Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Compton Chine to Steephill Cove

… MC8; Festuca rubra Holcus lanatus maritime grassland NVC MC9 and Festuca rubra Daucus carota ssp. gummifer maritime grassland NVC MC11. The communities for the species rich unimproved calcareous grassland are Festuca ovina Carlina vulgaris grassland NVC CG1, Festuca ovina Avenul…

Tullyratty

…iza fuchsii. Other herbs such as yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor and wild carrot Daucus carota ssp. carota, which is found where the soil becomes more base rich, have a more localised distribution in the sward. In addition to the plant species mentioned above, burnet saxifrage Pim…

Lydstep Head to Tenby Burrows

…more sheltered east-facing slopes and, in places, this gives way to wild carrot Daucus carota ssp. carota and red fescue grassland. A bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta maritime grassland community occurs in one or two localities. On the upper parts of south and west-facing slope…

Killough Bay and Strand Lough

…us, burnet rose Rosa pimpinellifolia, lady's bedstraw Galium verum, wild carrot Daucus carota ssp. carota, thrift Armeria maritima, wild thyme Thymus polytrichus, kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria and red fescue Festuca rubra. Grassland on deeper soils tends to be less diverse an…

St. John's Point

… vetch Anthyllis vulneraria, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, wild carrot Daucus carota, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, sea plantain Plantago maritima and wild thyme Thymus polytrichus. The grassland is occasionally flushed, providing a variety of species more commonly assoc…

Ceann a' Mhara to Loch a' Phuill

… lesser meadow-rue Thalictrum minus, wild thyme Thymus polytrichus, wild carrot Daucus carota and kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria. Uncommon plants found here include rue-leaved saxifrage Saxifraga tridactylites, common cornsalad Valerianella locusta, purple milk-vetch Astragalu…

Lardon Chase

…yellow wort Blackstonia perfoliata, purging flax Linum catharticum, wild carrot Daucus carota, autumn felwort Gentianella amarella, clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata and chalk milkwort Polygala calcarea. Some of the richest flora occurs on thinner soils on the steepest par…

Honington Camp

…latius dominate, there are nevertheless some interesting herbs like wild carrot Daucus carota, field scabious Knautia arvensis and greater knapweed Centaurea scabiosa and these are areas favoured by insects including grasshoppers. Six species of land snails have been recorded.

West Lizard

…p. ferronii, thrift and buck's-horn plantain Plantago coronopus with sea carrot Daucus carota subsp. gummifer and kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria. Maritime grassland communities occur on the cliff tops where soils are deeper but maritime influence remains strong. These communi…

High Haining Hill

…ian Limestone grassland, which includes a flourishing population of wild carrot Daucus carota. Scattered hawthorns and low gorse scrub to the west of the main area of grassland provide nesting cover for linnet and yellowhammer.

Mournes Coast

…nd the herbs thrift Armeria maritima, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, wild carrot Daucus carota and eyebright Euphrasia officinalis agg.. More species-rich areas include common knapweed Centaurea nigra, sheep’s bit Jasione montana, fairy flax Linum catharticum, wild thyme Thymus po…

Blackwater Estuary

…rigia atherica and common couch Elytrigia repens with herbs such as wild carrot Daucus carota, the regionally notable grass vetchling Lathyrus nissolia and the nationally uncommon dittander Lepidium latifolium. The tall grasslands of the Essex coast are the British stronghold of …

Stackpole

…cock’s-foot Dactylis glomerata and vernal squill Scilla verna, with wild carrot Daucus carota subsp. gummifer and a short Plantago sward in exposed closely grazed areas. There are small pockets of ericaceous maritime heath on Saddle Point and above Barafundle Bay characterised by…

Loe Pool

…ng an extensive mat. Other species include thrift Armeria maritima, wild carrot Daucus carota, wild thyme, Thymus polytrichus, spring squill Scilla verna, and western clover Trifolium occidentale. Loe Pool is the only known site in Britain for the Cornish subspecies of the sandh…

Rock Dunes

…comes dominant with frequent common cornsalad Valerianella locusta, wild carrot Daucus carota and Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus. There is occasional sand sedge Carex arenaria, and yellow-wort Blackstonia perfoliata, a species of limited distribution in Cornwall. In addition the na…

Aire Point to Carrick Du

…n forms a matressy sward, and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus. Thrift, wild carrot Daucus carota, sea campion Silene uniflora, sea plantain Plantago maritima and oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare are common. Where trampling occurs, or on thin soils, the grassland is characterised by …

Hook Norton Cutting & Banks

…entaury Centaurium erythraea. Kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria and wild carrot Daucus carota are notably abundant. The railway track from which the ballast was never removed possesses a distinctive flora which includes woolly thistle Cirsium eriophorum, common spotted orchid Dac…

Clarborough Tunnel

…dia, cowslip Primula veris, bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, wild carrot Daucus carota, knapweed Centaurea nigra, yellow wort Blackstonia perfoliata, spiny rest-harrow Ononis spinosa, oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare and several species of orchids. Part of the site has bee…

Maryport Harbour

…common knapweed Centaurea nigra, kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria, wild carrot Daucus carota, wild mignonette Reseda lutea, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor and the clovers Trifolium dubium and Trifolium repens. Yarrow Achillea millefolium is present throughout the sward and it is…

Nicodemus Heights

…foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, black medick Medicago lupulina and wild carrot Daucus carota. Horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa is locally frequent, and the Nationally Scarce slender tare Vicia parviflora is also present. The second type of unimproved grassland, which has a ver…

Bliss Gate Pastures

…ly diverse with no single species dominant. Species present include wild carrot Daucus carota, eyebright Euphrasia officinalis, oxeye daisy, fairy flax Linum catharticum, betony Betonica officinalis, field scabious Knautia arvensis, common bird’s foot trefoil, burnet saxifrage Pi…

Baulk Head to Mullion

…hire-fog Holcus lanatus. Thrift Armeria maritima subsp. maritima and sea carrot Daucus carota subsp. gimmifer grow in these grasslands. In places where the brown earth soils are shallower, plant communities with an abundance of annual species such as English Stonecrop Sedum angli…

St. Catherine's Hill

…rus pratensis are abundant, with a variety of tall herbs, including wild carrot Daucus carota, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, perforate St. John's wort Hypericum perforatum, basil Clinopodium vulgare and betony Betonica officinalis. Several plants normally associated with wetter…

Arfordir Marros-Pentywyn / Marros-Pendine Coast

…ick sward of red fescue Festuca rubra, with scattered populations of sea carrot Daucus carota ssp. gummifer. The open areas of broken rocky slopes have abundant salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba ssp. minor and Portland spurge Euphorbia portlandica, whilst associated scrubby veget…

Langley's Lane Meadow

…ding purging flax Linum catharticum, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, wild carrot Daucus carota, cowslip Primula veris and a large colony of green winged orchid Anacamptis morio. The site is enclosed by thick, old hedges studded with dead elms and further variety is provided by the…

Trevose Head and Constantine Bay

…mmophila arenaria with abundant sea bindweed Calystegia soldanella, wild carrot Daucus carota and kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria and occasionally lady’s bedstraw Galium verum. Uncommon species such as pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis and sea holly Eryngium maritimum are…

Canna and Sanday

…wind-blown shell sand on Sanday supports an expanse of machair with wild carrot Daucus carota, lesser meadow rue Thalictrum minus and adder’s tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum. It is the most species-rich and undisturbed area of its type in Lochaber. Almost the entire coastline of bot…

Cligga Head

…n area. Associated herbs include common dog violet Viola riviniana, wild carrot Daucus carota, tormentil Potentilla erecta, the rare plant species, hairy greenweed Genista pilosa, and the local pale heath violet Viola lactea. Another rare plant species, Cornish eyebright Euphrasi…

Barnstone Railway Cutting

…atius, amongst which occur abundant black knapweed Centaurea nigra, wild carrot Daucus carota, quaking grass Briza media, field bindweed Convolvulus arvensis, hoary ragwort Senecio erucifolius and rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus. hawthorn Crataegus monogyna and ash Fraxinus exce…

Turnford & Cheshunt Pits

…n a river valley and include species such as cowslip Primula veris, wild carrot Daucus carota and common centaury Centaurium erythraea. The site also supports a good range of mammals, reptiles and amphibians, including harvest mouse Micromys minutus and a large population of gra…

Bolt Head to Bolt Tail

…ea and buckshorn plantain Plantago maritima and Plantago coronopus, wild carrot Daucus carota and bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta. Bloody cranesbill Geranium sanguineum also occurs. The grassland often fades out on to bare rock, or merges with heathland of heather Calluna vulg…

Rame Head & Whitsand Bay

…p’s-fescue Festuca ovina, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, wild carrot Daucus carota, cat’s-ear Hypochaeris radicata and sheep’s sorrel Rumex acetosella. In addition two nationally scarce plant species, musk stork’ s-bill Erodium moschatum and rock sea-lavender Limonium…

Brean Down

…ata, scabious Scabiosa columbaria, fairy flax Linum catharticum and wild carrot Daucus carota. The maritime element is represented by sea pink (thrift) Armeria maritima, sea campion Silene vulgaris spp. maritima, stagshorn plantain Plantago coronopus, scurvy grass Cochlearia dani…

Maidscross Hill

… associated species including yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, wild carrot Daucus carota, smooth tare Vicia tetrasperma and smooth hawk's beard Crepis capillaris. In some parts, weed species cleavers Galium aparine, white melilot Melilotus alba nettles Urtica dioica and wild…

Tamar - Tavy Estuary

…ia maritima and carrot broomrape Orobanche maritima – a parasite of wild carrot Daucus carota – and grass-leaved orache Atriplex littoralis here at its only recorded site in Devon. In parts of the upstream and predominately freshwater section of the estuary there are extensive b…

Whitecliff Bay and Bembridge Ledges

…st-harrow Ononis repens, bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus and wild carrot Daucus carota. The rare yellow bartsia Parentucellia viscosa was also rediscovered in this habitat in 1984 after last having been recorded on the Isle of Wight from this location in 1860. In wetter a…

Caerthillian to Kennack

…e grasslands dominated by red fescue Festuca rubra occur. Thrift and sea carrot Daucus carota subsp. gummifer are common here. Another maritime grassland community develops inland with Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and cock’s-foot Dactylis glomerata dominant. In spring, abundant b…

Blagdon Lake

…ort a species rich meadow flora, with saw wort Serratula tinctoria, wild carrot Daucus carota and pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus.

Hope's Nose to Wall's Hill

…us minor are locally abundant, with frequent cowslip Primula veris, wild carrot Daucus carota, autumn squill Scilla autumnalis, kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria and Portland spurge Euphorbia portlandica. Several species of orchid are present, such as green-winged orchid Anacampt…

Boscastle to Widemouth

…vulneraria, thrift Armeria maritima, spring squill Scilla verna and wild carrot Daucus carota. These species extend onto the cliffs and unstable slopes where scurvy grass Cochlearia spp., rock samphire Crithmum maritimum, and the nationally scarce golden samphire Inula crithmoide…

Gwithian to Mexico Towans

…uch as red fescue Festuca rubra, kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria, wild carrot Daucus carota and sand sedge Carex arenaria. In addition sea spurge Euphorbia paralias and Portland spurge Euphorbia portlandica, which are scarce outside Cornwall, also occur here. The short turf of…

Gotham Hill Pasture

… of gypsum spoil where the plant community contains an abundance of wild carrot Daucus carota, fairy flax Linum catharticum, greater knapweed Centaurea scabiosa and rest-harrow Ononis repens.

Burfa Boglands

… corniculatus and harebell Campanula rotundifolia. A Radnor rarity, wild carrot Daucus carota, has also been recorded. Remarks: The site is owned by the Radnorshire Wildlife Trust and managed as a nature reserve.

Walton and Ivythorn Hills

…of the upright brome Bromus erectus type. Herbs of interest include wild carrot Daucus carota, wild parsnip Pastinaca sativa, greater knapweed Centaurea scabiosa, dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule, woolly thistle Cirsium eriophorum, common rest-harrow Ononis repens, common rock rose H…

Salt Way, Ditchley

… greater knapweed Centaurea scabiosa, dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule, wild carrot Daucus carota, field scabious Knautia arvensis and hairy violet Violet hirta. There are also records of rare cornfield weeds such as round leaved fluellen Kickxia elatine and corn salad Valerianella l…

Bowerchalke Downs

…ch as glaucous sedge Carex flacca, spring sedge Carex caryophyllea, wild carrot Daucus carota and kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria show localised abundance. Over quite extensive areas dwarf sedge Carex humilis becomes dominant, a species largely restricted to the downs of south …

Broad Green

…pper saxifrage Silaum silaus, adder’s tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum, wild carrot Daucus carota, cowslip Primula veris and lady’s bedstraw Galium verum. In the damper parts meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria also occurs. The Green is particularly noted for an abundance of the uncommon…

Pool of Bryher & Popplestone Bank (Bryher)

…common stork’s bill Erodium cicutarium, thrift Armeria maritima and wild carrot Daucus carota common. This short turf sward is also of particular importance for the occurrence of the nationally rare early meadow grass Poa infirma. More stable mature dunes occur to the north of gr…

Claxby Chalk Pit

…kweed oxtongue Picris hieracioides, wild basil Clinopodium vulgare, wild carrot Daucus carota and perforate St John’s wort Hypericum perforatum. Four orchid species occur bee Ophrys apifera, pyramidal Anacamptis pyramidalis, common spotted Dactylorhiza fuchsii and twayblade Neott…

Totamore Dunes and Loch Ballyhaugh

…haracteristic species including lesser meadow-rue Thalictrum minus, wild carrot Daucus carota, kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria, downy oat grass Avenula pubescens and fairy flax. Less common species here include pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis and frog orchid Dactylorhiz…

Cheddar Wood

…de common knapweed Centaurea nigra, wild basil Clinopodium vulgare, wild carrot Daucus carota, field scabious Knautia arvensis, musk mallow Malva moschata and marjoram Origanum vulgare. Callow Hill supports a complex mosaic of unimproved calcareous grassland and acidic dwarf shru…

Langmead and Weston Level

…g lady's bedstraw Galium verum, field scabious Knautia arvensis and wild carrot Daucus carota. Field ditches and rhynes contain a rich variety of wetland plants both in the water and on the banks. Species in the watercourses include Pondweeds Potamogeton spp and Water starworts C…

Aston Grove & Withycombe Wood

…ole lime loving species such as yellow wort Blackstonia perfoliata, wild carrot Daucus carota and greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha. Also found here is common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, a plant restricted to the south of the county.

Penhale Dunes

…ra. They support species such as kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria, wild carrot Daucus carota, rest-harrow Ononis repens, sand sedge Carex arenaria, and Portland spurge Euphorbia portlandica, which is rare outside Cornwall. Nearer the sea are areas of yellow dune with evidence of…

Greenham and Crookham Commons

…eous influence further increases the diversity, with such plants as wild carrot Daucus carota, dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule, purging flax Linum catharticum, pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis, burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga and the mosses Trichostomum and Encalypta st…

Treen Cliff

…nated by red fescue Festuca rubra, with spring squill Scilla verna, wild carrot Daucus carota, kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria and sea plantain Plantago maritima. The nationally rare hare’s foot clover Trifolium arvense and western clover Trifolium occidentale also grow here, a…

Wilwell Cutting

…lia and red fescue Festuca rubra and by a herb flora which includes wild carrot Daucus carota, fairy flax Linum catharticum, oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, meadow saxifrage Saxifraga granulataa and, locally, green winged orchid Anacamp…

Felmersham Gravel Pits

…s also evidence of a more calcareous influence with species such as wild carrot Daucus carota, black knapweed Centaurea nigra and fescues Festuca spp. Additional habitats are provided by the recent development of scrub and broadleaved woodland. These habitats are dominated by wil…

Drakenorth

…eeping cinquefoil Potentilla reptans, agrimony Agrimonia eupatoria, wild carrot Daucus carota, cowslip Primula veris, fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica and hoary ragwort Senecio erucifolius frequently in abundance. pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus, corky fruited water dropwort Oenanth…

Carricknath Point to Porthbean Beach

…ield bindweed Convolvulus arvensis, cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata, wild carrot Daucus carota, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata, sea plantain Plantago maritima and prickly sow-thistle Sonchus asper. The second, and longest, length of coastline in the site stretches northward…

Studland Cliffs

… many associated herbs including kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria, wild carrot Daucus carota and a good population of the local wild cabbage Brassica oleracea. Dense scrub covers the less steep cliffs in the north west of the site. The adjoining Studland Wood has an almost pure …

Purbeck Ridge (East)

…cliff ledges and crevices has abundant red fescue Festuca rubra and wild carrot Daucus carota with an assemblage of Nationally Scarce plants such as wild cabbage Brassica oleracea, Nottingham catchfly Silene nutans, golden samphire Inula crithmoides and white horehound Marrubium …

Quarrington Hill Grasslands

…nclude common milkwort Polygala vulgaris, hairy violet Viola hirta, wild carrot Daucus carota and felwort Gentianella amarella. The nationally scarce dark red helleborine Epipactis atrorubens occurs on the site as does the southern species; basil thyme Clinopodium acinos. The Du…

Rosie Curston's Meadow, Mattishall

…lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, cuckoo-flower Cardamine pratensis and wild carrot Daucus carota. The meadow supports five locally rare plants; green winged orchid Anacamptis morio, present here as many thousands of flowering spikes in one of its largest populations in Norfolk. Adde…

Portmuck

…birdsfoot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, lady's bedstraw Galium verum, wild carrot Daucus carota and sea campion Silene uniflora. These tend to be the most species rich areas within the site. Isle of Muck supports a notable population of breeding seabirds. The most numerous group ar…

Coverack to Porthoustock

…s-foot Dactylis glomerata, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, red fescue, sea carrot Daucus carota subsp. gummifer, chamomile Chamaemelum nobile, yarrow Achillea millefolium, common knapweed Centaurea nigra, common fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica and ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolat…

Cooksholme Meadows

…The rich herbaceous flora includes pepper saxifrage Silaum silauss, wild carrot Daucus carota, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum and yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor. In addition there are several locally uncommon species such as grass vetchling Lathyrus nissolia, saw wort Serratula tin…

Southerndown Coast

… presence of such species as red fescue Festuca rubra subsp. juncea, sea carrot Daucus carota subsp. gummifer and buck's-horn plantain Plantago coronopus. Some of the maritime grassland also includes species such as common rockrose, lady's bedstraw and salad burnet which are char…

Froward Point

…fescue Festuca rubra, together with sea plantain Plantago maritima, wild carrot Daucus carota and sea campion Silene uniflora. Kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria, bird’s-foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta and sheep…

Oxhouse Farm

… bedstraw Galium verum, agrimony Agrimonia eupatoria, knapweeds and wild carrot Daucus carota on the dry ridges and damp loving species in the furrows. The central field is not as species rich as the others but includes typical communities of cowslips, dropwort Filipendula vulgar…

Dale and South Marloes Coast

… with abundant kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria and locally common wild carrot Daucus carota ssp. gummifer. Yorkshire fog Dactylis glomerata becomes more dominant in areas where grazing is less intense. Inland of this maritime grassland, scattered relict areas of maritime heath …

Holland Hall (Melbourn) Railway Cutting

…y include the nationally uncommon wild candytuft Iberis amara, with wild carrot Daucus carota, greater knapweed Centaurea scabiosa, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, basil thyme Acinos arvensis, kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria, sainfoin Onobrychis viciifolia and small s…

Billacombe

…nd common rest-harrow Ononis repens. Of occasional distribution are wild carrot Daucus carota, oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare, bulbous buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus and field bindweed Convolvulus arvensis.

Brighton to Newhaven Cliffs

…e Festuca rubra and sea couch Elytrigia atherica grow herbs such as wild carrot Daucus carota, common bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus and lady's bedstraw Galium verum. Several uncommon maritime plants grow both on the top and face of the cliff. These include the rare speci…

Dunstable and Whipsnade Downs

…sphondylium, thistles Cirsium spp. wild mignonette Reseda lutea and wild carrot Daucus carota. This site supports an important butterfly population with species which are uncommon and of local distribution in the county, including chalkhill blue Polyommatus coridon, small blue Cu…

Roman Road

…alad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris and wild carrot Daucus carota, together with harebell Campanula rotundifolia, purple milk vetch Austragalus danicus and greater knapweed Centaurea scabiosa. The hedgerows are dominated by hawthorn Crataegus monogyna …

Exmoor Coastal Heaths

…ser celandine Ficaria verna, early purple orchid Orchis mascula and wild carrot Daucus carota. There are two nationally rare, endemic whitebeam species which occur in the woodland areas namely Sorbus subcuneata and Sorbus vexans. Several nationally scarce plant species are found…

Sefton Coast

…kdale Hills. In drier areas, false oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius, wild carrot Daucus carota and wild parsnip Pastinaca sativa are found. In some areas, these communities are rapidly being invaded by scrub, typically birch Betula spp. and sea buckthorn Hippophae rhamnoides. Dun…

Isle of Portland

…maritime grassland dominated by red fescue with abundant thrift and wild carrot Daucus carota. The Weares or undercliffs on the east and west coasts hold grassland and scrub communities amongst boulders. The scrub is composed of blackthorn Prunus spinosa, wayfaring tree Viburnum…

Aldbury Nowers

…ed recently. In the vicinity of scrub upright brome is dominant but wild carrot Daucus carota, burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga and hairy violet Viola hirta also thrive. Characteristically for a mature beech wood, Turlhanger’s Wood has a relatively poorly developed understo…

Godrevy Head to St Agnes

…atus and carrot-broomrape Orobanche maritima, which is parasitic on wild carrot Daucus carota. The dune system at Godrevy exhibits extensive species-rich dune grassland developed on wind-blown calcareous sand. The sward is dominated by red fescue with abundant wild thyme, lady’s…

Dunbeath to Sgaps Geo

…ots. Taller plants that can tolerate high levels of salt, including wild carrot Daucus carota and sea mayweed Tripleurospermum maritimum, can be found in ungrazed areas. There are small areas of maritime heath which are dominated by heather Calluna vulgaris and bell heather Erica…

The Bury Farm

…lytrichus, fairy flax Linum catharticum, rest-harrow Ononis repens, wild carrot Daucus carota, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum and eyebrights Euphrasia spp. The most northerly field, close to the farm track, has a large population of autumn lady’s tresses Spiranthes spi…

Wraysbury No. 1 Gravel Pit

… trefoil Lotus corniculatus meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis and wild carrot Daucus carota. The woodland and scrub surrounding the gravel pits support a range of woodland birds including hobby Falco subbuteo garden warbler Sylvia borin treecreeper Certhia familiaris and great…

Polruan to Polperro

…cover of thrift Armeria maritima, English stonecrop Sedum anglicum, wild carrot Daucus carota, sea campion Silene uniflora, red fescue and other maritime species. In addition there are some slatey screes present with a sparse vegetation cover including sea beet Beta vulgaris sp m…

Saunton to Baggy Point Coast

…sland containing red fescue Festuca rubra, thrift Armeria maritima, wild carrot Daucus carota, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata, hairy bird’s-foot trefoil Lotus subbiflorus, autumn squill Scilla autumnalis, musk stork’s-bill Erodium moschatum and sea stork’s-bill Erodium mari…

Trimdon Limestone Quarry

…field gentian Gentianella campestris, fairy flax Linum catharticum, wild carrot Daucus carota, cowslip Primula veris, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea, frog orchid Dactylorhiza viridis, bee orchid Ophrys apifera and common twayblade Neottia o…

Wilford Claypits

…th meadow grass Poa pratensis and by the variety of herbs including wild carrot Daucus carota, bee orchid Ophrys apifera, southern marsh orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa, yellow wort Blackstonia perfoliata and fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica. Wetter areas adjacent to the pools and…

Eglarooze Cliff

… the cliff edge, thrift Armeria maritima, red fescue Festuca rubra, wild carrot Daucus carota and sea campion Silene uniflora being dominant. Areas of unimproved neutral grassland occur to the east with species such as creeping soft grass Holcus mollis, cock's-foot Dactylis glome…

Soham Wet Horse Fen

… glomerata, together with meadow saxifrage Saxifraga granulataa and wild carrot Daucus carota. The wetter areas are dominated by a mixture of grasses, sedges and rushes. hard rush Juncus inflexus, blunt flowered rush Juncus subnodulosus and common spike rush Eleocharis palustris …

Mullion Cliff to Predannack Cliff

…Festuca rubra and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus along with thrift and sea carrot Daucus carota subsp. gummifer. In more sheltered areas, a maritime bluebell community is found, characterised by bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, thrift and red fescue. The cliff top supports a ma…

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