Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Upper Solway Flats & Marshes

…ites australis or pools with aquatic plants such as the scarce whorl grass Catabrosa aquatica and flowering rush Butomus umbellatus, which is here at its northern limit in Britain. In other localities there are transitions to species rich freshwater fen, in which meadowsweet Fili…

Great Asby Scar

… sycamore, grey willow Salix cinerea, black thorn, bird cherry, elder, dog rose Rosa canina, burnet rose Rosa spinosissima, honeysuckle and ivy. An exception to the above is found over the southern enclosures around Little Kinmond which have been grazed solely by cattle and have…

Thrislington Plantation

…amble Rubus fruticosus agg. occurs throughout the site, with a variety of roses Rosa spp. including burnet rose Rosa spinosissima. Woodland is a habitat of subsidiary importance which has developed in the east of the site; it is dominated by ash Fraxinus excelsior and sycamore Ac…

Chinnor Hill

…h side of the Icknield Way has a range of wild rose species comprising dog rose Rosa canina, sweet briar R. rubiginosa, lesser sweetbriar R. micrantha and burnet rose Rosa spinosissima, atone of its few inland localities in central southern England. Large areas of the site are co…

Pen-y-Cefn Pasture

… large colony of the uncommon green-winged orchid Anacamptis morio. Burnet rose Rosa spinosissima is extensive. Silver birch Betula pendula is colonising the open grassland areas. The calcareous scrub, which dominates the southern part of the site, consists largely of hazel Coryl…

Tiroedd a Glannau Rhwng Cricieth ac Afon Glaslyn

…d on the site. Areas of mature, fixed dune support plants including burnet rose Rosa spinosissima, sand sedge Carex arenaria and restharrow Ononis repens. Wet dune slacks, best seen in the western part of the site behind the dune ridges, support characteristic plants such as the …

Moel Hiraddug a Bryn Gop

…re vegetated, scrub, particularly of blackthorn Prunus spinosa with burnet rose Rosa spinosissima and occasionally holly Ilex aquifolium and yew Taxus baccata, occurs together with dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis, wild madder Rubia peregrina and lesser meadow-rue and other spe…

Steeple Point to Marsland Mouth

…trichus, yarrow Achillea millefolium, eyebright Euphrasia vigursii, burnet rose Rosa spinosissima and cat's ear Hypochaeris radicata. Further inland, scrub, with abundant bracken Pteridium aquilinum and bramble Rubus fruticosus is succeeded by woodland. The most extensive woodla…

Lullington Heath

… Hypericum pulchrum, heath grass Danthonia decumbens and the shrub, burnet rose Rosa spinosissima. These contrast with the calcicoles salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris and milkwort Polygala vulgaris. The chalk grassland is dominated by sheep's fescu…

Red Rocks

…kidney vetch, fairy flax, early forget-me-not Myosotis ramosissima, burnet rose Rosa spinosissima, knotted clover Trifolium striatum, early hair grass Aira praecox and quaking grass. The rarest plant to have been discovered on this site is Mackay’s horsetail Equisetum 3 trachydon…

Newton Links

… turf with an abundance of bloody crane’s bill Geranium sanguineum, burnet rose Rosa spinosissima, purple milk vetch, lesser meadow rue, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, eyebright Euphrasia officinalis and crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha. On the flat ground behind the dune …

Arnside Knott

…rees have colonized the heath and include an unusual association of burnet rose Rosa spinosissima, juniper and alder buckthorn Frangula alnus. Elsewhere on the site shrubs and trees of varying age and structure have invaded the grasslands, including buckthorn Rhamnus cathartica,…

Merthyr Mawr

…, false oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius, dewberry Rubus caesius and burnet rose Rosa spinosissima occur elsewhere. Dune slack vegetation at Merthyr Mawr is also very species-rich. Creeping willow Salix repens is locally common on the slack floors, along with other typical slack s…

Bailliewhirr

…oria (at the northwest limit of its known natural range in the UK), burnet rose Rosa spinosissima, wild thyme Thymus polytrichus, common bird’s-foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus and devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis. The wetter, western part of the site is a low-lying hollow o…

Durham Coast

…arebell Campanula rotundifolia, lesser meadow rue Thalictrum minus, burnet rose Rosa spinosissima, spiny rest-harrow Ononis spinosa, purple milk vetch, bloody crane’s bill and pyramidal orchid. A small dune slack supports populations of orchid Dactylorhiza spp. and common twaybla…

Godrevy Head to St Agnes

…ghout are saw wort Serratula tinctoria, spring squill Scilla verna, burnet rose Rosa spinosissima and betony Betonica officinalis, together with the rare pale dog-violet Viola lactea, the nationally rare Cornish eyebright Euphrasia vigursii and hairy greenweed Genista pilosa. In …

Prestatyn Hillside

…ng quaking-grass Briza media; yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens; burnet rose Rosa spinosissima; ploughmans spikenard Inula convza and yellow-wort Blackstonia perfoliata. The uncommon and coastal hoary rockrose Helianthemum oelandicum occurs on limestone rock outcrops. On deep …

Cligga Head

… spring squill Scilla verna, kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria, and burnet rose Rosa spinosissima. Portland spurge Euphorbia portlandica, a species restricted to the southwest coast, is found in the northern section, as is rock sea lavender Limonium binervosum. The area is moder…

Dunbeath Water

…ude opposite-leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, burnet rose Rosa spinosissima, wood millet Milium effusum and grass-of-parnassus Parnassia palustris.

Coed Copi'r Graig

…cies, some of which, such as lesser meadow-rue Thalictrum minus and burnet rose Rosa spinosissima are of rare occurrence in Montgomeryshire. Lower plants growing on the rock surfaces (epilithic plants) include large colonies of the lichens Sticta Sylvatica and Nephroma laevigata,…

Warkworth Dunes and Saltmarsh

…ne ridge supports a dune grassland characterised by an abundance of burnet rose Rosa spinosissima, bloody crane's bill Geranium sanguineum and lesser meadow rue Thalictrum minus. The rare sea pea Lathyrus japonicus can all be found in these dunes at its most northerly location in…

Moorfoot Hills

…l Corylus avellana. Richer areas have blackthorn Prunus spinosa and burnet rose Rosa spinosissima. Aspen Populus tremula is local. The cleuchs contribute a major part of the species and habitat diversity of the site, and are amongst the best examples, floristically, of upland woo…

Back Bay to Carghidown

…egia soldanella. Behind the vegetated shingle, extensive carpets of burnet rose Rosa spinosissima and blackthorn Prunus spinosa have developed. The steeper sloping cliffs include a narrow fringe of maritime heath and grassland interspersed by scrub. Due to the warmer coastal cond…

Burton Leonard Lime Quarry

…ala vulgaris. Notable species include buckthorn Rhamnus cathartica, burnet rose Rosa spinosissima, squinancywort Asperula cynanchica, pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis, heath grass Danthonia decumbens and yellow wort Blackstonia perfoliata. The site supports both primary an…

Aberarth - Carreg Wylan

…saic of western gorse, heathers Calluna vulgaris, Erica cinerea and burnet rose Rosa spinosissima. Approximately two kilometres south-west of Aberaeron, an area of moderately steep coastal slope supports a species-rich sward that includes wild thyme Thymus praecox, common bird’s-…

Newtown Harbour

…nts of slightly calcareous soils such as rest harrow Ononis repens, burnet rose Rosa spinosissima, cowslips Primula veris and selfheal Prunella vulgaris. To the west of Hart’s Farm, a single meadow which has traditionally been mown for hay contains a particular abundance of green…

Hadston Links

…ane’s bill Geranium sanguineum, lesser meadow rue Thalictrum minus, burnet rose Rosa spinosissima and, locally, purple milk vetch Astragalus danicus, species which are considered to be characteristic of dune grassland in Northumberland. Hollows in the dunes have been created both…

Aber Afon Conwy

…lea millefolium, clover Trifolium spp., plantains Plantago spp. and burnet rose Rosa spinosissima. Pupation takes place in areas of bare uncompacted sand, with adults emerging the following year if weather conditions are suitable. Remarks: A bonus feature of the site are the fre…

Cove

…etch Anthyllis vulneraria, bloody crane’s-bill Geranium sanguineum, burnet rose Rosa spinosissima, common rock-rose Helianthemum nummularium and the rare purple milk-vetch Astragalus danicus along with maritime plants such as thrift Armeria maritima, sea campion Silene uniflora a…

St Abb's Head to Fast Castle

…-parsley Torilis nodosa, early marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza incarnata, burnet rose Rosa spinosissima, soft clover Trifolium striatum, fern grass Catapodium rigidum, sea wormwood Artemisia maritima, spring sandwort Minuartia verna, and great horsetail Equisetum telmateia. The coastal…

Morfa a Chraig Cwm Ivy / Cwm Ivy Marsh and Tor

…nd common restharrow Ononis repens, with dewberry Rubus caesius and burnet rose Rosa spinosissima. Where the limestone is closest to the surface, small areas of calcareous grassland exist with common rock-rose Helianthemum nummularium, sheep’ fescue Festuca ovina, wild thyme Thym…

Mallerstang-Swaledale Head

…uefoil Potentilla crantzii, horse shoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa and burnet rose Rosa spinosissima. The majority of the land on Mallerstang common and in North Yorkshire supports a mixture of acidophilous vegetation developed on a variety of substrates. Blanket bog occurs extensiv…

Wouldham to Detling Escarpment

…d to the woodland already mentioned. Scattered clumps of hawthorn and wild rose Rosa spp. including the scarce Kent+ species R. rubiginosa gradually merge and a varied scrub develops, with more than a dozen shrub species, including dogwood Cornus sanguinea, privet, hazel, hawthor…

Cynffig / Kenfig

…s, false oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius, dewberry Rubus caesiusand burnet rose Rosa spinosissima. Leaching of normally calcareous dunes has led to the occurrence of some short-sward acid grassland, particularly near the landward margin of the site. This grassland is characterise…

Silloth Dunes and Mawbray Bank

…s and sand leek Allium scorodoprasum. Other species present include burnet rose Rosa spinosissima, bloody cranesbill Geranium sanguineum and common rest-harrow Ononis repens. As the dunes become less mobile further inland, they merge into extensive areas of fixed dry dune grassla…

Madbanks and Ledsham Banks

…asts between the two grasslands are illustrated by the abundance of burnet rose Rosa spinosissima on Madbanks and its scarcity on Ledsham Banks, whilst dyer’s greenweed Genista tinctoria occurs on the latter but not on the former.

Lydstep Head to Tenby Burrows

…a and glaucous sedge Carex flacca occur. There are still patches of Burnet rose Rosa spinosissima for which the dunes were once famed. Despite much modification and large stands of planted sea buckthorn Hippophae rhamnoides, the dunes are notable for an abundance of scarce plants…

Rowridge Valley

…a vesca, wild marjoram Origanum vulgare, cowslips Primula veris and burnet rose Rosa spinosissima. Several butterfly species also inhabit this grassland such as brown argus Aricia agestis, green hairstreak Callophrys rubi and the local Duke of Burgundy fritillary Hamearis lucina …

Eithinog

…oved grassland, such as yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, eyebright Euphrasia nemorosa, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, field scabious Knautia arvensis, quaking grass Briza media and black knapweed Centaurea nigra. Well developed hedges separate the fields and are often on banks…

Durness

…ess Arabis hirsuta, broad leaved helleborine Epipactis helleborine, burnet rose Rosa spinosissima and lesser meadow rue Thalictrum minus, and more northern species such as green spleenwort Asplenium viride, stone bramble Rubus saxatilis and holly fern Polystichum lonchitis. Marit…

Halling to Trottiscliffe Escarpment

… are well represented with several rose species including the local burnet rose Rosa spinosissima as well as traveller's joy Clematis vitalba which is abundant. The later stages of scrub succession resemble woodland with increasing numbers of trees such as ash, yew and beech pres…

Arfordir Gogleddol Penmon

… columbine Aquilegia vulgaris, carline thistle Carlina vulgaris and burnet rose Rosa spinosissima. Neutral grasslands with common knapweed Centaurea nigra, crested dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus and common bird’s-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus occur in fields adjoining the heath…

Arfordir Niwgwl - Aber Bach / Newgale - Little Haven Coast

…kthorn Prunus spinosa dominate in areas, along with species such as burnet rose Rosa spinosissima, occasional heather Calluna vulgaris, and spring squill Scilla verna. Species of interest occurring within the maritime grassland, scrub, coastal crevice and shingle communities incl…

Strumble Head - Llechdafad Cliffs

…lgaris, saw-wort Serratula tinctoria, wild thyme Thymus praecox and burnet rose Rosa spinosissima are also present in the heath. Bracken Pteridium aquilinum and bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, along with European gorse Ulex europaeus on shallow soils, dominate the more shelte…

Pittington Hill

…ogyna, gorse Ulex europaeus and a number of rose species, including burnet rose Rosa spinosissima, is developed over a ground flora in which woodland herbs such as sanicle Sanicula europaea, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa and wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella are present. Saplings of …

Allt Wen a Traeth Tanybwlch

…ee which is patchily vegetated and contains wind-pruned thickets of burnet rose Rosa spinosissima, western gorse Ulex gallii and blackthorn. Heather Calluna vulgaris and bell heather Erica Cinerea are scattered throughout, with other characteristic coastal heath species such as w…

Coed Aberedw

… uncommon plants including meadow saxifrage Saxifraga granulata and burnet rose Rosa spinosissima, the only record for Radnorshire. The wet riverside rocks support a range of characteristic mosses and liverworts including Hygroamblystegium fluviatile, Cinclidotus fontinaloides, F…

Marsland to Clovelly Coast

…rniculatus, English stonecrop Sedum anglicum on walls and outcrops, burnet rose Rosa spinosissima, carline thistle Carlina vulgaris and spring squill Scilla verna. The nationally scarce rock sea-lavender Limonium binervosum and Portland spurge Euphorbia portlandica occur on the c…

Cranmore

…is, bell heather Erica cinerea, dyer’s greenweed Genista tinctoria, burnet rose Rosa spinosissima, devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis, common dog violet Viola riviniana and pale dog violet V.lactea. The grasses are predominantly bents Agrostis spp. and fescues Festuca spp. wi…

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