Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Killard

… Plantago lanceolata, devils-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, mouse_ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata, primrose Primula vulgaris, wood sage Teucrium scorodonia, white clover Trifolium repens, bulbous buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus and sand sedge Car…

Shiplate Slait

…ianthemum nummularium, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba and mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum. The open nature of the community, with much bare and loose soil, is a result of heavy grazing and scorching in summer. Somerset hair grass Koeleria vallesiana, a national rarity…

Marlbank

…rcup Ranunculus bulbosus, common milkwort Polygala vulgaris, mouse_ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum and fairy flax Linum catharticum being the most abundant and regularly occurring species. Spring sedge Carex caryophyllea is a common component of the sward but is nowhere abunda…

Wilwell Cutting

…ry flax Linum catharticum, oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, meadow saxifrage Saxifraga granulataa and, locally, green winged orchid Anacamptis morio. On somewhat damper soils the dominant grasses include Poa angustifolia, false oat grass…

Caydale

…a. Typical herbs include salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum and common bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus. Associated with some of the small quarries in the western section of Caydale is a similar calcareous grassland community but wi…

East Polden Grasslands

…rline thistle Carlina vulgaris, thyme Thymus polytrichus and mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum being more abundant in very short swards. These swards have affinities to the sheep's Fescue / carline thistle and sheep's fescue / mouse ear hawkweed / thyme communities. Also o…

Linne Mhuirich

…Galium verum, common bird’s-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus, mouse-ear-hawkweed Pilosella officinarum and tormentil Potentilla erecta as well as devils’-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, wild thyme Thymus polytrichus and common dog-violet Viola riviniana. The site is also notified …

Coldwell Farm Pasture

…ax Linum catharticum, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria and mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum as well as three other national rarities namely limestone bedstraw Galium sterneri, spring sandwort Minuartia verna and spring cinquefoil Potentilla tabernaemontani. The calcare…

Sheep's Banks

…s Scabiosa columbaria, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba and mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, occurring together with autumn gentian Gentianella amarella, horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa, burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga, clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata …

Foxlease and Ancells Meadows

… grass Agrostis canina, with heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum and heath speedwell Veronica officinalis. Locally, the grassland forms a mosaic with bell heather Erica cinerea and the associated parasitic common dodder Cuscuta epithymum. Ther…

Highgate Common

…caea family e.g. common cat’s ear, Hypochaeris radicata and mouse ear hawkweed, Pilosella officinarum. Scattered shrubs, especially those that provide blossom, including sallow Salix spp., gorse Ulex spp., broom Cytisus scoparius, cherry Prunus spp. and bramble Rubus spp. also p…

Powerstock Common and Wytherston Farm

… Festuca ovina and common bent Agrostis capillaris with herbs such as mouse-ear Pilosella officinarum, common dog violet, tormentil Potentilla erecta and adder’s-tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum. The open, acid grassland is restricted in its distribution to the sandy brown earth soil…

Win Green Down

…abious Scabiosa columbaria, dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule and mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum. Glaucous and spring sedge Carex flacca and Carex caryophyllea occur frequently, whilst cowslip Primula veris is abundant in places. Thyme Thymus praecox and squinancywort Asperu…

Craig Adwy-wynt a Choed Eyarth House a Chîl-y-groeslwyd

…ep’s fescue Festuca ovina, wild thyme Thymus polytrichus and mouse-ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum with spring sedge Carex caryophyllea and ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata. In this turf, annuals such as parsley-piert Aphanes arvensis, dove’s-foot cranesbill Geranium molle…

The Malvern Hills

…ymus praecox ssp. arcticus, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum and mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum. These grasslands contain a number of uncommon plants. The nationally restricted upright chickweed Moenchia erecta is widespread in short turf along the summit ridge south of th…

Cairnbridge Sand Pit

…icago lupulina and bird's foot, as well as little mouse ear, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, sheep's bit Jasione montana, and, in wet hollows, northern marsh orchid Dactylorhiza purpurella and common spotted orchid D. fuchsii. Small areas of scrub also occur in which go…

Crosby Ravensworth Fell

…on milkwort Polygala vulgaris, fairy flax Linum catharticum, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, mountain everlasting Antennaria dioica and the uncommon limestone bedstraw Galium sterneri. Where grazing levels have been high the heathland has given way to acid grassland typ…

Lathkill Dale

… Arrhenatherum elatius, herb robert Geranium robertianum and mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum. The rare red hemp nettle Galeopsis angustifolia is also present in this community. Ash is important in later stages of scree colonisation and dog's mercury is present as an anom…

Gang Mine

…s yarrow Achillea millefolium, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, bush vetch Vicia sepium and pignut Conopodium majus. The northern and eastern parts of the site in particular have been colonised by scrub species including hawthorn Crataegus m…

Monkswood Valley

…bedstraw Galium verum, common rose Helianthemum nummularium. mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, cat's ear Hypochaeris radicata, early purple orchid Orchis mascula, hoary plantain Plantago media, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria, cluster…

Hog's Hole

…which are widespread and common over the site. These include mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus, lady's bedstraw Galium verum, wild basil Clinopodium vulgare, eyebright Euphrasia nemorosa, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, common milkwort …

Pont Bancog

…ing flax Linum catharticum, lesser knapweed Centaurea nigra, mouse-ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, burnet saxifrage Centaurea saxifraga and the uncommon wood bitter vetch Vicia orobus. Sparse scrub occurs on the slopes and includes blackthorn Prunus spinosa, hawthorn Crataegu…

Helmdon Disused Railway

…loral community including kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum and fairy flax Linum catharticum. On the shallower slopes of the site a more mesotrophic sward dominated by false oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius is present. The site supports a…

Alpine Meadow

…ite. Areas of shorter turf support quaker grass Briza media, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, fairy flax Linum catharticum and dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule. The grassland contains abundant orchids, the most frequent species being common twayblade Neottia ovata and common…

West Dorset Coast

… glaucous sedge Carex flacca, selfheal Prunella vulgaris and mouse-ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum are frequent. With less grazing, taller grasses dominate, including tall fescue F. arundinacea. Scrub of bramble Rubus fruticosus, gorse Ulex europaeus, elder Sambucus nigra and …

Peckriding Top Lot

…ctoria, heather Calluna vulgaris, wild thyme Thymus praecox, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, autumn gentian Gentianella amarella, devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis and common milkwort Polygala vulgaris. Common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsiia and common twaybla…

Gortycavan

…species include common birdsfoot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, fairy flax linum catharticum, tormentil Potentilla erecta, smooth lady's mantle Alchemilla glabra, hairy lady's mantle Alchemilla filicaulis ssp. and eyebright Euphrasia officin…

Coedydd Capel Dyddgen

…Thymus vulgaris, salad burnet, fairy flax Linum catharticum, mouse-ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum and carline thistle Carlina vulgaris grow on the thinner soils, with oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, burnet-saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga…

Ladyhills

…ia, sheep's fescue Festuca ovina, wild thyme Thymus praecox, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, eyebright Euphrasia nemorosa and rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus being noticeably frequent. The occurrence of lichens Cladonia spp. is a part…

Hook Norton Cutting & Banks

… thistle Carlina vulgaris, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris and mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum. bee orchids Ophrys apifera occur on the eastern side of the bank. At the base of the slope the grass is tall and dominated by water mint Mentha aquatica with hard rush Juncus in…

Bamburgh Dunes

…ound in these grey dunes include sand sedge Carex arenaria, mouse ear hawkweeds Pilosella officinarum group, hare’s foot clover Trifolium arvense, carline thistle Carlina vulgaris, common centaury Centaurium erythraea and hard fern Blechnum spicant. On older more stable dunes, du…

Bishop Wilton Deep Dale

… bedstraw Galium verum, autumn gentian Gentianella amarella, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, purging flax Linum catharticum, burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga, cowslip Primula veris, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba and thyme…

Caldon Dales

…ng sedge Carex caryophyllea and glaucous sedge Carex flacca, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, fairy flax Linum catharticum, common bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata and salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba are most characteristic o…

Mavis Enderby Valley

… sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. Typical herbs are mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, tormentil Potentilla erecta and sheep’s sorrel Rumex acetosella with the locally scarce meadow saxifrage Saxifraga granulataa a feature. The most abundant mosses of a well devel…

Cefn Onn

…x Linum catharticum, autumn gentian Gentianella amarella and mouse-ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum. The frog orchid population here is the largest of two that remain in South Wales. This plant is frequent in the east and west corners of the site. Grassland fungi present includ…

Rievaulx Woods

…rium sanguisorba, bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus and mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum. Other Information 1. The boundary has been amended both by extension and deletion. 2. The woodland and canal are managed by the National Trust. * Under Section 23 of the Natio…

Heath Hill Farm

…with alkaline soils such as stemless thistle Cirsium acaule, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, hoary plantain Plantago media, fairy flax Linum catharticum, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. The rush pasture supports additional species to t…

Gweunydd Coch-y-dwst

… white clover Trifolium repens. Heather Calluna vulgaris and mouse-ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum occur locally along with clumps of western gorse Ulex gallii. This grassland grades into areas with similar, but more species-rich sward in which mat-grass is less prominent. Spe…

Mapperton and Poorton Vales

… small herbs occurs including wild thyme Thymus polytrichus, mouse-ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba and bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, together with lady’s bedstraw Galium verum and small scabious Scabiosa columbaria. Fuller’s Earth …

Weston Fen

…ain heather Calluna vulgaris, petty whin Genista anglica and mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum. Where chalk comes close to the surface the grassland is covered by ant hills and contains frequent wild thyme Thymus polytrichus and cowslip Primula veris. A small stream with g…

Cranwich Camp

…nity is a more mesotropic disturbed and ungrazed example of the Festuca ovina – Pilosella officinarum – Thymus grassland. The community is dominated by bent grasses Agrostis species, false oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and red fescue Fe…

The Bottoms

…rex caryophyllea, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, fairy flax Linum catharticum, common bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga, small scabious, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, cowslip Pr…

Stockland Farm Meadows

…ed meadows has abundant large ant hills with such species as mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum and creeping cinquefoil Potentilla reptans on them. The main swards are dominated by creeping bent grass Agrostis capillaris and red fescue Festuca rubra. Yorkshire fog grass Hol…

Leek Moors

…alium saxatile, autumn hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis and mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum. Where soils are less nutrient poor, grasslands may be relatively rich in plants, a diversity sustained by light grazing and late hay cutting. The least improved swards have plan…

Wart Barrow

… scabious Scabiosa columbaria, fairy flax Linum catharticum, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, spring sedge Carex caryophyllea and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. Within this community several …

Oxlow Rake

…vernal grass, common bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, bulbous buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus, spring sedge Carex caryophyllea and the nationally restricted limestone bedstraw Galium sterneri. Other locally uncommon plants found on t…

Monk's Dale

…nises scree along with oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius and mouse eared hawkweed Pilosella officinarum. Rock outcrops are typically colonised by early flowering species such as rue leaved saxifrage Saxifraga tridactylites and shining cranesbill Geranium lucidum. Many dales are dry…

Ballidon Dale

…rium sanguisorba, bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus and mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum. Although present throughout the site, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria, fairy flax Linum catharticum, thyme Thymus praecox and lady's bedstraw Galium verum occur at a higher …

Knock Dhu Sallagh Braes

…airy flax Linum catharticum, wild strawberry Fragaria vesca, mouse_ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, common birdsfoot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, common dog violet Viola riviniana and bulbous buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus. On friable loose rock at the base of the basalt cliffs…

Auchenreoch Glen

…e steepest slopes support grassland patches characterised by mouse-ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum. The second community is very rare in Scotland out with the south-east, and occurs here at the extreme north-western limit of its range. Within the grassed slopes, groundwater is…

Silverdale Golf Course

…t trefoil Lotus corniculatus, wild thyme Thymus vulgaris and mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum. The diversity of the site is further enhanced by species suited to the very shallow soils abutting the rock outcrops and within rock crevices, such as spring sandwort Minuartia …

Hainton Sheepwalk

…stis vinealis. Typical herbs of dry acidic grassland such as mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, tormentil Potentilla erecta, common cat's ear Hypochaeris radicata, common dog violet Viola riviniana and sheep's sorrel Rumex acetosella are pr…

Fachwen Isaf

…iolet Viola riviniana, heath speedwell Veronica officinalis, mouse-ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, common knapweed Centaurea nigra and burnet-saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga add a richness and diversity to the acid grassland. A small population of the uncommon petty whin Genis…

Dallow Downs and Winsdon Hill

…ious Scabiosa columbaria, kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria, mouse-ear-hawkweed Pilosella officinarum and hoary plantain Plantago media. Dallow Downs and Winsdon Hill SSSI supports an important population of the Nationally Rare great pignut Bunium bulbocastanum. great pignut is a…

Coombe Hill Hollow

…ell Campanula rotundifolia, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum and mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum. The turf supports locally important butterfly populations such as gatekeeper and meadow brown. The Coombe slopes have patchy scrub of bramble, hawthorn, elder and gorse, grading…

Tonnagh Quarry

…ith characteristic species such as red fescue Festuca rubra, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, fairy flax Linum catharticum and common centaury Centaurium erythraea. A wooded bank across the mouth of the quarry which is dominated by alder Alnus glutinosa and downy birch B…

Hadston Links

…mn gentian Gentianella amarella, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, mouse hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, fairy flax Linum catharticum and eyebright Euphrasia sp. are particularly abundant forbs in association with lesser meadow rue, purple milk vetch, common bird’s foot trefoil Lot…

Via Gellia Woodlands

… flacca, rock rose, salad burnet, wild thyme Thymus praecox, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum and the nationally rare limestone bedstraw Galium sterneri. Such areas also support other locally scarce species including fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea, frog orchid Dactyl…

Woodnook Valley

…osition and plants such as carline thistle Carlina vulgaris, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, glaucous sedge Carex flacca and common centaury Centaurium erythraea. Towards the western edge of the field the herbs are less abundant and fals…

Earl's Hill & Habberley Valley

… and contains abundant sheep’s bit scabious Jasione montana, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum and carline thistle Carlina vulgaris. Birds breeding in the area include pied flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca, green woodpecker Picus viridis, buzzard Buteo buteo, raven Corvus co…

Cleatham Quarry

…Inula conyza, common bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens and abundant pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis. The quarry floor and spoil heaps are sparsely vegetated but have a diverse flora inclu…

Wells Chalk Pit

…halk grassland are dominated by red fescue Festuca rubra and mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum. The sward is lightly grazed by rabbits and species associated with the chalky soils include stemless thistle Cirsium acaule, musk thistle Carduus nutans, salad burnet Poterium s…

Knockdaw Hill

…s present include common rock-rose Helianthemum nummularium, mouse-ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, wild thyme Thymus polytrichus and lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, with fairy flax Linum catharticum and sea plantain Plantago maritima. On the southern slopes of Knockdaw Hill hea…

King's Cliffe Banks

…e Cirsium acaule, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba and wild thyme Thymus praecox are particularly frequent. There is a good range of other calcicoles including meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis…

Horton, Eastern and Western Slade

…polytrichus. Where the sward is open, rocky species such as mouse-ear hawkweed, Pilosella officinarum, carline thistle Carlina vulgaris, scarlet pimpernel Anagallis arvensis and a range of acrocarpus mosses occur. The nationally scarce species hoary rockrose Helianthemum oelandic…

St. Catherine's Valley

…refoil Lotus corniculatus, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, hoary plantain Plantago media and dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule frequently occurring. This is the only known locality in Avon for the nationally rare plant dragon's teeth Lotus m…

Malvern Common

…ymus praecox ssp. arcticus, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum and mouse-ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum. These grasslands contain a number of uncommon plants. The nationally restricted upright chickweed Moenchia erecta is widespread in short turf along the summit ridge south of the…

Goblin Combe

…caryophyllea, common bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum and the nationally scarce spring cinquefoil Potentilla tabernaemontani. A small area of limestone heath supports bell heather Erica cinerea and heather Calluna vulgaris. A mosai…

Creuddyn

…ard are relatively few with common rock-rose, wild thyme and mouse-ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum the main representatives. Patches of gorse Ulex europaeus, hawthorn and blackthorn scrub and secondary woodland dominated by ash and sycamore are present around the peripheries o…

High Lickbarrow Mires and Pastures

…ging flax Linum catharticum, lady's bedstraw Galium verum, mouse eared hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis and wild thyme Thymus praecox. The uncommon fragrant orchid Gymnade…

Hallow Hill

…such plant communities, which include abundant herbs such as mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis, meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris, selfheal Prunella vulgaris and yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor. Th…

Brockagh Quarry

… areas of the quarry floor and walls support species such as mouse_ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor, fairy flax Linum catharticum, eyebright Euphrasia officinalis agg., wild strawberry Fragaria vesca and oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare. Lesser b…

Wortham Ling

…aris and yarrow Achillea millefolium. Typical associates are mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, ribwort plantain Plant lanceolata, harebell Campanula rotundifolia and bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus together with common storksbill Erodium cicutarium, buck’s horn pla…

Low Redford Meadows

…, betony Betonica officinalis, fairy flax Linum catharticum, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, bitter vetch Lathyrus montanus and meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis. Crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, red fescue Festuca rubra and common…

Tyrella and Minerstown

…Carex flacca and carnation sedge Carex panicea and the herbs mouse_ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum and selfheal Prunella vulgaris. Notable species associated with these damper hollows include early marsh orchid Dactylorhiza incarnata ssp. coccinea and the variegated horsetail …

Charleshill

…mex acetosella, creeping St John's wort Hypericum humifusum, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum and slender parsley piert Aphanes microcarpa. The more neutral areas are dominated by fine leaved sheep's fescue, common bent Agrostis capillaris, common sorrel Rumex acetosa, of…

Crich Chase

…anula rotundifolia, heath speedwell Veronica officinalis and mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum. Towards the northern end of the site, at Thurlowbooth, Chadwick Nick and The Tors, there are other areas of unimproved neutral grassland which again form mosaics with areas of l…

Moel Hiraddug a Bryn Gop

…wild thyme Thymus polytrichus, fairy flax Linum catharticum, mouse-ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum and bird’s-foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus. The less rocky areas with deeper soils support the more widespread sheep's-fescue -meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis grassland. This …

Cernydd Carmel

…ted with old quarrying activities. Prominent species include mouse-ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, wild thyme Thymus polytrichus, fairy flax Linum catharticum and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. Pwll Edrychiad is also considered to be of regional importance for its ‘waxcap’ fung…

Fairmile Bottom

… wild thyme Thymus praecox, eyebright Euphrasia nemorosa and mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum are present. Orchid species at Fairmile Bottom include the bee Ophrys apifera, frog Dactylorhiza viridis and fragrant Gymnadenia conopsea orchids. The invertebrate fauna is rich …

Holland Hall (Melbourn) Railway Cutting

…d carrot Daucus carota, greater knapweed Centaurea scabiosa, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, basil thyme Acinos arvensis, kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria, sainfoin Onobrychis viciifolia and small scabious Scabiosa columbaria. Of particular interest is the presence of …

White Park Bay

…t trefoil Lotus corniculatus, spring squill Scilla verna and mouse_ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum. Locally, the grassland is more acidic in nature, as indicated by the presence of sheep's sorrel Rumex acetosella, common sorrel Rumex acetosa, creeping buttercup Ranunculus repe…

South Hylton Pasture

…urea nigra, bush vetch Vicia sepium, tufted vetch V. cracca, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus, bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, self heal Prunella vulgaris, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata, bulbous buttercup Ranunculus bulbosu…

Rampisham Down

…t Polygala serpyllifolia, common dog violet Viola riviniana, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, heath speedwell Veronica officinalis, western gorse Ulex gallii and yarrow Achillea millefolium. Additional herbs, which are sometimes locally frequent or prominent in the swar…

Birches

…hid Anacamptis morio, heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum and common twayblade Neottia ovata. The presence of some of the above named species, such as pignut, heath milkwort, tormentil plus harebell Campanula rotundifolia, demonstrates …

Cow Cliff Pasture and Quarry

…er Campanula glomerata, greater knapweed Centaurea scabiosa, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum and thyme Thymus praecox. The site supports a colony of marbled whites Melanargia galatheaa, a species of butterfly that is at the northern edge of its natural range in the Yorks…

Silverines Meadows

…ypical of sandy, freely draining soil are present, including mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, common cat's ear Hypochaeris radicata, bird's foot Ornithopus perpusillus, lady's bedstraw Galium verum, field wood rush Luzula campestris and tormentil Potentilla erecta. Outc…

Romsley Hill

…heep’s sorrel sub community, with tormentil, heath bedstraw, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, sheep’s sorrel and abundant sheep’s fescue. The north eastern and southern fields have extensive patches of the locally uncommon dyer’s greenweed Genista tinctoria, one of the l…

The Leasowes

…lla erecta, bugle Ajuga reptans, hairy sedge Carex hirta and mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum are locally frequent to abundant across the grasslands of the site. Damp areas contain meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and sharp-flowered…

Murlough

…ood sage Teucrium scorodonia, common vetch Vicia sativa, and mouse_ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum. A number of orchid species are present, including bee orchid Ophrys apifera and pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis. This zone is also the main locus for a scarce plant asso…

Graig Fawr

…refoil Lotus corniculatus, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, and mouse-ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum. This grassland occurs in association with the series of rock outcrops that extend along the ridge towards the north-east. Remarks This site was previously known as Craig Fawr an…

Llanfawr Quarries, Llandrindod Wells

…ild thyme Thymus praecox, lesser trefoil Trifolium dubium, mouse-eared hawkweed Pilosella officinarum and common whitlowgrass Erophila verna. A feature of particular interest is the occurrence of small populations of the uncommon maiden pink Dianthus deltoides.

Cooper's Hill

… bedstraw Galium saxatile, wood sage Teucrium scorodonia and mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum. Succession from heath to woodland is taking place, demonstrated by the spread of bracken Pteridium aquilinum and scrub species such as silver birch Betula pendula, bramble Rubus…

Pen-Common, Llanbedr

…d dominated by sheep’s-fescue and common bent, with frequent mouse-ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum and wild thyme Thymus praecox. Other characteristic associates here include yarrow Achillea millefolium, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, ribwort pl…

Romsley Manor Farm

…rth east facing valley with short sward grassland containing mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, cat’s ear Hypochaeris radicata, common bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis, tormentil Potentilla erecta and pignut Conopodium majus. T…

Swaby Valley

…rter finer turf of sheep's fescue Festuca ovina has abundant mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, purging flax Linum catharticum, stemless thistle Cirsium acaule and wild thyme Thymus praecox. A feature of the north facing slope is the number of common spotted and pyramidal …

The Stiperstones & The Hollies

…des heath bedstraw, heath speedwell Veronica officinalis and mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum. In one field, mountain pansy Viola lutea is abundant. Formerly common in the south Shropshire hills this species is now scarce. The site includes a series of wet flushes in whic…

Killydonnelly

…ht Euphrasia officinalis agg., lady's bedstraw Galium verum, mouse_ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, common birdsfoot trefoil Lotus corniculatus and common dog violet Viola riviniana. Heather Calluna vulgaris and bell heather Erica cinerea are occasionally scattered throughout …

Blaxhall Heath

…icia lathyroides, common storksbill Erodium cicutarium and mouse eared hawkweed Pilosella officinarum. There is some invasion of pine originating from adjacent plantations, but management action has been taken in recent years to control this encroachment. The heath is of consider…

Old Burghclere Lime Quarry

…sedge Carex flacca and locally quaking grass Briza media and mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum as dominants. The flora includes large colonies of fly orchids Ophrys insectifera, spotted orchids Dactylorhiza fuchsii, pyramidal orchids Anacamptis pyramidalis and felwort Gent…

Swinstead Valley

…ent herbs include common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus, common bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba and wild thyme Thymus praecox. A…

Tuthill Quarry

…e moor grass is also beginning to colonise in certain areas. Mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, autumn gentian Gentianella amarella, carline thistle Carlina vulgaris, pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus, …

Nicodemus Heights

…ywort Asperula cynanchica, wild thyme Thymus polytrichus and mouse-ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum. The Nationally Scarce dwarf mouse-ear Cerastium pumilum also occurs here, together with a variety of small bryophytes, including two Nationally Rare liverworts Cephaloziella bau…

Twywell Gullet

…s on the steeper slopes often dominated by species such as mouse eared hawkweed Pilosella officinarum or wild strawberry Fragaria vesca. In places dense patches of wood small reed Calamagrostis epigejos occur. This grassland is generally species rich and at Twywell a number of lo…

Bliss Gate Pastures

…sward with at lower frequency, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, autumn hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus, oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare, common bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, ribwort plantain Pla…

Inkpen and Walbury Hills

…a and smooth hawk's beard Crepis capillaris. On Walbury Hill mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum and musk thistle Carduus nutans are particularly common and locally, where the soil is acidic, sheep's sorrel Rumex acetosella and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum occur.…

Sefton Coast

…razing is intense, smooth hawk's beard Crepis capillaris and mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum are common along with the mosses Tortula ruralis ssp. ruraliformis and Brachythecium albicans. The cooler, damper north facing ridges are characterised by the presence of common …

Whitesheet Hill

…salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, cowslip Primula veris and mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum. Growing with these is a wide range of species considered indicative of a long period of uninterrupted management, such as chalk milkwort Polygala calcarea, clustered bellflower …

Breach Fields

…per slopes support a slightly different flora which includes mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, spring sedge Carex caryophyllea, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus and tormentil Potentilla erecta. The occurrence of the local dyer's greenweed Genista tinctoria is a feature of…

Galboly

…lax Linum catharticum, birdsfoot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, mouse_ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, common dog violet Viola riviniana, heath speedwell Veronica officinalis and bulbous buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus. Where soils are thin and the sward is open, the bryophytes go…

Scout and Cunswick Scars

…nancywort Asperula cynanchica, fairy flax Linum catharticum, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum and the local lesser meadow rue Thalictrum minus. In addition to limestone bedstraw a number of other montane or northern species occur throughout the site, vernal sandwort Minua…

Fletchwood Meadows

…el Rumex acetosella, devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum and rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus. Locally, particularly on ant hills, these swards have a strong heathy component with heather Calluna vulgaris, trailing St John’s wort Hyper…

Cleaves Wood

…glaucous sedge Carex flacca, heathgrass Danthonia decumbens, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba and common bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus while autumn gentian Gentianella amarella and yellow wort Blackstonia perfoliata are common. …

Trebetherick Point

… frequent calcicolous herbs including cowslip Primula veris, mouse-ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, carline thistle Carlina vulgaris and glaucous sedge Carex flacca, in addition to a more maritime community of wild thyme Thymus polytrichus, common centaury Centaurium erythraea…

Porton Down

…is community, characterised by sheep's fescue Festuca ovina, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum and wild thyme Thymus praecox has lichens prominent in the sward. In particular Cladonia rangiformis, C. impexa and Peltigera furescens may cover 80 percent of the ground surface…

Newton Links

…phyte rich short turf, purple milk vetch Astragalus danicus, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum and a strong population of the locally rare pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis. The landward slopes of the fixed dune complex, support a short …

Cressbrook Dale

…ses – scree along with oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius and mouse eared hawkweed Pilosella officinarum. Rock outcrops are typically colonised by early flowering species such as rue leaved saxifrage Saxifraga tridactylites and shining cranesbill Geranium lucidum. Many dales are dry…

Calgary Dunes

… machair flowers occurring are fairy flax Linum catharticum, mouse-ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, autumn hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis, lesser meadow-rue Thalictrum minus, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, red clover Trifolium pratense, heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifol…

Crook Peak to Shute Shelve Hill

…h soils support a community characterised by sheep's fescue, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum and wild thyme Thymus praecox with the notable Potentilla tabernaemontani. Other plants of interest include the nationally rare Cheddar pink Dianthus gratianopolitanus and the be…

Birklands West and Ollerton Corner

…her Calluna vulgaris, heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, cat's ear Hypochaeris radicata and wild thyme Thymus polytrichus locally prominent. A local abundance of ant hills are a feature of these areas. In parts of Ollerton Corner, hea…

Long Dale, Hartington

…small scabious Scabiosa columbaria, thyme Thymus praecox and mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum. Kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria, uncommon in the Peak District and limestone bedstraw Galium sterneri, at the southern edge of its range in Britain, are also present in these …

Belmore Mountain

…rcup Ranunculus bulbosus, common milkwort Polygala vulgaris, mouse_ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum and fairy flax Linum catharticum being the most abundant and regularly occurring species. Moss cover is variable, with big shaggy moss Rhytidiadelphus triquetrus, comb moss Cten…

The Bury Farm

…ticum, rest-harrow Ononis repens, wild carrot Daucus carota, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum and eyebrights Euphrasia spp. The most northerly field, close to the farm track, has a large population of autumn lady’s tresses Spiranthes spiralis, a Near Threatened species. …

Lytham St Annes Dunes

…ot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria, cat’s ear Hypochaeris radicata and eyebright Euphrasia officinalis. Wild thyme Thymus praecox is found on rabbit grazed areas where carline th…

Hurcott Pasture

… frequently include dove’s foot crane’s bill Geranium molle, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, field wood rush Luzula campestris and white campion Silene latifolia. Part of the site has an area of gorse Ulex europaeus scrub which provides habitat for birds and invertebrat…

Maulden Church Meadow

… Rumex acetosella, common cat’s ear Hypochaeris radicata and mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum. Scattered broom Cytisus scoparius scrub has also developed on the acidic soils. Additional interest is provided by the filled ponds which are now an unusual feature in the count…

Bo'mains Meadow

…clude intermediate lady’s mantle Alchemilla xanthochlora and mouse-ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum.

Gwaun Bryn (Bryn Pasture)

…rebell Campanula rotundifolia, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, mouse-ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, fairy flax Linum catharticum, common milkwort Polygala vulgaris and trailing tormentil Potentilla anglica. The lower slopes are dominated by common bent, sweet vernal-grass and …

Llymwynt Brook Pastures

…ommon bent Agrostis capillaris, betony Betonica officinalis, mouse-ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile. Along the length of the brook, broad-leaved woodland dominated by oak Quercus spp, with occasional downy birch Betula pubescens and rowan Sorb…

Stanford Training Area

…bedstraw Galium saxatile, field wood rush Luzula campestris, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum and harebell Campanula rotundifolia. Lichens and bryophytes are also prominent in many of these areas. In the more recently abandoned areas the grassland tends to be dominated by…

Clints Quarry

…as resulted in a much more open sward with a predominance of mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, glaucous sedge Carex flacca, mosses and several grass species. Associated species include oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare, common centaury Centaurium erythraea, wild thyme, col…

Eriswell Low Warren

…d wood rush Luzula campestris, lady's bedstraw Galium verum, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum and Breckland thyme Thymus serpyllum. Hypnum cupressiforme with the lichens Cladonia arbuscula and other Cladonia spp. dominate the lichen / bryophyte heath. The mosses Brachythe…

Drakenorth

… heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, pignut Conopodium majus and mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum amongst its herbs. In the seepages there are stands of small wood reed Calamagrostis epigejos and elsewhere in these wet areas hard rush Juncus inflexus and yellow flag Iris pse…

Hollybush Pastures

…majus, bugle Ajuga reptans, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, mouse-ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, selfheal Prunella vulgaris and devil's-bit scabious Succisa pratensis. Imperforate St. John’s-wort Hypericum maculatum, quaking-grass Briza media and yellow-oat grass Trisetum f…

Caeau Fferm

…ils are more free-draining, heath-grass Danthonia decumbens, mouse-ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, fairy flax Linum catharticum, burnet-saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga and tormentil Potentilla erecta are common, with harebell Campanula rotundifolia and large thyme Thymus puleg…

Nabgate

…media and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. Typical herbs include mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, wild thyme Thymus praecox and saw wort Serratula tinctoria with t…

Compton Chine to Steephill Cove

…nt fern grass Catapodium rigidum. Herbaceous species include mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, wild thyme Thymus praecox, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, squinancywort Asperula cynanchica, bee orchid Ophrys apifera, carline thistle Carlina vulgaris, dwarf thist…

Long Dale & Gratton Dale

…nises scree along with oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius and mouse eared hawkweed Pilosella officinarum. Rock outcrops are typically colonised by early flowering species such as rue leaved saxifrage Saxifraga tridactylites and shining cranesbill Geranium lucidum. Many dales are dry…

The New Forest

… such as hawkbits Leontodon, cat's ear Hypochaeris radicata, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum and yarrow Achillea millefolium and a profusion of small herbs with low growth forms such as tormentil Potentilla erecta, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, lousewort Pedicularis sy…

Rodney Stoke

…ongst the herb species. On the steepest slope sheeps Fescue, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, hairy violet Viola hirta and wild thyme Thymus praecox are all abundant. Further down slope the grassland becomes more mesotrophic in character, where grasses such as upright br…

Upper Colne Marshes

…top of the sea walls. Other characteristic species include Mouse eared hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, knotted bur parsley Torilis nodosa, spiny rest harrow Ononis spinosa, narrow leaved bird's foot trefoil Lotus tenuis, hairy buttercup Ranunculus sardous and strawberry clover Tr…

Topley Pike and Deep Dale

…nises scree along with oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius and mouse eared hawkweed Pilosella officinarum. Rock outcrops are typically colonised by early flowering species such as rue leaved saxifrage Saxifraga tridactylites and shining cranesbill Geranium lucidum. Many dales are dry…

Whitespots

…ich flora dominated by birdsfoot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, mouse_ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, common knapweed Centaurea nigra, glaucous sedge Carex f lacca and red fescue Festuca rubra. More notable species include high densities of fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea. D…

Haggburn Gate

…s, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, eyebright Euphrasia sp., mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum and fairy flax Linum catharticum. quaking grass Briza media is most distinctive amongst the grasses but with sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog’s tail Cynosuru…

The Wye Valley

…small scabious Scabiosa columbaria, thyme Thymus praecox and mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum. Variations in the species composition of these swards reflect changes in aspect. The sunny, south facing slopes hold southern species uncommon in Derbyshire. Slack Side has abu…

Bushy Park and Home Park

…rass Anthoxanthum odoratum, heath grass Danthonia decumbens, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, sheep’s sorrel Rumex acetosella, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, harebell Campanula rotundifolia and tormentil Potentilla erecta. Several plants which are locally uncommon add t…

Croxley Common Moor

…mmon bent Agrostis capillaris, sheep's fescue Festuca ovina, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum and lady's bedstraw Galium verum. The freely draining conditions also support abundant sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, common cat's ear…

Westfield Bridge

…ring plants including common marsh-bedstraw Galium palustre, mouse-ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum and devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis. Grass species include red fescue Festuca rubra, crested hair-grass Koeleria macrantha and sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. Th…

Lower Caerfaelog Pastures

…common bird's-foot-trefoil, betony, devil's-bit scabious and mouse-ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum. Also occurring occasionally here are quaking-grass, intermediate lady’s-mantle Alchemilla xanthochlora, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, burnet-saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga…

Littleton and Balhamie Hills

…Agrostis spp. occurs with common milkwort Polygala vulgaris, mouse-ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, wild thyme Thymus praecox, common knapweed Centaurea nigra, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum and northern bedstraw G. boreale. Flushed areas here support common centaury Centaurium …

Mynydd Llangyndeyrn

… sheep's-fescue Festuca ovina, with colourful species such as mouse-ear hawkbit Pilosella officinarum, common bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus and wild thyme Thymus praecox. The lime-loving plant communities here contrast strongly with the vegetation of the remainder of Myn…

Showground Meadow, Callow Hill

…cia cracca, common knapweed, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris, common bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus and cat’s ear Hypochaeris radicata. Indicators of acidic grassland include species such as squir…

Castlemorton Common

…ies preferring more base rich conditions are evident such as mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum and stemless thistle Cirsium acaule. Small areas of semi improved grassland occur alongside the road. In the grassland there are many active ant hills, especially in the drier ar…

Ballygalley Head

…um catharticum, common birdsfoot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, mouse_ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia and bulbous buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus. Where soils are thin and the sward is open, the bryophytes comb moss Ctenidium molluscum and Tam…

New Scroggs

…Galium verum, common bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, hoary plantain Plantago media, early purple orchid Orchis mascula and several species of lady’s mantle including hairy lady’s mantle Alchemill…

Cinquefoil Brow and Wood Dale

…e Helianthemum nummularium, lady's bedstraw Galium verum and mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum being especially abundant. Other frequently occurring species include ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata, wild thyme Thymus praecox, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, fairy…

Holies Down

…emless thistle Cirsium acaule, eyebright Euphrasia nemorosa, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus, fairy flax Linum catharticum, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba and ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris. Species which are locally abundant or generally…

Gingerfields

…Helianthemum nummularium, lady's bedstraw Galium verum and mouse eared hawkweed Pilosella officinarum. The majority of the field supports a more neutral sward of crested dog's tail, sweet vernal grass, common bent Agrostis capillaris and perennial ryegrass Lolium perenne. Herbs …

Pentregwyn

…axatile and tormentil, with harebell Campanula rotundifolia, mouse-ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, field wood-rush, betony and heath speedwell Veronica officinalis. Additional interest is provided by the two wooded dingles which bound the southern part of the site. The canopy…

Levallymore

…tive of the more acid and drought conditions present include mouse_ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, heath speedwell Veronica officinalis, dog lichen Peltigera canina and the moss Campylopus introflexus. In addition, Levallymore is notable for the collection and relative abunda…

Berner's Heath, Icklingham

…bell Campanula rotundifolia, biting stonecrop Sedum acre and mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, chalk comes to the surface over a relatively small part of this heath and some of the best developed patches are associated with past soil disturbance. The grassland on these ar…

Pen y Gogarth / Great Ormes Head

…incipal grasses and where fewer herbs such as wild thyme and mouse-ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum occur. In extreme cases this gives way to scrub encroachment by for example, gorse Ulex europaeus, non-native shrubs including Cotoneaster spp. and secondary woodland dominated b…

Cottam Well Dale

… Helianthemum nummularium, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, fairy flax Linum catharticum, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria, saw wort Serratula tinctoria and thyme Thymus praecox. Although coarser gras…

Bath Pasture

…bell Campanula rotundifolia, betony Betonica officinalis and mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum. A grass heath community occurs where the sandy loam soil is shallowest, distinguished by heather Calluna vulgaris and bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus. The dry grassland is interspe…

Red Lodge Heath

… Ornithopus perpusillus, sheep’s sorrel Rumex acetosella and mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum. There are patches of bare, disturbed soil within the grasslands which are very valuable habitat features for the rare invertebrates and the rare plants. The centre and south of …

Salisbury Plain

…turbed turf that is especially a feature of the impact area, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum is abundant together with sheep's fescue Festuca ovina and wild thyme. Annuals are also characteristic of this habitat, including common whitlowgrass Erophila verna, rue leaved s…

Twinhills Woods and Meadows

…bedstraw Galium verum, common rose Helianthemum nummularium, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, common bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus, fairy flax Linum catharticum, field scabious Knautia arvensis, cowslip Primula veris, common mil…

Magilligan

…y's bedstraw Galium~, devils-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, mouse_ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata, wild thyme Thymus polytrichus and kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria. White clover Trifolium repens, common ragwort Senecio jacobaea, primrose Pri…

Ash Fell

…oeleria macrantha, wild thyme, common rock rose, fairy flax, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, and, of more note, the limestone bedstraw Galium sterneri, autumn gentian Gentianella amarella and lesser clubmoss Selaginella selaginoides. A small area of shallow limestone pa…

Chrome and Parkhouse Hills

…cole lime loving plants including wild thyme Thymus praecox, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, musk thistle Carduus nutans and common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium. The rock ledges which are not accessible to grazing animals, suppor…

Ipswich Heaths

…th bedstraw Galium saxatile, cat’s ear Hypochaeris radicata, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum and common centaury Centaurium erythraea. It is this mixture of short rabbit grazed grassland interspersed with clumps of heather that favours the silver studded blue, together w…

Clints Crags, Blindcrake

… support an interesting range of herbs and grasses including mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, abundant wild thyme, field madder Sherardia arvensis and meadow oat grass.

Bredon Hill

…acamptis pyramidalis, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria and mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum. Locally uncommon plants include purple milk vetch Astragalus danicus, chalk milkwort Polygala calcarea, horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa, hound’s tongue Cynoglossum officinal…

Whitesike Mine and Flinty Fell

… grasses common bent and sheep's fescue. Other herbs include mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum and harebell Campanula rotundifolia. The heather Calluna vulgaris dominated community overlies pockets of more acidic soils producing a variable mosaic of vegetation types. Other…

Long Mynd

…hyme Thymus praecox is locally abundant with species such as mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, harebell Campanula rotundifolia and of particular note, the uncommon rock stonecrop Sedum forsterianum. In addition, the dry rock outcrops support a varied lichen flora. A rang…

Cockleford Marsh

…us Succisa pratensis, burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum agg. and lady's bedstraw Galium verum. More poorly drained, ranker, neutral grassland is dominated by tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, red fescue Festuca rubra, common be…

Drumburgh Moss

… of the railway line supports two different communities with mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum and common bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus occurring with other herbs on the dry grassy embankment and fen characterised by yellow flat Iris pseudacorus, meadowsweet Filip…

Wilsford & Rauceby Warrens

…rf where there is a compact growth of many plants, typically mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, common cat's ear Hypochaeris radicata, field mouse ear Cerastium arvense and field wood rush Luzula campestris. There is an abundance of Caledonia species of lichen and local do…

Greenhaugh Meadow

…s bill Geranium sylvaticum, whilst eyebright Euphrasia agg., mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum and quaking grass Briza media tend to be restricted to low banks at the western end of the field. In poorly drained areas of the field, where sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflor…

Knockninny Hill

…e moor grass Sesleria caerulea, glaucous sedge Carex flacca, mouse_ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, devils-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata, lady's bedstraw Galium verum, eyebright Euphrasia spp. and quaking grass Briza media. Common mosses …

Alnmouth Saltmarsh and Dunes

…hyme Thymus praecox, common stork’s bill Erodium cicutarium, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum and common centaury Centaurium erythraea together with common bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, common rest-harrow Ononis repens, blue fleabane Erigeron acris, crested hair…

Toyd Down and Quarry

…sil thyme Acinos arvensis, carline thistle Carlina vulgaris, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, both chalk and common milkworts Polygala calcarea and P. vulgaris, thyme Thymus praecox quaking grass Briza media, kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria, fern grass grass Catapodium…

Roecliffe Manor Lawns

… grassland communities, such as tormentil Potentilla erecta, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia, bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, field wood rush Luzula campestris and sheep's sorrel Rumex acetose…

Greenham and Crookham Commons

…ulpia bromoides and hair moss Polytrichum spp. In some areas mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum is particularly abundant. Lichens are a conspicuous feature of the open patches, chiefly Cladonia spp., including the nationally scarce C. cariosa. Dwarf cudweed Logfia minima, h…

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