Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

River Wensum

…rge component of the flora. Where silt has been deposited, spiked water milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum, blue water speedwell Veronica anagallis-aquatica, opposite leaved pondweed Groenlandia densa, willow moss Fontinalis antipyretica and the nationally rare short leaved starwort C…

Bure Broads and Marshes

…et Hottonia palustris, fen pondweed Potamogeton coloratus, spiked water milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum, whorled water milfoil Myriophyllum verticillatum and the uncommon water soldier Stratiotes aloides. Fauna The invertebrate fauna of the marshes is very rich and includes a wide …

Llyn Llygeirian

…it Hydrocharis morsus-ranae, and submerged macrophytes, e.g. the water-milfoils Myriophyllum alterniflorum and Myriophyllum spicatum, are present; reedswamp with a variety of emergent species, e.g. bulrush Typha latifolia, flowering rush Butomus umbellatus and bottle sedge Carex …

Drumore Loch

…rella uniflora, small pondweed Potamogeton berchtoldii, alternate water-milfoil Myriophyllum alterniflorum, spiked water-milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum, common water-starwort Callitriche stagnalis and two types of stonewort (a type of colonial alga). The nationally rare species, S…

Tangy Loch

… communities of fennel pondweed Potamogeton pectinatus and spiked water-milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum, which are typical of comparatively nutrient-rich water occur adjacent to species such as alternate water-milfoil Myriophyllum alterniflorum which are indicative of less nutrient…

River Wye (Lower Wye) / Afon Gwy (Gwy Isaf)

…channel is dominated by submerged flowering plants such as spiked water-milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum and beds of water crowfoot. Other common plants included rigid hornwort Ceratophyllum demersum and perfoliate pondweed Potamogeton perfoliatus. Rare aquatic species include whorl…

River Wye

…channel is dominated by submerged flowering plants such as spiked water milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum and beds of water crowfoot Ranunculus fluitans. Other common plants include rigid hornwort Ceratophyllum demersum and perfoliate pondweed Potamogeton perfoliatus. Rare aquatic sp…

Calthorpe Broad

…palustris, blunt leaved pondweed Potamogeton obtusifolius, spiked water milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum, yellow and white water lilies Nuphar lutea and Nymphaea alba, floating scirpus Eleogiton fluitans and the nationally scarce water soldier Stratiotes aloides. The marginal and em…

River Axe

…ica beccabunga, horned pondweed Zannichellia palustris and spiked water-milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum. The mosses Fontinalis antipyretica and Rhyncostegium riparioides and algae such as Hildenbrandia species are also present. The margins are typically colonised by tall emergents …

River Lugg

…ere is an increasingly eutrophic influence downstream with spiked water milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum, horned pondweed Zannichellia palustris and the green algae Cladophora glomerata and Enteromorpha frequent. Marginal vegetation is sparse with only branched bur reed and reed ca…

Loch Scarmclate

…tonewort Chara aspera and fragile stonewort C. globularis. Spiked water milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum, autumnal water starwort Callitriche hermaphroditica and a number of species of pondweed, including the nationally scarce slender-leaved pondweed Potamogeton filiformis, also gro…

Hilton Gravel Pits

…ave a very rich invertebrate fauna living amongst abundant spiked water milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum. Geology This pit represents the type site of the Hilton Terrace deposits of the Quaternary Period in the River Trent basin. This important terrace has been the subject of consi…

Morton Lochs

… Potamogeton spp., stonewort Chara spp. and plants such as spiked water-milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum. On areas of open mud to the west of the north loch the nationally scarce mudwort Limosella aquatica has been recorded. The lochs are fringed with scrub, woodland and a range of …

Breydon Water

… mud rush Juncus gerardi while the dominant water plant is spiked water milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum. The maritime grassland on the edge of the estuary includes the rare bulbous fox tail Alopecurus bulbosus. The uncommon mollusc, Assiminea grayana has been recorded from the uppe…

Dungeness, Romney Marsh and Rye Bay

…aquatic species are soft hornwort Ceratophyllum submersum, spiked water milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum, fennel pondweed Potamogeton pectinatus, brackish water crowfoot Ranunculus baudotii, thread leaved water crowfoot Ranunculus trichophyllus and horned pondweed Zannichellia palus…

Bridgwater Bay

…ged water weeds, rigid hornwort Ceratophyllum demersum and spiked water milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum are common. Emergent species include flowering rush Butomus umbellatus, common reed and water plantain Alisma plantago-aquatica, while brookweed Samolus valerandi and the local p…

Huddersfield Narrow Canal

…ed and Nuttall’s waterweed Elodea nuttallii, together with spiked water milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum and common water starwort form extensive beds, particularly in the deeper and faster flowing sections. Floating water plantain Luronium natans, water violet Hottonia palustris, u…

Firth of Forth

…rubae, common spike-rush Eleocharis palustris and abundant spiked water-milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum. Coastal lagoons are a rare habitat in SE Scotland and brackish fens are uncommon. Extensive freshwater fen transition communities, uncommon elsewhere on the Forth, occur in the …

Blackwater Estuary

…e more frequent fennel pondweed Potamogeton pectinatus and spiked water milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum. The transition to freshwater is demarcated by stands of common reed Phragmites australis and Reedmace Typha spp. Further inland, species characteristic of a swamp fen community…

Pyllau Machynys (Machynys Ponds)

…-carr. The main pond holds various aquatic plants such as spiked water-milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum, Canadian waterweed Elodea canadensis and increasing rafts of the yellow-flowered fringed water-lily Nymphoides peltata. Beds of bulrush Typha latifolia, common reed Phragmites a…

Catcott Edington and Chilton Moors

…, notably fan leaved water crowfoot Ranunculus circinatus, spiked water milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum, water violet Hottonia palustris and greater bladderwort Utricularia vulgaris. Floating species include frogbit Hydrocharis morsus-ranae and rootless duckweed Wolffia arrhiza wit…

River Eye

…d by extensive beds of yellow water lily Nuphar lutea with spiked water milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum and floating pondweed Potamogeton natans as other common components of the community. In the faster flowing, more shallow stretches other pondweeds such as curled pondweed Potamo…

River Nar

…er crowfoots, Ranunculus spp.; hornwort, Ceratophyllum demersum; water milfoil, Myriophyllum spicatum; and river water dropwort, Oenanthe aquatica. The Nar is well known locally for its brown trout, Salmo trutta. Since 1985, trout numbers have increased steadily; pike, Esox luci…

Malham-Arncliffe

…ea spicata, angular Solomon's seal Polygonatum odoratum and downy currant Ribes spicatum are rare species confined here to limestone pavement. The grikes also provide suitably damp conditions for ferns, most notably limestone fern Gymnocarpium robertianum, rigid buckler fern Dryo…

Big Waters

…t the shallower margins of the lake have been colonised by spiked water milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum and mare’s tail Hippuris vulgaris, backed by an extensive zone of reed mace Typha latifolia, in places in association with bottle sedge Carex rostrata and soft rush Juncus effusu…

Orton Pit

…ndance of Chara species, mare’s tail Hippuris vulgaris and spiked water milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum. The pond margins are typical of eutrophic or brackish conditions and comprise common reed Phragmites australis, common club rush Schoenoplectus lacustris, grey club rush Schoeno…

Cotehill Pastures and Ponds

…Potamogeton crispus and Potamogeton pectinatus, as well as spiked water milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum and Canadian waterweed Elodea canadensis. The longest established, central pond also has a well developed marginalfringe of bulrush Typha latifolia, yellow iris Iris pseudacorus …

Newport Canal

…ulus circinatus, rigid hornwort Ceratophyllum demersum and spiked water milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum. The introduced Canadian pondweed Elodea canadensis is locally abundant. The floating plant communities consist of yellow water lily Nuphar lutea, floating pondweed Potamogeton n…

Rixton Clay Pits

… including blunt leaved pondweed Potamogeton obtusifolius, spiked water milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum and three species of stonewort Chara spp. The use of the site by great crested newts is one of its most important features. A number of pools are used by breeding newts and these…

Upper Lough Erne - Trannish

…aquatic species, including yellow water lily Nuphar lutea, spiked water-milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum and a number of pondweeds, such as broad leaved pondweed Potamogeton natans and shining pondweed Potamogeton lucens. In addition, frogbit Hydrocharis morsus-ranae, which is rare …

River Kennet

…annichellia palustris. Other plants occurring here include spiked water milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum, yellow water lily Nuphar lutea, common club rush Schoenoplectus lacustris and bur reed species i.e. Sparganium emersum. Below Newbury there is a larger volume of water and less…

Shallam Dyke Marshes, Thurne

… in the dykes including frog bit Hydrocharis morsus-ranae, spiked water milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum, shining pondweed Potamogeton lucens, stoneworts Chara spp and the rare water soldier Stratiotes aloides. Emergent plants are well represented and include bulrush Schoenoplectus …

River Frome

…lude blunt fruited water-starwort Callitriche obtusangula, spiked water-milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum, blue water-speedwell Veronica anagallis-aquatica, horned pondweed Zannichellia palustris plus other species of lowland river systems, such as river water-crowfoot Ranunculus flu…

Din Moss - Hoselaw Loch

…d but characteristic range of aquatic vegetation including spiked water-milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum and amphibious bistort Persicaria amphibia. The loch margins support a thin belt of emergent vegetation including reeds Phragmites and bulrush Typha species. Hoselaw Loch is a hi…

Baston and Thurlby Fens

…ranae, fan leaved water crowfoot Ranunculus circinatus and spiked water milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum. Of particular note is the unusually rich assemblage of pondweeds within the drain which includes perfoliate pondweed Potamogeton perfoliatus, flat stalked pondweed Potamogeton …

Mersey Narrows

…bund. The freshwater lagoon is dominated by the aquatic species, water milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum whilst the fringing vegetation is characterised by sea club rush Bolboschoenus maritimus, red goosefoot Chenopodium rubrum and spear leaved orache Atriplex prostrate. A strip of…

River Ribble (Long Preston Deeps)

…character of the water is illustrated by the occurrence of spiked water milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum, brook water crowfoot Ranunculus penicillatus var. calcareus and blanket weed Cladophora glomerata. The fine material on the river bed is derived from alluvium and river terrace …

Cannock Extension Canal

…on lucens, perfoliate pondweed Potamogeton perfoliatus and spiked water milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum, all of which are rare or uncommon in Staffordshire. Other uncommon species present include curled pondweed Potamogeton crispus and narrow leaved water plantain Alisma lanceolatu…

Burgh Common and Muckfleet Marshes

…otes aloides is dominant inmost of the dykes with frequent spiked water milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum, frogbit Hydrocharis morsus-ranae, water violet Hottonia palustris, opposite leaved pondweed Groenlandia densa, stoneworts Chara spp. and the uncommon fen pondweed Potamogeton co…

Tring Reservoirs

…odea canadensis, rigid hornwort Ceratophyllum demersum and spiked water milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum are all abundant. The muddy margins of the reservoirs vary greatly in extent but do support orange foxtail Alopecurus aequalis and the nationally uncommon mudwort Limosella aquat…

Besthorpe Meadows

…ersity and supports an interesting aquatic flora including spiked water milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum, common water crowfoot Ranunculus aquatilis and the uncommon grey club rush Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani.

Burton Park

… dominated by yellow water lily Nuphar lutea with abundant spiked water milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum and some uncommon species of pondweed including fennel pondweed Potamogeton pectinatus, perfoliate pondweed Potamogeton perfoliatus and hair like pondweed Potamogeton trichoides.…

Ashby Canal

… is of particular interest. mare's tail Hippuris vulgaris, spiked water milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum and perfoliate pondweed Potamogeton perfoliatus are locally abundant. Eight other species of pondweed have been recorded including grass wrack pondweed P. compressus and flat sta…

Sprotbrough Gorge

… by comparison with other water bodies in the region, with spiked water milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum and rigid horn wort Ceratophyllum demersum.

Killymackan Lough

…ewort Chara globularis. Yellow water lily Nuphar lutea and spiked water-milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum are also common in the open waters. The emergent vegetation of the lough consists of water horsetail Equisteum fluviatile and common club rush Schoenoplectus lacustris, often gr…

Ceann a' Mhara to Loch a' Phuill

… broader-leaved pondweeds, brackish water-crowfoot Ranunculus baudotii, milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum and greater water-moss Fontinalis antipyretica. At the margins on the more exposed and sometimes poached shores are occasional stands of a variety of reeds, rushes or sedges. Wet…

Chasewater And The Southern Staffordshire Coalfield Heaths

…sser pondweed Potamogeton pusillus, broad leaved pondweed, spiked water milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum and mare’s tail Hippuris vulgaris. Significant stands of lesser reed mace Typha angustifolia and common reed Phragmites australis can be found around the margins of the pool. The…

River Hull Headwaters

…with species such as Canadian waterweed Elodea canadensis, spiked water milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum, fennel pondweed Potamogeton pectinatus, curled pondweed Potamogeton crispus, shining pondweed Potamogeton lucens and more rarely, flat stalked pondweed Potamogeton friesii growi…

Upper Thurne Broads and Marshes

… water lily Nuphar lutea, white water lily Nymphaea alba, whorled water milfoil Myriophyllum verticillatum, greater bladder wort Utricularia vulgaris and common club rush Schoenoplectus lacustris. Mare's tail Hippuris vulgaris, fennel pondweed Potamogeton pectinatus and the natio…

Chesterfield Canal

…r interest. The canal’s water plant community is characterised by water milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum, Nuttall’s waterweed Elodea nuttallii, fennel pondweed Potamogeton pectinatus, perfoliate pondweed Potamogeton perfoliatus, brackish water crowfoot Ranunculus baudotii, short lea…

Stackpole

…tamogeton crispus, fennel pondweed Potamogeton pectinatus, spiked water-milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum and Canadian waterweed Elodea canadensis. In contrast, the southern and western spring-fed sections contain mainly clear water communities dominated by the stonewort Chara hispid…

Cynffig / Kenfig

…demersum, fan-leaved water-crowfoot Ranunculus circinatus, spiked water-milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum and the charophytes rough stonewort Chara aspera var. aspera (nationally scarce) and smooth stonewort Nitella flexilis var. flexilis. The shallow open water habitat at the south …

Yetholm Loch

…d but characteristic range of aquatic vegetation including spiked water-milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum, fennel pondweed Potamogeton pectinatus, horned pondweed Zannichellia palustris, stoneworts Chara spp. and the nationally rare slender-leaved pondweed Potamogeton filiformis. The…

Shibdon Pond

… submerged plants such as water starwort Callitriche spp., spiked water milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum, fennel leaved pondweed Potamogeton pectinatus and water crowfoot Ranunculus penicillatus var. calcareus. To the north west large stands of reed mace Typha latifolia occupy the s…

Bryn Marsh & Ince Moss

…ecies such as broad leaved pondweed Potamogeton natans and spiked water milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum. An impressive range of fen and swamp communities occur in the transitional zone between the open water and terrestrial habitats. Single species swamps of reeds Phragmites austra…

Sprat's Water and Marshes, Carlton Colville

…support a varied aquatic and fringing vegetation including spiked water milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum, rigid hornwort Ceratophyllum demersum, frogbit Hydrocharis morsus-ranae, arrowhead Sagittaria sagittifolia, water soldier Stratiotes aloides, flowering rush Butomus umbellatus a…

Lough Beg

…ude a number of pondweeds Potamogeton spp., Elodea canadensis and water milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum. Swamp is represented on the east shore, with stands of horsetail Equisetum fluviatile and spike rush Eleocharis palustris a discontinuous extensive belt in shallow water. At its…

Stowe Pool and Walk Mill Clay Pit

… plants include amphibious bistort Polygonum amphibium and spiked water milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum. The shallow margins of the pool are dominated by extensive low growing blankets of the water plant Chara aspera var. curta a nationally scarce stonewort Charophyte. The marginal…

Geldeston Meadows

…parsnip Berula erecta, tubular water dropwort Oenanthe fistulosa, water milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum, cyperus sedge Carex pseudocyperus and floating sweet grass Glyceria fluitans. An area of alder Alnus glutinosa Carr is present within the site. Typical grazing marsh birds are w…

Sandbach Flashes

… range of species tolerant of brackish water, for example, spiked water milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum, fennel leaved pondweed Potamogeton pectinatus and horned pondweed Zannichellia palustris. Of particular interest is Ulva intestinalis which is often associated with saline cond…

Lewes Brooks

…er species such as fennel pondweed Potamogeton pectinatus, spiked water milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum and the alga Ulva intestinalis are particularly characteristic of the sesaline conditions, as also are sea club rush Bolboschoenus maritimus and glaucous bulrush Schoenoplectus t…

Llyn Traffwll

…c species such as lesser pondweed Potamogeton pusillus and spiked water-milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum. Among the rare and uncommon species that have been recorded are the eight-stamened waterwort Elatine hydropiper and flowering rush Butomus umbellatus. A smaller area of open wat…

River Tweed

…common water-crowfoot Ranunculus aquatilis and alternate-flowered water-milfoil Myriophyllum alterniflorum. A typical invertebrate fauna is present including mayflies and stoneflies. In the middle reaches as the gradient reduces and depth increases, the nutrient level of the rive…

Leiston - Aldeburgh

…nosurus cristatus. It is dissected by ditches dominated by spiked water milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum and fennel pondweed Potamogeton pectinatus with water crowfoot Ranunculus baudotii in the shallow margins. The Fens area is dominated by common reed Phragmites australis with oc…

River Blythe

…d Potamogeton crispus, lesser bur reed Sparganium emersum, spiked water milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum and many other less common species. On the margins, sedges Carex spp. are frequent alongside species of sweet grass Glyceria spp., reed canary grass Phalaris arundinacea and many…

Mickletown Ings

…local distribution. Aquatic species include, for example, spiked water milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum, rigid hornwort Ceratophyllum demersum, arrowhead Sagittaria sagittifolia and horned pondweed Zannichellia palustris. The emergent and marsh vegetation is dominated particularly …

Ant Broads and Marshes

…Hydrocharis morsus-ranae, water violet Hottonia palustris, spiked water milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum and the local Broadland species, water soldier Stratiotes aloides. Fen Extensive areas of fen vegetation have developed on flat waterlogged flood plains on peat alongside the riv…

Tatton Meres

…ditica, stiff leaved water crowfoot Ranunculus circinatus, spiked water milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum, fennel pondweed Potamogeton pectinatus and horned pondweed Zannichellia palustris. A narrow disjunct fen is present with occasional tussocks of greater tussock sedge Carex panic…

Llyn Maelog

…eristic of a nutrient rich water body with species such as spiked water-milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum, horned pondweed Zannichellia palustris and rigid hornwort Ceratophyllum demersum. Eight species of pondweed Potamonaceae have been recorded including perfoliate pondweed Potamog…

Deeping Gravel Pits

…Nuttall’s waterweed Elodea nuttallii with small amounts of spiked water milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum and stonewort Chara sp.

Ensor's Pool

…folia, which is rare in Warwickshire. Water plants include spiked water milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum and broad leaved pondweed Potamogeton natans. Ensor's Pool also supports a number of dragonflies and damselflies including the emperor dragonfly Anax imperator, the azure damself…

Rutland Water

…Potamogeton spp., Canadian waterweed Elodea canadensis and spiked water milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum. The diversity and management of terrestrial, marsh and aquatic habitats at Rutland Water have made it one of the richest reservoir locations for wintering and passage wildfowl …

River Avon System

…ta. Other species of the channel flora in the Avon include spiked water milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum, arrowhead Sagittaria sagittifolia, lesser water parsnip Berula erecta and fool’s watercress Apium nodiflorum. flowering rush Butomus umbellatus occurs in both its submergent and…

River Ise and Meadows

…lants dominated by unbranched bur reed Sparganium emersum, spiked water milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum, yellow water lily Nuphar lutea, arrowhead Sagittaria sagittifolia and on silt deposits swards of branched bur reed Sparganium erectum. Aquatic plant growth is more luxuriant and…

Cotswold Water Park

… aquatic vegetation type characterised by the abundance of spiked water milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum, fennel pondweed Potamogeton pectinatus, stoneworts Chara spp. and Canadian waterweed Elodea canadensis. Two variants of this lake type occur, both of which are characteristic of…

Sea Bank Clay Pits

…amogeton pusillus, horned pondweed Zannichellia palustris, spiked water milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum, algae of the genus Enteromorpha and two nationally scarce species, brackish water crowfoot Ranunculus baudotii and soft hornwort Ceratophyllum submersum. Superimposed upon this …

Railway Stell West

…l Hippuris vulgaris, water starwort Callitriche stagnalis, spiked water milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum, Canadian waterweed Elodea canadensis, curled pondweed Potamogeton crispus and common duckweed Lemna minor are also present in these sections. Of particular note is the local abu…

Houghton Regis Marl Lakes

…rosiphon major, horned pondweed Zannichellia palustris and spiked water milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum. The rich mollusc fauna associated with the lakes includes the species Potamopyrgus antipodarum, a recent maritime colonist of freshwater typically found associated with beds of …

Sunbiggin Tarn & Moors and Little Asby Scar

…ll pondweeds Groenlandia densa and Potamogeton berchtoldii, spike water milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum, stonewort Chara sp., common water crowfoot Ranunculus aquatilis and greater bladderwort Utricularia vulgaris. These calcareous waters are also rich in invertebrates; the flushes…

River Beult

…atans as well as rigid hornwort Ceratophyllum demersum and spiked water milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum. Characteristic river bank plants include water chickweed Myosoton aquaticum, amphibious bistort Polygonum amphibium, celery leaved buttercup Ranunculus sceleratus, great yellow …

Brasside Pond

…Hippuris vulgaris, fennel pondweed Potamogeton pectinatus, spiked water milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum, common duckweed Lemna trisulca and the aquatic moss Drepanocladus aduncus. South of the disused railway line small ponds and fen have developed in abandoned clay workings and ar…

Joe's Pond

…eton pectinatus, grassy pondweed Potamogeton obtusifolius, spiked water milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum and the floating duckweeds Lemna minorand L. trisulca. A small area of herb rich fen has developed behind fringing emergent vegetation in the south west corner of the pond. Here …

Lough Gullion

…geton pectinatus, Canadian waterweed Elodea canadensis and spiked water-milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum form mixed submerged beds, while yellow water lily Nuphar lutea forms floating rafts on the surface. The lough margin is fringed by a band of emergent swamp vegetation that has a…

Ruxley Gravel Pits

…r aquatic plants include horn wort Ceratophyllum demersum, spiked water milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum and a number of pond weeds Potamogeton species. A range of waterfowl is present throughout the winter months. The beetle fauna contains over 30 species with a localised distribut…

Tattershall Old Gravel Pits

…e water plant communities of the pits are characterised by spiked water milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum, Canadian waterweed Elodea canadensis and stoneworts Chara spp. Superimposed upon this basic suite of species are variations such as the local dominance of amphibious bistort Pol…

Killough Bay and Strand Lough

…g with smaller stands of mare's tail Hippuris vulgaris and spiked water-milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum. The emergent vegetation along the steep water margin consists of stands of bulrush Typha latifolia, water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile and common spike rush Eleocharis palustr…

River Itchen

…c tolerant species curled pondweed Potamogeton crispus and spiked water milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum provides evidence of localised enrichment. Ivyleaved duckweed Lemna trisulca is characteristic of 'classic' chalk river only. The river's banks support abundant lesser pond sedg…

Waltham Brooks

…atic flora includes various pondweeds Potamogeton species, spiked water milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum and waterweed Elodea nuttallii. The marginal fen, shallow water and bank side communities which fringe the open water areas are of particular note for the presence of two plants …

Hornsea Mere

…Elodea canadensis, fennel pondweed Potamogeton pectinatus, spiked water milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum, yellow water lily Nuphar lutea and rigid hornwort Ceratophyllum demersum. The reedbeds support a diverse insect fauna with several local fenland species; the mayfly Caenis horar…

Kinoulton Marsh and Canal

…atic flora including Canadian waterweed Elodea canadensis, spiked water milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum, hornwort Ceratophyllum demersum, broad leaved pondweed Potamogeton natans, lesser pondweed Potamogeton pusillus and curled pondweed Potamogeton crispus. The diversity of wetland…

Camilla Loch

…occur. The loch supports several aquatic species including spiked water-milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum and ivy-leaved duckweed Lemna trisulca which is scarce in Fife. At the western edge the open water fringe is dominated by bottle sedge Carex rostrata with floating rafts of bogbe…

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