Graig Fawr, Pontardulais
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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.
Geology & landscape
Landscape processes: Peatland / Mire
Description
Description An area supporting good examples of the range of plant communities to be found in the uplands of the county. These include dry acidic grasslands dominated by Calluna vulgaris, Vaccinium myrtillus and ericaceous shrubs; poorly drained acid grasslands predominantly comprised of Molinia caerulea and Eriophorum vaginatum; and infrequent soligenous mires in which Wahlenbergia hederacea, Chrysosplenium oppositifolium and Anagallis tenella are prominent species.
Species mentioned
Show the 7 species mentioned in the description, with red-list status| English name search for this in other sites |
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IUCN / Red List | Type | Family |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| purple moor grass | Molinia caerulea | LC | grass | poaceae |
| bog pimpernel | Anagallis tenella | Not listed in GB list | herb | primulaceae |
| opposite-leaved golden- saxifrage | Chrysosplenium oppositifolium | LC | herb | saxifragaceae |
| ivy-leaved bellflower | Wahlenbergia hederacea | LC | herb | campanulaceae |
| hare's-tail cottongrass | Eriophorum vaginatum | LC | sedge | cyperaceae |
| billberry | Vaccinium myrtillus | LC | shrub | ericaceae |
| bell heather or ling | Calluna vulgaris | NT | shrub dwarf | ericaceae |