Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Caydale

… North York Moors, including dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, bloody crane’s bill Geranium sanguineum, saw wort Serratula tinctoria and mountain everlasting Antennaria dioica. Further diversity is found in the base poor soils, particularly on the north facing slopes of the valley, …

Earl's Hill & Habberley Valley

…th these areas are yellow rock stonecrop Sedum forsterianum, shining cranesbill Geranium lucidum and bloody cranesbill Geranium sanguineum in one of its few Shropshire localities. The short, dry grassland which has developed on thin soils on the south eastern slope is of particul…

Craig Leith and Myreton Hill

…ommon species, including wood bitter-vetch Vicia orobus and bloody crane’s-bill Geranium sanguineum. Steep rocky slopes and outcrops are widespread across the site and support a diverse range of species including wood crane’s-bill Geranium sylvaticum and the grass mountain melick…

Farleton Knott

…ygonatum odoratum, limestone fern Gymnocarpium robertianum, bloody crane's bill Geranium sanguineum and holly fern Polystichum lonchitis. The rare rigid buckler fern Dryopteris submontana is abundant on most of the pavements in association with many more common species including …

Upper Wharfedale

…birch and holly Ilex aquifolium over a ground flora including wood crane's bill Geranium sylvaticum and marjoram Origanum vulgare. The lightly or ungrazed edges of some wooded areas are unmown banks of meadows within the site are important for these species and other such as mela…

Cressbrook Dale

…etween colonised by a rich plant community often dominated by bloody cranesbill Geranium sanguineum with Nottingham catchfly Silene nutans and stone bramble Rubus saxatilis. Grasslands in the dales are very rich in species. Meadow oat Avenula pratensis and carnation sedge Carex f…

Wyre Forest

…r including narrow leaved helleborine Cephalanthera longifolia, wood cranesbill Geranium sylvaticum, wild columbine Aquilegia vulgaris and particularly in woodland near to Bewdley, lilly of the valley Convallaria majalis. In the New Parks area there is a descendant of the true se…

Dee Cliffs

… Scorzoneroides autumnalis, oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare, bloody cranesbill Geranium sanguineum, fairy flax Linum catharticum, dyer's greenweed Genista tinctoria and common rest-harrow Ononis repens are some of the other species also found on the cliffs. The maritime influenc…

Horton, Eastern and Western Slade

… conditions such as common rockrose Helianthemum nummularium, bloody cranesbill Geranium sanguineum, fairy flax Linum catharticum and glaucous sedge Carex flacca also occur. A western gorse Ulex gallii -bristle bentgrass Agrostis curtisii heath community occurs on steep well-drai…

Breidden Hill

…ritain. These include rock cinquefoil Potentilla rupestris, bloody crane's-bill Geranium sanguineum, spiked speedwell Veronica spicata, rock stonecrop Sedum forsterianum, the hawkweed, Pilosella peleteranum and the whitebeams, Sorbus anglica and S. leptopphylla. Low outcrops and …

Great Asby Scar

… Thalictrum minus, mossy saxifrage Saxifraga hypnoides, and bloody crane's bill Geranium sanguineum. Other herbs include hairy rock cress Arabis hirsuta, common twayblade Neottia ovata, hairy violet Viola hirta and wall lettuce Mycelis muralis. The rare bird's foot sedge Carex or…

Firth of Forth

… cowslip Primula veris, lesser meadow-rue Thalictrum minus, bloody crane’s-bill Geranium sanguineum and restharrow Ononis repens. Mineral enriched grasslands are an unusual habitat in East Lothian. Mudflats The Firth of Forth contains large areas of mudflats which while not the o…

Rosemarkie to Shandwick Coast

…Carlina vulgaris), wild liquorice (Astragalus glycyphyllos), bloody cranesbill (Geranium sanguineum) and yellow oat grass (Trisetum flavescens). Upland birch woodland This site contains the only representation of coastal cliff woodland in the Inner Moray Firth. The relative shelt…

Penard Valley

…rging flax Linum catharticum, sheep's-bit Jasione montana and bloody cranesbill Geranium sanguineum. The small shingle beach supports a range of typical species including sea holly Eryngium maritimum, sea sandwort Honckenya peploides and common orache Atriplex patula. Immediately…

Silloth Dunes and Mawbray Bank

… Other species present include burnet rose Rosa spinosissima, bloody cranesbill Geranium sanguineum and common rest-harrow Ononis repens. As the dunes become less mobile further inland, they merge into extensive areas of fixed dry dune grassland dominated by red fescue with sheep…

Marble Quarry and Hale Fell

…rikes are narrow and deep and contain shade tolerant plants such as herb Robert Geranium robertianum, hart’s tongue fern Asplenium scolopendrium, male fern Dryopteris filix-mas and hard shield fern Polystichum aculeatum. Weaknesses and cracks in the grike walls are colonised by w…

Pen y Gogarth / Great Ormes Head

…s-and-ladies Arum maculatum, dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis and herb-robert Geranium robertianum. In addition, the ferns black spleenwort Asplenium adiantum-nigrum hart’s-tongue Asplenium scolopendrium and brittle bladder-fern Cystopteris fragilis are present. The occurrence …

Coombs Dale

…his becomes the more open 'retrogressive' scrub with abundant bloody cranesbill Geranium sanguineum, lily of the valley Convallaria majalis and mountain melick Melica nutans. The rare dark red helleborine Epipactis atrorubens occurs in some of these areas. On several screes, the …

Underlaid Wood

…r grikes of the open pavement contain shade tolerant plants such as herb Robert Geranium robertianum, dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis, male fern Dryopteris filix-mas, hart's tongue fern Asplenium scolopendrium and hard shield fern Polystichum aculeatum. Weaknesses and cracks i…

Oxenber and Wharfe Woods

… bedstraw Galium boreale, mountain melick Melica nutans and bloody crane's bill Geranium sanguineum. At the northern end of Wharfe Wood is a marsh community in which rushes and sedges are abundant. These include sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus, soft rush Juncus effusus, jo…

Alnmouth Saltmarsh and Dunes

…ers an abundance of lesser meadow rue Thalictrum minus with bloody crane’s bill Geranium sanguineum and hound’s tongue Cynoglossum officinale scattered throughout and bracken Pteridium aquilinum is well established on the lower landward slopes. Where the turf is shorter the sward…

Humphrey Head

… orchid Anacamptis morio, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris and bloody crane's bill Geranium sanguineum. The many ant hills and small outcrops of limestone pavement are addition features of interest. The north eastern slopes of the Head are covered with deciduous woodland. Ash and oa…

Kennack to Coverack

…rts of these cliff tops support in places a community where bloody crane’s-bill Geranium sanguineum is constant. The unusual soil chemistry on serpentinite appears to be an important factor governing the distribution of this community. In the most sheltered locations, scrub comm…

Gormire

… is a community with rock rose Helianthemum nummularium and bloody crane's bill Geranium sanguineum.

Newton Links

…xed dune complex, support a short turf with an abundance of bloody crane’s bill Geranium sanguineum, burnet rose Rosa spinosissima, purple milk vetch, lesser meadow rue, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, eyebright Euphrasia officinalis and crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha. On…

Craig Ddu - Wharley Point Cliffs

…en herbaceous plant community, with localised species such as bloody cranesbill Geranium sanguineum and Portland spurge Euphorbia portlandica. A well developed maritime lichen flora also occurs, including notable calcicoles such as Dermatocarpon miniatum and Physcia tribacia. A s…

Craig-y-don

…and red valerian Centranthus ruber. There are old records for bloody cranesbill Geranium sanguineum, a plant of base-rich grassland. Remarks Spiked speedwell Veronica spicata is listed under Schedule 8 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (as amended). The site lies within th…

Bastow Wood

…in herb species such as rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, bloody crane's bill Geranium sanguineum and fairy flax Linum catharticum. Bare rock and fragmentary pavement crop out in places and there are shallow limestone scars. The presence of ant hills is indicative of old pastur…

Upper Solway Flats & Marshes

…urnet rose Rosa spinosissima, sea holly Eryngium maritimum, bloody crane's bill Geranium sanguineum and the uncommon Isle of Man cabbage Coincya monensis. Dyer's greenweed Genista tinctoria occurs in the small areas of dune heath and grassland. Grune Point is of importance as a r…

Cove

…um-loving plants such as kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria, bloody crane’s-bill Geranium sanguineum, burnet rose Rosa spinosissima, common rock-rose Helianthemum nummularium and the rare purple milk-vetch Astragalus danicus along with maritime plants such as thrift Armeria mariti…

Whitbarrow

…clude the rare spring cinquefoil Potentilla tabernaemontani, bloody crane'sbill Geranium sanguineum, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria, carline thistle Carlina vulgaris and, growing very much towards its northern limit, horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa. In addition traveller's…

Y Bonc, Marianglas

…odland and open heathland and grassland is characterised by bloody crane’s-bill Geranium sanguineum. Neutral grassland is found in patches within the habitat mosaic on the eastern plateau, but forms more extensive areas in the fields of the southern section. These are typical of …

Grass Wood

… by herbs such as common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, bloody crane'sbill Geranium sanguineum, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba and betony Betonica officinalis. Other Information 1. This site forms part of 'Conistone Old Pasture and Bastow Wood' listed in 'A Nature Conser…

Ingleborough

…wooded pavement characterised by hazel Corylus avellana and bloody crane’s bill Geranium sanguineum, gives way above to a more montane flora including rigid buckler fern Dryopteris villarrii, limestone polypody Gymnocarpium robertianum and baneberry Actaea spicata. Scar Close dem…

Blair Atholl Meadow

…the site. Such species include hedge bedstraw Galium album, bloody crane’s-bill Geranium sanguineum, annual knawel Scleranthus annuus, hare’s-foot trefoil Trifolium arvense, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, squirrel-tail fescue Vulpia bromoides and the nationally scarce maid…

Garron Point

…e Saxifraga granulata, carline thistle Carlina vulgaris and bloody crane’s-bill Geranium sanguineum. The last two species are associated with base-rich soils, which contribute to the floral diversity of the area. Other species associated with the base-rich soils include common ro…

Warkworth Dunes and Saltmarsh

…acterised by an abundance of burnet rose Rosa spinosissima, bloody crane's bill Geranium sanguineum and lesser meadow rue Thalictrum minus. The rare sea pea Lathyrus japonicus can all be found in these dunes at its most northerly location in England. The spit has developed as a s…

Fordon Chalk Grasslands

…vetch Astragalus danicus, frog orchid Dactylorhiza viridis, bloody crane's bill Geranium sanguineum, felwort Gentianella amarella and saw wort Serratula tinctoria. The linear valley bottom grasslands in North Dale, whilst not presently of intrinsic nature conservation interest, a…

West Lizard

…h clitter and boulder scree which is typically colonised by bloody crane's-bill Geranium sanguineum. The plateau and cliffs are cut by valleys at Caerthillian, Kynance and Gew Graze. The south facing slopes with greater insolation and periodic droughts are of particular importan…

Gower Coast: Rhossili to Porteynon

…iff ledges support a range of attractive species, such as the bloody cranesbill Geranium sanguineum. Important plants include the nationally rare yellow Whitlow grass Draba aizoides, small restharrow Ononis reclinata, goldilocks aster Aster linosyris and nitgrass Gastridium ventr…

Reisgill Burn

…rium scorodonia, chickweed wintergreen Trientalis europaea, bloody crane’s-bill Geranium sanguineum, and stone bramble Rubus saxatilis.

Pwll-du Head and Bishopston Valley

…Leucanthemum vulgare, greater knapweed Centaurea scabiosa and bloody cranesbill Geranium sanguineum. The nationally rare hoary rock-rose Helianthemum oelandicum occurs along with the nationally scarce nit-grass Gastridium ventricosum where the vegetation cover is more open. Small…

Smardale Gill

…along the railway embankments or cuttings, most notably the bloody crane's bill Geranium sanguineum, fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea, greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha and fly orchid Ophrys insectifera. The scarce common wintergreen Pyrola minor thrives on the d…

Barnsmuir Coast

…he shingle banks including small meadow rue Thalictrum minus, bloody cranesbill Geranium sanguineum and ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata, which is an unusual diversity of coastal vegetation types and is the best example of this feature on the Fife Coast. The maritime grasslan…

Mull of Galloway

…s. These include large areas of spring squill Scilla verna, bloody crane’s-bill Geranium sanguineum, thrift Armeria maritima and sea campion Silene uniflora. There are also areas of low growing juniper Juniperus communis fringing the cliff-tops, as well as base (lime)-rich flushe…

Middlebarrow

…r grikes of the open pavement contain shade tolerant plants such as herb Robert Geranium robertianum, dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis, male fern Dryopteris filix-mas and hart's tongue fern Asplenium scolopendrium. Weaknesses and cracks in the grike walls are colonised by maid…

Giggleswick Scar and Kinsey Cave

…erulea is dominant with limestone bedstraw Galium sterneri, bloody crane's bill Geranium sanguineum and horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa. Other Information 1. During the 1990 revision the boundary has been amended by both extension and deletion and the name of the site changed…

Monk's Dale

…etween colonised by a rich plant community often dominated by bloody cranesbill Geranium sanguineum with Nottingham catchfly Silene nutans and stone bramble Rubus saxatilis. Grasslands in the dales are very rich in species. Meadow oat Avenula pratensis and glaucous sedge Carex fl…

Malham-Arncliffe

…se Helianthemum nummularium. Where grazing is less intense, bloody crane's bill Geranium sanguineum and the nationally rare Jacob's ladder Polemonium caeruleum may occur. A characteristic species of the Craven limestone, bird's eye primrose Primula farinosa is widespread within t…

Spring Wood,Hawnby

…e supporting a herb rich flora. Species of interest include bloody crane's bill Geranium sanguineum, wild marjoram Origanum vulgare, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris and rock rose Helianthemum nummularium. The grassland is attractive to butterflies, notably the dark green fritillar…

Hutton Roof Crags

…natum odoratum, limestone fern Gymnocarpium robertianum and bloody crane's bill Geranium sanguineum. The rare rigid buckler fern Dryopteris submontana is abundant and the site is the principal stronghold for this species in Britain. Over much of the pavement scrub and scattered t…

Durham Coast

… Thymus praecox, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, bloody crane’s bill Geranium sanguineum, purple milk vetch Astragalus danicus, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria, saw wort Serratula tinctoria and pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis. Wet flushes support a range of …

Prawle Point and Start Point

…s, blackthorn Prunus spinosa and hawthorn Crataegus monogyna. Bloody cranesbill Geranium sanguineum is common in these communities, with the rare ivy broomrape Orobanche hederae and bastard balm Melittis melissophyllum. The ‘head’ cliffs support good populations of many species …

Lower Wye Gorge

…d sedge Carex digitata, lesser calamint Clinopodium nepeta, bloody crane’s bill Geranium sanguineum and mountain melick Melica nutans – occurring here at its most southernly station in Britain. The steep cliffs of Wintour’s Leap are a breeding site for birds such as raven Corvus …

Coedydd ac Ogofau Elwy a Meirchion

…subsp. hybrida, spring cinquefoil Potentilla tabernaemontani, bloody cranesbill Geranium sanguineum and dark mullein Verbascum nigrum. The well-wooded and sheltered watercourses afford lying-up sites for otter Lutra lutra. Natterer’s Myotis nattereri, brown long-eared Plecotus au…

Hadston Links

…common on the Northumberland coast. The fixed dunes support bloody crane’s bill Geranium sanguineum, lesser meadow rue Thalictrum minus, burnet rose Rosa spinosissima and, locally, purple milk vetch Astragalus danicus, species which are considered to be characteristic of dune gra…

Alyn Valley Woods and Alyn Gorge Caves

…ound Loggerheads Country Park including stands of the unusual bloody cranesbill Geranium sanguineum and lesser meadow-rue Thalictrum minus grassland. Uncommon plants associated with this grassland include frog orchid Dactylorhiza viridis, fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea and p…

St. Bees Head

…rvosum have also been recorded. Towards the top of the cliff, bloody cranesbill Geranium sanguineum, wood vetch Viccia sylvatica and orpine Sedum telephium are found and soft shield fern Polystichum setiferum occurs in several rocky recesses. Along the cliff top, on the dry sandy…

Kettlewell Meadows

… are excluded during the main growing season. In particular bloody crane's bill Geranium sanguineum, a species which is very intolerant of grazing, occurs abundantly. Other species which characterise the dry, calcareous soils here include salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, wild t…

Cwm Clydach

…and tramway cuttings and old quarry faces. The locally rare bloody crane’s-bill Geranium sanguineum has also been recorded on some of these rock exposures. The nationally scarce soft-leaved sedge occurs mainly on banks within less shaded areas of the woodland and more rarely in c…

Bolt Head to Bolt Tail

… carrot Daucus carota and bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta. Bloody cranesbill Geranium sanguineum also occurs. The grassland often fades out on to bare rock, or merges with heathland of heather Calluna vulgaris, bell heather Erica cinerea and western gorse Ulex gallii. These pl…

Long Dale & Gratton Dale

…between colonised by a richplant community often dominated by bloody cranesbill Geranium sanguineum with Nottingham catchfly Silene nutans and stone bramble Rubus saxatilis. Grasslands in the dales are very rich in species. Meadow oat Avenula pratensis and carnation sedge Carex …

Nine Spring Dale

… glomerata. The main floristic interest is the abundance of bloody crane's bill Geranium sanguineum and the blue flax Linum perenne. The grassland has been invaded by scattered bushes of hawthorn Crataegus monogyna and a stand of gorse Ulex europaeus has become established. The …

Topley Pike and Deep Dale

…etween colonised by a rich plant community often dominated by bloody cranesbill Geranium sanguineum with Nottingham catchfly Silene nutans and stone bramble Rubus saxatilis. Grasslands in the dales are very rich in species. Meadow oat Avenula pratensis and glaucous sedge Carex fl…

Meathop Woods and Quarry

…nthemum nummularium, rusty back fern Asplenium ceterach and bloody crane’s bill Geranium sanguineum grow on the cliff ledges and of particular note is the presence of the rare Lancastrian whitebeam Sorbus lancastriensis. Among other species are several ferns including sea spleenw…

The Wye Valley

…iosa and saw wort and some stands with rocky outcrops contain bloody cranesbill Geranium sanguineum and the nationally scarce Nottingham catchfly Silene nutans. Damper, usually north facing slopes have frequent meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, wild angelica Angelica sylvestris an…

Low Church Moss

… variety of other species including orpine Sedum telephium, bloody crane’s bill Geranium sanguineum, sheep’s bit Jasione montana, rest-harrow Ononis repens, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor and harebell Campanula rotundifolia. A variety of uncommon plants have been recorded on the …

St Cyrus and Kinnaber Links

…ecies of base-rich soils such as marjoram Origanum vulgare, bloody crane’s-bill Geranium sanguineum, cowslip Primula veris and wood vetch Vicia sylvatica. Vascular plants The dunes, cliffs, grasslands and saltmarsh support a diverse flora. In total over 300 species of vascular pl…

Craigs of Lundie and Ardgarth Loch

…iolet Viola hirta, purple milk-vetch Astragalus danicus and bloody crane’s-bill Geranium sanguineum. Below the cliffs there is an area of rush-dominated valley fen and heathland where viviparous bistort Persicaria vivipara occurs in its only location in the Sidlaws. Ardgarth Loch…

Millington Wood and Pastures

…ropwort Filipendula vulgaris, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, bloody crane’s bill Geranium sanguineum, rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria, devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis and thyme Thymus praecox. The…

Bryn Euryn

…ne in Wales, occurs on the thinner soils around the crags and bloody cranesbill Geranium sanguineum and Nottingham catchfly Silene nutans also occur in this area. Lack of grazing has resulted in encroachment of scrub into former grassland areas, the scrub being dominated by gorse…

Upper Wye Gorge

…mmunities. These contain a number of uncommon species such as bloody cranesbill Geranium sanguineum and three nationally scarce sedges – dwarf sedge Carex humilis, soft leaved sedge Carex montana and fingered sedge Carex digitata. Another small area of herb rich limestone grassla…

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