Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Little Hallingbury Marsh

…ning in Essex, including marsh marigold Caltha palustris, marsh ragwort Senecio aquaticus, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi and skullcap Scutellaria galericulata. The site is also of interest for overwintering birds such as snipe Gallinago gallinago, water rail Rallus aquaticus an…

Jockey Fields

…za praetermissa, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula and marsh ragwort Senecio aquaticus. Marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre and marsh speedwell Veronica scutellata are also present and are considered scarce in the county. Other notable species present on the site include brown s…

Wareham Meadows

…n the site include the nationally rare Cetti’s warbler Cettia cetti, water rail Rallus aquaticus and bearded tit Panurus biarmicus, the latter being found in areas of extensive reed swamp. The meadows to the north of the River Piddle support frequently waterlogged and herb-rich …

Great Pool (Tresco)

…an Cygnus olor, mallard Anas platyrhynchos, gadwall Mareca strepera, water rail Rallus aquaticus, sedge warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus and reed warbler A. scirpaceus. The pool is important for wintering wildfowl, particularly teal Anas crecca, wigeon Mareca penelope, shoveler…

Combe Pool

…eata, the last being rare in Warwickshire. Kingfisher Alcedo atthis, water rail Rallus aquaticus and grey wagtail Motacilla cinerea also breed regularly. The woodland supports a diverse breeding bird community with tits, corvids, three species of woodpecker and a range of warbler…

Woolston Eyes

…Anas crecca, shoveler Spatula clypeata, tufted duck Aythya fuligula, water rail Rallus aquaticus, cuckoo Cuculus canorus, kingfisher Alcedo atthis, grasshopper warbler Locustella naevia, sedge warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus, reed warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus and reed bunti…

Bradiford Valley

…inclus, grey wagtail Motacilla cinerea, kingfisher Alcedo atthis and water rail Rallus aquaticus nest near the watercourses.

Grafham Water

… Mareca strepera, shoveler A. clypeata, tufted duck Aythya fuligula, water rail Rallus aquaticus and ringed plover Charadrius hiaticula. The area of active sludge lagoons is of particular importance for breeding birds as well as for autumn passage migrants. Areas of grassland, sc…

Fens Pools

…enobaenus and, occasionally, little ringed plover Charadrius dubius. Water rail Rallus aquaticus and goldeneye Bucephala clangula are regular winter visitors.

Westhay Heath

…ruficollis, Cetti's warbler Cettia cetti, whinchat Saxicola rubetra, water rail Rallus aquaticus, mute swan Cygnus olor, reed warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus, sedge warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus and teal Anas crecca. This is the only Somerset site where the nationally rare m…

Dearne Valley Wetlands

…rganey, gadwall, shoveler, sedge warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus, water rail Rallus aquaticus, reed bunting Emberiza schoeniclus and bearded tit Panurus biarmicus and an abundance of soil and ground-surface invertebrates for species such as lapwing Vanellus vanellus, snipe Gal…

Aire Point to Carrick Du

…at Boswednack, which also provides suitable conditions for wintering water rail Rallus aquaticus, woodcock Scolopax rusticola and curlew Numenius arquata. The location of this site at the southern-western tip of the British mainland makes it an important resting and feeding area …

Thatcham Reed Beds

…sedge warbler A. schoenobaenus and Cetti’s warbler Cettia cetti. The water rail Rallus aquaticus is also a regular breeding species. The reeds provide a valuable refuge for migrants in spring and autumn and are also an important winter habitat for many species including large pop…

Flintsham & Titley Pools

…apilla and chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita and the shy and elusive water rail Rallus aquaticus.

Ynys Uchaf

… trees greater tussock-sedge Carex paniculata forms imposing stands. Water rail Rallus aquaticus is believed to breed and wildfowl, principally teal Anas crecca and mallard Anas platyrhynchos, frequent the site, especially during winter. The adjacent Gwendraeth Bach is rich in aq…

Cam Lough

… of black guillemot Cepphus glylle and also more unusually, breeding water rail Rallus aquaticus, the former on Lighthouse Island, the latter on all three islands. In addition, Big Copeland held 372 pairs of black-headed gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus, 6 pairs of ringed plover C…

Aldermaston Gravel Pits

…tant for numerous birds including nine breeding species of warblers, water rail Rallus aquaticus, kingfisher Alcedoa atthis and an important breeding colony of nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos. During the period 1997 1981 some 64 species of birds were recorded breeding at this s…

Ufton Fields

…irds. Breeding birds include little grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis and water rail Rallus aquaticus as well as snipe Gallinago gallinago.

River Frome

…d mallard Anas platyrhynchos are ubiquitous, but less obvious is the water rail Rallus aquaticus which breeds in dense fen vegetation. The wet grassland breeding birds of the Lower Frome valley have all undergone substantial declines in their numbers over recent years. Redshank T…

Barn Elms Wetland Centre

…llinago gallinago, shoveler Spatula clypeata, pintail Anas acuta and water rail Rallus aquaticus. A number of breeding passerines have been recorded including whitethroat Sylvia communis, garden warbler Sylvia borin and blackcap Sylvia atricapilla. Mammals are well represented on…

Totamore Dunes and Loch Ballyhaugh

…ringa totanus, dunlin Calidris alpina, lapwing Vanellus vanellus and water rail Rallus aquaticus. Wind blown sand deposits have formed a natural barrier across the valley between Beinn Tioraidh and Ben Hogh resulting in the formation of the Loch Ballyhaugh basin. Loch Ballyhaugh …

Lough Cowey

… wetland birds such as moorhen Gallinula chloropus and the reclusive water rail Rallus aquaticus and small passerines including sedge warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus and more notably Reed rarbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus. Evidence of the presence of otter Lutra lutra in the for…

Otter Estuary

…pilla, siskin Spinus spinus and waterbirds such as teal Anas crecca, water rail Rallus aquaticus and dunlin Calidris alpina. There are several distinct communities of mud-dwelling invertebrates in the estuary. Characteristic species include the bivalve peppery furrow-shell Scrob…

Slapton Ley

…ports a nationally important assemblage of breeding birds, including water rail Rallus aquaticus, cuckoo Cuculus canorus, kingfisher Alcedo atthis, reed warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus, sedge warbler A. schoenobaenus, and reed bunting Emberiza schoeniclus. Mute swan Cygnus olor, …

Westhay Moor

…sland species such as meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria and marsh ragwort Senecio aquaticus. An area of birch Betula spp and willow Salix spp carr woodland, with purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, bog myrtle Myrica gale and relict areas of the formerly extensive raised bog with Sp…

Swanscombe Peninsula

… Panurus biarmicus, marsh harrier Circus aeruginosus and the elusive water rail Rallus aquaticus. Wetland habitats across the site also support reed bunting Emberiza schoeniclus, sedge warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus and reed warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus, with the last of t…

Afon Teifi

…and support important populations of breeding birds including snipe, water rail Rallus aquaticus, reed bunting Emberiza schoeniclus, reed warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus and the rare Cetti’s warbler Cettia cetti, the latter at the north-west limit of its range. The lower reaches …

Bolshayne Fen

…s commonly seen. It also supports a number of bird species including water rail Rallus aquaticus, which rarely breeds in Devon but has been recorded during the summer in recent years. During the winter snipe Gallinago gallinago and woodcock Scolopax rusticola commonly feed within…

Humber Estuary

…ra, shoveler Spatula clypeata, pochard, tufted duck Aythya fuligula, water rail Rallus aquaticus, little ringed plover Charadrius dubius, snipe Gallinago gallinago, redshank, common tern Sterna hirundo, cuckoo Cuculus canorus, kingfisher Alcedo atthis, yellow wagtail Motacilla fl…

Doxey and Tillington Marshes

…la naevia and whinchat Saxicola rubetra are occasional breeders and water rails Rallus aquaticus are present all year round. The site supports a diverse wintering bird community; 80 or more species are present in most winters. There are locally important concentrations of winteri…

Lough Anierin

…foraging and nesting habitat for wetland birds such as the reclusive water rail Rallus aquaticus. Evidence of the presence of otter Lutra lutra in the form of spraint markings are present. https://www.daera-ni.gov.uk/publications/lough-anierin-assi

Higher Moors & Porth Hellick Pool (St. Mary's)

…n Mareca penelope, pochard Aythya ferina, snipe Gallinago gallinago, water rail Rallus aquaticus and coot. This freshwater habitat on the Isles of Scilly is nationally famous for rare vagrant birds and also regularly attracts less common passage migrants such as spotted crake Por…

Thorley Flood Pound

…inflexus. The site provides a habitat for snipe Gallinago gallinago, water rail Rallus aquaticus, wildfowl and other ground nesting birds.

Stiffkey Valley

…querquedula, shoveler Spatula clypeata, tufted duck Aythya fuligula, water rail Rallus aquaticus, avocet Recurvirostra avosetta, lapwing Vanellus vanellus, redshank Tringa totanus, cuckoo Cuculus canorus, kingfisher Alcedo atthis, sedge warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus, reed wa…

Lower Moors (St. Mary's)

…tant feeding for passage and wintering snipe Gallinago gallinago and water rail Rallus aquaticus. The wet meadows and reed beds are regularly used by some of the less common rails, especially corncrake Crex crex and spotted crake Porzana porzana, on passage.

Studland & Godlingston Heaths

…cola rubicola and the many swamps and pools support several pairs of water rail Rallus aquaticus. Outside of the breeding season Little Sea is important for wildfowl, with notable concentrations of pochard Aythya ferina, scaup Aythya marila, gadwall Mareca strepera and goldeneye …

Shapwick Heath

…la naevia and nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos in scrubby areas and water rail Rallus aquaticus and reed warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus in flooded old peat cuttings. The flora and fauna communities associated with the wetland habitats present on Shapwick Heath are dependent gen…

Dungeness, Romney Marsh and Rye Bay

…a, tufted duck Aythya fuligula, little grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis, water rail Rallus aquaticus, avocet Recurvirostra avosetta, black headed gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus, Sandwich tern Thalasseus sandvicensis, common tern Sterna hirundo, little tern Sternula albifrons, Cetti’…

Thursley, Hankley & Frensham Commons

…d grebe Podiceps cristatus, mute swan Cygnus olor, coot Fulica atra, water rail Rallus aquaticus and little grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis. Birds which breed in the areas of woodland include all three British woodpecker, woodcock Scolopax rusticola, redstart Phoenicurus phoenicuru…

Corsydd Llangloffan

…d reed bunting Emberiza schoeniclus. Amongst the winter visitors are water rail Rallus aquaticus and snipe Gallinago gallinago, whilst hen harrier Circus cyaneus and corncrake Crex crex are seen occasionally. Remarks: The Countryside Council for Wales owns the majority of the ea…

Pakefield to Easton Bavents

…s, marsh harrier Circus aeruginosus, little tern Sternula albifrons, water rail Rallus aquaticus and bearded tit Panurus biarmicus. Breeding bird assemblages Pakefield to Easton Bavents SSSI supports nationally important breeding bird assemblages of lowland open water and their…

Holborough to Burham Marshes

…birds breed in areas including reed warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus, water rail Rallus aquaticus and occasionally bearded tit Panurus biarmicus. In addition large flocks of swallows Hirundo rustica and sand martin Riparia riparia roost in the reed beds in autumn together with wag…

Ingrebourne Marshes

…uckoos Cuculus canorus exploiting the nests of the latter 2 species. Water rail Rallus aquaticus also breed within the dense reed swamps and kingfisher Alcedo atthis nest in the steep banks of the River Ingrebourne.

Cop Mere

…include goldeneye Bucephala clangula, goosander Mergus merganser and water rail Rallus aquaticus. The insect fauna includes two uncommon beetles and two uncommon flies.

Milton Gate Marsh

… warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus, sedge warbler A. schoenobaenus and water rail Rallus aquaticus. Another very rare wetland bird has bred sporadically in recent years. NOTE * Nationally Rare, ** Nationally Scarce, + RDB, Occurs in 1 15 of 10 x 10km squares in Britain Occurs in 1…

Marton Pool, Chirbury

…ested grebe Podiceps cristatus, little grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis, water rail Rallus aquaticus and reed warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus, for which this is probably the most important site in Shropshire.

Gwlyptiroedd Casnewydd / Newport Wetlands

… avocet Recurvirostra avosetta, redshank, lapwing Vanellus vanellus, water rail Rallus aquaticus, Cetti’s warbler Cettia cetti and bearded tit Panurus biarmicus. In addition, breeding populations of ringed plover Charadrius hiaticula and little ringed plover Charadrius dubius are…

Rye Meads

…reas are used by wintering birds, notably snipe Gallinago gallinago, water rail Rallus aquaticus, bittern Botaurus stellaris and bearded tit Panurus biarmicus, the last three species occurring here at their highest concentrations in the London basin. The lagoons support the regio…

Gwernydd Penbre

…rbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus, reed bunting Emberiza schoeniclus and water rail Rallus aquaticus. Cetti's warbler occupy the peripheral rusty willow Salix cinerea subsp. oleifolia scrub and several pairs are believed to breed. Bitterns Botaurus stellaris are irregular visitors to…

Quoile

…all Mareca strepera, coot Flllica atra, moorhen Gallinula chloropus, water rail Rallus aquaticus, little greebe Tachybaptus ruficollis and great crested grebe Podiceps cristatus. Waders, including snipe Gallinago gallinago and lapwing Vanellus vanellus, nest in the wet grasslands…

River Itchen

… Cirsium palustre, common valerian Valeriana officinalis, marsh ragwort Senecio aquaticus and meadowsweet and in places greater tussock sedge swamp has developed. All the grassland communities can develop into a tall coarse sward if grazing is relaxed. Along certain drains and s…

River Test

…t the grasshopper warbler Locustella naevia has become quite scarce. Water rail Rallus aquaticus, though seldom seen, also breed in the dense wetland vegetation. Numbers of wet grassland breeding birds of the Test Valley such as snipe Gallinago gallinago, redshank Tringa totanus …

Upper Nene Valley Gravel Pits

… schoenobaenus and the rare Cetti’s warbler Cettia cetti, along with water rail Rallus aquaticus, cuckoo Cuculus canorus, yellow wagtail Motacilla flava, grey wagtail Motacilla cinerea and reed bunting Emberiza schoeniclus, are associated with damp grassland, scattered scrub and …

Baulk Head to Mullion

…ustella luscinioides may well breed here occasionally. The secretive water rail Rallus aquaticus is also thought to breed here. Other birds use the marshland as feeding grounds, particularly during spring and autumn migration when species such as the swallow Hirundo rustica and h…

Mound Alderwoods

… Mergus serrator and teal Anas crecca nest within tussock grassland, water rail Rallus aquaticus, snipe Gallinago gallinago and redshank Tringa totanus frequent the wetter fen and scrub edge habitats, whilst cuckoo Cuculus canorus, grasshopper warbler Locustella naevia and sedge …

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