Allt na Feithe Sheilich

Site of Special Scientific Interest · 57.3106, -3.9104

Condition (NatureScot)

Favourable (1)
UnitFeatureConditionArea (ha)Assessed
F1 Quaternary of Scotland Favourable 2007-02-12

Climate exposure

This is about exposure to a nationwide pressure this habitat type carries — not a verdict on this site's own management.

Peatland

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.

Geology & landscape

Geological Period: Quaternary

Landscape processes: Glacial, Peatland / Mire

Description

ALLT NA FEITHE SHEILICH Allt na Feithe Sheilich is located approximately 1.5km north of Slochd on the north side of the A9. This SSSI is important for interpreting the local and regional Holocene (post-glacial) vegetational history of the eastern Highlands of Scotland. The evidence, first studied at the beginning of the 19th century, is preserved in thick peat deposits. These contain pollen and buried pine stumps and birch-wood remains, which have been radiocarbon dated. The peat sequence is one of the oldest blanket-peat profiles in Britain, extending back over 10,000 years, and it records the complex sequence of local vegetational changes associated with the growth and subsequent death of pine and birch at the site. Although pine stumps and birch wood are locally frequent in blanket peats in the Cairngorm area, few sequences are as complete or have been studied in as much detail as at Allt na Feithe Sheilich. The site is also significant in the context of regional post-glacial pollen stratigraphy and vegetational history, as it provides a record from a relatively high altitude (595m), in contrast to the pollen-stratigraphical records from the Speyside lowlands. It is, therefore, a key blanket-peat profile in Scotland for the elucidation of the late Quaternary vegetational and environmental history of an upland area.

Plant communities

A1 — Nutrient rich eutrophic lake, Pond ditch and canal

Lemna gibba community

Drepanocladus fluitans, Apium nodiflorum, Nasturtium officinale, Elodea canadensis, Hydrocharis morsus-ranae, Mentha aquatica, Lemna gibba, Lemna minor, Lemna trisulca, Spirodela polyrhiza, Wolffia arrhiza, Callitriche obtusangula, Callitriche stagnalis, Potamogeton natans, Potamogeton pectinatus, Ranunculus sceleratus, Ranunculus trichophyllus, Zannichellia palustris

A2 — Marginal and inundation, Nutrient rich eutrophic lake, Pond ditch and canal

Lemna minor community

Riccia fluitans, Ricciocarpos natans, Alisma plantago-aquatica, Apium nodiflorum, Berula erecta, Bidens tripartita, Callitriche brutia ssp. hamulata, Ceratophyllum demersum, Myriophyllum spicatum, Lemna gibba, Lemna minor, Lemna trisulca, Callitriche stagnalis, Potamogeton lucens, Potamogeton natans, Potamogeton pectinatus, Ranunculus peltatus

A3 — Marginal and inundation, Nutrient rich eutrophic lake, Pond ditch and canal

Spirodela polyrhiza-Hydrocharis morsus-ranae community

Berula erecta, Nasturtium officinale, Ceratophyllum demersum, Elodea canadensis, Hydrocharis morsus-ranae, Lemna gibba, Lemna minor, Lemna trisulca, Spirodela polyrhiza, Wolffia arrhiza, Callitriche platycarpa, Polygonum amphibium, Potamogeton crispus, Ranunculus circinatus, Zannichellia palustris, Glyceria fluitans, Azolla filiculoides

A4 — Marginal and inundation, Pond ditch and canal

Hydrocharis morsus-ranae-Stratiotes aloides community

Sparganium emersum, Sparganium erectum, Alisma plantago-aquatica, Sagittaria sagittifolia, Berula erecta, Oenanthe aquatica, Sium latifolium, Nasturtium officinale, Ceratophyllum demersum, Ceratophyllum submersum, Myriophyllum verticillatum, Elodea canadensis, Hydrocharis morsus-ranae, Stratiotes aloides, Lemna minor, Lemna trisulca, Nuphar lutea, Nymphaea alba, Callitriche platycarpa, Polygonum amphibium, Potamogeton crispus, Potamogeton obtusifolius, Hottonia palustris, Ranunculus lingua, Comarum palustre, Chara subspinosa

A5 — Nutrient rich eutrophic lake, Pond ditch and canal, Sluggish river and stream

Ceratophyllum demersum community

Sparganium emersum, Sagittaria sagittifolia, Myosotis scorpioides, Nasturtium officinale, Ceratophyllum demersum, Myriophyllum spicatum, Elodea canadensis, Elodea nuttallii, Lemna gibba, Lemna minor, Lemna trisulca, Nuphar lutea, Callitriche stagnalis, Potamogeton coloratus, Potamogeton pectinatus, Ranunculus circinatus, Azolla filiculoides

A7 — Pond ditch and canal, Sluggish river and stream

Nymphaea alba community

Juncus bulbosus, Sparganium angustifolium, Sparganium minimum, Myriophyllum alterniflorum, Elodea canadensis, Lemna minor, Nuphar lutea, Nuphar pumila, Nymphaea alba, Hippuris vulgaris, Potamogeton berchtoldii, Potamogeton natans, Potamogeton obtusifolius, Potamogeton polygonifolius, Chara subspinosa, Nitella hyalina

A8 — Marginal and inundation, Nutrient rich eutrophic lake, Pond ditch and canal, Sluggish river and stream

Nuphar lutea community

Eleocharis acicularis, Juncus bulbosus, Sparganium emersum, Sparganium minimum, Fontinalis antipyretica, Riccia fluitans, Sagittaria sagittifolia, Apium nodiflorum, Ceratophyllum demersum, Equisetum fluviatile, Myriophyllum spicatum, Elodea canadensis, Mentha aquatica, Lemna minor, Lemna trisulca, Spirodela polyrhiza, Nuphar lutea, Nymphaea alba, Callitriche hermaphroditica, Callitriche obtusangula, Callitriche platycarpa, Callitriche stagnalis, Hippuris vulgaris, Littorella uniflora, Veronica beccabunga, Polygonum amphibium, Potamogeton berchtoldii, Potamogeton crispus, Potamogeton natans, Potamogeton obtusifolius, Potamogeton pectinatus, Potamogeton perfoliatus, Potamogeton pusillus, Ranunculus circinatus, Ranunculus hederaceus, Ranunculus trichophyllus, Zannichellia palustris, Glyceria declinata, Glyceria fluitans, Glyceria notata, Chara spp., Nitella hyalina

A9 — Fast flowing river and stream, Marginal and inundation, Pond ditch and canal, Sluggish river and stream

Potamogeton natans community

Schoenoplectus lacustris, Juncus bulbosus, Sparganium angustifolium, Sparganium erectum, Sparganium minimum, Alisma plantago-aquatica, Lobelia dortmanna, Equisetum fluviatile, Myriophyllum alterniflorum, Elodea canadensis, Lemna minor, Lemna trisulca, Nymphaea alba, Callitriche platycarpa, Callitriche stagnalis, Littorella uniflora, Potamogeton natans, Ranunculus trichophyllus, Glyceria fluitans, Chara subspinosa

A10 — Marginal and inundation, Pond ditch and canal, Sluggish river and stream

Polygonum amphibium community

Juncus filiformis, Equisetum fluviatile, Elodea canadensis, Lemna minor, Nuphar lutea, Nymphaea alba, Callitriche stagnalis, Littorella uniflora, Polygonum amphibium, Potamogeton gramineus, Potamogeton natans, Potamogeton obtusifolius, Potamogeton perfoliatus, Glyceria fluitans

A11 — Marginal and inundation, Nutrient rich eutrophic lake, Pond ditch and canal, Sluggish river and stream

Potamogeton pectinatus-Myriophyllum spicatum community

Juncus bulbosus, Sparganium emersum, Fontinalis antipyretica, Luronium natans, Apium inundatum, Oenanthe aquatica, Lobelia dortmanna, Ceratophyllum demersum, Elatine hydropiper, Myriophyllum alterniflorum, Myriophyllum spicatum, Elodea canadensis, Elodea nuttallii, Hydrocharis morsus-ranae, Stratiotes aloides, Lemna minor, Lemna trisulca, Nymphoides peltata, Nuphar lutea, Nymphaea alba, Callitriche hermaphroditica, Callitriche obtusangula, Callitriche platycarpa, Callitriche stagnalis, Hippuris vulgaris, Littorella uniflora, Polygonum amphibium, Potamogeton alpinus, Potamogeton berchtoldii, Potamogeton compressus, Potamogeton crispus, Potamogeton filiformis, Potamogeton friesii, Potamogeton gramineus, Potamogeton lucens, Potamogeton natans, Potamogeton obtusifolius, Potamogeton pectinatus, Potamogeton perfoliatus, Potamogeton polygonifolius, Potamogeton praelongus, Potamogeton pusillus, Potamogeton trichoides, Ranunculus baudotii, Ranunculus circinatus, Ranunculus omiophyllus, Ranunculus peltatus, Ranunculus trichophyllus, Ruppia cirrhosa, Zannichellia palustris, Glyceria fluitans, Glyceria notata, Chara spp., Chara subspinosa, Lamprothamnion papulosum, Nitella hyalina

A12 — Nutrient rich eutrophic lake, Pond ditch and canal, Sluggish river and stream

Potamogeton pectinatus community

Ceratophyllum demersum, Myriophyllum spicatum, Elodea canadensis, Elodea nuttallii, Lemna gibba, Lemna minor, Lemna trisulca, Callitriche stagnalis, Polygonum amphibium, Groenlandia densa, Potamogeton pectinatus, Potamogeton perfoliatus, Ranunculus peltatus, Ruppia maritima, Zannichellia palustris, Lamprothamnion papulosum

A13 — Marginal and inundation

Potamogeton perfoliatus-Myriophyllum alterniflorum community

Isolepis fluitans, Eleocharis acicularis, Juncus bulbosus, Sparganium angustifolium, Sparganium emersum, Sparganium minimum, Fontinalis antipyretica, Apium inundatum, Subularia aquatica, Lobelia dortmanna, Elatine hexandra, Elatine hydropiper, Myriophyllum alterniflorum, Myriophyllum spicatum, Elodea canadensis, Elodea nuttallii, Lemna minor, Lemna trisulca, Utricularia intermedia, Utricularia minor, Nuphar lutea, Nuphar pumila, Nymphaea alba, Callitriche hermaphroditica, Callitriche obtusangula, Callitriche stagnalis, Hippuris vulgaris, Littorella uniflora, Polygonum amphibium, Potamogeton alpinus, Potamogeton berchtoldii, Potamogeton crispus, Potamogeton filiformis, Potamogeton friesii, Potamogeton gramineus, Potamogeton lucens, Potamogeton natans, Potamogeton obtusifolius, Potamogeton pectinatus, Potamogeton perfoliatus, Potamogeton polygonifolius, Potamogeton praelongus, Potamogeton pusillus, Potamogeton rutilus, Ranunculus aquatilis, Ranunculus baudotii, Ranunculus hederaceus, Ranunculus peltatus, Ranunculus trichophyllus, Najas flexilis, Zannichellia palustris, Glyceria fluitans, Isoetes echinospora, Isoetes lacustris, Chara spp., Chara subspinosa, Nitella hyalina

A14 — Fast flowing river and stream

Myriophyllum alterniflorum community

Isolepis fluitans, Juncus bulbosus, Fontinalis antipyretica, Lobelia dortmanna, Equisetum fluviatile, Myriophyllum alterniflorum, Lemna minor, Callitriche stagnalis, Littorella uniflora, Potamogeton filiformis, Potamogeton gramineus, Potamogeton natans, Ranunculus peltatus, Chara spp., Nitella hyalina

A15 — Nutrient rich eutrophic lake, Pond ditch and canal, Sluggish river and stream

Elodea canadensis community

Sparganium emersum, Ceratophyllum demersum, Myriophyllum spicatum, Elodea canadensis, Lemna gibba, Lemna minor, Lemna trisulca, Spirodela polyrhiza, Nuphar lutea, Nymphaea alba, Callitriche stagnalis, Polygonum amphibium, Potamogeton crispus, Potamogeton lucens, Potamogeton natans, Potamogeton pectinatus, Potamogeton perfoliatus, Ranunculus circinatus, Ranunculus penicillatus ssp. pseudofluitans, Glyceria fluitans

A16 — Chalk river and stream, Pond ditch and canal, Sluggish river and stream

Callitriche stagnalis community

Ceratophyllum demersum, Myriophyllum spicatum, Lemna minor, Callitriche obtusangula, Callitriche platycarpa, Callitriche stagnalis, Potamogeton pectinatus

A17 — Chalk river and stream, Fast flowing river and stream

Ranunculus penicillatus ssp. pseudofluitans community

Berula erecta, Nasturtium officinale, Elodea canadensis, Lemna minor, Callitriche stagnalis, Veronica beccabunga, Polygonum amphibium, Polygonum hydropiper, Potamogeton crispus, Potamogeton pectinatus, Ranunculus penicillatus ssp. pseudofluitans

A18 — Fast flowing river and stream

Ranunculus fluitans community

Fontinalis antipyretica, Fontinalis squamosa var. curnowii, Myriophyllum alterniflorum, Myriophyllum spicatum, Elodea canadensis, Mentha aquatica, Lemna gibba, Lemna minor, Potamogeton perfoliatus, Ranunculus fluitans, Glyceria fluitans, Phalaris arundinacea

A19 — Chalk river and stream, Marginal and inundation, Nutrient rich eutrophic lake

Ranunculus aquatilis community

Fontinalis antipyretica, Apium nodiflorum, Ceratophyllum demersum, Myriophyllum alterniflorum, Myriophyllum spicatum, Elodea canadensis, Lemna gibba, Lemna trisulca, Callitriche obtusangula, Callitriche stagnalis, Polygonum amphibium, Potamogeton natans, Potamogeton pectinatus, Ranunculus aquatilis, Ranunculus fluitans, Glyceria fluitans

A20 — Chalk river and stream, Marginal and inundation, Nutrient rich eutrophic lake, Pond ditch and canal

Ranunculus peltatus community

Sparganium erectum, Alisma plantago-aquatica, Nasturtium officinale, Elodea canadensis, Lemna gibba, Lemna minor, Lemna trisulca, Callitriche platycarpa, Polygonum amphibium, Potamogeton natans, Ranunculus circinatus, Ranunculus peltatus, Ranunculus sceleratus, Ranunculus trichophyllus, Glyceria fluitans, Glyceria notata

A21 — Pond ditch and canal

Ranunculus baudotii community

Sparganium emersum, Ceratophyllum submersum, Myriophyllum spicatum, Lemna gibba, Lemna minor, Callitriche obtusangula, Callitriche platycarpa, Callitriche stagnalis, Hippuris vulgaris, Potamogeton pectinatus, Ranunculus baudotii, Ruppia maritima, Zannichellia palustris, Glyceria fluitans

A22 — Marginal and inundation, Upland lake loch and tarn

Littorella uniflora-Lobelia dortmanna community

Carex nigra, Carex rostrata, Isolepis fluitans, Eleocharis multicaulis, Eleocharis palustris, Juncus articulatus, Juncus bulbosus, Baldellia ranunculoides, Subularia aquatica, Lobelia dortmanna, Elatine hexandra, Equisetum fluviatile, Eriocaulon aquaticum, Myriophyllum alterniflorum, Littorella uniflora, Ranunculus flammula, Isoetes echinospora, Isoetes lacustris, Chara subspinosa

A23 — Marginal and inundation, Upland lake loch and tarn

Isoetes lacustris/setacea community

Isolepis fluitans, Juncus bulbosus, Sparganium angustifolium, Subularia aquatica, Lobelia dortmanna, Myriophyllum alterniflorum, Elodea canadensis, Elodea nuttallii, Callitriche hermaphroditica, Littorella uniflora, Potamogeton berchtoldii, Potamogeton crispus, Potamogeton obtusifolius, Potamogeton perfoliatus, Isoetes echinospora, Isoetes lacustris, Chara spp., Chara subspinosa, Nitella hyalina

CG12 — Alpine and subalpine calcareous grassland, High montane heath and snow bed

Festuca ovina-Alchemilla alpina-Silene acaulis dwarf-herb community

Empetrum nigrum, Calluna vulgaris, Kalmia procumbens, Vaccinium myrtillus, Salix herbacea, Carex bigelowii, Carex demissa, Carex panicea, Carex pilulifera, Carex pulicaris, Juncus trifidus, Juncus triglumis, Luzula campestris, Luzula multiflora, Luzula spicata, Luzula sylvatica, Diphasiastrum alpinum, Huperzia selago, Selaginella selaginoides, Andreaea alpina, Aulacomnium turgidum, Bartramia ithyphylla, Breutelia chrysocoma, Mnium hornum, Dicranum scoparium, Ditrichum flexicaule, Racomitrium canescens sens.lat., Racomitrium fasciculare, Racomitrium lanuginosum, Ctenidium molluscum, Hylocomium splendens, Hypnum callichroum, Hypnum cupressiforme, Hypnum hamulosum, Lescuraea incurvata, Pleurozium schreberi, Pseudoscleropodium purum, Rhytidiadelphus loreus, Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus, Rhytidiadelphus triquetrus, Sanionia uncinata, Thuidium delicatulum, Thuidium tamariscinum, Pogonatum urnigerum, Polytrichastrum alpinum, Tortella tortuosa, Barbilophozia hatcheri, Barbilophozia lycopodioides, Diplophyllum albicans, Frullania tamarisci, Nardia scalaris, Plagiochila asplenioides, Ptilidium ciliare, Scapania subalpina, Tritomaria quinquedentata, Cetraria islandica, Cladonia arbuscula, Cladonia gracilis, Cladonia pyxidata, Cladonia uncialis, Peltigera canina, Achillea millefolium, Antennaria dioica, Gnaphalium supinum, Hieraclium spp., Scorzoneroides autumnalis, Solidago virgaurea, Taraxacum officianalis, Myosotis alpestris, Cardamine pratensis, Draba norvegica, Campanula rotundifolia, Succisa pratensis, Cerastium alpinum, Cerastium fontanum, Minuartia sedoides, Sagina saginoides, Silene acaulis, Sedum rosea, Vaccinium vitis-idaea, Thymus praecox, Linum catharticum, Epilobium anagallidifolium, Euphrasia frigida, Euphrasia officinalis, Oxalis acetosella, Plantago maritima, Veronica alpina, Veronica officinalis, Veronica serpyllifolia, Armeria maritima, Polygonum viviparum, Rumex acetosa, Anemone nemorosa, Ranunculus acris, Thalictrum alpinum, Trollius europaeus, Alchemilla alpina, Alchemilla filicaulis, Filipendula ulmaria, Geum rivale, Potentilla crantzii, Potentilla erecta, Sibbaldia procumbens, Galium boreale, Galium saxatile, Saxifraga aizoides, Saxifraga hypnoides, Saxifraga nivalis, Saxifraga oppositifolia, Saxifraga stellaris, Viola lutea, Viola palustris, Viola riviniana, Agrostis canina, Agrostis capillaris, Anthoxanthum odoratum, Deschampsia cespitosa, Deschampsia flexuosa, Festuca ovina, Festuca rubra, Festuca vivipara, Nardus stricta, Poa pratensis, Botrychium lunaria

OV3 — Arable, Open habitat arable weed less fertile acid, Pond ditch and canal

Papaver rhoeas-Viola arvensis community

Bryum 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

OV28 — Pond ditch and canal

Agrostis stolonifera-Ranunculus repens community

Juncus effusus, Bryum rubens, Dicranella staphylina, Tortula truncata, Cirsium arvense, Filaginella uliginosa, Matricaria discoidea, Senecio vulgaris, Taraxacum officianalis, Myosotis scorpioides, Rorippa sylvestris, Cerastium fontanum, Stellaria media agg., Atriplex patula, Atriplex prostrata, Chenopodium album, Trifolium repens, Mentha aquatica, Plantago major, Persicaria maculosa, Polygonum aviculare, Polygonum hydropiper, Anagallis arvensis, Ranunculus repens, Potentilla anserina, Galium palustre, Urtica dioica, Agrostis stolonifera, Alopecurus geniculatus, Elytrigia repens, Lolium perenne, Phalaris arundinacea, Poa annua, Poa trivialis

OV29 — Pond ditch and canal

Alopecurus geniculatus_Rorippa palustris community

Carex disticha, Eleocharis palustris, Juncus articulatus, Oenanthe fistulosa, Bidens tripartita, Caltha palustris, Cirsium arvense, Myosotis scorpioides, Cardamine flexuosa, Cochlearia anglica, Rorippa prostrata, Stellaria media agg., Equisetum fluviatile, Lemna minor, Plantago major, Persicaria maculosa, Polygonum aviculare, Polygonum hydropiper, Rumex crispus, Rumex obtusifolius, Ranunculus repens, Potentilla anserina, Agrostis stolonifera, Alopecurus geniculatus, Elytrigia repens, Glyceria fluitans, Lolium perenne, Phalaris arundinacea, Poa annua, Poa trivialis

OV30 — Pond ditch and canal

Bidens tripartita-Polygonum amphibium community

Salix cinerea, Salix fragilis, Solanum dulcamara, Carex vesicaria, Scirpus sylvaticus, Eleocharis palustris, Juncus bufonius, Juncus effusus, Sparganium erectum, Alisma plantago-aquatica, Berula erecta, Bidens tripartita, Filaginella uliginosa, Matricaria chamomilla, Myosotis laxa, Stellaria alsine, Chenopodium murale, Calystegia sepium, Trifolium repens, Iris pseudacorus, Mentha arvensis, Lythrum salicaria, Plantago major, Persicaria maculosa, Polygonum amphibium, Polygonum hydropiper, Ranunculus flammula, Ranunculus repens, Potentilla anserina, Agrostis stolonifera, Alopecurus geniculatus, Arrhenatherum elatius, Holcus lanatus, Phalaris arundinacea, Poa trivialis

OV31 — Pond ditch and canal

Rorippa palustris_Filaginella uliginosa community

Eleocharis palustris, Juncus articulatus, Juncus bufonius, Pohlia melanodon, Aphanorrhegma patens, Physcomitrium pyriforme, Alisma plantago-aquatica, Bidens tripartita, Cirsium arvense, Filaginella uliginosa, Rorippa prostrata, Chenopodium rubrum, Mentha aquatica, Lythrum portula, Epilobium obscurum, Callitriche stagnalis, Littorella uniflora, Plantago major, Persicaria maculosa, Polygonum amphibium, Polygonum aviculare, Polygonum hydropiper, Rumex crispus, Rumex obtusifolius, Ranunculus flammula, Ranunculus repens, Potentilla anserina, Limosella aquatica, Agrostis stolonifera, Alopecurus geniculatus, Glyceria fluitans, Phalaris arundinacea, Poa annua

OV32 — Pond ditch and canal

Myosotis scorpioides-Ranunculus sceleratus community

Carex paniculata, Eleocharis palustris, Juncus bufonius, Juncus effusus, Juncus inflexus, Berula erecta, Arctium minus, Bidens cernua, Bidens tripartita, Cirsium arvense, Myosotis scorpioides, Nasturtium officinale, Rorippa islandica, Rorippa sylvestris, Equisetum fluviatile, Trifolium repens, Iris pseudacorus, Lycopus europaeus, Mentha aquatica, Stachys palustris, Lemna gibba, Chamerion angustifolium, Epilobium adenocaulon, Epilobium palustre, Callitriche stagnalis, Veronica beccabunga, Veronica catenata, Persicaria maculosa, Polygonum hydropiper, Rumex hydrolapathum, Rumex obtusifolius, Ranunculus circinatus, Ranunculus peltatus, Ranunculus repens, Ranunculus sceleratus, Potentilla anserina, Agrostis stolonifera, Deschampsia cespitosa, Glyceria declinata, Glyceria maxima, Holcus lanatus, Phalaris arundinacea, Poa annua, Poa pratensis, Azolla filiculoides

OV33 — Pond ditch and canal

Polygonum lapathifolium-Poa annua community

Achillea millefolium, Anthemis cotula, Cirsium arvense, Cirsium vulgare, Filaginella uliginosa, Lapsana communis, Matricaria chamomilla, Matricaria discoidea, Senecio vulgaris, Sonchus asper, Tripleurospermum inodorum, Myosotis arvensis, Capsella bursa-pastoris, Raphanus raphanistrum, Sinapis arvensis, Spergula arvensis, Stellaria media agg., Atriplex patula, Atriplex prostrata, Chenopodium album, Sedum anglicum, Equisetum arvense, Euphorbia helioscopia, Medicago lupulina, Trifolium hybridum, Trifolium pratense, Trifolium repens, Fumaria officinalis, Galeopsis tetrahit, Plantago major, Veronica persica, Fallopia convolvulus, Persicaria maculosa, Polygonum aviculare, Rumex crispus, Rumex obtusifolius, Anagallis arvensis, Ranunculus repens, Galium aparine, Urtica dioica, Viola arvensis, Agrostis stolonifera, Avena fatua, Dactylis glomerata, Elytrigia repens, Hordeum vulgare, Lolium perenne, Phleum pratense, Poa annua, Poa trivialis

OV34 — Pond ditch and canal

Allium schoenoprasum-Plantago maritima community

Calluna vulgaris, Erica cinerea, Ulex gallii, Carex flacca, Juncus articulatus, Juncus bufonius, Juncus bulbosus, Juncus capitatus, Trichostomum brachydontium, Riccia beyrichiana, Leontodon saxatilis, Herniaria ciliolata, Minuartia verna, Sagina subulata, Sedum anglicum, Centaurium erythraea, Hypericum pulchrum, Thymus praecox, Allium schoenoprasum, Scilla autumnalis, Scilla verna, Pedicularis sylvatica, Plantago lanceolata, Plantago maritima, Polygala vulgaris, Filipendula vulgaris, Galium verum, Agrostis stolonifera, Agrostis vinealis, Aira caryophyllea, Danthonia decumbens, Festuca ovina, Koeleria macrantha, Isoetes histrix

OV35 — Pond ditch and canal

Lythrum portula-Ranunculus flammula community

Salix cinerea, Eleocharis palustris, Juncus articulatus, Juncus bufonius, Juncus effusus, Bryum klinggraeffii, Calliergonell cuspidatum, Drepanocladus fluitans, Alisma plantago-aquatica, Apium inundatum, Hydrocotyle vulgaris, Filaginella uliginosa, Myosotis scorpioides, Cardamine pratensis, Rorippa islandica, Mentha aquatica, Lythrum portula, Callitriche stagnalis, Littorella uniflora, Polygonum hydropiper, Primula vulgaris, Ranunculus flammula, Ranunculus hederaceus, Ranunculus trichophyllus, Galium palustre, Limosella aquatica, Agrostis canina, Agrostis stolonifera, Alopecurus aequalis, Alopecurus geniculatus, Poa annua, Pilularia globulifera

U7 — High montane heath and snow bed

Nardus stricta-Carex bigelowii grass-heath

Empetrum nigrum, Calluna vulgaris, Vaccinium myrtillus, Vaccinium uliginosum, Salix herbacea, Carex bigelowii, Carex nigra, Carex panicea, Carex pilulifera, Eriophorum vaginatum, Trichophorum cespitosum, Juncus squarrosus, Juncus trifidus, Luzula multiflora, Luzula sylvatica, Diphasiastrum alpinum, Huperzia selago, Campylopus flexuosus, Dicranum fuscescens, Dicranum scoparium, Kiaeria starkei, Racomitrium lanuginosum, Hylocomium splendens, Hypnum cupressiforme, Plagiothecium undulatum, Pleurozium schreberi, Rhytidiadelphus loreus, Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus, Polytrichastrum alpinum, Polytrichum commune, Polytrichum juniperinum, Polytrichum piliferum, Polytrichum strictum, Sphagnum capillifolium, Anastrepta orcadensis, Anastrophyllum donianum, Barbilophozia floerkei, Barbilophozia hatcheri, Bazzania tricrenata, Diplophyllum albicans, Lophozia sudetica, Pleurozia purpurea, Ptilidium ciliare, Scapania gracilis, Scapania nemorea, Cetraria delisei, Cetraria islandica, Cladonia arbuscula, Cladonia bellidiflora, Cladonia coccifera, Cladonia gracilis, Cladonia impexa, Cladonia leucophaea, Cladonia pyxidata, Cladonia rangiferina, Cladonia tenuis, Cladonia uncialis, Gnaphalium supinum, Solidago virgaurea, Cornus suecica, Vaccinium vitis-idaea, Thymus praecox, Narthecium ossifragum, Rumex acetosa, Alchemilla alpina, Potentilla erecta, Galium saxatile, Viola palustris, Agrostis capillaris, Agrostis vinealis, Deschampsia cespitosa, Deschampsia flexuosa, Festuca ovina, Nardus stricta

U8 — High montane heath and snow bed

Carex bigelowii-Polytrichum alpinum sedge-heath

Vaccinium myrtillus, Salix herbacea, Carex bigelowii, Juncus trifidus, Luzula spicata, Huperzia selago, Pohlia nutans, Dicranum fuscescens, Dicranum scoparium, Racomitrium canescens sens.lat., Racomitrium fasciculare, Racomitrium lanuginosum, Hylocomium splendens, Pleurozium schreberi, Sanionia uncinata, Polytrichastrum alpinum, Sphagnum compactum, Ptilidium ciliare, Cetraria delisei, Cetraria islandica, Cladonia arbuscula, Cladonia bellidiflora, Cladonia coccifera, Cladonia floerkeana, Cladonia gracilis, Cladonia macrophylla, Cladonia pyxidata, Cladonia rangiferina, Cladonia squamosa, Cladonia uncialis, Cornicularia aculeata, Ochrolechia frigida, Galium saxatile, Saxifraga stellaris, Agrostis capillaris, Deschampsia cespitosa, Deschampsia flexuosa, Festuca ovina, Nardus stricta

U9 — High montane heath and snow bed

Juncus trifidus-Racomitrium lanuginosum rush-heath

Empetrum nigrum, Kalmia procumbens, Vaccinium myrtillus, Vaccinium uliginosum, Salix herbacea, Carex bigelowii, Carex pilulifera, Juncus trifidus, Luzula spicata, Diphasiastrum alpinum, Huperzia selago, Dicranum fuscescens, Racomitrium lanuginosum, Pleurozium schreberi, Polytrichastrum alpinum, Polytrichum piliferum, Barbilophozia floerkei, Diplophyllum albicans, Ptilidium ciliare, Cetraria delisei, Cetraria islandica, Cetraria nivalis, Cladonia arbuscula, Cladonia bellidiflora, Cladonia coccifera, Cladonia crispata, Cladonia gracilis, Cladonia pyxidata, Cladonia rangiferina, Cladonia uncialis, Cornicularia aculeata, Ochrolechia frigida, Sphaerophorus globosus, Stereocaulon vesuvianum, Thamnolia vermicularis, Silene acaulis, Vaccinium vitis-idaea, Armeria maritima, Polygonum viviparum, Alchemilla alpina, Galium saxatile, Agrostis capillaris, Deschampsia cespitosa, Deschampsia flexuosa, Festuca ovina, Nardus stricta, Nitella flexilis

U10 — High montane heath and snow bed, Lowland dry acid grassland, Upland dry heath

Carex bigelowii-Racomitrium lanuginosum moss-heath

Empetrum nigrum, Kalmia procumbens, Vaccinium myrtillus, Salix herbacea, Carex bigelowii, Carex panicea, Carex pilulifera, Juncus squarrosus, Juncus trifidus, Luzula spicata, Diphasiastrum alpinum, Huperzia selago, Selaginella selaginoides, Andreaea alpina, Aulacomnium turgidum, Pohlia nutans, Campylopus flexuosus, Dicranum fuscescens, Dicranum scoparium, Kiaeria starkei, Racomitrium fasciculare, Racomitrium heterostichum, Racomitrium lanuginosum, Hylocomium splendens, Hypnum callichroum, Hypnum cupressiforme, Hypnum hamulosum, Pleurozium schreberi, Rhytidiadelphus loreus, Sanionia uncinata, Polytrichastrum alpinum, Polytrichum juniperinum, Polytrichum longisetum, Polytrichum piliferum, Polytrichum strictum, Anastrepta orcadensis, Diplophyllum albicans, Nardia scalaris, Ptilidium ciliare, Alectoria nigricans, Cetraria islandica, Cladonia arbuscula, Cladonia cervicornis, Cladonia coccifera, Cladonia crispata, Cladonia furcata, Cladonia gracilis, Cladonia impexa, Cladonia pyxidata, Cladonia rangiferina, Cladonia squamosa, Cladonia uncialis, Cornicularia aculeata, Ochrolechia frigida, Peltigera canina, Sphaerophorus globosus, Thamnolia vermicularis, Achillea millefolium, Antennaria dioica, Gnaphalium supinum, Solidago virgaurea, Campanula rotundifolia, Succisa pratensis, Minuartia sedoides, Silene acaulis, Vaccinium vitis-idaea, Thymus praecox, Armeria maritima, Polygonum viviparum, Rumex acetosa, Alchemilla alpina, Potentilla erecta, Sibbaldia procumbens, Galium saxatile, Viola palustris, Viola riviniana, Agrostis capillaris, Agrostis vinealis, Deschampsia cespitosa, Deschampsia flexuosa, Festuca ovina, Nardus stricta

U11 — High montane heath and snow bed, Lowland dry acid grassland, Upland dry heath

Polytrichum sexangulare-Kiaeria starkei snow-bed

Empetrum nigrum, Salix herbacea, Carex bigelowii, Juncus trifidus, Huperzia selago, Conostomum tetragonum, Pohlia drummondii, Pohlia ludwigii, Pohlia nutans, Dicranum fuscescens, Kiaeria falcata, Kiaeria starkei, Racomitrium canescens sens.lat., Racomitrium fasciculare, Racomitrium heterostichum, Racomitrium lanuginosum, Pleurozium schreberi, Rhytidiadelphus loreus, Oligotrichum hercynicum, Polytrichastrum alpinum, Polytrichastrum sexangulare, Anthelia juratzkana, Barbilophozia floerkei, Lophozia sudetica, Marsupella emarginata, Moerckia blyttii, Nardia scalaris, Pleurocladula albescens, Cetraria islandica, Cladonia bellidiflora, Cladonia pyxidata, Cladonia uncialis, Solorina crocea, Gnaphalium supinum, Cerastium cerastoides, Silene acaulis, Alchemilla alpina, Sibbaldia procumbens, Galium saxatile, Saxifraga stellaris, Viola palustris, Agrostis capillaris, Deschampsia cespitosa, Deschampsia flexuosa, Festuca vivipara, Nardus stricta, Cryptogramma crispa, Blechnum spicant, Athyrium distentifolium

U12 — High montane heath and snow bed, Upland dry heath

Salix herbacea-Racomitrium heterostichum snow-bed

Salix herbacea, Carex bigelowii, Juncus trifidus, Luzula spicata, Huperzia selago, Andreaea rupestris, Conostomum tetragonum, Pohlia nutans, Dicranum scoparium, Kiaeria starkei, Racomitrium fasciculare, Racomitrium heterostichum, Racomitrium lanuginosum, Oligotrichum hercynicum, Polytrichastrum alpinum, Polytrichastrum sexangulare, Polytrichum piliferum, Barbilophozia floerkei, Diplophyllum albicans, Gymnomitrion concinnatum, Gymnomitrion corallioides, Lophozia sudetica, Marsupella brevissima, Nardia scalaris, Cetraria delisei, Cetraria islandica, Cladonia bellidiflora, Cladonia coccifera, Cladonia gracilis, Cladonia pyxidata, Cladonia uncialis, Cornicularia aculeata, Ochrolechia frigida, Gnaphalium supinum, Silene acaulis, Alchemilla alpina, Galium saxatile, Agrostis canina, Deschampsia cespitosa, Deschampsia flexuosa, Festuca ovina, Nardus stricta

U13 — High montane heath and snow bed, Upland dry heath

Deschampsia cespitosa-Galium saxatile grassland

Vaccinium myrtillus, Salix herbacea, Carex bigelowii, Carex pilulifera, Luzula multiflora, Luzula sylvatica, Diphasiastrum alpinum, Huperzia selago, Selaginella selaginoides, Pohlia nutans, Kiaeria starkei, Racomitrium lanuginosum, Hylocomium splendens, Hypnum callichroum, Hypnum cupressiforme, Plagiothecium undulatum, Pleurozium schreberi, Rhytidiadelphus loreus, Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus, Rhytidiadelphus triquetrus, Sanionia uncinata, Polytrichastrum alpinum, Polytrichum commune, Sphagnum capillifolium, Sphagnum russowii, Anastrepta orcadensis, Barbilophozia floerkei, Barbilophozia lycopodioides, Nardia scalaris, Ptilidium ciliare, Cetraria islandica, Cladonia gracilis, Peltigera canina, Achillea millefolium, Gnaphalium supinum, Saussurea alpina, Campanula rotundifolia, Cerastium alpinum, Cerastium fontanum, Minuartia sedoides, Silene acaulis, Vaccinium vitis-idaea, Thymus praecox, Euphrasia frigida, Oxalis acetosella, Armeria maritima, Polygonum viviparum, Rumex acetosa, Ranunculus acris, Alchemilla alpina, Alchemilla filicaulis, Alchemilla glabra, Potentilla erecta, Sibbaldia procumbens, Galium saxatile, Saxifraga hypnoides, Saxifraga stellaris, Viola palustris, Viola riviniana, Agrostis canina, Agrostis capillaris, Anthoxanthum odoratum, Deschampsia cespitosa, Deschampsia flexuosa, Festuca ovina, Festuca rubra, Nardus stricta, Blechnum spicant, Dryopteris dilatata

U14 — High montane heath and snow bed, Upland dry heath

Alchemilla alpina-Sibbaldia procumbens dwarf-herb community

Vaccinium myrtillus, Salix herbacea, Carex bigelowii, Carex pilulifera, Juncus trifidus, Luzula multiflora, Luzula spicata, Diphasiastrum alpinum, Huperzia selago, Selaginella selaginoides, Andreaea alpina, Pohlia nutans, Dicranum scoparium, Racomitrium aquaticum, Racomitrium canescens sens.lat., Racomitrium fasciculare, Racomitrium heterostichum, Racomitrium lanuginosum, Ctenidium molluscum, Hylocomium splendens, Hypnum callichroum, Pleurozium schreberi, Rhytidiadelphus loreus, Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus, Rhytidiadelphus triquetrus, Sanionia uncinata, Oligotrichum hercynicum, Pogonatum urnigerum, Polytrichastrum alpinum, Polytrichum piliferum, Barbilophozia floerkei, Diplophyllum albicans, Lophozia sudetica, Nardia scalaris, Ptilidium ciliare, Cetraria islandica, Cladonia arbuscula, Cladonia bellidiflora, Cladonia pyxidata, Achillea millefolium, Gnaphalium supinum, Scorzoneroides autumnalis, Campanula rotundifolia, Cerastium alpinum, Cerastium fontanum, Minuartia sedoides, Sagina saginoides, Silene acaulis, Thymus praecox, Euphrasia officinalis, Armeria maritima, Polygonum viviparum, Rumex acetosa, Ranunculus acris, Thalictrum alpinum, Trollius europaeus, Alchemilla alpina, Alchemilla filicaulis, Alchemilla glabra, Potentilla erecta, Sibbaldia procumbens, Galium saxatile, Saxifraga hypnoides, Saxifraga oppositifolia, Saxifraga stellaris, Viola palustris, Agrostis canina, Agrostis capillaris, Anthoxanthum odoratum, Deschampsia cespitosa, Deschampsia flexuosa, Festuca ovina, Festuca rubra, Nardus stricta, Blechnum spicant, Botrychium lunaria