Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Altikeeragh

… are also present. The vegetation on the intact bog surface is characterised by Sphagnum bog mosses, ericoid dwarf shrubs and other associated species. The composition and abundance of these depends upon local environmental conditions, particularly the height of the watertable. M…

West Fermanagh Scarplands

…ther species-poor, with few aquatic plants and pockets of acid fen dominated by sphagnum mosses occurring as scattered, floating mats around the water's edge. The waters of Lough Namanfin and Lough Nacloyduff are slightly richer in plant nutrients, with more diverse vegetation co…

Cadair Idris

…nate water-milfoil Myriophyllum alterniflorum, and floating bur-reed Sparganium angustifolium from Llyn Cyri. The characteristic bright green of the parsley fern Cryptogramma crispa with few associated plants can be seen on the more acid crags and scree slopes all over Cadair Idr…

Otterburn Mires

…ntly occurring is dominated by cross leaved heath Erica tetralix and a bog moss Sphagnum papillosum. This is found at Bellshiel Burn, Blackburn Crag, Broken Moss, Foulplay Knowe, Hind Sike and Yardhope Flow. Other characteristic species include hare’s tail and common cotton gras…

Ballynahone Bog

…wn complexes. The bog vegetation is characterised by a high percentage cover of Sphagnum mosses, ericoid dwarf-shrubs and other associated species, with the composition and abundance of these components dependent on local edaphic conditions. Flat, water-logged 'lawns' alongside p…

Cuilcagh Mountain

… complexesr acid flushes and bog bursts. The bog vegetation is characterised by Sphagnum and hypnoid mossesr ericoid dwarf-shrubs and other associated speciesr with the composition and abundance of these components dependent on local edaphic conditions. Flat water-logged ground i…

Tievebulliagh

… the crag is typical of blanket bog, dominated by common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium and the mosses Sphagnum capillifolium and Sphagnum papillosum. Water movement is indicated by occasional high cover of purple moor grass Molinia caerulea. A heath community occurs toward…

Connachan Marsh

…etation, with frequent heather Calluna vulgaris, common cotton-grass Eriophorum angustifolium and a number of Sphagnum mosses, including Sphagnum magellanicum as well as cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos. The surrounding lagg fen, an integral part of the raised bog interest, is domin…

Marlbank

… with northern deergrass Trichophorum cespitosum, common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium and hare’s-tail cottongrass Eriophorum vaginatum frequent throughout. There is a high cover of lower plants within the wet heath such as golden head moss Breutelia chrysocoma, bog mosses…

Coedydd Dyffryn Wnion

…rded. Leucobryum juniperoideum forms dull green cushions on the woodland floor; Sphagnum flexuosum is found near watercourses; and Bucklandiella affinis forms extensive patches on boulders, usually in more open, unwooded situations. Sphagnum subsecundum occurs in mineral-rich flu…

Lions Hill

…s, Rhynchospora alba and the rare Rhyncospora fusca and cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium. There are several species of Sphagnum moss including Sphagnum compactum, S. tenellum, S. papillosum and Sphagnum cuspidatum, the latter the major vegetation of several small pools. In c…

Derskelpin Moss

…well developed surface pattern of hummocks and hollows. The uncommon bog mosses Sphagnum austinii (formerly Sphagnum imbricatum) and Sphagnum fuscum form the hummocks. In the hollows, Sphagnum pulchrum can be found. In the central areas extensive carpets of the red bog moss Sphag…

Snelsmore Common

…test areas are characterised by the abundance of common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium and the bog mosses Sphagnum capillifolium, S. recurvum and Sphagnum magellanicum, the last species confined to only two other sites in Berkshire. Bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum and t…

Wolf Island Bog

…ol, hummock and lawn complexes. The intact bog surface supports a high cover of Sphagnum bog mosses, ericoid dwarf shrubs and other associated species. The composition and abundance of these depend upon local environmental conditions. The larger dome to the north of the area is d…

East Halladale

…ell-defined pattern of parallel, long narrow pools, low ridges and an extensive Sphagnum moss carpet. This occurs in several places, such as to the west of Allt nan Each. In contrast, watershed blanket bog has widely spaced, oval pools, and occurs to the west of Loch Sainn. Terra…

Stroupster Peatlands

…hern blanket bog is characterised by extremely soft quaking ground dominated by Sphagnum mosses. This is a rare blanket bog type in Britain and is similar to the bogs of continental Europe. The vegetation over most of the mire surface is dominated by heather Calluna vulgaris, com…

Slieve Beagh

…es, as well as soakways and flushes. The general vegetation is characterised by Sphagnum mosses, ericoid dwarf-shrubs and sedges, with the composition and abundance of these components dependent on local edaphic conditions, in particular the water table and relief. Flat, water-lo…

Carn/Glenshane Pass

…ber of notable plant and animal species. The bog vegetation is characterised by Sphagnum bog mosses, ericoid dwarf-shrubs and sedges, with the composition and abundance of these dependent on local edaphic conditions. The peats over much of the area are relatively freely-draining.…

Cors y Llyn

… mosaic of hollows and hummocks. The hollows support an abundance of bog-mosses Sphagnum spp., particularly Sphagnum recurvum, with frequent common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix and occasional heather Calluna vulgaris, round-leaved sundew…

Tarn Hows

… a small stream. Together, these have a diverse peat land flora with carpets of Sphagnum moss interspersed with stands of bog myrtle Myrica gale and common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium. The Sphagnum communities vary from types dominated by white beak sedge Rhynchospora a…

Eastern Mournes

…spitosum, purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, carnation sedge Carex panicea and sphagnum bog-mosses. This community is somewhat unusual in containing a high proportion of bell heather Erica cinerea, which is generally associated with more freely draining soils. It is also remarka…

Cefn Gwrhyd, Rhydyfro

…. The most important of these is a species-rich valley mire in which Eriophorum angustifolium, Menyanthes trifoliata, Hypericum elodes, and Narthecium ossifragum are abundant; quaking bog communities dominated by Eriophorum angustifolium and Sphagnum spp. and several small areas …

Redlake Meadows & Hoggs Moor

…um ossifragum mire frequently occurs as a vegetational mosaic with bog-asphodel-sphagnum moss N. ossifragum – Sphagnum papillosum valley mire. These community types are dominated by purple moor-grass. In the north of the site purple moor-grass and black bog-rush form dense tusso…

River Tweed

…occurring are Fontinalis antipyretica var. gracilis, Philonotis caespitosa, and Sphagnum angustifolium. There are, in addition, fifteen moss species recorded as being of only local abundance, for the Scottish Borders. The Tweed supports nationally important populations of Atlanti…

Ottery Valley

…e is the occurrence of the highly localized vegetation community bog asphodel – sphagnum moss Narthecium ossifragum – Sphagnum papillosum valley mire, occurring here as a mosaic together with purple moor grass–tormentil Molinia caerulea–Potentilla erecta mire. This vegetation mos…

A' Mhoine

… cespitosum, purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium, sphagnum moss and heather Calluna vulgaris. Woolly fringe moss Racomitrium lanuginos forms extensive carpets in some areas. Other species, such as bog myrtle Myrica gale and bog asphode…

Allt Bholagair

… Adjacent to the woodland there is a good example of a growing blanket bog with Sphagnum-dominated hummocks and pools. The standing waters of the Allt Bholagair are representative of oligotrophic and dystrophic types of loch. The largest dystrophic water body within the SSSI supp…

Kirkby Moor

…Juncus effusus or sharp-flowered rush J. acutiflorus over lawns of the bog moss Sphagnum fallax and Polytrichum commune. More species rich acidic flushes occur on the margins of the valley mires dominated by common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium over Sphagnum papillosum, w…

Shirgarton Moss

…sed mire vegetation, and is dominated by heath, sedges, cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium and sphagnum mosses which are specially adapted to live in nutrient-poor, waterlogged conditions. Wetter vegetation types are restricted to the old drainage lines. The site has an abunda…

Winmarleigh Moss

…harestail cotton grass Eriophorum vaginatum with common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium occurring locally. Sphagnum bog moss is widespread, particularly in the base of the grips, with the commonest species being S. papillosum, S. subnitens, S. recurvum and S. tenellum. Cran…

Llynoedd Ieuan

…mire communities dominated by purple moor-grass, common cotton-grass Eriophorum angustifolium and several Sphagnum moss species.

Ash to Brookwood Heaths

…ing heather Calluna vulgaris, deer grass Trichophorum cespitosum and bog mosses Sphagnum sp., often interspersed with purple moor grass. Other plants include common sedge Carex nigra, round leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia, sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus, tufted hair gr…

Garry Bog Part II

…e. The raised bog features a central pool and hummock complex with an extensive Sphagnum-rich bryophyte carpet. Occasional hummocks of Sphagnum imbricatum and Sphagnum fuscum occur. The pools support a characteristic growth of aquatic Sphagnum mosses with frequent stands of bogbe…

Dead Island Bog

…x. The bog surface is permanently wet and supports a dense and diverse cover of Sphagnum bog mosses. Typically the vegetation is characterised by ericoid dwarf shrubs and other associated species. Over much of the bog plain, the vegetation is dominated by heather Calluna vulgaris…

Spadeadam Mires

…ceptional quality having large areas of undamaged surface dominated by bog moss Sphagnum species. Agricultural reclamation, afforestation and peat exploitation have restricted the quality and extent of this habitat in Britain. The mires are largely dominated by Sphagnum species …

Garron Plateau

…o quaking bogs and saddle mires. The general bog vegetation is characterised by Sphagnum mosses, ericoid dwarf-shrubs and sedges, with the composition and abundance of these components dependent on local edaphic conditions. Flat water-logged ground is characterised by the promine…

Bryn Marsh & Ince Moss

… a range of communities from the wetter areas of common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium with bog mosses Sphagnum palustre, S. squarrosum and S. fimbriatum, to drier areas dominated by purple moor grass Molinia caerulea and then bracken Pteridium aquilinum. Relict species su…

Bovey Heathfield

…edges Carex spp. Bog pools support plants such as common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium and bog mosses Sphagnum spp. Habitat diversity is provided by scrub communities with scattered pedunculate oak Quercus robur, birches Betula spp., European gorse Ulex europaeus, willows…

Radnor Forest

…amiliar only a few miles west. Peat pools support common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium, the bog moss Sphagnum cuspidatum, and occasionally cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos. The steep-sided dingles and rock outcrops of the Forest’s edge support rich plant communities, since th…

Llay Bog

…py. The small central portion of the bog is characterised by a lawn of bog moss Sphagnum spp. with Eriophorum angustifolium and cotton grasses Eriophorum vaginatum, cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos, bottle sedge Carex rostrata, sundew Drosera rotundifolia and heaths Erica tetralix a…

Thursley, Hankley & Frensham Commons

…r hummocks with cross leaved heath, rushes, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, Sphagnum mosses, long leaved sundew Drosera intermedia and common sundew Drosera rotundifolia in the hollows. Peatland Habitats These habitats are typically found in waterlogged conditions where the …

Raeburn Flow

…a vulgaris, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix and common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium amidst hummocks of Sphagnum moss. Hare’s tail cottongrass Eriophorum vaginatum, cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos, crowberry Empetrum nigrum and the lichen Cladonia portentosa are also frequ…

Fenn's, Whixall, Bettisfield, Wem and Cadney Mosses

…ent poor (oligotrophic) and acidic thus allowing species such as the bog mosses Sphagnum spp. to colonise it. The resulting peat bogs are the "mosses". In a few cases colonisation of the water surface by floating vegetation has resulted in the formation of a quaking bog known as …

Combe Scar

…ium myrtillus, common polypody Polypodium vulgare, rosebay willowherb Chamerion angustifolium, wood sage Teucrium scorodonia and golden rod Solidago virgaurea with occasional plants of mountain melick Melica nutans, green spleenwort Asplenium viride, oak fern Gymnocarpium dryopte…

Lackan Bog

…g species such as purple moor grass Molinia caerulea and cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium grow over carpets of sphagnum bog-mosses. These occur beside more species-rich areas with bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh cinquefoil Potentilla palustris and bottle sedge Carex rost…

Linwood Warren

…f habitats support locally scarce species. The wet heath areas are dominated by Sphagnum with cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium and the marshy grassland by rushes and sedges, notably the oval sedge Carex leporina. Marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris and lesser spearwort Ranu…

Blaiskey Bank Springs

… articulatus and star sedge C. echinata and also common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium with abundant bog mosses Sphagnum spp. and brown mosses. The grassland down slope of the spring system is influenced by base rich flushing from the springs. This calcareous grassland is…

Calthorpe Broad

…ore acidic conditions, e.g. royal fern Osmunda regalis, cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium and the bog moss Sphagnum molle. The carr woodland grades into broad leaved plantation which is well established with abundant secondary regrowth. pedunculate oak Quercus robur and birc…

West Bradieston and Craig of Garvock

… squarrosus, deer-grass Trichophorum cespitosum, common cotton-grass Eriophorum angustifolium and the bog moss Sphagnum capillifolium. Fen-meadow The fen-meadows are generally dominated by sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus in mixture with herbs such as marsh violet Viola pal…

Rhos Goch (Rhos Goch Common)

…ommunities are present. The first is characterised by carpets of the bog-mosses Sphagnum auriculatum and Sphagnum cuspidatum, along with frequent common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium, round-leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia and cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix. The bog-m…

Croagh Bog

… Group. The vegetation on the intact bog surface is characterised by bog mosses Sphagnum spp., ericoid dwarf-shrubs and associated species. The composition and abundance of these depends upon local environmental conditions, particularly the height of the water table and topograph…

Deadman

…very restricted distribution in Somerset. Surrounding the bog pools are mats of Sphagnum sp., often developing into a relief of low amplitude hummock and hollow systems. These are penetrated by the spikes of bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, common cotton grass Eriophorum angus…

Lurgan Lough

…Equisetum fluviatile. Where the water is shallow, common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium grows over a carpet of Sphagnum mosses. On intermediate peat levels, these bog pool communities are replaced by poor fen vegetation, with bottle sedge Carex rostrata, white sedge Carex c…

Fenn's, Whixall, Bettisfield, Wem & Cadney Mosses

…rient poor oligotrophic and acidic thus allowing species such as the bog mosses Sphagnum spp. to colonise it. The resulting peat bogs are the 'mosses'. In a few cases colonisation of the water surface by floating vegetation has resulted in the formation of a quaking bog known as …

Eryri

…ather Erica cinerea in varying amounts. The ground layer can support the mosses Sphagnum capillifolium, Hylocomium splendens, Racomitrium lanuginosum, Rhytidiadelphus loreus and various lichens of the Cladonia family. In the various types of montane heath, mosses such as R. lanu…

Llyn Hafodol and Cors Clegyrog

…communities in which purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea, cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium, heather Calluna vulgaris and bogmosses Sphagnum spp are locally abundant; acidic fen vegetation with species such as bottle sedge Carex rostrata is also present and there are stands of …

Kirkconnell Flow

…ell-developed across the centre of the site. These communities are dominated by Sphagnum mosses although common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium and cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix are frequent and Ling heather Calluna vulgaris and lichens Cladonia spp., are commoner in dri…

Clermont & Anglesey Mountain

… prominence of cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium, bog asphodel Narthecium ossigfragum and sphagnum bog-mosses. Some of the slopes are flushed by mineral rich waters and are characterised by sedges such as dioecious sedge Carex dioica a…

Aldons Hill

…stris. In base-poor areas water collects in basin-mires dominated by bog-mosses Sphagnum spp., with common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium and bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum. The slopes of Fell Hill support a fine base-rich grassland of fescues Festuca spp. and bents Agr…

Flaxmere Moss

…rient poor oligotrophic and acidic thus allowing species such as the bog mosses Sphagnum spp. to colonise it. The resulting peat bogs are the 'mosses'. In a few cases colonisation of the water surface by floating vegetation has resulted in the formation of a quaking bog known as …

Rhos-Rydd

…ersed throughout by old peat-cuts which are colonised by cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium and the bog-moss Sphagnum cuspidatum; the intervening peat supports a rich bog flora of round-leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, deergrass Trichophor…

Rainworth Heath

…rush Juncus squarrosus. Boggy pools occur which contain cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium and patches of bog moss Sphagnum spp. The wet heath is surrounded by more extensive areas of dry heath characterised by C. vulgaris, bell heather Erica cinerea and tussocks of Descampsia…

Thorncliffe Moor

… status and groundwater influence. The acidic spring sources support bog mosses Sphagnum spp., common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium and small sedges Carex spp. At the mid slope, base rich groundwater from shale outcrops is associated with a mire community rarely found in …

Swarth Moor

…r grass Molinia caerulea, with wetter hollows and runnels containing bog mosses Sphagnum spp., common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium and bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum. Heather Calluna vulgaris, bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus and bottle sedge Carex rostrata occur occasio…

McKean's Moss

…mplexes and small pools. The bog vegetation is characterised by a high cover of Sphagnum mosses, ericoid dwarf shrubs and other associated species, with the composition and abundance of these components dependent on local edaphic conditions. Old hand cuttings are extensive, but a…

Upton Heath

…alley bog forms the main feature of the central part of the site. Here bog moss Sphagnum spp. carpets are well-developed with a variety of species present including the restricted Sphagnum pulchrum. Common cotton-grass Eriophorum angustifolium and bog asphodel Narthecium ossifrag…

Killeter Forest and Bogs and Lakes

…The vegetation on the intact blanket bog surface is characterised by bog mosses Sphagnum spp., ericoid dwarf-shrubs and associated species. The peatland exhibits a number of notable structural features, which include well-developed hummock and lawn complexes, as well as erosion f…

Pow Hill Bog

…dge Carex nigra occur, whilst in the wetter areas there are carpets of bog moss Sphagnum spp. with common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium, star sedge Carex echinata, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum and the…

Thrasher's Heath

…wet heath and bog in the lower lying areas. The bogs support several species of Sphagnum moss including the local Sphagnum pulchrum, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium and bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum. The pools complete the transition from…

Gormire

… grade into marginal bog communities. In places these are dominated by bog moss Sphagnum sp. with common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium, white sedge Carex canescens, common sedge C. nigra and marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre. Particularly at the eastern end of the lake th…

Greendale Mires

…ge of peat land plants and are characterised by extensive carpets of bog mosses Sphagnum spp. with common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium. common sundew Drosera rotundifolia is frequent along with other species such as cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, devil's bit scabious…

Newlyn Downs

…Potamogeton sp., bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella, common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica and bog mosses Sphagnum spp. In places there are stands of carr with dominant willows Salix spp. and occasional silver birch Betula pendula.

Llyn y Fawnog

…rex rostrata , water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile and Cotton-grass Eriophorum angustifolium. An outer zone of Bog Mosses Sphagnum spp., and other plants characteristic of acid bogs, is being colonised by Birch Betula pubescens at the margins of the basin. Llyn y Fawnog provides…

Trevaunance Cove

…Potamogeton sp., bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella, common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica and bog mosses Sphagnum spp. In places there are stands of carr with dominant willows Salix spp. and occasional silver birch Betula pendula.

Wan Fell

…s Carex canescens, C. echinata and Carex rostrata and cotton grasses Eriophorum angustifolium and Eriophorum vaginatum, with bog mosses Sphagnum spp. carpeting the bog surface. The rare tall bog sedge Carex magellanica is also found, with plants such as bogbean Menyanthes trifoli…

Troutsdale and Rosekirk Dale Fens

…ad leaved cotton grass Eriophorum latifolium and common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium. In places mounds of bog mosses Sphagnum spp. allow some plants to grown in a more acidic environment above the influence of the calcareous flushes. Here species more typical of heathlan…

Black Firs & Cranberry Bog

…rient poor oligotrophic and acidic thus allowing species such as the bog mosses Sphagnum spp. to colonise it. The resulting peat bogs are the mosses. In a few cases colonisation of the water surface by floating vegetation has resulted in the formation of a quaking bog known as a …

Morden Bog and Hyde Heath

… cross-leaved heath, heather, deer grass Trichophorum cespitosum and a bog moss Sphagnum compactum. Moister hollows support bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, round-leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia, oblong-leaved sundew Drosera intermedia, green-ribbed sedge Carex binervis and…

Holton and Sandford Heaths

…ogged soils. Here cross-leaved heath is abundant and occurs with the bog mosses Sphagnum compactum and S. tenellum, deer grass Trichophorum cespitosum and purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea. The Nationally Scarce plant, marsh gentian Gentiana pneumonanthe occurs abundantly in thi…

Ellergower Moss

… vulgaris, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix and a range of bog mosses, notably Sphagnum austinii (formerly Sphagnum imbricatum) and Sphagnum fuscum. Within the low-lying hollows there are mossy carpets, consisting mainly of Sphagnum papillosum, which also support common cottongr…

Dunbeath Peatlands

…amounts of cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix and common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium. There are extensive carpets of bog moss Sphagnum spp., and in several places, but particularly in the vicinity of pool systems, these include species sensitive to disturbance. The most …

Corsydd Nug a Merddwr

…r. Mosses and liverworts present include a rich bog-moss flora of 13 species of Sphagnum and the Endangered liverwort Scaoania paludicola. Corsydd Nug a Merddwr is located south of the hamlet of Glasfryn, between the villages of Pentrefoelas and Cerrigydrudion. The Merddwr sectio…

Rhos Llawr Cwrt

…d of the ice age. These contain basin mires where common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, the bog-mosses Sphagnum recurvum, S. auriculatum and S. palustre and the moss Aulacomnium palustre are prominent. Creeping willow Salix repens is present.…

Churnet Valley

…orth side of the railway a mire community can be found with carpets of bog moss Sphagnum spp. associated with common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium and star sedge C. echinata. There is a large colony of heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata ssp. ericetorum with, infre…

Gentleshaw Common

…he species associated with humid heath are present and, in addition, bog mosses Sphagnum compactum, S. papillosum, common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium, star sedge Carex echinata, tormentil Potentilla erecta, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, round leaved sundew Drosera…

Belmore Mountain

…anse at Gortgall in the east. The bog vegetation is characterised by bog mosses Sphagnum spp. and hypnoid mosses, ericoid dwarf-shrubs and other associated species, with the composition and abundance of these components dependent on local edaphic conditions. Flat, water-logged gr…

Montiaghs Moss

… including bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum and common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium, together with scattered sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and bog myrtle Myrica gale. More species-rich stands occur locally, with plants such as meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum…

Studland & Godlingston Heaths

…s with bog pools are a notable feature and support a rich variety of bog mosses Sphagnum spp. including Sphagnum pulchrum. Bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum and common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium are widespread; black bog-rush Schoenus nigricans and long-leaved sundew D…

Moneystaghan Bog

… the bog plain. The bog vegetation is characterised by a high cover of bog moss Sphagnum spp., ericoid dwarf-shrubs and other associated plants, with the composition and abundance of these components depending on local edaphic factors, especially the relative position of the wate…

Slieve Gullion

…ssifragum, deergrass Trichophorum cespitosum, carnation sedge Carex panicea and sphagnum bog-mosses, including the uncommon species Sphagnum compactum. This community is associated with wet, acidic soils and like the western gorse Ulex gallii heath, it is usually confined to the …

Mallart

…vulgaris, deer sedge Trichophorum cespitosum and common cotton-grass Eriophorum angustifolium. Within wetter areas, species of bog-moss (Sphagnum species) form extensive carpets. Species of note include the hummock-forming bog-moss species Magellanic bog-moss Sphagnum magellanicu…

Gwaun Bwlch Hafod-y-gog

…ping buttercup Ranunculus repens. The more base-poor flushes support bog-mosses Sphagnum spp., star sedge Carex echinata, common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium and lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula.

Peatlands Park

…bryophyte carpet of Polytrichum spp., Pseudoscleropodium purum and a variety of Sphagnum species, through which grow a scattering of grasses, sedges and herbs. In the early 20th century, the peatland was extensively drained and cut for turf, resulting in a mosaic of peat cuttings…

Little Budworth Common

…nd harebell Campanula rotundifolia. The boggy areas are dominated by the mosses Sphagnum spp. and Polytrichum spp. and cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium. Other notable species include hare’s tail cotton grass Eriophorum vaginatum, cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos and cross leave…

Hatfield Moors

…communities are dominated by cotton grasses Eriophorum vaginatum and Eriophorum angustifolium, cross leaved heath Erica tetralix and bog mosses Sphagnum spp., but include species rare in the county such as cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos, bog myrtle Myrica gale and bog rosemary And…

Moneygal Bog Part II

…ermanently waterlogged and the main feature of interest is a well-defined dome. Sphagnum hummocks and a well-developed system of pools are arranged concentrically around the site of an old bog burst. The intact dome supports frequent hummocks of the notable Sphagnum imbricatum an…

Glasson Moss

…low hollows and low hummocks. The dominant species of the pools and hollows are Sphagnum cuspidatum and white beak sedge Rhynchospora alba, whilst carpets of Sphagnum pulchrum are frequent in the transitional zone between hollow and hummock. Also characteristic of this zone are a…

Annaghagh Bog

… central ridge. The bog vegetation is characterised by a high cover of bog moss Sphagnum spp., ericoid dwarf shrubs and other associated plants. The bog surface is generally very wet and is dominated by heather Calluna vulgaris, with frequent cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, de…

Cors Bryn-y-Gaer

… actively peat forming. The vegetation is characterised by a carpet of bog moss Sphagnum cuspidatum, together with species such as deergrass Trichophorum cespitosum, hare’s tail cottongrass Eriophorum vaginatum and round-leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia. In slightly drier areas…

Lovely Seat - Stainton Moor

…lly more species poor. Dotted across the blanket bog are bog pools dominated by Sphagnum cuspidatum, with S. recurvum and common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium around the margins. Where peat erosion has exposed the underlying sandstone the vegetation has become heather dom…

Cors Gorsgoch

… in these and near the watershed, mires have developed with dominant bog mosses Sphagnum spp., white sedge Carex canescens and common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium, also abundant hare’s-tail cottongrass Eriophorum vaginatum, round-leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia, cranbe…

Barelees Pond

…upports birch Betula sp. carr woodland upon a soft carpet of bog mosses, mainly Sphagnum palustre and S. recurvum, with frequent cotton grasses Eriophorum angustifolium and Eriophorum vaginatum, occasional marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre and with bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata l…

Canyards Hills

… ponds and several permanent ponds. The boggy areas are dominated by bog mosses Sphagnum spp. and other bryophytes, with common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium, hare’s tail cotton grass Eriophorum vaginatum, water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile, rushes Juncus spp. and marsh…

Big Dog Scarps and Lakes

…espitosum, purple moor grass Molinia caerulea and common cottongrass Eriphorium angustifolium frequent throughout. The moss carpet is dominated by bog mosses Sphagnum spp. with a range of pleurocarpus mosses including glittering wood moss Hylocomium splendens, heath plait moss Hy…

Lough Alaban

… raft of acid fen, comprised of submergent growths of aquatic feathery bog moss Sphagnum cuspidatum and cow horn bog moss Sphagnum denticulatum with a sedge and herb component. This is interspersed by areas of open water with bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius. Sedges associ…

South Dartmoor

…ighest ground, characterised by the presence of abundant bog mosses, especially Sphagnum papillosum, S. auriculatum, S. capillifolium, and Sphagnum magellanicum along with flowering plants such as common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium, hare’s-tail cotton-grass Eriophorum va…

Mungrisdale Mires

…d raised bogs known as the cross leaved heath bog moss community Erica tetralix Sphagnum papillosum community and also characteristically small but widespread areas of a bog pool community Sphagnum cuspidatum / recurvum community. The pools typically contain the bog moss Sphagnum…

Holt and West Moors Heaths

…aterlogged parts at Holt, forming an extensive valley mire. Comprising abundant Sphagnum mosses including the uncommon Sphagnum magellanicum and Sphagnum pulchrum, these peat forming communities also have common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium, bog asphodel Narthecium ossif…

Oakhanger Moss

…ient poor oligotrophic and acidic, thus allowing species such as the bog mosses Sphagnum spp. to colonise it. Hence, over many thousands of years, some meres have developed into mosses and an invaluable record of the detail of this process is preserved in the layers of peat and m…

Mynydd Ystyfflau-Carn

…osus, hare’s-tail cottongrass Eriophorum vaginatum and two species of bog-moss, Sphagnum capillifolium and Sphagnum cuspidatum. Drier areas have tormentil Potentilla erecta and bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus. Damp hollows support cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos and crowberry Empetrum…

Derrycloony Lough

…e Carex echinata, bottle sedge Carex rostrata and common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium growing over an extensive carpet of flat topped bog moss Sphagnum recurvum. The elevated peat banks are dominated by purple moor grass Molinia caerulea. Towards the north of the site, a …

Cors Ty-Llwyd

…e-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria. Runnels within this community support bog-moss Sphagnum spp., round-leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia, common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium and common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris. The two smaller fields support further areas of rush-dom…

Esher Commons

…a. This grades into the bog around Black Pond, which is dominated by bog mosses Sphagnum spp., hair moss Polytrichum commune and common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium, with other characteristic plants such as round and long leaved sundews Drosera rotundifolia and Drosera i…

Foxlease and Ancells Meadows

…dominant. The grassland grades locally into communities dominated by bog mosses Sphagnum species and marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, with cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium; together forming a zonation of which there are few other examples in southern England. The site a…

Badanloch Bogs

…le along with deergrass Trichophorum cespitosum, common cotton-grass Eriophorum angustifolium and heather Calluna vulgaris. The bog surface is rich in Sphagnum mosses, including noteworthy species such as the nationally scarce hummock-forming Austin’s bog-moss S. austinii. Golden…

Hartlebury Common and Hillditch Coppice

…a linear depression on the lower river terrace. The mire is dominated by mosses Sphagnum and Polytrichum spp. with tussocks of common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium, purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, cross leaved heath Erica tetralix and cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos at …

Deptford Farm Pastures

…ain plants such as bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium, round-leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia and various bog mosses Sphagnum auriculatum, S. subnitens and S. capillifolium. Other plants of interest include southern marsh-orchid Dactylorh…

Black Loch

… Myrica gale and purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea predominate although mosses Sphagnum spp, Polytrichum commune, heather Calluna vulgaris and common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium are frequent. Rushes Juncus spp, and sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum are common in …

Black Snib

…y Andromeda polifolia, heather Calluna vulgaris, common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium, hare's tail cotton grass Eriophorum vaginatum and the bog mosses Sphagnum papillosum, S. capillifolium and Sphagnum magellanicum. In all there are twenty one species of bog moss Sphagnu…

Povington and Grange Heaths

…areas on the Bagshot Beds have well developed bog communities with a variety of Sphagnum species including the rare Sphagnum pulchrum, white beak-sedge Rhynchospora alba, cotton-grass Eriophorum angustifolium, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, bog myrtle Myrica gale, bog pondweed Po…

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