Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

The Sturts

… are frequent. Anthills are present in these areas. Locally, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa dominates with occasional articulated rush Juncus articulatus. The outlying field retains a rich flora with a mixture of crested dog’s tail black knapweed Cynosurus cristatus Cen…

Staines Moor

…la to wet communities with marsh fox tail Alopecurus geniculatus, tussock grass Deschampsia cespitosa, hard rush Juncus inflexus and floating sweet grass Glyceria fluitans. Depressions with a permanently high water table occur throughout the meadows and support a fen type flora w…

Sandy Warren

… heathland flora is dominated by heather Calluna vulgaris and tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa. The birch woodland is dominated by silver birch Betula pendula occasionally mixed with other species including pedunculate oak Quercus robur and wild cherry Prunus avium. The gr…

Drumcrow

… fen dominated by reed canary grass Phalaris arundinacea with tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, soft rush Juncus effusus and marsh woundwort Stachys palustris. Fen vegetation is also found along the margins of the main drains and is dominated by brown sedge Carex disticha …

Blackmore Vale Commons And Moors

…en meadow and the NVC type MG9 Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus – tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa grassland; ancient semi natural woodland, primarily of the NVC type W8 ash Fraxinus excelsior – field maple Acer campestre – dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis woodland, with a f…

Long Dole Wood and Meadows

…cous sedge Carex flacca and ii, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, heath grass Danthonia decumbens and carnation sedge Carex panicea. Herbs associated with these communities include sneezewort Achillea ptarmica. lady's mantle Alchemilla vulgari…

Alder Wood and Meadow

… The ground flora is typical of base rich, wet soil with much tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis, enchanter's nightshade Circaea lutentiana and bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta with other species such as common spotted orchid Dactylorhiz…

Black Down and Sampford Commons

…ood sage Teucrium scorodonia, centaury Centaurium erythraea and wavy hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa with abundant bristle bent Agrostis curtisii along tracks and burned areas. The heathland supports a typical invertebrate fauna, including a wide variety of butterfly species and…

Owenkillew River

…d the flow regime is dominated by sequences of run and glide. Tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa is frequent along the banks and bryophytes such as Rhyncostegium riparioides, Fontinalis squamosa and Hygrohypnum luridum are dominant in the channel. In the lower section of the…

Bassenthwaite Lake

…nd fen communities. Sedges Carex spp., rushes Juncus spp. and tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa are locally abundant and associated herb species include marsh marigold Caltha palustris, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, yellow flag Iris pseudacorus, meadowsweet Filipendula u…

Kennacraig and Esragan Burn

…rub layer. The ground flora is typically mossy with scattered tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, common tormentil Potentilla erecta and great woodrush Luzula sylva…

Bentley Priory

…y the occurrence of sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina and occasional wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa. On the clay creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera is frequent, with tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, rye grass Lolium perenne and meadow fescue Schedonorus pratensis. Herbs …

Hook Common and Bartley Heath

…ng heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, tormentil Potentilla erecta, wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa, wood sage Teucrium scorodonia and, rarely, heather. Where soils become poorly drained, marshy grassland occurs with species such as purple moor grass, tussock grass Deschampsia c…

Ockham and Wisley Commons

…nd in grassy areas by common bent grass Agrostis capillaris and wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa. Amongst these plants grow dwarf furze Ulex minor, petty whin Genista anglica and shepherd's cress Teesdalia nudicaulis. Animals found here include such local insects as the silve…

West End Meadow, Lunds

…rass Anthoxanthum odoratum, rough meadow grass Poa trivialis, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and marsh foxtail Alopecurus geniculatus. In parts the steep banks of these gulleys are acidic in nature with bent fescue Agrostis Festuca grassland giving way to patches of mat …

Whitmoor Common

…garis, with bell heather Erica cinerea, dwarf gorse Ulex minor, wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa and common bent grass Agrostis capillaris. To the north west, impeded drainage has given rise to wet heath and acidic grassland communities consisting of heather, cross leaved hea…

Lydebrook Dingle

… a ground flora with abundant great wood rush Luzula sylvatica, wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa and bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus. Ash and wych elm stands, which have been badly affected by Dutch elm disease, occur on more base rich soils and have a ground flora characterised…

Roe Park Woods

…n damper areas. In drier areas the ground flora is dominated by wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa, bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus and heather Calluna vulgaris, although under the dense holly a deep leaf litter has built up and there is little vegetation. On poorer draining soils…

Kings and Bakers Wood and Heaths

…ancient woodland sites, honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum and tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa. Species present that are rare in the county include great wood rush Luzula sylvatica, wood vetch Vicia sylvatica, climbing corydalis Corydalis claviculata, saw wort Serratula ti…

Farndale

…weet Filipendula ulmaria, marsh marigold Caltha palustris and tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa with greater bird's foot trefoil Lotus pedunculatus, cuckoo-flower Cardamine pratensis, common valerian Valeriana officinalis and wild angelica Angelica sylvestris. The grassland…

Eryri

…a serotina, floating water-plantain Luronium natans, tufted saxifrage Saxifraga cespitosa, Killarney fern Trichomanes speciosum, oblong woodsia Woodsia ilvensis and alpine woodsia Woodsia alpina, along with assemblages of rock, cliff ledge and crevice plants, montane grassland pl…

Thornton and Twisleton Glens

…dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis, ramsons Allium ursinum or tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and is locally rich in woodland herbs including sanicle Sanicula europaea and sweet woodruff Galium odoratum. On the more acidic soils overlying the slate, oak birch woodland Que…

Hatton's Hey Wood, Whittle's Corner and Bank Rough

…ound flora is dominated by creeping soft grass Holcus mollis, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta. Lower down the slopes the more diverse flora includes dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis, red campion Silene dioica, enchanter’s nightshad…

Thatchers Wood and Westwood Covert

…ff Galium odoratum, enchanter’s nightshade Circaea lutetiana, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon. There are several uncommon species present in the wood, including great bellflower Campanula latifolia, alternate leaved golden saxif…

Powerstock Common and Wytherston Farm

…adow dominated by tussocky purple moor grass and occasionally tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa forms much of the rough grazing on peaty mineral soils which are seasonally waterlogged. Grasses such as velvet bent Agrostis canina, heath-grass Danthonia decumbens and red fesc…

Ditchling Common

…on the basis of variation in drainage. a. On poorly drained soils tussock grass Deschampsia cespitosa and rushes Juncus species dominate with lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula and the locally uncommon spiny rest harrow Ononis spinosa also present. b. Tussock grass is dominant …

Chilton Foliat Meadows

… hay, are largely dominated by typical meadow grasses such as tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, sweet verbal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, with scattered hard rush Juncus inflexus in the damper areas. One meadow in particular exhibits…

Bracket's Coppice and Ryewater Farm

…ed wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, wood avens Geum urbanum and tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa. The local green helleborine Helleborus viridis and alternate leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium alternifolium are present and the abundance offerns and mosses on soil and ex…

Lower Wick River

…pecies-rich and are dominated by soft rush Juncus effusus and tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa with the addition of sea plantain Plantago maritima, common reed Phragmites australis, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, broad-leaved dock Rumex obtusifolius and other wet grassland …

Weir Wood Reservoir

…of grassland, scrub and woodland habitats. Open grasslands are of tussock grass Deschampsia cespitosa, soft rush Juncus effusus and cock's foot Dactylis glomerata; stands of bracken Pteridium aquilinum dominate a few small areas. There are several belts of dense hawthorn Crataegu…

Duddon Valley Woodlands

… occasional holly. The ground flora can be grassy with frequent wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa, sweet vernal grass and common bent, with purple moor grass Molinia caerulea in wetter stands. The typical herbs present are tormentil Potentilla erecta, heath bedstraw Galium sax…

Long Herdon Meadow

…cues Festuca rubra and F. pratensis, Timothy Phleum pratense, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, meadow barley Hordeum secalinum, sweet vernal Anthoxanthum odoratum and quaking grass Briza media th…

Castle Eden Dene

…lium and rowan Sorbus aucuparia and a ground flora containing tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, or bracken Pteridium aquilinum. The boulder clay slopes are inherently unstable and land slips are frequent. These become colonised by a wide range of ruderal and wetland plants…

Billsmoor Park and Grasslees Wood

…ils; here the ground flora includes soft rush Juncus effusus, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, wood sedge Carex sylvatica, greater tussock sedge Carex paniculata and pendulous sedge Carex pendula. Steeper, well drained ground supports birch woodland, including some recent…

Topley Pike and Deep Dale

…d flora is dominated by dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis or tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa with a very wide range of other woodland plants. In moist areas ferns and bryophytes form an important component. Scrub in the dales is varied; much is derived from hawthorn Crat…

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

…ground flora typified by yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum, tufted hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa and remote sedge Carex remota. Water avens Geum rivale occurs locally.

The Ings, Amotherby

…ly drier soils, there are grassy areas with bulky tussocks of tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, along with Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, red fescue Festuca rubra and meadow fescue F. pratensis. Purple moor grass Molinia caerulea occurs on the more acidic soils. Typical her…

Hardwick Lodge Meadow

…te these communities are modified by the presence of abundant tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa indicating a seasonally waterlogged soil layer. Here, more locally, there is an acidic influence which favours plants such as betony Betonica officinalis, tormentil Potentilla er…

Tranmire

…D. maculata spp. ericetorum. Drier grassland is dominated by tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus and common bent Agrostis capillaris, with wavy hair grass Descampsia flexuosa and mat grass Nardus stricta where conditions are more acidi…

Stallode Wash, Lakenheath

…recent years. Grasses such as cock's foot Dactylis glomerata, tufted hair Grass Deschampsia cespitosa and reed canary Grass Phalaris arundinacea are abundant, as are 'weedy' species such as hemlock Conium maculatum and Hairy willow Herb Epilobium hirsutum. Some smaller plants typ…

Hunder Beck Juniper

…llea, pignut Conopodium majus, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa, mat grass Nardus stricta, common milkwort Polygala vulgaris, selfheal Prunella vulgaris, bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus and mountain pansy Viola lutea abundant. The locally rare fe…

Went Ings Meadows

…fog Holcus lanatus, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and common knapweed Centaurea nigra. Ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor and glaucous sedge Carex flacca are also frequent components of the swar…

Normanby Meadow

…ll feature strongly, together with quaking grass Briza media, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, perennial ryegrass Lolium perenne, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens and meadow barley Hordeum secalinum in varying amounts. Other information, This is a new site and lies wi…

Pike Whin Bog

…n the margin of the site stands of grassland are dominated by tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and purple moor grass Molinia caerulea respectively, two grassland types characteristic of poorly drained base poor soils, whilst on the driest soils grasslands containing mat gr…

Morven and Mullachdubh

… with more extensive areas of tussocky grassland dominated by tufted hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa). Blanket bog The blanket bog, most extensive on Mullachdubh, is generally dominated by heather and hares’-tail cottongrass Eriophorum vaginatum, often with abundant lichens and …

The Wye Valley

…ils tend to be heavier, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta and tufted hairgrass Deschampsia cespitosa tend to dominate, with enchanter’s nightshade Circaea lutetiana, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa and wood avens Geum urbanum. Taddington Wood is unusual amongst the ash wych elm w…

Acres Farm Meadow

…nted/sharp-flowered rush Juncus articulatus / acutiflorus and tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa with occasional meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, marsh foxtail Alopecurus geniculatus and more scattered common sedge Carex nigra. The mature hedges of oak, ash and field maple …

Lathkill Dale

… rich and is dominated by dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa or bryophytes; and includes many rare and uncommon species such as lily of the valley Convallaria majalis, yellow star of Bethlehem Gagea lutea, bird’s nest orchid Neottia nidus-…

Warks Burn Woodland

… Throughout much of the wood the ground flora is dominated by tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa though dry slopes support creeping soft grass Holcus mollis, false brome Brachypodium sylvaticum and more locally, wood melick Melica uniflora. Typical, spring flowering, woodlan…

Croxley Common Moor

…cus spp. and sedges Carex spp. dominate the wetter areas with tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris. A county rarity, fen bedstraw Galium uliginosum is also present. The tall fen is characterised by reed sweet grass Glyceria maxima, yell…

Charleshill

…e is often dominated by purple moor grass Molinia caerulea or tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa with other plants including heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata and devil's bit scabious. Wet rush pasture forms the vegetation in the eastern most part of the site, domin…

Attenborough Gravel Pits

…rus cristatus all featuring strongly. Coarser grasses such as tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa become increasingly frequent in places, along with herbs such as ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, gypsywort, marsh ragwort Senecio aquaticus, water mint Mentha aquatica and amphi…

Dyffrynoedd Nedd a Mellte a Moel Penderyn

…wan Sorbus aucuparia. The field layer is typically dominated by wavy hair-grass Deschampsia flexuosa, with bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus present and, where grazing is relatively light, quite abundant. The ground layer has a very high cover of mosses, including Rhytidiadelphus lore…

Coed Nant Menascin

… Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, wavy hair-grass Deschampsia flexuosa and creeping soft-grass Holcus mollis, with frequent wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella, bramble Rubus fruticosus and mosses such as Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus, Pseudoscleropodium puru…

Cooksholme Meadows

…ies have been recorded, is damp and the sward is dominated by tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa associated with hardrush Juncus inflexus, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, common fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica, sneezewort Achillea ptarmica and brown sedge Carex disticha. The…

Holly Banks

… bracken Pteridium aquilinum, male fern Dryopteris filix-mas, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta are locally abundant. The base rich areas support a much richer flora including species such as dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis, sanicle…

Cadair Idris

…rry Vaccinium myrtillus, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and the wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa. In amongst a deep cushion of mosses such as Rhytidiadelphus loreus, R. squarrosus, Hylocomium splendens and Sphagnum capillifolium; wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella, broad buckler f…

Wendlebury Meads and Mansmoor Closes

…ws are characterised by marsh foxtail Alopecurus geniculatus, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, amphibious bistort Polygonum amphibium, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula, creeping Jenny Lysimachia nummularia, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi and lady's smock Cardamine pr…

Stourvale Marsh

…number of wetland habitats: i. damp grassland, with abundant tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and marsh foxtail Alopecurus geniculatus; ii. tall fen dominated by meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria with abundant lesser pond sedge Carex acutiformis and marsh horsetail Equisetu…

Stanton Great Wood

…mble Rubus fruticosus, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, or tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa. Other grasses include species normally associated with ancient woodlands such as hairy brome Bromus ramosa, giant fescue Schedonorus giganteus, wood millet Milium effusum and th…

Kyle of Sutherland Marshes

…e sedge Carex recta. Extensive areas of wet grassland support tufted hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa and soft-rush Juncus effusus, with variable amounts of tall herbs including meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, sneezewort Achillea ptarmica, angelica Angelica sylvestris and skull-…

Castlemorton Common

…s has given riseto a wet grassland community characterised by tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa. Two streams flow through the site bordered by marshy grassland, having an abundance of rushes including soft rush Juncus effusus, hard rush J. inflexus, conglomerate rush Juncus…

Blindley Heath

… drained Weald clays have a grassland flora which is dominated by tussock grass Deschampsia cespitosa. A range of other grasses also occur including false oat Arrhenatherum elatius, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, meadow fox tail Alopecurus pratensis, flote grasses Glyceria species…

Caudbeck Flow

…fescue, mat grass and sweet vernal grass. On the damper areas tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and rushes Juncus inflexus and Juncus conglomeratus var. conglomeratus may grow in association with Molinia. Distinct acidic grasslands replace this sward on the steeper, better …

Laughton Common

…atum, common stork’s bill Erodium cicutarium and, more locally, wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa and shepherd’s cress Teesdalia nudicaulis. On the margins of poorly drained areas, velvet bent Agrostis canina and common sedge Carex nigra form an unusual element of the turf. W…

Churnet Valley

… Equisetum telmateia. The drier sub community is dominated by tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa with broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata, dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis, ramsons Allium ursinum, yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon and wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella…

Cavendish Woods

…y Mercurialis perennis with bramble Rubus fruticosus agg. and tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa prevalent in areas of recent coppice. A variety of interesting woodland plants are present including woodruff Galium odoratum, ramsons Allium ursinum, herb paris Paris quadrifoli…

Briarcroft Pasture

…d exists in an intimate mosaic with moist tussocky stands of the Holcus lanatus Deschampsia cespitosa, Yorkshire fog tufted hair grass community. Herbs of local distribution are very prominent in the sward, among them saw wort Serratula tinctoria and dyer’s greenweed Genista tinc…

Holly Farm Meadow, Wendling

…nal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra and tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa are dominant with quaking grass Briza media, adder’s tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum, cowslip Primula veris, hoary plantain Plantago media and common twayblade Neottia ovata. A dive…

Greenfield Meadow

…communities is a tall fen in which locally dominant stands of tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, common knapweed Centaurea nigra, meadow sweet Filipendula ulmaria and soft rush Juncus effusus are accompanied by lady's mantle Alchemilla vulgaris, marsh marigold Caltha palust…

Milton Gate Marsh

…rea marshy acidic grassland occurs, dominated by tussocks of tufted hair grass, Deschampsia cespitosa, Yorkshire fog grass, Holcus lanatus and various rushes Juncus spp. A number of spongy hummocks are dominated by jointed rush Juncus articulatus and pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgari…

Hareshaw Dene

…ury Mercurialis perennis and wild raspberry Rubus idaeus with tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium in damper areas. Alder Alnus glutinosa is common along the river banks and in damp areas within the woodland. P…

Holywell Pond

… The surrounding unimproved neutral grassland is dominated by tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and cock's foot Dactylis glomerata and supports populations of the common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii and the northern marsh orchid Dactylorhiza purperella.

Skelton Pasture

…area of pasture comprises damp neutral grassland dominated by tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa. Other large tussocky grasses in this sward are Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, cock's foot Dactylis glomerata, false oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius and tall fescue Schedonorus ar…

Sutton Meadows

…grostis capillaris, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, heath grass Danthonia decumbens and quaking grass Briza media. The sedges Carex hirta, Carex flacca, C. panicea and Carex leporina and the rushes Juncus effusus and J. articulat…

Great Bowden Borrowpit

… plant community is dominated by soft rush Juncus effusus and tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa with cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium occurring abundantly while Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, bulrush Typha latifolia and the bog moss Sphagnum squarrosum are also present …

Harker's House Meadows

…n sedge C. panicea and flea sedge C. pulicaris, together with tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and smooth rush Juncus effusus. Herbs indicative of wet conditions are abundant including marsh marigold Caltha palustris, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, creeping buttercup Ran…

Little Scrubbs Meadow

…sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and locally abundant tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and velvet bent Agrostis canina. Associated herbs include common knapweed Centaurea nigra, Oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare, field wood rush Luzula campestris, tormentil Potentil…

Coedydd Nantgwynant

…d has a field layer characterised by the presence of abundant tufted hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa, creeping soft grass Holcus mollis and the ferns: broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata, male fern Dryopteris filix-mas and lady fern Athyrium filix-femina. Other field layer pl…

Clout's Wood

…ury Mercurialis perennis, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and nettle Urtica dioica. The rich flora includes several species of national restricted distribution, with herb paris Paris quadrifolia and meadow saffron Colchicum autumnale. G…

Barrow Farm Fen

…ed Phragmites australis, hemp agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and tall fescue Schedonorus giganteus. Within the carr old turf pits hold semi liquid peat and support a sparse vegetation which includes marsh marigold Caltha palustris and duck…

Hack Fall Wood

…ypical of this community with great wood rush Luzula sylvatica, wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa, bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus, heather Calluna vulgaris, hard fern Blechnum spicant and small cowwheat Melampyrum sylvaticum. The more gentle middle slopes of Ure Shell Beds suppo…

Bevercotes Park

…s. The ground vegetation is characterised by the dominance of tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, false brome Brachypodium sylvaticum and dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis and includes a rich herb flora containing many species typical of ancient woodland such as primrose Pr…

Rhos Fullbrook

…scue Festuca rubra, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, tufted hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa, tormentil Potentilla erecta, devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, betony Betonica officinalis and pignut Conopodium majus. In the very wet ground, which quakes in places, gro…

The Wern, Rhosgoch

…l Corylus avellana and wych elm Ulmus glabra conspicuous, and tufted hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa prominent in the field layer. Elsewhere, on the more well-drained slopes, an ash-field maple Acer campestre canopy has developed with hazel, holly Ilex aquifolium, hawthorn Crata…

Weeting Heath

…ly red fescue Festuca rubra, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa. This community grades into an area of reed sweet grass Glyceria maxima and nettles Urtica dioica alongside the river Little Ouse. A small area offen vegetation also occurs with …

Buxted Park

… common in damp patches. Marshy grassland, often dominated by tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, and fen communities occupy land close to the river and in one area a fine greater tussock sedge Carex paniculata swamp has developed. Species rich neutral grassland is also repr…

Beck Dale Meadow

…a ulmaria, greater bird’s foot trefoil Lotus pedunculatus and tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa dominate the sward. The swamp areas are dominated by greater tussock sedge Carex paniculata and lesser pond sedge Carex acutiformis and flanked by extensive stands of compact rus…

Briarwood Banks

…der oak. In flushed areas giant fescue Schedonorus giganteus, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, bugle Ajuga reptans, yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum and meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria are found. The damp shaded conditions of the wood favour the growth of mosses, ferns…

Badsaddle, Withmale Park and Bush Walk Woods

…ows Salix spp. occur with meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria and tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa. There are also a number of soft rides which support a good flora where undisturbed. Narrow ditches and a stream cross the northern part of Withmale Wood. The woods support good …

Burbage Wood and Aston Firs

…Brachypodium sylvaticum, rough meadow grass Poa trivialis and tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and includes a large number of plant species typical of semi natural woodland such as sweet woodruff Asperula oderata, moschatel Adoxa moschatellina, yellow archangel Lamiastrum …

Wey Valley Meadows

…g Holcus lanatus are constant components of the sward, whilst tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and marsh foxtail Alopecurus geniculatis occur at a lower frequency. However, in the summer months these species are generally overtopped by a wide variety of herbs giving the ha…

Stoke & Bowd Lane Woods

…ides non-scripta and enchanter’s nightshade Circaea lutetiana and other grasses Deschampsia cespitosa and Bromus ramosa. Frequently occurring species include wood avens Geum urbanum, common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii, common twayblade Neottia ovata, meadowsweet Filipendu…

Hollinwood Branch Canal

…anks comprise a damp neutral grassland containing principally tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, common bent, reed canary grass and false oat grass.

Stanley Bank Meadow

…on fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica, sneezewort, wild angelica, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, ragged-robin, purple loosestrife Lythrum salicaria and marsh woundwort Stachys palustris. Several plants occur which are restricted in distribution in Merseyside, such as bristl…

Tuckmill Meadows

…de valley and has a sward largely dominated by Yorkshire fog, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and greater pond sedge. Wetland herbs recorded in this sward are marsh marigold Caltha palustris, yellow loosestrife Lysimachia vulgaris, yellow iris Iris pseudacorus, ragged-rob…

Waterdale

…d. A mixed grassland on north facing slopes. Grasses included tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue and crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus with the herbs lady's bedstraw Galium verum and devil's bit scabious. Scrub is de…

Waterperry Wood

…x remota. The ground flora over many of the rides consists of tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and common bent grass Agrostis capillaris in the drier rides, with wood small reed Calamagrostis epigejos dominant on the wetter rides. A coppice compartment in the north of the …

Pakenham Meadows

…he meadow is dominated by creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus. Sedge species are a major component of the sward, achieving local dominance. Species present include bro…

Foster's Green Meadows

…ted dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, red fescue Festuca rubra, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and common bent grass Agrostis capillaris. The herb content is less rich than Eades Meadow but they still contain many interesting species such as devil’s bit scabious Succisa pr…

Silverines Meadows

…ant meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, water avens Geum rivale, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, marsh marigold Caltha palustris, great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis and greater bird's foot trefoil Lotus pedunculatus. The wettest areas are characterised by water and marsh…

Black Moss

… and sharp-flowered rushes Juncus effusus and J. acutiflorus, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and false oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius. Marsh cinquefoil, devil'sbit scabious and marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris are frequent here along with numerous tall herbs and a v…

Sheet Hedges Wood

…osa spp. also common. The ground vegetation contains abundant tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, rough meadow grass Poa trivialis, dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis, red campion Silene dioica and enchanter's nightshade Circaea lutetiana, together with a range of plants typ…

Rushy Meadows

… hairy sedges Carex nigra, Carex disticha and Carex hirta and tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa are major components, occurring in association with soft and sharp-flowered rushes Juncus effusus and J. acutiflorus, fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica, fen bedstraw Galium uliginos…

Southfield Farm Marsh

…with locally abundant reed canary grass Phalaris arundinacea, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, floating sweet grass Glyceria fluitans, lesser pond sedge Carex acutiformis and tufted sedge Carex elata. The spring fed mire, by contrast, has a variety of wetland herbs with n…

Wayland Wood, Watton

…a variety of species occur, including bugle Ajuga reptans and tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa. A wide variety of birds breed in the wood, including woodcock, lesser spotted woodpecker and nuthatch. The wood has historical and legendary associations and a recorded history …

Romsley Manor Farm

… J. articulatus, which here has replaced sharp-flowered rush, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, toad rush Juncus bufoniusa, glaucous sedge Carex flacca, greater bird’s foot trefoil Lotus pedunculatus and lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula. Locally scarce plants are commo…

Muston Meadows

…The sward of the furrows is characterised by the dominance of tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and rough meadow grass Poa trivialis and these damper soils support an abundance of lady's smock Cardamine pratensis. Additional interest is provided by the field ponds which co…

River Blythe

…tenance of a high water table. Rushes Juncus spp., sedges and tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa are usually the dominant species along with moisture loving herbs such as meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, marsh marigold Caltha palustris and wild angelica Angelica sylvestris. …

Folkestone to Etchinghill Escarpment

…rcurialis perennis, enchanter’s nightshade Circaea lutetiana, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and brambles Rubus fruticosus. Uncommon plants such as thin spiked wood sedge Carex strigosa, stinking iris Iris foetidissima and fly orchid Ophrys insectifera also occur. The …

Gagie Marsh

…ound on the western and southern boundaries of the site, with tufted hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, lady’s bed-straw Galium verum, smooth lady’s-mantle Alchemilla glabra and yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor.

Eden Gorge

… a wide range of species of wet or flushed land, with rushes, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, remote sedge, opposite leaved golden saxifrage and marsh hawk's beard Crepis paludosa. The damper richer soils by the river and streams generally support a diverse ground flora,…

Combe Haven

…bedstraw Galium palustre is a nationally uncommon grassland type. Tussock grass Deschampsia cespitosa, rushes Juncus species and creeping bent grass Agrostis stolonifera occur commonly in the sward but corky fruited water dropwort Oenanthe pimpinelloides and common meadow rue Tha…

Shiel Wood Pastures

…th soft rush Juncus effusus and coarse grassland dominated by tufted hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa are also found. The mires with a base-rich influence are mainly dominated by small sedges such as carnation sedge Carex panicea and tawny sedge Carex hostiana, together with brow…

Moss Valley Woods

…arge proportion of the site, with the wetter areas containing tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and stands of ferns such as male fern Dryopteris filix-mas and lady fern Athyrium filix-femina. There is a good mix of canopy species in this wood, with significant numbers of as…

Afon Cleddau Gorllewinol / Western Cleddau River

…woodland with the distinctive tussock sedge Carex paniculata, tufted hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa and occasionally the uncommon royal fern Osmunda regalis. Where land adjacent to the river has been fenced to exclude grazing stock, the vegetation tends to be dominated by scrub…

Carver's Rocks

…tacea. The marsh is dominated by soft rush Juncus effusus and tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, with common valerian Valeriana officinalis, marsh marigold Caltha palustris and water cress Nasturtium officinale locally abundant. The marsh is surrounded by developing grey wi…

Waltham Brooks

…sland becomes progressively wetter and rushes Juncus species, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, sedges Carex species and creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens dominate the sward. The wet alluvial grasslands support several plants which are scarce in West Sussex including bo…

Oxenber and Wharfe Woods

…quifolium form the canopy, beneath which is a ground flora of tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, mat grass Nardus stricta, bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus and herbs such as wood anemone Anemone nemorosa and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile. The tree cover is discontinuous so tha…

The Bottoms

…Avenula pubescens, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus and tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa. A profusion of broad leaved herbs also occur with harebell Campanula rotundifolia, glaucous and spring sedges Carex flacca and Carex caryophyllea, common rock rose Helianthemum…

The Allers and Lilburn Valley Junipers

…t rush Juncus effusus, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, bracken, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and marsh horsetail Equisetum palustre with meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, marsh marigold Caltha palustris, remote sedge Carex remota, blinks Montia fontana and marsh hawk’s be…

Syresham Marshy Meadows

…s articulatus, Juncus effusus, carnation sedge Carex panicea, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and marsh horsetail Equisetum palustre. The many herbs include, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, greater bird’s foot trefoil Lotus pedunculatus, fen bedstraw Galium uliginosum, c…

Tindall Wood, Ditchingham

…nd marshy grassland has developed. The rides are dominated by tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria with ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, common figwort Scrophularia nodosa, marsh thistle Cirsium palustre and lesser spearwort Ranunculus flamm…

Whichford Wood

… bramble Rubus fruticosus, dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis, tufted hairgrass Deschampsia cespitosa and wood false brome Brachypodium sylvaticum. Other species include early purple orchid Orchis mascula, stinking iris Iris foetidissima and sanicle Sanicula europaea. The alder w…

Swarth Moor

… willow Salix cinerea and extensive damp grassland comprising tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and purple moor grass Molinia caerulea.* Under Section 23 of the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act, 1949.

Soudley Ponds

…cury Mercurialis perennis, male fern Dryopteris filix-mas and tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa with patches of wood bittercress Cardamine flexuosa and opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium. The woodland is also important for its fungi.

Inkpen and Walbury Hills

…ssland dominated by false oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius and tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa. The area is rather acidic in character, especially at the top of the slope where heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and tormentil Potentilla erecta occur, with a large area of gorse…

Chimney Meadows

…ons of grasses, rushes and sedges. Particularly prominent are tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, perennial rye grass, creeping bent, crested dog's tail, hard rush Juncus inflexus, jointed rush Juncus articulatus, soft rush Juncus effusus, lesser pond sedge Carex acutiformis…

River Camel Valley and Tributaries

…s agg. and bracken Pteridium aquilinum or birch Betula spp. and wavy hair-grass Deschampsia flexuosa. Much of it has been historically coppiced. In some areas heathy plants such as heather Calluna vulgaris and bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus dominate the ground flora. In others mos…

Monk's Dale

…d flora is dominated by dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis or tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa with a very wide range of other woodland plants. In moist areas ferns and bryophytes form an important component. Scrub in the dales is varied; much is derived from hawthorn Crat…

Foxley Wood

…etation including an abundance of water avens Geum rivale and tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa. Bracken glades and marshy areas also occur within the wood and are an important element in structural diversity. The invertebrate fauna of the site is diverse with several uncom…

Ratlake Meadows

…grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, heath grass Danthonia decumbens, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus. Herbs are abundant in the sward and meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, sneezewort Achillea ptarmica and black knapweed Centaurea nigra are locall…

Rehaghy Wood

…us triquetrus. Other species include pignut Conopodium majus, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and hairy wood rush Luzula pilosa. Wet woodland occurs occasionally where soils are waterlogged or flushed and provides additional diversity. The canopy is dominated by alder Aln…

Lea Marsh

…s tail Cynosurus cristatus all feature strongly, together with tufted hairgrass Deschampsia cespitosa, perennial rye grass Lolium perenne, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens and meadow barley Hordeum secalinum in varying amounts. Permanently wet depressions and shallow ditches…

Thwaite House Moss

… community characterised by common reed Phragmites australis, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, wild angelica Angelica sylvestris, great willowherb Epilobium hirsutum, meadowsweet, purple loosestrife, common nettle and common valerian Valeriana officinalis.

Chawridge Bourne

…kshire fog Holcus lanatus, cock's foot Dactylis glomerata and tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa. Locally there are many large ant hills covered in red fescue Festuca rubra. The sward contains many plants characteristic of neutral and acid grassland including sneezewort Achi…

Sweetbriar Road Meadows, Norwich

…hire fog Holcus lanatus, meadow fescue Schedonorus pratensis, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. Herbs present within the sward include yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, cuckoo-flower Cardamine prat…

Long Itchington & Ufton Woods

… The ground flora is dominated by bramble Rubus fruticosus and tufted hairgrass Deschampsia cespitosa. Other species include wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, wood sedge Carex sylvatica, enchanter’s nightshade Circaea lutetiana, with water avens Geum rivale and soft rush Juncus effu…

Barle Valley

…ghly calcifuge species such as bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus and wavy hair-grass Deschampsia flexuosa. Holly Ilex aquifolium forms a sparse shrub layer in many stands of this type. The range of vascular plants is restricted but rich bryophyte communities thrive under these conditi…

Stockbridge Down

…eus with a field layer of creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and nettle Urtica dioica. The particular juxtaposition of plateau and scarp scrub communities found within this Site of Special Scientific Interest is now an uncommon feature on …

Shingle Islands

… rich but also highly variable, with frequent species such as tufted hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, and water avens Geum rivale. There are a number of uncommon species of open calcareous habitats such as maiden pink Dianthus deltoides, shepherd…

Coed Mawr - Blaen-Car

…acutuflorus, with abundant purple moor-grass, meadowsweet and tufted hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa, and also frequent sneezewort Achillea ptarmica and marsh willowherb Epilobium palustre. Meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum occurs locally in this area. The remainder of the site c…

Redgate Woods and Mansey Common

…ture developed on stiff clay soils. The sward is dominated by tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa with Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and red fescue Festuca rubra also common. Typical plants of this community are lady's bedstraw Galium verum, betony Betonica officinalis, dyer's…

Glencoyne Wood

…or a grazed wood of this type the ground flora, although mostly wavy hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, retains a fine range of herbs including moschatel Adoxa moschatellina, sanicle, woodruff Galium odoratum and golden rod Solidago virgaurea. Base rich streams and flushes support…

Ben Lomond

…ond a late-lie moss-dominated snowbed vegetation dominated by tufted hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile grassland alongside the moss Rhytidiadelphus loreus is found. This feature is of national importance, being the most southerly occurrence of th…

Tarn Moss

…sh Juncus acutiflorus mixed with soft rush Juncus effusus and tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa or by tussocks of purple moor grass Molinia caerulea. Associated herbs are similar to those of the fen communities, for example common marsh bedstraw, marsh violet, ragged-robin …

Moss Valley Meadows

…ated by bent grass, sedges Carex spp., rushes Juncus spp. and tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and are characterised by carnation sedge Carex panicea, sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus, jointed rush J. articulatus, marsh marigold Caltha palustris and lesser spearwort …

Loch Ba Woodland

… yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum, and in wetter situations tufted hairgrass Deschampsia cespitosa, marsh hawksbeard Crepis paludosa and meadow sweet Filipendula ulmaria. Holly and rowan are present as understorey species throughout the woods while birch dominates the upper sl…

Stafford Brook

…en waterlogged ground sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus are more abundant with a variety of herbs such as meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, wild angelica Angelica sylvestris, marsh cinquefoil Comarum pa…

Harpsden Wood

…dominant in the field layer and there are frequent patches of tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and foxglove Digitalis purpurea. Some areas with impeded drainage support goat willow together with soft rush Juncus effusus, yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum and two species …

Castle Semple and Barr Lochs

…halaris arundinacea, water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile and tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa. Wetland communities also extend into Aird Meadow where a number of uncommon plant species occur including the Nationally Scarce tufted loosestrife Lysimachia thyrsiflora and the…

Selborne Common

…s locally, however, retaining such typical calcifuge species as wavy hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and tormentil Potentilla erecta. Wood Pond, a small but ancient open water site, provides further diversity, its populations of smooth newts Lisso…

Knavenhill Wood

…round flora is dominated by bramble Rubus fruticosus agg. and tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and in wetter areas by soft rush Juncus effusus and wood small reed Calamagrostis epigejos. Other species include dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis, enchanter’s nightshade Circa…

Ryton Willows

…and Reedside. Where the canopy is open these are dominated by tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and meadow sweet Filipendula ulmaria with great willow herb and branched bur reed, whilst beneath the dense canopy flushes are characterised by abundant lesser celandine Ficaria …

Haugh Wood

…ramble Rubus fruticosus, with male fern Dryopteris filix-mas, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and great wood rush Luzula sylvatica. In the more acidic areas the dominant species are bracken Pteridium aquilinum and creeping soft grass Holcus mollis. In the northern part of…

Wedholme Flow

…th scattered clumps of purple moor grass Molinia caerulea and tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa. Bog rosemary Andromeda polifolia and round leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia persist as occasionals on bare peat, but bog mosses are scarce and very poorly represented. The nor…

Glen Lochay Woods

…redominantly grassy with common bent grass Agrostis capillaris, wavy hair-grass Deschampsia flexuosa and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. Bryophytes such as Polytrichum formosum, Rhytidiadelphus loreus and R. triquetrus are also common. Wetter parts of the woodland are d…

Murcott Meadows

…furrows have a flora which reflects the high water table, with tufted hairgrass Deschampsia cespitosa the dominant species. Locally abundant in the furrows are jointed rush Juncus articulatus, tubular water dropwort Oenanthe fistulosa, sometimes in association with false fox sedg…

Hadston Links

…lysmus compressus, creeping cinquefoil Potentilla reptans and tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa. One area of damp grassland also supports populations of dyer’s greenweed Genista tinctoria, bog pimpernel Lysmachia tenella and common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris. Two specie…

Lenaghan Wood

…an open carpet with species such as pignut Conopodium majus, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and hairy wood rush Luzula pilosa. The wetter parts of the wood provide additional diversity and support a mixed canopy of alder Alnus glutinosa, ash Fraxinus excelsior and downy…

Long Moss - Drinkstone Hill

…s glaucous sedge Carex flacca, carnation sedge Carex panicea, tufted hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa and sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus, to deeper peat communities where slender sedge Carex lasiocarpa, a locally rare higher plant, is dominant. Locally rare fen plants inc…

Bradley Woods

…here alder is widespread. Dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, ramsons Allium ursinum and yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon are also common in wetter areas. On drier soils, pendulous sedge gives way to bracken Pteridium aquilinum, blu…

Doley Common

…mesotrophic* grassland characterised by prominent tussocks of tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa within a shorter grazed sward of rough meadow grass Poa trivialis, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, other grasses and a mosaic of wetland herbs at low frequency, such as wild angeli…

Stanford Training Area

… and grassland dominated by sheep's fescue Festuca ovina and/or wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa. Plants present which are associated with this type of vegetation include heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, field wood rush Luzula campestris, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinar…

Hampstead Heath Woods

…nt Agrostis capillaris, creeping soft grass Holcus mollis and tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa with scattered silver birch Betula pendula and alder Alnus glutinosa. The abundance of over mature trees with decaying heartwood and dead standing and fallen timber provides sui…

Banhaw, Spring and Blackthorn's Woods

…er parts of the woods support a variety of grasses, including tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, rough meadow grass Poa trivialis, wood millet Milium effusum and wood melick Melica uniflora. Notable woodland species occur throughout the site and include herb paris Paris qua…

Lodmoor

…rier grassland in which tall fescue Schedonorus arundinaceus, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and other tall grasses are abundant. The fringes of these marshes support scrub vegetation, including much bramble Rubus fruticosus. The reed/scrub areas support breeding bird s…

West Moor

…swards often contain tussocks of soft rush Juncus effusus and tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa. Some moderately herb rich swards remain which include ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, tubular water dropwort Oenanthe fistulosa, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, marsh marigold…

Bucknell Wood Meadows

…s around drainage channels and in some of the deeper furrows. Tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, rough meadow grass Poa trivialis and hard rush Juncus inflexus dominate the sward with ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi and greater bird's foot tref…

Barnstone Railway Cutting

…ox sedge Carex otrubae, great willow herb Epilobium hirsutum, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and hard and jointed rushes Juncus inflexus and J. articulatus.

Strathfleet

…cally common. The ground flora is largely dominated by grasses; wavy-hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and sweet-vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, and woodland herbs, such as; common cow-wheat Melampyrum pratense, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and wood sage Teucrium scorodonia. …

Godmanchester Eastside Common

…locally dominated by tussocks of hard rush Juncus inflexus and tufted hairgrass Deschampsia cespitosa, but fine grasses are predominant over large areas. A large number of grass species are present on both parts of the site of particular note are crested hair grass Koeleria macra…

Hay Wood, Whepstead

…rcurialis perennis and bramble Rubus fruticosus with abundant tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and wood anemone Anemone nemorosa. A variety of interesting woodland plants are present including wood spruge Euphorbia amygdaloides, herb paris Paris quadrifolia, ramsons Allium…

Hedenham Wood

…, the vegetation types described above are still discernible. Tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, soft rush Juncus effusus, hairy St John’s wort and selfheal Prunella vulgaris are more frequent there. Where light penetrates to the rides the flora is fairly rich, including pe…

Gwernaffel Dingle

…es support the ash/field maple vegetation type, with abundant tufted hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa and a species-rich herb layer which includes dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis, enchanter’s-nightshade Circaea lutetiana, yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon, herb-Paris Par…

Nant-y-Belan and Prynela Woods

… flora including slender false-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum, tufted hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa, primrose Primula vulgaris, yellow pinpernel Lysimachia nemorum, wood sanicle Sanicula europaea and wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, bramble Rubus fruticosus forms extensive stands…

Lye Valley

…d hemp agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum on the valley sides and tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and common knapweed Centaurea nigra on better drained soils. Many species of mosses thrive in the damp conditions of the fen. Scorpidium revolvens is a distinctive species charac…

Lochcote Marsh

… species continue into the willow carr but on the drier land, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, wood horsetail Equisetum sylvaticum and wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella are frequently found in the ground flora. Lochcote Marsh is also the only known West Lothian site for the r…

Holme Moor & Clean Moor

…on grass Eriophorum latifolium. Marshy grassland dominated by tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria occur on both sites. Other species typical of wet conditions include hemlock water dropwort Oenanthe crocata, fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica, …

Spring Wood,Hawnby

…ly purple orchid Orchis mascula. Where the slopes are flushed tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa is dominant and marsh hawk's beard Crepis paludosa is also present. Ferns are plentiful in some areas including lady fern Athyrium filix-femina and broad buckler fern Dryopteris …

Kirlish

…al great wood rush Luzula sylvatica, pignut Conopodium majus, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and hairy wood rush Luzula pilosa. Moss covered boulders are an important component of the woodland, particularly on the lower slopes. The moss carpet is highly variable ranging …

Hetton Bogs

…ich communities dominated by meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and the rushes Juncus inflexus and Juncus effusus in addition to a great variety of herbs including wild angelica Angelica sylvestris, marsh valerian V. dioica, marsh willow herb…

Thorncliffe Moor

…vulgaris is dominant, with much bilberry Vaccinium myrtillusand wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa. Cowberry Vaccinium vitis-idaea and crowberry Empetrum nigrum are locally abundant. The vigour and variety of the heathland vegetation reflects the low stocking rate and long abse…

Eakring and Maplebeck Meadows

…reas of neutral marsh. Generally, the sward dominants include tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and hard rush Juncus inflexus in a rather acid sward, but locally, spring fed marshes are characterised by celery leaved buttercup Ranunculus sceleratus, brooklime Veronica becca…

Epsom and Ashtead Commons

…nd great Ponds, lies on poorly drained ground and is dominated by tussock grass Deschampsia cespitosa with cock's foot Dactylis glomerata, marsh fox tail Alopecurus geniculatus and rushes Juncus species. Drier ground on Ashtead Common is mainly dominated by bracken Pteridium aqui…

Scoska Wood

…lso occur. There is a rich ground flora, dominated locally by tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, and containing herbs such as dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis, ramsons Allium ursinum, sanicle Sanicula europaea and herb paris Paris quadrifolia. The limestone scar and scree…

High Woods

… the site is dominated by purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera with patches of heather Calluna vulgaris, cross leaved heath Erica tetralix and the sphagnum mosses Sphagnum compactum and S. palustre. Bra…

Gwaun Cilgwyn

… these follow watercourses this vegetation type is edged with tufted hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa. Herb species are variably represented and include such species as sneezewort Achillea ptarmica. The other main vegetation type is wet purple moor-grass heath in which bog-mosses…

Chippenhall Green

…meadow grass Poa pratensis. Flote grass Glyceria fluitans and tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa are dominant in wet areas. Herb species include cuckoo-flower Cardamine pratensis, cowslip Primula veris, meadow saxifrage Saxifraga granulataa and marsh bedstraw Galium palustre…

Fulsby Wood

… Ribes sylvestris and raspberry Robus idaeus. In wetter areas tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria are abundant. Marginal patches of heavy clay soils support wych elm Ulmus glabra and field maple Acer campestre. Associated with broad rides a…

Hawthorn Cottage Pasture

…shy grassland at the northern end of the site is dominated by tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, creeping bent and soft rush Juncus effusus with pepper saxifrage, common sedge Carex nigra and oval sedge Carex leporina.

Cloatley Manor Farm Meadows

…mmon marsh bedstraw Galium palustre, hairy sedge Carex hirta, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and several rush species including soft rush Juncus effusus, sharp-flowered rush J. acutiflorus, compact rush Juncus conglomeratus var. conglomeratus, hard rush J. inflexus and j…

Ashmoor Common

…habitat surviving in Worcestershire. The dominant species are tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, soft rush Juncus effusus and sedges such as hairy sedge Carex hirta. The wetter areas support a number of plants which are uncommon in the county, e.g. golden dock Rumex maritim…

Abram Flashes

…effusus with grasses such as Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and the tall herb fen by species such as great willowherb Epilobium hirsutum and meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria. There are a variety of other wetland plants such as water mint M…

Wormley-Hoddesdonpark Woods North

…ods have a flora dominated by bracken Pteridium aquilinum and tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa with abundant creeping soft grass Holcus mollis and honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum. Wood sage Teucrium scorodonia and enchanter’s nightshade Circaea lutetiana characterise pat…

Harlow Woods

…tral grassland flora with creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, heath wood rush Luzula multiflora and greater bird's foot trefoil Lotus pedunculatus and there are a number of small pond and water courses with…

Curtismill Green

…ed dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus. Marshy or wet hollows have tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, marsh foxtail Alopecurus geniculatus, rushes Juncus subuliflorus, J. inflexus, Juncus bufoniusa, common spike rush Eleocharis palustris spp. palustris and plicate sweet grass Gl…

Derwent Gorge & Horsleyhope Ravine

…. Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus, woodrush Luzula sylvatica and tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa dominate the herb layer, while male fern Dryopteris filix-mas, dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis and common cow wheat Melampyrum pratense are frequent. Sweet woodruff Galium odo…

River Coquet and Coquet Valley Woodlands

…erse and characterised by meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria and tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, with pendulous sedge Carex pendula, yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum, woodruff Galium odoratum and locally marsh Hawk’s beard Crepis paludosa and opposite leaved golden saxif…

Coston Fen, Runhall

…as of damp unimproved grassland are present. On mineral soils tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa dominates, whilst calcareous peat supports blunt flowered rush Juncus subnodulosus and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum together with species such as common spotted orchi…

Shaw Meadow & Sea Pasture

…ransition from heath into areas of acid grassland dominated by tufted hairgrass Deschampsia cespitosa, red fescue, smooth meadow grass, common sedge, silverweed and field horsetail and elsewhere it grades into wet flushes. These are dominated by jointed orhard rush Juncus articul…

Burgate Wood

…rides are present and they have a distinctive flora including tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum and creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens. A moated site is present and a massive woodbank and ditch surround…

Graig, Llanarmon-yn-Ial

…cio jacobaea. There are also very small stands of Yorkshire-fog and tufted hair Deschampsia cespitosa grassland. The limestone pavement supports a variety of species including herb-robert Geranium robertianum, dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis and hawthorn Crataegus monogyna. Th…

River Barle

…es are either dominated by purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, tufted hairgrass Deschampsia cespitosa and soft rush Juncus effusus (all usually occurring as large tussocks), sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus or meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria or combinations of these. Plants…

Salmonsbury Meadows

…eadow fescue F. pratensis. In the wetter areas nearthe rivers tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa is common and rushes such as jointed rush Juncus articulatus, hard rush Juncus inflexus and soft rush Juncus effusus become dominant. Over one hundred meadow plants have been rec…

Thixen Dale and Long Dale

…e F. rubra dominates the north facing slope, with tussocks of tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa frequent towards the eastern end. This bank supports several chalk species at the western end, including salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba and purging flax Linum catharticum, but…

Manton and Twigmoor

…he heath vegetation is dominated by bell heather Erica cinerea, wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa, wood sage Teucrium scorodonia and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. Sand sedge Carex arenaria, sheep’s sorrel Rumex acetosella and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, are abu…

Lochmill Loch

… schreberi with scattered rocky outcrops and small patches of tufted hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa along the flush lines. Drier areas comprise fescue-dominated acid grassland. The heathland is of considerable interest as a representative example of a habitat type which was onc…

Holly Rock Fields

…glomerata, greater bird's foot trefoil Lotus pedunculatus and tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa.

Burr Closes, Selby

…type which is now scarce in the Vale of York. Grasses such as tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and cock's foot Dactylis glomerata dominate the sward, but many herbs are present including an abundance o…

Burnhope Burn

… the Burnhope Burn. Here a species rich ground flora includes tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, remote sedge Carex remota, wood sedge C. sylvatica, wood horsetail Equisetum sylvaticum, marsh marigold Caltha palustris and yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum. Carr woodland o…

Green Croft and Langley Moor

…uding soft rush, purple moor grass, hare’s tail cotton grass, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, bog moss Sphagnum fallax and the moss Polytrichum commune. In drier areas bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus is common. Of additional interest are small ponds which support a breedin…

Calf Hill and Cragg Woods

…l grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, common bent Agrostis capillaris, wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa and the mosses Plagiothecium undulatum and Polytrichum commune. Herbs present include wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and bluebell Hyacinthoides non…

The Carrs

…ica Angelica sylvestris, hemp agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and greater bird’s foot trefoil Lotus pedunculatus. There are also areas of sedge fen with common sedge Carex nigra, brown sedge Carex disticha and hairy sedge Carex hirta as wel…

Burton Park

…d has colonised a former bog and the original ground flora of tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, soft rush Juncus effusus and mosses has so far remained unchanged. To the north of Button Pond there is a small area of wet heathland with typical species such as purple moor g…

Lingfield Cernes

…pecies of the grassland are rough meadow grass Poa trivialis, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, cock's foot Dactylis glomerata, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, meadow fox tail Alopecurus pratensis, meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris and lesser knapweed Centaurea nigra. Severa…

Prestwick Carr

…ation are dominated by soft rush Juncus effusus with abundant tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa in places. The associated flora is rich including yellow iris Iris pseudacorus, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, ragged-robin Silene flos-cucul…

Conistone Old Pasture

…cidic grassland characterised by mat grass Nardus stricta and tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa with heath bedstraw Galium saxatile. The site contains five nationally important limestone pavements Ward and Evans, 1976. The pavement flora is here mainly confined to the grike…

Ashberry and Reins Wood

… dominated by slender false brome Brachypodium sylvaticum and tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa with dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis and ramsons Allium ursinum. Species of particular interest include fly orchid Ophrys insectifera, baneberry Actaea spicata and lily of the…

Cotland Plantation

…sorrel (Oxalis acetosella) and selfheal (Prunella vulgaris). Tufted hair grass (Deschampsia cespitosa) dominates the lower levels. Wet seepage lines hold notable species such as common twayblade (Neottia ovata) and broadleaved helleborine (Epipactis helleborine) as well as notabl…

Caldanagh Bog

…ds the south. The underlying vegetation is mainly composed of tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, reed canary grass Phalaris arundinacea, common reed Phragmites australis and marsh woundwort Stachys palustris. Greater tussock sedge Carex p…

Long Dale & Gratton Dale

…d flora is dominated by dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis or tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa with a very wide range of other woodland plants. In moist areas ferns and bryophytes form an important component. Scrub in the dales is varied; much is derived from hawthorn Crat…

Gawdyhall Big Wood, Harleston

… a diverse and distinctive flora. Characteristic species are tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum and creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens. There are also a number of ponds into which willows Salix spp are …

Richmond Park

… Agrostis canina var, montana; sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina and wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa. Heath grass Danthonia decumbens, a species of dry grassy heaths, is also present, as is mat grass Nardus stricta which, although locally abundant within the park, is uncommon in …

Rawbones Meadow

…ennial rye grass Lolium perenne, red fescus Festuca rubra and tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa. These drier margins together with the larger block of unimproved grassland meet the habitat requirements of a wide range of animals. M allard Anasplaty rhyncos, skylark Alauda a…

Holnest

…nelloides, persist around field margins that are dominated by tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus. Grassland of nature conservation interest has been re established at Ryewater and other herbs and grasses present here include sweet vernal gras…

Goldborough Farm Meadows

…ated sward characterised by moisture tolerant species such as tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, marsh foxtail Alopecurus geniculatus, cuckoo-flower Cardamine pratensis and creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens. Also present are jointed rush Juncus articulatus, lesser spearw…

New Buckenham Common

…te, are dominated by marsh foxtail Alopecurus geniculatus and tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa with frequent common quaking grass Briza media, cuckoo-flower Cardamine pratensis, hard rush Juncus inflexus and meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria. Small areas of calcareous grassl…

Walthamstow Marshes

… by single species stands of reed grass Phalaris arundinacea, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, brown sedge Carex disticha and great hairy willowherb Epilobium hirsutumor clumps of comfrey Symphytum species or michaelmas daisy Aster species. adder's tongue fern is scattere…

Cranmore

…edominantly bents Agrostis spp. and fescues Festuca spp. with tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and purple moor grass Molinia caerulea. Scrub species include blackthorn Prunus spinosa, sallows Salix spp., gorse Ulex europaeus, bramble Rubus fruticosus, hawthorn Crataegus mo…

Prince's Rough

…ll diversity of the flora. Here the sward is characterised by tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, hard rush Juncus inflexus, compact rush Juncus conglomeratus var. conglomeratus and false fox sedge Carex otrubae. The meadow supports a number …

Afon Cleddau Dwyreiniol / Eastern Cleddau River

…er and willow with greater tussock sedge Carex paniculata and tufted hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa frequently occurs alongside the river. Where land adjacent to the river has been fenced to exclude grazing stock, the vegetation tends to be dominated by scrub including bramble,…

Burns Beck Moss

…areas are dominated by purple moor grass Molinia caerulea and tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa together with ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, lady's smock Cardamine pratensis and wild angelica Angelica sylvestris. Where the mire is fed mainly by rainfall, rather than by s…

Bryn Alyn

…he field layer is dominated by a mixture of grasses including tufted hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa, common bent, red fescue and sweet vernal-grass. Associated herbs includes wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella, barren strawberry Potentilla sterilis and common dog-violet Viola rivini…

Monkswood Valley

…e more tolerant of such wet conditions predominate including, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, pendulous sedge Carex pendula, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria and marsh marigold Caltha palustris. Of particular note in the woodland ground flora are good populations of Solom…

Bookham Commons

…and bomb craters. The areas of open grassland are dominated by tufted hairgrass Deschampsia cespitosa, with cock's foot Dactylis glomerata and rushes Juncus species; notable plants which occur include southern marsh orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa, pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus…

Middle Barton Fen

…d. The dominant species include Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and rough meadow grass Poa trivialis. Broadleaved species include greater bird's foot trefoil Lotus pedunculatus, cuckoo-flower Cardamine pratensis, common spotted orchid Dactylo…

Lower Garth Meadows

…osurus cristatus and some perennial rye-grass Lolium perenne. Tufted hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa is found in some damper areas and locally quaking-grass Briza media occurs. In less well grazed areas a varied tall-herb vegetation has developed, with common knapweed Centaurea …

Mochdre Dingles

…d-layer is dominated by creeping soft-grass Holcus mollis and tufted hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa, with bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta locally abundant. Other species include false brome Brachypodium sylvaticum and wood sanicle Sanicula europaea. The western slopes of the…

Lambridge Wood

…ken Pteridium aquilinum, creeping soft grass Holcus mollis or tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, with yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon, wood millet Milium effusum, wood meadow grass Poa nemoralis and, locally, violet helleborine Epipactis purpurata. Within these stan…

Clipsham Old Quarry and Pickworth Great Wood

…e wood. Dominants include dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, ramsons Allium ursinum, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, water avens Geum rivale and bramble Rubus fruticosus. Less common species include creeping jenny Lysimachia nummularia, …

Low Church Moss

…ailway embankment has a Sphagnum moss carpet with tussocks of tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa as well as marsh cinquefoil, common cotton grass and bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata. This grades into a transitional belt of marginal swamp vegetation dominated by reed mace, join…

Biller Howe Dale

… are the main tree species, with a ground flora of bracken or tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella.

Cors Caron

…llel to the river. Reed canary-grass Phalaris arundinacea and tufted hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa occur along the river edge, and a broad zone of soft rush Juncus effusus with incipient carr formation occurs between this and a Molinia-rich lagg community. A wide rend is prese…

Argill Woods and Pastures

… and enchanter's nightshade Circaea lutetiana, occurring with tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa. The grassland communities are mostly of an unimproved and species rich 'neutral' type. Grasses predominate but with a good and varied herb component. The main grasses are common…

Langford Heathfield

…le. sanicle, sweet woodruff, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and bramble Rubus fruticosus are present in the ground flora. Secondary woodland has developed around the margins of the common and on former field systems. Further diversity is …

Ingrebourne Marshes

…et grass Glyceria declinata in the wettest areas. Tussocks of tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, soft rush Juncus effusus and hard rush Juncus inflexus are also common and other frequent species include lady’s smock Cardamine pratensis, common spike rush Eleocharis palustri…

Horse Dale and Holm Dale

…s. Coarse grasses such as tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum and tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa are locally frequent. The herbs include abundant harebell Campanula rotundifolia, lesser knapweed Centaurea nigra, upright hedge bedstraw Galium album sens.lat., lady's bedstraw …

Leighfield Forest

…minated by dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis, with clumps of tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and male fern Dryopteris filix-mas. The wood forget-me-not Myosotis sylvatica is abundant and the presence of wood vetch Vicia sylvatica, herb paris Paris quadrifolia, nettleleav…

Moss Valley

… petraea and silver birch Betula pendula with a ground flora of wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa and creeping soft grass Holcus mollis. Elsewhere wych elm Ulmus glabra and sycamore are dominant, with birch, ash and alder locally abundant. The understorey contains oak and haze…

Orton Moss

…m characterised by broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata and tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa. Within these areas occur some scarce plants, most notably royal fern Osmunda regalis and common wintergreen Pyrola minor. In parts the woodland is less rich where the Scot's pin…

Otmoor

…on Otmoor, ranging from coarse tussocky grassland dominated by tufted hairgrass Deschampsia cespitosa to a herb rich sward. Most of the site supports neutral grassland, with local differences attributable to variation in soil type, peat cover and water levels. The more acidic soi…

Ryton Wood

…ymenum are abundant and other typical species which occur are tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, wood millet Milium effusum and yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum. Patches of woodland with more abundant ash Fraxinus excelsior and field maple …

Stockbridge Common Marsh

…-robin Silene flos-cuculi, together with a local dominance of tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and purple moor grass Molinia caerulea. Diversity is increased by a series of old gravel workings, whose well drained hummocks have developed a dry grassland sward dominated by s…

Braken Hurst

… field maple Acer campestre and buckthorn Rhamnus cathartica. Tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis are dominant in the field layer whilst the wettest, peaty or flushed situations are botanically very rich with hemp agrimony Eupatorium can…

Big Waters

…ities grade into shorter areas of damp grassland dominated by tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa with sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and the herbs sneezewort Achillea ptarmica, lady’s smock Cardamine pratensis, yellow rattle Rhinant…

Foinaven

…areas, rare, species-rich areas of snowbed vegetation contain tufted hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile grassland and the moss Rhytidiadelphus loreus. Foinaven SSSI hosts the largest extent of Alpine moss heath in the north of Scotland. Rocky slopes …

Erwood Dingle

…yer is variable and rich. Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, tufted hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa, lords-and-ladies Arum maculatum, wood melick, wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella, soft shield-fern and other large ferns Dryopteris spp. are all locally prominent. Deeper soils at th…

Peckriding Meadows

…tans, marsh marigold Caltha palustris, rushes Juncus spp. and tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, add further diversity. Other species found, include cuckoo-flower Cardamine pratensis, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor and changing forget-me-not Myosotis discolor.

Freshwater Marshes

…the fen vegetation merges into neutral grassland dominated by tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and areas of salt influenced brackish grassland dominated by sea couch grass Elytrigia atherica. Deepening of the channel of the Yar through the Site of Special Scientific Intere…

East Coppice

…e. Here the dominant species are red fescue Festuca rubra and tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa; there are robust plants of the rare narrow-leaved lungwort and several sedges occur including the uncommon pale sedge. The insect fauna of’ this wood, though not studied exhaus…

Broad Dales

…tter towards the southeast, rough meadow grass Poa trivialis, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and tall fescue Schedonorus arundinaceus are increasingly co-dominant and marsh foxtail Alopecurus geniculatus and reed canary grass Phalaris arundinacea are both present at low …

Lamonby Verges and Fields

…s, quaking grass Briza media, cock’s foot Dactylis glomerata, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, spring sedge Carex caryophyllea and jointed rush Juncus articulatus. The numerous herb species that occur at Lamonby represent between them t…

High Knock Shield Meadow

…uchsii. Along the steep banks of a stream bisecting the field tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa is found in damp areas and quaking grass Briza media on well drained soils.

Old Rectory Meadows

… the site consists of unimproved wet communities dominated by tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, tall fescue Schedonorus arundinaceus, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus, soft rush Juncus effusus, common sedge Carex nigra, brown sedge Carex…

Plumpton Pasture

…t Agrostis stolonifera and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, with tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and herbs such as common knapweed Centaurea nigra, red clover Trifolium pratense and white clover Trifolium repens occurring frequently. The small pond surrounded by hawthorn Cra…

Bach Howey Gorge

…ckthorn Prunus spinosa. Where the soil is damp and compacted, tufted hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa and bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta are abundant, along with a range of other species, including yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon, barren strawberry Potentilla sterilis…

Chwarel Cambrian / Cambrian Quarry, Gwernymynydd

…fairy flax Linum catharticum, glaucous sedge Carex flacca and tufted hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa. Other agricultural land overlying the underground mine passages is included to ensure the full extent of the underground silica sand/chert mine pillar and stall workings fall wi…

Glen Coe

…ide the lower reaches of the River Coe with a ground layer of tufted hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa, and relict slope ash-alder woodland with marsh hawk's-beard Crepis paludosa occurs on the northern slopes of Meall Mor. A nationally important assemblage of bryophytes has devel…

Bishop Monkton Ings

…grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa with herbs including creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens, pignut Conopodium majus, devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis, sneezewort Achillea ptarmica, great bur net and bugle …

Tilwick Meadow

…sweet Filipendula ulmaria, wild angelica Angelica sylvestris, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, marsh foxtail Alopecurus geniculatus and reed canary grass Phalaris arundinacea along with several rushes Juncus spp. The small ponds and ditches, some of which are seasonally d…

Kirkham Park & Riverside

…sture transitional to fen supports hard rush Juncus inflexus, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria and in wetter areas, fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica, reed canary grass Phalaris arundinacea and wood club rush. Other Information * Most of t…

Briff Lane Meadows

…ficinalis, greater bird's foot trefoil Lotus pedunculatus and tufted hair grass 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 compositi…

Geddington Chase

…yacinthoides non-scripta, dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, ramsons Allium ursinum and yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon all locally dominant. The wild daffodil Narcissus pseudonarcissus which is rare in Northamptonshire, occurs sp…

Rhos Garth-fawr

…ltiflora and grasses such as Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus and tufted hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa. Wet hollows along ditch lines support swamp vegetation that is dominated by bladder-sedge Carex vesicaria with a range of characteristic associates including meadowsweet Filipen…

Papercourt

…s grassland dominated by meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa with meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. On the eastern side of Papercourt Lock is a meadow with a short sward dominated by rough mead…

Elterwater

…nities merge into marshy grasslands or willow and alder carr. Tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, purple moor grass Molinia caerulea and rushes Juncus species are abundant in the marshy grasslands, with associated species such as greater burnet Sanguisorba officinalis, meado…

Middlesceugh Woods and Pastures

…le moor grass Molinia caerulea, brown bent Agrostis vinealis, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and fescue Festuca spp. grassland which is now rare due to conversion to arable or intensive grazing land. A range of sedges have been recorded here including carnation, tawny an…

Lower Hollins

…more occasional quaking grass Briza media and in damper areas tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa. Present throughout is a diverse range of characteristic herbs which include an abundance of common knapweed Centaurea nigra, bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, ribwort plan…

Mavis Enderby Valley

…nd in the woods. On the spring line the marsh is dominated by tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, rushes Juncus spp. and flote grass Glyceria fluitans. These are associated with cuckoo-flower Cardamine pratensis, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, ragged-robin Silene flos-cucu…

Drigg Holme

…s on the raised bank at the north end of the main field. Here tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, tall fescue Schedonorus arundinaceus and marsh foxtail Alopecurus geniculatus occur with herbs such as ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, sneezewo…

Lockington Marshes

…orts wet grassland swards, often characterised by tussocks of tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and in these swards marsh stitchwort Stellaria palustris is recorded. The shallow waters of a pool adjacent to this grassland have developed fringing stands of common reed Phragm…

Misson Line Bank

…f somewhat base poor conditions. Drier areas are dominated by tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera and soft rush Juncus effusus, while wetter soils are characterised by lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula, slender tufted sedge Carex acuta, …

Walmore Common

…land occurs in the eastern part of the site and is dominated by wavy hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, marsh foxtail Alopecurus geniculatus and creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera. Other species include soft rush Juncus effusus, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula and silverweed …

Occombe

…, the dominant grasses being Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus and tufted hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa. An important feature of the site is the number of orchid species which includes the green-winged orchid Anacamptis morio, a very local plant in Devon with a restricted distribu…

Pipewell Woods

…rass Brachypodium sylvaticum occurring in the drier areas and tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, sedges and rushes found on the damper soils. The county rarities giant bellflower Campanula latifolia, herb paris Paris quadrifolia and wood spe…

Bath Pasture

…l waterlogging. Grasses such as Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus are typical of these conditions, while the commoner herbs include marsh thistle Cirsium palustre, cat’s ear Hypochaeris radicata, great…

Common Moor, East Putford

…elica Angelica sylvestris, lesser skullcap Scutellaria minor, tufted hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa and compact rush Juncus conglomeratus. There are a number of willow bushes Salix spp scattered throughout the site and a lichen of western distribution, Usnea articulata, can be …

Rostherne Mere

…mock Cardamine pratensis, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi and tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa. The Mere is nationally important for its birds. It acts as a winter roost for large numbers of ducks and holds nationally significant numbers of pochard Aythya ferina and pintai…

Ridley Gill

…pecies including much reed canary grass Phalaris arundinacea, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, marsh horsetail Equisetum palustre and soft rush Juncus effusus with herbs such as meadow sweet Filipendula ulmaria, marsh marigold Caltha palustris, lady’s smock Cardamine prat…

Grimsthorpe Park

… Pteridium aquilinum, wood small reed Calamagrostis epigejos, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum. Herbs such as pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus, sneezewort Achillea ptarmica, saw wort Serratula tinctoria, dyer'…

Seive Dale Fen

…cue Festuca rubra, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus and tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa. Herbs include salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, betony Betonica officinalis and knapweed Centaurea nigra. At the northern end of the valley a woodland strip of oak Quercus sp.,…

Coed Gwempa

…sh. Here the ground flora is characterised by an abundance of tufted hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, wood sorrel, enchanter's-nightshade and a sparser covering of dog's mercury, creeping soft-grass Holcus mollis, water avens Geum rivale, common …

Gwaun Efail Wig

…. Drier areas of grassland exist within the mosaic. In places tufted hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa is prominent but elsewhere the sward is dominated by fescues Festuca spp., and bents (Agrostis spp). Associated plans here include tormentil Potentilla erecta, lousewort Pedicula…

White Grit Meadows

… palustris. Vegetation dominated by soft rush Juncus effusus, tufted hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa or purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea occurs more locally. The fields support populations of dyer's greenweed Genista tinctoria and northern marsh orchid Dactylorhiza purpurella …

Mountain Meadows

…ed caraway Carum verticillatum, sneezewort Achillea ptarmica, tufted hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea, mat-grass Nardus stricta and compact rush Juncus conglomeratus. The steep slopes adjoining the meadows have …

Trundley and Wadgell's Woods, Great Thurlow

… Holcus lanatus, rough stalked meadow grass Poa trivialis and tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa. These support a number of other plant species including oxlip, bugle Ajuga reptans, creeping Jenny Lysimachia nummularia and meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria. The wood edges and …

Cornard Mere, Little Cornard

…d on drier ground. Reed canary grass Phalaris arundinacea and tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa are abundant together with a variety of rushes and sedges. Herb species present include water mint Mentha aquatica, gypsywort Lycopus europaeus, skullcap Scutellaria galericulata…

Hatfield Forest

…is perennis and bramble Rubus spp. and in the wetter areas by tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa. Wall and Monk's Woods are well known for their primroses Primula vulgaris, while oxlips P. elatior are found in Dowsett's and Parsley's Street coppices as well as in Wall Wood …

High Wood, Dunmow

…lous sedge Carex pendula, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria and tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa are locally dominant in the wetter areas. The damp woodland rides support a number of species of sedge, including the pale sedge Carex pallescens, which is uncommon in Essex and …

Dove Valley and Biggin Dale

…und flora is dominated by dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and hart’s tongue Asplenium scolopendrium. Within the wood are extensive areas of mountain currant Ribes alpinum and occasional plants of mezereon Daphne mezereum, wood barley Ho…

Ashleworth Ham

…lyceria fluitans and tufted sedge Carex acuta with patches of tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and bistort Polygonum spp. This grades into drier grassland dominated by meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera and meadow barley Hordeum secalin…

Stanton Pastures & Cuckoocliff Valley

…land prevails, characterised by Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and rushes Juncus spp. On drier ground there is a shorter, herb rich sward with many grasses, including red fescue Festuca rubra, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, common b…

Strother Hills

…de large areas of greater tussock sedge Carex paniculata with tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, common valerian Valeriana officinalis, devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis and broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata. Elsewhere small pools …

Arncott Bridge Meadows

…ether with the grasses creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera and tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa. Abundant herbs present include tubular water dropwort Oenanthe fistulosa, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi and meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria. On the tops of the ridges and othe…

Beeston Brook Pasture

…e grassland support mesotrophic rush pasture characterised by tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and hard rush Juncus inflexus with marsh thistle Cirsium palustre, wild angelica Angelica sylvestris, marsh bedstraw Galium palustre, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, greater bir…

Swineshead Wood

…ome Brachypodium sylvaticum, wood meadow grass Poa nemoralis, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and wood barley Hordelymus europaeus occurring here at one of its few county localities together with remote sedge Carex remota and wood sedge Carex sylvatica. Pendulous sedge Ca…

Thorpe Morieux Woods

…in Thorpe and Felsham Woods. meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and rough meadow grass Poa trivialis are dominant with creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens, water avens Geum rivale and soft rush Juncus effusus.

Crofts Mill Pasture

…orus and hard rush J. inflexus are the most abundant species. Tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, lesser pond sedge Carex acutiformis, carnation sedge C. panicea and creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens are also important components of the sward. This site is notable for its…

Ulverscroft Valley

… the site is dominated by purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, tufted hair grass Deschampsia 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 woo…

West Newlandside Meadows

…h foxtail Alopecurus geniculatus, common sedge Carex nigra or tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa are prominent and both quaking grass Briza media and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens are present.

Frome St. Quintin

…ver on moister soils with dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and pendulous sedge Carex pendula. Standing and fallen dead wood is plentiful throughout the woods and many of the ash and alder trees have reached a significant stature. These o…

Pinkney and Gerrick Woods

…t only locally abundant. Wet areas beneath alder dominated by tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa also support male fern Dryopteris filix-mas, remote sedge Carex remota and many of the species typical of the wood as a whole. Discrete flushes are characterised by great horseta…

Fallowlees Flush

…nd flora is characteristic of flushed conditions and includes tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, water avens Geum rivale, wood crane’s bill Geranium sylvaticum and a substantial stand of lesser pond sedge Carex acutiformis.

Borrow Beck Meadows

…her north. In these wetter hollows, flushes and seepages, the tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa is a typical feature in conjunction with the soft Juncus effusus, jointed J. articulatus, compact Juncus conglomeratus var. conglomeratus and heath rushes J. squarrosus, the latt…

River Frome

…of the unimproved pasture here comprises the Yorkshire fog and tufted hairgrass Deschampsia cespitosa coarse grassland community, and the Yorkshire fog and soft rush Juncus effusus community. These grasslands, particularly where wettest, are considered to be exceptionally species…

Doddington Clay Woods

…rly purple orchid Orchis mascula, water avens Geum rivale and tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa. The wettest areas, which tend to occur along the broad rides, are characterised by meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, lesser pond sedge Carex acutiformis and yellow iris Iris pseu…

Altnaharra

…s string sedge. There are also areas of marshy grassland with tufted hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa, bog myrtle Myrica gale, sedges and soft rush Juncus effusus. Sphagnum mosses are abundant across the site. String sedge This is one of only two British sites where the nationall…

Horse Field, Gilling

…, besides the species already mentioned, includes tussocks of tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa with cuckoo-flower Cardamine pratensis and meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria.

Ramsey's Burn Wood

…p’s fescue Festuca ovina, common bent Agrostis capillaris and tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, with primrose Primula vulgaris, sanicle Sanicula europaea, wild strawberry Fragaria vesca and ramsons Allium ursinum. toothwort Lathraea squamaria has also been recorded in the …

Upper Hamble Estuary and Woods

…iver. Red fescue Festuca rubra, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and Agrostis species dominate the swards. The rich flora includes dyer's greenweed Genista tinctoria, devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum and…

Ash to Brookwood Heaths

…m. Grassy areas are interspersed with red fescue Festuca rubra, wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa, purple moor Molinia caerulea grass and common bent Agrostis capillaris form a rough turf. Other plants include petty whin Genista anglica, bird's foot Ornithopus perpusillus, buc…

Corfe Meadows

…nity. Species frequently occurring within these areas include tufted hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa, common bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus and lady’s bedstraw Galium verum. Wetter peripheral areas of poor fen vegetation contain bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, heath spott…

Craigallian Marshes

…orus, soft rush Juncus effusus, yellow iris Iris pseudacorus, tufted hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria and common valerian Valeriana officinalis. The site is also notable for supporting regionally-rare wood club-rush Scirpus sylvaticus and lesser p…

Gouthwaite Reservoir

…edge Carex vesicaria, lesser pond sedge Carex acutiformis and tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa with some reed grass Phalaris arundinacea. Herbs present include lesser skullcap Scutellaria galericulata, water forget-me-not Myosotis scorpioides, marsh bedstraw Galium palustr…

Botley Wood and Everett's and Mushes Copses

…shire fog Holcus lanatus, purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and pendulous sedge Carex pendula. It is on the open ride complex with its rich field layer and abundance of flanking shrubs, for example, brome Cytisus scoparius, sallow Salix s…

Odiham Common with Bagwell Green and Shaw

…il types, drainage and management. Marshy swards dominated by tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, soft rush Juncus effusus and sharp-flowered rush J. acutiflorus support tawny sedge Carex hostiana, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, southern marsh orchid Dactylorhiza prae…

Combe Scar

…lvatica but with a large number of associated species including wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa, bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus, common polypody Polypodium vulgare, rosebay willowherb Chamerion angustifolium, wood sage Teucrium scorodonia and golden rod Solidago virgaurea with…

Cors y Sychnant

…cidophilous vegetation of purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea, tufted hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa, rushes Juncus spp., the bog mosses Sphagnum palustre and S. recurvum, and associated wetter areas with bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos and cros…

Coedydd Aber

…eadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, remote sedge Carex remota and tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa. In places, the alder woodland grades to ash woodland, especially along the river banks and following wet flushes on the valley sides. The ground flora here is varied, with blueb…

Bratton Downs

…dominated by dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis with frequent tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and male fern Dryopteris filix-mas. Other species occurring include herb paris Paris quadrifolia, nettle leaved bellflower Campanula trachelium wood spurge Euphorbia amygdaloide…

Dullatur Marsh

… fen vegetation grades into marshy grassland characterised by tufted hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa and soft rush Juncus effusus, while elsewhere the transition is to a number of fen meadow communities dominated by purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea, meadowsweet Filipendula ulm…

West Blean and Thornden Woods

…lis, alder Alnus glutinosa, pendulous sedge Carex pendula and tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa. Lying to the north of Thornden Woods are several small agriculturally unimproved pastures which provide excellent feeding habitat for invertebrates and birds. The grassland supp…

Corndon Hill

…cinium myrtillus, with frequent heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, wavy hair-grass Deschampsia flexuosa and mat-grass Nardus stricta. This type of grassland has affinities with that found in the more oceanic areas of Wales, as does the more species-rich bent/fescue grassland and wes…

Corsydd Nug a Merddwr

…sections but otherwise supports Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus -tufted hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa grassland. This is a coarse, rank, tussocky grassland that supports few other plant species but nevertheless provides valuable cover for birds and mammals. On the dry 'islands' o…

College Valley Woodlands

…Prunus padus and hazel. Here the ground flora is dominated by tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and there are numerous seepage lines with abundant herbs and sedges including meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, common valerian Valeriana officinalis, yellow pimpernel Lysimachia …

Swan Pool & The Swag

…etation. This grades into areas of wet neutral grassland with tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera. The reed beds around the pools hold a peak population of around 10,000 hirundines during their autumn migration. The roost is composed mai…

Poker's Pond Meadow

…isy Leucanthemum vulgare and yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor. Tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa dominates the marshy grassland in the wetter area along the stream edge where marsh thistle Cirsium palustre, plicate sweet grass Glyceria notata, great willow herb Epilobium hir…

Gwaun Ystrad Caron

…ft rush Juncus effusus; (iv) common sedge Carex nigra and (v) tufted hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa. Some of the more notable plants occurring in these communities are skullcap Scutellaria galericulata, ragged-robin Lychnis flos-cuculi, common valerian Valeriana officinalis, bl…

Treswell Wood

…s. The ground vegetation is characterised by the abundance of tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, rough meadow grass Poa trivialis, dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis, cleavers Galium aparine, wood millet Milium effusum and male fern Dryopteris filix-mas and also by the numb…

Coalville Meadows

…assland is generally rather poorly drained being dominated by tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, red fescue Festuca rubra and great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis. Although there is some variation, the herb flora is essentially typical of relat…

Loch of Durran

…s such as common sedge Carex nigra, soft rush Juncus effusus, tufted hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa and marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre. A large area of the site is dominated by meadow sweet Filipendula ulmaria and reed canary grass Phalaris arundinacea. Vascular plant assemb…

Port Meadow with Wolvercote Common & Green

…s an intermediate one comprising wet pasture characterised by tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, hairy sedge Carex hirta and an abundance of strawberry clover Trifolium fragiferum. It is more species rich and lies in the centre of Port Meadow with outliers where gravel extr…

Roudsea Wood & Mosses

…s. The ground flora here is typically poor and mainly comprises wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa and bracken Pteridium aquilinum with bilberry, honeysuckle and wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella. Scattered amongst these two contrasting areas of geology are peat filled hollows whic…

Haggburn Gate

…tus and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens. In wetter areas tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and rushes, particularly soft rush Juncus effusus and jointed rush J. articulatus are dominant with marsh marigold Caltha palustris, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, common spott…

Moine Mhor

…unculus flammula. More unusual plants found in the marsh are the bog hair-grass Deschampsia setacea, large bitter-cress Cardamine amara, greater tussock-sedge Carex paniculata, slender sedge Carex lasiocarpa, heath spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza maculata subsp. ericetorum, and noddi…

Glasson Moss

…tings. Grasslands with purple moor grass Molinia caerulea and tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa occur in places along the western edge. As the peat grades into less acid mineral soils Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, redshank Polygonum persicaria and rushes are frequent compon…

Ford Green Reedbed

…egetation grades into damp neutral grassland characterised by tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, soft rush Juncus effusus and reed canary grass Phalaris arundinacea. Young broadleaved plantations fringe the pool on the western side with scattered clumps elsewhere. The swamp…

Stoke Common Meadows

… therefore support a different assemblage of plants including tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, rough meadow grass Poa trivialis, compact rush Juncus conglomeratus, jointed rush J. articulatus, creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens and greater bird's foot trefoil Lotus pedu…

Whittlewood Forest

…Bramble Rubus fruticosus, dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and false brome Brachypodium sylvaticum are some of the commoner species. Of the many herbs strongly associated with ancient woodland in this area the following examples are wide…

Breedon Cloud Wood and Quarry

…s perennis and woodruff Galium odoratum are locally dominant. Tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, moschatel Adoxa moschatellina, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, giant bellflower Campanula latifolia, pendulous sedge Carex pendula, yellow arc…

White Moss

…uttings. Along the drier sides of the moss purple moor grass, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and sedges become dominant and there are patches of willow scrub and occasional birch. A wide range of other plants of wet habitats are present here including sneezewort Achillea…

Llyn Llech Owain

…, namely much tussocky purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea and tufted hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa, with swards of cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix in the damp areas; whilst the wettest hollows have strong growths of common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium with a little h…

Wick River Marshes

…o large areas of marshy grassland with rushes Juncus spp. and tufted hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa.

Tetney Blow Wells

…-robin Silene flos-cuculi, cuckoo-flower Cardamine pratensis, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and both compact and hard rushes Juncus conglomeratus and J. inflexus.

Gosbeck Wood

… Dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis is generally dominant but tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, creeping soft grass Holcus mollis and bramble Rubus spp. are locally abundant as is ivy Hedera helix in the area of secondary woodland. Notable species include spurge laurel Dap…

Woodland Park and Pontpren

…eadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria or damp grassland dominated by tufted hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa. On better drained soils there are small areas of acid and neutral grassland and bracken. The acid grassland is characterised by species such as common bent Agrostis capillaris, …

Irthing Gorge

… Geum rivale, slender false brome Brachypodium sylvaticum and tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa. The more acidic upper slopes are largely covered by wood rush Luzula sylvatica with wavy hair grass Descampsia flexuosa, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and mosses, par…

Ipsley Alders Marsh

…he West Midlands. The main marsh communities are dominated by tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, soft rush Juncus effusus, marsh horsetail Equisetum palustre and hemp agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum. Particularly important are the large stands of blunt flowered rush Juncus s…

North Moor

… Anthoxanthum odoratum, creeping bent Agrostis stolonifer and tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa. The crested dog's tail, common knapweed Centaurea nigra, meadow rue Thalictrum flavum community is also well represented. A few unimproved herb rich meadows remain, particularly…

Monkwood Green

…re. Much of the grassland is slightly acidic and dominated by tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera and fescues Festuca spp. These grasses are associated with herbs such as bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus,…

Moorend Common

…ncus effusus and J. articulatus, common sedge Carex nigra and tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, with wild angelica Angelica sylvestris, marsh willowherb Epilobium palustre, fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica, fen bedstraw Galium uliginosum, devil's bit scabious Succisa pratens…

Smardale Gill

…rennis or the grasses false brome Brachypodium sylvaticum and tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa. The flora is generally rich and other frequently occurring species include sanicle, primrose, common violet, lady fern and enchanter's nightshade Circaea lutetiana. More notable…

Roman River

…rass Glyceria fluitans, marsh foxtail Alopecurus geniculatus, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and hairy sedge Carex hirta, with fine leaved water dropwort Oenanthe aquatica and numerous other sedges Carex spp. There is a large reed bed to the south of Donyland Wood. The g…

Marline Valley Woods

…rides have been cut through Marline Wood and are dominated by tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa with bramble Rubus fruticosus. The stream valley supports 61 species of bryophytes mosses and liverworts including three uncommon 'Atlantic' species, Fissidens rivularis, Tetrodo…

Wilbraham Fens

…grassland communities include rough wet pastures dominated by tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa together with areas of species with sward characterised by plants such as the quaking grass Briza media and red fescue Festuca rubra, together with herbs such as the harebell Cam…

Barrow Burn Meadows

…d fescue Festuca rubra are co-dominant among the grasses with tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens also common. Smooth, hairy and intermediate lady’s mantle Alchemilla gl…

Aslacton Parish Land

…rassland occurs on less wet soils with the sward dominated by tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and purple moor grass Molinia caerulea. Uncommon plants are present including adder’s tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum, common butterwort Pinguicula vul…

Black Snib

…lberry Vaccinium myrtillus, purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa, six species of moss apart from Sphagna and the lichens Cladonia impexa, C. uncialis, Cladonia gracilis and Hypogymnia physodes. Mosses cover a considerable area of the dome and S…

East Wood, Great Casterton

…s europaeus. In wetter areas the ground flora is dominated by tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, but on the better drained soils a diverse flora typical of ancient woodlands is present including such characteristic plants as wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, sweet woodruff Asp…

Cloatley Farm

…oxtail Alopecurus pratensis and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus. Tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa is ocally prominent where drainage is impeded. Characteristic broad leaved herbs found in most fields include betony Betonica officinalis, meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis, l…

Charity Land

…s well drained soils such as meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and lady’s smock Cardamine pratensis prominent in the furrows. Flooding of the River Skerne has led to the development of open water with species poor swamps of reed mace Typha l…

New Scroggs

…oria. Small excavated hollows in the west of the site support tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, creeping cinquefoil, glaucous sedge Carex flacca, soft rush Juncus effusus, hardrush J. inflexus and compact rush Juncus conglomeratus var. conglomeratus.

Dimminsdale

…a and ash Fraxinus excelsior over a ground flora dominated by tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, male fern Dryopteris filix-mas and bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta. The wetter hollows support lady fern Athyrium filix-femina, remote sedge Carex remota, opposite leaved gol…

Monkspath Meadow

…s, red fescue Festuca rubra, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa. This turf also contains a rich variety of herbs including cowslip Primula veris, betony Betonica officinalis, great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis, dyer's greenweed Genista tinc…

Marston Thrift

…rex pendula in the wettest parts with other species including tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, false brome Brachypodium sylvaticum, rushes Juncus spp., meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, greater bird’s foot trefoil Lotus pedunculatus and common centaury Centaurium erythraea…

Finglandrigg Woods

…nds dominated by purple moor grass, mat grass Nardus stricta, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa or rushes Juncus effusus and some J. acutiflorus. This grassland, whilst not exceptionally rich in plant species, does support a range of herb species of value to the insect faun…

Twenty Acre Piece

…of grassland dominated by purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and, locally, mat grass Nardus strictand Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus. In wetter areas, soft rush Juncus effusus, hard rush J. inflexus and compact rush Juncus conglomeratus var.…

Thorneyburn Meadow

…with ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, bugle Ajuga reptans and tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa.

Attermire

…y soft rush Juncus effusus with Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, brown sedge Carex disticha and marsh bedstraw Galium palustre. A secondary plant community has developed in several areas where the growth of the bog moss Sphagnum spp has raise…

Rhos Esgairwen-fawr a Rhosgoch-fawr

… Molinia caerulea, with much marsh violet Viola palustris and tufted hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa. The drier parts of the slopes have species-rich heathy grassland dominated by purple moor-grass, common bent Agrostis tenuis and sheep’s-fescue Festuca ovina, with varying amoun…

Nagshead

…bracken Pteridium aquilinum and soft grass Holcus mollis with tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and blue bell Hyacinthoides non-scripta locally abundant. Patches of semi natural woodland dominated by alder Alnus glutinosa occur along the Canno…

Rusland Valley Mosses

…osses including Leucobryum glaucum under pine while under oak tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa dominates. A number of ferns are also found within the woodland including the local royal fern Osmunda regalis, the broad and narrow buckler ferns Dryopteris dilatata and Dryopte…

Pasturefields Salt Marsh

… zonation from saltmarsh into rushy, wet neutral grassland of tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, floating sweet grass Glyceria fluitans and creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens. This in turn gives way to damp, semi improved grassland of low floristic interest. The site also…

Combs Wood

…uction of a coppice rotation over the wood. Dog’s mercury and tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa are locally abundant, with frequent wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, wood sedge Carex sylvatica and remote sedge Carex remota. Other species of interest include woodruff Asperula o…

Dagnell End Meadow

…ture species such as marsh foxtail Alopecurus geniculatus and tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa become more abundant. In the drier parts typical meadow herbs such as meadow pea Lathyrus pratensis, tufted vetch Vicia cracca and lesser knapweed Centaurea nigra occur. The wett…

Low Pasture

…e are occasional small patches of bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus, wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa and sheep's sorrel Rumex acetosella. A series of wet flushes occur along a break of slope within the two fields and extend from the grassland into the woodland below. These areas …

Scaleby Moss

…ns of the Moss. These tend to be dominated by rushes or grasses Juncus effusus, Deschampsia cespitosa, Holcus lanatus, Molinia caerulea, but they also contain some herbs that can be important food plants or nectar sources for insects. The herbs found include ragged-robin, marsh t…

The Leasowes

…the site. Damp areas contain meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus. Occasionally present throughout the sward are heath-grass Danthonia decumbens, jointed rush Juncus articulatus and springy turf-moss R…

Great Hormead Park

…the other. Damper areas support Angelica Angelica sylvestris, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria. Both adder's tongue fern Ophioglossum vulgatum and greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha are known from restricted locations whilst…

Coed Merchlyn

…us fruticosus agg., wood false brome Brachypodium sylvaticum, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, enchanter's nightshade Circaea lutentiana, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, dog violet Viola riviniana, early purple orchid Orchis mascula and common twayblade Neottia ovata in so…

Drostre Bank

…d layer is species-rich and typified by frequent meadowsweet, tufted hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa, rough meadow-grass Poa trivialis, wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella and remote sedge Carex remota. The remaining woodland is drier and largely dominated by downy birch or oak hybrid…

Ruttersleigh

…d a different mesotrophic grassland type occurs with abundant tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa. This area too is very herb rich with species such as dyer's greenweed Genista tinctoria and cowslip Primula veris. In the very wettest areas associated with springlines and runn…

Rhos Penrhiw

… swampy vegetation with branched but-reed Sparganium erectum, tufted hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa, floating sweet-grass Glyceria fluitans and meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria are present. In drier areas two main grassland types occur. On acidic banks mixtures of sheep’s fescue…

The Coppice, Kelvedon Hatch

…bracken Pteridium aquilinum are abundant on the drier ground; tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and pendulous sedge Carex pendula predominate in the intermediate zones, whilst the wettest areas support pendulous sedge, remote sedge Carex remota, opposite leaved golden saxif…

Elsenham Woods

… ground flora consists of locally dominant bramble Rubus sp., tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, pendulous sedge Carex pendula, sanicle Sanicula europaea and dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis with frequent oxlip and occasional bracken Pteridium aquilinum. Other woodland p…

Arnecliff and Park Hole Woods

…horn Crataegus monogyna. The upper acidic parts have widespread wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa, with greater wood rush Luzula sylvatica, hairy wood rush Luzula pilosa, bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus, scattered heather Calluna vulgaris, hard fern and mosses. West Arnecliff Woo…

Crossbog Pinewood

… rush Juncus effusus and jointed rush Juncus articulatus with tufted hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa, marsh thistle Cirsium palustre and marsh violet Viola palustris. In addition to its structure and botanical composition, some of the typical pinewood fauna such as red squirrel …

West Wood, Little Sampford

…'s mercury Mercurialis perennis dominate the herb layer, with tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and pendulous sedge Carex pendula in the wetter areas. Oxlip Primula elatior, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta and wood forget-me-not Myosotis sylvatica are locally abundant. O…

Len Pastures, Crackpot

… with some species more typical of rougher grassland, such as tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and soft rush Juncus effusus, also scattered throughout. Herb species including smooth lady's mantle Alchemilla glabra, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus, pignut Conopodium majus …

Distillery Farm Meadows

…vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus and meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis. Also present are species considered indicative of a long period of uninterrupted management witho…

Kinoulton Marsh and Canal

…gins the marsh community is characterised by the abundance of tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, soft rush Juncus effusus, hard rush J. inflexus, marsh bedstraw Galium palustre and skullcap Scutellaria galericulata, while in wetter areas the community contains abundant less…

Seato Pastures

…r diversity to the vegetation with a gradation from a course, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa grassland to a purple moor grass and sedge e.g. Carex nigra community. The uncommon plant, flat sedge Blysmus compressus is found here. Other Information The site adjoins the In…

Windsor Hill

…ing creeping soft grass Holcus mollis, hairy brome Bromus ramosa, tussock grass Deschampsia cespitosa, wood millet Milium effusum and wood mellick Melica uniflora; pill headed sedge Carex pilulifera, hairy wood rush Luzula pilosa and slender St John's wort Hypericum pulchrum mark…

Balerno Common

…eas of marshy grassland with meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, and willow carr Salix spp. Red Moss is the largest and least disturbed area of raised bog in Edinburgh, while Bavelaw Marsh is the only area of fen of any size. In combination, …

Savernake Forest

…ire fog Holcus lanatus, creeping soft grass Holcus mollis and tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa. However wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and raspberry Rubus idaeus are frequent and more than fifty plant species which are indicative of ancient woodland have been recorded in th…

Eppleton Grassland

…ver thick, moisture retentive alluvium, withdamp grassland of tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and tall herb fens of meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria marsh thistle and lesser pond sedge Carex acutiformis. Reed sweet grass Glyceria maxima swamp, floating sweet grass Glyceria…

Bonds Glen

…lis acetosella, with species such as pignut Conopodium malus, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and hairy wood rush Luzula pilosa. In places, the valley floor broadens out and is typically flooded adjacent to the river. These flooded areas support rich fen vegetation with s…

Cockleford Marsh

…ore poorly drained, ranker, neutral grassland is dominated by tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, red fescue Festuca rubra, common bent Agrostis capillaris and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus. This community is less herb rich but does contain cowslip Primula veris, pepper saxif…

Horsell Common

…rrey colony of lesser water plantain Baldellia ranunculoides and bog hair grass Deschampsia setacea, which is scarce in Britain and rare in Europe as a whole. The only remaining Surrey colony of three lobed water crowfoot Ranunculus tripartitus is found here in heathland pools. I…

Swithland Wood and The Brand

…eeping soft grass Holcus mollis, bracken Pteridium aquilinum, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, wavy hair grass Descampsia flexuosa, bramble Rubus fruticosus and great wood rush Luzula sylvatica. Small streams in shallow valleys cross the centre and also the southern parts…

Maltby Low Common

…rl. Here the marshy grassland or fen communities flourish and tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, wild angelica Angelica sylvestris and meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria are abundant. For the most part the fen flora is diverse, with marsh valerian Valeriana dioica, ragged-robi…

Littlemarsh Common

…ot Dactylis glomerata, false oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and red fescue Festuca rubra. In the wetter parts of the grassland soft rush Juncus effusus and great hairy willow herb Epilobium hirsutum are abundant. The grassland contains a …

Hesledon Moor East

…ding soft rush Juncus effusus and hard rush J. inflexus, with tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa or tall fescue Schedonorus arundinaceus. Characteristic herbs of these areas include sneezewort Achillea ptarmica, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula, hairy sedge Carex hirta a…

Mound Alderwoods

… drier areas of the woodland, the field layer is dominated by tufted hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa. Fen habitats are a feature of this woodland site, including a range of sedge species, soft rush Juncus effusus, and purple-moor grass Molinia caerulea tussocks intermixed with b…

Mollen Woods

…ex remota and star sedge Carex echinata. Flushed slopes support wavy hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, water avens Geum rivale, wood sanicle Sanicula europaea and primrose Primula vulgaris. Of particular interest, a locally uncommon plant, adder's tongue fern Ophioglossum vulgatu…

Sulham and Tidmarsh Woods and Meadows

…tty whin Genista anglica. In the wetter areas grasses include tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, floating sweet grass Glyceria fluitans and marshy foxtail Alopecurus geniculatus. The dominant sedge is hairy sedge Carex hirta, though oval, common and carnation sedges, C. nig…

Sea Mere, Hingham

… generally very wet due to poor drainage and are dominated by tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and fen rush Juncus subnodulosus. On the lowest lying parts of the site a fen community has developed, dominated by several species of sedge Carex spp., fen rush and reed canary …

Shotesham Common

…s are dominant in the sward and the more frequent species are tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera. Herb species are well represented and include cowslip Primula veris, common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuch…

Ramsden Corner Plantation

…nd elements such as false oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius and tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa. Broadleaved helleborine Epipactis helleborine has been recorded from this part of the site. The woodland consists of acid pedunculate oak hazel ash woodland which has become re…

Edenaclogh Wood

…is acetosella. Other species include pignut Conopodium majus, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and hairy wood rush Luzula pilosa. Wet woodland occurs occasionally where soils are waterlogged or flushed and provides additional diversity. The canopy is dominated by alder Aln…

Wollaston Meadows

…atus, red fescue Festuca rubra, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis and common knapweed Centaurea nigra. Other notable species occurring a…

Edford Woods & Meadows

…arcissus, snowdrop Galanthus nivalis, ramsons Allium ursinum, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and water avens Geum rivale. On the better drained ground there is abundant dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis and wood anemone Anemone nemorosa and the associated species includ…

Hoar Park Wood

…dominated by male fern Dryopteris filix-mas and bluebell with tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, wood sedge Carex sylvatica, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi. A second type of alder wood, more extensive in area, occurs further down the valle…

Wall Lands

…thum odoratum all occur in abundance, whilst on damper ground tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa is prominent. Throughout is a diverse range of characteristic herbs which include an abundance of common knapweed Centaurea nigra, bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, ribwort…

Grassington Hospital Grounds

… mown for some time and the grassland is more rank, including tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and false oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius with meadowsweet, sneezewort and rosebay willowherb Chamerion angustifolium, but frequently retain many of the herb species typical of t…

Blaen Nedd

…e Brachypodium sylvaticum, creeping soft-grass Holcus mollis, tufted hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa, herb-Robert Geranium robertianum, enchanter’s-nightshade Circaea lutetiana and lady-fern Athyrium filix-femina are common in the ground layer and herb-paris Paris quadrifolia an…

Eversden and Wimpole Woods

…associated plants such as meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria and tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa. Many herbs typical of old woodlands are present including yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa and the nationally scarce oxlip Primula elatior…

Dilty Moss

…l. The grassland varies in composition from that dominated by tufted hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa to an area with abundant Scandinavian small-reed Calamagrostis purpurea, a plant rare in Angus and Britain. Several artificial pools have been dug in the past towards the eastern…

Wolford Wood and Old Covert

…us agg. and in the wetter areas by soft rush, Juncus effusus, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and pendulous sedge Carex pendula. Other species include sanicle Sanicula europaea, false brome Brachypodium sylvaticum wood avens Geum urbanum and common dog violet Viola rivini…

Amberley Wild Brooks

… are dominated by soft rush Juncus effusus, sedges Carex species, tussock grass Deschampsia cespitosa are lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula but drier fields, particularly in the south, have meadow grasses Poa species, crested dog’s tail grass Cynosurus cristatus and rye grass …

Longleat Woods

…form the canopy and the ground flora contains species such as tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, pendulous sedge, remote sedge Carex remota and thin spiked wood sedge Carex strigosa. A large number of plant species normally found only in ancient woodlands occur, including b…

Loch Lieurary

…sweet Filipendula ulmaria, wild angelica Angelica sylvestris, tufted hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa, yellow flag Iris pseudacorus and sedges such as common sedge Carex nigra and carnation sedge Carex panicea. There are a number of pools which are former marl extraction pits. Th…

Shap Fells

… reservoir is an area of rush dominated marshy grassland with tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and scattered herbs including marsh marigold Caltha palustris, water mint Mentha aquatica and ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi. The site supports the largest and most diverse upl…

Sheephouse Wood

…sus or bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta in association with tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon, wood millet Milium effusum, enchanter's nightshade Circaea lutetiana and patches of dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis. In the drier are…

Stow-cum-Quy Fen

…ch grassland. The former area is characterised by tussocks of tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and contains a wide range of other grass species. Hedgerows and scrub and pools on the periphery of the site, add to the general variety of habitats in the locality. The site is …

Bentley Station Meadow

…k’s foot Dactylis glomerata, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, with locally bracken Pteridium aquilinum and common nettle Urtica dioica. The sward is species rich, with 15 species indicative of ancient meadowland such as sneezewort Achillea…

Thorndon Park

…inum, with locally abundant purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa and Lilyof the valley Convallaria majalis. The pedunculate oak hornbeam woodland is dominated by tall hornbeam Carpinus betulus coppice, with pedunculate oak standards and occasio…

Horse Wood, Mileham

…int Mentha aquatica, creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens and tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa present; with meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria and water avens Geum rivale.

Long Knoll

…opodium purum occurring widely and the frequent occurrence of tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and common valerian Valeriana officinalis on chalk soils is of particular interest. Light grazing in the westernmost grazing compartment has led to an abundance of downy oat gras…

Stawardpeel Woods

…m scorodonia, foxglove Digitalis purpurea and grasses such as tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and false brome Brachypodium sylvaticum. Further down slope in the deeper, wetter soils, but still reflecting relatively acidic conditions are species such as wood sorrel Oxalis …

Backstone Bank and Baal Hill Woods

…ood rush Luzula sylvatica, false brome Brachypodium sylvaticum, wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa, broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata and more locally, bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus. Unusually for a woodland in County Durham, much of the oak has been managed as coppice in …

Upper Arun

…a. The river banks are largely vegetated with grasses such as tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa together with nettle Urtica dioica and docks Rumex spp. In places the banks have been trodden in by cattle and are bare of vegetation. Fifteen species of dragonfly breed within t…

Minchinhampton Common

…pport marshy vegetation with jointed rush Juncus articulatus, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, carnation sedge Carex panicea, marsh marigold Caltha palustris, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi and lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula. Scrub has developed in many parts of th…

L-moor, Shepreth

… damp grassland dominated by Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and tufted hair Grass Deschampsia cespitosa where typical wet loving herbs such as devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis and fen bedstraw Galium uliginosum occur. Areas of tall herbs and a small marsh of sedges Carex spp.…

Cotherstone Moor

…f other species characteristic of dry heathland occur including wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa, sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, tormentil Potentilla erecta bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus and crowberry. In more heavily grazed parts of the moor, th…

Cressbrook Dale

…d flora is dominated by dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis or tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa with a very wide range of other woodland plants. In moist areas ferns and bryophytes form an important component. Scrub in the dales is varied; much is derived from hawthorn Crat…

Garbh Choire

…y fern Cryptogramma crispa grows amongst the rocks, alongside tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile. Springs and flushes Acidic flushes are widespread in the corrie on base-poor soils and are characterised by sedges and sphagum mosses, particu…

Yardley Chase

…nd early purple orchid Orchis mascula. The tussocky growth of tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and small reed Calamagrostis spp. In damper areas of grassland is an important habitat for invertebrates. Outstanding examples of pasture woodland, which probably formed an impo…

Finemere Wood

…ury Mercurialis perennis, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and false brome Brachypodium sylvaticum. A number of species which are particularly associated with ancient coppice woodland occur, including wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, woodr…

Wet Moor

…etter fields contain tussocks of soft rush Juncus effusus and tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa together with sweet grasses Glyceria spp. These swards may also include ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, tubular water dropwort Oenanthe fistulosa, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmari…

Moel y Golfa

…ontrast, more acid soils support such characteristic species as wavy hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa and wood sage. There is an abundance of standing and felled timber which, together with pockets of deep litter, provide habitats for a wide range of fungi, which include Amanita …

Bentley Park Wood

…a nemorum. In the wetter parts sessile oak is less common and tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, pendulous sedge Carex pendula and wavy bitter cress Cardamine flexuosa form distinct communities. Also along the stream sides are patches of lime Tilia cordata and T. vulgaris a…

Iffley Meadows

…ies rich and undamaged example of damp grassland dominated by tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa with meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus. Apart from the fritillary, which grows in profusion in the central part of the meadow and also on the p…

Durtrees Burn Grassland

…tle Alchemilla glabra. Tall, ungrazed swards are dominated by tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and false oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius with great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis, common knapweed Centaurea nigra and hogweed Heracleum sphondylium. Alder Alnus glutinosa and …

Brenkley Meadows

…lant communities present are largely dominated by tussocks of tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, amidst shorter grazed swards of creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, marsh foxtail Alopecurus geniculatus, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, rough meadow grass Poa trivialis and red …

Clints Quarry

…ollows between the ridges support a different community where tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, common spike rush, jointed rush and lesser spearwort predominate. The wetter hollows also favour northern marsh orchids Dactylorhiza purpurella as well as the hybrid Dactylorhiz…

Butter Wood

…he more base deficient soils. Characteristic species include tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, creeping soft grass Holcus mollis, bracken Pteridium aquilinum, honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum and bramble Rubus fruticosus. The broad, mown, rides provide considerable diver…

Grangelands & Pulpit Hill

… Galium odoratum, broad helleborine Epipactis helleborine and tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa. Mixed woodland known to be of recent origin occurs further downslope, in which yew, ash, whitebeam and wild cherry occur among the beeches and are accompanied by a greater varie…

Catmore and Winterly Copses

… together with bracken Pteridium aquilinum in drier areas and tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa in wetter places, the general ground flora includes a wide range of plants characteristic of old coppiced woodland including dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis, yellow archangel …

Blackwater Valley

…red rush Juncus acutiflorus with soft rush Juncus effusus and tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa. Locally, the uncommon slender tufted sedge Carex acuta and bladder sedge C. vesicaria and carnation sedge C. panicea, greater bird's foot trefoil Lotus pedunculatus and meadow b…

Swanpool Wood and Furnace Grove

…places, stands of harts tongue fern Asplenium scolopendrium and wavy hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa. Several uncommon species have been recorded, including herb paris Paris quadrifolia, greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha and narrow leaved bitter cress Cardamine imp…

King's Sedgemoor

…ent Agrostis stolonifera, common bent Agrostis capillaris and tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa often present in the sward. Wetter fields contain soft rush Juncus effusus and sweet grasses Glyceria spp. together with tall fescue Schedonorus arundinaceus, meadowsweet Filipen…

Wenlock Edge

…d sorrel Oxalis acetosella, great wood rush Luzula sylvatica, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and false brome Brachypodium sylvaticum. The flora of Edge Wood includes two uncommon species, wood barley Hordelymus europaeus and violet helleborine Epipactis purpurata. Scrub …

Nabgate

…a. Small springs give rise to a wet grassland flora including tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, wild angelica Angelica sylvestris and cuckoo-flower Cardamine pratensis. Areas of scree support large populations of cowslip Primula veris and a…

Coed Ynys-Faen

… and rough meadow-grass Poa trivialis. In drier alder stands, tufted hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa is abundant, with ferns, particularly lady-fern Athyrium filix-femina, frequent. In wetter areas, field layer dominance is often very localised with creeping buttercup and opposi…

Wadenhoe Marsh and Achurch Meadow

…rface drainage is impeded a tussocky sward prevails with much tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera. great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis is abundant there. Shallow depressions where flood water persists are typified by sweet grasses Glyce…

Holton Wood

…ripta, bramble Rubus fruticosus, bracken Pteridium aquilinum, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis. A comprehensive network of rides of vary degrees of wetness includes some that are shaded and narrow and others that have been substantial…

Black Park

…cus lanatus, creeping soft grass Holcus mollis, wavy hair and tufted hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa and D. cespitosa and a variety of herbs such as common centaury Centaurium erythraea, common cat's ear Hypochaeris radicata, wood sage Teucrium scorodonia, barren strawberry Poten…

Castlebeck and Scar Woods

…ckler fern Dryopteris dilatata, male fern Dryopteris filix-mas, wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa, tufted hair grass D. cespitosa and wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella with, on the upper slopes bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus. A less acidic and more diverse flora occurs at the base o…

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