Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Merthyr Mawr

…es. Further inland, species such as marram grass Ammophila arenaria, sand-couch Elytrigia juncea and sea-holly Eryngium maritimum form a typical fore-dune community. The succession from these fore-dunes to tall, white dunes of marram grass is evident along the sandy area of the b…

Cynffig / Kenfig

…and sea rocket Cakile maritima. Embryonic shifting dunes dominated by sandcouch Elytrigia juncea occupy a very small area behind the foreshore but their continued development is restricted by inadequate supplies of new sand from the intertidal zone. Further inland, species such a…

Red Rocks

…pport a complete vegetation cover. The embryo dunes are colonised by sand couch Elytrigia juncea, lyme grass Leymus arenarius and sea couch Elytrigia atherica, with prickly saltwort Salsola kali, sea holly Eryngium maritimum, Danish scurvy grass Cochlearia danica and sea rocket C…

Tayport - Tentsmuir Coast

…slack successional development from strandline, dominated by common couch-grass Elytrigia repens, through fore dunes and yellow dunes with sand couch-grass Elytrigia juncea, marram grass Ammophila arenaria and lyme grass Leymus arenarius, to grey dunes, slacks and dune heath with…

Colne Estuary

…with characteristic species such as marram grass Ammophila arenaria, sand couch Elytrigia juncea, sea holly Eryngium maritimum and sea sandwort Honckenya peploides. The sea walls, foldings and areas of grazing marsh are unimproved neutral grassland, much of which is herb rich, wi…

Coed Nant Mawr

…ristic flora dominated by marram grass Ammophila arenaria with sand couch grass Elytrigia juncea and lyme grass Leymus arenarius. Other species include sea holly Eryngium maritimum, sea sandwort Honckenya peploides and pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis. The nationally scarc…

Runkerry

…bile dune is present. The former is characterised by the presence of sand couch Elytrigia juncea together with marram Ammophila arenaria, while the latter is dominated by tussocks of marram with frequent red fescue Festuca rubra. Herbs include birdsfoot trefoil Lotus corniculatus…

Murlough

…e is also some limited fore dune development, mainly associated with sand couch Elytrigia juncea. However, a large part of the system consists of yellow dunes at the seaward end, where the sand is more mobile and accretion rates more rapid, with taller grey dunes behind, where th…

Killough Bay and Strand Lough

…onally, sheets of sand are present along the upper beach, supporting sand couch Elytrigia juncea. Small areas of saltmarsh are present in sheltered embayments and on stable peaty-muds, often within beach sections otherwise dominated by cobble. These typically include sea club rus…

Medway Estuary and Marshes

…o far up the Thames estuary. They have a distinctive flora including sand couch Elytrigia juncea, sea holly Eryngium maritimum, sea sandwort Honckenya peploides, sea rocket Cakile maritima and prickly saltwort Salsola kali. + Wildfowl and Wader Counts 1988 to 89, D G Salmon et al…

Arfordir Pen-bre / Pembrey Coast

…twood and seaweed. Sea spurge Euphorbia paralias and grasses such as sand couch Elytrigia juncea occur frequently, whilst extensive swards of kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria grow on the more established dunes and support colonies of small blue butterflies Cupido minimus. On the…

Studland & Godlingston Heaths

…exemplified. The fore dunes have sea lyme grass Leymus arenarius and sand couch Elytrigia juncea on the seaward edge, giving way quickly to the dominant cover of marram grass Ammophila arenaria. Sand sedge Carex arenaria and the herbs sea bindweed Calystegia soldanella and sheep’…

Berrow Dunes

…ing on the seaward edge of this vegetation and is being colonized by sand couch Elytrigia juncea. Yellow dunes of shifting sand behind the saltmarsh have a variable cover of marram Ammophila arenaria, sand sedge Carex arenaria and Portland spurge Euphorbia portlandica. Dune crest…

Strathy Coast

…colonising species such as marram grass Ammophila arenaria and sand couch grass Elytrigia juncea, to mature fixed dunes. Field gentian Gentianella campestris, frog orchid Dactylorhiza viridis and common twayblade Neottia ovata are widespread. The nationally rare purple oxytropis …

Morfa Harlech

…uphorbia portlandica can be found. On the seaward side of the dunes, sand couch Elytrigia juncea is a frequent dominant or co-dominant with marram. On the slightly more stable and less exposed mobile dunes, red fescue Festuca rubra is able to increase its cover, frequently accomp…

Freshwater East Cliffs to Skrinkle Haven

…repens, lady's bedstraw Galium verum, and marram Ammophila arenaria, sand couch Elytrigia juncea, sand sedge Carex arenaria and sea rocket Cakile maritima on the fore dunes and strandlines. Scrub and woodland fringe the dune grassland at Manorbier and the small trees support an i…

Sheigra - Oldshoremore

…port tussocks of marram grass with grasses and sedges, such as sand couch grass Elytrigia juncea subsp. boreoatlantica and sand sedge Carex arenaria. A range of plants including purple milk vetch Astragalus danicus and bird’s-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus, common mouse-ear Cera…

Tiroedd a Glannau Rhwng Cricieth ac Afon Glaslyn

…he shore, pioneer dunes are developing on the strandline, supporting sand couch Elytrigia juncea and prickly saltwort Salsola kali. Inland of these are actively forming dunes, dominated by marram grass Ammophila arenaria with sea spurge Euphorbia paralias and sea holly Eryngium m…

Blackwater Estuary

…ssex. The sandy parts of the beach have a typical plant community of sand couch Elytrigia juncea, marram Ammophila arenaria and the very local sea holly Eryngium maritimum, while frosted orache Atriplex laciniata occurs on the drift line. This section of coastline shows a transit…

Loe Pool

…sandhill rustic moth Luperina nickerlii leechi, which feeds on sand couch grass Elytrigia juncea. Nine species of Odonata, including the keeled skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens have been recorded here. The nutrient rich status of the pool has encouraged an abundance of benthic inve…

Gwithian to Mexico Towans

…nd argentine dock Rumex frutescens. The unstable fore dunes support sand couch Elytrigia juncea and are backed by an extensive range of fixed dunes, dominated by marram grass Ammophila arenaria, with species such as red fescue Festuca rubra, kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria, wi…

Silloth Dunes and Mawbray Bank

…ed throughout. The presence of lyme grass Leymus arenarius and sand couch grass Elytrigia juncea in the strandline indicates the very close proximity of fore dune communities. The sand dune complex is widest at the northern end of the site along Blitterless Bank where it forms a …

Bamburgh Dunes

…g blown sand which builds up to form the fore dunes held in place by sand couch Elytrigia juncea, lyme grass Leymus arenarius and the more widespread marram Ammophila arenaria. Plants with rosettes of leaves, including common ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris and creeping thistle Cirsium…

Gugh

…bolo supports a small dune system with marram Ammophila arenaria and sand couch Elytrigia juncea dominant. The adjacent dune grassland has sand sedge Carex arenaria, Portland spurge Euphorbia portlandica and the only record in Scilly for viper’s bugloss Echium vulgare. The centra…

Magilligan

…overed by tussocks of marram Ammophila arenaria and small amounts of sand couch Elytrigia juncea, with occasional sea sandwort Honkenya peploides on the strandline of the upper shore. The grey dunes have a more diverse plant community. Although marram Ammophila arenaria remains o…

Bann Estuary

…upport the most seaward vegetational cover and are bound together by sand couch Elytrigia juncea. This community often has a regular seasonal occurrence, destroyed in winter storms and appearing again in the spring. The fore dune or white dune zone is dominated by marram Ammophil…

Wingletang Down (St. Agnes)

… dune grassland to the south has abundant sand sedge Carex arenaria, sand couch Elytrigia juncea, Portland spurge Euphorbia portlandica and common storksbill Erodium cicutarium. There is also a small population of hemlock water dropwort Oenanthe crocata growing unusually in this …

Foveran Links

…grass Ammophila arenaria are extensive and embryonic fore dunes with sand couch Elytrigia juncea are also found. The vegetation of dune hollows is especially interesting with rare and local plants such as curved sedge Carex maritima, small adder’s-tongue fern Ophioglossum azoricu…

Lytham St Annes Dunes

…f a highly calcareous sand supporting four types of plant community. Sand couch Elytrigia juncea dominates the lower levels of the fore dunes, together with stands of lyme grass Leymus arenarius. The yellow dunes are dominated by marram grass Ammophila arenaria which is the main …

Polruan to Polperro

…a, sea spurge Euphorbia paralias, sea sandwort Honckenya peploides, sand couch Elytrigia juncea, sea bindweed Calystegia soldanella and Babington’s orache Atriplex glabriuscula. In places the lower cliffs, backshore areas and cliff crevices are influenced by freshwater seepages,…

North Norfolk Coast

…itima. The upper saltmarsh is characterised by grasses such as sea couch grass Elytrigia atherica and seapoa grass Puccinellia maritima. A shorter vegetation is often found on the upper marsh near the saltmarsh shingle interface. It is diverse and includes two rare species; matt…

Great Yarmouth North Denes

…along most of the seaward edge of the dunes, consisting of the sand couch grass Elytrigia juncea and Lyme grass Leymus arenarius. Landward lies a band of mobile dune vegetation characterised by marram Ammophila arenaria and red fescue Festuca rubra. Within this community the rare…

Dungeness, Romney Marsh and Rye Bay

… mid and mid upper marsh communities, to a drift line dominated by common couch Elytrigia repens and upper marsh common reed Phragmites australis swamp. Downstream of the Monk Bretton Bridge in Rye, the site supports higher saltmarsh communities on raised areas adjacent to the ri…

Morfa Dyffryn

…Along much of a narrow band along the seaward side of the fore dunes sand couch Elytrigia juncea is frequent or co-dominant with marram. On the slightly more stable and less exposed mobile dunes, red fescue Festuca rubra is more common, frequently accompanied by smooth meadow-gra…

Traeth Pensarn

…become buried in sand, species such as sea holly Eryngium maritimum, sand couch Elytrigia juncea lyme grass Leymus arenarius and sea sandwort Honckenya peploides are more typical. Inland of the storm crest, shallow ridges of shingle are covered by a fine veneer of sand with a rel…

Lee-on-the Solent to Itchen Estuary

…bindweed Calystegia soldanella, yellow horned poppy Glaucium flavum, sand couch Elytrigia juncea, sticky ragwort Senecio viscosus and sea campion Silene uniflora. On the more stable substratum on the landward most shingle ridge, additional species are found including thrift Armer…

Tyrella and Minerstown

…strata. The majority of the fore dune development is associated with sand couch Elytrigia juncea. There is a limited white dune zone, dominated by either marram Ammophila arenaria or Lyme-grass Leymus arenarius. These white dunes have a sparse herb flora typified by short-lived, …

Killard

…ally sea plantain Plantago maritima, sea rush Juncus maritimus and common couch Elytrigia repens. Small stands of beach-head saltmarsh are present. These are dominated by sedges, such as distant sedge Carex distans, long bracted sedge Carex extensa and saltmarsh flat-sedge Blysmu…

Rock Dunes

…as. The embryo dunes are dominated by the salt tolerant dune builder sand couch Elytrigia juncea. Further inland, as salt levels decrease, marram grass Ammophila arenaria becomes dominant with frequent common cornsalad Valerianella locusta, wild carrot Daucus carota and Yorkshire…

St Cyrus and Kinnaber Links

…nclude marram grass Ammophila arenaria, lyme-grass Leymus arenarius, sand couch Elytrigia juncea, restharrow Ononis repens and sand sedge Carex arenaria. A shingle strandline community with sea sandwort Honckenya peploides and sea kale Crambe maritima can be found below the cliff…

White Park Bay

…fronted by a narrow band of colonising marram Ammophila arenaria and sand couch Elytrigia juncea. More stable fore dunes inland support a complex mosaic of different vegetation communities, some of which are very species-rich. marram Ammophila arenaria remains one of the main spe…

Sefton Coast

…sea rocket Cakile maritima. Where dune development is more advanced, sand couch Elytrigia juncea with occasional lyme grass Leymus arenarius dominate. Sea holly Eryngium maritimum and common rest-harrow Ononis repens are also present. Localised erosion at Hightown is exposing pre…

Plains & Great Bay (St. Martin's)

…rocket Cakile maritima are common. The dunes behind are dominated by sand couch Elytrigia juncea, marram Ammophila arenaria together with Sea holly Eryngium maritimum and the uncommon sea spurge Euphorbia paralias and Portland spurge Euphorbia portlandica. The species rich dune g…

Teesmouth and Cleveland Coast

…rsh-grass Puccinellia maritima communities, to stands dominated by common couch Elytrigia repens and its hybrid with sea couch Elytrigia atherica, Elytrigia x drucei, at the limit of tidal influence. The common saltmarsh-grass communities are diverse and sea aster Aster tripolium…

New Ferry

…nd on adjoining sandy shingle areas, sea milkwort Glaux maritime and sand couch Elytrigia juncea. New Ferry also supports a number of additional species of wintering waterfowl. Populations of redshank Tringa totanus are particularly significant almost reaching nationally importa…

Gibraltar Point

…rocket Cakile maritima, prickly saltwort Salsola kali subsp kali and sand couch Elytrigia juncea, while further inland the dunes are more stable and are dominated by marram grass Ammophila arenaria, associated with lyme grass Leymus arenarius, sand sedge Carex arenaria and the sa…

Hough Bay and Balevullin Machair

…mophila arenaria transitions inland to semi-fixed dunes with marram, sand couch Elytrigia juncea, red fescue Festuca rubra and lady’s bedstraw Galium verum. Further inland there is a series of fixed hummocks of dune with bedrock outcrops and then onto a machair plain that ends at…

South Walney and Piel Channel Flats

…e fore dunes are dominated by marram grass Ammophila arenaria, sand couch grass Elytrigia juncea and lyme grass Leymus arenarius. The main due ridge is more stable with a greater diversity of plants, including wild pansy Viola tricolor, sea spurge Euphorbia paralias and common re…

Hamford Water

…by low, retreating sand dunes which are colonised by grasses such as sand couch Elytrigia juncea, Lyme grass Leymus arenarius and marram Ammophila arenaria and several uncommon plants including sea kale Crambe maritima, Sea holly Eryngium maritimum and sea sandwort Honckenya pepl…

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