Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

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.…

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…

Ardwall Hill

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

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 …

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…

Summerhill Lough

… Phragmites australis, interspersed with tall tussocks of greater tussock sedge Carex paniculata and cyperus sedge Carex pseudocerus. The fen is characterised by the predominance of lesser Tussock sedge Carex diandra and yellow sedge Carex viridula ssp.brachyrrhcha intermixed wit…

Hoy

… moss Palustriella commutata and other lime-loving species such as yellow sedge Carex viridula subsp. brachyrrhyncha. Wet heaths are extensively developed and are characterised by abundant lichens and cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, with grasses, sedges and Sphagnum mosses. Or…

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…

Knocknacloy

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

Lurgan River Wood

…, common twayblade Listera ovata, wood speedwell Veronica montana, remote sedge Carex remota and wood sedge Carex sylvatica tend to be more scattered in their distribution. Mosses occur on the ground and over exposed rock faces and boulders. Dominant species include Thuidium tama…

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 …

Drumcrow

…ccur, some of which are scarce. The fen vegetation is dominated by common sedge Carex nigra growing over a carpet of marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris with species such as meadow sweet Filipendula ulmaria, common marsh bedstraw Galium palustre, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flam…

Cautley Thwaite Meadows and Ecker Secker Beck

…e, low productivity grasses including common bent, soft brome Bromus hordeaceus subsp hordeaceus, crested dog's tail, rough meadow grass, annual meadow, red fescue, Yorkshire fog and sweet vernal grass, the latter being generally the most abundant and constant species throughout …

Tow River Wood

… moor-grass Molinia caerulea, sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus and sedges Carex spp. are dominant, with base-rich flushes scattered throughout. These have a characteristic range of species, such as dioecious sedge Carex dioica, yellow sedge Carex viridula ssp. brachyrrhynch…

Kilroosky Lough

…dgehog stonewort Chara pendunculata, the regionally rare rugged stonewort Chara subspinosa and smooth stonewort Nitella flexilis, and by large, floating stands of yellow water lily Nuphar lutea and white water-lily Nymphaea alba. The emergent vegetation of the lough consists of a…

Holly Rock Fields

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

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…

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…

Annachullion Lough

…mooth stonewort Nitella flexilis and the regionally rare rugged stonewort Chara subspinosa. Other species present include large, floating stands of yellow water lily Nuphar lutea and white water lily Nymphaea alba, occasionally accompanied by shining pondweed Potamogeton lucens a…

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…

Tievebulliagh

…e flushing the ground supports a short sedge grassland, especially yellow sedge Carex viridula ssp viridula and carnation sedge Carex panicea. The herb component includes lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris and devils-bit scabious Succisa praten…

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…

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…

Ballymacaldrack

…hoxanthum odoratum. Sedges are abundant in the sward and include glaucous sedge Carex flacca, carnation sedge Carex panicea, yellow sedge Carex viridula and tawny sedge Carex hostiana. Herbs present are typical of traditionally managed rush pasture grasslands and include greater …

Tullysranadeega

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

Drumacrittin Lough

… bristly stonewort Chara hispida and the regionally rare rugged stonewort Chara subspinosa, yellow water lily Nuphar lutea, red pondweed Potamogeton alpinus and the aquatic moss Fontinalis antipyretica are amongst several other aquatic species present. The emergent vegetation is …

Banagher

…horum latifolium, few flowered spike rush Eleocharis quinqueflora, yellow sedge Carex viridula ssp. brachyrrhyncha, fairy flax Linum catharticum and quaking grass Briza media. Down slope this flushed grassland is best described as a fen meadow which is characterised by meadow thi…

Lough Scolban

…n strawberry Potentilla sterilis, lords and ladies Arum maculatum, remote sedge Carex remota and wood sedge Carex sylvatica tend to be more scattered in their distribution. Mosses occur on the ground and over exposed rock faces and boulders. Dominant species include common tamari…

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…

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 …

Cuilcagh Mountain

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

Slieve Beagh

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

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…

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…

Keadew

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

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…

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 …

Heath Hill Farm

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

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…

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…

Ewefell Mire

…tes down hill it spreads to forma flush. Small sedges including carnation sedge Carex panicea, star sedge Carex echinata, common sedge Carex nigra and common yellow sedge Carex viridula agg. are profuse and along with few flowered spike rush Eliocharis quinqueflora, cross leaved …

Lower Swaledale Woods And Grasslands

…lar plant at the site including the nationally rare large fruited prickly sedge Carex muricata subsp muricata and three nationally scarce species wood barley Hordelymus europaeus, bird's eye primrose Primula farinosa and limestone bedstraw Galium sterneri. There are also two regi…

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…

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…

Cors Llanllyfni

…which support slender green feather-moss, with species such as the common sedge Carex nigra, yellow sedge Carex viridula, star sedge C. echinata, carnation sedge C. panicea, sharp-flowered rush J. acutiflorus, bird(cid:31)s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, cuckoo-flower Cardamine…

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…

Cwm Glo a Glyndyrys

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

Ben Vorlich

…h have an outstanding calcicolous flora, including species such as yellow sedge Carex viridula, yellow saxifrage Saxifraga aizoides, russet sedge Carex saxatilis, three-flowered rush Juncus triglumis, alpine meadow-rue Thalictrum alpinum and Scottish asphodel Tofieldia pusilla.

Upper Chapel Pastures

…um palustre, with occasional lesser skullcap Scutellaria minor, carnation sedge Carex panicea and common yellow sedge Carex viridula oedocarpa. The enclosures are bordered by lines of willow Salix spp. and downy birch Betula pubescens and there is a small pocket of fen woodland i…

Clermont & Anglesey Mountain

… by mineral rich waters and are characterised by sedges such as dioecious sedge Carex dioica and common yellow sedge Carex viridula with herbs such as devils-bit scabious Succisa pratensis. https://www.daera-ni.gov.uk/publications/clermont-anglesey-mountain-assi

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 …

Corfe Mullen Pastures

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

Killough Bay and Strand Lough

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

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…

Ushat Head

…rubs. The rare Scottish primrose Primula scotica and small-fruited yellow sedge Carex viridula are found at Ushat Head SSSI. roseroot Sedum rosea and kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria are abundant, along with the maritime species, spring squill Scilla verna, sea campion Silene un…

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…

Lower Red Lees Pasture

…ompact rush Juncus conglomeratus, Yorkshire fog, field wood rush and the sedges Carex viridula and C. nigra are dominant with wild angelica Angelica sylvestris, marsh thistle Cirsium palustre, cuckoo-flower Cardamine pratensis, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, marsh hawk’s beard …

Rhosydd Llanwrthwl

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

Clegir Mawr

…ire Inula Crithmoides on the sea cliffs, and the locally uncommon prickly sedge Carex Muricata subsp. Lamprocarpa and dodder Cuscuta epithymum.

Sheigra - Oldshoremore

…marram grass with grasses and sedges, such as sand couch grass Elytrigia juncea subsp. boreoatlantica and sand sedge Carex arenaria. A range of plants including purple milk vetch Astragalus danicus and bird’s-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus, common mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum su…

Ty Du Moor

…ch flushes contain an abundance of moss and sedge species, including flea sedge Carex pulicaris, tawny sedge Carex hostiana and the moss Campylium stellatum. Rush pasture forms a band between the wetter fen vegetation and the drier, semi-improved grassland on the raised ground at…

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…

Whiting Ness - Ethie Haven

…y and locally rare species such as Scottish scurvy grass Cochlearia officinalis subsp. scotica, long-bracted sedge Carex extensa, wood vetch Vicia sylvatica, wild liquorice Astragalus glycyphyllos as well as rare and unusual species more generally restricted to base-rich grasslan…

East Lizard Heathlands

…a cinerea along with betony Betonica officinalis, wild thyme Thymus polytrichus subsp. arcticus, tormentil and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. Where the loess and Crousa Gravels overlie gabbro, the deeper, well drained soils support a more acidic ‘short heath’ community. This is ch…

Moine Mhor

… Deschampsia setacea, large bitter-cress Cardamine amara, greater tussock-sedge Carex paniculata, slender sedge Carex lasiocarpa, heath spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza maculata subsp. ericetorum, and nodding bur-marigold Bidens cernua. West of the Islandadd Bridge the estuarine habit…

Norwick Meadows

…us pratensis. The nationally scarce and locally rare sea pea Lathyrus japonicus subsp. maritimus, internationally rare and locally scarce autumn gentian Gentianella amarella subsp. septentrionalis and nationally scarce curved sedge Carex maritima have been recorded from the site.…

Kennack to Coverack

…Peninsula. Dominant plants here are sea couch Elytrigia atherica and sand sedge Carex arenaria. Lesser meadow-rue Thalictrum minus, a basicole species absent from other Cornish dune systems has strong populations here. A host of rare plants has been recorded here, namely the RDB …

Tinto Hills

…as a characteristic upland flora, which includes the montane plants stiff sedge Carex bigelowii and mountain crowberry Empetrum nigrum subsp. hermaphroditum.

Upper Nantserth Pasture

…eaved heath Erica tetralix, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, carnation sedge Carex panicea, heath spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza maculata subsp. ericetorum, round-leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia and bog-mosses Sphagnum spp.. Scattered acidic flushes are dominated by sharp-flow…

Cae Ty-hen

…tterfly-orchid Platanthera bifolia, heath spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza maculata, subsp. ericetorum, marsh marigold Caltha palustris, pale sedge Carex pallescens, bog pimpernel Lysmachia tenella, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris and marsh violet Viola palustris.

Cae Comin Coch

…s supporting such species as devil's-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, pale sedge Carex pallescens, heath spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza maculata subsp. ericetorum and ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi.

Caeau Ty-mawr

…awkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis and betony Betonica officinalis. Glaucus sedge Carex flacca is locally abundant and species such as meadow fescue Schedonorus pratensis and hairy ladies-mantle Alchemilla filicaulis are occasional in the sward. The wetter parts of the fields are e…

Burns Beck Moss

…ws have been colonised by species such as the bog mosses Sphagnum capillifolium subsp. rubellum and Sphagnum magellanicum and lesser tussock sedge Carex diandra. Through both the cut and uncut peat areas run occasional flushes with swards of yellow sedge Carex demissa, common sed…

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