Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Dun's Dish

…gold 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 which are very local in Angus: for example, …

Laughton Common

…h pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, white sedge Carex canescens, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium and several species of bog moss Sphagna, are scarce in the county. Woodland dominated by both young and mature stands of Quercus robur a…

Bassenthwaite Lake

…n Valeriana officinalis, wild angelica Angelica sylvestris and marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre. The transitions from emergent vegetation inland to wet grassland, mixed fen, willow and alder woodland are particularly well developed around the northern and southern ends of the la…

Prolusk

…ge Carex echinata. Herbs are widespread and include marsh willowherb Epilobium palustre, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile. In areas with more open water, pondweeds Potamogeton spp., are conspicuous. An exte…

Tamnyrankin

…nd purple moor grass Molinia caerulea. Herbs include marsh willowherb Epilobium palustre, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris, marsh marigold Caltha palustris, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris and water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile. Tamn…

Caeau Clochfaen-Isaf (Clochfaen-isaf Fields)

…e pratensis, water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile, common marsh-bedstraw Galium palustre, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula and marsh speedwell Veronica scutellata. The small area of unimproved meadow adjacent to the northern field supports a…

Mawnog Gwaunynog

…ently. Alternatively a swamp community has developed with marsh bedstraw Galium palustre, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre and creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera in some quantity. Remarks: Registered as common land.

Colwyn Brook Marshes (North & South)

…Here, species such as bottle sedge Carex rostrata, common marsh-bedstraw Galium palustre, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile and sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus are frequent along with a wide range of asso…

Cors Llanllyfni

…ssland with jointed rushes, the soft rush Juncus effusus, marsh thistle Cirsium palustre, and marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre. Cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos, sundews Drosera spp. and devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis are also present. There is an intricate mix of other com…

Cors Llyn Coethlyn

…pecially Sphagnum recurvum. Other species present include marsh-bedstraw Galium palustre and marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre. The lichen Cetraria sepincola, in one of its very few known Welsh sites, occurs here on the birch trees. A bog-moss dominated mire in which purple moor-…

Pike Whin Bog

…rum 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 small area dominated by great willow …

Skipwith Common

…t of soft rush Juncus effusus, jointed rush J. articulatus, bog mosses Sphagnum palustre, S. squarrosum and S. recurvum, with marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, common marsh bedstraw Galium palustre and narrow…

Danes Moss

…tland plants such as round leaved 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 …

Linmer Moss

…rity. Also notable are small areas of Sphagnum squarrosum with marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre and scattered white sedge Carex canescens, marsh bedstraw Galium palustre and cuckoo-flower Cardamine pratensis. There is also a small patch of heather Calluna vulgaris and bilberry V…

Thornhill Moss & Meadows

…trata or sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus. Herbs include marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris and common marsh bedstraw Galium palustre. Various sedges are present as conspicuous communities, including a mixture of star, flea and common se…

Subberthwaite, Blawith and Torver Low Commons

… such as the bog moss Sphagnum capillifolium, Polytrichum strictum, Aulacomnium palustre, Ordontoschisma sphagni and Mylia anomala. The cover of bog moss can be more patchy in certain parts of the mires and the balance of species can change further to include hare's tail cotton …

Cors Ty-Llwyd

…setum fluviatile, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, common marsh-bedstraw Galium palustre, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, water mint Mentha aquatica, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, lesser skullcap Scutellaria minor and the locally uncommon whorled caraway Carum verticillatum…

Cors y Wlad

…sh Juncus effusus, the sharp-flowered rush J.acutiflorus, marsh bedstraw Galium palustre, bog cotton Eriophorum spp., purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea, and marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, interspersed with bog mosses Sphagnum spp.. The south-west corner of the site is much w…

Waun Eurad

… fen pondweed Potamogeton coloratus and narrow-leaved marsh dandelion Taraxacum palustre occur within the fen. Mesotrophic vegetation characterised by bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre and bottle sedge Carex rostrata, has developed on the site of a …

Catcott Edington and Chilton Moors

…e vascular plants including marsh pea Lathyrus palustris milk parsley Thyselium palustre and marsh fern Thelypteris palustris. Other species with restricted distributions nationally include marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, great fen sedge Cladium mariscus, slender sedge Carex l…

Ant Broads and Marshes

…water dock Rumex hydrolapathum and a large population of milk parsley Thyselium palustre. Associated with these, is a diverse understorey of blunt flowered rush Juncus subnodulosus, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre and purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, together with a variety …

Barelees Pond

…irch Betula sp. carr woodland upon a soft carpet of bog mosses, mainly Sphagnum palustre and S. recurvum, with frequent cotton grasses Eriophorum angustifolium and Eriophorum vaginatum, occasional marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre and with bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata locally ab…

Bradworthy Common

…quent hummocks with species such as Sphagnum subnitens, S. capillifolium and S. palustre. The area is also atypical in exhibiting an abundance of bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum and of sedges, particularly star sedge Carex echinata and caranation sedge C. panicea, the latter f…

Stafford Brook

…wsweet Filipendula ulmaria, wild angelica Angelica sylvestris, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, fen bedstraw Galium uliginosum, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi and marsh thistle Cirsium palustre. In one small area this community grades into tall fen, with common reed Phragmites…

Shapwick Heath

…etermissa. Other nationally restricted vascular plants include marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, marsh fern Thelypteris palustris and the national rarities marsh pea Lathyrus palustris and milk parsley Thyselium palustre. The remnant of active raised bog occurs on the eastern pa…

The Carrs

…Caltha palustris, sneezewort Achillea ptarmica and common marsh bedstraw Galium palustre. The open water habitat supports water plantain Alisma plantago-aquatica and at the margins marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, water mint Mentha aquatica and lesser spearwort Ranunculus flamm…

Tarn Moss

…a. Other species include marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile, lesser bladderwort Utricularia minor, marsh violet Viola palustris, common marsh bedstraw Galium palustre, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula,…

Moss Carr

… sedges, especially bottle sedge Carex rostrata. Beneath these marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre and bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata form a distinct community, with species such as common marsh bedstraw Galium palustre, common valerian Valeriana officinalis, marsh marigold Caltha p…

Thwaite House Moss

…e Carex disticha, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, common marsh bedstraw Galium palustre, common nettle Urtica dioica, bittersweet Solanum dulcamara, purple loosestrife Lythrum salicaria, amphibious bistort Polygonum amphibium, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, red campion Silen…

Roman Wall Loughs

…e, 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, but there are smaller areas of g…

Cors Cae'r Neuadd

…bundance 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 Comarum palustre, with frequent bogbean Menyanthes trif…

The Ings, Amotherby

…bs such as reed canary grass Phalaris arundinacea, common marsh bedstraw Galium palustre, wild angelica Angelica sylvestris, water mint Mentha aquatica, creeping jenny Lysimachia nummularia, soft rush Juncus effusus and occasional marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, and uncommon p…

Glaswelltiroedd Eryrys (Eryrys Grasslands)

… brachyrrhyncha and common sedge C. nigra, mixed with marsh horsetail Equisetum palustre. The mire supports a range of herbs such as bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, marsh valerian Valeriana dioica, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, fen bedstraw Ga…

Neuadd and Tylelo Mires

… large, including marsh-marigold Caltha palustris, common marsh-bedstraw Galium palustre, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, greater bird’s-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, marsh valerian Valeriana dioica and …

Pilmoor

…veral species of bog mosses including Sphagnum papillosum, S. squarrosum and S. palustre interspersed with small water filled hollows. The bog moss forms part of an extensive area of fen with frequent marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, velvet…

Angram Bottoms

…ed 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. Waterlogged depressions support bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and marsh ci…

Burnhope Burn

… species rich meadow flora. Characteristic plants include marsh thistle Cirsium palustre, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, wild angelica Angelica sylvestris, fen bedstraw Galium uliginosum, bogbean, marsh marigold, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustr…

Rhos Garth-fawr

…ush with a range of other wetland plants including common marsh-bedstraw Galium palustre, greater bird’s-foot-trefoil, marsh violet Viola palustris, common sedge Carex nigra, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre and marsh marigold Caltha palustris. I…

Cerrig y Gweunydd

…caria, greater bird’s foot trefoil Lotus pedunculatus and marsh bedstraw Galium palustre. Wild angelica Angelica sylvestris and heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata are occasional. Flag Iris Iris pseudacorus, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula and marsh cinquefoil Comarum…

Shelve Pool

…horsetail Equisetum fluviatile, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre and marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris are important components, although varying in abundance spatially. Bog moss Sphagnum spp., the mosses Calliergon cordifolium and Aulacomnium p…

Pentrosfa Mire

…igra and brown sedge Carex disticha are both locally abundant. Marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, marsh-marigold Caltha palustris and water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile occur throughout, whilst bogbean, common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium, common marsh-bedstraw Galium p…

Newton Reigny Moss

… more acid peat species such as bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre and common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium replace sedges as dominants. Other species found on the fen peat include common valerian Valeriana officinalis, marsh willowherb Epilo…

Jockey Fields

…foil Lotus pedunculatus, yellow iris Iris pseudacorus and marsh thistle Cirsium palustre. This area is ungrazed and subject to variable, but generally high, water levels which flood the adjoining grassland to a greater or lesser extent throughout the year. Further north are areas…

Grimscott

…Lotus pedunculatus, meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris and marsh thistle Cirsium palustre. Areas of Molinia tussock dominated vegetation are characterised by the occurrence of sharp-flowered rush, wild angelica Angelica sylvestris, common marsh-bedstraw Galium palustre, meadowswe…

Dungeness, Romney Marsh and Rye Bay

… but poor fen communities are dominated by tall herb fen, with marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, the nationally scarce marsh fern Thelypteris palustris, common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium and bottle sedge Carex rostrata. Some pits have hummocks of bog moss, including b…

Lough Alaban

…o support a different fen community dominated by blunt-leaved bog-moss Sphagnum palustre, red bog moss Sphagnum capillifolium and papillose bog moss Sphagnum papillosum. Graminoids associated with these areas include common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium, common sedge Carex…

Rhosydd Llanpumsaint

…ex canescens, wild cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos and marsh willowherb Epilobium palustre. Tall purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea dominates some basins. These usually have wild angelica Angelica sylvestris, marsh willowherb and marsh bedstraw Galium palustre growing among the pur…

Loch of Lumgair

…g ‘schwingmoor’ vegetation. Characteristic fen species include marsh cinquefoil 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 orch…

Charleshill

…a, marsh bird's foot trefoil Lotus pedunculatus and marsh willow herb Epilobium palustre. In the easternmost field it grades into a quaking sedge mire, where a thin layer of vegetation lies over fluid peat and water. This mire is of a type very rare in Surrey and is dominated by …

Braunton Swanpool

…d plants including fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica, common marsh bedstraw Galium palustre and reedmace Typha latifolia. There is an area of willow carr and scattered willows Salix spp. occur throughout. Some of the meadows support beds of sedges with great pond sedge Carex riparia…

Perchhall Loch

…ating 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. Surrounding this is another floating co…

Hart Bog

…seep down from the steep slopes above. bog mosses predominate, in particular S. palustre, Sphagnum plumulosum, S. recurvum and S. rubellum. The mosses Polytrichum commune and Aulacomnium palustre are also present. Other plantsinclude an abundance of grey sedge Carex divulsa, comm…

Cors y Sychnant

…d hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa, rushes Juncus spp., the bog mosses Sphagnum palustre and S. recurvum, and associated wetter areas with bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos and cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix. At the southern end of the bog are m…

Bewick and Beanley Moors

…og 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 the bog into a community with purpl…

Attermire

…t scabious Succisa pratensis, marsh valerian Valeriana dioica, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, water mint Mentha aquatica, marsh violet Viola palustris and bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata. Peripheral to these 'core' areas, a taller plant communit…

Old Buckenham Fen

…alis and there is a wide range of associated species including marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, yellow loosestrife Lysimachia vulgaris, fen bedstraw Galium uliginosum, parsley water dropwort Oenanthe lachenalii, marsh marigold Caltha palustris, large flowered hemp nettle Galeop…

Cors Ty-gwyn

… 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 round-leaved sundew Drosera rotundi…

Cors Gorsgoch

…iza fuchsii, heath spotted-orchid D. maculata ssp. ericetorum, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre and bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata also occurring. Narrow buckler-fern Dryopteris carthusiana occurs at the edge of these communities. Further north, towards the stream forming one of …

Llyn Bedydd

…mire plant species including bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and marsh cinguefoil Comarum palustre. The mere supports a rich invertebrate population including the nationally scarce variable damsel fly Coenagrion pulchellum.

Y Werthyr

…rex 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 developed brophyte layer in which various mosses, particularly Acrocladium spp. are abundant. Among the less common species pre…

Tilehill Wood

…ry has an interesting community with bog mosses Sphagnum spp., marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre and cyperus sedge Carex pseudocyperus. The last two species are uncommon in the County. There is a smallb asin mire with expanses off mosses mainly Sphagnum and Polytrichum species ov…

Oakhanger Moss

…olet Viola palustris, purple loosestrife Lythrum salicaria and marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, all uncommon plants in Cheshire. Similarly diverse botanically are the two distinct areas of vegetation dominated by bog moss Sphagnum fallax in the centre of the site. The moss 'law…

Weston Fen

…ace Typha latifolia, yellow iris Iris pseudacorus and marsh horsetail Equisetum palustre. Tall fen grasslands dominated by a variety of grasses, rushes and sedges cover low lying ground in several of the surrounding meadows. Much of this is currently ungrazed and is often tall an…

Hall Farm Fen, Hemsby

… are abundant, with frequent bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre. Several uncommon species are present including bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella, marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris, marsh lousewort Pedicularis palustris, common cotton grass Erio…

Torrs Moss

…ean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh marigold Caltha palustris and marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre in mosaic with herb-rich damp grassland containing yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, quaking grass Briza media and whorled caraway Carum verticillatum. The central reed bed is the wette…

Swarth Moor

…ser bulrush Typha angustifolia, mare's tail Hippuris vulgaris, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, small bur reed Sparganium minimum and locally, bottle sedge Carex rostrata occur in the less acidic conditions here. The adjoining fen is somewhat drier and characterised by common s…

Calthorpe Broad

…small area of open fen on the north side of the Broad includes marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula and adder’s tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum. Mixed carr woodland surrounds the Broad and is dominated by alder Alnus glutinosa, common sallow Salix …

Dalby Bush Fen

… at the western end of the site, there are several colonies of marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, another locally uncommon species. Around the margins of the flushes wet neutral grassland with betony Betonica officinalis grades into dry grassland on raised banks. The wet woodland…

Fallowlees Flush

…cabious Succisa pratensis, purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria and jointed rush Juncus articulatus. The flushed areas also support common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris, grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris, ma…

Riskinhope

…tussock sedge Carex paniculata, bladder sedge Carex vesicaria, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, water avens Geum rivale, narrow buckler fern Dryopteris carthusiana, skullcap Scutellaria galericulata, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, large bitter-cress Cardamine amara, marsh val…

Den of Ogil

…th other plants such as water horse-tail Equisetum fluviatile, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, marsh marigold Caltha palustris, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, common valerian Valeriana officinalis and wild angelica Angelica sylvestris. Slightly drier areas support stands of …

River Frome

…ocal abundances of otherwise scarce plants in Dorset including marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre and a local moss species Calliergon giganteum. Seasonally waterlogged areas within the rush pasture are dominated by a swampy vegetation of floating sweet-grass Glyceria fluitans, var…

Altnaharra

…These areas are dominated by common reed Phragmites australis, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile and a range of aquatic sedges including bottle sedge Carex rostrata, as well as string sedge. There are also areas of marshy grassland with tufte…

Strensall Common

…h Juncus effusus; species associated with the wetlands include marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and uncommon species such as marsh St. John's wort Hypericum elodes. Frequent heathland fires have restricted the development of birch Betula sp. woodl…

Totamore Dunes and Loch Ballyhaugh

…rata 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 machair with a wide range of herbs including the common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii, …

Lochcote Marsh

…lerian Valeriana officinalis, yellow iris Iris pseudacorus and marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre locally dominant or intermixed. These species continue into the willow carr but on the drier land, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, wood horsetail Equisetum sylvaticum and woo…

East Walton and Adcock's Common

…iscrete community that includes bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre and jointed rush Juncus articulatus. Further stages in the succession are represented by swamp and semi swamp communities dominated by common reed Phragmites australis, saw sedge Clad…

Geldeston Meadows

…eous conditions are present, the most distinctive of which are marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, tormentil Potentilla erecta, common sedge Carex nigra and the uncommon marsh fern Thelypteris palustris. A particularly interesting feature of the grasslands is the close association…

Gormire

…folium, white sedge Carex canescens, common sedge C. nigra and marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre. Particularly at the eastern end of the lake the community is richer with water mint Mentha aquatica, common skullcap Scutellaria galericulata, lesser marshwort Apium inundatum, marsh…

Sweetbriar Road Meadows, Norwich

… This community is dominated by bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre and common spike rush Eleocharis palustris. Other species of interest include marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris, early marsh orchid Dactylorhiza incarnata, lesser spearwort Ranunc…

Gweunydd Blaencleddau

…s. Bottle sedge Carex rostrata, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre and the bog moss Sphagnum teres are typically abundant in these communities. Extensive areas of marshy grassland are present on the valley flanks. This takes various forms according t…

Loch Fada

…e Carex rostrata, common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, globeflower Trollius europaeus and water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile. Several rare plant species occur within the SSSI. These include the Nationally Scarce six-stamened waterwort …

Rhos Goch (Rhos Goch Common)

…m 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-tail cottongrass, purple moor-grass, the lic…

Coedydd Dyffryn Ffestiniog (Gogleddol)

…sh violet Viola palustris, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria and marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre occur frequently among the tussocks, interspersed by patches of bog moss Sphagnum sp. and bog myrtle Myrica gale. The moss and liverwort flora often exceeds the vascular plant flora i…

Wareham Common

…nd bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella. The lower lying areas have marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, whilst a more acidic character is reflected in the local occurrence of bog mosses Sphagnum spp., Round-leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia and small quantities of cross-leaved heath E…

Thorne and Doves Moors

…ged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre and bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata. Also found in these areas are wavy St John’s-wort Hypericum undulatum, which is a nationally scarce plant, the locally uncommon bottle sedge Carex r…

Ryton Willows

…soft rush Juncus effusus with yellow flag Iris pseudacorus and marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre. The ponds are fed by base rich seepages which arise in the steep wooded slopes of Hallbank and Reedside. Where the canopy is open these are dominated by tufted hair grass Deschampsi…

Wedholme Flow

…arnation sedge C. panicea. Typical of the associated herbs and marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, marsh marigold Caltha palustris and ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi with occasional plants of northern marsh orchid Dactylorhiza purpurella. On the drier ground, tormentil Potentilla…

Swindale Meadows

…common and marsh valerian Valeriana officinalis and V. dioica, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, wild angelica Angelica sylvestris, sneezewort Achillea ptarmica, marsh marigold, meadowsweet and ragged-robin. The local marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris is present occasionally…

Balloch Moss

… other plants occur, including bog bean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, marsh lousewort Pedicularis palustris and northern marsh orchid Dactylorhiza purpurella.

Gwaun Wern-y-wig

…es, water mint Mentha aquatica, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre and lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula.

Redmyre

…well as marsh herbs such as bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, and marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre. The site also supports a number of rarer plant species including the nationally scarce coralroot orchid Corallorhiza trifida, as well as several locally rare species, including bog/m…

Holton and Sandford Heaths

…sh marigold Caltha palustris, yellow iris Iris pseudacorus and marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre. In slightly drier conditions the herb-rich turf is dominated by red fescue Festuca rubra and common bent Agrostis capillaris with carnation sedge Carex panicea, common sedge C. nigra…

Westerton Water Meadow

…estris, and valerian Valeriana officinalis as well as areas of marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, marsh marigold Caltha palustris, water mint Mentha aquatica, bog bean Menyanthes trifoliata and water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile. Further notable species present within the SSSI …

Doley Common

…on sedge Carex nigra, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris and marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre. Meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum is a typical species of this community, here at one of its very few county localities. The equally rare creeping willow Salix repens is also recorded…

Plumstone Mountain

…ditches, plants such as floating club-rush Eleogiton fluitans, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, royal fern Osmunda regalis, and marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris are common. Among the patchy scrub of grey and eared willow Salix cinerea and Salix aurita, there are patches of…

Manton and Twigmoor

…h pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, white sedge Carex canescens, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre and lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula. Of particular note is the occurrence of cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos at its only locality in South Humberside and bog myrtle Myrica gale. Wo…

Upper Fowey Valley

…John’s wort Hypericum elodes, marsh violet Viola palustris and marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre. There are populations of round-leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia, the rarer oblong-leaved sundew Drosera intermedia, pale butterwort Pinguicula lusitanica, bog pimpernel Anagallis t…

Dunalastair Reservoir

…le 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. The site comprises several nationally and locally rare plants includ…

Coed Talon Marsh

…, bur-reed Sparganium erectum, bottle sedge Carex rostrata and marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre. Areas of relatively species-rich fen meadow also occur dominated by meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria with yellow flag Iris pseudacorus, marsh marigold Caltha palustris, common spike-r…

Cors Bodwrog

…Carex lasiocarpa, common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, greater tussock-sedge Carex paniculata and the nationally scarce lesser tussock-sedge Carex diandra. The moss cover is variable within this community a…

Cors Nantcwnlle

…ge 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 notable component of some example…

Prestwick Carr

…yellow iris Iris pseudacorus, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, common sedge Carex nigra and brown sedge Carex disticha which are common throughout. In addition a number of lo…

Haile Great Wood

…eed grass Phalaris arundinacea, brooklime Veronica beccabunga, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre and valerian Valeriana officinalis.

Shiel Wood Pastures

…he east of the site have abundant bottle sedge Carex rostrata, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre and the moss Calliergonell cuspidatum. Small stands of poor-fen with bog mosses also occur.

Dullatur Marsh

…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-grass Glyceria maxima and lesser pond-sedge Carex acutiformis. In some area…

Cors y Llyn

… such as common cottongrass, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre. The peripheral "lagg zone" around the basins comprises woodland dominated by downy birch Betula pubescens or, in places, by naturalised Scot's pine, along with frequent rusty willow …

Cwm Gwynllyn

…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 abundance of the locally uncommon ivy-leaved bellflower Wahlenbergia h…

Sychnant Pass

… marsh-wort Apium inundatum, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre; insects including the black darter dragonfly and the migrant hawker are recorded. Remarks: Within the Snowdonia National Park.

Cors y Sarnau

…er carr and an acidic mire. The latter includes plants such as Marsh Cinquefoil Comarum palustre, marsh St. John's-wort Hypericum elodes, Cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos and a variety of sedges and bog mosses. The true carr is dominated by Alder Alnus glutinosa with many other plan…

Cors Farlais

… marsh vegetation, including bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, whilst the drier rims carry a heathland vegetation dominated by dwarf shrubs such as heather Calluna vulgaris. Elsewhere there is purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea dominated grassla…

Rhos Cross Inn

…hid Dactylorhiza purpurella, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre. The site supports the nationally scarce marsh fritillary butterfly Euphydryas aurinia, and another fourteen species of butterfly have been recorded.

Rhos-Rydd

… poor-fen vegetation containing bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, lesser skullcap Scutellaria minor and branched bur-reed Sparganium erectum. Two broad drainage ditches run south-westwards across the site, but there is very little water-flow and a …

Pan Beck Fen

…unculus flammula, fen bedstraw Galium uliginosum and in places marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre and bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata. Within the blunt flowered rush community are base rich flushes which are characterised by the presence of stonewort Chara sp. and a 'brown moss' car…

Thompson Water, Carr and Common

…of bottle sedge Carex rostrata, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre and common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium. Scattered areas of tall fen have developed in some low lying areas and around ungrazed margins of depressions. Greater tussock sedge …

Newtondale

… moor grass Molinia caerulea, cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, bog cinquefoil Comarum palustre and bottle sedge Carex rostrata. Flush communities on the valley slopes are particularly rich and some support black bog rush Schoenus nigricans, grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustri…

Railway Stell West

…In drier areas great hairy willowherb Epilobium hirsutum, marsh bedstraw Galium palustre, hard rush Juncus inflexus, soft rush Juncus effusus, common sedge Carex nigra and creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera are found. Tall herb communities have developed on the ditch banks. On th…

Llan Bwch-llyn Lake

…have been recorded, including meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, gipsywort Lycopus europaeus and water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile. Areas of drier rough grassland contribute additional species such as sneezewort Achillea ptarmica and devil's-bi…

Brampton Bryan Park

… bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, bladder sedge Carex vesicaria, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre and common club rush Schoenoplectus lacustris. The ancient parkland trees support a rich lichen flora with 130 species having been recorded. In this respect, Brampton Bryan Park is n…

Mynydd Llangyndeyrn

… St. John's-wort Hypericum elodes, royal fern Osmunda regalis, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos and cross-leaved heath. The site as a whole provides breeding habitat for a variety of birds, notably curlew, stonec…

Lampert Mosses

…llax. star sedge Carex echinata, marsh violet Viola palustris, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre and bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata have also been found in these areas. Areas of shallow peat and damp mineral ground have been gripped to varying degrees and managed by periodic burni…

Biller Howe Dale

…ean Menyanthes trifoliata, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, abundant Sphagnum spp. and white beaked sedge Rhynchospora alba occur. The dale is noted for its orchid colonies, particularly heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata subsp. erice…

Y Gors

…ribution in the area, including bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre and early marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza incarnata. The effects of the nutrient status of the ground water on the distribution of vegetation is well shown on this site. In winter the site …

Rhos Dwfnant

… Menyanthes trifoliata and bulrush Typha latifolia and beds of marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre and common spike-rush Eleocharis palustris. Other species present in this area include wild angelica Angelica sylvestris, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria and gipsywort Lycopus europae…

Little Langdale Tarn

…nto emergent swamp dominated by bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, bottle sedge Carex rostrata and bog myrtle Myrica gale. Extensive areas of acid marshy grassland, dominated by the tussocky purple moor grass Molinia caerulea and sharp-flowered rush…

High Leys

…marsh marigold Caltha palustris, sneezewort Achillea ptarmica, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, marsh and common valerian Valeriana dioica and V. officinalis, all of which occur less frequently throughout this stand. The vegetation of the embankment is somewhat calcareous provi…

Scotton and Laughton Forest Ponds

…ised 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, common sedge C. nigra, sharp-fl…

Coleshill and Bannerly Pools

…ifolia locally abundant. Cross leaved heath Erica tetralix and marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre which are county rarities are also present. In places the bog is being invaded by downy birch Betula pubescens and grey willow Salix cinerea. Coleshill Pool and its bog are surrounded…

Blackdike Bog

…cies and amongst the rich variety of other plants may be found marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium and lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula. Bottle sedge Carex rostrata, star sedge C. echinata and white se…

Orton Pastures

…enyanthes trifoliata, water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile and marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre. The other is wet grass / heath and contains 10 different sedge species as well as being locally dominated by bog mosses Sphagnum species and has some heather, cross leaved heath, rou…

Bere Stream

…grasses and ten sedges and herbs include local species such as marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella. Hollows in this grassland contain acid mire communities dominated by Sphagnum compactum with cross-leaved heath Eri…

Black Firs & Cranberry Bog

…sp. rubellum and various leafy liverworts, often capped by the moss Aulacomnium palustre. Cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos, round leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia and cross leaved heath Erica tetralix are abundant associates. The intervening Sphagnum flats and hollows are dominat…

Priory Meadows, Hickling

…e tormentil Potentilla erecta, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre and exceptionally large populations of meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum and heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata. Other notable plants include common cotton grass Eriophorum ang…

Castle Acre Common

…and flora dominated by a variety of species including marsh horsetail Equisetum palustre, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh valerian Valeriana dioica, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris and brown sedge Carex disticha. This rich community includes several other plants charac…

Rusland Valley Mosses

…cluding species such as common valerian Valeriana officinalis, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, hemp agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum and reed canary grass Phalaris arundinacea. The latter along with common reed Phragmites australis dominate the fen communities that have develope…

East Harling Common

…loped, including common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, marsh stitchwort Stellaria palustris and stands of bottle sedge Carex rostrata. On high ground between the depressions rabbit grazed chalk grassland is extensive. This supports a lar…

Red Moss, Oldtown

… 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 Equisetum fluviatile, mare’s-tail Hippuris vulgaris and branched bur-reed Sparganium erectum occur. The margins hold fen…

Outley Mosses

…ies including autumnal hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis, marsh thistle Cirsium palustre, blinks Montia fontana, bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius, lady’s smock Cardamine pratensis, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, marsh willowherb Epilobium palustre, bog asphodel Nart…

Cors Caranod

…central wetter area supports a species-rich fen community with marsh cinquefoil 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…

Brownheath Moss

…nifera, common sedge Carex nigra, white sedge Carex canescens, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and skullcap Scutellaria galericulata occur between the stands of tall fen vegetation. In places the short fen has declined in recent years because of f…

Shovelboard

…e wet margins are dominated by bottle sedge Carex rostrata and marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre and support mud sedge Carex limosa and dark-leaved willow Salix myrsinifolia.

Upper Dunsforth Carrs

…eezewort Achillea ptarmica and fen bedstraw Galium uliginosum. marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre is locally abundant in some of the meadows and there is a small stand of creeping willow Salix repens. By contrast, in one of the ungrazed meadows tall fen vegetation has developed, d…

Winster Wetlands

…cies such as the insectivorous bladderwort, Utricularia minor, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and the spike rushes Eleocharis multicaulis and Eliocharis quinqueflora. The Sphagnum lawn is dominated by S. papillosum, cross leaved heath Erica tetra…

Llyn Hafodol and Cors Clegyrog

…orsetail Equisetum fluviatile, bog-bean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre and bottle sedge Carex rostrata with a wide range of associated species including the uncommon greater spearwort Ranunculus lingua. There is also a small area of open water where the …

Penllwyn-yr-Hendy

…purple moor-grass. Associated species here include common marsh-bedstraw Galium palustre, greater bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus, wild angelica Angelica sylvestris, marsh thistle Cirsium palustre, common sedge Carex nigra, marsh violet Viola palustris and marsh speedwell …

Cornard Mere, Little Cornard

…um and a small population of bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre. A species rich inundation community has developed on drier ground. Reed canary grass Phalaris arundinacea and tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa are abundant together with a var…

Waun Fawr, Puncheston

…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 hummocks, with cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, heather Calluna vu…

Trona Mires

…floristically diverse marshes. Bog bean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, and ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi are important constituents of these communities, which also include locally restricted plant species such as the greater tussock sedge Carex panic…

Hartlebury Common and Hillditch Coppice

…oxycoccos at its only Worcestershire station. Also present are marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, marsh violet Viola palustris and round leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia here at its only known location in the county. Small areas of open water support bogbean Menyanthes trifolia…

South Cliffe Common

… in the wetter areas and a variety of poor fen species such as marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris and marsh violet Viola palustris. The two bog pools in the centre of the site are surrounded by a floating carpet of common cotton grass Eriophor…

Heslington Tillmire

…its type known within the Vale of York. It is characterised by marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium and a variety of sedges including bottle sedge Carex rostrata, common sedge C. nigra, tawny sedge Carex…

Leek Moors

…illea ptarmica, common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii and marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre. Springs and flush communities have an ecologically distinctive flora and occur in several locations at the junction between grit stones and shales. Area for area they are the most b…

Broad Fen, Dilham

…herbs such as yellow loosestrife Lysimachia vulgaris and milk parsley Thyselium palustre – the food plant of the larva of the swallowtail butterfly Papilio machaon which is well established here. Sweet Gale Myrica gale is a common shrub in those areas dominated by saw sedge. A sh…

Loch of Winless

…loch where it is dominated by meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre and a variety of sedge species Carex spp. Two locally uncommon sedge species, greater tussock sedge Carex paniculata and saw sedge Cladium mariscus, occur on the site.

Knipe Tarn

…ypified 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 the small bay to the south of this area, a much wider em…

Aberithon and Bedw Turbaries

…lub-rush Eleogiton fluitans. Bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre are common. The lichen Cetraria Sepincola occurs on birch trees around the edge of the mire. This species is only known from a few sites in England and Wales. Bedw Turbary (also known…

Dereham Rush Meadow

…erian Valeriana dioica, marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi and lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula. On slightly higher ground, with seasonal flooding, is a large area dominated by marsh marigold Caltha palust…

Pinbain Burn to Cairn Hill

… is surrounded by an excellent undisturbed transition fen with marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, greater and lesser tussock sedges Carex paniculata, C. diandra and the hybrid between them C. x beckmanii at its only known Scottish location.

Ludham - Potter Heigham Marshes

…e Cirsium dissectum, marsh lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica and marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre. Fauna Aquatic invertebrates are well represented with a diverse coleoptera and Mollusca fauna. The site is particularly rich in dragonflies and includes the rare Norfolk aeshna Anaci…

Newlands of Geise Mire

…ation is rare in Caithness. The fen vegetation is dominated by marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre and water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile. Marsh marigold Caltha palustris grows on wetter parts of the site and extensive stands of water horsetail dominate the central basin. There i…

Gribbs Meadows

…own and common sedges. The smaller runnels favour species like marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, water forget-me-not and marsh horsetail. The westernmost field is generally drier, with the exception of a large stand of common reed Phragmites australis dominating the southern par…

Llyn Creiniog

…w-leaved reedmace Typha angustifolia is backed up by a zone of marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre. Behind and around this zone, there is a large patch of willow/birch carr with greater tussock sedge Carex paniculata. The area south of the lake, where there are thick peat deposits,…

Blaen Cilieni

…e-rush Eliocharis quinqueflora, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, lesser skullcap Scutellaria minor, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, greater tussock-sedge Carex paniculata and the bryophytes, Rhizomnium pseudopunctatum and Trichocolea tomentella. Rema…

Cobbinshaw Reservoir

… are present, such as water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile and marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre. An area of raised bog is an integral part of the site, and together with freshwater and scrub add to the diversity of the area.

Thrumster Mill Loch

…he fen is species-rich, with stands containing species such as marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, marsh marigold Caltha palustris, meadow sweet Filipendula ulmaria, and water avens Geum rivale. There are also occasional stands of flag iris Iris pseudacorus and areas of shorter fe…

Cridmore Bog

…nds such as marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris and marsh willowherb Epilobium palustre. This grassland is further diversified by small, localised raised areas of drier acid grassland which support a markedly different flora dominated by common sedge Carex nigra and fine leaved …

Rhos Bryn-wichell

…p-flowered rush J. acutiflorus, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh cinquefoil 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 sed…

Oss Mere

…tains Sphagnum squarrosum and S. fimbriatum in some abundance. marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre also occurs. Damp grassland on the east side of the mere and to the south of the alder carr is moderately species rich. Among the more uncommon species recorded here are marsh arrowgr…

East Ruston Common

… in this zone including cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, jointed rush Juncus articulatus and bottle sedge Carex rostrata. The flushes grade into areas of mixed fen vegetation on low lying ground. The fen is a…

Plas Iolyn Bog

…willow Salix cinerea sub sp cinerea. It contains herbs such as marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris. Several species of rush Juncus spp. occupy the margin of marshy grassland. The surrounding semi-improved neutr…

Foxlease and Ancells Meadows

…e sedge Carex canescens, cyperus sedge Carex pseudocyperus and marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre are also present. The open water habitats are important breeding sites for dragonflies, including the rare small red damselfly Ceriagrion tenellum. A large area of suitable habitat is…

Afon Cleddau Gorllewinol / Western Cleddau River

…-wort Hypericum elodes, marsh lousewort Pedicularis palustris, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre and lesser skullcap Scutellaria minor. The lower reach is predominantly shaded and the aquatic vegetation is dominated by brook-side feather-moss and greater water-moss. It eventually…

Puxton Marshes

… have been recorded. These include less common species such as marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, skullcap Scutellaria galericulata and water dock Rumex hydrolapathum with seven species of sedge including panicled sedge Carex paniculata, cyperus sedge Carex pseudocyperus and fals…

Coed Lletywalter

… Carex rostrata, common club-rush Schoenoplectus lacustris and marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre. The wood is ungrazed and tree regeneration is more than adequate. It supports a good breeding population of typical oak woodland birds. Remarks: The SSSI is within the Snowdonia Nat…

Corsydd Llangloffan

…inate and there are patches of bottle sedge Carex rostrata and marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre vegetation. Towards the drier margins of the site, summer grazed wet pasture with much sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus, purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea and greater bird's-fo…

Wartle Moss

…y 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 higher cover of mosses. These include are…

Corsydd Nug a Merddwr

…osum and S. capillifolium that include other bryophytes such as S. recurvum, S. palustre, S. subnitens, S. tenellum, Aulacomnium palustre and Mylia anomala. Where grazing pressure is lowest and the blanket mire surface driest heather Calluna vulgaris becomes locally abundant as d…

Dyffryn Gwaun

…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. Near the centre this vegetation ty…

Culswick Marsh

…inct plant communities: Grasses, Bog Cotton Eriophorum spp and Marsh Cinquefoil Comarum palustre. Spike-rush Eleocharis palustris, Common Sedge Carex nigra and bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata occur commonly in the Cinquefoil–dominated community.

High Lickbarrow Mires and Pastures

…mmunities. Some are colonised by a bottle sedge Carex rostrata marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre community while others are dominated by a sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus slender sedge Carex lasiocarpa canopy. Generally the common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium repl…

Morfa Abererch

…e and vegetation referable to the bottle sedge Carex rostrata -marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre tall-herb fen. The latter community type overlies deep peat and supports typical fen species as water mint Mentha aquatica, large birdsfoot trefoil Lotus pedunculatus, pennywort Hydro…

Dunsdon Farm

…, but which also contain a great many other species, including marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, marsh lousewort Pedicularis palustris, southern marsh orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa and wavy St. John’s-wort Hypericum undulatum. Surrounding the fields is a system of Devon bank…

Gwaun Ystrad Caron

…reas are herb-rich, with marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, cuckoo-flower Cardamine pratensis, water mint Mentha aquatica, devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis and common valerian. Small peaty depressions occur, containing mire communities …

Llay Bog

…mesotrophic than the central area and contains such species as Marsh Cinquefoil Comarum palustre, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, marsh violet Viola palustris and soft rush Juncus effusus. The northern fringe is covered in alder -birch carr and includes alder buckthorn Fran…

Newby Moor

…ex 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 where the scarce bog sedge Carex limosa occurs. Near Gill Sike an extensive popula…

Tranmire

…nd horsetail Equisetum fluviatile are locally abundant, whilst marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre and marsh lousewort Pedicularis palustris occur occasionally. There is a large population of marsh orchids, many being hybrids and including early marsh orchid Dactylorhiza incarnata,…

Ceann a' Mhara to Loch a' Phuill

…common spike-rush Eleocharis palustris community with abundant marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre and parsley water-dropwort Oenanthe lachenalii. Also here are species more typical of salt-marshes such as the sea arrowgrass Triglochin maritimum and mud rush Juncus gerardii, indica…

Chasewater And The Southern Staffordshire Coalfield Heaths

…on grasses Eriophorum spp. and various bog mosses including Sphagnum fallax, S. palustre, S. papillosum and S. capillifolium occurring at lower frequencies. Fens including habitats often referred to as mires and swamps A number of fens have developed on the margins of the various…

Glaslyn

…nculatus, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris and common marsh-bedstraw Galium palustre. There is considerable floristic variation within the rush-dominated marshy grassland with species-rich areas characterised by the presence of the uncommon whorled caraway Carum verticillatum…

Gweunydd Camnant

…utiflorus, with frequent soft-rush Juncus effusus, common marsh bedstraw Galium palustre, greater bird’s-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus and grasses, including sweet vernal-grass, red fescue Festuca rubra and Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus, together with a variety of herbs like mar…

Low Church Moss

…thrum salicaria, common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre and marsh woundwort Stachys palustris. The poor fen community on the margins of the pond on the east of the railway embankment has a Sphagnum moss carpet with tussocks of tufted hair …

Ripon Parks

… waders such as oystercatcher. The wetland areas are noted for marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, common skullcap Scutellaria galericulata, water violet Hottonia palustris and narrow buckler fern Dryopteris carthusiana. A more base rich area is of interest for its bog rush Schoen…

St. David's Airfield Heaths

…communities dominated by water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre and grey willow Salix cinerea. A small summer pool with bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata becomes a large open water area each winter. Waun Treflodan and Waun Caerfarchell have extensive …

Swannington Upgate Common

…and species of interest include bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, southern marsh orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa and panicled sedge Carex paniculata. There is a distinct zone with great pond sedge Carex riparia and reed grass Phalaris arundinacea …

Kyle of Sutherland Marshes

…es 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 with transitions to open water. The wettest areas grade int…

Great Cressingham Fen

…dowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, marsh marigold Caltha palustris, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre and bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata. Several uncommon species occur including bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella, common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium, meadow thistle Cirsium disse…

Steelend Moss

…dge 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 basin fen holds a well developed area of ‘quaking’ poor-fen, one of the few know…

Broubster Leans

… across the site. Species such as water sedge Carex aquatilis, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile, yellow flag iris Iris pseudacorus and marsh marigold Caltha palustris grow as a floating mat on the water surface. The transition from fen to sw…

Causey Bank Mires

…Common yellow sedge C. demissa, tawny sedge Carex hostiana and marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre are also found here. Locally the flushes are of more acid character being dominated by common sedge with star sedge C. echinata, marsh violet Viola palustris, marsh pennywort Hydrocot…

Silver Tarn, Hollas and Harnsey Mosses

…rwort, square stalked St John's wort Hypericum tetrapterum and marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre in seepage areas. This gives way to acid marshy grassland dominated by jointed rush Juncus articulatus. Silver Tarn is the largest mire of this kettlehole complex lying across two hol…

Kielder Mires

…tterwort Pinguicula vulgaris and marsh violet Viola palustris. marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre and Sphagnum auriculatum have each been recorded from a single locality in the Greyfell Common area. A particularly interesting feature of the Kielder Mires is that most have not bee…

Gleads Moss

…er spearwort Ranunculus lingua, saw sedge Cladium mariscus and marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre. The bog vegetation is dominated by bog mosses Sphagnum spp.. Purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, marsh cinquefoil, soft rush and scattered grey willow also occur in this area.

Kingford Fen

…x paniculata, southern marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, purple loosestrife Lythrum salicaria and branched bur-reed Sparganium erectum. Higher up the valley side unimproved acidic grassland is to be found. Purple moor-grass Molinia caerul…

Mambury and Stowford Moors

…urple moor-grass Molinia caerulea tussocks, with frequent marsh thistle Cirsium palustre and wild angelica Angelica sylvestris. Wet heathland is also well represented with areas dominated by western gorse Ulex gallii, heather Calluna vulgaris and cross-leaved heath Erica tetrali…

Bingley South Bog

…latively rare in West Yorkshire. Even rarer in the region, the marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre is widespread in the surrounding damp transitionary fen, extending both into the open water and into the grasslands. The mosaic of neutral grassland and transitional fen supports larg…

Austwick and Lawkland Mosses

…erlying shell marl is evident in a richer community containing marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis and northern marsh orchid Dactylorhiza purpurella. To the north and west of the Moss, there is an area of calcareous flush vegetation containing …

Moss of Kirkhill

…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, water horsetail Equisetum fluviati…

Tayvallich Juniper and Fen

…nimum and floating rafts of bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata with marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre. The valley mires and lochans are also important for their damselfly and dragonfly populations. Eleven species are known to breed within the SSSI including the unusual keeled skimmer …

Wey Valley Meadows

…Hypericum tetrapterum, valerian Valeriana officinalis and marsh thistle Cirsium palustre. Of particular significance is the county rarity narrow leaved water dropwort Oenanthe silaifolia, a plant of unimproved wet hay meadows. Other parts of the site have a greater proportion of …

Lymsworthy Meadows

… of species occurs with marsh lousewort Pedicularis palustris, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris and southern marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa. An oceanic, 'lusitanian' element is demonstrated by the presence of bog pimpernel Anagallis …

Old River Bed, Shrewsbury

…e, bottle sedge Carex rostrata, brown sedge Carex disticha and marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre. The site includes areas of scrub and a series of ditches.

Pettypool Brook Valley

…a either in association with Sphagnum mosses, bottle sedge and marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre or, in more nutrient rich areas, by tall herbs and rushes such as reed canary grass Phalaris arundinacea and sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus. The extensive mosaic of poor and r…

Purewell Meadows

…ins are of great interest holding local marsh plants including marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre and bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata. There are small areas of wet acid grassland over deeper peat which are dominated by purple moor grass Molinia caerulea and brown bent with bog pimpe…

Wilden Marsh and Meadows

…es with abundant fool’s water cress Apium nodiflorum, marsh horsetail Equisetum palustre, marsh woundwort Stachys palustris and water mint Mentha aquatica, together with reed sweet grass Glyceria maxima and reed canary grass Phalaris arundinacea. The grazed meadows are noted for …

Llyn Ty'n y Llyn

…ften 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 include white sedge Carex canesce…

The Wilderness

…sh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, water mint Mentha aquatica, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre and ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi.

Baddesley Common and Emer Bog

…ostrata and star sedge C. echinata, with notable quantities of marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre and bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, together with marsh violet Viola palustris and southern marsh orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa. The bog grades downstream into mature alder carr and…

Cae Gwyn

…common wetland herbs such as bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre. The flora is distinguished by an abundance of royal fern Osmunda regalis which varies from very large old plants to young plants; other notable species are bog sedge Carex limosa and…

Thorne, Crowle and Goole Moors

…oss species. A number of characteristic fenland plants such as marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, great fen sedge Cladium mariscus and common reed occur within clay lined canals while on warped land there is a well developed fen vegetation containing marsh arrowgrass Triglochin p…

Shortheath Common

…common reed mace Typha latifolia, velvet bent Agrostis canina, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, soft and sharp-flowered rushes Juncus effusus and J. acutiflorus, the insectivorous round leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia and a large population of cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos, …

Lambsdale Leans

…ith associated floating moss carpets and swamp species such as marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, soft-rush Juncus effusus and marsh-marigold Caltha palustris. Acid fen, containing an abundance of white sedge Carex canescens, fringes the swamp areas. Breeding bird assemblage The …

White Moss, Crosbymoor

… violet, yellow rattle, great burnet, sneezewort, meadowsweet, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, star sedge Carex echinata and carnation sedge C. panicea. It is an unusual community and exceptionally species rich for its type. The site is also of interest for the animal groups …

River Derwent and Tributaries

…sedge Carex elata along with common reed Phragmites australis, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile and bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata. narrow leaved water dropwort Oenanthe fistulosa is found here in one of its few Cumbrian localities. Inverteb…

Roydon Common

…eresting species include marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre and bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata. Several uncommon species of insect have been recorded from the common including the rare dragonfly Sympetrum danae. Uncommon birds including night…

Knock Dhu Sallagh Braes

…horsetail Equisetum fluviatile, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre and occasional marsh hawk's-beard Crepis paludosa. The ‘brown moss’ component of the fen is of particular interest. Giant spear wort Calliergon giganteum is locally abundant, with fre…

Monadh Mor

…ottle 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.

Whitwell Common

…ith standing water and abundant bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, marsh marigold Caltha palustris and water dropwort Oenanthe fistulosa occur. The fen grades into an are adominated by reed Phragmites australis on wetter ground. Damp grassland and t…

Hallsenna Moor

…angelica Angelica sylvestris, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, marsh marigold Caltha palustris, water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and the uncommon marsh St John's wort Hypericum elodes occurs locally. Dense will…

Amberley Wild Brooks

…id Dactylorhiza praetermissa, true fox sedge Carex vulpina and marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre. The ditches which dissect the grazing marsh support 156 species of flowing plant. In addition to the rare cut grass the flora includes all five British duckweeds Lemna species, all t…

Loch Lieurary

…sedge Carex rostrata, water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile and marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre. The northern marsh orchid Dactylorhiza purpurella and early marsh orchid Dactylorhiza incarnata are also found on the site.

Possil Marsh

…, bottle sedge Carex rostrata, water sedge Carex aquatilis and marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre. The site is one of only three remaining natural water bodies within the Glasgow City Council boundary and the fen/swamp communities are the largest of their type within the area. Dry…

Cairnleith Moss

…il Equisetum fluviatile and diverse herb species, particularly marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre. More acidic parts of the lagg are characterised by the bog moss Sphagnum recurvum. Rich-fen vegetation is characterised by bottle sedge Carex rostrata, the locally uncommon lesser tu…

Pow Hill Bog

…ton grass Eriophorum angustifolium, star sedge Carex echinata, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum and the liverwort Ordontoschisma sphagni. In the centre of the mire are small open pools with bog moss Sphagnum cusp…

Hooks Well Meadows, Great Cressingham

…ncommon species such as cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, bottle sedge Carex rostrata and bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata are abundant. On mineral based soils large areas are dominated by Jointed and soft rush Juncus articulatus and Juncus e…

Norwick Meadows

…ottle sedge Carex rostrata with bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre and amphibious bistort Persicaria amphibia also present. It is the most important site in Shetland for the locally rare white sedge Carex canescens. The wettest parts of the marsh sup…

Claife Tarns and Mires

… water mint Mentha aquatica, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre. Highs Moss and Ustick Moss show a similar range of peat land communities to Nor Moss but with additional species such as water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile, floating scirpus Eleogi…

Rubha Dunan

…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 range of herbs including ragged-robin …

Llyn Mawr

…ses Sphagnum spp., bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius and marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre occur here. In other parts of the immediate catchment localised flushes rich in sedges Carex spp. occur.

Esthwaite Water

…ar sedge and it also includes marsh marigold Caltha palustris, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, marsh lousewort Pedicularis palustris and sneezewort Achillea ptarmica. Elsewhere, such as adjacent to the Cunsey Beck below Out Dubs and to the west of Black Beck adjacent to Priest…

Sutton Park

…ser bulrush Typha angustifolia, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris and sedges Carex sp. This community grades into marshy grassland with wild angelica Angelica sylvestris, meadowsweet Filipendula vulgaris and num…

Crowhill Valley

…thin the carr support a rich flora with Sphagnum moss species, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, broad-leaved pondweed Potamogeton natans and common water plantain Alisma plantago-aquatica. The site is of local importance for lichens. The species list includes seven ancient woo…

Sound Heath

…ter spearwort Ranunculus lingua, marsh violet Viola palustris, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, floating club rush Eleogiton fluitans, water violet Hottonia palustris and the rare bog St John's wort Hypericum elodes which was thought to be extinct in Cheshire. The heath's scrub…

Leziate, Sugar and Derby Fens

…hollows are characterised by bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre. Species rich calcareous grassland with frequent ant hills is particularly well developed on Derby Fen. The herb rich sward includes lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, hoary plantain Plant…

Maes Meillion a Gefail-y-cwm

…stream supports a lush growth of bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh cinqueoil Comarum palustre and water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile. There are a number of notable plant species recorded at Maes Meillion a Gefail-y-cwm. These are upright vetch Vicia orobus, moonwort Botrychi…

Cors Crymlyn / Crymlyn Bog

…ria 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 fen-sedge Cladium mariscus, tufted…

Black Loch (Abdie)

…e 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 Fife used to be present here, but th…

Loynton Moss

…sedge Carex acutiformis, branched bur reed Sparganium erectum, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, water dock Rumex hydrolapathum and the nationally uncommon cowbane Cicuta virosa. The fen is flanked by 'carr' consisting of grey willow Salix cinerea ssp. oleifolia scrub on permane…

Corfe Meadows

…obin Silene flos-cuculi, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria. Marsh bedstraw Galium palustre, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula, greater bird’s foot trefoil Lotus pedunculatus and marsh-marigold Caltha palustris. In more frequently inundated areas not managed for hay tall fen vege…

Cors Gyfelog

…le moor-grass Molinia caerulea, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, devil's-bit scabious Succisa pratensis and common cotton-grass Eriophorum angustifolium all frequent. Brown mosses (of the genera Calliergon, Campylium and, locally, Scorpidium) are …

Dowrog Common

…enyanthes trifoliata, branched bur-reed Sparganium erectum and marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre are dramatically reducing the area of open water in summer. Truly aquatic plants such as alternate water-milfoil Myriophyllum alterniflorum and broad-leaved pondweed Potamogeton natan…

Winfrith Heath

…r depessions support good stands of bottle sedge Carex rostrata, marsh cinqfoil Comarum palustre and lesser water plantain Baldellia ranunculoides, all local in Dorset. The site is important for nationally scarce plants associated with the heath and mire communities. Wet heath ho…

West Bradieston and Craig of Garvock

… violet Viola palustris, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, marsh bedstraw Galium palustre, fen bedstraw G. ulignosum, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula, lesser yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor and sneezewort Achillea ptarmica. Lime-loving plants such as globeflower Trollius europ…

Loch of Durran

…sh Juncus effusus, tufted hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa and marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre. A large area of the site is dominated by meadow sweet Filipendula ulmaria and reed canary grass Phalaris arundinacea. Vascular plant assemblage Two rare species of grass, the narrow …

Loch Ussie

…north west and south east ends 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 capr…

River Hull Headwaters

…ng particularly characteristic. Other typical species include marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, common valerian Valeriana officinalis, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, marsh marigold Caltha palustris and large stan…

Upper Thurne Broads and Marshes

…unculus lingua and a number of localised species such as milk parsley Thyselium palustre, cowbane Cicuta virosa, marsh sow thistle Sonchus palustris and greater water parsnip Sium latifolium. Beneath these components is a lower layer generally dominated by blunt flowered rush Ju…

Cropple How Mire

…geton polygonifolius, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris and marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre. Of particular note is the presence of both lesser skullcap Scutellaria minor and marsh St John's wort Hypericum elodes. Immediately to the north lies the main area of basin mire whi…

Wallis Moor

…he common and common cotton-grass Eriophorum angustifolium and marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre occupy the most waterlogged areas, with marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius and bogbean Menyanthes trifol…

Brendon and Vealand Fen

… valerian Valeriana officinalis water mint Mentha aquatica and marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre. Beds of bladder-sedge Carex vesicaria, common sedge C. nigra, greater tussock-sedge Carex paniculata and wood club-rush Scirpus sylvaticus have developed in places, while the presenc…

Sunbiggin Tarn & Moors and Little Asby Scar

…r types dominated by either meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria or marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre which occurs with the nationally scarce lesser tussock sedge Carex diandra. West of the tarns, the fen communities merge into calcareous flushes bordering the Tarn Sike asit meanders …

Rhos Bwlch-y-rhandir

…cluding 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, which is abundant throughout. This species is also scattered…

White Moss

…’s tail cotton grasses Eriophorum angustifolium and 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 Narthe…

Westfield Bridge

…ria and water avens Geum rivale. Yellow flag Iris pseudacorus, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, water sedge Carex aquatilis and the locally scare globeflower Trollius europaeus can also be found on this site. Marsh marigold Caltha palustris, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula…

Cors Geirch

…de purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, bog myrtle Myrica gale, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre and numerous sedges including lesser tussock sedge Carex diandra, long stalked yellow-sedge Carex viridula ssp. brachyrhyncha, brown sedge Carex disticha, and slender sedge Carex lasi…

Littleton and Balhamie Hills

…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 palustris and water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile, with lesser spea…

Nant Cledlyn Pingos

…ies, bog-moss Sphagnum species, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre and cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix. Some of the pingo basins support interesting mire and swamp vegetation containing cottongrass Eriophorum species, white sedge Carex canescens, c…

Parc-y-rhos

…r herbs include cuckoo-flower Cardamine pratensis, common marsh-bedstraw Galium palustre, marsh thistle Cirsium palustre, oval sedge Carex leporina and greater bird’s-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus. The absence of devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis and heath-grass Danthonia …

Salbri

…d 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 are populations of locally uncommon flowering plants includin…

Loch of Mey

…lla anserina. Wetter areas have extensive patches dominated by marsh cinquefoil 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 narr…

Waun Cwm Calch

…akaways support species such as bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre and bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius. Sedges dominate two further communities. Water-filled hollows have floating lawns of bottle sedge Carex rostrata, whilst adjacent to the s…

Westwick Lakes

…olia with soft rush Juncus effusus, sweet flag Acorus calamus, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, reed sweet grass Glyceria maxima and great reed mace Typha latifolia. Perch Lake attracts many species of diving duck in winter including goldeneye and goosander.

Allerthorpe Common

…A particular feature of the nature reserve is a large stand of marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre. The heathland bird community includes breeding nightjar, tree pipit and whinchat. References, Good, D A 1964. Skipwith, Allerthorpe and Strensall Commons. An ecological survey and co…

Puttenham & Crooksbury Commons

…s a tall fen community dominated by rushes Juncus species with marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre and the locally rare white sedge Carex canescens. There are several areas of carr woodland around the ponds. These have a canopy of alder Alnus glutinosa and downy birch Betula pubesc…

Churnet Valley

… rush Juncus effusus, water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile and marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, with occasional white sedge Carex canescens; the latter two species are considered rare for the county. This area grades into fen woodland dominated by willow Salix spp. and alder, i…

Cop Mere

…rrowgrass Trigochin palustris, fen bedstraw Galium uliginosum, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre and bladder sedge Carex vesicaria. The grassland communities in this area support adder’s tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum and a large population of common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuc…

Hesledon Moor West

…essions, which includes several interesting species, including marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and the southern species, the grey sedge Carex divulsa.

Bagmere

…angelica Angelica sylvestris, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre and star sedge Carex echinata. The grassland includes great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis and the carr supports greater spearwort Ranunculus lingua, both of which are rare in Cheshir…

Kismeldon Meadows

…reas dominated by soft rush Juncus effusus where herbs such as marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, sneezewort Achillea ptarmica, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris and greater tussock-sedge Carex paniculata occur. On the northern side of the riv…

Braithwaite Moss

…d leaved herbs are also well represented. Common herbs include marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, marsh violet Viola palustris, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica and milkwort Polygala sp. In places where purple moor grass is more prominent and …

Rhos Rhyd-y-ceir

…eed Potamogeton polygonifolius, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre and lesser skullcap Scutellaria minor. Several areas of alder Alnus glutinosa woodland and grey willow Salix cinerea scrub add to the diversity of the site, as do the patches of dry a…

Elterwater

… poor fen with abundant bog myrtle Myrica gale and plants like marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata subsp. ericetorum and Sphagnum moss. The willow and alder carr areas also support a rich flora with shrubs s…

Heysham Moss

…ch to the south of the peat is an area of poor fen, supporting marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre and marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris.

Goyt Valley

…ty of plants such as marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris and marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre. Wet habitats of this nature are also important for invertebrates. Goyt’s Clough retains remnants of semi natural oak Quercus spp. woodland, with birch Betula spp. and occasional ro…

Grimley Brick Pits

…re in the county including the golden dock Rumex maritimus and marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre. The northern pit is particularly important for its insect fauna with nine species of dragonflies recorded including the red eyed damselfly Erythromma najas and the black tailed skimm…

Black Moss

…ive species of Sphagnum have been recorded here along with the moss Aulacomnium palustre and hair moss Polytrichum commune. Also associated with these lawns are bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum and round leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia. The westernmost portion of the bog is …

Comin Esgairmaen

…Typical species present include bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre and ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, with small colonies of meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum and lesser butterfly-orchid Platanthera bifolia. Impeded drainage along the northern edge …

Cors Lawnt

… 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, namely common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium, heather Calluna vul…

Cors Llyn Farch a Llyn Fanod

… old peat cuttings support bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, 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 resu…

Llyn Padrig

…e 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 greater spearwort Ranunculus lingua. Patches of woody vegetation, composed large…

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