Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Compton Chine to Steephill Cove

… vulgaris grassland NVC CG1, Festuca ovina Avenula pratensis grassland NVC CG2, Bromus erectus grassland NVC CG3, Brachypodium pinnatum grassland NVC CG4 and Bromus erectus Brachypodium pinnatum grassland NVC CG5. General description Geology This site comprises steep coastal sl…

Barton Bushes

…mixture of types characteristic of the Cotswolds; with patches of upright brome Bromus erectus and of upright brome tor grass Bromus erectus Brachypodium pinnatum turf. Besides upright brome and tor grass there are typical lime loving grasses such as meadow oat grass Avenula prat…

Holly Court Bank

…ble and re-seeded pasture. It supports one of the few Oxfordshire examples of a Bromus erectus Brachypodium pinnatum grassland community and also has a large colony of the rare meadow clary Salvia pratensis, a species listed in the British Red Data Book of Vascular Plants. Holly …

Barnsley Warren

… of two types that are characteristic of the Cotswolds. These are upright brome Bromus erectus grassland and the upright brome -tor grass Bromus erectus Brachypodium pinnatum grassland. A 1993 survey of 200 Cotswold grasslands found that Barnsley Warren was one of the top ten sit…

Yarnbury Castle

…s of sheep. The grassland is dominated by the typical form of the upright brome Bromus erectus community, in contrast to nearby Parsonage Down National Nature Reserve where this vegetation type is absent. In all, 16 species of grass and sedge are recorded; with upright brome Brom…

Mynydd Marian

…um is also common. The most extensive calcareous grassland community present is Bromus erectus grassland, the majority of which is located on the ridge top and adjoining south-west facing slopes. The low level of grazing is one of the most important factors which has enabled this…

Westfield Farm Chalk Bank

… reflected by the diverse flora. Most of the site is dominated by upright brome Bromus erectus, but locally tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum forms an unbroken sward. Small areas of improved grassland with perennial rye grass Lolium perenne and crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatu…

Kingley Vale

… development of a significant field layer, but open areas support upright brome Bromus erectus and wild strawberry Fragaria vesca. Woodland on the clay with flints of the plateau is variable and of mature woodland of ash with pedunculate oak Quercus robur or of younger woodland …

Porton Down

…lla vulgaris and Holcus lanatus Trifolium repens sub communities. Upright brome Bromus erectus grassland typical subcommunity and the Festuca rubra - Schedonorus arundinaceus sub community. Downy oat Avenula pubescens grassland, Dactylis glomerata Briza media and the Potentilla r…

Grangelands & Pulpit Hill

…ree main communities are represented in which the key species are upright brome Bromus erectus, tall oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius and sheep's fescue Festuca ovina. The Bromus grassland occurs mainly to the north of the main bridleway, Arrhenatherum to the south where it is lar…

Llanddulas Limestone and Gwrych Castle Wood

…d at the expense of the herbs. In those parts where grazing has become relaxed, Bromus erectus grassland dominates. This occupies some of the plateaux at Craig y Forwyn. It tends to be rank and dominated by upright brome, B. erectus with sheep’s fescue, red fescue and relatively …

Helmdon Disused Railway

…practices. The steeper slopes of the cutting are characterised by upright brome Bromus erectus grassland supporting a wide variety of herbs including dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis, common spotted orchid Dac…

Oxhouse Farm

…ls favouring a limestone flora. The grassland is characterised by upright brome Bromus erectus and tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum which are found together with typical calcicolous species such as quaking grass Briza media and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. The banks of the railway…

Willingdon Down

…ribution also occur. The grasses sheep's fescue Festuca ovina and upright brome Bromus erectus dominate the sward in association with squinancywort Asperula cynanchica, dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule, eyebright Euphrasia nemorosa, autumn gentian Gentianella amarella, fairy flax Lin…

Wormsley Chalk Banks

…arm Banks, on slightly deeper soils, have coarser grasses such as upright brome Bromus erectus, tall oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius and cock's foot Dactylis glomerata. These too contain a wealth of chalk flowers, but here the taller and more robust herbs are favoured such as gre…

Bourton Down

…ntains abundant tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum while in one area upright brome Bromus erectus becomes dominant. The unimproved grassland occurs on the steepest slope in the centre of the field and is bordered by semi improved vegetation. Dense hawthorn scrub and patches of gorse…

Broughton Far Wood

…n the quarry are dominated by tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum and upright brome Bromus erectus, but there is also herb rich limestone grassland containing rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, wall germander Teucrium chamaedrys, marjoram Origanum vulgare, saw wort Serratula tinctor…

Brown's Folly

…he scrub grades into unimproved calcareous grassland dominated by upright brome Bromus erectus, sheep's fescue Festuca ovina and meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis. Glaucous sedge Carex flacca and spring sedge Carex caryophyllea are widespread. Herbs of interest include musk this…

Camp Down

… grasses and sedges have been recorded, with red fescue F. rubra, upright brome Bromus erectus, quaking grass Briza media, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha and glaucous sedge Carex flacca frequent. A high proportion of the turf is made up of herbs, with dwarf thistle Cirsium…

Copper Hill

…es have a rich and varied limestone flora, with grasses including upright brome Bromus erectus, tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum and quaking grass Briza media and associated herbs including horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, common rock rose Heliant…

Hills and Holes and Sookholme Brook, Warsop

…us polytrichus, while the limestone grassland is characterised by upright brome Bromus erectus, sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina and tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum. The grassland community includes populations of such plants as rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, dyer’s greenweed, G…

High Barn, Oxcombe

…ntroduce considerable variation to the overall local dominance of upright brome Bromus erectus, tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum, sheeps fescue Festuca ovina, quaking grass Briza media and meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis. The south west facing slope has an abundance of wild thy…

High Dyke

…and, managed by mowing rather than grazing. Grass species such as upright brome Bromus erectus, false oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius, tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum and red fescue Festuca rubra tend to dominate, with characteristic herbs including dropwort Filipendula vulgaris,…

Holland Hall (Melbourn) Railway Cutting

…ined to only a very few examples. The grassland is largely of the upright brome Bromus erectus type but sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, quaking grass Briza media and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens all assume local dominance. Many parts of the cutting are unstable and the raw,…

Harton Down Hill

…blue moor grass Sesleria caeruleae, quaking grass Briza media and upright brome Bromus erectus also occur. The community is herb rich and includes glaucous sedge Carex flacca, greater knapweed Centaurea scabiosa, yarrow Achillea millefolium, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, lady’…

Westwell Gorse

…and ever since. The surviving herb rich grassland is dominated by upright brome Bromus erectus and contains a range of flowering plants characteristic of unimproved limestone grassland. These include basil thyme Acinos arvensis, pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis, carline th…

Homefield Wood

…g and including the Chiltern gentian Gentianella germanica, upright brome grass Bromus erectus, glaucous and wood sedges Carex flacca and C. sylvatica, cowslip Primula veris, rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata, dwarf and carline thistles …

Ancaster Valley

… through scrub to woodland. Biology The dominant grasses include upright brome Bromus erectus and tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum. quaking grass Briza media is abundant. Scarce plants include two not found elsewhere in Lincolnshire and one at its most northerly site in great Bri…

Woldingham & Oxted Downs

…nd only in Britain. Where the sward is taller, it is dominated by upright brome Bromus erectus, wood false brome Brachypodium sylvaticum and tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum. Other plants include salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare, common spotted o…

Batcombe Down

…locally dominated by red or sheep's fescue Festuca rubra / ovina, upright brome Bromus erectus and cock's foot Dactylis glomerata, are of particular interest for orchids. Common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii is abundant, bee orchid Ophrys apifera and pyramidal orchid Anacam…

Bonemills Hollow

… communities are characterised by the presence of such grasses as upright brome Bromus erectus and tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum. Characteristic herbs include dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, rock rose Helianthemum nummularium and pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis. Marsh co…

Box Farm Meadows

…mestone. The calcareous grassland is dominated by grasses such as upright brome Bromus erectus, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, cock's foot Dactylis glomerata and creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera with associated species such as common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium,…

Walton and Ivythorn Hills

…n grades into species rich unimproved calcareous grassland of the upright brome Bromus erectus type. Herbs of interest include wild carrot Daucus carota, wild parsnip Pastinaca sativa, greater knapweed Centaurea scabiosa, dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule, woolly thistle Cirsium eriop…

Lewes Downs

…. Here the sward is dominated by sheep's fescue Festuca ovina and upright brome Bromus erectus grasses which form a springy turf with an abundance of characteristic herbs of chalk grassland. Salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa, yellow wort Blacks…

Dover to Kingsdown Cliffs

… the grassland is dominated by tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum or upright brome Bromus erectus, though there are numerous areas of species rich open grassland with a range of typical chalk turf grass and herb species. These include sheep's fescue Festuca ovina, salad burnet Poter…

Pincombe Down

…dow oat grass Avenula pratensis are abundant, while in some areas upright brome Bromus erectus also occurs. Sedges present include spring sedge Carex caryophyllea, glaucous sedge Carex flacca and the nationally restricted dwarf sedge Carex humilis, which is widespread and often a…

Purple Hill

…s of chalk grassland, scrub and woodland. The grassland is of the upright brome Bromus erectus, sheep's fescue Festuca ovina type and is extremely herb rich, with one nationally rare plant species occurring. Among the many chalk downland herbs to be found here are salad burnet Po…

Swain's Wood

…resent, there are parts where a more mixed canopy prevails. Upright brome grass Bromus erectus dominates the grassland which contains numerous typical chalkland species such as sheep's fescue Festuca ovina, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba and horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa.…

Odstock Down

…edia and crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha are widespread and upright brome Bromus erectus is abundant in some areas. Glaucous sedge Carex flacca is a constant component of the turf while both spring sedge Carex caryophyllea and the nationally restricted dwarf sedge Carex hum…

Greetham Meadows

…Cynosurus cristatus, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and upright brome Bromus erectus. They support a range of typical plants including downy oat grass Avenula pubescens, quaking grass Briza media, cowslip Primula veris, adder's tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum, pepper saxif…

Juniper Hill, Edgeworth

…with ungrazed neglected calcareous grassland consisting mainly of upright brome Bromus erectus with other plants such as tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium and old man’s beard Clematis vitalba. Regenerating oak and birch are also present. Is…

Dunstable and Whipsnade Downs

…nd frog orchid Coeloglossum viride. The grassland is dominated by upright brome Bromus erectus, with other grass species characteristic of calcareous grassland such as sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, quaking grass Briza media and crested dog’s…

Stevington Marsh

…e marshy grassland. The characteristic flora includes the grasses upright brome Bromus erectus and quaking grass Briza media with a variety of herbs such as small scabious Scabiosa columbaria, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, dwarf thistle Cirsium acaulen, fairy flax Linum cath…

Morgan's Hill

…oped on the dry slopes and thin chalk soils, largely dominated by upright brome Bromus erectus, but with other grasses and sedges such as quaking grass Briza media, tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum, sheep's fescue Festuca ovina, spring sedge Carex caryophyllea and glaucous sedge C…

Luffenham Heath Golf Course

…e grasslands are dominated by tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum and upright brome Bromus erectus and contain such characteristic plants as small scabious Scabiosa columbaria, horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa, purple milk vetch Astragalus danicus and rock rose Helianthemum nummula…

Streatley Warren

…ies forming a close knit turf, particularly in well grazed areas. Upright brome Bromus erectus is abundant in less grazed areas. Herbs common and widespread over the area include glaucous sedge Carex flacca, hoary plantain Plantago media, stemless thistle Cirsium acaule, rough ha…

Starling Bank

… from calcareous lime rich grassland at the top, characterised by upright brome Bromus erectus, to crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus and common knapweed Centaurea nigra mesotrophic neutral grassland near the stream. The transition between these two communities is of particul…

Therfield Heath

…ed to grassland. The remaining unimproved pasture is dominated by upright brome Bromus erectus and red fescue Festuca rubra. There is a rich assemblage of herbs including such rarities as pasque flower Pulsatilla vulgaris which occurs in abundance at Church Hill, spotted cat's ea…

Cherry Hinton Pit

…n the quarry areas. The chalk grassland is dominated by the grass upright brome Bromus erectus and holds a number of the nationally rare plants as well as typical chalk land species such as wild thyme Thymus praecox, yellow wort Blackstonia perfoliata and kidney vetch Anthyllis v…

Twywell Gullet

…nds and scrub in the bottom of the cutting. The grassland closely resembles the Bromus erectus Brachypodium pinnatum upright brome tor grass type, with more ruderal communities on the steeper slopes often dominated by species such as mouse eared hawkweed Pilosella officinarum or …

Totternhoe Knolls

…Briza media and crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus. Elsewhere upright brome Bromus erectus becomes the dominant grass. Flowering plants characteristic of chalk grassland are abundant and include kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria, horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa, large thym…

Walton Common

…’s fescue meadow, oat grass Festuca ovina – Avenula pratensis and upright brome Bromus erectus community types. Commonly occurring species include, sheep’s fescue, spring sedge, salad burnet, upright brome, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, glaucous sedge Carex flacca, st…

Orwell Clunch Pit

… the steep slopes of the chalk pit are particularly species rich. Upright brome Bromus erectus is frequent and there is a good range of herbs including kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria, horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa, spiny rest-harrow Ononis spinosa and wild thyme Thymus pr…

Monk's Dale

…ch in meadow oat and glaucous sedge but with a local abundance of upright brome Bromus erectus, a species uncommon in Derbyshire. Taller ungrazed grasslands are dominated by oat grass with lesser knapweed Centaurea nigra and greater knapweed C. scabiosa. The stream running throug…

Eggardon Hill & Luccas Farm

…ted by the taller grasses, particularly red fescue Festuca rubra, upright brome Bromus erectus and locally, tall oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius. Other areas, dominated by sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina and glaucous sedge Carex flacca are rich in herbs. Here, squinancywort Asperula…

Firle Escarpment

…lygala calcarea and the grasses, sheep's fescue Festuca ovina and upright brome Bromus erectus. Taller grasslands are dominated by upright brome, tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum and false oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius. A number of unusual chalk downland plants occur on the site…

Kingston Escarpment & Iford Hill

…ithin a short sward dominated by sheep's fescue Festuca ovina and upright brome Bromus erectus grasses. As the site levels out at the top of the scarp and on the valley floor species diversity decreases and plants characteristic of more fertile soils occur, including Italian rye …

Aldbury Nowers

…y red fescue Festuca rubra and sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, with upright brome Bromus erectus, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis and downy oat grass Helicotrichon pubescens all common. There is a rich assemblage of herb species, including…

Queendown Warren

…lope of a dry chalk valley. The grassland is largely dominated by upright brome Bromus erectus and sheep's fescue Festuca ovina with numerous plants characteristic of grazed but otherwise undisturbed chalk grassland. Among the more interesting species are chalk milkwort Polygala …

St. Catherine's Hill

…ccupying the north facing slope of the adjoining dry valley. Here upright brome Bromus erectus and meadow fescue Schedonorus pratensis are abundant, with a variety of tall herbs, including wild carrot Daucus carota, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, perforate St. John's wort Hyperi…

Red Hill

…es the site its name. The turf is typically dominated in parts by upright brome Bromus erectus and tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum in association with lime, requiring plants like salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, marjoram Origanum vulgare and burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifrag…

Stockbridge Down

…an area of young, regenerating juniper on a south facing slope of upright brome Bromus erectus grassland and probably of post myxomatosis age. The clay capping of the plateau supports an unusually advanced scrub of hawthorn, blackthorn Prunus spinosa and gorse Ulex europaeus with…

Great Casterton Road Banks

…. The scattered patches of open grassland are mostly dominated by upright brome Bromus erectus and tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum, with tall herbs such as sainfoin Onobrychis viciifolia, hedge bedstraw Galium album and field scabious Knautia arvensis. In shorter turf, characteri…

Roundway Down and Covert

… is dominated by a tall ungrazed chalk grassland of the upright brome tor grass Bromus erectus, Brachypodium pinnatum type. This gives rise to a tussocky sward where the taller chalk grassland herbs are well represented, including saw wort Serratula tinctoria, devil's bit scabiou…

Langley's Lane Meadow

…erata, red fescue Festuca rubra, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and upright brome Bromus erectus. Downy oat grass Avenula pubescens and quaking grass Briza media are particularly prominent at the northern end. Broadleaved plants present include greater burnet Sanguisorba officinali…

Brassey Reserve and Windrush Valley

…one grassland is dominated by tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum and upright brome Bromus erectus and has a good range of herb species including perfoliate pennycress Microthlaspi perfoliatum and unusually large amounts of purple milk vetch Astragalus danicus and bastard toadflax Th…

Totternhoe Chalk Quarry

…ep’s fescue Festuca ovina and meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis, upright brome Bromus erectus and tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum. A wide variety of other species occur on the site. These include yellow wort Blackstonia perfoliata, clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata, autum…

Southorpe Paddock

…tern England. The limestone grassland is dominated by the grasses upright brome Bromus erectus and false oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius. A range of typical limestone plants are present including purple milk vetch Astragalus danicus, clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata, rock…

Windmill Hill

… main grasses on the slopes are tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum and erect brome Bromus erectus. On the flatter areas at the top of the slope sheep's fescue Festuca ovina, meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis and quaking grass Briza media are more typical. These grassland communitie…

Heyshott Down

…sts of a short turf dominated by sheep's fescue Festuca ovina and upright brome Bromus erectus with taller patches of tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum and cock’s foot Dactylis glomerata. The community includes species such as round headed rampion Phyteuma orbiculare, musk orchid H…

Quarry Hangers

…ss intense, a taller sward is found, dominated by grasses such as upright brome Bromus erectus and wood false brome Brachypodium sylvaticum. All of the grassland in the central part of the site is of this type. In common with much North Downs grassland this area is not grazed and…

Draycott Sleights

…orded to date. The areas of calcareous grassland are dominated by upright brome Bromus erectus with common bent Agrostis capillaris, quaking grass Briza media, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, sheep's fescue Festuca ovina and downy oat grass Avenula pubescens occurring freq…

Arreton Down

…eing dominated by slender false brome Brachypodium sylvaticum and upright brome Bromus erectus. The disturbed ground and exposed chalk in the pits supports plants such as bee orchids Ophrys apifera and kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria. The areas of scattered scrub are dominated …

Woodnook Valley

…here the grazing has been less heavy, more coarse grasses such as upright brome Bromus erectus and tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum occur, but the typical limestone herbs such as greater knapweed Centaurea scabiosa, wild thyme Thymus praecox, fairy flax Linum catharticum and commo…

Stonesfield Common, Bottoms & Banks

… further steep banks. Stonesfield Common has a sward dominated by upright brome Bromus erectus and with a herb flora including field scabious Knautia arvensis, greater knapweed Centaurea scabiosa, lady's bedstraw Galium verum and pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis. A shorter…

Brockadale

…sides is dominated by chalk false brome Brachypodium pinnatum and upright brome Bromus erectus with a wealth of limestone species such as hoary plantain Plantago media, clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, yellow wort Blackstonia perfoliata, pu…

Great Cheverell Hill

…dge of Lower Chalk and 2 nearby combes. The sward is dominated by upright brome Bromus erectus and sheep's fescue Festuca ovina. Other grasses typically associated with calcium rich soils include quaking grass Briza media and crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha. Herbs are consp…

Seven Barrows

… sward is dominated by tall growing, coarse grasses, particularly upright brome Bromus erectus and tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum. Although the site is not grazed, parts are mown to encourage the herbs and smaller growing grasses such as sheep's fescue Festuca ovina, crested hai…

Coombe Hill

…haracteristic of the Cotswolds, being an example of the upright brome tor grass Bromus erectus Brachypodium pinnatum plant community. A survey of 200 Cotswold grasslands found that Coombe Hill ranked in the top ten sites for the abundance of herbs in the turf. It is closely graze…

Cotswold Commons and Beechwoods

…eas close to the woodlands. The swards are generally dominated by upright brome Bromus erectus, tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum and sheep's fescue Festuca ovina with quaking grass Briza media and a wide range of other flowering herbs. Typical plants include cowslips Primula veris…

Buttler's Hangings

…ocal insects are to be found. The grassland is dominated by upright brome grass Bromus erectus, but wood false brome Brachypodium sylvaticum is abundant in the vicinity of existing and cleared scrub. The disturbed ground around the rabbit burrows and at the edge of the beech wood…

Fleam Dyke

…and community is characterised by the presence of such species as upright brome Bromus erectus, meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis and crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha. Associated herbs include dropwort Filipendula vulgaris and purple milk vetch Astragalus danicus. Areas of …

Glyme Valley

…w a mill pond. The unimproved limestone grassland is dominated by upright brome Bromus erectus and although some sections are known to have been ungrazed for a number of years, they still retain a diverse assemblage of herbs. Ant hills are present and there are a number of plant …

St. Catherine's Valley

… upper steeper slopes of the valley system are dominated by upright brome grass Bromus erectus with a wide range of other grass species including sheep's fescue Festuca ovina, quaking grass Briza media and crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus. The herb component is especially d…

Homington and Coombe Bissett Downs

… meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis and longer sward dominated by upright brome Bromus erectus. Several other grasses are widespread throughout including quaking grass Briza media, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha and downy oat grass Avenula pubescens. Glaucous and spring se…

Newmarket Heath

…found in eastern England. It is characterised by the dominance of upright brome Bromus erectus and sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, with areas of meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis and tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum. Other grasses of interest include quaking grass Briza mediand cr…

Stonesby Quarry

…rassland and scrub. Areas of limestone grassland are dominated by upright brome Bromus erectus, tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum and cock's foot Dactylis glomerata, together with abundant quaking grass Briza media. The grassland is rich in herb species, characteristic constituents…

Treyford to Bepton Down

…ved chalk grassland dominated by sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina and upright brome Bromus erectus occurs throughout, with herbs such as round headed rampion Phyteuma orbiculare, horshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa and carline thistle Carlina vulgaris. Several species of orchid are pre…

Stratford Toney Down

…of the grassland is the sheep's fescue meadow oat grass type, but upright brome Bromus erectus achieves dominance in some areas. Quaking grass Briza media and crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, along with the sedges glaucous sedge Carex flacca and spring sedge Carex caryophyl…

Brimsdown Hill

…una vulgaris is found occasionally. An ungrazed area dominated by upright brome Bromus erectus and false oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius is one or the richest Wiltshire sites so far discovered for ground growing chalk mosses. Rhodobryum roseumis abundant on old ant hills and Scap…

Fontmell and Melbury Downs

…al occurrence in the county. Taller swards are often dominated by upright brome Bromus erectus and Wood false brome Brachypodium sylvaticum and contain greater knapweed Centaurea scabiosa in some abundance, occasionally parasitised by the local knapweed broomrape Orobanche elatio…

Middle Barton Fen

…he site. The sward is dominated by a mixture of Yorkshire fog and upright brome Bromus erectus with red fescue Festuca rubra, glaucous sedge Carex flacca and crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus. Other prominent species include woolly thistle Cirsium eriophorum, dwarf thistle C…

Sidling's Copse and College Pond

…d there is a bank of 2 hectares of calcareous grassland dominated by tall brome Bromus erectus which has over 120 vascular plant species recorded. These include many which, in Oxfordshire, are typically associated with the Corallian Beds, such as wild liquorice Astragalus glycyph…

Galley and Warden Hills

…ral practice. The unimproved calcareous grassland is dominated by upright brome Bromus erectus, with other typical grasses such as sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis and quaking grass Briza media locally abundant. Other plants characteristic of the b…

Cothill Fen

…racteristic of limestone banks in this region. It is dominated by upright brome Bromus erectus and supports a moderately rich flora including quaking grass Briza media, fairy flax Linum catharticum, dark mullein Verbascum nigrum, cowslip Primula veris and glaucous sedge Carex fla…

Wilmington Downs

… The grassland is of the sheep's fescue grass Festuca ovina upright brome grass Bromus erectus type and has developed over thin rendzina soils. In ungrazed areas scrub has developed and woodland is present in places on deeper soils at the foot of the escarpment. A range of slope …

Elmlea Meadows

…icular interest are the local meadow barley Hordeum secalinum and upright brome Bromus erectus, the latter being a species more usually found in calcareous grassland. Many herbs typical of alluvial meadows occur such as great burnet, pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus, meadow butterc…

Little Grubbins Meadow

…n 1841, the site has a well developed sward rich in herb species. upright brome Bromus erectus is the dominant grass, with crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and quaking grass Briza media conspicuous. The sward is herb rich with oxeye…

Fairmile Bottom

…he sward is dominated by sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina and upright brome grasses Bromus erectus, amongst which grow the herbs salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor and common milkwort Polygala vulgaris. To the south, the main area of grassland is compos…

Edge Common

…f Edge Common is dominated by tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum and upright brome Bromus erectus and is rich in other characteristic plant species. Other habitats include a small area of beech woodland, birch scrub and scattered trees and quarried areas. A characteristically rich a…

Bracknell Croft

… the remainder of the site is covered by tall grassland with much upright brome Bromus erectus among the fescues. Smaller cat's tail Phleum bertolonii and false oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius are frequent here, with herbs such as devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis, harebell …

Burcombe Down

…air grass Koeleria macrantha, meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis, upright brome Bromus erectus and quaking grass Briza media are widespread. The glaucous sedge Carex flacca and spring sedge Carex caryophyllea also frequently occur but herbs make up a high proportion of the turf. …

Cinquefoil Brow and Wood Dale

…of both southerly and westerly aspects. The sward is dominated by upright brome Bromus erectus and sheep's fescue Festuca ovina with species such as common knapweed Centaurea nigra, common bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus, salad burnet Pote…

Croker's Hole

…d species diversity of this site. The site is dominant overall by upright brome Bromus erectus, although tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum is locally an important component of the sward. The south facing slopes, overlying thin rendzina soils, support a complex mosaic of short and …

Debdale Meadow, Muston

…rass Anthoxanthum odoratum and red fescue Festuca rubra, although upright brome Bromus erectus is locally abundant on the drier ridges. Common bent Agrostis capillaris, common knapweed Centaurea nigra, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, common bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, c…

West Woodhay Down

…ng down the county boundary. The bank is now largely dominated by upright brome Bromus erectus but supports a species rich community of typical downland herbs with several species of orchid. Species present include yellow wort Blackstonia perfoliata, autumn hawkbit Scorzoneroide…

Lower Saleway Farm Meadows

…uca rubra, quaking grass Briza media and crested dog’s tail, with upright brome Bromus erectus locally frequent. There is a substantial cover of herbs, particularly rosette species, including agrimony Agrimonia eupatoria, cat’s ear Hypochaeris radicata, smooth hawk’s beard Crepi…

Baverstock Juniper Bank

…e grassland surviving in glades amongst the scrub is dominated by upright brome Bromus erectus growing with tall chalk herbs such as salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria and lady's bedstraw Galium verum. Marjoram Origanum vulgare and yellow rattle…

Moulsford Downs

…horum. The mid slope flora includes sheep's fescue Festuca ovina, upright brome Bromus erectus, quaking grass Briza media, horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa, bastard toadflax Thesium humifusum, clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata and chalk milkwort Polygala calcarea. The ba…

Highclere

…s in the diversity of the semi natural grassland characterised by upright brome Bromus erectus with sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, glaucous sedge Carex flacca, common bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, cowslip Primula veris, common knapweed Centaurea nigra and agrimony Agrimo…

Porter's Lodge Meadows

…ition towards a more calcareous grassland community, dominated by upright brome Bromus erectus and tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum. The change in the grassland community reflects that in the underlying geology, as the oolitic limestone, overlain by boulder clay over much of the s…

Clarborough Tunnel

…ough which the tunnel has been cut. The grassland is dominated by upright brome Bromus erectus and tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum, with red fescue Festuca rubra and glaucus sedge Carex flacca locally abundant. The sward is herb rich containing such characteristic plants as hoary…

Lullington Heath

… vulgaris. The chalk grassland is dominated by sheep's fescue and upright brome Bromus erectus. Abundant species include salad burnet, fairy flax Linum catharticum, wild basil Clinopodium vulgare and basil thyme Acinos arvensis. Burnt orchid Neotinea ustulata and bee orchid Ophry…

Bowerchalke Downs

…blade Neottia ovata. Where the sward has been more lightly grazed upright brome Bromus erectus, hairy oat grass Avenula pubescens, cock's foot Dactylis glomerata and false oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius become more predominant. Associated with these are herbs such as yellow ratt…

Rack Hill

…se butterfly population. The lightly grazed sward is dominated by upright brome Bromus erectus and tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum. Coarse, relatively species poor, grassland grades into areas of shorter turf with many typical limestone grassland herbs. Dwarf thistle Cirsium acau…

Burley Dene Meadows

…nosurus cristatus, which is also nationally scarce and declining. Upright brome Bromus erectus and quaking grass Briza media are frequent in these areas, reflecting a calcareous influence on the soil chemistry. Herbs present include cowslip Primula veris, common bird's foot tref…

Ryhall Pasture and Little Warren Verges

…acterised by the predominance of tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum, upright brome Bromus erectus and red fescue Festuca rubra, with quaking grass Briza media and cock’s foot Dactylis glomerata also frequent. The rich herb flora is notable for the abundance of such typical species a…

Salisbury Plain

…West are ungrazed. A large proportion of Salisbury Plain supports upright brome Bromus erectus species rich grassland, within which a continuous floristic variation is seen. A widespread type on the Plain is characterised by an abundance of red fescue Festuca rubra, crested hair …

Taynton Quarries

…ium pinnatum. The short sward contains quaking grass Briza media, upright brome Bromus erectus and a wide range of herbs including chalk milkwort Polygala calcarea, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, large thyme Thymus pulegioides and green winged o…

Bradenham Woods, Park Wood & The Coppice

…single juniper. The grasslands themselves are dominated either by upright brome Bromus erectus or tall oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius, the former generally more species rich. The main invertebrate interest is concentrated along the lower edges of the woods. Twenty eight species…

Sudborough Green Lodge Meadows

…weed lady’s bedstraw sub community. In discrete areas an uncommon upright brome Bromus erectus occurs. The smaller meadow is of a semi improved but herb rich character and is managed similarly. The major grassland type has a widespread distribution in Britain though centred on th…

Claxby Chalk Pit

… grassland is dominated by characteristic chalk downland species, upright brome Bromus erectus and red fescue Festuca rubra with meadow oak Avenula pratensis, tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum and quaking grass Briza media locally common. Within this sward are numerous herbs each a…

Mole Gap to Reigate Escarpment

…tuca ovina, quaking grass Briza media and, in taller areas, upright brome grass Bromus erectus, tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum and slender false brome grass Brachypodium sylvaticum. Typical herbs include salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, yellow wort Blackstonia perfoliata and f…

Reed Hill

…he limestone grassland on the south facing slopes is dominated by upright brome Bromus erectus with sheep's fescue Festuca ovina frequent in patches closely grazed by rabbits. The flora of these slopes includes wild thyme Thymus praecox, rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, fairy …

Cleeve Common

… taller communities dominated by tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum, upright brome Bromus erectus and meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis. Calcicole lime loving plants are widespread, including burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria, horseshoe vetch…

Upton Coombe

…a. 18.3 ac. Description Upton Coombe is a herb rich calcareous grassland of the Bromus erectus,Briza upright brome type. This type of grassland has a restricted distribution both nationally and within the county of Avon. In this valley location the calcareous grassland is associa…

Upton Cow Down

…n chalk grassland community present is characterised by the grass upright brome Bromus erectus with many herbs characteristic of lime rich areas such as squinancywort Asperula cynanchica, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa and chalk milkwort Pol…

Inkpen and Walbury Hills

… grass Trisetum flavescens. Another species typical of grassland, upright brome Bromus erectus, occurs locally and is dominant in ungrazed areas including the orad embankments and verges. Other herbs which are common and widespread over the site include glaucous sedge Carex flacc…

Cockleford Marsh

…taller neutral grassland. The limestone grassland is dominated by upright brome Bromus erectus, sheep's fescue Festuca ovina and tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum. Herbs present include devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis, burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga, mouse ear hawkwe…

Aston Rowant

… Hill and to the south of Bald Hill have communities dominated by upright brome Bromus erectus, typical of many calcareous soils in south and south east England. At Aston Rowant these areas contain Chiltern gentian Gentianella germanica, a plant largely restricted to the Chiltern…

Silbury Hill

…development of semi natural vegetation. The site is dominated by upright brome Bromus erectus and false oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius which are indicative of low levels of grazing. Herbs typical of a tall chalk sward occur commonly, including devil's bit scabious Succisa prate…

Halling to Trottiscliffe Escarpment

…The chalk grassland, on warm south facing slopes, is dominated by upright brome Bromus erectus and sheep's fescue Festuca ovina but supports many other plants which are characteristic of unimproved downland. Among these are dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule, chalk milkwort Polygala ca…

Lydden and Temple Ewell Downs

…ep's fescue Festuca ovina, creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera and upright brome Bromus erectus. Grazing pressure varies over the length of the site, resulting in a gradation within the habitat from a rank tor grass sward to a close cropped fescue grassland. The history of continu…

Swift's Hill

…ssland on south and west facing slopes. The sward is dominated by upright brome Bromus erectus with tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum and sheep's fescue Festuca ovina and contains a variety of other grasses and herbs. There is a small amount of scrub and young tree growth especiall…

Leckhampton Hill and Charlton Kings Common

…l ungrazed sward dominated by tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum and upright brome Bromus erectus with meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and quaking grass Briza media. Herb species present include salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, common r…

Stinchcombe Hill

…e present. The open grassland is characterised by a dominance of upright brome Bromus erectus, tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum and sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina. Quaking grass Briza media and glaucous sedge Carex flacca are frequent components of the sward. The numerous broad lea…

Moorsley Banks

…eadow oat grass Avenula pratensis with quaking grass Briza media, upright brome Bromus erectus and patches of blue moor grass Sesleria caerulea are dominant. The many species of herbs present include wild thyme Thymus praecox, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, fairy flax Linum c…

Blow's Down

…here chalk is overlain with clay. Skimpot Quarry is dominated by upright brome Bromus erectus and a range of characteristic chalk grassland species including meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis, kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria, squinancywort Asperula cynanchica, dwarf thistle C…

Portsdown

…gyna scrub is extensive and much of the grassland is dominated by upright brome Bromus erectus, a tall vigorous species which responds rapidly to lack of grazing. Areas of finer turf dominated by red rescue Festuca rubra, sheep's fescue Festuca ovina and a wide range of small her…

Oddy Hill and Tring Park

…eeding birds. Within the grassland the dominant grass species are upright brome Bromus erectus, false brome Brachypodium sylvaticum and quaking grass Briza media with abundant fescues Festuca sp. Frequent herbs include salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, small scabious Scabiosa co…

Hod and Hambledon Hills

…Festuca ovina with salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba and locally, upright brome Bromus erectus and wood false brome Brachypodium sylvaticum. On some slopes, mainly with southern aspects dwarf sedge Carex humilis, a plant of very restricted distribution is frequent and in places d…

Hackpen, Warren & Gramp's Hill Downs

…is dominated by red fescue Festuca rubra, but this is replaced by upright brome Bromus erectus on some middle and lower slopes. The herb flora includes horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule, autumn gentian Gent…

Steeple Langford Down

…re restricted in national distribution. On the north facing slope upright brome Bromus erectus becomes the dominant grass. The associated community comprises many of the afore mentioned herbs but has a greater proportion of grasses, including sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odora…

Ventnor Downs

…e site. Many of the open areas, however, have become dominated by upright brome Bromus erectus and other tall rank grasses due to lack of grazing pressure. These areas are also being actively invaded by chalk scrub and holm oak Quercus ilex. Over much of the site the junction bet…

Wolstonbury Hill

…ils on steep slopes. The grasses sheep's fescue Festuca ovina and upright brome Bromus erectus form a turf in which typical downland plants such as eyebright Euphrasia nemorosa, squinancywort Asperula cynanchica and marjoram Origanum vulgare are prominent. Rarer plants include ro…

Barton Hills

…ort turf to long coarse grass. The long grassland is dominated by upright brome Bromus erectus and the shorter turf, with abundant sheep’s fescue Festica ovina. This structural diversity in the sward ensures its value for many groups of insects. Typical herbs present are harebell…

Birchend

…y scarce as well as an area of calcareous grassland, dominated by upright brome Bromus erectus, which is likewise restricted in its national distribution. The woodland is in two distinct parts. One is an area of ash Fraxinus excelsior and field maple Acer campestre, coppice with …

Barnstone Railway Cutting

… a mosaic of long grassland and scrub. The former is dominated by upright brome Bromus erectus and false oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius, amongst which occur abundant black knapweed Centaurea nigra, wild carrot Daucus carota, quaking grass Briza media, field bindweed Convolvulus …

Tunstall Hills and Ryhope Cutting

…s support species rich Magnesian Limestone grassland dominated by upright brome Bromus erectus, blue moor grass Sesleria caeruleae, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, red fescue Festuca rubra, glaucous sedge Carex flacca and herbs such as common rock rose Helianthemum nummula…

Fishburn Grassland

…caerulea and small scabious Scabiosa columbaria and the second by upright brome Bromus erectus. Scrub communities form the remainder of the site. The major part of the site supports species rich grassland dominated by blue moor grass and small scabious, with other species includi…

Cleatham Quarry

…sland occurs on steep banks and flat terraces. It is dominated by upright brome Bromus erectus together with species such as greater knapweed Centaurea scabiosa, wild parsnip Pastinaca sativa, ploughman's spikenard Inula conyza, common bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, mous…

Hartslock

…ue Festuca ovina with areas of taller, coarser grass dominated by upright brome Bromus erectus, downy oat grass Avenula pubescens and tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum. More neutral grassland with smooth meadow grass Poa pratensis and cock's foot Dactylis glomerata occurs to the ea…

The Coombs, Hinton Parva

… meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis and longer sward dominated by upright brome Bromus erectus. Several other grasses are widespread throughout including quaking grass Briza media, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha and downy oat grass Avenula pubescens. Glaucous and spring se…

Otford to Shoreham Downs

… this grassland over much of the site which is dominated by upright brome grass Bromus erectus. This is still very diverse, supporting over a hundred plant species. Other plants in the sward include sheep's fescue grass Festuca ovina, red fescue Festuca rubra, bird's foot trefoil…

Clattinger Farm

…grasslands. Most frequent are creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, upright brome Bromus erectus, meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, although seldom is any one species dominant. S…

Folkestone Warren

…sheep's fescue Festuca ovina, tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum and upright brome Bromus erectus and a variety of herb species characteristic of chalk soils are present. These include early spider orchid Ophrys sphegodes and horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa, food plant of the lar…

Friar's Oven

…ds which support herb rich calcareous grassland classified as the upright brome Bromus erectus type. Such grassland has a restricted distribution within Somerset and also in a national context. The grasslands are on the Carboniferous Limestone of the Mendip hills with shallow, lo…

Dancersend

…l work. The grasslands consist of communities dominated by either upright brome Bromus erectus, wood false brome Brachypodium sylvaticum or tall oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius, as well as shorter swards of sheep's fescue Festuca ovina, all with an exceptionally rich associated f…

Wenlock Edge

…disturbed by quarrying. Some of these grasslands are dominated by upright brome Bromus erectus, a species virtually absent from the limestone grasslands of north west Shropshire where the only other area of significant limestone outcrops in the county occurs. Other abundant grass…

Powerstock Common and Wytherston Farm

…surus cristatus meadow (MG5); Festuca ovina -Avenula pratensis grassland (CG2), Bromus erectus grassland (CG3), Juncus subnodulosus-Cirsium palustre fen meadow (M22); Molinia caerulea-Cirsium dissectum fen meadow (M24) and Juncus effusus/acutiflorus -Galium palustre rush pasture …

Whitehorse Hill

… the south facing slope of Dragon Hill. There is a light cover of upright brome Bromus erectus and sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina together with rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule, wild thyme Thymus praecox, bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, horse…

Devil's Dyke

…eep grazing. The species rich grassland community is dominated by upright brome Bromus erectus and a range of typical chalk herbs are present including salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris and rock rose Helianthemum nummularium. Some uncommon plants su…

Saltbox Hill

…ssland is characteristed by a few oarse grass species, especially upright broom Bromus erectus and false brome Brachypodium sylvaticum. Within this sward there are a variety of other grasses typical of chalk soils such as quaking grass Briza media, meadow oat grass Avenula praten…

Starveall and Stony Down

…is an intimate mosaic of tall and short grassland with patches of upright brome Bromus erectus and cock's foot Dactylis glomerata growing among the fine sward of sheep's fescue Festuca ovina, smaller cat's tail Phleum pratense spp. bertolonii, red fescue Festuca rubra, meadow oat…

White Shute

…ds and insects, especially butterflies. The sward is dominated by upright brome Bromus erectus and other grasses including sheep's fescue Festuca ovina, crested hair grass Keoleria macrantha, downy oat grass Avenula pubescens and quaking grass Briza media. Also present are glauco…

Lardon Chase

…grassland on the Berkshire Downs in Berkshire. The grassland is mainly a coarse Bromus erectus dominated sward which is cattle grazed for part of the year. A good range of typical chalk grassland herbs is present including abundant marjoram Origanum vulgare, yellow wort Blackston…

Seaford to Beachy Head

…ce but the dominant species include sheep's fescue Festuca ovina, upright brome Bromus erectus, for grass Brachypodium pinnatum and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. A characteristic feature of the site is the unusual predominance of southern elements of the British flora, these inclu…

Penny Hill Bank

…e been recorded. Characteristically the dominant grass species is upright brome Bromus erectus, associated with yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, red fescue Festuca rubra and quaking grass Briza media. The herb component contains many locally uncommon species including autumn…

Fordon Chalk Grasslands

… hair grass Koeleria macrantha and areas of course grassland with upright brome Bromus erectus and cock's foot Dactylis glomerata. Many areas are extremely diverse botanically, with an abundance of characteristic herbs such as clustered bell flower Campanula glomerata, carline th…

Racecourse Farm Fields

…ontaining more than 30 flowering plant species in a square metre. Upright brome Bromus erectus, red fescue Festuca rubra, or tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum are the dominant grasses. Quaking grass Briza media, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina an…

Selsley Common

…traditionally managed by grazing, is dominated by grasses such as upright brome Bromus erectus and sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina with comparatively little tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum, a feature which distinguishes it from other similar grassland sites in the Cotswolds. A wide …

Swallow Wold

…terflies. Taller grasses like tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum and upright brome Bromus erectus dominate in small areas containing scarce herbs including dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba and betony Betonica officinalis. These provide food for the ab…

Wouldham to Detling Escarpment

…erium sanguisorba. Most of the grassland is taller, dominated by upright brome Bromus erectus with broadleaved plants including hairy violet Viola hirta, marjorum Origanum vulgare and cowslip Primula veris. Other plants in the grassland include, a number of orchids fragrant orch…

Dumsey Meadow

…lantain Plantago media, meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis, upright brome grass Bromus erectus and downy oat grass Avenula pubescens. Meadow crane's bill Geranium pratense has also been recorded. Burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga and strawberry clover Trifolium fragiferum occ…

Crickley Hill and Barrow Wake

…htly grazed and tall ungrazed tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum and upright brome Bromus erectus grassland. The species rich turf contains many calcicole lime loving herbs such as small scabious Scabiosa columbaria, clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata and chalk milkwort Polyga…

Hackhurst and White Downs

…e created a graduation of grassland types from areas dominated by upright brome Bromus erectus and tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum to areas of close cropped sheep's fescue Festuca ovina. Typical chalk grassland herbs, such as squinancywort Asperula cynanchica, yellow wort Blackst…

Ivinghoe Hills

…inear ditches and, on the sides of the deep coombe, Incombe Hole. upright brome Bromus erectus dominates, giving way locally to sheep's fescue Festuca ovina. The associated flora is very rich and includes plants whose small national populations are confined to the chalk in southe…

Honeybrook Farm

…e all frequent with occasional meadow barley Hordeum secalinum and meadow brome Bromus commutatus. Typical meadow herb species are abundant throughout the sward, particularly black knapweed Centaurea nigra, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus, oxeye da…

Otmoor

…erulea while the calcareous influence is shown by the presence of upright brome Bromus erectus, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris and dyer's greenweed Genista tinctoria. Herb rich swards in the southern half of the site are largely of crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus black knap…

Alpine Meadow

…ts together with patches of rougher grass and scattered ant hills upright brome Bromus erectus, false brome Brachypodium sylvaticum, sheep's fescue Festuca ovina and downy oat grass Avenula pubescens are the dominant grasses, with glaucous sedge Carex flacca equally abundant. Com…

Puckham Woods

…h east facing slopes. The grassland is a species rich upright brome – tor grass Bromus erectus – Brachypodium pinnatum plant community. Other characteristic grasses of the grazed sward include red fescue Festuca rubra, meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis and quaking grass Briza me…

Clayton to Offham Escarpment

…loped over thin rendzina soil on steep slopes and is of the upright brome grass Bromus erectus sheep's fescue grass Festuca ovina type although there is some local variation. Ungrazed areas have developed into scrub and then on to woodland. The escarpment is north facing and so …

Figsbury Ring

…e steep slopes facing all aspects and support a turf dominated by upright brome Bromus erectus, glaucous sedge Carex flacca and sheep's fescue Festuca ovina. Horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa and harebell Campanula rotundifolia are widespread while other chalk herbs, such as squ…

Holies Down

…and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens. Coarser grasses include upright brome Bromus erectus and tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum, two species characteristic of chalk downland, which are locally common over the site. Fewer grasses occur on the steeper south east facing slopes wh…

Knocking Hoe

…es aimed at preventing the spread of coarse grasses, particularly upright brome Bromus erectus, ensure the continuation of Knocking Hoe’s botanical interest. Sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina dominates the short springy turf in which squinancywort Asperula cynanchica, fairy flax Linum…

Hook Norton Cutting & Banks

…slopes of the southernmost section. The community is dominated by upright brome Bromus erectus, false oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius, common quaking grass Briza media and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. Common broadleaved species include field scabious Knautia arvensis, burnet saxi…

Holywell Banks

…art of the site, has a south western aspect and a short turf with upright brome Bromus erectus, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, downy oat grass Avenula pubescens, quaking grass Briza media and crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus. The many characteristic plants of limest…

Tilwick Meadow

…ce of several chalk loving species. These include grasses such as upright brome Bromus erectus and quaking grass Briza media, orchids including pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis and fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea, dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule and dropwort Filipendula v…

Cockey Down

…uellen Kickxia spuria, can also be found in this area. Patches of upright brome Bromus erectus occur in both sections. Fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea is especially abundant on this site, with a population of several thousand plants, while green winged orchid Anacamptis morio…

Cottam Well Dale

…hough coarser grasses such as tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum and upright brome Bromus erectus are present in the sward, they have generally been kept in check by grazing. The two southern banks are ungrazed and support a coarse growth of tor grass and oat grass Arrhenatherum ela…

Combe Bottom

…and the sward is dominated by tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum and upright brome Bromus erectus, with autumn gentian Gentianella amarella, wild basil Clinopodium vulgare, horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa and salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba. Although the invertebrates at this s…

Quarry Farm Meadow

…egetation conforms with the calcareous grassland characterised by upright brome Bromus erectus, with sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens abundant. Characteristic species of calcareous grassland …

Wotton Hill

…ding valuable transitional habitats. The turf is a closely grazed upright brome Bromus erectus and fescue Festuca spp. sward, with a range of typical calcareous grassland herbs present. The mosaic of scrub and grassland in the disused quarries provides a good habitat for butterfl…

King's Play Hill

Description King's Play Hill is a botanically rich example of upright brome Bromus erectus dominated chalk grassland and supports both locally and nationally rare species. Subsidiary areas of species rich scrub add to the interest. The site occupies a predominantly north wes…

Broadway Hill

…nated by sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina and red fescue F. rubra, with erect brome Bromus erectus and tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum. Quaking grass Briza media, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus and timothy Phleum pratense are also present in the sward. The herb community is …

Brickworth Down and Dean Hill

…unties. While some areas of chalk grassland are ungrazed allowing upright brome Bromus erectus to dominate, the majority of the sward is regularly grazed, with frequent sheep's fescue Festuca ovina, meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. Species indi…

Pike Corner

… burnet Poterium sanguisorba, tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum and upright brome Bromus erectus. The site is exceptionally rich in sedges, with spring, glaucous and hairy sedge Carex caryophyllea, flacca and hirta abundant on the drier ground; and common, carnation, brown, distant…

Gomm Valley

…n from grassland to woodland. The grassland is dominated by upright brome grass Bromus erectus, with an impressive variety of herbs including purging flax Linum catharticum, carline and stemless thistles Carlina vulgaris and Cirsium acaule, squinancywort Asperula cynanchica, smal…

Great Shuttlesfield Down

…site. The grassland is dominated by sheep's fescue Festuca ovina, upright brome Bromus erectus and tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum. The turf is kept short by cattle and sheep grazing and is rich in other plants. Several are more or less restricted to undisturbed chalk pastures, s…

Wookey Hole

…crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha are the most common grasses upright brome Bromus erectus, quaking grass Briza media and heath grass Danthonia decumbens are less frequent. glaucous sedge Carex flacca and spring sedge Carex caryophyllea occur in abundance. Herbs include wooll…

Lindrick Golf Course

…two commonest species are tor grass and upright brome Brachypodium pinnatum and Bromus erectus together with such typical lime loving plants as the carline thistle Carlina vulgaris, the stemless thistle Cirsium acaule on the northern limit of its range, small scabious Scabiosacol…

Knighton Downs & Wood

… oat grass Avenula pratensis and quaking grass Briza media, while upright brome Bromus erectus is a component of the more lightly grazed slopes. Glaucous sedge Carex flacca is common and the widespread abundance of the nationally scarce dwarf sedge Carex humilis is a striking fea…

Strawberry Banks

…assland is a particularly species rich example of the upright brome – tor grass Bromus erectus – Brachypodium pinnatum plant community. In addition to upright brome and tor grass the characteristic grasses red fescue Festuca rubra, sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina and quaking grass B…

Tudor Farm Bank

…alcareous limestone grassland community characterised by abundant upright brome Bromus erectus, a type which is nationally scarce and declining within Britain. The grassland supports many other species of grass and sedge including abundant sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, quaking gr…

Micklefield Meadow

…r of additional species more typical of calcareous grassland with upright brome Bromus erectus, meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis and glaucous sedge Carex flacca frequent in the sword. Lady’s bedstraw Galium verum is abundant and other calcicole lime loving herbs include fairy f…

Swinstead Valley

… generally short and although tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum and upright brome Bromus erectus are dominant, either in a mixture or as extensive patches of each, the characteristic herbs of limestone grassland are well represented. The more frequent herbs include common rock rose…

Bredon Hill

…s Brachypodium pinnatum, with other lime loving grasses including upright brome Bromus erectus, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, quaking grass Briza media and meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis. Herbs associated with this grassland include salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba,…

Flamborough Railway Cutting

…grass Arrhenatherum elatius, false brome Brachypodium sylvaticum, upright brome Bromus erectus and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, together with typical chalk herbs such as kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria, carline thistle Carlina vulgaris and burnet saxifrage Pimpinella s…

Roman Road

…grassland dominated by false oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius with upright brome Bromus erectus. The many herbs recorded include characteristic species such as salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris and wild carrot Daucus carota, together with harebell Ca…

Wytham Woods

…Festuca rubra and Festuca ovina, tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum, upright brome Bromus erectus and false oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius, but there are a large number of herbs characteristic of calcareous soils including common milkwort Polygala vulgaris, rock rose Helianthemum n…

West Yatton Down

…t scabious Succisa pratensis, tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum and upright brome Bromus erectus. Of special note are the populations of bastard toadflax Thesium humifusum, dyer's greenweed Genista tinctoria, bee orchid Ophrys apifera and musk orchid Herminium monorchis. The site i…

Winklebury Hill

… Briza media and meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis are frequent. Upright brome Bromus erectus occurs occasionally and tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum forms discrete patches on the only south east facing slope. 67 herb and sedge species have recently been recorded; salad burnet P…

Whitesheet Hill

…rass Avenula pratensis, glaucous sedge Carex flacca and in places upright brome Bromus erectus are major components of the turf, together with abundant herbs including salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, cowslip Primula veris and mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum. Growing w…

Maltby Low Common

…rs calcareous grassland in which tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum, upright brome Bromus erectus and quaking grass Briza media are conspicuous. Common herbs include the greater knapweed Centaurea scabiosa, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba and cowslip Primula veris, while the grass…

Common Hill

…ew remaining examples in Herefordshire. The sward is dominated by upright brome Bromus erectus associated with sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, quaking grass Briza media and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens. Many of the herbs found here are uncommon in the county, including wool…

Barnack Hills & Holes

…griculture. The grassland is of a tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum upright brome Bromus erectus type and there is a rich and varied flora with a number of species which are nationally scarce. Of particular note is the abundance of pasque flower Pulsatilla vulgaris. Many other spec…

Wilsford & Rauceby Warrens

…reat crested newts breed in one of the old water filled workings. Upright brome Bromus erectus, tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum, meadow oat Avenula pratensis and false oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius locally dominate the areas of taller grassland. Herbs commonly found in this swa…

Horse Field, Gilling

…redominantly arable farmland. It is notable for the prominence of upright brome Bromus erectus in the sward, in association with common bent Agrostis capillaris and, more locally, red fescue Festuca rubra. Cock's foot Dactylis glomerata, bulbous buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus, red…

Ham Hill

…opes in contrast with the taller vegetation on the flatter areas. Upright brome Bromus erectus is a major component of the lightly grazed sward which also includes sheep's fescue Festuca ovina and quaking grass Briza media and frequent typical downland herbs such as burnet saxifr…

Cley Hill

…and a deep east facing coombe. The downland sward is dominated by upright brome Bromus erectus with abundant red fescue Festuca rubra and sheep's fescue Festuca ovina. Much of this grassland is rich in chalk herbs with fairy flax Linum catharticum, yellow wort Blackstonia perfoli…

Hornsleasow Roughs

…s abundant tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum with lesser amounts of upright brome Bromus erectus and fescues Festuca spp. The nationally rare perfoliate pennycress Microthlaspi perfoliatum grows here together with other rare plants such as Curtis' mouse ear Cerastium pumilum, early…

Ebsbury Down

…mmunity. A lightly grazed area of taller vegetation, dominated by upright brome Bromus erectus, contains species such as wild basil Clinopodium vulgare and common valerian Valeriana officinalis. Scrub composed of hawthorn, wild privet, wayfaring tree and buckthorn occurs, while w…

Rough Bank, Miserden

… the Cotswolds. The grassland is characterised by an abundance of upright brome Bromus erectus, tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum and sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina with a range of lime loving calcicole plants such as autumn gentian Gentianella amarella, clustered bellflower Campanul…

Avenue Meadow

…ophyllea and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. However the presence of upright brome Bromus erectus and lady’s bedstraw Galium verum in patches indicates a transition to the lady’s bedstraw sub community. Tall fescue Schedonorus arundinaceus is frequent on damp ground. Locally uncommo…

Skendleby Psalter Banks

…waters is maintained by traditional management of sheep grazing. Upright brome Bromus erectus is the dominant grass species in an open sward which also includes sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra, quaking grass Briza media and wood false brome Bra…

Llanymynech and Llynclys Hills

…idlands owing to the scarcity of stemless thistle Cirsium acaule, upright brome Bromus erectus, tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum and meadow oat Avenula pratensis. Uncommon species occurring in grassland communities on this site include autumn lady’s tresses Spiranthes spiralis, fr…

Toyd Down and Quarry

…t facing downland slope, grazed by sheep and heavily dominated by upright brome Bromus erectus. The sward comprises species rich downland of the South Wiltshire type, with notable quantities of dwarf sedge Carex humilis, chalk milkwort Polygala calcarea, horseshoe vetch Hippocrep…

Clearbury Down

…uaking grass Briza media, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, upright brome Bromus erectus, glaucous sedge Carex flacca and spring sedge Carex caryophyllea. Dwarf sedge Carex humilis, a nationally restricted species, is found on the lower regions of the south facing slopes. T…

Long Knoll

…uccisa pratensis. The areas of longer vegetation are dominated by upright brome Bromus erectus but both tall fescue Schedonorus arundinaceus and downy oat grass Avenula pubescens are significant components. The species composition of the north facing slopes is somewhat different,…

Mid Colne Valley

…ea of chalk grassland and scrub in which downland grasses such as upright brome Bromus erectus and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens are abundant. Among these grasses typical chalk herbs occur including dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus, fairy flax…

Farthing Downs and Happy Valley

…nd north western sides of Happy Valley. The sward is dominated by upright brome Bromus erectus with quaking grass Briza media and other typical chalkland grasses. The herb flora is especially rich containing many species that are characteristic of unimproved chalk grassland but a…

Minchinhampton Common

…pport taller vegetation. The grassland throughout is dominated by upright brome Bromus erectus, tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum and sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina with quaking grass Briza media and crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus. A herb rich sward occurs all over the Common…

Aston Upthorpe Downs

…ld candytuft Iberis amara. The taller grassland, characterised by upright brome Bromus erectus, occurs in the western most block of Oven Bottom and in the ungrazed banks and scrub areas throughout the site. These grasslands contain a range of flowering plants typical of semi natu…

Bozeat Meadow

…air grass Koeleria macrantha, tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum and upright brome Bromus erectus, indicates the presence of a rare variant, restricted to a small part of the midlands. Scattered ant hills, a small spring with associated scrub and the mature hedgerows forming the bou…

Hay Wood and Tinkers' Coppice

…w remaining examples in Worcestershire. The sward is dominated by upright brome Bromus erectus associated with red fescue Festuca rubra, quaking grass Briza media and small amounts of tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum. Many of the herbs found here, though typical of such grassland,…

Anston Stones Wood

…an area of ungrazed species rich limestone grassland dominated by upright brome Bromus erectus and tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum but with species such as quaking grass Briza media, cowslip Primula veris, yellow wort Blackstonia perfoliata and yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor bein…

Thixen Dale and Long Dale

…hixen Dale contains a higher proportion of such coarse grasses as upright brome Bromus erectus and cock's foot Dactylis glomerata, although red and sheep's fescue are also abundant. Although not as herb rich as Long Dale, this field contains frequent clustered bellflower, field s…

Rushbeds Wood and Railway Cutting

…icative of the long continuity of tree cover, including the grasses hairy brome Bromus ramosa, wood poa Poa nemoralis and wood millet Milium effusum and herbs such as wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon, sanicle Sanicula europaea, primrose Primu…

Amberley Mount to Sullington Hill

…s much of the site. Grasses such as sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, upright brome Bromus erectus and meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis dominate a sward which contains many typical chalk herbs including yellow wort Blackstonia perfoliata, squinancywort Asperula cynanchica, common r…

Sheep's Banks

…ule and glaucous sedge Carex flacca, to ranker areas dominated by upright brome Bromus erectus with woolly thistle Cirsium eriophorum. Locally abundant species include quaking grass Briza media, wild thyme Thymus praecox, centaury Centaurium erythraea, yellow wort Blackstonia per…

Collyweston Quarries

…art of the East Midlands. The sward is species rich, dominated by upright brome Bromus erectus and tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum with downy oat grass Avenula pubescens and quaking grass Briza media. Among the locally uncommon herbs present are Dyer’s greenweed Genista tinctoria…

Shacklewell Hollow

…reous grassland, dominated by tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum and upright brome Bromus erectus. These swards include such characteristic plants as rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba and dropwort Filipendula vulgaris. Additional interest is provi…

Bloody Oaks Quarry

…ne. The sward is dominated by tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum and upright brome Bromus erectus and contains a rich characteristic flora including rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, yellow wort Blackstonia perfoliata and autumn gentian Gentianel…

Beeding Hill to Newtimber Hill

…cality and the grazing regime. The richest areas are dominated by upright brome Bromus erectus and fine leaved grasses such as sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina and crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha. Frog orchid Dactylorhiza viridis, round headed rampion Phyteuma orbiculare and py…

Chickengrove Bottom

…order. The grassland is a lightly grazed example of the upright brome tor grass Bromus erectus Brachypodium pinnatum community, but with some areas of predominantly red fescue Festuca rubra. In the former community a group of herbs which are associated with light grazing, such as…

Tolethorpe Road Verges

…oad, the verges are dominated by tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum, upright brome Bromus erectus and in places false oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius. They are rich in typical calcareous grassland herbs such as stemless thistle Cirsium acaule, common rock rose Helianthemum nummulari…

King's Cliffe Banks

…s. The limestone grassland is a floristically rich example of the upright brome Bromus erectus tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum grassland typical sub community. The full complement of species characteristic of this community are present. Of these, sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, dwa…

Folkestone to Etchinghill Escarpment

…king grass Briza media, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha and upright brome Bromus erectus. Many herbs characteristic of unimproved grassland are present such as horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, squinancywort Asperula cynanchica and smal…

Bull Cross, The Frith and Juniper Hill

… the site. Semi natural grassland on Juniper Hill is dominated by upright brome Bromus erectus with quaking grass Briza media, cock's foot Dactylis glomerata, cowslip Primula veris and other limestone herbs. Abundant orchids including the uncommon musk orchid Herminium monorchis …

Throope Down

…ly a sheep's fescue meadow oat grass community, in some areas the upright brome Bromus erectus community occurs. Other grasses and sedges commonly found are crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, quaking grass Briza media, glaucous sedge Carex flacca and spring sedge Carex caryop…

Deacon Hill

…s fescue Festuca ovina, false oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius and upright brome Bromus erectus in association with abundant herbs including species characteristic of chalk grassland such as common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, marjoram Origanum vulgare, clustered bellflower…

Bratton Downs

…es and more than twenty species of grasses. Over much of the site upright brome Bromus erectus predominates, buttor grass Brachypodium pinnatum becomes abundant in places and, in areas where grazing has been more intense, sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina and meadow oat grass Avenula …

Malvern Common

…h grassland occurs with crested hair-grass Koeleria macrantha and upright brome Bromus erectus. This type of grassland contains a wider range of herbs which include wild thyme Thymus praecox ssp. arcticus, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum and mouse-ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum.…

Cissbury Ring

…, the area round the old flint mines and the southern most field. Upright brome Bromus erectus forms a compact turf in which kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria, horse shoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa and yarrow Achillea millefolium are abundant; other components in the sward include …

Rodborough Common

…nd of the Common is dominated by tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum, upright brome Bromus erectus, sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina and quaking grass Briza media. On the level central areas a short sward is maintained by grazing and heavy public usage, while the slopes generally support…

Daneway Banks

…d and scrub habitats. The limestone grassland consists largely of upright brome Bromus erectus with tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum on steeper parts where ungrazed. The vegetation is tussocky with encroaching scrub while a shorter herb rich sward occurs in the grazed area. The ne…

The Malvern Hills

…h grassland occurs with crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha and upright brome Bromus erectus. This type of grassland contains a wider range of herbs which include wild thyme Thymus praecox ssp. arcticus, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum and mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum.…

Rodney Stoke

…land becomes more mesotrophic in character, where grasses such as upright brome Bromus erectus, downy oat grass Avenula pubescens and quaking grass are common. Herb species commonly present include cowslip Primula veris, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, rough hawkbit Leontodon his…

Aston Clinton Ragpits

…e. The grassland consists of mosaics of red fescue Festuca rubra, upright brome Bromus erectus, wood false brome Brachypodium sylvaticum and tall oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius. The first two form species rich swards maintained mainly by rabbits and walkers and containing cowsli…

Vessey Pasture Dale and Back Dale

…lope in Back Dale. Absence of grazing has favoured rank growth of upright brome Bromus erectus although the herbs salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus and dropwort Filipendula vulgaris are still abundant. The north facing slopes in Back Dale a…

Botley Down

…fescue meadow oat grass Festuca ovina Avenula pratensis type with upright brome Bromus erectus present in small amounts. A total of 16 species of grass have been recently recorded. Herbs make up a high proportion of the turf, with cowslip Primula veris, dwarf thistle Cirsium acau…

Wye and Crundale Downs

…tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum, sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina and upright brome Bromus erectus are the most abundant species, but the turf is rich in other typical downland plants. These include horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa, autumn gentian Gentianella amarella, cowslip Prim…

Pilch Fields

…ordeum secalinum, while the latter is especially rich, containing upright brome Bromus erectus, quaking grass Briza media and an unusual abundance of meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis, as well as, among the many herbs, stemless thistle Cirsium acaule, salad burnet Poterium sangu…

Honington Camp

…gy The banks are dominated by tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum and upright brome Bromus erectus. These are typical of base rich soils and are found with yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha and quaking grass Briza media. Herbs associated with…

Pewsey Downs

…Festuca ovina Avenula pratensis community, although in some areas upright brome Bromus erectus grassland is the dominant type. Many herbs characteristic of Wiltshire downland are widespread such as devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis, saw wort Serratula tinctoria, oxeye daisy …

Calstone and Cherhill Downs

…razed and ungrazed downland, the sward being largely dominated by upright brome Bromus erectus throughout, although tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum is widespread and locally abundant. Other grasses and sedges characteristic of the chalk which occur here are sheep’s fescue Festuca…

Cleadon Hill

… quaking grass Briza media, blue moor grass Sesleria caerulea and upright brome Bromus erectus also occur. The community is herb rich and includes eyebright Euphrasia nemorosa, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, black medick Medicago lupulina, h…

Riddlesdown

… have been maintained by rabbit grazing. The predominant grass is upright brome Bromus erectus with frequent red fescue Festuca rubra and quaking grass Briza media. Amongst the rich herb components are squinancywort Asperula cynanchica, yellow wort Blackstonia perfoliata, glaucou…

Castle Hill

…h in flowering plants and is of the sheep's fescue Festuca ovina, upright brome Bromus erectus type. Areas of tall grassland are dominated by tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum and are valuable for orthoptera grasshoppers and crickets, an invertebrate group for which the site is pos…

Monkswood Valley

…The grasslands vary in character with calcareous grassland of the upright brome Bromus erectus type on the steep slopes to the north and west of the site. Elsewhere the sward is of a more mesotrophic nature with the crested dog's tail – common knapweed Cynosurus cristatus – Centa…

Chanctonbury Hill

…iana. The chalk grassland is of the sheep's fescue Festuca ovina upright brome Bromus erectus type but tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum is dominant in places. Herbs found in the grassland include salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, marjoram Origanum…

Hollingbourne Downs

…kings. The sward is dominated by tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum, upright brome Bromus erectus and sheep's fescue Festuca ovina and a number of typical downland herbs are present. These include horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba and dwarf thistl…

Hog's Hole

…ircaea lutetiana. The surrounding rough grassland is dominated by upright brome Bromus erectus and false oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius. The scrub is inhabited by a number of breeding birds including willow warbler, garden warbler, lesser whitethroat, long tailed tit, yellowhamm…

Scratchbury & Cotley Hills

…ominated by sheep's fescue Festuca ovina, red fescue F. rubra and upright brome Bromus erectus. Characteristic herbs of the Wiltshire downland include devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis, saw wort Serratula tinctoria and chalk milkwort Polygala calcarea. Plants with a national…

Gwithian to Mexico Towans

… vulgaris, and grasses, including dune fescue Vulpia fasciculata, upright brome Bromus erectus and sand cat's-tail Phleum arenarium. In the wetter dune-slacks southern marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa and field horsetail Equisetum arvense commonly occur, together with yell…

Dungee Corner Meadow

…, unusual for the presence of tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum and upright brome Bromus erectus. In this respect the site is similar to Sudborough Green Lodge Meadows SSSI. Calcareous clay swards consist of a balanced mixture of many of the more common and widespread species of a…

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