Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Bonds Glen

…ich is found on the wet rock faces along the stream gullies, and wood club rush Scirpus sylvaticus which occurs in the wet woodland. Goat willow Salix caprea is dominant in the wet woodland on the valley floor. Fen vegetation occurs on the woodland floor and in the open glades an…

Afon Irfon

…rbur Petasites hybridus, reed canary-grass Phalaris arundinacea, wood club-rush Scirpus sylvaticus and unbranched bur-reed Sparganium erectum. Further upstream, the water chemistry is slightly less nutrient-rich and the dominant aquatic plants are the mosses Fontinalis antipyreti…

Whiddon Moor, Luckroft and Odham Marshes

…s-wort Hypericum undulatum, and also petty whin Genista anglica, wood club-rush Scirpus sylvaticus, bladder-sedge Carex vesicaria and bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, all of which are local in Devon. The fauna of the site has not been fully surveyed, but is known to include two na…

Kirkham Park & Riverside

…tylorhiza fuchsii, common reed Phragmites australis and abundant wood club rush Scirpus sylvaticus. Elsewhere great horsetail Equisetum telmateia, brown sedge Carex disticha, meadow crane's bill Geranium pratense and butterbur Petasites hybridus are locally abundant. In places th…

Rievaulx Woods

…ussock sedge Carex paniculata, slender tufted sedge Carex acuta, wood club rush Scirpus sylvaticus, reed canary grass Phalaris arundinacea, watercress Nasturtium officinale and meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria. In the pool at the northern end there is a well established colony of …

Coed Aberdulas

…laris arundinacea, with a range of associated species, including wood club-rush Scirpus sylvaticus. This area provides cover for otters Lutra lutra.

Glenarm Woods

…dsnest orchid Neottia nidus-avis, wood fescue Festuca altissima, wood club rush Scirpus sylvaticus, shady horsetail Equisetum pratense and rough horsetail Equisetum hyemale. Glenarm Woods also supports a diverse community of lower plants, particularly fungi. Notable species inclu…

Neuadd and Tylelo Mires

… Associated species include hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum, wood club-rush Scirpus sylvaticus and common valerian Valeriana officinalis. A small area of wet woodland is also present which is similar in character to that found at Neuadd Mire.

Millwater

…g population of the nationally scarce galingale Carex longus and wood club rush Scirpus sylvaticus which is rare in Somerset. The site supports a very rich assemblage of invertebrates including many species associated with unimproved, marshy grassland, which is a nationally rare …

Crofts Mill Pasture

…marsh hawk’s beard Crepis paludosa, pale sedge Carex pallescens, wood club rush Scirpus sylvaticus and bristle club rush Isolepis setacea.

Bolshayne Fen

…ermissa. Also present are four species which are local in Devon: wood club-rush Scirpus sylvaticus, marsh valerian Valeriana dioica, fen bedstraw Galium uliginosum and common spike-rush Eleocharis palustris. The stream is bordered for most of its length by alder Alnus glutinosa,…

Curry and Hay Moors

…bit Hydrocharis morsus-ranae, flowering rush Butomus umbellatus, wood club rush Scirpus sylvaticus and lesser water plantain Baldellia ranunculoides. Over 100 species of aquatic invertebrates inhabit the ditches including one nationally rare soldier fly, Odontomyia ornata and 13 …

Wormley-Hoddesdonpark Woods North

…ysosplenium oppositifolium, great wood rush Luzula sylvatica and wood club rush Scirpus sylvaticus all occur, the last at one of its very few county localities. Associated with the ponds are early forget-me-not Myosotis ramosissima, lesser stitchwort Stellaria graminea and bugle…

Greenham and Crookham Commons

… sedge Carex strigosa, smooth stalked sedge Crataegus laevigata, wood club rush Scirpus sylvaticus and wood horsetail Equisetum sylvaticum, all of which are uncommon in central England. The two commons are rich in a wide range of invertebrates. Butterflies recorded include the pu…

Fyning Moor

… reflects differences in drainage. Smooth sedge Carex laevigata, wood club rush Scirpus sylvaticus and great horsetail Equisetum telmateia occur in wet patches within the woodland. The poorly drained areas of carr are dominated by alder over a field layer which contains panicled …

Burnham Beeches

…ptans, water mint Mentha aquatica, marsh violet Viola palustris, wood club rush Scirpus sylvaticus and wood horsetail Equisetum sylvaticum, of which the last three are particularly notable. The heathland is diminishing in extent through invasion either by bracken or by scrub and …

Bradley Woods

…all lake which is fringed by tussock sedge Carex paniculata with wood club rush Scirpus sylvaticus. The site supports several woodland plant species which are uncommon in Wiltshire and which are strongly associated with ancient woodland. These include water avens Geum rivale, gre…

Roman River

… species of interest are lily of the valley Convallaria majalis, wood club rush Scirpus sylvaticus, smooth stalked sedge Carex laevigata, moschatel Adoxa moschatellina, climbing corydalis Corydalis claviculata and common cow wheat Melampyrum pratense. Small areas of mixed and con…

River Ithon

…edges Carex spp., yellow iris Iris pseudacorus, and the uncommon wood club-rush Scirpus sylvaticus. Partly vegetated shingle bars occur throughout the river system and support a range of characteristic plants including marsh cudweed Gnaphalium uliginosum, water pepper Polygonum h…

Misterton Marshes

…ufted sedge Carex acuta, greater tussock sedge Carex paniculata, wood club rush Scirpus sylvaticus, blunt flowered rush Juncus subnodulosus and marsh valerian Valeriana dioica. The stream that flows through the site supports the local whorl grass Catabrosa aquatica. An area of gr…

Moss Valley

… spp. The ground flora is dominated by bramble Rubus fruticosus, wood club rush Scirpus sylvaticus and great willowherb Epilobium hirsutum, with reed canary grass Phalaris arundinacea, wild angelica Angelica sylvestris and common marsh bedstraw Galium palustre. There are two type…

Cop Mere

…, lesser water parsnip Berula erecta and the relatively uncommon wood club rush Scirpus sylvaticus. The distribution of these species is dependent on ground water levels. Hybrid poplars have been planted in part of the carr but do not detract significantly from its interest. This…

Chater Valley

…ised by the abundance of great horsetail Equisetum telmateia and wood club rush Scirpus sylvaticus and the community includes such typical plants as marsh marigold Caltha palustris, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii, fleabane Pulicaria dysenteri…

Fernhill Pastures

… Angelica sylvestris, marsh thistle Cirsium palustre and locally wood club rush Scirpus sylvaticus. A varied herbaceous flora includes species characteristic of unimproved moist peaty soils, such as devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, greater …

Bream Wood

…central valley and is characterised by small pools with abundant wood club rush Scirpus sylvaticus and sedges Carex species. Ash Fraxinus excelsior is more frequent in drier places with a ground flora which includes opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium. …

Rake Hanger

…ckler ferns, Dryopteris dilatata and Dryopteris carthusiana. The wood club rush Scirpus sylvaticus is locally abundant in wet flushes. In the alder carr there are two acid pools, one heavily shaded, the other more open and fringed by great tussock sedge Carex paniculata, great re…

Northwick Marsh

…d sweet grass Glyceria maxima, greater pond sedge Carex riparia, wood club rush Scirpus sylvaticus and yellow iris Iris pseudacorus. Marsh stitchwort Stellaria palustris, a plant of local distribution, is found here. The higher parts of the marsh which are flooded for a few month…

Wilden Marsh and Meadows

… and sedges are also present in considerable numbers and include wood club rush Scirpus sylvaticus, sea club rush Bolboschoenus maritimus, star sedge Carex echinata and the rare lesser tussock sedge Carex diandra. These areas of carr are dominated by alder Alnus glutinosa and cra…

Nymet Barton Marsh

…uatica and water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile. Small stands of wood club-rush Scirpus sylvaticus, a species local in Devon and an unusual one in this habitat, are present. Parts of the site are covered by alder Alnus glutinosa and willow Salix spp. woodland, growing over beds …

Coed Gwempa

…opwort Oenanthe crocata, meadowsweet, and a strong population of wood club-rush Scirpus sylvaticus, a plant of local occurrence in Carmarthen. The red-tipped clearwing moth Synanthedon formicaeformis occurs in this open area, here at its only known extant Welsh site, breeding on …

Gweunydd Esgairdraenllwyn (Esgairdraenllwyn Pastures)

…occurs in two small swamp areas at the southern end of the site. Wood club-rush Scirpus sylvaticus also occurs here. An interesting zonation occurs between tall-herb communities with yellow iris Iris pseudacorus, which flank the tributary streams, and the sedge swards by the rive…

Roydon Woods

… so, with abundant narrow leaved lungwort Pulmonaria longifolia, wood club rush Scirpus sylvaticus, water avens Geum rivale, great horsetail Equisetum telmateia and thin spikewood sedge Carex strigosa dominating a community which is much richer in species and abundance of individ…

Blake's Wood & Lingwood Common

…lade Neottia ovata. Damp areas in the wood provide a habitat for wood club rush Scirpus sylvaticus and great wood rush Luzula sylvatica. The woodlands support a large variety of birds, including hawfinches and nightingales. The relict aeras of heath on the common support heather …

Bowdown and Chamberhouse Woods

… blackcurrant Ribes nigrum, giant horsetail Equisetum telmateia, wood club rush Scirpus sylvaticus, the sedges Carex laevigata and Carex pseudocyperus. The heathland and acid grassland supports an interesting range of uncommon plants such as heath cudweed Omalotheca sylvatica, dw…

Lymington River

… Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, marsh marigold Caltha palustris, wood club rush Scirpus sylvaticus and water mint Mentha aquatica. The flora includes a large number of species associated with sites having a long history of woodland cover such as moschatel Adoxa moschatellina, woo…

King's Quay Shore

…r swamp, dominated by reed mace Typha latifolia and the uncommon wood club rush Scirpus sylvaticus, with intervening thickets of grey willow. The swamp vegetation gives way to extensive beds of common reed Phragmites australis in brackish water. Further downstream these merge in…

Llantrisant Common and Pastures

…rass Phalaris arundinacea, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula, wood club-rush Scirpus sylvaticus, brooklime Veronica beccabunga and the algae Lemanea fluviatilis are locally prominent. The Colwyn Brook, middle section of the Dulas Brook and much of the Sgithwen Brook support si…

Brendon and Vealand Fen

…ommon sedge C. nigra, greater tussock-sedge Carex paniculata and wood club-rush Scirpus sylvaticus have developed in places, while the presence of yellow iris Iris pseudacorus and parsley water-dropwort Oenanthe crocata is indicative of the oceanic influence. wood club-rush, blad…

Charleshill

…wetland plants, dominated by lesser pond sedge Carex acutiformis, woodclub rush Scirpus sylvaticus and greater tussock sedge Carex paniculata. Some areas have carpets of bog moss Sphagnum palustre or opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, together with al…

Lower Caerfaelog Pastures

…l dominance in places and is accompanied by the locally uncommon wood club-rush Scirpus sylvaticus. South of the brook the gently sloping ground supports extensive rush-dominated communities, similar to those described already, interspersed with purple moor-grass dominated vegeta…

River Usk (Upper Usk) / Afon Wysg (Wysg Uchaf)

…peedwell Veronica catenata, lesser marshwort Apium inundatum and wood club-rush Scirpus sylvaticus. Adjacent areas of seasonally flooded grassland are characterised by creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera and marsh foxtail Alopecurus geniculatus, which provide important feeding are…

Newton Burgoland Marshes

…rsh valerian Valeriana dioica, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, wood club rush Scirpus sylvaticus and southern marsh orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa. The southern area of the site comprises grassland representative of better drained alluvial soils, with common bent Agrostis cap…

Kingford Fen

… St John’s-wort Hypericum undulatum, which is nationally scarce, wood club-rush Scirpus sylvaticus, bladder-sedge Carex vesicaria, brown sedge Carex disticha, greater tussock-sedge Carex paniculata, southern marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustr…

Fairburn and Newton Ings

…t Hottonia palustris, tubular water dropwort Oenanthe fistulosa, wood club rush Scirpus sylvaticus and mud rush Juncus gerardii occur amongst the more common marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris and yellow flag. The site attracts large numbers of birds and is particularly noted …

Makerstoun - Corbie Craigs to Trows' Craigs

…oosestrife Lysimachia vulgaris, spring sandwort Minuartia verna, wood club-rush Scirpus sylvaticus, green figwort Scrophularia umbrosa, lesser meadow-rue Thalictrum minus and dog violet Viola canina. The nationally scarce species maiden pink Dianthus deltoides is also recorded at…

Taynton Quarries

…rticulatus, toad rush Juncus bufoniusa, hairy sedge Carex hirta, wood club rush Scirpus sylvaticus, marsh marigold Caltha palustris and gipsywort Lycopus europaeus. Calcareous spring fed streams which maintain the water level in the fens have a luxuriant flora of water mint Menth…

Godstone Ponds

…rysosplenium oppositifolium, lady fern Athyrium filix-femina and wood club rush Scirpus sylvaticus. A number of plants with a restricted distribution also occur in the carr areas; these include one nationally uncommon plant, tasteless water pepper Persicaria mitis and several oth…

Trodds Copse

…straw Galium palustre, gipysywort Lycopus europaeus and the rare wood club rush Scirpus sylvaticus. Peat deposits on a sloping seepage step mire support birch with sallow and alder buckthorn Frangula alnus. Here the bog moss Sphagnum fallax var. mucronatum and smooth stalked sedg…

Linn Mill

…s great bellflower Campanula latifolia, water avens Geum rivale, wood club rush Scirpus sylvaticus and wood speedwell Veronica montana. The uncommon ferns green spleenwort Asplenium viride, brittle bladder fern Cystopteris fragilis and hard shield fern Polystichum aculeatum are f…

Craigallian Marshes

…cinalis. The site is also notable for supporting regionally-rare wood club-rush Scirpus sylvaticus and lesser pond-sedge Carex acutiformis.

Inishroosk

… spike rush Eleocharis acicularis, buckthorn Rhamnus cathartica, wood club rush Scirpus sylvaticus and marsh pea Lathyrus palustris. https://www.daera-ni.gov.uk/publications/inishroosk-assi

Coed Bryn-Person

…ommon species such as yellow loosestrife Lysimachia vulgaris and wood club-rush Scirpus sylvaticus occur here. In association with the nearby Tyfaenor Park woodlands, this area is of considerable ornithological importance, with good populations of typical western oakwood bird spe…

Ashford Hill Woods and Meadows

…allaria majalis, large bitter cress Cardamine amara in abundance, woodclub rush Scirpus sylvaticus and smooth stalked sedge Carex laevigata. Between the woodlands lies the richest complex of acid to neutral meadows in south central England, both in terms of general meadow specie…

Llymwynt Brook Pastures

…ously dominated by meadowsweet, yellow iris Iris pseudacorus and wood club-rush Scirpus sylvaticus. The easterly field south of the brook supports mire vegetation consisting of purple moor-grass with tall herbs such as common valerian Valeriana officinalis, wild angelica and mars…

Caeau Coed Mawr (Coedmawr Fields)

…ica Angelica sylvestris, marsh-marigold and the locally uncommon wood club-rush Scirpus sylvaticus. The valley bottom comprises river-side alder woodland and pasture, supporting a grassland community similar to that to that found in the hay meadow. Several low growing species suc…

Blackwater Valley

…and meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris are abundant. The uncommon wood club rush Scirpus sylvaticus is locally frequent and in one small area marsh stitchwort Stellaria palustris, a localised fen species, is abundant. Other species present include heath grass Danthonia decumbens, …

Largalinny

…uisetum hyemale, Tunbridge filmy fern Hymenophyllum tunbrigense, wood club rush Scirpus sylvaticus and wood fescue Festuca altissima. The gametophyte form of the rare Killarney Fern Trichomanes speciosum has also been recorded in Largalinny. Notable bryophytes include the oceanic…

Newtondale

…red rush Juncus acutiflorus, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria and wood club rush Scirpus sylvaticus. Also present are sedge beds dominated by lesser pond sedge Carex acutiformis, stands of common reed Phragmites australis and wood small reed Calamagrostis epigejos. Notable plants …

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