Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Caledon and Tynan

…ta with species such as water mint Mentha aquatica, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris and mare's tail Hippuris vulgaris over dotted thyme moss Rhizomnium punctatum and pointed spear moss Calliergonell cuspidatum. Where the fen is grazed it is dominated by an open sward of bott…

Stow-cum-Quy Fen

… reed Phragmites australis, unbranched bur reed Sparganium emersum, mare’s tail Hippuris vulgaris and bladderwort Utricularia vulgaris. The open water habitats are particularly attractive to dragonflies and damselflies including the emperor Anax imperator. A large part of the sit…

Upper Thurne Broads and Marshes

…rled water milfoil Myriophyllum verticillatum, greater bladder wort Utricularia vulgaris and common club rush Schoenoplectus lacustris. Mare's tail Hippuris vulgaris, fennel pondweed Potamogeton pectinatus and the nationally rare holly leaved naiad Najas marina are all present in…

Catcott Edington and Chilton Moors

…rushes Juncus spp, marsh marigold Caltha palustris, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, tubular water dropwort Oenanthe fistulosa, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi and creeping Jenny Lysimachia nummularia. A few meadows also contain devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis. Many …

Peter's Pit

…aquatic plants which are scarce in Kent are found in the ponds, viz mare's tail Hippuris vulgaris and the water crowfoot Ranunculus aquatilis. In addition to the large numbers of great crested newts, smaller numbers of the smooth newt T. vulgaris and palmate newt Lissotriton helv…

Ballykilbeg

…en water with such species as branched bur-reed Sparganium erectum, mare's tail Hippuris vulgaris, creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium and the brown mosses Calliergonell cuspidatum and Calliergon giganteum. Other species include frequen…

Fens Pools

…bufo and exceptional numbers of both smooth and great crested newts Lissotriton vulgaris and Triturus cristatus. The great crested newt population is one of the largest so far recorded in Britain. The swamp, fen and inundation communities associated with the open water include co…

Cassop Vale

…bean Menyanthes trifoliata in deeper water. Aquatic plants include mare’s tail Hippuris vulgaris, common duck weed Lemna minor, ivy leaved duck weed L. trisulca and the liverwort Ricciocarpos natans. Further diversity is provided by the recolonised spoil heaps of a long abandon…

Pyllau Machynys (Machynys Ponds)

…maller ponds, which can almost dry up in some years, has growths of mare's-tail Hippuris vulgaris and lesser water-parsnip Berula erecta, both very local plants in south-west Wales, amongst taller vegetation of bulrush and young grey willow Salix cinerea; various-leaved water-sta…

Thompson Water, Carr and Common

…ar and the aquatic flora includes water violet Hottonia palustris and Marestail Hippuris vulgaris. These ponds support a relict community of aquatic beetles which, together with that of a few other remaining Norfolkpingo systems, is unique in Britain. An unparalleled total of 34 …

Railway Stell West

…aved pondweed Potamogeton natans and flote grass Glyceria fluitans. Mare’s tail Hippuris vulgaris, water starwort Callitriche stagnalis, spiked water milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum, Canadian waterweed Elodea canadensis, curled pondweed Potamogeton crispus and common duckweed Lemna…

Sunbiggin Tarn & Moors and Little Asby Scar

… common water crowfoot Ranunculus aquatilis and greater bladderwort Utricularia vulgaris. These calcareous waters are also rich in invertebrates; the flushes support two very rare snail species that are relicts from the last Ice Age, Vertigo geyeri at its only known British local…

Whitmuirhall Loch

…lisma plantago-aquatica, common club-rush Schoenoplectus lacustris, mare’s-tail Hippuris vulgaris and bladder-sedge Carex vesicaria.

Orton Pit

…and broad leaved pondweed P. natans, an abundance of Chara species, mare’s tail Hippuris vulgaris and spiked water milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum. The pond margins are typical of eutrophic or brackish conditions and comprise common reed Phragmites australis, common club rush Schoe…

Shirley Pool

…unity. Less common species include bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella, mare's tail Hippuris vulgaris, water dock Rumex hydrolapathum, great spearwort Ranunculus lingua and bladder sedge Carex vesicaria. This tall fen vegetation grades into reed swamp, in which common reed remains do…

Tattershall Old Gravel Pits

…ater moss Fontinalis antipyretica, water violet Hottonia palustris, mare's tale Hippuris vulgaris, yellow water lily Nuphar lutea and broad leaved pondweed Potamogeton natans. A county rarity, blunt leaved pondweed Potamogeton obtusifolius, also occurs in some quantity. Other aqu…

River Test

…ation is more diverse, with additional chalk stream species such as mare's tail Hippuris vulgaris, opposite leaved pondweed Groenlandia densa, the nationally scarce river water dropwort Oenanthe fluviatilis and horned pondweed Zannichellia palustris. Species typical of slower wa…

Round Lough and Lough Fadda

…wamp communities including water plantain Alisma plantago-aquatica, mare's tail Hippuris vulgaris, common spike rush Eleocharis palustris, water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile and more notably cowbane Cicuta virosa. The wet woodland communities that are closely associated with th…

Hetton Bogs

…hillea ptarmica, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula and pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris. Of special note are small populations of northern marsh orchid Dactylorhiza purpurella, spotted orchid D. fuchsii and marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris. Downstream the herb rich fen mer…

Mickletown Ings

…d rush Juncus compressus, marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris and mare's tail Hippuris vulgaris. The introduced, but very local, buttonweed Cotula coronopifolia is abundant. The southern marsh orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa occurs here and is close to the northern edge of its…

Norwick Meadows

…nescens. The wettest parts of the marsh support the largest beds of mare’s-tail Hippuris vulgaris in Shetland.

Wilford Claypits

… latifolia occur in rather deeper water with aquatic plants such as mare’s tail Hippuris vulgaris, horned pondweed Zanichellia palustris and various leaved water starwort Callitriche platycarpa. The range of terrestrial and aquatic habitats present provides suitable conditions fo…

Glemsford Pits

…ty of aquatic vegetation, including yellow water lily Nuphar lutea, mare's tail Hippuris vulgaris, common club rush Schoenoplectus lacustris and Unbranched Bur reed Sparganium emersum. This vegetation provides cover and emergence sites for nymphs and perches and egg laying sites …

Cave's Inn Pits

…ophyte mat. Adjacent shallow water pools are dominated variously by mare’s tail Hippuris vulgaris and by bulrush Typha latifolia, while the large western pond is partly fringed by reed swamp dominated by the common reed Phragmites australis and partly by diverse marginal and emer…

Melbourne and Thornton Ings

…Ditches contain species such as water violet Hottonia palustris and mare’s tail Hippuris vulgaris. The Pocklington Canal is known to have rich invertebrate fauna and fringing vegetation dominated by reed sweet grass and great willowherb Epilobium hirsutum, which in places gives w…

River Hull Headwaters

…ontrast, is characterised by lesser water parsnip Berula erecta and mare's tail Hippuris vulgaris. Frodington Beck and the West Becksouth of Copper Hall, although canalised are structurally diverse with deposited sediments creating a complex of shallows and deeper pools. These ri…

Tetney Blow Wells

…ther aquatic plants including Canadian waterweed Elodea canadensis, mare's tail Hippuris vulgaris, water violet Hottonia palustris and water moss Fontinalis antipyretica are present. Large stands of common reed Phragmites australis occur around the margins of the open water and a…

Danbury Common

…tion including bracken Pteridium aquilinum, bramble Rubus spp., heather Calluna vulgaris, grass heath and scrub woodland. Alder buckthorn Frangula alnus is abundant in open scrub woodland and the wild service tree Sorbus torminalis occurs on boundary banks in the south east corne…

Big Waters

…ve been colonised by spiked water milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum and mare’s tail Hippuris vulgaris, backed by an extensive zone of reed mace Typha latifolia, in places in association with bottle sedge Carex rostrata and soft rush Juncus effusus. Behind this are beds of tall fen wi…

Hell Kettles

…reous waters and supports a luxuriant growth of stoneworts Chara hispida and C. vulgaris. In contrast the larger northern ‘Double Kettle’ is fed mainly by surface water drainage and has turbid water supporting only a sparse growth of fennel leaved pondweed Potamogeton pectinatus …

Joe's Pond

…s and in places crack willow Salix fragilis. Aquatic plants include mare’s tail Hippuris vulgaris, fennel pondweed Potamogeton pectinatus, grassy pondweed Potamogeton obtusifolius, spiked water milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum and the floating duckweeds Lemna minorand L. trisulca. A…

Bingley South Bog

…mogeton natans, thread leaved crowfoot Ranunculus trichophyllus and mare's tail Hippuris vulgaris. The last two species are relatively rare in West Yorkshire. Even rarer in the region, the marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre is widespread in the surrounding damp transitionary fen, …

East Harling Common

…r of aquatic plants such as amphibious bistort Polygonum amphibium, mare's tail Hippuris vulgaris and large quantities of water violet Hottonia palustris are present. The mere is outstanding for its community of aquatic beetles and of the 24 species considered to be important as …

Red Moss, Oldtown

… wetter areas species such as water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile, mare’s-tail Hippuris vulgaris and branched bur-reed Sparganium erectum occur. The margins hold fen-meadow characterised by soft rush Juncus effusus and fen-woodland dominated by grey willow Salix cinerea.

Ruxley Gravel Pits

…ater reed mace Typha latifolia, reed grass Phalaris arundinacea and mare’s tail Hippuris vulgaris predominates while in the south eastern part of the site is a more extensive and species rich fen community which contains an intricate mosaic of plants. This includes reed Phragmite…

Clarilaw Grasslands

… Galium palustre, and also plants of rich fen vegetation, including mare’s-tail Hippuris vulgaris and brown sedge Carex disticha. Locally scarce plants found here include celery-leaved buttercup Ranunculus sceleratus and purple loosestrife Lythrum salicaria. At the east end of th…

Chippenham Fen and Snailwell Poor's Fen

…Parnassus Parnassia palustris and the locally rare common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris, plus fen pondweed Potamogeton coloratus in wet hollows created by past peat cutting. Dense and invasive scattered scrub has developed and includes such species as guelder rose Viburnum opulu…

Clayhanger

… This emergent vegetation grades into fen communities which include mare’s tail Hippuris vulgaris, tubular water dropwort Oenanthe fistulosa and pink water speedwell Veronica catenata. Marshy grassland areas which are very local in the county, are dominated by rushes Juncus artic…

Shallam Dyke Marshes, Thurne

…ulrush Schoenoplectus lacustris, arrowhead Sagittaria sagittifolia, mare’s tail Hippuris vulgaris and the locally uncommon flowering rush Butomus umbellatus.

Ellers Wood and Sand Dale

…nis, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, sanicle Sanicula europaea, primrose Primula vulgaris and locally ramsons Allium ursinum and a population of herb paris Paris quadrifolia. In the wetter situations species such as marsh marigold Caltha palustris, yellow flag Iris pseudacorus, r…

Ludham - Potter Heigham Marshes

…nt are bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius, greater bladderwort Utricularia vulgaris, bulbous rush Juncus bulbosus var. fluitans, floating scirpus Eleogiton fluitans and the rare floating water plantain Luronium natans. The emergent and bank edge vegetation is rather sparse b…

Dillington Carr, Gressenhall

…yellow water lily Nuphar lutea, water violet Hottonia palustris and mare’s tail Hippuris vulgaris. The freshwater habitats support a wide range of breeding birds including gadwall, pochard, teal, tufted duck, shoveler, great crested grebe and kingfisher. The surrounding woodland …

Brading Marshes to St. Helen's Ledges

…a praetermissa, heath grass Danthonia decumbens and marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, together with plants characteristic of brackish pasture such as the nationally scarce divided sedge Carex divisa. Brading Marshes as a whole exhibits great diversity of wetland habitats, wh…

Black Loch (Abdie)

…e water-lilies Nuphar lutea and Nymphaea alba with locally abundant mare’s-tail Hippuris vulgaris and luxuriant rafts of bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata. The fringing swamp vegetation consists of extensive stands of reed sweet-grass Glyceria maxima with abundant yellow iris Iris ps…

East Aston Common

…s penicillatus var. calcareous, starwort Callitriche platycarpa and mare's tail Hippuris vulgaris, as well as, more locally, Zannichellia palustris and lesser water parsnip Berula erecta and horned pondweed. The emergent riverside vegetation is abundant and dominated by the sedge…

Basingstoke Canal

…es across the London Clays the flora changes, with locally abundant mare's tail Hippuris vulgaris, river water dropwort Oenanthe fluviatilis, arrowhead Sagittaria sagittifolia, the pondweeds Potamogeton alpinus and P. berchtoldii and stoneworts including Nitella flexilis and seve…

Malltraeth Marsh / Cors Ddyga

…flowering-rush Butomus umbellatus, water-violet Hottonia palustris, mare’s tail Hippuris vulgaris and marsh stitchwort Stellaria palustris. Two nationally scarce species, pillwort Pilularia globulifera and autumnal starwort Callitriche hermaphroditica occur. The breeding bird com…

Ashby Canal

… Midlands. The submerged plant community is of particular interest. mare's tail Hippuris vulgaris, spiked water milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum and perfoliate pondweed Potamogeton perfoliatus are locally abundant. Eight other species of pondweed have been recorded including grass w…

Chasewater And The Southern Staffordshire Coalfield Heaths

…tion of the M6 Toll motorway. The dry heathland is dominated by heather Calluna vulgaris and wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa, with occasional or frequent bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus, cowberry V. vitis – idaea, crowberry Empetrum nigrum, western gorse Ulex gallii, purple moo…

Wychwood

…rly along the broad rides and in glades. These include wild columbine Aquilegia vulgaris, green hellebore Helleborus viridis, greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha, early purple orchid Orchis mascula, toothwort Lathraea squamaria, herb paris Paris quadrifolia, meadow sa…

Eriboll

…n this community include greater tussock-sedge Carex paniculata and mare’s-tail Hippuris vulgaris. Hairy sedge Carex hirta which is very uncommon in north Scotland is also found here.

Brasside Pond

…rn Crataegus monogyna and willows Salix spp. Aquatic plants include mare’s tail Hippuris vulgaris, fennel pondweed Potamogeton pectinatus, spiked water milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum, common duckweed Lemna trisulca and the aquatic moss Drepanocladus aduncus. South of the disused r…

Benfleet and Southend Marshes

…oenus maritimus, sweet grasses Glyceria spp., duckweeds Lemna spp., mare's tail Hippuris vulgaris and hornworts Ceratophyllum demersum and the uncommon C. submersum. Other uncommon species include beaked tasselweed Ruppia maritima and brackish water crowfoot Ranunculus baudotii. …

Holywell Pond

…y grass Phalaris arundinacea, branched bur reed Sparganium erectum, mare’s tail Hippuris vulgaris and water plantain Alisma plantago-aquatica. Bulrushes Typha latifolia and Typha angustifolia form a dense stand at the western end and the uncommon greater spearwort Ranunculus ling…

Alresford Pond

…e main water body is now shallow and extensively dominated by dense mare's tail Hippuris vulgaris. The lake as a whole supports a rich aquatic plant community. It possesses notably large breeding populations of reed warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus and sedge warbler A. schoenobaen…

Hawes Water

…ed by common club rush Schoenoplectus lacustris, bulrush Typha sp., mare's tail Hippuris vulgaris, bur reed Sparganium sp., two very localised sedges Carex pseudocyperus and C. vesicaria and the blunt flowered rush Juncus subnodulosus. This is the only location in Lancashire for …

Killough Bay and Strand Lough

…of species. These include perennial sow thistle Sonchus arvensis, sea beet Beta vulgaris ssp. maritimus, silverweed Potentilla anserina, sea mayweed Tripleurospermum maritimum and sea radish Raphanus raphanistrum ssp. maritimus. Occasionally, sheets of sand are present along the …

River Itchen

…r substrates, including opposite leaved pondweed Groenlandia densa, mare's tail Hippuris vulgaris and horned pondweed Zannichellia palustris. The occasional appearance of the eutrophic tolerant species curled pondweed Potamogeton crispus and spiked water milfoil Myriophyllum spic…

Temple Island Meadows

…ulatus, together with less common species such as yellow loosestrife Lysimachia vulgaris, sweet flag Acorus calamus and marsh ragwort Senecio aquaticus. The flora also includes several species which are known to be uncommon in Buckinghamshire; for example marsh lousewort Pedicula…

River Nar

…tream plants including narrow leaved water parsnip, Berula erecta; mare’s tail, Hippuris vulgaris; greater tussock sedge, Carex paniculata; water crowfoot, Ranunculus x pseudofluitans and opposite leaved pondweed, Groenlandia densa. The wet margins, with a constantly high water t…

Swarth Moor

…riophorum angustifolium and bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum. Heather Calluna vulgaris, bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus and bottle sedge Carex rostrata occur occasionally throughout the bog. Of particular note is the abundance of cranberry V. oxycoccus and bog rosemary Andromeda p…

Chapel Mere

…rse and contains most of the species found in the rest of the site. Mare’s tail Hippuris vulgaris a rare plant in Cheshire has also been recorded here.

Calthorpe Broad

…red the retention of a rich assemblage of water plants that include mare’s tail Hippuris vulgaris, water violet Hottonia palustris, blunt leaved pondweed Potamogeton obtusifolius, spiked water milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum, yellow and white water lilies Nuphar lutea and Nymphaea …

Rutland Water

… characterised by bulrush, branched bur reed Sparganium erectum and mare's tail Hippuris vulgaris, while those of the lagoons include pondweeds Potamogeton spp., Canadian waterweed Elodea canadensis and spiked water milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum. The diversity and management of …

Moyrourkan Lough

…Myosotis seorpioides and occasional gypsywort Lyeopus europaeus and mare's tail Hippuris vulgaris. To the north-east, the fen is characterised by bottle sedge Carex rostrata and marsh cinquefoil Potentilla palustris growing over the brown moss Calliergon euspidatum, together with…

Lewes Brooks

…er plantain Alisma lanceolatum, spike rush Eleocharis palustris and mare's tail Hippuris vulgaris. Some local species such as fine leaved water dropwort Oenanthe aquatica, river water dropwort Oenanthe fluviatilis and flowering rush Butomus umbellatus also occur. Dense stands of …

Southlake Moor

…nt. The emergent flora is rich, with water parsnip Sium latifolium, mare’s tail Hippuris vulgaris and water violet Hottonia palustris. A diverse bankside vegetation includes many local species, such as bladder sedge Carex vesicaria, flowering rush Butomus umbellatus and skullcap …

Lower River Spey

…ing and aquatic plants including curled pondweed Potamogeton crispus, marestail Hippuris vulgaris, bottle and water sedge Carex rostrata and C. aquatilis. With increasing stability, drier shingles have developed a mosaic of mixed scrub (gorse, broom, rose etc) with a variety of h…

Shacklewell Hollow

… ponds have been constructed which have developed large colonies of mare's tail Hippuris vulgaris. Species rich neutral marsh has developed on peat and alluvium along parts of the valley floor and also in association with calcareous flushes. The marsh is dominated by hard rush Ju…

Foxcote Reservoir and Wood

… barley Hordeum secalinum, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris and lady’s bedstraw Galium verum. The woodland, which lies on heavy clay, is irregularly structured and has received minimal management for many years, other than the clearing of rides for ga…

Glyme Valley

…t trefoil Lotus corniculatus, tormentil Potentilla erecta, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea and early purple orchid Orchis mascula. Acid marshy grassland dominated by hard rush Juncus effusus occurs in flushes whe…

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