Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Gwrhyd Meadows

…orled caraway Carum verticillatum, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, petty whin Genista anglica, dyer's greenweed Genista tinctoria, saw-wort Serratula tinctoria, ivy-leaved bellflower Wahlenbergia hederacea common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris, great burnet Sanguisorba officina…

Hook Common and Bartley Heath

…eathland and meadow plants such as meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, petty whin Genista anglica, dyer’s greenweed Genista tinctoria, pale heath violet Viola lactea and marsh gentian Gentiana pneumonanthe, the latter occurring on Hook common and Bartley Heath in one of two extant …

Eden Gorge

…e woodland and the railway support some scarce plant species such as petty whin Genista anglica, dyer's greenweed Genista tinctoria and greater knapweed Centaurea scabiosa. However, the more extensive areas of grassland are a mix of common bent, red fescue and Yorkshire fog with …

Knebworth Woods

…gh Meadow, acidic grassland, supports some heathland flora including petty whin Genista anglica and Dyers Greenweed Genista tinctoria in drier areas and lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica where wetter, all three species being county rarities. The neutral grassland meadow is still th…

Low Church Moss

…common plants have been recorded on the site and these include dyer’s greenweed Genista tinctoria, needle whin Genista anglica, long stalked yellow sedge Carex lepidocarpa and royal fern Osmunda regalis. The site has a rich invertebrate fauna and is noted in particular for Chryso…

Wyndrush Pastures

…tural diversity of the site. Notable flowering plant species include petty whin Genista anglica and Dyer’s greenweed Genista tinctoria scattered within the purple moor-grass pasture. The diverse array of invertebrates includes butterflies such as the green hairstreak Callophrys r…

Penycastell, Cefn Cribwr

…-saxifrage Silaum silaus occur in the neutral grassland, while dyer’s greenweed Genista tinctoria, petty whin Genista anglica and narrow-leaved marsh-dandelion Taraxacum palustre are present in the purple moor-grass pasture. Blunt-flowered rush Juncus subnodulosus, which is abund…

Caeau Heol y Llidiart-coch

…rass Eriophorum latifolium, both local species of base-rich flushes, petty whin Genista anglica and dyer’s greenweed Genista tinctoria. Remarks: The site lies within the Brecon Beacons National Park.

Shelve Pool

… species rich and contains several uncommon species, including dyer’s greenweed Genista tinctoria, needle furze Genista anglica, bitter vetch Lathyrus montanus and sneezewort Achillea ptarmica. The site includes a length of fast flowing stream and a flush which has a rich flora …

Cae Bryn-tywarch

…ether with other regionally and locally scarce species such as dyer's greenweed Genista tinctoria and petty whin Genista anglica. Within the northern field there is a large flush in which purple moor-grass is scarce, and instead small sedges such as tawny sedge Carex hostiana, st…

Caeau Cefn Cribwr

…Glamorgan. Some other uncommon plant species are also of note. Dyer’s greenweed Genista tinctoria is locally abundant in the neutral grassland, while petty whin Genista anglica is scattered across the site. Populations of marsh helleborine Epipactis palustris and broad-leaved cot…

Bryn - Bach, Cefn Cribwr

…grassland in the east of the site, is locally rare. Also of note are petty whin Genista anglica, which is occasional in some of the more heathy purple moor-grass grassland, and Genista tinctoria which occurs in acid grassland in the east of the site. The site provides suitable ha…

Gweunydd Crychell

…n the edges of the low-lying depressions characteristic of the site. petty whin Genista anglica occurs throughout these three community types and is particularly abundant in the acid grasslands. Two small areas support dyer's greenweed Genista tinctoria, and saw-wort Serratula ti…

Monkwood Green

…vetchling Lathyrus nissolia, lady’ s bedstraw Galium verum and dyer’s greenweed Genista tinctoria. Some areas of more neutral grassland are also present, with species such as crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and timothy Phleum prate…

Blackmore Vale Commons And Moors

…ratula tinctoria, pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus, trailing tormentil Potentilla anglica, lesser stitchwort Stellaria graminea and tufted vetch Vicia cracca add to the diversity of the vegetation. The agriculturally unimproved commons and moors, where damper conditions occur have …

Rhyllech Uchaf

…charis quinqueflora and lesser clubmoss Selaginella selaginoides and petty whin Genista anglica. Several other orchid species are found at the site, including the lesser butterfly orchid Platanthera bifolia, early marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza incarnata, northern marsh-orchid Dactylo…

Cae'r Felin

…upland grassland species such as globe flower Trollius europaeus and petty whin Genista anglica. Other species of particular interest include wood bitter vetch Vicia orobus, pale sedge Carex pallescens, brook weed Samolus valerandi, betony Betonica officinalis and orchids such as…

Caeau Blaen-bydernyn

…Calluna vulgaris and heath rush Juncus squarrosus becoming frequent; petty whin Genista anglica is scattered in these heathier stands. Other parts are more rank, being strongly dominated by large tussocks of purple moor-grass, with much sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus betw…

Deptford Farm Pastures

…-leaved heath Erica tetralix are frequent associates of these, while petty whin Genista anglica, an uncommon plant in Devon, is unusually abundant. Several boggy areas occur in this main field. They contain plants such as bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, common cottongrass Eriophor…

Penplas Grasslands

…ies recorded at Penplas include whorled caraway Carum verticillatum, petty whin Genista anglica and royal fern Osmunda regalis.

Green Hill of Strathdon

…ill (556 m) shows a heath with bearberry Arctostaphylos uva-ursi and petty whin Genista anglica, neither of which are found in the heath on serpentine.

Strensall Common

…. The dry heath, dominated by heather Calluna vulgaris, is noted for petty whin Genista anglica and bird's foot Ornithopus perpusillus, whilst extensive areas of purple moor grass Molinia caerulea and cross leaved heath Erica tetralix characterise the wet heath. The Common also …

Sulham and Tidmarsh Woods and Meadows

…mmocks support two uncommon dwarf shrubs, dwarf gorse Ulex minor and petty whin Genista anglica. In the wetter areas grasses include tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, floating sweet grass Glyceria fluitans and marshy foxtail Alopecurus geniculatus. The dominant sedge is ha…

Holme Moor & Clean Moor

…rush Eleocharis quinqueflora, marsh helleborine Epipactis palustris, petty whin Genista anglica and parsley water dropwort Oenanthe lachenalii occur. Mosses associated with this community include Scorpidium scorpioides and Ctenidium molluscum. Holme Moor is one of the very few si…

Ruislip Woods

…n Greater London such as heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata, petty whin Genista anglica, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica and dwarf gorse Ulex minor also occur. The woodlands and adjacent open habitats support an insect fauna which includes nationally rare* and nationally…

Arfordir Gogleddol Penmon

…her Calluna vulgaris prominent along with more local species such as petty whin Genista anglica. Along drainage lines and hollows, purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea is more abundant with black bog-rush Schoenus nigricans, and bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum and these areas ar…

Birklands and Bilhaugh

… heathland occur species rich heath verges containing such plants as petty whin Genista anglica and harebell Campanula rotundifolia. The invertebrate fauna of the site is exceptional. In particular it contains outstanding populations of beetles and arachnids, being especially no…

Beacon Bog

…rs are royal fern Osmunda regalis, cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos and petty whin Genista anglica. The latter grows on the drier western margin. Purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea dominates the drier edges of the site. Remarks: Registered as common land.

Cridmore Bog

…ple moor grass Molinia caerulea, bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella and petty whin Genista anglica in probably its last Isle of Wight locality.

Caeau Pant-y-Bryn

…s shrubs such as cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix are present, with petty whin Genista anglica occurring rarely. A substantial area of short purple moor-grass -tormentil mire occurs in two enclosures: here cross-leaved heath and heather Calluna vulgaris are frequent throughout t…

Hafod Wennol Grasslands

…, pale sedge Carex pallescens, great burnet Sanquisorba officinalis, petty whin Genista anglica and whorled caraway Carum verticillatum. The remainder of the site is dominated largely by mire communities of purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, frequently with cross-leaved heath Er…

Ty Croes

…y a series of wet flushes. The heath is notable for the abundance of petty whin Genista anglica and allseed Radiola linoides. The nationally uncommon golden-samphire Inula crithmoides occurs on these cliffs. A number of small flushes drain the area and here species such as common…

Leziate, Sugar and Derby Fens

…se. Other interesting species include bell heather Erica cinerea and petty whin Genista anglica. Damp grassland on both acidic and neutral soils occurs on low lying ground with creeping Bent, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus as the dominan…

Frondeg

…England and south Wales. Other notable plant species present include petty whin Genista anglica and whorled caraway Carum verticillatum. Remarks: A public footpath goes through part of the site, which forms part of the St Illtyds Way long distance footpath.

Plas Iolyn Bog

…are's-tail cottongrass Eriophorum vaginatum and the locally uncommon petty whin Genista anglica occur on the wettest parts with cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix and purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea where drier. The carr which occupies the centre and north eastern end of the si…

Buckley Claypits and Commons

…so present. The acid and herb-rich grasslands support populations of petty whin Genista anglica, while the rush mires support western marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa ssp. purpurella. Both of these species are uncommon in North East Wales. The ecological interest of the sit…

Pamber Forest and Silchester Common

… grass Agrostis curtisii, close to the edge of its range in Britain, petty whin Genista anglica, bell heather Erica cinerea, and cross leaved heath Erica tetralix. These dry communities grade into wet heath dominated by purple moor grass Molinia caerulea and supporting characteri…

Hothfield Common

…ng generally frequent. Several uncommon plants also occur, including petty whin Genista anglica, dwarf gorse Ulex minor and heath rush Juncus squarrosus and there is a good lichen flora which includes several Cladonia species. The acidic grassland is especially notable for the pr…

Eelmoor Marsh

…vatica, sneezewort Achillea ptarmica, carnation sedge Carex panicea, petty whin Genista anglica, heath grass Danthonia decumbens, pill sedge Carex pilulifera, saw wort Serratula tinctoria, green winged orchid Anacamptis morio and adder’s tongue fern Ophioglossum vulgatum. Of part…

Cairnsmore of Fleet

…lude western gorse Ulex gallii, bog rosemary Andromeda polifolia and petty whin Genista anglica. Unusually for a granite massif, several calcicole plants occur on the site, including mossy saxifrage Saxifraga hypnoides, pale butterwort Pinguicula lusitanica, green spleenwort Aspl…

Courthouse Grasslands

…logical diversity. Uncommon species at Courthouse Grasslands include petty whin Genista anglica, many-stalked spike-rush Eleocharis multicaulis and the hybrid rush Juncus x diffusus (hard rush Juncus inflexus crossed with soft rush Juncus effusus). There is also a population of w…

Warmwell Heath

…cross-leaved heath. The rare marsh gentian Gentiana pneumonanthe and petty whin Genista anglica, which is infrequent in Dorset, are also present on the wet heath. Associated with these wetter areas are several species of bog moss Sphagnum spp. including the rare Sphagnum pulchrum…

Ambersham Common

…vulgaris and bell heather Erica cinerea with dwarf gorse Ulex minor, petty whin Genista anglica and creeping willow Salix repens. A number of mosses and lichens are associated with the mature heather, including Dicranum spurium and Rhodobryum roseum two mosses which are uncommon…

Bewick and Beanley Moors

…nd locally with cowberry Vaccinium vitis-idaea, in a dry heath type. petty whin Genista anglica also occurs in these heaths, notably south of Kimmer Lough, whilst old, collapsing heather bushes in either heath type are occasionally a site for the lesser twayblade Neottia cordata.…

Spey Bay

…ilk-vetch Astragalus danicus, autumn gentian Gentianella campestris, petty whin Genista anglica, bird’s-foot Ornithopus perpusillus and shepherd’s cress Teesdalia nudicaulis. Bog hair-grass Deschampsia setacea, grey hair-grass Corynephorus canescens and tubular water-dropwort Oen…

Staddon Moor

…d orchid Dactylorhiza maculata subsp. ericetorum and the presence of petty whin Genista anglica, a scarce species in Devon. Mosses are a conspicuous feature throughout these communities. The lusher and grassier areas of rush pasture typically comprise Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatu…

Gweunydd Coch-y-dwst

…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 Serratula tinctoria. The south-western field supports extensive areas of mesotrophic grassland dominated by …

Gweunydd Dyffryn Nedd

…arthecium ossifragum and, more locally, heather Calluna vulgaris and petty whin Genista anglica. Other species present include devil's-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, tawny sedge Carex hostiana and flea sedge C. pulicaris. Further types of purple moor-grass dominated vegetation o…

Llyn Bodgylched

…ted by purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea are species rich including petty whin Genista anglica and abundant saw-wort Serratula tinctoria. Where base rich springs issue, blunt-flowered rush Juncus subnodulosus is locally abundant with grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris and ma…

Lower Ground, Penrhos

…mmon knapweed Centaurea nigra, betony Betonica officinalis and dyer’s greenweed Genista tinctoria. The wetter areas of the site bordering the stream support the Juncus acutiflorus sub-community of the Juncus effusus/acutiflorus – Galium palustre mire type. Sharp-flowered rush Jun…

Mambury and Stowford Moors

…lii, heather Calluna vulgaris and cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix. petty whin Genista anglica, a very local plant in Devon, occurs here. In the wettest areas, bottle sedge Carex rostrata beds are found, with bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, …

Rhos Rhyd-y-ceir

…w Drosera rotundifolia, common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium, petty whin Genista anglica, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, tormentil Potentilla erecta and saw-wort Serratula tinctoria. More base-rich areas are characterised by an abundance of rushes, together with speci…

Drostre Bank

…ded from the site include early marsh orchid Dactylorhiza incarnata, petty whin Genista anglica and pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus. Remarks: This site contains vegetation assignable to the “Molinia meadows on chalk and clay (Eu- Molinion)” habitat type listed in Annex I of Counc…

Whitehill

…rchid Dactylorhiza viridis, field gentian Gentianella campestris and petty whin Genista anglica. Fen and fen-meadow The fen-meadows are generally dominated by sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus. In richer areas a northern form of a nationally rare fen-meadow community is foun…

Langford Heathfield

…ctylorhiza praetermissa, common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii, petty whin Genista anglica and saw wort Serratula tinctoria. Langford is the only location in Somerset where the nationally scarce pale dog violet Viola lactea occurs. This type of neutral marshy grassland is no…

Whitehill Down

…ttered scrub, but with some notable species such as whorled caraway, petty whin Genista anglica, twayblade Neottia ovata and cowslip Primula veris. Where the grassland is regularly mowed, there is a wider range of plant species, including great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis, tor…

Charnwood Lodge

…y abundant. Associated species include creeping willow Salix repens, petty whin Genista anglica, bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella, lesser skullcap Scutellaria minor, common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium and lemon scented fern Oreopteris limbosperma, all of which are rare i…

Brynna a Wern Tarw

…eral uncommon plants, including whorled caraway Carum verticillatum, petty whin Genista anglica and royal fern Osmunda regalis. The latter is rare in the eastern part of Glamorgan. The site is a core area of habitat on which a metapopulation of the marsh fritillary butterfly Euph…

Greenamoor

…bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, marsh violet Viola palustris and petty whin Genista anglica. Additional species of interest include small numbers of lesser butterfly-orchid Platanthera bifolia, an orchid of declining distribution, a small population of the nationally scarce …

Baddesley Common and Emer Bog

…purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, but with a rich flora, including petty whin Genista anglica, dwarf gorse Ulex minor, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum and cross leaved heath Erica tetralix.

Seckar Wood

…art of the site but contains representative species such as heather, petty whin Genista anglica, western gorse Ulex gallii and crowberry Empetrum nigrum the latter two species being close to the eastern edge of their range in northern Britain. Commonly associated species include…

Whiteleigh Meadows

…is, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, creeping willow Salix repens, petty whin Genista anglica, tormentil Potentilla erecta and deer grass Trichophorum cespitosum, the last being uncommon in this area of Devon. The sward is characterised by abundant sedge species, mainly tawny s…

Caeau Bronydd-mawr

…tiana, carnation sedge Carex panicea, flea sedge Carex pulicaris and petty whin Genista anglica. Along the southern edge a more species-rich flush surrounded by willows is also included in the site. Although the fauna has not yet been recorded in any detail, the site gives every …

Weston Fen

…ablished areas of acidic grassland contain heather Calluna vulgaris, petty whin Genista anglica and mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum. Where chalk comes close to the surface the grassland is covered by ant hills and contains frequent wild thyme Thymus polytrichus and cowsl…

Syderstone Common

…pendula woodland. Interesting plants found in the heathland include petty whin Genista anglica and dodder Cuscuta epithymum. The soils of Syderstone Common are glacially derived sands end gravels overlying chalk. Because of this the pools, although surrounded by acid heathland, …

Bursdon Moor

…-dominants. Associated species include creeping willow Salix repens, petty whin Genista anglica, saw wort Serratula tinctoria. heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata subsp. ericetorum. Devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, green-ribbed sedge Carex binervis, carnation sedge …

White Moss, Crosbymoor

…th also has bell heather, bilberry, wavy hair grass and the uncommon petty whin Genista anglica as well as the scarce moss, Hypnum imponens. This grades into a wet heath with cross leaved heath, purple moor grass, heath rush, deer grass and the moss Sphagnum compactum. Higher san…

Brendonmoor

…er Calluna vulgaris, western gorse Ulex gallii and the local species petty whin Genista anglica. Wetter, more acid areas are characterised by rushes Juncus spp. and sedges Carex spp., greater bird's foot trefoil Lotus pedunculatus, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, bog pimpernel…

Gwenfro and Rhos y Gad

…luding yellow sedge Carex lepidocarpa, saw-wort Serratula tinctoria, petty whin Genista anglica, fly orchid Ophrys insectifera, lesser butterfly orchid Platanthera bifolia and lesser club moss Selaginella selaginoides. There are also populations of three nationally uncommon plant…

Upper Welson Marsh

…he less common plants that occur are butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris, petty whin Genista anglica, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha and marsh helleborine Epipactis helleborine. One of the most interesting plants present is the globe f…

Buinach and Glenlatterach

… Arctostaphylos uva-ursi and occasional wintergreens Pyrola species, petty whin Genista anglica and bird’s-foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus. This is the largest known example of this type of heathland at low altitude in Moray. Associated with this dry heath are small areas of bog …

Epping Forest

…ing 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 heath remaining in Essex an…

Wareham Common

…ifolia and small quantities of cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix and petty whin Genista anglica. Ditches are present in all three sections and contribute to the floristic and faunal interest of the site. Plants occurring in these ditches include broad-leaved pondweed Potamogeton…

Craig Leek

…d or southern species such as shining crane’s-bill Geranium lucidum, petty whin Genista anglica and bearded couch Elymus caninus and more northern or upland species such as purple saxifrage Saxifraga oppositifolia, twinflower Linnaea borealis and hair sedge Carex capillaris. Bryo…

Colony Bog and Bagshot Heath

… A. curtisii in the east and north of the site. Other plants include petty whin Genista anglica, pill sedge Carex pilulifera, heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, squirrel tail fescue Vulpia bromides, beside tracks, bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus, …

Allt nan Caorach

… vitis-idaea with less frequent cross leaved heath Erica cinerea and petty whin Genista anglica. Vascular plants such as common wintergreen Pyrola minor, slender St John’s wort Hypericum pulchrum, bitter vetch Lathyrus linilolius are present.

Waun-fawr, Cefn Cribwr

…ted with base-enriched marshy grassland in the north-eastern fields. petty whin Genista anglica occurs in related vegetation in the south of the site. Remarks: The site supports vegetation assignable to the Molinia meadows on calcareous, peaty or clayey-silt-laden soils Molinia …

Thursley, Hankley & Frensham Commons

…vulgaris with bell heather Erica cinerea. Dwarf gorse Ulex minor and petty whin Genista anglica are locally important in the community and lichens are prominent in parts. Plants of the dry heath occur in association with wavy hair grass or, in damper areas, with purple moor grass…

Pen-y-graig-goch

…saw-wort Serratula tinctoria, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum and petty whin Genista anglica, often with a carpet of bog mosses Sphagnum spp. Also present, mainly at the edges of fields, are small areas of wetter and more tussocky fen-meadow, lacking heathy species. Some marsh…

Basingstoke Canal

… leaved sundew Drosera intermedia, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, petty whin Genista anglica and blunt flowered rush Juncus subnodulosus, the latter in an atypical acidic locality. The invertebrate fauna includes the nationally rare** Red Data Book hoverfly Pelecoceratricincta…

Fairwood, Pengwern and Welshmoor Commons

… orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa, heath spotted orchid D. maculata, petty whin Genista anglica, royal fern Osmunda regalis, marsh St John's-wort Hypericum elodes, whorled caraway, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, lesser water-plantain Baldellia ranunculoides, saw-wort Serratula…

Odiham Common with Bagwell Green and Shaw

…heather Calluna vulgaris and bell heather Erica cinerea and locally, petty whin Genista anglica, a rare species in north Hampshire. These dry, sandy grasslands are important for solitary bees and wasps hymenoptera of which three nationally rare species have been recorded. A large…

Derwen-fach Meadow

…d-orchid Dactylorhiza maculata and common spotted-orchid D. fuchsii. petty whin Genista anglica, bog pimpernel Lysmachia tenella, creeping willow Salix repens and eight species of sedge also occur. This is an excellent example of a herb-rich pasture which is still being managed i…

Hollow Moor & Odham Moor

…h as heather Calluna vulgaris, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix and petty whin Genista anglica. Willow Salix spp. and birch Betula spp. scrub is scattered throughout the site and oak Quercus spp. and hazel Corylus avellana woods occur along the stream edge, with alder Alnus glu…

Wellington College Bog

…s. bell heather Erica cinerea also occurs with gorse Ulex europaeus, petty whin Genista anglica, heath groundsel Senecio sylvaticus and tormentil Potentilla erecta. Grassy areas occur, especially beside paths, supporting wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa, heath grass Danthoni…

Reigate Heath

…hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa. Many plants of sandy soils, such as petty whin Genista anglica, soft trefoil Trifolium striatum and the uncommon bird's foot fenugreek T. ornithopodioides are also found here. In areas away from the golf fairways and footpaths birch Betula pendula…

Tir Mawr a Dderi Hir, Llwydcoed

…st stands of purple moor-grass dominated vegetation. A population of petty whin Genista anglica occurs in areas of wet heath and purple moor-grass mire. Some of the fields are bounded by woodland and scrub which adds to the interest of the site. Some of the woodland is situated o…

Glanrhocca

…are widespread in both the wet and dry grassland, meadow thistle and petty whin Genista anglica. The tree-lined hedges that surround most of the fields are of additional interest, supporting a good diversity of farmland bird species. The fields are used by brown hare Lepus europa…

Croxley Common Moor

… locally distributed. The botanical interest is enhanced by frequent petty whin Genista anglica and dyer's greenweed G. tinctoria and occasional heather Calluna vulgaris. More basic conditions and active ant hills support purging flax Linum catharticum and large thyme Thymus pule…

Bramshill

…th heather Calluna vulgaris. Locally uncommon plants present include petty whin Genista anglica and small cudweed Logfia minima, together with stag’s horn clubmoss Lycopodium clavatum at its only Hampshire location. Heath communities are present alongside forest tracks and briefl…

Waen Rydd

…nd occasional heath bedstraw Galium saxatile. On one of the drumlins petty whin Genista anglica is locally frequent. Occasionally, the acid grassland becomes more heathy, with lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, heather, field wood-rush Luzula campestris and bilberry. There are also…

Upper Thurne Broads and Marshes

…bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, cross leaved heath Erica tetralix and petty whin Genista anglica, together with the bog mosses Sphagnum subnitens and S. subsecundum var inundatum. The large size, floristic diversity, restricted distribution and historical continuity of these fen c…

Small Brook

…dge C. echinata, tawny sedge Carex hostiana and the locally uncommon petty whin Genista anglica. Local surface water movement gives rise to patches of soft-rush Juncus effusus, with marsh violet Viola palustris and the nationally scarce wavy St John’s-wort Hypericum undulatum, a…

Penllwyn Grasslands

…d at this site. Other interesting and characteristic species include petty whin Genista anglica, flea sedge Carex pulicaris and heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata. This main vegetation type grades into smaller areas where the vegetation has affinities with the Succisa pra…

Rhos Pant-tyle

…ross-leaved heath, deergrass Trichophorum cespitosum and bog mosses. petty whin Genista anglica occurs within this vegetation. Towards the south of the site, the vegetation is dominated by sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus, with velvet bent, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulga…

Rhos Penrhiw

… unusual and is marked by the occurrence of uncommon species such as petty whin Genista anglica and saw-wort Serratula tinctoria. In more low-lying parts of the site this vegetation grades into a more moisture-loving community characterised by purple moor-grass and devil's-bit sc…

Tyncoed Pasture

…ergrass Trichophorum cespitosum, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica and petty whin Genista anglica. The north-eastern part of the enclosure consists of rush-pasture, in which sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus is the dominant component. Associated species include greater bird's-…

Waun Cimla

…such as heather Calluna vulgaris, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, petty whin Genista anglica, saw-wort Serratula tinctoria and devil's-bit scabious Succisa pratensis. Of more local occurrence within the site are meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, spotted orchids Dactylorhiza sp…

Common Moor Langtree

…ulgaris, western gorse Ulex gallii, creeping willow Salix repens and petty whin Genista anglica. Sedge species, particularly green-ribbed sedge Carex binervis star-sedge C. echinata, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, common sedge C. nigra, carnation sedge C. panicea and flea sedge C. p…

Meddon Moor

…terest which has a scattered distribution throughout the site is the petty whin Genista anglica. The site supports a diverse bryophyte flora (mosses and liverworts) including Aulacomnium palustre, Campylium stellatum, Breutelia chrysocoma, Ordontoschisma sphagni, Hypnum jutlandi…

Rhosydd Nant-yr-henfron

…milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica and petty whin Genista anglica. The wetter hollows are largely dominated by sharp-flowered rush with a range of characteristic associates including Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus, common marsh-bedstraw Galium palustre…

Brendon Farm (North)

… scarce wavy St Johns-wort Hypericum undulatum. The locally uncommon petty whin Genista anglica is present at the western end of the site. Several sedges are found frequently including tawny sedge Carex hostiana, carnation sedge C. panicea and flea sedge C. pulicaris. Parts of th…

Rhosydd Llanwrthwl

…um and S. capillifolium. Within this community the regionally scarce petty whin Genista anglica is locally frequent. On pockets of deeper peat, or where peat cutting has occurred in the past, there is a further transition. The vegetation here still has many of the species mentio…

Caeau Caradog

…throughout the neutral and marshy grassland, and scattered plants of petty whin Genista anglica within the fen community. The rare and declining marsh fritillary butterfly Euphydryas aurinia has been recorded at this site. The fields to the north-west of Cae-Caradog are bordered …

Llwyn-Cus

…lea. More acidic, it is less species-rich, with dwarf-shrubs such as petty whin Genista anglica and western gorse Ulex gallii, as well as flushes dominated by bog-mosses Sphagnum spp. A lightly grazed sessile oak-birch woodland covers most of the steeper slopes throughout the sit…

Penllwyn-yr-Hendy

…requent heather Calluna vulgaris, deergrass Trichophorum cespitosum, petty whin Genista anglica and tormentil Potentilla erecta. Around the fringes of the small-sedge mire there are stands of taller vegetation dominated by sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus and purple moor-gr…

Cae Gwernllertai

…tosum locally prominent. Heath spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza maculata, petty whin Genista anglica and saw wort Serratula tinctoria occur within this community. There are unusually extensive areas of flush dominated by small sedges Carex spp. and purple moor-grass, with accompanying…

Caeau Nant y Llechau

…s repens, greater butterfly-orchid Plantanthera Chlorantha and dyer's greenweed Genista tinctoria. These plants are now scarce due to the ploughing, fertilising and reseeding of meadows and characterise an upland type of hay meadow. The more widespread species of these drier slo…

Highfield Moss

…d heath, heath rush, heather and tormentil occur. Marsh gentians and petty whin Genista anglica are locally scattered. Wavy hair grass dominates the drier acidic grassland where mat grass Nardus stricta, sweet vernal grass, tormentil and heath bedstraw are also abundant. Bracken …

Easter Fearn

…ies with species such as mountain everlasting Gnaphalium supinum and petty whin Genista anglica. In addition, streams, small ravines and flushes provide further habitat diversity within the overall woodland habitat. The flushes in particular support a range of species characteris…

Povington and Grange Heaths

…bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius and the very local great sundew Drosera anglica. Where slightly more base-rich water conditions prevail as in the bog on the edge of the Frome Valley, the usual bog vegetation is supplemented by species such as reed Phragmites australis and…

Cranborne Common

… heaths are grazed and additional characteristic species hereinclude petty whin Genista anglica, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, marsh lousewort Pedicularis palustris and the nationally scarce yellow bartsia Parentucellia viscosa. At the western end of the site the heath is rep…

Ash to Brookwood Heaths

…mon bent Agrostis capillaris form a rough turf. Other plants include petty whin Genista anglica, bird's foot Ornithopus perpusillus, buckshorn plantain Plantago coronopus and several which are rare or local in Surrey such as yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, slender trefoil Trifoli…

Ashdown Forest

…by purple moor grass Molinia caerulea with species such as the local petty whin Genista anglica. Wet areas provide suitable conditions for several species of sphagnum moss, together with which are found bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifol…

Fachwen Isaf

… diversity to the acid grassland. A small population of the uncommon petty whin Genista anglica also occurs in one patch. Elsewhere, the fields at Fachwen Isaf support areas of marshy grassland dominated by sharp-flowered-rush, with plants such as greater bird’s-foot-trefoil Lotu…

Cwm Glo a Glyndyrys

… species are present, including whorled caraway Carum verticillatum, petty whin Genista anglica, bladder sedge C. vesicaria, soft-leaved sedge Carex montana, hairy lady’s-mantle Alchemilla filicaulis, intermediate lady’s-mantle Alchemilla xanthochlora, narrow buckler-fern Dryopte…

Llyn Creiniog

…e the dominant species; uncommon components of the bog flora include petty whin Genista anglica, slender sedge Carex lasiocarpa and cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos. Around the edge of the bog, and in the area west of the lake, poor fen/wet meadow: vegetation associations occur on t…

Thorne and Doves Moors

…garis and creeping willow Salix repens are abundant, while the local petty whin Genista anglica is also present. Sedge species such as carnation sedge Carex panicea, common sedge C. nigra, star sedge C. echinata, flea sedge C. pulicaris and tawny sedge Carex hostiana are common. …

Gilmoor and Moorlands

…herb content is high and a wide range of species are found including petty whin Genista anglica, lesser butterfly-orchid Platanthera bifolia, devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, bitter-vetch Lathyrus montanus and saw wort Serratula tinctoria.…

Messingham Sand Quarry

…loping. The latter contain species such as heather Calluna vulgaris, petty whin Genista anglica, wood sage Teucrium scorodonia and heath dog violet Viola canina characteristic of the covers and heathlands once widespread in this area. Thirteen species of dragonfly have been confi…

Gwaun Llwyn-gwyn

…ex gallii occur on the drier ridges, and less common species such as petty whin Genista anglica, dyer’s greenweed G. tinctoria, saw-wort Serratula tinctoria and mountain pansy Viola lutea are also found here. The more mesotrophic grassland is characterised by an abundance of comm…

Shaw Meadow & Sea Pasture

…ormentil Potentilla erecta, field wood rush and harebell, with dyer's greenweed Genista tinctoria occurring in the furrows. Wetter zones in this community support carnation sedge Carex panicea and creeping willow Salix repens. Sea Pasture is essentially similar to Shaw Meadow but…

Cawston and Marsham Heaths

…erulea are also frequent. Other heathland plants of interest include petty 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…

Hertford Heath

…le, 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 woodland edge. Tussocks of purple moor grass Molinia caerulea and the rushes Juncus conglomerat…

Farndale

…trum nigrum, cowberry Vaccinium vitis-idaea and, of particular note, petty whin Genista anglica. There is extensive regeneration of rowan Sorbus aucuparia and birch Betula pendula on the lower slopes of the Harland Moor.

Rhosydd Castell-du & Plas-y-bettws

…uent meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum and also other species such as petty whin Genista anglica, creeping willow Salix repens, common bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus and great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis. The neutral grassland is dominated by various grass species, incl…

Rhosydd Llanddona

…ple moor-grass with frequent creeping willow and cross-leaved heath. petty whin Genista anglica is widespread within the mire, as is bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum. Devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, greater bird’s-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus and at least six small s…

Rossie Moor

…d Corallorhiza trifida, lesser butterfly orchid Platanthera bifolia, petty whin Genista anglica and lesser twayblade Neottia cordata. A large number of water beetles species have been recorded, including nationally scarce species such as Agabus unguicularis and Enochrus affinis. …

Foxlease and Ancells Meadows

… stands of bog myrtle Myrica gale in association with these species. petty whin Genista anglica is very common and other species include common lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica and heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata. In wetter areas, the heathland forms a mosaic with mire …

Rhosydd Bryn-maen

…r-grass Trichophorum cespitosum, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica and petty whin Genista anglica. These, along with other important areas of semi-natural habitat, add to the overall biodiversity interest of the site and provide shelter and food for a large number of species includ…

Glen Ey Gorge

…pecies-rich dwarf-shrub heath alternates with bent-fescue grassland. petty whin Genista anglica and bitter vetch Lathyrus linifolius are locally frequent amongst the ling heather and intermediate wintergreen Pyrola media and bearberry Arctostaphylos uva-ursi also occur. The assoc…

Caeau Afon Gwili

…saw-wort Serratula tinctoria, common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris, petty whin Genista anglica and much whorled caraway Carum verticillatum. This particular community was once relatively frequent in southern Britain, but is now rare; whorled caraway is regarded as having its Bri…

Shannel

…s that are rare in the lowlands or have declined nationally, such as petty whin Genista anglica, viviparous bistort Persicaria vivipara, lesser butterfly orchid Platanthera bifolia, field gentian Gentianella campestris and heath violet Viola canina. The woodland is dominated by …

Bransbury Common

… sedge C. pulicaris. Other species of interest on the common include petty whin Genista anglica, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and bristle club rush Isolepis setacea. Disused Water Meadow, these are especially good examples of ecologically interesting disused pre 1930 water mead…

Powerstock Common and Wytherston Farm

…e Cirsium dissectum, devil’s-bit scabious and betony with occasional petty whin Genista anglica, dyer’s greenweed G. tinctoria and pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus. The low growing shrubs cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix and ling Calluna vulgaris are locally frequent whilst thicke…

Cors y Llyn

…ted-orchid Dactylorhiza maculata, carnation sedge Carex panicea, and petty whin Genista anglica. It also has drier ground with abundant common bent Agrostis capillaris, red fescue Festuca rubra, crested dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus and common knapweed Centaurea nigra and a wide…

Dunsdon Farm

…evil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, saw wort Serratula tinctoria, petty whin Genista anglica, lesser butterfly-orchid Dactylorhiza maculata, whorled caraway Carum verticillatum and meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum are abundant. There are also areas of fen vegetation dominated…

Ockham and Wisley Commons

…champsia flexuosa. Amongst these plants grow dwarf furze Ulex minor, petty whin Genista anglica and shepherd's cress Teesdalia nudicaulis. Animals found here include such local insects as the silver studded blue butterfly Plebejus argus and the wood tiger beetle Cicindela sylvati…

Gweunydd Dwfnant (Dwfnant Pasture)

… vulgaris. Of particular interest is the good representation of both petty whin Genista anglica and dyer's greenweed G. tinctoria, the latter being locally abundant in the western pasture. Heath spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza maculata is scattered throughout the site, whilst the les…

Gweunydd a Choed Pen-Ty (Pen-Ty Pastures & Wood)

…oria, heath spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza maculata ssp. ericetorum and petty whin Genista anglica, together with at least six species of sedge Carex spp. The field margins, flushes and damp areas at the foot of the slope support a nationally recognised plant community characterised…

Rhos Cross Inn

…otable of these are creeping willow Salix repens, which is abundant, petty whin Genista anglica, dyer’s greenweed G. tinctoria, whorled caraway Carum verticillatum, bitter vetch Lathyrus montanus, saw-wort Serratula tinctoria, fairy flax Linum catharticum and lesser butterfly-orc…

Caeau Llwyn Gwrgan

…er central bank a herb-rich sward notable for its abundance of dyer's greenweed Genista tinctoria and the presence of greater butterfly-orchid Platanthera chlorantha and wood bitter-vetch Vicia orobus, all scarce species in Brecknock and mid Wales. The middle part displays a note…

Caeau Tir-mawr

…at occur within these areas are whorled caraway Carum verticillatum, petty whin Genista anglica and lesser butterfly-orchid Platanthera bifolia. More heathy vegetation predominates in several areas of the site. Here, the plant community is characterised by species such as purple …

Caeau Ty'n-llwyni

…-orchid Platanthera chlorantha, fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea, petty whin Genista anglica and dyer's greenweed G. tinctoria, all of which are now uncommon plants. The small triangular field (at the southern end of the site) has small areas of wet flush dominated by sedges a…

Inkpen Common

…ow thistle Cirsium dissectum, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum and petty whin Genista anglica. The Common includes areas of woodland dominated by birch Betula pendula, which tends to spread at the expense of the heathland. Bracken Pteridium aquilinum is fairly restricted in ex…

Stoke Common

…dwarf gorse Ulex minor and occasional bell heather Erica cinerea and petty whin Genista anglica. Bracken Pteridium aquilinum is dominant in places; elsewhere the vegetation is more grassy, with purple moor and wavy hair grasses Molinia caerulea and Deschampsia flexuosa, and heath…

Hillington Pastures

…of this type of acid pasture in Montgomery, but with the addition of petty whin Genista anglica and dyer's greenweed G. tinctoria, both of which are now very localised in their distribution and occur here in some quantity. This plant community is however unusual in the east of Mo…

Nant y Crimp

…s of dense scrub. Notable plant species recorded at the site include petty whin Genista anglica, cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos, narrow buckler fern Dryopteris carthusiana and whorled caraway Carum verticillatum, the latter an Atlantic species characteristic of unimproved pastures…

Rhosydd Yerbeston / Yerbeston Moors

… of the site. Several uncommon plant species are found on the moors. petty whin Genista anglica, wavy St. John’s-wort Hypericum undulatum and whorled caraway Carum verticillatum are scattered across the purple moor-grass pasture, and clumps of royal fern Osmunda regalis in some o…

Moorend Common

… invading birch, sallow, aspen Populus tremula, gorse and occasional petty whin Genista anglica. Compact rush Juncus conglomeratus, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and common bent Agrostis capillaris dominate the relatively drier grassland, …

Popehouse Moor

…er Calluna vulgaris, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix and the local petty whin Genista anglica. Ivy-leaved bell flower Wahlenbergia hederacea, a plant seldom found away from Dartmoor and Exmoor in Devon, is present in some quantity. A small stream runs along the northern bounda…

Cors Llanllugan (Llanllugan Mire)

… heterogeneous. The drier areas tend to be rather species-poor, with petty whin Genista anglica occurring locally. Other parts are more heathy and the structure includes hummocks of bog-mosses Sphagnum spp.. Here cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos and orchid species Dactylorhiza spp. …

Whiddon Moor, Luckroft and Odham Marshes

… nationally scarce wavy St John’s-wort Hypericum undulatum, and also petty whin Genista anglica, wood club-rush Scirpus sylvaticus, bladder-sedge Carex vesicaria and bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, all of which are local in Devon. The fauna of the site has not been fully surveyed…

Rhos Cruglas

…w thistle Cirsium dissectum, devil's-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, petty whin Genista anglica, dyer's greenweed G. tinctoria, saw-wort Serratula tinctoria, tormentil Potentilla erecta, common spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii and heath spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza maculata sub…

Kismeldon Meadows

…etralix, western gorse Ulex gallii, creeping willow Salix repens and petty whin Genista anglica. Herb species such as devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, saw wort Serratula tinctoria, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum and heath spotted orchid D…

Briggins Moor

… cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, creeping willow Salix repens and petty whin Genista anglica which is a very uncommon plant in Somerset. Herb species associated with this community include: heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata, saw wort Serratula tinctoria, sneezewort Ac…

Holystone Burn Woods

… vulgaris, bell heather Erica cinerea, crowberry Empetrum nigrum and petty whin Genista anglica. The woodlands support a diverse and luxuriant community of epiphytic lichens, including Alectoria fuscecens and Usnea subfloridana. Many species are present which are associated with …

Common Moor, East Putford

…w thistle Cirsium dissectum, devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, petty whin Genista anglica and tormentil Potentilla erecta. This community grades into dry heath on the drier parts of the ridge, with frequent bristle bent Agrostis curtisii and gorse Ulex europaeus scrub. At …

Tweedsmuir Hills

…ths containing an abundance of bearberry Arctostaphylos uva-ursi and petty whin Genista anglica are found on the drier south-west facing slopes. Bearberry is only known from one other site in south Scotland. On the moister north-east facing slopes, blanket bog rich in bog mosses …

Gweunydd Pen-y-Coed

… bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus and cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix. petty whin Genista anglica is frequent and there are local occurrences of bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella. A tall-herb component of the site is represented by a series of rush-dominated flushes Juncus acutufloru…

Hendre Bach

…Parnassia palustris, broad-leaved cottongrass Eriophorum latifolium, petty whin Genista anglica, long stalked yellow sedge Carex lepidocarpa, dioecious sedge Carex dioica, Juncus subnodulosus and marsh lousewort Pedicularis palustris. Areas of alder Alnus glutinosa dominated wet …

Rhos yr Hafod

…saw-wort Serratula tinctoria, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, dyer's greenweed Genista tinctoria, petty whin Gentianella anglica, western gorse Ulex gallii, carnation sedge Carex panicea and wavy hair-grass Deschampsia flexuosa, also some bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum. Drie…

Toller Porcorum

…. Many plants of very local distribution occur here, including dyer's greenweed Genista tinctoria, petty whin Gentianella anglica, wood horsetail Equisetum sylvaticum, marsh orchid Dactylorhiza incarnate and often abundant marsh violet Viola palustris. Flushes of higher base stat…

Rhos Dwfnant

…recta, devil's-bit scabious Succisa pratensis and occasionally dyer's greenweed Genista tinctoria and petty whin Gentianella anglica. Moonwort Botrychium lunaria has also been recorded. Damper ground tends to be rather more variable in composition and more species-rich. Six speci…

Middlesceugh Woods and Pastures

…maculata subsp. ericetorum and common twayblade Neottia ovata. Dyer's greenweed Genista tinctoria and petty whin Gentianella anglica also occur, the latter having a very localised distribution throughout Britain. Other uncommon or local species include saw wort Serratula tinctori…

Caeau Ton-y-fildre

…y-orchid Platanthera chlorantha, saw-wort Serratula tinctoria, dyer's greenweed Genista tinctoria and petty whin Gentianella anglica. Small patches of alder Alnus glutinosa add diversity to this part of the site, which explains the high species diversity, with over 100 species of…

Rhos Fullbrook

…a, heath spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza maculata ssp. ericetorum, dyer’s greenweed Genista tinctoria and petty whin Gentianella anglica. The wet flushes are dominated by sedges – notably carnation sedge Carex panicea, flea sedge C. pulicaris, common yellow-sedge C. demissa, tawny se…

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