Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Ochtertyre Moss

…Habitats of this type are nationally rare and declining. The mire supports open Sphagnum lawns and peat pools, with the former being amongst the most extensive of their type in the Stirling Council area. A variety of bog mosses are found on the site, including Sphagnum squarrosum…

Slaidhills Moss

…ons of the species in Scotland. In the centre of the moss, lawns of bog-mosses (Sphagnum species) occur, notably Sphagnum palustre, Sphagnum capillifolium and Sphagnum fimbriatum, along with bog groove-moss Aulacomnium palustre. These form floating islands with little vascular pl…

Castle Enigan

…as rich fen, but there are also stands of more acidic poor-fen characterised by sphagnum bog-mosses. Ridges of higher ground provide additional habitat diversity. To the north, the fen has developed on old cut-over bog, and some deep pools still remain. Small areas of open, clear…

Lurgan Lough

… 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 curta, star sedge Carex echinata and m…

Cashel Loughs

…ort Pedicularis sylvatica, growing over a moss layer of Aulocomium palustre and Sphagnum recurvum. Additional habitat diversity is provided by drier areas on rocky knolls. Lowland heath occurs locally here and is dominated by heather, bell heather Erica cinerea and western gors…

Cors Nantcwnlle

…and vegetation dominated by heather Calluna vulgaris and extensive areas of wet Sphagnum bog with hare’s-tail cottongrass Eriophorum vaginatum. Poor-fen describes a range of wetland habitats founded on peat which are irrigated by water poor in nutrients. At Cors Nantcwnlle these …

Parham Park

…s and bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum growing through a carpet of bog mosses Sphagnum spp. The moss Hypnum imponens also occurs here in probably its only Sussex locality. The relict bog passes into a formerly coppiced alder Alnus glutinosa carr, with alder and birch Betula pub…

Arne

…e last forming deep tussocks in some areas. Typical mosses of the wet heath are Sphagnum compactum and S. tenellum and in the south of the site there are strong populations of the very scarce marsh gentian Gentiana pneumonanthe. Lichens of the genus Cladonia are abundant, especia…

Upper Thurne Broads and Marshes

…oped. Here the vegetation is characterised by carpets of bog mosses principally Sphagnum fimbriatum and S. palustre under a canopy of downy birch Betula pubescens. Round leaved wintergreen Pyrola rotundifolia occurs sporadically and large populations of the rare crested buckler f…

Mercaston Marsh and Muggington Bottoms

… site is an outstanding area of valley mire dominated by hummocks of bog mosses Sphagnum fimbriatum and S. palustre with narrow buckler fern Dryopteris carthusiana and common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium. heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and foxglove Digitalis purpurea gro…

Moyrourkan Lough

…, the fen becomes more acidic in character with bottle sedge Carex rostrata and Sphagnum squarrosum dominant, and occasional white sedge Carex curta. Carr woodland with alder Alnus glutinosa and grey willow Salix cinerea is scattered over the area. The ground flora is dominated b…

Askham Bog

…e acidic through the leaching action of rain water and the growth of bog mosses Sphagnum spp. The present habitats are considered to be secondary, raised bog having largely replaced the original fen before peat cutting in the Middle Ages brought the vegetation back within the inf…

Lions Hill

…a 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 certain wet locations, purple moor grass Moli…

Gosforth Park

… of this carr woodland supports an unusual ground flora in which the bog mosses Sphagnum fimbriatum and S. squarrosum occur together with soft rush Juncus effusus, toad rush Juncus bufoniusa, star sedge Carex echinata, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, yellow iris and coralro…

Brasside Pond

…wort Pellia epiphylla form a continuous carpet and locally hummocks of bog moss Sphagnum fimbriatum, S. squarrosum have developed. Other species in the fen include marsh horsetail Equisetum palustre, common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. T…

Pwll Lagoon

…e intimate proximity to alkaline areas and the low altitude, bog mosses such as Sphagnum fimbriatum and S. subnitens also grow here, though this has also been noted at other lowland fens. Reed bunting and sedge warbler breed in the reedswamp whilst locally noteworthy gatherings o…

Torrs Moss

…y rare vegetation community present is the reed-bog moss Phragmites australis - Sphagnum fimbriatum community. Normally only recorded from Broadland fens, this community has formed a floating raft of vegetation, which thus avoids base-rich ground water and instead is supplied wit…

Hart Bog

…y identifiable. The central part of the mire consists of a carpet of bog mosses Sphagnum spp., in particular Sphagnum plumulosum and S. rubellum with dwarf shrubs such as heather Calluna vulgaris and crowberry Empetrum nigrum, the latter present hereat one of only two stations in…

Longmoor Bog

…round is carpeted by mosses, particularly the moderately shade tolerant species Sphagnum fimbriatum, one of eight species of bog moss occurring. Other species, including the mosses Orthotrichum lyelli and Ulota crispa, grow on trees as do the liverworts Microlejeunea ulicina and …

Finglandrigg Woods

…ld angelica Angelica sylvestris, marsh violet Viola palustris and some bog moss Sphagnum species. Small fenny clearings support a similar range of species but with a local predominance of rush species, purple moor grass or reed canary grass Phalaris arundinacea. On slightly drie…

Foulshaw Moss

…f raised bogs known as the cross leaved heath bog moss community Erica tetralix Sphagnum papillosum community, although the balance of the species has been modified by the drier peats of the moss. Ling Calluna vulgaris and bog myrtle Myrica galeform a shrubby canopy amongst abund…

Morfa Abererch

…ontext in the West Gwynedd Area of Search, namely bottle sedge Carex rostrata - Sphagnum squarrosum mire and vegetation referable to the bottle sedge Carex rostrata -marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre tall-herb fen. The latter community type overlies deep peat and supports typical…

Cilybebyll

…, the vegetation is frequently dominated by mosses such as Polytrichum commune, Sphagnum auriculatum, S. fimbriatum and S. papillosum, as well as marsh violet Viola palustris, greater bird's-foot trefoil Lotus pedunculatus and soft rush Juncus effusus. There are also some areas o…

Oss Mere

…ient poor oliogotrophic 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 …

Ham Common

… royal fern Osmunda regalis occur. There are small quantities of the bog-mosses Sphagnum tenellum and S. fimbriatum and, in places, the mosses Campylium stellatum and Drepanocladus fluitans. Other low-lying wet areas support common reed Phragmites australis, common sallow Salix c…

Freshmoor

… vegetation has grown over this highly mobile substrate made up from species of Sphagnum including S. palustre, S. fimbriatum and S. auriculatum var auriculutum. sedges such as carnation sedge Carex panicea and star sedge Carex echinata contribute to the structure while any remai…

Cors Gyfelog

…ton polygonifolius. Bog mosses are widespread across the site, with hummocks of Sphagnum papillosum, S. subnitens and S. fimbriatum and sometimes a sprawling layer of cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos. Lower, wetter lawns of S. auriculatum and Sphagnum contortum also occur. The natio…

West Pennine Moors

…r table is close to the bog surface, bog mosses, including flat topped bog moss Sphagnum fallax, fringed bog moss S. fimbriatum, red bog moss S. capillifolium and lustrous bog moss S. subnitens, are commonly found in the understorey. Less commonly encountered species have a patch…

Wimbledon Common

… bulbosus, water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile and several species of bog moss Sphagnum, including S. palustre and S. fimbriatum. There are several ponds on the Common. The disused Bluegate gravel workings with it's variable water level supports an abundance of floating club rus…

Bryn Marsh & Ince Moss

…he 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 such as royal fern Osmunda regal…

Coleshill and Bannerly Pools

…arex paniculata are also present amid small carpets of bog mosses which include Sphagnum fallax, S. squarrosum and S. fimbriatum. Bannerly Pool is surrounded by a sump alder wood in which alder dominates the canopy, with the occasional crack willow Salix fragilis. Alder is also a…

Calf Hill and Cragg Woods

…teris dilatata. In places the mosses Rhytidiadelphus loreus, Dicranum majus and Sphagnum spp are frequent with variable amounts of different grasses and bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus, especially on the more sheltered east facing slopes of Cragg Wood, above a small fell side stream…

Astley & Bedford Mosses

…m with occasional deer grass Trichophorum cespitosum. Bog mosses are scarce but Sphagnum cuspidatum, S. recurvum, S. tenellum, S. fimbriatum and S. subnitens occur in patches in the cotton grass, between tussocks of purple moor grass Molinia caerulea or in and alongside some of t…

Duddon Mosses

…es vary in their extent in the hollows between the tussocks, consisting of only Sphagnum capillifolium subsp. rubellum where conditions are drier to a wider assemblage where conditions are wetter, with species such as Sphagnum magellanicum and Sphagnum cuspidatum. White beak sedg…

Red Moss

…heathland and fen may also be found. Birch and willow scrub occur very locally. Sphagnum mosses and cotton grasses grow in waterlogged conditions amongst the purple moor grass in some of the wetter areas. The pattern of vegetation is determined by amongst other things the variati…

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