Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Fletchwood Meadows

…chid Anacamptis morio and heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, bitter vetch Lathyrus montanus, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus, betony Betonica officinalis and corky fruited water dropwort Oenanthe pimpinell…

Hatch Park

…f this area, principally oak Quercus robur, ash Fraxinus excelsior, beech Fagus sylvatica and hornbeam Carpinus betulus. The deer park is grazed by a managed herd of mainly fallow deer Dama dama. Associated with the deer park are several artificial ponds with adjacent areas of ma…

Boscastle to Widemouth

…dense canopy. Associated species include sheep’s-bit Jasione montana, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, tormentil Potentilla erecta and dodder Cuscuta epithymum. The following plants of county interest have also been recorded: madder Rubia peregrina, dyer’s greenweed Genista tinct…

Hense Moor

…tion sedge C. panicea, heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata and lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica. On more freely drained areas the wet heath has purple moor grass and dwarf furze Ulex gallii as the co-dominant species. In some areas rushes, in particular hard rush Juncus inf…

Grove Farm

… Dactylorhiza maculata, hairy lady's mantle Alchemilla filicaulis and lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica together with a number of sedges including carnation sedge Carex panicea, flea sedge C. pulicaris, glaucous sedge Carex flacca and tawny sedge Carex hostiana.

Inkpen Crocus Fields

… devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis, betony Betonica officinalis, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica and red fescue Festuca rubra. Small areas of flushed ground, dominated by meadowsweet and creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens with marsh marigold Caltha palustris and common spo…

Waen Rydd

…vens alongside species such as marsh valerian Valeriana dioica, marsh lousewort Pedicularis palustris and whorled caraway. Throughout the site there are patches of more acid flush, supported by the high water table. These areas are often species-poor but are characterised by a lu…

Colwyn Brook Marshes (North & South)

…trefoil Lotus pedunculatus, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi and marsh lousewort Pedicularis palustris. Bladder sedge Carex vesicaria is prominent locally and the wettest areas, next to the Colwyn Brook, support emergent species such as branched bur-reed Sparganium erectum, fool's…

Rhos Esgairwen-fawr a Rhosgoch-fawr

…a vulgaris and often abundant devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica and heath-spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata. There are areas of gorse Ulex europaeus scrub, two areas of grey willow Salix cinerea carr and an alder Alnus glutinosa thicket. A…

Braithwaite Moss

…, marsh violet Viola palustris, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica and milkwort Polygala sp. In places where purple moor grass is more prominent and grazing pressure less, the wetland shrub bog myrtle Myrica gale becomes an important part of the…

Rampisham Down

…b component as described above and, most distinctively, with frequent lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica. Several small stands of relatively species rich bracken Pteridium aquilinum dominated vegetation occur between the plateau and southern slopes, mainly along former hedge banks a…

Ribsons Meadows

…gether with herbs such as heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, saw wort Serratula tinctoria, sneezewort Achillea ptarmica and devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis. Sedges are abundant and include common yellow-sedge Carex demissa, flea se…

Beck Dale Meadow

…, common milkwort Polygala vulgaris, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, lady’s mantle Alchemilla vulgaris and great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis. The main grass species found in the drier communities are common bent Agrostis capillaris, sweet vern…

Lord's Wood Meadows

…i, common milkwort Polygala vulgaris, bitter vetch Lathyrus montanus, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga, changing forget-me-not Myosotis discolor, betony Betonica officinalis and musk mallow Malva moschata. The eastern end of the larger field …

Loggans Moor

…th red rattle Odontites verna, bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella, marsh lousewort Pedicularis palustris, marsh marigold Caltha palustris, vommon spike-rush Eleocharis palustris, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi and devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis. The early marsh orchid Dacty…

Noddle End

…sedge C. nigra, are abundant, with field wood rush Luzula campestris, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, milkwort Polygala vulgaris, bitter vetch Lathyrus montanus, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and tormentil Potentilla erecta. Springs emerging at the base of the slope support sp…

Outley Mosses

…phodel Narthecium ossifragum, devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, marsh bird’s foot trefoil Lotus pedunculatus and watermint Mentha aquatica. Where grazing does not occur, as in great Allotment, purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, various rush…

Sylvia's Meadow

…thin the meadow sward with abundant oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, cat’s-ear Hypochaeris radicata, creeping cinquefoil Potentilla reptans and common bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus. Seven species of orchid are recorded: Dactylorhiza macu…

Cwm Llanwenarth Meadows

… many species of sedge; herbs include purging flax Linum catharticum, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica and devils bit scabious Succisa pratensis. The fen meadow communities are variously dominated by purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, rush Juncus articulatus and meadow sweet Fili…

Gwaun Efail Wig

…stis spp). Associated plans here include tormentil Potentilla erecta, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica and heath spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza maculata. Former ditches now support diverse stands of marsh vegetation including plants such as marsh marigold Caltha palustris, water mint…

Small Brook

… there is a distinct heathy element to the sward with species such as lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, flea sedge Carex pulicaris, star sedge C. echinata, tawny sedge Carex hostiana and the locally uncommon petty whin Genista anglica. Local sur…

Rhos Pant-tyle

…arnation sedge Carex panicea, sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, whorled caraway, tawny sedge Carex hostiana and bog mosses occur within a sward composed primarily of purple moor-grass and sheep’s fescue. In patches this vegetation grades int…

Rhos Penrhiw

…erbs are also frequent in the turf, with tormentil Potentilla erecta, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, betony Betonica officinalis and sheep’s sorrel Rumex acetosella being typically present. This type of grassland is more usually found in upland situations, and its presence here…

Caeau Clochfaen-Isaf (Clochfaen-isaf Fields)

…s heath-grass Danthonia decumbens, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica are more prominant here. Wetter flushes are dominated by purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea, star sedge and carnation sedge C. panicea. This field is bisected by a small stream f…

Cautley Thwaite Meadows and Ecker Secker Beck

…t prominent higher plants include bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, tormentil Potentilla erecta and marsh violet Viola palustris. This pasture is sedge rich, particularly the series of base rich dioecious sedge common butterwort flushes that occ…

Cae Llwyn

…arp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus, bitter-vetch Lathyrus montanus, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, saw-wort Serratula tinctoria, betony Betonica officinalis and the locally uncommon dyer's greenweed Genista tinctoria. Wet hollows dominated by sharp-flowered rush support addit…

Stanton Pastures & Cuckoocliff Valley

…rwort 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. Here, heather and wavy hair grass dom…

Highfield Moss

…ss, again associated with wavy hair grass. soft rush, common bent and lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica are locally common and less frequently species such as cross leaved heath, heath rush, heather and tormentil occur. Marsh gentians and petty whin Genista anglica are locally scat…

Whiteleigh Meadows

… betony Betonica officinalis, devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata, common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium, saw wort Serratula tinctoria and heath milkwort Poly…

Beetley & Hoe Meadows

…nt and other notable species include bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris and early marsh orchid Dactylorhiza incarnata. Marshy grassland occurs on permanently wet soils in the valley and here blunt flowered rush…

Whitchurch Down

…sh St John’s wort Hypericum elodes, marsh violet Viola palustris, and lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica. Cornish moneywort Sibthorpia europaea, a plant with a restricted distribution in Britain, grows along the banks of the stream which are lined with alder Alnus glutinosa and wil…

Povington and Grange Heaths

…licaris, devil’s-bit Succisa pratensis, saw wort Serratula tinctoria, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, petty whin Genista anglica, sneezewort Achillea ptarmica and the moss Calliergonell cuspidatum. Deciduous woodland, mainly of birch Betula sp. and Sallow Salix cinerea, is most …

Eggardon Hill & Luccas Farm

…odoratum, quaking-grass Briza media and abundant devil’s-bit, betony, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica and bitter vetch Lathyrus montanus. Flushes are dominated by soft rush and hard rush Juncus effusus and J. inflexus, yellow flag Iris pseudacorus and giant horsetail Equisetum t…

Lough Navar Scarps and Lakes

…ered by a dry heath community characterised by stands of great wood rush Luzula sylvatica and a tall growth of dwarf-shrub species such as heather Calluna vulgaris and bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus, with lesser amounts of crowberry Empetrum nigrum, cowberry Vaccinium vitis-idaea a…

Tievebulliagh

…ridula and carnation sedge Carex panicea. The herb component includes lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris and devils-bit scabious Succisa pratensis. The wet grassland below the escarpment is influenced by a broad, base rich, seepage zone. Where …

Keston and Hayes Commons

…ally restricted in London include bird’s foot Ornithopus perpusillus, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica and pill sedge Carex pilulifera. The pebble beds grade into more neutral, clayey soils on the lower slopes of the Ravensbourne Meadows. These support a neutral grassland communi…

Highclere Park

…mnant of the Park’s wood pasture origins, being dominated by mature beech Fagus sylvatica and pedunculate oak Quercus robur. The understorey is confined to low density holly Ilex aquifolium, hazel Corylus avellana and invasive rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum. Elsewhere, especi…

Ludham - Potter Heigham Marshes

… pimpernel Anagallis tenella, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, marsh lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica and marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre. Fauna Aquatic invertebrates are well represented with a diverse coleoptera and Mollusca fauna. The site is particularly rich in dragonflies…

Restrop Farm and Brockhurst Wood

…nce both of species usually characteristic of more acid soils such as lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica and tormentil Potentilla erecta and those more typical of calcareous habitats such as lady's bedstraw Galium verum, stemless thistle Cirsium acaule, common milkwort Polygala vulg…

Stocking Meadows, Oreton

…ttle Rhinanthus minor, oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare and, locally, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica. To damper areas, lady’s smock Cardamine pratensis occurs.

Windsor Forest and Great Park

…hough not reaching such a great age, are numerous over mature beech trees Fagus sylvatica. Being partially hollow and decayed, the oaks and beech afford habitats for a number of extremely rare and specialised insects, particularly beetles, some of which are unknown elsewhere in t…

Thorne and Doves Moors

…ezewort Achillea ptarmica, devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis and lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica. Lesser butterfly-orchid Platanthera bifolia, lesser skullcap Scutellaria minor and bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella are restricted to small, well grazed areas. Not all the grass…

Swindale Meadows

…n grass Eriophorum angustifolium, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, common sundew Drosera rotundifolia and butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris.

Farndale

…wheat Melampyrum pratense, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, wood club rush Luzula sylvatica and ferns, including hard fern Blechnum spicant, male fern Dryopteris filix-mas and broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata. Chickweed winter grass Trientalis europaea can be found in places …

Carrine Common & Penwethers

…tylorhiza praetermissa, great bird’s foot trefoil Lotus pedunculatus, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica and the nationally scarce yellow bartsia Parentucellia viscosa. The adjacent hedgerows support a rich variety of shrub species, including the nationally rare Plymouth pear Pyrus…

Rhosydd Castell-du & Plas-y-bettws

…ormentil Potentilla erecta, heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia and lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica. petty whin is locally frequent throughout. Much of the western (Castell-du) part of the site is dominated by a grassy sward in which purple moor-grass, velvet bent Agrostis cani…

Rhos Cwmderw

…rticum, lesser hawkbit Leontodon saxatilis, heather Calluna vulgaris, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica and pointed spear-moss Calliergonell cuspidatum. Small flushes dominated by a variety of small sedges and mosses, such as rusty hook-moss Scorpidium revolvens and yellow starry f…

Sound Heath

…ire's rare plants including round leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica and bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum. Several areas of bog moss Sphagnum spp. occur together with cushions of the moss Leucobryum glaucum which is also rare in Cheshire. Drier …

Caeau Coed Mawr (Coedmawr Fields)

…nata, common sedge Carex nigra, heath wood-rush Luzula multiflora and lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica. Wetter hollows are dominated by sharp-flowered rush, along with species such as velvet bent Agrostis canina, Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus, common marsh-bedstraw Galium palustre,…

Foxlease and Ancells Meadows

… whin Genista anglica is very common and other species include common lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica and heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata. In wetter areas, the heathland forms a mosaic with mire communities containing abundant bog moss especially Sphagnum papillosum an…

Rhosydd Bryn-maen

…ing heath rush Juncus squarrosus, deer-grass Trichophorum cespitosum, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica and petty whin Genista anglica. These, along with other important areas of semi-natural habitat, add to the overall biodiversity interest of the site and provide shelter and food…

Maiden Down

…ow thistle Cirsium dissectum, devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, sedges Carex spp. and rushes Juncus spp. In the wettest parts boggy vegetation occurs with bog mosses Sphagnum spp., marsh violet Viola palustris, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifr…

Coed Graig Uchaf

…as. In open damp areas heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata and lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica occur. The variety of habitats is increased by the presence of small streams running through the woodland and open areas of sparse scrub consisting of hawthorn Crataegus monogyna…

Avon Valley (Bickton to Christchurch)

…f purple moor grass, cross leaved heath with devil's bit scabious and lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica. On trackways and other areas of exposed sand a flora adapted to periodic disturbance has developed which includes mossy stonecrop Crassula tillaea and lesser quaking grass Briz…

The New Forest

… such as tormentil Potentilla erecta, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, self heal Prunella vulgaris, eyebrights Euphrasia, squirrel tail fescue Vulpia bromoides, all seed Radiola linoides and numerous sedges. The less palatable species with a more u…

Ranters Bank Pastures

…ly. The acidic nature of the sward is demonstrated by the presence of lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, tormentil Potentilla erectand betony Betonica officinalis. There is also a woodland influence with bugle Ajuga reptans and bitter vetch Lathyrus montanus both present. The pastu…

Wellington College Bog

…th rush Juncus squarrosus, bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella and common lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica. Adjacent open areas include base poor marsh and damp acidic grassland. These support green ribbed sedge Carex binervis, bulbous rush Juncus bulbosus, meadow thistle Cirsium dis…

Stoke Common

…th Erica tetralix. Local plants include creeping willow Salix repens, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, marsh speedwell Veronica scutellata and deer grass Trichophorum cespitosum spp. germanicum. bog mosses are unusually varied, including Sphagnum palustre, S. rubellum. S. subsecu…

Gyfartha

… decumbens, common bird’s-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus, tormentil, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, devil’s-bit scabious, betony Betonica officinalis and saw-wort Serratula tinctoria. Other vegetation includes small stands of alder Alnus glutinosa woodland and bracken which ad…

Rhos yr Hafod

…ntil and frequent devil's-bit scabious, saw-wort Serratula tinctoria, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, dyer's greenweed Genista tinctoria, petty whin Gentianella anglica, western gorse Ulex gallii, carnation sedge Carex panicea and wavy hair-grass Deschampsia flexuosa, also some …

Rosenannon Bog and Downs

…erulea and bristle bent Agrostis curtisii. Associated species include lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, saw wort Serratula tinctoria, and heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia. Locally, there are good populations of heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata and deer grass Trichop…

Devil's Punch Bowl

…A stand on the Hythe Beds contains pedunculate oak, Quercus robur, beech Fag is sylvatica and holly Ilex aquifolium over a sparse ground flora of bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus and wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa. The woodland in the gorge overlying the Bargate Beds has a can…

Warburton's Wood and Well Wood

…emone Anemone nemorosa, hard fern Blechnum spicant and greater wood rush Luzula sylvatica. The more flushed areas on the Keuper marl contain plants such as dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis, ramsons Allium ursinum, yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon, as well as less common …

Danbury Common

…mpyrum pratense, lily of the valley Convallaria majalis, great wood rush Luzula sylvatica, sanicle Sanicula europaea and moshcatel Adoxa moschatellina. The grasslands vary from species rich plant communities on neutral soils to acidic pastures with heathy areas dominated by commo…

Parkhurst Forest

…land the canopy is now dominated by sessile oak Quercus petraea and beech Fagus sylvatica of varying age, with pedunculate oak Quercus robur and sweet chestnut Castanea sativa in varying amounts, probably derived from planting. Young silver birch Betula pendula and wych elm Ulmus…

Belah Woods and Pastures

…, woodruff Galium odoratum, common dog violet Viola riviniana, wood sedge Carex sylvatica, wood avens Geum urbanum, enchanter's nightshade Circaea lutetiana and false brome Brachypodium sylvaticum. The ground flora in acidic conditions includes wood sage Teucrium scorodonia, swe…

Roebuck Meadows

…ge Carex nigra, star sedge C. echinata and oval sedge Carex leporina. lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica and marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris also occur here. In the northern field the stream is fringed by marshy ground with tall herb fen vegetation characterised by meadowsweet …

Corfe Mullen Pastures

…lorhiza praetermissa, greater bird’s foot trefoil Lotus pedunculatus, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi and fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica. The fauna has not been surveyed in the pastures but is likely to be important for a wide range of invertebra…

High Leys

…tted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata spp ericetorum locally frequent and lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica rather less so. Notable as occasionals are species characteristic of more base rich conditions such as grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris, twayblade Neottia ovata and greater…

Frevagh

…nella vulgaris, bugle Ajuga reptans, ragged robin Silene flos-cuculi, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris, bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella, heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata with marsh horsetail Equisetum palustre also conspicuous. Wher…

Ashes Pasture and Meadows

…clude tormentil Potentilla erecta, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica. Pale sedge Carex pallescens is abundant and sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus is widespread. In places flushing has produced marshy conditions with stands of brown sedge Ca…

Troutbeck

…rsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris, bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris, common scurvy grass Cochlearia officinalis and bird's eye primrose. The montane character of the vegetation is emphasised by the presence …

The Cliffs of Magho

…pes are drier and are generally covered by a carpet of greater wood rush Luzula sylvatica. The lower slopes are flushed by water draining from above and support a more diverse woodland flora. Widespread species include opposite-leaved golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifoliu…

Trevaunance Cove

…ernel Anagallis tenella, common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica and bog mosses Sphagnum spp. In places there are stands of carr with dominant willows Salix spp. and occasional silver birch Betula pendula.

Greenamoor

…-leaved heath Erica tetralix, sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, marsh violet Viola palustris and petty whin Genista anglica. Additional species of interest include small numbers of lesser butterfly-orchid…

Rhosydd Nant-yr-henfron

… include devil's-bit scabious, heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica and petty whin Genista anglica. The wetter hollows are largely dominated by sharp-flowered rush with a range of characteristic associates including Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus, …

Rhosydd Nant Eithrim

…a pratensis, betony Betonica officinalis, pignut Conopodium majus and lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica. Plants associated with less acidic soils, such as common knapweed Centaurea nigra, crested dog’s-tail Cynosurus cristatus and red clover Trifolium pratense occur on slopes above…

Llwyn-iarth

…Carex pallescens. On a wetter area within the neutral grassland marsh lousewort Pedicularis palustris, square-stalked St. John’s-wort Hypericum tetrapterum, few-flowered spike-rush Eleocharis quinqueflora, tufted forget-me-not Myosotis laxa ssp. caespitosa, and marsh arrowgrass T…

Limpenhoe Meadows

…cies are also present, notably bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella, marsh lousewort Pedicularis palustris, fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea, marsh helleborine Epipactis palustris, southern marsh orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa and marsh fern Thelypteris palustris. Springs emerge …

Andrew's Wood

…a, marsh thistle Cirsium palustre, cuckoo-flower Cardamine pratensis, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica and betony Betonica officinalis. In some areas the grassland is marshy and is characterised by the occurrence of hemp agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum, fleabane Pulicaria dysenteri…

Common Moor Langtree

…histle Cirsium dissectum, heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, lesser butterfly-orchid Platanthera bifolia, saw wort Serratula tinctoria, devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis and heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia. In the wetter parts…

Meddon Moor

…ar carnation sedge Carex panicea, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica and saw wort Serratula tinctoria. Wetter hollows support a different association of species including marsh St John’s-wort Hypericum elodes, bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella, mars…

Paines Cross Meadow

…tetralix, dwarf gorse Ulex minor, heath grass Danthonia decumbens and lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica. Secondly, along the southern edge the purple moor grass is joined by a range of marshland species such as wild angelica Angelica sylvestris, hemp agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum,…

Gweunydd Coch-y-dwst

…ifera, heath-grass Danthonia decumbens, Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, selfheal Prunella vulgaris and white clover Trifolium repens. Heather Calluna vulgaris and mouse-ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum occur locally along with clumps of western go…

Gweunydd Dyffryn Nedd

…iates here include devil's-bit scabious, betony Betonica officinalis, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica and heath grass Danthonia decumbens. Around the margins of the site, the pasture grades into woodland dominated by either sessile oak Quercus petraea or alder Alnus glutinosa, ov…

Tyncoed Pasture

… include heather Calluna vulgaris, deergrass Trichophorum cespitosum, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica and petty whin Genista anglica. The north-eastern part of the enclosure consists of rush-pasture, in which sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus is the dominant component. Assoc…

Redlake Meadows & Hoggs Moor

…ved st john’s-wort and yellow bartsia. Other notable plants are marsh lousewort Pedicularis palustris and lesser skullcap Scutellaria minor which have a local distribution in Cornwall and also smooth-stalked sedge Carex laevigata and southern marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza praetermiss…

Marsland to Clovelly Coast

…d is the main tree species of Clovelly Deer Park. Within the woods, beech Fagus sylvatica, ash Fraxinus excelsior and sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus are locally abundant with an understorey hazel Corylus avellana, holly Ilex aquifolium and hawthorn Crataegus monogyna. Alder Alnus g…

Gutch Common

… species not often found in Wiltshire occur in this community such as lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, pill sedge Carex pilulifera and common yellow sedge Carex demissa. The variety of habitats and their close juxtaposition is favourable to a wide range of fauna though a comprehe…

Frog End Meadow

…omeratus. Other species associated with the damper conditions include lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, greater bird’s foot trefoil Lotus pedunculatus and ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi. The meadow is surrounded by hedges which contain pollarded trees of ash Fraxinus excelsior, …

Newlyn Downs

…ernel Anagallis tenella, common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica and bog mosses Sphagnum spp. In places there are stands of carr with dominant willows Salix spp. and occasional silver birch Betula pendula.

Little Asby Inrakes and Outrakes

…dic with heather Calluna vulgaris, bitter vetch Lathyrus montanus and lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica; or to a more calcareous type with rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum and salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba. The great diversity of species is strikin…

Bonds Glen

…sent, the woodland floor is covered by a thick carpet of great wood rush Luzula sylvatica, with bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus present in the most acidic soil conditions. In other parts, the woodland floor is covered by a scattering of hard-fern Blechnum spicant and broad buckler f…

Drumburgh Moss

…heath and occasional bog rosemary. Present among a range of herbs are lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, marsh violet Viola palustris, marsh marigold Caltha palustris and devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis. Wetter peat at the eastern edge of the mire has a uniform cover of purp…

Aberbargoed Grasslands

…Carex panicea. Other species such as saw-wort Serratula tinctoria and lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica occur frequently in heavily flushed areas. Associated stands of mire contain abundant purple moor grass with tormentil Potentilla erecta, mat grass Nardus stricta, common sedge C…

Tullysranadeega

… include cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, heather Calluna vulgaris, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica and several species of sphagnum bog-mosses. In some places, the combination of acidic, peaty soils and intense flushing by groundwater produces a particularly notable community k…

Barle Valley

…nny Lysimachia nummularia and common cow-wheat Melampyrum pratense. Beech Fagus sylvatica has invaded this woodland type to varying degrees. Ash Fraxinus excelsior and hazel become much more abundant over the base-rich shales. The well developed shrub layer here includes hawthorn…

Chudleigh Knighton Heath

…s Molinia caerulea and bristle bent Agrostis curtisii. Plants such as lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, tormentil Potentilla erecta and common milkwort Polygala vulgaris characterise the drier areas of the heath and while wetter areas in the south west of the site support cross-le…

Cwm Glo a Glyndyrys

…rass, sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina and mat-grass Nardus stricta, with lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, tormentil and heath wood-rush Luzula multiflora. In the drier areas, and on the ancient spoil heaps, two types of grassland have developed. Species-rich neutral grassland occurs…

Shap Fells

…ia, heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia, wild thyme Thymus praecox, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica and occasional grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris indicate a base rich influence. At the head of the reservoir is an area of rush dominated marshy grassland with tufted hair…

Gribbs Meadows

…ation with several species characteristic of more acid soils, such as lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, mat grass, tormentil and devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis. In contrast, the larger drains are less varied and support a fen community dominated by yellow flag Iris pseudac…

Wareham Common

…. The sward has a high proportion of herbs with devil’s-bit scabious, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris and bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella. The lower lying areas have marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, whilst a more acidic character is reflect…

Hog Cliff

…dia and pignut Conopodium majus are frequent here and in one location lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, a plant rarely encountered on chalk downland, is present. On flatter ground near the tops and bottoms of the slopes grassland with a high proportion of creeping bent Agrostis s…

East Lizard Heathlands

…leaved heath Erica tetralix, great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis and lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica. Wavy St John’s-wort Hypericum undulatum has also been recorded in some stands of ‘Tall Heath’ on gabbro. ‘Mixed heath’ dominates drier areas and comprises Cornish heath, gorse …

Gwaun Wern-y-wig

…ea, carnation sedge Carex panicea, cuckoo-flower Cardamine pratensis, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, tormentil Potentilla erecta and devil's-bit scabious Succisa pratensis. The wetter hollows and old drainage channels support communities dominated by bents and jointed rush Junc…

Knebworth Woods

…ista anglica and Dyers Greenweed Genista tinctoria in drier areas and lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica where wetter, all three species being county rarities. The neutral grassland meadow is still the best Hertfordshire site for green winged orchid Anacamptis morio despite some lim…

Mercaston Marsh and Muggington Bottoms

…racteristic of acidic conditions such as bog mosses Sphagnum spp. and lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica. There are five species of rush Juncus spp. and seven species of sedge Carex spp. Prominent among these is the large number of tussocks of greater tussock sedge Carex paniculata,…

Upper Fowey Valley

…as is dominated by common bent grass Agrostis capillaris and contains lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus, field woodrush Luzula campestris and some Heather Calluna vulgaris. There are scattered areas of gorse Ulex europaeus. Stands of grey willow Salix…

Abney & Bretton Cloughs

…ly species rich with purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, common bent, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica and greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha. Heather Calluna vulgaris is present in this community but is more typically found on the higher ground at the east end of the…

Deadman

…d rush Juncus acutiflorus with marsh thistle Cirsium palustre, common lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica and common yellow sedge Carex demissa being frequent associates. Water tends to move freely through the intersecting channels providing more nutrients to a community which is dom…

Glyme Valley

…iculatus, tormentil Potentilla erecta, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea and early purple orchid Orchis mascula. Acid marshy grassland dominated by hard rush Juncus effusus occurs in flushes where springs emerge fr…

Rhos Blaen Carrog

…tacea, fairy flax Linum catharticum, bog pimpernel Lysmachia tenella, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, sneezewort Achillea ptarmica and heath spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza maculata spp. ericetorum. In the wetter areas the taller sward contains rough meadow-grass Poa trivialis, mead…

Buckley Claypits and Commons

…l’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis, sneezewort Achillea ptarmica, and lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica. The rush pasture is dominated either by sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus or soft rush Juncus effusus with associated species marsh bedstraw Galium palustre, greater bird’s…

Caeau Cnwch a Ty'n-y-graig

…ylorhiza maculata subsp. Ericetorum, wood horsetail, bitter-vetch and lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica. Wetter flushes within this community are characterised by the presence of species such as marsh-marigold Caltha Palustris, sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutuflorus, star sedge Car…

Dozmary Pool

…tralix in in wetter parts. Other species occurring frequently include lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, western gorse Ulex gallii, heath rush Juncus squarrosus, carnation sedge Carex panicea, green-ribbed sedge Carex binervis, sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina and bilberry V accinium m…

Combe Scar

…grazing stock and support a ledge community dominated by great wood rush Luzula sylvatica but with a large number of associated species including wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa, bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus, common polypody Polypodium vulgare, rosebay willowherb Chamerion a…

Cors y Llyn

…iolet Viola palustris, petty whin, lesser skullcap Scutellaria minor, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, the bog-mosses Sphagnum auriculatum and S.papillosum and the moss Aulacomnium palustre. Additional interest is provided by some small fields on the western side of the mire whic…

Bracket's Coppice and Ryewater Farm

…ll Hyacinthoides non-scripta or pendulous sedge with scattered wood sedge Carex sylvatica, male fern Dryopteris filix-mas, barren strawberry Potentilla sterilis, common dog violet Viola riviniana and yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon. Three local species present are greate…

The Malvern Hills

…Hill and are dominated by jointed rush Juncus articulatus and include lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, common spike rush Eleocharis palustris and marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris. Navelwort Umbilicus rupestris grows on bare rock outcrops at the northern end of the hills. The…

West's Meadow, Aldermaston

…bit scabious Succisa pratensis, creeping Jenny Lysimachia nummularia, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis and meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum are found. Two species of rush Juncus are found, four sedges Carex spp. and the uncommon bristle club r…

Gweunydd Dwfnant (Dwfnant Pasture)

…mon sedge C. nigra and pale sedge C. pallescens all well represented. Lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica and lesser skullcap Scutellaria minor occur occasionally and great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis is locally frequent. Meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum occurs locally. The drier …

Moorlands Pastures

…s support additional species such as sneezewort Achillea ptarmica and lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica. The mesotrophic grassland has a rather similar mix of grasses, but with the addition of crested dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus and Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus. Herb species inc…

Nant y Rhos

…efoil Lotus pedunculatus, devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, and lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica. In areas of superficial flushing and along the margins of small runnels, sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus is prominent, producing vegetation that is transitional to rush p…

Landford Bog

…water purslane Lythrum portula, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica and meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum. Although only very limited faunal recording has been undertaken at Landford Bog, adder, common lizard and frog are all known to occur here a…

Caeau Tir-mawr

…ved heath Erica tetralix, heath spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza maculata, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica and tawny sedge Carex hostiana. Further species of particular note that occur within these areas are whorled caraway Carum verticillatum, petty whin Genista anglica and lesser bu…

Drumcully

…ta, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula, selfheal Prunella vulgaris, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris, cat’s-ear Hypochaeris radicata, bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella and heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata. Where there are transition…

Largalinny

…bilberry Vaccirtium myrtillus, heather Calluna vulgaris, great wood rush Luzula sylvatica and ferns over a calcifuge bryophyte carpet clearly reflects the acidity of the soil. Frequent flushes occur along these steep wooded slopes and wet acid hollows are common along their base.…

Glasson Moss

…lude common knapweed Centaurea nigra, tormentil Potentilla erecta and lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica. This diversity of habitats favours a varied breeding bird community. Red grouse, curlew and meadow pipit may be seen on the open moss, whilst the marginal woodland and damp gras…

Gwaun Efail-Llwydiarth

…eptans, heath spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza maculata subsp. ericetorum, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica and yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor. The more level areas of dry pasture have been affected by nutrient enrichment and cattle poaching – they support a modified sward type in whic…

Monkswood Valley

…ris Paris quadrifolia, false brome Brachypodium sylvaticum and wood sedge Carex sylvatica. In the damper areas species which are more tolerant of such wet conditions predominate including, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, pendulous sedge Carex pendula, meadowsweet Filipe…

Llyn Llech Owain

…rt Polygala serpyllifolia, devil's-bit scabious Succisa pratensis and lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica also occur. Drier areas to the east of the lake and on the slopes to the north are clad with heather Calluna vulgaris, bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus and growths of the exclusively…

Nant Cledlyn Pingos

…frequently flower-rich, with such species as devil’s-bit scabious and lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica amongst common bent Agrostis capillaris and sheep’s-fescue Festuca ovina. An unusual feature of these swards is the presence of species more usually associated with neutral grass…

Waun Ton-y-spyddaden

… communities of brown bent Agrostis canina, red fescue Festuca rubra, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica and heath spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza maculata spp. ericetorum, which in turn grade into purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea/sedge associations. The latter are characterised by re…

Old Castle Down

…acing slope and below it is a Festuca/Molinia grassland with Erica tetralix and Pedicularis sylvatica. Towards the southern end there are areas of thin soil giving a typical limestone flora but Pteridium aquilinum has colonised the deeper soils. The plateau is an Agrostis setacea…

Moor Farm

…tton grass Eriophorum angustifolium, bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica and in one of its few county localities the round leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia. Bog bush cricket Metrioptera brachyptera is the most notable of several Orthoptera. The hea…

Moorend Common

…re harbour heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata sp. ericetorum, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, lesser skullcap Scutellaria minor the last in one of only two Bucks localities and, where pools have developed, bog mosses Sphagnum spp. Elsewhere on the common the more marshy …

Toller Porcorum

…w thistle Cirsium dissectum, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris and lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica with crossleaved heath Erica tetralix and heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata. Many plants of very local distribution occur here, including dyer's greenweed Genista tincto…

Castlebeck and Scar Woods

… moor grass Molinia caerulea, devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, common sedge Carex nigra and a large colony of heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata with common spotted orchid D. fuchsii and hybrids D. fuchsii x maculata. Along the west…

Trelow Downs

… characteristic of the heathland include tormentil Potentilla erecta, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, eyebright Euphrasia officinalis agg, heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata and heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia. The sedges carnation sedge Carex panicea and green-rib…

Pikes Farm Meadows

…caerulea which is an uncommon species in Herefordshire, together with lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, lesser butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha and a variety of sedges which are locally uncommon, such as pale sedge Carex pallescens, tawny sedge Carex hostiana and common yel…

Popehouse Moor

…Anagallis tenella. Common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium, marsh lousewort Pedicularis palustris and bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata occur in these mires with the local pale butterwort Pinguicula lusitanica, sometimes in association with small stands of bottle sedge Carex rost…

Tamnyrankin

…neezewort Achillea ptarmica, eyebright Euphrasia officinalis agg. and lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica. With increased flushing, the carnivorous common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris can be prolific. Mosses are prominent within the sward and species that thrive in open, light cond…

Danes Moss

…botanically diverse acidic grassland communities with species such as lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica and fen bedstraw Galium uliginosum, both of which are also uncommon in Cheshire and the mosses Sphagnum spp. and Aulacomnium palustre. On drier peripheral areas oaks Quercus robu…

Orlestone Forest

…eping soft grass Holcus mollis, with many broadleaved herbs including lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, ling heather Calluna vulgaris and devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis. Invertebrates dependent on these habitats include an exceptional number associated with golden rod Sol…

Ashculm Turbary

… sundew Drosera intermedia, pale butterwort Pinguicula lusitanica and lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica. In the wetter areas, bog mosses Sphagnum spp. become more abundant. Herbs associated with the hummocks and pools include bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, Meadow thistle Cirsi…

Rhos Glyn-yr-helyg

…dyer’s greenweed Genista tinctoria, ragged-robin Lychnis flos-cuculi, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica and devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis. The site also has physiographic interest, being situated in an area where glacial features known as pingos have been recorded. Within …

Levallymore

…s eyebright Euphrasia officinalis, yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor and lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica. The orchids greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha and spotted-orchids Dactylorhiza spp. are abundant in places. Several other species are worthy of note. Field scabiou…

Kismeldon Meadows

…devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, saw wort Serratula tinctoria, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum and heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata are frequent. The site also contains areas dominated by soft rush Juncus effusus where herbs suc…

Priory Meadows, Hickling

…tton grass Eriophorum angustifolium, creeping willow Salix repens and lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica. A distinctive flora has developed along the dry dyke edges where there is frequent royal fern Osmunda regalis, White climbing fumitory Corydalis claviculata and the uncommon mil…

Briggins Moor

…sneezewort Achillea ptarmica, devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, marsh violet Viola palustris, bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella and bitter-vetch Lathyrus montanus. There are a wide range of sedge species p…

Gweunydd Crychell

… Galium uliginosum and marsh valerian Valeriana dioica, together with lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica. The low-lying rush-dominated pasture is a very wet example of the type in which jointed rushes Juncus articulatus/acutiflorus occur with a range of herbs, including greater bird…

Old Cilgwyn and Cae Heslop

…is, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus, betony Betonica officinalis and lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica all prominent. In places there is an abundance of cowslip, with the presence of this species and glaucous sedge Carex flacca indicating some base enrichment. Scrub is invading th…

Rhos Pwllygawnen

…actylorhiza maculata, common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium and lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica. Drier banks support a typical assemblage containing heather Calluna vulgaris, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, tormentil Potentilla erecta, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, hea…

Upper Chapel Pastures

…nt meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, saw-wort Serratula tinctoria and lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica. Occupying the zone between the two enclosures is a small area of wet ground containing plants such as soft rush Juncus effusus, greater bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus, a…

Woodhall Spa Golf Course

…ralix, heath rush Juncus squarrosus, bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, round leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia and Sphagnum species of moss. Gorse scrub, reed beds and part of an ancient oak birch woodland provide diversification of habitat. The w…

Caeau Nant y Llechau

…ncluding petty whin Genista anglica, saw-wort Serratula tinctoria and lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica. The most southerly field is not cut for hay and provides a contrast with the hay meadows. Dyer's greenweed is frequent on the freely drained slopes, whilst flushes provide a ra…

East Devon Pebblebed Heaths

…ecies are common sedge Carex nigra, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata, lesser butterfly orchid Platanthera bifolia and sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus. Other species …

Caeau Blaen-bydernyn

…-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, whorled caraway Carum verticillatum, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica and heath spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza maculata. In places the sward is quite heathy, with heather Calluna vulgaris and heath rush Juncus squarrosus becoming frequent; petty whin …

Brenscombe Heath

…cross-leaved heath. Other herbs such as saw wort Serratula tinctoria, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, tormentil Potentilla erecta are present and there are fine stands of marsh gentian. Adder’s-tongue fern Ophioglossum vulgatum, a plant typically of old grassland, also occurs he…

Bugden's Copse and Meadows

…wetter areas have developed and here ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica and lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula are found. Several shallow channels occur in the northernmost meadow and these support several species not found more generally on the si…

Deptford Farm Pastures

…tle Cirsium dissectum throughout. Bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, creeping willow Salix repens, heather Calluna vulgaris and cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix are frequent associates of these, while petty whin Genista anglica, an uncommon plan…

Cerrig y Gweunydd

…of heath with heather Calluna vulgaris, crowberry Empetrum nigrum and lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, within a sward of sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, common bent Agrostis capillaris and carnation sedge Carex panicea. Tormentil Potentilla erecta and devil’s bit scabious Succisa p…

Cashel Loughs

…is, cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, tormentil Potentilla erecta and louswort Pedicularis sylvatica, growing over a moss layer of Aulocomium palustre and Sphagnum recurvum. Additional habitat diversity is provided by drier areas on rocky knolls. Lowland heath occurs locally h…

Ruislip Woods

…ark Wood and Bayhurst Wood. Also in Bayhurst Wood the occurrence of beech Fagus sylvatica provides a transition to acidic sessile oak beech woodland. Examples of birch oak woodland tend to occur on more freely draining soils, particularly in Copse and Park Woods. Many of the tre…

Snelsmore Common

…rchid Dactylorhiza maculata, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, common lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, marsh violet Viola palustris, bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella and bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius. Some of these occur in wet heath bordering the mire, in company with p…

Hare's Down, Knowstone & Rackenford Moors

…sectum, velvet bent Agrostis canina, sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina and lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica. In these drier areas the moss layer is poorly developed; there are small areas of bracken Pteridium aquilinum and gorse Ulex europaeus. Draining down the slopes to the River St…

Rhos Goch (Rhos Goch Common)

…glochin palustris, marsh valerian Valeriana dioica and locally, marsh lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella and northern marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza purpurella. Much of the pasture-land comprises fen-meadow with an abundance of purple moor-grass, along wi…

Dolorgan Barn

…fog, sweet vernal-grass, red fescue and sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina. Lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, tormentil, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and red clover Trifolium pratense are amongst the more common herbaceous plants. This latter species is indicative of less acidic condi…

Fothering Holme

… Primula vulgaris, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, greater wood rush Luzula sylvatica, pale sedge Carex pallescens and hard fern Blechnum spicant. Where slopes are leached the vegetation reflects more acidic conditions; species here include wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuos…

Moss Valley Meadows

…Betonica officinalis and cowslip Primula veris. Other species include lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga and abundant purging flax Linum catharticum, growing in an uncharacteristic assemblage of species. The wet grasslands, found mainly on the…

Frieth Meadows

…s Carex demissa and C. panicea, green winged orchid Anacamptis morio, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia, devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis and lady's mantle Alchemilla sp. Glaucous sedge Carex flacca is present in extensive, dominant mats…

Higher Houghton

…species still occur but only infrequently and the local appearance of lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica reflects damper more acid conditions. The semi natural woodland is of two main types. On the chalk slopes there is ash Fraxinus excelsior / hazel Corylus avellana coppice, with a…

Colshaw Pastures

… grasslands. There are flushed areas within both sets of fields where lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, sneezewort Achillea ptarmica, green ribbed sedge Carex binervis, spring sedge Carex caryophyllea, common yellow sedge C. demissa, carnation sedge C. panicea and bog mosses Sphag…

Ashford Hill Woods and Meadows

…ctylorhiza incarnata and D. praetermissa, flea sedge Carex pulicaris, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica and marsh lousewort Poecile palustris. The meadows support many rare or uncommon species including, in addition to those already mentioned, green winged orchid Anacamptis morio, …

Gwaun Llwyn-gwyn

…h bedstraw Galium saxatile, autumn hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, tormentil Potentilla erecta, sheep’s sorrel Rumex acetosella and devil's-bit scabious Succisa pratensis are all locally frequent. Patches of western gorse Ulex gallii occur on t…

Tor Royal Bog

…h comprise unimproved acidic grassland. Here, the herb flora includes lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, common milkwort Polygala vulgaris, tormentil Potentilla erecta and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile.

Holton and Sandford Heaths

… purple moor-grass become common with pill sedge Carex pilulifera and lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica also present. Several Nationally Scarce plant species occur in these areas; clustered clover Trifolium glomeratum, mossy stonecrop Crassula tillaea, smooth cat’s-ear Hypochaeris …

Cwrt y Bela a Springdale

…unity, including an eyebright Euphrasia officinalis ssp. rostkoviana, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, burnet-saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga, common milkwort Polygala vulgaris and devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis. In some localities the grassland is influenced by water seep…

Esthwaite Water

…ea with mat grass Nardus stricta, creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis and meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria. Damp pastures and hay meadows separated by ditches and drains a…

Wyre Forest

… rattle Rhinanthus minor, common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis, burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga, betony Betonica officinalis, carnation sedge Carex panicea and spring sedge Carex caryophyllea, al…

Areley Wood

…asslands, including lady's mantle Alchemilla filicaulis ssp. vestita, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica and adder's tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum.

Murthwaite Park

…h willowherb Epilobium palustre, wood horsetail Equisetum sylvaticum, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, marsh ragwort Senecio aquaticus, marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris and marsh violet Viola palustris as well as many rushes, sedges and patches of bog moss. Some of the more …

Caeau Bryn Ifor

…h, as well as whorled caraway, devil’s-bit scabious, carnation sedge, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, heather Calluna vulgaris and mosses such as bud-headed groove-moss Aulacomnium androgynum, springy turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus, lesser cow-horn bog-moss and lustrous bo…

St. Catherine's Valley

…m pratense, tormentil Potentilla erecta, betony Betonica officinalis, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica and devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis. The local rarities, rough hawk's beard Crepis biennis, adder's tongue fern Ophioglossum vulgatum occur together with a large populatio…

Eelmoor Marsh

…ccisa pratensis, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, purple moor grass, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, sneezewort Achillea ptarmica, carnation sedge Carex panicea, petty whin Genista anglica, heath grass Danthonia decumbens, pill sedge Carex pilulifera, saw wort Serratula tinctor…

Malvern Common

…Hill and are dominated by jointed rush Juncus articulatus and include lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, common spike rush Eleocharis palustris and marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris. Navelwort Umbilicus rupestris grows on bare rock outcrops at the northern end of the hills. The …

Bovey Heathfield

…ssociated with the wet heath, including creeping willow Salix repens, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata, saw wort Serratula tinctoria, devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, heath wood-rush Luzula multiflora and sedges Carex spp. Bog poo…

Wettenhall and Darnhall Woods

…chid Dactylorhiza maculata, common fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica and lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica.

Felin Fach Meadows, Cwmgwili

…ing into more species-rich communities with Salix repens, Succisa pratensis and Pedicularis sylvatica. Plot 2, by contrast, represents the more eutrophic end of the range with Filipendula ulmaria, Hydrocotyle vulgaris, Angelica sylvestris, Valeriana officinalis and Molinia caerul…

Coedydd Dyffryn Wnion

… by downy birch Betula pubescens, which in places becomes dominant. Beech Fagus sylvatica which is not considered a native species in North Wales, is locally dominant. rowan Sorbus aucuparia and holly Ilex aquifolium are also common tree species, mainly occurring as scattered ind…

Gweunydd Ty'n-y-Llidiart

…mentil Potentilla erecta, heath spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza maculata, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, saw-wort Serratula tinctoria and devil's-bit scabious Succisa pratensis – through a more tussocky community where purple moor-grass is accompanied by tormentil and species such …

Ballyknock

…ormentil Potentilla erecta. devils-bit scabious Succisa pratensis and lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica all frequent. In localised areas with more calcareous soil conditions, associated species include fairy flax Linum catharticum, spring sedge Carex caryophyllea and glaucous sedge…

St. Dunstan's Farm Meadows

…cteristic species present include dyer's greenweed Genista tinctoria, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica and marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, with purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, quaking grass Briza media and mat grass Nardus stricta in flush areas. Most of the site consist…

Ringdown

…ia, marsh violet Viola palustris, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, pale butterwort Pinguicula lusitanica, devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris and lesser skullcap Scutellaria minor. Also present are two o…

Inkpen Common

…lex europaeus and dwarf gorse U. minor. Other species present include lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica which is locally abundant, devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis, milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia, tormentil Potentilla erecta and lesser dodder Cuscuta epithymum. The site is p…

Down Farm

…ss and are more acidic, a small stand of atypical vegetation supports lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica. In addition, the plant communities at the bases of some of the surrounding hedgerows show elements indicative of an ancient woodland ground flora, such as bluebell Hyacinthoides…

Hillington Pastures

…a maculata is well represented and yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor and lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica are locally abundant.

Carrick Heaths

…pimpernel Anagallis tenella. Other herbs and grasses recorded include lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata, saw wort Serratula tinctoria, common milkwort Polygala vulgaris, tormentil Potentilla erecta, and bristle bent Agrostis curtisii. Spe…

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