Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Sinah Common

…Festuca ovina, have a high lichen cover and support species such as sheep's bit Jasione montana, upright chickweed Moenchia erecta, heath pearlwort Sagina subulata and occasional sea campion Silene uniflora. Other species present include the lichen Cornicularia aculeata, the bry…

Gwaun Llwyn-gwyn

…ther typical species found here include hard fern Blechnum spicant, sheep’s-bit Jasione montana, heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia and betony Betonica officinalis.

Earl's Hill & Habberley Valley

…tern slope is of particular interest and contains abundant sheep’s bit scabious Jasione montana, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum and carline thistle Carlina vulgaris. Birds breeding in the area include pied flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca, green woodpecker Picus viridis, …

Devil's Spittleful

…butions in the county. These include heath dog violet Viola canina, sheep’s bit Jasione montana and buck’s horn plantain Plantago coronopus which is more common near the sea. Also present are annual knotted clover Trifolium striatum, small cudweed Logfia minima, early forget-me-n…

Mullion Cliff to Predannack Cliff

…d bell heather and is interspersed with species-rich grassland with sheep’s-bit Jasione montana, spring squill, autumn squill and betony. In addition, the cliffs support golden-samphire Inula crithmoides at its only site on schist on the Lizard, hairy bird’s-foot trefoil Lotus su…

Gro Ystwyth

…rple moor-grass Molinia caerulea, sheep’s-fescue Festuca ovina, and sheep’s-bit Jasione montana. In the more grassy areas, common bent Agrostis capillaris is frequent and sheep’s sorrel Rumex acetosella is common on less stable shingle banks. The metal-tolerant sea campion Silene…

Mournes Coast

….. More species-rich areas include common knapweed Centaurea nigra, sheep’s bit Jasione montana, fairy flax Linum catharticum, wild thyme Thymus polytrichus and common centaury Centaurium erythraea. A number of areas of wet, flushed grassland behind this narrow band have been inc…

Spey Bay

…baltic rush Juncus balticus, intermediate wintergreen Pyrola media, sheep’s-bit Jasione montana, purple milk-vetch Astragalus danicus, autumn gentian Gentianella campestris, petty whin Genista anglica, bird’s-foot Ornithopus perpusillus and shepherd’s cress Teesdalia nudicaulis. …

Low Church Moss

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

Rhos Gargoed

…ctoria, heath spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza maculata ssp. ericetorum, sheep’s-bit Jasione montana, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix and heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia.

Stanner Rocks

… catchfly Silene viscaria. Leached areas support calcifuges such as sheep’s-bit Jasione montana. The woodland and cliffs also support an interesting bryophyte and lichen flora. Remarks: 5.3 hectares of the site form the Stanner Rocks National Nature Reserve, which was declared i…

Swanholme Lakes

…and dominated by heath grass Danthonia decumbens is associated with sheep's bit Jasione montana and supports a large population of grasshoppers. Within the mosaic of habitats 24 species of butterfly have been recorded, including purple hair streak and speckled wood. Other breedin…

Tintagel Cliffs

…with frequent western gorse Ulex gallii. Associated species include sheep’s-bit Jasione montana, tormentil Potentilla erecta and Dyer’s greenweed Genista tinctoria. Wetter areas support the uncommon yellow bartsia Parentucellia viscosa. The offshore islands, cliffs and coastal m…

Knock Dhu Sallagh Braes

…friable loose rock at the base of the basalt cliffs, plants such as sheep’s bit Jasione montana and wood sage Teucrium scorodonia become more common. Early purple orchid Orchis mascula also occurs within the calcareous grassland on the south-eastern facing slopes of the site. In …

Newport Cliffs

…ts of shallow rocky soils include English stonecrop Sedum anglicum, sheep’s-bit Jasione montana, buck’s-horn plantain Plantago coronopus and several annual grasses. Bracken clothes many of the upper cliff slopes. Woodland plants such as bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta are fre…

Ballycastle Coalfield

…ally contains heather Calluna vulgaris, bell heather Erica cinerea, sheep's-bit Jasione montana, the grasses red fescue Festuca rubra, mat grass Nardus stricta and the moss Hypnum cupressiforme. Other species associated with these free draining soils include eyebright Euphrasia o…

Avon Valley (Bickton to Christchurch)

…ting sand. Heather Calluna vulgaris, bell heather Erica cinerea and sheep's bit Jasione montana are all common in these areas. Where the sand and gravels have become stabilised, a dry open turf has developed which includes a number of nationally rare and scarce species of clover …

Morte Point

…’s-foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, tormentil Potentilla erecta and sheep’s-bit Jasione montana. Sea heath Frankenia laevis has been recorded here. Sea birds including gulls Larus spp. and fulmar Fulmarus glacialis breed on the cliffs, with cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo and shag…

Cairnbridge Sand Pit

…well as little mouse ear, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, sheep's bit Jasione montana, and, in wet hollows, northern marsh orchid Dactylorhiza purpurella and common spotted orchid D. fuchsii. Small areas of scrub also occur in which gorse Ulex europaeus is the dominant …

Penard Valley

… squinancywort Asperula cynanchica, purging flax Linum catharticum, sheep's-bit Jasione montana and bloody cranesbill Geranium sanguineum. The small shingle beach supports a range of typical species including sea holly Eryngium maritimum, sea sandwort Honckenya peploides and comm…

Boscastle to Widemouth

…orse Ulex gallii forming a dense canopy. Associated species include sheep’s-bit Jasione montana, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, tormentil Potentilla erecta and dodder Cuscuta epithymum. The following plants of county interest have also been recorded: madder Rubia peregrina, dye…

Prees Heath

…lso favour species such as hare’s foot clover Trifolium arvense and sheep’s bit Jasione montana. Yellow bartsia Parentucellia viscosa, an uncommon southern species, occurs here, in its only known Shropshire locality. Scrub vegetation, consisting mainly of gorse Ulex europaeus, br…

Lord's Well Field

…idney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria, vipers bugloss Echium vulgare and sheep's bit Jasione montana. There is also a small area of lichen heath dominated by Cladonia spp. but with several of the same associated species, for example, sheep's bit and the small annual bird's foot Ornith…

Whitmoor Common

…on supports a number of interesting and localised plants, including sheep’s bit Jasione montana, sand spurrey Spergularia rubra, little mouse ear Cerastium semidecandrum, early hair grass Aira praecox and silvery hair grass A. caryophyllea. Woodland birch and pedunculate oak Quer…

Luscombe Valley

…bent and heath-grass Danthonia decumbens which is locally frequent. Sheep’s bit Jasione montana, common cat’s ear Hypochaeris radicata and sheep’s sorrel Rumex acetosella are also present. Scot's pine and maritime pine with birch Betula sp. and bracken Pteridium aquilinum are the…

Studland & Godlingston Heaths

…Carex arenaria and the herbs sea bindweed Calystegia soldanella and sheep’s bit Jasione montana are frequent and the uncommon dune fescue Vulpia fasciculata also occurs. The dune system is composed of highly acidic sand and behind the fore dunes stable dune vegetation is entirely…

Polruan to Polperro

…alis, wild thyme, common milkwort, oxeye daisy, common rest-harrow, sheep’s-bit Jasione montana, eyebright Euphrasia nemorosa and the nationally scarce hairy bird’s-foot trefoil. Autumn lady’s tresses orchid Spiranthes spiralis and early purple-orchid Orchis mascula are also pres…

Afon Rheidol ger Capel Bangor

…, purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea, sheep's-fescue Festuca ovina, sheep's-bit Jasione montana and English stonecrop Sedum anglicum. In the more grassy areas, common bent Agrostis capillaris and sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum are common, and on larger pebbles and river…

Rheidol Shingles and Backwaters

…b. Species characteristic of acidic alluvial shingle occur, such as sheep’s-bit Jasione montana, sheep’s sorrel Rumex acetosella and common bent Agrostis capillaris, together with the metal-tolerant sea campion Silene uniflora (exploiting an unusual inland habitat in the absence …

De Porth Sain Ffraid / St Bride's Bay South

…stonecrop Sedum anglicum, rock sea-spurrey Spergularia rupicola and sheep’s-bit Jasione montana. Some sections of the cliff-top support bird’s-foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria, devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis and sea mayweed Tripleurosperm…

Scawt Hill

…re with heather Calluna vulgaris, wood sage Teucrium scorodonia and sheep's bit Jasione montana, while seepage along some ledges has given rise to a substantial cover of mossy saxifrage Saxifraga hypnoides. The cushion mosses Bryum capillare and Homalothecium sericeum are widespr…

Rhos yr Hafod

…in places, and support good amounts of betony Betonica officinalis, sheep’s-bit Jasione montana and early hair-grass Aira praecox. The presence of a significant amount of Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus and clover Trifolium spp. on a small proportion of the site is indicative of rev…

Salt Pans Bay

…luna vulgaris and bell heather Erica cinerea with spring squill and sheep’s-bit Jasione montana occasionally abundant, is backed by black bog-rush Schoenus nigricans flush communities on the lower slopes of the cliff. This, in turn, grades into heather along the tops of the cliff…

Froward Point

… daisy Leucanthemum vulgare, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta and sheep’s-bit Jasione montana are abundant in places. On the thin soil of the rocky ledges and crevices grow wild thyme Thymus polytrichus, thrift Armeria maritima, rock sea-spurrey Spergularia rupicola and, of par…

Aire Point to Carrick Du

…inds. Spring squill, common bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, sheep's bit Jasione montana and wild thyme Thymus polytrichus are abundant. The maritime communities support the RDB (*) species eyebright Euphrasia vigursii and early meadow grass Poa infirma and nationally sca…

Foxhole Heath, Eriswell

…ilk vetch Astragalus danicus, common centaury Centaurium erythraea, sheep's bit Jasione montana and larger wild thyme Thymus pulegioides. Much of the site is grazed by rabbits and this grazing has undoubtedly helped to check the invasion of gorse Ulex europaeus which is present a…

Murlough

…d sedge Carex arenaria are constant species here, interspersed with sheep's bit Jasione montana, birdsfoot trefoil Lotus corniculatus and the mosses Hypnum cupressiforme and Pleurozium schreberi. Lichen-rich areas of heath are also well represented, with scattered plants such as …

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