Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

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…

Armboth Fells

…and S. auriculatum as well as transitional stands with mixtures of bottle sedge Carex rostrata and sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus. Bottle sedge is also present with bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata in bog pools, which are particularly extensive at the head of Launchy Gill. H…

Lochindores

…paratively species-rich with more uncommon species such as lesser tussock-sedge Carex diandra, mud sedge Carex limosa, slender sedge Carex lasiocarpa and early marsh orchid Dactylorhiza incarnata.

Cliburn Moss

…c, bog vegetation on ridges of peat. The poor fen is dominated by slender sedge Carex lasiocarpa, bottle sedge Carex rostrata, bogbean and marsh cinquefoil, with 'brown mosses' such as Scorpidium scorpioides and Calliergon giganteum. Notable or rare species include lesser tussock…

Aghanaglack

… stricta. Sedges are integral components of the vegetation, with glaucous sedge Carex flacca, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, carnation sedge Carex panicea and flea sedge Carex pulicaris frequent within the sward. Forb species are common and widespread and include tormentil Potentil…

Little Loch Roag Valley Bog

…containing vascular plants, within a bog dominated by sedges (e.g slender sedge Carex lasiocarpa, mud sedge Carex limosa and dioecious sedge Carex dioica) and a variety of other Sphagnum species. Towards the edge of the valley bog the hummocks are more extensive and merge into ac…

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…

Barmufflock Dam

…ns a very wet central fen area dominated by sedge species including water sedge Carex aquatilis, bog sedge Carex limosa and lesser tussock sedge Carex diandra.

Lough Navar Scarps and Lakes

…with the vegetation characterised by short sedges including common yellow sedge Carex demissa, dioecious sedge Carex dioica, tawny sedge Carex hostiana and carnation sedge Carex panicea. Herbs include Heath lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris a…

Garron Plateau

…by the presence of scattered purple moor grass Molinia caerulea or bottle sedge Carex rostrata. When this flushing is concentrated into localised runnels, the vegetation is characterised by small sedge communities, in which species such as carnation sedge Carex panicea, yellow se…

Cors Crymlyn / Crymlyn Bog

… and greater bladderwort Utricularia vulgaris, through others with bottle sedge Carex rostrata, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre and bog bean Menyanthes trifoliata, to more eutrophic and taller associations with lesser bulrush Typha angustifolia, bulrush Typha latifolia, great f…

Largalinny

…ocalised flushing is characterised by a sedge-rich sward including yellow sedge Carex viridula ssp. oedocarpa, along with herbs such as lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica. Occasionally the peat mantle is deep and wet enough to support pockets of blanket bog, which are indicated by t…

Lough Alaban

…peaty substrate that supports emergent swamp vegetation especially bottle sedge Carex rostrata, common reed Phragmites australis and branched bur-reed Sparganium erectum. The western and southern margins of the lough support an extensive floating raft of acid fen, comprised of su…

Rathlin Island - Kebble

…plateaux, purple moor grass Molinia caerulea occurs. The sedges carnation sedge Carex panicea and pill sedge Carex pilulifera are frequent and characterise the slightly more acidic conditions present on the thin peat soils. Herbs present include tormentil Potentilla erecta, devi…

Essan Burn and Mullyfamore

…tetralix, common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium and the notable bog sedge Carex limosa. Smaller pool systems occur elsewhere within the blanket bog complex. Extensive areas of more concentrated flushing are marked by the occurrence of bottle sedge Carex rostrata. The wetter…

Afon Eden - Cors Goch Trawsfynydd

…um angustifolium and broad-leaved pondweed Potamogeton natans with bottle sedge Carex rostrata on the channel margins. N. lutea in particular is primarily a lowland species, and the Afon Eden is the second highest altitude river record in the UK. Below the Cors Goch mire the rive…

Morden Bog and Hyde Heath

…osera rotundifolia, oblong-leaved sundew Drosera intermedia, green-ribbed sedge Carex binervis and bog moss Sphagnum tenellum. Three nationally scarce and declining species are present on the wet heath and on the margins of the valley mire. Marsh clubmoss Lycopodiella inundata is…

Lochan Lairig Cheile

… area. The plant communities include an abundance of sedges including bog-sedge Carex limosa and slender sedge Carex lasiocarpa, both of which are locally uncommon.

Loughaveely

…atural. The fen vegetation to the east of the area is dominated by bottle sedge Carex rostrata and bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata. Old peat-cuttings contain a number of pools with broad leaved pondweed Potamogeton natans and bladderwort Utricularia sp. growing in the open water. S…

Bad na Gallaig

…Thalictrum alpinum, together with a variety of sedges and mosses. Slender sedge Carex lasiocarpa, bog sedge Carex limosa and the nationally scarce bog orchid Hammarbya paludosa can be found in areas of ladder fen. Breeding bird assemblage The combination of heath, mire and open w…

Loch nan Eilean Valley Bog

…unusual bog plants which occur are black bog-rush Schoenus nigricans, mud sedge Carex limosa, few-flowered sedge Carex pauciflora and long-leaved sundew Drosera intermedia. Species poor fen adjoins the water courses. The plant communities are more acidic here than at either Littl…

Mill Dam

…nd the surrounding reed-swamp, which contains the uncommon lesser tussock sedge Carex diandra, and bog sedge Carex limosa, and the locally rare many-stalked spike rush Eleocharis multicaulis. Interrupted clubmoss Lycopodium annotinum is a nationally scarce species is present in i…

Loch Meadie Peatlands

…om each other by narrow ridges. Typically the vegetation includes slender sedge Carex lasiocarpa and bog sedge Carex limosa. The nationally scarce bog orchid Hammarbya paludosa and two of the hummock-forming mosses, Sphagnum austinii and Sphagnum fuscum, occur here. Parts of the …

A' Mhoine

…ve shallow narrow pools separated by narrow ridges with stands of slender sedge Carex lasiocarpa and bog-sedge Carex limosa. The areas around the pool systems are dominated by purple moor grass, sphagnum mosses and bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata. Within the wider peatland expanse,…

Croagh Bog

…s running down these slopes are dominated by sedges such as common yellow sedge Carex demissa, star sedge Carex echinata and carnation sedge Carex panicea with locally frequent devils-bit scabious Succisa pratensis. The broadly flushed lower slopes are characterised by a bog myrt…

Cors Gyfelog

…this habitat include vegetation with a prominent sedge component; slender sedge Carex lasiocarpa is locally dominant, with purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, devil's-bit scabious Succisa pratensis and common cotto…

Dumbarton Muir

…Loch. The raised bog supports two sedges restricted to mire habitats, bog-sedge Carex limosa and the Nationally Scarce tall bog-sedge, Carex megallanica.

Carn/Glenshane Pass

…base of slopes have developed poor-fen vegetation characterised by bottle sedge Carex rostrata with bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius. Flushing by more base-rich waters supports species such as carnation sedge Carex panicea, pale butterwort Pinguicula lusitanica and bog sed…

Crossbane Lough

…swamp fringe is dominated by water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile, bottle sedge Carex rostrata and bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata. Stands of herb rich vegetation are scattered throughout the area. Around the shore of Crossbane Locugh the fen is comprised of floating mats of bottl…

Tarn Moss

…inance of bog mosses Sphagnum spp. and sedges, the latter including white sedge Carex canescens, star sedge C. echinata, bottle sedge Carex rostrata and the very local northern species, tall bog sedge Carex megallanica. Other species include marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, …

Shovelboard

… lagg. The fen is encircled by willow carr. The nationally rare plant community Carex rostrata-Calliergonell cuspidatum occurs within the lagg with cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos abundant on the Sphagnum hummocks of the central area. The wet margins are dominated by bottle sedge C…

Newby Moor

…lea and hummocks of bog mosses Sphagnum spp. In the wettest areas bottle sedge Carex rostrata is abundant with bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre. There are also open pools colonised by pondweeds Potamogeton spp. and small sedge dominated hollows…

Glen Moss

… Libellula quadrimaculata and the emerald damselfly Lestes sponsa. Bottle sedge Carex rostrata fringes the open water and there are also large stands of mud sedge Carex limosa throughout the valley mire. The Nationally Scarce aquatic plant greater bladderwort Utricularia vulgaris…

Littleton and Balhamie Hills

…re of the site is the extensive basin fen below Lochton Hill, with bottle sedge Carex rostrata, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre as well as bog sedge Carex limosa and lesser tussock-sedge C. diandra. Other species include marsh-marigold Caltha p…

Loch Battan

…ition fen around it. This area of transition fen includes greater tussock sedge Carex paniculata, reed Phragmites australis and bottle sedge Carex rostrata swamp. Small cranberry Vaccinium microcarpum, and the rare moss Tomentypnum nitens also occur. The remaining area is a valle…

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…

Kielder Mires

…lanicum and Sphagnum papillosum. Two nationally scarce species, tall bog sedge Carex magellanica and Sphagnum imbricatum occur in one or two locations. At higher altitudes the amount of heather Calluna vulgaris and hare’s tail cotton grass Eriophorum vaginatum increases, bog ros…

Eycott Hill

…orum cespitosum, hare's tail cotton grass Eriophorum vaginatum and bottle sedge Carex rostrata with the nationally rare few flowered sedge Carex pauciflora also present in this community. Occasional pools and wet hollows within this mainly firm peat surface have developed carpet…

Drumlougher Lough

…l Equisetum fluviatile, common spike rush Eleocharis palustris and bottle sedge Carex rostrata occurs in rocky shallows around the edge of the lake and also fringing the peat cuttings. The fen vegetation is scattered throughout the site, with the largest area associated with old …

Craigs of Lundie and Ardgarth Loch

…ding notable species such as greater spearwort Ranunculus lingua, slender sedge Carex lasiocarpa, and lesser pond sedge Carex acutiformis. An adjacent small area of flushed mineral grassland drains into the loch. In an adjoining basin, poor-fen has developed which has a different…

Waun Cwm Calch

…e are dominated by small sedge species. The abundance of the uncommon bog-sedge Carex limosa is particularly notable. The soakaways support species such as bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre and bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius. Sedges dominat…

Salbri

…on grass Eriophorum angustifolium and Eriophorum vaginatum and the bottle sedge Carex rostrata, and certain wild herbs e.g. marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre. Two nationally uncommon bryophytes Sphagnum platyphyllum and Fuscocephaloziopsis pleniceps have been recorded, and there …

Cors Llyferin

…f the site and on the periphery of the wetland elsewhere; greater tussock sedge Carex paniculata is widespread in the carr and royal fern Osmunda regalis is also present. In other waterlogged sections of the site there are localised stands of reedswamp, dominated by common reed P…

Ant Broads and Marshes

…d, teal, shoveler and tufted duck. Near Barton Broad, tussocks of tussock sedge Carex paniculata have gained a hold within areas of reed bed, depressing the vegetation and recreation swampy hollows between them. Here, a tall fen vegetation has developed on the tops of tussocks an…

Redmyre

…so notable. The mire itself is a floating raft of vegetation with slender sedge Carex lasiocarpa being a conspicuous component. Other elements of this community include short sedges especially bottle sedge Carex rostrata, horsetails Equisetum spp., as well as marsh herbs such as …

Silver Tarn, Hollas and Harnsey Mosses

…s and also occur in association with one or more of the following, bottle sedge Carex rostrata, common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium, sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus and in firmer areas purple moor grass Molinia caerulea. Additional species include bog pondweed Pot…

Lough Naman Bog and Lake

…ved sundew Drosera intermedia, white beak sedge Rhynchospora alba and bog sedge Carex limosa. Bristly swan neck moss Campylopus atrovirens, frequently associated with these western, oceanic blanket bogs, is locally frequent around the edges of pools and at the base of hummocks. A…

Slop Bog and Uddens Heath

…the sundews Drosera rotundifolia and Drosera intermedia. The uncommon mud sedge Carex limosa occurs very locally on bare wet peat in these cuttings. The dominant vegetation outside the cuttings is purple moor grass with smaller amounts of cross leaved heath, ling and stands of bo…

Cae Gwyn

…from very large old plants to young plants; other notable species are bog sedge Carex limosa and cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos. The northern wetland differs in having denser areas of willow and common reed Phragmites australis, but is similar in having numerous plants of Osmunda.

Inverasdale Peatlands

… add to the diversity of flora on the site. Species present including bog sedge Carex limosa and the nationally scarce brown beak-sedge Rhynchospora fusca. Two notable hummock forming bog mosses, namely Sphagnum fuscum and the nationally scarce Sphagnum imbricatum, are present on…

Achmore Bog

…by Racomitrium and Sphagnum moss species. The shallow peat pools have bog sedge Carex limosa and other local species growing in and around them. There are several types of open water also present, including dubh lochan systems which exhibit dramatic patterning. Habitats: Acid pea…

Hartland Moor

…gnum pulchrum. There is a series of pools, some containing the scarce bog sedge Carex limosa and the rare bog orchid Hammarbya paludosa occurs here in several places. The southern arm is relatively base rich and the vegetation is dominated by tussocky black bog-rush Schoenus nigr…

Clarepool Moss

…hwater invertebrate fauna. Rare species which have been found include bog sedge Carex limosa, the moss Dicranum undulatum and the water beetle Acilius sulcatus. The site includes, at the southern end, an overgrown field with damp grassland and scrub communities which add to the d…

Carstairs Kames

…ia caerulea and tormentil Potentilla erecta mire; however poor fen bottle sedge Carex rostrata and Sphagnum squarrosum mire is associated with a number of the water courses. Much of the lagg fen vegetation has been damaged by afforestation, but generally Coladoir Bog has not suff…

Coladoir Bog

…ia caerulea and tormentil Potentilla erecta mire; however poor fen bottle sedge Carex rostrata and Sphagnum squarrosum mire is associated with a number of the water courses. Much of the lagg fen vegetation has been damaged by afforestation, but generally Coladoir Bog has not suff…

Forsinard Bogs

…low ridges of vegetation. Typical species found in ladder fen include mud sedge Carex limosa and bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius. Much of the blanket bog vegetation is dominated by heather Calluna vulgaris, hare’s-tail cottongrass Eriophorum vaginatum, bog myrtle Myrica g…

Biglands Bog

…dominant species but in other areas sedges are also abundant, with bottle sedge Carex rostrata, slender sedge Carex lasiocarpa, brown sedge Carex disticha and common sedge C. nigra the main species. Dense tussocks of the greater tussock sedge Carex paniculata occur along the cour…

Newtondale

…rollius europaeus, marsh hawk's beard Crepis paludosa and greater tussock sedge Carex paniculata. The associated marsh and fen communities in the valley bottom are of particular importance. These range from damp hay meadows with species such as great burnet Sanguisorba officinali…

Wybunbury Moss

… A small pool in one area contains various sedges including the regionally rare Carex limosa. Towards the edge of the open lawn where the water table is lower there is a transition from scattered and stunted Scot's pine Pinus sylvestris and downy birch Betula pubescens to taller …

Killeter Forest and Bogs and Lakes

…ndifolia are also associated with pool edges together with occasional bog sedge Carex limosa, great sundew Drosera anglica, and oblong-leaved sundew Drosera intermedia. Some of the more exposed areas of peatland at higher elevations have been subject to erosion. This is particula…

Blar na Caillich Buidhe

…ottongrass Eriophorum spp. In the pools, more unusual species such as mud sedge Carex limosa and brown beak-sedge Rhynchospora fusca are found. Insectivorous plants are well represented with all three species of sundew Drosera spp. and both common and pale butterwort. Around the …

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