Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Dolau Hafod a Winllan

… Winllan also supports the largest known population of greater butterfly-orchid Platanthera chlorantha in Ceredigion. At 80 metres altitude, Dolau Hafod a Winllan is situated 1-2 km south-west of Bwlch-Llan and approximately 9 miles from the market town of Lampeter. The site lies…

South Braes

…rter turf which is herb-rich and includes greater and lesser butterfly-orchids, Platanthera chlorantha and Platanthera bifolia, along with other orchid species. Small mounds (related to the deposition of mining waste) are colonised by bilberry, heather, wavy hair-grass Deschampsi…

Rathsherry

…ctylorhiza purpurella, common twayblade Listera ovata, greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha, lesser butterfly orchid Platanthera bifolia and frog orchid Coeloglossum viride. Rathsherry is a significant area of semi-natural grassland that has been managed in a tradition…

Ballyknock

… with this type of grassland. Orchids are common, with greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha, lesser butterfly orchid Platanthera bifolia, common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii, heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata and common twayblade Listera ovata all frequ…

Potton Wood

…stands of sedges Carex spp. Notable ride species include great butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha, lesser butterfly orchid Platanthera bifolia, common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii, lesser centaury Centaurium pulchellum and narrow leaved everlasting pea Lathyrus sylves…

Glaslyn

…um and globeflower Trollius europaeus. Orchids include greater butterfly-orchid Platanthera chlorantha, lesser butterfly-orchid Platanthera bifolia, early marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza incarnata and northern marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa spp. purpurella. The site also suppor…

Meathop Woods and Quarry

…er species present include early purple orchid Orchis mascula, butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha and herb paris Paris quadrifolia. The steep slopes on the southern borders of the wood have been partly quarried for limestone in the past. Rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, r…

Titsey Woods

…he woods including early purple orchid Orchis mascula, greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha and greater burnet saxifrage Pimpinella major. To the north the woods become progressively damper, with a subsequent increase in the number of sedges, including pendulous sedge …

Whiston Eaves

…ia becomes locally dominant, forming dense patches and greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha becomes locally abundant. great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis is also found here as it is in many of the other fields over the Whiston Eaves and Rake Edge area. As the slopes …

Wye and Crundale Downs

…the woodland includes herb paris Paris quadrifolia and greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha scarce in Kent. The mosaic of habitats within the site and in particular the species rich grassland, support an outstanding invertebrate community with records of at least 86 na…

Ganllwyd

…a grassy bank at Dolmelynllyn and small populations of greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha and common twayblade Neottia ovata occur in the grassland at Glasdir. The hillside at Cefn Coch supports dry heath, bracken, acid grassland and flush. The dry heath has abundant…

Llanymynech and Llynclys Hills

…pen grassland in which moonwort Botrychium lunaria and greater butterfly-orchid Platanthera chlorantha occur. Scrub of hawthorn Crataegus monogyna, silver birch Betula pendula and bramble Rubus fruticosus agg. is also extensive. The wooded rocks and cliffs of the west-facing scar…

Grendon and Doddershall Woods

…ll reed Calamagrostis epigejos, sweet violet Viola odorata and butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha. The clearings opened up during silvicultural operations have developed mixed stands of grassland and scrub, though most of these are in the process of being replanted. Grendon …

Westfield Bridge

…The site also has large colony of the locally uncommon greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha.

Hackhurst and White Downs

…nidus-avis, yellow bird's nest Hypopitys monotropa and greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha. Woodland on the Netley Heath Beds is dominated by pedunculate oak Quercus robur and ash, over a shrub layer of hazel Corylus avellana coppice and a ground flora of bluebells H…

Ravensroost Wood

…us sedge Carex pendula and less common species such as greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha, bitter vetch Lathyrus montanus and heath wood rush Luzula multiflora. Damp and shaded conditions occur throughout most of the wood but particularly in association with the seve…

Pikes Farm Meadows

…rdshire, together with lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, lesser butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha and a variety of sedges which are locally uncommon, such as pale sedge Carex pallescens, tawny sedge Carex hostiana and common yellow sedge C. demissa.

Puckham Woods

…s quadrifolia, lily of the valley Convallaria majalis, greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha, wood vetch Vicia sylvatica and meadow saffron Colchicum autumnale. The unimproved pastures occupy moderately steep south to south east facing slopes. The grassland is a species…

Belah Woods and Pastures

…ies richness and diversity of the whole site. Orchids such as greater butterfly Platanthera chlorantha and broad leaved helleborine Epipactis helleborine can be found in glades and wood margins. The margins of many fields support a valuable woodland edge and grassland flora, inc…

Galley Down Wood

…undant. Common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii and greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha are present in small populations. Galley Down Wood is a remarkable example of a plantation beech wood in that the specialised beech wood flora is very well developed, despite th…

Bull Ings

…rhiza fuchsii, fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea and greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha. Damp areas support hard rush Juncus inflexus, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, hemp agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum, marsh valerian Valeriana dioica, greater burnet Sanguisorba …

High Leys

…assus Parnassia palustris, twayblade Neottia ovata and greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha. Several very wet areas on the eastern side of the railway embankment support the local great spearwort Ranunculus lingua among other wetland plants including meadowsweet Filipe…

Frevagh

…s added with the presence of the notable orchid species lesser butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha, northern marsh orchid Dactylorhiza purpurella and early marsh orchid Dactylorhiza incarnata. Frevagh has been managed in a traditional way and has a high degree of naturalness.…

Gortycavan

… fuschii, northern marsh orchid Dactylorhiza purpurella, great butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha. Across the more open grassland the notable burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga can be found. Gortycavan has been managed in a traditional way and has a high degree of natur…

Churnet Valley

…neutral pasture, by contrast, contains species such as greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha, fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea, adder’s tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum, spring sedge Carex caryophyllea and pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus, all rare in Staffordshire. Simila…

Chapel Bridge Meadows

…star sedge and the sward also supports good numbers of greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha and heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata ssp. ericetorum.

Castell Coch Woodlands and Road Section

…. These include bird's-nest orchid Neottia nidus-avis, greater butterfly-orchid Platanthera chlorantha and yellow bird'snest Hypopitys monotropa. Within the site is a locality of importance for showing a sequence from the Devonian Old Red Sandstone into the Carboniferous Limeston…

Ballymacaldrack

… flavescens. Plants of note found in this area include greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha, bulbous buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus and zigzag clover Trifolium medium. Ballymacaldrack is an area of semi-natural grassland managed in a traditional way. As such, it provide…

Belcher's & Broadfield Woods

…s and narrow buckler fern Dryopteris carthusiana. Both greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha and bird's nest orchid Neottia nidus-avis, uncommon and decreasing in Essex, have been recorded, together with dampwood or boulder clay species such as orpine Sedum telephium, T…

Batcombe Down

…occur whilst the rarer orchids, fly orchid Ophrys insectifera, butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha and musk orchid Herminium monorchis are also reported. This is the only known Dorset site for the latter. The acid swards, once part of an extensive area of chalk heath, are dom…

Highclere

…ron acris. Locally uncommon species of orchid include greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha, over 200 flowering spikes of bee orchid Ophrys apifera and pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis. The nationally rare early gentian Gentianella anglica, a Schedule 8 species,…

Badsaddle, Withmale Park and Bush Walk Woods

…cup Ranunculus auricomus and four species of orchid including greater butterfly Platanthera chlorantha. Badsaddle Wood also supports the largest colony in the county and possibly in the region of the rare yellow star of Bethlehem Gagea lutea. Along the rides and in the wetter are…

Caldon Dales

…illefolium, devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis and greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha. A species rich turf occurs on the shallower, strongly calcareous soils on southerly aspects, sometimes in proximity to rock outcrops. Mosses are frequent, occasionally abundan…

Cockey Down

…io occurs in hundreds. Common twayblade Neottia ovata, greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha, frog Dactylorhiza viridis, bee Ophrys apifera, pyramidal Anacamptis pyramidalis and common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii are also present. The fauna of Cockey Down has ye…

Dancersend Waterworks

… on the site are fly, greater butterfly and fragrant orchid Ophrys insectifera, Platanthera chlorantha and Gymnadenia conopsea which have a restricted distribution in Buckinghamshire. In areas with taller grasses and herbs, butterflies are common. Kidney vetch, a local herb usua…

Combs Wood

…species of interest include woodruff Asperula odorata, greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha, pale sedge Carex pallescens, grey sedge C. divulsa and oxlip Primula elatior which is at the northern limit of its range here. There are a number of rides within the woodland w…

Glover's Wood

…lleborine Epipactis purpurata and a Surrey rarity, the greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha. The plateau secondary woodland consists of a mixture of pedunculate oak, with hazel, ash and birch species, Betula pendula and Betula pubescens. Numerous other tree and shrub s…

Quarry Farm Meadow

…hrys apifera, pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis, greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha, dyer’s greenweed Genista tinctoria, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria, wild liquorice Astragalus glycyphyllos and common rest-harrow Ononis repens. A strong colony of a locall…

Bowerchalke Downs

…age Saxifraga granulataa and small populations of both greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha and adder's tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum. Scrub is scattered on some of the slopes becoming dense in one or two places. There is a diversity of shrub and tree species; hawthorn,…

Great Doward

…es recorded. These include less common species such as greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha, autumn lady’s tresses Spiranthes spiralis and green winged orchid Anacamptis morio. Both areas have been colonised by scrub communities which include wayfaring tree Viburnum la…

Old Winchester Hill

…s pyramidalis, bee Ophrys apifera, frog Dactylorhiza viridis, greater butterfly Platanthera chlorantha, man Orchis anthorpophora and autumn lady's tresses Spiranthes spiralis. An extensive stand of juniper Juniperus communis, mixed with yew Taxus baccata and whitebeam Sorbus aria…

Orchid Bank, Winslow Mill

…alus glycyphyllos, green winged orchid Anacamptis morio, great butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha. Other orchid species include common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii, twayblade Neottia ovata and early purple orchid Orchis mascula. The site is also noted for the presence…

Coed Trefraith

… common species include mountain melick Melica nutans, greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha, columbine Aquilegia vulgaris and abundant early purple orchid Orchis mascula.

Cleeve Hill

…erly site known and for its very strong populations of greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha and twayblade orchid Neottia ovata, normally a woodland species, which here occur in open grassland and semi shade conditions in great profusion. This sheltered, sunny hillside…

Bardney Limewoods, Lincolnshire

…um are abundant. At least two of the woods support the greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha, herb paris Paris quadrifolia and the bird's nest orchid Neottia nidus-avis. The lime woods are well known for their moth and butterfly populations which still include white ad…

Hermand Birchwood

…ris carthusiana, adder’s tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum, greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha, bay willow Salix pentandra. There are also interesting bryophytes and lichens and the rich growth of Sphagnum is a particularly notable feature.

Caeau Tyddyn Dicwm

… Euphrasia spp.. A conspicuous element of the sward is greater butterfly-orchid Platanthera chlorantha which occurs in large numbers. Other notable species include common spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii and northern marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza purpurella. A herb-rich pasture of…

Caeau Troed-Rhiw-Drain (Troed-Rhiw-Drain Meadows)

… officinalis and eyebright Euphrasia agg. The uncommon greater butterfly-orchid Platanthera chlorantha and fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea occur in both the northern and southern parts of the site. The southern-most area is subdivided by wet areas and includes relatively unif…

Caeau Tan y Bwlch

…ntle Alchemilla xanthochlora and a large population of greater butterfly-orchid Platanthera chlorantha. This mesotrophic grassland merges downslope into soligenous mire, consisting of Juncus acutiflorus - Galium palustre (sharp-flowered rush -common marsh bedstraw) rush pasture a…

Caeau Nantsais

…ex europaeus elsewhere. Uncommon plant species include greater butterfly-orchid Platanthera chlorantha, while green-winged orchid Anacamptis morio and moonwort Botrychium lunaria have been recorded in the past. Several uncommon lepidoptera occur including marsh fritillary Euphydr…

Stanton Pastures & Cuckoocliff Valley

…ue Ophioglossum vulgatum, moonwort Botrychium lunaria, greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha and pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus. On gently sloping ground with surface water flushing there is a further community characterised by purple moor grass Molinia caerulea and sed…

West Wood, Little Sampford

…b paris Paris quadrifolia and five species of orchid, notably greater butterfly Platanthera chlorantha and broad leaved helleborine Epipactis helleborine. There are colonies of bush grass Calamagrostis epigejos, a decreasing plant in Essex and wood barley Hordelymus europaeus one…

Knocknairs Hill

…e site is notable for the presence of both greater and lesser butterfly-orchids Platanthera chlorantha and P. bifolia.

Lineage Wood & Railway Track, Long Melford

…rchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii, bee orchid Ophrys apifera, greater butterfly Orchid Platanthera chlorantha and fly orchid Ophrys insectifera. Other plants, characteristic of ancient woodland are also found on the rides and these include, sweet woodruff Galium odoratum, hairy woodrus…

Rabbit Wood

…the West Midlands, such as herb paris Paris quadrifolia, great butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha, early purple orchid Orchis mascula, common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuschii and common twayblade Neottia ovata.

Ufton Fields

…id Ophrys apifera, early purple orchid Orchis mascula, greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha and the only colony of man orchid Orchis anthorpophora in Warwickshire. The range of grassland scrub and aquatic habitats provides sites for an unusual diversity of breeding and…

Whitevine Meadows

…mmon plants are bird’s nest orchid Neottia nidus-avis, greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha and adder’s tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum. Dense scrub dominated by blackthorn Prunus spinosa and hawthorn Crataegus monogyna has developed on formerly cultivated land in the las…

Aston Rowant

… and Rhodobryum roseum. Several species of orchid are found including butterfly Platanthera chlorantha, bee Ophrys apifera, early purple Orchis mascula, common spotted Dactylorhiza fuchsii, pyramidal Anacamptis pyramidalis and frog Dactylorhiza viridis. The various grassland type…

Ham Street Woods

…ted by dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis and includes greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha and early purple orchid Orchis mascula. Most of the site has been managed in the past as coppice with standards and in parts the coppice is still cut regularly on rotation. This…

Park Wood

…or’ plants are present including herb paris Paris quadrifolia, butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha and ramsons Allium ursinum. The rides give additional structure and diversity of the wood and add to the general wildlife value.

Foxley Wood

…Paris quadrifolia, early purple orchid Orchis mascula, greater butterfly Orchid Platanthera chlorantha, orpine Sedum telephium, lily of the valley Convallaria majalis and thin spiked wood sedge Carex strigosa. In wet areas wood small reed Calamagrostis epigejos and meadowsweet Fi…

Denny Muir

…lata spp. ericetorum, northern marsh Dactylorhiza purperella, greater butterfly Platanthera chlorantha and lesser butterfly orchid P. bifolia. Although not notified features, the site also supports good breeding densities of red grouse, lapwing, snipe, curlew and wheatear, all of…

Gartwhinzean Meadow

…ave been substantial populations of orchids, including greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha, and common twayblade Neottia ovata. The site also comprises flushes dominated by sharp-flowered rush and soft rush.

Rough Bank, Miserden

…camptis morio, fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea and greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha. Large numbers of pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis provide an impressive display during the flowering season. The richness of the grassland is also reflected in the dive…

Howe Park Wood

…la, broad leaved helleborine Epipactis helleborine and greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha. The wood is rich in a range of species typical of wet woodland and fen edge. These include meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, wavy bitter cress Cardamine flexuosa, ragged-robin S…

Leckhampton Hill and Charlton Kings Common

…ederae, white helleborine Cephalanthera damasonium and greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha present. The site supports a variety of insects with a total of 33 species of butterfly recorded including small blue Cupido minimus, chalkhill blue Polyommatus coridon the unco…

Upper Welson Marsh

…whin Genista anglica, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha and marsh helleborine Epipactis helleborine. One of the most interesting plants present is the globe flower Trollius europaeus, a species characteristic of the upland areas of n…

Blaen Nedd

…nosurus cristatus, sweet vernal-grass and common bent. Greater butterfly-orchid Platanthera chlorantha and common spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii are also present. Where soils are more calcareous, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba and downy oat grass Avenula pubescens are pro…

Cae'r Meirch

…chid Gymnadenia conopsea, moonwort Botrychium lunaria, greater butterfly-orchid Platanthera chlorantha large populations and small-white orchid Pseudorchis albida -a species which has been found at only one other location in Ceredigion. In addition, there are a number of notable …

Alkham, Lydden and Swingfield Woods

…aris Paris quadrifolia, fly orchid Ophrys insectifera, greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha and lady orchid. The latter is restricted in Britain to Kent. The chalk grassland is dominated by sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum and glaucous sedg…

Aston Grove & Withycombe Wood

… Blackstonia perfoliata, wild carrot Daucus carota and greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha. Also found here is common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, a plant restricted to the south of the county.

Owston Woods

…the east, with frequent hairy wood rush Luzula pilosa, greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha, twayblade Neottia ovata, early purple orchid Orchis mascula and ramsons Allium ursinum. A number of small watercourses cross the site and these carry populations of the opposit…

Oddy Hill and Tring Park

…rhiza fuchsii and twayblade Neottia ovata frequent and greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha and southern marsh orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa occasional. The rare hybrid D. fuchsii x praetermissa is known to this site.

Whitecross Green and Oriel Woods

…P. veris, common spotted and greater butterfly orchids Dactylorhiza fuchsii and Platanthera chlorantha, twayblade Neottia ovata, pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus, stone parsley Sison amomum, greater burnet Pimpinella major, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, grass vetchling Lathyrus n…

Yockletts Bank

…slip Primula veris. Orchids are also present including greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha. Many typical woodland birds breed including great spotted woodpecker, tawny owl, nuthatch and nightingale. There is also a large badger population.

Windmill Hill

…ptis pyramidalis, spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii, greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha and bee orchid Ophrys apifera. There is some scrub colonisation of the grassland mainly hawthorn Crataegus monogyna and elder Sambucus nigra.

Bo'mains Meadow

…ion of orchids. Two of the species which occur, namely greater butterfly-orchid Platanthera chlorantha and common twayblade Neottia ovata, are locally rare. Other locally uncommon plants of the site include intermediate lady’s mantle Alchemilla xanthochlora and mouse-ear hawkweed…

Middle Wood, Offton

…urple orchid Orchis mascula common twayblade Neottia ovata and butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha. Other notable species present include herb paris Paris quadrifolia. Nettle leaved bellflower Campanula trachelium, woodruff Galium odoratum, hairy woodrush Luzula pilosa, wood…

Little Wittenham

…up Ranunculus auricomus, sanicle Sanicula europaea and greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha. Awide range of woodland invertebrates is present including white-letter hairstreak Satyrium w-album and the hoverfly Volucella inflata. The calcareous flushes in the woodland h…

Foxcote Reservoir and Wood

…odruff Galium odoratum. Of particular interest are the greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha and herb paris Paris quadrifolia. A number of ponds have been created in the wood and here lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula, bulrush Schoenoplectus lacustris and mare's tail…

Tairgwaith

…. Notable plant species recorded at Tairgwaith include greater butterfly-orchid Platanthera chlorantha. Up to eighty spikes of this species are present in the easternmost field, and it is also present in the central enclosure of the site. Whorled caraway Carum verticillatum, an A…

Banhaw, Spring and Blackthorn's Woods

…twayblade Neottia ovata. sanicle Sanicula europaea and greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha are also present. The numerous and varied rides support a good range of plants including angelica Angelica sylvestris, yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum and the sedges Carex s…

Postlebury Wood

…corded include Solomon's seal Polygonatum multiflorum, greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha, bird's nest orchid Neottia nidus-avis, broad leaved helleborine Epipactis helleborine and autumn crocus Colchicum autumnale. At least two species present, herb paris Paris quad…

Deepdale Meadows

…ed orchid Dactylorhiza maculata ssp. ericetorum and the lesser butterfly orchid Platanthera bifolia also occur sporadically on the moist peaty soils that typify the acidic flushes. Further species diversity is created where base rich water seeps onto the surface from the underly…

Leathemstown

… devils-bit scabious Succisa pratensis and the notable greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha. Where soils are less freely-draining and flushing is more pronounced, there are localised stands of very species-rich wet vegetation. These are often dominated by sharp-flowere…

Drumlisaleen

… Listera ovata, early purple orchid Orchis mascula and greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha. Several local vascular plant species occur including water whorl-grass Catabrosa aguatica and smooth stalked sedge Carex laevigata. https://www.daera-ni.gov.uk/publications/dr…

Ulva, Danna and the McCormaig Isles

…bida, fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea, greater-and lesser-butterfly orchids Platanthera chlorantha and P. bifolia, growing in these localities. In patches of more acidic rock types, such as quartzite and quartz-mica schists, heath communities have developed. Where drainage ha…

Snitterfield and Bearley Bushes

… orchids including early purple orchid Orchis mascula, greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha and broadleaved helleborine Epipactis helleborine. This site is also notable for its lepidoptera with 26 species of butterfly recorded including brown argus Aricia agestis, silv…

Tullyard

…orchids common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii and greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha are occasional in the meadows. Where the soils are less freely draining the swards contain a greater proportion of grass species, and herbs such as ribwort plantain Plantago lan…

Bishop's Hill Wood

…a and includes the orchids twayblade Neottia ovata and greater butterfly Orchid Platanthera chlorantha. Uncommon plants recorded include small teasle Dipsacus pilosus and autumn crocus Colchicum autumnale of which the latter is notably abundant in Bedford Wood. Of particular int…

Maes Meillion a Gefail-y-cwm

… sizeable population (approximately 700 spikes) of the greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha.

Hedenham Wood

…any species are present at low frequency, most notably greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha, herb paris Paris quadrifolia and stinking hellebore Helleborus foetidus, but also including dewberry Rubus caesius, hairy wood rush Luzula pilosa, hairy St John’s wort Hypericu…

Catmore and Winterly Copses

…lampyrum pratense, marsh valerian Valeriana dioica and greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha. The wetter rides also contain creeping Jenny Lysimachia nummularia, greater skullcap Scutellaria galericulata, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, brooklime Veronica beccabunga an…

Chickengrove Bottom

…mportant aspect of the site, species of orchid such as greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha and twayblade Neottia ovata occur. The woodland is secondary but parts are adjacent to the ancient woodland site of Vernditch Chase from which woodland plants have apparently co…

Whinnerston

… of note found within the sward include the threatened greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha and the Nationally Scarce spignel Meum athamanticum. The site also supports a variety of habitats typically associated with lowland grasslands including fen meadow, scrub and sm…

Cae Cwm-bach

…type, but appears to lack a few of the species such as greater butterfly-orchid Platanthera chlorantha and quaking-grass Briza media, which occur in other examples of this grassland type in this part of mid-Wales.

Dancersend

…'s wort Hypericum perforatum, twayblade Neottia ovata, greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha, lady’s mantle Alchemilla xanthochlora and primrose Primula vulgaris, the latter sometimes hybridising with cowslips to produce false oxlips. Meadow clary Salvia pratensis was i…

Cae Cwm-tywyll

…cid marshy grassland in the hollows and flushed areas. Greater butterfly-orchid Platanthera chlorantha is abundant in the neutral grassland. Neutral grassland with much common knapweed Centaurea nigra, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog's-tail Cynosurus cristat…

Cae Henfron

…cur include early marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza incarnata, greater butterfly-orchid Platanthera chlorantha and fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea.

Wychwood

…quilegia vulgaris, green hellebore Helleborus viridis, greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha, early purple orchid Orchis mascula, toothwort Lathraea squamaria, herb paris Paris quadrifolia, meadow saffron Colchicum autumnale and adder's tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum. Tw…

Dumbrock Loch Meadows

…ctylorhiza viridis, common twayblade Neottia ovata and greater butterfly-orchid Platanthera chlorantha.

Lea & Pagets Woods

…st orchid Neottia nidus-avis, twayblade Neottia ovata, greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha and broad leaved helleborine Epipactis helleborine.

Bracket's Coppice and Ryewater Farm

…miastrum galeobdolon. Three local species present are greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha, bird's nest orchid Neottia nidus-avis and slender sedge Carex lasiocarpa. Bracket's Coppice contains an important fungal flora with over 350 species recorded, many restricted t…

Coedydd y Barri / Barry Woodlands

…t can be found amongst the ground flora. These include greater butterfly-orchid Platanthera chlorantha, thin-spiked wood-sedge Carex strigosa, wood millet Milium effusum, early purple-orchid Orchis mascula, twayblade Neottia ovata, herb-paris Paris quadrifolia, goldilocks butterc…

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

…ocally rare stinking hellebore Helleborus foetidus and greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha take advantage of the drier sunny woodland glades and fringes. The exposed summit ridge of Craig Adwy-wynt supports a calcareous grassland community for a long time solely maint…

High Lickbarrow Mires and Pastures

…e uncommon fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea and the greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha are also found in such situations and on one rock outcrop a small colony of mountain everlasting Antennaria dioica has been found which, as the name suggests, is more typically …

Quarley Hill Fort

…t Polygala calcarea, frog orchid Dactylorhiza viridis, greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha, bastard toadflax Thesium humifusum and a relict proportion of juniper Juniperus communis.

Morenish Meadow

…ing small white-orchid Pseudorchis albida, greater and lesser butterfly-orchids Platanthera chlorantha and P. bifolia, frog orchid Dactylorhiza viridis, field gentian Gentianella campestris, moonwort Botrychium lunaria and twayblade Neottia ovata.

Aston Clinton Ragpits

…insectifera, Gymnadenia conopsea, Anacamptis pyramidalis, Dactylorhiza fuchsii, Platanthera chlorantha and P. bifolia as well as the adder's tongue fern Ophioglossum vulgatum and fungi including a morel Morchella sp. The false brome is associated with both existing and cleared sc…

Castle River Valley

…e recorded-common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii, greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha, common twayblade Listera ovata and lesser clubmoss Selaginella selaginoides. Castle River Valley is an area of semi-natural grassland managed in a traditional way. As such, it …

Back Burn Wood and Meadows

…, harebell Campanula rotundifolia and the locally rare greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha. Acid grassland occurs largely on the steep slopes with the more mesotrophic or neutral grassland areas on the flatter ground beside the Hole Burn. There are also areas subject …

Harbury Railway Cutting

…hrys apifera, green winged orchid Anacamptis morio and greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha. Also present are pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis and autumn gentian Gentianella amarella, both of which are rare in the county. Adjoining the grassland are areas of scr…

Drumcully

…s added with the presence of the notable orchid species lesser butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha, early marsh orchid Dactylorhiza incarnata and small-white orchid Pseudorchis albida. Small-white orchid Pseudorchis albida occurs on the transitions from fen meadow to wet heat…

Haggburn Gate

…n ungrazed in summer frog orchid Dactylorhiza viridis, greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha and fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea flower on these banks. On lower ground there is a taller vegetation comprising species characteristic of hay meadows, including several s…

Cranborne Chase

…er woodland in central southern England. These include greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha and butcher's broom Ruscus aculeatus particularly on the drier soils and bird's nest orchid Neottia nidus-avis, a species which grows amongst deep leaf litter under beech where …

Devenish Island

…island include grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris, greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha and knotted pearlwort Sagina nodosa. Fen habitat provides further diversity and adds to the conservation interest of the area. The area of fen occurs both in the central lowland…

Ballyrisk More

…ere recorded-lesser clubmoss Selaginella selaginoides, greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha and downy oat grass Helictotrichon pubescens. Ballyrisk More is an area of semi-natural grassland managed in a traditional way. As such, it provides valuable feeding and roostin…

Gwynfynydd

…nal patches. A small population of the regionally rare greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha as well as frog orchid Dactylorhiza viridis and adder’s tongue fern Ophioglossum vulgatum have been recorded. Stands of acid grassland, with frequent sheep’s-fescue Festuca ovin…

Mynydd Preseli

…nculus minimus and white beak-sedge Rhynchospora alba. Greater butterfly-orchid Platanthera chlorantha grows on the silty banks of water courses at Gors Fawr and Waun Isaf. Several scarce ferns are associated with the rock outcrops and their blockfields. These include beech fern …

Mosshill

…pratensis and orchids such as twayblade Neottia ovata, greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha and the locally uncommon northern marsh orchid Dactylorhiza purpurella. A small number of plants of frog orchid Dactylorhiza viridis, a locally rare species are also present. R…

Clipsham Old Quarry and Pickworth Great Wood

…rchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii, bee orchid Ophrys apifera, greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha, basil thyme Acinos arvensis and pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis, the latter two being rare in Leicestershire. Shrubs, such as hawthorn and sweet briar Rosa rubiginosa a…

Barking Woods

…ade Neottia ovata, early purple orchid Orchis mascula, greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha and broad leaved helleborine Epipactis helleborine. The rides are generally very narrow and shaded, except in the vicinity of recent coppicing. Despite this, they support a rich…

Argill Woods and Pastures

…Gymnadenia conopsea, frog orchid Dactylorhiza viridis, greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha and melancholy thistle Cirsium heterophyllum. In places the grassland grades to the acidic bitter vetch Lathyrus montanus, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, heath bedstraw Galium…

New House Meadow

…n plants such as adder's-tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum, greater butterfly-orchid Platanthera chlorantha and the nationally scarce wood bitter-vetch Vicia orobus. Particularly good colonies of the latter species occur on the roadside bank beyond the western boundary of the field. …

Vann Lake and Ockley Woods

… Daphne laureola, Forster's wood rush Luzula forsteri, greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha and violet helleborine Epipactis purpurata. The bryophyte flora includes the rare mosses Dicranum tauricum, Fissidens exilis and Plagiothecium latebricola and the liverworts Lej…

Shotesham-Woodton Hornbeam Woods

…es are present including herb paris Paris quadrifolia, greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha, early purple orchid Orchis mascula, stinking iris Iris foetidissima and ramsons Allium ursinum. In addition, Hempnall Little Wood is the only site for wild service tree Sorbus …

Ashes Pasture and Meadows

…he occurrence of eight species of orchid including the greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha and fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea. Other Information An existing management agreement ensures the maintenance of the nature conservation interest over part of this site.

Gosling's Corner

…Luzula pilosa occur here. Other notable plants include greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha, bird's nest orchid Neottia nidus-avis and broad leaved helleborine Epipactis helleborine.

Hales and Shadwell Woods

… have also been recorded from Shadwell Wood, including greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha and bird's nest orchid Neottia nidus-avis. In addition to oxlip, Hales Wood also supports primrose Primula vulgaris and oxlip primrose hybrids P. vulgaris x elatior. Shadwell Wo…

Hoplands Wood

…folia, broad leaved helleborine Epipactis helleborine, greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha and soft shield fern Polystichum setiferum, primrose Primula vulgaris, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa and woodruff Galium odoratum all occur in quantity. Of two hundred species …

Caeau Ton-y-fildre

… between drier grassland. Notable species here include greater butterfly-orchid Platanthera chlorantha, saw-wort Serratula tinctoria, dyer's greenweed Genista tinctoria and petty whin Gentianella anglica. Small patches of alder Alnus glutinosa add diversity to this part of the si…

Colwyn Brook Marshes (North & South)

…eenweed Genista tinctoria and pignut Conopodium majus. Greater butterfly-orchid Platanthera chlorantha has been recorded from the pasture on the northern part of the site. Several areas of fen woodland are associated with the swamp communities. On the northern part of the site th…

Levallymore

…minor and lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica. The orchids greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha and spotted-orchids Dactylorhiza spp. are abundant in places. Several other species are worthy of note. Field scabious Knautia arvensis is present in several fields. This is a s…

Woldingham & Oxted Downs

…ulgare, common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii and greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha, which grows in one of its largest Surrey colonies in the north east of the site. Scrub occurs throughout the site and is composed of hawthorn Crataegus monogyna, dogwood Cornus…

Llwyn-iarth

…restharrow Ononis repens, fairy flax Linum catharticum, lesser butterfly orchid Platanthera bifolia, and pale sedge Carex pallescens. On a wetter area within the neutral grassland marsh lousewort Pedicularis palustris, square-stalked St. John’s-wort Hypericum tetrapterum, few-flo…

Prolusk

…orhiza maculata and bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum. Lesser butterfly orchid Platanthera bifolia is widespread across the fen meadow. Ericoid species are sporadic in occurrence depending on the degree of transition to wet heath and include heather Calluna vulgaris and cross le…

Lower Hollins

…ommon twayblade Neottia ovata and the locally uncommon greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha. Where there is impeded drainage or seepage of water, stands of taller marshy vegetation occur which are also species rich due to the mix of the characteristic grassland species…

Little Paxton Wood

…chid Dactylorhiza fuchsii and twayblade Neottia ovata. Greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha and violet helleborine Epipactis purpurata are present. A stream and associated areas of unimproved neutral grassland and blackthorn Prunus spinosa scrub provide additional habi…

Pasture and Asplin Woods

…strum galeobdolon, early purple orchid Orchis mascula, greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha and herb paris Paris quadrifolia. In the centre of the wood lies a strip of semi natural neutral grassland which contains a rich flora, including sneezewort Achillea ptarmica, b…

Out Wood

…ta, broad leaved helleborine Epipactis helleborine and greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha. Out Wood is one of the few localities in Oxfordshire for the spiked star of Bethlehem Ornithagalum pyrenacium. Other uncommon species include false oxlip Primula vulgaris x ver…

Short Wood

…ronica montana, bird’s nest orchid Neottia nidus-avis, greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha and wood melick Melica uniflora. Violet helleborine Epipactis purpurata and herb paris Paris quadrifolia have also been recorded on this site in the past. Additional areas of i…

Twinhills Woods and Meadows

…ly with common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii and greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha. The two fields within the site which are on steep, terraced slopes with shallow soils, support a species rich, calcareous grassland sward. Here the most abundant grasses are me…

Llety - Wen

…nd colourful. A noteworthy feature is the abundance of greater butterfly-orchid Platanthera chlorantha in a sward consisting mainly of sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus, Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus and common bent Agrostis capillari…

Knocknacloy

…ade Listera ovata, frog orchid Coeloglossum viride and greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha. Knocknacloy is an area of semi-natural grassland managed in a traditional way. As such, it provides valuable feeding and roosting sites for a range of animals, including birds …

Fathom Upper

… recorded, common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii, greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha, common twayblade Listera ovata and frog orchid Coeloglossum viride. Fathom upper is an area of semi-natural grass land managed in a traditional way. As such,it provides valuabl…

Chiddingfold Forest

…alis grow in several of the constituent woodlands. The greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha is found in Kingspark, Ashpark and Sidney Woods. In other parts the forest consists of various combinations of sessile oak, pedunculate oak, birch and hazel forming typical lowl…

Ebernoe Common

… flora includes early purple orchid Orchis mascula and greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha. Wild service tree is a frequent component in the oak hazel woodland of Willand Wood and two other uncommon species, butcher's broom and wild daffodil Narcissus pseudonarcissus …

Killydonnelly

…a fuchsii, heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata, greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha and the scarce chalk fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea. The notable greater burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga and creeping willow Salix repens can be found throughout the …

Len Pastures, Crackpot

…site is particularly notable for the largest colony of greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha known to occur in the Yorkshire Dales. On upper slopes, the character of the grassland is predominantly neutral and the sward comprises sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum,…

Sharpnage Wood

…gia vulgaris, birds nest orchid Neottia nidus-avis and greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha. The interest of the site is further enhanced by a small stream and pond which supports a characteristic flora.

Tindall Wood, Ditchingham

… herb paris Paris quadrifolia, ramsons Allium ursinum, greater butterfly Orchid Platanthera chlorantha and common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii. The ground flora of lighter, more acid soils is dominated by bramble Rubus fruticosus agg with honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum,…

Tortoiseshell Wood

…od sedge C. strigosa, herb paris Paris quadrifolia and greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha. The site is also important for its number of breeding bird species, such as greater spotted woodpecker, kestrel, woodcock and nuthatch. The latter is a rare species in Lincoln…

Weaveley and Sand Woods

…re present in the wood including herb paris Paris quadrifolia, butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha and pignut Conopodium majus.

Wytham Woods

… species such as autumn crocus Colchicum autumnale and greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha occur. adder's tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum is found in the more open habitat associated with rides. There are a number of small ponds and an area of fen vegetation with common …

Ridgeway Wood

… varied containing many locally rare species including greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha, bird’s nest orchid Neottia nidus-avis and toothwort Lathraea squamaria. There are also very large stands of wild daffodil Narcissus pseudonarcissus; a species for which the woo…

Borrow Beck Meadows

…rivale, devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis and the greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha. The sub montane nature of the meadows is best represented by the presence of several species more typical of such habitats, like the local and uncommon spignel Meum athamanticu…

Keltneyburn

…of restricted distribution. Plants of interest include greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha, spignel Meum athamanticum and fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea, The other grassland type is lowland acid grassland which has elements of a heath and is moderately species-ri…

Olchon Farm Meadows

…a contrasting flora. The plants occurring here include greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha, burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga and betony Betonica officinalis. The site is bordered by a brook and hedgerows with their own rich and varied flora and fauna adding to th…

New House Meadows, Malham

…hoary whitlow grass Draba incana, the locally uncommon greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha and orpine Sedum telephium. The wettest ledges support reed canary grass Phalaris arundinacea and there are single trees of ash Fraxinus excelsior, wych elm Ulmus glabra and haw…

Tullysranadeega

…atensis. Orchids are common in these fields and include lesser butterfly orchid Platanthera bifolia, twayblade Listera ovata, common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza Juchsii and heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata. Freely-draining soils make up a small proportion of the area. T…

Knockninny Hill

…d Centaurea nigra and lady's mantle Alchemilla glabra. Greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha occasionally occurs. Where flushing is more pronounced, sharp flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus becomes more frequent, in addition to sedges such as carnation sedge Carex panicea…

Newlands

…ady mentioned several orchids were recorded including, greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha, common twayblade Listera ovata and frog orchid Coeloglossum viride. quaking grass Briza media, occurs in one of the fields, a grass species which has a fairly restricted distri…

Long Itchington & Ufton Woods

…cur on this site including herb paris Paris quadrifolia, great butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha, early purple orchid Orchis mascula and twayblade Neottia ovata. The wood is also noted for its fungi. The coppice regrowth is important for a number of breeding birds includin…

Barle Valley

…dalis claviculata, early-purple orchid Orchis mascula, greater butterfly-orchid Platanthera chlorantha, sanicle Sanicula europaea and meadow saxifrage Saxifraga granulataa which is rare and local in Somerset. Dense groves of hazel form ribbons along the alluvial terraces with a f…

Thurlbear Wood and Quarrylands

…se ground flora. Plants of particular interest include greater butterfly Orchid Platanthera chlorantha, lesser butterfly orchid P. bifolia, bird's nest orchid Neottia nidus-avis and common broomrape Orobanche minor. The moist conditions are also ideal for lower plants; over 100 s…

Caeau Llety-cybi

…ajus are especially abundant. Uncommon species include greater butterfly-orchid Platanthera chlorantha, ivy-leaved bellflower Wahlenbergia hederacea and a dwarf native form of tall fescue Schedonorus arundinaceus. The four pastures vary somewhat in composition of vegetation, depe…

Caerau Uchaf

… Carex pallescens, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha and the uncommon wood bitter vetch Vicia orobus. Alder Alnus glutinosa occurs around the stream along with hawthorn Crataegus monogyna, beech Fagus sylvatica and sycamore Acer p…

Cefn Rofft

…structural diversity of the site. Small populations of greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha and adder’s tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum are also found within the site.

Highbury Wood

…ey Hordelymus europaeus, toothwort Lathraea squamaria, greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha and Forster’s wood rush Luzula forsteri. The fauna of the wood includes two rare molluscs, Phenocolimax major and Macrogaster rolphii while butterflies recorded include the silv…

Lorton

…ge Carex pendula. Four orchid species occur, including greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha, as does the local tutsan Hypericum androsaemum. Over 30 species of birds are known to breed within Two-Mile Coppice, and the woodland and herb-rich grassland which it adjoins p…

Linhouse Valley

…x aquatilis, melancholy thistle Cirsium heterophyllum, greater butterfly-orchid Platanthera chlorantha and spear mint Mentha spicata.

Dinmore Hill Woods

…flora which includes bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, great butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha and common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii, stinking iris Iris foetidissima and spurge laurel Daphne laureola. The woods have a rich fauna which includes fallow deer Dama d…

Quants

…set include Autumn lady's tresses Spiranthes spiralis, greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha and bird's nest orchid Neottia nidus-avis. The soils become more acid in the southern part of the site where bracken Pteridium aquilinum is common. Small areas of heath occur he…

Colshaw Pastures

…s in the Peak District. Other unusual species include greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha, greater burnet Sanguisorba officinalis, a species typical of neutral grasslands, the locally uncommon pasture fern adder’s tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum and moonwort Botrychium …

Draycott Sleights

…is pyramidalis, early purple orchid Orchis mascula and greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha also occur. Flatter areas at the northern end of the site support a different calcareous grassland community dominated by sheep's fescue and meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis. …

Prestatyn Hillside

…helleborine. Bird's-nest orchid Neottia nidus-avis and greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha have both been recorded in the past.

Vicarage Meadows

…eudorchis albida, fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea, greater butterfly-orchid Platanthera chlorantha, wood bitter-vetch Vicia orobus and dyer's greenweed Genista tinctoria.

Hay Wood and Tinkers' Coppice

…emone Anemone nemorosa and a number of orchids such as greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha, early purple orchid Orchis mascula and twayblade Neottia ovata. The woodlands and scrub are also of ornithological interest with a breeding bird community which includes four s…

Merthen Wood

…llecebrum verticillatum, chamomile Chamaemelum nobile, lesser butterfly-orchid Platanthera bifolia, chaffweed Centunculus minimus, lesser water-plantain Baldellia ranunculoides and allseed Radiola linoides; • marsh fritillary butterfly Euphydryas aurinia; • assemblage of inv…

Rushbeds Wood and Railway Cutting

…t Filipendula vulgaris, green winged and butterfly orchids Anacamptis morio and Platanthera chlorantha and three nationally rare species, maiden pink Dianthus deltoides, field fleawort Senecio integrifolius and dragon's teeth Lotus maritimus. The diversity of the cutting is enha…

Augill Valley Pasture

…ticular note include frog orchid Dactylorhiza viridis, greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha, fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea, adder's tongue fern Ophioglossum vulgatum, twayblade Neottia ovata, saw wort Serratula tinctoria, the nationally rare bird's eye primrose P…

Bryncarnau Grasslands, Llwydcoed

…alix.A number of unusual plants occur within the site. Greater butterfly-orchid Platanthera chlorantha and wood bitter-vetch Vicia orobus both have a very restricted distribution in the dry neutral grassland within the site pale sedge Carex pallescens is more widely distributed i…

Cae Aber-Glanhirin

…ficinalis, mountain pansy Viola lutea and the uncommon greater butterfly-orchid Platanthera chlorantha. Additional variety to the site is provided by wet hollows supporting spieces such as marsh-marigold Caltha palustris, sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus, greater birds-foot…

Cae Blaen-dyffryn

…m.Several noteworthy plants are recorded at this site. Greater butterfly-orchid Platanthera chlorantha and lesser butterfly-orchid P. bifolia are present together on the steeper slopes of the enclosure, whilst moonwort Botrychium lunaria is also locally frequent, forming one of t…

Caeau Cnwch a Ty'n-y-graig

…buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus and the locally uncommon greater butterfly-orchid Platanthera chlorantha. The upper field is steeper and is not mown. Here the sward is grass-dominated, but common knapweed, eyebright, rough hawkbit, common bird's-foot-trefoil, ribwort plantain, yell…

East Blean Woods

…rifolia, bird's nest orchid Neottia nidus-avis and the greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha are found. A number of small streams, flushes and ponds are present in the woods. These damper areas have a distinctive flora, often dominated by pendulous sedge Carex pendula. …

Dingle Wood

…Pyrola minor, birds nest orchid Neottia nidus-avis and greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha. The site also supports a good bryophyte flora.

Haugh and Gundale Slacks

…imula vulgaris, early purple orchid Orchis mascula and greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha. Elsewhere there are stands of mixed coppice in which field maple Acer campestre occurs, giving way at the dale head to scrub woodland dominated by birch Betula pendula. sheep g…

Quebb Meadow

…re several species which are locally uncommon, such as greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha and pale sedge Carex pallescens. The area of marshy grassland is dominated by jointed rush Juncus articulatus and sharp-flowered rush J. acutiflorus associated with greater bird…

Caeau Llwyn Gwrgan

…dyer's greenweed Genista tinctoria and the presence of greater butterfly-orchid Platanthera chlorantha and wood bitter-vetch Vicia orobus, all scarce species in Brecknock and mid Wales. The middle part displays a noteworthy dry, acidic grassland flora on its three elevated banks.…

Dalbeath Marsh

…basin fen and adjoining herb-rich grassland containing greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha. Both these habitats are rare in Fife, and the wetland at Dalbeath supports an unusually high diversity of vegetation types including open water, poor-fen, willow carr and fen-m…

Horningtoft Wood

…is, broad leaved helleborine Epipactis helleborine and greater butterfly Orchid Platanthera chlorantha.

Pennerley Meadows

…he uncommon species which occur in them. These include greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha, common twayblade Neottia ovata, common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii, mountain pansy Viola lutea and moonwort Botrychium lunaria. Two separate fields within the site are …

Penny Hill Bank

… Anacamptis pyramidalis, bee orchid Ophrys apifera and greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha. Dyer’s greenweed Genista tinctoria, a species associated with Silurian limestone grassland, is also present. A small area of mixed scrub occurs in the northern part of the site…

Bix Bottom

…ck cress Arabis hirsuta, herb paris Paris quadrifolia, greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha, narrow lipped helleborine Epipactis leptochila and violet helleborine Epipactis purpurata. There are two wide grassy clearings in the woodland, each supporting a rich chalk flo…

Penarth Coast

…South Glamorgan, including Dyer's Greenweed Genista tinctoria, Butterfly Orchid Platanthera chlorantha, Bee Orchid Ophrys apifera and Adder's Tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum. Lavernock Point is a well known observation point for migratory birds. Remarks: The calcareous grassland ar…

Gweunydd Dolwen

…ds are present, including a population of the uncommon greater butterfly-orchid Platanthera chlorantha. Areas of dense scrub, gorse Ulex europaeus and river shingle occur within the site boundary. These contribute to the ecological diversity of the site, providing complementary h…

Cernydd Carmel

… betony Betonica officinalis. A sizeable population of greater butterfly-orchid Platanthera chlorantha is also present. Additional interest is provided by areas of secondary calcareous grassland associated with old quarrying activities. Prominent species include mouse-ear hawkwee…

Pine Lodge Meadow

…so holds some uncommon species interest in the form of greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha and moonwort Botrychium lunaria.

Cadair Idris

…orchids such as small-white orchid Pseudorchis albida, greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha, lesser butterfly orchid P. bifolia, fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea, lesser twayblade Neottia cordata, common twayblade L. ovata, frog orchid Dactylorhiza viridis, early ma…

Smardale Gill

…anium sanguineum, fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea, greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha and fly orchid Ophrys insectifera. The scarce common wintergreen Pyrola minor thrives on the disused railway track. An unusually rich form of marshy grassland is found within th…

Peckriding Top Lot

…rticular note in this field is the large population of greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha. On the lower slopes the sward contains an abundance of betony Betonica officinalis in association with common knapweed Centaurea nigra, common bird’s foot trefoil Lotus cornicu…

Clayton to Offham Escarpment

…ys insectifera, early purple orchid Orchis mascula and greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha. Breeding birds in Ashcombe Bottom include nightingale, all three British woodpecker, tawny owl and a variety of warblers and tits. Thrushes and finches winter in large number…

Stockton Railway Cutting and Quarry

…a compressa. A number of orchids are present including greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha and several large colonies of common twayblade Neottia ovata in the Railway Cutting and on the quarry spoil heaps a colony of bee orchid Ophrys apifera. Scrub, predominately haw…

Lamonby Verges and Fields

…za purpurella, fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea and greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha. Other species are typical of drier habitats, for instance, limestone and lady’s bedstraws Galium sterneri and Galium verum, fairy flax Linum catharticum and sanicle Sanicula eu…

Fivehead Woods and Meadow

…orchid Orchis mascula, common twayblade Neottia ovata, greater butterfly Orchid Platanthera chlorantha and bird's nest orchid Neottia nidus-avis. In Swell Wood East there is a large established heronry (heron), the largest in Somerset, where upto eighty pairs of grey heron breed…

Hardington Moor

…pinelloides also occurs. Other species of note include greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha, bee orchid Ophrys apifera, pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis and adder's tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum.

Honeypot Wood, Wendling

… anemone Anemone nemorosa, twayblade Neottia ovata and greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha. The rides, although many of them were concreted in the Second World War, provide suitable conditions for other species, notably hedge woundwort Stachys sylvatica, water avens G…

Homefield Wood

…orhiza fuchsii, Ophrys apifera, Anacamptis pyramidalis, Gymnadenia conopsea and Platanthera chlorantha. Unusually for chalk, there is a small area of bracken Pteridium aquilinum. The invertebrate fauna is known to be rich, though it warrants further study. Among the thirty specie…

Fleecefaulds Meadow

…ssum vulgatum, fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea and greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha. These plants are strongly associated with this type of mesotrophic grassland community. This type of neutral grassland is an important semi-improved habitat. This is the only k…

Blackmoor Copse

…e Sedum telephium, bitter vetchling Lathyrus montanus, greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha and Solomon's seal Polygonatum multiflorum. A system of glades and rides adds to the diversity of the flora, with devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis, water avens Geum rivale…

Bulmoor Pastures & Coppice

…changel Lamiastrum galeobdolon are also frequent, with greater butterfly-orchid Platanthera chlorantha, uncommon in Devon, and common twayblade Neottia ovata also present. Also of note is the presence of the rare lichen Lecanactis lyncea. Located on the flushed slopes of Bulmoor …

Bank and Cother Wood

…chids such as pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis, greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha and bee orchid Ophrys apifera. The grassland in the northern part of the site has been densely colonised by calcareous scrub species such as dogwood Cornus sanguinea and privet …

Stoke & Bowd Lane Woods

…um galeobdolon, early purple orchid Orchis mascula and greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha are locally abundant. Certain of the rides contain a good assemblage of grasses and herbs including nettle leaved bellflower Campanula trachelium and broadleaved helleborine Ep…

Froghall Meadow and Pastures

…nity are rare or uncommon in Staffordshire and include greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha, spring sedge Carex caryophyllea and burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga. Several flushes occur throughout the site. Some are relatively species poor and dominated by plants …

Combes Valley

…n county rarities such as moonwort Botrychium lunaria, greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha, saw wort Serratula tinctoria and adder’s tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum. Here, mature hedgerows of varied composition separate the pastures. They provide valuable nest sites and…

Yockenthwaite Meadows

…rhiza viridis, fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea and greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha and two species of fern, adder's tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum and moonwort Botrychium lunaria, all of which are uncommon species characteristic of old grassland.

Park Wood, Chilham

…s quadrifolia and the orchids, lady orchid Orchis purpurea and butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha. Ferns are frequent and include buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata, narrow buckler fern Dryopteris carthusiana and male fern Dryopteris filix-mas. The strip of calcareous grasslan…

Sapperton & Pickworth Woods

…ula, nettle leaved bellflower Campanula trachelium and greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha.

Great Hormead Park

…ia. Both adder's tongue fern Ophioglossum vulgatum and greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha are known from restricted locations whilst found throughout the wood are herb paris Paris quadrifolia, twayblade Neottia ovata, early purple orchid Orchis mascula and goldilocks…

Gweunydd Ceunant

…ecause it supports the largest known population of the greater butterfly-orchid Platanthera chlorantha in Montgomeryshire. This is a plant which has declined dramatically through pasture improvement across Wales. The site is located in central Montgomeryshire, south of the villag…

Gweunydd Ger Fronhaul

…us sedge Carex flacca, pale sedge Carex pallescens and greater butterfly-orchid Platanthera chlorantha. Stands of rush pasture are also present. Collectively, these areas are characterised by typical plant species such as common marsh-bedstraw Galium palustre, lesser spearwort Ra…

Cutiau

…ding wood bitter vetch Vicia orobus which is abundant, greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha, common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii and frog orchid Dactylorhiza viridis. Bracken Pteridium aquilinum is invading in one area. Remarks This sites lies within the Snowdon…

Rhos Talglas a Chors yr Hafod

…e populations of green-winged orchid Anacamptis morio, greater butterfly-orchid Platanthera chlorantha and marsh valerian Valeriana dioica, the latter at its only known site in Ceredigion. Species-rich neutral grassland predominates in the drier parts of the site. Prominent speci…

Hatfield Forest

…hy species include early purple orchid Orchis mascula, greater butterfly Orchid Platanthera chlorantha, bird's nest orchid Neottia nidus-avis, common twayblade Neottia ovata, wild daffodil Narcissus pseudonarcissus, common gromwell Lithospermum officinale and stinking iris Iris f…

Cae'r Felin

…lus valerandi, betony Betonica officinalis and orchids such as butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha and at least two species of marsh orchid Dactylorhiza spp.. The pasture is located on the bank of the Afon Conwy; a disused mill leat runs from the river through the pasture. I…

Grafton Wood

…ctoria, common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii and greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha occur. The wetter areas are characterised by species such as pendulous sedge Carex pendula and marsh thistle Cirsium palustre. The site also includes areas of unimproved neutral…

Rhos Dolau-Bran

…her plants have been recorded. Notable species include greater butterfly-orchid Platanthera chlorantha. The site would appear to support an equally diverse range of mammals, birds and invertebrates. The continuing development of habitats of this kind is nowadays largely precluded…

Dunnabridge Meadows

… The main feature of these meadows is the abundance of greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha. One field in particular has several plants associated with alkaline conditions, a situation unusual on Dartmoor. Additional features are the steep bank and associated base-ric…

Caeau Ty'n-llwyni

…n hispidus. Also occurring in this drier community are greater butterfly-orchid Platanthera chlorantha, fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea, petty whin Genista anglica and dyer's greenweed G. tinctoria, all of which are now uncommon plants. The small triangular field (at the sout…

Quoigs Meadow

…cies, several of which are uncommon in the area; these include butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha, fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea, common twayblade Neottia ovata and globeflower Trollius europaeus.

Westfield Farm Chalk Bank

…shire, whilst frog orchid and greater butterfly orchid Dactylorhiza viridis and Platanthera chlorantha are scarce in southern England. Few invertebrates have been recorded, but the variety of soil type and diverse vegetation structure provided by the Bromus erectus dominated swa…

Cefndeuddwr

…let Viola palustris. Notable grassland species include greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha, moonwort Botrychium lunaria, adder's-tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum and smooth ladies-mantle Alchemilla glabra. The lichen flora, growing epiphytically on oak, ash and sycamore i…

Dowalton Loch

…in Galloway, including common twayblade Neottia ovata, greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha, common wintergreen Pyrola minor and bog violet Viola palustris. Small areas of birch which grade into boulder strewn grassland provide additional breeding habitat for woodland …

Common Hill

…od along with several locally uncommon species such as greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha, broad leaved helleborine Epipactis helleborine and stinking iris Iris foetidissima. There are scattered remnants of unimproved grassland as well as an old limestone quarry with…

Handcocks Bottom

…within the more acidic northern and western areas. The greater butterfly Orchid Platanthera chlorantha is one of four orchid species which occur throughout the woodland. A total of 93 epiphytic lichens have been recorded within the woodlands, at least eight of these being indica…

Cheddar Wood

…tylorhiza fuchsii, early purple orchid Orchis mascula, greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha and bird's nest orchid Neottia nidus-avis. Significant changes in the size of the wood have occurred during the last 200 years. Extensive areas of secondary woodland have exten…

Barbadoes Hill Meadows

…dium majus. The site also supports a population of the greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha, an uncommon and declining grassland plant. Remarks: This site lies within the Wye Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

Great Breach and Copley Woods

…h includes pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis and greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha. great Breach and Copley Woods support a diverse invertebrate fauna and are one of the most important butterfly sites in Somerset. 29 resident breeding species have been recorde…

Boxbush Meadows

…pecies have been recorded from the site, including the greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha and the wood crane's-bill Geranium sylvaticum. This last species, very common in northern England, has only a few known Welsh stations. Remarks: Within the Brecon Beacons Natio…

Fothering Holme

…Neottia ovata, fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea and greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha. Plants associated with woodland are frequent on damp, shaded slopes with scattered downy birch Betula pubescens trees, these include primrose Primula vulgaris, bluebell Hyacint…

Inverpolly

…d campion Silene dioica, sanicle Sanicula europaea and greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha can be found. A number of the birch woods are rich in mosses and liverworts that grow in relatively warm, wet areas close to the coast. Norwegian mugwort (Artemisia norvegica) N…

The Bury Farm

… of the fields and one field has a very large stand of greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha. The central part of the site shows the influence of more lime rich soils, giving rise to the lady’s bedstraw Galium verum sub community. Here, additional grasses include quaki…

Skolie Burn

…lso supports regionally uncommon plants, including the greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus and quaking grass Briza media. Scrub and marsh vegetation add to the biodiversity of the area.

Sandybeck Meadow

…he community are common bistort Polygonum bistorta and greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha. The major plant species of the wetter area are tufted hair grass, reed canary grass, creeping bent, carnation sedge, meadowsweet, soft rush and jointed rush.

Haugh Wood

…e Aquilegia vulgaris, herb paris Paris quadrifolia and greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha. Alder Alnus glutinosa woodland is found in the wetter areas, bordering Pentaloe Brook. Here a rich ground flora includes pendulous sedge Carex pendula, hard fern Blechnum spic…

Woodham Walter Common

…s claviculata and wood spruge Euphorbia amygdaloides. greater butterfly orchids Platanthera chlorantha have increased in recent years, whilst heather Calluna vulgaris survives on relict heathy patches. Many uncommon plants of restricted distribution in Essex are confined to the w…

Dalveich Meadow

… devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis with scattered greater butterfly-orchid Platanthera chlorantha, fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea and Scottish asphodel Tofieldia pusilla.

Millfield Wood

…milkwort Polygala vulgaris, bee orchid Ophrys apifera, greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha and an unusual feature of chalk grassland southern marsh orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa. There are also hybrids between the latter and common spotted orchid D. fuchsii. The gr…

Hafod Wennol Grasslands

…e broad-leaved marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa, greater butterfly-orchid Platanthera chlorantha, adder's-tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum, pale sedge Carex pallescens, great burnet Sanquisorba officinalis, petty whin Genista anglica and whorled caraway Carum verticillatum. The…

East Polden Grasslands

…s apifera, pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis and greater butterfly Orchid Platanthera chlorantha. On the steepest slopes and thinnest soils the grassland differs slightly with herbs such as common centaury Centaurium erythraea, yellow wort Blackstonia perfoliata, Carline t…

Pen-yr-hen-Allt

…such notable plants as globeflower Trollius europaeus, greater butterfly-orchid Platanthera chlorantha, fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea, bitter-vetch Lathyrus montanus and adder’s-tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum, together with a variety of characteristic grasses and other herbs.…

Moelyci a Chors Ty’n y Caeau

…onica officinalis and harebell Campanula rotundifolia. Greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha is found in several locations across Moelyci. The locally uncommon ferns, moonwort Botrychium lunaria and adder’s-tongue fern Ophioglossum vulgatum also occur in small numbers. …

Glen Queich

…za purpurella, fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea and greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha.

Linne Mhuirich

…s also contains several notable orchid species such as greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha, common twayblade Neottia ovata, northern marsh orchid Dactylorhiza purpurella and common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii. The saltmarsh feature of the SSSI occurs as a frin…

Tunnel Hill Meadow

… orchid occur, including bee orchid Ophrys apifera and greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha. The site's biological diversity is enhanced by a woodland edge scrub community. Included here are field rose Rosa arvensis, dogwood Cornus sanguinea, field maple Acer campestre…

Halesend Wood

…athraea squamaria, southern wood rush Luzula forsteri, greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha, bird’s nest orchid Neottia nidus-avis and common twayblade Neottia ovata. Within the woodland are several old disused limestone quarries which have largely been colonised by tr…

Whitbarrow

…is helleborine, bird's nest orchid Neottia nidus-avis, greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha and fly orchid Ophrys insectifera. Lichen species characteristic of ancient deciduous woods have been recorded, including Parmeliella corallinoides and the uncommon Enterographa…

Abney & Bretton Cloughs

…ulea, common bent, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica and greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha. Heather Calluna vulgaris is present in this community but is more typically found on the higher ground at the east end of the valley with bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus and weste…

Mid Cornwall Moors

…Illecebrum verticillatum, chamomile Chamaemelum nobile, lesser butterfly orchid Platanthera bifolia, chaffweed Centunculus minimus, lesser water plantain Baldellia ranunculoides and allseed Radiola linoides; marsh fritillary butterfly Euphydryas aurinia; assemblage of invertebrat…

Swanpool Wood and Furnace Grove

…been recorded, including herb paris Paris quadrifolia, greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha and narrow leaved bitter cress Cardamine impatiens. Swanpool Wood has recently been felled to allow natural regeneration of the coppice and management work is also planned for F…

Aller and Beer Woods

…nterest include bird's nest orchid Neottia nidus-avis, greater butterfly Orchid Platanthera chlorantha and the very rare Red Data Book species purple gromwell Lithospermum purpurocaeruleum. Between Aller and Beer Woods is an area of species rich calcareous scrub and ungrazed lime…

Caeau Cwmcoynant (Caeau Cwncaenant)

…erecta, cowslip Primula veris and the locally uncommon greater butterfly-orchid Platanthera chlorantha. Remarks: The site lies within the Brecon Beacons National Park.

Cogley Wood

…Ranunculus auricomus. Other plants of interest include greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha and meadow saffron Colchicum autumnale. Cogley Wood has one of the most diverse butterfly populations of any woodland in Somerset. To date 36 species of resident breeding butter…

Caeau Nant Garenig

…scarce species found in this mesotrophic grassland are greater butterfly-orchid Platanthera chlorantha and fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea, the latter growing on one dry bank only. Dyer's greenweed Genista tinctoria occurs very locally throughout. The substantial areas of dev…

Carron Glen

…rage Pimpinella saxifragaand the Red Data List species greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha. Unimproved, lowland grasslands are a rare and declining habitat in Central Scotland.

Elmsett Park Wood

…purge Euphorbia amygdaloides, herb paris Paris quadrifolia and butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha.

Strawberry Banks

… the late Spring. Later in the year orchids include the lesser butterfly orchid Platanthera bifolia, greater butterfly orchid P. chlorantha and bee orchid Ophrys apifera. Locally unusual features are the abundance of dyer’s greenweed Genista tinctoria, heath grass Danthonia decum…

Cautley Thwaite Meadows and Ecker Secker Beck

…the meadows including small colonies of orchids such as lesser butterfly orchid Platanthera bifolia, greater butterfly orchid P. chlorantha, twayblade Neottia ovata and heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata subsp ericetorum. Two unusual ferns occur sporadically and now repre…

Sylvia's Meadow

… orchid D. fuchsii, early purple-orchid Orchis mascula, lesser butterfly-orchid Platanthera bifolia, greater butterfly-orchid P. chlorantha and autumn lady’s-tresses Spiranthes spiralis. Wetter zones, largely in the west of the site, support wild angelica Angelica sylvestris, ma…

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