Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Gypsy Camp Meadows, Thrandeston

…al water meadow, grass dominated with a low cover of forbs and with tall fescue Schedonorus arundinaceus, meadow fescue Schedonorus pratensis, cuckoo-flower Cardamine pratensis, brown sedge Carex disticha and perennial rye grass Lolium perenne. Along the water courses reed canary…

Drigg Holme

…doratum together with occasional Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and meadow fescue Schedonorus pratensis. great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis occurs in abundance, commonly in association with common bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, pignut Conopodium majus, yellow rattle Rhin…

Charity Land

…ail Cynosurus cristatus, cock’s foot Dactylis glomerata, the meadow grasses Poa pratensis and Poa trivialis and red fescue Festuca rubra, with smaller amounts of meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, meadow fescue Schedonorus pratensis and Timothy Phleum pratense. A variety of gr…

Avon Valley (Bickton to Christchurch)

…ands are dominated by grasses such as Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, the fescues Schedonorus pratensis and Schedonorus arundinaceus, rye grass Lolium perenne and its fescue hybrids three Festulolium loliaceum. These grasslands contain an abundance of fen species such as meadowswee…

Bencroft Hill Meadows

…d fescue Festuca rubra. Also occurring frequently are meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, meadow fescue Schedonorus pratensis, rough meadow grass Poa trivialis and the locally uncommon heath grass Danthonia decumbens. A light grazing regime has allowed a diversity of herbs to fl…

Bolton Percy Ings

…Centaurea nigra, common meadow rue Thalictrum flavum, meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, meadow fescue Schedonorus pratensis and crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus. The northernmost meadow is bisected by a drain and wetter conditions along its margins increases botanical di…

Roding Valley Meadows

…dows are dominated by a mixture of grasses, including meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, meadow fescue Schedonorus pratensis and red fescue F. rubra with frequent sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, meadow barley Hordeum secalinum, …

Tingewick Meadows

…oped on neutral and calcareous loam soils and contain meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, meadow barley Hordeum secalinum, meadow fescue Schedonorus pratensis, cat's ear Hypochaeris radicata, goat's beard Tragopogon pratensis and the rather local woolly thistle Cirsium eriophoru…

Portholme

…Holcus lanatus, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis and meadow fescue Schedonorus pratensis. The range of herbs present, typical of such meadows, includes lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus and great burnet Sanguisor…

Down Farm

…ommon bent Agrostis capillaris, along with frequent to occasional meadow fescue Schedonorus pratensis, meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, downy oat grass Avenula pubescens and field wood rush Luzula campestris. Quaking grass Briza media and heath grass Danthonia decumbens are o…

Roughdown Common

…ssland exists amongst adjacent hawthorn Crataegus monogyna scrub. meadow fescue Schedonorus pratensis and meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis are dominant with frequent crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, quaking grass Briza media and common knapweed Centaurea nigra. Widespread…

Castor Flood Meadows

…grasses including creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus and meadow fescue Schedonorus pratensis together with herbs such as great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, pepper saxi…

Figsbury Ring

…y. The vegetation is dominated by cock's foot Dactylis glomerata, meadow fescue Schedonorus pratensis, red fescue Festuca rubra, smooth stalked meadow grass Poa pratensis and white clover Trifolium repens, though some characteristic chalk herbs, for instance burnet saxifrage Pimp…

Hucclecote Meadows

…ext. The main grasses are generally Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, meadow fescue Schedonorus pratensis, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus and meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis with other meadow species such as quaking grass Briza media, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odora…

Melbourne and Thornton Ings

…Carex acutiformis, together with characteristic grasses including meadow fescue Schedonorus pratensis, tall fescue F. arundinacea, marsh foxtail Alopecurus geniculatus and meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis. The rich herb flora contains marsh valerian Valeriana dioica, sneezewor…

Cransford Meadow

…d herbs including creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, meadow and red fescues Schedonorus pratensis and Festuca rubra, perennial rye grass Lolium perenne and roug…

Baynhall Meadow

…ub communities. Within the seasonally wet furrows the meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis sub community occurs with characteristic species which include meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, tall fescue Schedonorus arundinaceus, red fescue Festuca rubra, soft rush Juncus effusus, …

Masson Hill

…rhiza viridis. The unimproved neutral grasslands are dominated by meadow fescue Schedonorus pratensis and crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus and characterised by devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis and great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis, with common spotted orchid Dactyl…

Pixey and Yarnton Meads

…ype which occupies the largest area is characterised by cuckoo-flower Cardamine pratensis with bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare, adder's tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum, the local meadow dandelions Taraxacum subundulatum and T. fulgidum, the m…

Wareham Common

…y type. The dominant grasses are Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and meadow fescue Schedonorus pratensis with rather less crested dog’s-tail and creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera. cuckoo-flower Cardamine pratensis and marsh-marigold are frequent. The northern meadows are more dist…

Far Hall Meadow

…tle Rhinanthus minor and common sorrel Rumex acetosa. Meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, marsh-marigold Caltha palustris, autumn hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis and tufted vetch Vicia cracca are all locally prominent, along with a wide ra…

Meols Meadows

…ria. Various combinations of the grasses common bent, meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, common couch Elytrigia repens, sweet vernal grass, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, soft brome Bromus hordeaceus, cock’s foot Dactylis glomerata, meadow fescue Schedonorus pratensis, r…

Whiston Eaves

…ss Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, meadow fescue Schedonorus pratensis, red fescue F. rubra, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and quaking grass Briza media. Characteristic herbs include eyebright Euphrasia officinalis agg., meadow vetchling Lathyrus pra…

Bransbury Common

…Cirsium dissectum, tormentil Potentilla erecta and devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis. In areas with a more silty soil a rich grass / sedge community is present with Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, creeping fescue Festuca rubra, Anthoxanthum odoratum, heath grass Danthonia decu…

Langford Meadow

…l Lotus pedunculatus, fen bedstraw Galium uliginosum, meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi and, locally, southern marsh orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa. In drier areas taller grasses predominate, especially ryegrass Lolium perenne and meadow fescu…

Boldon Pastures

…vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, quaking grass Briza media and meadow fescue Schedonorus pratensis are less common but nevertheless characteristic. The most notable herbs in this species rich sward include common bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, devil’s bit scabious Suc…

Stratford Toney Down

…ies the botanically rich sheep's fescue, meadow oat grass Festuca ovina Avenula pratensis chalk grassland community. It also supports nationally rare plant and butterfly species. The site lies to the south west of Salisbury and is a shallow dry valley which cuts north through Mid…

Sweetbriar Road Meadows, Norwich

…s rich and the dominant grasses are Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, meadow fescue Schedonorus pratensis, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. Herbs present within the sward include yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, ragged-robin Silene …

Caeau Ty-mawr

…n Plantago lanceolata, tormentil Potentilla erecta, devils-bit scabious Succisa pratensis and red clover Trifolium pratense. Other characteristic associates include heath grass Danthonia decumbens, autumn hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis and betony Betonica officinalis. Glaucus …

Bratoft Meadows

…eet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra, meadow fescue Schedonorus pratensis and creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera and a rich sward includes betony Betonica officinalis, dyer's greenweed Genista tinctoria, cowslip Primula veris, adder's tongue fern Ophio…

St. Catherine's Hill

…f the adjoining dry valley. Here upright brome Bromus erectus and meadow fescue Schedonorus pratensis are abundant, with a variety of tall herbs, including wild carrot Daucus carota, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, perforate St. John's wort Hypericum perforatum, basil Clinopodium…

King's Sedgemoor

…nt practice. These include fescue / rye grass swards dominated by meadow fescue Schedonorus pratensis and perennial rye grass Lolium perenne, with crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, common bent Agrostis capillaris and tufted hair grass Des…

Blackmore Vale Commons And Moors

…nt Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, meadow fescue Schedonorus pratensis, red fescue F. rubra and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, with occasional glaucous sedge Carex flacca, crested dogs tail Cynosurus cristatus and rye grass Lolium perenne. A few mead…

Thorpe Hay Meadow

…r knapweed Centaurea nigra. yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, meadow fescue grass Schedonorus pratensis, meadow barley Hordeum secalinum, smooth hawk’s beard Crepis capillaris and common reed Phragmites australis are locally abundant, the last species being unusual in such dry situ…

Whetley Meadows

… site. Sixteen species of grasses are present including frequent meadow fescue Schedonorus pratensis, downy oat Avenula pubescens and quaking grass Briza media. Several sedges occur, with glaucous sedge Carex flacca the most widespread. Adder’s-tongue fern Ophioglossum vulgatum,…

Wet Moor

…y semi natural with good herb cover. Many swards are dominated by meadow fescue Schedonorus pratensis and perennial rye grass Lolium perenne with crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera and rough meadow grass Poa trivialis often present. A few f…

Langham Pond

…. The alluvial meadows are dominated by soft rush Juncus effusus, meadow fescue Schedonorus pratensis, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, timothy Phleum pratense and annual meadow grass Poa annua. Other plants of note include cowslip Primula veris, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, bro…

Purbeck Ridge (East)

…kler fern Dryopteris dilatata, male fern Dryopteris filix-mas and meadow fescue Schedonorus pratensis with wood rush Luzula sylvatica, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and greater stitchwort Stellaria holostea. Pockets of deeper soil support an abundance of bluebell Hyacinthoides no…

Shell Brook Pastures

…and including quaking grass Briza media, Timothy Phleum pratense, meadow fescue Schedonorus pratensis, cowslip Primula veris and the uncommon adder's tongue fern Ophioglossum vulgatum, Pepper Saxifrage Silaum silaus, Hoary Ragwort Jacobaea erucifolia, dyer's greenweed Genista tin…

Willow Burn Pasture

…llow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, quaking grass Briza media and meadow rescue Schedonorus pratensis, and such herb species as dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus, saw wort Serratula tinctoria, great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis and sneezewort Achille…

Tealham and Tadham Moors

…management practice. The fescue/rye grass swards are dominated by meadow fescue Schedonorus pratensis and perennial rye grass Lolium perenne together with marsh ragwort Senecio aquaticus, ragged-robin Lychnis floss cuculi and meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria. Other more diverse sw…

Cwm Llanwenarth Meadows

…e with mesotrophic grassland on the upper slopes characterised by meadow fescue Schedonorus pratensis, rough stalked meadow grass Poa trivialis, yorkshire fog Rolcus lanatus and lesser knapweed Centaurea nigra, this gives way to a matrix of species rich acid grassland and fen mea…

Drakenorth

…g's tail Cynosurus cristatus, heath grass Danthonia decumbens and meadow fescue Schedonorus pratensis. glaucous sedge Carex flacca is a prominent constituent and these swards are often very rich in herbs with oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare, creeping cinquefoil Potentilla reptan…

Bentley Priory

…ed hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, rye grass Lolium perenne and meadow fescue Schedonorus pratensis. Herbs associated with the grasslands include common knapweed Centaurea nigra, selfheal Prunella vulgaris, common and greater bird’s foot trefoils Lotus corniculatus and L. uligi…

Cribb's Lodge Meadows

…ass Anthoxanthum odoratum, false oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius, meadow fescue Schedonorus pratensis and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus. The herb flora includes such typical plants as adder's tongue fern Ophioglossum vulgatum, pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus, pignut Conopodium maju…

Trimdon Limestone Quarry

…ng quaking grass Briza media, blue moor grass Sesleria caeruleae, meadow fescue Schedonorus pratensis, glaucous sedge Carex flacca, common knapweed Centaurea nigra, blue fleabane Erigeron acris, field gentian Gentianella campestris, fairy flax Linum catharticum, wild carrot Daucu…

Moorlinch

…ment practice. These include fescue/rye grass swards dominated by meadow fescue Schedonorus pratensis and perennial rye grass Lolium perenne together with Marsh ragwort Senecio aquaticus, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi and meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria. Some swards also contai…

Freeman's Marsh

…ency include common grasses such as Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, meadow fescue Schedonorus pratensis and crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus and herbs such as meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris, common sorrel Rumex acetosa and autumnal hawkbit Anthoxanthum odoratum, round frui…

Hen-allt Common

…uding quaking-grass Briza media, heath-grass Danthonia decumbens, meadow fescue Schedonorus pratensis, mat-grass Nardus stricta and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens. Other common associates include glaucous sedge Carex flacca, sneezewort Achillea ptarmica, lady’s bedstraw Gal…

Burghclere Beacon

…component. The open grassland is rich in herbs, with fescues Festuca ovina and Schedonorus pratensis, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, spring sedge Carex caryophyllea and locally quaking grass Briza media as dominants. Abundant herbs include ladies’ bedstraw Galium verum,…

Lower Test Valley

…t vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, ryegrass Lolium perenne and meadow fescue Schedonorus pratensis, with abundant sedges Carex species and rushes Juncus species. Several plants now rather uncommonly found owing to modern intensive agricultural methods are common here, includin…

North Moor

…e. The swards include the Fescue/ Rye grass type characterised by meadow fescue Schedonorus pratensis and perennial rye grass Lolium perenne with crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, creeping bent Agrostis stolonifer and tufted hair gr…

Cam Washes

…ss Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, meadow fescue Schedonorus pratensis, red fescue F. rubra, downy oat grass Avenula pubescens, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, perennial rye grass Lolium perenne and rough meadow grass Poa trivialis together with herbs…

Gorsllwyn, Onllwyn

…eeding of grasslands, such as globe flower Trollius europaeus and meadow fescue Schedonorus pratensis, are recorded here.

Gweunydd Coch-y-dwst

…dge Carex panicea, tormentil Potentilla erecta and devil's-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, and a range of characteristic associates including harebell Campanula rotundifolia, pill sedge Carex pilulifera, heath-grass Danthonia decumbens, Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus, lousewort Ped…

Fancott Woods and Meadows

…uaking grass Briza media, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, meadow fescue Schedonorus pratensis, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, sedges Carex spp. and a rich variety of herbs, including species characteristic of old meadows and now uncommon in the county such as p…

Stockbridge Down

… outstanding ecological interest. The open downland, dominated by meadow fescue Schedonorus pratensis, is rich in herbs, including horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa, kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria, stemless thistle Cirsium acaule, fairy flax Linum catharticum, mignonette Rese…

Southlake Moor

…nal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and meadow fescue Schedonorus pratensis are constant species. meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, meadow rue Thalictrum flavum and pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus are occasionally present. Drier fields contain common knap…

Lyscombe and Highdon

… sheep's fescue Festuca ovina with red fescue Festuca rubra, meadow oat Avenula pratensis, tall fescue Schedonorus arundinaceus, quaking grass Briza media and crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha. Heath grass Danthonia decumbens, only found locally on downland, is also present. …

Yellow House Meadow

… type. Frequent within the seasonally wet furrows are meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, tall fescue Schedonorus arundinaceus, rough meadow grass Poa trivialis, glaucous sedge Carex flacca and meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria. In contrast, the dominant grasses on the ridges are …

Portway Farm Meadows

… which includes yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis and tall fescue Schedonorus arundinaceus. Some of the furrows in the southern meadow are seasonally wet and have a modified vegetation type conforming to the yellow oat grass sub community o…

Mottey Meadows

…in species, including mosses and many grasses such as meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, sweet vernal Anthoxanthum odoratum and tall fescue Schedonorus arundinaceus. Characteristic herbs are great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis, pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus, meadowsweet Filip…

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