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Elliscales Quarry

…ris, common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii and burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga. The grassland extends onto the ledges of the rocky outcrops but where these are very narrow and in crevices, species such as wall rue Asplenium ruta-muraria, shining crane's bill Geranium l…

Breedon Hill

… many herbs typical of calcareous swards, including burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga, bulbous buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, thyme Thymus polytrichus, musk thistle Carduus nutans, wild basil Clinopodium vulgare, meadow saxifrage Saxifraga gra…

Sleightholme Beck Gorge - The Troughs

…t in the most exposed situations annual species, including rue leaved saxifrage Saxifraga tridactylites, shining cranesbill Geranium lucidum and common whitlow grass Erophila verna are found. Calcareous grassland on deeper soils consists of sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, common be…

Underlaid Wood

…ng stonecrop Sedum acre, parsley piert Aphanes arvensis or rue leaved saxifrage Saxifraga tridactylites but occasionally support species such as jointed rush Juncus articulatus which are typically associated with wetter habitats. Transitions to broad leaved woodland are well show…

Stanford Training Area

…found include thyme leaved sandwort Arenaria serpyllifolia, rueleaved saxifrage Saxifraga tridactylites, fine leaved sandwort Minuartia hybrida and whitlow grass Erophila verna. The standing water bodies of the Stanford Training Area are also of great interest and support very di…

Dungeness, Romney Marsh and Rye Bay

…ria danica, common bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, rue leaved saxifrage Saxifraga tridactylites and the endangered least lettuce Lactuca saligna occur. Natural shingle wetlands, saline lagoons, standing waters and basin fens. The vast shingle beach at Dungeness contains …

Long Dale & Gratton Dale

…are typically colonised by early flowering species such as rue leaved saxifrage Saxifraga tridactylites and shining cranesbill Geranium lucidum. Many dales are dry but some have streams in winter only and some, permanent or semi permanent rivers. These streams are fringed by reed…

Ceann a' Mhara to Loch a' Phuill

…h Anthyllis vulneraria. Uncommon plants found here include rue-leaved saxifrage Saxifraga tridactylites, common cornsalad Valerianella locusta, purple milk-vetch Astragalus danicus, frog orchid Dactylorhiza viridis and the nationally-scarce hoary whitlowgrass Draba incana. There …

Hills and Holes and Sookholme Brook, Warsop

…e limestone rock community include such typical species as rue leaved saxifrage Saxifraga tridactylites and thyme Thymus polytrichus, while the limestone grassland is characterised by upright brome Bromus erectus, sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina and tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum. …

Salisbury Plain

…his habitat, including common whitlowgrass Erophila verna, rue leaved saxifrage Saxifraga tridactylites, hairy rock cress Arabis hirsuta and the nationally scarce dwarf mouse ear Cerastium pumilum and fine leaved sandwort Minuartia hybrida. A very local community characterised by…

Monk's Dale

…are typically colonised by early flowering species such as rue leaved saxifrage Saxifraga tridactylites and shining cranesbill Geranium lucidum. Many dales are dry but some have streams in winter only and some, permanent or semi permanent rivers. These streams are fringed by reed…

Caldon Dales

…nt, e.g. common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria, carline thistle Carlina vulgaris and kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria. Two nationally restricted species are also recorded from this area; spring cinque…

Kilmond Scar

…ing stonecrop Sedum acre, hairy rock cress Arabis hirsuta, rue leaved saxifrage Saxifraga tridactylites, parsley piert Aphanes arvensis and lamb’s lettuce Valerianella locusta. Deeper limestone soils support grasslands in which common bent Agrostis capillaris and red fescue Festu…

Gunnerton Nick

…ass Aira praecox, dove’s foot crane’s bill Geranium molle, rue leaved saxifrage Saxifraga tridactylites, changing and early forget-me-nots Myosotis discolor and M. ramosissima, maiden pink Dianthus deltoides and wild onion Allium vineale. The whinstone crags are sparsely vegetate…

Cressbrook Dale

…are typically colonised by early flowering species such as rue leaved saxifrage Saxifraga tridactylites and shining cranesbill Geranium lucidum. Many dales are dry but some have streams in winter only and some, permanent or semi permanent rivers. These streams are fringed by reed…

Topley Pike and Deep Dale

…are typically colonised by early flowering species such as rue leaved saxifrage Saxifraga tridactylites and shining cranesbill Geranium lucidum. Many dales are dry but some have streams in winter only and some, permanent or semi permanent rivers. These streams are fringed by reed…

Marble Quarry and Hale Fell

…predominantly colonised by biting stonecrop Sedum acre and rue leaved saxifrage Saxifraga tridactylites but occasionally support species such as jointed rush Juncus articulatus which are typically associated with wetter habitats. The grikes also support abundant ash, yew Taxus ba…

East Wretham Heath

…alk herbs include larger wild thyme Thymus pulegioides and Rue leaved saxifrage Saxifraga tridactylites. In addition to the fluctuating meres, the site contains several smaller water bodies whose water levels remain more constant, the largest being Fenmere. They contrast markedly…

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…

Allolee to Walltown

…hair grass Aira praecox, annual knawel Scleranthus annuus, rue leaved saxifrage Saxifraga tridactylites and long stalked cranesbill Geranium columbinum. Most of the surrounding grassland is composed of red fescue Festuca rubra, common bent Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal grass …

Loch Fleet

…quisetum variegatum, purple milk-vetch Astragalus danicus, rue-leaved saxifrage Saxifraga tridactylites, moonwort Botrychium lunaria and frog orchid Dactylorhiza viridis. Ferry Links is slightly less rich in vascular plants, but has large areas of lichen-rich and moss-rich heathl…

Lathkill Dale

… mercury, common valerian Valeriana officinalis and burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga. In the upper dale this grassland supports a large population of the nationally rare Jacob’s ladder Polemonium caeruleum. At the top of the valley sides an acidic grassland has developed co…

Tulach Hill

…tony flushes typified by common yellow-sedge Carex demissa and yellow saxifrage Saxifraga aizoides mire. A number of rare plant species occur, including brown bog-rush Schoenus ferrugineus, a species only found in the UK in a small area in Perthshire and marsh helleborine Epipact…

Hook Norton Cutting & Banks

…ed species include field scabious Knautia arvensis, burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga, bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, cowslip Primula veris, oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare and centaury Centaurium erythraea. Kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria and wild carrot Daucus c…

Bredon Hill

…idecandrum, long stalked crane’s bill Geranium columbinum, rue leaved saxifrage Saxifraga tridactylites, early forget-me-not Myosotis ramosissima, twayblade Neottia ovata, early purple orchid Orchis mascula and the locally rare small flowered buttercup Ranunculus parviflorus. In…

Townsend

…rt Blackstonia perfoliata, yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor, rue-leaved saxifrage Saxifraga tridactylites, and wild thyme Thymus polytrichus. Pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis, bee orchid Ophrys apifera and autumn lady’s tresses Spiranthes spiralis occur, together with a popu…

Field Barn Heaths, Hilborough

…taurea scabiosa, dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule, meadow and rue leaved saxifrages Saxifraga granulataa and S. tridactylites and thyme Thymus sp., along with species more characteristic of acidic grassland such as sheep’s sorrel Rumex acetosella. Brown knapweed Centaurea jacea is al…

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