Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Big Dog Scarps and Lakes

…he north and south of the site. The short sward is dominated by carnation sedge Carex panicea, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, flea sedge Carex pulicaris and glaucous sedge Carex flacca, with sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus, purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, heath grass Dant…

Aghanaglack

… stricta. Sedges are integral components of the vegetation, with glaucous sedge Carex flacca, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, carnation sedge Carex panicea and flea sedge Carex pulicaris frequent within the sward. Forb species are common and widespread and include tormentil Potentil…

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…

Scraghy

…s, bog pimpernel Anagallis tenetla, selfheal Prunella vulgaris, carnation sedge Carex panicea, tawny sedge Carex hostiana flea sedge Carex pulicaris and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. The predominant moss within the grassland is golden head moss Breutelia chrysocoma which is adapte…

Tower More

…sser spearwort Ranunculus flammula, selfheal Prunella vulgaris, carnation sedge Carex panicea, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, flea sedge Carex pulicaris and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. The predominant moss within the grassland is golden head moss Breutelia chrysocoma which is adapt…

Robert Hall Moor

…mmunity of purple moor grass Molinia caerulea with an abundance of small sedges Carex demissa, C. echinata, Carex flacca, Carex hirta, Carex hostiana, C. nigra, Carex leporina, C. panicea, Carex pilulifera and C. pulicaris, with creeping willow and numerous herbaceous species amo…

Tullysranadeega

… generally dominated by sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus, carnation sedge Carex panicea and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, but there is a wide variety of associated species including meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris, tormentil Potentilla erecta, devils-bit scabi…

Pakenham Meadows

…nt of the sward, achieving local dominance. Species present include brown sedge Carex disticha, lesser pond sedge Carex acutiformis, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, glaucous sedge Carex flacca and hairy sedge Carex hirta. The grassland is very herb rich and contains abundant yellow r…

Prolusk

…rush Juncus effusus. The sward is rich in sedge species and has carnation sedge Carex panicea, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, star sedge Carex echinata, flea sedge Carex pulicaris, common yellow sedge Carex demissa and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. Herbs are frequent and widespread …

West Bradieston and Craig of Garvock

…rassland with mat grass Nardus stricta and small sedges such as carnation sedge Carex panicea, tawny sedge Carex hostiana and flea sedge C. pulicaris. Heath Dry heath is predominant on the steeper, north-facing hill slopes, and is characterised by dominant common heather and freq…

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…

Stranacally

…tone drift material. The sward is rich in sedge species and has carnation sedge Carex panicea, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, flea sedge Carex pulicaris, common yellow sedge Carex demissa, common sedge Carex nigra and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. Rushes are a common feature amongst …

Frevagh

… stricta. Sedges are integral components of the vegetation, with glaucous sedge Carex flacca, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, carnation sedge Carex panicea and flea sedge Carex pulicaris frequent within the sward. Forb species are common and widespread and include tormentil Potentil…

Knocknashangan

…s, bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella, selfheal Prunella vulgaris, carnation sedge Carex panicea, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, flea sedge Carex pulicaris and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. The predominant moss within the grassland is glittering wood moss Hylocomium splendens which is a…

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…

Drumowen

… odoratum. Sedges are integral components of the vegetation with glaucous sedge Carex flacca, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, carnation sedge Carex panicea and flea sedge Carex pulicaris all occurring at differing levels within the sward structure. Forb species are common and widespr…

Rushy Hill

…iza media. Sedges are integral components of the vegetation with glaucous sedge Carex flacca, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, carnation sedge Carex panicea and flea sedge Carex pulicaris all occurring within the sward structure. Forb species are common and widespread and include tor…

Roeveagh

…bens and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and the sedges glaucous sedge Carex flacca, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, carnation sedge Carex panicea and flea sedge Carex pulicaris. Herbs such as meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii, devi…

Cavan

…thum odoratum. Sedges are a frequent component of the sward with glaucous sedge Carex flacca, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, carnation sedge Carex panicea and flea sedge Carex pulicaris. Herb species are common and widespread and include devils-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, heath …

Drumcully

…odoratum. Sedges are integral components of the vegetation, with glaucous sedge Carex flacca, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, carnation sedge Carex panicea and flea sedge Carex pulicaris frequent within the sward. Forb species are common and widespread and include tormentil Potentil…

Garvros

…values. Sedges are invariably abundant-especially on flushed slopes-and include Carex pulicaris, Carex panicea, Carex flacca and Carex hostiana. However, the most distinctive feature of these grassland~ is the abundance of forbs such as meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, tormentil…

Tamnyrankin

… stricta. Sedges are integral components of the vegetation, with glaucous sedge Carex flacca, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, long stalked yellow sedge Carex lepidocarpa, carnation sedge Carex panicea and flea sedge Carex pulicaris frequent within the sward. Herb species are common a…

Lurgan River Wood

…, common twayblade Listera ovata, wood speedwell Veronica montana, remote sedge Carex remota and wood sedge Carex sylvatica tend to be more scattered in their distribution. Mosses occur on the ground and over exposed rock faces and boulders. Dominant species include Thuidium tama…

Lough Navar Scarps and Lakes

…with the vegetation characterised by short sedges including common yellow sedge Carex demissa, dioecious sedge Carex dioica, tawny sedge Carex hostiana and carnation sedge Carex panicea. Herbs include Heath lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris a…

Caeau Blaen-bielly

…ia caerulea is prominent often with a suite of sedges including carnation sedge Carex panicea, glaucous sedge Carex flacca, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, and flea sedge Carex pulicaris. Herbs include meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, devil’s-bit scabious and saw-wort Serratula tinc…

Ballymacaldrack

…hoxanthum odoratum. Sedges are abundant in the sward and include glaucous sedge Carex flacca, carnation sedge Carex panicea, yellow sedge Carex viridula and tawny sedge Carex hostiana. Herbs present are typical of traditionally managed rush pasture grasslands and include greater …

Slievenacloy

…y species-rich vegetation, with a predominance of sedges such as glaucous sedge Carex flacca, carnation sedge Carex panicea, tawny sedge Carex hostiana and, more notably, dioecious sedge Carex dioica. Drier areas are characterised by a range of different grassland species in whic…

Subberthwaite, Blawith and Torver Low Commons

…y rare and their combination is little known outside the area. The tufted sedge Carex elata swamp community which is found in Burney Tarn is similarly nationally rare. Knott End Moss, Birk Bank Moss and Stable Harvey Moss are typical examples of the valley mires. The mire surface…

The Cliffs of Magho

…s. Rare species include Welsh poppy Mecanopsis cambrica, thin spiked wood sedge Carex strigosa and birdsnest orchid Neottia nidus-avis. The main canopy species are ash Fraxinus excelsior and goat willow Salix caprea, with hawthorn Crataegus monogyna and holly Ilex aquifolium in t…

Ballyrisk More

…entil Potentilla erecta, devils-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, carnation sedge Carex panicea, sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutuflorus, heather Calluna vulgaris, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, selfheal Prunella vulgaris and marsh ragwort Senecio …

Hook Meadow and The Trap Grounds

… the field supports water plantain Alisma plantago-aquatica, greater pond sedge Carex riparia, creeping Jenny Lysimachia nummularia and celery leaved water crowfoot Ranunculus sceleratus. The southernmost field is the wettest of the group and holds standing water for part of the …

Devenish Island

… rushes are often important components within the sward and include tawny sedge Carex hostiana, carnation sedge Carex panicea, yellow sedge Carex viridula, flea sedge Carex pulicaris, and glaucous sedge Carex flacca with jointed rush Juncus articulatus, compact rush Juncus conglo…

Ash Fell

…he interest and diversity of the site. These are dominated by small sedges e.g. Carex panicea, Carex hostiana, Carex dioica but are rich in other species as well, including common butterwort, few flowered spike rush Eleocharis quinqueflora, marsh lousewort Pedicularis palustris a…

Nant Clydach Pastures

…dissectum, quaking grass Briza media, marsh valerian, fen bedstraw, tawny sedge Carex hostiana and flea sedge Carex pulicaris. This community has a highly fragmentary distribution in lowland Wales, and surviving examples are of high conservation value. Several base-rich flushes o…

Bonds Glen

…ngelica Angelica sylvestris, branched bur-reed Sparganium erectum, bottle sedge Carex rostrata and scattered tussocks of greater tussock sedge Carex paniculata. The lower slopes are wet and occasionally waterlogged, and the associated wet woodland has a mixed canopy of alder Alnu…

Giant's Causeway and Dunseverick

…e is generally a fen or swamp community, the former typically with common sedge Carex nigra and silverweed Potentilla anserina, the latter dominated by common reed Phragmites australis. Unusually, black bog-rush Schoenus nigricans can be present through both the saltmarsh and mir…

Chilton Foliat Meadows

…land. At least ten species of sedge can be found here, among them distant sedge Carex distans, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, brown sedge Carex disticha and flea sedge C. pulicaris. Typical herb species such as marsh valerian Valeriana dioica, devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis …

Little Asby Inrakes and Outrakes

…rass, quaking grass, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and various sedges especially Carex panicea, Carex flacca, Carex hostiana, C. pulicaris and rushes Juncus acutiflorus and Juncus conglomeratus var. conglomeratus. The major herbs include devil’s bit scabious, yellow rattle Rhinant…

Kirlish

…opposite-leaved golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium and remote sedge Carex remota. The species-rich wet grassland associated with the woodland at Kirlish is very variable depending on topography, soil type and water composition and quantity. Within a comparatively smal…

Llwyn y Celyn Wetland

…er constant species associated with this community type such as carnation sedge Carex panicea, purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea, devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis and tormentil Potentilla erecta are widespread. Lesser pond-sedge Carex acutiformis is unusually common. Eight…

Dunaree Hill

…sser spearwort Ranunculus flammula, selfheal Prunella vulgaris, carnation sedge Carex panicea, tawny sedge Carex hostiana and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. Pockets of very species-rich vegetation occur where the mineral soils and shallow peats are flushed and kept wet by base-rich…

Glen East

…sser spearwort Ranunculus flammula, selfheal Prunella vulgaris, carnation sedge Carex panicea, tawny sedge Carex hostiana and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. The predominant moss within the grassland is pointed spear moss Calliergonella cuspidatum. Pockets of very species-rich veget…

Blackslee

…buttercup Ranunculus acris, marsh horsetail Equisetum palustre, carnation sedge Carex panicea, tawny sedge Carex hostiana and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. Grassland mosses include golden head moss Breutelia chrysocoma, glittering wood moss Hylocomium splendens and neat feather mo…

Caeau Pant-y-Bryn

…grass turf with a variety of associated small sedges, including carnation sedge Carex panicea, tawny sedge Carex hostiana and flea sedge Carex pulicaris; rushes, mostly compact rush Juncus conglomeratus and sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus; and flowering plants such as mead…

Pentregwyn

…-grass – tormentil mire to an open sedge community dominated by carnation sedge Carex panicea with tawny sedge Carex hostiana, glaucous sedge Carex flacca and flea sedge C. pulicaris. There is a high bryophyte cover and a range of herbs and grasses including quaking-grass Briza m…

Drumlisaleen

…ith a low cover of grasses and an abundance of sedges 12 species including much Carex panicea, Carex pulicaris and Carex hostiana. Meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum is the dominant forb in two fields, while in one field marsh hawk's beard Crepis paludosa is locally abundant in flu…

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…

Caeau Bronydd-mawr

…ass Molinia caerulea. A small-sedge sward is present in places with tawny sedge Carex hostiana, carnation sedge Carex panicea, flea sedge Carex pulicaris and petty whin Genista anglica. Along the southern edge a more species-rich flush surrounded by willows is also included in th…

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…

Den of Ogil

… fen vegetation commonly occurs in the wettest areas, dominated by bottle sedge Carex rostrata, in association with other plants such as water horse-tail Equisetum fluviatile, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, marsh marigold Caltha palustris, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, com…

Cuilcagh Mountain

…l the vegetation is characterised by a small sedge community where yellow sedge Carex viridula, carnation sedge Carex panicea and star sedge Carex echinata predominater while more mesotrophic waters are indicated by the presence of tawny sedge Carex hostiana, dioecious sedge Care…

Rhos Blaen Carrog

…d by purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea and numerous sedges, notably star sedge Carex echinata, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, common sedge S. nigra, oval sedge Carex leporina, carnation sedge C. panicea and flea sedge C. pulicaris. The forbs include marsh arrow-grass Triglochin pal…

Carrot Hill Meadow

…etation is characterised by a wide variety of sedges, including dioecious sedge Carex dioica, tawny sedge Carex hostiana and long-stalked yellow sedge Carex viridula ssp. brachyrrhyncha. These grow in association with many other plants, including quaking grass Briza media, ragged…

Slieve Beagh

…, the vegetation is characterised by a small sedge community where Yellow sedge Carex viridula, carnation sedge Carex panicea and star sedge Carex echinata predominate, while the presence of more mesotrophic water is indicated by the presence of tawny sedge Carex hostiana, dioeci…

Llwyn-iarth

… Linum catharticum, lesser butterfly orchid Platanthera bifolia, and pale sedge Carex pallescens. On a wetter area within the neutral grassland marsh lousewort Pedicularis palustris, square-stalked St. John’s-wort Hypericum tetrapterum, few-flowered spike-rush Eleocharis quinquef…

Cae Bryn-tywarch

…xatile grassland, with large patches of the nationally scarce soft-leaved sedge Carex montana and wood bitter-vetch Vicia Orobus, together with other regionally and locally scarce species such as dyer's greenweed Genista tinctoria and petty whin Genista anglica. Within the northe…

Cruninish Island

…anunculus flammula. Sedges are abundant in this habitat and include tawny sedge Carex hostiana, carnation sedge Carex panicea and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. In the drier central area of the island sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus are frequ…

Drumcrow

…ccur, some of which are scarce. The fen vegetation is dominated by common sedge Carex nigra growing over a carpet of marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris with species such as meadow sweet Filipendula ulmaria, common marsh bedstraw Galium palustre, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flam…

Smulgedon

…ntil Potentilla erecta, devils-bit scabious Succissa pratensis, carnation sedge Carex panicea, sharp flowered rush Juncus acutuflorus, heather Calluna vulgaris, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, selfheal Prunella vulgaris and marsh ragwort Senecio …

Wintringham Marsh

… scarce or local plants have been recorded, including long stalked yellow sedge Carex lepidocarpa, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, glaucous sedge C. panicea and bottle sedge Carex rostrata, black bog rush Schoenus nigricans, common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium and numerous h…

Grimscott

…ing abundant meadow thistle and a rich sedge flora dominated by carnation sedge Carex panicea, with tawny sedge Carex hostiana, common sedge C. nigra and oval sedge Carex leporina occurring frequently. Grasses are represented by Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and sweet vernal-grass…

Heslington Tillmire

…n grass Eriophorum angustifolium and a variety of sedges including bottle sedge Carex rostrata, common sedge C. nigra, tawny sedge Carex hostiana and slender sedge Carex lasiocarpa. Herbs include greater bird's foot trefoil Lotus pedunculatus, marsh marigold Caltha palustris, mea…

Glaswelltiroedd Eryrys (Eryrys Grasslands)

…orum. The base-rich basin mire has an open structure, dominated by bottle sedge Carex rostrata, common yellow-sedge Carex viridula subsp. brachyrrhyncha and common sedge C. nigra, mixed with marsh horsetail Equisetum palustre. The mire supports a range of herbs such as bogbean Me…

Ribsons Meadows

…scabious Succisa pratensis. Sedges are abundant and include common yellow-sedge Carex demissa, flea sedge C. pulicaris, oval sedge Carex leporina, glaucous sedge Carex flacca, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, common sedge C. nigra and carnation sedge C. panicea. There is a strip of w…

Newton Ketton Meadow

…cular note are the variety of sedges within the sward including, glaucous sedge Carex flacca, hairy sedge Carex hirta, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, carnation sedge C. panicea and flea sedge C. pulicaris. An area of fen vegetation occurs on the northern edge of the site. This merge…

Rhos Hen-Glyn-Isaf

…e site supports a sward dominated by purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea, sedges Carex spp. and common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium. sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus is locally prominent and meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum is common throughout this plant community. …

Pen-Common, Llanbedr

… gives rise to a complex network of flushes dominated by mixtures of star sedge Carex echinata, glaucous sedge Carex flacca, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, common sedge C. nigra and carnation sedge C. panicea, with frequent common yellow-sedge C. demissa, flea sedge C. pulicaris, ma…

Nant y Rhos

…ed by a range of characteristic associates including meadow thistle, flea sedge Carex pulicaris, carnation sedge Carex panicea, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, whorled caraway, tormentil Potentilla erecta, greater birds-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus, devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pr…

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…

Cappas Lwyd

…e a variety of small sedges, rushes and broad-leaved herbs. Common yellow-sedge Carex demissa, carnation sedge Carex panicea, glaucous sedge Carex flacca, flea sedge Carex pulicaris and tawny sedge Carex hostiana are common, the latter two species reflecting some degree of minera…

Pant Cae Haidd

…tation include a variety of small sedges, rushes and herbs. Common yellow-sedge Carex demissa, carnation sedge Carex panicea, glaucous sedge Carex flacca, flea sedge Carex pulicaris, and tawny sedge Carex hostiana are common, the latter two species indicating some degree of miner…

Garron Plateau

…by the presence of scattered purple moor grass Molinia caerulea or bottle sedge Carex rostrata. When this flushing is concentrated into localised runnels, the vegetation is characterised by small sedge communities, in which species such as carnation sedge Carex panicea, yellow se…

Neuadd and Tylelo Mires

…. The wettest part of Neuadd Mire supports vegetation dominated by bottle sedge Carex rostrata and sharp-flowered rush with abundant marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris and the moss Calliergonell cuspidatum. Wet woodland borders the railway line and appears to be fairly recent i…

Sunbiggin Tarn & Moors and Little Asby Scar

…s a large zone extending into standing water up to one metre deep. Bottle sedge Carex rostrata dominates a much more mixed fen along with species such as slender and greater tussock sedge Carex lasiocarpa and Carex paniculata, common spike rush Eleocharis palustris, soft rush Jun…

Bryn - Bach, Cefn Cribwr

…species such as meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum and, more locally, tawny sedge Carex hostiana and flea sedge Carex pulicaris. These occur alongside carnation sedge Carex panicea and devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis. Some of the most species-rich of these swards are slightl…

Twenty Acre Piece

…tum, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, sneezewort Achillea ptarmica, yellow sedge Carex demissa, pill sedge Carex pilulifera and tawny sedge Carex hostiana. The grassland areas have been invaded by scrub species, notably silver birch Betula pendula (formerly verrucosa), pedunculate…

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-…

Stockbridge Common Marsh

…ists of a species rich flood plain marsh community with distinctive dwarf sedge Carex associations in a matrix of taller vegetation containing abundant tall sedges including Carex hostiana, Carex disticha and C. lepidocarpa, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, ragged-robin Silene fl…

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…

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…

Brynna a Wern Tarw

…thistle Cirsium dissectum, devil's-bit scabious, tormentil, and carnation sedge Carex panicea. In a few places the base-loving sedges tawny sedge Carex hostiana and flea sedge Carex pulicaris are frequent, and marsh valerian Valeriana dioica is present locally. Other areas of pu…

Penllwyn-yr-Hendy

…xtensive areas of the now scarce small-sedge mire, dominated by carnation sedge Carex panicea, tawny sedge Carex hostiana and purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea. Characteristic associates include dioecious sedge Carex dioica, star sedge C. echinata, round-leaved sundew Drosera ro…

Seato Pastures

…d bird's eye primrose Primula farinosa. The sedges include long stalked yellow Carex lepidocarpa, carnation C. panicea, glaucous Carex flacca and tawny sedge Carex hostiana and these occur with grasses such as sheep's fescue Festuca ovina, quaking grass Briza media and purple mo…

Chilbolton Common

… a species rich river flood plain marsh, with distinctive dwarf sedge swards of Carex nigra, C. panicea, C. demissa, C. pulicaris, C. echinata and a host of short herbs such as bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella, tormentil Potentilla erecta, devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis, c…

Mortlach Moss

…d so called ‘brown mosses’. The basin-fen community, with abundant bottle sedge Carex rostrata and lesser tussock sedge Carex diandra, is nationally rare and the best example of its type in north-east Scotland. The locally-rare black bog-rush Schoenus nigricans dominates the adja…

Fachwen Isaf

…rulea with velvet bent Agrostis canina, short sedges, including carnation sedge Carex panicea, and sharp-flowered and compact rush (Juncus acutiflorus and Juncus conglomeratus). Tawny sedge Carex hostiana and flea sedge Carex pulicaris are frequent in these areas, as are sheep’s-…

Maes Meillion a Gefail-y-cwm

…g beneath the rush canopy supports a rich flora with species such as star sedge Carex echinata, bog moss Sphagnum auriculatum and heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata. Where a more base enriched flushing occurs, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, flea sedge Carex pulicaris and sta…

Loch Battan

…ition fen around it. This area of transition fen includes greater tussock sedge Carex paniculata, reed Phragmites australis and bottle sedge Carex rostrata swamp. Small cranberry Vaccinium microcarpum, and the rare moss Tomentypnum nitens also occur. The remaining area is a valle…

Rhosydd Llanwrthwl

…s being joined here by a diverse assemblage of associates, including star sedge Carex echinata, carnation sedge C. panicea, common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium, mat-grass Nardus stricta, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, round-leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia and the …

Caeau Bryn-du

…ora, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, pale sedge Carex pallescens, pignut Conopodium majus, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, tormentil Potentilla erecta, betony Betonica officinalis and wood bitter-vetch Vicia orobus. Below the bank lies an area …

Popehouse Moor

…y St John’s-wort Hypericum undulatum. A few stands of the greater tussock-sedge Carex paniculata occur among the rushes. Interspersed in the rush pasture are patches that are relatively freely-draining and others that are permanently waterlogged. The latter support mire-type veg…

Gweunydd Glan-y-glasnant

…d. Moderate base-richness is suggested by the presence of the two sedges -tawny Carex hostiana and glaucous Carex flacca.

Fodderletter

…aracterised by species which thrive in base-rich conditions such as tawny sedge Carex hostiana, dioecious sedge Carex dioica and the brown mosses Campylium stellatum and Scorpidium revolvens, along with butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris and jointed rush Juncus articulatus. They are …

Rhosydd Yerbeston / Yerbeston Moors

…aerulea together with a wide range of sedges and herbs, such as carnation sedge Carex panicea, tormentil Potentilla erecta and greater birds-foot trefoil Lotus pedunculatus. In places, the presence of tawny sedge Carex hostiana and flea sedge Carex pulicaris indicates lime-rich c…

Waun-fawr, Cefn Cribwr

…ia caerulea and meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, together with carnation sedge Carex panicea, glaucous sedge Carex flacca, and the broad-leaved herbs tormentil Potentilla erecta and devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis. Quaking grass Briza media and the base-loving sedges tawn…

Penycastell, Cefn Cribwr

… to abundant purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea, accompanied by carnation sedge Carex panicea, tormentil Potentilla erecta and devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis. Almost all of it includes base-demanding species such as meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum and quaking grass Briza…

Cwm Cadlan

…rple-moor grass Molinia caerulea, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, tawny sedge Carex hostiana and flea sedge Carex pulicaris. Associated species include sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, quaking-grass Briza media, sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus, bog pimpernel Ana…

Hendre Bach

…inated vegetation, where species such as quaking grass Briza media, tawny sedge Carex hostiana and flea sedge Carex pulicaris are indicative of mild-base enrichment. Rush pasture dominated by Juncus acutiflorus with poor fen species such as meadow sweet Filipendula ulmaria and cu…

Cairnsmore of Fleet

…utterwort Pinguicula lusitanica, green spleenwort Asplenium viride, tawny sedge Carex hostiana and dioecious sedge Carex dioica. Although not included as notified features, the area is also of interest for its characteristic upland fauna; peregrine falcon, raven, red grouse and m…

Caeau Talwrn

…e dominated by purple moor-grass with frequent small sedges such as tawny sedge Carex hostiana and flea sedge Carex pulicaris. Despite the name of this community, meadow thistle is not found here. Where the ground is flushed with base-rich water, particularly in the north-western…

Alvescot Meadows

…tum, red fescue Festuca rubra, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and carnation sedge Carex panicea. In the wettest areas, brown sedge Carex disticha and jointed rush Juncus articulatus dominate. These are associated with troughs which may be the remnants of old ditches. The meadow is …

Coombe Meadow

… frequent and amongst those occurring are, flea sedge C. pulicaris, tawny sedge Carex hostiana and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. There is a strip of well established woodland around the site. Pedunculate oak Quercus robur, ash Fraxinus excelsior and hazel Corylus avellana are the…

Drostre Bank

…a caerulea, abundant meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, and frequent tawny sedge Carex hostiana and flea sedge Carex pulicaris. Associated species include sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, quaking-grass Briza media, marsh valerian Valeriana dioica, saw-wort Serratula tinct…

Low Gill Moor Wetlands

…reous streams. The vegetation is dominated by short sedges including dioecious Carex dioica, long stalked yellow C. lepidocarpa, carnation C. panicea, glaucous Carex flacca and tawny Carex hostiana sedges; in places with a dense understorey of mosses especially Palustriella comm…

Grove Farm

…edicularis sylvatica together with a number of sedges including carnation sedge Carex panicea, flea sedge C. pulicaris, glaucous sedge Carex flacca and tawny sedge Carex hostiana.

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…

Gwaun Efail Wig

… Succisa pratensis. In places, the sward is rich in sedges including oval sedge Carex leporina, star sedge Carex echinata, carnation sedge Carex panicea and the uncommon bladder-sedge Carex vesicaria. The rush pasture grades into purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea mire which is m…

Fallowlees Flush

…Northumberland. Where the calcium rich water arises stonewort Chara, flea sedge Carex pulicaris, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, long stalked yellow sedge C. lepidocarpa and broad leaved cotton grass Eriophorum latifolium are found in small areas of moss dominated turf. However, the …

Kirkby Moor

…ustifolium over Sphagnum papillosum, with cross leaved heath and the star sedge Carex echinata and carnation sedge Carex panicea. Other species include cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos round leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia and marsh violet Viola palustris. Where there is a sligh…

Caeau Coed Mawr (Coedmawr Fields)

…such as quaking grass Briza media, sneezewort Achillea ptarmica, glaucous sedge Carex flacca, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, carnation sedge C.panicea, flea sedge C. pulicaris and common bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus. Towards the foot of the slope purple moor-grass Molinia …

Ty Du Moor

…ch flushes contain an abundance of moss and sedge species, including flea sedge Carex pulicaris, tawny sedge Carex hostiana and the moss Campylium stellatum. Rush pasture forms a band between the wetter fen vegetation and the drier, semi-improved grassland on the raised ground at…

Llymwynt Brook Pastures

… fen-meadow vegetation with purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea, carnation sedge Carex panicea, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, quaking-grass Briza media, and devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis. This vegetation grades into areas in which soft-rush…

Coleburn Pasture

…pestris locally occurring in the Festuca-Agrostis grassland and with flea sedge Carex pulicaris, tawny sedge Carex hostiana and globeflower Trollius europaeus occurring in the Nardus grassland. Marsh hawk’s-beard Crepis paludosa is also found.

Coed a Gweunydd Gilfach-gwyddil

…minent species here include purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea, carnation sedge Carex panicea, tawny sedge Carex hostiana and whorled caraway Carum verticillatum. Dyer's greenweed Genista tinctoria is also present. The site has small areas of bracken Pteridium aquilinum, scrub an…

Ross

… rush Juncus acutiflorus, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula, carnation sedge Carex panicea, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, selfheal Prunella vulgaris and the mosses golden head moss Breutelia chrysocoma and chalk comb moss Ctenidium molluscum. Pockets of very species-rich vegetat…

Breigam Moor

…ple moor-grass Molinia caerulea. Associated species here include glaucous sedge Carex flacca, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, fen bedstraw, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis and saw-wort Serratula tinctoria. …

Aber Geirch

…ass Molinia caerulea. Species associated with this community include flea sedge Carex pulicaris, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella and common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris. Cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix can also occur on the tussocks. The meadow/gra…

Pikes Farm Meadows

…lorantha and a variety of sedges which are locally uncommon, such as pale sedge Carex pallescens, tawny sedge Carex hostiana and common yellow sedge C. demissa.

Stowell Meadow

… rush Juncus articulatus, blunt flowered rush Juncus subnodulosus, common sedge Carex nigra, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, star sedge C. echinata and carnation sedge C. panicea are frequent. Herbs of interest include marsh marigold Caltha palustris, marsh lousewort Pedicularis palu…

Sloughan and Willmount Glens

…wort Ranunculus flammula, marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris, glaucous sedge Carex flacca, tawny sedge Carex hostiana and common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii. Willmount Glen includes an area of wet heath on the higher and steeper slopes forming an integral mosaic with t…

Crosby Ravensworth Fell

… base rich flushes. These are dominated by small sedges such as carnation sedge Carex panicea, tawny sedge Carex hostiana and long stalked yellow sedge C. lepidocarpa, growing over a ground layer of base loving mosses such as Scorpidium revolvens, Ctenidium molluscum, Campylium s…

Slaidhills Moss

…inoides. Flowering plants such as fairy flax Linum catharticum, dioecious sedge Carex dioica, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, few-flowered spike-rush Eleocharis quinqueflora and broad-leaved cottongrass Eriophorum latifolium also reflect the high base status. The central area of the …

Briggins Moor

…montanus. There are a wide range of sedge species present including: star sedge Carex echinata, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, carnation sedge C. panicea and flea sedge C. pulicaris, together with bog mosses Sphagnum spp. Another herb-rich vegetation type, which is less extensive o…

Cors Farchwel

… field are characterised by an abundance of small sedges such as glaucous sedge Carex flacca, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, common sedge C. nigra, carnation sedge C. panicea and flea sedge C. pulicaris, along with frequent quaking-grass Briza media, jointed rush Juncus articulatus,…

Pinbain Burn to Cairn Hill

…grass Nardus stricta, and a high proportion of sedges including carnation sedge Carex panicea, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, flea sedge C. pulicaris and star sedge C. echinata, with herbs such as bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum. Along old drainage lines, and in natural soakways …

Outley Mosses

…have a diverse flora with a high cover of small sedges such as carnations sedge Carex panicea, tawny sedge Carex hostiana and common yellow sedge C. demissa and various combinations of other species including autumnal hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis, marsh thistle Cirsium palus…

Coolnasillagh

…ntil Potentilla erecta, devils-bit scabious Succissa pratensis, carnation sedge Carex panicea, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutuflorus, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula, selfheal Prunella vulgaris and marsh ragwort Senecio aquaticus. The variation …

Drumbegger

…d rush Juncus acutiflorus, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula, glaucous sedge Carex flacca, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, selfheal Prunella vulgaris, meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis and the mosses glittering wood moss Hylocomium splendens and neat feather moss Pseudoscleropod…

Gyfartha

…ntil Potentilla erecta, devils’-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, carnation sedge Carex panicea, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and quaking-grass Briza media. Knolls within the fen-meadow support drier acidic grassland. This vegetation is chara…

Marsland to Clovelly Coast

…rushes Juncus spp. dominant over large areas. sedges, including carnation sedge Carex panicea, tawny sedge Carex hostiana and common sedge C. nigra occur widely and heather, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica and meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum ar…

Southmoor Farm

…sa pratensis, together with frequent glaucous, carnation, tawny and flea sedges Carex flacca, C. panicea, Carex hostiana and C. pulicaris among many other species. A particularly notable and attractive feature of these fields is the occurrence of numerous heath spotted orchids Da…

Forest Muir

…und water. Typically these contain a wide range of sedges (e.g. dioecious sedge Carex dioica, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, star sedge C. echinata and long-stalked yellow sedge C. lepidocarpa) in association with other plants such as few-flowered spike-rush Eleocharis quinqueflora,…

Blaen Cilieni

…rsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, lesser skullcap Scutellaria minor, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, greater tussock-sedge Carex paniculata and the bryophytes, Rhizomnium pseudopunctatum and Trichocolea tomentella. Remarks: The site is part of a Ministry of Defence artillary range. T…

Rhos Talglas a Chors yr Hafod

…osum, S. recurvum and S. subnitens. Cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos, common sedge Carex nigra, round-leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, the moss Polytrichum commune and in places bottle sedge Carex rostrata or tawny sedge Carex hostiana also occ…

Rhos Cwmderw

…a ovina, mat grass Nardus stricta, tormentil Potentilla erecta, carnation sedge Carex panicea and tawny sedge Carex hostiana throughout. Meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum is rare but a range of other characteristic plants occur locally, including devil’s-bit scabious Succisa prate…

Whiddon Moor, Luckroft and Odham Marshes

…wort Serratula tinctoria, heath tormentil Potentilla erecta and carnation sedge Carex panicea. Other plants including heather Calluna vulgaris, western Gorse Ulex gallii and bog mosses Sphagnum subnitens and S. auriculatum occur predominantly in the wet heath, while greater bird'…

Shiel Wood Pastures

…slands include a species-rich type with mat-grass Nardus stricta and flea sedge Carex pulicaris. Areas of grass-heath with ling heather Calluna vulgaris and wet heath with cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix are also found. The extensive fen-meadows are mainly dominated by sharp-fl…

Lethenhill

…palustris, water avens Geum rivale, globe flower Trollius europaeus, flea sedge Carex pulicaris and tawny sedge Carex hostiana. Fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea, lesser butterfly orchid Platanthera bifolia and grass-of-Parnassus Parnassia palustris also occur. This is the best…

Gwaun Gledyr

…thoxanthum odoratum, together with tormentil Potentilla erecta, carnation sedge Carex panicea and often devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis. In places, the vegetation is more heathy with frequent cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix and bog mosses Sphagnum sp., whilst in wetter a…

Marloes Mere

…orting acidic grassland, including mat-grass Nardus stricta, green-ribbed sedge Carex binervis and tawny sedge Carex hostiana, as well as sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus, red fescue Festuca rubra and purple moor-grass Molinia caeru…

Caeau Blaenau-mawr

…hroughout the sward, as well as other base demanding species such as flea sedge Carex pulicaris and tawny sedge Carex hostiana. Other species of note include whorled caraway Carum verticillatum and great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis. Marsh fritillary Euphydryas aurinia and marb…

Cae Cwrtbrynbeirdd

…atensis joined by species such as meadow thistle, Cirsium dissectum, flea sedge Carex pulicaris and tawny sedge Carex hostiana. In places where rushes predominate, the grassland can be notably species-rich. Here typical rush-pasture species such as sharp-flowered rush Juncus cf. …

Keadew

…lvet bent Agrostis canina. Sedges are also constant and include carnation sedge Carex panicea and tawny sedge Carex hostiana. Herbs typical of traditionally managed Fermanagh meadow grasslands are frequent throughout and include devils-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, ragged robin…

South Laggan Fen

…rth Lochaber’s only extensive stand of common-reed and a stand of bladder sedge Carex vesicaria. Bladder sedge is very unusual in the north west and is known from only two sites in Lochaber. Other emergent and aquatic plants here include water horsetail, bogbean, several pondweed…

Brendonmoor

… Juncus conglomeratus to areas supporting herb rich vegetation including sedges Carex panicea, C. pulicaris and Carex hostiana, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, woodrush Luzula multiflora, common tormentil Potentilla erecta, devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis and creeping wi…

Carrine Common & Penwethers

…um cannabinum and Sphagnum bog mosses. The rich sedge flora includes star sedge Carex echinata and tawny sedge Carex hostiana. Bog-myrtle Myrica gale is locally dominant. An additional species of particular note is the nationally scarce plant species, wavy-leaved St. John’s wort …

Tyncoed Pasture

…devil's-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, velvet bent Agrostis canina, flea sedge Carex pulicaris and tawny sedge Carex hostiana. Whorled caraway Carum verticillatum is a notable feature of this community. This is a scarce and declining species which is restricted to oceanic areas …

Upper Lough Erne - Galloon

…here sedges are the main component of the vegetation, particularly tufted sedge Carex elata and bottle sedge Carex rostrata. This zone is often species-rich, with a wide range of associated herbs, including such scarce species as cowbane Cicuta virosa, greater water parsnip Sium …

Rhos Goch (Rhos Goch Common)

…ciates include the hair-mosses Polytrichum strictum and P. commune, white sedge Carex canescens and the moss Aulacomnium palustre. The ridges and hummocks within the raised mire are generally dominated by heather and cross-leaved heath with frequent common cottongrass, hare’s-tai…

Mid Cornwall Moors

…isa pratensis, common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium and carnation sedge Carex panicea occur frequently. creeping willow Salix repens and mat grass Nardus stricta are common in some areas. Heathland and scrub habitats support a range of breeding birds including cuckoo Cucu…

Winster Wetlands

…here more basic containing lime flushes occur, small sedges such as tawny sedge Carex hostiana, carnation sedge C. panicea, glaucous sedge Carex flacca, flea sedge C. pulicaris and star sedge C. echinata grow with flowers such as grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris and devil's…

Hollin Hill

…ain and comprises of a diverse sward of short sedges such as the glaucous sedge Carex flacca, carnation sedge C. panicea, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, star sedge C. echinata, flea sedge C. pulicaris and yellow sedge C. demissa in addition to the local dioecious sedge Carex dioica.…

Rhos Penrhiw

…n-meadow, characterised by diverse open lawns of sedges such as carnation sedge Carex panicea, flea sedge C. pulicaris, tawny sedge Carex hostiana and common sedge C. nigra. Mixed in with these is a variety of herbs such as meadow thistle and devil's-bit scabious Succisa pratensi…

Small Brook

…stle Cirsium dissectum, devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, carnation sedge Carex panicea and whorled caraway Carum verticillatum, a species which is virtually confined in England to north-west Devon. Other associated species include saw wort Serratula tinctoria, greater bird…

Kismeldon Meadows

…e predominantly associated with the purple moor-grass; these include star sedge Carex echinata, common sedge C. nigra, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, carnation sedge C. panicea, and flea sedge C. pulicaris. In other slightly wetter parts bog mosses, principally Sphagnum papillosum o…

Farndale

…rea and grey willow Salix cinerea with aground flora which include remote sedge Carex remota and marsh hawk's beard Crepis paludosa. Marshy grassland which is widespread is invariably dominated by rushes, including sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus, jointed rush J. articulat…

Rhos Bryn-wichell

…quefoil Comarum palustre, water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile and bottle sedge Carex rostrata is also quite extensive. Small patches of sedge-rich pasture containing carnation sedge Carex panicea, common sedge C. nigra and tawny sedge Carex hostiana occur in association with pur…

Waen Rydd

…us, whorled caraway Carum verticillatum and, in one area, greater tussock-sedge Carex paniculata. In the small north-western field, this type of rush pasture occasionally approaches a swamp community in the wettest areas, with bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, water horsetail Equise…

Common Moor Langtree

… and petty whin Genista anglica. Sedge species, particularly green-ribbed sedge Carex binervis star-sedge C. echinata, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, common sedge C. nigra, carnation sedge C. panicea and flea sedge C. pulicaris are common. Other herb species which occur include mead…

Mambury and Stowford Moors

…dow thistle Cirsium dissectum, and a range of sedges, including carnation sedge Carex panicea, flea sedge C. pulicaris and tawny sedge Carex hostiana. Heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata is frequent here. The particular variant of this community represented here, character…

Pen-y-graig-goch

…stle Cirsium dissectum, devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, carnation sedge Carex panicea, flea sedge C. pulicaris and tawny sedge Carex hostiana. Many of the fen-meadow stands have a heathy stamp, with species such as cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, heather Calluna vulgar…

Glanrhocca

…culata and a variety of grasses and short sedges, amongst which carnation sedge Carex panicea, flea sedge C. pulicaris and tawny sedge Carex hostiana are prominent. Meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum is frequent in some of the fields. The drier upper slopes support species-rich neu…

Yanal Bog

…ush Juncus subnodulosus, purple moor grass Molinia caerulea and carnation sedge Carex panicea. A number of plants which favour base rich conditions occur in the community including flea sedgeCarex pulicaris, glaucous sedge Carex flacca, quaking grass Briza media, saw wort Serratu…

Kilnsey Flush

…a caerulea is also present, as are a number of sedges including carnation sedge Carex panicea, long stalked yellow sedge C. lepidocarpa and tawny sedge Carex hostiana. This area supports a wealth of flowering plants including a population of the local narrow leaved marsh orchid D…

West Pennine Moors

…uch as round leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia, sedges, including common sedge Carex nigra and mosses which may otherwise be scarce across the peat land areas. Oak Field provides the best example of the area’s acid flushes, including species infrequently encountered elsewhere, s…

High Lickbarrow Mires and Pastures

…ges are a very prominent feature with, in addition to the local dioecious sedge Carex dioica, glaucous sedge Carex flacca, star sedge C. echinata, flea sedge C. pulicaris, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, common sedge C. nigra and carnation sedge C. panicea. Several species, confined …

Whiteleigh Meadows

…Devon. The sward is characterised by abundant sedge species, mainly tawny sedge Carex hostiana, star sedge C. echinata, carnation sedge C. panicea, green-ribbed sedge Carex binervis and glaucous sedge Carex flacca, and herbs such as betony Betonica officinalis, devil’s-bit scabio…

Gilmoor and Moorlands

…a and includes eleven sedge species, the most abundant of which are tawny sedge Carex hostiana, carnation sedge C. panicea, flea sedge C. pulicaris and green-ribbed sedge Carex binervis. The herb content is high and a wide range of species are found including petty whin Genista a…

Rhos Garth-fawr

…’s-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus, marsh valerian Valeriana dioica, flea sedge Carex pulicaris, quaking grass Briza media, sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus, tawny sedge Carex hostiana and whorled caraway Carum verticillatum, an uncommon plant in mid Wales. There are also e…

Rhos Fullbrook

…ella anglica. The wet flushes are dominated by sedges – notably carnation sedge Carex panicea, flea sedge C. pulicaris, common yellow-sedge C. demissa, tawny sedge Carex hostiana and star sedge C. echinata in association with bog mosses Sphagnum spp., cross-leaved heath Erica tet…

Rhos Pant-tyle

…s an area in which tormentil, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, carnation sedge Carex panicea, sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, whorled caraway, tawny sedge Carex hostiana and bog mosses occur within a sward composed primarily of purple moo…

Ringdown

…a significant part of the sward, the most frequent of which are carnation sedge Carex panicea, common yellow sedge C. demissa, flea sedgeC. pulicaris, star sedge C. echinata, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium and many stalked spike rush Eleo…

Blaiskey Bank Springs

…uicula vulgaris. There is a rich sedge flora, species including dioecious sedge Carex dioica, common yellow sedge C. demissa, long stalked yellow sedge C. lepidocarpa and tawny sedge Carex hostiana. The springs to the north of the site are more acidic in character and are dominat…

Cae'r Meirch

…marsh orchids Dactylorhiza spp. Non-tussocky purple moor-grass and small sedges Carex spp. dominate along some flush lines, with common yellow-sedge C. demissa, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, flea sedge C. pulicaris, star sedge C. echinata and carnation sedge C. panicea all frequent…

Holme Moor & Clean Moor

…sh Schoenus nigricans, blunt flowered rush Juncus subnodulosus, carnation sedge Carex panicea and purple moor grass Molinia caerulea. Other species typical of wet conditions include tawny sedge Carex hostiana, flea sedge C. pulicaris, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, round leav…

Woodhall Loch

…obeflower and marsh pennywort and a range of sedge species, notably white sedge Carex canescens, pale sedge C. pallescens, common yellow sedge C. demissa, star sedge C. echinata, tawny sedge Carex hostiana and common sedge C. nigra. Further habitats of open water and floating and…

Staddon Moor

…They also have a rich, short sedge component which includes common yellow-sedge Carex demissa, star sedge C. echinata, carnation sedge C. panicea, flea sedge C. pulicaris and tawny sedge Carex hostiana. The main associates of the fen meadow community are meadow thistle Cirsium d…

Thorne and Doves Moors

…tty whin Genista anglica is also present. Sedge species such as carnation sedge Carex panicea, common sedge C. nigra, star sedge C. echinata, flea sedge C. pulicaris and tawny sedge Carex hostiana are common. A wide range of grassland herbs characteristic of acid soils occur incl…

The Stiperstones & The Hollies

…allis tenella as well as a variety of sedges; in particular common yellow sedge Carex demissa, carnation sedge C. panicea, star sedge C. echinata, flea sedge C. pulicaris and tawny sedge Carex hostiana. Of particular noteis the presence of marsh hawk’s beard Crepis paludosa, at i…

Thornhill Moss & Meadows

…occurs along its eastern edge. Flushed acid areas are dominated by bottle sedge Carex rostrata or sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus. Herbs include marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris and common marsh bedstraw Galium palustre. Various sedge…

Pan Beck Fen

…inacea with alders Alnus glutinosa; to the west are stands of lesser pond sedge Carexacutiformis which grade into an extensive community dominated by blunt flowered rush Juncus subnodulosus and also containing sharp-flowered rush J. acutiflorus, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, w…

Bryn-bwch

…ll purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea tussocks. Meadow thistle, carnation sedge Carex panicea, devil's-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, tormentil Potentilla erecta, marsh valerian valerian dioica, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, yellow sedge C. demissa and bog pimpernel Anagallis tene…

Caeau Heol y Llidiart-coch

…d sedges including sweet-vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and carnation sedge Carex panicea. The base-rich nature of this vegetation is indicated by such species as tawny sedge Carex hostiana and quaking grass Briza media. In places this grades into wetter marshy grassland, wit…

Rhosydd Nant-yr-henfron

…cteristic plants here include meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, carnation sedge Carex panicea, flea sedge Carex pulicaris, sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus, cross-leaved heath, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum and tawny sedge Carex hostiana. The wet heath vegetation also …

Killough Bay and Strand Lough

… the swamp and reed bed there are small, localised stands of greater pond sedge Carex riparia swamp as well as sea club rush Butomus maritimus and grey club rush Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani. Where the foreshore is shallow and there is seasonal inundation, the swamp gives way t…

Causey Bank Mires

…iculatus with an abundance of herbs and sedges, including greater tussock sedge Carex paniculata, remote sedge Carex remota, water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile, marsh valerian Valeriana dioica, square stalked St. John’s wort Hypericum tetrapterum, wild angelica Angelica sylvest…

Ditchling Common

…um bertolonii. A number of locally uncommon plants occur including ribbed sedge Carex binervis, flea sedge Carex pulicaris, marsh plume thistle Cirsium dissectum, pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus, bitter vetch Lathyrus montanus and the only East Sussex location for tawny sedge Care…

Courthouse Grasslands

… grassland is generally more species-rich, and includes frequent glaucous sedge Carex flacca, carnation sedge C. panicea and devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, accompanied by base-demanding species such as tawny sedge Carex hostiana and flea sedge C. pulicaris. Meadow thistl…

Langstone-Llanmartin Meadows

…aris and sweet vernal grass, Anthoxanthum odoratum; locally, lesser pond-sedge, Carex acutiformis occurs and there are small areas of swamp. As blunt-flowered rush declines and the grassland becomes more sedge-rich, a different type of fen meadow is found. Here purple moor-grass,…

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…

Cothill Fen

… Oenanthe lachenalii, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris and the bottle sedge Carex rostrata. A second nationally rare fen habitat is the purple moor grass Molinia caerulea meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum fen meadow, mainly restricted to East Anglia and parts of the West Coun…

Troutbeck

… by bog moss species such as Sphagnum palustre and S. recurvum, with star sedge Carex echinata, common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, marsh violet Viola palustris, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula and the moss Polytrichum commune. M…

Eslie Moss

…he vegetation consists of areas of fen and fen-meadow with lesser tussock sedge Carex diandra and meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria and an unusual local abundance of brown sedge Carex disticha. There is also extensive willow carr, with a small birchwood on drier ground in the south…

Heswall Dales

…phorum cespitosum. Common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium and tawny sedge Carex hostiana are also important constituents of this community. These wet areas are the most interesting botanically and contain such species as many stalked spike rush Eleocharis multicaulis and gr…

Otmoor

…ch meadows contain a diverse flora of sedges including the uncommon tawny sedge Carex hostiana and flea sedge C. pulicaris and the nationally rare downy fruited sedge C. tomentosa. Patches of sedge dominated sward follow the flow of surface runnels with areas of greater pond sedg…

Caeau Tir-mawr

…t scabious Succisa pratensis, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, carnation sedge Carex panicea, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, heath spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza maculata, lousewort Pedicularis sy…

Sluxton Marsh, Whitemoor

…um, sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus, carnation sedge Carex panicea and tormentil Potentilla erecta. In places the bog-myrtle Myrica gale is prominent. Of particular interest are stands of fen-meadow, where the base-demanding tawny sedge Carex hostiana a…

Woodland Park and Pontpren

…’s-fescue Festuca ovina, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, small sedges Carex spp. and tormentil Potentilla erecta. Heathier areas have cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix and bog mosses Sphagnum spp.. Small patches of fen-meadow, with abundant meadow thistle Cirsium dissec…

Colwyn Brook Marshes (North & South)

…and tributaries. Large areas are dominated by dense stands of lesser pond sedge Carex acutiformis but elsewhere the vegetation is more open and diverse. Here, species such as bottle sedge Carex rostrata, common marsh-bedstraw Galium palustre, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, bo…

Pentrosfa Mire

…ated by bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, bulrush Typha latifolia and bottle sedge Carex rostrata. An area of topogenous fen has developed in the valley bottom above the lake. This area supports a plant community which is largely dominated by bottle sedge, although common sedge Care…

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…

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,…

Hen-allt Common

…w oat grass Trisetum flavescens. Other common associates include glaucous sedge Carex flacca, sneezewort Achillea ptarmica, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, autumn hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis, common bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus and tormentil Potentilla erecta. The s…

Caudbeck Flow

…s leaved heath are variously represented while in the wetter hollows star sedge Carex echinata, common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium and bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum are common. The second and most important bog type is that found on the plateau of Side Fell. Here, …

Caeau Cefn Cribwr

…ntil Potentilla erecta, devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, carnation sedge Carex panicea, and grasses such as sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and velvet bent Agrostis canina. Creeping willow Salix repens occurs occasionally. In a few wetter localities, grasses are r…

Wyndrush Pastures

…m salicaria are interspersed with the rushes. Sedges, including carnation sedge Carex panicea and glaucous sedge Carex flacca, are locally abundant. In places, the rushes grade into tall-herb fen with species including meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, hemp-agrimony Eupatorium can…

Cors Aberthin

…thistle Cirsium dissectum is frequent and, in some more open areas, tawny sedge Carex hostiana and flea sedge C. pulicaris occur. The uncommon Dyer’s greenweed Genista tinctoria, a plant normally found in drier grassland, also occurs here. There are smaller areas of fen-meadow in…

Oxenber and Wharfe Woods

…acutiflorus, soft rush Juncus effusus, jointed rush J. articulatus, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, common sedge C. nigra and star sedge C. echinata and these are accompanied by herbs such as marsh marigold Caltha palustris, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, marsh arrowgrass Triglo…

Gweunydd Dyfnant

…-marigold Caltha palustris, and a good variety of sedges, including tawny sedge Carex hostiana. Other areas are more heathy, with cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix and occasionally bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum.

Ysgeifiog Moor

…oor-grass Molinia caerulea, devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, tawny sedge Carex hostiana and flea sedge C. pulicaris are characteristic of these extensive lawns of ‘fen meadow’. Towards the western half of the common, heathland is well developed on slightly higher ground. C…

Gweunydd Dyffryn Nedd

…her species present include devil's-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, tawny sedge Carex hostiana and flea sedge C. pulicaris. Further types of purple moor-grass dominated vegetation occur throughout the site, supporting such species as tormentil Potentilla erecta, sweet vernal-gras…

Blaen Nedd

… carline thistle Carlina vulgaris is common and in some areas soft-leaved sedge Carex montana is abundant. Associated with the calcareous grassland are scattered small areas of limestone pavement with species such as limestone fern Gymnocarpium robertianum, lily-of-the-valley Con…

Coedydd Dyffryn Wnion

…impernel Anagallis tenella, devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis, tawny sedge Carex hostiana and quaking grass Briza media. The nationally scarce mountain whorl snail, Vertigo alpestris occurs on dry stone walls sheltered by mature ivy and trees. The Welsh clearwing moth Synant…

Ludham - Potter Heigham Marshes

…wering rush Butomus umbellatus, Water dropwort Oenanthe fistulosa, bottle sedge Carex rostrata and water plantain Alisma plantago-aquatica. A discrete community occurs where there is seepage of brackish nutrient enriched waters from the River Thurne into dykes near the river bank…

Loughrigg Fell Flushes

…een them. The characteristic plants of this base rich flush are dioecious sedge Carex dioica and common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris. The grass and sedge lawns are inpart covered by prolific mosses, particularly Scorpidium revolvens and Campylium stellatum, whilst large populat…

Ottery Valley

…ultiflora. This grades into a species rich, low turf supporting carnation sedge Carex panicea, flea sedge C. pulicaris, common sedge C. nigra, bog asphodel, common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium, sphagnum species, devil’s-bit scabious and cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix. …

Shelve Pool

…of the pool have an extensive fringe of nutrient poor fen of which bottle sedge Carex rostrata, water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre and marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris are important components, although varyi…

Dunsdon Farm

…rica tetralix being a major constituent of the sward in drier areas. The sedges Carex hostiana, C. nigra, C. panicea and C. pulicaris are ubiquitous. This sward has, for the most part, been exceptionally well managed in the past thereby allowing a wide variety of herbs associated…

Low Pasture

…jointed rush Juncus articulatus, with Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, carnation sedge C. panicea, devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis, sneezewort Achillea ptarmica, meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris and oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare. There are also…

Ludderburn and Candlestick Mires

…uding flushes of differing acidity, the mire has swampy patches of bottle sedge Carex rostrata, many stalked spike rush Eleocharis multicaulis and bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius. In other areas, hummocks of Sphagnum palustre and S. subnitens occur, supporting species suc…

Caeau Ty-mawr

…awkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis and betony Betonica officinalis. Glaucus sedge Carex flacca is locally abundant and species such as meadow fescue Schedonorus pratensis and hairy ladies-mantle Alchemilla filicaulis are occasional in the sward. The wetter parts of the fields are e…

Kernick and Ottery Meadows

…folium and devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis together with carnation sedge Carex panicea, heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata and cross-leaved heath. Species indicative of wetter conditions include bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella, marsh St John’s-wort Hypericum elodes…

Skelton Pasture

…stuca rubra and rough meadow grass Poa trivialis, sedges such as glaucous sedge Carex flacca, carnation sedge C. panicea and common sedge C. nigra and herbs such as sneezewort Achillea ptarmica, meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis and great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis. The ea…

Rhosydd Nant Eithrim

…ts including frequent to abundant meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, carnation sedge C. panicea, flea sedge C. pulicaris, devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, fen bedstraw Galium uliginosum, marsh valerian Valeriana dioica, quaking grass Briza media,…

Brendon Farm (North)

…tern end of the site. Several sedges are found frequently including tawny sedge Carex hostiana, carnation sedge C. panicea and flea sedge C. pulicaris. Parts of this fen meadow community contain a more heathy element characterized by cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, heather Cal…

Moors River System

…Wooded banks with a wet understorey contain yellow iris Iris pseudacorus, sedge Carex species and opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, canopy gaps are characterised by species of tall herb fen such as purple loosestrife Lythrum salicaria and open channe…

Taynish Woods

…h species including broad-leaved cottongrass Eriophorum latifolium, tawny sedge Carex hostiana and royal fern Osmunda regalis, adding to the diversity. Taynish Woods SSSI is a nationally-important site for mosses and liverworts (bryophytes). Several different habitats on a mix of…

Lymsworthy Meadows

…b creeping willow Salix repens and a prominence of sedges including tawny sedge Carex hostiana and flea sedge C. pulicaris. In areas of impeded drainage a different association of species occurs with marsh lousewort Pedicularis palustris, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, marsh …

Max Bog

…unt flowered rush. Plants which favour base rich conditions, such as flea sedge Carex pulicaris, long stalked yellow sedge Carex lepidocarpa, black rush and saw wort Serratula tinctoria occur alongside species of more acid conditions, such as tormentil Potentilla erecta and heath…

Llwyn-Cus

…ourses of the river support tall-fen vegetation, dominated by lesser pond-sedge Carex acutiformis. This community extends on to a wet, spring-fed river terrace where a large colony of purple smallreed Calamagrostis canescens is present in its only known mid-Wales locality. Grey w…

Shannel

…, sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus, quaking grass Briza media, flea sedge Carex pulicaris, pignut Conopodium majus, yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor, tufted vetch Vicia cracca, globe flower Trollius europaeus and meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria. The Goldilocks buttercup Ranun…

Waun-Ddu

…. These contrast with small sedge flushes supporting amongst others tawny sedge Carex hostiana, flea sedge C. pulicaris and the brown mosses Drepanocladus sp. and Campylium stellatum to the north. Waun-Ddu itself is a large area of acidophilous mire vegetation formed into pools a…

East Devon Pebblebed Heaths

…y cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix and characteristic species are common sedge Carex nigra, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata, lesser butterfly orchid Platanthera bifolia a…

Caeau Blaen-bydernyn

… base-demanding species including meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, tawny sedge Carex hostiana and flea sedge C. pulicaris. The stands of dry acid grassland are especially species-rich, containing a wide range of forbs including tormentil, devil’s bit-scabious, common bird’s-foot…

East Walton and Adcock's Common

…grass Avenula pubescens and heath grass Danthonia decumbens. The glaucous sedge Carex flacca is frequent. Many herbs are present in the sward including salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, stemless thistle Cirsium acaule. cowslip Primula veris, common rock rose Helianthemum nummul…

Merthen Wood

…isa pratensis, common cotton-grass Eriophorum angustifolium and carnation sedge Carex panicea occur frequently. Creeping willow Salix repens and mat-grass Nardus stricta are common in some areas. Heathland and scrub habitats support a range of breeding birds including cuckoo Cuc…

Scoska Wood

…arinosa; the other contains purple moor grass Molinia caerulea with tawny sedge Carex hostiana and, typically, great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis. A third grassland type occurs on the thin limestone soils above the crags or on the steeper upper slopes and is characterised by th…

Hense Moor

…sundew Drosera rotundifolia, long leaved sundew Drosera intermedia, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, carnation sedge C. panicea, heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata and lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica. On more freely drained areas the wet heath has purple moor grass and dwarf f…

Seive Dale Fen

…Schoenus nigricans is locally dominant. Constituent species include tawny sedge Carex hostiana, flea sedge C. pulicaris, common sundew Drosera rotundifolia, marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris, fen bedstraw Galium uliginosum, saw wort Serratula tinctoria, marsh lousewort Pedicu…

Greenamoor

…, including carnation sedge C. panicea, flea sedge C. pulicaris and tawny sedge Carex hostiana, together with cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, marsh violet Viola palustr…

Attermire

…e status is highest and consist of a tussocky community containing bottle sedge Carex rostrata, common sedge C. nigra, carnation sedge C. panicea, long stalked yellow sedge C. lepidocarpa, sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus and common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium. Th…

Woolmer Forest

…histle Cirsium palustre, devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis and tawny sedge Carex hostiana. The seepage mires in Conford Moor provide one of the few localities of the marsh fritillary butterfly Euphydryas aurinia in Hampshire. Extensive areas of open water occur within the S…

Stanton Pastures & Cuckoocliff Valley

…ed by purple moor grass Molinia caerulea and sedges, especially carnation sedge Carex panicea. Many county rarities occur in these situations such as meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, creeping willow Salix repens, saw wort Serratula tinctoria and fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conops…

Nant y Crimp

…ectum, purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea, brown bent Agrostis canina and tawny Carex hostiana and flea sedge C. pulicaris. Other prominent species include devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis and whorled caraway Carum verticillatum. In places, the vegetation assumes a more hea…

Brithdir a Chwm Mawr

…ryophyte-rich flushes characterised by base-loving species, notably tawny sedge Carex hostiana and the mosses Campylium stellatum and Ctenidium molluscum. Other more notable species found in this community include smooth brome grass Bromus racemosus, marsh St. John’s-wort Hyperic…

Dumbrock Loch Meadows

…s as well as species such as the globeflower Trollius europaeus and tawny sedge Carex hostiana. Other notable grassland species occurring include mountain everlasting Antennaria dioica, field gentian Gentianella campestris, frog orchid Dactylorhiza viridis, common twayblade Neott…

Odiham Common with Bagwell Green and Shaw

… rush Juncus effusus and sharp-flowered rush J. acutiflorus support tawny sedge Carex hostiana, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, southern marsh orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, sneezewort Achillea ptarmica, bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella a…

Great Asby Scar

…violet Viola hirta and wall lettuce Mycelis muralis. The rare bird's foot sedge Carex ornithopoda and the grasses, wood small reed Calamagrostis epigejos, tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum and blue moor grass Sesleria caerulea are also present. The pavements at great Asby Scar dis…

Wormley-Hoddesdonpark Wood South

…es from the clay have a characteristic rich flora with frequent pendulous sedge Carex pendula and other species including enchanter’s nightshade Circaea lutetiana, yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum, creeping Jenny Lysimachia nummularia, hairy wood rush Luzula pilosa and golden …

Comin Silian

… by purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea, in association with a variety of sedges Carex; including carnation sedge C. panicea, flea sedge C. pulicaris, common yellow-sedge C. demissa, star sedge C. echinata and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. Other species include ivy-leaved bellflowe…

Gagie Marsh

…y of other wetland plants such as marsh marigold Caltha palustris, bottle sedge Carex rostrata, brown sedge Carex disticha and water mint Mentha aquatica. Species occurring along the Murroes Burn itself include branched bur-reed Sparganium erectum, and brooklime Veronica beccabun…

Rhos Esgairwen-fawr a Rhosgoch-fawr

…shes, some of which are rich in sedges and other species, including tawny sedge Carex hostiana, flea sedge C. pulicaris, carnation sedge C. panicea, marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris, creeping willow Salix repens, common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris, round-leaved sundew Dro…

Crag Bank

… dominated by purple moor grass Molinia caerulea accompanied by numerous sedges Carex demissa, hostiana, lepidocarpa, nigra, otrubae, panicea, pulicaris and spicata. Many other plants occur in the wet, low lying areas including species uncommon in Lancashire such as marsh hellebo…

Gweunydd Camnant

…h as lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, quaking-grass Briza media and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. There are also some small areas of species-rich acid grassland, which support plants such as betony Betonica officinalis and bitter-vetch Lathyrus montanus. The most abundant vegetation …

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