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…

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…

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…

Tower More

…sser spearwort Ranunculus flammula, selfheal Prunella vulgaris, carnation sedge Carex panicea, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, flea sedge Carex pulicaris and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. The predominant moss within the grassland is golden head moss Breutelia chrysocoma which is adapt…

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…

Tullysranadeega

… generally dominated by sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus, carnation sedge Carex panicea and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, but there is a wide variety of associated species including meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris, tormentil Potentilla erecta, devils-bit scabi…

Knocknacloy

…s are thinner. The following sedges are common in the grassland; glaucous sedge Carex flacca, carnation sedge Carex panicea, flea sedge Carex pulicaris, pale sedge Carex pallescens, pill sedge Carex pilulifera and yellow sedge Carex viridula ssp. brachyrrhyncha. In addition to th…

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 …

Prolusk

…rush Juncus effusus. The sward is rich in sedge species and has carnation sedge Carex panicea, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, star sedge Carex echinata, flea sedge Carex pulicaris, common yellow sedge Carex demissa and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. Herbs are frequent and widespread …

Garvros

…values. Sedges are invariably abundant-especially on flushed slopes-and include Carex pulicaris, Carex panicea, Carex flacca and Carex hostiana. However, the most distinctive feature of these grassland~ is the abundance of forbs such as meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, tormentil…

Kirlish

…opposite-leaved golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium and remote sedge Carex remota. The species-rich wet grassland associated with the woodland at Kirlish is very variable depending on topography, soil type and water composition and quantity. Within a comparatively smal…

Cappas Lwyd

…e a variety of small sedges, rushes and broad-leaved herbs. Common yellow-sedge Carex demissa, carnation sedge Carex panicea, glaucous sedge Carex flacca, flea sedge Carex pulicaris and tawny sedge Carex hostiana are common, the latter two species reflecting some degree of minera…

Pant Cae Haidd

…tation include a variety of small sedges, rushes and herbs. Common yellow-sedge Carex demissa, carnation sedge Carex panicea, glaucous sedge Carex flacca, flea sedge Carex pulicaris, and tawny sedge Carex hostiana are common, the latter two species indicating some degree of miner…

Devenish Island

… rushes are often important components within the sward and include tawny sedge Carex hostiana, carnation sedge Carex panicea, yellow sedge Carex viridula, flea sedge Carex pulicaris, and glaucous sedge Carex flacca with jointed rush Juncus articulatus, compact rush Juncus conglo…

Scraghy

…s, bog pimpernel Anagallis tenetla, selfheal Prunella vulgaris, carnation sedge Carex panicea, tawny sedge Carex hostiana flea sedge Carex pulicaris and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. The predominant moss within the grassland is golden head moss Breutelia chrysocoma which is adapte…

Knocknashangan

…s, bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella, selfheal Prunella vulgaris, carnation sedge Carex panicea, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, flea sedge Carex pulicaris and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. The predominant moss within the grassland is glittering wood moss Hylocomium splendens which is a…

Rathsherry

…nia decumbens. Sedges are also constant in the sward and include glaucous sedge Carex flacca, carnation sedge Carex panicea and spring sedge Carex caryophyllea. Herbs typical of traditionally managed grasslands are frequent throughout the sward and include devils-bit scabious Suc…

Drumlisaleen

…ith a low cover of grasses and an abundance of sedges 12 species including much Carex panicea, Carex pulicaris and Carex hostiana. Meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum is the dominant forb in two fields, while in one field marsh hawk's beard Crepis paludosa is locally abundant in flu…

Fair Head and Murlough Bay

…ica gale. Sedges are also well represented in the sward, primarily bottle sedge Carex rostrata, star sedge Carex echinata and common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium. Bryophyte cover is generally dominated by carpets of flat topped bog moss Sphagnum fallax, blunt-leaved bog-m…

Augill Valley Pasture

…obe flower Trollius europaeus. A number of sedges are also found including flea Carex pulicaris, spring Carex caryophyllea, glaucous Carex flacca and carnation sedge C. panicea. Along the western edge of the pasture, there is a gradual transition from grassland to woodland. This …

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…

Subberthwaite, Blawith and Torver Low Commons

…y rare and their combination is little known outside the area. The tufted sedge Carex elata swamp community which is found in Burney Tarn is similarly nationally rare. Knott End Moss, Birk Bank Moss and Stable Harvey Moss are typical examples of the valley mires. The mire surface…

Castle River Valley

…hoxanthum odoratum. Sedges are abundant in the sward and include glaucous sedge Carex flacca and carnation sedge Carex panicea. Herbs present are typical of traditionally managed drier grasslands and include common knapweed Centaurea nigra, meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis, bi…

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…

Nant Clydach Pastures

…dissectum, quaking grass Briza media, marsh valerian, fen bedstraw, tawny sedge Carex hostiana and flea sedge Carex pulicaris. This community has a highly fragmentary distribution in lowland Wales, and surviving examples are of high conservation value. Several base-rich flushes o…

Nant y Rhos

…ed by a range of characteristic associates including meadow thistle, flea sedge Carex pulicaris, carnation sedge Carex panicea, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, whorled caraway, tormentil Potentilla erecta, greater birds-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus, devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pr…

Llwyn-iarth

… Linum catharticum, lesser butterfly orchid Platanthera bifolia, and pale sedge Carex pallescens. On a wetter area within the neutral grassland marsh lousewort Pedicularis palustris, square-stalked St. John’s-wort Hypericum tetrapterum, few-flowered spike-rush Eleocharis quinquef…

Naddle Forest

… vaginatum, purple moor grass Molinia caerulea and bog mosses with bottle sedge Carex rostrata in the wettest areas. Small mires and flushes are present throughout the site. The richer flushes are generally associated with the woodlands and support bird's eye primrose Primula fa…

Bryn - Bach, Cefn Cribwr

…species such as meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum and, more locally, tawny sedge Carex hostiana and flea sedge Carex pulicaris. These occur alongside carnation sedge Carex panicea and devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis. Some of the most species-rich of these swards are slightl…

Little Asby Inrakes and Outrakes

…rass, quaking grass, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and various sedges especially Carex panicea, Carex flacca, Carex hostiana, C. pulicaris and rushes Juncus acutiflorus and Juncus conglomeratus var. conglomeratus. The major herbs include devil’s bit scabious, yellow rattle Rhinant…

Binevenagh

…erbs. Sheep's fescue Festuca ovina, common bent Agrostis capillaris, flea sedge Carex pulicaris, spring sedge Carex caryophyllea and pill sedge Carex pilulifera generally dominate the sward. Herbs include frequent wild thyme Thymus polytrichus, eyebright Euphrasia officinalis agg…

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…

Grove Farm

…edicularis sylvatica together with a number of sedges including carnation sedge Carex panicea, flea sedge C. pulicaris, glaucous sedge Carex flacca and tawny sedge Carex hostiana.

Peckriding Top Lot

… rush J. acutiflorus, several species of sedge are present including star sedge Carex echinata, glaucous sedge Carex flacca, flea sedge Carex pulicaris and carnation sedge C. panicea. Other characteristic species here include meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, greater bird’s foot …

Caeau Bronydd-mawr

…ass Molinia caerulea. A small-sedge sward is present in places with tawny sedge Carex hostiana, carnation sedge Carex panicea, flea sedge Carex pulicaris and petty whin Genista anglica. Along the southern edge a more species-rich flush surrounded by willows is also included in th…

White Park Bay

… red fescue Festuca rubra, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, sand sedge Carex arenaria, Portland spurge Euphorbia portlandica and field wood rush Luzula campestris, growing through a carpet of the pleurocarpous moss Rhytidiadelphus triquetrus. Between the chalk cliffs and…

Upper Lough Erne - Galloon

…here sedges are the main component of the vegetation, particularly tufted sedge Carex elata and bottle sedge Carex rostrata. This zone is often species-rich, with a wide range of associated herbs, including such scarce species as cowbane Cicuta virosa, greater water parsnip Sium …

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…

Ross

… rush Juncus acutiflorus, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula, carnation sedge Carex panicea, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, selfheal Prunella vulgaris and the mosses golden head moss Breutelia chrysocoma and chalk comb moss Ctenidium molluscum. Pockets of very species-rich vegetat…

Ballyknock

…all frequent. Localised flushing creates very sedge-rich swards with star sedge Carex echinala, dioecious sedge Carex dioica, glaucous sedge Carex flacca, carnation sedge Carex panicea and flea sedge Carex pulicaris all widespread and frequent. Common butterwort Pinguicula vulgar…

Rushy Hill

…iza media. 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 all occurring within the sward structure. Forb species are common and widespread and include tor…

Cavan

…thum odoratum. Sedges are a frequent component of the sward with glaucous sedge Carex flacca, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, carnation sedge Carex panicea and flea sedge Carex pulicaris. Herb species are common and widespread and include devils-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, heath …

Roeveagh

…bens and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and the sedges glaucous sedge Carex flacca, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, carnation sedge Carex panicea and flea sedge Carex pulicaris. Herbs such as meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii, devi…

Caeau Blaen-bielly

…ia caerulea is prominent often with a suite of sedges including carnation sedge Carex panicea, glaucous sedge Carex flacca, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, and flea sedge Carex pulicaris. Herbs include meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, devil’s-bit scabious and saw-wort Serratula tinc…

Drumcully

…odoratum. 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…

Drumowen

… odoratum. 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 all occurring at differing levels within the sward structure. Forb species are common and widespr…

Frevagh

… 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…

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…

Cuilcagh Mountain

…l the vegetation is characterised by a small sedge community where yellow sedge Carex viridula, carnation sedge Carex panicea and star sedge Carex echinata predominater while more mesotrophic waters are indicated by the presence of tawny sedge Carex hostiana, dioecious sedge Care…

Slieve Beagh

…, the vegetation is characterised by a small sedge community where Yellow sedge Carex viridula, carnation sedge Carex panicea and star sedge Carex echinata predominate, while the presence of more mesotrophic water is indicated by the presence of tawny sedge Carex hostiana, dioeci…

Llwyn y Celyn Wetland

…er constant species associated with this community type such as carnation sedge Carex panicea, purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea, devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis and tormentil Potentilla erecta are widespread. Lesser pond-sedge Carex acutiformis is unusually common. Eight…

Caeau Pant-y-Bryn

…grass turf with a variety of associated small sedges, including carnation sedge Carex panicea, tawny sedge Carex hostiana and flea sedge Carex pulicaris; rushes, mostly compact rush Juncus conglomeratus and sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus; and flowering plants such as mead…

Cobbler's Plain Meadows, Devauden

…tum, red fescue Festuca rubra and Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus. Carnation sedge Carex panicea, glaucous sedge Carex flacca and flea sedge Carex pulicaris occur only in the flushes. Adder's-tongue Ophioglossum Vulgatumis present in both meadows. Herbs which are characteristic of u…

Dernish Island

…articularly rich in plant species. Large sedges especially lesser tussock sedge Carex elata, bottle sedge Carex rostrata and bladder sedge, Carex vesicaria are dominant, but a wide variety of other species occur, including greater water parsnip Sium latifolium, flowering rush But…

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…

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…

Knock Dhu Sallagh Braes

… frequently and are widely interspersed amongst the grasses with glaucous sedge Carex flacca, spring sedge Carex caryophyllea, pill sedge Carex pilulifera and occasional flea sedge Carex pulicaris on wetter soils. Herb species are an integral component of the sward and include wi…

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…

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…

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…

Coleburn Pasture

…pestris locally occurring in the Festuca-Agrostis grassland and with flea sedge Carex pulicaris, tawny sedge Carex hostiana and globeflower Trollius europaeus occurring in the Nardus grassland. Marsh hawk’s-beard Crepis paludosa is also found.

Ty Du Moor

…ch flushes contain an abundance of moss and sedge species, 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…

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 …

Brendonmoor

… Juncus conglomeratus to areas supporting herb rich vegetation including sedges Carex panicea, C. pulicaris and Carex hostiana, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, woodrush Luzula multiflora, common tormentil Potentilla erecta, devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis and creeping wi…

Whiddon Moor, Luckroft and Odham Marshes

…wort Serratula tinctoria, heath tormentil Potentilla erecta and carnation sedge Carex panicea. Other plants including heather Calluna vulgaris, western Gorse Ulex gallii and bog mosses Sphagnum subnitens and S. auriculatum occur predominantly in the wet heath, while greater bird'…

Wallis Moor

…uent in the innumerable runnels that crisscross the site. Pockets of flea sedge Carex pulicaris and carnation sedge Carex flacca indicate base-rich flushing from the underlying calcareous clay. Other interesting plants of these flushed areas include early marsh orchid Dactylorhiz…

Cae Cwrtbrynbeirdd

…atensis joined by species such as meadow thistle, Cirsium dissectum, flea sedge Carex pulicaris and tawny sedge Carex hostiana. In places where rushes predominate, the grassland can be notably species-rich. Here typical rush-pasture species such as sharp-flowered rush Juncus cf. …

Gwaun Gledyr

…thoxanthum odoratum, together with tormentil Potentilla erecta, carnation sedge Carex panicea and often devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis. In places, the vegetation is more heathy with frequent cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix and bog mosses Sphagnum sp., whilst in wetter a…

White Grit Meadows

… locally these include species indicative of base-enrichment such as flea sedge Carex pulicaris and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. Other habitats include rush pasture which is dominated by sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus and characterised by the presence of plants such as co…

Combe Scar

…num catharticum and thyme Thymus polytrichus with smaller amounts of flea sedge Carex pulicaris and carnation sedge Carex panicea. Springs and seepages arise in these areas and there are associated wet and dripping soil banks and rock surfaces. The springs are typically dominate…

Cranborne Common

… Brown beak sedge Rhynchospora fusca, a nationally scarce plant and white sedge Carex canescens, a species rare in southern Britain, are also present. Some of the heaths are grazed and additional characteristic species hereinclude petty whin Genista anglica, meadow thistle Cirsiu…

Tyncoed Pasture

…devil's-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, velvet bent Agrostis canina, flea sedge Carex pulicaris and tawny sedge Carex hostiana. Whorled caraway Carum verticillatum is a notable feature of this community. This is a scarce and declining species which is restricted to oceanic areas …

Lethenhill

…palustris, water avens Geum rivale, globe flower Trollius europaeus, flea sedge Carex pulicaris and tawny sedge Carex hostiana. Fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea, lesser butterfly orchid Platanthera bifolia and grass-of-Parnassus Parnassia palustris also occur. This is the best…

Caeau Blaenau-mawr

…hroughout the sward, as well as other base demanding species such as flea sedge Carex pulicaris and tawny sedge Carex hostiana. Other species of note include whorled caraway Carum verticillatum and great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis. Marsh fritillary Euphydryas aurinia and marb…

Rhosydd Nant-yr-henfron

…cteristic plants here include meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, carnation sedge Carex panicea, flea sedge Carex pulicaris, sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus, cross-leaved heath, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum and tawny sedge Carex hostiana. The wet heath vegetation also …

Ditchling Common

…um bertolonii. A number of locally uncommon plants occur including ribbed sedge Carex binervis, flea sedge Carex pulicaris, marsh plume thistle Cirsium dissectum, pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus, bitter vetch Lathyrus montanus and the only East Sussex location for tawny sedge Care…

Maes Meillion a Gefail-y-cwm

…g beneath the rush canopy supports a rich flora with species such as star sedge Carex echinata, bog moss Sphagnum auriculatum and heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata. Where a more base enriched flushing occurs, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, flea sedge Carex pulicaris and sta…

Rhosydd Llanwrthwl

…s being joined here by a diverse assemblage of associates, including star sedge Carex echinata, carnation sedge C. panicea, common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium, mat-grass Nardus stricta, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, round-leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia and the …

Tuthill Quarry

…s found in this area include small scabious Scabiosa columbaria, glaucous sedge Carex flacca, flea sedge Carex pulicaris, downy oat grass Avenula pubescens, quaking grass Briza media, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga, harebell Campanula rot…

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…

Fathom Upper

…lcus lanatus. Sedges are also constant in the sward and include, glaucous sedge Carex flacca and carnation sedge Carex panicea. Herbs typical of traditionally managed grasslands are frequent throughout the sward and include, autumn hawkbit Leontodon autumnalis, cat's-ear Hypochae…

Galboly

…rosa, yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum, woodruff Galium odoratum, wood sedge Carex sylvatica, wood melick Melica uniflora and pignut Conopodium majus. At times, due to historical grazing management, a grassy ground flora dominates, consisting of grasses such as false brome Bra…

Castell Prysor

…ted by purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, rushes Juncus spp. and a short sedge Carex spp. turf. Other species here include heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata spp. ericetorum, sedges Carex nigra, Carex flacca, C. pulicaris and C. panicea, globeflower Trollius europaeus an…

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…

Fachwen Isaf

…rulea with velvet bent Agrostis canina, short sedges, including carnation sedge Carex panicea, and sharp-flowered and compact rush (Juncus acutiflorus and Juncus conglomeratus). Tawny sedge Carex hostiana and flea sedge Carex pulicaris are frequent in these areas, as are sheep’s-…

Rhos Penrhiw

…n-meadow, characterised by diverse open lawns of sedges such as carnation sedge Carex panicea, flea sedge C. pulicaris, tawny sedge Carex hostiana and common sedge C. nigra. Mixed in with these is a variety of herbs such as meadow thistle and devil's-bit scabious Succisa pratensi…

Mid Cornwall Moors

…isa pratensis, common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium and carnation sedge Carex panicea occur frequently. creeping willow Salix repens and mat grass Nardus stricta are common in some areas. Heathland and scrub habitats support a range of breeding birds including cuckoo Cucu…

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…

Powerstock Common and Wytherston Farm

… Anemone nemorosa, celandine Ficaria verna and locally abundant pendulous sedge Carex pendula on the moister, seasonally water-logged soils. Ramsons Allium ursinum are locally frequent, with occasional thin-spiked wood-sedge Carex strigosa, herb paris Paris quadrifolia and broad-…

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…

Glanrhocca

…culata and a variety of grasses and short sedges, amongst which carnation sedge Carex panicea, flea sedge C. pulicaris and tawny sedge Carex hostiana are prominent. Meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum is frequent in some of the fields. The drier upper slopes support species-rich neu…

Mambury and Stowford Moors

…dow thistle Cirsium dissectum, and a range of sedges, including carnation sedge Carex panicea, flea sedge C. pulicaris and tawny sedge Carex hostiana. Heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata is frequent here. The particular variant of this community represented here, character…

Pen-y-graig-goch

…stle Cirsium dissectum, devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, carnation sedge Carex panicea, flea sedge C. pulicaris and tawny sedge Carex hostiana. Many of the fen-meadow stands have a heathy stamp, with species such as cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, heather Calluna vulgar…

Myttons Meadows

…l and cross wort. A range of sedges occur within the community including spring Carex caryophyllea, carnation C. panicea, hairy Carex hirta, glaucous Carex flacca, flea C. pulicaris and pale sedge C. pallescens, while occasional wetter areas are dominated by lesser pond sedge Car…

Brynna a Wern Tarw

…thistle Cirsium dissectum, devil's-bit scabious, tormentil, and carnation sedge Carex panicea. In a few places the base-loving sedges tawny sedge Carex hostiana and flea sedge Carex pulicaris are frequent, and marsh valerian Valeriana dioica is present locally. Other areas of pu…

Rhosydd Yerbeston / Yerbeston Moors

…aerulea together with a wide range of sedges and herbs, such as carnation sedge Carex panicea, tormentil Potentilla erecta and greater birds-foot trefoil Lotus pedunculatus. In places, the presence of tawny sedge Carex hostiana and flea sedge Carex pulicaris indicates lime-rich c…

Waun-fawr, Cefn Cribwr

…ia caerulea and meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, together with carnation sedge Carex panicea, glaucous sedge Carex flacca, and the broad-leaved herbs tormentil Potentilla erecta and devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis. Quaking grass Briza media and the base-loving sedges tawn…

Penycastell, Cefn Cribwr

… to abundant purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea, accompanied by carnation sedge Carex panicea, tormentil Potentilla erecta and devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis. Almost all of it includes base-demanding species such as meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum and quaking grass Briza…

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 …

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…

Bere Mill Meadows

…stuca rubra and purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, with a wide range of sedges Carex species including the uncommon Carex pulicaris and a great variety of locally distributed wet meadow herbs, for example, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, water ave…

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…

Drostre Bank

…a caerulea, abundant meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, and frequent tawny sedge Carex hostiana and flea sedge Carex pulicaris. Associated species include sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, quaking-grass Briza media, marsh valerian Valeriana dioica, saw-wort Serratula tinct…

Yare Broads and Marshes

…uculi. Several rare species occur in these areas, notably fibrous tussock sedge Carex appropinquata, cowbane Cicuta virosa, marsh pea Lathyrus palustris, marsh sow thistle Sonchus palustris, milk parsley Thyselium palustre and marsh fern Thelypteris palustris. Further diversity r…

Caeau Talwrn

…e dominated by purple moor-grass with frequent small sedges such as tawny sedge Carex hostiana and flea sedge Carex pulicaris. Despite the name of this community, meadow thistle is not found here. Where the ground is flushed with base-rich water, particularly in the north-western…

Llymwynt Brook Pastures

… fen-meadow vegetation with purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea, carnation sedge Carex panicea, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, quaking-grass Briza media, and devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis. This vegetation grades into areas in which soft-rush…

Popehouse Moor

…y St John’s-wort Hypericum undulatum. A few stands of the greater tussock-sedge Carex paniculata occur among the rushes. Interspersed in the rush pasture are patches that are relatively freely-draining and others that are permanently waterlogged. The latter support mire-type veg…

Mortlach Moss

…d so called ‘brown mosses’. The basin-fen community, with abundant bottle sedge Carex rostrata and lesser tussock sedge Carex diandra, is nationally rare and the best example of its type in north-east Scotland. The locally-rare black bog-rush Schoenus nigricans dominates the adja…

Small Brook

…stle Cirsium dissectum, devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, carnation sedge Carex panicea and whorled caraway Carum verticillatum, a species which is virtually confined in England to north-west Devon. Other associated species include saw wort Serratula tinctoria, greater bird…

Keadew

…lvet bent Agrostis canina. Sedges are also constant and include carnation sedge Carex panicea and tawny sedge Carex hostiana. Herbs typical of traditionally managed Fermanagh meadow grasslands are frequent throughout and include devils-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, ragged robin…

Coombe Meadow

…dus stricta. Sedges are frequent and amongst those occurring are, flea sedge C. pulicaris, tawny sedge Carex hostiana and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. There is a strip of well established woodland around the site. Pedunculate oak Quercus robur, ash Fraxinus excelsior and hazel C…

High Lickbarrow Mires and Pastures

…ges are a very prominent feature with, in addition to the local dioecious sedge Carex dioica, glaucous sedge Carex flacca, star sedge C. echinata, flea sedge C. pulicaris, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, common sedge C. nigra and carnation sedge C. panicea. Several species, confined …

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…

Allolee to Walltown

…aerulea associated with which are quaking grass, meadow oat grass, spring sedge Carex caryophyllea, glaucous sedge Carex flacca, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, flea sedge C. pulicaris, lady’s mantle Alchemilla filicaulis, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, fairy flax Linum catharticum, c…

Greendale Mires

…abundant often in association with a variety of other sedges such as star sedge Carex echinata, carnation grass C. panicea, flea sedge C. pulicaris and dioecious sedge Carex dioica. Where water has accumulated in natural basins the Sphagnum carpets lie over deeper peat in a mosai…

Cautley Thwaite Meadows and Ecker Secker Beck

…ter areas are more abundant in such situations and include common yellow sedge. Carex viridula subsp. oedocarpa and spring sedge Carex caryophyllea. Lying to the east of the meadows is a large enclosed pasture with several springs and streams running through it. Overall, the pas…

Geldeston Meadows

… peaty soils, with mosses and sedges well represented including carnation sedge Carex panicea, glaucous sedge Carex flacca and flea sedgeCarex pulicaris. Associated herbs characteristic of calcareous conditions include marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris, bog pimpernel Anagalli…

Pinbain Burn to Cairn Hill

…grass Nardus stricta, and a high proportion of sedges including carnation sedge Carex panicea, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, flea sedge C. pulicaris and star sedge C. echinata, with herbs such as bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum. Along old drainage lines, and in natural soakways …

Rhos Fullbrook

…ella anglica. The wet flushes are dominated by sedges – notably carnation sedge Carex panicea, flea sedge C. pulicaris, common yellow-sedge C. demissa, tawny sedge Carex hostiana and star sedge C. echinata in association with bog mosses Sphagnum spp., cross-leaved heath Erica tet…

Shap Fells

…air moss Polytrichum commune but other stands are characterised by bottle sedge Carex rostrata. There is localised development of bog myrtle purple moor grass Myrica gale Molinia caerulea mires which occur to this extent on few other upland areas in the Lake District. Basic flus…

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…

Gilmoor and Moorlands

…a and includes eleven sedge species, the most abundant of which are tawny sedge Carex hostiana, carnation sedge C. panicea, flea sedge C. pulicaris and green-ribbed sedge Carex binervis. The herb content is high and a wide range of species are found including petty whin Genista a…

Chilton Foliat Meadows

…land. At least ten species of sedge can be found here, among them distant sedge Carex distans, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, brown sedge Carex disticha and flea sedge C. pulicaris. Typical herb species such as marsh valerian Valeriana dioica, devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis …

Colwyn Brook Marshes (North & South)

…and tributaries. Large areas are dominated by dense stands of lesser pond sedge Carex acutiformis but elsewhere the vegetation is more open and diverse. Here, species such as bottle sedge Carex rostrata, common marsh-bedstraw Galium palustre, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, bo…

Pentregwyn

…-grass – tormentil mire to an open sedge community dominated by carnation sedge Carex panicea with tawny sedge Carex hostiana, glaucous sedge Carex flacca and flea sedge C. pulicaris. There is a high bryophyte cover and a range of herbs and grasses including quaking-grass Briza m…

Jones's Mill

…y the occurrence of species such as marsh valerian Valeriana dioica, flea sedge Carex pulicaris, marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris and southern marsh orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa. Sedges Carex spp. and reed sweet grass Glyceria maxima dominate the fen with greater tussock…

Ringdown

…a significant part of the sward, the most frequent of which are carnation sedge Carex panicea, common yellow sedge C. demissa, flea sedgeC. pulicaris, star sedge C. echinata, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium and many stalked spike rush Eleo…

Caeau Bryn-du

…ora, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, pale sedge Carex pallescens, pignut Conopodium majus, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, tormentil Potentilla erecta, betony Betonica officinalis and wood bitter-vetch Vicia orobus. Below the bank lies an area …

West Bradieston and Craig of Garvock

…rassland with mat grass Nardus stricta and small sedges such as carnation sedge Carex panicea, tawny sedge Carex hostiana and flea sedge C. pulicaris. Heath Dry heath is predominant on the steeper, north-facing hill slopes, and is characterised by dominant common heather and freq…

Rhos Garth-fawr

…’s-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus, marsh valerian Valeriana dioica, flea sedge Carex pulicaris, quaking grass Briza media, sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus, tawny sedge Carex hostiana and whorled caraway Carum verticillatum, an uncommon plant in mid Wales. There are also e…

Staddon Moor

…They also have a rich, short sedge component which includes common yellow-sedge Carex demissa, star sedge C. echinata, carnation sedge C. panicea, flea sedge C. pulicaris and tawny sedge Carex hostiana. The main associates of the fen meadow community are meadow thistle Cirsium d…

Thorne and Doves Moors

…tty whin Genista anglica is also present. Sedge species such as carnation sedge Carex panicea, common sedge C. nigra, star sedge C. echinata, flea sedge C. pulicaris and tawny sedge Carex hostiana are common. A wide range of grassland herbs characteristic of acid soils occur incl…

The Stiperstones & The Hollies

…allis tenella as well as a variety of sedges; in particular common yellow sedge Carex demissa, carnation sedge C. panicea, star sedge C. echinata, flea sedge C. pulicaris and tawny sedge Carex hostiana. Of particular noteis the presence of marsh hawk’s beard Crepis paludosa, at i…

Winster Wetlands

…here more basic containing lime flushes occur, small sedges such as tawny sedge Carex hostiana, carnation sedge C. panicea, glaucous sedge Carex flacca, flea sedge C. pulicaris and star sedge C. echinata grow with flowers such as grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris and devil's…

Pentrosfa Mire

…ated by bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, bulrush Typha latifolia and bottle sedge Carex rostrata. An area of topogenous fen has developed in the valley bottom above the lake. This area supports a plant community which is largely dominated by bottle sedge, although common sedge Care…

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…

West Fermanagh Scarplands

…ade Circaea lutetiana, bugle Ajuga reptans, water avens Geum rivale, wood sedge Carex sylvatica and remote sedge Carex remota. In waterlogged conditions, these species give way to opposite-leaved golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens…

Penllwyn Grasslands

…sting and characteristic species include petty whin Genista anglica, flea sedge Carex pulicaris and heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata. This main vegetation type grades into smaller areas where the vegetation has affinities with the Succisa pratensis – Carex panicea sub-c…

Crostwick Marsh

… diverse tall fen community is present on the wettest soils. Greater pond sedge Carex riparia, reed sweet grass Glyceria maxima and meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria are dominant with greater tussock sedge Carex paniculata, marsh thistle Cirsium palustre and angelica Angelica sylve…

Yanal Bog

…ush Juncus subnodulosus, purple moor grass Molinia caerulea and carnation sedge Carex panicea. A number of plants which favour base rich conditions occur in the community including flea sedgeCarex pulicaris, glaucous sedge Carex flacca, quaking grass Briza media, saw wort Serratu…

Rhos Cwmderw

…a ovina, mat grass Nardus stricta, tormentil Potentilla erecta, carnation sedge Carex panicea and tawny sedge Carex hostiana throughout. Meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum is rare but a range of other characteristic plants occur locally, including devil’s-bit scabious Succisa prate…

Hoddy Cows Spring

…several local rarities; for example bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella, flea sedge Carex pulicaris, few flowered spike rush Eleocharis quinqueflora, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris, knotted pearlwort Sagina nodosa and marsh valerian Valeriana dioica. Th…

Hothfield Common

…n’s wort Hypericum elodes, round leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia; flea sedge Carex pulicaris and cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium. The relict bogs are now dominated rushes Juncus species, grasses especially purple moor grass Molinia caerulea and mosses and in the norther…

Killough Bay and Strand Lough

… the swamp and reed bed there are small, localised stands of greater pond sedge Carex riparia swamp as well as sea club rush Butomus maritimus and grey club rush Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani. Where the foreshore is shallow and there is seasonal inundation, the swamp gives way t…

Bryn-bwch

…ll purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea tussocks. Meadow thistle, carnation sedge Carex panicea, devil's-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, tormentil Potentilla erecta, marsh valerian valerian dioica, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, yellow sedge C. demissa and bog pimpernel Anagallis tene…

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,…

Ulverscroft Valley

…ith the wet areas supporting fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea and flea sedge Carex pulicaris, both rare in the county. Some of the best areas or unimproved acidic grassland in the county are found adjacent to Leawood and south of Ulverscroft Priory. A very rich flora is associ…

Caeau Bryn Ifor

…a caerulea, velvet bent Agrostis canina, mat grass Nardus stricta, common sedge Carex nigra and carnation sedge C. panicea. Tormentil Potentilla erecta, devil's-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, greater bird’s-foot trefoil Lotus pedunculatus and whorled caraway Carum verticillatum …

Ashford Hill Woods and Meadows

…n Frangula alnus, wood horsetail Equisetum sylvaticum and greater tussock sedge Carex paniculata. The woodland as a whole supports a very rich flora which includes many species considered to be characteristic of long established woodland in southern England, for example, lily of …

Pencreigiau'r Llan

…Eriophorum spp. and are traversed by mineral-rich flushes containing flea sedge Carex pulicaris. On drier parts, sheep’s-fescue Festuca ovina and mat-grass Nardus stricta are dominant in some areas; heather, bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus and crowberry Empetrum nigrum in others. A …

The Cheddar Complex

…cue Festuca ovina and crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha with glaucous sedge Carex flacca and spring sedge Carex caryophyllea. Associate species on south facing slopes with shallow soils include dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule, common rose Helianthemum nummularium, kidney vetch A…

Caeau Cefn Cribwr

…ntil Potentilla erecta, devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, carnation sedge Carex panicea, and grasses such as sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and velvet bent Agrostis canina. Creeping willow Salix repens occurs occasionally. In a few wetter localities, grasses are r…

Snaper Farm Meadows

…ion characterised by the abundance of additional species such as glaucous sedge Carex flacca, spring sedge Carex caryophyllea, fairy flax Linum catharticum, devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis and betony Betonica officinalis. More acidic areas have heath grass Danthonia decum…

Moelyci a Chors Ty’n y Caeau

…rum salicaria and meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, joined locally by flea sedge Carex pulicaris, marsh St. John’s wort Hypericum elodes, Angelica Angelica sylvestris and lesser skull-cap Scutellaria minor. There are moist banks in the marshy grassland where the nationally uncommo…

Shiel Wood Pastures

…slands include a species-rich type with mat-grass Nardus stricta and flea sedge Carex pulicaris. Areas of grass-heath with ling heather Calluna vulgaris and wet heath with cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix are also found. The extensive fen-meadows are mainly dominated by sharp-fl…

Morven and Mullachdubh

… base-rich influence is evident by the occurrence of species such as flea sedge Carex pulicaris, lesser clubmoss Selaginella selaginoides, quaking grass Briza media and alpine bistort Persicaria vivipara. Small areas of calcareous grassland with thyme Thymus polytrichus are also …

Lower Ground, Penrhos

…Genista anglica, southern marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa and flea sedge Carex pulicaris. Additional diversity is provided by small areas of alder carr, dense and scattered scrub, dense bracken and bank-side vegetation.

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…

Cleeve Common

…ridis and the nationally restricted musk orchid Herminium monorchis. Flea sedge Carex pulicaris as a local constituent of the turf is an unusual feature. Over parts of the site limestone grassland gives way to more neutral or acidic communities whose distribution is related to th…

Borrow Beck Meadows

…ughout the site, sedges are more prominent here with species such as flea sedge Carex pulicaris, common sedge C. nigra, spring sedge C. carophyllea and carnation sedge C. panicea being the most common. Within this community type the higher plants are the most obvious feature, wit…

Mattishall Moor

… pimpernel Anagallis tenella, marsh lousewort Pedicularis palustris, flea sedge Carex pulicaris, marsh helleborine Epipactis palustris, flat sedge Blysmus compressus lesser water plantain Baldellia ranunculoides, broad leaved cotton grass Eriophorum latifolium and marsh pennywort…

Long Dale, Hartington

…nd sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, with quaking grass Briza media, glaucous sedge Carex flacca and spring sedge Carex caryophyllea common throughout. The herbs are abundant with most of the characteristic species of this grassland type being present, including salad burnet Poterium…

East Lizard Heathlands

…is, wild thyme Thymus polytrichus subsp. arcticus, tormentil and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. Where the loess and Crousa Gravels overlie gabbro, the deeper, well drained soils support a more acidic ‘short heath’ community. This is characterised by heather Calluna vulgaris, bell …

Coyles of Muick

…base-rich soils, including quaking grass Briza media, wild thyme and flea sedge Carex pulicaris.

Lovely Seat - Stainton Moor

…dominate, containing such species as purging flax Linum catharticum, flea sedge Carex pulicaris and ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata as well as the scarcer limestone bedstraw Galium sterneri, blue moor grass Sesleria caerulea and alpine bistort Polygonum viviparum. Small but …

Sampford Spiney

…wort Serratula tinctoria, devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis and flea sedge Carex pulicaris. Small pools occur within the bogs, typical plants including hare’s-tail cotton-grass Eriophorum vaginatum, bog St John’s wort Hypericum elodes and bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifol…

Knocking Hoe

…is viciifolia. In contrast to its normal habitat of lime rich mires, flea sedge Carex pulicaris is found here on dry, shallow, rendzina soils of the steep slopes. Several species of orchids are known from this site, amongst which is pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis, a typi…

Sandhurst to Owlsmoor Bogs and Heaths

…ndifolia and Drosera intermedia, white beak sedge Rhynchospora alba, flea sedge Carex pulicaris, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum and several other plants which are rare in the county, as well as populations of rare and localised insects.

Scar Closes, Kisdon Side

…restricted distribution in Richmondshire. Associated species include flea sedge Carex pulicaris, limestone bedstraw Galium sterneri, wild thyme Thymus praecox, early purple orchid Orchis mascula, primrose Primula vulgaris and cowslip P. veris, quaking grass Briza media, common ro…

Langford Heathfield

…weet V ernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, quaking grass Briza media, Flea sedge Carex pulicaris, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum occurs in the northern part of the site. Other species include sneezewort Achillea ptarmica, southern marsh orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa, common s…

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…

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…

Shannel

…, sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus, quaking grass Briza media, flea sedge Carex pulicaris, pignut Conopodium majus, yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor, tufted vetch Vicia cracca, globe flower Trollius europaeus and meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria. The Goldilocks buttercup Ranun…

Povington and Grange Heaths

…mmunities with high proportions of meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, the sedges Carex panicea and C. demissa, sundews Drosera rotundifolia and Drosera intermedia, marsh and heath-spotted orchids Dactylorhiza incarnata and D. maculata, and locally the rare marsh gentian Gentiana p…

Barton Hills

…ly thistle Cirsium eriophorum, field fleawort Senecio integrifolius, flea sedge Carex pulicaris and, on the south facing slopes, pasque flower Pulsatilla vulgaris. Ash Fraxinus excelsior occurs in the beech high forest over a shrub layer comprising hazel, spindle Euonymus europae…

Caeau Heol y Llidiart-coch

…d sedges including sweet-vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and carnation sedge Carex panicea. The base-rich nature of this vegetation is indicated by such species as tawny sedge Carex hostiana and quaking grass Briza media. In places this grades into wetter marshy grassland, wit…

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, …

Dove Valley and Biggin Dale

…re generally dominated by meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis and glaucous sedge Carex flacca with a very rich flora. Other habitats in the dales include rock outcrops and scree and several dales, a series of stages in scree colonisation by plants can be found. The great majority …

Gweunydd Camnant

…h as lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, quaking-grass Briza media and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. There are also some small areas of species-rich acid grassland, which support plants such as betony Betonica officinalis and bitter-vetch Lathyrus montanus. The most abundant vegetation …

Belah Woods and Pastures

…ropaea, woodruff Galium odoratum, common dog violet Viola riviniana, wood sedge Carex sylvatica, wood avens Geum urbanum, enchanter's nightshade Circaea lutetiana and false brome Brachypodium sylvaticum. The ground flora in acidic conditions includes wood sage Teucrium scorodoni…

Stafford Brook

…rostis canina, red fescue Festuca rubra and several sedges including flea sedge Carex pulicaris a county rarity. Typical herbs are heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, tormentil Potentilla erecta, devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis and marsh violet Viola palustris. On wetter, ofte…

Gweunydd Blaencleddau

…seepages. Lawns of bog mosses Sphagna, together with species such as star sedge Carex echinata, common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium and bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, are characteristic of the more acidic areas. Where the spring water is less acidic, a more diverse f…

Poole's Cavern and Grin Low Wood

…eed Centaurea nigra together with other calcicolous plants such as spring sedge Carex caryophyllea carline thistle Carlina vulgaris, fairy flax Linum catharticum and thyme Thymus praecox; and particularly good and attractive populations of fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea. The…

Thornhill Moss & Meadows

…occurs along its eastern edge. Flushed acid areas are dominated by bottle sedge Carex rostrata or sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus. Herbs include marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris and common marsh bedstraw Galium palustre. Various sedge…

Wyndrush Pastures

…m salicaria are interspersed with the rushes. Sedges, including carnation sedge Carex panicea and glaucous sedge Carex flacca, are locally abundant. In places, the rushes grade into tall-herb fen with species including meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, hemp-agrimony Eupatorium can…

Greenamoor

… abundant stands of sedges, including carnation sedge C. panicea, flea sedge C. pulicaris and tawny sedge Carex hostiana, together with cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, …

Cae'r Meirch

…marsh orchids Dactylorhiza spp. Non-tussocky purple moor-grass and small sedges Carex spp. dominate along some flush lines, with common yellow-sedge C. demissa, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, flea sedge C. pulicaris, star sedge C. echinata and carnation sedge C. panicea all frequent…

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…

Upper Teesdale

… rock rose Helianthemum oelandicum, mountain avens Dryas octopetala, hair sedge Carex capillaris, rare spring sedge C. ericetorum, alpine cinquefoil Potentilla crantzii, horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa, hoary whitlow grass Draba incana, alpine bistort Polygonum viviparum, dark…

Cadair Idris

…losa occurs in some of these heaths. Patches of the regionally rare stiff sedge Carex bigelowii with woolly hair moss Racomitrium lanuginosum, sheep’s-fescue and bilberry occur on the summit plateau. This type of vegetation is rare this far south and indeed here the stands are sm…

Bewick and Beanley Moors

… for example, a small watershed bog grades into a fen dominated by bottle sedge Carex rostrata, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre and the bog moss Sphagnum fallax. A second, more extensive and complex example is found on Quarryhouse Moor, where there is a smooth gradation from th…

Frog Wood Bog

…nberry Vaccinium oxycoccos, purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, carnation sedge Carex panicea, flea sedge C. pulicaris, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, lesser skullcap Scutellaria minor and bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata. In the second area soft rush Juncus effusus and hare’s …

Blackmore Vale Commons And Moors

…escue F. rubra and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, with occasional glaucous sedge Carex flacca, crested dogs tail Cynosurus cristatus and rye grass Lolium perenne. A few meadows support less common hairy brome Bromus ramosa and meadow barley Hordeum secalinum and the nationally sca…

Shelve Pool

…of the pool have an extensive fringe of nutrient poor fen of which bottle sedge Carex rostrata, water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre and marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris are important components, although varyi…

Barrow Farm Fen

…s more tolerant of the drying conditions such as common reed, lesser pond sedge Carex acutiformis and yellow loosestrife Lysimachia vulgaris. A central clearing consists partly of tussocks of purple moor grass Molinia caerulea and blunt flowered rush Juncus subnodulosus and partl…

Ottery Valley

…ultiflora. This grades into a species rich, low turf supporting carnation sedge Carex panicea, flea sedge C. pulicaris, common sedge C. nigra, bog asphodel, common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium, sphagnum species, devil’s-bit scabious and cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix. …

Merthen Wood

…isa pratensis, common cotton-grass Eriophorum angustifolium and carnation sedge Carex panicea occur frequently. Creeping willow Salix repens and mat-grass Nardus stricta are common in some areas. Heathland and scrub habitats support a range of breeding birds including cuckoo Cuc…

Blaen Nedd

… carline thistle Carlina vulgaris is common and in some areas soft-leaved sedge Carex montana is abundant. Associated with the calcareous grassland are scattered small areas of limestone pavement with species such as limestone fern Gymnocarpium robertianum, lily-of-the-valley Con…

Seive Dale Fen

…Schoenus nigricans is locally dominant. Constituent species include tawny sedge Carex hostiana, flea sedge C. pulicaris, common sundew Drosera rotundifolia, marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris, fen bedstraw Galium uliginosum, saw wort Serratula tinctoria, marsh lousewort Pedicu…

Angram Bottoms

… Juncus acutiflorus, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula, slender tufted sedge Carex acuta, bottle sedge Carex rostrata, common marsh bedstraw Galium palustre, northern marsh orchid Dactylorhiza purpurella, marsh marigold Caltha palustris and meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria. Wat…

Rhos Esgairwen-fawr a Rhosgoch-fawr

…shes, some of which are rich in sedges and other species, including tawny sedge Carex hostiana, flea sedge C. pulicaris, carnation sedge C. panicea, marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris, creeping willow Salix repens, common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris, round-leaved sundew Dro…

Glencoyne Wood

…ich sedge communities including, star, carnation, flea and common yellow sedges Carex echinata, C. panicea, C. pulicaris and C. demissa, respectively, together with bog asphodel and, along Stybarrow Pass, common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris. On the rocky crags rarities include …

Caeau Nantsais

…with associates such as sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus, carnation sedge Carex panicea, flea sedge C. pulicaris, tormentil and devil’s bit scabious. The rush-pasture is characterised by a mixture of sharp-flowered rush and soft rush Juncus effusus, alongside greater bird’s…

Waun-Ddu

…. These contrast with small sedge flushes supporting amongst others tawny sedge Carex 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 a…

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…

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…

Courthouse Grasslands

… grassland is generally more species-rich, and includes frequent glaucous sedge Carex flacca, carnation sedge C. panicea and devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, accompanied by base-demanding species such as tawny sedge Carex hostiana and flea sedge C. pulicaris. Meadow thistl…

Sluxton Marsh, Whitemoor

…um, sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus, carnation sedge Carex panicea and tormentil Potentilla erecta. In places the bog-myrtle Myrica gale is prominent. Of particular interest are stands of fen-meadow, where the base-demanding tawny sedge Carex hostiana a…

Glaslyn

… Croesor and supports several species of short sedge, including carnation sedge Carex panicea, common sedge C. nigra and star sedge C. echinata. There are also localized areas of fen meadow characterised by the prominence of lime-loving short sedges, including glaucous sedge Care…

Woodland Park and Pontpren

…’s-fescue Festuca ovina, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, small sedges Carex spp. and tormentil Potentilla erecta. Heathier areas have cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix and bog mosses Sphagnum spp.. Small patches of fen-meadow, with abundant meadow thistle Cirsium dissec…

Aldons Hill

…ica tetralix and purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea, with frequent common sedge Carex nigra and flea sedge C. pulicaris, and locally abundant rushes Juncus spp. and bog myrtle Myrica gale. Ground water running off base-rich basalt and gabbro supports a more varied mire type that …

Denny Muir

…ominated by rushes and sedges, and includes local rarities such as spring sedge Carex caryophyllea and grass-of-Parnassus Parnassia palustris. The blanket bog vegetation type is generally species-poor with heather, bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus, deer grass Trichophorum cespitosum,…

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…

Skelton Pasture

…stuca rubra and rough meadow grass Poa trivialis, sedges such as glaucous sedge Carex flacca, carnation sedge C. panicea and common sedge C. nigra and herbs such as sneezewort Achillea ptarmica, meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis and great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis. The ea…

Gweunydd Dyffryn Nedd

…her species present include devil's-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, tawny sedge Carex hostiana and flea sedge C. pulicaris. Further types of purple moor-grass dominated vegetation occur throughout the site, supporting such species as tormentil Potentilla erecta, sweet vernal-gras…

Brocks Farm

…ow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis, oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare, spring-sedge Carex caryophyllea, flea-sedge C. pulicaris, quaking-grass Briza media and heath-grass Danthonia decumbens. Several large colonies of corky-fruited water dropwort Oenanthe pimpinelloides, a nationally…

Craigellachie

…s includes flushes with common spike-rush Eleocharis palustris, carnation sedge Carex panicea, and flea sedge C. pulicaris, while the woodland has serrated wintergreen Orthilia secunda, round-leaved wintergreen Pyrola rotundifolia, creeping lady’s-tresses Goodyera repens and chic…

Lymsworthy Meadows

…b creeping willow Salix repens and a prominence of sedges including tawny sedge Carex hostiana and flea sedge C. pulicaris. In areas of impeded drainage a different association of species occurs with marsh lousewort Pedicularis palustris, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, marsh …

Nant y Crimp

…ectum, purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea, brown bent Agrostis canina and tawny Carex hostiana and flea sedge C. pulicaris. Other prominent species include devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis and whorled caraway Carum verticillatum. In places, the vegetation assumes a more hea…

The Wye Valley

…nd sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, with quaking grass Briza media, glaucous sedge Carex flacca and spring sedge Carex caryophyllea common throughout. Herbs are abundant with all the characteristic species of this grassland type, including salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, bird’s f…

Caeau Blaen-bydernyn

… base-demanding species including meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, tawny sedge Carex hostiana and flea sedge C. pulicaris. The stands of dry acid grassland are especially species-rich, containing a wide range of forbs including tormentil, devil’s bit-scabious, common bird’s-foot…

Occombe

…isa pratensis. Eight species of sedge have been recorded including spring-sedge Carex caryophyllea and flea sedge C. pulicaris. Where the well-drained grassland communities merge into the frequent wet flushes, the vegetation becomes characteristically taller and is dominated by r…

Knockan Cliff

…verse range of plants including autumn gentian Gentianella amarella, blue sedge Carex flacca and flea sedge C. pulicaris. The calcareous screes support two different habitats. One has small, broken blocks of limestone on steep slopes with very sparse vegetation. Uncommon vascular…

Ysgeifiog Moor

…oor-grass Molinia caerulea, devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, tawny sedge Carex hostiana and flea sedge C. pulicaris are characteristic of these extensive lawns of ‘fen meadow’. Towards the western half of the common, heathland is well developed on slightly higher ground. C…

Caeau Coed Mawr (Coedmawr Fields)

…such as quaking grass Briza media, sneezewort Achillea ptarmica, glaucous sedge Carex flacca, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, carnation sedge C.panicea, flea sedge C. pulicaris and common bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus. Towards the foot of the slope purple moor-grass Molinia …

Cwm Glo a Glyndyrys

…bious Succisa pratensis and a number of sedge species, including glaucous sedge Carex flacca, carnation sedge C. panicea, common sedge C. nigra, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, common yellow sedge Carex viridula ssp oedocarpa and flea sedge C. pulicaris. In places this fen-meadow com…

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…

Troutbeck

… by bog moss species such as Sphagnum palustre and S. recurvum, with star sedge Carex echinata, common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, marsh violet Viola palustris, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula and the moss Polytrichum commune. M…

Hollin Hill

…ain and comprises of a diverse sward of short sedges such as the glaucous sedge Carex flacca, carnation sedge C. panicea, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, star sedge C. echinata, flea sedge C. pulicaris and yellow sedge C. demissa in addition to the local dioecious sedge Carex dioica.…

Dunsdon Farm

…rica tetralix being a major constituent of the sward in drier areas. The sedges Carex hostiana, C. nigra, C. panicea and C. pulicaris are ubiquitous. This sward has, for the most part, been exceptionally well managed in the past thereby allowing a wide variety of herbs associated…

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.…

Comin Silian

… by purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea, in association with a variety of sedges Carex; including carnation sedge C. panicea, flea sedge C. pulicaris, common yellow-sedge C. demissa, star sedge C. echinata and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. Other species include ivy-leaved bellflowe…

Rhosydd Nant Eithrim

…ts including frequent to abundant meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, carnation sedge C. panicea, flea sedge C. pulicaris, devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, fen bedstraw Galium uliginosum, marsh valerian Valeriana dioica, quaking grass Briza media,…

Newton Ketton Meadow

…cular note are the variety of sedges within the sward including, glaucous sedge Carex flacca, hairy sedge Carex hirta, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, carnation sedge C. panicea and flea sedge C. pulicaris. An area of fen vegetation occurs on the northern edge of the site. This merge…

Rhos Hen-Glyn-Isaf

…e site supports a sward dominated by purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea, sedges Carex spp. and common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium. sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus is locally prominent and meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum is common throughout this plant community. …

Briggins Moor

…montanus. There are a wide range of sedge species present including: star sedge Carex echinata, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, carnation sedge C. panicea and flea sedge C. pulicaris, together with bog mosses Sphagnum spp. Another herb-rich vegetation type, which is less extensive o…

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…

Kismeldon Meadows

…e predominantly associated with the purple moor-grass; these include star sedge Carex echinata, common sedge C. nigra, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, carnation sedge C. panicea, and flea sedge C. pulicaris. In other slightly wetter parts bog mosses, principally Sphagnum papillosum o…

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…

Limpenhoe Meadows

…s Molinia caerulea with an abundance of low growing sedges including star sedge Carex echinata, carnation sedge C. panicea and flea sedge C. pulicaris. Several species associated with more acidic conditions are present including heath grass Danthonia decumbens, eyebright Euphrasi…

Brendon Farm (North)

…tern end of the site. Several sedges are found frequently including tawny sedge Carex hostiana, carnation sedge C. panicea and flea sedge C. pulicaris. Parts of this fen meadow community contain a more heathy element characterized by cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, heather Cal…

Kingford Fen

…m, which is nationally scarce, wood club-rush Scirpus sylvaticus, bladder-sedge Carex vesicaria, brown sedge Carex disticha, greater tussock-sedge Carex paniculata, southern marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, purple loosestrife Lythrum sali…

Spring Head, Axmouth

…orum latifolium, marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris, the sedges common sedge Carex nigra, carnation sedge C. panicea and flea sedge C. pulicaris, few-flowered spike-rush Eleocharis quinqueflora and black bog-rush Schoenus nigricans. Spring Head is an important site for orchid…

Harker's House Meadows

…rubra. Locally, where conditions are wetter sedges occur including common sedge Carex nigra, carnation sedge C. panicea and flea sedge C. pulicaris, together with tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and smooth rush Juncus effusus. Herbs indicative of wet conditions are abunda…

Birkwith Caves and Fell

…and High Pasture. These flushes are dominated by sedges such as carnation sedge Carex panicea, common yellow sedge C. demissa and flea sedge C. pulicaris and typically include heath grass Danthonia decumbens and quaking grass Briza media, as well as a variety of herbs such has se…

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…

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