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High Lickbarrow Mires and Pastures
…flora, grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris and the broad leaved cotton grass Eriophorum latifolium all of which are becoming rare nationally due to their susceptibility to fertiliser run off and drainage. Eriophorum latifolium is typical of such northern and montane habitats a…
Ty Du Moor
…nities. Also of special interest is the population of broad leaved cotton grass Eriophorum latifolium. Ty-du Moor is situated two kilometres north-west of St Fagans, near Cardiff and consists of a series of fields adjacent to the Nant Dowlais. The fields are low-lying (25-30 metr…
Frilford Heath, Ponds and Fens
…t Pinguicula vulgaris, adder's tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum, the cotton grasses Eriophorum latifolium and Eriophorum angustifolium. The exceptional orchid flora includes marsh helleborine Epipactis palustris, southern marsh orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa, early marsh orchid Dac…
Troutsdale and Rosekirk Dale Fens
…a, the insect feeding butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris, broad leaved cotton grass Eriophorum latifolium and common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium. In places mounds of bog mosses Sphagnum spp. allow some plants to grown in a more acidic environment above the influence of the …
Pentrosfa Mire
…etail Equisetum fluviatile occur throughout, whilst bogbean, common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium, common marsh-bedstraw Galium palustre, marsh valerian Valeriana dioica and ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi are all locally frequent. The uncommon broad-leaved cottongrass Eri…
Greywell Fen
… praetermissa, marsh helleborine Epipactis palustris, broad leaved cotton grass Eriophorum latifolium, water avens Geum rivale, marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris, marsh valerian Valeriana dioica and marsh fern Thelypteris palustris. Other rare species formerly recorded, such …
Nant Clydach Pastures
…as Carex hostiana, C. panicea, C. pulicaris, C. echinata and common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium. Other notable plants in this species-rich community include few-flowered spike-rush Eleocharis quinqueflora, marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris, common spotted-orchid Dact…
Skyreburn Grasslands
…r species such as whorled caraway Carum verticillatum, broad-leaved cottongrass Eriophorum latifolium and bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella also occur. Elsewhere, drier areas characterised by raised knolls and hummocks are dominated by species such as crested dog’s tail Cynosurus c…
Bad na Gallaig
…linia caerulea, deer sedge Trichophorum cespitosum and hare’s tail cotton grass Eriophorum vaginatum. Sphagnum mosses are locally abundant, particularly in those areas least affected by burning and grazing. Most notable are Sphagnum magellanicum and the hummock-forming species Sp…
Rhosydd Nant Eithrim
…and plants, marsh helleborine Epipactis palustris, and broad-leaved cottongrass Eriophorum latifolium. The site consists of a series of five small fields situated along a spring line on the valley sides to the west of the Nant Eithrim close to the village of Pentre-bach, 4 km to …
Taynish Woods
…nd support rich fen communities with species including broad-leaved cottongrass Eriophorum latifolium, tawny sedge Carex hostiana and royal fern Osmunda regalis, adding to the diversity.
Taynish Woods SSSI is a nationally-important site for mosses and liverworts (bryophytes). Sev…
Oughtershaw and Beckermonds
…thyllis vulneraria, flat sedge Blysmus compressus and broad leaved cotton grass Eriophorum latifolium.
Semi exposed limestone pavement at the Helks provides an interesting refuge for hay meadow species such as wood crane's bill and melancholy thistle. Species more typical of nor…
Mar Field Fen
…rnata, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and the uncommon broad leaved cotton grass Eriophorum latifolium. On flushed ground towards the northern end of the site a particularly scarce and localised plant community occurs which is characterised by tussocks of purple moor grass Molinia…
Hartland Moor
…ere there are intermediate conditions of base status, broad-leaved cotton-grass Eriophorum latifolium occurs. To the east, the bog becomes more acidic with a rich flora including the rare brown beak sedge Rhynchospora fusca and marsh gentian Gentiana pneumonanthe. To the south ar…
Little Ballo
…ra bifolia, early marsh orchid Dactylorhiza incarnata, broadleaved cotton-grass Eriophorum latifolium, and lesser tussock-sedge Carex diandra
Trefonen Marshes
…nassia palustris, marsh hawk’s beard Crepis paludosa, broad leaved cotton grass Eriophorum latifolium, marsh helleborine Epipactis palustris and yellow sedge Carex lepidocarpa. In one small marsh, tufa has accumulated where lime rich water flows through a community with a high pr…
Holme Moor & Clean Moor
…d Clean Moor are the only known Somerset stations for broad leaved cotton grass Eriophorum latifolium. Marshy grassland dominated by tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria occur on both sites. Other species typical of wet conditions include he…
Cleggan Valley
…flushes including meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum and broad leaved cottongrass Eriophorum latifolium. Small areas of acid dwarf-shrub heath also occur.
The site contains several specimens of the locally rare bird cherry Prunus padus and other scarce species include hay scented b…
Blaen Nedd
…. Other uncommon species recorded at the site include broad-leaved cotton grass Eriophorum latifolium, fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea, wood bitter-vetch Vicia orobus, rock pouncewort Cololejeunea calcarea, the earth-tongue fungus Microglossum olivaceum as well as some notabl…
Pinbain Burn to Cairn Hill
…g-stalked yellow-sedge C. lepidocarpa and the uncommon broad-leaved cottongrass Eriophorum latifolium. In natural depressions along the foot of Grey and Fell Hills rainwater run-off is ponded up in basin mires supporting bottle sedge Carex rostrata, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata,…
Redmyre
…. Species which require these conditions like the rare broad-leaved cottongrass Eriophorum latifolium and the mosses Tomentypnum nitens and Rhizomnium pseudopunctatum occur whilst Sphagnum warnstorfii is also notable. The mire itself is a floating raft of vegetation with slender …
Caydale
…Juncus subnodulosus, bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella, broad leaved cotton grass Eriophorum latifolium, grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris and bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata. Fen meadow replaces the above community where rushes such as hard rush J. inflexus and compact rush Jun…
Wyre Forest
…e C. echinata, wood horstail Equisetum sylvaticum and broad leaved cotton grass Eriophorum latifolium. Locally scarce species are also found on a few of the richest flushes, these include marsh fragrant orchid Gymnadenia densiflora, great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis, bogbean M…
Cwm Cadlan
…ex lepidocarpa, marsh helleborine Epipactis palustris, broad-leaved cottongrass Eriophorum latifolium and knotted pearlwort Sagina nodosa. In addition, there is usually a high cover of small sedges, including tawny sedge, flea sedge, glaucous sedge Carex flacca and carnation sedg…
Pen-y-graig-goch
… uliginosum, marsh helleborine Epipactis palustris and broad-leaved cottongrass Eriophorum latifolium. Other uncommon species recorded at the site include lesser butterfly-orchid Platanthera bifolia, marsh fritillary Euphydryas aurinia and small pearl-bordered fritillary Boloria …
Knockdaw Hill
…akways draining the west side of Knockdaw Hill support broad-leaved cottongrass Eriophorum latifolium and the nationally scarce lesser tussock-sedge Carex diandra. These feed a basin mire comprising a floating raft of bottle sedge Carex rostrata and bryophytes with some colonisat…
Caeau Cefn Cribwr
…pulations of marsh helleborine Epipactis palustris and broad-leaved cottongrass Eriophorum latifolium occur in the base-rich rush-pasture, and blunt-flowered rush, which typifies this vegetation, is itself uncommon. A population of the nationally scarce marsh fritillary butterfly…
Wester Balgair Meadow
…h flushes, in particular, support the locally uncommon broad-leaved cottongrass Eriophorum latifolium and few-flowered spike rush Eleocharis quinqueflora. The site is a stronghold for orchids, and includes: early marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza incarnate; northern marsh-orchid Dactylor…
Billsmoor Park and Grasslees Wood
…egetation, including one with bog myrtle Myrica gale, broad leaved cotton grass Eriophorum latifolium, grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris and purple moor grass Molinia caerulea. Wet spring lines support yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum, bugle Ajuga reptans and water mint M…
Whitehill
…k sedge Carex diandra, a nationally declining species. Broad-leaved cottongrass Eriophorum latifolium and lesser butterfly-orchid Platanthera bifolia are also found.
Castle Point to Cullernose Point
…dge C. otrubae, black bog rush Schoenus nigricans and broad leaved cotton grass Eriophorum latifolium. Saw wort Serratula tinctoria and purple loosestrife Lythrum salicaria occur on low, flushed cliffs. The sea cliffs at Dunstanburgh support the largest mainland sea bird colony i…
Littleton and Balhamie Hills
…a smaller basin fen between Moak and Knockormal Hills, broad-leaved cottongrass Eriophorum latifolium grows with grass-of-Parnassus Parnassia palustris and a variety of calcicolous mosses.
The calcareous grassland and fens occur within a mosaic of semi-natural upland habitats tha…
Rhos Glwydwern
… peaty and supporting an acid flora of bog mosses Sphagnum spp., cotton-grasses Eriophorum spp., and bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum. One such depression is an infilled pond supporting a poor-fen community of bottle sedge Carex rostrata associated with alder swamp. In contrast…
Ginny Spring,Whitwell Wood
…alustris, green helleborine Epipactis phyllanthes and broad leaved cotton grass Eriophorum latifolium which are rare in the north midlands and for which this is the only known site in Derbyshire. Other plants present which are also rare in Derbyshire include common butterwort Pin…
Woolmer Forest
…ts such as sundews Drosera rotundifolia and Drosera intermedia and cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium. Hare's tail cotton grass Eriophorum vaginatum, which is uncommon in the south of England, also occurs. A number of nationally scarce and uncommon plant species occur in patch…
Banc y Mwldan
…w-sedge Carex lepidocarpa, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, broad-leaved cottongrass Eriophorum latifolium, fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea, marsh helleborine Epipactis palustris, southern marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa and early marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza incarnate. Dioeci…
Loggans Moor
…ent of tall-herb wet marshes and the occurrence of the broad-leaved cottongrass Eriophorum latifolium is indicative of the base-rich environment. Other species found in these tall herb areas include marsh horsetail Equisetum palustre, marsh bedstraw Galium palustre, bogbean Menya…
Upper Wharfedale
… lousewort Pedicularis palustris, marsh hawk's beard, broad leaved cotton grass Eriophorum latifolium and northern marsh orchid Dactylorhiza purpurella.
Limestone rock habitats occur as a succession of scars, extensive screes and small limestone pavements. Scars support a range …
Spring Head, Axmouth
…rass Anthoxanthum odoratum, quaking grass Briza media, broad-leaved cottongrass Eriophorum latifolium, marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris, the sedges common sedge Carex nigra, carnation sedge C. panicea and flea sedge C. pulicaris, few-flowered spike-rush Eleocharis quinqueflo…
Hendre Bach
…rded including grass-of-Parnassus Parnassia palustris, broad-leaved cottongrass Eriophorum latifolium, petty whin Genista anglica, long stalked yellow sedge Carex lepidocarpa, dioecious sedge Carex dioica, Juncus subnodulosus and marsh lousewort Pedicularis palustris. Areas of al…
Malham-Arncliffe
…s are particularly rich in uncommon species including broad leaved cotton grass Eriophorum latifolium, hair sedge Carex capillaris, alpine bartsia Bartsia alpina, spring cinquefoil Potentilla tabernaemontani, dwarf milkwort Polygala amara and the bryophytes Tomentypnum nitens and…
Aunt Mary's Bottom
…mire.
Species rare in Dorset which occur here include broad leaved cottongrass Eriophorum latifolium and few flowered spike rush Eleocharis quinqueflora. The tall herbs characteristic of this community include marsh thistle Cirsium palustre, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, wild…
Fallowlees Flush
…ostiana, long stalked yellow sedge C. lepidocarpa and broad leaved cotton grass Eriophorum latifolium are found in small areas of moss dominated turf. However, the base enriched water influences a larger area supporting a species rich plant community in which these species persis…
Onich to North Ballachulish Woods and Shore
…is abundant. Also found are flush specialists such as broad-leaved cotton grass Eriophorum latifolium, black bog-rush Schoenus nigricans, Alpine meadow-rue Thalictrum alpinum and Scottish asphodel Tofieldia pusilla in unusual abundance in some places.
Alkaline fens
Old sessile o…
Loch Battan
…ny sedge Carex hostiana, yellow sedge Carex viridula, broad-leaved cotton-grass Eriophorum latifolium, and few-flowered spike-rush Eleocharis quinqueflora. Bottle sedge Carex rostrata / moss Calliergonell cuspidatum mire is present on the site, with species such as bog sedge Care…
Banagher
…tatus, include grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris, broad leaved cottongrass Eriophorum latifolium, few flowered spike rush Eleocharis quinqueflora, yellow sedge Carex viridula ssp. brachyrrhyncha, fairy flax Linum catharticum and quaking grass Briza media. Down slope this flu…
Rassal
…nated by sedges, black bog-rush Schoenus nigricans and broadleaved cotton grass Eriophorum latifolium.
The upper parts of the site consist of a complex of numerous exposures of limestone which form crags and pavements amid a matrix of more acid grassland and moorland. Where rock …
Scoska Wood
…th, for example, fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea, broad leaved cotton grass Eriophorum latifolium, grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris, marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris, marsh valerian Valeriana dioica and bird’s eye primrose. The cool and moist conditions and the res…
Slaidhills Moss
…a, few-flowered spike-rush Eleocharis quinqueflora and broad-leaved cottongrass Eriophorum latifolium also reflect the high base status.
The central area of the moss consists of poor-fen and swamp and shows little of the base influence from the south-west. Along the southern marg…
Middleton Quarry
…is and round leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia, with broad leaved cotton grass Eriophorum latifolium, grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris and bird’s eye primrose Primula farinosa being of particular note. Locally the mire vegetation is more acidic in character and hummocks of…
Loughrigg Fell Flushes
…bird’s eye primrose Primula farinosa and the uncommon broad leaved cotton grass Eriophorum latifolium. The northern allotment is bisected by a fence into northern and southern portions, the latter being mainly unimproved acid grassland. Just south of the fence and upslope of it s…
Mattishall Moor
…ressus lesser water plantain Baldellia ranunculoides, broad leaved cotton grass Eriophorum latifolium and marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris. Along the southern boundary of the site, the fen grades into wet marshy grassland. This area supports abundant purple moor grass, along …
Fforestganol a Chwm Nofydd
… small, base-rich flushes support the regionally rare broad-leaved cotton-grass Eriophorum latifolium. These habitats add to the ecological and structural diversity of the site.
Remarks: The site supports woodland vegetation assignable to the habitat types ‘Asperulo - Fagetum be…
Conic Hill
…ocality in the Stirling area, and the locally uncommon broad-leaved cottongrass Eriophorum latifolium.
The rich invertebrate fauna includes a diversity of moths, many with restricted distribution, including Pancalia schwarzella whose larvae feed on violets. The site also supports…
Bowland Fells
…rally found on the steeper slopes and heather Calluna vulgaris and cotton grass Eriophorum vaginatum dominated blanket bog which covers the tops of the ridges and shallow slopes. Within the blanket bog communities bog mosses Sphagnum spp. are sparse, due to the effects of past bu…
Hummelknowes Moss
…Roxburghshire with a rich and diverse flora including broad leaved cotton grass Eriophorum latifolium, grass of parnassus Parnassia palustris. The nationally scarce fen pondweed Potamogeton coloratus has been recorded here.
Although not notified features, there are associated wet…
Mill and Whiskershiel Burns
…arex dioica.
Other wetland plants found here include broad leaved cotton grass Eriophorum latifolium, bristle club rush Isolepis setacea, few flowered spike rush Eleocharis quinqueflora, marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris, grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris, common butter…
Lye Valley
…t Pedicularis palustris.
Less common species include broad leaved cotton grass Eriophorum latifolium, which has a widespread, but very localised distribution in Britain and parsley water dropwort Oenanthe lachenalii which is uncommon inland. Also occurring are grass of Parnassus…
Upper Teesdale
…nd spring gentian occur.
Blanket bog with heather and hare’s tail cotton grass Eriophorum vaginatum occupies much of the gently sloping hill land whilst locally valley mire, often characterised by the presence of cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, has developed. In places, these…
Carrot Hill Meadow
…lora, globe flower Trollius europaeus and the uncommon broad-leaved cottongrass Eriophorum latifolium. Lesser butterfly orchid Platanthera bifolia, fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea and northern marsh orchid Dactylorhiza purpurella have also occurred.
Very wet areas have floati…
Geal and Dubh Lochs
…ail Equisetum hyemale. Also of botanical interest are broad-leaved cotton grass Eriophorum latifolium, common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris, lesser butterfly orchid Platanthera bifolia, meadow orchid Dactylorhiza incarnata and Dactylorhiza incarnate ssp. incarnata, and the natio…
Cors Geirch
…scus swamp. Associated species include the nationally rare slender cotton grass Eriophorum gracile, found here at one of its very few known sites in Wales, and two populations of narrow-leaved marsh orchid Dactylorhiza traunsteinerioides, which grow in the tussocks of the black b…
Marlbank
…ca tetralix with northern deergrass Trichophorum cespitosum, common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium and hare’s-tail cottongrass Eriophorum vaginatum frequent throughout. There is a high cover of lower plants within the wet heath such as golden head moss Breutelia chrysocoma,…
Hollin Hill
… few flowered spike rush Eleocharis quinqueflora, the broad leaved cotton grass Eriophorum latifolium and grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris. All are species of increasing rarity due to their susceptibility to agricultural improvement which has affected so many flush systems …
Cumwhitton Moss
…nthes trifoliata, lesser tussock sedge Carex diandra, broad leaved cotton grass Eriophorum latifolium and common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii. The most interesting community recorded and of only very local occurrence in England is a Sphagnum warnstorfii S. teres carpet con…
Rhyllech Uchaf
…-leaved marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza traunsteinerioides, broad-leaved cotton grass Eriophorum latifolium, lesser water-plantain Baldellia ranunculoides, few-flowered spike-rush Eleocharis quinqueflora and lesser clubmoss Selaginella selaginoides and petty whin Genista anglica. Sever…
Tyddyn y Waen
… species-rich with a number of infrequent plants, e.g. broad-leaved cottongrass Eriophorum latifolium and the liverwort Leiocolea bantriensis. There are also large stands of great horsetail Equisetum telmateia and lesser pond-sedge Carex acutiformis. In an unmanaged area there is…
Kilnsey Flush
… palustris, early marsh orchid Dactylorhiza incarnata, broadleaved cotton grass Eriophorum latifolium, lesser clubmoss Selaginella selaginoides, pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus, grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris and bird's eye primrose Primula farinosa. Beyond the central 'co…
Blaiskey Bank Springs
…n species are grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris, broad leaved cotton grass Eriophorum latifolium, flat sedge Blysmus compressus and few flowered spike rush Eleocharis quinqueflora. Of particular interest is the nationally uncommon narrow leaved marsh orchid Dactylorhiza trau…
Kielderhead and Emblehope Moors
…bogs dominated by heather Calluna vulgaris, common and hare's tail cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium and Eriophorum vaginatum in which deer grass Trichophorum cespitosum and cloudberry Rubus chamaemorus are locally common. These bogs give way on steep slopes to heather moor, …
Subberthwaite, Blawith and Torver Low Commons
…ross leaved heath Erica tetralix, heather Calluna vulgaris, common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium, purple moor grass Molinia caerulea and bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum with cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos creeping over the surfaces. Equally characteristic of these lawns…
Sunbiggin Tarn & Moors and Little Asby Scar
… few flowered spike rush Eleocharis quinqueflora, the broad leaved cotton grass Eriophorum latifolium, grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris, variegated horsetail Equisetum variegatum, flat and hair sedges Blysmus compressus and Carex capillaris, lesser clubmoss Selaginella sela…
Pitarrig Meadow
…ire, including small white orchid Pseudorchis albida, broad-leaved cottongrass, Eriophorum latifolium, fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea, globe flower Trollius europaeus and Scottish asphodel Tofieldia pusilla.
A number of uncommon butterflies and moths, including the Nationall…
Stagmire Moss
…d here are bird's eye primrose and the locally scarce broad leaved cotton grass Eriophorum latifolium together with marsh valerian Valeriana dioica, lesser clubmoss Selaginella selaginoides and fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea. Large hummocks of black bog rush rising above the…
Ardwall Hill
…rass Briza media, whorled caraway Carum verticillatum, broad-leaved cottongrass Eriophorum latifolium, fairy flax Linum catharticum and orchids Dactylorhiza spp. Along the main burn to the east of Ardwall Hill there is wet alder woodland which is a habitat uncommon in Galloway.
Caeau Heol y Llidiart-coch
…in south-west Wales, dioecious sedge Carex dioica and broad-leaved cotton-grass Eriophorum latifolium, both local species of base-rich flushes, petty whin Genista anglica and dyer’s greenweed Genista tinctoria.
Remarks: The site lies within the Brecon Beacons National Park.
Ellers Wood and Sand Dale
…haris quinqueflora, black bog rush Schoenus nigricans, broadleaved cotton grass Eriophorum latifolium, marsh lousewort Pedicularis palustris, grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris and fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea. An outstanding feature of the fen community is a large pop…
Smulgedon
…ubmoss Selaginella selaginoides, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium and purple moor grass Molinia caerulea.
The variation in topography and related soil hydrology, and the effects of past and present management have resulted in the presence of…
Armboth Fells
… major component. Blanket bog dominated by heather and hare's tail cotton grass Eriophorum vaginatum has developed on deep peat over much of this area. Heather moorland occupies the drier, often rocky ground as the depth of peat decreases. Both dry heath, in which heather is asso…
Pass of Leny Flushes
…ghout the site and are characterised by plants such as broad-leaved cottongrass Eriophorum latifolium, fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea and butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris as well as sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus, globeflower Trollius europaeus and marsh violet Viola p…
Hisehope Burn Valley
… rotundifolia, common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris, broad leaved cotton grass Eriophorum latifolium and lesser clubmoss Selaginella selaginoides. The soligenous mire on the eastern side of the valley is extensive but more acidic in character and is dominated by soft rush Juncus…
Roskill
…ve stands of black bog rush (Schoenus nigricans) and broad leaved cotton grass (Eriophorum latifolium) characterise the wettest places. Several heath and upland species for example alpine bistort (Polygonum viviparum) are also present.
Long Moss - Drinkstone Hill
…dra, few-flowered spike-rush Eleocharis quinqueflora, broad-leaved cotton-grass Eriophorum latifolium and bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius. The nationally rare Alpine rush Juncus alpinoarticulatus also occurs at this site. There are also areas with tall swamp vegetation an…
Combe Scar
… adjacent parts of the Lake District and the uncommon broad leaved cotton grass Eriophorum latifolium which is known from only three other sites in South Cumbria. The craggy upper slopes of the site show a broad zonation of cliffs above followed downslope by steep grassy banks an…
Stockbridge Fen
…wgrass Triglochin palustris, together with common and broad leaved cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium and E. latifolium. Both early and southern marsh orchids Dactylorhiza incarnata and D. praetermissa are locally frequent as well as the marsh variety of fragrant orchid Gymnad…
Mortlach Moss
…d dioecious sedge Carex dioica, and both common and broad-leaved cottongrasses (Eriophorum angustifolium and E. latifolium).
Brown mosses include Campylium stellatum, Scorpidium revolvens and Calliergonella cuspidatata. The base-tolerant sphagnum moss Sphagnum contortum also occu…
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