Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Black Park

…ntil Potentilla anglica, heath wood rush Luzula multiflora, sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus and green veined sedge Carex binervis. In addition to these, species recorded include grasses such as sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, common bent Agrostis capillaris, York…

Clayhanger

…shy grassland areas which are very local in the county, are dominated by rushes Juncus articulatus, Juncus bufoniusa, Juncus conglomeratus var. conglomeratus and Juncus effusus with sedges Carex nigra and Carex leporina becoming locally abundant. This community is species rich wi…

Distillery Farm Meadows

…ina and common yellow sedge C. demissa, amongst prominent tussocks of hard rush Juncus inflexus, compact rush Juncus conglomeratus var. conglomeratus, soft rush Juncus effusus and tufted hair grass. Wet loving herbs include lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula, ragged-robin Silen…

Stoke & Bowd Lane Woods

…a, wood sedge Carex sylvatica, wild angelica Angelica sylvestris and the rushes Juncus articulatus, Juncus bufoniusa and Juncus conglomeratus var. conglomeratus. The site contains at least three county rarities.

Troutsdale and Rosekirk Dale Fens

…Fen supports a large area of fen meadow dominated by rushes including soft rush Juncus effusus, compact rush Juncus conglomeratus var. conglomeratus and the rarer blunt flowered rush Juncus subnodulosus. Sedges are well represented, including long stalked yellow sedge Carex lepid…

Botley Wood and Everett's and Mushes Copses

…simachia nemorum and common dog violet Viola riviniana. On damper ground rushes Juncus species predominate, particularly Juncus effusus, J. inflexus and Juncus conglomeratus var. conglomeratus, with abundant fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, purple moo…

Bursdon Moor

…la palustris, common cotton-grass Eriophorum angustifolium, sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus, soft rush Juncus effusus and compact Rrush Juncus conglomeratus var. conglomeratus. This community has a high bryophyte cover, with the bog-mosses Sphagnum papillosum and Sphagnum …

Long Herdon Meadow

…st particularly unusual for the Vale as well as jointed and conglomerate rushes Juncus articulatus and Juncus conglomeratus var. conglomeratus and brown, glaucous, common and carnation sedges Carex disticha, Carex flacca, C. nigra and C. panicea. Cotton grass Eriophorum angustifo…

Patmore Heath

…porting a species rich wetland flora with abundant soft and conglomerate rushes Juncus effusus and Juncus conglomeratus var. conglomeratus. Structural diversity in the vegetation is provided by scrub with hazel Corylus avellana and broom Cytisus scoparius, also by young peduncula…

Windsor Hill

…slender St John's wort Hypericum pulchrum mark more heathy areas and the rushes Juncus effusus and Juncus conglomeratus var. conglomeratus the damper spots. On the slopes dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis and woodruff Galium odoratum are abundant, with more local species represe…

Little Asby Inrakes and Outrakes

…especially Carex panicea, Carex flacca, Carex hostiana, C. pulicaris and rushes Juncus acutiflorus and Juncus conglomeratus var. conglomeratus. The major herbs include devil’s bit scabious, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata and common knapweed C…

Austwick and Lawkland Mosses

… there is an area of calcareous flush vegetation containing blunt flowered rush Juncus subnodulosus, black bog rush Schoenus nigricans and bird's eye primrose Primula farinosa. A similar but more varied range of habitats occurs on Lawkland Moss, including raised mire and birch wo…

Caudbeck Flow

…southern Pennines, predominates with only occasional Sphagnum lawns. Heath rush Juncus squarrosus, deer grass Trichophorum cespitosum, heather and cross leaved heath are variously represented while in the wetter hollows star sedge Carex echinata, common cotton grass Eriophorum an…

Blackmore Vale Commons And Moors

…sium dissectum fen meadow, with smaller areas of M23 soft / sharp-flowered rush Juncus effusus / acutiflorus – fen bedstraw Galium palustre rush pasture, M25 purple moor grass Molinia caerulea – tormentil Potentilla erecta mire and a species rich community intermediate between M2…

Gentleshaw Common

…eather. A few other species occur locally in this community, such as heath rush Juncus squarrosus, compact rush Juncus conglomeratus var. conglomeratus, green ribbed sedge Carex binervis and crowberry Empetrum nigrum the latter a plant found here towards the lowland extreme of it…

Prince's Rough

…ed hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, hard rush Juncus inflexus, compact rush Juncus conglomeratus var. conglomeratus and false fox sedge Carex otrubae. The meadow supports a number of species which are either uncommon or rare in Shropshire, such a…

Caeau Afon Gwili

…minated by purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea together with sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus, compact rush Juncus conglomeratus var. conglomeratus, carnation sedge Carex panicea, deveil's-bit scabious Succisa pratensis and tormentil Potentilla erecta. Noteworthy species of …

Hurst Farm Pasture

…he bank with glaucous sedge Carex flacca, carnation sedge C. panicea, soft rush Juncus effusus, compact rush Juncus conglomeratus var. conglomeratus, jointed rush J. articulatus and field wood rush Luzula campestris. Species more typical of the meadow vetchling sub community incl…

Gweunydd Coch-y-dwst

…’s-mantle Alchemilla filicaulis, quaking-grass Briza media, sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus, compact rush Juncus conglomeratus var. conglomeratus, fairy flax Linum catharticum, lousewort, burnet-saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga, betony and six species of sedge Carex spp. Dam…

Bath Pasture

…ound arising from springs and groundwater seepage. Sedges Carex spp. and rushes Juncus spp. are prominent where drainage is most impeded. Here common yellow sedge Carex demissa, star sedge C. echinata, common sedge C. nigra and carnation sedge C. panice are locally abundant toget…

Thorne and Doves Moors

…. The former are characterized by bog-mosses Sphagnum spp., sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus, many-stalked spike-rush Eleocharis multicaulis, common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, marsh lousewort Pedicularis palustris and marsh St …

Broad Oak and Thornhill Meadows

…t or abundant within a sward which tends to be dominated by sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus and compact rush Juncus conglomeratus var. conglomeratus. The damp pasture represented in the largest field contains a good mixture of grasses and sedges -sweet vernal-grass. Anthox…

Hope Valley Meadows

…he sward is characterised by marsh foxtail Alopecurus geniculatus, jointed rush Juncus articulatus and compact rush Juncus conglomeratus var. conglomeratus with meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula, sneezewort Achillea ptarmica and frequent sedges…

Brandon Marsh

…ties occur in the marginal zone around the pools and are dominated by toad rush Juncus bufonius, amphibious bistort Polygonum amphibium or common spike rush Eleocharis palustris. These give way to fen vegetation which is both species rich and very variable, consisting of a mixtur…

Hallow Hill

…sociation with glaucous sedge Carex flacca, hammer sedge Carex hirta, hard rush Juncus inflexus and conglomerate rush Juncus conglomeratus var. conglomeratus and numerous herbs including wild angelica Angelica sylvestris, marsh willow herb Epilobium palustre, square stemmed St Jo…

Hook Common and Bartley Heath

…ecies such as purple moor grass, tussock grass Deschampsia cespitosa, soft rush Juncus effusus and common rush Juncus conglomeratus var. conglomeratus. The water ermine moth Spilosoma urticae, a rare species typical of wetland sites, is present here. Bartley Heath supports a via…

Borrow Beck Meadows

…r grass Deschampsia cespitosa is a typical feature in conjunction with the soft Juncus effusus, jointed J. articulatus, compact Juncus conglomeratus var. conglomeratus and heath rushes J. squarrosus, the latter species being more a feature of the non cultivated upland pastures hi…

Devenish Island

…thya fuligula. The vegetation on the island is dominated by sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus, with a variety of grasses and sedges and in places is markedly species rich. This provides cover for nests and young birds. Other important factors for breeding birds are the heavy…

South Cliffe Common

…s, purple moore grass Molinia caerulea, mat grass Nardus stricta and heath rush Juncus squarrosus. There are several areas of invasive birch Betula pendula woodland, with occasional oak Quercus sp. and self sown pine Pinus sylvestris from adjacent plantations. Bunny Hill, as its …

Stranacally

…. Rushes are a common feature amongst the sward and include sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus, compact rush Juncus conglomeratus and rarely soft rush Juncus effusus. Grasses such as sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, velvet bent Agrostis canina, heath grass Danthonia …

New Scroggs

…champsia cespitosa, creeping cinquefoil, glaucous sedge Carex flacca, soft rush Juncus effusus, hardrush J. inflexus and compact rush Juncus conglomeratus var. conglomeratus.

Castlemorton Common

…bordered by marshy grassland, having an abundance of rushes including soft rush Juncus effusus, hard rush J. inflexus, conglomerate rush Juncus conglomeratus var. conglomeratus and jointed rush J. articulatus. These areas are particularly species rich and include several uncommon…

Wyndrush Pastures

…and betony Betonica officinalis in places. In wetter areas, sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus and soft-rush Juncus effusus dominate, with occasional patches of compact rush Juncus conglomeratus var. conglomeratus. A wide variety of herbs such as lesser spearwort Ranunculus f…

Moseley Common, Pembridge

… In the less wet parts of the marsh, rushes become more abundant with soft rush Juncus effusus, hard rush J. inflexus and conglomerate rush Juncus conglomeratus var. conglomeratus being the main species. Other plants occurring here include sneezewort Achillea ptarmica, creeping j…

Twenty Acre Piece

…grass Nardus strictand Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus. In wetter areas, soft rush Juncus effusus, hard rush J. inflexus and compact rush Juncus conglomeratus var. conglomeratus are common. The sward contains a range of typical herbs, including heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza macu…

Cloatley Manor Farm Meadows

…d hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and several rush species including soft rush Juncus effusus, sharp-flowered rush J. acutiflorus, compact rush Juncus conglomeratus var. conglomeratus, hard rush J. inflexus and jointed rush J. articulatus. Typical meadow butterflies, such as th…

Heath Hill Farm

… C. panicea, C. echinata, Carex viridula oedocarpa and C. pallescens, soft rush Juncus effusus, sharp-flowered rush J. acutiflorus and compact rush Juncus conglomeratus var. conglomeratus. Strong populations of meadow brown and common blue butterflies frequent the meadows along …

Killough Bay and Strand Lough

…cobble. These typically include sea club rush Bolboschoenus maritimus, sea rush Juncus maritimus, saltmarsh rush Juncus gerardii, sea arrowgrass Triglochin maritimum, sea milkwort Glaux maritima and sea aster Aster tripolium. In some places, sheltered muds occur in front of the s…

Appleby Fells

…s. Higher plants include heath bedstraw, tormentil and bilberry. The heath rush Juncus squarrosus co-dominates in parts, especially on drying margins to the blanket bog. Woodland is found as small fragments throughout the site, mostly on the lower fells and along some stream sec…

Hertford Heath

…he woodland edge. Tussocks of purple moor grass Molinia caerulea and the rushes Juncus conglomeratus and Juncus effusus indicate wet areas where Sphagnum mosses and creeping willow Salix repens are found, the latter at one of its few county localities. Established secondary woodl…

Caydale

…ly. Other less common species frequently seen here include blunt flowered rush Juncus subnodulosus, bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella, broad leaved cotton grass Eriophorum latifolium, grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris and bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata. Fen meadow replaces the…

Romsley Manor Farm

…tom a small spring flush occurs with Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and soft rush Juncus effusus. The central field has a ridge and furrow system and an abundance of common knapweed. Zigzag clover Trifolium medium is locally dominant and other frequent herbs include ribwort plantai…

Penorchard & Spring Farm Pastures

…nd common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii. The damp areas have compact rush Juncus conglomeratus, toad rush Juncus bufoniusa, jointed rush J. articulatus, bristle club rush Isolepis setacea and oval sedge Carex leporina. The other two pastures are typical of the heath grass …

Otmoor

…nd on drier soils. The former includes false fox sedge Carex otrubae, hard rush Juncus inflexus, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula and skullcap Scutellaria galericulata, whilst drier areas have a sward which includes crested dog's tail, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum…

Brenkley Meadows

…Rumex acetosa and meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis. In addition compact rush Juncus conglomeratus and soft rush Juncus effusus are conspicuously scattered throughout, becoming more abundant towards the wetter central and southern parts of both meadows where extensive beds of c…

Lower Hollins

…he characteristic grassland species together with rushes including compact rush Juncus conglomeratus and soft rush Juncus effusus, small sedges, including an abundance of glacuous sedge Carex flacca and oval sedge Carex leporina and herbs such as great burnet Sanguisorba officina…

Fachwen Isaf

…, including carnation sedge Carex panicea, and sharp-flowered and compact rush (Juncus acutiflorus and Juncus conglomeratus). Tawny sedge Carex hostiana and flea sedge Carex pulicaris are frequent in these areas, as are sheep’s-fescue Festuca ovina, common sedge Carex nigra and t…

Whiteleigh Meadows

…thonia decumbens, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus, heather Calluna vulgaris, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, creeping willow Salix repens, petty whin Genista anglica, tormentil Potentilla erecta and deer grass Trichophorum cespi…

Lower Red Lees Pasture

…ise to base rich flush communities and areas of marsh grassland. Here soft rush Juncus effusus, compact rush Juncus conglomeratus, Yorkshire fog, field wood rush and the sedges Carex viridula and C. nigra are dominant with wild angelica Angelica sylvestris, marsh thistle Cirsium …

Castle River Valley

…ter they grade into rush pasture, which is characterised by sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutuflorus and common marsh bedstraw Galium palustre. This subtle gradation is generally related to soil moisture within the field parcels. The drier fields are grass dominated with a high cov…

Caeau Pant-y-Bryn

…edge Carex hostiana and flea sedge Carex pulicaris; rushes, mostly compact rush Juncus conglomeratus and sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus; and flowering plants such as meadow thistle, whorled caraway, devil's-bit scabious Succisa pratensis and tormentil Potentilla erecta. V…

Skelton Pasture

…orus arundinaceus. Throughout this grassland are patches of sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus and compact rush Juncus conglomeratus together with tall fen herbs such as meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria. In places rabbit grazing and disturbance create areas supporting finer gr…

Cappas Lwyd

… some degree of mineral enrichment in the associated soils. Sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus and compact rush Juncus conglomeratus are frequent. The herbs, water mint Mentha aquatica, greater birds-foot trefoil Lotus pedunculatus, selfheal Prunella vulgaris and devil's-bit …

Frog End Meadow

…of woodland also occur. The site also includes wetter areas dominated by rushes Juncus spp. The dominant grasses in the sward are red fescue Festuca rubra, common bent Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and crested dog’s tail. Characteristic herbs of tr…

Grace Dieu and High Sharpley

…ted by Descampsia flexuosa, purple moor grass Molinia caerulea and compact rush Juncus conglomeratus, which occur together with frequent heath rush Juncus squarrosus. Cademan Moor comprises an extensive area of acid grassland dominated by D.flexuosa, sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina,…

Brendonmoor

…. The site supports a good example of the Molinia caerulea, Cirsium dissectum, Juncus acutiflorus, Erica tetralix fen meadow community. Vegetation ranges across the site from communities dominated by purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, with abundant compact rush Juncus conglome…

Common Moor, East Putford

…de of the moor, dominated by large tussocks of purple moor-grass with soft rush Juncus effusus and sharp-flowered rush J. acutiflorus as sub-dominants. Other species characteristic of this community are common valerian Valeriana officinalis, wild angelica Angelica sylvestris, les…

Beck Dale Meadow

…with the transitional zone are reflected in the vegetation present. Here rushes Juncus spp., meadow sweet Filipendula ulmaria, greater bird’s foot trefoil Lotus pedunculatus and tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa dominate the sward. The swamp areas are dominated by greater t…

White Moss, Crosbymoor

…ity characterised by Yorkshire fog and tufted hair grass with some compact rush Juncus conglomeratus and sharp-flowered rush J. acutiflorus. This grassland is of note for the great abundance of devil's bit scabious as well as species such as wild angelica, common valerian, lousew…

Tyncoed Pasture

…whilst damper patches support marsh bedstraw Galium palustre, conglomerate rush Juncus conglomeratus and lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula. The area adjacent to the drainage ditch has a more marshy element, characterised by marsh marigold Caltha palustris, marsh pennywort Hydr…

Stoke Common Meadows

…air grass Deschampsia cespitosa, rough meadow grass Poa trivialis, compact rush Juncus conglomeratus, jointed rush J. articulatus, creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens and greater bird's foot trefoil Lotus pedunculatus. The boundary hedges contain a variety of woody species inclu…

Common Moor Langtree

… milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia. In the wetter parts of the site compact rush Juncus conglomeratus is abundant and herbs such as meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, valerian Valeriana officinalis, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, southern m…

Caeau Bryn Ifor

…gh cover of lesser cow-horn bog-moss Sphagnum inundatum and sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus. Marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris is abundant here, and in some of the wet runnels. Rush-pasture occurs around the field margins. These areas are dominated by soft rush Juncus e…

Langdon Ridge

…rised by sedges and rushes, including glaucous sedge Carex flacca, compact rush Juncus conglomeratus and hard rush J. inflexus. In these areas the herb devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis is common, along with an abundance of greater bird’s foot trefoil Lotus pedunculatus and …

Mountain Meadows

…, purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea, mat-grass Nardus stricta and compact rush Juncus conglomeratus. The steep slopes adjoining the meadows have small pasture fields of acid grassland with much gorse and bracken. These merge into scrub of blackthorn Prunus spinosa and gladed sec…

Bewick and Beanley Moors

…e frequent seepages and watercourses which are usually dominated by either soft Juncus effusus or sharp-flowered J. acutiflorus rush and, commonly with an abundance of the haircap moss Polytrichum commune and sometimes also with a moderately rich associated flora, including star …

Stagmire Moss

…a fluitans is found. Also present in this area are abundant stands of hard rush Juncus inflexus together with the locally rare flat sedge Blysmus compressus and knotted pearlwort Sagina nodosa. Along the ditch margins occur marsh plants such as water mint Mentha aquatica, brookli…

Tetney Blow Wells

…ensis, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and both compact and hard rushes Juncus conglomeratus and J. inflexus.

Moorend Common

… Populus tremula, gorse and occasional petty whin Genista anglica. Compact rush Juncus conglomeratus, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and common bent Agrostis capillaris dominate the relatively drier grassland, where mat grass Nardus stricta…

Barrow Burn Meadows

… drainage is locally impeded and marshy areas have developed where compact rush Juncus conglomeratus and several sedges including glaucous sedge Carex flacca, common sedge C. nigra, oval sedge Carex leporina and pale sedge C. pallescens are found with marsh marigold Caltha palust…

Winterton - Horsey Dunes

…n interesting plant community that includes common sedge Carex nigra, soft rush Juncus effusus, cross leaved heath and creeping willow Salix repens. The rare round leaved wintergreenn Pyrola rotundifolia has also been recorded from the slacks. Damp, fern rich meadows form a larg…

Ash Fell

…e ground is particularly wet then species such as bog asphodel and compact rush Juncus conglomeratus also occur. A constituent of the flora which is of particular note is the lesser twayblade Neottia cordata, a local plant in England which is becoming increasingly scarce. There i…

Bagthorpe Meadows

… meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, compact rush Juncus conglomeratus and marsh ragwort Senecio aquaticus.

Coed Mawr - Blaen-Car

… This is bordered by a strip of damp grassland dominated by sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutuflorus, with abundant purple moor-grass, meadowsweet and tufted hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa, and also frequent sneezewort Achillea ptarmica and marsh willowherb Epilobium palustre. Me…

Bracket's Coppice and Ryewater Farm

…characterised by the dominance of rushes and sedges such as sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus, compact rush Juncos conglomeratus, hairy sedge Carex hirta and common sedge Carex nigra. Tall herbs are prominent and include meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, marsh thistle Cirsium…

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