Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Caydale

…ies has an abundance of sedges, in particular common sedge C. nigra, flat sedge Blysmus compressus and carnation sedge C. panicea, along with abundant herbs including wild angelica Angelica sylvestris, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis and wa…

Wansford Pasture

…glochin palustris and bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella. The locally scarce broad blysmus Blysmus compressus also occurs both on the flush and on better drained parts of the site. The limestone grassland supports typical herbs and grasses, including salad burnet Poterium sanguisorb…

Hatfield Forest

…sh and southern marsh orchids Dactylorhiza incarnata and D. praetermissa, broad blysmus Blysmus compressus, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella, marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris, tubular water dropwort Oenanthe fistulosa, ragged-robin Silene…

Salmonsbury Meadows

…flavum. Ten species of sedge have been identified as well as the uncommon broad blysmus Blysmus compressus. Other species particularly associated with the wetter ground include marsh marigold Caltha palustris, marsh valerian Valeriana dioica, marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris…

Newby Moor

…arnassus Parnassia palustris, common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris, flat sedge Blysmus compressus and lesser clubmoss Selaginella selaginoides. Purple moor grass and mat grass Nardus stricta dominated grasslands form the matrix for the fens and flushes and vary in character fro…

Blaiskey Bank Springs

…arnassia palustris, broad leaved cotton grass Eriophorum latifolium, flat sedge Blysmus compressus and few flowered spike rush Eleocharis quinqueflora. Of particular interest is the nationally uncommon narrow leaved marsh orchid Dactylorhiza traunsteinerioides which is locally fr…

Castlemorton Common

…veral uncommon species such as marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris, flatsedge Blysmus compressus, fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica, common spotted orchid Dachtylorhiza fuchsii, tubular water dropwort Oenanthe fistulosa, parsley water dropwort Oenanthe lachenalii and the rare narr…

Bulwick Meadows

…ustris. The meadows are the only known Northamptonshire locality for flat sedge Blysmus compressus and common bistort Polygonum bistorta and have added importance for the presence of breeding snipe of which there may not be more than 30 pairs in the county.

Oughtershaw and Beckermonds

…ea, creeping willow Salix repens, kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria, flat sedge Blysmus compressus and broad leaved cotton grass Eriophorum latifolium. Semi exposed limestone pavement at the Helks provides an interesting refuge for hay meadow species such as wood crane's bill an…

Stagmire Moss

…t stands of hard rush Juncus inflexus together with the locally rare flat sedge Blysmus compressus and knotted pearlwort Sagina nodosa. Along the ditch margins occur marsh plants such as water mint Mentha aquatica, brooklime Veronica beccabunga, bogbean and marsh marigold. Inters…

Chilbolton Common

…chids Dactylorhiza praetermissa and Dactylorhiza incarnate, abundant flat sedge Blysmus compressus, slender spike rush Eleocharis uniglumis, whorl grass Catabrosa aquatica and strawberry clover Trifolium fragiferum in a highly atypical, inland location. There are also 14 species …

Hen-allt Common

…pterum, bulbous rush Juncus bulbosus, water mint Mentha aquatica and flat sedge Blysmus compressus, which is not known to grow anywhere else in Wales. One of the spring-heads is notable on account of the extensive deposits of tufa that have formed around it. The main tufa-forming…

Upper Teesdale

…on sedge C. panicea, broadleaved cotton grass Eriophorum latifolium, flat sedge Blysmus compressus lesser clubmoss Selaginella selaginoides, grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris, bird's eye primrose Primula farinosa, hairy stonecrop Sedum villosum, a rare moss, Cinclidium stygi…

Easton Farm Meadow

…f freedom from improvement and disturbance, for example the uncommon flat sedge Blysmus compressus. The meadow is not neglected, the drier part being mown for hay and the whole area subsequently being grazed. Snipe breed in the meadow and the diverse insect fauna includes several…

Ducan's Marsh, Claxton

…elleborine Epipactis palustris, fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea, flat sedge Blysmus compressus, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum and the locally uncommon marsh fern Thelypteris palustris. Fen grassland occurs on the drier parts of the site where the sward is dominated by blun…

Wychwood

…ponds and inflow streams support a varied marsh flora which includes flat sedge Blysmus compressus. The ponds support an invertebrate fauna characteristic of rich unpolluted waters and include the increasingly rare freshwater crayfish Austropotamobius pallipes, a species listed …

Sunbiggin Tarn & Moors and Little Asby Scar

…ssia palustris, variegated horsetail Equisetum variegatum, flat and hair sedges Blysmus compressus and Carex capillaris, lesser clubmoss Selaginella selaginoides and the nationally scarce bird's eye primrose Primula farinosa. Around the flushes, areas of wet pasture support a ric…

Smardale Gill

…us Parnassia palustris, lesser clubmoss Selaginella selaginoides and flat sedge Blysmus compressus. Off the limestone or in localities where it is covered by deeper soils or drift there are more acidic grassland communities. These are generally not as rich in plant species but th…

Warnborough Green

…idocarpa and flea sedge C. pulicaris. Other plants occurring include flat sedge Blysmus compressus, slender spike rush Eleocharis uniglumis and marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris as well as such wet loving herbs as bog pimpernel Lysmachia tenella, abundant early and southern m…

Pike Corner

…ort Oenanthe lachenalii, slender spike rush Eleocharis uniglumis and flat sedge Blysmus compressus.

Seato Pastures

…moor grass and sedge e.g. Carex nigra community. The uncommon plant, flat sedge Blysmus compressus is found here. Other Information The site adjoins the Ingleborough SSSI which is listed as internationally important in 'A Nature Conservation Review', edited by D A Ratcliffe 1977…

Cleeve Common

… pool. This is fringed by marshy grassland, which includes the local flat sedge Blysmus compressus, bristle club rush Isolepis setacea and whorl grass Catabrosa aquatica. The site provides suitable conditions for a wide range of invertebrates. These include butterflies such as th…

Middleton Quarry

…adder sedge C. vesicaria, common spike rush Eleocharis palustris and flat sedge Blysmus compressus. On deeper substrates there is an open scrub vegetation of dark leaved willow Salix nigricans, grey willow Salix cinerea and eared willow Salix aurita. Where skeletal soils have dev…

Mattishall Moor

…, flea sedge Carex pulicaris, marsh helleborine Epipactis palustris, flat sedge Blysmus compressus lesser water plantain Baldellia ranunculoides, broad leaved cotton grass Eriophorum latifolium and marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris. Along the southern boundary of the site, the…

Penhale Dunes

…he rare Cornish gentian Gentianella anglica subsp. cornubiensis, and flat-sedge Blysmus compressus. Small patches of dune heath also occur. Maritime grassland occurs along the cliff top, dominated by red fescue Festuca rubra, thrift Armeria maritima and thyme Thymus polytrichus.…

Freeman's Marsh

…x acetosa and autumnal hawkbit Anthoxanthum odoratum, round fruited rush Juncus compressus, common, brown and carnation sedges Carex nigra, Carex disticha and C. panicea, marsh horsetail Equisetum palustre, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis a…

Snaper Farm Meadows

…es. It is here that many of the more notable species occur including flat sedge Blysmus compressus, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, flea sedge Carex pulicaris, star sedge C. echinata, common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris and marsh valerian Valeriana dioica. Other Informat…

Hadston Links

…lia with associated areas including rushes Juncus spp., meadowsweet, flat sedge Blysmus compressus, creeping cinquefoil Potentilla reptans and tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa. One area of damp grassland also supports populations of dyer’s greenweed Genista tinctoria, bog …

East Aston Common

…alked yellow sedge Carex lepidocarpa and brown sedge Carex disticha, flat sedge Blysmus compressus, meadow rue Thalictrum flavum, adder’s tongue fern Ophioglossum vulgatum and both southern and early marsh orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa and Dactylorhiza incarnate. The site incl…

Windsor Hill Marsh

…rush Juncus inflexus and soft rush Juncus effusus, together with flowering rush Blysmus compressus, Devil’s Bit scabious Succisa pratensis, three species of Horsetail Equisetum spp., seven sedges Carex spp. and three types of mint Mentha spp. The limestone bank has a neutral or m…

Crosby Gill

…osa and species such as long stalked yellow sedge Carex lepidocarpa, flat sedge Blysmus compressus, grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris and more locally black bog rush Schoenus nigricans, yellow saxifrage Saxifraga aizoides, alpine bistort Polygonum viviparum and the very rare…

Bushley Muzzard, Brimpsfield

…hinata and the scarce yellow sedge C. lepidocarpa. Also abundant are flat sedge Blysmus compressus, marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris, water mint Mentha aquatica and meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria. There are a number of orchid species including early marsh orchid Dactylorhiz…

Hell Kettles

…t plantain Plantago lanceolata and pignut Conopodium majus, although flat sedge Blysmus compressus, creeping bent Agrostis stoloniferand plicate sweet grass Glyceria notata occur in transition zones between dry grassland and tall fen. Scattered trees and shrubs, including alder A…

Orton Pastures

…ssus Parnassia palustris, variegated horsetail Equisetum variegatum, flat sedge Blysmus compressus, dioecious sedge Carex dioica, lesser clubmoss Selaginella selaginoides and yellow saxifrage Saxifraga aizoides. This calcareous flush vegetation grades up the banks into a communit…

Castle Acre Common

…ludes several other plants characteristic of such conditions, namely flat sedge Blysmus compressus, devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, southern marsh orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa, blunt flowered rush Juncus subnodulosus. There is a gradu…

Teesmouth and Cleveland Coast

… swamp communities. Fertile feather moss Drepanocladus polygamus and flat-sedge Blysmus compressus occur in some of the slacks. Harbour seal Harbour seals Phoca vitulina (also known as common seal) have lived at the mouth of the River Tees for hundreds of years but were lost from…

Ox Close

…alustris, together with lesser clubmoss Selaginella selaginoides and flat sedge Blysmus compressus and in drier areas there is herb rich limestone grassland with for example common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium and wild thyme Thymus praecox.

Boxford Water Meadows

…sedge Carex disticha, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and the uncommon flat sedge Blysmus compressus. The meadows support breeding snipe and freshwater crayfish Austropotamobius pallipes have been recorded regularly and recently. The insect fauna is diverse, with species rare in Be…

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