Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Far Arnside

…s, dominated by blue sesleria Sesleria caeruleae, with herbs including dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, carline thistle Carlina vulgaris, milkwort Polygala vulgaris and small scabious Scabiosa columbaria. Pockets of deeper less lime rich soils give additional diversity to the cliff…

Candlesby Hill

…ulgare, perforate St. John's wort Hypericum perforatum, carline thistle Carlina vulgaris and burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga. Plants scarce in the East Midlands include bladder campion Silene vulgaris, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris and small scabious Scabiosa columbaria. Or…

Hook Norton Cutting & Banks

…cinos arvensis, devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis, carline thistle Carlina vulgaris, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris and mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum. bee orchids Ophrys apifera occur on the eastern side of the bank. At the base of the slope the grass is tall and d…

Naunton Court Meadows

…ristic of the meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis subcommunity with meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, common bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus and meadow crane’s bill Geranium pratense. The locally uncommon green winged orchid Anacamptis morio i…

Lullington Heath

…ed prior to the rabbits decline has now been largely replaced by a ling Calluna vulgaris/red fescue Festuca rubra community; previously the latter was preferentially grazed by the rabbits. Calcifuges include betony Betonica officinalis, slender St John's wort Hypericum pulchrum, …

Cassington Meadows

…eat burnet Sanguisorba officinalis, pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria and dropwort Filipendula vulgaris. In spring, when the grass is still short, the smaller herbs such as adder’s tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum, bugle Ajuga reptans and cowslip Primula…

Jack Scout

…of autumn lady’s tresses Spiranthes spiralis and local species such as dropwort Filipendula vulgaris and carline thistle Carlina vulgaris. On the deeper soils at Jack Scout, derived from loess deposits over the calcareous bedrocks, two further communities have developed. The fir…

Fordon Chalk Grasslands

…erbs such as clustered bell flower Campanula glomerata, carline thistle Carlina vulgaris, woolly thistle Cirsium eriophorum, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, purging flax Linum catharticum, cowslip Primula veris, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba…

Westwell Gorse

…inos arvensis, pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis, carline thistle Carlina vulgaris, wild basil Clinopodium vulgare, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, crosswort Cruciata laevipes, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa, cowslip Primula ver…

East Heslerton Brow

… the site including rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, carline thistle Carlina vulgaris, burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata, and, notably, purple milk vetch Astraga lus danicus. This site is also rich in…

Scout and Cunswick Scars

…any characteristic calcareous grassland species such as carline thistle Carlina vulgaris, hairy violet Viola hirta, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa, wild thyme Thymus p…

Starveall and Stony Down

…bundant and many other species are widespread and frequent for example dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule, self heal Prunella vulgaris and bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus. Species typical of the western chalk, such as devil's bit scabious Succisa p…

Roudsea Wood & Mosses

…, supporting a limestone grassland flora which includes carline thistle Carlina vulgaris, fairy flax Linum catharticum, quaking grass Briza media, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris and fly orchid Ophrys insectifera. Thirty metres the western side of the woodland oak wood and alder wo…

Haugh and Gundale Slacks

… sweet woodruff Galium odoratum, herb paris Paris quadrifolia, primrose Primula vulgaris, early purple orchid Orchis mascula and greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha. Elsewhere there are stands of mixed coppice in which field maple Acer campestre occurs, giving way at …

Porton Down

…rula cynanchica typical sub community and the Pseudoscleropodium purum Prunella vulgaris and Holcus lanatus Trifolium repens sub communities. Upright brome Bromus erectus grassland typical subcommunity and the Festuca rubra - Schedonorus arundinaceus sub community. Downy oat Aven…

Dunstable and Whipsnade Downs

…ntianella amarella, kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria, common milkwort Polygala vulgaris, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria, devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris and wild thyme Thymus polytrichus. Additional habitats are provided by areas of sca…

Great Blaythorn Meadow

…the central area has frequent salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba and meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria. The flora of the northern area includes lady’s mantle Alchemilla vulgaris agg., bugle Ajuga reptans, betony Betonica officinalis, devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis and downy …

Crook Peak to Shute Shelve Hill

…unity characterised by sheep's fescue Festuca ovina and carline thistle Carlina vulgaris, with the nationally rare Somerset grass Koeleria vallesiana and honewort Trinia glauca. Communities on deeper calcareous soils are characterised by i sheep's fescue and meadow oat grass Aven…

Wendlebury Meads and Mansmoor Closes

…ezewort Achillea ptarmica, common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, adder's tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum, green winged orchid Anacamptis morio, common milkwort Polygala vulgaris, cowslip Primula veris and saw wort Serratula tinctoria. Plants conf…

Sutton Park

…fescue Festuca ovina, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and bracken. Heather Calluna vulgaris replaces gorse on the lower slopes and crowberry Empetrum nigrum, a county rarity, occurs locally. These communities merge into unimproved acidic grassland, particularly on the upper slopes o…

Aston Upthorpe Downs

…tulata, horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa, wild thyme Thymus praecox, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris and rock rose Helianthemum nummularium. A small population of the nationally rare pasque flower Pulsatilla vulgaris occurs here at its only current Oxfordshire station. The distur…

Cheddar Wood

…ted by ramsons Allium ursinum. Other plants present include columbine Aquilegia vulgaris, meadow saffron Colchicum autumnale, lily of the valley Convallaria majalis, wild daffodil Narcissus pseudonarcissus, toothwort Lathraea squamaria and four species of orchid, common spotted o…

Brockadale

…ary plantain Plantago media, clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, yellow wort Blackstonia perfoliata, purple milk vetch Astragalus danicus, milk vetch A. glycyphyllos, carline thistle Carlina vulgaris and thyme Thymus praecox. Alongside the riv…

Knettishall Heath

…ted and there are also wet hollows with a characteristic flora. Heather Calluna vulgaris covers large areas in places in association with tufted hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa dominated acid grassland. Bracken Pteridium aquilinumis locally abundant and other typical heathland pl…

Holywell Banks

…estone grassland include thyme leaved sandwort Arenaria serpyllifolia, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, purging flax Linum catharticum and wild thyme Thymus praecox. The species rich turf includes the uncommon pasque flower Pulsatilla vulgaris, bastard toadflax Thesium humifusum an…

Long Dale & Gratton Dale

… occasionally with bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus and more rarely heather Calluna vulgaris. Tall, dry, herb rich grasslands contain marjoram Origanum vulgare and field scabious Knautia arvensis, damper tall grasslands have abundant meadow sweet Filipendula ulmaria with water avens …

Humphrey Head

… interspersed with small patches of bell heather Erica cinerea and ling Calluna vulgaris on deeper soils. The grassland supports a variety of herbs such as salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, green winged orchid Anacamptis morio, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris and bloody crane's bi…

Nabgate

…r part of the slope and pockets of deeper soil support species such as dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, ploughman's spikenard Inula conyza and agrimony Agrimonia eupatoria. Small springs give rise to a wet grassland flora including tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, meadowswe…

Alderford Common

…a, dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule, larger wild thyme Thymus pulegioides, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris and common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii. Damp hollows, on low lying ground, have a characteristic flora which includes water mint Mentha aquatica, pennywort Hydrocotyle vul…

Burcombe Down

…ypical of chalk grassland, such as harebell Campanula rotundifolia and dropwort Filipendula vulgaris also occur occasionally. The grassland supports a good range of annual and biennial plants which prefer more open turf. These include carline thistle Carlina vulgaris, eyebright E…

Devil's Dyke

…l chalk herbs are present including salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris and rock rose Helianthemum nummularium. Some uncommon plants such as purple milk vetch Astragalus danicus, bastard toadflax Thesium humifusum and the pasque flower Pulsatilla vulg…

Gooderstone Warren

…warf thistle Cirsium acaule, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha and dropwort Filipendula vulgaris are amongst the more unusual species present, along with Hairy oat grass Avenula pubescens and meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis. The presence of heather Calluna vulgaris on slig…

Waterdale

…scue grassland, also with a southerly aspect, which includes the herbs dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, rock rose and wild thyme Thymus praecox. A red fescue grassland with north and north west aspects, which includes pignut Conopodium majus and common milkwort Polygala vulgaris, y…

Sydling Valley Downs

…er, more alkaline parts of these areas are salad burnet and rock rose. Dropwort Filipendula vulgaris and saw wort Serratula tinctoria are frequent and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera become the dominant grasses. Here close cropped l…

Wymondham Rough

…the site the eastern fieldis relatively poorly drained and contains meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria and water avens Geum rivale, while on the drier soils to the west the sward contains betony Betonica officinalis, adder's tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum and dropwort Filipendula vulg…

Rushbeds Wood and Railway Cutting

…w archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon, sanicle Sanicula europaea, primrose Primula vulgaris, moschatel Adoxa moschatellina and wood speedwell Veronica montana. Many of these are more abundant in the rides where, in the wetter areas and particularly alongside the streams, additional …

Knockdaw Hill

…tain Plantago maritima. On the southern slopes of Knockdaw Hill heather Calluna vulgaris and bell heather Erica cinerea, dominate the herb-rich dry heath which also includes the locally uncommon northern bedstraw Galium boreale and meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis, with dropwor…

Ivinghoe Hills

…are confined to the chalk in southern Britain, notably pasque flower Pulsatilla vulgaris, field fleawort Senecio integrifolius and the endemic early gentian Gentianellaanglica. Other plants of the chalk flora include horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa, kidney vetch Anthyllis vuln…

Dean Brook Valley Pastures

…s a herb rich flora, which includes cat’s ear Hypochaeris radicata, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, cowslip Primula veris, devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis and common fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica. Local…

Salt Meadow, Earl's Common

…articular interest is the presence of saw wort Serratula tinctoria and dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, plants which are uncommon in other neutral hay meadows in Worcestershire. A small, lower lying part of the meadow overlies a clay soil and has damp loving species such as soft ru…

Axbridge Hill and Fry's Hill

…catharticum, autumn lady’s tresses Spiranthes spiralis, carline thistle Carlina vulgaris, yellow wort Blackstonia perfoliata, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria and autumn gentian Gentianella amarella. On the upper slopes on the deeper soils grasses…

Stratford Toney Down

…ummularium and squinancywort Asperula cyanchica are widespread, as are dropwort Filipendula vulgaris and saw wort Serratula tinctoria. Betony Betonica officinalis is unusually frequent and occurs with meadow fescue Schedonorus pratensis. Annual and biennial plants requiring more …

Furze Hill

…is capillaris and false oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius. Herbs include dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, rock rose Helianthemum nummularium and meadow saxifrage Saxifraga granulataa. The site is additionally noted for the presence of a number of rare and locally uncommon plants whic…

Sotby Meadows

…thern meadow supports plants such as rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba and great burnet S. officinalis which are dependent on lime rich soils. Other plants typical of unimproved grasslands are adder's tongue fern Op…

Wollaston Meadows

… grass Deschampsia cespitosa, great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis and common knapweed Centaurea nigra. Other notable species occurring are yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, quaking grass Briza media, salad…

Pentridge Down

…ens. Tall herbs able to compete with the grasses are abundant, such as dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria, burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga, fairy flax Linum catharticum and lady’s bedstraw Galium verum. Herbs with spreading rosettes that are f…

Stonesfield Common, Bottoms & Banks

…tch Anthyllis vulneraria, wild mignonette Reseda lutea, common toadflax Linaria vulgaris, bee orchid Ophrys apifera and the nationally uncommon bastard toadflax Thesium humifusum. Stockey Bottom has a herb rich sward on the west facing slopes with a wide variety of species indica…

Oxhouse Farm

…ecies rich as the others but includes typical communities of cowslips, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, spiny rest harrow and woolly thistle. All three fields are surrounded by wide hedgerows with numerous cliff shrubs. At their lower ends is the alluvial flood plain of the River D…

Foulden Common

…ustralis, cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium and marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris. On the margins of the southern fen area a fen grassland community has developed with purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, blunt flowered rush Juncus subnodulosus, black bog rush Schoenus nigr…

Bonemills Hollow

…ctus and tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum. Characteristic herbs include dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, rock rose Helianthemum nummularium and pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis. Marsh communities occur on the valley floor. The dominant species here are lesser pond sedge Carex…

Tilwick Meadow

… fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea, dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule and dropwort Filipendula vulgaris. A number of woodland relic species are also found, indicating a very close association with woodland at some time in the past. These include early purple orchid Orchis mascula, g…

Tingewick Meadows

…s, purging flax Linum catharticum, rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris and green winged orchid Anacamptis morio. The fen vegetation is dominated by hard and blunt flowered rushes Juncus inflexus and Juncus subnodulosus and there are many local specie…

Barnsley Warren

…lk milkwort Polygala calcarea, devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, purple milk vetch Astragalus danicus and dyer's greenweed Genista tinctoria. There is also a rich orchid flora including early purple orchid Orchis mascula, green winged orchid O…

Willow Burn Pasture

…edia and meadow rescue Schedonorus pratensis, and such herb species as dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus, saw wort Serratula tinctoria, great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis and sneezewort Achillea ptarmica. Small flushed areas within the grassland have…

East Walton and Adcock's Common

…ule. cowslip Primula veris, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria, horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa, squinancywort Asperula cynanchica, thyme Thymus pulegioides, felwort Gentianella amarella and the locally …

Loxley Church Meadow

…ratensis, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata, cowslip Primula veris, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris and yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor. Noteworthy species include lady’s mantle Alchemilla filicaulis spp. vestita and pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus. There are twenty grass species …

Mullion Cliff to Predannack Cliff

…red fescue. The cliff top supports a maritime heath community. Heather Calluna vulgaris, spring squill Scilla verna and sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina are abundant amongst kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria and wild thyme Thymus polytrichus subsp. arcticus. The soil over serpentini…

Farleton Knott

…despread. The herb community often includes wild thyme Thymus praecox, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, common bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, the uncommon limestone bedstraw Galium sterneri and squinancywort Asperula cynanchica. On this predominantly calcareous site areas …

Middlebarrow

… occasionally seen where oak and birch dominate the canopy with heather Calluna vulgaris and bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus forming the ground flora. The acidic woodland has developed on patches of thicker glacial debris and its relationship with the limestone communities is of pa…

Waun Fawr, Ty Ddewi (St David's)

…d’s Airfield heaths. The wet heath communities are dominated by heather Calluna vulgaris, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, western gorse Ulex gallii and purple moor-grass. Flushed areas and basic depressions in the centre of the site support much bog asphodel Narthecium ossifra…

Ruston Cottage Pasture

…nsis, fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea, sweet violet Viola odorata, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris and rock rose Helianthemum nummularium. The grassland on the level ground is more neutral in character, with frequent harebell Campanula rotundifolia, cowslip Primula veris, knapw…

Great Stukeley Railway Cutting

…riety of herbs are present including spiny rest-harrow Ononis spinosa, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, Dyer’s greenweed Genista tinctoria, sulphur clover Trifolium ochroleucon, zigzag clover T. medium and pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis. Away from the steep cutting the gra…

Streatley Warren

…frog orchid Dactylorhiza viridis, fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria and harebell Campanula rotundifolia. Present also is the early gentian Gentianella anglica, a rare species endemic to the British Isles and virt…

Baynhall Meadow

…ubra, soft rush Juncus effusus, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi and meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria. The locally uncommon pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus occurs frequently in this community. In contrast, the ridges have drier, more calcareous base rich grassland of the lady’s bed…

Inkpen and Walbury Hills

…halk milkwort Polygala calcarea, woolly thistle Cirsium eriophorum and dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, which are now becoming rare in the county due to the loss of suitable chalk grassland habitat. Much of the grassland is kept closely grazed, generally by sheep, producing a close…

Kennack to Coverack

…rse Ulex gallii, gorse Ulex europaeus and cornish heath, with frequent dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, saw wort Serratula tinctoria, tormentil Potentilla erecta, bell heather Erica cinerea and wild thyme Thymus polytrichus subsp. arcticus. Closer to the valley streams woodland occ…

Shiplate Slait

…ck 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 Pilosella officinarum. Th…

Creuddyn

…a, sanicle Sanicula europaea, lords-and-ladies Arum maculatum, primrose Primula vulgaris, herb-Robert Geranium robertianum, enchanter's nightshade Circaea lutetiana, wood avens Geum urbanum, woodruff Galium odoratum and early-purple orchid Orchis mascula. Ramsons Allium ursinum c…

Ellerburn Bank

…reater knapweed Centaurea scabiosa, kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris and viper's bugloss Echium vulgare. Of particular interest is the presence of bee orchid Ophyrs apifera, fly orchid Ophrys insectifera and woolly thistle Cirsium eriophorum. Large…

Pilch Fields

…sium acaule, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, cowslip Primula veris, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, spiny rest harrow Ononis spinosa, pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus and green winged and common spotted orchids Anacamptis morio and Dactylorhiza fuchsii. The wetter areas support a…

Napleton Meadow

… flos-cuculi. Locally uncommon species present include an abundance of dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, green winged orchid Anacamptis morio, pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus and adder’s tongue fern Ophioglossum vulgatum. This site supports a colony of common blue butterflies Polyom…

Warham Camp

…nanchica, larger wild thyme Thymus pulegioides, cowslip Primula veris, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, felwort Gentianella amarella and pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis. Butterfly species include common blue Polyommatus icarus and brown argus Aricia agestis and the uncommon…

Dyffrynoedd Nedd a Mellte a Moel Penderyn

…ayer except scattered ash saplings. The field layer is a mixture of meadowsweet Filipendula vulgaris, creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens, false brome, soft-rush, great horsetail Equisetum telmateia and bramble. In the ground layer, the mosses Eurhynchium praelongum and Thuidium…

Coverack to Porthoustock

…strata with occasional sea mayweed Tripleurospermum maritimum and sea beet Beta vulgaris sp maritima. Further up where the beach is more stable a community of sparse red fescue Festuca rubra is found along with kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria, sea bindweed Calystegia soldanella…

Ducklington Mead

…cludes saw wort Serratula tinctoria which is rare in alluvial meadows, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, betony Betonica officinalis and lady's bedstraw Galium verum. The surrounding ditches retain an interesting wetland flora, including local species such as brookweed Samolus valer…

Hope's Nose to Wall's Hill

…anguisorba, wild thyme Thymus polytrichus, crow garlic Allium vineale, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris and yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor are locally abundant, with frequent cowslip Primula veris, wild carrot Daucus carota, autumn squill Scilla autumnalis, kidney vetch Anthyllis vu…

Otmoor

…us influence is shown by the presence of upright brome Bromus erectus, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris and dyer's greenweed Genista tinctoria. Herb rich swards in the southern half of the site are largely of crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus black knapweed Centaurea nigra gras…

Bracknell Croft

…nland turf is very rich in herbs salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba and dropwort Filipendula vulgaris are particularly abundant. Horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa, dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule and glaucous sedge Carex flaccare also widespread. Part of the site has been heavily gr…

Broughton Far Wood

…are, saw wort Serratula tinctoria, dyer's greenweed Genista tinctoria, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, wild basil Clinopodium vulgare, horse shoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa and twayblade Neottia ovata. Heath sedge Carex ericetorum is also recorded. Part of the quarry has been plante…

Shirburn Hill

…icum, felwort Gentianella amarella, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris and wild thyme Thymus praecox. Large areas of the slopes are grazed only lightly. These carry a taller sward which includes false oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius, tor grass Brachy…

Debdale Meadow, Muston

…lly frequent. Other notable species include quaking grass Briza media, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris and adder's tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum.

Underlaid Wood

…ng sheep's fescue Festuca ovina, blue moor grass Sesleria caerulea and dropwort Filipendula vulgaris together with salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba and hairy violet Viola hirta. The runnels are occasionally deeper and contain species such as ash or the nationally scarce fingered…

Arnside Knott

… common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, wild thyme Thymus praecox, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, squinancywort Asperula cynanchica, fairy flax Linum catharticum and the limestone bedstraw Galium sterneri. A number of nationally rare and mo…

Watlington and Pyrton Hills

…ummularium, yellow wort Blackstonia perfoliata, cowslip Primula veris, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, together with large populations of horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa, kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria and squinancywort Asperula cynanchica. The nationally rare candytuft Iber…

Bridgham & Brettenham Heaths

… heath is dominated by wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa and heather Calluna vulgaris, over which there is substantial invasion by bracken Pteridium aquilinum. Other species associated with this heathland include sand sedge Carex arenaria, pill sedge Carex pilulifera, heath wo…

Black Ditches, Cavenham

…grazing. A wide variety of characteristic herbs are present, including dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, large thyme Thymus pulegioides, dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule, burnet saxifrade Pimpinella saxifraga, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba and rock rose Helianthemum nummularium. Two…

Upwood Meadows

…er saxifrage Silaum silaus, devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis and dropwort Filipendula vulgaris. The remaining improved grassland on the site is managed by the conservation bodies to encourage recolonisation of the sward by old meadow herbs and grasses. The additional habita…

River Lemon Valley Woods

…ce. Rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, wild thyme Thymus polytrichus, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris and fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea are found along with the mosses Grimmia orbicularis, Gymnostomum viridulumand Homalothecium lutescens. The fast-flowing River Lemon contai…

Little Catworth Meadow

…calcareous loam pastures such as salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba and dropwort Filipendula vulgaris. great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis also occurs. Of special interest is the presence of green winged orchid Anacamptis morio and adder’s tongue fern Ophioglossum vulgatum. The …

Murcott Meadows

…et in association with meadow foxtail, pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris and yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor. Other species normally indicative of unimproved grassland include meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis, gla…

Caydale

…s they support species rarely found in the North York Moors, including dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, bloody crane’s bill Geranium sanguineum, saw wort Serratula tinctoria and mountain everlasting Antennaria dioica. Further diversity is found in the base poor soils, particularly …

Barton Hills

…ent are harebell Campanula rotundifolia, dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris and cowslip Primula veris. Sheep grazing perpetuates this herb rich turf in which six species of orchid are known, including fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea and bee orchid Oph…

Wylye and Church Dean Downs

… of herbs present includes frequent salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis and dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule. There is an exceptional abundance of species indicative of long continuity of grazing, for example horses…

Bryn Euryn

…sorba and lesser meadow rue Thalictrum minus. Uncommon species include dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, white horehound Marrubium vulgare and green-winged orchid Anacamptis morio. On the steeper slopes towards the top of the hill are yellow-wort Blackstonia perfoliata, hairy violet…

Loughborough Meadows

…rone to flooding support species such as lady's bedstraw Galium verum, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris and meadow saxifrage Saxifraga granulataa. Permanently wet areas are dominated by creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera and marsh foxtail Alopecurus geniculatus. The Summerpool Broo…

Spring Wood,Hawnby

…oody crane's bill Geranium sanguineum, wild marjoram Origanum vulgare, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris and rock rose Helianthemum nummularium. The grassland is attractive to butterflies, notably the dark green fritillary.

Brampton Racecourse

… meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis and quaking grass Briza media with dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus, hardhead and great burnet particularly prominent. Of additional interest is the presence of saw wort Serratula …

Cheesefoot Head

…ule, felwort Gentianella amarella, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria and cowslip Primula veris, together with several rather less common species, for example, early gentian Gentianella anglica, clustered bellflowe…

Hawes Water

…mon club rush Schoenoplectus lacustris, bulrush Typha sp., mare's tail Hippuris vulgaris, bur reed Sparganium sp., two very localised sedges Carex pseudocyperus and C. vesicaria and the blunt flowered rush Juncus subnodulosus. This is the only location in Lancashire for the fen s…

East Harling Common

…tic plants such as amphibious bistort Polygonum amphibium, mare's tail Hippuris vulgaris and large quantities of water violet Hottonia palustris are present. The mere is outstanding for its community of aquatic beetles and of the 24 species considered to be important as indicator…

Caldecote Meadows

…ncluding salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, quaking grass Briza media, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris and cowslip Primula veris. This variety of plants has been retained as a result of traditional management by grazing and hay cutting. Hedgerows, trees and a stream provide areas o…

Rushcliffe Golf Course

… fairy flax Linum catharticum, autumn gentian Gentianella amarella and dropwort Filipendula vulgaris. Additional interest is provided by areas of mixed scrub which are valuable for the variety of species of breeding birds they support. The variety and numbers of passage and winte…

Upper Wharfedale

…wny birch and silver birch Betula pendula and a ground flora of heather Calluna vulgaris and numerous fern species. Small areas of yew Taxus baccata occur at Firth Wood which, whilst augmented by planting, probably originated as natural stands. Strans and Rais Woods are especiall…

Knapp and Barnett's Downs

…de harebell Campanula rotundifolia, clustered bellflower C. glomerata, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris and pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis, whilst uncommon species include chalk milkwort Polygala calcarea and bastard toadflax Thesium humifusum, both of which are largely con…

Parsonage Down

…ensis, betony Betonica officinalis, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor and dropwort Filipendula vulgaris. Many plants which exist at Parsonage Down have a restricted distribution in Britain. Amongst these are early gentian Gentianella anglica, bastard toadflax Thesium humifusum, chal…

Bredon Hill

… sanguisorba, dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule, wild thyme Thymus praecox, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria and mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum. Locally unco…

Roman Road

…lude characteristic species such as salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris and wild carrot Daucus carota, together with harebell Campanula rotundifolia, purple milk vetch Austragalus danicus and greater knapweed Centaurea scabiosa. The hedgerows are domi…

Sked Dale

… orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis, rock rose Helianthemum nummularium and dropwort Filipendula vulgaris. On the south facing slopes opposite the Chalk Pit, a colony of perennial flax Linum perenne spp anglicum occurs at one of only three known sites in the Yorkshire Wolds. The scru…

Keasey Dale

…wort Serratula tinctoria, clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata and dropwort Filipendula vulgaris is of particular note as these species are all either rare or have a restricted distribution in northern chalk grasslands. Another notable feature of the site is the abundance of …

Homington and Coombe Bissett Downs

…ive of management without ploughing, fertilisers or herbicides such as dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, saw wort Serratula tinctoria, devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis, dyer's greenweed Genista tinctoria and autumn lady's tresses Spiranthes spiralis. In addition there is a thr…

Quarley Hill Fort

…s felwort Gentianella amarella, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria and dropwort Filipendula vulgaris together with several rather less common species including abundant chalk milkwort Polygala calcarea, frog orchid Dactylorhiza viridis, greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlora…

Poker's Pond Meadow

…ith ancient grasslands. These include locally uncommon species such as dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, green winged orchid Anacamptis morio, carnation sedge Carex panicea and adder's tongue fern Ophioglossum vulgatum. Devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis, cowslip Primula veris a…

Newmarket Heath

…urnet Poterium sanguisorba, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, autumn gentian Gentianella amarella, wild thyme Thymus praecox, horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa, purple milk vetch Astragalus danicus, sainfoin Onobrychis viciifolia, kidney v…

Portway Farm Meadows

…ow brome Bromus commutatus. Locally uncommon species occurring include dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, dyer’s greenweed Genista tinctoria, adder’s tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum, pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus and spiny rest-harrow Ononis spinosa. The furrows are less herb dominated…

Dormston Church Meadow

…, hoary plantain Plantago media, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba and dropwort Filipendula vulgaris. The flora near the edges of the meadows has an unusual woodland element which includes bugle Ajuga reptans, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, lords and ladies Arum maculatum an…

Vessey Pasture Dale and Back Dale

…urnet Poterium sanguisorba, bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus and dropwort Filipendula vulgaris are still abundant. The north facing slopes in Back Dale and those at the western end of Vessey Pasture Dale are less species rich, indicative of a lower calcareous influence, but…

The Wye Valley

… dominated by hazel Corylus avellana with a flora including columbine Aquilegia vulgaris, stone bramble Rubus saxatilis and dark red helleborine Epipactis atrorubens. An area on the east side of Monsal Dale is unusual in having extensive scree slopes dominated by privet Ligustru…

Bushy Park and Home Park

…stic of limestone grassland such as salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, large thyme Thymus pulegioides and meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis, a highly unusual feature.

Yellow House Meadow

…, rough meadow grass Poa trivialis, glaucous sedge Carex flacca and meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria. In contrast, the dominant grasses on the ridges are sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, downy oat grass Avenula pubescens, meadow brome Bromus commutatus and red fescue Fest…

Wouldham to Detling Escarpment

…veral plants scarce in Kent+ such as chalk milkwort Polygala calcarea, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, burnet rose Rosa spinosissima and adder's tongue fern Ophioglossum vulgatum; several nationally scarce* species such as man orchid Orchis anthorpophora and ground pine Ajuga cham…

Banstead Downs

…hybrida, cat mint Nepeta cataria, bastard toad flax Thesium humifusum, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris and sickle medick Medicago sativa subsp. falcata. These occur in a springy turf dominated by false brome Brachypodium sylvaticum and common bent Agrostis capillaris, with commoner…

Croker's Hole

…and Anthyllis vulneraria, clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata and dropwort Filipendula vulgaris. Greater knapweed Centaurea scabiosa, lady's bedstraw Galium verum, hairy violet Viola hirta, field scabious Knautia arvensis, cowslip Primula veris, common rest-harrow Ononis re…

Millington Wood and Pastures

…despread, with local abundance of characteristic chalk species such as dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, bloody crane’s bill Geranium sanguineum, rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga, small scabious Scabiosa columbar…

High Dyke

…ue Festuca rubra tend to dominate, with characteristic herbs including dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria, field scabious Knautia arvensis, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba and the locally uncommon saw wor…

Purn Hill

…ecies occur in the sward, including salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba. dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, fairy flax Linum catharticum, kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria and dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule. The rare plants are mainly associated with the small exposures of Dolomitic lime…

Stonepit and Nova Slacks

…herbs include clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata, carline thistle Carlina vulgaris, rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria and purple milk vetch Astragalus danicus. The grassland on the opposite, north facing slope is more neutral in characte…

Prescombe Down

… of management without ploughing, fertiliser or herbicides, among them dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata, sainfoin Onobrychis viciifolia and chalk milkwort Polygala calcarea. The diversity of the habitat is increased by the mixed calcareous s…

Yardley Chase

…ecies such as wood sedge Carex sylvatica, bugle Ajuga reptans, primrose Primula vulgaris and male fern Dryopteris filix-mas. Bramble Rubus spp. is locally abundant. Modified stands still retain ground flora species characteristically associated with ancient woodland such as herb …

Foxcote Reservoir and Wood

…s are meadow barley Hordeum secalinum, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris and lady’s bedstraw Galium verum. The woodland, which lies on heavy clay, is irregularly structured and has received minimal management for many years, other than the clearing of …

Thixen Dale and Long Dale

…yna. It is rich in herbs including rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria and clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata. red fescue F. rubra dominates the north facing slope, with tussocks of tufted hair grass Deschamps…

Shacklewell Hollow

…ve been constructed which have developed large colonies of mare's tail Hippuris vulgaris. Species rich neutral marsh has developed on peat and alluvium along parts of the valley floor and also in association with calcareous flushes. The marsh is dominated by hard rush Juncus infl…

Kings Wood and Glebe Meadows, Houghton Conquest

… species, uncommon within the county, saw wort Serratula tinctoria and dropwort Filipendula vulgaris. Additional interest is provided by the large mature hedges enclosing the fields and small ponds with good marginal vegetation, one supporting a large frog colony.

Lobbington Hall Farm Meadow

… acaule, is occasional. County rarities present in the meadow include dropwort Filipendula vulgaris and green winged orchid Anacamptis morio.

Fleam Dyke

…is and crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha. Associated herbs include dropwort Filipendula vulgaris and purple milk vetch Astragalus danicus. Areas of the Dyke are covered by calcareous scrub which has developed over formerly open grassland. hawthorn Crataegus monogyna forms den…

Glyme Valley

…, bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, tormentil Potentilla erecta, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea and early purple orchid Orchis mascula. Acid marshy grassland dominated by hard rush Juncus effusus occurs in…

Bratton Downs

…isers or herbicides. Amongst these are sainfoin Onobrychis viciifolia, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, autumn ladies tresses Spiranthes spiralis, chalk milkwort Polygala calcarea and fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea. Populations of the uncommon bastard toadflax Thesium humifusu…

Nine Spring Dale

…, rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, hoary plantain Plantagomedia and dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, together with less common species such as basil Origanum vulgare, saw wort Serratula tinctoria and clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata. The main floristic interest is the ab…

Conistone Old Pasture

… is rich in herb species including rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris and limestone bedstraw Galium sterneri. In flushed areas grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris and bird's eye primrose Primula farinosa occur. Patches of deeper soils support an …

Yelden Meadows

…ampestris, cuckoo-flower Cardamine pratensis, pignut Conopodium majus, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus and lady’s bedstraw Galium verum. Adding to the diversity of the site are the old hedgerows with field maple Acer c…

Ferry Hills

…ula rotundifolia, common restharrow Ononis repens and the locally rare dropwort Filipendula vulgaris.

Ardley Cutting and Quarry

…basil thyme Acinos arvensis, clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris and sainfoin Onobrychis viciifolia. Other species which are locally common in the sward include horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa, kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria, glaucous sed…

Woodwalton Marsh

…napweed Centaurea nigra and cowslip Primula veris. Other herbs include dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus and green winged orchid Anacamptis morio. The rare sulphur clover Trifolium ochroleucon has also been recorded.

Normanby Meadow

… but now scarce in the county, such as pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis and saw wort Serratula tinctoria. A diverse range of grasses is also a feature of the grassland sward within the meadow. red fescue Festuca…

Swallow Wold

…omus erectus dominate in small areas containing scarce herbs including dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba and betony Betonica officinalis. These provide food for the abundance of butterflies and at least two species of grasshopper Chorthippus brunneu…

Spindlestone Heughs

… kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris and bell heather. South facing crags support ivy Hedera helix, wood sage Teucrium scorodonia and blackthorn Prunus spinosa with deciduous woodland below. A North facing crag has s…

Thompson Water, Carr and Common

…e aquatic flora includes water violet Hottonia palustris and Marestail Hippuris vulgaris. These ponds support a relict community of aquatic beetles which, together with that of a few other remaining Norfolkpingo systems, is unique in Britain. An unparalleled total of 34 species c…

Riddlesdown

…hica, yellow wort Blackstonia perfoliata, glaucous sedge Carex flacca, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, autumn gentian Gentianella amarella and yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor. Many of the herb species are now uncommon in Greater London owing to a general and considerable decline in…

Attenborough Gravel Pits

…ed duckweed Lemna trisulca, least duckweed Lemna minuta, common stonewort Chara vulgaris and the nationally scarce short leaved water starwort Callitriche truncata. The slow moving channel of the former River Erewash to the east of Attenborough village, together with other simila…

Barker Scar

…ommon knapweed Centaurea nigra, burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, rest-harrow Ononis repens, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, wild thyme Thymus praecox, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, spring sedge Carex caryophyllea and glaucous s…

Calcutt Locks Meadows

…h are uncommon in Warwickshire including saw wort Serratula tinctoria, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus, great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis and adder’s tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum.

Copper Hill

…dia and associated herbs including horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, spiny rest-harrow Ononis spinosa, purple milk vetch Astragalus danicus, purging flax Linum catharticum and harebell Campanula rotundifo…

Figsbury Ring

…weed broomrape Orobanche elatior, chalk milkwort Polygala calcarea and dropwort Filipendula vulgaris and two species which have nationally restricted distributions, dwarf sedge Carex humilis and bastard toadflax Thesium humifusum. Level areas of the site have a more nutrient rich…

Moulsford Downs

…ld mignonette Reseda lutea, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, sainfoin Onobrychis viciifolia, ploughman's spikenard Inula conyza and hairy violet Viola hirta. A similar herb flora also occurs on the ungrazed chalk grassland along the tracks…

Ancaster Valley

…tered bellflower Campanula glomerata, stemless thistle Cirsium acaule, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, dyer's greenweed Genista tinctoria, field gentian Gentianella campestris, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa, yellow rattle Rhinanthus …

Marble Quarry and Hale Fell

…th sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, blue moor grass Sesleria caerulea and dropwort Filipendula vulgaris. Flat bottomed runnels and solution pans are predominantly colonised by biting stonecrop Sedum acre and rue leaved saxifrage Saxifraga tridactylites but occasionally support speci…

Cockthorpe Common, Stiffkey

…rb species are abundant and include salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, large thyme Thymus pulegioides, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria, dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule, cowslip Primula veris, twayblade Neot…

Kilmond Scar

…southerly distribution, including saw wort Serratula tinctoria, common dropwort Filipendula vulgaris and perennial flax Linum perenne are also represented. Such grasslands therefore have closer floristic affinities with the grasslands of the Magnesian Limestone of Counties Durham…

Little Tew Meadows

…lantago media, downy oat Avenula pubescens, quaking grass Briza media, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris and rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus. Other locally uncommon plants present are adder's tongue fern Ophioglossum vulgatum, lady's mantle Alchemilla filicaulis, spiked sedge Carex …

Ringstead Downs

…a cynanchica, dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule, wild thyme Thymus praecox, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, burnet saxifrade Pimpinella saxifraga, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria and eyebright Euphrasia officinalis. An old chalk pit contains small areas of chalk grassland with bee …

Salisbury Plain

…kbit Leontodon hispidus, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium and dropwort Filipendula vulgaris. The high constancy of this last species is a distinctive feature of the upright brome grasslands on Salisbury Plain and is otherwise only known from one other site in Hampshire. …

Taynton Quarries

… and a wide range of herbs including chalk milkwort Polygala calcarea, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, large thyme Thymus pulegioides and green winged orchid Anacamptis morio. This sward also contains bastard toadflax Thesium humifusum, a nationa…

Arncott Bridge Meadows

…er dropwort Oenanthe fistulosa, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi and meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria. On the tops of the ridges and other drier soils, the meadow sward contains a high proportion of herbs including many species indicative of ancient, unimproved grassland. This swar…

Blandford Camp

…salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus and lady’s bedstraw Galium verum. Glaucous sedge Carex flacca is a regular component of the vegetation, together with grasses such as red fescue …

Fancott Woods and Meadows

…dent on the drainage conditions. The wettest parts are dominated by meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria with ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis and a good population of common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii. The drier grassland has mostly red f…

Alkham, Lydden and Swingfield Woods

…any flowering plants typical of improved chalk grassland occur such as dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria and several orchids including burnt orchid.

Langley's Lane Meadow

…, more base rich conditions, including purging flax Linum catharticum, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, wild carrot Daucus carota, cowslip Primula veris and a large colony of green winged orchid Anacamptis morio. The site is enclosed by thick, old hedges studded with dead elms and …

Long Dale, Hartington

… found with quaking grass, meadow oat grass, thyme and glaucous sedge. Dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, another species more typical of the southern chalks, is found with autumn gentian on west facing slopes in the southern part of Long Dale. On some north and east facing slopes, s…

Hod and Hambledon Hills

…tensis, betony Betonica officinalis, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, early purple orchid Orchis mascula, pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis and fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea. Several nationally rare plants occur in short turf in certai…

Farthing Downs and Happy Valley

…h Hippocrepis comosa, field scabious Knautia arvensis, common milkwort Polygala vulgaris, sainfoin Onobrychis viciifolia and hairy violet Viola hirta. These grasslands are also noted for their orchid flora with eight species being recorded, including the nationally scarce man orc…

Carlingnose

…upports an unusually large number of vascular plant species, including dropwort Filipendula vulgaris which is rare in Scotland, and several which are locally rare or scarce. Calcareous grassland occurs at the bottom of the quarry and on top of the hill. This is variously dominate…

Terrace Hills Pasture

… species of calcareous soils as meadow saxifrage Saxifraga granulataa, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, musk thistle Carduus nutans, dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule and small scabious Scabiosa columbaria. A small stream rises from a spring along the southern boundary of the site and i…

Seven Barrows

…are present at Seven Barrows include chalk milkwort Polygala calcarea, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata and several wild orchids including frog Dactylorhiza viridis, bee Ophrys apifera and fragrant orchids Gymnadenia conopsea. Saw wort Serra…

Collyweston Quarries

…ia, wild thyme Thymus polytrichus, rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris and clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata. Parts of the site are remarkable for the abundance of knapweed broomrape Orobanche elatior and pyramidal orchid Anacampestris pyramid…

Fernham Meadows

…cinalis, tormentil Potentilla erecta, saw wort Serratula tinctoria and dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, with quaking grass Briza media, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and crested dog's tail grass. Many other species indicative of undisturbed meadows are widespread throug…

Chickengrove Bottom

…wort Asperula cynanchica, clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata and dropwort Filipendula vulgaris occur with the restricted dwarf sedge Carex humilis in the areas of shorter turf. The grassland grades through scrub to woodland. The scrub is species rich and dominated by hazel …

Bath Pasture

…ccurs where the sandy loam soil is shallowest, distinguished by heather Calluna vulgaris and bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus. The dry grassland is interspersed with a mosaic of wetter ground arising from springs and groundwater seepage. Sedges Carex spp. and rushes Juncus spp. are p…

Morfa Abererch

…re-dune backed by a large area of dune heath vegetation, namely heather Calluna vulgaris -sand sedge Carex arenaria heath, which has developed above deposits of glacial sand and gravel. The highly leached, acidic nature of the site, combined with past management, notably burning,…

Low Wood

…pposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, primrose Primula vulgaris, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria and a variety of ferns including oak fern Gymnocarpium dryopteris, beech fern Phegopteris connectilis, soft shield fern Polystichum setiferum, male fern Dryop…

Rhos Pant-tyle

…tormentil Potentilla erecta, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, heather Calluna vulgaris, sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, heath rush Juncus squarrosus, heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia, bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus, hair moss Polytrichum commune and the bog-mosses Sphagnum pap…

Cornard Mere, Little Cornard

…pies much of the site. Associated species include yellow loosestrife Lysimachia vulgaris, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, hemp agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum and yellow iris Iris pseudacorus. There are also sizeable stands of meadow rue Thalictrum flavum and water dock Rumex hyd…

Felin Fach Meadows, Cwmgwili

…atica. Plot 2, by contrast, represents the more eutrophic end of the range with Filipendula ulmaria, Hydrocotyle vulgaris, Angelica sylvestris, Valeriana officinalis and Molinia caerulea. Plots 3, 5 and 6, while also relatively wet, are dominated by Juncus effusus although with i…

Lergan

… rush Juncus articulatus, common sedge Carex nigra, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris and meadow sweet Filipendula ulmaria with marsh lousewort Pedicularis palustris and marsh marigold Caltha palustris locally prominent. On the lower and middle slopes flushed areas have much m…

Lough Melvin

…ha paluslris, purple loosestrife Lythrum salicaria, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, yellow iris Iris pseudacorus, wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris and common sedge Carex nigra. Sheltered parts of the lough shore are fringed by wet woodland, dominated by alder Alnus glutino…

Crowle Borrow Pits

…llowherb Epilobium hirsutum, marsh helleborine Epipactis palustris, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, purple loosestrife Lythrum salicaria, water mint Mentha aquatica and water figwort Scrophularia auriculata. A wetter area of fen includes tufted se…

Frevagh

…ntil Potentilla erecta, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula, selfheal Prunella vulgaris, bugle Ajuga reptans, ragged robin Silene flos-cuculi, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris, bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella, heath spotted orchid Dactylorhi…

Scar End Wood

…s way to ericaceous communities at the margins of the wood with heather Calluna vulgaris and crowberry Empetrum nigrum. Woodland species include wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, violet Viola riviniana and hairy wood rush Luzula pilosa and notably chickweed wintergreen Trientalis e…

Langley Wood

…wberry Fragaria vesca and red bartsia Odontites verna together with meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, self heal Prunella vulgaris and bugle Ajuga reptans.

Badley Moor

…ommon species are present in abundance and include common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris, great sundew Drosera anglica, marsh helleborine Epipactis palustris, grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris and bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella. These basic flushes grade into a zone of tall…

Sulham and Tidmarsh Woods and Meadows

…egree of shade and wetness. Characteristic woodland plants are primrose Primula vulgaris ramsons Allium ursinum, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, bugle Ajuga reptans, enchanter's nightshade Circaea lutetiana, wood spurge Euphorbia amygdaloides, sanicle Sanicula europaea, woods…

High Wood, Dunmow

…rcurialis perennis with locally abundant bramble Rubus sp. and primrose Primula vulgaris. Pendulous sedge Carex pendula, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria and tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa are locally dominant in the wetter areas. The damp woodland rides support a number …

Corsydd a Rwyth Cilyblaidd

…ll fen vegetation with much reed canary-grass Phalaris arundinacea, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria and yellow loosestrife Lysimachia vulgaris. Bladder sedge Carex vesicaria and water sedge Carex aquatilis occur, the latter at the southernmost edge of its range in Britain. The ol…

Stoke & Bowd Lane Woods

…potted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii, common twayblade Neottia ovata, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, sanicle Sanicula europaea, primrose Primula vulgaris and male fern Dryopteris filix-mas. Species of particular importance in a woodland context including herb paris Paris quadrifo…

Drumcrow

…y common sedge Carex nigra growing over a carpet of marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris with species such as meadow sweet Filipendula ulmaria, common marsh bedstraw Galium palustre, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula and cuckoo-flower Cardamine pratensis. In some areas this is…

Kennacraig and Esragan Burn

…owever along streams and in flushes the ground flora is richer with meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, valerian Valeriana officinalis, primrose Primula vulgaris, bugle Ajuga reptans, yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum, dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis and woodruff Galium odoratu…

Lodore - Troutdale Woods

…e flora is more varied and includes wild strawberry Fragaria vesca, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, sanicle Sanicula europaea, primrose Primula vulgaris and woodruff Galium odoratum. A number of rare vascular plant species occur in the woods, particularly wood fescue Festuca alt…

Common Moor Langtree

… dwarf shrub species, mainly cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, heather Calluna vulgaris, western gorse Ulex gallii, creeping willow Salix repens and petty whin Genista anglica. Sedge species, particularly green-ribbed sedge Carex binervis star-sedge C. echinata, tawny sedge Care…

Stoke Woods

…og’s mercury Mercurialis perennis, wood avens Geum urbanum and primrose Primula vulgaris. Wetter ground by the streams carry meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria and pendulous sedge Carex pendula. Over 40 species of woodland birds breed in Stoke Woods, such as buzzard Buteo buteo, ta…

Brackagh Bog

…and quantity and include the common wetland species marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, water mint Mentha aquatica, gypsywort Lycopus europaeus, water forget-me-not Myosotis scorpioides, marsh speedwell Veronica scutellata and white sedge Carex curia. Where groundwater influenc…

Barn Hill Meadows

…ra while in wetter areas there are tall herb communities comprising meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, purple loosestrife Lythrum salicaria, yellow loosestrife Lysimachia vulgaris, common meadow rue Thalictrum flavum and ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi. Common reed Phragmites austr…

River Itchen

…tes, including opposite leaved pondweed Groenlandia densa, mare's tail Hippuris vulgaris and horned pondweed Zannichellia palustris. The occasional appearance of the eutrophic tolerant species curled pondweed Potamogeton crispus and spiked water milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum prov…

River Test

…more diverse, with additional chalk stream species such as mare's tail Hippuris vulgaris, opposite leaved pondweed Groenlandia densa, the nationally scarce river water dropwort Oenanthe fluviatilis and horned pondweed Zannichellia palustris. Species typical of slower water are a…

Crowhill Valley

…nds which are interspersed with areas of mixed tall herbs including meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, common valerian Valeriana officinalis, yellow loosestrife Lysimachia vulgaris, water figwort Scrophularia auriculata, marsh speedwell Veronica acutellata and ferns, notably royal …

Skelsmergh Tarn

…undant lesser pondsedge Carex acutiformis and other species such as meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, marsh marigold Caltha palustris, yellow loosestrife Lysimachia vulgaris and ferns, for example, lady fern Athyrium filix-femina. Water from Otterbank Carr drains down to the Tarn …

River Frome

…ony Eupatorium cannabinum, hemlock water-dropwort Oenanthe crocata, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, purple loosestrife Lythrum salicaria, yellow loosestrife Lysimachia vulgaris, common comfrey Symphytum officinale, bittersweet Solanum dulcamara, wild angelica Angelica sylvestris…

Bassenthwaite Lake

…ris, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, yellow flag Iris pseudacorus, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, greater burnet Sanguisorba officinalis, common valerian Valeriana officinalis, wild angelica Angelica sylvestris and marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre. The transitions from emerge…

Esthwaite Water

… sedge Carex paniculata, reed canary grass Phalaris arundinacea and meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria are the most frequent species in the field layer. The nationally scarce elongated sedge Carex elongata has also been recorded here. Similar hydroseres have developed at Priest Pot …

Ballybannan

…ion sedge Carex panicea, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, meadow sweet Filipendula ulmaria, water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile, marsh cinquefoil Potentilla palustris and lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula. To the east of the road there is a mosaic of fen with shallow…

Askham Bog

… The open fen communities are very rich in flowering plants such as meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, common meadow rue Thalictrum flavum, yellow loosestrife Lysimachia vulgaris, common marsh bedstraw Galium palustre and woody nightshade Solanum dulcamara. sedges are particularly …

Frosses Bog

…species. The bog plain is dominated by a short ericoid sward of heather Calluna vulgaris and cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, with abundant common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium and scattered tussocks of hare's-tail cottongrass Eriopborum vaginatum and deergrass Trichopho…

Cothill Fen

…s, round leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia and greater bladderwort Utricularia vulgaris. Narrow leaved marsh orchid Dactylorhiza traunsteinerioides and fen pond weed Potamogeton coloratus are not normally found outside East Anglia. Other fen species include bogbean Menyanthes tr…

Waresley Wood

… and bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta with distinct areas of primrose Primula vulgaris on the drier Greensand areas and a notable population of oxlip Primula elatior on the wetter Boulder Clay areas. The early purple orchid Orchis mascula and early and common dog violet Viola r…

Hedgecourt

…e is an area of oak and birch woodland with open heath areas where ling Calluna vulgaris and wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa dominate. There are also a number of wild service trees Sorbus torminalis and the field layer includes bracken Pteridium aquilinum and common cow whea…

Bugg's Hole Fen, Thelnetham

…ncommon species are found in this zone and include common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris, grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris, bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella, fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea, marsh helleborine Epipactis palustris and adder's tongue fern Ophioglossum vulga…

Whiston Eaves

…dge Carex demissa, marsh valerian Valeriana dioica, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, star sedge Carex echinata, bulbous rush Juncus bulbosus and meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria. This rush pasture also extends up the slope on the southern side of the stream, reflecting local …

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