Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Baulk Head to Mullion

…ds and marsh. Strawberry clover Trifolium fragiferum and tubular water-dropwort Oenanthe fistulosa occur in the wet grassland. These are two very local species in Britain. Nationally scarce corky-fruited water-dropwort Oenanthe pimpinelloides and galingale Carex longus occur also…

West Dorset Coast

…per-saxifrage Silaum silaus, the nationally scarce corky-fruited water-dropwort Oenanthe pimpinelloides and green-winged orchid Anacamptis morio. Springs emerge at the junction of the Lias Clays with the overlying Upper Greensand. These wet features support further plant communit…

Hardington Moor

…ady's bedstraw Galium verum. The nationally scarce corky fruited water dropwort Oenanthe pimpinelloides also occurs. Other species of note include greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha, bee orchid Ophrys apifera, pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis and adder's tongu…

Grove Farm

…ica officinalis, pepper saxifrage Silaum silausand corky fruited water dropwort Oenanthe pimpinelloides which is a nationally scarce species. Some species are strongly associated with the variant of the heath grass sub community such as meadow thistle, heath spotted orchid Dactyl…

Sutton Meadows

…illea ptarmica, bitter vetch Lathyrus montanus and corky fruited water dropwort Oenanthe pimpinelloides. There are many other attractive herbs including saw wort Serratula tinctoria, creeping Jenny Lysimachia nummularia, devil's bit Succisa pratensis, yellow rattle Rhinanthus min…

Warblington Meadow

… tenella, creeping jenny Lysimachia nummularia and corky fruited water dropwort Oenanthe pimpinelloides. The freshwater marsh grades seawards into reclaimed saltmarsh, dominated by saltmarsh rush Juncus gerardi and retaining several elements of the old saltmarsh flora. Species in…

Bulmoor Pastures & Coppice

…ch is known at only one other small site in Devon. Corky-fruited water-dropwort Oenanthe pimpinelloides, a nationally scarce species, is found scattered along the lower slopes of the two fields. The presence of large and numerous ant hills in one of the fields suggests that it ha…

Park Farm Meadows

…rio, a very local plant in Devon, is present as is corky-fruited water-dropwort Oenanthe pimpinelloides, a nationally scarce species. An area of marshy ground along the stream adds diversity to the site, being dominated by soft-rush Juncus effusus, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmari…

Heath Hill Farm

…chillea ptarmica, pepper saxifrage Silaum silauss, corky fruited water dropwort Oenanthe pimpinelloides, saw wort Serratula tinctoria, bitter vetch Lathyrus linifolius, mat grass Nardus stricta and trailing tormentil Potentilla anglica, a plant species rarely recorded in Wiltshir…

Kingweston Meadows

…is morio, adder's tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum and corky fruited water dropwort Oenanthe pimpinelloides, which is a nationally scarce species, are also present. In the wetter areas, which are mostly associated with the field gutters, rushes Juncus spp. become abundant along with …

Woolhayes Farm

…themum vulgare, Yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor and corky fruited water dropwort Oenanthe pimpinelloides which is a nationally scarce species. Breeding birds include grasshopper warbler Locustella naevia and reed bunting Emberiza schoeniclus.

Whitevine Meadows

…cies present include fairy flax Linum catharticum, corky fruited water dropwort Oenanthe pimpinelloides, devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor and pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus. The Whitevine meadow is unusual in being one of only three British l…

Long Lye Meadow

…locally devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis and corky fruited water dropwort Oenanthe pimpinelloides, a plant with a distribution restricted to central southern England. There is a strong population of green winged orchid Anacamptis morio, together with a few plants of common …

Fletchwood Meadows

…age Silaum silaus, betony Betonica officinalis and corky fruited water dropwort Oenanthe pimpinelloides. Meadows supporting the last species are a feature of coastal south central England. The site is the best example known of a herb rich meadow on acid soils in the New Forest ar…

Blackmore Vale Commons And Moors

…urea nigra, birds foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, corky fruited water dropwort Oenanthe pimpinelloides, tormentil Potentilla erecta, oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare, locally abundant devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis food plant for the marsh fritillary caterpillar, autumn …

Merthen Wood

…y is a small strip of alder carr, with a ground flora of hemlock water dropwort Oenanthe crocata, opposite-leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium and lady fern Athyrium felix-femina. Additional species of note include bastard balm Melittis melissophyllum which is …

Mid Cornwall Moors

…ock sedge Carex paniculata and the locally notable corky fruited water dropwort Oenanthe pimpinelloides. These wet woodlands exhibit transitions to standing water, aquatic vegetation, drier woodland and associated fen and heath vegetation. Abundant ferns include broad buckler fer…

Corfe Meadows

…r saxifrage Silaum silaus is present in places and corky-fruited water dropwort Oenanthe pimpinelloides, a local plant of southern England, is generally distributed and frequent. Wetter areas within the hay meadows have soft and jointed rushes Juncus effusus and J. articulatus w…

Bracket's Coppice and Ryewater Farm

…ades support a mixture of tall herbs and grasses such as hemlock water dropwort Oenanthe crocata, giantfescue Schedonorus giganteus and water figwort Scrophularia auriculata. Seasonally waterlogged soils away from the steeper slopes of the valley support pedunculate oak woodland…

Toller Porcorum

… Carex flacca and Carex caryophyllea and the local corky fruited water dropwort Oenanthe pimpinelloides. In similar acid communities on the Fuller's Earth, lady's mantle Alchemilla filicaulis, a very uncommon plant in Dorset, occurs. In less acid areas on the Fuller's Earth the g…

Moors River System

…ts, notably opposite leaved pondweed Groenlandia densa and river water dropwort Oenanthe fluviatilis which are uncommon and declining aquatic species. Near Hurn there is a further major change in the river vegetation. The high diversity of habitat features found on the River Cran…

Corfe Mullen Pastures

… herbs and grasses including the nationally scarce corky-fruited water-dropwort Oenanthe pimpinelloides. Grasses present include bents, red fescue Festuca rubra, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and crested dog’s-tail Cynosurus cristatus. The diverse herb component includ…

Lye Heath Marsh

…ire long continuity of habitat, including the rare corky fruited water dropwort Oenanthe pimpinelloides. The juxtaposition of habitats and abundant nectar sources, coupled with light grazing and sheltered aspect, make this a very significant site for invertebrates, particularly …

Brocks Farm

…ass Danthonia decumbens. Several large colonies of corky-fruited water dropwort Oenanthe pimpinelloides, a nationally-uncommon species, occur. The field is particularly notable for its orchids, especially for several thousand individuals of the green-winged orchid, a very local …

Twinhills Woods and Meadows

…; common knapweed, cat's ear Hypochaeris radicata, corky fruited water dropwort Oenanthe pimpinelloides, autumn hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata, oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare, cowslip, selfheal Prunella vulgaris, yellow rattle Rhinanthus…

Mapperton and Poorton Vales

… pignut Conopodium majus and the nationally scarce corky-fruited water dropwort Oenanthe pimpinelloides. The woodland of the valley bottoms is predominantly a mixture of unmanaged hazel Corylus avellana and alder Alnus glutinosa coppice under an ash Fraxinus excelsior and pedunc…

Morcombelake

…orhiza fuchsii are abundant. The nationally scarce corky-fruited water-dropwort Oenanthe pimpinelloides is also common here. Damp hollows have developed in several areas within the meadows and associated with these areas are many plants characteristic of wet conditions. These inc…

Hense Moor Meadows

…ing grass Briza media, all local species in Devon. Corky fruited water dropwort Oenanthe pimpinelloides, a nationally uncommon species, is abundant. The fen community near the stream is dominated by rushes Juncus spp., with abundant meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria. Here plants su…

Frome St. Quintin

…ent on stones in streams in Burl Wood and the tall herb, hemlock water dropwort Oenanthe crocata is abundant in streams and seepages throughout the site. This open community has an overstorey of multi stemmed alder and ash Fraxinus excelsior as maiden trees and coppice, with ash …

Breach Fields

… pignut Conopodium majus and the nationally scarce corky fruited water dropwort Oenanthe pimpinelloides are all frequent and heath spotted and southern marsh orchids Dactylorhiza maculata and D. praetermissa occur locally. Swards on shallower soils and steeper slopes support a sl…

Edford Woods & Meadows

…knapweed Centaurea nigra and the nationally scarce corky fruited water dropwort Oenanthe pimpinelloides. The presence of species such as green winged orchid Anacamptis morio, bitter vetch Lathyrus montanus, dyer's greenweed Genista tinctoria, twayblade Neottia ovata and heath spo…

Curry and Hay Moors

…per saxifrage Silaum silaus, the nationally scarce corky fruited water dropwort Oenanthe pimpinelloides, tubular water dropwortOenanthe fistulosaand meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria. The flora and fauna of the ditches and rhynes is of national importance. Over 70 aquatic and banks…

Avenue Meadow

…n Ophioglossum vulgatum. Of particular interest is corky fruited water dropwort Oenanthe pimpinelloides, a nationally scarce plant, which is rare in Worcestershire and occurs here close to the northern limit of its distribution. The meadow is bounded on three sides by hawthorn Cr…

Newtown Harbour

…ta tinctoria, oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare and corky fruited water dropwort Oenanthe pimpinelloides. In places where Bembridge Limestone outcrops, a calcareous grassland has developed dominated by glaucous sedge Carex flacca with quaking grass Briza media, upright brome Bromo…

White Horse Hill

…tail Cynosurus cristatus and the nationally scarce corky-fruited water-dropwort Oenanthe pimpinelloides among many meadow and rich fen species. The site provides excellent conditions for a variety of butterfly species which are favoured by the sheltered southern aspect of this do…

Brading Marshes to St. Helen's Ledges

…together with oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare and corky fruited water dropwort Oenanthe pimpinelloides. The woodlands peripheral to the marshes vary in their structure and species composition. Knowles Copse and Centurions Copse are a coppice with standards structure dominated b…

Lambert's Castle

…a vulgaris, dyer's greenweed Genista tinctoria and corky fruited water dropwort Oenanthe pimpinelloides, a species largely confined to central southern England. Adder's tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum, an indicator of old grassland, is present locally. Within the grassland community…

Coombe Hill Canal

…carce plants, such as golden dock Rumex maritimus, corky fruited water dropwort Oenanthe pimpinelloides, the parasitic greater dodder Cuscuta europaea and true fox sedge Carex vulpina grow along the margins of the canal and ditches. The latter species is a threatened and declinin…

Combe Haven

…rostis stolonifera occur commonly in the sward but corky fruited water dropwort Oenanthe pimpinelloides and common meadow rue Thalictrum flavum are two unusual species. The ditches dissecting the meadows have a rich flora which includes several uncommon plants such as marsh viole…

Holnest

…ge Silaum silaus, saw wort Serratula tinctoria and corky fruited water dropwort Oenanthe pimpinelloides, persist around field margins that are dominated by tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus. Grassland of nature conservation interest has been…

Lower Coombe and Ferne Brook Meadows

…hin palustris, marsh marigold Caltha palustris and corky fruited water dropwort Oenanthe pimpinelloides. In the wetter parts of the meadows, meadowsweet becomes abundant and marsh horsetail Equisetum palustre is scattered throughout, with common marsh bedstraw Galium palustre. I…

Babcary Meadows

…chia nummularia, pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus and cork fruited water dropwort Oenanthe pimpinelloides which is restricted in distribution to the south of Britain. Areas immediately adjacent to the river bank are frequently waterlogged and contain numerous tussocks of soft rush …

Fivehead Woods and Meadow

… in the meadow. Other species of interest include corky fruited water dropwort Oenanthe pimpinelloides, green winged orchid Anacamptis morio and common spotted orchid. The sedge species glaucous. sedge Carex flacca and spring sedge Carex caryophyllea are also present. The meado…

Innsworth Meadow

… uncommon green winged orchid Anacamptis morio and corky fruited water dropwort Oenanthe pimpinelloides. The meadow is bordered on three sides by a thick hedge of hawthorn in which there are occasional ash trees.

Hook Heath Meadows

…lea ptarmica, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum and corky fruited water dropwort Oenanthe pimpinelloides, all declining species in Hampshire. Areas influenced by surface waterlogging support vegetation of the crested dog’s tail/marsh marigold Cynosurus cristatus/ Caltha palustris…

Lang's Farm

…aria, pignut Conopodium majus, common knapweed and corky fruited water dropwort Oenanthe pimpinelloides which is a nationally scarce species. Also present are green winged orchid Anacamptis morio, cowslip Primula veris, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, saw wort Serratula tinctor…

Burley Dene Meadows

…ow rue Thalictrum flavum, which is locally scarce. Corky fruited water dropwort Oenanthe pimpinelloides, a nationally uncommon species near the northern limit of its British distribution and in the Midlands closely associated with the Severn and Avon Vales Natural Area, is also f…

Long Lye

…ulgare, devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis and corky fruited Water dropwort Oenanthe pimpinelloides, a plant with a distribution restricted to central Southern England. The local presence of heath grass Danthonia decumbens signifies the more acid nature of some soils and is r…

Range Farm Fields

…e also supports a large population of the uncommon corky fruited water dropwort Oenanthe pimpinelloides. The site includes two wet flushes, where springs support moisture loving species such as sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus, marsh marigold Caltha palustris, ragged-robin …

North Curry Meadow

…ite contains a population of the nationally scarce corky fruited water dropwort Oenanthe pimpinelloides, indicative of a particular type of mesotrophic grassland community which occurs locally in South West England. The soils here belong to the Worcester association and are deriv…

Burledge Sidelands and Meadows

…ista tinctoria, woolly thistle Cirsium eriophorum, corky fruited water dropwort Oenanthe pimpinelloides and lady’s mantle Alchemilla filicaulis ssp. vestita.

Locks Farm Meadow

…slands include dyer’s greenweed Genista tinctoria, corky fruited water dropwort Oenanthe pimpinelloides, pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus and adder’s tongue fern Ophioglossum vulgatum. The interest of the meadow is further enhanced by its well documented history of management.

Upper Hamble Estuary and Woods

…e of long established permanent pastures. The rare corky fruited water dropwort Oenanthe pimpinelloides occurs. The gradation from ancient semi natural woodland to estuarine saltmarsh is a nationally rare feature. On the Hamble the upper saltmarsh is dominated by sea couch grass…

Barrington Hill Meadows

…m secalinum, adder's tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum, corky fruited water dropwort Oenanthe pimpinelloides and early purple orchid Orchis mascula. This site is one of only three localities in Britain in which the French oat grass Gaudinia fragilis is a prominent feature of the sward…

Lorton

…are also frequent and generally distributed, as is corky-fruited water dropwort Oenanthe pimpinelloides, a plant restricted to central southern England. A more calcareous influence is evident in places, with lady’s bedstraw Galium verum and salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba local…

Waltham Chase Meadows

…tis morio, adder's tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum, callous fruited water dropwort Oenanthe pimpinelloides, pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus, southern marsh orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa and cowslip Primula veris. The rich and varied flora supports a rich invertebrate fauna, inclu…

Drakenorth

…ntly in abundance. pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus, corky fruited water dropwort Oenanthe pimpinelloides, zigzag clover Trifolium medium, dyer's greenweed Genista tinctoria and adder's tongue fern Ophioglossum vulgatum, all local plants in the county, are also well represented in …

Wootton Fitzpaine

… devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis. The local corky-fruited water-dropwort Oenanthe pimpinelloides occurs and there are other plants which are characteristic of old grassland such as pepper-saxifrage Silaum silaus, dyer’s greenweed Genista tinctoria and adder’s tongue Ophiog…

Hucclecote Meadows

…ed orchid Anacamptis morio and the nationally rare corky fruited water dropwort Oenanthe pimpinelloides. Altogether the fields support some 75 different meadow species. The fields are bordered by very old hedges consisting largely of hawthorn Crataegus monogyna and blackthorn Pru…

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