Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Tullysranadeega

…est because of its grassland communities and the presence of melancholy thistle Cirsium heterophyllum. This is the only known site for the species in Ireland. Species-rich grassland occurs in areas of low-intensity land management, in particular where traditional farming practice…

Cruninish Island

…rence of species such as sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutuflorus, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum and purple moor grass Molinia caerulea. The purple moor grass and rush pasture occurring on the flushed slopes of Cruninish Island is described as fen meadow and occurs when there is…

Powerstock Common and Wytherston Farm

… pratensis grassland (CG2), Bromus erectus grassland (CG3), Juncus subnodulosus-Cirsium palustre fen meadow (M22); Molinia caerulea-Cirsium dissectum fen meadow (M24) and Juncus effusus/acutiflorus -Galium palustre rush pasture (M23). Fen meadow dominated by tussocky purple moor …

Gordano Valley

… of the nationally rare blunt flowered rush–marsh thistle Juncus subnodulosus – Cirsium palustre, soft / sharp-flowered rush–marsh bedstraw Juncus effusus / acutiflorus – Galium palustre, purple moor grass – meadow thistle Molinia caerulea – Cirsium dissectum and crested dog’s ta…

Clemenstone Meadows, Wick

…eresting zonation of plant communities within the site where Molinia caerulea - Cirsium dissectum fen meadow is found in the wetter areas, grading to Centaurea nigra - Cynosurus cristatus grassland on drier ground.The fen meadow is characterised by meadow thistle Cirsium dissectu…

Penllwyn Grasslands

…the Juncus acutiflorus – Erica tetralix sub-community of the Molinia caerulea – Cirsium dissectum fen meadow type which is of very local distribution and confined to South Western Britain. In addition to purple moor grass Molinia caerulea and meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, thi…

Garvros

…ve feature of these grassland~ is the abundance of forbs such as meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, tormentil Potentilla erecta, devils-bit scabious Succisa pratensis and bugle Ajuga reptans. The fields at the south-west end of the site are particularly noteworthy in this respect:…

Brendonmoor

… the Halstow series. The site supports a good example of the Molinia caerulea, Cirsium dissectum, Juncus acutiflorus, Erica tetralix fen meadow community. Vegetation ranges across the site from communities dominated by purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, with abundant compact r…

Bryncarnau Grasslands, Llwydcoed

…nclude some which are dominated by rushes and others typified by meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea and carnation sedge Carex panicea. In terms of the National Vegetation Classification, most of the drier grassland may be ascribed to the Centaure…

Blackmore Vale Commons And Moors

…minated by the NVC type M24 purple moor grass Molinia caerulea – meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum fen meadow, with smaller areas of M23 soft / sharp-flowered rush Juncus effusus / acutiflorus – fen bedstraw Galium palustre rush pasture, M25 purple moor grass Molinia caerulea – to…

Fairwood, Pengwern and Welshmoor Commons

…of fen meadow are herb-rich and distinguished by the presence of meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, whorled caraway Carum verticillatum and devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis within a matrix of purple moor-grass and small sedges. Notable plant species include southern marsh or…

Cae Cwrtbrynbeirdd

…evil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis 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 s…

East Walton and Adcock's Common

…sent in the sward including salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, stemless thistle Cirsium acaule. cowslip Primula veris, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria, horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa, squinancywort A…

Caeau Ffos Fach

…ly fields are again dominated by purple moor-grass together with meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum. Again, tormentil, rushes and sedges are frequent within the sward. Part of the southerly enclosure contains a small area of dry neutral grassland. Common knapweed Centaurea nigra, c…

Ballymacallion

…. Associated plants reflecting the wetter soil conditions include marsh thistle Cirsium palustre, meadow sweet Filipendula ulmaria, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, marsh ragwort Senecio aquaticus, greater bird's foot trefoil Lotus pedunculatus and lesser spearwort Ranunculus fl…

Cors Aberthin

…nated by blunt-flowered rush Juncus subnodulosus, associated with marsh thistle Cirsium palustre, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria and wild angelica Angelica sylvestris. Lower-growing plants include fen bedstraw Galium uliginosum and marsh valerian Valeriana dioica, both associate…

Colwyn Brook Marshes (North & South)

…g tormentil Potentilla erecta, wild angelica Angelica sylvestris, marsh thistle Cirsium palustre, soft rush Juncus effusus and common marsh-bedstraw. Elsewhere the purple moor-grass is shorter and a wide range of other species are present including devil's-bit scabious Succisa pr…

Bracket's Coppice and Ryewater Farm

… herbs are prominent and include meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, marsh thistle Cirsium palustre, fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica and ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi. Peaty mineral soils support fen meadow comprising tall tussocks of purple moor grass Molinia caerulea and tufted …

Wendlebury Meads and Mansmoor Closes

…such as yarrow Achillea millefolium, daisy Bellis perennis and creeping thistle Cirsium arvense, all occurring within a species rich mixture. Plants particularly associated with the sedge rich meadow include carnation, glaucous, brown, spring and tawny sedges Carex panicea, Carex…

Highclere Park

…mentil Potentilla erecta, whilst the calcicoles element comprises dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba subsp. minor and large thyme Thymus pulegioides. The slope supports a large populations of field gentian G…

Coed Mawr - Blaen-Car

…ewort Achillea ptarmica and marsh willowherb Epilobium palustre. Meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum occurs locally in this area. The remainder of the site comprises an area of damp species-rich pasture to the east of Blaen-car farm. The wetter ground supports a community dominated …

Banagher

…land is best described as a fen meadow which is characterised by meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, purple moor grass Molinia caerulea and devils-bit scabious Succisa pratensis. Other orchids in this area include common twayblade Listera ovata, early marsh orchid Dactylorhiza inca…

Scraghy

…both water movement and wetter conditions. Here, species such as meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum and sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus are constant. Other distinctive species associated with fen meadow vegetation at Scraghy include purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, tormen…

Fletchwood Meadows

…lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, bitter vetch Lathyrus montanus, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus, betony Betonica officinalis and corky fruited water dropwort Oenanthe pimpinelloides. Meadows supporting the last species are a feature of coastal so…

Barle Valley

…sh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, marsh violet Viola palustris, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum and locally, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum and lemon-scented fern Oreopteris limbosperma. Ashway Side and Whiterocks Down support mosaics of acid grassland and heathland dominat…

Upper Welson Marsh

… are butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris, petty whin Genista anglica, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha and marsh helleborine Epipactis helleborine. One of the most interesting plants present is the globe flower Trollius europaeus, a spec…

Dunaree Hill

…both water movement and wetter conditions. Here, species such as meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum and sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus are constant. Other distinctive species associated with fen meadow vegetation at Dunnaree Hill include purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, …

Yare Broads and Marshes

…dinacea. Typical species include meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, marsh thistle Cirsium palustre, angelica Angelica sylvestris, greater spearwort Ranunculus lingua and ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi. Several rare species occur in these areas, notably fibrous tussock sedge Carex …

Comin Silian

… hedgerow add to the diversity of the site. The locally uncommon meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum and the southern marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa ssp. praetermissa occur here. The uncommon scarce blue-tailed damsel fly Ischnura pumilio and scarlet tiger moth Callimorpha d…

Broad Oak and Thornhill Meadows

… scabious Succisa pratensis, marsh ragwort Senecio aquaticus and meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum. The other two fields are generally of a similar nature, but parts of them are drier, and one contains a sedge-rich flush.

Southlake Moor

…us and meadow fescue Schedonorus pratensis are constant species. meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, meadow rue Thalictrum flavum and pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus are occasionally present. Drier fields contain common knapweed Centaurea nigra whilst the larger number of wetter fie…

The Moors

…pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, devil's-bit Succisa pratensis, bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella, marsh bedstraw Galium palustre, heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata and water mint Mentha aquatica. A small fi…

Redgrave and Lopham Fens

…urple moor grass Molinia caerulea. This can be species rich with meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris, butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris, black bog rush Schoenus nigricans and marsh helleborine Epipactis palustris. This grades into a mixed fen com…

West Sedgemoor

…ncluding indicator species such as meadow rue Thalictrum flavum, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris and marsh ragwort Senecio aquaticus. The rhynes exhibit a rich flora including locally rare species such as the flowering rush Butomus umbellat…

Shapwick Heath

…rnation sedge Carex panicea, purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum and devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis. Drier grasslands include the common knapweed Centaurea nigra / crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus type, with frequent meadowsweet Fili…

Hawkesbury Meadow

…ammula which are plants of periodically inundated marshy ground. Meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum a plant of restricted distribution in Britain occurs in the depression. Site Notified to Secretary of State on 28 October 1987

Llymwynt Brook Pastures

…ulea, 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 Juncus effusus or sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus …

Lambert's Castle

…asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, marsh violet Viola palustris and meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum. Several species of very restricted distribution are also found here including wood horsetail Equisetum sylvaticum, lesser butterfly orchid Platanthera bifolia and the predominantly …

Rhos Cwmderw

…n 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 pratensis, flea sedge Carex pulicaris, fairy flax Linum catharticum, lesser h…

Cavan

…peaty soils. Species such as purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum and sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus are constant in this type of vegetation. Grass species associated with Cavan’s fen meadow vegetation include velvet bent Agrostis canina, h…

Cwm Cadlan

…terised by the prominence of purple-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…

Drakenorth

…rth support grassland of a rather different character containing meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata and devil's bit Succisa pratensis. Dry acid grassland influenced by the Upper Greensand, dominated by common bent, contains heath bedstra…

Fernham Meadows

…f this grassland type which is unusual in having an abundance of meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum. Other abundant species in the sward include carnation sedge Carex panicea, devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis, betony Betonica officinalis, tormentil Potentilla erecta, saw wor…

Basingstoke Canal

…h, with species such as oblong leaved sundew Drosera intermedia, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, petty whin Genista anglica and blunt flowered rush Juncus subnodulosus, the latter in an atypical acidic locality. The invertebrate fauna includes the nationally rare** Red Data Boo…

Cae Gwynfryn

… of caraway pasture, of particular interest for its abundance of meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum. The principal grasses are sweet-vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, marsh foxtail Alopecurus geniculatus, crested dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus,…

Caeau Bryn Ifor

… at Dolauhirion, the larger parcel, is characterised by abundant meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum within a matrix of purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea, velvet bent Agrostis canina, mat grass Nardus stricta, common sedge Carex nigra and carnation sedge C. panicea. Tormentil Poten…

Caeau Nant Garenig

…n Coalfield. At this site the purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea-meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum fen-meadow community is well represented, occurring in several hay fields and pastures. At Nant Garenig the structure and detailed composition of this distinctive and nationally rest…

Maiden Down

…more prevalent, together with many other plant species including meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, sedges Carex spp. and rushes Juncus spp. In the wettest parts boggy vegetation occurs with bog mosses Sphagn…

Bransbury Common

…e Carex nigra and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, with meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, tormentil Potentilla erecta and devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis. In areas with a more silty soil a rich grass / sedge community is present with Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, …

Cors y Llyn

…mp hollows, with abundant purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea and meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, with frequent tormentil Potentilla erecta, devil's-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, heath spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza maculata, carnation sedge Carex panicea, and petty whin Genista …

Max Bog

…South West England. There are many noteworthy species including meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, dyer’s greenweed Genista tinctoria, brookweed Samolus valerandi, fen bedstraw Galium uliginosum, marsh valerian Valeriana dioica, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, wood small reed Calamag…

Hollow Moor & Odham Moor

…ty of sedges Carex spp. These plant communities include abundant meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum and devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis. The uncommon lesser butterfly-orchid Platanthera bifolia, whorled caraway Carum verticillatum and the nationally-scarce wavy St John’s-wor…

Fenn's, Whixall, Bettisfield, Wem and Cadney Mosses

… habitat. Other areas of Molinia fen contain small quantities of meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum found here at its only Shropshire locality, and lesser butterfly-orchid Platanthera bifolia. In the north and north east of Fenn's Moss and as scattered locations elsewhere on and ar…

Caeau Talwrn

… more prevalent. There are extensive areas of purple moor-grass -meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum fen-meadow in the east of this site; these are dominated by purple moor-grass with frequent small sedges such as tawny sedge Carex hostiana and flea sedge Carex pulicaris. Despite th…

Poolhay Meadows

…undant species and the only known site in Worcestershire for the meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum. Other species in some abundance are saw wort Serratula tinctoria, adder’s tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum and spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii. A wet ditch with associated plant com…

Gweunydd Dwfnant (Dwfnant Pasture)

…ly and great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis is locally frequent. Meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum occurs locally. The drier rises are characterised by the abundance of devil's-bit scabious Succisa pratensis which is widespread throughout the site, including the hollows. However, …

Moorlands Pastures

…ge C. panicea and the locally uncommon pale sedge C. pallescens. Meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum and butterfly-orchid Platanthera sp. have also been recorded here. Further diversity is added to the site by the occurrence of a small rush-dominated marsh in the acid grassland. Add…

Brockagh Quarry

…stolonifera are frequent within the fen vegetation. Herbs include marsh thistle Cirsium palustre, devils-bit scabious Succisa pratensis and marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris, with locally frequent common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris. Common bryophytes include pointed spear …

Bickenhill Meadows

…xifrage Silaum silauss, saw wort Serratula tinctoria, as well as meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, a county rarity. Further interest is provided by wetter areas characterised by rushes Juncus spp., sedges Carex spp. and tall herbs such as meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria and grea…

Coalville Meadows

…des such typical meadow species as saw wort Serratula tinctoria, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, knapweed Centaurea nigra and lady's smock Cardamine pratensis.

Marlbank

…oped on peaty soils flushed by base-rich water. Species such as meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum and sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus are constant. Other distinctive species associated with fen meadow vegetation at Marlbank include purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, torme…

Upper Lough Erne - Belleisle

…associated herbs and sedges. There are also communities in which meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum is prominent. Wet woodland is found where the shoreline is ungrazed or only very lightly grazed. The woodland has a canopy in which species such as willow Salix species and alder Al…

Aghanaglack

…ow of water. Species such as purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus and devils-bit scabious Succisa pratensis are constant and characterise this type of vegetation. Species diversity is high within the grassla…

Gyfartha

…ised by the prominence of purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea and meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum. Characteristic associates include sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus, bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella, tormentil Potentilla erecta, devils’-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, carna…

Lower Caerfaelog Pastures

…d carnation sedge Carex panicea are locally prominent along with meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, which approaches the northern-most edge of its Welsh distribution here. Locally, the pasture is less rush-dominated, with abundant common bent Agrostis capillaris and crested dog's-…

Mynydd Preseli

…grazing. Additional wetland plants rare in Pembrokeshire include meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum on Waun Isaf, a large population of oblong-leaved sundew Drosera intermedia, chaffweed Centunculus minimus and white beak-sedge Rhynchospora alba. Greater butterfly-orchid Platanther…

Rhos Glwydwern

…ontains several sedges Carex spp, orchids, an isolated colony of meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum and an abundance of devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis and whorled caraway Carum verticillatum. Wet depressions occur, some being peaty and supporting an acid flora of bog mosses…

Langford Heathfield

…odoratum, quaking grass Briza media, Flea sedge Carex pulicaris, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum occurs in the northern part of the site. Other species include sneezewort Achillea ptarmica, southern marsh orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa, common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchs…

Catcott Edington and Chilton Moors

…dominated by species rich mire type communities characterised by meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, meadow rue Thalictrum flavum, quaking grass Briza media, heath grass Danthonia decumbens, carnation sedge Carex panicea, common sedge C. nigra and southern marsh orchid Dactylorhiza…

Waun-fawr

…sedges Carex spp.. Notable plants of these more, open swards are meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, devil's-bit scabious Succisa pratensis and quaking-grass Briza media. Acidic flushes have the insect-eating common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris and round-leaved sundew Drosera rot…

Hook Common and Bartley Heath

…opulations of fast declining heathland and meadow plants such as meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, petty whin Genista anglica, dyer’s greenweed Genista tinctoria, pale heath violet Viola lactea and marsh gentian Gentiana pneumonanthe, the latter occurring on Hook common and Bartl…

Cothill Fen

…nally 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 Country and Wales. Plants within this habitat at Cothill include the common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris, marsh h…

Frevagh

…ow of water. Species such as purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus and devils-bit scabious Succisa pratensis are constant and typify this type of vegetation. Species diversity is high within the grassland and …

Plantation Farm and the Gethley

…this field support small areas of flushed vegetation, containing meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella, marsh valerian Valeriana dioica and meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria.

Warnborough Green

…king grass Briza media, round fruited rush Juncus compressus and meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum are found. Additional interest is provided by the small area of alder trees Alnus glutinosa at the western end of the northern meadow and a few clumps of grey willow Salix cinerea, w…

Whiddon Moor, Luckroft and Odham Marshes

…ed heath Erica tetralix, devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, saw wort Serratula tinctoria, heath tormentil Potentilla erecta and carnation sedge Carex panicea. Other plants including heather Calluna vulgaris, western Gorse Ulex gallii and bog…

Fivehead Woods and Meadow

…s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, lady's bedstraw Galium verum, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, cowslip Primula veris and yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor common in the meadow. Other species of interest include corky fruited water dropwort Oenanthe pimpinelloides, green winged …

Ashculm Turbary

…e hummocks and pools include bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, Meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella, bog stitchwort Stellaria alsine, white beak sedge Rhynchospora alba and marsh St. John's wort Hypericum elodes. Adding to the habitat diversity of t…

Rhos Cruglas

…h pasture which is varied in nature and contains such species as meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, devil's-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, petty whin Genista anglica, dyer's greenweed G. tinctoria, saw-wort Serratula tinctoria, tormentil Potentilla erecta, common spotted-orchid D…

Ballymacaldrack

…oor grass Molinia caerulea abundant amongst extensive patches of meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum. Other species distinctive to this type of vegetation present include tormentil Potentilla erecta, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, heather Calluna vulgaris and devils-bit scabious Succis…

Hook Heath Meadows

…tion of broadleaved herbs, such as sneezewort Achillea ptarmica, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum and corky fruited water dropwort Oenanthe pimpinelloides, all declining species in Hampshire. Areas influenced by surface waterlogging support vegetation of the crested dog’s tail/m…

Brendon Farm (North)

… purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea growing with species such as meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, devil s bit scabious Succisa pratensis, tormentil Potentilla erecta, greater bird's foot trefoil Lotus pedunculatus, saw wort Serratula tinctoria and heath spotted orchid Dactylorhi…

Lang's Farm

…are green winged orchid Anacamptis morio, cowslip Primula veris, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, saw wort Serratula tinctoria, devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis, betony Betonica officinalis and yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor.

Ribsons Meadows

… and mat-grass Nardus stricta. These are accompanied by abundant meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum and sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus together with herbs such as heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, saw wort Serratula tinctoria, snee…

Briggins Moor

…on consists mostly of the purple moor-grass – meadow thistle Molinia caerulea – Cirsium dissectum community in which both purple moor-grass and meadow thistle are abundant. Dwarf shrubs are also. frequent and include: western gorse Ulex gallii, heather Calluna vulgaris, cross-lea…

Rhos Garth-fawr

…p vegetation. The fen-meadow is characterised by the presence of meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum. This type of vegetation has a restricted distribution along the Atlantic seaboard of Europe. It has become increasingly scarce and localised in England and Wales as a result of drai…

Rhos Hen-Glyn-Isaf

… sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus is locally prominent and meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum is common throughout this plant community. A wide range of associated species are present, including quaking-grass Briza media, heather Calluna vulgaris, whorled caraway Carum vertic…

Mandinam a Coed Deri

…ee species of marsh orchid, whorled caraway Carum verticillatum, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum and saw-wort Serratula tinctoria.

Taynish Woods

…ere is the food plant for the marsh fritillary butterfly and the meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum grows here in one of its two Scottish localities. Lochan Taynish is an internationally-important oligo-mesotrophic loch, being one of a small number of lochs with a low to moderately…

Purewell Meadows

…ostis canina with an abundance of devil's bit Succisa pratensis, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata ssp. ericetorum, the sedges Carex demissa and C. panicea, tormentil Potentilla erecta and marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris. Wetter ar…

Quoisley Meres

…brown sedge Carex disticha. Marsh fern Thelypteris palustris and meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum – two species which are rare in Cheshire – also occur.

Staddon Moor

…x hostiana. The main associates of the fen meadow community are meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, tormentil Potentilla erecta, devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis and greater bird’s foot trefoil Lotus pedunculatus. Also typically present are sneezewort Achillea ptarmica, saw …

Comin Esgairmaen

…stre and ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, with small colonies of meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum and lesser butterfly-orchid Platanthera bifolia. Impeded drainage along the northern edge gives rise to a substantial area of liquid peat with stands of water horsetail Equisetum flu…

Corraslough Point

…ding meadow sweet Filipendula ulmaria, knapweed Centaurea nigra, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, sneezewort Achillea ptarmica, eyebright Euphrasia spp. and hay rattle Rhinanthus minor. Wetter areas have a number of additional species such as marsh cinquefoil Potentilla palustri…

Cors Bryn-y-Gaer

…oil is slightly less acidic are distinguished by the presence of meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum. Areas of marshy grassland dominated by rushes such as soft rush Juncus effusus and sharp-flowered rush are also present throughout Cors Bryn-y-gaer. Associated species include frequ…

Glanrhocca

…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 neutral grassland. Prominent species in this grassland include crested dog’s-tail Cynosurus cristatus, …

Gweunydd Coch-y-dwst

…rnation sedge, tormentil, great burnet and devil's-bit scabious. Meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum is locally frequent here and is also found elsewhere in the site, in association with purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea, carnation sedge and a range of other grasses. Further patche…

Gweunydd Dyffryn Nedd

…s. It is characterised by purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea and meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum. This site supports one of the largest populations of the latter species in Brecknock. There is a distinctive heathy element comprising cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, bog asphode…

Langstone-Llanmartin Meadows

…ere purple moor-grass, Molinia caerulea is more prominent, with meadow thistle, Cirsium dissectum and carnation sedge, Carex panicea, accompanied by velvet bent Agrostis canina, greater bird’s-foot-trefoil, Lotus pedunculatus and common knapweed, Centaurea nigra with occasional t…

Avery's Pightle

… field to the south, whereas dyer's greenweed Genista tinctoria, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum and betony Betonica officinalis are found in the wetter, more grass dominated ground to the north. Within a scrubby area at the north eastern corner there is a small colony of broad …

Pant Cae Haidd

…land Gwynedd, typified by purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea and meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum. Associated species in this species-rich vegetation include a variety of small sedges, rushes and herbs. Common yellow-sedge Carex demissa, carnation sedge Carex panicea, glaucous se…

Rhos Pil-bach a Phennar-fawr

…h J. articulatus, greater bird’s-foot trefoil Lotus pedunculatus, marsh thistle Cirsium palustre, velvet bent Agrostis canina and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus. The adjoining field between the two areas holds stands of marshy grassland and drier mounds topped by small areas of aci…

Upper Chapel Pastures

…is enclosure have a different floristic character, with frequent meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, saw-wort Serratula tinctoria and lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica. Occupying the zone between the two enclosures is a small area of wet ground containing plants such as soft rush Jun…

Tyncoed Pasture

…y purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea. Associated species include meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, 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 feat…

Waun Cimla

… Succisa pratensis. Of more local occurrence within the site are meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, spotted orchids Dactylorhiza spp. and bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum. Deer grass Trichophorum cespitosum and western gorse Ulex gallii occur in the heathy areas. Of particular i…

Baddesley Common and Emer Bog

…a, including petty whin Genista anglica, dwarf gorse Ulex minor, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum and cross leaved heath Erica tetralix.

Bradworthy Common

…rple moor-grass Molinia caerulea sward characterized by abundant meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum and devil's bit sabious Succisa pratensis, the latter supporting an exceptionally large colony of the nationally scarce marsh fritillary butterfly Euphydryas aurinia. Bog mosses Spha…

Southrepps Common

…pport species more characteristic of acidic conditions including meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, heather Calluna vulgaris, heath wood rush Luzula multiflora, mat grass Nardus stricta, heath grass Danthonia decumbens and common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium. The southern…

Cae Llwyn

…s Molinia caerulea, with frequent carnation sedge Carex panicea, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, autumn hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis, ribwort plantain, tormentil Potentilla erecta, meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris, yellow-rattle, devil's-bit scabious Succisa pratensis and…

Stanton Pastures & Cuckoocliff Valley

… 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 conopsea. On the highest ground to the west of Bullgap Lane, there is an area of acidic gra…

Caeau Blaen-bielly

…ge Carex hostiana, and flea sedge Carex pulicaris. Herbs include meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, devil’s-bit scabious and saw-wort Serratula tinctoria. Bog mosses Sphagnum spp. can be found in the bulk of this vegetation type. Other areas of wet ground, where the conditions are…

Caeau Blaen-bydernyn

…ised by the presence of several 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 b…

Emmett Hill Meadows

…oil is indicated by the presence of tormentil Potentilla erecta, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum and heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata. There is also a large population of adder's tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum, a grassland fern which has declined markedly in abundance in…

Aberbargoed Grasslands

… characterised by abundant purple moorgrass Molinia caerulea and meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum with devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis and carnation sedge Carex panicea. Other species such as saw-wort Serratula tinctoria and lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica occur frequently…

Allimore Green Common

… meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, brown sedge Carex disticha and meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, within a mixture of common pasture grasses. Drier patches where the soil has a higher lime content, show marked floristic differences with fairy flax Linum catharticum, common milk…

Caeau Heol y Llidiart-coch

…Fen-meadow occurs across the site, where typical species include meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, tormentil Potentilla erecta, devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis and purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea, together with a range of fine-leaved grasses and sedges including sweet-v…

Upper Lough Erne - Galloon

…e-not Myosotis discolor. On well-drained, but more acidic soils, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum and purple moor grass Molinia caerulea are prominent species in the sward. The area contains many vascular plants with a restricted distribution in the British Isles. In addition to …

Drumowen

…peaty soils. Species such as purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus and devils-bit scabious Succisa pratensis typify this type of vegetation. Species diversity is high across the area and additional plants asso…

Cleggan Valley

…rple moor grass Molinia caerulea and base-rich flushes including meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum and broad leaved cottongrass Eriophorum latifolium. Small areas of acid dwarf-shrub heath also occur. The site contains several specimens of the locally rare bird cherry Prunus padus…

Drumcrow

…ls-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, marsh violet Viola palustris, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, carnation sedge Carex panicea and yellow sedge Carex viridula ssp. brachyrrhyncha. Further diversity is provide…

Kirlish

…ennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, ragged Robin Lychnis flos-cuculi, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum and devils-bit scabious Succisa pratensis with pointed spear moss Calliergonell cuspidatum representing the most prominent moss. The drier areas are grass dominated with associated s…

Glen East

…pasture that develops on base-rich, peaty soils. Species such as meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum and sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus are constant. Other distinctive species associated with fen meadow vegetation at Glen East include purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, torm…

Langmead and Weston Level

…quaking grass Briza media, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum and the nationally threatened green winged orchid Anacamptis morio. Wetter meadows contain sedges Carex disticha, Carex hirta and C. lepidocarpa and rushes Juncus spp. The site inclu…

Blue Pool and Norden Heaths

…bens, carnation sedge Carex panicea and abundant herbs including meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, saw wort Serratula tinctoria, tormentil Potentilla erecta and heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata. Less herb-rich examples of this com…

Lough Formal

…ies of this community are purple moor grass Molinia caerulea and meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum. However, it tends to be very rich in species and includes such species as devils-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, water avens Geum rivale, greater birdsfoot trefoil Lotus pedunculatu…

Colony Bog and Bagshot Heath

…e. Other plants include round leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia, meadow theist Cirsium dissects, devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis, sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus, heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata and at least ten species of bog mosses Sphagnum app. Bog po…

Kilberry Coast

…, ragwort Senecio jacobaea, cat’s-ear Hypochaeris radicata and creeping thistle Cirsium arvense have also become established suggesting the beginning of a transition to fixed-dune and machair. These dune communities are an important component of the SSSI. In addition, this site i…

Holton and Sandford Heaths

…nywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, marsh valerian Valeriana dioica and meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum. Two plants which are local in Dorset occur here, bulbous foxtail Alopecurus bulbosus and yellow bartsia Parentucellia viscosa. Grazed acid grassland occurs south of Sandford. In a …

Barnby Broad & Marshes

…e bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella, marsh pea Lathyrus palustris, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor and adder's tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum. A large part of the site is improved grazing marsh. Although the fields are of no special botanical interest…

Caeau Pant-y-Bryn

… interest is a large stand of purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea-meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum fen-meadow, which is extensively represented in most of the enclosures. This vegetation is characterised by a short purple moor-grass turf with a variety of associated small sedges, …

Rhosydd Castell-du & Plas-y-bettws

…so grows at this locality. The fen-meadow community has frequent meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum and also other species such as petty whin Genista anglica, creeping willow Salix repens, common bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus and great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis. The n…

Tairgwaith

…haracterised by purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea together with meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, and sedges such as oval sedge Carex leporina and carnation sedge Carex panicea. In places, a slightly base-rich nature to the soil is indicated by the presence of species such as qu…

Waun-fawr, Cefn Cribwr

…h is typified by frequent purple moor-grass Molinia 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 …

Drumlisaleen

…ncluding 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 flushed areas. There is an abundance of orchids, including common twa…

Lough Naman Bog and Lake

… Molinia caerulea with devils-bit scabious Succisa pratensis and meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum. In addition, the area supports a number of rare and notable animals, particularly invertebrates. These include the ground beetle Carabus clatratus, a Northern Ireland Species of Con…

Giant's Causeway and Dunseverick

… panicea, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, star sedge Carex echinata, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella, devils-bit scabious Succisa pratensis and purple moor grass Molinia caerulea. Strongly flushed zones have dioecious sedge Carex dioica, few-flowered…

Montiaghs Moss

…ale. More species-rich stands occur locally, with plants such as meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, common knapweed Centaurea nigra, wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris, greater bird's foot trefoil Lotus pedunculatus and occasionally lesser butterfly orchid Platanthera bifolia. Ther…

Foxlease and Ancells Meadows

…idic grassland, often dominated by sedges and herbaceous plants. Meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis and sneezewort Achillea ptarmica are particularly abundant, together with carnation sedge Carex panicea and common sedge C. nigra. The heath g…

Rhosydd Bryn-maen

…fen-meadow with swards of purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea and meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum alongside tormentil, devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis and greater bird’s-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus. In some areas, the fen meadows grade into rush-pasture with sharp-flow…

Ducan's Marsh, Claxton

…grant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea, flat sedge Blysmus compressus, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum and the locally uncommon marsh fern Thelypteris palustris. Fen grassland occurs on the drier parts of the site where the sward is dominated by blunt flowered rush and a variety of gr…

King's Sedgemoor

… are often ‘sedgey’ fields, some containing the carnation sedge, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum mire type community. The King’s Sedgemoor Drain is the main drainage channel for a wide area and has a eutrophic deep water flora typified by yellow water lily Nuphar lutea. IDB rhyn…

Bryn - Bach, Cefn Cribwr

…ommon. Much of this grassland has base-demanding 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 …

Caeau Afon Gwili

…entilla erecta. Noteworthy species of local distribution include meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum (of which there is a very substantial population), saw-wort Serratula tinctoria, common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris, petty whin Genista anglica and much whorled caraway Carum vert…

Caeau Ardwyn

… The ridges support lesser butterfly-orchid Platanthera bifolia, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, devil's-bit scabious Succisa pratensis and cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix. A small pool in the centre of the enclosure has a rich colonising vegetation developing into base-poor …

Caeau Blaen-yr-Orfa

…acidic fen-meadow communities dominated by purple moor-grass and meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum to drier, more mesotrophic grassland characterized by common knapweed Centaurea nigra and crested dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus. The fen-meadow enclosure has a characteristic appear…

Pamber Forest and Silchester Common

…ged orchid Anacamptis morio, bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella and meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum. The position of these meadows increases the value of the whole site by providing a diverse interface with the woodland. The range of vegetation structure and habitats on this site s…

Cilybebyll

…ed at Cilybebyll include greater burnet Sanguisorba officinalis, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, royal fern Osmunda regalis, adder's-tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum and whorled caraway Carum verticillatum, an Atlantic species characteristic of unimproved pastures in the South Wale…

Eelmoor Marsh

…at grass Nardus stricta, devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, purple moor grass, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, sneezewort Achillea ptarmica, carnation sedge Carex panicea, petty whin Genista anglica, heath grass Danthonia decumbens, pill se…

Ditchling Common

…ng 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 Carex hostiana. d. Dry ground is dominated by false oat grass Arrhen…

Dowrog Common

…cularia vulgaris, various-leaved pondweed Potamogeton gramineus, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, chaffweed Centunculus minimus and floating water-plantain Luronium natans. The common is equally important for invertebrates, e.g. the marsh fritillary butterfly Euphydryas aurinia…

Felin Fach Meadows, Cwmgwili

…are dominated by Juncus effusus although with interesting local species such as Cirsium dissectum and Anagallis tenella. All plots contain locally abundant Carum verticillatum, with several hosting the marbled white butterfly on the northern edge of its geographical range.

Dunsdon Farm

…d Dactylorhiza maculata, whorled caraway Carum verticillatum and meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum are abundant. There are also areas of fen vegetation dominated by meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria and rushes Juncus sp., but which also contain a great many other species, including…

Ockham and Wisley Commons

…e royal fern Osmunda regalis, lesser skullcap Scutellaria minor, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum and creeping willow Salix repens and the largest Surrey colonies of bog hair grass Deschampsia setacea which is local in Britain and rare in Europe as a whole. Among the many local i…

West's Meadow, Aldermaston

… Pedicularis sylvatica, great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis and meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum are found. Two species of rush Juncus are found, four sedges Carex spp. and the uncommon bristle club rush Isolepis setacea also occur in the damper areas and in the base poor marsh …

Morden Bog and Hyde Heath

…ominent amongst the tussocks. Other locally abundant species are meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, round-leaved sundew, black bog-rush Schoenus nigricans and blunt flowered rush Juncus subnodulosus, the latter two species being indicative of calcareous influence in the water. Rus…

Keadew

…ow occurs. Typical species present within the fen meadow include meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum and sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus as constants, with occasional purple moor grass Molinia caerulea. Other distinctive species associated with fen meadow vegetation at Keadew…

Landford Bog

…earwort Ranunculus flammula, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica and meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum. Although only very limited faunal recording has been undertaken at Landford Bog, adder, common lizard and frog are all known to occur here and the site supports a good range of inve…

Caeau Tir-mawr

…entil Potentilla erecta, devil's-bit 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…

Drumcully

…ow of water. Species such as purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus and devils-bit scabious Succisa pratensis are constant and typify this type of vegetation. Species diversity is high within the grassland and …

Buxton Heath

…erwort Pinguicula vulgaris, marsh gentian Gentiana pneumonanthe, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum and bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella. Marshy grassland is present on drier ground around the source of the stream. purple moor grass is again dominant but cross leaved heath Erica tet…

Ringdown

…erb species are found including bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata, round leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia, marsh violet Viola palustris, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, lousewort Pedicularis sylvati…

Inkpen Common

…l valley bog, fed by lateral drainage, containing plants such as meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum and petty whin Genista anglica. The Common includes areas of woodland dominated by birch Betula pendula, which tends to spread at the expense of …

Acres Farm Meadow

…e with the frequent presence of common knapweed Centaurea nigra, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis, tormentil Potentilla erecta, great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis and common bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus. Other species of intere…

Gweunydd Camnant

…n-meadow characterised by purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea and meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, a scarce plant not recorded elsewhere in Montgomeryshire. These areas support a variety of small sedges, including flea sedge Carex pulicaris and tawny sedge hostiana, together with…

Lurgan River Wood

…ostiana and yellow sedge Carex viridula ssp. brachyrrhyncha spp, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum and devils-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, with occasional heather Calluna vulgaris. Other commonly associated species include common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris, pale butterwort …

Devenish Island

…y on Devenish Island include purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, meadow sweet Filipendula ulmaria, bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella, devils-bit scabious Succisa pratensis and tormentil Potentilla erecta. Sedges and rushes are often important compo…

Sloughan and Willmount Glens

…ter conditions. Within these flushed grasslands, species such as meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum and sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus are constant. Other distinctive species associated with fen meadow vegetation at Willmount Glen include purple moor grass Molinia caerulea,…

Blackslee

…te begins to level out. Where fen meadow occurs, species such as meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum and sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus are constant. Other distinctive species associated with fen meadow vegetation at Blackslee include purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, torm…

Brendon and Vealand Fen

…purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea being dominant, with frequent meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, fen bedstraw Galium uliginosum, saw wort Serratula tinctoria and sneezewort Achillea ptarmica. A heathy element is represented by occasional …

Nant y Crimp

… These include base-rich fen-meadow communities characterised by meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, 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 pra…

St. David's Airfield Heaths

…elsh site for fibrous tussock-sedge is the nearby Dowrog Common. Meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum occurs on the heath at Waun Vachelich, which also features few-flowered spike-rush Eleocharis quinqueflora, knotted pearlwort Sagina nodosa and the moss, Scorpidium scorpioides, in s…

Fenn's, Whixall, Bettisfield, Wem & Cadney Mosses

… habitat. Other areas of Molinia fen contain small quantities of meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum found here at its only Shropshire locality and lesser butterfly orchid Platanthera bifolia. In the north and north east of Fenn’s Moss and at scattered locations elsewhere on and aro…

North Moor

…icularly on the peaty areas. These mire type communities include meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, quaking grass Briza media, heath grass Danthonia decumbens and southern marsh orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa. Wetter pastures may also contain soft rush Juncus effusus, sweet gras…

Toller Porcorum

…undant mosses such as Sphagnum fallax. The flushes have frequent meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris and lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica with crossleaved heath Erica tetralix and heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata. Many plants of very lo…

Great Cressingham Fen

…Anagallis tenella, common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, Carex lepidocarpa and black bog rush Schoenus nigricans. Tall fen vegetation occupies the valley bottom. Reed Phragmites australis and soft rush Juncus effusus are dominant with gre…

Rushy Hill

… Rushy Hill. Species such as purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus and devils-bit scabious Succisa pratensis typify this type of vegetation. Species diversity is high across the area and additional plants asso…

Eskamhorn Meadows

…s in two of the meadows. Of particular note is the occurrence of meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum in the northernmost field, this species being uncommon in the lowlands of Yorkshire. In some areas common knapweed Centaurea nigra replaces great burnet as the dominant herb species.…

Grove Farm

…cumbens sub community, which is characterised by an abundance of meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum. The sward includes many grasses which are typically found in unimproved meadows and pastures such as quaking grass Briza media, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, meadow barley H…

Twenty Acre Piece

…lata, betony Betonica officinalis, saw wort Serratula tinctoria, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, 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 i…

Brynna a Wern Tarw

…rass Molinia caerulea and is mildly base-enriched, with frequent meadow-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, a…

Greenamoor

…e dominated by purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea, with abundant meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, tormentil Potentilla erecta, heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata and saw wort Serratula tinc…

Rhosydd Nant Eithrim

…ty of typical ‘fen-meadow’ plants 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 dio…

Derrycloony Lough

…aris with species such as devils-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, quaking grass Briza media and tormentil Potentilla erecta. Drier areas support acid grassland, semi-improved neutral grassland and scrub. Wet woodland is particularly extensive to t…

Gwaun Gledyr

…shy grassland can be found. Here, purple moor-grass is joined by meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, flea sedge Carex pulicaris and tawny sedge Carex hostiana, together with heath spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza maculata, and saw-wort Serratula tinctoria. Species-rich neutral grassland…

Mambury and Stowford Moors

…ass Molinia caerulea, devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis and meadow 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. …

Briff Lane Meadows

… Deschampsia cespitosa, as well as patches of the locally scarce meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum. The remainder of the grassland is transitional, both in terms of soil moisture and botanical composition. It supports other species including meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis, co…

Westhay Moor

…e and threatened species rich mire type meadows characterised by meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, carnation sedge Carex panicea, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris and devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis. Wetter swards contain ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, common spike r…

Priory Meadows, Hickling

…nquefoil Comarum palustre and exceptionally large populations of meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum and heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata. Other notable plants include common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium, creeping willow Salix repens and lousewort Pedicularis sylv…

Rhos Gellie

…s, with abundant creeping willow Salix repens, wetter areas with meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum and dry herb-rich banks with fairy flax Linum catharticum and zigzag clover Trifolium medium. Small acidic basin mires contain bog-mosses Sphagnum spp., floating St John’s-wort Hyper…

Castle Acre Common

…edge Blysmus compressus, devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, southern marsh orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa, blunt flowered rush Juncus subnodulosus. There is a graduation to tall fen vegetation on the wettest soils adjacent to the river and…

Prolusk

…dge Carex flacca. Herbs are frequent and widespread and include meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, tormentil Potentilla erecta, devils-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula, selfheal Prunella vulgaris, heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata and …

Brook Meadow, Darley Green

…is. The meadow is also one of two localities in Warwickshire for meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, but this has not been recorded in recent surveys. The diversity of the flora is enhanced by the presence of wetter areas with marsh marigold Caltha palustris, ragged-robin Silene f…

North Brewham Meadows

…f species with a local distribution in eastern Somerset, such as meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, dyer's greenweed Genista tinctoria, saw wort Serratula tinctoria, devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis, pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus and heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza macula…

Paines Cross Meadow

…cks of purple moor grass Molinia caerulea and other plant such as marsh thistle Cirsium palustre and greater bird's foot trefoil Lotus pedunculatus. Of particular interest are the fen meadow fragments dominated by purple moor grass. The presence of fen meadow in Sussex is unusual…

Seive Dale Fen

…og pimpernel Anagallis tenella, great sundew Drosera anglica and meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum. There is a colony of marsh orchids Dactylorhiza spp. and the marsh helleborine Epipactis palustris also occurs. Between the conifer plantations and the fen there is a strip of dry g…

Bugden's Copse and Meadows

…enista tinctoria also occur and there is an unusual abundance of meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum. Where drainage is impeded, wetter areas have developed and here ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica and lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula are found. …

Povington and Grange Heaths

… grazed, support rich plant communities with high proportions of meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, the sedges Carex panicea and C. demissa, sundews Drosera rotundifolia and Drosera intermedia, marsh and heath-spotted orchids Dactylorhiza incarnata and D. maculata, and locally the…

Ratlake Meadows

…orkshire fog Holcus lanatus. Herbs are abundant in the sward and meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, sneezewort Achillea ptarmica and black knapweed Centaurea nigra are locally dominant. Other abundant species characteristic of base poor soils include oval sedge Carex leporina, pil…

Long Lye Meadow

…h a few plants of common twayblade Neottia ovata. In a few areas meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum occurs. Wetter areas are rush Juncus acutiflorus and J. effuses dominated with creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens and cuckoo-flower Cardamine pratensis. Other information Lowland …

West Fermanagh Scarplands

…w. Other species commonly associated with this community include meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, marsh hawk's beard Crepis paludosa, sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus and the yellow sedges Carex viridula ssp. oedocarpa and Carex viridula ssp. brachyrrhyncha. The rare land …

Ash to Brookwood Heaths

…ted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and Surrey rarities such as meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, southern marsh orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa, marsh louse wort Pedicularis palustris and bristle club rush. Where lack of grazing has led to scrub invasion downy birch Betula pu…

Stranacally

… Herbs are an important component of the fen meadow and include meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, tormentil Potentilla erecta, devils-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula, selfheal Prunella vulgaris, heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata, com…

Holme Moor & Clean Moor

…ons include tawny sedge Carex hostiana, flea sedge C. pulicaris, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, round leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia, marsh lousewort Pedicularis palustris and meadow valerian Valeriana dioica. Orchids are well represented with fragrant orchid Gymnadenia co…

Troutsdale and Rosekirk Dale Fens

… devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis. Other herbs of note are meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum and several orchid species, including marsh helleborine Epipactis palustris. The tall common reed Phragmites australis occurs in a few places. Within Troutsdale Fen the above communi…

Drostre Bank

…y the prominence of purple-moor grass Molinia 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 valeria…

Ruttersleigh

… the herb species are devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis and meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum. A number of sedges Carex spp. also occur. In one field a different mesotrophic grassland type occurs with abundant tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa. This area too is very he…

Gweunydd Crychell

…is the nationally uncommon purple moor-grass-meadow thistle (Molinia caerulea - Cirsium dissectum) fen-meadow, which occurs on the eastern flushed slopes. Characteristically for this vegetation type, the purple moor-grass is close-grazed, and other grasses are well represented, t…

Llwyn-Cus

…e species of sedge found here. Other old pasture species include meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum and lesser skullcap Scutellaria minor. Similar wet flushes occur in the fields in the centre of the site amongst a mosaic of drier unimproved pasture types, some suffering bracken Pt…

Neuadd and Tylelo Mires

…y sharp-flowered rush and a range of herbaceous plants including meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, heath spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza maculata subsp. ericetorum, tormentil Potentilla erecta, saw-wort Serratula tinctoria, devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis and marsh valerian. E…

Penycastell, Cefn Cribwr

…tensis. Almost all of it includes base-demanding species such as meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum and quaking grass Briza media, with tawny sedge Carex hostiana and flea sedge Carex pulicaris occurring more patchily. On the wettest ground species such as water mint Mentha aquatic…

Bryn-bwch

… fen-meadow community, which is characterised by the presence of meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, is a scarce and localised vegetation type in England and Wales. The site comprises a series of contiguous enclosures, situated to the south of Ystradfellte. The land occupies a long…

Waun Goch, Penrhiw-Caradog

…le moor-grass Molinia caerulea is prominent with an abundance of meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum and devil’s-bit scabious. Some areas also show signs of more acidic conditions and here saw-wort Serratula tinctoria, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum and bog-mosses Sphagnum spp. …

Pike Corner

…lants more characteristic of chalk or limestone downland, e.g. stemless thistle Cirsium acaule, fairy flax Linum catharticum, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum and upright brome Bromus erectus. The site is exceptionally rich in sedges, with spring…

Caeau Nant y Llechau

… spotted orchids Dactylorhiza maculata and Dactylorhiza fuchsii, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum and ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi. Small areas of drier peaty soil are present and provide a habitat for a slightly different range of species,…

Cae Maes-y-ffynnon

…sundew Drosera rotundifolia, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum and marsh valerian Valeriana dioica, together with several species of sedge. Remarks: Within the Brecon Beacon National Park.

West Minley Meadow

…g sneezewort Achillea ptarmica, bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, saw wort Serratula tinctoria, devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis, marsh lousewort Pedicularis palustris and the southern marsh and heath sp…

East Devon Pebblebed Heaths

…etralix 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 and sharp-flowered rush Juncu…

Mottey Meadows

…d Dactylorhiza praetermissa, marsh valerian Valeriana dioica and meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum. A further six types of semi natural grassland are present as lesser constituents. These range from relic fen meadow on peaty soils through swards dominated by tussocks of soft rush …

Caeau Blaenau-mawr

…er with a higher proportion of fen meadow species. These include meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, a characteristic plant of the Coal Measures; devil’s-bit scabious which is found throughout the sward, as well as other base demanding species such as flea sedge Carex pulicaris and…

Caeau Bronydd-mawr

…aw Galium uliginosum, devil's-bit scabious Succisa pratensis and meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum. The flushed, acidic peaty slopes of the easterly field are dominated in part by purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea. A small-sedge sward is present in places with tawny sedge Carex h…

Langley Wood and Homan's Copse

…, creeping Jenny Lysimachia nummularia, water avens Geum rivale, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, green winged orchid Anacamptis morio, southern marsh orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa and smooth brome Bromus racemosus.

Yanal Bog

…ibutions in south west England. Other noteworthy species include meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, marsh valerian Valeriana dioica, dyer’s greenweed Genista tinctoria, marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris, southern marsh orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa, common spotted orchid Da…

Southmoor Farm

…ures. These contain abundant purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum and devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, together with frequent glaucous, carnation, tawny and flea sedges Carex flacca, C. panicea, Carex hostiana and C. pulicaris among many oth…

Hare's Down, Knowstone & Rackenford Moors

…toria, sneezewort Achillea ptarmica, bell heather Erica cinerea, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, velvet bent Agrostis canina, sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina and lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica. In these drier areas the moss layer is poorly developed; there are small areas of brac…

Moorlinch

…re type communities dominated by sedges Carex spp. together with meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and small scattered populations of southern marsh orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa. Moorlinch contains a good proportion of botanically rich…

Alexanderstone Meadows

…Dactylorhiza incarnate, marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustre and meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum. Flushes on clay support common fleabane Pulicaria dysentrica, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, pale sedge Carex pallescens and hard rush Juncus inflexus.In places grazing has been s…

Blaen Nedd

…lting from past quarrying activities and in some of these stands, dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule is common. Where the sward is more open and rocky, carline thistle Carlina vulgaris is common and in some areas soft-leaved sedge Carex montana is abundant. Associated with the calcareo…

Rhos Goch (Rhos Goch Common)

…es, including tormentil Potentilla erecta, devil's-bit scabious, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, flea sedge, heath woodrush Luzula multiflora, red fescue Festuca rubra, velvet bent Agrostis canina, heath spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza maculata subsp. ericetorum, marsh orchids Dact…

Ludham - Potter Heigham Marshes

…ed orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii, bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, marsh lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica and marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre. Fauna Aquatic invertebrates are well represented with a diverse coleoptera and Mollusca fauna. The site …

Cwm Glo a Glyndyrys

…which supports base-rich fen-meadow communities characterised by meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis and a number of sedge species, including glaucous sedge Carex flacca, carnation sedge C. panicea, common sedge C. nigra, tawny sedge Carex hos…

Belmore Mountain

… on thin peaty soils flushed by base-rich water. Species such as meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum and sharp flowered Rush Juncus acutiflorus are constant. Other distinctive species associated with the fen meadow include purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, tormentil Potentilla ere…

Thorne and Doves Moors

…Carum verticillatum, heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, sneezewort Achillea ptarmica, devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis and lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica. Lesser butterfly-orchid Platanthera bifolia, lesser skullcap Scutellaria mi…

Gilmoor and Moorlands

…hid Platanthera bifolia, devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, bitter-vetch Lathyrus montanus and saw wort Serratula tinctoria. In the wettest areas where rushes Juncus spp. are abundant, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, marsh pennywort Hyd…

Ant Broads and Marshes

…and. Here, purple moor grass is generally dominant with frequent meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum and heather Calluna vulagaris, cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, mat grass Nardus stricta and tormentil Potentilla erecta. Small pools and stands of mire vegetation occur in shallow…

Ashford Hill Woods and Meadows

…lis tenella, adder's tongue fern Ophioglossum vulgatum, abundant meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum and 19 species of sedge including Carex pallescens, Carex disticha and C. vesicaria. The grassland swards provide important feeding areas for the woodland insects as well as acting …

Murcott Meadows

…ther species normally indicative of unimproved grassland include meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis, glaucous sedge Carex flacca, carnation sedge C. panicea, dyer's greenweed Genista tinctoria and sneezewort Achillea ptarmica. Several of thes…

Castle Bottom to Yateley and Hawley Commons

… uncommon moonwort fern Botrychium lunaria. The locally uncommon meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum is found towards the south westerly end of the site. Valley mire vegetation at the site is dominated by tussocky purple moor grass and bog myrtle Myrica gale. The rich bog flora asso…

Hafod Wennol Grasslands

…inage patterns. Additional notable species recorded here include meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum. The marsh fritillary butterfly Euphydryas aurinia has also been recorded from this site.

Doley Common

…wort Hydrocotyle vulgaris and marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre. Meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum is a typical species of this community, here at one of its very few county localities. The equally rare creeping willow Salix repens is also recorded. Other important plants are bog…

Nant Clydach Pastures

… fen meadow characterised by purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea, meadow thistle Cirsium 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 W…

Caeau Coed Mawr (Coedmawr Fields)

…rple moor-grass Molinia caerulea becomes prominent in the sward. Meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum is locally frequent and is accompanied by species such as common yellow-sedge Carex demissa, sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus and marsh valerian Valeriana dioica. Where conditi…

Frondeg

…cus acutiflorus and compact rush J.conglomeratus, with scattered meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum. Other species present include water mint Mentha aquatica and saw-wort Serratula tinctoria. In drier areas, the sward is grassier, with quaking grass Briza media, sheep’s-fescue Fest…

Pen-y-graig-goch

…a or rushes Juncus spp. Much of this is fen-meadow with frequent meadow thistle 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, wit…

Blackwater Valley

… of damp acid grassland are widespread through the site, such as meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, sneezewort Achillea ptarmica and common sedge Carex nigra, whilst the presence of great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis may indicate more base rich conditions locally. The marshy are…

Coolnasillagh

…species adapted to water movement and wetter conditions, such as meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum and purple moor grass Molinia caerulea. Other distinctive species associated with fen meadow vegetation at Coolnasillagh include tormentil Potentilla erecta, devils-bit scabious Succ…

Grimscott

…here is the occurrence of purple moor-grass – meadow thistle Molinia caerulea – Cirsium dissectum fen-meadow, sharp-flowered rush – cross-leaved heath Juncus acutiflorus-Erica tetralix sub-community. This sub-community type, is restricted to the southwest of England, south Wales …

Wormbridge Common

…pernel Anagallis tenella, marsh helleborine Epipactis palustris, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum and red rattle Pedicularis palustris. Some scrub colonisation has occurred in the northern part of the area. This consists mainly of white willow Salix alba and goat willow S. caprea…

Caeau Cefn Cribwr

… purple moor-grass swards include base-demanding species such as meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum and tawny sedge Carex hostiana. Red clover Trifolium pratense and selfheal Prunella vulgaris are also common. Floristically distinctive stands occur in the flushed south-western fiel…

Caeau Capel Hendre

…ch Vicia cracca. Less widespread are other notale plants such as meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis and ragged-robbin Silene flos-cuculi. The site supports a colony of the marbled white butterfly Melanargia galathea, which, in south-west Wales, …

Caeau Lotwen

…re heath-spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata subsp. ericetorum, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum and ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi.

Okehampton Park Flush

…nt grasses Agrostis spp., purple moor-grass, and species such as meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum and devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis. Bog mosses of several species, including Sphagnum auriculatum, the local S. squarrosum and S. recurvum, are frequent in places and sometim…

Loosehanger Copse and Meadows

…nagement without ploughing, fertilisers or herbicides, including meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum and marsh valerian valerian dioica. Uncommon plants in the wetter area include marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella, cyperus sedge Carex pseudocyperu…

Odiham Common with Bagwell Green and Shaw

…otyle vulgaris, southern marsh orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, sneezewort Achillea ptarmica, bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella and water avens Geum rivale, which are indicative of unimproved grassland and are fast declining in lowland Britain. Dr…

Courthouse Grasslands

… such as tawny sedge Carex hostiana and flea sedge C. pulicaris. Meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, and the liverwort Aneura pinguis and moss Ctenidium molluscum are locally present. In the west of Courthouse Grassland, a more heathy form of fen-meadow occurs, characterised by spe…

Derwen-fach Meadow

…ution in the British Isles. Other abundant plant species include meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, heath spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza maculata and common spotted-orchid D. fuchsii. petty whin Genista anglica, bog pimpernel Lysmachia tenella, creeping willow Salix repens and eight …

Coombe Meadow

…d velvet bent Agrostis canina. These are accompanied by abundant meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum and sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus together with other herbs such as bitter vetch Lathyrus montanus, saw wort Serratula pratensis, sneezewort Achillea ptarmica, devil’s-bit s…

Long Herdon Meadow

…s and L. nissolia, tufted vetch Vicia cracca as well as abundant meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum and many others which are locally uncommon such as saw wort Serratula tinctoria, sneezewort Achillea ptarmica, pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus, meadow rue Thalictrum flavum, ragged-ro…

Winfrith Heath

…ng have extensive areas of more diverse fen meadow with abundant meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum and devil’s bit Succisa pratensis and several sedges including frequent carnation sedge Carex panicea and the local brown sedge Carex disticha. This turf also supports greater burnet…

Gweunydd a Choed Pen-Ty (Pen-Ty Pastures & Wood)

…dic soils and is particularly notable for its huge population of meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, a declining southern species that is characteristic of damp pastures found in parts of the Carmarthen Coalfield and elsewhere. Other uncommon and characteristic species that grow in…

Ballyknock

…wered rush Juncus acutiflorus frequent throughout. Herbs include meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum and devils-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, species that are typically associated with this type of grassland. Orchids are common, with greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha…

Nant y Rhos

…-rich fen meadow vegetation, which includes large populations of meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum and whorled caraway Carum verticillatum. Most of the site supports vegetation that is dominated by purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea, accompanied by a range of characteristic associ…

Lough Corr

…pearwort Ranunculus flammula and water mint Mentha aquatica with meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum occurring in the drier areas. Bryophyte cover is generally high and is dominated by flat topped bog moss Sphagnum fallax, hooked scorpion moss Scorpidium scorpioides, pointed spear …

Knocknashangan

…both water movement and wetter conditions. Here, species such as meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum and sharp flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus are constant. Other distinctive species associated with fen meadow vegetation at Knocknashangan include purple moor grass Molinia caerulea,…

Ross

…both water movement and wetter conditions. Here, species such as meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum and purple moor grass Molinia caerulea are constant. Other distinctive species associated with fen meadow vegetation at Ross include tormentil Potentilla erecta, devils-bit scabious …

Caeau Troed-Rhiw-Drain (Troed-Rhiw-Drain Meadows)

…so occur. Wetter areas are reflected by a good representation of meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum and the locally uncommon sawwort Serratula tinctoria. The uncommon globeflower Trollius europaeus occurs in one area and fragrant orchid is present in some numbers.

Caeau Ty'n-llwyni

…ed here, species such as sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, devil's-bit scabious Succisa pratensis and meadow-sweet Filipendula ulmaria are frequent. The larger of the two fields has extensive and uniform stands of this characteristic sward.…

Wellington College Bog

…green ribbed sedge Carex binervis, bulbous rush Juncus bulbosus, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum and devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis. The stream itself supports a little marginal vegetation, but is well shaded by a carr of downy birch Betula pubescens and grey willow Sal…

Drumbegger

…pasture that develops on base-rich, peaty soils. Species such as meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum and sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus are constant. Other distinctive species associated with fen meadow vegetation at Drumbegger include devils-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, …

Newtondale

…s epigejos. Notable plants include saw wort Serratula tinctoria, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum and common meadow rue Thalictrum flavum. In the northern part of the dale areas of poor fen support bog myrtle Myrica gale together with purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, cross lea…

Tir Mawr a Dderi Hir, Llwydcoed

… site. Here, purple moorgrass Molinia caerulea is prominent with meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum and devil’s-bit scabious. Some areas also show signs of more acidic conditions and here saw-wort Serratula tinctoria, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum and bog-mosses Sphagnum spp. …

Tower More

…pasture that develops on base-rich, peaty soils. Species such as meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum and sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus are constant. Other distinctive species associated with fen meadow vegetation at Tower More include purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, tor…

Lough Melvin

… latter grades into well-developed fen meadow communities. Here, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, purple moor grass Molinia caerulea and black bog-rush Schoenus nigricans are prominent, within a sward that is generally very species-rich. The area contains many vascular plants wi…

Gwrhyd Meadows

…from Gwrhyd Meadows include whorled caraway Carum verticillatum, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, petty whin Genista anglica, dyer's greenweed Genista tinctoria, saw-wort Serratula tinctoria, ivy-leaved bellflower Wahlenbergia hederacea common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris, gre…

Aqualate Mere

…ng jenny Lysimachia nummularia, marsh ragwort Senecio aquaticus, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum – a county rarity – and lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula as well as various rushes Juncus spp. Though parts of these pastures have been subject to agricultural treatments and are…

Rhos Bwlch-y-rhandir

…eath spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza maculata, subsp. ericetorum and meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, an uncommon plant in Ceredigion occurring here at its most northerly known station in Wales. The marsh fritillary, a scarce butterfly, occurs on this site. This site is especially n…

Ron Ward's Meadow with Tadley Pastures

…ezewort Achillea ptarmica, green winged orchid Anacamptis morio, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, adder's tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum, saw wort Serratula tinctoria and devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis. Two adjacent fields have been included within the SSSI since they supp…

Hedgecourt

…ipsywort Lycopus europaeus, meadow sweet Filipendula ulmaria and meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, which is rare in east Surrey. Towards the lake edge, this fen grades into tall marginal vegetation of emergent species forming a fringe around the lake, especially at the western en…

Rhos Dwfnant

…ies-rich. Six species of sedge Carex spp. have been recorded and meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, sneezewort Achillea ptarmica, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula and heath spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza maculata are all present. The pond and…

Ty Du Moor

…w are dominated by purple moor grass Molinia caerulea often with meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum. Associated base rich flushes contain an abundance of moss and sedge species, including flea sedge Carex pulicaris, tawny sedge Carex hostiana and the moss Campylium stellatum. Rush …

Newton Burgoland Marshes

…agged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, marsh valerian Valeriana dioica, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, wood club rush Scirpus sylvaticus and southern marsh orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa. The southern area of the site comprises grassland representative of better drained alluvial so…

Woodland Park and Pontpren

…mosses Sphagnum spp.. Small patches of fen-meadow, with abundant meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, tawny sedge Carex hostiana and flea sedge C. pulicaris, occur scattered in all three blocks of land and, more locally, there are base-enriched flushes with a high cover of bryophyte…

Froward Point

…h Fraxinus excelsior occur here, and water mint Mentha aquatica, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum and saw wort Serratula tinctoria characterise the damper areas. Some mature Monterey pine Pinus Kangarina radiata gives way along the cliff tops and tracks to mixed scrub of blacktho…

Kernick and Ottery Meadows

… also includes small areas of purple moor-grass–meadow thistle Molinia caerulea–Cirsium dissectum fen meadow, sharp-flowered rush–cross-leaved heath Juncus acutiflorus–Erica tetralix sub-community. The short sward supports abundant meadow thistle, frequent heath spotted orchid an…

Roebuck Meadows

…er species present which are characteristic of the community are meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, tormentil Potentilla erecta, southern marsh orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa and heath spotted orchid D. maculata. Distinct areas within the mire…

Popehouse Moor

…it scabious Succisa pratensis. Typical associated plants include meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, saw wort Serratula tinctoria, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica and heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata. A heathy component is evident also, with occasional plants of heather C…

Cloatley Farm

…ity of great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis and locally abundant meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum in association with heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata, while another has the locally uncommon grassland fern adder’s tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum. Wood anemone Anemone nemor…

Roeveagh

…edge Carex panicea and flea sedge Carex pulicaris. Herbs such as meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii, devils-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, common twayblade Neottia ovata and selfheal Prunella vulgaris are found throughout the site, along…

Tamnyrankin

… by the higher plant species purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus and devils-bit scabious Succisa pratensis which are usually constant and typify this type of vegetation. Species diversity is high within the …

Monkspath Meadow

… also contain a number of rarer plants including dense stands of meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum. Spotted orchids Dactylorhiza maculata agg. are scattered throughout the area.

Tealham and Tadham Moors

…are some species rich examples of the mire type communities with meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, carnation sedge Carex panicea and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. 113 aquatic and bank side vascular plant species have been recorded from the field ditches, IDB rhynes an…

Sutton Meadows

…ed-robin Silene flos-cuculi, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria and meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum. A small pond in the south of the Dorset Naturalists' Trust Reserve holds starwort Callitriche sp., reedmace Typha latifolia and spike rush Eleocharis palustris. The fauna of the s…

Caeau Ton-y-fildre

…flushed peaty pasture, including globeflower Trollius europaeus, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, whorled caraway Carum verticillatum and marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris. The eastern pasture lies on a steeper slope with wet flushes and springs interspersed between drier gr…

Rhosydd Nant-yr-henfron

…is particularly species rich. Characteristic 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 hosti…

Kingford Fen

…eezewort Achillea ptarmica, whorled caraway Carum verticillatum, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata, yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor, betony Betonica officinalis and devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis. There are several flushed areas …

Kismeldon Meadows

…, saw wort Serratula tinctoria, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum and heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata are frequent. The site also contains areas dominated by soft rush Juncus effusus where herbs such as marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre…

Rhosydd Llanwrthwl

… Galium palustre, greater bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus, marsh thistle Cirsium palustre, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, common sorrel Rumex acetosa and marsh violet Viola palustris occur. The scarce ivy-leaved bellflower Wahlenbergia hederacea is locally abundant …

Common Moor Langtree

… C. pulicaris are common. Other herb species which occur include meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, lesser butterfly-orchid Platanthera bifolia, saw wort Serratula tinctoria, devil’s-bit scabious Succisa …

Meddon Moor

…s dominated by purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea, with abundant meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus and tormentil Potentilla erecta. Also occurring widely throughout the site are cross-leaved heath Eric…

Lymsworthy Meadows

…ver much of the site with areas characterised by an abundance of meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis and tormentil Potentilla erecta. On relatively well drained areas the sward supports heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata, bitter vetch …

Poplar Farm Meadows, Langley

…llow Salix repens are frequent and other species present include meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, primrose Primula vulgaris and devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis. A transitional zone occurs on the edge of the Cladium dominated fen where purple moor grass Molinia caerulea is…

Common Moor, East Putford

…terfly orchid Platanthera bifolia, saw wort Serratula tinctoria, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, petty whin Genista anglica and tormentil Potentilla erecta. This community grades into dry heath on the drier parts of the ridge, with freque…

Cors Ty-Llwyd

…rsh valerian Valeriana dioica, and marsh violet Viola palustris. Meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum is locally prominent and there is a good population of the locally uncommon early marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza incarnate in one area. This community grades into vegetation dominated by …

Gorsllwyn, Onllwyn

…elsewhere in the site, e.g. whorled caraway Carum verticillatum, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum and sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus. These plants form a clearly defined community of extremely limited distribution in Europe, occurring only along the southern Atlantic seab…

Gweunydd Glan-y-glasnant

…e, there is a large stand of purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea -meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum fen-meadow, a plant community that has declined in recent decades due to agricultural improvement. The sward is varied, and the meadow thistle is only locally abundant, mostly in the…

Small Brook

…cies-rich purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea sward with abundant meadow thistle 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. …

Memorial Park Meadows Pontllanfraith

…d drainage are characterised by the abundance of species such as meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, marsh bedstraw Galium palustre and marsh marigold Caltha palustris. There are local areas of a grassland community which can be referred to most closely to the Alopecurus pratensis …

Penllwyn-yr-Hendy

…ot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus, wild angelica Angelica sylvestris, marsh thistle Cirsium palustre, common sedge Carex nigra, marsh violet Viola palustris and marsh speedwell Veronica scutellata. These stands grade into a community dominated by soft rush Juncus effusus along the ea…

Rhos Pant-tyle

…uncus effusus. In addition, there is 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 swa…

Rhos Penrhiw

…ring plant community is the purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea – meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum fen-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 …

Freshmoor

…orchid Dactylorhiza incarnata, heath spotted orchid D. maculata, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum and ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi. Diversity within the site is increased by the presence of a small block of downy birch Betula pubescens carr which was actively coppiced in the p…

Cae Bryn-tywarch

…nd sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutuflorus. Purple moor-grass and meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum mire is also well represented, with a particularly species-rich variant, including an abundance of devil's-bit scabious Succisa pratensis on which marsh fritillary butterflies Euphyd…

Cae Gwernllertai

…h as bog pimpernel Lysmachia tenella, quaking-grass Briza media, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, bulbous rush Juncus bulbosus and devil's-bit scabious Succisa pratensis. An area of marshy ground in the centre of the field is dominated by sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutuflorus; …

Big Dog Scarps and Lakes

…le moor grass Molinia caerulea, heath grass Danthonia decumbens, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum and devils-bit scabious Succisa pratensis all constant. The latter is the larval food plant of the marsh fritillary butterfly Euphydryas aurinia which has been recorded both in these…

Caeau Bryn-du

…. Associated species here include carnation sedge Carex panicea, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, heath spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza maculata subsp. ericetorum, wood horsetail Equisetum sylvaticum, greater bird’s-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus, tormentil and saw-wort Serratula t…

Marsland to Clovelly Coast

…leaved heath Erica tetralix, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica and meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum are locally abundant. Lesser butterfly-orchid Platanthera bifolia, the nationally scarce yellow bartsia Parentucellia viscosa, lady’s-mantle Alchemilla vulgaris, heath spotted orchid…

Gutch Common

… sneezewort Achillea ptarmica, carnation sedge Carex panicea and meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum. On the drier, sloping ground the main grasses are red fescue Festuca rubra and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum with heath grass Danthonia decumbens also widespread. Herbs w…

Clayhanger

…ld Bidens tripartita. Adjacent neutral grassland has areas where meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum is abundant; this species is restricted nationally to the south and east and is uncommon in the Midlands. early marsh orchid Dactylorhiza incarnata and common spotted orchid D. fuchs…

Hense Moor Meadows

…drocotyle vulgaris. On drier ground fringing this fen vegetation meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis, betony Betonica officinalis, glaucous sedge Carex flacca and carnation sedge Carex panicea may be found. Species rich open stand the central …

Ulverscroft Valley

…mpsia cespitosa, sedges and rushes. Heather Calluna vulgaris and meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum are found. Nearby dry heath/acid grassland mosaic supports bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus. The woodlands on the site contain one of the county's remaining unspoilt sessile oak woods wi…

Deptford Farm Pastures

…-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, tormentil Potentilla erecta and meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum throughout. Bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, creeping willow Salix repens, heather Calluna vulgaris and cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix are freq…

Frome St. Quintin

…uosa and fool’s water cress Apium nodiflorum. Elsewhere angelica, marsh thistle Cirsium palustre and great horsetail occur between the dominant tussocks of greater pond sedge Carex riparia. Tussock sedge fen is a ssociated with both communities and is present alongside lateral an…

Cranborne Common

…l characteristic species hereinclude petty whin Genista anglica, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, marsh lousewort Pedicularis palustris and the nationally scarce yellow bartsia Parentucellia viscosa. At the western end of the site the heath is replaced by acidic grassland. Altho…

Upper Hamble Estuary and Woods

…nweed Genista tinctoria, devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum and other species indicative of long established permanent pastures. The rare corky fruited water dropwort Oenanthe pimpinelloides occurs. The gradation from ancient semi natural woo…

Lough Navar Scarps and Lakes

…short-sedge sward and the presence of such diagnostic species as meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum and purple moor grass Molinia caerulea. These rich grasslands and wet heaths support large quantities of devils-bit scabious Succisa pratensis. This is the larval foodplant for the m…

Ellers Wood and Sand Dale

…mall area is dominated by purple moor grass Molinia caerulea and meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum. A pool near Eller’s Wood has recently been re-excavated and supports a fringe of mare's tail Hippuris vulgaris.

Smulgedon

…ies adapted to both water movement and wetter conditions such as meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum and purple moor grass Molinia caerulea. Typical species associated with fen meadow vegetation at Smulgedon include tormentil Potentilla erecta, devils-bit scabious Succissa pratensis…

Snelsmore Common

…this habitat include heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, common lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, marsh violet Viola palustris, bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella and bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius. Some of these occur in wet heath b…

Coed Gwempa

… spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza maculata spp. ericetorum, marsh and meadow thistle Cirsium palustre and C. dissectum, betony Betonica officinalis, wild angelica Angelica sylvestris and tormentil Potentilla erecta. There is invasive bramble, hazel, oak and eared willow Salix aurita, …

Heath Hill Farm

…ecta, along with plants associated with alkaline soils such as stemless thistle Cirsium acaule, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, hoary plantain Plantago media, fairy flax Linum catharticum, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. The rush pastu…

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