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Tullysranadeega

…est because of its grassland communities and the presence of melancholy thistle Cirsium heterophyllum. This is the only known site for the species in Ireland. Species-rich grassland occurs in areas of low-intensity land management, in particular where traditional farming practice…

Topley Pike and Deep Dale

…ed hair grass containing globe flower Trollius europaeus and melancholy thistle Cirsium heterophyllum also occur. The cliffs and screes have a rich flora including whitebeam and yew. The screes are colonised by limestone polypody Gymnocarpium robertianum and rock hutchinsia Hornu…

Burnhope Burn

…ock sedge Carex paniculata, globe flower Trollius europaeus, melancholy thistle Cirsium heterophyllum and bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata. Immediately to the south of the trout Burn there is an area of open ground which supports a species rich meadow flora. Characteristic plants in…

Potarch

…manticum, imperforate St John’s-wort Hypericum maculatum and melancholy thistle Cirsium heterophyllum. The Potarch section of the River Dee, the best example of a large, nutrient-poor, river in Britain, has diverse in-stream habitat which is unusually rich in bryophytes and liche…

Colshaw Pastures

…Botrychium lunaria a nationally declining fern species; with melancholy thistle Cirsium heterophyllum and mountain pansy Viola lutea both at the southern edge of their distribution in England.

Brerachan Meadows

…ant species, such as wood cranesbill Geranium sylvaticum and melancholy thistle Cirsium heterophyllum, that make up these unusual plant communities. Other notable species include spignel Meum athamanticum which is nationally scarce, and globeflower Trollius europaeus and dark-lea…

Swindale Meadows

…n pansy Viola lutea are all widespread and locally frequent. Melancholy thistle Cirsium heterophyllum is occasionally abundant, particularly in the south west corner and other species of interest include common bistort Polygonum bistorta, saw wort Serratula tinctoria, globe flowe…

Grains O'th' Beck Meadows

…ich together support a wide range of species. The tall herbs melancholy thistle Cirsium heterophyllum, wood crane’s bill Geranium sylvaticum and globe flower Trollius europaeus which are particularly characteristic of northern hay meadows are well represented along with common bi…

Bowber Head and Piper Hole Meadows

…ata is an unusual feature of the Bowber Head site. The local melancholy thistle Cirsium heterophyllum forms some extensive stands and other less common species include harebell, cuckoo-flower, meadow vetchling, autumn and rough hawkbits, oxeye daisy, meadow and creeping buttercup…

Lower Strathavon Woodlands

… grassland occurs including globe flower Trollius europaeus, melancholy thistle Cirsium heterophyllum, quaking grass Briza media and several orchids. Elsewhere, above Haugh of Kilnmaichlie, Craggan, Tom-na-Craggan and Damenach, a variety of wetland types are found, including a va…

Wet Sleddale Meadows

…chid Dactylorhiza fuchsii and D. maculata spp ericetorum and melancholy thistle Cirsium heterophyllum which is also locally frequent along a ditch bank forming the north west boundary. Other species of interest include wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, eyebright Euphrasia officinali…

Gowk Bank

… local abundance include globe flower Trollius europaeus and melancholy thistle Cirsium heterophyllum. There is a good range of orchids including northern marsh Dactylorhiza purpurella, early marsh Dactylorhiza incarnate, common spotted D. fuchsii, early purple Orchis mascula, fr…

Kettlewell Meadows

… Leontodon hispidus, devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis, melancholy thistle Cirsium heterophyllum, water avens Geum rivale, red clover Trifolium pratense and marsh horsetail Equisetum palustre. Of particular note is the occurrence of pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus and adder's…

Prestwick Carr

… herb vegetation with false oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius, melancholy thistle Cirsium heterophyllum, wild angelica Angelica sylvestris, meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis and common knapweed Centaurea nigra. Carr Plantation consists of Scot's pine with birch, in part over a re…

Walden Meadows

…e typical of a northern meadow community contain by contrast melancholy thistle Cirsium heterophyllum, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria and wood crane'sbill Geranium sylvaticum.

Rose End Meadows

…ngland. Species such as globe flower Trollius europaeus and melancholy thistle Cirsium heterophyllum are found here; both very close to the south eastern limits of their north western oceanic distributions. Where the effects of centuries of mining activity have left spoil rich …

Scar Closes, Kisdon Side

…ling Lathyrus pratensis, globe flower Trollius europaeus and melancholy thistle Cirsium heterophyllum are widely distributed whilst sloping ground with a greater calcareous influence is characterised by the presence of lady's bedstraw Galium verum, cowslip, alpine bistort, harebe…

Oughtershaw and Beckermonds

…ver Trifolium medium, alpine bistort Polygonum viviparum and melancholy thistle Cirsium heterophyllum with sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus. The small white orchid Pseudorchis albida occurs here near the southern edge of its range in Britain. On drier more acidic banks, blu…

Heatheryburn Bank

…rollius europaeus, wood crane’s bill Geranium sylvaticum and melancholy thistle Cirsium heterophyllum occur where soils are flushed with water from above. These typical upland grassland species now occur only locally in the county. Luxuriant stands of meadowsweet Filipendula ulm…

Len Pastures, Crackpot

…butterfly orchid occurs mainly on this sloping ground, where melancholy thistle Cirsium heterophyllum is also found. The lower slopes support scattered scrub, predominantly dog rose Rosa canina and hawthorn Crataegus monogyna and this develops into a narrow area of woodland by Ha…

Whitesike Mine and Flinty Fell

…ulata. Two other species of note are the locally restricted melancholy thistle Cirsium heterophyllum and the adder's tongue fern Ophioglossum vulgatum. Where water brings the influence of the underlying limestones to the surface species rich flushes occur. Wet areas of Whitesike…

Middle Side & Stonygill Meadows

…’s mantle Alchemilla spp. Within the sward, the locally rare melancholy thistle Cirsium heterophyllum, common bistort Polygonum bistorta, alpine bistort Persicaria vivipara and globe flower Trollius europaeus are occasionally found. A characteristic feature of the meadows is the …

Borrow Beck Meadows

…eath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata subsp. ericetorum, melancholy thistle Cirsium heterophyllum and globe flower Trollius europaeus. All of these species have become increasingly rare due to habitat loss and even at Borrow Beck occur only sparingly. The stream banks provide…

Middle Crossthwaite

…and greater burnet Sanguisorba officinalis. The locally rare melancholy thistle Cirsium heterophyllum, globe flower Trollius europaeus and alpine bistort Polygonum viviparum are also found within the sward. Areas of mesotrophic pasture include additional species such as common k…

Bretherdale Meadows

…eranium sylvaticum, great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis and melancholy thistle Cirsium heterophyllum with betony Betonica officinalis. Other species include the common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, common bistort Polygonum bistorta, oxeye d…

Grassington Hospital Grounds

…cens and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens. More locally, melancholy thistle Cirsium heterophyllum, sneezewort Achillea ptarmica and wood anemone Anemone nemorosa occur. Locally within the site seepage zones are characterised by carnation sedge Carex panicea, glaucous sedge Ca…

Muker Meadows

…ck Cardamine pratensis. Of special note is the occurrence of melancholy thistle Cirsium heterophyllum. Terraces and banksides adjacent to the River Swale are often left uncut. These provide a drier situation where the small rosette forming herbs such as lady's mantle, cat's ear a…

Scoska Wood

… developed containing wood crane’s bill Geranium sylvaticum, melancholy thistle Cirsium heterophyllum and meadow sweet Filipendula ulmaria. On the slopes below, the pasture consists of two community types, one is a sward of sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and common bent…

Creag Meagaidh

…ing upland birchwoods. These are species rich in places with melancholy thistle Cirsium heterophyllum and northern bedstraw Galium boreale and some notable lichens. The diversity of habitats supports a varied breeding bird assemblage which includes golden eagle Aquila chrysaetos,…

Inverpolly

…aea lutetiana, Alpine enchanter’s nightshade Circaea alpina, melancholy thistle Cirsium heterophyllum, wild strawberry Fragaria vesca, globeflower Trollius europaeus, red campion Silene dioica, sanicle Sanicula europaea and greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha can be f…

Arkle Beck Meadows, Whaw

…mon bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus with the uncommon melancholy thistle Cirsium heterophyllum. The meadows south of the Arkle Beck contain two incised streams. The banks of these support a diverse community of plants including bush vetch Vicia sepium, meadowsweet, marsh h…

Crook Burn, Dyeshaugh

…ral grassland) including globe flower Trollius europaeus and melancholy thistle Cirsium heterophyllum. These add variety and value to the fen meadow. Other notable species are meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis, downy oat grass Avenula pubescens, greater tussock-sedge Carex panic…

Harbottle Moors

…is paludosa, golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, melancholy thistle Cirsium heterophyllum and lesser skullcap Scutellaria minor, the latter in one of its few county localities. An outstanding feature of Harbottle Moors is the widespread occurrence of sweet gale Myrica…

Argill Woods and Pastures

…viridis, greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha and melancholy thistle Cirsium heterophyllum. In places the grassland grades to the acidic bitter vetch Lathyrus montanus, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and tormentil Potentilla erecta in a…

Kyle of Sutherland Marshes

…dder sedge Carex vesicaria, yellow iris Iris pseudacorus and melancholy thistle Cirsium heterophyllum within the marshy grassland. Drier areas have a typical grazed acid grassland flora, with red fescue Festuca rubra and mat grass Nardus stricta. Wet woodland The site includes bl…

Holl Meadows

…ports a large number of locally rare plant species including melancholy thistle Cirsium heterophyllum, wood cranes-bill Geranium sylvaticum, alpine bistort Persicaria vivipara, fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea, bog myrtle Myrica gale and spignel Meum athamanticum.

Hesleyside Park

…mocks formed on damp ground by the moss Polytrichum commune. Melancholy thistle Cirsium heterophyllum is present and the site also includes a small marsh, dominated by bay leaved willow Salix pentandra with marsh willow herb Epilobium palustre, wild angelica Angelica sylvestris a…

Bell Sykes Meadows

…d by the presence of meadow cranesbill Geranium pratense and melancholy thistle Cirsium heterophyllum along the field edges. The west facing, sloping ground supports herb rich meadow and, on the steeper ground, herb rich pasture. These are characterised by common bent Agrostis ca…

Longsleddale Woods

…ly purple orchid Orchis mascula and wood avens Geum urbanum. Melancholy thistle Cirsium heterophyllum has also been recorded and a particularly striking feature is the abundance of scaly male fern Dryopteris affinis. Ash gives way to alder on the wetter soils and bird cherry Prun…

Deepdale Meadows, Langstrothdale

…hioglossum vulgatum, devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis, melancholy thistle Cirsium heterophyllum, hoary plantain Plantago media and quaking grass Briza media. Fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea, early purple orchid Orchis mascula and corn twayblade Neottia ovata also occur …

Cockerham Meadows, Thorpe

…th lesser pond sedge Carex acutiformis, bugle Ajuga reptans, melancholy thistle Cirsium heterophyllum, marsh hawk's beard Crepis paludosa, cuckoo-flower Cardamine pratensis, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria and grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris. Steep banks on the western mar…

Cautley Thwaite Meadows and Ecker Secker Beck

…bwort plantain, bistort, great burnet and common sorrel with melancholy thistle Cirsium heterophyllum now confined to some of the field margins. A number of uncommon species occur within the meadows including small colonies of orchids such as lesser butterfly orchid Platanthera b…

Kisdon Force Woods

…cta, but also containing globe flower Trollius europaeus and melancholy thistle Cirsium heterophyllum. An additional habitat of note is an extensive area of lead mine spoil in West Wood on which spring sandwort Minuartia verna is abundant. Other Information 1. The woodland is li…

Westernhope Burn Wood

…lerian Valeriana officinalis, water mint Mentha aquatica and melancholy thistle Cirsium heterophyllum. Other Information The site boundary has been amended by both addition and deletion during the 1985revision.* Under Section 23 of the National Parks and Access to the Countrysid…

New House Meadows, Malham

…Trifolium pratense and ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata. Melancholy thistle Cirsium heterophyllum and common bistort Polygonum bistorta occur commonly in the two eastern fields; meadow crane's bill Geranium pratense also occurs here close to field edges. Marsh marigold Caltha…

Mere Beck Meadows

…rage Saxifraga granulataa, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus, melancholy thistle Cirsium heterophyllum, great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis and smooth lady’s mantle Alchemilla glabra each abundant. Wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, marsh marigold Caltha palustris, marsh hawk’s beard…

Mill and Whiskershiel Burns

…ive along the Whiskershiel Burn where one area also supports melancholy thistle Cirsium heterophyllum. These grasslands are notable in being outliers of the blue moor grass community which reaches the northern edge of its range in North East England. Three ferns; green spleenwor…

Durtrees Burn Grassland

…undinacea occur more locally and herbs such as globe flower, melancholy thistle Cirsium heterophyllum, sneezewort Achillea ptarmica, marsh marigold Caltha palustris, fen bedstraw Galium uliginosum and wild angelica Angelica sylvestris are also present. Species rich grassland, on …

Angram Bottoms

… Alchemilla vulgaris agg, cat's ear Hypochaeris radicata and melancholy thistle Cirsium heterophyllum are the most abundant herbs in the sward. Willows Salix spp and alder Alnus glutinosa occur along Skeb Skeugh where traditionally managed bank sides support an abundance of large…

Castell Prysor

…. Many other uncommon and rare species are present including melancholy thistle Cirsium heterophyllum at its only known Meirionnydd site, small white orchid Pseudorchis albida, meadow orchid Dactylorhiza incarnate, northern bedstraw Galium boreale, rockrose Helianthemum nummulari…

Upper Teesdale

…emblage of herbs, including globe flower Trollius europaeus, melancholy thistle Cirsium heterophyllum, marsh marigold Caltha palustris, wood crane’s bill Geranium sylvaticum, pignut Conopodium majus, an eyebright Euphorbia arctica ssp borealis and a number of rare species of lady…

Grass Wood

…d by the occurrence of great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis, melancholy thistle Cirsium heterophyllum and lady's mantle Alchemilla glabra. Associated with limestone outcrops are several locally uncommon species including rock whitebeam Sorbus rupicola and angular Solomon's Seal P…

The Wye Valley

… Slack Side has abundant dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, whilst stemless thistle Cirsium acaule is frequent in the grassland of upper Hay Dale and the slopes east of Cowlow have locally abundant horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa and kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria. North facing…

Warks Burn Woodland

… ursinum or dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis together with melancholy thistle Cirsium heterophyllum, sanicle Sanicula europaea and woodruff Galium odoratum. There are numerous wetflushes in which common bugle Ajuga reptans, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, marsh hawk’s beard Cr…

Barrow Burn Meadows

… common in the northern field where there is a population of melancholy thistle Cirsium heterophyllum. Also in the northern field drainage is locally impeded and marshy areas have developed where compact rush Juncus conglomeratus and several sedges including glaucous sedge Carex …

Belah Woods and Pastures

…ranesbill Geranium sylvaticum, saw wort Serratula tinctoria, melancholy thistle Cirsium heterophyllum and globe flower Trollius europaeus. Flushed areas, often at a break of slope just above the woodland, support species such as flea sedge Carex pulicaris, carnation sedge C. pan…

Bowlees and Friar House Meadows

…and greater burnet Sanguisorba officinalis. The locally rare melancholy thistle Cirsium heterophyllum and common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii are found in all fields, whilst common twayblade Neottia ovata is restricted to one meadow. Within one of the meadows, a steep bank…

Knarsdale Meadows

…abundance of bistort Polygonum bistorta and the locally rare melancholy thistle Cirsium heterophyllum, both species which are virtually confined to traditionally managed meadows. The old hedgerow and the riverside trees in this area provide areas of shade and the vegetation here …

Caldon Dales

…stris, autumn gentian Gentianella amarella ssp. amarella and melancholy thistle Cirsium heterophyllum – here near the southern edge of its English range. Though the grassland invertebrates have not been assessed, an indication of site quality is afforded by a vigorous population …

Poole's Cavern and Grin Low Wood

… structure; it is here that globe flower Trollius europaeus, melancholy thistle Cirsium heterophyllum and green hellebore Helleborus viridis are found. Limited survey of the cavern during winter has revealed that it is being used as a winter roost site by at least two species of …

Rigg Farm and Stake Hill Meadows

…ts water avens Geum rivale, globe flower Trollius europaeus, melancholy thistle Cirsium heterophyllum, marsh hawk’s beard Crepis paludosa, tufted forget-me-not Myosotis laxa, bog stitchwort Stellaria alsine, sneezewort Achillea ptarmica and ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi while s…

Upper Wharfedale

…n the site are important for these species and other such as melancholy thistle Cirsium heterophyllum, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, common meadow rue Thalictrum flavum, globe flower Trollius europaeus, bloody crane's bill Geranium sanguineum and the nationally scarce northern…

West Park Meadows

…low rattle Rhinanthus minor, betony Betonica officinalis and melancholy thistle Cirsium heterophyllum. Sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, common bent Agrostis capillaris and red fescue Festuca rubra are co-dominant among the grasses wit…

Stephen Ings, Crackpot

…ntain Plantago lanceolata, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, melchancholy thistle Cirsium heterophyllum and wood horsetail Equisetum sylvaticum. In the north west corner of the field, a gully fed by a spring gives rise to a wetland area of particular interest containing globe flowe…

Linhouse Valley

… bladder sedge Carex vesicaria, water sedge Carex aquatilis, melancholy thistle Cirsium heterophyllum, greater butterfly-orchid Platanthera chlorantha and spear mint Mentha spicata.

Weem Meadow

… of meadow and includes wood cranesbill Geranium sylvaticum, melancholy thistle Cirsium heterophyllum, globeflower Trollius europaeus, valerian Valeriana officinalis and wild angelica Angelica sylvatica. There is also one nationally scarce plant present, spignel Meum athamanticum…

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