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Fenn's, Whixall, Bettisfield, Wem & Cadney Mosses

… of bog mosses Sphagnum spp. The acidic vegetation includes round leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia, cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, white beak sedge Rhynchospora alba and the nationally rare bog rosemary Andromeda polifolia in some abundance. …

Bowness Common

…beak sedge Rhynchospora alba, the great, oblong leaved and round leaved sundews Drosera anglica, Drosera intermedia and Drosera rotundifolia and cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos. The rare mosses Dicranum undulatum and Dicranum polysetum also occur. Heather and cross leaved heath ten…

Fenn's, Whixall, Bettisfield, Wem and Cadney Mosses

… of bog mosses Sphagnum spp. The acidic vegetation includes round-leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia, cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, white beak-sedge Rhynchospora alba and the nationally scarce bog-rosemary Andromeda polifolia in some abundance…

Gortnasoal Glebe and Meenadoan

…hese wet bog plains, include cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos, round leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia and the liverwort purple spoonwort Pleurozia purpurea. Gortnasoal Glebe and Meenadoan ASSI incorporates Meenadoan Nature Reserve, a classic example of an upland raised bog which …

Glasson Moss

…mmock. Also characteristic of this zone are all three British species of sundew Drosera rotundifolia, Drosera intermedia and Drosera anglica, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum and bog rosemary Andromeda polifolia, which is abundant over most of the wetter areas of the moss. Typi…

Claife Tarns and Mires

…f particular note is the presence of all three species of sundew, common sundew Drosera rotundifolia, oblong leaved sundew Drosera intermedia and great sundew Drosera anglica. The edges of the mire are fringed by stands of common sallow Salix cinerea and poor fen which is domina…

Cors Barfog

…water have much bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata. The three British species sundew Drosera spp, all insectivorous plants, occur plus the hybrid between Drosera rotundifolia and Drosera anglica. The nationally uncommon Bog Rosemary Andromeda polifolia is also present as are a typical…

Lough Alaban

…gbean Menyanthes trifoliata, water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile, great sundew Drosera anglica and the notable intermediate bladderwort Utricularia intermedia. Towards the outer edge of the floating mat, the peat thickens to support a different fen community dominated by blunt-l…

Moninea Bog

…ationally rare Sphagnum pulchrum is locally abundant, while the scarce sundews, Drosera anglica and Drosera intermedia, are frequent. https://www.daera-ni.gov.uk/publications/moninea-bog-assi

Carstairs Kames

… moss Campylopus atrovirens. All three British sundews, the round-leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia, oblong sundew Drosera intermedia and the great sundew Drosera anglica, occur at the site. The site also supports a typical peatland invertebrate fauna and bird assemblage that ar…

Coladoir Bog

… moss Campylopus atrovirens. All three British sundews, the round-leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia, oblong sundew Drosera intermedia and the great sundew Drosera anglica, occur at the site. The site also supports a typical peatland invertebrate fauna and bird assemblage that ar…

Killeter Forest and Bogs and Lakes

…s Sphagnum pulchrum. White-beak sedge Rhynchospora alba and round leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia are also associated with pool edges together with occasional bog sedge Carex limosa, great sundew Drosera anglica, and oblong-leaved sundew Drosera intermedia. Some of the more ex…

Croagh Bog

… white beak sedge Rhynchospora alba. Two species of sundew, round leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia and great sundew Drosera anglica are also associated with the pools. The vegetation between the pools consists of well-developed hummocks and wide, flat areas of waterlogged peat…

Slieveanorra and Croaghan

…ium and Magellanic bog moss Sphagnum magellanicum with both round leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia and great sundew Drosera anglica. The bog provides important habitat for upland birds particularly merlin Falco columbarius and hen harrier Circus cyaneus. Both of these species c…

Geal and Dubh Lochs

…aga aizoides throughout the site and by Geal Loch there are round-leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia and great sundew Drosera anglica.

Carn/Glenshane Pass

… with frequent common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium, round leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia and occasional great sundew Drosera anglica. The vegetation between the pools consists of well-formed hummocks and wide, flat areas of waterlogged peat characterised by dense carp…

Studland & Godlingston Heaths

…folium are widespread; black bog-rush Schoenus nigricans and long-leaved sundew Drosera intermedia are abundant in places and the rare brown beak – sedge Rhynchospora fusca and the scarce great sundew Drosera anglica occur locally. The heathland grades into the saltmarshes of Po…

Kielder Mires

…pport species such as white beak sedge Rhynchospora alba and long leaved sundew Drosera anglica alongside the typical species of the mid altitude sites, such as cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, bog rosemary Andromeda polifolia, cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos, round leaved sundew…

Seive Dale Fen

…cies include tawny sedge Carex hostiana, flea sedge C. pulicaris, common sundew Drosera rotundifolia, marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris, fen bedstraw Galium uliginosum, saw wort Serratula tinctoria, marsh lousewort Pedicularis palustris and grass of Parnassus Parnassia palust…

Hense Moor

…hn’s wort Hypericum elodes, pale butterwort Pinguicula lusitanica, great sundew Drosera anglica and bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella. Where wet heaths grade into these boggy areas, purple moor grass Molinia caerulea and cross leaved heath Erica tetralix become more abundant, toget…

Roydon Common

…th Erica tetralix with purple moor grass places. Species of note include sundew Drosera rotundifolia, bog mosses Sphagnum ssp., the locally rare cotton grass Eriophorum vaginatum, bushes of bog myrtle Myrica gale and the lesser butterfly orchid Platanthera bifolia. The valley mir…

Wedholme Flow

…Deschampsia cespitosa. Bog rosemary Andromeda polifolia and round leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia persist as occasionals on bare peat, but bog mosses are scarce and very poorly represented. The northern section of intact raised mire is the best remaining area of the Cumbrian S…

Kilhern Moss

…rticularly impressive feature of this site. Within this moss lawn, great sundew Drosera anglica, bog-rosemary Andromeda polifolia and cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos are all commonly found; these species generally occur at low abundance on other sites. Low hummocks of heather Callu…

Sheringham and Beeston Regis Commons

…s butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris, bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella, great sundew Drosera anglica, grass of parnassus Parnassia palustris, southern marsh orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa, marsh helleborine Epipactis palustris and fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea. Wet acidic heat…

Ventongimps Moor

…icendia filiformis, hay-scented buckler fern Dryopteris aemula and great sundew Drosera anglica – last recorded here in 1975. Ventongimps Moor is one of the best Odonata sites in Cornwall, supporting 13 species, including the nationally rare scarce blue-tailed damselfly Ischnura…

Drumburgh Moss

…atches and S. tenellum, S. rubellum and s. molle are all uncommon. great sundew Drosera anglica and white beak sedge Rhynchospora alba are locally frequent in numerous wet hollows with Sphagnum cuspidatum. Hummocks of Dicranum undulatum, a moss of undisturbed bogs which is rare i…

Gull Nest

…rare imbricate bog moss Sphagnum affine and the locally uncommon greater sundew Drosera anglica are found. Gull Nest also supports a number of breeding birds associated with the peatland habitat, in particular golden plover.

Southern Parphe

…nusual feature of the blanket bog at this site is the abundance of great sundew Drosera anglica. Alpine Heath The high latitude and level of exposure of Southern Parphe has led to the development of alpine heath vegetation at an unusually low altitude. The dwarf shrub community i…

Moss of Crombie

…uent in the more sphagnum-rich areas, where the locally uncommon greater sundew Drosera anglica and the rare moss Dicranum polysetum also occur. Wet cut-over areas have large tussocks of Eriophorum vaginatum and lawns of S. fimbriatum. Small areas of poor-fen, fen-meadow and both…

Biglands Bog

…polifolia and white beak sedge Rhynchospora alba. The rare plants, great sundew Drosera anglica and bog sedge Carex limosa and the moss Dicranum undulatum also occur within the more acidic area. Birch Betula pubescens dominates a ring of rather open scrub around the acidic mire. …

Potter & Scarning Fens, East Dereham

…s exceptional and includes grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris, great sundew Drosera anglica, common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris, marsh helleborine Epipactis palustris, common twayblade Neottia ovata and bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata. A tall calcareous fen community surroun…

Povington and Grange Heaths

…dow thistle Cirsium dissectum, the sedges Carex panicea and C. demissa, sundews Drosera rotundifolia and Drosera intermedia, marsh and heath-spotted orchids Dactylorhiza incarnata and D. maculata, and locally the rare marsh gentian Gentiana pneumonanthe and marsh clubmoss Lycopod…

Scotstown Moor

…Schoenus nigricans, lesser butterfly orchid Platanthera bifolia, greater sundew Drosera anglica and lesser tussock sedge Carex diandra.

Holt Lowes

… bog moss Sphagnum spp., cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, round leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia, common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris, Common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium and heath rush Juncus squarrosus. There is a narrow zone of calcareous mire along the axis of …

Hoy

…as those more sensitive to disturbance such as Sphagnum magellanicum and sundew Drosera anglica, help to demonstrate the undamaged nature of this habitat. Blanket bog on this scale is uncommon in Orkney. The site exhibits a variety of pools and lochans. These are particularly wid…

Muirkirk Uplands

…ed habitat, include white beaked sedge Rhynchospora alba and long-leaved sundew Drosera anglica. The mosaic of habitats within the Muirkirk Uplands supports a diverse upland breeding bird community which is of national importance. The upland moorland bird assemblage includes teal…

Little Langdale Tarn

… Scutellaria galericulata, grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris, great sundew Drosera anglica, white beak sedge Rhynchospora alba and the sedges Carex echinata, C. nigra and C. panicea. To the south and west of the tarn the purple moor grassland gives way to a wet meadow commun…

Reidside Moss

…ragum and cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, and the presence of greater sundew Drosera anglica and the bog moss Sphagnum magellanicum. In addition, the Labrador tea Rhododendron groenlandicum occurs in one of its few Scottish localities.

Dalmellington Moss

…rt a number of locally rare or uncommon bog plant species, notably great sundew Drosera anglica, bog rosemary Andromeda polifolia, and white beak-sedge Rhynchospora alba. A mesotrophic (neither nutrient-poor nor nutrient-rich) valley mire also forms part of the site but it is not…

Badley Moor

…nt in abundance and include common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris, great sundew Drosera anglica, marsh helleborine Epipactis palustris, grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris and bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella. These basic flushes grade into a zone of taller mixed fen vegetation…

Ant Broads and Marshes

… include Agabus striolatus, Hydraena palustris and Hypdroporus scalesciarius. Hydroseral succession has resulted in the development of particularly species rich communities in old turf ponds, characterised by slender sedge, bottle sedge Carex rostrata and the notable lesser tusso…

Blood Moss

…ce plant species, including bog rosemary Andromeda polifolia and greater sundew Drosera anglica. The site also includes a small area of valley bog between the blanket bog and Polbae Burn.

Basingstoke Canal

… Molinia caerulea. The flora is rich, with species such as oblong leaved sundew Drosera intermedia, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, petty whin Genista anglica and blunt flowered rush Juncus subnodulosus, the latter in an atypical acidic locality. The invertebrate fauna includes…

Rhos Rhyd-y-ceir

…dge C. panicea, heath spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza maculata, round-leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia, common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium, petty whin Genista anglica, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, tormentil Potentilla erecta and saw-wort Serratula tinctoria. More ba…

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