Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Galboly

… of other woodland herbs including primrose Primula vulgaris, common dog violet Viola riviniana, wild strawberry Fragaria vesca, hairy wood rush Luzula pilosa, sanicle Sanicula europaea, wood avens Geum urbanum, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum, …

Freeholders Wood

…is perennis, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, common, early and hairy dog violets Viola riviniana, Viola reichenbachiana and Viola hirta. The uncommon herb paris Paris quadrifolia is also frequent. Those areas not recently coppiced tend to be dominated by one or two species such as…

Caerthillian to Kennack

… campion Silene dioica, honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum and common dog-violet Viola riviniana. In other areas stands dominated by bracken are extensive. A disused serpentinite quarry at Church Cove supports the nationally scarce galingale Carex longus, bird’s-foot clover Trifo…

Killard

… rush Luzula campestris, and with frequent associates such as common dog violet Viola riviniana, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata, devils-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, mouse_ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata, primrose Primula vulgaris, wood …

Linne Mhuirich

…here are locally richer areas with primrose Primula vulgaris, common dog violet Viola riviniana, yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum, wood sanicle Sanicula europaea, dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis, enchanter’s nightshade Circaea lutetiana, remote sedge Carex remota and false-…

Coombs Dale

…Teucrium scorodonia is abundant with heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and violets Viola riviniana and Viola hirta. On some of the brown earths, gorse Ulex europaeus has developed and there are patches of bracken Pteridium aquilinum. At the upper edges of the Dale there are strongly…

King's Copse

…lina, wood spurge Euphorbia amygdaloides, primrose Primula vulgaris and violets Viola riviniana and Viola reichenbachiana. tutsan Hypericum androsaemum also occurs. The fauna of this wood may also prove interesting. As well as a good range of bird species, grass snakes Natrix nat…

Bangrove Wood, Ixworth

…emone Anemone nemorosa, primrose Primula vulgaris, common and pale wood violets Viola riviniana and Viola reichenbachiana, early purple orchids Orchis mascula, sanicle Sanicula europaeand herb paris Paris quadrifolia. Many of the plants found in the ground vegetation of this wood…

Calbourne Down

…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 flowering plant per square metre. Th…

The Clouds

…, for example wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, hairy violet and common dog violet Viola hirta and Viola riviniana, ramsons Allium ursinum, herb Robert Geranium robertianum, dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and sanicle Sanicula europaea, more typical…

Twinhills Woods and Meadows

…rcup Ranunculus auricomus, pignut Conopodium majus, early and common dog violet Viola reichenbachiana and Viola riviniana, lords and ladies Arum maculatum, enchanter's nightshade Circaea lutentiana, hart's tongue Asplenium scolopendrium, ivy Hedera helix, male fern Dryopteris fil…

Kentwell Woods

…vale, early purple orchid Orchis mascula, ramsons Allium ursinum, common violet Viola riviniana, pale wood violet Viola reichenbachiana, wood spurge Euphorbia amygdaloides, moschatel 'Town Hall Clock' Adoxa moschatellina, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, spurge laurel Daphne laureo…

Brent Eleigh Woods

…es rich unimproved neutral grassland with sanicle Sanicula europaea and violets Viola hirta and Viola riviniana. Langley Wood is situated on a hilltop and is an important landscape feature. It lies on the site of an ancient wood and retains some of the original woodland of hazel…

Crosby Ravensworth Fell

…ne Anemone nemorosa, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, hairy and common dog violet Viola hirta and Viola riviniana, herb Robert Geranium robertianum, dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis, ramsons Allium ursinum and sanicle Sanicula europaea. Other species such as hairy rock cress Arab…

Howe Park Wood

…um, pignut Conopodium majus, primrose Primula vulgaris and the woodland violets Viola odorata and Viola riviniana. Orchids present include common twayblade Neottia ovata, early purple orchid Orchis mascula, broad leaved helleborine Epipactis helleborine and greater butterfly orch…

Waresley Wood

…y areas. The early purple orchid Orchis mascula and early and common dog violet Viola reichenbachiana and Viola riviniana are also frequent. The rides hold their own diverse flora which includes herbs such as bush vetch Vicia sepium, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, greater burne…

Fivehead Woods and Meadow

…ks buttercup Ranunculus auricomus, sanicle Sanicula europaea, common dog violet Viola riviniana and early dog violet Viola reichenbachiana, woodruff Galium odoratum, lords and ladies Arum maculatum, pignut Conopodium majus, Circaea lutetiana Circaea lutetiana, yellow archangel La…

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…

Beckhead Plantation

…lutetiana, herb bennet Geum urbanum, twayblade Neottia ovata, common dog violet Viola riviniana and early dog violet Viola reichenbachiana are all widely distributed. Baneberry Actaea spicata, an uncommon species, occurs here. Other Information The site is managed as a nature re…

Coedydd Capel Dyddgen

…fluences prevailing in south-west Wales. Other species such as early dog-violet Viola reichenbachiana, common dog-violet Viola riviniana, lords-and-ladies Arum maculatum and early-purple orchid Orchis mascula colour the woodland floor in spring, whilst damper hollows are swathed …

Bagmere

…es. The food plants of the small pearl bordered fritillary larvae, marsh violet Viola palustris and common dog violet Viola riviniana, are found in extensive patches over parts of the site, together with widespread nectar sources for the adults, such as marsh cinquefoil.

The Bottoms

… thistle Carlina vulgaris, devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis, hairy violet Viola hirta and common dog violet and Viola riviniana. A small population of purple milk vetch Astragalus danicus also occurs, a characteristic local rarity on the Magnesian Limestone. Scattered scr…

Wyre Forest

…bugle Ajuga reptans, wild daffodil Narcissus pseudonarcissus, common dog violet Viola riviniana, heath dog violet V. canina and early dog violet Viola reichenbachiana. These areas support a small population of the nationally vulnerable high brown fritillary butterfly Argynnis adi…

Carrine Common & Penwethers

…within the heathland include the hybrid heath Erica x watsonii, pale dog-violet Viola lacteal, a sub-species of the common violet, Viola riviniana spp. minor, and the endemic bramble species, Rubus daveyi, Rubus dumnoniensis, Rubus rilstonei and Rubus cornubiensis. A series of h…

Cligga Head

…on the less disturbed southern area. Associated herbs include common dog violet Viola riviniana, wild carrot Daucus carota, tormentil Potentilla erecta, the rare plant species, hairy greenweed Genista pilosa, and the local pale heath violet Viola lactea. Another rare plant specie…

Brockadale

… brome grass Brachypodium sylvaticum associated herbs include common dog violet Viola riviniana and stinking hellebore Helleborus foetidus. Where there are breaks in the woodland canopy, calcareous grassland species occur including common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium and sp…

Park Corner Heath

…ulea and heath grass Danthonia decumbens. The flora includes common dog violet, Viola riviniana, devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis and three species of orchid, common spotted Dactylorhiza fuchsii, early purple Orchis mascula and lesser butterfly Platanthera bifolia. Fringing…

Birchend

…land has a sparser ground flora, but includes species such as common dog violet Viola riviniana, wood spurge Euphorbia amygdaloides and sanicle Sanicula europaea. Green hellebore Helleborus viridis, together with stinking hellebore H. foetidus, has been recorded at one of its few…

Giant's Causeway and Dunseverick

… by red fescue Festuca rubra, with primrose Primula vulgaris, common dog violet Viola riviniana, harebell Campanula rotundifolia and ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata all common. Local flushing allows the bog moss Sphagnum capillifolium to flourish together with devils-bit sca…

Birkham Wood

…t bellflower Campanula latifolia, wood avens Geum urbanum and common dog violet Viola riviniana. Of note is the occurrence of herb paris Paris quadrifolia, a local species which exhibits strong affinities with ancient woodland. In contrast, the southern section of the wood is on …

Murthwaite Park

…orrel Oxalis acetosella, yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum, common dog violet Viola riviniana, sanicle Sanicula europaea and barren strawberry Potentilla sterilis. Under a more open canopy, bracken and grasses tend to dominate. Areas with more acid soils have wavy hair grass De…

Botley Wood and Everett's and Mushes Copses

… Serratula tinctoria, yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum and common dog violet Viola riviniana. On damper ground rushes Juncus species predominate, particularly Juncus effusus, J. inflexus and Juncus conglomeratus var. conglomeratus, with abundant fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica,…

Bracket's Coppice and Ryewater Farm

… Dryopteris filix-mas, barren strawberry Potentilla sterilis, common dog violet Viola riviniana and yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon. Three local species present are greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha, bird's nest orchid Neottia nidus-avis and slender sedge C…

Mapperton and Poorton Vales

…l Potentilla erecta, heath speedwell Veronica officinalis and common dog-violet Viola riviniana. It has a well developed bryophyte (mosses and liverworts) component. Anthills are a conspicuous feature and provide a different habitat for mosses as well as other plants such as shee…

Scar End Wood

…mpetrum nigrum. Woodland species include wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, violet Viola riviniana and hairy wood rush Luzula pilosa and notably chickweed wintergreen Trientalis europaea. The woodland is rich in bryophytes and bog moss Sphagnum sp., occurs in some flushes. Several …

Cranmore

…se Rosa spinosissima, devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis, common dog violet Viola riviniana and pale dog violet V.lactea. The grasses are predominantly bents Agrostis spp. and fescues Festuca spp. with tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and purple moor grass Molinia caer…

Upper Lough Erne - Belleisle

… primrose Primula vulgaris, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and common dog violet Viola riviniana. The area contains many vascular plants with a restricted distribution in the British Isles. In addition to some of these listed above, rare plants include arrowhead Sagittaria sagitt…

Berriedale Cliffs

…ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata, juniper Juniperus communis, common violet Viola riviniana, crowberry Empetrum nigrum and common tormentil Potentilla erecta. The sea cliffs have an abundance of maritime species such as common scurvygrass Cochlearia officinalis, thrift Armeri…

Pwll-y-wrach

…Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, common dog-violet Viola riviniana, wood speedwell Veronica montana and barren strawberry Potentilla sterilis are prominent in the field layer. Additional structure is provided by scattered tall herbs such as meadowswee…

Castlebeck and Scar Woods

…sinum, dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis, sanicle Sanicula europaea and violet Viola riviniana. At the confluence of the two becks and in other damp areas, there is a community of soft rush Juncus effusus, marsh marigold Caltha palustris, meadow sweet Filipendula ulmaria, great …

Bowlees and Friar House Meadows

…harebell Campanula rotundifolia, tormentil Potentilla erecta, common dog violet Viola riviniana and bitter vetch Lathyrus latifolius. Early purple orchid Orchis mascula, cowslip Primula veris and water avens Geum rivale are also restricted to the bankside. Additional diversity i…

Gosling's Corner

… lesser celandine Ficaria verna, bramble Rubus fruticosus and common dog violet Viola riviniana. The soils are slightly more acid along the western edge of the wood and species such as lily of the valley Convallaria majalis, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, honeysuckle Lonicera per…

Coed Gorswen

… include wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, bramble Rubus fruticosus, common violet Viola riviniana, slender false-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum, sanicle Sanicula europaea and enchanter's nightshade Circaea lutetiana. Among the less common plants is the orchid, broadleaved hellebori…

St. Leonard's Forest

…bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, primrose Primula vulgaris and common violet Viola riviniana. At Lilybeds there is a large colony of wild lily of the valley Convallaria majalis. In the more open areas of woodland and along the rides in the plantations, species characteristic…

Butterwick Meadows

…dge species, include crosswort Cruciata laevipes, vetches Vicia sepium, violets Viola riviniana and bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta. Previous history and differences in current management regimes are reflected in the species composition of the fields. The north eastern field f…

Burley Dene Meadows

…ual in the abundance of dyer's greenweed and the frequency of common dog violet Viola riviniana in the sward. Features that add further to the interest of the site include several ponds and the old, mature and species rich hedges dominated by hawthorn Crataegus monogyna which su…

Hurst Hill

… and ash. The ground layer is suppressed by heavy shade but includes dog violet Viola riviniana, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, enchanter's nightshade Circaea lutetiana and lords and ladies Arum maculatum. Open clearings are often dominated by bracken Pteridium aquilinum or …

Sapperton & Pickworth Woods

…strawberry Potentilla sterilis, primrose Primula vulgaris and common dog violet Viola riviniana. Rather more uncommon plants, typical of these woodland types are early purple orchid Orchis mascula, nettle leaved bellflower Campanula trachelium and greater butterfly orchid Platant…

Coed Byrwydd

…'s mercury Mercurialis perennis, wood avens Geum urbanum, and common dog-violet Viola riviniana. Other species of interest include alternate leaved golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium alternifolium, wood melick Melica uniflora and broad-leaved helleborine Epipactis helleborine -all t…

Coed Hafod-fraith

…g soft-grass Holcus mollis, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and common dog-violet Viola riviniana. Wetter areas have a good representation of opposite-leaved golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium and occasional oak fern. A small area of more mixed deciduous woodland occurs…

Ben More - Scarisdale

…llow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum, primrose Primula vulgaris, common dog-violet Viola riviniana, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa and bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta. Wild angelica Angelica sylvestris, marsh hawks-beard Crepis paludosa and meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria are pres…

Cape Wrath

…wild thyme Thymus polytrichus, spring squill Scilla verna and common dog-violet Viola riviniana. The maritime grassland is dominated by red fescue Festuca rubra, sea plantain Plantago maritima and buck's-horn plantain Plantago coronopus. Two unusual species of eyebright Euphrasia…

The Allers and Lilburn Valley Junipers

…acken Pteridium aquilinum with wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, common dog violet Viola riviniana, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and harebell Campanula rotundifolia. The alder Alnus glutinosa woodland consists of mature, old and veteran trees along the sides of the burn and formin…

Knock Dhu Sallagh Braes

…lla officinarum, common birdsfoot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, common dog violet Viola riviniana and bulbous buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus. On friable loose rock at the base of the basalt cliffs, plants such as sheep’s bit Jasione montana and wood sage Teucrium scorodonia become …

Ballymacallion

…a, herb Robert Geranium robertianum, pignut Conopodium majus, common dog violet Viola riviniana, ferns and thickets of bramble Rubus fruticosus agg. occur on the upper slopes. Scattered scrub with blackthorn Prunus spinosa and gorse Ulex europaeus forms an integral mosaic with th…

Muir of Dinnet

…intergreen Pyrola media, bitter vetchling Lathyrus linifolius and common violet Viola riviniana. Wet heath with cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix occurs locally on the lower ground in the east of the site and on the slopes of Culblean and adds to the interest. Loch Kinord possess…

Amat Wood

…od sorrel Oxalis acetosella, common primrose Primula vulgaris and common violet Viola riviniana are typical species in the birch woodland ground flora.

Barle Valley

…rialis perennis, bluebell, lesser celandine Ficaria verna and common dog-violet Viola riviniana are dominant members of the community. Species of note include moschatel Adoxa moschatellina, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, pignut Conopodium majus, climbing corydalis Corydalis clavi…

Polruan to Polperro

…ris, yarrow Achillea millefolium, woodrush Luzula campestris, common dog-violet Viola riviniana, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata, common cat’s-ear Hypochaeris radicata, common bird’s-foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, wild thyme, common milkwort Polygala vulgaris, common knapw…

Bentley Station Meadow

…garis, cowslip Primula veris, pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus, common dog violet Viola riviniana and devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis. Acidic marshy grassland is associated with the western stream and here rushes Juncus spp. are dominant together with common spotted orchid D…

Stawardpeel Woods

…el Oxalis acetosella, broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata, common dog violet Viola riviniana and bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta. In the more base rich soils of the lower slopes ancient woodland indicators such as dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis, woodruff Galium odoratum…

Glen Lochay Woods

… Brachypodium sylvaticum, dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis, common dog violet Viola riviniana, primrose Primula vulgaris, and wood avens Geum urbanum. At higher altitudes willow scrub occurs and is a rare woodland transitional feature in the Stirling district. Associated with t…

Dalveich Meadow

… fairy flax Linum catharticum, wild thyme Thymus polytrichus, common dog-violet Viola riviniana and devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis with scattered greater butterfly-orchid Platanthera chlorantha, fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea and Scottish asphodel Tofieldia pusilla.

Lower Woods

…og’s mercury Mercurialis perennis, primrose Primula vulgaris, common dog violet Viola riviniana and hairy wood rush Luzula pilosa. Grasslands of interest include parts of Inglestone common and narrow common pastures ‘trenches’, probably of medieval origin, which divide the wood. …

Baysbrown Wood

… Dryopteris dilatata, yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum and common dog violet Viola riviniana occur sparingly. Where the ground is wet and along stream edges alder is the dominant tree. Small rocky outcrops are abundant in these areas and plants such as lady's mantle Alchemilla…

Glenariff Glen

…ium often abundant in wetter areas. Common associates include common dog violet Viola riviniana, wild strawberry Fragaria vesca, herb Robert Geranium robertianum, honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum, lords and ladies Arum maculatum, primrose Primula vulgaris, woodruff Galium odorat…

Hallinhag Wood

…la, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, primrose Primula vulgaris, common dog violet Viola riviniana, wavy bitter cress Cardamine flexuosa and opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium. Mosses are very abundant throughout the wood but despite their great luxurianc…

Gallt Llanerch - Coed Gelli-deg

…ght Euphrasia agg., heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia and common dog-violet Viola riviniana are found, together with abundant ant hills. There are patches of grey willow Salix cinerea and alder Alnus glutinosa carr, with much greater tussock-sedge Carex paniculata along the s…

The Malvern Hills

… anemone Anemone nemorosa, wild strawberry Fragaria vesca and common dog violet Viola riviniana. The violet is particularly important as it is the food plant for the larvae of several butterfly species. Woodland fringes the hills at the northern end and occurs in more extensive …

Scawt Hill

…ag, supports communities with heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, common dog violet Viola riviniana, harebell Campanula rotundifolia and tormentil Potentilla erecta with scattered birdsfoot trefoil Lotus corniculatus. Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus and the grasses common bent Agrostis …

Landford Bog

…re. The understorey includes hawthorn, holly and gorse, while common dog violet Viola riviniana, hard fern Blechnum spicant, narrow buckler fern Dryopteris carthusiana and wood sage Teucrium scorodonia are all components of the ground flora. Fungi, for example fly agaric Amanita…

Bryn Alyn

… Oxalis acetosella, barren strawberry Potentilla sterilis and common dog-violet Viola riviniana. The areas of limestone scree supports a variety of species including robust bryophytes such as Neckera crispa and Hylocomium splendens. The Nationally Scarce limestone fern Gymnocarpi…

Coed Nant Menascin

…entilla sterilis, lesser celandine Ficaria verna, bramble and common dog-violet Viola riviniana. The stream-banks at the lower end of the valley also support ash woodland, but field maple Acer campestre and wych elm Ulmus glabra are present in the understorey. The field layer is …

Southerndown Coast

…'s-foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, cowslip Primula veris and common dog-violet Viola riviniana. Some areas of more agriculturally modified neutral grassland also occur within the site, mainly on the shallower slopes but often in close association with less improved grassland typ…

Ben Heasgarnich

…slands, with representative carnation sedge Carex panicea and common dog-violet Viola riviniana sub community.

Cadair Idris

…ll areas of herb-rich grasslands. Species such as wild thyme, common dog-violet Viola riviniana, sheep’s fescue, common bent Agrostis capillaris, tormentil, harebells, and the moss Hylocomium splendens can be found here. Also occurring with these species is the yellow-sedge Carex…

Stanton Great Wood

…sweet woodruff Galium odoratum. Less frequent species include common dog violet Viola riviniana, wood spurge Euphorbia amygdaloides, goldilocks buttercup Ranunculus auricomus and ramsons Allium ursinum. Most of these are characteristic of ancient woodlands and rarely occur in oth…

Thrang Wood

…cum, primrose Primula vulgaris, sanicle Sanicula europaea and common dog violet Viola riviniana. Bramble Rubus fruticosus agg. is frequent beneath canopy openings. The well studied fungal flora of the Gait Barrows woodland complex is exceptional and Thrang Wood provides shaded wo…

Romsley Manor Farm

…rel Oxalis acetosella, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta and common dog violet Viola riviniana. Spring line flushes are more pronounced here with a gradation from neutral grassland, through rush pasture to mire characterised by soft rush Juncus effusus, sharp-flowered rush J. ac…

River Foyle and Tributaries

…a, herb Robert Geranium robertianum, pignut Conopodium majus, common dog violet Viola riviniana and great wood rush Luzula sylvatica growing with taller ferns and thickets of bramble Rubus fruticosus agg. https://www.daera-ni.gov.uk/publications/river-foyle-tributaries-assi

Rampisham Down

…nt in many stands, are heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia, common dog violet Viola riviniana, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, heath speedwell Veronica officinalis, western gorse Ulex gallii and yarrow Achillea millefolium. Additional herbs, which are sometimes local…

Holystone Burn Woods

…sorrel Oxalis acetosella, broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata and dog violet Viola riviniana are frequent. On the more poorly drained and base enriched soils species such as sanicle Sanicula europaea, ramsons Allium ursinum, meadow sweet Filipendula ulmaria and dog’s mercury M…

White Park Bay

…rose Primula vulgaris, devils-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, common dog violet Viola riviniana and tormentil Potentilla erecta. Other associated species include lady's mantle Alchemilla glabra, slender St John's wort Hypericum pulchrum, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, common sedg…

Beinn Freiceadain and Ben Dorrery

…, white clover Trifolium repens, harebell Campanula rotundifolia and dog violet Viola riviniana. Tall herb ledge (vegetation) Tall herb ledge vegetation is found on outcrops of rocks that form crags and ledges to the east of Beinn Freiceadain. Here, a rich diversity of tall herb …

Lough Scolban

…e frequently accompanied by herb Robert Geranium robertianum, common dog violet Viola riviniana, sanicle Sanicula europaea, ivy Hedera helix, wood avens Geum urbanum and false brome Brachypodium sylvaticum. Other species such as lady fern Athyrium filix-femina, bluebell Hyacintho…

River Faughan and Tributaries

…a, herb Robert Geranium robertianum, pignut Conopodium majus, common dog violet Viola riviniana and great wood rush Luzula sylvatica growing with taller ferns and thickets of bramble Rubus fruticosus agg. In some locations where the conditions are particularly acidic bilberry Vac…

Glynn Woods

…der speedwell Veronica charnaedrys, wood avens Geum urbanurn, common dog violet Viola riviniana, wild strawberry Fragaria vesca and lords and ladies Arum maculatum. Common ivy Hedera helix and honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenurn also occur in the ground flora in places, although b…

Northpark Copse

…lgaris, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, bugle Ajuga reptans, common dog violet Viola riviniana and the uncommon thin spiked wood sedge Carex strigosa a species of damp, base enriched soils and restricted to the oldest woodlands. In the wettest areas created by the old ditches sp…

Moyrourkan Lough

…apweed Centaurea nigra, lesser stitchwort Stellaria graminea, common dog violet Viola riviniana and white clover Trifolium repens. Wet grasslands dominated by soft rush Juncus effusus also occur in places. The area contains several scarce plants, including cowbane Cicuta virosa, …

Rathlin Island - Kebble

…us Succisa pratensis, heath speedwell Veronica officinalis and early dog violet Viola riviniana. Where there is localised exposure of the base-rich minerals within the basalt, forbs such as eyebright Euphrasia officinalis agg. and mountain everlasting Antennaria dioica occur. In …

Fachwen Isaf

…s, such as eyebright Euphrasia sp., heather Calluna vulgaris, common dog-violet Viola riviniana, heath speedwell Veronica officinalis, mouse-ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, common knapweed Centaurea nigra and burnet-saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga add a richness and diversity …

Kingley Vale

… plateau scrub. Calcifuges present include ling Calluna vulgaris common violet Viola riviniana and bell heather Erica cinerea which grow in association with plants which also occur in the adjacent chalk grassland. Butterfly and moth populations are very rich at this site. A tot…

Hainton Sheepwalk

…til Potentilla erecta, common cat's ear Hypochaeris radicata, common dog violet Viola riviniana and sheep's sorrel Rumex acetosella are present. The northwestern aspect of the slope encourages an abundance of mosses, in particular Dicranum scoparium, Pleurozium schreberi, Polytri…

Dunaree Hill

…ood anemone Anemone nemorosa, wild strawberry Fragaria vesca, common dog violet Viola riviniana, wood avens Geum urbanum, enchanter's nightshade Circaea lutetiana, sanicle Sanicula europaea and are more scattered in their distribution. The wetter pockets include remote sedge Care…

Humphrey Head

… Other species present include wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, common dog violet Viola riviniana and wood false brome Brachypodium sylvaticum. Geological, The site is also of high geological interest. The cliffs around Humphrey Head provide outstanding exposures of a series of lay…

Wolford Wood and Old Covert

…lse brome Brachypodium sylvaticum wood avens Geum urbanum and common dog violet Viola riviniana. Several species uncommon in Warwickshire are present including broad leaved helleborine Epipactis helleborine, early purple orchid Orchis mascula and bird's nest orchid Neottia nidus-…

Longleat Woods

…flora species include abundant wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, common dog violet Viola riviniana and honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum with creeping soft grass Holcus mollis and bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta being locally common. To the north of the site where soils are bette…

Wick Wood and Worldham Hangers

…s particularly rich and is characterised by the abundance of common dog violets Viola riviniana, primroses Primula vulgaris, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and wood spurge Euphorbia amygdaloides. More uncommon species include thin spiked wood sedge Carex strigosa, spurge laurel Da…

Blackmore Vale Commons And Moors

…oor grass, tormentil Potentilla erecta, field rose Rosa arvensis and dog violet Viola riviniana, plus the mosses Eurhynchium striatum, Polytrichum formosum and Thuidium tamariscinum. Wood pasture, parkland and veteran trees The SSSI includes a fine example of a functioning deer…

Nut Wood

… beneath is dominated by false brome Brachypodium sylvaticum, common dog-violet Viola riviniana, barren strawberry Potentilla sterilis, wood sage Teucrium scorodonia, primrose Primula vulgaris and male fern Dryopteris filix-mas.

Caydale

…ath bedstraw Galium saxatile, tormentil Potentilla erecta and common dog violet Viola riviniana. Much of the valley floor is wet due to seepage from the slopes and flooding from streams which flow through the site. These wet areas support a range of mire communities in associati…

Tilliefoure Wood

…nd hard fern Blechnum spicant. Wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, common dog violet Viola riviniana, yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum, bugle Ajuga reptans and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum are locally frequent on the lower slopes. Bracken Pteridium aquilinum is locally …

Drakenorth

…ing wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, moschatel Adoxa moschatellina, common violet Viola riviniana, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella with opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium in the wetter areas. There is a luxuriant growth of lichens on the trees and Usnea a…

River Roe and Tributaries

…a, herb Robert Geranium robertianum, pignut Conopodium majus, common dog violet Viola riviniana and great wood rush Luzula sylvatica growing with taller ferns and thickets of bramble Rubus fruticosus agg. In some locations where the conditions are particularly acidic bilberry Vac…

Powerstock Common and Wytherston Farm

… tinctoria and devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis, whilst common dog violet Viola riviniana is abundant on more free draining soils. Grassland, fen meadow and rush pasture The following grassland, fen meadow and rush pasture NVC communities have been identified: Festuca ovi…

Glanfedw

…erecta, along with scattered sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina and common dog-violet Viola riviniana on the steeper slopes, indicates links to a more acidic form of grassland. Amongst the more frequent associates are harebell Campanula rotundifolia, burnet-saxifrage Pimpinella saxifra…

Malvern Common

… anemone Anemone nemorosa, wild strawberry Fragaria vesca and common dog violet Viola riviniana. The violet is particularly important as it is the food plant for the larvae of several butterfly species. Woodland fringes the hills at the northern end and occurs in more extensive b…

Craig Adwy-wynt a Choed Eyarth House a Chîl-y-groeslwyd

…-rush Luzula campestris. Frequently present are herbs such as common dog-violet Viola riviniana, tormentil Potentilla erecta, barren strawberry Potentilla sterilis, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, heath speedwell Veronica officinalis and harebell Campanula rotundifolia. Lower pla…

Duddon Valley Woodlands

…s in the ground flora include bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, common violet Viola riviniana, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and the grasses common bent Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and creeping soft grass Holcus mollis. Bryophytes such as Rhyti…

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…

West Lizard

…inuartia verna and thyme broomrape Orobanche alba. Thrift and common dog-violet Viola riviniana also occur in abundance. In places the cliffs are strewn with clitter and boulder scree which is typically colonised by bloody crane's-bill Geranium sanguineum. The plateau and cliffs…

Lurgan River Wood

…e frequently accompanied by herb Robert Geranium robertianum, common dog violet Viola riviniana, sanicle Sanicula europaea, ivy Hedera helix, wood avens Geum urbanum and false brome Brachypodium sylvaticum. Other species such as lady fern Athyrium filix-femina, wood anemone Anemo…

Sloughan and Willmount Glens

…ong with associates such as wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and common dog violet Viola riviniana which characterise the more acidic nature of the soils. The steep-sided, lower slopes within the western half of Sloughan Glen are wetter in parts due to flushing. This results in a le…

Lough Melvin

…adow sweet Filipendula ulmaria, primrose Primula vulgaris and common dog violet Viola riviniana. Drier woodland is found on more elevated ground at the Lakeshore Plantation and on the islands of the lough. This is generally of high quality and contains mature stands of mixed deci…

West Loch Lomondside Woodlands

…ious grasses and herbs such as wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, common dog violet Viola riviniana, lesser celandine Ficaria verna, primrose Primula vulgaris and dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis, occur in the field layer. Lemon-scented fern is frequent throughout the SSSI and beec…

Picket and Clanger Wood

…s, such as bugle Ajuga reptans, primrose Primula vulgaris and common dog violet Viola riviniana are plentiful. The rides possess atypical wet clay land flora meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, common valerian Valeriana officinalis, devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis and marsh t…

Moel Hiraddug a Bryn Gop

…acter with wild thyme mixed with tormentil Potentilla erecta, common dog-violet Viola riviniana and heath speedwell Veronica officinalis. In association with the calcicolous grassland, small stands of limestone heath occur and are characterised by western gorse Ulex gallii with p…

Glenarm Woods Part 2

…, a woodland flora has developed with typical species such as common dog violet Viola riviniana, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, primrose Primula vulgaris, barren strawberry Potentilla sterilis, early purple orchid Orchis mascula and wood sedge …

Belah Woods and Pastures

…niflora, sanicle Sanicula europaea, woodruff Galium odoratum, common dog violet Viola riviniana, wood sedge Carex sylvatica, wood avens Geum urbanum, enchanter's nightshade Circaea lutetiana and false brome Brachypodium sylvaticum. The ground flora in acidic conditions includes …

Treshnish Isles

…such as thrift Armeria maritima, sea campion Silene uniflora, common dog-violet Viola riviniana, common bird’s-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus, spring squill Scilla verna, wild thyme Thymus polytrichus and ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata. The plant communities vary from isla…

East Coppice

…ies in a sward dominated by common bent Agrostis capillaris. Here common violet Viola riviniana, wood spurge Euphorbia amygdaloides, common cow-wheat Melampyrum pratense, saw wort Serratula tinctoria and betony Betonica officinalis are some of the more abundant species. These are…

Pen y Gogarth / Great Ormes Head

…ess base-rich conditions such as tormentil Potentilla erecta, common dog violet Viola riviniana, heath grass Danthonia decumbens, and the mosses Hylocomium splendens and Thuidium tamariscinum. The bulk of the heath vegetation is dominated by heather, Calluna vulgaris and western …

Gooderstone Warren

…sella, field wood rush Luzula campestris, Harebell, Dropwort, common dog violet Viola riviniana and Brown knapweed Centaurea jacea. Bracken Pteridium aquilinum is frequent on the sides of the valley and there is a chalk pit at the western end. A large pit at the north end of the …

Kirton Wood, Lincolnshire

…get-me-not Myosotis sylvatica, primrose Primula vulgaris, and common dog violet Viola riviniana. Occasional patches of more acidic soil support bracken Pteridium aquilinum, creeping soft grass Holcus mollis and scaly male fern Dryopteris affinis. Less common plants such as nettl…

Bann Estuary

…pecies-rich supporting species such as lady's bedstraw Galium verum, Wild Pansy Viola tricolor, wild thyme Thymus polytrichus and fairy flax Linum catharticum with the moss Tortula ruralis widespread. In contrast, north facing banks are dominated by pleurocarpous mosses, the most…

Coed Merchlyn

…nter's nightshade Circaea lutentiana, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, dog violet Viola riviniana, early purple orchid Orchis mascula and common twayblade Neottia ovata in some abundance. In the damper areas bugle Ajuga reptans and brooklime Veronica beccabunga both occur. The stru…

Killydonnelly

… officinarum, common birdsfoot trefoil Lotus corniculatus and common dog violet Viola riviniana. Heather Calluna vulgaris and bell heather Erica cinerea are occasionally scattered throughout the sward. The grassland is particularly species-rich with devils-bit scabious Succisa pr…

Aston Rowant

…s mercury Mercurialis perennis, sweet woodruff Galium odoratum, wood dog violet Viola riviniana, yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon and bramble Rubus fruticosus agg. in the open areas. The woods also contain a number of uncommon plants characteristic of the Chilterns beech w…

West Fermanagh Scarplands

…rry Potentilla sterilis, herb Robert Geranium robertianum and common dog violet Viola riviniana frequent. Where the soils are more freely draining, stands of greater wood rush Luzula sylvatica occur, while damper locations are carpeted by bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, wood …

Caldanagh Bog

…onditions here. Species include lady's bedstraw Galium verum, common dog violet Viola riviniana, devils-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, tormentil Potentilla erecta and heath speedwell Veronica officinalis. Two low hills associated with the esker ridge support small stands of rank…

Fletchwood Meadows

…ood anemone Anemone nemorosa, dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis and dog violet Viola riviniana. The meadows vary widely in their topography, wetness and acidity and this is reflected in their vegetation. Dry areas are typically dominated by sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, heath gr…

Coverack to Porthoustock

…a vulgaris and wild thyme Thymus polytrichus subsp. arcticus. The hybrid violet Viola lactea 3 riviniana is also found in these stands. The fossil cliff is degrading but rises to 70 metres in places. Outcropping gabbro tors favour subterranean clover Trifolium subterraneum, butc…

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