Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Eppleton Grassland

…areas of M23 soft/sharp-flowered rush Juncus effusus/acutiflorus – fen bedstraw Galium palustre rush pasture and M25 purple moor grass Molinia caerulea – tormentil Potentilla erectamire; and acid grassland of the NVC types U4 sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina – common bent Agrostis ca…

East Nidderdale Moors (Flamstone Pin - High Ruckles)

…ath to acid grassland, characterised by mat grass heath bedstraw Nardus stricta Galium saxatile and heath rush sheep's fescue Juncus squarrosus Festuca ovina dominated swards. Areas of bracken occur on well drained soils around the steep sided gills. The bracken heath bedstraw Pt…

Tuetoes Hills

…heath groundsel Senecio sylvaticus, sheeps fescue Festuca ovina, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, sheep's sorrel Rumex acetosella, pill sedge Carex pilulifera and cat'sear Hypochaeris radicata. Where rabbit activity is less vigorous, this community becomes more luxuriant and dive…

Caydale

…common bent Agrostis capillaris, tormentil Potentilla erecta and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile. Within the western area of Caydale, particularly on the north west facing slope of Limperdale and at Moor Ings Bank and associated with more acidic soil, are patches of heathland supp…

New Scroggs

…sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina – common bent Agrostis capillaris – heath bedstraw Galium saxatile grassland and also with a small stand of neutral grassland of NVC type MG5 crested dog’stail Cynosurus cristatus – common knapweed Centaurea nigra grassland. General description New …

Bushy Park and Home Park

… U4 sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina common bent Agrostis capillaris heath bedstraw Galium saxatile grassland community which are found within the grassland mosaic of the site. General description Bushy Park and Home Park SSSI sit's on the flood plain of the River Thames with the Lo…

Lower Derwent Meadows

…sely grazed acid grassland with sheep’s sorrel Rumex acetosella, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis. Of particular note is a herb rich flush irrigated by calcareous waters seeping from carboniferous shales of the Coal Measure series. This su…

Bryn Alyn

… variety of forbs including harebell Campanula rotundifolia and lady’s bedstraw Galium verum. There is also a diverse bryophyte layer associated with this calcicolous grassland. In certain areas of the site stands of the limestone grassland are characterised by typical calcicoles…

Laughton Common

…osely cropped turf is dominated by sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, common bent Agrostis capillaris, early hair grass Aira praecox, sheep’s sorrel Rumex acetosella and the moss Dicranum scoparium with less frequent amounts of sand sedge Carex arenaria…

Crich Chase

…sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina – common bent Agrostis capillaris – heath bedstraw Galium saxatile grassland; and a rich assemblage of grassland fungi, in particular its waxcaps Hygrocybe, fairy clubs Clavariaceae and pink gills Entoloma. General description The site occupies a st…

Rampisham Down

…tation Classification NVC type U4 sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina – heath bedstraw Galium saxatile grassland, occurring in a mosaic with small areas of lowland heathland of the NVC types H4 western gorse Ulex gallii – bristle bent Agrostis curtisii heath and H8 heather Calluna vulga…

Berner's Heath, Icklingham

…cies of lichen and a number of flowering plant species including heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, common speedwell Veronica officinalis and sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina. This older heather is also the most important for the many species of specialised…

Llandeilo, Rhulen and Llanbedr Hills

…xtensive grasslands within the site are fescue/bent/bedstraw (Festuca/Agrostis/ Galium saxatile) and bracken/bedstraw (Pteridium/Galium saxatile) communities. Bracken, particularly in association with scrub and rock outcrops, is a valuable ornithological habitat and here supports…

Besthorpe Warren

… ear Cerastium fontanum, smooth hawk’s beard Crepis capillaris, ladies bedstraw Galium verum and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile. Areas of more mobile bare sand, where ground disturbance is greater, support a wider range of ephemeral herbs such as field mouse ear Cerastium arvense…

Old Castle Down

…g slope with a Festuca grassland with Thymus praecox, Helianthemum nummularium, Galium verum and Linum catharticum common. Within this very characteristic calcareous grassland are Calluna vulgaris, Galium saxatile and Potentilla erecta which are more characteristic of grass/heath…

Cwm Cadlan

…sent in most stands, with salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba and Lady’s bedstraw Galium verum very locally frequent. Other vegetation types at the site include acidic grassland supporting heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and sheep’s-fescue Festuca ovina and wet heath, with a high c…

Newbourn Springs

…d mace Typha latifolia blunt flowered rush Juncus subnodulosus and fen bedstraw Galium uliginosum. On drier soils this grades into mixed tall neutral grassland and ruderal herb vegetation. The steep valley side above the stream supports oak ash hazel woodland which has grown up i…

Cefn Rofft

…s areas of dry acidic sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, common bent, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile (calcifugous) grassland. Other, wetter areas support areas of soft rush Juncus effusus, sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus, common marsh-bedstraw Galium palustre rush pasture with …

Roundton Hill

… Pteridium aquilinum. Although typical grassland species include heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, sheep’s sorrel Rumex acetosella and bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus, more base-rich areas also include wild thyme Thymus praecox and lady’s bedstraw Galium verum. This vegetati…

Little Asby Inrakes and Outrakes

…is, betony Betonica officinalis, tormentil Potentilla erecta and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile. Locally the grassland grades to the acidic with heather Calluna vulgaris, bitter vetch Lathyrus montanus and lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica; or to a more calcareous type with rough h…

Finglandrigg Woods

…el Rumex acetosa, devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis, common marsh bedstraw Galium palustre, greater bird's foot trefoil Lotus pedunculatus, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris and marsh violet. Locally the grassland assumes a drier, acidic character being of a common bent /…

Sefton Coast

…ther with red fescue and patches of creeping willow. In places, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum and wild thyme Thymus praecox are found, along with wild parsnip and hawkweed Hieracium umbellatum, while elsewhere sheep’s fescue, common bent, sheep’s sorrel Rumex acetosella, sweet ver…

Powerstock Common and Wytherston Farm

…glutinosa-Fraxinus excelsior-Lysimachia nemorum woodland (W7) and Salix cinerea-Galium palustre woodland (W1). Oak high forest is the predominant community on the brown earth soils across the site. The drier stands have an understorey of hawthorn Crataegus monogyna and holly Ile…

Knockdaw Hill

…r and base-rich variants. On relatively base-poor spilitic lavas heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and tormentil Potentilla erecta are the commonest associated species. Over serpentinite, where base enrichment is pronounced, species present include common rock-rose Helianthemum numm…

The Cheddar Complex

…is, betony Betonica officinalis, selfheal Prunella vulgaris and lady’s bedstraw Galium verum. Unimproved acidic grassland communities dominated by red fescue Festuca rubra, brown bent Agrostis capillaris and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum are also widespread. Associate…

Scords Wood and Brockhoult Mount

…a nemoralis, bugle Ajuga reptans, stinging nettle Urtica dioica, sweet woodruff Galium odoratum, enchanter's nightshade Circaea lutentiana, dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis, town hall clock Adoxa moschatellina and thin spiked wood sedge Carex strigosa. Grasslands on the acidic …

Gallt y Bwlch

… common bent-grass, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile. Where localised flushing and enrichment occur along the length of a small stream, hazel coppice is more frequent in the canopy, and plants such as dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis, …

Conistone Old Pasture

… 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 acidic grassland characterised by mat grass …

The Malvern Hills

…a. Characteristic herbs include sheep’s sorrel Rumex acetosella, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and harebell Campanula rotundifolia. In places a are base rich grassland occurs with crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha and upright brome Bromus erectus. This type of grassland cont…

Mynydd Epynt

…tiflorus, purple moor-grass, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula, fen bedstraw Galium uliginosum, greater bird’s-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus, the mosses Bryum pseudotriquetrum, Hylocomium splendens, Calliergonell cuspidatum, Philonotis fontana and the bog moss Sphagnum subse…

Malvern Common

…a. Characteristic herbs include sheep’s sorrel Rumex acetosella, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and harebell Campanula rotundifolia. In places a are base rich grassland occurs with crested hair-grass Koeleria macrantha and upright brome Bromus erectus. This type of grassland cont…

The Wrekin & The Ercall

…clude ramsons Allium ursinum, yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon, woodruff Galium odoratum, dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis and sanicle Sanicula europaea. Towards the summit of the Wrekin there are areas of heathland dominated by heather and acidic grassland with wavy hai…

Purbeck Ridge (East)

…ains bristle bent Agrostis curtisii, bell heather Erica cinerea, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and lichen Cladonia portentosa. A taller, grassy sward is present where grazing levels are reduced and in hay meadows and this is characterised by the prominence of tor-grass, sheep’s …

Rhos Llawr Cwrt

…d rush Juncus acutiflorus accompanied by herbs, including common marsh-bedstraw Galium palustre, sneezewort Achillea ptarmica and marsh violet Viola palustris. On drier banks and hummocks there are neutral grasslands where crested dog’s-tail Cynosurus cristatus and common knapwee…

Farleton Knott

… common bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, the uncommon limestone bedstraw Galium sterneri and squinancywort Asperula cynanchica. On this predominantly calcareous site areas of deeper drift soils, found in hollows and on terraces, support contrasting acidic communities. Mat …

Lough Formal

…ns. Herbs are generally scarce, being limited to species such as heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and tormentil Potentilla erecta, with occasional sorrel Rumex acetosa and germander speedwell Veronica chamaedrys. On the steepest slopes, where soil cover is very shallow, calcareous …

Lune Forest

…harp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus and herbs including common marsh bedstraw Galium palustre grow in association with soft rush. Throughout the northern part of the site the presence of underlying limestone is obvious, with the blanket mire communities being dissected by bands…

Cassop Vale

…own bent Agrostis capillariswith tormentil Potentilla erecta and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile occur. Scrub dominated by hawthorn Crataegus monogyna, gorse Ulex europaeus or hazel Corylus avellana is found on the grassland margins and merges into ash Fraxinus excelsior woodland.…

Moel Hiraddug a Bryn Gop

…nceolata, cowslip Primula veris, red clover Trifolium pratense, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, glaucous sedge, salad burnet and hoary plantain Plantago media. On the flatter lower slopes on the east side, stands of tall common gorse Ulex europaeus and other scrub dominate, along w…

Fyfield Down

…thum odoratum occur in the neutral grassland with herbs such as lady's bedstraw Galium verum, pignut Conopodium majus and meadow saxifrage Saxifraga granulataa, the latter occurring in unusually large quantity. The more acidic grassland is best developed on soils around and in po…

Scar Closes, Kisdon Side

…hire. Associated species include flea sedge Carex pulicaris, limestone bedstraw Galium sterneri, wild thyme Thymus praecox, early purple orchid Orchis mascula, primrose Primula vulgaris and cowslip P. veris, quaking grass Briza media, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium and…

Coed Aberdulas

…plants may be found between the sedge tussocks, including common marsh-bedstraw Galium palustre, marsh-marigold Caltha palustris, opposite-leaved golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, hemlock water-dropwort Oenanthe crocata, broad buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata, meado…

Cors Cae'r Neuadd

…rass Nardus stricta, with frequent sheep’s-fescue Festuca ovina, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, tormentil Potentilla erecta, heather Calluna vulgaris, bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus, pill sedge Carex pilulifera, the lichen Cladonia impexa and the mosses Hypnum jutlandicum and Pleu…

Hole of Horcum

…ne nemorosa, betony Betonica officinalis, cowslip Primula veris, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis. There are numerous common spotted orchids Dactylorhiza fuchsii, a colony of fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea and the small white orchid Pseu…

Ffriddoedd Garndolbenmaen

…Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal grass, Anthoxanthum odoratum, heath bedstraw, Galium saxatile, tormentil, Potentilla erecta, and eyebright, Euphrasia sp., and other species which are normally associated with neutral grassland, such as common knapweed, Centaurea nigra, crested d…

Glanrhocca

…d characterised by common bent, sheep’s-fescue Festuca ovina and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile. Patches of the latter community are moderately species-rich, including plants such as betony Betonica officinalis, bitter-vetch Lathyrus montanus and saw-wort Serratula tinctoria. A n…

Rhos Talglas a Chors yr Hafod

… true acid grassland containing sheep’s-fescue Festuca ovina and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile. The site also features areas of fen-meadow characterised by soft-rush Juncus effusus and stands of marshy grassland dominated by sharp-flowered rush J. acutiflorus or by purple moor-g…

Woodhall Spa Golf Course

…cal of sandy soils include hoary cinquefoil Potentilla argentea, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and heath speedwell Veronica officinalis. Damper areas with purple moor grass Molinia caerulea also support marsh gentian Gentiana pneumonanthe at one of its very few known sites in th…

Abbotsbury Castle

…garis, bell heather Erica cinerea, bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and wood sage Teucrium scorodonia are scattered. Substantial areas of the slopes are covered by scrub, mainly western gorse Ulex gallii with common gorse Ulex europaeus, bramble Rubus …

Beetley & Hoe Meadows

…is capillaris are dominant with harebell Campanula rotundifolia, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, sheep’s sorrel Rumex acetosella and bracken Pteridium aquilinum. A pond, secondary lowland birch pedunculate oak woodland and scrub provide additional interest to the site.

Morcombelake

…a, tormentil Potentilla erecta, sheep’s sorrel Rumex acetosella, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and small amounts of devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis. The plateau slopes support gorse Ulex europaeus and oak Quercus robur scrub with dense stands of bracken Pteridium aquilinu…

Oxenber and Wharfe Woods

…um myrtillus and herbs such as wood anemone Anemone nemorosa and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile. The tree cover is discontinuous so that there are more or less extensive areas of open calcareous and acidic grassland. At the southern margin of the site the ash/hazel canopy is dens…

Slieve Gullion

…rass Nardus stricta, sheep's fescue Festuca ovina, and the herbs heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and tormentil Potentilla erecta. Associated mosses include Hypnum cupressiforme, Rhytidiadelphus loreus and Pseudoscleropodium purum. Marshy grasslands with rushes Juncus spp., common …

Westernhope Burn Wood

…ains woodland species characteristic of base enriched soils, including woodruff Galium odoratum, dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis, sanicle Sanicula europaea, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta and giant bellflower Campanula latifolia, whilst where the woodland has formed over b…

Cefndeuddwr

…tus, and red clover Trifolium pratense. The presence of frequent heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and sheep's fescue Festuca ovina mark the change to more acidic grassland, although many of the species characteristic of the neutral grassland are still present. In places the acid gr…

Oxlow Rake

…et vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, tormentil Potentilla erecta and mountain pansy, including examples of the rarer blue flowered form. Disturbed areas of low heavy metal toxicity support a good calcareous grassland co…

West Stow Heath

…ies is still present, including harebell Campanula rotundifolia, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and cat's ear Hypochaeris radicata. Lichens and mosses are also a feature of this type of grassland and in places it grades into heather dominated heath. The calcareous grassland is ge…

Inkpen and Walbury Hills

…less thistle Cirsium acaule, squinancywort Asperula cynanchica, lady's bedstraw Galium verum, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus and ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris. The north facing slopes of Inkpen Hill, Gallows Down and Walbury Hill generally support a grass rich turf which also conta…

Clough Woods

…y hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa, sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and areas of bracken Pteridium aquilinum. These merge into areas of more neutral grassland in the valley bottom. Being ungrazed, there is also an abundance of flowers throughout the ye…

The Quantocks

…t Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and the mosses Pleurozium schreberi and Hypnum jutlandicum. Acidic flushes have developed at the sources of many of the springs and alongside some of the streams. Species typical of t…

River Camel Valley and Tributaries

…nd along the whole of the river. Bankside flora includes common marsh bedstraw Galium saxatile, the marsh St John’s wort, marsh violet Viola palustris, the nationally scarce Cornish moneywort Sibthorpia europaea, the moss Polytrichum commune and liverwort Pellia epiphylla. The m…

Formakin

…n bent Agrostis capillaris, with tormentil Potentilla erecta and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile. Other species present include devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis and tufted vetch Vicia cracca, as well as a number of species of hawkweeds Hieracium spp.

West Pennine Moors

…s rich areas also support bilberry, tormentil Potentilla erecta, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa. The heathland at Haslingden Grane is particularly important for its small population of adders Vipera berus. Blanket bog and heath are less co…

Castle Down (Tresco)

…otentilla erecta, common bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and English stonecrop Sedum anglicum also occur. Thrift Armeria maritima and buck’s horn plantain Plantago coronopus are more common along the coastal edge. The more sheltered depressi…

High Wood and Meadow

…tormentil Potentilla erecta, sheep’s sorrel Rumex acetosella and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile. There is a gradient of variation in the flora reflecting variation in soil base status and drainage. The presence of neutral grassland and base rich marsh on silty peat adds significa…

Swineholes Wood and Black Heath

… of herbs. These include broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and the county rarity common cow wheat Melampyrum pratense. The presence of holly Ilex aquifolium thickets, a stream and small pools adds to the floristic diversity. The site supports …

Hill Houses & Crumpsbrook Meadows

…ntil Potentilla erecta heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile form significant elements of the vegetation. A particular feature of several of these meadows is the abundance of species more typical of woodland, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta a…

Knock Dhu Sallagh Braes

…thyme Thymus polytrichus, eyebright Euphrasia officinalis agg., lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, fairy flax Linum catharticum, wild strawberry Fragaria vesca, mouse_ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, common birdsfoot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, comm…

Kinver Edge

…ent Agrostis capillaris with harebell Campanula rotundifolia and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile. Grey hair grass Corynephorus canescens, a rare grass of sand dunes on the east coast, grows on areas of bare sand and the edges of paths at the foot of the dip slope. The north west f…

Fletchwood Meadows

…eronica serpyllifolia, heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile. By contrast, wetter areas on peaty soils comprise a tall, lush vegetation dominated by rushes Juncus species, with abundant sneezewort Achillea ptarmica, ragged-robin Silene flos-cucu…

Gormire

…ather Calluna vulgaris, wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile. At the extreme eastern end of the site where the influence of limestone bedrock is more pronounced there is a community with rock rose Helianthemum nummularium and bloody crane's bill…

Knettishall Heath

…umis locally abundant and other typical heathland plants include heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, sheep's sorrel Rumex acetosella, tormentil Potentilla erecta and harebell Campanula rotundifolia. Stone striping, a periglacial feature often observed in Breckland, is well developed …

Matley Moor Meadows

…vy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa, tormentil Potentilla erecta, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and sheep’s sorrel Rumex acetosella also occur.

Hetchell Wood

…ankments are dominated by wavy grass and heather with mat grass, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and tormentil on the slopes. The vegetational diversity of the site is reflected in the extensive records for a number of animal groups, in particular insects of which over 400 species…

Blaen Nedd

…ude salad burnet, common rock-rose Helianthemum nummularium, limestone bedstraw Galium sterneri, mountain everlasting Antennaria dioica and moonwort Botrychium lunaria. Floristically similar secondary grassland has developed over limestone spoil heaps resulting from past quarryin…

Cae'r Meirch

…egetation grades into species-rich acidic pasture, with frequent heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, tormentil Potentilla erecta and species such as saw-wort Serratula tinctoria, betony Betonica officinalis, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, and burnet-saxifrage. Along the stream vall…

Blake's Wood & Lingwood Common

…eep's sorrel Rumex acetosella, wood sage Teucrium scorodonia and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile. Two uncommon moths, the silver barred Deltote bankiana and the rosy marbled Elaphria venustula have been recorded recently from Lingwood Common.

Naphill Common

…e county, still persist. These include heather Calluna vulgaris, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, sneezewort Achillea ptarmica, pill sedge Carex pilulifera and wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa. Further diversity of habitat is provided by wet rides which support water starwort …

Bridgham & Brettenham Heaths

…a, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, tormentil Potentilla erecta, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and the lichens Cladonia impexa and C. pyxidata. Where conditions are damper, or as on Brettenham Heath where agricultural improvement may have taken place, smooth meadow grass Poa pr…

Coedydd Dyffryn Ffestiniog (Gogleddol)

…ding wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, tormentil Potentilla erecta, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, cow-wheat Melampyrum pratense, goldenrod Solidago virgaurea and bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta. In areas that are not grazed and with deeper soils, bramble Rubus fruticosus is loc…

Birklands and Bilhaugh

…champsia flexuosa and which contain such characteristic herbs as heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and tormentil Potentilla erecta. In parts of Budby South Forest this acid grassland is replaced by heath dominated by heather Calluna vulgaris and also by a mosaic of heath and acid gr…

Inverpolly

… found in a few areas within the site. The ground flora includes heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, common wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and mountain fern moss Hylocomium splendens. In more nutrient-rich areas, enchanter’s nightshade Circaea lutetiana, Alpine enchanter’s nightshade …

Birklands West and Ollerton Corner

…nd common bent Agrostis capillaris. Characteristic herbs such as heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, tormentil Potentilla erecta and sheep's sorrel Rumex acetosella can be abundant, with heather Calluna vulgaris, heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia,…

Thorne and Doves Moors

…inum form the dominant species in association with herbs such as heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and slender St John’s-wort Hypericum pulchrum. The site has a rich invertebrate fauna which includes three Red Data Book Species, the fairy shrimp Chirocephalus diaphanus* and two fli…

Selborne Common

… wood spurge Euphorbia amygdaloides, spurge laurel Daphne laureola and woodruff Galium odoratum. Less frequently found plants include white helleborine Cephalanthera damasonium, toothwort Lathraea squamaria, bird's nest orchid Neottia nidus-avis, broadleaved helleborine Epipactis…

Cotherstone Moor

…y hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa, sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, tormentil Potentilla erecta bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus and crowberry. In more heavily grazed parts of the moor, the blanket bog has been replaced by wet, acidic grassland containing…

Gwaun Llwyn-gwyn

…ommon sedge C. nigra, marsh horsetail Equisetum palustre, common marsh-bedstraw Galium palustre, greater bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus and marsh violet Viola palustris. Drier hummocks support purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea, lemon-scented fern Oreopteris limbosperma a…

Lovely Seat - Stainton Moor

…erry becomes dominant over heather as at Summer Lodge Tarn where heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, sheep's fescue Festuca ovina and wavy hair grass also characterise the heath community. Adding to the mosaic on the edge of the heath bog interface are areas of heath rush sheep's fes…

The Bog

…a, common bent Agrostis capillaris, mat grass Nardus stricta and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile. Where dense juniper scrub provides sufficient shelter, woodland plants such as wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata occur. rowan Sorbus aucuparia, …

Cawston and Marsham Heaths

…y whin Genista anglica, wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile. A number of paths cross the open heath and these support a characteristic acid grassland flora with early hair grass Aira praecox, green ribbed sedge Carex binervis, tormentil Potenti…

Snaper Farm Meadows

…inalis. More acidic areas have heath grass Danthonia decumbens, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and patches of heather Calluna vulgaris. Several springs and seepage areas occur within the lower fields giving rise to wet grassland and flush communities. It is here that many of the…

Hope Valley Meadows

…species characteristic of neutral grasslands, the sward includes heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, heath speedwell Veronica officinalis and tormentil Potentilla erecta which are typical of acid soils, as well as fairy flax Linum catharticum and burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga…

Coedydd De Dyffryn Maentwrog

…ding wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, tormentil Potentilla erecta, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, cow wheat Melampyrum pratense, and bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta. In ungrazed areas, bramble Rubus fruticosus can be locally dominant, often at the expense of less competitive sp…

Thixen Dale and Long Dale

…acid with an unusual mixture of calcicole and calcifuge species, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, heather Calluna vulgaris and tormentil Potentilla erecta amongst dropwort and crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha. At the northern end of the site, the east facing bank of Thixen D…

Manton and Twigmoor

…. Sand sedge Carex arenaria, sheep’s sorrel Rumex acetosella and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, are abundant with early forget-me-not Myosotis ramosissima, spring whitlow grass Erophila verna, viper’s bugloss Echium vulgare and a notable population of shepherd’s cress Teesdalia …

Wrawby Moor

…ollows by brown bent Agrostis canina. Herbaceous species include heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, ground ivy Glechoma hederacea and three nerved sandwort Moehringia trinervia. Brambles Rubus fruticosus and raspberry R. idaeus are widespread and there are clumps of Dryopteris ferns…

Barrow Hills Sandpit

…l Rumex acetosella and contains such typical heathland plants as heath bedstraw Galium saxatile. Areas of acid scrub including patches of gorse Ulex europaeus and broom Cytisus scoparius also occur. Lower down quarrying has exposed mineral sandy soils containing abundant chips, p…

Calf Hill and Cragg Woods

…m commune. Herbs present include wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, with broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata. In places the mosses Rhytidiadelphus loreus, Dicranum majus and Sphagnum spp are frequent with vari…

Drakenorth

…enced by the Upper Greensand, dominated by common bent, contains heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, pignut Conopodium majus and mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum amongst its herbs. In the seepages there are stands of small wood reed Calamagrostis epigejos and elsewhere in th…

Bacombe and Coombe Hills

…occupies the plateau, with wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, heather Calluna vulgaris, early hair grass Aira praecox and heath grass Danthonia decumbens. Of particular note is the occurrence of the critically endangered and protected fringed ge…

Foxlease and Ancells Meadows

… fescue Festuca rubra and brown bent grass Agrostis canina, with heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum and heath speedwell Veronica officinalis. Locally, the grassland forms a mosaic with bell heather Erica cinerea and the associated parasitic c…

Rhosydd Bryn-maen

…assland characteristically contain sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and tormentil Potentilla erecta, with frequent common bent Agrostis capillaris, field wood-rush Luzula campestris and mosses such as Hylocomium splendens and Hypnum jutlandicum. A scar…

Muggleswick,Stanhope & Edmundbyers Commons & Blanchland Moor

…d common bent Agrostis capillaris with a mosaic of mat grass and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile. Throughout the area, species poor flushes dominated by soft rush Juncus effusus and the bog mosses Sphagnum fallax and S. auriculatum occur. Alongside streams, species rich flushes a…

Caeau Fferm

… into acidic grassland in which sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile are common. In other areas where drainage is impeded, dry grassland grades into sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus and purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea dominated marshy grassland…

Nabgate

…cinerea, heather Calluna vulgaris, bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and tormentil Potentilla erecta. The proportion of this heath vegetation increases towards the site margins, particularly towards the east, where coarser tussocky grassland is characte…

Shiel Wood Pastures

…mmon twayblade Neottia ovata is also found. Grassy hummocks with heath bedstraw Galium saxatile also occur. The acidic grasslands include a species-rich type with mat-grass Nardus stricta and flea sedge Carex pulicaris. Areas of grass-heath with ling heather Calluna vulgaris and …

Wormley-Hoddesdonpark Wood South

…mmunities have dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis with species such as woodruff Galium odoratum and yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon. Bracken Pteridium aquilium, is locally dominant especially in the old glades. The woods occupy a small drainage catchment and a series of d…

Arger Fen

…tis spp. and fescues Festuca spp. Other abundant species include heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, sheep's sorrel Rumex acetosella and harebell Campanula rotundifolia. The sward also includes a number of mosses and lichens whilst old ant hills provide additional interest. In the va…

Glanfedw

…is grassland contains prominent sheep’s-fescue Festuca ovina and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and is punctuated by scattered rowan Sorbus aucuparia, hawthorn Crataegus monogyna and patches of western gorse Ulex gallii. Small flushes around the margins of the site support marshy…

Combe Scar

…phrasia officinalis, autumnal hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, tormentil Potentilla erecta, bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus and common mouse ear Cerastium fontanum. Some are more heathy in character and support heather and wavy hair grass.…

Cors Farchwel

…dge Carex echinata, water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile, common marsh-bedstraw Galium palustre, greater bird’s-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, water mint Mentha aquatica, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula and lesser skullcap Scutellaria minor…

Cissbury Ring

… fleawort Senecio integrifolius, wild basil Clinopodium vulgare, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and the frog orchid Dactylorhiza viridis. The belt of scrub along the north east facing scarp slope consists of a diversity of shrub species including hawthorn Crataegus monogyna, priv…

Craig Adwy-wynt a Choed Eyarth House a Chîl-y-groeslwyd

…um, enchanter's nightshade Circaea lutetiana, wood avens Geum urbanum, woodruff Galium odoratum, mountain melick Melica nutans and early-purple orchid Orchis mascula. Where yew and beech cast deep shade the herb layer is impoverished with much bare ground and needle/leaf litter. …

Richmond Park

…bs of this habitat occur including tormentil Potentilla erectand heath bedstraw Galium saxatile. There is, in addition, a significant population of the upright chickweed Moenchia erecta, a nationally uncommon species. Near to ponds and in damper areas, wet grassy heath species pr…

Low Wood

…vy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa, tormentil Potentilla erecta, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and hairy wood rush Luzula pilosa. On steeply sloping ground the grasses inter grade with dense bracken and/or open friable screes covered by mosses and ferns. Rocky outcrops along the…

Duddon Valley Woodlands

…ands. The typical herbs present are tormentil Potentilla erecta, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus with heather Calluna vulgaris on the rocky outcrops. However, the main distinguishing feature of the ground flora is the bryophytes, especially on the …

The New Forest

…herbs with low growth forms such as tormentil Potentilla erecta, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, self heal Prunella vulgaris, eyebrights Euphrasia, squirrel tail fescue Vulpia bromoides, all seed Radiola linoides and numerous sedges. The less pala…

Gweunydd Nant y Dernol

…characteristic associates including tormentil Potentilla erecta, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, bitter vetch Lathyrus linifolius, common bird’s-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus, devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, betony Betonica officinalis, …

Haugh and Gundale Slacks

…s a diversity of associates including sanicle Sanicula europaea, 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 co…

Back Burn Wood and Meadows

…t-poor soils. Plants here include characteristic species such as heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, tormentil Potentilla erecta, harebell Campanula rotundifolia and the locally rare greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha. Acid grassland occurs largely on the steep slopes wi…

St. Dunstan's Farm Meadows

…d leaved species such as devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, lousewort, bitter vetch Lathyrus montanus and hawkweed Hieracium vulgatum. On flushed patches marsh pennywort is found along with lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula, common spotted …

Thirlmere Woods

…sses on the woodland floor with woodsorrel Oxalis acetosella and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile. The more nutrient rich areas have dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis, enchanter's nightshade Circaea lutetiana wall lettuce Mycelis muralis and sanicle Sanicula europaea. Heathland sp…

Bixley Heath

… hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa, wood sage Teucrium scorodonia, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, field wood rush Luzula campestris, sheep's sorrel Rumex acetosella and bird's foot Ornithopus perpusillus also typify this vegetation community. Bracken Pteridium aquilinum occurs aro…

Pike Whin Bog

… bottle sedge Carex rostrata, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, marsh bedstraw Galium palustre, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria and soft rush Juncus effusus are plentiful. Amidst the sedge fen there is also a small area dominated by great willow herb Epilobium hirsutum and a sta…

Shipman Head & Shipman Down (Bryher)

…otentilla erecta, common bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, English stonecrop Sedum anglicum and sheep's fescue Festuca ovina. European gorse Ulex europaeus forms more extensive scrub along the south side of the Downs whilst on some of the mar…

Pewsey Downs

…ts such as tormentil Potentilla erecta, pignut Conopodium majus, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and heather Calluna vulgaris. On some of the numerous ant hillshere, the uncommon little mouse ear Cerastium semidecandrum, sea mouse ear Cerastium diffusum and the rare dwarf mouse e…

Carn/Glenshane Pass

…rass Nardus stricta, sheep's fescue Festuca ovina, and the herbs heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and tormentil Potentilla erecta. Associated mosses include Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus and Polytrichum commune. Carn / Glenshane Pass also provides an extensive area of undisturbed upla…

Wallis Moor

…um odoratum and sheep’s sorrel Rumex acetosella are common, with heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, bird’s-foot Ornithopus perspusillus and tormentil Potentilla erecta less so. Species-poor bracken scrub dominates the lower slopes towards the willow along the Spittal Brook, but remn…

Shaugh Prior Woods

…d sorrel Oxalis acetosella, herb robert Geranium robertianum and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile are frequent, while patches of greater woodrush Luzula sylvatica occur along the river banks. Ferns are locally abundant, particularly on the moister, north facing slopes: typical spec…

Pillar and Ennerdale Fells

…laris, mat grass Nardus stricta, tormentil Potentilla erecta and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile. Above The Side where grazing pressures are light and burning rarely carried out, a number of rare oceanic bryophytes have been recorded within this heathland including; Anastrepta or…

Cernydd Carmel

…h common bent Agrostis capillaris, sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and tormentil Potentilla erecta present at low cover. Deeper soils support areas of bracken Pteridium aquilinum and purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea. The latter is extensive on the p…

Dyffrynoedd Nedd a Mellte a Moel Penderyn

…ebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, bracken Pteridium aquilinum and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and the mosses Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus and Polytrichum formosum. Small stands of woodland, particularly along steep tributary stream valleys are dominated by ash with a dense shrub …

Coed Craig-iar

…ow range of flowering plant species, with such typical plants as heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, foxglove Digitalis purpurea and tormentil Potentilla erecta. Less acidic areas support betony Betonica officinalis and less frequently wood sanicle Sanicula europaea. Wetter areas ten…

Coedydd Nanmor

…lude wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, tormentil Potentilla erecta, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, common cow-wheat Melampyrum pratense, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta and bracken Pteridium aquilinum. The site also supports an area of alluvial wet woodland and is a good example…

Croxton Park

… majus, lesser celandine Ficaria verna, sorrel Rumex acetosa and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile are locally abundant. Marshy areas within these swards are dominated by rushes Juncus spp. Meadow grasses Poa spp. and cowslip Primula veris occur in areas which are influenced by the …

Arkengarthdale, Gunnerside and Reeth Moors

…These grasslands consists mainly of mat grass Nardus stricta and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, with patches of heath rush Juncus squarrosus and sheep's fescue Festuca ovina. Around the moorland edge and in some of the lower gills, grassland dominated by sheep's fescue, common b…

Helvellyn & Fairfield

… such as roseroot Sedum rosea, mountain sorrel Oxyria digyna, northern bedstraw Galium boreale, stone bramble Rubus saxatilis, alpine saw wort Saussurea alpina, purple saxifrage Saxifraga oppositifolia and moss campion Silene acaulis. A number of rare arctic alpine species occur …

Kirkby Moor

…he southern ends of Crag Height and Bank House Moor. In addition heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and hard fern Blechnum spicant occur frequently. Where the heather is becoming senescent, grasses become frequent, especially on the steeper slopes at the northern fringe of the site.…

Belah Woods and Pastures

…is acetosella, wood melick Melica uniflora, sanicle Sanicula europaea, woodruff Galium odoratum, common dog violet Viola riviniana, wood sedge Carex sylvatica, wood avens Geum urbanum, enchanter's nightshade Circaea lutetiana and false brome Brachypodium sylvaticum. The ground f…

Bowes Moor

…rass, heath rush Juncus squarrosus, mat grass Nardus stricta and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile. Shallower peats and drier mineral soils support heathland containing heather and bilberry and locally acid grassland with sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, common bent Agrostis capillaris…

Straloch Moraines

…ing willow Salix repens, mountain everlasting Antennaria dioica, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and the intermediate wintergreen Pyrola media which is classed as vulnerable on the Red Data List. The calcareous grassland vegetation is relatively large in extent and it also support…

Snape Warren

…heep's fescue Festuca ovina, with characteristic species such as heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, sheep's sorrel Rumex acetosella and harebell Campanula rotundifolia. Where this grassland adjoins the Alde Estuary, the saline influence can be seen in the presence of species such as…

Longstone Moor

… heather Calluna vulgaris and bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus, with heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, heath rush Juncus squarrosus and tormentil Potentilla erecta. The calcareous grasslands, which merge into the heathland, are dominated by sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, yellow oat gras…

Cadder Wilderness

…vy-hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa, tormentil Potentilla erecta, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and has a local abundance of hummock forming Polytrichum commune. Sphagnum species are also locally frequent under these stands. The diverse range of habitats within the woodland, incl…

Friezeland Grassland

…ass Danthonia decumbens and include such typical herb species as heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and tormentil Potentilla erecta.

Scotton Beck Fields

…ta and common bent Agrostis capillaris. Associated herbs include heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, tormentil Potentilla erecta, field wood rush Luzula campestris, green ribbed sedge Carex binervis and creeping willow Salix repens. The northern field is an inland site for sand sedge…

Black Lough (Tyrone)

…-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus, marsh violet Viola palustris, marsh bedstraw Galium palustre and star sedge Carex echinata are common within the fen. Bryophyte cover is high and is dominated by species such as blunt-leaved bog-moss Sphagnum palustre, lustrous bog-moss Sphagnum…

Coedydd Nantgwynant

…sa, bent grass Agrostis capillaris, tormentil Potentilla erecta, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, cow-wheat Melampyrum pratense and bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta. The fern element is again distinctive here and includes: hard fern Blechnum spicant and Dryopteris spp. The two u…

North Exmoor

…slopes merges with grassland of the sheep's fescue -common bent -heath bedstraw Galium saxatile type. Of particular interest are moorland stands of great wood-rush Luzula sylvatica, which is normally only a woodland plant in the south-west. The star sedge -bog moss Carex echinata…

Pen y Gogarth / Great Ormes Head

…net, wild thyme, common bird’s-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, dropwort Filipendula ulmaria, and harebell Campanula rotundifolia among the most frequent of the many species present. Spring squill Scilla verna occurs where maritime influences are gre…

Buxted Park

…lls occur throughout, upon which yarrow Achillea millefolium and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile occur. Drier areas support bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus and large thyme Thymus pulegioides, whilst hairy sedge Carex hirta and jointed rush Juncus articulatus are common in d…

Castle Acre Common

… yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, tormentil Potentilla erecta and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile. The acidic flushes merge from the base of a bracken covered slope adare marked by a narrow band of vegetation dominated by bog mosses Sphagnum spp. Plants associated with this unusua…

Garston's Down

…h foxgloves Digitalis purpurea, sheep’s sorrel Rumex acetosella, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and areas of gorse Ulex europaeus scrub. bristle bent Agrostis curtisii, a grass localised to heathlands in southern Britain also occurs. In the east arm of the site a dense base rich …

Froghall Meadow and Pastures

… Juncus effusus with occasional marsh marigold Caltha palustris, marsh bedstraw Galium palustre and lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula. Others are more species rich and include common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, bugle Ajuga reptans and …

Cavenham - Icklingham Heaths

…here are good numbers of associated plant species. These include heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, harebell Campanula rotundifolia and common centaury Centaurium erythraea. A number of lichens and mosses are present in the acid grassland and in some places are very abundant, formin…

One Tree Hill and Bitchet Common

…ch as heather Calluna vulgaris, bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile are also frequent. The plateau of One Tree Hill supports a similar vegetation, though here there is also dense scrub principally of hawthorn Crataegus monogyna, blackthorn Prunus spin…

Purbeck Ridge (West)

…s lanatus. Herbs are infrequent here, the most conspicuous being heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, bluebell and wood sage Teucrium scorodonia. adders tongue fern Ophioglossum vulgatum also occurs locally, and in places the grassland has a high proportion of mosses and lichens. Of p…

Weather and Horn Heaths, Eriswell

…es is wider with plants such as harebell Campanula rotundifolia, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, field scabious Knautia arvensis and cat's ear Hypochaeris radicata, as well as a number of lichens and mosses. This type of community merges into the Lichen/ Moss heath where species …

Cobbler's Plain Meadows, Devauden

… more typical of an acidic community, the Festuca ovina - Agrostis capillaris - Galium saxatile (sheep's-fescue -common bent -heath bedstraw) grassland. Again, this is an unusual example of the community as sheep's-fescue and heath bedstraw are missing. Grassland in the lower par…

Gweunydd Dyfnant

…ally species-poor, with abundant tormentil Potentilla erecta and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, but with good representation of species such as eyebright Euphrasia officinalis, bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus and harebell Campanula rotundifolia. Ox-eye daisy Leucanthemum …

Cooper's Hill

…eep’s fescue Festuca ovina. Other characteristic species include heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, wood sage Teucrium scorodonia and mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum. Succession from heath to woodland is taking place, demonstrated by the spread of bracken Pteridium aquilinu…

Neuadd and Tylelo Mires

…usually large, including marsh-marigold Caltha palustris, common marsh-bedstraw Galium palustre, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, greater bird’s-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, marsh valerian Valeriana dioi…

Rhos Pil-bach a Phennar-fawr

…sland is characterised by frequent sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and tormentil. The remaining area comprises nine enclosures containing an area of lowland wet heath and an adjoining area of sedge-rich pasture, known locally as a ‘rhos’. The heath ve…

Rhos Pwllygawnen

… cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, tormentil Potentilla erecta, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia and occasional bushes of bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus. The smaller enclosures are dominated by tussocky purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea in whi…

Caeau Clochfaen-Isaf (Clochfaen-isaf Fields)

…ardamine pratensis, water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile, common marsh-bedstraw Galium palustre, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula and marsh speedwell Veronica scutellata. The small area of unimproved meadow adjacent to the northern field sup…

Chapel Down (St. Martin's)

…otentilla erecta, common bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and English stonecrop Sedum anglicum. In addition the nationally rare orange bird’s foot Ornithopus pinnatus and the notable hairy bird’s foot trefoil Lotus subbiflorus also occur here…

Killydonnelly

…d the most common include eyebright Euphrasia officinalis agg., lady's bedstraw Galium verum, mouse_ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, common birdsfoot trefoil Lotus corniculatus and common dog violet Viola riviniana. Heather Calluna vulgaris and bell heather Erica cinerea are o…

South Cliffe Common

… piert Aphanes arvensis, common stork’s bill Erodium cicutarium, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and thyme leaved speedwell Veronica serpyllifolia. Also present is a small area of lichen rich heath with an abundance of Cladonia species. There is an area of neutral grassland adjace…

Blaxhall Heath

… sheep's fescue grasses with characteristic herb species such as heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and harebell Campanula rotundifolia. Bracken Pteridium aquilinum dominates the remaining area with scattered gorse and silver birch. Similar heathland communities occur south of the ro…

Emmett Hill Meadows

… in Wiltshire hay meadows, heath speedwell Veronica officinalis, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and sheep's sorrel Rumex acetosella. The site is bisected by a stream within a small area of infrequently grazed pasture and scrub. In part this is low lying and marshy, supporting gre…

Scales Wood

…uebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and tormentil Potentilla erecta. Bracken is common throughout and dominates the clearings. Additional tree species on slightly richer soils at the foot of the slope include ash, wych e…

Sinks Valley, Kesgrave

…ing fed the grassland changes with Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and soft rush Juncus effusus more dominant. It supports heath rush Juncus squarrosus, which is rare in the Suffolk Coast and heaths. This type of grassland is unusual in lowland Britai…

The Allers and Lilburn Valley Junipers

…ood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, common dog violet Viola riviniana, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and harebell Campanula rotundifolia. The alder Alnus glutinosa woodland consists of mature, old and veteran trees along the sides of the burn and forming several large stands on adjace…

Frogmore Meadows

…ther characteristic species are marsh marigold Caltha palustris, marsh bedstraw Galium palustre and lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula with occasional marsh ragwort Senecio aquaticus. The meadows are particularly rich in sedges Cares spp., with small areas dominated by lesser p…

Thoresby Lake

…ated by wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa in association with heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and tormentil Potentilla erecta. In some areas these grasslands have developed a typical tussock and, locally, heather Calluna vulgaris is a component of the sward. In the area of Deer…

Black Burn

… with characteristic plants such as tormentil Potentilla erecta, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and greater bird’s-foot trefoil Lotus pedunculatus widespread. This forms a complex mosaic with damp or marshy grassland dominated by sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus on both the…

Westerham Mines

…ncluding ling Calluna vulgaris, bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, occur locally. The area has supported a rich heathland breeding bird community, including nightjar.

Leek Moors

…a limited flora typically including tormentil Potentilla erecta, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, autumn hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis and mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum. Where soils are less nutrient poor, grasslands may be relatively rich in plants, a diversity sus…

Hamps and Manifold Valleys

…e the most frequent species, together with thyme Thymus praecox, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, field wood rush Luzula campestris and heath speedwell Veronica officinalis. On areas such as Throwley Moor, there is a more acidic grassland community characterised by heath grass Dan…

Eastern Mournes

…scue Festuca ovina, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile. These grasslands frequently form complex mosaics with the dwarf shrub heaths, often indicating the degradation and fragmentation of former heath habitat as a result of persistent shee…

Star Moss

…tergreen Trientalis europaea, patches of raspberry Rubus idaeus, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, sheep's sorrel Rumex acetosella, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and scattered narrow buckler-fern. The eastern and western edges of the Moss are more open, supporting neutra…

Linwood Warren

…ling Calluna vulgaris with wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and purple moor grass Molinia caerulea and crossleaved heath Erica tetralix and bog myrtle Vaccinium myrtillus, for which this is the only site in Lincolnshire. Areas dominated by bra…

Kings and Bakers Wood and Heaths

…ntil Potentilla erecta, heath speedwell Veronica officinalis and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile. Many other groups of plants and animals are well represented and include national and regional rarities among the fungi and insects. Additional habitats are provided by several small …

Hatch Park

…ld wood rush Luzula campestris, sheep's sorrel Rumex acetosella, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, bird's foot Ornithopus perpusillus and upright chickweed Moenchia erecta, the last two being scarce in Kent. However, where bracken Pteridium aquilinum has colonised the grassland few…

Trench Meadows

…vy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa, mat grass Nardus stricta and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile in the sward, together with an increased abundance of common bent Agrostis capillaris and sheep's fescue Festuca ovina distinguish the acid grassland from the more widespread neutral g…

Clipstone Heath

…rt of the site where it occurs with mat grass Nardus stricta and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile. Other plants present include pill sedge Carex pilulifera, heath speedwell Veronica officinalis and field wood rush Luzula campestris. Characteristic heathland mosses occur in addition…

Hainton Sheepwalk

…t Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and field wood rush Luzula campestris are locally dominant. Other grasses include heath grass Danthonia decumbens and brown bent Agrostis vinealis. Typical herbs of dry acidic grasslan…

Ranmore Common

…luding harebell Campanula rotundifolia, gorse Ulex europaeus and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile. On the dip slope of the Downs and in several small north facing valleys where the chalk is close to the surface, the thinner soil supports oak and beech Fagus sylvatica woodland with …

Caeau Rhyd-y-gwiail

…aracterized by sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus and common marsh-bedstraw Galium palustre, alongside ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, marsh willowherb Epilobium palustre and greater bird’s-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus. In the south-eastern portion of the site, wet heath …

Comin Silian

…heep's-fescue Festuca ovina, common bent Agrostis capillaris and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile with some heather Calluna vulgaris and western gorse Ulex gallii. The grassland extends beyond the bracken onto a dry hill top. To the south and west the grassland gives way to a mosai…

Epping Forest

…athland are frequent, including sheep's sorrel Rumex acetosella, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, petty whin Genista anglica, slender rush Juncus tenuis, tormentil Potentilla erecta and ling Calluna vulgaris. Sunshine Plain supports one of only very few examples of wet dwarf shrub…

Belmore Mountain

…escens and crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, with sprawling heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, devils-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, barren strawberry Potentilla sterilis and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. Belmore Mountain supports an important assemblage of epiphytic lichens du…

Colony Bog and Bagshot Heath

…l sedge Carex pilulifera, heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, squirrel tail fescue Vulpia bromides, beside tracks, bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus, tormentil Potentilla erecta, dodder Cuscuta epithymum and bracken Pteridium aquilinum which in many …

Wrightington Bar Pasture

…ezewort Achillea ptarmica, creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens, marsh bedstraw Galium palustre and bog stitchwort Stellaria alsine. In addition, wild angelica Angelica sylvestris, bugle Ajuga reptans, cuckoo-flower Cardamine pratensis and marsh horsetail Equisetum palustre are f…

Spadeadam Mires

…accinium myrtillus are abundant. Tormentil Potentilla erecta and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile grow amongst the Molinia tussocks. Sphagnum species are frequent, including widespread S. papillosum and S. capillifolium. Sphagnum magellanicum and S. recurvum may form hummocks among…

Thundersley Great Common

…r acid loving species such as heath wood rush Luzula multiflora, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, common cow wheat Melampyrum pratense, tormentil Potentilla erecta, bracken Pteridium aquilinum and wood sage Teucrium scorodonia. Two locally uncommon species of wet heath are cross l…

Garbh Choire

…the rocks, alongside tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile. Springs and flushes Acidic flushes are widespread in the corrie on base-poor soils and are characterised by sedges and sphagum mosses, particularly the white sedge Carex canescens and…

Norsey Wood

…re the dominant ground flora with wood sage Teucrium scorodonia, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, foxglove Digitalis purpurea, slender and trailing St John’s wort Hypericum pulchrum and H. humifusum, heath wood rush Luzula multiflora and the very local greater wood rush L. sylvati…

Hertford Heath

…d wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa form a turf with abundant heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, sheep's sorrel Rumex acetosella and tormentil Potentilla erecta. petty whin Genista anglica occurs sparsely amongst scrub of gorse Ulex europaeus and broom Cytisus scoparius at the wo…

White Island (off St. Martin's)

…lii together with common bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and English stonecrop Sedum anglicum. The more sheltered areas with deeper soils have bracken Pteridium aquilinum, bramble Rubus fruticosus and honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum. Small…

Tor Royal Bog

…mmon milkwort Polygala vulgaris, tormentil Potentilla erecta and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile.

Stanford Training Area

…resent which are associated with this type of vegetation include heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, field wood rush Luzula campestris, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum and harebell Campanula rotundifolia. Lichens and bryophytes are also prominent in many of these areas. In t…

Rhosydd Llanddona

…e eastern edge of Tyn y Mynydd are more species-rich and include heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, tormentil Potentilla erecta and marsh lousewort Pedicularis palustris. Areas of wet heath support abundant cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, heather and western gorse, together with …

Jack Scout

… extensive type found is blue moor grass–limestone bedstraw Sesleria caeruleae– Galium sterneri grassland which has developed on thin soils over limestone slopes and outcrops. Both blue moor grass and limestone bedstraw are nationally scarce plants as are two other species found…

Pentridge Down

…axifrage Pimpinella saxifraga, fairy flax Linum catharticum and lady’s bedstraw Galium verum. Herbs with spreading rosettes that are frequent in the short turf are able to persist in the overtopping sward and include primrose Primula vulgaris, dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule and hoa…

Holly Rock Fields

…ll Campanula rotundifolia, eyebright Euphrasia officinalis agg., heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, mat grass Nardus stricta and heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia. There are also wet flushes and areas which are poorly drained where localised transitions occur between dry specie…

Poor's Allotment

…lberry Vaccinium myrtillus, sheep's sorrel Rumex acetosella and heath bed straw Galium saxatile. The calcareous limestone grassland is dominated by fescue species with a wide range of herbs including rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, thyme Thymus polytrichus, stemless thistle C…

Maulden Heath

…nithopus perpusillus together with less frequent species such as heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, lesser stitchwort Stellaria graminea and field wood rush Luzula campestris. Of particular interest is the moss layer which is often a dominant element of the short grassland. The com…

Hartley Cleugh

…ir grass Deschampsia flexuosa, with tormentil Potentilla erecta, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, common cat’s ear Hypochaeris radicata, bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus and bracken Pteridium aquilinum. Parts of the slopes are flushed and these wet areas support sharp-flowered rush Ju…

Hexhamshire Moors

…a, sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, tormentil Potentilla erecta and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile with a variety of mosses. The site supports small populations of nationally scarce plants of particular note. The forked spleenwort Asplenium septentrionale, a fern, is found here at …

Baysbrown Wood

… Deschampsia flexuosa, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile with occasional bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus and common cow wheat Melampyrum pratense are also present. Ash, often associated with oak and dense stands of hazel is found on the shallo…

Caeau Pen-y-coed

…alis sub-community of sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, common bent, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile grassland. These are floristically similar to the adjacent areas of neutral grassland sharing several of its more prominent grasses and herbs, among them common bent, sweet vernal-gras…

Bodmin Moor, North

…ation types. The two most widespread are: Festuca ovina – Agrostis capillaris – Galium saxatile (sheep’s-fescue – common bent – heath bedstraw) grassland and Trichophorum cespitosum – Erica tetralix (deer grass – cross-leaved heath) heath. Clitter slopes on the high tors, and in …

Parwich Moor

…d bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus with mat grass Nardus stricta and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile. These occur on top of a limestone substrate so that between the hummocks there is a typical damp, limestone grassland flora. Mosses and lichens on the hummocks indicate that this type…

Bolton Fell and Walton Mosses

…ken Pteridium aquilinum, broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and hummocks of the mosses Sphagnum fallax, blunt leaved bog moss S. palustre and common haircap Polytrichum commune. Geology The layers of peat laid down during the Holocene provide a…

Corndon Hill

…ts Agrostis spp. and bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus, with frequent heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, wavy hair-grass Deschampsia flexuosa and mat-grass Nardus stricta. This type of grassland has affinities with that found in the more oceanic areas of Wales, as does the more species-r…

Corsydd Nug a Merddwr

…oft rush/sharp-flowered rush Juncus effusus/acutiflorus -common marsh bed straw Galium palustre rush pasture. Mostly this is dominated by soft rush and only locally by sharp-flowered rush with a scattering of other species such as bottle sedge, water horsetail Equisetum fluviatil…

Gwaun Troed-rhiw-seiri a Llyn Mynydd-gorddu

…he sward here is dominated by sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, with heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia also occurring. A feature of particular interest is the abundance of various colour-forms of mountain pansy Viola lutea. Also many species of …

Scawt Hill

…drained basaltic soils below the crag, supports communities with heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, common dog violet Viola riviniana, harebell Campanula rotundifolia and tormentil Potentilla erecta with scattered birdsfoot trefoil Lotus corniculatus. Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus an…

Tranmire

…dic. Associated species include harebell Campanula rotundifolia, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and tormentil Potentilla erecta. An area of damp acidic grassland supports a community dominated by soft rush Juncus effusus with patches of bog moss Sphagnum spp., hair moss Polytrich…

Martin and Tidpit Downs

…he heath contains calcifuges such as bell heather Erica cinerea, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, sheep’s sorrel Rumex acetosella, dwarf gorse Ulex minor, common bent Agrostis capillaris, the mosses Polystrichum species and Dicranum scorparium and Cladonia lichens, together with m…

Crosby Ravensworth Fell

… mat grass Nardus stricta, wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, tormentil Potentilla erecta and very occasional bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus. Mosses form an abundant ground layer and include Hylocomium splendens, Pleurozium schreberi, Hypnum cupr…

Bollihope, Pikestone, Eggleston and Woodland Fells

…ls. These grasslands consist mainly of mat grass Nardus stricta, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, with patches of heath rush Juncus squarrosus and sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina. Around enclosure edges and in some of the lower gills sheep’s fescue, common bent Agrostis capillaris an…

Lathkill Dale

…eveloped consisting of wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa with heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, bitter vetch Lathyrus montanus and occasionally, dwarf shrub heath. Limestone scree communities are well represented, with examples of colonisation by false oat grass Arrhenatherum el…

Mullaghcarn

…rass Nardus stricta, sheep's fescue Festuca ovina, and the herbs heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and tormentil Potentilla erecta. Boorin Wood occurs in the most north-easterly area of Mullaghcarn ASSI covering the steep, north facing valley slope. The canopy of the wood is dominat…

Brimsdown Hill

…e Ulex gallii, an uncommon species in Wiltshire. The acid loving heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and foxglove Digitalis purpurea are found amongst this scrub. The northern scarp or the plateau supports ancient ash woodlands, in which hazel is distributed throughout and field maple…

Mallerstang-Swaledale Head

…g Antennaria dioica, mossy saxifrage Saxifraga hypnoides and limestone bedstraw Galium sterneri, while on steeper slopes blue moor grass Sesleria caerulea becomes dominant. Flushed situations support species such as bird's eye primrose Primula farinosa, butterwort Pinguicula vulg…

Gweunydd Dolwen

…tus corniculatus and bitter-vetch Lathyrus linifolius. In places heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and tormentil Potentilla erecta are frequent. In the more neutral grassland swards, plant species such as common knapweed Centaurea nigra, crested dog’s-tail Cynosurus cristatus and re…

Gweunydd Llechwedd-newydd

…tatus. Other typical plants include tormentil Potentilla erecta, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, red clover Trifolium pratense, common bird’s-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus, spring-sedge Carex caryophyllea, common knapweed Centaurea nigra and burnet-saxifrage Pimpinella saxifrag…

Llynoedd Ieuan

…ulea, mat-grass Nardus stricta, heath rush Juncus squarrosus and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile. Three acidic upland lakes occur, containing such aquatic plants as water lobelia Lobelia dortmanna, quillwort Isoetes lacustris and shoreweed Littorella uniflora. Associated with thes…

Carn Gafallt

…lberry-wavy hair-grass heath and the bracken Pteridium aquilinum-heath bedstraw Galium saxatile community. The second most extensive habitat on the open common is dominated by bracken, where it occurs as pure stands or as a mosaic with other upland or heath communities. Closely a…

Carn Ingli

…nal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, tormentil Potentilla erecta and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile. Bracken Pteridium aquilinum occurs on the deeper-soiled lower slopes. Seasonally waterlogged soils support wet heath with abundant cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix and purple moor-gr…

Lampert Mosses

…ss Molinia caerulea, sometimes with tormentil Potentilla erecta, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus present among the tussocks. Base rich glacial drift beneath the peat occasionally influences the surface vegetation, in areas without peak cover or aro…

Woodland Park and Pontpren

…species such as common bent Agrostis capillaris, sheep’s-fescue, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and tormentil. Common species in the neutral grassland include crested dog’s-tail Cynosurus cristatus, common bird’s-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus and red clover Trifolium pratense. …

Cadair Idris

… great wood-rush Luzula sylvatica, bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and the wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa. In amongst a deep cushion of mosses such as Rhytidiadelphus loreus, R. squarrosus, Hylocomium splendens and Sphagnum capillifolium; wood-s…

Dolebury Warren

…ed by leaching further east support acid tolerant plants such as heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and wood sage Teucrium scorodonia. Near the summit there are areas of limestone heathland dominated by bell heather Erica cinerea and western gorse Ulex gallii, with heather Calluna vu…

Roman River

…ass Anthoxanthum odoratum, field wood rush Luzula campestris and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile dominate the acid grassland and remnant heath. Other less frequent plants of this habitat include heather Calluna vulgaris, bell heather Erica cinerea, pignut Conopodium majus, harebel…

Showground Meadow, Callow Hill

…sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina – common bent Agrostis capillaris – heath bedstraw Galium saxatile grassland type. The base of the slope is more characteristic of neutral grassland, merging into free draining acidic grassland at the top. Sites supporting this transition have become …

Brasside Pond

…nds is dominated by common bent Agrostis capillaris and contains heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia and tormentil Potentilla erecta, characteristic species of acid soils. The site has a varied invertebrate fauna. Seven species of dragonfly and d…

Bagthorpe Meadows

…articularly acidic, species such as pill sedge Carex pilulifera, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta and tormentil Potentilla erecta are characteristic. Conversely where the soils are markedly calcareous the grassland can be dominated by tor grass B…

Charnwood Lodge

… includes several areas of enclosed acidic pasture with frequent heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and field wood rush Luzula campestris. Wet flushes contain cuckoo-flower Cardamine pratensis, bristle club rush Isolepis setacea and sedges Carex spp. Several ponds and the Colony Rese…

Ashes Pasture and Meadows

…ratum. Typical herb species include tormentil Potentilla erecta, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica. Pale sedge Carex pallescens is abundant and sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus is widespread. In places flushing has produced marshy conditions…

Scotton and Laughton Forest Ponds

… dominated by tussocky wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa with heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and wood sage Teucrium scorodonia. The peripheral woodland is dominated by the birches Betula pubescens and B. pendula, over, respectively, purple moor grass Molinia caerulea and brack…

Pentregwyn

…ed rush Juncus acutiflorus, Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus, common marsh-bedstraw Galium palustre and greater bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus. Other herbs include sneezewort Achillea ptarmica, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, water mint Mentha aquatica and lesser spearw…

Twenty Acre Piece

… saw wort Serratula tinctoria, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, sneezewort Achillea ptarmica, yellow sedge Carex demissa, pill sedge Carex pilulifera and tawny sedge Carex hostiana. The grassland areas have been invaded by scrub species, notably s…

Bell Sykes Meadows

…ed by sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, tormentil Potentilla erecta, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and bitter vetch Lathyrus montanus. A small amount of woodland and scrub is also present on the site.

The Clouds

…Cardamine impatiens, lily of the valley Convallaria majalis, limestone bedstraw Galium sterneri and spring sandwort Minuartia verna which also occurs abundantly on old lead mine workings and in association with flushed areas. Other herbs include many, such as hairy rock cress Ara…

Eryri

…cta, heath rush Juncus squarrosus, bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, and the moss Racomitrium lanuginosum depending upon topographic location and the nature of the underlying soil. At the higher levels, there are areas of montane acid grassland with tu…

Goyt Valley

…es poorflora typically including tormentil Potentilla erecta and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile. Significant areas of flush and soligenous mire are dominated by rushes and sedges such as glaucous sedge Carex flacca and green ribbed sedge Carex binervis. As is now the case throu…

Prees Heath

… Typical heathland herbs include tormentil Potentilla erecta and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile. An unusual flora has developed along the derelict runways of the old airfield where a combination of calcareous cement and acid sand allows some unlikely associates to grow together. …

Priddy Pools

…cens, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, cowslip Primula veris and lady's bedstraw Galium verum. The southern pool is relatively nutrient rich and is fringed by a broad band of common reed Phragmites australis with greater tussock sedge Carex paniculata, bulrush Typha latifolia and …

Hurst Hill

…na. Other species present include wood sage Teucrium scorodonia, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, sheep's sorrel Rumex acetosella, the mosses Dicranum scoparium and Polytrichum juniperinum and the lichens Cladonia gracilis, Trapeliohsis uliginosa and Peltigera polydactyla. The wee…

Low Pasture

…jus, betony Betonica officinalis, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, lady's mantle Alchemilla vulgaris agg., yarrow Achillea millefolium and common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii. There are occasional small patches of bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus,…

Romsley Hill

… tormentil Potentilla erecta, heath wood rush Luzula multiflora, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and sheep’s sorrel Rumex acetosella. Small areas conform to the meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis sub community, with mosaics and intermediates between the two sub communities. Chara…

Salta Moss

… Molinia caerulea, common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and narrow buckler fern Dryopteris carthusiana. Still wetter areas, probably from which peat has been cut, have abundant bog mosses especially Sphagnum fallax with some S. papillosum t…

Giant Hill

…y red fescue Festuca rubra, contain tormentil Potentilla erecta, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and wood sage Teucrium scorodonia. Scrub largely composed of common and western gorses Ulex europaeus and Ulex gallii, is confined to the upper slopes but in parts of the site an attra…

Misson Training Area

…ts of meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, soft rush Juncus effusus, marsh bedstraw Galium palustre, bramble Rubus fruticosus agg., lesser pondsedge Carex acutiformis and hemp agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum also occur. Patches of bog moss Sphagna are locally developed in wetter, more…

Noddle End

…ica, milkwort Polygala vulgaris, bitter vetch Lathyrus montanus, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and tormentil Potentilla erecta. Springs emerging at the base of the slope support species rich flush communities dominated by rushes; soft rush Juncus effusus, jointed rush J. articu…

Bath Pasture

…a and mat grass Nardus stricta. The most abundant herbs include heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis, spring sedge Carex caryophyllea and tormentil Potentilla erecta with, more locally, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, betony Betonica officinali…

Sandy Warren

…Deschampsia flexuosa with other characteristic species including heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, sheep’s sorrel Rumex acetosella and early forget-me-not Myosotis ramosissima. An extensive list of fungi has been recorded for the site and there is a good breeding bird population. A…

Risby Warren

…ng common bent Agrostis capillaris sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and early forget-me-not Myosotis ramosissima. At a lower level on the north facing valley slope a very shallow soil is developed over the limestone bedrock. Here tor grass Brachypodium…

Robbinetts

…ath grass Danthonia decumbens. Associated with these grasses are heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, bitter vetch Lathyrus montanus, tormentil Potentilla erecta, sheep's sorrel Rumex acetosella and harebell Campanula rotundifolia. Dyer's greenweed Genista tinctoria, devil's bit Succi…

Cors Llanllyfni

…luna vulgaris; acid grassland with sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and tormentil Potentilla erecta; and the flushes. A small area to the north-west of the site consists of improved and semi-improved grassland with some European gorse Ulex europaeus. M…

Far Arnside

…recorded, such as autumn lady's tresses Spiranthes spiralis, Sterner's bedstraw Galium sterneri, felwort Gentianella amarella, green winged orchid Anacamptis morio and rare spring sedge Carex ericetorum. On the upper slopes of the cliffs taller grassland occurs, dominated by blue…

Graig Fawr

… early hair-grass Aira praecox, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, parsley-piert Aphanes arvensis, broom fork-moss, Dicranum scoparium, cypress-leaved plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme, haircap mosses Polytrichum spp., lichens Cladonia spp., betony Bet…

Gweunydd Coch-y-dwst

… support more typical examples of this vegetation type, in which heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and betony Betonica officinalis are frequent, along with species such as petty whin Genista anglica, dyer's greenweed G. tinctoria, bitter-vetch Lathyrus montanus and saw-wort Serratul…

Gweunydd Dyffryn Nedd

…uncus effusus with a range of marshland species including common marsh-bedstraw Galium palustre. The central and southern parts of the site support a type of wet heath, characterised by species such as cross-leaved heath, heather, tormentil and deergrass Trichophorum cespitosum w…

Blackheath

…pill sedge Carex pilulifera, common bent Agrostis capillaris and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile. Bracken Pteridium aquilinum is restricted to a few localities where it forms dense stands, although it is widely distributed in the adjacent woodlands. In some areas gorse Ulex europa…

Pen-Common, Llanbedr

…ue Festuca ovina, with frequent common bent Agrostis capillaris, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and tormentil Potentilla erecta. This sward has been extensively invaded by bracken Pteridium aquilinum, which is particularly dense at the northern end of the common. A series of spri…

Rhos Pant-tyle

…is capillaris, sweet vernal-grass, tormentil, sheep’s fescue and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile. It supports a number of associated species including common bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus and mountain pansy Viola lutea, which displays the rarer purple-flowered form.

Mapperton and Poorton Vales

…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, heath speedwell Veronica officinalis and common dog-violet Viola ri…

Black Park

…nglomeratus var. conglomeratus. Other species include tormentil, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, cat's ear Hypochaeris radicata and heather. Due to its proximity to London, Black Park was a popular haunt with Victorian entomologists. The warm, open conditions of heathland attrac…

Cae Bryn-tywarch

… a herb-rich type with wild angelica Angelica Sylvestris, common marsh-bedstraw Galium palustre and sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutuflorus. Purple moor-grass and meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum mire is also well represented, with a particularly species-rich variant, including an…

Chrome and Parkhouse Hills

…southerly ledges and rock outcrops are found species such as limestone bedstraw Galium sterneri, wall whitlowgrass Draba muralis, hoary whitlowgrass D. incana, kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria, orpine Sedum telephium and the hawkweed Hieracium britannicum which is restricted to …

Ipswich Heaths

…with heath there is a wider range of associated species, such as heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, cat’s ear Hypochaeris radicata, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum and common centaury Centaurium erythraea. It is this mixture of short rabbit grazed grassland interspersed wit…

Coombs Dale

…antha, quaking grass Briza mediand the nationally restricted limestone bedstraw Galium sterneri. The ungrazed calcareous grasslands have a high proportion of tall fescue Schedonorus arundinaceus. Woolly thistle Cirsium eriophorum – a southern species, rare in Derbyshire – occurs …

Savernake Forest

…cated by the presence of wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa or heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and occasionally by bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus, heather or the mosses Leucobryum glaucum or Rhytidiadelphus loreus. Woodland mosses and liverworts are well represented and include Di…

Scotton Common

…ath with wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa typically includes heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, mat grass Nardus stricta, heath grass Danthonia decumbens and the locally scarce heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia. The heathers Calluna vulgaris, Erica tetralix and Erica cinerea…

Bliss Gate Pastures

… Succisa pratensis, dominate the sward with at lower frequency, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, autumn hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus, oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare, common bird’s foot trefoil Lotus c…

Wavendon Heath Ponds

…h as Polytrichum commune. Purple moor grass Molinia caerulea and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile grow on the drier margins. Most of the species associated with this habitat are uncommon or rare in Bedfordshire. Other species include bulbous rush Juncus bulbosus, heath rush Juncus …

Malham-Arncliffe

…ea often with sheep's fescue Festuca ovina and herbs such as limestone bedstraw Galium sterneri, wild thyme Thymus praecox, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba and common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium. Where grazing is less intense, bloody c…

Long Mynd

…berry Vaccinium myrtillus, wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and tormentil Potentilla erecta occur in variable abundance. At a number of locations this type of management has produced a transient community which is characterised by the predomina…

Park Hall Meadows, Healaugh

…ta, betony Betonica officinalis, tormentil Potentilla erecta and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile occur on a sloping bank in the northern most field.

Aberbargoed Grasslands

…ncus effusus, greater bird’s foot trefoil Lotus pedunculatus and marsh bedstraw Galium palustre. The neutral grassland on the drier, free draining fields to the east of the site is characterised by grasses such as crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, common bent Agrostis capil…

Ramsden Corner Plantation

…grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, sheep’s sorrel Rumex acetosella and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and occasional tormentil Potentilla erecta and cat’s ear Hypochaeris radicata. There is a gradient of variation in the flora reflecting variation in soil base status and drainage and t…

Binevenagh

… thyme Thymus polytrichus, eyebright Euphrasia officinalis agg, lady's bedstraw Galium verum and harebell Campanula rotundifolia. Species such as field gentian Gentianella campestris, bulbous buttercup Ranunculus bulbous and thyme broomrape Orobanche alba are locally common. Acid…

Black Lough (Down)

…ata, tormentil Potentilla erecta, white clover Trifolium repens, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, heath wood rush Luzula multiflora and ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata. Around the margins of the area especially to the south, there are pockets of wet grassland dominated by sof…

Ballymacallion

…orniculatus is found with a range of other small herbs including heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, eyebright Euphrasia officinalis agg. and Lady's mantle Alchemilla glabra. Where there is increased water movement through the soil and local waterlogging, species reflecting the wette…

Fritton Common

…h grass Danthonia decumbens, purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and tormentil Potentilla erecta. Wetter areas, on low lying ground with impeded drainage, are characterised by abundant soft rush Juncus effusus, fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica and hai…

Barle Valley

… Cynosurus cristatus. Frequent members of this community include heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, common sorrel Rumex acetosa and ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata. The meadows are one of the few sites for great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis on Exmoor. Springs emerging from th…

Snelsmore Common

…th milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia, tormentil Potentilla erecta, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and dwarf gorse Ulex minor. Common gorse Ulex europaeus, a widespread and often abundant species on heathland in southern Britain, is uncommon at Snelsmore. Various species of grasses…

North York Moors

…. These grasslands are dominated by mat grass Nardus stricta and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile on the wetter areas and sheep's fescue Festuca ovina and common bent Agrostis capillaris on better drained soils. On unenclosed moorland these grasslands grade into heath with the pres…

Fachwen Isaf

…ss Anthoxanthum odoratum. Frequent associates include tormentil, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and field wood-rush Luzula campestris, while springy turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus, neat feather-moss and glittering wood-moss Hylocomium splendens are well represented in the b…

Northaw Great Wood

…yer. Foxglove Digitalis purpurea, wood sage Teucrium scorodonia, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and common bent Agrostis capillaris, characterise the drier areas. Where wetter, the less common marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris and skullcap Scutellaria galericulata have been fo…

Dolorgan Barn

…escue Festuca ovina. Lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, tormentil, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and red clover Trifolium pratense are amongst the more common herbaceous plants. This latter species is indicative of less acidic conditions, and common bird’s-foot trefoil and common …

Cwm Glo a Glyndyrys

… grass species are common bent and sheep’s fescue, together with heath bedstraw Galium saxatile. A variety of other herbs can be found in different areas of acid grassland across Cwm Glo a Glyndyrys. These range from daisy Bellis perennis and common mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum w…

Ben Lomond

…etation dominated by tufted hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile grassland alongside the moss Rhytidiadelphus loreus is found. This feature is of national importance, being the most southerly occurrence of this vegetation type in the UK. Botanically…

Lower Red Lees Pasture

…species poor community dominated by common bent, sheep’s fescue, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and tormentil, together with mat grass Nardus stricta.

Fulsby Wood

…alis Corydalis claviculata, yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and purple moor grass Molinia caerulea.

Stafford Brook

…ng flea sedge Carex pulicaris a county rarity. Typical herbs are heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, tormentil Potentilla erecta, devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis and marsh violet Viola palustris. On wetter, often waterlogged ground sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus, tufte…

Chris's Pasture

…mat grass Nardus stricta, purple moor grass Molinia caerulea and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile. Of particular note is a large population of common spotted orchids Dactylorhiza fuchsii and the fern, moonwort Botrychium lunaria. Some of the banks are flushed with lime rich water a…

Roecliffe Manor Lawns

…til Potentilla erecta, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia, bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, field wood rush Luzula campestris and sheep's sorrel Rumex acetosella, are also present in varying quant…

Colshaw Pastures

…ooth meadow grass Poa pratensis, yarrow Achillea millefolium and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile show that the grasslands are a transitional community between neutral and acidic grasslands. There are flushed areas within both sets of fields where lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, s…

Western Mournes and Kilfeaghan Upper

…scue Festuca ovina, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile. These grasslands frequently form complex mosaics with the dwarf shrub heaths, often indicating the degradation and fragmentation of former heath habitat as a result of persistent shee…

Valley of Stones

… purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, bell heather Erica cinerea, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and bracken Pteridium aquilinum. Gorse scrub is frequent, with both European gorse Ulex europaeus and western gorse Ulex gallii occurring. On more neutral soils frequent species includ…

Tripsdale

…ovina, soft rush Juncus effusus, tormentil Potentilla erecta and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile. In most of the fields scattered bracken occurs but in some it forms dense stands. Colonies of chickweed wintergreen Trientalis europaea are commonly associated with the bracken, altho…

Allendale Moors

…Nardus stricta, wavy hair grass, tormentil Potentilla erecta and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile. Locally mat grass replaces heath rush as the dominant plant. Acidic flushes are abundant throughout the area. These are commonly dominated by soft rush Juncus effusus, associated wit…

Graig, Llanarmon-yn-Ial

…s-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus, salad burnet, wild thyme and lady’s bedstraw Galium verum. The bryophyte layer is also well represented in this grassland. There are areas of somewhat modified calcicolous grassland situated on the flatter ground and alongside existing footpaths…

Barnham Heath

…sence of small herbs such as harebell Campanula rotundifolia and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and drought avoiding winter annuals such as shepherd's cress Teesdalia nudicaulis and early hair grass Aira praecox. At least six species of lichen and eight species of moss are known …

Burnham Beeches

… Carex sylvatica and Carex remota, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, woodruff Galium odoratum, enchanter's nightshade Circaea lutetiana, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, wood sage Teucriumscorodonia, wood avens Geum urbanum, the semi parasitic cow w…

Farndale

… wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa, mat grass Nardus stricta, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, tormentil Potentilla erecta and lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, to neutral, with common bent Agrostis capillaris, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, sweet vernal grass Anthoxant…

Llymwynt Brook Pastures

…wort Pedicularis palustris, marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris, fen bedstraw Galium uliginosum, marsh valerian Valeriana dioica, common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris and fairy flax Linum catharticum. To the north of the brook is an area of swamp occupied by lesser pond-sedge …

Betton Dingle and Gulley Green

…has a flora which is characteristic of acidic soils and includes heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, heath speedwell Veronica officinalis, tormentil Potentilla erecta and bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus. The hay meadows have a flora which includes cowslip Primula veris, common spotted o…

Mercaston Marsh and Muggington Bottoms

…rshland herbs such as large bitter cress Cardamine amara, common marsh bedstraw Galium palustre, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, water figwort Scrophularia auriculata, marsh violet Viola palustris and southern marsh orchid Dactylorhiza praet…

Chatsworth Old Park

…k are unimproved acidic grassland with bracken and herbs such as heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and tormentil Potentilla erecta. Flowering herbs and shrubs provide important nectar sources for adult insects. Ancient trees similar to those found within the open parkland occur in …

Lambert's Castle

…kwort Polygala serpyllifolia, cat's ear Hypochaeris radicata and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile. On the steep, flinty upper sections of east and south facing slopes open heath persists, dominated by heather Calluna vulgaris with less abundant bell heather Erica cinerea, bristle b…

Upper Nantserth Pasture

…heep’s-fescue and common bent Agrostis capillaris, with frequent heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, sweet vernal-grass, red fescue Festuca rubra and tormentil. Locally prominent species include harebell Campanula rotundifolia, bitter-vetch Lathyrus montanus, common bird's-foot-trefo…

Moelyci a Chors Ty’n y Caeau

…heep’s fescue Festuca ovina, common bent Agrostis capillaris and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, with forbs such as eyebright Euphrasia spp., betony Betonica officinalis and harebell Campanula rotundifolia. Greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha is found in several locat…

Yewbarrow Woods

…ia, bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, herb Robert Geranium robertianum and bracken Pteridium aquilinum are not uncommon. However, as would be expected, large areas of bare ground occur under beech and in the dense shade o…

Sutton Park

…y hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa, bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, bramble Rubus spp. and bracken Pteridium aquilinum. Common cow wheat Melampyrum pratense, a rare plant in the county, is often present, particularly in Streetly Wood. Substantial are…

Craig Hammel to Sgaps Geo

…ill Scilla verna, creeping willow Salix repens, sea plantain and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile can be found growing amongst the heather. Cliff ledges and crevices provide suitable habitat for plants such as roseroot Sedum rosea, sea campion Silene uniflora and Scots lovage Ligus…

Churnet Valley

…minated by sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina and wavy hair grass with heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis, occasional bilberry and the rare common cow wheat Melampyrum pratense. On Kingsley Banks, heather Calluna vulgaris becomes locally dominant on …

Giant's Causeway and Dunseverick

…d associated drier conditions support red fescue Festuca rubra, lady's bedstraw Galium verum and kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria. More exposed and steeper slopes are again dominated by red fescue Festuca rubra, with primrose Primula vulgaris, common dog violet Viola riviniana, …

Butter Wood

…orth have an acidic grassland flora, with ling Calluna vulgaris, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, tormentil Potentilla erecta, purple moor grass Molinia caerulea and abundant bryophytes, whilst those on the more neutral soils in the south are comparatively more species rich with p…

Aughnadarragh Lough

…moor grass Molinia caerulea with tormentil Potentilla erecta and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile. Soft rush Juncus effusus is locally abundant. These communities occur over a dense, mossy layer that includes such species as Sphagnum palustre, Aulacomnium palustre and Polytrichum c…

East Ruston Common

… milkwort Polygala vulgaris, sheep’s sorrel Rumex acetosella and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile. Heather Calluna vulgaris is present in places. Much of the grassland is invaded by gorse Ulex europaeus and young trees of birch both Betula pendula and Betula pubescens and dense scr…

Binswood

…wkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis, tormentil Potentilla erecta and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, amongst other herbs characteristic of damp acid grassland. The woodland exhibits a varied age structure, though many of the oldest generation of trees were removed in the 1970s and re…

Whiteparish Common

… vulgaris, broom Cytisus scoparius, pill sedge Carex pilulifera, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus. Although the number of butterflies has declined as the canopy closed following the reduction in management, the site still supports a wide range of sp…

Afon Eden - Cors Goch Trawsfynydd

…umbens. Areas of more acidic grassland characterised by frequent heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina occur locally. Much of the acid grassland is species-rich and floristically similar to the neutral grassland. Some stands include bitter-vetch Lathyrus…

Cae Aber-Glanhirin

…arebell Campanula rotundifolia, eyebright Euphrasia officinalis, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, betony Betonica officinalis, mountain pansy Viola lutea and the uncommon greater butterfly-orchid Platanthera chlorantha. Additional variety to the site is provided by wet hollows sup…

Shannel

…undant purple moor-grass, meadowsweet or sharp-flowered rush and marsh bedstraw Galium palustre. Species such as cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix and bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum are also frequent in some areas, and locally, where these species are joined by heather Callun…

West Nidderdale, Barden and Blubberhouses Moors

… These grasslands consist mainly of mat grass Nardus stricta and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, with patches of heath rush Juncus squarrosus and sheep's fescue Festuca ovina. Around the moorland edge and in some of the lower gills, grassland dominated by sheep's fescue, common b…

Dumbrock Loch Meadows

…’s-fescue Festuca ovina and common bent Agrostis capillaris with heath bedstraw Galium saxatile. Purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea and tormentil Potentilla erecta are found in the wetter areas as well as species such as the globeflower Trollius europaeus and tawny sedge Carex ho…

Coedydd Beddgelert a Cheunant Aberglaslyn

…lude wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, tormentil Potentilla erecta, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, common cow-wheat Melampyrum pratense and bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta. The moss and liverwort flora often exceeds the vascular plant flora in its diversity and abundance, formin…

Knole Park

…tormentil Potentilla erecta, sheep’s sorrel Rumex acetosella and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile. The sward contains numerous ant hills. More fertile grasslands occur on the golf course and in the valley bottoms. These are dominated by common bent and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus…

Masson Hill

… sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina with acidic areas characterised by heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, sheep’s sorrel Rumex acetosella and bitter vetch Lathyrus montanus. The calcareous grasslands are characterised by common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, kidney vetch Anthyllis vu…

Wortham Ling

…include abundant sheep’s sorrel Rumex acetosella with frequent heather bedstraw Galium saxatile, lady’s bedstraw G. Verum, cat’s ear Hypochaeris radicata, ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris and yarrow Achillea millefolium. Typical associates are mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, r…

Tilberthwaite Gill

…heep's fescue Festuca ovina, common bent Agrostis capillaris and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, abundant ferns such as lemon scented Oreopteris limbosperma, male Dryopteris filix-mas and scaly male Dryopteris affinis and scattered trees and shrubs including birch Betula spp., oa…

Coalville Meadows

…ts such as pignut Conopodium majus, betony Betonica officinalis, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, tormentil Potentilla erecta, devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis and mat grass Nardus stricta. Nevertheless the grassland is essentially neutral in character and includes such typi…

Dodgson Wood

…mpsia flexuosa and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum with heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, hard fern Blechnum spicant, bluebells and common cow wheat Melampyrum pratense. Small fast flowing streams are found throughout the site, several of which have deep, rocky gills which…

Hunder Beck Juniper

…y sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, common bent Agrostis capillaris, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and tormentil Potentilla erecta with sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, spring sedge Carex caryophyllea, pignut Conopodium majus, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, wavy hair gras…

Grace Dieu and High Sharpley

… mat grass Nardus stricta, creeping soft grass Holcus mollis and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile. In some areas acidic flushes occur characterised by the abundance of soft rush Juncus effusus, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula and Lenormand’s water crowfoot Ranunculus omiophyll…

Oldbury and Seal Chart

… ling Calluna vulgaris, wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile. Two other plants found are heath dog violet Viola canina which is rare* in Kent and climbing corydalis Corydalis claviculata which is scarce** in Kent. The latter was first recorded h…

Chapel Common

… wood sage Teucrium scorodonia, sheep’s sorrel Rumex acetosella, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, mouse ear chickweed Cerastium fontanum, common bent Agrostis capillaris and various mosses is present between the open heath and the woodland edge on the western part of the site. Ca…

Minsmere-Walberswick Heaths and Marshes

…variety of other acid grassland plants is also present, of which heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and sheep's sorrel Rumex acetosella are common. Scarce species include bird's foot clover Trifolium ornithopodioides and mossy stonecrop Crassula tillaea together with a small colony o…

The Wye Valley

…th facing slopes show a different range of species including limestone bedstraw Galium sterneri, a plant with a northerly distribution. Some of these swards are rich in sedges including carnation sedge Carex panicea and flea sedge C. pulicaris. Small areas of exceptionally dry, m…

Glaslyn

…us pedunculatus, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris and common marsh-bedstraw Galium palustre. There is considerable floristic variation within the rush-dominated marshy grassland with species-rich areas characterised by the presence of the uncommon whorled caraway Carum vertic…

Craigmad Wood

…his habitat in Clackmannanshire and is dominated by heather with heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa. It also supports the locally rare species chickweed wintergreen Trientalis europaea together with cowberry Vaccinium vitis-idaea, which has a …

Gwynfynydd

…sland, with frequent sheep’s-fescue Festuca ovina, tormentil and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, occur on some of the steeper banks. The small rock outcrops support an open turf with sheep’s-fescue, common bent, early hair-grass Aira praecox, sheep’s sorrel Rumex acetosella and E…

Lakenheath Warren

…sed. Moonwort Botrychium lunaria, Spanish catchfly Silene otites, wall bedstraw Galium parisiense and Carex ericetorum are found here as well as an unusual range of lichens over a dozen species including several rare ones and mosses. The remaining calcareous grassland has a conti…

Chequer's Wood and Old Park

…e presence of plants such as sheep’s sorrel Rumex acetosella and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile. Among the uncommon plants present are slender parsley piert Aphanes microcarpa, annual knawel Scleranthus annuus, bird’s foot Ornithopus perpusillus several clovers. The scarce greate…

Ty'r Hen Forwyn

…bit scabious, Succisa pratensis, tormentil Potentilla erecta and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile can be found. Although acid grassland is generally a habitat of the uplands and upland fringe, in places at Ty’r Hen Forwyn it can have a marked ‘lowland’ character. These areas can be…

Argill Woods and Pastures

…ysimachia nemorum and lords and ladies Arum maculatum, as well as some woodruff Galium odoratum, hard fern Blechnum spicant and lady fern Athyrium filix-femina. In the wetter flushes there is a further range of herbs, including marsh valerian Valeriana dioica, water avens Geum ri…

Ben Heasgarnich

…tala, moss campion ledge community. There are also mat-grass and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile grasslands, with representative carnation sedge Carex panicea and common dog-violet Viola riviniana sub community.

Hook Common and Bartley Heath

… bent Agrostis curtisii. They are rather species poor containing heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, tormentil Potentilla erecta, wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa, wood sage Teucrium scorodonia and, rarely, heather. Where soils become poorly drained, marshy grassland occurs with …

Danbury Common

… Typical heathland herbs include tormentil Potentilla erecta and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile. Among the less common species of this habitat are heath and common milkworts Polygala serpyllifolia and P. vulgaris, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, fenugreek Trifolium ornithopodioi…

Kedleston Park

…ll species diversity. Unimproved acidic grasslands with abundant heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and tormentil Potentilla erecta and rush Juncus effusus and J. inflexus dominated flushes characterise the area near to North Lodge. Vicar Wood along the southern boundary of the site …

Moorend Common

…s Carex demissand Carex pilulifera, tormentil Potentilla erecta, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, greater bird's foot trefoil Lotus pedunculatus and the local hawkweed Hieracium subaudum. Damper areas here harbour heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata sp. ericetorum, lousewor…

Wimbledon Common

…a. Typical herb species of unimproved grassland occur including heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, tormentil Potentilla erecta, harebell Campanula rotundifolia and eyebright Euphrasia officinalis. Purple moor grass also characterises the ground flora beneath encroaching pedunculate…

Levin Down

…such a heather Calluna vulgaris, tormentil Potentilla erecta and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile grow amongst the chalk downland plants. hawthorn Crataegus monogyna scrub is invading large areas of the site, although rich chalk grassland patches can still be found within many of t…

Bentley Priory

…ly frequent, species such as harebell Campanula rotundifolia and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile are present while on the Claygate beds pignut Conopodium majus occurs with adder’s tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum which is scarce in Greater London and pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus, bo…

Foinaven

…wbed vegetation contain tufted hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile grassland and the moss Rhytidiadelphus loreus. Foinaven SSSI hosts the largest extent of Alpine moss heath in the north of Scotland. Rocky slopes (calcareous) and siliceous scree are f…

Grime's Graves

…grazing has encouraged a wider range of associated species, with heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and many headed woodrush Luzula multiflora amongst the species that are more noticeable. The heath and grassland communities grade into chalk grassland where chalk is close to or at th…

Heswall Dales

…nt components of this community. Tormentil Potentilla erecta and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile are the commonest herbs. On the drier sandier soils this habitat type gives way to an assemblage of bell heather Erica cinerea and western gorse Ulex gallii. This latter species has a …

Wyre Forest

…erous anthills of the yellow meadow ant Lasius flavus, including heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, wild thyme Thymus praecox and heath speedwell Veronica officinalis. Light bracken and scrub cover on grasslands provide a woodland element to the flora with bluebell Hyacinthoides non…

Clumber Park

…r grass Deschampsia flexuosa in a plant community which contains heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and tormentil Potentilla erecta. Locally, the grassland contains heather Calluna vulgaris and small areas of true heath comprising a mixture of Descampsia flexuosa, C. vulgaris and bel…

Dimminsdale

…ue Festuca ovina, with frequent heath grass Danthonia decumbens, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and harebell Campanula rotundifolia. Geology Earl Ferrers mines have enormous potential for the study of mineral genesis. The association of galena two generations, zinc blende, chalco…

Waen Rydd

…anied by a variety of characteristic associates including common marsh bedstraw Galium palustre, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, lesser scullcap Scutellaria minor, greater bird’s-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus, whorled caraway Carum verticillatum and, in one area, greater tusso…

Rhosydd Nant Eithrim

…, flea sedge C. pulicaris, devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, fen bedstraw Galium uliginosum, marsh valerian Valeriana dioica, quaking grass Briza media, and heath spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza maculata. Other uncommon species found in the fen-meadow include fragrant orchid Gy…

Patmore Heath

…istic of the freely draining conditions are abundant, especially heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, field wood rush Luzula campestris, sheep’s sorrel Rumex acetosella, harebell Campanula rotundifolia and hairy sedge Carex hirta. Two of the more uncommon plants present are heath rush…

Llwyn-iarth

…rostis capillaris and sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina with frequent heath bedstraw Galium saxatile. In addition to the above grasslands there are also three small areas within the site where rye grass Lolium perenne is more frequent and the sward is less floristically rich. There ar…

Glaswelltiroedd Eryrys (Eryrys Grasslands)

…n bent Agrostis capillaris, along with a range of herbs, such as heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and tormentil Potentilla erecta. It can be found where soils are deep and bases have been leached away. Much of it is grass-dominated and characterised by the presence of mesotrophic s…

Priory Meadows, Hickling

…lying damp acidic soils and include tormentil Potentilla erecta, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre and exceptionally large populations of meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum and heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata. Other notable plants include …

East Wretham Heath

…psia flexuosa with few associated species, though plants such as heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, harebell Campanula rotundifolia and sheep’s sorrel Rumex acetosella are increasing as the thick litter layer is gradually dispersed by recently re introduced sheep grazing. There is a…

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