Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Smulgedon

…n butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris, dioecious sedge Carex dioica, lesser clubmoss Selaginella selaginoides, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium and purple moor grass Molinia caerulea. The variation in topography and related soil hydrology, and th…

Fair Head and Murlough Bay

…shes support species such as black bog-rush Schoenus nigricans, lesser clubmoss Selaginella selaginoides and common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris. To the south-east of the plateau, a third Lough, Lough Fadden, lies in undulating topography primarily surrounded by wet heath commu…

Scraghy

…oica, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, fairy flax Linum catharticum, lesser clubmoss Selaginella selaginoides, common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium, purple moor grass Molinia caerulea and the moss curled hook moss Palustriella commutatum. The same base-rich or calcareous waters…

Cassop Vale

…lower Trollius europaeus, bird’s eye primrose Primula farinosa, lesser clubmoss Selaginella selaginoides and moonwort Botrychium lunaria. Locally, where shallow drift overlies the Magnesian Limestone, species rich neutral grassland has developed with red fescue Festuca rubra and …

Ludderburn and Candlestick Mires

…s of Parnassus Parnassia palustris, quaking grass Briza media, lesser club moss Selaginella selaginoides and Campylium stellatum. Similar areas of high interest are found on the northeast flanks of Rulbuts Hill and Rosthwaite Heights. A small area of mire, swamp and carr to the n…

High Lickbarrow Mires and Pastures

…t scabious and towards the base of the hummocks grows the local lesser clubmoss Selaginella selaginoides. Areas of neutral to moderately basiphilous mire occur along hollows and depressions within the Silurian slate and are more influenced by less base rich waters flushing the ve…

Lough Corr

… Pinguicula vulgaris, pale butterwort Pinguicula lusitanica and lesser clubmoss Selaginella selaginoides. The bryophytes recorded are also typical of this community, especially Twisted bog moss Sphagnum contortum which is restricted to base-rich, upland flushes. Other mosses reco…

Ballyrisk More

…ies described above the following species of note were recorded-lesser clubmoss Selaginella selaginoides, greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha and downy oat grass Helictotrichon pubescens. Ballyrisk More is an area of semi-natural grassland managed in a traditional way…

Migneint-Arenig-Dduallt

…hes contain an attractive selection of plant species, including lesser clubmoss Selaginella selaginoides, fen bedstraw Galium uliginosum, dioecious sedge Carex dioica and an insectivorous plant, butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris. Small spring-heads with starry saxifrage Saxifraga st…

Cadair Idris

…a ssp. alpina. The clubmosses, fir clubmoss Huperzia selago and lesser clubmoss Selaginella selaginoides, starry saxifrage Saxifraga stellaris, mossy saxifrage S. hypnoides, and wild thyme Thymus polytrichus are also found on these species rich ledges and crevices. On the slopes …

Smardale Gill

…mrose Primula farinosa, grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris, lesser clubmoss Selaginella selaginoides and flat sedge Blysmus compressus. Off the limestone or in localities where it is covered by deeper soils or drift there are more acidic grassland communities. These are gener…

Hisehope Burn Valley

…a vulgaris, broad leaved cotton grass Eriophorum latifolium and lesser clubmoss Selaginella selaginoides. The soligenous mire on the eastern side of the valley is extensive but more acidic in character and is dominated by soft rush Juncus effusus, sharp-flowered rush J. acutiflor…

Orton Pastures

…m, flat sedge Blysmus compressus, dioecious sedge Carex dioica, lesser clubmoss Selaginella selaginoides and yellow saxifrage Saxifraga aizoides. This calcareous flush vegetation grades up the banks into a community more akin to limestone grassland. sheep’s fescue, quaking grass,…

The Clouds

…abitat include the rare bird's foot sedge Carex ornithopoda and lesser clubmoss Selaginella selaginoides as well as a variety of herbs, for example mountain everlasting Antennaria dioica, carline thistle Carlina vulgaris, fairy flax Linum catharticum, wild thyme Thymus praecox, s…

Craig Wen / Cors Castell

…nassia palustris, early marsh orchid Dactylorhiza incarnata and lesser clubmoss Selaginella selaginoides. Slender sedge Carex lasiocarpa, bottle sedge Carex rostrata and Cladium mariscus are locally dominant in the wetter parts of the mire. Small areas of limestone grassland are …

Ogof Ddu

…er Fern Cystopteris fragilis; and the uncommon primitive plant, lesser clubmoss Selaginella selaginoides. A range of mosses and liverworts occur, several of them dependent on the more nutrient rich rocks as well as two uncommon species of lichen. The Ogof Ddu slopes have a charac…

Pant Cae Haidd

…e rush Eleocharis quinqueflora, bog bean Menyanthes trifoliata, lesser clubmoss Selaginella selaginoides and marsh St John’s-wort Hypericum elodes are each locally frequent and there is a good population of northern marsh orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa ssp. purpurella. Patches …

Rhyllech Uchaf

…unculoides, few-flowered spike-rush Eleocharis quinqueflora and lesser clubmoss Selaginella selaginoides and petty whin Genista anglica. Several other orchid species are found at the site, including the lesser butterfly orchid Platanthera bifolia, early marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza …

Carey Valley

…cca, red fescue Festuca rubra, jointed rush Juncus articulatus, lesser clubmoss Selaginella selaginoides, grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris, occasional coltsfoot Tussilago farfara and a range of bryophytes including calk comb moss Ctenidium molluscum, curled hook moss Palust…

Moorhouse and Cross Fell

…es. Sedges are common with other local and 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 ver…

Gwenfro and Rhos y Gad

…s insectifera, lesser butterfly orchid Platanthera bifolia and lesser club moss Selaginella selaginoides. There are also populations of three nationally uncommon plant species: narrow-leaved marsh orchid Dactylorhiza traunsteinerioides, fen pondweed Potamogeton coloratus and a da…

Low Gill Moor Wetlands

…Eleocharis quinqueflora, marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris, lesser clubmoss Selaginella selaginoides, common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris, grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris and bird's eye primrose Primula farinosa. Also of note are mounds of bog mosses Sphagnum spp. es…

The Cliffs of Magho

…nassus Parnassia palustris, marsh hawk's beard Crepis paludosa, lesser clubmoss Selaginella selaginoides and the calcicolous moss Palustriella commutata. Localised marl deposits also occur. Glenereawan Lough is a large, shallow mesotrophic lake with gently sloping margins and a s…

Claife Tarns and Mires

… around the edges of these pools and on Sphagnum tussocks where lesser clubmoss Selaginella selaginoides has also been recorded. The three main open tarns within the site, Hodson's Tarn, Three Dubs Tarn and Moss Eccles Tarn support a wide range of aquatic and wetland plants. Thes…

Moelyci a Chors Ty’n y Caeau

…rn Phegopteris connectilis, bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella and lesser clubmoss Selaginella selaginoides occur. The main area of lowland mire interest is referred to as Cors Ty’n y Caeau and this supports lowland raised bog and fen habitats. The larger western compartment support…

Gowk Bank

…eadow grasses Poa pratensis and Poa trivialis. Throughout the site the clubmoss Selaginella selaginoides occurs plentifully and the moss flora is richer than in more southern meadows.

Upper Teesdale

…tton grass Eriophorum latifolium, flat sedge Blysmus compressus lesser clubmoss Selaginella selaginoides, grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris, bird's eye primrose Primula farinosa, hairy stonecrop Sedum villosum, a rare moss, Cinclidium stygium and at high levels alpine foxtai…

Waun Eurad

…arnassia palustris, marsh-arrow grass Triglochin palustris and lesser club-moss Selaginella selaginoides. The nationally scarce species narrow-leaved marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza traunsteinerioides, fen pondweed Potamogeton coloratus and narrow-leaved marsh dandelion Taraxacum palus…

Newby Moor

…tterwort Pinguicula vulgaris, flat sedge Blysmus compressus and lesser clubmoss Selaginella selaginoides. Purple moor grass and mat grass Nardus stricta dominated grasslands form the matrix for the fens and flushes and vary in character from near heathland communities to more sp…

Town Kelloe Bank

…ith a northern distribution are butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris, lesser clubmoss Selaginella selaginoides and grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris. Maidenhair spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes and an unusual inland population of sea plantain Plantago maritima occur in crevices in…

Morven and Mullachdubh

…y the occurrence of species such as flea sedge Carex pulicaris, lesser clubmoss Selaginella selaginoides, quaking grass Briza media and alpine bistort Persicaria vivipara. Small areas of calcareous grassland with thyme Thymus polytrichus are also found (along with more extensive …

Crosby Ravensworth Fell

…rt Pinguicula vulgaris, devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis, lesser clubmoss Selaginella selaginoides, few flowered spike rush Eleocharis quinqueflora and the nationally scarce bird's eye primrose Primula farinosa. Limestone grassland exists where the soils over the limestone…

Mournes Coast

…el Anagallis tenella, marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris and lesser clubmoss Selaginella selaginoides occur. The northern section of the site consists of a discontinuous line of low cliffs. The area between Maggy’s Leap and Newcastle Harbour regularly supports a colony of bree…

Birk Fell

…axifrage. In some flushes, marsh valerian, yellow saxifrage and lesser clubmoss Selaginella selaginoides indicate the local availability of base nutrients in the ground water. Scalehow Beck flows northwards passing over two waterfalls indicating fault lines in the underlying roc…

Cwm Doethie - Mynydd Mallaen

…flower Trollius europaeus, parsley fern Cryptogramma crispa and lesser clubmoss Selaginella selaginoides, the latter growing in the most southerly site known in Britain. The rocks at Craig Ddu and Craig Clyngwyn support a remarkable variety of calcicole species, notably marjoram …

Birkett Hill and High Out Wood

…but here thrives locally in somewhat drier communities with the lesser clubmoss Selaginella selaginoides. The generally flatter areas around the species rich limestone grassland support a grassland mosaic of varying acid and basic influence; the vegetation depending largely on th…

Kielderhead and Emblehope Moors

…edge Carex lepidocarpa, grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris, lesser clubmoss Selaginella selaginoides and limestone bedstraw Galium sterneri occur. There are acidic mire systems dominated by bottle sedge Carex rostrata numerous open bog moss lawns. Bog rosemary Andromeda polif…

Bamburgh Dunes

…ionally scarce seaside centaury Centaurium littorale. A population of clubmoss Selaginella selaginoides is also present. In damper areas, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris is abundant. Along the stream, which adds further diversity to the site, yellow iris Iris pseudacorus an…

Pig Hill

…se Primula farinosa, adder’s tongue fern Ophioglossum vulgatum, lesser clubmoss Selaginella selaginoides and grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris. On gentler slopes in the western part of the site there are transitions to improved pastures, whilst locally on the edge of limesto…

Magilligan

…s, water mint Mentha aquatica, bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella, lesser clubmoss Selaginella selaginoides and occasional grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris. With lack of grazing, the slacks can become rather rank, with Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, red fescue Festuca rubra and…

Ash Fell

…dstraw Galium sterneri, autumn gentian Gentianella amarella and lesser clubmoss Selaginella selaginoides. A small area of shallow limestone pavement and loose rock supports much Racomitrium lanuginosum moss as well as species like herb Robert and maidenhair spleenwort in the shal…

Stagmire Moss

…horum latifolium together with marsh valerian Valeriana dioica, lesser clubmoss Selaginella selaginoides and fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea. Large hummocks of black bog rush rising above the flushed ground provide a drier and more acidic habitat for such species as cross lea…

Lodore - Troutdale Woods

…age Saxifraga aizoides, grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris, lesser clubmoss Selaginella selaginoides, marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris and fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea var. densiflora. There are also areas of unimproved grassland, heath and bracken with scattered …

Knock Dhu Sallagh Braes

… haircap Polytrichum juniperinum. On wetter, more flushed soils lesser clubmoss Selaginella selaginoides is common. As the soils deepen further down the slopes the influence of the base-rich elements within the basalt lessens as it is leached out and the soils and vegetation beco…

Slaidhills Moss

…m molluscum, yellow starry feather-moss Campylium stellatum and lesser clubmoss Selaginella selaginoides. Flowering plants such as fairy flax Linum catharticum, dioecious sedge Carex dioica, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, few-flowered spike-rush Eleocharis quinqueflora and broad-lea…

Eycott Hill

… with other local species such as dioecious sedge Carex dioica, lesser clubmoss Selaginella selaginoides and few flowered spike rush Eleocharis quinqueflora. Swamp communities occur where water has backed up from the narrow trough outflows thereby inundating the lower levels of …

Ox Close

…lation of grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris, together with lesser clubmoss Selaginella selaginoides and flat sedge Blysmus compressus and in drier areas there is herb rich limestone grassland with for example common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium and wild thyme Thymus pr…

Mill and Whiskershiel Burns

… Parnassia palustris, common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris and lesser clubmoss Selaginella selaginoides. Stonewort Chara sp. is often a feature. Areas of fen vegetation are dominated by jointed rush Juncus articulatus with bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata brown sedge Carex distich…

Ballybannan

… bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella, dioecious sedge Carex dioica, lesser clubmoss Selaginella selaginoides and black bog-rush Schoenus nigricans. The bryophyte Scorpidium scorpioides is also notable. Ballybarman also provides valuable habitat for a range of wetland animals, includi…

Combe Scar

…heal Prunella vulgaris, devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis, lesser clubmoss Selaginella selaginoides and in muddy areas the marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris and lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula. There is a population of bird's eye primrose scattered across this commu…

Subberthwaite, Blawith and Torver Low Commons

…a alba, carnation sedge, common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris, lesser clubmoss Selaginella selaginoides, intermediate sundew Drosera intermedia, Aneura pinguis and Campylium stellatum are also typical of these flushed areas. The diminutive bog orchid Hammarbya paludosa, a nation…

Castle River Valley

…chid Platanthera chlorantha, common twayblade Listera ovata and lesser clubmoss Selaginella selaginoides. Castle River Valley is an area of semi-natural grassland managed in a traditional way. As such, it provides valuable feeding and roosting sites for a range of animals, includ…

Kilnsey Flush

…hiza incarnata, broadleaved cotton grass Eriophorum latifolium, lesser clubmoss Selaginella selaginoides, pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus, grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris and bird's eye primrose Primula farinosa. Beyond the central 'core', there is a tall herb fen community…

Lurgan River Wood

…grass Triglochin palustris, bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella and lesser clubmoss Selaginella selaginoides. Moss cover is generally sparse and includes Calliergonell cuspidatum, Rhytidiadelphus triquetrus and Breutelia chrysocoma. Within the grassland, there are occasional seepage…

Sunbiggin Tarn & Moors and Little Asby Scar

…, flat and hair sedges Blysmus compressus and Carex capillaris, lesser clubmoss Selaginella selaginoides and the nationally scarce bird's eye primrose Primula farinosa. Around the flushes, areas of wet pasture support a rich flora with species such as devil's bit scabious Succisa…

Bewick and Beanley Moors

…arsh valerian Valeriana dioica, butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris, lesser clubmoss Selaginella selaginoides, grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris, dioecious sedge Carex dioica, few flowered spike rush Eleocharis quinqueflora and black bog rush Schoenus nigricans may be found. Thes…

Salt Pans Bay

…lude pale butterwort Pinguicula lusitanica, grass-of-Parnassus, lesser clubmoss Selaginella selaginoides, northern marsh-orchid, early marsh-orchid, heath spotted-orchid and bogbean. Although not notified natural features, Salt Pans Bay is also a breeding site for common tern and…

Caudbeck Flow

…latifolium, few flowered spike rush Eleocharis quinqueflora and lesser clubmoss Selaginella selaginoides. The remainder of the site is composed of several different grassland types. The commonest is dominated by purple moor grass Molinia caerulea with frequent sheep's fescue, ma…

Hollin Hill

… the damp base rich soils of Northern England and Scotland, the lesser clubmoss Selaginella selaginoides, saw wort Serratula tinctoria and the common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris. Bryophytes form a dominant feature of the flushes and include both base loving species such as Cte…

Winster Wetlands

…ss with occasional round leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia and lesser clubmoss Selaginella selaginoides. In places clumps of lemon scented fern Oreopteris limbosperma grow where small rock outcrops occur within the mire. This slope also supports dense hawthorn and blackthorn scr…

Big Dog Scarps and Lakes

…oss Campylium stellatum and marsh bryum Bryum pseudotriquetrum. Lesser clubmoss Selaginella selaginoides is also present in several of the flushes. In addition to their rich flora, these calcareous flushes provide the ideal habitat for the Geyer's whorl snail Vertigo geyeri which…

Tuthill Quarry

…primrose Primula farinosa which occur within a small open area. Lesser clubmoss Selaginella selaginoides also occurs within this area and is one of only four known extant records of this species in lowland Durham. In addition, a good population of adder’s tongue fern Ophioglossum…

Leck Beck Head Catchment Area

…high level flush community with several notable species such as lesser clubmoss Selaginella selaginoides – the best surviving location in Lancashire, pale forget-me-not Myosotis stolonifera – a species which is nationally scarce and scurvy grass Cochlearia pyrenaica of very local…

Lough Scolban

…s tenellus, yellow sedge Carex viridula ssp. brachyrrhyncha and lesser clubmoss Selaginella selaginoides as well as brown mosses such as giant spear moss Calliergon giganteum, rusty hook moss Scorpidium revolvens, yellow starry feather moss Campylium stellatum and marsh bryum Bry…

Stranacally

…mpernel Anagallis tenella, eyebright Euphrasia officinalis agg, lesser clubmoss Selaginella selaginoides and common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris. On the northern side of Stranacally between the road and the Roogagh River, the south-facing slopes have thinner soils and are drier…

Tow River Wood

…ula ssp. brachyrrhyncha, common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris, lesser clubmoss Selaginella selaginoides and the moss Palustriella commutata. In addition, Tow River Wood provides an extensive area of semi-natural habitat for woodland animals, including badger Meles meles and a ra…

Tievebulliagh

…able species here are pale butterwort Pinguicula lusitanica and lesser clubmoss Selaginella selaginoides. Tievebulliagh crag provides a regular nesting site for peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus. https://www.daera-ni.gov.uk/publications/tievebulliagh-assi

Balglass Corries

… mountain saxifrage Saxifraga aizoides and the locally-uncommon lesser clubmoss Selaginella selaginoides occur. The undisturbed cliff ledges support well-developed tall herb communities in which northern upland species such as northern bedstraw Galium boreale and rose-root Sedum …

Far High House Meadows

…w Galium uliginosum, procumbent pearlwort Sagina procumbens and lesser clubmoss Selaginella selaginoides.

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