Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Horton, Eastern and Western Slade

…’s fescue Festuca ovina, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, common rockrose Helianthemum nummularium, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, spring sedge Carex caryophyllea and wild thyme Thymus polytrichus. Where the sward is open, rocky species such as mouse-ear hawkweed, Pilos…

Topley Pike and Deep Dale

…ea. On some screes a 'retrogressive' hazel scrub occurs with abundant rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, bloody cranesbill, stone bramble, lily of the valley Convallaria majalis and broad leaved helleborine Epipactis helleborine. A number of mosses and lichens of interest are kn…

Mottistone Down

…. Twenty seven species of downland herbs have been recorded including rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, wild thyme Thymus praecox and horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa. The local bastard toadflax Thesium humifusum and rare early gentian Genti…

Llanddulas Limestone and Gwrych Castle Wood

…burnet Poterium sanguisorba, carline thistle Carlina vulgaris, common rock-rose Helianthemum nummularium, and the Nationally Scarce hoary rock-rose Helianthemum oelandicum. Bryophytes such as Weissia controversa and Trichostomum brachydontium are also common. Where soils are deep…

Pen y Gogarth / Great Ormes Head

…burnet Poterium sanguisorba, carline thistle Carlina vulgaris, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria and the nationally scarce hoary rock-rose Helianthemum oelandicum. The great Orme supports the largest expanse of this grassland type in gre…

Creuddyn

…burnet Poterium sanguisorba, carline thistle Carlina vulgaris, common rock-rose Helianthemum nummularium, kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria and the nationally scarce hoary rock-rose Helianthemum oelandicum ssp incanum. Mosses such as Weissia controversa and Trichostomum brachydon…

Bwrdd Arthur

…The limestone grassland includes characteristic species such as common rockrose Helianthemum nummularium, pale St. John's-wort Hypericum montanum, long-stalked crane's-bill Geranium columbinum and and meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis. The limestone exposures support the nationa…

Whitbarrow

…orba, lady's bedstraw Galium verum, wild thyme Thymus praecox, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, hairy violet Viola hirta and fairy flax Linum catharticum. The steep limestone cliffs along the unstable western edge of Whitbarrow and Yewbarrow support a rare sub community…

Moel Hiraddug a Bryn Gop

…, and four individually qualifying higher plant species, namely hoary rock-rose Helianthemum oelandicum, dark red helleborine Epipactis atrorubens, green-winged orchid Anacamptis morio and autumn lady’s-tresses Spiranthes spiralis. Moel Hiraddug is located just to the south-east …

Marble Quarry and Hale Fell

…sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, rock rose Helianthemum nummularium and quaking grass Briza media. There are also occasional occurrences of common centaury Centaurium erythraea and eyebright Euphrasia officinalis agg. Of particular interest wi…

Sleightholme Beck Gorge - The Troughs

…tuca ovina, common bent Agrostis capillaris, thyme Thymus praecox and rock rose Helianthemum nummularium. There are numerous flushes with carpets of mosses and liverworts and wetland plants such as mossy saxifrage Saxifraga hypnoides, marsh hawk’s beard Crepis paludosa, marsh val…

Walton and Ivythorn Hills

… thistle Cirsium eriophorum, common rest-harrow Ononis repens, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium and small scabious Scabiosa columbaria. pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis and autumn lady's tresses Spiranthes spiralis also occur. Structural diversity within the habit…

Cockthorpe Common, Stiffkey

…ad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, large thyme Thymus pulegioides, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria, dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule, cowslip Primula veris, twayblade Neottia ovata, pyramidal orchid Anacamptis …

Tingewick Meadows

…le, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus, purging flax Linum catharticum, rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris and green winged orchid Anacamptis morio. The fen vegetation is dominated by hard and blunt flowered rushes Juncus inflexus and Juncus subnodulo…

Kilmond Scar

…omponents and a wide range of calcareous grassland species, including rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, thyme Thymus praecox, glaucous sedge Carex flacca, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba and purging flax Linum catharticum are also present. Blue moor grass Sesleria caeruleae, …

Pig Hill

…pecially where grazed, contain a rich assemblage of species including rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, cowslip Primula veris, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. Of particular note…

Waterdale

…stuca rubra grassland on south facing slopes, rich in herbs including rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria, greater knapweed Centaurea scabiosa and field scabious Knautia arvensis. Ondeeper soils this community becomes dominated by false oat gras…

Quarry Farm Meadow

…frage Pimpinella saxifraga, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium and yellow wort Blackstonia perfoliata. Locally uncommon species found within the meadow are bee orchid Ophrys apifera, pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis, greater butte…

Purbeck Ridge (West)

…orseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa, common milkwort Polygala vulgaris, rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, cowslip Primula veris, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, saw wort Serratula tinctoria and wild thyme Thymus polytrichus. Green winged orchid Anacamptis morio, common spotted…

Ryhall Pasture and Little Warren Verges

… nigra and C. scabiosa and by the occurrence of such plant species as rock rose Helianthemum nummularium and the knapweed broomrape Orobanche elatior. Adjacent hedges are rich in shrub species and the site provides suitable habitat for a range of insect species characteristic of …

Pincombe Down

…ese mounds and typically include lady's bedstraw Galium verum, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium and wild thyme. Scattered scrub is chiefly found on the west facing slope. Species include blackthorn, dog rose, wayfaring tree and abundant hawthorn. The area of dense scrub …

Purple Hill

…ownland herbs to be found here are salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa and autumn gentian Gentianella amarella. In addition to the nationally rare Kentish milkwort Polygala austriaca other uncommon species of p…

Odstock Down

…f these nest mounds include many with a trailing habit such as common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, wild thyme Thymus praecox and lady's bedstraw Galium verum occasionally growing with mouse ear hawkweed Hieraciumpilosella. The northern section of the down has a fine patchw…

Lords Wood and Pasture

…cous sedge Carex flacca, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba and common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium. Such a close association of well structured old grassland and woodland is also valuable for invertebrates.

Sherburn Hill

…lacca, quaking grass Briza media, meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis, rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, wild thyme Thymus praecox and fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea, whilst sea plantain Plantago maritima is locally abundant in the grasslands on the edge of calcined limesto…

Middlebarrow

…sheep's fescue Festuca ovina, bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, rock rose Helianthemum nummularium and quaking grass Briza media. The nationally scarce spring cinquefoil Potentilla tabernaemontani and pale St John's wort Hypericum montanum are also found within the grasslan…

Twinhills Woods and Meadows

…aea, eyebright Euphrasia officinalis, lady's bedstraw Galium verum, common rose Helianthemum nummularium, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, common bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus, fairy flax Linum catharticum, field scabious Knauti…

Graig Fawr

…umbaria, fairy flax, Linum catharticum and the Nationally Scarce hoary rockrose Helianthemum oelandicum. Bryophytes including Grimmia orbicularis and Encalypta streptocarpa are also abundant. The less rocky areas with deeper soils support sheep's-fescue Festuca ovina and meadow o…

Parc Bodlondeb and Gwenallt-parc, Lixwm

… and crested hair-grass Koeleria macrantha. Associates include common rock-rose Helianthemum nummularium, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba and common knapweed Centaurea nigra. Grasses such as common bent Agrostis capillaris, brown bent Agrostis vinealis and heath-grass Danthonia…

Ellesborough and Kimble Warrens

…ain numerous species including crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, wild thyme Thymus praecox and stonecrop Sedum acre, the last associated particularly with rabbit scrapes. Notable plants include squinancywort Asperula cynanchica, chalk eyeb…

Chrome and Parkhouse Hills

…d burnet Poterium sanguisorba, musk thistle Carduus nutans and common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium. The rock ledges which are not accessible to grazing animals, support a different community, including several nationally scarce species. On the southerly ledges and rock outc…

Lindrick Golf Course

…ris are common, while the thin soils above quarry faces supportcommon rock rose Helianthemum nummularium and common Whitlow grass Erophilaverna. Grassland plants of particular interest include autumn lady’s tresses Spiranthes spiralis, pale St John’s wort Hypericum montanum and r…

Knapp and Barnett's Downs

…ntensive grazing are dominated by coarse grasses together with common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor and greater and common knapweed Centaurea scabiosa and C. nigra, all of which are less common on the remainder of the site. hawthorn is common …

West Harting Down

…as of chalk grassland support a typical downland flora which includes rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, carnation sedge Carex flacca, perforate St John's wort Hypericum perforatum, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba and the dominant grasses red fescue Festuca rubra, tor grass Br…

Upper Wye Gorge

…ateau above the gorge, contains such characteristic species as common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, columbine Aquilegia vulgaris and wild madder Rubia peregrina. This variety of habitats supports a diverse fauna including badger Meles meles, fallow deer Dama dama and great…

Coombs Dale

…ghout the Dale. Around rock outcrops and on very shallow soils common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium and wild thyme Thymus praecox are particularly abundant with occasional patches of the local spring cinquefoil Potentilla tabernaemontani. These open grazed grasslands contain…

The Bottoms

…laucous and spring sedges Carex flacca and Carex caryophyllea, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, fairy flax Linum catharticum, common bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga, small scabious, …

Southorpe Roughs

…eep’s fescue Festuca ovina. Other characteristic herbs include common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium and dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule. Of particular note is the presence of the nationally rare spotted cat’s ear Hypochaeris maculata and the pasque flower Pulsatilla vulgaris. A…

Reed Hill

…abbits. The flora of these slopes includes wild thyme Thymus praecox, rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, fairy flax Linum catharticum, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria and carline thistle Carlina vulgaris. The north facing grassland consists of two distinct communities; the ea…

Wart Barrow

… Pilosella officinarum, burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, spring sedge Carex caryophyllea and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. Within this community several rare or locally uncommon plants have been recorded such as green winged orchid …

Upton Cow Down

…t on the site and support a characteristic flora with species such as rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, lady's bedstraw Galium verum and wild thyme Thymus praecox. Scattered scrub composed of hawthorn, elder, dog rose and bramble occurs throughout the site. In the north west co…

Wytham Woods

…stic of calcareous soils including common milkwort Polygala vulgaris, rock rose Helianthemum nummularium and carline thistle Carlina vulgaris. Less frequent are bee orchid Ophrys apifera, common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii, pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis and, in …

Inkpen and Walbury Hills

…ckstonia perfoliata, clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, dropwort and field scabious Knautia arvensis. Other species which are more common in this area include chalk milkwort, fairy flax Linum catharticum, eyebright Euphrasia nemor…

North Esk Valley

…Parnassia palustris, common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris and common rock-rose Helianthemum nummularium. An area of wet ground, rich in sedge species has developed on the Fairlie Hope Burn at the confluence of several small burns. Several species uncommon within Midlothian and t…

Sked Dale

…lflower Campanula glomerata, pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis, rock rose Helianthemum nummularium and dropwort Filipendula vulgaris. On the south facing slopes opposite the Chalk Pit, a colony of perennial flax Linum perenne spp anglicum occurs at one of only three known …

Aston Rowant

…h speedwell Veronica officinalis, hairy violet Viola hirta and common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium. Elsewhere on the plateau and the south facing scarp sheep grazing maintains a more species rich sward which includes clustered bell flower Campanula glomerata, squinancywort …

Silbury Hill

…seshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa, dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, quaking grass Briza media and red fescue Festuca rubra. Other characteristic chalk downland plants occurring on the hill are clustered bellf…

Swallow Craig Den

…rich rock outcrops support species such as wild thyme Thymus praecox, rock rose Helianthemum nummularium and meadow saxifrage Saxifraga granulata. There is widespread flushing of the valley sides with extensive stands of lesser pond sedge Carex acutiformis. A wide variety of mars…

Crathie Wood

…her lime-loving plants such as alpine bistort Persicaria vivipara and rock-rose Helianthemum nummularium also occur. Invertebrate assemblage The invertebrate fauna includes a number of scarce species such as the bug Zygimus nigriceps, the moth Exaeretia ciniflonella, the northern…

Conistone Old Pasture

…nd sheep's fescue Festuca rubra and is rich in herb species including rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris and limestone bedstraw Galium sterneri. In flushed areas grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris and bird's eye primrose Primula farinosa occur. …

East Walton and Adcock's Common

…sorba, stemless thistle Cirsium acaule. cowslip Primula veris, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria, horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa, squinancywort Asperula cynanchica, thyme Thymus pulegioides, felwort Ge…

St. Catherine's Hill

…ith a rich herb flora including abundant thyme Thymus praecox, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium and salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, carline thistle Carlina vulgaris, felwort Gentianella amarella, horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa, kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria, f…

Knettishall Heath

…ry plantain Plantago media, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium and carline thistle Carlina vulgaris. Wet areas, on low lying ground and in hollows support a type of tall fen vegetation with common reed Phragmites australis and meadowsweet…

Silverdale Golf Course

…erneri, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, eyebright Euphrasia sp., common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, common bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, wild thyme Thymus vulgaris and mouse ear hawkweed Pilosell…

Porton Down

…inancywort Asperula cynanchica, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium and common milkwort Polygala vulgaris. Rarer species include early gentian Gentianella anglica, chalk milkwort Polygala calcarea, bastard toadflax Thesium humifusum and field …

Lower Swaledale Woods And Grasslands

…abundant together with limestone bedstraw, wild thyme Thymus praecox, rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, viper's bugloss Echium vulgare, biting stonecrop Sedum acre, marjoram Origanum vulgare, musk thistle Carduus nutans, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba and lady's bedstraw Gal…

Durham Coast

…upport glaucous sedge Carex flacca, wild thyme 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 Anacampti…

Crook Peak to Shute Shelve Hill

…ass, sheep's Fescue, glaucous sedge, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, common rose Helianthemum nummularium and wild thyme. Heath species such as heather Calluna vulgaris, bell heather Erica cineria and western gorse Ulex gallii are well represented and bracken Pteridium aquilinum i…

Aston Grove & Withycombe Wood

…er butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha. Also found here is common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, a plant restricted to the south of the county.

East Heslerton Brow

…on sedge Carex flacca. Many typical herbs occur on the site including rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, carline thistle Carlina vulgaris, burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata, and, notably, purple milk ve…

Prescombe Down

… whereas others, including horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, squinancywort Asperula cynanchica and the scarce endemic early gentian Gentianella anglica are more restricted to the warm south facing slopes and sheltered coombes. Here too…

Gunnerton Nick

…ass Avenula pratensis and quaking grass Briza media as well as common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, wild thyme Thymus praecox, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, fairy flax Linum catharticum and meadow saxifrage Saxifraga granulataa. Other grasslands are dominated by sweet …

Higher Houghton

…wards are generally very rich in herbs typical of chalk downland with rock rose Helianthemum nummularium and rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus particularly abundant. valerian Valeriana officinalis is locally important and the scarce early gentian Gentianella anglica also occurs. S…

Yockletts Bank

…ome Brachypodium sylvaticum. Other common chalk plants include common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium and cowslip Primula veris. Orchids are also present including greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha. Many typical woodland birds breed including great spotted woodp…

Clearbury Down

…ora in which creeping species including ladies bedstraw Galium verum, rock rose Helianthemum nummularium and wild thyme Thymus praecox often dominate with occasional annuals such as common whitlow grass Erophila verna and early forget-me-not Myosotis ramosissima. Scrub has coloni…

Long Knoll

…king grass Briza mediare common, together with cowslip Primula veris, rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria and salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba. Some of the less common chalk grassland herbs include clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata, earl…

Hackpen, Warren & Gramp's Hill Downs

…s. The herb flora includes horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule, autumn gentian Gentianella amarella, fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea and frog orchid Dactylorhiza viridis. An enclosed, ungrazed strip on Ha…

Magpie Bottom

…teristic downland plants such as dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, squinancywort Asperula cynanchica and horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa. Seven orchid species occur in the grassland, particularly in the northern part of the site, among th…

Bastow Wood

…ea and red fescue Festuca rubra which is rich 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 pre…

Millfield Wood

…grassland species including kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, common milkwort Polygala vulgaris, bee orchid Ophrys apifera, greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha and an unusual feature of chalk grassland southern marsh orchid …

Creag nan Gamhainn

…elleborine is found. Shorter herb-rich grasslands with species such as rockrose Helianthemum nummularium, wild thyme Thymus polytrichus and crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus are also found on these slopes. A small area of wet meadow with marsh hawk’s-beard Crepis paludosa is…

Axbridge Hill and Fry's Hill

…ria vallesiana occurs. The most abundant herb species here are common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, wild thyme Thymus praecox, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule and many others including squinancywort Asperula cynanchica, purging flax Linum cat…

East Polden Grasslands

… are quaking grass Briza media, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, rockrose Helianthemum nummularium, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa and small scabious Scabiosa columbaria. A number of species of orchid also occur including, autumn ladie…

Hollinhill and Markland Grips

…ca rubra and spring sedge Carex caryophyllea are dominant with common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium and salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba and a wide range of other species. In this area another notable species the rare spring sedge Carex ericetorum is present. The woodland a…

Mill and Whiskershiel Burns

…d by blue moor grass Sesleria caerulea which typically contain common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, wild thyme Thymus polytrichus, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, and, unusually, marsh valerian Valeriana dioica and purple moor grass Molinia caerulea. This habitat is most…

Down Bank

…as bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, marjoram Origanum vulgare, rock rose Helianthemum nummularium and salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba. The combination of tor grass and herbs such as these form the habitat which supports the black veined moth. The grassland also contains…

Thixen Dale and Long Dale

…scattered hawthorns Crataegus monogyna. It is rich in herbs including rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria and clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata. red fescue F. rubra dominates the north facing slope, with tuss…

Pittington Hill

…f other limestone grassland plants, but unlike certain herbs, notably rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, it is not abundant. It is on the spoil heaps and floor of Pittington Quarry that the most extensive areas of Magnesian Limestone grassland at this site occur, though here the…

Seven Barrows

…etch Anthyllis vulneraria, horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, cowslip Primula veris and harebell Campanula rotundifolia. Many of the plants which occur are typical of unimproved and traditionally managed grasslands on chalk and limeston…

Coombe Hill

…lad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria and wild thyme Thymus praecox. Other more locally restricted lime loving plants occur such as betony Betonica officinalis, horseshoe vetch …

Wakerley Spinney

… and includes the following herbs, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, wild liquorice Astragalus glycyphyllos, rest-harrow Ononis repens and marjoram Origanum vulgare. These grassland areas are also attractive to butterflies and other insects.

Knockdaw Hill

…, where base enrichment is pronounced, species present include common rock-rose Helianthemum nummularium, mouse-ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, wild thyme Thymus polytrichus and lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, with fairy flax Linum catharticum and sea plantain Plantago maritima…

Gamston & Eaton Woods & Roadside Verges

…, pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus, dyer's greenweed Genista tinctoria, rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, great burnet saxifrage Pimpinella major and wild liquorice Astragalus glycyphyllos. These verges, botanically, are among the richest in Nottinghamshire and constitute a valua…

Nabgate

…kweed Pilosella officinarum, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, wild thyme Thymus praecox and saw wort Serratula tinctoria with the uncommon woolly thistle Cirsium eriophorum. A large population of fly o…

Throope Down

…s on some slopes. These ant hills carry a distinctive flora including rock rose Helianthemum nummularium and wild thyme Thymus praecox with the annuals thyme leaved sandwort Arenaria serpyllifolia and early forget-me-not Myosotis ramosissima. Green woodpecker use the downland and…

Great Asby Scar

…imit in Britain, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba ssp. minor, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, early purple orchid Orchis mascula and frog orchid Dactylorhiza viridis as well as many of the species found on the limestone pavements. A variety of acidic grasslands are pr…

Ebbor Gorge

…ur at the top of the Gorge supporting a typical calcareous flora of common rose Helianthemum nummularium, fairy flax Linum catharticum, marjoram Origanum vulgare, wild thyme Thymus polytrichus, large thyme T. pulegoides, common milkwort Polygala vulgaris, salad burnet Poterium sa…

Compton Chine to Steephill Cove

…ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, wild thyme Thymus praecox, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, squinancywort Asperula cynanchica, bee orchid Ophrys apifera, carline thistle Carlina vulgaris, dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria and burnet sa…

Raincliffe & Forge Valley Woods

…d with limestone outcrops at the southeast end of the valley and here rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, carline thistle Carlina vulgaris and thyme Thymus praecox occur. There are also several well developed tufa springs. The woodland supports a rich population of breeding birds…

Newmarket Heath

…herbs are present including salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, autumn gentian Gentianella amarella, wild thyme Thymus praecox, horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa, purple milk vetch Astragalus danicus, sainf…

Quarrington Hill Grasslands

… trefoil Lotus corniculatus, hare bell Campanula rotundifolia, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, fairy flax Linum catharticum, burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga, small scabious, cowslip Primula veris, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba and wild thyme Thymus polytrichu…

Ellerburn Bank

…m. A variety of herbs is present including wild thyme Thymus praecox, rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, greater knapweed Centaurea scabiosa, kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris and viper's bugloss Echium vulgare. Of particular interest is the presen…

Warren Bank

…any of the plants typically associated with chalk grassland including rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa and field scabious Knautia arvensis, together with more local species such as chalk milkwort Polygala calcarea, pale toadflax Linaria repen…

Newell Wood

…d flora containing species characteristic of calcareous soils such as rock rose Helianthemum nummularium and marjoram Origanum vulgare.

West Bradieston and Craig of Garvock

…so on ridges. It is characterised by lime-loving plants such as common rockrose Helianthemum nummularium, wild thyme Thymus polytrichus, quaking grass Briza media, crested hair-grass Koeleria macrantha, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum and alpine bistort Persicaria vivipara. Small ar…

Meathop Woods and Quarry

…ders of the wood have been partly quarried for limestone in the past. Rock rose Helianthemum 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 whitebe…

Haggs Bank

…ad leaved herbs occur with small scabious Scabiosa columbaria, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, common knapweed Centaurea nigra, rough hawkbit and ladies bedstraw Galium verum all prominent. Less common species include hairy rock cress Arabis hirsuta, autumn gentian Gen…

Town Kelloe Bank

…eadow oat grass Avenula pratensis, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, rock rose Helianthemum nummularium and fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea. In flushed areas purple moor grass Molinia caerulea is locally dominant. Of particular note is the occurrence of the largest populatio…

Honington Camp

…his kind of grassland are also concentrated on the banks where common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga, cowslip Primula veris and harebell Campanula rotundifolia occur. Members of the pea family, some of …

Racecourse Farm Fields

… of county rarities and locally uncommon plants are present including rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, autumn gentian Gentianella amarella, clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria and dodder Cuscuta epithymum. Several small pits provide mi…

Selsley Common

…n the Cotswolds. A wide range of other herbs includes an abundance of rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, common bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba and wild thyme Thymus praecox. The disused quarries also support a rich flora including autum…

Swallow Wold

… stemless thistle Cirsium acaule, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria, rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, harebell Campanula rotundifolia and quaking grass Briza media. One south facing slope is remarkable for the quantities of autumn gentian Gentianella amarella and kidney vetch…

Sidmouth to Beer Coast

… thistle Carlina vulgaris, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, ploughman’s spikenard Inula conyza and salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba. Several species of orchid occur including pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis and autumn lady’s-…

Spindlestone Heughs

…ld onion Allium vineale, purple milk vetch Astragalus danicus, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, doves foot crane’s bill Geranium molle, cut leaved crane's bill G. dissectum, wild thyme Thymus praecox, biting stonecrop Sedum acre, hare’s foot clover Trifolium arvense, ea…

Stratford Toney Down

…rbs occur on the site. Devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium and squinancywort Asperula cyanchica are widespread, as are dropwort Filipendula vulgaris and saw wort Serratula tinctoria. Betony Betonica officinalis is unusually frequent a…

Crosby Ravensworth Fell

…dges. Typical herb species include wild thyme Thymus praecox, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, common milkwort Polygala vulgaris, fairy flax Linum catharticum, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, mountain everlasting Antennaria dioica and the uncommon limestone b…

Lathkill Dale

…ands characterised by meadow oat grass and glaucous sedge with common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, wild thyme Thymus praecox and a wide range of annual species. In less well grazed areas, tall grasses and herbs such as false oat grass Arr…

Gang Mine

…calcerous grassland such as kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria, fairy flax Linum catharticum, glaucous sedge Carex flacca, spring sedge Carex caryophyllea, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha and the …

Warham Camp

…variety of herb species are present. Among the more interesting are common rose Helianthemum nummularium, squinancywort Asperula cynanchica, larger wild thyme Thymus pulegioides, cowslip Primula veris, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, felwort Gentianella amarella and pyramidal orch…

Wester Craiglockhart Hill

… Lothians. These include purple milk vetch Astragalus danicus, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, wild onion Allium vineale, black spleenwort Asplenium adiantum-nigrum and meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis. One of the species, maide…

Hareheugh Craigs

…the south-facing slopes, where maiden pink Dianthus deltoides, common rock-rose Helianthemum nummularium, meadow saxifrage Saxifraga granulata and moonwort Botrychium lunaria can be found. Species-rich grassland communities on the north-facing slopes include mountain pansy Viola …

The Parish Field, Cae'r Rhedyn

…t have been recorded at The Parish Field, Cae’r Rhedyn include common rock-rose Helianthemum nummularium, moonwort Botrychium lunaria and crested hair-grass Koeleria macrantha. Remarks: The site supports the UK Biodiversity Action Plan (BAP) priority ‘lowland meadow’ habitat. Th…

Furze Hill

…s Arrhenatherum elatius. Herbs include dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, rock rose Helianthemum nummularium and meadow saxifrage Saxifraga granulataa. The site is additionally noted for the presence of a number of rare and locally uncommon plants which include hoary cinquefoil Poten…

Hog's Hole

…equent occurrence, include horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, bulbous buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus, hairy violet Viola hirta, autumn gentian Gentianella amarella, musk thistle Carduus nutans, common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii …

Annesley Woodhouse Quarries

…otus corniculatus are typically abundant, as are herbs such as common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga, wild thyme Thymus polytrichus, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria …

Birkett Hill and High Out Wood

…escue, wild thyme, harebell, fairy flax, common dog violet and common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium. The latter has a particular importance here as it provides the larval food source for the northern brown argus. The abundance of flowering nectar producing plants is also a m…

Horse Dale and Holm Dale

…Gentianella amarella, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus, purging flax, rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, salad burnet and thyme Thymus praecox. Small areas of hawthorn Crataegus monogyna scrub are present on both slopes.

Kirkby Grives

…axifraga, cowslip Primula veris, autumn gentian Gentianella amarella, rock rose Helianthemum nummularium and a variety of orchid species, several of which are rare in Nottinghamshire. On more loamy soils the sward takes on the character of neutral grassland and contains such spec…

Straloch Moraines

…e Red Data List. Other species typical of this vegetation type include rockrose Helianthemum nummularium, wild thyme Thymus polytrichus and birdsfoot trefoil Lotus corniculatus. In addition to the notified natural features as listed above, orchid-rich flushes occur across the sit…

Cherry Hill and The Gallops, Barton Mills

…ious Scabiosa columbaria, Breckland thyme Thymus serpyllum and common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium. Four nationally rare plants are present on the verges and, two locally uncommon species, sand catchfly Silene conica and yellow medick Medicago sativa subsp. falcata. The Gal…

Longstone Moor

…rass Tristeum flavescens and glaucous sedge Carex flacca, with common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium around limestone outcrops. The acidic grasslands are dominated by common bent Agrostis capillaris and wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa, with areas of mat grass Nardus stri…

Hills and Holes and Sookholme Brook, Warsop

…natum. The grassland community includes populations of such plants as rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, dyer’s greenweed, Genista tinctoria and small scabious Scabiosa columbaria, together with several species of orchids. The limestone grassland community is complemented by adj…

Holies Down

…er species in this category which occur at Holies Down include common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, yellow wort Blackstonia perfoliata and pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis. The diversity of flowering plants in chalk grassland provides important food and nectar sourc…

Little Blakenham Pit

…clude wild strawberry Fragaria vesca, purging flax Linum catharticum, rock rose Helianthemum nummularium and salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba. There are populations of pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis and bee orchid Ophrys apifera and other unusual species include man or…

Homefield Wood

…and wood sedges Carex flacca and C. sylvatica, cowslip Primula veris, rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata, dwarf and carline thistles Cirsium acaule and Carlina vulgaris, blue fleabane Erigeron acris, ploughman's spikenard Inula conyza, bl…

Linton Common

…ow Ononis repens, common St. John's wort Hypericum perforatum, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium and cowslip. Plant species of very local distribution in the county occur including the pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis and squinancywort Asperula cynanchica.

High Dyke

… characteristic herbs including dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria, field scabious Knautia arvensis, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba and the locally uncommon saw wort Serratula tinctoria and purple milk v…

Gingerfields

…eep's fescue Festuca ovina, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, lady's bedstraw Galium verum and mouse eared hawkweed Pilosella officinarum. The majority of the field supports a more neutral sward of crested dog's tail, sweet vernal grass…

Westwell Gorse

…e, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, crosswort Cruciata laevipes, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa, cowslip Primula veris, wild thyme Thymus praecox and small scabious Scabiosa columbaria together with the uncommon purple milk vetch Astra…

Holywell Banks

…opodium vulgare, clustered bell flower Campanula glomerata and common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium occur. The species rich grassland of the roadside verges is mown annually. hawthorn Crataegus monogyna and buckthorn Rhamnus cathartica scrub occurs also.

Giant Hill

…rely found in such frequency in downland. The turf is rich in herbs, rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria, betony Betonica officinalis, devil's bit Succisa pratensis, clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata and burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxif…

Caldon Dales

…rbs having a preference for these localities are present, e.g. common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria, carline thistle Carlina vulgaris and kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria. Two nationally restricted s…

Cockey Down

…cywort Asperula cynanchica, kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium and small scabious Scabiosa columbaria are abundant. In contrast, sheep's fescue Festuca ovina, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis, hare…

Congrove Field and The Tumps

…ove mentioned species being found on the steep sided hummocks. Common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, squinancywort Asperula cynanchica and kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria are also present on the hummocks while devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis can be found in the damp…

Birkwith Caves and Fell

… with calcareous herbs including lady's bedstraw Galium verum, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium and small scabious Scabiosa columbaria. A base rich flush area supports marsh marigold Caltha palustris, wild angelica Angelica sylvestris, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria and…

Salt Way, Ditchley

…aria. The herb rich limestone grassland of the verges includes common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, greater knapweed Centaurea scabiosa, dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule, wild carrot Daucus carota, field scabious Knautia arvensis and hairy violet Violet hirta. There are also re…

Morrone Birkwood

…l areas of species-rich heath, widely supports species such as common rock-rose Helianthemum nummularium, northern bedstraw Galium boreale, alpine bistort Persicaria vivipara and alpine cinquefoil. In addition, frog orchid Dactylorhiza viridis, and the rare spignell Meum athamant…

Scar Closes, Kisdon Side

…mula vulgaris and cowslip P. veris, quaking grass Briza media, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium and two uncommon alpine species; mountain everlasting Antennaria dioica and alpine bistort Polygonum viviparum. Of particular note is the close association of this calcareous …

Ringstead Downs

…fescue Festuca rubra and sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina with abundant common rose Helianthemum nummularium and salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba. The most diverse grassland occurs on warm, sunny, south facing slopes and a wide variety of characteristic herbs is present including sq…

Upper Wharfedale

…the Carboniferous Limestone of Northern England, with frequent common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, wild thyme Thymus praecox and autumn gentian Gentianella amarella. Dropwort Filipendula vulgaris and kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria occur locally; these species are rare i…

Cleeve Hill

…thistle Carlina vulgaris, common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii, rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, fairy flax Linum catharticum, bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga, cowslip Primula veris, thyme Thymus polytrichus and Thymus polytr…

Mariandyrys

… western gorse interspersed with such lime loving plants as the common rockrose Helianthemum nummularium and thyme Thymus praecox. This mix of calcicole (lime loving) and calcifuge (lime hating) plants appears to be related to thin deposits of drift or wind blown silt (loess) par…

Chalbury Hill and Quarry

…idney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria, horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa, rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata and the uncommon hairy rock cress Arabis hirsuta. Species typical of the western chalk are locally abundant, such as rough hawkbit Le…

Ruston Cottage Pasture

…nopsea, sweet violet Viola odorata, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris and rock rose Helianthemum nummularium. The grassland on the level ground is more neutral in character, with frequent harebell Campanula rotundifolia, cowslip Primula veris, knapweed Centaurea nigra, lady's bedstra…

Juniper Hill, Edgeworth

…ctus with other plants such as tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium and old man’s beard Clematis vitalba. Regenerating oak and birch are also present. Isolated juniper plants also occur in an adjacent young larch plantation. The southern part …

Black Hill Down

…e harebell Campanula rotundifolia, squinancywort Asperula cynanchica, rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, cowslip Primula veris and autumn gentian Gentianella amarella. Very typical of west/central Dorset chalk are frequent devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, betony Betonica …

Barnsley Warren

…lad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium and small scabious Scabiosa columbaria. The site also holds many locally restricted lime loving plants, such as chalk milkwort Polygala calcarea, devil's bit scabious Succisa …

Eastnor Park

…s limestone grassland with typical lime loving species such as common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, wild thyme Thymus polytrichus, woolly thistle Cirsium eriophorum, carline thistle Carlina vulgaris and dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule. The Park has a rich invertebrate fauna an…

Allolee to Walltown

…quaking grass Briza media, dyer’s greenweed Genista tinctoria, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, greater burnet Sanguisorba officinalis and salad burnet S. minor. On the dip slope east of Allolee, where the drainage is impeded, there occurs a most unusual species rich gr…

Strawberry Banks

…munity are present, including stemless thistle Cirsium acaule, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium and wild thyme Thymus praecox. Many more locally restricted lime loving plants such as betony Betonica officinalis, sainfoin Onobrychis viciifolia, zigzag clover Trifolium med…

Cranwich Camp

…lady’s bedstraw Galium verum. Purple milk vetch Astragalus danicus, common rose Helianthemum nummularium are locally frequent in the more calcareous areas together with the Breckland specialities Spanish catchfly Silene otites and purple stem cat’s tail Phleum phleoides. The vege…

Tudor Farm Bank

…range of lime loving plants calcicoles. These include species such as rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, rest-harrow Ononis repens, carmine thistle Carlina vulgaris, common milkwort Polygala vulgaris, dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule, yellow wort Blackstonia perfoliata, fairy flax L…

Bredon Hill

…ule, wild thyme Thymus praecox, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria and mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum. Locally uncommon plants include purple milk vetch A…

Winklebury Hill

…as wild thyme Thymus praecox, lady's bedstraw Galium verum and common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium whilst other species include harebell Campanula rotundifolia. Scattered scrub is largely restricted to the major west facing slope and is mostly hawthorn but with some elder. …

Burton Leonard Lime Quarry

…ng sedges Carex caryophyllea and C. ericetorum, thyme Thymus praecox, rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga, twayblade Neottia ovata and milkwort Polygala vulgaris. Notable species include buckthorn Rhamnus cathartica, burnet rose Rosa spinosis…

Cliff House

…e very well represented in the sheep grazed turf. They include common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, wild thyme Thymus praecox, fairy flax Linum catharticum, burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga, hoary plantain Plantago media, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba and stemless …

Harting Downs

… sedge Carex caryophyllea, yellow wort Blackstonia perfoliata, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium and the uncommon musk orchid Herminium monorchis. Where there is less grazing rougher grasses such as tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum and cock’s foot Dactylis glomerata domin…

Barnack Hills & Holes

…umber of orchids, purple milk vetch Astragalus danicus and the common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium. The site is managed by sheep grazing in association with a programme of scrub control so that appropriate habitat conditions can be maintained for limestone grassland flora a…

Bryn Euryn

…ested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, quaking grass Briza media, common rockrose Helianthemum nummularium, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba and lesser meadow rue Thalictrum minus. Uncommon species include dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, white horehound Marrubium vulgare and green-…

Foulden Burn

…, quaking grass Briza media, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens and rock rose Helianthemum nummularium. Around 15 species of dandelion Taraxacum spp., normally associated with old meadows, are also present. The scrub is mostly dominated by hawthorn and blackthorn with hazel, as…

Craigellachie

…s-bill Geranium sylvaticum, wild strawberry Fragaria vesca and common rock-rose Helianthemum nummularium. Craigellachie supports a rich diversity of northern moths which include the nationally scarce Kentish glory Endromis versicolora. Other local northern species include the Ran…

Scout and Cunswick Scars

…aris, hairy violet Viola hirta, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa, wild thyme Thymus praecox, squinancywort Asperula cynanchica, fairy flax Linum catharticum, mouse ear h…

Spring Wood,Hawnby

…um, wild marjoram Origanum vulgare, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris and rock rose Helianthemum nummularium. The grassland is attractive to butterflies, notably the dark green fritillary.

St. Dunstan's Well Catchment

…m sanguisorba, cowslip Primula veris, fairy flax Linum catharticum, common rose Helianthemum nummularium and wild thyme Thymus praecox. early purple orchid Orchis mascula and common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii are widespread. Small numbers of greater horseshoe bat Rhinolo…

Ebsbury Down

…nce of chalk milkwort Polygala calcarea, cowslip Primula veris, commonrock rose Helianthemum nummularium and devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis. Herbs which occur frequently include horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa, kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria and hairy violet Viola h…

Upper Hall Farm Quarry and Grassland

…stone and has a rich assemblage of herbaceous plants including common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, wild thyme Thymus praecox, burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba and dyer's greenweed Genista tinctoria. The last species is recognised as …

Rough Bank, Miserden

…mint Clinopodium menthifolium, ploughman’s spikenard Inula conyza and rock rose Helianthemum nummularium. Of special note is the large amount of kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria. Orchid species are well represented and include fly orchid Ophrys insectifera, bee orchid Ophrys api…

Ketton Quarries

…ommon rest-harrow Ononis repens, dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium and viper’s bugloss Echium vulgare and locally rare species such as woolly thistle Cirsium eriophorum. The dominant scrub species is hawthorn Crataegus monogyna; associated sh…

Raisby Hill Grassland

…urham of the dark red helleborine Epipactis atrorubens, together with rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, frog orchid Dactylorhiza viridis and pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis. In the absence of grazing the grasslands have become invaded by scrub containing a range of shru…

Red Hill

…inalis, yellow rattler Rhinanthus minor, basil thyme Thymus arvensis, rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, bee orchid Ophyrs apifera and pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis. The vetches support good numbers of butterflies, including the common blue. This is one of the few site…

Underlaid Wood

…sheep's fescue Festuca ovina, bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, rock rose Helianthemum nummularium and quaking grass Briza media. The nationally scare spring cinquefoil Potentilla tabernaemontani and the pale St John's wort Hypericum montanum are also found within the woodl…

Stonepit and Nova Slacks

…red bellflower Campanula glomerata, carline thistle Carlina vulgaris, rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria and purple milk vetch Astragalus danicus. The grassland on the opposite, north facing slope is more neutral in character; being dominated b…

Arnside Knott

…ining many characteristic calcareous grassland species such as common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, wild thyme Thymus praecox, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, squinancywort Asperula cynanchica, fairy flax Linum catharticum and the limestone…

Highclere Park

…the calcicoles element comprises dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba subsp. minor and large thyme Thymus pulegioides. The slope supports a large populations of field gentian Gentianella campestris in its only…

Pinbain Burn to Cairn Hill

…fine species-rich grassland include the colourful herbs thyme, common rock-rose Helianthemum nummularium, kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum and bird’s-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus. The locally uncommon juniper Juniperus communis and the nationally…

Wanlass Grasslands

… like salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, thyme Thymus praecox, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium and hoary plantain Plantago media. The second, more neutral grassland community has a high frequency of the grasses crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, red fescue Festuca …

Lyscombe and Highdon

… salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, hoary plantain Plantago media and rock rose Helianthemum nummularium are all frequent components of the turf and cowslip Primula veris and devil's bit Succisa pratensis are locally very abundant. The local woolly thistle Cirsium eriophorum is p…

Craig Leek

…ed by wild thyme Thymus polytrichus along with species such as common rock-rose Helianthemum nummularium and fairy flax Linum catharticum. Yellow mountain sedge Saxifraga aizoides, field gentian Gentianella campestris and the rare alpine cinquefoil Potentilla crantzii are also fo…

Bamburgh Coast and Hills

…als wild onion Allium vineale, maiden pink Dianthus deltoides, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium meadow, oat grass Avenula pratensis and crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha. Particularly characteristic are the annual plants including knotted clover Trifolium striatum, f…

Southorpe Paddock

…k vetch Astragalus danicus, clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata, rock rose Helianthemum nummularium and dropwort Filipendula ulmaria. Local variations in drainage and soil within the site have also favoured the development of damp neutral grassland. This is characterised by …

Ox Close

… areas there is herb rich limestone grassland with for example common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium and wild thyme Thymus praecox.

River Lemon Valley Woods

…re habitat in Devon, grow on the ledges of the almost sheer rockface. Rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, wild thyme Thymus polytrichus, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris and fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea are found along with the mosses Grimmia orbicularis, Gymnostomum viridulu…

Rue Hill

…tus. There are a host of associated lime loving plants such as common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, autumn gentian Gentianella amarella, cowslip Primula veris, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria and the nationally rare limestone bedstraw Galium sterneri, here at the souther…

Via Gellia Woodlands

…f the valley, which are usually associated with woodland and abundant rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, marjoram Origanum vulgare, and other elements usually associated with open calcareous grassland. Also present and more typical of this habi…

Middle Hope

…ps. The sward is dominated by salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba and common rose Helianthemum nummularium with frequent common bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, lady's bedstraw Galium verum, fairy flax Linum catharticum and squinancywort Asperula cynanchica and occasional gr…

Shiplate Slait

…e, in which the most frequent plants are wild thyme Thymus praecox, common rose Helianthemum nummularium, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba and mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum. The open nature of the community, with much bare and loose soil, is a result of heavy grazing …

Minchinhampton Common

…n the areas of very short turf. Characteristic species include common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, chalk milkwort Polygala calcarea and field scabious Knautia arvensis while the numerous orchids include bee orchid Ophrys apifera, fragrant o…

Ventnor Downs

…utumn ladies' tresses Spiranthes spiralis, cowslips Primula veris and rock rose Helianthemum nummularium. The early gentian Gentianella anglica is present on the south facing slopes of Bonchurch Downwhile sainfoin Onobrychis viciifolia, twayblade Neottia ovata and man orchid Orch…

Hastings Hill

…trefoil Lotus corniculatus, kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, wild thyme Thymus praecox, glaucous sedge Carex flacca, carline thistle Carlina vulgaris, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga, lady’s bed…

Arreton Down

…ssland environment. These include horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa, rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, wild thyme Thymus praecox, carline thistle Carlina vulgaris, pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis, harebell Campanula rotundifolia and small scabious Scabiosa columbaria. …

Woodnook Valley

…eep's fescue Festuca ovina being the dominant grass along with common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba and stemless thistle Cirsium acaule. In the areas where the grazing has been less heavy, more coarse grasses such as upright brome Bromus er…

Frilford Heath, Ponds and Fens

…bra and sheep's fescue Festuca ovina, in which species such as common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium and stemless thistle Cirsium acaule occur in the lime rich areas. The open sward contains many uncommon plants, some of which are represented here in their sole Oxfordshire lo…

Stonesfield Common, Bottoms & Banks

…sward is present on the steeper slopes and has a flora which includes rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria, wild mignonette Reseda lutea, common toadflax Linaria vulgaris, bee orchid Ophrys apifera and the nationally uncommon bastard toadflax Thes…

Moel y Golfa

… igneous intrusions support notable calcicolous plants such as common rock-rose Helianthemum nummularium, rock stonecrop Sedum forsterianum, slender false-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum and marjoram Origanum vulgare. Many of these species are best developed in the more open areas …

Lag Meadow

…er Trifolium striatum, meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis and common rock-rose Helianthemum nummularium present. The lower lying wetter areas of fen-meadow are dominated by sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus or meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria with species such as ragged-robi…

Poor's Allotment

…d is dominated by fescue species with a wide range of herbs including rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, thyme Thymus polytrichus, stemless thistle Cirsium acaule, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba and bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus. The semi natural woodland habitat in …

Dabble Bank

…eep’s fescue Festuca ovina with wild thyme Thymus polytrichus, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, autumn gentian Gentianella amarella, carline thistle Carlina vulgaris and kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria. Deep soils towards the base of the slopes are characterised by n…

Fishburn Grassland

…laucous sedge Carex flacca, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium and lady’s bedstraw Galium verum. This grassland type is nationally scarce and is only known to occur in East Durham. A small section of the slope is dominated by upright bro…

Hartslock

…ance of calcicolous herbs such as horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa, rock rose Helianthemum nummularium and dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule as well as a notable abundance of uncommon plants like bastard toadflax Thesium humifusum and chalk milkwort Polygala calcarea. The downy frui…

Amberley Mount to Sullington Hill

…ort Blackstonia perfoliata, squinancywort Asperula cynanchica, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, autumn gentian Gentianella amarella and clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata. A number of less common species are found including round headed rampion Phyteuma orbiculare…

Coed y Gopa

…d contains herbs typical of thin limestone soils, for example, common rock-rose Helianthemum nummularium, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, wild thyme Thymus praecox ssp. arcticus, fairy flax Linum catharticum and early-purple orchid Orchis mascula. The combination of predominan…

Kettlewell Meadows

…y's bedstraw Galium verum, limestone bedstraw Galium sterneri, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium and cowslip Primula veris. Locally conditions are more acidic and sheep's fescue Festuca ovina is dominant in the sward with common bent and red fescue. There are fewer herb s…

Y Bonc, Marianglas

…e grasses, a wide variety of other plants are found, including common rock-rose Helianthemum nummularium, (especially on the sides of small, well-drained mounds), salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba and wild thyme Thymus polytrichus. The uncommon plants mountain everlasting Antenna…

Glen Ey Gorge

…’s mantle Alchemilla alpina, northern bedstraw Galium boreale, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium and quaking grass Briza media.

King's Cliffe Banks

…e, sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba and wild thyme Thymus praecox are particularly frequent. There is a good range of other calcicoles…

Dancersend

…ell Veronica chamaedrys, larger wild thyme Thymus pulegioides, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, hairy violet Viola hirta, wild basil Clinopodium vulgare, marjoram Origanum vulgare, common milkwort Polygala vulgaris, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, bird's foot trefoil…

Shiel Wood Pastures

…pweed Centaurea nigra to calcareous grassland characterised by common rock-rose Helianthemum nummularium. Yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, northern marsh orchid Dactylorhiza purpurella and lesser butterfly orchid Platanthera bifolia are frequent over much of this area and common t…

Castell Prysor

…eadow orchid Dactylorhiza incarnate, northern bedstraw Galium boreale, rockrose Helianthemum nummularium and hairy oat grass Avenula pubescens. Several areas of dense and scattered scrub are present. hazel Corylus avellana and hawthorn Crataegus monogyna are dominant with a range…

Deacon Hill

…bs including species characteristic of chalk grassland such as common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, marjoram Origanum vulgare, clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata, carline thistle Carlina vulgaris, autumn gentian Gentianella amarella, yellow wort Blackstonia perfoliata…

Inchrory

…wn argus Aricia artaxerxes, the caterpillars of which feeds on common rock-rose Helianthemum nummularium. This is one of a handful of sites in Scotland to hold colonies of the rare mountain whorl snail Vertigo alpestris, the fossils remains of which are also found in the tufa.

Whitehorse Hill

…t brome Bromus erectus and sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina together with rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule, wild thyme Thymus praecox, bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa, yellow wort Blackstonia perfoliata, commo…

Grass Wood

…e moor grass Sesleria caerulea is accompanied 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 Pastur…

Nine Spring Dale

…um. Herbs present include frequent salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, hoary plantain Plantagomedia and dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, together with less common species such as basil Origanum vulgare, saw wort Serratula tinctoria and clustered b…

Craig y Benglog

…range of plant species indicating such conditions and including common rockrose Helianthemum nummularium, mountain melick Melica nutans, orpine Sedum telephium and marjoram Origanum vulgare. The humid oak woodland of the Eiddon gorge has a wide range of uncommon mosses and liver…

Creigiau Rhiwledyn / Little Ormes Head

…ula pratensis) and cock’s-foot Dactylis glomerata with frequent hoary rock-rose Helianthemum oelandicum ssp. incanum, a nationally scarce species, and other herbs such as wild thyme Thymus polytrichus and carline thistle Carlina vulgaris. Where hoary rock-rose is less frequent in…

Hawkswick Wood

…nd of the site and there is an area of limestone grassland containing rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, thyme Thymus praecox and purging flax Linum catharticum. Seepage areas support a community featuring purple moor grass Molinia caerulea and butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris. O…

Masson Hill

…hyrus montanus. The calcareous grasslands are characterised by common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria and abundant wild thyme Thymus praecox with good populations of the locally uncommon autumn gentian Gentianella amarella and frog orchid Dac…

Devil's Dyke

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

Haugh and Gundale Slacks

…acca. Some areas are dominated by carpets of thyme Thymus praecox and rock rose Helianthemum nummularium. Herbs such as salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, fairy flax Linum catharticum, hoary plantain Plantago media and cowslip Primula veris are common throughout and carline thist…

Great Yews

…yophyllea and occasional kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria and common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium. In the eastern glade the grassland merges into a small area of heather Calluna vulgaris and tormentil Potentilla erecta. Little is known of the invertebrates of the site but…

Allan Water, Hillhead

…, a plant which is now very local in the Borders, and a high cover of rock-rose Helianthemum nummularium.

Penny Hill Bank

…ncommon species including autumn gentian Gentianella amarella, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis, bee orchid Ophrys apifera and greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha. Dyer’s greenweed Genista tinctoria, a species associat…

Fordon Chalk Grasslands

…is, woolly thistle Cirsium eriophorum, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, purging flax Linum catharticum, cowslip Primula veris, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis and thyme Thymus praecox. Additionally many l…

Three Dykes

…ng felwort Gentianella amarella, carline thistle Carlina vulgaris and rock rose Helianthemum nummularium. This is one of few Yorkshire localities for squinancywort Asperula cynanchica, whilst horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa and purple milk vetch Astragalus danicus which occur …

The Cheddar Complex

…ing slopes with shallow soils include dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule, common rose Helianthemum nummularium, kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria, wild thyme Thymus praecox and hoary plantain Plantago media. Soils of slopes with other aspects tend to be wetter and here associated speci…

Mynydd Marian

…ulgaris, wild thyme Thymus polytrichus and the Nationally Scarce hoary rockrose Helianthemum oelandicum. The less rocky areas with deeper soils which are more accessible to rabbit grazing support Festuca ovina - Avenula pratensis grassland. Frequent to dominant grasses include sh…

Bryn Alyn

…requently occur, with characteristic calcicolous herbs such as common rock-rose Helianthemum nummularium, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, wild thyme Thymus polytrichus, common bird’s-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus, carline thistle, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria and mouse…

Monkswood Valley

…irsium acaule, cowslip Primula veris, lady's bedstraw Galium verum, common rose Helianthemum nummularium. mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, cat's ear Hypochaeris radicata, early purple orchid Orchis mascula, hoary plantain Plantago media, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba…

Llanymynech and Llynclys Hills

…Anacamptis morio, and iii) open communities with a high proportion of rockrose Helianthemum nummularium and lichens (especially Cladonia spp.) which have developed on screes and in association with mine waste. The grasslands of Llanymynech and Llynclys Hills differ from calcareo…

Mynydd Du (Black Mountain)

…w Galium sterneri, limestone fern Gymnocarpium robertianum and common rock-rose Helianthemum nummularium. Of the several mountain lakes present, Llyn y Fan Fach is of special note as one of the most southerly examples of a corried lake in Britain. It has the uncommon quillwort I…

Old Castle Down

…of the B4265 is a SE facing 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 cha…

Clipsham Old Quarry and Pickworth Great Wood

…uding dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule, marjoram Origanum vulgare, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, yellow wort Blackstonia perfoliata, autumn gentian Gentianella amarella, common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii, bee orchid Ophrys apifera, greater butterfly orchid Plata…

Whitehill

…rassland is characterised by wild thyme Thymus polytrichus with common rockrose Helianthemum nummularium and the neutral grassland by crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus and common knapweed Centaurea nigra. Several types of acidic grassland are present with species such as she…

Barker Scar

… salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, wild thyme Thymus praecox, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, spring sedge Carex caryophyllea and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. Nearer to the cliff edge the grassland is less grazed and is dominated by the coarser grass of blue moor gras…

Puckham Woods

…a. Herbs typical of this plant community are present including common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule, wild thyme Thymus praecoxand salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba. Several orchid species are found here, namely pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyrami…

Barton Bushes

…e grassland communities are salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium and wild thyme Thymus praecox. Other more locally restricted lime loving plants include chalk milkwort Polygala calcarea, early purple orchid Orchis mascula and adder's tongu…

Brada Hill

… summer drought as seeds. Drought resistant perennials include common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, biting stonecrop Sedum acre and meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis. By contrast with similar sites closer to the sea the maritime elements in the flora are absent. The shallo…

Broughton Far Wood

…s erectus, but there is also herb rich limestone grassland containing rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, wall germander Teucrium chamaedrys, marjoram Origanum vulgare, saw wort Serratula tinctoria, dyer's greenweed Genista tinctoria, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, wild basil Cli…

Brown's Folly

…us Knautia arvensis, burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga and common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium. Orchids are well represented, the local fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea, musk orchid Herminium monorchis and fly orchid Ophrys insectifera are of particular interest. The…

Cinquefoil Brow and Wood Dale

… burnet Poterium sanguisorba, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, lady's bedstraw Galium verum and mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum being especially abundant. Other frequently occurring species include ribwort plantain Plantago lanc…

Copper Hill

…eshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, spiny rest-harrow Ononis spinosa, purple milk vetch Astragalus danicus, purging flax Linum catharticum and harebell Campanula rotundifolia. The man orchid Orchis anthorpophor…

Millington Wood and Pastures

…ady’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 springs in the valley bottom g…

West Woodhay Down

… species characteristic of chalk grassland, including abundant common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, greater knapweed Centaurea scabiosa, harebell Campanula rotundifolia and common twayblade Neottia ovata, occur on the track. Musk orchid Herminium monorchis, which is not kno…

Hook Norton Cutting & Banks

…d bellflower C. glomerata, horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, basil thyme Acinos arvensis, devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis, carline thistle Carlina vulgaris, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris and mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officina…

Moulsford Downs

…field scabious Knautia arvensis, wild mignonette Reseda lutea, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, sainfoin Onobrychis viciifolia, ploughman's spikenard Inula conyza and hairy violet Viola hirta. A similar herb flora also occurs on the ungraz…

Ancaster Valley

…nweed Genista tinctoria, field gentian Gentianella campestris, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, saw wort Serratula tinctoria and wild thyme Thymus praecox. The peduncu…

Bonemills Hollow

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

Brantingham Dale

…dominated by sheep's fescue Festuca ovina with a notable abundance of rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba and wild thyme Thymus praecox. Other species of frequent occurrence include quaking grass Briza media, clustered bellflower Campanula glomer…

Box Farm Meadows

…ping bent Agrostis stolonifera with associated species such as common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, cowslip Primula veris, lady's bedstraw Galium verum and green winged orchid Anacamptis morio. In wetter areas on the slope glaucous sedge Carex flacca becomes dominant. A tot…

Glaswelltiroedd Eryrys (Eryrys Grasslands)

…acrantha and herbs, such as salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, common rock-rose Helianthemum nummularium and wild thyme Thymus polytrichus. Some of the calcareous grassland is found on thin, drought-prone soils. Here, the turf is short and open and bare soil and rock occurs. On n…

Gooderstone Warren

… a number of chalk grassland plants which are uncommon in East Anglia. Rockrose Helianthemum nummularium, squinancywort Asperula cynanchica, dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha and dropwort Filipendula vulgaris are amongst the more unusual species …

Bank and Cother Wood

… grass Trisetum flavescens. The herb species of the grassland include rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, sainfoin Onobrychis viciifolia and various orchids such as pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis, greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha and bee orchid Ophrys apif…

Cottam Well Dale

…ea nigra, lady's bedstraw Galium verum, felwort Gentianella amarella, rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, fairy flax Linum catharticum, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, small scabious Scabiosa columbari…

Burrington Combe

…anguisorba, greater and lesser knapweed Centaurea scabiosa, C. nigra, rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, wild thyme Thymus praecox, Thymus polytrichus, marjoram Origanum vulgare and carline thistle Carlina vulgaris. Insects are extremely abundant on the warm south facing slopes …

Hawes Water

…r grass Koeleria macrantha, thyme Thymus praecox spp arcticus, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium and the nationally scare limestone bedstraw Galium sterneri, spring sandwort Minuartia verna and rare spring sedge Carex ericetorum. A number of scarce orchids have been recor…

Appleby Fells

…num catharticum, rue leaved saxifrage Saxifraga tridactylites, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, musk thistle Carduus nutans, carline thistle Carlina vulgaris and Teesdale violet Viola rupestris for which the Appleby Fells is one of only three known British localities. …

Park Wood, Chilham

… characteristic downland species dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium and horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa. Many of the woodland shrub species are also present, together with spindle Euonymus europaeus, dogwood Cornus sanguinea and elder Sambu…

Rowridge Valley

…t sheltered slope, heavily grazed by rabbits. The rich flora includes rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, wild strawberry Fragaria vesca, wild marjoram Origanum vulgare, cowslips Primula veris and burnet rose Rosa spinosissima. Several butterfly species also inhabit this grasslan…

Salisbury Plain

…ady's bedstraw Galium verum, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium and dropwort Filipendula vulgaris. The high constancy of this last species is a distinctive feature of the upright brome grasslands on Salisbury Plain and is otherwise only kn…

River Ure Grasslands

…lude salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, cowslip Primula veris, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, common knapweed Centaurea nigra, Autumn gentian Gentianella amarella, hoary plantain Plantago media, fairy flax Linum catharticum and common rest-harrow Ononis repens. At the…

Far Arnside

…ywort Asperula cynanchica, horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria and purging flax Linum catharticum. Associated grasses and sedges including quaking grass Briza media, red fescue Festuca rubra, carnation s…

Dinham Meadows

…s vetchling Lathyrus nissolia, greater knapweed Centaurea scabiosa and rockrose Helianthemum nummularium, whilst the limestone grassland areas have abundant quaking grass Briza media, heath grass Danthonia decumbens, bee orchid Ophrys apifera and autumn lady’s tresses Spiranthes …

Thrislington Plantation

…edia, meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis. glaucous sedge Carex flacca, rockrose Helianthemum nummularium, fairy flax Linum catharticum, burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, lesser scabious, black and greater knapweeds Centaurea nigra and C. sa…

Parc Linden, Lixwm

…ed hair-grass Koeleria macrantha, glaucous sedge Carex flacca, common rock-rose Helianthemum nummularium and salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba. Other prominent species include wild thyme Thymus polytrichus, devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis, common knapweed Centaurea nigra a…

Stanner Rocks

…unities. The base-rich igneous outcrops support such plants as common rock-rose Helianthemum nummularium and rock stonecrop Sedum forsterianum, as well as national rarities such as perennial knawel Scleranthus perennis and sticky catchfly Silene viscaria. Leached areas support ca…

Schiehallion

…rass Koeleria macrantha, meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis and common rockrose Helianthemum nummularium. Calcareous fens or flushes are associated with base-rich rocks and include at least two nationally scarce plants hair sedge Carex capillaris and alpine rush Juncus alpinoarti…

Dunstable and Whipsnade Downs

…status together with a rich variety of typical herbs including common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule, squinancywort Asperula cynanchica, burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga and salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba. Also present are glaucous sedge …

Wookey Hole

…oolly thistle Cirsium eriophorum, musk thistle Carduus nutans, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, eyebright Euphrasia nemorosa, squinancywort Asperula cynanchica and wild thyme Thymus praecox. Wookey Hole is an important roost for greater horseshoe bats Rhinolophus ferrum…

Luffenham Heath Golf Course

…oe vetch Hippocrepis comosa, purple milk vetch Astragalus danicus and rock rose Helianthemum nummularium. The site also contains small areas of acidic grass heath, characterised by the presence of heather Calluna vulgaris, heath grass Danthonia decumbens and pill sedge Carex pilu…

Clints Crags, Blindcrake

… a range of herbs including salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, wild thyme Thymus praecox and hairy lady's mantle Alchemilla filicaulis. The outcrops support an interesting range of herbs and grasses including mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella…

Sutton Combe

…burnet Poterium sanguisorba. horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa and common rose Helianthemum nummularium are locally frequent here. Orchids are well represented on this site and include fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea and frog orchid Dactylorhiza viridis, both local species i…

Swinstead Valley

…rassland are well represented. The more frequent herbs include common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus, common bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, salad burnet Poterium…

Savernake Forest

… small area of chalk heath with wild thyme Thymus praecox and common rock rose. Helianthemum nummularium growing amongst cross leaved heath Erica tetralix and heather Calluna vulgaris. Many of the clearings are covered with bracken Pteridium aquilinum. In the woodland the ground …

Tuthill Quarry

…um catharticum and slender St. John’s wort Hypericum pulchrum. Common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium is also locally common. Of particular note are the populations of common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris and the nationally scarce bird’s eye primrose Primula farinosa which oc…

Malham-Arncliffe

…ous Scabiosa columbaria, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba and common rock rose 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 …

Upton Coombe

… sainfoin Onobrychis viciifolia, kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria, common rose Helianthemum nummularium, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, hoary plantain Plantago media, devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis and clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata. The slope to the north west …

Walton Common

…t Poterium sanguisorba, wild thyme Thymus praecox and abundant common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium. Lichens and mosses also form a significant component of the turf of this community, with species such as Cladonia impexa, Pseudoscleropodium purum and Dicranum scoparium comm…

Cheddar Wood

…e dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium and wild thyme Thymus praecox. Heath species such as heather Calluna vulgaris, bell heather Erica cinerea and western gorse Ulex gallii are well represented. Cheddar Wood is …

Eggardon Hill & Luccas Farm

…wort Asperula cynanchica, common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii, rock-rose Helianthemum nummularium, betony Betonica officinalis, devil’s-bit Succisa pratensis and rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus are often abundant. Slopes with a northerly aspect hold swards with fewer gras…

Chwareli a Glaswelltir Degannwy

…r-grass Koeleria macrantha, and herbs such as lady’s bedstraw, common rock-rose Helianthemum nummularium, common bird’s-foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus and common restharrow Ononis repens occur in small species-rich patches amongst the bracken and scrub. Remarks The geological fe…

Tulach Hill

…ed hair-grass Koeleria macrantha, meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis, rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, quaking grass Briza media and fairy flax Linum catharticum. In places bearberry Arctostaphylos uva-ursi occurs in these grasslands giving rise to a rare variant community kno…

Dank's Down and Truckle Hill

… cowslip Primula veris and small scabious Scabiosa columbaria. Common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium achieves high frequencies throughout the grassland. There are a number of plant species especially indicative of management without ploughing, fertilisers or herbicides such a…

Gormire

…nce of limestone bedrock is more pronounced there is a community with rock rose Helianthemum nummularium and bloody crane's bill Geranium sanguineum.

Gallows Hill

…sent, such as salad burnet, chalk milkwort, cowslip Primula veris and rock rose Helianthemum nummularium. Dense scrub which occupies much of the long south east and west facing slopes, is a feature of the site. The history of its development is documented by a series of photograp…

Leckhampton Hill and Charlton Kings Common

…erb species present include salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium and common bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus. On old quarry floor areas and former workings a shorter herb rich sward occurs with wild thyme Thymus praecox, dwarf thistle…

Bee's Nest and Green Clay Pits

… limestone around the pocket deposits. Typical species include common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, quaking grass Briza media, fairy flax Linum catharticum and wild thyme Thymus praecox. The most interesting acidic communities are found on the stabilised slopes of old excav…

Great Casterton Road Banks

…urf, characteristic species such as wild thyme Thymus praecox, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria and quaking grass Briza media occur. Areas of hawthorn Crataegus monogyna and wild privet Ligustrum vulga…

Newbourn Springs

… as Hairy rock cress Arabis hirsuta, lady's bedstraw Galium verum and Rock rose Helianthemum nummularium also occur. A variety of birds breed on the site including nightingale, goldcrest, warblers and woodpecker. Migratory birds such as warblers and fieldfare are regular visitor…

Blaen Nedd

…re often abundant and associated species include 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 limes…

Watlington and Pyrton Hills

…of short, species rich rabbit grazed turf. Broadleaved plants include rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, yellow wort Blackstonia perfoliata, cowslip Primula veris, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, together with large populations of horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa, kidney vetch …

Arfordir Gogleddol Penmon

…e tolerant species such as bell heather and western gorse with common rock-rose Helianthemum nummularium, quaking grass Briza media, columbine Aquilegia vulgaris, carline thistle Carlina vulgaris and burnet rose Rosa spinosissima. Neutral grasslands with common knapweed Centaurea…

Oddy Hill and Tring Park

…acaule, cowslip Primula veris, glaucous sedge Carex flacca and common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium. In places the sward is particularly species rich with carline thistle Carlina vulgaris, squinancywort Asperula cynanchica, spring sedge Carex caryophyllea, large thyme Thymus…

Black Ditches, Cavenham

…saxifrade Pimpinella saxifraga, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba and rock rose Helianthemum nummularium. Two locally rare plants, heath sedge Carex ericetorum and bastard toadflax Thesium humifusum and one nationally rare species, are found on the site. Additional interest is pr…

Hog Cliff

…ensis sub group. Slopes with a southern aspect have a large amount of rock rose Helianthemum nummularium with a variety of other attractive herbs including small scabious, Scabiosa columbaria, felwort Gentianella amarella, wild thyme Thymus polytrichus, rough hawkbit Leontodon hi…

Draycott Sleights

…f this type of grassland include squinancywort Asperula cynanchica, common rose Helianthemum nummularium, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, wild thyme Thymus praecox, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, field scabious Knautia arvensis, common centaury Centaurium erythraea, kidney vetc…

Aston Upthorpe Downs

… comosa, wild thyme Thymus praecox, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris and rock rose Helianthemum nummularium. A small population of the nationally rare pasque flower Pulsatilla vulgaris occurs here at its only current Oxfordshire station. The disturbed soils of the rabbit warrens sup…

Graig, Llanarmon-yn-Ial

…ccur frequently, with characteristic calcicolous herbs such as common rock-rose Helianthemum nummularium, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria, wild thyme Thymus polytrichus and salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba. Bryophytes form an important component of the turf and include such s…

Coedydd ac Ogofau Elwy a Meirchion

…and, among the more usual salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba and common rockrose Helianthemum nummularium, include the nationally scarce spiked speedwell Veronica spicata subsp. hybrida, spring cinquefoil Potentilla tabernaemontani, bloody cranesbill Geranium sanguineum and dark m…

Brockadale

… woodland canopy, calcareous grassland species occur including common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium and spring cinquefoil Potentilla tabernaemontani. Elsewhere a scrub of guelder rose Viburnum opulus, hawthorn Crataegus monogyna and bramble Rubus fruticosus has developed. Th…

Cassop Vale

…including fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea, cowslip Primula veris, rock rose Helianthemum nummularium and quaking grass Briza media. Rare and local species recorded include globe flower Trollius europaeus, bird’s eye primrose Primula farinosa, lesser clubmoss Selaginella selag…

Bowber Head and Piper Hole Meadows

…and outcrops. Herbs of interest on the limestone banks include common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, purging flax Linum catharticum, burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga, cowslip Primula veris, limestone bedstraw Galium sterneri and fragra…

Birchend

…s associated with many characteristic limestone plants such as common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, wild thyme Thymus praecox, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, hoary plantain Plantago media, fairy flax Linum catharticum and yellow wort Blackstonia perfoliata. In addition …

Stoney Middleton Dale

…nd contain a wide range of limestone grassland species such as common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, cowslip Primula veris and mossy saxifrage Saxifraga hypnoides. Within the site important communities of mosses and liverworts occur in the swallets on the north western edge…

Cove

…ane’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 maritima, sea campion Silene uniflora and sea plantain Plantago maritima.

Tunstall Hills and Ryhope Cutting

…e Festuca rubra, glaucous sedge Carex flacca and herbs such as common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, fairy flax Linum catharticum, wild thyme Thymus praecox, pignut Conopodium majus, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria and sea plantain Plant…

Coldwell Farm Pasture

…within the sward including many characteristic species such as common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, wild thyme Thymus praecox, fairy flax Linum catharticum, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria and mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum as well as three other national rarit…

The Coombs, Hinton Parva

…rn and western facing slopes particularly are characterised by common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium while those of a north westerly aspect, especially where gradients are gentle, support a higher proportion of grasses than elsewhere, including Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, c…

Cotswold Commons and Beechwoods

… Primula veris, common bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, wild thyme Thymus praecox and field scabious Knautia arvensis while less common species include autumn gentian Gentianella amarella, frog orchid Dactylorhiza viridis and kidn…

Wharram Quarry

…orchid Ophrys apifera, felwort (autumn gentian) Gentianella amarella, rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, fairy flax Linum catharticum, clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata and woolly thistle Cirsium eriophorum; to a grassland dominated by false oat grass Arrhenatherum elatiu…

Collyweston Quarries

…re Dyer’s greenweed Genista tinctoria, wild thyme Thymus polytrichus, rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris and clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata. Parts of the site are remarkable for the abundance of knapweed broomrape Orobanche elatior and pyr…

Morfa a Chraig Cwm Ivy / Cwm Ivy Marsh and Tor

…to the surface, small areas of calcareous grassland exist with common rock-rose Helianthemum nummularium, sheep’ fescue Festuca ovina, wild thyme Thymus polytrichus and crested hair-grass Koeleria macrantha. Notable species include lesser meadow-rue Thalictrum minus and the natio…

Monknash Coast

… species present in the short turf of the valley mouths are the common rockrose Helianthemum nummularium and occasional clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata and horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa. The rare tuberous thistle Cirsium tuberosum occurs at several locations within …

Shacklewell Hollow

…me Bromus erectus. These swards include such characteristic plants as rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba and dropwort Filipendula vulgaris. Additional interest is provided by the inclusion within the site of an area of alder wood.

Bloody Oaks Quarry

…ome Bromus erectus and contains a rich characteristic flora including rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, yellow wort Blackstonia perfoliata and autumn gentian Gentianella amarella. A number of plant species which are uncommon or rare in Leicest…

Ashberry and Reins Wood

…ogether with a rich herb flora in which felwort Gentianella amarella, rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, woolly thistle Cirsium eriophorum and bee orchid Ophrys apifera occur. Other Information 1. Part of this site is listed in 'A Nature Conservation Review' edited by D A Ratcl…

Tolethorpe Road Verges

…reous grassland herbs such as stemless thistle Cirsium acaule, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, spiny rest-harrow Ononis spinosa, marjoram Origanum vulgare and small scabious Scabiosa columbaria. There are good populations of pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis, wil…

Yarnbury Castle

…on thyme Thymus praecox, squinancywort Asperula cynanchica and common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium. Several plants of nationally restricted distribution occur, including field fleawort Senecio integrifolius, bastard toadflax Thesium humifusum and burnt orchid Neotinea ustul…

Shannel

…rass Nardus stricta and the patches of calcareous grassland by common rock-rose Helianthemum nummularium. These habitats support a number of plant species that are rare in the lowlands or have declined nationally, such as petty whin Genista anglica, viviparous bistort Persicaria …

Lindisfarne

…lly thin, drought prone soils, have an unusual flora including common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, meadow saxifrage Saxifraga granulataa, crested hairgrass Koeleria macrantha and field garlic Allium oleraceum. On the cliffs south of Spittal there are fragments of heathland…

Rotherley Downs

… Hippocrepis comosa. Brown argus, a species with larvae which feed on rock rose Helianthemum nummularium and high brown fritillary which feeds on hairy violet Viola hirta have also been recorded. Mounds made by the yellow ant Lasius flavus are a conspicuous feature of the site. …

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

…Briza media with glaucous sedge Carex flacca and herbs such as common rock-rose Helianthemum nummularium, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, wild thyme and the mosses yellow feather-moss Homalothecium lutescens and comb-moss Ctenidium molluscum. Below the summit of Craig Adwy-wyn…

Bishop Middleham Quarry

…orchid Gymnadenia conopsea, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, carline thistle Carlina vulgaris, blue fleabane Erigeron acris and common milkwort Polygala vulgaris. An important feature of the grasslands is the occurrence of dark red hel…

Castle Eden Dene

…ll stand of grassland, containing blue moor grass Sesleria caeruleae, rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, quaking grass Briza media and fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea. The insect fauna is exceptionally diverse and includes a large assemblage of nationally and regionally rare…

Garron Point

…rea. Other species associated with the base-rich soils include common rock-rose Helianthemum nummularium and kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria. Sea spleenwort Asplenium marinum occurs in rock crevices. Invertebrates The cliff grasslands are the habitat of an important population …

Vessey Pasture Dale and Back Dale

…na, quaking grass Briza media, false oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius, rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, thyme Thymus praecox and fairy flax Linum catharticum. The more local autumn gentian Gentianella amarella and clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata also occur. The underly…

White Shute

…idus and greater knapweed Centaurea scabiosa. Also present are common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, hairy violet Viola hirta, horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa, burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga and chalk milkwort Polygala calcarea. Wild orchids recorded include common…

Firth of Forth

…ther coastline and on the Dunbar coast. In these grasslands, abundant rock rose Helianthemum nummularium is typical, with species such as thyme Thymus polytrichus, crested hair-grass Koeleria macrantha, burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga, agrimony Agrimonia eupatoria and purpl…

Sydling Valley Downs

…, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, stemless thistle Cirsium acaule, rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus, kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria and burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga. The flora of the higher slopes in places has a more acid charac…

High Haining Hill

…of fairy flax Linum catharticum, wild thyme Thymus praecox and common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, the latter being the food plant of the Durham Argus butterfly Aricia artaxerxes spp. salmacis, a small colony of which occurs here together with other species such as common …

Cleadon Hill

…t of its range in Britain. Nearby, the herb rich turf includes common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, while to the south dense gorse/hawthorn scrub provides nesting cover for yellowhammer, linnet and common whitethroat. Dry stone walls surrounding the grassland are inhabited …

Migneint-Arenig-Dduallt

… areas, often close to base-rich flushes. Species here include common rock-rose Helianthemum nummularium, northern bedstraw, downy oat grass Avenula pubescens, and wild thyme Thymus polytrichus. Migneint - Arenig - Dduallt is a key watershed area in Wales as it contains headwater…

Argill Woods and Pastures

…lad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, wild thyme Thymus praecox and common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium. opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium occurs by the stream side in this area. Birds recorded to have bred include teal, sparrowhawk, woodcock, common…

Galley and Warden Hills

…cterised by an abundance of common milkwort Polygala vulgaris, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium and kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria. The unimproved neutral grassland situated upslope on the clay with flints, is dominated by grasses such as cock's foot Dactylis glomerat…

Southerndown Coast

…ha, glaucous sedge Carex flacca, lady's-bedstraw Galium verum, common rock-rose Helianthemum nummularium, salad burnet Sanguisorba minor and wild thyme Thymus polytrichus. Species-rich neutral grassland is most frequent on north-facing slopes and where the soil is deeper. Most of…

Williamhope

…ime-loving (calcicolous) plants such as quaking grass Briza media and rock-rose Helianthemum nummularium. The plant community has affinities to that found on a chalk or limestone heath, although the underlying geology here is sedimentary rocks with very localised thin calcareous …

Beacon Hill, Warnford

…. Sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba and rock rose Helianthemum nummularium are typical dominants, with such characteristic herbs as horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa, yellow wort Blackstonia perfoliata, fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea and cluste…

Charing Beech Hangers

…attered grassy clearings with fairy flax Linum catharticum and common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium. Woodland dominated by beech, hazel, ash and sycamore, has become established in disused chalk pits at the top of the slope. The understorey layer is similar to that on the lo…

Burcombe Down

…rt Asperula cynanchica, horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa and common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium. Also present are devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis, chalk milkwort Polygala calcarea and saw wort Serratula tinctoria, these being particularly characteristic of the cha…

Craig Leith and Myreton Hill

…ous grassland has developed. Characteristic plant communities include rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, wild thyme Thymus praecox, meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis and crested hair-grass Koeleria macrantha. Extensive tracts of acid grassland form mosaics with the calcareous g…

Shirburn Hill

…nd supporting a wide range of broadleaved herbs. These include common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, purging flax Linum catharticum, felwort Gentianella amarella, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris and wild thyme Thymus praecox. Large areas of t…

Herrington Hill

…cies of herb present include carline thistle Carlina vulgaris, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, rest-harrow Ononis repens, cowslip Primula veris, fairy flax Linum catharticum, wild thyme Thymus praecox and felwort Gentianella amar…

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