Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Booton Common

…woodland. This contains some ash with aground flora of yellow iris, bittersweet Solanum dulcamara and nettles. A variety of breeding birds are present including snipe, woodcock, grasshopper warbler and lesser whitethroat.

Sinks Valley, Kesgrave

…ck sedge Carex paniculata characterise the tall herb fen along with bittersweet Solanum dulcamara and great willowherb Epilobium hirsutum. A dense canopy of grey willow Salix cinerea and downy birch Betula pubescens over a diverse marshy ground layer occurs along the bottom of th…

Afon Teifi

…ies, with species including hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum and bittersweet Solanum dulcamara characteristic of the banks and stream water-crowfoot Ranunculus penicillatus ssp. pseudofluitans within the channel on the Cych. The mosses Hygrohypnum ochraceum and Fontinalis squa…

River Wensum

…nd sedge species. Parts of Little Ryburgh Common are grazed, having bittersweet Solanum dulcamara, branched bur reed Sparganium erectum, water cress Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum, greater tussock sedge Carex paniculata, lesser water parsnip Berula erecta, water mint Mentha aquatic…

Holme Moor & Clean Moor

…iscus with purple moor grass, carnation sedge, blunt flowered rush, bittersweet Solanum dulcamara, common marsh bedstraw Galium palustre and hemp agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum. Many of the calcareous flush species present at Clean Moor occur at the margins of this community. Hol…

Thwaite House Moss

…common marsh bedstraw Galium palustre, common nettle Urtica dioica, bittersweet Solanum dulcamara, purple loosestrife Lythrum salicaria, amphibious bistort Polygonum amphibium, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, red campion Silene dioica, hedge woundwort Stachys sylvatica, herb r…

Temple Sowerby Moss

…ile, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, yellow iris Iris pseudacorus, bittersweet Solanum dulcamara, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, marsh thistle Cirsium palustre, common nettle Urtica dioica and wild angelica Angelica sylvestris and the less common species, greater spearwor…

Decoy Carr, Acle

… lesser pond sedge Carex acutiformis, yellow iris Iris pseudacorus, bittersweet Solanum dulcamara redcurrant Ribes sylvestris agg. and marsh fern. Small areas of acid valley alder woodland occur on higher ground where sandy soils underlie a thin layer of peat. Pedunculate oak Que…

Askham Bog

…Lysimachia vulgaris, common marsh bedstraw Galium palustre and woody nightshade Solanum dulcamara. sedges are particularly well represented and include fibrous tussock sedge Carex appropinquata, elongated sedge Carex elongata and great fen sedge Cladium mariscus. The site is also…

Leiston - Aldeburgh

…tica is present in the understorey with cleavers Galium aparine and bittersweet Solanum dulcamara frequent in the drier areas. Surrounding and in many places merging into the fen, is grey willow Salix cinerea woodland and alder Alnus glutinosa woodland with a field layer containi…

Burgh Common and Muckfleet Marshes

…uent and the ground flora includes meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, bittersweet Solanum dulcamara and royal fern Osmunda regalis. A wide range of marshland breeding birds is present including reed warbler, grasshopper warbler and the rare Cetti’s Warbler.

River Eden and Tributaries

…mbria. Swamp dominated by lesser pond sedge Carex acutiformis, with bittersweet Solanum dulcamara, gypsywort Lycopus europaeus and water mint Mentha aquatica, is an integral component of the Irthing flood plain. This swamp occurs at the base of natural amphitheatres formed by pre…

Manton and Twigmoor

…sestrife Lysimachia vulgaris, purple loosestrife Lythrum salicaria, bittersweet Solanum dulcamara, tufted hairgrass Deschampsia cespitosa, gipsywort Lycopus europaeus, remote sedge Carex remota and purple moor grass. Other Information During the 1987 revision the boundary of thi…

Afon Cleddau Gorllewinol / Western Cleddau River

…ter-dropwort Oenanthe crocata, purple-loosetrife Lythrum salicaria, bittersweet Solanum dulcamara and remote sedge Carex remota. In shady, steeper-gradient sections the vegetation is dominated by mosses such as the rusty feather-moss Brachythecium plumosum, water grimmia Schistid…

Llantrisant Common and Pastures

…lock water-dropwort Oenanthe crocata, butterbur Petasites hybridus, bittersweet Solanum dulcamara and stinging nettle Urtica dioica. Mammals The upper Wye and its tributaries support one of the strongest populations of otters in England and Wales. This species is threatened by ha…

Saddington Reservoir

…alix fragilis. A flora typified by water mint Mentha aquatica, woody nightshade Solanum dulcamara, common nettle Urtica dioica, marsh bedstraw Galium palustre and meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, also characterises the woodland floor, along with large volumes of fallen dead wood …

Darenth Wood

…e found most frequently in the field layer although species such as bittersweet Solanum dulcamara and cow wheat Melampyrum pratense also occur. Many of the invertebrate species that have been recorded here are associated with dead wood and include the nationally rare beetles Agri…

Haxey Grange Fen

…s, with stands of hare's tail cotton grass Eriophorum vaginatum and bittersweet Solanum dulcamara at their edges. The beetle fauna associated with bare peat at the pool margins is of particular interest and includes a high diversity of ground beetles Carabidae with species such …

Tetney Blow Wells

…weet Filipendula ulmaria, water figwort Scrophularia auriculata and bittersweet Solanum dulcamara. Additional interest is provided by areas of dense willow scrub and the neutral grassland surrounding the blow wells. The grassland becomes more marshy in character where it merges w…

Warburton's Wood and Well Wood

…, yellow flag Iris pseudacorus, marsh marigold Caltha palustris and bittersweet Solanum dulcamara. A small area of unimproved grassland is included in the site and contains species such as lady's mantle Alchemilla filicaulis ssp. vestita, betony Betonica officinalis, pignut Conop…

Cop Mere

…ur reed Sparganium erectum, greater tussock sedge Carex paniculata, bittersweet Solanum dulcamara, yellow iris Iris pseudacorus, water dock Rumex hydrolapathum, common valerian Valeriana officinalis and gypsywort Lycopus europaeus. To the west of the mere there is an extensive ar…

Gleads Moss

…usus, water mint Mentha aquatica, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and bittersweet Solanum dulcamara. Among the more uncommon species present are greater spearwort Ranunculus lingua, saw sedge Cladium mariscus and marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre. The bog vegetation is dominated by…

Bulmoor Pastures & Coppice

…type concerned, water mint Mentha aquatica, bugle Ajuga reptans and bittersweet Solanum dulcamara are also found in some quantity. The woodland also supports breeding dormice* Muscardinus avellanarius a species which is now nationally uncommon. In one of the fields, where the slo…

Hawes Water

…wsweet Filipendula ulmaria, hemp agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum and bittersweet Solanum dulcamara. This mixed scrub community on fen peat is rare at a national level. This is backed by a band of marshy grassland on peaty soil dominated by purple moor grass Molinia caerulea and ac…

Cors Cefn Llwyd

…rundinacea, common nettle Urtica dioica, remote sedge Carex remota, bittersweet Solanum dulcamara and meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria. In the wetter areas, marsh-marigold Caltha palustris and water mint Mentha aquatica are present. Uncommon plants here include fine-leaved water-d…

Cornard Mere, Little Cornard

…wetter areas hop Humulus lupulus, lady's Smock Cardamine pratensis, bittersweet Solanum dulcamara and male fern Dryopteris filix-mas are frequent. Much of the unimproved neutral grassland is mown to form a path along the southern boundary. It consists mainly of oat grass, Yorkshi…

Betley Mere

…sywort Lycopus europaeus, common marsh bedstraw Galium palustre and bittersweet Solanum dulcamara. The presence of the regionally uncommon blunt flowered rush Juncus subnodulosus indicates localised calcareous ground water conditions. To the south the fen is invaded by scattered …

Loch Watston

…mmon reed Phragmites australis, with representative species such as bittersweet Solanum dulcamara. Nutrient rich freshwater systems of this type are rare in the Stirling area. The muddy substrate of the loch habitat supports a rich assemblage of aquatic plant species. The emergen…

Rhoscolyn Reedbed

…cies with few associates, common marsh-bedstraw Galium palustre and bittersweet Solanum dulcamara being the most frequent. Lesser pond-sedge Carex acutiformis occurs in the northwest of the reedbed and great fen-sedge Cladium mariscus is codominant with common reed along the east…

Maer Pool

…antain Alisma plantago-aquatica, water dock Rumex hydrolapathum and bittersweet Solanum dulcamara. At the north end of the mere this fen community broadens into reed swamp dominated by common reed Phragmites australis, with most of the aforementioned emergent plants occurring loc…

Orton Moss

…s are however richer in species with meadowsweet, wild angelica and bittersweet Solanum dulcamara prominent constituents. Both these communities are also well developed in small clearings or field edges. The wet meadows and pastures around the fringes of the woodland are an impor…

Hatch Mere

… These grade into fen with a good range of typical species, such as bittersweet Solanum dulcamara, yellow flag Iris pseudacorus water mint Mentha aquatica and gipsy wort Lycopus europaeus. The fen grades into a well developed fen carr dominated by sallow Salix cinerea and alder A…

Redcar Field

…ncluding wood avens Geum rivale, male fern Dryopteris filix-mas and bittersweet Solanum dulcamara and, on the edge of the willow carr, globe flower Trollius europaeus has been recorded in recent years. Additional Information, 1. This is a new site. 2. Part of this site is owned …

River Frome

…osestrife Lysimachia vulgaris, common comfrey Symphytum officinale, bittersweet Solanum dulcamara, wild angelica Angelica sylvestris and less commonly, meadow rue Thalictrum flavum and skullcap Scutellaria galericulata. Away from the river bank, swamp and fen vegetation often dis…

Checkhill Bogs

…ch as meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, gypsywort Lycopus europaeus, bittersweet Solanum dulcamara, marsh marigold Caltha palustris, water mint Mentha aquatica and water forget-me-not Myosotis scorpioides. In parts of the site, the outer limit of saturated ground is bordered by a …

Hintlesham Woods

…ing meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, pendulous sedge Carex pendula, bittersweet Solanum dulcamara and brooklime Veronica beccabunga. A variety of birds breed in these woods, encouraged by the recent resumption of coppicing in Wolves Wood. Species include woodcock, nightingale, ta…

Newbourn Springs

…ter's nightshade Circaea lutetiana, male fern Drypoteris filix-mas, bittersweet Solanum dulcamara and primrose Primula vulgaris. Where alder gives way to ash, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta predominates, whilst more notable species include common twayblade Neottia ovata, comm…

Barelees Pond

…Salix spp. carr with occasional marsh marigold Caltha palustris and bittersweet Solanum dulcamara. Standing water accumulates beneath the trees forming a ‘moat’ which connects directly with the open water of the pond in the northern section of the site. The pond is fringed by a c…

River Ithon

…lowherb Epilobium hirsutum, yellow loosestrife Lysimachia vulgaris, bittersweet Solanum dulcamara, unbranched bur-reed Sparganium emersum, marsh woundwort Stachys palustris and filamentous algae Hildenbrandia rivularis and Lemanea fluviatilis are characteristic of these sections.…

Llwyn

…his contains patches of common nettle with cleavers Galium aparine, bittersweet Solanum dulcamara, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, herb robert Geranium robertianum and broad buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata as the main components of this characteristically species-poor community…

Loynton Moss

…nsists mostly of vigorous species such as bramble Rubus fruticosus, bittersweet Solanum dulcamara, broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata, yellow iris Iris pseudacorus and reed canary grass Phalaris arundinacea. sedges Carex spp. are also well represented including small populati…

Pilmoor

…rn with soft rush, marsh bedstraw Galium palustre and frequent woody nightshade Solanum dulcamara, angelica Angelica sylvestris and bog stichwort Stellaria alsine.

Hastings Cliffs to Pett Beach

…upports a range of coastal plants such as sea kale Crambe maritima, bittersweet Solanum dulcamara and sea beet Beta vulgaris sp maritima, with nationally rare plants such as the sea pea Lathyrus japonicus and yellow vetch Vicia lutea. The rocky intertidal areas with their charact…

Upper Thurne Broads and Marshes

… extensive and support a flora of shade tolerant fen plants such as bittersweet Solanum dulcamara and yellow iris Iris pseudacorus. A number of specialised beetles and moths generally associated with old woodland have been recorded from these areas, which contribute to the overal…

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

…rass Phalaris arundinacea, hemlock water-dropwort Oenanthe crocata, bittersweet Solanum dulcamara, the mosses Homalia trichomanoides, and Scleropodium cespitans and the liverworts Conocephalum conicum, Pellia endiviifolia and Lunularia cruciata. The silt-encrusted tree bases supp…

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