Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Sleibhtean agus Cladach Thiriodh

… namely; wintering populations of ringed plover Charadrius hiaticula, turnstone Arenaria interpres, purple sandpiper Calidris maritima and sanderling Calidris alba. Machair Machair loch Sand dune Subalpine heath Dune grassland Humid dune slacks Machair Naturally nutrient-ric…

Firth of Forth

…with characteristic species lyme-grass Leymus arenarius, marram grass Ammophila arenaria, cowslip Primula veris, lesser meadow-rue Thalictrum minus, bloody crane’s-bill Geranium sanguineum and restharrow Ononis repens. Mineral enriched grasslands are an unusual habitat in East Lo…

Hough Bay and Balevullin Machair

…ea rocket Cakile maritima. A narrow strip of mobile dunes with marram Ammophila arenaria transitions inland to semi-fixed dunes with marram, sand couch Elytrigia juncea, red fescue Festuca rubra and lady’s bedstraw Galium verum. Further inland there is a series of fixed hummocks …

The Swale

… in turn attract different birds from those of the mud flats, such as turnstone Arenaria interpres. There are several areas of shell, or shell sand beach, notably at Shellness on Sheppey and at Castle Coote west of Seasalter. These have an interesting calcareous flora with plant…

Wembury Point

…dwit Limosa lapponica. There is a large summer flock of non-breeding turnstones Arenaria interpres. Much of the shoreline is backed by low cliffs and slopes of scrub, dominated by european gorse Ulex europaeus, bramble Rubus fruticosus, blackthorn Prunus spinosa, hawthorn Cratae…

Boreray

…n Calidris alpina schinzii Greenland Barnacle goose Branta leucopsis Turnstone Arenaria interpres Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Purple sandpiper Calidris maritima Redshank Tringa totanus

Thorness Bay

…articularly important site in The Solent system for its overwintering turnstone Arenaria interpres. Less frequently occurring species include spotted redshank Tringa erythropus, greenshank Tringa nebularia, green sandpiper Tringa ochropus and jack snipe Lymnocryptes minimus. The …

Mersey Narrows

…and mud flats, which support internationally important populations of turnstone Arenaria interpres, redshank Tringa totanus and nationally important populations of cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo. The Mersey Narrows is located at the mouth of the Mersey Estuary and comprises Seaf…

New Ferry

…aradrius hiaticula, knot Calidris canutus, dunlin Calidris alpina and turnstone Arenaria interpres. Additional interest is provided in some years by the utilisation of the site by migrating birds on passage, including redshank and black-tailed godwit. Other information The site…

Hurst Castle and Lymington River Estuary

…teal Anas crecca, mallard Anas platyrhynchos, dunlin Calidris alpina, turnstone Arenaria interpres, lapwing Vanellus vanellus, redshank Tringa totanus, golden plover Pluvialis apricaria, snipe Gallinago gallinago and curlew Numenius arquata. The Spartina marshes and shell and shi…

Isle of May

…mbers. In winter, the island supports nationally important numbers of turnstone Arenaria interpres and purple sandpiper Calidris maritima.

Morfa Dyffryn

…and dune slacks, is of national and European importance. Marram grass Ammophila arenaria mobile dune vegetation is extensively developed, both on the fore dunes and the high ridges inland. It is here that scattered plants of the nationally scarce Portland spurge Euphorbia portlan…

Tyrella and Minerstown

…uncea. There is a limited white dune zone, dominated by either marram Ammophila arenaria or Lyme-grass Leymus arenarius. These white dunes have a sparse herb flora typified by short-lived, ruderal herbs which take advantage of the periodically stable conditions among the developi…

St John's Lake

…ralegus, 200 curlew Numenius arquata and 600 redshank Tringa totanus. Turnstone Arenaria interpres, spotted redshank Tringa erythropus, grey plover Pluvialis squatarola and ringed plover Charadrius hiaticula also frequent the site. In addition, there is a very large gull roost co…

Baleshare and Kirkibost

…breeding Ringed plover Charadrius hiaticula, breeding & non-breeding Turnstone Arenaria interpres, non-breeding

Humber Estuary

…imosa lapponica, curlew Numenius arquata, redshank Tringa totanus and turnstone Arenaria interpres. In addition, nine species of passage waders regularly occur in nationally important numbers on the Humber Estuary. These are, ringed plover, grey plover, sanderling, dunlin, ruff …

Thanet Coast

…es of birds that feed and rest during the spring and autumn passage. Turnstones Arenaria interpres regularly overwinter in numbers of international importance, whilst sanderlings Calidris alba and ringed plovers Charadrius hiaticula and grey plovers Pluvialis squatarola are prese…

East Sanday Coast

…ponica, non-breeding Purple sandpiper Calidris maritima, non-breeding Turnstone Arenaria interpres, non-breeding Common seal Phoca vitulina

Vallay

…breeding Ringed plover Charadrius hiaticula, breeding & non-breeding Turnstone Arenaria interpres, non-breeding

Killard

…south-western shore have a narrow fore dune formed by tussocky marram Ammophila arenaria and small amounts of sand couch Elytrigia juncea. The back of the fore dunes is covered by a rather open grassland, dominated by marram Ammophila arenaria and red fescue Festuca rubra, which …

Tweed Catchment Rivers - England: Lower Tweed and Whiteadder

…opus ostralegus, curlew Numenius arquata, redshank Tringa totanus and turnstone Arenaria interpres. The component rivers have an aquatic flora characteristic of large rivers on old red sandstone. M osses and other lower plant species are scarce, although a rare lichen Verrucaria…

Medway Estuary and Marshes

…al significance. Also present in numbers of national significance are turnstone Arenaria interpres, black-tailed godwit Limosa limosa, curlew Numenius arquata, great crested grebe Podiceps cristatus, shoveler Spatula clypeata, teal Anas crecca, wigeon Mareca penelope and white fr…

Berneray

…breeding Ringed plover Charadrius hiaticula, breeding & non-breeding Turnstone Arenaria interpres, non-breeding

Outer Belfast Lough

…egularly exceeding 100 birds tend to be found on sandy beaches, while turnstone Arenaria interpres, with a population of over 600, prefer rocky or pebble shores. Notable wintering populations of purple sandpiper Calidris maritima and eider Somateria mollissima are also supported …

Orwell Estuary

… plover, knot Calidris canutus islandica, curlew Numenius arquata and turnstone Arenaria interpres, but is particularly important for four other species of wader. These are grey plover Pluvialis squatarola, dunlin Calidris alpina alpina, black-tailed godwit which regularly occur …

Outer Ards

… some 1.1 % of the world population of this sub-species. In contrast, turnstone Arenaria interpres favour cobble and boulder shores with an average of 1210 birds, 1.7 % of the Eastern Atlantic Flyway population. ringed plover Charadrius hiaticula, which averages 516 birds, 1.2 % …

Bridgwater Bay

…r Pluvialis squatarola. Significant numbers of knot Calidris canutus, turnstone Arenaria interpres, common snipe Gallinago gallinago and mallard Anas platyrhynchos also occur.

Severn Estuary

…nago gallinago, knot Calidris canutus, whimbrel Numenius phaeopus and turnstone Arenaria interpres. The SSSI is internationally important for dunlin Calidris alpina and supports about 7.5 percent of the British wintering population of this species. The estuary as a whole support…

Stour Estuary

… end. Curlew Numenius arquata, ringed plover Charadrius hiaticula and turnstone Arenaria interpres feed throughout the estuary. Wigeon Mareca penelope graze on the beds of eelgrass Zostera spp. and green algae Enteromorpha spp. and overwinter in large numbers on a par with nearby…

Lynher Estuary

…ystercatchers Haematopus ostralegus and 200 redshank Tringa totanus. Turnstone Arenaria interpres, grey plover Pluvialis squatarola, ringed plover Charadrius hiaticula and spotted redshank Tringa erythropus also frequent the site. In addition there is a large gull roost of up to…

Ceann a' Mhara to Loch a' Phuill

…e here. Behind the mobile dunes are ‘mogul’ hummock dunes with marram Ammophila arenaria and ‘smooth’ flat grassland further inland. Damper areas occur in some depressions between the dunes and the machair. They are colonized with swamps of sedge Carex ssp., marsh cinquefoil and …

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