Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Mid Cornwall Moors

…pecies including water mint Mentha aquatica, the nationally scarce marsh violet Viola palustris ssp. juressii, marsh pennywort, round leaved water crowfoot Ranunculus omiophyllus, water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile, shore horsetail E. x litorale, leafy rush Juncus foliosus, smo…

Merthen Wood

…pecies including water mint Mentha aquatica, the nationally scarce marsh violet Viola palustris ssp. juressii, marsh pennywort, round-leaved water crowfoot Ranunculus omiophyllus, water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile, shore horsetail E. x litorale, leafy rush Juncus foliosus, smo…

Stonethwaite Woods

…cutiflorus with bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, marsh lousewort Pedicularis palustris, marsh violet Viola palustris, round leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia, marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris and various bog mosses Sphagnum spp. The middle and upper slopes of the souther…

Buckstruther Moss

…e comprises the Moss’ central section and contains species such as marsh violet Viola palustris, marsh marigold Caltha palustris, red-rattle Pedicularis palustris and a variety of bog mosses Sphagnum spp. Associated with the fen and its pools is a range of aquatic beetles with ex…

Crossbane Lough

…sed of floating mats of bottle sedge Carex rostrata, marsh cinquefoil Potentila palustris, water horsetail Equisetum fluviatalis and bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, with the uncommon bog sedge Carex limosa locally frequent. In contrast common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium, …

Drumcarn

… by species such as bottle sedge Carex rostrata and marsh cinquefoil Potentilla palustris. More acidic fen communities are scattered throughout the area. Some are dominated by common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifoUum, sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus and water horsetail E…

Southey and Gotleigh Moors

…ltiflora. Where channels form within the marsh grassland, marsh marigold Caltha palustris, marsh violet Viola palustris and ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi can be found. Heavily water logged mineral soils in the valley basin and seepages on the valley sides are colonised by alder…

Doley Common

…important plants are bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris and marsh violet Viola palustris. The violet is the food plant of a strong colony of the small pearl bordered fritillary butterfly Clossinia selene, now very rare in the county. The cotton g…

Murthwaite Park

…orrel Oxalis acetosella, yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum, common dog violet Viola riviniana, sanicle Sanicula europaea and barren strawberry Potentilla sterilis. Under a more open canopy, bracken and grasses tend to dominate. Areas with more acid soils have wavy hair grass De…

West Pennine Moors

…Narthecium ossifragum, white sedge Carex canescens, marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris and marsh violet Viola palustris. Of greater rarity is the suite of lime rich flushes, such as Belmont Head Flush and that at White Coppice Flush, where the spring water is so rich in lime t…

Oss Mere

…phaea alba and Nuphar lutea occur, but are scarce. Horned pondweed Zannichellia palustris is the dominant submerged aquatic plant. The alder carr is particularly rich and has a flora which includes cyperus sedge Carex pseudocyperus, cowbane Cicuta virosa, bog violet Viola palustr…

Coed Craig-iar

…trefoil Lotus pedunculatus, wild angelica Angelica sylvestris, and marsh violet Viola palustris. Marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris, an uncommon plant in Montgomery, has also been recorded from the site.

Dilty Moss

…rrow buckler ferns Dryopteris dilatata and Dryopteris carthusiana, marsh violet Viola palustris, marsh marigold Caltha palustris and bottle sedge Carex rostrata. Of particular note is the occurrence of the nationally rare coral-root orchid Corallorhiza trifida and the uncommon le…

Bagmere

…es. The food plants of the small pearl bordered fritillary larvae, marsh violet Viola palustris and common dog violet Viola riviniana, are found in extensive patches over parts of the site, together with widespread nectar sources for the adults, such as marsh cinquefoil.

Drumburgh Moss

…resent among a range of herbs are lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, marsh violet Viola palustris, marsh marigold Caltha palustris and devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis. Wetter peat at the eastern edge of the mire has a uniform cover of purple moor grass with scattered clumps …

Ulverscroft Valley

…county. Heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata ssp ericetorum, marsh violet Viola palustris and marsharrowgrass Triglochin palustris are amongst other notable species. adder's tongue fern Ophioglossum vulgatum and quaking grass Briza media are found in drier areas. Acidic mar…

Churnet Valley

…le Urtica dioica, reed canary grass Phalaris arundinacea, marsh marigold Caltha palustris and great horsetail Equisetum telmateia. The drier sub community is dominated by tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa with broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata, dog’s mercury Mercuriali…

Waun Fawr, Puncheston

…s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis. Some flushes have marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, marsh lousewort Pedicularis palustris, bog pimpernel Lysmachia tenella and marsh violet Viola palustris. Others have more star sedge Carex echinata, ro…

Black Lough (Tyrone)

…tends towards the lake shore. Higher plants such as marsh cinquefoil Potentilla palustris, sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus, marsh violet Viola palustris, marsh bedstraw Galium palustre and star sedge Carex echinata are common within the fen. Bryophyte cover is high and is …

Foxlease and Ancells Meadows

…ting a diverse flora, including probably the largest population of water violet Viola palustris in Hampshire and the nationally declining marsh stitchwort Stellaria palustris, which is found at only one other locality in the county. Bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella, intermediate l…

Brendon and Vealand Fen

… J. acutiflorus, branched bur-reed Sparganium erectum and marsh marigold Caltha palustris are abundant, the last forming distinct sands in places. These species are accompanied by many others, including frequent horsetails Equisetum spp, greater bird’s foot trefoil Lotus peduncul…

Owenkillew River

…te-leaved golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, marsh marigold Caltha palustris, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa and in very acidic conditions, marsh violet Viola palustris. In a few locations, primarily in the upper reaches, the adjacent river terraces still retain wet d…

Rhos Cruglas

…alba, ivy-leaved bellflower Wahlenbergia hederacea, marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris, bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella, marsh-marigold Caltha palustris, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, marsh violet Viola palustris, lesser skullcap Scutella…

Llofft-y-bardd

…ed species include common marsh-bedstraw Galium palustre, marsh-marigold Caltha palustris, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria and marsh violet Viola palustris. A small area of Molinia mire also occurs, composed of purple moor-grass, sweet vernal-gras…

Cors Gyfelog

…erian Valeriana officinalis, wild angelica Angelica sylvestris and marsh violet Viola palustris, whilst more restricted species include globeflower Trollius europaeus and marsh helleborine Epipactis palustris. Over a quarter of the area of the site is covered by mature willow car…

Popehouse Moor

… fallax and S. auriculatam and frequent star sedge Carex echinata, marsh violet Viola palustris and bog Pimpernel Anagallis tenella. Common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium, marsh lousewort Pedicularis palustris and bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata occur in these mires with the …

Sound Heath

…ogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, greater spearwort Ranunculus lingua, marsh violet Viola palustris, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, floating club rush Eleogiton fluitans, water violet Hottonia palustris and the rare bog St John's wort Hypericum elodes which was thought to be exti…

Greenfield Meadow

…sus are accompanied by lady's mantle Alchemilla vulgaris, marsh marigold Caltha palustris, water avens Geum rivale, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh valerian Valeriana dioica and marsh violet Viola palustris. The site also contains a number of species rich calcareous flushes …

Cae Ty-hen

… spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza maculata, subsp. ericetorum, marsh marigold Caltha palustris, pale sedge Carex pallescens, bog pimpernel Lysmachia tenella, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris and marsh violet Viola palustris.

Cae Aber-Glanhirin

…is, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, betony Betonica officinalis, mountain pansy Viola lutea and the uncommon greater butterfly-orchid Platanthera chlorantha. Additional variety to the site is provided by wet hollows supporting spieces such as marsh-marigold Caltha palustris, shar…

Carver's Rocks

…ia cespitosa, with common valerian Valeriana officinalis, marsh marigold Caltha palustris and water cress Nasturtium officinale locally abundant. The marsh is surrounded by developing grey willow Salix cinerea and alder Alnus glutinosa carr with alder buckthorn Frangula alnus. Un…

Farndale

…oft rush Juncus effusus, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, marsh marigold Caltha palustris and tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa with greater bird's foot trefoil Lotus pedunculatus, cuckoo-flower Cardamine pratensis, common valerian Valeriana officinalis and wild angelica An…

Angram Bottoms

… palustre, northern marsh orchid Dactylorhiza purpurella, marsh marigold Caltha palustris and meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria. Waterlogged depressions support bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre. A secondary plant community has developed in areas w…

Rhos Garth-fawr

…ommon marsh-bedstraw Galium palustre, greater bird’s-foot-trefoil, marsh violet Viola palustris, common sedge Carex nigra, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre and marsh marigold Caltha palustris. In the drier parts of the site purple moor-grass is d…

Newlands

…soil conditions include meadow sweet Filipendula ulmaria, marsh marigold Caltha palustris, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh willowherb Epilobium palustre, marsh thistle Cirsium palustre, wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris, marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustre, marsh violet Vio…

Devil's Punch Bowl

… the most acidic areas to species rich flushes containing marsh marigold Caltha palustris, large bittercress Cardamine amara, opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, lady fern Athyrium filix-femina, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and marsh violet Viola palu…

Redlake Meadows & Hoggs Moor

…s-wort and yellow bartsia. Other notable plants are marsh lousewort Pedicularis palustris and lesser skullcap Scutellaria minor which have a local distribution in Cornwall and also smooth-stalked sedge Carex laevigata and southern marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa. Additiona…

Lough na blaney bane

…her plants including bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh cinquefoil Potentilla palustris, marsh bedstraw Galium palustre and devils-bit scabious Succisa pratensis. Less frequent herbs include meadow sweet Filipendula ulmaria, wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris, marsh violet Viola…

Park End Wood

… Trollius europaeus, wood cranesbill Geranium sylvaticum, marsh marigold Caltha palustris and meadow sweet Filipendula ulmaria, although locally the ground flora is more acid, containing bog moss Sphagnum spp., sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus, marsh violet Viola palustris …

Strother Hills

…lsewhere small pools and their associated flushes support marsh marigold Caltha palustris, remote sedge Carex remota, soft rush Juncus effusus, marsh hawk’s beard Crepis paludosa and water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile, whilst hummocks of bog moss Sphagnum spp., marsh violet Vio…

Pow Hill Bog

… grass Molinia caerulea, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, bog asphodel, bog violet Viola palustris and bog moss Sphagnum spp. Several species which are local in County Durham also occur, including narrow leaved buckler fern Dryopteris carthusiana, lesser skullcap Scutellaria minor a…

West Bradieston and Craig of Garvock

…arp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus in mixture with herbs such as marsh violet Viola palustris, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, marsh bedstraw Galium palustre, fen bedstraw G. ulignosum, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula, lesser yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor and sneezewort …

Black Lough (Down)

…oating poor-fen with bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh cinquefoil Potentilla palustris, common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium, bulrush Typha latifolia and bottle sedge Carex rostrata growing over a layer of sphagnum bog-mosses. devils-bit scabious Succisa pratensis is co…

Upper Nantserth Pasture

…ue Festuca ovina and occasional heath wood-rush Luzula multiflora, marsh violet Viola palustris, greater bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus and lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula. Peaty runnels within this community support a different type of purple moor-grass community th…

Upper Fowey Valley

…moss species. There is also marsh St John’s wort Hypericum elodes, marsh violet Viola palustris and marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre. There are populations of round-leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia, the rarer oblong-leaved sundew Drosera intermedia, pale butterwort Pinguicula …

Green Croft and Langley Moor

…ton grass Eriophorum angustifolium, carnation sedge Carex panicea, marsh violet Viola palustris, sneezewort Achillea ptarmica, devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis and greater bird’s foot trefoil Lotus pedunculatus. The woodland is dominated by downy birch Betula pubescens with…

Caeau Penglaneinon

…and devil's-bit scabious. Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta and mountain pansy Viola lutea are locally prominent within this sward. Areas of deeper soil nearby are dominated by bracken with scattered hawthorn Crataegus monogyna and rowan Sorbus aucuparia. There are also several …

Caeau Cnwch a Ty'n-y-graig

…icum, red fescue, heath wood-rush Luzula multiflora, tormentil and marsh violet Viola palustris. The drier parts of Cnwch meadow support a sward dominated by great burnet that is very similar to that described for Ty'n-y-graig. Elsewhere there are extensive areas dominated by mix…

Gwaun Troed-rhiw-seiri a Llyn Mynydd-gorddu

… particular interest is the abundance of various colour-forms of mountain pansy Viola lutea. Also many species of fungi occur here later on in the year. The upper parts of the north-facing slope are particularly herb-rich. The sward consists chiefly of sheep’s-fescue, sweet verna…

Moor Park

…A range of other wetland species occur around the swamp, including marsh violet Viola palustris, opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium and hemlock water dropwort Oenanthe crocata. Where the soil is less waterlogged ash Fraxinus excelsior becomes frequent …

Ringdown

…d Dactylorhiza maculata, round leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia, marsh violet Viola palustris, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, pale butterwort Pinguicula lusitanica, devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgari…

Ganllwyd

…terspersed by wetter flushed areas with bog moss Sphagnum spp. and marsh violet Viola palustris. A good example of a heath to woodland transition can be seen where a steep area of crags and scree at Fridd Maes Mawr grades into heath, bracken and woodland towards the base of the …

Mallerstang-Swaledale Head

…minates the limestone plateau with a rich herb content including mountain pansy Viola lutea, mountain everlasting Antennaria dioica, mossy saxifrage Saxifraga hypnoides and limestone bedstraw Galium sterneri, while on steeper slopes blue moor grass Sesleria caerulea becomes domin…

Rhos Llawr Cwrt

…n marsh-bedstraw Galium palustre, sneezewort Achillea ptarmica and marsh violet Viola palustris. On drier banks and hummocks there are neutral grasslands where crested dog’s-tail Cynosurus cristatus and common knapweed Centaurea nigra are frequent. Mixtures of sheep’s-fescue Fest…

Moor Farm

… Sphagnum bog. Notable amongst the associated flowering plants are marsh violet Viola palustris, common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium, bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica and in one of its few county localities the round leaved sundew Drosera …

Kernick and Ottery Meadows

…s-cuculi, common marsh-bedstraw Galium palustre and marsh lousewort Pedicularis palustris. The fern flora is represented by hard fern Blechnum spicant, lady fern Athyrium filix-femina and royal fern Osmunda regalis. A small base-rich flush supports a rich bryophyte flora, includi…

West Dorset Coast

…on occupy these flushes, with strong populations of marsh helleborine Epipactis palustris, southern marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa, brookweed Samolus valerandi and the nationally scarce Bithynian vetch Vicia bithynica. On more stable soils, short sward communities are mai…

Afon Irfon

…a, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula, bog mosses Sphagnum spp., marsh violet Viola palustris and the locally uncommon globeflower Trollius europaeus. The lower reaches of the Irfon support plant communities that are typical of moderately nutrient-poor waters. Typical aquatic p…

Troutbeck

…rass Eriophorum angustifolium, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, marsh violet Viola palustris, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula and the moss Polytrichum commune. Mixed with the rush pastures, there are areas of shorter sedge dominated swards, again of two types depending on…

Kielder Mires

…s glaucous sedge Carex panicea, butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris and marsh violet Viola palustris. marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre and Sphagnum auriculatum have each been recorded from a single locality in the Greyfell Common area. A particularly interesting feature of the Kield…

Attermire

…stre, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, water mint Mentha aquatica, marsh violet Viola palustris and bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata. Peripheral to these 'core' areas, a taller plant community is dominated by soft rush Juncus effusus with Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, tufted hair gr…

Greenamoor

…usewort Pedicularis sylvatica, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, marsh violet Viola palustris and petty whin Genista anglica. Additional species of interest include small numbers of lesser butterfly-orchid Platanthera bifolia, an orchid of declining distribution, a small popul…

Gwaun Gledyr

…lica Angelica sylvestris, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris and marsh violet Viola palustris can be found. In places, these can give way to dominant sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus, with a range of associated species such as ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, greater bird…

Braithwaite Moss

…presented. Common herbs include marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, marsh violet Viola palustris, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica and milkwort Polygala sp. In places where purple moor grass is more prominent and grazing pressure less, the wetl…

Rhosydd Llanwrthwl

…sh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, common sorrel Rumex acetosa and marsh violet Viola palustris occur. The scarce ivy-leaved bellflower Wahlenbergia hederacea is locally abundant within this vegetation type. Where the ground is more waterlogged, the above community tends to be tr…

Briggins Moor

…ewort Pedicularis sylvatica, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, marsh violet Viola palustris, bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella and bitter-vetch Lathyrus montanus. There are a wide range of sedge species present including: star sedge Carex echinata, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, c…

Long Lye

…r associates include common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium, marsh violet Viola palustris and ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi. A block of broadleaved woodland separates the two areas of grassland and is dominated by pedunculate oak Quercus robur with a well developed unders…

Gentleshaw Common

…tions on Cannock Chase and is notable for the strong population of marsh violet Viola palustris. Whilst knowledge of the Common's fauna is currently very limited, certain species found on heathland and other unimproved, open habitats are recorded, for example, meadow pipit Anthu…

Cors Lawnt

…x paniculata, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre and marsh lousewort Pedicularis palustris. Among the hummocks are species commonly associated with blanket bog, namely common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium, heather Calluna vulgaris, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, cranbe…

Jeffreyston Pastures

…aw-wort Serratula tinctoria, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, marsh violet Viola palustris and bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella, and at spring heads greater tussock-sedge Carex paniculata is evident. The nationally scarce wavy St John's-wort Hypericum undulatum grows in the f…

Cooper's Hill

…mmon in the county, such as purple moor grass Molinia caerulea and marsh violet Viola palustris at its only remaining station in the county. The southerly wood is principally oak Quercus robur and ash with abundant stands of greater horsetail Equisetum telmateia and a rich variet…

Carey Valley

…culatus, lesser clubmoss Selaginella selaginoides, grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris, occasional coltsfoot Tussilago farfara and a range of bryophytes including calk comb moss Ctenidium molluscum, curled hook moss Palustriella commutatum and marsh bryum Bryum pseudotriquetru…

Hartlebury Common and Hillditch Coppice

…ving plants which are very scarce in the county. These include heath dog violet Viola canina, tower mustard Turritis glabra, bur chervil Anthriscus caucalis and small cudweed Filagominima. There are also species which are unknown elsewhere in the county, such as flixweed Descurai…

Wan Fell

… greater range of species, including sneezewort Achillea ptarmica, marsh violet Viola palustris, devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis and quaking grass Briza media. The grassland to the east of the area tends towards a marshy type with Yorkshire fog, sharp-flowered rush and a g…

Whiteleigh Meadows

…nnywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, marsh St John’s-wort Hypericum elodes, bog violet Viola palustris, slender spike-rush Eleocharis uniglumis and bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata is found. The fauna includes breeding curlew Numenius arquata and adder Vivipera beris.

Oakhanger Moss

…s sedge Carex pseudocyperus, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, marsh violet Viola palustris, purple loosestrife Lythrum salicaria and marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, all uncommon plants in Cheshire. Similarly diverse botanically are the two distinct areas of vegetation dom…

Whitchurch Down

…wer Wahlenbergia hederacea, marsh St John’s wort Hypericum elodes, marsh violet Viola palustris, and lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica. Cornish moneywort Sibthorpia europaea, a plant with a restricted distribution in Britain, grows along the banks of the stream which are lined wit…

Slieve Gullion

…nated communities are rich in plant species, with locally abundant marsh violet Viola palustris. Other communities are less rich, and include a variety of sedges Carex spp. associated with the rush. The fen areas also contain small pockets of acid grassland and willow Salix spp. …

Bonds Glen

…nd in the open glades and clearings, with such species as marsh marigold Caltha palustris, wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris, branched bur-reed Sparganium erectum, bottle sedge Carex rostrata and scattered tussocks of greater tussock sedge Carex paniculata. The lower slopes are w…

South Pennine Moors

…her in minerals, e.g. below springs, a wider range of herbs occur. Marsh violet Viola palustris, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris and blinks Montia fontana are most common but in a few places rarer species like bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and round leaved sundew Drosera rot…

Swineholes Wood and Black Heath

…pp. Less common plants include bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, marsh violet Viola palustris and wood horsetail Equisetum sylvaticum. In contrast to the thin scatter of trees on Black Heath there is extensive cover of semi-natural broadleaved scrub and developing woodland on p…

Thorncliffe Moor

…ioglossum vulgatum, common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii and marsh violet Viola palustris. A series of well defined, linear fens run downslope from spring lines to combine at the junction of two headwater streams. The plant communities show a marked transition with changing…

Rhos Fiddle

…bean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris and bog violet Viola palustris. Gorse Ulex europaeus scrub adds to the diversity of the site.

Hare's Down, Knowstone & Rackenford Moors

… creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, marsh thistle Cirsium palustre, bog violet Viola palustris, marsh bedstraw Galium palustre, ivy-leaved bell-flower Wahlenbergia hederacea and floating sweet-grass Glyceria fluitans. Bottle sedge Carex rostrata is locally abundant in the flushe…

Cae'r Meirch

…asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, marsh violet Viola palustris, the bog-moss Sphagnum papillosum, devil's-bit scabious Succisa pratensis and marsh orchids Dactylorhiza spp. Non-tussocky purple moor-grass and small sedges Carex spp. dominate along …

Shap Fells

…neezewort Achillea ptarmica, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula, marsh violet Viola palustris and selfheal Prunella vulgaris. One particularly diverse flush of this type adjacent to Poor Hag Wood also contains bitter vetch Lathyrus montanus, common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza …

Tarn Moss

…setail Equisetum fluviatile, lesser bladderwort Utricularia minor, marsh violet Viola palustris, common marsh bedstraw Galium palustre, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum and abundant cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos. In places where the ground …

Stafford Brook

…ntil Potentilla erecta, devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis and marsh violet Viola palustris. On wetter, often waterlogged ground sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus are more abundant with a variety o…

Loch of Lumgair

…bottle sedge Carex rostrata, water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile, marsh violet Viola palustris and coralroot orchid Corallorhiza trifida, and the mosses Calliergonell cuspidatum, Calliergon giganteum, Sphagnum squarrosum and S. palustre. The wet woodland is mainly composed of co…

Tor Royal Bog

…Ranunculus flammula, round-leaved crowfoot Ranunculus omiophyllus, marsh violet Viola palustris and marsh thistle Cirsium palustre. Of additional interest are the drier peripheral areas which comprise unimproved acidic grassland. Here, the herb flora includes lousewort Pedicular…

Frog Wood Bog

…lly dominant, associated species include heather Calluna vulgaris, marsh violet Viola palustris, bog asphodel and devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis. Secondary woodland, comprising downy birch Betula pubescens has developed on parts of the site but a modified mire vegetation…

Bradley Woods

…include water avens Geum rivale, great wood rush Luzula sylvatica, marsh violet Viola palustris, thin spiked wood sedge Carex strigosa, smooth sedge Carex laevigata, narrow buckler fern Dryopteris carthusiana and lemon scented fern Oreopteris limbosperma. The woodland has a diver…

Crowhill Valley

…ferns, notably royal fern Osmunda regalis. Prostrate herbs include marsh violet Viola palustris, yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum and the rare Cornish moneywort Sibthorpia europaea. Scattered pools within the carr support a rich flora with Sphagnum moss species, marsh cinquef…

Hartley Cleugh

…, creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens, star sedge Carex echinata, marsh violet Viola palustris and common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii, while soft rush Juncus effusus and mountain fern Oreopteris limbosperma occur along the stream banks. Above the valley on the south west…

Maiden Down

…ttest parts boggy vegetation occurs with bog mosses Sphagnum spp., marsh violet Viola palustris, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, sundews Drosera intermedia and Drosera rotundifolia, common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium and bog St John's wort Hypericum elodes. There is…

Okehampton Park Flush

… Many-stemmed spike-rush Eleocharis multicaulis and marsh lousewort Pedicularis palustris are frequent, the latter being only local in Devon. The second community occurs on slightly drier ground, and is characterized by purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea and heath tormentil Pote…

Coedydd Dyffryn Wnion

… interspersed by wetter flushed areas with bog moss Sphagnum spp., marsh violet Viola palustris, butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella, devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis, tawny sedge Carex hostiana and quaking grass …

Gweunydd Ty'n-y-Llidiart

… tormentil and species such as bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, marsh violet Viola palustris, ivy-leaved bellflower Wahlenbergia hederacea and bog-mosses Sphagnum spp. – to a series of ‘heathy’ flushes where deergrass Trichophorum cespitosum is abundant, along with frequent cr…

Tranmire

… Anthoxanthum odoratum, meadow sweet Filipendula ulmaria, marsh marigold Caltha palustris, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi and water mint Mentha aquatica. In places marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris and horsetail Equisetum fluviatile are locally abundant, whilst marsh cinquefo…

Largalinny

…otable smooth stalked sedge Crataegus laevigata, and herbs such as marsh violet Viola palustris and opposite-leaved golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium forming prominent components of the ground flora. In contrast, base-rich soils on the gentler south-facing slopes and…

Reigate Heath

…ripta and bramble Rubus fruticosus, while the wetter areas support marsh violet Viola palustris, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris and a county rarity, white sedge Carex canescens. The heath is composed of ling Calluna vulgaris, bell heather Erica cinerea and wavy hair grass D…

Eastern Peak District Moors

… usually few but can include marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, marsh violet Viola palustris or tormentil Potentilla erecta. The lower reaches of some flushes are enriched by 'poor fen' species such as marsh thistle Cirsium palustre, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula, grea…

Brimham Rocks

…nberry Vaccinium oxycoccos. Bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum and marsh violet Viola palustris together with water blinks Montia fontana, marsh thistle Cirsium palustre and wood horsetail Equisetum sylvaticum occur in a water logged area associated with a small beck in the south…

Nant y Crimp

…m, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, water mint Mentha aquatica and marsh violet Viola palustris. Elsewhere, sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus dominates with a range of associates, including greater bird’s-foot trefoil and marsh bedstraw Galium palustre. In addition, some of …

Lampert Mosses

…florus over a layer of Sphagnum fallax. star sedge Carex echinata, marsh violet Viola palustris, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre and bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata have also been found in these areas. Areas of shallow peat and damp mineral ground have been gripped to varying deg…

Rhosydd Yerbeston / Yerbeston Moors

…rk out groundwater seepage zones known as flushes. Species such as marsh violet Viola palustris and common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium are characteristic of the acidic flushes, while bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella is typical in more lime-rich flushes. The small areas of…

Ben A'an and Brenachoile Woods

…d flora of species such as sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus, marsh violet Viola palustris and yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum. The islands on Loch Katrine support ungrazed tree and shrub communities, including juniper Juniperus communis.

Waun Cwm Calch

… species, including narrow buckler-fern Dryopteris carthusiana and marsh violet Viola palustris. The ravine in the north of the site has extensive rock outcrops. Here both acidic and base-rich formations support a rich flora, including Wilson’s filmy-fern Hymenophyllum wilsonii a…

Toller Porcorum

…sylvaticum, marsh orchid Dactylorhiza incarnate and often abundant marsh violet Viola palustris. Flushes of higher base status also occur on the Gault and here greater tussock sedge Carex paniculata or the rushes Juncus articulatus and Juncus effusus may dominate with frequent he…

Bassenthwaite Lake

…dge Carex rostrata, bladder sedge C. vesicaria and common spike rush Eleocharis palustris are locally abundant. On stoney shores the diverse vegetation includes species such as globe flower Trollius europaeus, saw wort Serratula tinctoria, hemlock water dropwort Oenanthe crocata …

Finglandrigg Woods

…eadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, wild angelica Angelica sylvestris, marsh violet Viola palustris and some bog moss Sphagnum species. Small fenny clearings support a similar range of species but with a local predominance of rush species, purple moor grass or reed canary grass Phala…

Rhos Esgairwen-fawr a Rhosgoch-fawr

…lea sedge C. pulicaris, carnation sedge C. panicea, marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris, creeping willow Salix repens, common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris, round-leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia and bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella. These flushes drain into extensive areas o…

Cumwhitton Moss

…ort Ranunculus flammula and mats of bent grass. The rare marsh fern Thelypteris palustris also occurs here. Several very interesting fen communities have been recorded in areas of transitional base status; such 'mesophilous' fen vegetation here includes bogbean Menyanthes trifol…

Buchan Hill Ponds

… glutinosa above a rich ground flora which includes Sphagnum moss, marsh violet Viola palustris, yellow sedge Carex demissa, opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, wood avens Geum urbanum, water mint and rushes. The drier woodland consists of pedunculate …

Burnt Wood

… Dactylorhiza fuchsii, five species of sedge Carex sp and abundant marsh violet Viola palustris. Other moisture loving plant communities are confined to stream sides, old marl pits and ditches. Although of limited extent these are important habitats for invertebrates. Rides and o…

Fforest Goch Bog

…, and marsh-bedstraw Galium palustre, soft rush Juncus effusus and marsh violet Viola palustris forming the understorey in the wetter willow Salix cinerea scrub areas. Remarks: First recorded site, to date, for the liverwort Cladopodiella fluitans in the vice-county (V.C. 41 – G…

Small Brook

…r movement gives rise to patches of soft-rush Juncus effusus, with marsh violet Viola palustris and the nationally scarce wavy St John’s-wort Hypericum undulatum, a species found in England only in Devon and Cornwall. There is a small area of unmanaged mire at the western end of…

Penllwyn-yr-Hendy

…bulbosus, common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris and marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris. A variant of this community dominated by few-flowered spike-rush Eleocharis quinqueflora and common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium occupies some of the wetter hollows, whilst other ch…

Brothers Water

…etation comprises abundant sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus, marsh violet Viola palustris, purple moor grass Molinia caerulea and various sedges. Acidic grassland and patches of birch/willow carr extend southwards from the southern lakeshore. sharp-flowered rush occurs with…

Gutch Common

…s, brown sedge Carex disticha and two species scarce in Wiltshire, marsh violet Viola palustris and ivy leaved bellflower Wahlenbergia hederacea. Clumps of scrub contain grey willow, hawthorn, blackthorn and elder. The wild daffodil Narcissus pseudonarcissus is found both in the …

Swarth Moor

… marsh valerian Valeriana dioica, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, marsh violet Viola palustris, water mint Mentha aquatica and cuckoo-flower Cardamine pratensis. On Studfold Moss to the north there is a small area of wet woodland dominated by birch Betula pubescens or grey willo…

Bursdon Moor

… heath. Typical species here are bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum. Bog violet Viola palustris, common cotton-grass Eriophorum angustifolium, sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus, soft rush Juncus effusus and compact Rrush Juncus conglomeratus var. conglomeratus. This communit…

River Camel Valley and Tributaries

…s common marsh bedstraw Galium saxatile, the marsh St John’s wort, marsh violet Viola palustris, the nationally scarce Cornish moneywort Sibthorpia europaea, the moss Polytrichum commune and liverwort Pellia epiphylla. The middle section is steeper and the vegetation is dominated…

Star Moss

…n-grass Eriophorum angustifolium, white sedge Carex canescens, and marsh violet Viola palustris. The north and south of the Moss has drier birch woodland present. Locally abundant species representative of the woodland understorey here include chickweed wintergreen Trientalis eur…

Drumcrow

…ass Deschampsia cespitosa, soft rush Juncus effusus and marsh woundwort Stachys palustris. Fen vegetation is also found along the margins of the main drains and is dominated by brown sedge Carex disticha with species such as tufted vetch Vicia cracca and wild Angelica Angelica sy…

Barle Valley

…rialis perennis, bluebell, lesser celandine Ficaria verna and common dog-violet Viola riviniana are dominant members of the community. Species of note include moschatel Adoxa moschatellina, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, pignut Conopodium majus, climbing corydalis Corydalis clavi…

Snelsmore Common

…thistle Cirsium dissectum, common lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, marsh violet Viola palustris, bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella and bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius. Some of these occur in wet heath bordering the mire, in company with purple moor grass and cross leaved he…

Blelham Tarn & Bog

…ch as wild angelica Angelica sylvestris, remote sedge Carex remota, marshviolet Viola palustris and the bog mosses Sphagnum palustre and S. recurvum. The eastern basin mire has a more open character with a complex mosaic of bog plants such as purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, b…

Ottery Valley

…rsh thistle, common valerian Valeriana officinalis, marsh lousewort Pedicularis palustris, heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata, sneezewort Achillea ptarmica, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris and common sorrel Rumex acetosa. The ferns, h…

Armboth Fells

…f herb rich sedge brown moss mire with selfheal Prunella vulgaris, marsh violet Viola palustris and devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis. Among a wide variety of sedges found here, those of more restricted distribution nationally include slender sedge Carex lasiocarpa, few flow…

Allendale Moors

…bedstraw Galium palustre, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula and marsh violet Viola palustris grow in association with soft rush. The underlying Carboniferous rocks outcrop in several places. Locally the great Limestone has a rich lichen flora with several species which are rar…

River Barle

…clude: valerian Valeriana officinalis, angelica Angelica sylvestris, bog violet Viola palustris, marsh bedstraw Galium palustre. Greater bird’s-foot trefoil Lotus pedunculatus and ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi. The most frequently occurring swamp community is that dominated by …

Mercaston Marsh and Muggington Bottoms

…d-robin Silene flos-cuculi, water figwort Scrophularia auriculata, marsh violet Viola palustris and southern marsh orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa. The most acidic and nutrient poor part of the site is an outstanding area of valley mire dominated by hummocks of bog mosses Sphag…

Wetley Moor

…, but with additional species such as common sedge Carex nigra and marsh violet Viola palustris and the mosses Drepanocladus fluitans, Polytrichum commune and Sphagnum fallax. The invertebrate fauna of Wetley Moor is not well known, but two nationally rare flies Dixa maculata and…

Deadman

… frequently colonized by round leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia, marsh violet Viola palustris and marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris. With increasing distance from springs, the water table tends to fluctuate more with the seasons preventing the domination of Sphagna and encou…

Hexhamshire Moors

… Potamogeton polygonifolius, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula, marsh violet Viola palustris, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and locally, sundew Drosera rotundifolia and bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum. Throughout the site there are localised areas of acid grassland most of …

Lymington River

…. The bank species more typical of streams in upland areas include marsh violet Viola palustris, marsh valerian Valeriana dioica and lesser skullcap Scutellaria galericulata. The Lymington River downstream of the confluence of the headwater tributaries has a plant community which…

Milkingstead Wood

…h, locally, stands of alder and occasionally willow Salix cinerea. Marsh violet Viola palustris also occurs and in a wet grassy clearing at the western end of the wood the orchid Dactylorhiza maculata is frequent.

Cilybebyll

… Sphagnum auriculatum, S. fimbriatum and S. papillosum, as well as marsh violet Viola palustris, greater bird's-foot trefoil Lotus pedunculatus and soft rush Juncus effusus. There are also some areas of acid flush, scrub and bracken, which add to the structural and ecological div…

Dozmary Pool

…um fallax, S. palustre and S. rubellum. Associated species include marsh violet Viola palustris, common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium, hare’s-tail cottongrass Eriophorum vaginatum, and the insectivorous round-leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia. Of particular interest is th…

Combe Scar

…d supports a variety of base loving plants such as grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris, common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris, quaking grass Briza media and sedges such as glaucous sedge Carex flacca, common yellow sedge Carex demissa and carnation sedge. Streams that pass th…

Coed y Lawnt A Coed Oli

…Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, bog stitchwort Stellaria alsine and marsh violet Viola palustris.

Cors y Llyn

…or-grass, tormentil, carnation sedge, velvet bent Agrostis canina, marsh violet Viola palustris, petty whin, lesser skullcap Scutellaria minor, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, the bog-mosses Sphagnum auriculatum and S.papillosum and the moss Aulacomnium palustre. Additional inte…

Gowbarrow Park

…und flora is rich and includes marsh hawk's beard Crepis paludosa, marsh violet Viola palustris, brooklime Veronica beccabunga, marsh ragwort Senecio aquaticus and water mint Mentha aquatica. The ash wych elm stands occur along water courses and on the rocky bluffs, especially wh…

Gweunydd Nant y Dernol

…neezewort Achillea ptarmica, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula, marsh violet Viola palustris, and common valerian Valeriana officinalis. Elsewhere peat has accumulated and the sward is dominated by purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea. Acid flushes are also dominated by sharp-fl…

Llay Bog

…Cinquefoil Comarum palustre, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, marsh violet Viola palustris and soft rush Juncus effusus. The northern fringe is covered in alder -birch carr and includes alder buckthorn Frangula alnus with purple moor grass Molinia caerulea and broad buckler …

Newby Moor

…hes with abundant purple moor grass and star sedge Carex echinata. Marsh violet Viola palustris is common in close association with nectariferous plants such as ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi and marsh thistle Cirsium palustre providing ideal habitat for the locally scarce small…

Grange Wood

…sitifolium and meadow sweet Filipendula ulmaria, interspersed with marsh violet Viola palustris, remote sedge Carex remota and smooth stalked sedge Carex laevigata. In addition, Grange Wood supports a range of woodland animals, including a number of breeding bird species. https:…

Whiston Eaves

… field horsetail Equisetum arvense. Other species present include marsh violet Viola palustris, common spotted orchid, common yellow sedge Carex demissa, marsh valerian Valeriana dioica, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, star sedge Carex echinata, bulbous rush Juncus bulbosu…

Kirkby Moor

…rex spp. The flora is notable for marsh orchids Dactylorhiza spp., marsh violet Viola palustris, bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella, common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium and bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata. Several county records for fungi have been made in areas of Sphagnum …

Parham Park

…teresting ground flora which includes white sedge Carex canescens, marsh violet Viola palustris and the moss Sphagnum fimbriatum. A second former bog in the central woodland has been fully succeeded by wet woodland, where alder, birch and willows Salix spp. occur over purple moor…

Park Wood

…er spearwort Ranunculus flammula, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, marsh violet Viola palustris, brooklime Veronica beccabunga, soft rush Juncus effusus, hemp agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum, wild angelica Angelica sylvestris and reed canary-grass Phalaris arundinacea. There are s…

Steelend Moss

…ground flora includes species such as common sedge Carex nigra and marsh violet Viola palustris together with marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre and carpets of the bog moss S. fimbriatum in the wettest areas. At the western end of the site a small basin fen holds a well developed …

Causey Bank Mires

…a reptans, common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii and marsh marigold Caltha palustris. In addition although more sparingly the locally rare globe flower Trollius europaeus and smooth stalked sedge Carex laevigata are found. Flushes adjacent to the scrub also support these spe…

Puttenham & Crooksbury Commons

…pecies and purple moor grass Molinia caerulea. Bog species such as marsh violet Viola palustris, lesser skullcap Scutellaria minor and narrow buckler fern Dryopteris carthusiana are found in these more acidic areas. These wet stands give way to a secondary woodland of birch Betul…

Coed Afon Crewi

…Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, bog stitchwort Sterraria alsine and marsh violet Viola palustris, with areas of abundant bog-mosses Sphagnum spp., to drier and more grass-dominated vegetation Agrostis/ Anthoxanthum/ Holcus. Wood melick Melica uniflora and the rare wood fescue Fest…

Bryant's Heath, Felmingham

…spp. with round leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia, marsh violet Viola palustris, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris. bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius is locally abundant along the seepage lines…

Little Haldon Heaths

…lenium oppositifolium, hemlock water-dropwort Oenanthe crocata and marsh violet Viola palustris are found in the boggy flushes and valley bottoms. Birds characteristically associated with heathlands and breeding on site are nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus and stonechat Saxicola r…

Waen Rydd

…de species such as marsh valerian Valeriana dioica, marsh lousewort Pedicularis palustris and whorled caraway. Throughout the site there are patches of more acid flush, supported by the high water table. These areas are often species-poor but are characterised by a luxuriant carp…

Beacon Hill, Hangingstone and Out Woods

…rts bog moss Sphagnum spp., marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris and bog violet Viola palustris all of which are scarce in Leicestershire. A second pond on the hill is one of only three known breeding sites in the County for the palmate newt Lissotriton helveticus. Such habitat d…

Appleby Fells

…ten extremely abundant and associated with rarer species such as mountain pansy Viola lutea, mossy saxifrage Saxifraga hypnoides, moonwort Botrychium lunaria, limestone bedstraw Galium sterneri and others often confined to northern montane habitats including alpine scurvy grass C…

Pettypool Brook Valley

…s sedge Carex pseudocyperus, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, marsh violet Viola palustris and common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii. Alder Alnus glutinosa and sallow Salix cinerea scrub is colonising the fen from the surrounding woodland margins demonstrating successio…

Black Moss

…n valerian Valeriana officinalis, sneezewort Achillea ptarmica and marsh violet Viola palustris. This gives way to semi improved neutral grassland as the gradient increases away from the bog.

Outley Mosses

…Eleocharis multicaulis, few flowered spike rush and marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris. Some parts of Outley Mosses in both Speel Bank Allotment and the allotment below Wood Heads support broad expanses of a community dominated by bottle sedge on an often very wet surface. Bog…

Spye Park

…ifolium. Several species uncommon in Wiltshire are present such as marsh violet Viola palustris, smooth stalked sedge Carex laevigata, thin spiked wood sedge C. strigosa and scaly male fern Dryopteris affinis. Both bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta and dog's mercury Mercurialis …

Cors Ty-Llwyd

…pearwort Ranunculus flammula, marsh valerian Valeriana dioica, and marsh violet Viola palustris. Meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum is locally prominent and there is a good population of the locally uncommon early marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza incarnate in one area. This community grad…

Cors Gorsgoch

…ss of bog mosses, with abundant creeping soft-grass Holcus mollis, marsh violet Viola palustris and bogbean. North-west of this carr and south of the stream is an extensive area of very wet poor-fen with dominant bog mosses and bottle sedge, and a wide range of characteristic spe…

Cors Llanllugan (Llanllugan Mire)

…re is typically sedge-rich, with a variety of herb species such as marsh violet Viola palustris, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris and lesser skullcap Scutellaria minor. The core area is much more heterogeneous. The drier areas tend to be rather species-poor, with petty whin G…

Rhos Pant-tyle

… meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, marsh valerian Valeriana dioica, marsh violet Viola palustris, water mint Mentha aquatica, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula and common sorrel Rumex acetosa. In places, there are flushed areas where soft-rush Juncus effusus grows above a carpe…

Baddesley Common and Emer Bog

… Comarum palustre and bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, together with marsh violet Viola palustris and southern marsh orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa. The bog grades downstream into mature alder carr and upstream into heathland, heavily invaded and partly planted, with pine, birch …

Freshmoor

…bird's foot trefoil Lotus pedunculatus. Associated species include marsh violet Viola palustris, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, early marsh orchid Dactylorhiza incarnata, heath spotted orchid D. maculata, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum and ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi…

Cautley Thwaite Meadows and Ecker Secker Beck

…, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, tormentil Potentilla erecta and marsh violet Viola palustris. This pasture is sedge rich, particularly the series of base rich dioecious sedge common butterwort flushes that occur along and are confined to, the spring line. In addition to the di…

Black Park

… downy birch. The ground flora is varied, with the locally common marsh violet Viola palustris and other specialities such as hard fern Blechnum spicant and lesser skullcap Scutellaria minor. It is also the only known site in Buckinghamshire for white sedge Carex canescens. Othe…

Crossbog Pinewood

…ir-grass Deschampsia cespitosa, marsh thistle Cirsium palustre and marsh violet Viola palustris. In addition to its structure and botanical composition, some of the typical pinewood fauna such as red squirrel Sciurus vulgaris and crossbill Loxia curvirostra occur on the site.

South Cliffe Common

…quefoil Comarum palustre, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris and marsh violet Viola palustris. The two bog pools in the centre of the site are surrounded by a floating carpet of common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium and jointed rush Juncus articulatus. The site is extrem…

Dark Peak

…um commune; together with a range of other vascular plants such as marsh violet Viola palustris, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum and marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris. Common cotton grass mires typically hold sizeable populations of cranberry and some feature roundleaved s…

Dowalton Loch

…y orchid Platanthera chlorantha, common wintergreen Pyrola minor and bog violet Viola palustris. Small areas of birch which grade into boulder strewn grassland provide additional breeding habitat for woodland birds. Additional features of interest, although not notified, are the …

Cefndeuddwr

…x panicea, common sedge Carex nigra, star sedge Carex echinata and marsh violet Viola palustris. Notable grassland species include greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha, moonwort Botrychium lunaria, adder's-tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum and smooth ladies-mantle Alchemill…

Borrow Beck Meadows

…alis, wild angelica Angelica sylvestris, blinks Montia fontana and marsh violet Viola palustris.

Dendles Wood

… moor-grass Molinia caerulea, yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum, marsh violet Viola palustris and bog mosses Sphagnum spp. are present. The site’s cool and moist conditions have enabled a profuse growth of mosses to develop. Common species of the sward are Rhytidiadelphus squa…

Ash to Brookwood Heaths

…, southern marsh orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa, marsh louse wort Pedicularis palustris and bristle club rush. Where lack of grazing has led to scrub invasion downy birch Betula pubescens, silver birch and sallow Salix cinerea form scrub the ground layer of purple moor grass, …

Hesley Moss

…eveloped, with heather, purple moor grass, bog myrtle Myrica gale, marsh violet Viola palustris and abundant bog mosses including Sphagnum palustre. As the peat basin thins towards the surrounding mineral ground there is a gradual transition from the wet birch carr to a natural c…

Hulland Moss

… bog mosses Sphagnum spp. with bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, marsh violet Viola palustris and marsh valerian Valeriana dioica. In the wetter areas marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris and bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius are abundant. Past drainage has resulted in th…

Highclere Park

…leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium and marsh marigold Caltha palustris. The neutral to slightly acidic grassland on the slopes down from the Temple are notable for the calcifuges and calcicoles growing in close juxtaposition. Bents Agrostis species and fescues …

Comin Silian

…h together with star sedge, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum and marsh violet Viola palustris. Neutral flushes support an interesting combination of species, including the bog-mosses Sphagnum teres, Sphagnum contortum and S. papillosum, with round-leaved sundew and cross-leaved…

Coed Mawr

…lenium alternifolium, enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana and marsh violet Viola palustris.

Coedydd Dyffryn Ffestiniog (Gogleddol)

…s Molinia caerulea forming a thick tussocky sward. Species such as marsh violet Viola palustris, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria and marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre occur frequently among the tussocks, interspersed by patches of bog moss Sphagnum sp. and bog myrtle Myrica gale.…

Pass of Leny Flushes

…owered rush Juncus acutiflorus, globeflower Trollius europaeus and marsh violet Viola palustris. Calcareous flushes such as these are uncommon in the Stirling Council area.

Greenham and Crookham Commons

… Athyrium filix-femina are frequent. Other species present include marsh violet Viola palustris, alternate leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium alternifolium, thin spiked wood sedge Carex strigosa, smooth stalked sedge Crataegus laevigata, wood club rush Scirpus sylvaticus and …

Gwaun Llwyn-gwyn

…alium palustre, greater bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus and marsh violet Viola palustris. Drier hummocks support purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea, lemon-scented fern Oreopteris limbosperma and ivy-leaved bellflower Wahlenbergia hederacea. Acid grassland on the old river …

Burnham Beeches

…n such species as bugle Ajuga reptans, water mint Mentha aquatica, marsh violet Viola palustris, wood club rush Scirpus sylvaticus and wood horsetail Equisetum sylvaticum, of which the last three are particularly notable. The heathland is diminishing in extent through invasion ei…

Lambert's Castle

…it scabious Succisa pratensis, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, marsh violet Viola palustris and meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum. Several species of very restricted distribution are also found here including wood horsetail Equisetum sylvaticum, lesser butterfly orchid Platant…

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