Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Essan Burn and Mullyfamore

…onal Sphagnum auriculatum. Bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and lesser bladderwort Utricularia minor are locally frequent in larger pools. Pool margins support extensive growths of Sphagnum magellanicum and Sphagnum papillosum, with three species of sundew recorded; round leaved sun…

Claife Tarns and Mires

… Nymphaea alba, bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius and greater bladderwort Utricularia vulgaris occur in a mosaic with floating Sphagnum communities coprised of over eight species of Sphagnum, with marsh lousewort Pedicularis palustris, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, co…

Rhos Goch (Rhos Goch Common)

…er pools contain bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius and lesser bladderwort Utricularia minor. A second type of bog pool is common nearer to the edges of the raised mire; here Sphagnum recurvum, Sphagnum cuspidatum and S. subnitens comprise the bog-moss carpet, along with fre…

Killeter Forest and Bogs and Lakes

…culatum and feathery bog moss Sphagnum cuspidatum, with occasional bladderworts Utricularia spp. and bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata present in some. The vegetation surrounding the pools is comprised of a luxuriant mat of papillose bog moss Sphagnum papillosum, red bog moss Sphagnu…

Rubha Dunan

…a, horsetail Equisetum fluviatile, and the regionally scarce lesser bladderwort Utricularia minor. In the centre of the fen there is a small patch of willow. The western margin of the loch is fringed by extensive areas of Sphagnum species with bottle sedge Carex rostrata and mars…

Cors Goch, Llanllwch

…era intermedia, round-leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia and lesser bladderwort Utricularia minor. Other interesting plants of the pools are white water-lily Nymphaea alba and white beak-sedge Rhynchospora alba. Nine different bog mosses have been recorded, but the most notable p…

Teal Lough Part II

…ds of bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and pockets of submerged lesser bladderwort Utricularia minor. Their margins support the rare oblong-leaved sundew Drosera intermedia, while the surrounding lawns of bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum support a scattering of white beak sedge Rh…

Abbots Moss

…f Sphagnum which in places coalesces with the floating rafts. Lesserbladderwort Utricularia minor, a Cheshire rarity, is abundant around the edges of the rafts. The mosaic of open water and peat land habitats together with fringing heathland and woodlands, prove extremely attract…

Basingstoke Canal

…tall's pondweeds Elodea canadensis and Elodea nuttallii and greater bladderwort Utricularia australis. Frogbit Hydrocharis morsus-ranae and greater duckweed Spirodela polyrhiza occur amongst the emergent vegetation. Plants typical of acidic waters, which occur in this stretch, ar…

Eelmoor Marsh

…utterwort Pinguicula vulgaris, pale butterwort P. lusitanica, small bladderwort Utricularia minor, common sundew Drosera rotundifolia and long leaved sundew Drosera intermedia. The species rich grass heath within the SSSI is of a type found in the New Forestbut rare elsewhere in …

Coladoir Bog

…c indicator species occur, including mud sedge Carex limosa, lesser bladderwort Utricularia minor, the white-beak sedge Rhynchospora alba, and the bryophytes purple spoonwort Pleurozia purpurea and bristly swan-neck moss Campylopus atrovirens. All three British sundews, the round…

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

…ttongrass Eriophorum vaginatum and in one or two cuttings by lesser bladderwort Utricularia minor occurring here at its only known Shropshire locality. The bryophyte flora, which is especially varied, includes the nationally scarce species Dicranum affine, and Sphagnum pulchrum. …

Trefeiddan Moor

…dellia ranunculoides and nodding bur-marigold Bidens cernua. Lesser bladderwort Utricularia minor and alternate water-milfoil Myriophyllum alterniflorum are found in the wettest parts. The scarce pale dog-violet Viola lactea occurs in the heath. Four species of marsh-orchid have …

Croagh Bog

… horn bog moss Sphagnum denticulatum together with scattered lesser bladderwort Utricularia minor. Their margins support a low carpet of papillose bog moss Sphagnum papillosum and Magellanic bog moss Sphagnum magellanicum with frequent common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium,…

Teal Lough and Slaghtfreeden Bogs

…ols also support a number of locally uncommon vascular plant species, including Utricularia minor at Teal Lough and Drosera intermedia at Slaghtfreeden. https://www.daera-ni.gov.uk/publications/teal-lough-slaghtfreeden-bogs-assi

Llandeilo, Rhulen and Llanbedr Hills

…r ground cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix is a constant species. Grasses are a minor constituent, but commonly include wavy hair-grass Deschampsia flexuosa, sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, mat-grass Nardus stricta and purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea. This heathland mosaic is in…

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

…ton grass Eriophorum vaginatum and in one or two cuttings by lesser bladderwort Utricularia minor occurring here at its only known Shropshire locality. The bryophyte flora, which is especially varied, includes the nationally scarce species Dicranum affine and Sphagnum pulchrum. S…

Curran Bog

…n cottongrass Eriophorum anugstifolium and the insectivorous lesser bladderwort Utricularia minor, to areas which are more similar to the intact bog surface. Occasionally cutting has removed the upper layer of peat down to the ground water table, giving a variety of wetland veget…

Upton Broad & Marshes

…ally scarce fen pondweed Potamogeton coloratus and the locally rare bladderwort Utricularia minor. Round leaved wintergreenn Pyrola rotundifolia is another nationally scarce species which grows locally on ride and glade edges. Mixed scrub has invaded many former areas of open fen…

Street Heath

…sectivorous plants pale butterwort Pinguicula lusitanica and Lesser bladderwort Utricularia minor. Carr woodland dominated by birch Betula spp. and willow Salix spp. has established over much of the area and supports abundant bog myrtle Myrica gale. Rare ferns present include ma…

Thursley, Hankley & Frensham Commons

…tion is ling Calluna vulgaris with bell heather Erica cinerea. Dwarf gorse Ulex minor and petty whin Genista anglica are locally important in the community and lichens are prominent in parts. Plants of the dry heath occur in association with wavy hair grass or, in damper areas, w…

Cefn Bryn Common

…e of a large stand of fringed water lily Nymphoides peltata. Lesser bladderwort Utricularia minor, alternate water milfoil Myriophyllum alterniflorum, and floating club rush Eleogiton fluitans also occur in the pool. The low-lying wetland to the north of the main ridge is also an…

Afon Eden - Cors Goch Trawsfynydd

…dia, bog-sedge Carex limosa, water sedge Carex aquatilis and lesser bladderwort Utricularia minor. Areas of marginal lagg fen bordering the raised mires at this site are regarded as particularly significant in view of their widespread loss across the UK as a result of peripheral …

Ludderburn and Candlestick Mires

…Rhynchospora alba, common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris and lesser bladderwort Utricularia minor. Sphagnum magellanicum, an unusual species in valley mires in the west of south Cumbria forms hummocks here and in some areas, unusually large, red coloured lawns. Black Beck contai…

Carstairs Kames

…c indicator species occur, including mud sedge Carex limosa, lesser bladderwort Utricularia minor, the white-beak sedge Rhynchospora alba, and the bryophytes purple spoonwort Pleurozia purpurea and bristly swan-neck moss Campylopus atrovirens. All three British sundews, the round…

Dowrog Common

…dellia ranunculoides, floating club-rush Eleogiton fluitans, lesser bladderwort Utricularia minor, unbranched bur-reed Sparganium emersum and numerous stoneworts Charophyte spp. The flood-plain of the diminutive River Alun has abundant fen vegetation where it passes through the c…

High Lickbarrow Mires and Pastures

…thes trifoliata, bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius and lesser bladderwort Utricularia minor in the water filled hollows. On the periphery of one such fen area a small colony of the increasingly uncommon globe flower Trollius europaeus occurs. The enclosed pasture fields of …

Little Langdale Tarn

…arn. These include white water lily Nymphaea alba, the local lesser bladderwort Utricularia minor, alternate flowered water milfoil Myriophyllum alterniflorum, the starwort Callitriche brutia ssp. hamulata, shore weed Littorella uniflora, water lobelia Lobelia dortmanna and quill…

Llwyn-iarth

…nunculus acris, bulbous buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus and eyebright Euphrasia spp., scattered throughout. Many species of note are recorded within these grasslands including common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchs…

Cocket Moss

…ich bog flora including bog rosemary Andromeda polifolia and lesser bladderwort Utricularia minor, while to the south of the causeway there is grassland dominated by purple moor grass. * Under Section 23 of the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act, 1949.

Winster Wetlands

…lawn. These water tracks contain species such as the insectivorous bladderwort, Utricularia minor, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and the spike rushes Eleocharis multicaulis and Eliocharis quinqueflora. The Sphagnum lawn is dominated by S. papill…

Ballynahone Bog

… bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata abundant in a number of them. lesser bladderwort Utricularia minor and great sundew Drosera longifolia are also frequent in some pools with the nationally rare Sphagnum pulchrum often occurring around the edges. Within the pool system, the main humm…

Aberithon and Bedw Turbaries

…t a diverse wetland flora including such uncommon species as lesser bladderwort Utricularia minor and floating club-rush Eleogiton fluitans. Bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre are common. The lichen Cetraria Sepincola occurs on birch trees around …

Knipe Tarn

…ts a typical range of submerged and floating species such as lesser bladderwort Utricularia minor, lesser marshwort Apium inundatum, yellow water lily Nuphar lutea, shore weed Littorella uniflora, water lobelia Lobelia dortmanna and the uncommon pillwort Pilularia globulifera.

Eycott Hill

…foliata, water horsetail, bog pondweed, marsh cinquefoil and lesser bladderwort Utricularia minor. Extensive acidic flushes occur on many of the gentle grassland slopes and on the margins of the central mire and swamp system. These are frequently dominated by rushes, particularly…

Tarn Moss

…foil Comarum palustre, water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile, lesser bladderwort Utricularia minor, marsh violet Viola palustris, common marsh bedstraw Galium palustre, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum and abundant cranberry Vaccinium oxycoc…

Shapwick Heath

…d bog conditions including small bur reed Sparganium minimum, small bladderwort Utricularia minor and hare's tail cotton grass Eriophorum vaginatum. Other plants of interest are bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, round leaved sundew Drosera rotundi…

St Leonards and St Ives Heaths

… sorrel Rumex acetosella grassland; heather Calluna vulgaris – dwarf gorse Ulex minor heath; dwarf gorse U. minor – bristle bent Agrostis curtisii heath; bog moss Sphagnum auriculatum bog pool community; cross leaved heath Erica tetralix – bog moss Sphagnum compactum wet heath; b…

Cliburn Moss

…hids. Patches of open or seasonal water hold species such as lesser bladderwort Utricularia minor, floating club rush Eleogiton fluitans and the scarce whorl grass Catabrosa aquatica and least bur reed Sparganium minimum. The vegetation of the peat ridges has the common and hare'…

Glennasheevar

…quent stands of bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and occasional lesser bladderwort Utricularia minor in the deeper pools. Well-developed Sphagnum capillifolium hummocks are prominent on the adjacent bog and are frequently topped by heather Cal/una vulgaris and the moss Racomitrium l…

Largalinny

…ecies, including birdsnest orchid Neottia nidus-avis, common wintergreen Pyrola minor, serrated wintergreen Orthilia secunda, rough horsetail Equisetum hyemale, Tunbridge filmy fern Hymenophyllum tunbrigense, wood club rush Scirpus sylvaticus and wood fescue Festuca altissima. Th…

Carn/Glenshane Pass

…ter with occasional stands of bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, lesser bladderwort Utricularia minor and the black liverwort Cladopodiella fluitans. The pool margins support a low carpet of Sphagnum papillosum and Sphagnum magellanicum with frequent common cottongrass Eriophorum ang…

Llyn Ty'n y Mynydd

…us plants are represented by butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris, lesser bladderwort Utricularia minor in small pools and sundew Drosera rotundifolia in lawns of Sphagnum moss. Dragonfly species include Libellula quadrimaculata and Coenagrion puella. The rare small spider Maro lepidus…

Amberley Wild Brooks

…ts include greater water parsnip Sium latifolium, small water pepper Persicaria minor, greater bladderwort Utricularia vulgaris, frogbit Hydrocharis morsus-ranae and flowering rush Butomus umbellatus. Fen areas consist of reed Phragmites australis, reed sweet grass Glyceria maxi…

Subberthwaite, Blawith and Torver Low Commons

…h arrowgrass Triglochin palustris. Below the surface of the water, bladderworts Utricularia intermedia and U. minor occur and occasionally the stonewort Chara globularis, a type of algae. There is frequently a carpet of moss Scorpidium scorpioides on the shallow stream bed which …

Mid Cornwall Moors

…icetorum, round leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia, lesser skullcap Scutellaria minor and tawny sedge Carex hostiana, flea sedge C. pulicaris, star sedge Carex echinata and the locally notable white sedge C. canescens. Another fen type is dominated by tussocks of purple moor gras…

Merthen Wood

…icetorum, round-leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia, lesser skullcap Scutellaria minor and tawny sedge Carex hostiana, flea sedge C. pulicaris, star sedge C. echinata and the locally notable white sedge C. canescens. Another fen type is dominated by tussocks of purple moor-grass …

Ennerdale

…ical interest is the occurrence of three bladderwort species common bladderwort Utricularia vulgaris and the rarer lesser and intermediate bladderworts U. minor and U. intermedia on the edges of slow flowing water and in the lagoons. Two areas of birch oak woodland are included w…

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