Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Glaswelltiroedd Eryrys (Eryrys Grasslands)

…ation of grasses, including sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina and crested hair-grass Koeleria macrantha 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,…

Belmore Mountain

…ass Sesleria caerulea, downy oat grass Avenula pubescens and crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, with sprawling heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, devils-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, barren strawberry Potentilla sterilis and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. Belmore Mountain suppor…

Axbridge Hill and Fry's Hill

…nest soils, grasses such as sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina and crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha are common and the nationally rare Somerset hair grass Koeleria vallesiana occurs. The most abundant herb species here are common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, wild thyme Thym…

Crook Peak to Shute Shelve Hill

…a and carline thistle Carlina vulgaris, with the nationally rare Somerset grass Koeleria vallesiana and honewort Trinia glauca. Communities on deeper calcareous soils are characterised by i sheep's fescue and meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis with crested hair grass Koeleria mac…

Homington and Coombe Bissett Downs

…e widespread throughout including quaking grass Briza media, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha and downy oat grass Avenula pubescens. Glaucous and spring sedge Carex flacca and Carex caryophyllea are also common. The nationally restricted dwarf sedge Carex humilis, which is h…

Newmarket Heath

…ther grasses of interest include quaking grass Briza mediand crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha. A very wide variety of characteristic chalkland herbs are present including salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, dropwort Filipendula vulga…

Quarrington Hill Grasslands

…ith quaking grass Briza media, sheep's fescue Festuca ovina, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha and meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis all frequent. The glaucous sedge Carex flaccaalso forms an important part of the sward. A profusion of broad leaved herbs occur with common bi…

The Malvern Hills

…otundifolia. In places a are base rich grassland occurs with crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha and upright brome Bromus erectus. This type of grassland contains a wider range of herbs which include wild thyme Thymus praecox ssp. arcticus, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum and mous…

Rodney Stoke

…n and around rock outcrops, sheep's fescue Festuca ovina and crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha are the most abundant grasses and Carline thistle Carlina vulgaris, kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria and squinancywort Asperula cynanchica are found amongst the herb species. On th…

St. John's Point

…es-rich grassland include kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, wild carrot Daucus carota, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, sea plantain Plantago maritima and wild thyme Thymus polytrichus. The grassland is occasionally flushed, providing a variet…

Fordon Chalk Grasslands

…, hairy oat Avenula pubescens, quaking grass Briza media and crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha and areas of course grassland with upright brome Bromus erectus and cock's foot Dactylis glomerata. Many areas are extremely diverse botanically, with an abundance of characteristic…

Three Dykes

…escue Festuca ovina, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, hairy oat Avenula pubescens, quaking grass Briza media and carnation grass Carex flacca. Many lime lving plants (calcicoles) occur, including felwort Gentianella amarella, carline …

The Cheddar Complex

…at grass Avenula pratensis. Sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina and crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha with glaucous sedge Carex flacca and spring sedge Carex caryophyllea. Associate species on south facing slopes with shallow soils include dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule, common rose H…

Spindlestone Heughs

…Trifolium arvense, early forget-me-not Myosotis ramosissima, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, squirrel tail fescue Vulpia bromoides and meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis. An outcrop with atypical vegetation has kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria, salad burnet Poterium sangu…

Stratford Toney Down

…ieves dominance in some areas. Quaking grass Briza media and crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, along with the sedges glaucous sedge Carex flacca and spring sedge Carex caryophyllea, are widespread. Nationally rare species present on the site include the field fleawort Seneci…

Mynydd Marian

…sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina. Other frequent grasses include crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha and quaking grass Briza media. with characteristic calcicolous herbs such as salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, carline thistle Carlina vulgaris, wild thyme Thymus polytrichus and t…

Gower Coast: Rhossili to Porteynon

… thyme Thymus praecox, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba and crested hair-grass Koeleria macrantha. The vernal squill Scilla verna occurs in the grasslands and also in the limestone heath together with gorse Ulex europaeus and a wide range of other plants. Cliff ledges support a …

Cleadon Hill

…s a community comprising meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus and red fescue Festuca rubra, in which quaking grass Briza media, blue moor grass Sesleria caerulea and upright brome Bromus erectus also occ…

Gang Mine

…laucous sedge Carex flacca, spring sedge Carex caryophyllea, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha and the nationally rare limestone bedstraw Galium sterneri. Unusually for this habitat, the locally uncommon dyer’s greenweed Genista tinctoria is also present. Altogether these spo…

Warham Camp

…ing short turf is dominated by sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha and quaking grass Briza media. A wide variety of herb species are present. Among the more interesting are common rose Helianthemum nummularium, squinancywort Asperula cynanchica, la…

Killard

…vulneraria and mouse_ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum with crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, to more lush areas dominated by common restharrow Ononis repens, with Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor, carnation sedge Carex panicea and common sedge C…

Westfield Bridge

…a pratensis. Grass species include red fescue Festuca rubra, crested hair-grass Koeleria macrantha and sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. The site also has large colony of the locally uncommon greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha.

Fontmell and Melbury Downs

…t grasses of this turf include quaking grass Briza media and crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha and the sedges Carex flacca and Carex caryophyllea are abundant. The many chalk herbs include horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa, chalk milkwort Polygala calcarea and the very local…

Burcombe Down

…ina and red fescue Festuca rubra are common in the sward and crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis, upright brome Bromus erectus and quaking grass Briza media are widespread. The glaucous sedge Carex flacca and spring sedge Carex caryophyllea a…

Camp Down

…ra, upright brome Bromus erectus, quaking grass Briza media, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha and glaucous sedge Carex flacca frequent. A high proportion of the turf is made up of herbs, with dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule, oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare, devil's bit scabiou…

Barns Ness Coast

…sea milkwort Glaux maritima, saltmarsh rush Juncus gerardii, crested hair-grass Koeleria macrantha, yellow horned-poppy Glaucium flavum, sea arrow-grass Triglochin maritimum, sea meadow-grass Puccinellia maritima and various sedges such as sand sedge Carex arenaria, distant sedge…

Croker's Hole

…cous sedge Carex flacca and spring sedge Carex caryophyllea. crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha is an occasional component of this sward. Such areas support a great diversity of species characteristic of agriculturally unimproved grassland such as small scabious Scabiosa colum…

Harton Down Hill

…a community dominated by meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha and red fescue Festuca rubra, in which blue moor grass Sesleria caeruleae, quaking grass Briza media and upright brome Bromus erectus also occur. The community is herb rich and incl…

Alderford Common

… the marl pits and is dominated by red fescue Festuca rubra, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha and false brome Brachypodium sylvaticum. Many herb species are associated with the grassland and include wild basil Clinopodium vulgare, burnet saxifrade Pimpinella saxifraga, dwarf…

Pen y Gogarth / Great Ormes Head

…rts open short turf containing sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis and quaking grass Briza media with abundant herbs that include wild thyme Thymus polytrichus, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, carline thistle …

Gooderstone Warren

…nancywort Asperula cynanchica, dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha and dropwort Filipendula vulgaris are amongst the more unusual species present, along with Hairy oat grass Avenula pubescens and meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis. The presence of …

Makerstoun - Corbie Craigs to Trows' Craigs

…ill Geranium pusillum, round-fruited rush Juncus compressus, crested hair-grass Koeleria macrantha, yellow loosestrife Lysimachia vulgaris, spring sandwort Minuartia verna, wood club-rush Scirpus sylvaticus, green figwort Scrophularia umbrosa, lesser meadow-rue Thalictrum minus a…

Caldon Dales

…assland. These grasses along with quaking grass Briza media, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, spring sedge Carex caryophyllea and glaucous sedge Carex flacca, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, fairy flax Linum catharticum, common bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculat…

Cockey Down

…ria are abundant. In contrast, sheep's fescue Festuca ovina, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga and hairy violet Viola hirta are all more common in the northern part of …

Hawes Water

…uaking grass Briza media meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis, crested hair 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 s…

East Harling Common

…d thyme Thymus polytrichus, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha and dwarf mouse ear Cerastium pumilum at its only Norfolk locality. Gorse Ulex europaeus occurs over much of the grassland but is controlled by burning. Bare ground created by this …

Pen-y-Cefn Pasture

…um, meadow oat Avenula pratensis, quaking grass Briza media, crested hair-grass Koeleria macrantha, common agrimony Agrimonia eupatoria, common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii, crosswort Cruciata laevipes, fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea, burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxif…

Graig Fawr

…minated by the grass sheep's fescue. Other grasses including crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha and quaking grass Briza media commonly occur with characteristic calcicolous herbs such as salad burnet Sanguisorba minor, carline thistle Carlina vulgaris, wild thyme Thymus polytr…

Mariandyrys

…uca ovina -carline thistle Carlina vulgaris grassland of the crested hair-grass Koeleria macrantha subcommunity. Associated species include quaking grass Briza media, glaucous sedge Carex flacca and spring squill Scilla verna. Fringing areas of scrub provide sheltered conditions …

Parc Linden, Lixwm

…ed flora which is dominated by sheep's fescue Festuca ovina, crested 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…

Schiehallion

…orth-east England. They contain lime loving plants including crested hair-grass 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 …

Ellesborough and Kimble Warrens

… Festuca ovina grasslands contain 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 A…

Stanton Pastures & Cuckoocliff Valley

…ian Gentianella amarella, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha and small scabious Scabiosa columbaria. The ancient woodland in the valley of Ellishill Brook is of mixed composition due to the complex soil patterns. It varies from ash wych elm F…

Wookey Hole

…grass Avenula pratensis, common bent Agrostis capillaris and crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha are the most common grasses upright brome Bromus erectus, quaking grass Briza media and heath grass Danthonia decumbens are less frequent. glaucous sedge Carex flacca and spring sed…

Coombs Dale

…en grazed grasslands contain a wide range of species such as crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, quaking grass Briza mediand the nationally restricted limestone bedstraw Galium sterneri. The ungrazed calcareous grasslands have a high proportion of tall fescue Schedonorus arund…

The Bottoms

…k’s foot Dactylis glomerata, sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina and crested hairgrass Koeleria macrantha all frequent. Other grasses include downy oat grass Avenula pubescens, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus and tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa. A profusion of broad lea…

Deadman's Grave, Icklingham

…grassier areas dominated by sheep's fescue Festuca ovina and crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, to taller grassland with sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera. All these types of grassland contain a great wealth of other species, with…

Breedon Hill

…ow grass Poa pratensis, downy oat grass Avenula pubescens and crested hairgrass Koeleria macrantha, with sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, red fescue F. rubra and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens also common. The grassland contains many herbs typical of calcareous swards, includi…

Totternhoe Knolls

…by sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina with other grasses including crested hare grass Koeleria macrantha, quaking grass Briza media and crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus. Elsewhere upright brome Bromus erectus becomes the dominant grass. Flowering plants characteristic of chalk gr…

Upton Coombe

… ovina is also abundant. creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha and common quaking grass Briza media are common in the sward; while glaucous sedge Carex flacca and spring sedge Carex caryophyllea are also present. The herb component within the s…

Upton Cow Down

…ina, with red fescue F. rubra, quaking grass Briza media and crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha also abundant. Glaucus sedge Carex flacca and spring sedge Carex caryophyllea are both common. The turf contains a high proportion of herbs with dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule, cluste…

Pabbay

…e of red fescue Festuca rubra, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, crested hair-grass Koeleria macrantha and wild thyme Thymus polytrichus. This vegetation extends to nearly 200m above sea level, almost 100m higher than any comparable site in the Outer Hebrides. Other unique features o…

Bryn Euryn

…a pubescens together with meadow oat grass Avenula pratense, crested 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 Fil…

Chwareli a Glaswelltir Degannwy

…lcicolous grasses such as downy oat grass Avenula pubescens, crested hair-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 speci…

Tulach Hill

…of the grassland developed on limestone with species such as crested 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 occu…

Aldbury Nowers

…p’s fescue Festuca ovina, with upright brome Bromus erectus, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis and downy oat grass Helicotrichon pubescens all common. There is a rich assemblage of herb species, including lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, comm…

Rathlin Island - Kebble

…s spring squill Scilla vema, sea plantain Plantago maritima, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, harebell Campanula rotundifolia and lady's bedstraw Galium verum. Rathlin Island-Kebble contains a rich assemblage of wet grassland vegetation types, which have developed where the…

Upper Hall Farm Quarry and Grassland

…oat grass Trisetum flavescens, sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. Tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum which is common on the Cotswold limestones is only present in one small area. The south west facing gra…

Tytherington Down

…ow oat grass Avenula pratensis, quaking grass Briza media and crested hairgrass Koeleria macrantha conspicuous. The turf is rich in herbs, with species characteristic of the S W Wiltshire chalk abundant. These include saw wort Serratula tinctoria, betony Betonica officinalis, dev…

Long Knoll

…grazed section supports frequent red fescue Festuca rubra and crested hairgrass Koeleria macrantha. Herbs are widespread in both compartments and include autumn gentian Gentianella amarella and plentiful devil's bit scabious and fairy flax Linum catharticum. Small areas of scatt…

Steeple Langford Down

…t grass Avenula pratensis with quaking grass Briza media and crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha also widespread. Tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum is found in occasional patches. There is a very high proportion of herb species, particularly devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis…

Coyles of Muick

…immia species. Grasses such as sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, crested hair-grass Koeleria macrantha and smooth oat grass Avenula pratensis also occur widely amongst the debris, and particularly in adjacent areas of moderately species-rich grassland with wild thyme Thymus polytrich…

Shiplate Slait

…soil, is a result of heavy grazing and scorching in summer. Somerset hair grass Koeleria vallesiana, a national rarity restricted to a few Mendip Hills and dwarf sedge Carex humilis, a nationally scarce plant, are part of this community. On flat and gently sloping areas thin, fre…

Valley of Stones

…adow oat grass Avenula pratensis, quaking grass Briza media, crested hair-grass Koeleria macrantha, spring sedge Carex caryophyllea and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. A variety of mosses occur in the grassland including species characteristic of calcareous conditions such as comb m…

Hastings Hill

…rass Sesleria caeruleae, meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, red fescue Festuca rubra and quaking grass Briza media, including many herbs characteristic of Magnesian Limestone soils such as bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, kidney vetc…

East Polden Grasslands

…swards. Amongst these species 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 …

Great Cheverell Hill

…ith calcium rich soils include quaking grass Briza media and crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha. Herbs are conspicuous by their diversity and high cover. Bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria and hoary plantain…

Thixen Dale and Long Dale

…ulgaris and tormentil Potentilla erecta amongst dropwort and crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha. At the northern end of the site, the east facing bank of Thixen Dale contains a higher proportion of such coarse grasses as upright brome Bromus erectus and cock's foot Dactylis g…

Dabble Bank

…low oat grass Trisetum flavescens, red fescue Festuca rubra, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, quaking grass Briza media, heath grass Danthonia decumbens, glaucous sedge Carex flacca and spring sedge Carex caryophyllea. Of note is pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis whi…

Giant's Causeway and Dunseverick

…er with occasional pockets of heath. The locally distributed crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha is also recorded for some of these areas. The main slopes vary considerably. The sheltered areas support false oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius grassland with high cover of red fescu…

Godmanchester Eastside Common

…are present on both parts of the site of particular note are crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, heath grass Danthonia decumbens, quaking grass Briza media and meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis. Characteristic herbs include devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis, rough hawkb…

The Coombs, Hinton Parva

…e widespread throughout including quaking grass Briza media, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha and downy oat grass Avenula pubescens. Glaucous and spring sedge Carex flacca and Carex caryophyllea are also common. A high proportion of the herb species are typically associated …

Morfa a Chraig Cwm Ivy / Cwm Ivy Marsh and Tor

…eep’ fescue Festuca ovina, wild thyme Thymus polytrichus and crested hair-grass Koeleria macrantha. Notable species include lesser meadow-rue Thalictrum minus and the nationally scarce ivy broomrape Orobanche hederae. Remarks: Narrow-mouthed whorl snail Vertigo augustior is list…

St Andrews - Craig Hartle

…us-type grassland occurs with locally scarce species such as crested hair-grass Koeleria macrantha, purple milk-vetch Astragalus danicus and meadow saxifrage Saxifraga granulata. Close to the shore maritime species such as thrift Armeria maritima and sea plantain Plantago maritim…

Nine Spring Dale

…ep's fescue Festuca ovina with meadow oat Avenula pratensis, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, carnation sedge Carex flacca and patches of tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum. Herbs present include frequent salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, h…

Fleam Dyke

…brome Bromus erectus, meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis and crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha. Associated herbs include dropwort Filipendula vulgaris and purple milk vetch Astragalus danicus. Areas of the Dyke are covered by calcareous scrub which has developed over formerly…

Creigiau Rhiwledyn / Little Ormes Head

…, open turf is composed of sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina with crested hair-grass Koeleria macrantha, meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis (=Avenula pratensis) and cock’s-foot Dactylis glomerata with frequent hoary rock-rose Helianthemum oelandicum ssp. incanum, a nationally scarce s…

Maidscross Hill

…by red fescue Festuca rubra, bent grasses Agrostis spp. and crested hair g rass Koeleria macrantha. It contains many other associated species including lady's bedstraw Galium verum, lesser meadow rue Thalictrum minus, bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus and hop Trefoil Trifoli…

Dolphinton - West Linton Fens and Grassland

…lant species, including frog orchid Dactylorhiza viridis and crested hair-grass Koeleria macrantha, occur occasionally on the Kippit Hill. The grassland at Slipperfield is the most outstanding grassland of its type within the Scottish Borders, both in terms of structure and condi…

Haugh and Gundale Slacks

…ail Cynosurus cristatus, heath grass Danthonia decumbens and crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha with abundant sedges such as spring sedge Carex caryophyllea and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. Some areas are dominated by carpets of thyme Thymus praecox and rock rose Helianthemum …

Wansford Pasture

…salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, cowslip Primula veris and crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha. The rich flora on the site has been maintained through management by grazing, with an absence of fertiliser and herbicide use. Additional habitats on the site include boundary hedg…

West Bradieston and Craig of Garvock

…m, wild thyme Thymus polytrichus, quaking grass Briza media, crested hair-grass Koeleria macrantha, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum and alpine bistort Persicaria vivipara. Small areas of more neutral, species-rich grassland with crested dog’s-tail Cynosurus cristatus and common knap…

Honington Camp

…ils and are found with yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha and quaking grass Briza media. Herbs associated with this kind of grassland are also concentrated on the banks where common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, salad burnet Poterium…

The Wye Valley

…imentary grassland community in which mouse ear hawkweed and crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha form the bulk of the vegetation. Where grazing is relaxed, as on the steep slopes of east Monsal Dale and parts of Slack Side, a coarser sward has developed in which meadow oat gra…

Crosby Ravensworth Fell

…moor grass Sesleria caeruleae, sheep's fescue Festuca ovina, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha and quaking grass Briza media along with the spring, carnation and glaucous sedges. Typical herb species include wild thyme Thymus praecox, common rock rose Helianthemum nummulariu…

Calstone and Cherhill Downs

…the chalk which occur here are sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, glaucous sedge Carex flacca and spring sedge Carex caryophyllea. The longer vegetation on some slopes is characterised by robust herbs such as devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensi…

Bushy Park and Home Park

…lover Trifolium glomeratum, autumn squill Scilla autumnalis, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, upright chickweed Moenchia erecta, sand spurrey Spergularia rubra, bird's foot Ornithopus perpusillus and early hair grass Aira praecox. Ant hills are a feature of many areas and t…

Castle Hill

… Gymnadenia conopsea, meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis and crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha. Warm, south facing slopes foster an unusual assemblage of plants with a continental distribution; these include Nottingham catchfly Silene nutans, burnt orchid Neotinea ustulata, …

Moel Hiraddug a Bryn Gop

…andicum is associated. Other associates include the grasses, crested hair-grass Koeleria macrantha, quaking grass Briza media and heath grass Danthonia decumbens; the sedges, glaucous sedge Carex flacca and spring sedge Carex caryophyllea; and calcicolous herbs such as common roc…

The Parish Field, Cae'r Rhedyn

…se 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. The Parish Field, Cae’r Rhedyn is owned by the charity Allotments for the Labou…

Birkett Hill and High Out Wood

…ass Sesleria caerulea and more widely spread species such as crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, sheep's fescue, 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 la…

Hope's Nose to Wall's Hill

…tone grassland is very species-rich. Grasses present include crested hair-grass Koeleria macrantha, meadow oat Avenula pratensis and hairy oat Helicotrichon pubescens. Horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, wild thyme Thymus polytrichus, crow garli…

Smardale Gill

… predominant grasses are blue moor grass Sesleria caeruleae, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, sheep's fescue Festuca ovina and meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis. The form and relative abundance of species varies considerably across the site but amongst the wide range of he…

Kirkton Burn Meadow

…deltoides, small-flowered crane's-bill Geranium pusillum and crested hair-grass Koeleria macrantha. The site is also important as being intermediate between the flushed upland grassland of the Teviot Valley and the drier lowland grasslands further east.

Brada Hill

…in a narrow strip of short turf of red fescue Festuca rubra, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha and early hair grass Aira praecox along the escarpment crest. Maiden pink Dianthus deltoides occurs in considerable abundance. The flora includes several annual plants such as hare’…

Craig Leith and Myreton Hill

…thyme Thymus praecox, meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis and crested hair-grass Koeleria macrantha. Extensive tracts of acid grassland form mosaics with the calcareous grassland. The transitional grassland communities surrounding the numerous rock outcrops support intricate and s…

Herrington Hill

… grass Avenula pratensis in which quaking grass Briza media, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, red fescue Festuca rubra, glaucous sedge Carex flaccand spring sedge Carex caryophyllea also occur. The many species of herb present include carline thistle Carlina vulgaris, commo…

High Moorsley

…aking grass Briza media, meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha and red fescue Festuca rubra. Other constituents of the herb rich turf include glaucous sedge Carex flacca, pignut Conopodium majus, hoary plantain Plantago media and sea plantain P…

Holywell Banks

…n aspect and a short turf with upright brome Bromus erectus, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, downy oat grass Avenula pubescens, quaking grass Briza media and crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus. The many characteristic plants of limestone grassland include thyme leaved …

Walden Meadows

…eous influence is evident downy oat grass Avenula pubescens, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha and less commonly quaking grass Briza media occurs. Elements of the grassland more typical of a northern meadow community contain by contrast melancholy thistle Cirsium heterophyllu…

Berner's Heath, Icklingham

…tuca ovina, but sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha also occur. Lichens form an important part of the sward and a good range of species is present, although the percentage cover of lichens is generally not high enough to class the ve…

Weeting Heath

… sands. The dominant grassesin the sward are sheep’s Fescue, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha and common bent Agrostis capillaris. Many species of herb are present and include yarrow Achillea millefolium, Bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, thyme Thymus polytrichus, Wild…

Appleby Fells

… and is interspersed with several more local species such as crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha and blue moor grass Sesleria caeruleae. Wild thyme Thymus praecox is often extremely abundant and associated with rarer species such as mountain pansy Viola lutea, mossy saxifrage S…

Salisbury Plain

…s characterised by an abundance of red fescue Festuca rubra, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, lady's bedstraw Galium verum, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium and dropwort Filipendula vulgaris. The …

River Ure Grasslands

…uaking grass Briza media, downy oat grass Avenula pubescens, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, field wood rush Luzula campestris, glaucous sedge Carex flacca and spring sedge Carex caryophyllea. Associated herbs include salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, cowslip Primula veri…

Clarilaw Grasslands

…22 species of grass including early hair-grass Aira praecox, crested hair-grass Koeleria macrantha, downy oat grass Avenula pubescens, heath-grass Danthonia decumbens and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens. Of the herb species, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, restharrow Ononis re…

Ballyquintin Point

…ke species such as sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, glaucous sedge Carex flacca and field wood rush Luzula campestris. Herbs include lady's bedstraw Galium verum, wild thyme Thymus polytrichus, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata, …

Black Hill Down

… turf are quaking grass Briza media, red fescue F. rubra and crested hair-grass Koeleria macrantha, with glaucous sedge Carex flacca and spring sedge Carex caryophyllea. Heath grass Danthonia decumbens occurs locally. The herb component of the sward is very rich with abundant st…

Ash Fell

… major constituents of the sward and occur with species like crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, wild thyme, common rock rose, fairy flax, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, and, of more note, the limestone bedstraw Galium sterneri, autumn gentian Gentianella amarella a…

Knapp and Barnett's Downs

…atensis are the dominant grasses in a sward also composed of crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, quaking grass Briza media and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. The rare dwarf sedge Carex humilis, a plant with a British distribution centred on …

Clints Crags, Blindcrake

…rassland sward is dominated by Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, red fescue and meadow oat grass together with a range of herbs including salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, wild thyme Thymus praecox and…

Roughdown Common

…eadow oat grass Avenula pratensis are dominant with frequent crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, quaking grass Briza media and common knapweed Centaurea nigra. Widespread on the site are large thyme Thymus pulegiodes, common milkwort Polygala vulgaris and the eyebright Euphras…

Westfield Farm Chalk Bank

…lly distributed clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata and crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha. Zigzag clover Trifolium medium, another uncommon species unusual on chalk, is also present on the deeper soils. The bank supports five orchid species. Common spotted orchid Dactylo…

Bredon Hill

… lime loving grasses including upright brome Bromus erectus, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, quaking grass Briza media and meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis. Herbs associated with this grassland include salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule, wild…

West Stow Heath

…dic and is largely dominated by red fescue Festuca rubra and crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha. Other plants include larger wild thyme Thymus pulegioides, bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, ladies bedstraw Galium verum and many other…

Inkpen and Walbury Hills

… Avenula pratensis, hairy oat grass Helicotrichon pubescens, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens. Another species typical of grassland, upright brome Bromus erectus, occurs locally and is dominant in ungrazed areas including the orad emb…

Sked Dale

…ern road verge. In these areas sheep's fescue Festuca ovina, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha and quaking grass Briza media are important components of the vegetation, accompanied by such herbs as clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata, pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramida…

Harting Downs

…fine leaved grasses such as sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina and crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, with wild thyme Thymus praecox, marjoram Origanum vulgare, spring sedge Carex caryophyllea, yellow wort Blackstonia perfoliata, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium and the un…

Swyncombe Downs

… candytuft Iberis amara, while other species of interest are crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria, creeping toadflax Linaria repens, valerian Valeriana officinalis, felwort Gentianella amarella and pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis. Part…

East Walton and Adcock's Common

…eep’s fescue Festuca ovina, common bent Agrostis capillaris, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha with smaller amounts of quaking grass Briza media, downy oat grass Avenula pubescens and heath grass Danthonia decumbens. The glaucous sedge Carex flacca is frequent. Many herbs ar…

St. Dunstan's Well Catchment

…common bent Agrostis capillaris are the most common grasses. crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, downy oat grass Avenula pubescens, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens and heath grass Danthonia decumbens also occur. Glaucous sedge Carex flacca and spring sedge Carex caryophyl…

Meadow Croft, Skythorns

…fescue Festuca rubra with downy oat grass Avenula pubescens, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha and quaking grass Briza media. Herb species include pignut Conopodium majus, selfheal Prunella vulgaris, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, common knapweed Centaurea nigra and, of p…

Silverdale Golf Course

…lue moor grass Sesleria caerulea, quaking grass Briza media, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina and meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis, with glaucous sedge Carex flacca and spring sedge Carex caryophyllea. The abundant forbs present include limest…

Alnmouth Saltmarsh and Dunes

…mon rest-harrow Ononis repens, blue fleabane Erigeron acris, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha and fern grass Catapodium rigidum. Viper’s bugloss Echium vulgare and bloody crane’s bill grow around the margins of this area.

East Heslerton Brow

…ponents of the sward include yellow oat Trisetum flavescens, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, sheep's fescue Festuca ovina, quaking grass Briza media and carnation sedge Carex flacca. Many typical herbs occur on the site including rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, carline…

Prescombe Down

…y oat grass Avenula pubescens, quaking grass Briza media and crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha are widespread. Heath grass Danthonia decumbens and spreading meadow grass Poa subcaerulea, a species uncommon in southern England, also occur. Chalk herbs typical of the Wiltshire …

Gunnerton Nick

…ciated with quarry spoil there is a herb rich grassland with crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis and quaking grass Briza media as well as common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, wild thyme Thymus praec…

Higher Houghton

… grasses are present including meadow oat Avenula pratensis, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, wood false brome Brachypodium sylvaticum, heath grass Danthonia decumbens and tall fescue Schedonorus arundinaceus. These swards are generally very rich in herbs typical of chalk d…

Black Ditches, Cavenham

…plants that it supports. The chalk grassland is dominated by crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha and Timothy grass Phleum pratense with frequent common quaking grass Briza media. The sward is maintained by mowing and rabbit grazing. A wide variety of characteristic herbs are pr…

The Bury Farm

…high diversity of grasses includes the limestone specialists crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum and upright brome Bromopsis erecta. Typical herbs of this community overlap with those of the neutral swards, with additional, distinctive species s…

Bamburgh Coast and Hills

…anthemum nummularium meadow, oat grass Avenula pratensis and crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha. Particularly characteristic are the annual plants including knotted clover Trifolium striatum, forget-me-nots Myosotis spp., dove’s foot cranesbill Geranium molle, parsley piert Ap…

Salt Lake Quarry

…or grass Sesleria caeruleae, with quaking grass Briza media, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, limestone bedstraw Galium sterneri viper’s bugloss Echium vulgare, spring sedge Carex caryophyllea, fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea, moonwort Botrychium lunaria, frog orchid Da…

Aldons Hill

…her species present include heath grass Danthonia decumbens, crested hair-grass Koeleria macrantha, wild thyme Thymus praecox, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, beautiful St John’s wort Hypericum pulchrum, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum and sea plantain Plantago maritima. On lower-l…

Bozeat Meadow

…species normally associated with more alkaline soils such as crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum and upright brome Bromus erectus, indicates the presence of a rare variant, restricted to a small part of the midlands. Scattered ant hills, a small…

Stanford Training Area

…other grasses such as creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera and crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha. This supports plants such as the larger wild thyme Thymus pulegioides, bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, quaking grass Briza media, purging flax Linum catharticum and the com…

Bowber Head and Piper Hole Meadows

…ant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea. Hairy oat Avenula pubescens, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha and quaking grass Briza media are also found here with limestone mosses such as Ctenidium molluscum and Tortella tortuosa. Along stretches of the Lockholme and Scandal Becks a seri…

Dungeness, Romney Marsh and Rye Bay

…is capillaris, sea couch, smooth meadow grass Poa pratensis, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha and sand sedge Carex arenaria. In contrast, the northern end supports dense species poor swards dominated by sand sedge and sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, developed over acidic sands…

Tunstall Hills and Ryhope Cutting

…ht brome Bromus erectus, blue moor grass Sesleria caeruleae, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, red fescue Festuca rubra, glaucous sedge Carex flacca and herbs such as common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, fairy flax Linum catharticum, …

Seven Barrows

…maller growing grasses such as sheep's fescue Festuca ovina, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, downy oat grass Avenula pubescens and quaking grass Briza media. Also present are glaucous sedge Carex flacca and the less common spring sedge Carex caryophyllea. Apart from grasse…

Y Bonc, Marianglas

… sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, quaking grass Briza media and crested hair-grass Koeleria macrantha. Amongst the 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 b…

Beeding Hill to Newtimber Hill

…fine leaved grasses such as sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina and crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha. Frog orchid Dactylorhiza viridis, round headed rampion Phyteuma orbiculare and pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis are among the species occur here. It is a locality of a natio…

King's Cliffe Banks

…ther calcicoles including meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis, crested hairgrass Koeleria macrantha, clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria and hairy violet Viola hirta. Bryophytes form an important component of the sward, especially Ctenidium…

Folkestone to Etchinghill Escarpment

…stuca species in a mixed sward of quaking grass Briza media, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha and upright brome Bromus erectus. Many herbs characteristic of unimproved grassland are present such as horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, squin…

Yarnbury Castle

…sheep's fescue Festuca ovina, quaking grass Briza media, and crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha conspicuous. The dwarf sedge Carex humilis is locally plentiful, on or near the top of the outer banks. Herbs constitute a high proportion of the turf, with dwarf thistle Cirsium ac…

Creuddyn

…steepest slopes. This contains sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, crested hair-grass Koeleria macrantha, meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis and quaking-grass Briza media with abundant herbs that include wild thyme Thymus polytrichus, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, carline thistle …

Throope Down

…ommunity occurs. Other grasses and sedges commonly found are crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, quaking grass Briza media, glaucous sedge Carex flacca and spring sedge Carex caryophyllea. Herbs characteristic of the South West Wiltshire Downs, such as saw wort Serratula tinct…

Starveall and Stony Down

…fescue Festuca rubra, meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis and crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha. More than twenty grass species occur on the site. Glaucous sedge Carex flacca and the nationally restricted dwarf sedge Carex humilis are locally plentiful. The sward is very rich …

Hardwick Lodge Meadow

… parts are broadly similar with additional species including crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule, hoary plantain Plantago media and cowslip Primula veris. Over much of the site these communities are modified by th…

New Buckenham Common

…eas of calcareous grassland with abundant sheep’s fescue and crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha occur on hummocks in an area of undulating ground. A number of calcicoles are present including large thyme Thymus pulegioides, dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule, hoary plantain Plantago…

Monawilkin

…lants to thrive including kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, and wild thyme Thymus praecox, alongside more locally distributed species, such as Irish eyebright Euphrasia salisburgensi and blue moor grass Sesleria albicans. The site also incl…

Firth of Forth

…m is typical, with species such as thyme Thymus polytrichus, crested hair-grass Koeleria macrantha, burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga, agrimony Agrimonia eupatoria and purple milk-vetch Astragalus danicus. Saltmarsh Important areas of saltmarsh are supported at Skinflats, Tyn…

Sydling Valley Downs

…tus and small amounts of heath grass Danthonia decumbens and crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha. The sedges Carex flacca and Carex caryophyllea are frequent and generally this grassland is very rich in herbs the most frequent being small scabious Scabiosa columbaria, devil's b…

Racecourse Farm Fields

…innatum are the dominant grasses. Quaking grass Briza media, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina and glaucous sedge Carex flacca are abundant throughout. A number of county rarities and locally uncommon plants are present including rock rose Helia…

High Haining Hill

…rub. Small areas of short grazed turf support communities of crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina and common quaking grass Briza media in which blue moor grass Sesleria caerulea and glaucous sedge Carex flacca also occur. Many herbs are present incl…

Bryn Alyn

…pen and dominated by sheep’s-fescue. Other grasses including crested hair-grass Koeleria macrantha and quaking-grass Briza media frequently occur, with characteristic calcicolous herbs such as common rock-rose Helianthemum nummularium, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, wild thym…

Llanddulas Limestone and Gwrych Castle Wood

…his is a short turf containing sheep's-fescue Festuca ovina, crested hair-grass Koeleria macrantha, meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis and quaking-grass Briza media with abundant herbs that include wild thyme, Thymus polytrichus ( = T.praecox), salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, …

Wester Craiglockhart Hill

…tragalus 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, maiden pink Dianthus deltoides is rare in Scotland…

Hog's Hole

…omprise red fescue Festuca rubra, quaking grass Briza media, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, hairy oat grass Avenula pubescens, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens. Glaucous sedge Carex flacca is also very common. A wide range of typical c…

Southerndown Coast

…ude quaking-grass Briza media, sheep's-fescue Festuca ovina, crested hair-grass Koeleria macrantha, 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…

Castleton

… daleside swards with meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis and crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha. Although the majority of grasslands in the site have been agriculturally improved, interesting communities are found on rocky outcrops and where the soil is shallow. There are also…

Castle Point to Cullernose Point

…ass Danthonia decumbens, meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, spring sedge Carex caryophyllea, carnation sedge C. panicea, wild thyme Thymus praecox, kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria and a range of coastal species including thrift Armeria ma…

Barton Bushes

…oving grasses such as meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis and crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha. Associated with these grassland communities are salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium and wild thyme Thymus praecox. Other more locally rest…

Staffa

…Festuca rubra, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, and crested hair-grass Koeleria macrantha in which maritime species such as thrift Armeria maritima, roseroot Sedum rosea, sea campion Silene uniflora and sea plantain Plantago maritima are abundant. In addition to the vari…

New Scroggs

…sts of short grasses including sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis and quaking grass Briza media. Herbs present include wild thyme T…

Claxheugh Rock & Ford Limestone Quarry

…communities dominated by blue moor grass Sesleria caeruleae, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis, common quaking grass Briza media and red fescue Festuca rubra. A wide variety of herbs are present, including locally abundant lesser meadow rue…

Cherry Hill and The Gallops, Barton Mills

…odland. The grassland on the roadside verges is dominated by crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha and Timothy grass Phleum pratense and a number of characteristic chalk loving species occur including bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria, Bre…

Foxhole Heath, Eriswell

… dominated by a combination of sheep's fescue Festuca ovina, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha and creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera. There are numerous other species associated with this turf including purple milk vetch Astragalus danicus, common centaury Centaurium erythra…

Lakenheath Poors Fen

…attle and are dominated by common quaking grass Briza media, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha and false oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius. There are many species of flowering plant associated with this vegetation including marsh orchid Dactylorhiza incarnata, sneezewort Achil…

The Clouds

…ue Festuca ovina and F. rubra, quaking grass Briza media and crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, occurs immediately around the pavements and in other areas where limestone comes close to the surface or outcrops. Other species present in this habitat include the rare bird's foo…

Lydstep Head to Tenby Burrows

…l rocky outcrops. The sward is dominated by red fescue, with crested hair-grass Koeleria macrantha, crested dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus and salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba ssp. minor, with occasional common bird’s-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus, pyramidal orchid Anacamptis …

The Brinks, Northwold

…tum, red fescue Festuca rubra, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, perennial rye grass Lolium perenne and the herbs, black knapweed Centaurea nigra, heath woodrush Luzula campestris, salad burnet Sanguisorba officinalis, red clover Trifolium prate…

Cockthorpe Common, Stiffkey

…abbit grazed turf dominated by sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha and quaking grass Briza media. Herb species are abundant and include salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, lar…

Fulwell & Carley Hill Quarries

…ticular note. Associated and more widespread species include crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis, red fescue Festuca rubra, quaking grass Briza media, glaucous sedge Carex flacca, common birds foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, harebell Campanu…

Odstock Down

…s fescue and meadow oat grass, quaking grass Briza media and crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha are widespread and upright brome Bromus erectus is abundant in some areas. Glaucous sedge Carex flacca is a constant component of the turf while both spring sedge Carex caryophyllea…

Lord's Well Field

…luding sheep's fescue Festuca ovina, red fescue F. rubra and crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha and a wide range of other plant species including small scabious Centaurea scabiosa, lady's bedstraw Galium verum, kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria, vipers bugloss Echium vulgare a…

Dinham Meadows

…the shallower base rich soils support a community with strong affinities to the Koeleria macrantha sub community of the Festuca ovina – Carlina vulgaris limestone grassland type. There is a diverse range of both grass and herb species. Notable species of the hay meadows include a…

Parc Bodlondeb and Gwenallt-parc, Lixwm

… sheep's-fescue Festuca ovina, quaking-grass Briza media 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…

Dunstable and Whipsnade Downs

…f calcareous grassland such as sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, quaking grass Briza media and crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus together with a rich variety of typical herbs including common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, dwarf thistl…

Parsonage Down

…anthonia decumbens, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens and crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha are widespread. Herbs which typify the south west Wiltshire chalk are common on the site and include saw wort Serratula tinctoria, devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis, betony Bet…

Streatley Warren

…ing grass Briza media, hairy oat grass Avenula pratensis and crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha. These are fine leaved species forming a close knit turf, particularly in well grazed areas. Upright brome Bromus erectus is abundant in less grazed areas. Herbs common and widespre…

Sutton Combe

…ing meadow oat Avenula pratensis, quaking grass Briza media, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha and, especially where there is scrub, false brome Brachypodium sylvaticum. The grassland is rich in herbs with south facing slopes holding abundant squinancywort Asperula cynanchica…

Croft Hill

…'s fescue Festuca ovina, common bent Agrostis capillaris and crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha with the herbs sheep's sorrel Rumex acetosella and yarrow Achillea millefolium. Mosses and lichens are characteristic in open areas, often where rocks are close to the surface or t…

Aldclune and Invervack Meadows

… represented including purple milk vetch Astragalus danicus, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, shepherd's cress Teesdalia nudicaulis, cowslip Primula veris, and mountain everlasting Antennaria dioica

Moorsley Banks

… over shallow limestone soils associated with rock outcrops, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha and meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis with quaking grass Briza media, upright brome Bromus erectus and patches of blue moor grass Sesleria caerulea are dominant. The many species o…

Porton Down

…lla reptans Tragopon pratensis sub communities. Sheep's fescue thyme grassland, Koeleria macrantha, Cladonia, Fragaria vesca Erigeron acris, Rumex acetosa Medicago lupulina and Ditrichum flexicaule Diploschistes muscorum subcommunities. The site is also notified for its outstandi…

How Hill Track

…um, ragwort Senecio jacobaea, bindweed Convolvulus arvensis, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, common bent grass Agrostis capillaris, perennial rye grass Lolium perenne, cock's foot Dactylis glomerata and barren brome Anisantha sterilis.

Newton Links

… Campanula rotundifolia, eyebright Euphrasia officinalis and crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha. On the flat ground behind the dune ridge the grazed sward includes red fescue, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, smooth meadow grass Poa pratensis, meadow foxtail Alopecuru…

Arnside Knott

…ues Festuca rubra, Festuca ovina, quaking grass Briza media, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha and the carnation sedge Carex flacca. The herb component of these grasslands is diverse containing many characteristic calcareous grassland species such as common rock rose Helianth…

Lyscombe and Highdon

…scue Schedonorus arundinaceus, quaking grass Briza media and crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha. Heath grass Danthonia decumbens, only found locally on downland, is also present. The sedges Carex flacca and Carex caryophyllea, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, hoary plantain …

Thetford Heaths

…ed, or grazed only by rabbits. sheep's fescue Festuca ovina, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha and meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis are the most abundant grasses. In the shortest, most open areas, however, there may be very little grass and small herbs such as purple milk v…

Draycott Sleights

… common bent Agrostis capillaris, quaking grass Briza media, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, sheep's fescue Festuca ovina and downy oat grass Avenula pubescens occurring frequently. glaucous sedge Carex flacca and spring sedge Carex caryophyllea are abundant. Herbs typical…

Graig, Llanarmon-yn-Ial

…ominated by the grass, sheep’s fescue. Other grasses such as crested hair-grass Koeleria macrantha and quaking-grass Briza media occur frequently, with characteristic calcicolous herbs such as common rock-rose Helianthemum nummularium, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria, wild thy…

Bennane Head Grasslands

…ail Cynosurus cristatus, heath-grass Danthonia decumbens and crested hair-grass Koeleria macrantha. Herbs present include common bird’s-foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, common knapweed Centaurea nigra, eyebright Euphrasia agg. and selfheal …

Court Farm, Sydling

… quaking grass Briza media, heath grass Danthonia decumbens, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis and downy oat grass Helicotrichon pubescens. There are abundant flowering herbs with rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus, hoary plantain Plantago me…

Kilnameel

…widespread, and downy oat grass Helictotrichon pubescens and crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha which are occasional. Common herbs such as meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris, creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens and white clover Trifolium repens are constant throughout the swar…

Thetford Golf Course & Marsh

…a ovina, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and crested hair fescue grass Koeleria macrantha. Associated herb species include lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria, common broomrape Orobanche minor and the nationally rare Spanish catchfly Silene ot…

Ashberry and Reins Wood

…rass Brachypodium pinnatum, meadow oat Avenula pratensis and crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, together with a rich herb flora in which felwort Gentianella amarella, rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, woolly thistle Cirsium eriophorum and bee orchid Ophrys apifera occur. O…

Horton, Eastern and Western Slade

…roughout the grassland include sheep’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 speci…

Nabgate

… is rabbit grazed and dominated by red fescue Festuca rubra, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha and meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis together with quaking grass Briza media and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. Typical herbs include mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, rough…

Smithcombe, Sharpenhoe and Sundon Hills

…aking grass Briza media, meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha in association with abundant herbs characteristic of chalk grassland. Notable species include Chiltern gentian Gentianella germanica, musk orchid Herminium monorchis, man orchid Orc…

Lindisfarne

…ianthemum 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 with heather, bell heather and crowberry Empetrum nigrum. Juniper Juniperus commun…

Malvern Common

…otundifolia. In places a are base rich grassland occurs with crested hair-grass Koeleria macrantha and upright brome Bromus erectus. This type of grassland contains a wider range of herbs which include wild thyme Thymus praecox ssp. arcticus, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum and mous…

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