Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Ballidon Dale

… ear Hypochaeris radicata, field wood rush Luzula campestris, common dog violet Viola riviniana and thyme. Mountain pansy, Viola lutea, at the southern edge of its distribution in England, is also found on these leached soils. Neutral grassland communities have developed on areas…

Cae Aber-Glanhirin

…is, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, betony Betonica officinalis, mountain pansy Viola lutea and the uncommon greater butterfly-orchid Platanthera chlorantha. Additional variety to the site is provided by wet hollows supporting spieces such as marsh-marigold Caltha palustris, shar…

Gwaun Troed-rhiw-seiri a Llyn Mynydd-gorddu

… particular interest is the abundance of various colour-forms of mountain pansy Viola lutea. Also many species of fungi occur here later on in the year. The upper parts of the north-facing slope are particularly herb-rich. The sward consists chiefly of sheep’s-fescue, sweet verna…

Haggs Bank

…e nationally scarce, Pyrenean scurvy grass Cochlearia pyrenaica, mountain pansy Viola lutea and the fern, moonwort Botrychium lunaria. These species can be found in large numbers throughout Haggs Bank. Spring sandwort and alpine penny cress are more commonly found in the open are…

Bonsall Leys

… adapted to heavy metals such as moonwort Botrychium lunaria and mountain pansy Viola lutea. More extensive areas of a range of neutral grasslands, more typical of old meadows, are spread throughout the site. These are characterised by common knapweed Centaurea nigra and crested …

Briarwood Banks

…areas of grassland on the alluvium adjacent to the river support mountain pansy Viola lutea and, in one locality, alpine penny cress Noccaea caerulescens, indicative of contamination of these deposits by heavy metals derived from the Pennine ore field upstream.

Rigg Farm and Stake Hill Meadows

…low oat grass Trisetum flavescens and quaking grass Briza media. Mountain pansy Viola lutea, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa and bluebells Hyacinthoides non-scripta are also found in the northern field. More intensively managed parts of the field have a grass sward dominated by sof…

Tideslow Rake

…th Pennines are strongly associated with heavy metal rich sites, mountain pansy Viola lutea and moonwort Botrychium lunaria. Other species found in these areas include red fescue Festuca rubra, common sorrel Rumex acetosa, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata and wild thyme Thymu…

Upper Wharfedale

…rulescens as well as common scurvy grass Cochlearia officinalis, mountain pansy Viola lutea and moonwort Botrychium lunaria. Unimproved neutral grasslands in both meadows and pasture also occur and those below Lord's and Fosse Woods and at Wibberton's Fields are especially specie…

Caeau Clochfaen-Isaf (Clochfaen-isaf Fields)

…greenweed Genista tinctoria, sheep's sorrel Rumex acetosella and mountain pansy Viola lutea. Damper grassland away from the river supports a more mesotrophic community characterised by sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, wood horsetail Equisetum sylvaticum, betony Betonica …

Cautley Thwaite Meadows and Ecker Secker Beck

…, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, tormentil Potentilla erecta and marsh violet Viola palustris. This pasture is sedge rich, particularly the series of base rich dioecious sedge common butterwort flushes that occur along and are confined to, the spring line. In addition to the di…

Stanton Pastures & Cuckoocliff Valley

…ii, but two species that are rare in Staffordshire, moonwort and mountain pansy Viola lutea, are frequent. There are also a number of spoil heaps in this area, the result of former mineral workings. Here, the limestone influence is much greater and the tightly grazed sward is her…

Moorhouse and Cross Fell

…andwort Minuartia verna, mountain everlasting Antennaria dioica, mountain pansy Viola lutea, autumn and spring gentians Gentianella amarella and G. verna, alpine cat's tail Phleum alpinum and alpine forget-me-not Myosotis alpestris. The species poor Festuca Agrostis facies occurs…

West Newlandside Meadows

… caryophyllea, common bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus and mountain pansy Viola lutea as well as bitter vetch Lathyrus montanus, heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata and tormentil Potentilla erecta. Poorly drained parts support marsh marigold Caltha palustris, ragged-…

Fothering Holme

…y soil close to the Arkle Beck, the grassland in places supports mountain pansy Viola lutea and spring sandwort Minuartia verna which are indicators of metal contamination, largely from historic mining activity.

Close House Riverside

…ne penny cress Noccaea caerulescens, thrift Armeria maritima and mountain pansy Viola lutea with meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, common bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus and wood sage Teucrium scorodonia. The dominant species are however …

Rue Hill

…sence of heather Calluna vulgaris, bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus, mountain pansy Viola lutea and gorse Ulex spp., reflects these soil changes. The dryest and shallowest soils of rock outcrops and ant hills provide further microhabitats for small annuals like hairy rockcress Arabis…

Swindale Meadows

…and oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare, as well as the less common mountain pansy Viola lutea are all widespread and locally frequent. Melancholy thistle Cirsium heterophyllum is occasionally abundant, particularly in the south west corner and other species of interest include comm…

Ninebanks River Shingle

…owlands; alpine scurvy grass Cochlearia officinalis ssp. alpina, mountain pansy Viola lutea, thrift Armeria maritima, sea plantain Plantago maritima and sea campion Silene uniflora. Other plants of the shingle are common mouse ear Cerastium arvense, sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, …

Long Dale & Gratton Dale

…scrub dominated by dwarf gorse. On the leached acidic grasslands mountain pansy Viola lutea is abundant. Gratton Dale also has developing scrub of hawthorn and elder Sambucus nigra. Many of the variations in the vegetation are related to a range of soil types which may have resul…

Corsydd Nug a Merddwr

…h bedstraw Galium saxatile grassland is present and within which mountain pansy Viola lutea still maintains a tenuous foothold. Alongside ditches to the south east of Cernioge Mawr, south of Glasfryn and scattered along the river Nug south of Cefn-brith are numerous bushes of the…

Afon Eden - Cors Goch Trawsfynydd

…hic (more nutrient rich). Aquatic species here include yellow water-lily Nuphar lutea, floating bur-reed Sparganium angustifolium and broad-leaved pondweed Potamogeton natans with bottle sedge Carex rostrata on the channel margins. N. lutea in particular is primarily a lowland sp…

Caeau Penglaneinon

…and devil's-bit scabious. Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta and mountain pansy Viola lutea are locally prominent within this sward. Areas of deeper soil nearby are dominated by bracken with scattered hawthorn Crataegus monogyna and rowan Sorbus aucuparia. There are also several …

Hunder Beck Juniper

…is, selfheal Prunella vulgaris, bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus and mountain pansy Viola lutea abundant. The locally rare fern moonwort Botrychium lunaria is found in this grassland. Although there has been no recent regeneration of Juniper a variety of age classes are found at this…

The Wye Valley

…h bedstraw Galium saxatile and large populations of the northern mountain pansy Viola lutea. In parts of Upper Dale, Hay Dale and Tideswell Dale this community includes a heathy element with abundant bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus and scattered heather Calluna vulgaris. Wavy hair g…

Glaswelltiroedd Trelogan / Trelogan Grasslands

…antain Plantago lanceolata, common mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum, mountain pansy Viola lutea 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 includ…

Gang Mine

… turf, two further plants associated with the spoil are present, mountain pansy Viola lutea and a small fern, moonwort Botrychium lunaria for which this site holds the highest known density on mineral spoil in the country. This closed calcerous turf is rich in species and support…

Mallerstang-Swaledale Head

…minates the limestone plateau with a rich herb content including mountain pansy Viola lutea, mountain everlasting Antennaria dioica, mossy saxifrage Saxifraga hypnoides and limestone bedstraw Galium sterneri, while on steeper slopes blue moor grass Sesleria caerulea becomes domin…

Rhos yr Hafod

…ratensis 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, possibly indicative of a very low l…

Rose End Meadows

…e the small, locally scarce fern moonwort Botrychium lunaria and mountain pansy Viola lutea occur alongside the leadwort, alpine penny cress and other metal tolerant species, to form a distinctive variation on the 'metallophyte' community. The open conditions found on such metal …

Rhos Pant-tyle

… meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, marsh valerian Valeriana dioica, marsh violet Viola palustris, water mint Mentha aquatica, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula and common sorrel Rumex acetosa. In places, there are flushed areas where soft-rush Juncus effusus grows above a carpe…

Williamston River Shingle

… grassland in upland areas, commonly associated with mine spoil; mountain pansy Viola lutea is also usually restricted to upland areas, whilst common scurvy grass Cochlearia officinalis and thrift Armeria maritima are normally found on the coast. The shingle also supports a rich …

Heatheryburn Bank

…hawk’s beard Crepis paludosa, bitter vetch Lathyrus montanus and mountain pansy Viola lutea. Waterlogged areas at the base of the slope support sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus and marsh marigold Caltha palustris, while scaly male fern Dryopteris affinis, lemon scented fern…

Oxlow Rake

…th Pennines are strongly associated with heavy metal rich soils; mountain pansy Viola lutea and moonwort Botrychium lunaria. These species are found in a community comprising sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, common sorrel Rumex acetosa, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata and wild …

Long Mynd

…uilinum. Typical herbs include heath bedstraw and tormentil with mountain pansy Viola lutea, a species with a local and declining distribution in Shropshire, occurring at one locality. On poorly drained soils the grassland grades into a rush pasture characterised by soft rush Jun…

Hamps and Manifold Valleys

…by heath grass Danthonia decumbens, mat grass Nardus stricta and mountain pansy Viola lutea. Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus is found on areas of relict heath. The site has an outstanding assemblage of plants with restricted national distributions, many of which occur on limestone o…

Lee Farm Meadow, Tideswell

…axifrage Pimpinella saxifraga. Typical of the leached soils are mountain pansy Viola lutea and bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus. Some species common in the limestone dales but now uncommon on the plateau are present in this meadow, notably early purple orchid Orchis mascula, common …

Cornriggs Meadows

…e fields. Rarer species include common twayblade Neottia ovata, mountain pansy Viola lutea and a second eyebright, Euphrasia officinalis. The dominant sward grasses are sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, meadow foxtail Alopecurus pr…

Denny Muir

…he drier areas are dominated by grasses and herbs, including the mountain pansy Viola lutea, known from only one other Falkirk site, whereas the wetter areas are dominated by rushes and sedges, and includes local rarities such as spring sedge Carex caryophyllea and grass-of-Parna…

Cae'r Meirch

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

Colshaw Pastures

… fern species; with melancholy thistle Cirsium heterophyllum and mountain pansy Viola lutea both at the southern edge of their distribution in England.

Gwaun Llwyn-gwyn

…alium palustre, greater bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus and marsh violet Viola palustris. Drier hummocks support purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea, lemon-scented fern Oreopteris limbosperma and ivy-leaved bellflower Wahlenbergia hederacea. Acid grassland on the old river …

Kettlewell Meadows

…ch situations, but the community is notable for the abundance of mountain pansy Viola lutea. Other Information This site is adjacent to the River Wharfe SSSI.

Corndon Hill

…tch Lathyrus montanus, heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia and mountain pansy Viola lutea. Heather dominated communities are restricted to the northern slopes of the hill, bilberry and wavy hair-grass being locally abundant here. This type of heathland is most widespread in the…

Pennerley Meadows

…blade Neottia ovata, common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii, mountain pansy Viola lutea and moonwort Botrychium lunaria. Two separate fields within the site are the only Shropshire localities for field gentian Gentianella campestris. Among the commoner species which are prese…

Hareheugh Craigs

…es-rich grassland communities on the north-facing slopes include mountain pansy Viola lutea, with ferns, lichens, mosses and woodland plants present on rock outcrops and ledges. The locally important butterfly, northern brown argus Aricia artaxerxes is also found regularly at the…

Appleby Fells

…ten extremely abundant and associated with rarer species such as mountain pansy Viola lutea, mossy saxifrage Saxifraga hypnoides, moonwort Botrychium lunaria, limestone bedstraw Galium sterneri and others often confined to northern montane habitats including alpine scurvy grass C…

Beltingham River Shingle

…andwort Minuartia verna, alpine pennycress Noccaea caerulescens, mountain pansy Viola lutea, thrift Armeria maritima, common scurvy grass Cochlearia officinalis and sea campion Silene uniflora. Other species include meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis, wild thyme Thymus praecox, b…

Wharmley Riverside

… maritima which is normally found in coastal or upland areas and mountain pansy Viola lutea. Associated species in open habitats include red fescue Festuca rubrand meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis with herbs such as common rest harrow Ononis repens, kidney vetch Anthyllis vulne…

The Stiperstones & The Hollies

…alis and mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum. In one field, mountain pansy Viola lutea is abundant. Formerly common in the south Shropshire hills this species is now scarce. The site includes a series of wet flushes in which mosses such as Sphagnum spp., Polytrichum commune …

Leek Moors

…vil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis, quaking grass Briza media, mountain pansy Viola lutea, moonwort Botrychium lunaria and wood anemone Anemone nemorosa. Wetter, more nutrient rich ground, especially below seepage lines, often supports abundant sedges, e.g. glaucous and green …

Malham-Arncliffe

…asses, wild thyme, harebell Campanula rotundifolia and, locally, mountain pansy Viola lutea. A characteristic of the Malham Arncliffe area is the often intimate mixture of calcareous, neutral and acidic grassland types; the latter typically include mat grass Nardus stricta, wavy …

Whitesike Mine and Flinty Fell

…wort Minuartia verna, Pyrenean scurvy grass Cochlearia pyrenaica mountain pansy Viola lutea the fern, moonwort Botrychium lunaria and the typically coastal species, thrift Armeria maritima. Alpine penny cress and spring sandwort are commonly found in the more open areas where soi…

Lambley River Shingles

…. The flora here includes metalophyte species such as thrift and mountain pansy Viola lutea, along with pignut Conopodium majus, fairy flax Linum catharticum and field wood rush Luzula campestris. Other Information This site forms part of the 'Tyne / Allen River Gravels', a nati…

Eycott Hill

… grassland of mat grass, fescue and bent grasses with occasional mountain pansy Viola lutea and mountain everlasting Antennaria dioica. Lower plants of interest recorded on the rock outcrops include the lichens Umbilicaria pustulata and Sphaerophorus fragilis and the liverwort G…

Burnfoot River Shingle and Wydon Nabb

…inuartia verna, common scurvy grass Cochlearia officinalis agg., mountain pansy Viola lutea and thrift Armeria maritima. In places the sparsely vegetated shingle has been covered by a short grassland dominated by sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina. Other areas support a tall grassland …

Wet Sleddale Meadows

…ws and lacks species such as globe flower Trollius europaeus and mountain pansy Viola lutea, the site supports more than 90 plant species and the vegetation is more typical of the community type. Among the grasses red fescue, sweet vernal grass, cock's foot and rough meadow grass…

Craigmead Meadows

…asting Antennaria dioica, alpine bistort Persicaria vivipara and mountain pansy Viola lutea, all three of which are ‘northern-montane’ species and, as such, have very limited distribution in lowland Scotland. Although they do not constitute part of the notified feature, this is t…

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