Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Upper Thurne Broads and Marshes

…olerant plants such as parsley water dropwort Oenanthe lachenalii and brookweed Samolus valerandi. In places within the fen protected from the rise and fall in water levels acidic conditions have developed. Here the vegetation is characterised by carpets of bog mosses principally…

Biddle Street, Yatton

…itches support a diverse bank flora. ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, brookweed Samolus valerandi, brooklime Veronica beccabunga, water mint Mentha aquatica, marsh bedstraw Galium palustre and meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria have all been recorded. A rich invertebrate fauna is al…

Coverack to Porthoustock

…ommon reed Phragmites australis, fool’s water-cress Apium nodiflorum, brookweed Samolus valerandi and distant sedge Carex distans and the nationally scarce dotted sedge Carex punctata in particularly wet flushes. Maritime grassland communities are widespread but often indistinct…

Ducklington Mead

… retain an interesting wetland flora, including local species such as brookweed Samolus valerandi, whorl grass Catabrosa aquatica and plicate sweet grass Glyceria notata. The site is enclosed by hedges, one of which is rich in constituent shrubs and is apparently ancient.

West Dorset Coast

…Epipactis palustris, southern marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa, brookweed Samolus valerandi and the nationally scarce Bithynian vetch Vicia bithynica. On more stable soils, short sward communities are maintained by rabbit grazing. The character of the vegetation is varied b…

St. Neot's Common

… The ditch flora includes water plantain Alisma plantago-aquatica and brookweed Samolus valerandi. There are also thriving colonies of toads and frogs, the latter being rare in the county. The willow holt within the site holds nine species of willow including Salix purpurea and S…

Langmead and Weston Level

…axima and rushes, together with creeping Jenny Lysimachia nummularia, brookweed Samolus valerandi and water dock Rumex hydrolapathum. The terrestrial and aquatic invertebrates recorded on the site include four nationally rare species, the great silver diving beetle Hydrophilus p…

Ty Croes

…altmarsh rush Juncus gerardii, marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris, brookweed Samolus valerandi and yellow iris Iris pseudacorus are found. Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax, which nest nearby, feed on invertebrates found in the soil and short vegetation. Marsh fritillary Euphydry…

Glannau Rhoscolyn

… rocky shoreline. These are characterised by thrift Armeria maritima, brookweed Samolus valerandi, sea milkwort Glaux maritima, bog pimpernel Lysmachia tenella, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, common yellow sedge Carex demissa and occasionally common spike-rush Eleocharis p…

Bridgwater Bay

…latus, common reed and water plantain Alisma plantago-aquatica, while brookweed Samolus valerandi and the local parsley water dropwort Oenanthe lachenalii are found on the bank sides. The slightly brackish nature of the water is indicated by the presence of plants such as the na…

Roudsea Wood & Mosses

…ransition zone marked by the presence of plants such as common reed, brook weed Samolus valerandi, parsley water dropwort Oenanthe lachenalii, distant sedge Carex distans, false fox sedge C. otrubae and the uncommon blunt flowered rush Juncus subnodulosus. Beyond this zone is a f…

Lower Test Valley

…ntracting, occurs here, together with other uncommon species such as brook weed Samolus valerandi, spike rush Eleocharis uniglumis and the hybrid saltmarsh grass Puccinellia xkrusmaniana. Above the termination of tidal influence are extensive unimproved neutral meadows containing…

Wytham Ditches and Flushes

…ty, together with a number of other uncommon wetland species, notably brookweed Samolus valerandi, water violet Hottonia palustris, narrow leaved water plantain Alisma lanceolatum, tubular water dropwort Oenanthe fistulosa and creeping Jenny Lysimachia nummularia. The open water …

Sidling's Copse and College Pond

…e black bog rush Schoenus nigricans, bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella, brookweed Samolus valerandi, marsh helleborine Epipactis palustris, broad leaved helleborine Epipactis helleborine, adder's tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum and a sub species of fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea …

Boscastle to Widemouth

…alis, bristle club-rush Isolepis setacea, slender club-rush I.cernua, brookweed Samolus valerandi and wood vetch Vicia sylvatica. An important feature of the site is the zonation form sea cliff vegetation through maritime grassland, heath and scrub into woodland communities. This…

Lakenheath Poors Fen

…including the uncommon Lesser water plantain Baldellia ranunculoides, brookweed Samolus valerandi and water mint Mentha aquatica.

Cae'r Felin

…include wood bitter vetch Vicia orobus, pale sedge Carex pallescens, brook weed Samolus valerandi, betony Betonica officinalis and orchids such as butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha and at least two species of marsh orchid Dactylorhiza spp.. The pasture is located on the ba…

Farnham Mires

…rella and in the wetter communities, bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella, brookweed Samolus valerandi and parsley water dropwort Oenanthe lachenalii.

King's Sedgemoor

…banks are often herb rich with marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris, brookweed Samolus valerandi, meadow rue Thalictrum flavum and marsh stitchwort Stellaria palustris. The small field ditches and banksides have a rich invertebrate community including the rare soldier flies Odon…

Max Bog

…meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, dyer’s greenweed Genista tinctoria, brookweed Samolus valerandi, fen bedstraw Galium uliginosum, marsh valerian Valeriana dioica, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, wood small reed Calamagrostis epigejos and marsh helleborine Epipactis palustris. Fields…

Gordano Valley

…spearwort Ranunculus flammula, marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris, brookweed Samolus valerandi and marsh orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa. The Gordano Valley is one of the few remaining localities in Britain for the nationally rare brown galingale Cyperus fuscus. This species…

Cotswold Water Park

…ommon spike rush Eleocharis palustris, water mint Mentha aquatica and brookweed Samolus valerandi, also occur.

Moine Mhor

…spitosa, and lesser tussock-sedge Carex diandra. Within this zone are brookweed Samolus valerandi, gypsywort Lycopus europaeus, parsley water-dropwort Oenanthe lachenalii, and sea arrowgrass Triglochin maritimum. The Loch Crinan head saltmarsh is the largest on mainland Argyll. L…

Holborough to Burham Marshes

…ion are present including slender spike rush Eleocharis uniglumis and brookweed Samolus valerandi. A number of orchid species also occur. Alluvial grassland is an increasingly uncommon habitat; here it is dominated by grasses such as creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, red fescue…

Mournes Coast

…ony Eupatorium cannabinum and marsh woundwort Stachys palustris, with brookweed Samolus valerandi in wetter areas. In more strongly flushed areas species such as jointed rush Juncus articulatus, common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris, bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella, marsh arrowgr…

Crowle Borrow Pits

…pearwort Ranunculus flammula, marsh yellowcress Rorippa islandica and brookweed Samolus valerandi.

Sheepland Coast

…endula ulmaria, ragged robin Lychnis flos-cuculi and the more notable brookweed Samolus valerandi. A dense mat of brown mosses dominated by pointed spear moss Calliergonell cuspidatum grows beneath the sedge and herb sward. Other mosses include marsh bryum Bryum pseudotriquetrum …

Quants

…orium cannabinum. The local marsh helleborine Epipactis palustris and brookweed Samolus valerandi also occur. The ancient woodland is not uniform and four stand types can be distinguished: i. pedunculate oak hazel ash, ii. ash field maple, iii. slope alder wood, and iv. vall…

Buddon Wood and Swithland Reservoir

… County. Species uncommon in Leicestershire are found here including brookweed Samolus valerandi, flowering rush Butomus umbellatus and cyperus sedge Carex pseudocyperus. Buddon Wood and Swithland Reservoir. The reservoir is important as a roosting and feeding area for waterfowl…

Tickenham, Nailsea and Kenn Moors

… also support a rich bank flora with ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, brookweed Samolus valerandi, creeping jenny Lysimachia nummularia, skullcap Scutellaria galericulata and blunt flowered rush Juncus subnodulosus all being present. Associated with these rich plant communities …

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