Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Eakring and Maplebeck Meadows

… marigold Caltha palustris. In drier areas cowslip Primula veris and goldilocks Ranunculus auricomus are locally frequent. To the west of the site Penny Pasture Common contains areas of neutral marsh. Generally, the sward dominants include tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa …

Cotteril Clough

… and pendulous sedge. Less common plants present in the wood include goldilocks Ranunculus auricomus, alternate leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium alternifolium, wood vetch, toothwort Lathraea squamaria, giant bellflower, twayblade, hard shield fern Polystichum aculeatum and …

Little Wittenham

…rcury Mercurialis perennis, ground ivy Glechoma hederacea, goldilocks buttercup Ranunculus auricomus, sanicle Sanicula europaea and greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha. Awide range of woodland invertebrates is present including white-letter hairstreak Satyrium w-album…

Brignall Banks

…rysosplenium alternifolium, stone bramble Rubus saxatilis, goldilocks buttercup Ranunculus auricomus and the root parasite, toothwort Lathraea squamaria. In addition there are scattered coppice stools of small leaved lime Tilia cordata which here is near the northern limit of its…

Hay Wood and Tinkers' Coppice

…lon, ramsons Allium ursinum, herb paris Paris quadrifolia, goldilocks buttercup Ranunculus auricomus and bird’s nest orchid Neottia nidus-avis. Between the two woodland blocks is an area of grassland and scrub and an old limestone quarry with associated spoil heaps which support…

Great Thrift Wood

…urple orchid Orchis mascula, yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum and goldilocks Ranunculus auricomus. The wetter areas are locally dominated by lesser pond sedge Carex acutiformis and contain many other moisture loving plants such as yellow flag Iris pseudacorus, valerian Valeria…

Shannel

…rollius europaeus and meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria. The Goldilocks buttercup Ranunculus auricomus is also found. Elsewhere, on wetter, peatier soils, the fen-meadow is generally less species-rich with more abundant purple moor-grass, meadowsweet or sharp-flowered rush and mars…

Cogley Wood

…olon, toothwort Lathraea squamaria, herb paris Paris quadrifolia and goldilocks Ranunculus auricomus. Other plants of interest include greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha and meadow saffron Colchicum autumnale. Cogley Wood has one of the most diverse butterfly populat…

Coedydd y Barri / Barry Woodlands

…la, twayblade Neottia ovata, herb-paris Paris quadrifolia, goldilocks buttercup Ranunculus auricomus and sanicle Sanicula europaea. In total, about 150 species of vascular plants have been recorded here, making this group of woodlands one of the most species-rich of any type foun…

Whittlewood Forest

…Orchis mascula, violet helleborine Epipactis purpurata and goldilocks buttercup Ranunculus auricomus. A number of epiphytic lichens are recorded which are absent or rare elsewhere in the county, these include Usnea certatina, Pertusaria hemishaerica and Lecanora confusa. There …

Upper Lough Erne - Crom

…y Lysimachia nummularia, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula and creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens. Where flushing by more base-rich waters occurs, a sward dominated by sedges such as carnation sedge Carex flacca and glaucous sedge Carex …

Lurgan River Wood

…erry Potentilla sterilis, lords and ladies Arum maculatum, goldilocks buttercup Ranunculus auricomus, common twayblade Listera ovata, wood speedwell Veronica montana, remote sedge Carex remota and wood sedge Carex sylvatica tend to be more scattered in their distribution. Mosses …

Bould Wood

…mon elsewhere in the wood, including sanicle Sanicula europaea, wood goldilocks Ranunculus auricomus, wood meadow grass Poanemoralis, wood melick Melica uniflora, hard shield fern Polystichum aculeatum and herb paris Paris quadrifolia. The woodland contains a diverse lower plant …

Lynsore Bottom

…ebore Helleborus viridis, Solomon's seal Polygonatum multiflorum and goldilocks Ranunculus auricomus. Dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta and brambles Rubus fruticosus are the commonest plants. The woods are also important for breeding birds inc…

Cropton Banks and Howlgate Head Woods

…bine Aquilegia vulgaris, lily of the valley Convallaria majalis, wood buttercup Ranunculus auricomus and mountain melick Melica nutans. Birds recorded from the site include wood warbler, blackcap and garden warbler.

Bentley Priory

…Milium effusum, greater burnet saxifrage Pimpinella major, goldilocks buttercup Ranunculus auricomus, sanicle Sanicula europaea and soft shield fern Polystichum setiferum which is scarce in Greater London. The streams flowing south and east through the site and the flushes on th…

Fivehead Woods and Meadow

…s herb paris Paris quadrifolia, primrose Primula vulgaris, goldilocks buttercup Ranunculus auricomus, sanicle Sanicula europaea, common dog violet Viola riviniana and early dog violet Viola reichenbachiana, woodruff Galium odoratum, lords and ladies Arum maculatum, pignut Conopod…

Woodeaton Wood

…arly purple orchid Orchis mascula, ramsons Allium ursinum, goldilocks buttercup Ranunculus auricomus, sanicle Sanicula europaea, sweet violet Viola odorata and early wood violet Viola reichenbachiana among carpets of dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis and enchanter's nightshade C…

Glover's Wood

…angel Lamiastrum galeobdolon, ramsons Allium ursinum and the woodland buttercup Ranunculus auricomus. wild daffodil Narcissus pseudonarcissus, a plant rare in Surrey, also occurs. The orchidaceae are well represented, eight species have been recorded, including fly orchid Ophrys …

Mottey Meadows

…woodland plants also occur such as wood anemone Anemone nemorosa and goldilocks Ranunculus auricomus. Where soils are permanently wet a crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus marsh marigold Caltha palustris community prevails, with a high cover of sedges, such as brown sedge Care…

Hollowhill and Pullingshill Woods

…rdelymus europaeus, as well as wood sedge Carex sylvatica, goldilocks buttercup Ranunculus auricomus and yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon. Much of the woodland floor on the shallow soils is largely bereft of herbaceous plants and exhibits either bare ground or deep accumul…

Chawridge Bourne

…alis. The ground flora is fairly species rich and includes goldilocks buttercup Ranunculus auricomus, hart's tongue fern Asplenium scolopendrium and soft shield fern Polystichum setiferum which are rare in Berkshire. The site includes, on the east bank of the stream, an ancient p…

Craighall Den

…gh not a notified feature of the site, the regionally rare goldilocks buttercup Ranunculus auricomus, and regionally scarce Saxifraga granulata occur at Craighall Den.

Appleton Lower Common

…eristic vascular plants include primrose Primula vulgaris, goldilocks buttercup Ranunculus auricomus, sanicle Sanicula europaea, early purple orchid Orchis mascula, twayblade Neottia ovata and wood anemone Anemone nemorosa. The wet rides have a distinctive flora in which sedges …

Trench Wood

…is quadrifolia, violet helleborine Epipactis purpurata and goldilocks buttercup Ranunculus auricomus. A number of nationally scarce moths are associated with the tree species in these areas. The larvae of the festoon Apoda limacodes and the micromoths Psoricoptera gibbosella and…

Widdenton Park Wood

…lix. It contains much wood barley Hordelymus europaeus and goldilocks buttercup Ranunculus auricomus, while violet helleborine Epipactis purpurata occurs locally. An additional feature of interest is a marginal area of species rich, undisturbed marshy grassland containing several…

Brasenose Wood and Shotover Hill

…s of recent coppice, but in suitable places plants such as goldilocks buttercup Ranunculus auricomus, orpine Sedum telephium, nettle leaved bellflower Campanula trachelium, spurge laurel Daphne laureola, blackcurrant Ribes nigrum, wood meadow grass Poa nemoralis and bearded couch…

Arkle Beck Meadows, Whaw

…is. The uncommon meadow saxifrage Saxifraga granulataa and goldilocks buttercup Ranunculus auricomus are two of the more notable herbs associated with this grassland type. Most of the fields have extensive areas of the second type, a damp northern meadow community characterised b…

Baldersdale Woodlands

… aculeatum. The uncommon species recorded here include the goldilocks buttercup Ranunculus auricomus and the parasitic toothwort Lathraea squamaria. Beech and oak ferns Phegopteris connectilis and Gymnocarpium dryopteris are found in shaded areas of block scree. On acidic soils s…

Combe Haven

…ve a ground flora which includes wood speedwell Veronica montana and goldilocks Ranunculus auricomus. Monkham Wood is coppice with standards woodland with oak and ash standards above coppiced hazel, hornbeam Carpinus betulus and sweet chestnut Castanea sativa. Decoy Pond Wood has…

Esher Commons

…of ancient woodland and includes bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, goldilocks Ranunculus auricomus, nettle leaved bellflower Campanula trachelium and moschatel Adoxa moschatellina. Also found are the nationally scarce greater dodder Cuscuta europaea, lesser chickweed Stellaria …

Cam Loch

…a northern birch wood and includes ramsons Allium ursinum, goldilocks buttercup Ranunculus auricomus and bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta as well as the blaeberry Vaccinium myrtillus that is more typical of acidic woodlands in the area.

Kippenrait Glen

… locally, including bird’s nest orchid Neottia nidus-avis, goldilocks buttercup Ranunculus auricomus, moschatel Adoxa moschatellina and wood vetch Vicia sylvatica. Kippenrait Glen also SSSI supports a significant assemblage of insects, in particular beetles and craneflies. An ext…

Marsett Rigg

…obe flower Trollius europaeus, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa and wood buttercup Ranunculus auricomus. Orchids are well represented, with substantial populations of twayblade Neottia ovata, early purple Orchis mascula, fragrant Gymnadenia conopsea and northern marsh Dactylorhiza …

Monkswood Valley

…udes primrose Primula vulgaris, sanicle Sanicula europaea, goldilocks buttercup Ranunculus auricomus, yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, Early Dog violet Viola reichenbachiana, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, herb paris Paris quadrifolia, …

Grendon and Doddershall Woods

… primrose Primula vulgaris, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, goldilocks buttercup Ranunculus auricomus, wood sedge Carex sylvatica, enchanter's nightshade Circaea lutetiana and narrow leaved everlasting pea Lathyrus sylvestris. A stream runs through Grendon Wood; alongside this sal…

Holly Wood

…um ursinum. Species indicative of ancient woodland include goldilocks buttercup Ranunculus auricomus, early purple orchid Orchis mascula, wood meadow grass Poa nemoralis and wood small reed Calamagrostis epigejos. Pale sedge Carex pallescens and pendulous sedge Carex pendula, bot…

Bear, Oveys & Great Bottom Woods

…nightshade Circaea lutetiana, woodruff Galium odoratum and goldilocks buttercup Ranunculus auricomus and the moss Leucobryum glaucum. The varied fungal flora includes the club fungus Ramaria stricta and the ink cap Coprinopsis picacea; both are usually associated with beech woodl…

Saltburn Gill

…s of early purple orchid Orchis mascula, wood vetch Vicia sylvatica, goldilocks Ranunculus auricomus and rough horsetail Equisetum hyemale. South of Darn Bottle a small bracken Pteridium aquilinum dominated clearing with scattered hawthorn and goat willow Salix caprea has develop…

Annacramph Meadows

…cies, including early dog violet Viola reichenbachiana and goldilocks buttercup Ranunculus auricomus. https://www.daera-ni.gov.uk/publications/annacramph-meadows-assi

Great Hormead Park

…lade Neottia ovata, early purple orchid Orchis mascula and goldilocks buttercup Ranunculus auricomus. Pendulous sedge Carex pendula occurs in quantity close to a pond which adds a wetland element to the diverse flora.

Fforestganol a Chwm Nofydd

… seal Polygonatum multiflorum, twayblade Neottia ovata and goldilocks buttercup Ranunculus auricomus. Coed-y-Wenallt includes areas dominated by beech with occasional oak Quercus robur. The understorey is sparse, consisting of bramble Rubus fruticosus and holly Ilex aquifolium an…

Bisham Woods

…cum androsaemum, nettle leaved bellflower Campanula trachelium, wood goldilocks Ranunculus auricomus and four species of helleborine orchids Epipactis spp. The site supports an interesting mollusc fauna including some species characteristic of ancient woodland conditions and chal…

Harpsden Wood

…s mercury Mercurialis perennis, sanicle Sanicula europaea, goldilocks buttercup Ranunculus auricomus, wood barley Hordelymus europaeus and, on the leached clay soil at the foot of the slope, common cow wheat Melampyrum pratense, a species of restricted distribution in the Chilter…

Merthen Wood

…astard balm Melittis melissophyllum which is nationally uncommon and goldilocks Ranunculus auricomus which is rare in Cornwall. Moss species of interest occurring in Merthen Wood are the nationally rare Fissidens curnovii and the oceanic species Hookeria lucens. Merthen Wood su…

Quarry Moor

…ercurialis perennis and, occasionally, sanicle Sanicula europaea and goldilocks Ranunculus auricomus. Elsewhere there are patches of hawthorn Crataegus monogyna scrub with some buckthorn Rhamnus cathartica, the food plant of caterpillars of the brimstone butterfly, which is somet…

Blackslee

…ntil Potentilla erecta, devils-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula, selfheal Prunella vulgaris, marsh ragwort Senecio aquaticus, meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris, marsh horsetail Equisetum palustre, carnation sedge Carex panicea, tawny sedge Care…

Ivinghoe Hills

…nd whitebeam and containing spurge laurel Daphne laureola, goldilocks buttercup Ranunculus auricomus and wood barley Hordelymus europaeus, characteristic of old woodland. The Coombe is moist woodland lying on Middle Chalk with Valley Gravel occurring on the lower level. Beech is …

Stanton Great Wood

…iolet Viola riviniana, wood spurge Euphorbia amygdaloides, goldilocks buttercup Ranunculus auricomus and ramsons Allium ursinum. Most of these are characteristic of ancient woodlands and rarely occur in other types of habitats. Insects associated with the semi natural woodland in…

Gosling's Corner

…rosa are frequent. Associated plants include ramsons Allium ursinum, goldilocks Ranunculus auricomus, bugle Ajuga reptans, enchanter's nightshade Circaea lutetiana, pignut Conopodium majus, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, barren strawberry Potentilla sterilis, lesser celandine F…

Math and Elsea Wood

…ants typical of these woodland types include ramsons Allium ursinum, goldilocks Ranunculus auricomus, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon, woodruff Galium odoratum, wood forget-me-not Myosotis sylvatica, wood melick Melica uniflora and wood…

Tilwick Meadow

…he past. These include early purple orchid Orchis mascula, goldilocks buttercup Ranunculus auricomus, dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis and wood sedge Carex sylvatica. Damper hollows support meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, wild angelica Angelica sylvestris, tufted hair grass De…

Badsaddle, Withmale Park and Bush Walk Woods

…eral species of note such as herb paris Paris quadrifolia, goldilocks buttercup Ranunculus auricomus and four species of orchid including greater butterfly Platanthera chlorantha. Badsaddle Wood also supports the largest colony in the county and possibly in the region of the rare…

Pishill Woods

…ora including the locally uncommon wood barley Hordelymus europaeus, goldilocks Ranunculus auricomus and early purple orchid Orchis mascula. In contrast the south facing slopes of Shambridge Wood contain beech dominated woodland which has been managedas high forest. Small quantit…

Twinhills Woods and Meadows

…dolon, wood avens Geum urbanum, primrose Primula vulgaris, goldilocks buttercup Ranunculus auricomus, pignut Conopodium majus, early and common dog violet Viola reichenbachiana and Viola riviniana, lords and ladies Arum maculatum, enchanter's nightshade Circaea lutentiana, hart's…

Pen-y-Cefn Pasture

…. The herb layer in the scrub includes hairy brome Bromopsis ramosa, goldilocks Ranunculus auricomus and the uncommon columbine Aquilegia vulgaris and herb Paris Paris quadrifolia.

Bradenham Woods, Park Wood & The Coppice

…rose Primula vulgaris, wood spurge Euphorbia amygdaloides, goldilocks buttercup Ranunculus auricomus, nettle leaved bellflower Campanula trachelium, occasional fly orchid Ophrys insectifera and violet helleborine Epipactis purpurata, the local wood barley Hordelymus europaeus and…

Jeffry Bog

…Church Farm marsh and, of particular note in the latter area, greater spearwort Ranunculus lingua. Jeffry Bog Plantation is dominated by alder Alnus glutinosa, ash Fraxinus excelsior and elm Ulmus procera, with sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus. Whilst the riverside area is very wet u…

Starling Bank

…inor, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, cowslip Primula veris, goldilocks buttercup Ranunculus auricomus, burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga, common bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus and wild onion Allium vineale. Locally uncommon species include adder’s tongue fern Ophioglo…

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