Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Ryhall Pasture and Little Warren Verges

…h typical species as clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata, greater knapweed Centaurea scabiosa, dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule, cowslip Primula veris and salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba. The adjoining roadside verge also exhibits a rich calcareous flora characterised by the …

Red Lodge Heath

… chalk rich flora, including sheep’s fescue and lady’s bedstraw, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria, greater knapweed Centaurea scabiosa and wild parsnip Pastinaca sativa. The chalk grasslands are the most species rich for plants. The acid grassland is also intensively rabbit gr…

Bowerchalke Downs

…st quaking grass Briza media, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria and cowslip Primula veris are widespread and frequent. Several species considered indicative of continuous management in the absence of fertilisers, herbicides and ploughing also o…

Gunnerton Nick

…mmon in Northumberland, including hoary plantain Plantago media, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria, greater knapweed Centaurea scabiosa and shining crane’s bill Geranium lucidum. On lime rich soils associated with quarry spoil there is a herb rich grassland with crested hair gra…

Waterdale

…pes, rich in herbs including rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria, greater knapweed Centaurea scabiosa and field scabious Knautia arvensis. Ondeeper soils this community becomes dominated by false oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius. A red fescue gra…

Wingate Quarry

…salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, fairy flax Linum catharticum, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria and greater knapweed Centaurea scabiosa. Fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea and frog orchid Dactylorhiza viridis are also present and are uncommon in County Durham. In more recent…

Hastings Hill

…roughhawk bit Leontodon hispidus, as well as the taller herbs, greater knapweed Centaurea scabiosa, musk thistle Carduus nutans, oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare and small scabious Scabiosa columbaria. Of particular note are the large populations of felwort Gentianella amarella w…

Dallow Downs and Winsdon Hill

…foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus, fairy flax Linum catharticum, greater knapweed Centaurea scabiosa and field scabious Knautia arvensis. The diversity of calcareous plants also includes dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria, kidney vetch Anthyllis vulner…

Holland Hall (Melbourn) Railway Cutting

…n wild candytuft Iberis amara, with wild carrot Daucus carota, greater knapweed Centaurea scabiosa, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, basil thyme Acinos arvensis, kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria, sainfoin Onobrychis viciifolia and small scabious Scabiosa columbaria. Of …

Walton and Ivythorn Hills

…lude wild carrot Daucus carota, wild parsnip Pastinaca sativa, greater knapweed Centaurea scabiosa, dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule, woolly thistle Cirsium eriophorum, common rest-harrow Ononis repens, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium and small scabious Scabiosa columbaria.…

Field Barn Heaths, Hilborough

…ving plants including pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis, greater knapweed Centaurea scabiosa, dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule, meadow and rue leaved saxifrages Saxifraga granulataa and S. tridactylites and thyme Thymus sp., along with species more characteristic of acidic gras…

Croker's Hole

…es characteristic of agriculturally unimproved grassland such as small scabious Scabiosa columbaria, dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule, squinancywort Asperula cynanchica, devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis, wild thyme Thymus praecox, bastard toadflax, chalk milkwort Polygala calca…

West Woodhay Down

…ta laevipes, squinancywort Asperula cynanchica, burnet saxifrage small scabious Scabiosa columbaria, cowslip Primula veris, wild mignonette Reseda lutea, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba sp. minor, fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea and pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis. …

Roman Road

…panula rotundifolia, purple milk vetch Austragalus danicus and greater knapweed Centaurea scabiosa. The hedgerows are dominated by hawthorn Crataegus monogyna and blackthorn Prunus spinosabut include a good variety of additional shrub.

Sked Dale

…ally within the coarse grassland, a richer flora survives with greater knapweed Centaurea scabiosa, field scabious Knautia arvensis, rock rose and lady's bedstraw Galium verum. Other Information During the 1984 revision the boundary has been greatly reduced to exclude plantation…

Silbury Hill

… bit scabious Succisa pratensis, saw wort Serratula tinctoria, greater knapweed Centaurea scabiosa and round headed rampion Phyteuma orbiculare, the latter being largely restricted to south and east England. Knapweed broomrape Orobanche elatior, a local plant which parasitises t…

Debden Water

…erum. Other species include downy oat grass Avenula pubescens, greater knapweed Centaurea scabiosa, dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule and pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis. Woolly thistle Cirsium eriophorum is present both on the northern slope and in the more neutral grassland …

Langley's Lane Meadow

…e. Langley's Lane Meadow supports two main grassland typesa Cynosurus cristatus Centaurea nigra meadow and pasture community which is the typical grassland of grazed hay meadows on the neutral soils of lowland Britain and an Alopecurus pratensis Sanguisorba officinalis flood mead…

Pwll-du Head and Bishopston Valley

…airy oat Avenula pubescens, ox-eye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare, greater knapweed Centaurea scabiosa and bloody cranesbill Geranium sanguineum. The nationally rare hoary rock-rose Helianthemum oelandicum occurs along with the nationally scarce nit-grass Gastridium ventricosum where…

Tick Wood and Benthall Edge

…t Poterium sanguisorba, burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga, greater knapweed Centaurea scabiosa, marjoram Origanum vulgare and pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis.

Kirkby Grives

…assland communities are characterised by such plant species as greater knapweed Centaurea scabiosa, burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga, cowslip Primula veris, autumn gentian Gentianella amarella, rock rose Helianthemum nummularium and a variety of orchid species, several of wh…

Lydstep Head to Tenby Burrows

…pyramidalis, quaking-grass Briza media, cowslip Primula veris, greater knapweed Centaurea scabiosa and carline thistle Carlina vulgaris. The locally notable yellow-wort Blackstonia perfoliata has been recorded here. Two large fields at Valleyfield Top contain similar calcareous g…

Cow Cliff Pasture and Quarry

…ecies. These include clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata, greater knapweed Centaurea scabiosa, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum and thyme Thymus praecox. The site supports a colony of marbled whites Melanargia galatheaa, a species of butterfly that is at the northern…

Nine Holes Meadows

…and characterised by crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus and common knapweed Centaurea nigra. The most frequent grasses throughout the site are common bent Agrostis capillaris, red fescue Festuca rubrand Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, with common bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corni…

Little Byefields Meadow

…rse and contains such characteristic plants as the greater and lesser knapweeds Centaurea scabiosa and C. nigra, pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus, tufted vetch Vicia cracca and lady's bedstraw Galium verum. In wetter parts of the meadow, meadow sweet Filipendula ulmaria, cuckoo-flo…

Wenlock Edge

…ow wort Blackstonia perfoliata, hoary plantain Plantago media, greater knapweed Centaurea scabiosa and fairy flax Linum catharticum. Geology The world famous Wenlock Limestone outcrops of Wenlock Edge rank amongst Britain’s most important geological sites. Studied by generations …

White Shute

…l Campanula rotundifolia, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus and greater knapweed Centaurea scabiosa. Also present are common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, hairy violet Viola hirta, horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa, burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga and chalk milkwort P…

Burrington Combe

…a which includes salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, greater and lesser knapweed Centaurea scabiosa, C. nigra, rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, wild thyme Thymus praecox, Thymus polytrichus, marjoram Origanum vulgare and carline thistle Carlina vulgaris. Insects are extremely a…

Salt Way, Ditchley

…the verges includes common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, greater knapweed Centaurea scabiosa, dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule, wild carrot Daucus carota, field scabious Knautia arvensis and hairy violet Violet hirta. There are also records of rare cornfield weeds such as round…

Calstone and Cherhill Downs

…y robust herbs such as devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis, greater knapweed Centaurea scabiosa and clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata, while the more intensively grazed areas allow lower growing species, for example horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa and chalk milkwort …

High Barn, Oxcombe

…ypical chalk grassland plants frequent over the whole site are greater knapweed Centaurea scabiosa, burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba and autumn gentian Gentianella amarella. The site is also notable for its …

Stoney Middleton Dale

…ntilla tabernaemontani, limestone bedstraw Galium sterneri and greater knapweed Centaurea scabiosa. Whereas most of the plateau land has been agriculturally improved, some small areas of herb rich pasture remain. These grasslands are of the yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, q…

Cleatham Quarry

… by upright brome Bromus erectus together with species such as greater knapweed Centaurea scabiosa, wild parsnip Pastinaca sativa, ploughman's spikenard Inula conyza, common bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, yellow oat grass Trisetu…

Monknash Coast

…rts a community which includes wild cabbage Brassica oleracea, greater knapweed Centaurea scabiosa, woolly thistle Cirsium eriothorum, common restharrow Ononis repens and knotted hedge-parsley Torilis nodosa. Both valleys demonstrate a transition from grassland to scrub of gorse …

Eden Gorge

…y whin Genista anglica, dyer's greenweed Genista tinctoria and greater knapweed Centaurea scabiosa. However, the more extensive areas of grassland are a mix of common bent, red fescue and Yorkshire fog with herbs such as yarrow and tormentil. These areas and associated bracken st…

Botley Down

… turf, with cowslip Primula veris, dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria, lady's bedstraw Galium verum and salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba notably abundant. There are areas of short turf on the mid slope where chalk milkwort Polygala calcarea and hors…

Honington Camp

…wild carrot Daucus carota, field scabious Knautia arvensis and greater knapweed Centaurea scabiosa and these are areas favoured by insects including grasshoppers. Six species of land snails have been recorded.

Salisbury Plain

…ampshire. Where upright brome is less dominating, plants such as small scabious Scabiosa columbaria, clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata, dyer's greenweed Genista tinctoria, kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria, sainfoin Onobrychis viciifolia and horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis com…

Lindrick Golf Course

…mless thistle Cirsium acaule on the northern limit of its range, small scabious Scabiosacolumbaria, greater knapweed Centaurea scabiosa, yellow wort Blackstonia perfoliata, common centaury Centaurium erythraea and spring sedge Carex caryophyllea. cowslips Primula veris are common…

Knapp and Barnett's Downs

…mum nummularium, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor and greater and common knapweed Centaurea scabiosa and C. nigra, all of which are less common on the remainder of the site. hawthorn is common as both dense blocks and scattered bushes. Other scrub species include dog rose, gorse, c…

Maltby Low Common

…ng grass Briza media are conspicuous. Common herbs include the greater knapweed Centaurea scabiosa, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba and cowslip Primula veris, while the grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris is not found elsewhere in South Yorkshire. Where the soils are more ac…

Via Gellia Woodlands

…Arrhenatherum elatius and cock’s foot Dactylis glomerata; with greater knapweed Centaurea scabiosa, devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis and betony Betonica officinalis, as typical species. Old lead rakes cross many of these grassland areas and nationally important metallophyte…

Woodnook Valley

…podium pinnatum occur, but the typical limestone herbs such as greater knapweed Centaurea scabiosa, wild thyme Thymus praecox, fairy flax Linum catharticum and common milkwort Polygala vulgaris are still abundant. hawthorn scrub Crataegus monogyna is confined to the north eastern…

Ellerburn Bank

…wild thyme Thymus praecox, rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, greater knapweed Centaurea scabiosa, kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris and viper's bugloss Echium vulgare. Of particular interest is the presence of bee orchid Ophyrs apifera, fly orchid…

Gotham Hill Pasture

…ce of wild carrot Daucus carota, fairy flax Linum catharticum, greater knapweed Centaurea scabiosa and rest-harrow Ononis repens.

Wormsley Chalk Banks

…thyme and large thyme Thymus polytrichus and Thymus polytrichus, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria and early purple, common spotted and pyramidal orchids Orchis mascula, Dactylorhiza fuchsii and Anacamptis pyramidalis which are all characteristic of chalk grassland. There are a …

High Moorsley

…land rich in herbs including carline thistle Carlina vulgaris, greater knapweed Centaurea scabiosa, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, purging flax Linum catharticum, wild thyme Thymus praecox and felwort Gentianella amarella. Purple moor grass Molinia caerulea and devil’s bit sc…

Harton Down Hill

…mmunity is herb rich and includes glaucous sedge Carex flacca, greater knapweed Centaurea scabiosa, yarrow Achillea millefolium, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, spiny rest-harrow Ononis spinosa, hoary plantain…

Seven Barrows

…d sites in the county. Species which are most abundant include greater knapweed Centaurea scabiosa, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus, kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria, horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, cowslip Primula veris and harebe…

Grangelands & Pulpit Hill

…ip Primula veris, field scabious Knautia arvensis, greater and lesser knapweeds Centaurea scabiosa and C. nigra, marjoram Origanum vulgare, common St John's wort Hypericum perforatum and basil Clinopodium vulgare, though parts are rich in orchids with common spotted Dactylorhiza …

Stackpole Quay - Trewent Point

…bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus, cowslip Primula veris, greater knapweed Centaurea scabiosa and red fescue Festuca rubra. This maritime grassland is well developed on the limestone, but becomes more fragmented on the ungrazed Old Red Sandstone cliffs, which reach 80 metres…

Fontmell and Melbury Downs

…ectus and Wood false brome Brachypodium sylvaticum and contain greater knapweed Centaurea scabiosa in some abundance, occasionally parasitised by the local knapweed broomrape Orobanche elatior. Swards on north facing slopes are characterised by a large proportion of mosses, espec…

Lord's Well Field

…eria macrantha and a wide range of other plant species including small scabious Centaurea scabiosa, lady's bedstraw Galium verum, kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria, vipers bugloss Echium vulgare and sheep's bit Jasione montana. There is also a small area of lichen heath dominated…

Dinham Meadows

…rous Limestone. Whilst the main grassland community type can be referred to the Centaurea nigra – Cynosurus cristatus mesotrophic grassland type, the range of soils types is reflected in the presence of other communities. On the deeper loams there are examples of the Arrhenatheru…

Cranwich Camp

…. Associated herbs include kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria, greater knapweed Centaurea scabiosa, viper's bugloss Echium vulgare and lady’s bedstraw Galium verum. Purple milk vetch Astragalus danicus, common rose Helianthemum nummularium are locally frequent in the more calcare…

Restrop Farm and Brockhurst Wood

…The grassland supports a variety of common herbs typical of the common knapweed Centaurea nigra, crested dog's tail meadow communities, for example, bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis, common sorrel Rumex acetosa and common knapweed itself…

Stonesfield Common, Bottoms & Banks

…d with a herb flora including field scabious Knautia arvensis, greater knapweed Centaurea scabiosa, lady's bedstraw Galium verum and pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis. A shorter sward is present on the steeper slopes and has a flora which includes rock rose Helianthemum num…

Claxheugh Rock & Ford Limestone Quarry

…ocally abundant lesser meadow rue Thalictrum minus, lesser and greater knapweed Centaurea nigra and C. scabiosa, common bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, wild thyme Thymus praecox, common rock rose Helianthemumnum mularium and fairy flax Lin…

Moorsley Banks

…a, common twayblade Neottia ovata, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, small scabious Scabiosa columba, glaucous sedge Carex flacca and spring sedge Carex caryophyllea. hawthorn scrub and wild rose is invading these upper slopes. On the lower slopes deeper boulder clay soils support ne…

Homefield Wood

…Erigeron acris, ploughman's spikenard Inula conyza, black and greater knapweeds Centaurea nigra and C. scabiosa, twayblade Neottia ovata and common spotted, bee, pyramidal, fragrant and butterfly orchids Dactylorhiza fuchsii, Ophrys apifera, Anacamptis pyramidalis, Gymnadenia con…

Buttler's Hangings

…hich provide an important source of nectar include common and greater knapweeds Centaurea nigra and C. scabiosa, field scabious Knautia arvensis and marjoram Origanum vulgare. The scrub contains a range of typical chalk species, though dogwood is particularly abundant and has reg…

Oxhouse Farm

…w wort Blackstonia perfoliata, spiny rest-harrow Ononis spinosa, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria and strawberry clover Trifolium fragiferum with colonies of dyer's greenweed Genista tinctoria and the scarce fine leaved vetch Vicia tenuifolia. Along the trackway thirty seven sp…

Townsend

… saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga, pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria and common knapweed Centaurea nigra. The taller vegetation supports a wealth of invertebrates including great green bush-cricket Tettigonia viridissima, and several species of but…

High Haining Hill

…veris and burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga. Taller plants such as knapweed Centaurea nigra, greater knapweed C. scabiosa and nodding thistle Carduus nutans, are also present, the last also associated with gorse scrub. Elsewhere shallower soils, in particular those developed …

The Wye Valley

…et Poterium sanguisorba, bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria, thyme Thymus praecox and mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum. Variations in the species composition of these swards reflect changes in aspect. The sunny, south facing slopes …

Steeple Langford Down

… scabious Succisa pratensis, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, common knapweed Centaurea nigra and small scabious Scabiosa columbaria. Glaucous sedge Carex flacca and spring sedge Carex caryophyllea are both common and dwarf sedge Carex humilis, a species highly characteristic o…

The Coombs, Hinton Parva

…net Poterium sanguisorba, burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria, horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa, autumn gentian Gentianella amarella and yellow wort Blackstonia perfoliata. In areas of taller sward field scabious Knautia arvensis, common kn…

Fulwell & Carley Hill Quarries

…frage Pimpinella saxifraga, lesser meadow rue Thalictrum minus, lesser knapweed Centaurea nigra and greater knapweed C. scabiosa. Shorter more open communities are dominated by red fescue, common bent Agrostis capillaris and quaking grass, with an abundance of herbs including fai…

Monk's Dale

…ire. Taller ungrazed grasslands are dominated by oat grass with lesser knapweed Centaurea nigra and greater knapweed C. scabiosa. The stream running through Monks Dale is small and dries up for much of its length during the summer, however, lower down the dale the less permeable …

Homington and Coombe Bissett Downs

…ella. In areas of taller sward field scabious Knautia arvensis, common knapweed Centaurea nigra and greater knapweed C. scabiosa are frequent. There are, a number of plant species especially indicative of management without ploughing, fertilisers or herbicides such as dropwort Fi…

Whitehorse Hill

…a diverse flora which includes chalk milkwort Polygala calcarea, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria, clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata, knapweed Centaurea nigra, oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare and yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor. Twayblade Neottia ovata occurs on the nort…

Haggs Bank

…. In this community a profusion of broad leaved herbs occur with small scabious Scabiosa columbaria, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, common knapweed Centaurea nigra, rough hawkbit and ladies bedstraw Galium verum all prominent. Less common species include hairy rock cr…

Thixen Dale and Long Dale

…quent clustered bellflower, field scabious Knautia arvensis and lesser knapweed Centaurea nigra, with salad burnet, purging flax, greater knapweed C. scabiosa and burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga. On the opposite side of Thixen Dale the grassland at the north end is mainly r…

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