedge C. pulicaris, pill sede Carex pilulifera and oval sedge Carex leporina. Other characteristic plants in the sward are devil…

Hawthorn Cottage Pasture

…a and common knapweed Centaurea nigra. The dry ridges also support spring sedge Carex caryophyllea, autumn hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis and meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris, whilst carnation sedge Carex panicea is found along wet seepage lines. An area of coarse marshy gras…

High Leys

… occurring as frequent associates. sedges, including star C. echinata, glaucous Carex flacca and hairy sedge Carex hirta are less common but widespread within the stand. Devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis is abundant, with heat spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata spp ericeto…

Rhos Llawr Cwrt

…species associated with rhos pasture, including sharp-flowered rush, star sedge Carex echinata and oval sedge Carex leporina are conspicuous. The western block also includes small areas of rush pasture, dominated by soft-rush Juncus effusus, wet heath, acid mire and bog-pool vege…

Mount Pleasant

… vetchling Lathyrus pratensis, oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare, glacuous sedge Carex flacca and yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor. On steeper drier slopes, stands of grassland are particularly herb rich and distinguished by increasingly frequent betony Betonica officinalis, devil’…

Caeau Nant y Llechau

…n bistort Polygonum bistorta are found, together with sedges such as pale sedge Carex pallescens and oval sedge Carex leporina. In the wettest areas the soils become peaty and support wetland plants such as whorled caraway Carum verticillatum, heath and common spotted orchids Da…

Lower Hollins

…oft rush Juncus effusus, small sedges, including an abundance of glacuous sedge Carex flacca and oval sedge Carex leporina and herbs such as great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi and meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria. The assemblage of grassland fung…

Rhos Blaen Carrog

…d by purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea and numerous sedges, notably star sedge Carex echinata, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, common sedge S. nigra, oval sedge Carex leporina, carnation sedge C. panicea and flea sedge C. pulicaris. The forbs include marsh arrow-grass Triglochin pal…

Ardwall Hill

… meadows and flushes include a range of sedge species; principally spring-sedge Carex caryophyllea, small-fruited yellow-sedge Carex viridula ssp. viridula, long stalked yellow sedge Carex viridula ssp. brachyrrhynca, dioecious sedge Carex dioica, star sedge C. echinata, oval sed…

Hell Kettles

…ris. The fringing swamp is surrounded by tall fen containing lesser pond sedge Carex acutiformis, celery leaved buttercup Ranunculus sceleratus, blunt flowered rush Juncus subnodulosus, common marsh bedstraw Galium palustre and common spike rush Eleocharis palustris. Between the…

Barrow Burn Meadows

…e compact rush Juncus conglomeratus and several sedges including glaucous sedge Carex flacca, common sedge C. nigra, oval sedge Carex leporina and pale sedge C. pallescens are found with marsh marigold Caltha palustris, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, meadowsweet, greater bird’s…

Grimscott

…ing abundant meadow thistle and a rich sedge flora dominated by carnation sedge Carex panicea, with tawny sedge Carex hostiana, common sedge C. nigra and oval sedge Carex leporina occurring frequently. Grasses are represented by Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and sweet vernal-grass…

Roebuck Meadows

…eas within the mire can be recognised by locally high densities of common sedge Carex nigra, star sedge C. echinata and oval sedge Carex leporina. lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica and marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris also occur here. In the northern field the stream is fringed…

Friezeland Grassland

…e of habitat types. Neutral marshes, some sedge rich and including common sedge Carex nigra, yellow sedge C. demissa and oval sedge Carex leporina and others comprising a bryophyte lawn, have developed in the moist depressions. Characteristic plants of this community include mars…

Colony Bog and Bagshot Heath

…Dactylorhiza incarnata, lesser butterfly orchid Platanthera bifolia, flea sedge Carex pulicaris, brown sedge C. distichs, dioecious sedge C. silica, hare's foot cotton grass Eriophorum vaginatum, white beaked sedge Rhynchospora alba, scarce hybrid horsetail Equisetum x littoral, …

Distillery Farm Meadows

…distinctive plant community, comprising extensive populations of glaucous sedge Carex flacca, carnation sedge C. panicea, common sedge C. nigra, oval sedge Carex leporina and common yellow sedge C. demissa, amongst prominent tussocks of hard rush Juncus inflexus, compact rush Jun…

New Castle Meadows

… is present in the marshy ground. Sedges are well represented, with white sedge Carex canescens, common sedge Carex nigra and star sedge C.echinatain the wetter ground and pale sedge C.pallescens, oval sedge Carex leporina, carnation sedge C.panicea and flea sdge C.pulicaris pres…

Wavendon Heath Ponds

… include bulbous rush Juncus bulbosus, heath rush Juncus squarrosus, star sedge Carex echinata, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris and hard fern Blechnum spicant. Areas within the meadow contain oval sedge Carex leporina, bristle scirpus Isolepis setacea and rushes Juncus spp. …

Cloatley Farm

…bedstraw Galium palustre rush pasture, where other species include common sedge Carex nigra and sneezewort. Damp areas elsewhere have frequent bifid hemp nettle Galeopsis bifida and five more sedge species including oval sedge Carex leporina and carnation sedge C. panicea. The …

Caeau Blaen-yr-Orfa

…stle, whorled caraway, water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile and various sedges, Carex spp. Sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus dominates the adjacent field, with much whorled caraway, common knapweed, several sedges (notably oval sedge Carex leporina, common sedge C. nigra, ca…

Parc-y-rhos

…varied plant communities in which ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, common sedge Carex nigra and sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum are locally abundant. Other herbs include cuckoo-flower Cardamine pratensis, common marsh-bedstraw Galium palustre, marsh thistle Cirsium palus…

Hildersham Wood

…r areas. Other species include early purple orchid Orchis mascula, remote sedge Carex remota, primrose Primula vulgaris and wood anemone Anemone nemorosa. Of additional note is the presence of a number of locally rare species such as broad leaved helleborine Epipactis helleborine…

Buchan Hill Ponds

…lacustris, yellow flag Iris pseudacorus, water mint Mentha aquatica, oval sedge Carex leporina and rushes Juncus species. Scattered sallow Salix cinerea and alder buckthorn Frangula alnus scrub occur in parts of the fen. The wet woodlands are dominated by alder Alnus glutinosa a…

Shapwick Heath

…e and threatened species rich 'mire' type meadows characterised by common sedge Carex nigra, carnation sedge Carex panicea, purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum and devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis. Drier grasslands include the common knapwee…

Goldborough Farm Meadows

…r spearwort Ranunculus flammula, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi and oval sedge Carex leporina. Hedgerows support midland hawthorn Crataegus laevigata, Sherard's downy rose Rosa sherardii and the locally uncommon dyer's greenweed Genista tinctoria. One field corner is occupied …

Dumsey Meadow

…quefoil Potentilla reptans, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata and oval sedge Carex leporina, with small amounts of common knapweed Centaurea nigra, oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare, meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis, marsh ragwort Senecio aquaticus, selfheal Prunella vulgari…

Birches

…xpression to the vegetation in places with species present including oval sedge Carex leporina, marsh thistle Cirsium palustre and tufted forget-me-not Myosotis laxa. The soft/sharp-flowered rush Juncus effusus/acutiflorus – common marsh bedstraw Galium palustre rush pasture comm…

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 …

Otmoor

…ch meadows contain a diverse flora of sedges including the uncommon tawny sedge Carex hostiana and flea sedge C. pulicaris and the nationally rare downy fruited sedge C. tomentosa. Patches of sedge dominated sward follow the flow of surface runnels with areas of greater pond sedg…

Bagthorpe Meadows

…nghamshire. These include hairy lady's mantle Alchemilla filicaulis, pale sedge Carex pallescens, heath grass Danthonia decumbens, bitter vetch Lathyrus montanus, cowslip Primula veris, saw wort Serratula tinctoria, betony Betonica officinalis and devil's bit scabious Succisa pra…

Linwood Warren

…stifolium and the marshy grassland by rushes and sedges, notably the oval sedge Carex leporina. Marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris and lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula are found at the edge of open water together with skullcap Scutellaria galericulata and ragged-robin Silen…

Charleshill

…on bent Agrostis capillaris, common sorrel Rumex acetosa, often with oval sedge Carex leporina and heath grass Danthonia decumbens. Both types support abundant dyer's greenweed Genista tinctoria and devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis. Other dry acidic areas are dominated by c…

Bugden's Copse and Meadows

… are frequent in the sward, which also has a strong sedge component. Oval sedge Carex leporina, Common yellow sedge C. demissa, common sedge C. nigra and carnation sedge C. panicea are all common. There is a high diversity of herbs including abundant devil's bit scabious Succisa …

Hilton Gravel Pits

…lade Neottia ovata, trailing St. John’s wort Hypericum humifusum and oval sedge Carex leporina. Many of the smaller pools have a very rich invertebrate fauna living amongst abundant spiked water milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum. Geology This pit represents the type site of the Hilt…

Penorchard & Spring Farm Pastures

… jointed rush J. articulatus, bristle club rush Isolepis setacea and oval sedge Carex leporina. The other two pastures are typical of the heath grass sub community, with abundant red fescue, common bent, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus. …

Southmoor Farm

…sa pratensis, together with frequent glaucous, carnation, tawny and flea sedges Carex flacca, C. panicea, Carex hostiana and C. pulicaris among many other species. A particularly notable and attractive feature of these fields is the occurrence of numerous heath spotted orchids Da…

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