Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Oss Mere

…phaea alba and Nuphar lutea occur, but are scarce. Horned pondweed Zannichellia palustris is the dominant submerged aquatic plant. The alder carr is particularly rich and has a flora which includes cyperus sedge Carex pseudocyperus, cowbane Cicuta virosa, bog violet Viola palustr…

Barnby Broad & Marshes

…ity of low growing plants is present which includes marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris, marsh fern Thelypteris palustris, milk parsley Thyselium palustre and southern marsh orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa. Mature carr woodland surrounds the broad. Alder Alnus glutinosa is the…

Buxton Heath

…ryophyte carpet. Other species of interest include grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris, marsh lousewort Pedicularis palustris, southern marsh orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa, marsh helleborine Epipactis palustris and the locally uncommon marsh fern Thelypteris palustris. A sm…

Yare Broads and Marshes

…us tussock sedge Carex appropinquata, cowbane Cicuta virosa, marsh pea Lathyrus palustris, marsh sow thistle Sonchus palustris, milk parsley Thyselium palustre and marsh fern Thelypteris palustris. Further diversity results from the presence of small areas of fen dominated by saw…

Greywell Fen

…hid Dactylorhiza traunsteinerioides 3 praetermissa, marsh helleborine Epipactis palustris, broad leaved cotton grass Eriophorum latifolium, water avens Geum rivale, marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris, marsh valerian Valeriana dioica and marsh fern Thelypteris palustris. Other …

Catcott Edington and Chilton Moors

…hy grassland may, in addition, contain rushes Juncus spp, marsh marigold Caltha palustris, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, tubular water dropwort Oenanthe fistulosa, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi and creeping Jenny Lysimachia nummularia. A few meadows also contain devil's…

Finn Floods

…er milfoil Myriophyllum verticillatum, buckthorn Rhamnus cathartica, marsh fern Thelypteris palustris, cowbane Cicuta virosa, marsh stitchwort Stellaria palustris, flowering rush Butomus umbellatus and greater water parsnip Sium latifolium. The area is important as part of the ne…

Limpenhoe Meadows

…nunculus flammula, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris and yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor. Several uncommon species are also present, notably bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella, marsh lousewort Pedicularis palustris, fragrant orchid Gymnadenia cono…

Shapwick Heath

…estricted vascular plants include marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, marsh fern Thelypteris palustris and the national rarities marsh pea Lathyrus palustris and milk parsley Thyselium palustre. The remnant of active raised bog occurs on the eastern part of the site at Ashcott Hea…

Mid Cornwall Moors

… including water mint Mentha aquatica, the nationally scarce marsh violet Viola palustris ssp. juressii, marsh pennywort, round leaved water crowfoot Ranunculus omiophyllus, water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile, shore horsetail E. x litorale, leafy rush Juncus foliosus, smooth st…

Merthen Wood

… including water mint Mentha aquatica, the nationally scarce marsh violet Viola palustris ssp. juressii, marsh pennywort, round-leaved water crowfoot Ranunculus omiophyllus, water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile, shore horsetail E. x litorale, leafy rush Juncus foliosus, smooth st…

Booton Common

…s subnodulosus. Notable associated species include grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris, common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium, common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris, marsh helleborine Epipactis palustris, fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea, adder’s tongue Fern Ophioglo…

Ducan's Marsh, Claxton

…nguicula vulgaris, bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella, marsh helleborine Epipactis palustris, fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea, flat sedge Blysmus compressus, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum and the locally uncommon marsh fern Thelypteris palustris. Fen grassland occurs on the d…

Carver's Rocks

…ia cespitosa, with common valerian Valeriana officinalis, marsh marigold Caltha palustris and water cress Nasturtium officinale locally abundant. The marsh is surrounded by developing grey willow Salix cinerea and alder Alnus glutinosa carr with alder buckthorn Frangula alnus. Un…

Upper Lough Erne - Crom

…ies, with water horsetail Equisteum fluviatile and common spike rush Eleocharis palustris prominent. Behind the swamp zone is an area of fen, where sedges are the main component of the vegetation, particularly tufted sedge Carex elata and bottle sedge Carex rostrata. This zone is…

Cors Geirch

…rd Crepis paludosa, also at the edge of its range, grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris, and good populations of the nationally declining broad-leaved cotton grass Eriophorum latifolium and the nationally scarce marsh fern Thelypteris palustris. Other species commonly found at …

Ritec Fen

…a small population of quaking-grass Briza media and marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris. Bramble Rubus fruticosus and blackthorn Prunus spinosa scrub with some bracken Pteridium aquilinum are found on the upper margins of the site. A small stand of the nationally scarce marsh f…

Decoy Carr, Acle

…a aquatica, panicled sedge Carex paniculata and the locally uncommon marsh fern Thelypteris palustris. Commercially managed reed beds are also present and are dominated by common reed Phragmites australis. These areas are naturally rather species poor but include the scarce marsh…

River Hull Headwaters

…eet Filipendula ulmaria, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, marsh marigold Caltha palustris and large stands of great willowherb Epilobium hirsutum. Kelleythorpe Marsh is particularly rich floristically and several uncommon species have been recorded here such as lesser tussock se…

Norbury Meres

…lder Alnus glutinosa carr surrounds both meres and contains the rare marsh fern Thelypteris palustris. The pastures on the south side of the meres consist of a mosaic of grassland types of which acid marshy areas are the most species rich. Among the more uncommon species recorded…

Smallburgh Fen

… and sedges include such characteristic species as grass of parnassus Parnassia palustris, bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh helleborine Epipactis palustris, marsh valerian Valeriana dioica, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, glaucous sedge …

Crowle Borrow Pits

…ve a fen ground flora, including in one instance the nationally rare marsh fern Thelypteris palustris. Purple small reed Calamagrostis canescens is dominant over much of the fen with greater pond sedge Carex riparia and rushes Juncus spp., including the blunt flowered rush Juncus…

Geldeston Meadows

…rbs characteristic of calcareous conditions include marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris, bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and blunt flowered rush Juncus subnodulosus. Within this turf a number of plants associated with less calcareous conditions ar…

Upton Broad & Marshes

…ly scarce milk parsley Thyselium palustre, cowbane Cicuta virosa and marsh fern Thelypteris palustris occur with the sedges Carex appropinquata, Carex lasiocarpa and Carex elata. Paths and glades through the fen which have been regularly mown for many years have also developed a …

Cannock Chase

…ns several plants rare in the county and or nationally uncommon e.g. marsh fern Thelypteris palustris, round leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia, few flowered spikerush Eleocharis quinqueflora and bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum. Locally, nutrient enriched spring water gives r…

Corsydd Llangloffan

…d indicates areas of moderately acid peat. The scarce plants include marsh fern Thelypteris palustris which grows in quantity in two locations, whilst great fen-sedge Cladium mariscus occurs at its only current Pembrokeshire station. Drainage ditches also support a population of …

Broad Fen, Dilham

…s subnodulosus and bog rush Schoenus nigricans with marsh helleborine Epipactis palustris, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, Marsh Loosewort Pedicularis palustris, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre and several species of Sedge Carex spp. as typical associates. These fen communities …

Sweat Mere and Crose Mere

…es several uncommon species, such as elongated sedge Carex elongata, marsh fern Thelypteris palustris, greater spearwort Ranunculus lingua and alder buckthorn Frangula alnus. The fen and carr zones at Sweat Mere are also of importance for the diverse snail fauna which they suppor…

Linmer Moss

…rex paniculata with reed mace Typha latifolia and several patches of marsh fern Thelypteris palustris, a county rarity. Also notable are small areas of Sphagnum squarrosum with marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre and scattered white sedge Carex canescens, marsh bedstraw Galium palu…

Morton Pool and Pasture

…include bird cherry Prunus padus, alder buckthorn Frangula alnus and marsh fern Thelypteris palustris. The damp peaty pasture west of Morton Pool is exceptionally rich in flowering plants and is one of the best examples of damp grassland in Shropshire. The vegetation is dominated…

Cavenham - Icklingham Heaths

…amine pratensis, purple loosestrife Lythrum salicaria and marsh marigold Caltha palustris. The rest of the grassland is rather variable and the drier areas have a rather limited range of plant species. The lowest areas of land in the flood plain still support tall fen in which re…

Pulfin Bog

…ock sedge Carex appropinquata, yellow flag Iris pseudacorus, marsh pea Lathyrus palustris, yellow loosestrife Lysimachia vulgaris, purple loosestrife Lythrum salicaria, reedgrass Phalaris arundinacea, marsh woundwort Stachys palustris, meadow rue Thalictrum flavum and valerian Va…

Quoisley Meres

… small reed. Calamagrostis canescens and brown sedge Carex disticha. Marsh fern Thelypteris palustris and meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum – two species which are rare in Cheshire – also occur.

Thompson Water, Carr and Common

… water throughout the year and the aquatic flora includes water violet Hottonia palustris and Marestail Hippuris vulgaris. These ponds support a relict community of aquatic beetles which, together with that of a few other remaining Norfolkpingo systems, is unique in Britain. An u…

Calthorpe Broad

… water plants that include mare’s tail Hippuris vulgaris, water violet Hottonia palustris, blunt leaved pondweed Potamogeton obtusifolius, spiked water milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum, yellow and white water lilies Nuphar lutea and Nymphaea alba, floating scirpus Eleogiton fluitans…

Roydon Common

…pecies rich area contains the rare bog orchid Hammarbya paludosa and marsh fern Thelypteris palustris and other interesting species including cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium and all three species of s…

Dereham Rush Meadow

…hiza praetermissa, marsh valerian Valeriana dioica, marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi and lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula. On slightly higher ground, with seasonal flooding, is a large area dominated by …

The Wilderness

…and on the site. Both narrow buckler fern Dryopteris carthusiana and marsh fern Thelypteris palustris occur. The flanking grassland is dominated by Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and soft rush Juncus effusus but with a wide range of species characteristic of wet, acidic grassland, …

Amberley Wild Brooks

… and elder Sambucus nigra scrub is scattered throughout the fen. The marsh fern Thelypteris palustris is an uncommon plant associated with this fen. In places woodland has colonised over the fen and consists of alder Alnus glutinosa, white willow Salix alba, sallow and downy birc…

Newlaw Moss

…marsh cinquefoil and bog mosses Sphagnum spp. The site also supports marsh fern Thelypteris palustris, which occurs here in one of its few Scottish localities.

Chartley Moss

…nutrient enriched spring water surfaces through the acid peats. Here marsh fern Thelypteris palustris, greater tussock sedge Carex paniculata and great fen sedge Cladium mariscus are present in a diverse herb layer. Other important subsidiary habitats include relict heathland, f…

Wicken Fen

…tica and sallow over a sparse vegetation of fen plants including the marsh fern Thelypteris palustris. The more open areas of sedge fen are typically of tall grasses, great fen or saw sedge Cladium mariscus, purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, sedges Carex spp. and rushes Juncus …

Street Heath

…upports abundant bog myrtle Myrica gale. Rare ferns present include marsh fern Thelypteris palustris and royal fern Osmunda regalis. Old peat workings and rhynes have a wetland community which includes bulrush Typha latifolia, yellow flag Iris pseudacorus, cyperus sedge Carex ps…

The Moors

…ation in Dorset for two local plants, saw sedge Cladium mariscus and marsh fern Thelypteris palustris. The local sedge Carex lepidocarpa also occurs in this area. Where the fen grades into bog, black bog rush Schoenus nigricans and southern marsh orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa …

Burgh Common and Muckfleet Marshes

…ally rare Pugsley’s marsh orchid Dactylorhiza traunsteinerioides and marsh fern Thelypteris palustris. Higher ground is present along the northern edge of the site and here there is a gradation to unimproved neutral grassland. A tall fen community has developed on wetter, low lyi…

Woodham Walter Common

…es; there are at least three species of sphagnum moss, together with marsh fern Thelypteris palustris, hard fern Blechnum spicant, lesser skullcap Scutellaria minor, star sedge Carex echinata and smooth stalked sedge Crataegus laevigata. Additional interest is provided by the div…

Broadmoor to Bagshot Woods and Heaths

…e crested buckler fern Dryopteris cristata and the nationally scarce marsh fern Thelypteris palustris. The drier heathland is mainly dominated by heather Calluna vulgaris and dwarf gorse Ulex minor, with areas of bracken and pine and birch scrub. An area of grass heath dominated …

Woolmer Forest

…hese base rich fens contain uncommon plants such as marsh helleborine Epipactis palustris and broad leaved cotton grass Eriophorum latifolium, in association with southern marsh orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa, bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella, marsh thistle Cirsium palustre, dev…

Bure Broads and Marshes

…ng nettle Urtica dioica, royal fern Osmunda regalis and the uncommon marsh fern Thelypteris palustris. Fen The open fen communities are dominated by Reed Phragmites australis, saw sedge Cladium mariscus or purple small reed Calamagrostis canescens. Some areas are regularly mown …

Kiltubbrid Loughs

…are common here, along with an abundance of herbs such as marsh marigold Caltha palustris and yellow loosestrife Lysimachia vulgaris. Woodland areas are dominated by alder Alnus glutinosa and willows Salix spp., with an understorey of greater tussock sedge Carex paniculata. A sma…

Woolcombe

…il Lotus pedunculatus, fen bedstraw Galium uliginosum and marsh marigold Caltha palustris. Locally, common, glaucous and carnation sedges Carex nigra, Carex flacca and C. panicea are frequent and there are stands of greater tussock sedge Carex paniculata and yellow Flag Iris pseu…

Cranberry Rough Hockham

…ttered tussocks of the lesser tussock sedge Carex appropinquata. The marsh fern Thelypteris palustris is locally abundant. Where conditions are drier, the ground vegetation is largely dominated by the moss Mnium hornum. purple moor grass and remote sedge are amongst the associate…

Askham Bog

…e is also noted for the occurrence of royal fern Osmunda regalis and marsh fern Thelypteris palustris. Moreacidic elements of the ground flora include broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata, narrow buckler fern Dryopteris carthusiana, purple moor grass Molinia caerulea and bog mo…

Blaen Cilieni

…ike and blanket bog-like vegetation. Notable species present include marsh fern Thelypteris palustris, in its only known location in Powys, needle spike-rush Eleocharis acicularis, few-flowered spike-rush Eliocharis quinqueflora, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh cinquefoil Co…

Colony Bog and Bagshot Heath

… lemon scented fern Oreopteris limbosperma and the nationally scarce marsh fern Thelypteris palustris. Neutral grassland. Several fields near map reference SU 932596 and SU 930607 support rich grassland, a habitat type becoming rare in the county. The sward of the wetter fields i…

Ant Broads and Marshes

…uatic plants, including frogbit Hydrocharis morsus-ranae, water violet Hottonia palustris, spiked water milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum and the local Broadland species, water soldier Stratiotes aloides. Fen Extensive areas of fen vegetation have developed on flat waterlogged flood …

Cumwhitton Moss

…esser spearwort Ranunculus flammula and mats of bent grass. The rare marsh fern Thelypteris palustris also occurs here. Several very interesting fen communities have been recorded in areas of transitional base status; such 'mesophilous' fen vegetation here includes bogbean Menya…

Sharpham Moor Plot

…s to maintain diversity, forms an open herb rich glade with the rare marsh fern Thelypteris palustris and patches of scrub dominated by alder buckthorn Frangula alnus. The Plot is of historical significance since it was the first area of land in South West England to be purchased…

Tatton Meres

…icatum, fennel pondweed Potamogeton pectinatus and horned pondweed Zannichellia palustris. A narrow disjunct fen is present with occasional tussocks of greater tussock sedge Carex paniculata, lesser pond sedge Carex acutiformis and bur reed Sparganium erectum. At the southern end…

Dungeness, Romney Marsh and Rye Bay

…b fen, with marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, the nationally scarce marsh fern Thelypteris palustris, common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium and bottle sedge Carex rostrata. Some pits have hummocks of bog moss, including blunt leaved bog moss Sphagnum palustre and spiky bo…

Caeau Cefn Cribwr

…of two notable vascular plants, viper’s-grass Scorzonera humilis and marsh fern Thelypteris palustris is of special interest. The former species, which is frequent in some of the mixed marshy grassland on the site, is rare in Britain. The latter, which is locally frequent in the …

Wybunbury Moss

…oliata and common reed Phragmites australis. Notable species include marsh fern Thelypteris palustris and saw sedge Cladium mariscus both of which are rare in Cheshire. The range of habitats present at Wybunbury Moss support many invertebrate species including 47 species of spide…

The New Forest

…icillatum, which is nationally scarce, also occur. Hampshire purslane Ludwigia palustris RDB* occurs in the poached muddy pools and is confined in England to the New Forest area. The unimproved meadows in and around the Forest have similarities with the acid to neutral grassland…

Shirley Pool

…alder carr in which alder buckthorn Frangula alnus and the now rare, marsh fern Thelypteris palustris also occur. The tall fen communities have a very rich flora dominated by bulrush Typha latifolia, common reed and great fen sedge Cladium mariscus, a very local plant in South Yo…

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