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Via Gellia Woodlands

…chid Gymnadenia conopsea, frog orchid Dactylorhiza viridis and burnt tip orchid Neotinea ustulata. Where slopes are more gentle and soils deeper, there are neutral grasslands usually dominated by false oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius and cock’s foot Dactylis glomerata; with great…

Danebury Hill

…and bastard toadflax Thesium humifusum. Scarce species include burnt tip orchid Neotinea ustulata, field fleawort Senecio integrifolius and frog orchid Dactylorhiza viridis.

Wylye and Church Dean Downs

…adflax Thesium humifusum, field fleawort Senecio integrifolius and burnt orchid Neotinea ustulata. Unlike the majority of chalk grassland sites, high plant diversity is maintained in the valley bottom, where ant hills are numerous and populations of both green winged orchid Anaca…

Seaford to Beachy Head

…this southern flora are round headed rampion, Phyteuma orbiculare, burnt orchid Neotinea ustulata, field fleawort Senecio integrifolius, moon carrot Seseli libanotis, small hare's ear Bupleurum baldense and early spider orchid Ophrys sphegodes. The site also represents the most e…

Pewsey Downs

…ntian Gentianella anglica, bastard toadflax Thesium humifusum, burnt tip orchid Neotinea ustulata, round headed rampion Phyteuma orbiculare and field fleawort Senecio integrifolius. The clay with flints capping of the escarpment has given rise to a neutral to acidic turf. Here, t…

Lewes Downs

…hyteuma orbiculare. One of the largest British colonies of the burnt tip orchid Neotinea ustulata occurs on the upper slope of Mount Caburn, intermittently appearing with the nationally rare early spider orchid Ophrys sphegodes. The orchid flora here, in Caburn Bottom and on the …

Garston's Down

…l orchids Anacamptis pyramidalis and the last location for the burnt tip orchid Neotinea ustulata on the Isle of Wight. A strong colony of the rare southern calcicole the early gentian Gentianella anglica also occurs. The acid grassland that has developed over the gravel capping …

Odstock Down

… low growing bastard toadflax Thesium humifusum and the diminutive burnt orchid Neotinea ustulata; the former is locally common on the down while the latter forms a large colony. Several other orchids are well represented including green winged orchid Anacamptis morio, pyramidal …

Knighton Downs & Wood

… toadflax Thesium humifusum, early gentian Gentianella anglica and burnt orchid Neotinea ustulata. Species rich scrub is a component of many of the slopes and commonly consists of hawthorn, buckthorn, elder end blackthorn with occasional spindle, wayfaring tree and gorse. Small s…

Ham Hill

… viridis and species of nationally restricted distribution such as burnt orchid Neotinea ustulata and musk orchid Herminium monorchis, the latter of which occurs in large numbers. Both fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea and pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis are also numero…

Ebsbury Down

…adflax Thesium humifusum, field fleawort Senecio integrifolius and burnt orchid Neotinea ustulata. Several additional orchids have been recorded, including fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea, frog orchid Dactylorhiza viridis and green winged orchid Anacamptis morio. Annual and b…

Durham Coast

… Hordeum marinum, spring cinquefoil Potentilla tabernaemontani and burnt orchid Neotinea ustulata. Among the species found on the fixed dunes and the adjacent grassland are bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria, co…

Steeple Langford Down

…here are also populations of field fleawort Senecio integrifolius, burnt orchid Neotinea ustulata and bastard toadflax Thesium humifusum all of which are restricted in national distribution. On the north facing slope upright brome Bromus erectus becomes the dominant grass. The as…

Great Cheverell Hill

…ies include the semi parasitic bastard toadflax Thesium humifusum, burnt orchid Neotinea ustulata and early gentian Gentianella anglica, a plant endemic to England. All of these 3 species have British distributions centred on the Wiltshire chalk. Over 20 species of butterflies h…

Yarnbury Castle

…wort Senecio integrifolius, bastard toadflax Thesium humifusum and burnt orchid Neotinea ustulata. Fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea is locally plentiful and there are older records for several other orchids. Formerly, juniper Juniperus communis bushes were scattered across the…

Hipley Hill

…Parnassia palustris and mossy saxifrage Saxifraga hypnoides occur. Burnt orchid Neotinea ustulata, an increasingly rare species nationally, occurs in Derbyshire only in a small area round Ripley Hill and here is found with eight other orchid species. The colony of Jacob’s ladder …

Haugh and Gundale Slacks

…phrys insectifera, pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis and burnt tip orchid Neotinea ustulata. Near Yatts Farm there is an interesting transition to a more acidic flora with heather Calluna vulgaris, bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile. Butterflies…

Martin and Tidpit Downs

…um and the presence of at least eight local orchid species, including burnt tip Neotinea ustulata, green winged Anacamptis morio, fly Ophrys insectifera and frog Dactylorhiza viridis. The downland is especially interesting in that it comprises grassland of varying ages, ranging f…

Calstone and Cherhill Downs

…ax Thesium humifusum, round headed rampion Phyteuma orbiculare and burnt orchid Neotinea ustulata. Other orchids are generally well represented, with fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea, bee orchid Ophrys apifera and frog orchid Dactylorhiza viridis all frequent. Also of interest…

Hackhurst and White Downs

…nthes spiralis, fly orchid Ophrys insectifera and the nationally uncommon burnt Neotinea ustulata and man Orchis anthorpophora orchids. Stands of scrub are variable both in density and composition and most of the southern calcareous types are well represented. Common species incl…

Ladle Hill

…ance for its population of the rare July flowering form of the burnt tip orchid Neotinea ustulata. This form is morphologically distinct, has a peculiar flowering period and survives now on only about six sites in Britain. Though not at present recognised as being taxonomically a…

Lullington Heath

…m, wild basil Clinopodium vulgare and basil thyme Acinos arvensis. Burnt orchid Neotinea ustulata and bee orchid Ophrys apifera also occur. Scrub dominates much of the site. Gorse Ulex europaeus occupies a large part of the plateau but steeper slopes support a richer flora of way…

Salisbury Plain

…c associates. The rare and notable plants which occur here include burnt orchid Neotinea ustulata, slender bedstraw Galium pumilum, field fleawort Senecio integrifolius and the nationally scarce British endemic early gentian Gentianella anglica. Particularly associated with long …

Brickworth Down and Dean Hill

…humifusum, field fleawort Senecio integrifolius and the diminutive burnt orchid Neotinea ustulata. The large areas of juniper scrub represent one of the largest colonies of this declining species in Wiltshire and Hampshire. Regeneration is vigorous and there is a wide range of a…

Ruston Cottage Pasture

…s is very species rich with several rare and local species such as burnt orchid Neotinea ustulata, green winged orchid O. morio and purple milk vetch Astragalus danicus. Other species present include yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis, fragra…

Parsonage Down

…olius. Orchids are well represented and include burnt and green winged orchids Neotinea ustulata and O. morio and frog orchid Dactylorhiza viridis. Periodically, from prehistoric times to the last war, parts of the down have been used for crop production. An area ploughed and re…

Whitesheet Hill

…iridis and the nationally restricted dwarf sedge Carex humilis and burnt orchid Neotinea ustulata. Several species especially characteristic of the western chalk occur, for example devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis, saw wort Serratula tinctoria, betony Betonica officinalis …

Cliff House

…s of particular interest in being one of the few locations for burnt tip orchid Neotinea ustulata in the county.

Lydden and Temple Ewell Downs

…r, most notably the early spider orchid Ophrys sphegodes, but also burnt orchid Neotinea ustulata, musk orchid Herminium monorchis and slender bedstraw Galium pumilum. The abundance of food plants supports an outstanding invertebrate fauna including a number of typical downland b…

Hornsleasow Roughs

…tian Gentianella anglica, field fleawort Senecio integrifolius and burnt orchid Neotinea ustulata. The eastern portion of the site, although partially improved, still retains a fairly good range of plants. Here the sward is dominated by grasses such as cock's foot Dactylis glomer…

Alkham, Lydden and Swingfield Woods

…lants occur including lady orchid Orchis purpurea in the woods and burnt orchid Neotinea ustulata in the grassland. These woods have been managed by coppicing. Ash and hazel are the common coppiced species with some field maple, hornbeam and sweet chestnut under pedunculate oak s…

Wanlass Grasslands

…particular significance as well as a strong population of the rare burnt orchid Neotinea ustulata. The grassland lie in the flood plain of the River Ure and across undulating glacial deposits including much calcareous drift. The burnt orchid, a nationally rare species, has declin…

Aston Upthorpe Downs

…mproved calcareous grassland in Southern England including the burnt tip orchid Neotinea ustulata, horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa, wild thyme Thymus praecox, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris and rock rose Helianthemum nummularium. A small population of the nationally rare pasque…

Throope Down

…etony Betonica officinalis, are also well represented on the site. Burnt orchid Neotinea ustulata and field fleawort Senecio integrifolius are nationally restricted species occurring on the site as are the dwarf sedge Carex humilis and bastard toadflax Thesium humifusum which are…

Leyburn Glebe

… present, notably the green winged orchid Anacamptis morio and burnt tip orchid Neotinea ustulata. These latter are scarce in northern England and increasingly so nationally as a result of modern agricultural practice. The site is the only known example of its type in the Yorkshi…

Stratford Toney Down

…t on the site include the field fleawort Senecio integrifolius and burnt orchid Neotinea ustulata as well as bastard toadflax Thesium humifusum and dwarf sedge Carex humilis which are frequent. A wide range of downland herbs occur on the site. Devil's bit scabious Succisa pratens…

Castle Hill

…tal distribution; these include Nottingham catchfly Silene nutans, burnt orchid Neotinea ustulata, round headed rampion Phyteuma orbiculare, field fleawort Senecio integrifolius, bastard toadflax Thesium humifusum, long stalked cranesbill Geranium columbinum and the nationally ra…

Willingdon Down

…e field fleawort Senecio integrifolius, bee orchid Ophrys apifera, burnt orchid Neotinea ustulata, green winged orchid Anacamptis morio and a plant that is restricted to chalk grassland in South Britain, round headed rampion Phyteuma orbiculare. Areas of gorse Ulex europaeus, haw…

Clayton to Offham Escarpment

…um vulgare and squinancywort Asperula cynanchica. Also present are burnt orchid Neotinea ustulata, fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea, frog orchid Dactylorhiza viridis, musk orchid Herminium monorchis, green winged orchid Anacamptis morio and bee orchid Ophrys apifera. Areas of …

River Ure Grasslands

…hree separate units, are of special interest as localities for the burnt orchid Neotinea ustulata. This is a nationally rare species which has declined considerably over the last few years. In North Yorkshire the burnt orchid is found at the northern edge of its range and is rest…

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