Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Ottery Valley

… John’s-wort, marsh violet Viola palustris, cross-leaved heath, lesser skullcap Scutellaria minor, skullcap Scutellaria galericulata and pale butterwort. Both of these sub-communities support a rich bryophyte flora, including the moss Breutelia chrysocoma. The meadowsweet-wild a…

Kernick and Ottery Meadows

…ed heath occur locally. Of particular note is the occurrence of lesser skullcap Scutellaria minor together with skullcap Scutellaria galericulata and frequent wavy St John’ s-wort. This sub-community also supports a rich bryophyte flora. Soft rush/sharp-flowered rush–common mars…

Longmoor Bog

…ryopteris carthusiana, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, common wintergreen Pyrola minor, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, lesser skullcap Scutellaria minor and common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii. The wet heathland lies to the south of the stream and carr and is likewis…

Claife Tarns and Mires

…on polygonifolius, quill wort Isoetes lacustris, lesser bladderwort Utricularia minor, floating bur reed Sparganium angustifolium and small bur reed S. minimum and lesser skullcap Scutellaria minor. Furthermore, these tarns have been the subject of detailed freshwater biological…

Rhos Rhyd-y-ceir

…gold Caltha palustris, greater bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus, skullcap Scutellaria galericulata and marsh ragwort Senecio aquaticus. A series of wet ditches and hollows at the northern end of the site is of particular interest. They support species such as common cottong…

Ludderburn and Candlestick Mires

… alba, common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris and lesser bladderwort Utricularia minor. Sphagnum magellanicum, an unusual species in valley mires in the west of south Cumbria forms hummocks here and in some areas, unusually large, red coloured lawns. Black Beck contains marsh St.…

Abberton Reservoir

…olden dock Rumex maritimus, whorled mint Mentha x-verticillata, lesser skullcap Scutellaria minor and small pondweed Potamogeton berchtoldii.

Cors y Llyn

…bent Agrostis canina, marsh violet Viola palustris, petty whin, lesser skullcap Scutellaria minor, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, the bog-mosses Sphagnum auriculatum and S.papillosum and the moss Aulacomnium palustre. Additional interest is provided by some small fields on the …

Gweunydd Dwfnant (Dwfnant Pasture)

…scens all well 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 o…

Rhos-Rydd

…gbean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, lesser skullcap Scutellaria minor and branched bur-reed Sparganium erectum. Two broad drainage ditches run south-westwards across the site, but there is very little water-flow and a rich aquatic and emergent vegetati…

Harbottle Moors

…um oppositifolium, melancholy thistle Cirsium heterophyllum and lesser skullcap Scutellaria minor, the latter in one of its few county localities. An outstanding feature of Harbottle Moors is the widespread occurrence of sweet gale Myrica gale. This shrub is found on stream sides…

Eastern Peak District Moors

…nds of the Dark Peak, the Eastern Peak District Moors are criss crossed by many minor roads that break the site into a number of individually named and separately managed moors. The Eastern Peak District Moors have formed on the grits, shales, sandstones and mudstones of the Mill…

Cropple How Mire

…il Comarum palustre. Of particular note is the presence of both lesser skullcap Scutellaria minor and marsh St John's wort Hypericum elodes. Immediately to the north lies the main area of basin mire which differs sharply from the open areas of mire to the south and east. This is…

Devil's Punch Bowl

…a maculata spp. ericetorum, bristle club rush Isolepis setacea, lesser skullcap Scutellaria minor and lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica. The Devil's Punch Bowl has a rich and varied invertebrate fauna which has not as yet been fully recorded. The woodland provides a wide range of …

Danbury Common

…Anacamptis morio. Areas of impeded drainage support colonies of lesser skullcap Scutellaria minor and bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella, both very rare in Essex. There are several ponds with uncommon plants including fringed water lily Nymphoides peltata and mare's tail Hippuris vu…

Tarn Hows

…d have a range of other peat land plants including the uncommon lesser skullcap Scutellaria minor. Harryfield Wood and Lane Head Coppice below the south western end of the tarn comprise birch sessile oak Quercus petraea stands with occasional holly and ash. Much of the oak in the…

Puttenham & Crooksbury Commons

…nia caerulea. Bog species such as marsh violet Viola palustris, lesser skullcap Scutellaria minor and narrow buckler fern Dryopteris carthusiana are found in these more acidic areas. These wet stands give way to a secondary woodland of birch Betula species and pedunculate oak Que…

Charnwood Lodge

…s, petty whin Genista anglica, bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella, lesser skullcap Scutellaria minor, common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium and lemon scented fern Oreopteris limbosperma, all of which are rare in Leicestershire. The site includes several areas of enclosed acid…

Waen Rydd

…arsh bedstraw Galium palustre, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, lesser scullcap Scutellaria minor, greater bird’s-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus, whorled caraway Carum verticillatum and, in one area, greater tussock-sedge Carex paniculata. In the small north-western field, this …

Greenamoor

…or bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella, water mint Mentha aquatica, lesser skullcap Scutellaria minor and the nationally scarce wavy-leaved St Johns’-wort Hypericum undulatum. Areas of shorter, Molinia dominated vegetation support abundant stands of sedges, including carnation sedge…

Rhos Hen-Glyn-Isaf

…ywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, lesser skullcap Scutellaria minor, devil's-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, saw-wort Serratula tinctoria, globeflower Trollius europaeus and a large colony of marsh helleborine Epipactis palustris, an orchid that is r…

Rixton Clay Pits

…pwort Oenanthe fistulosa, hemlock water dropwort O. crocata and lesser skullcap Scutellaria minor are associated with marshy areas and water edges. Many types of pond, permanent and seasonal, isolated and stream fed, support a diversity of aquatic plants including blunt leaved po…

Outley Mosses

…, marsh valerian Valeriana dioica, lousewort, marsh arrowgrass, lesser skullcap Scutellaria minor and the mosses Campylium stellatum, Calliergonell cuspidatum, Aneura pinguis and Scorpidium revolvens. Basin mires are found on higher ground, particularly on the northwestern side o…

Llystyn Isaf

… meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, angelica Angelica sylvestris, lesser skullcap Scutellaria minor. Fen meadow vegetation is also present in the southern part of the site in which jointed rush Juncus articulatus and purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea are dominant.

Upper Chapel Pastures

…dunculatus, and marsh bedstraw Galium palustre, with occasional lesser skullcap Scutellaria minor, carnation sedge Carex panicea and common yellow sedge Carex viridula oedocarpa. The enclosures are bordered by lines of willow Salix spp. and downy birch Betula pubescens and there …

Waun Fawr, Ty Ddewi (St David's)

…ush Eleocharis multicaulis, bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella and lesser skullcap Scutellaria minor. The mosses Scorpidium scorpioides and Campylium stellatum, several species of Sphagnum and numerous sedges also occur in these hollows. Open areas of the heath have sea plantain Pla…

Whitchurch Down

…eveloped elsewhere, supporting many flowering plants, including lesser skullcap Scutellaria minor, ivy-leaved bellflower Wahlenbergia hederacea, marsh St John’s wort Hypericum elodes, marsh violet Viola palustris, and lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica. Cornish moneywort Sibthorpia…

Deptford Farm Pastures

…terest include southern marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa, lesser skullcap Scutellaria minor and saw wort Serratula tinctoria. The other fields within the site complement the main field, containing communities which are mostly dominated by sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutifl…

Blake's Wood & Lingwood Common

…r grass Molinia caerulea, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, lesser skullcap Scutellaria minor and Sphagnum mosses; these areas are being invaded by birch, oak and bracken Pteridium aquilinum. The acid grassland is dominated by red fescue Festuca rubra and common bent Agrostis…

Blaen Cilieni

…gbean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, lesser skullcap Scutellaria minor, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, greater tussock-sedge Carex paniculata and the bryophytes, Rhizomnium pseudopunctatum and Trichocolea tomentella. Remarks: The site is part of a Ministr…

Pow Hill Bog

…r, including narrow leaved buckler fern Dryopteris carthusiana, lesser skullcap Scutellaria minor and grass of parnassus Parnassia palustris. The dry acidic soils of the valley sides support heath vegetation dominated by heather, with bracken on deeper soils. In places cutting of…

Keasden Moor

…willowherb Epilobium palustre, sneezewort Achillea ptarmica and lesser skullcap Scutellaria minor.

Moelyci a Chors Ty’n y Caeau

…John’s wort Hypericum elodes, Angelica Angelica sylvestris and lesser skull-cap Scutellaria minor. There are moist banks in the marshy grassland where the nationally uncommon ivy-leaved bellflower Wahlenbergia hederacea is found and some small base-enriched flushes at the foot of…

Afon Cleddau Gorllewinol / Western Cleddau River

…rt Pedicularis palustris, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre and lesser skullcap Scutellaria minor. The lower reach is predominantly shaded and the aquatic vegetation is dominated by brook-side feather-moss and greater water-moss. It eventually joins the main river at Wolf’s Castl…

Rhos Blaen Carrog

…of northern marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza purpurella, also contains lesser skullcap Scutellaria minor, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and marsh lousewort Pedicularis palustris.

Bodmin Moor, North

…n Menyanthes trifoliata, pale butterwort Pinguicula lusitanica, lesser skullcap Scutellaria minor and ivy-leaved bellflower Wahlenbergia hederacea. Lower plants are not well documented from Bodmin Moor but there are records of the epiphytic lichen Usnea articulata from rocks on …

Richmond Park

…r milfoil Myriophyllum alterniflorum within a man made pond and lesser skullcap Scutellaria minor in damp places near several ponds. The ancient parkland and its associated trees supports a nationally significant assemblage of invertebrates. It is one of the prime sites in Britai…

Ockham and Wisley Commons

…avy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa. Amongst these plants grow dwarf furze Ulex minor, petty whin Genista anglica and shepherd's cress Teesdalia nudicaulis. Animals found here include such local insects as the silver studded blue butterfly Plebejus argus and the wood tiger beetle…

Rhos Blaenclettwr

…e sedge Carex canescens, common valerian Valeriana officinalis, lesser skullcap Scutellaria minor, branched bur-reed Sparganium erectum and marsh lousewort Pedicularis palustris. Beside the stream is a small area of dense carr dominated by eared willow Salix aurita, which forms v…

Moorend Common

…rhiza maculata sp. ericetorum, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, lesser skullcap Scutellaria minor the last in one of only two Bucks localities and, where pools have developed, bog mosses Sphagnum spp. Elsewhere on the common the more marshy areas favour soft and jointed rushes Ju…

Rhos Cruglas

… ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, marsh violet Viola palustris, lesser skullcap Scutellaria minor, early marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza incarnata and bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata. This wet area grades into drier herb-rich pasture which is varied in nature and contains such species as…

Kirkham Park & Riverside

… Angelica sylvestris, common valerian Valeriana officinalis and lesser skullcap Scutellaria minor. A small fen at the northern end of the gorge contains colonies of twayblade Neottia ovata, common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii, common reed Phragmites australis and abundant …

Catherton Common

…e butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris, dioecious sedge Carex dioica, lesser skullcap Scutellaria minor, floating club rush Eleogiton fluitans and early marsh orchid Dactylorhiza incarnata ssp pulchella. The stream and flushes here are of interest for dragonflies, including the rare s…

Meddon Moor

…pernel Anagallis tenella, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, lesser skullcap Scutellaria minor, and the nationally scarce wavy-leaved St. John’s-wort Hypericum undulatum. An additional species of interest which has a scattered distribution throughout the site is the petty whin…

Lymsworthy Meadows

…d orchid Dactylorhiza maculata, bitter vetch Lathyrus montanus, lesser skullcap Scutellaria minor, the dwarf shrub creeping willow Salix repens and a prominence of sedges including tawny sedge Carex hostiana and flea sedge C. pulicaris. In areas of impeded drainage a different as…

Lady's Wood and Viaduct Meadow

… rush Juncus acutiflorus, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, lesser skullcap Scutellaria minor, sedges (principally star sedge Carex echinata, carnation sedge C. panicea, common sedge C. nigra and glaucous sedge Carex flacca) and heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata. Als…

Staddon Moor

… sneezewort Achillea ptarmica, saw wort Serratula tinctoria and lesser skullcap Scutellaria minor. The heathland element is presented locally by heather Calluna vulgaris, cross-leaved Heath Erica tetralix, western gorse Ulex gallii and creeping willow Salix repens. Of particular…

Winster Wetlands

…water tracks contain species such as the insectivorous bladderwort, Utricularia minor, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and the spike rushes Eleocharis multicaulis and Eliocharis quinqueflora. The Sphagnum lawn is dominated by S. papillosum, cross …

Black Park

…tes the drier areas of heath with common gorse Ulex europaeus. Dwarf gorse Ulex minor, a species which is very rare in Buckinghamshire only recorded at 12 sites is also present. Other species associated with areas of heathland include tormentil Potentilla erecta and the locally …

Dark Peak

…ulus flammula and round leaved crowfoot Ranunculus omiophyllus. Lesser skullcap Scutellaria minor, a species near the north eastern limit of its range in Britain, is present at several localities. Where the mires are relatively rich in mineral salts, various sedges such as carnat…

Heath Lake

…d with these areas are plants typical of acid grassland such as lesser skullcap Scutellaria minor and devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis. The lake and its associated flora support a variety of aquatic insects and other animals. Dragonflies include Aeshna grandis, Sympetrum st…

Bradgate Park and Cropston Reservoir

…d fern Oreopteris limbosperma, creeping willow Salix repens and lesser skullcap Scutellaria minor. Small pools contain bog moss Sphagnum spp. and support breeding broad bodied chaser dragonfly Libellula depressa and the water beetles Hydroporus gyllenhali and H. longulus, which a…

Cappas Lwyd

…also frequent, while marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris and lesser skull-cap Scutellaria minor also occur. Areas of rush-pasture are widespread and form sizable stands in the western part of the site ; these are characterised by sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus, soft-rus…

Titterstone Clee

…wort Pedicularis palustris, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, lesser skullcap Scutellaria minor and, atone of very few Shropshire localities, ivy leaved bellflower Wahlenbergia hederacea. Moonwort Botrychium lunaria is locally abundant on the quarry spoil heaps. Breeding birds …

Caeau Ardwyn

…ges are abundant and the wetter furrows contain such species as lesser skullcap Scutellaria minor, bristle club-rush Isolepis setacea and common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium. The ridges support lesser butterfly-orchid Platanthera bifolia, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum,…

Frog Wood Bog

…a, flea sedge C. pulicaris, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, lesser skullcap Scutellaria minor and bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata. In the second area soft rush Juncus effusus and hare’s tail cotton grass Eriophorum vaginatum are locally dominant, associated species include heat…

Mid Cornwall Moors

…lata ssp. ericetorum, round leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia, lesser skullcap Scutellaria minor and tawny sedge Carex hostiana, flea sedge C. pulicaris, star sedge Carex echinata and the locally notable white sedge C. canescens. Another fen type is dominated by tussocks of purp…

Okehampton Park Flush

…nata, heath-spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata, and frequent lesser skull-cap Scutellaria minor and ivy-leaved bell-flower Wahlenbergia hederacea. Other plant communities present include short swards dominated by sedges, principally carnation sedge Carex flacca, yellow sedge C…

Cors Farchwel

… mint Mentha aquatica, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula and lesser skullcap Scutellaria minor. Additional habitat diversity is provided by dry banks at the fen edge which support a sward dominated by sheep’s-fescue Festuca ovina and common bent Agrostis capillaris with freque…

Skipwith Common

…oil Lotus pedunculatus, yellow loosestrife Lysimachia vulgaris, lesser skullcap Scutellaria minor, marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris and marsh stitchwort Stellaria palustris occur. The Common is extremely rich entomologically, reflecting the overall habitat diversity. Approx…

Ringdown

…ous Succisa pratensis, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris and lesser skullcap Scutellaria minor. Also present are two other species which are very restricted in South West Britain, white beak sedge Rhynchospora alba and dioecious sedge Carex dioica. This site is the only known …

Borlasevath and Retallack Moor

…erbs like saw wort (Serratula tinctoria). Oceanic species like lesser skullcap (Scutellaria minor), the uncommon royal fern (Osmunda regalis) and wavy St John’s Wort (Hypericum undulatum), the latter nationally scarce are well represented. Scrub, notably bog myrtle (Myrica gale) …

Rosenannon Bog and Downs

…ula lusitanica, bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella, royal fern and lesser skullcap Scutellaria minor. Of particular note is the presence of wavy St. John’s-wort Hypericum undulatum, a plant of very limited distribution in Britain. Rosenannon Bog and Downs provide important feeding …

Leith Hill

…re of interest. Cross leaved heath Erica tetralix and the herbs lesser skullcap Scutellaria minor and marsh bedstraw Galium palustre occur with several species of fern including narrow buckler Dryopteris carthusiana and broad buckler Dryopteris dilatata. Leith Hill Place Wood, an…

Common Moor Langtree

…um ossifragum, southern marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa, lesser skullcap Scutellaria minor and whorled caraway Carum verticillatum occur, the last having a nationally very restricted distribution. Amongst the vertebrate fauna harvest mouse Micromys minutus and common liza…

Littleworth Common

…, but are now also rare in Buckinghamshire. Among the sphagnum, lesser skullcap Scutellaria minor, a species known from only two other sites in the county, can be found. Centrally, the common has two large ponds. Despite the general decline in the plants and plant communities ass…

Common Moor, East Putford

…erian Valeriana officinalis, wild angelica Angelica sylvestris, lesser skullcap Scutellaria minor, tufted hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa and compact rush Juncus conglomeratus. There are a number of willow bushes Salix spp scattered throughout the site and a lichen of western di…

Cors Ty-Llwyd

… water mint Mentha aquatica, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, lesser skullcap Scutellaria minor and the locally uncommon whorled caraway Carum verticillatum and purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria. Runnels within this community support bog-moss Sphagnum spp., round-leaved sund…

Cors Llanllugan (Llanllugan Mire)

…iolet Viola palustris, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris and lesser skullcap Scutellaria minor. The core area is much more heterogeneous. The drier areas tend to be rather species-poor, with petty whin Genista anglica occurring locally. Other parts are more heathy and the stru…

Llwyn-Cus

…ld pasture species include meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum and lesser skullcap Scutellaria minor. Similar wet flushes occur in the fields in the centre of the site amongst a mosaic of drier unimproved pasture types, some suffering bracken Pteridium aquilinum invasion, yet suppor…

Waun-Ddu

…soligenous flushes with sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus, lesser skullcap Scutellaria minor and whorled caraway Carum verticillatum occur. These contrast with small sedge flushes supporting amongst others tawny sedge Carex hostiana, flea sedge C. pulicaris and the brown mos…

Redlake Meadows & Hoggs Moor

…er notable plants are marsh lousewort Pedicularis palustris and lesser skullcap Scutellaria minor which have a local distribution in Cornwall and also smooth-stalked sedge Carex laevigata and southern marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa. Additional herb species which occur fre…

Chiddingfold Forest

…frage Chrysosplenium alternifolium, water mint Mentha aquatica, lesser skullcap Scutellaria minor and soft rush Juncus effusus. The woodland along the sides of a number of the rides has been sufficiently disturbed to lead to the development of a fairly dense hazel birch scrub alo…

Snelsmore Common

…ormentil Potentilla erecta, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and dwarf gorse Ulex minor. Common gorse Ulex europaeus, a widespread and often abundant species on heathland in southern Britain, is uncommon at Snelsmore. Various species of grasses, rushes and sedges also occur, frequ…

Highclere Park

…on 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 south of Duns Mere…

Thorne and Doves Moors

…cularis sylvatica. Lesser butterfly-orchid Platanthera bifolia, lesser skullcap Scutellaria minor and bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella are restricted to small, well grazed areas. Not all the grassland is acidic and on parts of the better drained ground species such as selfheal Pr…

Woodham Walter Common

…h marsh fern Thelypteris palustris, hard fern Blechnum spicant, lesser skullcap Scutellaria minor, star sedge Carex echinata and smooth stalked sedge Crataegus laevigata. Additional interest is provided by the diverse fauna. The brimstone butterfly Gonepteryx rhamni is frequent i…

Plumstone Mountain

…us effusus, and the mires support a variety of herbs, including lesser skullcap Scutellaria minor, ivy-leaved bellflower Wahlenbergia hederacea, sneezewort Achillea ptarmica and southern marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa. In the flushes, streams and ditches, plants such as f…

Merthen Wood

…Frangula alnus a species uncommon to Cornwall, the locally rather rare skullcap Scutellaria galericulata and the soft shield fern Polystichum setiferum which is rare in West Cornwall. The ground flora on the upper slopes is dominated by dense brambles Rubus fruticosus agg. or by…

Upper Fowey Valley

…terwort Pinguicula lusitanica, bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella, lesser skullcap Scutellaria minor, ivyleaved bellflower Wahlenbergia hederacea and white beak-sedge Rhynchospora alba. Drier, unimproved acid grassland at the fringes of the wet areas is dominated by common bent gras…

Wyre Forest

… a varied mixture of plants such as water mint Mentha aquatica, lesser skullcap Scutellaria minor, bog pimpernel Lysmachia tenella, marsh valerian Valeriana dioica, bristle scirpus Isolepis setacea, sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus, pill sedge Carex pilulifera, star sedge C…

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