Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Cadair Idris

…berry Empetrum nigrum, wavy hair grass and the large mosses Hypnum jutlandicum, Pleurozium schreberi, and Dicranum scoparium are widespread and often extensive. This vegetation occurs in many areas including on Mynydd Pennant, Mynydd Cedris, and above Coed Meriafel. On the slopes…

Morven and Scaraben

…. This habitat has an abundance of other mosses such as Rhytidiadelphus loreus, Pleurozium schreberi and Hylocomium splendens, as well as a scattering of lichens such as Cetraria islandica and Cladonia arbuscula. Subalpine dry heath Subalpine dry heaths dominated by heather, bilb…

Carn Gafallt

…ng mosses such as Dicranum majus, Rhytidiadelphus loreus, Polytrichum formosum, Pleurozium schreberi and Plagiothecium undulatum. The field layer is variously dominated by grasses, bracken or ericoid sub-shrubs such as bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus. The latter is relatively common…

Carn/Glenshane Pass

…pleurocarpous mosses including Hypnum cupressiforme, Rhytidiadelphus loreus and Pleurozium schreberi. These slopes frequently give way to flushed grassland dominated by sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus over a dense moss carpet of Sphagnum mosses. Seepage channels at the bas…

Mullaghcarn

…andicum, little shaggy moss Rhytidiadelphus loreus and red-stemmed feather-moss Pleurozium schreberi. On the shallowest peats, most often on the upper slopes of the sand and gravel deposits, there is a further transition to dry heath communities where bell heather Erica cinerea g…

Coedydd y Beili, Malgwyn a Cribin

…chum formosum, Rhytidiadelphus loreus, Dicranum majus, Plagiothecium undulatum, Pleurozium schreberi and Thuidium tamariscinum. Heather Calluna vulgaris is locally prominent and other characteristic plants found here include wavy hair-grass Deschampsia flexuosa, hard fern Blechnu…

Blackdown (Hardy Monument)

… vulgaris with bell heather Erica cinerea, the mosses: red stemmed feather moss Pleurozium schreberi, heath plait moss Hypnum jutlandicum, broom fork moss Dicranum scoparium and heath star moss Campylopus introflexus and several lichens of the genus Cladonia including C. portento…

Laughton Common

…her with the liverwort Ptilidium ciliare and mosses such as Dicranum scoparium, Pleurozium schreberi and Polytrichum piliferum. A notable component of this flora is Cornicularia aculeata, a lichen of limited occurrence in the county. Wetland plant communities typify lower lying …

Bach Howey Gorge

…ies such as Rhytidiadelphus loreus, Polytrichum formosum, Hylocomium splendens, Pleurozium schreberi, Plagiothecium undulatum and Dicranum scoparium. Common associates include wavy hair-grass Deschampsia flexuosa, broad buckler-fern, bramble, wood-sorrel, honeysuckle and the loca…

North Exmoor

…g slopes. bilberry, wavy hair-grass Deschampsia flexuosa and mosses, especially Pleurozium schreberi and Dicranum scoparium are generally abundant, but are less frequent on south-facing slopes. Where bell heather Erica cinerea, common bent Agrostis capillaris and sheep's fescue F…

Cors Cae'r Neuadd

…ex pilulifera, the lichen Cladonia impexa and the mosses Hypnum jutlandicum and Pleurozium schreberi. The uncut mire surface is slightly drier and supports a wet heath community with abundant common cottongrass, the bog-mosses Sphagnum capillifolium, S. recurvum and S. subnitens,…

Murlough

…a, birdsfoot trefoil Lotus corniculatus and the mosses Hypnum cupressiforme and Pleurozium schreberi. Lichen-rich areas of heath are also well represented, with scattered plants such as sheep's fescue Festuca ovina growing within a moss and lichen carpet of Cladonia spp., Dicranu…

The Quantocks

…rnal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and the mosses Pleurozium schreberi and Hypnum jutlandicum. Acidic flushes have developed at the sources of many of the springs and alongside some of the streams. Species typical of this habitat include, bog pimper…

Murrins

…ift towards Sphagnum capillifolium associated with pleurocarpous mosses such as Pleurozium schreberi, Rhytidiadelphus loreus and particularly Hypnum jutlandicum. Part of the area is dominated by high glacial moraines, or eskers, where heath has developed on sands and gravels. The…

Hainton Sheepwalk

… the slope encourages an abundance of mosses, in particular Dicranum scoparium, Pleurozium schreberi, Polytrichum juniperinum and Pseudoscleropodium purum. Scattered gorse scrub Ulex europaeus on the slopes adds to the diversity of habitat. At the foot of the slopes is a small ar…

Spadeadam Mires

…ar moss Polytrichum commune. The hummocks also support other bryophytes such as Pleurozium schreberi and various Hypnum species. The wide range of bryophytes, of which the above are examples, gives rise to a floral richness unusual within Molinia mire. The gradation from Sphagnu…

Ganllwyd

…us loreus, Polytrichum formosum, Isothecium myosuroides, Thuidium tamariscinum, Pleurozium schreberi and Hylocomium splendens. A good range of oceanic species, including Lejeunea lamacerina, Hyocomium armoricum, Dicranodontium denudatum, Saccogyna viticulosa and Bazzania triloba…

South Dartmoor

…s; in other areas bilberry alone is the dominant shrub, and here mosses such as Pleurozium schreberi, Rhytidiadelphus loreus, Racomitrium lanuginosum, Hylocomium splendens, Thuidium tamariscinum and Hypnum jutlandicum are abundant. The granite boulders strewn across much of the s…

Gro Ystwyth

…nd communities include an extensive cover of mosses and lichens, with mounds of Pleurozium schreberi moss and prominent clumps of Cladonia lichens. At Grogwynion, the lichens include the uncommon C. fragilissima and C. uncialis ssp. uncialis. The latter is rare in Scotland and un…

Bolton Fell and Walton Mosses

…mnium palustre, common haircap Polytrichum commune and red stemmed feather moss Pleurozium schreberi to replace some of the bog mosses and led to an increase in heather and purple moor grass and permitted the spread of downy birch Betula pubescens and Scot's pine Pinus sylvestris…

Coedydd Dyffryn Wnion

…us loreus, Polytrichum formosum, Isothecium myosuroides, Thuidium tamariscinum, Pleurozium schreberi and Hylocomium splendens. A good range of oceanic species, including Lejeunea lamacerina, Hyocomium armoricum, Dicranodontium denudatum Saccogyna viticulosa and Bazzania trilobata…

Buttermere Fells

…berry, crowberry Vaccinium vitis-idaea and mosses such as Hylocomium splendens, Pleurozium schreberi and Plagiothecium undulatum. However, on Whiteside, Grasmoor End, Causey Pike and High Spy there is a montane heath of wind flattened heather, growing with dwarf juniper Juniperus…

Stroupster Peatlands

…tation they support is characterised by mosses such as Hylocomium splendens and Pleurozium schreberi, together with the frequent occurrence of crowberry Empetrum nigrum. Oligotrophic loch (low-nutrient loch) The site includes two oligotrophic lochs, the Lochs of Auckengill, which…

Dungeon Ghyll

…te the field layer together with typical woodland mosses such as Dicranummajus, Pleurozium schreberi and Thuidium tamariscinum. However, the bryophyte flora is particularly well developed on the flushed water splashed rock walls with large quantities of Marsupella emarginata, Dip…

Lakenheath Warren

…ampanula rotundifolia, lady's bedstraw Galium verum, Carex praecox and the moss Pleurozium schreberi. Wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa is dominant over wide areas of acidic grassland and sand sedge is abundant here. Sheep's sorrel Rumex acetosella, shepherd's cress Teesdalia …

Migneint-Arenig-Dduallt

…g moss Sphagnum capillifolium and hypnoid mosses such as Hypnum jutlandicum and Pleurozium schreberi. In wetter areas cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix and the bog moss Sphagnum papillosum are more prominent and cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos is often present. A nationally rare gr…

Rhosydd Llanpumsaint

…s, bilberry, heather, and the mosses Polytrichum commune, Aulacomnium palustre, Pleurozium schreberi and Sphagnum fallax, with locally abundant narrow buckler-fern Dryopteris carthusiana, broad buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata and royal fern Osmunda regalis. The rare liverwort Pa…

Woolmer Forest

…such as wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and mosses such as Leucobryum glaucum and Pleurozium schreberi. The woodland canopy is discontinuous and, particularly within Holly Hills, is broken into a series of glades dominated by bracken Pteridium aquilinum, acid grassland or, in wett…

Waen Rydd

… occur in the wet heath including Sphagnum recurvum, S. subnitens, S. tenellum, Pleurozium schreberi, Hypnum jutlandicum, Kurzia pauciflora and Ordontoschisma sphagni. Associated with the bog and wet heath communities there are also some very wet areas dominated by purple moor-gr…

Cumwhitton Moss

…olytrichum commune while drier areas support abundant bilberry with heather and Pleurozium schreberi; a dense cover of broad buckler fern or bracken; or grasses such as purple moor grass, bents and Yorkshire fog. Of particular interest is the occurrence in parts of the pine and …

Appleby Fells

…ies such as sheep's fescue, wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa and the mosses Pleurozium schreberi, Dicranum scoparium and Hypnum cupressiforme. Acidic grasslands occur more widely along the length of the scarp slope, presumably having derived from heathland through grazing pre…

Scaleby Moss

…et heath. There is also an abundance of the common mosses of acid woodland e.g. Pleurozium schreberi, Dicranum scoparium, Hylocomium splendens. Areas of semi natural damp or marshy grassland occur around some of the margins of the Moss. These tend to be dominated by rushes or gra…

Tievebulliagh

…a vulgaris and bell heather Erica cinerea and the mosses Hypnum jutlandicum and Pleurozium schreberi. Vegetation on the deeper wet peat south of the crag is typical of blanket bog, dominated by common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium and the mosses Sphagnum capillifolium and …

South Exmoor

…rticularly north-facing slopes, on the other sites. Bilberry and mosses such as Pleurozium schreberi, Hylocomium splendens and Dicranum scoparium are generally abundant. However, on hill tops and south-facing slopes, they tend to be scarce and are replaced by bell heather Erica c…

Afon Rheidol ger Capel Bangor

… support a rich and extensive cover of mosses and lichens, with such species as Pleurozium schreberi moss and prominent clumps of Cladonia lichens in places. At Nant-yr-onnen, there is a smaller patch of heath where western gorse Ulex gallii is prominent, and there are strips of …

Lenaghan Wood

…hus loreus, glittering wood moss Hylocomium splendens, red-stemmed feather-moss Pleurozium schreberi and fork moss Dicranum spp. form an extensive ground cover. Where the slopes are less steep, the woodland becomes more species-rich. Ash Fraxinus excelsior occurs in the canopy, w…

Coed Aberedw

…idiadelphus loreus, Polytrichum formosum, Dicranum majus, Hylocomium splendens, Pleurozium schreberi, Plagiothecium undulatum, Isothecium myosuroides, Hypnum cupressiforme, Leucobryum glaucum and Rhytidiadelphus triquetrus and the liverworts Bazzania trilobata, Saccogyna viticulo…

Lochmill Loch

…erry Vaccinium myrtillus, heather Calluna vulgaris and red-stemmed feather-moss Pleurozium schreberi with scattered rocky outcrops and small patches of tufted hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa along the flush lines. Drier areas comprise fescue-dominated acid grassland. The heathla…

Lazonby Fell

…oss and lichen growth is luxuriant in the unburnt areas particularly the mosses Pleurozium schreberi and Hypnum cupressiforme; and a good range of lichens including several Cladonia species. The situation and general character of the heath is ‘lowland’ but the presence of cowberr…

Cors y Llyn

… cranberry, crowberry Empetrum nigrum, the lichen Cladonia portentosa, the moss Pleurozium schreberi, the bog-mosses Sphagnum capillifolium and S. papillosum and the liverworts Calypogeia muelleriana, Mylia anomala and Ordontoschisma sphagni. The northern basin contains flooded p…

Roudsea Wood & Mosses

…tum, Sphagnum pulchrum, S. capillifolium, S. subnitens, Polytrichum commune and Pleurozium schreberi. Where there has been a drying out of this community a modified bog vegetation which is more typical of wet heath, is present with a reduction in the above species and a subsequen…

Crosby Ravensworth Fell

…tillus. Mosses form an abundant ground layer and include Hylocomium splendens, Pleurozium schreberi, Hypnum cupressiforme, Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus and Pseudoscleropodium purum. On the flatter, lower lying areas of the site, the dry heath grades into wet heath typified by cros…

Fontmell and Melbury Downs

…s is frequent, with several other typical heathland plants including the mosses Pleurozium schreberi and Dicranum scoparium and the lichen Cladonia portentosa. Parts of the downs support scrub communities which, as is typical of north east Dorset, contain a range of species, bram…

Silloth Dunes and Mawbray Bank

…d and the dune grasslands reflect this transition by the presence of the mosses Pleurozium schreberi and Hylocomium splendens. Along Blitterless and Mawbray Banks the dune grasslands merge into areas of dune heath characterised by heather Calluna vulgaris with sheep's fescue and …

North Dartmoor

…tain. Occasionally bilberry alone is the dominant shrub and here mosses such as Pleurozium schreberi, Rhytidiadelphus loreus, Racomitrium lanuginosum, Hylocomium splendens, Thuidium tamariscinum and Hypnum jutlandicum are abundant, while lichen-rich patches with Cladonia arbuscul…

Ash Fell

…eath bedstraw with an often abundant moss layer including Hypnum cupressiforme, Pleurozium schreberi. With little bilberry and no bell heather in the main development of the community the heath appears to be a northern variant of a more typically southern heather/wavy hair grass …

Moorhouse and Cross Fell

…minate with other mosses such as Rhytidiadelphus loreus, Hypnum jutlandicum and Pleurozium schreberi, either in lawns or with a mixture of common cotton grass, deer grass, cross leaved heath and round leaved sundew. Some areas also have stands of cowberry Vaccinium vitis-idaea an…

Exmoor Coastal Heaths

… abundant bryophytes occur including Hypnum jutlandicum, Dicranum scoparium and Pleurozium schreberi. This typically upland community occurs here at altitudes as low as 250 metres because the slopes face North and are relatively cool. This community grades upslope and laterally t…

Duddon Mosses

…tum, S. tenellum, Sphagnum magellanicum, S. papillosum, Polytrichum commune and Pleurozium schreberi. At the peripheries of all of the mosses and on some of the peat cut haggs where the flow of water is not impeded, acid marshy grassland has formed. This generally comprises dense…

Borrow Beck Meadows

…adow canopy. Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus is very abundant with lesser amounts of Pleurozium schreberi, Brachythecium rutabulum and Calliergonell cuspidatum. Generally, the wetter areas, where many of the mosses are found, including some bog mosses Sphagnum spp., grade from the dri…

Binevenagh

… Hylocomium splendens, Pseudoscleropodium purum, Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus and Pleurozium schreberi are all common, and often very abundant. The calcifugous grassland at Binevenagh is nationally important for grassland fungi. waxcaps, Hygrocybe, are one genus in a range of group…

Lough na blaney bane

…the bryophyte carpet with associated species including red-stemmed feather-moss Pleurozium schreberi, common haircap Polytrichum commune and Cypress-leaved plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme. Other semi-natural habitats provide further structural diversity. Along the south-western a…

Mungrisdale Mires

…e of the bog mosses are replaced by other mosses such as Hypnum jutlandicum and Pleurozium schreberi. The peat dome ends fairly abruptly at the south eastern end of White Moss, but it slopes down more gently towards the north west, merging into a mire community which includes man…

Coedydd De Dyffryn Maentwrog

…ranum majus, Dicranum scoparium, Hylocomium splendens, Plagiothecium undulatum, Pleurozium schreberi, Polytrichastrum formosum, Rhytidiadelphus loreus, Thuidium tamariscinum, Isothecium myosuroides and Hypnum andoi. The wooded gorges provide the dark, humid conditions required to…

Fair Head and Murlough Bay

…phyllum albicans, heath plait moss Hypnum jutlandicum, red-stemmed feather-moss Pleurozium schreberi, little shaggy moss Rhytidiadelphus loreus, western earwort Scapania gracilis and common tamarisk moss Thuidium tamariscinum. There are a number of noteworthy bryophyte species o…

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