Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Marlbank

…veral uncommon species occur in these habitats and include brittle bladder fern Cystopteris fragilis, mossy saxifrage Saxifraga hypnoides and shining cranesbill Geranium lucidum. Where there are deep fissures or cracks in the limestone cliff faces old stunted specimens of ash Fra…

Sleightholme Beck Gorge - The Troughs

…wort Asplenium trichomanes, green spleenwort A. viride and brittle bladder fern Cystopteris fragilis. In shaded crevices woodland plants such as wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, wood millet Milium effusum, dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis and wood melick Melica uniflora occur, wh…

Pen y Gogarth / Great Ormes Head

… adiantum-nigrum hart’s-tongue Asplenium scolopendrium and brittle bladder-fern Cystopteris fragilis are present. The occurrence of Danish scurvygrass Cochlearia danica and pellitory-of-the-wall Parietaria judaica here is unique for limestone pavement in North Wales. The precipit…

Pen y ghent Gill

…flora which includes green spleenwort Asplenium viride and brittle bladder fern Cystopteris fragilis, with a variety of other shade tolerant species in the grykes. Scattered ash and sycamore occur in the valley bottom with baneberry Actaea spicata among the understorey species. N…

Mynydd Ty-isaf, Rhondda

…n Dryopteris dilatata, lady fern Athyrium filix-femina and brittle bladder fern Cystopteris fragilis. In addition to supporting an interesting pteridophyte flora, the higher crags within the SSSI provide nesting sites for a Schedule 1 raptor.

Ogof Ddu

…rns occur, including green spleenwort Asplenium viride and Brittle Bladder Fern Cystopteris fragilis; and the uncommon primitive plant, lesser clubmoss Selaginella selaginoides. A range of mosses and liverworts occur, several of them dependent on the more nutrient rich rocks as w…

Clints Crags, Blindcrake

…ruta-muraria, maidenhair spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes, brittle bladder fern Cystopteris fragilis and common polypody Polypodium vulgare present. South of Clints Crags the ground slopes away from the scar and comprises an area of calcareous grassland and small limestone outcro…

Linn Mill

…ana. The uncommon ferns green spleenwort Asplenium viride, brittle bladder fern Cystopteris fragilis and hard shield fern Polystichum aculeatum are found on nutrient-rich rock faces by the river.

Beech Hill Wood

…Polystichum aculeatum, beech fern Phegopteris connectilis, brittle bladder fern Cystopteris fragilis and the uncommon Wilson's filmy fern Hymenophyllum wilsonii. A wide variety of mosses and liverworts are also present including several uncommon species. Oak stands dominate the r…

Harptree Combe

…ecies of moss and fern, some of which, e.g. Geheebia ferruginea, B. spadice and Cystopteris fragilis, are rare in Southern England.

Cairnbaber

…t, maidenhair spleenwort and oak fern. Other ferns such as brittle bladder-fern Cystopteris fragilis and parsley fern are established on the scree. The many burns and seepage lines are dominated by common butterwort, round leaved sundew and common yellow-sedge Carex demissa, whil…

Combe Scar

…aludosa, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, great wood rush, brittle bladder fern Cystopteris fragilis and Wilson's filmy fern Hymenophyllum wilsonii are present as well as other mosses such as Bryum pseudotriquetrum, Ctenidium molluscum and Bartramia pomiformis. The streams pass u…

Braade

…de range of other ferns, including the locally distributed brittle bladder fern Cystopteris fragilis, hay-scented fern Dryopteris aemula and green spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes-ramosum. The vegetation at the base of the slope is typical of acid fens and is characterised by the…

Crosby Ravensworth Fell

…ns are frequent on all the pavements and include the local brittle bladder fern Cystopteris fragilis and green spleenwort Asplenium viridein addition to more common species such as hart's tongue fern Asplenium scolopendrium, male fern Dryopteris filix-mas and wall rue Asplenium r…

Mallerstang-Swaledale Head

…r fern Dryopteris dilatata, hard fern Blechnum spicant and brittle bladder fern Cystopteris fragilis. Plateau areas of short vegetation support important populations of golden plover and dunlin and dotterel have been recorded on eroded, stony summits. Red grouse, curlew, lapwing…

Sunbiggin Tarn & Moors and Little Asby Scar

…wever species such as green spleenwort Asplenium virideand brittle bladder fern Cystopteris fragilis are frequent in the area with others such as the nationally scarce limestone fern Gymnocarpium robertianum, wall rue Asplenium ruta-muraria, male fern Dryopteris filix-mas, broad …

Dungeon Ghyll

…utans and ferns such as green spleenwort Asplenium viride, brittle bladder fern Cystopteris fragilis and Wilson's filmy fern Hymenophyllum wilsonii. Several species of saxifrage such as yellow Saxifraga aizoides, purple S. oppositifolia, starry S.stellaris and mossy S. hypnoides …

The Clouds

…lenium viride as well as the somewhat more common species, brittle bladder fern Cystopteris fragilis and hard and soft shield ferns Polystichum aculeatum and Polystichum setiferum. The herbs include the uncommon species, narrow leaved bitter cress Cardamine impatiens, lily of the…

Ben Heasgarnich

…tive species such as green spleenwort Asplenium viride and brittle bladder fern Cystopteris fragilis, and support an outstanding flora including hoary whitlowgrass Draba incana, rock whitlowgrass Draba norvegica, alpine meadow grass Poa alpina, holly fern Polystichum lonchitis an…

Eryri

…Asplenium trichomanes, wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria and brittle bladder-fern Cystopteris fragilis. The ledges on the cliff faces provide important refuges for tall-herb vegetation which contain such species as roseroot Sedum rosea, Welsh poppy Mecanopsis cambrica, wild angelic…

Appleby Fells

…Cryptogramma crispa, green spleenwort Asplenium viride and brittle bladder fern Cystopteris fragilis. Tall herb vegetation is a further important feature of the Appleby Fells. This occurs on the ungrazed crags and ledges as well as on some of the steeper, inaccessible screes. Th…

Mwyngloddfeydd Esgair Hir ac Esgair Fraith

…trychium lunaria, adder’s-tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum and brittle bladder-fern Cystopteris fragilis in more open or disturbed habitats. A large population of stag’s-horn clubmoss Lycopodium clavatum, grows on heathy banks together with a few plants of alpine clubmoss Diphasiastr…

Pikedaw Calamine Caverns

…wort Asplenium trichomanes, green spleenwort A. viride and brittle bladder fern Cystopteris fragilis are found in sheltered crevices in the rock. Herb rich calcareous grassland is dispersed throughout the rest of the site on thin soils over limestone. Blue moor grass Sesleria cae…

Moorhouse and Cross Fell

… support plants such as green spleenwort Asplenium viride, brittle bladder fern Cystopteris fragilis, hoary whitlow grass Draba incana, hairy stonecrop Sedum villosum, roseroot Sedum rosea and the rare alpine cinquefoil Potentilla crantzii. Gritstone and limestone boulder screes …

Kincardine Castle Wood

…ent to the Ruthven Water are more species rich and support brittle bladder fern Cystopteris fragilis, hard shield fern Polystichum lonchitis, alternate leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium alternifolium, sweet woodruff Galium odoratum and sanicle Sanicula europaea. The riversid…

Salt Lake Quarry

… as hairy rock cress Arabis hirsuta, thyme Thymus praecox, brittle bladder fern Cystopteris fragilis, maidenhair spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes and, notably, rigid buckler fern Dryopteris submontana. Where water drips down the cliff face, the moss Cratoneuron filicinum is assoc…

Yewbarrow Woods

… Phegopteris connectilis and in rock crevices the delicate brittle bladder fern Cystopteris fragilis. On the upper western slopes of the wood the woodland gradually thins out leaving yew, oak, birch, hazel, juniper and holly, dwarfed by their exposure to the winds blowing in from…

Gilwern Hill

…n the county, e.g. autumn gentian Gentianella amarella and brittle bladder fern Cystopteris fragilis. The steeper slopes support ash Fraxinus excelsior woodland over a rich ground flora. Remarks: Within the Brecon Beacons National Park.

Glen Ey Gorge

…nt and widespread, and beech fern Phegopteris connectilis, brittle bladder-fern Cystopteris fragilis and green spleenwort Asplenium viride are frequent on ledges. Narrow buckler-fern Dryopteris carthusiana is frequent under overhanging rock. Less common plants such as mountain me…

Downton Gorge

…such uncommon ones as oak fern Gymnocarpium dryopteris and brittle bladder fern Cystopteris fragilis. The site is also important for mosses and lichens. Over 100 species of lichen have been recorded from Downton Gorge which is considered to be a site of national importance for th…

Great Asby Scar

…t; the local species green spleenwort Asplenium viride and brittle bladder fern Cystopteris fragilis, which occur on nearly all the pavements; and more common species such as hart's tongue Asplenium scolopendrium, hard shield fern Polystichum aculeatum and lady fern Athyrium fili…

Coed Nant-y-merddyn-uchaf

…de and the uncommon beech fern Phegopteris connectilis and brittle bladder-fern Cystopteris fragilis. The rare grass mountain melick Melica nutans occurs on cliffs in part of the site.

Cwmsymlog

…rked spleenwort two others are rare in Ceredigion, -namely brittle bladder-fern Cystopteris fragilis and moonwort Botrychium lunaria. Remarks: The site is owned by Ceredigion Council.

Tilberthwaite Gill

…tuca altissima. The most damp and shady areas support the brittle bladder fern Cystopteris fragilis and Wilson's' filmy fern Hymenophyllum wilsonii. The moss and liverwort cover is extensive with abundant Marsupella emarginata and Diplophyllum albicans and more locally frequent…

Black Mountains

…re species such as mossy saxifrage Saxifraga hypnoides and brittle bladder-fern Cystopteris fragilis. Of particular interest in the Welsh portion of the site are the cliffs of Tarren yr Esgob, which support the whitebeam, Sorbus porrigentiformis and other uncommon plants such as …

Birkett Hill and High Out Wood

…supporting typical species such as sanicle, dog's mercury, brittle bladder fern Cystopteris fragilis and hairy rockcress Arabis hirsuta. The becks provide clean fast flowing water that support breeding dipper. Other breeding birds include lapwing, redshank, curlew, redstart, spot…

Loch Glencoul

…pecies such as black spleenwort Asplenium adiantum-nigrum, brittle bladder-fern Cystopteris fragilis and hard shield-fern Polystichum aculeatum, hart's tongue fern Asplenium scolopendrium, wood false-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum, hairy-brome Bromopsis ramosa, red fescue Festuca …

Irthing Gorge

…shaded crevices support several species of fern, including brittle bladder fern Cystopteris fragilis, green spleenwort Asplenium viride and hard shield fern Polystichum aculeatum. The bryophyte flora of these ledges is also rich and varied and drier areas are covered by the liche…

The Cheviot

…e root Sedum rosea, limestone bedstraw Galium sterneri and brittle bladder fern Cystopteris fragilis. Tall herbs such as globe flower Trollius europaeus, common valerian Valeriana officinalis and wood cranesbill Geranium sylvaticum occur more widely on ungrazed ledges with base r…

Birkwith Caves and Fell

… two uncommon ferns, green spleenwort Asplenium viride and brittle bladder fern Cystopteris fragilis. The pavements are fringed with herb rich calcareous grassland supporting species such as fairy flax Linum catharticum, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba common bird's foot trefoi…

Taynton Quarries

…the quarry constitute the only site in Oxfordshire for the brittle bladder fern Cystopteris fragilis and several uncommon mosses have been recorded in the quarry including Barbula rigidula, Fissidens dubius and Gyroweisia tenuis. Two unimproved fields, which connect the old worki…

Chrome and Parkhouse Hills

…Ferns include limestone polypody Gymnocarpium robertianum, brittle bladder fern Cystopteris fragilis and maidenhair spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes. The nationally rare Jacob’s ladder Polemonium caeruleum has its stronghold in the Peak District and grows in profusion in one area…

Whernside

…species occur including green spleenwort Asplenium viride, brittle bladder fern Cystopteris fragilis, hard shield fern Polystichum aculeatum and most notably rigid buckler fern Dryopteris submontana and limestone polypody Gymnocarpium robertianum. By contrast, sandstone cliffs on…

Armboth Fells

…land, high rainfall character with species including Sphaerophorus globosus, S. fragilis, Mycoblastus sanguinarius and Ochrolechia tartarea. Emblesteads Wood, south of Reecastle Crag, is a small ungrazed example of upland birch sessile oak woodland in which Emblesteads gill pass…

Fair Head and Murlough Bay

…ite-leaved golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium. Brittle bladder fern Cystopteris fragilis was recorded in the woodland during previous surveys. Along the base of the cliffs, above Mur!ough Bay, species-rich calcareous grassland has developed. The area is especially her…

Carron Glen

…od melick Melica unifloraand several locally scarce ferns: brittle bladder-fern Cystopteris fragilis, oak fern Gymnocarpium dryopteris and beech fern Phegopteris connectilis. In addition to the woodland interest, the middle reaches of the glen supports a mosaic of species rich ne…

Long Dale & Gratton Dale

…iride occurs, with mossy saxifrage Saxifraga hypnoides and brittle bladder fern Cystopteris fragilis.

Cwm Cynfal

…hytes including such species as green spleenwort Asplenium viride, Bladder Fern Cystopteris fragilis, Scottish Filmy Fern Hymenophyllum wilsonii and the moss, Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus. Among the interesting higher plants present are Mountain Melick Melica nutans and Acer campes…

Migneint-Arenig-Dduallt

…rthern bedstraw Galium boreale, green spleenwort Asplenium viride, bladder fern Cystopteris fragilis, roseroot Sedum rosea, mossy saxifrage Saxifraga hypnoides, starry saxifrage and globeflower Trollius europaeus. The regionally rare dwarf willow and mountain everlasting have bot…

Cadair Idris

…wort Asplenium trichomanes, green spleenwort A. viride and brittle bladder fern Cystopteris fragilis are found in the crevices on these rocks. Lush tall-herbs grow on the basic ledges around Cwm Cau. The plants found here include great wood-rush, water avens Geum rivale, wild ang…

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