Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Rathlin Island - Kebble

…plateaux, purple moor grass Molinia caerulea occurs. The sedges carnation sedge Carex panicea and pill sedge Carex pilulifera are frequent and characterise the slightly more acidic conditions present on the thin peat soils. Herbs present include tormentil Potentilla erecta, devi…

Prolusk

…rush Juncus effusus. The sward is rich in sedge species and has carnation sedge Carex panicea, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, star sedge Carex echinata, flea sedge Carex pulicaris, common yellow sedge Carex demissa and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. Herbs are frequent and widespread …

Rathsherry

…nia decumbens. Sedges are also constant in the sward and include glaucous sedge Carex flacca, carnation sedge Carex panicea and spring sedge Carex caryophyllea. Herbs typical of traditionally managed grasslands are frequent throughout the sward and include devils-bit scabious Suc…

Greenan

…diverse wetland vegetation and acid fen. The swamp is dominated by bottle sedge Carex rostrata with frequent bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris and greater bladderwort Utricularia vulgaris. Within the swamp, t…

Brockagh Quarry

…ses under a fairly sparse cover of graminoids and vascular plants. Common sedge Carex nigra, carnation sedge Carex panicea, star sedge Carex echinata and creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera are frequent within the fen vegetation. Herbs include marsh thistle Cirsium palustre, devil…

Belmore Mountain

…ions with bugle Ajuga reptans, creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens, wood sedge Carex sylvatica, remote sedge Carex remota and locally greater tussock sedge Carex paniculata. Underneath the steep limestone cliffs at the crest of the escarpment, scrub woodland has developed on sta…

Drumcully

…odoratum. Sedges are integral components of the vegetation, with glaucous sedge Carex flacca, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, carnation sedge Carex panicea and flea sedge Carex pulicaris frequent within the sward. Forb species are common and widespread and include tormentil Potentil…

Ballyrisk More

…entil Potentilla erecta, devils-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, carnation sedge Carex panicea, sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutuflorus, heather Calluna vulgaris, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, selfheal Prunella vulgaris and marsh ragwort Senecio …

Stranacally

…tone drift material. The sward is rich in sedge species and has carnation sedge Carex panicea, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, flea sedge Carex pulicaris, common yellow sedge Carex demissa, common sedge Carex nigra and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. Rushes are a common feature amongst …

Glen East

…sser spearwort Ranunculus flammula, selfheal Prunella vulgaris, carnation sedge Carex panicea, tawny sedge Carex hostiana and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. The predominant moss within the grassland is pointed spear moss Calliergonella cuspidatum. Pockets of very species-rich veget…

Wendlebury Meads and Mansmoor Closes

…e sedge rich meadow include carnation, glaucous, brown, spring and tawny sedges Carex panicea, Carex flacca, Carex disticha, Carex caryophyllea and Carex hostiana respectively, occurring with heath grass Danthonia decumbens and locally abundant meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum. O…

Ballyknock

…all frequent. Localised flushing creates very sedge-rich swards with star sedge Carex echinala, dioecious sedge Carex dioica, glaucous sedge Carex flacca, carnation sedge Carex panicea and flea sedge Carex pulicaris all widespread and frequent. Common butterwort Pinguicula vulgar…

Slievenacloy

…y species-rich vegetation, with a predominance of sedges such as glaucous sedge Carex flacca, carnation sedge Carex panicea, tawny sedge Carex hostiana and, more notably, dioecious sedge Carex dioica. Drier areas are characterised by a range of different grassland species in whic…

Cullentra Lough

…a. This gradually gives way to more acidic vegetation dominated by bottle sedge Carex rostrata with marsh cinquefoil Potentilla palustris, the bog-moss Sphagnum squarrosum and in areas of more open water, occasional bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius. The emergent stands in …

Garvros

…values. Sedges are invariably abundant-especially on flushed slopes-and include Carex pulicaris, Carex panicea, Carex flacca and Carex hostiana. However, the most distinctive feature of these grassland~ is the abundance of forbs such as meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, tormentil…

Smulgedon

…ntil Potentilla erecta, devils-bit scabious Succissa pratensis, carnation sedge Carex panicea, sharp flowered rush Juncus acutuflorus, heather Calluna vulgaris, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, selfheal Prunella vulgaris and marsh ragwort Senecio …

Keadew

…lvet bent Agrostis canina. Sedges are also constant and include carnation sedge Carex panicea and tawny sedge Carex hostiana. Herbs typical of traditionally managed Fermanagh meadow grasslands are frequent throughout and include devils-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, ragged robin…

Knocknacloy

…s are thinner. The following sedges are common in the grassland; glaucous sedge Carex flacca, carnation sedge Carex panicea, flea sedge Carex pulicaris, pale sedge Carex pallescens, pill sedge Carex pilulifera and yellow sedge Carex viridula ssp. brachyrrhyncha. In addition to th…

Kirkby Moor

…ustifolium over Sphagnum papillosum, with cross leaved heath and the star sedge Carex echinata and carnation sedge Carex panicea. Other species include cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos round leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia and marsh violet Viola palustris. Where there is a sligh…

Tullysranadeega

… generally dominated by sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus, carnation sedge Carex panicea and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, but there is a wide variety of associated species including meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris, tormentil Potentilla erecta, devils-bit scabi…

Devenish Island

… rushes are often important components within the sward and include tawny sedge Carex hostiana, carnation sedge Carex panicea, yellow sedge Carex viridula, flea sedge Carex pulicaris, and glaucous sedge Carex flacca with jointed rush Juncus articulatus, compact rush Juncus conglo…

Pant Cae Haidd

…tation include a variety of small sedges, rushes and herbs. Common yellow-sedge Carex demissa, carnation sedge Carex panicea, glaucous sedge Carex flacca, flea sedge Carex pulicaris, and tawny sedge Carex hostiana are common, the latter two species indicating some degree of miner…

Cappas Lwyd

…e a variety of small sedges, rushes and broad-leaved herbs. Common yellow-sedge Carex demissa, carnation sedge Carex panicea, glaucous sedge Carex flacca, flea sedge Carex pulicaris and tawny sedge Carex hostiana are common, the latter two species reflecting some degree of minera…

Subberthwaite, Blawith and Torver Low Commons

…y rare and their combination is little known outside the area. The tufted sedge Carex elata swamp community which is found in Burney Tarn is similarly nationally rare. Knott End Moss, Birk Bank Moss and Stable Harvey Moss are typical examples of the valley mires. The mire surface…

Quoile

…e-not Myosotis scorpioides, creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera and bottle sedge Carex rostrata. In slightly drier locations these species are joined by meadow sweet Filipendula ulmaria and common sedge Carex nigra. A wide range of other species are also present, including common …

Warblington Meadow

…e of notification. The freshwater marsh consists of a sedge rush community with Carex acutiformis, C. otrubae, Carex flacca, C. panicea. C. nigra, Carex disticha and Carex leporina growing together with Juncus effusus, J. inflexus, J. acutiflorus and J. articulatus. The grass com…

Robert Hall Moor

…mmunity of purple moor grass Molinia caerulea with an abundance of small sedges Carex demissa, C. echinata, Carex flacca, Carex hirta, Carex hostiana, C. nigra, Carex leporina, C. panicea, Carex pilulifera and C. pulicaris, with creeping willow and numerous herbaceous species amo…

Lurgan River Wood

…, common twayblade Listera ovata, wood speedwell Veronica montana, remote sedge Carex remota and wood sedge Carex sylvatica tend to be more scattered in their distribution. Mosses occur on the ground and over exposed rock faces and boulders. Dominant species include Thuidium tama…

Ballymacaldrack

…hoxanthum odoratum. Sedges are abundant in the sward and include glaucous sedge Carex flacca, carnation sedge Carex panicea, yellow sedge Carex viridula and tawny sedge Carex hostiana. Herbs present are typical of traditionally managed rush pasture grasslands and include greater …

Roeveagh

…bens and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and the sedges glaucous sedge Carex flacca, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, carnation sedge Carex panicea and flea sedge Carex pulicaris. Herbs such as meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii, devi…

Cavan

…thum odoratum. Sedges are a frequent component of the sward with glaucous sedge Carex flacca, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, carnation sedge Carex panicea and flea sedge Carex pulicaris. Herb species are common and widespread and include devils-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, heath …

Rushy Hill

…iza media. Sedges are integral components of the vegetation with glaucous sedge Carex flacca, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, carnation sedge Carex panicea and flea sedge Carex pulicaris all occurring within the sward structure. Forb species are common and widespread and include tor…

Tonnagh Quarry

…water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile, quaking grass Briza media, glaucous sedge Carex flacca, common sedge Carex nigra, carnation sedge Carex panicea and star sedge Carex echinata. Herbs include common marsh bedstraw Galium palustre, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula, Square-…

Aghanaglack

… stricta. Sedges are integral components of the vegetation, with glaucous sedge Carex flacca, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, carnation sedge Carex panicea and flea sedge Carex pulicaris frequent within the sward. Forb species are common and widespread and include tormentil Potentil…

Drumowen

… odoratum. Sedges are integral components of the vegetation with glaucous sedge Carex flacca, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, carnation sedge Carex panicea and flea sedge Carex pulicaris all occurring at differing levels within the sward structure. Forb species are common and widespr…

Frevagh

… stricta. Sedges are integral components of the vegetation, with glaucous sedge Carex flacca, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, carnation sedge Carex panicea and flea sedge Carex pulicaris frequent within the sward. Forb species are common and widespread and include tormentil Potentil…

Killydonnelly

…ntly and are widely interspersed amongst the grasses and include glaucous sedge Carex flacca, spring sedge Carex caryophyllea, carnation sedge Carex panicea and pill sedge Carex pilulifera. Herb species are an integral component of the sward and the most common include eyebright …

Tamnyrankin

… stricta. Sedges are integral components of the vegetation, with glaucous sedge Carex flacca, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, long stalked yellow sedge Carex lepidocarpa, carnation sedge Carex panicea and flea sedge Carex pulicaris frequent within the sward. Herb species are common a…

River Frome

…ress Nasturtium officinale, reed sweet-grass Glyceria maxima, lesser pond-sedge Carex acutiformis, greater pond-sedge Carex riparia and common reed Phragmites australis. Together, the community of aquatic and bankside plants contains all of the most commonly occurring species whi…

Gwaun Efail Wig

… Succisa pratensis. In places, the sward is rich in sedges including oval sedge Carex leporina, star sedge Carex echinata, carnation sedge Carex panicea and the uncommon bladder-sedge Carex vesicaria. The rush pasture grades into purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea mire which is m…

Hook Meadow and The Trap Grounds

… the field supports water plantain Alisma plantago-aquatica, greater pond sedge Carex riparia, creeping Jenny Lysimachia nummularia and celery leaved water crowfoot Ranunculus sceleratus. The southernmost field is the wettest of the group and holds standing water for part of the …

Ash Fell

…he interest and diversity of the site. These are dominated by small sedges e.g. Carex panicea, Carex hostiana, Carex dioica but are rich in other species as well, including common butterwort, few flowered spike rush Eleocharis quinqueflora, marsh lousewort Pedicularis palustris a…

Little Asby Inrakes and Outrakes

…rass, quaking grass, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and various sedges especially Carex panicea, Carex flacca, Carex hostiana, C. pulicaris and rushes Juncus acutiflorus and Juncus conglomeratus var. conglomeratus. The major herbs include devil’s bit scabious, yellow rattle Rhinant…

Minsterley Meadows

…ard is characterised by the rushes Juncus effusus and J. articulatus the sedges Carex panicea, Carex flacca and Carex hirta and lady’s smock Cardamine pratensis. The meadows support a number of species which are either uncommon or rare in Shropshire, such as adder’s tongue Ophiog…

Drumlisaleen

…ith a low cover of grasses and an abundance of sedges 12 species including much Carex panicea, Carex pulicaris and Carex hostiana. Meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum is the dominant forb in two fields, while in one field marsh hawk's beard Crepis paludosa is locally abundant in flu…

Winster Wetlands

…here more basic containing lime flushes occur, small sedges such as tawny sedge Carex hostiana, carnation sedge C. panicea, glaucous sedge Carex flacca, flea sedge C. pulicaris and star sedge C. echinata grow with flowers such as grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris and devil's…

White Park Bay

… red fescue Festuca rubra, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, sand sedge Carex arenaria, Portland spurge Euphorbia portlandica and field wood rush Luzula campestris, growing through a carpet of the pleurocarpous moss Rhytidiadelphus triquetrus. Between the chalk cliffs and…

Nant y Rhos

…ed by a range of characteristic associates including meadow thistle, flea sedge Carex pulicaris, carnation sedge Carex panicea, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, whorled caraway, tormentil Potentilla erecta, greater birds-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus, devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pr…

Caeau Bronydd-mawr

…ass Molinia caerulea. A small-sedge sward is present in places with tawny sedge Carex hostiana, carnation sedge Carex panicea, flea sedge Carex pulicaris and petty whin Genista anglica. Along the southern edge a more species-rich flush surrounded by willows is also included in th…

Garron Plateau

…by the presence of scattered purple moor grass Molinia caerulea or bottle sedge Carex rostrata. When this flushing is concentrated into localised runnels, the vegetation is characterised by small sedge communities, in which species such as carnation sedge Carex panicea, yellow se…

Knocknashangan

…s, bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella, selfheal Prunella vulgaris, carnation sedge Carex panicea, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, flea sedge Carex pulicaris and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. The predominant moss within the grassland is glittering wood moss Hylocomium splendens which is a…

Big Dog Scarps and Lakes

…he north and south of the site. The short sward is dominated by carnation sedge Carex panicea, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, flea sedge Carex pulicaris and glaucous sedge Carex flacca, with sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus, purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, heath grass Dant…

Babcary Meadows

…o media are also abundant. In the wetter hollows sedges such as carnation sedge Carex panicea, spring sedge Carex caryophyllea, common sedge Carex nigra and glaucous sedge Carex flacca become dominant. The herb component includes saw wort Serratula tinctoria, devil’s bit scabious…

Marlbank

…ands are particularly rich in notable species including, thin spiked wood sedge Carex strigosa, toothwort Lathraea squamaria, Welsh poppy Mecanopsis cambrica, Wilson’s filmy fern Hymenophyllum wilsonii and wood fescue Festuca altissima. They are also important for a range of myco…

Scraghy

…s, bog pimpernel Anagallis tenetla, selfheal Prunella vulgaris, carnation sedge Carex panicea, tawny sedge Carex hostiana flea sedge Carex pulicaris and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. The predominant moss within the grassland is golden head moss Breutelia chrysocoma which is adapte…

Caeau Blaen-bielly

…ia caerulea is prominent often with a suite of sedges including carnation sedge Carex panicea, glaucous sedge Carex flacca, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, and flea sedge Carex pulicaris. Herbs include meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, devil’s-bit scabious and saw-wort Serratula tinc…

Tower More

…sser spearwort Ranunculus flammula, selfheal Prunella vulgaris, carnation sedge Carex panicea, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, flea sedge Carex pulicaris and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. The predominant moss within the grassland is golden head moss Breutelia chrysocoma which is adapt…

Cuilcagh Mountain

…l the vegetation is characterised by a small sedge community where yellow sedge Carex viridula, carnation sedge Carex panicea and star sedge Carex echinata predominater while more mesotrophic waters are indicated by the presence of tawny sedge Carex hostiana, dioecious sedge Care…

Sutton Meadows

…tosa, heath grass Danthonia decumbens and quaking grass Briza media. The sedges Carex hirta, Carex flacca, C. panicea and Carex leporina and the rushes Juncus effusus and J. articulatus are frequent. Among the uncommon flowering plants are dyer's greenweed Genista tinctoria, pep…

Slieve Beagh

…, the vegetation is characterised by a small sedge community where Yellow sedge Carex viridula, carnation sedge Carex panicea and star sedge Carex echinata predominate, while the presence of more mesotrophic water is indicated by the presence of tawny sedge Carex hostiana, dioeci…

Heath Hill Farm

…iry flax Linum catharticum, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. The rush pasture supports additional species to those found in the neutral grassland. These include marsh bedstraw Galium palustre, heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata, ragged-ro…

River Thurso

…ld angelica Angelica sylvestris, cow parsley Anthriscus sylvestris, water sedge Carex aquatilis, carnation sedge Carex panicea and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. Vascular plant assemblage (flowering plants) A number of nationally rare or scarce plants are found within the site. Pop…

Newlands

…thum odoratum. Sedges are also constant in the sward and include glaucous sedge Carex flacca, carnation sedge Carex panicea and pill sedge Carex pilulifera. Herbs typical of traditionally managed grasslands are frequent throughout the sward and include, common knapweed Centaurea…

Ballymacallion

…nia decumbens. Sedges are also constant in the sward and include glaucous sedge Carex flacca, carnation sedge Carex panicea and spring sedge Carex caryophyllea. Herbs typical of traditionally managed grasslands are frequent throughout the sward and include devils-bit scabious Suc…

Drumcrow

…ccur, some of which are scarce. The fen vegetation is dominated by common sedge Carex nigra growing over a carpet of marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris with species such as meadow sweet Filipendula ulmaria, common marsh bedstraw Galium palustre, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flam…

Cruninish Island

…anunculus flammula. Sedges are abundant in this habitat and include tawny sedge Carex hostiana, carnation sedge Carex panicea and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. In the drier central area of the island sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus are frequ…

Gortycavan

… red fescue Festuca rubra, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, spring sedge Carex caryophyllea, carnation sedge Carex paniceae and glaucus sedge Carex flacca and occasional rushes such as sharp flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus and field wood rush Luzula campestris. In the hay…

Kilnameel

…traw Galium verum and yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor all common. glaucous sedge Carex flacca, spring sedge Carex caryophyllea, downy oat grass Helictotrichon pubescens and quaking grass Briza media are also frequent. Notable species include frog orchid Coeloglossum viride and the…

Malham-Arncliffe ( Cool Pasture )

…aking grass Briza media, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, spring sedge Carex caryophyllea, carnation sedge Carex panicea and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. Herbs include tormentil Potentilla erecta, common milkwort Polygala vulgaris, fairy flax Linum catharticum, bird's f…

Myttons Meadows

…l and cross wort. A range of sedges occur within the community including spring Carex caryophyllea, carnation C. panicea, hairy Carex hirta, glaucous Carex flacca, flea C. pulicaris and pale sedge C. pallescens, while occasional wetter areas are dominated by lesser pond sedge Car…

Upper Lough Erne - Galloon

…here sedges are the main component of the vegetation, particularly tufted sedge Carex elata and bottle sedge Carex rostrata. This zone is often species-rich, with a wide range of associated herbs, including such scarce species as cowbane Cicuta virosa, greater water parsnip Sium …

Ewefell Mire

…tes down hill it spreads to forma flush. Small sedges including carnation sedge Carex panicea, star sedge Carex echinata, common sedge Carex nigra and common yellow sedge Carex viridula agg. are profuse and along with few flowered spike rush Eliocharis quinqueflora, cross leaved …

Killough Bay and Strand Lough

… the swamp and reed bed there are small, localised stands of greater pond sedge Carex riparia swamp as well as sea club rush Butomus maritimus and grey club rush Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani. Where the foreshore is shallow and there is seasonal inundation, the swamp gives way t…

Giant's Causeway and Dunseverick

…e is generally a fen or swamp community, the former typically with common sedge Carex nigra and silverweed Potentilla anserina, the latter dominated by common reed Phragmites australis. Unusually, black bog-rush Schoenus nigricans can be present through both the saltmarsh and mir…

Sapperton Meadows

…thum odoratum, sneezewort Achillea ptarmica, and hairy hawkbit. Carnation sedge Carex panicea, glaucous sedge Carex flacca, oval sedge Carex leporina and lesser spearwort occur in flushed patches. The rare spiked rampion Phyteuma spicatum RDB, Rare * is known to have been present…

Corraslough Point

…us lacustris. Behind this is a fen zone in which the large sedges, tufted sedge Carex elata and bladder sedge ~ vesicaria, are abundant. A wide range of other species grows here, including purple loosestrife Lythrum salicaria, cowbane Cicuta virosa, and yellow loosestrife Lysimac…

Cefndeuddwr

…y bog mosses Sphagnum spp. and rushes Juncus spp. with frequent carnation sedge Carex panicea, common sedge Carex nigra, star sedge Carex echinata and marsh violet Viola palustris. Notable grassland species include greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha, moonwort Botrych…

Wet Sleddale Meadows

… with grasses such as marsh foxtail and a wide range of sedges including spring Carex caryophyllea, oval Carex leporina, carnation C. panicea and hairy sedge Carex hirta. Where the ground is flushed, white and flea sedge Carex canescens and C. pulicaris also occur with bog mosses…

Seato Pastures

…d bird's eye primrose Primula farinosa. The sedges include long stalked yellow Carex lepidocarpa, carnation C. panicea, glaucous Carex flacca and tawny sedge Carex hostiana and these occur with grasses such as sheep's fescue Festuca ovina, quaking grass Briza media and purple mo…

Brantrake Moss & Devoke Water

…and east of Linbeck Gill, are rich in sedge species. These include common sedge Carex nigra, carnation sedge C. panicea, ribbed sedge Carex binervis, spring sedge Carex caryophyllea, star sedge C. echinata and white beak sedge Rhynchospora alba. Another plant typical of the flush…

Neuadd and Tylelo Mires

…. The wettest part of Neuadd Mire supports vegetation dominated by bottle sedge Carex rostrata and sharp-flowered rush with abundant marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris and the moss Calliergonell cuspidatum. Wet woodland borders the railway line and appears to be fairly recent i…

Portheiddy Moor

… water-dropwort Oenanthe crocata is frequent. Tussocks of greater tussock-sedge Carex paniculata line the small stream and springheads. On the gentle slopes above the tall fen there are extensive areas of flushed short turf. This species-rich vegetation is characterised by short …

Rathlin Island - Ballygill North

…flushed by mineral rich waters and are dominated by sedges e.g. carnation sedge Carex panicea, common sedge Carex nigra, common yellow sedge Carex demissa and black bog-rush Schoenus nigricans. Troughs and valley bottoms contain a range of wetland communities with a large number …

Dunaree Hill

…sser spearwort Ranunculus flammula, selfheal Prunella vulgaris, carnation sedge Carex panicea, tawny sedge Carex hostiana and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. Pockets of very species-rich vegetation occur where the mineral soils and shallow peats are flushed and kept wet by base-rich…

Blackslee

…buttercup Ranunculus acris, marsh horsetail Equisetum palustre, carnation sedge Carex panicea, tawny sedge Carex hostiana and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. Grassland mosses include golden head moss Breutelia chrysocoma, glittering wood moss Hylocomium splendens and neat feather mo…

Hook Heath Meadows

…ises a wide range of fine grasses, a number of sedges including carnation sedge Carex panicea, oval sedge Carex leporina and hairy sedge Carex hirta and a good representation of broadleaved herbs, such as sneezewort Achillea ptarmica, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum and corky fr…

Florence Court

…as opposite-leaved golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, remote sedge Carex remota, bugle Ajuga reptans, with creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens, yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum, meadow sweet Filipendula ulmaria and marsh marigold Caltha palustris. Marsh hawk's-be…

Dernish Island

…articularly rich in plant species. Large sedges especially lesser tussock sedge Carex elata, bottle sedge Carex rostrata and bladder sedge, Carex vesicaria are dominant, but a wide variety of other species occur, including greater water parsnip Sium latifolium, flowering rush But…

Forlorn Hope Meadow

…g Holcus lanatus, cock's foot Dactylis glomerata, very abundant carnation sedge Carex panicea, glaucous sedge Carex flacca and hairy sedge Carex hirta. Herb species include meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris, common knapweed Centaurea nigra, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata, …

Mosshill

…unaria. Nine species of grasses are recorded and sedges include carnation sedge Carex panicea, pill sedge Carex pilulifera and oval sedge Carex leporina. The pasture is herb-rich with species such as lady's mantle Alchemilla glabra, betony Betonica officinalis, ox-eye daisy Leuca…

Cobbler's Plain Meadows, Devauden

…tum, red fescue Festuca rubra and Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus. Carnation sedge Carex panicea, glaucous sedge Carex flacca and flea sedge Carex pulicaris occur only in the flushes. Adder's-tongue Ophioglossum Vulgatumis present in both meadows. Herbs which are characteristic of u…

Caeau Pant-y-Bryn

…grass turf with a variety of associated small sedges, including carnation sedge Carex panicea, tawny sedge Carex hostiana and flea sedge Carex pulicaris; rushes, mostly compact rush Juncus conglomeratus and sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus; and flowering plants such as mead…

Pentregwyn

…-grass – tormentil mire to an open sedge community dominated by carnation sedge Carex panicea with tawny sedge Carex hostiana, glaucous sedge Carex flacca and flea sedge C. pulicaris. There is a high bryophyte cover and a range of herbs and grasses including quaking-grass Briza m…

Lough Alaban

…peaty substrate that supports emergent swamp vegetation especially bottle sedge Carex rostrata, common reed Phragmites australis and branched bur-reed Sparganium erectum. The western and southern margins of the lough support an extensive floating raft of acid fen, comprised of su…

Glaswelltiroedd Eryrys (Eryrys Grasslands)

…orum. The base-rich basin mire has an open structure, dominated by bottle sedge Carex rostrata, common yellow-sedge Carex viridula subsp. brachyrrhyncha and common sedge C. nigra, mixed with marsh horsetail Equisetum palustre. The mire supports a range of herbs such as bogbean Me…

Max Bog

…unt flowered rush. Plants which favour base rich conditions, such as flea sedge Carex pulicaris, long stalked yellow sedge Carex lepidocarpa, black rush and saw wort Serratula tinctoria occur alongside species of more acid conditions, such as tormentil Potentilla erecta and heath…

Fletchwood Meadows

…ate 19th century and woodland species persist in the meadows, e.g. remote sedge Carex remota, primrose Primula vulgaris, pignut Conopodium majus, giant fescue Schedonorus giganteus, tutsan Hypericum androsaemum, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis an…

Bonds Glen

…ngelica Angelica sylvestris, branched bur-reed Sparganium erectum, bottle sedge Carex rostrata and scattered tussocks of greater tussock sedge Carex paniculata. The lower slopes are wet and occasionally waterlogged, and the associated wet woodland has a mixed canopy of alder Alnu…

Caeau Cnwch a Ty'n-y-graig

…ther associated species include heath-grass Danthonia decumbens, glaucous sedge Carex flacca, sneezewort Achillea ptarmica, quaking-grass Briza media, heath spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza maculata subsp. Ericetorum, wood horsetail, bitter-vetch and lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica. W…

Fair Head and Murlough Bay

…ica gale. Sedges are also well represented in the sward, primarily bottle sedge Carex rostrata, star sedge Carex echinata and common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium. Bryophyte cover is generally dominated by carpets of flat topped bog moss Sphagnum fallax, blunt-leaved bog-m…

Drumcarn

… Utricularia vulgaris. Much of the swamp community is dominated by bottle sedge Carex rostrata with water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile and bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata. Bulrush Typha latifolia occurs locally. The fen is dominated by species such as bottle sedge Carex rostrata …

Wintringham Marsh

… scarce or local plants have been recorded, including long stalked yellow sedge Carex lepidocarpa, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, glaucous sedge C. panicea and bottle sedge Carex rostrata, black bog rush Schoenus nigricans, common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium and numerous h…

Low Gill Moor Wetlands

…reous streams. The vegetation is dominated by short sedges including dioecious Carex dioica, long stalked yellow C. lepidocarpa, carnation C. panicea, glaucous Carex flacca and tawny Carex hostiana sedges; in places with a dense understorey of mosses especially Palustriella comm…

Lough Navar Scarps and Lakes

…with the vegetation characterised by short sedges including common yellow sedge Carex demissa, dioecious sedge Carex dioica, tawny sedge Carex hostiana and carnation sedge Carex panicea. Herbs include Heath lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris a…

The Cliffs of Magho

…s. Rare species include Welsh poppy Mecanopsis cambrica, thin spiked wood sedge Carex strigosa and birdsnest orchid Neottia nidus-avis. The main canopy species are ash Fraxinus excelsior and goat willow Salix caprea, with hawthorn Crataegus monogyna and holly Ilex aquifolium in t…

Melbourne and Thornton Ings

…d sweet grass Glyceria maxim, reed grass Phalaris arundinacea and bladder sedge Carex vesicaria are typical, with marsh stitchwort Stellaria palustris and tubular water dropwort Oenanthe fistulosa. Somewhat drier fields are rich in sedges such as brown sedge Carex disticha, carna…

Tullybrick Lough

…the east, there is an area of sedge-rich fen, dominated by lesser tussock sedge Carex diandra, bottle sedge Carex rostrata and common sedge Carex nigra, growing over bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata. brown sedge Carex distieha is dominant in places, and forms a more species-rich com…

Cae Bryn-tywarch

…xatile grassland, with large patches of the nationally scarce soft-leaved sedge Carex montana and wood bitter-vetch Vicia Orobus, together with other regionally and locally scarce species such as dyer's greenweed Genista tinctoria and petty whin Genista anglica. Within the northe…

Abbotsbury Castle

… of soft rush Juncus effusus and flote-grass Glyceria fluitans where star sedge Carex echinata, low sedge Carex demissa, carnation-grass Carex panicea and cotton-grass Eriophorum angustifolium also occur. Abbotsbury Castle supports a lichen flora typical of acid substrates inclu…

Lough Corr

…has a diverse range of vegetation communities comprising stands of bottle sedge Carex rostrata, common spike rush Eleocharis palustris, common club rush Schoenoplectus lacustris and water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile. Along the western shore of the lough there are areas of good…

Croagh Bog

…s running down these slopes are dominated by sedges such as common yellow sedge Carex demissa, star sedge Carex echinata and carnation sedge Carex panicea with locally frequent devils-bit scabious Succisa pratensis. The broadly flushed lower slopes are characterised by a bog myrt…

Ballygalley Head

… grass Aira caryophyllea. Sedges are also common in the sward with spring sedge Carex caryophyllea, glaucous sedge Carex flacca and carnation sedge Carex panicea all frequent. Herbs are widespread and diverse and include wild thyme Thymus polytrichus, eyebright Euphrasia officin…

Crossbane Lough

…swamp fringe is dominated by water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile, bottle sedge Carex rostrata and bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata. Stands of herb rich vegetation are scattered throughout the area. Around the shore of Crossbane Locugh the fen is comprised of floating mats of bottl…

Grimscott

…ing abundant meadow thistle and a rich sedge flora dominated by carnation sedge Carex panicea, with tawny sedge Carex hostiana, common sedge C. nigra and oval sedge Carex leporina occurring frequently. Grasses are represented by Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and sweet vernal-grass…

Lambert's Castle

…rulea interspersed with common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium and sedges Carex spp.including star sedge Carex echinata, green ribbed sedge Carex binervis and flea sedge Carex pulicaris; these areas contain abundant bog moss Sphagnum spp. Frequent among the many herbs prese…

Powerstock Common and Wytherston Farm

… Anemone nemorosa, celandine Ficaria verna and locally abundant pendulous sedge Carex pendula on the moister, seasonally water-logged soils. Ramsons Allium ursinum are locally frequent, with occasional thin-spiked wood-sedge Carex strigosa, herb paris Paris quadrifolia and broad-…

Mill and Whiskershiel Burns

… Ctenidium molluscum, liverworts and sedges including long stalked yellow sedge Carex lepidocarpa, carnation sedge C. panicea, glaucous sedge Carex flacca, flea sedge C. pulicaris and dioecious sedge Carex dioica. Other wetland plants found here include broad leaved cotton grass…

Caeau Capel Hendre

…olcus lanatus and quaking-grass Briza media. The sedges include carnation sedge Carex panicea, glaucous sedge Carex flacca, common sedge C. nigra, flea sedge C. pulicaris, pill sede Carex pilulifera and oval sedge Carex leporina. Other characteristic plants in the sward are devil…

Woolcombe

…marsh marigold Caltha palustris. Locally, common, glaucous and carnation sedges Carex nigra, Carex flacca and C. panicea are frequent and there are stands of greater tussock sedge Carex paniculata and yellow Flag Iris pseudacorus. Two very uncommon plants known in few other Dorse…

Bingley South Bog

… fen supports large quantities of a number of sedges. These include brown sedge Carex disticha regionally uncommon hammer sedge Carex hirta, yellow sedge C. demissa, oval sedge Carex leporina, carnation sedge C. panicea, glaucous sedge Carex flacca and common sedge C. nigra, toge…

Penllwyn-yr-Hendy

…xtensive areas of the now scarce small-sedge mire, dominated by carnation sedge Carex panicea, tawny sedge Carex hostiana and purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea. Characteristic associates include dioecious sedge Carex dioica, star sedge C. echinata, round-leaved sundew Drosera ro…

Salt Lake Quarry

… spike rush Eleocharis mamillata ssp. austriaca and sedges such as common sedge Carex nigra, long stalked yellow sedge Carex lepidocarpa and carnation grass Carex panicea; one such pool supports a stand of common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium. Herbs occurring in this comm…

Corbally

…gbean Menyanthes trifoliata, water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile, bottle sedge Carex rostrata and marsh cinquefoil Potentilla palustris. Other abundant species include brown sedge Carex disticha, water mint Mentha aquatica, sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus, Yorkshire fog H…

Lough na blaney bane

…ergent swamp dominated by water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile and bottle sedge Carex rostrata with occasional stands of common club rush Schoenoplectus lacustris and bulrush Typha latifolia. Along the western shore of the lough the swamp is backed by areas of species-rich fen an…

Popehouse Moor

…y St John’s-wort Hypericum undulatum. A few stands of the greater tussock-sedge Carex paniculata occur among the rushes. Interspersed in the rush pasture are patches that are relatively freely-draining and others that are permanently waterlogged. The latter support mire-type veg…

Deepdale Meadows, Langstrothdale

…mp slopes communities dominated by sedges, such as carnation and glaucous sedge Carex panicea and Carex flacca with blue moor grass Sesleria caerulea also contain bird’s eye primrose Primula farinosa which is locally abundant, together with grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris,…

Moneendogue

…gh cover of sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. Sedges are abundant, with Carex panicea and Carex nigra sometimes co-dominant with Juncus articulatus. https://www.daera-ni.gov.uk/publications/moneendogue-assi

Sawbridgeworth Marsh

…s Glyceria maxima, reed canary grass Phalaris arundinacea and lesser pond sedge Carex acutiformis. Also present are water dock Rumex hydrolapathum, yellow iris Iris pseudacorus and great willowherb Epilobium hirsutum. A bed of common reed Phragmites australis is situated at the n…

Rhosydd Nant-yr-henfron

…cteristic plants here include meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, carnation sedge Carex panicea, flea sedge Carex pulicaris, sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus, cross-leaved heath, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum and tawny sedge Carex hostiana. The wet heath vegetation also …

Annesley Woodhouse Quarries

…low. This community is generally distinguished by a dominance of glaucous sedge Carex flacca, red fescue and the pointed spear moss Calliergonell cuspidatum, together with a diverse range of herbs typical of damp grasslands including carnation sedge Carex panicea, brown sedge Car…

Straghans Lough

…f reed canary grass Phalaris arundinacea. Tall fen is dominated by bottle sedge Carex rostrata, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile, with occasional marsh cinquefoil Potentilla palustris, meadow sweet Filipendula ulmaria, common marsh bedstraw G…

Waun-fawr, Cefn Cribwr

…ia caerulea and meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, together with carnation sedge Carex panicea, glaucous sedge Carex flacca, and the broad-leaved herbs tormentil Potentilla erecta and devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis. Quaking grass Briza media and the base-loving sedges tawn…

Grassington Hospital Grounds

…cur. Locally within the site seepage zones are characterised by carnation sedge Carex panicea, glaucous sedge Carex flacca and patches of soft rush Juncus effusus. Herbs frequent in these areas include marsh valerian Valeriana dioica, devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis, marsh…

Southmoor Farm

…sa pratensis, together with frequent glaucous, carnation, tawny and flea sedges Carex flacca, C. panicea, Carex hostiana and C. pulicaris among many other species. A particularly notable and attractive feature of these fields is the occurrence of numerous heath spotted orchids Da…

Gyfartha

…ntil Potentilla erecta, devils’-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, carnation sedge Carex panicea, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and quaking-grass Briza media. Knolls within the fen-meadow support drier acidic grassland. This vegetation is chara…

Derrycloony Lough

…n reed Phragmites australis, water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile, bottle sedge Carex rostrata, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and water mint Mentha aquatica. The swamp is backed by base-rich fen which is dominated by common sedge Carex nigra with species such as wild Angelica Ang…

Geldeston Meadows

… peaty soils, with mosses and sedges well represented including carnation sedge Carex panicea, glaucous sedge Carex flacca and flea sedgeCarex pulicaris. Associated herbs characteristic of calcareous conditions include marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris, bog pimpernel Anagalli…

Hembury Woods

…racterised by the abundance of heath-grass Danthonia decumbens, carnation sedge Carex panicea, pill sedge Carex pilulifera, autumn hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis, fairy flax Linum catharticum and tormentil Potentilla erecta and by the presence of carline thistle Carlina vulgar…

Lough Naman Bog and Lake

…ved sundew Drosera intermedia, white beak sedge Rhynchospora alba and bog sedge Carex limosa. Bristly swan neck moss Campylopus atrovirens, frequently associated with these western, oceanic blanket bogs, is locally frequent around the edges of pools and at the base of hummocks. A…

Pinbain Burn to Cairn Hill

…grass Nardus stricta, and a high proportion of sedges including carnation sedge Carex panicea, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, flea sedge C. pulicaris and star sedge C. echinata, with herbs such as bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum. Along old drainage lines, and in natural soakways …

Ross

… rush Juncus acutiflorus, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula, carnation sedge Carex panicea, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, selfheal Prunella vulgaris and the mosses golden head moss Breutelia chrysocoma and chalk comb moss Ctenidium molluscum. Pockets of very species-rich vegetat…

Outley Mosses

…have a diverse flora with a high cover of small sedges such as carnations sedge Carex panicea, tawny sedge Carex hostiana and common yellow sedge C. demissa and various combinations of other species including autumnal hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis, marsh thistle Cirsium palus…

Marsland to Clovelly Coast

…rushes Juncus spp. dominant over large areas. sedges, including carnation sedge Carex panicea, tawny sedge Carex hostiana and common sedge C. nigra occur widely and heather, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica and meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum ar…

Llymwynt Brook Pastures

… fen-meadow vegetation with purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea, carnation sedge Carex panicea, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, quaking-grass Briza media, and devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis. This vegetation grades into areas in which soft-rush…

Shap Fells

…air moss Polytrichum commune but other stands are characterised by bottle sedge Carex rostrata. There is localised development of bog myrtle purple moor grass Myrica gale Molinia caerulea mires which occur to this extent on few other upland areas in the Lake District. Basic flus…

Wrawby Moor

…l Equisetum fluviatile, common spike rush Eleocharis palustris, carnation sedge Carex panicea, oval sedge Carex leporina, gipsywort Lycopus europaeus, common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii and pink water speedwell Veronica catenata. Other Information See also Risby Warren S…

Bavington Crags

…. There are small areas of wet, flushed, ground with mat grass, carnation sedge Carex panicea, spring sedge Carex caryophyllea and cuckoo-flower Cardamine pratensis as well as small areas of species rich grassland on lime soil with red fescue Festuca rubra, wild thyme Thymus prae…

West Bradieston and Craig of Garvock

…rassland with mat grass Nardus stricta and small sedges such as carnation sedge Carex panicea, tawny sedge Carex hostiana and flea sedge C. pulicaris. Heath Dry heath is predominant on the steeper, north-facing hill slopes, and is characterised by dominant common heather and freq…

Trottiscliffe Meadows

…Kent, such as marsh valerian Valeriana dioica and three sedges, carnation sedge Carex panicea, brown sedge Carex disticha and 'common'sedge C. nigra. The fen areas also contain fen bedstraw Galium uliginosum along with ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi. A drier section of the most …

Coolnasillagh

…ntil Potentilla erecta, devils-bit scabious Succissa pratensis, carnation sedge Carex panicea, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutuflorus, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula, selfheal Prunella vulgaris and marsh ragwort Senecio aquaticus. The variation …

Waltonhill and Cradle Den

…k moss Scorpidium revolvens, hook moss Palustriella commutatum, carnation sedge Carex panicea, glaucous sedge Carex flacca, jointed rush Juncus articulatus and devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis. species-rich fen meadow occurs on both parts of the site, and is the most widesp…

Fishburn Grassland

… meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis, quaking grass Briza media, carnation sedge Carex panicea, glaucous sedge Carex flacca, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium and lady’s bedstraw Galium verum. This grassland type is nationally scarce and…

Crosby Ravensworth Fell

… base rich flushes. These are dominated by small sedges such as carnation sedge Carex panicea, tawny sedge Carex hostiana and long stalked yellow sedge C. lepidocarpa, growing over a ground layer of base loving mosses such as Scorpidium revolvens, Ctenidium molluscum, Campylium s…

Glennasheevar

…ttongrass Eriophorum vaginatum and tormentil Potentilla erecta. carnation sedge Carex panicea, star sedge Carex echinata and devils-bit scabious Succisa pratensis indicate more concentrated flushing over thinner peats. The liverwort Pleurozia purpurea is locally abundant and blac…

Coed a Gweunydd Gilfach-gwyddil

…minent species here include purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea, carnation sedge Carex panicea, tawny sedge Carex hostiana and whorled caraway Carum verticillatum. Dyer's greenweed Genista tinctoria is also present. The site has small areas of bracken Pteridium aquilinum, scrub an…

Langford Meadow

…um odoratum and crested dog’s-tail Cynosurus cristatus. Here the smaller sedges Carex flacca, C. panicea and Carex hirta are often abundant and herbs include bugle Ajuga reptans, the buttercups Ranunculus acris and Ranunculus repens and the local marsh valerian Valeriana dioica a…

Pentrosfa Mire

…ated by bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, bulrush Typha latifolia and bottle sedge Carex rostrata. An area of topogenous fen has developed in the valley bottom above the lake. This area supports a plant community which is largely dominated by bottle sedge, although common sedge Care…

Charleshill

…on bent Agrostis capillaris, common sorrel Rumex acetosa, often with oval sedge Carex leporina and heath grass Danthonia decumbens. Both types support abundant dyer's greenweed Genista tinctoria and devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis. Other dry acidic areas are dominated by c…

Rhos Cwmderw

…a ovina, mat grass Nardus stricta, tormentil Potentilla erecta, carnation sedge Carex panicea and tawny sedge Carex hostiana throughout. Meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum is rare but a range of other characteristic plants occur locally, including devil’s-bit scabious Succisa prate…

Seaton Meadows

…l Equisetum fluviatile, common spike rush Eleocharis palustris, carnation sedge Carex panicea and brown sedge Carex disticha. Other locally scarce plants which occur in the meadows include pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus, common meadow rue Thalictrum flavum, blunt flowered rush Ju…

Knockninny Hill

… that includes such plants as blue moor grass Sesleria caerulea, glaucous sedge Carex flacca, mouse_ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, devils-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata, lady's bedstraw Galium verum, eyebright Euphrasia spp. and quaking …

Shiel Wood Pastures

…slands include a species-rich type with mat-grass Nardus stricta and flea sedge Carex pulicaris. Areas of grass-heath with ling heather Calluna vulgaris and wet heath with cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix are also found. The extensive fen-meadows are mainly dominated by sharp-fl…

Caydale

…ue Festuca ovina. The sward supports abundant sedges, including carnation sedge Carex panicea and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. Typical herbs include salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum and common bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus. Ass…

River Itchen

…lassic' chalk river only. The river's banks support abundant lesser pond sedge Carex acutiformis, reed canary grass Phalaris arundinacea and reed sweet grass Glyceria maxima along their full length. Tall perennials such as greater willowherb Epilobium hirsutum, meadowsweet Filip…

High Leys

… occurring as frequent associates. sedges, including star C. echinata, glaucous Carex flacca and hairy sedge Carex hirta are less common but widespread within the stand. Devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis is abundant, with heat spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata spp ericeto…

Mount Pleasant

… vetchling Lathyrus pratensis, oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare, glacuous sedge Carex flacca and yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor. On steeper drier slopes, stands of grassland are particularly herb rich and distinguished by increasingly frequent betony Betonica officinalis, devil’…

Braithwaite Moss

…oss Polytrichum sp. Together with these mosses, sedges, such as carnation sedge Carex panicea and glaucous sedge Carex flacca and rushes, such as soft rush Juncus effusus and jointed rush J. articulatus form a tussocky, uneven sward with purple moor grass Molinia caerulea dominat…

Freshmoor

…. fimbriatum and S. auriculatum var auriculutum. sedges such as carnation sedge Carex panicea and star sedge Carex echinata contribute to the structure while any remaining wet open areas are colonised by bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius. Associated species include bog pimp…

Mill Lough

… swamp, dominated by common club rush Schoenoplectus lacustris and bottle sedge Carex rostrata, with water horsetail Equisteum fluviatile, branched bur-reed Sparganium erectum and ivyleaved duckweed Lemna trisulca. The swamp grades into a tall fen, in which common reed Phragmites…

Castle Enigan

…est. In the centre of the area, the vegetation is characterised by bottle sedge Carex rostrata, water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile and creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, growing over a well-developed and hummocky layer of mosses bryophytes dominated by Calliergonell cuspidatum…

Bailliewhirr

…n types. Some communities are dominated by small sedges such as carnation sedge Carex panicea and star sedge Carex echinata, while others are dominated by grasses including sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog’s-tail Cynosurus cristatus and sheep’s-fescue Festuca…

Len Pastures, Crackpot

…eral sedge species indicative of an unimproved sward, including carnation sedge Carex panicea and spring sedge Carex caryophyllea, are present. Further downslope, in Crackpot Gill, the pastures become locally semi acidic in character dueto the increased gradient and resultant le…

Eilean nan Ron

…'s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis and several sedges, including carnation sedge Carex panicea and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. The higher ground shows the physical effects of exposure in the form of wind-stunted plants and erosion ‘stripes’ and has species such as bearberry Arcto…

Killard

…ctra pilosa and Flustrellida hispida, along with breadcrumb sponge Halichondria panicea are typical. The rocks at Killard Point and Craiglewey have an extensive splash zone with a well-developed zonation of characteristic maritime lichens. Saltmarsh is developed in sheltered bays…

Wyndrush Pastures

…m salicaria are interspersed with the rushes. Sedges, including carnation sedge Carex panicea and glaucous sedge Carex flacca, are locally abundant. In places, the rushes grade into tall-herb fen with species including meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, hemp-agrimony Eupatorium can…

Brendonmoor

… Juncus conglomeratus to areas supporting herb rich vegetation including sedges Carex panicea, C. pulicaris and Carex hostiana, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, woodrush Luzula multiflora, common tormentil Potentilla erecta, devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis and creeping wi…

River Test

…er margins have several characteristic species, amongst which lesser pond sedge Carex acutiformis, reed canary grass Phalaris arundinacea and reed sweet grass Glyceria maxima are abundant throughout the river. Tall perennials such as greater willowherb Epilobium hirsutum, meadows…

Glenarm Woods Part 2

…ils-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, selfheal Prunella vulgaris, carnation sedge Carex panicea and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. The moss species within the wet grassland include glittering wood moss Hylocomium splendens, neat feather moss Pseudoscleropodium purum and pointed spear…

Stocking Meadows, Oreton

…ovina and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus. Locally, sedges, mainly carnation sedge Carex panicea and spring sedge Carex caryophyllea are abundant. The flora is exceptionally rich and includes several uncommon species, including adder’s tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum, green winged orch…

Afon Eden - Cors Goch Trawsfynydd

…um angustifolium and broad-leaved pondweed Potamogeton natans with bottle sedge Carex rostrata on the channel margins. N. lutea in particular is primarily a lowland species, and the Afon Eden is the second highest altitude river record in the UK. Below the Cors Goch mire the rive…

Lielowan Meadow

…teristic species include sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus and brown sedge Carex disticha, both of which form dense swards. Abundant in these areas are fen species such as meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, marsh-marigold Caltha palustris and water horsetail Equisetum fluviati…

Briff Lane Meadows

…attle Rhinanthus minor, sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus, carnation sedge Carex panicea and pale sedge Carex pallescens. All the grassland at Briff Lane Meadows is considered to be representative of the Danthonia decumbens sub community of the Cynosurus cristatus Centaurea …

Wyre Forest

…t Serratula tinctoria, mountain melic grass Melica nutans and soft leaved sedge Carex montana all common on the Shropshire side of the Dowles Brook valley. Valley bottoms and wet seepage flushes support areas of alder stinging nettle and alder ash creeping jenny woodland communit…

Greenan Lough

…along the shoreline. The emergent vegetation consists of stands of bottle sedge Carex rostrata, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, water mint Mentha aquatica, common marsh bedstraw Galium palustre, gypsywort Lycopus europaeus, unbranched bur reed Sparganium emersum and water plantain…

Holly Rock Fields

…ically occurring in two or three of the four fields. These include spring sedge Carex caryophyllea, pignut Conopodium majus, cat's ear Hypochaeris radicata, autumn hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis, oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare, field wood rush Luzula campestris, tormentil Po…

Long Moss - Drinkstone Hill

…ities grade from fen vegetation on shallower peat with dominants glaucous sedge Carex flacca, carnation sedge Carex panicea, tufted hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa and sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus, to deeper peat communities where slender sedge Carex lasiocarpa, a loca…

Gypsy Camp Meadows, Thrandeston

…ed rush Juncus acutiflorus, marsh marigold Caltha palustris and carnation sedge Carex panicea, with lesser pond sedge Carex acutiformis and marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris to a wetter alluvial meadow type with floating sweet grass Glyceria fluitans, reed canary grass Phalar…

Shapwick Heath

…e and threatened species rich 'mire' type meadows characterised by common sedge Carex nigra, carnation sedge Carex panicea, purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum and devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis. Drier grasslands include the common knapwee…

Blindley Heath

…rrey do occur; these include chaffweed Centunculus minimus, common yellow sedge Carex demissa, carnation grass Carex panicea and grass vetchling Lathyrus nissolia. Mature trees of pedunculate oak Quercus robur and scrub of hawthorn Crataegus monogyna, sallow Salix cinerea and bla…

North Woodburn Reservoir

…crub, with species such as reed canary grass Phalaris arundinacea, bottle sedge Carex rostrata, carnation sedge Carex panicea, meadow sweet Filipendula ulmaria, cuckoo-flower Cardamine pratensis and water mint Mentha aquatica. Further diversity is provided through a narrow stretc…

Upper Lough Erne - Belleisle

…ere sedges are the main components of the vegetation, particularly tufted sedge Carex elata and bottle sedge Carex rostrata. This zone is frequently species rich, with a wide range of associated herbs, including such scarce spieces as cowbane Cicuta virosa, greater water parsnip …

Caeau Penglaneinon

…s rush Juncus bulbosus, purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea, common yellow-sedge Carex demissa, carnation sedge Carex panicea, heath spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza maculata, saw-wort Serratula tinctoria and marsh violet Viola palustris.

Dozmary Pool

…atica, western gorse Ulex gallii, heath rush Juncus squarrosus, carnation sedge Carex panicea, green-ribbed sedge Carex binervis, sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina and bilberry V accinium myrtillus. To the south of Dozmary Pool on steeper drier slopes, the vegetation is somewhat diff…

Upper Chapel Pastures

…um palustre, with occasional lesser skullcap Scutellaria minor, carnation sedge Carex panicea and common yellow sedge Carex viridula oedocarpa. The enclosures are bordered by lines of willow Salix spp. and downy birch Betula pubescens and there is a small pocket of fen woodland i…

North Brewham Meadows

…l grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and smooth meadow grass Poa pratensis. Oval sedge Carex leporina, carnation sedge Carex panicea and sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus are common in the wetter areas. Herbs include a number of species with a local distribution in eastern Somerset…

Glenarm Woods

…osite-leaved golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium and pendulous sedge Carex pendula characteristic of wet areas. In addition to the overall species diversity, the area supports one of the richest assemblages of rare woodland plant species in Northern Ireland. Rarities i…

Broad Dales

…culatus are widespread in the furrows with a variety of sedges including common Carex nigra, carnation C. panicea and spring sedge Carex caryophyllea. A colony of heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata spp. ericetorum occurring close to the western edge with a few plants of n…

Grove Farm

…edicularis sylvatica together with a number of sedges including carnation sedge Carex panicea, flea sedge C. pulicaris, glaucous sedge Carex flacca and tawny sedge Carex hostiana.

Hollin Hill

…ain and comprises of a diverse sward of short sedges such as the glaucous sedge Carex flacca, carnation sedge C. panicea, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, star sedge C. echinata, flea sedge C. pulicaris and yellow sedge C. demissa in addition to the local dioecious sedge Carex dioica.…

Newbald Becksies

…y also support common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris, long stalked yellow sedge Carex lepidocarpa, carnation sedge C. panicea, glaucous sedge Carex flacca and marsh valerian Valeriana dioica. The uncommon bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and early marsh orchid Dactylorhiza incarnata…

Mar Field Fen

…tat in the Vale of York. The fen meadow is species rich, with lesser pond sedge Carex acutiformis, hairy sedge Carex hirta, jointed rush Juncus articulatus, common reed Phragmites australis and the locally uncommon greater tussock sedge Carex paniculata and blunt flowered rush Ju…

Standridge Farm Pasture

… by purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, quaking grass Briza media, common sedge Carex nigra, carnation sedge C. panicea, glaucous sedge Carex flacca and jointed rush Juncus articulatus, with bird’s eye primrose Primula farinosa, globe flower Trollius europaeus, marsh valerian Val…

Far High House Meadows

…cum. Parts of the field have a sward dominated by sedges including common sedge Carex nigra, carnation sedge S. panicea and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. The wettest part of these meadows support common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris, dioecious sedge Carex dioica, ragged-robin Si…

Aber Geirch

…ass Molinia caerulea. Species associated with this community include flea sedge Carex pulicaris, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella and common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris. Cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix can also occur on the tussocks. The meadow/gra…

Porton Meadows

…ontains quaking grass Briza media, meadow brome Bromus commutatus, common sedge Carex nigra, carnation sedge C. panicea and brown sedge Carex disticha, all of which are considered indicative of a long period of uninterrupted management without ploughing, herbicides and artificial…

Thorneyburn Meadow

…uncus effusus and sharp-flowered rush J. acutiflorus are abundant, common sedge Carex nigra, carnation sedge C. panicea and spiked sedge Carex spicata are also found, in association with ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, bugle Ajuga reptans and tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespit…

Colony Bog and Bagshot Heath

…Dactylorhiza incarnata, lesser butterfly orchid Platanthera bifolia, flea sedge Carex pulicaris, brown sedge C. distichs, dioecious sedge C. silica, hare's foot cotton grass Eriophorum vaginatum, white beaked sedge Rhynchospora alba, scarce hybrid horsetail Equisetum x littoral, …

Park Farm Meadows

…hiza maculata and an unusually diverse suite of sedges including glaucous sedge Carex flacca, spring-sedge Carex caryophyllea, carnation sedge C. panicea, pale sedge C. pallescens and pill sedge Carex pilulifera. Green-winged orchid Anacamptis morio, a very local plant in Devon, …

Loch Lieurary

…hampsia cespitosa, yellow flag Iris pseudacorus and sedges such as common sedge Carex nigra and carnation sedge Carex panicea. There are a number of pools which are former marl extraction pits. These have a broad fringe of swamp and fen vegetation which includes bottle sedge Care…

Cwm Cadlan

…rple-moor grass Molinia caerulea, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, tawny sedge Carex hostiana and flea sedge Carex pulicaris. Associated species include sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, quaking-grass Briza media, sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus, bog pimpernel Ana…

Annachullion Lough

… and includes small stands of great fen sedge Cladium mariscus and tufted sedge Carex elata. Behind the swamp there are scattered areas of calcareous fen, characterised by the predominance of lesser tussock sedge Carex diandra and long stalked yellow sedge Carex viridula ssp. bra…

Upper Fowey Valley

…ntilla erecta, common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium, green-ribbed sedge Carex binervis and carnation sedge Carex panicea. The herbaceous valley-floor mire communities are again dominated by purple moor-grass with tormentil but display a range of tall herbs including vale…

Kilroosky Lough

…alis, occasionally replaced by great fen sedge Cladium mariscus or tufted sedge Carex elata swamp. Behind the swamp, the shallow waters support species-rich stands of calcareous fen vegetation, characterised by the predominance of lesser tussock sedge Carex diandra, yellow sedge …

Tyrella and Minerstown

…escue Festuca rubra and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, the sedges glaucous sedge Carex flacca and carnation sedge Carex panicea and the herbs mouse_ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum and selfheal Prunella vulgaris. Notable species associated with these damper hollows include early…

Castle River Valley

…hoxanthum odoratum. Sedges are abundant in the sward and include glaucous sedge Carex flacca and carnation sedge Carex panicea. Herbs present are typical of traditionally managed drier grasslands and include common knapweed Centaurea nigra, meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis, bi…

Heron and Carrigullian Loughs

…is. The swamp is often backed by species-rich fen in which lesser tussock sedge Carex diandra is prominent. Associated species include reed canary grass Phalaris arundinacea, yellow iris Iris pseudacorus, water mint Mentha aquatica, purple loosestrife Lythrum salicaria, lesser sp…

Upper Lough Erne - Crom

…here sedges are the main component of the vegetation, particularly tufted sedge Carex elata and bottle sedge Carex rostrata. This zone is often species-rich, with a wide range of associated herbs, including such scarce species as cowbane Cicuta virosa, greater water parsnip Sium …

Hense Moor Meadows

…l’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis, betony Betonica officinalis, glaucous sedge Carex flacca and carnation sedge Carex panicea may be found. Species rich open stand the central Anemone riviniana, site. hedges surround the fields, overgrown and thick in places, whilst an of pedunc…

Lough Melvin

…ellow iris Iris pseudacorus, wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris and common sedge Carex nigra. Sheltered parts of the lough shore are fringed by wet woodland, dominated by alder Alnus glutinosa and willow Salix spp. The ground flora beneath this generally resembles that of the swam…

Rhos Pwllygawnen

…rsed within this drier grassland are seasonal flushes dominated by common sedge Carex nigra and carnation sedge Carex panicea, with much bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, heath rush Juncus squarrosus, round-leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia, heath spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza m…

Tairgwaith

…a together with meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, and sedges such as oval sedge Carex leporina and carnation sedge Carex panicea. In places, a slightly base-rich nature to the soil is indicated by the presence of species such as quaking grass Briza media. Across the southern half…

Trelow Downs

… maculata and heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia. The sedges carnation sedge Carex panicea and green-ribbed sedge Carex binervis are also present. Royal fern Osmunda regalis and creeping willow Salix repens both occur occasionally. The wetter parts of the site, adjacent to st…

Upper Lough Erne - Trannish

…here sedges are the main component of the vegetation, particularly tufted sedge Carex elata and bottle sedge Carex rostrata. This zone is frequently species-rich, with a wide range of associated herbs, including such scarce species as cowbane Cicuta virosa, greater water parsnip …

Mottey Meadows

… palustris community prevails, with a high cover of sedges, such as brown sedge Carex disticha and carnation sedge Carex panicea. A wide range of wetland herbs occur including marsh ragwort Senecio aquaticus, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, southern marsh orchid Dactylorhiza pra…

Fathom Upper

…lcus lanatus. Sedges are also constant in the sward and include, glaucous sedge Carex flacca and carnation sedge Carex panicea. Herbs typical of traditionally managed grasslands are frequent throughout the sward and include, autumn hawkbit Leontodon autumnalis, cat's-ear Hypochae…

Gale Clough and Shooterslee Wood

…refoil Lotus pedunculatus, globe flower Trollius europaeus, common yellow sedge Carex demissa and carnation sedge Carex panicea. In the drier neutral grassland common bent, Yorkshire fog and sheep's fescue become the main grasses. The herb flora is relatively rich with ribwort pl…

Winfrith Heath

…l’s bit Succisa pratensis and several sedges including frequent carnation sedge Carex panicea and the local brown sedge Carex disticha. This turf also supports greater burnet Sanguisorba officinalis in one of its very few Dorset locations. Nearer the stream the grassland is rush …

Combe Scar

…num catharticum and thyme Thymus polytrichus with smaller amounts of flea sedge Carex pulicaris and carnation sedge Carex panicea. Springs and seepages arise in these areas and there are associated wet and dripping soil banks and rock surfaces. The springs are typically dominate…

Strathy Coast

…widespread grassland has a blue-green sward of sedges, including glaucous sedge Carex flacca and carnation sedge Carex panicea. Large populations of the nationally scarce Scottish primrose Primula scotica are found between Kirtomy and Strathy and near Portskerra. Sand dune (veget…

Cwm Glo a Glyndyrys

…bious Succisa pratensis and a number of sedge species, including glaucous sedge Carex flacca, carnation sedge C. panicea, common sedge C. nigra, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, common yellow sedge Carex viridula ssp oedocarpa and flea sedge C. pulicaris. In places this fen-meadow com…

Freeman's Marsh

…ratum, round fruited rush Juncus compressus, common, brown and carnation sedges Carex nigra, Carex disticha and C. panicea, marsh horsetail Equisetum palustre, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis and cuckoo-flower Cardamine pratensis. Hybrid fe…

Bryn - Bach, Cefn Cribwr

…species such as meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum and, more locally, tawny sedge Carex hostiana and flea sedge Carex pulicaris. These occur alongside carnation sedge Carex panicea and devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis. Some of the most species-rich of these swards are slightl…

Rhos Penrhiw

…n-meadow, characterised by diverse open lawns of sedges such as carnation sedge Carex panicea, flea sedge C. pulicaris, tawny sedge Carex hostiana and common sedge C. nigra. Mixed in with these is a variety of herbs such as meadow thistle and devil's-bit scabious Succisa pratensi…

Alvescot Meadows

…tum, red fescue Festuca rubra, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and carnation sedge Carex panicea. In the wettest areas, brown sedge Carex disticha and jointed rush Juncus articulatus dominate. These are associated with troughs which may be the remnants of old ditches. The meadow is …

Whiteleigh Meadows

…Devon. The sward is characterised by abundant sedge species, mainly tawny sedge Carex hostiana, star sedge C. echinata, carnation sedge C. panicea, green-ribbed sedge Carex binervis and glaucous sedge Carex flacca, and herbs such as betony Betonica officinalis, devil’s-bit scabio…

Rhos Bryn-wichell

…quefoil Comarum palustre, water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile and bottle sedge Carex rostrata is also quite extensive. Small patches of sedge-rich pasture containing carnation sedge Carex panicea, common sedge C. nigra and tawny sedge Carex hostiana occur in association with pur…

Distillery Farm Meadows

…distinctive plant community, comprising extensive populations of glaucous sedge Carex flacca, carnation sedge C. panicea, common sedge C. nigra, oval sedge Carex leporina and common yellow sedge C. demissa, amongst prominent tussocks of hard rush Juncus inflexus, compact rush Jun…

Waen Rydd

…us, whorled caraway Carum verticillatum and, in one area, greater tussock-sedge Carex paniculata. In the small north-western field, this type of rush pasture occasionally approaches a swamp community in the wettest areas, with bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, water horsetail Equise…

Carn/Glenshane Pass

…base of slopes have developed poor-fen vegetation characterised by bottle sedge Carex rostrata with bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius. Flushing by more base-rich waters supports species such as carnation sedge Carex panicea, pale butterwort Pinguicula lusitanica and bog sed…

Wootton Fitzpaine

… decumbens and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens. Glaucous and spring sedges Carex flacca and Carex caryophyllea are also frequent components of the dry and damp grassland. There are also many different herbs present. The early spring flowering of wild daffodil Narcissus pseud…

Pen-y-graig-goch

…stle Cirsium dissectum, devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, carnation sedge Carex panicea, flea sedge C. pulicaris and tawny sedge Carex hostiana. Many of the fen-meadow stands have a heathy stamp, with species such as cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, heather Calluna vulgar…

Hulam Fen

… This comprises a small sedge fen developed over peat, in which carnation sedge Carex panicea, yellow sedge C. lepidocarpa and glaucous sedge Carex flacca form an open lawn over a carpet of mosses and liverworts, including Palustriella commutatum, Calliergonell cuspidatum and Bry…

Mambury and Stowford Moors

…dow thistle Cirsium dissectum, and a range of sedges, including carnation sedge Carex panicea, flea sedge C. pulicaris and tawny sedge Carex hostiana. Heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata is frequent here. The particular variant of this community represented here, character…

Wall Lands

…utiflorus and soft rush Juncus effusus, small sedges, including carnation sedge Carex panicea, star sedge C. echinata and glaucous sedge Carex flacca and herbs including an abundance of great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis and meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria with ragged-robin Sil…

Glanrhocca

…culata and a variety of grasses and short sedges, amongst which carnation sedge Carex panicea, flea sedge C. pulicaris and tawny sedge Carex hostiana are prominent. Meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum is frequent in some of the fields. The drier upper slopes support species-rich neu…

Tievebulliagh

…e flushing the ground supports a short sedge grassland, especially yellow sedge Carex viridula ssp viridula and carnation sedge Carex panicea. The herb component includes lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris and devils-bit scabious Succisa praten…

Lady's Wood and Viaduct Meadow

…yle vulgaris, lesser skullcap Scutellaria minor, sedges (principally star sedge Carex echinata, carnation sedge C. panicea, common sedge C. nigra and glaucous sedge Carex flacca) and heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata. Also found in this wetter ground are small areas of a…

Greendale Mires

…abundant often in association with a variety of other sedges such as star sedge Carex echinata, carnation grass C. panicea, flea sedge C. pulicaris and dioecious sedge Carex dioica. Where water has accumulated in natural basins the Sphagnum carpets lie over deeper peat in a mosai…

Newton Ketton Meadow

…cular note are the variety of sedges within the sward including, glaucous sedge Carex flacca, hairy sedge Carex hirta, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, carnation sedge C. panicea and flea sedge C. pulicaris. An area of fen vegetation occurs on the northern edge of the site. This merge…

Rhos Hen-Glyn-Isaf

…e site supports a sward dominated by purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea, sedges Carex spp. and common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium. sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus is locally prominent and meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum is common throughout this plant community. …

Augill Valley Pasture

…obe flower Trollius europaeus. A number of sedges are also found including flea Carex pulicaris, spring Carex caryophyllea, glaucous Carex flacca and carnation sedge C. panicea. Along the western edge of the pasture, there is a gradual transition from grassland to woodland. This …

Colwyn Brook Marshes (North & South)

…and tributaries. Large areas are dominated by dense stands of lesser pond sedge Carex acutiformis but elsewhere the vegetation is more open and diverse. Here, species such as bottle sedge Carex rostrata, common marsh-bedstraw Galium palustre, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, bo…

Castell Prysor

…ted by purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, rushes Juncus spp. and a short sedge Carex spp. turf. Other species here include heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata spp. ericetorum, sedges Carex nigra, Carex flacca, C. pulicaris and C. panicea, globeflower Trollius europaeus an…

Esthwaite Water

…e outer edge of a wide reed bed. This progressively gives way to a bottle sedge Carex rostrata and reed community and then carr woodland dominated by common sallow Salix cinerea and alder Alnus glutinosa with lesser amounts of purple and crack willow Salix purpurea and S. fragili…

Long Herdon Meadow

…nglomeratus var. conglomeratus and brown, glaucous, common and carnation sedges Carex disticha, Carex flacca, C. nigra and C. panicea. Cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium, rare in the area, was recorded until a few years ago and may yet reappear. An abundance of herbs includes …

Great Blencow Meadows and Fen

…and devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis. Other species include common sedge Carex nigra, oval sedge Carex leporina, carnation sedge C. panicea, common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii, meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis, autumn hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis and rough …

Blackslade Mire

…enella, pale butterwort Pinguicula lusitanica, several sedges mainly star sedge Carex echinata, common sedge Carex nigra, carnation sedge C. panicea and ivy-leaved bellflower Wahlenbergia hederacea. The bog pools characteristically contain abundant bog pondweed Potamogeton polygo…

Briggins Moor

…montanus. There are a wide range of sedge species present including: star sedge Carex echinata, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, carnation sedge C. panicea and flea sedge C. pulicaris, together with bog mosses Sphagnum spp. Another herb-rich vegetation type, which is less extensive o…

Stagmire Moss

…s and mosses. The sedges include the locally uncommon long stalked yellow sedge Carex lepidocarpa. In the wetter areas few flowered spike rush Eleocharis quinqueflora becomes prominent together with bottle sedge Carex rostrata, whilst the bare wet mud provides a suitable habitat …

Kilnsey Flush

…a caerulea is also present, as are a number of sedges including carnation sedge Carex panicea, long stalked yellow sedge C. lepidocarpa and tawny sedge Carex hostiana. This area supports a wealth of flowering plants including a population of the local narrow leaved marsh orchid D…

Thundersley Great Common

…dges are abundant, including four species uncommon in Essex, green ribbed sedge Carex binervis, common yellow sedge C. demissa, carnation sedge C. panicea and pill sedge Carex pilulifera. On unmown patches, heather Calluna vulgaris and gorse Ulex europaeus are locally dominant, w…

Wedholme Flow

…requent among the grasses in wetter areas with a range of sedges including star Carex echinata, oval Carex leporina and carnation sedge C. panicea. Typical of the associated herbs and marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, marsh marigold Caltha palustris and ragged-robin Silene flos-…

Rhos Goch (Rhos Goch Common)

…ciates include the hair-mosses Polytrichum strictum and P. commune, white sedge Carex canescens and the moss Aulacomnium palustre. The ridges and hummocks within the raised mire are generally dominated by heather and cross-leaved heath with frequent common cottongrass, hare’s-tai…

Peckriding Top Lot

… rush J. acutiflorus, several species of sedge are present including star sedge Carex echinata, glaucous sedge Carex flacca, flea sedge Carex pulicaris and carnation sedge C. panicea. Other characteristic species here include meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, greater bird’s foot …

Eelmoor Marsh

… lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, sneezewort Achillea ptarmica, carnation sedge Carex panicea, petty whin Genista anglica, heath grass Danthonia decumbens, pill sedge Carex pilulifera, saw wort Serratula tinctoria, green winged orchid Anacamptis morio and adder’s tongue fern Ophi…

Burns Beck Moss

…apillifolium subsp. rubellum and Sphagnum magellanicum and lesser tussock sedge Carex diandra. Through both the cut and uncut peat areas run occasional flushes with swards of yellow sedge Carex demissa, common sedge C. nigra and carnation grass C. panicea. The uncommon bog sedge …

Gilmoor and Moorlands

…a and includes eleven sedge species, the most abundant of which are tawny sedge Carex hostiana, carnation sedge C. panicea, flea sedge C. pulicaris and green-ribbed sedge Carex binervis. The herb content is high and a wide range of species are found including petty whin Genista a…

King's Sedgemoor

… aquaticus. Such swards often contain a variety of sedges including hairy sedge Carex hirta, greater pond sedge Carex riparia, brown sedge Carex disticha and carnation sedge C. panicea together with ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, common spike rush Eleocharis palustris, jointed …

Brynna a Wern Tarw

…thistle Cirsium dissectum, devil's-bit scabious, tormentil, and carnation sedge Carex panicea. In a few places the base-loving sedges tawny sedge Carex hostiana and flea sedge Carex pulicaris are frequent, and marsh valerian Valeriana dioica is present locally. Other areas of pu…

Troutsdale and Rosekirk Dale Fens

… subnodulosus. Sedges are well represented, including long stalked yellow sedge Carex lepidocarpa, glaucous sedge Carex flacca and carnation sedge C. panicea, together with wetland herbs such as marsh valerian Valeriana dioica, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria and devil's bit scab…

Syresham Marshy Meadows

… chemistry. The northern site has the following in abundance, lesser pond sedge Carex acutiformis, greater pond sedge Carex riparia, jointed and soft rush Juncus articulatus, Juncus effusus, carnation sedge Carex panicea, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and marsh horsetai…

Rhos Fullbrook

…ella anglica. The wet flushes are dominated by sedges – notably carnation sedge Carex panicea, flea sedge C. pulicaris, common yellow-sedge C. demissa, tawny sedge Carex hostiana and star sedge C. echinata in association with bog mosses Sphagnum spp., cross-leaved heath Erica tet…

Rhos Pant-tyle

…s an area in which tormentil, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, carnation sedge Carex panicea, sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, whorled caraway, tawny sedge Carex hostiana and bog mosses occur within a sward composed primarily of purple moo…

The Stiperstones & The Hollies

…allis tenella as well as a variety of sedges; in particular common yellow sedge Carex demissa, carnation sedge C. panicea, star sedge C. echinata, flea sedge C. pulicaris and tawny sedge Carex hostiana. Of particular noteis the presence of marsh hawk’s beard Crepis paludosa, at i…

Hunsdon Mead

…s tending to be the dominant species. Wetter areas are dominated by brown sedge Carex disticha with greater pond sedge Carex riparia around the mouth of Canons Brook. Meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris and red clover Trifolium pratense are abundant in both Hunsdon and Roydon Meads…

Fachwen Isaf

…rulea with velvet bent Agrostis canina, short sedges, including carnation sedge Carex panicea, and sharp-flowered and compact rush (Juncus acutiflorus and Juncus conglomeratus). Tawny sedge Carex hostiana and flea sedge Carex pulicaris are frequent in these areas, as are sheep’s-…

Hawthorn Cottage Pasture

…a and common knapweed Centaurea nigra. The dry ridges also support spring sedge Carex caryophyllea, autumn hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis and meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris, whilst carnation sedge Carex panicea is found along wet seepage lines. An area of coarse marshy gras…

Ringdown

…a significant part of the sward, the most frequent of which are carnation sedge Carex panicea, common yellow sedge C. demissa, flea sedgeC. pulicaris, star sedge C. echinata, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium and many stalked spike rush Eleo…

Rhos Blaen Carrog

…d by purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea and numerous sedges, notably star sedge Carex echinata, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, common sedge S. nigra, oval sedge Carex leporina, carnation sedge C. panicea and flea sedge C. pulicaris. The forbs include marsh arrow-grass Triglochin pal…

Corfe Mullen Pastures

…ack bog-rush Schoenus nigricans, deer-grass Trichophorum cespitosum, flea sedge Carex pulicaris, star sedge C. echinata and common yellow-sedge Carex viridula ssp. oedocarpa. Amongst the herbs present are pale butterwort Pinguicula lusitanica, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum a…

Staddon Moor

…They also have a rich, short sedge component which includes common yellow-sedge Carex demissa, star sedge C. echinata, carnation sedge C. panicea, flea sedge C. pulicaris and tawny sedge Carex hostiana. The main associates of the fen meadow community are meadow thistle Cirsium d…

Ardwall Hill

… meadows and flushes include a range of sedge species; principally spring-sedge Carex caryophyllea, small-fruited yellow-sedge Carex viridula ssp. viridula, long stalked yellow sedge Carex viridula ssp. brachyrrhynca, dioecious sedge Carex dioica, star sedge C. echinata, oval sed…

Thorne and Doves Moors

…tty whin Genista anglica is also present. Sedge species such as carnation sedge Carex panicea, common sedge C. nigra, star sedge C. echinata, flea sedge C. pulicaris and tawny sedge Carex hostiana are common. A wide range of grassland herbs characteristic of acid soils occur incl…

Holme Moor & Clean Moor

…sh Schoenus nigricans, blunt flowered rush Juncus subnodulosus, carnation sedge Carex panicea and purple moor grass Molinia caerulea. Other species typical of wet conditions include tawny sedge Carex hostiana, flea sedge C. pulicaris, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, round leav…

Bryn-bwch

…ll purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea tussocks. Meadow thistle, carnation sedge Carex panicea, devil's-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, tormentil Potentilla erecta, marsh valerian valerian dioica, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, yellow sedge C. demissa and bog pimpernel Anagallis tene…

Caeau Heol y Llidiart-coch

…d sedges including sweet-vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and carnation sedge Carex panicea. The base-rich nature of this vegetation is indicated by such species as tawny sedge Carex hostiana and quaking grass Briza media. In places this grades into wetter marshy grassland, wit…

Ludderburn and Candlestick Mires

…uding flushes of differing acidity, the mire has swampy patches of bottle sedge Carex rostrata, many stalked spike rush Eleocharis multicaulis and bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius. In other areas, hummocks of Sphagnum palustre and S. subnitens occur, supporting species suc…

Kismeldon Meadows

…e predominantly associated with the purple moor-grass; these include star sedge Carex echinata, common sedge C. nigra, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, carnation sedge C. panicea, and flea sedge C. pulicaris. In other slightly wetter parts bog mosses, principally Sphagnum papillosum o…

Moss Valley Meadows

… mainly on the southern section of the site are dominated by bent grass, sedges Carex spp., rushes Juncus spp. and tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and are characterised by carnation sedge Carex panicea, sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus, jointed rush J. articulatus, …

West Fermanagh Scarplands

…ade Circaea lutetiana, bugle Ajuga reptans, water avens Geum rivale, wood sedge Carex sylvatica and remote sedge Carex remota. In waterlogged conditions, these species give way to opposite-leaved golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens…

Rhosydd Yerbeston / Yerbeston Moors

…aerulea together with a wide range of sedges and herbs, such as carnation sedge Carex panicea, tormentil Potentilla erecta and greater birds-foot trefoil Lotus pedunculatus. In places, the presence of tawny sedge Carex hostiana and flea sedge Carex pulicaris indicates lime-rich c…

Drigg Holme

…za maculata spp. ericetorum, fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea and pale sedge Carex pallescens. Within the unimproved acidic grassland there are localised depressions which collect water and support a slightly different range of species. Purple moor grass Molinia caerulea occur…

Scotton Beck Fields

…mentil Potentilla erecta, field wood rush Luzula campestris, green ribbed sedge Carex binervis and creeping willow Salix repens. The northern field is an inland site for sand sedge Carex arenaria. In the southern field is an area of impeded drainage where heather Calluna vulgaris…

Hawkesbury Meadow

…thum odoratum, crested dog's tail, red fescue Festuca rubra and carnation sedge Carex panicea. The meadow drains naturally into a shallow depression across the middle, which has a dense stand of brown sedge Carex disticha at the top and wet rushy grassland below. The rushy commun…

Thompson Water, Carr and Common

…usewort Pedicularis palustris, bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella, carnation sedge Carex panicea and marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris. Where water collects acid conditions have developed, resulting in the establishment of bottle sedge Carex rostrata, bogbean Menyanthes trifolia…

St. John's Point

… are characterised by saltmarsh flat-sedge Blysmus rufus and long bracted sedge Carex extensa. The saltmarsh shows a smooth gradation into inundation grassland communities dominated by red fescue Festuca rubra and silverweed Potentilla anserina. Red fescue Festuca rubra is also o…

Yanal Bog

…ush Juncus subnodulosus, purple moor grass Molinia caerulea and carnation sedge Carex panicea. A number of plants which favour base rich conditions occur in the community including flea sedgeCarex pulicaris, glaucous sedge Carex flacca, quaking grass Briza media, saw wort Serratu…

Long Dole Wood and Meadows

…ted dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, red fescue Festuca rubra and glaucous sedge Carex flacca and ii, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, heath grass Danthonia decumbens and carnation sedge Carex panicea. Herbs associated with these communities i…

Magilligan

… species, red fescue Festuca rubra, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and sand sedge Carex arenaria are frequent, with field wood rush Luzula campestris and glaucous sedge Carex flacca occasional in the sward. Herbs include meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis, bush vetch Vicia sepium,…

Llwyn y Celyn Wetland

…er constant species associated with this community type such as carnation sedge Carex panicea, purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea, devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis and tormentil Potentilla erecta are widespread. Lesser pond-sedge Carex acutiformis is unusually common. Eight…

Langstone-Llanmartin Meadows

…aris and sweet vernal grass, Anthoxanthum odoratum; locally, lesser pond-sedge, Carex acutiformis occurs and there are small areas of swamp. As blunt-flowered rush declines and the grassland becomes more sedge-rich, a different type of fen meadow is found. Here purple moor-grass,…

Gweunydd Coch-y-dwst

…t vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, mat-grass Nardus stricta, carnation sedge Carex panicea, tormentil Potentilla erecta and devil's-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, and a range of characteristic associates including harebell Campanula rotundifolia, pill sedge Carex pilulifera, …

Kielder Mires

…lanicum and Sphagnum papillosum. Two nationally scarce species, tall bog sedge Carex magellanica and Sphagnum imbricatum occur in one or two locations. At higher altitudes the amount of heather Calluna vulgaris and hare’s tail cotton grass Eriophorum vaginatum increases, bog ros…

Penllwyn Grasslands

…sting and characteristic species include petty whin Genista anglica, flea sedge Carex pulicaris and heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata. This main vegetation type grades into smaller areas where the vegetation has affinities with the Succisa pratensis – Carex panicea sub-c…

Pan Beck Fen

…inacea with alders Alnus glutinosa; to the west are stands of lesser pond sedge Carexacutiformis which grade into an extensive community dominated by blunt flowered rush Juncus subnodulosus and also containing sharp-flowered rush J. acutiflorus, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, w…

Glaslyn

… Croesor and supports several species of short sedge, including carnation sedge Carex panicea, common sedge C. nigra and star sedge C. echinata. There are also localized areas of fen meadow characterised by the prominence of lime-loving short sedges, including glaucous sedge Care…

Caeau Tir-mawr

…t scabious Succisa pratensis, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, carnation sedge Carex panicea, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, heath spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza maculata, lousewort Pedicularis sy…

Loughrigg Fell Flushes

…een them. The characteristic plants of this base rich flush are dioecious sedge Carex dioica and common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris. The grass and sedge lawns are inpart covered by prolific mosses, particularly Scorpidium revolvens and Campylium stellatum, whilst large populat…

Sluxton Marsh, Whitemoor

…um, sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus, carnation sedge Carex panicea and tormentil Potentilla erecta. In places the bog-myrtle Myrica gale is prominent. Of particular interest are stands of fen-meadow, where the base-demanding tawny sedge Carex hostiana a…

Easton Farm Meadow

…og Holcus lanatus and frequent marsh valerian Valeriana dioica, carnation sedge Carex panicea and common sedge C. nigra. The south east end of the meadow grades into species rich swamp with the addition of yellow iris Iris pseudacorus, water dock Rumex hydrolapathum, lesser pond …

Cole Mere

… carr in which greater spearwort Ranunculus lingua and the rare elongated sedge Carex elongata occur. At the south eastern end of the site there is an area of damp, rush dominated pasture, with characteristic species such as lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula and carnation sedg…

Carrowcarlin

…ge of invertebrates, particularly spiders. The fen is dominated by bottle sedge Carex rostrata, sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and water mint Mentha aquatica, growing over the brown moss Calliergonell cuspidatum. Associated species include cr…

Brackagh Bog

…so support open stands of water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile and bottle sedge Carex rostrata swamp. Over time the decaying swamp vegetation slowly builds up and begins to infill the cuttings and pools, resulting in the loss of surface water and the development of a firmer surfa…

Penycastell, Cefn Cribwr

… to abundant purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea, accompanied by carnation sedge Carex panicea, tormentil Potentilla erecta and devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis. Almost all of it includes base-demanding species such as meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum and quaking grass Briza…

Whiddon Moor, Luckroft and Odham Marshes

…wort Serratula tinctoria, heath tormentil Potentilla erecta and carnation sedge Carex panicea. Other plants including heather Calluna vulgaris, western Gorse Ulex gallii and bog mosses Sphagnum subnitens and S. auriculatum occur predominantly in the wet heath, while greater bird'…

Roding Valley Meadows

…ncommon in Essex and the site includes the largest known bed of the brown sedge Carex disticha in Essex. The hay meadows are dominated by a mixture of grasses, including meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, meadow fescue Schedonorus pratensis and red fescue F. rubra with frequent…

Leathemstown

…uca rubra, but with a wide range of associated species including glaucous sedge Carex flacca, common knapweed Centaurea nigra, birdsfoot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris, selfheal Prunella vulgaris, yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor, devils-bit scabious …

Murlough

…kshire fog Holcus lanatus, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, sand sedge Carex arenaria and field wood rush Luzula campestris. Herbs include lady's bedstraw Galium verum, cat's ear Hypochaeris radicata, wood sage Teucrium scorodonia, common vetch Vicia sativa, and mouse_ea…

Hawes Water

…re's tail Hippuris vulgaris, bur reed Sparganium sp., two very localised sedges Carex pseudocyperus and C. vesicaria and the blunt flowered rush Juncus subnodulosus. This is the only location in Lancashire for the fen sedge and the community dominated by it is rare at a national …

Lough Gullion

…unities comprising stands of water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile, bottle sedge Carex rostrata and common reed Phragmites australis. Most notably, the swamp community to the east of Lough Gullion supports the scarce lesser bulrush Typha angustifolia, together with the notable flo…

Great Cressingham Fen

…antain Plantago media, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolatum and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. Wet neutral grassland is present further down the valley slope and is dominated by tall fescue Schedonorus arundinaceus and reed sweet grass Glyceria maxima with hairy sedge Carex hirta,…

Gwaun Bwlch Hafod-y-gog

…hemum vulgare and common bird’s-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus. Glaucous sedge Carex flacca, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus and betony Betonica officinalis occur locally within this community. Patches of grassland along the south-eastern edge of the field may be distinguished …

Aberbargoed Grasslands

…rsium dissectum with devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis and carnation sedge Carex panicea. Other species such as saw-wort Serratula tinctoria and lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica occur frequently in heavily flushed areas. Associated stands of mire contain abundant purple moor …

Beetley & Hoe Meadows

…wered rush Juncus subnodulosus, mosses including Sphagnum spp. and spring sedge Carex caryophylleare dominant and other notable species include bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris and early marsh orchid Dactylorh…

Gwaun Efail-Llwydiarth

…quaking-grass Briza media, crested dog’s-tail Cynosurus cristatus, common sedge Carex nigra, marsh-marigold Caltha palustris, water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile, greater bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus, creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens and the locally uncommon northe…

Gweunydd Ty-Brith (Ty-Brith Meadows)

…cracca. The damper grassland is characterised by the presence of glaucous sedge Carex flacca, jointed rush Juncus articulatus, compact rush J. conglomerates and devil's-bit scabious Succisa pratensis. This grades into a much wetter community dominated by sharp-flowered rush Juncu…

Cotherstone Moor

…ush Juncus effusus, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and carnation sedge Carex panicea. Widespread over the moor and particularly flanking the streams and gills acidic flush vegetation is dominated by soft rush over a layer of the bog moss Sphagnum fallax and the hair moss…

Ballybannan

…by a road. To the west of the road is a small area of fen in which bottle sedge Carex rostrata, sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, marsh bedstraw Galium palustre and water mint Mentha aquatica are co-dominant, over the brown moss Calliergonell c…

Blacklaw Hill Mire

…ormentil Potentilla erecta, purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea, carnation sedge Carex panicea, marsh horsetail Equisetum palustre, devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis and common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris. The site also contains an open water pool with large tussocks of co…

Mynydd Epynt

…odel Narthecium ossifragum, bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius, star sedge Carex echinata and the bog moss Sphagnum recurvum agg., whilst more nutrient-rich springs support a variety of small sedges and ‘brown mosses’. The slender green feather-moss occurs in association wit…

Gwaun Wern-y-wig

…-grass Danthonia decumbens, purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea, carnation sedge Carex panicea, cuckoo-flower Cardamine pratensis, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, tormentil Potentilla erecta and devil's-bit scabious Succisa pratensis. The wetter hollows and old drainage channels …

Cae Gwernllertai

…ue Festuca ovina, with abundant tormentil Potentilla erecta and carnation sedge Carex panicea. Heath-grass Danthonia decumbens occurs throughout, with heather Calluna vulgaris and deergrass Trichophorum cespitosum locally prominent. Heath spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza maculata, pet…

Green Croft and Langley Moor

…garis with mat grass Nardus stricta, heath rush Juncus squarrosus, common sedge Carex nigra, purple moor grass Molinia caerulea and hare’s tail cotton grass Eriophorum vaginatum in places. Within the heath localised water logged areas support mire vegetation, some dominated by so…

Middle Harling Fen

…rple moor grass Molinia caerulea, quaking grass Briza media and carnation sedge Carex panicea. This community is again very rich with many notable species including bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, marsh lousewort Pedicularis palustris, marsh arro…

Old Rectory Meadows

… sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus, soft rush Juncus effusus, common sedge Carex nigra, brown sedge Carex disticha and meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria. Locally purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens and reed sweet grass Glyceria maxima are d…

Fernham Meadows

…Cirsium dissectum. Other abundant species in the sward include carnation sedge Carex panicea, devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis, betony Betonica officinalis, tormentil Potentilla erecta, saw wort Serratula tinctoria and dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, with quaking grass Briz…

Black Lough (Tyrone)

… emergent swamp dominated by water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile, bottle sedge Carex rostrata, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and bulrush Typha latifolia. The swamp is backed by species-rich fen. Towards the south of the site this takes the form of a band of quaking fen which ext…

Rhos Blaenclettwr

…arthecium ossifragum, marsh St John’s-wort Hypericum elodes and carnation sedge Carex panicea. On more level ground lower down are small basin mires in pingos dominated by bog-mosses Sphagnum spp. with cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos, round-leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia and cr…

Lower Caerfaelog Pastures

…lerian Valeriana dioica. Purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea and carnation sedge Carex panicea are locally prominent along with meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, which approaches the northern-most edge of its Welsh distribution here. Locally, the pasture is less rush-dominated, wi…

Upper Nantserth Pasture

…eaved heath Erica tetralix, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, carnation sedge Carex panicea, heath spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza maculata subsp. ericetorum, round-leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia and bog-mosses Sphagnum spp.. Scattered acidic flushes are dominated by sharp-flow…

Castlecoole

… vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, quaking-grass Briza media, carnation sedge Carex panicea, devils-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis and meadow sweet Filipendula ulmaria. The effects of past and present management have resulted in the presence…

Caeau Nantsais

…with associates such as sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus, carnation sedge Carex panicea, flea sedge C. pulicaris, tormentil and devil’s bit scabious. The rush-pasture is characterised by a mixture of sharp-flowered rush and soft rush Juncus effusus, alongside greater bird’s…

Dark Peak

…uncus effusus, or by common cotton grass and these typically support star sedge Carex echinata, the bog moss Sphagnum fallax and the moss Polytrichum commune; together with a range of other vascular plants such as marsh violet Viola palustris, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum a…

Greenham and Crookham Commons

…in some areas, an abundance of heath grass Danthonia decumbens and spring sedge Carex caryophyllea, a community with a restricted distribution in England. Occasional patches of bare soil support an open acid grassland community with early hair grass Aira praecox, squirrel tail fe…

Caeiron Meadow

…common bistort Polygonum bistorta, frog orchid Dactylorhiza viridis, pale sedge Carex pallescens and lady’s mantle Alchemilla xanthochlora. A particular feature of this site is the presence of several characteristic upland plants which are not found in this type of meadow at lowe…

Broad Oak and Thornhill Meadows

…, common bent Agrostis capillaris, mat-grass Nardus stricta and carnation sedge Carex panicea being the most abundant species. Other characteristic and notable plants are devil's-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, marsh ragwort Senecio aquaticus and meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum.…

Farnham Mires

…rowgrass Triglochin palustris, marsh valerian Valeriana dioica, carnation sedge Carex panicea and long stalked yellow sedge C. lepidocarpa amidst a carpet of bryophytes. Neutral grassland surrounds the marsh with herbs such as knapweed Centaurea nigra, pepper saxifrage Silaum si…

Wareham Common

…n the sward with occasional purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea. Carnation sedge Carex panicea and common sedge C. nigra are frequent, as are the herbs devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis and meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum.Of particular note is the presence of the nationally …

Ottery Valley

…ultiflora. This grades into a species rich, low turf supporting carnation sedge Carex panicea, flea sedge C. pulicaris, common sedge C. nigra, bog asphodel, common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium, sphagnum species, devil’s-bit scabious and cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix. …

Stoborough & Creech Heaths

…eaved heath Erica tetralix, purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea, carnation sedge Carex panicea and deer grass Trichophorum cespitosum are generally the major species but, particularly in the north and east of the site, the rare Dorset heath Erica ciliaris is locally dominant. A nu…

East Harnham Meadows

…ed dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, red fescue Festuca rubra and carnation sedge Carex panicea and herbs such as marsh marigold Caltha palustris, water avens Geum rivale and ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi occur throughout the grassland. Marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris is us…

Birk Fell

…rface by Scalehow Beck. Additional species are usually present including sedges Carex panicea, C. demissa, marsh violet, butterwort, opposite leaved golden saxifrage and starry saxifrage. In some flushes, marsh valerian, yellow saxifrage and lesser clubmoss Selaginella selaginoid…

Ben Heasgarnich

…ant areas of calcicolous snowbed vegetation, including species-rich stiff sedge Carex bigelowii and Racomitrium lanuginosum moss-heath. There are also late-lie snowbed communities, especially species-rich alpine ladies mantle and sibbaldia Sibbaldia procumbens dwarf-herb communit…

Holly Farm Meadow, Wendling

…and is dominated by blunt flowered rush Juncus subnodulosus and carnation sedge Carex panicea with frequent marsh marigold Caltha palustris, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, marsh valerian Valeriana dioica and southern marsh orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa. Unimproved neutr…

Barle Valley

… ground flora of tufted hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa, greater tussock-sedge Carex paniculata, bog-moss Sphagnum spp and the moss Rhizomnium punctatum. Acid grasslands scattered along slopes and in coombes are dominated by common bent and crested dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatu…

Tealham and Tadham Moors

…he mire type communities with meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, carnation sedge Carex panicea and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. 113 aquatic and bank side vascular plant species have been recorded from the field ditches, IDB rhynes and deep arterial watercourses. Deep …

Bryncarnau Grasslands, Llwydcoed

…istle Cirsium dissectum, purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea and carnation sedge Carex panicea. In terms of the National Vegetation Classification, most of the drier grassland may be ascribed to the Centaurea nigra - Cynosurus cristatus neutral grassland and substantial areas of t…

Morton Pool and Pasture

… reed canary grass Phalaris arundinacea and sedges, including lesser pond sedge Carex acutiformis and tussock sedge Carex paniculata, in the field layer. Uncommon plant species in this habitat include bird cherry Prunus padus, alder buckthorn Frangula alnus and marsh fern Thelypt…

Duddon Mosses

… the hollows between the tussocks. Flushed areas have swards of carnation sedge Carex panicea, star sedge C. echinata and common yellow sedge C. demissa. Black Moss and Latter Rigg Moss have good examples of these types of grassland. Some areas of moss such as at Arnaby Moss supp…

Povington and Grange Heaths

…mmunities with high proportions of meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, the sedges Carex panicea and C. demissa, sundews Drosera rotundifolia and Drosera intermedia, marsh and heath-spotted orchids Dactylorhiza incarnata and D. maculata, and locally the rare marsh gentian Gentiana p…

Chimney Meadows

…eadow barley Hordeum secalinum, creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, hairy sedge Carex hirta and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. The local presence of fairy flax Linum catharticum and cowslip Primula veris suggests relatively dry conditions. Common spike rush Eleocharis palustris and…

Corsydd Nug a Merddwr

…nberry Vaccinium oxycoccos, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, carnation sedge Carex panicea, heath rush Juncus squarrosus, tormentil Potentilla erecta and the liverwort Ordontoschisma sphagni which trails amongst the bog-mosses. Sphagnum magellanicum, a bog-moss that indicates …

Brotheridge Green Meadows

…nigra; and c. sedge dominated damper areas with an abundance of carnation sedge Carex panicea and meadow sweet Filipendula ulmaria. A number of plants indicative of a long history of hay management are also present. These include adder’s tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum and green wi…

Frog Wood Bog

…nberry Vaccinium oxycoccos, purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, carnation sedge Carex panicea, flea sedge C. pulicaris, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, lesser skullcap Scutellaria minor and bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata. In the second area soft rush Juncus effusus and hare’s …

Botcheston Bog

…ineral soils derived from Alluvial deposits. It is dominated by carnation sedge Carex panicea, hard rush Juncus inflexus, creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera and meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria and the plant community includes such characteristic species as marsh valerian Valerian…

Birkwith Caves and Fell

…and High Pasture. These flushes are dominated by sedges such as carnation sedge Carex panicea, common yellow sedge C. demissa and flea sedge C. pulicaris and typically include heath grass Danthonia decumbens and quaking grass Briza media, as well as a variety of herbs such has se…

Robbinetts

…tony Betonica officinalis also occur. On flatter, damper areas carnation sedge Carex panicea is frequent. Mosses such as Dicranum scoparium, Hypnum cupressiforme and Polytrichum juniperinum are locally abundant as is the lichen Cladonia rangiformis. In some areas, the swards are…

Gweunydd Esgairdraenllwyn (Esgairdraenllwyn Pastures)

…ound. This unusual vegetation type is characterised by abundant carnation sedge Carex panicea, frequent purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea and a fairly high cover of pleurocarpous mosses – mainly Calliergonell cuspidatum. Less frequent associates include a variety of other small-…

Shaw Meadow & Sea Pasture

…ccurring in the furrows. Wetter zones in this community support carnation sedge Carex panicea and creeping willow Salix repens. Sea Pasture is essentially similar to Shaw Meadow but lacks the dwarf shrubs and is dominated by a range of grasses and sedges including red fescue, swe…

Tranmire

…ch in species including sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus, carnation sedge Carex panicea, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, meadow sweet Filipendula ulmaria, marsh marigold Caltha palustris, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi and water mint…

Swineley Meadow, Widdale

… grass Trisetum flavescens. jointed rush Juncus articulatus and carnation sedge Carex panicea are also abundant. Besides marsh marigold, the flowering plant species present include yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, lady's mantle Alchemilla vulgaris and marsh hawk's bear Crepis palu…

Rhos Cruglas

…on cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium; small sedge mires with carnation sedge Carex panicea, common yellow-sedge C demissa, round-leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia and common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris; flushes containing bog-mosses and sedges, and others with bog-mosses, …

Pry and Bottom Meadows, Mid Mossdale

…t vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra, carnation sedge Carex panicea and sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus. Within Pry Meadow the fen meadow grades into a damp meadow community characterised by abundant marsh marigold Caltha palustris and crested dog…

Foxlease and Ancells Meadows

…wort Achillea ptarmica are particularly abundant, together with carnation sedge Carex panicea and common sedge C. nigra. The heath grass Danthonia decumbens is sometimes the only grass present in the herb rich sward, while in wetter areas purple moor grass Molinia caerulea is dom…

Angram Bottoms

… Juncus acutiflorus, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula, slender tufted sedge Carex acuta, bottle sedge Carex rostrata, common marsh bedstraw Galium palustre, northern marsh orchid Dactylorhiza purpurella, marsh marigold Caltha palustris and meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria. Wat…

The Moors

… decumbens and quaking grass Briza media. Sedges are similarly varied including Carex panicea, C. nigra, C. demissa, C. echinata and herbs include marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, devil's-bit Succisa pratensi…

Cae Blaen-dyffryn

… and bulbous rush Juncus bulbosus, together with sedges such as carnation sedge Carex panicea, star sedge C. echinata and common yellow-sedge C. demissa over a carpet of bog mosses, mainly Sphagnum recurvum, S. subnitens and S. auriculatum.Several noteworthy plants are recorded a…

Caeau Cefn Cribwr

…ntil Potentilla erecta, devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, carnation sedge Carex panicea, and grasses such as sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and velvet bent Agrostis canina. Creeping willow Salix repens occurs occasionally. In a few wetter localities, grasses are r…

Bugg's Hole Fen, Thelnetham

…ium mariscus are dominant with abundant blunt flowered Rush and carnation sedge Carex panicea. Several species are confined to the wet conditions including Oenanthe fistulosa and lesser water parsnip Berula erecta.

Inverpolly

…on Cùl Beag. This habitat is dominated by mat grass Nardus stricta, stiff sedge Carex bigelowii and wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa. The nationally scarce pyramidal bugle Ajuga pyramidalis, thyme broomrape Orobanche alba and Alpine bearberry Arctostaphylos alpinus also grow …

Holton and Sandford Heaths

…d fescue Festuca rubra and common bent Agrostis capillaris with carnation sedge Carex panicea, common sedge C. nigra, star sedge C. echinata and many herbs, including ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, marsh valerian Valeriana dioica and meadow…

Cors y Llyn

… contains flooded peat workings which are characterised locally by bottle-sedge Carex rostrata and bog-mosses, with associates such as common cottongrass, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre. The peripheral "lagg zone" around the basins comprises w…

Poker's Pond Meadow

…ort Filipendula vulgaris, green winged orchid Anacamptis morio, carnation sedge Carex panicea and adder's tongue fern Ophioglossum vulgatum. Devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis, cowslip Primula veris and hoary ragwort Senecio erucifolius are ancient indicators that occur here …

Craigellachie

…s includes flushes with common spike-rush Eleocharis palustris, carnation sedge Carex panicea, and flea sedge C. pulicaris, while the woodland has serrated wintergreen Orthilia secunda, round-leaved wintergreen Pyrola rotundifolia, creeping lady’s-tresses Goodyera repens and chic…

Eastern Mournes

…ge Trichophorum cespitosum, purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, carnation sedge Carex panicea and sphagnum bog-mosses. This community is somewhat unusual in containing a high proportion of bell heather Erica cinerea, which is generally associated with more freely draining soils. …

Ballidon Dale

…s, quaking grass Briza media, sheep's fescue Festuca ovina, with glaucous sedge Carex flacca and spring sedge Carex caryophyllea. Herbs are abundant and typically include salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus and mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella of…

Arncott Bridge Meadows

…d standing water in winter are characterised by species such as false fox sedge Carex otrubae, brown sedge Carex disticha and soft rush Juncus effusus, together with the grasses creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera and tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa. Abundant herbs present…

Dalveich Meadow

…f calcareous grassland with frequent quaking-grass Briza media, carnation sedge Carex panicea, fairy flax Linum catharticum, wild thyme Thymus polytrichus, common dog-violet Viola riviniana and devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis with scattered greater butterfly-orchid Platant…

Aqualate Mere

…e this consists of many grasses and sedges with a high cover of carnation sedge Carex panicea, common sedge C. nigra, red fescue Festuca rubra, brown bent Agrostis canina and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. Some of the more abundant herbs are marsh pennywort, Hydrocotyl…

Lampert Mosses

…nally scarce bog rosemary Andromeda polifolia occurs frequently. Tall bog sedge Carex magellanica, another nationally scarce species, is also found. In Northumberland this species is confined to the wettest bogs. Around some of the mosses a characteristic marshy margin or lagg is…

Whitehill Down

…r plants, especially in the damper areas, where such species as carnation sedge Carex panicea, devil's-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, whorled caraway Carum verticillatum, green-winged orchid Anacamptis morio and southern marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa occur. On the wette…

Kernick and Ottery Meadows

…folium and devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis together with carnation sedge Carex panicea, heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata and cross-leaved heath. Species indicative of wetter conditions include bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella, marsh St John’s-wort Hypericum elodes…

Parkhurst Forest

…heath Erica tetralix, purple moor grass Molinia caerulea and green ribbed sedge Carex binervis. The heathland plants disappear under the dense shade of the more mature plantations. Here, the interest is confined to the grassy rides which are to be found throughout the site. These…

Aules Hill Meadows

…ns, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, field wood rush Luzula campestris, pale sedge Carex pallescens and red clover Trifolium pratense. Damp areas within the meadows add further to the diversity of the site and species present include ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, great burnet San…

Minchinhampton Common

…sh Juncus articulatus, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, carnation sedge Carex panicea, marsh marigold Caltha palustris, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi and lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula. Scrub has developed in many parts of the site and is generally dominated by ha…

Hartland Moor

…gnum pulchrum. There is a series of pools, some containing the scarce bog sedge Carex limosa and the rare bog orchid Hammarbya paludosa occurs here in several places. The southern arm is relatively base rich and the vegetation is dominated by tussocky black bog-rush Schoenus nigr…

South Pennine Moors

…dominated by cotton grass Eriophorum vaginatum with sedges like carnation sedge Carex panicea, star sedge C. echinata and commons sedge C. nigra present. In some of these flushes bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum is present or even dominant amongst the moss Sphagnum spp/ Polytri…

Small Brook

…stle Cirsium dissectum, devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, carnation sedge Carex panicea and whorled caraway Carum verticillatum, a species which is virtually confined in England to north-west Devon. Other associated species include saw wort Serratula tinctoria, greater bird…

Merthen Wood

…isa pratensis, common cotton-grass Eriophorum angustifolium and carnation sedge Carex panicea occur frequently. Creeping willow Salix repens and mat-grass Nardus stricta are common in some areas. Heathland and scrub habitats support a range of breeding birds including cuckoo Cuc…

Slieve Gullion

…hodel Narthecium ossifragum, deergrass Trichophorum cespitosum, carnation sedge Carex panicea and sphagnum bog-mosses, including the uncommon species Sphagnum compactum. This community is associated with wet, acidic soils and like the western gorse Ulex gallii heath, it is usuall…

Cae Llwyn

…shire-fog and purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea, with frequent carnation sedge Carex panicea, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, autumn hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis, ribwort plantain, tormentil Potentilla erecta, meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris, yellow-rattle, devil's-bit …

Poplar Farm Meadows, Langley

…ncommon plants, greater water parsnip Sium latifolium and fibrous tussock Sedge Carex appropinquata are also present. An area of tall fen vegetation dominated by saw sedge Cladium mariscus with abundant black bog rush Schoenus nigricans and meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria occurs …

Hole of Horcum

…d are associated with streams which drain the bowl. Bryophytes, carnation sedge Carex panicea, common sedge C. nigra, jointed rush Juncus articulatus and marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris are typical components. Species rich acid neutral grassland occupies unimproved slopes in…

Cors Bryn-y-Gaer

…entil Potentilla erecta. More sedge-rich flushes, with abundant carnation sedge Carex panicea, frequent bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum and common cottongrass occur locally. Marshy grassland is common on sloping ground on drumlins throughout Cors Bryn-y-gaer. Much of this gras…

Gweunydd Crychell

…of herbs, including greater bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus, white sedge Carex canescens and common sedge C. nigra. Interspersed with the rush pasture are areas of purple moor-grass-tormentil Molinia caerulea-Potentilla erecta mire which characteristically has few associat…

Redlake Meadows & Hoggs Moor

…minor which have a local distribution in Cornwall and also smooth-stalked sedge Carex laevigata and southern marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa. Additional herb species which occur frequently include lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, great…

Stanton Pastures & Cuckoocliff Valley

…ed by purple moor grass Molinia caerulea and sedges, especially carnation sedge Carex panicea. Many county rarities occur in these situations such as meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, creeping willow Salix repens, saw wort Serratula tinctoria and fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conops…

Caeau Bryn-du

…ora, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, pale sedge Carex pallescens, pignut Conopodium majus, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, tormentil Potentilla erecta, betony Betonica officinalis and wood bitter-vetch Vicia orobus. Below the bank lies an area …

Gutch Common

…, yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum and sedges; greater and lesser pond sedge Carex riparia and Carex acutiformis become dominant in Britmore Bog. The locally uncommon species marsh valerian Valeriana dioica and smooth stalked sedge Carex laevigata are present. Open areas of t…

Reed Hill

…o, early purple orchid O. mascula, hairy violet Viola hirta and carnation sedge Carex panicea. Mixed scrub consisting of hawthorn and blackthorn follows the valley bottom and grades into dense hazel scrub at the eastern end of the site. The upper and eastern parts of the north fa…

Ratlake Meadows

…nt. Other abundant species characteristic of base poor soils include oval sedge Carex leporina, pill sedge Carex pilulifera, heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata, heath wood rush Luzula multiflora and tormentil Potentilla erecta. Other species common in the sward include co…

Cerrig y Gweunydd

…eep’s fescue Festuca ovina, common bent Agrostis capillaris and carnation sedge Carex panicea. Tormentil Potentilla erecta and devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis are frequent. Areas of wet heath include cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix and a few plants of bog myrtle Myrica g…

Ballykilbeg

…trast, the plant communities of the fen are particularly variable. bottle sedge Carex rostrata is often the dominant species, with abundant bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and marsh cinquefoil Potentilla palustris. Where the underlying peats are kept moist through the year, a rich …

Cashel Loughs

… Floating mats are characterised by bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, bottle sedge Carex rostrata, common sedge Carex nigra, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, water mint Mentha aquatica and water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile, growing over a carpet of brown moss dominated by Ca…

Blue Pool and Norden Heaths

…rass is dominant together with heath grass Danthonia decumbens, carnation sedge Carex panicea and abundant herbs including meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, saw wort Serratula tinctoria, tormentil Potentilla erecta and heath spotted orchid …

Beck Hole

… are characterised by abundant bryophytes and sedges, including carnation sedge Carex panicea. Neutral grassland rich in herbs occurs adjacent to the woodland in places. devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis, betony Betonica officinalis, knapweed Centaurea nigra, common spotted …

Muxton Marsh

…opecurus geniculatus, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, carnation sedge Carex panicea, toad rush Juncus bufonius and jointed rush J. articulatus. Among less common species present are bristle club rush Isolepis setacea, marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris, yellow rattle…

Rhosydd Castell-du & Plas-y-bettws

…e and wet heath. A strong population of the nationally-scarce soft-leaved sedge Carex montana also grows at this locality. The fen-meadow community has frequent meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum and also other species such as petty whin Genista anglica, creeping willow Salix repen…

Deepdale Meadows

…ifferent flora which is characteristically sedge rich with species such as oval Carex leporina, common C. nigra, glaucous Carex flacca and pale sedge C. pallescens. These are sometimes co-dominant with several rush species such as jointed rush Juncus articulatus and soft rush Jun…

Mid Cornwall Moors

…isa pratensis, common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium and carnation sedge Carex panicea occur frequently. creeping willow Salix repens and mat grass Nardus stricta are common in some areas. Heathland and scrub habitats support a range of breeding birds including cuckoo Cucu…

Caeau Afon Gwili

…tiflorus, compact rush Juncus conglomeratus var. conglomeratus, carnation sedge Carex panicea, deveil's-bit scabious Succisa pratensis and tormentil Potentilla erecta. Noteworthy species of local distribution include meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum (of which there is a very subs…

The Wye Valley

…nd sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, with quaking grass Briza media, glaucous sedge Carex flacca and spring sedge Carex caryophyllea common throughout. Herbs are abundant with all the characteristic species of this grassland type, including salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, bird’s f…

Craigs

…es associated with the species-rich grassland at Craigs include carnation sedge Carex panicea, autumn hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis, tormentil Potentilla erecta, selfheal Prunella vulgaris, devils-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, glittering wood moss Hylocomium splendens and n…

Nant y Crimp

…ectum, purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea, brown bent Agrostis canina and tawny Carex hostiana and flea sedge C. pulicaris. Other prominent species include devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis and whorled caraway Carum verticillatum. In places, the vegetation assumes a more hea…

Rhos yr Hafod

…ria, petty whin Gentianella anglica, western gorse Ulex gallii, carnation sedge Carex panicea and wavy hair-grass Deschampsia flexuosa, also some bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum. Drier banks and rock outcrops occur in places, and support good amounts of betony Betonica officin…

Catcott Edington and Chilton Moors

…um, quaking grass Briza media, heath grass Danthonia decumbens, carnation sedge Carex panicea, common sedge C. nigra and southern marsh orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa. Wetter unimproved marshy grassland may, in addition, contain rushes Juncus spp, marsh marigold Caltha palustri…

Churnet Valley

…m fluviatile and marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, with occasional white sedge Carex canescens; the latter two species are considered rare for the county. This area grades into fen woodland dominated by willow Salix spp. and alder, including bay willow Salix pentandra and bird c…

Ashculm Turbary

…a serpyllifolia. Also characteristic of the low base status are carnation sedge Carex panicea and common yellow sedge C. demissa, together with common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium, round leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia, oblong leaved sundew Drosera intermedia, pale bu…

Barrow Farm Fen

…s more tolerant of the drying conditions such as common reed, lesser pond sedge Carex acutiformis and yellow loosestrife Lysimachia vulgaris. A central clearing consists partly of tussocks of purple moor grass Molinia caerulea and blunt flowered rush Juncus subnodulosus and partl…

Gwaun Gledyr

…thoxanthum odoratum, together with tormentil Potentilla erecta, carnation sedge Carex panicea and often devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis. In places, the vegetation is more heathy with frequent cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix and bog mosses Sphagnum sp., whilst in wetter a…

Westhay Moor

…type meadows characterised by meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, carnation sedge Carex panicea, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris and devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis. Wetter swards contain ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, common spike rush Eleocharis palustris, marsh mar…

Meddon Moor

…eer grass Trichophorum cespitosum, sedge species, in particular carnation sedge Carex panicea, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica and saw wort Serratula tinctoria. Wetter hollows support a different association of species including marsh St John’s…

Chilbolton Common

… a species rich river flood plain marsh, with distinctive dwarf sedge swards of Carex nigra, C. panicea, C. demissa, C. pulicaris, C. echinata and a host of short herbs such as bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella, tormentil Potentilla erecta, devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis, c…

Cassindonald Moss

…undew Drosera rotundifolia, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum and bottle sedge Carex rostrata. Apart from the western edge of the site, there is a gradual transition to fen vegetation on lower lying ground around the margin of the raised mire. A mosaic of fen meadow and wet gras…

Glencoyne Wood

…ich sedge communities including, star, carnation, flea and common yellow sedges Carex echinata, C. panicea, C. pulicaris and C. demissa, respectively, together with bog asphodel and, along Stybarrow Pass, common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris. On the rocky crags rarities include …

Nant Clydach Pastures

…dissectum, quaking grass Briza media, marsh valerian, fen bedstraw, tawny sedge Carex hostiana and flea sedge Carex pulicaris. This community has a highly fragmentary distribution in lowland Wales, and surviving examples are of high conservation value. Several base-rich flushes o…

Ron Ward's Meadow with Tadley Pastures

…is dominated by a sparse cover of rushes Juncus species over a short sedge rich Carex species sward. No less than fourteen species of sedge have been recorded including common yellow sedge Carex demissa, smooth stalked sedge Crataegus laevigata, common sedge C. nigra, pale sedge …

Frieth Meadows

…rtilisers. These include quaking grass Briza media, yellow and carnation sedges Carex demissa and C. panicea, green winged orchid Anacamptis morio, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia, devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis and lady's mantle Alc…

Pilch Fields

…d blunt flowered rushes Juncus inflexus and Juncus subnodulosus and brown sedge Carex disticha, with herbs such as fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica, marsh valerian Valeriana dioica, greater bird's foot trefoil Lotus pedunculatus and meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria. Locally rarer pl…

Purewell Meadows

…ssectum, heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata ssp. ericetorum, the sedges Carex demissa and C. panicea, tormentil Potentilla erecta and marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris. Wetter areas along the lines of old drains are of great interest holding local marsh plants includi…

Great Asby Scar

…violet Viola hirta and wall lettuce Mycelis muralis. The rare bird's foot sedge Carex ornithopoda and the grasses, wood small reed Calamagrostis epigejos, tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum and blue moor grass Sesleria caerulea are also present. The pavements at great Asby Scar dis…

Bagthorpe Meadows

…nghamshire. These include hairy lady's mantle Alchemilla filicaulis, pale sedge Carex pallescens, heath grass Danthonia decumbens, bitter vetch Lathyrus montanus, cowslip Primula veris, saw wort Serratula tinctoria, betony Betonica officinalis and devil's bit scabious Succisa pra…

Boldon Pastures

… rattle Rhinanthus minor, bulbous buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus, glaucous sedge Carex flacca, common knapweed Centaurea nigra and salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba together with pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus, saw wort Serratula tinctoria, dyers greenweed Genista tinctoria and ad…

Stanford End Mill and River Loddon

…ws, often along old drainage channels. These include brown and carnation sedges Carex disticha and C. panicea, cuckoo-flower Cardamine pratensis, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi and tubular water dropwort Oenanthe fistulosa. The River Loddon is a naturally base rich stream origin…

Orton Pastures

…ar note being extremely rich in species. sedges predominate, including glaucous Carex flacca, carnation C. panicea, common C. nigra and long stalked yellow sedge C. lepidocarpa. Also of frequent occurrence are suchplants as marsh valerian Valeriana dioica, common butterwort Pingu…

Causey Bank Mires

…iculatus with an abundance of herbs and sedges, including greater tussock sedge Carex paniculata, remote sedge Carex remota, water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile, marsh valerian Valeriana dioica, square stalked St. John’s wort Hypericum tetrapterum, wild angelica Angelica sylvest…

Comin Silian

… by purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea, in association with a variety of sedges Carex; including carnation sedge C. panicea, flea sedge C. pulicaris, common yellow-sedge C. demissa, star sedge C. echinata and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. Other species include ivy-leaved bellflowe…

Courthouse Grasslands

… grassland is generally more species-rich, and includes frequent glaucous sedge Carex flacca, carnation sedge C. panicea and devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, accompanied by base-demanding species such as tawny sedge Carex hostiana and flea sedge C. pulicaris. Meadow thistl…

Bishop Monkton Ings

…ich marshy grassland subject to winter flooding, dominated by lesser pond sedge Carex acutiformis, soft rush Juncus effusus, hard rush J. inflexus, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria and marsh marigold Caltha palustris. Other species occurring in the sward include common valerian Va…

Sawston Hall Meadows

…mer is characterised by the presence of a variety of sedges such as brown sedge Carex disticha, hairy sedge Carex hirta, false fox sedge C. otrubae, glaucous sedge Carex flacca and carnation sedge C. panicea, together with jointed rush Juncus articulatus and hard rush J. inflexus…

Troutbeck

… by bog moss species such as Sphagnum palustre and S. recurvum, with star sedge Carex echinata, common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, marsh violet Viola palustris, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula and the moss Polytrichum commune. M…

Emmett Hill Meadows

…rass Anthoxanthum odoratum, meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, glaucous sedge Carex flacca and carnation sedge C. panicea. Less frequent species are quaking grass Briza media, heath grass Danthonia decumbens, oval sedge Carex leporina and spring sedge Carex caryophyllea. Herbs …

Crofts Mill Pasture

…st abundant species. Tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, lesser pond sedge Carex acutiformis, carnation sedge C. panicea and creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens are also important components of the sward. This site is notable for its uncommon species, which include globe fl…

Hoddy Cows Spring

…several local rarities; for example bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella, flea sedge Carex pulicaris, few flowered spike rush Eleocharis quinqueflora, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris, knotted pearlwort Sagina nodosa and marsh valerian Valeriana dioica. Th…

Helvellyn & Fairfield

…, alpine and glaucous meadow grass Poa alpina and P. glauca, black alpine sedge Carex atrata, hoary whitlowgrass Draba incana, alpine saxifrage Saxifraga nivalis and alpine penny cress Noccaea caerulescens. The Helvellyn range has been heavily sheep grazed for many years and the …

Hen-allt Common

…w oat grass Trisetum flavescens. Other common associates include glaucous sedge Carex flacca, sneezewort Achillea ptarmica, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, autumn hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis, common bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus and tormentil Potentilla erecta. The s…

Cors Ty-Llwyd

…s dominated by purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea support frequent common sedge Carex nigra, carnation sedge C. panicea, greater bird’s-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus, sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus, tormentil Potentilla erecta and devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis,…

Caeau Ardwyn

…e consists of two enclosures of acidic wet heath containing a variety of sedges Carex spp and a large population of yellow bartsia Parentucellia viscosa in its only known Ceredigion locality. The western enclosure is on more or less level ground, bounded by hedged banks, with a m…

Bewick and Beanley Moors

… for example, a small watershed bog grades into a fen dominated by bottle sedge Carex rostrata, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre and the bog moss Sphagnum fallax. A second, more extensive and complex example is found on Quarryhouse Moor, where there is a smooth gradation from th…

Waun Fawr, Puncheston

…wetland. In the wettest places, the vegetation is characterised by bottle sedge Carex rostrata, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre and water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile. The driest areas have wet heath with western gorse Ulex gallii on slight humm…

Caudbeck Flow

…s leaved heath are variously represented while in the wetter hollows star sedge Carex echinata, common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium and bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum are common. The second and most important bog type is that found on the plateau of Side Fell. Here, …

Eastern Peak District Moors

…ogether with calcicoles such as fairy flax Linum catharticum and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. Small mires and flushes are the most botanically rich communities in the Eastern Peak District Moors. Several different types are found, including most of those characteristic of the Sou…

Gweunydd Ty'n-y-Llidiart

…d heath Erica tetralix, common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium, star sedge Carex echinata, carnation sedge C. panicea and round-leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia. The drier slopes and bank support a sward dominated by bents, sweet vernal-grass and crested dog's-tail Cynosur…

Shelfanger Meadows

…shy grassland occurs in flushed areas and is generally dominated by brown sedge Carex disticha, carnation sedge C. panicea and jointed rush Juncus articulatus. Other notable species include marsh valerian Valeriana dioica, devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis, early marsh orchi…

Long Mynd

…nd grades into a rush pasture characterised by soft rush Juncus effusus, sedges Carex demissa and C. nigra with marsh bedstraw Galium palustre and greater bird’s foot trefoil Lotus pedunculatus. This plant community is typical of western uplands in Britain and occurs on the Long …

Willow Burn Pasture

…areas within the grassland have an abundance of sedges including glaucous sedge Carex flacca, carnation sedge C. panicea and common yellow sedge C. demissa. Areas of tall herb vegetation are dominated by meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria with common valerian Valeriana officinalis, …

Cadair Idris

…losa occurs in some of these heaths. Patches of the regionally rare stiff sedge Carex bigelowii with woolly hair moss Racomitrium lanuginosum, sheep’s-fescue and bilberry occur on the summit plateau. This type of vegetation is rare this far south and indeed here the stands are sm…

Waun Ton-y-spyddaden

…latter are characterised by red fescue, quaking-grass Briza media, common sedge Carex nigra, carnation sedge C. panicea, star sedge C. echinata and devil's-bit scabious Succisa pratensis. The southern end of the site has a good assemblage of western hay meadow plants, in particul…

Bursdon Moor

…a subsp. ericetorum. Devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, green-ribbed sedge Carex binervis, carnation sedge C. panicea and the bog-moss Sphagnum compactum. In places, the purple moor-grass which dominates the vegetation over most of the Moor gives way to a shorter vegetation …

Rhosydd Nant Eithrim

…ts including frequent to abundant meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, carnation sedge C. panicea, flea sedge C. pulicaris, devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, fen bedstraw Galium uliginosum, marsh valerian Valeriana dioica, quaking grass Briza media,…

Brendon Farm (North)

…tern end of the site. Several sedges are found frequently including tawny sedge Carex hostiana, carnation sedge C. panicea and flea sedge C. pulicaris. Parts of this fen meadow community contain a more heathy element characterized by cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, heather Cal…

Achanalt Marshes

…mon club rush Schoenoplectus lacustris is dominant with patches of bottle sedge Carex rostrata, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and common spike-rush Eleocharis palustris. The nationally rare water sedge Carex aquatilis grows on the banks of the River Bran and nationally scarce pil…

Snelsmore Common

…a decumbens, mat grass Nardus stricta, heath rush Juncus squarrosus, pill sedge Carex pilulifera and green ribbed sedge Carex binervis. Lichens which occur on acid soils are better represented at Snelsmore than at other sites in the county. Uncommon species found here include Cl…

Hexhamshire Moors

…moss Polytrichum commune. The more species rich flushes also support star sedge Carex echinata, carnation sedge C. panicea, bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula, marsh violet Viola palustris, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and locally, sund…

Castle Point to Cullernose Point

…at grass Avenula pratensis, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, spring sedge Carex caryophyllea, carnation sedge C. panicea, wild thyme Thymus praecox, kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria and a range of coastal species including thrift Armeria maritima, buck’s horn plantain Plan…

Belah Woods and Pastures

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

Moor Closes

… feature of wetter areas. Sedge rich areas are also present, with common sedge Carex nigra, carnation sedge C. panicea, purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, marsh valerian Valeriana dioica, southern marsh orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa and common spotted orchid D. fuchsii. Both…

Afon Conwy Pastures

…nd red fescue Festuca rubra. The pastures are rich in sedges such as pale sedge Carex pallescens, carnation sedge C. panicea, yellow sedge C. demissa and flea sedge C. pulicaris. Other species of interest are globeflower Trollius europaeus, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, wood ho…

Skelton Pasture

…stuca rubra and rough meadow grass Poa trivialis, sedges such as glaucous sedge Carex flacca, carnation sedge C. panicea and common sedge C. nigra and herbs such as sneezewort Achillea ptarmica, meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis and great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis. The ea…

Harker's House Meadows

…rubra. Locally, where conditions are wetter sedges occur including common sedge Carex nigra, carnation sedge C. panicea and flea sedge C. pulicaris, together with tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and smooth rush Juncus effusus. Herbs indicative of wet conditions are abunda…

Bliss Gate Pastures

…. Several spring line seepages give rise to damp areas with common yellow sedge Carex demissa, carnation sedge C. panicea, bog stitchwort Stellaria alsine, bristle club rush Isolepis setacea, jointed rush Juncus articulatus and ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi; such features have …

Limpenhoe Meadows

…s Molinia caerulea with an abundance of low growing sedges including star sedge Carex echinata, carnation sedge C. panicea and flea sedge C. pulicaris. Several species associated with more acidic conditions are present including heath grass Danthonia decumbens, eyebright Euphrasi…

East Devon Pebblebed Heaths

…y cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix and characteristic species are common sedge Carex nigra, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata, lesser butterfly orchid Platanthera bifolia a…

Noddle End

…aquilinum and herb rich wet grassland in which sedges, including glaucous sedge Carex flacca, carnation sedge C. panicea and common sedge C. nigra, are abundant, with field wood rush Luzula campestris, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, milkwort Polygala vulgaris, bitter vetch Lath…

Dunsdon Farm

…rica tetralix being a major constituent of the sward in drier areas. The sedges Carex hostiana, C. nigra, C. panicea and C. pulicaris are ubiquitous. This sward has, for the most part, been exceptionally well managed in the past thereby allowing a wide variety of herbs associated…

Rhosydd Llanwrthwl

…s being joined here by a diverse assemblage of associates, including star sedge Carex echinata, carnation sedge C. panicea, common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium, mat-grass Nardus stricta, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, round-leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia and the …

Llwyn-iarth

… Linum catharticum, lesser butterfly orchid Platanthera bifolia, and pale sedge Carex pallescens. On a wetter area within the neutral grassland marsh lousewort Pedicularis palustris, square-stalked St. John’s-wort Hypericum tetrapterum, few-flowered spike-rush Eleocharis quinquef…

Murcott Meadows

…istle Cirsium dissectum, devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis, glaucous sedge Carex flacca, carnation sedge C. panicea, dyer's greenweed Genista tinctoria and sneezewort Achillea ptarmica. Several of these species grow in dense patches within the general community. The wetter r…

Bransbury Common

… most of the area is purple moor grass Molinia caerulea / greater tussock sedge Carex paniculata. This sward is moderately grazed by cattle and is open, allowing local dominance of common sedge Carex nigra and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, with meadow thistle Cirsium …

Moorlands Pastures

…h occur frequently in the sward include tormentil Potentilla erecta, pill sedge Carex pilulifera, common bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus and harebell Campanula rotundifolia. Damp patches throughout the fields support additional species such as sneezewort Achillea ptarmica …

Hurst Farm Pasture

…medium. There are flushed areas to the east end of the bank with glaucous sedge Carex flacca, carnation sedge C. panicea, soft rush Juncus effusus, compact rush Juncus conglomeratus var. conglomeratus, jointed rush J. articulatus and field wood rush Luzula campestris. Species mor…

Whitchurch Down

… spp. together with devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis, common yellow sedge Carex demissa, carnation sedge C. panicea, mat-grass Nardus stricta and purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea. Associated plants include round-leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia, oblong-leaved sundew Dro…

Highfield Moss

…e of species including reed canary grass, bulrush, yellow iris, false fox sedge Carex otrubae and water plantain. Trifid bur marigold Bidens tripartita also occurs. The acidic marshy grassland is also dominated by purple moor grass, again associated with wavy hair grass. soft rus…

Hense Moor

…sundew Drosera rotundifolia, long leaved sundew Drosera intermedia, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, carnation sedge C. panicea, heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata and lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica. On more freely drained areas the wet heath has purple moor grass and dwarf f…

Kingford Fen

…m, which is nationally scarce, wood club-rush Scirpus sylvaticus, bladder-sedge Carex vesicaria, brown sedge Carex disticha, greater tussock-sedge Carex paniculata, southern marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, purple loosestrife Lythrum sali…

Spring Head, Axmouth

…orum latifolium, marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris, the sedges common sedge Carex nigra, carnation sedge C. panicea and flea sedge C. pulicaris, few-flowered spike-rush Eleocharis quinqueflora and black bog-rush Schoenus nigricans. Spring Head is an important site for orchid…

Low Pasture

…jointed rush Juncus articulatus, with Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, carnation sedge C. panicea, devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis, sneezewort Achillea ptarmica, meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris and oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare. There are also…

Cloatley Farm

…bedstraw Galium palustre rush pasture, where other species include common sedge Carex nigra and sneezewort. Damp areas elsewhere have frequent bifid hemp nettle Galeopsis bifida and five more sedge species including oval sedge Carex leporina and carnation sedge C. panicea. The …

Balloch Moss

… supports a variety of wetland plant communities. These range from bottle-sedge Carex rostrata dominated swamp in the wettest areas to a drier community characterised by sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and sedges such as common sedge Carex nigra and carnation sedge C. pa…

Caeau Bryn Ifor

…a caerulea, velvet bent Agrostis canina, mat grass Nardus stricta, common sedge Carex nigra and carnation sedge C. panicea. Tormentil Potentilla erecta, devil's-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, greater bird’s-foot trefoil Lotus pedunculatus and whorled caraway Carum verticillatum …

Silver Tarn, Hollas and Harnsey Mosses

…s and also occur in association with one or more of the following, bottle sedge Carex rostrata, common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium, sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus and in firmer areas purple moor grass Molinia caerulea. Additional species include bog pondweed Pot…

Little Langdale Tarn

…ommon reed Phragmites australis, bulrush Schoenoplectus lacustris, tufted sedge Carex elata, with occasional floating bur reed Sparganium angustifolium and small bur reed S. minimum. Parts of this fen community grade into emergent swamp dominated by bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata,…

Tilwick Meadow

… burnet Poterium sanguisorba, field wood rush Luzula campestris, glaucous sedge Carex flacca and spiked sedge Carex spicata. Adder’s tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum, an uncommon species within the county, is also present. The very calcareous nature of the Boulder Clay on this site i…

Sandy Warren

…chroleucon which occur in drier areas, while wetter areas support distant sedge Carex distans and carnation sedge C. panicea. Additional habitat features are provided by scrub and trees around the edges, which give the site some protection.

White Moss, Crosbymoor

…straw and devil's bit scabious, while soft rush, reed canary grass, white sedge Carex canescens and bottle sedge Carex rostrata become dominant in places. An area of acidic heathland occurs on sand to the northern and western edge of the site. Although not extensive this is an i…

Ticknall Quarries

…dominated by false brome Brachypodium sylvaticum with patches of glaucous sedge Carex flacca and carnation sedge C. panicea. There are a number of less common but typical limestone plants such as autumn gentian Gentianella amarella, common centaury Centaurium erythraea, adder’s t…

Marsett Rigg

…oxanthum odoratum and common bent grass Agrostis capillaris with glaucous sedge Carex flacca and carnation sedge C. panicea. It is herb rich and many of the species present are those associated with old undisturbed pasture such as betony Betonica officinalis, water avens Geum riv…

Long Dale, Hartington

…nd sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, with quaking grass Briza media, glaucous sedge Carex flacca and spring sedge Carex caryophyllea common throughout. The herbs are abundant with most of the characteristic species of this grassland type being present, including salad burnet Poterium…

West Dorset Coast

…ecause of the very mixed substrate but red fescue Festuca rubra, glaucous sedge Carex flacca, selfheal Prunella vulgaris and mouse-ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum are frequent. With less grazing, taller grasses dominate, including tall fescue F. arundinacea. Scrub of bramble R…

Blodwel Marsh

…s, such as red fescue Festuca rubra, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, common sedge Carex nigra and carnation sedge C. panicea and a range of broad leaved species, including knapweed Centaurea nigra and meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria. Wetter hollows support tall fen vegetation in wh…

Greenfield Meadow

…pecies rich calcareous flushes which are dominated by long stalked yellow sedge Carex lepidocarpa and carnation sedge C. panicea and supports an interesting association including common twayblade Neottia ovata, grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris, marsh lousewort Pedicularis p…

Snailwell Meadows

…edges and grasses such as blunt flowered rush Juncus subnodulosus, common sedge Carex nigra and carnation sedge C. panicea. The grasses include sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and purple moor grass Molinia caerulea. The variety of herbs pres…

Eppleton Grassland

…e to the eye in its high complement of blue green sedges such as glaucous sedge Carex flacca and carnation sedge C. panicea. These groundwater fed areas do not represent typical blunt flowered rush Juncus subnodulosus – marsh thistle Cirsium palustre fen meadow vegetation, mainly…

Brenkley Meadows

…central and southern parts of both meadows where extensive beds of common sedge Carex nigra and carnation sedge C. panicea occur within a zone fringed by hard rush J. inflexus and great willowherb Epilobium hirsutum. A shallow seasonal pond, close to the southern edge of the site…

Rhos Pil-bach a Phennar-fawr

… scabious Succisa pratensis, heath grass Danthonia decumbens and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. The slightly sloping ground holds species-rich damp and marshy grassland, where there are mixtures of some of the above species with, additionally, sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus…

Crag Bank

… dominated by purple moor grass Molinia caerulea accompanied by numerous sedges Carex demissa, hostiana, lepidocarpa, nigra, otrubae, panicea, pulicaris and spicata. Many other plants occur in the wet, low lying areas including species uncommon in Lancashire such as marsh hellebo…

Landford Heath

…curring in the grazed areas include bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella, star sedge Carex echinata and carnation sedge C. panicea. Several areas of very wet mire occur on the site. These are characterised by extensive cover of mosses, especially bog mosses Sphagnum sp. Higher plants…

Bradworthy Common

…ce of bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum and of sedges, particularly star sedge Carex echinata and caranation sedge C. panicea, the latter forming pure mats in places. Ditches and rivulets support species such as marsh St Johns-wort Hypericum elodes, bog pondweed Potamogeton poly…

Temple Island Meadows

…geniculatus, hardrush Juncus inflexus, jointed rush J. articulatus, brown sedge Carex disticha and greater and lesser pond sedges Carex riparia and Carex acutiformis. Species with restricted distribution in the county include carnation sedge C. panicea, common sedge C. nigra, sle…

Rhos Rhyd-y-ceir

…ved heath Erica tetralix, devil's-bit scabious Succisa pratensis and star sedge Carex echinata, along with carnation sedge C. panicea, heath spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza maculata, round-leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia, common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium, petty whin Gen…

Greenamoor

…ated vegetation support abundant stands of sedges, including carnation sedge C. panicea, flea sedge C. pulicaris and tawny sedge Carex hostiana, together with cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, bog asphodel …

Cors Llanllyfni

…which support slender green feather-moss, with species such as the common sedge Carex nigra, yellow sedge Carex viridula, star sedge C. echinata, carnation sedge C. panicea, sharp-flowered rush J. acutiflorus, bird(cid:31)s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, cuckoo-flower Cardamine…

Cors Farchwel

… field are characterised by an abundance of small sedges such as glaucous sedge Carex flacca, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, common sedge C. nigra, carnation sedge C. panicea and flea sedge C. pulicaris, along with frequent quaking-grass Briza media, jointed rush Juncus articulatus,…

Common Moor Langtree

… and petty whin Genista anglica. Sedge species, particularly green-ribbed sedge Carex binervis star-sedge C. echinata, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, common sedge C. nigra, carnation sedge C. panicea and flea sedge C. pulicaris are common. Other herb species which occur include mead…

Ribsons Meadows

…scabious Succisa pratensis. Sedges are abundant and include common yellow-sedge Carex demissa, flea sedge C. pulicaris, oval sedge Carex leporina, glaucous sedge Carex flacca, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, common sedge C. nigra and carnation sedge C. panicea. There is a strip of w…

Romsley Manor Farm

…ed hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, toad rush Juncus bufoniusa, glaucous sedge Carex flacca, greater bird’s foot trefoil Lotus pedunculatus and lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula. Locally scarce plants are common yellow sedge Carex demissa, common sedge C. nigra, carnation sed…

Upper Teesdale

… rock rose Helianthemum oelandicum, mountain avens Dryas octopetala, hair sedge Carex capillaris, rare spring sedge C. ericetorum, alpine cinquefoil Potentilla crantzii, horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa, hoary whitlow grass Draba incana, alpine bistort Polygonum viviparum, dark…

Caeau Blaen-yr-Orfa

…stle, whorled caraway, water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile and various sedges, Carex spp. Sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus dominates the adjacent field, with much whorled caraway, common knapweed, several sedges (notably oval sedge Carex leporina, common sedge C. nigra, ca…

Cors Cae'r Neuadd

… support a floating bog community characterised by an abundance of bottle sedge Carex rostrata, the bog-mosses Sphagnum cuspidatum, S. palustre, S. recurvum and S. subnitens, common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium, sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus and marsh cinquefoil …

Attermire

…e status is highest and consist of a tussocky community containing bottle sedge Carex rostrata, common sedge C. nigra, carnation sedge C. panicea, long stalked yellow sedge C. lepidocarpa, sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus and common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium. Th…

Rhos Esgairwen-fawr a Rhosgoch-fawr

…shes, some of which are rich in sedges and other species, including tawny sedge Carex hostiana, flea sedge C. pulicaris, carnation sedge C. panicea, marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris, creeping willow Salix repens, common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris, round-leaved sundew Dro…

Widdenton Park Wood

…les. Plants of local interest that occur in the wood include green ribbed sedge Carex binervis, trailing St John's wort Hypericum humifusum and bitter vetch Lathyrus montanus. The lower leg of the wood, which lies on Upper Chalk, is typical Chiltern beech high forest with a spars…

Pen-Common, Llanbedr

… gives rise to a complex network of flushes dominated by mixtures of star sedge Carex echinata, glaucous sedge Carex flacca, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, common sedge C. nigra and carnation sedge C. panicea, with frequent common yellow-sedge C. demissa, flea sedge C. pulicaris, ma…

Cautley Thwaite Meadows and Ecker Secker Beck

…ter areas are more abundant in such situations and include common yellow sedge. Carex viridula subsp. oedocarpa and spring sedge Carex caryophyllea. Lying to the east of the meadows is a large enclosed pasture with several springs and streams running through it. Overall, the pas…

Little Scrubbs Meadow

…nacamptis morio. The wet soils support several sedges such as lesser pond sedge Carex acutiformis, distant sedge Carex distans, pale sedge C. pallescens and carnation sedge C. panicea. Herbs typical of the wetter areas include sneezewort Achillea ptarmica, meadowsweet Filipendula…

Colshaw Pastures

…usewort Pedicularis sylvatica, sneezewort Achillea ptarmica, green ribbed sedge Carex binervis, spring sedge Carex caryophyllea, common yellow sedge C. demissa, carnation sedge C. panicea and bog mosses Sphagnum species occur. The presence of bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus growing…

Stowell Meadow

… rush Juncus articulatus, blunt flowered rush Juncus subnodulosus, common sedge Carex nigra, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, star sedge C. echinata and carnation sedge C. panicea are frequent. Herbs of interest include marsh marigold Caltha palustris, marsh lousewort Pedicularis palu…

Mawnog Gwaunynog

…n valerian Valeriana officinalis, marsh-marigold Caltha palustris, remote sedge Carex remota and broad buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata. A smaller area of drier marginal land supports a mixed woodland with sessile oak Quercus petraea well represented and a species-poor ground lay…

High Lickbarrow Mires and Pastures

…ges are a very prominent feature with, in addition to the local dioecious sedge Carex dioica, glaucous sedge Carex flacca, star sedge C. echinata, flea sedge C. pulicaris, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, common sedge C. nigra and carnation sedge C. panicea. Several species, confined …

Stockbridge Fen

… with eleven species recorded to date. Much of the sward comprises bottle sedge Carex rostrata and blunt flowered rush Juncus subnodulosus, with lesser tussock sedge C. diandra and marsh helleborine Epipactis palustris. The north cutting has common reed Phragmites australis with …

Crostwick Marsh

… diverse tall fen community is present on the wettest soils. Greater pond sedge Carex riparia, reed sweet grass Glyceria maxima and meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria are dominant with greater tussock sedge Carex paniculata, marsh thistle Cirsium palustre and angelica Angelica sylve…

Caeau Ffos Fach

…. Sedge species are well represented at the site and include the glaucous sedge Carex flacca, star sedge C. echinata and carnation sedge C. panicea. Devil’s-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis is also common throughout the sward. The most northerly and southerly fields are again domin…

Betley Mere

…Mere grades into mixed tall fenformed of many species such as lesser pond sedge Carex acutiformis, greater tussock sedge Carex paniculata, yellow iris Iris pseudacorus, gipsywort Lycopus europaeus, common marsh bedstraw Galium palustre and bittersweet Solanum dulcamara. The prese…

Lye Heath Marsh

…ushes areas have developed a short sedge fen community with abundant star sedge Carex echinata, common sedge C. nigra and carnation sedge C. panicea. There are no clear dominants and the rich flora includes a number of scarce species including marsh helleborine Epipactis palustri…

Whelford Meadow

…s of sedge have been recorded including the nationally rare downy fruited sedge Carex filiformis with distant sedge Carex distans, false fox sedge C. otrubae and carnation sedge C. panicea. Other plants of interest are the southern marsh orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa and large…

Blackwater Valley

…meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, sneezewort Achillea ptarmica and common sedge Carex nigra, whilst the presence of great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis may indicate more base rich conditions locally. The marshy areas and damp grassland support species rich plant communities domi…

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