Blackwater Estuary
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Essex County King Charles Way - Burnham on Crouch to Maldon National TrailKing Charles Way - Maldon to Salcott National TrailKing Charles Way - Mersea Island National Trail
Condition (Natural England)
| Unit | Feature | Condition | Area (ha) | Assessed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TL858072 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 17.94 | 2012-02-08 |
| TL859067 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 17.94 | 2012-02-08 |
| TL859071 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 17.94 | 2012-02-08 |
| TL860069 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 17.94 | 2012-02-08 |
| TL861067 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 17.94 | 2012-02-08 |
| TL861068 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 17.94 | 2012-02-08 |
| TL862067 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 26.45 | 2010-10-21 |
| TL863062 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 23.28 | 2010-10-21 |
| TL865067 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 17.94 | 2012-02-08 |
| TL867066 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 17.94 | 2012-02-08 |
| TL867067 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 17.94 | 2012-02-08 |
| TL868059 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 21.61 | 2012-03-16 |
| TL868063 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 17.94 | 2012-02-08 |
| TL868065 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 17.94 | 2012-02-08 |
| TL870050 | — | Favourable | 4.37 | 2009-10-15 |
| TL871062 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 38.8 | 2012-02-08 |
| TL871065 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 17.94 | 2012-02-08 |
| TL872050 | — | Part Destroyed | 1.64 | 2010-11-27 |
| TL872054 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 20.35 | 2012-03-16 |
| TL874067 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 38.8 | 2012-02-08 |
| TL874071 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 38.8 | 2012-02-08 |
| TL876053 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 20.77 | 2012-03-16 |
| TL876059 | — | Favourable | 18.62 | 2009-02-04 |
| TL879074 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 81.43 | 2012-02-08 |
| TL880062 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 282.43 | 2010-03-31 |
| TL880073 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 81.43 | 2012-02-08 |
| TL886072 | — | Unfavourable Declining | 2.45 | 2014-08-15 |
| TL888054 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 60.53 | 2010-10-21 |
| TL888055 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 60.53 | 2010-10-21 |
| TL889052 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 60.53 | 2010-10-21 |
| TL890068 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 81.43 | 2012-02-08 |
| TL890069 | — | Unfavourable Declining | 2.45 | 2014-08-15 |
| TL890072 | — | Favourable | 4.5 | 2012-08-06 |
| TL890076 | — | Favourable | 8.26 | 2009-10-26 |
| TL891056 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 60.53 | 2010-10-21 |
| TL891069 | — | Favourable | 4.5 | 2012-08-06 |
| TL891072 | — | Favourable | 4.5 | 2012-08-06 |
| TL892055 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 60.53 | 2010-10-21 |
| TL892058 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 282.43 | 2010-03-31 |
| TL892072 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 18.99 | 2012-02-08 |
| TL892073 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 18.99 | 2012-02-08 |
| TL894053 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 60.53 | 2010-10-21 |
| TL894054 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 60.53 | 2010-10-21 |
| TL896076 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 8.78 | 2010-10-21 |
| TL897073 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 18.99 | 2012-02-08 |
| TL897076 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 8.78 | 2010-10-21 |
| TL897077 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 8.78 | 2010-10-21 |
| TL901076 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 8.78 | 2010-10-21 |
| TL902028 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 34.68 | 2010-10-21 |
| TL902049 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 129.94 | 2010-10-21 |
| TL902068 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 81.43 | 2012-02-08 |
| TL902075 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 8.78 | 2010-10-21 |
| TL903025 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 34.68 | 2010-10-21 |
| TL903036 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 147.28 | 2010-10-21 |
| TL903068 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 279.31 | 2012-02-08 |
| TL903075 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 8.78 | 2010-10-21 |
| TL904027 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 34.68 | 2010-10-21 |
| TL904029 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 34.68 | 2010-10-21 |
| TL904068 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 279.31 | 2012-02-08 |
| TL905060 | — | Favourable | 227.98 | 2010-09-02 |
| TL905079 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 8.78 | 2010-10-21 |
| TL908070 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 279.31 | 2012-02-08 |
| TL910076 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 279.31 | 2012-02-08 |
| TL912081 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 8.88 | 2010-10-21 |
| TL913040 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 70.06 | 2010-03-31 |
| TL914065 | — | Unfavourable Declining | 64.57 | 2010-12-15 |
| TL914082 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 8.88 | 2010-10-21 |
| TL915082 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 8.88 | 2010-10-21 |
| TL915083 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 8.88 | 2010-10-21 |
| TL916066 | — | Unfavourable Declining | 64.57 | 2010-12-15 |
| TL916073 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 279.31 | 2012-02-08 |
| TL916083 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 7.91 | 2014-09-01 |
| TL916084 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 8.88 | 2010-10-21 |
| TL916085 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 8.88 | 2010-10-21 |
| TL917034 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 24.94 | 2010-10-21 |
| TL917042 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 2.26 | 2010-10-21 |
| TL917083 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 7.91 | 2014-09-01 |
| TL917084 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 7.91 | 2014-09-01 |
| TL917085 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 8.88 | 2010-10-21 |
| TL918083 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 7.91 | 2014-09-01 |
| TL919050 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 114.28 | 2010-10-21 |
| TL919066 | — | Unfavourable Declining | 64.57 | 2010-12-15 |
| TL920022 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 3.91 | 2010-10-21 |
| TL920030 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 7.33 | 2010-10-21 |
| TL920065 | — | Unfavourable Declining | 64.57 | 2010-12-15 |
| TL921027 | — | Favourable | 6.1 | 2009-10-01 |
| TL921044 | — | Favourable | 0.47 | 2009-10-01 |
| TL921066 | — | Unfavourable Declining | 64.57 | 2010-12-15 |
| TL922051 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 114.28 | 2010-10-21 |
| TL922053 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 114.28 | 2010-10-21 |
| TL922080 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 7.91 | 2014-09-01 |
| TL922084 | — | Favourable | 45.66 | 2021-07-17 |
| TL923029 | — | Favourable | 1.08 | 2009-10-01 |
| TL923049 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 114.28 | 2010-10-21 |
| TL924043 | — | Favourable | 23.77 | 2009-10-01 |
| TL924053 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 114.28 | 2010-10-21 |
| TL924054 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 114.28 | 2010-10-21 |
| TL925083 | — | Favourable | 15.55 | 2021-07-17 |
| TL926045 | — | Favourable | 1.58 | 2009-10-01 |
| TL926047 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 15.54 | 2010-08-31 |
| TL926049 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 15.54 | 2010-08-31 |
| TL926054 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 114.28 | 2010-10-21 |
| TL926055 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 114.28 | 2010-10-21 |
| TL927081 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 10.11 | 2021-07-20 |
| TL927082 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 10.11 | 2021-07-20 |
| TL927083 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 10.11 | 2021-07-20 |
| TL927084 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 10.11 | 2021-07-20 |
| TL927085 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 10.11 | 2021-07-20 |
| TL928082 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 10.11 | 2021-07-20 |
| TL928084 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 10.11 | 2021-07-20 |
| TL928085 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 10.11 | 2021-07-20 |
| TL928086 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 10.11 | 2021-07-20 |
| TL929054 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 7.06 | 2010-03-31 |
| TL929057 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 7.06 | 2010-03-31 |
| TL929081 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 10.11 | 2021-07-20 |
| TL929086 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 9.17 | 2014-08-28 |
| TL930046 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 15.54 | 2010-08-31 |
| TL932050 | — | Favourable | 15.32 | 2009-10-01 |
| TL932082 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 10.11 | 2021-07-20 |
| TL933047 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 7.06 | 2010-03-31 |
| TL933071 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 279.31 | 2012-02-08 |
| TL933082 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 10.11 | 2021-07-20 |
| TL934059 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 8.65 | 2010-06-28 |
| TL934072 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 279.31 | 2012-02-08 |
| TL934082 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 10.11 | 2021-07-20 |
| TL936069 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 333.39 | 2010-09-02 |
| TL936072 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 333.39 | 2010-09-02 |
| TL938056 | — | Favourable | 9.44 | 2009-10-02 |
| TL938058 | — | Favourable | 1.3 | 2010-06-28 |
| TL938084 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 9.17 | 2014-08-28 |
| TL939055 | — | Favourable | 6.46 | 2009-10-02 |
| TL940060 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 16.5 | 2010-06-28 |
| TL943082 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 6.28 | 2010-10-21 |
| TL944052 | — | Favourable | 7.8 | 2009-10-30 |
| TL946079 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 333.39 | 2010-09-02 |
| TL949082 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 6.28 | 2010-10-21 |
| TL952072 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 333.39 | 2010-09-02 |
| TL953082 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 3.15 | 2010-06-28 |
| TL957059 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 64.03 | 2010-06-28 |
| TL958134 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 4.72 | 2015-05-19 |
| TL961077 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 333.39 | 2010-09-02 |
| TL961082 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 7.54 | 2010-06-28 |
| TL961083 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 7.54 | 2010-06-28 |
| TL962077 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 333.39 | 2010-09-02 |
| TL962082 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 7.54 | 2010-06-28 |
| TL962127 | — | Favourable | 39.81 | 2021-08-06 |
| TL963084 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 7.54 | 2010-06-28 |
| TL963127 | — | Favourable | 74.1 | 2020-03-03 |
| TL964082 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 7.54 | 2010-06-28 |
| TL965131 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 88.82 | 2010-03-31 |
| TL966085 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 15.93 | 2010-06-28 |
| TL967091 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 15.93 | 2010-06-28 |
| TL968092 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 9.49 | 2010-06-28 |
| TL969060 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 113.7 | 2010-06-28 |
| TL969090 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 9.49 | 2010-06-28 |
| TL969110 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 68.93 | 2010-10-21 |
| TL969133 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 88.82 | 2010-03-31 |
| TL972092 | — | Favourable | 21.94 | 2020-03-02 |
| TL972135 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 88.82 | 2010-03-31 |
| TL973065 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 113.7 | 2010-06-28 |
| TL973116 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 169.23 | 2010-03-31 |
| TL974090 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 9.49 | 2010-06-28 |
| TL974124 | — | Favourable | 39.81 | 2021-08-06 |
| TL974132 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 72.57 | 2015-05-19 |
| TL975089 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 65.17 | 2010-06-28 |
| TL975097 | — | Favourable | 62.27 | 2020-03-02 |
| TL975104 | — | Favourable | 59.14 | 2020-03-02 |
| TL975116 | — | Favourable | 30.32 | 2010-08-27 |
| TL979122 | — | Favourable | 255.98 | 2020-03-03 |
| TL981103 | — | Favourable | 55.45 | 2020-03-02 |
| TL983067 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 175.89 | 2010-06-28 |
| TL983123 | — | Favourable | 39.81 | 2021-08-06 |
| TL983135 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 40.37 | 2010-10-21 |
| TL984074 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 175.89 | 2010-06-28 |
| TL985098 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 120.3 | 2010-03-31 |
| TL985110 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 48.71 | 2010-10-21 |
| TL986067 | — | Favourable | 18.61 | 2010-06-28 |
| TL989119 | — | Favourable | 4.67 | 2010-08-27 |
| TL992126 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 37.43 | 2010-10-21 |
| TL993078 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 17.22 | 2011-11-17 |
| TL996131 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 35.79 | 2010-10-21 |
| TL998088 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 17.22 | 2011-11-17 |
| TL998124 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 75.86 | 2012-03-26 |
| TM000157 | — | Favourable | 10.72 | 2021-10-28 |
| TM002120 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 44.09 | 2014-08-15 |
| TM002147 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 27.76 | 2015-05-19 |
| TM005146 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 117.68 | 2015-05-19 |
| TM006122 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 16.59 | 2015-05-19 |
| TM011145 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 75.86 | 2012-03-26 |
Climate exposure
This is about exposure to a nationwide pressure this habitat type carries — not a verdict on this site's own management.
Peat habitats store centuries of carbon and depend on a stable, waterlogged water table. Warmer, drier summers dry out peat, making it far more vulnerable to wildfire and to carbon release — a pressure that can undo years of restoration work regardless of how well the site is otherwise managed.
Coastal habitats are exposed to sea-level rise and storm erosion. Where hard sea defences sit behind them, there's nowhere landward to retreat to — a squeeze that keeps compressing the habitat no matter how well it's managed.
Habitats
Arable, Brownfield, Coastal floodplain grazing marsh, Coastal vegetated shingle, Lowland fen, Salt marsh, Upland spring flush, Valley mire
Geology & landscape
Landscape processes: Coastal, Peatland / Mire
Birds & fish recorded
Birds
| Species | Season |
|---|---|
| black-tailed godwit | Wintering |
| common tern | Breeding |
| cormorant | Breeding |
| cormorant | Wintering |
| curlew | Roosting |
| curlew | Wintering |
| dunlin | Roosting |
| dunlin | Wintering |
| gadwall | Wintering |
| goldeneye | Wintering |
| grey plover | Roosting |
| grey plover | Wintering |
| hen harrier | Breeding |
| hen harrier | Wintering |
| merlin | Breeding |
| merlin | Wintering |
| peregrine | Wintering |
| pochard | Breeding |
| pochard | Wintering |
| redshank | Breeding |
| redshank | Wintering |
| reed warbler | Breeding |
| ringed plover | Wintering |
| sedge warbler | Breeding |
| sedge warbler | Wintering |
| shelduck | Wintering |
| spotted redshank | Wintering |
| teal | Wintering |
| wigeon | Roosting |
Fish
| Species | Season |
|---|---|
| European eel | Unknown |
Description
Description The Blackwater Estuary is the largest estuary in Essex north of the Thames and, indeed, is one of the largest estuarine complexes in East Anglia. Its mud flats, fringed by saltmarsh on the upper shores, support internationally and nationally important numbers of waterfowl which overwinter here. Shingle and shell banks and offshore islands are also a feature of the tidal flats. The surrounding terrestrial habitats the sea wall, ancient grazing marsh and its associated fleet and ditch systems, plus semi improved grassland are also of high conservation interest. This rich mosaic of habitats supports an outstanding assemblage of nationally scarce plants and a nationally important assemblage of rare invertebrates, with 16 Red Data Book species and 94 notable and local species. At low tide, a vast expanse of intertidal mud is exposed from shore to shore. This enriched mud is a feeding ground for a variety of molluscs, crustaceans and worms and encourages the growth of the green algae, Enteromorpha and eel grass Zostera spp., at the seaward edges of the saltings. Wildfowl and waders amass to exploit this rich food supply in numbers over twice the maximum required to confer international status to the site. The Blackwater also qualifies as an internationally important site because it holds 4.7 per cent of the world population of dark bellied Brent geese on average, around 8,000 feed here each winter and internationally significant numbers of ringed plover and dunlin. A further nine species attain nationally important numbers, namely, shelduck, gadwall, teal, goldeneye, grey plover, black-tailed godwit, curlew, spotted redshank and redshank. On arrival in October, Brent geese feed in the estuary on Enteromorpha and Zostera. All three species of Zostera, Zostera angustifolia, Zostera marina and Zostera noltei, once formed large beds in the estuary but are now scarce. This decline in eel grasses, combined with a recovery in Brent geese numbers in the 1970s, prompted a change in feeding habits and the geese now spend more time landward of the sea wall grazing on arable crops and improved grassland. Areas of improved, reseeded grassland are managed for Brent geese at Old Hall, Goldhanger, Steeple and Osea and Northey Islands. The inclusion of these established grassland feeding areas within the SSSI will continue to help ease the pressure on arable land. The Blackwater Estuary contains the largest area of saltmarsh in Essex 1102.85 ha, representing the fifth largest area in great Britain; though, like other saltmarshes on this coastline, much of it is eroding at a rate of between 0.3 to one metre in a year. The saltings serve as important high tide wader roosts and support a specialised flora grazed by wigeon and Brent geese. Large expanses of saltings exist at Tollesbury and Old Hall and along the northern shore of Salcott Channel. At high tide, they accommodate large roosting populations of dunlin, grey plover and curlew. The inlet marshes of Gore Saltings, Cooper's and Steeple Creeks and the saltings associated with Northey and Osea Islands, also act as high tide refuges for dense populations of waders. Blackwater Estuary Ray Island, in the Strood Channel, is one of the few sites in Essex where the transition from saltmarsh to grassland has not been truncated by the imposition of a sea wall. However, elsewhere, the saltings fronting the sea wall also show distinct zones of vegetation. The low marsh comprises the primary colonisers of mud the glassworts Salicornia sp., including the nationally scarce S. perennis and S. pusilla and the invasive common cord grass Spartina anglica. The scarce, native small cord grass Spartina maritima can still be found in places, despite the incursions of the more vigorous hybrid form. Further up the marsh, where tidal immersions are less frequent, sea purslane Atriplex portulacoides and common saltmarsh grass Puccinellia maritima predominate, with sea aster Aster tripolium and common sea lavender Limonium vulgare. The nationally scarce lax flowered sea lavender Limonium humile is sometimes interspersed among the more common species, but the main site for this is at Old Hall. Scarce saltmarsh grasses usually associated with the high zone of the marsh, such as stiff saltmarsh grass Puccinellia rupestris and Borrer's saltmarsh grass Puccinellia fasciculata, are encountered growing behind the sea wall in wheel ruts along the folding. Two Mediterranean plants at the northerly limit of their distributions, golden samphire Inula crithmoides and shrubby sea blite Suaeda vera, in the absence of high marsh, have adapted to growing at the base and outer face of the sea wall. Shrubby sea blite is also able to colonise unstable shingle along the drift line and large populations are present at West Mersea and Osea island. The higher wave energies at creek mouths and the upper reaches of the estuary promote the deposition of shingle and sand. Where this has occurred on the foreshore at West Mersea the county rarity, sea spurge Euphorbia paralias, has been discovered along with sea mayweed Tripleurospermum maritimum, which has a limited distribution in Essex. The sandy parts of the beach have a typical plant community of sand couch Elytrigia juncea, marram Ammophila arenaria and the very local sea holly Eryngium maritimum, while frosted orache Atriplex laciniata occurs on the drift line. This section of coastline shows a transition from saltmarsh to freshwater marsh backed by a sandy cliff face. Many species of rare and notable terrestrial invertebrates are dependent on saltmarsh and shingle habitats. The saltmarsh vegetation supports the moths Mathew's wainscot Mythimna favicolor and ground lackey Malacosoma castrensis and a rare green beetle Malachius vulneratus, which is restricted to the coastal marshes of Essex and Kent; the larvae of the picture winged fly Myopite seximia, known only from Essex, feed exclusively on golden samphire. Shingle and shell pits are sparingly vegetated with sea beet Beta vulgaris sp maritima and, at Tollesbury, the yellow horned poppy Glaucium flavum. The sparse vegetation and the drift line litter are the only available habitats and have become the domain of rare, specialist jumping spiders Pseudeuophrys obsoleta inhabits the tide litter and empty whelk shells; Heliophanus auratus is confined to two Essex estuaries and is found on the Blackwater and Shinglehead Point and Steeple. The subtidal channels of the estuary are important for feeding birds, both in summer and winter. cormorant from the nationally important breeding colony at nearby Abberton Reservoir take a large proportion of their feed from here and individuals from the heron colony near Osea Road suspected to be the colony displaced from Osea Island after gales destroyed nesting sites are regular users. Little terns also feed here but have, so far, failed to establish successful breeding colonies on the shell and shingle spits and islands. However, a successful black headed gull breeding colony has existed on great Cob Island for many years. This saltmarsh island is also the main breeding ground of the common tern on the Blackwater. In the winter months, red throated divers and Slavonian grebes frequent the upper reaches. The clay sea wall surrounding the estuary, as well as harbouring many of the species which would otherwise have colonised the sheltered, high level marsh, also contains plants more typically associated with grazing marsh. This type of community develops where the topography and management of the grassland mimic conditions of the grazing marsh beyond i.e. well drained, grazed slopes and/or areas of disturbed ground. The nationally scarce slender hare's ear Bupleurum tenuissimum is frequent along the footpath edge and the uncommon strawberry clover Trifolium fragiferum is present in the close cropped sward. The brackish water borrow dykes also contain a similar species complement to the ditches of the reclaimed estuarine marsh. The extensive unmown stretches of the sea wall are dominated largely by sea couch Elytrigia atherica and common couch Elytrigia repens with herbs such as wild carrot Daucus carota, the regionally notable grass vetchling Lathyrus nissolia and the nationally uncommon dittander Lepidium latifolium. The tall grasslands of the Essex coast are the British stronghold of the nationally uncommon Roesel's bush cricket Metrioptera roeselii, whilst two other characteristic species, the short winged conehead Conocephalus dorsalis, another bush cricket and the Essex skipper butterfly Thymelicus lineola are also abundant. Landward of the sea wall, extensive areas of grazing marsh have survived at Old Hall and Tollesbury while, elsewhere, only fragments remain among the arable land and patches of improved, levelled pasture. Grazing of these ancient marshes, since their enclosure in the Middle Ages, has created a characteristic undulating landscape, with the channels of the old saltmarsh creeks still evident. The ant hills of the yellow meadow ant Lasius flavus give credence to the antiquity of the landscape, their dry mounds of spoil providing a micro habitat for common whitlow grass Erophila verna and the nationally scarce upright chickweed Moenchia erecta. The grassy sward is dominated by creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, perennial rye grass Lolium perenne and red fescue Festuca rubra, with abundant meadow barley Hordeum secalinum and meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis. crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, grasses indicative of relict grassland, have a frequent distribution while marsh foxtail Alopecurus geniculatus is locally abundant in the wetter low ways. Traditional plants of estuarine grazing marsh occur within the turf including hairy buttercup Ranunculus sardous and the nationally scarce divided sedge Carex divisa and a variety of leguminous species, spiny rest-harrow Ononis spinosa, narrow leaved bird's foot trefoil Lotus tenuis and common bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, plus the nationally scarce sea clover Trifolium squamosum and bird's foot clover Trifolium ornithopodioides. Two further nationally scarce species, mousetail Myosurus minimus and red goosefoot Chenopodium botryodes occur on disturbed ground, the former frequently colonising sheep tracks and gateways. The ditch systems of the Blackwater's coastal marshes have a diverse range of plant species which mark the transition from saline to freshwater. A saline influence is indicated by stands of the saltmarsh rush Juncus gerardii and the tassel weeds, beaked tasselweed Ruppia maritima and the nationally scarce spiral tasselweed Ruppia cirrhosa. Where the water is less saline, sea club rush Bolboschoenus maritimus becomes the dominant emergent species, along with several aquatics including two nationally scarce species, brackish water crowfoot Ranunculus baudotii and soft hornwort Ceratophyllum submersum, which occur among the more frequent fennel pondweed Potamogeton pectinatus and spiked water milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum. The transition to freshwater is demarcated by stands of common reed Phragmites australis and Reedmace Typha spp. Further inland, species characteristic of a swamp fen community are encountered, such as, reed sweet grass Glyceria maxima and branched bur reed Sparganium erectum. The aquatic invertebrate species associated with the ditch network are consequently also very diverse and many rare and notable species are present. The larvae of the Red Data Book horsefly Hybomitra expollicata, develops in the damp soil at the edges of saline ponds and ditches. The saline end of the coastal lagoon at Ramsey Marsh is inhabited by the endangered Red Data book water beetle, Paracymus aeneus, which was recently discovered in Essex after an absence of 50 years and is known from only one other site in Britain. Further inland, the aquatic fauna suggests a fen type community. The combination of open water and abundant emergent vegetation are important for terrestrial invertebrates with aquatic larval stages, such as the ruddy darter Dragonfly Sympetrum sanguineum, the soldier flies Oplodontha viridula, Stratiomys potamida and Oxycera trilineata and the snail killing fly, Pherbellia dorsata. The scarce emerald damselfly Lestes dryas, thought to be extinct in Britain in the 1970s, is now locally frequent on Essex coastal marshes; it is typically found in dykes fringed with sea club rush. Several notable species of moth have larvae which feed on the wetland plants, including the reed dagger Simyra albovenosa, silky wainscot Chilodes maritima and Webb's wainscot Globia sparganii. The variable topography of the grazing marsh, combined with a high water table, creates a fleet type habitat ideal for breeding waders and duck, the depressions formed by the old creeks and salt pans retain water, while the tall, aquatic vegetation and tussocky grazing marsh sward provide nesting cover. Redshank and pochard, in particular, breed successfully at Old Hall Marshes, with pochard in nationally important numbers and redshank approaching this level. The emergent vegetation fringing the water bodies provides a breeding site for reed bunting, reed warbler and sedge warbler and the rare bearded tit which breeds in nationally significant numbers in the reed bed at Old Hall the largest in Essex. Old Hall is also the stronghold of overwintering flocks of twite, which specialise in the seeds of saltmarsh plants and has regular winter flocks of Lapland bunting. The abundance of passerines and waterfowl that gather on and around this vast estuary in winter attracts birds of prey such as hen harrier, merlin, peregrine falcon and short eared owl. Within the Blackwater Estuary, at Maylandsea, a section of 'soft rock' coastline has been identified by the Geological Conservation Review as being of national geological importance. The site, located on the east bank of Lawling Creek, demonstrates the maximum transgressive extent of the London Clay and contains a deeper water fish fauna than is found at Sheppey. These sediments make up the deepest water facies known in the London Clay and the assemblage reflects this, with species and proportions of species, within the fauna which are not seen at Sheppey or any other site. Twenty one taxa have been described from here, mainly based on teeth, but including a skull and 'gaping jaws' of Rhinocephalus planiceps.
Species mentioned
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IUCN / Red List | Type | Family |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| yellow meadow ant | Lasius flavus | Not listed in GB list | ant | formicinae |
| Lapland bunting | Calcarius lapponicus | VU (NonBreeding) | bird-bunting | calcariidae |
| reed bunting | Emberiza schoeniclus | LC (Breeding) | bird-bunting | emberizidae |
| teal | Anas crecca | LC (NonBreeding), LC (Breeding) | bird-duck | anatidae |
| pochard | Aythya ferina | EN (NonBreeding), EN (Breeding) | bird-duck | anatidae |
| goldeneye | Bucephala clangula | VU (NonBreeding), VU (Breeding) | bird-duck | anatidae |
| wigeon | Mareca penelope | LC (NonBreeding), NT (Breeding) | bird-duck | anatidae |
| gadwall | Mareca strepera | LC (NonBreeding), LC (Breeding) | bird-duck | anatidae |
| shelduck | Tadorna tadorna | EN (NonBreeding), EN (Breeding) | bird-duck | anatidae |
| twite | Linaria flavirostris | NT (Breeding), VU (Breeding) | bird-finch | fringillidae |
| cormorant | Phalacrocorax carbo | NT (Breeding) | bird-frigate | fregatidae |
| hen harrier | Circus cyaneus | VU (Breeding) | bird-hawk | falconidae |
| merlin | Falco columbarius | EN (Breeding) | bird-hawk | falconidae |
| peregrine | Falco peregrinus | LC (Breeding) | bird-hawk | falconidae |
| common tern | Sterna hirundo | VU (Breeding) | bird-tern | laridae |
| bearded tit | Panurus biarmicus | LC (Breeding) | bird-tit | panuridae |
| dunlin | Calidris alpina | EN (NonBreeding) | bird-wader | scolopacidae |
| ringed plover | Charadrius hiaticula | VU (NonBreeding) | bird-wader | charadriidae |
| black-tailed godwit | Limosa limosa | LC (NonBreeding) | bird-wader | scolopacidae |
| curlew | Numenius arquata | EN (Breeding) | bird-wader | scolopacidae |
| grey plover | Pluvialis squatarola | VU (NonBreeding) | bird-wader | charadriidae |
| spotted redshank | Tringa erythropus | EN (NonBreeding) | bird-wader | scolopacidae |
| redshank | Tringa totanus | EN (NonBreeding) | bird-wader | scolopacidae |
| sedge warbler | Acrocephalus schoenobaenus | LC (Breeding) | bird-warbler | acrocephalidae |
| reed warbler | Acrocephalus scirpaceus | LC (Breeding) | bird-warbler | acrocephalidae |
| short-winged conehead | Conocephalus dorsalis | LC | bush cricket | tettigoniidae |
| Roesel's bush-cricket | Metrioptera roeselii | Not listed in GB list | bush cricket | tettigoniidae |
| Essex skipper | Thymelicus lineola | LC | butterfly | hesperiidae |
| scarce emerald damselfly | Lestes dryas | NT | damselflies | lestidae |
| ruddy darter | Sympetrum sanguineum | LC | dragonfly | libellulidae |
| striped horsefly | Hybomitra expollicata | NT | fly | tabanidae |
| banded general fly | Stratiomys potamida | LC | fly | stratiomyidae |
| creeping bent | Agrostis stolonifera | LC | grass | poaceae |
| marsh foxtail | Alopecurus geniculatus | LC | grass | poaceae |
| meadow foxtail | Alopecurus pratensis | LC | grass | poaceae |
| marram grass | Ammophila arenaria | LC | grass | poaceae |
| crested dog's tail | Cynosurus cristatus | LC | grass | poaceae |
| sea couch | Elytrigia atherica | Not listed in GB list | grass | poaceae |
| sand couch | Elytrigia juncea | Not listed in GB list | grass | poaceae |
| couch | Elytrigia repens | Not listed in GB list | grass | poaceae |
| red fescue | Festuca rubra | LC | grass | poaceae |
| reed sweet grass | Glyceria maxima | LC | grass | poaceae |
| meadow barley | Hordeum secalinum | LC | grass | poaceae |
| perennial rye-grass | Lolium perenne | LC | grass | poaceae |
| common reed | Phragmites australis | LC | grass | poaceae |
| Borrer's saltmarsh grass | Puccinellia fasciculata | VU | grass | poaceae |
| saltmarsh grass | Puccinellia maritima | LC | grass | poaceae |
| stiff saltmarsh grass | Puccinellia rupestris | VU | grass | poaceae |
| common cord grass | Spartina anglica | LC | grass | poaceae |
| small cord grass | Spartina maritima | NT | grass | poaceae |
| yellow oat grass | Trisetum flavescens | LC | grass | poaceae |
| sea aster | Aster tripolium | Not listed in GB list | herb | asteraceae |
| frosted orache | Atriplex laciniata | LC | herb | chenopodiaceae |
| sea beet | Beta vulgaris sp maritima | Not listed in GB list | herb | chenopodiaceae |
| slender hare's ear | Bupleurum tenuissimum | LC | herb | apiaceae |
| soft hornwort | Ceratophyllum submersum | LC | herb | ceratophyllaceae |
| small goose foot | Chenopodium botryodes | Not listed in GB list | herb | chenopodiaceae |
| wild carrot | Daucus carota | LC | herb | apiaceae |
| Whitlow grasses | Erophila verna | LC | herb | brassicaceae |
| sea holly | Eryngium maritimum | LC | herb | asteraceae |
| sea spurge | Euphorbia paralias | LC | herb | euphorbiaceae |
| yellow horned poppy | Glaucium flavum | LC | herb | papaveraceae |
| golden samphire | Inula crithmoides | Not listed in GB list | herb | asteraceae |
| grass vetchling | Lathyrus nissolia | LC | herb | fabaceae |
| dittander | Lepidium latifolium | LC | herb | brassicaceae |
| lax flowered sea lavender | Limonium humile | LC | herb | plumbaginaceae |
| common sea lavender | Limonium vulgare | NT | herb | plumbaginaceae |
| birdsfoot trefoil | Lotus corniculatus | LC | herb | fabaceae |
| narrow leaved bird's foot trefoil | Lotus tenuis | LC | herb | fabaceae |
| upright chickweed | Moenchia erecta | VU | herb | carophyllaceae |
| mousetail | Myosurus minimus | VU | herb | ranunculaceae |
| spiked water-milfoil | Myriophyllum spicatum | LC | herb | haloragaceae |
| spiny rest-harrow | Ononis spinosa | Not listed in GB list | herb | fabaceae |
| fennel pondweed | Potamogeton pectinatus | Not listed in GB list | herb | potamogetonaceae |
| brackish water buttercup | Ranunculus baudotii | LC | herb | ranunculaceae |
| hairy buttercup | Ranunculus sardous | LC | herb | ranunculaceae |
| spiral tassel-weeds | Ruppia cirrhosa | Not listed in GB list | herb | ruppiaceae |
| beaked tassel-weeds | Ruppia maritima | LC | herb | ruppiaceae |
| shrubby seablite | Suaeda vera | LC | herb | amaranthaceae |
| strawberry clover | Trifolium fragiferum | EN | herb | fabaceae |
| bird's-foot clover | Trifolium ornithopodioides | LC | herb | fabaceae |
| sea clover | Trifolium squamosum | VU | herb | fabaceae |
| sea mayweed | Tripleurospermum maritimum | LC | herb | asteraceae |
| narrow leaved eelgrass | Zostera angustifolia | Not listed in GB list | herb | zosteraceae |
| eelgrass | Zostera marina | VU | herb | zosteraceae |
| dwarf eelgrass | Zostera noltei | VU | herb | zosteraceae |
| silky wainscot | Chilodes maritima | Not listed in GB list | moth | noctuidae |
| Webb's wainscot | Globia sparganii | Not listed in GB list | moth | noctuidae |
| ground lackey | Malacosoma castrensis | R | moth | lasiocampidae |
| Mathew's wainscot | Mythimna favicolor | Not listed in GB list | moth | noctuidae |
| reed dagger | Simyra albovenosa | Not listed in GB list | moth | noctuidae |
| branched bur reed | Sparganium erectum | LC | reed | typhaceae |
| saltmarsh rush | Juncus gerardii | LC | rush | juncaceae |
| sea club rush | Bolboschoenus maritimus | LC | sedge | cyperaceae |
| divided sedge | Carex divisa | VU | sedge | cyperaceae |
| sea purslane | Atriplex portulacoides | LC | shrub dwarf | chenopodiaceae |
| spider | Heliophanus auratus | VU | spider | salticidae |
| jumping spider | Pseudeuophrys obsoleta | LC | spider | salticidae |
Plant communities
CG10 — Brownfield, Limestone pavement, Upland calcareous grassland
Festuca ovina-Agrostis capillaris-Thymus praecox grassland
Show 129 indicator speciesEmpetrum nigrum, Empetrum nigrum subsp.nigrum, Calluna vulgaris, Erica cinerea, Vaccinium myrtillus, Carex binervis, Carex caryophyllea, Carex demissa, Carex flacca, Carex nigra, Carex panicea, Carex pilulifera, Carex pulicaris, Juncus squarrosus, Luzula campestris, Luzula multiflora, Luzula sylvatica, Selaginella selaginoides, Breutelia chrysocoma, Bryum pallens, Bryum pseudotriquetrum, Mnium hornum, Plagiomnium undulatum, Rhizomnium punctatum, Dicranum scoparium, Ditrichum flexicaule, Fissidens adianthoides, Fissidens osmundoides, Racomitrium canescens sens.lat., Racomitrium lanuginosum, Calliergonell cuspidatum, Ctenidium molluscum, Hylocomium splendens, Hypnum cupressiforme, Hypnum jutlandicum, Pleurozium schreberi, Pseudoscleropodium purum, Rhytidiadelphus loreus, Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus, Rhytidiadelphus triquetrus, Sanionia uncinata, Thuidium delicatulum, Thuidium tamariscinum, Tortella tortuosa, Frullania tamarisci, Lophocolea bidentata, Plagiochila asplenioides, Ptilidium ciliare, Scapania undulata, Cetraria islandica, Peltigera canina, Angelica sylvestris, Achillea millefolium, Antennaria dioica, Bellis perennis, Cirsium palustre, Hieraclium spp., Hypochaeris radicata, Jacobaea vulgaris, Pilosella officinarum, Scorzoneroides autumnalis, Solidago virgaurea, Cardamine pratensis, Campanula rotundifolia, Succisa pratensis, Cerastium fontanum, Silene acaulis, Vaccinium vitis-idaea, Lathyrus montanus, Lotus corniculatus, Trifolium repens, Gentianella campestris, Hypericum pulchrum, Thymus praecox, Pinguicula vulgaris, Linum catharticum, Euphrasia confusa, Euphrasia officinalis, Euphrasia scottica, Oxalis acetosella, Plantago lanceolata, Plantago maritima, Veronica officinalis, Polygala serpyllifolia, Polygonum viviparum, Rumex acetosa, Primula vulgaris, Ranunculus acris, Ranunculus repens, Thalictrum alpinum, Alchemilla alpina, Alchemilla filicaulis, Alchemilla glabra, Alchemilla wichurae, Alchemilla xanthochlora, Filipendula ulmaria, Geum rivale, Potentilla crantzii, Potentilla erecta, Potentilla sterilis, Rubus idaeus, Galium boreale, Galium saxatile, Galium sterneri, Galium verum, Saxifraga aizoides, Saxifraga oppositifolia, Viola riviniana, Agrostis canina, Agrostis capillaris, Aira praecox, Anthoxanthum odoratum, Avenula pratensis, Briza media, Cynosurus cristatus, Danthonia decumbens, Deschampsia cespitosa, Deschampsia flexuosa, Festuca ovina, Festuca rubra, Holcus lanatus, Koeleria macrantha, Molinia caerulea, Nardus stricta, Poa pratensis, Blechnum spicant, Pteridium aquilinum, Botrychium lunaria, Thelypteris limbosperma
M2 — Blanket bog, Raised bog, Valley mire
Sphagnum cuspidatum/recurvum bog pool community
Show 37 indicator speciesEmpetrum nigrum subsp.nigrum, Calluna vulgaris, Erica tetralix, Myrica gale, Andromeda polifolia, Vaccinium oxycoccos, Carex canescens, Carex magellanica, Carex rostrata, Eriophorum angustifolium, Eriophorum vaginatum, Rhynchospora alba, Aulacomnium palustre, Polytrichum commune, Polytrichum strictum, Sphagnum cuspidatum, Sphagnum fallax, Sphagnum magellanicum, Sphagnum palustre, Sphagnum papillosum, Sphagnum pulchrum, Sphagnum tenellum, Cephalozia connivens, Cephalozia lunulifolia, Gymnocolea inflata, Mylia anomala, Ordontoschisma sphagni, Cladonia impexa, Cladonia uncialis, Drosera anglica, Drosera intermedia, Drosera rotundifolia, Menyanthes trifoliata, Narthecium ossifragum, Agrostis canina, Deschampsia flexuosa, Molinia caerulea
M4 — Upland spring flush
Carex rostrata-Sphagnum recurvum mire
Show 50 indicator speciesCarex canescens, Carex echinata, Carex limosa, Carex nigra, Carex rostrata, Eriophorum angustifolium, Eriophorum vaginatum, Juncus acutiflorus, Juncus bulbosus, Juncus effusus, Aulacomnium palustre, Hypnum jutlandicum, Straminergon stramineum, Warnstorfia exannulata, Polytrichum commune, Sphagnum auriculatum, Sphagnum cuspidatum, Sphagnum fallax, Sphagnum palustre, Sphagnum papillosum, Sphagnum squarrosum, Sphagnum subnitens, Lophocolea bidentata, Hydrocotyle vulgaris, Cardamine pratensis, Succisa pratensis, Stellaria alsine, Drosera rotundifolia, Equisetum fluviatile, Hypericum elodes, Iris pseudacorus, Menyanthes trifoliata, Montia fontana, Epilobium anagallidifolium, Rumex acetosa, Potamogeton polygonifolius, Lysimachia thyrsiflora, Comarum palustre, Potentilla erecta, Galium palustre, Galium saxatile, Galium uliginosum, Saxifraga stellaris, Viola palustris, Agrostis canina, Agrostis stolonifera, Anthoxanthum odoratum, Deschampsia flexuosa, Glyceria fluitans, Molinia caerulea
M5 — Limestone pavement, Upland spring flush
Carex rostrata-Sphagnum squarrosum mire
Show 50 indicator speciesCarex canescens, Carex echinata, Carex nigra, Carex rostrata, Eriophorum angustifolium, Juncus acutiflorus, Juncus articulatus, Juncus bulbosus, Juncus effusus, Luzula multiflora, Aulacomnium palustre, Bryum pseudotriquetrum, Plagiomnium rostratum, Rhizomnium pseudopunctatum, Calliergonell cuspidatum, Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus, Straminergon stramineum, Polytrichum commune, Sphagnum contortum, Sphagnum fallax, Sphagnum fimbriatum, Sphagnum palustre, Sphagnum squarrosum, Sphagnum subnitens, Sphagnum teres, Chiloscyphus polyanthos, Hydrocotyle vulgaris, Caltha palustris, Cirsium palustre, Myosotis scorpioides, Cardamine pratensis, Succisa pratensis, Silene flos-cuculi, Stellaria alsine, Equisetum fluviatile, Equisetum palustre, Mentha aquatica, Menyanthes trifoliata, Epilobium palustre, Rumex acetosa, Ranunculus flammula, Comarum palustre, Filipendula ulmaria, Galium palustre, Viola palustris, Agrostis canina, Deschampsia flexuosa, Holcus lanatus, Molinia caerulea, Phragmites australis
M6 — Upland spring flush
Carex echinata-Sphagnum recurvum/auriculatum mire
Show 56 indicator speciesErica tetralix, Myrica gale, Vaccinium oxycoccos, Carex canescens, Carex demissa, Carex dioica, Carex echinata, Carex nigra, Carex panicea, Carex pulicaris, Carex rostrata, Eriophorum angustifolium, Eriophorum vaginatum, Juncus acutiflorus, Juncus articulatus, Juncus bulbosus, Juncus effusus, Juncus squarrosus, Luzula multiflora, Aulacomnium palustre, Calliergonell cuspidatum, Hypnum jutlandicum, Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus, Straminergon stramineum, Warnstorfia exannulata, Polytrichum commune, Sphagnum auriculatum, Sphagnum capillifolium, Sphagnum fallax, Sphagnum palustre, Sphagnum papillosum, Sphagnum subnitens, Lophocolea bidentata, Hydrocotyle vulgaris, Cirsium palustre, Cardamine pratensis, Succisa pratensis, Drosera rotundifolia, Lotus pedunculatus, Menyanthes trifoliata, Narthecium ossifragum, Epilobium palustre, Rumex acetosa, Ranunculus flammula, Comarum palustre, Potentilla erecta, Galium palustre, Galium saxatile, Viola palustris, Agrostis canina, Agrostis capillaris, Anthoxanthum odoratum, Festuca ovina, Holcus lanatus, Molinia caerulea, Nardus stricta
M7 — Upland spring flush
Carex curta-Sphagnum russowii mire
Show 58 indicator speciesVaccinium myrtillus, Carex aquatilis, Carex bigelowii, Carex canescens, Carex echinata, Carex nigra, Carex rariflora, Carex rostrata, Eriophorum angustifolium, Eriophorum vaginatum, Trichophorum cespitosum, Juncus bulbosus, Juncus squarrosus, Luzula multiflora, Aulacomnium palustre, Philonotis fontana, Pohlia nutans, Dicranum scoparium, Racomitrium lanuginosum, Hylocomium splendens, Straminergon stramineum, Warnstorfia exannulata, Polytrichastrum alpinum, Polytrichum commune, Polytrichum strictum, Sphagnum auriculatum, Sphagnum capillifolium, Sphagnum compactum, Sphagnum cuspidatum, Sphagnum fallax, Sphagnum girgensohnii, Sphagnum lindbergii, Sphagnum magellanicum, Sphagnum papillosum, Sphagnum riparium, Sphagnum russowii, Sphagnum subnitens, Sphagnum teres, Lophozia ventricosa, Ptilidium ciliare, Scapania uliginosa, Scapania undulata, Pellia epiphylla, Cladonia arbuscula, Epilobium anagallidifolium, Epilobium palustre, Trientalis europaea, Rubus chamaemorus, Galium saxatile, Saxifraga stellaris, Viola palustris, Agrostis canina, Agrostis stolonifera, Anthoxanthum odoratum, Deschampsia cespitosa, Deschampsia flexuosa, Festuca vivipara, Nardus stricta
M8 — Upland spring flush
Carex rostrata-Sphagnum warnstorfii mire
Show 116 indicator speciesSalix aurita, Empetrum nigrum, Empetrum nigrum subsp.nigrum, Calluna vulgaris, Erica tetralix, Carex bigelowii, Carex canescens, Carex demissa, Carex dioica, Carex echinata, Carex lepidocarpa, Carex nigra, Carex panicea, Carex pulicaris, Carex rostrata, Carex saxatilis, Eriophorum angustifolium, Juncus acutiflorus, Juncus articulatus, Juncus bulbosus, Juncus effusus, Luzula multiflora, Luzula sylvatica, Selaginella selaginoides, Aulacomnium palustre, Bryum pseudotriquetrum, Philonotis fontana, Plagiomnium rostratum, Rhizomnium pseudopunctatum, Dicranum bonjeanii, Dicrodontium palustris, Fissidens adianthoides, Brachythecium rivulare, Brachythecium rutabulum, Calliergon giganteum, Calliergonell cuspidatum, Climacium dendroides, Ctenidium molluscum, Drepanocladus fluitans, Hylocomium splendens, Hypnum jutlandicum, Pleurozium schreberi, Pseudoscleropodium purum, Ptilium crista-castrensis, Rhytidiadelphus loreus, Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus, Scorpidium revolvens, Straminergon stramineum, Thuidium delicatulum, Thuidium tamariscinum, Tomentypnum nitens, Polytrichum commune, Sphagnum contortum, Sphagnum fallax, Sphagnum girgensohnii, Sphagnum palustre, Sphagnum papillosum, Sphagnum squarrosum, Sphagnum subnitens, Sphagnum subsecundum, Sphagnum teres, Sphagnum warnstorfii, Calypogeia fissa, Calypogeia trichomanis, Chiloscyphus polyanthos, Jungermannia atrovirens, Leiocolea bantriensis, Lophocolea bidentata, Ptilidium ciliare, Scapania nemorea, Scapania undulata, Tritomaria quinquedentata, Harpanthus flotovianus, Aneura pinguis, Pellia endiviifolia, Pellia epiphylla, Riccardia multifida, Caltha palustris, Cirsium palustre, Crepis paludosa, Scorzoneroides autumnalis, Cardamine pratensis, Valeriana dioica, Cerastium fontanum, Parnassia palustris, Drosera rotundifolia, Equisetum palustre, Triglochin palustre, Pinguicula vulgaris, Linum catharticum, Epilobium anagallidifolium, Epilobium palustre, Euphrasia officinalis, Pedicularis palustris, Veronica scutellata, Polygonum viviparum, Potamogeton polygonifolius, Trientalis europaea, Ranunculus acris, Thalictrum alpinum, Alchemilla glabra, Alchemilla vestita, Alchemilla vulgaris, Comarum palustre, Potentilla erecta, Galium palustre, Galium saxatile, Viola palustris, Agrostis capillaris, Agrostis stolonifera, Anthoxanthum odoratum, Deschampsia cespitosa, Festuca ovina, Festuca rubra, Festuca vivipara, Nardus stricta
M9 — Lowland fen, Upland spring flush
Carex rostrata-Calliergon cuspidatum/giganteum mire
Show 95 indicator speciesSalix cinerea, Salix repens, Betula pubescens, Carex appropinquata, Carex demissa, Carex diandra, Carex dioica, Carex echinata, Carex flacca, Carex hostiana, Carex lasiocarpa, Carex lepidocarpa, Carex limosa, Carex nigra, Carex panicea, Carex paniculata, Carex rostrata, Carex serotina, Cladium mariscus, Eriophorum angustifolium, Schoenus nigricans, Eleocharis quinqueflora, Juncus acutiflorus, Juncus articulatus, Juncus bulbosus, Juncus subnodulosus, Aulacomnium palustre, Bryum pseudotriquetrum, Plagiomnium affine, Plagiomnium elatum, Plagiomnium rostratum, Plagiomnium undulatum, Rhizomnium pseudopunctatum, Calliergon cordifolium, Calliergon giganteum, Calliergonell cuspidatum, Climacium dendroides, Cratoneuron filicinum, Ctenidium molluscum, Hylocomium splendens, Palustriella commutatum, Scorpidium revolvens, Scorpidium scorpioides, Sphagnum contortum, Sphagnum fallax, Sphagnum inundatum, Sphagnum subnitens, Sphagnum warnstorfii, Aneura pinguis, Angelica sylvestris, Hydrocotyle vulgaris, Caltha palustris, Cirsium palustre, Crepis paludosa, Eupatorium cannabinum, Cardamine pratensis, Succisa pratensis, Valeriana dioica, Valeriana officinalis, Silene flos-cuculi, Parnassia palustris, Drosera rotundifolia, Equisetum fluviatile, Equisetum palustre, Pyrola rotundifolia, Lotus pedunculatus, Vicia cracca, Triglochin palustre, Mentha aquatica, Pinguicula vulgaris, Utricularia spp., Lythrum salicaria, Menyanthes trifoliata, Narthecium ossifragum, Epilobium palustre, Dactylorhiza fuchsii, Dactylorhiza incarnata, Dactylorhiza purpurella, Pedicularis palustris, Potamogeton polygonifolius, Ranunculus acris, Ranunculus flammula, Ranunculus lingua, Comarum palustre, Filipendula ulmaria, Geum rivale, Potentilla erecta, Galium palustre, Galium uliginosum, Scutellaria galericulata, Viola palustris, Agrostis stolonifera, Holcus lanatus, Molinia caerulea, Phragmites australis
M10 — Limestone pavement, Upland spring flush
Carex dioica-Pinguicula vulgaris mire
Show 99 indicator speciesErica tetralix, Myrica gale, Carex capillaris, Carex demissa, Carex dioica, Carex echinata, Carex flacca, Carex hostiana, Carex lepidocarpa, Carex nigra, Carex panicea, Carex pulicaris, Eriophorum angustifolium, Eriophorum latifolium, Kobresia simpliciuscula, Schoenus ferrugineus, Schoenus nigricans, Trichophorum cespitosum, Eleocharis quinqueflora, Juncus acutiflorus, Juncus alpinoarticulatus, Juncus articulatus, Juncus bulbosus, Juncus squarrosus, Juncus triglumis, Luzula multiflora, Selaginella selaginoides, Breutelia chrysocoma, Bryum pseudotriquetrum, Catoscopium nigritum, Plagiomnium rostratum, Ditrichum flexicaule, Fissidens adianthoides, Racomitrium lanuginosum, Calliergonell cuspidatum, Cratoneuron filicinum, Ctenidium molluscum, Hylocomium splendens, Palustriella commutatum, Scorpidium revolvens, Scorpidium scorpioides, Hymenostylium recurvirostrum, Tortella tortuosa, Blindia acuta, Sphagnum subnitens, Scapania aspera, Aneura pinguis, Pellia endiviifolia, Angelica sylvestris, Caltha palustris, Cirsium palustre, Leontodon saxatilis, Scorzoneroides autumnalis, Taraxacum officianalis, Cardamine pratensis, Succisa pratensis, Valeriana dioica, Minuartia stricta, Minuartia verna, Sagina nodosa, Parnassia palustris, Drosera anglica, Drosera rotundifolia, Equisetum palustre, Equisetum variegatum, Triglochin palustre, Thymus praecox, Pinguicula lusitanica, Pinguicula vulgaris, Tofieldia pusilla, Linum catharticum, Narthecium ossifragum, Dactylorhiza fuchsii, Bartsia alpina, Euphrasia officinalis, Pedicularis palustris, Pedicularis sylvatica, Plantago maritima, Polygonum viviparum, Primula farinosa, Primula vulgaris, Ranunculus acris, Ranunculus flammula, Thalictrum alpinum, Filipendula ulmaria, Potentilla erecta, Galium palustre, Galium uliginosum, Saxifraga aizoides, Agrostis stolonifera, Anthoxanthum odoratum, Briza media, Deschampsia cespitosa, Festuca ovina, Festuca rubra, Holcus lanatus, Molinia caerulea, Nardus stricta, Sesleria caerulea
M11 — Upland spring flush
Carex demissa-Saxifraga aizoides mire
Show 82 indicator speciesSalix reticulata, Calluna vulgaris, Erica tetralix, Carex demissa, Carex dioica, Carex echinata, Carex flacca, Carex hostiana, Carex lepidocarpa, Carex nigra, Carex panicea, Carex pulicaris, Carex rostrata, Eriophorum angustifolium, Schoenus nigricans, Trichophorum cespitosum, Eleocharis quinqueflora, Juncus alpinoarticulatus, Juncus articulatus, Juncus bulbosus, Juncus squarrosus, Juncus triglumis, Selaginella selaginoides, Bryum pseudotriquetrum, Philonotis calcarea, Philonotis fontana, Dicrodontium palustris, Fissidens adianthoides, Calliergonell cuspidatum, Ctenidium molluscum, Hylocomium splendens, Palustriella commutatum, Rhytidiadelphus triquetrus, Scorpidium revolvens, Scorpidium scorpioides, Blindia acuta, Scapania undulata, Conocephalum conicum, Aneura pinguis, Pellia endiviifolia, Angelica sylvestris, Caltha palustris, Hieraclium spp., Scorzoneroides autumnalis, Taraxacum officianalis, Tussilago farfara, Cardamine pratensis, Campanula rotundifolia, Succisa pratensis, Cerastium fontanum, Sagina procumbens, Equisetum palustre, Triglochin palustre, Thymus praecox, Pinguicula vulgaris, Tofieldia pusilla, Linum catharticum, Narthecium ossifragum, Euphrasia officinalis, Plantago maritima, Polygonum viviparum, Primula vulgaris, Ranunculus flammula, Thalictrum alpinum, Alchemilla alpina, Alchemilla filicaulis, Alchemilla glabra, Geum rivale, Potentilla erecta, Saxifraga aizoides, Saxifraga oppositifolia, Saxifraga stellaris, Viola riviniana, Agrostis canina, Agrostis stolonifera, Anthoxanthum odoratum, Deschampsia cespitosa, Festuca ovina, Festuca rubra, Festuca vivipara, Molinia caerulea, Nardus stricta
M12 — Upland spring flush, Valley mire
Carex saxatilis mire
Show 91 indicator speciesSalix herbacea, Carex atrofusca, Carex bigelowii, Carex canescens, Carex demissa, Carex dioica, Carex echinata, Carex nigra, Carex panicea, Carex pulicaris, Carex saxatilis, Carex vaginata, Eriophorum angustifolium, Juncus articulatus, Juncus castaneus, Juncus triglumis, Luzula multiflora, Luzula spicata, Huperzia selago, Selaginella selaginoides, Bryum pseudotriquetrum, Cinclidium stygium, Mnium hornum, Philonotis fontana, Rhizomnium pseudopunctatum, Dicranum scoparium, Fissidens adianthoides, Fissidens osmundoides, Racomitrium lanuginosum, Hylocomium splendens, Palustriella commutatum, Pseudocalliergon trifarium, Rhytidiadelphus loreus, Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus, Rhytidiadelphus triquetrus, Scorpidium revolvens, Scorpidium scorpioides, Straminergon stramineum, Warnstorfia exannulata, Polytrichastrum alpinum, Polytrichum commune, Blindia acuta, Sphagnum auriculatum, Sphagnum capillifolium, Sphagnum fallax, Sphagnum girgensohnii, Sphagnum subnitens, Sphagnum warnstorfii, Anthelia julacea, Barbilophozia lycopodioides, Jungermannia obovata, Marsupella emarginata, Scapania irrigua, Scapania uliginosa, Scapania undulata, Aneura pinguis, Pellia endiviifolia, Riccardia multifida, Cladonia arbuscula, Caltha palustris, Scorzoneroides autumnalis, Taraxacum officianalis, Cerastium fontanum, Equisetum palustre, Pinguicula vulgaris, Tofieldia pusilla, Narthecium ossifragum, Epilobium anagallidifolium, Euphrasia officinalis, Armeria maritima, Polygonum viviparum, Rumex acetosa, Ranunculus acris, Thalictrum alpinum, Alchemilla alpina, Alchemilla filicaulis, Alchemilla glabra, Geum rivale, Potentilla erecta, Saxifraga aizoides, Saxifraga oppositifolia, Saxifraga stellaris, Viola palustris, Agrostis canina, Agrostis capillaris, Alopecurus alpinus, Deschampsia cespitosa, Festuca ovina, Festuca rubra, Festuca vivipara, Nardus stricta
M13 — Lowland fen
Schoenus nigricans-Juncus subnodulosus mire
Show 108 indicator speciesCalluna vulgaris, Erica tetralix, Myrica gale, Carex diandra, Carex dioica, Carex elata, Carex flacca, Carex hostiana, Carex lepidocarpa, Carex nigra, Carex panicea, Carex pulicaris, Carex rostrata, Cladium mariscus, Eriophorum angustifolium, Eriophorum latifolium, Isolepis setacea, Schoenus nigricans, Eleocharis quinqueflora, Juncus acutiflorus, Juncus articulatus, Juncus subnodulosus, Luzula multiflora, Selaginella selaginoides, Aulacomnium palustre, Bryum pseudotriquetrum, Philonotis calcarea, Plagiomnium elatum, Plagiomnium rostratum, Rhizomnium punctatum, Fissidens adianthoides, Brachythecium rutabulum, Calliergonell cuspidatum, Cratoneuron filicinum, Ctenidium molluscum, Palustriella commutatum, Pseudoscleropodium purum, Scorpidium revolvens, Sphagnum subnitens, Lophocolea bidentata, Aneura pinguis, Pellia endiviifolia, Riccardia chamedryfolia, Riccardia multifida, Angelica sylvestris, Oenanthe lachenalii, Hydrocotyle vulgaris, Caltha palustris, Centaurea nigra, Cirsium dissectum, Cirsium palustre, Eupatorium cannabinum, Leontodon saxatilis, Serratula tinctoria, Taraxacum officianalis, Cardamine pratensis, Succisa pratensis, Valeriana dioica, Valeriana officinalis, Silene flos-cuculi, Parnassia palustris, Drosera rotundifolia, Equisetum fluviatile, Equisetum palustre, Lathyrus pratensis, Lotus pedunculatus, Trifolium pratense, Trifolium repens, Vicia cracca, Hypericum pulchrum, Hypericum tetrapterum, Triglochin palustre, Mentha aquatica, Pinguicula vulgaris, Utricularia spp., Linum catharticum, Lythrum salicaria, Menyanthes trifoliata, Epilobium palustre, Dactylorhiza fuchsii, Dactylorhiza incarnata, Dactylorhiza praetermissa, Dactylorhiza purpurella, Dactylorhiza traunsteinerioides, Epipactis palustris, Gymnadenia conopsea, Ophrys insectifera, Euphrasia officinalis, Pedicularis palustris, Plantago maritima, Polygala vulgaris, Potamogeton coloratus, Anagallis tenella, Ranunculus acris, Ranunculus flammula, Filipendula ulmaria, Potentilla erecta, Galium palustre, Galium uliginosum, Agrostis canina, Agrostis stolonifera, Anthoxanthum odoratum, Briza media, Danthonia decumbens, Festuca rubra, Holcus lanatus, Molinia caerulea, Phragmites australis
M20 — Blanket bog, Raised bog, Valley mire
Eriophorum vaginatum blanket and raised mire
Show 43 indicator speciesEmpetrum nigrum subsp.nigrum, Calluna vulgaris, Vaccinium myrtillus, Carex bigelowii, Eriophorum angustifolium, Eriophorum vaginatum, Trichophorum cespitosum, Juncus squarrosus, Orthodontium lineare, Pohlia nutans, Campylopus flexuosus, Dicranum scoparium, Drepanocladus fluitans, Hypnum jutlandicum, Plagiothecium undulatum, Pleurozium schreberi, Polytrichum commune, Sphagnum capillifolium, Sphagnum fuscum, Sphagnum papillosum, Barbilophozia floerkei, Calypogeia muelleriana, Calypogeia trichomanis, Cephalozia bicuspidata, Cephaloziella hampeana, Diplophyllum albicans, Gymnocolea inflata, Kurzia pauciflora, Lophozia ventricosa, Mylia taylorii, Ptilidium ciliare, Cetraria islandica, Cladonia arbuscula, Cladonia chlorophaea, Cladonia coccifera, Cladonia floerkeana, Cladonia impexa, Cladonia squamosa, Cladonia uncialis, Cornicularia aculeata, Rubus chamaemorus, Deschampsia flexuosa, Festuca ovina
M22 — Coastal floodplain grazing marsh, Lowland fen, Purple moor grass and rush pasture
Juncus subnodulosus-Cirsium palustre fen-meadow
Show 115 indicator speciesSalix cinerea, Solanum dulcamara, Carex acutiformis, Carex disticha, Carex elata, Carex flacca, Carex hirta, Carex lepidocarpa, Carex nigra, Carex panicea, Carex rostrata, Cladium mariscus, Eriophorum angustifolium, Eleocharis palustris, Eleocharis uniglumis, Juncus articulatus, Juncus effusus, Juncus inflexus, Juncus subnodulosus, Luzula multiflora, Plagiomnium affine, Plagiomnium rostratum, Plagiomnium undulatum, Rhizomnium punctatum, Brachythecium rutabulum, Calliergonell cuspidatum, Cratoneuron filicinum, Pseudoscleropodium purum, Lophocolea bidentata, Angelica sylvestris, Berula erecta, Oenanthe lachenalii, Thyselium palustre, Hydrocotyle vulgaris, Achillea ptarmica, Caltha palustris, Centaurea nigra, Cirsium arvense, Cirsium dissectum, Cirsium palustre, Eupatorium cannabinum, Pulicaria dysenterica, Myosotis laxa, Myosotis scorpioides, Cardamine pratensis, Succisa pratensis, Valeriana dioica, Valeriana officinalis, Cerastium fontanum, Silene flos-cuculi, Stellaria palustris, Calystegia sepium, Equisetum fluviatile, Equisetum palustre, Lathyrus pratensis, Lotus pedunculatus, Trifolium pratense, Trifolium repens, Vicia cracca, Hypericum tetrapterum, Iris pseudacorus, Triglochin palustre, Ajuga reptans, Lycopus europaeus, Mentha aquatica, Lemna minor, Lythrum salicaria, Menyanthes trifoliata, Epilobium hirsutum, Epilobium palustre, Epilobium parviflorum, Dactylorhiza fuchsii, Dactylorhiza incarnata, Dactylorhiza praetermissa, Epipactis palustris, Pedicularis palustris, Rhinanthus minor, Plantago lanceolata, Veronica beccabunga, Polygonum amphibium, Rumex acetosa, Rumex conglomeratus, Rumex sanguineus, Lysimachia vulgaris, Primula vulgaris, Ranunculus acris, Ranunculus flammula, Ranunculus repens, Thalictrum flavum, Comarum palustre, Filipendula ulmaria, Potentilla anserina, Potentilla erecta, Potentilla reptans, Galium palustre, Galium uliginosum, Scrophularia auriculata, Scutellaria galericulata, Agrostis stolonifera, Anthoxanthum odoratum, Arrhenatherum elatius, Briza media, Calamagrostis canescens, Cynosurus cristatus, Deschampsia cespitosa, Festuca rubra, Holcus lanatus, Molinia caerulea, Phalaris arundinacea, Phleum pratense, Phragmites australis, Poa trivialis, Schedonorus arundinaceus, Ophioglossum vulgatum, Thelypteris palustris
M23 — Coastal floodplain grazing marsh, Purple moor grass and rush pasture, Upland rush pasture
Juncus effusus/acutiflorus-Galium palustre rush-pasture
Show 81 indicator speciesCarex demissa, Carex echinata, Carex nigra, Carex panicea, Juncus acutiflorus, Juncus articulatus, Juncus bulbosus, Juncus conglomeratus, Juncus effusus, Luzula campestris, Luzula multiflora, Aulacomnium palustre, Brachythecium rivulare, Brachythecium rutabulum, Calliergon cordifolium, Calliergonell cuspidatum, Kindbergia praelonga, Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus, Polytrichum commune, Calypogeia fissa, Lophocolea bidentata, Pellia epiphylla, Angelica sylvestris, Carum verticillatum, Hydrocotyle vulgaris, Achillea ptarmica, Caltha palustris, Cirsium palustre, Senecio aquaticus, Taraxacum officianalis, Myosotis laxa, Myosotis secunda, Cardamine flexuosa, Cardamine pratensis, Succisa pratensis, Valeriana officinalis, Cerastium fontanum, Silene flos-cuculi, Stellaria alsine, Stellaria graminea, Equisetum fluviatile, Equisetum palustre, Lathyrus pratensis, Lotus pedunculatus, Trifolium repens, Iris pseudacorus, Mentha aquatica, Scutellaria minor, Lythrum salicaria, Narthecium ossifragum, Epilobium obscurum, Epilobium palustre, Dactylorhiza maculata, Plantago lanceolata, Veronica scutellata, Polygonum hydropiper, Rumex acetosa, Primula vulgaris, Ranunculus acris, Ranunculus flammula, Ranunculus repens, Comarum palustre, Filipendula ulmaria, Potentilla anserina, Potentilla erecta, Galium palustre, Viola palustris, Agrostis canina, Agrostis capillaris, Agrostis stolonifera, Anthoxanthum odoratum, Cynosurus cristatus, Deschampsia cespitosa, Festuca rubra, Glyceria fluitans, Holcus lanatus, Molinia caerulea, Poa pratensis, Poa trivialis, Dryopteris expansa, Athyrium filix-femina
M24 — Coastal floodplain grazing marsh, Lowland fen, Purple moor grass and rush pasture
Molinia caerulea-Cirsium dissectum fen-meadow
Show 89 indicator speciesSalix cinerea, Salix repens, Alnus glutinosa, Calluna vulgaris, Erica tetralix, Carex hostiana, Carex nigra, Carex panicea, Carex pulicaris, Cladium mariscus, Eriophorum angustifolium, Schoenus nigricans, Juncus acutiflorus, Juncus articulatus, Juncus conglomeratus, Juncus effusus, Juncus subnodulosus, Luzula multiflora, Aulacomnium palustre, Brachythecium rutabulum, Calliergonell cuspidatum, Hypnum cupressiforme, Kindbergia praelonga, Pseudoscleropodium purum, Thuidium tamariscinum, Sphagnum auriculatum, Sphagnum subnitens, Angelica sylvestris, Hydrocotyle vulgaris, Achillea ptarmica, Centaurea nigra, Cirsium arvense, Cirsium dissectum, Cirsium palustre, Eupatorium cannabinum, Leontodon saxatilis, Pulicaria dysenterica, Senecio aquaticus, Serratula tinctoria, Cardamine pratensis, Succisa pratensis, Valeriana dioica, Cerastium fontanum, Silene flos-cuculi, Drosera rotundifolia, Equisetum palustre, Lathyrus pratensis, Lotus pedunculatus, Trifolium pratense, Vicia cracca, Hypericum tetrapterum, Hypericum undulatum, Mentha aquatica, Scutellaria minor, Linum catharticum, Lythrum salicaria, Narthecium ossifragum, Dactylorhiza fuchsii, Dactylorhiza incarnata, Dactylorhiza maculata, Epipactis palustris, Gymnadenia conopsea, Pedicularis sylvatica, Plantago lanceolata, Polygala vulgaris, Rumex acetosa, Anagallis tenella, Primula vulgaris, Ranunculus acris, Ranunculus flammula, Filipendula ulmaria, Potentilla anserina, Potentilla erecta, Potentilla reptans, Rubus fruticosus agg., Galium palustre, Galium uliginosum, Galium verum, Viola palustris, Agrostis canina, Agrostis stolonifera, Anthoxanthum odoratum, Briza media, Danthonia decumbens, Deschampsia cespitosa, Festuca rubra, Holcus lanatus, Molinia caerulea, Phragmites australis
M25 — Blanket bog, Coastal floodplain grazing marsh, Lowland fen, Purple moor grass and rush pasture, Upland acid grassland
Molinia caerulea-Potentilla erecta mire
Show 85 indicator speciesSalix cinerea, Calluna vulgaris, Erica tetralix, Myrica gale, Vaccinium oxycoccos, Ulex europaeus, Ulex gallii, Carex echinata, Carex flacca, Carex nigra, Carex panicea, Eriophorum angustifolium, Schoenus nigricans, Juncus acutiflorus, Juncus articulatus, Juncus effusus, Juncus subnodulosus, Luzula campestris, Luzula multiflora, Aulacomnium palustre, Pohlia nutans, Calliergon giganteum, Calliergonell cuspidatum, Hypnum jutlandicum, Kindbergia praelonga, Pleurozium schreberi, Pseudoscleropodium purum, Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus, Polytrichum commune, Sphagnum auriculatum, Sphagnum capillifolium, Sphagnum fallax, Sphagnum palustre, Sphagnum papillosum, Sphagnum subnitens, Calypogeia fissa, Cephalozia bicuspidata, Lophocolea bidentata, Lophozia ventricosa, Angelica sylvestris, Carum verticillatum, Hydrocotyle vulgaris, Achillea ptarmica, Centaurea nigra, Cirsium palustre, Eupatorium cannabinum, Pulicaria dysenterica, Serratula tinctoria, Cardamine pratensis, Lobelia urens, Succisa pratensis, Valeriana officinalis, Equisetum palustre, Lotus pedunculatus, Hypericum pulchrum, Hypericum tetrapterum, Mentha aquatica, Scutellaria minor, Menyanthes trifoliata, Narthecium ossifragum, Epilobium palustre, Dactylorhiza maculata, Rumex acetosa, Ranunculus acris, Ranunculus flammula, Filipendula ulmaria, Potentilla erecta, Rubus fruticosus agg., Galium palustre, Viola palustris, Agrostis canina, Agrostis capillaris, Agrostis curtisii, Agrostis stolonifera, Anthoxanthum odoratum, Danthonia decumbens, Deschampsia cespitosa, Festuca ovina, Festuca rubra, Holcus lanatus, Molinia caerulea, Nardus stricta, Phragmites australis, Dryopteris carthusiana, Osmunda regalis
M27 — Limestone pavement, Lowland fen, Upland spring flush
Filipendula ulmaria-Angelica sylvestris mire
Show 104 indicator speciesCarex acutiformis, Carex appropinquata, Carex disticha, Carex nigra, Carex panicea, Carex paniculata, Carex rostrata, Carex vesicaria, Juncus acutiflorus, Juncus articulatus, Juncus conglomeratus, Juncus effusus, Juncus inflexus, Juncus subnodulosus, Sparganium erectum, Plagiomnium elatum, Plagiomnium undulatum, Rhizomnium punctatum, Brachythecium rutabulum, Calliergon cordifolium, Calliergonell cuspidatum, Kindbergia praelonga, Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus, Thuidium tamariscinum, Chiloscyphus pallescens, Lophocolea bidentata, Angelica sylvestris, Heracleum sphondylium, Oenanthe crocata, Hydrocotyle vulgaris, Achillea ptarmica, Caltha palustris, Centaurea nigra, Cirsium arvense, Cirsium heterophyllum, Cirsium palustre, Crepis paludosa, Eupatorium cannabinum, Pulicaria dysenterica, Senecio aquaticus, Myosotis scorpioides, Cardamine flexuosa, Cardamine pratensis, Cochlearia pyrenaica, Succisa pratensis, Valeriana officinalis, Silene flos-cuculi, Stellaria alsine, Stellaria graminea, Calystegia sepium, Equisetum arvense, Equisetum fluviatile, Equisetum palustre, Lathyrus pratensis, Lotus pedunculatus, Vicia cracca, Iris pseudacorus, Ajuga reptans, Mentha aquatica, Lythrum salicaria, Epilobium hirsutum, Epilobium obscurum, Epilobium palustre, Polygonum amphibium, Polygonum hydropiper, Rumex acetosa, Rumex crispus, Rumex sanguineus, Lysimachia vulgaris, Primula vulgaris, Ranunculus acris, Ranunculus flammula, Ranunculus repens, Thalictrum flavum, Trollius europaeus, Alchemilla glabra, Comarum palustre, Filipendula ulmaria, Geum rivale, Potentilla anserina, Potentilla reptans, Rubus fruticosus agg., Sanguisorba officinalis, Galium aparine, Galium palustre, Galium uliginosum, Urtica dioica, Viola palustris, Agrostis canina, Agrostis stolonifera, Anthoxanthum odoratum, Arrhenatherum elatius, Dactylis glomerata, Elytrigia repens, Festuca rubra, Glyceria maxima, Holcus lanatus, Molinia caerulea, Phalaris arundinacea, Phleum pratense, Phragmites australis, Poa pratensis, Poa trivialis, Pteridium aquilinum
M28 — Lowland fen
Iris pseudacorus-Filipendula ulmaria mire
Show 68 indicator speciesBolboschoenus maritimus, Carex otrubae, Eleocharis palustris, Juncus acutiflorus, Juncus effusus, Juncus inflexus, Calliergonell cuspidatum, Kindbergia praelonga, Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus, Lophocolea bidentata, Angelica sylvestris, Oenanthe crocata, Oenanthe lachenalii, Hydrocotyle vulgaris, Caltha palustris, Cirsium arvense, Cirsium palustre, Tripleurospermum maritimum, Myosotis laxa, Cardamine pratensis, Valeriana officinalis, Silene flos-cuculi, Stellaria alsine, Stellaria media agg., Atriplex prostrata, Equisetum palustre, Lathyrus pratensis, Lotus pedunculatus, Vicia cracca, Geranium robertianum, Iris pseudacorus, Triglochin maritimum, Galeopsis tetrahit, Lycopus europaeus, Mentha aquatica, Stachys palustris, Lythrum salicaria, Montia fontana, Epilobium palustre, Plantago lanceolata, Polygonum hydropiper, Rumex acetosa, Rumex conglomeratus, Rumex crispus, Glaux maritima, Samolus valerandi, Ranunculus acris, Ranunculus repens, Filipendula ulmaria, Potentilla anserina, Galium aparine, Galium palustre, Galium uliginosum, Scutellaria galericulata, Urtica dioica, Agrostis stolonifera, Anthoxanthum odoratum, Arrhenatherum elatius, Dactylis glomerata, Deschampsia cespitosa, Elytrigia repens, Festuca rubra, Holcus lanatus, Phragmites australis, Poa pratensis, Poa trivialis, Schedonorus arundinaceus, Dryopteris expansa
M29 — Upland spring flush, Valley mire
Hypericum elodes-Potamogeton polygonifolius soakway
Show 60 indicator speciesSalix cinerea, Erica tetralix, Carex demissa, Carex echinata, Carex hostiana, Carex nigra, Carex panicea, Eriophorum angustifolium, Isolepis fluitans, Rhynchospora alba, Eleocharis multicaulis, Eleocharis palustris, Juncus acutiflorus, Juncus articulatus, Juncus bufonius, Juncus bulbosus, Juncus effusus, Sparganium angustifolium, Aulacomnium palustre, Calliergonell cuspidatum, Scorpidium revolvens, Warnstorfia exannulata, Polytrichum commune, Sphagnum auriculatum, Sphagnum cuspidatum, Sphagnum palustre, Sphagnum papillosum, Aneura pinguis, Baldellia ranunculoides, Apium inundatum, Hydrocotyle vulgaris, Cirsium dissectum, Myosotis secunda, Succisa pratensis, Drosera intermedia, Drosera rotundifolia, Equisetum fluviatile, Equisetum palustre, Lotus pedunculatus, Hypericum elodes, Scutellaria minor, Utricularia minor, Menyanthes trifoliata, Narthecium ossifragum, Pedicularis palustris, Potamogeton polygonifolius, Anagallis tenella, Ranunculus flammula, Comarum palustre, Potentilla erecta, Galium constrictum, Galium palustre, Viola palustris, Agrostis canina, Agrostis stolonifera, Glyceria fluitans, Holcus lanatus, Molinia caerulea, Nardus stricta, Pilularia globulifera
M31 — Upland spring flush
Anthelia julacea-Sphagnum auriculatum spring
Show 45 indicator speciesCarex bigelowii, Carex demissa, Carex echinata, Carex nigra, Eriophorum angustifolium, Juncus bulbosus, Juncus squarrosus, Huperzia selago, Philonotis fontana, Pohlia ludwigii, Campylopus atrovirens, Racomitrium fasciculare, Racomitrium heterostichum, Racomitrium lanuginosum, Warnstorfia exannulata, Polytrichastrum alpinum, Polytrichum commune, Blindia acuta, Sphagnum auriculatum, Anthelia julacea, Barbilophozia floerkei, Diplophyllum albicans, Marsupella emarginata, Mylia taylorii, Nardia scalaris, Scapania undulata, Aneura pinguis, Saussurea alpina, Taraxacum officianalis, Cerastium fontanum, Pinguicula vulgaris, Narthecium ossifragum, Plantago maritima, Ranunculus acris, Ranunculus flammula, Thalictrum alpinum, Saxifraga stellaris, Viola palustris, Agrostis canina, Agrostis stolonifera, Deschampsia cespitosa, Deschampsia flexuosa, Festuca vivipara, Molinia caerulea, Nardus stricta
M32 — Upland spring flush
Philonotis fontana-Saxifraga stellaris spring
Show 86 indicator speciesCarex bigelowii, Carex demissa, Carex echinata, Carex nigra, Carex panicea, Carex pulicaris, Eriophorum angustifolium, Juncus articulatus, Juncus bulbosus, Juncus effusus, Juncus squarrosus, Juncus triglumis, Selaginella selaginoides, Bryum pseudotriquetrum, Bryum weigelii, Philonotis fontana, Plagiomnium ellipticum, Rhizomnium punctatum, Dicrodontium palustris, Brachythecium plumosum, Brachythecium rivulare, Calliergonell cuspidatum, Cratoneuron filicinum, Drepanocladus fluitans, Hygrohypnum ochraceum, Palustriella commutatum, Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus, Scorpidium revolvens, Straminergon stramineum, Warnstorfia exannulata, Polytrichum commune, Sphagnum auriculatum, Sphagnum squarrosum, Sphagnum subnitens, Sphagnum teres, Chiloscyphus pallescens, Chiloscyphus polyanthos, Jungermannia exsertifolia, Jungermannia sphaerocarpa, Nardia scalaris, Scapania uliginosa, Scapania undulata, Marchantia polymorpha sens.lat., Aneura pinguis, Pellia epiphylla, Bellis perennis, Caltha palustris, Scorzoneroides autumnalis, Myosotis stolonifera, Cardamine flexuosa, Cardamine pratensis, Cerastium fontanum, Sagina procumbens, Stellaria alsine, Equisetum palustre, Pinguicula vulgaris, Montia fontana, Epilobium alsinifolium, Epilobium anagallidifolium, Epilobium palustre, Euphrasia frigida, Veronica serpyllifolia, Polygonum viviparum, Rumex acetosa, Primula vulgaris, Ranunculus acris, Ranunculus flammula, Thalictrum alpinum, Alchemilla glabra, Geum rivale, Galium palustre, Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, Saxifraga hypnoides, Saxifraga stellaris, Viola palustris, Agrostis canina, Agrostis capillaris, Agrostis stolonifera, Alopecurus alpinus, Anthoxanthum odoratum, Deschampsia cespitosa, Festuca ovina, Festuca rubra, Nardus stricta, Poa annua, Poa trivialis
M33 — Upland spring flush
Pohlia wahlenbergii var. glacialis spring
Show 25 indicator speciesBryum weigelii, Philonotis fontana, Pohlia ludwigii, Pohlia wahlenbergii, Dicrodontium palustris, Hygrohypnum luridum, Straminergon stramineum, Warnstorfia exannulata, Sphagnum squarrosum, Scapania nemorea, Scapania uliginosa, Scapania undulata, Marchantia polymorpha sens.lat., Cerastium cerastoides, Stellaria alsine, Montia fontana, Epilobium anagallidifolium, Veronica serpyllifolia, Rumex acetosa, Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, Saxifraga stellaris, Agrostis capillaris, Deschampsia cespitosa, Festuca rubra, Poa annua
M34 — Upland spring flush
Carex demissa-Koenigia islandica flush
Show 23 indicator speciesCarex demissa, Carex dioica, Carex nigra, Juncus bulbosus, Juncus squarrosus, Juncus triglumis, Luzula spicata, Philonotis fontana, Dicrodontium palustris, Racomitrium heterostichum, Scorpidium revolvens, Blindia acuta, Sphagnum auriculatum, Marsupella emarginata, Scapania undulata, Cochlearia officinalis, Sagina saginoides, Pinguicula vulgaris, Euphrasia frigida, Koenigia islandica, Ranunculus acris, Saxifraga stellaris, Deschampsia cespitosa
M35 — Upland spring flush
Ranunculus omiophyllus-Montia fontana rill
Show 44 indicator speciesCarex echinata, Carex microglochin, Carex nigra, Carex panicea, Juncus articulatus, Juncus bufonius, Juncus bulbosus, Juncus effusus, Philonotis fontana, Brachythecium rivulare, Calliergonell cuspidatum, Hamatocaulis vernicosus, Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus, Straminergon stramineum, Warnstorfia exannulata, Polytrichum commune, Sphagnum auriculatum, Scapania irrigua, Hydrocotyle vulgaris, Chamaemelum nobile, Myosotis secunda, Cardamine pratensis, Sagina procumbens, Stellaria alsine, Equisetum palustre, Lotus pedunculatus, Trifolium repens, Montia fontana, Epilobium palustre, Callitriche stagnalis, Potamogeton polygonifolius, Ranunculus flammula, Ranunculus omiophyllus, Ranunculus repens, Galium palustre, Agrostis canina, Agrostis stolonifera, Alopecurus geniculatus, Glyceria fluitans, Holcus mollis, Molinia caerulea, Nardus stricta, Poa annua, Poa trivialis
M37 — Upland spring flush
Cratoneuron commutatum-Festuca rubra spring
Show 60 indicator speciesCarex demissa, Carex dioica, Carex flacca, Carex lepidocarpa, Carex nigra, Carex panicea, Carex pulicaris, Eriophorum angustifolium, Juncus articulatus, Juncus bulbosus, Selaginella selaginoides, Breutelia chrysocoma, Bryum pseudotriquetrum, Philonotis fontana, Dicrodontium palustris, Brachythecium rivulare, Cratoneuron filicinum, Ctenidium molluscum, Palustriella commutatum, Scorpidium revolvens, Gymnostomum aeruginosum, Hymenostylium recurvirostrum, Blindia acuta, Jungermannia exsertifolia, Conocephalum conicum, Aneura pinguis, Pellia endiviifolia, Caltha palustris, Crepis paludosa, Taraxacum officianalis, Tussilago farfara, Cardamine pratensis, Cochlearia officinalis, Cerastium fontanum, Sagina nodosa, Sagina procumbens, Equisetum palustre, Equisetum variegatum, Hypericum pulchrum, Triglochin palustre, Pinguicula vulgaris, Montia fontana, Epilobium alsinifolium, Euphrasia officinalis, Polygonum viviparum, Rumex acetosa, Thalictrum alpinum, Alchemilla glabra, Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, Saxifraga aizoides, Agrostis canina, Agrostis capillaris, Agrostis stolonifera, Deschampsia cespitosa, Festuca ovina, Festuca rubra, Holcus lanatus, Holcus mollis, Poa pratensis, Poa trivialis
M38 — Upland spring flush
Cratoneuron commutatum-Carex nigra spring
Show 100 indicator speciesCarex demissa, Carex dioica, Carex echinata, Carex flacca, Carex lepidocarpa, Carex nigra, Carex panicea, Carex pulicaris, Carex rostrata, Juncus acutiflorus, Juncus articulatus, Juncus bulbosus, Juncus triglumis, Selaginella selaginoides, Bryum pseudotriquetrum, Cinclidium stygium, Philonotis calcarea, Philonotis fontana, Plagiomnium elatum, Rhizomnium pseudopunctatum, Rhizomnium punctatum, Oncophorus virens, Fissidens adianthoides, Fissidens osmundoides, Brachythecium rivulare, Calliergonell cuspidatum, Climacium dendroides, Cratoneuron filicinum, Ctenidium molluscum, Hylocomium splendens, Palustriella commutatum, Scorpidium revolvens, Thuidium delicatulum, Gymnostomum aeruginosum, Meesia uliginosa, Chiloscyphus pallescens, Chiloscyphus polyanthos, Jungermannia atrovirens, Leiocolea alpestris, Leiocolea bantriensis, Moerckia hibernica, Aneura pinguis, Pellia endiviifolia, Achillea millefolium, Achillea ptarmica, Bellis perennis, Caltha palustris, Cirsium palustre, Scorzoneroides autumnalis, Taraxacum officianalis, Cardamine pratensis, Cochlearia officinalis, Valeriana dioica, Cerastium fontanum, Minuartia verna, Sagina nodosa, Sagina procumbens, Parnassia palustris, Sedum villosum, Equisetum palustre, Trifolium repens, Triglochin palustre, Thymus praecox, Linum catharticum, Epilobium alsinifolium, Epilobium anagallidifolium, Epilobium brunnescens, Epilobium palustre, Euphrasia confusa, Plantago lanceolata, Veronica beccabunga, Veronica scutellata, Veronica serpyllifolia, Polygonum viviparum, Primula vulgaris, Ranunculus acris, Ranunculus flammula, Ranunculus repens, Alchemilla filicaulis, Alchemilla glabra, Comarum palustre, Filipendula ulmaria, Geum rivale, Potentilla erecta, Galium palustre, Saxifraga hirculus, Saxifraga stellaris, Viola palustris, Viola riviniana, Agrostis canina, Agrostis stolonifera, Alopecurus geniculatus, Anthoxanthum odoratum, Briza media, Deschampsia cespitosa, Festuca ovina, Festuca rubra, Nardus stricta, Poa subcaerulea, Poa trivialis
MC6 — Coastal vegetated shingle, Hard cliff and cliff slope
Atriplex prostrata-Beta vulgaris ssp. maritima sea-bird cliff community
Show 17 indicator speciesDaucus carota, Sonchus oleraceus, Taraxacum officianalis, Tripleurospermum maritimum, Cochlearia officinalis, Silene uniflora, Spergularia rupicola, Atriplex hastata, Malva arborea, Plantago coronopus, Armeria maritima, Polygonum aviculare, Rumex crispus, Bromus hordeaceous, Catapodium marinum, Dactylis glomerata, Festuca rubra
MG1 — Brownfield, Hard cliff and cliff slope
Arrhenatherum elatius grassland
Show 102 indicator speciesHedera helix, Luzula campestris, Brachythecium rutabulum, Kindbergia praelonga, Pseudoscleropodium purum, Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus, Aegopodium podagraria, Anthriscus sylvestris, Conopodium majus, Daucus carota, Heracleum sphondylium, Pimpinella major, Pimpinella saxifraga, Achillea millefolium, Artemisia vulgaris, Carduus nutans, Centaurea nigra, Centaurea scabiosa, Cirsium arvense, Cirsium vulgare, Hypochaeris radicata, Jacobaea vulgaris, Leontodon hispidus, Leucanthemum vulgare, Sonchus asper, Taraxacum officianalis, Capsella bursa-pastoris, Campanula rotundifolia, Knautia arvensis, Scabiosa columbaria, Cerastium fontanum, Silene nutans, Stellaria graminea, Convolvulus arvensis, Lathyrus pratensis, Lotus corniculatus, Lotus pedunculatus, Trifolium pratense, Trifolium repens, Vicia cracca, Vicia sativa, Vicia sepium, Geranium dissectum, Hypericum perforatum, Clinopodium vulgare, Glechoma hederacea, Lamium album, Origanum vulgare, Teucrium scorodonia, Thymus praecox, Linum catharticum, Chamerion angustifolium, Epilobium hirsutum, Epipactis purpurata, Rhinanthus minor, Papaver dubium, Plantago lanceolata, Veronica chamaedrys, Rumex acetosa, Rumex crispus, Rumex obtusifolius, Primula veris, Primula vulgaris, Ficaria verna, Ranunculus acris, Ranunculus bulbosus, Ranunculus repens, Agrimonia eupatoria, Filipendula ulmaria, Potentilla reptans, Poterium sanguisorba, Rubus fruticosus agg., Galium aparine, Galium mollugo sens.lat., Galium verum, Urtica dioica, Agrostis capillaris, Agrostis stolonifera, Alopecurus pratensis, Anisantha sterilis, Anthoxanthum odoratum, Arrhenatherum elatius, Avenula pubescens, Brachypodium sylvaticum, Briza media, Bromopsis erecta, Bromus hordeaceous, Cynosurus cristatus, Dactylis glomerata, Elytrigia repens, Festuca ovina, Festuca rubra, Holcus lanatus, Holcus mollis, Lolium perenne, Phleum pratense, Poa pratensis, Poa trivialis, Schedonorus pratensis, Trisetum flavescens, Pteridium aquilinum, Chara vulgaris
MG2 — Brownfield
Arrhenatherum elatius-Filipendula ulmaria tall-herb grassland
Show 101 indicator speciesFraxinus excelsior, Luzula sylvatica, Mnium hornum, Plagiomnium affine, Plagiomnium undulatum, Dicranum majus, Dicranum scoparium, Brachythecium rutabulum, Calliergonell cuspidatum, Climacium dendroides, Eurhynchium striatum, Hylocomium splendens, Hypnum cupressiforme, Kindbergia praelonga, Oxyrrhynchium hians, Plagiothecium denticulatum, Plagiothecium undulatum, Pleurozium schreberi, Pseudoscleropodium purum, Rhytidiadelphus loreus, Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus, Sanionia uncinata, Thuidium tamariscinum, Lophocolea bidentata, Lophocolea heterophylla, Plagiochila asplenioides, Tritomaria quinquedentata, Peltigera horizontalis, Peltigera praetextata, Angelica sylvestris, Anthriscus sylvestris, Heracleum sphondylium, Pimpinella major, Centaurea nigra, Cirsium palustre, Jacobaea vulgaris, Leontodon hispidus, Myosotis arvensis, Cochlearia alpina, Draba muralis, Campanula rotundifolia, Scabiosa columbaria, Succisa pratensis, Valeriana officinalis, Cerastium fontanum, Silene dioica, Stellaria holostea, Parnassia palustris, Mercurialis perennis, Lathyrus pratensis, Vicia sepium, Geranium robertianum, Geranium sylvaticum, Hypericum hirsutum, Clinopodium vulgare, Origanum vulgare, Stachys sylvatica, Teucrium scorodonia, Epilobium montanum, Oxalis acetosella, Veronica chamaedrys, Polemonium caeruleum, Rumex acetosa, Primula vulgaris, Ficaria verna, Ranunculus acris, Alchemilla glabra, Alchemilla xanthochlora, Filipendula ulmaria, Geum rivale, Potentilla erecta, Rosa villosa, Sanguisorba officinalis, Cruciata laevipes, Galium aparine, Galium sterneri, Galium verum, Chrysosplenium alternifolium, Saxifraga hypnoides, Scrophularia nodosa, Urtica dioica, Viola riviniana, Anthoxanthum odoratum, Arrhenatherum elatius, Avenula pubescens, Briza media, Bromopsis ramosa, Dactylis glomerata, Deschampsia cespitosa, Festuca ovina, Festuca rubra, Holcus lanatus, Holcus mollis, Poa pratensis, Poa trivialis, Schedonorus pratensis, Sesleria caerulea, Trisetum flavescens, Dryopteris filix-mas, Cystopteris fragilis, Chara curta
MG4 — Coastal floodplain grazing marsh, Lowland meadow and pasture
Alopecurus pratensis-Sanguisorba officinalis grassland
Show 71 indicator speciesCarex acutiformis, Carex hirta, Carex panicea, Juncus articulatus, Juncus inflexus, Luzula campestris, Plagiomnium elatum, Brachythecium rutabulum, Calliergonell cuspidatum, Kindbergia praelonga, Heracleum sphondylium, Achillea millefolium, Bellis perennis, Caltha palustris, Centaurea nigra, Cirsium arvense, Cirsium palustre, Hypochaeris radicata, Leontodon hispidus, Leucanthemum vulgare, Scorzoneroides autumnalis, Serratula tinctoria, Taraxacum officianalis, Cardamine pratensis, Succisa pratensis, Cerastium fontanum, Equisetum arvense, Lathyrus pratensis, Lotus corniculatus, Trifolium dubium, Trifolium pratense, Trifolium repens, Vicia cracca, Vicia sepium, Fritillaria meleagris, Rhinanthus minor, Plantago lanceolata, Veronica serpyllifolia, Rumex acetosa, Primula veris, Primula vulgaris, Ranunculus acris, Ranunculus bulbosus, Ranunculus repens, Thalictrum flavum, Filipendula ulmaria, Potentilla anglica, Sanguisorba officinalis, Galium verum, Silaum silaus, Agrostis capillaris, Agrostis stolonifera, Alopecurus pratensis, Anthoxanthum odoratum, Arrhenatherum elatius, Briza media, Bromopsis erecta, Bromus hordeaceous, Cynosurus cristatus, Dactylis glomerata, Deschampsia cespitosa, Festuca rubra, Holcus lanatus, Lolium perenne, Phleum pratense, Poa pratensis, Poa trivialis, Schedonorus arundinaceus, Schedonorus pratensis, Trisetum flavescens, Chara curta
MG6 — Coastal floodplain grazing marsh, Traditional orchard
Lolium perenne-Cynosurus cristatus grassland
Show 53 indicator speciesJuncus effusus, Luzula campestris, Brachythecium rutabulum, Kindbergia praelonga, Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus, Pimpinella saxifraga, Achillea millefolium, Bellis perennis, Centaurea nigra, Cirsium arvense, Cirsium vulgare, Hypochaeris radicata, Scorzoneroides autumnalis, Taraxacum officianalis, Cardamine pratensis, Cerastium fontanum, Lathyrus pratensis, Medicago lupulina, Trifolium dubium, Trifolium pratense, Trifolium repens, Iris pseudacorus, Rhinanthus minor, Plantago lanceolata, Plantago major, Veronica chamaedrys, Rumex acetosa, Rumex obtusifolius, Primula vulgaris, Ranunculus acris, Ranunculus repens, Potentilla anserina, Potentilla reptans, Agrostis capillaris, Agrostis stolonifera, Alopecurus geniculatus, Alopecurus pratensis, Anthoxanthum odoratum, Arrhenatherum elatius, Bromus hordeaceous, Cynosurus cristatus, Dactylis glomerata, Deschampsia cespitosa, Festuca ovina, Festuca rubra, Holcus lanatus, Lolium perenne, Phleum pratense, Poa annua, Poa pratensis, Poa trivialis, Schedonorus pratensis, Trisetum flavescens
MG7 — Coastal floodplain grazing marsh, Mesotrophic grassland
Lolium perenne leys and related grasslands Lolium perenne-Alopecurus pratensis grassland
Show 47 indicator speciesJuncus inflexus, Brachythecium rutabulum, Kindbergia praelonga, Achillea millefolium, Bellis perennis, Cirsium arvense, Cirsium vulgare, Hypochaeris radicata, Scorzoneroides autumnalis, Taraxacum officianalis, Capsella bursa-pastoris, Cardamine pratensis, Cerastium fontanum, Cerastium glomeratum, Stellaria media agg., Lathyrus pratensis, Trifolium dubium, Trifolium pratense, Trifolium repens, Vicia cracca, Vicia sativa, Plantago lanceolata, Plantago major, Rumex acetosa, Rumex conglomeratus, Rumex crispus, Rumex obtusifolius, Ranunculus acris, Ranunculus bulbosus, Ranunculus repens, Agrostis capillaris, Agrostis stolonifera, Alopecurus pratensis, Anthoxanthum odoratum, Arrhenatherum elatius, Bromus hordeaceous, Dactylis glomerata, Elytrigia repens, Festuca rubra, Holcus lanatus, Lolium multiflorum, Lolium perenne, Phleum pratense, Poa annua, Poa pratensis, Poa trivialis, Schedonorus pratensis
MG8 — Coastal floodplain grazing marsh, Lowland meadow and pasture
Cynosurus cristatus-Caltha palustris grassland
Show 70 indicator speciesCarex demissa, Carex distans, Carex flacca, Carex nigra, Carex panicea, Eleocharis palustris, Juncus acutiflorus, Juncus articulatus, Juncus effusus, Luzula campestris, Plagiomnium rostratum, Brachythecium rutabulum, Calliergonell cuspidatum, Kindbergia praelonga, Angelica sylvestris, Achillea ptarmica, Bellis perennis, Caltha palustris, Centaurea nigra, Cirsium palustre, Crepis paludosa, Leontodon hispidus, Leucanthemum vulgare, Scorzoneroides autumnalis, Senecio aquaticus, Taraxacum officianalis, Myosotis scorpioides, Cardamine pratensis, Succisa pratensis, Valeriana dioica, Cerastium fontanum, Silene flos-cuculi, Equisetum arvense, Equisetum palustre, Lotus corniculatus, Lotus pedunculatus, Trifolium pratense, Trifolium repens, Mentha aquatica, Euphrasia nemorosa, Rhinanthus minor, Plantago lanceolata, Veronica chamaedrys, Rumex acetosa, Primula vulgaris, Ranunculus acris, Ranunculus repens, Trollius europaeus, Alchemilla glabra, Alchemilla xanthochlora, Filipendula ulmaria, Geum rivale, Sanguisorba officinalis, Galium palustre, Galium uliginosum, Agrostis capillaris, Agrostis stolonifera, Anthoxanthum odoratum, Avenula pubescens, Briza media, Bromus hordeaceous, Cynosurus cristatus, Dactylis glomerata, Festuca rubra, Glyceria declinata, Holcus lanatus, Lolium perenne, Poa trivialis, Schedonorus pratensis, Dryopteris expansa
MG9 — Brownfield, Coastal floodplain grazing marsh, Mesotrophic grassland
Holcus lanatus-Deschampsia cespitosa grassland
Show 79 indicator speciesCarex hirta, Carex nigra, Carex panicea, Juncus articulatus, Juncus effusus, Juncus inflexus, Brachythecium rutabulum, Calliergonell cuspidatum, Kindbergia praelonga, Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus, Angelica sylvestris, Conopodium majus, Heracleum sphondylium, Achillea millefolium, Achillea ptarmica, Centaurea nigra, Cirsium arvense, Cirsium palustre, Cirsium vulgare, Jacobaea vulgaris, Leucanthemum vulgare, Pulicaria dysenterica, Scorzoneroides autumnalis, Senecio aquaticus, Taraxacum officianalis, Cardamine pratensis, Succisa pratensis, Cerastium fontanum, Lathyrus pratensis, Lotus corniculatus, Lotus pedunculatus, Trifolium pratense, Trifolium repens, Vicia cracca, Hypericum perforatum, Mentha aquatica, Dactylorhiza fuchsii, Plantago lanceolata, Rumex acetosa, Rumex conglomeratus, Rumex crispus, Rumex obtusifolius, Rumex sanguineus, Primula veris, Primula vulgaris, Ficaria verna, Ranunculus acris, Ranunculus repens, Agrimonia eupatoria, Filipendula ulmaria, Potentilla anserina, Potentilla erecta, Rubus fruticosus agg., Galium verum, Silaum silaus, Urtica dioica, Agrostis capillaris, Agrostis stolonifera, Alopecurus pratensis, Anthoxanthum odoratum, Arrhenatherum elatius, Briza media, Cynosurus cristatus, Dactylis glomerata, Danthonia decumbens, Deschampsia cespitosa, Festuca rubra, Glyceria fluitans, Holcus lanatus, Holcus mollis, Hordeum secalinum, Lolium perenne, Phalaris arundinacea, Phleum pratense, Poa pratensis, Poa trivialis, Schedonorus arundinaceus, Schedonorus pratensis, Trisetum flavescens
MG10 — Coastal floodplain grazing marsh, Hard cliff and cliff slope, Upland rush pasture
Holcus lanatus-Juncus effusus rush-pasture
Show 58 indicator speciesCarex hirta, Carex panicea, Juncus articulatus, Juncus effusus, Juncus inflexus, Calliergonell cuspidatum, Kindbergia praelonga, Angelica sylvestris, Oenanthe crocata, Caltha palustris, Cirsium arvense, Cirsium palustre, Pulicaria dysenterica, Senecio aquaticus, Taraxacum officianalis, Myosotis scorpioides, Cardamine pratensis, Cerastium fontanum, Silene flos-cuculi, Stellaria alsine, Equisetum arvense, Equisetum palustre, Lotus pedunculatus, Trifolium pratense, Trifolium repens, Vicia cracca, Iris pseudacorus, Mentha aquatica, Plantago lanceolata, Plantago major, Polygonum hydropiper, Rumex acetosa, Rumex conglomeratus, Rumex crispus, Rumex obtusifolius, Primula vulgaris, Ranunculus acris, Ranunculus repens, Filipendula ulmaria, Potentilla anserina, Urtica dioica, Agrostis capillaris, Agrostis stolonifera, Alopecurus geniculatus, Alopecurus pratensis, Anthoxanthum odoratum, Cynosurus cristatus, Dactylis glomerata, Festuca rubra, Festulolium loliaceum, Glyceria fluitans, Holcus lanatus, Lolium perenne, Phalaris arundinacea, Phleum pratense, Poa pratensis, Poa trivialis, Schedonorus pratensis
MG11 — Brownfield, Coastal floodplain grazing marsh, Hard cliff and cliff slope
Festuca rubra-Agrostis stolonifera-Potentilla anserina grassland
Show 64 indicator speciesAtriplex portulacoides, Carex arenaria, Carex distans, Juncus articulatus, Juncus bufonius, Juncus gerardii, Brachythecium rutabulum, Odontites verna, Oenanthe lachenalii, Bellis perennis, Cirsium arvense, Cirsium vulgare, Hypochaeris radicata, Matricaria discoidea, Scorzoneroides autumnalis, Senecio aquaticus, Sonchus asper, Taraxacum officianalis, Tripleurospermum maritimum, Cochlearia anglica, Cochlearia officinalis, Cerastium fontanum, Honckenya peploides, Sagina procumbens, Silene dioica, Silene uniflora, Stellaria media agg., Atriplex hastata, Lotus corniculatus, Trifolium repens, Triglochin maritimum, Plantago lanceolata, Plantago major, Plantago maritima, Polygonum aviculare, Rumex acetosa, Rumex crispus, Rumex obtusifolius, Glaux maritima, Ranunculus acris, Ranunculus repens, Potentilla anserina, Potentilla reptans, Galium aparine, Urtica dioica, Agrostis capillaris, Agrostis stolonifera, Alopecurus geniculatus, Ammophila arenaria, Arrhenatherum elatius, Bromus hordeaceous, Dactylis glomerata, Elytrigia juncea, Elytrigia repens, Festuca rubra, Holcus lanatus, Lolium perenne, Parapholis strigosa, Phleum pratense, Poa annua, Poa pratensis, Poa trivialis, Schedonorus arundinaceus, Schedonorus pratensis
MG12 — Coastal floodplain grazing marsh, Hard cliff and cliff slope
Festuca arundinacea grassland
Show 56 indicator speciesAtriplex portulacoides, Carex distans, Carex nigra, Carex otrubae, Eleocharis uniglumis, Juncus acutiflorus, Juncus articulatus, Juncus gerardii, Juncus inflexus, Juncus maritimus, Kindbergia praelonga, Odontites verna, Oenanthe crocata, Oenanthe lachenalii, Torilis japonica, Cirsium arvense, Hypochaeris radicata, Scorzoneroides autumnalis, Sonchus arvensis, Taraxacum officianalis, Tripleurospermum maritimum, Cerastium fontanum, Stellaria media agg., Atriplex hastata, Equisetum palustre, Lathyrus pratensis, Lotus corniculatus, Trifolium pratense, Trifolium repens, Vicia cracca, Iris pseudacorus, Triglochin maritimum, Triglochin palustre, Plantago lanceolata, Plantago major, Plantago maritima, Rumex crispus, Glaux maritima, Ranunculus acris, Potentilla anserina, Galium palustre, Agrostis capillaris, Agrostis stolonifera, Anthoxanthum odoratum, Arrhenatherum elatius, Cynosurus cristatus, Dactylis glomerata, Elytrigia atherica, Elytrigia repens, Festuca rubra, Holcus lanatus, Lolium perenne, Phragmites australis, Poa pratensis, Schedonorus arundinaceus, Schedonorus pratensis
MG13 — Brownfield, Coastal floodplain grazing marsh
Agrostis stolonifera-Alopecurus geniculatus grassland
Show 44 indicator speciesCarex panicea, Juncus acutiflorus, Juncus articulatus, Juncus bufonius, Juncus effusus, Juncus gerardii, Ceratodon purpureus, Brachythecium rutabulum, Oenanthe fistulosa, Caltha palustris, Cirsium arvense, Scorzoneroides autumnalis, Myosotis scorpioides, Valeriana dioica, Stellaria alsine, Stellaria neglecta, Atriplex hastata, Triglochin maritimum, Triglochin palustre, Mentha aquatica, Montia fontana, Polygonum hydropiper, Rumex conglomeratus, Rumex crispus, Ranunculus flammula, Ranunculus repens, Ranunculus sceleratus, Potentilla anserina, Agrostis stolonifera, Alopecurus geniculatus, Alopecurus pratensis, Anthoxanthum odoratum, Bromus hordeaceous, Dactylis glomerata, Deschampsia cespitosa, Festuca rubra, Glyceria declinata, Glyceria fluitans, Glyceria notata, Holcus lanatus, Poa annua, Poa trivialis, Schedonorus pratensis, Dryopteris expansa
OV3 — Arable, Open habitat arable weed less fertile acid, Pond ditch and canal
Papaver rhoeas-Viola arvensis community
Show 52 indicator speciesBryum erythrocarpum, Phascum cuspidatum, Heracleum sphondylium, Achillea millefolium, Anthemis arvensis, Artemisia vulgaris, Cirsium arvense, Eupatorium cannabinum, Matricaria discoidea, Pulicaria dysenterica, Senecio vulgaris, Sonchus asper, Sonchus oleraceus, Taraxacum officianalis, Tripleurospermum inodorum, Anchusa arvensis, Myosotis arvensis, Arabidopsis thaliana, Capsella bursa-pastoris, Descurainia sophia, Sisymbrium officinale, Valerianella locusta, Arenaria leptoclados, Arenaria serpyllifolia, Silene latifolia, Spergula arvensis, Stellaria media agg., Chenopodium album, Convolvulus arvensis, Medicago lupulina, Trifolium repens, Vicia sativa, Geranium dissectum, Epilobium hirsutum, Papaver argemone, Papaver dubium, Veronica arvensis, Veronica persica, Veronica triphyllos, Fallopia convolvulus, Polygonum aviculare, Rumex crispus, Anagallis arvensis, Aphanes microcarpa, Galium aparine, Urtica dioica, Viola arvensis, Agrostis stolonifera, Elytrigia repens, Poa annua, Poa trivialis, Chara vulgaris
OV4 — Arable
Chrysanthemum segetum-Spergula arvensis community
Show 56 indicator speciesBryum rubens, Daucus carota, Artemisia vulgaris, Bellis perennis, Cirsium arvense, Cirsium vulgare, Crepis capillaris, Filaginella uliginosa, Glebionis segetum, Matricaria discoidea, Senecio vulgaris, Sonchus asper, Taraxacum officianalis, Tripleurospermum inodorum, Anchusa arvensis, Myosotis arvensis, Brassica rapa, Capsella bursa-pastoris, Lepidium didymum, Raphanus raphanistrum, Cerastium fontanum, Cerastium glomeratum, Spergula arvensis, Stellaria media agg., Euphorbia helioscopia, Trifolium dubium, Trifolium repens, Vicia sativa, Fumaria muralis, Geranium dissectum, Galeopsis tetrahit, Lamium purpureum, Stachys arvensis, Plantago major, Veronica agrestis, Veronica arvensis, Fallopia convolvulus, Persicaria maculosa, Polygonum aviculare, Rumex acetosella, Rumex crispus, Anagallis arvensis, Ranunculus repens, Potentilla anserina, Misopates orontium, Solanum nigrum, Viola arvensis, Agrostis capillaris, Agrostis stolonifera, Dactylis glomerata, Elytrigia repens, Holcus lanatus, Lolium multiflorum, Lolium perenne, Poa annua, Poa trivialis
OV7 — Arable, Open habitat arable weed fertile loam and clay
Veronica persica-Veronica polita community
Show 41 indicator speciesAethusa cynapium, Cirsium arvense, Conyza canadensis, Matricaria discoidea, Senecio vulgaris, Sonchus asper, Sonchus oleraceus, Tripleurospermum inodorum, Capsella bursa-pastoris, Diplotaxis muralis, Erucastrum gallicum, Lepidium coronopus, Sisymbrium officinale, Thlaspi arvense, Stellaria media agg., Atriplex patula, Atriplex prostrata, Chenopodium album, Euphorbia helioscopia, Euphorbia peplus, Lamium amplexicaule, Lamium hybridum, Lamium purpureum, Plantago lanceolata, Plantago major, Veronica persica, Veronica polita, Fallopia convolvulus, Polygonum aviculare, Anagallis arvensis, Ranunculus repens, Galium aparine, Solanum nigrum, Urtica urens, Viola arvensis, Agrostis stolonifera, Avena fatua, Elytrigia repens, Poa annua, Aphanes arvensis, Chara vulgaris
OV8 — Arable, Open habitat arable weed fertile loam and clay
Veronica persica-Alopecurus myosuroides community
Show 41 indicator speciesAethusa cynapium, Anthemis cotula, Cirsium arvense, Lapsana communis, Matricaria chamomilla, Matricaria discoidea, Senecio vulgaris, Sonchus arvensis, Sonchus asper, Sonchus oleraceus, Tripleurospermum inodorum, Capsella bursa-pastoris, Lepidium coronopus, Sinapis arvensis, Sisymbrium officinale, Stellaria media agg., Atriplex patula, Atriplex prostrata, Chenopodium album, Chenopodium hybridum, Convolvulus arvensis, Euphorbia helioscopia, Euphorbia peplus, Trifolium repens, Geranium dissectum, Lamium purpureum, Plantago major, Veronica persica, Fallopia convolvulus, Persicaria maculosa, Polygonum aviculare, Rumex crispus, Galium aparine, Solanum nigrum, Urtica dioica, Urtica urens, Alopecurus myosuroides, Avena fatua, Elytrigia repens, Poa annua, Chara vulgaris
OV9 — Arable, Open habitat arable weed fertile loam and clay
Matricaria perforata-Stellaria media community
Show 76 indicator speciesJuncus bufonius, Bryum rubens, Dicranella staphylina, Kindbergia praelonga, Barbula unguiculata, Phascum cuspidatum, Tortula intermedia, Riccia sorocarpa, Artemisia vulgaris, Cirsium arvense, Crepis capillaris, Filaginella uliginosa, Glebionis segetum, Lapsana communis, Matricaria discoidea, Senecio vulgaris, Sonchus arvensis, Sonchus asper, Taraxacum officianalis, Tripleurospermum maritimum, Tussilago farfara, Anchusa arvensis, Myosotis arvensis, Capsella bursa-pastoris, Raphanus raphanistrum, Sisymbrium officinale, Cerastium fontanum, Stellaria media agg., Atriplex patula, Atriplex prostrata, Chenopodium album, Equisetum arvense, Mercurialis annua, Trifolium pratense, Trifolium repens, Fumaria officinalis, Geranium molle, Galeopsis tetrahit, Lamium hybridum, Lamium purpureum, Chamerion angustifolium, Epilobium montanum, Papaver dubium, Plantago lanceolata, Plantago major, Veronica arvensis, Veronica persica, Fallopia convolvulus, Persicaria maculosa, Polygonum arenastrum, Polygonum aviculare, Rumex acetosella, Rumex crispus, Rumex obtusifolius, Anagallis arvensis, Ranunculus arvensis, Potentilla anserina, Sherardia arvensis, Misopates orontium, Solanum nigrum, Urtica dioica, Viola arvensis, Agrostis capillaris, Agrostis stolonifera, Anisantha sterilis, Arrhenatherum elatius, Dactylis glomerata, Elytrigia repens, Holcus lanatus, Holcus mollis, Hordeum vulgare, Lolium perenne, Poa annua, Poa trivialis, Aphanes arvensis, Chara vulgaris
OV10 — Arable, Open habitat arable weed fertile loam and clay
Poa annua-Senecio vulgaris community
Show 74 indicator speciesBryum argenteum, Heracleum sphondylium, Achillea millefolium, Anthemis cotula, Arctium minus, Cirsium arvense, Cirsium vulgare, Jacobaea vulgaris, Lapsana communis, Leucanthemum vulgare, Matricaria chamomilla, Matricaria discoidea, Senecio squalidus, Senecio vulgaris, Sonchus asper, Sonchus oleraceus, Taraxacum officianalis, Tripleurospermum inodorum, Tussilago farfara, Myosotis arvensis, Alliaria petiolata, Capsella bursa-pastoris, Erophila verna, Lepidium coronopus, Raphanus raphanistrum, Sinapis arvensis, Cerastium fontanum, Spergula arvensis, Stellaria media agg., Atriplex prostrata, Chenopodium album, Euphorbia exigua, Euphorbia helioscopia, Medicago lupulina, Trifolium pratense, Trifolium repens, Vicia sativa, Fumaria officinalis, Eriodium cicutarium, Lamium hybridum, Lamium purpureum, Chamerion angustifolium, Plantago lanceolata, Plantago major, Plantago media, Veronica arvensis, Veronica chamaedrys, Veronica persica, Veronica polita, Fallopia convolvulus, Persicaria maculosa, Polygonum arenastrum, Polygonum aviculare, Rumex acetosa, Rumex crispus, Rumex obtusifolius, Anagallis arvensis, Ranunculus repens, Galium aparine, Urtica dioica, Urtica urens, Viola arvensis, Agrostis capillaris, Agrostis stolonifera, Anisantha sterilis, Dactylis glomerata, Elytrigia repens, Festuca ovina, Holcus lanatus, Lolium perenne, Poa annua, Poa pratensis, Poa trivialis, Aphanes arvensis
OV11 — Arable, Open habitat arable weed fertile loam and clay
Poa annua-Stachys arvensis community
Show 61 indicator speciesBryum erythrocarpum, Dicranella staphylina, Pleuridium subulatum, Brachythecium rutabulum, Kindbergia praelonga, Tortula truncata, Daucus carota, Glebionis segetum, Matricaria discoidea, Scorzoneroides autumnalis, Senecio sylvaticus, Senecio vulgaris, Sonchus arvensis, Sonchus asper, Taraxacum officianalis, Tripleurospermum inodorum, Capsella bursa-pastoris, Lepidium didymum, Sinapis arvensis, Cerastium fontanum, Cerastium glomeratum, Spergula arvensis, Stellaria media agg., Atriplex patula, Chenopodium album, Euphorbia exigua, Euphorbia helioscopia, Trifolium dubium, Trifolium repens, Fumaria bastardii, Fumaria muralis, Geranium dissectum, Lamium purpureum, Stachys arvensis, Kickxia elatine, Plantago lanceolata, Plantago major, Veronica arvensis, Veronica persica, Fallopia convolvulus, Persicaria maculosa, Polygonum aviculare, Polygonum lapathifolium, Rumex crispus, Rumex obtusifolius, Anagallis arvensis, Ranunculus repens, Aphanes microcarpa, Potentilla anserina, Sherardia arvensis, Misopates orontium, Solanum nigrum, Viola arvensis, Agrostis capillaris, Agrostis stolonifera, Elytrigia repens, Holcus lanatus, Lolium perenne, Poa annua, Poa trivialis, Aphanes arvensis
OV13 — Arable, Open habitat arable weed fertile loam and clay
Stellaria media-Capsella bursa-pastoris community
Show 59 indicator speciesArctium minus, Cirsium arvense, Cirsium vulgare, Matricaria discoidea, Senecio vulgaris, Sonchus arvensis, Sonchus asper, Sonchus oleraceus, Tripleurospermum inodorum, Tripleurospermum maritimum, Brassica napus, Capsella bursa-pastoris, Lepidium coronopus, Sinapis arvensis, Sisymbrium officinale, Thlaspi arvense, Spergula arvensis, Stellaria media agg., Atriplex patula, Atriplex prostrata, Chenopodium album, Chenopodium bonus-henricus, Chenopodium rubrum, Chenopodium urbicum, Calystegia sepium, Convolvulus arvensis, Euphorbia helioscopia, Euphorbia peplus, Mercurialis annua, Trifolium repens, Fumaria bastardii, Fumaria muralis, Geranium dissectum, Lamium album, Lamium hybridum, Lamium purpureum, Plantago major, Veronica agrestis, Veronica persica, Veronica polita, Fallopia convolvulus, Persicaria maculosa, Polygonum aviculare, Polygonum lapathifolium, Rumex crispus, Rumex obtusifolius, Galium aparine, Solanum nigrum, Urtica dioica, Urtica urens, Agrostis stolonifera, Alopecurus myosuroides, Anisantha sterilis, Avena fatua, Elytrigia repens, Lolium perenne, Poa annua, Poa pratensis, Chara vulgaris
S1 — Lowland fen
Carex elata swamp
Show 33 indicator speciesSalix cinerea, Solanum dulcamara, Carex elata, Carex nigra, Cladium mariscus, Juncus acutiflorus, Juncus subnodulosus, Brachythecium rutabulum, Calliergonell cuspidatum, Kindbergia praelonga, Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus, Berula erecta, Hydrocotyle vulgaris, Caltha palustris, Cirsium palustre, Eupatorium cannabinum, Cardamine pratensis, Equisetum palustre, Lycopus europaeus, Mentha aquatica, Lythrum salicaria, Menyanthes trifoliata, Epilobium palustre, Epipactis palustris, Rumex acetosa, Ranunculus lingua, Comarum palustre, Galium palustre, Viola palustris, Agrostis canina, Anthoxanthum odoratum, Holcus lanatus, Phragmites australis
S2 — Lowland fen
Cladium mariscus swamp and sedge-beds
Show 26 indicator speciesSalix cinerea, Myrica gale, Solanum dulcamara, Carex elata, Carex lasiocarpa, Carex panicea, Carex rostrata, Cladium mariscus, Juncus subnodulosus, Fissidens adianthoides, Calliergonell cuspidatum, Scorpidium scorpioides, Sphagnum subnitens, Riccardia multifida, Caltha palustris, Equisetum palustre, Mentha aquatica, Utricularia intermedia, Utricularia minor, Lythrum salicaria, Menyanthes trifoliata, Hippuris vulgaris, Comarum palustre, Galium palustre, Phragmites australis, Chara subspinosa
S3 — Lowland fen, Nutrient rich eutrophic lake
Carex paniculata swamp
Show 35 indicator speciesSolanum dulcamara, Carex paniculata, Carex riparia, Sparganium erectum, Brachythecium rutabulum, Kindbergia praelonga, Angelica sylvestris, Oenanthe crocata, Caltha palustris, Cirsium palustre, Eupatorium cannabinum, Myosotis scorpioides, Cardamine pratensis, Equisetum fluviatile, Lotus pedunculatus, Lycopus europaeus, Mentha aquatica, Lemna minor, Epilobium hirsutum, Epilobium palustre, Rumex acetosa, Rumex hydrolapathum, Comarum palustre, Filipendula ulmaria, Rubus fruticosus agg., Galium aparine, Galium palustre, Scutellaria galericulata, Urtica dioica, Viola palustris, Molinia caerulea, Phragmites australis, Dryopteris dilatata, Athyrium filix-femina, Typha latifolia
S4 — Lowland fen, Nutrient rich eutrophic lake, Reedbed
Phragmites australis swamp and reed-beds
Show 98 indicator speciesSalix cinerea, Atriplex portulacoides, Solanum dulcamara, Bolboschoenus maritimus, Carex acuta, Carex lasiocarpa, Carex otrubae, Carex panicea, Carex pseudocyperus, Carex riparia, Carex rostrata, Cladium mariscus, Eriophorum angustifolium, Eleocharis palustris, Juncus articulatus, Juncus bulbosus, Juncus effusus, Juncus gerardii, Juncus maritimus, Juncus subnodulosus, Sparganium erectum, Sparganium minimum, Brachythecium rutabulum, Calliergonell cuspidatum, Leptodictyum riparium, Sphagnum fallax, Suaeda maritima, Angelica sylvestris, Apium graveolens, Berula erecta, Cicuta virosa, Oenanthe crocata, Oenanthe fistulosa, Oenanthe lachenalii, Sium latifolium, Hydrocotyle vulgaris, Sonchus arvensis, Tripleurospermum maritimum, Myosotis laxa, Myosotis scorpioides, Cardamine pratensis, Cochlearia anglica, Cochlearia officinalis, Silene flos-cuculi, Atriplex hastata, Atriplex littoralis, Salicornia dolichostachya, Calystegia sepium, Equisetum fluviatile, Equisetum palustre, Lotus pedunculatus, Iris pseudacorus, Triglochin maritimum, Lycopus europaeus, Mentha aquatica, Lemna minor, Utricularia intermedia, Utricularia minor, Lythrum salicaria, Menyanthes trifoliata, Nymphaea alba, Epilobium hirsutum, Callitriche stagnalis, Hippuris vulgaris, Plantago maritima, Armeria maritima, Limonium vulgare, Rumex crispus, Rumex hydrolapathum, Potamogeton gramineus, Potamogeton natans, Potamogeton polygonifolius, Glaux maritima, Ranunculus flammula, Ranunculus lingua, Ranunculus sceleratus, Comarum palustre, Filipendula ulmaria, Rubus fruticosus agg., Galium aparine, Galium palustre, Galium uliginosum, Urtica dioica, Agrostis stolonifera, Elytrigia atherica, Elytrigia repens, Festuca rubra, Glyceria fluitans, Glyceria maxima, Holcus lanatus, Molinia caerulea, Phalaris arundinacea, Phragmites australis, Poa trivialis, Puccinellia maritima, Typha angustifolia, Typha latifolia, Chara subspinosa
S5 — Coastal floodplain grazing marsh, Lowland fen, Nutrient rich eutrophic lake
Glyceria maxima swamp
Show 44 indicator speciesSolanum dulcamara, Carex acuta, Carex otrubae, Carex riparia, Juncus effusus, Sparganium erectum, Riccia fluitans, Alisma plantago-aquatica, Angelica sylvestris, Apium inundatum, Berula erecta, Cirsium arvense, Cirsium palustre, Eupatorium cannabinum, Myosotis scorpioides, Nasturtium officinale, Calystegia sepium, Equisetum fluviatile, Equisetum palustre, Iris pseudacorus, Glechoma hederacea, Lycopus europaeus, Mentha aquatica, Lemna minor, Lythrum salicaria, Nymphaea alba, Epilobium hirsutum, Callitriche stagnalis, Polygonum amphibium, Rumex crispus, Rumex hydrolapathum, Rumex obtusifolius, Ficaria verna, Ranunculus acris, Ranunculus repens, Filipendula ulmaria, Galium aparine, Galium palustre, Urtica dioica, Alopecurus pratensis, Glyceria maxima, Phalaris arundinacea, Phragmites australis, Poa trivialis
S6 — Coastal floodplain grazing marsh, Lowland fen, Nutrient rich eutrophic lake
Carex riparia swamp
Show 43 indicator speciesSolanum dulcamara, Carex acuta, Carex elata, Carex riparia, Juncus acutiflorus, Juncus effusus, Sparganium erectum, Calliergon giganteum, Angelica sylvestris, Oenanthe crocata, Cirsium arvense, Cirsium palustre, Eupatorium cannabinum, Myosotis scorpioides, Cardamine pratensis, Nasturtium officinale, Valeriana officinalis, Calystegia sepium, Equisetum fluviatile, Equisetum palustre, Lycopus europaeus, Mentha aquatica, Nymphaea alba, Epilobium hirsutum, Epilobium palustre, Callitriche stagnalis, Polygonum amphibium, Polygonum hydropiper, Rumex crispus, Rumex hydrolapathum, Filipendula ulmaria, Rubus fruticosus agg., Galium aparine, Galium palustre, Scutellaria galericulata, Urtica dioica, Agrostis stolonifera, Phalaris arundinacea, Phragmites australis, Poa trivialis, Dryopteris dilatata, Typha angustifolia, Typha latifolia
S7 — Coastal floodplain grazing marsh, Lowland fen
Carex acutiformis swamp
Show 39 indicator speciesSolanum dulcamara, Carex acutiformis, Carex paniculata, Juncus effusus, Juncus inflexus, Sparganium erectum, Brachythecium rivulare, Angelica sylvestris, Cicuta virosa, Caltha palustris, Cirsium palustre, Cardamine amara, Valeriana officinalis, Stellaria alsine, Equisetum palustre, Lathyrus pratensis, Lotus pedunculatus, Mentha aquatica, Lemna minor, Lythrum salicaria, Epilobium hirsutum, Veronica beccabunga, Polygonum aviculare, Polygonum hydropiper, Rumex crispus, Ranunculus acris, Ranunculus repens, Filipendula ulmaria, Galium aparine, Galium palustre, Scutellaria galericulata, Urtica dioica, Anthoxanthum odoratum, Arrhenatherum elatius, Festuca rubra, Holcus lanatus, Phalaris arundinacea, Poa trivialis, Typha latifolia
S8 — Lowland fen, Nutrient rich eutrophic lake
Scirpus lacustris ssp. lacustris swamp
Show 50 indicator speciesSolanum dulcamara, Carex canescens, Carex nigra, Carex rostrata, Schoenoplectus lacustris, Eleocharis palustris, Juncus acutiflorus, Juncus bulbosus, Juncus conglomeratus, Juncus effusus, Sparganium angustifolium, Sparganium erectum, Alisma plantago-aquatica, Sagittaria sagittifolia, Angelica sylvestris, Hydrocotyle vulgaris, Caltha palustris, Ceratophyllum demersum, Equisetum fluviatile, Myriophyllum alterniflorum, Elodea canadensis, Hydrocharis morsus-ranae, Iris pseudacorus, Lycopus europaeus, Mentha aquatica, Stachys palustris, Lemna gibba, Lemna minor, Spirodela polyrhiza, Utricularia minor, Lythrum salicaria, Menyanthes trifoliata, Nuphar lutea, Nymphaea alba, Epilobium palustre, Polygonum amphibium, Polygonum bistorta, Potamogeton lucens, Potamogeton natans, Potamogeton perfoliatus, Potamogeton polygonifolius, Ranunculus flammula, Comarum palustre, Filipendula ulmaria, Galium palustre, Solanum nigrum, Agrostis canina, Glyceria fluitans, Phragmites australis, Typha latifolia
S9 — Lowland fen, Upland spring flush
Carex rostrata swamp
Show 29 indicator speciesCarex nigra, Carex rostrata, Eleocharis palustris, Juncus acutiflorus, Juncus articulatus, Juncus bulbosus, Juncus effusus, Calliergon giganteum, Hydrocotyle vulgaris, Caltha palustris, Myosotis laxa, Cardamine pratensis, Lobelia dortmanna, Equisetum fluviatile, Eriocaulon aquaticum, Mentha aquatica, Menyanthes trifoliata, Nymphaea alba, Epilobium palustre, Pedicularis palustris, Littorella uniflora, Polygonum amphibium, Potamogeton natans, Potamogeton polygonifolius, Ranunculus flammula, Comarum palustre, Galium palustre, Agrostis stolonifera, Chara subspinosa
S10 — Lowland fen
Equisetum fluviatile swamp
Show 18 indicator speciesSolanum dulcamara, Carex rostrata, Eriophorum angustifolium, Calliergon cordifolium, Alisma plantago-aquatica, Angelica sylvestris, Caltha palustris, Rorippa islandica, Equisetum fluviatile, Lemna minor, Menyanthes trifoliata, Epilobium palustre, Callitriche stagnalis, Polygonum amphibium, Polygonum hydropiper, Ranunculus flammula, Comarum palustre, Galium palustre
S11 — Lowland fen, Turlough and fluctuation mere, Upland spring flush
Carex vesicaria swamp
Show 29 indicator speciesCarex aquatilis, Carex nigra, Carex rostrata, Carex vesicaria, Juncus effusus, Calliergon cordifolium, Kindbergia praelonga, Angelica sylvestris, Hydrocotyle vulgaris, Caltha palustris, Myosotis scorpioides, Valeriana officinalis, Equisetum fluviatile, Mentha aquatica, Lythrum salicaria, Menyanthes trifoliata, Veronica scutellata, Polygonum amphibium, Rumex acetosa, Ranunculus acris, Ranunculus flammula, Comarum palustre, Filipendula ulmaria, Galium palustre, Scutellaria galericulata, Agrostis canina, Deschampsia cespitosa, Glyceria fluitans, Phalaris arundinacea
S12 — Lowland fen, Nutrient rich eutrophic lake
Typha latifolia swamp
Show 50 indicator speciesSolanum dulcamara, Carex rostrata, Schoenoplectus lacustris, Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani, Eleocharis palustris, Juncus acutiflorus, Juncus articulatus, Juncus effusus, Sparganium erectum, Calliergon cordifolium, Calliergonell cuspidatum, Acorus calamus, Alisma plantago-aquatica, Apium nodiflorum, Berula erecta, Cicuta virosa, Hydrocotyle vulgaris, Caltha palustris, Myosotis laxa, Myosotis scorpioides, Nasturtium officinale, Chenopodium album, Equisetum fluviatile, Lycopus europaeus, Mentha aquatica, Lemna minor, Lemna trisulca, Lythrum salicaria, Menyanthes trifoliata, Chamerion angustifolium, Epilobium hirsutum, Epilobium palustre, Callitriche obtusangula, Callitriche stagnalis, Persicaria maculosa, Polygonum amphibium, Rumex crispus, Rumex hydrolapathum, Potamogeton polygonifolius, Ranunculus flammula, Ranunculus repens, Ranunculus sceleratus, Comarum palustre, Galium palustre, Urtica dioica, Agrostis canina, Agrostis stolonifera, Glyceria fluitans, Phalaris arundinacea, Typha latifolia
S13 — Lowland fen, Nutrient rich eutrophic lake
Typha angustifolia swamp
Show 32 indicator speciesSolanum dulcamara, Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani, Juncus effusus, Calliergon cordifolium, Alisma plantago-aquatica, Calystegia sepium, Elatine hydropiper, Myriophyllum spicatum, Elodea canadensis, Iris pseudacorus, Mentha aquatica, Lemna minor, Lemna trisulca, Menyanthes trifoliata, Nymphaea alba, Epilobium hirsutum, Callitriche obtusangula, Littorella uniflora, Polygonum amphibium, Rumex hydrolapathum, Potamogeton natans, Potamogeton pectinatus, Lysimachia vulgaris, Ranunculus flammula, Agrostis stolonifera, Glyceria fluitans, Glyceria maxima, Glyceria notata, Phalaris arundinacea, Phragmites australis, Typha angustifolia, Typha latifolia
S14 — Lowland fen, Nutrient rich eutrophic lake
Sparganium erectum swamp
Show 50 indicator speciesSolanum dulcamara, Carex acutiformis, Carex otrubae, Eleocharis palustris, Juncus articulatus, Juncus effusus, Juncus inflexus, Sparganium erectum, Alisma plantago-aquatica, Angelica sylvestris, Apium graveolens, Apium nodiflorum, Oenanthe crocata, Myosotis laxa, Myosotis scorpioides, Hesperis matronalis, Nasturtium officinale, Butomus umbellatus, Lotus pedunculatus, Hydrocharis morsus-ranae, Iris pseudacorus, Lycopus europaeus, Mentha aquatica, Lemna gibba, Lemna minor, Lemna trisulca, Wolffia arrhiza, Lythrum salicaria, Nuphar lutea, Epilobium hirsutum, Callitriche stagnalis, Veronica beccabunga, Persicaria maculosa, Polygonum amphibium, Rumex crispus, Groenlandia densa, Potamogeton natans, Ranunculus flammula, Filipendula ulmaria, Galium palustre, Scutellaria galericulata, Urtica dioica, Agrostis canina, Glyceria fluitans, Holcus lanatus, Holcus mollis, Phalaris arundinacea, Phragmites australis, Typha angustifolia, Typha latifolia
S15 — Lowland fen
Acorus calamus swamp
Show 41 indicator speciesSalix cinerea, Solanum dulcamara, Eleocharis palustris, Juncus bufonius, Juncus effusus, Sparganium erectum, Pohlia annotina, Brachythecium rutabulum, Kindbergia praelonga, Marchantia polymorpha sens.lat., Riccia fluitans, Acorus calamus, Alisma plantago-aquatica, Angelica sylvestris, Apium nodiflorum, Cirsium palustre, Gnaphalium uliginosum, Myosotis laxa, Myosotis scorpioides, Stellaria alsine, Crassula helmsii, Lycopus europaeus, Mentha aquatica, Lemna minor, Lythrum salicaria, Chamerion angustifolium, Epilobium adenocaulon, Mimulus guttatus, Persicaria maculosa, Polygonum amphibium, Polygonum aviculare, Rumex acetosa, Rumex hydrolapathum, Potamogeton natans, Ranunculus repens, Galium palustre, Urtica dioica, Holcus lanatus, Holcus mollis, Poa trivialis, Typha latifolia
S16 — Lowland fen
Sagittaria sagittifolia swamp
Show 15 indicator speciesSchoenoplectus lacustris, Sparganium emersum, Sparganium erectum, Sagittaria sagittifolia, Equisetum palustre, Hydrocharis morsus-ranae, Mentha aquatica, Stachys palustris, Lemna minor, Lemna trisulca, Spirodela polyrhiza, Ranunculus repens, Galium palustre, Glyceria fluitans, Glyceria maxima
S17 — Lowland fen
Carex pseudocyperus swamp
Show 35 indicator speciesSolanum dulcamara, Carex pseudocyperus, Juncus conglomeratus, Juncus effusus, Juncus inflexus, Sparganium erectum, Alisma plantago-aquatica, Anthriscus sylvestris, Berula erecta, Oenanthe crocata, Caltha palustris, Cirsium arvense, Cirsium palustre, Myosotis scorpioides, Stellaria alsine, Dipsacus fullonum, Iris pseudacorus, Lycopus europaeus, Mentha aquatica, Rumex crispus, Rumex hydrolapathum, Rumex obtusifolius, Ranunculus lingua, Rubus fruticosus agg., Galium aparine, Galium palustre, Scrophularia auriculata, Scutellaria galericulata, Agrostis stolonifera, Alopecurus pratensis, Glyceria maxima, Holcus lanatus, Phragmites australis, Poa trivialis, Typha latifolia
S18 — Lowland fen
Carex otrubae swamp
Show 52 indicator speciesSolanum dulcamara, Bolboschoenus maritimus, Carex acutiformis, Carex otrubae, Juncus acutiflorus, Juncus bufonius, Juncus bulbosus, Juncus effusus, Sparganium erectum, Brachythecium rutabulum, Leptodictyum riparium, Alisma plantago-aquatica, Angelica sylvestris, Sium latifolium, Achillea millefolium, Cirsium arvense, Cirsium palustre, Eupatorium cannabinum, Sonchus arvensis, Cardamine pratensis, Ceratophyllum demersum, Atriplex hastata, Atriplex patula, Equisetum arvense, Equisetum palustre, Equisetum telmateia, Lotus pedunculatus, Vicia cracca, Vicia sativa, Geranium dissectum, Iris pseudacorus, Mentha aquatica, Lythrum salicaria, Chamerion angustifolium, Epilobium hirsutum, Plantago major, Rumex crispus, Rumex hydrolapathum, Ranunculus repens, Filipendula ulmaria, Potentilla reptans, Rubus fruticosus agg., Galium aparine, Galium palustre, Galium uliginosum, Agrostis stolonifera, Dactylis glomerata, Elytrigia repens, Phragmites australis, Poa annua, Poa pratensis, Typha latifolia
S19 — Lowland fen, Turlough and fluctuation mere, Upland spring flush
Eleocharis palustris swamp
Show 46 indicator speciesCarex hirta, Carex nigra, Carex rostrata, Eleocharis palustris, Eleocharis quinqueflora, Juncus acutiflorus, Juncus articulatus, Juncus bulbosus, Juncus effusus, Juncus gerardii, Drepanocladus fluitans, Fontinalis antipyretica, Scorpidium scorpioides, Alisma plantago-aquatica, Hydrocotyle vulgaris, Caltha palustris, Scorzoneroides autumnalis, Myosotis laxa, Cardamine pratensis, Lobelia dortmanna, Equisetum fluviatile, Trifolium repens, Myriophyllum alterniflorum, Triglochin maritimum, Mentha aquatica, Utricularia minor, Littorella uniflora, Plantago maritima, Persicaria maculosa, Polygonum amphibium, Potamogeton natans, Potamogeton polygonifolius, Glaux maritima, Ranunculus acris, Ranunculus flammula, Ranunculus repens, Potentilla anserina, Galium palustre, Agrostis stolonifera, Alopecurus geniculatus, Festuca rubra, Glyceria fluitans, Holcus lanatus, Phalaris arundinacea, Poa trivialis, Typha latifolia
S20 — Lowland fen, Nutrient rich eutrophic lake
Scirpus lacustris ssp. tabernaemontani swamp
Show 26 indicator speciesSolanum dulcamara, Bolboschoenus maritimus, Carex otrubae, Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani, Eleocharis palustris, Eleocharis uniglumis, Juncus bufonius, Juncus gerardii, Apium graveolens, Oenanthe lachenalii, Cochlearia anglica, Atriplex hastata, Chenopodium rubrum, Triglochin maritimum, Rumex hydrolapathum, Glaux maritima, Ranunculus sceleratus, Potentilla anserina, Ruppia maritima, Agrostis stolonifera, Phragmites australis, Puccinellia distans, Puccinellia maritima, Spartina anglica, Typha angustifolia, Typha latifolia
S21 — Lowland fen, Nutrient rich eutrophic lake
Scirpus maritimus swamp
Show 61 indicator speciesAtriplex portulacoides, Bolboschoenus maritimus, Carex nigra, Carex otrubae, Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani, Eleocharis palustris, Eleocharis uniglumis, Juncus articulatus, Juncus bufonius, Juncus gerardii, Juncus maritimus, Amblystegium serpens, Calliergonell cuspidatum, Drepanocladus aduncus, Suaeda maritima, Apium graveolens, Berula erecta, Oenanthe crocata, Oenanthe lachenalii, Hydrocotyle vulgaris, Aster tripolium, Caltha palustris, Cirsium arvense, Sonchus arvensis, Tripleurospermum maritimum, Cochlearia anglica, Cochlearia officinalis, Spergularia marina, Spergularia media, Stellaria media agg., Atriplex hastata, Salicornia dolichostachya, Calystegia sepium, Iris pseudacorus, Triglochin maritimum, Mentha aquatica, Epilobium parviflorum, Plantago maritima, Limonium vulgare, Rumex conglomeratus, Rumex crispus, Glaux maritima, Samolus valerandi, Ranunculus flammula, Ranunculus sceleratus, Potentilla anserina, Galium aparine, Galium palustre, Ruppia maritima, Viola palustris, Agrostis stolonifera, Elytrigia atherica, Elytrigia repens, Festuca rubra, Glyceria fluitans, Glyceria maxima, Phragmites australis, Puccinellia distans, Puccinellia maritima, Schedonorus arundinaceus, Spartina anglica
S22 — Lowland fen
Glyceria fluitans water-margin vegetation
Show 20 indicator speciesSolanum dulcamara, Carex otrubae, Eleocharis palustris, Juncus articulatus, Sparganium erectum, Alisma plantago-aquatica, Apium nodiflorum, Myosotis scorpioides, Nasturtium officinale, Elodea canadensis, Mentha aquatica, Lemna minor, Rumex crispus, Ranunculus lingua, Galium palustre, Agrostis stolonifera, Alopecurus geniculatus, Glyceria fluitans, Poa trivialis, Typha latifolia
S23 — Lowland fen
Other water-margin vegetation
Show 47 indicator speciesBolboschoenus maritimus, Carex otrubae, Juncus articulatus, Juncus effusus, Juncus inflexus, Sparganium erectum, Alisma lanceolatum, Alisma plantago-aquatica, Apium nodiflorum, Berula erecta, Oenanthe fistulosa, Myosotis laxa, Nasturtium officinale, Equisetum fluviatile, Equisetum palustre, Hydrocharis morsus-ranae, Iris pseudacorus, Mentha aquatica, Lemna minor, Lemna trisulca, Spirodelia polyrhiza, Lythrum salicaria, Epilobium parviflorum, Veronica catenata, Polygonum amphibium, Polygonum hydropiper, Rumex conglomeratus, Rumex hydrolapathum, Lysimachia vulgaris, Samolus valerandi, Ranunculus circinatus, Ranunculus repens, Ranunculus sceleratus, Filipendula ulmaria, Potentilla anserina, Galium palustre, Scrophularia auriculata, Agrostis stolonifera, Alopecurus geniculatus, Catabrosa aquatica, Elytrigia repens, Glyceria fluitans, Glyceria maxima, Phalaris arundinacea, Phragmites australis, Poa trivialis, Typha latifolia
S24 — Lowland fen
Phragmites australis-Peucedanum palustris tall-herb fen
Show 102 indicator speciesSalix cinerea, Salix repens, Betula pubescens, Alnus glutinosa, Myrica gale, Frangula alnus, Solanum dulcamara, Carex acutiformis, Carex appropinquata, Carex diandra, Carex elata, Carex lasiocarpa, Carex lepidocarpa, Carex panicea, Carex paniculata, Carex pseudocyperus, Carex riparia, Cladium mariscus, Schoenus nigricans, Juncus subnodulosus, Sparganium erectum, Bryum pseudotriquetrum, Plagiomnium elatum, Plagiomnium rostratum, Rhizomnium punctatum, Fissidens adianthoides, Brachythecium rutabulum, Calliergon giganteum, Calliergonell cuspidatum, Campylium elodes, Aneura pinguis, Angelica sylvestris, Berula erecta, Cicuta virosa, Oenanthe fistulosa, Oenanthe lachenalii, Sium latifolium, Thyselium palustre, Hydrocotyle vulgaris, Caltha palustris, Cirsium arvense, Cirsium dissectum, Cirsium palustre, Eupatorium cannabinum, Impatiens capensis, Myosotis laxa, Myosotis scorpioides, Cardamine pratensis, Succisa pratensis, Valeriana dioica, Valeriana officinalis, Silene flos-cuculi, Stellaria palustris, Calystegia sepium, Equisetum fluviatile, Equisetum palustre, Lathyrus palustris, Lathyrus pratensis, Lotus pedunculatus, Vicia cracca, Hypericum tetrapterum, Iris pseudacorus, Lycopus europaeus, Mentha aquatica, Lemna minor, Lythrum salicaria, Menyanthes trifoliata, Epilobium hirsutum, Epilobium palustre, Epilobium parviflorum, Dactylorhiza incarnata, Dactylorhiza praetermissa, Epipactis palustris, Pedicularis palustris, Rhinanthus minor, Rumex hydrolapathum, Lysimachia vulgaris, Samolus valerandi, Ranunculus flammula, Ranunculus lingua, Thalictrum flavum, Comarum palustre, Filipendula ulmaria, Potentilla erecta, Rubus fruticosus agg., Galium palustre, Galium uliginosum, Scrophularia auriculata, Scutellaria galericulata, Urtica dioica, Agrostis stolonifera, Calamagrostis canescens, Calamagrostis epigejos, Glyceria maxima, Holcus lanatus, Molinia caerulea, Phalaris arundinacea, Phragmites australis, Poa trivialis, Thelypteris palustris, Typha angustifolia, Typha latifolia
S25 — Lowland fen, Reedbed
Phragmites australis-Eupatorium cannabinum tall-herb fen
Show 53 indicator speciesSalix cinerea, Alnus glutinosa, Myrica gale, Solanum dulcamara, Carex acuta, Carex elata, Carex paniculata, Carex riparia, Cladium mariscus, Juncus subnodulosus, Brachythecium rutabulum, Calliergonell cuspidatum, Lophocolea bidentata, Angelica sylvestris, Berula erecta, Oenanthe lachenalii, Hydrocotyle vulgaris, Caltha palustris, Cirsium palustre, Eupatorium cannabinum, Myosotis scorpioides, Valeriana dioica, Valeriana officinalis, Silene flos-cuculi, Calystegia sepium, Equisetum fluviatile, Equisetum palustre, Lathyrus pratensis, Lotus pedunculatus, Vicia cracca, Iris pseudacorus, Lycopus europaeus, Mentha aquatica, Lythrum salicaria, Menyanthes trifoliata, Epilobium hirsutum, Pedicularis palustris, Rumex crispus, Comarum palustre, Filipendula ulmaria, Rubus fruticosus agg., Galium aparine, Galium palustre, Galium uliginosum, Scrophularia auriculata, Scutellaria galericulata, Urtica dioica, Arrhenatherum elatius, Phalaris arundinacea, Phragmites australis, Thelypteris palustris, Athyrium filix-femina, Typha angustifolia
S26 — Lowland fen, Reedbed
Phragmites australis-Urtica dioica tall-herb fen
Show 60 indicator speciesSolanum dulcamara, Carex acuta, Carex otrubae, Carex riparia, Juncus effusus, Juncus subnodulosus, Sparganium erectum, Brachythecium rutabulum, Kindbergia praelonga, Angelica sylvestris, Apium nodiflorum, Heracleum sphondylium, Oenanthe crocata, Cirsium arvense, Cirsium palustre, Eupatorium cannabinum, Pulicaria dysenterica, Sonchus arvensis, Myosotis scorpioides, Valeriana officinalis, Silene dioica, Silene flos-cuculi, Calystegia sepium, Dipsacus fullonum, Equisetum fluviatile, Equisetum palustre, Lathyrus pratensis, Lotus pedunculatus, Vicia cracca, Iris pseudacorus, Glechoma hederacea, Lycopus europaeus, Mentha aquatica, Stachys palustris, Lythrum salicaria, Epilobium hirsutum, Rumex crispus, Rumex hydrolapathum, Lysimachia vulgaris, Ranunculus acris, Ranunculus repens, Filipendula ulmaria, Potentilla anserina, Rubus fruticosus agg., Galium aparine, Galium palustre, Galium uliginosum, Scutellaria galericulata, Urtica dioica, Agrostis stolonifera, Arrhenatherum elatius, Dactylis glomerata, Elytrigia repens, Glyceria maxima, Holcus lanatus, Phalaris arundinacea, Phragmites australis, Poa trivialis, Schedonorus arundinaceus, Typha latifolia
S27 — Lowland fen, Upland spring flush
Carex rostrata-Potentilla palustris tall-herb fen
Show 81 indicator speciesSalix cinerea, Solanum dulcamara, Carex appropinquata, Carex aquatilis, Carex diandra, Carex elata, Carex nigra, Carex panicea, Carex rostrata, Carex vesicaria, Eriophorum angustifolium, Eleocharis palustris, Juncus acutiflorus, Juncus articulatus, Juncus effusus, Juncus subnodulosus, Sparganium erectum, Bryum pseudotriquetrum, Rhizomnium pseudopunctatum, Rhizomnium punctatum, Brachythecium rivulare, Brachythecium rutabulum, Calliergon cordifolium, Calliergon giganteum, Calliergonell cuspidatum, Cratoneuron filicinum, Drepanocladus fluitans, Sphagnum fimbriatum, Sphagnum squarrosum, Chiloscyphus polyanthos, Lophocolea bidentata, Angelica sylvestris, Apium nodiflorum, Sium latifolium, Thyselium palustre, Hydrocotyle vulgaris, Caltha palustris, Cirsium palustre, Senecio aquaticus, Myosotis laxa, Myosotis scorpioides, Cardamine amara, Cardamine pratensis, Valeriana officinalis, Silene flos-cuculi, Stellaria alsine, Stellaria palustris, Equisetum fluviatile, Equisetum palustre, Lotus pedunculatus, Hypericum elodes, Iris pseudacorus, Lycopus europaeus, Mentha aquatica, Lemna minor, Lythrum salicaria, Menyanthes trifoliata, Epilobium palustre, Epipactis palustris, Callitriche stagnalis, Veronica beccabunga, Veronica scutellata, Polygonum amphibium, Rumex hydrolapathum, Potamogeton polygonifolius, Lysimachia thyrsiflora, Lysimachia vulgaris, Ranunculus flammula, Ranunculus lingua, Ranunculus repens, Comarum palustre, Filipendula ulmaria, Galium palustre, Scutellaria galericulata, Agrostis canina, Agrostis stolonifera, Holcus lanatus, Phragmites australis, Poa trivialis, Dryopteris cristata, Typha latifolia
S28 — Lowland fen, Nutrient rich eutrophic lake
Phalaris arundinacea tall-herb fen
Show 31 indicator speciesSolanum dulcamara, Eleocharis palustris, Juncus effusus, Kindbergia praelonga, Angelica sylvestris, Oenanthe crocata, Cirsium arvense, Cirsium palustre, Myosotis scorpioides, Nasturtium officinale, Atriplex hastata, Calystegia sepium, Equisetum fluviatile, Mentha aquatica, Epilobium hirsutum, Callitriche stagnalis, Ranunculus repens, Filipendula ulmaria, Rubus fruticosus agg., Galium aparine, Galium palustre, Urtica dioica, Agrostis stolonifera, Deschampsia cespitosa, Elytrigia repens, Glyceria maxima, Holcus lanatus, Phalaris arundinacea, Poa trivialis, Puccinellia maritima, Typha angustifolia
SD1 — Coastal vegetated shingle, Sand dune
Rumex crispus-Glaucium flavum shingle community
Show 35 indicator speciesSolanum dulcamara, Crithmum maritimum, Cirsium arvense, Cirsium vulgare, Helminthotheca echioides, Hypochaeris radicata, Jacobaea vulgaris, Lactuca serriola, Leontodon saxatilis, Senecio viscosus, Sonchus arvensis, Sonchus asper, Tripleurospermum maritimum, Crambe maritima, Cerastium fontanum, Honckenya peploides, Sagina apetala, Silene uniflora, Atriplex prostrata, Sedum acre, Euphorbia paralias, Lathyrus japonicus, Geranium robertianum, Glaucium flavum, Plantago coronopus, Plantago lanceolata, Rumex crispus, Potentilla anserina, Ammophila arenaria, Arrhenatherum elatius, Elytrigia atherica, Elytrigia juncea, Festuca rubra, Holcus lanatus, Lolium perenne
SD2 — Coastal vegetated shingle, Sand dune
Honkenya peploides-Cakile maritima strandline community
Show 30 indicator speciesSalsola kali, Achillea millefolium, Cirsium arvense, Eryngium maritimum, Hypochaeris radicata, Senecio vulgaris, Sonchus arvensis, Tripleurospermum maritimum, Cakile maritima, Cerastium diffusum, Honckenya peploides, Silene uniflora, Stellaria media agg., Atriplex glabriuscula, Atriplex laciniata, Atriplex littoralis, Atriplex patula, Atriplex prostrata, Sedum acre, Polygonum oxyspermum subsp. Raii, Rumex crispus, Potentilla anserina, Agrostis stolonifera, Ammophila arenaria, Arrhenatherum elatius, Elytrigia juncea, Elytrigia repens, Festuca rubra, Leymus arenarius, Poa annua
SD3 — Coastal vegetated shingle, Sand dune
Matricaria maritima-Galium aparine strandline community
Show 28 indicator speciesBolboschoenus maritimus, Juncus bufonius, Juncus gerardii, Ligusticum scoticum, Matricaria discoidea, Sonchus arvensis, Sonchus asper, Tripleurospermum maritimum, Mertensia maritima, Cakile maritima, Cochlearia officinalis, Honckenya peploides, Stellaria media agg., Atriplex glabriuscula, Atriplex patula, Atriplex prostrata, Triglochin maritimum, Plantago maritima, Armeria maritima, Rumex crispus, Glaux maritima, Galium aparine, Agrostis stolonifera, Elytrigia repens, Festuca rubra, Holcus lanatus, Leymus arenarius, Poa annua
SM1 — Salt marsh
Zostera communities
Show 15 indicator speciesZostera angustifolia, Zostera marina, Zostera noltei, Spartina anglica, Porphyra umbilicalis, Chondria dasyphylla, Polysiphonia nigra, Chara aspera, Chaetomorpha linum, Chaetomorpha tortuosa, Cladophora battersii, Cladophora retroflexa, Ulva intestinalis, Ulva lactuca, Fucus spiralis
SM3 — Salt marsh
Eleocharis parvula salt-marsh community
Show 1 indicator speciesEleocharis parvula
SM4 — Salt marsh
Spartina maritima salt-marsh community
Show 6 indicator speciesSuaeda maritima, Salicornia europaea, Salicornia perennis, Puccinellia maritima, Spartina anglica, Spartina maritima
SM5 — Salt marsh
Spartina alterniflora salt-marsh community
Show 3 indicator speciesPuccinellia maritima, Spartina alterniflora, Spartina anglica
SM6 — Salt marsh
Spartina anglica salt-marsh community
Show 14 indicator speciesAtriplex portulacoides, Suaeda maritima, Aster tripolium, Cochlearia anglica, Spergularia media, Atriplex hastata, Salicornia europaea, Plantago maritima, Limonium vulgare, Puccinellia maritima, Spartina anglica, Catenella caespitosa, Fucus vesiculosus, Fucus vesiculosus ecad volubilis
SM7 — Salt marsh
Arthrocnemum perenne stands
Show 9 indicator speciesAtriplex portulacoides, Suaeda maritima, Aster tripolium, Spergularia media, Salicornia europaea, Salicornia perennis, Limonium vulgare, Puccinellia maritima, Bostrychia scorpioides
SM8 — Salt marsh
Annual Salicornia salt-marsh community
Show 6 indicator speciesAtriplex portulacoides, Suaeda maritima, Aster tripolium, Salicornia europaea, Puccinellia maritima, Spartina anglica
SM9 — Salt marsh
Suaeda maritima salt-marsh community
Show 6 indicator speciesAtriplex portulacoides, Suaeda maritima, Aster tripolium, Salicornia europaea, Puccinellia maritima, Spartina anglica
SM10 — Salt marsh
Transitional low-marsh vegetation with Puccinellia maritima annual Salicornia species and Suaeda maritima
Show 10 indicator speciesAtriplex portulacoides, Suaeda maritima, Aster tripolium, Spergularia media, Salicornia europaea, Triglochin maritimum, Armeria maritima, Limonium vulgare, Puccinellia maritima, Spartina anglica
SM11 — Salt marsh
Aster tripolium var. discoideus salt-marsh community
Show 12 indicator speciesAtriplex portulacoides, Suaeda maritima, Aster tripolium, Spergularia media, Salicornia europaea, Salicornia perennis, Plantago maritima, Puccinellia maritima, Spartina anglica, Bostrychia scorpioides, Fucus vesiculosus, Pelvetia canaliculata
SM12 — Salt marsh
Rayed Aster Tripolium on slat marshes
Show 13 indicator speciesSchoenoplectus lacustris, Juncus bufonius, Suaeda maritima, Aster tripolium, Spergularia marina, Spergularia media, Atriplex hastata, Salicornia europaea, Triglochin maritimum, Plantago maritima, Puccinellia distans, Puccinellia maritima, Spartina anglica
SM13 — Salt marsh
Puccinellia maritima salt-marsh community
Show 23 indicator speciesAtriplex portulacoides, Juncus gerardii, Suaeda maritima, Aster tripolium, Cochlearia anglica, Cochlearia officinalis, Spergularia media, Atriplex hastata, Salicornia europaea, Salicornia perennis, Triglochin maritimum, Plantago maritima, Armeria maritima, Limonium humile, Limonium vulgare, Glaux maritima, Agrostis stolonifera, Festuca rubra, Puccinellia maritima, Spartina anglica, Spartina maritima, Bostrychia scorpioides, Fucus cottonii
SM14 — Salt marsh
Halimione portulacoides salt-marsh community
Show 16 indicator speciesAtriplex portulacoides, Juncus maritimus, Suaeda maritima, Artemisia maritima, Aster tripolium, Inula crithmoides, Spergularia media, Salicornia europaea, Salicornia perennis, Triglochin maritimum, Plantago maritima, Armeria maritima, Limonium vulgare, Elytrigia atherica, Puccinellia maritima, Spartina anglica
SM15 — Salt marsh
Juncus maritimus-Triglochin maritima salt-marsh community
Show 24 indicator speciesAtriplex portulacoides, Carex extensa, Juncus gerardii, Juncus maritimus, Suaeda maritima, Oenanthe lachenalii, Artemisia maritima, Cochlearia anglica, Cochlearia officinalis, Spergularia media, Atriplex hastata, Salicornia europaea, Triglochin maritimum, Plantago maritima, Armeria maritima, Limonium humile, Limonium vulgare, Glaux maritima, Agrostis stolonifera, Festuca rubra, Phragmites australis, Puccinellia maritima, Spartina anglica, Fucus cottonii
SM16 — Salt marsh
Festuca rubra salt-marsh community
Show 30 indicator speciesAtriplex portulacoides, Carex distans, Carex flacca, Juncus gerardii, Hypnum cupressiforme, Kindbergia praelonga, Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus, Scorzoneroides autumnalis, Cochlearia anglica, Cerastium fontanum, Sagina procumbens, Spergularia media, Atriplex hastata, Salicornia europaea, Lotus corniculatus, Trifolium repens, Triglochin maritimum, Plantago lanceolata, Plantago maritima, Armeria maritima, Limonium vulgare, Glaux maritima, Ranunculus acris, Potentilla anserina, Agrostis stolonifera, Anthoxanthum odoratum, Cynosurus cristatus, Festuca rubra, Holcus lanatus, Puccinellia maritima
SM17 — Salt marsh
Artemisia maritima salt-marsh community
Show 24 indicator speciesAtriplex portulacoides, Juncus gerardii, Juncus maritimus, Suaeda maritima, Suaeda vera, Artemisia maritima, Cochlearia anglica, Cochlearia officinalis, Spergularia media, Atriplex hastata, Salicornia europaea, Triglochin maritimum, Plantago coronopus, Plantago maritima, Armeria maritima, Limonium vulgare, Glaux maritima, Agrostis stolonifera, Elytrigia atherica, Elytrigia repens, Festuca rubra, Hordeum marinum, Parapholis strigosa, Puccinellia maritima
SM18 — Salt marsh
Juncus maritimus salt-marsh community
Show 32 indicator speciesCarex distans, Carex extensa, Carex otrubae, Juncus gerardii, Juncus maritimus, Amblystegium serpens, Kindbergia praelonga, Oenanthe lachenalii, Cirsium arvense, Scorzoneroides autumnalis, Sonchus arvensis, Cochlearia officinalis, Silene flos-cuculi, Atriplex hastata, Lotus corniculatus, Trifolium repens, Vicia cracca, Triglochin maritimum, Plantago maritima, Armeria maritima, Rumex crispus, Glaux maritima, Samolus valerandi, Ranunculus acris, Potentilla anserina, Galium palustre, Agrostis stolonifera, Elytrigia repens, Festuca rubra, Holcus lanatus, Poa pratensis, Schedonorus arundinaceus
SM19 — Saline lagoon, Salt marsh
Blysmus rufus salt-marsh community
Show 26 indicator speciesBlysmus rufus, Carex extensa, Carex lepidocarpa, Carex nigra, Eleocharis quinqueflora, Eleocharis uniglumis, Juncus articulatus, Juncus gerardii, Amblystegium serpens, Calliergonell cuspidatum, Drepanocladus polygamus, Leptodictyum riparium, Oenanthe lachenalii, Scorzoneroides autumnalis, Cochlearia anglica, Trifolium repens, Triglochin maritimum, Triglochin palustre, Plantago maritima, Armeria maritima, Glaux maritima, Potentilla anserina, Agrostis stolonifera, Alopecurus geniculatus, Festuca rubra, Puccinellia maritima
SM20 — Saline lagoon, Salt marsh
Eleocharis uniglumis salt-marsh community
Show 25 indicator speciesBolboschoenus maritimus, Carex distans, Carex extensa, Carex nigra, Eleocharis quinqueflora, Eleocharis uniglumis, Juncus articulatus, Juncus gerardii, Leptodictyum riparium, Oenanthe lachenalii, Hydrocotyle vulgaris, Scorzoneroides autumnalis, Atriplex hastata, Trifolium repens, Triglochin maritimum, Triglochin palustre, Plantago maritima, Armeria maritima, Glaux maritima, Samolus valerandi, Potentilla anserina, Galium palustre, Agrostis stolonifera, Alopecurus geniculatus, Festuca rubra
SM21 — Salt marsh
Suaeda vera-Limonium binervosum salt-marsh community
Show 21 indicator speciesAtriplex portulacoides, Frankenia laevis, Suaeda maritima, Suaeda vera, Artemisia maritima, Cochlearia anglica, Cochlearia danica, Cochlearia officinalis, Sagina maritima, Spergularia marina, Spergularia media, Salicornia europaea, Plantago maritima, Armeria maritima, Limonium bellidifolium, Limonium binervosum, Limonium vulgare, Glaux maritima, Elytrigia atherica, Festuca rubra, Puccinellia maritima
SM22 — Salt marsh
Halimione portulacoides-Frankenia laevis salt-marsh community
Show 14 indicator speciesAtriplex portulacoides, Frankenia laevis, Suaeda maritima, Spergularia media, Salicornia europaea, Salicornia perennis, Plantago coronopus, Plantago maritima, Armeria maritima, Limonium vulgare, Elytrigia juncea, Festuca rubra, Parapholis strigosa, Puccinellia maritima
SM23 — Salt marsh
Spergularia marina-Puccinellia distans salt-marsh community
Show 18 indicator speciesAtriplex portulacoides, Juncus bufonius, Suaeda maritima, Spergularia marina, Spergularia media, Atriplex hastata, Salicornia europaea, Triglochin maritimum, Plantago maritima, Polygonum aviculare, Glaux maritima, Agrostis stolonifera, Alopecurus geniculatus, Elytrigia atherica, Festuca rubra, Parapholis strigosa, Puccinellia distans, Puccinellia maritima
SM24 — Salt marsh
Elymus pycnanthus salt-marsh community
Show 24 indicator speciesAtriplex portulacoides, Juncus gerardii, Juncus maritimus, Hypnum cupressiforme, Suaeda vera, Artemisia maritima, Aster tripolium, Sonchus arvensis, Atriplex hastata, Atriplex littoralis, Beta vulgaris sp maritima, Plantago maritima, Armeria maritima, Limonium vulgare, Glaux maritima, Potentilla anserina, Galium aparine, Agrostis stolonifera, Ammophila arenaria, Elytrigia atherica, Festuca rubra, Parapholis strigosa, Phragmites australis, Puccinellia maritima
SM25 — Salt marsh
Suaeda vera drift-line community
Show 20 indicator speciesAtriplex portulacoides, Suaeda maritima, Suaeda vera, Artemisia maritima, Cochlearia anglica, Cochlearia danica, Cochlearia officinalis, Spergularia media, Atriplex littoralis, Salicornia europaea, Salicornia perennis, Triglochin maritimum, Plantago maritima, Limonium vulgare, Glaux maritima, Elytrigia atherica, Festuca rubra, Puccinellia maritima, Bostrychia scorpioides, Pelvetia canaliculata
SM26 — Salt marsh
Inula crithmoides stands
Show 14 indicator speciesAtriplex portulacoides, Suaeda maritima, Inula crithmoides, Spergularia media, Salicornia europaea, Salicornia perennis, Plantago maritima, Armeria maritima, Limonium vulgare, Elytrigia atherica, Festuca rubra, Puccinellia maritima, Spartina anglica, Bostrychia scorpioides
SM28 — Salt marsh
Elymus repens salt-marsh community
Show 51 indicator speciesBolboschoenus maritimus, Carex otrubae, Eleocharis uniglumis, Juncus gerardii, Kindbergia praelonga, Odontites verna, Anthriscus sylvestris, Apium graveolens, Heracleum sphondylium, Oenanthe crocata, Oenanthe lachenalii, Torilis japonica, Centaurea nigra, Cirsium arvense, Cirsium vulgare, Scorzoneroides autumnalis, Sonchus arvensis, Tripleurospermum maritimum, Cochlearia anglica, Cochlearia officinalis, Silene uniflora, Stellaria media agg., Atriplex hastata, Atriplex littoralis, Calystegia sepium, Lotus corniculatus, Medicago lupulina, Melilotus altissima, Trifolium repens, Vicia cracca, Triglochin maritimum, Plantago lanceolata, Plantago maritima, Rumex conglomeratus, Rumex crispus, Glaux maritima, Potentilla anserina, Galium aparine, Urtica dioica, Agrostis stolonifera, Alopecurus geniculatus, Arrhenatherum elatius, Dactylis glomerata, Deschampsia cespitosa, Elytrigia repens, Festuca rubra, Holcus lanatus, Lolium perenne, Poa pratensis, Puccinellia maritima, Schedonorus arundinaceus
U1 — Brownfield, Lowland dry acid grassland
Festuca ovina-Agrostis capillaris-Rumex acetosella grassland
Show 120 indicator speciesQuercus robur, Calluna vulgaris, Ulex europaeus, Ulex minor, Carex arenaria, Luzula campestris, Pohlia nutans, Campylopus introflexus, Ceratodon purpureus, Dicranum scoparium, Brachythecium albicans, Hypnum cupressiforme, Pleurozium schreberi, Pseudoscleropodium purum, Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus, Rhytidium rugosum, Polytrichum juniperinum, Polytrichum piliferum, Syntrichia ruraliformis, Ptilidium ciliare, Cladonia arbuscula, Cladonia fimbriata, Cladonia foliacea, Cladonia furcata, Cladonia gracilis, Cladonia impexa, Cladonia pyxidata, Cladonia squamosa, Cladonia tenuis, Cladonia uncialis, Cornicularia aculeata, Peltigera canina, Achillea millefolium, Filaginella uliginosa, Hypochaeris radicata, Jacobaea vulgaris, Leontodon hispidus, Leontodon saxatilis, Logfia minima, Pilosella officinarum, Pilosella peleteriana, Senecio vulgaris, Taraxacum officianalis, Myosotis ramosissima, Arabidopsis thaliana, Arabis hirsuta, Erophila verna, Teesdalia nudicaulis, Campanula glomerata, Campanula rotundifolia, Arenaria serpyllifolia, Cerastium arvense, Cerastium fontanum, Sagina apetala, Sagina procumbens, Scleranthus perennis, Silene conica, Silene otites, Silene viscaria, Spergularia rubra, Stellaria graminea, Stellaria media agg., Crassula tillaea, Sedum acre, Sedum album, Sedum anglicum, Umbilicus rupestris, Anthyllis vulneraria, Astragalus danicus, Lotus corniculatus, Ornithopus perpusillus, Trifolium campestre, Trifolium dubium, Trifolium repens, Trifolium sp., Vicia sativa, Centaurium erythraea, Eriodium cicutarium, Geranium molle, Glechoma hederacea, Teucrium scorodonia, Thymus serpyllum, Chamerion angustifolium, Plantago coronopus, Plantago lanceolata, Plantago media, Veronica agrestis, Veronica arvensis, Veronica chamaedrys, Veronica polita, Veronica spicata, Fallopia convolvulus, Rumex acetosa, Rumex acetosella, Reseda lutea, Potentilla argentea, Potentilla erecta, Potentilla reptans, Rubus fruticosus agg., Galium saxatile, Galium verum, Urtica dioica, Viola tricolor, Agrostis capillaris, Agrostis stolonifera, Agrostis vinealis, Aira praecox, Anisantha sterilis, Anthoxanthum odoratum, Bromus hordeaceous, Dactylis glomerata, Deschampsia flexuosa, Festuca ovina, Festuca rubra, Holcus lanatus, Koeleria macrantha, Phleum pratense, Poa annua, Aphanes arvensis, Pteridium aquilinum
U2 — Brownfield, Lowland dry acid grassland, Upland acid grassland
Deschampsia flexuosa grassland
Show 40 indicator speciesBetula pendula, Quercus hybrid, Empetrum nigrum subsp.nigrum, Calluna vulgaris, Vaccinium myrtillus, Ulex europaeus, Carex nigra, Eriophorum vaginatum, Juncus effusus, Juncus squarrosus, Luzula multiflora, Orthodontium lineare, Pohlia nutans, Campylopus pyriformis, Dicranum scoparium, Hypnum cupressiforme, Plagiothecium undulatum, Pleurozium schreberi, Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus, Polytrichum commune, Polytrichum piliferum, Barbilophozia floerkei, Cladonia gracilis, Chamerion angustifolium, Rumex acetosa, Rumex acetosella, Potentilla erecta, Rubus fruticosus agg., Galium saxatile, Agrostis capillaris, Agrostis vinealis, Anthoxanthum odoratum, Deschampsia flexuosa, Festuca ovina, Festuca rubra, Holcus mollis, Molinia caerulea, Nardus stricta, Poa annua, Pteridium aquilinum
W6 — Brownfield, Wet woodland
Alnus glutinosa-Urtica dioica woodland
Show 87 indicator speciesHedera helix, Salix caprea, Salix cinerea, Salix fragilis, Salix viminalis, Acer pseudoplatanus, Ilex aquifolium, Betula pubescens, Corylus avellana, Quercus robur, Fraxinus excelsior, Pinus sylvestris, Alnus glutinosa, Sambucus nigra, Viburnum opulus, Crataegus monogyna, Prunus spinosa, Solanum dulcamara, Carex acutiformis, Carex paniculata, Carex riparia, Plagiomnium affine, Plagiomnium undulatum, Brachythecium rutabulum, Kindbergia praelonga, Plagiothecium denticulatum, Lophocolea heterophylla, Humulus lupulus, Angelica sylvestris, Heracleum sphondylium, Oenanthe crocata, Caltha palustris, Cirsium palustre, Eupatorium cannabinum, Petasites hybridus, Taraxacum officianalis, Impatiens glandulifera, Cardamine flexuosa, Lonicera periclymenum, Silene dioica, Stellaria media agg., Equisetum arvense, Equisetum palustre, Mercurialis perennis, Geranium robertianum, Iris pseudacorus, Glechoma hederacea, Mentha aquatica, Stachys sylvatica, Allium ursinum, Hyacinthoides non-scripta, Chamerion angustifolium, Circaea lutetiana, Epilobium hirsutum, Epilobium montanum, Epilobium palustre, Digitalis purpurea, Veronica montana, Rumex crispus, Rumex obtusifolius, Rumex sanguineus, Lysimachia vulgaris, Ficaria verna, Ranunculus acris, Ranunculus repens, Filipendula ulmaria, Geum urbanum, Rubus fruticosus agg., Rubus idaeus, Galium aparine, Galium palustre, Galium uliginosum, Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, Urtica dioica, Agrostis stolonifera, Arrhenatherum elatius, Dactylis glomerata, Deschampsia cespitosa, Holcus lanatus, Holcus mollis, Phalaris arundinacea, Phragmites australis, Poa trivialis, Dryopteris borreri, Dryopteris dilatata, Dryopteris filix-mas, Athyrium filix-femina
W23 — Brownfield, Hedgerow scrub
Ulex europaeus-Rubus fruticosus scrub
Show 40 indicator speciesHedera helix, Calluna vulgaris, Cytisus scoparius, Ulex europaeus, Kindbergia praelonga, Pseudoscleropodium purum, Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus, Rhytidiadelphus triquetrus, Achillea millefolium, Crepis capillaris, Hypochaeris radicata, Jacobaea vulgaris, Campanula rotundifolia, Jasione montana, Cerastium fontanum, Silene dioica, Teucrium scorodonia, Digitalis purpurea, Plantago lanceolata, Veronica chamaedrys, Veronica officinalis, Rumex acetosa, Rumex acetosella, Potentilla erecta, Rubus fruticosus agg., Rubus idaeus, Galium saxatile, Viola riviniana, Agrostis capillaris, Aira praecox, Anthoxanthum odoratum, Arrhenatherum elatius, Brachypodium sylvaticum, Dactylis glomerata, Deschampsia flexuosa, Festuca rubra, Holcus lanatus, Holcus mollis, Poa pratensis, Pteridium aquilinum