Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Besthorpe Warren

…oot Ornithopus perpusillus, field wood rush Luzula campestris, common mouse ear Cerastium fontanum, smooth hawk’s beard Crepis capillaris, ladies bedstraw Galium verum and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile. Areas of more mobile bare sand, where ground disturbance is greater, support…

Tuetoes Hills

…igorous, this community becomes more luxuriant and diverse with field mouse ear Cerastium arvense, changing forget-me-not Myosotis discolor, ladies bedstraw Galium verum, meadow saxifrage Saxifraga granulataa, field speedwell Veronica arvensis and thyme leaved sandwort Arenaria s…

Hurcott Pasture

…piert Aphanes arvensis, common whitlowgrass Erophila verna and common mouse ear Cerastium fontanum. Both bird’s foot Ornithopus perpusillus and common stork’s bill Erodium cicutarium are abundant and form a distinctive feature of the sward. Lower plants also are a particular feat…

Lytham St Annes Dunes

…m and red fescue Festuca rubra with wild pansy Viola tricolor, common mouse ear Cerastium fontanum and the rare dune fescue Vulpia fasciculata. Large flowered evening primrose Oenothera glazioviana also occurs where there is bare sand. Extensive areas of herb rich calcareous dune…

Alvescot Meadows

…species of hay meadows, whose larvae feed on the seed heads of common mouse ear Cerastium fontanum.

Fernham Meadows

…moth Panemeria tenebrata, which depends upon the seed heads of common mouse ear Cerastium fontanum and the nationally uncommon ground beetle Bembidion gilvipes. The woodland holds a colony of the nationally rare black hairstreak butterfly Satyrium pruni at the extreme western edg…

Combe Scar

… Potentilla erecta, bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus and common mouse ear Cerastium fontanum. Some are more heathy in character and support heather and wavy hair grass. More calcareous grasslands occur upslope amongst the base rich flushes and these are of particular inter…

Far Mains and Far Limekiln Close Meadows

… clover Trifolium pratense, meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris, common mouse ear Cerastium fontanum, common knapweed Centaurea nigra and lady's mantle Alchemilla xanthochlora occur commonly in both grassland community types. A notable feature of this meadow is the occurrence of bo…

Sheigra - Oldshoremore

…Astragalus danicus and bird’s-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus, common mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum subsp. holosteoides, northern marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza purpurella, red fescue Festuca rubra and lady's bedstraw Galium verum can also be found in this area. Machair Machair occurs …

Chapel Common

…’s sorrel Rumex acetosella, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, mouse ear chickweed Cerastium fontanum, common bent Agrostis capillaris and various mosses is present between the open heath and the woodland edge on the western part of the site. Calluna vulgaris – Ulex minor dominated…

Glaswelltiroedd Trelogan / Trelogan Grasslands

…on sorrel Rumex acetosa, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata, common mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum, mountain pansy Viola lutea and the nationally scarce spring sandwort Minuartia verna. More locally, thyme Thymus praecox, and kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria are also present. A …

Waen Rydd

…couraged the spread of species such as white clover Trifolium repens, mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum and annual meadowgrass Poa annua in the sward. In addition, there are some small areas in the north-western field of species-rich acid grassland with a high cover of herbs such as d…

Oxley Mead

…read throughout the meadow, but found at lower frequencies are common mouse ear Cerastium fontanum, meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis and tufted vetch Vicia cracca, with lady's bedstraw Galium verum and pignut Conopodium majus locally frequent in the hummocky area. Other specie…

Quoile

…as selfheal Prunella vulgaris, cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata, common mouse ear Cerastium fontanum, autumn hawkbit Leontodon autumnalis, birdsfoot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata, glaucous sedge Carex flacca and carnation sedge Carex panicea. Wett…

West Pennine Moors

…eet vernal grass and red fescue, with pignut Conopodium majus, common mouse ear Cerastium fontanum, meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor and red clover Trifolium pratense. Additionally, a remnant pasture in the Belmont area supports an outstanding p…

River Test

…ifera, red fescue Festuca rubra, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, common mouse ear Cerastium fontanum, jointed rush Juncus articulatus, meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis and red clover Trifolium pratense. Other prominent associates represent the fen character of the community, wa…

Cae Cwm-rhocas (Cwm Roches Meadow)

…at grass Trisetum flavescens, common knapweed Centaurea nigra, common mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum, meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis, autumn hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus, oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare, common bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus …

Banc Hirllwyn

…es. Common associates include sheep’s sorrel Rumex acetosella, common mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum, parsley piert Aphanes arvensis, wall speedwell Veronica arvensis, common bird’s-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, spring sedge Carex caryophyllea, the …

Cwm Glo a Glyndyrys

…wm Glo a Glyndyrys. These range from daisy Bellis perennis and common mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum where soils are only slightly acid, to heather and bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus where the grassland assumes a more ‘heathy’ character. Although acid grassland is generally a habitat…

Far Holme Meadow

…eet Filipendula ulmaria, wild angelica Angelica sylvestris and common mouse ear Cerastium fontanum, with grasses such as crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus and sweet vernal grass. This combination of plants is characteristic of the crested dog's tail marsh marigold flood past…

Graig, Llanarmon-yn-Ial

…modification, characterised by the presence of species such as common mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum and common ragwort Senecio jacobaea. There are also very small stands of Yorkshire-fog and tufted hair Deschampsia cespitosa grassland. The limestone pavement supports a variety of …

Stanford Training Area

…ronica chamaedrys, ground ivy Glechoma hederacea and common mouse ear chickweed Cerastium fontanum. sheep and rabbit grazing maintain most of the grassland in a fairly short, open condition, though some areas, especially around the margin of the site, are largely ungrazed and hav…

Gweunydd Nant y Dernol

…s, yarrow Achillea millefolium, white clover Trifolium repens, common mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum, common sorrel Rumex acetosa and common knapweed in the sward, along with species such as burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga. In places, the more mature river terraces support gr…

Kingswood Meadow

…o-flower Cardamine pratensis, common knapweed Centaurea nigra, common mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, common dandelion and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens.

Birches Barn Meadows

…g the most abundant herbs are common knapweed Centaurea nigra, common mouse ear Cerastium fontanum, meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis, autumn hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis, ribwort plaintain Plantago lanceolata, bulbous buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus, meadow buttercup Ranunc…

Deepdale Meadows, Langstrothdale

… clover Trifolium pratense, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, mouse ear chickweed Cerastium fontanum, soft brome Bromus hordeaceous and smooth meadow grass Poa pratensis.

Totamore Dunes and Loch Ballyhaugh

…t plantain Plantago lanceolata, white clover Trifolium repens, common mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum, biting stonecrop Sedum acre, eyebright Euphrasia sp., yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor, fairy flax Linum catharticum, selfheal Prunella vulgaris, red bartsia Odontites vernus, and co…

Oak Tree Farm Meadows

…orrel Rumex acetosa, autumn hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis, common mouse ear Cerastium fontanum and meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis are also frequent in the sward. The influence of the glacial sands and gravels is shown by the presence of tormentil Potentilla erecta and be…

Polruan to Polperro

…ort Asperula cynanchica, common centaury Centaurium erythraea, common mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum and germander speedwell Veronica chamaedrys with good numbers of the rather local pale flax Linum bienne. Large areas of very good quality, unimproved, neutral grassland, as found h…

Brenkley Meadows

… selfheal Prunella vulgaris, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus, common mouse ear Cerastium fontanum, tufted vetch Vicia cracca and great burnet are common in such areas. The meadows support breeding snipe, redshank, curlew, reed bunting, sedge warbler and yellow wagtail.

Pakefield to Easton Bavents

…er of species including false oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius, common mouse ear Cerastium fontanum and sea pea Lathyrus japonicus. The eroding foreshore is a mixture of tussocks of marram grass Ammophila arenaria and individual plants of sea beet Beta vulgaris sp maritima, sea ka…

New Buckenham Common

…cue is dominant with frequent sheep’s sorrel Rumex acetosella, common mouse ear Cerastium fontanum, harebell Campanula rotundifolia and scattered bushes of gorse Ulex europaeus. A sizeable pool is present on the site and contains a number of water plants including common water cr…

Bowlees and Friar House Meadows

…ng meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris, pignut Conopodium majus, common mouse ear Cerastium fontanum, a range of lady’s mantle species Alchemilla spp. and greater burnet Sanguisorba officinalis. The locally rare melancholy thistle Cirsium heterophyllum and common spotted orchid Dac…

Far Hall Meadow

…o-flower Cardamine pratensis, common knapweed Centaurea nigra, common mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum, heath spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza maculata subsp. ericetorum, meadow fescue Schedonorus pratensis, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus, oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare, common bird’s…

Railway Meadow, Langley

…orrel Rumex acetosa, autumn hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis, common mouse ear Cerastium fontanum and meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis are also frequent in the sward. The influence of the glacial sands and gravels is shown by the presence of tormentil Potentilla erecta and be…

River Itchen

…ifera, red fescue Festuca rubra, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, common mouse ear Cerastium fontanum, meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis and red clover Trifolium pratense. Prominent associates represent the fen character of the community, jointed rush Juncus articulatus, water min…

Middle Side & Stonygill Meadows

…a, meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris, pignut Conopodium majus, common mouse ear Cerastium fontanum, white clover Trifolium repens and a range of species of lady’s mantle Alchemilla spp. Within the sward, the locally rare melancholy thistle Cirsium heterophyllum, common bistort Po…

Richmond Meadows

…ng Lathyrus pratensis, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, common mouse ear Cerastium fontanum and lady’s mantle Alchemilla glabra. Localised variations in soil moisture contribute to variety in the sward’s species composition, with great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis and m…

Middle Crossthwaite

…ood crane’s bill Geranium sylvaticum, pignut Conopodium majus, common mouse ear Cerastium fontanum, a range of lady’s mantle species Alchemilla spp. and greater burnet Sanguisorba officinalis. The locally rare melancholy thistle Cirsium heterophyllum, globe flower Trollius europa…

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