Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Gowk Bank

…vernal grass, red fescue, Yorkshire fog and the smooth and rough meadow grasses Poa pratensis and Poa trivialis. Throughout the site the clubmoss Selaginella selaginoides occurs plentifully and the moss flora is richer than in more southern meadows.

West Newlandside Meadows

…us, perennial rye grass Lolium perenne and both smooth and rough meadow grasses Poa pratensis and Poa trivialis. There are parts of the site where marsh foxtail Alopecurus geniculatus, common sedge Carex nigra or tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa are prominent and both quak…

Hangman's Wood & Deneholes

…d floor is dominated by such widespread plants as smooth and rough meadow grass Poa pratensis and Poa trivialis, cock's foot Dactylis glomerata, cow parsley Anthriscus sylvestris, common nettle Urtica dioica and bramble Rubus fruticosus agg.

Charity Land

…’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, cock’s foot Dactylis glomerata, the meadow grasses Poa pratensis and Poa trivialis and red fescue Festuca rubra, with smaller amounts of meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, meadow fescue Schedonorus pratensis and Timothy Phleum pratense. A variety o…

Wilson Place Meadows

…, meadow fescue F. pratensis, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, smooth meadow grass Poa pratensis and rough meadow grass Poa trivialis. A variety of more productive grasses occur and perhaps represent some form of improvement, such grasses include cock's foot Dactylis glomerata, soft…

Alvescot Meadows

…his richer sward grades into species poor areas dominated by rough meadow grass Poa trivialis where disturbance has occurred near the brook and by ryegrass towards the rest of the field. The invertebrate fauna of the site reflects the high quality of the grassland and wetland hab…

Hay Wood, Whepstead

…er narrow and over shadowed, but are well vegetated. rough stalked meadow grass Poa trivialis and tufted hair grass are dominant with wet areas distinguished by meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, figwort Scrophularia nodosa, water avens Geum rivale and wood sedge Carex sylvatica. T…

Lingfield Cernes

…south of the site. The dominant species of the grassland are rough meadow grass Poa trivialis, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, cock's foot Dactylis glomerata, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, meadow fox tail Alopecurus pratensis, meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris and lesser…

Glyme Valley

…orkshire fog Holcus lanatus, cock's foot Dactylis glomerata, rough meadow grass Poa trivialis and locally abundant sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. Characteristic herbs include common knapweed, lady's bedstraw, bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, tormentil Potentilla…

Bransbury Common

…w fescue Schedonorus pratensis, F. rubra, Holcus lanatus and rough meadow grass Poa trivialis with the hybrid Festulolium frequent. Menyanthes trifoliata, yellow flag Iris pseudacorus, lady’s smock Cardamine pratensis, early marsh orchid Dactylorhiza incarnata and marsh marigold …

Holton Wood

…Holcus lanatus, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and rough meadow grass Poa trivialis, while wood small reed Calamagrostis epigejos is locally dominant in wet areas. A few rides are Juncus dominated, while vegetation in the most water logged rides is typified by species s…

Upper Teesdale

…re fog Holcus lanatus, downy oat grass Avenula pubescens and rough meadow grass Poa trivialis. They also support a diverse assemblage of herbs, including globe flower Trollius europaeus, melancholy thistle Cirsium heterophyllum, marsh marigold Caltha palustris, wood crane’s bill…

Fox Fritillary Meadow, Framsden

… lanatus, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus and rough stalked meadow grass Poa trivialis with a good variety of herbs typical of alluvial meadows. These include meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, cowslip Primula veris, cuckoo-flower Cardamine pratensis and ragged-robin Silene …

Stoke Common Meadows

…of plants including tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, rough meadow grass Poa trivialis, compact rush Juncus conglomeratus, jointed rush J. articulatus, creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens and greater bird's foot trefoil Lotus pedunculatus. The boundary hedges contain a va…

Middle Barton Fen

… Holcus lanatus, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and rough meadow grass Poa trivialis. Broadleaved species include greater bird's foot trefoil Lotus pedunculatus, cuckoo-flower Cardamine pratensis, common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii and lady's mantle Alchemilla fi…

Dyffrynoedd Nedd a Mellte a Moel Penderyn

…sylvaticum, common bent, lady-fern Athyrium filix-femina and rough meadow-grass Poa trivialis are all locally frequent. In the ground layer, mosses and liverworts are prominent, with Plagiomnium undulatum, Mnium hornum, Atrichum undulatum, Pellia sp., and Ctenidium molluscum all …

Galley and Warden Hills

…'s foot Dactylis glomerata, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and rough meadow grass Poa trivialis. Also present are yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, black medick Medicago lupulina and pignut Conopodium majus. The locally uncommon field fleawort Senicio integrifolius is found here and …

Kirkby Moor

…dstraw Galium palustre, lady's smock Cardamine pratensis and rough meadow grass Poa trivialis. On the lower slopes of the site and on the better drained mineral soils, heather moorland has given way to either acid grassland or bracken Pteridium aquilinum. The better drained soils…

Pry and Bottom Meadows, Mid Mossdale

…gnut Conopodium majus, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata, rough meadow grass Poa trivialis, common sorrel Rumex acetosa and yellow rattle. The occurrence of cat's ear Hypochaeris radicata, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus and quaking grass Briza media is also notable. Common b…

Peckriding Meadows

…undant in the southern field. Typical grass species include rough meadow grass Poa trivialis, Timothy Phleum pratense, common bent Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus. In damper areas and particularly associate…

Chettisham Meadow

…d fescue Festuca rubra, meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, rough meadow grass Poa trivialis and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. The species rich sward supports a good range of typical meadow plants including pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus, adder’s tongue Ophioglossum …

High Knock Shield Meadow

…Rumex acetosa, pignut Conopodium majus and grasses including rough meadow grass Poa trivialis, false oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. Other species include ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, autumn hawk bit Scorzoneroides autumnalis, mar…

Skelton Pasture

…upporting finer grasses such as red fescue Festuca rubra and rough meadow grass Poa trivialis, sedges such as glaucous sedge Carex flacca, carnation sedge C. panicea and common sedge C. nigra and herbs such as sneezewort Achillea ptarmica, meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis and …

Abbey Wood, Flixton

…ded woodland floor. Where the light penetrates the canopy, patches of the grass Poa trivialis are present. Brambles Rubus fruticosus, ground ivy Glechoma hederacea and nettles Urtica dioica are frequent. Interesting occasional species include early purple orchid Orchis mascula, b…

Harker's House Meadows

…l grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, rough meadow grass Poa trivialis, meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis and red fescue Festuca rubra. Locally, where conditions are wetter sedges occur including common sedge Carex nigra, carnation sedge C. panicea and fl…

South Lee Meadows

…ynosurus cristatus, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens and rough meadow grass Poa trivialis. These grasses are accompanied by a range of characteristic herbs including an abundance of great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis and meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, with ribwort plantai…

Birches Barn Meadows

…ata, red fescue Festuca rubra, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, rough meadow grass Poa trivialis and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens. Other abundant grasses include common bent Agrostis capillaris, meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum a…

Burbage Wood and Aston Firs

…cinthoides non-scripta, false brome Brachypodium sylvaticum, rough meadow grass Poa trivialis and tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and includes a large number of plant species typical of semi natural woodland such as sweet woodruff Asperula oderata, moschatel Adoxa moschat…

Tuckmill Meadows

…rkshire fog Holcus lanatus, false oat Arrhenatherum elatius, rough meadow grass Poa trivialis and creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens with cuckoo-flower Cardamine pratensis, spiked sedge Carex spicata and pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus frequent. The side valley pasture contains …

Pasture and Asplin Woods

…ll Hyacinthoides non-scripta, wood millet Milium effusum and rough meadow grass Poa trivialis and includes a large number of herb species typical of ancient woodland, including wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, sweet woodruff Asperula odorata, yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon…

Sheet Hedges Wood

…n contains abundant tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, rough meadow grass Poa trivialis, dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis, red campion Silene dioica and enchanter's nightshade Circaea lutetiana, together with a range of plants typical of ancient woodland, including yellow…

Drostre Bank

…equent meadowsweet, tufted hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa, rough meadow-grass Poa trivialis, wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella and remote sedge Carex remota. The remaining woodland is drier and largely dominated by downy birch or oak hybrids Quercus spp., with a shrub layer of haze…

Trundley and Wadgell's Woods, Great Thurlow

…which are dominated by Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, rough stalked meadow grass Poa trivialis and tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa. These support a number of other plant species including oxlip, bugle Ajuga reptans, creeping Jenny Lysimachia nummularia and meadowsweet Fili…

Romsley Manor Farm

…, red fescue Festuca rubra, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and rough meadow grass Poa trivialis. However, each field exhibits slight differences in composition and abundance of associated herb species. The most southerly field is a steep north east facing valley with short sward gr…

Cransford Meadow

…estuca rubra, perennial rye grass Lolium perenne and rough stalked meadow grass Poa trivialis as the co-dominant grasses. Meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis, pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus, quaking grass Briza media, adder's tongue fern Ophioglossum vulgatum, twayblade Neottia o…

Caeau Bryn-du

…y coarse grasses, such as cock’s-foot Dactylis glomerata and rough meadow-grass Poa trivialis with frequent great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis and a number of other species, including intermediate lady’s-mantle Alchemilla xanthochlora, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, harebell Ca…

Swinstead Valley

…ecurus pratensis, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus and rough meadow grass Poa trivialis. It is in this area that woolly thistle Cirsium eriophorum occurs.

Buff Wood

…any parts of the secondary woodland are dominated by rough stalked meadow grass Poa trivialis, stinging nettle Urtica dioica and ivy Hedera helix. The primary core, however, holds typical ancient woodland plants such as wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, early purple orchid Orchis ma…

Hook Meadow and The Trap Grounds

…ynosurus cristatus, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and rough stalked meadow grass Poa trivialis. Broadleaved herbs present include abundant hard head Centaurea nigra and yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor. Species relatively intolerant of spring grazing which are rare on the adjoining …

Middle Crossthwaite

…grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, cock’s foot Dactylis glomerata, rough meadow grass Poa trivialis, red fescue Festuca rubra, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, common bent Agrostis capillaris, Timothy Phleum pratense crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus and variable amounts of perennial…

Yelden Meadows

…nated by the grasses meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis and rough meadow grass Poa trivialis, with other grasses frequent including crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens and herbs such as common knapweed Centau…

Northpark Copse

…s apparently unique on the Isle of Wight. It is dominated by rough meadow grass Poa trivialis with an abundance of other grazing tolerant species such as wood sedge Carex sylvatica, primrose Primula vulgaris, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, bugle Ajuga reptans, common dog violet…

Tullysranadeega

…lesser stitchwort Steliaria graminea and the grasses rough stalked meadow grass Poa trivialis and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. Several species of orchid are also present in this field including greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha. Patches of scrub occur t…

Rehaghy Wood

…erised by stands of lady fern Athyrium filix-femina, rough stalked meadow grass Poa trivialis, creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens, opposite-leaved golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, meadow sweet Filipendula ulmaria, remote sedge Carex remota and the notable thin sp…

Thwaite House Moss

…en meadow supports a species rich community characterised by rough meadow grass Poa trivialis, red fescue Festuca rubra, meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, brown sedge and hairy sedge Carex hirta with meadowsweet, purple loosestrife, common marsh b…

Midsummer Meadow

…nity is dominated by crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, rough meadow grass Poa trivialis, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, common knapweed Centaurea nigra and lady’s bedstraw Galium verum. The meadow is rich in grass species with…

Rhos Goch (Rhos Goch Common)

…w, marsh ragwort Senecio aquaticus and the moss Calliergonell cuspidatum. Where poaching by stock has kept the sward open species such as lesser marshwort Apium inundatum, floating club-rush Eleogiton fluitans and water-purslane Lythrum portula are common. The wettest hollows sup…

Papworth Wood

… within the wood. Parts are dominated by bramble Rubus agg., rough meadow grass Poa trivialis, stinging nettle Urtica dioica and ground ivy Glechoma hederacea. Many other species are present including bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa and primrose …

Far Holme Meadow

…assland flora. The presence of soft brome Bromus hordeaceus, rough meadow grass Poa trivialis and perennial rye grass Lolium perenne in the sward indicates some agricultural improvement of the field, as does the absence of sedges Carex species. Nevertheless, this site represents …

Wet Moor

… Cynosurus cristatus, creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera and rough meadow grass Poa trivialis often present. A few fields have common knapweed Centaurea nigra and crested dog's tail as major components of the sward. Wetter fields contain tussocks of soft rush Juncus effusus and t…

Syon Park

…rier semi improved grassland of rye grass Lolium perenne and rough meadow grass Poa trivialis on the higher ground towards the hectares ha. Along the river bank a fringe of damp woodland has developed and this is rich in species and hybrids of willow Salix species and poplar Popu…

Doley Common

…grass Deschampsia cespitosa within a shorter grazed sward of rough meadow grass Poa trivialis, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, other grasses and a mosaic of wetland herbs at low frequency, such as wild angelica Angelica sylvestris, greater bird’s foot trefoil Lotus pedunculatus, me…

Byton & Combe Moors

…assland is dominated by soft rush Juncus effusus and rough stalked meadow grass Poa trivialis. In the wetter areas and water courses species such as great reed mace Typha latifolia, great pond sedge Carex riparia and reed grass Glyceria maxima are abundant. Other notable plants i…

Brenkley Meadows

…oxtail Alopecurus geniculatus, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, rough meadow grass Poa trivialis and red fescue Festuca rubra in which great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis and meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria are locally abundant. Other herbs include cuckoo-flower Cardamine pratensi…

Blackwater Valley

…f the river, with abundant Yorkshire fog, meadow foxtail and rough meadow grass Poa trivialis. Meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris, cat's ear Hypochaeris radicata, meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis, cuckoo-flower Cardamine pratensis and lesser stitchwort Stellaria graminea occur …

Coed Ynys-Faen

…Lysimachia nemorum, creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens and rough meadow-grass Poa trivialis. In drier alder stands, tufted hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa is abundant, with ferns, particularly lady-fern Athyrium filix-femina, frequent. In wetter areas, field layer dominance is…

Feystown

…hoxanthum odoratum, common bent Agrostis capillaris, rough stalked meadow grass Poa trivialis, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and red fescue Festuca rubra. Herbs are also abundant in this grassland and along with wood cranesbill Geranium sylvaticum, include species typical of tradi…

Treswell Wood

…by the abundance of tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, rough meadow grass Poa trivialis, dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis, cleavers Galium aparine, wood millet Milium effusum and male fern Dryopteris filix-mas and also by the number of plants indicative of ancient semi na…

Thowker Corner

…ecurus pratensis, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus and rough meadow grass Poa trivialis. Common occurring herbs are meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, common sorrel Rumex acetosa, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata, red clover Trifolium pratense, meadow buttercup Ranunculus…

Westhall Wood and Meadow

… are red fescue Festuca rubra, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, rough meadow grass Poa trivialis and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. Meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris, lady's bedstraw Galium verum, common bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus and White Clover Trifolium repens are freq…

Glaslyn

…uncus effusus. Grasses include Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, rough meadow grass Poa trivialis, brown bent grass Agrostis canina, creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, together with a variety of poor-fen species, including meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, creeping buttercup Ranuncul…

Yellow House Meadow

… Alopecurus pratensis, tall fescue Schedonorus arundinaceus, rough meadow grass Poa trivialis, glaucous sedge Carex flacca and meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria. In contrast, the dominant grasses on the ridges are sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, downy oat grass Avenula pu…

Welford Field

…oft brome Bromus hordeaceus, cock’s foot Dactylis glomerata, rough meadow grass Poa trivialis and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens. Meadow barley Hordeum secalinum is also found occasionally, although unusual in flood meadows it is characteristic of many unimproved meadows in…

Weston Fen

…ing bent Agrostis stolonifera, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, rough meadow grass Poa trivialis and red fescue Festuca rubra. Less common species include spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii, marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris, pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus, marsh valerian Valer…

Bradbourne Mill Meadows

…ail Cynosurus cristatus, common bent Agrostis capillaris and rough meadow grass Poa trivialis. These grasses are accompanied by a range of characteristic herbs including an abundance of great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis and meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, with ribwort plantai…

Broad Dales

… As the land becomes generally wetter towards the southeast, rough meadow grass Poa trivialis, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and tall fescue Schedonorus arundinaceus are increasingly co-dominant and marsh foxtail Alopecurus geniculatus and reed canary grass Phalaris aru…

Lye Heath Marsh

…thoxanthum odoratum, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, rough meadow grass Poa trivialis and quaking grass Briza media, but the sward is herb rich; sneezewort Achillea ptarmica, lesser knapweed Centaurea nigra, meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis and creeping buttercup Ranun…

Britford Water Meadows

…ire fog Holcus lanatus, meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, rough meadow grass Poa trivialis and creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera are also present. Red, tall and meadow fescue Festuca rubra, F. arundinacea and F. pratensis all occur and the latter two hybridize with perennial …

Lord's Wood Meadows

…, red fescue Festuca rubra, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and rough meadow grass Poa trivialis. Herbs present include common bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis, selfheal Prunella vulgaris, bugle Ajuga reptans, lady’s bedstraw Galium veru…

Tarnbrook Meadows

…stuca rubra, with crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus and rough meadow grass Poa trivialis. Twenty four species of grass out of a total of 109 herb species have been recorded from the site as a whole. Leguminous species are prominent, particularly tufted vetch Vicia cracca and…

Occombe

…tation becomes characteristically taller and is dominated by rough meadow-grass Poa trivialis and floating sweet-grass Glyceria fluitans. Marsh valerian Valeriana dioica, a local plant species in Devon, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi and marsh-marigold Caltha palustris are frequ…

Clear Beck Meadow

…og's tail Cynosurus cristatus, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, rough meadow grass Poa trivialis and downy oat grass Avenula pubescens occurring frequently within the sward. Other grasses include quaking grass Briza media and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, occurring locally w…

Nunn Wood

…rcury Mercurialis perennis with occasional bramble Rubus sp. Rough meadow grass Poa trivialis is dominant in damper areas, replacing bluebell. Locally abundant ramsons Allium ursinum borders the stream. Both oxlip and early purple orchid are occasional throughout the wood. The op…

Mill Holme Meadow, Thwaite

… odoratum, false oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius and rough stalked meadow grass Poa trivialis. The abundance of wood cranesbill Geranium sylvaticum and two species of lady's mantle Alchemilla glabra, Alchemilla xanthochlora is a particularly notable feature. Other commonly occurr…

Sapperton & Pickworth Woods

… Mercurialis perennis, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta or rough meadow grass Poa trivialis are locally dominant. Other characteristic plants include bugle Ajuga reptans, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, wood sedge Carex sylvatica, enchanter's nightshade Circaea lutetiana, yellow…

Llwyn y Celyn Wetland

…ty is dominated by lesser pond-sedge Carex acutiformis, with rough meadow-grass Poa trivialis, great willowherb Epilobium hirsutum and water mint Mentha aquatica also present. Monk’s-hood Aconitum napellus occurs along the streambank in one of its few Gwent locations.

Muston Meadows

…the dominance of tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and rough meadow grass Poa trivialis and these damper soils support an abundance of lady's smock Cardamine pratensis. Additional interest is provided by the field ponds which contain a population of the great crested newt …

Magilligan

…which can be found a scattering of species including rough stalked meadow grass Poa trivialis, creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, field horsetail Equisetum arvense and pockets of common reed Phragmites australis. Magilligan contains many vascular plants with a restricted distrib…

Morcombelake

…grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, meadow brome Bromus commutatus, rough meadow-grass Poa trivialis and crested dog’s-tail, with occasional quaking-grass Briza media, and heath-grass Danthonia decumbens. Spring sedge Carex caryophyllea and glaucous sedge Carex flacca are also present l…

Thorpe Morieux Woods

…pendula ulmaria, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and rough meadow grass Poa trivialis are dominant with creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens, water avens Geum rivale and soft rush Juncus effusus.

Millwater

…e of grasses such as meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis and rough meadow grass Poa trivialis with herbs including daisy Bellis perennis, white clover Trifolium repens, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata and yarrow Achillea millefolium. The high quality of water running off thi…

Upper Nene Valley Gravel Pits

…ta, cleavers Galium aparine, marsh bedstraw Galium palustre, rough meadow grass Poa trivialis and fen species such as lesser pond sedge Carex acutiformis and reed canary grass Phalaris arundinacea. More open areas of carr are dominated by young stands of willow scrub and reed swa…

Frome St. Quintin

…r soils have creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens, drifts of rough meadow grass Poa trivialis and bugle Ajuga reptans under a tall herb cover of nettle Urtica dioica, great horsetail Equisetum telmateia and sprawling cleavers Galium aparine. Ramsons Allium ursinum is a distinctiv…

Sarratt Bottom

… Anthoxanthum odoratum, meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, rough meadow grass Poa trivialis, soft rush Juncus effusus and a varied herb flora. Damper areas have marsh horsetail Equisetum palustre and common spike rush Eleocharis palustris. Near the ditches characteristic specie…

Major Farm, Braiseworth

… tail Cynosurus cristatus, red fescue Festuca rubra, rough stalked meadow grass Poa trivialis, perennial rye grass Lolium perenne, cock's foot Dactylis glomerata and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus. Herbaceous species include cuckoo-flower Cardamine pratensis, pepper saxifrage Silau…

Naburn Marsh

…by marsh foxtail Alopecurus geniculatus, with creeping bent, rough meadow grass Poa trivialis and creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens, occurs in the damper areas in a mosaic with the beds of reed canary grass.

Ge-Mare Farm Fields

…m odoratum, marsh foxtail Alopecurus geniculatus and rough stalked meadow grass Poa trivialis. A number of sedge species are present including glaucous sedge Carex flacca, hairy sedge Carex hirta, false fox sedge Carex otrubae and remote sedge Carex remota. Herb species character…

Thorpe Hay Meadow

…f this type of meadow. The grassland is dominated by rough stalked meadow grass Poa trivialis, crested dog’s tail grass Cynosurus cristatus and lesser knapweed Centaurea nigra. yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, meadow fescue grass Schedonorus pratensis, meadow barley Hordeum secali…

Mere Beck Meadows

…me Bromus hordeaceus with downy oat grass Avenula pubescens, rough meadow grass Poa trivialis and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus. The fields support a diverse herb flora with wood crane's bill Geranium sylvaticum, meadow saxifrage Saxifraga granulataa, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispi…

Clifton Ings And Rawcliffe Meadows

…pecies such as creeping bent, meadow foxtail, red fescue and rough meadow grass Poa trivialis and there are areas locally dominated by brown sedge Carex disticha and common spike rush Eleocharis palustris. The herbs in these areas are characterised by species which include marsh …

Blackmore Vale Commons And Moors

…Dactylis glomerata, tall fescue Schedonorus arundinaceus and rough meadow grass Poa trivialis, with soft rush Juncus effusus, sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus and compact rush Juncus conglomeratus var. conglomeratus locally prominent. Characteristic broad leaved herbs vary …

Banhaw, Spring and Blackthorn's Woods

… grasses, including tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, rough meadow grass Poa trivialis, wood millet Milium effusum and wood melick Melica uniflora. Notable woodland species occur throughout the site and include herb paris Paris quadrifolia, sweet woodruff Galium odoratum a…

Bucknell Wood Meadows

…r grass Deschampsia cespitosa, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, rough meadow grass Poa trivialis and hard rush Juncus inflexus dominate the sward with ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi and greater bird's foot trefoil Lotus pedunculatus also present. Scattered scrub, numerous ant hills…

Rhos Blaen Carrog

…p. ericetorum. In the wetter areas the taller sward contains rough meadow-grass Poa trivialis, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, common marsh-bedstraw Galium palustre, water forget-me-not Myosotis scorpioides and marsh thistle Cirsium palustre. This area of unimproved pasture is a…

Bencroft Hill Meadows

…l Alopecurus pratensis, meadow fescue Schedonorus pratensis, rough meadow grass Poa trivialis and the locally uncommon heath grass Danthonia decumbens. A light grazing regime has allowed a diversity of herbs to flourish, with large populations of devil's bit scabious Succisa prat…

Caeau Glyn (Glyn Fields)

…um odoratum, although perennial rye-grass Lolium perenne and rough meadow-grass Poa trivialis are abundant in the areas more heavily trampled by cattle. Common knapweed Centaurea nigra, cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata, field wood-rush Luzula campestris, ribwort plantain Plantago l…

New Ing Meadow

…ernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra, rough meadow grass Poa trivialis, meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis and perennial rye grass Lolium perenne. In addition, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, cock’s foot Dactylis glome…

Moor Park

… is frequent here, along with ground ivy Glechoma hederacea, rough meadow grass Poa trivialis and town hall clock Adoxa moschatellina. As the land to the east gets higher and progressively drier so the vegetation changes. Silverbirch Betula pendula and hornbeam Carpinus betulus a…

Sizewell Marshes

…um odoratum, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, rough stalked meadow grass Poa trivialis and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus. There are many other typical species including marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, large bird's foot trefoil Lotus pe…

Lower Woodford Water Meadows

…Eighteen species of grass are found on the panes. Rough and smooth meadow grass Poa trivialis and P. pratensis are abundant as are meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis and creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera. Red, tall and meadow fescue Festuca rubra, F. arundinacea and F. pratensi…

Attenborough Gravel Pits

… by common nettle Urtica dioica, cleavers Galium aparine and rough meadow grass Poa trivialis alongside fen plants such as pendulous sedge Carex pendula, gypsywort Lycopus europaeus and marsh bedstraw Galium palustre. Bramble Rubus fruticosus and ferns such as broad buckler fern …

Coed Nant Menascin

… cespitosa, dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis, wood-sorrel, rough meadow-grass Poa trivialis, barren strawberry Potentilla sterilis, lesser celandine Ficaria verna, bramble and common dog-violet Viola riviniana. The stream-banks at the lower end of the valley also support ash wo…

Newton Burgoland Marshes

…, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, Holcus lanatus and rough meadow grass Poa trivialis forming the dominants in a sward which contains such characteristic herbs as pignut Conopodium majus, cowslip Primula veris, sorrel Rumex acetosa, great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis, b…

Sandbeach Meadows

…ennial rye grass Lolium perenne, timothy Phleum pratense and rough meadow grass Poa trivialis. Herbs such as grass vetchling Lathyrus nissolia and spotted medick Medica goarabica are characteristic of the original grazing marsh community, but now tend to be restricted to the ditc…

Cavendish Woods

…he rides are generally narrow and overshadowed, with rough stalked meadow grass Poa trivialis, tufted hair grass and bramble as the main plant species. A more distinctive flora occurs in wet areas with meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, figwort Scrophularia nodosa, greater bird's f…

Coleshill and Bannerly Pools

…adowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, yellow iris Iris pseudacorus, rough meadow grass Poa trivialis, wood avens Geum urbanum and occasional marsh marigold Caltha palustris. The margin of Bannerly Pool is occupied by small areas of swamp dominated by greater pond sedge, lesser pond sedg…

Iken Wood

…acteristic associates include ground ivy Glechoma hederacea, rough meadow grass Poa trivialis, cow parsley Anthriscus sylvestris and bur chervil A. caucalis.

Great Blencow Meadows and Fen

…og Holcus lanatus, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, rough meadow grass Poa trivialis, cock's foot Dactylis glomerata and timothy Phleum pratense. Low lying wetter areas have an abundance of marsh foxtail Alopecurus geniculatus, creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera and flo…

Papercourt

… Papercourt Lock is a meadow with a short sward dominated by rough meadow grass Poa trivialis, creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens and hairy sedge Carex hirta. Strawberry clover Trifolium fragiferum is rare in Surrey and also grows here. A stream flows through this meadow, suppo…

Butterwick Meadows

…thum odoratum, golden oat grass Trisetum flavescens, rough stalked meadow grass Poa trivialis and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus. Rye grass Lolium perenne is at low frequency over much of the area but is locally dominant. Hairy oat grass Avenula pubescens occurs in one of the field…

West End Meadow, Lunds

…t Agrostis canina, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, rough meadow grass Poa trivialis, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and marsh foxtail Alopecurus geniculatus. In parts the steep banks of these gulleys are acidic in nature with bent fescue Agrostis Festuca grassl…

Cam Washes

…e fog Holcus lanatus, perennial rye grass Lolium perenne and rough meadow grass Poa trivialis together with herbs such as common knapweed Centaurea nigra, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata, cowslip Primula veris and red clover Trifolium pratense. Wetter areas hold slender tuf…

Cwm Llanwenarth Meadows

…haracterised by meadow fescue Schedonorus pratensis, rough stalked meadow grass Poa trivialis, yorkshire fog Rolcus lanatus and lesser knapweed Centaurea nigra, this gives way to a matrix of species rich acid grassland and fen meadow communities in the valley bottom. The former i…

Mather Wood

…eysuckle Lonicera periclymenum, bramble Rubus fruticosus and rough meadow grass Poa trivialis. The wood contains a diverse flora typical of ancient clay woods including such plants as primrose Primula vulgaris, sweet woodruff Asperula odorata, valerian Valeriana officinalis and w…

Lower Ground, Penrhos

…e-fog Holcus lanatus, purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea and rough meadow-grass Poa trivialis. Marsh marigold Caltha palustris, marsh thistle Cirsium palustre and marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris are also present. The site supports a number of locally rare species including p…

Rhos Pwllygawnen

… Silene flos-cuculi, devil's-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, rough meadow-grass Poa trivialis and marsh thistle Cirsium palustre. Interspersed within this drier grassland are seasonal flushes dominated by common sedge Carex nigra and carnation sedge Carex panicea, with much bog a…

Porton Meadows

…us, red fescue Festuca rubra, meadow fescue F. pratensis and rough meadow grass Poa trivialis. In addition the turf contains quaking grass Briza media, meadow brome Bromus commutatus, common sedge Carex nigra, carnation sedge C. panicea and brown sedge Carex disticha, all of whic…

Field Head Meadow

… fog Holcus lanatus, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, rough meadow grass Poa trivialis and field wood rush Luzula campestris with greater burnet Sanguisorba officinalis, yellow raffle Rhinanthus minor, lady’s mantle Alchemilla glabra, eyebright Euphrasia agg. and pignut Co…

Allimore Green Common

…d there is a gradation to wet neutral grassland dominated by rough meadow grass Poa trivialis and creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens. Some 140 species of flowering plants are present including such uncommon species as fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea, grass of parnassus Par…

Greenhaugh Meadow

…, red fescue Festuca rubra, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and rough meadow grass Poa trivialis. Widely occurring herbs include great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis, smooth lady’s mantle Alchemilla glabra, changing forget-me-not Myosotis discolor, selfheal Prunella vulgaris, meadow…

Loughborough Meadows

…lopecurus pratensis, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, rough meadow grass Poa trivialis, perennial rye grass Lolium perenne, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, red fescue Festuca rubra and meadow barley Hordeum secalinum, dominate the sward. Typical herbs include great b…

Barn Gill Meadow

…assland flora. The presence of soft brome Bromus hordeaceus, rough meadow grass Poa trivialis and perennial rye grass Lolium perenne in the sward indicates some agricultural improvement of the field, although unusually, brown sedge Carex disticha and lesser pond sedge Carex acuti…

Lugg And Hampton Meadows

…, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, red fescue Festuca rubra and rough meadow grass Poa trivialis. Hairy sedge Carex hirta is locally frequent. The broadleaved flora is characterised by the presence of meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, common bird’s …

Overhall Grove

…rs Galium aparine, hogweed Heracleum sphondylium and rough stalked meadow grass Poa trivialis. Rides, clearings, ponds and a meandering stream provide additional habitats of general value. Re presentation of details approved by Council. Re typed July 1998.

Lough Formal

…red fescue Festuca rubra, with other grasses such as rough stalked meadow grass Poa trivialis, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, cock’s foot Dactylis glomerata and occasionally downy oat grass Avenula pubescens. Herbs are generally scarce, being limited to species such as…

Curtismill Green

…n the county. The dry grassland communities are dominated by rough meadow grass Poa trivialis, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, red fescue Festuca rubra, meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis and crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus. Marshy or wet hollows have tufted hair grass Desc…

Boxford Water Meadows

…, red fescue Festuca rubra, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and rough meadow grass Poa trivialis. Other species present which add to the diversity of the flora include water avens Geum rivale, square stalked St John's wort Hypericum tetrapterum, southern marsh orchid Dactylorhiza pr…

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