Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Llanddulas Limestone and Gwrych Castle Wood

…cicolous grassland of interest. On the rockiest parts and thinnest soils is the Festuca ovina - Carlina vulgaris grassland. This is a short turf containing sheep's-fescue Festuca ovina, crested hair-grass Koeleria macrantha, meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis and quaking-grass Br…

Parsonage Down

…rs most of the site is broadly referable to the sheep’s fescue meadow oat grass Festuca ovina Avenula pratensis type. However red fescue Festuca rubra and downy oat grass Avenula pubescens also occur in areas of herb rich turf. This unusual feature may be related to local soils a…

Upton Ham

…n rise to a rich and distinctive flora which includes meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, red fescue Festuca rubra, meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis, pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus and great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis which is particularly characteristic of this type of m…

Figsbury Ring

…by upright brome Bromus erectus, glaucous sedge Carex flacca and sheep's fescue Festuca ovina. Horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa and harebell Campanula rotundifolia are widespread while other chalk herbs, such as squinancywort Asperula cynanchica, small scabious Scabiosa columba…

Chippenhall Green

…, including sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, red fescue Festuca rubra and smooth stalked meadow grass Poa pratensis. Flote grass Glyceria fluitans and tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa are dominant in wet areas. Herb species inc…

Dabble Bank

…Dabble Bank is notified for the nationally scarce grassland communities NVC CG2 Festuca ovina – Avenula pratensis and CG6 Avenula pubescens established on magnesian limestone. Dabble Bank faces west in a small valley cut into the magnesian limestone plateau and retains unimprov…

Compton Chine to Steephill Cove

…aritima Cerastium diffusum ssp. diffusum maritime therophyte community NVC MC5; Festuca rubra Armeria maritima maritime grassland NVC MC8; Festuca rubra Holcus lanatus maritime grassland NVC MC9 and Festuca rubra Daucus carota ssp. gummifer maritime grassland NVC MC11. The commun…

Locks Farm Meadow

…meadow is dominated by a variety of grasses including meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra and smooth meadow grass Poa pratensis. The nationally rare French oat grass Gaudinia fragilis is also very common. Other g…

Charity Land

…ail Cynosurus cristatus, cock’s foot Dactylis glomerata, the meadow grasses Poa pratensis and Poa trivialis and red fescue Festuca rubra, with smaller amounts of meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, meadow fescue Schedonorus pratensis and Timothy Phleum pratense. A variety of gr…

Borrow Beck Meadows

…es occur within the sward including velvet bent Agrostis canina, sheep's fescue Festuca ovina, red fescue Festuca rubra, meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis and smooth meadow grass Poa pratensis. A variety of more …

Lyscombe and Highdon

…which are botanically varied containing several grasses, notably sheep's fescue Festuca ovina with red fescue Festuca rubra, meadow oat Avenula pratensis, tall fescue Schedonorus arundinaceus, quaking grass Briza media and crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha. Heath grass Dantho…

Lower Woodford Water Meadows

…rass are found on the panes. Rough and smooth meadow grass Poa trivialis and P. pratensis are abundant as are meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis and creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera. Red, tall and meadow fescue Festuca rubra, F. arundinacea and F. pratensis all occur and the l…

White Horse Hill

… also significant areas characterised by an abundance of red and sheep’s-fescue Festuca rubra and Festuca ovina and meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis. Here the swards are particularly diverse. In a few areas, the grazing pressure has been relaxed and the dominance of tor-grass h…

Y Bonc, Marianglas

…f this area is an area of hazel Corylus avellana copse. The grassland is of the Festuca ovina- Avenula pratensis type and is characterised by abundant fine-leaved grasses, such as sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, quaking grass Briza media and crested hair-grass Koeleria macrantha. A…

Cransford Meadow

…d herbs including creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, meadow and red fescues Schedonorus pratensis and Festuca rubra, perennial rye grass Lolium perenne and roug…

Langstone-Llanmartin Meadows

…e, Carex hostiana, quaking grass, Briza media and devil’s-bit scabious, Succisa pratensis. Southern marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa and heath-spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata are common throughout the fen-meadow. Where conditions are less base-rich the marshland is dom…

Caeau Coed Mawr (Coedmawr Fields)

… in the hay-field support additional wet meadow plants, including meadow fescue Festuca pratensis, marsh marigold Caltha palustris, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria and ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi. The remainder of the site comprises mainly neutral grassland subjected to diff…

Montiaghs Moss

…ated by grasses such as Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, common bent Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and Timothy Phleum pratense. Herbs include common sorrel Rumex acetosa, meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris, red clov…

Wilson Place Meadows

…on bent Agrostis capillaris, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, red fescue Festuca rubra, meadow fescue F. pratensis, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, smooth meadow grass Poa pratensis and rough meadow grass Poa trivialis. A variety of more productive grasses occur and perhaps …

Hog Cliff

…per slopes have exceptionally rich communities of the sheep’s fescue/meadow oat Festuca ovina/Avenula pratensis sub group. Slopes with a southern aspect have a large amount of rock rose Helianthemum nummularium with a variety of other attractive herbs including small scabious, Sc…

Porton Down

…proved calcicolous grassland communities of the following types. Sheep's fescue Festuca ovina Avenula pratensis grassland, Cirsium acaule Asperula cynanchica typical sub community and the Pseudoscleropodium purum Prunella vulgaris and Holcus lanatus Trifolium repens sub communiti…

Powerstock Common and Wytherston Farm

…nica officinalis, saw wort Serratula tinctoria and devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis, whilst common dog violet Viola riviniana is abundant on more free draining soils. Grassland, fen meadow and rush pasture The following grassland, fen meadow and rush pasture NVC communiti…

Mynydd Marian

…On the rockiest, thinnest and most drought prone soils there are small areas of Festuca ovina - Carlina vulgaris grassland. The turf is short and open, dominated by the grass sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina. Other frequent grasses include crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha and qu…

Long Herdon Meadow

…dominates, with cock's foot Dactylis glomerata, smooth stalked meadow grass Poa pratensis, brown and common bents Agrostis canina and Agrostis capillaris, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, red and meadow fescues Festuca rubra and F. pratensis, Timothy Phleum pratense, tufted hair gra…

Fyfield Down

…c to calcareous, though much is of a neutral type. Grasses including red fescue Festuca rubra and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum occur in the neutral grassland with herbs such as lady's bedstraw Galium verum, pignut Conopodium majus and meadow saxifrage Saxifraga granul…

Pewsey Downs

…uch of the turf is grazed and is dominated by a sheep’s fescue meadow oat grass Festuca ovina Avenula pratensis community, although in some areas upright brome Bromus erectus grassland is the dominant type. Many herbs characteristic of Wiltshire downland are widespread such as de…

Dormston Church Meadow

… particularly on the ridges. Abundant species include meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, red fescue Festuca rubra, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus, common bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, lady’s bedstraw, cowslip Primula veris and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. A calcareo…

Bishop Wilton Poor Land

…le species being especially dominant. Grasses such as meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, red fescue Festuca rubra, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens are all common, as are herbs such as great burnet S…

Fox Fritillary Meadow, Framsden

…e grass sward contains a mixture of grasses including meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, red fescue Festuca rubra, creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus and rough stalked meadow grass Poa trivialis with a good v…

Draycott Sleights

…uaking grass Briza media, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, sheep's fescue Festuca ovina and downy oat grass Avenula pubescens occurring frequently. glaucous sedge Carex flacca and spring sedge Carex caryophyllea are abundant. Herbs typical of this type of grassland include …

Bridgham & Brettenham Heaths

…th where agricultural improvement may have taken place, smooth meadow grass Poa pratensis, red fescue Festuca rubra, false oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus are also present. Where the chalk’s influence is felt, more species rich neutral to calcareo…

Twinhills Woods and Meadows

…n character, with a calcareous community of the sheep's fescue meadow oat grass Festuca ovina – Avenula pratensis type, occurring on the very steep, shallow soil areas. On the gentler slopes, the grassland sward is more neutral and is classified as the common knapweed – crested d…

East Polden Grasslands

…uch of the grassland can be classified as the sheep's Fescue / Meadow oat grass Festuca ovina / Avenula pratensis community and it contains many grass and herb species which are characteristic of such swards. Amongst these species are quaking grass Briza media, crested hair grass…

Stratford Toney Down

…rd Toney Down exemplifies the botanically rich sheep's fescue, meadow oat grass Festuca ovina Avenula pratensis chalk grassland community. It also supports nationally rare plant and butterfly species. The site lies to the south west of Salisbury and is a shallow dry valley which …

Friar's Oven

…s cristatus, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis, red fescue Festuca rubra and quaking grass Briza media are also common throughout. The sedge species glaucous sedge Carex flacca and spring sedge Carex caryophyllea are also present. The h…

Odstock Down

…South Western chalk. The turf is chiefly of the sheep's fescue meadow oat grass Festuca ovina Avenula pratensis community and contains a number of nationally rare plants. It extends for 1.5 kilometres along a moderate, predominantly west facing, slope of the Upper Chalk to the so…

Jack Scout

…ities have developed. The first is a species rich sheep’s fescue–moat oat grass Festuca ovina– Avenula pratensis grassland in which the moss Dicranum scoparium is prominent. Other plants present are primrose Primula vulgaris, Autumn gentian Gentianella amarella, field gentian Ge…

Fulwell & Carley Hill Quarries

…species include crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis, red fescue Festuca rubra, quaking grass Briza media, glaucous sedge Carex flacca, common birds foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, burnet saxifrage Pimpinella …

Monewden Meadows

…lary Fritillaria meleagris. The sward is dominated by meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, red fescue Festuca rubra, crested dog's Tail Cynosurus cristatus and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus. The herb flora which is exceptionally diverse, includes such notable species as meadow saf…

Botley Down

…still virtually scrub free. The sward is of the sheep's fescue meadow oat grass Festuca ovina Avenula pratensis type with upright brome Bromus erectus present in small amounts. A total of 16 species of grass have been recently recorded. Herbs make up a high proportion of the turf…

Walton Common

…to the south and west support a variant of the sheep’s fescue – carline thistle Festuca ovina – Carlina vulgaris grassland type. Characteristic species of this community include sheep’s fescue, spring sedge Carex caryophyllea, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, wild thyme Thymus …

Lambwath Meadows

… assemblage of grasses, sedges, rushes and forbs with meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, red fescue Festuca rubra, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris, common sorrel Rumex ace…

Jeffry Bog

…to Church Farm. The neutral grassland is dominated by meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, red fescue Festuca rubra, common bent Agrostis capillaris and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. Associated herbs include pignut Conopodium majus, betony Betonica officinalis, great …

Clearbury Down

…halk. The turf is an intimate mixture of grasses and herbs and is an example of Festuca ovina Avenula pratensis sheep's fescue meadow oat grass grassland on gentle slopes of mostly south to south west aspect. The presence of this large area of botanically rich grassland on shallo…

Shiplate Slait

…dzina soils and bare rock outcrops, support the sheep’s Fescue/ Carline thistle Festuca ovina/ Carlina vulgaris type, in which the most frequent plants are wild thyme Thymus praecox, common rose Helianthemum nummularium, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba and mouse ear hawkweed Pi…

Throope Down

…Description Throope Down is a botanically rich sheep's fescue, meadow oat grass Festuca ovina, Avenula pratensis chalk grassland with associated butterflies. The grassland has developed on Middle Chalk and lies south west of Salisbury. It is partially situated on the sides of a s…

Ellerburn Bank

…uaking grass Briza media, with carnation sedge Carex flacca, meadow oat Avenula pratensis, red fescue Festuca rubra and, locally, tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum. A variety of herbs is present including wild thyme Thymus praecox, rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, greater knapwe…

Camp Down

…istribution. The sward is mainly comprised of a sheep's fescue meadow oat grass Festuca ovina Avenula pratensis type of grassland. More than 20 grasses and sedges have been recorded, with red fescue F. rubra, upright brome Bromus erectus, quaking grass Briza media, crested hair g…

Church Ings

…rt Polygonum bistorta, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, cuckoo-flower Cardamine pratensis, meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, red fescue Festuca rubra, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus and common sedge Carex nigra. Where ground conditio…

Mariandyrys

… also played a role. The heath is accompanied by a small area of sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina -meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis grassland of the Dicranum scoparium subcommunity and patches of sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina -carline thistle Carlina vulgaris grassland of the creste…

The Cheddar Complex

…sland communities are characterised by an abundance of meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis. Sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina and crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha with glaucous sedge Carex flacca and spring sedge Carex caryophyllea. Associate species on south facing slopes with sh…

Caldon Dales

… contains one of the largest surviving examples of the meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis / sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina grassland community in Staffordshire and many of the higher plants that occur are infrequent or rare in the county. There are two valleys aligned approximately…

Burghclere Beacon

…raxinus excelsior component. The open grassland is rich in herbs, with fescues Festuca ovina and Schedonorus pratensis, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, spring sedge Carex caryophyllea and locally quaking grass Briza media as dominants. Abundant herbs include ladies’ beds…

Willoughby Meadow

…re located at the field's edge. The turf is dominated by red and meadow fescues Festuca rubra and F. pratensis along with sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera. Others amongst the twenty seven different kinds of grass present are quaking …

Harker's House Meadows

…fog Holcus lanatus, rough meadow grass Poa trivialis, meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis and red fescue Festuca rubra. Locally, where conditions are wetter sedges occur including common sedge Carex nigra, carnation sedge C. panicea and flea sedge C. pulicaris, together with tuft…

Southampton Common

…orsetail Equisetum arvense and various grasses including red and meadow fescues Festuca rubra and F. pratensis, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus. Approximately 90 species have been recorded of which 13 are plants indicative of long establi…

Cloatley Farm

… bent Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra, meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus. Tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa is ocally prominent where drainage is impeded. Characteristic broad leaved…

Froghall Meadow and Pastures

…raditionally managed by hay making, characterised by grasses such as red fescue Festuca rubra, meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and cock's foot Dactylis glomerata. Tall herbs include great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis, common knapweed, meadowswe…

Bratoft Meadows

…ing. They are dominated by sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra, meadow fescue Schedonorus pratensis and creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera and a rich sward includes betony Betonica officinalis, dyer's greenweed Genista tinctoria, cowslip Primula ver…

Heath Hill Farm

…res support a wide variety of grasses and herbs. Amongst the grasses red fescue Festuca rubra, meadow fescue F. pratensis, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera are all abundant. Typical meadow herb species …

Hotham Meadow

…ands. Prominent grass species include an abundance of meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis together with red fescue Festuca rubra, common bent Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and quaking grass Briza media. Herbs include great burnet Sanguisorba offici…

Kingley Vale

…d at this site are rich in flowering plants and are dominated by sheep's fescue Festuca ovina, meadow oat Avenula pratensis and salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba. Among the species which are abundant in the sward are chalk milkwort Polygala calcarea, wild thyme Thymus praecox and…

Curtismill Green

…d by rough meadow grass Poa trivialis, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, red fescue Festuca rubra, meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis and crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus. Marshy or wet hollows have tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, marsh foxtail Alopecurus geniculatus,…

Thwaite House Moss

…es rich community characterised by rough meadow grass Poa trivialis, red fescue Festuca rubra, meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, brown sedge and hairy sedge Carex hirta with meadowsweet, purple loosestrife, common marsh bedstraw, water mint Mentha…

River Ure Grasslands

…these the burnt orchid occurs in a distinct grassland community with red fescue Festuca rubra, meadow fescue F. pratensis, common bent Agrostis capillaris, quaking grass Briza media, downy oat grass Avenula pubescens, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, field wood rush Luzula …

Long Dale, Hartington

…re of grasses, sedges and herbs. They are dominated by meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis and sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, with quaking grass Briza media, glaucous sedge Carex flacca and spring sedge Carex caryophyllea common throughout. The herbs are abundant with most of the c…

Purbeck Ridge (West)

…ture in Dorset. Tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum is dominant, but sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, meadow oat Avenula pratensis and quaking grass Briza media are frequent where grazing pressure is heavier producing a herb rich sward. Abundant herbs include hoary plantain Plantago med…

Porton Meadows

…roughout the sward including crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, red fescue Festuca rubra, meadow fescue F. pratensis and rough meadow grass Poa trivialis. In addition the turf contains quaking grass Briza media, meadow brome Bromus commutatus, common sedge Carex nigra, carna…

The Wye Valley

…ive mixture of grasses, sedges and herbs, dominated by meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis and sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, with quaking grass Briza media, glaucous sedge Carex flacca and spring sedge Carex caryophyllea common throughout. Herbs are abundant with all the character…

Chettisham Meadow

… kind nationally. The grassland type is characterised by the grasses red fescue Festuca rubra, meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, rough meadow grass Poa trivialis and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. The species rich sward supports a good range of typical meadow plants…

Lount Meadows

…b species as great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis, devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis, betony Betonica officinalis and lady’s mantle Alchemilla filicaulis. Area 2 comprises species rich rough pasture and scrub which shows a range of grassland types characteristic of acid loam…

Tir Mawr a Dderi Hir, Llwydcoed

…ass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog’stail Cynosurus cristatus and red fescue Festuca rubra. Other herbs include ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata, meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris and red clover Trifolium pratense, with rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus and smooth lady’s ma…

South Lee Meadows

…carce National Vegetation Classification NVC type MG4 meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis – great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis grassland, with smaller areas of the nationally rare MG8 crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus – marsh marigold Caltha palustris grassland and the nat…

Black Hill Down

…e populations of several declining species. The sward is of the sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, meadow oat Avenula pratensis type. Other grasses which are frequent and typical in this turf are quaking grass Briza media, red fescue F. rubra and crested hair-grass Koeleria macrantha…

Cheddar Wood

…f shrub heath. The grassland community is dominated by meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis and sheep's fescue Festuca ovina. Spring sedge Carex caryophyllea and glaucous sedge Carex flacca are abundant and herbs include dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, …

Arkle Beck Meadows, Whaw

…lgaris agg. There is a diversity of grasses including meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, marsh foxtail A. geniculatus, red fescue Festuca rubra, downy oat grass Avenula pubescens and smooth meadow grass Poa pratensis. The uncommon meadow saxifrage Saxifraga granulataa and goldi…

Hog's Hole

…flowers are to be found. The sward is of a type characterised by sheep's fescue Festuca ovina, meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis, stemless thistle Cirsium acaule and squinancywort Asperula cynanchica. The other principal grasses comprise red fescue Festuca rubra, quaking grass B…

Starveall and Stony Down

…d cock's foot Dactylis glomerata growing among the fine sward of sheep's fescue Festuca ovina, smaller cat's tail Phleum pratense spp. bertolonii, red fescue Festuca rubra, meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis and crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha. More than twenty grass specie…

Britford Water Meadows

…t. Large populations of Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, rough meadow grass Poa trivialis and creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera are also present. Red, tall and meadow fescue Festuca rubra, F. arundinacea and F. pratensis all occur and the latter…

New Scroggs

…s mainly of the National Vegetation Classification NVC type CG2c sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina – meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis grassland, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus – white clover Trifolium repens sub community, which occurs in a mosaic with small areas typified by more aci…

Catcott Edington and Chilton Moors

… Lysimachia nummularia. A few meadows also contain devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis. Many of the semi improved Festuca - Lolium grasslands include components of the mire type community, often with oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare, autumn hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis a…

Brickworth Down and Dean Hill

…te, the majority of the sward is regularly grazed, with frequent sheep's fescue Festuca ovina, meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. Species indicating a long period of favourable uninterrupted management include devil's bit scabious Succisa pratens…

Pentridge Down

…quaking grass Briza media, smaller cat’s tail Phleum bertolonii, sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. A tall grassy sward is present where grazing levels are low and this is characterised by the prominence of upright br…

Brimsdown Hill

…e. The majority of the site is well grazed chalk grassland, with sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis and glaucous sedge Carex flacca widespread, as are the herbs horseshoe vetch Ilippocrepis comosa and chalk milkwort Polygala calcarea. Heath grass Dan…

Valley of Stones

…iosa columbaria, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus, devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, betony Betonica officinalis, hoary plantain Plantago media and wild thyme Thymus polytrichus. Less frequent species include clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata, autumn gentian Gentiane…

East Wretham Heath

…grass Arrhenatherum elatius, crested dog's Tail Cynosurus cristatus, red fescue Festuca rubra and meadow grass Poa pratensis. Most of this is now closely grazed. Associated species include Lesser Stitchwort Stellaria graminea. Anthills have developed and have helped to increase t…

Knighton Downs & Wood

… intermix of grasses, sedges and herbs. Dominant grasses include sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis and quaking grass Briza media, while upright brome Bromus erectus is a component of the more lightly grazed slopes. Glaucous sedge Carex flacca is com…

Muker Meadows

…rnal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, downy oat grass Avenula pubescens, red fescue Festuca rubra, smooth meadow grass Poa pratensis and cock's foot Dactylis glomerata. A distinctive feature of the vegetation is the abundance of pignut Conopodium majus, lady's mantle Alchemilla xanth…

Congrove Field and The Tumps

…d but is frequently associated with finer leaved grasses such as sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis and quaking grass Briza media. Sedges, such as glaucous sedge Carex flacca and spring sedge Carex caryophyllea are also present. The sward is herb ric…

Noddle End

…in soils support a small area of herb rich calcareous grassland with red fescue Festuca rubra, meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, wild thyme Thymus praecox, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, cowslip Primula veris and marjoram Origanum v…

Fontmell and Melbury Downs

…re. The main grassland type is characterised by the dominance of sheep's fescue Festuca ovina with meadow oat Avenula pratensis and, especially on slopes with a southerly aspect, is exceptionally rich in associated plants. Frequent grasses of this turf include quaking grass Briza…

The Ings, Amotherby

…despread species within this vegetation community are meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis and great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis. There is a patchy cover of typical wetland herbs such as reed canary grass Phalaris arundinacea, common marsh bedstraw Galium palustre, wild angelic…

Win Green Down

… rich turf covers most of the site, characterised by the grasses sheep's fescue Festuca ovina, meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis and quaking grass Briza media, with a high proportion of herb species. Typical amongst these are salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, small scabious Sca…

Claxby Chalk Pit

…racteristic chalk downland species, upright brome Bromus erectus and red fescue Festuca rubra with meadow oak Avenula pratensis, tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum and quaking grass Briza media locally common. Within this sward are numerous herbs each abundant dependent upon the ver…

Mapperton and Poorton Vales

…e geology of the area support unimproved acidic grassland of the sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina – common bent Agrostis capillaris – heath bedstraw Galium saxatile community type. The short grazed turf, while naturally species-poor, includes the herbs tormentil Potentilla erecta, he…

Rue Hill

…d low growing or rosette forming herbs. Constant species include sheep's fescue Festuca ovina, meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis, quaking grass Briza media, glaucous sedge Carex flacca, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata and common bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus. There…

Wharmley Riverside

…ntain pansy Viola lutea. Associated species in open habitats include red fescue Festuca rubrand meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis with herbs such as common rest harrow Ononis repens, kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, bladder campion Silene vulga…

Westfield Bridge

…stre, mouse-ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum and devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis. Grass species include red fescue Festuca rubra, crested hair-grass Koeleria macrantha and sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. The site also has large colony of the locally uncommon gr…

Warblington Meadow

…d dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, quaking grass Briza media and several fescues Festuca species including F. rubra, F. pratensis and F. arundinacea. The sward contains a number of locally distributed herbs, such as marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris, southern marsh orchid Dact…

Whitesheet Hill

… of downland in Britain. On the chalk slopes and earthwork banks sheep's fescue Festuca ovina, meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis, glaucous sedge Carex flacca and in places upright brome Bromus erectus are major components of the turf, together with abundant herbs including salad…

West Pennine Moors

…ata and common sedge, with sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra, cuckoo-flower Cardamine pratensis and a thick carpet of brown mosses. Although small in area, the meadows and pastures of the in bye are some of the most species rich areas within the W…

Blandford Camp

… extensive grassland type consists of the richest variant of the sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis community and has developed on both flat and sloping ground. This is characterised by a diverse mixture of grasses, sedges and herbs in which wild thym…

Ebsbury Down

…l grazed and dominated by species typical of short chalk swards. sheep's fescue Festuca ovina, meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis and glaucous sedge Carex flacca are widespread, while quaking grass Briza media, heath grass Danthonia decumbens and spring sedge Carex caryophyllea a…

Long Knoll

…31 species in a square metre. Here, glaucous sedge Carex flacca, sheep's fescue Festuca ovina, meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis and quaking grass Briza mediare common, together with cowslip Primula veris, rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria an…

Salmonsbury Meadows

…orkshire fog Holcus lanatus, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, red fescue Festuca rubra and meadow fescue F. pratensis. In the wetter areas nearthe rivers tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa is common and rushes such as jointed rush Juncus articulatus, hard rush Juncus …

Coombe Hill

…pright brome and tor grass, other characteristic grasses include sheep's fescue Festuca ovina, meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis and quaking grass Briza media. Herbs typical of this community are present such as salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule, co…

Nine Spring Dale

…d to the eastern side of the dale. The sward is characterised by sheep's fescue Festuca ovina with meadow oat Avenula pratensis, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, carnation sedge Carex flacca and patches of tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum. Herbs present include frequent sala…

Purbeck Ridge (East)

…yopteris dilatata, male fern Dryopteris filix-mas and meadow fescue Schedonorus pratensis with wood rush Luzula sylvatica, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and greater stitchwort Stellaria holostea. Pockets of deeper soil support an abundance of bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta an…

Galley and Warden Hills

…upright brome Bromus erectus, with other typical grasses such as sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis and quaking grass Briza media locally abundant. Other plants characteristic of the base rich conditions include glaucous sedge Carex flacca, salad bur…

Honeybrook Farm

…og's tail Cynosurus cristatus, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, red fescue Festuca rubra and meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis are all frequent with occasional meadow barley Hordeum secalinum and meadow brome Bromus commutatus. Typical meadow herb species are abundant thr…

Puckham Woods

… community. Other characteristic grasses of the grazed sward include red fescue Festuca rubra, meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis and quaking grass Briza media. Herbs typical of this plant community are present including common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, dwarf thistle Ci…

Keasey Dale

…achment. This grassland supports a plant community type of which sheep's fescue Festuca ovina, meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus are the characteristic grass species. Crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratu…

Windmill Hill

…ome Bromus erectus. On the flatter areas at the top of the slope sheep's fescue Festuca ovina, meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis and quaking grass Briza media are more typical. These grassland communities contain many characteristic flowering plants such as stemless thistle Cirs…

Barnsley Warren

…upright brome and tor grass other characteristic grasses include sheep's fescue Festuca ovina, meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis and quaking grass Briza media. Herbs typical of these plant communities are present such as salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, dwarf thistle Cirsium a…

Wookey Hole

…grassland community of the sheep's fescue meadow oat grass type. sheep's fescue Festuca ovina, meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis, common bent Agrostis capillaris and crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha are the most common grasses upright brome Bromus erectus, quaking grass Bri…

Gallows Hill

…f has the greatest diversity and is characterised by the grasses sheep's fescue Festuca ovina, meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis, quaking grass Briza media and downy oat grass Helicotrichon pubescens. A major component of this community is dwarf sedge Carex humilis a species of …

Chippenham Fen and Snailwell Poor's Fen

… cattle grazed, the sward contains common quaking grass Briza media, red fescue Festuca rubra, meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis and an abundance of herb species including cowslip Primula vulgaris, rest-harrow Ononis repens, eyebright Euphrasia officinalis agg. and bee orchid Op…

St. Dunstan's Well Catchment

…grass type occurs in the field to the east of Stoke Lane Quarry. sheep's fescue Festuca ovina, meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus and common bent Agrostis capillaris are the most common grasses. crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, downy …

Baynhall Meadow

…ub communities. Within the seasonally wet furrows the meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis sub community occurs with characteristic species which include meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, tall fescue Schedonorus arundinaceus, red fescue Festuca rubra, soft rush Juncus effusus, …

Castletown

…ty. The grasses crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, smooth meadow grass Poa pratensis, common bent Agrostis capillaris, red fescue Festuca rubra and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens are common throughout. A range of herbs including oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare, meadow…

The Bury Farm

… dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus common knapweed Centaurea nigra, sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina and meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis. The crested dog’s tail common knapweed neutral grassland occurs as pasture and hay meadow, with two plant communities. The meadow vetchling Lathyr…

Caeau Pen-y-coed

… cristatus common knapweed Centaurea nigra grassland, meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis sub-community. This community was the major grassland type of traditionally managed hay meadows and pastures throughout the lowlands of Britain. The grasses most commonly found are red fescu…

Little Royal Farm Pastures

…apweed Centaurea nigra, with a transition between the meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis and heath grass Danthonia decumbens subcommunities. The acidic nature of the pastures is indicated by lady’s mantle Alchemilla filicaulis spp. vestita, devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis…

Wanlass Grasslands

…mmunities. One is of a calcareous nature and is characterised by sheep's fescue Festuca ovina and meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis, with species like salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, thyme Thymus praecox, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium and hoary plantain Plantago m…

Brampton Wood

…ersity of grassland species, the dominant grasses being smooth meadow grass Poa pratensis, quaking grass Briza media, red fescue Festuca rubra, false oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus. The variety of herbs inc…

Steeple Langford Down

…metre. The most abundant grasses throughout much of the site are sheep's fescue Festuca ovina and meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis with quaking grass Briza media and crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha also widespread. Tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum is found in occasional pa…

Bratton Downs

…ant in places and, in areas where grazing has been more intense, sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina and meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis characterise the sward. Many species are common throughout these communities such as glaucous sedge Carex flacca spring sedge Carex caryophyllea, d…

Smardale Gill

…grass Sesleria caeruleae, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, sheep's fescue Festuca ovina and meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis. The form and relative abundance of species varies considerably across the site but amongst the wide range of herbs found are common rock rose, sal…

Chrome and Parkhouse Hills

…er soils. The short, species rich limestone turf is dominated by sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina and meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis with typical calcicole lime loving plants including wild thyme Thymus praecox, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, salad burnet Poterium sang…

Earl's Croome Meadow

…rshire. The grassland is dominated by grasses such as meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, red fescue Festuca rubra and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. The upper slopes of the meadow, particularly on the tops of the 'ridge and furrow', are …

Totternhoe Chalk Quarry

…ssland communities occur on the site. These are characterised by sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina and meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis, upright brome Bromus erectus and tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum. A wide variety of other species occur on the site. These include yellow wort Bla…

Silloth Dunes and Mawbray Bank

…ystems and on this site is found in association with grasses such as red fescue Festuca rubra and smooth meadow grass Poa pratensis. These dunes are particularly important for the notable colonies of the rare and locally restricted Isle of Man cabbage Coincya monensis and sand l…

Knapp and Barnett's Downs

…s virtually confined to areas of the Wiltshire and Dorset Chalk. Sheep's fescue Festuca ovina and meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis are the dominant grasses in a sward also composed of crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, quaking grass Bri…

Pincombe Down

…ing up to 40 species within a square metre. Amongst the grasses, sheep's fescue Festuca ovina and meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis are abundant, while in some areas upright brome Bromus erectus also occurs. Sedges present include spring sedge Carex caryophyllea, glaucous sedge …

Hamps and Manifold Valleys

… rich swards, on shallow humicranker soils, are characterised by sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina and meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis; with quaking grass Briza media, purging flax Linum catharticum, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria and many oth…

Black Lough (Down)

…strata growing over a layer of sphagnum bog-mosses. devils-bit scabious Succisa pratensis is common on the drier margins. The open water contains extensive beds of broad leaved pondweed Potamogeton natans. To the north the fen narrows, with some grey willow Salix cinerea scrub o…

Silverdale Golf Course

…uaking grass Briza media, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina and meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis, with glaucous sedge Carex flacca and spring sedge Carex caryophyllea. The abundant forbs present include limestone bedstraw Galium sterneri, lady’…

Cornriggs Meadows

…hum odoratum, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, soft brome Bromus hordeaceus, red fescue Festuca rubra and perennial rye grass Lolium perenne, with downy oat grass Avenula pubescens, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and common sedge Carex ni…

The Coombs, Hinton Parva

…re with both regularly grazed turf, characterised by the grasses sheep's fescue Festuca ovina and meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis and longer sward dominated by upright brome Bromus erectus. Several other grasses are widespread throughout including quaking grass Briza media, cr…

Bowerchalke Downs

…tribution. Most of the site comprises species rich turf in which sheep's fescue Festuca ovina and meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis are major components whilst quaking grass Briza media, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria and cowslip Primula ve…

Rotherley Downs

…e east or west. The short regularly grazed sward is dominated by sheep's fescue Festuca ovina and meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis. Other common grasses include downy oat grass Helicotrichon pubescens, red fescue F. rubra and crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus. There are se…

Homington and Coombe Bissett Downs

…re with both regularly grazed turf, characterised by the grasses sheep's fescue Festuca ovina and meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis and longer sward dominated by upright brome Bromus erectus. Several other grasses are widespread throughout including quaking grass Briza media, cr…

Bonsall Leys

…s characteristic of Derbyshire dales limestone grassland such as sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, frequent meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus and small scabious Scabiosa columbaria. The most interesting sub communities are unusually species rich wit…

Grains O'th' Beck Meadows

… bent Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra and smooth meadow grass Poa pratensis, with quaking grass Briza media, purple moor grass Molinia caerulea and soft brome Bromus hordeaceus also common.

West's Meadow, Aldermaston

…ctylorhiza maculata, sneezewort Achillea ptarmica, devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis, creeping Jenny Lysimachia nummularia, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis and meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum are found. Two species of rush Juncus are fo…

Brown's Folly

… calcareous grassland dominated by upright brome Bromus erectus, sheep's fescue Festuca ovina and meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis. Glaucous sedge Carex flacca and spring sedge Carex caryophyllea are widespread. Herbs of interest include musk thistle Carduus nutans, woolly this…

Graig Fawr

…ckiest, thinnest and most drought prone soils there are areas of sheep's-fescue Festuca ovina, carline thistle Carlina vulgaris grassland. The turf is short and open, dominated by the grass sheep's fescue. Other grasses including crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha and quaking …

Lee-on-the Solent to Itchen Estuary

…grazing marshes at Hook Links are dominated by bent Agrostis species and fescue Festuca species grasses, with meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis and meadow barley Hordeum secalinum. The nationally scarce slender hare’s ear Bupleurum tenuissimum occurs on the sea wall. Hook Links…

Garrold's Meadow

…ss Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus and red fescue Festuca rubra, together with occasional meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, cock'sfoot Dactylis glomerata, perennial rye grass Lolium perenne and smooth meadow grass Poa pratensis. The gravelly soils…

Hastings Hill

…ities dominated by blue moor grass Sesleria caeruleae, meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, red fescue Festuca rubra and quaking grass Briza media, including many herbs characteristic of Magnesian Limestone soils such as bird’s foot trefoil L…

Moat Farm Meadows, Otley

…e grass sward contains a mixture of grasses including meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus. Flote grass Glyceria fluitans and various rushes and sedges Carex hirta. Carex flacca an…

West Park Meadows

…erophyllum. Sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, common bent Agrostis capillaris and red fescue Festuca rubra are co-dominant among the grasses with downy oat grass Avenula pubescens. Yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, heath grass Dant…

Clattinger Farm

…t Agrostis stolonifera, upright brome Bromus erectus, meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, although seldom is any one species dominant. Slightly less common are quaking grass Briz…

Hen-allt Common

…g-grass Briza media, heath-grass Danthonia decumbens, meadow fescue Schedonorus pratensis, mat-grass Nardus stricta and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens. Other common associates include glaucous sedge Carex flacca, sneezewort Achillea ptarmica, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, a…

Hillend Meadow & Orchard

…common knapweed Centaurea nigra and is typical of the meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis sub community. Dominant grasses are red fescue Festuca rubra and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, with glaucous sedge Carex flacca. The associated flora includes common spotted orchid Dactylorh…

Askrigg Bottoms

…surus cristatus, common bent grass Agrostis capillaris, smooth meadow grass Poa pratensis, hairy oat Avenula pubescens and red fescue Festuca rubra. It is rich in herb species with great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis notable for its abundance. Other flowering plants present incl…

Ballidon Dale

…ive mixture of grasses, sedges and herbs, dominated by meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis, quaking grass Briza media, sheep's fescue Festuca ovina, with glaucous sedge Carex flacca and spring sedge Carex caryophyllea. Herbs are abundant and typically include salad burnet Poterium…

Bencroft Hill Meadows

…rested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, quaking grass Briza media and red fescue Festuca rubra. Also occurring frequently are meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, meadow fescue Schedonorus pratensis, rough meadow grass Poa trivialis and the locally uncommon heath grass Danthonia d…

New Inn Meadow

…es in agricultural practice. The dominant grasses are meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and red fescue Festuca rubra. The rich flora includes cowslip Primula veris, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, meadow pea Lathyrus pratensis, pepper s…

Inkpen and Walbury Hills

…e variety of herbs. Most frequent grass species include red and sheep's fescues Festuca rubra and Festuca ovina, quaking grass Briza media, meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis, hairy oat grass Helicotrichon pubescens, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha and yellow oat grass Tris…

Streatley Warren

…cted to southern chalk. Characteristic grasses comprise red and sheep's fescue Festuca rubra and Festuca ovina, quaking grass Briza media, hairy oat grass Avenula pratensis and crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha. These are fine leaved species forming a close knit turf, partic…

Wollaston Meadows

…pecies rich and forms the largest known example in the county of the Alopecurus pratensis Sanguisorba officinalis flood meadow community. Although once widespread in southern river valleys, this neutral grassland type is declining rapidly as a result of agricultural changes and i…

Seaton Meadows

…ide range of grasses occur within the site, including meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, red fescue Festuca rubra, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. Associated herbs include great burnet Sanguisor…

High Moorsley

… Associated grasses include quaking grass Briza media, meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha and red fescue Festuca rubra. Other constituents of the herb rich turf include glaucous sedge Carex flacca, pignut Conopodium majus, hoary plantain Pla…

Chaceley Meadow

… largely of sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, red fescue Festuca rubra and soft brome Bromus hordeaceous and also contains a number of rushes and sedges including brown sedge Carex disticha, hair…

Harton Down Hill

…ields. The grassland supports a community dominated by meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha and red fescue Festuca rubra, in which blue moor grass Sesleria caeruleae, quaking grass Briza media and upright brome Bromus erectus also occur. The c…

Rye Street Meadows

… Malvern Hills. They are dominated by grasses such as meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and red fescue Festuca rubra. In the lower lying, wetter parts rushes are common, particularly jointed rush Juncus articulatus. They are surrounded …

Allington Meadows

…de range of grasses occurs within the site, including meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, crested dog’s tail, Cynosurus cristatus, red fescue Festuca rubra, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. Associated herbs include common knapweed Centau…

Sherbourne Meadows

… them appears dominant. The most abundant species are meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, red fescue Festuca rubra, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens and perennial rye grass Lolium perenne. Other species that are very frequent are sweet…

Claxheugh Rock & Ford Limestone Quarry

…eria caeruleae, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis, common quaking grass Briza media and red fescue Festuca rubra. A wide variety of herbs are present, including locally abundant lesser meadow rue Thalictrum minus, lesser and greater knapwee…

Newmarket Heath

…aracterised by the dominance of upright brome Bromus erectus and sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, with areas of meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis and tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum. Other grasses of interest include quaking grass Briza mediand crested hair grass Koeleria macranth…

Gweunydd Ty-Brith (Ty-Brith Meadows)

…cus lanatus, with frequent sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra, common knapweed Centaurea nigra, meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata, meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris, common sorrel Rumex acetosa and red clover…

Annesley Woodhouse Quarries

… generally dominated by heath false brome Brachypodium pinnatum with red fescue Festuca rubra, upright brome Bromopsis erecta, sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, quaking grass Briza mediand meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis. cowslip Primula veris and common bird’s foot trefoil Lotus …

Scar Closes, Kisdon Side

…diverse flora dominated by sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra, downy oat grass Avenula pubescens, meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis and more locally quaking grass. Herbs such as lady's mantle Alchemilla spp., wood crane's bill Geranium sylvaticum…

Wylye and Church Dean Downs

…dge Carex humilis, while other major components of the sward are sheep's fescue Festuca ovina, quaking grass Briza media, meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. The rich assemblage of herbs present includes frequent salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, …

Inkpen Crocus Fields

…nity. Characteristic species which occur throughout the site include red fescue Festuca rubra, common bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, common knapweed Centaurea nigra, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus and red clover Trifolium…

Barn Gill Meadow

…rnal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, cock's foot Dactylis glomerata and red fescue Festuca rubra. Other grass species present include meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and common bent Agrostis capillaris. Herbs are well represented within the sward a…

Far Holme Meadow

…rnal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, cock's foot Dactylis glomerata and red fescue Festuca rubra. Other grass species present include meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and common bent Agrostis capillaris. Herbs are well represented within the sward an…

Castle Point to Cullernose Point

…sland communities associated with the whin Sill are characterised by red fescue Festuca rubra, heath grass Danthonia decumbens, meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, spring sedge Carex caryophyllea, carnation sedge C. panicea, wild thyme Thymu…

North Meadow, Cricklade

…higher plant occur on the meadow, including abundant grasses such as red fescue Festuca rubra, perennial rye grass Lolium perenne, meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens. Meadow brome Bromus commutatus …

Castell Prysor

…drier and dominated by common bent grass Agrostis capillaris and sheep's fescue Festuca ovina as well as devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis, betony Betonica officinalis, saw-wort Serratula tinctoria and ribbed sedge Carex binervis. Many other uncommon and rare species are pre…

New Ing Meadow

…e site, is co-dominated by sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra, rough meadow grass Poa trivialis, meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis and perennial rye grass Lolium perenne. In addition, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cri…

Upper Waterhay Meadow

…s a lush sward in which grasses predominate. Conspicuous grasses are red fescue Festuca rubra, perennial rye grass Lolium perenne, meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and meadow grasses Poa spp. Heavy applica…

Drybank Meadow, Cherington

…plant community has abundant crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, red fescue Festuca rubra, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, common knapweed Centaurea nigra and lady’s bedstraw Galium verum. The meadow is rich in grass species and …

Cwm Llanwenarth Meadows

…rophic grassland on the upper slopes characterised by meadow fescue Schedonorus pratensis, rough stalked meadow grass Poa trivialis, yorkshire fog Rolcus lanatus and lesser knapweed Centaurea nigra, this gives way to a matrix of species rich acid grassland and fen meadow communit…

Cockey Down

…land in the south and taller turf in the north. In the southern half red fescue Festuca rubra and glaucous sedge Carex flacca dominate the sward, with smaller cat's tail Phleum bertolonii, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens and many herbs. Devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis…

Plumpton Pasture

…eed Centaurea nigra, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum and meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis with frequent crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, red fescue Festuca rubra, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus and common bird’s foot trefoil Lotus co…

Glanfedw

… occupies the bulk of each enclosure. The principal species here are red fescue Festuca rubra, crested dog’s-tail Cynosurus cristatus and common bent Agrostis capillaris, accompanied by common bird’s-foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus and common knapweed Centaurea nigra. In the larg…

Caeau Nantsais

…l Lotus corniculatus, betony Betonica officinalis, devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis and harebell Campanula rotundifolia. Common grasses include sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, red fescue F. rubra, common bent Agrostis capillaris and sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. T…

High Barn, Oxcombe

…of upright brome Bromus erectus, tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum, sheeps fescue Festuca ovina, quaking grass Briza media and meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis. The south west facing slope has an abundance of wild thyme Thymus praecox, basil thyme Acinos arvensis, stemless thistl…

Hulam Fen

…ntains a range of plants typical of wet natural grassland, including red fescue Festuca rubra, marsh horsetail Equisetum palustre and cuckoo-flower Cardamine pratensis. The peripheral area of the site, adjoining the intensively managed land which entirely surrounds the site, supp…

Calbourne Down

… chalk grassland, saw wort Serratula tinctoria and devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis are abundant in a sward dominated by sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, quaking grass Briza media and heath grass Danthonia decumbens. Similar grasslands are known from the downs of Salisbury Pla…

Besthorpe Meadows

…alis and the grasses Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis characterise these damp hay meadows. lady's bedstraw Galium verum, bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, lesser stitchwort Stellaria graminea, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria and meadow b…

Pen y Gogarth / Great Ormes Head

…stone cliffs and crags. This supports open short turf containing sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis and quaking grass Briza media with abundant herbs that include wild thyme Thymus polytrichus, salad burnet Pote…

Amberley Mount to Sullington Hill

…maintained by grazing occupies much of the site. Grasses such as sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, upright brome Bromus erectus and meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis dominate a sward which contains many typical chalk herbs including yellow wort Blackstonia perfoliata, squinancywort …

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