Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Belmore Mountain

…erised by calcicolous species such as crisped neckera Neckera crispa, comb moss Ctenidium molluscum and frizzled crisp moss Torrella tortuosa. Higher plants are usually the ferns hart's-tongue Asplenium scolopendrium and maidenhair spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes, although in pl…

Marlbank

…folia, and fairy flax Linum catharticum occur with bryophytes such as comb moss Ctenidium molluscum, frizzled crisp moss Tortella tortuosa, golden head moss Breutelia chrysocoma and Tamarisk scalewort Frullania tamarisci. In some areas of the Marlbank, the limestone pavement supp…

Galboly

…praelongum, and big shaggy moss Rhytidiadelphus triquetrus with chalk comb moss Ctenidium molluscum present on chalk boulders and scree. In the townlands of Fallowvee, Galboly Upper and Galboly Lower shallow, freely-draining soils have developed over the underlying chalk and basa…

Artle Dale

…ia pusilla. The central part of the gorge has areas of base rich sandstone with Ctenidium molluscum, Fissidens dubius and the liverwort Lejeunea cavifolia all occurring. Also present on rock here are the liverworts Lejeunea patens at its only Lancashire site and Saccogyna viticul…

Glaswelltiroedd Eryrys (Eryrys Grasslands)

…er is prominent, usually dominated by C. cuspidatum with frequent C. stellatum, Ctenidium molluscum, Climacium dendroides and Cratoneuron filicinum. Additional herbs include common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris and marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris. Glaswelltiroedd Eryrys ho…

Swinstead Valley

…olygala vulgaris and common centaury Centaurium erythraea occur. Mosses such as Ctenidium molluscum, Campylium chrysophyllum and Pseudoscleropodium purum are common in these areas. The deeper soils of the valley bottom support a less species rich grassland community, dominated by…

West Fermanagh Scarplands

…particularly thin over limestone pavement, the bryophytes Breutelia chrysocoma, Ctenidium molluscum, Tortella tortuosa and Frullania tamariscinum are common and in places abundant. The Knockmore area displays good examples of limestone pavement, a rare and threatened habitat thro…

Holme Moor & Clean Moor

…occur. Mosses associated with this community include Scorpidium scorpioides and Ctenidium molluscum. Holme Moor is one of the very few sites in the county which support a species poor swamp community dominated by great fen sedge Cladium mariscus with purple moor grass, carnation …

Ach an Todhair

…pecies characteristic of neutral-basic conditions like Eurhynchium striatum and Ctenidium molluscum. The open hill ground supports a typical acid grassland flora which is augmented by several enriched areas and patches of heath. This variety is illustrated by the occurrence of ni…

Roman Wall Loughs

…flea sedge Carex pulicaris and the mosses Cratoneuron filicinum, C. commutatum, Ctenidium molluscum and Campylium stellatum. The catchment of the loughs is mainly unimproved hill grazing with areas of heather Calluna vulgaris and mire vegetation with deer grass Trichophorum cesp…

Hen-allt Common

…s and the mosses and the mosses Bryum pseudotriquetrum, Campylium stellatum and Ctenidium molluscum. Other common associates include creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, common yellow-sedge Carex demissa, square-stalked St. John’s-wort Hypericum tetrapterum, bulbous rush Juncus bu…

Bowber Head and Piper Hole Meadows

…and quaking grass Briza media are also found here with limestone mosses such as Ctenidium molluscum and Tortella tortuosa. Along stretches of the Lockholme and Scandal Becks a series of wet alluvial soils support marshy grassland. This is typified by rushes Juncus articulatus, J…

Cavan

…nditions are prevalent with golden head moss Breutelia chrysocoma and comb moss Ctenidium molluscum occurring alongside pointed spear moss Calliergonell cuspidatum, springy turf moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus and neat feather moss Pseudoscleropodium purum. Cavan has been manage…

Coed Copi'r Graig

…lichens Sticta Sylvatica and Nephroma laevigata, and lime-loving mosses such as Ctenidium molluscum and Neckera species.

Cwm Cadlan

…rmentil Potentilla erecta and devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis. The moss Ctenidium molluscum is often a prominent component of the sward. The fen-meadow often occurs in close association with base-rich flushes. Scattered throughout the site are small stands of rush-pasture…

King's Cliffe Banks

…et Viola hirta. Bryophytes form an important component of the sward, especially Ctenidium molluscum and Homalothecium lutescens. Lichens occur on the extruding limestone rocks. The grassland is closely grazed by cattle and rabbits. The management unit includes some areas of semi…

Powerstock Common and Wytherston Farm

…ia perfoliata and lesser centaury Centaurium pulchellum. The calcicolous mosses Ctenidium molluscum and Homalothecium lutescens are occasional in the sward whilst wood small-reed Calamagrostis epigejos and great horsetail are locally dominant on seepages. Invertebrates The rare…

Combe Scar

…um wilsonii are present as well as other mosses such as Bryum pseudotriquetrum, Ctenidium molluscum and Bartramia pomiformis. The streams pass under the screes which are present below the grassland zone. A distinctive, though sparse community of parsley fern with tufted hair gras…

Cors Farchwel

…h Juncus articulatus, bulbous rush J. bulbosus, the mosses Campylium stellatum, Ctenidium molluscum and Scorpidium revolvens and the liverwort Aneura pinguis. Other associated species include bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella, marsh-marigold Caltha palustris, heath spotted-orchid D…

Ross

…lgaris and the mosses golden head moss Breutelia chrysocoma and chalk comb moss Ctenidium molluscum. Pockets of very species-rich vegetation occur where the mineral soils and shallow peats are flushed and kept wet by base-rich or calcareous, nutrient-poor waters. These flushed ar…

Craig Adwy-wynt a Choed Eyarth House a Chîl-y-groeslwyd

… thyme and the mosses yellow feather-moss Homalothecium lutescens and comb-moss Ctenidium molluscum. Below the summit of Craig Adwy-wynt on the gentle east-facing slopes an acid grassland community occurs as scattered patches on deeper soils amongst the limestone pavement, bracke…

Tilberthwaite Gill

…se rich rock identified by the presence of base loving bryophyte communities of Ctenidium molluscum, Anoectangium aestivum, Calliergonell cuspidatum, Campylium stellatum and Fissidens dubius and higher plants such as green spleenwort Asplenium viride and mountain melick Melica nu…

Gweunydd Camnant

…variety of ‘brown’ mosses, including Scorpidium revolvens, Campylium stellatum, Ctenidium molluscum, Cratoneuron filicinum and Calliergonell cuspidatum, and plants such as marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula, quaking-grass, marsh horsetail,…

Bryn Alyn

…t of the turf, particularly prominent species includes Hypnum cupressiforme and Ctenidium molluscum. The Nationally Scarce lichen Placidiopsis custnani also occurs within this grassland type. The less rocky areas with deeper soils support sheep’s fescue and meadow oat grass Avenu…

Dyffrynoedd Nedd a Mellte a Moel Penderyn

…, with Plagiomnium undulatum, Mnium hornum, Atrichum undulatum, Pellia sp., and Ctenidium molluscum all frequent and often abundant. The ground flora in these areas can be extremely rich and includes species that are scarce in mid and south Wales, such as wood fescue Festuca alti…

Bracknell Croft

…hoary plantain Plantago media, autumn gentian Gentianella amarella and the moss Ctenidium molluscum are abundant. In contrast, the remainder of the site is covered by tall grassland with much upright brome Bromus erectus among the fescues. Smaller cat's tail Phleum bertolonii and…

Ballygalley Head

… bulbosus. Where soils are thin and the sward is open, the bryophytes comb moss Ctenidium molluscum and Tamarisk scalewort Frullania tamarisci are common. Neat feather moss Pseudoscleropodium purum, springy turf moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus, capillary thread moss Bryum capilla…

Camp Down

…tic downland species such as Calliergonella cuspidata, Camptothecium lutescens, Ctenidium molluscum and Fissidens sp. recorded. Small patches of scrub and scattered bushes occur on the site, with hawthorn, dog rose and gorse frequent. Young sycamore trees occur locally. The occur…

Llwyn-iarth

… a moss carpet of species such as Campylium stellatum, Scorpidium revolvens and Ctenidium molluscum. A small number of fragrant orchids are recorded from this habitat. The acid flushes are dominated by soft rush Juncus effusus and/or by bog mosses such as Sphagnum papillosum, S. …

Drostre Bank

… palustre, with a luxuriant carpet of mosses, including Campylium stellatum and Ctenidium molluscum. Scattered throughout the fen meadow are small stands of rush-pasture, associated with wetter drains and depressions. These are dominated by sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus …

Cautley Thwaite Meadows and Ecker Secker Beck

…nated by a range of calcareous loving mosses including Palustriella commutatum, Ctenidium molluscum and Scorpidium revolvens. Sphagnum subnitens also grows here, forming hummocks above the influence of the base rich waters and therefore supporting species more typical of neutral …

Ham Hill

…phytes are found including the liverwort Leiocolea turbinata and mosses such as Ctenidium molluscum, Dicranella varia, Weissia microstoma and Entodon concinnus, a rare moss of chalk grassland. A small area of secondary ash Fraxinus excelsior woodland exists to the extreme south o…

Brithdir a Chwm Mawr

…cies, notably tawny sedge Carex hostiana and the mosses Campylium stellatum and Ctenidium molluscum. Other more notable species found in this community include smooth brome grass Bromus racemosus, marsh St. John’s-wort Hypericum elodes, marsh valerian Valeriana dioica, and a colo…

Knockninny Hill

…, eyebright Euphrasia spp. and quaking grass Briza media. Common mosses include Ctenidium molluscum, Dicranum scoparium and Tortella tortuosa. In addition to its species-richmess, this grassland supports a number of notable plants including mountain everlasting Antennaria dioica …

Glencoyne Wood

…ferent range of species. Mosses include Orthothecium rufescens, Neckera crispa, Ctenidium molluscum, Tortella tortuosa and on small exposures Bartramia halleriana. Base poor rocks and screes support the liverwort Rhabdoweisia crenulata whilst localised siliceous rocks support Thu…

Swindale Wood

…een recorded from the wood. Mosses and liverworts are abundant in the wood with Ctenidium molluscum and Eurhynchium striatum two of the major species. There are not a great number of lichen species on the trees, perhaps because conditions are too shady and humid, however the spec…

Valley of Stones

…and including species characteristic of calcareous conditions such as comb moss Ctenidium molluscum and yellow feather moss Homalothecium lutescens. In the eastern part of the site the soils on the Bagshot Beds support vegetation more suited to acidic conditions. Species present…

Graig, Llanarmon-yn-Ial

…portant component of the turf and include such species as Ditrichum flexicaule, Ctenidium molluscum, Tortella tortuosa and Hypnum cupressiforme. The less rocky areas with slightly deeper soils support sheep’s fescue -meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis grassland. This calcareous g…

Nant Clydach Pastures

…The flushes have a well-developed brown moss layer comprised of species such as Ctenidium molluscum, Calliergonell cuspidatum, Campylium stellatum and Scorpidium revolvens. Common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris and round-leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia are frequent, together w…

Ballybannan

…oides, Calliergonell cuspidatum, Campyliu111 stellatum, Palustriella commutata, Ctenidium molluscum and Scorpidium revolvens. Other plants such as bottle sedge Carex rostrata, sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus and water mint Mentha aquatica are abundant here. Species which o…

Lye Valley

… revolvens is a distinctive species characteristic of enriched flushed peat and Ctenidium molluscum is found in a wide range of calcareous habitats. Some species are uncommon or rare and are more strongly associated with fens. These include Campylium stellatum, Plagiomnium elatum…

Coed Graig Uchaf

…ds. More basic habitats present may have a distinctive flora of species such as Ctenidium molluscum and Eurhynchium striatum. Many uncommon and rare species occur such as Lepidozia cupressina, the nationally rare hepatic Radula voluta, Bazzania tricrenata and Grimmia hartmanii. O…

Craig yr Aderyn (Bird's Rock)

…caulis and pale sedge Carex pallescens, and mosses such as Campylium stellatum, Ctenidium molluscum and Fissidens adianthoides. The north facing cliffs and slopes support a good range of moss and liverwort species. Of particular note are the nationally scarce mosses growing on bo…

Courthouse Grasslands

…is. Meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, and the liverwort Aneura pinguis and moss Ctenidium molluscum are locally present. In the west of Courthouse Grassland, a more heathy form of fen-meadow occurs, characterised by species such as cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, saw-wort Serr…

Creuddyn

…yophytes such as Mnium hornum, Isothecium myosuroides, Hypnum cupressiforme and Ctenidium molluscum on rock outcrops and where light filters to the ground. Small parts of both ridges are occupied by grassland, where grazing is maintained by sheep and/or rabbits. Associated with t…

Crosby Ravensworth Fell

…growing over a ground layer of base loving mosses such as Scorpidium revolvens, Ctenidium molluscum, Campylium stellatum, Tortella tortuosa and Calliergonell cuspidatum. Associated herb species include yellow saxifrage Saxifraga aizoides, common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris, d…

High Lickbarrow Mires and Pastures

…and include Scorpidium revolvens, Campylium stellatum, Palustriella commutatum, Ctenidium molluscum and Sphagnum contortum. Other species of Sphagnum form hummocks above the influence of the ground water and therefore support species typically associated with more acid or ombrotr…

Ganllwyd

…Mercurialis perennis, false brome grass Brachypodium sylvaticum and the mosses Ctenidium molluscum, Eurhynchium striatum and Thamnobryum alopecurum. Ferns form a distinctive part of the woodland field layer and include, lady fern Athyrium filix-femina, broad buckler fern Dryopte…

King's Wood and Urchin Wood

…laria majalis. Where the soil is shallower and stonier, moss species including Ctenidium molluscum, Eurhynchiump raelongum, E. striatum, Thuidium tamariscinum and Thamnobryum alopecurum are also abundant. This association of species is characteristic of the ash/field maple/dog’s…

Hollin Hill

… a dominant feature of the flushes and include both base loving species such as Ctenidium molluscum, Calliergonell cuspidatum, Campylium stellatum, Scorpidium revolvens and Palustriella commutatum, as well as hummocks of bog moss Sphagnum subnitens and S. warnstorfii which rise a…

Carey Valley

… coltsfoot Tussilago farfara and a range of bryophytes including calk comb moss Ctenidium molluscum, curled hook moss Palustriella commutatum and marsh bryum Bryum pseudotriquetrum. The fen communities around Loughareema are concentrated to the west of the road which remains perm…

Beech Hill Wood

…hanter's nightshade Circaea lutetiana and bryophytes such as Neckera crispa and Ctenidium molluscum. The crags in particular are an outstanding feature of the wood and form a series of wet gullies and ledges which support a rich flora including uncommon and rare species. Wood fes…

Knock Dhu Sallagh Braes

…pecies occurring such as golden head moss Breutelia chrysocoma, chalk comb moss Ctenidium molluscum, Tamarisk scalewort Frullania tamarisci, cypress leaved plait moss Hypnum cupressiforme and juniper haircap Polytrichum juniperinum. On wetter, more flushed soils lesser clubmoss S…

Slaidhills Moss

…roup. These include intermediate hook-moss Scorpidium cossonii, chalk comb-moss Ctenidium molluscum, yellow starry feather-moss Campylium stellatum and lesser clubmoss Selaginella selaginoides. Flowering plants such as fairy flax Linum catharticum, dioecious sedge Carex dioica, t…

Shap Fells

…arex dioica, C. echinata, C. pulicaris and C. nigra with typical mosses such as Ctenidium molluscum and Campylium stellatum. Reflecting the base rich status are associated herbs including butterwort, marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris, devil's bit scabious and marsh valerian V…

Hisehope Burn Valley

…pidatum, Aulacomnium palustre, Campylium stellatum, Palustriella commutatum and Ctenidium molluscum. Several species of local occurrence in County Durham are present in this mire complex including few flowered spike rush Eleocharis quinqueflora, grass of Parnassus Parnassiap alus…

Mill and Whiskershiel Burns

…turf containing a wide variety of mosses; including Palustriella commutatum and Ctenidium molluscum, liverworts and sedges including long stalked yellow sedge Carex lepidocarpa, carnation sedge C. panicea, glaucous sedge Carex flacca, flea sedge C. pulicaris and dioecious sedge C…

Nicholaston Wood

…y, hart’s tongue fern and abundant bryophytes including Isothecium myosuroides, Ctenidium molluscum, Brachythecium rutabulum and Thamnobryum alopecurum. The more open exposures are characterised by blackthorn Prunus spinosa and wild privet Ligustrum vulgare, with small patches of…

Fair Head and Murlough Bay

…ginella selaginoides, common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris and chalk comb moss Ctenidium molluscum. The Northern Ireland Priority Species, yellow-ringed carpet Entephria flavicinctata, has been found associated with these areas, where its larvae feed on yellow saxifrage Saxifra…

Glenariff Glen

…nobryum alopecurum, purple stalked pocket moss Fissidens osmundoides, comb moss Ctenidium molluscum and dotted thyme moss Rhizomnium punctatum and the liverworts great scented liverwort Conocephalum conicum, Hutchins' hollywort Jubula hutchinsiae and lesser rough earwort Scapania…

Shiel Wood Pastures

…ther with brown mosses, including Campylium stellatum, Scorpidium revolvens and Ctenidium molluscum. These also contain quaking grass Briza media and few-flowered spike-rush Eleocharis quinqueflora. Taller rich-fens in the east of the site have abundant bottle sedge Carex rostrat…

Craig-y-pistyll

…ush communities indicative of a slightly higher base status in which the mosses Ctenidium molluscum and Breutelia chrysocoma occur, along with butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris. Wilson’s filmy-fern Hymenophyllum wilsonii also occurs on some damp ledges. Three flowering plants worth…

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