Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Kedleston Park

…dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis and primroses Primula vulgaris and foxgloves Digitalis purpurea are encountered frequently throughout the Park. Hay Wood in the north of the site contains trees dating from around 1676 and the ground flora here includes bluebells, primroses and…

Black Snib

…n slopes of the dome where the peat is drier. Bracken, bramble, birch, foxglove Digitalis purpurea and a number of ruderal species have colonised drier parts of the thin, cut over peat to the north and south west of the dome which was formerly afforested. Areas of Yorkshire fog …

Coed Llechwedd

…and has resulted in much bare ground, contributing to the abundance of foxglove Digitalis purpurea.

Bullock Wood

…soils and includes bugle Ajuga reptans, wood sage Teucrium scorodonia, foxglove Digitalis purpurea, three nerved sandwort Moehringia trinervia, wood speedwell Veronica montana, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta and hairy wood rush Luzula pilosa. Water avens Geum rivale, a very u…

Garston's Down

…. It is dominated by common bent grass Agrostis capillaris often with foxgloves Digitalis purpurea, sheep’s sorrel Rumex acetosella, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and areas of gorse Ulex europaeus scrub. bristle bent Agrostis curtisii, a grass localised to heathlands in southern…

Westernhope Burn Wood

…egetation containing species such as wood sage Teucrium scorodonia and foxglove Digitalis purpurea, whilst at the base of the cliffs tufa deposits are carpeted by the bryophytes Palustriella commutatum, Conocephalum conicum and Pellia sp. On the edge of one such tufa deposit ther…

Hoar Park Wood

…in the ground flora as are bluebell, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa and foxglove Digitalis purpurea. Also of note is a large roost of Daubenton’s bat Myotis daubentonii in a tree near the centre of the wood.

Northaw Great Wood

…nd springs add considerably to the diversity of the wood's herb layer. Foxglove Digitalis purpurea, wood sage Teucrium scorodonia, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and common bent Agrostis capillaris, characterise the drier areas. Where wetter, the less common marsh pennywort Hydro…

Mercaston Marsh and Muggington Bottoms

…ton grass Eriophorum angustifolium. heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and foxglove Digitalis purpurea grow on the tops of the hummocks. This is an exceptional habitat for lowland Derbyshire and is the largest known lowland valley mire in the county. Mugginton Bottoms, to the east, …

Postlebury Wood

…es of bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, bracken Pteridium aquilinum, foxglove Digitalis purpurea and wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella on drier and more acid soils, to those of wood spurge Euphorbia amygdaloides, dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis and pendulous sedge Carex pendula …

Odiham Common with Bagwell Green and Shaw

…s Molinia caeruleain the wetter areas and bracken Pteridium aquilinum, foxglove Digitalis purpurea and sheep's sorrel Rumex acetosella in the drier areas. Whilst it is botanically species poor, the presence of dead wood supports at least nine rare flies dependent on this particul…

Risley Moss

…he fringes of the moss. Bramble Rubus spp., red campion Silene dioica, foxglove Digitalis purpurea and broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata dominate much of the ground flora on these peaty soils. On higher ground oak Quercus robur, ash Fraxinus excelsior and elm Ulmus glabra an…

Brimsdown Hill

…ecies in Wiltshire. The acid loving heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and foxglove Digitalis purpurea are found amongst this scrub. The northern scarp or the plateau supports ancient ash woodlands, in which hazel is distributed throughout and field maple is present over much or the …

Carn Ingli

…le-fern Dryopteris filix-mas, along with bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus, foxglove Digitalis purpurea, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, wood sage Teucrium scorodonia and other species suggesting former woodland cover.The nationally scarce bog orchid Hammarbya paludosa is found amongst…

Coed Craig-iar

…t species, with such typical plants as heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, foxglove Digitalis purpurea and tormentil Potentilla erecta. Less acidic areas support betony Betonica officinalis and less frequently wood sanicle Sanicula europaea. Wetter areas tend to have the highest spec…

Longsleddale Woods

…ds including bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus, hard fern Blechnum spicant, foxglove Digitalis purpurea and wood sage Teucrium scorodonia. Lemon scented fern Oreopteris limbosperma is also present. The steep gill sides and rock outcrops throughout the wood provide shelter for a variet…

Middle Crossthwaite

…orbus aucuparia and hawthorn Crataegus monogyna over an understorey of foxglove Digitalis purpurea, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, betony Betonica officinalis, common knapweed and pignut. Wetter areas are dominated by sharp-flowered rush Juncu…

Fulsby Wood

…ield maple Acer campestre. Associated with broad rides and ditches are foxglove Digitalis purpurea, climbing corydalis Corydalis claviculata, yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and purple moor grass Molinia caerulea.

Harpsden Wood

…re are frequent patches of tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and foxglove Digitalis purpurea. Some areas with impeded drainage support goat willow together with soft rush Juncus effusus, yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum and two species relatively uncommon in the Chiltern…

Shrawley Wood

… plateau the ground flora is dominated by bracken Pteridium aquilinum, foxglove Digitalis purpurea and bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta. On the more alkaline slopes dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis, enchanter’s nightshade Circaea lutetiana and ramsons Allium ursinum become mo…

Stawardpeel Woods

…lar plants associated with this include wood sage Teucrium scorodonia, foxglove Digitalis purpurea and grasses such as tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and false brome Brachypodium sylvaticum. Further down slope in the deeper, wetter soils, but still reflecting relatively …

Norsey Wood

…ra with wood sage Teucrium scorodonia, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, foxglove Digitalis purpurea, slender and trailing St John’s wort Hypericum pulchrum and H. humifusum, heath wood rush Luzula multiflora and the very local greater wood rush L. sylvatica on the more acid sands …

Greenscoombe Wood , Luckett

…, yellow bartsia Parentucellia viscosa, wood sage Teucrium scorodonia, foxglove Digitalis purpurea, golden rod Solidago virgaurea, broom Cytisus scoparius and herb robert Geranium robertianum. The woodland understorey includes hazel Corylus avellana, silver birch Betula pendula,…

Yewbarrow Woods

…sia flexuosa and creeping soft grass Holcus mollis but species such as foxglove Digitalis purpurea, wood sage Teucrium scorodonia, bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, herb Robert Geranium robertianum and bracken Pteridium a…

Troy Wood

…Woodland plants which reflect the generally acidic soil throughout are foxglove Digitalis purpurea, climbing corydalis Corydalis claviculata and wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella.

Combe Scar

…y of parsley fern with tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, thyme, foxglove Digitalis purpurea and oak fern occurs across these screes, which in the main comprise relatively small rocks. In one place, however, there is a large boulder field where there are stands of male fern…

Haggburn Gate

…aria vesca, violets Viola sp. and yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum, foxglove Digitalis purpurea and several species of moss, grades into the meadow grassland communities on the level ground above the steep banks.

Pwll-y-wrach

…eadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, common valerian Valeriana officinalis, foxglove Digitalis purpurea and greater stitchwort Stellaria holostea. Less information is available on the mammal interest of the site, but it is one of only two presently known localities for the common dorm…

Castle Hill Deer Park and Windy Pits

…inated by wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus, foxglove Digitalis purpurea, sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina and tormentil Potentilla erecta in more acid areas and by species such as dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis in more base rich areas. Veteran trees T…

Cadair Idris

…oad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata, hard fern Blechnum spicant, and foxgloves Digitalis purpurea can be found. Where the soils are slightly deeper and more acidic on the more shaded slopes abundant lemon-scented fern Oreopteris limbosperma, and hard fern, are found with wood-so…

Llanfawr Quarries, Llandrindod Wells

…acid areas are species-poor and typically support a good population of foxglove Digitalis purpurea. However, local areas of grassland are relatively base-rich, with herbs such as wild strawberry Fragaria vesca and the occasional primrose Primula vulgaris. The most interesting spe…

Jenkins Carr

…ilinum with moschatel Adoxa moschatellina, cuckoo pint Arum maculatum, foxglove Digitalis purpurea and greater tussock sedge Carex paniculata. The area of open water/swamp in the east and the stream sides have wetland species including water plantain Alisma plantago-aquatica, wil…

Redwell Wood

…ana, honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum, wood sage Teucrium scorodonia, foxglove Digitalis purpurea and species indicative of the woods ancient origins such as wood sedge Carex sylvatica, yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon, yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum and dewberry Rub…

Loynton Moss

…d pedunculate oak Quercus robur. Bramble, bracken Pteridium aquilinum, foxglove Digitalis purpurea, broad buckler fern, honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum and climbing corydalis Corydalis claviculata are present in the ground flora. The site is important for insects associated wit…

Langwell Water

…orge, with typical species including great wood-rush Luzula sylvatica, foxglove Digitalis purpurea, polypody Polypodium vulgare and male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas.

Tattershall Carrs

…s support a dry, acid pedunculate oak Quercus robur woodland type with foxglove Digitalis purpurea in the field layer. Notable breeding birds include Green and greater spotted woodpecker and Woodcock.

Map of the sites holding the search term ""Digitalis purpurea""

Sites — ranked by relevance