Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Cullentra Lough

…a. This gradually gives way to more acidic vegetation dominated by bottle sedge Carex rostrata with marsh cinquefoil Potentilla palustris, the bog-moss Sphagnum squarrosum and in areas of more open water, occasional bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius. The emergent stands in …

Lough na blaney bane

…ergent swamp dominated by water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile and bottle sedge Carex rostrata with occasional stands of common club rush Schoenoplectus lacustris and bulrush Typha latifolia. Along the western shore of the lough the swamp is backed by areas of species-rich fen an…

Black Lough (Down)

…f ridges. It consists of areas of open water that are connected by bottle sedge Carex rostrata swamp and are surrounded by a floating poor-fen with bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh cinquefoil Potentilla palustris, common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium, bulrush Typha lat…

Lough Gullion

…unities comprising stands of water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile, bottle sedge Carex rostrata and common reed Phragmites australis. Most notably, the swamp community to the east of Lough Gullion supports the scarce lesser bulrush Typha angustifolia, together with the notable flo…

Selshion

…umber of open water pools with extensive areas of fen dominated by bottle sedge Carex rostrata and bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata. Deeper waters support beds of submerged broad leaved pondweed Potamogeton natans. The bog-mosses Sphagnum cuspidatum and Sphagnum recurvum are frequen…

Moyrourkan Lough

…aters are surrounded by a floating mat of vegetation, dominated by bottle sedge Carex rostrata, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and water horsetail Equisetllm fluviatile, with frequent bulrush Typha latifolia, cowbane Cicuta virosa, common marsh bedstraw Galium palustre, water forg…

Tullybrick Lough

…the east, there is an area of sedge-rich fen, dominated by lesser tussock sedge Carex diandra, bottle sedge Carex rostrata and common sedge Carex nigra, growing over bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata. brown sedge Carex distieha is dominant in places, and forms a more species-rich com…

Muir of Dinnet

…droseral plant communities ranging from emergent fens dominated by bottle sedge Carex rostrata and slender sedge Carex lasiocarpa, to poor-fens with bog mosses (Sphagnum species), fen-meadows with bog myrtle Myrica gale and birch fen-woodland. Loch Davan has a similar range of hy…

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…

Lough McCall

…astern shore of the lough is partially fringed by a narrow band of bottle sedge Carex rostrata and water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile. Lough McCall is a transitional mire which is comprised of a mosaic of base-rich fen, base-poor fen and scrub. The fen vegetation surrounding th…

Inishroosk

… lacustris. Behind the swamp is a broad band of tall fen, in which bottle sedge Carex rostrata and bladder sedge Carex vesicaria predominate, with a wide range of associated species including cowbane Cicuta virosa, flowing rush Butomus umbellatus, greater spearwort Ranunculus lin…

Lough Corr

…has a diverse range of vegetation communities comprising stands of bottle sedge Carex rostrata, common spike rush Eleocharis palustris, common club rush Schoenoplectus lacustris and water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile. Along the western shore of the lough there are areas of good…

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…

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…

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…

Lurgan Lough

… The lowest cuttings contain standing water and support swamp with bottle sedge Carex rostrata and water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile. Where the water is shallow, common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium grows over a carpet of Sphagnum mosses. On intermediate peat levels, th…

Bonds Glen

…ngelica Angelica sylvestris, branched bur-reed Sparganium erectum, bottle sedge Carex rostrata and scattered tussocks of greater tussock sedge Carex paniculata. The lower slopes are wet and occasionally waterlogged, and the associated wet woodland has a mixed canopy of alder Alnu…

Perchhall Loch

…rt of the basin consists of a floating raft of vegetation in which bottle sedge Carex rostrata, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre and water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile predominate along with bog-bean Menyanthes trifoliata and common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium. Surrou…

Round Lough and Lough Fadda

…ores of Lough Fadda. The sedge component is frequently dominated by brown sedge Carex disticha and bottle sedge Carex rostrata, with the notable lesser tussock sedge Carex diandra also occurring. Associated higher plants with a widespread occurrence include bogbean Menyanthes tri…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Straghans Lough

…f reed canary grass Phalaris arundinacea. Tall fen is dominated by bottle sedge Carex rostrata, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile, with occasional marsh cinquefoil Potentilla palustris, meadow sweet Filipendula ulmaria, common marsh bedstraw G…

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…

Lochs of Butterstone, Craiglush and Lowes

…egetation at the loch edge including reed Phragmites australis and bottle sedge Carex rostrata swamp grading through to raised bog, alder and birch woodland in the drier areas. Alder buckthorn Frangula alnus is found in one of its few Scottish locations around Loch of the Lowes. …

Basingstoke Canal

…flora dominated by greater bladderwort Utricularia australis, with bottle sedge Carex rostrata in the emergent fringe of vegetation. Adjacent to the Canal, but not linked to it, is New Pond at Pirbright, which supports an acid bog marginal flora including a number of plants not r…

Derrycloony Lough

…n reed Phragmites australis, water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile, bottle sedge Carex rostrata, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and water mint Mentha aquatica. The swamp is backed by base-rich fen which is dominated by common sedge Carex nigra with species such as wild Angelica Ang…

Knockballymore Lough

…common reed Phraomites australis. This is occasionally replaced by tufted sedge Carex elata or great fen sedge Cladium mariscus swamp. Behind the swamp, the shallow waters generally support species-rich stands of calcareous fen vegetation, characterised by the predominance of les…

Gwaun Ystrad Caron

… river Teifi near Tregaron – notable for having large areas dominated by sedges Carex spp. Maintained drainage ditches appear to have little detrimental effect on the vegetation, which is lightly grazed by cattle. The flora in the ditches includes floating sweet-grass Glyceria fl…

Burdautien Lough

…ation, characterised by the predominance of sedges such as lesser tussock sedge Carex diandra, bottle sedge Carex rostrata and yellow sedge Carex viridula ssp. brachyrrhyncha, intermixed with herbs such as marsh cinquefoil Potentilla palustris and marsh marigold Caltha palustris.…

White Moss

…vaginatum, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre and sedges, including common sedge Carex nigra, bottle sedge Carex rostrata and white sedge Carex canescens. There are patches of cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos and bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum in more open areas and occasionally …

Finn Floods

…pes, including stands of great fen sedge Cladium mariscus and lesser pond sedge Carex acutiformis; the latter is located around Farmhill Lough and represents one of the best examples of this vegetation type in Northern Ireland. The alluvial flood plain is covered by a mosaic of i…

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…

Cumwhitton Moss

…c communities are dominated by Sphagnum fallax, common, white and bottle sedges Carex nigra, Carex canescens and Carex rostrata or soft rush Juncus effusus; whereas prominent amongst the more nutrient rich fen are greater tussock sedge Carex paniculata, bog stitchwort Stellaria a…

Newton Reigny Moss

… swamp is characterised by the dominance of sedges, in particular slender sedge Carex lasiocarpa and bottle sedge Carex rostrata with brown sedge Carex disticha and the uncommon lesser tussock sedge C. diandra being locally abundant. On more acid peat species such as bogbean Meny…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Lough Aleater

…zone, common reed Phragmites australis a sparse mid swamp zone and bottle sedge Carex rostrata an inner swamp zone along the shore. These swamps only become more extensive to the north-west and south-east. Fen vegetation is also restricted through exposure, only occurring to any …

Owenkillew River

…etland communities are often dominated by stands of sedges such as bottle sedge Carex rostrata, bladder sedge Carex vesicaria and water sedge Carex aquatilis and grasses such as reed canary grass Phalaris arundinacea, along with a rich assortment of herbs including bogbean Menyan…

Newlaw Moss

…ommon reed, bulrush or great reedmace Typha latifolia and greater tussock-sedge Carex paniculata, or fens, comprising bottle sedge Carex rostrata, brown sedge Carex disticha, marsh pennywort, ragged-robin and gypsywort. The site also contains some less base-rich areas, which are …

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…

Sheepland Coast

…h meadow grass Poa pratensis, cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. Where grazing occurs a distinctive terracing on the slopes is created, which helps to maintain a very species-rich, open sward. This open grassland contains plants such as spring sedge C…

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…

Bailliewhirr

…n types. Some communities are dominated by small sedges such as carnation sedge Carex panicea and star sedge Carex echinata, while others are dominated by grasses including sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog’s-tail Cynosurus cristatus and sheep’s-fescue Festuca…

Woodgrange

…enyanthes trifoliata while wetter, more open areas are typified by bottle sedge Carex rostrata, marsh bedstraw Galium palustre and water dock Rumex hydrolapathum. The latter species, localised in north-east Ireland, is widespread throughout the entire site. A particularly species…

Linhouse Valley

…unities have developed where drainage is impeded and these include bottle sedge Carex rostrata, common sedge Carex nigra, lesser pond-sedge Carex acutiformis and meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria. Alder dominates the wet woodland along the riverside but the main woodland cover occu…

Morfa Abererch

…arge area of dune heath vegetation, namely heather Calluna vulgaris -sand sedge Carex arenaria heath, which has developed above deposits of glacial sand and gravel. The highly leached, acidic nature of the site, combined with past management, notably burning, has also resulted in…

Lough Lark

Lough Lark Notable species tall bog sedge Carex magellanica Lough Lark is situated in the narrow valley between the Corratary Hill and Mullaghbane, both of which form part of the Sperrin mountain range. It is of special scientific interest f…

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…

Kings Myre

…ge swamp and rich fen vegetation, with the dominant species either bottle sedge Carex rostrata, slender sedge Carex lasiocarpa or lesser tussock-sedge Carex diandra with abundant creeping Jenny Lysimachia nummularia and bulrush Typha latifolia. There are small areas of willow Sal…

Murrins

…ation is limited to a poor acid fen fringe, generally dominated by bottle sedge Carex rostrata and common sedge Carex nigra. Notably, tall bog sedge Carex magellanica, one of the rarest sedges in Ireland, has been found along some of the lake and pool edges in association with de…

River Wharfe

…pport willow scrub Salix spp. and a variety of sedges, for example bottle sedge Carex rostrata, slender tufted sedge Carex acuta and lesser pond sedge Carex acutiformis, while the nationally rare northern spike rush Eleocharis mamillata ssp. austriaca favours wet hollows and mean…

Stagmire Moss

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

Corsydd Nug a Merddwr

…nberry Vaccinium oxycoccos, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, carnation sedge Carex panicea, heath rush Juncus squarrosus, tormentil Potentilla erecta and the liverwort Ordontoschisma sphagni which trails amongst the bog-mosses. Sphagnum magellanicum, a bog-moss that indicates …

Drumacrittin Lough

…ectus lacustris, common reed Phragmites australis and particularly bottle sedge Carex rostrata. great fen sedge Cladium mariscus also occurs, primarily around Black Lough. Behind the swamp zone, bottle sedge Carex rostrata remains one of the dominant species, with stands of calca…

Quoile

…e-not Myosotis scorpioides, creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera and bottle sedge Carex rostrata. In slightly drier locations these species are joined by meadow sweet Filipendula ulmaria and common sedge Carex nigra. A wide range of other species are also present, including common …

Carey Valley

…ed in the immediate vicinity. Typical associated species include glaucous sedge Carex flacca, red fescue Festuca rubra, jointed rush Juncus articulatus, lesser clubmoss Selaginella selaginoides, grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris, occasional coltsfoot Tussilago farfara and a …

Semerwater

…llow water lily Nuphar lutea, bulrush Schoenoplectus lacustris and bottle sedge Carex rostrata on the accreting silt. Willow car has developed along the northwest shore with many hybrid trees present. There are areas of sedge fen Carex rostrata, C. vesicaria, a small bed of reed …

Drumcarn

… Utricularia vulgaris. Much of the swamp community is dominated by bottle sedge Carex rostrata with water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile and bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata. Bulrush Typha latifolia occurs locally. The fen is dominated by species such as bottle sedge Carex rostrata …

Carrowcarlin

…ge of invertebrates, particularly spiders. The fen is dominated by bottle sedge Carex rostrata, sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and water mint Mentha aquatica, growing over the brown moss Calliergonell cuspidatum. Associated species include cr…

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 …

Derryvore

…thin these flooded cuttings include bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, bottle sedge Carex rostrata, marsh cinquefoil Potentilla palustris, creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera and occasional common marsh bedstraw Galium palustre and common valerian Valeriana officinalis. Another unusua…

Ballybannan

…by a road. To the west of the road is a small area of fen in which bottle sedge Carex rostrata, sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, marsh bedstraw Galium palustre and water mint Mentha aquatica are co-dominant, over the brown moss Calliergonell c…

Caledon and Tynan

…In places the swamp grades into floating fen which is dominated by bottle sedge Carex rostrata and bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata with species such as water mint Mentha aquatica, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris and mare's tail Hippuris vulgaris over dotted thyme moss Rhizomni…

Llyn Hafodol and Cors Clegyrog

…p are locally abundant; acidic fen vegetation with species such as bottle sedge Carex rostrata is also present and there are stands of damp grassland in peripheral areas. At Llyn Hafodol mesotrophic mire or poor fen vegetation is particularly well-represented and characterised by…

Torrs Moss

…en is complemented by common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium, bottle sedge Carex rostrata, bog bean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh marigold Caltha palustris and marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre in mosaic with herb-rich damp grassland containing yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor,…

Aughnadarragh Lough

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

Castle Enigan

…est. In the centre of the area, the vegetation is characterised by bottle sedge Carex rostrata, water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile and creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, growing over a well-developed and hummocky layer of mosses bryophytes dominated by Calliergonell cuspidatum…

Swarth Moor

…fragum. Heather Calluna vulgaris, bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus and bottle sedge Carex rostrata occur occasionally throughout the bog. Of particular note is the abundance of cranberry V. oxycoccus and bog rosemary Andromeda polifolia and the presence of white beak sedge Rhynchospo…

Ballycam

…ominated by common reed Phragmites australis, and fen dominated by bottle sedge Carex rostrata and marsh cinquefoil Potentilla palustris. These communities grade into mesotrophic grassland, often containing fen species, around the edge of the site. The most species-rich fen consi…

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…

Cors Bodwrog

…t the main stands of mesotrophic vegetation variously dominated by bottle sedge Carex rostrata, slender sedge Carex lasiocarpa, common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, greater tussock-sedge Carex paniculata an…

Possil Marsh

…s. These communities include limited areas of species-rich lesser tussock sedge Carex diandra fen, which is locally rare, and an extensive fen at the southern end of the site, comprising large stands of greater reedmace Typha latifolia, bottle sedge Carex rostrata, water sedge Ca…

Mallerstang-Swaledale Head

… primrose Primula farinosa, butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris, common yellow sedge Carex demissa and marsh valerian Valeriana dioica. There are small areas of pavement, ledges and crags. One craggy gill is noted for alpine scurvy grass Cochlearia alpina, alpine cinquefoil Potentill…

Eryri

…snow-bed vegetation are found, which are dominated by mat-grass and stiff sedge Carex bigelowii but also contain such species as R. languinosum. They are the southernmost types of this vegetation in Britain. Both montane and sub-montane calcareous grassland is also found on the …

Pen-y-ghent

… Near Churn Milk Hole, there is a valley bog system which supports bottle sedge Carex rostrata, white sedge Carex canescens and the bog moss Sphagnum fallax. In steeper, or better drained situations on acid soils, bog is replaced by grassland dominated either by mat grass Nardus …

Heron and Carrigullian Loughs

…is. The swamp is often backed by species-rich fen in which lesser tussock sedge Carex diandra is prominent. Associated species include reed canary grass Phalaris arundinacea, yellow iris Iris pseudacorus, water mint Mentha aquatica, purple loosestrife Lythrum salicaria, lesser sp…

Old River Bed, Shrewsbury

…d sites in North Shropshire. Most of the site is dominated by lesser pond sedge Carex acutiformis. Other areas are dominated by common reed Phragmites australis, great reed mace Typha latifolia or water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile. Other species include meadowsweet Filipendula…

Gagie Marsh

…y of other wetland plants such as marsh marigold Caltha palustris, bottle sedge Carex rostrata, brown sedge Carex disticha and water mint Mentha aquatica. Species occurring along the Murroes Burn itself include branched bur-reed Sparganium erectum, and brooklime Veronica beccabun…

Cashel Loughs

… Floating mats are characterised by bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, bottle sedge Carex rostrata, common sedge Carex nigra, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, water mint Mentha aquatica and water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile, growing over a carpet of brown moss dominated by Ca…

North Woodburn Reservoir

…crub, with species such as reed canary grass Phalaris arundinacea, bottle sedge Carex rostrata, carnation sedge Carex panicea, meadow sweet Filipendula ulmaria, cuckoo-flower Cardamine pratensis and water mint Mentha aquatica. Further diversity is provided through a narrow stretc…

Cors Bwlch-y-baedd

…oats on a fossilised lake of liquid peat. Poor-fen species such as bottle sedge Carex rostrata, white sedge Carex canescens, marsh St. John’s-wort Hypericum elodes, water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile and the bog mosses Sphagnum subsecundum and Sphagnum contortum are found here,…

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…

Mawnog Gwaunynog

…n valerian Valeriana officinalis, marsh-marigold Caltha palustris, remote sedge Carex remota and broad buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata. A smaller area of drier marginal land supports a mixed woodland with sessile oak Quercus petraea well represented and a species-poor ground lay…

Rhosydd Llanpumsaint

…s) hold typical fen plants, such as bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, bottle sedge Carex rostrata, white sedge Carex canescens, wild cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos and marsh willowherb Epilobium palustre. Tall purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea dominates some basins. These usually ha…

Rhos Bwlch-y-rhandir

…inerea thickets surrounded by a herb-rich fen community, including bottle sedge Carex rostrata, common sedge Carex nigra, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, marsh St John’s-wort Hypericum elodes, water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile and wavy St. John’s-wort Hypericum undulatum, w…

Rhos Talglas a Chors yr Hafod

…osum, S. recurvum and S. subnitens. Cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos, common sedge Carex nigra, round-leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, the moss Polytrichum commune and in places bottle sedge Carex rostrata or tawny sedge Carex hostiana also occ…

Tilehill Wood

…d great wood rush Luzula sylvatica. Wood millet Milium effusum and remote sedge Carex remota are found in damper areas. Typical woodland herbs such as wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and bluebells Hyacinthoides non-scripta are found throughout the wood, but primroses Primula vulgar…

Eccup Reservoir

…des stands of bulrush and common spike rush with scattered beds of bottle sedge Carex rostrata and bladder sedge Carex vesicaria. Bladder sedge is only recorded from two other locations in West Yorkshire and is therefore locally scarce in the county. Eccup Reservoir has long been…

Cors Caranod

…inquefoil Comarum palustre, common valerian Valeriana officinalis, bottle sedge Carex rostrata and white sedge Carex canescens, merging into areas of willow carr. The river itself has a range of aquatic species including the branched bur-reed Sparganium erectum. The catchment, wh…

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…

Mullaghcarn

…lso very limited to a poor acid fen fringe, generally dominated by bottle sedge Carex rostrata and common sedge Carex nigra. Mullaghcarn also provides an extensive area of undisturbed upland habitat that is very valuable for associated invertebrates, birds and animals such as red…

Ryton Willows

…e are areas of tall fen with great willow herb Epilobium hirsutum, bottle sedge Carex rostrata, lesser pond sedge Carex acutiformis and soft rush Juncus effusus with yellow flag Iris pseudacorus and marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre. The ponds are fed by base rich seepages which…

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 …

Knockie Lochs

…d pondweed Potamogeton praelongus. The sedge beds are dominated by bottle sedge Carex rostrata and slender sedge Carex lasiocarpa. These habitats provide nesting and brood-rearing areas for the birds.

Poors Common

…e but varied ground flora including bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, bottle sedge Carex rostrata and white sedge Carex canescens; as well as mosses and liverworts including Hookeria lucens, Calliergonell cuspidatum, Kindbergia praelonga and the bog mosses Sphagnum squarrosum, S. su…

Granllyn

…e plant species include tubular water-dropwort Oenanthe fistulosa, bottle sedge Carex rostrata and bladder sedge Carex vesicaria. great crested newts use the waterbodies within the site as breeding pools. The remaining pasture and associated habitat are considered to be vitally i…

Loch Ussie

…of the loch and is dominated by water cinquefoil Comarum palustre, bottle sedge Carex rostrata and blister sedge Carex vesicaria. Woodland closest to the loch is dominated by alder Alnus glutinosa, hairy birch Betula pubescens and willows Salix caprea and Salix cinerea. The woodl…

Lower River Conon

…ting the range of soil types and wetness across the site. Greater tussock sedge Carex paniculata occurs in very wet areas near Easter Moy and guelder rose Viburnum opulus occurs on Garrie Island. Exposed river gravels are an important part of the site, providing niches for regene…

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…

Llyn Bodgylched

…is and tall fen vegetation. Yellow flag Iris pseudacorus and greater pond sedge Carex riparia are locally dominant with patches of common club-rush Schoenoplectus lacustris, reed canary-grass Chalaris arundinacea, bulrush Typha latifolia and greater tussock-sedge Carex paniculata…

Middle Barton Fen

…rush Juncus subnodulosus with areas of hard rush J. inflexus, lesser pond sedge Carex acutiformis and reed sweet grass Glyceria maxima. Among the more notable plant species are southern marsh orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa, brown sedge Carex disticha, bottle sedge Carex rostrat…

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…

Loch of Lumgair

…nquefoil Comarum palustre, bog bean Menyanthes trifoliata, lesser tussock sedge Carex diandra, bottle sedge Carex rostrata, water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile, marsh violet Viola palustris and coralroot orchid Corallorhiza trifida, and the mosses Calliergonell cuspidatum, Calli…

Glaswelltiroedd Eryrys (Eryrys Grasslands)

…orum. The base-rich basin mire has an open structure, dominated by bottle sedge Carex rostrata, common yellow-sedge Carex viridula subsp. brachyrrhyncha and common sedge C. nigra, mixed with marsh horsetail Equisetum palustre. The mire supports a range of herbs such as bogbean Me…

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…

Cors Lawnt

…he drier hummocks support a rich flora dominated by such plants as bottle sedge Carex rostrata, greater tussock-sedge Carex paniculata, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre and marsh lousewort Pedicularis palustris. Among the hummocks are species commonly associated with blanket bog…

Duddon Mosses

… the hollows between the tussocks. Flushed areas have swards of carnation sedge Carex panicea, star sedge C. echinata and common yellow sedge C. demissa. Black Moss and Latter Rigg Moss have good examples of these types of grassland. Some areas of moss such as at Arnaby Moss supp…

Y Werthyr

…nt flowered rush Juncus subnodulosus, a variety of sedges e.g. the bottle sedge Carex rostrata and the slender sedge Carex lasiocarpa as well as a range of wetland herbs such as the marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre and bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata. There is also a well develope…

Spartum Fen

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

Leathemstown

…uca rubra, but with a wide range of associated species including glaucous sedge Carex flacca, common knapweed Centaurea nigra, birdsfoot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris, selfheal Prunella vulgaris, yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor, devils-bit scabious …

Loch Fada

…plant communities. Dominant species present in these areas include common sedge Carex nigra, bottle sedge Carex rostrata, common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, globeflower Trollius europaeus and water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile. Sever…

Baddesley Common and Emer Bog

…ites australis and a shorter mixed association of sedges especially white sedge Carex canescens, bottle sedge Carex rostrata and star sedge C. echinata, with notable quantities of marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre and bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, together with marsh violet Viol…

Craig Wen / Cors Castell

…tylorhiza incarnata and lesser clubmoss Selaginella selaginoides. Slender sedge Carex lasiocarpa, bottle sedge Carex rostrata and Cladium mariscus are locally dominant in the wetter parts of the mire. Small areas of limestone grassland are also present.

Hall Farm Fen, Hemsby

…vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, hairy sedge Carex hirta and devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis. Narrow strips of disturbed dry grassland are present near some boundaries where dyke dredgings have been placed. The dykes are also an important…

Llan Bwch-llyn Lake

…d marsh communities characterised by differing constancies of lesser pond-sedge Carex acutiformis, bottle sedge Carex rostrata and greater spearwort Ranunculus lingua. The latter species is known to occur at only one other site in Radnor. Although modified by an artificial water …

Moseley Common, Pembridge

…g parts of the marsh are dominated by sedge communities, with lesser pond sedge Carex acutiformis, bottle sedge Carex rostrata and star sedge C. echinata the dominant species. Other plants associated with these communities are yellow iris Iris pseudacorus, marsh thistle Cirsium p…

Catshawhill

…here is a graduation into small basin fen. Here, sedges, including bottle sedge Carex rostrata, and lesser tussock sedge Carex diandra, dominate, together with water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile, greater spearwort Ranunculus lingua, and floating mats of bogbean Menyanthes trifo…

Cam Loch

…some with a very restricted distribution. Of the emergent species, common sedge Carex nigra, bottle sedge Carex rostrata and marsh horsetail Equisetum palustre are locally abundant. Submerged species, including quill-wort Isoetes lacustris and shore-weed Littorella uniflora are w…

Heslington Tillmire

…n grass Eriophorum angustifolium and a variety of sedges including bottle sedge Carex rostrata, common sedge C. nigra, tawny sedge Carex hostiana and slender sedge Carex lasiocarpa. Herbs include greater bird's foot trefoil Lotus pedunculatus, marsh marigold Caltha palustris, mea…

Wan Fell

… bell heather, sheep's fescue, heath bedstraw, tormentil and green ribbed sedge Carex binervis. The presence of small quantities of western gorse Ulex gallii and the moss Hypnum imponens give the heath a more southern, lowland character, but at the same time other mosses and lich…

Rusland Valley Mosses

…ngelica Angelica sylvestris, purple loosestrife Lythrum salicaria, common sedge Carex nigra and bottle sedge Carex rostrata has developed. At its northern end, Rusland Moss has a mature woodland canopy of Scot's pine and in one area, of oak Quercus sp. The ground flora is limited…

Scaleby Moss

…osemary Andromeda polifolia and white beak sedge Rhynchospora alba. White sedge Carex canescens and bottle sedge Carex rostrata occur around some of the pools. The very rare Labrador tea Ledum groenlandicum is also present. Extensive areas of wet heath occur across the Moss. Heat…

White Moss, Crosbymoor

…straw and devil's bit scabious, while soft rush, reed canary grass, white sedge Carex canescens and bottle sedge Carex rostrata become dominant in places. An area of acidic heathland occurs on sand to the northern and western edge of the site. Although not extensive this is an i…

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 …

Dozmary Pool

…atica, western gorse Ulex gallii, heath rush Juncus squarrosus, carnation sedge Carex panicea, green-ribbed sedge Carex binervis, sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina and bilberry V accinium myrtillus. To the south of Dozmary Pool on steeper drier slopes, the vegetation is somewhat diff…

Leven Canal

…rsetail Equisetum fluviatile, purple loosestrife Lythrum salicaria, brown sedge Carex disticha and bottle sedge Carex rostrata. There is a wide range of aquatic plant species including arrowhead Sagittaria sagittifolia, flowering rush Butomus umbellatus, yellow water lily Nuphar …

Upper Lough Erne - Crom

…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 …

Upper Lough Erne - Trannish

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

Upper Lough Erne - Belleisle

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

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, …

Turmennan

…e surface is formed by an extensive mixed sedge sward dominated by bottle sedge Carex rostrata and including species such as common sedge Carex nigra, star sedge Carex echinata, ragged robin Lychnis flos-cuculi, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris and water horsetail Equisetum f…

East Walton and Adcock's Common

…grass Avenula pubescens and heath grass Danthonia decumbens. The glaucous sedge Carex flacca is frequent. Many herbs are present in the sward including salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, stemless thistle Cirsium acaule. cowslip Primula veris, common rock rose Helianthemum nummul…

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…

Cors Ty-gwyn

…s of the site tend to be stagnant mud, but elsewhere is swamp with bottle sedge Carex rostrata, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, common sedge Carex nigra and bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata. Locally there are extensive lawns of bog-mosses Sphagnum spp., with localised areas of ro…

Blackdike Bog

…Eriophorum angustifolium and lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula. Bottle sedge Carex rostrata, star sedge C. echinata and white sedge Carex canescens are present. Acid damp heath plants such as bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos and round leaved su…

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…

Longmoor Bog

…rly acid tolerant species. Water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile and white sedge Carex canescens are abundant and bottle sedge Carex rostrata also occurs frequently. Other species include hard fern Blechnum spicant, narrow buckler fern Dryopteris carthusiana, bogbean Menyanthes tr…

Loch Watston

…ne of open water transition fen with a rich sedge flora, including bottle sedge Carex rostrata, and the locally-rare brown sedge Carex disticha. There are extensive beds of common reed Phragmites australis, with representative species such as bittersweet Solanum dulcamara. Nutrie…

Laughton Common

…osella and the moss Dicranum scoparium with less frequent amounts of sand sedge Carex arenaria, field wood rush Luzula campestris, tormentil Potentilla erecta, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, common stork’s bill Erodium cicutarium and, more locally, wavy hair grass Desc…

Bodmin Moor, North

…Bodmin Moor are typically colonized by a range of wetland communities, notably: Carex rostrata – Sphagnum fallax mire (bottle sedge – Sphagnum moss mire), Carex echinata – Sphagnum fallax/auriculatum mire (star sedge – Sphagnum moss mire) and Narthecium ossifragum – Sphagnum papi…

Wintringham Marsh

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

Connachan Marsh

… fen, an integral part of the raised bog interest, is dominated by bottle sedge Carex rostrata but includes more local species such as slender sedge Carex lasiocarpa and lesser tussock sedge Carex diandra. The site includes some areas of scrub woodland adjacent to the bog, mainly…

Dyffryn Gwaun

…olinia caerulea tussocks. Low-lying pockets within the meadow have bottle sedge Carex rostrata and marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, with some white sedge Carex canescens. Where there is lateral water movement through the peat, greater tussock-sedge Carex paniculata stands occur…

Mercaston Marsh and Muggington Bottoms

…a of tall fen dominated by great willowherb Epilobium hirsutum and bottle sedge Carex rostrata while scattered throughout are stands of lesser pond sedge Carex acutiformis and bulrush Typha latifolia. The greater part of the site is less nutrient rich and has developed as marshy …

Kippilaw Moss

…zonation of vegetation ranges from open-water ringed with greater tussock sedge Carex paniculata, water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile and bottle sedge Carex rostrata, to tall herb fen with angelica Angelica sylvestris and meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, and willow dominated fen…

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…

Lin Can Moss

…oped in recent years. The surface is dominated by Sphagnum fallax. Bottle sedge Carex rostrata and cranberry Vaccinum oxycoccus are abundant. The uncommon slender sedge Carex lasiocarpa has been found and other characteristic plants include sundew Drosera rotundifolia, white sedg…

Tulach Hill

…(the largest in east Perth & Kinross) with a lesser development of bottle sedge Carex rostrata mires and stony flushes typified by common yellow-sedge Carex demissa and yellow saxifrage Saxifraga aizoides mire. A number of rare plant species occur, including brown bog-rush Schoen…

Corsydd Llangloffan

…peaty areas alongside the springs have abundant clumps of greater tussock-sedge Carex paniculata. Another widespread community is tall fen vegetation characterised by mixed stands of common reed Phragmites australis, hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum, wild angelica Angelica syl…

Corbally

…gbean Menyanthes trifoliata, water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile, bottle sedge Carex rostrata and marsh cinquefoil Potentilla palustris. Other abundant species include brown sedge Carex disticha, water mint Mentha aquatica, sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus, Yorkshire fog H…

Slieve Gullion

…hodel Narthecium ossifragum, deergrass Trichophorum cespitosum, carnation sedge Carex panicea and sphagnum bog-mosses, including the uncommon species Sphagnum compactum. This community is associated with wet, acidic soils and like the western gorse Ulex gallii heath, it is usuall…

Caeau Clochfaen-Isaf (Clochfaen-isaf Fields)

…acutiflorus and support a wide range of sedges and herbs, including white sedge Carex canescens, star sedge C. echinata, common sedge C. nigra, bottle sedge Carex rostrata, cuckoo-flower Cardamine pratensis, water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile, common marsh-bedstraw Galium palus…

Den of Pitlurg

…y meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, with large tussocks of greater tussock sedge Carex paniculata. Yellow flag Iris pseudacorus, marsh marigold Caltha palustris, bottle sedge Carex rostrata and globe flower Trollius europaeus are also found. There is also a local development of wi…

Lough Anierin

…nding most of the lough sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus and bottle sedge Carex rostrata predominate with common spike rush Eleocharis palustris, water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile, slender sedge Carex lasiocarpa, common sedge Carex nigra and white sedge Carex curta occur…

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…

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…

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…

Rhos Bryn-wichell

…quefoil Comarum palustre, water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile and bottle sedge Carex rostrata is also quite extensive. Small patches of sedge-rich pasture containing carnation sedge Carex panicea, common sedge C. nigra and tawny sedge Carex hostiana occur in association with pur…

Knockdaw Hill

… Molinia caerulea and cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix is enriched with sedges Carex spp. and black bog-rush Schoenus nigricans where ground water reaches the surface. On higher ground deeper peats isolate the vegetation from the underlying geology, giving a hydrologically contr…

Meikleour Area

…n and mire types. These vary from water edge vegetation types with bottle sedge Carex rostrata and bog bean Menyanthes trifoliata, to more species-rich fens with water sedge Carex aquatilis, greater spearwort Ranunculus lingua and cowbane Cicuta virosa. The Bloody Inches and Dowi…

Waen Rydd

…us, whorled caraway Carum verticillatum and, in one area, greater tussock-sedge Carex paniculata. In the small north-western field, this type of rush pasture occasionally approaches a swamp community in the wettest areas, with bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, water horsetail Equise…

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…

Achanalt Marshes

…mon club rush Schoenoplectus lacustris is dominant with patches of bottle sedge Carex rostrata, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and common spike-rush Eleocharis palustris. The nationally rare water sedge Carex aquatilis grows on the banks of the River Bran and nationally scarce pil…

River Derwent and Tributaries

…s palustris, narrow leaved buckler fern Dryopteris carthusiana and remote sedge Carex remota. Open water transitions have stands of common club rush Schoenoplectus lacustris, bottle sedge Carex rostrata and, in places, the local needle spike rush Eleocharis acicularis. The nation…

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…

Sunbiggin Tarn & Moors and Little Asby Scar

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

Loughmoney

…ting mat of vegetation. blunt flowered rush Juncus subnodulosus and brown sedge Carex disticha are co-dominant, growing over bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata. Associated species include bottle sedge Carex rostrata, creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, sharp-flowered rush Juncus acuti…

Coed Lletywalter

…ecies such as golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium and panicled sedge Carex paniculata. A small lake has a range of wetland plants with stands of bottle sedge Carex rostrata, common club-rush Schoenoplectus lacustris and marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre. The wood is u…

Kiltubbrid Loughs

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

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…

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 …

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…

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…

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…

Coed Talon Marsh

…fen vegetation composed of reed-grass Phalaris arundinacea and great pond-sedge Carex riparia. Also present are patches of great reedmace Typha latifolia, bur-reed Sparganium erectum, bottle sedge Carex rostrata and marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre. Areas of relatively species-r…

Charleshill

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

Moss of Kirkhill

…eflecting the variable base status. Tall-herb fen characterised by bottle sedge Carex rostrata and marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre is extensive. Other communities include base-rich fen with lesser tussock sedge Carex diandra, acidic fen with abundant bog mosses Sphagnum species…

Cotherstone Moor

…ush Juncus effusus, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and carnation sedge Carex panicea. Widespread over the moor and particularly flanking the streams and gills acidic flush vegetation is dominated by soft rush over a layer of the bog moss Sphagnum fallax and the hair moss…

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 …

Killymackan Lough

…nadian waterweed Elodea canadensis. The main swamp is dominated by bottle sedge Carex rostrata and common reed Phragmites australis. This is often backed by a species-rich fen in which tufted sedge Carex elata is prominent, with associated herbs and grasses such as reed canary gr…

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…

Pilmoor

…sh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, velvet bent Agrostis canina and common sedge Carex nigra. Scattered tufts of common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium and occasional patches of bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and bottle sedge Carex rostrata also occur. A number of larger poo…

Pettypool Brook Valley

…yellow water lily Nuphar lutea, lesser bulrush Typha angustifolia, bottle sedge Carex rostrata and common reed Phragmites australis. The fen vegetation throughout the valley is typified by the presence of greater tussock sedge Carex paniculata either in association with Sphagnum …

Blaeberry Island Bog

…id grassland are dominated by purple moor grass Molinia caerulea and star sedge Carex echinata. Where groundwater influence is more pronounced, the fen includes species such as marsh cinquefoil Potentilla palustris, bottle sedge Carex rostrata, common marsh bedstraw Galium palus…

Thompson Water, Carr and Common

…usewort Pedicularis palustris, bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella, carnation sedge Carex panicea and marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris. Where water collects acid conditions have developed, resulting in the establishment of bottle sedge Carex rostrata, bogbean Menyanthes trifolia…

Cors Geirch

…nature of the site. The rare plant community types present include bottle sedge Carex rostrata -brown moss Calliergonell cuspidatum mire, black bog-rush Schoenus nigricans – blunt-flowered rush Juncus subnodulosus mire, tufted-sedge Carex elata swamp and great fen-sedge Cladium m…

Steelend Moss

…ey willow Salix cinerea. The ground flora includes species such as common sedge Carex nigra and marsh violet Viola palustris together with marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre and carpets of the bog moss S. fimbriatum in the wettest areas. At the western end of the site a small basi…

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…

Balnagrantach

… status. Around the edges of the lochs there are extensive beds of bottle sedge Carex rostrata which provide nesting habitat for 1-2 pairs of Slavonian grebe Podiceps auritus. The fringing aquatic and fen vegetation also contains club sedge, Carex buxbaumii, a nationally rare spe…

Balloch Moss

… supports a variety of wetland plant communities. These range from bottle-sedge Carex rostrata dominated swamp in the wettest areas to a drier community characterised by sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and sedges such as common sedge Carex nigra and carnation sedge C. pa…

Scotton and Laughton Forest Ponds

…s as a floating mat, is characterised by soft rush Juncus effusus, bottle sedge Carex rostrata, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre and marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris. There is a local abundance of common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium, greater pond sedge Carex riparia…

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…

Llyn Ty'n y Llyn

…ns of bog mosses Sphagnum spp., often forming a floating mat, with bottle sedge Carex rostrata, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, bog bean Menyanthes trifoliata, common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium and marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris. Locally uncommon plant species …

Migneint-Arenig-Dduallt

…tterfly Coenympha tullia and an assemblage of invertebrates. Few-flowered sedge Carex pauciflora, stiff sedge Carex bigelowii, tall bog-sedge Carex magellanica, marsh clubmoss Lycopodiella inundata, dwarf willow Salix herbacea, northern bedstraw Galium boreale, mountain everlasti…

Clarilaw Grasslands

…a mixed fen containing plants characteristic of poor fen including bottle sedge Carex rostrata, cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium, marsh bedstraw Galium palustre, and also plants of rich fen vegetation, including mare’s-tail Hippuris vulgaris and brown sedge Carex disticha. L…

Kenmure Holms

…ry-grass Phalaris arundinacea intermixed with open water, swamp of bottle sedge Carex rostrata and carr (marsh with trees) of alder and goat willow Salix caprea. Several rare or localised plant species occur, including purple iris Iris versicolor, elongated sedge Carex elongata, …

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…

Loch Lieurary

…hampsia cespitosa, yellow flag Iris pseudacorus and sedges such as common sedge Carex nigra and carnation sedge Carex panicea. There are a number of pools which are former marl extraction pits. These have a broad fringe of swamp and fen vegetation which includes bottle sedge Care…

Moneystaghan Bog

…om swamp vegetation dominated by common reed Phragmites australis, bottle sedge Carex rostrata and water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile, through acid fen, to localised pockets of species-rich fen where ground waters influence the vegetation composition. The notable lesser tussock…

Fardrum and Roosky Turloughs

…Persicaria amphibia, fine leaved water-dropwort Oenanthe aquatica, bottle sedge Carex rostrata and pond water crowfoot Ranunculus peltatus. Some of these form very extensive swards. More rare and unusual species recorded include least bur reed Sparganium natans and tufted sedge C…

Norwick Meadows

… Gentianella amarella subsp. septentrionalis and nationally scarce curved sedge Carex maritima have been recorded from the site. Norwick Meadows SSSI provides one of the best and most extensive examples of mesotrophic (moderately nutrient-rich) marsh in Shetland. The meadows are …

Stockbridge Fen

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

East Ruston Common

…e vegetation is generally dominated by soft rush Juncus effusus and white sedge Carex canescens. Several notable plants are present in this zone including cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, jointed rush Juncus …

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…

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…

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…

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…

Berrington Pool, Shropshire

…a of emergent species, including some which are uncommon, notably slender sedge Carex lasiocarpa at one of its most southerly localities in Britain. There are extensive beds of white water lily Nymphaea alba. Vegetation dominated by water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile and bottle…

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,…

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…

Tayvallich Juniper and Fen

…chemistry. The base-rich areas support rich dioecious sedge – common butterwort Carex dioica – Pinguicula vulgaris mires, while near the sea the rich fens are characterised by the presence of black bog rush Schoenus nigricans. Star sedge – bog moss Carex echinata – Sphagnum recur…

Hill of Warehouse

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

Hart Bog

…mnium palustre are also present. Other plantsinclude an abundance of grey sedge Carex divulsa, common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium and sundew Drosera rotundifolia. By contrast, the northern and eastern sides of themire are characterised by species rich fen, which is part…

Dullatur Marsh

…hybrid water-lily Nuphar x spenneriana. The fens area dominated by bottle sedge Carex rostrata, water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile and marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre. Smaller areas are dominated by reed canary-grass Phalaris arundinacea, bulrush Typha latifolia, reed sweet-g…

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 …

Ballykilbeg

…trast, the plant communities of the fen are particularly variable. bottle sedge Carex rostrata is often the dominant species, with abundant bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and marsh cinquefoil Potentilla palustris. Where the underlying peats are kept moist through the year, a rich …

Little Langdale Tarn

…ommon reed Phragmites australis, bulrush Schoenoplectus lacustris, tufted sedge Carex elata, with occasional floating bur reed Sparganium angustifolium and small bur reed S. minimum. Parts of this fen community grade into emergent swamp dominated by bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata,…

Rathlin Island - Ballygill North

…flushed by mineral rich waters and are dominated by sedges e.g. carnation sedge Carex panicea, common sedge Carex nigra, common yellow sedge Carex demissa and black bog-rush Schoenus nigricans. Troughs and valley bottoms contain a range of wetland communities with a large number …

Esthwaite Water

…e outer edge of a wide reed bed. This progressively gives way to a bottle sedge Carex rostrata and reed community and then carr woodland dominated by common sallow Salix cinerea and alder Alnus glutinosa with lesser amounts of purple and crack willow Salix purpurea and S. fragili…

Lambsdale Leans

…significant area of swamp and fen habitats. These are dominated by bottle sedge Carex rostrata and northern sedge C. aquatilis, with associated floating moss carpets and swamp species such as marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, soft-rush Juncus effusus and marsh-marigold Caltha pa…

Gormire

…etation. Open communities of water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile, bottle sedge Carex rostrata, reed mace Typha latifolia, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and, of particular interest, tufted loosestrife Lysimachia thyrsiflora grade into marginal bog communities. In places these are…

Buttermere Fells

…loped system of pools containing bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and bottle sedge Carex rostrata. Round leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia, deer grass and the mosses Sphagnum papillosum, S. capillifolium and Sphagnum cuspidatum are all abundant. Most of the valley bottoms are poorl…

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…

Dun's Dish

…al of this community type include marsh marigold Caltha palustris, bottle sedge Carex rostrata, marsh willow-herb Epilobium palustre, marsh-bedstraw Galium palustre, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, and lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula, as well as several species of plants …

Kyle of Sutherland Marshes

…ankments and other better drained ground. The main species include bottle sedge Carex rostrata, common sedge C. nigra, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile and marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris. Some of the areas of fen form quaking mires wit…

Trona Mires

…ows of Upper and Lower Trona Mires and Stivla. Extensive stands of bottle sedge Carex rostrata dominate these floristically diverse marshes. Bog bean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, and ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi are important constituents of these …

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…

Cridmore Bog

…id grassland which support a markedly different flora dominated by common sedge Carex nigra and fine leaved sheep’s fescue Festuca filiformis, commonly with white sedge Carex canescens, devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis and common tormentil Potentilla erecta. In very wet are…

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…

Moss Carr

…s mainly of a mesotrophic* poor fen type consisting of a lush mixture of sedges Carex spp., rushes Juncus spp. and a variety of herbs, over patches of bog and other mosses. The taller or dominant plants are sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus, common cotton grass Eriophorum an…

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…

Ludderburn and Candlestick Mires

…uding flushes of differing acidity, the mire has swampy patches of bottle sedge Carex rostrata, many stalked spike rush Eleocharis multicaulis and bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius. In other areas, hummocks of Sphagnum palustre and S. subnitens occur, supporting species suc…

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…

Upper Fowey Valley

…ntilla erecta, common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium, green-ribbed sedge Carex binervis and carnation sedge Carex panicea. The herbaceous valley-floor mire communities are again dominated by purple moor-grass with tormentil but display a range of tall herbs including vale…

Loch of Winless

…ontains large stands of common club-rush Schoenoplectus lacustris, bottle sedge Carex rostrata and water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile. White water lily Nymphaea alba grows in the deeper water. Rich fen is particularly well developed to the south of the loch where it is dominate…

Carrot Hill Meadow

…etation is characterised by a wide variety of sedges, including dioecious sedge Carex dioica, tawny sedge Carex hostiana and long-stalked yellow sedge Carex viridula ssp. brachyrrhyncha. These grow in association with many other plants, including quaking grass Briza media, ragged…

Hallsenna Moor

…f wetland species including sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus, white sedge Carex canescens, common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium, narrow buckler fern Dryopteris carthusiana, cross leaved heath and devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis. Where the water level is at or…

East Harling Common

…d Dactylorhiza praetermissa, marsh helleborine Epipactis palustris, brown sedge Carex disticha and small amounts of black bog rush Schoenus nigricans, with deeper areas supporting extensive tufted sedge Carex elata. Towards the centre of deeper hollows where water persists furthe…

Cors Gorsgoch

…rshed, mires have developed with dominant bog mosses Sphagnum spp., white sedge Carex canescens and common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium, also abundant hare’s-tail cottongrass Eriophorum vaginatum, round-leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia, cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos and…

Blacklaw Hill Mire

…ormentil Potentilla erecta, purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea, carnation sedge Carex panicea, marsh horsetail Equisetum palustre, devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis and common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris. The site also contains an open water pool with large tussocks of co…

Gatewen Marsh

…e Veronica beccabunga, water plantain Alisma plantago-aquatica and bottle sedge Carex rostrata. The fringes of these areas support stands of common spike-rush Eleocharis palustris with water mint Mentha aquatica, gipsy-wort Lycopus europaeus, narrow-leaved water-parsnip Berula er…

Ardblair and Myreside Fens

…including alder/willow carr, species-rich sedge swamp dominated by bottle sedge Carex rostrata, and unimproved grassland. This habitat diversity is reflected in the large number of higher plant species which includes several rarities, notably the nationally scarce coralroot orchi…

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…

Hare's Down, Knowstone & Rackenford Moors

…Wahlenbergia hederacea and floating sweet-grass Glyceria fluitans. Bottle sedge Carex rostrata is locally abundant in the flushes on Rackenford Moor, growing in and amongst the purple moor-grass tussocks. The lower slopes of Rackenford Moor support scattered clumps of grey willow…

Hooks Well Meadows, Great Cressingham

…hinanthus minor and a variety of other typical fen species such as tufted sedge Carex elata, brown sedge Carex disticha and marsh valerian Valeriana dioica. On drier peat lesser pond sedge Carex acutiformis dominates. Around the edges of low lying flushes these base rich conditi…

Tebworth Marsh

…etter marsh is dominated by meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria with various sedges Carex spp. and rushes Juncus spp. and in places by jointed rush Juncus articulatus and marsh horsetail Equisetum palustre. Other characteristic species include marsh bedstraw Galium palustre, marsh ma…

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…

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 …

Branxholme Wester Loch

…s beneath a canopy of birch carr. This is surrounded by a zone of slender sedge Carex lasiocarpa -brown moss dominated rich-fen and poor-fen with willow carr. On peripheral slopes around the fen, flushed (lime-enriched) seepages and deep spring-heads or “well-eyes” arise. These s…

Cothill Fen

… Oenanthe lachenalii, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris and the bottle sedge Carex rostrata. A second nationally rare fen habitat is the purple moor grass Molinia caerulea meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum fen meadow, mainly restricted to East Anglia and parts of the West Coun…

Fymore Lough

…canary grass Phalaris arundinacea swamp, with frequent tussocks of tufted sedge Carex elata, is also found along the southern edge of the lake in association with adjacent areas of wet woodland. In places, these emergent stands grade back into drier, grazed areas of fen consistin…

Totamore Dunes and Loch Ballyhaugh

…hor is a nutrient poor swamp with a mosaic of vegetation including bottle sedge Carex rostrata and bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata swamp, bottle sedge and marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre fen, and common reed Phragmites australis swamp. On higher ground is a floristically rich mac…

Austwick and Lawkland Mosses

…ushes Juncus acutiflorus and Juncus conglomeratus var. conglomeratus and sedges Carex nigra, C. echinata and Carex disticha with an abundance of flowering plant species such as ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, marsh valerian Valeriana dioica and common marsh bedstraw Galium palus…

Wartle Moss

…of Scotland. The mire is dominated by moderately herb-rich beds of bottle sedge Carex rostrata and marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre with water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile dominant in some of the wettest parts of the site. In other areas the vegetation is shorter, with a highe…

Tranmire

…ch in species including sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus, carnation sedge Carex panicea, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, meadow sweet Filipendula ulmaria, marsh marigold Caltha palustris, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi and water mint…

Hatch Park

…atter harbours several plants which are uncommon in Kent including bottle sedge Carex rostrata, marsh speedwell Veronica scutellata, and lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica. There is also an acidic flush dominated by bog mosses Sphagnum spp. and rushes Juncus spp., as well as a small…

Buinach and Glenlatterach

… Narthecium ossifragum. A few kettle holes contain “poor fen” with bottle sedge Carex rostrata, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and Sphagnum palustre.

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…

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 …

Ludham - Potter Heigham Marshes

…wering rush Butomus umbellatus, Water dropwort Oenanthe fistulosa, bottle sedge Carex rostrata and water plantain Alisma plantago-aquatica. A discrete community occurs where there is seepage of brackish nutrient enriched waters from the River Thurne into dykes near the river bank…

Lough Formal

…he marginal emergent vegetation is limited in diversity, with only bottle sedge Carex rostrata swamp occurring in abundance. Scattered willows Salix spp and birch Betula pubescens occur around the shores of the lough, in places forming a narrow band of wet woodland. However, most…

Corby, Lily and Bishops Lochs

…edbeds are dominated by common club-rush Schoenoplectus lacustris, bottle sedge Carex rostrata and common reed Phragmites australis. The basin occupied by Corby and Lily lochs (once a single water body), contains examples of northern ‘poor-fen’, tussocky heather-cotton grass bog …

Pitkeathly Mires

…tion. The site supports several different types of fen vegetation. Bottle sedge Carex rostrata is a conspicuous component of these communities: the intermediate-fen has a wide variety of other species, and the poor-fen is less species-rich but with significant amounts of Sphagnum…

South Dartmoor

…m pulchrum, S. recurvum and Polytrichum commune, and herbs such as bottle sedge Carex rostrata, star sedge C. echinata, soft-rush Juncus effusus and sharp-flowered rush J. acutiflorus are common. Marsh clubmoss Lycopodiella inundata is one of the more unusual plant species presen…

Claife Tarns and Mires

…s Eriophorum angustifolium, white beak sedge Rhynchospora alba, dioecious sedge Carex dioica, marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris and cross leaved heath Erica tetralix. Of particular note is the presence of all three species of sundew, common sundew Drosera rotundifolia, oblong…

Lon Leanachain

…round lochans the swamp vegetation includes stands of common reed, bottle sedge Carex rostrata and white-beak sedge Rhynchospora alba. Towards the south and east of the bog there are transitions into birch scrub and marshy grassland with large tussocks of purple moor grass. Bog m…

River Barle

…nated by floating sweetgrass Glyceria fluitans, but small areas of bottle sedge Carex rostrata or bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata are also present. Amongst the many plant species in the grasslands are: greater burnet Sanguisorba officinalis, a plant found very rarely in Somerset, b…

Llyn Mawr

…. The main marginal vegetation consists of thin, scattered beds of bottle sedge Carex rostrata, although common spike-rush Eleocharis palustris is also present in one locality. A small amount of bulrush Typha latifolia adjoins one of the two extensive areas of willow carr Salix c…

Dungeness, Romney Marsh and Rye Bay

…eadow grass Poa pratensis, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha and sand sedge Carex arenaria. In contrast, the northern end supports dense species poor swards dominated by sand sedge and sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, developed over acidic sands. In the south west, dense mesotro…

Dunalastair Reservoir

…oved wetland areas. The fen fringing the loch is characterised by bottle sedge, Carex rostrata, bogbean, Menyanthes trifoliata, and marsh cinquefoil, Comarum palustre. It forms a transition from open water through to drier fen meadow, a rare and decreasing habitat type in Britain…

Dubh Lochs

…ea alba. Around the edges of the lochs there are extensive beds of bottle sedge Carex rostrata which are important nesting habitat for the Slavonian grebes. The land surrounding the lochs is a diverse mosaic of wet and dry heath and mire communities.

Cors Nantcwnlle

… fimbriatum) and a restricted range of flowering plants, including bottle sedge Carex rostrata, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos and soft-rush Juncus effusus. The locally scarce royal fern Osmunda regalis is a …

Mill Lough

… swamp, dominated by common club rush Schoenoplectus lacustris and bottle sedge Carex rostrata, with water horsetail Equisteum fluviatile, branched bur-reed Sparganium erectum and ivyleaved duckweed Lemna trisulca. The swamp grades into a tall fen, in which common reed Phragmites…

River Dee (Parton to Crossmichael)

…d Phragmites australis, reed canary-grass Phalaris arundinacea and bottle sedge Carex rostrata. Lowland acid grassland occurs throughout the site and is often marshy; meadowsweet and sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus are common. Where acid grassland meets the water’s edge sp…

Lochmaben Lochs

…ire composed of bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, Sphagnum mosses and bottle sedge Carex rostrata. Much of the vegetation is species-rich and some uncommon plants, such as cowbane Cicuta virosa and marsh stitchwort Stellaria palustris, occur. The site supports a rich cranefly Tipuli…

Black Loch

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

Rochdale Canal

…s are alternate leaved watermilfoil Myriophyllum alterniflorum and bottle sedge Carex rostrata. The pondweeds Potamogeton spp. are indicative of a wide range of nutrient conditions and pH tolerance. However some are only found in moderately acid to moderately alkaline conditions.…

Cors Penbwlch

…sected by broad watercourses dominated by poor-fen species such as bottle sedge Carex rostrata, the bog moss Sphagnum recurvum and soft rush Juncus effusus. Where grazing has been less intensive, bog moss carpets exist beneath the cover of purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea and d…

Cors y Llyn

… contains flooded peat workings which are characterised locally by bottle-sedge Carex rostrata and bog-mosses, with associates such as common cottongrass, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre. The peripheral "lagg zone" around the basins comprises w…

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…

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…

Gwaun Troed-rhiw-seiri a Llyn Mynydd-gorddu

…l-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, heath grass Danthonia decumbens and spring-sedge Carex caryophyllea, with common dog-violet Viola riviniana, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, tormentil Potentilla erecta, eyebright Eurphrasia sp, common bird’s-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus and an …

Llay Bog

…otton grasses Eriophorum vaginatum, cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos, bottle sedge Carex rostrata, sundew Drosera rotundifolia and heaths Erica tetralix and Calluna vulgaris.

Rhos Cilcennin

…ther are clumps of crowberry, and other interesting plants include bottle sedge Carex rostrata and narrow buckler-fern Dryopteris carthusiana. At the northern end of the site is an area of acidic pasture which is reverting to heath with abundant western gorse and a large colony o…

Waun Eurad

…gbean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre and bottle sedge Carex rostrata, has developed on the site of a former pool near the centre of the fen. The site supports 7 species of dragonfly including the notable scarce blue-tailed damselfly Ischnura pumilio.

Crook Burn, Dyeshaugh

…ria fluitans and creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera and patches of bottle sedge Carex rostrata which occupy the wettest parts of the site. An important element of the site is the group of species characteristic of Northern hay meadow (a rare type of lowland neutral grassland) inc…

Lough Corry

…ch dominates the open water in the western half of the lake, while bottle sedge Carex rostrata swamp occurs along much of the shoreline, occasionally replaced by common spike rush Eleocharis palustris swamp on the exposed northern shore. Other swamp communities present include lo…

Pike Whin Bog

…which common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium is dominant and bottle sedge Carex rostrata, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, marsh bedstraw Galium palustre, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria and soft rush Juncus effusus are plentiful. Amidst the sedge fen there is also a smal…

Corfe Common

…the range of higher plants are bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, bottle sedge Carex rostrata, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium, marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris and pale butterwort Pinguicula lusitanica. The wetter areas support an extre…

Loch Ruthven

… is surrounded by semi-natural birchwood, but there are pockets of bottle sedge Carex rostrata swamp along much of the edge, at the western end showing a transition from open water, through swamp and fen vegetation to sedge-rich wet acidic grassland. Breeding bird assemblage The …

Eastern Peak District Moors

…ogether with calcicoles such as fairy flax Linum catharticum and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. Small mires and flushes are the most botanically rich communities in the Eastern Peak District Moors. Several different types are found, including most of those characteristic of the Sou…

Loch na Cartach

…Wet flushes at the northern end of the site contain Eleocharis sp, with a small Carex rostrata marsh nearby. Also within the site are sparse scrub, moorland, machair, open water and coastal plant communities with their associated wildlife. Cliff ledge plants grow in the ravine of…

Stroupster Peatlands

…ata. The upper loch is fringed by common reed Phragmites australis bottle sedge Carex rostrata and bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata. The lower loch is more nutrient-rich and is dominated by water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile.

Catcott Edington and Chilton Moors

…um, quaking grass Briza media, heath grass Danthonia decumbens, carnation sedge Carex panicea, common sedge C. nigra and southern marsh orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa. Wetter unimproved marshy grassland may, in addition, contain rushes Juncus spp, marsh marigold Caltha palustri…

Priddy Pools

…uisetum fluviatile, ii common spike rush Eleocharis palustris, iii bottle sedge Carex rostrata and iv soft rush Juncus effusus. bulbous rush J. bulbosus is the dominant submergent. Soils in the valley bottom to the south of this pool appear to be more nutrient rich. This change i…

Oak Mere

…ass Molinia caerulea, round leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia and bottle sedge Carex rostrata. A variety of woodland types occur around the mere. At the north end is extensive carr woodland dominated by birch Betula pubescens, alder Alnus glutinosa and goat willow Salix caprea w…

Loch of Park

…ion. The central reed-swamp vegetation includes areas dominated by bottle sedge Carex rostrata, flag iris Iris pseudacorus, reed sweet-grass Glyceria maxima, reed-mace Typha latifolia and true reed Phragmites australis. The drier ground contains the largest basin alderwood in Abe…

Llyn Padrig

…ities are well represented. Among the locally dominant species are bottle sedge Carex rostrata, common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre and the moss Calliergonell cuspidatum and there is a host of associated species including the uncommon gr…

The Wilderness

…ion in the Isle of Wight. The herb layer is dominated in parts by tussock sedge Carex paniculata, some tussocks of which are more than 1.5 metres high. Wetter parts of the wood have patches of Sphagnum auriculatum and other relicts of the open bog flora which presumably preceded …

Waun Fawr, Puncheston

…wetland. In the wettest places, the vegetation is characterised by bottle sedge Carex rostrata, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre and water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile. The driest areas have wet heath with western gorse Ulex gallii on slight humm…

St Mary's Loch

…atively sparse. Narrow marginal stands of sedge swamp dominated by bottle sedge Carex rostrata occur and there are small reedbeds (common reed). The Scottish rarity, purple small-reed Calamagrostis canescens has been recorded here. Despite the relatively regular shoreline, the si…

Den of Ogil

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

Knipe Tarn

…n the tarn bed. The emergent vegetation of the tarn is typified by bottle sedge Carex rostrata, common sedge C. nigra, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre and bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata. The western shore has a bed of water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile and, in places, such as …

Abbots Moss

…Polytrichum commune, with marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris and bottle sedge Carex rostrata; willow Salix spp and, to a lesser extent, birch colonise its landward edge. Lily Pool is much deeper and although acidic, accumulates more nutrients from its catchment and schwingmoor …

Lochcote Marsh

…ghout the open marsh is reed canary grass Phalaris arundinacea and bottle sedge Carex rostrata, with meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, common valerian Valeriana officinalis, yellow iris Iris pseudacorus and marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre locally dominant or intermixed. These sp…

Black Loch (Cleish)

…on, however, there are small patches of reed Phragmites australis, bottle sedge Carex rostrata and water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile. The locally rare species water purslane Lythrum portula occurs on the shoreline. The loch catchment is predominantly acidic grassland of matgra…

Chasewater And The Southern Staffordshire Coalfield Heaths

…arsh marigold Caltha palustris, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, bottle sedge Carex rostrata and early marsh orchid Dactylorhiza incarnata are occasional. A large, highly alkaline, spring fed fen, fed largely from spring mounds built from concretions of deposited minerals, has …

Derryleckagh

…plant community of the wet mire surface is formed by a rather open bottle sedge Carex rostrata and brown moss association, with such species as bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh cinquefoil Potentilla palustris and the mosses Calliergonell cuspidatum, Calliergon giganteum and S…

Cassindonald Moss

…undew Drosera rotundifolia, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum and bottle sedge Carex rostrata. Apart from the western edge of the site, there is a gradual transition to fen vegetation on lower lying ground around the margin of the raised mire. A mosaic of fen meadow and wet gras…

Brown Moss

… latifolia, soft rush Juncus effusus, bur reed Sparganium erectum, bottle sedge Carex rostrata and bladder sedge C. vesicaria. There are also extensive areas of shorter grassland and marsh at the margins of some of the pools, with common spike rush Eleocharis palustris and creepi…

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…

Braade

…characterised by the presence of ragged Robin Lychnis flos-cuculi, bottle sedge Carex rostrata and marsh cinquefoil Potentilla palustris, over a mat of sphagnum bog-mosses. https://www.daera-ni.gov.uk/publications/braade-assi

Llyn Llech Owain

…m the lake margin, and in the western corner, a substantial bed of bottle sedge Carex rostrata grows. The upland hoverfly, Platycherius tertallidus, occurs in this sedgy area, and Llyn Llech Owain is one of the most southerly British stations known for this upland species. There …

Rhos Glwydwern

…ltitude of 198 metres. The grassland on the drier areas contains several sedges Carex spp, orchids, an isolated colony of meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum and an abundance of devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis and whorled caraway Carum verticillatum. Wet depressions occur, so…

Winfrith Heath

…l’s bit Succisa pratensis and several sedges including frequent carnation sedge Carex panicea and the local brown sedge Carex disticha. This turf also supports greater burnet Sanguisorba officinalis in one of its very few Dorset locations. Nearer the stream the grassland is rush …

Tarn Hows

…f small streams and acid flushes. These 'fringes' are dominated by bottle sedge Carex rostrata with common spike rush Eleocharis palustris, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and three species of bur reed Sparganium erectum, S. emersum and S. mini…

Big Waters

…e zone of reed mace Typha latifolia, in places in association with bottle sedge Carex rostrata and soft rush Juncus effusus. Behind this are beds of tall fen with much reed canary grass Phalaris arundinacea in a broad zone towards the south western corner, in addition to locally …

Cwm Gwynllyn

…ally rich. The open water transition area includes species such as bottle sedge Carex rostrata, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre. An area of Sphagnum lawn in the soligenous mire is of particular interest both for its species richness and the abu…

Rathlin Island - Ballycarry

…ottomed lakes where such species as bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, bottle sedge Carex rostrata and the bog mosses Sphagnum spp. are dominant. https://www.daera-ni.gov.uk/publications/ballycarry-assi

Danes Moss

…sundew Drosera rotundifolia, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre and bottle sedge Carex rostrata. Labrador tea Ledum palustre, a nationally rare plant, was previously recorded in the small area planted with conifers in the 1950s, but cuttings from the original stock have since been…

Greenan

…diverse wetland vegetation and acid fen. The swamp is dominated by bottle sedge Carex rostrata with frequent bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris and greater bladderwort Utricularia vulgaris. Within the swamp, t…

Attermire

…e status is highest and consist of a tussocky community containing bottle sedge Carex rostrata, common sedge C. nigra, carnation sedge C. panicea, long stalked yellow sedge C. lepidocarpa, sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus and common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium. Th…

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…

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…

North Exmoor

…h is normally only a woodland plant in the south-west. The star sedge -bog moss Carex echinata – Sphagnum fallax mire is frequent and mainly dominated by soft rush Juncus effusus and the moss Polytrichum commune. In the broad combe bottoms the marsh bedstraw -rush pasture Galium …

Red Moss, Oldtown

…lays a range of plant communities typical of fens. Acidic fen with bottle sedge Carex rostrata and sphagnum mosses is extensive and tall-herb fen characterised by bottle sedge and marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre is also found. In wetter areas species such as water horsetail Equ…

Outley Mosses

…have a diverse flora with a high cover of small sedges such as carnations sedge Carex panicea, tawny sedge Carex hostiana and common yellow sedge C. demissa and various combinations of other species including autumnal hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis, marsh thistle Cirsium palus…

Lough Neagh

…ring rush Butomus umbellatus, bulrush Schoenoplectus lacustris and bottle sedge Carex rostrata. Locally, large stands of common reed Phragrnites austral is have developed. The tall fen occurring along the water's edge mostly consists of a thin, generally species-poor band of reed…

Cors Cae'r Neuadd

… support a floating bog community characterised by an abundance of bottle sedge Carex rostrata, the bog-mosses Sphagnum cuspidatum, S. palustre, S. recurvum and S. subnitens, common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium, sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus and marsh cinquefoil …

Leziate, Sugar and Derby Fens

…’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis, tormentil Potentilla erecta and bottle sedge Carex rostrata. Heather Calluna vulgaris and cross leaved heath Erica tetralix are locally frequent around an area of young, secondary birch woodland and other notable species include common cotton gr…

Cors Llyn Farch a Llyn Fanod

… marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, bottle sedge Carex rostrata and bog mosses Sphagnum spp. Palynological studies have shown that the bog has developed since late glacial times as a result of the infilling of Llyn Farch, now no longer visible. The …

Montiaghs Moss

…ttings more localised communities include a mixed sedge sward with bottle sedge Carex rostrata and water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile. A floating-leaved 'understorey' of broadleaved pondweed Potamogeton natans, bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius and more locally, frogbit H…

Llyn Garreg-lwyd

…clusively by common reed Phragmites australis with few associates. Bottle sedge Carex rostrata is locally dominant in the southern part of the fen with bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile, unbranched bur-reed Sparganium erectum and yellow flag Iris…

Frosses Bog

…poor' fen and swamp. In the latter, the vegetation is dominated by bottle sedge Carex rostrata and common cottongrass Eriophorum aogtlstifolium, with frequent water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile over a Sphagnum moss carpet. Associated species include marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle …

Llyn Llygeirian

….g. bulrush Typha latifolia, flowering rush Butomus umbellatus and bottle sedge Carex rostrata, is well represented and there are also peripheral willow carr and mire communities. Llyn Llygeirian is additionally important for the occurrence of several nationally uncommon aquatic …

Rhyllech Uchaf

…ch contain black bog-rush Schoenus nigricans, blunt-flowered rush, bottle sedge Carex rostrata and the brown moss Calliergonell cuspidatum. There are several notable plant species present at this site including the nationally scarce narrow-leaved marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza traunst…

Cloghcor Lough

…n places, the swamp is backed by richer tall-herb fen dominated by bottle sedge Carex rostrata and creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, with herbs such as water mint Mentha aquatica, common marsh bedstraw Galium palustre, marsh willowherb Epilobium palustre, cowbane Cicuta virosa …

Bradworthy Common

…ce of bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum and of sedges, particularly star sedge Carex echinata and caranation sedge C. panicea, the latter forming pure mats in places. Ditches and rivulets support species such as marsh St Johns-wort Hypericum elodes, bog pondweed Potamogeton poly…

Llyn y Fawnog

… area near the centre. Around the lake, there is a floating mat of bottle sedge Carex rostrata , water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile and Cotton-grass Eriophorum angustifolium. An outer zone of Bog Mosses Sphagnum spp., and other plants characteristic of acid bogs, is being colon…

Brothers Water

…east side. Near the lake outflow and along the southern lake shore bottle sedge Carex rostrata and common reed Phragmites australis form bands of marginal swamp behind which the vegetation comprises abundant sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus, marsh violet Viola palustris, pu…

Thrumster Mill Loch

…ies found in this habitat include, in the wettest areas, stands of bottle sedge Carex rostrata and water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile. In drier areas of the site the fen is species-rich, with stands containing species such as marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, marsh marigold Ca…

Balerno Common

…n area of open water with stands of emergent vegetation, including bottle sedge Carex rostrata, bog bean Menyanthes trifoliata and marsh horsetail Equisetum palustre. There are also large marginal areas of marshy grassland with meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, tufted hair grass D…

Long Mynd

…nd grades into a rush pasture characterised by soft rush Juncus effusus, sedges Carex demissa and C. nigra with marsh bedstraw Galium palustre and greater bird’s foot trefoil Lotus pedunculatus. This plant community is typical of western uplands in Britain and occurs on the Long …

Jenny Dam

…ans. The emergent vegetation at the north east end is dominated by bottle sedge Carex rostrata. Marginal vegetation around the tarn includes bulbous rush Juncus bulbosus, sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, lesser spearwort Ranunculus fla…

Cairnleith Moss

…og moss Sphagnum recurvum. Rich-fen vegetation is characterised by bottle sedge Carex rostrata, the locally uncommon lesser tussock sedge C. diandra and fen mosses; the nationally scarce plant cowbane Cicuta virosa occurs. The nationally scarce plant, coralroot orchid Corallorhiz…

Brackagh Bog

…so support open stands of water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile and bottle sedge Carex rostrata swamp. Over time the decaying swamp vegetation slowly builds up and begins to infill the cuttings and pools, resulting in the loss of surface water and the development of a firmer surfa…

Low Gill Moor Wetlands

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

Gleneagles Mire

… in Perthshire. There is a small relict pool at one end fringed by bottle sedge Carex rostrata.

Curran Bog

…cludes stands of such species as common reed Phragmites australis, bottle sedge Carex rostrata and water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile, often growing over a carpet of brown mosses dominated by Calliergonell cuspidatum. Curran Bog is particularly notable for the large numbers of …

Slaidhills Moss

…inoides. Flowering plants such as fairy flax Linum catharticum, dioecious sedge Carex dioica, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, few-flowered spike-rush Eleocharis quinqueflora and broad-leaved cottongrass Eriophorum latifolium also reflect the high base status. The central area of the …

Over Water

…gmites australis. Other species in the emergent vegetation include bottle sedge Carex rostrata and water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile. Along the northern shore there is no continuous zone of emergent vegetation but common spike rush Eleocharis palustris is locally dominant and …

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…

East Dartmoor

…ires are bog pools containing species such as Sphagnum cuspidatum, bottle sedge Carex rostrata, star sedge C. echinata, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh lousewort Pedicularis palustris and bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum. Uncommon plants found on the site include stag’s-ho…

Neuadd and Tylelo Mires

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

Long Loch of Lundie

… fen vegetation along the shoreline with stands of species such as bottle sedge Carex rostrata, water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile, reed Phragmites australis and reedgrass Phalaris arundinacea. On the open loch edge there are species such as shoreweed Littorella uniflora and ne…

Lower River Spey

…ndweed Potamogeton crispus, marestail Hippuris vulgaris, bottle and water sedge Carex rostrata and C. aquatilis. With increasing stability, drier shingles have developed a mosaic of mixed scrub (gorse, broom, rose etc) with a variety of heath plants and open grassland, which in p…

Stanton Pastures & Cuckoocliff Valley

…ed by purple moor grass Molinia caerulea and sedges, especially carnation sedge Carex panicea. Many county rarities occur in these situations such as meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, creeping willow Salix repens, saw wort Serratula tinctoria and fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conops…

Burnfoot River Shingle and Wydon Nabb

…ated areas of fen are dominated by horsetail Equisetum fluviatile, bottle sedge Carex rostrata and meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria. At the north east end of the site lies Wydon Nabb, notified for its geological interest, the northern bank of the South Tyne River providing an exce…

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…

Blaen y Wergloedd Bog

…vides suitable conditions for mixed sedge communities dominated by bottle sedge Carex rostrata. The eastern part of the site receives base-enriched water, and the flora includes species typical of mesotrophic wet grassland/bog vegetation associations, such as sneezewort Achillea …

River Frome

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

Altnaharra

…ally important range of wetland vegetation and the nationally rare string sedge Carex chordorrhiza. This is the most extensive and most varied acidic mire site in north and west Sutherland. Hydromorphological mire range This site supports a number of different types of peat-formi…

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…

Wolf Island Bog

…phorum angustifolium and Vaccinium oxycoccus are both prominent in the area and Carex rostrata is locally frequent. The lagg surrounding the bog has been extensively cut for turf, creating a mosaic of habitats depending on peat-depth and age of cutting. These include acid grassla…

Dilty Moss

… marsh violet Viola palustris, marsh marigold Caltha palustris and bottle sedge Carex rostrata. Of particular note is the occurrence of the nationally rare coral-root orchid Corallorhiza trifida and the uncommon lesser butterfly orchid Platanthera bifolia. Birch, willow scrub and…

Monadh Mor

…e nutrient poor with a floating swamp of bog mosses Sphagnum spp, bottle sedge, Carex rostrata, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre around the edges. The margins of these water bodies also support wet willow, birch and pine woodland.

Jockey Fields

… the site, a large area of tall fen and swamp is dominated by lesser pond sedge Carex acutiformis and greater reed mace Typha latifolia. Other species present include meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, greater bird's foot trefoil Lotus pedunculatus, yellow iris Iris pseudacorus and…

Lackan Bog

…n Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh cinquefoil Potentilla palustris and bottle sedge Carex rostrata present. Deeper cuttings have produced pools with open water and a variety of aquatic species e.g. two species of bladderwort Utricularia spp. and bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifoliu…

Highclere Park

… speedwell Veronica montana. Additionally, the alder woods support remote sedge Carex remota, opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium and marsh marigold Caltha palustris. The neutral to slightly acidic grassland on the slopes down from the Temple are notabl…

Greenan Lough

…along the shoreline. The emergent vegetation consists of stands of bottle sedge Carex rostrata, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, water mint Mentha aquatica, common marsh bedstraw Galium palustre, gypsywort Lycopus europaeus, unbranched bur reed Sparganium emersum and water plantain…

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…

Lough Macrory

…mergent vegetation such as common spike-rush Eleocharis palustris, bottle sedge Carex rostrata, water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile, wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh bedstraw Galium palustre and rush Juncus spp. is mostly confined to the no…

Camilla Loch

…in Fife. At the western edge the open water fringe is dominated by bottle sedge Carex rostrata with floating rafts of bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and amphibious bistort Persicaria amphibia. The fringing swamp vegetation grades westwards into intermediate fen largely dominated b…

Ennerdale

…phagnum carpets. The latter support a diverse flora which includes bottle sedge Carex rostrata, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, round leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula and bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius. Of particular botanical inter…

Cors Llyn Coethlyn

…ve areas of bog-moss (Sphagnum spp.) lawn, mesotrophic areas with slender sedge Carex lasiocarpa, and birch/willow carr (Betula pubescens/Salix cinerea). The core of the site is centred around the small water body of Llyn Coethlyn. Here the open water is surrounded by birch/willo…

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…

Selkirk Racecourse Moss

…nly herbaceous fen dominated by sedge swamp communities containing bottle sedge Carex rostrata, water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile and bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, with a particularly clear zonation of the vegetation communities characteristic of this type of fen. Scattered w…

Black Loch (Abdie)

…is Iris pseudacorus, in which more species-rich patches containing bottle sedge Carex rostrata, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, marsh-marigold Caltha palustris and water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile are scattered. Several wetland species which are scarce nationally or in Fif…

Ballynagross Lower

… water mint Mentha aquatica, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, bottle sedge Carex rostrata, marsh cinquefoil Potentilla palustris, marsh bedstraw Galium palustre, lesser water parsnip Berula erecta, marsh marigold Caltha palustris, water dock Rumex hydrolapathum and creeping …

Thursley, Hankley & Frensham Commons

…n; the meadows around Borough Farm with rushes Juncus species and cyperus sedge Carex pseudocyperus and wet grassland on a terrace of the River Wey with meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, water mint Mentha aquatica, sedges Carex species and rushes, are the most extensive examples o…

Llyn Ty'n y Mynydd

…silted up former reservoir has developed into a varied basin mire. Bottle Sedge Carex rostrata is dominant and associated with water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile, bogbeam Menyanthes trifoliata and common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium. Fringing the site are areas of wet …

Woodhead Moss

…around a small open water area with associated zones and stands of bottle sedge Carex rostrata, common reed Phragmites australis, bulrush Typha latifolia and horsetail Equisetum swamp species. These gradually merge into tall herb wet meadow, marshy grassland and alder and willow …

Hare Myre, Monk Myre and Stormont Loch

…mmunities are dominated by a range of sedges and grasses including bottle sedge Carex rostrata and reed grass Phalaris arundinacea. Amongst the rarer species in the vascular plant assemblage in these fen communities are the nationally rare Scandinavian small-reed Calamagrostis pu…

Loch of Mey

…nquefoil Comarum palustre, water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile or bottle sedge Carex rostrata. The shallower areas of the loch have stands of common spike rush Eleocharis palustris. The nationally scarce narrow small-reed Calamagrostis stricta grows near the north end of the loc…

Rhos Llawr Cwrt

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

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…

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…

Bassenthwaite Lake

…hragmites australis are limited. Bulrush Schoenoplectus lacustris, bottle sedge Carex rostrata, bladder sedge C. vesicaria and common spike rush Eleocharis palustris are locally abundant. On stoney shores the diverse vegetation includes species such as globe flower Trollius europ…

Round Loch of Lundie

…r and willow carr and areas of meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria and bottle sedge Carex rostrata dominated fens. Aquatic species are limited to plants tolerant of high nutrient levels, such as curled pondweed Potamogeton crispus and the alien Canadian pondweed Elodea canadensis whi…

North Dartmoor

…with soft rush Juncus effusus, sharp-flowered rush J. acutiflorus, bottle sedge Carex rostrata, star sedge C. echinata, white-beak sedge Rhynchospora alba and bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata. Large areas of both wet and dry heathland are also found within the SSSI, dominated by he…

Orton Pastures

…ar note being extremely rich in species. sedges predominate, including glaucous Carex flacca, carnation C. panicea, common C. nigra and long stalked yellow sedge C. lepidocarpa. Also of frequent occurrence are suchplants as marsh valerian Valeriana dioica, common butterwort Pingu…

Black Lough (Tyrone)

… emergent swamp dominated by water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile, bottle sedge Carex rostrata, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and bulrush Typha latifolia. The swamp is backed by species-rich fen. Towards the south of the site this takes the form of a band of quaking fen which ext…

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…

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…

Cocket Moss

…rom the site. To the north of the causeway is a swamp dominated by bottle sedge Carex rostrata with bog mosses Sphagnum spp., part of which, in the absence of grazing, has developed into willow carr Salix spp. The remainder of the mire is composed of common cotton grass with a ri…

Rubha Dunan

…of the loch is fringed by extensive areas of Sphagnum species with bottle sedge Carex rostrata and marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre. To the east, the fen grades into marshy grassland and an area with small sedge communities. Marshy grassland is dominated by rushes with a wide ra…

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