Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Westhall Wood and Meadow

…e community. Other, less abundant, species include spiny and common rest-harrow Ononis spinosa and Ononis repens, adder's tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum, sulphur clover Trifolium ochroleucon and pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus. The proximity of the wood and meadow habitats, which ar…

Auchencairn and Orchardton Bays

…y Spergularia media. Within grassland bordering the saltmarsh, spiny restharrow Ononis spinosa is found. The site is locally important for its concentrations of wildfowl, including mallard, wigeon and shelduck, and waders, including oystercatcher, curlew and redshank outwith the …

Stanford Training Area

…tiva subsp. falcata. knapweed broomrape Orobanche elatior and spiny rest harrow Ononis spinosa, which are uncommon in Breckland have also been recorded there. Mount Epping Barn Pit contains a bat hibernaculum in chalk tunnels and a former lime kiln. The species recorded in the p…

Holland Haven Marshes

…lytrigia atherica, strawberry clover Trifolium fragiferum and spiny rest harrow Ononis spinosa. Immediately behind the sea wall, where the land is subject to salt spray, a saltmarsh vegetation has developed with sea milkwort Glaux maritima, sea hard grass Parapholis strigosa, gre…

Wyre Forest

…of the forest. Areas of scrub hawthorn Crataegus monogyna and blackthorn Prunus spinosa form a transition between the woodland and grassland habitats and are important for a range of birds and invertebrates and a food source for mammals such as dormice Muscardinus avellanarius. W…

Leziate, Sugar and Derby Fens

… lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, hoary plantain Plantago media, spiny rest-harrow Ononis spinosa, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, larger wild thyme Thymus pulegioides and common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii.

Tolethorpe Road Verges

…le Cirsium acaule, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, spiny rest-harrow Ononis spinosa, marjoram Origanum vulgare and small scabious Scabiosa columbaria. There are good populations of pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis, wild liquorice Astragalus glycyphyllos and knap…

Crouch and Roach Estuaries

…calinum. Other less common plants typical of this habitat are spiny rest harrow Ononis spinosa and hairy buttercup Ranunculus sardous. Some of the grazing marsh has been intensively improved and has therefore lost most of its botanical interest. This improved grassland however pr…

Ditchling Common

…lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula and the locally uncommon spiny rest harrow Ononis spinosa also present. b. Tussock grass is dominant on slightly drier ground with abundant devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis and dyer's greenweed Genista tinctoria. c. This type, although d…

Wettenhall and Darnhall Woods

…l developed consisting of hazel, hawthorn Crataegus monogyna, blackthorn Prunus spinosa and elder Sambucus nigra. dogwood Cornus sanguinea and spindle Euonymus europaeus are also present but are infrequent. On the upper slopes of the wood creeping soft grass Holcus mollis, male f…

Portway Farm Meadows

…gue Ophioglossum vulgatum, pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus and spiny rest-harrow Ononis spinosa. The furrows are less herb dominated but contain a rich grass flora which includes yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis and tall fescue Schedonorus …

Upper Colne Marshes

…ed Pilosella officinarum, knotted bur parsley Torilis nodosa, spiny rest harrow Ononis spinosa, narrow leaved bird's foot trefoil Lotus tenuis, hairy buttercup Ranunculus sardous and strawberry clover Trifolium fragiferum, together with the nationally uncommon divided sedge Carex…

Harton Down Hill

…edstraw Galium verum, bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, spiny rest-harrow Ononis spinosa, hoary plantain Plantago media and sea plantain Pinus pinaster, as well as large patches of salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba and the occasional patches of cowslip Primula veris, wild t…

Pike Corner

…tylorhiza praetermissa, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, spiny rest-harrow Ononis spinosa, parsley water dropwort Oenanthe lachenalii, slender spike rush Eleocharis uniglumis and flat sedge Blysmus compressus.

Cleadon Hill

…e site, on sloping grassland, is a locally extensive stand of spiny rest-harrow Ononis spinosa, here near the northern limit of its range in Britain. Nearby, the herb rich turf includes common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, while to the south dense gorse/hawthorn scrub provi…

Middle Barton Fen

… salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, cowslip Primula veris and spiny rest-harrow Ononis spinosa. Additional habitat is provided by a hedge which runs alongside the Cockley Brook. This is dominated by hawthorn and blackthorn shrubs with a mixture of tree species including oak, fiel…

Blackwater Estuary

…vided sedge Carex divisa and a variety of leguminous species, spiny rest-harrow Ononis spinosa, narrow leaved bird's foot trefoil Lotus tenuis and common bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, plus the nationally scarce sea clover Trifolium squamosum and bird's foot clover Trifo…

Metfield Meadow

…re quaking grass Briza media, purging flax Linum catharticum, spiny rest harrow Ononis spinosa, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus adder's tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum, hoary plantain Plantago media, hoary ragwort Senecio crucifolius and common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii. …

Colne Estuary

…Lathyrus nissolia, strawberry clover Trifolium fragiferum and spiny rest-harrow Ononis spinosa, together with the nationally uncommon sea clover Trifolium squamosum and slender hare's ear Bupleurum tenuissimum. Many ant hills, produced by the meadow ant Lasius flavus, occur thro…

East Harling Common

…per saxifrage Silaum silaus, common quaking grass Briza media spiny rest harrow Ononis spinosa and hoary plantain Plantago media, whilst ant hills have a distinctive flora including yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, wild thyme Thymus polytrichus, harebell Campanula rotundifol…

Midsummer Meadow

…saw wort Serratula tinctoria, pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus, spiny rest-harrow Ononis spinosa and the nationally restricted corn parsley Petroselinum segetum.

Cloy Brook Pastures

…reenweed Genista tinctoria, pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus and spiny restharrow Ononis spinosa. Other typical species of this type of grassland include quaking grass Briza media, cowslip Primula veris, betony Betonica officinalis and hoary ragwort Senecio erucifolius. Other speci…

Restrop Farm and Brockhurst Wood

…laus, sneezewort Achillea ptarmica, cowslip Primula veris and spiny rest-harrow Ononis spinosa. Floristic diversity is further enhanced by the localised occurrence both of species usually characteristic of more acid soils such as lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica and tormentil Pote…

Durham Coast

…r meadow rue Thalictrum minus, burnet rose Rosa spinosissima, spiny rest-harrow Ononis spinosa, purple milk vetch, bloody crane’s bill and pyramidal orchid. A small dune slack supports populations of orchid Dactylorhiza spp. and common twayblade Neottia ovata. Birds The Durham …

Clarborough Tunnel

…knapweed Centaurea nigra, yellow wort Blackstonia perfoliata, spiny rest-harrow Ononis spinosa, oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare and several species of orchids. Part of the site has been colonised by calcareous scrub consisting mainly of hawthorn Crataegus monogyna, privet Ligust…

Littlemarsh Common

…are now of local distribution in Herefordshire. These include spiny rest harrow Ononis spinosa, common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, lady’s mantle Alchemilla vestita and devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis. Semi aquatic plant communities…

Pilch Fields

…isorba, cowslip Primula veris, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, spiny rest harrow Ononis spinosa, pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus and green winged and common spotted orchids Anacamptis morio and Dactylorhiza fuchsii. The wetter areas support a fen community dominated by hard and blu…

Foulden Common

…foot Dactylis glomerata with lady’s bedstraw Galium verum and spiny rest-harrow Ononis spinosa. The chalk grassland is diverse, grazed by cattle and containing many ant hills. The sward is dominated by red fescue Festuca rubra and the abundant herbs include squinancywort Asperula…

Melverley Farm

…lustris. A variety of uncommon species are present, including spiny rest harrow Ononis spinosa atone of only two sites in Shropshire, bristle club rush Isolepis setacea and great horsetail Equisetum telmateia. Yellow rattle is abundant in the hay meadows and in some places domina…

Oxhouse Farm

…e. Noteworthy species are yellow wort Blackstonia perfoliata, spiny rest-harrow Ononis spinosa, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria and strawberry clover Trifolium fragiferum with colonies of dyer's greenweed Genista tinctoria and the scarce fine leaved vetch Vicia tenuifolia. Alo…

Copper Hill

…ipendula vulgaris, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, spiny rest-harrow Ononis spinosa, purple milk vetch Astragalus danicus, purging flax Linum catharticum and harebell Campanula rotundifolia. The man orchid Orchis anthorpophora occurs here, at the northern edge of its r…

Tilwick Meadow

…pepper saxifrage Salaum silaus, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, spiny rest-harrow Ononis spinosa, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, field wood rush Luzula campestris, glaucous sedge Carex flacca and spiked sedge Carex spicata. Adder’s tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum, an uncommon spec…

Plaster's Green Meadows

…t scabious Succisa pratensis, betony Betonica officinalis and spiny rest-harrow Ononis spinosa. The calcareous nature of the soil is reflected by the presence of cowslip Primula veris, fairy flax Linum catharticum, glaucous sedge Carex flacca, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum and occ…

Tankerton Slopes

…latius and red fescue Festuca rubra. Associated herbs include spiny rest-harrow Ononis spinosa, smooth tare Vicia tetrasperma, grass leaved vetchling Lathyrus nissolia and dyer's greenweed Genista tinctoria. The last species is scarce in Kent. Halophytes, such as lesser sea spurr…

Maes Hiraddug

…l. The uncommon plant species, pepper-saxifrage Silaum silaus, spiny restharrow Ononis spinosa and bee orchid Ophrys apifera are also found within this grassland. Two of the fields, especially the western-most, support stands of rank grassland which is dominated by the grasses co…

Great Stukeley Railway Cutting

…e Carex flacca. A wide variety of herbs are present including spiny rest-harrow Ononis spinosa, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, Dyer’s greenweed Genista tinctoria, sulphur clover Trifolium ochroleucon, zigzag clover T. medium and pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis. Away from …

Distillery Farm Meadows

…ly uncommon in this type of a grassland are the population of spiny rest-harrow Ononis spinosa, green winged orchid Anacamptis morio, great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis, heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata and dyer’s greenweed Genista tinctoria. The generally damp nature…

Kinoulton Marsh and Canal

…ing cowslip Primula veris, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, spiny rest-harrow Ononis spinosa and, in damp areas, adder’s tongue fern Ophioglossum vulgatum and creeping Jenny Lysimachia nummularia. In the centre of the site the grassland grades into grazed marsh. Around its drie…

Orwell Clunch Pit

…tch Anthyllis vulneraria, horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa, spiny rest-harrow Ononis spinosa and wild thyme Thymus praecox. The presence of many ant hills indicates that the grassland has been relatively undisturbed. Scattered scrub provides additional habitat of wildlife value…

Bentley Station Meadow

…sneezewort Achillea ptarmica, bitter vetch Lathyrus montanus, spiny rest-harrow Ononis spinosa, common milkwort Polygala vulgaris, cowslip Primula veris, pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus, common dog violet Viola riviniana and devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis. Acidic marshy gr…

Chew Valley Lake

…d orchid Anacamptis morio and abundant cowslip Primula veris, spiny rest-harrow Ononis spinosa and dyer's greenweed Genista tinctoria. Hedgerows support the nationally rare Bithynian vetch Vicia bithynica.

Kings Wood and Glebe Meadows, Houghton Conquest

…haracteristic species include pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus, spiny rest-harrow Ononis spinosa, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor and two species, uncommon within the county, saw wort Serratula tinctoria and dropwort Filipendula vulgaris. Additional interest is provided by the large…

Lobbington Hall Farm Meadow

…ude common knapweed and lady’s bedstraw and locally abundant, spiny rest-harrow Ononis spinosa, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba and pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus. Cowslips Primula veris are frequent and dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule, is occasional. County rarities present in t…

Thanet Coast

…ed further down the valley by hawthorn Crataegus monogyna and blackthorn Prunus spinosa scrub. Young smooth leaved elm Ulmus minor is abundant throughout. The exposed cliff top east of Bishopstone supports a large area of coastal grassland. It is mown for hay and contains a wide …

West's Meadow, Aldermaston

…ht Euphrasia nemorosa, heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia, spiny rest harrow Ononis spinosa, betony Betonica officinalis and bitter vetch Lathyrus montanus grow, whilst in the damper parts heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata, sneezewort Achillea ptarmica, devil's bit sc…

Fferm Walters

…a; agrimony Agrimonia eupatoria; lady’s bedstraw Galium verum; spiny restharrow Ononis spinosa and hoary plantain Plantago media. More locally within the site yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens; fairy flax Linum catharticum and ox-eye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare occur. Certain s…

Wendlebury Meads and Mansmoor Closes

…ony Betonica officinalis, dyer's greenweed Genista tinctoria, spiny rest-harrow Ononis spinosa and great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis. There is a particularly diverse flora of dandelions Taraxacum spp. with 11 different species currently recorded. The hedges provide a habitat f…

Hatherton Flush

…iculatus devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis and, notably, spiny rest-harrow Ononis spinosa which is uncommon in Cheshire.

Bishon Meadow

…owslip Primula veris, devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis, spiny rest-harrow Ononis spinosa, pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus and green winged orchid Anacamptis morio. The areas of marshy grassland occur adjacent to a seasonally wet pond and drainage ditches and are subject to …

Upper Solway Flats & Marshes

…marshes; this mostly comprises gorse Ulex europaeus often with the rest-harrows Ononis repens, O. spinosa and burnet rose Rosa spinosissima. These transitions away from salt affected vegetation are particularly well represented on the Solway marshes. They are accentuated by the f…

Lower Woods

…ilipendula ulmaria, water mint Mentha aquatica and common and spiny rest-harrow Ononis repens, O. spinosa. A wide variety of scrub species have established on parts of the common and along some of the trenches. The site supports large populations of passerine birds and has a rich…

Roach Lime Hills

… widely. Herbs such as fairy flax, common rock rose, wild thyme and rest-harrow Ononis repens and O. spinosa occur widely while less abundant species include grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris, burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga, autumn gentian Gentianella amarella, bee or…

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