Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Great Cressingham Fen

…tly calcareous in places and species present include common quaking grass Briza media, hoary plantain Plantago media, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolatum and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. Wet neutral grassland is present further down the valley slope and is dominated by tall fes…

Purbeck Ridge (East)

…community to develop with the ferns common polypody Polypodium vulgare and intermediate polypody Polypodium interjectum locally abundantly on trees such as oak and maple. Two distinct chalk grassland communities have developed in response to contrasting levels of grazing across t…

Hurdlow Meadows

…ne grassland are evident with sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, quaking grass Briza media, hoary plantain Plantago media and wild thyme Thymus polytrichus. The most extensive areas of neutral grassland are characterised by grasses such as crested dog’s tail, sweet vernal grass Anthox…

Kenninghall & Banham Fens with Quidenham Mere

… grassland with several typical calcicoles including common quaking grass Briza media, hoary plantain Plantago media, bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus and common milkwort Polygala vulgaris. Springs emerge from the base of the chalk uplands and give rise to a zone of fen gra…

Berins Hill Bank

…ed turf to tall grassy swards. Glaucous sedge Carex flacca, quaking grass Briza media, hoary plantain Plantago media and salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba are all locally dominant. Closely grazed turf supports cowslip Primula veris and autumn felwort Gentianella amarella. Several…

Earl's Croome Meadow

…n the tops of the 'ridge and furrow', are very diverse with quaking grass Briza media and hoary plantain Plantago media commonly occurring, as well as adders tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum. An unusual feature of this meadow is the presence of betony Betonica officinalis as a common…

Bracknell Croft

…enula pratensis, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus and quaking grass Briza media. Eyebright Euphrasia nemorosa, hoary plantain Plantago media, autumn gentian Gentianella amarella and the moss Ctenidium molluscum are abundant. In contrast, the remainder of the site is covered…

Knettishall Heath

… sward community locally. Associated species include common quaking grass Briza media, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, hoary plantain Plantago media, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium and carline thistle Carlina vulgaris. Wet areas, on lo…

Deepdale Meadows, Langstrothdale

…ous Succisa pratensis, melancholy thistle Cirsium heterophyllum, hoary plantain Plantago media and quaking grass Briza media. Fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea, early purple orchid Orchis mascula and corn twayblade Neottia ovata also occur in several of the meadows. On damp slo…

Thompson Water, Carr and Common

…f with species such as dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule, common quaking grass Briza media, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, hoary plantain Plantago media and dropwort Filipendula vulgaris. To the west several fields of unimproved neutral grassland are present, dominated by creeping…

East Harling Common

…stle Cirsium acaule, pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus, common quaking grass Briza media spiny rest harrow Ononis spinosa and hoary plantain Plantago media, whilst ant hills have a distinctive flora including yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, wild thyme Thymus polytrichus, hareb…

Little Tew Meadows

…f calcicoles present includes salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, hoary plantain Plantago media, downy oat Avenula pubescens, quaking grass Briza media, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris and rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus. Other locally uncommon plants present are adder's tongue fer…

Holly Farm Meadow, Wendling

…d tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa are dominant with quaking grass Briza media, adder’s tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum, cowslip Primula veris, hoary plantain Plantago media and common twayblade Neottia ovata. A diverse short sward community occurs where the dry grassland gra…

Hooks Well Meadows, Great Cressingham

…odoratum. Characteristic calcicole plants are present with quaking grass Briza media, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, purging flax Linum catharticum and hoary plantain Plantago media all occurring. The woodland is alder Alnus glutinosa carr notable for its rich ground flora of …

Westfield Farm Chalk Bank

… vetch Anthyllis vulneraria, lady's bed straw Galium verum, quaking grass Briza media, common rest-harrow Ononis repens, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba and hoary plantain Plantago media. Of particular interest is the locally distributed clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata…

Thowker Corner

… meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, common sorrel Rumex acetosa, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata, red clover Trifolium pratense, meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris, common knapweed Centaurea nigra and pignut Conopodium majus. Oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare is abundant in the …

Purbeck Ridge (West)

…ep’s fescue Festuca ovina, meadow oat Avenula pratensis and quaking grass Briza media are frequent where grazing pressure is heavier producing a herb rich sward. Abundant herbs include hoary plantain Plantago media, horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa, common milkwort Polygala vul…

Port Meadow with Wolvercote Common & Green

… demanding species which do not seed well in hay fields, such as hoary plantain Plantago media and white clover Trifolium repens, together with adventives associated with disturbed ground such as rat tail plantain Plantago major and silverweed Potentilla anserina and species with…

Fferm Walters

…a suite of plants typical of such situations. These include quaking grass Briza media; glaucous sedge Carex flacca; agrimony Agrimonia eupatoria; lady’s bedstraw Galium verum; spiny restharrow Ononis spinosa and hoary plantain Plantago media. More locally within the site yellow o…

Quarry Moor

…s a fine, some what open, turf of red fescue Festuca rubra, quaking grass Briza media, yellow oat Trisetum flavescens and glaucous sedge Carex flacca, with thyme Thymus praecox, purging flax Linum catharticum, hoary plantain Plantago media and rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus. Th…

Metfield Meadow

…. Amongst many other plants found in smaller quantities are quaking grass Briza media, purging flax Linum catharticum, spiny rest harrow Ononis spinosa, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus adder's tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum, hoary plantain Plantago media, hoary ragwort Senecio cru…

Moel Hiraddug a Bryn Gop

…include the grasses, crested hair-grass Koeleria macrantha, quaking grass Briza media and heath grass Danthonia decumbens; the sedges, glaucous sedge Carex flacca and spring sedge Carex caryophyllea; and calcicolous herbs such as common rock-rose Helianthemum nummularium, salad b…

Bray Meadows

…ndicated by the occurrence of salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, hoary plantain Plantago media, burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga, downy oat grass Avenula pubescens, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, quaking grass Briza media, bulbous buttercup R…

Aslacton Parish Land

…pe grassland has developed on the driest soils. Here common quaking grass Briza media and Yorkshire fog are dominant with frequent pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis, common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii, common twayblade Neottia ovata, hoary plantain Plantago media an…

Cleadon Hill

… Cynosurus cristatus and red fescue Festuca rubra, in which quaking grass Briza media, blue moor grass Sesleria caerulea and upright brome Bromus erectus also occur. The community is herb rich and includes eyebright Euphrasia nemorosa, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, bird’s foot tr…

Silbury Hill

… Helianthemum nummularium, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, quaking grass Briza media and red fescue Festuca rubra. Other characteristic chalk downland plants occurring on the hill are clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata, burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga, hoary plantai…

Babcary Meadows

…um perenne form the basis of the sward on drier ground with quaking grass Briza media occurring frequently. Herb species include abundant cowslip Primula veris, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba and betony Betonica officinalis. Oxeye daisy Leucanth…

Flordon Common

… variety of grasses including sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, quaking grass Briza media, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and brown bent grass Agrostis canina. An interesting range of herb species are present and include cowslip Primula veris, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, hoary plan…

New Scroggs

…Trisetum flavescens, meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis and quaking grass Briza media. Herbs present include wild thyme Thymus polytrichus, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, common bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, salad burnet Poterium…

Wenlock Edge

…tcrops in the county occurs. Other abundant grasses include quaking grass Briza media, cock’s foot Dactylis glomerata and red fescue Festuca rubra. Among characteristic calcicolous lime loving species which occur here are pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis, yellow wort Black…

Lyscombe and Highdon

…at Avenula pratensis, tall fescue Schedonorus arundinaceus, quaking grass Briza media and crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha. Heath grass Danthonia decumbens, only found locally on downland, is also present. The sedges Carex flacca and Carex caryophyllea, salad burnet Poterium…

Great Cheverell Hill

…rasses typically associated with calcium rich soils include quaking grass Briza media and crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha. Herbs are conspicuous by their diversity and high cover. Bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule, small scabious Scabiosa …

Caldon Dales

… grass – sheep’s fescue grassland. These grasses along with quaking grass Briza media, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, spring sedge Carex caryophyllea and glaucous sedge Carex flacca, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, fairy flax Linum catharticum, common bird’s foo…

High Moorsley

…e moor grass Sesleria caeruleae. Associated grasses include quaking grass Briza media, meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha and red fescue Festuca rubra. Other constituents of the herb rich turf include glaucous sedge Carex flacca, pignut Cono…

Court Farm, Sydling

…e sheep's fescue Festuca ovina with other grasses including quaking grass Briza media, heath grass Danthonia decumbens, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis and downy oat grass Helicotrichon pubescens. There are abundant flowering herbs with r…

Wyedale

…y flax Linum catharticum, burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga, hoary plantain Plantago media, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, cowslip Primula veris, selfheal Prunella vulgaris, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria and wild thyme Thymus praecox. Grasses include sweet vernal gra…

St. Catherine's Valley

…other grass species including sheep's fescue Festuca ovina, quaking grass Briza media and crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus. The herb component is especially diverse with wild thyme Thymus polytrichus, common bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, rough hawkbit Leontodon hi…

Farnham Mires

…us cathartica. Grasses include hairy oat Avenula pubescens, quaking grass Briza media, heath grass Danthonia decumbens and, locally, purple moor grass Molinia caerulea. sedges are common, notably glaucous sedge Carex flacca. Controlled grazing maintains the herb rich sward with b…

Moorsley Banks

…leria macrantha and meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis with quaking grass Briza media, upright brome Bromus erectus and patches of blue moor grass Sesleria caerulea are dominant. The many species of herbs present include wild thyme Thymus praecox, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorb…

Cliff House

…y flax Linum catharticum, burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga, hoary plantain Plantago media, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba and stemless thistle Cirsium acaule. The turf is short in the hummocky areas of the old workings and includes a range of grasses such as sheep's fescu…

Harton Down Hill

…Festuca rubra, in which blue moor grass Sesleria caeruleae, quaking grass Briza media and upright brome Bromus erectus also occur. The community is herb rich and includes glaucous sedge Carex flacca, greater knapweed Centaurea scabiosa, yarrow Achillea millefolium, harebell Campa…

River Ure Grasslands

…eadow fescue F. pratensis, common bent Agrostis capillaris, quaking grass Briza media, downy oat grass Avenula pubescens, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, field wood rush Luzula campestris, glaucous sedge Carex flacca and spring sedge Carex caryophyllea. Associated herbs in…

Dabble Bank

…escue Festuca rubra, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, quaking grass Briza media, heath grass Danthonia decumbens, glaucous sedge Carex flacca and spring sedge Carex caryophyllea. Of note is pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis which is rare in County Durham. Other spec…

Gunnerton Nick

…s species, several of them uncommon in Northumberland, including hoary plantain Plantago media, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria, greater knapweed Centaurea scabiosa and shining crane’s bill Geranium lucidum. On lime rich soils associated with quarry spoil there is a herb rich …

Streatley Warren

…ise red and sheep's fescue Festuca rubra and Festuca ovina, quaking grass Briza media, hairy oat grass Avenula pratensis and crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha. These are fine leaved species forming a close knit turf, particularly in well grazed areas. Upright brome Bromus ere…

Breedon Hill

…asil Clinopodium vulgare, meadow saxifrage Saxifraga granulataa, hoary plantain Plantago media and hairy violet Viola hirta. Where the soils are thin, often in association with rocky outcrops, the sward is suppressed and the vegetation is characterised by herb species such as rue…

Horse Dale and Holm Dale

…grasses including sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, quaking grass Briza media, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus. Coarse grasses such as tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum and tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa are locally frequent.…

Monkswood Valley

…rnal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra, quaking grass Briza media, crested dog's tail and common bent Agrostis capillaris. The herb component is especially diverse with the following species common throughout – dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule, cowslip Primula ver…

Valley of Stones

…l’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, betony Betonica officinalis, hoary plantain Plantago media and wild thyme Thymus polytrichus. Less frequent species include clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata, autumn gentian Gentianella amarella and hairy rock-cress Arabis hirsuta. Horse…

New Buckenham Common

…ufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa with frequent common quaking grass Briza media, cuckoo-flower Cardamine pratensis, hard rush Juncus inflexus and meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria. Small areas of calcareous grassland with abundant sheep’s fescue and crested hair grass Koeleri…

Benty Grange

…with sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, hoary plantain Plantago media and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. The most extensive areas of neutral grassland are characterised by grasses, such as crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, sweet vernal grass Anthoxant…

Yockenthwaite Meadows

…t scabious Succisa pratensis, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, hoary plantain Plantago media, fairy flax Linum catharticum and common milkwort Polygala vulgaris. Of particular note is the occurrence of three species of orchid, frog orchid Dactylorhiza viridis, fragrant orchid G…

Heath Hill Farm

…histle 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 those found in the neutral grassland. T…

Whetley Meadows

…scue Schedonorus pratensis, downy oat Avenula pubescens and quaking grass Briza media. Several sedges occur, with glaucous sedge Carex flacca the most widespread. Adder’s-tongue fern Ophioglossum vulgatum, an indicator of old grassland is locally abundant, particularly in the mos…

Dallow Downs and Winsdon Hill

…y dominated by upright brome Bromopsis erecta with frequent quaking-grass Briza media and fescues Festuca spp., occasional cock’s-foot Dactylis glomerata and rare occurrences of yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, crested dog’s-tail Cynosurus cristatus, false oat grass Arrhenat…

Hog Cliff

…ound on the west and north facing slopes. cowslip Primula veris, hoary plantain Plantago media 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 …

Brockadale

… brome Bromus erectus with a wealth of limestone species such as hoary plantain Plantago media, clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, yellow wort Blackstonia perfoliata, purple milk vetch Astragalus danicus, milk vetch A. glycyphyllos, carline t…

Birchend

…m, wild thyme Thymus praecox, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, hoary plantain Plantago media, fairy flax Linum catharticum and yellow wort Blackstonia perfoliata. In addition several locally uncommon species are present including dyer’s greenweed Genista tinctoria and pyramidal…

Leziate, Sugar and Derby Fens

…rabbit grazed sward that includes red fescue Festuca rubra, quaking grass Briza media, stemless thistle Cirsium acaule, purging flax Linum catharticum and Autumn felwort Gentianella amarella. The damp furrows are dominated by creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens with lesser spear…

Portway Farm Meadows

…teristic species present including agrimony Agrimonia eupatoria, hoary plantain Plantago media and salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba. Both meadows contain a rich assemblage of associated plants. Frequent species on the ridges include cowslip Primula veris, common bird’s foot tref…

Prince's Rough

…mon bent Agrostis capillaris, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, quaking grass Briza media and red fescue Festuca rubra. A varied herbaceous flora includes species which are characteristic of traditionally managed hay meadows such as common knapweed, betony Betonica officinalis, autu…

Dumsey Meadow

…over Trifolium repens, creeping cinquefoil Potentilla reptans, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata and oval sedge Carex leporina, with small amounts of common knapweed Centaurea nigra, oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare, meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis, marsh ragwort Senecio a…

Honeybrook Farm

…d burnet Poterium sanguisorba with upright brome Bromus erectus, hoary plantain Plantago media and rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus. Along the wet margins of the meadows southern marsh orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa, water avens Geum rivale and ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi f…

Merriman's Hill Farm Meadows

…eris, betony Betonica officinalis, sneezewort Achillea ptarmica, hoary plantain Plantago media and pignut Conopodium majus. Also found within the sward are pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus, saw wort Serratula tinctoria, adder’s tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum and great burnet Sanguiso…

Twinhills Woods and Meadows

…sward. Here the most abundant grasses are meadow oat grass, quaking grass Briza media, sheep's fescue, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog's tail, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens; the only sedge species which is common is gl…

Herrington Hill

…ia caerulea and meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis in which quaking grass Briza media, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, red fescue Festuca rubra, glaucous sedge Carex flaccand spring sedge Carex caryophyllea also occur. The many species of herb present include carline thist…

Rosie Curston's Meadow, Mattishall

…’s ear Hypochaeris radicata, oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata, daisy Bellis perennis and meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris. hard rush Juncus inflexus occurs in the damper areas. Members of the pea family are a feature of this sub community an…

Halnaker Chalk Pit

…luding such species as creeping bent grass Agrostis stolonifera, hoary plantain Plantago media and scarlet pimpernel Anagallis arvensis. This site is most significant for its population of the nationally rare and vulnerable + broad leaved cudweed Filago pyramidata with 10,000 pla…

Wanlass Grasslands

…me Thymus praecox, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium and hoary plantain Plantago media. The second, more neutral grassland community has a high frequency of the grasses crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, red fescue Festuca rubra and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum od…

Restrop Farm and Brockhurst Wood

…associated with agriculturally unimproved grassland such as quaking grass Briza media, meadow brome Bromus commutatus, heath grass Danthonia decumbens and meadow barley Hordeum secalinum. A number of sedge species, including glaucous, common, oval, spring, spiked and hairy Carex …

Middle Harling Fen

…l scabious Scabiosa columbaria, hairy rock cress Arabis hirsuta, hoary plantain Plantago media, meadow saxifrage Saxifraga granulataa and spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii. Unimproved neutral grassland is present further down the valley slope on damp soils and is dominated by f…

Upton Coombe

…olonifera, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha and common quaking grass Briza media are common in the sward; while glaucous sedge Carex flacca and spring sedge Carex caryophyllea are also present. The herb component within the sward is very rich and diverse, with the following …

Pentridge Down

…ca 1. Grasses and sedges present in the short turf include quaking grass Briza media, smaller cat’s tail Phleum bertolonii, sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. A tall grassy sward is present where grazing levels are l…

Fishburn Grassland

…other species including meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis, quaking grass Briza media, carnation sedge Carex panicea, glaucous sedge Carex flacca, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium and lady’s bedstraw Galium verum. This grassland type i…

The Flits

…reed Sparganium erectum, yellow flag Iris pseudacorus and water plantain Alisma plantago-aquatica are present. The sedge communities are diverse with hairy sedge Carex hirta, common sedge C. nigra and great pond sedge Carex riparia occupying large areas. On the higher, better dra…

Inkpen and Walbury Hills

…de red and sheep's fescues Festuca rubra and Festuca ovina, quaking grass Briza media, meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis, hairy oat grass Helicotrichon pubescens, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens. Another species typical of grassland…

The Cheddar Complex

…kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria, wild thyme Thymus praecox and hoary plantain Plantago media. Soils of slopes with other aspects tend to be wetter and here associated species include flea sedge Carex pulicaris, betony Betonica officinalis, selfheal Prunella vulgaris and lady’s …

Yellow House Meadow

…r’s tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, hoary plantain Plantago media, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba and pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus. The whole meadow is surrounded by tall, well structured hedgerows with thick scrubby bases. Shrubs and trees found…

Bryn Alyn

…grasses including crested hair-grass Koeleria macrantha and quaking-grass Briza media frequently occur, with characteristic calcicolous herbs such as common rock-rose Helianthemum nummularium, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, wild thyme Thymus polytrichus, common bird’s-foot-tr…

Greenhow Pasture

…bundant cowslip Primula veris, oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare, hoary plantain Plantago media and lady's mantle Alchemilla vestita. The calcareous nature of the site is evident around the spoil heaps where frog orchid Dactylorhiza viridis occurs and particularly in the southern …

The Brinks, Northwold

…ed fescue Festuca rubra, downy oat grass Avenula pubescens, quaking grass Briza media and the herbs black knapweed Centaurea nigra, daisy Bellis perennis, pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus, bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis, adder's tongue f…

Newton-le-Willows Meadows

…rse grassland flora. sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, red clover Trifolium pratense and pignut Conopodium majus are all abundant, while bulbous buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus and meadow buttercup Ranunc…

Clarborough Tunnel

… The sward is herb rich containing such characteristic plants as hoary plantain Plantago media, cowslip Primula veris, bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, wild carrot Daucus carota, knapweed Centaurea nigra, yellow wort Blackstonia perfoliata, spiny rest-harrow Ononis spinosa…

Haugh and Gundale Slacks

…he turf typically contains common bent Agrostis capillaris, quaking grass Briza media, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, heath grass Danthonia decumbens and crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha with abundant sedges such as spring sedge Carex caryophyllea and glaucous sedge…

Hardwick Lodge Meadow

…salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule, hoary plantain Plantago media and cowslip Primula veris. Over much of the site these communities are modified by the presence of abundant tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa indicating a seasonally waterlogged s…

Newhall Reservoir Meadow

…a veris, hay rattle Rhinanthus minor, rest-harrow Ononis repens, hoary plantain Plantago media and locally, hairy violet Viola hirta. The basal borders of the reservoir are generally less well drained and here the sward is characterised by the abundance of adder's tongue fern Oph…

Redden Bank Lime Works

… (very rare in the Borders), small scabious Scabiosa columbaria, hoary plantain Plantago media, hairy violet Viola hirta, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens and meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis. It is also the only Scottish locality for the hybrid species of hairy violet Viol…

Hog's Hole

… other principal grasses comprise red fescue Festuca rubra, quaking grass Briza media, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, hairy oat grass Avenula pubescens, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens. Glaucous sedge Carex flacca is also very common.…

Castor Flood Meadows

…lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, hoary plantain Plantago media and burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga. Of particular interest is the localised occurrence of meadow saxifrage Saxifraga granulataa. The River Nene and associated water bodies provid…

Yarley Meadows

…hire fog Holcus lanatus, while red fescue Festuca rubra and quaking grass Briza media are also frequent. Sedge and rush species tend to dominate the wetter areas of the meadows, with glaucous sedge Carex flacca, hairy sedge Carex hirta soft rush Juncus effusus and hard rush Juncu…

Odstock Down

…rasses. In addition to sheep's fescue and meadow oat grass, quaking grass Briza media and crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha are widespread and upright brome Bromus erectus is abundant in some areas. Glaucous sedge Carex flacca is a constant component of the turf while both sp…

Nine Holes Meadows

…the bank to the lady’s bedstraw Galium verum sub community, with hoary plantain Plantago media, field scabious Knautia arvensis, common rest-harrow Ononis repens, lady’s mantle Alchemilla vulgaris agg., greater knapweed Centaurea scabiosa and cowslip Primula veris all frequent to…

Burledge Sidelands and Meadows

…rnal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra, quaking grass Briza media and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus. These swards are invariably species rich, with the high cover of herbs typically including species such as meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis, oxeye daisy Leuc…

Bradwell Meadows

…roduce patches of a more calcareous nature, with species such as hoary plantain Plantago media. This may be due to the influence of imported limestone with which the drystone field boundaries are constructed. The most abundant grasses are crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, s…

Pitstone Hill

… saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga, glaucous sedge Carex flacca and hoary plantain Plantago media. The open ground is important in supporting a large number of breeding meadow pipits and skylarks, while the areas of scrub and woodland support breeding willow warbler, yellowhammer an…

Thorpe Hay Meadow

…lustered bell flower Campanula glomerata, cowslip Primula veris, hoary plantain Plantago media, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba and lady’s bedstraw Galium verum. The meadow is surrounded by old hedgerows with a variety of species such as ash Fraxinus excelsior, hawthorn Crataeg…

Rookery Cottage Meadows

… of the ridges is more diverse with glaucous sedge Carex flacca, hoary plantain Plantago media, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus, bulbous buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus, goat’s beard Tragopogon pratensis, common bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, meadow vetchling Lathyrus pra…

Bacombe and Coombe Hills

…l coppice. The grassland has frequent wild thyme Thymus praecox, hoary plantain Plantago media, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus, clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata and squinancywort Asperula cynanchica as well as the moss Entodon concinnus, a species indicative of long est…

Sutton Lane Meadows

…eadow species such as yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, quaking grass Briza media, downy oat grass Avenula pubescens and meadow brome Bromus commutatus. An exceptional variety of herbs occurs commonly in the sward, including lady's bedstraw Galium verum, yarrow Achillea mille…

Dormston Church Meadow

…n be seen in the presence of meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis, hoary plantain Plantago media, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba and dropwort Filipendula vulgaris. The flora near the edges of the meadows has an unusual woodland element which includes bugle Ajuga reptans, bluebel…

Kirkham Park & Riverside

…here rich in herbs, species such as betony Betonica officinalis, hoary plantain Plantago media, woolly thistle Cirsium eriophorum and adder's tongue fern Ophioglossum vulgatum occur. Damp pasture transitional to fen supports hard rush Juncus inflexus, tufted hair grass Deschampsi…

Foster's Green Meadows

…ss Avenula pubescens. A particular feature is the abundance of ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata, which has been noted nationally as a characteristic of meadows containing an abundance of meadow saffron. Many other interesting plants also occur in this meadow, including adders…

Firth of Forth

…island Bay, Torry Bay, and Ruddons Point. Here, greater sea-spurrey Spergularia media, sea plantain Plantago maritima, glasswort Salicornia europaea and sea arrowgrass Triglochin maritimum are common. Sand dunes The main areas of sand dune vegetation occur in the outer Firth. Bet…

Orwell Estuary

…e Suaeda maritima, sea milkwort Glaux maritima, greater sea spurrey Spergularia media and sea plantain Plantago maritima. There are small areas of vegetated shingle on the foreshore of the lower reaches, but most of the saltmarsh is fringed by sea couch Elytrigia atherica or by c…

Far Mains and Far Limekiln Close Meadows

…l grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra and quaking grass Briza media. Herb species such as cowslip Primula veris, great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata, hoary plantain P. media, red clover Trifo…

Moine Mhor

…arsh plant species found here include sea milkwort Glaux maritima, sea plantain Plantago maritima, greater sea spurrey Spergularia media, sea aster Aster tripolium, and common scurvy-grass Cochlearia officinalis. Just above the salt water are mats and hummocks of common saltmarsh…

Rue Hill

…s fescue Festuca ovina, meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis, quaking grass Briza media, glaucous sedge Carex flacca, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata and common bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus. There are a host of associated lime loving plants such as common rock rose H…

Long Lye Meadow

…capillaris are abundant in the sward, other grasses include quaking grass Briza media. The herbaceous component is dominated by ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata, black knapweed Centaurea nigra, cat’s ear Hypochaeris radicata and meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris. Other herbs …

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