Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Woolcombe

…of its kind in the county. The dominant plants are marsh and greater horsetails Equisetum palustre and Equisetum telmateia, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria and blunt flowered and jointed rushes Juncus subnodulosus and J. articulatus. Associated species include water mint Mentha a…

Jockey Fields

…foil Lotus pedunculatus, yellow iris Iris pseudacorus and marsh thistle Cirsium palustre. This area is ungrazed and subject to variable, but generally high, water levels which flood the adjoining grassland to a greater or lesser extent throughout the year. Further north are areas…

Ballycastle Coalfield

…very frequent grass of Pamassus Parnassia palustris, marsh willowherb Epilobium palustre, marsh horsetail Equisetum palustre, glaucous sedge Carex flacca and the moss Calliergonell cuspidatum. Less frequently, dioecious sedge Carex dioica and the moss Palustriella commutata are p…

Round Lough and Lough Fadda

…vestris, marsh cinquefoil Potentilla palustris and common marsh bedstraw Galium palustre. Additional species with a more localised occurrence include water mint Mentha aquatica, devils-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, marsh marigold Caltha palustris, meadow sweet Filipendula ulmar…

West End Meadow, Lunds

…awk's beard Crepis paludosa, wild angelica Angelica sylvestris, marsh horsetail Equisetum palustre and wood horsetail Equisetum sylvaticum. These occur with grasses typical of damp conditions such as brown bent Agrostis canina, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, rough mead…

Houghton Regis Marl Lakes

…ere there is a mosaic of other characteristic species including water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile, marsh horsetail Equisetum palustre, lesser bulrush Typha angustifolia, lesser pond sedge Carex acutiformis, hard rush Juncus inflexus and jointed rush Juncus articulatus.

Loggans Moor

…vironment. Other species found in these tall herb areas include marsh horsetail Equisetum palustre, marsh bedstraw Galium palustre, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, water mint Mentha aquatica, common fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica and marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris. Much of …

Gwaun Llwyn-gwyn

…equent slender tufted-sedge Carex acuta, common sedge C. nigra, marsh horsetail Equisetum palustre, common marsh-bedstraw Galium palustre, greater bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus and marsh violet Viola palustris. Drier hummocks support purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea, l…

Gwaun Efail-Llwydiarth

…tus, common sedge Carex nigra, marsh-marigold Caltha palustris, water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile, greater bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus, creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens and the locally uncommon northern marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza purpurella. Other associated spec…

Moseley Common, Pembridge

… with these communities are yellow iris Iris pseudacorus, marsh thistle Cirsium palustre, brooklime Veronica beccabunga, common marsh bedstraw Galium palustre, marsh valerian Valeriana dioica and marsh horsetail Equisetum palustre. Bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella and marsh arrowg…

Brackagh Bog

…pp. are found. The open water pools also support open stands of water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile and bottle sedge Carex rostrata swamp. Over time the decaying swamp vegetation slowly builds up and begins to infill the cuttings and pools, resulting in the loss of surface water…

Tebworth Marsh

…uncus spp. and in places by jointed rush Juncus articulatus and marsh horsetail Equisetum palustre. Other characteristic species include marsh bedstraw Galium palustre, marsh marigold Caltha palustris and ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi. County rarities include marsh pennywort Hy…

Mwyngloddfeydd Esgair Hir ac Esgair Fraith

…m setiferum and hard shield-fern P. aculeatum. . There is a large population of Equisetum x dycei, the hybrid between marsh horsetail Equisetum palustre and water horsetail E. fluviatile, in the absence of either parent. A hybrid population of a flowering plant, bladder campion S…

Aghanaglack

…square stalked St John's wort Hypericum tetrapterum, marsh willowherb Epilobium palustre, twayblade Neottia ovata, heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata and marsh horsetail Equisetum palustre. Where the local conditions create drier soils, species typical of more mesotrophic…

Lower Coombe and Ferne Brook Meadows

…evant National Vegetation Classification communities are Juncus effusus, Galium palustre rush pasture, Juncus acutiflorus sub community NVC M23a and Juncus effusus sub community NVC M23b; and Juncus subnodulosus, Cirsium palustre fen meadow, Briza media Trifolium spp. sub communi…

Hetton Bogs

…ow herb Epilobium hirsutum, reed grass Phalaris arundinacea and marsh horsetail Equisetum palustre, with marsh marigold Caltha palustris, marsh thistle Cirsium palustre, square stemmed St John’s wort Hypericum tetrapterum, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, water mint Mentha aquati…

River Itchen

…ter mint Mentha aquatica, fen bedstraw Galium uliginosum, marsh bedstraw Galium palustre, greater bird's foot trefoil Lotus pedunculatus, marsh horsetail Equisetum palustre, wild angelica Angelica sylvestris, common fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica, marsh lousewort Pedicularis palu…

River Test

…ter mint Mentha aquatica, fen bedstraw Galium uliginosum, marsh bedstraw Galium palustre, greater bird's foot trefoil Lotus pedunculatus, marsh horsetail Equisetum palustre, wild angelica Angelica sylvestris, common fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi …

Colwyn Brook Marshes (North & South)

…Here, species such as bottle sedge Carex rostrata, common marsh-bedstraw Galium palustre, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile and sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus are frequent along with a wide range of asso…

Tewinbury

…e pratensis, greater bird's foot trefoil Lotus pedunculatus and marsh horsetail Equisetum palustre. Locally occurring site species include greater tussock sedge Carex paniculata and great horsetail Equisetum telmateia, both with a limited distribution in the county and southern m…

Southfield Farm Marsh

…nt. Some examples are, wild angelica Angelica sylvestris, marsh thistle Cirsium palustre, water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile, greater bird’s foot trefoil Lotus pedunculatus and common marsh bedstraw Galium palustre. Of the invertebrate fauna, the soldier flies Stratiomyidae, cr…

Tarn Moss

… species include marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile, lesser bladderwort Utricularia minor, marsh violet Viola palustris, common marsh bedstraw Galium palustre, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula, bog asp…

Mynydd Y Fflint / Flint Mountain

…bottom. The ground flora varies greatly with areas dominated by great horsetail Equisetum telmateia with extensive beds of lesser pond sedge Carex acutiformis with scattered marsh willowherb Epilobium palustre; whilst other areas have frequent ivy Hedera helix with bramble Rubus …

Seabrook Stream

…e woodland rich flush communities occur, generally dominated by great horsetail Equisetum telmateia and great willowherb Epilobium hirsutum but also including greater pond sedge Carex riparia, marsh horsetail Equisetum palustre and common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii. Ther…

Boxford Water Meadows

…ity including lesser pond sedge Carex acutiformis, common marsh bedstraw Galium palustre, water mint Mentha aquatica, marsh valerian Valeriana dioica, wild angelica Angelica sylvestris, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, marsh horsetail Equisetum palustre and false oat grass Arrhen…

Moorend Common

…a cespitosa, with wild angelica Angelica sylvestris, marsh willowherb Epilobium palustre, fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica, fen bedstraw Galium uliginosum, devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis, sneezewort Achillea ptarmica, marsh horsetail Equisetum palustre and southern marsh or…

Wrightington Bar Pasture

… Achillea ptarmica, creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens, marsh bedstraw Galium palustre and bog stitchwort Stellaria alsine. In addition, wild angelica Angelica sylvestris, bugle Ajuga reptans, cuckoo-flower Cardamine pratensis and marsh horsetail Equisetum palustre are frequent…

Glaswelltiroedd Eryrys (Eryrys Grasslands)

…ula subsp. brachyrrhyncha and common sedge C. nigra, mixed with marsh horsetail Equisetum palustre. The mire supports a range of herbs such as bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, marsh valerian Valeriana dioica, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, fen b…

Lord's Wood Meadows

…ush Juncus articulatus, floating sweet grass Glyceria fluitans, marsh horsetail Equisetum palustre and water pepper Polygonum hydropiper. Soft rush Juncus effusus, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, tufted forget-me-not Myosotis laxa, common marsh bedstraw Galium palustre, common f…

Smulgedon

…ogging and has sharp flowered rush Juncus acutuflorus and marsh bedstraw Galium palustre frequent within the sward. Species-rich rush pasture is characterised by plants also tolerant of wetter conditions such as sneezewort Achillea ptarmica, carnation sedge Carex panicea, marsh h…

Drumowen

… widespread and include tormentil Potentilla erecta, marsh willowherb Epilobium palustre, slender St John’s wort Hypericum pulchrum, heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata, red clover Trifolium pratense, fairy flax Linum catharticum, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula and s…

Ewefell Mire

… mosses Sphagnum spp. with some emergent water plants including water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile and bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata. Where the calcareous waters leave the ground a spring community dominated by the moss Philonotis fontana is found. Blinks Montia fontana, marsh …

Stevington Marsh

…tic species include fool’s water cress Helosciadium nodiflorum, marsh horsetail Equisetum palustre, water figwort Scrophularia auriculata, brooklime Veronica beccabunga and creeping Jenny Lysimachia nummularia. Those marshes which are floristically richer include additional speci…

Carey Valley

…like most of Loughareema which is subject to periodic drainage. Water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile and bottle sedge Carex rostrata swamp has developed in the shallow waters around the periphery of the Lough with transitions to fen communities with common sedge Carex nigra, bogb…

Durtrees Burn Grassland

…m odoratum, quaking grass Briza media, water avens Geum rivale, marsh horsetail Equisetum palustre, devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis, globe flower Trollius europaeus, marsh valerian Valeriana dioica, fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea, northern hawk’s beard Crepis mollis a…

Castlemartin Corse

…bane Pulicaria dysenterica, hempagrimony Eupatorium cannabinum, marsh horsetail Equisetum palustre, greater bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus, common reed and meadowsweet. Pondweed Potamogeton coloratus, a nationally scarce plant, grows in two of the shallow ditches of the f…

Byton & Combe Moors

… Other notable plants include bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and marsh horsetail Equisetum palustre, both now local in Herefordshire. The area is an important wetland site for birds in Herefordshire, with species such as mallard Anas platyrhynchos, teal Anas crecca, snipe Gallinag…

Pulloxhill Marsh

… uliginosum, greater bird’s foot trefoil Lotus pedunculatus and marsh horsetail Equisetum palustre. Also recorded for the site are the county rarities marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris and marsh valerian Valeriana dioica. Additional habitat is provided by the mature hedgerow …

Annesley Woodhouse Quarries

…abane Pulicaria dysenterica, hoary ragwort Senecio erucifolius, marsh horsetail Equisetum palustre, fen bedstraw Galium uliginosum, devil’s bit scabious, marsh valerian Valeriana dioica, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi and meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria. The north of the site is…

Maer Pool

…ld angelica Angelica sylvestris, water mint Mentha aquatica and marsh horsetail Equisetum palustre. The assemblage of aquatic invertebrates is typical of small eutrophic meres where a relatively high degree of naturalness has prevailed. Drainage and pollution have commonly modifi…

Ipsley Alders Marsh

…ted 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 subnodulosus, a local plant associated with calcareous flushes. Th…

Brasside Pond

…S. squarrosum have developed. Other species in the fen include marsh horsetail Equisetum palustre, common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. These diverse communities give way to a species poor fen of smooth rush Juncus effusus and hard rush J…

Bolton Percy Ings

…n sedge Carex disticha, reed canary grass Phalaris arundinacea, marsh horsetail Equisetum palustre, amphibious bistort Polygonum amphibium and great willowherb Epilobium hirsutum, with fine leaved water dropwort Oenanthe aquatica, winter cress Barbarea vulgaris, pink water speedw…

Tickencote Marsh

…pper slopes of the valley. Lesser pond sedge Carex acutiformis, marsh horsetail Equisetum palustre, jointed rush Juncus articulatus and various grasses are all locally abundant. Typical associates include marsh marigold Caltha palustris, common spike rush Eleocharis palustris, ra…

Joe's Pond

…iculatus, hard rush J. inflexus, false fox sedge Carex otrubae, marsh horsetail Equisetum palustre and various herbs including water mint Mentha aquatica, lady’s smock Cardamine pratensis, meadow sweet Filipendula ulmaria and a small population of northern marsh orchids Dactylorh…

Outley Mosses

…ies including autumnal hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis, marsh thistle Cirsium palustre, blinks Montia fontana, bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius, lady’s smock Cardamine pratensis, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, marsh willowherb Epilobium palustre, bog asphodel Nart…

Rye Meads

…ther with patches of common spike rush Eleocharis palustris and marsh horsetail Equisetum palustre. Herbs present include the locally uncommon fen bedstraw Galium uliginosum. Additional habitats are provided by open water, reed sweet grass Glyceria maxima dominated swamp and will…

Sarratt Bottom

… rush Juncus effusus and a varied herb flora. Damper areas have marsh horsetail Equisetum palustre and common spike rush Eleocharis palustris. Near the ditches characteristic species such as marsh marigold Caltha palustris, yellow flag Iris pseudacorus, water forget-me-not Myosot…

Yanal Bog

…owered Rush, with frequent common reed Phragmites australis and marsh horsetail Equisetum palustre. The species occurring within this community indicate more neutral conditions and the calcicolous element is poorly developed. Of particular interest is the occurrence of the locall…

Stagmire Moss

…rnassia palustris, round leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia and marsh horsetail Equisetum palustre. Just to the north of the mire's watershed and on the right hand bank of the ditch draining into great How Gill is a flush in which sedges predominate over a luxuriant carpet of bu…

Hesledon Moor East

…sser spearwort Ranunculus flammula, hairy sedge Carex hirta and marsh horsetail Equisetum palustre. Gorse Ulex europaeus and hawthorn Crataegus monogyna scrub is scattered throughout the site. On the southern parcel of the site vegetation typical of base and nutrient rich solige…

Cam Loch

…cies, common sedge Carex nigra, bottle sedge Carex rostrata and marsh horsetail Equisetum palustre are locally abundant. Submerged species, including quill-wort Isoetes lacustris and shore-weed Littorella uniflora are widely distributed and the occurrence of the nationally scarce…

Gweunydd Camnant

…utiflorus, with frequent soft-rush Juncus effusus, common marsh bedstraw Galium palustre, greater bird’s-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus and grasses, including sweet vernal-grass, red fescue Festuca rubra and Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus, together with a variety of herbs like mar…

Blackslee

…h ragwort Senecio aquaticus, meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris, marsh horsetail Equisetum palustre, carnation sedge Carex panicea, tawny sedge Carex hostiana and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. Grassland mosses include golden head moss Breutelia chrysocoma, glittering wood moss Hylo…

Balerno Common

…bottle sedge Carex rostrata, bog bean Menyanthes trifoliata and marsh horsetail Equisetum palustre. There are also large marginal areas of marshy grassland with meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, and willow carr Salix spp. Red Moss is the la…

Fothering Holme

…ed-robin Silene flos-cuculi, cuckoo-flower Cardamine pratensis, marsh horsetail Equisetum palustre, marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris and mosses, such as Climacium dendroides. Sike banks in places support Pyrenean scurvy grass Cochlearia pyrenaica and common butterwort Pingui…

Freeman's Marsh

…nd carnation sedges Carex nigra, Carex disticha and C. panicea, marsh horsetail Equisetum palustre, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis and cuckoo-flower Cardamine pratensis. Hybrid fescue x Festulolium loliaceum is common on the marsh and like…

Doley Common

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

Morfa a Chraig Cwm Ivy / Cwm Ivy Marsh and Tor

…flowered rush Juncus subnodulosus dominates in some areas, with water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile, yellow flag and greater bird’s foot trefoil. Further areas of marshy grassland are characterised by soft-rush Juncus effusus and jointed-rush Juncus articulatus, with greater bir…

Ducan's Marsh, Claxton

…erulea, glaucous sedge Carex flacca, common sedge, C. nigra and marsh horsetail Equisetum palustre. This species rich community includes many notable plants such as common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris, bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella, marsh helleborine Epipactis palustris, frag…

Ballyknock

…nd frequent. Common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris, marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustre and marsh hawk's beard Crepis paludosa are also frequent in these flushes, with a variety of associated bryophytes mosses and liverworts including Calliergonell cuspidatum, Breutelia chrysoco…

Park End Wood

…tylorhiza purpurella, marsh lousewort Pedicularis palustris and marsh horsetail Equisetum palustre occur. Acidic grasslands occupy the central part of the site and contain Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, common bent Agrostis capillaris, red fescue Festuca rubra, sorrel Rumex acetos…

Dumsey Meadow

…a, marsh ragwort Senecio aquaticus, water mint Mentha aquatica, marsh horsetail Equisetum palustre and amphibious bistort Polygonum amphibium. The Surrey rarities marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris and meadow rue Thalictrum flavum have been recorded. The river bank, although i…

Hedgecourt

…e vegetation rich in damp loving plants is found. These include marsh horsetail Equisetum palustre, yellow loosestrife Lysimachia vulgaris, reed canary grass Phalaris arundinacea, gipsywort Lycopus europaeus, meadow sweet Filipendula ulmaria and meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, …

Stourvale Marsh

…a ulmaria with abundant lesser pond sedge Carex acutiformis and marsh horsetail Equisetum palustre; iii. tall rank vegetation on the river bank with abundant comfrey Symphytum officinale; and iv. small areas of carr woodland dominated by common alder Alnus glutinosa and crack w…

Weston Fen

…sting of a mixture of rushes, sedges and grasses, together with marsh horsetail Equisetum palustre and common fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica. Prominent species include blunt flowered rush, hard rush Juncus inflexus, jointed rush J. articulatus, hairy sedge Carex hirta, greater po…

Frevagh

…gallis tenella, heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata with marsh horsetail Equisetum palustre also conspicuous. Where there are transitions to wet heath the ericoid species heather Calluna vulgaris and cross leaved heath Erica tetralix occur intermittently within the fen mea…

Castle Acre Common

…shy grassland flora dominated by a variety of species including marsh horsetail Equisetum palustre, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh valerian Valeriana dioica, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris and brown sedge Carex disticha. This rich community includes several other pla…

Wilden Marsh and Meadows

…eral ditches with abundant fool’s water cress Apium nodiflorum, marsh horsetail Equisetum palustre, marsh woundwort Stachys palustris and water mint Mentha aquatica, together with reed sweet grass Glyceria maxima and reed canary grass Phalaris arundinacea. The grazed meadows are …

Ridley Gill

… 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 pratensis, bugle Ajuga reptans, water avens…

Waun Fawr, Ty Ddewi (St David's)

…moor-grass grassland has common fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica, marsh horsetail Equisetum palustre, wild angelica Angelica sylvestris, hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum, water mint Mentha aquatica and ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi along drainage lines where small pockets of f…

Mar Field Fen

…low iris Iris pseudacorus, hemp agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum, marsh horsetail Equisetum palustre and giant bellflower Campanula latifolia where the woodland grades into fen meadow. This carr woodland has been modified in places by planting with poplar and pine. The site also in…

Syresham Marshy Meadows

…edge 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, common valerian Valeriana officinalis and l…

Frome St. Quintin

… Ajuga reptans under a tall herb cover of nettle Urtica dioica, great horsetail Equisetum telmateia and sprawling cleavers Galium aparine. Ramsons Allium ursinum is a distinctive vernal species in Dry Hill Moor and on the silty soils of the riverine alder woodland. Alder woodland…

Blacklaw Hill Mire

…ple moor-grass Molinia caerulea, carnation sedge Carex panicea, marsh horsetail Equisetum palustre, devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis and common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris. The site also contains an open water pool with large tussocks of common and hare’s-tail cottongras…

Thwaite House Moss

…e Carex disticha, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, common marsh bedstraw Galium palustre, common nettle Urtica dioica, bittersweet Solanum dulcamara, purple loosestrife Lythrum salicaria, amphibious bistort Polygonum amphibium, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, red campion Silen…

Misterton Marshes

…icha, water avens Geum rivale, jointed rush Juncus articulatus, marsh horsetail Equisetum palustre, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi and cuckoo-flower Cardamine pratensis. The marshes support a diverse breeding bird community including cuckoo, reed bunting and sedge warbler.

Hulam Fen

…l of wet natural grassland, including red fescue Festuca rubra, marsh horsetail Equisetum palustre and cuckoo-flower Cardamine pratensis. The peripheral area of the site, adjoining the intensively managed land which entirely surrounds the site, supports semi improved neutral gras…

Farnham Mires

…icaria and great willowherb Epilobium hirsutum. In wetter areas marsh horsetail Equisetum palustre, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris and lesser hairy willowherb Epilobium parviflorum are typical with associated marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris, marsh valerian Valeriana d…

Rushy Meadows

…abane Pulicaria dysenterica, fen bedstraw Galium uliginosum and marsh horsetail Equisetum palustre. In drier areas red fescue Festuca rubra, sweet vernal and tall oat grasses Anthoxanthum odoratum and Arrhenatherum elatiusdominate, but broadleaved species such as tufted vetch Vic…

Bencroft Hill Meadows

…rt plant communities characteristic of damp and marshy ground. Marsh horse tail Equisetum palustre, jointed rush Juncus articulatus, water mint Mentha aquatica and marsh marigold Caltha palustris occur along with ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, creeping Jenny Lysimachia nummular…

Penhale Dunes

… Phragmites australis, great willowherb Epilobium hirsutum, and marsh horsetail Equisetum palustre. The older dunes have been eroded to form flatter expanses of species-rich dune grassland dominated by red fescue Festuca rubra. Other species encouraged by the base-rich condition…

Lough Formal

…s Geum rivale, greater birdsfoot trefoil Lotus pedunculatus and marsh horsetail Equisetum palustre. Fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea has also been recorded from this community. Of particular note was the discovery in 2006 of a small population of Arctic char Salvelinus alpinus…

Drostre Bank

…ocally dominant common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium and marsh horsetail Equisetum palustre, with a luxuriant carpet of mosses, including Campylium stellatum and Ctenidium molluscum. Scattered throughout the fen meadow are small stands of rush-pasture, associated with wett…

Redcar Field

… Filipendula ulmaria, common valerian Valeriana officinalis and marsh horsetail Equisetum palustre occur. On the periphery, meadow rue Thalictrum flavum, rare in County Durham, is locally plentiful. Willow carr, dominated by crack willow Salix fragilis occurs over approximately a…

Fishpool Valley

…g brooklime Veronica beccabunga, water mint Mentha aquatica and marsh horsetail Equisetum palustre. In the pools themselves the most characteristic species is amphibious bistort Polygonum amphibium which occurs in some profusion. The area is of considerable ornithological import…

The Allers and Lilburn Valley Junipers

…s 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 beard Crepis paludosa in wetter areas. Othe…

Stranacally

…twayblade Neottia ovata and bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum. Marsh horsetail Equisetum palustre is widespread amongst the sward. The predominant mosses are glittering wood moss Hylocomium splendens, neat feather moss Pseudoscleropodium purum and pointed spear moss Calliergonel…

Overstrand Cliffs

…e rich flushes have developed. These are dominated in places by marsh horsetail Equisetum palustre, jointed rush Juncus articulatus and sea club rush Bolboschoenus maritimus with a carpet of bryophytes including Aneura pinguis and Riccardia chamedryfolia. In two small areas tall …

Kettlewell Meadows

…lum, water avens Geum rivale, red clover Trifolium pratense and marsh horsetail Equisetum palustre. Of particular note is the occurrence of pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus and adder's tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum. The grassland also contains much wetter low lying areas where the p…

Morfa Harlech

…aris and water mint Mentha aquatica. The nationally scarce variegated horsetail Equisetum variegatum is occasional in more open areas. Petalwort Petalophyllum ralfsii, a nationally rare liverwort, is recorded from dune slacks where the vegetation is very open and sparse. Orchids,…

Coed Mawr - Blaen-Car

…, 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 comprises an area of damp species-rich pasture to the east of Blaen-car farm. The wetter ground suppor…

Kyle of Sutherland Marshes

…de bottle sedge Carex rostrata, common sedge C. nigra, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile and marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris. Some of the areas of fen form quaking mires with transitions to open water. The wettest areas grade into stands…

Altnaharra

…eas are dominated by common reed Phragmites australis, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile and a range of aquatic sedges including bottle sedge Carex rostrata, as well as string sedge. There are also areas of marshy grassland with tufted hair-g…

Edgbaston Pool

…is pseudacorus, skullcap Scutellaria galericulata, common marsh bedstraw Galium palustre, water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile and a small stand of cyperus sedge Carex pseudocyperus which is rare in the county. The presence of acid loving mosses Polytrichum and Sphagnum spp. in t…

Rhos Bryn-wichell

…ed rush J. acutiflorus, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile and bottle sedge Carex rostrata is also quite extensive. Small patches of sedge-rich pasture containing carnation sedge Carex panicea, common sedge C. ni…

Loch of Mey

…rina. Wetter areas have extensive patches dominated by marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile or bottle sedge Carex rostrata. The shallower areas of the loch have stands of common spike rush Eleocharis palustris. The nationally scarce narrow small…

Broubster Leans

…the site. Species such as water sedge Carex aquatilis, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile, yellow flag iris Iris pseudacorus and marsh marigold Caltha palustris grow as a floating mat on the water surface. The transition from fen to swamp is c…

River Derwent and Tributaries

…rex elata along with common reed Phragmites australis, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile and bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata. narrow leaved water dropwort Oenanthe fistulosa is found here in one of its few Cumbrian localities. Invertebrates T…

Murthwaite Park

…racteristic of wet places. Open marshy areas support marsh willowherb Epilobium palustre, wood horsetail Equisetum sylvaticum, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, marsh ragwort Senecio aquaticus, marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris and marsh violet Viola palustris as well as many …

Prolusk

…ge Carex echinata. Herbs are widespread and include marsh willowherb Epilobium palustre, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile. In areas with more open water, pondweeds Potamogeton spp., are conspicuous. An exte…

Caeau Clochfaen-Isaf (Clochfaen-isaf Fields)

…unity characterised by sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, wood horsetail Equisetum sylvaticum, betony Betonica officinalis and devil's-bit scabious Succisa pratensis. The marshy hollows associated with former river channels are dominated by sharp-flowered rush Juncus acuti…

Perchhall Loch

…ft of vegetation in which bottle sedge Carex rostrata, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre and water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile predominate along with bog-bean Menyanthes trifoliata and common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium. Surrounding this is another floating community …

Brimham Rocks

…iola palustris together with water blinks Montia fontana, marsh thistle Cirsium palustre and wood horsetail Equisetum sylvaticum occur in a water logged area associated with a small beck in the south of the site. Also of note is the occurrence of the local holly Blue Celastrina a…

Maes Meillion a Gefail-y-cwm

…upports a lush growth of bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh cinqueoil Comarum palustre and water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile. There are a number of notable plant species recorded at Maes Meillion a Gefail-y-cwm. These are upright vetch Vicia orobus, moonwort Botrychium lunar…

Wartle Moss

…tely herb-rich beds of bottle sedge Carex rostrata and marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre with water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile dominant in some of the wettest parts of the site. In other areas the vegetation is shorter, with a higher cover of mosses. These include areas of po…

Newlands of Geise Mire

… rare in Caithness. The fen vegetation is dominated by marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre and water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile. Marsh marigold Caltha palustris grows on wetter parts of the site and extensive stands of water horsetail dominate the central basin. There is a stan…

Waun Fawr, Puncheston

…e sedge Carex rostrata, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre and water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile. The driest areas have wet heath with western gorse Ulex gallii on slight hummocks, with cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, heather Calluna vulgaris, …

Berry Mound Pastures

…which conforms to the soft rush Juncus effusus and common marsh bedstraw Galium palustre community. This shows zonation from reed grass Phalaris arundinacea, through tall herb areas, dominated by meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, great willowherb Epilobium hirsutum, hoary willowhe…

Den of Ogil

…sedge Carex rostrata, in association with other plants such as water horse-tail Equisetum fluviatile, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, marsh marigold Caltha palustris, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, common valerian Valeriana officinalis and wild angelica Angelica sylvestris. …

St. David's Airfield Heaths

…aun Llechell are noted for their swamp communities dominated by water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre and grey willow Salix cinerea. A small summer pool with bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata becomes a large open water area each winter. Waun Trefloda…

Bonds Glen

…n Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh cinquefoil Potentilla palustris, water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile, marsh bedstraw Galium palustre, common valerian Valeriana officinalis and the rare wood club rush Scirpus sylvaticus. Sedges include bottle sedge Carex rostrata, white sedge Care…

Powerstock Common and Wytherston Farm

…sa-Fraxinus excelsior-Lysimachia nemorum woodland (W7) and Salix cinerea-Galium palustre woodland (W1). Oak high forest is the predominant community on the brown earth soils across the site. The drier stands have an understorey of hawthorn Crataegus monogyna and holly Ilex aquif…

Orton Pastures

…the flushes includegrass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris, variegated horsetail Equisetum variegatum, flat sedge Blysmus compressus, dioecious sedge Carex dioica, lesser clubmoss Selaginella selaginoides and yellow saxifrage Saxifraga aizoides. This calcareous flush vegetation gr…

Cobbinshaw Reservoir

…l area. A number of uncommon plant species are present, such as water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile and marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre. An area of raised bog is an integral part of the site, and together with freshwater and scrub add to the diversity of the area.

Loch Lieurary

… and fen vegetation which includes bottle sedge Carex rostrata, water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile and marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre. The northern marsh orchid Dactylorhiza purpurella and early marsh orchid Dactylorhiza incarnata are also found on the site.

Dullatur Marsh

…eriana. The fens area dominated by bottle sedge Carex rostrata, water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile and marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre. Smaller areas are dominated by reed canary-grass Phalaris arundinacea, bulrush Typha latifolia, reed sweet-grass Glyceria maxima and lesser …

Churnet Valley

…grass Phalaris arundinacea, marsh marigold Caltha palustris and great horsetail 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 urs…

Loch Fada

…rostrata, common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, globeflower Trollius europaeus and water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile. Several rare plant species occur within the SSSI. These include the Nationally Scarce six-stamened waterwort Elatine …

Grange Meadow

…ilipendula ulmaria, creeping jenny Lysimachia nummularia, marsh thistle Cirsium palustre, fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica and great horsetail Equisetum telmateia. Along the Madresfield Brook at the south of the site there is a riparian strip of alder Alnus glutinosa woodland with…

Coed Nant Menascin

…alternate leaved golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium alternifolium, great horsetail Equisetum telmateia, common marsh-bedstraw Galium palustre, sanicle Sanicula europaea and common valerian Valeriana officinalis. Towards the head of the valley the flushes become more base-poor, and a…

Kirkby Wharfe

…ld Caltha palustris, tubular water dropwort Oenanthe fistulosa, water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile and common marsh bedstraw Galium palustre. The osier bed has a rich ground flora dominated by meadowsweet and also contains great willowherb Epilobium hirsutum, yellow iris Iris p…

Hallsenna Moor

… Angelica sylvestris, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, marsh marigold Caltha palustris, water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and the uncommon marsh St John's wort Hypericum elodes occurs locally. Dense willow Salix…

Cors Farchwel

…nclude Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus, star sedge Carex echinata, water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile, common marsh-bedstraw Galium palustre, greater bird’s-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, water mint Mentha aquatica, lesser spearwort Ranunculus fl…

Llan Bwch-llyn Lake

…n recorded, including meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, gipsywort Lycopus europaeus and water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile. Areas of drier rough grassland contribute additional species such as sneezewort Achillea ptarmica and devil's-bit scabio…

Cae Gwernllertai

…sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutuflorus; associates here include water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile, common marsh-bedstraw Galium palustre, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula, marsh valerian Valeriana dioica and eight species of sedge. Remarks:…

Rhos Goch (Rhos Goch Common)

…m strictum and P. commune, white sedge Carex canescens and the moss Aulacomnium palustre. The ridges and hummocks within the raised mire are generally dominated by heather and cross-leaved heath with frequent common cottongrass, hare’s-tail cottongrass, purple moor-grass, the lic…

Shelve Pool

…inge of nutrient poor fen of which bottle sedge Carex rostrata, water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre and marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris are important components, although varying in abundance spatially. Bog m…

Knock Dhu Sallagh Braes

…and species of base-rich flushes, also occurring. Herbs include water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre and occasional marsh hawk's-beard Crepis paludosa. The ‘brown moss’ component of the fen is of particular interes…

Pentrosfa Mire

… brown sedge Carex disticha are both locally abundant. Marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, marsh-marigold Caltha palustris and water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile occur throughout, whilst bogbean, common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium, common marsh-bedstraw Galium palustre,…

Rhosydd Llanpumsaint

…ex canescens, wild cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos and marsh willowherb Epilobium palustre. Tall purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea dominates some basins. These usually have wild angelica Angelica sylvestris, marsh willowherb and marsh bedstraw Galium palustre growing among the pur…

Tranmire

…t Mentha aquatica. In places marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris and horsetail Equisetum fluviatile are locally abundant, whilst marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre and marsh lousewort Pedicularis palustris occur occasionally. There is a large population of marsh orchids, many bei…

Black Loch (Abdie)

…s-rich patches containing bottle sedge Carex rostrata, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, marsh-marigold Caltha palustris and water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile are scattered. Several wetland species which are scarce nationally or in Fife used to be present here, but their curr…

Cors Ty-Llwyd

…, heath-spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata subsp. ericetorum, water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, common marsh-bedstraw Galium palustre, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, water mint Mentha aquatica, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, lesser sku…

Llyn Hafodol and Cors Clegyrog

…epresented and characterised by the presence of species such as water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile, bog-bean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre and bottle sedge Carex rostrata with a wide range of associated species including the uncommon greater spearwort…

Cairnleith Moss

… a floating mat of sedges and rushes with a widespread cover of water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile and diverse herb species, particularly marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre. More acidic parts of the lagg are characterised by the bog moss Sphagnum recurvum. Rich-fen vegetation is…

Camilla Loch

…ion grades westwards into intermediate fen largely dominated by water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile with frequent bottle sedge, marsh-bedstraw Galium palustre, sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus and meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria. Behind this is a wet meadow characterised b…

Rhos Bwlch-y-rhandir

…bottle sedge Carex rostrata, common sedge Carex nigra, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, marsh St John’s-wort Hypericum elodes, water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile and wavy St. John’s-wort Hypericum undulatum, which is abundant throughout. This species is also scattered over th…

Wimbledon Common

…as bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, bulbous rush Juncus bulbosus, water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile and several species of bog moss Sphagnum, including S. palustre and S. fimbriatum. There are several ponds on the Common. The disused Bluegate gravel workings with it's variable w…

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