Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Middle Barton Fen

… dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus. Other prominent species include woolly thistle Cirsium eriophorum, dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, cowslip Primula veris and spiny rest-harrow Ononis spinosa. Additional habitat is provided by a hedge which runs al…

Common Hill

…ny of the herbs found here are uncommon in the county, including woolly thistle Cirsium eriophorum, dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule, marjoram Origanum vulgare, yellow wort Blackstonia perfoliata and common gromwell Lithospermum officinale. Some areas of grassland have been invaded b…

Glyme Valley

…hing. These include lady's mantle Alchemilla vestita, dwarf and woolly thistles Cirsium acaule and Cirsium eriophorum, cowslip Primula veris, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria, betony Betonica officinalis, devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis and common spotted orchid Dactylor…

Walton and Ivythorn Hills

…ld 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. pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyram…

Twywell Gullet

…r, tall broomrape Orobanche elatior, basil thyme Acinos arvensis, dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule, woolly thistle Cirsium eriophorum, carline thistle Carlina vulgaris, blue fleabane Erigeron acris, hound’s tongue Cynoglossum officinale and bee orchid Ophrys apifera. In early summer …

Stonesby Quarry

…uding autumn gentian Gentianella amarella, cowslip Primula veris, dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule, woolly thistle Cirsium eriophorum, carline thistle Carlina vulgaris, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria, clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata and pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyrami…

Eastnor Park

… variety of herbs including lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula, marsh thistle Cirsium palustre, greater bird’s foot trefoil Lotus pedunculatus and brooklime Veronica beccabunga. The western ridge of the Park supports limestone grassland with typical lime loving species such as …

Debden Water

…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 in the valley bottom where it is i…

Cow Cliff Pasture and Quarry

…istle broomrape Orobanche reticulata* which is associated with creeping thistle Cirsium arvense, musk thistle Carduus nutans and woolly thistle Cirsium eriophorum. The broomrape plants occur most frequently in the cultivated areas. The unimproved grassland supports a species rich…

Sheep's Banks

…rying from short turf, dominated by sheep's fescue Festuca ovina, dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule and glaucous sedge Carex flacca, to ranker areas dominated by upright brome Bromus erectus with woolly thistle Cirsium eriophorum. Locally abundant species include quaking grass Briza m…

Ketton Quarries

…cca, bee orchid Ophrys apifera, common rest-harrow Ononis repens, dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium and viper’s bugloss Echium vulgare and locally rare species such as woolly thistle Cirsium eriophorum. The dominant scrub species is hawthorn …

Port Meadow with Wolvercote Common & Green

…and the water table is relatively high. It has been invaded by creeping thistle Cirsium arvense and is a variant of the Lolium perenne subcommunity of the Festuca rubra Agrostis stolonifera Potentilla anserina grassland. The fourth region is the highest and the driest part of Po…

Tingewick Meadows

…radicata, goat's beard Tragopogon pratensis and the rather local woolly thistle Cirsium eriophorum. The more calcareous grassland is particularly rich in species and includes many which are now uncommon in the Vale of Aylesbury, such as quaking grass Briza media, dwarf thistle Ci…

Barton Hills

…sects. Typical herbs present are harebell Campanula rotundifolia, dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris and cowslip Primula veris. Sheep grazing perpetuates this herb rich turf in which six species of orchid are known, including fragrant orchid Gymnadenia co…

Taynton Quarries

…s among a short, herb rich sward of sheep's fescue Festuca ovina, dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule, wild thyme Thymus praecox, horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa, squinancywort Asperula cynanchica and bee orchid Ophrys apifera. The most recent quarry was last worked extensively in 19…

Oxhouse Farm

…ies rich with abundant knapweed Centaurea nigra and C. scabiosa, woolly thistle Cirsium eriophorum and devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis. The western field is old ridge and furrow with lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, agrimony Agrimonia eupatoria, knapweeds and wild carrot Dauc…

Weston Fen

…s and sheep's fescue Festuca ovina. Broad leaved species include woolly thistle Cirsium eriophorum, clustered bell flower Campanula glomerata, purging flax Linum catharticum, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria and burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga. There is a small area of sc…

Copmill Hill

…tion in the county including yellow wort Blackstonia perfoliata, woolly thistle Cirsium eriophorum, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria, carline thistle Carlina vulgaris and dyer’s greenweed Genista tinctoria. Part of the site has become scrubbed over with hawthorn Crataegus monog…

Moulsford Downs

…l Cynosurus cristatus, Timothy grass Phleum pratense, along with woolly thistle Cirsium eriophorum. The mid slope flora includes sheep's fescue Festuca ovina, upright brome Bromus erectus, quaking grass Briza media, horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa, bastard toadflax Thesium hum…

Tideslow Rake

…rockcress Arabis hirsuta, meadow saxifrage Saxifraga granulataa, woolly thistle Cirsium eriophorum and early purple orchid Orchis mascula occur here. Fragments of neutral grassland occur on the fringes of the site and contain common knapweed Centaurea nigra and crested dog’s tail…

Farthing Downs and Happy Valley

…occurrence in London owing to loss of this habitat. These include dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule, wild basil Clinopodium vulgare, horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa, field scabious Knautia arvensis, common milkwort Polygala vulgaris, sainfoin Onobrychis viciifolia and hairy violet …

Fordon Chalk Grasslands

…ll flower Campanula glomerata, carline thistle Carlina vulgaris, woolly thistle Cirsium eriophorum, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, purging flax Linum catharticum, cowslip Primula veris, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, devil's bit scabious Su…

Bannam's Wood

…thistle Carlina vulgaris, yellow wort Blackstonia perfoliata and woolly thistle Cirsium eriophorum.

Ellerburn Bank

… of bee orchid Ophyrs apifera, fly orchid Ophrys insectifera and woolly thistle Cirsium eriophorum. Large populations of cowslips Primula veris, felwort Gentianella amarella and hairy violet Viola hirta are a feature of the site. Gorse Ulex europaeus occurs along the lower part o…

Aller Hill

…ee orchid Ophrys apifera, yellow wort Blackstonia perfoliata and woolly thistle Cirsium eriophorum. Scrub encroachment on the grassland blocks to the east and west has encouraged large rabbit populations. Their locally intensive grazing has kept open small, tightly grazed glades.…

Brotheridge Green Disused Railway Line

…s. A number of other more local species are also found including woolly thistle Cirsium eriophorum, grass vetchling Lathyrus nissolia and dyer’s greenweed Genista tinctoria. The shrub communities again reflect the calcareous nature of the site, with dogwood Cornus sanguinea, spin…

Ruston Cottage Pasture

…il Lotus corniculatus. meadow saxifrage Saxifraga granulataa and woolly thistle Cirsium eriophorum are notable components.

Wookey Hole

…pring sedge Carex caryophyllea occur in abundance. Herbs include woolly thistle Cirsium eriophorum, musk thistle Carduus nutans, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, eyebright Euphrasia nemorosa, squinancywort Asperula cynanchica and wild thyme Thymus praecox. Wookey Hole i…

Coombs Dale

… have a high proportion of tall fescue Schedonorus arundinaceus. Woolly thistle Cirsium eriophorum – a southern species, rare in Derbyshire – occurs locally. The Dale slopes have more extensive neutral and acidic grasslands than are found in many of the other dales. These have de…

Sundon Chalk Quarry

… Other species local in Bedfordshire include the wild liquorice, woolly thistle Cirsium eriophorum.

Inkpen and Walbury Hills

…of particular interest include chalk milkwort Polygala calcarea, woolly thistle Cirsium eriophorum and dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, which are now becoming rare in the county due to the loss of suitable chalk grassland habitat. Much of the grassland is kept closely grazed, gener…

Wharram Quarry

… Linum catharticum, clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata and woolly thistle Cirsium eriophorum; to a grassland dominated by false oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius; and eventually through scrub to ash woodland. Rabbits which frequent the quarry are an important factor in the de…

Ashberry and Reins Wood

…elwort Gentianella amarella, rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, woolly thistle Cirsium eriophorum and bee orchid Ophrys apifera occur. Other Information 1. Part of this site is listed in 'A Nature Conservation Review' edited by D A Ratcliffe 1977. Cambridge University Press. 2.…

Wychwood

…ora with plants such as pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis, woolly thistle Cirsium eriophorum and wild liquorice Astragalus glycyphyllos. The quarries contain a mixed scrub of yew, dog wood and privet and associated plants include stinking hellebore Helleborus foetidus, dead…

Sidling's Copse and College Pond

…quorice Astragalus glycyphyllos, large thyme Thymus pulegioides, woolly thistle Cirsium eriophorum and bee orchid Ophrys apifera. Butterflies associated with the grassland include marbled white Melanargia galatheaa and dark green fritillary Argynnis aglaja. An area of bracken dom…

Dolebury Warren

… vetch Anthyllis vulneraria, harebell Campanula rotundifolia and woolly thistle Cirsium eriophorum. Increasingly base poor soils produced by leaching further east support acid tolerant plants such as heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and wood sage Teucrium scorodonia. Near the summi…

Stockton Railway Cutting and Quarry

…y flax Linum catharticum, yellow wort Blackstonia perfoliata and woolly thistle Cirsium eriophorum. Of particular note are several species rare in Warwickshire, namely blue fleabane Erigeron acris, autumn gentian Gentianella amarella and flattened meadow grass Poa compressa. A nu…

Hook Norton Cutting & Banks

…t was never removed possesses a distinctive flora which includes woolly thistle Cirsium eriophorum, common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii and basil thyme Acinos arvensis in the southern section and rosebay willowherb Epilobium angustifolium, common figwort Scrophularia nodos…

Kirkham Park & Riverside

…h as betony Betonica officinalis, hoary plantain Plantago media, woolly thistle Cirsium eriophorum and adder's tongue fern Ophioglossum vulgatum occur. Damp pasture transitional to fen supports hard rush Juncus inflexus, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and meadowsweet Fil…

Harbury Railway Cutting

…with many calcicoles such as yellow wort Blackstonia perfoliata, woolly thistle Cirsium eriophorum, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria, carline thistle Carlina vulgaris and fairy flax Linum catharticum. Six species of orchid are present including bee orchid Ophrys apifera, green …

Midger

…minant. Other species include salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, woolly thistle Cirsium eriophorum, wild thyme Thymus praecox, kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria and lady’s bedstraw Galium verum. Neutral grassland of the crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus and lesser knapweed C…

Lyscombe and Highdon

…vil's bit Succisa pratensis are locally very abundant. The local woolly thistle Cirsium eriophorum is present and fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea, which is most often encountered on the north east Dorset chalk, also occurs. The diversity of this site is increased by the prese…

Nabgate

…hymus praecox and saw wort Serratula tinctoria with the uncommon woolly thistle Cirsium eriophorum. A large population of fly orchid Ophrys insectifera is a feature of the site. The upper part of the slope and pockets of deeper soil support species such as dropwort Filipendula vu…

Smithcombe, Sharpenhoe and Sundon Hills

…usk orchid Herminium monorchis, man orchid Orchis anthorpophora, woolly thistle Cirsium eriophorum, great pignut Bunium bulbocastanum and large thyme Thymus pulegioides. hawthorn Crataegus monogyna predominates in the dense and scattered scrub but mixed in are other species chara…

Haugh and Gundale Slacks

…eris are common throughout and carline thistle Carlina vulgaris, woolly thistle Cirsium eriophorum, saw wort Serratula tinctoria and dropwort Filipendula vulgaris occur locally. Of particular note amongst the herbs are fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea, fly orchid Ophrys insect…

Brown's Folly

…despread. Herbs of interest include musk thistle Carduus nutans, woolly thistle Cirsium eriophorum, field scabious Knautia arvensis, burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga and common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium. Orchids are well represented, the local fragrant orchid Gymnad…

Burledge Sidelands and Meadows

…rum, fairy flax Linum catharticum, hoary plantain Plantago media, dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule, burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba and wild thyme Thymus polytrichus. Heath grass Danthonia decumbens also occurs in these more strongly calcareou…

Lineage Wood & Railway Track, Long Melford

…rfoliata, purging flax Linum catharticum, cowslip Primula veris, woolly thistle Cirsium eriophorum, burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga and wild parsnip Pastinaca sativa occurs there. Both types of grassland are excellent for butterflies and 22 species have been recorded in Li…

Swinstead Valley

…lianthemum nummularium, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus, common bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba and wild thyme Thymus praecox. Additional fine grasses present in the…

Great Cressingham Fen

…on species occur including bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella, common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, Carex lepidocarpa and black bog rush Schoenus nigricans. Tall fen vegetation occupies the valley bottom. Reed Phragmites australis and soft …

Cleggan Valley

…rple moor grass Molinia caerulea and base-rich flushes including meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum and broad leaved cottongrass Eriophorum latifolium. Small areas of acid dwarf-shrub heath also occur. The site contains several specimens of the locally rare bird cherry Prunus padus…

Yare Broads and Marshes

…dinacea. Typical species include meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, marsh thistle Cirsium palustre, angelica Angelica sylvestris, greater spearwort Ranunculus lingua and ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi. Several rare species occur in these areas, notably fibrous tussock sedge Carex …

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