Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Hamford Water

…h covers one third of the area. Thrift Armeria maritima and common sea lavender Limonium vulgare, together with the rarer rock sea lavender L. binervosum and lax flowered sea lavender Limonium humile. sea purslane Atriplex portulacoides and saltmarsh grass Puccinellia sp. occur o…

Sheepland Coast

…itima and ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata. Most notably, rock sea lavender Limonium procerum ssp. procerum, which is endemic to Ireland and great Britain, occurs here, its only known site in Northern Ireland. Rock sea lavender Limonium procerum ssp. procerum is the only Nort…

Taw-Torridge Estuary

… sea wormwood Artemisia maritima occur in places and the rare rock sea-lavender Limonium binervosum and great sea-stock Matthiola sinuata are also locally present. Saltpill Duck Pond provides additional variety with its brackish water and islands fringed by willows Salix spp. Th…

Berry Head to Sharkham Point

…elianthemum apenninum, Portland spurge Euphorbia portlandica, rock sea-lavender Limonium binervosum, goldilocks aster Aster linosyris and rock stonecrop Sedum forsterianum. Areas of short turf also support the rare species honewort Trinia glauca, small hare’s-ear Bupleurum balden…

Bude Coast

…wort Senecio erucifolius. Sea cliff plant communities include rock sea-lavender Limonium binervosum, a plant of restricted coastal distribution. Birds breeding on this stretch of coast include raven Corvus corax, stonechat Saxicola rubicola, rock pipit Anthus spinoletta and whea…

Gower Coast: Rhossili to Porteynon

…ne, typically including golden samphire Inula crithmoides and rock sea lavender Limonium binervosum to cliff tops on which gorse and bracken may be conspicuous. Others occur on the cliff slopes, occupying rock ledges, scree, thin limestone soils, and deeper acidic drift. Red fesc…

Otter Estuary

… divisa, as well as a small reedbed with areas of open water. Rock sea-lavender Limonium binervosum is present on the cliff ledges towards the sea. On the river terrace upstream of White Bridge, a dense growth of willow Salix spp. scrub and tall herbs provides undisturbed cover …

Boscastle to Widemouth

…ula crithmoides, lanceolate spleenwort Asplenium obovatum and rock sea lavender Limonium binervosum also occur. The coast supports one Red Data Book plant species: Babington’s leek Allium ampeloprasum spp. babingtonii. Coastal scrub communities are locally dominated by european …

Steeple Point to Marsland Mouth

…t Hypericum undulatum, Portland spurge Euphorbia portlandica, rock sea-lavender Limonium binervosum and an unusual range of the colour forms of kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria. The narrow margin of maritime grassland along the cliff edge supports species such as red fescue Fes…

Braunton Burrows

…ing to silt in the estuary, in a tidal range of seven metres. Rock sea-lavender Limonium binervosum occurs on the strand line. The fore and mid dunes are classic “yellow” dunes, colonised and stabilised mainly by marram grass Ammophila arenaria. Several notable species occur in t…

Colne Estuary

…orter sward of saltmarsh grass, thrift Armeria maritima and common sea lavender Limonium vulgare. Nationally uncommon species such as golden samphire Inula crithmoide and shrubby seablite Suaeda vera occur frequently in the upper marsh and at the foot of the sea walls. shrubby s…

Penard Valley

…marsh is particularly interesting as the site of the uncommon rock sea lavender Limonium binervosum. Northhills Wood is predominantly ash with wych elm, sessile oak and locally abundant field maple, although the heavier soils of the lower slopes support a mixture of ash and hazel…

Arfordir Marros-Pentywyn / Marros-Pendine Coast

…ere occurs a rock-crevice community comprising plants such as rock sea–lavender Limonium binervosum agg., rock samphire Crithmum maritimum and rock sea-spurrey Spergularia rupicola. Where sufficient pockets of soil have accumulated, tree-mallow Malva arborea adorns these cliffs a…

Castlemartin Range

…onally scarce species golden-samphire (Inula crithmoides) and rock sea-lavender Limonium binervosum agg. can grow in the crevices. Other nationally scarce cliff plants include the hoary rock-rose Helianthemum oelandicum at its only known locality in west Wales, curved hard-grass …

Arfordir Pen-bre / Pembrey Coast

… Associated species include sea plantain Plantago maritima, common sea lavender Limonium vulgare, together with more localised plants such as parsley water-dropwort Oenanthe lachenalii. The Gwendraeth saltmarshes, with their distinctive vegetation assemblages, have features in co…

Pentire Peninsula

… upper cliffs with maidenhair fern Adiantum capillus-veneris, rock sea lavender Limonium binervosum and golden samphire Inula crithmoides lower down on the cliffs. Also recorded on Pentire Peninsula are Juncus foliosus, part of the toad rush aggregate in its first known locality…

Newport Cliffs

…ith large populations of rock samphire Crithmum maritimum and rock sea-lavender Limonium binervosum near Pen Morfa. Red fescue Festuca rubra, Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus, sea campion Silene uniflora and thrift are constants of this maritime grassland. Other species are spring s…

St. Bees Head

…mp crevices and rock samphire Crithmum maritimum and the rare rock sea lavender Limonium binervosum have also been recorded. Towards the top of the cliff, bloody cranesbill Geranium sanguineum, wood vetch Viccia sylvatica and orpine Sedum telephium are found and soft shield fern …

Rame Head & Whitsand Bay

…carce plant species, musk stork’ s-bill Erodium moschatum and rock sea-lavender Limonium binervosum subsp. coombense, var. coombense also occur in these more open short sward and rocky cliff ledge habitats, together with the maritime variety of the common broomrape Orobanche mino…

Stackpole Quay - Trewent Point

…ima, rock sea-spurrey Spergularia rupicola and the noteworthy rock sea-lavender Limonium binervosum and golden-samphire Inula crithmoides. Above this crevice zone, species-rich maritime grassland occurs, with species such as spring squill Scilla verna, buck’s-horn plantain Planta…

Seaford to Beachy Head

…ance of southern elements of the British flora, these include rock sea lavender Limonium binervosum, sea radish Raphanus maritimus and rock samphire Ceithmum maritimum on the steep chalk cliffs. On the cliff top and further inland, species characteristic of this southern flora ar…

Gerrans Bay to Camels Cove

… cliff communities with uncommon sea kale (Crambe maritima), rock sea lavender (Limonium binervosum) and maidenhair fern (Adiantum capillus-veneris). There are records of the Red Data Book plants little-robin (Geranium purpureum) and shore dock (Rumex rupestris) from the raised b…

Stackpole

…ire Crithmum maritimum, golden-samphire Inula crithmoides and rock sea-lavender Limonium binervosum. On north-facing slopes and in blow-holes sea aster Aster tripolium is present and the saltmarsh species sea-purslane Halimione portulacoides is well established in one blow-hole. …

Porth Ceiriad, Porth Neigwl ac Ynysoedd Sant Tudwal

…wfoot Ranunculus tripartitus, pillwort Pilularia globulifera, rock sea-lavender Limonium binervosum agg., mason bee Osmia xanthomelana, wall mason bee Osmia parietina and the brown-banded carder bee Bombus humilis. 5. Biodiversity Action Plan Priority habitats include; maritime …

Brighton to Newhaven Cliffs

… These include the rare species hoary stock Matthiola incana, rock sea lavendar Limonium binervosum and sea heath Frankenia laevis. At Castle Hill and Friars Bay there are outstanding assemblages of beetles Coleoptera, including the nationally rare species Polistichus connexus an…

Baulk Head to Mullion

… contains the only Lizard population of the nationally scarce rock sea-lavender Limonium binervosum. Other rare plants occur in the south of the site where an outcrop of silica poor serpentinite occurs. These include the RDB (*) hairy greenweed Genista pilosa and scarce plants su…

Kelsey Head

… cowslip Primula veris. Particular rarities on the cliffs are rock sea-lavender Limonium binervosum and autumn squill Scilla autumnalis with spring squill Scilla verna occurring extensively around the coastal margins. The wet meadows alongside the Porth Joke stream support a rich…

Trevose Head and Constantine Bay

…n outstanding flora. The cliffs support the national rarities rock sea-lavender Limonium binervosum, tree mallow Malva arborea and golden samphire Inula crithmoides. Of particular interest is the presence of strong colonies of the rare wild asparagus Asparagus officinalis subsp. …

Axmouth to Lyme Regis Under Cliffs

…tianella anglica, mountain St John's wort Hypericum montanum, rock sea lavender Limonium binervosum, sea radish Raphanus maritimus and Nottingham catchfly Silene nutans. Some 400 species of flowering plants have been recorded and many lower plants, for example 75 mosses and 150 f…

Dee Estuary

…inalis and sea campion Silene uniflora. The nationally scarce rock sea lavender Limonium binervosum occurs together with the regionally scarce sea spleenwort Asplenium marinum. The Dee Estuary supports a number of other nationally scarce higher plants in addition to those previou…

North Norfolk Coast

…r marsh which in turn grades into the extensive areas of midmarsh. Sea lavender Limonium vulgare is dominant with sea purslane Atriplex portulacoides lining the banks of the creeks. Other species occurring in this zone include sea plantain Plantago maritima, sea arrowgrass Triglo…

Cligga Head

… the southwest coast, is found in the northern section, as is rock sea lavender Limonium binervosum. The area is moderately rich in bryophyte species. Tortella tortuosa is a moss rare in the south of Britain and there are two liverwort species of particular note; Fossombronia ca…

Crymlyn Burrows

…ecies with local distribution occur within the site including rock sea lavender Limonium binervosum, dittander Lepidium latifolium, rock hutchinsia Hornungia petraea, round leaved wintergreen Pyrola rotundifolia, dutch rush Equisetum hyemale and the variegated horsetail Equisetum…

Freshwater East Cliffs to Skrinkle Haven

…ly scarce plants include tree-mallow Malva arborea at Skomar, rock sea lavender Limonium binervosum agg. at Old Castle Head and sea stork's-bill Erodium maritimum. Lesser water-parsnip Berula erecta grows by the sandy stream at Manorbier just before it spills onto the beach. An a…

Pwll-du Head and Bishopston Valley

…ge from those featuring golden samphire Inula crithmoides and rock sea lavender Limonium binervosum in the salt spray zone through to limestone grasslands on the shallower soils and maritime heaths on deeper acidic drift. The maritime heath here is one of the best local examples,…

Broomhill Burrows

…itimus. Where the dune gives way to Old Red Sandstone cliffs, rock sea-lavender Limonium binervosum, golden samphire Inula crithmoides and Portland spurge Euphorbia portlandica occur. The only known clump of dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule in west Wales grows in Kilpaison Burrows.No…

Northam Burrows

…ally scarce bird’s-foot clover Trifolium ornithopodioides and rock sea-lavender Limonium binervosum. Where the water table is nearer the surface, wet grassland and dune slack communities occur. These are also herb-rich with species including yellow iris Iris pseudacorus, bog pim…

Marsland to Clovelly Coast

…ulgaris and spring squill Scilla verna. The nationally scarce rock sea-lavender Limonium binervosum and Portland spurge Euphorbia portlandica occur on the cliffs. In places the grassland gives way to heathland, with heather Calluna vulgaris, bell heather Erica cinerea and wester…

Mull of Galloway

…tant because they are close to or at the northern limits e.g. rock sea-lavender Limonium binervosum, golden-samphire Inula crithmoides, small restharrow Ononis reclinata or the southern limits of their British range e.g. Scots lovage Ligusticum scoticum. Small restharrow occurs h…

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