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Llystyn Isaf

…-grass Danthonia decumbens, with a variety of herbs including wood bitter-vetch Vicia orobus, bitter-vetch Lathyrus montanus, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, betony Betonica officinalis, lady’s-mantle Alchemilla glabra and devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis. Vicia orobus is un…

Llwyn-iarth

…pecies-rich neutral grassland and for its large population of wood bitter-vetch Vicia orobus. Also of special interest are the extensive areas of flush and fen, and the mixture of habitats, which includes wet heath, marshy and acid grassland. Llwyn-iarth is located in the norther…

Ffriddoedd Garndolbenmaen

…orts several uncommon and declining plant species, including wood bitter vetch, Vicia orobus, moonwort, Botrychium lunaria and adder's tongue, Ophioglossum vulgatum. Remarks: This site is located within the Snowdonia National Park.

Gweunydd Esgairdraenllwyn (Esgairdraenllwyn Pastures)

…ecta and betony Betonica officinalis. The nationally uncommon wood bitter-vetch Vicia orobus has been recorded in this grassland. Steep dry banks may be more species-rich and support a more neutral vegetation type of limited distribution in Radnor, which includes species such as …

Cae'r Felin

…Genista anglica. Other species of particular interest include wood bitter vetch Vicia orobus, pale sedge Carex pallescens, brook weed Samolus valerandi, betony Betonica officinalis and orchids such as butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha and at least two species of marsh orchi…

Coed Mawr - Blaen-Car

…ens, great burnet, saw-wort, betony, devil's-bit scabious and wood bitter-vetch Vicia orobus. This large area of herb-rich grassland lying in close proximity to a fine woodland presents a rare juxtaposition of habitats known elsewhere to support notable invertebrate populations. …

Upper Nantserth Pasture

…reat burnet Sanguisorba officinalis and the nationally scarce wood bitter-vetch Vicia orobus. More base-rich areas associated with the stream support vegetation dominated by sharp-flowered rush, with additional wetland plants such as bugle Ajuga reptans, marsh-marigold Caltha pal…

River Dee (Parton to Crossmichael)

…pport a number of rare or only locally common species such as wood bitter-vetch Vicia orobus, spignel Meum athamanticum and saw-wort Serratula tinctoria. The site is considered to be the best inland site for waterfowl in the Stewartry with nine species of duck including pintail, …

Afon Eden - Cors Goch Trawsfynydd

…mountain pansy Viola lutea. Notable grassland species include bitter wood-vetch Vicia orobus, adder’s tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum, mountain pansy, smooth lady’s-mantle Alchemilla glabra, saw-wort Serratula tinctoria and pale sedge Carex pallescens. South of Pont-y-Grible on the …

Cae Coed-gleision

…field edge supports good populations of the nationally scarce wood bitter-vetch Vicia Orobus which is suppressed by mowing the field proper.

Gweunydd Nant y Dernol

…reen weed Genista tinctoria, fairy flax Linum catharticum and wood bitter-vetch Vicia orobus. Elsewhere, less acidic conditions are indicated by an increase in red fescue Festuca rubra, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, yarrow Achillea millefolium, white clover Trifolium repens, comm…

Coed a Gweunydd Gilfach-gwyddil

…eld boundaries supplement this habitat. The nationally scarce wood bitter-vetch Vicia orobus is present, as are a number of locally uncommon species including the ferns moonwort Botrychium lunaria and adder's-tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum. The site provides a habitat for a wide ra…

Caeau Llwyn Gwrgan

…esence of greater butterfly-orchid Platanthera chlorantha and wood bitter-vetch Vicia orobus, all scarce species in Brecknock and mid Wales. The middle part displays a noteworthy dry, acidic grassland flora on its three elevated banks. Commoner species here include betony Betonic…

Caeau Troed-Rhiw-Drain (Troed-Rhiw-Drain Meadows)

…stic mid Wales type of grassland in which the nationally rare wood bitter-vetch Vicia orobus and bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta are abundant. Other characteristic species which occur frequently are yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis and eyebr…

Ganllwyd

…icinalis occurs in occasional patches. The nationally scarce wood bitter-vetch Vicia orobus is found on a grassy bank at Dolmelynllyn and small populations of greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha and common twayblade Neottia ovata occur in the grassland at Glasdir. Th…

Rhos yr Hafod

…evil's-bit scabious Succisa pratensis and the nationally rare wood bitter-vetch Vicia orobus. Mountain pansy Viola lutea, burnet-saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga and goldenrod Solidago virgaurea are occasional, the latter species interestingly scattered all over some fields, possib…

Craig Leith and Myreton Hill

…ps is rich with a number of other uncommon species, including wood bitter-vetch Vicia orobus and bloody crane’s-bill Geranium sanguineum. Steep rocky slopes and outcrops are widespread across the site and support a diverse range of species including wood crane’s-bill Geranium syl…

Greenamoor

…ing distribution, a small population of the nationally scarce wood bitter-vetch Vicia orobus at its second known location in the county, and whorled caraway Carum verticillatum, another species of declining distribution, which is locally abundant within Greenamoor. The site supp…

Cutiau

… high species diversity and several unusual species including wood bitter vetch Vicia orobus which is abundant, greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha, common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii and frog orchid Dactylorhiza viridis. Bracken Pteridium aquilinum is invadin…

Waun Goch, Penrhiw-Caradog

…tony Betonica officinalis is also frequent in these areas and wood bitter-vetch Vicia orobus occurs rarely. Where the drainage is impeded and the soils are mildly base-rich, areas of fen-meadow occur, adjacent to, and often in a close mosaic with, the neutral grassland. Here, pur…

Caeau Nant y Llechau

…l-drained areas support many notable plant species, including wood bitter-vetch Vicia Orobus, restharrow Ononis repens, greater butterfly-orchid Plantanthera Chlorantha and dyer's greenweed Genista tinctoria. These plants are now scarce due to the ploughing, fertilising and rese…

Caeau Bryn-du

… tormentil Potentilla erecta, betony Betonica officinalis and wood bitter-vetch Vicia orobus. Below the bank lies an area of spring-fed pasture dominated by tall purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea or by meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria and sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus. C…

Caeiron Meadow

…ound in this type of meadow at lower altitudes. One of these, wood bitter vetch Vicia orobus, is nationally scarce and is known from only one other site in Herefordshire. Globeflower Trollius europaeus also occurs here at one of its most southerly stations in Britain. The areas …

Afon Conwy Pastures

…uncommon species in southern Britain, and on the drier slopes wood bitter vetch Vicia orobus. A diverse scrub vegetation also occurs with willow Salix spp. beside the river, abundant blackthorn Prunus spinosa and hazel Corylus avellana together with such trees; as alder Alnus glu…

Caerau Uchaf

…ater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha and the uncommon wood bitter vetch Vicia orobus. Alder Alnus glutinosa occurs around the stream along with hawthorn Crataegus monogyna, beech Fagus sylvatica and sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus along field boundaries.

Dolorgan Barn

…-tongue fern Ophioglossum vulgatum in Radnor. A few plants of wood bitter-vetch Vicia orobus occur in the neutral grassland. Remarks: The site boundary along the access road takes in the hedges and verges and adder’s-tongue fern occur on the roadside banks.

Mennock Water

…e rocky streamsides, including wood fescue Festuca altissima, wood bitter-vetch Vicia orobus, stone bramble Rubus saxatilis and mountain melick Melica nutans. Along the eastern slopes of the Glendyne Burn woodland becomes more fragmented and merges into a mosaic of grasslands dom…

Vicarage Meadows

…ia conopsea, greater butterfly-orchid Platanthera chlorantha, wood bitter-vetch Vicia orobus and dyer's greenweed Genista tinctoria.

Rhosydd Castell-du & Plas-y-bettws

…f soft-leaved sedge and also a small population of the scarce wood bitter-vetch Vicia orobus.

Maes Meillion a Gefail-y-cwm

…plant species recorded at Maes Meillion a Gefail-y-cwm. These are upright vetch Vicia orobus, moonwort Botrychium lunaria, adder’s tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum and a sizeable population (approximately 700 spikes) of the greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha.

Bryncarnau Grasslands, Llwydcoed

…the site. Greater butterfly-orchid Platanthera chlorantha and wood bitter-vetch Vicia orobus both have a very restricted distribution in the dry neutral grassland within the site pale sedge Carex pallescens is more widely distributed in the same community. Springs and flushes are…

Caeau Cnwch a Ty'n-y-graig

…nor, common sorrel Rumex acetosella and the nationally scarce wood bitter-vetch Vicia Orobus are frequent throughout, and a wide range of other species is present, inhawk's-beard Crepis capillaris, meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis, common bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus…

Tir Mawr a Dderi Hir, Llwydcoed

…site in the past, as has whorled caraway Carum verticillatum. Wood bitter-vetch Vicia orobus occurs in the southern part of the site. Remarks: The site supports the following UK biodiversity action plan (BAP) priority habitats: purple moor-grass and rush pastures; lowland fen; l…

Pont Bancog

…inarum, burnet saxifrage Centaurea saxifraga and the uncommon wood bitter vetch Vicia orobus. Sparse scrub occurs on the slopes and includes blackthorn Prunus spinosa, hawthorn Crataegus monogyna and rose Rosa. A wooded margin around the stream has sessile oak Quercus petraea, do…

Ty'r Hen Forwyn

…pecial interest for its large population of nationally scarce wood bitter-vetch Vicia orobus, an uncommon and declining grassland plant. Ty’r Hen Forwyn consists of four fields, divided by large mature hedgerows. The site is situated adjacent to the unenclosed upland of Cefn-crib…

New House Meadow

…erfly-orchid Platanthera chlorantha and the nationally scarce wood bitter-vetch Vicia orobus. Particularly good colonies of the latter species occur on the roadside bank beyond the western boundary of the field. Remarks: The site lies within the Cambrian Mountains Environmentall…

Pikes Farm Meadows

…onally scarce plant species – mouse tail Myosurus minimus and wood bitter vetch Vicia orobus – both of which are known from only one other site in the county. The distribution of the former is centred on eastern England and occurs here at one of its most westerly stations in Brit…

Cae Bryn-tywarch

… of the nationally scarce soft-leaved sedge Carex montana and wood bitter-vetch Vicia Orobus, together with other regionally and locally scarce species such as dyer's greenweed Genista tinctoria and petty whin Genista anglica. Within the northern field there is a large flush in w…

Caeau Blaen-bydernyn

…y-orchid Platanthera bifolia, common twayblade Neottia ovata, wood bitter-vetch Vicia orobus, mountain everlasting Antennaria dioica, petty whin and also the largest known population of dyer’s greenweed Genista tinctoria in Carmarthenshire. Noteworthy Lepidoptera include marsh fr…

Caeau Bronydd-mawr

…nities. The field to the west has dry banks with the uncommon wood bitter-vetch Vicia orobus, betony Betonica officinalis, quaking-grass Briza media and saw-wort Serratula tinctoria. The lower slopes have wet flushes, notable for their abundance of fen bedstraw Galium uliginosum,…

Wasdale Screes

…mbine, early purple orchid, shepherd's cress and the uncommon wood bitter vetch Vicia orobus. Over 25 fern species of both montane and lowland distribution have been recorded and include abundant parsley fern Cryptogramma crispa, royal fern, moonwort, forked spleenwort Asplenium …

Blaen Nedd

…s Eriophorum latifolium, fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea, wood bitter-vetch Vicia orobus, rock pouncewort Cololejeunea calcarea, the earth-tongue fungus Microglossum olivaceum as well as some notable crane-flies. Remarks: The site lies within the Brecon Beacons National Park…

Cae Ffos-yr-odyn

…low rattle Rhinanthus minor, saw-wort Serratula tinctoria and wood bitter-vetch Vicia orobus. The site is one of a series considered to be of national significance for nature conservation.

Cae Cwm-bach

…lygonum bistorta, and the very characteristic regional plant, wood bitter-vetch Vicia orobus, in some quantity. This site is an excellent example of the mid-wales hay meadows of the wood bitter-vetch/globeflower type, but appears to lack a few of the species such as greater butte…

Cae Henfron

…resting variant of the characteristic mid-Wales type in which wood bitter-vetch Vicia orobus is an abundant component of the vegetation. Another feature of this upland meadow type, which this site demonstrates, is the presence of woodland species such as bluebell Hyacinthoides no…

Caeau Penglaneinon

…cta, yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor and the nationally scarce wood bitter-vetch Vicia orobus. Unmown banks within these fields support a similar community, but species such as heath-grass Danthonia decumbens, harebell, pignut Conopodium majus, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus, bu…

Caeau Wern

…nd the locally uncommon adder's tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum. Wood bitter-vetch Vicia orobus has been recorded from the edge of one field. The mixed-species hedgerows provide dense cover for a number of small passerines. Casual observations have recorded redpoll, lesser whitethro…

Lynnwood - Whitlaw Wood, Slitrig

…land, and several UK Red Data List species recorded including wood bitter-vetch Vicia orobus, bird’s-nest orchid Neottia nidus-avis and maiden pink Dianthus deltoides. The woodland has been protected due to its location on steep valley sides which makes access very difficult for …

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