Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Kenninghall & Banham Fens with Quidenham Mere

…inguicula vulgaris, dog pimpernel Anagallis tenella marsh helleborine Epipactis palustris, grass of parnassus Parnassia palustris and marsh lousewort Pedicularis palustris. On the lowest lying ground, the rush dominated fen is replaced by tall fen with common reed Phragmites aust…

Upton Broad & Marshes

…lk parsley Thyselium palustre, cowbane Cicuta virosa and marsh fern Thelypteris palustris occur with the sedges Carex appropinquata, Carex lasiocarpa and Carex elata. Paths and glades through the fen which have been regularly mown for many years have also developed a rich flora w…

Bamburgh Coast and Hills

…d zone which supports common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris, grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris, marsh lousewort Pedicularis palustris, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris and sea arrowgrass T. maritima and the rare seaside centaury Cen…

Buxton Heath

…ntinuous bryophyte carpet. Other species of interest include grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris, marsh lousewort Pedicularis palustris, southern marsh orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa, marsh helleborine Epipactis palustris and the locally uncommon marsh fern Thelypteris palus…

Fair Head and Murlough Bay

…particularly in Lough Doo with scattered stands of common spike rush Eleocharis palustris or water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile around the shallow margin. Lough na Cranagh has one large bed of common reed Phragmites australis growing in deep water along its south west shore. Th…

Tullybrick Lough

…olcus lanatus and more notably quaking grass Briza media and grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris at its only known County Armagh site. Above the flood level the vegetation typically consists of a grassy mat of creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, a…

Chippenham Fen and Snailwell Poor's Fen

…ragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea var. densiflora, marsh helleborine Epipactis palustris and marsh bedstraw Galium palustre. Other notable species within the fen include marsh lousewort Pedicularis palustris, grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris and the locally rare common but…

Badley Moor

… Pinguicula vulgaris, great sundew Drosera anglica, marsh helleborine Epipactis palustris, grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris and bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella. These basic flushes grade into a zone of taller mixed fen vegetation dominated by purple moor grass Molinia caeru…

Weston Fen

… Other species include black bog rush Schoenus nigricans, marsh marigold Caltha palustris, grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris, marsh valerian Valeriana dioica, southern marsh orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa, fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea and the locally rare narrow lea…

Durham Coast

…ralis. A number of unusual plant species, including marsh helleborine Epipactis palustris, grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris and the nationally scarce round leaved wintergreen Pyrola rotundifolia and bird’s eye primrose Primula farinosa, occur in such flushes. Species rich n…

Ellers Wood and Sand Dale

…is quadrifolia. In the wetter situations species such as marsh marigold Caltha palustris, yellow flag Iris pseudacorus, remote sedge Carex remota and both opposite and alternate leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, C. alternifolium occur. In Sand Dale rich fen…

Mill and Whiskershiel Burns

…a, few flowered spike rush Eleocharis quinqueflora, marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris, grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris, common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris and lesser clubmoss Selaginella selaginoides. Stonewort Chara sp. is often a feature. Areas of fen vegetation …

Seive Dale Fen

…e C. pulicaris, common sundew Drosera rotundifolia, marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris, fen bedstraw Galium uliginosum, saw wort Serratula tinctoria, marsh lousewort Pedicularis palustris and grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris. Other notable species include bog pimpernel …

Greenfield Meadow

…sus are accompanied by lady's mantle Alchemilla vulgaris, marsh marigold Caltha palustris, water avens Geum rivale, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh valerian Valeriana dioica and marsh violet Viola palustris. The site also contains a number of species rich calcareous flushes …

Skelsmergh Tarn

…nd other species such as meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, marsh marigold Caltha palustris, yellow loosestrife Lysimachia vulgaris and ferns, for example, lady fern Athyrium filix-femina. Water from Otterbank Carr drains down to the Tarn through an area of wet grassland which has …

Poplar Farm Meadows, Langley

…teresting species including bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella, grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris, marsh helleborine Epipactis palustris, common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii and fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea. Two locally uncommon plants, greater water parsnip Sium…

Scoska Wood

…a conopsea, broad leaved cotton grass Eriophorum latifolium, grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris, marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris, marsh valerian Valeriana dioica and bird’s eye primrose. The cool and moist conditions and the resultant woodland flora of this site contras…

Troutbeck

…riophorum angustifolium, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, marsh violet Viola palustris, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula and the moss Polytrichum commune. Mixed with the rush pastures, there are areas of shorter sedge dominated swards, again of two types depending on the n…

Aber Geirch

…g grass Briza media also occur. Notable plant species include grass-of-parnasus Parnassia palustris, marsh helleborine Epipactis palustris, whorl grass Catabrosa aquatica, narrow-leaved marsh orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa ssp. traunsteinerioides and slender sedge Carex lasioca…

Llyn Bodgylched

…t-flowered rush Juncus subnodulosus is locally abundant with grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris and marsh helleborine Epipactis palustris. The breeding bird community is of particular importance including such species as mute swan, tufted duck, shoveler, teal, water rail and …

Barrow Farm Fen

…iquid peat and support a sparse vegetation which includes marsh marigold Caltha palustris and duckweed Lemna minor. Dry carr is established where there is little or no standing water, particularly around the periphery of the site. It is dominated by alder and sallow, beneath whic…

Cayton, Cornelian and South Bays

…ar water dropwort Oenanthe fistulosa grows and in damp areas grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris and marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris occur. Here the grassland is rank and contains abundant scrub of hawthorn Crataegus monogyna, elder Sambucus nigra and gorse Ulex europaeu…

Waun Eurad

…sus in association with a range of wetland species including grass-of-parnassus Parnassia palustris, marsh-arrow grass Triglochin palustris and lesser club-moss Selaginella selaginoides. The nationally scarce species narrow-leaved marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza traunsteinerioides, fen…

Blaiskey Bank Springs

…s are notable for the abundance of the locally rare marsh helleborine Epipactis palustris. Other uncommon species are grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris, broad leaved cotton grass Eriophorum latifolium, flat sedge Blysmus compressus and few flowered spike rush Eleocharis qui…

Sutton Park

…county. These include common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris, grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris, bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella, marsh lousewort Pedicularis palustris, dioecious sedge Carex dioica and lesser tussock sedge Carex diandra. The six main pools show stages of the …

Eycott Hill

…of butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris, lesser clubmoss, marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris, few flowered spike rush and grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris. Marshy and acidic unimproved grasslands are widespread over the majority of the site. Rocky knolls and ridges support an …

Seato Pastures

…few flowered spike rush Eleocharis quinqueflora and marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris. Amongst the other herbs are grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris, marsh valerian Valeriana dioica and the scarce, yellow saxifrage Saxifraga aizoides. The drier grassland on the banks th…

Southrepps Common

…ticularly uncommon in the county, are present here including grass of parnassus Parnassia palustris, bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella, marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris, common quaking grass Briza media and flea sedge Carex pulicaris. Associated low hummocks support species mo…

Lodore - Troutdale Woods

…es rich flushes contain yellow saxifrage Saxifraga aizoides, grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris, lesser clubmoss Selaginella selaginoides, marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris and fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea var. densiflora. There are also areas of unimproved grassla…

Sheringham and Beeston Regis Commons

…g pimpernel Anagallis tenella, great sundew Drosera anglica, grass of parnassus Parnassia palustris, southern marsh orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa, marsh helleborine Epipactis palustris and fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea. Wet acidic heathland surrounds the calcareous mires…

Pen y ghent Gill

…Numerous flushes occur along the valley sides, with marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris, bird's eye primrose Primula farinosa, grass of parnassus Parnassia palustris, few flowered spike rush Eleocharis quinqueflora and scurvy grass Cochlearia officinalis agg. Giant's Cave is of…

Newtondale

…rly rich and some support black bog rush Schoenus nigricans, grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris, bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella and marsh lousewort Pedicularis palustris. Fen Bog lies at the watershed between the Pickering Beck and Eller Beck. It is a nationally important ex…

Little Langdale Tarn

…er boggier areas with characteristic plants such as marsh lousewort Pedicularis palustris, globe flower Trollius europaeus, skullcap Scutellaria galericulata, grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris, great sundew Drosera anglica, white beak sedge Rhynchospora alba and the sedges C…

Scout and Cunswick Scars

…dge C. demissa and long stalked yellow sedge C. lepidocarpa. grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris also occurs here, in addition to marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris, marsh valerian Valeriana dioica and bird's eye primrose Primula farinosa, the latter being geographically co…

Gagie Marsh

…this area, with a variety of other wetland plants such as marsh marigold Caltha palustris, bottle sedge Carex rostrata, brown sedge Carex disticha and water mint Mentha aquatica. Species occurring along the Murroes Burn itself include branched bur-reed Sparganium erectum, and bro…

Smallburgh Fen

…ated herbs and sedges include such characteristic species as grass of parnassus Parnassia palustris, bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh helleborine Epipactis palustris, marsh valerian Valeriana dioica, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, glauc…

Low Gill Moor Wetlands

…re few flowered spike rush Eleocharis quinqueflora, marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris, lesser clubmoss Selaginella selaginoides, common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris, grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris and bird's eye primrose Primula farinosa. Also of note are mounds of …

Swangey Fen, Attleborough

…distribution. Some of the more noticeable are plants such as grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris, fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea, milk parsley Thyselium palustre, marsh lousewort Pedicularis palustris, marsh helleborine Epipactis palustris, early marsh orchid Dactylorhiza…

Bugg's Hole Fen, Thelnetham

…this zone and include common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris, grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris, bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella, fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea, marsh helleborine Epipactis palustris and adder's tongue fern Ophioglossum vulgatum. A band of marshy grassla…

Potter & Scarning Fens, East Dereham

…n. The range of flowering plants is exceptional and includes grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris, great sundew Drosera anglica, common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris, marsh helleborine Epipactis palustris, common twayblade Neottia ovata and bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata. A tal…

Booton Common

…rush Juncus subnodulosus. Notable associated species include grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris, common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium, common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris, marsh helleborine Epipactis palustris, fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea, adder’s tongue Fer…

Allimore Green Common

…uch uncommon species as fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea, grass of parnassus Parnassia palustris, blunt flowered rush Juncus subnodulosus, bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella, marsh helleborine Epipactis palustris and slender spike rush Eleocharis uniglumis. The two last named are…

Redgrave and Lopham Fens

…s can be species rich with meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris, butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris, black bog rush Schoenus nigricans and marsh helleborine Epipactis palustris. This grades into a mixed fen community dominated by the fen rush Juncu…

Coston Fen, Runhall

…ociated species include fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea, grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris, bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella, long stalked yellow sedge Carex lepidocarpa, marsh helleborine Epipactis palustris and large amounts of marsh lousewort Pedicularis palustris. In …

Trefonen Marshes

…e flower Trollius europaeus, butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris, grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris, marsh hawk’s beard Crepis paludosa, broad leaved cotton grass Eriophorum latifolium, marsh helleborine Epipactis palustris and yellow sedge Carex lepidocarpa. In one small marsh, …

Sweat Mere and Crose Mere

…ncommon species, such as elongated sedge Carex elongata, marsh fern Thelypteris palustris, greater spearwort Ranunculus lingua and alder buckthorn Frangula alnus. The fen and carr zones at Sweat Mere are also of importance for the diverse snail fauna which they support which incl…

Noddle End

…s are common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium, marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris, floating sweet grass Glyceria fluitans, marsh hawk's beard Crepis paludosa, marsh marigold Caltha palustris and of particular note are several colonies of bird's eye primrose Primula farino…

Ant Broads and Marshes

…uatic plants, including frogbit 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 …

Yare Broads and Marshes

…us tussock sedge Carex appropinquata, cowbane Cicuta virosa, marsh pea Lathyrus palustris, marsh sow thistle Sonchus palustris, milk parsley Thyselium palustre and marsh fern Thelypteris palustris. Further diversity results from the presence of small areas of fen dominated by saw…

Upper Wharfedale

…e primrose Primula farinosa, butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris, grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris and marsh valerian Valeriana dioica. Wetter patches with accumulated peat hold black bog rush Schoenus nigricans, marsh lousewort Pedicularis palustris, marsh hawk's beard, broad l…

Kilnsey Flush

…nerioides. Other species of particular note include marsh helleborine Epipactis palustris, early marsh orchid Dactylorhiza incarnata, broadleaved cotton grass Eriophorum latifolium, lesser clubmoss Selaginella selaginoides, pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus, grass of Parnassus Parna…

Burdautien Lough

… ssp. brachyrrhyncha, intermixed with herbs such as marsh cinquefoil Potentilla palustris and marsh marigold Caltha palustris. The fen merges with a species-rich calcareous flush along the shore, which supports such characteristic species as grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris…

Cors Geirch

…hawk’s-beard Crepis paludosa, also at the edge of its range, grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris, and good populations of the nationally declining broad-leaved cotton grass Eriophorum latifolium and the nationally scarce marsh fern Thelypteris palustris. Other species commonly…

Middleton Quarry

…, few flowered spikes rush Eleocharis quinqueflora, marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris, marsh valerian Valeriana dioica, common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris and round leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia, with broad leaved cotton grass Eriophorum latifolium, grass of Parnassus…

Thornhill Moss & Meadows

…efoil with broad leaved cotton grass E. latifolium, marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris and bog mosses Sphagnum palustre and S. subnitens. Sections at the northern end of the fen are richer in soil nutrients, being fed by more calcareous ground water. Here basic flushes support…

Hendre Bach

…nigra. Several uncommon species have been recorded including grass-of-Parnassus Parnassia palustris, broad-leaved cottongrass Eriophorum latifolium, petty whin Genista anglica, long stalked yellow sedge Carex lepidocarpa, dioecious sedge Carex dioica, Juncus subnodulosus and mars…

Hadston Links

…h Eleocharis spp., meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris, celery leaved buttercup Ranunculus sceleratus and water forget-me-not Myosotis scorpioides occur along the water edge. In one particularly species rich wet hollow grass of Parnassus Parnass…

Pow Hill Bog

… Molinia caerulea, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, bog asphodel, bog violet Viola palustris and bog moss Sphagnum spp. Several species which are local in County Durham also occur, including narrow leaved buckler fern Dryopteris carthusiana, lesser skullcap Scutellaria minor and gra…

Sefton Coast

…en Pyrola rotundifolia. Uncommon species, including marsh helleborine Epipactis palustris, small fruited yellow sedge Carex lepidocarpa, few flowered spike rush Eleocharis quinqueflora, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, glaucous sedge Carex flacca, sneezewort Achillea ptarmic…

Lethenhill

…ge species such as marsh thistle Cirsium palustre, marsh arrow grass Triglochin palustris, water avens Geum rivale, globe flower Trollius europaeus, flea sedge Carex pulicaris and tawny sedge Carex hostiana. Fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea, lesser butterfly orchid Platanthera…

Shap Fells

…ort Achillea ptarmica, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula, marsh violet Viola palustris and selfheal Prunella vulgaris. One particularly diverse flush of this type adjacent to Poor Hag Wood also contains bitter vetch Lathyrus montanus, common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsi…

Lye Valley

…l Anagallis tenella, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris, devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis, marsh helleborine Epipactis palustris and marsh lousewort Pedicularis palustris. Less common species include broad leaved cotton grass Eriophorum la…

Fallowlees Flush

…, is characterised by dioecious sedge Carex dioica, marsh lousewort Pedicularis palustris, creeping willow Salix repens, devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis, purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria and jointed rush…

High Leys

… species characteristic of more base rich conditions such as grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris, twayblade Neottia ovata and greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha. Several very wet areas on the eastern side of the railway embankment support the local great spearwort…

Morton Lochs

… lochs. These wetter hollows support species such as marsh stitchwort Stellaria palustris, which occurs here at the northern limit of its range in Britain. The old railway line, which forms the site’s eastern boundary, supports a diverse botanical interest including field gentian…

Fothering Holme

…nt community with sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus, marsh marigold Caltha palustris, marsh hawk's beard Crepis paludosa and water avens Geum rivale. Globeflower Trollius europaeus, sneezewort Achillea ptarmica and northern marsh orchid Dactylorhiza purpurella are also found…

West Bradieston and Craig of Garvock

…owered rush Juncus acutiflorus in mixture with herbs such as marsh violet Viola palustris, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, marsh bedstraw Galium palustre, fen bedstraw G. ulignosum, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula, lesser yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor and sneezewort Achill…

Littleton and Balhamie Hills

…nd lesser tussock-sedge C. diandra. Other species include marsh-marigold Caltha palustris and water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile, with lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula and ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi. In base-rich flushes feeding a smaller basin fen between Moak and Kno…

Banagher

…n of the Schedule 8 and Irish Red Data Book species marsh helleborine Epipactis palustris. In addition, the area supports a range of associated semi-natural vegetation types, including wet grassland, fen and swamp, which also contain a number of notable vascular plant species. Ba…

Caydale

…is tenella, broad leaved cotton grass Eriophorum latifolium, grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris and bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata. Fen meadow replaces the above community where rushes such as hard rush J. inflexus and compact rush Juncus conglomeratus var. conglomeratus becom…

Kilroosky Lough

… species like marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, marsh cinquefoil Potentilla palustris and marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustre. The fen is typically fringed by a sedge-dominated marsh, with such species as common sedge Carex nigra and carnation sedge Carex panicea. Calcareous…

Bryant's Heath, Felmingham

…i> with round leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia, marsh violet Viola palustris, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris. bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius is locally abundant along the seepage lines. Calc…

Cannock Chase

…lants rare in the county and or nationally uncommon e.g. marsh fern Thelypteris palustris, round leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia, few flowered spikerush Eleocharis quinqueflora and bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum. Locally, nutrient enriched spring water gives rise to flush…

Drumacrittin Lough

…community. Other species associated with such conditions are grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris and quaking grass Brizia media. In addition to some of those described above, the area contains a number of rare plant species, such as fen bedstraw Galium uliginosum. Due to its c…

High Lickbarrow Mires and Pastures

…ce, are the few flowered spike rush Eleocharis quinqueflora, grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris and the broad leaved cotton grass Eriophorum latifolium all of which are becoming rare nationally due to their susceptibility to fertiliser run off and drainage. Eriophorum latifol…

Marlbank

… base-rich flushes and support a number of species including grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris, dioecious sedge Carex dioica and water avens Geum rivale. Where flushed vegetation is kept open by grazing, species-rich flushes and fens occur in a luxuriant lawn of small sedges…

Dunbeath Water

…urnet rose Rosa spinosissima, wood millet Milium effusum and grass-of-parnassus Parnassia palustris.

Akermoor Loch

…e-rich flushes bearing alpine rush Juncus alpinoarticulatus, grass of parnassus Parnassia palustris, quaking grass Briza media and ‘brown moss’ communities which throughout the basic turf hold regionally rare mosses including Tomentypnum nitens, Campylium elodes, Entodon concinnu…

Marsett Rigg

…s community containing bird's eye primrose Primula farinosa, grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris, flea sedge Carex pulicaris, long stalked yellow sedge C. lepidocarpa, butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris, quaking grass Briza media and marsh valerian Valeriana dioica.

Hipley Hill

… mountain everlasting Antennaria dioica. In some moist areas grass of Parnassus 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 …

Combe Scar

… wet ground supports a variety of base loving plants such as grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris, common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris, quaking grass Briza media and sedges such as glaucous sedge Carex flacca, common yellow sedge Carex demissa and carnation sedge. Streams th…

Irthing Gorge

…. The richer flushes include butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris, grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris and the rare variegated horsetail Equisetum variegatum. Yellow saxifrage Saxifraga aizoides, a mountain plant at one time more widely distributed and the rare wood fescue Festuca a…

Smardale Gill

…nts. These include the bird's eye primrose Primula farinosa, grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris, lesser clubmoss Selaginella selaginoides and flat sedge Blysmus compressus. Off the limestone or in localities where it is covered by deeper soils or drift there are more acidic g…

Cothill Fen

… in their distribution in central southern England including grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris, round leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia and greater bladderwort Utricularia vulgaris. Narrow leaved marsh orchid Dactylorhiza traunsteinerioides and fen pond weed Potamogeton col…

Hill of Towanreef

…e lower ground contain abundant sedges and rushes as well as grass-of-Parnassus Parnassia palustris, hairy stonecrop Sedum villosum and the rare marsh saxifrage Saxifraga hirculus. In the north, an area of norite rocks on Turf Hill and White Hill of Bogs holds small areas of heat…

Kielderhead and Emblehope Moors

…rum latifolium, long stalked yellow sedge Carex lepidocarpa, grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris, lesser clubmoss Selaginella selaginoides and limestone bedstraw Galium sterneri occur. There are acidic mire systems dominated by bottle sedge Carex rostrata numerous open bog mos…

Ninebanks River Shingle

…a, thyme Thymus praecox and various hawkbits Leontodon spp., grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris is abundant in the damp areas. In places tall grassland has developed, with false oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius, downy oat grass Avenula pubescens, common knapweed Centaurea nigr…

Penrhos Lligwy

…r with species such as black bog-rush Schoenus nigricans and grass-of-Parnassus Parnassia palustris.

Aughnadarragh Lough

…onal species such as bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh cinquefoil Potentilla palustris, meadow sweet Filipendula ulmaria and water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile. Part of the area is cut-over bog, where the growing conditions are directly influenced by the position of the grou…

The Cliffs of Magho

…e vegetation is dominated by yellow sedge Carex lepidocarpa, grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris, marsh hawk's beard Crepis paludosa, lesser clubmoss Selaginella selaginoides and the calcicolous moss Palustriella commutata. Localised marl deposits also occur. Glenereawan Lough…

Orton Pastures

…rarity. Other rare or uncommon species in the flushes includegrass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris, variegated horsetail Equisetum variegatum, flat sedge Blysmus compressus, dioecious sedge Carex dioica, lesser clubmoss Selaginella selaginoides and yellow saxifrage Saxifraga aiz…

Deepdale Meadows

…iculatus and soft rush Juncus effusus. In such situations marsh marigold Caltha palustris occurs thus providing some botanical affinities with the typical Teesdale meadows further north. Other higher plants include meadowsweet, sneezewort, ragged-robin, devil's bit scabious Succ…

Hawes Water

…a alnus and underlaid by shorter fen vegetation including marsh marigold Caltha palustris, water mint Mentha aquatica, yellow iris Iris pseudacorus, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, hemp agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum and bittersweet Solanum dulcamara. This mixed scrub community …

Robin Hood's Bay: Maw Wyke to Beast Cliff

…us sedge Carex flacca, kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria and grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris, whereas heather Calluna vulgaris, bell heather Erica cinerea, crowberry Empetrum nigrum, golden rod Solidago virgaurea and wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa characterise more a…

Cockerham Meadows, Thorpe

…wer Cardamine pratensis, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria and grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris. Steep banks on the western margin of the stream and a rocky area by the road, support a more calcareous sward containing hairy oat grass Avenula pubescens, quaking grass Briza med…

Winster Wetlands

…licaris and star sedge C. echinata grow with flowers such as grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris and devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis and a variety of mosses including Sphagnum contortum, Campylium stellatum and Calliergonell cuspidatum. Further downstream the mire is s…

Hummelknowes Moss

…a including broad leaved cotton grass Eriophorum latifolium, grass of parnassus Parnassia palustris. The nationally scarce fen pondweed Potamogeton coloratus has been recorded here. Although not notified features, there are associated wet and dry grassland habitats, especially a …

Magilligan

…lla, lesser clubmoss Selaginella selaginoides and occasional grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris. With lack of grazing, the slacks can become rather rank, with Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, red fescue Festuca rubra and creeping willow Salix repens becoming dominant. In other a…

Roach Lime Hills

… O. spinosa occur widely while less abundant species include grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris, burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga, autumn gentian Gentianella amarella, bee orchid, pyramidal orchid and autumn lady's tresses Spiranthes spiralis, which is here close to the …

Flamborough Head

…us run off northern marsh orchid Dactylorhiza purpurella and grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris may be found, with saltmarsh species such as common saltmarsh grass Puccinellia maritima, sea arrowgrass Triglochin maritimum and sea milkwort Glaux maritima. Common reed Phragmit…

Hayburn Wyke

…is site include the introduced elecampane Inula helenium and grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris. In places the unstable clay and shale is bare of vegetation or is colonised by species such as colt’s foot Tussilago farfara. Birds known to breed include chiffchaff, willow warb…

Black Burn

…aceae, sedges Carex spp., butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris and grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris. Unimproved grassland, marshy grassland and enriched undisturbed flushes are all declining and localised within the Lothian area. The extent and richness of this valley makes it an…

Malham-Arncliffe

…ils often associated with butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris and grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris. Areas of calcareous flushing also support a number of uncommon bryophytes including Catoscopium nigritum and Meesia uliginosa with Orthothecium rufescens on damp limestone cliffs.…

Whitesike Mine and Flinty Fell

…iverse communities including large colies of species such as grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris and butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris. Other information This site lies within the North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. This community has been recognised throughout th…

Lough Scolban

…resence of alkaline flushes characterised by the presence of grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris, quaking grass Briza media and dioecious sedge Carex dioica. https://www.daera-ni.gov.uk/publications/lough-scolban-assi

Aldons Hill

…edge Carex dioica, common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris and grass-of-Parnassus Parnassia palustris. In base-poor areas water collects in basin-mires dominated by bog-mosses Sphagnum spp., with common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium and bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum. Th…

Holt Lowes

…k bog rush Schoenus nigricans, great sundew Drosera anglica, grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris, twayblade Neottia ovata and bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella over a discontinuous bryophyte carpet. Areas of nutrient rich fen on the valley floor of the Glaven resemble some of th…

Hale Moss

…Pinguicula vulgaris, devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis, grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris, wild angelica Angelica sylvestris, glaucous sedge Carex flacca and the nationally scarce bird's eye primrose Primula farinosa. Other species of particular interest which occur in …

Rousay

…g pimpernel Anagallis tenella, various sedges Carex spp. and grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris. The SSSI supports an extensive area of maritime cliff. This includes the cliff top vegetation and the coastal grasslands and heath which are influenced by the strong onshore winds…

Conistone Old Pasture

…ris and limestone bedstraw Galium sterneri. In flushed areas grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris and bird's eye primrose Primula farinosa occur. Patches of deeper soils support an acidic grassland characterised by mat grass Nardus stricta and tufted hair grass Deschampsia cesp…

Denny Muir

…s local rarities such as spring sedge Carex caryophyllea and grass-of-Parnassus Parnassia palustris. The blanket bog vegetation type is generally species-poor with heather, bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus, deer grass Trichophorum cespitosum, cowberry Vaccinium vitis-idaea and hare’s…

Long Dale, Hartington

…istic of northern limestone communities are found, including grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris, a plant at the southern edge of its distribution in Britain, and, in addition to the more typical glaucous and spring sedges, flea sedge Carex pulicaris and carnation sedge C. pan…

Billsmoor Park and Grasslees Wood

…yrica 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 nemorum, bugle Ajuga reptans and water mint Mentha aquatica. Grasslees Wood has a cano…

Arfordir Gogleddol Penmon

… of black bog rush, blunt-flowered rush Juncus subnodulosus, grass-of-parnassus Parnassia palustris, cowslip Primula veris, bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella and a profusion of sedges and mosses. Maritime grasslands dominated by red fescue Festuca rubra, thrift Armeria maritima and…

Ashberry and Reins Wood

…e primrose Primula farinosa, butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris, grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris, globe flower Trollius europaeus and bog rush Schoenus nigricans. There is an area of limestone grassland in the north of the site. Grasses here include tor grass Brachypodium pinn…

Madbanks and Ledsham Banks

…ntaury. Less commonly occurring are twayblade Neottia ovata, grass of parnassus Parnassia palustris, pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis and bee orchid Orphys apifera. Scattered hawthorn scrub has developed along the eastern edge of Madbanks. Contrasts between the two grass…

Caldon Dales

…sent including rue leaved saxifrage Saxifraga tridactylites, grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris, autumn gentian Gentianella amarella ssp. amarella and melancholy thistle Cirsium heterophyllum – here near the southern edge of its English range. Though the grassland invertebrat…

Deepdale Meadows, Langstrothdale

…se Primula farinosa which is locally abundant, together with grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris, butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris, marsh hawk’s beard Crepis paludosa, globe flower Trollius europaeus and marsh valerian Valeriana dioica. Most of the flatter, neutral grassland are…

Ballycastle Coalfield

…lushes are a notable component of the site with very frequent grass of Pamassus Parnassia palustris, marsh willowherb Epilobium palustre, marsh horsetail Equisetum palustre, glaucous sedge Carex flacca and the moss Calliergonell cuspidatum. Less frequently, dioecious sedge Carex …

Earlshall Muir

…ttorale. Several locally rare plant species occur, including grass-of-Parnassus Parnassia palustris and field gentian Gentianella campestris.

Annachullion Lough

…characterised by a rich mixture of sedges and herbs, such as grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris, knotted pearlwort Sagina nodosa, common sedge Carex nigra and carnation sedge Carex panicea. Additional habitat diversity is provided by wet woodland, dominated by downy birch Bet…

Summerhill Lough

…he south shore which supports such characteristic species as grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris, knotted pearlwort Sagina nodosa, yellow sedge Carex viridula spp. brachyrrhyncha glaucous sedge Carex flacca, jointed rush Juncus articulatus on a brown moss carpet. The remainder…

Carey Valley

…uncus articulatus, lesser clubmoss Selaginella selaginoides, grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris, occasional coltsfoot Tussilago farfara and a range of bryophytes including calk comb moss Ctenidium molluscum, curled hook moss Palustriella commutatum and marsh bryum Bryum pseud…

Wartle Moss

…d areas of rich-fen with lesser tussock sedge Carex diandra, grass-of-Parnassus Parnassia palustris and the mosses Calliergonell cuspidatum and Calliergon giganteum. A central area has shorter, more open vegetation with scattered open pools in which bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata …

Stanton Pastures & Cuckoocliff Valley

… in these flushes are common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris, grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris and lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica all of which are rare or uncommon in the County. Heathland is best developed on the Triassic sandstone outcrops of Brown Edge and Blake Low. Her…

Big Dog Scarps and Lakes

…ges and brown mosses and support a number of herbs including grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris, marsh hawk's beard Crepis paludosa, common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris and less commonly pale butterwort Pinguicula lusitanica. The short sedge sward is comprised of tawny sedg…

Lytham St Annes Dunes

… Campanula rotundifolia, yellow wort Blackstonia perfoliata, grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris, red and white clovers Trifolium pratense and Trifolium repens. In addition the rare seaside centaury Centaurium littorale and round leaved wintergreen Pyrola rotundifolia are pres…

Ox Close

…hes adjacent to the Eller Beck support a large population of grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris, together with lesser clubmoss Selaginella selaginoides and flat sedge Blysmus compressus and in drier areas there is herb rich limestone grassland with for example common rock ros…

Castle of Old Wick to Craig Hammel

…ude thrift Armeria maritima and sea campion Silene uniflora, grass of parnassus Parnassia palustris and sea plantain Plantago maritima. This site has well-developed areas of species-rich maritime heath with abundant crowberry Empetrum nigrum, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, se…

Argill Woods and Pastures

…e site. These are most notable for the relative abundance of grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris and the rare bird's eye primose Primula farinosa. Other interesting species occurring in good numbers include common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris, fairy flax Linum catharticum an…

Brassey Reserve and Windrush Valley

…Gloucestershire site. Purple moor grass Molinia caerulea and grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris are also present. hawthorn scrub to the south of the river and an area of mixed deciduous woodland add to the interest of the site.

Dollar Glen

… characteristic grassland communities with the local species grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris, quaking grass Briza media and meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis. Other flushes also lie in a matrix of habitats dominated by acid grassland with a characteristic flora. Small, sh…

Onich to North Ballachulish Woods and Shore

…ns are species-rich, with globeflower Trollius europaeus and grass-of-Parnassus Parnassia palustris abundant. Also found are flush specialists such as broad-leaved cotton grass Eriophorum latifolium, black bog-rush Schoenus nigricans, Alpine meadow-rue Thalictrum alpinum and Scot…

West Fermanagh Scarplands

…iscus and bulrush Typha latifolia. In some places, common spike rush Eleocharis palustris and water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile dominate. Species associated with this community include marsh marigold Caltha palustris and marsh cinquefoil Potentilla palustris. The invertebrate …

Bewick and Beanley Moors

…nguicula vulgaris, lesser clubmoss Selaginella selaginoides, grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris, dioecious sedge Carex dioica, few flowered spike rush Eleocharis quinqueflora and black bog rush Schoenus nigricans may be found. These are all wetland plants. The typical communi…

Eslie Moss

…chid Platanthera bifolia, common twayblade Neottia ovata and grass-of-Parnassus Parnassia palustris.

Auchenreoch Glen

… sedge Carex flacca, and other plants recorded include marsh grass-of-parnassus Parnassia palustris, and in flushes within patchy woodland, rough horsetail Equisetum hyemale.

Crosby Gill

…llow sedge Carex lepidocarpa, flat sedge Blysmus compressus, grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris and more locally black bog rush Schoenus nigricans, yellow saxifrage Saxifraga aizoides, alpine bistort Polygonum viviparum and the very rare alpine bartsia Bartsia alpina and hair…

Town Kelloe Bank

…icula vulgaris, lesser clubmoss Selaginella selaginoides and grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris. Maidenhair spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes and an unusual inland population of sea plantain Plantago maritima occur in crevices in small outcrops of Magnesian Limestone. Scrub, c…

Bonsall Leys

…ing sub communities are unusually species rich with frequent grass of parnassus Parnassia palustris together with frog orchid Dactylorhiza viridis and the metallophyte species spring sandwort or 'leadwort' Minuartia verna which it is exceptional to find in a closed turf. These co…

Hollin Hill

…ora, the broad leaved cotton grass Eriophorum latifolium and grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris. All are species of increasing rarity due to their susceptibility to agricultural improvement which has affected so many flush systems of this type elsewhere. Other species of impo…

Skiddaw Group

… water occasionally results in the presence of herbs such as grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris, selfheal Prunella vulgaris and lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula. The rare and endemic pale forget-me-not Myosotis stolonifera is present in species poor rills, especially alon…

Freeholders Wood

…ding glaucous sedge Carex flacca, wild thyme Thymus praecox, grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris, blue moor grass Sesleria caerulea and bird's eye primrose Primula farinosa. There is a small basic flush, below the emergence of several springs, which supports a mixture of sedge…

Thriplow Peat Holes

…yanthes trifoliata, marsh helleborine Epipactis helleborine, grass of parnassus Parnassia palustris and the great fen sedge Cladium mariscus.

Limpenhoe Meadows

…nunculus flammula, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris and yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor. Several uncommon species are also present, notably bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella, marsh lousewort Pedicularis palustris, fragrant orchid Gymnadenia cono…

Poole's Cavern and Grin Low Wood

…n everlasting Antennaria dioica, flea sedge Carex pulicaris, grass of parnassus Parnassia palustris, moonwort Botrychium lunaria and frog orchid Dactylorhiza viridis. Taken together these open spoil areas are considered to have a unique and important assemblage of species within …

Pig Hill

…ossum vulgatum, lesser clubmoss Selaginella selaginoides and grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris. On gentler slopes in the western part of the site there are transitions to improved pastures, whilst locally on the edge of limestone grasslands there are fragmentary stands of mo…

Croftintygan Meadow

…ly uncommon, including field gentian Gentianella campestris, grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris, lesser butterfly orchid Platanthera bifolia, small white-orchid Pseudorchis albida and bulbous buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus.

Craig Wen / Cors Castell

…cus subnodulosus. This species rich plant community includes grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris, early marsh orchid Dactylorhiza incarnata and lesser clubmoss Selaginella selaginoides. Slender sedge Carex lasiocarpa, bottle sedge Carex rostrata and Cladium mariscus are locall…

Shielhill Glen

…eristic of western areas, and the locally occurring species grass of Parnassus (Parnassia palustris) can be found both here and in the woodland part of the site.

Newham Fen

… the substrate for a wide variety of other species including grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris, round leaved wintergreen Pyrola rotundifolia, common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris, lesser butterfly orchid Platanthera bifolia, northern marsh orchid Dactylorhiza purpurella and…

Blo' Norton and Thelnetham Fens

…rex lepidocarpa quaking grass Briza media, a small colony of grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris and a number of rare mosses. In other parts of the fen, where there is some drying out in summer, this type of vegetation is replaced by taller vegetation dominated by reed Phragmi…

Simonside Hills

…cum, common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris and, more rarely, grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris. One flush system 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…

North Esk Valley

…water seepage over base-rich rocks supporting plants such as grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris, common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris and common rock-rose Helianthemum nummularium. An area of wet ground, rich in sedge species has developed on the Fairlie Hope Burn at the con…

Naddle Forest

…odlands and support bird's eye primrose Primula farinosa and grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris as well as a large number of Carex species including flea sedge Carex pulicaris and the local dioecious sedge Carex dioica. The range of habitats within this site favours a good v…

Maltby Low Common

…et Poterium sanguisorba and cowslip Primula veris, while the grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris is not found elsewhere in South Yorkshire. Where the soils are more acidic, grassland dominated by mat grass Nardus stricta, common bent grass Agrostis tenuis and sheep's fescue Fe…

Stagmire Moss

…her plants which are fairly plentiful in this sedge mire are grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris, round leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia and marsh horsetail Equisetum palustre. Just to the north of the mire's watershed and on the right hand bank of the ditch draining into g…

Ramsey's Burn Wood

…st abundant species. Less commonly occurring species include grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris, fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea, long stalked yellow sedge Carex lepidocarpa and the nationally rare variegated horsetail Equisetum variegatum. The woodland is also rich in ep…

Ballidon Dale

…arex panicea in addition to spring sedge and glaucous sedge. Grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris, a species at the southern edge of its distribution in Britain, also occurs in this community. An uncommon grassland type in the Peak District is found on west facing slopes of the…

Old Buckenham Fen

…m uliginosum, parsley water dropwort Oenanthe lachenalii, marsh marigold Caltha palustris, large flowered hemp nettle Galeopsis speciosa, gipsywort Lycopus europaeus, tubular water dropwort Oenanthe fistulosa and greater water parsnip Sium latifolium. The vegetation is similar to…

Bailliewhirr

…eed Potamogeton coloratus. Other species of interest include grass-of-Parnassus Parnassia palustris, bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella and whorled caraway Carum verticillatum. The site is particularly important for its five orchid species. These are northern marsh-orchid Dactylorhi…

Mortlach Moss

… and herbs of richer fens include quaking grass Briza media, grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris and lesser butterfly orchid Platanthera bifolia. Other fen plants include bladderwort Utricularia species, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius, b…

Standridge Farm Pasture

… flower Trollius europaeus, marsh valerian Valeriana dioica, grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris, devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis and sneezewort Achillea ptarmica. Round leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia is occasionally present in more acidic flushes. The grassland com…

Lovely Seat - Stainton Moor

…Small but species rich limestone flushes support plants like grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris and the rare bird's eye primrose Primula farinosa. Woodland and scrub are very restricted within the site. However at Harkerside Moor one of only three notable areas of juniper scr…

Northwall

…The site has an abundance of yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris and ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi. Mosses characteristic of wet dune areas are well represented and it is also the only known Orkney location of the liverwort Moerckia hibernica.…

Craig Hammel to Sgaps Geo

… plantain Plantago maritima, glaucous sedge Carex flacca and grass of parnassus Parnassia palustris. There are patches of maritime heath throughout the site, with a larger area near Sarclet. Heather Calluna vulgaris, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix and crowberry Empetrum nigrum…

Knockballymore Lough

…dge Carex vesicaria with associated species such as marsh cinquefoil Potentilla palustris and cowbane Cicuta virosa. In some places, the fen extends to an old shoreline bank which is fringed by a narrow strip of alder Alnus glutinosa carr. The occurrence of several broad calcareo…

Bennane Head Grasslands

…hed slopes below supporting a sedge-rich sward with abundant grass-of-Parnassus Parnassia palustris. On south-facing slopes base-enrichment is more pronounced, with flushes of black bog-rush Schoenus nigricans and long-stalked yellow-sedge Carex lepidocarpa linking the neutral gr…

Blea Water

…pecies occur including three flowered rush Juncus triglumis, grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris, alpine saw wort Saussurea alpina, purple saxifrage Saxifraga oppositifolia, alpine meadow rue Thalictrum alpinum and globe flower Trollius europaeus. Lichens are also moderately i…

Ludderburn and Candlestick Mires

…tawny sedge Carex hostiana, bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella, grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris, quaking grass Briza media, lesser club moss Selaginella selaginoides and Campylium stellatum. Similar areas of high interest are found on the northeast flanks of Rulbuts Hill and …

Upper Teesdale

…Blysmus compressus lesser clubmoss Selaginella selaginoides, grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris, bird's eye primrose Primula farinosa, hairy stonecrop Sedum villosum, a rare moss, Cinclidium stygium and at high levels alpine foxtail Alopecurus alpinus. On the lower lying in …

Gowbarrow Park

…ora is rich and includes marsh hawk's beard Crepis paludosa, marsh violet Viola palustris, brooklime Veronica beccabunga, marsh ragwort Senecio aquaticus and water mint Mentha aquatica. The ash wych elm stands occur along water courses and on the rocky bluffs, especially where th…

Newby Moor

…th abundant purple moor grass and star sedge Carex echinata. Marsh violet Viola palustris is common in close association with nectariferous plants such as ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi and marsh thistle Cirsium palustre providing ideal habitat for the locally scarce small pearl…

The Wye Valley

…opulations of common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii and grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris, a species at the southern edge of its range in Derbyshire. The leached soils on the upper daleside slopes often have areas of acidic grassland dominated by common bent and sheep’s…

Finlarig Burn

… nutrient-rich flushes occur, characteristic species such as grass-of-parnassus Parnassia palustris are found. The underlying, nutrient rich rock, and the wet and humid conditions in the gorge, mean that the site supports a diversity of characteristic moss and liverwort species, …

Devenish Island

… base status of the soils on this part of the island include grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris, greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha and knotted pearlwort Sagina nodosa. Fen habitat provides further diversity and adds to the conservation interest of the area. The …

Sunbiggin Tarn & Moors and Little Asby Scar

…ssock sedge Carex lasiocarpa and Carex paniculata, common spike rush Eleocharis palustris, soft rush Juncus effusus, water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and mare's tail Hippuris vulgaris. More restricted fen communities include a type dominated by …

Lammermuir Deans

…d contain the rare plants hairy stonecrop Sedum villosum and grass-of-parnassus Parnassia palustris. These cleughs also support a number of rare mosses, liverworts and lichens such as the rare lichen Graphis elegans.

Glen Loin

…ressure. Consequently there is a rich ground flora including grass-of-Parnassus Parnassia palustris, dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis, wood avens Geum urbanum, bromes Bromus sp. and many fern species. Of interest is the extensive scree on the upper slopes. Here particularly lar…

Helvellyn & Fairfield

…loving herbs such as devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis, grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris and eyebright are frequent, with yellow saxifrage Saxifraga aizoides on stony ground. Locally, on a very small scale, are springs dominated by mosses such as Philonotis fontana and…

Tarn Hows

… are dominated by bottle sedge Carex rostrata with common spike rush Eleocharis palustris, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and three species of bur reed Sparganium erectum, S. emersum and S. minimum. Water lobelia Lobelia dortmanna, shoreweed L…

Williamhope

…lushes which contain fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea and grass-of-Parnassus Parnassia palustris. The diversity of habitats within the site is enhanced by Cappercleuch, a wooded cleuch containing a large stand of aspen Populus tremula, and Hogberry Hole, an area of scrub woodl…

Lagganmullan

…ula vulgaris. Species typical of these flushed areas include grass-of-Parnassus Parnassia palustris, bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella and whorled caraway Carum verticillatum. Black bog-rush Schoenus nigricans also occurs and typifies another, rarer, plant community where it is fou…

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