Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Scafell Pikes

…aerophorus fragilis, Lecidea spp., Cladonia spp. and Stereocaulon spp. The moss Racomitrium lanuginosum grows abundantly amongst the rocks with various higher plants including viviparous fescue Festuca vivipara, stiff sedge Carex bigelowii, bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus, heath bed…

Eastern Mournes

…such as sheep's fescue Festucq ovina and the bents Agrostis spp., with the moss Racomitrium lanuginosum prominent. Evidence suggests that this bryophyte-dominated Racomitrium heath was once more widespread in the Mournes, but it appears to be largely confined now to the highest, …

Beinn Dearg

…eath and the oceanic north-western heather -woolly fringe moss Calluna vulgaris-Racomitrium lanuginosum heath. At higher altitudes, there is extensive stiff sedge – woolly fringe moss Carex bigelowii- Racomitrium lanuginosum alpine moss-heath. The characteristic north-western for…

Arran Northern Mountains

…oire nam Fuaran and Cir Mhor. It is dominated by the heather-woolly fringe moss Racomitrium lanuginosum community. Alpine moss heath is represented by the stiff sedge Carex bigelowii–woolly fringe moss Racomitrium lanuginosum community that forms extensive beds along with Salix h…

Moorhouse and Cross Fell

… of the vegetation with plants such as stiff sedge Carex bigelowii and the moss Racomitrium lanuginosum becoming increasingly dominant. Cross Fell in fact supports the best and most extensive example of this Racomitrium heath in England. The summit cap, on both north and west sid…

Eryri

…sus, bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, and the moss Racomitrium lanuginosum depending upon topographic location and the nature of the underlying soil. At the higher levels, there are areas of montane acid grassland with tufted hair grass Deschampsia ce…

Slieveanorra and Croaghan

…t surface include papillose bog moss Sphagnum papillosum and woolly fringe moss Racomitrium lanuginosum, which can form large hummocks. The summit of Slieveanorra and the northern flanks of the mountain are undergoing extensive erosion resulting in excellent examples of haggs and…

Croagh Bog

…um capillifolium, papillose bog moss Sphagnum papillosum and woolly fringe moss Racomitrium lanuginosum topped by heather Calluna vulgaris and reindeer lichen Cladonia portentosa. The notable hummock forming Austin’s bog moss Sphagnum austinii and rusty bog moss Sphagnum fuscum f…

Carn/Glenshane Pass

…g asphodel Narthecium ossifragum. The hummocks are dominated by species such as Racomitrium lanuginosum, Sphagnum capillifolium and heather Calluna vulgaris, with occasional Sphagnum imbricatum and Sphagnum fuscum. This block of deep peat is bounded to the south-west by the Inver…

Killeter Forest and Bogs and Lakes

…um capillifolium, papillose bog moss Sphagnum papillosum and woolly fringe moss Racomitrium lanuginosum. These hummocks are generally topped by heather Calluna vulgaris and often support a significant cover of reindeer lichen Cladonia portentosa. Between the hummocks lie flat, wa…

Glennasheevar

…adjacent bog and are frequently topped by heather Cal/una vulgaris and the moss Racomitrium lanuginosum. The surrounding water-logged lawns are dominated by bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum with low Sphagnum papillosum hummocks, particularly around the pool margins. Notably the…

Essan Burn and Mullyfamore

…d with few sphagnum hummocks. However, prominent hummocks dominated by the moss Racomitrium lanuginosum and topped by Cladonia spp. lichens are locally frequent on drier, shallower peats. The area exhibits a number of notable structural features including several pool and hummock…

North Dartmoor

…atum occur within this blanket bog, while on the drier banks and rocks and moss Racomitrium lanuginosum is abundant. The valley mires within the site are of two types. Where water movement is restricted, a plant community similar to that of the blanket bog occurs, although with …

West Fermanagh Scarplands

…ts and bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum. The larger hummocks are dominated by Racomitrium lanuginosum, with the lower hummocks composed of Sphagnum capillifolium, topped by heather Calluna vulgaris. The notable hummock-forming Sphagnum imbricatum also occurs locally. On shallow…

Trotternish Ridge

…ation includes areas of moss-heath dominated by stiff sedge Carex bigelowii and Racomitrium lanuginosum and a distinctive north-western montane form of mat-grass Nardus stricta grassland with abundant R. lanuginosum. On the Storr and Beinn Edra there are numerous high altitude sp…

West Borgie

…gricans and slender sedge Carex lasiocarpa. A distinctive type of blanket bog - Racomitrium watershed blanket bog – is found to the west of Loch na Moine. This habitat is characterised by fairly deep, oval, closely-spaced pools separated by firm ridges. High hummocks of woolly fr…

An Teallach

…f alpine heath is widespread on the higher slopes, rich in the woolly hair moss Racomitrium lanuginosum and supporting alpine bearberry Arctostaphylos alpinus, and wild azalea Kalmia procumbens. There are also fine examples of alpine moss heath communities on An Teallach. This fo…

Buttermere Fells

…site also supports a range of ombrogenous and soligenous mires, areas of grassy Racomitrium lanuginosum heath on the summits of Grasmoor and Grisedale Pike and the nationally important sessile oak woods of Keskadale and Birkrigg. The site is a locality for the nationally rare alp…

Ben Klibreck

…largest extents of this rare dwarf shrub community in Britain. Woolly hair moss Racomitrium lanuginosum heath is also well-represented on exposed ground above 670m and occurs with both stiff sedge Carex bigelowii, and mossy cyphel Minuartia sedoides on the main summit. Blanket bo…

Mointeach Scadabhaigh

… heath Erica tetralix and lichens of the genus Cladonia. The woolly fringe moss Racomitrium lanuginosum, typical of western blanket bogs, is common over much of the site and is a conspicuous species, often forming large hummocks. Where there is increased enrichment from minerals,…

Gortnasoal Glebe and Meenadoan

… pleurocarpus mosses heath plait moss Hypnum jutlandicum and woolly fringe moss Racomitrium lanuginosum, the latter forming large hummocks. Where there is water movement through the surface of the peats, generally in association with natural water-courses, flushes and soaks, the …

Ben Heasgarnich

…lous snowbed vegetation, including species-rich stiff sedge Carex bigelowii and Racomitrium lanuginosum moss-heath. There are also late-lie snowbed communities, especially species-rich alpine ladies mantle and sibbaldia Sibbaldia procumbens dwarf-herb communities. Ben Heasgarnich…

Helvellyn & Fairfield

… widespread on the summit ridges, but this montane heath, dominated by the moss Racomitrium lanuginosum, is now restricted to small areas of boulder scree because of grazing and visitor pressure. Both acid and basic flushes are well represented on this site. Most extensive are ac…

Ben Alder and Aonach Beag

…including alpine heaths with widespread areas of woolly-fringe moss-stiff sedge Racomitrium lanuginosum – Carex bigelowii heath and montane acid grasslands. The high altitude metamorphosed limestone supports alpine and subalpine calcareous grasslands. This area is particularly ri…

Druim nam Bad

…m and purple moor grass Molinia caerulea. The abundance of hummocks of the moss Racomitrium lanuginosum, which is characteristic of eroding peatland systems, is of particular note. Bog moss Sphagnum is not a major part of the ground cover, although small quantities of the rarer s…

Radnor Forest

…ass Molinia caerulea, sedges (e.g. Carex binervis) and a number of mosses (e.g. Racomitrium lanuginosum) and lichens (e.g. Cladonia impexa). The dwarf shrubs are very well grown and suggest the area has suffered little from fires in the recent past and that grazing pressures are …

The Cliffs of Magho

…long-leaved sundew Drosera intermedia also occur. Lower plants include the moss Racomitrium lanuginosum, the liverwort Pleurozia purpurea and Cladonia lichen species. Localised flushes and seepage channels add to the diversity and are characterised by short sedges including yello…

Beinn Bhan

…s a range of exposed ground communities which are dominated by woolly hair-moss Racomitrium lanuginosum.

Lochan Buidhe Mires

…Sphagnum moss occupy the wetter areas. These are replaced by woolly fringe moss Racomitrium lanuginosum and lichens on better drained and disturbed ground. The pool systems vary across the site reflecting the topography, and pools of different shapes and sizes combine with hummoc…

Loch Caluim Flows

… the eastern type has deeper pools and higher, drier ridges. Woolly fringe moss Racomitrium lanuginosum characterises the third watershed bog type which also displays a higher proportion of erosion features. Species of Sphagnum moss are widespread and locally abundant across the …

Heyshott Down

…tre, Rhytidiadelphus loreus and of particular interest Antitricha curtipendula, Racomitrium lanuginosum and Jungermannia atrovirens, a species known from only one other site in southeast England. Ash Fraxinus excelsior is dominant in many parts of the woodland, with beech Fagus s…

Hoy

…aried structure. Characteristic features include hummocks of woolly fringe-moss Racomitrium lanuginosum, pools and carpets of bog mosses. The abundance of peat-forming bog mosses such as Sphagnum capillifolium and S. papillosum, as well as those more sensitive to disturbance such…

Coire na Beinne Mires

…ecium ossifragum is abundant in damp hollows and hummocks of woolly fringe-moss Racomitrium lanuginosum are present. The predominant type of bog associated with watersheds and gentle slopes is known as Eriophorum vaginatum ‘eastern’ blanket bog. This type of bog is characterised …

Garbh Choire

…ristic species here are the three-leaved rush Juncus trifidus, woolly hair-moss Racomitrium lanuginosum and stiff sedge Carex bigelowii. In very exposed areas below the ridge a dwarfed heath community is present, distinguished by blaeberry Vaccinium myrtillus, mountain crowberry …

Syre Peatlands

…, separated by hummocks and carpets of bog moss Sphagnum and woolly fringe moss Racomitrium lanuginosum. White beak sedge Rhynchospora alba grows around some of the pools. Long, narrow, mud-bottomed hollows separated by low ridges typify the numerous ladder fens, with their chara…

Inverpolly

…eag and the summit of An Laogh. Heather Calluna vulgaris and woolly fringe moss Racomitrium lanuginosum are the dominant species. Other species found in this community include wavy hair grass, cypress-leaved plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme and the nationally scarce cold eyebright…

Southern Parphe

…e of the high ground. Characteristic montane species such as woolly fringe-moss Racomitrium lanuginosum, alpine clubmoss Diphasiastrum alpinum, fir clubmoss Huperzia selago, alpine bearberry Arctostaphylos alpinus and wild azalea Kalmia procumbens are common within the alpine hea…

Knockfin Heights

…y grows on the well-drained peat hags which are dominated by woolly fringe moss Racomitrium lanuginosum and Cladonia lichens. The unusual bog moss Sphagnum fuscum occurs intermittently throughout the plateau area, together with Sphagnum magellanicum and the nationally scarce S. a…

Moffat Hills

…dge Carex bigelowii and dwarf willow Salix herbacea is extensive and patches of Racomitrium lanuginosum heath occur in rockier areas. Numerous springs, rills and soligenous mires occur, many of them base-enriched and dominated by mosses and liverworts such as Philonotis fontana a…

Papa Stour

…ntago maritima, heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata and woolly hair moss Racomitrium lanuginosum. The coast of Papa Stour shows good examples of wave-exposed and sheltered rocky shores. Exposed areas are characterised by rich and extensive lichen zones, numerous rock pools…

Low Wood

… lady’s mantle Alchemilla alpina, parsley fern Cryptogramma crispa and the moss Racomitrium lanuginosum. On the more nutrient rich basic soils of the lower slopes sessile oak is largely replaced in the canopy by ash with hazel, as a dense shrub layer, a feature particularly well …

Figyn Blaen-Brefi

…ed with a heathland community of heather Calluna vulgaris, the woolly hair moss Racomitrium lanuginosum and lichens of the Cladonia group. However, the presence of bog rosemary Andromeda polifolia distinguishes the association from more northerly examples. Erosion of the original…

Moss of Killimster

…s have vegetation dominated by heather, Cladonia lichens and woolly fringe-moss Racomitrium lanuginosum. The nationally rare moss Aulacomnium palustre occurs on the site along with two other nationally scare moss species: Sphagnum austinii and Dicranum bergeri.

Marlbank

…undew Drosera rotundifolia. Larger hummocks are dominated by woolly fringe moss Racomitrium lanuginosum, with the lower hummocks composed of red bog moss Sphagnum capillifolium, topped by heather Calluna vulgaris. On shallower peats the vegetation is dominated by heather Calluna …

Pillar and Ennerdale Fells

…summits of Pillar and Little Scoat Fell and typically comprise woolly hair moss Racomitrium lanuginosum with stiff sedge Carex bigelowii and viviparous fescue. Several rare species found include willow Salix herbacea and two lichens Cetraria islandica and Cladonia arbuscula. To …

Cadair Idris

…atches of the regionally rare stiff sedge Carex bigelowii with woolly hair moss Racomitrium lanuginosum, sheep’s-fescue and bilberry occur on the summit plateau. This type of vegetation is rare this far south and indeed here the stands are small and fragmented with very little mo…

Foinaven

…the vegetation, together with abundant bog moss Sphagnum spp., woolly-hair moss Racomitrium lanuginosum and other Atlantic bryophytes such as Pleurozia purpurea and Mylia taylorii. Dystrophic and oligotrophic lochs On the lower moors there are numerous fresh water lochs. These ra…

Moneygal Bog Part II

…uent hummocks of the notable Sphagnum imbricatum and Sphagnum fuscum as well as Racomitrium lanuginosum which, in association with the pools create an impressive microtopography. The pool margins are typically dominated by Sphagnum papillosum with bog asphodel Narthecium ossifrag…

Hill of Colvadale and Sobul

…getation types ranging from herb-rich sedge-grass heath with woolly fringe-moss Racomitrium lanuginosum hummocks towards the south of the site, to relatively herb-poor heath with cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix in the Caldback and Hill of Colvadale area. This northern section i…

Ben More - Stob Binnein

…mat-grass Nardus stricta and stiff sedge Carex bigelowii, with woolly hair-moss Racomitrium lanuginosum also occurring in some areas. These near-natural climax vegetation communities represent some of the best examples of their type in the Stirling Council area. The site supports…

Hermon Copper Bog

…a and cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix community with an abundance of the moss Racomitrium lanuginosum in drier locations. The site is of considerable geobotanical interest with an abundance of the copper-indicative plants, sea pink Armeria maritima, sea campion Silene uniflora…

Ash Fell

…noides. A small area of shallow limestone pavement and loose rock supports much Racomitrium lanuginosum moss as well as species like herb Robert and maidenhair spleenwort in the shallow 'grikes'. Small calcareous or limestone flushes also add to the interest and diversity of the …

Big Dog Scarps and Lakes

…y dominated by either red bog moss Sphagnum capillifolium or woolly fringe moss Racomitrium lanuginosum topped by heather Calluna vulgaris. The wetter hollows support a carpet of papillose bog moss Sphagnum papillosum and feathery bog moss Sphagnum cuspidatum with herbs including…

Beinn an Lochain

…es occur in the montane zone with good examples of stiff sedge Carex bigelowii, Racomitrium lanuginosum moss heath, and the arctic-alpine species three-leaved rush Juncus trifidus and spiked wood-rush Luzula spicata near their southern British geographical limit. In the sub-monta…

Lough Navar Scarps and Lakes

… of bog mosses Sphagnum spp., in addition to species such as woolly fringe moss Racomitrium lanuginosum, purple spoonwort Pleurozia purpurea and reindeer lichen Cladonia portentosa. Localised base-rich flushes and seepage channels add to the diversity, with the vegetation charact…

Kentra Bay and Moss

…evel a pool system, rich in sphagnum mosses and with drier hummocks of the moss Racomitrium lanuginosum, has developed. The variety of sphagnum mosses reflects the subtle variation in conditions found between the water filled hollows and drier ridges. The blanket bog supports par…

South Dartmoor

…nt 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 site have rich upland lichen flora, with the la…

Lon Leanachain

… more typical of western raised bogs; there being dry hummocks of reindeer moss Racomitrium lanuginosum and wet hollows containing bog mosses Sphagnum spp. Thirteen species of Sphagnum moss are known to occur on this site, several of which are rare or uncommon, and there are thre…

Lough Naman Bog and Lake

…inantly comprised of heather Calluna vulgaris and the mosses woolly fringe moss Racomitrium lanuginosum and red bog moss Sphagnum capillifolium. The more notable hummock-forming species rusty bog moss Sphagnum fuscum and Austin's bog moss Sphagnum austinii are also present. Sever…

Giant's Causeway and Dunseverick

…grass Eriophorum angustifolium, deergrass Trichophorum caespitosum and the moss Racomitrium lanuginosum. Areas of standing water support bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata in the pools. At Aird, heavy grazing has allowed flush expansion by poaching and erosion of the shallow peat soil…

Ben Loyal

…ridge features a moss heath of stiff sedge Carex bigelowii and woolly hair-moss Racomitrium lanuginosum with patches of least willow Salix herbacea. There are also areas of prostrate heath which include short, wind-clipped heather Calluna vulgaris and mountain bearberry Arctostap…

Ben Wyvis

…essive is the large extent of the summit heaths dominated by woolly fringe-moss Racomitrium lanuginosum and stiff sedge Carex bigelowii. The lower slopes support blanket bog habitats which are notable, especially on the southern side of the hill, for the amount of dwarf birch B…

Strath Duchally

…ea. Bog moss Sphagnum is locally important. In eroded areas, woolly-fringe moss Racomitrium lanuginosum tends to replace Sphagnum as the dominant moss and in places Cladonia lichens are abundant. Of particular interest is the local occurrence of the nationally scarce dwarf birch …

Moneygal Bog

…ollows, including frequent hummocks of Sphagnum imbricatum, Sphagnum fuscum and Racomitrium lanuginosum. https://www.daera-ni.gov.uk/publications/moneygal-bog-assi

Cranny Bogs

…al larger hummocks of the more notable Sphagnum imbricatum and Sphagnum fuscum. Racomitrium lanuginosum also forms occasional hummocks over the surface. Over much of the intact surface that has not been recently burnt, Cladonia portentosa forms prominent carpets over the dwarf sh…

Morven and Scaraben

… on this site is dominated by bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus and woolly hair moss Racomitrium lanuginosum. This plant community is particularly well-developed on the summit ridge of Scaraben. This habitat has an abundance of other mosses such as Rhytidiadelphus loreus, Pleurozium s…

Altikeeragh

…er hollows. Other species recorded within this vegetation type include the moss Racomitrium lanuginosum, which forms large hummocks scattered throughout the area and purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, which occurs on gentle slopes that are slightly flushed. Towards the centre of…

Frosses Bog

…s are generally replaced by Hypnum jutlandicum, with scattered, low hummocks of Racomitrium lanuginosum. The wetter hollows between the hummocks are characterised by the prominence of bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum with occasional white beak sedge Rhynchospora alba. Sphagnum …

Ronas Hill - North Roe

…nto an extensive area of prostrate heather Calluna vulgaris -woolly fringe-moss Racomitrium lanuginosum heathland. On the higher slopes of the hill, the fell-field supports Arctic-alpine plant communities, with species such as alpine lady’s-mantle Alchemilla alpina, alpine saw-wo…

Carstairs Kames

…icum and S.imbricatum. These occur together with hummocks of woolly fringe-moss Racomitrium lanuginosum, which attain heights of up to 80 cm. The site supports a wide range of vascular plants typical of ombrogenous mires. Bog rosemary Andromeda polifolia grows here at the norther…

Cairngorms

…ed, with the full range of subtypes varying from those where woolly fringe-moss Racomitrium lanuginosum is co-dominant to open tussocky, lichen-rich areas. Extensive areas of the plateau are dominated by stiff sedge Carex bigelowii and woolly hair-moss, particularly on the wester…

Coladoir Bog

…icum and S.imbricatum. These occur together with hummocks of woolly fringe-moss Racomitrium lanuginosum, which attain heights of up to 80 cm. The site supports a wide range of vascular plants typical of ombrogenous mires. Bog rosemary Andromeda polifolia grows here at the norther…

Ardlair - Letterewe

…Exposed middle slopes support prostrate dwarf shrub heath with woolly hair moss Racomitrium lanuginosum and crowberry Empetrum nigrum. Quartzite occurs to the east of Sgurr Ban and here the dwarf shrub heath is dominated by dwarf juniper Juniper communis subsp. nana. Where calcar…

Monar Forest

…the most outstanding and extensive feature and is dominated by woolly hair-moss Racomitrium lanuginosum with abundant cushion forming alpine plants such as thrift Armeria maritima, least willow Salix herbacea, sibbaldia Sibbaldia procumbens and moss campion Silene acaulis. A rang…

Teal Lough and Slaghtfreeden Bogs

… bog in Northern Ireland. In all the bogs there are scattered large hummocks of Racomitrium lanuginosum, Sphagnum imbricatum and Sphagnum fuscum, together with several bryophytes including Mylia taylorii, Mylia anomala and Pleurozia purpurea. The bog pools also support a number o…

Treyford to Bepton Down

…inium monorchis. Chalk bryophytes, mosses, are well represented and in addition Racomitrium lanuginosum has been recorded. This moss is rare in the south east and reflects the 'oceanic' nature of this north facing ridge. In ungrazed swards tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum becomes …

Strath an Loin

…th these species indicate relatively undisturbed conditions. Woolly fringe-moss Racomitrium lanuginosum is widespread, both as carpets but also as hummocks where the peat has eroded on the highest ground. Lichens, particularly those of the genus Cladonia, are abundant in eroded a…

Mullaghcarn

…there are localised patches ofmontane heath characterised by woolly fringe moss Racomitrium lanuginosum. On the lower slopes, around the periphery of Mullaghcarn ASSI, cut-over bog and wet heath frequently form a mosaic with upland grassland communities dominated by common bent A…

Affric - Cannich Hills

…ed snowbed communities and the largest extent of species-poor Carex bigelowii – Racomitrium lanuginosum moss heath in Scotland. It also includes extensive areas of the species-rich moss campion, Silene acaulis, sub-community of moss heath. A wide range of prostrate Calluna heaths…

Lough Alaban

…indicated by peat haggs and runnels, with hummocks topped by woolly fringe moss Racomitrium lanuginosum. Further diversity is provided by a series of flushes within the blanket bog, which are dominated by sedges such as common yellow sedge Carex demissa, star sedge Carex echinata…

Claish Moss

…c’ bryophytes include Campylopus atrovirens and Pleurozia purpurea. Hummocks of Racomitrium lanuginosum are well developed, some reaching 1m in height. Higher plants are well represented and include long-leaved sundew and white beak-sedge, as well as the much rarer brown beak-sed…

Skiddaw Group

…700 metres on Broad End, the northern spur of Skiddaw. Here, woolly fringe moss Racomitrium lanuginosum is locally dominant with sheep's fescue, stiff sedge, bilberry and crowberry. Dwarf willow Salix herbacea is occasional in this community but forms quite dense carpets on the w…

Tweedsmuir Hills

…r ground. On the more hummocky ground, alpine moss heaths of woolly fringe moss Racomitrium lanuginosum and sheep’s-fescue dominate. Stiff sedge Carex bigelowii is found throughout both of these two communities and dwarf willow Salix herbacea sparingly in the latter. Springs foun…

Coir' an Eoin

…terised by deep round pools, erosion gullies and hummocks of woolly fringe-moss Racomitrium lanuginosum. Golden plover The peatland vegetation supports a particularly high density of breeding golden plover which makes this site nationally important for this species. Golden plover…

Teal Lough Part II

…rich bryophyte carpet is frequently disrupted by large, well-formed hummocks of Racomitrium lanuginosum, Sphagnum fuscum and Sphagnum imbricatum. The pools support a characteristic growth of aquatic Sphagnum mosses, along with stands of bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and pockets o…

Bryn Bras

…er Erica cinerea and crowberry Empetrum nigrum, along with the woolly hair moss Racomitrium lanuginosum and the lichens Cladonia uncialis, C.arbuscula and C.impexa. On one such slope an area of clubmoss Lycopodium heath occurs containing three clubmosses, alpine L.alpinum, stag's…

Glen Callater

…p of Carn of Claise itself holds moss heath characterised by woolly fringe-moss Racomitrium lanuginosum, and the Tolmount, the slopes of Carn an Tuirc and the south-west flanks of Fafernie hold extensive areas of alpine heath dominated by mountain crowberry, blaeberry Vaccinium m…

Berwyn

…ranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos, deergrass Trichophorum cespitosum and woolly moss Racomitrium lanuginosum, cloudberry Rubus chamaemorus is locally frequent here, at its southernmost point in Britain, together with lesser twayblade Neottia cordata a scarce species in Southern Britai…

Belmore Mountain

… capillifolium and lustrous bog-moss Sphagnum subnitens with woolly fringe moss Racomitrium lanuginosum topped by heather Calluna vulgaris. On shallower peats the vegetation is dominated by heather Calluna vulgaris with hare's tail cottongrass Eriophorum vaginatum and occasional …

Creag Meagaidh

…mit plateau supports extensive blanket bog with large areas of woolly hair moss Racomitrium lanuginosum heath and swards of stiff sedge Carex bigelowii. The alpine and subalpine heaths support characteristic species such as crowberry Empetrum nigrum and dry and wet heaths with sp…

Western Mournes and Kilfeaghan Upper

…anguslifolium, hare's tail cottongrass Eriophorum vaginalum, woolly fringe moss Racomitrium lanuginosum and bog mosses Sphagnum spp. This area has been excessively eroded in the past by both weathering and anthropogenic factors which has created large areas of peat hags. Western …

Titterstone Clee

…ss flora, which includes some upland species which are rare in Shropshire, e.g. Racomitrium fasciculare, R. lanuginosum and Andreaea rupestris. This habitat also supports rare ferns, such as parsley fern Cryptogramma crispa, mountain male fern Dryopteris oreades, oak fern Gymnoca…

Hook Norton Cutting & Banks

…alls in the southern section support the uncommon mosses Polytrichum piliferum, Racomitrium heterostichum and R. lanuginosum. Since the closure of the railway in 1965, scrub, principally of hawthorn, blackthorn and brambles has spread into the cutting from boundary hedges. The r…

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