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Shielton Peatlands
…ally scarce small cranberry V. microcarpum. The nationally rare marsh saxifrage Saxifraga hirculus is also found on this site at its only known location within the Caithness and Sutherland Peatlands.
Breeding bird assemblage
The extent and diversity of the blanket bog and dubh lo…
Moorhouse and Cross Fell
…rare species such as lesser clubmoss Selaginella selaginoides, starry saxifrage Saxifraga stellaris, marsh saxifrage Saxifraga hirculus, alpine foxtail Alopecurus alpinus and three flowered rush Juncus triglumis.
Brown mosses can be very abundant and include Philonotis fontana, …
Strath Duchally
…table 'quaking' surface
Wet heathland with cross-leaved heath
Marsh saxifrage (Saxifraga hirculus)
Otter (Lutra lutra)
Black-throated diver (Gavia arctica)
Common scoter (Melanitta nigra)
Dunlin (Calidris alpina schinzii)
Golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos)
Golden plover (Pluvialis…
Craigengar
…mmunities within Garval Syke and Ravens Cleugh also host yellow marsh saxifrage Saxifraga hirculus, which is found in only seven locations in Britain. For this reason, part of the site is also designated as a Special Area of Conservation (SAC) as detailed below.
Cnoc an Alaskie
…uaking' surface
Wet heathland with cross-leaved heath
Species
Marsh saxifrage (Saxifraga hirculus)
Otter (Lutra lutra)
Birds
Black-throated diver (Gavia arctica)
Common scoter (Melanitta nigra)
Dunlin (Calidris alpina schinzii)
Golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos)
Golden plove…
Upper Teesdale
…ail Equisetum variegatum, Scottish asphodel Tofieldia pusilla, yellow saxifrage Saxifraga aizoides and dwarf milkwort Polygala amarella.
Outcropping carboniferous limestone on Mickle Fell also supports species rich grassland communities including some of the Teesdale rarities su…
Strath an Loin
…able 'quaking' surface : Wet heathland with cross-leaved heath
Marsh saxifrage (Saxifraga hirculus)
Otter (Lutra lutra)
Black-throated diver (Gavia arctica)
Common scoter (Melanitta nigra)
Dunlin (Calidris alpina schinzii)
Golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos)
Golden plover (Pluviali…
Strathmore Peatlands
…enelope)
Wood sandpiper (Tringa glareola)
Otter (Lutra lutra)
Marsh saxifrage (Saxifraga hirculus)
West Borgie
…ace
Wet heathland with cross-leaved heath
Otter (Lutra lutra)
Marsh saxifrage (Saxifraga hirculus)
Common scoter (Melanitta nigra)
Black-throated diver (Gavia arctica)
Dunlin (Calidris alpina schinzii)
Golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos)
Golden plover (Pluvialis apricaria)
Greensha…
Syre Peatlands
…ace
Wet heathland with cross-leaved heath
Otter (Lutra lutra)
Marsh saxifrage (Saxifraga hirculus)
Common scoter (Melanitta nigra)
Black-throated diver (Gavia arctica)
Dunlin (Calidris alpina schinzii)
Golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos)
Golden plover (Pluvialis apricaria)
Greensh…
Hill of Towanreef
…arnassia palustris, hairy stonecrop Sedum villosum and the rare marsh saxifrage Saxifraga hirculus.
In the north, an area of norite rocks on Turf Hill and White Hill of Bogs holds small areas of heather-bearberry heath. The Mosses of Tolophin and Fuie, which combine some of the f…
Mallerstang-Swaledale Head
…tain pansy Viola lutea, mountain everlasting Antennaria dioica, mossy saxifrage Saxifraga hypnoides and limestone bedstraw Galium sterneri, while on steeper slopes blue moor grass Sesleria caerulea becomes dominant. Flushed situations support species such as bird's eye primrose P…
West Halladale
…table 'quaking' surface
Wet heathland with cross-leaved heath
Marsh saxifrage (Saxifraga hirculus)
Otter (Lutra lutra)
Black-throated diver (Gavia arctica)
Common scoter (Melanitta nigra)
Dunlin (Calidris alpina schinzii)
Golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos)
Golden plover (Pluvialis…
River Borgie
…table 'quaking'
surface
Wet heathland with cross-leaved heath
Marsh saxifrage (Saxifraga hirculus)
Otter (Lutra lutra)
Black-throated diver (Gavia arctica)
Common scoter (Melanitta nigra)
Dunlin (Calidris alpina schinzii)
Golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos)
Golden plover (Pluvial…
Appleby Fells
…sociated with rarer species such as mountain pansy Viola lutea, mossy saxifrage Saxifraga hypnoides, moonwort Botrychium lunaria, limestone bedstraw Galium sterneri and others often confined to northern montane habitats including alpine scurvy grass Cochlearia alpina, alpine forg…
Truderscaig
…table 'quaking' surface
Wet heathland with cross-leaved heath
Marsh saxifrage (Saxifraga hirculus)
Otter (Lutra lutra)
Black-throated diver (Gavia arctica)
Common scoter (Melanitta nigra)
Dunlin (Calidris alpina schinzii)
Golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos)
Golden plover (Pluv…
West Strathnaver
…able 'quaking' surface
Wet heathland with cross-leaved heath
Marsh saxifrage (Saxifraga hirculus)
Otter (Lutra lutra)
Black-throated diver (Gavia arctica)
Common scoter (Melanitta nigra)
Dunlin (Calidris alpina schinzii)
Golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos)
Golden plover (Pluvia…
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