Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Fletchwood Meadows

…s, trailing St John’s wort Hypericum humifusum, thyme leaved speedwell Veronica serpyllifolia, heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile. By contrast, wetter areas on peaty soils comprise a tall, lush vegetation dominated by rushes Juncus species, w…

Rhosydd Nant-yr-henfron

…. Other characteristic plants here include devil's-bit scabious, heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica and petty whin Genista anglica. The wetter hollows are largely dominated by sharp-flowered rush with a range of characteristic associates includ…

Rhos Pwllygawnen

…ix, tormentil Potentilla erecta, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia and occasional bushes of bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus. The smaller enclosures are dominated by tussocky purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea in which patches of mature heather and…

Savernake Forest

…mmon meadow saffron Colchicum autumnale and an acidic sward with heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia and bird's foot Ornithopus perpusillus, There is also a small area of chalk heath with wild thyme Thymus praecox and common rock rose. Helianthemum nummularium growing amongst c…

The Quantocks

…ecies include bilberry, the very local dodder Cuscuta epithymum, heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia, green ribbed sedge Carex binervis and small quantities of heather. A different dry dwarf shrub heath community occurs on moderately well drained soils on the plateau. Heather …

Lough Navar Scarps and Lakes

…hin the wet heath community include tormentil Potentilla erecta, heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia and heath bedstraw Galillm saxatile. Where deeper peats are widespread along the southern slopes of the site, blanket bog has developed forming a mosaic with the wet heath commu…

Snelsmore Common

…r typical heathland plants include bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus, heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia, tormentil Potentilla erecta, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and dwarf gorse Ulex minor. Common gorse Ulex europaeus, a widespread and often abundant species on heathland in sou…

Colony Bog and Bagshot Heath

…include petty whin Genista anglica, pill sedge Carex pilulifera, heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, squirrel tail fescue Vulpia bromides, beside tracks, bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus, tormentil Potentilla erecta, dodder Cuscuta epithymum and bra…

Wedholme Flow

…ccurs frequently with devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis and heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia, while heath spotted orchid D. maculata spp. ericetorum and common twayblade Neottia ovata are locally abundant. Wedholme Flow has a good range of breeding birds including curl…

Knebworth Woods

…duces locally rare species green ribbed sedge Carex binervis and heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia. Small areas of the site have been felled and replanted but are currently under management to promote some regeneration of semi-natural woodland. The ponds contain two plant spe…

Mid Cornwall Moors

…ociated with this heathland include tormentil Potentilla erecta, heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia, wood sage Teucrium scorodonia and the locally notable slender eyebright Euphrasia micrantha. Species associated with areas of wet heath include cross leaved heath, deer grass T…

Caeau Cnwch a Ty'n-y-graig

…net-saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga, greater butterfly-orchid and heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia. The lower field contains small areas of mire dominated by purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea, these supporting species such as sweet vernal-grass, wood horsetail Equisetum sylv…

Southey and Gotleigh Moors

…host a wet heath community of cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia and heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata. Transitions to several related plant communities can be seen within the site. With increasing distance from springs and seepages …

Dozmary Pool

…is, brown bent Agrostis vinealis, bell heather Erica cinerea and heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia. In addition, there is to the south-west of the Pool an area of species-rich mire consisting largely of deer grass Trichophorum cespitosum, heather, purple moor grass and cross…

Bovey Heathfield

…es with associated plants including tormentil Potentilla erecta, heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia, purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea and pale dog-violet Viola lactea. Where drainage is impeded, species-rich wet heathland occurs. Purple moor-grass becomes more abundant here…

West's Meadow, Aldermaston

…rrel tail fescue Vulpia bromoides, eyebright Euphrasia nemorosa, heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia, spiny rest harrow Ononis spinosa, betony Betonica officinalis and bitter vetch Lathyrus montanus grow, whilst in the damper parts heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata, sn…

Gwaun Troed-rhiw-seiri a Llyn Mynydd-gorddu

…’s fescue Festuca ovina, with heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia also occurring. A feature of particular interest is the abundance of various colour-forms of mountain pansy Viola lutea. Also many species of fungi occur here later on in the ye…

Little Deer Park

…il Lotus corniculatus, mouse_ear hawkweed Pilosella officinalis, heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia and harebell Campanula rotundifolia, all of which are frequent. Species such as bulbous buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus are locally common. The mosses glittering wood moss Hylocom…

Bryn Alyn

…s, through stands where calcifugous species such as heath grass, heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia and bilberry are associates, to stands supporting calcicolous species such as lady’s bedstraw, common rockrose, glaucous sedge and salad burnet. This calcicolous heath comprises…

Llyn Llech Owain

…ncluding common sedge Carex nigra and star sedge Carex echinata; heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia, devil's-bit scabious Succisa pratensis and lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica also occur. Drier areas to the east of the lake and on the slopes to the north are clad with heather …

Bricket Wood Common

…le moor grass Molinia caerulea, heath grass Danthonia decumbens, heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia and heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata, all species uncommon or rare in the county. Additional habitats are provided by the rides.

Whitehill Down

…several acid-loving species such as heather Calluna vulgaris and heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia. In the south-eastern part of the site there is an area of reedswamp (common reed – Phragmites australis) bordering the river and grading into purple moor-grass/whorled caraway …

West Dorset Coast

… including heather Calluna vulgaris, bell heather Erica cinerea, heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia and wavy hairgrass Deschampsia flexuosa. This community grades into scrub of bracken and gorse, and both the local climbing corydalis Corydalis claviculata and the nationally sc…

Waen Rydd

…de tormentil Potentilla erecta, heath rush Juncus squarrosus and heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia. A wide range of mosses and liverworts occur in the wet heath including Sphagnum recurvum, S. subnitens, S. tenellum, Pleurozium schreberi, Hypnum jutlandicum, Kurzia pauciflora…

Ballygalley Head

…il Lotus corniculatus, mouse_ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia and bulbous buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus. Where soils are thin and the sward is open, the bryophytes comb moss Ctenidium molluscum and Tamarisk scalewort Frullania tamarisci ar…

Llwyn-iarth

…na vulgaris with associates such as tormentil Potentilla erecta, heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia, and lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica. Thinly scattered are species such as deer grass Trichophorum cespitosum, star sedge, carnation sedge, bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus, and bog…

Rampisham Down

…rniculatus. Less frequent, but still present in many stands, are heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia, common dog violet Viola riviniana, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, heath speedwell Veronica officinalis, western gorse Ulex gallii and yarrow Achillea millefolium. A…

Rhos Pant-tyle

…ris, sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, heath rush Juncus squarrosus, heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia, bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus, hair moss Polytrichum commune and the bog-mosses Sphagnum papillosum and S. subnitens. Elsewhere purple moor-grass remains dominant but the sward …

Redlake Meadows & Hoggs Moor

…ss-leaved heath Erica tetralix, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia and creeping willow Salix repens. Intervening areas support species such as bog asphodel and carnation sedge Carex panicea. In addition, cushions of sphagnum moss including Spha…

Killydonnelly

…sis, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, tormentil Potentilla erecta, heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia, bitter-vetch Lathyrus linifolius, cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata, slender St John's wort Hypericum pulchrum and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile all frequent within the short swa…

Whiteleigh Meadows

…grass Eriophorum angustifolium, saw wort Serratula tinctoria and heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia. The uncommon lesser butterfly-orchid Platanthera bifolia and Dyer’s greenweed Genista tinctoria and the nationally scarce wavy St John-wort Hypericum undulatum also occur. In …

Scotton Common

… stricta, heath grass Danthonia decumbens and the locally scarce heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia. The heathers Calluna vulgaris, Erica tetralix and Erica cinerea are found in association with purple moor grass Molinia caerulea and the heath rush Juncus squarrosus. Both the …

Bliss Gate Pastures

…ave associated herb species including wild thyme Thymus praecox, heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia and barren strawberry Potentilla sterilis. Towards the top of the slope there is a zone of scrub with hawthorn Crataegus monogyna, bracken Pteridium aquilinum, western gorse Ule…

Wintringham Marsh

…uding betony Betonica officinalis, fairy flax Linum catharticum, heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia, common orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii and fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea. Damp grassland is dominated by purple moor grass Molinia caerulea which grades into a blunt flowered…

Murrins

…rum cespitosum, with occasional bilberry Vaccinium myrtillis and heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia. Sphagnum capillifolium dominates the dense moss layer beneath the dwarf-shrub canopy. Towards the bottom of the eskers, as the outwash plain levels out and the peat mantle beco…

Cashel Loughs

…ion sedge Carex panicea, devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis, heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia folia, heather Calluna vulgaris, cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, tormentil Potentilla erecta and louswort Pedicularis sylvatica, growing over a moss layer of Aulocomium palus…

Shap Fells

…s bit scabious, autumn hawkbit, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia, wild thyme Thymus praecox, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica and occasional grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris indicate a base rich influence. At the head of the reservoir i…

Frieth Meadows

…winged orchid Anacamptis morio, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia, devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis and lady's mantle Alchemilla sp. Glaucous sedge Carex flacca is present in extensive, dominant mats and occurs in association with spring…

Roecliffe Manor Lawns

… hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia, bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, field wood rush Luzula campestris and sheep's sorrel Rumex acetosella, are also present in varying quantities. Heather Calluna vulgaris …

Street Heath

…una vulgaris and cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, and supports heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia and heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata. Bog species present include bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, frog bit Hydrocharis morsus…

Rhosydd Castell-du & Plas-y-bettws

…ecies include devil's-bit scabious, tormentil Potentilla erecta, heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia and lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica. petty whin is locally frequent throughout. Much of the western (Castell-du) part of the site is dominated by a grassy sward in which purple …

Merthen Wood

…ociated with this heathland include tormentil Potentilla erecta, heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia, wood sage Teucrium scorodonia and the locally notable slender eyebright Euphrasia micrantha. Species associated with areas of wet heath include cross-leaved heath, deer grass …

Holly Rock Fields

…g., heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, mat grass Nardus stricta and heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia. There are also wet flushes and areas which are poorly drained where localised transitions occur between dry species rich neutral grassland, wet grassland and mire. In particul…

Allt Wen a Traeth Tanybwlch

…d sage Teucrium Scorodonia, carline thistle Carlina vulgaris and heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia. On patches of damp gravelly scree there are colonies of sea stork's-bill Erodium maritimum (in its only known Ceredigion locality) and adder's-tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum is a…

Corndon Hill

…harebell Campanula rotundifolia, bitter-vetch Lathyrus montanus, heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia and mountain pansy Viola lutea. Heather dominated communities are restricted to the northern slopes of the hill, bilberry and wavy hair-grass being locally abundant here. This t…

Gallt Llanerch - Coed Gelli-deg

… common centaury Centaurium erythraea, eyebright Euphrasia agg., heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia and common dog-violet Viola riviniana are found, together with abundant ant hills. There are patches of grey willow Salix cinerea and alder Alnus glutinosa carr, with much great…

Tranmire

…myrtillus, cranberry V. oxycoccos, purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia, bog moss and, in wetter channels, common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium and bottle sedge Carex rostrata. Habitats of limited extent include flushes, typically containin…

Inkpen Common

…ica which is locally abundant, devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis, milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia, tormentil Potentilla erecta and lesser dodder Cuscuta epithymum. The site is particularly noted for its colony of the pale heath violet Viola lactea for which this is the only …

Rosenannon Bog and Downs

…usewort Pedicularis sylvatica, saw wort Serratula tinctoria, and heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia. Locally, there are good populations of heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata and deer grass Trichophorum cespitosum, a plant of restricted occurrence on Cornish heathland.…

Rhos Gargoed

…w rattle Rhinanthus minor, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix and heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia.

The Cliffs of Magho

…cross leaved heath Erica tetralix with tormentil Potentilla erecta and milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia, growing over a carpet of Sphagnum mosses. On deeper peats, where the heath gives way to blanket bog, these species are still of frequent occurrence and are joined by hare's-tai…

Ashculm Turbary

…h Erica tetralix, heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata and heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia. Also characteristic of the low base status are carnation sedge Carex panicea and common yellow sedge C. demissa, together with common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium, rou…

Birches

…cabious Succisa pratensis, green winged orchid Anacamptis morio, heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum and common twayblade Neottia ovata. The presence of some of the above named species, such as pignut, heath milkwort, tormentil plus har…

Common Moor Langtree

… Serratula tinctoria, devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis and heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia. In the wetter parts of the site compact rush Juncus conglomeratus is abundant and herbs such as meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, valerian Valeriana officinalis, marsh pennywor…

Freshmoor

… tormentil Potentilla erecta, cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia and gorse Ulex europaeus. Heather Calluna vulgaris is present only on the driest hummocks. As water moves away from the spring line it begins to pick up additional nutrients. Th…

Big Dog Scarps and Lakes

…hin the wet heath community include tormentil Potentilla erecta, heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia and where there is localised flushing, devils-bit scabious Succisa pratensis. Where the dip slopes level out, deeper peat deposits occur and the wet heath communities become int…

Hill Houses & Crumpsbrook Meadows

… as heath grass Danthonia decumbens, tormentil Potentilla erecta heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile form significant elements of the vegetation. A particular feature of several of these meadows is the abundance of species more typical of wood…

Barle Valley

…t associates while in drier parts bell heather Erica cinerea and heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia can be found. The lichen flora is exceptional both for its luxuriance and in the number of rare species. One hundred and sixty five taxa of epiphytic lichens are present contai…

Dolorgan Barn

…dicate past ploughing or drainage. Tormentil, heath bedstraw and heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia are also found in the sward. Patches of mire, dominated by purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea, form a mosaic with the grassland. Damper areas of rush-pasture occur along the wat…

Calgary Dunes

… harebell Campanula rotundifolia, red clover Trifolium pratense, heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia, wild pansy Viola tricolor and common stork’s-bill Erodium cicutarium. The grassland in the western reaches of the site supports more common, more resilient species having come …

Birklands West and Ollerton Corner

…Rumex acetosella can be abundant, with heather Calluna vulgaris, heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, cat's ear Hypochaeris radicata and wild thyme Thymus polytrichus locally prominent. A local abundance of ant hills are a feature of th…

Gwaun Llwyn-gwyn

…include hard fern Blechnum spicant, sheep’s-bit Jasione montana, heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia and betony Betonica officinalis.

Yardley Chase

…d or acid soils, plants such as heath grass Danthonia decumbens, heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia, tormentil Potentilla erecta and betony Betonica officinalis are characteristic. Correspondingly, local base enrichment provides conditions for saw wort Serratula tinctoria, dro…

Burnham Beeches

…, early hair grass Aira praecox, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia, betony Betonica officinalis and the hawkweed Hieracium subaudum, as well as gorse Ulex europaeus, broom Cytisus scoparius and a few old junipers Juniperus communis, these last …

Lambert's Castle

…is. Herbs present include abundant tormentil Potentilla erecta, heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia, cat's ear Hypochaeris radicata and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile. On the steep, flinty upper sections of east and south facing slopes open heath persists, dominated by heather…

Deadman

… high diversity of associated species found at Deadman including heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia, tormentil Potentilla erecta and lesser butterfly orchid Platanthera bifolia. In places this wet heath has undergone a transition to birch Betula sp. and willow Salix sp. carr. …

Caeau Penglaneinon

… oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare, fairy flax Linum catharticum, heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia, tormentil Potentilla erecta, yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor and the nationally scarce wood bitter-vetch Vicia orobus. Unmown banks within these fields support a similar communi…

Landford Bog

…ple moor grass, cross leaved heath and heather Calluna vulgaris. Heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia, deer grass Trichophorum cespitosum, creeping willow Salix repens and dwarf gorse Ulex minor occur in this community. Scrub is spreading into the mire and in places forms a dens…

Largalinny

…th a scattering of herbs such as tormentil Potentilla erecta and heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia. Weak surface water movement is identified by the occurrence of frequent bog myrtle Myrica gale and purple moor grass Molinia caerulea. Strong localised flushing is characterise…

Crich Chase

…of more acidic conditions, such as heath bedstraw, tormentil and heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia with species such as fairy flax Linum catharticum and bee orchid Ophrys apifera, which are more typical of more alkaline soils. The thinnest soils are characterised by small are…

Danbury Common

…e. Among the less common species of this habitat are heath and common milkworts Polygala serpyllifolia and P. vulgaris, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, fenugreek Trifolium ornithopodioides, subterranean clover Trifolium subterraneum and small flowered buttercup Ranunculus parvif…

Trelow Downs

… officinalis agg, heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata and heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia. The sedges carnation sedge Carex panicea and green-ribbed sedge Carex binervis are also present. Royal fern Osmunda regalis and creeping willow Salix repens both occur occasion…

Brasside Pond

…Agrostis capillaris and contains heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia and tormentil Potentilla erecta, characteristic species of acid soils. The site has a varied invertebrate fauna. Seven species of dragonfly and damselfly Odonata breed at this s…

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