Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Killough Bay and Strand Lough

…ese include perennial sow thistle Sonchus arvensis, sea beet Beta vulgaris ssp. maritimus, silverweed Potentilla anserina, sea mayweed Tripleurospermum maritimum and sea radish Raphanus raphanistrum ssp. maritimus. Occasionally, sheets of sand are present along the upper beach, s…

Cynffig / Kenfig

…n the floodplain of the Afon Cynffig. This area is dominated by sea rush Juncus maritimus, saltmarsh rush Juncus gerardii, red fescue and sea club-rush Bolboschoenus maritimus. Sand couch Elytrigia juncea dominates the transition zone between saltmarsh and dune. The water chemist…

Rye Harbour

…ed species include grey club rush Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani, sea club rush Bolboschoenus maritimus and yellow flag Iris pseudacorus. Shingle islands in some of the larger lakes carry a number of unusual plants including marsh helleborine Epipactis palustris, southern marsh o…

Bridgwater Bay

…eping bent Agrostis stolonifera. sea couch Elytrigia atherica and sea club rush Bolboschoenus maritimus occur at the landward edge of the marsh. Other members of this community include sea wormwood Artemisia maritima, saltmarsh rush Juncus gerardi, common sea lavender Limonium vu…

Firth of Forth

…h grass Puccinellia maritima, saltmarsh rush Juncus gerardii, and sea club-rush Bolboschoenus maritimus. Several of the saltmarsh plant communities are scarce on the east coast of Scotland. Beach head saltmarsh occurs at scattered localities at Blackness Bay, Burntisland Bay, Tor…

West Thurrock Lagoon & Marshes

…arge reed beds with abundant common reed Phragmites australis and sea club rush Bolboschoenus maritimus border its south and eastern perimeter where reed warbler, sedge warbler and the notable bearded tit breed. In addition locally important numbers of teal, snipe and Grey Heron …

Roudsea Wood & Mosses

…pable of tolerating the hostile salty conditions. These include sea rush Juncus maritimus, sea club rush Bolboschoenus maritimus, sea arrowgrass Triglochin maritimum, sea aster Aster tripolium, common saltmarsh grass Puccinellia maritima and common cord grass Spartina anglica. At…

Saltfleetby - Theddlethorpe Dunes

…e portculoides and common saltmarsh grass Puccinellia maritima. sea rush Juncus maritimus and sea club rush Bolboschoenus maritimus are frequent where salt water inundates the landward edge. Distant sedge Carex distans and long bracted sedge C. extensa are abundant here. Yellow w…

Sinah Common

…a, yellow horned poppy Glaucium flavum, sea radish Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. maritimus, sea beet Beta vulgaris sp maritima and curled dock Rumex crispus. To landward, sand and humus have accumulated within the shingle, resulting in more stable conditions which has led to devel…

Malpas Estuary

…, sea aster Aster tripolium, sea arrowgrass Triglochin maritimum, sea club-rush Bolboschoenus maritimus and sea rush Juncus maritimus. At Calenick Creek the saltmarsh is immediately continuous with a semi-natural ancient wood, dominated by coppiced sessile oak Quercus petraea, s…

Dyfi

… such as freshwater marsh and fen, occur. Here, such species as sea rush Juncus maritimus and sea club-rush Bolboschoenus maritimus are gradually replaced with bulrush Typha latifolia and yellow iris Iris pseudacorus. Of particular importance is the transition from maritime to pe…

Seaford to Beachy Head

…flora, these include rock sea lavender Limonium binervosum, sea radish Raphanus maritimus and rock samphire Ceithmum maritimum on the steep chalk cliffs. On the cliff top and further inland, species characteristic of this southern flora are round headed rampion, Phyteuma orbicula…

Radipole Lake

…t Agrostis stolonifera and red fescue Festuca rubra, in which the rushes Juncus maritimus and Juncus gerardii are frequent. Sea club rush Bolboschoenus maritimus, sea aster Aster tripolium and sea milkwort Glaux maritima are also typical of this saltmarsh element. The northern a…

Christchurch Harbour

…igher level marsh is dominated by sea couch Elytrigia atherica, sea rush Juncus maritimus and red fescue Festuca rubra. Reed Phragmites australis locally forms extensive beds and sea club rush Bolboschoenus maritimus is present in large patches on the edges of the creeks and with…

Upper Fal Estuary and Woods

…cally the saltmarshes in these upper reaches are characterised by sea club-rush Bolboschoenus maritimus and creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, common saltmarsh-grass Puccinellia maritima, red fescue Festuca rubra and sea rush Juncus maritimus. On the transitions from saltmarsh …

Berrow Dunes

…red fescue Festuca rubra and saltmarsh rush Juncus gerardi; iii. sea club rush Bolboschoenus maritimus; and iv. common reed Phragmites australis. Other species associated with these communities include long bracted sedge Carex extensa, common saltmarsh grass Puccinellia mariti…

Otter Estuary

…on the higher areas. Characteristic of the uppermost levels are sea rush Juncus maritimus, spear-leaved orache Atriplex prostrata and red fescue Festuca rubra. Areas subject to only occasional flooding support stands of common reed Phragmites australis or sea club-rush Bolboschoe…

Medway Estuary and Marshes

…er Trifolium squamosum*. The dykes and their margins usually have sea club rush Bolboschoenus maritimus as the most abundant plant, but here too rarities can be found, sometimes in quite large amounts, annual beard grass Polypogon monspeliensis*, small goose foot Chenopodium botr…

Lynher Estuary

… marsh, as seen around Erth Island, where common saltmarsh-grass, sea club-rush Bolboschoenus maritimus, saltmarsh rush Juncus gerardi and English scurvy grass Cochlearia anglica are frequent with scattered sea-milkwort Glaux maritima, sea plantain Plantago maritima, sea arrowgra…

Burry Inlet and Loughor Estuary

… limit of the marsh below Loughor Bridge is marked by a belt of sea rush Juncus maritimus in association with less common species such as marsh-mallow Althaea officinalis and sea wormwood Artemisia maritima. Above Loughor Bridge, however, the final limit of saltwater penetration …

Sandbeach Meadows

…ginal vegetation reflects the brackish quality of the water, with sea club rush Bolboschoenus maritimus, common reed Phragmites australis, reed sweet grass Glyceria maxima and lesser reed mace Typha angustifolia all locally dominant. Other aquatic species include sea milkwort Gla…

Glannau Rhoscolyn

…ort Hypericum elodes and bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius, sea club-rush Bolboschoenus maritimus swamp, inundation grassland (including red fescue Festuca rubra, creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera and silverweed Potentilla anserina) and a stand of common couch Elytrigia re…

Wyre Estuary

…ical of a less saline influence. Saltmarsh rush Juncus gerardi, sea rush Juncus maritimus, red fescue Festuca rubra and spear leaved orache Atriplex prostrata are all present and, locally, there is long bracted sedge Carex extensa. Of particular interest are the extensive transi…

Inner Tay Estuary

…otland. A number of locally rare saltmarsh plants occur including sea club-rush Bolboschoenus maritimus, grey bulrush Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani and common saltmarsh grass Puccinellia maritima. The Phragmites reedbeds are the main transitional saltmarsh habitats. The reedbed …

Higher Moors & Porth Hellick Pool (St. Mary's)

…sotrophic lake is freshwater some salt enduring species including sea club rush Bolboschoenus maritimus, saltmarsh rush Juncus gerardii, brackish water crowfoot Ranunculus baudotii and sea milkwort Glaux maritima occur at the seaward end of the pool. Common reed Phragmites austra…

Cromarty Firth

…h grass Puccinellia maritima, saltmarsh rush Juncus gerardii, and sea club-rush Bolboschoenus maritimus as well as common glasswort Salicornia europaea, thrift Armeria maritima and sea milkwort Glaux maritima. Areas of saltmarsh provide important roosting sites for wading birds a…

The Lagoons

…ng red fescue Festuca rubra, sea arrowgrass Triglochin maritimum, sea club rush Bolboschoenus maritimus, glasswort Salicornia europaea and buck's horn plantain Plantago coronopus. Small stands of common reed Phragmites australis also occur in this vegetation mosaic. Sand dunes at…

Dengie

…The borrow dykes contain brackish water with large communities of sea club rush Bolboschoenus maritimus or common reed Phragmites australis. In places salt leaching produces saltmarsh species along the borrow dyke edge including sea aster, sea purslane, saltmarsh grass and glassw…

Ryde Sands and Wootton Creek

…s fringed by tall stands of common reed Phragmites australis with sea club rush Bolboschoenus maritimus and grades into mixed marsh with silverweed Potentilla anserina, marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris, false fox sedge Carex otrubae and the nationally scarce divided sedge Ca…

Morton Lochs

…eater pond-sedge Carex riparia, bladder sedge Carex vesicaria and sea club-rush Bolboschoenus maritimus. On drier land to the west of the north and south lochs are areas of remnant dune vegetation with sand sedge Carex arenaria and bell heather Erica cinerea. Areas of former dune…

Breydon Water

… communities of plants and invertebrates. Marginal plants include sea club rush Bolboschoenus maritimus and mud rush Juncus gerardi while the dominant water plant is spiked water milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum. The maritime grassland on the edge of the estuary includes the rare bu…

Orwell Estuary

…uch Elytrigia atherica or by common reed Phragmites australis and sea club rush Bolboschoenus maritimus further upstream. The freshwater grazing marshes which adjoin the estuary at Shotley and the wet grassland and standing water of Trimley marshes, each form an integral part of …

Vange & Fobbing Marshes

…wfoot Ranunculus baudotii occurs in the brackish ditches in which sea club rush Bolboschoenus maritimus, common reed Phragmites australis and floating sweetgrass Glyceria fluitans are typically dominant. fine leaved water dropwort Oenanthe aquatica, a declining species in Essex t…

North Norfolk Coast

…ush Juncus gerardii, brackish water crowfoot Ranunculus baudotii, sea club rush Bolboschoenus maritimus and great reed mace Typha latifolia. Many of the reedbeds are managed to provide the conditions favoured by rare breeding birds. Maritime Pasture and Grazing Marsh Maritime p…

Aber Mawddach / Mawddach Estuary

…well developed adjacent sedge meadow is dominated by sea and glaucous club-rush Bolboschoenus maritimus and Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani while the mire, dominated by sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus and purple moor grass Molinia caerulea has species such as bog pimpernel …

Holland Haven Marshes

…es of the coastal grazing marsh. The dominant emergent plants are sea club rush Bolboschoenus maritimus and common reed Phragmites australis while parsley water dropwort Oenanthe lachenalii and grey club rush Schoenoplectus lacustris ssp. tabernaemontani, both scarce in Essex, ar…

Tickenham, Nailsea and Kenn Moors

…flowering rush Butomus umbellatus is also present. In some places sea club rush Bolboschoenus maritimus and grey club rush Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani also occur and this may indicate a residual brackish influence from past inundation by the sea. Some of the less frequently dr…

Medina Estuary

… marsh grade to sea couch grass Elytrigia atherica, commonly with sea club rush Bolboschoenus maritimus, sea aster Aster tripolium and, at the margins, two nationally scarce species, divided sedge Carex divisa and golden samphire Inula crithmoides. The sea couch grass zone persis…

Dungeness, Romney Marsh and Rye Bay

…e of the most unusual pioneer species is prostrate broom Cytisus scoparius ssp. maritimus which is an important component of the vegetation just inland of the pioneering drift line and false oat grass grassland communities. On older shingle ridges the broom is eventually replaced…

Giant's Causeway and Dunseverick

… officinalis and sea sandwort Honckenya peploides with patches of sea club rush Bolboschoenus maritimus. Inland there is generally a fen or swamp community, the former typically with common sedge Carex nigra and silverweed Potentilla anserina, the latter dominated by common reed …

Overstrand Cliffs

…horsetail Equisetum palustre, jointed rush Juncus articulatus and sea club rush Bolboschoenus maritimus with a carpet of bryophytes including Aneura pinguis and Riccardia chamedryfolia. In two small areas tall fen with Reed Phragmites australis and reedmace Typha angustifolia is …

Hythe to Calshot Marshes

…e saltmarsh grass Spartina plant community is replaced locally by sea club rush Bolboschoenus maritimus and common reed Phragmites australis with fringing oaks, sallows and gorse justabove high water mark of spring tides. The graduation from oak fringe down shore to open mud flat…

Lee-on-the Solent to Itchen Estuary

…on reed Phragmites australis is dominant together with patches of sea club rush Bolboschoenus maritimus. At Mercury Marshes hemlock water dropwort Oenanthe crocata, lesser and greater pond sedges Carex acutiformis, Carex riparia respectively and jointed rush Juncus articulatus ar…

Sea Bank Clay Pits

…d margin, especially at Huttoft. Associated with the reedbeds are sea club rush Bolboschoenus maritimus, branched bur reed Sparganium erectum, reed mace Typha latifolia and false fox and greater pond sedges Carex otrubae and Carex riparia. Large colonies of common spotted orchid …

Moine Mhor

… water are mats and hummocks of common saltmarsh-grass Puccinellia maritima and Bolboschoenus maritimus with occasional plants of glasswort Salicornia sp. Spiral wrack Fucus spiralis is common over rocks. Beaked tasselweed Ruppia maritima occurs in water in the creeks and dwarf e…

Blackwater Estuary

…piral tasselweed Ruppia cirrhosa. Where the water is less saline, sea club rush Bolboschoenus maritimus becomes the dominant emergent species, along with several aquatics including two nationally scarce species, brackish water crowfoot Ranunculus baudotii and soft hornwort Cerato…

Coed Nant Mawr

…ackish marshes, dominated by common reed Phragmites australis and sea club-rush Bolboschoenus maritimus respectively. The site supports a rich invertebrate assemblage which comprises many nationally scarce species and five Red Data Book species, of which the most important are th…

Colne Estuary

… sedge C. divisa, as well as common reed Phragmites australis and sea club rush Bolboschoenus maritimus which also dominate the majority of borrow dykes. The combination of these habitats provides excellent cover, feeding and breeding conditions for many birds including whinchat…

Joe's Pond

…olia, locally with grey club rush Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani, sea club rush Bolboschoenus maritimus, common spike rush Eleocharis palustris and yellow flag Iris pseudacorus and in places crack willow Salix fragilis. Aquatic plants include mare’s tail Hippuris vulgaris, fennel…

Surfleet Lows

… common reed Phragmites australis, false fox sedge Carex otrubae, sea club rush Bolboschoenus maritimus, common spike rush Eleocharis palustris, distant sedge Carex distans and grey club rush Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani. Additional interest is provided by wet fen woodland, poo…

Old River Severn, Upper Lode

…lien species, glaucous bulrush Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani and sea club rush Bolboschoenus maritimus which is rarely found inland. Bird life of the site includes large numbers of duck, mainly mallard Anas platyrhynchos and coot Fulica atra on the open water. Reed warbler Acro…

South Thames Estuary and Marshes

…rex divisa (4), small goosefoot Chenopodium botryodes (4) and golden dock Rumex maritimus (4), to the dry seawalls and counterwalls which support scarce species in addition to many widespread plants. These scarce plants include slender hare'sear Bupleurum tenuissimum (4), sea clo…

Inner Marsh Farm

…se are bordered by fringing swamp vegetation typically comprising sea club rush Bolboschoenus maritimus, reed mace Typha latifolia, grey club rush Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani, soft rush Juncus effusus and hard rush J. inflexus. The pools lie within a complex of damp grassland…

Deben Estuary

…reas where upper marsh occurs, characterised by the presence of sea rush Juncus maritimus, red fescue Festuca rubra, saltmarsh rush Juncus gerardii and creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera. Sea couch Elytrigia atherica is mainly confined to sea walls but at the northernmost end of …

The Swale

…Those nearest the sea tend to be most brackish and generally have sea club rush Bolboschoenus maritimus, common reed Phragmites australis and fennel pondweed Potamogeton pectinatus as the most abundant species. In the fresher water further inland there is a greater variety of spe…

Cattawade Marshes

…curus geniculatus, celery leaved buttercup Ranunculus sceleratus, sea club rush Bolboschoenus maritimus and spear leaved orache Atriplex prostrata. sea club rush also dominates the majority of ditches although those joining the river channels show a gradation, from saltmarsh with…

Sands of Forvie and Ythan Estuary

…tralis are the largest in any estuary in Aberdeenshire. Stands of sea club-rush Bolboschoenus maritimus and bulrush Schoenoplectus lacustris are also found. Plants The diversity of vascular plants is high, more than 340 species having been recorded. The strong representation of n…

Bracklesham Bay

…ent communities dominated by common reed Phragmites australis and sea club rush Bolboschoenus maritimus, with reed grass Glyceria maxima also present. Drainage ditches which dissect the pastures support a rather depauperate flora due to ditch clearance. The shingle bank is not ex…

Dee Estuary

…ese are dominated usually by common reed Phragmites australis and sea club rush Bolboschoenus maritimus. On the Welsh shoreline this habitat feature is limited to areas around Connah's Quay and to the south east of Flint. In North East Wales, swamp vegetation is scarce generally …

Lodmoor

…ry clover Trifolium fragiferum. The many ditches are fringed with sea club-rush Bolboschoenus maritimus and locally grey club rush Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani. The rare water crowfoot Ranunculus baudotii is frequent. Towards the southern side of this area saltmarsh increases a…

Pennsylvania Fields, Sedbury

…cuta and brown sedge Carex disticha. The drainage ditches contain sea club rush Bolboschoenus maritimus and common reed Phragmites australis and support several species of damselfly including the azure damselfly Coenagrion puella. At the boundaries of some fields are small pools …

Bridgend Flats

…marsh grass Puccinellia maritima can be seen on the sandflats and sea club-rush Bolboschoenus maritimus are scattered along the upper margin of saltmarsh, in creeks, pans and seepages. Rare patches of slender spike-rush Eleocharis uniglumis and very restricted saltmarsh flat-sedg…

King's Sedgemoor

…dominated by dense stands of reed sweet grass Glyceria maxima and sea club rush Bolboschoenus maritimus. More regularly maintained field ditches may support a diverse flora including frogbit Hydrocharis morsus-ranae, least duckweed Wolffia arrhiza, greater duckweed Spirodela poly…

Crouch and Roach Estuaries

… dykes adjacent to the sea walls are fringed with dense stands of sea club rush Bolboschoenus maritimus, or more locally common reed Phragmites australis and lesser reed mace Typha angustifolia. Fennel pondweed Potamogeton pectinatus and beaked tasselweed Ruppia maritima are the …

Pakefield to Easton Bavents

…orned poppy, curled dock Rumex crispus and sea radish Raphanus raphanistrum ssp maritimus. The central section includes more clearly delineated shingle ridges. The plants growing here include biting stone crop, red fescue Festuca rubra, buck’s horn plantain, sea sandwort Honckeny…

Upper Colne Marshes

…arex hirta. In those dykes with a significant salt water content, sea club rush Bolboschoenus maritimus is dominant and the nationally scarce brackish water crowfoot Ranunculus baudotii is frequent. A recent assessment of these ditches in relation to others in Suffolk and Essex s…

Lower River Conon

…ere salinity is greatest plants such as thrift, Armeria maritima, sea club-rush Bolboschoenus maritimus, sea plantain Plantago maritima, sea milkwort Glaux maritima, mud sedge Juncus gerardii and saltmarsh grass Puccinellia maritima occur. Creeks and back channels are also presen…

Yar Estuary

…, dominated by sea couch grass Elytrigia atherica, typically with sea club rush Bolboschoenus maritimus, sea aster Aster tripolium and the nationally scarce divided sedge Carex divisa. The intertidal mud flats flanking the main river channel and the numerous lateral creeks provid…

Chasewater And The Southern Staffordshire Coalfield Heaths

… shore of Chasewater. This supports a remarkable flora containing sea club rush Bolboschoenus maritimus, marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris, early marsh orchid and the nationally scarce round leaved wintergreen Pyrola rotundifolia, within a matrix of common cotton grass, commo…

Pyllau Machynys (Machynys Ponds)

…eds of bulrush Typha latifolia, common reed Phragmites australis, sea club-rush Bolboschoenus maritimus and grey club-rush Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani provide shelter and nest sites for waterfowl, with mute swan, tufted duck, coot and dabchick among the breeding species. The …

Upper Thurne Broads and Marshes

…have a diverse aquatic flora and show a range of salinities, with sea club rush Bolboschoenus maritimus, grey club rush Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani, whorled water milfoil Myriophyllum verticillatum and fen pondweed Potamogeton coloratus present in the brackish dykes nearest th…

Silloth Dunes and Mawbray Bank

…margins of the site. Small areas of swamp vegetation dominated by sea club rush Bolboschoenus maritimus can be found in the wetter hollows of the former gravel pits at the southern end of Mawbray Banks with slack type vegetation in the other parts. A number of pools and hollows a…

Bassenhally Pit

…r violet Hottonia palustris. Of particular interest are stands of sea club rush Bolboschoenus maritimus. The other grassland and aquatic habitats are also of high value to wildlife and together with the marsh, scrub and woodland provide a valuable site in the Fenland district. Ba…

River Foyle and Tributaries

…clude stands of grey club rush Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani and sea club rush Bolboschoenus maritimus, in addition to sea arrowgrass Triglochin maritimum, English scurvygrass Cochlearia anglica and sea aster Aster tripolium. Semi-natural woodland occurs along some sections of r…

North Killingholme Haven Pits

…The lagoons are fringed with common reed Phragmites australis and sea club rush Bolboschoenus maritimus and this fringe provide valuable feeding and breeding grounds fora range of summer migrants such as reed warbler and sedge warbler. The seed heads of the reeds are also a food …

Wilden Marsh and Meadows

…nsiderable numbers and include wood club rush Scirpus sylvaticus, sea club rush Bolboschoenus maritimus, star sedge Carex echinata and the rare lesser tussock sedge Carex diandra. These areas of carr are dominated by alder Alnus glutinosa and crack willow Salix fragilis. In place…

Cam Lough

…here supports a limited saltmarsh community, with small stands of sea club rush Bolboschoenus maritimus and common spike rush Eleocharis palustris and patches of saltmarsh rush Juncus gerardi. Away from the shore are pockets of mixed mesotrophic marsh vegetation comprised of yell…

Bryn Marsh & Ince Moss

…ria maxima, sweet flag Acorus calamus and another coastal species sea club rush Bolboschoenus maritimus are also present. More diverse areas of fen support a rich assemblage of species such as hop sedge Carex pseudocyperus, false fox sedge Carex otrubae, gipsywort Lycopus europa…

Clayhanger

…e are good stands of common club rush Schoenoplectus lacustris or sea club rush Bolboschoenus maritimus, a coastal species which is rare inland. This emergent vegetation grades into fen communities which include mare’s tail Hippuris vulgaris, tubular water dropwort Oenanthe fistu…

Thorness Bay

…hind a shingle bar. The grazing marsh includes areas dominated by sea club rush Bolboschoenus maritimus, sea couch grass Elytrigia atherica, and false oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius, with saltmarsh rush Juncus gerardi and two nationally scarce species divided sedge Carex divisa …

Benfleet and Southend Marshes

…ide range of plant and animal species. The dykes are dominated by sea club rush Bolboschoenus maritimus, sweet grasses Glyceria spp., duckweeds Lemna spp., mare's tail Hippuris vulgaris and hornworts Ceratophyllum demersum and the uncommon C. submersum. Other uncommon species inc…

Bann Estuary

…uch of the river is fringed by saltmarsh. Typical species include sea club rush Bolboschoenus maritimus, common scurvygrass Cochlearia officinalis and sea milkwort Glaux maritima, while the whorled caraway Carum verticillatum, which is restricted in distribution to the north and …

Morecambe Bay

… In higher brackish areas the saltmarsh rush Juncus gerardi and sea rush Juncus maritimus can be found. At the landward edge of the marshes the proportion of salt tolerant species decreases leaving a sward dominated by bent Agrostis spp and fescue Festuca spp. grasses with specie…

Tayport - Tentsmuir Coast

…ents dominated by common saltmarsh grass Puccinellia maritima and sea club-rush Bolboschoenus maritimus, grading into landward areas of saltmarsh rush Juncus gerardii. Rapidly accreting sand dunes continue the landward development and are predominantly lime-poor, but calcareous a…

Cresswell Ponds

…ium, sea milkwort Glaux maritima, sea plantain Plantago maritima, sea club rush Bolboschoenus maritimus and toad rush Juncus bufonius. A close cropped turf of common saltmarsh grass Puccinellia maritima and lesser sea spurry Spergularia marina has developed in grazed areas. There…

Upper Hamble Estuary and Woods

…community containing common saltmarsh grass Puccinellia maritima, sea club rush Bolboschoenus maritimus, saltmarsh Juncus gerardii, thrift Armeria maritima, sea arrowgrass Triglochin maritimum, sea purslane Atriplex portulacoides and common cord grass Spartina anglica. The saltm…

Humber Estuary

…nity is dominated by the common reed Phragmites australis fen and sea club rush Bolboschoenus maritimus swamp with the couch grass Elytrigia repens Elytrigia repens saltmarsh community. On the southern coastal fringe of the estuary on the north Lincolnshire coast, a wide range of…

Mersey Narrows

…yllum spicatum whilst the fringing vegetation is characterised by sea club rush Bolboschoenus maritimus, red goosefoot Chenopodium rubrum and spear leaved orache Atriplex prostrate. A strip of saltmarsh occurs along the western edge of the saltwater lagoon. Although inundation i…

Lewes Brooks

…rticularly characteristic of the sesaline conditions, as also are sea club rush Bolboschoenus maritimus and glaucous bulrush Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani. The waterbodies to the north of Southease are of great entomological interest supporting several rare flies such as Lejops …

Moorlinch

… flora which includes water plantain Alisma plantago-aquatica and sea club rush Bolboschoenus maritimus. The channels and bank sides support a rich fauna; rare species include the water beetle Hydrophilus piceus and the soldier fly Odontomyia ornata. Large populations of dragonfl…

Arfordir Pen-bre / Pembrey Coast

…the Gwendraeth is the extensive transitional zone, dominated by sea rush Juncus maritimus. Associated species include sea plantain Plantago maritima, common sea lavender Limonium vulgare, together with more localised plants such as parsley water-dropwort Oenanthe lachenalii. The …

Eden Estuary

…ing the mudflats are locally extensive areas of brackish swamp of sea club-rush Bolboschoenus maritimus and other reedswamp types. In places, these brackish swamps are transitional to freshwater swamp or fen with characteristic species such as hemlock water-dropwort Oenanthe croc…

Big Pool & Browarth Point(St Agnes)

…ce reflected by the presence of saltmarsh rush Juncus gerardi and sea club rush Bolboschoenus maritimus around the margins of both pools. The adjacent short wet grassland contains a rich and diverse flora including western clover Trifolium occidentale, suffocated clover Trifolium…

The Moors

…ensa. In the north where the drains have a more saline character, sea club-rush Bolboschoenus maritimus and bulrush Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani are frequent. Sallow Salix cinerea and common gorse scrub is frequent along the sides of some of the drains. Woodland, confined to th…

Aber Taf / Taf Estuary

…nated by various mixtures of sea aster, common saltmarsh-grass, sea rush Juncus maritimus and red fescue Festuca rubra. Characteristic associates throughout these communities include sea plantain Plantago maritima, sea arrowgrass Triglochin maritimum, sea-milkwort Glaux maritima …

Hanningfield Reservoir

…t community, including several uncommon Essex plants, such as golden dock Rumex maritimus and marsh dock Rumex palustris, and, unusually for an inland site, sea aster Aster tripolium. A 1982 survey revealed the first Essex record for the rare liverwort Riccia cavernosa, dominant…

Pitsea Marsh

…almost exclusively by common reed Phragmites australis, with some sea club rush Bolboschoenus maritimus reflecting the brackish quality of the water. Sea milkwort Glaux maritima is frequent along the margins. The Fleet supports a typical breeding bird community which includes lar…

Foulness

…borrow dykes and island ditches also support a distinctive flora. Sea club rush Bolboschoenus maritimus and common reed Phragmites australis are generally dominant, whilst nationally uncommon plants include soft hornwort Ceratophyllum submersum and spiral tasselwood Ruppia cirrho…

Ballycastle Coalfield

… extensive, it contains species typical of such habitat including sea club rush Bolboschoenus maritimus interspersed with sea milkwort Glaux maritima, sea arrowgrass Triglochin maritimum and saltmarsh rush Juncus gerardii. https://www.daera-ni.gov.uk/publications/ballycastle-coa…

Morfa a Chraig Cwm Ivy / Cwm Ivy Marsh and Tor

…the lachenalii, grey club-rush Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani and sea club-rush Bolboschoenus maritimus. A number of notable plant species are present, including brackish water-crowfoot Ranunculus baudotii, thread-leaved water-crowfoot Ranunculus trichophyllus, sharp rush Juncus …

Severn Estuary

… marshes have small stands of common reed Phragmites australis or sea club rush Bolboschoenus maritimus. Corn parsley Petroselinum segetum, a European rarity, occurs within the site. The fluctuating salinity and highly mobile sediments with consequent high turbity limits the bent…

Wylde Moor, Feckenham

…dowsweet Filipendula ulmaria. The presence at this inland site of sea club rush Bolboschoenus maritimus is unusual. In places a tall fen vegetation occurs, in which common reed Phragmites australis is dominant. A small fringe of damp alder Alnus glutinosa woodland has developed a…

Dee Estuary / Aber Afon Dyfrdwy

…ese are dominated usually by common reed Phragmites australis and sea club-rush Bolboschoenus maritimus. On the Welsh shoreline this habitat feature is limited to areas around Connah’s Quay and to the south east of Flint. In North East Wales, swamp vegetation is scarce generally …

Munlochy Bay

…h fringe supports characteristic plants with large populations of sea club rush Bolboschoenus maritimus and saltmarsh flat sedge Blysmus rufus. Locally on the south side of the bay reed beds and brackish fen occur in close proximity to the saltmarsh. Although not notified natural…

Tamar - Tavy Estuary

…Triglochin maritimum, english scurvy grass Cochlearia anglica and sea club-rush Bolboschoenus maritimus. Small beds of common cord-grass Spartina anglica have become established locally. Two nationally scarce species of grass are known from the site: stiff saltmarsh-grass Puccine…

Lincegrove and Hackett's Marshes

…m vulgare, thrift Armeria maritima, sea aster Aster tripolium and sea club rush Bolboschoenus maritimus form a mixed community on the higher marsh levels and at the landward margin, the marshes grade either to a sea couch Elytrigia atherica or reed Phragmites australis zone. Reed…

Arun Banks

…nd reed canary grass and include plants of brackish water such as sea club rush Bolboschoenus maritimus, glaucous bulrush Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani and the nationally uncommon hybrid Schoenoplectus lacustris sub species tabernaemontani x triqueter, a plant which is now restr…

Holborough to Burham Marshes

…itches tend to be fairly brackish and also contain plants such as sea club rush Bolboschoenus maritimus and soft hornwort Ceratophyllum submersum which are tolerant of these conditions. Those of Holborough Marshes on the western bank are less brackish; opposite leaved pondweed Gr…

Shotton Lagoons and Reedbeds

…on characterised by Phragmites australis and to a lesser extent, sea club rush, Bolboschoenus maritimus and reedmace Typha latifolia. At the western end, a large Phragmites australis reedbed occurs. This reedbed varies in composition from stands almost totally dominated by Phragm…

Swanpool

… reed Phragmites australis swamp and reed-beds, the occurrence of sea-club rush Bolboschoenus maritimus is indicative of the brackish conditions. The reed-beds merge into wet willow woodland or Salix carr, dominated by grey willow Salix cinerea and occasional alder Alnus glutinos…

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