Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Aubert Ings

…d Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus. The herb flora includes abundant greater burnet Sanguisorba officinalis, knapweed Centaurea nigra, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, field scabious Knautia arvensis and salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba. Of particular interest is the presence of clus…

Graig Fawr

…media commonly occur with characteristic calcicolous herbs such as salad burnet Sanguisorba minor, carline thistle Carlina vulgaris, wild thyme Thymus polytrichus, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria, fairy flax, Linum catharticum and the Nationally Scarce hoary rockrose Helianthe…

Southerndown Coast

…-bedstraw Galium verum, common rock-rose Helianthemum nummularium, salad burnet Sanguisorba minor and wild thyme Thymus polytrichus. Species-rich neutral grassland is most frequent on north-facing slopes and where the soil is deeper. Most of this grassland is still influenced by …

West Woodhay Down

…ria, cowslip Primula veris, wild mignonette Reseda lutea, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba sp. minor, fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea and pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis. There is a small area of scrub, dominated by hawthorn Crataegus monogyna with whitebeam Sorbus a…

Great Asby Scar

…etch Hippocrepis comosa at its northern limit in Britain, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba ssp. minor, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, early purple orchid Orchis mascula and frog orchid Dactylorhiza viridis as well as many of the species found on the limestone pavemen…

Highclere Park

…irsium acaule, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba subsp. minor and large thyme Thymus pulegioides. The slope supports a large populations of field gentian Gentianella campestris in its only north Hampshire location. The marshy grassland…

Arfordir Marros-Pentywyn / Marros-Pendine Coast

…ifer. The open areas of broken rocky slopes have abundant salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba ssp. minor and Portland spurge Euphorbia portlandica, whilst associated scrubby vegetation of wild privet Ligustrum vulgare and bramble Rubus fruticosus agg. hold tangles of wild madder Ru…

Creigiau Rhiwledyn / Little Ormes Head

… that includes common rock-rose Helianthemum nummularium, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba ssp. minor, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum and bird’s-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus. On less severe slopes and the sides of small shallow valleys between limestone crags on the summit plat…

Lydstep Head to Tenby Burrows

…ria macrantha, crested dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus and salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba ssp. minor, with occasional common bird’s-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus, pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis, quaking-grass Briza media, cowslip Primula veris, greater knapweed Centa…

Baulk Head to Mullion

…izard and supports a number of calcicole species, such as salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba subsp. minor, which are rare in the Lizard area. Species poor red fescue dominated grasslands occupy some areas of the dune, gradually merging into wet grassland on the edge of the reedbe…

North Meadow, Cricklade

…yfield species such as pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis and black knapweed Centaurea nigra. adder's tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum, common meadow rue Thalictrum flavum and ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi also occur…

Cae Coed-gleision

…fescue Festuca rubra, eyebright Euphrasia officinalis, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis and red clover Trifolium pratense. Other characteristic associates include smooth lady's-mantle Alchemilla glabra, common knapweed Centaurea nigra, pignut C…

High Knock Shield Meadow

…are found within a herb rich sward in association with yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis, wood crane’s bill Geranium sylvaticum, lady’s mantle Alchemilla glabra, common sorrel Rumex acetosa, pignut Conopodium majus and grasses including rough me…

Wilwell Cutting

…abundance of herbs such as false fox sedge Carex otrubae, hay rattle Rhinanthus minor, great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis, knapweed Centaurea nigra, adder’s tongue fern Ophioglossum vulgatum, Saxifraga granulataa and, locally, Anacamptis morio and southern marsh orchid Dactylor…

Caeau Troed-Rhiw-Drain (Troed-Rhiw-Drain Meadows)

…ther characteristic species which occur frequently are yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis and eyebright Euphrasia agg. The uncommon greater butterfly-orchid Platanthera chlorantha and fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea occur in both the northern…

Cae Penmaes

… Leontodon hispidus, oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare, yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor, great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis, common sorrel Rumex acetosella, tufted vetch Vicia cracca and cat's-ear Hypochoeris Radicata also occur. Where drainage is impeded, on gleyed soils, areas …

Sledder Wood Meadows

…oratum are typical of the grass species present, while yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis, cowslip Primula veris, pignut Conopodium majus, betony Betonica officinalis and lady’s mantle Alchemilla vestita are characteristic herb species. Additiona…

Saltersford Lane Meadows

…lowered rush Juncus acutiflorus. Herbs present include yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis, common knapweed Centaurea nigra, common bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, greater bird's foot trefoil L. uliginosus, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria …

Rose End Meadows

…own for hay, support abundant pignut Conopodium majus, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis and knapweed Centaurea nigra, together with a number of species more typically associated with woodlands such as bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta and wood…

Borrow Beck Meadows

…lantago lanceolata, meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis, yarrow Achillea millefolium and common sorrel Rumex acetosa. Two species of lady's mantle occur, smooth Alchemilla glabra and intermediate Alchemilla xanth…

Rhos yr Hafod

… tormentil Potentilla erecta, eyebright Euphrasia agg, yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor, great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis and cat’s-ear Hypochaeris radicata and also a very good representation of devil's-bit scabious Succisa pratensis and the nationally rare wood bitter-vetch V…

Kendall's Meadow

… grass Trisetum flavescens. Notably abundant herbs are yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis and cat’s ear Hypochaeris radicata. Well over fifty plant species have so far been recorded, including quaking grass Briza media, saw wort Serratula tinctor…

Bratoft Meadows

…e grasses as the other meadows and, like them includes yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis and devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis. It is cut for hay. The site as a whole attracts large numbers of butterflies and 18 species of terrestrial mollu…

Askrigg Bottoms

…cens and red fescue Festuca rubra. It is rich in herb species with great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis notable for its abundance. Other flowering plants present include wood crane's bill Geranium sylvaticum, pignut Conopodium majus, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus, ribwort plan…

Oakland Pasture

…on hispidus, autumn hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata and cowslip Primula veris. Over fifty spikes of the common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii have been recorded on the …

Ancaster Valley

…hemum nummularium, horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, saw wort Serratula tinctoria and wild thyme Thymus praecox. The pedunculate oak ash beech woodland on the eastern slope also has mature cherry Prunus avium. A…

Fairmile Bottom

…rome grasses Bromus erectus, amongst which grow the herbs salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor and common milkwort Polygala vulgaris. To the south, the main area of grassland is composed of coarser grasses including tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum and…

Babcary Meadows

…. Herb species include abundant cowslip Primula veris, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba and betony Betonica officinalis. Oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare and hoary plantain Plantago media are also abundant. In the wetter hollows sedges such as car…

Chanctonbury Hill

… dominant in places. Herbs found in the grassland include salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, marjoram Origanum vulgare, wild basil Clinopodium vulgare, toadflax Linaria vulgaris and harebell Campanula rotundifolia. Chalk scrub is scattered througho…

Rigg Farm and Stake Hill Meadows

…s tail Cynosurus cristatus as the dominant grasses. Herbs such as great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, wood crane’s bill Geranium sylvaticum, greater bird's foot trefoil Lotus pedunculatus and pignut Conopodium majus are also common in these area…

Far Mains and Far Limekiln Close Meadows

…ing grass Briza media. Herb species such as cowslip Primula veris, great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata, hoary plantain P. media, red clover Trifolium pratense, meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris, common mouse e…

Kirkby Wharfe

… land are dominated by red fescue Festuca rubra with herbs such as great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis, salad burnet S. minor, cowslip Primula veris and cow parsley Anthriscus sylvestris. The site is one of a very few remaining sedge and rush dominated marshland communities in t…

Jeffry Bog

…erbs include pignut Conopodium majus, betony Betonica officinalis, great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis, salad burnet S. minor, common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii and cowslip Primula veris. There are also species typical of old pasture such as wood anemone Anemone nemoros…

Field Head Meadow

…w grass Poa trivialis and field wood rush Luzula campestris with greater burnet Sanguisorba officinalis, yellow raffle Rhinanthus minor, lady’s mantle Alchemilla glabra, eyebright Euphrasia agg. and pignut Conopodium majus. Other species present also include abundant ribwort pla…

Waterfall Meadows

…t Euphrasia officinalis agg., meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis, great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor and, more locally, common bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus. In places, the neutral grasslands show transitions to communities that have s…

New Ing Meadow

…of herb species is well represented within the community including great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, sheep’s sorrel Rumex acetosa and meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris. The presence of species typical of old meadows such as pignut Conopodium ma…

Arncott Bridge Meadows

…cristatus and common bent Agrostis capillaris with an abundance of great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor and common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii. Other species indicative of old meadowland include saw wort Serratula tinctoria, pepper saxifrag…

Caeau Nant Garenig

…gra and rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus are both abundant, whilst great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis, yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor, eyebright Euphrasia sp. and devil's-bit scabious are frequent. In one enclosure these plants are joined by burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifrag…

Horse Field, Gilling

…ntago lanceolata and sorrel Rumex acetosa are abundant throughout. great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis and yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor are locally common. Other species present include yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, field wood rush Luzula campestris, cowslip Primula ve…

Gweunydd Dwfnant (Dwfnant Pasture)

…ll represented. Lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica and lesser skullcap Scutellaria minor occur occasionally and great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis is locally frequent. Meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum occurs locally. The drier rises are characterised by the abundance of devil's-bi…

Allolee to Walltown

…ed Genista tinctoria, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, greater burnet Sanguisorba officinalis and salad burnet S. minor. On the dip slope east of Allolee, where the drainage is impeded, there occurs a most unusual species rich grassland dominated by purple moor grass Mo…

Waun Ton-y-spyddaden

…whorled caraway Carum verticillatum, saw-wort Serratula tinctoria, great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis and yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor. Northern marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza purpurella, a mainly northern species, is also present in small numbers. Remarks: The site lies within t…

Cae Llwyn

… Lathyrus pratensis, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus, yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor, common sorrel Rumex acetosa, great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis and tufted vetch Vicia cracca. The lower part of the field supports a rich fen-meadow community dominated by mixtures of sweet …

Knarsdale Meadows

… common sorrel Rumex acetosa, pignut Conopodium majus and hay rattle Rhinanthus minor. meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria and great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis are locally abundant. Other herbs which occur include marsh marigold Caltha palustris, several species of lady’s mantle …

Old Pulford Brook Meadows

…s pratensis with a range of associated forbs including yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor, autumn hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis, great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria and pepper-saxifrage Silaum silaus. Several uncommon species have been found incl…

Eithinog

… generally indicative of unimproved 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 th…

Charity Land

…onopodium majus, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris, great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis and thyme leaved speedwell Veronica serpyllifolia. More local are cowslip Primula veris, quaking grass Briza media, peppe…

Innsworth Meadow

…cowslip Primula veris, pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare, great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis, the uncommon green winged orchid Anacamptis morio and corky fruited water dropwort Oenanthe pimpinelloides. The meadow is…

Stonesfield Common, Bottoms & Banks

…oved grassland, including sainfoin Onobrychis viciifolia, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor and green winged orchid Anacamptis morio. The beech wych elm woodland on the east facing slope contains old wych elm coppice …

Berrow Dunes

…ies include yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, marram, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, soapwort Saponaria officinalis, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, hare's foot clover Trifolium arvense, eyebright Euphrasia nemorosa, pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis and bee orchid …

Stock Wood Meadows

…oot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, cowslip Primula veris, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba and rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus. Wetter areas also support ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi and meadowsweet Filipendula ulm…

Bell Sykes Meadows

…romus hordeaceus and crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus with greater burnet Sanguisorba officinalis, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, lady’s mantle Alchemilla glabra, meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis, eyebright Euphrasia agg, smooth hawk’s b…

Kingston Escarpment & Iford Hill

…erula cynanchica, horse shoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, eyebright Euphrasia officinalis and salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba growing within a short sward dominated by sheep's fescue Festuca ovina and upright brome Bromus erectus grasses. As the sit…

Cae Cwm-rhocas (Cwm Roches Meadow)

…lantago lanceolata, meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris, yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor, common sorrel Rumex acetosa and great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis. There is a wide range of associated plants, including meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, soft-brome Bromus hordeaceus sub…

Wet Sleddale Meadows

…fields. Oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare, pignut Conopodium majus, great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis, betony Betonica officinalis, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor and wood crane's bill Geranium sylvaticum are all frequent with the latter becoming abundant in places along the bo…

Treyford to Bepton Down

… fog Holcus lanatus grows with it. However, herbs such as salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria and yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor still persist. hawthorn Crataegus monogyna scrub is now invading much of the ungrazed grassland, while a more diverse…

West Newlandside Meadows

…g with meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, pignut Conopodium majus, greater burnet Sanguisorba officinalis, an eyebright Euphrasia officinalis, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, zigzag clover Trifolium medium, wood crane’s bill Geranium sylvaticum and bulbous buttercup Ranunculus bulb…

Cae Cwm-bach

… pignut Conopodium majus, common sorrel Rumex acetosa, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor and betony Betonica officinalis. Also present are, great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis, common bistort Polygonum bistorta, and the very characteristic regional plant, wood bitter-vetch Vicia or…

Blaen Nedd

…on knapweed Centaurea nigra, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata, great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus and yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor and the grasses crested dog’s-tail Cynosurus cristatus, sweet vernal-grass and common bent. Greater butterf…

Southmoor Farm

…nity not known elsewhere in Devon. It is characterised by abundant great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis, itself a local species in Devon, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor and rushes Juncus spp. Other plant species present include oval sedge Carex leporina, southern marsh-orchid Dac…

Wilmington Downs

…The chalk grassland is rich in flowering plants including salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, squinancywort Asperula cynanchica, chalk milkwort Polygala calcarea, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, Autumn lady's tresses Spiranthes spiralis and a plant which is restricted to chalk in …

Cernydd Carmel

…tilla erecta, eyebright Euphrasia officinalis agg. and yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor. Locally frequent species include whorled caraway Carum verticillatum, great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis, burnet-saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga and betony Betonica officinalis. A sizeable pop…

Langcliff Cross Meadow

…ies characteristic of old meadows such as pignut Conopodium majus, great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis, smooth lady’s mantle Alchemilla glabra, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor and meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria. The diversity of species found within the site is increased by the …

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