Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Croagh Bog

…y flushed slopes dominated by purple moor grass Molinia caerulea and bog myrtle Myrica gale. The underlying geology forms part of the ancient Dalradian series present over much of north-west Ireland. At Croagh Bog the metamorphic sandstones belong to the Lough Eske psammites whic…

Killeter Forest and Bogs and Lakes

…ts, generally in association with natural water-courses and flushes. bog myrtle Myrica gale is also frequently associated with these lightly flushed areas. Where the peat surface is wetter, a well-developed microtopography is present, with prominent moss hummocks dominated by red…

Lough Alaban

…y flushed slopes running down towards the lough are characterised by bog myrtle Myrica gale and purple moor grass Molinia caerulea with localised pockets of the liverwort purple spoonwort Pleurozia purpurea. This vegetation community typifies the western location of the blanket b…

Montiaghs Moss

…d understorey of other species such as creeping willow Salix repens, bog myrtle Myrica gale and Bay willow Salix pentandra. The ground flora is mixed, with species such as purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, meadow sweet Filipendula ulmaria, bramble Rubus fruticosus and common ne…

Ludderburn and Candlestick Mires

…undew Drosera rotundifolia, hare's tail cotton grass Erioporum vaginatum, sweet gale Myrica gale and bog mosses Sphagnum magellanicum, S. auriculatum and S. subnitens. The more alkaline central area is species rich with lawns and carpets of S. contorum and mosses Campylium stella…

Harbottle Moors

…An outstanding feature of Harbottle Moors is the widespread occurrence of sweet gale Myrica gale. This shrub is found on stream sides and on slopes flushed with acidic water and occurs here as an extensive ground cover in quantities rarely seen elsewhere. There are two lakes, Har…

Broad Fen, Dilham

…the swallowtail butterfly Papilio machaon which is well established here. Sweet Gale Myrica gale is a common shrub in those areas dominated by saw sedge. A shorter more diverse fen vegetation occurs closer to the edge of the basin which is dominated by mixtures of fen rush Juncus…

Llynnau Bodgynydd

…n associated acid bog is dominated by purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, Sweet Gale Myrica gale and cross leaved heath Erica tetralix but also contains the rare Marsh Club moss Lycopodiella inundata. Remarks: Within the Snowdonia National Park.

Essan Burn and Mullyfamore

…leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia occur in the wetter hollows, with bog myrtle Myrica gale locally abundant throughout. The moss layer is well-developed and is dominated by Sphagnum capillifolium and Sphagnum papillosum, with frequent Sphagnum tenellum and Sphagnum auriculatum i…

Holystone Burn Woods

…icularly east of Washpool Sike and the northern edge of Holystone Common, sweet gale Myrica gale with purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, is abundant in flushes, a particular feature of uplands in this part of Northumberland. In the vicinity of Play Well the drier ridges support …

Dead Island Bog

…, tussocks of deergrass Trichophorum cespitosum and locally frequent bog myrtle Myrica gale. These species are generally associated with Sphagnum capillifolium, which is the dominant hummock-forming moss on the bog. In addition, the notable moss Sphagnum imbricatum forms several …

Cors Bodeilio

… blunt-flowered rush Juncus subnodulosus, common reed Phragmites australis, eet gale Myrica gale and purple moor grass Molinia caerulea are dominant or co-dominant over large areas. Other sedge communities also occur and in places characteristic fen bryophyte carpets are well-dev…

Cors Llyferin

… bog-rush Schoenus nigricans, blunt-flowered rush Juncus subnodulosus and sweet gale Myrica gale. The sedge communities are rich in species and locally uncommon plants such as marsh helleborine Epipactis palustris and mud sedge Carex limosa are present; fen bryophytes, e.g. Scorp…

Wolf Island Bog

…um and deergrass Trichophorum cespitosum, with occasional patches of bog myrtle Myrica gale. Sphagnum mosses, particularly Sphagnum papillosum and Sphagnum tenellum form scattered hummocks throughout the area. The presence of a well-defined soak here adds further interest to the …

Aghanaglack

… cross leaved heath Erica tetralix and in places extensive stands of bog myrtle Myrica gale occurring over a carpet of bog moss Sphagnum spp. Two separate areas of fen occur on Aghanaglack at Lough Blockenton the upper slopes and Dooletter Lough in the lower lying part of the ar…

Cors Geirch

…monly found at this site include purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, bog myrtle Myrica gale, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre and numerous sedges including lesser tussock sedge Carex diandra, long stalked yellow-sedge Carex viridula ssp. brachyrhyncha, brown sedge Carex disticha…

Catcott Edington and Chilton Moors

…of the site, contains an area of purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, bog myrtle Myrica gale and cross leaved heath Erica tetralix heathland with alder Alnus glutinosa carr woodland and mixed scrub, containing common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium and royal fern Osmunda reg…

A' Mhoine

…uginos forms extensive carpets in some areas. Other species, such as bog myrtle Myrica gale and bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, are found in parts of the site. Much of the central area of A’ Mhoine shows a range of erosion features typical of relatively high altitude bogs in …

Kernick and Ottery Meadows

…curring as dense carpets. Tawny sedge, marsh violet Viola palustris, bog myrtle Myrica gale and cross-leaved heath occur locally. Of particular note is the occurrence of lesser skullcap Scutellaria minor together with skullcap Scutellaria galericulata and frequent wavy St John’ s…

Little Langdale Tarn

…, 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 Molinia caerulea and sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus occur around and to the west of the tarn,…

Tarn Hows

…land flora with carpets of Sphagnum moss interspersed with stands of bog myrtle Myrica gale and common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium. The Sphagnum communities vary from types dominated by white beak sedge Rhynchospora alba with sundew Drosera rotundifolia and bog asphodel…

Trelow Downs

…ussocky purple moor-grass with black bog rush Schoenus nigricans and bog myrtle Myrica gale. In areas between the tussocks locally frequent species include bog mosses Sphagnum spp., bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, common cotton-grass Er…

Roeveagh

…s. Herbs associated with this area include heather Calluna vulgaris, bog myrtle Myrica gale, common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium and marsh lousewort Pedicularis palustris. Roeveagh has been managed in a traditional way and has a high degree of naturalness. As a result, th…

Holl Meadows

…ne bistort Persicaria vivipara, fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea, bog myrtle Myrica gale and spignel Meum athamanticum.

Druim na Coibe

…sum, heather Calluna vulgaris and cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix. Bog myrtle Myrica gale is locally abundant. Hummocks of the bog moss Sphagnum fuscum are relatively frequent. Sphagnum magellanicum and the nationally scarce S. austinii are also found on the site. Ladder fen is…

McKean's Moss

…r of old, shallow peat cuttings on the edge of the intact dome where bog myrtle Myrica gale is notably abundant. In some places, the peat surface is drier, with hummocks supporting an array of Cladonia lichens. Hypnum cupressiforme is the most prominent moss species here, with oc…

Finglandrigg Woods

…rass Trichophorum cespitosum, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum and bog myrtle Myrica gale, but the outstanding feature of the heath is the occurrence of good quantities of dwarf gorse Ulex minor. Finglandrigg has the largest of several outlying populations of this species in th…

Hatch Mere

…en plants including valerian Valeriana officinalis, common skullcap Scutellaria galericulata, panicled sedge Carex paniculata and tufted sedge Carex elata. This last species has a restricted distribution in Cheshire. On drier ground birch Betula pubescens becomes dominant and a d…

Wolborough Fen

…Cladium mariscus in Devon, for the presence of an extensive stand of bog myrtle Myrica gale, a scarce species in the county, and for certain fungus and insect species. The site is in a valley immediately to the south of Newton Abbot, and lies over Aller Gravels crossing downslop…

Austwick and Lawkland Mosses

…ace of the bog has become colonised by downy birch Betula pubescens, bog myrtle Myrica gale, purple moor grass Molinia caerulea and a heather / bilberry Calluna vulgaris/ Vaccinium myrtillus heathland. At the margin, birch carr gives way to poor fen inwhich the effect of the unde…

Elterwater

…e associated flora including gypsy wort Lycopus europaeus, skullcap Scutellaria galericulata, common valerian Valeriana officinalis and the local northern sedge Carex aquatilis. On the landward side, these communities merge into marshy grasslands or willow and alder carr. Tufted …

Prolusk

…cattered bell heather Erica cinerea. There are occasional patches of bog myrtle Myrica gale dominated wet heath occurring with black bog rush Schoenus nigricans. Interspersed amongst the tall ericoids, purple moor grass Molinia caerulea provides additional canopy height with nort…

Heysham Moss

…teristic of this type of habitat and are present on the Moss include bog myrtle Myrica gale, cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, heather Calluna vulgaris, cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos, hare's tail cotton grass Eriophorum vaginatum and round leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia. A n…

Oulton Moss

… bog mosses including Sphagnum compactum, S. molle and S. tenellum. Bog myrtle Myrica gale occurs frequently beside old peat cuttings and other less common species include bog rosemary Andromeda polifolia and oblong leaved sundew Drosera intermedia in some of the wetter areas. T…

Dykeneuk Moss

…m and hare’s tail cottongrass Eriophorum vaginatum. Small patches of bog myrtle Myrica gale occur throughout the mire surface and form an unusual feature of the vegetation. Cranberry and rounded-leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia also occur. Along the eastern edge of the bog, the…

Poplar Farm Meadows, Langley

…dowsweet Filipendula ulmaria occurs in one of the meadows. Bushes of bog myrtle Myrica gale and creeping willow Salix repens are frequent and other species present include meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, primrose Primula vulgaris and devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis. A tr…

Big Dog Scarps and Lakes

…d the extensive flushed areas of blanket bog and heath with frequent bog myrtle Myrica gale on which the moths spin their distinctive webs. Big Dog Scarps and Lakes ASSI also provides breeding sites and feeding grounds for hen harrier Circus cyaneus and provides foraging areas fo…

Glennasheevar

…s, are dominated by purple moor grass Molinia caerulea with frequent bog myrtle Myrica gale, indicating weak flushing of acidic water through the surface peat layer. Species frequently associated with these broad flushes include sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus, cross leave…

Spinningdale Bog

… There is a transition from the reed swamp into wet heath, featuring bog myrtle Myrica gale, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum and Sphagnum mosses. Tall tussocks of heather Calluna vulgaris, hare’s-tail cotton-grass Eriophorum vaginatum and pur…

Mound Alderwoods

…sus, and purple-moor grass Molinia caerulea tussocks intermixed with bog-myrtle Myrica gale. Saline lagoon This lagoon has formed behind the Mound causeway covering approximately 24ha. It is a ‘sluiced saline lagoon’ with an open connection to the sea (Loch Fleet). The lagoon ret…

Roydon Common

… ssp., the locally rare cotton grass Eriophorum vaginatum, bushes of bog myrtle Myrica gale and the lesser butterfly orchid Platanthera bifolia. The valley mire is a very wet area with extensive carpets of sphagnum moss with the moss Scorpidium scorpioides and black bog rush Scho…

Cerrig y Gweunydd

… heath include cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix and a few plants of bog myrtle Myrica gale. Semi improved grassland, which occurs in mosaic and in stands, includes perennial rye grass Lolium perenne and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus. The site supports a population of marsh fritil…

Caldanagh Bog

…sward dominated by purple moor grass Molinia caerulea with scattered bog myrtle Myrica gale, before reaching a narrow band of fen along the edge of the River Main. The fen is variable, and contains stands of grey willow Salix cinerea, which become rather more sparse towards the s…

Loch Macanrie Fens

…r Black Loch, alongside slender sedge Carex lasiocarpa and skullcap Scutellaria galericulata. The extensive lowland raised bog community, which covers much of the site, supports a variety of Sphagnum mosses, as well as cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos, round-leaved sundew Drosera ro…

Hesley Moss

…e mire from which it has developed, with heather, purple moor grass, bog myrtle Myrica gale, marsh violet Viola palustris and abundant bog mosses including Sphagnum palustre. As the peat basin thins towards the surrounding mineral ground there is a gradual transition from the wet…

Cranny Bogs

…d by a dwarf shrub canopy of heather Calluna vulgaris, with frequent bog myrtle Myrica gale and tussocks of deergrass Trichophorum cespitosum. Common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium and hare's tail cottongrass Eriophorum vaginatum are also constant in the sward. The surface …

Muir of Dinnet

…a, to poor-fens with bog mosses (Sphagnum species), fen-meadows with bog myrtle Myrica gale and birch fen-woodland. Loch Davan has a similar range of hydroseral plant communities. Extensive areas of fen-meadow are found by the loch and along its outflow the Monandavan Burn. Black…

Kirlish

…grass Molinia caerulea, common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium, bog myrtle Myrica gale, heather Calluna vulgaris and cross-leaved heath Eric tetralix over a carpet of bog mosses Sphagnum spp. Where the more acid soils are influenced by the flushing of base-rich ground waters…

Rowardennan Woodlands

…vaticum. Transitional communities characterised by alder, willow and bog myrtle Myrica gale have developed on the shore where seasonal flooding occurs; such communities are rare on Loch Lomondside. The following natural features are not notified for the SSSI but add further inter…

Black Hill Heath

…m ossifragum, round-leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia and, locally, bog myrtle Myrica gale. The margin of woodland ranges from wet common sallow Salix cinerea and birch carr over tussocks of purple moor-grass and bog mosses to dry pedunculate oak Quercus robur and ash Fraxinus …

Yare Broads and Marshes

…l areas of fen dominated by saw sedge Cladium mariscus with frequent bog myrtle Myrica gale, but this community is much rarer than in the other Broadland valleys. Mixed scrub on fenland peats occurs on many areas which are no longer managed; common sallow Salix cinerea is abundan…

Yarner Wood & Trendlebere Down

… by purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea, heather Calluna vulgaris and bog myrtle Myrica gale. Heathland on Trendlebere Down to the north of Yarner Wood is dominated by heather and also contains abundant bell heather Erica cinerea, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, western gorse …

Badanloch Bogs

…d ridges. The vegetation on both parts of the site includes abundant bog myrtle Myrica gale along with deergrass Trichophorum cespitosum, common cotton-grass Eriophorum angustifolium and heather Calluna vulgaris. The bog surface is rich in Sphagnum mosses, including noteworthy sp…

Wedholme Flow

…us, cross leaved heath and cranberry. Drier zones of heath, in which bog myrtle Myrica gale forms extensive stands, occur towards the peat land edge as the open raised mire vegetation grades into mixed scrub woodland. Scot's pine has become well established along the southern mar…

Castle Bottom to Yateley and Hawley Commons

…egetation at the site is dominated by tussocky purple moor grass and bog myrtle Myrica gale. The rich bog flora associated with the more open areas includes white beak sedge Rhynchospora alba, two species of sundew Drosera rotundifolia and Drosera intermedia, dodder Cuscuta epith…

Aber Mawddach / Mawddach Estuary

…ed heath Erica tetralix, with white beak-sedge Rhynchospora alba and bog myrtle Myrica gale. Several locally scarce plants also occur, including bog rosemary Andromeda polifolia, blunt flowered rush Juncus subnodulosus, and greater spearwort Ranunculus lingua. At the southern end…

Lochs of Butterstone, Craiglush and Lowes

…with bottle sedge Carex rostrata, slender sedge Carex lasiocarpa and bog myrtle Myrica gale together with bladderwort Utricularia sp and many-stalked spike-rush Eleocharis multicaulis. It is of outstanding interest and is probably unique in Tayside. The site is important for its …

Carrine Common & Penwethers

…a includes star sedge Carex echinata and tawny sedge Carex hostiana. Bog-myrtle Myrica gale is locally dominant. An additional species of particular note is the nationally scarce plant species, wavy-leaved St. John’s wort Hypericum undulatum. The uncommon oblong-leaved sundew Dro…

Merthen Wood

…us a species uncommon to Cornwall, the locally rather rare skullcap Scutellaria galericulata and the soft shield fern Polystichum setiferum which is rare in West Cornwall. The ground flora on the upper slopes is dominated by dense brambles Rubus fruticosus agg. or by bluebell Hy…

Cloghcor Lough

…aerulea over a carpet of mosses, including bog mosses Sphagnum spp.. Bog myrtle Myrica gale occurs on the flushed slopes. Localised base-rich flushing running through the wet heath supports a short, species-rich sward, characterised by dioecious sedge Carex dioica and common butt…

Fair Head and Murlough Bay

…ris, cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, heather Calluna vulgaris and bog myrtle Myrica gale. Sedges are also well represented in the sward, primarily bottle sedge Carex rostrata, star sedge Carex echinata and common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium. Bryophyte cover is general…

Afon Eden - Cors Goch Trawsfynydd

…tongrass, common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium and occasional bog-myrtle Myrica gale contribute to a more diverse flora. Flush and valley mire vegetation occurs widely throughout the Cors Goch mire wherever water seepage contributes to slight nutrient enrichment, and chara…

St Leonards and St Ives Heaths

…ogged purple moor grass can form dense tussocky stands with areas of bog myrtle Myrica gale and common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium. On waterlogged peat in less densely vegetated situations bog mosses are more abundant and other associated plants include white beak sedge…

Bovey Heathfield

…re abundant here together with cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix and bog myrtle Myrica gale. Many species are associated with the wet heath, including creeping willow Salix repens, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata, saw wort Serratula tin…

Cors y Sychnant

…icularis palustris, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, and clumps of bog myrtle Myrica gale and isolated rhododendron bushes. A willow and birch carr with numerous epiphytic lichens and bryophytes and several herbs also occurs in this area.

Stokeford Heaths

… areas there is often pronounced lateral movement of groundwater and bog myrtle Myrica gale can form dense stands. Tormentil Potentilla erecta is a characteristic plant of these locations. A number of small pools occur within the mires and these support two more bog mosses Sphag…

Morfa Abererch

…o characterised by an abundance of common reed Phragmites australis, bog myrtle Myrica gale, common cotton-grass Eriophorum angustifolium, purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea and soft rush Juncus effusus. In places, the fen vegetation grades into wetter depressions dominated by bo…

Scar End Wood

…taegus monogyna, alder Alnus glutinosa, willow Salix atrocinerea and bog myrtle Myrica gale produce a patchy understorey. The ground flora is predominantly bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus with areas of bracken Pteridium aquilinum which gives way to ericaceous communities at the mar…

Winfrith Heath

…d water, purple moor-grass forms large tussocks with dense stands of bog myrtle Myrica gale. mires in the south-eastern part of the site have become largely overgrown with sallow Salix sp. The contrasting, predominantly grassland vegetation of the Tadnoll Valley has developed on …

Billsmoor Park and Grasslees Wood

…ded areas enclose small areas of mire vegetation, including one with bog myrtle Myrica gale, broad leaved cotton grass Eriophorum latifolium, grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris and purple moor grass Molinia caerulea. Wet spring lines support yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemoru…

Moss of Killimster

… There is a good cover of Sphagnum (bog) moss over the peat surface. Bog myrtle Myrica 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 domina…

Hatfield Moors

…de species rare in the county such as cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos, bog myrtle Myrica gale and bog rosemary Andromeda polifolia. Dry heath communities are dominated by heather Calluna vulgaris, purple moor grass Molinia caerulea and bracken Pteridium aquilinum. The ground flora …

Newby Moor

…eaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia, cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos and bog myrtle Myrica gale with tussocks of purple moor grass Molinia caerulea and hummocks of bog mosses Sphagnum spp. In the wettest areas bottle sedge Carex rostrata is abundant with bogbean Menyanthes trifoliat…

Roudsea Wood & Mosses

…ses dense species poor and tussocky purple moor grass grassland with bog myrtle Myrica gale, hare's tail cotton grass and hummocks of the moss Sphagnum palustre. This type of grassland is representative of the edge or 'lagg' community which under natural conditions would occupy t…

Bourne Valley

…ky expanses of purple moor-grass mire containing prominent stands of bog-myrtle Myrica gale. In other areas and around small pools there is a more species rich valley mire vegetation. This is characterised by a variety of bog mosses including Sphagnum magellanicum and the nationa…

Cropple How Mire

…m, cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos, bog myrtle Myrica gale and devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis over Sphagnum mosses and shallow peat. To the west of the track the underlying peat is deeper and wetter indicating a permanently high water tab…

Borlasevath and Retallack Moor

…, the latter nationally scarce are well represented. Scrub, notably bog myrtle (Myrica gale) and bramble (Rubus fruticosus agg.) is scattered amongst the mire which grades imperceptibly to wet heath vegetation on the flatter and less well drained ground with a greater cover of he…

Llyn Ty'n y Mynydd

…e moor grass Molinia caerulea, cross leaved heath Erica tetralix and bog myrtle Myrica gale. Willows Salix spp and birch Betula pubescens carr vegetation is developing over a part of the site. Several more note able species occur within the area including royal fern Osmunda regal…

White Moss

…with heather Calluna vulgaris, cross leaved heath Erica tetralix and bog myrtle Myrica gale. Floating patches of Sphagnum and depressions in the surface of the moss reveal the location of former peat cuttings. Along the drier sides of the moss purple moor grass, tufted hair grass…

Carrick Heaths

…ia, hay-scented buckler-fern Dryopteris aemula, occasional stands of bog myrtle Myrica gale and creeping willow Salix repens and broad-leaved cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium var. elatius. Bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius and marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris are lo…

Mynydd Preseli

…etter slopes with much cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, patches of bog-myrtle Myrica gale and some heather Calluna vulgaris. Dioecious sedge Carex dioica, white sedge Carex canescens, common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris, ivy-leaved bellflower Wahlenbergia hederacea, cranberry…

Dyfi

…ic of hummocks and hollows, with flowering plants and shrubs such as bog-myrtle Myrica gale dominating the hummocks, and lawns of bog-mosses Sphagnum species in the hollows. Fourteen species of bog-moss have been recorded on the bog, including virtually all the species likely to …

Coedydd Nanmor

…porting areas of acidic mire. These include communities dominated by bog myrtle Myrica gale and purple moor grass Molinia caerulea with a variety of associates. There are also soligenous flushes in which a range of bogmosses Sphagnum spp occur with species such as the sundews Dro…

Fenn's, Whixall, Bettisfield, Wem & Cadney Mosses

…s, occupying a slightly lower lying area, is a strip of fen in which bog myrtle Myrica gale and purple moor grass are predominant. Royal fern occurs in this habitat. Other areas of Molinia fen contain small quantities of meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum found here at its only Sh…

Moneygal Bog Part II

…gs tend to be deeper and both purple moor grass Molinia caerulea and bog myrtle Myrica gale are locally frequent in association with the regenerating bog vegetation. Along the eastern edge of the site, a stream forms the natural boundary to the bog. Along the edge of the stream, …

Danes Moss

…the south east of the railway line and supports the largest stand of bog myrtle Myrica gale in Cheshire. A central part of the site has already been successfully flooded by the installation of strategically placed dams. The depth of the water varies because old cuttings, peat bau…

Trevaunance Cove

…socks with locally frequent species including cross-leaved heath and bog myrtle Myrica gale, occasional western gorse and, less frequently, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, common fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica, creeping willow Salix repens, saw wort Serratula tinctoria and ro…

Braithwaite Moss

…grass is more prominent and grazing pressure less, the wetland shrub bog myrtle Myrica gale becomes an important part of the vegetation. Other shrubs include small areas of willow Salix sp carr on wetter ground with gorse scrub in the dryer areas. Where larger trees have been abl…

Sluxton Marsh, Whitemoor

…n sedge Carex panicea and tormentil Potentilla erecta. In places the bog-myrtle Myrica gale is prominent. Of particular interest are stands of fen-meadow, where the base-demanding tawny sedge Carex hostiana and flea sedge C. pulicaris are frequent and the vegetation is generally …

Carnkief Pond

…d bog vegetation. The wet heath/bog supports a rich flora including bog myrtle Myrica gale and royal fern Osmunda regalis. Of particular note is the Red Data Book* species Dorset heath Erica ciliaris, present here in abundance, but very rare outside Dorset. The open water areas…

Biglands Bog

… cinerea and Salix pentandra with alder buckthorn Frangula alnus and bog myrtle Myrica gale. The fen as a whole represents one of the most extensive and richest examples of its type in the North Cumbria area. The acidic mire is smaller but clearly delimited and consists of a flat…

Rusland Valley Mosses

… a community of purple moor grass Molinia caerulea interspersed with bog myrtle Myrica gale has developed. This merges into willow Salix spp. and birch Betula pubescens woodland which surrounds each of the mosses. The waterlogged ground carries a rich flora including species such…

Ballymacombs More

…requencies of Scots pine Pinus sylvestris and hazel Corylus avellana bog myrtle Myrica gale. The Boreal-Atlantic transition is indicated by the rise in alder Alnus glutinosa, and this change to a wetter climate is associated with an increase of the planktonic diatom Aulacoseira s…

Peatlands Park

…y heather CaUuna vulgaris and cross leaved heath Erica tetralix with bog myrtle Myrica gale locally frequent, growing through a mixed sphagnum moss carpet. Other species include common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium, hare's tail cottongrass Eriophorum vaginatum and occasion…

Alderfen Broad

…milk parsley Thyselium palustre, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria and bog myrtle Myrica gale. Carr woodland is invading the open fen on the landward side. Alder Alnus glutinosa is dominant with frequent common sallow Salix cinerea and the ground flora includes yellow flag Iris pse…

Broadmoor to Bagshot Woods and Heaths

…ath Erica tetralix and the bog moss Sphagnum compactum with areas of bog myrtle Myrica gale. Wetter areas contain typical bog plants including bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, round leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia and deer grass Trichophorum cespitosum, whilst purple moor g…

Stover Park

…ected by species such as bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius and bog myrtle Myrica gale. The lake and its margins support a rich invertebrate fauna. Of 26 species of dragonflies (Odonata) occurring in Devon, 19 have been recorded at Stover. Of particular note are the hairy d…

Cors Goch, Llanllwch

…caerulea. The latter becomes dominant on tile edges of the site, and bog myrtle Myrica gale is often abundant. Peripheral habitats on the south side include small areas of alder Alnus glutinosa carr and a small fen of common reed Phragmites australis. The peat is up to 5 metres (…

The Wilderness

…riable amounts of bramble Rubus fruticosus. There are two patches of bog myrtle Myrica gale totalling about 20 bushes and forming probably the largest remaining population in the Isle of Wight. The herb layer is dominated in parts by tussock sedge Carex paniculata, some tussocks …

Cawthorn Moor

…A very extensive complex of flushes east of the beck is dominated by bog myrtle Myrica gale, star sedge, purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, cross leaved heath Erica tetralix and bog moss Sphagnum spp. Other plants, found adjacent to springs, include quaking grass Briza media, ma…

Duddon Mosses

…ses dense species poor and tussocky purple moor grass grassland with bog myrtle Myrica gale and species such as marsh marigold Caltha palustris, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, tormentil Potentilla erecta, heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata sub sp. ericetorum, the b…

Poors Common

…es of reed Phragmites australis, purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, bog myrtle Myrica gale and open bog vegetation. The latter is dominated by the bog mosses Sphagnum papillosum, S. recurvum var. mucronatum, S. subnitens and Sphagnum cuspidatum; bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragu…

Povington and Grange Heaths

…otton-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 bog on the edge of the Frome Vall…

Ardwall Hill

…luding Sphagnum species. There are also flushes containing stands of bog myrtle Myrica gale or herb-rich communities including bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella, common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris, round-leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia and quaking-grass Briza media. The lower…

Sletill Peatlands

…ongrass Eriophorum vaginatum, deer sedge Trichophorum cespitosum and bog myrtle Myrica gale. The flatter parts of the site are much wetter and rich in Sphagnum mosses, including the hummock forming species Sphagnum magellanicum, Sphagnum fuscum and the nationally scarce S. austin…

Craigellachie

… most of these moth species with the great brocade dependant also on bog myrtle Myrica gale and willow Salix species. Other species include netted mountain moth Macaria carbonaria, which is found on the heath above the woodland, and feeds on bearberry Arctostaphylos uva-ursi.

Coille Coire Chuilc

…e bog-mosses Sphagnum species. Where water movement occurs stands of bog myrtle Myrica gale are found. The ancient pinewood supports a rich invertebrate fauna which is particularly notable for the abundance of rare fly and beetle species. The SSSI supports one red data book (Pity…

Ballynahone Bog

…agum, white beak sedge Rhynchospora alba, with occasional patches of bog myrtle Myrica gale also occurring. Leucobryum glaucum and Sphagnum mosses generally form scattered hummocks throughout the area. The lagg surrounding the lowland raised bog has been extensively cut for turf,…

Upton Broad & Marshes

…. Mixed scrub has invaded many former areas of open fen and includes bog myrtle Myrica gale, creeping willow Salix repens, guelder rose Viburnum opulus, buckthorn Rhamnus cathartica and alder buckthorn Frangula alnus. Alder carr occurs in long established areas of woodland on per…

Blelham Tarn & Bog

…lex mosaic of bog plants such as purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, bog myrtle Myrica gale, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, the bog mosses Sphagnum papillosum and Sphagnum plumulosum interspersed with common reed. Scattered birch and common sallow bushes are present over all…

Coed y Rhygen

… indicate local enrichment while some open, wet, peaty areas support bog myrtle Myrica gale and purple moor grass Molinia caerulea. The typical western oakwood bird fauna includes Buzzard, pied flycatcher, wood warbler and redstart. Remarks: Most of the site is a National Nature…

Askham Bog

…and the shrub layer also includes alder buckthorn Frangula alnus and bog myrtle Myrica gale. The open fen communities are very rich in flowering plants such as meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, common meadow rue Thalictrum flavum, yellow loosestrife Lysimachia vulgaris, common mar…

Shap Fells

… Carex rostrata. There is localised development of bog myrtle purple moor grass Myrica gale Molinia caerulea mires which occur to this extent on few other upland areas in the Lake District. Basic flushes are found on the slopes of Wet Sleddale and on Birbeck Fells where lime ric…

South Exmoor

…flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus. Mires on Haddon Hill have the only bog myrtle Myrica gale on Exmoor moorland. The River Berle and its tributaries flow through parts of the site and submerged plants such as alternate watermilfoil Myriophyllum alterniflorum are abundant. There …

Armboth Fells

…the vegetation and forms a large stand of a distinctive mire type of bog myrtle Myrica gale between great Crag and Puddingstone Bank. Base of slope flushing in several places support a species rich variant of this mire type with abundant common and heath spotted orchid Dactylorhi…

Dersingham Bog

…le. Scrub and young trees are encroaching on the bog in many places. bog myrtle Myrica gale is a common shrub on the mire and forms a dense area of scrub with silver birch Betula pendula at the northern end of the site. In the valley is a small piece of carr dominated by alder Al…

Street Heath

…lix spp. has established over much of the area and supports abundant bog myrtle Myrica gale. Rare ferns present include marsh fern Thelypteris palustris and royal fern Osmunda regalis. Old peat workings and rhynes have a wetland community which includes bulrush Typha latifolia, …

Red Moss of Netherley

…ards the centre of the site, the bog is actively regenerating. Here, bog myrtle Myrica gale is frequent and major peat-building bog mosses, Sphagnum papillosum and most notably Sphagnum magellanicum, are abundant.

Ant Broads and Marshes

… the cut areas and in derelict mowing marshes, woody species such as bog myrtle Myrica gale, have invaded the open fen. Ferns are especially abundant and include royal fern Osmunda regalis, the uncommon marsh fern Thelypteris palustris and populations of the nationally rare crest…

Woodwalton Fen

…ds of purple moor grass Molinia caerulea with ling Calluna vulgaris, bog myrtle Myrica gale, tormentil Potentilla erecta and the saw sedge Cladium mariscus. A further swamp community is dominated by purple small reed Calamagrostis epigejos. Mixed fen covers a significant part of …

Brantrake Moss & Devoke Water

…s typified by a high cover of purple moor grass Molinia caerulea and bog myrtle Myrica gale in a community dominated by cotton grasses Eriophorum angustifolium, Eriophorum vaginatum with deer grass Trichophorum cespitosum and cross leaved heath Erica tetralix. bog mosses Sphagnum…

Shapwick Heath

…moor grass and common bent Agrostis capillaris with large patches of bog myrtle Myrica gale, creeping willow Salix repens and cross leaved heath Erica tetralix. Sphagnum moss forms carpets over the wettest parts of the heath. Large populations of orchids are associated with the '…

Reidside Moss

…elements include the presence of a few bog hollows, the abundance of bog myrtle Myrica gale, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum and cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, and the presence of greater sundew Drosera anglica and the bog moss Sphagnum magellanicum. In addition, the Labra…

Manton and Twigmoor

…rry Vaccinium oxycoccos at its only locality in South Humberside and bog myrtle Myrica gale. Woodland dominated by silver birch occupies extensive areas in each section. Locally there are areas of wet woodland where canopy species include alder Alnus glutinosa and grey willow Sal…

Lough Naman Bog and Lake

…s, are dominated by purple moor grass Molinia caerulea with frequent bog myrtle Myrica gale, indicating weak flushing of acidic water through the surface of the peat layer. Species frequently associated with these broad flushes include cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, hare's ta…

Thornhill Moss & Meadows

…gelica sylvestris with marsh marigold Caltha palustris and skullcap Scutellaria galericulata. Towards its northern end the moss is drier. Tussocks of purple moor grass Molinia caerulea occur with heather Calluna vulgaris, cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, hare's tail cotton gras…

Mochrum Lochs

… beak-sedge Rhynchospora alba, deergrass Trichophorum cespitosum and bog myrtle Myrica gale also present. Mochrum Lochs hold the largest inland breeding colony of cormorant in great Britain with some 343 breeding pairs recorded in May 2000. The lochs and surrounding habitats also…

Coed Ty-canol (Ty-canol Wood)

…cented buckler-fern Dryopteris aemula. Another relict species is the bog myrtle Myrica gale. Notable insects include two rare moths that have lichen-feeding caterpillars -the dotted carpet Alcis jubata and the Brussels lace Cleorodes lichenaria, and a third scarce moth is the lig…

Black Loch

…ow carr forms the core of the site. Surrounding this is a zone where bog myrtle Myrica gale and purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea predominate although mosses Sphagnum spp, Polytrichum commune, heather Calluna vulgaris and common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium are frequent.…

Knockdaw Hill

… and bryophytes with some colonisation by grey willow Salix cinerea. Bog-myrtle Myrica gale occupies flush vegetation surrounding this basin and along the Garna burn. A varied sequence of mire types occupies another sump on Craig Hill, where in addition to species-rich communitie…

Basingstoke Canal

…d from the Canal, for example marsh St John's wort Hypericum elodes, bog myrtle Myrica gale, many stalked spike rush Eleocharis multicaulis, cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium and lesser bladderwort Utricularia minor. Of additional note are the sedges Carex rostrata, C. vesica…

Bryn - Bach, Cefn Cribwr

…the ecological and structural diversity of the site. The presence of bog-myrtle Myrica gale is of special interest. This shrub, which is frequent to abundant in the marshy grassland in the east of the site, is locally rare. Also of note are petty whin Genista anglica, which is oc…

Bure Broads and Marshes

…he primary coloniser with alder buckthorn, common sallow and locally bog myrtle Myrica gale. A number of regularly mown paths have been cut through the open fen and they have a distinctive flora that includes ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, southe…

Forsinard Bogs

…ther Calluna vulgaris, hare’s-tail cottongrass Eriophorum vaginatum, bog myrtle Myrica gale and the liverwort Pleurozia purpurea. The flatter parts of the site are much wetter and rich in Sphagnum mosses, including the hummock forming species Sphagnum magellanicum, Sphagnum fuscu…

Eelmoor Marsh

…ton grass Eriophorum angustifolium, with an extensive shrub layer of bog myrtle Myrica gale. Other habitats present within the SSSI include a network of ditches, areas of Scot's pine Pinus sylvestris and birch Betula species and an area of species rich grass heath. The exceptiona…

Avon Valley (Bickton to Christchurch)

…These include the largest known British population of the endangered brown galingale Cyperus fuscus, a species afforded special protection under the Wildlife and Countryside Act, 1981. On the western side of the valley a section of the river terraces is farmed under a traditional…

Moors River System

… a heath flora component, such as cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, bog myrtle Myrica gale and also marsh gentian Gentiana pneumonanthe which is nationally scarce. These provide evidence of past ecological connections with the heaths on adjacent valley slopes and, in places, the…

Ebblake Bog

…ateral zonation dominated respectively by sallow Salix cinerea carr, bog myrtle Myrica gale and purple moor grass Molinia caerulea and Sphagnum moss lawns in which bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium, white beak sedge Rhynchospora alba and th…

Morden Bog and Hyde Heath

…ghout the valley mire. Woody species on the mire are represented by bog-myrtle Myrica gale with downy birch and more rarely alder buckthorn. A birch wood runs southwards from the decoy pond consisting of downy birch over tussock sedge Carex paniculata. Birch and willow carr are …

Lough Corr

…lea, heather Calluna vulgaris, cross leaved heath Erica tetralix and bog myrtle Myrica gale dominate this area. Other herbs include common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum and devils-bit scabious Succisa pratensis. There are also some local…

West Lizard

…stribution. North of the pool at Ponson Joppa the only population of bog myrtle Myrica gale on the Lizard can be found. Three-lobed crowfoot has been recorded at Ruan Pool. The cliffs and coastal heaths of West Lizard support a large number of rare lower plant species. The bryop…

Carsegowan Moss

…d by heather Calluna vulgaris, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix and bog myrtle Myrica gale. In the more open areas, both cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos and bog rosemary Andromeda polifolia occur in some quantity. The bog is surrounded by a woodland fringe of almost pure downy bir…

Moine Mhor

…rass Trichophorum cespitosum, purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea and bog-myrtle Myrica gale. Away from the bog in marshy grassland the vegetation composition is diverse. Commonly occurring plants include sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus, yellow iris Iris pseudacorus, meadow…

Newtondale

…m flavum. In the northern part of the dale areas of poor fen support bog myrtle Myrica gale together with purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, bog cinquefoil Comarum palustre and bottle sedge Carex rostrata. Flush communities on the valley slopes…

Glen Falloch Pinewood

…s of blanket mire and nutrient-poor groundwater flushes dominated by bog myrtle Myrica gale, purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea and sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus. Pollen analysis from this site indicates that the pinewood is unusual in that it was established about 4300 …

Llwyn-iarth

…Scorpidium revolvens, Scorpidium scorpioides and Sphagnum contortum. Bog myrtle Myrica gale forms a patchy canopy over the tussocks. Less prominent but still frequent are a variety of sedges and other species including round-leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia, cross-leaved heath,…

Westhay Moor

…ow Salix spp carr woodland, with purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, bog myrtle Myrica gale and relict areas of the formerly extensive raised bog with Sphagnum spp, lies in the centre of the peat excavations in the southern part of the moor. This area contains bog plants with res…

Purewell Meadows

…lla, star sedge Carex echinata, bristle scirpus Isolepis setacea and bog myrtle Myrica gale. The field margins hold alder Alnus glutinosa, birch Betula pendula, sallow Salix cinerea, oak Quercus robur and holly Ilex aquifolium and the interest of the site is enhanced by scrub whi…

Pettigoe Plateau

…abundance of purple moor grass Molinia caerulea and the frequency of bog myrtle Myrica gale. A notable floristic feature of this bog is the abundance of black bog-rush Schoenus nigricans, which is not confined to areas of water movement as in more easterly bogs, but tends to spre…

Cors Penally (Penally Marsh)

…ommunity with much purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea has developed. Bog myrtle Myrica gale is present, along with gorse Ulex europaeus, round-leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia and star sedge Carex echinata. The vegetation of this area is thought to be a rich-fen example of the …

Redlake Meadows & Hoggs Moor

…s, forming tussocks up to 1m in height. Bramble Rubus fruticosus and bog myrtle Myrica gale are locally abundant, associated herb species include tormentil, angelica Angelica sylvestris, water mint Mentha aquatica, marsh thistle Cirsium palustre, honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum…

Hartland Moor

…tes australis and there is carr with common sallow Salix cinerea and bog myrtle Myrica gale. Bordering the mire are large areas of wet heath containing some of the finest stands of the rare Dorset heath Erica ciliaris to be found in Britain. Ling Calluna vulgaris, cross-leaved he…

Newlyn Downs

…socks with locally frequent species including cross-leaved heath and bog myrtle Myrica gale, occasional western gorse and, less frequently, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, common fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica, creeping willow Salix repens, saw wort Serratula tinctoria and ro…

Simonside Hills

…tem has black bog rush Schoenus nigricans and there are several with bog myrtle Myrica gale. Both these species have a western distribution in Britain and are unusual in the eastern counties. More acidic flushes support either soft rush Juncus effusus with the bog moss Sphagnum f…

Altnaharra

…as of marshy grassland with tufted hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa, bog myrtle Myrica gale, sedges and soft rush Juncus effusus. Sphagnum mosses are abundant across the site. String sedge This is one of only two British sites where the nationally rare string sedge has been found…

Doire Darach

… moor grass Molinia caerulea, deer-grass Trichophorum cespitosum and bog myrtle Myrica gale. Scots pine has been able to regenerate throughout the woodland to create a mixed age class as a result of planting and a series of regeneration enclosures that have been established over …

Ash to Brookwood Heaths

… peat. Other plants include oblong leaved sundew Drosera intermedia, bog myrtle Myrica gale, sharp-flowered rush, marsh bog violet Viola palustris and Surrey rarities marsh St John's wort Hypericum elodes, many stalked spike rush Eleocharis multicaulis, white beak sedge Rhynchosp…

Loch Battan

…ather-dominated vegetation with purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea / bog myrtle Myrica gale flushes, base-rich, sedge-rich meadows and seepage flushes. The seepage flushes, located towards the south east of the site, represent a rare habitat in Inverness District, and are charact…

Corbally

…la erecta, greater bird's foot trefoil Lotus pedunculatus, scattered bog myrtle Myrica gale and carnation sedge Carex panicea. This plant community is rare in Northern Ireland. Adjoining habitats provide additional diversity to the area. To the south, a mosaic of fen and grasslan…

Cashel Loughs

…by heather Erica vulgaris and purple moor grass Molinia caerulea and bog myrtle Myrica gale locally abundant. Wet grassland is scattered around the area and is composed of species such as velvet bent Agrostis canina, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, mat grass Nardus stricta, carnat…

Lions Hill

… dominant and forms dense tall tussocks. Associated species here are bog myrtle Myrica gale, alder buckthorn Frangula alnus and an uncommon naturalised species, the cranberry Vaccinium macrocarpon. Scot's pine Pinus sylvestris woodland has invaded some of the dry and humid heathl…

Flanders Moss

…only in Argyll, Perthshire and Inverness-shire, whose larvae feed on bog myrtle Myrica gale and heathers. Two very local moths, Bryotropha boreella and Crambus pratella and no less than eight UK BAP Priority species of moth are also found: haworth's minor Celaena haworthii, the c…

Coedydd Dyffryn Ffestiniog (Gogleddol)

…g the tussocks, interspersed by patches of bog moss Sphagnum sp. and bog myrtle Myrica gale. The moss and liverwort flora often exceeds the vascular plant flora in its diversity and abundance, forming a carpet that covers boulders, bases of trees, and extends up rock faces and ac…

Luscombe Valley

…getation grades into common reed Phragmites australis with stands of bog-myrtle Myrica gale. The lower part of the valley is varied with carr woodland and reed swamp. Kingfisher1 Alcedo atthis is a resident on the several channels. The nationally scarce dotted sedge Carex puncta…

Beck Hole

…g pimpernel Anagallis tenella, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, bog myrtle Myrica gale and cross leaved heath Erica tetralix. An acid mire dominated by common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium with bog asphodel Narthecium ossifrgum and sundew Drosera rotundifolia occurs …

Colony Bog and Bagshot Heath

… purple moor grass, common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium and bog myrtle Myrica gale. Other plants include round leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia, meadow theist Cirsium dissects, devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis, sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus, heath spotte…

Aldons Hill

…flea sedge C. pulicaris, and locally abundant rushes Juncus spp. and bog myrtle Myrica gale. Ground water running off base-rich basalt and gabbro supports a more varied mire type that is often dominated by black bog-rush Schoenus nigricans and also supports dioecious sedge Carex …

Heart Moss

… a variety of peatland vegetation including Sphagnum bog, Phragmites australis, Myrica gale, Juncus species, Carex species and Polytrichum commune. Early maps noted the presence of a pond or lochan on the site. The site is a large basin fen which grades into grassland to the west…

Ford Moss

…Carex canescens. Around the periphery of the bog there are stands of bog myrtle Myrica gale, another locally rare plant and a speciality of the moss. Woodland around the margins of the site contains stands of mature oak Quercus robur and Scot’s pine Pinus sylvestris, birch Betula…

Holton and Sandford Heaths

…ped on permanently waterlogged deep peat. Here purple moor-grass and bog-myrtle Myrica gale and locally common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium are dominant. Bog mosses are common including Sphagnum auriculatum, S. papillosum and at Holton Heath the Nationally Scarce Sphagnum…

Slop Bog and Uddens Heath

…grass with smaller amounts of cross leaved heath, ling and stands of bog myrtle Myrica gale, sallow Salix cinerea and birch Betula. The dry heath provides excellent habitat for the rare reptiles, sand lizard Lacerta agilis and smooth snake Coronella austriaca. The peat cuttings a…

Frosses Bog

…m myrtillis which is locally frequent on drier, shallower peats, and bog myrtle Myrica gale which occurs in one large stand along the north-eastern side of the bog. Cladonia portentosa reaches considerable abundance over much of the intact surface. Beneath the ericoid canopy Spha…

Cefn Bryn Common

… consists of wet heath dissected by numerous watercourses lined with bog myrtle Myrica gale. Smaller wetlands also occur on the southern slopes in the vicinity of Hayes Wood and Perriswood. Characteristic species of the wet heath include cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, purple …

Cors Bodwrog

… bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, tormentil Potentilla erecta and bog-myrtle Myrica gale. In places, particularly the edge of the site this community grades into fen meadow dominated by Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus, creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera and rush species Juncus sp…

Mid Cornwall Moors

…ocks of purple moor grass with black bog rush Schoenus nigricans and bog myrtle Myrica gale. Tormentil, cross leaved heath, western gorse and other species requiring drier conditions occur frequently in the tussocks. In the water filled hollows between the tussocks bog mosses, bo…

Foxlease and Ancells Meadows

…ther Calluna vulgaris. In places, there are also extensive stands of bog myrtle Myrica gale in association with these species. petty whin Genista anglica is very common and other species include common lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica and heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata…

Loynton Moss

…he largest stand in the county of alder buckthorn Frangula alnus and bog myrtle Myrica gale, which is very scarce in Staffordshire. The ground flora consists mostly of vigorous species such as bramble Rubus fruticosus, bittersweet Solanum dulcamara, broad buckler fern Dryopteris …

Corfe Meadows

…et. A small relict bog community is also present, being dominated by bog-myrtle Myrica gale and purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea. A variety of trees and shrubs including pedunculate oak Quercus robur, ash Fraxinus excelsior, silver birch Betula pendula, hazel Corylus avellana,…

Rhinog

…r Grass Trichophorum cespitosum are frequently dominant locally with bog myrtle Myrica gale. Valley mires and small upland oligotrophic lakes are other features of Rhinog. The rugged upland and then hillside oakwoods on the lower slopes of Rhinog have outstanding lichen, fern, mo…

Subberthwaite, Blawith and Torver Low Commons

…n grass Eriophorum vaginatum, deer sedge Trichophorum cespitosum and bog myrtle Myrica gale. At Whitestone Moss some of the surfaces have a scatter of sedges such as dioecious sedge Carex dioica, common sedge C. nigra and carnation sedge Carex panicea indicating a slight base ric…

Fenn's, Whixall, Bettisfield, Wem and Cadney Mosses

…s, occupying a slightly lower lying area, is a strip of fen in which bog-myrtle Myrica gale and purple moor-grass are predominant. Royal fern occurs in this habitat. Other areas of Molinia fen contain small quantities of meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum found here at its only Shr…

Dodgson Wood

…ugle Ajuga reptans. Nearer the lake yellow flat Iris pseudacorus and bog myrtle Myrica gale are present and the rare touch me not balsam Impatiens nolitangere also occurs. On the higher ground beneath the oak stands, the soils are shallower and the ground flora changes to a more …

Largalinny

…k surface water movement is identified by the occurrence of frequent bog myrtle Myrica gale and purple moor grass Molinia caerulea. Strong localised flushing is characterised by a sedge-rich sward including yellow sedge Carex viridula ssp. oedocarpa, along with herbs such as lous…

Warmwell Heath

… Narthecium ossifragum, round-leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia and bog-myrtle Myrica gale. The Tadnoll Brook, a tributary of the River Frome, rises as a chalk spring three kilometres to the west, and within its valley vegetation communities have developed which are influenced b…

Winmarleigh Moss

…sundew Drosera rotundifolia, is scattered throughout the site, as is bog myrtle Myrica gale. Bog rosemary Andromeda polifolia, a nationally scarce species, occurs throughout the site but is more common in the southern part of the SSSI, where it sometimes forms large patches. Drai…

Bovey Valley Woodlands

…ssland dominated by purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea but including bog myrtle Myrica gale, royal fern Osmunda regalis, alder buckthorn Frangula alnus, lemon-scented fern Thelypteris limbosperma and bog mosses Sphagnum spp. Older trees and the boulders especially those nearer to…

Glasson Moss

… transition from heather and hare's tail cotton grass with stands of bog myrtle Myrica gale on the deeper peat to scrub woodland dominated by downy birch Betula pubescens with alder, willow, hawthorn and oak in abandoned marginal peat cuttings. Grasslands with purple moor grass M…

Rosenannon Bog and Downs

… tetralix and purple moor-grass dominate the wet heath with abundant bog myrtle Myrica gale. Black bog-rush Schoenus nigricans flourishes in the wet, more base-rich areas. Wet hollows support the bog mosses Sphagnum spp. along with large populations of the insectivorous round-lea…

Bewick and Beanley Moors

…ying a dominant role. The less grazed examples are the main site for bog myrtle Myrica gale, a highly local plant in Northumberland. The grazed examples support a richer flora. They combine species of the wet, acid heathland, such as cross leaved heath and tormentil, with those o…

Biller Howe Dale

…lley slopes are of interest for extensive wet heath communities with bog myrtle Myrica gale. Sedge species include star sedge Carex echinata and dioecious sedge Carex dioica and the site supports purple moor grass Molinia caerulea. There are many valley side flushes, the flora of…

Oakers Bog

…ath Erica tetralix, deer grass Trichophorum cespitosum and stands of bog myrtle Myrica gale. The nationally scarce marsh gentian Gentiana pneumonanthe occurs locally in this community. Where the adjoining drier slopes have not been afforested, small areas of dry heathland vegetat…

Map of the sites holding the search term ""Myrica gale""

Sites — ranked by relevance