Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Craig Sychtyn

…nacamptis pyramidalis, frog orchid Dactylorhiza viridis, wild basil Clinopodium vulgare, marjoram Origanum vulgare and hairy violet Viola hirta, are present in these communities. The uncommon yellow rock stonecrop Sedum forsterianum, which is characteristic of base rich soils in …

Reed Hill

… Arrhenatherum elatius interspersed with herbs including wild basil Clinopodium vulgare, marjoram Origanum vulgare, rest-harrow Ononis repens, cowslip Primula veris, pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis, green winged orchid Anacamptis morio, early purple orchid O. mascula, hai…

Dancersend

…rose Helianthemum nummularium, hairy violet Viola hirta, wild basil Clinopodium vulgare, marjoram Origanum vulgare, common milkwort Polygala vulgaris, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, eyebright Euphrasia nemorosa, valerian Valeriana offic…

Chanctonbury Hill

…s; these include shrubs such as dogwood Cornus sanguinea, wild privet Ligustrum vulgare, wayfaring tree Viburnum lantana and elder Sambucus nigra above a field layer which is dominated by dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis, ivy Hedera helix and enchanter’s nightshade Circaea lute…

Arnside Knott

…ting scrub edge plants include the local columbine Aquilegia vulgaris, marjoram Origanum vulgare, wild basis Clinopodium vulgare and twayblade Neottia ovata. Extending west from Heathwaite, Arnside Park and Copridding is an extensive area of ancient ash hazel woodland which in So…

Lathkill Dale

…atherum elatius and common knapweed Centaurea nigra are dominant, with marjoram Origanum vulgare, wild basil Clinopodium vulgare and field scabious Knautia arvensis. With little grazing on north facing slopes, a moist tall herb/grass community has developed with abundant meadowsw…

Burcombe Down

…ssum officinale. Other species associated with lighter grazing include marjoram Origanum vulgare, wild basil Clinopodium vulgare, common valerian Valeriana officinalis, perforate St. John's wort Hypericum perforatum and yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor. Species rich scrub has devel…

Lower Swaledale Woods And Grasslands

…hyme Thymus praecox, rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, viper's bugloss Echium vulgare, biting stonecrop Sedum acre, marjoram Origanum vulgare, musk thistle Carduus nutans, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba and lady's bedstraw Galium verum. Small areas of limestone grassland al…

Saltbox Hill

… thistle Carlina vulgaris, dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule, wild basil Clinopodium vulgare, horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa, marjoram Origanum vulgare and cowslip Primula veris. In addition the site is one of the last remaining examples of old grassland containing yellow rattle R…

Chapel Common

…llow wort Blackstonia perfoliata, autumn gentian Gentianella amarella, marjoram Origanum vulgare, viper’s bugloss Echium vulgare, together with broad leaved helleborine Epipactis helleborine and a variety of other orchids. Woodland occurs on the boundaries and trees occur in bloc…

Cissbury Ring

…other components in the sward include harebell Campanula rotundifolia, marjoram Origanum vulgare, field fleawort Senecio integrifolius, wild basil Clinopodium vulgare, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and the frog orchid Dactylorhiza viridis. The belt of scrub along the north east …

Claxby Chalk Pit

…ependent upon the very high levels of calciumin the soil; examples are marjoram Origanum vulgare, hawkweed oxtongue Picris hieracioides, wild basil Clinopodium vulgare, wild carrot Daucus carota and perforate St John’s wort Hypericum perforatum. Four orchid species occur bee Ophr…

Grangelands & Pulpit Hill

…species already noted, these contain dogwood Cornus sanguinea, privet Ligustrum vulgare, wayfaring tree Viburnum lantana, guelder rose Viburnum opulus, field maple Acer campestre, crab apple Malus sylvestris, birch Betula pubescens, hornbeam Carpinus betulus, briars Rosa spp. and…

Quarry Moor

…and various herbs, including knapweed Centaurea nigra, oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare, cross wort Cruciata laevipes, basil Clinopodium vulgare, greater burnet saxifrage Pimpinella major, hay rattle Rhinanthus minor, cowslip Primula veris, marjoram Origanum vulgare, rest-harrow …

Cheddar Wood

…re abundant and include common knapweed Centaurea nigra, wild basil Clinopodium vulgare, wild carrot Daucus carota, field scabious Knautia arvensis, musk mallow Malva moschata and marjoram Origanum vulgare. Callow Hill supports a complex mosaic of unimproved calcareous grassland …

Broughton Far Wood

…with spindle Euonymus europaeus, guelder rose Viburnum opulus, privet Ligustrum vulgare, dogwood Cornus sanguinea, buckthorn Rhamnus cathartica and hazel Corylus avellana. The ground flora is dominated by dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis, other species including enchanter's nig…

Ketton Quarries

…um acaule, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium and viper’s bugloss Echium vulgare and locally rare species such as woolly thistle Cirsium eriophorum. The dominant scrub species is hawthorn Crataegus monogyna; associated shrubs include privet Ligustrum vulgare, common whiteb…

Common Hill

…uding woolly thistle Cirsium eriophorum, dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule, marjoram Origanum vulgare, yellow wort Blackstonia perfoliata and common gromwell Lithospermum officinale. Some areas of grassland have been invaded by scrub such as wayfaring tree, dogwood and wild privet Lig…

Coedydd Capel Dyddgen

… an array of calcicolous (‘lime-loving’) plants. Here, an admixture of marjoram Origanum vulgare, thyme Thymus vulgaris, salad burnet, fairy flax Linum catharticum, mouse-ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum and carline thistle Carlina vulgaris grow on the thinner soils, with oxeye…

Halnaker Chalk Pit

…r flowering plant species found on the pit floor include wild basil Clinopodium vulgare and wild parsnip Pastinaca sativa. As the soils become a little deeper around the edge of the pit typical chalk grassland species such as yellow wort Blackstonia perfoliata, autumn gentian Gen…

Shiplate Slait

…assland and woodland and includes hawthorn Crataegus monogyna, privet Ligustrum vulgare, wayfaring tree Viburnum lantana, traveller’s joy Clematis vitalba and black bryony Tamus communis. Vegetation around the scrub is not as heavily grazed as the open grassland and supports a ta…

Swain's Wood

… tall oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius, hedge bedstraw Galium album and marjoram Origanum vulgare. Among existing and recently cleared scrub, as well as along the wood edges, wood false brome Brachypodium sylvaticum is common and here fly and fragrant orchids Ophrys insectifera an…

Tick Wood and Benthall Edge

…t saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga, greater knapweed Centaurea scabiosa, marjoram Origanum vulgare and pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis.

Buttler's Hangings

…s Centaurea nigra and C. scabiosa, field scabious Knautia arvensis and marjoram Origanum vulgare. The scrub contains a range of typical chalk species, though dogwood is particularly abundant and has regenerated freely after attempts to clear it. Other species of interest are spin…

North Luffenham Quarry

… spp. and includes such typical plants as basil thyme Acinos arvensis, marjoram Origanum vulgare and bee orchid Ophrys apifera. The grassland is being invaded by scrub, particularly hawthorn Crataegus monogyna, but also dogwood Cornus sanguinea and buckthorn Rhamnus cathartica. T…

Narborough Railway Embankment

…. Autumn felwort Gentianella amarella is also fairly frequent and wild marjoram Origanum vulgare is locally abundant. On the track itself, eyebright Euphrasia nemorosa is dominant over large areas and there is frequent small scabious Scabiosa columbaria, kidney vetch Anthyllis vu…

Noddle End

… praecox, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, cowslip Primula veris and marjoram Origanum vulgare. This grassland is progressively shaded out to the north by hawthorn Crataegus monogyna scrub and by diffuse mixed woodland with a canopy dominated by ash Fraxinus excelsior and birch…

Rowridge Valley

…ck rose Helianthemum nummularium, wild strawberry Fragaria vesca, wild marjoram Origanum vulgare, cowslips Primula veris and burnet rose Rosa spinosissima. Several butterfly species also inhabit this grassland such as brown argus Aricia agestis, green hairstreak Callophrys rubi a…

Streatley Warren

… knapweed Centaurea nigra, burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga and wild basil Origanum vulgare which are plentiful in the upright brome dominated areas. The diversity of plant life provides food and nectar sources for insects and other invertebrates. Butterflies recorded inclu…

Turville Hill

…ts forming an important source of nectar for the adult insects include marjoram Origanum vulgare. A predator on some of the small invertebrates is the robber fly Asilus crabroniformis, another Red Data Book species. The pockets of scrub, scattered trees, cleared woodland and wood…

Spring Wood,Hawnby

…cies of interest include bloody crane's bill Geranium sanguineum, wild marjoram Origanum vulgare, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris and rock rose Helianthemum nummularium. The grassland is attractive to butterflies, notably the dark green fritillary.

Red Hill

…on with lime, requiring plants like salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, marjoram Origanum vulgare and burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga. Plants scarce and diminishing in the county which are found here in abundance are eyebright Euphrasia officinalis, yellow rattler Rhinanthus…

Radnor Forest

…rock stonecrop Sedum forsterianum are common on some cliff faces, with marjoram Origanum vulgare and a number of interesting mosses and liverworts – Brachydontium trichodes, Anomobryum filiforme, Encalypta ciliata, Seligeria brevifolia, Phaeoceros laevis and Porella cordaeana als…

Wakerley Spinney

… wild liquorice Astragalus glycyphyllos, rest-harrow Ononis repens and marjoram Origanum vulgare. These grassland areas are also attractive to butterflies and other insects.

Nine Spring Dale

… dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, together with less common species such as basil Origanum vulgare, saw wort Serratula tinctoria and clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata. The main floristic interest is the abundance of bloody crane's bill Geranium sanguineum and the blue flax L…

Aston Clinton Ragpits

… scrub, as are certain herbs including valerian Valeriana officinalis, marjoram Origanum vulgare and male fern Dryopteris filix-mas. Scrub ranges from regenerating dogwood to well established trees of birch Betula pendula and goat willow Salix caprea and includes hawthorn which c…

Topley Pike and Deep Dale

…rely heather Calluna vulgaris. Tall, dry, herb rich grasslands contain marjoram Origanum vulgare and field scabious Knautia arvensis, damper tall grasslands have abundant meadow sweet Filipendula ulmaria with water avens Geum rivale and hogweed Heracleum sphondylium. Other habita…

Newell Wood

…tic of calcareous soils such as rock rose Helianthemum nummularium and marjoram Origanum vulgare.

Fayland Chalk Bank

…aule, fairy flax Linum catharticum, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, marjoram Origanum vulgare and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. Many plants which occur are strongly associated with calcareous soils in southern England and are rarely found in other types of habitat. Noteworthy …

Treyford to Bepton Down

…ciated scrub layer and rides containing chalk grassland plants such as marjoram Origanum vulgare and yellow wort Blackstonia perfoliata.

The Wye Valley

… Dale is unusual in having extensive scree slopes dominated by privet Ligustrum vulgare. On the less steep slopes, where soils tend to be heavier, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta and tufted hairgrass Deschampsia cespitosa tend to dominate, with enchanter’s nightshade Circaea l…

Banstead Downs

…a, fairy flax Linum catharticum, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba and marjoram Origanum vulgare. Rough chalk grassland east of the railway line is not grazed or managed. This accounts for the poor diversity of the sward which typically consists of tall grasses, including false …

Cwm Doethie - Mynydd Mallaen

…ig Clyngwyn support a remarkable variety of calcicole species, notably marjoram Origanum vulgare, wall lettuce Mycelis muralis, fairy flax Linum catharticum, the rare hawkweed Hieracium lasiophyllum and rock stonecrop Sedum forsteranum, together with at least eighty other species…

Tolethorpe Road Verges

… rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, spiny rest-harrow Ononis spinosa, marjoram Origanum vulgare and small scabious Scabiosa columbaria. There are good populations of pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis, wild liquorice Astragalus glycyphyllos and knapweed broomrape Orobanche …

Moel y Golfa

…op Sedum forsterianum, slender false-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum and marjoram Origanum vulgare. Many of these species are best developed in the more open areas associated with rock outcrops and scree. In contrast, more acid soils support such characteristic species as wavy hair…

Stonesfield Common, Bottoms & Banks

… slopes. The spoil provides a habitat for plants such as viper's bugloss Echium vulgare, red hemp nettle Galeopsis angustifolia and great mullein Verbascum thapsus, all species typical of well drained calcareous soils. The slopes of Bagg's Bottom are dominated by upright brome, w…

Long Dale & Gratton Dale

…rely heather Calluna vulgaris. Tall, dry, herb rich grasslands contain marjoram Origanum vulgare and field scabious Knautia arvensis, damper tall grasslands have abundant meadow sweet Filipendula ulmaria with water avens Geum rivale and hogweed Heracleum sphondylium. Other habita…

Wouldham to Detling Escarpment

…midland hawthorn Crataegus laevigata, elder Sambucus nigra and privet Ligustrum vulgare, while the ground flora includes dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis, ivy Hedera helix, lords and ladies Arum maculatum and spurge laurel Daphne laureola. Scarce* plants include lady orchid Orc…

Cressbrook Dale

…rely heather Calluna vulgaris. Tall, dry, herb rich grasslands contain marjoram Origanum vulgare and field scabious Knautia arvensis, damper tall grasslands have abundant meadow sweet Filipendula ulmaria with water avens Geum rivale and hogweed Heracleum sphondylium. Other habita…

Clipsham Old Quarry and Pickworth Great Wood

… lime loving herbs are present including dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule, marjoram Origanum vulgare, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, yellow wort Blackstonia perfoliata, autumn gentian Gentianella amarella, common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii, bee orchid Ophrys apif…

Chickengrove Bottom

…tle Rhinanthus minor, perforate St Johns wort Hypericum perforatum and marjoram Origanum vulgare, occur alongside species typical of the south west Wiltshire chalk, including saw wort Serratula tinctoria, devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis and betony Betonica officinalis. A s…

Clayton to Offham Escarpment

…ding glaucous sedge Carex flacca, autumn gentian Gentianella amarella, marjoram Origanum vulgare and squinancywort Asperula cynanchica. Also present are burnt orchid Neotinea ustulata, fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea, frog orchid Dactylorhiza viridis, musk orchid Herminium mo…

Baverstock Juniper Bank

…, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria and lady's bedstraw Galium verum. Marjoram Origanum vulgare and yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor are frequent while less common species include horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa and pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis. Rabbit grazing in som…

Lewes Downs

…anchica are widespread and in Caburn Bottom an exceptional quantity of marjoram Origanum vulgare occurs and is important as a food plant for the chalkhill blue butterfly. A number of plants occupying a strictly southern distribution within the British Isles are found on the warm …

Burrington Combe

…lianthemum nummularium, wild thyme Thymus praecox, Thymus polytrichus, marjoram Origanum vulgare and carline thistle Carlina vulgaris. Insects are extremely abundant on the warm south facing slopes despite the paucity of vegetation. On the higher parts the grassland becomes more …

Upper Wharfedale

… Acer pseudoplatanus. Shrubs occasionally present include wild privet Ligustrum vulgare and spindle Euonymus europaeus. Dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis often dominates the ground flora but also present are species for which Upper Wharfedale is particularly important, the natio…

Nicodemus Heights

…y Scarce parasitic plant ivy broomrape Orobanche hederae. Wild privet Ligustrum vulgare and traveller’s joy Clematis vitalba are frequent in these areas, which also contain occasional introduced species such as fig Ficus carica and reflexed stonecrop Sedum rupestre. In the southe…

Whetley Meadows

… are cowslip Primula veris, knapweed Centaurea nigra, ox-eye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus, hoary ragwort Senecio erucifolius and pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus. Several orchids occur: green-winged orchid Anacamptis morio flowers in the early summer…

St Cyrus and Kinnaber Links

…rasslands are locally rich in plant species of base-rich soils such as marjoram Origanum vulgare, bloody crane’s-bill Geranium sanguineum, cowslip Primula veris and wood vetch Vicia sylvatica. Vascular plants The dunes, cliffs, grasslands and saltmarsh support a diverse flora. In…

Lardon Chase

…d range of typical chalk grassland herbs is present including abundant marjoram Origanum vulgare, yellow wort Blackstonia perfoliata, purging flax Linum catharticum, wild carrot Daucus carota, autumn felwort Gentianella amarella, clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata and chalk…

Moel Hiraddug a Bryn Gop

…icolous herbs and grasses including fairy flax, quaking grass and wild marjoram Origanum vulgare. The latter is characterised by herbs such as common knapweed, bird’s-foot trefoil, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata, cowslip Primula veris, red clover Trifolium pratense, lady’s …

Wormsley Chalk Banks

…weed Centaurea scabiosa and C. nigra, field scabious Knautia arvensis, marjoram Origanum vulgare, cowslip Primula veris, hawkweed oxtongue Picris hieracioides and wild parsnip Pastinaca sativa, together with species which are scarce in Buckinghamshire including creeping toadflax …

Grimsthorpe Park

…lk vetch Astragalus danicus, clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata, marjoram Origanum vulgare, quaking grass Briza media, autumn gentian Gentianella amarella and wild thyme Thymus praecox.

Harting Downs

…crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, with wild thyme Thymus praecox, marjoram Origanum vulgare, spring sedge Carex caryophyllea, yellow wort Blackstonia perfoliata, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium and the uncommon musk orchid Herminium monorchis. Where there is less …

Monk's Dale

…rely heather Calluna vulgaris. Tall, dry, herb rich grasslands contain marjoram Origanum vulgare and field scabious Knautia arvensis, damper tall grasslands have abundant meadow sweet Filipendula ulmaria with water avens Geum rivale and hogweed Heracleum sphondylium. Other habita…

Candlesby Hill

…innatum and meadow oat Avenula pratensis. There are extensive areas of marjoram Origanum vulgare, perforate St. John's wort Hypericum perforatum, carline thistle Carlina vulgaris and burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga. Plants scarce in the East Midlands include bladder campion…

Rue Hill

…are suppressed, several robust species occur in these situations, e.g. marjoram Origanum vulgare, common twayblade Neottia ovata, small teasel Dipsacus pilosus, common knapweeed Centaurea nigra and greater burnet saxifrage Pimpinella major. In places this community is being invad…

Wolstonbury Hill

…as eyebright Euphrasia nemorosa, squinancywort Asperula cynanchica and marjoram Origanum vulgare are prominent. Rarer plants include roundheaded rampion Phyteuma orbiculare and a range of orchids, bee orchid Ophrys apifera, fly orchid Ophrys insectifera, pyramidal orchid Anacampt…

Via Gellia Woodlands

…rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, marjoram Origanum vulgare, and other elements usually associated with open calcareous grassland. Also present and more typical of this habitat are stone bramble Rubus saxatilis, mountain melick Melica nutans a…

Down Bank

…chalk grassland plants such as bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, marjoram Origanum vulgare, rock rose Helianthemum nummularium and salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba. The combination of tor grass and herbs such as these form the habitat which supports the black veined moth. …

The Carrs

… media, carline thistle Carlina vulgaris, glaucous sedge Carex flacca, marjoram Origanum vulgare, wild strawberry Fragaria vesca, field scabious Knautia arvensis and common twayblade Neottia ovata. There is, however a small area of primary grassland with blue moor grass Sesleria …

Deacon Hill

… of chalk grassland such as common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, marjoram Origanum vulgare, clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata, carline thistle Carlina vulgaris, autumn gentian Gentianella amarella, yellow wort Blackstonia perfoliata and spring sedge Carex caryophylle…

Ebbor Gorge

…ree Viburnum lantana and guelder rose Viburnum opulus and wild privet Ligustrum vulgare. The ground flora is indicative of the calcareous nature of the site, with dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis being locally dominant. Many of the associated species are characteristic of anci…

Craig y Benglog

…nummularium, mountain melick Melica nutans, orpine Sedum telephium and marjoram Origanum vulgare. The humid oak woodland of the Eiddon gorge has a wide range of uncommon mosses and liverworts, a rich fern population with large amounts of hart’s tongue Asplenium scolopendrium and…

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