Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Wendlebury Meads and Mansmoor Closes

…e sedge rich meadow include carnation, glaucous, brown, spring and tawny sedges Carex panicea, Carex flacca, Carex disticha, Carex caryophyllea and Carex hostiana respectively, occurring with heath grass Danthonia decumbens and locally abundant meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum. O…

Holly Rock Fields

…ically occurring in two or three of the four fields. These include spring sedge Carex caryophyllea, pignut Conopodium majus, cat's ear Hypochaeris radicata, autumn hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis, oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare, field wood rush Luzula campestris, tormentil Po…

Babcary Meadows

…o media are also abundant. In the wetter hollows sedges such as carnation sedge Carex panicea, spring sedge Carex caryophyllea, common sedge Carex nigra and glaucous sedge Carex flacca become dominant. The herb component includes saw wort Serratula tinctoria, devil’s bit scabious…

Killydonnelly

…ntly and are widely interspersed amongst the grasses and include glaucous sedge Carex flacca, spring sedge Carex caryophyllea, carnation sedge Carex panicea and pill sedge Carex pilulifera. Herb species are an integral component of the sward and the most common include eyebright …

Knock Dhu Sallagh Braes

…nthonia decumbens, downy oat grass Avenula pubescens and silver hair grass Aira caryophyllea. Sedges occur frequently and are widely interspersed amongst the grasses with glaucous sedge Carex flacca, spring sedge Carex caryophyllea, pill sedge Carex pilulifera and occasional flea…

Frieth Meadows

…rtilisers. These include quaking grass Briza media, yellow and carnation sedges Carex demissa and C. panicea, green winged orchid Anacamptis morio, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia, devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis and lady's mantle Alc…

Augill Valley Pasture

…obe flower Trollius europaeus. A number of sedges are also found including flea Carex pulicaris, spring Carex caryophyllea, glaucous Carex flacca and carnation sedge C. panicea. Along the western edge of the pasture, there is a gradual transition from grassland to woodland. This …

Sheepland Coast

…ouse ear Cerastium diffusum both species of hair grasses silver hair grass Aira caryophyllea and early hair grass Aira praecox and stonecrops Sedum spp. English stonecrop Sedum anglicum and biting stonecrop Sedum acre throughout. Further inland on the cliffs and slopes, ungrazed …

Ballygalley Head

…thoxanthum odoratum, heath grass Danthonia decumbens and silver hair grass Aira caryophyllea. Sedges are also common in the sward with spring sedge Carex caryophyllea, glaucous sedge Carex flacca and carnation sedge Carex panicea all frequent. Herbs are widespread and diverse an…

Broadhead Clough

…t flushes frequently with much Sphagnum moss together with smooth stalked sedge Carex laevigata, remote sedge Carex remota, common cotton grass and wood horsetail. The permanent grassland of the fields within the site comprise common bent, fescues and mat grass, in parts colonise…

Binevenagh

…erbs. Sheep's fescue Festuca ovina, common bent Agrostis capillaris, flea sedge Carex pulicaris, spring sedge Carex caryophyllea and pill sedge Carex pilulifera generally dominate the sward. Herbs include frequent wild thyme Thymus polytrichus, eyebright Euphrasia officinalis agg…

Clearbury Down

…ed 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. Typical downland herbs such as d…

Allolee to Walltown

…aerulea associated with which are quaking grass, meadow oat grass, spring sedge Carex caryophyllea, glaucous sedge Carex flacca, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, flea sedge C. pulicaris, lady’s mantle Alchemilla filicaulis, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, fairy flax Linum catharticum, c…

Cadair Idris

…losa occurs in some of these heaths. Patches of the regionally rare stiff sedge Carex bigelowii with woolly hair moss Racomitrium lanuginosum, sheep’s-fescue and bilberry occur on the summit plateau. This type of vegetation is rare this far south and indeed here the stands are sm…

Gortycavan

… red fescue Festuca rubra, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, spring sedge Carex caryophyllea, carnation sedge Carex paniceae and glaucus sedge Carex flacca and occasional rushes such as sharp flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus and field wood rush Luzula campestris. In the hay…

Malham-Arncliffe ( Cool Pasture )

…aking grass Briza media, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, spring sedge Carex caryophyllea, carnation sedge Carex panicea and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. Herbs include tormentil Potentilla erecta, common milkwort Polygala vulgaris, fairy flax Linum catharticum, bird's f…

Steeple Langford Down

…knapweed Centaurea nigra and small scabious Scabiosa columbaria. Glaucous sedge Carex flacca and spring sedge Carex caryophyllea are both common and dwarf sedge Carex humilis, a species highly characteristic of south Wiltshire chalk but of a very limited distribution elsewhere in…

Myttons Meadows

…l and cross wort. A range of sedges occur within the community including spring Carex caryophyllea, carnation C. panicea, hairy Carex hirta, glaucous Carex flacca, flea C. pulicaris and pale sedge C. pallescens, while occasional wetter areas are dominated by lesser pond sedge Car…

Belmore Mountain

…ions with bugle Ajuga reptans, creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens, wood sedge Carex sylvatica, remote sedge Carex remota and locally greater tussock sedge Carex paniculata. Underneath the steep limestone cliffs at the crest of the escarpment, scrub woodland has developed on sta…

Homington and Coombe Bissett Downs

…eria macrantha and downy oat grass Avenula pubescens. Glaucous and spring sedge Carex flacca and Carex caryophyllea are also common. The nationally restricted dwarf sedge Carex humilis, which is highly characteristic of the south west Wiltshire chalk, is scattered over this site,…

Clattinger Farm

…Schedonorus arundinaceus. sedges are well represented and include distant sedge Carex distans, spiked sedge Carex spicata, spring sedge Carex caryophyllea and the extremely rare Red Data Book species, downy fruited sedge C. tomentosa. A striking feature of Clattinger Farm is the …

Wet Sleddale Meadows

… with grasses such as marsh foxtail and a wide range of sedges including spring Carex caryophyllea, oval Carex leporina, carnation C. panicea and hairy sedge Carex hirta. Where the ground is flushed, white and flea sedge Carex canescens and C. pulicaris also occur with bog mosses…

Rampisham Down

…ield wood rush Luzula campestris. Sedge species typically include spring sedge Carex caryophyllea and pill sedge Carex pilulifera, with occasional glaucous sedge Carex flacca. Characteristic broad leaved herbs generally occurring throughout the site and typical of the unimproved…

Pincombe Down

…s 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 attains a dominance in the sward. Herb species typically associat…

Rathsherry

…nia decumbens. Sedges are also constant in the sward and include glaucous sedge Carex flacca, carnation sedge Carex panicea and spring sedge Carex caryophyllea. Herbs typical of traditionally managed grasslands are frequent throughout the sward and include devils-bit scabious Suc…

Ballymacallion

…nia decumbens. Sedges are also constant in the sward and include glaucous sedge Carex flacca, carnation sedge Carex panicea and spring sedge Carex caryophyllea. Herbs typical of traditionally managed grasslands are frequent throughout the sward and include devils-bit scabious Suc…

Brantrake Moss & Devoke Water

…and east of Linbeck Gill, are rich in sedge species. These include common sedge Carex nigra, carnation sedge C. panicea, ribbed sedge Carex binervis, spring sedge Carex caryophyllea, star sedge C. echinata and white beak sedge Rhynchospora alba. Another plant typical of the flush…

Park Farm Meadows

…hiza maculata and an unusually diverse suite of sedges including glaucous sedge Carex flacca, spring-sedge Carex caryophyllea, carnation sedge C. panicea, pale sedge C. pallescens and pill sedge Carex pilulifera. Green-winged orchid Anacamptis morio, a very local plant in Devon, …

Appleby Fells

…ere blue moor grass predominates in association with spring and glaucous sedges Carex caryophyllea and Carex flacca. Herb species include wild thyme and limestone bedstraw. Other notable and characteristic species include fairy flax Linum catharticum, rue leaved saxifrage Saxifra…

Bulmoor Pastures & Coppice

…ng of low-growing fen species among prominent tussocks of greater tussock-sedge Carex paniculata. Creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens and great horsetail Equisetum telmateia are abundant, with yellow archangel, dog’s mercury and opposite-leaved golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium op…

Barker Scar

…d thyme Thymus praecox, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, spring sedge Carex caryophyllea and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. Nearer to the cliff edge the grassland is less grazed and is dominated by the coarser grass of blue moor grass Sesleria caeruleae. Several rare and …

Morgan's Hill

…ia, tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum, sheep's fescue Festuca ovina, spring sedge Carex caryophyllea and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. The generally open nature of the sward allows a diversity of herbs typical of the Wiltshire Chalk to flourish, including dwarf thistle Cirsium acau…

Wart Barrow

…e Pimpinella saxifraga, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, spring sedge Carex caryophyllea and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. Within this community several rare or locally uncommon plants have been recorded such as green winged orchid Anacamptis morio, fly orchid Ophrys ins…

Trefonen Marshes

…s Eriophorum latifolium, marsh helleborine Epipactis palustris and yellow sedge Carex lepidocarpa. In one small marsh, tufa has accumulated where lime rich water flows through a community with a high proportion of mosses. Both tall and short marsh vegetation are present.The areas…

Cheddar Wood

…adow oat grass Avenula pratensis and sheep's fescue Festuca ovina. Spring sedge Carex caryophyllea and glaucous sedge Carex flacca are abundant and herbs include dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium and wild thyme …

Dank's Down and Truckle Hill

…uca ovina and quaking grass Briza media together with glaucous and spring sedge Carex flacca and Carex caryophyllea occur as constant components of the sward. A high proportion of the herb species are typically associated with agriculturally unimproved grassland, including salad …

Wootton Fitzpaine

… decumbens and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens. Glaucous and spring sedges Carex flacca and Carex caryophyllea are also frequent components of the dry and damp grassland. There are also many different herbs present. The early spring flowering of wild daffodil Narcissus pseud…

Sydling Valley Downs

…grass Danthonia decumbens and crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha. The sedges Carex flacca and Carex caryophyllea are frequent and generally this grassland is very rich in herbs the most frequent being small scabious Scabiosa columbaria, devil's bit Succisa pratensis locally ve…

Hurdlow Meadows

…straw Galium verum and fairy flax Linum catharticum, with frequent spring sedge Carex caryophyllea and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis is frequent across much of the site. This species is generally characteristic of damper neutral grassland, but …

The Coombs, Hinton Parva

…eria macrantha and downy oat grass Avenula pubescens. Glaucous and spring sedge Carex flacca and Carex caryophyllea are also common. A high proportion of the herb species are typically associated with agriculturally unimproved chalk grassland, including salad burnet Poterium sang…

Avenue Meadow

…s, red clover Trifolium pratense, lesser trefoil Trifolium dubium, spring sedge Carex caryophyllea 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 c…

Caldon Dales

… quaking grass Briza media, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, spring sedge Carex caryophyllea and glaucous sedge Carex flacca, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, fairy flax Linum catharticum, common bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, ribwort plantain Plantago lan…

Haugh and Gundale Slacks

…crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha with abundant sedges such as spring sedge Carex caryophyllea and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. Some areas are dominated by carpets of thyme Thymus praecox and rock rose Helianthemum nummularium. Herbs such as salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba,…

Creuddyn

…rested hair-grass, quaking grass, common bent Agrostis capillaris, spring sedge Carex caryophyllea and glaucous sedge Carex flacca with the herbs common rockrose, salad burnet, wild thyme, common bird’s-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, dropwort Filip…

Dancersend

…tal plots and exclosures, quaking grass Briza media, glaucous and spring sedges Carex flacca and Carex caryophyllea, cowslip Primula veris, germander speedwell Veronica chamaedrys, larger wild thyme Thymus pulegioides, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, hairy violet Viola…

Lyscombe and Highdon

…anthonia decumbens, only found locally on downland, is also present. The sedges Carex flacca and Carex caryophyllea, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, hoary plantain Plantago media and rock rose Helianthemum nummularium are all frequent components of the turf and cowslip Primula…

Fontmell and Melbury Downs

…king grass Briza media and crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha and the sedges Carex flacca and Carex caryophyllea are abundant. The many chalk herbs include horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa, chalk milkwort Polygala calcarea and the very local early gentian Gentianella anglica…

Morcombelake

…al quaking-grass Briza media, and heath-grass Danthonia decumbens. Spring sedge Carex caryophyllea and glaucous sedge Carex flacca are also present locally. A wide range of herbs occur and these form a significant component of the sward. Common cat’s-ear Hypochaeris radicata, mea…

The Bottoms

…rbs also occur with harebell Campanula rotundifolia, glaucous and spring sedges Carex flacca and Carex caryophyllea, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, fairy flax Linum catharticum, common bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, b…

Toller Porcorum

…sa pratensis, saw wort Serratula tinctoria, pignut Conopodium majus, the sedges Carex flacca and Carex caryophyllea and the local corky fruited water dropwort Oenanthe pimpinelloides. In similar acid communities on the Fuller's Earth, lady's mantle Alchemilla filicaulis, a very u…

Pen y Gogarth / Great Ormes Head

…rested hair-grass, quaking grass, common bent Agrostis capillaris, spring sedge Carex caryophyllea and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. Herbs remain prominent with common rock-rose, salad burnet, wild thyme, common bird’s-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum,…

Burledge Sidelands and Meadows

…s also occurs in these more strongly calcareous swards, along with spring sedge Carex caryophyllea and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. In addition, the site contains several areas of grassland in which upright brome is the dominant grass. The grassland supports a number of locally …

Valley of Stones

… quaking grass Briza media, crested hair-grass Koeleria macrantha, spring sedge Carex caryophyllea and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. A variety of mosses occur in the grassland including species characteristic of calcareous conditions such as comb moss Ctenidium molluscum and yello…

Lambert's Castle

…rulea interspersed with common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium and sedges Carex spp.including star sedge Carex echinata, green ribbed sedge Carex binervis and flea sedge Carex pulicaris; these areas contain abundant bog moss Sphagnum spp. Frequent among the many herbs prese…

Great Cheverell Hill

…and hoary plantain Plantago media are amongst the most widespread. Spring sedge Carex caryophyllea and glaucous sedge Carex flacca are also common. On the deeper more fertile soils, especially in the 2 combes, the grasses crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus and smaller cat's t…

Win Green Down

… acaule and mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum. Glaucous and spring sedge Carex flacca and Carex caryophyllea occur frequently, whilst cowslip Primula veris is abundant in places. Thyme Thymus praecox and squinancywort Asperula cynanchica are widespread especially on the la…

Ballyknock

…all frequent. Localised flushing creates very sedge-rich swards with star sedge Carex echinala, dioecious sedge Carex dioica, glaucous sedge Carex flacca, carnation sedge Carex panicea and flea sedge Carex pulicaris all widespread and frequent. Common butterwort Pinguicula vulgar…

Great Yews

…and, with abundant chalk milkwort Polygala calcarea, glaucous and spring sedges Carex flacca and Carex caryophyllea and occasional kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria and common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium. In the eastern glade the grassland merges into a small area of heath…

Llanddulas Limestone and Gwrych Castle Wood

…rested hair-grass, quaking grass, common bent Agrostis capillaris, spring-sedge Carex caryophyllea and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. Herbs remain prominent with common rock-rose, salad burnet, wild thyme, common birds'-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus, Lady's bedstraw Galium verum,…

Melverley Farm

…hes is present; of particular note for this part of the county are spring sedge Carex caryophyllea, false fox sedge Carex otrubae and bristle club rush Isolepis setacea. There is a wide range of herbs in the sward; again these vary in abundance and variety across the farm. In the…

Bowerchalke Downs

…several species that are generally scattered in the turf such as glaucous sedge Carex flacca, spring sedge Carex caryophyllea, wild carrot Daucus carota and kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria show localised abundance. Over quite extensive areas dwarf sedge Carex humilis becomes do…

Lorton

…rdeum secalinum and quaking grass Briza media are also frequent, glaucous sedge Carex flacca is widely distributed and hairy sedge Carex hirta and spring sedge Carex caryophyllea occur locally. A variety of herbs is present, forming a significant component of the sward. Common bi…

Finemere Wood

… primrose Primula vulgaris and sanicle Sanicula europaea. Sedges include remote Carex remota, wood C. sylvatica and the less common pendulous sedge Carex pendula. Wood barley Hordelymus europaeus, a nationally rare grass normally associated with beech woods in Buckinghamshire, is…

Cleadon Hill

…se rich substrate and lack of competition. Flushes areas support glaucous sedge Carex flacca, spring sedge Carex caryophyllea and an abundance of felwort Gentianella amarella. The adjacent agriculturally improved neutral grassland is by contrast less species rich. In the north we…

Herrington Hill

…crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, red fescue Festuca rubra, glaucous sedge Carex flaccand spring sedge Carex caryophyllea also occur. The many species of herb present include carline thistle Carlina vulgaris, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, bird’s foot trefoil Lot…

Gang Mine

…mall scabious Scabiosa columbaria, fairy flax Linum catharticum, glaucous sedge Carex flacca, spring sedge Carex caryophyllea, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha and the nationally rare limestone bedstraw Galium sterneri. Unusually for this habitat, the locally uncommon dyer’s…

Bavington Crags

…. There are small areas of wet, flushed, ground with mat grass, carnation sedge Carex panicea, spring sedge Carex caryophyllea and cuckoo-flower Cardamine pratensis as well as small areas of species rich grassland on lime soil with red fescue Festuca rubra, wild thyme Thymus prae…

Spring Meadows, Alderman's Head & Cow Croft Meadows

…eontodon hispidus, tormentil Potentilla erecta and the local rarity brown sedge Carex disticha stand out against a background of even more abundant herbs such as ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata, red clover Trifolium pratense, meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris, yellow rattle …

Snaper Farm Meadows

…ion characterised by the abundance of additional species such as glaucous sedge Carex flacca, spring sedge Carex caryophyllea, fairy flax Linum catharticum, devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis and betony Betonica officinalis. More acidic areas have heath grass Danthonia decum…

Bratton Downs

…rd. Many species are common throughout these communities such as glaucous sedge Carex flacca spring sedge Carex caryophyllea, dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifrag and devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis. A number…

Kilnameel

…traw Galium verum and yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor all common. glaucous sedge Carex flacca, spring sedge Carex caryophyllea, downy oat grass Helictotrichon pubescens and quaking grass Briza media are also frequent. Notable species include frog orchid Coeloglossum viride and the…

Cliff Beck Meadow, Buttertubs

…dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus and red fescue Festuca rubra with glaucous sedge Carex flacca, spring sedge Carex caryophyllea, scented orchid Gymnadenia conopsea, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus and cat's ear Hypochaeris radicata. This vegetation grades into a damp grassland com…

Colshaw Pastures

…usewort Pedicularis sylvatica, sneezewort Achillea ptarmica, green ribbed sedge Carex binervis, spring sedge Carex caryophyllea, common yellow sedge C. demissa, carnation sedge C. panicea and bog mosses Sphagnum species occur. The presence of bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus growing…

Emmett Hill Meadows

…rass Anthoxanthum odoratum, meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, glaucous sedge Carex flacca and carnation sedge C. panicea. Less frequent species are quaking grass Briza media, heath grass Danthonia decumbens, oval sedge Carex leporina and spring sedge Carex caryophyllea. Herbs …

Stratford Toney Down

…and crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, along with the sedges glaucous sedge Carex flacca and spring sedge Carex caryophyllea, are widespread. Nationally rare species present on the site include the field fleawort Senecio integrifolius and burnt orchid Neotinea ustulata as wel…

Far Arnside

… including quaking grass Briza media, red fescue Festuca rubra, carnation sedge Carex flacca and spring sedge Carex caryophyllea. Within this community more uncommon plants have been recorded, such as autumn lady's tresses Spiranthes spiralis, Sterner's bedstraw Galium sterneri, …

The Cheddar Complex

…cue Festuca ovina and crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha with glaucous sedge Carex flacca and spring sedge Carex caryophyllea. Associate species on south facing slopes with shallow soils include dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule, common rose Helianthemum nummularium, kidney vetch A…

Upton Cow Down

…za media and crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha also abundant. Glaucus sedge Carex flacca and spring sedge Carex caryophyllea are both common. The turf contains a high proportion of herbs with dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule, clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata, devil's bit …

Orchid Bank, Winslow Mill

…oxanthum odoratum and creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, whilst glaucous sedge Carex flacca and spring sedge Carex caryophyllea are also abundant. The herbaceous flora contains a number of locally uncommon species such as milk vetch Astragalus glycyphyllos, green winged orchid A…

Cwm Glo a Glyndyrys

…bious Succisa pratensis and a number of sedge species, including glaucous sedge Carex flacca, carnation sedge C. panicea, common sedge C. nigra, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, common yellow sedge Carex viridula ssp oedocarpa and flea sedge C. pulicaris. In places this fen-meadow com…

Stocking Meadows, Oreton

…ovina and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus. Locally, sedges, mainly carnation sedge Carex panicea and spring sedge Carex caryophyllea are abundant. The flora is exceptionally rich and includes several uncommon species, including adder’s tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum, green winged orch…

Moel Hiraddug a Bryn Gop

…ass Briza media and heath grass Danthonia decumbens; the sedges, glaucous sedge Carex flacca and spring sedge Carex caryophyllea; and calcicolous herbs such as common rock-rose Helianthemum nummularium, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, wild thyme Thymus polytrichus, fairy flax …

Burcombe Down

…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. The commoner species include salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, cowslip Primula …

Dabble Bank

…tha, quaking grass Briza media, heath grass Danthonia decumbens, glaucous sedge Carex flacca and spring sedge Carex caryophyllea. Of note is pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis which is rare in County Durham. Other species present in this sward include small scabious Scabio…

Low Beckside Meadow

…s and lady’s mantle Alchemilla glabra. Sedges are represented by glaucous sedge Carex flacca and spring sedge Carex caryophyllea and additional grasses of local interest include yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens and hairy oat grass Avenula pubescens. The sward also supports th…

Brown's Folly

…p'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 thistle Carduus nutans, woolly thistle Cirsium eriophorum, field scabious Knautia arvensis, burnet saxif…

Draycott Sleights

…vina and downy oat grass Avenula pubescens occurring frequently. glaucous sedge Carex flacca and spring sedge Carex caryophyllea are abundant. Herbs typical of this type of grassland include squinancywort Asperula cynanchica, common rose Helianthemum nummularium, harebell Campanu…

Graig, Llanarmon-yn-Ial

…crested hair-grass and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. Glaucous sedge Carex flacca and spring sedge Carex caryophyllea are the two most frequent and abundant sedges. Associated forbs include common bird’s-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus, salad burnet, wild thyme and lad…

Upton Coombe

… common quaking grass Briza media are common in the sward; while glaucous sedge Carex flacca and spring sedge Carex caryophyllea are also present. The herb component within the sward is very rich and diverse, with the following species present throughout salad burnet Poterium san…

Friar's Oven

… grass Briza media are also common throughout. The sedge species glaucous sedge Carex flacca and spring sedge Carex caryophyllea are also present. The herb component of these meadows is especially rich, the following species being abundant, common knapweed Centaurea nigra, cowsl…

Congrove Field and The Tumps

…Avenula pratensis and quaking grass Briza media. Sedges, such as glaucous sedge Carex flacca and spring sedge Carex caryophyllea are also present. The sward is herb rich with dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule, wild thyme Thymus praecox, carline thistle Carlina vulgaris, salad burnet P…

Wookey Hole

…iza media and heath grass Danthonia decumbens are less frequent. glaucous sedge Carex flacca and spring sedge Carex caryophyllea occur in abundance. Herbs include woolly thistle Cirsium eriophorum, musk thistle Carduus nutans, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, eyebright …

Len Pastures, Crackpot

…eral sedge species indicative of an unimproved sward, including carnation sedge Carex panicea and spring sedge Carex caryophyllea, are present. Further downslope, in Crackpot Gill, the pastures become locally semi acidic in character dueto the increased gradient and resultant le…

Ballidon Dale

…s, quaking grass Briza media, sheep's fescue Festuca ovina, with glaucous sedge Carex flacca and spring sedge Carex caryophyllea. Herbs are abundant and typically include salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus and mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella of…

Fivehead Woods and Meadow

…ng iris Iris foetidissima, hart's tongue Asplenium scolopendrium and wood sedge Carex sylvatica. There are also substantial populations of orchid species found in the woods including common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii, early purple orchid Orchis mascula, common twayblade …

St. Dunstan's Well Catchment

…setum flavescens and heath grass Danthonia decumbens also occur. Glaucous sedge Carex flacca and spring sedge Carex caryophyllea are abundant. Herbs of interest include lady's mantle Alchemilla filicaulis, devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba,…

Silverdale Golf Course

…escue Festuca ovina and meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis, with glaucous sedge Carex flacca and spring sedge Carex caryophyllea. The abundant forbs present include limestone bedstraw Galium sterneri, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, eyebright Euphrasia sp., common rock rose Heliant…

Moorsley Banks

…, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, small scabious Scabiosa columba, glaucous sedge Carex flacca and spring sedge Carex caryophyllea. hawthorn scrub and wild rose is invading these upper slopes. On the lower slopes deeper boulder clay soils support neutral grassland dominated by the …

Long Dale, Hartington

…nd sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, with quaking grass Briza media, glaucous sedge Carex flacca and spring sedge Carex caryophyllea common throughout. The herbs are abundant with most of the characteristic species of this grassland type being present, including salad burnet Poterium…

The Wye Valley

…nd sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, with quaking grass Briza media, glaucous sedge Carex flacca and spring sedge Carex caryophyllea common throughout. Herbs are abundant with all the characteristic species of this grassland type, including salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, bird’s f…

Croker's Hole

…h meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis, quaking grass Briza media, glaucous sedge Carex flacca and spring sedge Carex caryophyllea. crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha is an occasional component of this sward. Such areas support a great diversity of species characteristic of agri…

Calstone and Cherhill Downs

…p’s fescue Festuca ovina, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, glaucous sedge Carex flacca and spring sedge Carex caryophyllea. The longer vegetation on some slopes is characterised by robust herbs such as devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis, greater knapweed Centaurea scabi…

Wyre Forest

…t Serratula tinctoria, mountain melic grass Melica nutans and soft leaved sedge Carex montana all common on the Shropshire side of the Dowles Brook valley. Valley bottoms and wet seepage flushes support areas of alder stinging nettle and alder ash creeping jenny woodland communit…

Throope Down

…rested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, quaking grass Briza media, glaucous sedge Carex flacca and spring sedge Carex caryophyllea. Herbs characteristic of the South West Wiltshire Downs, such as saw wort Serratula tinctoria, devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis and betony Betoni…

River Ure Grasslands

…air grass Koeleria macrantha, field wood rush Luzula campestris, glaucous sedge Carex flacca and spring sedge Carex caryophyllea. Associated herbs include salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, cowslip Primula veris, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, common knapweed Centaure…

Black Hill Down

… fescue F. rubra and crested hair-grass Koeleria macrantha, with glaucous sedge Carex flacca and spring sedge Carex caryophyllea. Heath grass Danthonia decumbens occurs locally. The herb component of the sward is very rich with abundant stemless thistle Cirsium acaule, salad bur…

Odstock Down

…read 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 humilis are less evenly distributed. Herbs constitute a larg…

Ardwall Hill

… meadows and flushes include a range of sedge species; principally spring-sedge Carex caryophyllea, small-fruited yellow-sedge Carex viridula ssp. viridula, long stalked yellow sedge Carex viridula ssp. brachyrrhynca, dioecious sedge Carex dioica, star sedge C. echinata, oval sed…

Down Farm

…media and heath grass Danthonia decumbens are occasional, whilst glaucous sedge Carex flacca and spring-sedge Carex caryophyllea are locally frequent. The meadows support characteristic herbs found in lowland neutral grasslands: common bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, comm…

Bryn Alyn

…escue Festuca rubra and quaking grass. Associated sedges include glaucous sedge Carex flacca and spring-sedge Carex caryophyllea with a variety of forbs including harebell Campanula rotundifolia and lady’s bedstraw Galium verum. There is also a diverse bryophyte layer associated …

Cautley Thwaite Meadows and Ecker Secker Beck

…ter areas are more abundant in such situations and include common yellow sedge. Carex viridula subsp. oedocarpa and spring sedge Carex caryophyllea. Lying to the east of the meadows is a large enclosed pasture with several springs and streams running through it. Overall, the pas…

Levin Down

…, eyebright Euphrasia officinalis and quaking grass Briza media. Glaucous sedge Carex flacca is frequent and spring sedge Carex caryophyllea also occurs. In other areas of ranker false brome Brachypodium sylvaticum dominated grassland, taller herbs including agrimony Agrimonia eu…

Broad Dales

…culatus are widespread in the furrows with a variety of sedges including common Carex nigra, carnation C. panicea and spring sedge Carex caryophyllea. A colony of heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata spp. ericetorum occurring close to the western edge with a few plants of n…

Seven Barrows

…venula pubescens and quaking grass Briza media. Also present are glaucous sedge Carex flacca and the less common spring sedge Carex caryophyllea. Apart from grasses and sedges, unimproved chalk grassland contains remarkable numbers of other herbaceous flowering plants. So far ove…

Hawthorn Cottage Pasture

…a and common knapweed Centaurea nigra. The dry ridges also support spring sedge Carex caryophyllea, autumn hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis and meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris, whilst carnation sedge Carex panicea is found along wet seepage lines. An area of coarse marshy gras…

Cwrt y Bela a Springdale

…ted dog’s-tail Cynosurus cristatus and red fescue Festuca rubra. Glaucous sedge Carex flacca is generally frequent in the north of the site and spring sedge Carex caryophyllea also occurs. Typical flowering plants include cat’s-ear Hypochaeris radicata, lesser hawkbit Leontodon s…

Ebsbury Down

…p's fescue Festuca ovina, meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis and glaucous sedge Carex flacca are widespread, while quaking grass Briza media, heath grass Danthonia decumbens and spring sedge Carex caryophyllea are also frequent. The community is particularly herb rich with an abu…

Cornriggs Meadows

…owny oat grass Avenula pubescens, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and common sedge Carex nigra being locally prominent. Ungrazed banks, mainly in the westernmost field, support adder’s tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum, spring sedge Carex caryophyllea, bugle Ajuga reptans, heath spotted…

Far High House Meadows

…cum. Parts of the field have a sward dominated by sedges including common sedge Carex nigra, carnation sedge S. panicea and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. The wettest part of these meadows support common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris, dioecious sedge Carex dioica, ragged-robin Si…

West Fermanagh Scarplands

…ade Circaea lutetiana, bugle Ajuga reptans, water avens Geum rivale, wood sedge Carex sylvatica and remote sedge Carex remota. In waterlogged conditions, these species give way to opposite-leaved golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens…

Oddy Hill and Tring Park

… saxifraga, dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule, cowslip Primula veris, glaucous sedge Carex flacca and common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium. In places the sward is particularly species rich with carline thistle Carlina vulgaris, squinancywort Asperula cynanchica, spring sedge Care…

Hollinhill and Markland Grips

…rassland is dominated by false brome Brachypodium sylvaticum and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. In places the nationally rare soft leaved sedge Carex montana occurs with saw wort Serratula tinctoria and other more common calcareous grassland herbs. In one area where the valley open…

Lords Wood and Pasture

…chanter's nightshade Circaea lutetiana, wood melick Melica uniflora, wood sedge Carex sylvatica, ramsons Allium ursinum and false brome Brachypodium sylvaticum. Herb paris Paris quadrifolia and lily of the valley Convallaria majalis occur on and above the scar and scree. Blue mo…

Orton Pastures

…ar note being extremely rich in species. sedges predominate, including glaucous Carex flacca, carnation C. panicea, common C. nigra and long stalked yellow sedge C. lepidocarpa. Also of frequent occurrence are suchplants as marsh valerian Valeriana dioica, common butterwort Pingu…

Cae'r Felin

… limestone grassland such as common quaking grass Briza media, burnet saxifrage Carex caryophyllea occur. The flushed, lower, waterlogged slopes have relict upland grassland species such as globe flower Trollius europaeus and petty whin Genista anglica. Other species of particula…

Banc y Mwldan

…the soligenous mires have calcicolous species such as long-stalked yellow-sedge Carex lepidocarpa, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, broad-leaved cottongrass Eriophorum latifolium, fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea, marsh helleborine Epipactis palustris, southern marsh-orchid Dactylo…

Alex Farm Pastures

…Silaum silaus and the presence of sneezewort Achillea ptarmica and spring sedge Carex caryophyllea. Other widespread and frequent species are devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis, common knapweed, cuckoo-flower Cardamine pratensis, adder's tongue fern Ophioglossum vulgatum and …

Willingford Meadows

…ue fern Ophioglossum vulgatum, dyer’s greenweed Genista tinctoria, spring sedge Carex caryophyllea, devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis, heath grass Danthonia decumbens, betony Betonica officinalis and burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga. Places enriched by flushing with min…

Caydale

…ue Festuca ovina. The sward supports abundant sedges, including carnation sedge Carex panicea and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. Typical herbs include salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum and common bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus. Ass…

Porter's Lodge Meadows

…bulbosus, cowslip Primula veris, oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare, spring sedge Carex caryophyllea, common knapweed Centaurea nigra, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis and goat’s beard Tragopogon pratensis. The undulating topography of the eastern f…

Newton Mask

…g bent Agrostis stolonifera are abundant, associated with stands of brown sedge Carex disticha and herbs such as marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris and marsh marigold Caltha palustris. Still drier communities are characterised by the abundance of meadow foxtail Alopecurus prat…

Gweunydd Nant y Dernol

…vil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, betony Betonica officinalis, spring sedge Carex caryophyllea, heath grass Danthonia decumbens and the moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus, and more unusual species, such as dyer’s green weed Genista tinctoria, fairy flax Linum catharticum and woo…

Marlbank

…ands are particularly rich in notable species including, thin spiked wood sedge Carex strigosa, toothwort Lathraea squamaria, Welsh poppy Mecanopsis cambrica, Wilson’s filmy fern Hymenophyllum wilsonii and wood fescue Festuca altissima. They are also important for a range of myco…

Oxlow Rake

…weed Pilosella officinarum, bulbous buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus, spring sedge Carex caryophyllea and the nationally restricted limestone bedstraw Galium sterneri. Other locally uncommon plants found on this site are meadow saxifrage Saxifraga granulataa, mossy saxifrage S. hypn…

West Newlandside Meadows

…ing fairy flax Linum catharticum, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, spring sedge Carex caryophyllea, common bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus and mountain pansy Viola lutea as well as bitter vetch Lathyrus montanus, heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata and tormentil Pot…

Langcliff Cross Meadow

…ss Briza media and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens along with spring sedge Carex caryophyllea indicate pockets of more base rich conditions. The grassland is herb rich throughout and includes many species characteristic of old meadows such as pignut Conopodium majus, great b…

Harting Downs

…rantha, with wild thyme Thymus praecox, marjoram Origanum vulgare, spring sedge Carex caryophyllea, yellow wort Blackstonia perfoliata, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium and the uncommon musk orchid Herminium monorchis. Where there is less grazing rougher grasses such as…

Greenham and Crookham Commons

…in some areas, an abundance of heath grass Danthonia decumbens and spring sedge Carex caryophyllea, a community with a restricted distribution in England. Occasional patches of bare soil support an open acid grassland community with early hair grass Aira praecox, squirrel tail fe…

Burghclere Beacon

…and Schedonorus pratensis, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, spring sedge Carex caryophyllea and locally quaking grass Briza media as dominants. Abundant herbs include ladies’ bedstraw Galium verum, hedge bedstraw Galium mollugo, creeping thistle Cirsium acaule, fairy flax …

Horton, Eastern and Western Slade

…krose Helianthemum nummularium, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, spring sedge Carex caryophyllea and wild thyme Thymus polytrichus. Where the sward is open, rocky species such as mouse-ear hawkweed, Pilosella officinarum, carline thistle Carlina vulgaris, scarlet pimpernel Anag…

Gweunydd Llechwedd-newydd

…Trifolium pratense, common bird’s-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus, spring-sedge Carex caryophyllea, common knapweed Centaurea nigra and burnet-saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga, with others, such as harebell Campanula rotundifolia, bitter-vetch Lathyrus linifolius, devil’s-bit scabi…

Craig Adwy-wynt a Choed Eyarth House a Chîl-y-groeslwyd

…ymus polytrichus and mouse-ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum with spring sedge Carex caryophyllea and ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata. In this turf, annuals such as parsley-piert Aphanes arvensis, dove’s-foot cranesbill Geranium molle, early hair-grass Aira praecox and chan…

Churnet Valley

…m fluviatile and marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, with occasional white sedge Carex canescens; the latter two species are considered rare for the county. This area grades into fen woodland dominated by willow Salix spp. and alder, including bay willow Salix pentandra and bird c…

Brocks Farm

…ow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis, oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare, spring-sedge Carex caryophyllea, flea-sedge C. pulicaris, quaking-grass Briza media and heath-grass Danthonia decumbens. Several large colonies of corky-fruited water dropwort Oenanthe pimpinelloides, a nationally…

Occombe

…isa pratensis. Eight species of sedge have been recorded including spring-sedge Carex caryophyllea and flea sedge C. pulicaris. Where the well-drained grassland communities merge into the frequent wet flushes, the vegetation becomes characteristically taller and is dominated by r…

Cefn Onn

…idus, wild thyme Thymus polytrichus, dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule, spring sedge Carex caryophyllea, fairy flax Linum catharticum, autumn gentian Gentianella amarella and mouse-ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum. The frog orchid population here is the largest of two that remain in…

Romsley Hill

…s corniculatus, betony Betonica officinalis, devil’s bit scabious, spring sedge Carex caryophyllea, lesser hawkbit Leontodon saxatilis and oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare. There are also areas of scrub within the fields. The southern field and upper slopes of the other fields ar…

Lord's Wood Meadows

…reptans, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, cowslip Primula veris, plus spring sedge Carex caryophyllea. Large patches of dyer’s greenweed Genista tinctoria occur. Other less frequent herbs are common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii, common milkwort Polygala vulgaris, bitter vetc…

Dolorgan Barn

…se-poor, these swards also contain tormentil Potentilla erecta, carnation sedge Carex caryophyllea and devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis. The major constituents of the acidic swards at Cwmsaise are common bent, Yorkshire-fog, sweet vernal-grass, red fescue and sheep’s fescue…

Banc Hirllwyn

…d’s-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, spring sedge Carex caryophyllea, the uncommon upright chickweed Moenchia erecta, wild thyme Thymus polytrichus, the mosses Dicranum scoparium, Brachythecium albicans and Hypnum cupressiforme and the lichens Peltig…

Breach Fields

…ent flora which includes mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, spring sedge Carex caryophyllea, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus and tormentil Potentilla erecta. The occurrence of the local dyer's greenweed Genista tinctoria is a feature of the southernmost field. Damp hollow…

Walton Common

…. Characteristic species of this community include sheep’s fescue, spring sedge Carex caryophyllea, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, wild thyme Thymus praecox and abundant common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium. Lichens and mosses also form a significant component of the tur…

Stockland Farm Meadows

…weed Genista tinctoria, devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis and spring sedge Carex caryophyllea. There is a small pond in the grazed meadow to the east of the site which has five of the six British species of Amphibia present.

Grangelands & Pulpit Hill

… hairy rock cress Arabis hirsuta, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, spring sedge Carex caryophyllea and fern grass Catapodium rigidum, though other species have apparently spread from adjacent older woodland, notably enchanter's nightshade Circaea lutetiana, wall lettuce Mycelis m…

Lindrick Golf Course

…t Blackstonia perfoliata, common centaury Centaurium erythraea and spring sedge Carex caryophyllea. cowslips Primula veris are common, while the thin soils above quarry faces supportcommon rock rose Helianthemum nummularium and common Whitlow grass Erophilaverna. Grassland plants…

Hatfield Forest

…ude sheep's fescue Festuca ovina, heath grass Danthonia decumbens, spring sedge Carex caryophyllea, upright chickweed Moenchia erecta, small flowered buttercup Ranunculus parviflorus and harebell Campanula rotundifolia. The rich fen area at the northern end of the Lake, fed by Sh…

Caeau Fferm

…ass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog’s-tail Cynosurus cristatus, spring-sedge Carex caryophyllea, field wood-rush Luzula campestris, common bird’s-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus, red clover Trifolium pratense, meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris and cat’s-ear Hypochaeris radicat…

Deacon Hill

…ntian Gentianella amarella, yellow wort Blackstonia perfoliata and spring sedge Carex caryophyllea. All these species are now uncommon in the county. Wild candytuft Iberis amara, field fleawort Senecio integrifolius and pasque flower Pulsatilla vulgaris are county rarities. The s…

Jeffreyston Pastures

…ed Centaurea nigra, together with eyebright Euphrasia officinalis, spring-sedge Carex caryophyllea, and common bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus. Betony Betonica officinalis and hoary ragwort Senecio erucifolius are abundant throughout. Around the margins of this neutral gra…

Combe Scar

…num catharticum and thyme Thymus polytrichus with smaller amounts of flea sedge Carex pulicaris and carnation sedge Carex panicea. Springs and seepages arise in these areas and there are associated wet and dripping soil banks and rock surfaces. The springs are typically dominate…

Goblin Combe

…ey. Grassland species include yellow wort Blackstonia perfoliata, spring sedge Carex caryophyllea, common bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum and the nationally scarce spring cinquefoil Potentilla tabernaemontani. A small area of lim…

Gwaun Troed-rhiw-seiri a Llyn Mynydd-gorddu

…l-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, heath grass Danthonia decumbens and spring-sedge Carex caryophyllea, with common dog-violet Viola riviniana, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, tormentil Potentilla erecta, eyebright Eurphrasia sp, common bird’s-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus and an …

Little Deer Park

…d is rich in sedges and herbs. Typically the sward is dominated by spring sedge Carex caryophyllea and the grasses sheep's fescue Festuca ovina, red fescue Festuca rubra, false brome Brachypodium sylvaticum, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and crested dog's tail Cynosuru…

Quarry Fields Farm

… daisy Leucanthemum vulgare, field wood rush Luzula campestris and spring sedge Carex caryophyllea. Other species present include yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis and bulbous buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus. cowslip Primula veris and hairy oat gra…

Whiston Eaves

…n these steeper slopes herbs such as betony, devil’s bit scabious, spring sedge Carex caryophyllea and burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga become more prominent. In some areas, dyer’s greenweed Genista tinctoria becomes locally dominant, forming dense patches and greater butter…

Spell Howe Plantation

…y's bedstraw Galium verum, bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, spring sedge Carex caryophyllea and common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii; cowslip Primula veris is particularly abundant. The ground flora of the plantation includes typical woodland species; sanicle Sanicul…

Holywell Banks

…rella, rest-harrow Ononis repens, lady's bedstraw Galium verum and spring sedge Carex caryophyllea occur here. The disused limestone quarry is unmanaged and the longer vegetation is valuable invertebrate habitat. Here, coarse grasses tend to dominate, apart from on quarry faces, …

Hog's Hole

…ire fog Holcus lanatus and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens. Glaucous sedge Carex flacca is also very common. A wide range of typical chalk grassland herbs occur, many of which are widespread and common over the site. These include mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, ro…

Gwaun Bryn (Bryn Pasture)

…atus. Characteristic associates include quaking-grass Briza media, spring-sedge Carex caryophyllea, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, mouse-ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, fairy flax Linum catharticum, common milkwort Polygala vulgaris and trailin…

West Dorset Coast

…ecause of the very mixed substrate but red fescue Festuca rubra, glaucous sedge Carex flacca, selfheal Prunella vulgaris and mouse-ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum are frequent. With less grazing, taller grasses dominate, including tall fescue F. arundinacea. Scrub of bramble R…

Salt Lake Quarry

… spike rush Eleocharis mamillata ssp. austriaca and sedges such as common sedge Carex nigra, long stalked yellow sedge Carex lepidocarpa and carnation grass Carex panicea; one such pool supports a stand of common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium. Herbs occurring in this comm…

Castle Point to Cullernose Point

…at grass Avenula pratensis, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, spring sedge Carex caryophyllea, carnation sedge C. panicea, wild thyme Thymus praecox, kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria and a range of coastal species including thrift Armeria maritima, buck’s horn plantain Plan…

Denny Muir

…ominated by rushes and sedges, and includes local rarities such as spring sedge Carex caryophyllea and grass-of-Parnassus Parnassia palustris. The blanket bog vegetation type is generally species-poor with heather, bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus, deer grass Trichophorum cespitosum,…

High Leys

… occurring as frequent associates. sedges, including star C. echinata, glaucous Carex flacca and hairy sedge Carex hirta are less common but widespread within the stand. Devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis is abundant, with heat spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata spp ericeto…

Lamonby Verges and Fields

…r grass Deschampsia cespitosa, purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, spring sedge Carex caryophyllea and jointed rush Juncus articulatus. The numerous herb species that occur at Lamonby represent between them the whole spectrum of soil nutrient status and wetness. Plants typical of…

Hunder Beck Juniper

…l Potentilla erecta with sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, spring sedge Carex caryophyllea, pignut Conopodium majus, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa, mat grass Nardus stricta, common milkwort Polygala vulgaris, selfheal Prunella vulga…

Charity Land

…lchemilla filicaulis spp. vestita, betony Betonica officinalis and spring sedge Carex caryophyllea. Parts of the site have a rigg and furrow structure with plants characteristic of less well drained soils such as meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cesp…

Poole's Cavern and Grin Low Wood

…eed Centaurea nigra together with other calcicolous plants such as spring sedge Carex caryophyllea carline thistle Carlina vulgaris, fairy flax Linum catharticum and thyme Thymus praecox; and particularly good and attractive populations of fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea. The…

Froghall Meadow and Pastures

…shire and include greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha, spring sedge Carex caryophyllea and burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga. Several flushes occur throughout the site. Some are relatively species poor and dominated by plants such as meadowsweet or soft rush Junc…

Clear Beck Meadow

…ative of base rich conditions such as rough hawkbit, crosswort and spring sedge Carex caryophyllea. Of particular note are the colonies of common and heath spotted orchids Dactylorhiza fuchsii and D. maculata spp. ericetorum and the occurrence of the early purple orchid Orchis ma…

Frome St. Quintin

…s glutinosa - Fraxinus excelsior Lysimachia nemorum woodland; Alnus glutinosa - Carex paniculata woodland; Quercus robur - Pteridium aquilinum - Rubus fruticosus woodland; Fraxinus excelsior - Acer campestre - Mercurialis perennis woodland; fen Filipendula ulmaria - Angelica sylv…

Pike Corner

…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 and long stalked yellow sedge C. nigra, panicea, disticha, distans and lepidocarpa all plentifu…

Powerstock Common and Wytherston Farm

… Anemone nemorosa, celandine Ficaria verna and locally abundant pendulous sedge Carex pendula on the moister, seasonally water-logged soils. Ramsons Allium ursinum are locally frequent, with occasional thin-spiked wood-sedge Carex strigosa, herb paris Paris quadrifolia and broad-…

Lower Nex Meadows, Devauden

…Anthoxanthum odoratum. Quaking-grass Briza media is less frequent. Spring-sedge Carex caryophyllea is the only sedge species present. A particularly noticeable feature of the meadows is the widespread abundance of oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare, a reliable indicator of nutrient…

Prince's Rough

…w Achillea millefolium, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens and glaucous sedge Carex flacca, however, is indicative of a change to the lady’s bedstraw sub community of this type of neutral grassland reflecting a stronger calcareous influence. There are also parts of the meadow …

Burton Leonard Lime Quarry

…Magnesian Limestone including yellow oat Trisetum flavescens, the spring sedges Carex caryophyllea and C. ericetorum, thyme Thymus praecox, rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga, twayblade Neottia ovata and milkwort Polygala vulgaris. Notable s…

Bath Pasture

… bedstraw Galium saxatile, devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis, spring sedge Carex caryophyllea and tormentil Potentilla erecta with, more locally, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, betony Betonica officinalis and mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum. A grass heath communit…

Restrop Farm and Brockhurst Wood

…er of sedge species, including glaucous, common, oval, spring, spiked and hairy Carex flacca, nigra, ovalis, caryophyllea, spicata and hirta are well distributed at lower frequencies throughout the grassland. The grassland supports a variety of common herbs typical of the common …

Galboly

…rosa, yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum, woodruff Galium odoratum, wood sedge Carex sylvatica, wood melick Melica uniflora and pignut Conopodium majus. At times, due to historical grazing management, a grassy ground flora dominates, consisting of grasses such as false brome Bra…

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