Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

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…

Essan Burn and Mullyfamore

…cally abundant throughout. The moss layer is well-developed and is dominated by Sphagnum capillifolium and Sphagnum papillosum, with frequent Sphagnum tenellum and Sphagnum auriculatum in the wetter zones. The oceanic leafy liverwort Pleurozia purpurea is common in the sphagnum m…

Tully Bog

…mplexes and small pools. The bog vegetation is characterised by a high cover of sphagnum mosses, ericoid dwarf shrubs and other associated species. Peat cutting is confined to the margins, leaving the majority of the bog intact. The greater part of the bog plain is dominated by …

Tonnagh Beg Bog

…pitosum and swards of bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum in the wetter runnels. Sphagnum mosses carpet the surface of the bog and are dominated by a range of species, including Sphagnum capillifolium, Sphagnum subnitens, Sphagnum magellanicum, Sphagnum papillosum and Sphagnum ten…

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…

Lough Naman Bog and Lake

…y elongated pools in a concentric pattern. The pools contain aquatic bog mosses Sphagnum spp., particularly feathery bog moss Sphagnum cuspidatum with occasional cow horn bog moss Sphagnum denticulatum, and bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata. The vegetation surrounding the pools is co…

Hesley Moss

…the wetter areas, which predominate over the mire sustain carpets of bog mosses Sphagnum spp. beneath canopies of bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus and cross leaved heath. Bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum and sundew Drosera rotundifolia occur throughout the area. Pools and moss carp…

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…

Curran Bog

…t. The vegetation on the intact bog surface is characterised by a high cover of 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 water-table. …

Blairbeich Bog

…raised bog habitat in the Dumbarton and north Glasgow area. There are extensive Sphagnum lawns, dominated by Sphagnum magellanicum with Sphagnum capillifolium, Sphagnum cuspidatum, Sphagnum papillosum and Sphagnum tenellum growing with heather Calluna vulgaris, cross-leaved heath…

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…

Mullaghcarn

…f note. The vegetation on the intact bog surface is characterised by a bog moss Sphagnum spp. carpet, ericoid dwarf-shrubs, sedges and associated species. The composition and abundance of these depends upon local environmental conditions, particularly structural features on the b…

Perchhall Loch

…rrounding this is another floating community dominated by a range of bog mosses Sphagnum spp, including Sphagnum squarrosum, Sphagnum recurvum and Sphagnum palustre with hummocks of Sphagnum papillosum, Sphagnum subnitens and the uncommon Sphagnum teres. Bottle sedge Carex rostra…

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 …

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 …

Glennasheevar

…buted in a concentric ring. The pools support a characteristic growth ofaquatic Sphagnum mosses, with frequent stands of bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and occasional lesser bladderwort Utricularia minor in the deeper pools. Well-developed Sphagnum capillifolium hummocks are promi…

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…

Gortnasoal Glebe and Meenadoan

…r lake. 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 relief. M…

Outley Mosses

…rly well displayed at Outley Mosses. Two of the communities, the bog asphodel – Sphagnum papillosum valley mire and the bottle sedge – Calliergonell cuspidatum mire, are nationally rare and their combination is not known outside southern Cumbria. Outley Mosses are more diverse an…

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…

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…

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.…

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…

Subberthwaite, Blawith and Torver Low Commons

…an extensive area of fell. Two of the valley mire communities, the bog asphodel Sphagnum papillosum valley mire and the bottle sedge Calliergonell cuspidatum mire characterise valley mires in South Cumbria, but are nationally rare and their combination is little known outside the…

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…

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…

Killorn Moss

…bed and supports several species of bog-mosses, the most prevalent of which are Sphagnum capillifolium subsp. rubellum, Sphagnum magellanicum, Sphagnum papillosum and Sphagnum tenellum. Above this bryophyte layer the vegetation comprises several plant communities typical of bog h…

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 …

Marlbank

… within the wet heath such as golden head moss Breutelia chrysocoma, bog mosses Sphagnum spp., glittering wood moss Hylocomium splendens and reindeer Lichen Cladonia portentosa. Much of the wet heath is transitional to fen meadow grassland and has many of the same species present…

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…

Selshion

…port beds of submerged broad leaved pondweed Potamogeton natans. The bog-mosses Sphagnum cuspidatum and Sphagnum recurvum are frequent. The surrounding fen communities are composed of floating mats of acidic vegetation dominated by bottle sedge Carex rostrata and including specie…

Cranny Bogs

…exes with shallow pools. The bog vegetation is characterised by a high cover of Sphagnum mosses, ericoid dwarf-shrubs and other associated species. The intact surface is generally wet and is dominated by a dwarf shrub canopy of heather Calluna vulgaris, with frequent bog myrtle M…

Kernick and Ottery Meadows

…mportance here is the occurrence of the highly localised community bog asphodel–sphagnum moss Narthecium ossifragum–Sphagnum papillosum valley mire, bog bilberry–sphagnum moss Vaccinium oxycoccos–Sphagnum fallax sub-community. This particular community occurs as a mosaic together…

Blaeberry Island Bog

…nd shallow pools supporting a diverse cover of vegetation, including bog mosses Sphagnum spp. and ericoid dwarf-shrubs. Active bog vegetation is characterised by heather Calluna vulgaris, cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium, hare's tail …

Ladder Hills

…beds, dominated by mixtures of heather and/or blaeberry Vaccinium myrtillus and sphagnum mosses. The extent of sphagnum-rich damp heath is second only to the Cairngorms. These heaths support a number of restricted northern species such as dwarf cornel Cornus suecica, northern bil…

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…

Caldanagh Bog

…limited, but the surface of the bog is extremely wet and as a result, extensive sphagnum lawns are prominent, in association with ericoid dwarf shrubs and other raised bog species. Over most of the bog plain, heather Calluna vulgaris is the dominant higher plant. Other associate…

Bankhead Moss, Beith

…ws, and supports several species of bog-mosses, the most prevalent of which are Sphagnum papillosum and Sphagnum magellanicum. Subtle variations in the microtopography, which are mirrored by local variations in the water table, control the distribution of additional Sphagnum spec…

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…

Tyncoed Pasture

…er, containing frequent cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix and locally prominent sphagnum moss Sphagnum papillosum. Other species found within this area include heather Calluna vulgaris, deergrass Trichophorum cespitosum, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica and petty whin Genista angl…

Wester Moss

…entral active raised bog area, which supports a variety of bog-mosses including Sphagnum magellanicum, Sphagnum papillosum and Sphagnum capillifolium, along with heather Calluna vulgaris, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix and hare’s-tail cottongrass Eriophorum vaginatum. sundew D…

Flow of Dergoals

…areas of unafforested blanket bog in Wigtownshire. It has distinct hollows with Sphagnum cuspidatum present, though these are quite small and represent a comparatively small proportion of the bog surface. It is more generally dominated by a combination of low and high ridges, wit…

Auchencorth Moss

…g a distinct basin on the eastern edge of the main bog, it supports intact, wet Sphagnum moss carpets. This is a rare feature in the Lothians where the few remaining peatlands are heavily degraded, dry, with little Sphagnum cover. The Sphagnum moss carpets occupy the central part…

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 …

Heysham Moss

…og rosemary Andromeda polifolia is also present. The characteristic bog mosses, Sphagnum sp., found on the site include S. recurvum, Sphagnum papillosum, Sphagnum cuspidatum, S. subnitens, S. tenellum and Sphagnum magellanicum. At the northern end of the bog is an area of birch w…

Knock Dhu Sallagh Braes

…d park yoke moss Zygodon rupestris. A small population of Girgensohn’s bog moss Sphagnum girgensohnii, which has a scattered and rare distribution in upland parts of Ireland, is also found on Knock Dhu. Further topographical diversity is provided through several large gullies on …

Red Moss

…rotundifolia and cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos all constant in the field layer. Sphagnum moss cover is generally extensive, especially on the northern raised bog, and is made up of Sphagnum papillosum, with S.tenellum, Sphagnum cuspidatum, Sphagnum magellanicum and S. capillifoli…

Bodmin Moor, North

…gorse Ulex europaeus may dominate. On the margins of wet areas the frequency of Sphagnum mosses increases, and heath rush Juncus squarrosus may be locally dominant. Hollows and valleys on Bodmin Moor are typically colonized by a range of wetland communities, notably: Carex rostr…

Upper Teesdale

…th Erica tetralix, has developed. In places, these mires are rich in bog mosses Sphagnum spp. including S. papillosum with some Sphagnum fuscum, Sphagnum imbricatum and S. capillifolium. Cloudberry Rubus chamaemorus is locally abundant and dwarf birch Betula nana occurs here at i…

Moorhouse and Cross Fell

…h in the Pennines. In areas where the water table is higher, bog mosses such as Sphagnum papillosum, Sphagnum magellanicum, S. capillifolium and Sphagnum cuspidatum predominate with other mosses such as Rhytidiadelphus loreus, Hypnum jutlandicum and Pleurozium schreberi, either i…

Simonside Hills

…t a variety of typical heathland mosses including, on some north facing slopes, Sphagnum capillifolium and Plagiothecium undulatum. Lesser twayblade Neottia cordata is present in some of the more luxuriant stands. On the high plateau there is blanket bog with heather and hares t…

South Exmoor

…s species-rich, hummocky wet heath. There is an abundance of bog mosses (mainly Sphagnum capillifolium, Sphagnum fallax and Sphagnum papillosum) and bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum is common. On strongly flushed slopes of Winsford Hill there is a variant, rarely found elsewher…

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…

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…

Highfield Moss

…monanthe. The mixed mire communities which are developed on deep peat include a Sphagnum lawn, wet heath, tall fen, marginal ditch vegetation and open pools. Areas of wet heath are dominated by purple moor grass often with wavy hair grass and with common cotton grass Eriophorum a…

Murrins

…stems. The bog surface is generally wet, and the vegetation is characterised by sphagnum bog mosses, ericoid dwarf shrubs and sedges, with the composition and abundance of these components dependent on the water table and relief. Flat, water-logged peats are dominated by cross le…

Appleby Fells

…further south in the Pennines. There are few extensive areas of active bog moss Sphagnum growth, however there are some significant developments of Sphagnum papillosum and Sphagnum magellanicum hummocks interspersed with bog pools colonised by Sphagnum cuspidatum with bog asphode…

Drumburgh Moss

… from the defunct drain crossing the site from east to west. This area has good Sphagnum cover with much Sphagnum magellanicum and S. papillosum, although Sphagnum pulchrum is restricted to a few small patches and S. tenellum, S. rubellum and s. molle are all uncommon. great sund…

Plas Iolyn Bog

…erest of the mire is as an intact basin raised bog containing lawns of bog-moss Sphagnum spp that includes Sphagnum magellanicum, S. papillosum, S. capillifolium, S. tenellum and Sphagnum cuspidatum. Cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, hare's-tail c…

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…

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…

Winster Wetlands

…water tracks and has given rise to a diverse area of swampy fen, with pools and Sphagnum bog moss islands and an adjacent Sphagnum lawn. These water tracks contain species such as the insectivorous bladderwort, Utricularia minor, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, bogbean Menyant…

Kielder Mires

… are low in nutrients. The acidic, nutrient poor conditions support specialised Sphagnum dominated plant communities which are predominantly similar from one mire to another but have a number of variations. The differences in species composition and microtopography surface patter…

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…

Corfe & Barrow Hills

…tralix with varying amounts of ling and deer grass Trichophorum cespitosum. The Sphagnum mosses Sphagnum compactum, S. tenellum, S. capillifolium, S. papillosum and the rare Sphagnum pulchrum are frequent. There are small populations of two scarce plants, marsh gentian Gentiana p…

Coalburn Moss

…t examples of lowland raised bog in the United Kingdom for its actively-growing Sphagnum-rich vegetation. The raised bog habitat is extensive and subtle variations in nutrient conditions within the bog affects the distribution of the individual species and gives rise to the disti…

Moelyci a Chors Ty’n y Caeau

…ved heath Erica tetralix, white beak sedge Rhynchospora alba and the bog mosses Sphagnum papillosum, S. capillifolium and Sphagnum magellanicum. Amongst the raised bog are bog pools with Sphagnum cuspidatum/recurvum. The eastern part of the bog is intersected by a number of runne…

Lampert Mosses

…uality mire vegetation with large areas of intact surface dominated by bog moss Sphagnum species, this plant being the major peat former. The vegetation is of a type more typical of lowland raised bogs and in England its occurrence as blanket bog is largely restricted to West Nor…

Dykeneuk Moss

…s an example of a type which is of national importance for its actively-growing Sphagnum-rich vegetation. The central and southern sections of the bog are dominated by the bog mosses Sphagnum papillosum and Sphagnum magellanicum, which form a continuous carpet over the surface. T…

Rusland Valley Mosses

…otton grass Eriophorum vaginatum. Nevertheless, extensive carpets of bog mosses Sphagnum spp., are still present, these reaching their greatest diversity at the centre of Rusland Moss where the characteristic surface patterning of raised mires is to be found. Small peaty hollow s…

Ludderburn and Candlestick Mires

… high number of plant species on the site that includes 15 species of bog moss, Sphagnum spp.. A particular feature of the site is the inter-relationship between types of mire and the subtle differences in plant species characterisitic of each. Some drainage work has been carried…

Black Snib

…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 Sphagnum recorded, including the nationally scarce Sphagnum pulchrum. Other species pr…

Bryn-bwch

…dge, the mosses Polytrichum commune and Aulacomnium palustre and the bog mosses Sphagnum papillosum and S. subnitens. A small strip of mire at the northern end of the site is less heavily grazed. Here the purple moor grass forms dense tussocks and associated species include marsh…

Horton Common

… Deer grass Trichophorum cespitosum, purple moor grass Molinia caerulea and the Sphagnum mosses Sphagnum compactum and S. tenellum. Both the white beak sedge Rhynchospora alba and the rare brown beak sedge Rhyncospora fusca occur here. The lowest parts of the common have bog comm…

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…

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…

Waukenwae Moss

…ation is dominated by a deep layer of bog mosses, the most common species being Sphagnum papillosum and Sphagnum magellanicum. The water table is generally very high and locally the surface quakes underfoot. Local variations in the height of the water table provide habitat for a …

Blelham Tarn & Bog

…tris, remote sedge Carex remota, marshviolet Viola palustris and the bog mosses Sphagnum palustre and S. recurvum. The eastern basin mire has a more open character with a complex mosaic of bog plants such as purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, bog myrtle Myrica gale, bog asphodel…

Bursdon Moor

… green-ribbed sedge Carex binervis, carnation sedge C. panicea and the bog-moss Sphagnum compactum. In places, the purple moor-grass which dominates the vegetation over most of the Moor gives way to a shorter vegetation dominated by heather, cross-leaved heath and deer grass Tric…

Wedholme Flow

… south. These intact mire surfaces retain a characteristic micro topography of Sphagnum hummocks, ridges, wet hollows, shallow pools and lawns and support rich assemblages of a peat land vegetation which is nationally rare. The edge of the mire has been cut on a small scale for …

Frosses Bog

…siderable abundance over much of the intact surface. Beneath the ericoid canopy Sphagnum capillifolium forms well-developed hummocks over most of the surface. The margins of the intact surface are frequently drier than the central core and sphagnum bog-mosses are generally replac…

Scaleby Moss

…he locus for the characteristic raised mire communities dominated by bog mosses Sphagnum species. It is the slow upward growth of these wet loving bog mosses that lays down the raised mire peat over the centuries and so their survival is vital to any raised mire system. At Scaleb…

Cullentra Lough

…e sedge Carex rostrata with marsh cinquefoil Potentilla palustris, the bog-moss Sphagnum squarrosum and in areas of more open water, occasional bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius. The emergent stands in the southern and eastern side of the lake grade back into more species-r…

Bell's Flow

… Bell’s Sike and Ned’s Beck. This site is of high quality with a well developed Sphagnum moss cover, few drains and little encroachment by trees. The dominant species over the mire as a whole are hare’s-tail cottongrass Eriophorum vaginatum, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, and…

Muckle Moss

…e western end remains high and here the central soak is dominated by bog mosses Sphagnum magellanicum, S. papillosum, S. recurvum, Sphagnum cuspidatum with hare’s tail cotton grass Eriophorum vaginatum, heather Calluna vulgaris and cross leaved heath Erica tetralix on the ridges …

Buttermere Fells

…x rostrata. Round leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia, deer grass and the mosses Sphagnum papillosum, S. capillifolium and Sphagnum cuspidatum are all abundant. Most of the valley bottoms are poorly drained, with more or less extensive mires. These dominated by sedges Carex spp. a…

Bewick and Beanley Moors

…tentilla erecta and with an understorey that occasionally includes the bog moss Sphagnum capillifolium. On freer draining soils in association with rock outcrops, such as those which occur on the scarp slopes along the western edge of the site, heather is usually accompanied by e…

Red Moss of Netherley

…g. Here, bog myrtle Myrica gale is frequent and major peat-building bog mosses, Sphagnum papillosum and most notably Sphagnum magellanicum, are abundant.

Tievebulliagh

…et 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 towards the south-west of the site,…

Cliburn Moss

…cotton grasses, deer grass, cross leaved heath and heather with some bog mosses Sphagnum species including S. papillosum and Sphagnum magellanicum. In drier parts of the site the ground flora is more like heathland with heather, bilberry, crowberry and locally bog myrtle. There i…

Cranborne Common

…aved heath Erica tetralix, purple moor grass Molinia caerule and the bog mosses Sphagnum compactum and S. tenellum are frequent. A number of local and scarce species occur in this habitat. These include round leaved and oblong leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia and Drosera interm…

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…

Landford Bog

…ondition of the bog. The botanically rich bog areas are dominated by bog mosses Sphagnum cuspidatum, S. papillosum, S. recurvum and Sphagnum magellanicum, which is only known from this site in Wiltshire, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, cross leaved heath Erica tetralix and pu…

Oakers Bog

…of Rimsmoor pond are characteristically rich with extensive lawns of bog mosses Sphagnum spp. These are in places dominated by the nationally rare Sphagnum pulchrum together with S. papillosum. The local Sphagnum magellanicum also occurs. The bog vegetation includes frequent bog …

Tor Royal Bog

…e is dominated by hare’s-tail cottongrass Eriophorum vaginatum and the bog moss Sphagnum papillosum. Altogether, seven species of Sphagnum have been recorded on the site, including the now uncommon and declining Sphagnum imbricatum, once the dominant peat-forming species in the B…

Big Dog Scarps and Lakes

…m 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 Hypnum jutlandicum and little shaggy moss Rhytidiadelphus loreus. Characteristic…

Stokeford Heaths

…undant species. Deer grass Trichophorum cespitosum and two species of bog moss, Sphagnum compactum and S. tenellum are also characteristic plants of this community. Several types of mire community occur locally on permanently wet peat. In one type, purple moor-grass and cross-le…

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…

Glen Lochay Woods

…orus, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, cross leaved heath Erica tetralix and Sphagnum species such as S. papillosum. On the lower slopes with deeper soils ancient sessile oak occurs and becomes co-dominant with birch. The oak woodland primarily occurs on rocky knolls and in th…

Blackslade Mire

…uncus effusus and sharp-flowered rush J. acutiflorus and bog mosses principally Sphagnum fallax, S. auriculatum, S. papillosum, S. capillifolium and Sphagnum pulchrum, together with a wide variety of herb species, especially in the areas of shorter vegetation. These herbs include…

Deroran Bog

…al large hummocks occur and there are occasional small pools where the bog moss Sphagnum cuspidatum is dominant. Sphagnum mosses cover much of the bog surface; Sphagnum papillosum is the most abundant species, but the locally-distributed species, Sphagnum fuscum and Sphagnum imbr…

Eycott Hill

…roundwater table. This diversity is reflected in the large number of bog mosses Sphagnum species recorded; fifteen in total. The higher, more acidic levels of deep peat support a bog vegetation dominated by ericaceous dwarf shrubs and bog mosses Sphagnum spp. Bog mosses, mainly S…

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…

Rhos Glwydwern

… depressions occur, some being peaty and supporting an acid flora of bog mosses Sphagnum spp., cotton-grasses Eriophorum spp., and bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum. One such depression is an infilled pond supporting a poor-fen community of bottle sedge Carex rostrata associated…

Longriggend Moss

…te displays typical blanket bog vegetation, with a high density of peat-forming Sphagnum bog-moss and cottongrass Eriophorum communities supported on the bog surface. Sphagnum papillosum is the dominant moss species with Sphagnum magellanicum also common and often associated with…

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…

Comin Silian

…inated by soft-rush Juncus effusus. Patches of mire also occur. Here bog-mosses Sphagnum species are prominent, with star sedge and round-leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia. In addition, there are small areas of wet heath, acid grassland and damp woodland. The central portion of …

Wallis Moor

…and disused clay-pits occur throughout and are richly carpeted with bog-mosses, Sphagnum auriculatum, Sphagnum compactum and S. papillosum being especially well represented, along with a little cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos. Heath-spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata is scattered…

Moine Mhor

…t to a depth of 4.1 m. Throughout Moine Mhor a few of the 9 species of bog moss Sphagnum predominate, while species such as S. papillosum and Sphagnum magellanicum are relatively scarce and localised. Along with the bog mosses in the nutrient poor and acidic mire are hair’s-tail …

Hassockrigg and North Shotts Mosses

…ate characteristics. It supports a wet and actively growing layer of bog mosses Sphagnum spp, with a dense cover of Sphagnum papillosum forming a lush ridge and hummock system. In the wet hollows there are bog asphodel, common cottongrass and Sphagnum cuspidatum. There are also s…

Petershill

…folium, crowberry and bog-myrtle. The site supports a good cover and variety of Sphagnum bog mosses, with abundant Sphagnum capillifolium and frequent Sphagnum cuspidatum and S. papillosum. There are also extensive areas of Cladonia lichens.

Phillips Mains Mire

…lium, crowberry and bog-myrtle . The site supports a good cover and variety of Sphagnum bog mosses, with abundant Sphagnum capillifolium and frequent Sphagnum cuspidatum and S. papillosum. There are also extensive areas of Cladonia lichens.

Turbary and Kinson Commons

… also present is the uncommon pale butterwort Pinguicula lusitanica. Bog mosses Sphagnum spp. including Sphagnum cuspidatum and S. papillosum, are frequent throughout these areas. Shallow bog pools contain common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium and bog pondweed Potamogeton p…

Turners Puddle Heath

…olinia caerulea, heather, deer grass Trichophorum cespitosum and the bog mosses Sphagnum compactum and S. tenellum within the vegetation with increasing wetness favouring cross-leaved heath over heather. The site is intersected by three valley systems, two of which drain southwa…

Poors Common

…keria lucens, Calliergonell cuspidatum, Kindbergia praelonga and the bog mosses Sphagnum squarrosum, S. subsecundum var inundatum and S. capillifolium. The trees themselves support a varied lichen flora including species strongly indicative of a long history of continuity of old …

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…

Moss of Crombie

…um cespitosum. Beneath the heather, ‘feather mosses’ are generally dominant but Sphagnum capillifolium is widespread and S. tenellum, S. papillosum and most notably Sphagnum magellanicum are locally abundant. Cladonia lichens are unusually abundant on much of the uncut bog. In ad…

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…

Hare's Down, Knowstone & Rackenford Moors

…otted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata subsp. ericetorum. A moss layer dominated by Sphagnum occurs over most of the area with S. papillosum and Sphagnum compactum being the commonest species. Drier areas support habitats which range from species-poor dwarf-shrub heath, to more dive…

Mointeach Scadabhaigh

…tion in the west and north of Scotland, with heather Calluna vulgaris, bog moss Sphagnum species, deergrass Trichophorum cespitosum, purple moor grass Molinia caerulea and common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium the dominant species, accompanied by bog asphodel Narthecium os…

Bolton Fell and Walton Mosses

…og Lowland raised bogs depend for their growth on an active layer of bog mosses Sphagnum species on the bog surface. These mosses are rainwater fed ombrotrophic and grow slowly upwards, with their remains forming the peat deposit. Over the centuries, the whole peat body grows and…

Flanders Moss

…ace is wetter, plant communities dominated by actively growing bog-moss notably Sphagnum magellanicum and S. papillosum occur. Flanders Moss also supports other important species of Sphagnum bog-moss including hummocks of the nationally scarce Sphagnum austinii and the aquatic na…

Rhosydd Llanpumsaint

…ve developed tiny rain-fed (ombrogenous) bogs, with patches of the red bog moss Sphagnum capillifolium among hare’s-tail cotton-grass Eriophorum vaginatum, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix and heather Calluna vulgaris. Inflows from the margins encourage a few rushes Juncus spp. …

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…

Carn Gafallt

…y. In wetter areas, the vegetation is characterised by an abundance of bog moss Sphagnum species and corresponds to the cross-leaved heath - Sphagnum papillosum blanket mire community. This occurs near the common's summit where there is a mosaic of bog communities including, in t…

East Nidderdale Moors (Flamstone Pin - High Ruckles)

…m oxycoccos, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, cross leaved heath, bog mosses Sphagnum spp. and occasionally, round leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia. Flushes and rills, particularly on Grewelthorpe Moor support bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella, bog pondweed Potamogeton polygo…

Moorthwaite Moss

…ral improvement. The areas of open, acidic mire are dominated by the bog mosses Sphagnum species that form the peat deposits. Sphagnum magellanicum and S. papillosum are prominent at Moorthwaite and of note because they are very rare in other lowland basin mires. Other mosses, in…

Hoy

…ols and carpets of bog mosses. The abundance of peat-forming bog mosses such as Sphagnum capillifolium and S. papillosum, as well as those more sensitive to disturbance such as Sphagnum magellanicum and sundew Drosera anglica, help to demonstrate the undamaged nature of this habi…

Woolmer Forest

…se wet heath areas are also characterised by the presence of bog mosses such as Sphagnum compactum, carnivorous plants such as sundews Drosera rotundifolia and Drosera intermedia and cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium. Hare's tail cotton grass Eriophorum vaginatum, which is un…

Moidach More

…ively growing peat bog vegetation across its central expanse is remarkable. The sphagnum bog community characterised by the major peat-building bog moss Sphagnum papillosum and cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix is very well represented. More generally, the vegetation is dominated…

Cernydd Carmel

…ool and hummock’ topography, with pools supporting floating carpets of the moss Sphagnum cuspidatum and the hummocks supporting a variety of other mosses such as Sphagnum papillosum, S. subnitens and localised occurrences of S. tenellum. White-beak sedge Rhynchospora alba and the…

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…

Shaw Meadow & Sea Pasture

…tus, J. inflexus with carnation and glaucous sedges over a carpet of bog mosses Sphagnum species, including Sphagnum fallax, S. subnitens, S. palustre, S. papillosum and S. auriculatum. A range of herbs and grasses are associated with the above species and include devil's bit sca…

Kielderhead Moors: Carter Fell to Peel Fell

…. Reduction of burning and grazing since the 1960’s has enabled a good bog moss Sphagnum cover to re-establish with hummock-hollow micro-topography based on Sphagnum papillosum, S. denticulatum sensu lato which dominates some of the flush areas on the southern slope. On drier slo…

Cumwhitton Moss

…aried in base and nutrient status. The more acidic communities are dominated by Sphagnum fallax, common, white and bottle sedges Carex nigra, Carex canescens and Carex rostrata or soft rush Juncus effusus; whereas prominent amongst the more nutrient rich fen are greater tussock s…

North Lowther Uplands

…e blanket mire community types support hummocks of two rare species of bog moss Sphagnum fuscum and Sphagnum imbricatum. The White Rig area supports some good examples of cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix - Sphagnum papillosum blanket mire. The North Lowther Uplands SSSI also has…

West Fannyside Moss

…deer-grass/cross-leaved heath also occurring. Extensive lawns of the bog mosses Sphagnum papillosum and S. recurvum dominate the vegetation with crowberry Empetrum nigrum and blaeberry and a further six species of Sphagnum mosses. Other typical bog species are present including t…

Danes 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. Danes Moss which lies three kilometres south of Macclesfield is the largest example in Cheshire of a cut over raised mire and its …

Black Lake, Delamere

…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 …

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…

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…

Carstairs Kames

…m community blanket mire and the cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix and bog moss Sphagnum papillosum community raised and blanket mire. The patterned mire occurs where these communities mix, with wet hollows of the bog pool community of bog-mosses Sphagnum cuspidatum and S. recurv…

Coladoir Bog

…m community blanket mire and the cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix and bog moss Sphagnum papillosum community raised and blanket mire. The patterned mire occurs where these communities mix, with wet hollows of the bog pool community of bog-mosses Sphagnum cuspidatum and S. recurv…

Migneint-Arenig-Dduallt

…with cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, crowberry Empetrum nigrum, the bog moss Sphagnum capillifolium and hypnoid mosses such as Hypnum jutlandicum and Pleurozium schreberi. In wetter areas cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix and the bog moss Sphagnum papillosum are more prominent…

Hexhamshire Moors

…with cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, a good cover of bog mosses particularly Sphagnum papillosum and, locally, cloudberry Rubus chamaemorus. Many acidic flushes drain the moorland plateau. These are generally species poor and dominated by soft rush Juncus effusus with a bog 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…

Longbridge Muir

…natum, cross-leaved heath, heather and bog myrtle along with bog mosses such as Sphagnum papillosum, S.magellanicum and S.capillifolium and the lichen Cladonia portentosa. Towards the centre of the site this vegetation is confined to low ridges or hummocks between which lie pools…

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…

Esgyrn Bottom

…urple moor-grass Molinia caerulea ended with a raised bog dominated by bog-moss Sphagnum species. This dome of bog-mosses was isolated from and independent of groundwater influences. Drainage and peat cutting for fuel, which continued until the late 1960s, have reduced the extent…

Borlasevath and Retallack Moor

…rticularly cross leaved heath (Erica tetralix) and scattered bog mosses notably Sphagnum compactum and S. tenellum. In more water logged patches with deeper peat especially towards the valley floor, wet heath gives way to a rare type of valley bog with increased bog moss cover e…

Southey and Gotleigh Moors

… away from the springs it spreads into channels which intersect low hummocks of Sphagnum papillosum. Dividing hollows contain Scorpidium revolvens, a moss very rare in Somerset. A very large population of white beak sedge Rhynchospora alba is dominated over much of this relativel…

East Dartmoor

…w is restricted the vegetation is characterised by abundant bog-mosses, notably Sphagnum papillosum, S. auriculatum and S. capillifolium and by common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium. Where water movement is greater, the characteristic mosses are S. recurvum, S. palustre, S.…

Slieveanorra and Croaghan

…lower. 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. Much of the …

Burns Beck Moss

…a vulgaris are interspersed by wetter ones which have carpets of the bog mosses Sphagnum papillosum and S. subnitens. The wetter patches also contain other typical mire species such as sundew Drosera rotundifolia, marsh rosemary Andromeda polifolia, marsh arrowgrass Triglochin pa…

Llwyn-iarth

… flushes are dominated by soft rush Juncus effusus and/or by bog mosses such as Sphagnum papillosum, S. capillifolium and S. auriculatum typically with a patchy cover of purple moor-grass, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, common sedge Carex nigra, carnation sedge C. panicea, a…

Rhosydd Llanwrthwl

…thecium ossifragum, round-leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia and the bog-mosses Sphagnum papillosum and S. capillifolium. Within this community the regionally scarce petty whin Genista anglica is locally frequent. On pockets of deeper peat, or where peat cutting has occurred in …

Mid Cornwall Moors

…clude cross leaved heath, deer grass Trichophorum cespitosum, heather, bog moss Sphagnum species, purple moor grass and the locally notable white beak sedge Rhynchospora alba. Species such as bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis, common cotto…

Cae'r Meirch

…, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, marsh violet Viola palustris, the bog-moss Sphagnum papillosum, devil's-bit scabious Succisa pratensis and marsh orchids Dactylorhiza spp. Non-tussocky purple moor-grass and small sedges Carex spp. dominate along some flush lines, with common …

Newtondale

…grophic valley mire, an acidic habitat supporting plants such as the bog mosses Sphagnum papillosum and S. rubellum, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and sundew Drosera rotundifolia. Many locally occurring species are associated with the less acidic margins; these include bog sedge …

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…

Pilmoor

…ed and is covered by a broken carpet of several species of bog mosses including Sphagnum papillosum, S. squarrosum and S. palustre interspersed with small water filled hollows. The bog moss forms part of an extensive area of fen with frequent marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, ma…

Cadair Idris

… mosses such as Rhytidiadelphus loreus, R. squarrosus, Hylocomium splendens and Sphagnum capillifolium; wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella, broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata, hard fern Blechnum spicant, and foxgloves Digitalis purpurea can be found. Where the soils are slightly d…

Troutbeck

…wo distinct types, the soft rush marsh bedstraw fen and the star sedge bog moss Sphagnum fallax/auriculatum mire. Both generally develop on waterlogged peaty soil, the former in more nutrient rich situations, but the two can occur in close proximity. The soft rush marsh bedstraw …

Rhos Pant-tyle

… bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus, hair moss Polytrichum commune and the bog-mosses Sphagnum papillosum and S. subnitens. Elsewhere purple moor-grass remains dominant but the sward supports more grasses including sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and velvet bent Agrostis canin…

Gweunydd Blaencleddau

…rt blanket bog vegetation at an unusually low altitude. Bog mosses, principally Sphagnum papillosum and S. recurvum, are abundant amongst hummocks of purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea, hare’s-tail cottongrass Eriophorum vaginatum and heather. Springs emerging on the valley sides…

Shap Fells

…n a good condition with a high cover of heather Calluna vulgaris and bog mosses Sphagnum species, although some areas have become degraded through grazing pressure and poor burning practice. Active blanket bog is well developed on the north facing slopes of Wasdale Pike and Long …

Merthen Wood

…clude cross-leaved heath, deer grass Trichophorum cespitosum, heather, bog moss Sphagnum species, purple moor-grass and the locally notable white beak-sedge Rhynchospora alba. Species such as bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis, common cotto…

Hense Moor

…Greensand and Clay with flints moss dominated springs occur, bog mosses include Sphagnum papillosum and S. tenellum. The site as a whole supports a diverse moss flora, some sixty species having been recorded. Associated herbs are bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, bog St John’s …

Hisehope Burn Valley

…effusus, sharp-flowered rush J. acutiflorus and the mosses Polytrichum commune, Sphagnum papillosum and S. recurvum, with marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris scattered in more open areas. sundew, common butterwort, cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and…

Rhosydd Nant-yr-henfron

…tive heathy element, including cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix and bog mosses Sphagnum spp. In places the purple moor-grass sward is particularly species rich. Characteristic plants here include meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, carnation sedge Carex panicea, flea sedge Carex p…

Kismeldon Meadows

…flea sedge C. pulicaris. In other slightly wetter parts bog mosses, principally Sphagnum papillosum occur with bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum and common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium. Another community is characterised by abundant dwarf shrub species namely heather Cal…

North Exmoor

…ail cottongrass Trichophorum cespitosum - Erlophorum vaginatum type. Bog mosses Sphagnum spp are abundant, together with purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea, deer grass, hare's-tail cottongrass and common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium. Typical herbs are bog asphodel Narthec…

Holcroft Moss

…nutrient poor oligotrophic and acidic, thus allowing species such as bog mosses Sphagnum spp. to colonise it. The resulting peat bogs are the mosses. Holcroft Moss, situated 9 kilometres north east of Warrington on the south side of the M62 motorway, lies in the Triassic Plain of…

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…

Allendale Moors

…ed sundew Drosera rotundifolia. Bog mosses are generally abundant, principally Sphagnum papillosum and S. capillifolium var. rubellum. Peripheral areas of the moorland plateau have dry heath and acid grassland. The areas of dry heath are dominated by heather, wavy hair grass Des…

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…

Charnwood Lodge

…phyte flora is rich in species normally associated with upland areas, including Sphagnum papillosum for which Charnwood Lodge is the only Leicestershire locality. A number of regionally rare heathland lichens have been recorded including Ophioparma ventosa and Ochrolechia tartare…

Armboth Fells

…Vaccinium myrtillus and crowberry Empetrum nigrum and wet heath with bog mosses Sphagnum spp. and cross leaved heath Erica tetralix are represented, although the distinction between the two is often blurred because of burning management. Frequent within the blanket bog are Sphagn…

Butterburn Flow

…n. The Flow is noted for containing large, intact areas dominated by bog mosses Sphagnum species. The bog moss dominated plant community forms a major component of the blanket mire vegetation of the Flow, to an extent now rarely seen in Britain. Constant species in the community …

North Dartmoor

… parts of the highest ground, characterised by abundant bog-mosses, principally Sphagnum capillifolium, S. papillosum and S. auriculatum. Typical associated plants are purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, hare’s-tail cottongrass Eriophorum vaginatum, common cottongrass Eriophorum …

Cranley Moss

…mmocks and hollows typical of this habitat. Actively growing bog mosses such as Sphagnum magellanicum, S. papillosum and S. capillifolium are found with heather Calluna vulgaris and other typical bog plants such as cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix and cranberry Vaccinium oxycocc…

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…

Ringdown

…ists largely of a mire community with a patchy bryophyte cover, particularly of Sphagnum palustre, S. papillosum, S. subnitens and Aulacomnium palustre. The most abundant grass is purple moor grass Molinia caerulea with sedges forming a significant part of the sward, the most fre…

West Dorset Coast

…nge of base status. The more acidic flushes are dominated by bog mosses, mostly Sphagnum fallax and S. papillosum, with herbs such as marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris and marsh violet Viola palustris. More base-rich flushes are dominated by a mixture of grasses and rushes and…

Muirkirk Uplands

…th and blanket bog typified by cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix and bog mosses Sphagnum spp.. Where modification of blanket bog has taken place through drainage, grazing and burning, the vegetation is dominated by hare’s-tail cotton-grass Eriophorum vaginatum. Fine examples of d…

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…

Nant y Crimp

…s-leaved heath Erica tetralix together with mosses such as Polytrichum commune, Sphagnum auriculatum and S. papillosum. Where springs emerge at the ground surface, these are joined by bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, greater bird’s-foot trefoil Lotus pedunculatus and common co…

Chasewater And The Southern Staffordshire Coalfield Heaths

…nium oxycoccos, cotton grasses Eriophorum spp. and various bog mosses including Sphagnum fallax, S. palustre, S. papillosum and S. capillifolium occurring at lower frequencies. Fens including habitats often referred to as mires and swamps A number of fens have developed on the ma…

Salta Moss

…eas, probably from which peat has been cut, have abundant bog mosses especially Sphagnum fallax with some S. papillosum together with common cotton grass, bogbean Menyanthus trifoliata, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris and more locally cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos. The moss …

Lady Bell's Moss

…e best examples of raised bog in Lanarkshire. There is extensive development of Sphagnum lawn dominated by S. papillosum with cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix and crowberry Empetrum nigrum on the slightly drier areas. To the north, the land slopes downwards where raised bog vege…

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…

Paines Cross Meadow

…f the meadow. Around the spring head there are large hummocks of moss including Sphagnum palustre, S. subnitens and S. papillosum. The peaty soil here supports several other species of flowering plants which are uncommon in East Sussex including cotton grass Eriophorum angustifol…

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…

Waen Rydd

…y a high frequency of hare’s-tail cottongrass Eriophorum vaginatum and bog moss Sphagnum recurvum amongst abundant purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea with cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, heather Calluna vulgaris, bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus, common cottongrass Eriophorum angu…

Wellington College Bog

…lted in the build up of peat and the development of the bog itself. Bog mosses Sphagnum spp., especially two widespread species S. papillosum and S. capillifolium predominate in the permanently waterlogged open mire. Also occurring are Sphagnum magellanicum, which is uncommon in…

Chobham Common

… a rich bryophyte mosses and liverworts and lichen flora. Bog mosses, including Sphagnum compactum, S. palustre, S. recurvum and S. papillosum are locally abundant in the boggy areas. Other heathland species include the moss Dicranum spurium and the lichens Cladonia strepsilis an…

Afon Eden - Cors Goch Trawsfynydd

…eserved sequence includes abundant remains of the classic peat-forming bog moss Sphagnum austinii. Both of the ombrogenous peatland units occur within a wider peatland landscape which includes significant areas of modified and unmodified blanket bog on peats of varying thickness …

Wolborough Fen

… by birch Betula spp. and willow Salix spp. Bog mosses are frequent and include Sphagnum palustre, S. recurvum, S. subnitens, S. squarrosum and S. papillosum. Towards the top of the site an area of tussocky purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea occurs in which bog myrtle is frequent…

St Leonards and St Ives Heaths

…or heath; dwarf gorse U. minor – bristle bent Agrostis curtisii heath; bog moss Sphagnum auriculatum bog pool community; cross leaved heath Erica tetralix – bog moss Sphagnum compactum wet heath; bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum – bog moss S. papillosum valley mire and purple m…

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