Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

King Lud's Entrenchment & The Drift

…net Poterium sanguisorba, burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga, field scabious Knautia arvensis, germander speedwell Veronica chamaedrys, bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus and perforate St. John'swort Hypericum perforatum. Plants of restricted distribution which occur on t…

Billacombe

…knapweed Centaurea nigra, burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga, field scabious Knautia arvensis, yarrow Achillea millefolium, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata, red clover Trifolium pratense and local patches of lady’s bedstraw Galium verum and common rest-harrow Ononis repen…

Cotswold Commons and Beechwoods

…ock 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 kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria. The very local musk orchid Herminium mon…

Ladyhills

…, lady's bedstraw Galium verum, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, field scabious Knautia arvensis and cat's ear Hypochaeris radicata. Of particular note is the presence within the site of carline thistle Carlina vulgaris, autumn gentian Gentianella amarella and lesser hawkbit Leon…

Froghall Meadow and Pastures

… base rich and such species as oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare, field scabious Knautia arvensis, greater burnet saxifrage, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus and cowslip Primula veris are prominent in the sward. On the western side, the soils are more acidic with species such as …

Tuckmill Meadows

…uch as cowslip Primula veris, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, field scabious Knautia arvensis and lady's bedstraw Galium verum. A derelict woodland, known as Ratcoombe Copse, is situated on a slope above the fen and contains aspen, sycamore and ash, with signs of many dead elm…

Waterdale

…ous Scabiosa columbaria, greater knapweed Centaurea scabiosa and field scabious Knautia arvensis. Ondeeper soils this community becomes dominated by false oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius. A red fescue grassland, also with a southerly aspect, which includes the herbs dropwort Fili…

Quarry Farm Meadow

…es of calcareous grassland such as quaking grass Briza media and field scabious Knautia arvensis occur frequently, with fairy flax Linum catharticum, burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium and yellow wor…

Weather and Horn Heaths, Eriswell

…harebell Campanula rotundifolia, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, field scabious Knautia arvensis and cat's ear Hypochaeris radicata, as well as a number of lichens and mosses. This type of community merges into the Lichen/ Moss heath where species of Cladonia, Peltigera and Polyt…

Nine Holes Meadows

… Galium verum sub community, with hoary plantain Plantago media, field scabious Knautia arvensis, common rest-harrow Ononis repens, lady’s mantle Alchemilla vulgaris agg., greater knapweed Centaurea scabiosa and cowslip Primula veris all frequent to abundant. The central meadow …

Bliss Gate Pastures

…aisy, fairy flax Linum catharticum, betony Betonica officinalis, field scabious Knautia arvensis, common bird’s foot trefoil, burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga, devil’s bit scabious and wild thyme. The acidic element to the flora includes heather Calluna vulgaris, bell heathe…

Inkpen and Walbury Hills

…omerata, 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 nemorosa, wild thyme, small scabious and rough hawkbit. Sev…

Sked Dale

… richer flora survives with greater knapweed Centaurea scabiosa, field scabious Knautia arvensis, rock rose and lady's bedstraw Galium verum. Other Information During the 1984 revision the boundary has been greatly reduced to exclude plantation woodland in which the nature conse…

Monk's Dale

… dry, herb rich grasslands contain marjoram Origanum vulgare and field scabious Knautia arvensis, damper tall grasslands have abundant meadow sweet Filipendula ulmaria with water avens Geum rivale and hogweed Heracleum sphondylium. Other habitats in the dales include rock outcrop…

Upper Hall Farm Quarry and Grassland

…d basil Clinopodium vulgare, common knapweed Centaurea nigra and field scabious Knautia arvensis. The old disused quarries and their spoil heaps have developed rich plant communities which include species such as autumn gentian Gentianella amarella, fairy flax Linum catharticum a…

Watlington and Pyrton Hills

…berry Fragaria vesca, clustered bell flower Campanula glomerata, field scabious Knautia arvensis and lady's bedstraw. Heath has become established locally on the upper slopes, where clay with flints overlies the chalk and leaching of minerals and nutrients has produced base poor …

Minchinhampton Common

…ell Campanula rotundifolia, chalk milkwort Polygala calcarea and field scabious Knautia arvensis while the numerous orchids include bee orchid Ophrys apifera, fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea and frog orchid Dactylorhiza viridis. More neutral grasslands occur on areas of lands…

Dabble Bank

…resent in this sward include small scabious Scabiosa columbaria, field scabious Knautia arvensis, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, cowslip Primula veris, hoary plantain Plantago media, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii and northern marsh o…

Grangelands & Pulpit Hill

…enula pubescens and Alopecurus pratensis, cowslip Primula veris, field scabious Knautia arvensis, greater and lesser knapweeds Centaurea scabiosa and C. nigra, marjoram Origanum vulgare, common St John's wort Hypericum perforatum and basil Clinopodium vulgare, though parts are ri…

Long Dale & Gratton Dale

… dry, herb rich grasslands contain marjoram Origanum vulgare and field scabious Knautia arvensis, damper tall grasslands have abundant meadow sweet Filipendula ulmaria with water avens Geum rivale and hogweed Heracleum sphondylium. Other habitats in the dales include rock outcrop…

Homington and Coombe Bissett Downs

…nd autumn gentian Gentianella amarella. In areas of taller sward field scabious Knautia arvensis, common knapweed Centaurea nigra and greater knapweed C. scabiosa are frequent. There are, a number of plant species especially indicative of management without ploughing, fertilisers…

Warren Bank

…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 repens and bee orchid Ophrys apifera. Autumn felwort Gentianella amarella, ploughman'…

Prince's Rough

…ent bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, meadow vetchling and field scabious Knautia arvensis. Locally, the abundance of lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, yarrow Achillea millefolium, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens and glaucous sedge Carex flacca, however, is indicative of …

Wilbraham Fens

…ether with herbs such as the harebell Campanula rotundifolia and field scabious Knautia arvensis. Substantial areas of willow and hawthorn scrub occur on the site and these are of additional value to insect and bird communities as are the drainage ditches throughout the site whic…

Lathkill Dale

…th marjoram Origanum vulgare, wild basil Clinopodium vulgare and field scabious Knautia arvensis. With little grazing on north facing slopes, a moist tall herb/grass community has developed with abundant meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, crosswort Cruciata laevipes, dog’s mercury,…

High Dyke

…se 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 vetch Astragalus danicus. On the roadside verges to the south, saw wort is muc…

Alpine Meadow

…us, agrimony Agrimonia eupatoria, wild parsnip Pastinaca sativa, field scabious Knautia arvensis and wild strawberry Fragaria vesca. Frequent patches of wild basil Clinopodium vulgare are present and cowslip Primula veris is found commonly around the edge of the site. Areas of sh…

Wormsley Chalk Banks

… as greater and common knapweed Centaurea scabiosa and C. nigra, field scabious Knautia arvensis, marjoram Origanum vulgare, cowslip Primula veris, hawkweed oxtongue Picris hieracioides and wild parsnip Pastinaca sativa, together with species which are scarce in Buckinghamshire i…

Brown's Folly

… musk thistle Carduus nutans, woolly thistle Cirsium eriophorum, field scabious Knautia arvensis, burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga and common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium. Orchids are well represented, the local fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea, musk orchid Herminiu…

Croker's Hole

…cabiosa, lady's bedstraw Galium verum, hairy violet Viola hirta, field scabious Knautia arvensis, cowslip Primula veris, common rest-harrow Ononis repens, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba and burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga are herb species more typical of areas of longer …

Little Heath, Barnham

… kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria, fairy flax Linum catharticum field scabious Knautia arvensis and wild thyme Thymus praecox. Locally rare species such as purple milk vetch Astragalus danicus and rest-harrow Ononis repens also occur in small numbers and in some places scattered…

Hook Norton Cutting & Banks

… glaucous sedge Carex flacca. Common broadleaved species include field scabious Knautia arvensis, burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga, bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, cowslip Primula veris, oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare and centaury Centaurium erythraea. Kidney vetch…

Levallymore

…re abundant in places. Several other species are worthy of note. Field scabious Knautia arvensis is present in several fields. This is a species of scattered distribution in Northern Ireland, more often observed along verges than in meadows. Field gentian Gentianella campestris w…

Field Barn Heaths, Hilborough

…at grass Trisetum flavescens, field mouse ear Cerastium arvense, field scabious Knautia arvensis and lady’s bedstraw Galium verum with scattered bracken. Two oak Quercus robur and hawthorn Crataegus monogyna woodland belts are present on the site.

Salt Way, Ditchley

…abiosa, dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule, wild carrot Daucus carota, field scabious Knautia arvensis and hairy violet Violet hirta. There are also records of rare cornfield weeds such as round leaved fluellen Kickxia elatine and corn salad Valerianella locusta. Downy woundwort is a p…

Illey Pastures

…arvense in association with meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis, field scabious Knautia arvensis, betony Betonica officinalis and yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus and dyer's greenweed Genista tinctoria, both of which are rare in the County, are parti…

Twinhills Woods and Meadows

… rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus, fairy flax Linum catharticum, field scabious Knautia arvensis, cowslip Primula veris, common milkwort Polygala vulgaris, common rest-harrow Ononis repens, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, wild thyme Thymus praecox, hoary plantain Plantago medi…

Jeffreyston Pastures

…folium medium, common restharrow Ononis repens and occasionally, field scabious Knautia arvensis and quaking-grass Briza media. Clumps of blackthorn Prunus spinosa occur within this grassland, and aspen Populus tremula exists on one margin. The marshy grassland vegetation is domi…

Mole Gap to Reigate Escarpment

…net Poterium sanguisorba, yellow wort Blackstonia perfoliata and field scabious Knautia arvensis. Also found are knapweed broomrape Orobanche elatior and a particularly wide variety of orchids including fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea, bee orchid Ophrys apifera and pyramidal …

Foulden Burn

…sh orchid Dactylorhiza purpurella, fairy flax Linum catharticum, field scabious Knautia arvensis, glaucous sedge Carex flacca, meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis, quaking grass Briza media, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens and rock rose Helianthemum nummularium. Around 15 spe…

Langmead and Weston Level

… a calcareous component, including lady's bedstraw Galium verum, field scabious Knautia arvensis and wild carrot Daucus carota. Field ditches and rhynes contain a rich variety of wetland plants both in the water and on the banks. Species in the watercourses include Pondweeds Pota…

Thorncliffe Moor

…fog Holcus lanatus and frequent harebell Campanula rotundifolia, field scabious Knautia arvensis, bitter vetch Lathyrus montanus and devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis. The wettest, base poor soils are dominated by rushes Juncus spp. and tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitos…

Farthing Downs and Happy Valley

…d basil Clinopodium vulgare, horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa, field scabious Knautia arvensis, common milkwort Polygala vulgaris, sainfoin Onobrychis viciifolia and hairy violet Viola hirta. These grasslands are also noted for their orchid flora with eight species being record…

Cressbrook Dale

… dry, herb rich grasslands contain marjoram Origanum vulgare and field scabious Knautia arvensis, damper tall grasslands have abundant meadow sweet Filipendula ulmaria with water avens Geum rivale and hogweed Heracleum sphondylium. Other habitats in the dales include rock outcrop…

Thixen Dale and Long Dale

…as Long Dale, this field contains frequent clustered bellflower, field scabious Knautia arvensis and lesser knapweed Centaurea nigra, with salad burnet, purging flax, greater knapweed C. scabiosa and burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga. On the opposite side of Thixen Dale the g…

The Carrs

…acca, marjoram Origanum vulgare, wild strawberry Fragaria vesca, field scabious Knautia arvensis and common twayblade Neottia ovata. There is, however a small area of primary grassland with blue moor grass Sesleria caerulea and glaucous sedge as dominants. The woodland is mainly …

Honington Camp

…ertheless some interesting herbs like wild carrot Daucus carota, field scabious Knautia arvensis and greater knapweed Centaurea scabiosa and these are areas favoured by insects including grasshoppers. Six species of land snails have been recorded.

Moulsford Downs

…hrubs including dogwood and whitebeam. The varied flora includes 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 v…

Aubert Ings

…nalis, knapweed Centaurea nigra, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, field scabious Knautia arvensis and salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba. Of particular interest is the presence of clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata, early purple orchid Orchis mascula, cowslip Primula veris, m…

Eithinog

…eyebright Euphrasia nemorosa, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, field scabious Knautia arvensis, quaking grass Briza media and black knapweed Centaurea nigra. Well developed hedges separate the fields and are often on banks/cloddiau with mature trees including oak Quercus ssp., …

Westfield Farm Chalk Bank

…tian Gentianella amarella, whilst the longer vegetation includes field scabious Knautia arvensis, cowslip Primula veris, kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria, lady's bed straw Galium verum, quaking grass Briza media, common rest-harrow Ononis repens, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorb…

Cheddar Wood

…igra, wild basil Clinopodium vulgare, wild carrot Daucus carota, field scabious Knautia arvensis, musk mallow Malva moschata and marjoram Origanum vulgare. Callow Hill supports a complex mosaic of unimproved calcareous grassland and acidic dwarf shrub heath. The grassland communi…

Lee Farm Meadow, Tideswell

…ly purple orchid Orchis mascula, common twayblade Neottia ovata, field scabious Knautia arvensis and cowslip Primula veris.

River Wensum

… bracken Pteridium aquilinum, honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum, field scabious Knautia arvensis, harebell Campanula rotundifolia and soft rush Juncus effusus. Invertebrates The Wensum has an abundant and diverse mollusc fauna which includes the nationally rare, small snail Vert…

Great Casterton Road Banks

… sainfoin Onobrychis viciifolia, hedge bedstraw Galium album and field scabious Knautia arvensis. In shorter turf, characteristic species such as wild thyme Thymus praecox, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, kidney vetch Anthyllis vulner…

Dallow Downs and Winsdon Hill

… flax Linum catharticum, greater knapweed Centaurea scabiosa and field scabious Knautia arvensis. The diversity of calcareous plants also includes dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria, kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria, mouse-ear-hawkweed Pilosella off…

Skendleby Psalter Banks

…ium sylvaticum. A Lincolnshire Wolds grassland feature abundant field scabious Knautia arvensis is found with a large population of the semiparasitic yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor and red bartsia Odontites verna. Typical herbs present include salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba,…

Wain Wood

…lora indicative of calcareous grassland. Species present include field scabious Knautia arvensis, hairy St John’s wort Hypericum hirsutum, lady’s mantle Alchemilla filicaulis and eyebright Euphrasia officinalis. The wood supports an interesting butterfly community, of which purpl…

Draycott Sleights

…olia, wild thyme Thymus praecox, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, field scabious Knautia arvensis, common centaury Centaurium erythraea, kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria, devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis and horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa. pyramidal orchid Anacamptis py…

Stonesfield Common, Bottoms & Banks

… by upright brome Bromus erectus and with a herb flora including field scabious Knautia arvensis, greater knapweed Centaurea scabiosa, lady's bedstraw Galium verum and pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis. A shorter sward is present on the steeper slopes and has a flora which …

Barnhamcross Common

…f grassland has a number of species associated with it including field scabious Knautia arvensis, lady's bedstraw Galium verum and the locally rare sickle medick Medicago sativa subsp. falcata. At one point this type of grassland grades into relict fen with species such as wild a…

The Coombs, Hinton Parva

…and yellow wort Blackstonia perfoliata. In areas of taller sward field scabious Knautia arvensis, common knapweed Centaurea nigra and greater knapweed C. scabiosa are frequent. There are a number of plant species especially indicative of management without ploughing, fertilisers …

Carrickastickan

…cies reflect the slightly base-rich soil conditions. In addition field scabious Knautia arvensis and burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga occur in one of the fields. Both of these species have a fairly restricted distribution in Northern Ireland with the former usually being mor…

Buttler's Hangings

…de common and greater knapweeds Centaurea nigra and C. scabiosa, field scabious Knautia arvensis and marjoram Origanum vulgare. The scrub contains a range of typical chalk species, though dogwood is particularly abundant and has regenerated freely after attempts to clear it. Othe…

Topley Pike and Deep Dale

… dry, herb rich grasslands contain marjoram Origanum vulgare and field scabious Knautia arvensis, damper tall grasslands have abundant meadow sweet Filipendula ulmaria with water avens Geum rivale and hogweed Heracleum sphondylium. Other habitats in the dales include rock outcrop…

Thriplow Meadows

…is false oat Arrhenatherum elatius and herbs present include the field scabious Knautia arvensis. Hedgerows, scrub and peripheral watercourses provide additional habitats on the site.

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