Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Black Lough (Down)

…dge Carex rostrata swamp and are surrounded by a floating poor-fen with bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh cinquefoil Potentilla palustris, common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium, bulrush Typha latifolia and bottle sedge Carex rostrata growing over a layer of sphagnum bog-…

Cullentra Lough

…by Canadian pondweed Elodea canadensis. Floating vegetation consists of bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata along the western shore, with large, fringing beds of yellow water lily Nuphar lutea to the north. Swamp vegetation along the northern shore consists of extensive stands of commo…

Moyrourkan Lough

…a floating mat of vegetation, dominated by bottle sedge Carex rostrata, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and water horsetail Equisetllm fluviatile, with frequent bulrush Typha latifolia, cowbane Cicuta virosa, common marsh bedstraw Galium palustre, water forget-me-not Myosotis seorp…

Banagher

…s of Banagher form a complex mosaic of wetland communities, including a bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata dominated fen and sedge Carex spp. swamp. A range of species predominate in these areas including bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh cinquefoil Potentilla palustris, water hors…

Crossbane Lough

…y water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile, bottle sedge Carex rostrata and bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata. Stands of herb rich vegetation are scattered throughout the area. Around the shore of Crossbane Locugh the fen is comprised of floating mats of bottle sedge Carex rostrata, mar…

Derrycloony Lough

…lis, water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile, bottle sedge Carex rostrata, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and water mint Mentha aquatica. The swamp is backed by base-rich fen which is dominated by common sedge Carex nigra with species such as wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris, lesser…

Caledon and Tynan

…into floating fen which is dominated by bottle sedge Carex rostrata and bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata with species such as water mint Mentha aquatica, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris and mare's tail Hippuris vulgaris over dotted thyme moss Rhizomnium punctatum and pointed sp…

Loughaveely

…to the east of the area is dominated by bottle sedge Carex rostrata and bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata. Old peat-cuttings contain a number of pools with broad leaved pondweed Potamogeton natans and bladderwort Utricularia sp. growing in the open water. Small areas of more elevated…

Aghanaglack

…This is predominantly a tall herb fen with bottle sedge Carex rostrata, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and a range of distinctive herbs reflecting the transitions between fen and swamp. Species include water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile, marsh cinquefoil Potentilla palustris and…

The Cliffs of Magho

…ustifolium and deergrass Trichophorum cespitosum. Other species such as bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, round leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia and the rare oblong-leaved sundew Drosera intermedia also occur. Lower plants include the moss Racom…

Lough Naman Bog and Lake

…cuspidatum with occasional cow horn bog moss Sphagnum denticulatum, and bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata. The vegetation surrounding the pools is comprised of a luxuriant mat of bog mosses Sphagnum spp., predominantly papillose bog moss Sphagnum papillosum with occasional Magellanic…

Derryvore

…hern Ireland. Frequent associates within these flooded cuttings include bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, bottle sedge Carex rostrata, marsh cinquefoil Potentilla palustris, creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera and occasional common marsh bedstraw Galium palustre and common valerian V…

Thursley, Hankley & Frensham Commons

…a good example of this and have a flora of bottle sedge Carex rostrata, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, lesser bladderwort Utricularia minor and marsh St. John’s wort Hypericum elodes. Other plants of note recorded from the Thursley valley mire complex include royal fern Osmunda r…

Drumlougher Lough

… cinquefoil Potentilla palustris, water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium, to higher ground with heath vegetation. Within the rich fen communities, the rare bog sedge Carex limosa is locally dominant. "Po…

Achanalt Marshes

…ctus lacustris is dominant with patches of bottle sedge Carex rostrata, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and common spike-rush Eleocharis palustris. The nationally rare water sedge Carex aquatilis grows on the banks of the River Bran and nationally scarce pillwort Pilularia globulif…

Essan Burn and Mullyfamore

…osses, mainly Sphagnum cuspidatum with occasional Sphagnum auriculatum. Bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and lesser bladderwort Utricularia minor are locally frequent in larger pools. Pool margins support extensive growths of Sphagnum magellanicum and Sphagnum papillosum, with three…

Tullybrick Lough

… bottle sedge Carex rostrata and common sedge Carex nigra, growing over bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata. brown sedge Carex distieha is dominant in places, and forms a more species-rich community in the north, where it occurs with greater tussock sedge Carex paniculata, tufted sedge…

Bransbury Common

…r species of interest on the common include petty whin Genista anglica, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and bristle club rush Isolepis setacea. Disused Water Meadow, these are especially good examples of ecologically interesting disused pre 1930 water meadows on a heavier soil tha…

Lough na blaney bane

…ta and common sedge Carex nigra with associated higher plants including bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh cinquefoil Potentilla palustris, marsh bedstraw Galium palustre and devils-bit scabious Succisa pratensis. Less frequent herbs include meadow sweet Filipendula ulmaria, wi…

Aughnadarragh Lough

…. This is backed by tall fen vegetation with additional species such as bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh cinquefoil Potentilla palustris, meadow sweet Filipendula ulmaria and water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile. Part of the area is cut-over bog, where the growing conditions …

West Fermanagh Scarplands

…wered rush Juncus acutiflorus, branched bur-reed Sparganium erectum and bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata. Areas of tufted sedge Carex elata fen also occur and are associated with species such as greater fen sedge Cladium mariscus and bulrush Typha latifolia. In some places, common s…

Heron and Carrigullian Loughs

…Other, more localised communities are characterised by floating mats of bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, bottle sedge Carex rostrata, common sedge Carex nigra, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, water mint Mentha aquatica and water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile, growing over a …

Big Dog Scarps and Lakes

…ium ossifragum, round leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia and occasional bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata. Liverworts including purple spoonwort Pleurozia purpurea and lichens, especially the reindeer lichen Cladonia portentosa, are frequent associates of the blanket bog and heathlan…

Waun Eurad

… palustre occur within the fen. Mesotrophic vegetation characterised by bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre and bottle sedge Carex rostrata, has developed on the site of a former pool near the centre of the fen. The site supports 7 species of dragonfl…

Moss of Killimster

…ica gale, white sedge Carex canescens, bulbous rush Juncus bulbosus and bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata occur on the wetter parts of the site and in the pools. The drier slopes have vegetation dominated by heather, Cladonia lichens and woolly fringe-moss Racomitrium lanuginosum. Th…

Loughmoney

…bnodulosus and brown sedge Carex disticha are co-dominant, growing over bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata. Associated species include bottle sedge Carex rostrata, creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus, water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile and the …

Croagh Bog

…nigra and more notably bog sedge Carex limosa with occasional stands of bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata. Open water channels are characterised by bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius and locally frequent intermediate bladderwort Utricularia intermedia, a species largely restrict…

Ennerdale

…ter support a diverse flora which includes bottle sedge Carex rostrata, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, round leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula and bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius. Of particular botanical interest is the occurrence of…

Melbourne and Thornton Ings

…marsh marigold Caltha palustris, marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and, notably, early marsh orchid Dactylorhiza incarnata and marsh pea Lathyrus palustris. In some fields rushes Juncus effusus, J. inflexus dominate and provide important cover f…

Foulden Common

…amogeton coloratus. The fringing vegetation is interesting and includes bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, reed Phragmites australis, saw sedge and the locally rare common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris. Birch woodland covers much of the remainder of the site with alder carr present …

Pan Beck Fen

…w Galium uliginosum and in places marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre and bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata. Within the blunt flowered rush community are base rich flushes which are characterised by the presence of stonewort Chara sp. and a 'brown moss' carpet. These areas are particul…

Upper Thurne Broads and Marshes

…such as white sedge Carex canescens, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, cross leaved heath Erica tetralix and petty whin Genista anglica, together with the bog mosses Sphagnum subnitens and S. subsecundum var inundatum. The large size, floristic div…

Devenish Island

… bottle sedge Carex rostrata with marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, water mint Mentha aquatica, greater bird's foot trefoil Lotus pedunculatus and marsh bedstraw Galium palustre. Devenish Island is an area of semi-natural grassland and associate…

Brendon and Vealand Fen

… Sphagnum spp and the moss Aulacomnium palustre. Herbs include abundant bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, star sedge C. echinata, marsh lousewort Pedicularis palustris and common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium. Roundleaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia, marsh violet Viola palust…

Charleshill

…d by bottle sedge Carex rostrata, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre and bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, all themselves rare in the county, as is white sedge Carex canescens which dominates the very wettest part. Other plants include sharp-flowered and softrushes, flote grass Glyce…

Bewick and Beanley Moors

…d flora, including star sedge, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris and bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata. However, the richest wetlands generally occur on the east of the site at the foot of the dip slope, where the underlying limestones influence the vegetation. Here, the plant com…

Nant Cledlyn Pingos

…pecies, including small sedge Carex species, bog-moss Sphagnum species, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre and cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix. Some of the pingo basins support interesting mire and swamp vegetation containing cottongrass Eriophorum…

Low Church Moss

…champsia cespitosa as well as marsh cinquefoil, common cotton grass and bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata. This grades into a transitional belt of marginal swamp vegetation dominated by reed mace, jointed rush Juncus articulatus and trifid bur marigold Bidens tripartita which in turn…

Rhosydd Llanpumsaint

… Areas fed by these flows (topogenous) hold typical fen plants, such as bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, bottle sedge Carex rostrata, white sedge Carex canescens, wild cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos and marsh willowherb Epilobium palustre. Tall purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea dom…

Waun Cwm Calch

…x limosa is particularly notable. The soakaways support species such as bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre and bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius. Sedges dominate two further communities. Water-filled hollows have floating lawns of bottle sedge …

Devil's Punch Bowl

…xifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, lady fern Athyrium filix-femina, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and marsh violet Viola palustris. The eastern slopes of the Highcomb Valley are largely covered by bracken, gorse Ulex europaeus and scrub woodland. Some areas of open heathland…

Y Gors

…nock. It contains plants of limited distribution in the area, including bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre and early marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza incarnata. The effects of the nutrient status of the ground water on the distribution of vegetation is well…

Blindley Heath

… latifolia have colonised; there are also particularly good colonies of bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, a plant which is now scarce in Surrey. The Ray Brook is lined by mature crack willow Salix fragilis and has bankside communities of branched bur reed Sparganium erectum and reed…

Popehouse Moor

…ass Eriophorum angustifolium, marsh lousewort Pedicularis palustris and bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata occur in these mires with the local pale butterwort Pinguicula lusitanica, sometimes in association with small stands of bottle sedge Carex rostrata. The better drained parts of…

Portheiddy Moor

… meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and hemlock water-dropwort Oenanthe crocata is frequent. Tussocks of greater tussock-sedge Carex paniculata line the small stream and springheads. On the gentle slopes above the …

Bryant's Heath, Felmingham

… Drosera rotundifolia, marsh violet Viola palustris, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris. bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius is locally abundant along the seepage lines. Calcareous springs emerge lower…

Silver Tarn, Hollas and Harnsey Mosses

… tarn margins. Emergents occur along two thirds of the edge and include bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, lesser marshwort Apium inundatum in abundance, with branched and unbranched bur reeds and common spike rush particularly along the north west shore. Amphibious bistort Polygonum…

Old Rectory Meadows

… rare in Buckinghamshire such as marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and southern marsh orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa occur also. The irregular tussocky structure of the grassland, created by horse and cattle grazing, provides excellent habitat…

Blackdike Bog

…variety of other plants may be found marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium and lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula. Bottle sedge Carex rostrata, star sedge C. echinata and white sedge Carex canescens are pr…

Waen Rydd

…re occasionally approaches a swamp community in the wettest areas, with bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile and marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris. Associated with the wet heath on the southern half of the site in particular, there are a series o…

Cefn Gwrhyd, Rhydyfro

…rtant of these is a species-rich valley mire in which Eriophorum angustifolium, Menyanthes trifoliata, Hypericum elodes, and Narthecium ossifragum are abundant; quaking bog communities dominated by Eriophorum angustifolium and Sphagnum spp. and several small areas of species-rich…

Black Lough (Tyrone)

…d by water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile, bottle sedge Carex rostrata, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and bulrush Typha latifolia. The swamp is backed by species-rich fen. Towards the south of the site this takes the form of a band of quaking fen which extends towards the lake sh…

Thriplow Peat Holes

…f acid soils. More typical fen species which have been recorded are the bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh helleborine Epipactis helleborine, grass of parnassus Parnassia palustris and the great fen sedge Cladium mariscus.

Rhos Esgairwen-fawr a Rhosgoch-fawr

…nd smooth-stalked sedge Carex laevigata occurring frequently. Mire with bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and marsh St John’s-wort occurs in two areas, and there is a large colony of greater tussock-sedge Carex paniculata situated over a spring. The south-western enclosure has a flus…

Bere Mill Meadows

…d a great variety of locally distributed wet meadow herbs, for example, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, water avens Geum rivale and marsh valerian Valeriana dioica and southern marsh orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa. Some drier areas support a diff…

Llwyn-iarth

…, common cotton grass, dioecious sedge, bottle sedge Carex rostrata and bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata. The presence of the nationally scarce bog moss Sphagnum platyphyllum, lesser bladderwort Utricularia minor, oblong-leaved sundew Drosera intermedia, many-stalked spike-rush Eleo…

Glaswelltiroedd Eryrys (Eryrys Grasslands)

…orsetail Equisetum palustre. The mire supports a range of herbs such as bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, marsh valerian Valeriana dioica, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, fen bedstraw Galium uliginosum and northern marsh orchid Dactylorhiza purpur…

Cumwhitton Moss

…ansitional base status; such 'mesophilous' fen vegetation here includes bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, lesser tussock sedge Carex diandra, broad leaved cotton grass Eriophorum latifolium and common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii. The most interesting community recorded and o…

Rhos Rhyd-y-ceir

…es such as common cottongrass, bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre and lesser skullcap Scutellaria minor. Several areas of alder Alnus glutinosa woodland and grey willow Salix cinerea scrub add to the diversity…

Canyards Hills

… sp., round leaved crowfoot Ranunculus omiophyllus and the locally rare bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata. The combination of the various aquatic habitats in sheltered troughs with very dry banks of mineral soils nearby provide conditions suitable for many invertebrates. The permanen…

Elterwater

…g myrtle Myrica gale and plants like marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata subsp. ericetorum and Sphagnum moss. The willow and alder carr areas also support a rich flora with shrubs such as guelder rose Viburn…

Gibbin's Brook

…g moss Sphagnum species, heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata and bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata. The cessation of grazing and increased nutrient inflow from the surrounding farmland have probably contributed to the change in character of this site. Another important feature…

Sweeney Fen

…s acutiflorus and the uncommon blunt flowered rush Juncus subnodulosus. bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, hemp agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum and marsh helleborine Epipactis palustris are locally abundant. Drier areas support shorter grassland vegetation in which lady’s mantle Alche…

Loggans Moor

…ude marsh horsetail Equisetum palustre, marsh bedstraw Galium palustre, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, water mint Mentha aquatica, common fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica and marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris. Much of the central and eastern part of the site consists of marshy …

Outley Mosses

…owered spike rush Eleocharis quinqueflora, bottle sedge Carex rostrata, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, common cotton grass and marsh horsetail Equisetum palustre. Small sedges such as carnation sedge and tawny sedge are often present in abundance in an around these streams and wi…

Brownheath Moss

… nigra, white sedge Carex canescens, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and skullcap Scutellaria galericulata occur between the stands of tall fen vegetation. In places the short fen has declined in recent years because of fluctuations in the water t…

Cors Lawnt

…og and flush communities, with bog-pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and areas of well developed bog-moss Sphagnum spp. carpet. On the drier ground, adjoining the farm road to the east, the flora becomes dominated by rush species such as soft rush…

Llyn Hafodol and Cors Clegyrog

… the presence of species such as water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile, bog-bean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre and bottle sedge Carex rostrata with a wide range of associated species including the uncommon greater spearwort Ranunculus lingua. There is al…

Waun Fawr, Puncheston

…places, the vegetation is characterised by bottle sedge Carex rostrata, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre and water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile. The driest areas have wet heath with western gorse Ulex gallii on slight hummocks, with cross-leaved …

Cae Cwrtbrynbeirdd

… such as marsh valerian Valeriana dioica and quaking grass Briza media. Bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius both occur where the soils are particularly waterlogged. The marshy grassland at Cae Cwrtbrynbeirdd supports a number of scarce or loc…

Baddesley Common and Emer Bog

…inata, with notable quantities of marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre and bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, together with marsh violet Viola palustris and southern marsh orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa. The bog grades downstream into mature alder carr and upstream into heathland, hea…

Newton Reigny Moss

…ge C. diandra being locally abundant. On more acid peat species such as bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre and common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium replace sedges as dominants. Other species found on the fen peat include common valerian Valer…

Goonhilly Downs

…sh Juncus acutiflorus, grey willow Salix cinerea and of particular note bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh lousewort Pedicularis palustris and royal fern Osmunda regalis, together with yellow iris Iris pseudacorus, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, hemlock water-dropwort Oenanth…

Porton Meadows

…marshy grassland plants including marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella, marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris and long stalked yellow sedge Carex lepidocarpa. The wetter areas of swamp, ditch and river allow other sp…

Bann Estuary

…rse herb flora includes greater bird's foot trefoil Lotus pedunculatus, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and cuckoo-flower Cardamine pratensis. Ditches that are cut across grassland to the west of the Bann Estuary variously support common reed Phragmites australis and a herb flora w…

Wan Fell

…are tall bog sedge Carex magellanica is also found, with plants such as bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, deer grass Trichophorum cespitosum, cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos and white beaked sedge Rhynchospora alba. The fringing wet heath includes cross leaved heath, purple moor gras…

Hall Farm Fen, Hemsby

…ubnodulosus and jointed rush J. articulatus are abundant, with frequent bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre. Several uncommon species are present including bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella, marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris, marsh lousewort Pedi…

Torrs Moss

…mon cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium, bottle sedge Carex rostrata, bog bean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh marigold Caltha palustris and marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre in mosaic with herb-rich damp grassland containing yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, quaking grass Briza medi…

Heslington Tillmire

…Vale of York. It is characterised by marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium and a variety of sedges including bottle sedge Carex rostrata, common sedge C. nigra, tawny sedge Carex hostiana and slender sedg…

Slieve Gullion

…alised stands of swamp characterised by bottle sedge Carex rostrata and bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata. Other fen communities are dominated by sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus, growing with a variety of associated species depending on local edaphic conditions. Some of these …

Sprat's Water and Marshes, Carlton Colville

…esser reedmace Typha angustifolia, greater spearwort Ranunculus lingua, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris and the uncommon milk parsley Thyselium palustre. Other unusual species include cowbane Cicuta virosa, marsh sow thistle Sonchus palustris …

Snailwell Meadows

…issa, yellow flag Iris pseudacorus and ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi. Bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata is also present. Of additional interest is the presence on this site of the nationally rare umbellifer Cambridge milk parsley Selinum carvifolia, which now occurs only in Cambrid…

Dalby Bush Fen

…osa and ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi. A poor fen community including bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris occurs round a small pool and, at the western end of the site, there are several colonies of marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, another l…

Broad Fen, Dilham

…bog rush Schoenus nigricans with marsh helleborine Epipactis palustris, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, Marsh Loosewort Pedicularis palustris, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre and several species of Sedge Carex spp. as typical associates. These fen communities grade into fen mead…

River Derwent and Tributaries

…h cinquefoil Comarum palustre, water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile and bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata. narrow leaved water dropwort Oenanthe fistulosa is found here in one of its few Cumbrian localities. Invertebrates The invertebrate fauna of the River Derwent and its tributar…

Meikleour Area

… from water edge vegetation types with bottle sedge Carex rostrata and bog bean Menyanthes trifoliata, to more species-rich fens with water sedge Carex aquatilis, greater spearwort Ranunculus lingua and cowbane Cicuta virosa. The Bloody Inches and Dowie’s Hole are extensive wetla…

Brackagh Bog

…development of fen communities with the colonisation of species such as bogbean Menyanthes m/oliata and marsh cinquefoil Potentilla palustris over a moss carpet dominated by blunt-leaved bog-moss Sphagnum palustre and pointed spear moss Calliergon ellacuspidata. Seral development…

Povington and Grange Heaths

…te beak-sedge Rhynchospora alba, cotton-grass Eriophorum angustifolium, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, bog myrtle Myrica gale, bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius and the very local great sundew Drosera anglica. Where slightly more base-rich water conditions prevail as in the…

Totamore Dunes and Loch Ballyhaugh

…p with a mosaic of vegetation including bottle sedge Carex rostrata and bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata swamp, bottle sedge and marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre fen, and common reed Phragmites australis swamp. On higher ground is a floristically rich machair with a wide range of h…

Ash to Brookwood Heaths

…haris multicaulis, white beak sedge Rhynchospora alba and in bog pools, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata. One such pool, Peatmoor Pond is particularly rich and is one of the few British localities of the very rare slender cotton grass Eriophorum gracile. Henley Park Lake is an acid…

River Wensum

…flora of these grasslands is typified at Helhoughton and Turf Common by bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh marigold Caltha palustris, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, southern marsh orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa, common spotted orchid Dactylor…

Fymore Lough

…rocotyle vulgaris, marsh cinquefoil Potentilla palustris and occasional bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, again in association with brown mosses. The diversity of the area is further increased by carr woodland dominated by alder Alnus glutinosa and willow Salix spp. with an understo…

Killeter Forest and Bogs and Lakes

… Sphagnum cuspidatum, with occasional bladderworts Utricularia spp. and bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata present in some. The vegetation surrounding the pools is comprised of a luxuriant mat of papillose bog moss Sphagnum papillosum, red bog moss Sphagnum capillifolium and the rare …

Caldanagh Bog

…communities vary from deep artificial pools, which support species like bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and great sundew Drosera longifolia, through to purple moor grass Molinia caerulea dominated grasslands. One of the most important features of the area is the intact lagg along t…

East Walton and Adcock's Common

…where standing water occurs there is a discrete community that includes bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre and jointed rush Juncus articulatus. Further stages in the succession are represented by swamp and semi swamp communities dominated by common r…

Rathlin Island - Ballygill North

…f wetland communities with a large number of wetland species, including bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius, bottle sedge Carex rostrata and marsh cinquefoil Potentilla palustris. https://www.daera-ni.gov.uk/publications/ballygill-north-assi

Ballynahone Bog

…otable. Typically, the pools are dominated by Sphagnum cuspidatum, with bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata abundant in a number of them. lesser bladderwort Utricularia minor and great sundew Drosera longifolia are also frequent in some pools with the nationally rare Sphagnum pulchrum …

Curran Bog

…m cuspidatum, with lesser amounts of Sphagnum auriculatum and scattered bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata. The margins of the pools also have their own characteristic flora, with such species as great sundew Drosera longifolia, Sphagnum papillosum, Sphagnum magellanicum and most nota…

Turmennan

…sward dominated by lesser tussock sedge Carex diandra, floating mats of bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and "soakways" with the notable marsh St John's wort Hypericum elodes prominent. Tunnennan also includes a range of other habitats that provide additional diversity. Wet heath i…

Carrowcarlin

…nated by common reed Phragmiles australis, with a sparse understorey of bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh cinquefoil Potentilla palustris, bottle sedge Carex rostrata and common marsh bedstraw Galium palustre. Patches of scrub dominated by grey willow Salix cinerea also occur.…

Corbally

…tes australis is dominant, but the fen supports a varied understorey of bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile, bottle sedge Carex rostrata and marsh cinquefoil Potentilla palustris. Other abundant species include brown sedge Carex disticha, water min…

Castle Enigan

…d Calliergon cordifolium. This community often includes species such as bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh cinquefoil Potentilla palustris, cowbane Cicuta virosa and in the wetter areas, bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius. In places, the vegetation is characterised by a ta…

Derryleckagh

…e sedge Carex rostrata and brown moss association, with such species as bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh cinquefoil Potentilla palustris and the mosses Calliergonell cuspidatum, Calliergon giganteum and Scorpidium scorpioides forming the bulk of the vegetation. In places, the…

Lough Macrory

…ater horsetail Equisetum fluviatile, wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh bedstraw Galium palustre and rush Juncus spp. is mostly confined to the north and east shoreline. Semi-natural, mixed and conifer woodland surrounds much of the lough with…

Gormire

…tum fluviatile, bottle sedge Carex rostrata, reed mace Typha latifolia, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and, of particular interest, tufted loosestrife Lysimachia thyrsiflora grade into marginal bog communities. In places these are dominated by bog moss Sphagnum sp. with common cot…

Kenninghall & Banham Fens with Quidenham Mere

…sedge Cladium mariscus. southern marsh orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris are frequent. The fen and chalk grassland are grazed by cattle and horses during the summer months. Banham great Fen complements Kenning…

Buinach and Glenlatterach

…A few kettle holes contain “poor fen” with bottle sedge Carex rostrata, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and Sphagnum palustre.

Epsom and Ashtead Commons

… while the marginal fen flora includes great reed mace Typha latifolia, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, trifid bur marigold Bidens tripartita and narrow leaved water plantain Alisma lanceolatum. Around the great Pond a belt of sallow is present above tussock sedge Carex paniculata…

Highclere Park

…excellent examples of the succession from a free floating vegetation of bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and amphibious bistort Polygonum amphibium into rafts dominated by common reed Phragmites australis, the reed maces Typha angustifolia and Typha latifolia and a range of sedges, …

Stodmarsh

…adderwort Utricularia vulgaris, greater spearwort Ranunculus lingua and bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata. These dykes also contain some rare aquatic plants, for example sharp leaved pondweed Potamogeton acutifolius and rootless duckweed Wolffia arrhiza. The grassland The large area…

Rhos Goch (Rhos Goch Common)

…companied by a wide range of common associates such as water horsetail, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh cinquefoil, common spike-rush Eleocharis palustris, bog pondweed, marsh-marigold Caltha palustris and marsh pennywort. The locally uncommon greater spearwort Ranunculus li…

Epping Forest

…s, lesser marshwort Apium inundatum, flowering rush Butomus umbellatus, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and the liverwort, Ricciocarpos natans, which is rare and decreasing in Essex. Bogbean also grown in Strawberry Hill Pond. Another Essex rarity which grows only in the Forest, in…

Eycott Hill

…s dominant, although bog sedge is co-dominant in parts, with associated bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, water horsetail, bog pondweed, marsh cinquefoil and lesser bladderwort Utricularia minor. Extensive acidic flushes occur on many of the gentle grassland slopes and on the margin…

Blaen Cilieni

…Eleocharis acicularis, few-flowered spike-rush Eliocharis quinqueflora, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, lesser skullcap Scutellaria minor, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, greater tussock-sedge Carex paniculata and the bryophytes, Rhizomnium pseudopun…

Armboth Fells

…arp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus. Bottle sedge is also present with bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata in bog pools, which are particularly extensive at the head of Launchy Gill. Here bog rosemary is abundant on wet ground between peat hags in association with more base rich mires…

Catshawhill

…m fluviatile, greater spearwort Ranunculus lingua, and floating mats of bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata.

Withens Clough

…sed pools of standing water bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius and bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata occur. Heather and cross leaved heath Erica tetralix occur marginally to the more specific mire vegetation while purple moor grass is a constant component becoming dominant in dr…

Pow Hill Bog

…tre of the mire are small open pools with bog moss Sphagnum cuspidatum, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius. Soligenous mire is found by the streams, around flushes and on the margins of the valley mire and is characterised by an abundance of…

Hisehope Burn Valley

…e open areas. sundew, common butterwort, cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum occur locally in wetter, flushed areas within the mire. To the east of the Hisehope Burn there is one of the most extensive stands of junip…

Hooks Well Meadows, Great Cressingham

…ium, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, bottle sedge Carex rostrata and bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata are abundant. On mineral based soils large areas are dominated by Jointed and soft rush Juncus articulatus and Juncus effusus. There is a good diversity of associated species in…

East Dartmoor

…hagnum cuspidatum, bottle sedge Carex rostrata, star sedge C. echinata, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh lousewort Pedicularis palustris and bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum. Uncommon plants found on the site include stag’s-horn clubmoss Lycopodium clavatum and black bog-ru…

Perchhall Loch

…lustre and water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile predominate along with bog-bean Menyanthes trifoliata and common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium. Surrounding this is another floating community dominated by a range of bog mosses Sphagnum spp, including Sphagnum squarrosum, Sp…

Gwaun Wern-y-wig

…is, marsh St. John’s-wort Hypericum elodes, water mint Mentha aquatica, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre and lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula.

Cridmore Bog

…minant species in these areas with a diverse associated flora including bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium and heath spotted orchids Dactylorhiza maculata which grows over a carpet of brown mosses dominated by C…

Redmyre

…rex rostrata, horsetails Equisetum spp., as well as marsh herbs such as bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, and marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre. The site also supports a number of rarer plant species including the nationally scarce coralroot orchid Corallorhiza trifida, as well as s…

Frog Wood Bog

…g asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, lesser skullcap Scutellaria minor and bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata. In the second area soft rush Juncus effusus and hare’s tail cotton grass Eriophorum vaginatum are locally dominant, associated species include heather Calluna vulgaris, marsh vi…

Slop Bog and Uddens Heath

… the east the wettest cuttings support white water lily Nymphaea alba, Bog bean Menyanthes trifoliata and several species of Sphagnum moss. The bottoms of the slightly drier cuttings are often dominated by cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium with white beak sedge Rhynchospora a…

Boxford Water Meadows

…nywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, yellow rattle, brown sedge Carex disticha, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and the uncommon flat sedge Blysmus compressus. The meadows support breeding snipe and freshwater crayfish Austropotamobius pallipes have been recorded regularly and recently. Th…

Carrine Common & Penwethers

…ewort Pedicularis palustris, devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis and bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata. Royal fern Osmunda regalis is locally abundant. The lowest lying, permanently water-logged meadows support mire communities largely dominated by purple moor-grass, together wit…

Thrasher's Heath

…several species of Sphagnum moss including the local Sphagnum pulchrum, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium and bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum. The pools complete the transition from dry heath and support aquatic plants typical of acidic water…

Mill and Whiskershiel Burns

…of fen vegetation are dominated by jointed rush Juncus articulatus with bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata brown sedge Carex disticha and marsh hawk’s beard Crepis paludosa and are, in places, mixed with bottle sedge Carex rostrata swamp. The nationally scarce Northern hawk’s beard Cr…

Hulam Fen

…ell cuspidatum and Bryum pseudotriquetrum. Other wetland plants include bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris and marsh valerian Valeriana dioica while the presence of a large population of the rare bird’s eye primrose Primula farinosa is particular…

Wentbridge Ings

…rsity of wetland plant species. Of particular note is the occurrence of bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and southern marsh orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa. Brown sedge Carex disticha, star sedge and carnation sedge are frequent, together with marsh valerian, bristle club rush Isol…

Upper Fowey Valley

…inalis and angelica Angelica sylvestris. Pools and hollows here contain bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and bottle sedge Carex rostrata and several Sphagnum moss species. There is also marsh St John’s wort Hypericum elodes, marsh violet Viola palustris and marsh cinquefoil Comarum …

Thornhill Moss & Meadows

…ermediate mesotrophic nutrient conditions occur the fen is dominated by bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and marsh cinquefoil with broad leaved cotton grass E. latifolium, marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris and bog mosses Sphagnum palustre and S. subnitens. Sections at the northe…

Giant's Causeway and Dunseverick

…m and the moss Racomitrium lanuginosum. Areas of standing water support bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata in the pools. At Aird, heavy grazing has allowed flush expansion by poaching and erosion of the shallow peat soil. Complex communities include residual wet heath where the peat i…

Aldwincle Marsh

…utiformis, blunt flowered rush Juncus subnodulosus and the locally rare bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata. Other plants dependent on a high water table include the very local marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, tussock sedge Carex paniculata, marsh marigold Caltha palustris and wil…

Leziate, Sugar and Derby Fens

…e also present in these areas. The wettest hollows are characterised by bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre. Species rich calcareous grassland with frequent ant hills is particularly well developed on Derby Fen. The herb rich sward includes lady’s …

Dubh Lochs

…site. Each loch supports a natural aquatic plant community dominated by bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and white water lily Nymphaea alba. Around the edges of the lochs there are extensive beds of bottle sedge Carex rostrata which are important nesting habitat for the Slavonian gr…

Maes Meillion a Gefail-y-cwm

… area of swamp vegetation close to the stream supports a lush growth of bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh cinqueoil Comarum palustre and water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile. There are a number of notable plant species recorded at Maes Meillion a Gefail-y-cwm. These are uprigh…

Cors Bodwrog

…ottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, greater tussock-sedge Carex paniculata and the nationally scarce lesser tussock-sedge Carex diandra. The moss cover is variable within this community and includes Calliergon gig…

Selshion

…ith extensive areas of fen dominated by bottle sedge Carex rostrata and bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata. Deeper waters support beds of submerged broad leaved pondweed Potamogeton natans. The bog-mosses Sphagnum cuspidatum and Sphagnum recurvum are frequent. The surrounding fen comm…

Ballynagross Lower

…ipendula ulmaria, with scattered Phragmites australis. In wetter parts, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata becomes more abundant, with a range of other species such as water mint Mentha aquatica, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, bottle sedge Carex rostrata, marsh cinquefoil Poten…

Cors Crymlyn / Crymlyn Bog

…ith bottle sedge Carex rostrata, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre and bog bean Menyanthes trifoliata, to more eutrophic and taller associations with lesser bulrush Typha angustifolia, bulrush Typha latifolia, great fen-sedge Cladium mariscus, tufted-sedge Carex elata and common …

St Andrews - Craig Hartle

…which is also rare in the area, is dominant at one locality, along with bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and fen bedstraw Galium uliginosum. Near Buddo Rock a highly calcareous flush supports a rich flora including local rarities such as common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris, dioeci…

Calceby Marsh

… area may have developed on peat rather than silt, with species such as bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium. In the wettest areas, where shallow standing water is present, tubular water dropwort Oenanthe fistulosa and marsh arrowgrass Tr…

Hexhamshire Moors

…us, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula, marsh violet Viola palustris, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and locally, sundew Drosera rotundifolia and bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum. Throughout the site there are localised areas of acid grassland most of which have developed due …

Black Loch (Abdie)

…h locally abundant mare’s-tail Hippuris vulgaris and luxuriant rafts of bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata. The fringing swamp vegetation consists of extensive stands of reed sweet-grass Glyceria maxima with abundant yellow iris Iris pseudacorus, in which more species-rich patches con…

Basingstoke Canal

…anal system, for example lesser water plantain Baldellia ranunculoides, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and water purslane Lythrum portula. The lake also has strong populations of needle spike rush Eleocharis acicularis and fan leaved water crowfoot Ranunculus circinatus. The hinte…

Moseley Common, Pembridge

…m and devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis. The rarer species include bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and marsh helleborine Epipactis palustris.

Afon Eden - Cors Goch Trawsfynydd

…species include bottle sedge Carex rostrata, star sedge Carex echinata, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus and the bog mosses Sphagnum recurvum and S. palustre. These areas also support the largest known lowland populations in Wales of the natio…

Selkirk Racecourse Moss

…g bottle sedge Carex rostrata, water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile and bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, with a particularly clear zonation of the vegetation communities characteristic of this type of fen. Scattered willows Salix spp. occur in the middle of the mire on islands of d…

Hothfield Common

…f the former plant communities remain, including some Sphagnum moss and bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata in the northern valley. Invasion of the bogs by birch and sallow has been a serious problem since grazing ceased about 1940, but attempts are now being made to prevent further e…

Cors Llyn Coethlyn

…other sedges tend to be well represented, together with species such as bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata. No detailed invertebrate surveys have yet been carried out, but dragonflies noted include the black darter Sympetrum danae and the golden ringed Cordulegaster boltonii.

Didlington Park Lakes

…lia, greater tussock sedge Carex paniculata, sweet flag Acorus calamus, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, yellow iris Iris pseudacorus and purple loosestrife Lythrum salicaria. The lakes are surrounded by broad leaved plantation and small areas of alder carr. The site supports a siz…

Dowrog Common

…swamp of bulrush Typha latifolia, water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, branched bur-reed Sparganium erectum and marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre are dramatically reducing the area of open water in summer. Truly aquatic plants such as alternate wat…

Camilla Loch

…inge is dominated by bottle sedge Carex rostrata with floating rafts of bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and amphibious bistort Persicaria amphibia. The fringing swamp vegetation grades westwards into intermediate fen largely dominated by water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile with fr…

Cwm Gwynllyn

…r transition area includes species such as bottle sedge Carex rostrata, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre. An area of Sphagnum lawn in the soligenous mire is of particular interest both for its species richness and the abundance of the locally un…

Cors Farlais

…rth. The wet hollows have been colonised by marsh vegetation, including bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, whilst the drier rims carry a heathland vegetation dominated by dwarf shrubs such as heather Calluna vulgaris. Elsewhere there is purple mo…

Gwaun Troed-rhiw-seiri a Llyn Mynydd-gorddu

… To the south and east of the pool is an area of valley mire containing bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium and marsh St John’s-wort Hypericum elodes. Below the dam at the western end of the pool is a smaller area of valley mire, with flushe…

Rhos Cilcennin

…st corner there is a series of small basin mires variously dominated by bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium and bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, with frequent round-leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia and cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos. Adj…

Rhos Cross Inn

…e sedge Carex canescens, northern marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza purpurella, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre. The site supports the nationally scarce marsh fritillary butterfly Euphydryas aurinia, and another fourteen species of butterfly have been …

Trefeiddan Moor

… animals. The swamp covers a shallow permanent pool and is dominated by bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile. The surrounding tall-fen vegetation merges with purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea – dominated grassland above. Small disused clay pits,…

Castle River Valley

…ng water where fen vegetation occurs, with bottle sedge Carex rostrata, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh cinquefoil Potentilla palustris, water mint Mentha aquatica and marsh marigold Caltha palustris. The variation in topography and related soil hydrology, and the effects of…

Morden Bog and Hyde Heath

…pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius, white water-lily Nymphaea alba and bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata. Common reed Phragmites australis is present in swamp and scattered throughout the valley mire. Woody species on the mire are represented by bog-myrtle Myrica gale with downy bi…

Tattenamona Bog

…ound pool margins. The pools are dominated by Sphagnum cuspidatum, with bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata abundant in a number of them. The main hummock-forming moss is Sphagnum capillifolium, with the notable Sphagnum fuscum and Sphagnum imbricatum both frequently occurring on the b…

Newby Moor

…spp. In the wettest areas bottle sedge Carex rostrata is abundant with bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre. There are also open pools colonised by pondweeds Potamogeton spp. and small sedge dominated hollows where the scarce bog sedge Carex limosa…

Skelsmergh Tarn

…g yellow and white water lilies Nuphar lutea and Nymphaea alba and some bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata. The aquatic invertebrate fauna is influenced by the calcareous conditions as shown by the abundance of water snails especially Planorbis species and includes Bithynia tentaculat…

Corfe Common

…ts are bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, bottle sedge Carex rostrata, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium, marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris and pale butterwort Pinguicula lusitanica. The wetter areas support an extremely varied and interest…

Newtondale

…ting plants such as the bog mosses Sphagnum papillosum and S. rubellum, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and sundew Drosera rotundifolia. Many locally occurring species are associated with the less acidic margins; these include bog sedge Carex limosa and many stalked spike rush Eleo…

Stroupster Peatlands

…ged by common reed Phragmites australis bottle sedge Carex rostrata and bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata. The lower loch is more nutrient-rich and is dominated by water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile.

Mullaghcarn

… Higher plants associated with these wetter blanket bog plains include, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and the insectivorous round leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia. The fungi rose bloom Exobasidium oxycocci, a species rarely recorded in the UK, occurs on its host cranberry Vacci…

Wallis Moor

…odel Narthecium ossifragum, bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius and bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata frequent in the innumerable runnels that crisscross the site. Pockets of flea sedge Carex pulicaris and carnation sedge Carex flacca indicate base-rich flushing from the underlyi…

Llyn Goddionduon

…common reed Phragmites australis, floating pondweed Potamogeton natans, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and white water lily Nymphaea alba. There is a good population of water lobelia Lobelia dortmanna and excellent swards of benthic species such as shore-weed Littorella uniflora. …

Sunbiggin Tarn & Moors and Little Asby Scar

…ustris, soft rush Juncus effusus, water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and mare's tail Hippuris vulgaris. More restricted fen communities include a type dominated by tufted sedge Carex elata, a very local and mainly eastern species in Britain, stand…

Llan Bwch-llyn Lake

…dominated by common reed Phragmites australis, bulrush Typha latifolia, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, alder and/or willow carr and three different types of mixed marsh communities characterised by differing constancies of lesser pond-sedge Carex acutiformis, bottle sedge Carex r…

Brampton Bryan Park

…ich flora, including several species which are locally uncommon such as bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, bladder sedge Carex vesicaria, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre and common club rush Schoenoplectus lacustris. The ancient parkland trees support a rich lichen flora with 130 …

Carn Gafallt

…woodland support plants such as marsh St. John's-wort Hypericum elodes, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris and white beak-sedge Rhynchospora alba. Other woodland communities present include small stands of damp alder-ash-yellow pimpernel Lysimach…

Lampert Mosses

…ta, marsh violet Viola palustris, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre and bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata have also been found in these areas. Areas of shallow peat and damp mineral ground have been gripped to varying degrees and managed by periodic burning. Large areas are dominated…

Bankhead Moss, Beith

…iophorum vaginatum. Parts of this section exhibit a quaking surface and bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata is present. Around the margins of the bog the water table is slightly lower. The vegetation is very similar to that seen in the centre of the dome except the heather is more robu…

Rhos Dwfnant

… and surrounding wetland are particularly interesting, with a fringe of bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and bulrush Typha latifolia and beds of marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre and common spike-rush Eleocharis palustris. Other species present in this area include wild angelica Ang…

Coedydd Nanmor

…ting/emergent vegetation with water-lilies Nuphar lutea, Nymphaea alba, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and marsh St John’s-wort Hypericum elodes. Nursery roosts of lesser horseshoe bats Rhinolophus hipposideros occur in an outbuilding at Hafod Garregog and in a roof space at Hen …

St. David's Airfield Heaths

…omarum palustre and grey willow Salix cinerea. A small summer pool with bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata becomes a large open water area each winter. Waun Treflodan and Waun Caerfarchell have extensive marsh and streamside vegetation, with tall-fen of water horsetail, hemp-agrimony …

Ashkirk Loch

…vegetation, predominately rafts of common reed Phragmites australis and bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata which in turn is surrounded by basin fen and marshy grassland. The basin fen consists of predominately poor-fen, dominated by sedge swamp communities. Two nationally scarce plant…

A' Mhoine

…he pool systems are dominated by purple moor grass, sphagnum mosses and bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata. Within the wider peatland expanse, individual species are also of note, indicating undisturbed conditions and distinguishing this peatland from peatlands further south. Sphagnum…

Cothill Fen

…s are not normally found outside East Anglia. Other fen species include bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, parsley water dropwort Oenanthe lachenalii, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris and the bottle sedge Carex rostrata. A second nationally rare fen habitat is the purple moor gr…

Tarn Hows

… spike rush Eleocharis palustris, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and three species of bur reed Sparganium erectum, S. emersum and S. minimum. Water lobelia Lobelia dortmanna, shoreweed Littorella uniflora and floating Scirpus Eleogiton fluitan…

Wimbledon Common

…ich assemblage of plants uncommon in Greater London occur here, such as bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, bulbous rush Juncus bulbosus, water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile and several species of bog moss Sphagnum, including S. palustre and S. fimbriatum. There are several ponds on …

Ewefell Mire

…mergent water plants including water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile and bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata. Where the calcareous waters leave the ground a spring community dominated by the moss Philonotis fontana is found. Blinks Montia fontana, marsh marigold Caltha palustris and mar…

Round Loch of Lundie

…hallow water there are mats of white water-lily Nymphaea alba and some bog bean Menyanthes trifoliata on the north-west shore. The alder carr is interspersed with areas dominated by the reed, meadowsweet and bottle sedge.

Bemersyde Moss

…arundinacea and common reedmace Typha latifolia, with mats of floating bog-bean Menyanthes trifoliata extending out into the open pools. The locally rare species nodding bur-marigold Bidens cernua, green figwort Scrophularia umbrosa and celery-leaved buttercup Ranunculus scelerat…

Lough Alaban

…arex rostrata and an abundance of bog sedge Carex limosa. Herbs include bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile, great sundew Drosera anglica and the notable intermediate bladderwort Utricularia intermedia. Towards the outer edge of the floating mat, t…

Broubster Leans

…s of lochs and old watercourses and is dominated by water horsetail and bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata. Drier areas of the site support marshy grassland characterised by soft rush Juncus effusus and sedges Carex spp. Breeding bird assemblage Many species of wildfowl and waders bre…

Warnborough Green

… marsh orchids Dactylorhiza incarnata and D. praetermissa respectively, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and marsh valerian Valeriana dioica. Marsh helleborine Epipactis palustris has been recorded c.1980. On slightly drier areas quaking grass Briza media, round fruited rush Juncus …

Newbald Becksies

…us sedge Carex flacca and marsh valerian Valeriana dioica. The uncommon bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and early marsh orchid Dactylorhiza incarnata also occur. Areas of marsh occupy substantial parts of the site. These are dominated by stands of jointed rush Juncus articulatus, …

Hesledon Moor West

…veral interesting species, including marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and the southern species, the grey sedge Carex divulsa.

Cladagh (Swanlinbar) River

…um emersum and yellow water lily Nuphar lutea. Emergent species such as bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile, branched bur-reed Sparganium erectum, lesser water parsnip Berula erecta, water mint Mentha aquatica and water forget-me-not Myosotis scorp…

Greenan

…en. The swamp is dominated by bottle sedge Carex rostrata with frequent bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris and greater bladderwort Utricularia vulgaris. Within the swamp, there are floating mats dominated by m…

Orton Pastures

…er and dominated by bottle sedge Carex rostrata with good quantities of bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile and marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre. The other is wet grass / heath and contains 10 different sedge species as well as being locally domin…

Attermire

…os-cuculi, water mint Mentha aquatica, marsh violet Viola palustris and bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata. Peripheral to these 'core' areas, a taller plant community is dominated by soft rush Juncus effusus with Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, b…

Colwyn Brook Marshes (North & South)

…mmon marsh-bedstraw Galium palustre, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile and sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus are frequent along with a wide range of associates, including lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammul…

Kingford Fen

…ntioned sedges and herbs such as marsh lousewort Pedicularis palustris, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum. Surrounding the fields and bordering the river are species-rich hedges and patches of scrub and trees with the dominant species being sal…

Brendon Farm (North)

…and sharp-flowered rush J. acutiflorus, with associated species such as bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, marsh St Johns-wort Hypericum elodes and common marsh-bedstraw Galium palustre. A patch of bottle …

North Exmoor

… are generally oligotrophic. In standing water emergent species such as bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and bottle sedge Carex rostrata occur with submerged and floating species such as bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius and the floating form of bulbous rush Juncus bulbosus. I…

Sluxton Marsh, Whitemoor

…ciates such as purple moor-grass, smooth-stalked sedge Carex laevigata, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and broad buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata. The swamp is dominated by greater tussock-sedge Carex paniculata. Notable plant species include a population of royal fern Osmunda reg…

Eryri

…etail Equisetum fluviatile, floating bur-reed Sparganium angustifolium, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, alternate water-milfoil Myriophyllum alterniflorum, along with a range of freshwater algae suited to low-nutrient conditions. The emergent vegetation is less well developed but …

Castle Acre Common

…d by a variety of species including marsh horsetail Equisetum palustre, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh valerian Valeriana dioica, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris and brown sedge Carex disticha. This rich community includes several other plants characteristic of such c…

Tayvallich Juniper and Fen

…ts Charophytes, least bur-reed Sparganium minimum and floating rafts of bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata with marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre. The valley mires and lochans are also important for their damselfly and dragonfly populations. Eleven species are known to breed within th…

Waldridge Fell

… fluviatile and common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium occur with bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, marsh marigold Caltha palustris, marsh bedstraw Galium palustre, marsh bedstraw Galium palustre, greater tussock sedge Carex paniculata and ca…

Prolusk

…marsh willowherb Epilobium palustre, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile. In areas with more open water, pondweeds Potamogeton spp., are conspicuous. An extensive bryophyte mat covers much of the fen with red b…

Flintsham & Titley Pools

… Juncus effusus. Of particular interest is a colony of the locally rare bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata in Flintsham Pool. The woodland around the pools is mainly dominated by alder Alnus glutinosa and willows Salix caprea and S. alba with some birch Betula pendula and rowan Sorbus…

Norbury Meres

…common species recorded here are marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, star sedge Carex echinata, fen bedstraw Galium uliginosum, marsh speedwell Veronica scutellata and common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii. A number of drainage ditches cross…

Hoddy Cows Spring

…sedge Carex pulicaris, few flowered spike rush Eleocharis quinqueflora, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris, knotted pearlwort Sagina nodosa and marsh valerian Valeriana dioica. The surrounding wet pasture includes several species of sedge Carex flacca, …

Botcheston Bog

…ncludes such characteristic species as marsh valerian Valeriana dioica, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris, tubular water dropwort Oenanthe fistulosa, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi and marsh marigold Caltha palustris, as well as fragrant orchid…

Common Moor, East Putford

…d by carpets of bog-mosses Sphagnum spp with associated species such as bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, round-leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia, common cotton-grass Eriophorum angustifolium, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix and common sedge Ca…

Tidcombe Lane Fen

…icated in places by the presence of bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella and bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata. The better-drained parts of the site support a grass-dominated sward. Here Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, soft-rush Juncus effusus and creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens are p…

Comin Esgairmaen

…tand of grey willow Salix cinerea carr. Typical species present include bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre and ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, with small colonies of meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum and lesser butterfly-orchid Platanthera bifolia. I…

Cors Gorsgoch

…chid D. maculata ssp. ericetorum, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre and bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata also occurring. Narrow buckler-fern Dryopteris carthusiana occurs at the edge of these communities. Further north, towards the stream forming one of the headwaters of the river G…

Cors Llanllugan (Llanllugan Mire)

…resent. The flora in the tree-root pools is locally well developed with bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile occurring. Stands of royal fern Osmunda regalis occur in some of the drier areas. The more open parts of the site consist of wet marginal…

Cwm Llanwenarth Meadows

…ocally rare species, including greater burnet Sanguisorba officinalis, bog bean Menyanthes trifoliata and marsh helleborine Epipactis palustris.

Llyn Garreg-lwyd

…Carex rostrata is locally dominant in the southern part of the fen with bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile, unbranched bur-reed Sparganium erectum and yellow flag Iris pseudacorus. Greater spearwort Ranunculus lingua, a locally uncommon species, i…

Llwyn y Celyn Wetland

…s are well represented with common spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh-marigold Caltha palustris, bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella and marsh lousewort Pedicularis palustris. Bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius occurs in the wettest areas. …

Penllwyn-yr-Hendy

…er hollows, whilst other channels and soakaways support species such as bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius, water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile and marsh lousewort Pedicularis palustris. Drier hummocks support a community dominated by purple m…

Cornard Mere, Little Cornard

…rum flavum and water dock Rumex hydrolapathum and a small population of bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre. A species rich inundation community has developed on drier ground. Reed canary grass Phalaris arundinacea and tufted hair grass Deschampsia…

Rhosgyll Fawr

…ommunities with species such as water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile and ogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, and quaking Sphagnum lawns have developed in places. There is little woody vegetation with only the occasional clumps of grey willow Salix cinerea and eared willow Salix aurita.

Southrepps Common

…a dioica and occasional long stalked yellow sedge Carex lepidocarpa and bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata. Small areas of open bryophyte carpets occur very sporadically and these support the low growing calcicole species characteristic of the northern valley side together with marsh …

Trona Mires

…tle sedge Carex rostrata dominate these floristically diverse marshes. Bog bean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, and ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi are important constituents of these communities, which also include locally restricted plant species such …

Potter & Scarning Fens, East Dereham

…rsh helleborine Epipactis palustris, common twayblade Neottia ovata and bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata. A tall calcareous fen community surrounds the central area and is dominated by reed Phragmites australis, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria and blunt flowered rush. A number of in…

Cae Gwyn

…f bogmoss Sphagnum spp. and a profusion of common wetland herbs such as bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre. The flora is distinguished by an abundance of royal fern Osmunda regalis which varies from very large old plants to young plants; other not…

Stanton Pastures & Cuckoocliff Valley

… The northernmost pond also supports whorl grass Catabrosa aquatica and bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, both of which are rare in Staffordshire.

River Itchen

…ude, adder's tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum, betony Betonica officinalis, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, common sedge Carex nigra, distant sedge Carex distans, devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis, marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris, marsh lousewort Pedicularis palustris, mars…

Whiteleigh Meadows

…bog violet Viola palustris, slender spike-rush Eleocharis uniglumis and bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata is found. The fauna includes breeding curlew Numenius arquata and adder Vivipera beris.

Beetley & Hoe Meadows

…a number of places on the valley side and are marked by an abundance of bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata. Basic flushes, characterised by a diverse short fenvegetation, occur on the seepage zones below the springs. blunt flowered rush Juncus subnodulosus, mosses including Sphagnum …

River Test

…are, adder's tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum, betony Betonica officinalis, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, common sedge Carex nigra, distant sedge Carex distans, devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis, marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris, marsh lousewort Pedicularis palustris, mars…

Teal Lough Part II

… characteristic growth of aquatic Sphagnum mosses, along with stands of bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and pockets of submerged lesser bladderwort Utricularia minor. Their margins support the rare oblong-leaved sundew Drosera intermedia, while the surrounding lawns of bog asphodel…

Stockbridge Fen

…, whilst the north east cutting comprises common reed, bottle sedge and bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata swamp. meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, yellow iris Iris pseudacorus, lesser pond sedge Carex acutiformis and long stalked yellow sedge C. lepidocarpa are frequent. Dwarf sedge c…

Bursdon Moor

…ed rush with frequent common sedge Carex nigra, star sedge C. echinata, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius and water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile. Drier ground throughout the site supports patches of scrub dominated by gorse Ulex europaeus a…

Glennasheevar

…haracteristic growth ofaquatic Sphagnum mosses, with frequent stands of bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and occasional lesser bladderwort Utricularia minor in the deeper pools. Well-developed Sphagnum capillifolium hummocks are prominent on the adjacent bog and are frequently toppe…

Berneray

…scue Festuca rubra saltmarsh, to common sedge Carex nigra poor fen with bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata. Two nationally scarce species are important components of the common sedge Carex nigra poor fen community on Berneray: baltic rush Juncus balticus and variegated horsetail Equis…

Calthorpe Broad

…ering rush Butomus umbellatus, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris and bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata. A small area of open fen on the north side of the Broad includes marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula and adder’s tongue Ophioglossum vulgatu…

Long Mynd

… rush Eleocharis palustris, bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius and bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata. The invertebrate fauna of these pools includes ten species of dragonfly and damselfly of which two, Sympetrumdanae and Cordulegaster boltonii, are scarce in the Midlands. The L…

Poors Common

…e birch/sallow wood supports a sparse but varied ground flora including bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, bottle sedge Carex rostrata and white sedge Carex canescens; as well as mosses and liverworts including Hookeria lucens, Calliergonell cuspidatum, Kindbergia praelonga and the b…

South Pennine Moors

…s Montia fontana are most common but in a few places rarer species like bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and round leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia occur. The latter is now very rare in West Yorkshire. The most notable species in these flushes is the pale forget-me-not Myosotis st…

Spinningdale Bog

…ntains an extensive series of interconnecting shallow pools containing bog bean Menyanthes trifoliata and bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius. The pools gradually become more broken and patchy away from the centre of the site and give way to wet depressions that are filled wi…

Strensall Common

…associated with the wetlands include marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and uncommon species such as marsh St. John's wort Hypericum elodes. Frequent heathland fires have restricted the development of birch Betula sp. woodland which is less extensiv…

Allt Bholagair

…ch. The largest dystrophic water body within the SSSI supports Juncus bulbosus, Menyanthes trifoliata, Nymphaea alba, Sparganium angustifolium and Sphagnum species. Loch nam Faoilean is representative of the oligotrophic loch type, supporting species such as Isoetes lacustris, Li…

Knipe Tarn

… rostrata, common sedge C. nigra, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre and bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata. The western shore has a bed of water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile and, in places, such as the small bay to the south of this area, a much wider emergent community has develope…

Stagmire Moss

…r plants typical of wet areas, such as marsh marigold Caltha palustris, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula. Aquatic plants found in the ditches are mainly stoneworts Chara spp. and bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius. Where the north wester…

Roydon Common

…h pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre and bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata. Several uncommon species of insect have been recorded from the common including the rare dragonfly Sympetrum danae. Uncommon birds including nightjar, curlew, redshank and bar…

Lough Lark

…folium and purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, along with herbs such as bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and common marsh bedstraw Galium palustre, all growing out of a thick Sphagnum bog moss carpet. Lough Lark provides an important habitat for a range of plants and animals, includ…

Stowell Meadow

…conopsea. An unusual feature of the sward is the abundance of the local bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata. Marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris, another plant with a local distribution in Somerset, also occurs. Drier parts of the meadow are dominated by meadowsweet Filipendula ulmar…

Shotesham Common

…d rush J. acutiflorus and meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria with frequent bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh marigold Caltha palustris, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi and southern marsh orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa. More uncommon species present include marsh lousewort Pedic…

Geldeston Meadows

…marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris, bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and blunt flowered rush Juncus subnodulosus. Within this turf a number of plants associated with less calcareous conditions are present, the most distinctive of which are marsh c…

Fardrum and Roosky Turloughs

…shores. The more common species include white water lily Nymphaea alba, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, amphibious bistort Persicaria amphibia, fine leaved water-dropwort Oenanthe aquatica, bottle sedge Carex rostrata and pond water crowfoot Ranunculus peltatus. Some of these form…

Ballykilbeg

…ottle sedge Carex rostrata is often the dominant species, with abundant bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and marsh cinquefoil Potentilla palustris. Where the underlying peats are kept moist through the year, a rich fen community has developed with lesser tussock sedge Carex diandra …

Drumcarn

…ttle sedge Carex rostrata with water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile and bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata. Bulrush Typha latifolia occurs locally. The fen is dominated by species such as bottle sedge Carex rostrata and marsh cinquefoil Potentilla palustris. More acidic fen communitie…

Greenan Lough

… emergent vegetation consists of stands of bottle sedge Carex rostrata, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, water mint Mentha aquatica, common marsh bedstraw Galium palustre, gypsywort Lycopus europaeus, unbranched bur reed Sparganium emersum and water plantain Alisma plantago-aquatic…

Finn Floods

… horsetail Equisteum fluviatile, common marsh bedstraw Galium palustre, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and water mint Mentha aauatica. The other is characterised by a tall, dense sward of reed canary grass Phalaris arundinacea, and is less species-rich. Several vascular plants wh…

Lough Aleater

…inata and yellow sedge Carex viridula while the herb component includes bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh cinquefoil Potentilla palustris, marsh marigold Caltha palustris, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, water mint Mentha aquatica and marsh speedwell Veronica scutellata.…

Round Lough and Lough Fadda

…ccurring. Associated higher plants with a widespread occurrence include bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris, marsh cinquefoil Potentilla palustris and common marsh bedstraw Galium palustre. Additional species with a more localised occurrence include w…

Dereham Rush Meadow

…ground, by the old stream course, is shallowly flooded and dominated by bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, tubular water dropwort Oenanthe fistulosa and narrow leaved water parsnip Berula erecta. This is a particularly diverse area and other notable plants include blunt flowered rush…

Sweetbriar Road Meadows, Norwich

…nd irrigated by base poor seepage water. This community is dominated by bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre and common spike rush Eleocharis palustris. Other species of interest include marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris, early marsh orchid Dactylo…

Rhos Fiddle

…phorum angustifolium and hare's tail cotton grass Eriophorum vaginatum, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris and bog violet Viola palustris. Gorse Ulex europaeus scrub adds to the diversity of the site.

Gweunydd Blaencleddau

…e mix of sedges, mosses and wetland herbs. Bottle sedge Carex rostrata, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre and the bog moss Sphagnum teres are typically abundant in these communities. Extensive areas of marshy grassland are present on the valley flan…

Blelham Tarn & Bog

… marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris, sundew Drosera rotundifolia and bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata. The tarn is a nationally important site for caddis fly species with records for 48 species including the only British record for Cyrnus insolutus and the nationally rare Setode…

Pinbain Burn to Cairn Hill

…off is ponded up in basin mires supporting bottle sedge Carex rostrata, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, and bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius, with the moss Sphagnum subnitens and stonewort Chara globularis. Dry acid grassland of fescues Festuca spp., bents Agrostis spp. and…

Lough Cowey

…and common spike rush Eleocharis palustris. Water mint Mentha aquatica, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, water forget-me-not Myosotis scorpioides, purple loosestrife Lythrum salicaria and lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula also occur along the shoreline. Of particular note is the…

Bailliewhirr

… over to form a quaking mire. This very unusual feature is dominated by bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and various sedges, including greater pond-sedge Carex riparia, bottle sedge Carex rostrata and long-stalked yellow-sedge Carex viridula brachyrrhyncha. Surrounding this quaking …

Mortlach Moss

…hera bifolia. Other fen plants include bladderwort Utricularia species, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum and round-leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia.

Moss Carr

…dge Carex rostrata. Beneath these marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre and bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata form a distinct community, with species such as common marsh bedstraw Galium palustre, common valerian Valeriana officinalis, marsh marigold Caltha palustris, meadowsweet Filipen…

Loughrigg Fell Flushes

… asphodel and common cotton grass are found and, in the very wet areas, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and bog mosses. Intermingling with the purple moor grass, especially where there is some impedance of drainage and more acidic conditions pertain, are patches dominated by the sh…

Barelees Pond

…phorum vaginatum, occasional marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre and with bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata locally abundant. Parts of the zone including the trees form a carpet of vegetation floating upon water filling the kettle hole, a formation known as ‘schwingmoor’. The central z…

Chilbolton Common

…um rivale, water mint Mentha aquatica, marsh marigold Caltha palustris, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi. The occurrence of plants characteristic of both base poor and base rich marshes is of particular interest. Where peat has been deposited, the…

Greendale Mires

…a mosaic with open bog pools. These support a characteristic flora with bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris and the uncommon marsh St John's wort Hypericum elodes. The very local intermediate bladderwort Utr…

Jones's Mill

…ants which are scarce in Wiltshire occur in good numbers. These include bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, bottle sedge Carex rostrata and bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella. Small patches of short grassy vegetation persist with water avens Geum rivale and devil's bit Succisa pratensis …

Chobham Common

…in these bogs, including hare’s tail cotton grass Eriophorum vaginatum, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, royal fern Osmunda regalis, the scarce 3. marsh gentian Gentiana pneumonanthe and the rare 2. marsh clubmoss Lycopodiella inundata. Woodland and scrub silver birch Betula pendu…

Norwick Meadows

…ich with much of the area dominated by bottle sedge Carex rostrata with bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre and amphibious bistort Persicaria amphibia also present. It is the most important site in Shetland for the locally rare white sedge Carex canes…

Mungrisdale Mires

…ross leaved heath, bog mosses, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris and bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata. There is also a small area of birch woodland in the centre of the site which regenerated after a conifer plantation was felled during the Second World War.

Caydale

…grass Eriophorum latifolium, grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris and bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata. Fen meadow replaces the above community where rushes such as hard rush J. inflexus and compact rush Juncus conglomeratus var. conglomeratus become prominent. Typical herbs are s…

Westerton Water Meadow

…palustre, marsh marigold Caltha palustris, water mint Mentha aquatica, bog bean Menyanthes trifoliata and water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile. Further notable species present within the SSSI include globeflower Trollius europaeus, which is now rare as a meadow plant within the l…

Doley Common

…eping willow Salix repens is also recorded. Other important plants are bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris and marsh violet Viola palustris. The violet is the food plant of a strong colony of the small pearl bordered fritillary butterfly Clossini…

Mercaston Marsh and Muggington Bottoms

…x paniculata, locally scarce in the county. Other local species include bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, bristle club rush Isolepis setacea, marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris and marsh pennywort. Over the whole site scrub is encroaching in several places, particularly goat will…

Rhos Bryn-wichell

… soft rush Juncus effusus with some sharp-flowered rush J. acutiflorus, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile and bottle sedge Carex rostrata is also quite extensive. Small patches of sedge-rich pasture containing c…

Cassop Vale

…d by lesser pond sedge Carex acutiformis, reed mace Typha latifolia and bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata in deeper water. Aquatic plants include mare’s tail Hippuris vulgaris, common duck weed Lemna minor, ivy leaved duck weed L. trisulca and the liverwort Ricciocarpos natans. Fur…

Merthen Wood

…rale, leafy rush Juncus foliosus, smooth stalked sedge Carex laevigata, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum, bog mosses, greater tussock-sedge Carex paniculata and the locally notable corky-fruited water-dropwort Oen…

Wyre Forest

…ant orchid Gymnadenia densiflora, great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, chaffweed Lysimachia minima, rough horsetail Equisetum hyemale and white sedge Carex curia. The invertebrates of flushes and mire vegetation communities have been little studied…

Burnhope Burn

…flower Trollius europaeus, melancholy thistle Cirsium heterophyllum and bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata. Immediately to the south of the trout Burn there is an area of open ground which supports a species rich meadow flora. Characteristic plants include marsh thistle Cirsium palust…

Dunalastair Reservoir

…en fringing the loch is characterised by bottle sedge, Carex rostrata, bogbean, Menyanthes trifoliata, and marsh cinquefoil, Comarum palustre. It forms a transition from open water through to drier fen meadow, a rare and decreasing habitat type in Britain. The site comprises seve…

Sound Heath

…f which are uncommon in Cheshire, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, greater spearwort Ranunculus lingua, marsh violet Viola palustris, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, floating club rush Eleogiton fluitans, water violet Hottonia palustris and …

Mapledurwell Fen

…common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris; bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella; bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata; marsh valerian Valeriana dioica; marsh helleborine Epipactis palustris; fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea; and various forms of the marsh orchid group including the rare Pugsl…

Deadman

…ised by the floating leaves of bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and marsh St John's wort Hypericum elodes. The insectivorous pale butterwort Pinguicula lusitanica prefers the exposed peat of the pool margins as does white beak sedge Rhynchosp…

Cwm Cadlan

… butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris, marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and, more locally, long-stalked yellow sedge Carex lepidocarpa, marsh helleborine Epipactis palustris, broad-leaved cottongrass Eriophorum latifolium and knotted pearlwort Sagina…

Rhosydd Bryn-maen

…lowered rush Juncus acutiflorus, common marsh-bedstraw Galium palustre, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and whorled caraway Carum verticillatum. In other areas, they grade into purple moor-grass pastures, either with frequent grasses such as sweet vernal-grass or wetter areas with …

Lough McCall

… Carex paniculata. Herbs include marsh cinquefoil Potentilla palustris, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh speedwell Veronica scutellata, skullcap Scutellaria galericulata and wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris. These species grow over a carpet of brown mosses dominated by point…

Pilmoor

… common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium and occasional patches of bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and bottle sedge Carex rostrata also occur. A number of larger pools and ponds are fringed by soft rush Juncus effusus and common sedge. On ground subject to seasonal waterloggi…

Wartle Moss

…ea has shorter, more open vegetation with scattered open pools in which bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata grows. There are also stands of fen-meadow vegetation dominated respectively by meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria and sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus and areas of carr domin…

Afon Cleddau Gorllewinol / Western Cleddau River

…leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius, marsh St John’s-wort Hypericum elodes, marsh lousewort Pedicularis palustris, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre and lesser skullcap Scut…

Corsydd Nug a Merddwr

…scattering of wetland herbs including ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, bog bean Menyanthes trifoliata and marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre. In contrast, where ponding of water occurs with acid ground-water and the peat is still of some depth then commoner plant communities are p…

Culswick Marsh

…palustre. Spike-rush Eleocharis palustris, Common Sedge Carex nigra and bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata occur commonly in the Cinquefoil–dominated community.

High Lickbarrow Mires and Pastures

…plants, including bog bilberry Vaccinium oxycoccos on the hummocks with bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius and lesser bladderwort Utricularia minor in the water filled hollows. On the periphery of one such fen area a small colony of the increas…

Sychnant Pass

… range of aquatic plants including floating marsh-wort Apium inundatum, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre; insects including the black darter dragonfly and the migrant hawker are recorded. Remarks: Within the Snowdonia National Park.

Longmoor Bog

…hard fern Blechnum spicant, narrow buckler fern Dryopteris carthusiana, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, common wintergreen Pyrola minor, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, lesser skullcap Scutellaria minor and common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii. The wet heathland lies t…

Fairwood, Pengwern and Welshmoor Commons

…rest due to the presence of greater tussock sedge Carex paniculata and bog bean Menyanthes trifoliata. In contrast, the drainage pattern on Pengwern and Welsh Moor is less complex with single watercourses featuring a range of wetland plants including yellow flag Iris pseudacorus,…

Powerstock Common and Wytherston Farm

…d bur-reed Sparganium erectum, bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, lesser water-plantain Baldellia ranunculoides and submerged floating club-rush Eleogiton fluitans, all of which are rare in west Dorset. The particular combination and juxtaposi…

Chilton Foliat Meadows

…actylorhiza praetermissa, early marsh orchid Dactylorhiza incarnate and bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, a species scarce in Wiltshire, are more scattered. The meadows are dissected by an extensive series of ditches and drains; these are characterised by an abundance of wet loving …

Langford Meadow

…attle Pedicularis palustris is abundant and there are several stands of bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata. Spike-rush Eleocharis palustris, cotton-grass Eriophorum angustifolium and bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella all occur locally as well as more widespread species such as marsh mar…

Wylde Moor, Feckenham

…tum and cowslip Primula veris. The site includes a number of pools with bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and the stoneworts Chara hispida and Tolygella sp. Twelve dragonfly species have been recorded from the site, including the emperor dragonfly Anax imperator, the four spotted lib…

Cors Gyfelog

…asiocarpa is locally dominant, with purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, devil's-bit scabious Succisa pratensis and common cotton-grass Eriophorum angustifolium all frequent. Brown mosses (of the genera Calliergon, …

Whitewater Valley

…soils and which are generally uncommon in Cambridgeshire. These include bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, black bog rush Schoenus nigricans, purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, tormentil Potentilla erecta, marsh valerian Valeriana dioica and marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris. Oth…

Buxton Heath

…he meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi and bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata. The calcareous fen grades into acidic flush communities on the valley sides. Purple moor grass Molinia caerulea is dominant with a variety of mosses including thick carpets of b…

Sizewell Marshes

…ird's foot trefoil Lotus pedunculatus, marsh orchids Dactylorhiza spp., bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella, yellow iris Iris pseudacorus, sedges Carex spp. and rushes Juncus spp. The nationally scarce marsh dock Rumex palustris and greater water parsni…

Pike Whin Bog

…x acuta, marsh stitchwort Stellaria palustris and a small population of bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata.

River Hull Headwaters

…rsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, common valerian Valeriana officinalis, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, marsh marigold Caltha palustris and large stands of great willowherb Epilobium hirsutum. Kelleythorpe Marsh is…

Mointeach Scadabhaigh

…of nutrient-poor acid lochs, including water lobelia Lobelia dortmanna, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and white water-lily Nymphaea alba. Yellow water-lily Nuphar lutea and various pondweeds Potamogeton sp are also present. Most of the bogs within the site are in the Loch Scadabh…

Thompson Water, Carr and Common

…veloped, resulting in the establishment of bottle sedge Carex rostrata, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre and common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium. Scattered areas of tall fen have developed in some low lying areas and around ungrazed margin…

Strath an Loin

…mock–hollow features and areas of bog pools. Large, rounded pools with bog bean Menyanthes trifoliata are found on more level ground giving way to long, narrow pools on the steeper slopes. Bare peat is exposed in the many erosion gullies, although in places there is some recoloni…

Cropple How Mire

…and yellow sedge C. demissa. Poor fen occurs in the wettest areas with bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris and marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre. Of particular note is the presence of both lesser skullcap S…

Carn/Glenshane Pass

…eeper pools which are dominated by open water with occasional stands of bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, lesser bladderwort Utricularia minor and the black liverwort Cladopodiella fluitans. The pool margins support a low carpet of Sphagnum papillosum and Sphagnum magellanicum with …

Craigs

… arrowgrass Triglochin palustris, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and yellow starry feather moss Campylium stellatum. A dry central ridge runs north-south down the centre of the site, of semi-improved grassland with common ragwort Senecio jacob…

Burns Beck Moss

… the pondweed Potamogeton natans, water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula and alternate flowered water milfoil Myriophyllum alterniflorum. Patches of sparse common sallow Salix cinerea scrub also occur on the site.…

Gortnasoal Glebe and Meenadoan

…num cuspidatum with occasional ow-horn bog moss Sphagnum denticulatum. Bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata is also recorded in many of the larger pools. The vegetation surrounding the poois is comprised of a luxuriant mat of bog mosses Sphagnum spp., predominantly papillose bog moss S…

Llyn Ty'n y Mynydd

…a is dominant and associated with water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile, bogbeam Menyanthes trifoliata and common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium. Fringing the site are areas of wet heath with purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, cross leaved heath Erica tetralix and bog myrt…

White Moss

…gum in more open areas and occasionally sundew Drosera rotundifolia and bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata. This gives way to firmer ground where purple moor grass Molinia caerulea is intermixed with heather Calluna vulgaris, cross leaved heath Erica tetralix and bog myrtle Myrica gal…

Llyn Llech Owain

…hite water-lily (Nuthar lutea and Nymohaea alba respectively). Areas of bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata extend outwards from the lake margin, and in the western corner, a substantial bed of bottle sedge Carex rostrata grows. The upland hoverfly, Platycherius tertallidus, occurs in …

Littleton and Balhamie Hills

…tensive basin fen below Lochton Hill, with bottle sedge Carex rostrata, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre as well as bog sedge Carex limosa and lesser tussock-sedge C. diandra. Other species include marsh-marigold Caltha palustris and water horse…

Mynydd Llangyndeyrn

…s Trichophorum cespitosum, common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh St. John's-wort Hypericum elodes, royal fern Osmunda regalis, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos and cros…

Kirkby Moor

…nel Anagallis tenella, common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium and bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata. Several county records for fungi have been made in areas of Sphagnum mosses. Woodland and open water support a wide variety of breeding birds including tree pipit, woodcock, g…

Parc-y-rhos

…he north-eastern part of the site has a wide range of plants, including bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre and common water-starwort Callitriche stagnalis. The field boundary hedges and banks are rich in woody and flowering plants.

Hedgecourt

…is, reed mace Typha latifolia or bulrush Schoenoplectus lacustris, with bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and touch me not balsam Impatiens nolitangere, a local plant for which this is the only site in Surrey. Well established open water communities are rare in Surrey and are easily …

Pentrosfa Mire

…re encroaching the open water area – these being variously dominated by bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, bulrush Typha latifolia and bottle sedge Carex rostrata. An area of topogenous fen has developed in the valley bottom above the lake. This area supports a plant community which …

Biller Howe Dale

…t for its bog and flush communities in which significant populations of bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, abundant Sphagnum spp. and white beaked sedge Rhynchospora alba occur. The dale is noted for its orchid co…

Rhos Llawr Cwrt

… contain basin mires where common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, the bog-mosses Sphagnum recurvum, S. auriculatum and S. palustre and the moss Aulacomnium palustre are prominent. Creeping willow Salix repens is present. Two enclosures within …

Oakers Bog

…ved sundew Drosera rotundifolia and white beak-sedge Rhynchospora alba. Bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius are common in the shallow pools as is emergent vegetation including common cotton-grass Eriophorum angustifolium and jointed rush Junc…

Kernick and Ottery Meadows

…John’s-wort Hypericum elodes, round-leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, Sphagnum fallax, pale butterwort Pinguicula lusitanica, bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius and the nationally scarce wavy St John’s-wort Hypericum undulatum. The associated…

Little Langdale Tarn

…mum. Parts of this fen community grade into emergent swamp dominated by bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, bottle sedge Carex rostrata and bog myrtle Myrica gale. Extensive areas of acid marshy grassland, dominated by the tussocky purple moor grass …

Swannington Upgate Common

… ulmaria. The fen is floristically rich and species of interest include bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, southern marsh orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa and panicled sedge Carex paniculata. There is a distinct zone with great pond sedge Carex ripa…

Stockbridge Common Marsh

…f rare and local species, for example, bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, adder's tongue fern Ophioglossum vulgatum, green winged orchid Anacamptis morio, southern marsh orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa and marsh valerian Valeriana dioica. To the sout…

Great Cressingham Fen

… marsh marigold Caltha palustris, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre and bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata. Several uncommon species occur including bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella, common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, Carex lepidocarpa and b…

North Dartmoor

…ostrata, star sedge C. echinata, white-beak sedge Rhynchospora alba and bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata. Large areas of both wet and dry heathland are also found within the SSSI, dominated by heather, purple moor grass and cross-leaved heath, together with western gorse Ulex galli…

Steelend Moss

…s including the bog moss S.squarrosum are dominant with cottongrass and bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata. Lesser tussock-sedge Carex diandra, a species that is scarce in Britain, also occurs here. Tall-herb fen fringes this area, with sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus and meado…

Rathlin Island - Ballycarry

…sifragum. Larger hollows form peat-bottomed lakes where such species as bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, bottle sedge Carex rostrata and the bog mosses Sphagnum spp. are dominant. https://www.daera-ni.gov.uk/publications/ballycarry-assi

Scotton and Laughton Forest Ponds

…aria, common sedge C. nigra, sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus and bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata. Mosses are an important component of this vegetation, either carpeting the ground or forming large mounds through which the higher plants grow. At least four bog mosses Sphagnum…

Whiddon Moor, Luckroft and Odham Marshes

…a, wood club-rush Scirpus sylvaticus, bladder-sedge Carex vesicaria and bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, all of which are local in Devon. The fauna of the site has not been fully surveyed, but is known to include two nationally scarce butterflies, the marsh fritillary Eurodryas au…

Greenfield Meadow

…lla vulgaris, marsh marigold Caltha palustris, water avens Geum rivale, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh valerian Valeriana dioica and marsh violet Viola palustris. The site also contains a number of species rich calcareous flushes which are dominated by long stalked yellow s…

Gleads Moss

…ipendula ulmaria, soft rush Juncus effusus, water mint Mentha aquatica, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and bittersweet Solanum dulcamara. Among the more uncommon species present are greater spearwort Ranunculus lingua, saw sedge Cladium mariscus and marsh cinquefoil Comarum palust…

Rhos Cruglas

…ullcap Scutellaria minor, early marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza incarnata and bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata. This wet area grades into drier herb-rich pasture which is varied in nature and contains such species as meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, devil's-bit scabious Succisa pratensis…

Mambury and Stowford Moors

… In the wettest areas, bottle sedge Carex rostrata beds are found, with bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, both uncommon plants in Devon, and also the nationally scarce wavy St John’s-wort Hypericum undulatum. The fauna of the site has not been …

Bere Stream

… herbs include local species such as marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella. Hollows in this grassland contain acid mire communities dominated by Sphagnum compactum with cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, cotton grass …

Blackslade Mire

…cteristically contain abundant bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, marsh lousewort Pedicularis palustris, marsh St John’s-wort Hypericum elodes and floating club-rush Eleogiton fluitans. The surrounding wet…

Breary Marsh

…ols with common reed, reed canary grass, water mint, marsh marigold and bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata. There are numerous tussocks of the greater tussock sedge and ferns, including male fern Dryopteris filix-mas, broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata and narrow buckler fern Dryo…

Rhos Hen-Glyn-Isaf

…ches which support species such as hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius and the locally uncommon fern Osmunda regalis. Remarks: The site lies within the Brecon Beacons National Park.

Sheepland Coast

…h waters. Associated higher plants with a widespread occurrence include bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris, and water mint Mentha aquatica. Additional species with a more localised occurrence include marsh cinquefoil Potentilla palustris, meadow swee…

Lough Gullion

…ottle sedge Carex rostrata and white sedge Carex curta predominate with bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh cinquefoil Potentilla palustris, common marsh bedstraw Galium palustre and occasional common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium. Semi-natural habitats associated with th…

Moneystaghan Bog

… are typically dominated by feathery bog moss Sphagnum cuspidatum, with bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata abundant in a number of them. The insectivorous round leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia and more notably great sundew Drosera longifolia and the nationally rare golden bog moss …

Biglands Bog

…site. Other associated species include meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh lousewort Pedicularis palustris and yellow flag Iris pseudacorus with common reed mace Typha latifolia more locally. At present about half the fen area has developed to a …

Purewell Meadows

…ding local marsh plants including marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre and bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata. There are small areas of wet acid grassland over deeper peat which are dominated by purple moor grass Molinia caerulea and brown bent with bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella, star …

Black Moss

… of the flushed conditions here, are marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis and common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii. Northern marsh orchid Dactylorhiza purperella has also been recorded. Separated from the m…

Shelve Pool

…hich bottle sedge Carex rostrata, water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre and marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris are important components, although varying in abundance spatially. Bog moss Sphagnum spp., the mosses …

Winster Wetlands

…rous bladderwort, Utricularia minor, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and the spike rushes Eleocharis multicaulis and Eliocharis quinqueflora. The Sphagnum lawn is dominated by S. papillosum, cross leaved heath Erica tetralix and bog asphodel Narth…

Cors Cae'r Neuadd

…Juncus acutiflorus and marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, with frequent bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius, bulbous rush Juncus bulbosus and the moss Polytrichum commune. An unusually wide range of other species is also present, including white…

Cors Ty-gwyn

…strata, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, common sedge Carex nigra and bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata. Locally there are extensive lawns of bog-mosses Sphagnum spp., with localised areas of round-leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia. At the western end of the site water horsetail E…

Cors Llyn Farch a Llyn Fanod

… bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, bottle sedge Carex rostrata and bog mosses Sphagnum spp. Palynological studies have shown that the bog has developed since late glacial times as a result of the infilling of Lly…

Ruttersleigh

…ris. In the very wettest areas associated with springlines and runnels, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, marsh St John's wort Hypericum elodes, grow together with bog mosses such as Sphagnum auriculatum where conditions are most acidic. Where con…

Hendre Bach

…along the stream side support water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile and bog bean Menyanthes trifoliata. There is also a small area of drier neutral grassland with species such as common bird’s-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus and common knapweed Centaurea nigra. Several uncommon sp…

Jeffreyston Pastures

…eas contain quaking-grass, common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, gipsywort Lycopus europaeus, saw-wort Serratula tinctoria, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, marsh violet Viola palustris and bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella, and at spring …

Llyn Bedydd

…mire occurs, supporting a range of fen and mire plant species including bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and marsh cinguefoil Comarum palustre. The mere supports a rich invertebrate population including the nationally scarce variable damsel fly Coenagrion pulchellum.

Llyn Ty'n y Llyn

…, with bottle sedge Carex rostrata, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, bog bean Menyanthes trifoliata, common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium and marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris. Locally uncommon plant species include white sedge Carex canescens whilst the moss Sphagnum…

Pant Cae Haidd

…Scorpidium revolvens. Fen-flowered spike rush Eleocharis quinqueflora, bog bean Menyanthes trifoliata, lesser clubmoss Selaginella selaginoides and marsh St John’s-wort Hypericum elodes are each locally frequent and there is a good population of northern marsh orchid Dactylorhiza…

Y Werthyr

…ange of wetland herbs such as the marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre and bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata. There is also a well developed brophyte layer in which various mosses, particularly Acrocladium spp. are abundant. Among the less common species present, the greater spearwort R…

Ynys Uchaf

…osa. Small areas are more acidic with bladder-sedge Carex vesicaria and bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata. The southern edge of this site is fringed by a carr of alder Alnus glutinosa, ash Fraxinus excelsior and several species of willow Salix spp', below these trees greater tussock-…

Mar Field Fen

…h valerian Valeriana dioica, early marsh orchid Dactylorhiza incarnata, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and the uncommon broad leaved cotton grass Eriophorum latifolium. On flushed ground towards the northern end of the site a particularly scarce and localised plant community occur…

Quoile

…nt Agrostis stolonifera and common marsh bedstraw Galium palustre, with bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, common water plantain Alisma plantago-aquatica and branched bur-reed Sparganium erectum in wetter sections. The area contains many scarce plants. Notable species include spindle…

Carey Valley

…ough with transitions to fen communities with common sedge Carex nigra, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh horsetail Equisetum palustre, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris and marsh violet Viola palustris. The fen communities are more extensive and diverse to the south, where…

Hartlebury Common and Hillditch Coppice

…ts only known location in the county. Small areas of open water support bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, broad leaved pondweed Potamogeton natans and bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius. All three British newts occur at this site. Several components of the invertebrate fauna o…

East Devon Pebblebed Heaths

…gra, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata, lesser butterfly orchid Platanthera bifolia and sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus. Other species associated with the wetter area…

Wybunbury Moss

…rex acutiformis and Carex paniculata, lesser reed mace Typha latifolia, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and common reed Phragmites australis. Notable species include marsh fern Thelypteris palustris and saw sedge Cladium mariscus both of which are rare in Cheshire. The range of hab…

Jeffry Bog

… ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi. There are two flourishing colonies of bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, one in Jeffry Bog itself, the other in Church Farm marsh and, of particular note in the latter area, greater spearwort Ranunculus lingua. Jeffry Bog Plantation is dominated by a…

Weston Fen

…is scorpioides, greater tussock sedge and two locally uncommon species, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre. Secondary woodland and scrub have developed on several marginal areas. On drier parts this consists mainly of oak, sycamore and birch and i…

Longbridge Muir

…ospora alba, common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium, bog asphodel, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, oblong-leaved sundew Drosera intermedia and great sundew D.anglica. Other species that are present and typical of raised bogs include cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos, round-leaved…

Strother Hills

…arsh violet Viola palustris, floating sweet grass Glyceria fluitans and bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata are present in a few localities. Of particular interest is an area of tall fen dominated by common reed Phragmites australis with marsh thistle Cirsium palustre, wild angelica An…

River Nar

…orchid, Dactylorhiza praetermissa; yellow rattle, Rhinanthus minor and bogbean, Menyanthes trifoliata. Where land adjacent to the river is seasonally flooded and has not been reclaimed as pasture, areas of rough fen and unmanaged scrub remain. Further downstream this scrub has d…

Balerno Common

… stands of emergent vegetation, including bottle sedge Carex rostrata, bog bean Menyanthes trifoliata and marsh horsetail Equisetum palustre. There are also large marginal areas of marshy grassland with meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, and…

Garry Bog Part II

…haracteristic growth of aquatic Sphagnum mosses with frequent stands of bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata in the deeper pools. Their margins support extensive growth of the rare Sphagnum pulchrum. The surrounding water-logged lawns of bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, support an ab…

Wintringham Marsh

…arsh valerian Valeriana dioica, devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh lousewort Pedicularis palustris and bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella. Bordering the stream along the northern edge there are beds of reed sweet grass Glyceria maxima and le…

Bonds Glen

…n vegetation with species such as branched bur-reed Sparganium erectum, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh cinquefoil Potentilla palustris, water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile, marsh bedstraw Galium palustre, common valerian Valeriana officinalis and the rare wood club rush Sc…

Deptford Farm Pastures

…veral boggy areas occur in this main field. They contain plants such as bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium, round-leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia and various bog mosses Sphagnum auriculatum, S. subnitens and S. capillifolium. Other plant…

Cockleford Marsh

…and seepage areas bordering the stream; these include a large colony of bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium, marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris, southern marsh orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa, star sedge Carex echinata, long stalked yel…

Aber Geirch

…d with the fen-meadow community include pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, water mint Mentha aquatica, square stemmed st Johns wort Hypericum tetrapterum, carnation sedge Carex panicea and long stalked yellow sedge Carex lepidocarpa. Associates of the …

Aberithon and Bedw Turbaries

…ladderwort Utricularia minor and floating club-rush Eleogiton fluitans. Bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre are common. The lichen Cetraria Sepincola occurs on birch trees around the edge of the mire. This species is only known from a few sites in …

Murrins

…growth of the aquatic sphagnum moss Sphagnum cuspidatum with occasional bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata in the deeper pools. On slightly drier hummocks, heather Calluna vulgaris, deergrass Trichophorum cespitosum and hare's tail cottongrass Eriophorum vaginatum are more prevalent w…

Lough Navar Scarps and Lakes

…lium and northern deergrass Trichophonmz cespitosllm with herbs such as bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, round leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia and oblong-leaved sundew Drosera intermedia. Lower plants include a range of bog mosses Sphagnum sp…

Owenkillew River

…s Phalaris arundinacea, along with a rich assortment of herbs including bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh cinquefoil Potentilla palustris and marsh marigold Caltha palustris. The Owenkillew River is of particular importance for its associated fauna. It is one of the few rivers…

Knock Dhu Sallagh Braes

…es, also occurring. Herbs include water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre and occasional marsh hawk's-beard Crepis paludosa. The ‘brown moss’ component of the fen is of particular interest. Giant spear wort Calliergon…

Ben Griams

…. The site contains a number of pool systems supporting species such as bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and white beak-sedge Rhynchospora alba. Alpine heath Above 300m altitude, wet heath generally grades into dry heath. Towards the summits of Ben Griam Mór and Ben Griam Beag, a su…

Monadh Mor

…loating swamp of bog mosses Sphagnum spp, bottle sedge, Carex rostrata, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre around the edges. The margins of these water bodies also support wet willow, birch and pine woodland.

Woodgrange

…minated by common reed Phragmites australis with a high ground cover of bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata while wetter, more open areas are typified by bottle sedge Carex rostrata, marsh bedstraw Galium palustre and water dock Rumex hydrolapathum. The latter species, localised in nor…

Lackan Bog

…of sphagnum bog-mosses. These occur beside more species-rich areas with bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh cinquefoil Potentilla palustris and bottle sedge Carex rostrata present. Deeper cuttings have produced pools with open water and a variety of aquatic species e.g. two spec…

Straghans Lough

…aris arundinacea. Tall fen is dominated by bottle sedge Carex rostrata, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile, with occasional marsh cinquefoil Potentilla palustris, meadow sweet Filipendula ulmaria, common marsh bedstraw Galium palustre and lesse…

Cashel Loughs

…on with occasional open water pools. Floating mats are characterised by bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, bottle sedge Carex rostrata, common sedge Carex nigra, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, water mint Mentha aquatica and water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile, growing over a …

Newlands

…lude meadow sweet Filipendula ulmaria, marsh marigold Caltha palustris, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh willowherb Epilobium palustre, marsh thistle Cirsium palustre, wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris, marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustre, marsh violet Viola palustris, water…

Rathlin Island - Kebble

…the sedge-rich sward and include marsh cinquefoil Potentilla paiustris, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, devils-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum and marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris. In slightly more base-rich areas bog pimpernel Anagallis tene…

Whitwell Common

…re are several permanently wet hollows with standing water and abundant bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, marsh marigold Caltha palustris and water dropwort Oenanthe fistulosa occur. The fen grades into an are adominated by reed Phragmites australi…

Hare's Down, Knowstone & Rackenford Moors

…ound water welling up to the surface. Bog communities also occur, with bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella, white beak-sedge Rhynchospora alba, star sedge Carex echinata, common sedge C. nigra, marsh St John’s-wort Hypericum elodes and the insectivorou…

Blue Pool and Norden Heaths

…white-beak sedge Rhynchospora alba, bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella and bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata. Open water in bog and clay pools supports aquatic species such as bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius, white water-lily Nymphaea alba and bogbean. The southern part of the …

Hallsenna Moor

… marsh marigold Caltha palustris, water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and the uncommon marsh St John's wort Hypericum elodes occurs locally. Dense willow Salix cinerea and Salix pentandra and birch Betula pubescens scrub has developed in the south …

Plas-y-Gors

…ginatum are abundant. Amongst the hummocks are peat-bottomed pools with bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius. Remarks: Within the Brecon Beacons National Park. Owned by the Forestry Commission.

East Harnham Meadows

… Carex acutiformis and meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria and the uncommon bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and marsh valerian Valeriana dioica occur in the ditches. The herb rich grassland extends across twelve small meadows, an unusually large area to have avoided agricultural improv…

Mattishall Moor

…rant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea, common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella, marsh lousewort Pedicularis palustris, flea sedge Carex pulicaris, marsh helleborine Epipactis palustris, flat sedge Blysmus compressus lesser w…

Ottery Valley

… pimpernel Anagallis tenella, round-leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and more rarely pale butterwort Pinguicula lusitanica. The bryophyte flora is also diverse and includes Campylium stellatum, Riccardia multifida, Breutelia chrysocoma and Ordonto…

Tonnagh Quarry

…ounded by a narrow band of swamp with common reed Phragmites australis, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, water mint Mentha aquatica and notably, great fen sedge Cladium mariscus. The semi-natural habitats at Tonnagh Quarry are important for a wide range of plants and animals, inclu…

Thorne and Doves Moors

… meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre and bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata. Also found in these areas are wavy St John’s-wort Hypericum undulatum, which is a nationally scarce plant, the locally uncommon bottle sedge Carex rostrata, and white sedge Care…

Holt Lowes

…h orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria and bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata. Carr woodland, dominated by alder Alnus glutinosa with birch Betula pubescens and ash Fraxinus excelsior, is spreading onto the open areas of fen. The ground flora includes wood…

Badley Moor

…s australis with frequent common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, southern marsh orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa and marsh lousewort Pedicularis palustris. Further down the valley slope this mixed fen grades into a small reedbed. Marshy grass…

Ant Broads and Marshes

…r species present include common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris, great sundew Drosera anglica, bog sedge Carex limosa, early marsh orchid Dactylorhiza incarnata, marsh lousewort Pedicularis palustris an…

Roman Wall Loughs

…edge Carex rostrata, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre association with bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, skullcap Scutellaria galericulata, soft rush Juncus effusus and common marsh bedstraw Galium palustre, but there are smaller areas of greater tussock sedge Carex paniculata fen.…

Freeman's Marsh

…palustris, marsh marigold Caltha palustris, water avens Geum rivale and bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata. Also recorded are flat sedge Blysmus compressus, which is uncommon in Berkshire and knotted pearlwort Sagina nodosa which is very rare in the county and scarce generally in sout…

Loch of Lumgair

… Characteristic fen species include marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, bog bean Menyanthes trifoliata, lesser tussock sedge Carex diandra, bottle sedge Carex rostrata, water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile, marsh violet Viola palustris and coralroot orchid Corallorhiza trifida, an…

Shapwick Heath

…natum. Other plants of interest are bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, round leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia and ivy leaved bellflower Wahlenbergia hederacea. Drier parts of the ancient bog surface are now colonised by fen woodland and scrub dom…

Shrawardine Pool

… greater reed mace Typha latifolia occurs. In the sedge dominated areas bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, gipsywort Lycopus europaeus and skullcap Scutellaria galericulata are found. A large proportion of the site consists of carr dominated by alder Alnus glutinosa and sallow Salix …

Balloch Moss

…nation sedge C. panicea. A wide range of other plants occur, including bog bean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, marsh lousewort Pedicularis palustris and northern marsh orchid Dactylorh…

Claife Tarns and Mires

…ch as marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, water mint Mentha aquatica, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre. Highs Moss and Ustick Moss show a similar range of peat land communities to Nor Moss but with additional species such as water horsetail Eq…

Burnham Beeches

…, sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus, yellow flag Iris pseudacorus, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, lesser spearwort Hypericum elodes, greater bladderwort Utricularia vulgaris, white and yellow water lilies Nymphaea alba and Nuphar lutea and some six species of bog moss Sphagn…

Rubha Dunan

…australis in Wester Ross. There are several patches of open water with bog bean Menyanthes trifoliata, horsetail Equisetum fluviatile, and the regionally scarce lesser bladderwort Utricularia minor. In the centre of the fen there is a small patch of willow. The western margin of …

River Barle

…ss Glyceria fluitans, but small areas of bottle sedge Carex rostrata or bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata are also present. Amongst the many plant species in the grasslands are: greater burnet Sanguisorba officinalis, a plant found very rarely in Somerset, betony Betonica officinalis…

Semerwater

… Phalaris arundinacea. Land based wetland communities include localised bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata swamp, extensive pasture dominated by rushes Juncus effusus and marsh and meadowland containing herbs such as marsh marigold Caltha palustris, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi and…

Upper Nantserth Pasture

…nd plants such as bugle Ajuga reptans, marsh-marigold Caltha palustris, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and common valerian Valeriana officinalis.

Byton & Combe Moors

…d reed grass Glyceria maxima are abundant. Other notable plants include bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and marsh horsetail Equisetum palustre, both now local in Herefordshire. The area is an important wetland site for birds in Herefordshire, with species such as mallard Anas platy…

Sutton Park

…ifolia, as well as the more uncommon lesser bulrush Typha angustifolia, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris and sedges Carex sp. This community grades into marshy grassland with wild angelica Angelica sylvestris, …

Fenemere

…ch botanically. The flora includes marsh orchid Dactylorhiza incarnata, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris and water dropwort Oenanthe fistulosa. Fenemere is also important for its rich aquatic invertebrate fauna. It has a more diverse mollusc po…

Lag Meadow

…ecies such as ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, wood avens Geum urbanum, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and marsh marigold Caltha palustris. Stands of bladder sedge Carex vesicaria and the uncommon globeflower Trollius europaeus also occur.

Strathy Bogs

…with shallow pools aligned along the contours. These typically contain bog bean Menyanthes trifoliata, with the ridges supporting a variety of bog mosses and dwarf shrubs.

Altikeeragh

…atum, with lesser amounts of Sphagnum auriculatum. Occasional stands of bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata occur in some of the largest pools. The pool margins are typically dominated by Sphagnum papillosum and Sphagnum magellanicum with bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, common cott…

Frosses Bog

… from acid pools supporting extensive growth of Sphagnum cuspidatum and bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, through heath and grassland dominated by purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, to 'poor' fen and swamp. In the latter, the vegetation is dominated by bottle sedge Carex rostrata a…

Burton Park

…eris filix-mas. Where the woodland has developed on peat such plants as bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos, which has only three other localities in the county, also occur. Away from the lake, alder carr grades into a drier birch Betula pendula and oa…

Cefn Bryn Common

…h St John's-wort Hypericum elodes, whorled caraway Carum verticillatum, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius. Additional notable species are royal fern Osmunda regalis, oblong-leaved sundew Drosera intermedia and white beak sedge Rhynchospora …

East Ruston Common

…tton grass Eriophorum angustifolium, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, jointed rush Juncus articulatus and bottle sedge Carex rostrata. The flushes grade into areas of mixed fen vegetation on low lying ground. The fen is at first acidic near the sl…

Mid Cornwall Moors

…rale, leafy rush Juncus foliosus, smooth stalked sedge Carex laevigata, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum, bog mosses, greater tussock sedge Carex paniculata and the locally notable corky fruited water dropwort Oen…

Mill Lough

…le loosestrife Lythrum salicaria, wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris and bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata form the bulk of the vegetation. This merges into a narrow fringe of flooded alder Alnus glutinosa and grey willow Salix cinerea carr. Where the shoreline is grazed, there is oft…

Plas Iolyn Bog

…p cinerea. It contains herbs such as marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris. Several species of rush Juncus spp. occupy the margin of marshy grassland. The surrounding semi-improved neutral grassland and inflow an…

Ballybannan

… abundant here. Species which occur throughout the wetland area include bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, hoary willowherb Epilobium parviflorum and common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris, in addition to creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, meadow sweet Filipendula ulmaria, water hors…

Lochmaben Lochs

… to willow carr that merges into open water transition mire composed of bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, Sphagnum mosses and bottle sedge Carex rostrata. Much of the vegetation is species-rich and some uncommon plants, such as cowbane Cicuta virosa and marsh stitchwort Stellaria pa…

Angram Bottoms

…is and meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria. Waterlogged depressions support bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre. A secondary plant community has developed in areas where the growth of bog moss Sphagnum spp has raised the surface of the vegetation beyon…

Fair Head and Murlough Bay

…tation is dominated by purple moor grass Molinia caerulea with frequent bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh cinquefoil Potentilla palustris, cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, heather Calluna vulgaris and bog myrtle Myrica gale. Sedges are also well represented in the sward, pri…

The Flits

…xist in these alder zones and they contain locally rare species such as bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh valerian Valeriana dioica and meadow saffron Colchicum autumnale. An outstanding feature is the presence of globe flower Trollius europaeus which is here near the southern…

Lye Valley

…osum, marsh valerian Valeriana dioica, bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris, devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis, marsh helleborine Epipactis palustris and marsh lousewort Pedicularis palustris. Less common spec…

Wormbridge Common

…a number of species uncommon in this part of the West Midlands, such as bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella, marsh helleborine Epipactis palustris, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum and red rattle Pedicularis palustris. Some scrub colonisation has occurr…

Rhos Blaen Carrog

…ctylorhiza purpurella, also contains lesser skullcap Scutellaria minor, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and marsh lousewort Pedicularis palustris.

Corfe Meadows

…aw Galium verum. Wetter peripheral areas of poor fen vegetation contain bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata, marsh lousewort Pedicularis palustris, devil’s-bit scabious, Succisa pratensis and marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, a plant of rest…

Cae Cilmaenllwyd

…environs. Other notable plants include bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh lousewort Pedicularis palustris, marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris and marsh valerian Valeriana dioica. A variety of sedges grow in the wetter parts, including the unc…

Bodmin Moor, North

…undifolia, bog orchid Hammarbya paludosa – a nationally scarce species, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, pale butterwort Pinguicula lusitanica, lesser skullcap Scutellaria minor and ivy-leaved bellflower Wahlenbergia hederacea. Lower plants are not well documented from Bodmin Moor…

Chwythlyn

…ies of the open water and marsh include Yellow Water Lily Nuphar lutea, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and Lady's Smock Cardamine pratensis. The carr woodland has shrubs such as Wild Raspberry Rubus idaeus and herbs including Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris, Goose Grass Galium a…

Cors y Llyn

…ex rostrata and bog-mosses, with associates such as common cottongrass, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre. The peripheral "lagg zone" around the basins comprises woodland dominated by downy birch Betula pubescens or, in places, by naturalised Sco…

Cors Farchwel

…ongrass Eriophorum angustifolium, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris, marsh valerian Valeriana dioica, the regionally rare marsh helleborine Epipactis palustris and the nationally scarce moss Tomentypnum nite…

Cors Barfog

… Bog Mosses Sphagnum spp.. Frequent small pools of open water have much bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata. The three British species sundew Drosera spp, all insectivorous plants, occur plus the hybrid between Drosera rotundifolia and Drosera anglica. The nationally uncommon Bog Rosem…

Skinsdale Peatlands

…d carpets of bog-mosses with the small cranberry Vaccinium microcarpum. Bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata grows in the larger pools. Vascular (flowering) plants The site also supports large populations of three nationally scarce species; dwarf birch Betula nana, small cranberry V. …

Subberthwaite, Blawith and Torver Low Commons

…n the open water and bog pondweed is also frequently present along with bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, common cotton grass, few flowered spike rush Eleocharis quinqueflora and marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris. Below the surface of the water, bladderworts Utricularia intermed…

Buttermere Fells

…awdel. It is very wet, with a well developed system of pools containing bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and bottle sedge Carex rostrata. Round leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia, deer grass and the mosses Sphagnum papillosum, S. capillifolium and Sphagnum cuspidatum are all abundan…

Rhos-Rydd

…rn half of the site is composed of rank, poor-fen vegetation containing bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, lesser skullcap Scutellaria minor and branched bur-reed Sparganium erectum. Two broad drainage ditches run south-westwards across the site, bu…

Ballycam

…unculus flammula. Where the cover of Juncus subnodulosus is less dense, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata becomes more abundant and such species as lesser water parsnip Berula erecta and water mint Mentha aquatica increase. Common reed Phragmites australis occupies the centre of the …

Lough Corr

… and great fen sedge Cladium mariscus. Associated higher plants include bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh cinquefoil Potentilla palustris, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula and water mint Mentha aquatica with meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum occurring in the drier areas. B…

Smallburgh Fen

…rass of parnassus Parnassia palustris, bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh helleborine Epipactis palustris, marsh valerian Valeriana dioica, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, glaucous sedge Carex flacca and dioecious sedge Carex dioica. A tal…

West Bradieston and Craig of Garvock

…nd Sphagnum denticulatum. Small stands of bottle sedge Carex rostrata, bog bean Menyanthes trifoliata and marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre are also found and brown sedge Carex disticha also occurs. Throughout these wetland habitats common spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii, hea…

Slieveanorra and Croaghan

… occasional feathery bog moss Sphagnum cuspidatum around the periphery. Bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata is also often found within the pools. The vegetation surrounding the pools is comprised of a luxuriant mat of bog mosses Sphagnum spp., predominantly red bog moss Sphagnum capill…

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