Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Wormley-Hoddesdonpark Wood South

…er species including enchanter’s nightshade Circaea lutetiana, yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum, creeping Jenny Lysimachia nummularia, hairy wood rush Luzula pilosa and golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium which is uncommon in the county. Many of these species are as…

Temple Island Meadows

…gged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, meadow sweet Filipendula ulmaria, creeping Jenny Lysimachia nummularia and greater bird's foot trefoil Lotus pedunculatus, together with less common species such as yellow loosestrife Lysimachia vulgaris, sweet flag Acorus calamus and marsh ragwort …

Derryvore

…iana officinalis. Another unusual associate of this community is creeping Jenny Lysimachia nummularia, which grows on the leaflitter. Characteristic moss species associated with the fen include the brown mosses Calliergonell cuspidatum and more notably Calliergon cordifolium. Bet…

New Marston Meadows

…ved grassland include tubular water dropwort Oenanthe fistulosa, creeping jenny Lysimachia nummularia, slender spike rush Eleocharis uniglumis, bristle club rush Isolepis setacea and the round fruited rush Juncus compressus. Intermixed with the grassland are wetter swamp communit…

Iffley Meadows

…pper saxifrage Silaum silaus, water dropwort Oenanthe fistulosa, creeping Jenny Lysimachia nummularia and brown sedge Carex disticha. Parts of the meadow are covered by surface deposits of gravel resulting in a more acidic soil and aless species rich and colourful flora, but comm…

Grange Meadow

…alis. Damp areas have frequent meadow sweet Filipendula ulmaria, creeping jenny Lysimachia nummularia, marsh thistle Cirsium palustre, fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica and great horsetail Equisetum telmateia. Along the Madresfield Brook at the south of the site there is a riparian…

Moseley Common, Pembridge

…ther plants occurring here include sneezewort Achillea ptarmica, creeping jenny Lysimachia nummularia, square stalked St John’s wort Hypericum tetrapterum and devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis. The rarer species include bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and marsh helleborine Epi…

Bure Broads and Marshes

…nthus minor, southern marsh orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa and creeping Jenny Lysimachia nummularia. Open Water The principal open waters are Hoveton great Broad, Decoy Broad, Ranworth Broad and Cockshoot Broad. The three former are directly connected to the enriched river wate…

Powerstock Common and Wytherston Farm

…or-Acer campestre-Mercurialis woodland (W8); Alnus glutinosa-Fraxinus excelsior-Lysimachia nemorum woodland (W7) and Salix cinerea-Galium palustre woodland (W1). Oak high forest is the predominant community on the brown earth soils across the site. The drier stands have an under…

Arger Fen

…wered rush Juncus subnodulosus, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, creeping Jenny Lysimachia nummularia and lady's smock Cardamine pratensis. Brown sedge Carex disticha and jointed rush Juncus articulatus also occur in the sward. In the wettest areas tall fen has developed, dominat…

Bencroft Hill Meadows

…ltha palustris occur along with ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, creeping Jenny Lysimachia nummularia, common fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica and greater bird's foot trefoil Lotus pedunculatus. The meadow is bounded in places by overgrown species rich hedges. These are comprised o…

Glaslyn

…good example of alder Alnus glutinosa, ash Fraxinus excelsior, yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum woodland. Wet woodland of this type is of European importance with mature alder Alnus glutinosa coppice dominating the canopy with some grey willow Salix cinerea and scattered ash F…

Upper Lough Erne - Crom

…sus and hard rush Juncus inflexus, with a range of herbs such as creeping Jenny Lysimachia nummularia, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula and creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens. Where flushing by more base-rich waters occurs, a sward domi…

Aqualate Mere

…e more abundant herbs are marsh pennywort, Hydrocotyle vulgaris, creeping jenny Lysimachia nummularia, marsh ragwort Senecio aquaticus, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum – a county rarity – and lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula as well as various rushes Juncus spp. Though parts…

Middle Barton Fen

…a, bottle sedge Carex rostrata, marsh valerian Valeriana dioica, creeping jenny Lysimachia nummularia and fen bedstraw Galium uliginosum. Associated with the fen meadow are areas of marshy grassland. The dominant species include Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, tufted hair grass De…

Catcott Edington and Chilton Moors

…dropwort Oenanthe fistulosa, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi and creeping Jenny Lysimachia nummularia. A few meadows also contain devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis. Many of the semi improved Festuca - Lolium grasslands include components of the mire type community, often wi…

Bentley Priory

…rex remota, a species strongly associated with ancient woodland, creeping jenny Lysimachia nummularia and great horsetail Equisetum telmateia. Other woodland on the site contains a more varied canopy including wild cherry Prunus avium and rarely wild service tree Sorbus torminali…

Ham Home-cum-Hamgreen Woods

…ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, marsh bedstraw Galium palustre, creeping jenny Lysimachia nummularia and brooklime Veronica beccabunga. The woods harbour the largest breeding colony in the country of the nationally rare black hairstreak butterfly Satyrium pruni, the wood white L…

Sutton Meadows

…y other attractive herbs including saw wort Serratula tinctoria, creeping Jenny Lysimachia nummularia, devil's bit Succisa pratensis, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare, spotted orchids Dactylorhiza spp. and in the wetter areas ragged-robin Silene fl…

Britford Water Meadows

…acris. The drains support a wide range of wetland plants such as creeping Jenny Lysimachia nummularia, yellow iris Iris pseudacorus, fool's water cress Apium nodiflorum, water avens Geum rivale and floating sweet grass Glyceria fluitans. Margins of deeper channels are lined with …

Lockington Marshes

…e loosestrife Lythrum salicaria and by the occurrence locally of creeping Jenny Lysimachia nummularia and marsh marigold Caltha palustris. The site supports an important invertebrate fauna, including nationally scarce beetles and flies and other invertebrate species which are rar…

Trundley and Wadgell's Woods, Great Thurlow

…ber of other plant species including oxlip, bugle Ajuga reptans, creeping Jenny Lysimachia nummularia and meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria. The wood edges and some ride margins are regularly trimmed to form dense hedges which provide additional habitat and support shrub species su…

Stevington Marsh

…gwort Scrophularia auriculata, brooklime Veronica beccabunga and creeping Jenny Lysimachia nummularia. Those marshes which are floristically richer include additional species such as floating sweet grass Glyceria fluitans, gipsywort Lycopus europaeus, skullcap Scutellaria galeric…

Distillery Farm Meadows

…me Veronica beccabunga, water plantain Alisma plantago-aquatica, creeping Jenny Lysimachia nummularia, water forget-me-not Myosotis scorpioides and toad rush Juncus bufonius. hawthorn, field maple, blackthorn, wild privet, grey willow and oak are some of the many species occurri…

Kinoulton Marsh and Canal

…nd, in damp areas, adder’s tongue fern Ophioglossum vulgatum and creeping Jenny Lysimachia nummularia. In the centre of the site the grassland grades into grazed marsh. Around its drier margins the marsh community is characterised by the abundance of tufted hair grass Deschampsia…

Swineshead Wood

…eadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, creeping Jenny Lysimachia nummularia and various rushes Juncus species. Additional habitat is provided by a green lane and hedge which borders the southern edge of the wood. Re presentation of details approved by Co…

Frome St. Quintin

…fen; alder, ash and oak woodland including Alnus glutinosa - Fraxinus excelsior Lysimachia nemorum woodland; Alnus glutinosa - Carex paniculata woodland; Quercus robur - Pteridium aquilinum - Rubus fruticosus woodland; Fraxinus excelsior - Acer campestre - Mercurialis perennis wo…

Kings Myre

…x lasiocarpa or lesser tussock-sedge Carex diandra with abundant creeping Jenny Lysimachia nummularia and bulrush Typha latifolia. There are small areas of willow Salix carr at the SE corner and at the west and east ends of the loch. Both the swamp and fen vegetation contain seve…

Upper Lough Erne - Galloon

…sus and hard rush Juncus inflexus, with a range of herbs such as creeping Jenny Lysimachia nummularia, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula and creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens. Where flushing by more base-rich waters occurs, a sward domi…

Fletchwood Meadows

… Pedicularis sylvatica, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris and creeping jenny Lysimachia nummularia. Of special interest here is the unusual juxtaposition of calcicoles and calcifuges, for example, common yellow sedge Carex demissa acid tolerant growing side by side with quakin…

Ruewood Pastures

…agged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, marsh marigold Caltha palustris, creeping Jenny Lysimachia nummularia, marsh valerian Valeriana dioica and several species of sedge Carex spp.

Lea Marsh

… marsh foxtail Alopecurus geniculatus, soft rush Juncus effusus, creeping jenny Lysimachia nummularia and hairy sedge Carex hirta. Deeper drains form the perimeter of the site and are characterised by open water with species rich aquatic and marginal vegetation, together with ta…

Langmead and Weston Level

…ed by reed sweet grass Glyceria maxima and rushes, together with creeping Jenny Lysimachia nummularia, brookweed Samolus valerandi and water dock Rumex hydrolapathum. The terrestrial and aquatic invertebrates recorded on the site include four nationally rare species, the great s…

Cleaves Wood

…. Other wetland plants include ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, creeping Jenny Lysimachia nummularia, marsh bedstraw Galium palustre and water mint Mentha aquatica. The habitat diversity and naturalness of the site have resulted in a rich invertebrate fauna. Species recorded i…

Barle Valley

…this community include enchanter's nightshade Circaea lutetiana, creeping Jenny Lysimachia nummularia and common cow-wheat Melampyrum pratense. Beech Fagus sylvatica has invaded this woodland type to varying degrees. Ash Fraxinus excelsior and hazel become much more abundant over…

Little Byefields Meadow

…sweet Filipendula ulmaria, cuckoo-flower Cardamine pratensis and creeping Jenny Lysimachia nummularia are common species. Amongst other plants found in the meadow are meadow saxifrage Saxifraga granulataa and frog orchid Dactylorhiza viridis both of which are uncommon in this par…

Catmore and Winterly Copses

…fly orchid Platanthera chlorantha. The wetter rides also contain creeping Jenny Lysimachia nummularia, greater skullcap Scutellaria galericulata, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, brooklime Veronica beccabunga and water pepper Polygonum hydropiper. Although mainly dominated by bra…

Dernish Island

…ater parsnip Sium latifolium, flowering rush Butomus umbellatus, creeping Jenny Lysimachia nummularia and marsh stitchwort Stellaria palustris. In some places the grassland behind the fen zone is rich in plant species such as quaking grass Briza media and a number of smaller sedg…

Chilton Foliat Meadows

…of wet loving species including meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, creeping Jenny Lysimachia nummularia, greater pond sedge Carex riparia, yellow iris Iris pseudacorus and marsh marigold Caltha palustris. The damp areas adjacent to these ditches are often dominated by tall fen spec…

West's Meadow, Aldermaston

…ewort Achillea ptarmica, devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis, creeping Jenny Lysimachia nummularia, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis and meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum are found. Two species of rush Juncus are found, four sedges Carex spp…

Clipsham Old Quarry and Pickworth Great Wood

…rivale and bramble Rubus fruticosus. Less common species include creeping jenny Lysimachia nummularia, herb paris Paris quadrifolia, great wood rush Luzula sylvatica and greater butterfly orchid. The wood has a rich invertebrate fauna which has not been fully investigated, but 1…

Babcary Meadows

…ort Serratula tinctoria, devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis, creeping jenny Lysimachia nummularia, pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus and cork fruited water dropwort Oenanthe pimpinelloides which is restricted in distribution to the south of Britain. Areas immediately adjacent to…

Allington Meadows

…owsweet Filipendula ulmaria, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi and creeping jenny Lysimachia nummularia occur. Drier areas support plants characteristic of loamy soils, including lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, meadow saxifrage Saxifraga granulataa, common sorrel Rumex acetosa and bu…

Kingweston Meadows

…ant along with species such as, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, creeping Jenny Lysimachia nummularia, cuckoo-flower Cardamine pratensis and hairy sedge Carex hirta.

Langley Wood and Homan's Copse

…f old meadows, including devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis, creeping Jenny Lysimachia nummularia, water avens Geum rivale, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, green winged orchid Anacamptis morio, southern marsh orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa and smooth brome Bromus racemosu…

Seaton Meadows

…rt a range of species including ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, creeping jenny Lysimachia nummularia, marsh marigold Caltha palustris, cuckoo-flower Cardamine pratensis, water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile, common spike rush Eleocharis palustris, carnation sedge Carex panicea a…

Hook Meadow and The Trap Grounds

…tain Alisma plantago-aquatica, greater pond sedge Carex riparia, creeping Jenny Lysimachia nummularia and celery leaved water crowfoot Ranunculus sceleratus. The southernmost field is the wettest of the group and holds standing water for part of the year. Water derived from rain …

Fardrum and Roosky Turloughs

…h pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, selfheal Prunella vulgaris and creeping Jenny Lysimachia nummularia are all associated with the upper part of this zone. The unusual looking adders-tongue fern Ophioglossum vulgatum is present in places, while the nationally rare fen violet Viola…

Sweetbriar Road Meadows, Norwich

…pwort Oenanthe fistulosa, lesser water parsnip Berula erecta and creeping Jenny Lysimachia nummularia. The whole site is managed on traditional lines, light pony grazing without the use of artificial fertilisers or herbicides.

Sheephouse Wood

…ria fluitans, greater bird's foot trefoil Lotus pedunculatus and creeping Jenny Lysimachia nummularia. The invertebrate fauna includes the butterflies white admiral Limenitis camilla, purple hairstreak Favonius quercus and also black hairstreak Satyrium pruni, a nationally restri…

Frieth Meadows

…in the damper areas. Heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata, creeping Jenny Lysimachia nummularia, bog stitchwort Stellaria alsine and ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi are all characteristic of damp, neutral to acid grassland, while the occasional presence of burnet saxifrage …

Hooks Well Meadows, Great Cressingham

…nt fen plants, including greater tussock sedge Carex paniculata, creeping Jenny Lysimachia nummularia, meadow rue Thalictrum flavum and bugle Ajuga reptans. In one area carpets of Sphagnum mosses have become established. This is an unusual feature in East Anglia and indicates an …

Hawkesbury Meadow

…ula ulmaria, cowslip Primula veris, betony Betonica officinalis, creeping jenny Lysimachia nummularia, tufted vetch Vicia cracca and meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis. Other uncommon plants present are green winged orchid Anacamptis morio and adder's tongue Ophioglossum vulgatu…

Tickenham, Nailsea and Kenn Moors

…th ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, brookweed Samolus valerandi, creeping jenny Lysimachia nummularia, skullcap Scutellaria galericulata and blunt flowered rush Juncus subnodulosus all being present. Associated with these rich plant communities is an equally diverse invertebrate…

The Ings, Amotherby

…, wild angelica Angelica sylvestris, water mint Mentha aquatica, creeping jenny Lysimachia nummularia, soft rush Juncus effusus and occasional marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, and uncommon plant in the Vale of Pickering. Other frequently occurring species which further characte…

Wytham Ditches and Flushes

…lisma lanceolatum, tubular water dropwort Oenanthe fistulosa and creeping Jenny Lysimachia nummularia. The open water retains a diverse flora, among which yellow water lily Nuphar lutea, whorled water milfoil Myriophyllum verticillatum, shining pondweed Potamogeton lucens, thread…

Wendlebury Meads and Mansmoor Closes

…stort Polygonum amphibium, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula, creeping Jenny Lysimachia nummularia, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi and lady's smock Cardamine pratensis. Plants confined largely to the hayfields include sneezewort Achillea ptarmica, common spotted orchid Dactyl…

Ravensroost Wood

…t scabious Succisa pratensis, brook lime Veronica beccabunga and creeping Jenny Lysimachia nummularia; the woodland element is represented by common twayblade Neottia ovata, remote sedge Carex remota, pendulus sedge Carex pendula and less common species such as greater butterfly …

Bulwick Meadows

…eeping buttercup Ranunculus repens, red fescue Festuca rubra and creeping Jenny Lysimachia nummularia. More locally abundant are, floating sweet grass Glyceria fluitans, marsh marigold Caltha palustris, common, hairy and glaucous sedges Carex nigra, Carex hirta and Carex flacca a…

Warblington Meadow

…agged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella, creeping jenny Lysimachia nummularia and corky fruited water dropwort Oenanthe pimpinelloides. The freshwater marsh grades seawards into reclaimed saltmarsh, dominated by saltmarsh rush Juncus gerardi and retaining …

Upper Lough Erne - Trannish

…rus and hard rush Juncus inflexus, with a range of herbs such as creeping Jenny Lysimachia nummularia, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula and creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens. Where flushing by more base-rich waters occurs, a sward domi…

Penllwyn-yr-Hendy

…ter mint Mentha aquatica, common valerian Valeriana officinalis, creeping-Jenny Lysimachia nummularia and marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre. In the northern part of the site drier grassland types are more frequent, with common knapweed Centaurea nigra, heath-grass Danthonia decum…

Emmett Hill Meadows

…uli, sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus and dense carpets of creeping Jenny Lysimachia nummularia. The second field has a strikingly different appearance due mainly to the abundance of pignut Conopodium majus. Fine leaved grasses such as common bent Agrostis capillaris are al…

Doxey and Tillington Marshes

…stic of marshy conditions including gypsywort Lycopus europaeus, creeping jenny Lysimachia nummularia, marsh marigold Caltha palustris, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, tubular water dropwort Oenanthe fistulosa, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula and marsh arrowgrass Trigl…

Chalkney Wood

…, wide, forestry rides. The ground flora of the rides includes yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum, creeping Jenny L. nummularia, wood speedwell Veronica montana and remote sedge Carex remota. There are over twenty ponds or dells in the wood that are apparently natural.

Gamston & Eaton Woods & Roadside Verges

…lay soils. Typical plants are meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum, creeping jenny L. nummularia, twayblade Neottia ovata and other woodland orchids. Additional interest is provided by the variety of the breeding bird community which utilises the s…

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