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Breckon

…phic loch and Shetland’s largest population of the nationally scarce bog orchid Hammarbya paludosa. The dunes are dominated by marram grass Ammophila arenaria with moonwort Botrychium lunaria also occurring in this area. Part of the machair has an unusual community dominated by h…

Harbottle Moors

…um ossifragum, cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos and the nationally rare bog orchid Hammarbya paludosa. The deep valley of the Barrow Burn locally supports woodland, often of birch Betula spp. and alder Alnus glutinosa, but also with ash Fraxinus excelsior, hazel Corylus avellana, ha…

Carn Ingli

…other species suggesting former woodland cover.The nationally scarce bog orchid Hammarbya paludosa is found amongst the flushes and small rills. These wet flushes have other scarce plants, including much pale butterwort Pinguicula lusitanica and dioecious sedge Carex dioica, and …

Hartland Moor

…ools, some containing the scarce bog sedge Carex limosa and the rare bog orchid Hammarbya paludosa occurs here in several places. The southern arm is relatively base rich and the vegetation is dominated by tussocky black bog-rush Schoenus nigricans. At the confluence of the two a…

North Colonsay

…omanzoffiana, dune gentian Gentianella amarella subsp. occidentalis, bog orchid Hammarbya paludosa, thyme broomrape Orobanche alba and small adder's-tongue Ophioglossum azoricum. North Colonsay SSSI along with the adjacent West Colonsay Seabird Cliffs SSSI supports internationall…

Spinningdale Bog

…en merges into a broadleaved woodland fringe. The site also supports bog orchid Hammarbya paludosa and coralroot orchid Corallorhiza trifida, both of which are nationally scarce.

East Mires and Lumbister

…rass Eriophorum vaginatum and deergrass Trichophorum cespitosum. The bog orchid Hammarbya paludosa is also present at East Mires and Lumbister, one of only three recorded sites in Shetland. The moss Sphagnum warnstorfii also has its only Shetland location at this site. The habita…

Winfrith Heath

…on bare peat, marsh clubmoss Lycpodiella inundata, within the mires, bog orchid Hammarbya paludosa and bog hair grass Deschampsia setacea occur and locally tracks through drier areas support allseed Radiola linoides and mossy stonecrop Crassula tillaea. Several nationally rare in…

Carn Gafallt

…ffusus and sharp-flowered rush J. acutiflorus. The nationally scarce bog orchid Hammarbya paludosa has been recorded from the shorter flush vegetation. Carn Gafallt is of high ornithological interest, primarily for its assemblage of woodland birds, including pied flycatcher, reds…

North Dartmoor

…son’s filmy-fern H. wilsonii in wet shaded crevices in scree slopes, bog orchid Hammarbya paludosa in a few mires, and the liverwort Anastrepta orcadensis on the highest tors. The bird community includes the only regular breeding populations of golden plover Pluvialis apricaria …

Stoborough & Creech Heaths

…sundew Drosera intermedia, pale butterwort Pinguicula lusitanica and bog orchid Hammarbya paludosa. There are areas of Sallow Salix cinerea carr and birch Betula woodland mostly along the courses of streams and parts of the site support stands of Scot's pine Pinus sylvestris and…

Dinas Dinlle

…re frequent in the cwms and often support a notable flora, including bog orchid Hammarbya paludosa. Herb-rich flushes are particularly well developed in the alder, ash and oak woodlands of the Nant Sere valley, which are also included in the site. Open water is scarce, Llyn-cwm-l…

North East Coll Lochs and Moors

…argins of several of the lochs. The nationally-scarce and threatened bog orchid Hammarbya paludosa is associated with the bog-moss Sphagnum auriculatum and is found in flushed areas around two of the lochs. The Red Data Book nationally-rare Irish lady’s tresses orchid Spiranthes …

Inverpolly

…e characteristic plants found in this habitat. The nationally scarce bog orchid Hammarbya paludosa can also be found here. Subalpine wet heath occurs extensively across the site with some large areas on the slopes of Stac Pollaidh. Deer grass and cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix…

Sligachan

…he vascular plant assemblage comprises the nationally scarce species bog orchid Hammarbya paludosa and bog hair-grass Deschampsia setacea and the nationally rare pipewort Eriocaulon aquaticum. The pipewort occurs within many of the lochs and blanket bog pools, often in abundance,…

Mid Cornwall Moors

…t species on the site include shepherd’s cress Teesdalia nudicaulis, bog orchid Hammarbya paludosa and ivy leaved bellflower Wahlenbergia hederacea. Invertebrates The complex network of semi natural habitats in the Mid Cornwall Moors supports a diverse range of invertebrates, inc…

Hexhamshire Moors

…ound here at its only currently known location in Northumberland and bog orchid Hammarbya paludosa occurs on blanket peat on Hexhamshire Common. The nationally important breeding bird assemblage includes short eared owl, merlin, golden plover, red grouse, black grouse and dunlin…

Bodmin Moor, North

…and round-leaved sundew Drosera intermedia and Drosera rotundifolia, bog orchid Hammarbya paludosa – a nationally scarce species, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, pale butterwort Pinguicula lusitanica, lesser skullcap Scutellaria minor and ivy-leaved bellflower Wahlenbergia hederac…

Cors Gyfelog

…auriculatum and Sphagnum contortum also occur. The nationally scarce bog orchid Hammarbya paludosa is a rare component of Sphagnum lawns and hummocks. The presence of the locally rare Sphagnum magellanicum in a lowland fen context is a notable feature of the site. In addition to …

Stokeford Heaths

…a pneumonanthe is found in wet heath in several different locations, bog orchid Hammarbya paludosa is found within one valley mire, and a large population of marsh clubmoss Lycopodiella inundata occurs within an old and partly revegetated quarry. The marsh clubmoss population is …

Loch Meadie Peatlands

…e Carex lasiocarpa and bog sedge Carex limosa. The nationally scarce bog orchid Hammarbya paludosa and two of the hummock-forming mosses, Sphagnum austinii and Sphagnum fuscum, occur here. Parts of the site have an extensive, soft Sphagnum moss carpet, cotton grass Eriophorum vag…

Strath an Loin

…phylos alpinus is mostly confined to drier parts of the site, whilst bog orchid Hammarbya paludosa grows in the peatland flushes. Acid peat-stained lakes and ponds Blanket bog Clear-water lakes or lochs with aquatic vegetation and poor to moderate nutrient levels Depressions on …

Mynydd Preseli

…table plants include several scattered populations of the diminutive bog orchid Hammarbya paludosa. Another nationally scarce plant found in the grazed wet flushes is marsh clubmoss. The pale butterwort Pinguicula lusitanica, which is confined in Wales to Pembrokeshire, has sever…

Kyle of Sutherland Marshes

…the nationally rare estuarine sedge Carex recta. Two scarce species, bog orchid Hammarbya paludosa and pillwort Pilularia globulifera, also grow on this site.

Kielderhead and Emblehope Moors

…rata numerous open bog moss lawns. Bog rosemary Andromeda polifolia, bog orchid Hammarbya paludosa, bog sedge Carex limosa and dwarf birch Betula nana are each know from a single locality. The breeding bird community includes golden plover and dunlin on the higher moors, birds of…

Bad na Gallaig

…e Carex lasiocarpa, bog sedge Carex limosa and the nationally scarce bog orchid Hammarbya paludosa can be found in areas of ladder fen. Breeding bird assemblage The combination of heath, mire and open water provide ideal conditions for a range of moorland birds and waterfowl. Spe…

Roydon Common

…g rush Schoenus nigricans. This species rich area contains the rare bog orchid Hammarbya paludosa and marsh fern Thelypteris palustris and other interesting species including cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, common cotton grass Eriophorum angust…

Bryn Bras

…status, and several bare scree slopes. Two plants worthy of note are bog orchid Hammarbya paludosa and parsley fern Cryptogramma crispa, both of very rare occurrence in Ceredigion. This site is of special interest in Ceredigion as an example of an upland community which rarely oc…

Merthen Wood

…t species on the site include shepherd’s cress Teesdalia nudicaulis, bog orchid Hammarbya paludosa and ivy-leaved bellflower Wahlenbergia hederacea. Invertebrates The complex network of semi-natural habitats in the Mid Cornwall Moors supports a diverse range of invertebrates, i…

Cuillins

…cludes other rarities such as bog-hair grass Deschampsia setacea and bog orchid Hammarbya paludosa which are found around the peaty lochs in Glen Sligachan. One of the best upland sites for bryophytes in Scotland, the bryophyte assemblage of the Cuillins SSSI comprises over 40 Na…

Syre Peatlands

…nd hummocks of the uncommon Sphagnum austinii. The nationally scarce bog orchid Hammarbya paludosa occurs in areas where water flow has concentrated scarce nutrients. Birds The site has nationally important populations of black-throated diver, greenshank and wigeon, and is also n…

Sunart

…ally scarce species such as northern rock cress Arabidopsis petraea, bog orchid Hammarbya paludosa, narrow-leaved helleborine Cephalanthera longifolia and rock whitebeam Sorbus rupicola, along with two Red Data Book species Lapland marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza lapponica and Irish la…

Subberthwaite, Blawith and Torver Low Commons

…um stellatum are also typical of these flushed areas. The diminutive bog orchid Hammarbya paludosa, a nationally scarce species, occurs in the marginal vegetation in one of the mires. The pattern across the mires can become more complicated when a soakway is base poor, and in suc…

Mwyngloddfa Castell

…ors. In flushes adjacent to the mine, there is the nationally scarce bog orchid Hammarbya paludosa.

Elenydd

…erse and some support uncommon species, including two localities for bog orchid Hammarbya paludosa. Crags, scree slopes and stream gorges provide contrasting habitat types that support species that would otherwise be suppressed by grazing, and in areas of high humidity support a …

The New Forest

…res and their heathy margins include pillwort Pilularia globulifera, bog orchid Hammarbya paludosa, bog hair grass Deschampsia setacea, marsh gentian Gentiana pneumonan the, marsh clubmoss Lycopodiella inundata, brown beak sedge and marsh fern Thelypteris palustris*. Of the many…

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