Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Lough Alaban

…shes, dioecious sedge Carex dioica. Distinctive herbs, such as pale butterwort Pinguicula lusitanica and common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris are frequently encountered in these flushes, over a carpet of more base tolerant mosses including lesser cow horn bog moss Sphagnum inun…

East Lizard Heathlands

… recorded. The peaty soils in the south of Crousa Downs support pale butterwort Pinguicula lusitanica and common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris at its only known location in Cornwall. great fen-sedge Cladium mariscus, a rare plant species in the south-west, is found in small pop…

Lurgan River Wood

…r Calluna vulgaris. Other commonly associated species include common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris, pale butterwort Pinguicula lusitanica, marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris, bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella and lesser clubmoss Selaginella selaginoides. Moss cover is generall…

Lough Corr

…oica and carnation sedge Carex panicea. Higher plants include common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris, pale butterwort Pinguicula lusitanica and lesser clubmoss Selaginella selaginoides. The bryophytes recorded are also typical of this community, especially Twisted bog moss Sphagnu…

Lough Navar Scarps and Lakes

…anicea. Herbs include Heath lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris and more notably pale butterwort Pinguicula lusitanica. Where the peat cover thins, the heathland vegetation is replaced by fen meadow grassland, characterised by a short-sedge swa…

Big Dog Scarps and Lakes

…ssus Parnassia palustris, marsh hawk's beard Crepis paludosa, common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris and less commonly pale butterwort Pinguicula lusitanica. The short sedge sward is comprised of tawny sedge Carex hostiana, flea sedge Carex pulicaris, dioecious sedge Carex dioica …

Eastern Mournes

…ush Eleocharis multicaulis, white beak sedge Rhynchospora alba, pale butterwort Pinguicula lusitanica and dioecious sedge Carex dioica. Springs dominated by lower plants are conspicuous in the Eastern Mournes by their bright green colour and spongy mat appearance. The moss Philon…

Horton Common

…ustifolium, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum and the uncommon pale butterwort Pinguicula lusitanica. Mosses are important here especially Hair Moss Polytrichum commune and Sphagnum papillosum. Several other species of Sphagnum moss occur including the very local claret coloured…

Lambert's Castle

…terfly orchid Platanthera bifolia and the predominantly western pale butterwort Pinguicula lusitanica. The lower slopes to the south and east and extending into Devon to the west, support areas of agriculturally unimproved and herb dominated neutral grassland. This grassland lar…

Southey and Gotleigh Moors

…osera rotundifolia, oblong leaved sundew Drosera intermedia and pale butterwort Pinguicula lusitanica occur in the hollows here, with bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum. The tops of the hummocks host a wet heath community of cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, heath milkwort Polyg…

Cairnsmore of Fleet

…cur on the site, including mossy saxifrage Saxifraga hypnoides, pale butterwort Pinguicula lusitanica, green spleenwort Asplenium viride, tawny sedge Carex hostiana and dioecious sedge Carex dioica. Although not included as notified features, the area is also of interest for its …

Stokeford Heaths

…era rotundifolia, early marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza incarnata and pale butterwort Pinguicula lusitanica. This is a rare and species-rich plant community with a restricted national distribution. Locally this community grades into a second type of mire vegetation where purple moor-g…

Corfe Common

…phorum angustifolium, marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris and pale butterwort Pinguicula lusitanica. The wetter areas support an extremely varied and interesting fauna including a number of local and rare species. Notable among these are several beetles: the very local tortoise…

Mynydd Preseli

…s. Dioecious sedge Carex dioica, white sedge Carex canescens, common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris, ivy-leaved bellflower Wahlenbergia hederacea, cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos and royal fern Osmunda regalis occur in these flushed areas. The mosses Scorpidium scorpioides, Campyli…

Hense Moor

…del Narthecium ossifragum, bog St John’s wort Hypericum elodes, pale butterwort Pinguicula lusitanica, great sundew Drosera anglica and bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella. Where wet heaths grade into these boggy areas, purple moor grass Molinia caerulea and cross leaved heath Erica …

Trelow Downs

…dew Drosera rotundifolia, white beaked sedge Rhynchospora alba, pale butterwort Pinguicula lusitanica and the nationally scarce pillwort Pilularia globulifera, which all occur locally in scattered patches. Bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius, slender rush Juncus tenuis and sw…

Stoborough & Creech Heaths

…gnum lawns’, including oblong-leaved sundew Drosera intermedia, pale butterwort Pinguicula lusitanica and bog orchid Hammarbya paludosa. There are areas of Sallow Salix cinerea carr and birch Betula woodland mostly along the courses of streams and parts of the site support stand…

Whitchurch Down

… Drosera rotundifolia, oblong-leaved sundew Drosera intermedia, pale butterwort Pinguicula lusitanica, bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella, bog ashphodel Narthecium ossifragum and white beak-sedge Rhynchospora alba. The site also supports a rare plant of interest for being well away …

Poors Common

…stifolium and the insectivorous sundew Drosera rotundifolia and pale butterwort Pinguicula lusitanica are abundant. These acidic elements occur in juxtaposition to stands of the black bog rush Schoenus nigricans. This is of particular interest because this species is generally as…

Bradworthy Common

…ew Drosera rotundifolia, marsh lousewort Pedicularis palustris, pale butterwort Pinguicula lusitanica and white sedge Carex canescens, a rare plant in Devon. The small pearl bordered fritillary butterfly Boloria selene and keeled skimmer dragonfly Orthetrum coerulescens are amon…

East Devon Pebblebed Heaths

…s are bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, sundews Drosera spp., pale butterwort Pinguicula lusitanica, bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella, common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium and the club-moss Lycopodiella inundata. Mineral-rich flushes support tawny sedge Carex hostiana, c…

Cranborne Common

…and heath spotted orchids Dactylorhiza spp. occur and the local pale butterwort Pinguicula lusitanica is present. The site supports the most northerly populations in Dorset of two rare and protected reptiles sand lizard Lacerta agilis* and smooth snake Coronella austriaca* in Do…

Hare's Down, Knowstone & Rackenford Moors

… the insectivorous round-leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia and pale butterwort Pinguicula lusitanica. A rich invertebrate fauna has been recorded here including the local small pearl-bordered fritillary Boloria selene, pearl-bordered fritillary Boloria euphrosyne, silver-washed…

Carrine Common & Penwethers

…latum. The uncommon oblong-leaved sundew Drosera intermedia and pale butterwort Pinguicula lusitanica also occur here. (*1) These plant species are included in the Red Data Book listing of rare and endangered species. (*2) These plants are Red Data Book species, and in addition…

Merthen Wood

… Other species of note include bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella, pale butterwort Pinguicula lusitanica, heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata ssp. ericetorum, round-leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia, lesser skullcap Scutellaria minor and tawny sedge Carex hostiana, flea sedg…

Bodmin Moor, North

…a – a nationally scarce species, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, pale butterwort Pinguicula lusitanica, lesser skullcap Scutellaria minor and ivy-leaved bellflower Wahlenbergia hederacea. Lower plants are not well documented from Bodmin Moor but there are records of the epiphytic…

Winfrith Heath

…ally scarce Sphagnum pulchrum. Other distinctive plants include pale butterwort Pinguicula lusitanica and marsh and heath spotted orchids Dactylorhiza spp. Again this is a rare plant community with a restricted national distribution. Within mires, local differences in hydrology a…

Carn/Glenshane Pass

… waters supports species such as carnation sedge Carex panicea, pale butterwort Pinguicula lusitanica and bog sedge Carex limosa, in association with the mosses Scorpidium revolvens and Scorpidium scorpioides. The notable dioecious sedge Carex dioica is found in the most species-…

Rosenannon Bog and Downs

…s Eriophorum angustifolium, white beak-sedge Rhynchospora alba, pale butterwort Pinguicula lusitanica, bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella, royal fern and lesser skullcap Scutellaria minor. Of particular note is the presence of wavy St. John’s-wort Hypericum undulatum, a plant of ver…

Salt Pans Bay

…common spike-rush and jointed rush, species of interest include pale butterwort Pinguicula lusitanica, grass-of-Parnassus, lesser clubmoss Selaginella selaginoides, northern marsh-orchid, early marsh-orchid, heath spotted-orchid and bogbean. Although not notified natural features…

Kernick and Ottery Meadows

…a rotundifolia, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, Sphagnum fallax, pale butterwort Pinguicula lusitanica, bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius and the nationally scarce wavy St John’s-wort Hypericum undulatum. The associated bryophyte flora is diverse and includes Campylium stell…

Popehouse Moor

…gbean Menyanthes trifoliata occur in these mires with the local pale butterwort Pinguicula lusitanica, sometimes in association with small stands of bottle sedge Carex rostrata. The better drained parts of the site support two further communities. Where the underlying soil is lo…

Corfe Mullen Pastures

…ge Carex viridula ssp. oedocarpa. Amongst the herbs present are pale butterwort Pinguicula lusitanica, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum and oblong-leaved sundew Drosera intermedia. Where permanently waterlogged peat occurs the mire community dominated by purple moor grass is r…

North Exmoor

…as, herbs such as ivy-leaved bellflower Wahlenbergia hederacea, pale butterwort Pinguicula lusitanica and the nationally scarce Cornish moneywort Sibthorpia europaea can be found, these plants being confined almost entirely to the extreme West of Britain. The heather -bilberry V…

Ashculm Turbary

… Drosera rotundifolia, oblong leaved 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 Narthec…

Blackslade Mire

…d sundew Drosera rotundifolia, bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella, pale butterwort Pinguicula lusitanica, several sedges mainly star sedge Carex echinata, common sedge Carex nigra, carnation sedge C. panicea and ivy-leaved bellflower Wahlenbergia hederacea. The bog pools characteris…

Waun Fawr, Puncheston

…the abundant wetland plants is a significant population of the pale butter-wort Pinguicula lusitanica. The gently sloping site has a variable depth of shallow peat over clay and is dissected by many small streams and flushes, some of which have their source within the site. The n…

Great Haldon Heaths

…Anagallis tenella, round-leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia and pale butterwort Pinguicula lusitanica, the latter having a marked south-westerly distribution in England. Pools have formed in places and these support bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius. Scattered scrub in thes…

Comins Tre-rhos (Tre-rhos Common)

…e recent past when the common was more actively grazed included pale butterwort Pinguicula lusitanica, oblong-leaved sundew Drosera intermedia and lesser butterfly-orchid Platanthera bifolia. The marsh fritillary butterfly Euphydryas aurinia breeds on the common, and the micro-mo…

Freshmoor

…ous plants, round leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia and pale leaved butterwort Pinguicula lusitanica which is rare and local in Somerset. Dense tussocks of purple moors grass Molinia caerulea surround the bog pools and provide a drier microhabitat for tormentil Potentilla erecta…

Redlake Meadows & Hoggs Moor

…rsh violet Viola palustris, bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella and pale butterwort Pinguicula lusitanica. Common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium, Sphagnum papillosum, S. auriculatum and common spike-rush Eleocharis palustris characterize the wettest mire habitats, which also su…

Slieve Gullion

…en bedstraw Galium uliginosum, dioecious sedge Carex dioica and pale butterwort Pinguicula lusitanica. Bryophytes include the mosses Sphagnum squarrosum from the fen and Sphagnum compactum from the wet heath. Slieve Gullion is also important for animals. Red grouse Lagopus lagopu…

Brendonmoor

…ium ossifragum, common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium and pale butterwort Pinguicula lusitanica. The nationally scarce species wavy-leaved St. John’s wort Hypericum undulatum is also present. A marshy soft rush Juncus effusus dominated soakway is present supporting species…

Tievebulliagh

… 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 this is concentrated in runnels and strea…

Essan Burn and Mullyfamore

… flushes on these upper slopes occasionally include the notable pale butterwort Pinguicula lusitanica. Mullyfamore and Essan Burn also provides habitat for birds including red grouse Lagopus lagopus. It is of particular interest as a known feeding and roosting site for the Greenl…

Ottery Valley

…era rotundifolia, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and more rarely pale butterwort Pinguicula lusitanica. The bryophyte flora is also diverse and includes Campylium stellatum, Riccardia multifida, Breutelia chrysocoma and Ordontoschisma sphagni and the local moss Philonotis caespito…

Street Heath

…ite beaked Sedge Rhynchospora alba and the insectivorous plants pale butterwort Pinguicula lusitanica and Lesser bladderwort Utricularia minor. Carr woodland dominated by birch Betula spp. and willow Salix spp. has established over much of the area and supports abundant bog myrtl…

Town Common

…rosera intermedia, round leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia and pale butterwort Pinguicula lusitanica are particularly associated with this community and also open patches of peat within the wet heath. The broad plain on the eastern flank of the ridge extends from near the Moors …

Upper Fowey Valley

…otundifolia, the rarer oblong-leaved sundew Drosera intermedia, pale butterwort Pinguicula lusitanica, bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella, lesser skullcap Scutellaria minor, ivyleaved bellflower Wahlenbergia hederacea and white beak-sedge Rhynchospora alba. Drier, unimproved acid gr…

Deadman

…ta and marsh St John's wort Hypericum elodes. The insectivorous pale butterwort Pinguicula lusitanica prefers the exposed peat of the pool margins as does white beak sedge Rhynchospora alba which is of very restricted distribution in Somerset. Surrounding the bog pools are mats o…

Mid Cornwall Moors

… Other species of note include bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella, pale butterwort Pinguicula lusitanica, heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata ssp. ericetorum, round leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia, lesser skullcap Scutellaria minor and tawny sedge Carex hostiana, flea sedg…

Beaford Moor

…ratula tinctoria, bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella and the local pale butterwort Pinguicula lusitanica. Willow Salix spp. bushes are scattered over the site. A rich invertebrate fauna has been recorded including marsh fritillary Euphydryas aurinia, small pearl-bordered fritillary…

Landford Bog

…g in Wiltshire including marsh St John’s wort Hypericum elodes, pale butterwort Pinguicula lusitanica, white beak sedge Rhynchospora alba, many stalked spike rush Eleocharis multicaulis and common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium. Where the water levels are less constant the…

Croagh Bog

…lex supporting species such as dioecious sedge Carex dioica and pale butterwort Pinguicula lusitanica. The site is bounded to the north and east by the Mourne Beg River, part of the River Foyle and Tributaries Special Area of Conservation SAC and demarcates the border between Nor…

Ringdown

…sphodel 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 other species which are very restricted …

Borlasevath and Retallack Moor

…ved sundew, bog pimpernel (Anagallis tenella) and the uncommon pale butterwort (Pinguicula lusitanica). Grey willow (Salix cinerea) scrub has developed along part of the main mire axis completing the transition downslope. It becomes more abundant in the southern part of the site…

West Strathnaver

…r sedge Carex lasiocarpa, black bog rush Schoenus nigricans and pale butterwort Pinguicula lusitanica can be found. Breeding bird assemblage Numerous bird species are present on the site during the breeding season. Red-throated diver and black-throated diver are among the waterfo…

Carn Ingli

…lls. These wet flushes have other scarce plants, including much pale butterwort Pinguicula lusitanica and dioecious sedge Carex dioica, and small populations of white beak-sedge Rhynchospora alba and fir clubmoss Huperzia selago. Small numbers of Wilson's filmy-fern Hymenophyllum…

Aire Point to Carrick Du

…Narthecium ossifragum, cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium and pale butterwort Pinguicula lusitanica. The nationally scarce plants Cornish moneywort Sibthorpia europaea and yellow bartsia Parentucellia viscosa are found at Boswednack. Scrub communities, including pure stands of…

Turbary and Kinson Commons

…hite beak-sedge Rhynchospora alba; also present is the uncommon pale butterwort Pinguicula lusitanica. Bog mosses Sphagnum spp. including Sphagnum cuspidatum and S. papillosum, are frequent throughout these areas. Shallow bog pools contain common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifol…

Eelmoor Marsh

…est for its large populations of insectivorous plants such as common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris, pale butterwort P. lusitanica, small bladderwort Utricularia minor, common sundew Drosera rotundifolia and long leaved sundew Drosera intermedia. The species rich grass heath with…

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