Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Caydale

…bill Geranium sanguineum, saw wort Serratula tinctoria and mountain everlasting Antennaria dioica. Further diversity is found in the base poor soils, particularly on the north facing slopes of the valley, including sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, common bent Agrostis ca…

Glaswelltiroedd Eryrys (Eryrys Grasslands)

… grasslands; its basin mire; three vascular plant species: mountain everlasting Antennaria dioica, frog orchid Dactylorhiza viridis and field gentian Gentianella campestris; a limestone lichen assemblage; and an open calcareous grassland bryophyte assemblage. Glaswelltiroedd Eryr…

Thrislington Plantation

…eristic are Slender St John’s wort Hypericum pulchrum, marsh valerian Valeriana dioica, flea sedgeCarex pulicaris, pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus and zig zag clover Trifolium medium. There is a small population of the locally rare Mountain Everlasting Antennaria dioica and good p…

Mallerstang-Swaledale Head

… 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 dominant. Flushed situations support sp…

Scout and Cunswick Scars

…r throughout the site, vernal sandwort Minuartia verna and mountain everlasting Antennaria dioica. Orchid species are well represented, including frog orchid Dactylorhiza viridis on Bradleyfield, the local dark red helleborine Epipactis atrorubens, early purple orchid Orchis mas…

Aldclune and Invervack Meadows

…d's cress Teesdalia nudicaulis, cowslip Primula veris, and mountain everlasting Antennaria dioica

Ellers Wood and Sand Dale

…otentilla erecta, wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa and mountain everlasting Antennaria dioica. To the east of these banks a small area is dominated by purple moor grass Molinia caerulea and meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum. A pool near Eller’s Wood has recently been re-excava…

Knockninny Hill

…is grassland supports a number of notable plants including mountain everlasting Antennaria dioica and mossy saxifrage Saxifraga hypnoides, and a diverse orchid population with small-white orchid Pseudorchis albida, fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea, frog orchid Coeloglossum vir…

Rathlin Island - Kebble

…lt, forbs such as eyebright Euphrasia officinalis agg. and mountain everlasting Antennaria dioica occur. In between the dry heath plateaux, surface depressions have impeded drainage and are covered by a mixture of wet heath, where cross leaved heath Erica tetralix is prominent, a…

Hutton Roof Crags

…entilla tabernaemontani, fly orchid Ophrys insectifera and mountain everlasting Antennaria dioica. Limited patches of basic heath occur in mosaic with calcareous grassland and are dominated by heather Calluna vulgaris and bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus. On deeper drift soils found …

Belmore Mountain

… Juniperus communis, kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria and mountain everlasting Antennaria dioica occur on south-facing slopes and exposed rocky knolls. Irish eyebright Euphrasia salisburgensis var. hibemica, which is endemic to calcareous grasslands in Ireland, is present at a f…

Cligga Head

…ornish eyebright Euphrasia vigursii has also been reorded. Mountain everlasting Antennaria dioica, which is normally restricted to northern England and Scotland, and soft leaved sedge Carex montana, which is very local nationally, also occur here. On sections of the north facing …

Kilnameel

… limestone outcrops where the soils are particularly thin, mountain everlasting Antennaria dioica is found. Some field parcels are characterised by species typical of wetter soil conditions. Within these wet meadows herbs such as ragged robin Lychnis flos-cuculi, creeping butterc…

Y Bonc, Marianglas

…rba and wild thyme Thymus polytrichus. The uncommon plants mountain everlasting Antennaria dioica, hedge bedstraw Galium album, fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea and field gentian Gentianella campestris have been recorded in this grassland. This short species-rich turf is depen…

Papa Stour

… by ling Calluna vulgaris, with some thyme Thymus praecox, mountain everlasting Antennaria dioica, spring squill Scilla verna, sea plantain Plantago maritima, heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata and woolly hair moss Racomitrium lanuginosum. The coast of Papa Stour shows go…

Upper Teesdale

… range of herbs which favour calcareous conditions such as mountain everlasting Antennaria dioica, alpine meadow rue Thalictrum alpinum, wild thyme Thymus praecox and spring gentian occur. Blanket bog with heather and hare’s tail cotton grass Eriophorum vaginatum occupies much o…

Marlbank

…Saxifraga hypnoides. Kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria and mountain everlasting Antennaria dioica occur on steep south facing slopes and on exposed rocky knolls. The endemic Irish eyebright Euphrasia salisburgensis var. hibernica, which is restricted to limestone grasslands in Ir…

Crosby Ravensworth Fell

…num catharticum, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, mountain everlasting Antennaria dioica and the uncommon limestone bedstraw Galium sterneri. Where grazing levels have been high the heathland has given way to acid grassland typified by mat grass, with sheep's fescue Fest…

The Clouds

…la selaginoides as well as a variety of herbs, for example mountain everlasting Antennaria dioica, carline thistle Carlina vulgaris, fairy flax Linum catharticum, wild thyme Thymus praecox, spring sandwort, eyebright Euphrasia spp., heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and slender beds…

Scar Closes, Kisdon Side

… Helianthemum nummularium and two uncommon alpine species; mountain everlasting Antennaria dioica and alpine bistort Polygonum viviparum. Of particular note is the close association of this calcareous vegetation with acidic grassland comprising mat grass Nardus stricta, heather C…

North Esk Valley

…flower Trollius europaeus, pale sedge Carex pallescens and mountain everlasting Antennaria dioica.

West Fermanagh Scarplands

…blade Listera ovata are scattered throughout the sward and mountain everlasting Antennaria dioica is present on rocky knolls. Small-white orchid Pseudorchis albida also occurs here and the eyebright Euphrasia salisburgensis, which is restricted to limestone grasslands in Ireland,…

Poole's Cavern and Grin Low Wood

…ts of restricted distribution include a good population of mountain everlasting Antennaria dioica, flea sedge Carex pulicaris, grass of parnassus Parnassia palustris, moonwort Botrychium lunaria and frog orchid Dactylorhiza viridis. Taken together these open spoil areas are consi…

Mariandyrys

…f wild onion Allium vineale, columbine Aquilegia vulgaris, mountain everlasting Antennaria dioica, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria, fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea, autumn lady's-tresses Spiranthes spiralis and pale flax Linum bienne. The site also supports a diverse range…

Caeau Blaen-bydernyn

…n twayblade Neottia ovata, wood bitter-vetch Vicia orobus, mountain everlasting Antennaria dioica, petty whin and also the largest known population of dyer’s greenweed Genista tinctoria in Carmarthenshire. Noteworthy Lepidoptera include marsh fritillary Euphydryas aurinia, small …

Seato Pastures

…ther herbs are grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris, marsh valerian Valeriana dioica and the scarce, yellow saxifrage Saxifraga aizoides. The drier grassland on the banks that slope down to the river is mostly a form of crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, common knapweed C…

Arnside Knott

…ch as the arctic alpines, spring sandwort Minuartia verna, mountain everlasting Antennaria dioica, pale St John's wort Hypericum montanum, spring cinquefoil Potentilla tabernaemontani, the very local Teesdale violet Viola rupestris and the rare spring sedge Carex ericetorum, the …

Eycott Hill

…djacent to these ditches with other local species such as dioecious sedge Carex dioica, lesser clubmoss Selaginella selaginoides and few flowered spike rush Eleocharis quinqueflora. Swamp communities occur where water has backed up from the narrow trough outflows thereby inundat…

Giant's Causeway and Dunseverick

…til Potentilla erecta and the moss Hypnum jutlandicum with mountain everlasting Antennaria dioica frequent in places. spring squill Scilla verna is a common associate on thin soils. Wet heath is quite widespread in the area generally and is often heavily grazed. Typically, it is …

Hipley Hill

…ris Paris quadrifolia, globe flower Trollius europaeus and mountain everlasting Antennaria dioica. In some moist areas grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris and mossy saxifrage Saxifraga hypnoides occur. Burnt orchid Neotinea ustulata, an increasingly rare species nationally, oc…

High Lickbarrow Mires and Pastures

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

Smardale Gill

…lady's and limestone bedstraws, fairy flax and the scarcer mountain everlasting Antennaria dioica, horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa and autumn gentian Gentianella amarella. The rare bird's foot sedge Carex ornithopoda is also found. Other species are found in greater abundance …

Straloch Moraines

… bell heather Erica cinerea, creeping willow Salix repens, mountain everlasting Antennaria dioica, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and the intermediate wintergreen Pyrola media which is classed as vulnerable on the Red Data List. The calcareous grassland vegetation is relatively l…

Orton Pastures

…docarpa. Also of frequent occurrence are suchplants as marsh valerian Valeriana dioica, common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris, black bog rush Schoenus nigricans, devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis and the rare bird’s eye primrose Primula farinosa. Alpinebartsia Bartsia alpina…

Pen y Gogarth / Great Ormes Head

…ia Hornungia petraea. A northern element is represented by mountain everlasting Antennaria dioica, spring sandwort Minuartia verna and dark-red helleborine Epipactis helleborine. Other rare species of note include Welsh hawkweed Hieracium cambrense, spring cinquefoil Potentilla t…

Parc Linden, Lixwm

…trychium lunaria, adder's-tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum and mountain everlasting Antennaria dioica.

Trona Mires

…e herb-rich communities include crowberry Empetrum nigrum, mountain everlasting Antennaria dioica and cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix on the heathland with maritime influence shown by the presence of spring squill Scilla verna, and sea plantain Plantago maritima. Other interest…

Crussa Field and the Heogs

…udes species such as alpine meadow rue Thalictrum alpinum, mountain everlasting Antennaria dioica, fairy flax Linum catharticum together with frog orchid Dactylorhiza viridis and field gentian Gentianella campestris. The rare Scottish sandwort Arenaria norvegica and endemic Shetl…

Moorhouse and Cross Fell

… bedstraw Galium boreale, spring sandwort Minuartia verna, mountain everlasting Antennaria dioica, mountain pansy Viola lutea, autumn and spring gentians Gentianella amarella and G. verna, alpine cat's tail Phleum alpinum and alpine forget-me-not Myosotis alpestris. The species p…

Malham-Arncliffe

…l Potentilla crantzii, mountain avens Dryas octopetala and mountain everlasting Antennaria dioica. Neutral grassland occurs extensively, with fescues Festuca spp. and bent Agrostis spp., grasses, wild thyme, harebell Campanula rotundifolia and, locally, mountain pansy Viola lutea…

Knock Dhu Sallagh Braes

…is vulneraria is present with sea campion Silene uniflora. mountain everlasting Antennaria dioica has been recorded in a steep gully and creeping willow Salix repens is found along the cliff top at Knock Dhu. Notable higher plant species occur on upper grassland ledges where graz…

Blaen Nedd

…ianthemum nummularium, limestone bedstraw Galium sterneri, mountain everlasting Antennaria dioica and moonwort Botrychium lunaria. Floristically similar secondary grassland has developed over limestone spoil heaps resulting from past quarrying activities and in some of these stan…

Arfordir Gogleddol Penmon

…atula tinctoria and common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris. Mountain everlasting Antennaria dioica and fir clubmoss Huperzia selago are found here in one of their few Anglesey locations. The perimeter of willow Salix spp. and European gorse Ulex europaeus bushes contribute to the …

Llanymynech and Llynclys Hills

…mn gentian Gentianella amarella, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria, cat’s foot Antennaria dioica and knotted hedge parsley Torilis nodosa. Much of Llynclys Hill supports a type of heathland dominated by western gorse Ulex galliion acid soils which have developed as a result of l…

Bamburgh Coast and Hills

…eracium spp, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa and the uncommonmountain everlasting Antennaria dioica. Water seepage onto the coastal platform of whin forms a narrow flushed zone which supports common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris, grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris, marsh louse…

Craigmead Meadows

…ing a tightly grazed calcareous grass-heath, which support mountain everlasting Antennaria dioica, alpine bistort Persicaria vivipara and mountain pansy Viola lutea, all three of which are ‘northern-montane’ species and, as such, have very limited distribution in lowland Scotland…

Dumbrock Loch Meadows

…ostiana. Other notable grassland species occurring include mountain everlasting Antennaria dioica, field gentian Gentianella campestris, frog orchid Dactylorhiza viridis, common twayblade Neottia ovata and greater butterfly-orchid Platanthera chlorantha.

Ballyknock

…es very sedge-rich swards with star sedge Carex echinala, dioecious sedge Carex dioica, glaucous sedge Carex flacca, carnation sedge Carex panicea and flea sedge Carex pulicaris all widespread and frequent. Common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris, marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palust…

Allan Water, Hillhead

…a variety of grasses and many sedges. There are patches of mountain everlasting Antennaria dioica, a plant which is now very local in the Borders, and a high cover of rock-rose Helianthemum nummularium.

Morven and Mullachdubh

…species, notably intermediate wintergreen Pyrola media and mountain everlasting Antennaria dioica. Extensive areas of damp heath dominated by heather with bog mosses (Sphagnum species) are found on the north-facing slopes of Morven, with small areas of snow-bed heath dominated by…

Migneint-Arenig-Dduallt

…f willow Salix herbacea, northern bedstraw Galium boreale, mountain everlasting Antennaria dioica and water sedge Carex aquatilis are of special interest as well as an assemblage of flowering plants. The Welsh notchwort Gynocolea acutiloba is of special interest and is also part …

Birkett Hill and High Out Wood

…Polygonum viviparum, field gentian Gentianella campestris, mountain everlasting Antennaria dioica and moonwort Botrychium lunaria, as well as three further nationally uncommon species, hoary whitlow grass Draba incana, dark red helleborine Epipactis atrorubens and bird's eye prim…

Knockinnon Heath

…ing plants, including fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea, mountain everlasting Antennaria dioica, bird’s-foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, slender St John’s-wort Hypericum pulchrum and the nationally scarce intermediate wintergreen Pyrola media. Lichens (mainly Cladonia portentos…

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