Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Congrove Field and The Tumps

…o present. The sward is herb rich with dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule, wild thyme Thymus praecox, carline thistle Carlina vulgaris, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus, rest-harrow Ononis repens and small scabious Scabiosa columbaria occurring throug…

Burrington Combe

…ed Centaurea scabiosa, C. nigra, rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, wild thyme Thymus praecox, Thymus polytrichus, marjoram Origanum vulgare and carline thistle Carlina vulgaris. Insects are extremely abundant on the warm south facing slopes despite the paucity of vegetation. On…

Shiplate Slait

… ovina/ Carlina vulgaris type, in which the most frequent plants are wild thyme Thymus praecox, common rose Helianthemum nummularium, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba and mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum. The open nature of the community, with much bare and loose soil, i…

Merthyr Mawr

…, bryophytes, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, wild pansy Viola tricolor and thyme Thymus praecox. Rank, fixed dunes with yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus, false oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius, dewberry Rubus caesius and burnet rose Rosa spinosissima occur elsewhere. Dune slack vegeta…

Hog's Hole

…indicating long continuity of the turf. These are often colonised by wild thyme Thymus praecox and the less common large thyme Thymus polytrichus, together with species such as fairy flax Linum catharticum and thyme leaved sandwort Arenaria serpyllifolia. In the northern part of…

Tudor Farm Bank

…e, yellow wort Blackstonia perfoliata, fairy flax Linum catharticum, wild thyme Thymus praecox and its uncommon relative, large thyme Thymus polytrichus. The presence of abundant thyme and common knapweed Centaurea nigra in particular, is typical of this grassland type where the …

Allolee to Walltown

…ting stonecrop Sedum acre, the uncommon hairy stonecrop S. villosum, wild thyme Thymus praecox and a variety of annuals including parsley piert Aphanes arvensis, common whitlow grass Erophila verna, early hair grass Aira praecox, annual knawel Scleranthus annuus, rue leaved saxif…

Cinquefoil Brow and Wood Dale

…ntly occurring species include ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata, wild thyme Thymus praecox, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, fairy flax Linum catharticum, bulbous buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus, quaking grass Briza media and crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus. Of part…

Lindisfarne

…llus. The uncommon coastal moths Agrostis ripae, Mythimna litoralis and Actebia praecox are also present and a rare fly, Opomyza punctella, has been found on Ross Links. Locally, limestone outcrops support species rich grassland with meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis, glaucous …

Aller Hill

…'s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, lady's bedstraw Galium verum and wild thyme Thymus praecox forming a mosaic within the sward. Large populations of pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis occur with bee orchid Ophrys apifera, yellow wort Blackstonia perfoliata and woolly thist…

Chris's Pasture

…dge rich sward, with species such as purging flax Linum catharticum, wild thyme Thymus praecox and the rare bird's eye primrose Primula farinosa. Marshy grassland, dominated by rushes, occurs in the damp hollows, together with a range of plants such as marsh arrowgrass Triglochi…

Ox Close

…sland with for example common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium and wild thyme Thymus praecox.

Hackpen, Warren & Gramp's Hill Downs

…us buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, wild thyme Thymus praecox, purging flax Linum catharticum and common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii. The western half is grassland dominated by meadow grass Poa sp. It also has patches of bare soil and rabb…

Lytham St Annes Dunes

… cat’s ear Hypochaeris radicata and eyebright Euphrasia officinalis. Wild thyme Thymus praecox is found on rabbit grazed areas where carline thistle Carlina vulgaris and biting stonecrop Sedum acre also occur. Of particular note is the presence of the rare dune helleborine Epipa…

Aldons Hill

…th grass Danthonia decumbens, crested hair-grass Koeleria macrantha, wild thyme Thymus praecox, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, beautiful St John’s wort Hypericum pulchrum, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum and sea plantain Plantago maritima. On lower-lying ground this grassland grad…

Arundel Park

…minated by grasses such as the fescues Festuca spp. among which grow wild thyme Thymus praecox, squinancywort Asperula cynanchica and salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba. Plants uncommon in Sussex include round headed rampion Phyteuma orbiculare and field fleawort Senecio integrifo…

Hastings Hill

…tch Anthyllis vulneraria, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, wild thyme Thymus praecox, glaucous sedge Carex flacca, carline thistle Carlina vulgaris, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, harebell Campanul…

Arreton Down

…seshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa, rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, wild thyme Thymus praecox, carline thistle Carlina vulgaris, pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis, harebell Campanula rotundifolia and small scabious Scabiosa columbaria. The rare bastard toadflax Thesium hum…

Hadston Links

…f in well drained areas has less floristic diversity but may contain wild thyme Thymus praecox, common stork’s bill Erodium cicutarium, sea plantain Plantago maritima, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum and slender St John’s wort Hypericum pulchrum among other typical species. Bloody c…

Mottistone Down

…ck rose Helianthemum nummularium, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, wild thyme Thymus praecox and horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa. The local bastard toadflax Thesium humifusum and rare early gentian Gentianella anglica also occur commonly. The flatter top of the down is cappe…

Jack Scout

…il is sheep’s fescue–common bent–wild thyme Festuca ovina– Agrostis capillaris– Thymus praecox grassland. This has a more acidic flora with species such as heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, mat grass Nardus stricta and bracken Pteridium aquilinum. It also supports many of the speci…

Coombe Hill

…ose Helianthemum nummularium, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria and wild thyme Thymus praecox. Other more locally restricted lime loving plants occur such as betony Betonica officinalis, horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa and autumn gentian Gentianella amarella. A variety of orc…

Cotswold Commons and Beechwoods

…efoil Lotus corniculatus, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, wild thyme Thymus praecox and field scabious Knautia arvensis while less common species include autumn gentian Gentianella amarella, frog orchid Dactylorhiza viridis and kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria. The ve…

Coed y Gopa

…ck-rose Helianthemum nummularium, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, wild thyme Thymus praecox ssp. arcticus, fairy flax Linum catharticum and early-purple orchid Orchis mascula. The combination of predominantly broad-leaved woodland, herb-rich grassland and wide rides that link …

Kettlewell Meadows

…ry, calcareous soils here include salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, wild thyme Thymus praecox, lady's bedstraw Galium verum, limestone bedstraw Galium sterneri, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium and cowslip Primula veris. Locally conditions are more acidic and sheep's fe…

Bennane Head Grasslands

…Sagina subulata. Elsewhere, pockets of a more base-rich turf include wild thyme Thymus praecox and lady’s bedstraw Galium verum. By Bennane Burn there are fine examples of species-rich unimproved neutral grassland supporting common restharrow Ononis repens, kidney vetch Anthyllis…

Allt Wen a Traeth Tanybwlch

…rift Armeria maritima, common scurvygrass Cochlearia officinalis and wild thyme Thymus Praecox. The rare thrift clearwing Pyropteron muscaeformis has been recorded here, the larvae of which feed on the roots of thrift on the rocky coasts of south-western Britain. Above this zone …

Friar's Oven

…pleenwort Asplenium trichomanes, wall rue Asplenium ruta-muraria and wild thyme Thymus praecox. Also found on the rock is wall whitlow grass Draba muralis which is only recorded from three locations in Somerset and is also a nationally scarce species.

Whitehorse Hill

…th rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule, wild thyme Thymus praecox, bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa, yellow wort Blackstonia perfoliata, common milkwort Polygala vulgaris and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. The r…

Malvern Common

…This type of grassland contains a wider range of herbs which include wild thyme Thymus praecox ssp. arcticus, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum and mouse-ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum. These grasslands contain a number of uncommon plants. The nationally restricted upright chickwe…

Raincliffe & Forge Valley Woods

… rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, carline thistle Carlina vulgaris and thyme Thymus praecox occur. There are also several well developed tufa springs. The woodland supports a rich population of breeding birds including nuthatch, tree creeper, garden warbler, wood warbler, reds…

High Lickbarrow Mires and Pastures

…ell Campanula rotundifolia, great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis and wild thyme Thymus praecox. The uncommon fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea and the greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha are also found in such situations and on one rock outcrop a small colony of mou…

Newmarket Heath

… dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, autumn gentian Gentianella amarella, wild thyme Thymus praecox, horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa, purple milk vetch Astragalus danicus, sainfoin Onobrychis viciifolia, kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria and lesser meadow rue Thalictrum minus. Of p…

Haugh and Gundale Slacks

…a and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. Some areas are dominated by carpets of thyme Thymus praecox and rock rose Helianthemum nummularium. Herbs such as salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, fairy flax Linum catharticum, hoary plantain Plantago media and cowslip Primula veris are common…

Vessey Pasture Dale and Back Dale

…alse oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius, rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, thyme Thymus praecox and fairy flax Linum catharticum. The more local autumn gentian Gentianella amarella and clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata also occur. The underlying chalk has been exposed in st…

Quarry Moor

…dia, yellow oat Trisetum flavescens and glaucous sedge Carex flacca, with thyme Thymus praecox, purging flax Linum catharticum, hoary plantain Plantago media and rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus. These open communities also support felwort Gentianella amarella, bee orchid Ophyrs …

Harbottle Moors

…oquet to produce a scree, the slopes are flushed and species include wild thyme Thymus praecox, primrose Primula vulgaris and, associated with streams, the variegated horsetail Equisetum variegatum. Where unbroken the slopes support neutral grassland with sheep’s fescue Festuca o…

Fordon Chalk Grasslands

…d burnet Poterium sanguisorba, devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis and thyme Thymus praecox. Additionally many less common species occur, pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis, kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria, purple milk vetch Astragalus danicus, frog orchid Dactylorhiza …

Malham-Arncliffe ( Cool Pasture )

…by sheep's fescue Festuca ovina, common bent Agrostis capillaris and wild thyme Thymus praecox. The sward is rich in grass and sedge species including quaking grass Briza media, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, spring sedge Carex caryophyllea, carnation sedge Carex pani…

Spindlestone Heughs

…t crane’s bill Geranium molle, cut leaved crane's bill G. dissectum, wild thyme Thymus praecox, biting stonecrop Sedum acre, hare’s foot clover Trifolium arvense, early forget-me-not Myosotis ramosissima, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, squirrel tail fescue Vulpia bromoide…

Gower Coast: Rhossili to Porteynon

…meria maritima, and on limestone soils by cat's ear Hypochaeris radicata, thyme Thymus praecox, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba and crested hair-grass Koeleria macrantha. The vernal squill Scilla verna occurs in the grasslands and also in the limestone heath together with gorse…

Cleadon Hill

…ious Scabiosa columbaria, devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis and wild thyme Thymus praecox. Of particular note is sea plantain Plantago maritima, a herb which also occurs in coastal and montane grasslands and which is here favoured by the base rich substrate and lack of compe…

Littleton and Balhamie Hills

…ilkwort Polygala vulgaris, mouse-ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, wild thyme Thymus praecox, common knapweed Centaurea nigra, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum and northern bedstraw G. boreale. Flushed areas here support common centaury Centaurium erythraea and bog pimpernel Anagal…

Mynydd Llangatwg (Mynydd Llangattock)

…ence of sheep's-fescue Festuca ovina, common bent Agrostis capillaris and thyme Thymus praecox. It is a grassland type closely associated with outcropping Carboniferous Limestone in upland climates of north and western Britain and the swards on Mynydd Llangatwg provide a good rep…

Mynydd Llangyndeyrn

…sella officinarum, common bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus and wild thyme Thymus praecox. The lime-loving plant communities here contrast strongly with the vegetation of the remainder of Mynydd Llangyndeyrn. The area is particularly notable for its uncommon invertebrates, i…

Beinn Dearg

…include sheep’s-fescue Festuca ovina, common bent Agrostis capillaris and thyme Thymus praecox. Well developed alpine calcareous grassland is also found on this site. This habitat supports a variety of plants that normally grow at higher altitude or further north, including alpin…

Arkengarthdale, Gunnerside and Reeth Moors

… lies close to the surface or outcrops, species rich grassland supporting thyme Thymus praecox and lady's mantle Alchemilla spp occurs. Limestone cliffs in Gunnerside Gill support common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris, stone bramble Rubus saxatilis and juniper Juniperus communis…

Showground Meadow, Callow Hill

…sland include species such as squirrel tail fescue Vulpia bromoides, wild thyme Thymus praecox, wood sage Teucrium scorodonia and heath speedwell Veronica officinalis. The abundance in this open site of bitter vetch Lathyrus montanus, more usually associated with woodlands, sugge…

Castle Point to Cullernose Point

…rantha, spring sedge Carex caryophyllea, carnation sedge C. panicea, wild thyme Thymus praecox, kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria and a range of coastal species including thrift Armeria maritima, buck’s horn plantain Plantago coronopus, sea plantain Pinus pinaster and spring squi…

Peckriding Top Lot

…nce of dyer’s greenweed Genista tinctoria, heather Calluna vulgaris, wild thyme Thymus praecox, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, autumn gentian Gentianella amarella, devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis and common milkwort Polygala vulgaris. Common spotted orchid Dacty…

Burcombe Down

…ards the bottom of certain slopes and support typical plants such as wild thyme Thymus praecox and common rock rose.

New Scroggs

…CG10 sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina –common bent Agrostis capillaris – wild thyme Thymus praecox grassland/ U4 sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina – common bent Agrostis capillaris – heath bedstraw Galium saxatile grassland and also with a small stand of neutral grassland of NVC type MG5 …

Claxheugh Rock & Ford Limestone Quarry

…’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, wild thyme Thymus praecox, common rock rose Helianthemumnum mularium and fairy flax Linum catharticum. Other species of herbs such as small scabious Scabiosa columbaria, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, lady’s…

High Barn, Oxcombe

…s Avenula pratensis. The south west facing slope has an abundance of wild thyme Thymus praecox, basil thyme Acinos arvensis, stemless thistle Cirsium acaule, pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis and common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii. Amongst the typical chalk grasslan…

Millington Wood and Pastures

… scabious Scabiosa columbaria, devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis and thyme Thymus praecox. The springs in the valley bottom give rise to calcareous marsh communities containing narrow leaved water parsnip Berula erecta, marsh marigold Caltha palustris, hoary willow herb Epil…

Herrington Hill

… Ononis repens, cowslip Primula veris, fairy flax Linum catharticum, wild thyme Thymus praecox and felwort Gentianella amarella. Elsewhere, the recolonised slopes of spoil heaps in a disused quarry and areas of limestone rubble, the latter marking the site of an old reservoir on …

High Moorsley

…, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, purging flax Linum catharticum, wild thyme Thymus praecox and felwort Gentianella amarella. Purple moor grass Molinia caerulea and devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis are associated with damp areas. Neutral grassland occurs along the sourth…

Harton Down Hill

…ium sanguisorba and the occasional patches of cowslip Primula veris, wild thyme Thymus praecox and devil’s bits cabious Succisa pratensis. Of particular note is the large population of perennial flax Linum perenne, found on the hill top, its southern and western slopes, this bein…

Ladyhills

…ssland with quaking grass Briza media, sheep's fescue Festuca ovina, wild thyme Thymus praecox, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, eyebright Euphrasia nemorosa and rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus being noticeably frequent. The occurrence…

Little Heath, Barnham

…ia, fairy flax Linum catharticum field scabious Knautia arvensis and wild thyme Thymus praecox. Locally rare species such as purple milk vetch Astragalus danicus and rest-harrow Ononis repens also occur in small numbers and in some places scattered flint and chalk fragments litte…

Holywell Banks

…a, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, purging flax Linum catharticum and wild thyme Thymus praecox. The species rich turf includes the uncommon pasque flower Pulsatilla vulgaris, bastard toadflax Thesium humifusum and purple milk vetch Astragalus danicus. Robinson's field, the wester…

Orton Pastures

…ing salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, fairy flax Linum catharticum, wild thyme Thymus praecox and more locally the rare hair sedge Carex capillaris. Amongst other uncommon species are fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea, dwarf milkwort Polygala amarella, mountain everlasting Ant…

Woldingham & Oxted Downs

…um flavescens, purging flax Linum catharticum, bee orchid Ophrys apifera, thyme Thymus praecox, common centaury Centaurium erythraea, yellow wort Blackstonia perfoliata and early gentian Gentianella anglica, a plant found only in Britain. Where the sward is taller, it is dominate…

Bishop Wilton Deep Dale

…a saxifraga, cowslip Primula veris, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba and thyme Thymus praecox. In general the south and east facing slopes are richer than the north or west facing ones; north facing slopes are characterised by pignut Conopodium majus, with sweet vernal grass, fi…

Pen y Gogarth / Great Ormes Head

…ensis and quaking grass Briza media with abundant herbs that include wild thyme Thymus polytrichus, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, carline thistle Carlina vulgaris, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria and the nationally scarce hoary ro…

Waterdale

…hich includes the herbs dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, rock rose and wild thyme Thymus praecox. A red fescue grassland with north and north west aspects, which includes pignut Conopodium majus and common milkwort Polygala vulgaris, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor and devil's bit s…

Farleton Knott

…sedge Carex flacca all widespread. The herb community often includes wild thyme Thymus praecox, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, common bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, the uncommon limestone bedstraw Galium sterneri and squinancywort Asperula cynanchica. On this predominant…

Ringstead Downs

…ing squinancywort Asperula cynanchica, dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule, wild thyme Thymus praecox, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, burnet saxifrade Pimpinella saxifraga, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria and eyebright Euphrasia officinalis. An old chalk pit contains small areas of …

Grimsthorpe Park

…, quaking grass Briza media, autumn gentian Gentianella amarella and wild thyme Thymus praecox.

Broadway Hill

…e are stemless thistle Cirsium acaule, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, thyme Thymus praecox, burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga and small scabious Scabiosa columbaria. Of particular interest is the presence of clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata; its only known site in…

Llanfawr Quarries, Llandrindod Wells

…in-soiled areas of mineral flushing. In such locations herbs include wild thyme Thymus praecox, lesser trefoil Trifolium dubium, mouse-eared hawkweed Pilosella officinarum and common whitlowgrass Erophila verna. A feature of particular interest is the occurrence of small populati…

Mariandyrys

…ch lime loving plants as the common rockrose Helianthemum nummularium and thyme Thymus praecox. This mix of calcicole (lime loving) and calcifuge (lime hating) plants appears to be related to thin deposits of drift or wind blown silt (loess) partially masking the underlying limes…

Hatfield Forest

…orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii, strawberry clover Trifolium fragiferum, wild thyme Thymus praecox, dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule and adder's tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum. Typical plants of a more sandy area include sheep's fescue Festuca ovina, heath grass Danthonia decumbens, spring…

Williamston River Shingle

… short, dry grassland on the shingle are red fescue Festuca rubra, common thyme Thymus praecox, quaking grass Briza media, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum and kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria. Areas of tall grassland are dominated by downy oat grass Avenula pubescens, false oat gra…

Pikedaw Calamine Caverns

…te on thin soils over limestone. Blue moor grass Sesleria caeruleae, wild thyme Thymus praecox, sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina and glaucous sedge Carex flacca are the main components of this plant community. Other Information 1. Part of this site is identified as of national impor…

Gribun Shore and Crags

…chypodium sylvaticum, common bird’s-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus, wild thyme Thymus praecox ssp arcticus, kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria and wood sage Teucrium scorodonia on dry slopes, with globe flower Trollius europaeus and water avens Geum rivale in flushes. Cenomanian…

Swaby Valley

… purging flax Linum catharticum, stemless thistle Cirsium acaule and wild thyme Thymus praecox. A feature of the north facing slope is the number of common spotted and pyramidal orchids Dactylorhiza fuchsii and Anacamptis pyramidalis amongst small and devil's bit scabious Scabios…

Chrome and Parkhouse Hills

…venula pratensis with typical calcicole lime loving plants including wild thyme Thymus praecox, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, musk thistle Carduus nutans and common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium. The rock ledges which are not ac…

Streatley Warren

…lad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria, wild thyme Thymus praecox and autumn gentian Gentianella amarella. Other species include squinancywort Asperula cynanchica and fairy flax Linum catharticum, which occur more commonly in the shorter turf; and bla…

Swinstead Valley

…ot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba and wild thyme Thymus praecox. Additional fine grasses present in the sward include sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, quaking grass Briza media, sheep's fescue Festuca ovina, red fescue Festuca rubra and yel…

Savernake Forest

…nithopus perpusillus, There is also a small area of chalk heath with wild thyme Thymus praecox and common rock rose. Helianthemum nummularium growing amongst cross leaved heath Erica tetralix and heather Calluna vulgaris. Many of the clearings are covered with bracken Pteridium a…

Tuthill Quarry

…um silaus, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus, yarrow Achillea millefolium, thyme Thymus praecox and cowslip Primula veris also occur throughout the sward. The presence of hawkweed species in this community is also noteworthy, as well as the presence of sea plantain Plantago mariti…

Bredon Hill

…ude salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule, wild thyme Thymus praecox, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria and mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella o…

Oxlow Rake

…ommon sorrel Rumex acetosa, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata and wild thyme Thymus praecox. Other undisturbed areas support acid grassland communities comprising wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra, heath b…

Walton Common

… spring sedge Carex caryophyllea, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, wild thyme Thymus praecox and abundant common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium. Lichens and mosses also form a significant component of the turf of this community, with species such as Cladonia impexa, Pseudos…

Inkpen and Walbury Hills

…bbet and Walbury Hill. Species more frequent on these slopes include wild thyme Thymus praecox ssp arcticus, salad burnet Sanguisorba major, hairy violet Viola hirta, harebell Campanula rotundifolia and smooth hawk's beard Crepis capillaris. On Walbury Hill mouse ear hawkweed Pil…

Winklebury Hill

…ristic flora. Plants with a trailing habit often predominate such as wild thyme Thymus praecox, lady's bedstraw Galium verum and common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium whilst other species include harebell Campanula rotundifolia. Scattered scrub is largely restricted to the ma…

Sefton Coast

…ches of creeping willow. In places, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum and wild thyme Thymus praecox are found, along with wild parsnip and hawkweed Hieracium umbellatum, while elsewhere sheep’s fescue, common bent, sheep’s sorrel Rumex acetosella, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odora…

Harting Downs

…fescue Festuca ovina and crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, with wild thyme Thymus praecox, marjoram Origanum vulgare, spring sedge Carex caryophyllea, yellow wort Blackstonia perfoliata, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium and the uncommon musk orchid Herminium monorch…

Ballidon Dale

…e site, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria, fairy flax Linum catharticum, thyme Thymus praecox and lady's bedstraw Galium verum occur at a higher frequency in the side dale. Early purple orchid Orchis mascula is found in the main dale. On the deeper soils of the north facing slop…

Scout and Cunswick Scars

…lad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa, wild thyme Thymus praecox, squinancywort Asperula cynanchica, fairy flax Linum catharticum, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum and the local lesser meadow rue Thalictrum minus. In addition to limestone bed…

New House Meadows, Malham

…f including sheep's fescue Festuca ovina, quaking grass Briza media, wild thyme Thymus praecox, limestone bedstraw Galium sterneri, meadow saxifrage and occasional spikes of early purple orchid Orchis mascula. On the side of Cow Gill is a north east facing cliff of great Scar Lim…

St. Catherine's Hill

…e Festuca ovina dominated sward with a rich herb flora including abundant thyme Thymus praecox, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium and salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, carline thistle Carlina vulgaris, felwort Gentianella amarella, horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa, kid…

Great Casterton Road Banks

…us Knautia arvensis. In shorter turf, characteristic species such as wild thyme Thymus praecox, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria and quaking grass Briza media occur. Areas of hawthorn Crataegus monogyn…

Far High House Meadows

… bent, common milkwort Polygala vulgaris, quaking grass Briza media, wild thyme Thymus praecox, spring sedge Carex caryophyllea, fairy flax and eyebright Euphrasia sp. The flushed areas are dominated by sedges and rushes including common yellow sedge C. demissa, tawny sedge Care…

Stonepit and Nova Slacks

…daisy Leucanthemum vulgare. Ant hills occur upon which rock rose and wild thyme Thymus praecox flourish. The ungrazed areas are of entomological significance.

Midger

…alad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, woolly thistle Cirsium eriophorum, wild thyme Thymus praecox, kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria and lady’s bedstraw Galium verum. Neutral grassland of the crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus and lesser knapweed Centaurea nigra type is present …

Alnmouth Saltmarsh and Dunes

…he dune ridge, supports a distinctive community with an abundance of wild thyme Thymus praecox, common stork’s bill Erodium cicutarium, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum and common centaury Centaurium erythraea together with common bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, c…

Shap Fells

…ebell Campanula rotundifolia, heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia, wild thyme Thymus praecox, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica and occasional grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris indicate a base rich influence. At the head of the reservoir is an area of rush dominated marshy …

Crook Peak to Shute Shelve Hill

…ised by sheep's fescue, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum and wild thyme Thymus praecox with the notable Potentilla tabernaemontani. Other plants of interest include the nationally rare Cheddar pink Dianthus gratianopolitanus and the bedstraw Galium fleurotii and the notab…

Toyd Down and Quarry

…narum, both chalk and common milkworts Polygala calcarea and P. vulgaris, thyme Thymus praecox quaking grass Briza media, kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria, fern grass grass Catapodium rigidum and blue fleabane Erigeronacer. Among the other early colonisers is the knapweed broomr…

Gunnerton Nick

…t resistant plants including biting stonecrop Sedum acre, early hair grass Aira praecox, dove’s foot crane’s bill Geranium molle, rue leaved saxifrage Saxifraga tridactylites, changing and early forget-me-nots Myosotis discolor and M. ramosissima, maiden pink Dianthus deltoides a…

Kingley Vale

…hich are abundant in the sward are chalk milkwort Polygala calcarea, wild thyme Thymus praecox and squinancywort Asperula cynanchica. Several uncommon plants are present, including autumn gentian Gentianella amarella, roundheaded rampion Phyteuma orbiculare, bee orchid Ophrys ap…

Quarry Hangers

…vetch Hippocrepis comosa, bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus and wild thyme Thymus praecox. Where grazing is less intense, a taller sward is found, dominated by grasses such as upright brome Bromus erectus and wood false brome Brachypodium sylvaticum. All of the grassland in …

Via Gellia Woodlands

…ula pratensis, glaucous sedge Carex flacca, rock rose, salad burnet, wild thyme Thymus praecox, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum and the nationally rare limestone bedstraw Galium sterneri. Such areas also support other locally scarce species including fragrant orchid Gymn…

Draycott Sleights

…mmon rose Helianthemum nummularium, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, wild thyme Thymus praecox, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, field scabious Knautia arvensis, common centaury Centaurium erythraea, kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria, devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis and hor…

Woodnook Valley

…typical limestone herbs such as greater knapweed Centaurea scabiosa, wild thyme Thymus praecox, fairy flax Linum catharticum and common milkwort Polygala vulgaris are still abundant. hawthorn scrub Crataegus monogyna is confined to the north eastern corner of this field and a few…

Cleeve Hill

…lavescens and crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus with patches of wild thyme Thymus praecox common bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus and common rest-harrow Ononis repens. Glaucous sedge Carex flacca is dominant over a substantial area of the sward. It is within this commu…

Strumble Head - Llechdafad Cliffs

…ant. Carline thistle Carlina vulgaris, saw-wort Serratula tinctoria, wild thyme Thymus praecox and burnet rose Rosa spinosissima are also present in the heath. Bracken Pteridium aquilinum and bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, along with European gorse Ulex europaeus on shallow …

Wyre Forest

… meadow ant Lasius flavus, including heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, wild thyme Thymus praecox and heath speedwell Veronica officinalis. Light bracken and scrub cover on grasslands provide a woodland element to the flora with bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, wood anemone Anemo…

Tunstall Hills and Ryhope Cutting

…um, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, fairy flax Linum catharticum, wild thyme Thymus praecox, pignut Conopodium majus, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria and sea plantain Plantago maritima. Of particular note is a small population of perennial flax Linum perenne, which occurs h…

Whitbarrow

…us, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, lady's bedstraw Galium verum, wild thyme Thymus praecox, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, hairy violet Viola hirta and fairy flax Linum catharticum. The steep limestone cliffs along the unstable western edge of Whitbarrow and Yewba…

Sheep's Banks

…ophorum. Locally abundant species include quaking grass Briza media, wild thyme Thymus praecox, centaury Centaurium erythraea, yellow wort Blackstonia perfoliata, purging flax Linum catharticum, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba and mouse ear h…

Glyme Valley

…mon rest-harrow Ononis repens, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba and wild thyme Thymus praecox. Grassland of a more neutral to acid character is found on the lower slope of the valley sides associated with the Lias clays. Dominant grasses are Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, cock's …

Blorenge

…rich in calcicole species including hairy violet Viola hirta, lesser wild thyme Thymus praecox, purging flax Linum catharticum and salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba. Additional habitats include acidic and basic scree and oligotrophic and dystrophic open water bodies. Remarks: Mo…

Yarnbury Castle

…pis comosa abundant. The smaller trailing herbs are represented by common thyme Thymus praecox, squinancywort Asperula cynanchica and common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium. Several plants of nationally restricted distribution occur, including field fleawort Senecio integrifol…

Throope Down

…a distinctive flora including rock rose Helianthemum nummularium and wild thyme Thymus praecox with the annuals thyme leaved sandwort Arenaria serpyllifolia and early forget-me-not Myosotis ramosissima. Green woodpecker use the downland and feed on the ants. Most slopes have area…

Upper Teesdale

…everlasting Antennaria dioica, alpine meadow rue Thalictrum alpinum, wild thyme Thymus praecox and spring gentian occur. Blanket bog with heather and hare’s tail cotton grass Eriophorum vaginatum occupies much of the gently sloping hill land whilst locally valley mire, often cha…

Compton Chine to Steephill Cove

…Herbaceous species include mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, wild thyme Thymus praecox, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, squinancywort Asperula cynanchica, bee orchid Ophrys apifera, carline thistle Carlina vulgaris, dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule, small scabious …

Coedydd y Garn

…e an interesting flora which includes dwarf spurge Euphorbia exigua, wild thyme Thymus praecox, and wild basil Clinopodium vulgare. In such areas an assemblage of terrestrial molluscs that mostly require dry, calcareous conditions is to be found, typified by Xeroplexa intersecta …

Corndon Hill

…f the hill support fescues, bilberry, wood sage Teucrium scorodonia, wild thyme Thymus praecox, hair-mosses Racomitrium spp., oak fern Gymnocarpium dryopteris and the locally uncommon parsley fern Cryptogramma crispa, an arctic/alpine fern found here at the extreme south-eastern …

Calbourne Down

…hose of calcareous soils, such as salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, wild thyme Thymus praecox, common dog violet Viola riviniana and hairy violet Viola hirta. Calbourne Down supports a particularly species rich example of this nationally rare habitat, with up to 34 species of fl…

The Malvern Hills

…This type of grassland contains a wider range of herbs which include wild thyme Thymus praecox ssp. arcticus, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum and mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum. These grasslands contain a number of uncommon plants. The nationally restricted upright chickw…

Rodney Stoke

…use ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, hairy violet Viola hirta and wild thyme Thymus praecox are all abundant. Further down slope the grassland becomes more mesotrophic in character, where grasses such as upright brome Bromus erectus, downy oat grass Avenula pubescens and quaki…

Masson Hill

…anthemum nummularium, kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria and abundant wild thyme Thymus praecox with good populations of the locally uncommon autumn gentian Gentianella amarella and frog orchid Dactylorhiza viridis. The unimproved neutral grasslands are dominated by meadow fescue …

Wortham Ling

…bill Erodium cicutarium, buck’s horn plantain Plantago coronopus and wild thyme Thymus praecox in some areas. The moss lichen flora is also a significant element here, especially where intense rabbit grazing maintains a very short, open vegetation. Additional habitat variety is …

Wyedale

…, selfheal Prunella vulgaris, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria and wild thyme Thymus praecox. Grasses include sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, downy oat grass Avenula pubescens, quaking grass Briza media, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, red and sheep's fescue F…

Selsley Common

…ot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba and wild thyme Thymus praecox. The disused quarries also support a rich flora including autumn lady’s tresses Spiranthes spiralis. Among other orchids on the common are green winged orchid Anacamptis morio and fragr…

Haggburn Gate

…d sward in which small ground covering herbs are abundant, including wild thyme Thymus praecox, common cinquefoil Lotus corniculatus, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, eyebright Euphrasia sp., mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum and fairy flax Linum catharticum. quaking grass…

North Fetlar

…lgaris and bell heather and basicolous (lime loving) species for example, thyme Thymus praecox and purging flax Linum catharticum. The rocky outcrops of Stackaberg possess another serpentine-influenced community with stone bramble Rubus saxatilis, least willow Salix herbacea and…

High Haining Hill

…upport locally abundant populations of fairy flax Linum catharticum, wild thyme Thymus praecox and common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, the latter being the food plant of the Durham Argus butterfly Aricia artaxerxes spp. salmacis, a small colony of which occurs here togethe…

The Wye Valley

…rd’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria, thyme Thymus praecox and mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum. Variations in the species composition of these swards reflect changes in aspect. The sunny, south facing slopes hold southern species uncom…

Wouldham to Detling Escarpment

…fairy flax Linum catharticum, bulbous buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus, wild thyme Thymus praecox and salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba. Most of the grassland is taller, dominated by upright brome Bromus erectus with broadleaved plants including hairy violet Viola hirta, marjorum O…

Llanelwedd Rocks

…cality. The other species which occur with these rare plants, namely wild thyme Thymus praecox, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, common whitlowgrass Erophila verna and squirrel-tail fescue Vulpia bromoides, and locally sticky stork’s-bill Erodium cicutarium and orpine Sedum telephiu…

Old Castle Down

…n the west side of the B4265 is a SE facing slope with a Festuca grassland with Thymus praecox, Helianthemum nummularium, Galium verum and Linum catharticum common. Within this very characteristic calcareous grassland are Calluna vulgaris, Galium saxatile and Potentilla erecta wh…

The Perch

…um, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, wild thyme Thymus praecox, glaucous sedge Carex flacca and dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule. Three species of orchid occur in these grassland areas, green winged orchid Anacamptis morio, pyramidal orchid Anacamptis …

Monkwood Green

…ls, particularly in the drier grassland, which support herbs such as wild thyme Thymus praecox and devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis. The site contains a few small areas of dense scrub dominated by western gorse Ulex gallii, hawthorn Crataegus monogyna, bramble Rubus frutico…

Barton Bushes

… Poterium sanguisorba, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium and wild thyme Thymus praecox. Other more locally restricted lime loving plants include chalk milkwort Polygala calcarea, early purple orchid Orchis mascula and adder's tongue fern Ophioglossum vulgatum. The site c…

Knockdolian Hill

…y sheep's fescue Festuca ovina, common bent Agrostis capillaries and wild thyme Thymus praecox. This site is important, as it is unusual for such a substantial extent of the subalpine calcareous grassland to be found at low altitude. The subalpine calcareous grassland occurs as p…

Fairmile Bottom

… visitors but islands of finer rabbit grazed turf still remain where wild thyme Thymus praecox, eyebright Euphrasia nemorosa and mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum are present. Orchid species at Fairmile Bottom include the bee Ophrys apifera, frog Dactylorhiza viridis and f…

Grime's Graves

…face. Many plants typical of calcareous grassland are found, such as wild thyme Thymus praecox, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria and bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus. There are also some plants indicative of true chalk grassland conditions, most notably rock rose Helianth…

Longstone Moor

…sandwort Minuartia verna is most typical. Other species here include wild thyme Thymus praecox, autumn gentian Gentianella amarella and early purple orchid Orchis mascula. A wide variety of lichens, for which this site is of particular importance, are associated with these areas …

Shirburn Hill

…salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris and wild thyme Thymus praecox. Large areas of the slopes are grazed only lightly. These carry a taller sward which includes false oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius, tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum and red fescue Festu…

Craig Leith and Myreton Hill

…ristic plant communities include rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, wild thyme Thymus praecox, meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis and crested hair-grass Koeleria macrantha. Extensive tracts of acid grassland form mosaics with the calcareous grassland. The transitional grassland …

Freeholders Wood

…s typical of limestone areas, including glaucous sedge Carex flacca, wild thyme Thymus praecox, grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris, blue moor grass Sesleria caerulea and bird's eye primrose Primula farinosa. There is a small basic flush, below the emergence of several springs…

Bavington Crags

…ot Myosotis discolor, field madder Sherardia arvensis and early hair grass Aira praecox. The drier soils of ledges on these low crags support maiden pink Dianthus deltoides. The rock outcrops lie within a matrix of acid grassland dominated by crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatu…

Ancaster Valley

… salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, saw wort Serratula tinctoria and wild thyme Thymus praecox. The pedunculate oak ash beech woodland on the eastern slope also has mature cherry Prunus avium. Associated with these are early purple orchid Orchis mascula, wood anemone Anemone nemo…

Broomhill Burrows

…s. Salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, heath dog-violet Viola canina, wild thyme Thymus praecox, biting stonecrop Sedum acre, squinancywort Asperula cynanchica and carline thistle Carlina vulgaris are abundant components of the short dune turf in the inland areas.Dune slack or wet…

Sleightholme Beck Gorge - The Troughs

…onsists of sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, common bent Agrostis capillaris, thyme Thymus praecox and rock rose Helianthemum nummularium. There are numerous flushes with carpets of mosses and liverworts and wetland plants such as mossy saxifrage Saxifraga hypnoides, marsh hawk’s bea…

Poole's Cavern and Grin Low Wood

…hyllea carline thistle Carlina vulgaris, fairy flax Linum catharticum and thyme Thymus praecox; and particularly good and attractive populations of fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea. The complete species list for the spoil areas includes 11 species of local distribution within …

Kilmond Scar

…lcareous grassland species, including rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, thyme Thymus praecox, glaucous sedge Carex flacca, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba and purging flax Linum catharticum are also present. Blue moor grass Sesleria caeruleae, which has a northerly distributi…

Aberarth - Carreg Wylan

…tely steep coastal slope supports a species-rich sward that includes wild thyme Thymus praecox, common bird’s-foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, harebell Campanula rotundifolia and fairy flax Linum catharticum. Eight nationally scarce species occur along the coast including dune fe…

Lough Formal

…Sesleria albicans occurs with a range of other calcareous species such as thyme Thymus praecox, birdsfoot Trefoil Lotus corniculatus and lady’s bedstraw Galium verum. In places along the base of the slope, the soils are flushed with calcium-rich water, and a particular type of we…

Bridgham & Brettenham Heaths

…ris, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, stemless thistle Cirsium acaule, wild thyme Thymus praecox, biting stonecrop Sedum acre and the rare Drooping Brome Bromus tectorum. Scrub is scattered over parts of the site and is dense in places. hawthorn Crataegus monogyna, young silver bir…

Great Doward

… calcicole lime loving species as salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, wild thyme Thymus praecox, wild basil Clinopodium vulgare and hairy violet Viola hirta as well as wild madder Rubia peregrina and fly orchid Ophrys insectifera both of which are of local distribution. Webbs Qua…

Tideslow Rake

…ommon sorrel Rumex acetosa, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata and wild thyme Thymus praecox. These more common species are here represented by unusual populations adapted to heavy metal rich substrates. On areas with lower levels of heavy metals the turf is more closed and res…

Salisbury Plain

…ica, chalk milkwort Polygala calcarea, dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule, wild thyme Thymus praecox, the nationally scarce bastard toadflax Thesium humifusum and purple milk vetch Astragalus danicus in its most southerly British station. Devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis, saw wor…

Taynton Quarries

…, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, large thyme Thymus pulegioides and green winged orchid Anacamptis morio. This sward also contains bastard toadflax Thesium humifusum, a nationally uncommon plant and early gentian Gentianella anglica which only o…

Oughtershaw and Beckermonds

…ssland which is characterised by blue moor grass Sesleria caeruleae, wild thyme Thymus praecox and salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, with notable species including fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea, creeping willow Salix repens, kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria, flat sedge Bl…

Pen-Common, Llanbedr

…mon bent, with frequent mouse-ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum and wild thyme Thymus praecox. Other characteristic associates here include yarrow Achillea millefolium, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata and tormen…

Wookey Hole

… eyebright Euphrasia nemorosa, squinancywort Asperula cynanchica and wild thyme Thymus praecox. Wookey Hole is an important roost for greater horseshoe bats Rhinolophus ferrumequinum.

Nine Holes Meadows

…tic species such as common knapweed and common bent, species such as wild thyme Thymus praecox, devil’s bit scabious and betony occur. The damper vegetation at the bottom of the bank includes hard rush Juncus inflexus and wild angelica Angelica sylvestris. It has over seventy spi…

Strawberry Banks

…histle Cirsium acaule, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium and wild thyme Thymus praecox. Many more locally restricted lime loving plants such as betony Betonica officinalis, sainfoin Onobrychis viciifolia, zigzag clover Trifolium medium and musk mallow Malva moschata occur…

Oxenber and Wharfe Woods

… an abundance of blue moor grass Sesleria caerulea with for example, wild thyme Thymus praecox and salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba. On the more acidic soils restricted to the northern extremity of Wharfe Wood, birch Betula pubescens, hazel, rowan and holly Ilex aquifolium form …

Clints Crags, Blindcrake

…net Poterium sanguisorba, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, wild thyme Thymus praecox and hairy lady's mantle Alchemilla filicaulis. The outcrops support an interesting range of herbs and grasses including mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, abundant wild thyme, fi…

Sutton Combe

…difolia. The frequent ant hills support red fescue Festuca rubra and wild thyme Thymus praecox. Scrub, which forms dense patches in places, is mainly hawthorn Crataegus monogyna and associated species are traveller's joy Clematis vitalba and dogwood Cornus sanguinea. Breeding but…

Beinn an Lochain

…ires occur below the main crags, while the calcicolous bent fescue – wild thyme Thymus praecox or alpine lady’s mantle Alchemilla alpina grasslands form local species rich areas. Siliceous scree(includes boulder fields) Tall herb ledge

Westfield Farm Chalk Bank

…umbaria, fairy flax Linum catharticum, dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule, wild thyme Thymus praecox, glaucous sedge Carex flacca and autumn gentian Gentianella amarella, whilst the longer vegetation includes field scabious Knautia arvensis, cowslip Primula veris, kidney vetch Anthylli…

Long Mynd

…and more base rich conditions around rocky outcrops. In these areas, wild thyme Thymus praecox is locally abundant with species such as mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, harebell Campanula rotundifolia and of particular note, the uncommon rock stonecrop Sedum forsterianum…

Orwell Clunch Pit

…eshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa, spiny rest-harrow Ononis spinosa and wild thyme Thymus praecox. The presence of many ant hills indicates that the grassland has been relatively undisturbed. Scattered scrub provides additional habitat of wildlife value. Management of such scrub by …

Cliff House

…grazed turf. They include common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, wild thyme Thymus praecox, fairy flax Linum catharticum, burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga, hoary plantain Plantago media, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba and stemless thistle Cirsium acaule. The turf is s…

Hamps and Manifold Valleys

…mon bent Agrostis capillaris are the most frequent species, together with thyme Thymus praecox, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, field wood rush Luzula campestris and heath speedwell Veronica officinalis. On areas such as Throwley Moor, there is a more acidic grassland community c…

Stagmire Moss

…onditions for calcareous grassland, characterised by the presence of wild thyme Thymus praecox, common bent Agrostis capillaris and sheep's fescue, together with harebell Campanula rotundifolia, selfheal Prunella vulgaris and ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata. The higher grou…

Keasey Dale

…ing species including common bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, wild thyme Thymus praecox, fairy flax Linum catharticum, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata, lady's bedstraw Galium verum, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria, devil's bit scabi…

Swallow Craig Den

…abundant. In places, base-rich rock outcrops support species such as wild thyme Thymus praecox, rock rose Helianthemum nummularium and meadow saxifrage Saxifraga granulata. There is widespread flushing of the valley sides with extensive stands of lesser pond sedge Carex acutiform…

Cley Hill

…th fairy flax Linum catharticum, yellow wort Blackstonia perfoliata, wild thyme Thymus praecox, pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis and squinancywort Asperula cynanchica widespread. Certain species present in chalk grasslands are considered indicative of a long period of unin…

Lune Forest

…one support more species rich limestone grassland with herbs such as wild thyme Thymus praecox and selfheal Prunella vulgaris. There are large populations of the nationally rare spring gentian Gentiana verna on some of these areas. There is a rich assemblage of upland breeding bi…

Ferry Hills

…al-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. Frequent herbs of the short sward include thyme Thymus praecox, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, common restharrow Ononis repens and the locally rare dropwort Filipendula vulgaris.

Ebsbury Down

…us and support typical ant hill plants, such as common rock rose and wild thyme Thymus praecox, along with the small annuals early forget-me-not Myosotis ramosissima and thyme leaved sandwort Arenaria serpyllifolia. Butterflies occurring on this site include grizzled and dingy sk…

Upper Hall Farm Quarry and Grassland

…rbaceous plants including common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, wild thyme Thymus praecox, burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba and dyer's greenweed Genista tinctoria. The last species is recognised as a particular feature of Silurian lime…

Leckhampton Hill and Charlton Kings Common

…loor areas and former workings a shorter herb rich sward occurs with wild thyme Thymus praecox, dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule, yellow wort Blackstonia perfoliata and autumn gentian Gentianella amarella. The grassland flora includes many plants which are scarce or local at a nation…

Porton Down

…s fescue Festuca ovina, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum and wild thyme Thymus praecox has lichens prominent in the sward. In particular Cladonia rangiformis, C. impexa and Peltigera furescens may cover 80 percent of the ground surface. Other grassland communities include…

Arnside Knott

…grassland species such as common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, wild thyme Thymus praecox, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, squinancywort Asperula cynanchica, fairy flax Linum catharticum and the limestone bedstraw Galium sterneri. A number …

Calgary Dunes

…baceous flowers are also abundant, the most conspicuous of which are wild thyme Thymus praecox, common bird’s-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus, cat’s ear Hypochaeris radicata and eyebright Euphrasia officinalis agg. Other typical machair flowers occurring are fairy flax Linum cath…

Long Dale, Hartington

…rd’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria, thyme Thymus praecox and mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum. Kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria, uncommon in the Peak District and limestone bedstraw Galium sterneri, at the southern edge of its range …

Clearbury Down

…ladies bedstraw Galium verum, rock rose Helianthemum nummularium and wild thyme Thymus praecox often dominate with occasional annuals such as common whitlow grass Erophila verna and early forget-me-not Myosotis ramosissima. Scrub has colonised much of the southern part of the sit…

Conic Hill

…as sheep’s-fescue Festuca ovina, common bent Agrostis capillaris and wild thyme Thymus praecox. Base-rich serpentine rocks provide relatively extensive areas of nutrient-rich groundwater flushing and basic rock outcrops, resulting in alkaline fen vegetation. These support plant c…

Ardmeanach

…heep’s-fescue Festuca ovina, common bent-grass Agrostis capillaries, wild thyme Thymus praecox, common bird’s-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus and common tormentil Potentilla erecta on the dry slopes. The upper cliff ledges and exposed plateau feature montane assemblages composed …

Salt Lake Quarry

… Rocky situations favour species such as hairy rock cress Arabis hirsuta, thyme Thymus praecox, brittle bladder fern Cystopteris fragilis, maidenhair spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes and, notably, rigid buckler fern Dryopteris submontana. Where water drips down the cliff face, th…

Lovely Seat - Stainton Moor

…screes. Here sheep's fescue common bent thyme Festuca ovina Agrostis capillaris Thymus praecox communities dominate, containing such species as purging flax Linum catharticum, flea sedge Carex pulicaris and ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata as well as the scarcer limestone bed…

Aston Upthorpe Downs

…nt tip orchid Neotinea ustulata, horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa, wild thyme Thymus praecox, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris and rock rose Helianthemum nummularium. A small population of the nationally rare pasque flower Pulsatilla vulgaris occurs here at its only current Oxford…

Axbridge Hill and Fry's Hill

…ant herb species here are common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, wild thyme Thymus praecox, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule and many others including squinancywort Asperula cynanchica, purging flax Linum catharticum, autumn lady’s tresses Spira…

Brockadale

…danicus, milk vetch A. glycyphyllos, carline thistle Carlina vulgaris and thyme Thymus praecox. Alongside the river there are areas of wet woodland containing alder Alnus glutinosa and willow Salix spp. Other Information 1. During the 1984 revision the boundary has been amended …

Roundton Hill

…s-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus, more base-rich areas also include wild thyme Thymus praecox and lady’s bedstraw Galium verum. This vegetation type, which is not common, occurs particularly in western Britain, and in the Welsh Borders seems to be confined to areas of volcanic-d…

Birchend

… limestone plants such as common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, wild thyme Thymus praecox, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, hoary plantain Plantago media, fairy flax Linum catharticum and yellow wort Blackstonia perfoliata. In addition several locally uncommon species are …

Coldwell Farm Pasture

…cteristic species such as common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, wild thyme Thymus praecox, fairy flax Linum catharticum, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria and mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum as well as three other national rarities namely limestone bedstraw Galium …

The Lump, Priestweston

…s cristatus are dominant, while some areas are covered by carpets of wild thyme Thymus praecox. These open grassland communities contain several uncommon species notably maiden pink Dianthus deltoides which is unusually abundant here, soft trefoil Trifolium striatum and rock ston…

Ninebanks River Shingle

…ense, sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata, thyme Thymus praecox and various hawkbits Leontodon spp., grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris is abundant in the damp areas. In places tall grassland has developed, with false oat grass Arrhenatherum ela…

Bacombe and Coombe Hills

…heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, heather Calluna vulgaris, early hair grass Aira praecox and heath grass Danthonia decumbens. Of particular note is the occurrence of the critically endangered and protected fringed gentian Gentianopsis ciliata at its only known locality in Britain.…

Wylye and Church Dean Downs

…er of trailing species such as squinancywort Asperula cynanchica and wild thyme Thymus praecox, growing with annuals such as common whitlow grass Erophila verna.

King's Cliffe Banks

…awkweed Pilosella officinarum, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba and wild thyme Thymus praecox are particularly frequent. There is a good range of other calcicoles including meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis, crested hairgrass Koeleria macrantha, clustered bellflower Campanula g…

Nabgate

…ck rose Helianthemum nummularium, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, wild thyme Thymus praecox and saw wort Serratula tinctoria with the uncommon woolly thistle Cirsium eriophorum. A large population of fly orchid Ophrys insectifera is a feature of the site. The upper part of the…

Papa Stour

…egetation is all prostrate, dominated by ling Calluna vulgaris, with some thyme Thymus praecox, mountain everlasting Antennaria dioica, spring squill Scilla verna, sea plantain Plantago maritima, heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata and woolly hair moss Racomitrium lanugino…

Win Green Down

…lea occur frequently, whilst cowslip Primula veris is abundant in places. Thyme Thymus praecox and squinancywort Asperula cynanchica are widespread especially on the large ant hills of the yellow meadow ant Lasius flavus. These are a particular feature of the slopes at the wester…

Ellerburn Bank

…grass Brachypodium pinnatum. A variety of herbs is present including wild thyme Thymus praecox, rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, greater knapweed Centaurea scabiosa, kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris and viper's bugloss Echium vulgare. Of particu…

Leyburn Glebe

… herb flora which includes abundant salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba and thyme Thymus praecox as well as a range of other species such as cowslip Primula veris and fairy flax Linum catharticum. Seven species of orchid are present, notably the green winged orchid Anacamptis morio…

Hawkswick Wood

…rea of limestone grassland containing rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, thyme Thymus praecox and purging flax Linum catharticum. Seepage areas support a community featuring purple moor grass Molinia caerulea and butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris. Other Information 1. This is a na…

Monawilkin

…tch Anthyllis vulneraria, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, and wild thyme Thymus praecox, alongside more locally distributed species, such as Irish eyebright Euphrasia salisburgensi and blue moor grass Sesleria albicans. The site also includes areas of hazel Corylus avellan…

The Cheddar Complex

…on rose Helianthemum nummularium, kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria, wild thyme Thymus praecox and hoary plantain Plantago media. Soils of slopes with other aspects tend to be wetter and here associated species include flea sedge Carex pulicaris, betony Betonica officinalis, self…

Stratford Toney Down

…oped on some slopes and support typical plants such as rock rose and wild thyme Thymus praecox.

Crosby Ravensworth Fell

…spring, carnation and glaucous sedges. Typical herb species include wild thyme Thymus praecox, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, common milkwort Polygala vulgaris, fairy flax Linum catharticum, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, mountain everlasting Antennaria di…

Glaswelltiroedd Trelogan / Trelogan Grasslands

… and the nationally scarce spring sandwort Minuartia verna. More locally, thyme Thymus praecox, and kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria are also present. A number of mosses are present including Weissia controversa var densifolia, Brachythecium velutinum and Bryum pallescens. Addit…

Lathkill Dale

…ck rose Helianthemum nummularium, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, wild thyme Thymus praecox and a wide range of annual species. In less well grazed areas, tall grasses and herbs such as false oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius and common knapweed Centaurea nigra are dominant, wit…

Sunbiggin Tarn & Moors and Little Asby Scar

…alcareous grasslands where it occurs with quaking grass Briza media, wild thyme Thymus praecox, salad burnet and the nationally scarce limestone bedstraw Galium sterneri. The nationally rare bird's foot sedge Carex ornithopodais found on the scars above Potts Valley. The whole si…

Pillar and Ennerdale Fells

…sward with common bent, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and wild thyme Thymus praecox spp. arcticum. The crags themselves are made up of large blocks of Borrowdale Volcanics which have weathered to create a complex of steep faces, ledges and gullies. Where thin base ric…

Argill Woods and Pastures

…owny oat grass Avenula pubescens, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, wild thyme Thymus praecox and common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium. opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium occurs by the stream side in this area. Birds recorded to have bred include…

Ben Heasgarnich

…note such as sheep’s fescue, common bent Agrostis capillaris and creeping thyme Thymus praecox grassland. Other calcareous grasslands include grass-heath with representative species such as sheep’s fescue, common bent and alpine lady’s-mantle. There are also large areas of the mo…

Horse Dale and Holm Dale

…mum nummularium, bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, salad burnet and thyme Thymus praecox. Small areas of hawthorn Crataegus monogyna scrub are present on both slopes.

Helvellyn & Fairfield

…es as common yellow sedge Carex demissa, carnation sedge C. panicea, wild thyme Thymus praecox, eyebright Euphrasia officinalis agg., fairy flax Linum catharticum, selfheal Prunella vulgaris and autumn hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis may be found. The extensive mat grass slopes…

Ripon Parks

…us flora. Typical species include salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, wild thyme Thymus praecox, frequent cowslip Primula veris and of particular interest yellow wort Blackstonia perfoliata and felwort Gentianella amarella. Several areas of mixed woodland are present with ash Fra…

Barker Scar

…garis, rest-harrow Ononis repens, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, wild thyme Thymus praecox, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, spring sedge Carex caryophyllea and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. Nearer to the cliff edge the grassland is less grazed and is dominated by th…

Blaiskey Bank Springs

…icinalis, cowslip Primula veris, early purple orchid Orchis mascula, wild thyme Thymus praecox and carline thistle Carlina vulgaris. The periphery of the site, which is not influenced by the spring system, consists of acidic grassland dominated by purple moor grass Molinia caerul…

Croker's Hole

…ncywort Asperula cynanchica, devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis, wild thyme Thymus praecox, bastard toadflax, chalk milkwort Polygala calcarea, horseshoe and kidney vetches Hippocrepis comosa and Anthyllis vulneraria, clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata and dropwort Fili…

Troutbeck

…as a species rich calcareous counterpart typified by the presence of wild thyme Thymus praecox, fairy flax Linum catharticum and lady's bedstraw Galium verum. Species poor blanket mire dominated by hare's tail cotton grass has developed on gently sloping ground, high up on the ri…

Figsbury Ring

…ancywort Asperula cynanchica, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria and wild thyme Thymus praecox, are locally abundant. Among this vegetation there are several thousand orchid plants, mainly fragrant Gymnadenia conopsea and pyramidal Anacamptis pyramidalis but including hundreds of…

Holly Court Bank

…lad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa, wild thyme Thymus praecox, cowslip Primula veris, purging flax Linum catharticum, bee orchid Ophrys apifera and pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis. In the northern half the grassland is restricted to a seri…

Holies Down

…ed orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii, autumn gentian Gentianella amarella, wild thyme Thymus praecox, hairy violet Viola hirta, squinancywort Asperula cynanchica, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria, hawkweed ox tongue Picris hieracioides and rest harrow Ononis repens. Many of the speci…

Westwell Gorse

…mularium, horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa, cowslip Primula veris, wild thyme Thymus praecox and small scabious Scabiosa columbaria together with the uncommon purple milk vetch Astragalus danicus and chalk milkwort Polygala calcarea. The downy fruited sedge grows in this herb r…

The Clouds

…ica, carline thistle Carlina vulgaris, fairy flax Linum catharticum, wild thyme Thymus praecox, spring sandwort, eyebright Euphrasia spp., heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and slender bedstraw G. pumilum. Areas of acid grassland, away from limestone outcrops or on deeper soils or d…

Highclere

…an Gentianella amarella, common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii, wild thyme Thymus praecox, eyebright Euphrasia sp. and blue fleabane Erigeron acris. Locally uncommon species of orchid include greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha, over 200 flowering spikes of bee …

Brantingham Dale

…rose Helianthemum nummularium, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba and wild thyme Thymus praecox. Other species of frequent occurrence include quaking grass Briza media, clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata, lady's bedstraw Galium verum, felwort Gentianella amarella and rough h…

Glaswelltiroedd Eryrys (Eryrys Grasslands)

… Poterium sanguisorba, common rock-rose Helianthemum nummularium and wild thyme Thymus polytrichus. Some of the calcareous grassland is found on thin, drought-prone soils. Here, the turf is short and open and bare soil and rock occurs. On north-facing or partially shaded outcrops…

Cottam Well Dale

…rba, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria, saw wort Serratula tinctoria and thyme Thymus praecox. Although coarser grasses such as tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum and upright brome Bromus erectus are present in the sward, they have generally been kept in check by grazing. The two s…

Birkwith Caves and Fell

…terium sanguisorba common bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus and wild thyme Thymus praecox. A small limestone gill below High Barn is sparsely wooded with indigenous species such as ash Fraxinus excelsior, bird cherry Prunus padus and hazel Corylus avellana. The rich ground f…

Hawes Water

…eadow oat grass Avenula pratensis, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, thyme Thymus praecox spp arcticus, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium and the nationally scare limestone bedstraw Galium sterneri, spring sandwort Minuartia verna and rare spring sedge Carex ericetor…

Cow Cliff Pasture and Quarry

…knapweed Centaurea scabiosa, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum and thyme Thymus praecox. The site supports a colony of marbled whites Melanargia galatheaa, a species of butterfly that is at the northern edge of its natural range in the Yorkshire Wolds. Other Information *…

Appleby Fells

…air grass Koeleria macrantha and blue moor grass Sesleria caeruleae. Wild thyme Thymus praecox is often extremely abundant and associated with rarer species such as mountain pansy Viola lutea, mossy saxifrage Saxifraga hypnoides, moonwort Botrychium lunaria, limestone bedstraw Ga…

Dover to Kingsdown Cliffs

…ude sheep's fescue Festuca ovina, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, wild thyme Thymus praecox and horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa. A number of nationally rare plants occur. These include early spider orchid Ophrys sphegodes and ox tongue broomrape Orobanche picridis which are…

Noddle End

…t grass Avenula pratensis, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, wild thyme Thymus praecox, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, cowslip Primula veris and marjoram Origanum vulgare. This grassland is progressively shaded out to the north by hawthorn Crataegus monogyna scrub and…

Pincombe Down

…harticum and small scabious Scabiosa columbaria. Other herbs include wild thyme Thymus praecox, common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii, squinancywort Asperula cyanchica and autumn gentian Gentianella amarella. The occurrence of clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata, fragra…

Odstock Down

… a trailing habit such as common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, wild thyme Thymus praecox and lady's bedstraw Galium verum occasionally growing with mouse ear hawkweed Hieraciumpilosella. The northern section of the down has a fine patchwork of scrub and grassland habitats, …

Slit Woods

…ich includes quaking grass Briza media, glaucous sedge Carex flacca, wild thyme Thymus praecox, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum and common bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus. Scattered in the grassland are areas of scrub, which in places extend unbroken along the woodland margin…

Beltingham River Shingle

… uniflora. Other species include meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis, wild thyme Thymus praecox, biting stonecrop Sedum acre and harebell Campanula rotundifolia with lichens including dog lichen Peltigera canina and reindeer lichen Cladonia rangiformis. Alder Alnus glutinosa and w…

Scar Closes, Kisdon Side

…lude flea sedge Carex pulicaris, limestone bedstraw Galium sterneri, wild thyme Thymus praecox, early purple orchid Orchis mascula, primrose Primula vulgaris and cowslip P. veris, quaking grass Briza media, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium and two uncommon alpine species…

Sherburn Hill

…dow oat grass Avenula pratensis, rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, wild thyme Thymus praecox and fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea, whilst sea plantain Plantago maritima is locally abundant in the grasslands on the edge of calcined limestone spoil heaps. Other local limestone…

Rievaulx Woods

…n the limestone grassland includes burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga, thyme Thymus praecox, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus and mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum. Other Information 1. The bound…

Upper Wharfedale

…rn England, with frequent common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, wild thyme Thymus praecox and autumn gentian Gentianella amarella. Dropwort Filipendula vulgaris and kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria occur locally; these species are rare in the Yorkshire Dales. Acidic grassl…

Twinhills Woods and Meadows

…common rest-harrow Ononis repens, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, wild thyme Thymus praecox, hoary plantain Plantago media, yellow wort Blackstonia perfoliata, hairy violet Viola hirta and devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis all common throughout. There are also substantial…

Far Arnside

…munity with typical herbs such as salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, wild thyme Thymus praecox, squinancywort Asperula cynanchica, horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria and purging flax Linum catharticum. …

Wharmley Riverside

…a, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, bladder campion Silene vulgaris, wild thyme Thymus praecox, golden rod Solidago virgaurea and the hairy sedge Carex hirta. The grassy swards have false oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, quaking grass Briza m…

Ellesborough and Kimble Warrens

…d hair grass Koeleria macrantha, rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, wild thyme Thymus praecox and stonecrop Sedum acre, the last associated particularly with rabbit scrapes. Notable plants include squinancywort Asperula cynanchica, chalk eyebright Euphrasia pseudokerneri and, in…

Coombs Dale

… on very shallow soils common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium and wild thyme Thymus praecox are particularly abundant with occasional patches of the local spring cinquefoil Potentilla tabernaemontani. These open grazed grasslands contain a wide range of species such as crested…

Sullington Warren

…eum pratense ssp. bertoloni which occur together with such plants as wild thyme Thymus praecox and white clover Trifolium repens. Seven of the eight tumuli which occur at this site surround this open grassland area. The small area of marshy grassland which is adjacent to the wet …

Reed Hill

…atches closely grazed by rabbits. The flora of these slopes includes wild thyme Thymus praecox, rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, fairy flax Linum catharticum, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria and carline thistle Carlina vulgaris. The north facing grassland consists of two di…

Cherry Hinton Pit

…nationally rare plants as well as typical chalk land species such as wild thyme Thymus praecox, yellow wort Blackstonia perfoliata and kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria. Hedgerows, scrub and woodland provide additional habitats of general wildlife value.1 Perring, F. H and Farrel…

Westernhope Burn Wood

…and containing glaucous sedge Carex flacca, quaking grass Briza media and thyme Thymus praecox. On the eastern side of the ravine, limestone and sandstone cliffs support discontinuous ledge vegetation containing species such as wood sage Teucrium scorodonia and foxglove Digitalis…

Wanlass Grasslands

…s Avenula pratensis, with species like salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, thyme Thymus praecox, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium and hoary plantain Plantago media. The second, more neutral grassland community has a high frequency of the grasses crested dog's tail Cynosur…

Malham-Arncliffe

… Festuca ovina and herbs such as limestone bedstraw Galium sterneri, wild thyme Thymus praecox, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba and common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium. Where grazing is less intense, bloody crane's bill Geranium sanguin…

Upton Cow Down

…rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, lady's bedstraw Galium verum and wild thyme Thymus praecox. Scattered scrub composed of hawthorn, elder, dog rose and bramble occurs throughout the site. In the north west corner of the site the scrub grades into a small area of mature woodland…

Burton Leonard Lime Quarry

…setum flavescens, the spring sedges Carex caryophyllea and C. ericetorum, thyme Thymus praecox, rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga, twayblade Neottia ovata and milkwort Polygala vulgaris. Notable species include buckthorn Rhamnus cathartica,…

Cheddar Wood

… Filipendula vulgaris, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium and wild thyme Thymus praecox. Heath species such as heather Calluna vulgaris, bell heather Erica cinerea and western gorse Ulex gallii are well represented. Cheddar Wood is the only English station for starved woo…

Duddon Estuary

…support a rich flora with species such as wild pansy Viola tricolor, wild thyme Thymus praecox ssp. arcticum, lady's bedstraw Galium verum, common rest harrow Ononis repens, the local dune fescue Vulpia fasciculata and the nationally rare dune helleborine Epipactis dunensis. Dune…

St. Dunstan's Well Catchment

…iry flax Linum catharticum, common rose Helianthemum nummularium and wild thyme Thymus praecox. early purple orchid Orchis mascula and common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii are widespread. Small numbers of greater horseshoe bat Rhinolophus ferrumequinum, lesser horseshoe bat…

Bee's Nest and Green Clay Pits

…ularium, quaking grass Briza media, fairy flax Linum catharticum and wild thyme Thymus praecox. The most interesting acidic communities are found on the stabilised slopes of old excavations to the north of Green Clay Pit and include scattered heather Calluna vulgaris and adder’s …

Moorsley Banks

…ria caerulea are dominant. The many species of herbs present include wild thyme Thymus praecox, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, fairy flax Linum catharticum, carline thistle Carlina vulgaris, hoary plantain Plantago media, burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga, common twayblad…

Folly Farm

…with common rest harrow Ononis repens, fairy flax Linum catharticum, wild thyme Thymus praecox and lady's bedstraw Galium verum common on or around the ant hills. Species rich mature hedges and areas of scrub add to the diversity of the site and provide attractive habitat for in…

Lower Swaledale Woods And Grasslands

…s fescue Festuca ovina is abundant together with limestone bedstraw, wild thyme Thymus praecox, rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, viper's bugloss Echium vulgare, biting stonecrop Sedum acre, marjoram Origanum vulgare, musk thistle Carduus nutans, salad burnet Poterium sanguisor…

Bliss Gate Pastures

…ur throughout the pasture and have associated herb species including wild thyme Thymus praecox, heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia and barren strawberry Potentilla sterilis. Towards the top of the slope there is a zone of scrub with hawthorn Crataegus monogyna, bracken Pteridi…

Cwm Glo a Glyndyrys

…t’s ear Hypochaeris radicata, eyebright Euphrasia sp., and, locally, wild thyme Thymus praecox, are all present, together with spring sedge Carex caryophyllea, glaucous sedge and pill sedge Carex pilulifera. In places, this neutral grassland grades into vegetation more associated…

Durham Coast

…xtensive calcareous grasslands, support glaucous sedge Carex flacca, wild thyme Thymus praecox, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, bloody crane’s bill Geranium sanguineum, purple milk vetch Astragalus danicus, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria, saw wort Serratula tinctor…

Freshwater East Cliffs to Skrinkle Haven

…ic with therophyte communities, including species such as early hair-grass Aira praecox, tormentil Potentilla erecta, kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria, wild thyme Thymus polytrichus, spring squill Scilla verna and occasional heather Calluna vulgaris. Beyond this zone, bell heath…

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