Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Rathlin Island - Kebble

…nditions. The vegetation is dominated by heather Calluna vulgaris, bell heather Erica cinerea and western gorse Ulex gallii. This distinctive type of heath is restricted in its distribution within the British Isles and Rathlin is the most northerly site known for it. Other typica…

Essan Burn and Mullyfamore

…cterised by purple moor grass Molinia caerulea with frequent cross leaved heath Erica tetralix. Heather Calluna vulgaris, deergrass Trichophorum cespitosum and hare's tail cottongrass Eriophorum vaginatum are frequent associates on the more freely draining slopes. Bog asphodel Na…

Marlbank

…ather Calluna vulgaris with bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus and cross leaved heath Erica tetralix. In some places the heather Calluna vulgaris forms a continuous stand, but generally it is more open supporting a range of grasses, such as velvet bent Agrostis canina, common bent Agro…

Penllwyn Grasslands

…ve area of species-rich Molinia grassland representing the Juncus acutiflorus – Erica tetralix sub-community of the Molinia caerulea – Cirsium dissectum fen meadow type which is of very local distribution and confined to South Western Britain. In addition to purple moor grass Mol…

Migneint-Arenig-Dduallt

…lgaris and hare’s-tail cottongrass Eriophorum vaginatum with cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, crowberry Empetrum nigrum, the bog moss Sphagnum capillifolium and hypnoid mosses such as Hypnum jutlandicum and Pleurozium schreberi. In wetter areas cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix…

Glannau Rhoscolyn

…oscolyn, maritime heath with abundant heather Calluna vulgaris and bell heather Erica cinerea is extensive over the seaward fringes of the site. In several places, but most notably in the vicinity of Porthygaran to the north of the site, the bell heather is reduced in abundance a…

Belmore Mountain

…by the presence of species such as heather Calluna vulgaris, cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum and common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium over a mat of predominantly red bog moss Sphagnum capillifolium, lustrous bog-moss Sphagnum subnitens…

Prolusk

…sition to wet heath and include heather Calluna vulgaris and cross leaved heath Erica tetralix. The predominant mosses are glittering wood moss Hylocomium splendens, neat feather moss Pseudoscleropodium purum and pointed spear moss Calliergonell cuspidatum. Where conditions allo…

Mullaghcarn

…garis and hare's tail cottongrass Eriophorum vaginatum, with cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, deergrass Trichophorum cespitosum, bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus and crowberry Empetrum nigrum. The moss carpet beneath generally consists of red bog moss Sphagnum capillifolium and pap…

Winfrith Heath

…ining the vegetation is dominated by heather Calluna vulgaris with bell heather Erica cinerea and dwarf gorse Ulex minor frequently present. This community is not botanically diverse but it does support a number of different lichen species, with Cladonia portentosa the most commo…

Bell's Flow

…as a whole are hare’s-tail cottongrass Eriophorum vaginatum, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, and Sphagnum capillifolium, corresponding to National Vegetation Classification (NVC) community M18 Erica tetralix-S. papillosum mire. The extent of Sphagnum cover and species composit…

Common Moor, East Putford

…lea, heather Calluna vulgaris, western gorse Ulex gallii and cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix. The lichen Cladonia impexa forms an integral part of the ground cover. Typical associated species are bell heather Erica cinerea, heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata, lesser but…

Carrick Heaths

…nd dry heathland vegetation types, characterised by populations of Dorset heath Erica ciliaris, a nationally rare plant species and a prime constituent of Southern Atlantic Wet Heath, an internationally important vegetation type. Other noteworthy species recorded include the nati…

Llandeilo, Rhulen and Llanbedr Hills

…ther is often present in low quantities and on damper ground cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix is a constant species. Grasses are a minor constituent, but commonly include wavy hair-grass Deschampsia flexuosa, sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, mat-grass Nardus stricta and purple moor…

Aghanaglack

…e transitions to wet heath with heather Calluna vulgaris and cross leaved heath Erica tetralix occurring intermittently within the fen meadow. As the peat soils become deeper heather Calluna vulgaris tends to dominate the wet heath with cross leaved heath Erica tetralix and in pl…

Western Mournes and Kilfeaghan Upper

…es way upslope to vegetation in which heather Calluna vulgaris and bell heather Erica cinerea are the dominant elements, forming the most widespread heath community in Western Mournes and Kilfeaghan Upper. At higher altitudes, transitional communities support species such as bilb…

Murrins

… table and relief. Flat, water-logged peats are dominated by cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium and bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, with frequent round leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia and cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos. The bog mo…

Curran Bog

…ace is dominated by heather Calluna vulgaris with occasional cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, deergrass Trichophorum cespitosum, common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum and tormentil Potentilla erecta. The moss layer is well developed and…

West Nidderdale, Barden and Blubberhouses Moors

…e's tail cotton grass Eriophorum vaginatum is dominant, with cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, crowberry Empetrum nigrum, common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium and heather. Cloudberry Rubus chamaemorus is locally abundant on Henstone Band Side and Thorpe Fell. In locally …

Lough Naman Bog and Lake

…the bog plain is dominated by heather Calluna vulgaris, with cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, hare's tail cottongrass Eriophorum vaginatum, common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium and deergrass Trichophorum cespitosum growing over a mixed moss and liverwort mat. Where the p…

Drumcully

… wet heath, the ericoid species heather Calluna vulgaris and cross leaved heath Erica tetralix occur occasionally within the fen meadow. Mosses are prominent within the sward with golden head moss Breutelia chrysocoma occurring alongside pointed spear moss Calliergonell cuspidat…

Cadair Idris

…lopes of Mynydd Moel and the Ystrad-gwyn. A mixture of heather and bell heather Erica cinerea with tormentil occurs across the site, sometimes with a high cover of grasses such as sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina and mat-grass Nardus stricta. The nationally rare hairy greenweed Genis…

Kernick and Ottery Meadows

…oor-grass–tormentil Molinia caerulea–Potentilla erecta mire, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix sub-community. This association of community types forms a species-rich, low sward supporting bog asphodel, common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium and devil’s-bit scabious Succisa …

Dead Island Bog

… the vegetation is dominated by heather Calluna vulgaris and cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix with frequent asssociates including hare's tail cottongrass Eriophorum vaginatum, common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium, tussocks of deergrass Trichophorum cespitosum and locally …

Lough Navar Scarps and Lakes

…s of crowberry Empetrum nigrum, cowberry Vaccinium vitis-idaea and bell heather Erica cinerea, over a thick carpet of pleurocarpous mosses. This dry heath vegetation is the main location for a number of rare and notable species, including serrated wintergreen Orthilia secunda and…

Redlake Meadows & Hoggs Moor

…greater bird’s foot trefoil Lotus pedunculatus, common fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica and devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis. Also of particular importance here is the occurrence of two rare, highly localized mire communities. Black bog-rush – bog asphodel Schoenus nigricans…

Glennasheevar

… generally wet and is dominated by heather Calluna vulgaris, cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, deergrass Trichophorum cespitosum, common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium and swards of bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum in the wetter runnels. The dense moss carpet beneath the…

Ballynahone Bog

…pools are characterised by the prominence of such species as cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifraqum, white beak sedge Rhynchospora alba and common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium, over a Sphagnum moss carpet dominated by Sphagnum papillosum and…

Penplas Grasslands

…al grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, tormentil Potentilla erecta, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix and ling Calluna vulgaris. Several patches of dry acidic grassland also occur within the site and these are dominated by common bent Agrostis capillaris, mat grass Nardus stricta, field…

Wolf Island Bog

… and Sphagnum subnitens. These hummocks are characterised by cross leaved heath Erica tetralix and deergrass Trichophorum cespitosum, with occasional heather Calluna vulgaris and common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium. The flat water-logged 'lawns' and hollows alongside the …

Cors y Wlad

… and an abundance of wet heath, a community characterised by cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, heather Calluna vulgaris, jointed rushes Juncus acutiflorus / articulatus, sedges and bog mosses. Devil's-bit scabious Succisa pratensis is abundant throughout both the marshy grasslan…

Arkengarthdale, Gunnerside and Reeth Moors

…e's tail cotton grass Eriophorum vaginatum is dominant, with cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, crowberry Empetrum nigrum, cowberry Vaccinium vitis-idaea and heather. Cloudberry Rubus chamaemorus is a frequent component of the blanket bog and is particularly abundant on Gunnersid…

West Fermanagh Scarplands

… other areas, typical wet heath species predominate, such as cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, flea sedge Carex pulicaris, common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium and Sphagnum capillifolium. Further downslope, purple moor grass Molinia caerulea is frequent within a sedge and…

Mambury and Stowford Moors

…variant of this community represented here, characterised by cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, is almost wholly confined to the Culm Measures of Devon and Cornwall. Another grassland community is dominated by purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea tussocks, with frequent marsh this…

Brendonmoor

… a good example of the Molinia caerulea, Cirsium dissectum, Juncus acutiflorus, Erica tetralix fen meadow community. Vegetation ranges across the site from communities dominated by purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, with abundant compact rush Juncus conglomeratus to areas suppo…

Garry Bog Part II

…e of dwarf-shrubs, particularly heather Calluna vulgaris and cross leaved heath Erica tetralix over a Sphagnum-rich bryophyte carpet. Bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum and white beak sedge Rhynchospora alba are still prominent in the sward, together with common cottongrass Eriop…

Big Dog Scarps and Lakes

…such as heather Calluna vulgaris, bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus and bell heather Erica cinerea over a thick mixed carpet of pleurocarpous mosses. This dry heath vegetation is the main location for several notable species including cowberry Vaccinium vitis-idaea and lesser twayblad…

Tullysranadeega

… heath and bog are also frequent in these swards and include cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, heather Calluna vulgaris, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica and several species of sphagnum bog-mosses. In some places, the combination of acidic, peaty soils and intense flushing by gro…

Courthouse Grasslands

… form of fen-meadow occurs, characterised by species such as cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, saw-wort Serratula tinctoria, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum and the bog-moss Sphagnum auriculatum. This grades into small areas of wet heath, where cross-leaved heath, heather Cal…

Tonnagh Beg Bog

… is dominated by white beak sedge Rhynchospora alba 'lawns', cross leaved heath Erica tetralix and heather Calluna vulgaris. Frequent associates include common cottongrass Eriophorum angustiolium, deergrass Trichophorum cespitosum and swards of bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum …

Scotton Common

…ly scarce heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia. The heathers Calluna vulgaris, Erica tetralix and Erica cinerea are found in association with purple moor grass Molinia caerulea and the heath rush Juncus squarrosus. Both the adder Vipera berus and the common lizard Lacerta agilis…

Penrhos Lligwy

…cipal heathland shrubs present are heather Calluna vulgaris, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, bell heather Erica cinerea and western gorse Ulex gallii; other species which are abundant in places include purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea, deer-grass Trichophorum cespitosum and …

Inkpen Common

…sses, notably purple moor grass Molinia caerulea and heathers Calluna vulgaris, Erica cinerea and Erica tetralix with common gorse Ulex europaeus and dwarf gorse U. minor. Other species present include lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica which is locally abundant, devil's bit scabiou…

Kirkby Moor

…ess dense and bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus is more abundant. Cross leaved heath Erica tetralix and bell heather Erica cinerea also occur in varying amounts with crowberry Empetrum nigrum being frequent on Gunson Height and the southern ends of Crag Height and Bank House Moor. In …

Duddon Estuary

…ia and confined to only two other areas in the county. The sward is dominated byericaceous shrubs, heather Calluna vulgaris, cross leaved heath Erica tetralix and bell heather Erica cinerea, with dyer's greenweed Genista tinctoria and a mosaic of mosses and lichens. Other habitat…

Mid Cornwall Moors

…llii, bristle bent Agrostis curtisii, heather Calluna vulgaris and bell heather Erica cinerea. Cross leaved heath Erica tetralix and purple moor grass Molinia caerulea can be frequent and plants typically associated with this heathland include tormentil Potentilla erecta, heath m…

Blackheath

…reptiles. The heathland is dominated by ling Calluna vulgaris with bell heather Erica cinerea, cross leaved heath Erica tetralix and dwarf gorse Ulex minor. Among these plants there are dense growths of bryophytes mosses and lichens, including Cladonia spp. On the eastern edge of…

Stanton Pastures & Cuckoocliff Valley

…a ovina, wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa and mat grass Nardus stricta with ericaceous shrubs such as heather Calluna vulgaris, bell heather Erica cinerea, cross leaved heath Erica tetralix and bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus. Below this acidic grassland and wet heath community …

Arne

… sloping ground is largely dominated by ling Calluna vulgaris with bell heather Erica cinerea, bristle bent Agrostis curtisii, dwarf gorse Ulex minor and scattered patches of common gorse Ulex europaeus. In places bracken Pteridium aquilinum dominates and there are stands of Scot…

Wrawby Moor

…dland, which has a mosaic of wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa, bell heather Erica cinerea, cross leaved heath Erica tetralix and heather Calluna vulgaris. The woodland is crossed by a number of small drainage ditches and there are two flighting ponds. The southernmost of thes…

Parkhurst Forest

…ite. The youngest plantations are rich in heathland plants such as bell heather Erica cinerea, cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, purple moor grass Molinia caerulea and green ribbed sedge Carex binervis. The heathland plants disappear under the dense shade of the more mature plan…

Poor's Allotment

…ii and ling Calluna vulgaris. Other characteristic species include bell heather Erica cinerea, cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus, sheep's sorrel Rumex acetosella and heath bed straw Galium saxatile. The calcareous limestone grassland is dominated by …

Winterton - Horsey Dunes

… has developed on the landward side with heather Calluna vulgaris, bell heather Erica cinerea, cross leaved heath Erica tetralix and bog moss Sphagnum spp in the damper hollows. The dune slacks contain an interesting plant community that includes common sedge Carex nigra, soft ru…

Minsmere-Walberswick Heaths and Marshes

…s, common saltmarsh grass Puccinellia maritima and sea couch grass Elytrigia atherica. Shingle beach forms the coastline at Walberswick and Minsmere. This is subject to sea erosion and human disturbance but, nevertheless, it supports a variety of scarce shingle plants including s…

Tiptree Heath

…station in Essex, occurs locally on areas of sparse heather cover. Bell heather Erica cinerea and cross leaved heath Erica tetralix are present, the latter locally with pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, heath rush Juncus squarrosus, yellow sedge Carex demissa, ribbed sedge Carex bi…

East Dartmoor

…as are dominated by dwarf shrubs, mainly heather Calluna vulgaris, bell heather Erica cinerea, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus and western gorse Ulex gallii. This vegetation also forms a mosaic with a grassy sward, the main components of which are …

Tretio Common

… cannabinum, wild angelica Angelica sylvestris, common fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica, purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria, and meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria are abundant in the tall fen, whilst sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus and purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea char…

Cannock Chase

…ts of varied distribution patterns. Thus heather Calluna vulgaris, bell heather Erica cinerea and cross leaved heath Erica tetralix are species of west European oceanic distribution. Mixed with these are plants found most abundantly in continental northern latitudes e.g. bilberry…

Landford Heath

…. Ungrazed areas are dominated by common heather Calluna vulgaris, bell heather Erica cinerea and cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, together with large tussocks of purple moor grass Molinia caerulea. Less common plants associated with the wetter areas include deer grass Trichoph…

Pamber Forest and Silchester Common

…e to the edge of its range in Britain, petty whin Genista anglica, bell heather Erica cinerea, and cross leaved heath Erica tetralix. These dry communities grade into wet heath dominated by purple moor grass Molinia caerulea and supporting characteristic species such as cross lea…

Merthen Wood

…th bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus, heather Calluna vulgaris and some bell heather Erica cinerea, with wild madder Rubia peregrina, which is mainly confined to coastal locations in south and west Britain, common cow-wheat Melampyrum pratense and moss species. Parts of the woodland,…

Yarner Wood & Trendlebere Down

… of Yarner Wood is dominated by heather and also contains abundant bell heather Erica cinerea, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, western gorse Ulex gallii, purple moor-grass and scrub birch. Secondary birch has also developed with bracken Pteridium aquilinum on the sites of old …

Bonchurch Landslips

…heathland. The last community comprises heather Calluna vulgaris, bell heather Erica cinerea and cross leaved heath Erica tetralix. The reed Phragmites australis dominated basic flushes have large populations of marsh helleborine Epipactis palustris and also support harvest mice…

Dam Wood

…uch remnants. The wet heath is dominated by ling Calluna vulgaris, bell heather Erica cinerea and cross leaved heath Erica tetralix. Purple moor grass Molinia caerulea is locally abundant. Of particular interest is the extensive population of Juniper Juniperus communis which occu…

Sheringham and Beeston Regis Commons

…orse Ulex europaeus but small pockets of heather Calluna vulgaris, bell heather Erica cinerea and cross leaved heath Erica tetralix still survive. Acidic grassland also occurs locally and is characterised by wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum od…

Great Haldon Heaths

…vulgaris and western gorse Ulex gallii with varying proportions of bell heather Erica cinerea and cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix. The lichen Cladonia impexa, purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea and bristle bent Agrostis curtisii are frequent throughout, the latter species being…

Trevaunance Cove

…owns supports the largest area of Southern Atlantic wet heath with Dorset heath Erica ciliaris and cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix in Cornwall, which is an internationally rare vegetation type. The site supports dry and wet heath/mire communities and stands of willow scrub wher…

Snelsmore Common

…h have developed over Plateau Gravel deposits. In the driest areas bell heather Erica cinerea also occurs. Cross leaved heath Erica tetralix is frequent in wetter, peaty areas, together with abundant or dominant purple moor grass Molinia caerulea. Other typical heathland plants i…

Ward Hill Cliffs

… rich lichen-heath which is dominated by heather Calluna vulgaris, bell heather Erica cinerea, and cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix and interspersed with numerous herbs.

Newlyn Downs

…owns supports the largest area of Southern Atlantic wet heath with Dorset heath Erica ciliaris and cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix in Cornwall, which is an internationally rare vegetation type. The site supports dry and wet heath/mire communities and stands of willow scrub wher…

Lavington Common

…er. The open heath consists of heather Calluna vulgaris, with some bell heather Erica cinerea. In wetter areas cross leaved heath Erica tetralix grows with heather, Sphagnum mosses and round leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia. Purple moor grass Molinia caerulea occurs in hollows …

Arfordir Gogleddol Penmon

…pports wet heath on peaty gley soils. It is characterised by cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, and bog moss Sphagnum compactum with bell heather Erica cinerea, western gorse Ulex gallii, and heather Calluna vulgaris prominent along with more local species such as petty whin Geni…

Porth Ceiriad, Porth Neigwl ac Ynysoedd Sant Tudwal

…ssland and western heath with stands of western gorse Ulex gallii, bell heather Erica cinerea, heather Calluna vulgaris, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, red fescue, thrift and plantains including buck’s horn plantain Plantago coronopus and sea plantain. These areas are dissect…

Thrasher's Heath

…n damp and wet heathland, mainly in the north west, the very local Dorset Heath Erica ciliaris is abundant together with cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix and purple moor grass Molinia caerulea. On the higher centre of the site, there is dry heathland with ling Calluna vulgaris a…

Parley Common

…e dry heath is typically dominated by heather Calluna vulgaris and bell heather Erica cinerea; the wet heath has much cross leaved heath Erica tetralix and purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum occurs in the wetter heath, together with hare's tail…

Ysgeifiog Moor

…llii occur amongst the tall bushes of heather Calluna vulgaris and bell heather Erica cinerea, the latter being replaced by cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix in damper areas. Groundwater arises in a number of places on the moor. These flushes are moss-cushioned and hold a diverse…

Porthgwarra to Pordenack Point

…‘waved’ maritime heathland, dominated by heather Calluna vulgaris, bell heather Erica cinerea, western gorse Ulex gallii and cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix. Other habitats include small areas of maritime grassland, scrub, cliff vegetation, streams, pools and flushes. Species o…

Morcombelake

… this community is heather Calluna vulgaris with lesser amounts of bell heather Erica cinerea, western gorse, bristle bent and locally cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix and bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus. Common dodder Cuscuta epithymum a plant parasitic on gorse and heather is als…

Studland & Godlingston Heaths

…h well-drained slopes support dry heathland dominated by ling with bell heather Erica cinerea, bristle bent Agrostis curtisii, dwarf gorse Ulex minor and stands of common gorse Ulex europaeus. Near the Agglestone Rock – the largest of the ironstone boulders – bilberry Vaccinium m…

Hazeley Heath

…ridium aquilinum on less leached soils; heather Calluna vulgaris / bell heather Erica cinerea dry heath; Calluna / purple moor grass Molinia caerulea / cross leaved heath Erica tetralix ‘humid’ heath; and extensive dense monospecific stands of gorse Ulex europaeus. Wet heath and …

Hartland Moor

…reas of wet heath containing some of the finest stands of the rare Dorset heath Erica ciliaris to be found in Britain. Ling Calluna vulgaris, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea, carnation sedge Carex panicea and deer grass Trichophorum cespitosu…

Ferndown Common

…athland is of the dry type, dominated by ling Calluna vulgaris and bell heather Erica cinerea. There is some damp or humid heath in which cross leaved heather Erica tetralix and purple moor grass Molinia caerulea are locally dominant. Gorse Ulex europaeus is widespread and the si…

Hurston Warren

… lanatus is intermixed with dry heath of ling Calluna vulgaris and bell heather Erica cinerea. In wetter areas a wet heath community with ling, cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, rushes Juncus species and sedges Carex species has developed. Onl…

East Nidderdale Moors (Flamstone Pin - High Ruckles)

…a flexuosa heath. To the north, around Brown Beck Crags, stands of bell heather Erica cinerea are unusually frequent for this part of the Pennines. Cross leaved heath Erica tetralix occurs in wet, peaty hollows throughout the site. The most species rich habitats are the acidic fl…

Holt and West Moors Heaths

…er Calluna vulgaris / dwarf gorse Ulex minor type, with associated bell heather Erica cinerea and bristle bent Agrostis curtisii. Wetter areas are characterised by cross leaved heath Erica tetralix and purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, the latter dominating where there is a hig…

The New Forest

…ts of grazing. Dry heath dominated by heather Calluna vulgaris and bell heather Erica cinerea and bristle bent Agrostis curtisii grades into humid heath in which cross leaved heath Erica tetralix and purple moor grass Molinia caerulea are constant species. The humid heath on slo…

Horton Common

…is dry heathland, which is dominated by ling Calluna vulgaris with bell heather Erica cinerea and dwarf gorse Ulex minor. Lower lying areas have wet heath with cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, Deer grass Trichophorum cespitosum, purple moor grass Molinia caerulea and the Sphagn…

Canford Heath

…nities are of the dry or humid type with heather Calluna vulgaris, bell heather Erica cinerea, bristle bent Agrostis curtisii, purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea and cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix. As on other heathland fragments in this part of the Poole Basin, the principal …

The Moors

…small amounts of dry heath dominated by ling Calluna vulgaris with bell heather Erica cinerea and common and western gorse Ulex europaeus and Ulex gallii, most of the heathland is wet. The very local Dorset heath Erica ciliaris is locally dominant in these areas with purple moor-…

Strumble Head - Llechdafad Cliffs

…ost striking features of the vegetation. Heather Calluna vulgaris, bell heather Erica cinerea, and western gorse Ulex gallii dominate the drier rocky slopes and knolls. Cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix and purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea are found where the heath merges into …

Dowrog Common

…nnabinum, purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria, common fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica and wild angelica Angelica sylvestris. A little water dock Rumex hydrolapathum and yellow loosestrife Lysimachia vulgaris borders the Alun, whilst the margins of Dowrog Pool also support large s…

Castle Bottom to Yateley and Hawley Commons

…The dry heathland areas are dominated by heather Calluna vulgaris, bell heather Erica cinerea and dwarf gorse flex minor, grading locally to humid heath dominated by heather, bell heather, cross leaved heath Erica tetralix and purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, or acid grassland…

Gong Hill

…f a mosaic of uneven aged ling Calluna vulgaris, interspersed with bell heather Erica cinerea and wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa, with occasional specimens of dwarf gorse bushes Ulex minor and cross leaved heath Erica tetralix. bell heather is particularly frequent on the m…

Tregonning Hill

…ports western lowland heath dominated by heather Calluna vulgaris, bell heather Erica cinerea and western gorse Ulex gallii, with bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus and tormentil Potentilla erecta. The occurrence of cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix indicates wetter conditions. Scrub v…

Brenscombe Heath

…y local, wet heathland community, characterised by the presence of Dorset heath Erica ciliaris as well as dry heath, flushes and damp heathy grassland. The fauna of the site contains several rare heathland species. On the higher ground in the south there is dry heath dominated by…

Foxlease and Ancells Meadows

…l Veronica officinalis. Locally, the grassland forms a mosaic with bell heather Erica cinerea and the associated parasitic common dodder Cuscuta epithymum. There are extensive areas of wet heath dominated by purple moor grass, cross leaved heath Erica tetralix and heather Calluna…

Holton and Sandford Heaths

…soils the vegetation is dominated by heather Calluna vulgaris with bell heather Erica cinerea, bristle bent Agrostis curtisii and dwarf gorse Ulex minor also frequent. Western gorse Ulex gallii is also found occasionally on dry heathland in this part of the Dorset heaths. Locally…

Sullington Warren

…antly wet. The dry heath consists of heather Calluna vulgaris with bell heather Erica cinerea, dwarf gorse Ulex minor, bracken Pteridium aquilinum and the lichen Cladonia impexa. Areas of wet heath are dominated by heather, cross leaved heath Erica tetralix and purple moor grass …

Coverack to Porthoustock

… nationally scarce species. Of particular note is the RDB species Cornish heath Erica vagans which, in the British Isles, is confined to the Lizard Peninsula and County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. Areas of the coastline which have been quarried reveal exposures which are of geol…

Lindisfarne

…ached, sands support dune heath, with heather Calluna vulgaris and bell heather Erica cinerea and acid dune grassland in a mosaic unique within North East England. Dune slacks, dominated by creeping willow Salix repens and cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, are well developed bo…

Bryant's Heath, Felmingham

…nt. Heather Calluna vulgaris is dominant with frequent bell heather Erica cinerea and western gorse Ulex gallii. There is a gradation from dry to wet heathland at the top of the sloping ground. Cross leaved heath Erica tetralix and purple moor gras…

Yr Eifl

…levations on Yr Eifl and Tre’r Ceiri. Heather Calluna vulgaris and bell heather Erica cinerea dominate the drier heath with western gorse Ulex gallii on the lower slopes. In damper areas, heather is associated with cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, deer grass Trichophorum cespit…

Findon Moor

…her Calluna vulgaris with patches of crowberry Empetrum nigrum and bell heather Erica cinerea and with lichen and moss communities (e.g. Cladonia furcata, Evernia prunastri, Hypogymnia physodes) on rocky knolls. Wet heath dominated by cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix and ling he…

Beinn Dearg

…inated by heather Calluna vulgaris with other dwarf-shrubs such as bell heather Erica cinerea and blaeberry Vaccinium myrtillus. Subalpine wet heath is extensive on Beinn Dearg and is dominated by deer grass Trichophorum cespitosum and cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix. This site…

Chailey Common

…grasslands. Dry heath is dominated by heather Calluna vulgaris and bell heather Erica cinerea with wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa and purple moor grass Molinia caerulea. In the areas of wet heath these are augmented by cross leaved heath Erica tetralix and Sphagnum mosses. …

Bourley and Long Valley

…The dry heathland areas are dominated by heather Calluna vulgaris, bell heather Erica cinerea and dwarf gorse Ulex minor with bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus a frequent associate. Extensive patches of dodder Cuscuta epithymum occur on dense heather areas. Cross leaved heath Erica te…

Town Common

…na vulgaris, a dwarf shrub which widely forms deep, mature stands. bell heather Erica cinerea and dwarf gorse Ulex minor also occur, while bare areas of firm, sandy ground are important for the diminutive and nationally scarce mossy stonecrop Crassula tillaea. Cross leaved heath …

Eastern Mournes

…es way upslope to vegetation in which heather Calluna vulqaris and bell heather Erica cinerea are the dominant elements, forming the most widespread heath community in the Eastern Mournes. Unlike similar communities in great Britain, the oceanic species Erica cinerea tends to be …

Upton Heath

… is humid or wet with purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea and cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix the dominant species. Strong populations of the nationally scarce marsh gentian Gentiana pneumonanthe occur in some of the wetter areas and there is a small stand of the nationally rare…

Lions Hill

…s the higher ground and is dominated by ling Calluna vulgaris with bell heather Erica cinerea and Dwarf gorse Ulex minor. Bracken Pteridium aquilinum and common gorse Ulex europaeus are locally frequent. There are more extensive areas of humid heath with ling and cross leaved hea…

Woolbeding and Pound Commons

… of heather Calluna vulgaris, wavy hairgrass Deschampsia flexuosa, bell heather Erica cinerea and dwarf gorse Ulex minor. Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus is locally dominant with bracken Pteridium aquilinum, heather and grasses. The heath grades locally into a wet heath community in…

Stoborough & Creech Heaths

…raction. The dry heath is dominated by ling Calluna vulgaris with bell heather Erica cinerea and dwarf gorse Ulex minor. Stands of common gorse Ulex europaeus are frequent and western gorse Ulex gallii occurs locally. Bracken Pteridium aquilinum occurs in a few areas. On the dam…

Thurstaston Common

…monly found. This dry heath community grades into an assemblage of bell heather Erica cinerea and western gorse Ulex gallii in the driest areas of the heathland. Wet heath and acidic marshy grassland occurs in damp peaty hollows. The wet heath is characterised by cross leaved hea…

Ashdown Forest

…tensive areas of dry heath dominated by ling Callun avulgaris with bell heather Erica cinerea and dwarf gorse Ulex minor. This heathland supports important lichen communities including species such as Pycnothelia papillaria. Bracken Pteridium aquilinum is now dominant over large …

Craig Wen / Cors Castell

…damp sections of the heathland, heather Calluna vulgaris and cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix are the dominant ericaceous shrubs with deer-grass Trichophorum cespitosum, purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum and creeping willow Salix repens as fr…

Worgret Heath

…ostly dry in character, dominated by heather Calluna vulgaris with bell heather Erica cinerea, dwarf gorse Ulex minor, bristle bent Agrostis curtisii and the lichens Cladonia portentosa and C. uncialis. Bracken Pteridium aquilinum is locally abundant. The wetter heathland types a…

Stokeford Heaths

…avels. The community is dominated by heather Calluna vulgaris with bell heather Erica cinerea, dwarf gorse Ulex minor and locally bristle bent Agrostis curtisii. Where there is slight impedance of drainage dry heath grades into humid heath. Here heather is usually still dominant …

Esher Commons

…g Calluna vulgaris where the soil is dry. This is often mixed with bell heather Erica cinerea or bracken Pteridium aquilinum, supporting a range of characteristic heathland insects including the scarce silver studded blue butterfly Plebejus argus. In the waterlogged area near Bla…

Iping Common

…na vulgaris. The majority of the heath is dominated by heather and bell heather Erica cinerea with dwarf gorse Ulex minor also present. Where drainage is impeded on north Trotton and part of Stedham Commons this dry heath grades into a wetter heathland type where an increase in c…

An Teallach

…hrub heath, including those dominated by heather Calluna vulgaris, bell heather Erica cinerea and bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus. There is also a large area of the nationally rare Northern Atlantic hepatic mat, a habitat rich in liverworts. Wet heath communities on An Teallach are …

Whitmoor Common

…the south and east are dominated by heather Calluna vulgaris, 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 grassl…

Warmwell Heath

…th of the higher slopes is dominated by ling Calluna vulgaris with bell heather Erica cinerea, dwarf gorse Ulex minor and typical heathland lichens, especially Cladonia portentosa. common gorse Ulex europaeus and bracken Pteridium aquilinum form locally dense stands. The vegetati…

Heswall Dales

…rier sandier soils this habitat type gives way to an assemblage of bell heather Erica cinerea and western gorse Ulex gallii. This latter species has a distinct western distribution in Britain and is found on only a few localities in Merseyside. The wetter areas are dominated by p…

Cashel Loughs

…y Calliergonell cuspidatum. Raised areas of dryer peat are dominated by heather Erica vulgaris and purple moor grass Molinia caerulea and bog myrtle Myrica gale locally abundant. Wet grassland is scattered around the area and is composed of species such as velvet bent Agrostis c…

Turners Puddle Heath

… heather Calluna vulgaris is dominant with dwarf gorse Ulex minor, bell heather Erica cinerea and bristle bent Agrostis curtisii frequent. Where drainage is impeded, usually on lower ground, wet heath has developed on seasonally waterlogged soils. Small differences in soil moistu…

Southey and Gotleigh Moors

…agum. The tops of the hummocks host a wet heath community of cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia and heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata. Transitions to several related plant communities can be seen within the site. With increasing dist…

Farndale

…tats support species not found elsewhere in the site such as cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, deer grass Trichophorum cespitosum, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella, round leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia, common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris…

Christchurch Harbour

…rush Juncus gerardii. Higher level marsh is dominated by sea couch Elytrigia atherica, sea rush Juncus maritimus and red fescue Festuca rubra. Reed Phragmites australis locally forms extensive beds and sea club rush Bolboschoenus maritimus is present in large patches on the edges…

Corfe & Barrow Hills

…una vulgaris and western gorse Ulex gallii with smaller amounts of bell heather Erica cinerea and bristle bent Agrostis curtisii. Common gorse Ulex europaeus also occurs but is most frequent on disturbed ground at the edges of the heathland where there is some invasion by bracken…

Turbary and Kinson Commons

…r Calluna vulgaris and western gorse Ulex gallii; also present are bell heather Erica cinerea and bristle bent Agrostis curtisii, this being especially abundant in areas of frequent accidental burning. On the lower lying ground there is humid and wet heath which is largely domina…

Aldons Hill

… Hill there is extensive dry heath of heather Calluna vulgaris and bell heather Erica cinerea, with scattered patches of bracken Pteridium aquilinum on steeper slopes. Where ground water collects in sumps and soakaways throughout this area a complex of mire communities has develo…

Ham Common

…the heathlands north of Poole Harbour. Other associated plants are bell heather Erica cinerea and bristle bent Agrostis curtisii and lichens of the genus Cladonia are frequent. Common gorse Ulex europaeus and bracken Pteridium aquilinum locally form dense stands. In wetter areas…

Shortheath Common

…ow growing shrub now rare and declining in southern England. Cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella and common sallow Salix cinerea occur as a wet heath community at the mire margins, but this transitionary zone quic…

Smart's and Prey Heaths

… the sward being dominated by ling heather Calluna vulgaris, cross leaved heath Erica tetralix and purple moor grass Molinia caerulea. Other plants include creeping willow Salix repens, dwarf gorse Ulex minor, deer grass Trichophorum cespitosum and both long leaved and round leav…

Oakers Bog

…o wet heath in a narrow fringe, with vegetation dominated by cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, deer grass Trichophorum cespitosum and stands of bog myrtle Myrica gale. The nationally scarce marsh gentian Gentiana pneumonanthe occurs locally in this community. Where the adjoining…

Little Budworth Common

… purple moor grass Molinia caerulea. Other species present include bell heather Erica cinerea, gorse Ulex europaeus and harebell Campanula rotundifolia. The boggy areas are dominated by the mosses Sphagnum spp. and Polytrichum spp. and cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium. Other…

Goonhilly Downs

…se typically support a basic lowland heath community dominated by Cornish heath Erica vagans, a Red Data Book (RDB) species (*), in the British Isles found only on the Lizard and County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. In places the serpentinite is overlain by windblown loess deposit…

East Lizard Heathlands

…he remnant heathland on gabbro. The heathland supports the rare Cornish heather Erica vagans, a Red Data Book species (*) confined in the British Isles to the Lizard district and County Fermanagh in Northern Ireland. The site supports a range of lowland heath communities with ar…

Mynydd Llangyndeyrn

…te slopes and outcrops are sparsely clad by heathy vegetation with bell heather Erica cinerea, western gorse Ulex gallii, bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus and the uncommon upland ecotype of tormentil Potentilla erecta sub sp. strictissima. The wetter depressions are dominated by purp…

Little Haldon Heaths

…e majority of the site. The dwarf shrubs heather Calluna vulgaris, bell heather Erica cinerea and western gorse Ulex gallii dominate the vegetation, with the grass bristle bent Agrostis curtisii being of frequent occurrence. The latter two species are particularly characteristic …

Slieve Gullion

…um myrtillis on the cooler, shaded slopes at higher elevation, and bell heather Erica cinerea on the lower, south facing slopes, reflecting the milder micro-climate. Hypnum cupressiforme and occasional Rhytidiadelphus loreus form a dense moss layer beneath the dwarf-shrub canopy.…

Cawston and Marsham Heaths

…ctices. Cawston Heath is dominated by heather Calluna vulgaris and bell heather Erica cinerea and the uneven age structure provides suitable conditions for many low growing lichens including Cladonia gonechi at its only East Anglian locality. On Marsham Heath, western gorse Ulex …

Chudleigh Knighton Heath

…x gallii, European gorse Ulex europaeus, heather Calluna vulgaris, bell heather Erica cinerea, purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea and bristle bent Agrostis curtisii. Plants such as lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, tormentil Potentilla erecta and common milkwort Polygala vulgaris …

Rathlin Island - Ballygill North

… on shallow peat soils and are dominated by ling Calluna vulgaris, bell heather Erica cinerea and western gorse Ulex gallii. This distinctive type of heath is restricted in its distribution within the British Isles and Rathlin is the most northerly site known for it. Surface depr…

Giant's Causeway and Dunseverick

…ntly wind-pruned. Common species include heather Calluna vulgaris, bell heather Erica cinerea. tormentil Potentilla erecta and the moss Hypnum jutlandicum with mountain everlasting Antennaria dioica frequent in places. spring squill Scilla verna is a common associate on thin soil…

Trelow Downs

…terised by western gorse Ulex gallii, heather Calluna vulgaris and bell heather Erica cinerea. Co-dominant with the western gorse in places, particularly in the western section of the site, is bristle bent Agrostis curtisii. Other heathland grasses include heath grass Danthonia d…

The Cliffs of Magho

…berry Vaccinium myrtillus, with cowberry Vaccinium vitis-idaea and bell heather Erica cinerea, growing over a thick carpet of acid-tolerant pleurocarpous mosses. This community is the location for lesser twayblade Listera cordata and the rare serrated wintergreen Orthilia secunda…

Haldon Forest

…hland supports a few plant species, being dominated by a mosaic of bell heather Erica cinerea, western gorse Ulex gallii and heather Calluna vulgaris to the exclusion of nearly all other species other than mosses. Two other small remnants, near the service station on the A38 and …

Knockdaw Hill

… the southern slopes of Knockdaw Hill heather Calluna vulgaris and bell heather Erica cinerea, dominate the herb-rich dry heath which also includes the locally uncommon northern bedstraw Galium boreale and meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis, with dropwort Filipendula vulgaris at …

The Quantocks

…rs on areas where drainage is impeded. Sub dominants include cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus and wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa. A number of lichens and mosses are associated with this community. There are …

Cranborne Common

…inated by heather Calluna vulgaris with dwarf gorse Ulex minor and bell heather Erica cinerea. In contrast on the prominent hillock at King Barrow Dwarf gorse is replaced by western gorse Ulex gallii, which is unusual on the eastern Dorset heaths. In both areas stands of common …

Clermont & Anglesey Mountain

…es way upslope to vegetation in which heather Calluna vulgaris and bell heather Erica cinerea are the dominant species, forming the most widespread heath community on Clermont and Anglesey Mountain. At higher altitudes, transitional communities with species such as bilberry Vacci…

Caeau Ffos Fach

…. Wetter areas support a heath-type community which includes cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix and heather Calluna vulgaris. Several noteworthy plants are recorded at the site. Whorled caraway Carum verticillatum, a plant characteristic of coalfield grasslands in west Wales. Mead…

Foulshaw Moss

…ant community of raised bogs known as the cross leaved heath bog moss community Erica tetralix Sphagnum papillosum community, although the balance of the species has been modified by the drier peats of the moss. Ling Calluna vulgaris and bog myrtle Myrica galeform a shrubby canop…

Cassindonald Moss

… raised mire vegetation, with characteristic species such as cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, hare’s tail cottongrass Eriophorum vaginatum, heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata and Sphagnum (bog moss). Wetter hollows contain species such as common cottongrass Eriophorum a…

Moine Mhor

…hen Cladonia spp. growing on its stems. Also common here are cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, deergrass Trichophorum cespitosum, purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea and bog-myrtle Myrica gale. Away from the bog in marshy grassland the vegetation composition is diverse. Commonly …

Moidach More

… by the major peat-building bog moss Sphagnum papillosum and cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix is very well represented. More generally, the vegetation is dominated by ling heather Calluna vulgaris and cotton grasses (Eriophorum species), particularly hare's-tail cottongrass Erio…

Risley Moss

…riophorum vaginatum, together with associated plants such as cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos and a number of species of bog moss Sphagnum spp. and other bryophytes. Other less abundant species include round leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia, bog …

Crosby Ravensworth Fell

… incidence of burning, severity of grazing and degree of exposure. Bell heather Erica cinerea is frequent amidst the Calluna becoming increasingly abundant in areas regenerating after burning. Other associated species include mat grass Nardus stricta, wavy hair grass Deschampsia …

Rora Moss

…widespread hare’s-tail cotton grass Eriophorum vaginatum and cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix and scattered patches of bog mosses, mainly Sphagnum capillifolium. The area surrounding the primary bog and extending to the edge of the moss has mostly been cut over. These cuttings o…

Newtondale

…yrica gale together with purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, bog cinquefoil Comarum palustre and bottle sedge Carex rostrata. Flush communities on the valley slopes are particularly rich and some support black bog rush Schoenus nigricans, grass …

Glascwm and Gladestry Hills

… Empetrum nigrum and a range of lichen species Cladonia spp. Cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix is only sparsely represented. At lower levels there is an edge effect, probably accentuated by grazing pressure where heather-dominated vegetation is replaced by domination by bilberry,…

Borlasevath and Retallack Moor

…ained ground with a greater cover of heathers, particularly cross leaved heath (Erica tetralix) and scattered bog mosses notably Sphagnum compactum and S. tenellum. In more water logged patches with deeper peat especially towards the valley floor, wet heath gives way to a rare t…

Flaxmere Moss

…ss Eriophorum vaginatum, purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos, sundew Drosera rotundifolia, marsh cinquefoil Pontentilla palustris and the nationally rare bog rosemary Andromeda polifolia occur. The mire vegetation g…

Garron Plateau

…ground is characterised by the prominence of such species as cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum and common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium, over a lush Sphagnum moss carpet, while on more freely-draining slopes heather Calluna vulgaris, cro…

Tower More

…s dominated by the dwarf shrubs heather Calluna vulgaris and cross leaved heath Erica tetralix with deergrass Trichophorum cespitosum, common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium and hare's tail cottongrass Eriophorum vaginatum frequent throughout. There is a high cover of lower …

Wallis Moor

…ulders. Heather Calluna vulgaris, western gorse Ulex gallii, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix and purple moorgrass Molinia caerulea form the framework of a compact but varied heathland at the core of Wallis Moor. Small hollows and disused clay-pits occur throughout and are richl…

Rosenannon Bog and Downs

…ather Calluna vulgaris with frequent western gorse Ulex gallii and bell heather Erica cinerea, forming a mosaic with purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea and bristle bent Agrostis curtisii. Associated species include lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, saw wort Serratula tinctoria, an…

White Moss

…olinia caerulea is intermixed with heather Calluna vulgaris, cross leaved heath Erica tetralix and bog myrtle Myrica gale. Floating patches of Sphagnum and depressions in the surface of the moss reveal the location of former peat cuttings. Along the drier sides of the moss purple…

Wester Moss

…Sphagnum capillifolium, along with heather Calluna vulgaris, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix and hare’s-tail cottongrass Eriophorum vaginatum. sundew Drosera rotundifolia and cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos also occur, along with the nationally scarce bog-rosemary Andromeda polif…

Llyn Llech Owain

… 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 hare's-tail cottongrass Eriophorum vaginatum and, amongst …

Carn Gafallt

…h, which occurs on south facing dry slopes. Here western gorse and bell heather Erica cinerea are scattered amongst the heather with small amounts of bilberry. Both of these main communities occur as extensive pure stands and as mosaics with other upland vegetation types, such as…

Carn Ingli

…rost-shattered blockfields. Dry heath of heather Calluna vulgaris, bell heather Erica cinerea and western gorse Ulex gallii is the dominant habitat, and is maintained through traditional rough grazing by sheep, cattle and ponies, supplemented by controlled winter burning. In plac…

Nant y Crimp

…he vegetation assumes a more heathy character, with frequent cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix together with mosses such as Polytrichum commune, Sphagnum auriculatum and S. papillosum. Where springs emerge at the ground surface, these are joined by bog asphodel Narthecium ossifra…

Old Castle Down

…e top of the west facing slope and below it is a Festuca/Molinia grassland with Erica tetralix and Pedicularis sylvatica. Towards the southern end there are areas of thin soil giving a typical limestone flora but Pteridium aquilinum has colonised the deeper soils. The plateau is …

Waun Cwm Calch

…ers the level plateau surface, in places forming a well-developed blanket mire. Ericaceous communities are well-developed, with heather Calluna vulgaris, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix and bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus dominant, together with cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos and b…

Langford Heathfield

…l of more acid conditions, such as heather Calluna vulgaris, cross leaved heath Erica tetralix and western gorse Ulex gallii. Parts of Coram’s Wood and Lucas’s Copse are ancient woodlands of the wet ash field maple stand type. Ash Fraxinus excelsior is the most common canopy spec…

Tre Wilmot

…pport wet heath or peatland communities, with species such as crossleaved heath Erica tetralix, purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea, common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium and creeping willow Salix repens. Of particular note is a very large population of marsh gentian Gentia…

Allerthorpe Common

…he northeast corner of the common. Heather Calluna vulgaris, cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, purple moor grass Molinia caerulea and cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium form a mosaic of wet and dry heath communities, into which birch woodland has encroached in places as a res…

Waun-fawr

…s, bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella heather Calluna vulgaris, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix and common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium. The marbled white butterfly Melanargia galathea has been recorded from the site, near its northernmost limits in Britain, and there is a…

Kilhern Moss

…a vulgaris, hare’s-tail cottongrass Eriophorum vaginatum and cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix are scattered through the wet flats. Unusually for a site of this quality, the expected pattern of pools and hummocks is absent. A transition through to wet heath and acidic grassland i…

Hense Moor

…to these boggy areas, purple moor grass Molinia caerulea and cross leaved heath Erica tetralix become more abundant, together with a variety of other species, including fir clubmoss Huperzia selago, round leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia, long leaved sundew Drosera intermedia, …

Aire Point to Carrick Du

…n the cliff tops. These are dominated by heather Calluna vulgaris, bell heather Erica cinerea and western gorse Ulex gallii and often display the waved structure characteristic of exposure to salt-laden winds. Spring squill, common bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, sheep's …

Grudie Peatlands

…s-tail cotton grass Eriophorum vaginatum and, more variably, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix. In the least disturbed areas, bog moss Sphagnum species are abundant whereas Cladonia lichens are more frequent in those areas most affected by burning and drainage. The site is notabl…

Rumsdale Peatlands

…ss Trichophorum cespitosum and heather Calluna vulgaris with cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix. Species of cottongrass Eriophorum are locally important. Around many of the lower altitude pool systems Sphagnum bog moss is widespread and abundant. In addition to the more common spe…

Black Snib

…are characteristic constants of this type of bog habitat are cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, the nationally scarce bog rosemary Andromeda polifolia, heather Calluna vulgaris, common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium, hare's tail cotton grass Eriophorum vaginatum and the bo…

Popehouse Moor

…nt also, with occasional plants of heather Calluna vulgaris, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix and the local petty whin Genista anglica. Ivy-leaved bell flower Wahlenbergia hederacea, a plant seldom found away from Dartmoor and Exmoor in Devon, is present in some quantity. A sma…

Bowes Moor

…r between upland and lowland bogs has developed and contains cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, bog rosemary Andromeda polifolia, cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos and round leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia. Such vegetation supports well develope…

Kirkconnell Flow

…ses although common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium and cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix are frequent and Ling heather Calluna vulgaris and lichens Cladonia spp., are commoner in drier areas. Other plants characteristic of raised mires such as cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos …

Hodnet Heath

…land is dominated by heather Calluna vulgaris, with abundant cross leaved heath Erica tetralix and locally dominant purple moor grass Molinia caerulea. The uncommondeer grass Trichophorum cespitosum occurs in these heathland communities. In wetter places characteristic bog plants…

Frevagh

…o wet heath the ericoid species heather Calluna vulgaris and cross leaved heath Erica tetralix occur intermittently within the fen meadow. Mosses are prominent within the sward and species that thrive in open, light conditions are prevalent with golden head moss Breutelia chrysoc…

Longmoor Bog

…eathland dominated by purple moor grass Molinia caerulea and cross leaved heath Erica tetralix. The remainder of the site is predominantly secondary mixed woodland. Situated three miles south west of Wokingham, Longmoor Bog lies in a shallow valley on sandy deposits of the Lower …

Danes Moss

…pment of a raised mire. One area of the site is dominated by cross leaved heath Erica tetralix and cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos over a Sphagnum fallax carpet and damp ditches locally support a number of Cheshire’s uncommon wetland plants such as round leaved sundew Drosera rotun…

Gweunydd Nant y Dernol

…echinata. Small patches of wet heath support species such as cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, deer-grass Trichophorum cespitosum, bog mosses Sphagnum spp., bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus and the locally scarce petty whin Genista tinctoria. Additional interest is provided by the N…

Gweunydd Ty'n-y-Llidiart

…ass Trichophorum cespitosum is abundant, along with frequent cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium, star sedge Carex echinata, carnation sedge C. panicea and round-leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia. The drier slopes and bank support a swa…

Tully Bog

…ulgaris and deergrass Trichophorum cespitosum, with frequent cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium and hare's tail cottongrass Eriophorum vaginatum. Beneath the dwarf shrub canopy, the main hummock-forming moss is Sphagnum capillifolium, w…

Rhos Blaenclettwr

…nium oxycoccos, round-leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia and cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix. Larger areas of poor-fen, some showing evidence of slight base-enrichment, contain greater tussock-sedge Carex paniculata, white sedge Carex canescens, common valerian Valeriana offici…

Trefeiddan Moor

…h of western gorse Ulex gallii, heather Calluna vulgaris and cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix. Species-rich basic depressions occur on the margins of this heath, and support few-flowered spike-rush Eleocharis quinqueflora and the moss Scorpidium scorpioides. pillwort Pilularia g…

Landford Bog

… this site in Wiltshire, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, cross leaved heath Erica tetralix and purple moor grass Molinia caerulea. Among the plant community are species which are rare and decreasing in Wiltshire including marsh St John’s wort Hypericum elodes, pale butterwort…

Caeau Llwyn Gwrgan

… of other woody species such as heather Calluna vulgaris and cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix this grassland shows a transition towards heathland.The animal life of these pastures has not yet been recorded in detail, but a large population of the marsh fritillary butterfly Euphy…

Caeau Tir-mawr

…thoxanthum odoratum, sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, heath spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza maculata, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica and tawny sedge Carex hostiana. Further species of particular note that occur within these areas are whorled…

Tranmire

…um sp., marsh violet Viola palustris, common sedge C. nigra, cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, abundant marsh lousewort and a further large colony of marsh orchids. To the north, on deep peat where cutting is still in progress, there is an interesting relict bog flora with bilb…

Straduff

…inated by gorse Ulex europaeus, heather Calluna vulgaris and cross leaved heath Erica tetralix. It supports a diverse micro-lepidopteran fauna, small moths, including a number of first records for Co Tyrone. Also notable is the presence of the large heath butterfly Coenonympha tu…

Largalinny

…vegetation is dominated by rank heather Calluna vulgaris and cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, with bell heather E. cinerea, bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus and occasional cowberry Vaccinium vitis-idaea occurring in the drier areas. A thick calcifugous moss carpet, dominated by Sph…

Winster Wetlands

…inqueflora. The Sphagnum lawn is dominated by S. papillosum, cross leaved heath Erica tetralix and bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum. This combination of communities is unknown outside South Cumbria and the community dominated by S. papillosum is nationally rare. Nearby sharp-f…

Cors Ty-gwyn

… swamp community, but with more heather Calluna vulgaris and cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix in the hummocks of bog-mosses.

Hole of Horcum

…racken Pteridium aquilinum is abundant. Associated species include bell heather Erica cinerea, bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus, cowberry Vaccinium vitis-idaea, crowberry Empetrum nigrum and, locally, creeping willow Salix repens. Of note is the presence of bearberry Arctostaphylos u…

Cors Bryn-y-Gaer

…-leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia. In slightly drier areas cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix becomes more abundant and there is a greater range of bog moss species Sphagnum spp., whilst in the wettest areas common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium is frequent. Areas of acidi…

Oughtershaw and Beckermonds

…ss Eriophorum vaginatum, purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum and tormentil Potentilla erecta grow in association with bog mosses Sphagnum spp. and star moss Polytrichum commune. Other Information During the 19…

Oak Mere

…ated by bog mosses Sphagnum spp. Associated species include cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, heather Calluna vulgaris, common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium, purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, round leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia and bottle sedge Carex rostrata. A …

Gweunydd Crychell

…be either associated with frequent bog-moss Sphagnum sp. and cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix or be more grassy with dominant sheep’s-fescue and sweet vernal-grass. Wet heath (deer-grass Trichophorum cespitosum – cross-leaved heath) occurs as fragments on wet banks and on the ed…

Gweunydd Pen-y-Coed

…er with small quantities of bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus and cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix. petty whin Genista anglica is frequent and there are local occurrences of bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella. A tall-herb component of the site is represented by a series of rush-dominate…

Rhos Pwllygawnen

…rt a typical assemblage containing heather Calluna vulgaris, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, tormentil Potentilla erecta, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia and occasional bushes of bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus. The smaller enclosures are dom…

Rhosgyll Fawr

…ge of associated species characteristic of acidic mire, e.g. cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, Deer grass Trichophorum cespitosum and the liverworts Mylia anomala and Ordontoschisma sphagni. Particularly noteworthy is the high frequency of cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos. In the w…

Bryn-bwch

…g moss Sphagnum papillosum, with frequent purple moor-grass, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, common cotton-grass, mat grass Nardus stricta heath rush Juncus squarrosus, sheep's fescue Festuca ovina, common sedge, Carex nigra and the liverwort Ordontoschisma sphagni. The site h…

Waun Fawr, Ty Ddewi (St David's)

…heath communities are dominated by heather Calluna vulgaris, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, western gorse Ulex gallii and purple moor-grass. Flushed areas and basic depressions in the centre of the site support much bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, devil's-bit scabious Suc…

Woodhall Spa Golf Course

…onal lichen community. In dry areas two species of heather Calluna vulgaris and Erica cinerea predominate interspersed with acid grassland of wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa, brown bent Agrostis canina, sheep's fescue Festuca ovina and heath grass Danthonia decumbens. Herbs …

Trona Mires

… Empetrum nigrum, mountain everlasting Antennaria dioica and cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix on the heathland with maritime influence shown by the presence of spring squill Scilla verna, and sea plantain Plantago maritima. Other interesting species include golden rod Solidago v…

Wybunbury Moss

… Eriophorum angustifolium, cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos and cross leaved heath Erica tetralix. Other notable species include round leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia, bog rosemary Andromeda polifolia and bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum all of which are rare in Cheshire. A sma…

Whiteleigh Meadows

…-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus, heather Calluna vulgaris, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, creeping willow Salix repens, petty whin Genista anglica, tormentil Potentilla erecta and deer grass Trichophorum cespitosum, the last being uncommon in this area of Devon. The sward i…

Dark Peak

…shire. Associated higher plants of the blanket mire include cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, usually no more than thinly scattered, cowberry Vaccinium vitis-idaea and cloudberry Rubus chamaemorus, an arctic alpine species at the south eastern limits of its British distribution…

Marsland to Clovelly Coast

…e grassland gives way to heathland, with heather Calluna vulgaris, bell heather Erica cinerea and western gorse Ulex gallii. Near Hartland Point the heathland is particularly rich in lichens: Lecidea aeruginosa and L. oligotropha are noteworthy and 26 Cladonia species occur, many…

Simonside Hills

… S. capillifolium and Sphagnum pulchrum with species such as cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, bog rosemary Andromeda polifolia and cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos. Soligenous mires contribute significantly to the floristic diversity of the site. Base rich types are dominated by …

Swarth Moor

…t for peat in the past. The vegetation comprises a mosaic of cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, hare's tail cotton grass Eriophorum vaginatum, deer grass Trichophorum cespitosum and purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, with wetter hollows and runnels containing bog mosses Sphagnum…

Troutsdale and Rosekirk Dale Fens

…shes. Here species more typical of heathland survive such as cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus, crowberry Vaccinium vitis-idaea and crowberry Empetrum nigrum. Small areas of scrub occur within both fen systems and include hawthorn Crataegus monogyna,…

South Pennine Moors

…arly extensive on Ilkley Moor. Areas of wet heath containing cross leaved heath Erica tetralix and cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos have also developed on the blanket mires. The lower slopes are dominated by heather moorland with large areas of acid grassland. Some parts of the heat…

Spinningdale Bog

…reed swamp into wet heath, featuring bog myrtle Myrica gale, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum and Sphagnum mosses. Tall tussocks of heather Calluna vulgaris, hare’s-tail cotton-grass Eriophorum vaginatum and purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea …

Calrossie

… site drains less freely and supports wet heath dominated by cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix and deer grass Trichophorum cespitosum. The woodland is extensive and expanding. There is abundant regeneration with a wide range of age classes. Scots pine dominates but there are smal…

Strensall Common

…st extensive areas of purple moor grass Molinia caerulea and cross leaved heath Erica tetralix characterise the wet heath. The Common also has significant populations of the very local marsh gentian Gentiana pneumonanthe, other species of note including narrow buckler fern Dryop…

Forest Muir

…a vulgaris dominates the areas of heath, in association with cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, mat grass Nardus stricta bog moss Sphagnum compactum and common sedge Carex nigra. Bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum and creeping willow Salix repens also occur. The drier areas of gr…

Stagmire Moss

… provide a drier and more acidic habitat for such species as cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, tormentil Potentilla erecta and sheep's fescue Festuca ovina. The areas between the hummocks vary from bare mud to lawns of sedges and mosses. The sedges include the locally uncommon l…

Abbots Moss

…ier areas, the latter with more heather Calluna vulgaris and cross leaved heath Erica tetralix. A number of uncommon species occur at both mires, for example, round leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia, crowberry Empetrum nigrum, hare’s tail cotton grass Eriophorum vaginatum, bog r…

Ash to Brookwood Heaths

…athland dominated by ling heather Calluna vulgarisms together with bell heather Erica cinerea, dwarf gorse Ulex minor and in some areas bracken Pteridium aquilinum. Grassy areas are interspersed with red fescue Festuca rubra, wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa, purple moor Moli…

Cranley Moss

…eather Calluna vulgaris and other typical bog plants such as cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix and cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos.

Stranacally

…s dominated by the dwarf shrubs heather Calluna vulgaris and cross leaved heath Erica tetralix with deergrass Trichophorum cespitosum, common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium and hare’s-tail cottongrass Eriophorum vaginatum frequent throughout. There is a high cover of lower …

Deroran Bog

… the bog is dominated by ling Calluna vulgaris with abundant cross leaved heath Erica tetralix and deergrass Trichophorum cespitosum. Two species of bog cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium and Eriophorum vaginatum are frequent throughout and bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum do…

Waukenwae Moss

… water table, becoming ranker only at the drier bog margins. Cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix and cottongrasses are interspersed with the heather, with cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos commonly found straggling across the surface of the bog. Crowberry Empetrum nigrum forms small pa…

Swinkie Muir

…thland with grassland dominated by heather Calluna vulgaris, cross–leaved heath Erica tetralix, purple moor grass Molinia caerulea and an array of moss species. The woodland habitat is ancient in origin (plantation) and is dominated by birch Betula with pedunculate oak Quercus ro…

North Lowther Uplands

… and acid grassland. On steeper and hence better drained areas Calluna vulgaris-Erica cinerea heath (heather-bell heather) is found but as altitude increases this grades into heather-blaeberry Vaccinium myrtillus heath. On flatter areas the vegetation largely comprises a range of…

Monadh Mor

…pine and downy birch Betula pubescens with an understorey of cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, heather Calluna vulgaris, crowberry Empetrum nigrum subsp. nigrum and juniper Juniperus communis. Mosses and lichens are abundant. The more extensive flat areas support a range of mire…

Cranny Bogs

…dwarf shrubs. Flat water-logged 'lawns' are characterised by cross leaved heath Erica tetralix and common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifoliurn, with white beak sedge Rbynchospora alba and bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum in the wetter runnels. Sphagnum mosses associated with t…

Lackan Bog

…te, and remnant bog vegetation, dominated by the heathers, Calluna vulgaris and Erica tetralix, which is still found in a few places. The size of the site and the variety of plant communities present are of considerable significance to other aspects of the wildlife and Lackan Bog…

Muir of Dinnet

…linifolius and common violet Viola riviniana. Wet heath with cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix occurs locally on the lower ground in the east of the site and on the slopes of Culblean and adds to the interest. Loch Kinord possesses a rich aquatic flora undamaged by eutrophication…

Glen East

…uch of the peatland is intact with heather Calluna vulgaris, cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, deergrass Trichophorum cespitosum, common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium and hare's tail cottongrass Eriophorum vaginatum, with a high cover of bog moss Sphagnum spp. and abundan…

Bradgate Park and Cropston Reservoir

…ants occur in this area, namely moonwort Botrychium lunaria, cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, lemon scented fern Oreopteris limbosperma, creeping willow Salix repens and lesser skullcap Scutellaria minor. Small pools contain bog moss Sphagnum spp. and support breeding broad bod…

Hare's Down, Knowstone & Rackenford Moors

… heath dominated by purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea, with cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, ling Calluna vulgaris and western gorse Ulex gallii sub-dominant. Other species include heath grass Danthonia decumbens, bristle bent Agrostis curtisii, devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pr…

Black Hill Heath

…rf gorse Ulex minor type occurs widely and this community includes bell heather Erica cinerea and bristle bent Agrostis curtisii. On the ridge and the north-east slope particularly there is abundant bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus, an uncommon feature on the south-east Dorset heaths…

Blaen Nedd

… Trichophorum cespitosum, with bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix and Cladonia lichens also common. Other habitat types include acid grassland with a high cover of sheep’s-fescue and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile or mat-grass Nardus stricta or heath …

High Woods

…rostis stolonifera with patches of heather Calluna vulgaris, cross leaved heath Erica tetralix and the sphagnum mosses Sphagnum compactum and S. palustre. Bracken invasion is a problem here and birch grey willow Salix cinerea scrub occurs throughout. Two small ponds support water…

Cae'r Meirch

…laces. Also frequent are bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, marsh violet Viola palustris, the bog-moss Sphagnum papillosum, devil's-bit scabious Succisa pratensis and marsh orchids Dactylorhiza spp. Non-tussocky purple moor-grass and small sedg…

Comin Silian

…y areas are dominated by western gorse with some heather and cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, accompanied by the lichen Cladonia portentosa in the drier areas and by bog-mosses and purple moor-grass in the wetter areas. The wettest parts support mire vegetation with the bog-mos…

Ludham - Potter Heigham Marshes

…a community dominated by purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, cross leaved heath Erica tetralix and bog mosses Sphagum spp. Other characteristic plants include sundew Drosera rotundifolia, heather Calluna vulgaris, common cotton grass, mat grass Nordus stricta and tawny sedge Care…

Epping Forest

…ng in Essex and the London area. This contains both ling and cross leaved heath Erica tetralix as well as sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus, bulbous rush Juncus bulbosus, heath rush Juncus squarrosus, common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium and oblong and round leaved s…

Flanders Moss

…unities. Drier areas are dominated by ling Calluna vulgaris, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, and cotton-grass Eriophorum vaginatum. Where the mire surface is wetter, plant communities dominated by actively growing bog-moss notably Sphagnum magellanicum and S. papillosum occur.…

Shap Fells

… over a carpet of bog mosses with associated species such as cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus and crowberry Empetrum nigrum. Cloudberry Rubus chamaemorus occurs sparingly in the higher areas of bog and the nationally rare bog rosemary Andromeda poli…

Eycott Hill

…e higher, more acidic levels of deep peat support a bog vegetation dominated by ericaceous dwarf shrubs and bog mosses Sphagnum spp. Bog mosses, mainly Sphagnum papillosum and S. capillifolium, form a high cover above which cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, heather Calluna vulga…

South Exmoor

…nd south-facing slopes, they tend to be scarce and are replaced by bell heather Erica cinerea, common bent Agrostis capillaris and sheep's fescue Festuca ovina. On a few south-facing slopes this community grades into small patches of the heather -bell heather type, which is rare …

Wareham Common

…d-leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia and small quantities of cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix and petty whin Genista anglica. Ditches are present in all three sections and contribute to the floristic and faunal interest of the site. Plants occurring in these ditches include bro…

Armboth Fells

…etrum nigrum and wet heath with bog mosses Sphagnum spp. and cross leaved heath Erica tetralix are represented, although the distinction between the two is often blurred because of burning management. Frequent within the blanket bog are Sphagnum filled hollows and tracts of solig…

Creag Meagaidh

…wet heaths with species such as heather Calluna vulgaris and cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix. The lower slopes of the site support expanding upland birchwoods. These are species rich in places with melancholy thistle Cirsium heterophyllum and northern bedstraw Galium boreale an…

Conic Hill

…ge Saxifraga aizoides, deergrass Trichophorum cespitosum and cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix. Other species found also include the black bog-rush Schoenus nigricans at its only locality in the Stirling area, and the locally uncommon broad-leaved cottongrass Eriophorum latifoliu…

Southampton Common

… purple moor grass Molinia caerulea / dwarf gorse Ulex minor/cross leaved heath Erica tetralix associations with Sphagnum mosses, where drainage is impeded. Low lying areas support herb rich neutral marshy vegetation dominated by rushes Juncus species, field horsetail Equisetum a…

Greendale Mires

…ra rotundifolia is frequent along with other species such as cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis, bog lousewort Pedicularis palustris, cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos and bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum which occupies the wetter, central flu…

Brantrake Moss & Devoke Water

…phorum vaginatum with deer grass Trichophorum cespitosum and cross leaved heath Erica tetralix. bog mosses Sphagnum spp. are common throughout, often dominating the wetter hollows. Associated with these are the sundews Drosera rotundifolia and Drosera intermedia, bog asphodel Nar…

Lon a' Chuil

…eather Calluna vulgaris, deer sedge Trichophorum cespitosum, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix and cotton grass Eriophorum species. Purple moor grass Molinia caerulea is more localised. Species of bog moss Sphagnum form extensive carpets in many of the wettest areas. Of particula…

Ben Loyal

…h Luzula sylvatica. The wet heaths are dominated by heather, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, deergrass and purple moor-grass and the heather moorland by heather and blaeberry. Upland birch woodland Woodland has formed on the western slopes over areas of block scree. Birch Betu…

Raeburn Flow

… domed bog surface is dominated by heather Calluna vulgaris, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix and common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium amidst hummocks of Sphagnum moss. Hare’s tail cottongrass Eriophorum vaginatum, cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos, crowberry Empetrum nigrum …

Knockan Cliff

…with heather Calluna vulgaris, crowberry Empetrum nigrum and cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix. There are two types of flush community. One supports common yellow sedge Carex demissa and yellow saxifrage Saxifraga aizoides. The other type is found below the road and has the moss …

Mungrisdale Mires

…al of unmodified raised bogs known as the cross leaved heath bog moss community Erica tetralix Sphagnum papillosum community and also characteristically small but widespread areas of a bog pool community Sphagnum cuspidatum / recurvum community. The pools typically contain the bo…

Caeau Pant-y-Bryn

…scabious Succisa pratensis and tormentil Potentilla erecta. Variable amounts of ericaceous shrubs such as cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix are present, with petty whin Genista anglica occurring rarely. A substantial area of short purple moor-grass -tormentil mire occurs in two e…

Long Moss - Drinkstone Hill

…raised bog has developed. This raised bog comprises heather, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix and Sphagnum (bog moss) species. Surrounding the valley fen is a small catchment of dry acid grassland, with localised calcareous (mineral-rich) flushes. These grasslands include a numb…

Plumstone Mountain

… mix of western gorse Ulex gallii, heather Calluna vulgaris, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix and purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea. These dry heathlands are of botanical interest for their extensive populations of pale dog-violet Viola lactea. The wet heaths are co-dominated b…

Upper Nantserth Pasture

…oor-grass community that is characterised by the presence of cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, carnation sedge Carex panicea, heath spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza maculata subsp. ericetorum, round-leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia and bog-mosses…

Moelyci a Chors Ty’n y Caeau

…um cespitosum, hare’s-tail cottongrass Eriophorum vaginatum, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, white beak sedge Rhynchospora alba and the bog mosses Sphagnum papillosum, S. capillifolium and Sphagnum magellanicum. Amongst the raised bog are bog pools with Sphagnum cuspidatum/rec…

Sutton Park

…th heather, common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium and cross leaved heath Erica tetralix. This grades into species rich acidic marshy grassland and valley mire, particularly in the Longmoor Valley, with an abundance of rushes Juncus spp. and clumps of common cotton grass. …

Craig Hammel to Sgaps Geo

…, with a larger area near Sarclet. Heather Calluna vulgaris, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix and crowberry Empetrum nigrum are typical species in these areas. Spring squill Scilla verna, creeping willow Salix repens, sea plantain and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile can be found …

Lindow Common

…ngustifolium, hare’s tail cotton grass Eriophorum vaginatum, cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos and sundew Drosera rotundifolia. In the wettest areas bog mosses Sphagnum spp. become dominant. Black Lake in the centre of the site contains peaty, acidi…

Upper Fowey Valley

…ss Molinia caerulea with deer grass Trichophorum cespitosum, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, tormentil Potentilla erecta, common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium, green-ribbed sedge Carex binervis and carnation sedge Carex panicea. The herbaceous valley-floor mire commun…

Cloghcor Lough

…omposed of dwarf-shrubs such as heather Calluna vulgaris and cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, with northern deergrass Trichophorum cespitosum, hare’s-tail cottongrass Eriophorum vaginatum, common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium and purple moor grass Molinia caerulea over a…

Burnhope Burn

…rass Molinia caerulea, wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa, cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, deer grass Trichophorum cespitosum and bog mosses Sphagnum spp., are dominant, whilst bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum and cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos, both local species in Durham…

Dunbeath Peatlands

…nant species over much of the area, with variable amounts of cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix and common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium. There are extensive carpets of bog moss Sphagnum spp., and in several places, but particularly in the vicinity of pool systems, these i…

Cuilcagh Mountain

…d ground is characterised by the presence of such species as cross leaved heath Erica tetralix bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum and common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium over a sphagnum moss mat of predominantly Sphagnum capillifolium and Sphagnum papillosum. On more free…

Butter Wood

…er of heathland plants, for example, dwarf gorse Ulex minor, cross leaved heath Erica tetralix and ling Calluna vulgaris. The adjoining copses provide an interesting comparison with the ancient wood pasture, illustrating the effects of different woodland management traditions upo…

Mochrum Lochs

…luna vulgaris, hare’s-tail cottongrass Eriophorum vaginatum, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix and Sphagnum capillifolium subsp. rubellum. The wet areas are dominated by Sphagnum species with bog rosemary Andromeda polifolia, white beak-sedge Rhynchospora alba, deergrass Trichoph…

Aughnadarragh Lough

…n dominated by the dwarf-shrubs heather Calluna vulgaris and cross leaved heath Erica tetralix. Common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium, hare's tail cottongrass Eriophorum vaginatum and the mosses Hypnum cupressiforme and Dicranum scoparium are also present. Other mosses such…

Cwm Cadlan

…, bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus, heather Calluna vulgaris and cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix. Flushes are scattered throughout the site. Most of these are base-rich and are distinguished by the presence of species such as butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris, marsh arrowgrass Trigloc…

Plas Iolyn Bog

…n petty whin Genista anglica occur on the wettest parts with cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix and purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea where drier. The carr which occupies the centre and north eastern end of the site is dominated by downy birch Betula pubescens and grey willow Sal…

Rhosydd Bryn-maen

…um ossifragum, common cotton-grass Eriophorum angustifolium, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix and, locally, cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos and hare’s-tail cotton-grass Eriophorum vaginatum. Now a declining habitat, areas of flood plain to the south-east of the site are of conside…

Prestwick Carr

…on grass Eriophorum angustifolium, heather Calluna vulgaris, cross leaved heath Erica tetralix and the rare bog rosemary Andromeda polifolia. Open water in the ditches supports a wide range of aquatic species including pond water crowfoot Ranunculus peltatus, amphibious bistort P…

Lough McCall

…e moor grass Molinia caerulea with heather Calluna vulgaris, cross leaved heath Erica tetralix and bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus. Scattered herbs include tormentil Potentilla erecta and common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium. Further habitat diversity is provided by areas of …

Ceunant a Thyrrau Trefgarn / Treffgarne Gorge and Tors

…land comprising mainly deergrass Trichophorum cespitosum and cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix. Large boulders and patches of acidic grassland add further to the diversity. The east-facing slopes of a disused quarry, covered with a mosaic of secondary woodland, scrub and patches …

Afon Eden - Cors Goch Trawsfynydd

…d raised bog. The raised bog vegetation at the site includes cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, deergrass Trichophorum cespitosum, hare’s-tail cottongrass Eriophorum vaginatum and bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, as well as more specialised elements indicative of high quality …

Hurn Common

…thland, dominated by ling Calluna vulgaris, has smaller amounts of bell heather Erica cinerea and the typical dwarf gorse of East Dorset, Ulex minor. Common gorse Ulex europaeus is present in dense and scattered stands and rather large areas of the drier heath have been invaded …

Caeau Cefn Cribwr

…stern field. Here, meadow thistle is accompanied by frequent cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, saw-wort Serratula tinctoria, bog-moss Sphagnum subnitens and flea-sedge Carex pulicaris. The rest of the marshy grassland is dominated by rushes. Swards on particularly wet ground clo…

Shiel Wood Pastures

…-heath with ling heather Calluna vulgaris and wet heath with cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix are also found. The extensive fen-meadows are mainly dominated by sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus with a wide variety of associated plants such as meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria…

St Leonards and St Ives Heaths

…sii heath; bog moss Sphagnum auriculatum bog pool community; cross leaved heath Erica tetralix – bog moss Sphagnum compactum wet heath; bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum – bog moss S. papillosum valley mire and purple moor grass Molinia caerulea – tormentil Potentilla erecta mir…

Ludderburn and Candlestick Mires

…gum and Sphagnum papillosum and other plants present include cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, round leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia, hare's tail cotton grass Erioporum vaginatum, sweet gale Myrica gale and bog mosses Sphagnum magellanicum, S. auriculatum and S. subnitens. Th…

Fairwood, Pengwern and Welshmoor Commons

… flag Iris pseudacorus, water mint Mentha aquatica and fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica. Outside of the wetland systems, the vegetation is primarily composed of wet heath, characterised by purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea, deer grass Trichoohorum cespitosum, western gorse Ulex ga…

Okehampton Park Flush

…ve stands of bog asphodel present. Associated plants include cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, star sedge Carex echinata, heath-spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata, and frequent lesser skull-cap Scutellaria minor and ivy-leaved bell-flower Wahlenbergia hederacea. Other plant c…

Powerstock Common and Wytherston Farm

…a and pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus. The low growing shrubs cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix and ling Calluna vulgaris are locally frequent whilst thickets of taller scrub contain western gorse Ulex gallii, blackthorn Prunus spinosa, downy birch Betula pubescens and eared willo…

Eelmoor Marsh

…urple moor grass Molinia caerulea, heather Calluna vulgaris, cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, deer grass Trichophorum cespitosum and cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium, with an extensive shrub layer of bog myrtle Myrica gale. Other habitats present within the SSSI include a …

Avon Valley (Bickton to Christchurch)

…ea and, on the most acid soils, heather Calluna vulgaris and cross leaved heath Erica tetralix. In the driest areas, sand sedge Carex arenaria is the dominant species of a remarkable sand dune flora associated with islands and ridges of sand deposited in the flood plain. A remark…

Carrot Hill Meadow

…rth western part of the site, with heather Calluna vulgaris, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, star and common sedges Carex echinata and C. nigra and Sphagnum moss.

Haxey Turbary

…se are dominated by purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, with cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, while in the depressions which mark the sites of old peat cuttings, there are patches of Sphagnum mosses. The site is particularly valued for the occurrence of saw sedge Cladium marisc…

Cors Gyfelog

…. This site supports vegetation assignable to Northern Atlantic wet heaths with Erica tetralix, Transition mires and quaking bogs and Bog woodland. These habitat types are listed on Annex 1 of the EC Habitats and Species Directive (Directive 92/43/EEC on the Conservation of Natur…

Cors Llyn Coethlyn

…rasses Eriophorum angustifolium and Eriophorum vaginatum and cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix. Locally the bog-moss lawns are well developed, with a hummock-hollow system and with the uncommon species, Sphagnum magellanicum, an important constituent. The eastern part of the mire…

Unity Bog

…bog bilberry Vaccinium uliginosum. Heather Calluna vulgaris, cross leaved heath Erica tetralix and hare's tail cotton grass Eriophorum vaginatum are abundant, together with cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos, purple moor grass Molinia caerulea and commons sedge Carex nigra. The occurr…

Elenydd

…ge of higher plants including cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium and bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum. Bog-rosemary Andromeda polifolia, here near the southern end of its range, occurs in several locatio…

Skiddaw Group

…ated bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus on dry ground and frequent cross leaved heath Erica tetralix and bog mosses Sphagnum spp. where wet. The uncommon lesser twayblade Neottia cordata is locally frequent underneath this heather canopy. The most extensive sweep of good quality heathe…

Coleshill and Bannerly Pools

…ex acutiformis and bulrush Typha latifolia locally abundant. Cross leaved heath Erica tetralix and marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre which are county rarities are also present. In places the bog is being invaded by downy birch Betula pubescens and grey willow Salix cinerea. Coles…

Lamonby Verges and Fields

…be found the heathland species, heather Calluna vulgaris and cross leaved heath Erica tetralix as well as heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata and bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum. The grasslands and other habitats also support a good variety of butterfly species and thes…

Silver Tarn, Hollas and Harnsey Mosses

… heather Calluna vulgaris, cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos and cross leaved heath Erica tetralix are locally abundant. The flush communities typical of the mire edges and particularly the western part of Silver Tarn west comprise soft and sharp-flowered rushes, with bottle sedge, w…

McKean's Moss

…imbricatum and Sphagnum fuscum. heather Calluna vulgaris and cross leaved heath Erica tetralix dominate the vegetation canopy, with frequent common cottongrass Erjophorum angustifolium and occasional hare's-tail cottongrass Eriophorum vaginatum and deergrass Trichophorum cespjtos…

Ashculm Turbary

… gallii and heather Calluna vulgaris. Associated species are cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata and heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia. Also characteristic of the low base status are carnation sedge Carex panicea and common yellow sed…

Kismeldon Meadows

…bundant dwarf shrub species namely heather Calluna vulgaris, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, western gorse Ulex gallii, creeping willow Salix repens and petty whin Genista anglica. Herb species such as devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, saw wort Serratula tinctoria, louse…

Gwaun Gledyr

…nsis. In places, the vegetation is more heathy with frequent cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix and bog mosses Sphagnum sp., whilst in wetter areas, herbs such as wild angelica Angelica sylvestris, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris and marsh violet Viola palustris can be found.…

Rhos Fullbrook

…ge C. echinata in association with bog mosses Sphagnum spp., cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris and an abundance of the insectivorous plants, round-leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia and butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris. The wet alluvial marsh …

Blackslade Mire

…such as western gorse Ulex gallii, heather Calluna vulgaris, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, together with common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium and hare’s-tail cottongrass Eriophorum vaginatum. The dwarf shrub species form a mosaic with unimproved acidic grassland furth…

Rhosydd Llanwrthwl

… and include a distinct heathy element, with species such as cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix and heather Calluna vulgaris being joined here by a diverse assemblage of associates, including star sedge Carex echinata, carnation sedge C. panicea, common cottongrass Eriophorum angu…

Rhos Gellie

… heath are variously dominated by western gorse Ulex gallii, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, heather Calluna vulgaris, deergrass Trichophorum cespitosum and purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea, in some areas with sedge-rich peaty depressions. There is much grassland dominated b…

Braehead Moss

…. The southern part of the site is characterised by heather, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, deergrass Trichophorum cespitosum and common cotton-grass Eriophorum angustifolium. There are dry hummocks with tall, leggy heather and abundant lichens Cladonia spp. In wetter parts, …

Biglands Bog

…spidatum. Vascular plants include heather Calluna vulgaris, cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos, common and hare’s tail cotton grasses Eriophorum angustifolium and Eriophorum vaginatum, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum and locally abundant bog rose…

Rusland Valley Mosses

…sses are otherwise covered by heather Calluna vulgaris, with cross leaved heath Erica tetralix and varying amounts of hare's tail cotton grass Eriophorum vaginatum. Nevertheless, extensive carpets of bog mosses Sphagnum spp., are still present, these reaching their greatest diver…

Oulton Moss

…s type of bog in North Cumbria. Heather Calluna vulgaris and cross leaved heath Erica tetralix are the dominant plant species, together with deer grass Trichophorum cespitosum and common and hare’s tail cotton grasses Eriophorum angustifolium and Eriophorum vaginatum. Amongst thi…

Goyt Valley

…athland is more botanically diverse with grasses, sedges and a wider variety of ericaceous shrubs such as bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus, crowberry Empetrum nigrum, cross leaved heath Erica tetralix and cowberry Vaccinium vitis-idaea. Acid grasslands and grass heath mosaics are f…

Forest Mere

…the former wet heath. However, patches of purple moor grass, cross leaved heath Erica tetralix and mosses remain in the more open areas. Rushes, Juncus species, and devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis occur on the damper paths. The dry, sandy track on the southern boundary is…

Methven Moss

… woodland dominated by birch. The vegetation is dominated by cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, cotton grass Eriophorum vaginatum, heather Calluna vulgaris, and typical bog mosses of raised bogs such as Sphagnum magellanicum and Sphagnum cuspidatum, the latter in small pools scat…

Black Moss

…munity extends across the main body of the site dominated by cross leaved heath Erica tetralix and heather Calluna vulgaris. Other common species include bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus, cranberry V. oxycoccus, purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, common and hare's tail cotton grass …

Paines Cross Meadow

…vis, creeping willow Salix repens, heather Calluna vulgaris, cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, dwarf gorse Ulex minor, heath grass Danthonia decumbens and lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica. Secondly, along the southern edge the purple moor grass is joined by a range of marshland s…

Long Lye

… margin, dominated by purple moor grass Molinia caerulea and cross leaved heath Erica tetralix. This extends well beneath the oak canopy to form an important component of the ground flora. Fifteen species of butterfly have been recorded here. They include the silver washed fritil…

Gentleshaw Common

… flexuosa, bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus, mat grass Nardus stricta, bell heather Erica cinerea and more locally, cowberry Vaccinium vitis-idaea and other grasses. This vegetation is mostly found through the Midlands and northern England where the climate is relatively cool and wet…

Staddon Moor

…nd element is presented locally by heather Calluna vulgaris, cross-leaved Heath Erica tetralix, western gorse Ulex gallii and creeping willow Salix repens. Of particular note is the large population of heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata subsp. ericetorum and the presence …

Baddesley Common and Emer Bog

…dwarf gorse Ulex minor, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum and cross leaved heath Erica tetralix.

Freshmoor

…rovide a drier microhabitat for tormentil Potentilla erecta, cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia and gorse Ulex europaeus. Heather Calluna vulgaris is present only on the driest hummocks. As water moves away from the spring line it begins to p…

Cae Bryn-tywarch

…rass -tormentil Potentilla erecta mire, with an abundance of cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix and rarely lesser butterfly-orchid Platanthera bifolia, to a herb-rich type with wild angelica Angelica Sylvestris, common marsh-bedstraw Galium palustre and sharp-flowered rush Juncus …

Drone Moss

…cotton grass Eriophorum vaginatum, heather Calluna vulgaris, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix and black crowberry Empetrum nigrum as well as a variety of bog moss species. Of particular interest are the mosses Leucobryum glaucum and Sphagnum recurvum. The locally rare chickweed …

East Devon Pebblebed Heaths

…reas are covered with heath dominated by heather Calluna vulgaris, bell heather Erica cinerea, western gorse Ulex gallii, bristle bent-grass Agrostis curtisii and purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea. Grasses and bracken Pteridium aquilinum are prevalent in places as are bramble Ru…

Cawthorn Moor

…Myrica gale, star sedge, purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, cross leaved heath Erica tetralix and bog moss Sphagnum spp. Other plants, found adjacent to springs, include quaking grass Briza media, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris and ma…

Otterburn Mires

…mmunity types. The most frequently occurring is dominated by cross leaved heath Erica tetralix and a bog moss Sphagnum papillosum. This is found at Bellshiel Burn, Blackburn Crag, Broken Moss, Foulplay Knowe, Hind Sike and Yardhope Flow. Other characteristic species include hare…

Savernake Forest

…d common rock rose. Helianthemum nummularium growing amongst cross leaved heath Erica tetralix and heather Calluna vulgaris. Many of the clearings are covered with bracken Pteridium aquilinum. In the woodland the ground flora is dominated by bramble Rubus fruticosus or grasses su…

Bursdon Moor

…e moor-grass Molinia caerulea with heather Calluna vulgaris, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix and western gorse Ulex gallii as sub-dominants. Associated species include creeping willow Salix repens, petty whin Genista anglica, saw wort Serratula tinctoria. heath spotted orchid D…

Blacklaw Hill Mire

… base-rich vegetation more typical of wet heath, including crossed-leaved heath Erica tetralix, tormentil Potentilla erecta, purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea, carnation sedge Carex panicea, marsh horsetail Equisetum palustre, devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis and common bu…

Duddon Mosses

…etation approaching wet heath with heather Calluna vulgaris, cross leaved heath Erica tetralix and hare's tail cotton grass Eriophorum vaginatum forming tussocks over much of the area. bog mosses vary in their extent in the hollows between the tussocks, consisting of only Sphagnu…

River Camel Valley and Tributaries

…at Brynn Moor and Demelza characterised by heathers, such as cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, as well as western gorse Ulex gallii and bristle bent Agrostis curtisii. These mosaics, including associated open ground, ponds and seasonal water bodies such as ditches, support a ran…

Heath Lake

… abundant, forming a wet heath community in association with cross leaved heath Erica tetralix. The margins of the lake also support populations of pillwort Pilularia globulifera, a type of fern with simple, linear leaves. This species is rare and declining in Britain and is now…

Brackagh Bog

…tongrass Eriophorum angustifolium, heather Calluna vulgaris, cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, and bog mosses Sphagnum spp. The insectivorous sundews Drosera spp. are also associated with these bog and heath communities. Elsewhere, a tall fen…

Povington and Grange Heaths

…n the higher ground and is dominated by ling Calluna vulgaris with bell heather Erica cinerea and bristle bent Agrostis curtisii. Common gorse Ulex europaeus is scattered, bracken Pteridium aquilinum is locally frequent and there are stands of self-sown Scot's pine Pinus sylvestr…

Charnwood Lodge

…ated by purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, with heather and cross leaved heath Erica tetralix locally abundant. Associated species include creeping willow Salix repens, petty whin Genista anglica, bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella, lesser skullcap Scutellaria minor, common cotton …

Caeau Heol y Llidiart-coch

…t heath, with deergrass Trichophorum cespitosum, heather and cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix. There are also areas of wet woodland and scrub, as well as hedgerows. Amongst the notable plants at Caeau Heol y Llidiart-coch are whorled caraway Carum verticillatum, a species charac…

Cerrig y Gweunydd

…s Succisa pratensis are frequent. Areas of wet heath include cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix and a few plants of bog myrtle Myrica gale. Semi improved grassland, which occurs in mosaic and in stands, includes perennial rye grass Lolium perenne and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus. …

Swineholes Wood and Black Heath

…fforested. There are marked differences in the structure and composition of the ericaceous vegetation. Black Heath is a relatively uniform tract of mature heather Calluna vulgaris, with abundant bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus, wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa and prominent tuss…

Drigg Coast

… particularly well developed towards the northern end of the site. bell heather Erica tetralix occurs in association with ling dyer's greenweed Genista tinctoria, occasional western gorse Ulex gallii and the locally rare field gentian Gentianella campestris. More than 12 types o…

Coille Coire Chuilc

… ground communities comprising mainly ling Calluna vulgaris, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix and bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus. The flat hollows and lower slopes between the knolls are covered by acidic mire communities in which purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea, bog asphodel N…

Killeter Forest and Bogs and Lakes

…h of the bog plain is dominated by heather Calluna vulgaris, cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, deergrass Tricophorum cespitosum and hare's tail cottongrass Eriophorum vaginatum growing over a mixed carpet of bog mosses Sphagnum spp. and liverw…

Caldanagh Bog

… the dominant higher plant. Other associated species include cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium, hare's-tail cottongrass Eriophorum vaginatum, deergrass Trichophorum cespitosum and bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum. The relative abunda…

West Borgie

…le moor-grass Molinia caerulea, heather Calluna vulgaris and cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix. Cotton grass Eriophorum species, bog moss Sphagnum and Cladonia lichens are locally abundant. Areas where mineral-enriched water has seeped out of the ground support different species …

Linwood Warren

…aw Galium saxatile and purple moor grass Molinia caerulea and crossleaved heath Erica tetralix and bog myrtle Vaccinium myrtillus, for which this is the only site in Lincolnshire. Areas dominated by bracken Pteridium aquilinum also include lily of the valley Convallaria majalis.…

Hesley Moss

…nge of bog surface habitats with varying degrees of wetness. Cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, heather Calluna vulgaris and hare's tail cotton grass Eriophorum vaginatum dominate the relatively dry baulks, while the wetter areas, which predominate over the mire sustain carpets o…

Breen Wood

…tall dwarf-shrub cover composed of heather Calluna vulgaris, cross leaved heath Erica tetralix and bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus, interspersed with wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa and hare's tail cottongrass Eriophorum vaginatum growing over a pleurocarpous moss carpet. The t…

Turmennan

…ssociated with areas of more acidic peat and is dominated by cross leaved heath Erica tetralix and heather Calluna vulgaris, with purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium and bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum also present. Scattered pockets…

Ballykilbeg

…m odoratum. Bog species such as heather Calluna vulgaris and cross leaved heath Erica tetralix also occur, growing over a carpet of sphagnum bog-mosses. Tall herb communities often occur in a mosaic with other habitats, and are generally dominated by grasses such as Yorkshire fog…

Scraghy

… of dwarf shrub species such as heather Calluna vulgaris and cross leaved heath Erica tetralix. The variation in topography and related soil hydrology, and the effects of past and present management have resulted in the presence of a wide range of plant species in a relatively sm…

Holcroft Moss

…ass Molinia caerulea with abundant heather Calluna vulgaris, cross leaved heath Erica tetralix and cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos. Wetter hollows support common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium and deer grass Trichophorum cespitosum. Five species of bog moss have been recorde…

Rhos Fiddle

… heather Calluna vulgaris, but bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus, cross leaved heath Erica tetralix and purple moor grass Molinia caerulea are significant components of the vegetation. There are also extensive areas of acidic grassland, in which the main species are common bent Agrost…

North York Moors

…y Vaccinium myrtillus becomes more dominant on the steeper slopes. Bell heather Erica cinerea is also found on well drained areas throughout the site, often fringing the sides of tracks and roads. On slopes where bracken Pteridium aquilinum has been controlled by spraying, bilber…

Gweunydd Blaencleddau

…gst a mix of sub-shrubs such as heather Calluna vulgaris and cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix. Deeper peat deposits over gently sloping land on the east side of the river support blanket bog vegetation at an unusually low altitude. Bog mosses, principally Sphagnum papillosum and…

Blelham Tarn & Bog

…rass, mat grass Nardus stricta, heather Calluna vulgaris and cross leaved heath Erica tetralix predominate in the upper drier areas and grade into wetter areas with scattered bog myrtle and a range of herbs and sedges. In places quaking mats of bog moss Sphagnum spp. occur with s…

Fachwen Isaf

…are frequent yellow starry feather-moss Campylium stellatum, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, heath rush Juncus squarrosus and bog groove-moss Aulacomnium palustre, which further adds to the diversity and interest of the fen-meadow grassland.…

Hallsenna Moor

…a vulgaris and a variety of associated species which include cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus, tormentil Potentilla erecta, hare's tail cotton grass Eriophorum vaginatum, crowberry Empetrum nigrum and colonies of heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza ma…

Plas-y-Gors

…erent range of plant species. Here heather Calluna vulgaris, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix and hare’s-tail cottongrass Eriophorum vaginatum are abundant. Amongst the hummocks are peat-bottomed pools with bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifoliu…

Moss Carr

…urple moor grass Molinia caerulea, heather Calluna vulgaris, cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, hare’s tail cotton grass Eriophorum vaginatum and carpets of bog mosses Sphagnum spp.. Cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos and heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata spp. ericetorum are …

Tarn Moss

…ches of acid mire, dominated by heather Calluna vulgaris and cross leaved heath Erica tetralix over bog mosses. Other species include bog rosemary Andromeda polifolia, cranberry, crowberry Empetrum nigrum, round leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia and common and hare's tail cotton…

Inverpolly

…e large areas on the slopes of Stac Pollaidh. Deer grass and cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix dominate this habitat. Carnation sedge Carex panicea is common in some places. Blanket bog Inverpolly SSSI has the most extensive tracts of western blanket bog on an upland site in the …

Blaen y Wergloedd Bog

…ds the centre, the peat is deeper, and a true bog flora with cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, sundew Drosera rotundifolia, cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos and heath spotted orchid Orchis ericetorum is found. In old peat cuttings, the higher water-table provides suitable condition…

Llyn Creiniog

…ple moor grass Molinia caerulea, bog moss Sphagnum spp., and cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix are the dominant species; uncommon components of the bog flora include petty whin Genista anglica, slender sedge Carex lasiocarpa and cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos. Around the edge of t…

Beck Hole

…h pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, bog myrtle Myrica gale and cross leaved heath Erica tetralix. An acid mire dominated by common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium with bog asphodel Narthecium ossifrgum and sundew Drosera rotundifolia occurs at the head of the valley and lesse…

Loch Caluim Flows

… sedge Trichophorum cespitosum, heather Calluna vulgaris and cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix are all abundant, with cotton grass Eriophorum locally prominent. The site supports a range of bog types. Bog formed on watersheds predominates, with saddle, valleyside and terrace blan…

Thorne and Doves Moors

… of the site dwarf shrubs such as western gorse Ulex gallii, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, heather Calluna vulgaris and creeping willow Salix repens are abundant, while the local petty whin Genista anglica is also present. Sedge species such as carnation sedge Carex panicea,…

Holt Lowes

…n undulating ground are dominated by heather Calluna vulgaris with bell heather Erica cinerea, western gorse Ulex gallii and bracken Pteridium aquilinum. The spread of scrub and secondary woodland has been checked by periodic fires and recent management. An acidic mire community …

Castle of Old Wick to Craig Hammel

…rich maritime heath with abundant crowberry Empetrum nigrum, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, sea plantain Plantago maritima and sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina.

Ring Moss

…he bog has a range of plant species growing on it, including cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium, various bog mosses, bog-rosemary Andromeda polifolia and cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos.

Spadeadam Mires

…llanicum and S. tenellum form extensive undulating surfaces. Cross leaved heath Erica tetralix and heather Calluna vulgaris are frequent, together with hare's tail and common cotton grass Eriophorum vaginatum and Eriophorum angustifolium. Scattered over the Sphagnum are frequent …

Pow Hill Bog

…una vulgaris, hare’s tail cotton grass Eriophorum vaginatum, cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, deer grass Trichophorum cespitosum and common sedge Carex nigra occur, whilst in the wetter areas there are carpets of bog moss Sphagnum spp. with common cotton grass Eriophorum angust…

Hoy

…vely developed and are characterised by abundant lichens and cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, with grasses, sedges and Sphagnum mosses. Orkney’s only indigenous woodland grows at Berriedale and is the most northerly natural woodland in Britain. Tree species found here include r…

Coire na Beinne Mires

…rum vaginatum, common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix and heather Calluna vulgaris. Bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum is abundant in damp hollows and hummocks of woolly fringe-moss Racomitrium lanuginosum are present. The predominant type…

Redgrave and Lopham Fens

…ese two zones and they support a damp heathy vegetation with cross leaved heath Erica tetralix and ling Calluna vulgaris which adds considerably to the diversity of the site. Towards the centre of the valley the fen rush and saw sedge communities give way to more eutrophic tall f…

Wedholme Flow

…bare peat has not been exposed, heather Calluna vulgaris and cross leaved heath Erica tetralix dominate an impoverished flora with scattered clumps of purple moor grass Molinia caerulea and tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa. Bog rosemary Andromeda polifolia and round leaved…

Shapwick Heath

… of bog myrtle Myrica gale, creeping willow Salix repens and cross leaved heath Erica tetralix. Sphagnum moss forms carpets over the wettest parts of the heath. Large populations of orchids are associated with the 'mire' type and heathy communities, notably fragrant orchid Gymnad…

Muirkirk Uplands

…ensive areas of intact wet heath and blanket bog typified by cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix and bog mosses Sphagnum spp.. Where modification of blanket bog has taken place through drainage, grazing and burning, the vegetation is dominated by hare’s-tail cotton-grass Eriophorum…

Ford Moss

… vulgaris, hare’s tail cotton grass Eriophorum vaginatum and cross leaved heath Erica tetralix. In the wet, southwest corner, good examples of bog moss Sphagnum species carpet occur and here the insectivorous round leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia grows. Cranberry Vaccinium oxy…

South Dartmoor

…ss Eriophorum vaginatum, purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, heather Calluna vulgaris and deer grass Trichophorum cespitosum. The rare Sphagnum imbricatum is present. Many of the slopes are covered the acidic upland grassland of a type restrict…

Cridmore Bog

… the verge of extinction in the Isle of Wight. This includes cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella and petty whin Genista anglica in probably its last Isle of Wight locality.

Claife Tarns and Mires

…edge Carex dioica, marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris and cross leaved heath Erica tetralix. Of particular note is the presence of all three species of sundew, common sundew Drosera rotundifolia, oblong leaved sundew Drosera intermedia and great sundew Drosera anglica. The ed…

Burnham Beeches

…pt Woods. Typical of the drier areas are heather Calluna vulgaris, bell heather Erica cinerea, early hair grass Aira praecox, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia, betony Betonica officinalis and the hawkweed Hieracium subaudum, as well as gorse U…

Wyndrush Pastures

…th tormentil Potentilla erecta, heather Calluna vulgaris and cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix occuring on the tops of the moor-grass tussocks. An abundance of bog mosses including Sphagnum recurvum and S. auriculatum, mark out zones of water movement within the marshy grassland.…

Hafod Wennol Grasslands

…ities of purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, frequently with cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix characteristic of damper poorly drained areas. Several small stands of fen meadow occur in these rough grazings, creating interesting vegetation transitions dependent upon drainage patt…

Tingon

… angustifolium, and deer grass Trichophorum cespitosum, with cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, and purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, occasionally co-dominant. Sphagnum-dominant wet hollows are frequent.

Whiddon Moor, Luckroft and Odham Marshes

…ith several species of moss, other grasses and herbs such as cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, saw wort Serratula tinctoria, heath tormentil Potentilla erecta and carnation sedge Carex panicea. Other plant…

Epworth Turbary

…eath is dominated by purple moor grass Molinia caerulea with cross leaved heath Erica tetralix and hare's tail cotton grass Eriophorum vaginatum. Bog rosemary Andromeda polifolia, an uncommon plant of northern wet heathlands, occurs here at the south eastern limit of its British …

Woolmer Forest

… ridges. These areas are dominated by heather Calluna vulgaris and bell heather Erica cinerea, commonly with dwarf gorse Ulex minor, grasses such as wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa and sheep's fescue Festuca ovina and a rich diversity of lichens. A number of nationally rare …

Holme Fen

…luding saw sedge Cladium mariscus, heather Calluna vulgaris, cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, purple moor grass Molinia caerulea and fen wood rush Luzula pallescens. The wildlife value of the Reserve is being enhanced by the excavation of several lakes, due for completion in 19…

Brynna a Wern Tarw

…ss and common bent; others are more heathy and flushed, with cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix and a low cover of bog mosses Sphagnum species. In other places the marshy grassland is dominated by rushes, most commonly sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus, accompanied by the spr…

Hatch Mere

…et below the herb layer. Purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, cross leaved heath Erica tetralix and cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium are common here. The site is important for lepidoptera and a comprehensive list has been compiled which includes a number of species found nowh…

Scotton Beck Fields

… heather Calluna vulgaris, carnation sedge Carex panicea and cross leaved heath Erica tetralix occur in association with the above herbs and grasses. Damp areas in the old meanders of Scotton Beck support cuckoo-flower Cardamine pratensis, common marsh bedstraw Galium palustre, m…

Rhos Cruglas

…rass Molinia caerulea, deergrass Trichophorum cespitosum and cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix; and stream lines lined with hemlock water-dropwort Oenanthe crocata and greater tussock-sedge Carex paniculata. Other notable plants growing in this wet central area include marsh St. …

Rhosydd Nant-yr-henfron

…t elsewhere there is a distinctive heathy element, including cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix and bog mosses Sphagnum spp. In places the purple moor-grass sward is particularly species rich. Characteristic plants here include meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, carnation sedge Car…

North Exmoor

…ther poorly drained ground. The main type is the deer grass -cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix community, which is dominated by mixtures of heather Calluna vulgaris, purple moor-grass, cross-leaved heath and deer grass. Impoverished stands of the more lowland cross-leaved heath -…

Black Firs & Cranberry Bog

…nium oxycoccos, round leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia and cross leaved heath Erica tetralix are abundant associates. The intervening Sphagnum flats and hollows are dominated by Sphagnum fallax with much common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium. Towards the margins flowerin…

St. Leonard's Forest

…teristic of heathland occur including ling Calluna vulgaris, cross leaved heath Erica tetralix and ivy leaved bellflower Wahlenbergia hederacea. The humid microclimate of sheep wash gill has enabled the ‘Atlantic’ bryophytes mosses and liverworts Hookeria lucens and Hyoconium fla…

Eryri

… structures associated with the Caledonian Orogeny. These include originally spherical concretions and volcanic ash aggregates whose distortion during folding and cleavage development have recently been the subject of research. In addition, there are deformed fossils and columna…

Rhos Rhyd-y-ceir

…effusus. The most acidic areas are characterised by frequent cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, devil's-bit scabious Succisa pratensis and star sedge Carex echinata, along with carnation sedge C. panicea, heath spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza maculata, round-leaved sundew Drosera rot…

Moneystaghan Bog

…y dominated by the dwarf shrubs heather Calluna vulgaris and cross leaved heath Erica tetralix with hare's tail cottongrass Eriophorum vaginatum, common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium and deergrass Trichophorum cespitosum over a bog moss Sphagnum spp. carpet. Over much of t…

Common Moor Langtree

…oxanthum odoratum and containing dwarf shrub species, mainly cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, heather Calluna vulgaris, western gorse Ulex gallii, creeping willow Salix repens and petty whin Genista anglica. Sedge species, particularly green-ribbed sedge Carex binervis star-sed…

Heysham Moss

… and are present on the Moss include bog myrtle Myrica gale, cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, heather Calluna vulgaris, cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos, hare's tail cotton grass Eriophorum vaginatum and round leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia. A nationally scarce species, bog ro…

Meddon Moor

…ntilla erecta. Also occurring widely throughout the site are cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, deer grass Trichophorum cespitosum, sedge species, in particular carnation sedge Carex panicea, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica and saw wort Serratu…

Sandhurst to Owlsmoor Bogs and Heaths

…ticularly important for its wet heath community dominated by cross leaved heath Erica tetralix and purple moor grass Molinia caerulea. The site includes a shallow, spring fed valley mire of outstanding importance which supports an extremely interesting flora including round and l…

Priddy Pools

…Trichophorum cespitosum, purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, cross leaved heath Erica tetralix and bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum. The valley mire grades into the shallow nutrient poor northern pool which is fringed by swamp communities dominated by i water horsetail Equisetu…

Peatlands Park

…sed bog vegetation, dominated by heather CaUuna vulgaris and cross leaved heath Erica tetralix with bog myrtle Myrica gale locally frequent, growing through a mixed sphagnum moss carpet. Other species include common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium, hare's tail cottongrass Er…

Broadmoor to Bagshot Woods and Heaths

…lley bog at Broadmoor Bottom supports wet heath dominated by cross leaved heath Erica tetralix and the bog moss Sphagnum compactum with areas of bog myrtle Myrica gale. Wetter areas contain typical bog plants including bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, round leaved sundew Drose…

Slieve Beagh

…d ground is characterised by the presence of such species as cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccus, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum and common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium, over a lush Sphagnum moss mat of predominantly Spagnum papillosum wit…

Salta Moss

… the Moss have a mixed heath of heather Calluna vulgaris and cross leaved heath Erica tetralix. In wetter areas there is a mixed community with purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and narrow buckler fern…

Cors Lawnt

…del Narthecium ossifragum, cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos and cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix. The wetter hollows contain a variety of acidic bog and flush communities, with bog-pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and areas of well developed bog-mo…

Comins Tre-rhos (Tre-rhos Common)

Description A wet heathland with mature ericaceous vegetation, small basin mires and numerous rare oceanic plants. The central and eastern portions of this common have mature heathland of heather Calluna vulgaris, cross-leaved heath Erica t…

Gweunydd Dyfnant

…awny sedge Carex hostiana. Other areas are more heathy, with cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix and occasionally bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum.

Small Brook

… sward with species such as lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, flea sedge Carex pulicaris, star sedge C. echinata, tawny sedge Carex hostiana and the locally uncommon petty whin Genista anglica. Local surface water movement gives rise to patches …

Hermon Copper Bog

…r Bog is dominated by purple moor grass Molinia caerulea and cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix community with an abundance of the moss Racomitrium lanuginosum in drier locations. The site is of considerable geobotanical interest with an abundance of the copper-indicative plants,…

Caeau Caradog

…assumes a more heathy nature, with heather Calluna vulgaris, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, and abundant hare’s-tail cottongrass Eriophorum vaginatum with bog-mosses Sphagnum spp. The site is varied in both topography and vegetation and this is reflected in the transition bet…

Llystyn Isaf

…ation present with species such as heather Calluna vulgaris, Cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, mat-grass Nardus stricta and tormentil Potentilla erecta whilst the streamlines and adjoining wet flushed areas support a range of characteristic wetland species including several rush…

Llynnau Bodgynydd

…rple moor grass Molinia caerulea, Sweet Gale Myrica gale and cross leaved heath Erica tetralix but also contains the rare Marsh Club moss Lycopodiella inundata. Remarks: Within the Snowdonia National Park.

Rhos Pant-tyle

…ithin the purple moor-grass are tormentil Potentilla erecta, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, heather Calluna vulgaris, sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, heath rush Juncus squarrosus, heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia, bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus, hair moss Polytrichum commune…

Waun Fawr, Puncheston

…eath with western gorse Ulex gallii on slight hummocks, with cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, heather Calluna vulgaris, tormentil Potentilla erecta, purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea and Sphagnum moss. Much of the site is dominated by short-grazed, sedge-rich turf with abundan…

Waun-Ddu

…n are cotton-grass Eriophorum spp, bog moss Sphagnum spp and cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix. Remarks: Within the Brecon Beacons National Park.

Muckle Moss

…ton grass Eriophorum vaginatum, heather Calluna vulgaris and cross leaved heath Erica tetralix on the ridges and white sedge Carex canescens, bog sedge C. paupercula, bog rosemary Andromeda polifolia, round leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia and cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos, in …

Dunsdon Farm

… consists largely of purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea with cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix being a major constituent of the sward in drier areas. The sedges Carex hostiana, C. nigra, C. panicea and C. pulicaris are ubiquitous. This sward has, for the most part, been exception…

Ockham and Wisley Commons

…sandy soil supporting heath dominated by ling Calluna vulgaris and bell heather Erica cinerea and 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 sh…

Cefn Blaenau

…oggy areas with common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix and locally, many-stalked spike-rush Eleocharis multicaulis. The wet pasture supports uncommon species such as whorled caraway Carum verticillatum, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum an…

Blairbeich Bog

…and Sphagnum tenellum growing with heather Calluna vulgaris, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix and hare’s-tail cottongrass Eriophorum vaginatum. The locally uncommon bog plants, bog-rosemary Andromeda polifolia and white beak-sedge Rhynchospora alba, have also been recorded from …

Morden Bog and Hyde Heath

…lopes support dry heath dominated by heather Calluna vulgaris with bell heather Erica cinerea, dwarf gorse Ulex minor, the lichen Cladonia portentosa, bristle bent Agrostis curtisii and locally western gorse Ulex gallii. great Ovens Hill is one of the few sites where western gors…

Llay Bog

… oxycoccos, bottle sedge Carex rostrata, sundew Drosera rotundifolia and heaths Erica tetralix and Calluna vulgaris.

Cow Myers

…icted area there are hummocks of bog moss Sphagnum spp. with cross leaved heath Erica tetralix.

Tattenamona Bog

…present on the hummocks include heather Calluna vulgaris and cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, with a scattered cover of deergrass Trichophorum cespitosum, hare's tail cottongrass Eriophorum vaginatum and common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium. bog asphodel Narthecium ossif…

Croagh Bog

…h of the bog plain is dominated by heather Calluna vulgaris, cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, hare’s tail cottongrass Eriophorum vaginatum and northern deergrass Trichophorum cespitosum over a rich bog moss Sphagnum spp. carpet. On the steeper slopes, where peat deposits are th…

Newby Moor

…most extensive and species rich mire, wet heath dominated by cross leaved heath Erica tetralix at the northern edge grades into mire characterised by bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, round leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia, cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos and bog myrtle Myrica …

Wellington College Bog

…ossifragum and common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium. Cross leaved heath Erica tetralix and purple moor grass Molinia caerulea become more frequent and eventually co-dominant as the bog grades into a typical wet heath community. Associated species include sharp-flowered r…

Cander Moss

…ography of dry hummocks supporting heather Calluna vulgaris, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix and hare’s tail cottongrass Eriophorum vaginatum. Open pools and runnels with active bog moss Sphagnum are found throughout the site and are interspersed with well-developed lichen comm…

Winmarleigh Moss

…ed. In the wetter areas heather is commonly co-dominant with cross leaved heath Erica tetralix and harestail cotton grass Eriophorum vaginatum with common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium occurring locally. Sphagnum bog moss is widespread, particularly in the base of the gri…

Lee-on-the Solent to Itchen Estuary

… acidic grassland and wet heath found on Hamble Common, with cross leaved heath Erica tetralix and purple moor grass Molinia caerulea dominant or co-dominant amongst patches of bracken or gorse. Bristle bend Agrostis curtisii, brown bent Agrostis vinealis and saw wort Serratula t…

Chapel Common

…extensive dry heathland, dominated by heather Calluna vulgaris and bell heather Erica cinerea which make a mosaic with acid grassland, areas of bracken Pteridium aquilinum and gorse Ulex europaeus scrub. The Calluna vulgaris and Festuca ovina heath is characterised by two sub com…

Butterburn Flow

…s in the community are Sphagnum magellanicum, S. papillosum, cross leaved heath Erica tetralix and cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos. The hydrological unit extends down to the river Irthing around most of the northern and eastern boundaries. The marginal band of grass and rush domin…

West Lizard

…nding botanically with 13 Red Data Book (RDB) species*, including cornish heath Erica vagans which is confined in the British Isles to the Lizard Peninsula and County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. Kynance Cove is of particular geological importance as it exposes one of the most de…

Glasson Moss

…ith cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos, heather Calluna vulgaris, cross leaved heath Erica tetralix and cotton grasses Eriophorum vaginatum and Eriophorum angustifolium. Other bog mosses including S. molle, S. tenellum and Sphagnum compactum are occasional and there are a few hummocks…

Bourne Valley

…ulgaris is widely dominant, with typical associated plants such as bell heather Erica cinerea, bristle bent Agrostis curtisii, gorse Ulex europaeus and scattered invasion of Scot's pine Pinus sylvestris, birch Betula species and bracken Pteridium aquilinum. Western gorse Ulex gal…

Stoke Common

… ling Calluna vulgaris, with dwarf gorse Ulex minor and occasional bell heather Erica cinerea and petty whin Genista anglica. Bracken Pteridium aquilinum is dominant in places; elsewhere the vegetation is more grassy, with purple moor and wavy hair grasses Molinia caerulea and De…

Cropple How Mire

…riophorum angustifolium, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos, bog myrtle Myrica gale and devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis over Sphagnum mosses and shallow peat. To the west of the track the underlying peat is…

Ambersham Common

…e site. The dry heath is dominated by heather Calluna vulgaris and bell heather Erica cinerea with dwarf gorse Ulex minor, petty whin Genista anglica and creeping willow Salix repens. A number of mosses and lichens are associated with the mature heather, including Dicranum spuri…

Blaeberry Island Bog

…bog vegetation is characterised by heather Calluna vulgaris, cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium, hare's tail cottongrass Eriophorum vaginatum, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum and the insectivorous round leaved sundew Drosera rotundif…

Burns Beck Moss

…ng activity. Drier areas with hummocks of purple moor grass, cross leaved heath Erica tetralix and ling Calluna vulgaris are interspersed by wetter ones which have carpets of the bog mosses Sphagnum papillosum and S. subnitens. The wetter patches also contain other typical mire s…

Mallerstang-Swaledale Head

…rry Vaccinium oxycoccos, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, a number of bog mosses Sphagna and, rarely, round leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia. On summits the peat mantle is often eroded to form haggs. Common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifo…

Brendon and Vealand Fen

…ement is represented by occasional heather Calluna vulgaris, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix and creeping willow Salix repens. A further plant community present on the site is a type of rush pasture, where grasses such as bents Agrostis spp, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odor…

Sunbiggin Tarn & Moors and Little Asby Scar

…ere acid loving species such as bog mosses Sphagnum species, cross leaved heath Erica tetralix and round leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia can occur within inches of the calcareous vegetation. Heather moorland dominated by ling Calluna vulgaris occupies much of the site, for exa…

Llandegla Moor

…s Sphagnum species including Sphagnum magellanicum, heather, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix and hare’s-tail cottongrass Eriophorum vaginatum. Associated species include abundant cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum and sundew Drosera rotundifolia. …

Llyn Ty'n y Mynydd

… areas of wet heath with purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, cross leaved heath Erica tetralix and bog myrtle Myrica gale. Willows Salix spp and birch Betula pubescens carr vegetation is developing over a part of the site. Several more note able species occur within the area incl…

Bewick and Beanley Moors

…er Calluna vulgaris with purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, deer grass Trichophorum cespitosum, bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus and tormentil Potentilla erecta and with an understorey that occasionally includes the bog moss Sphagnum capillifolium.…

Brimham Rocks

…le moor grass Molinia caerulea, bog mosses Sphagnum spp. and cross leaved heath Erica tetralix and occasionally, cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos. Bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum and marsh violet Viola palustris together with water blinks Montia fontana, marsh thistle Cirsium pal…

Mynydd Llangatwg (Mynydd Llangattock)

…into vegetation where deer grass Trichophorum cespitosum and cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, or purple moor grass Molinia caerulea become more dominant. This area of blanket mire provides one of the best and most extensive examples of its type in Brecknock. Much of the degrade…

Cernydd Carmel

…poorly drained areas at the base of the ridge where heather, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix and deergrass Trichophorum cespitosum are frequent. Mires Two linear depressions occur south of the main ridge along outcrops of shale where the drainage is impeded and this gives rise …

Lampert Mosses

…cespitosumare abundant. Other characteristic species include cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum and roundleaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia. The nationally scarce bog rosemary Andromeda polifolia occurs frequently.…

Salbri

… cover over the mire surface; amoung the more abundant flowering plants are the ericaceous shrub heather Calluna vulgaris and cross-leaver heather Erica tetralix, sedges e.g. the cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium and Eriophorum vaginatum and the bottle sedge Carex rostrata, a…

Bankhead Moss, Beith

…s bryophyte layer the vegetation is dominated by heather and cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix. Cranberry and round-leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia also occur. The north western section of the main dome has been subject to disturbance in the distant past, but has since recover…

Low Church Moss

… meadowsweet and wet heath with heather Calluna vulgaris and cross leaved heath Erica tetralix. The grass/heath mosaic and willow scrub merge into an area of tall fen vegetation on the west side of the railway embankment. This area is dominated by common reed mace Typha latifolia…

Biller Howe Dale

…shrub heath dominated by heather Calluna vulgaris, with some cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, bell heather E. cinerea, bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus and crowberry Empetrum nigrum. Bracken Pteridium aquilinum occurs ondeeper, better drained soils. There are several areas of woodl…

Rhos Llawr Cwrt

…together with species including tormentil Potentilla erecta, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, heather Calluna vulgaris, devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, whorled caraway Carum verticillatum, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and wild angelica Angelica sylvestris. T…

Rhossili Down

…tion with other typical species such as western gorse Ulex gallii, bell heather Erica cinerea and tormentil Potentilla erecta. The rocky summit rises to a height of 632 feet and supports many species of moss and lichens characteristic of low atmospheric pollution levels. Acid gra…

St. David's Airfield Heaths

…e areas of wet heath with abundant heather Calluna vulgaris, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, bell heather E. cinerea, western gorse Ulex gallii, purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea and devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis. Sea plantain Plantago maritima is scattered amongst t…

Woodland Park and Pontpren

…ex spp. and tormentil Potentilla erecta. Heathier areas have cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix and bog mosses Sphagnum spp.. Small patches of fen-meadow, with abundant meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, tawny sedge Carex hostiana and flea sedge C. pulicaris, occur scattered in all…

Swannington Upgate Common

…ound and are dominated by heather Calluna vulgaris with occasional bell heather Erica cinerea. The sandy soils also support areas of grassland with abundant sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, sheep’s sorrel Rumex acetosella and tormentil Potentilla erecta, scrub and bracken heath. Sec…

The Moors, Bishop's Waltham

…genotypes are probably present. Heather Calluna vulgaris and cross leaved heath Erica tetralix occur locally, in juxtaposition to populations of marsh helleborine Epipactis palustris among tussocky Molinia.

Holburn Lake and Moss

…er mire community, uncommon in east Northumberland, in which cross leaved heath Erica tetralix and hare's tail cotton grass are abundant and are associated with cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos, round leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia and bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum. The lar…

Lady Bell's Moss

…development of Sphagnum lawn dominated by S. papillosum with cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix and crowberry Empetrum nigrum on the slightly drier areas. To the north, the land slopes downwards where raised bog vegetation gives way to wet heath dominated by purple moor-grass Moli…

Foinaven

…ower areas of the site contain extensive areas of both subalpine wet heath with Erica tetralix and subalpine dry heath. Upland birch woodland Within the shelter of Strathbeg, a birchwood has developed on quartzite block-scree. One of the most distinctive features of the wood is t…

Inchmoan

…l it replaces heather as the dominant shrub below the trees. Cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos, and hare’s-tail cottongrass Eriophorum vaginatum are all frequent on the open bog. Capercaillie are also present on the island, although they are not a n…

Corfe Mullen Pastures

…of purple moor grass Molinia caerulea with the dwarf shrubs, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, heather Calluna vulgaris and western gorse Ulex gallii. Wet runnels between the tussocks contain a variety of sedges and rushes including black bog-rush Schoenus nigricans, deer-grass …

North Dartmoor

…riophorum angustifolium, deer grass Trichophorum cespitosum, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, heather Calluna vulgaris, round-leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia and bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum. Many pools containing Sphagnum cuspidatum and S. auriculatum occur within thi…

Skyreburn Grasslands

…m palustre rush pasture and the wet heath community M15 Trichophorum cespitosum-Erica tetralix. The M10 mire community, Carex dioica - Pinguicula vulgaris occurs along seepage lines and the tall herb-fen meadow community M27 Filipendula ulmaria - Angelica sylvestris mire is found…

Tamnyrankin

…o wet heath the ericoid species heather Calluna vulgaris and cross leaved heath Erica tetralix occur intermittently within the fen meadow. Waterlogging from the stream to the west and from flushing downslope through the wet grasslands, has led to the development of a small basin …

Steelend Moss

…ife. To the west the peat becomes wetter with bog mosses and cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix increasing in abundance. Towards the northern, eastern and southern margins of the dome the birch becomes taller and increasingly dominant, forming a woodland fringe with frequent rowan…

Rathlin Island - Ballycarry

… of the area is dominated by the sub-shrubs ling Calluna vulgaris, bell heather Erica cinerea and western gorse Ulex gallii, which together form a distinctive dwarf-heath community. This vegetation type is restricted in its distribution within the British Isles, and Rathlin repre…

Eastern Cairngorms

…itain. Wet heath Wet-heath characterised by species such as cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, and the moss Sphagnum compactum is widespread in Glens Avon, Quoich and Derry in the upper reaches of the submontane zone, on seasonally waterlogged, shallow peaty soils on moderate sl…

Hill of Colvadale and Sobul

…ds the south of the site, to relatively herb-poor heath with cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix in the Caldback and Hill of Colvadale area. This northern section is dominated by wet-flushed screes. The site provides habitat for an outstanding assemblage of breeding upland birds. N…

Druim na Coibe

…rgrass Trichophorum cespitosum, heather Calluna vulgaris and cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix. Bog myrtle Myrica gale is locally abundant. Hummocks of the bog moss Sphagnum fuscum are relatively frequent. Sphagnum magellanicum and the nationally scarce S. austinii are also found…

Manton and Twigmoor

…irch Betula pendula woodland. The 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 be…

Syre Peatlands

…hs. The vegetation is dominated by heather Calluna vulgaris, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, deer sedge Trichophorum cespitosum and purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, with hare’s tail cotton grass Eriophorum vaginatum on the deeper peat. Sphagnum mosses are abundant and the n…

Altikeeragh

…n is flat and is dominated by heather Calluna vulgaris, with cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, deergrass Trichophorum cespitosum, hare's tail cottongrass Eriophorum vaginatum and occasional crowberry Empetrum nigrum, growing over a mixed moss and liverwort bryophyte mat. In som…

Frosses Bog

…ted by a short ericoid sward of heather Calluna vulgaris and cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, with abundant common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium and scattered tussocks of hare's-tail cottongrass Eriopborum vaginatum and deergrass Trichophorum cespitosum. Associated speci…

Montiaghs Moss

…support relict bog vegetation, dominated by the dwarf-shrubs cross leaved heath Erica tetralix and bog myrtle Myrica gale, while tormentil Potentilla erecta, purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium and bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum are…

Leziate, Sugar and Derby Fens

…nd bottle sedge Carex rostrata. Heather Calluna vulgaris and cross leaved heath Erica tetralix are locally frequent around an area of young, secondary birch woodland and other notable species include common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium, creeping willow Salix repens and b…

Deadman

…ncouraging a wet heath community to develop characterised by cross leaved heath Erica tetralix and purple moor grass Molinia caerulea. There is a high diversity of associated species found at Deadman including heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia, tormentil Potentilla erecta and…

Drumlougher Lough

…Frequent species include purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, deergrass Trichophorum cespitosum and tormentil Potentilla erecta. Acid grassland is found on rocky outcrops with thinner soils, together with gorse Ulex europaeus and bracken Pteridiu…

Cors Bodwrog

…ype within Cors Bodwrog: typical associates of which include cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, tormentil Potentilla erecta and bog-myrtle Myrica gale. In places, particularly the edge of the site this community grades into fen meadow dominated…

Cors Nantcwnlle

…d peatland species occur, including hare’s-tail cottongrass, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea and bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum. These lower-lying habitats contrast sharply with various levels of less intensively worked peat in which heat…

Selshion

…a vulgaris with common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium, cross leaved heath Erica tetralix and occasional round leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia, growing over a moss carpet dominated by Sphagnum capillifolium. In places, wet heath is replaced by regenerating raised bog vege…

Pen-y-graig-goch

… fen-meadow stands have a heathy stamp, with species such as cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, heather Calluna vulgaris, saw-wort Serratula tinctoria, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum and petty whin Genista anglica, often with a carpet of bog mosses Sphagnum spp. Also present,…

Hexhamshire Moors

…ather and hare’s tail cotton grass Eriophorum vaginatum with cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, a good cover of bog mosses particularly Sphagnum papillosum and, locally, cloudberry Rubus chamaemorus. Many acidic flushes drain the moorland plateau. These are generally species poo…

Bride Stones

…nd in flatter areas, damp conditions support species such as cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, hare's tail cotton grass Eriophorum vaginatum and common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium. On drier moorland, bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus, cowberry Vaccinium vitis-idaea and crow…

Basingstoke Canal

…rea of largely wet heath dominated by ling Calluna vulgaris, cross leaved heath Erica tetralix and purple moor grass Molinia caerulea. The flora is rich, with species such as oblong leaved sundew Drosera intermedia, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, petty whin Genista anglica and…

Bryn - Bach, Cefn Cribwr

…rich of these swards are slightly heathy, including frequent cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix and heather Calluna vulgaris, together with sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina. More acidic moor-grass pasture, which lacks basiphilous species but otherwise has a similar floristic compositi…

Shannel

…red rush and marsh bedstraw Galium palustre. Species such as cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix and bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum are also frequent in some areas, and locally, where these species are joined by heather Calluna vulgaris and deergrass Trichophorum cespitosum, th…

Maiden Down

…te. This is characterised by a mosaic of heather Calluna vulgaris, bell heather Erica cinerea, bristle bent Agrostis curtisii and western gorse Ulex gallii. In places dense stands of bracken Pteridium aquilinum and European gorse Ulex europaeus occur. Towards the valley bottom t…

Cilybebyll

…cterised by purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea together with cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, and common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium. Where springs meet the surface, the vegetation is frequently dominated by mosses such as Polytrich…

Upper Teesdale

… locally valley mire, often characterised by the presence of cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, has developed. In places, these mires are rich in bog mosses Sphagnum spp. including S. papillosum with some Sphagnum fuscum, Sphagnum imbricatum and S. capillifolium. Cloudberry Rubus…

Cors y Llyn

…, with frequent common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix and occasional heather Calluna vulgaris, round-leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum and the liverwort Cephalozia connivens. Cranberry Vaccinium oxycocc…

Cors Barfog

…ation community dominated by cotton grasses Eriophorum spp., cross leaved heath Erica tetralix and Bog Mosses Sphagnum spp.. Frequent small pools of open water have much bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata. The three British species sundew Drosera spp, all insectivorous plants, occur p…

Carstairs Kames

…tongrass Eriophorum vaginatum community blanket mire and the cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix and bog moss Sphagnum papillosum community raised and blanket mire. The patterned mire occurs where these communities mix, with wet hollows of the bog pool community of bog-mosses Sphag…

Corsydd Nug a Merddwr

…re's-tail cotton-grass Eriophorum vaginatum blanket mire and cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix -bog-moss Sphagnum papillosum blanket mire. Dominant species in this tussocky vegetation include deergrass, hare's-tail cotton-grass, cross-leaved heath, purple moor-grass Molinia caeru…

Moors River System

…w and tall herb fen contain a heath flora component, such as cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, bog myrtle Myrica gale and also marsh gentian Gentiana pneumonanthe which is nationally scarce. These provide evidence of past ecological connections with the heaths on adjacent valley…

Mynydd Tir y Cwmwd a'r Glannau at Garreg yr Imbill

…pically species poor and is dominated by heather Calluna vulgaris, bell heather Erica cinerea and western gorse Ulex gallii. Purple moor grass Molinia caerulea is also characteristic of the dry heath on this site but seldom attains substantial cover.The soils on the site are main…

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

…Calluna vulgaris with purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea and cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, in parts colonised by birch Betula ssp. and Scots pine Pinus svlvestris. Although the botanical interest of this part of the site is relatively low, the conservation of this area is fu…

Exmoor Coastal Heaths

…t England and Wales. It is dominated by mixtures of western gorse, bell heather Erica cinerea, heather Calluna vulgaris and bristle bent. The heath merges with grassland dominated by bristle bent on North Hill. The other major lowland heath type found here is the heather – wester…

Deptford Farm Pastures

…, creeping willow Salix repens, heather Calluna vulgaris and cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix are frequent associates of these, while petty whin Genista anglica, an uncommon plant in Devon, is unusually abundant. Several boggy areas occur in this main field. They contain plants …

Skelpick Peatlands

…deergrass Trichophorum cespitosum, heather Calluna vulgaris, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix and cottongrass Eriophorum species. Purple moor grass Molinia caerulea is an important component of these mires. Bog moss Sphagnum, which is frequent throughout the area, forms extensiv…

Horsell Common

…ve management. In dry parts of the site, ling Calluna vulgaris and bell heather Erica cinereare dominant, often mixed with or replaced by dry acidic grassland composed of common and creeping bent grasses Agrostis capillaris and Agrostis stolonifera, sheep's fescue grass Festuca o…

Poors Common

…and Sphagnum cuspidatum; bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium and the insectivorous sundew Drosera rotundifolia and pale butterwort Pinguicula lusitanica are abundant. These acidic elements occur in ju…

West Pennine Moors

… there are small distinctive patches of wet heath containing cross leaved heath Erica tetralix and bog mosses. Larger expanses of dry heath are often found in association with disused mine workings where, as a result of previous grazing and burning management, the dominant specie…

Aber Geirch

…Anagallis tenella and common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris. Cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix can also occur on the tussocks. The meadow/grassland communities include blunt flowered rush Juncus subnodulosus -marsh thistle Cirsium palustre fen-meadow which occurs in a complex mos…

Roydon Common

…ns. Flanking the mire itself is the wet heath, dominated by cross leaved heath Erica tetralix with purple moor grass places. Species of note include sundew Drosera rotundifolia, bog mosses Sphagnum ssp., the locally rare cotton grass Eriophorum vaginatum, bushes of bog myrtle My…

Berwyn

…num species which often form "lawns". Associated species are cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos, deergrass Trichophorum cespitosum and woolly moss Racomitrium lanuginosum, cloudberry Rubus chamaemorus is locally frequent here, at its southernmost poi…

Ellergower Moss

…s are actively growing and support heather Calluna vulgaris, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix and a range of bog mosses, notably Sphagnum austinii (formerly Sphagnum imbricatum) and Sphagnum fuscum. Within the low-lying hollows there are mossy carpets, consisting mainly of Sphag…

Meathop Moss

…ted flora is characteristic of bog vegetation, with abundant cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum and common sundew Drosera rotundifolia. Less frequent species include bog rosemary Andromeda polifolia, narrow buckler…

North East Coll Lochs and Moors

…er communities include deergrass Trichophorum cespitosum and cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix community, the reindeer lichen Cladonia spp. community and the round-leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia and bog moss Sphagnum spp. sub-community with locally abundant black bog-rush Sch…

Knock Dhu Sallagh Braes

… by dwarf-shrub species which include heather Calluna vulgaris and bell heather Erica cinerea, with occasional bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus. Grasses and herbs include common bent Agrostis capillaris, sheep's fescue Festuca ovina and red fescue Festuca rubra with herbs such as tor…

Lockshaw Mosses

…ton-grass Eriophorum vaginatum, heather Calluna vulgaris and cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix. The locally scarce cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos, round-leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia and bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum occur frequently. The presence of white beak-sedge Rhy…

Lune Forest

…are’s tail cotton grass Eriophorum vaginatum, typically with cross leaved heath Erica tetralix and an abundance of mosses. On the highest ground to the west, other dwarf shrubs, including cloudberry Rubus chamaemorus and crowberry Empetrum nigrum, become more frequent. Where pas…

Straghans Lough

…na vulgaris, common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium and cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, with occasional bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, bottle sedge Carex rostrata and sphagnum bog-mosses. Patches of wet woodland are dominated by gr…

Lough na blaney bane

…ichophorum cespitosum with carnation sedge Carex panicea and cross leaved heath Erica tetralix. Red bog-moss Sphagnum capillifolium dominates the bryophyte carpet with associated species including red-stemmed feather-moss Pleurozium schreberi, common haircap Polytrichum commune a…

Annaghagh Bog

… and is dominated by heather Calluna vulgaris, with frequent cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, deergrass Trichophorum cespitosum, common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium and hare's tail cottongrass Eriophorum vaginatum. Bog mosses Sphagnum spp. carpet the surface of the bog …

Keston and Hayes Commons

…luna vulgaris and is also notable for the widespread occurrence of bell heather Erica cinerea, with bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus in one of its only two London localities and lesser amounts of dwarf gorse Ulex minor. These shrubs have all become rare in London owing to loss of hab…

Dunaree Hill

…Iand is actively regenerating with heather Calluna vulgaris, cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, round leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia, common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium, hare's tail cottongrass Eriophorum vaginatum and deergrass Tr…

Blue Pool and Norden Heaths

…land, where soils are wetter, supports humid heath. Heather, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea and bristle bent Agrostis curtisii are characteristic plants of this Nationally Scarce community, restricted to Dorset and the New Forest. Wet heath…

Caeau Rhyd-y-gwiail

…er Calluna vulgaris, with deergrass Trichophorum cespitosum, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix and bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus and more locally, western gorse Ulex gallii. Other vegetation at Caeau Rhyd-y-gwiail includes a small area of dry acid grassland in the north-west of th…

Gwaun Cilgwyn

…frequent. Other components include heather Calluna vulgaris, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum and various sedges Carex spp. Remarks: The site is registered as common land.

Rhos Goch (Rhos Goch Common)

… angustifolium, round-leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia and cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix. The bog-moss Sphagnum subnitens occurs locally as does bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum. Deeper pools contain bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius and lesser bladderwort Utricular…

Dilty Moss

… plants such as common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis and sundew Drosera rotundifolia. Woodland dominated by willows Salix aurita, S. caprea, Salix cinerea occurs on the Moss in old, flooded peat dig…

Cors Erddreiniog

…cally there are acidic nucleii with bogmoss Sphagnum spp and cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix. On the ridge between the central and NW fen basins is an acidic heathland with marsh gentian Gentiana penumonanthe in abundance. The site also has a rich insect fauna, particularly of …

Mugdock Wood

…agnum Spp., hair’s tail cottongrass Eriophorum vaginatum and cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix. Drier areas have bent grass Agrostis vinealis and sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina communities with blaeberry Vaccinium myrtillus. Mugdock Loch is a fresh water mesotrophic loch which is n…

Cwm Glo a Glyndyrys

…resent here also, but has a conspicuous ericoid element with cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix and heather Calluna vulgaris. Other wet pasture communities also occur in this area, dominated by purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea, sweet vernal grass, sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina an…

Sands of Forvie and Ythan Estuary

…tation with species such as creeping willow Salix repens and cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix is a feature of seasonally wet dune hollows. Ythan Estuary The component habitats of the Ythan Estuary include extensive intertidal flats and saltmarsh, with brackish swamps and reedbed…

Lough Formal

…and bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus. Associated species include cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, cotton-grasses Eriophorum spp. and bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum. In places where the ground is wetter, red bog moss Sphagnum capillifolium forms a prominent layer below. In place…

Loughrigg Fell Flushes

…para also occurs with bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum and cross leaved heath Erica tetralix. Running through this area are several stony bottomed rivulets which have grass and sedge lawns growing between them. The characteristic plants of this base rich flush are dioecious se…

Ottery Valley

…um angustifolium, sphagnum species, devil’s-bit scabious and cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix. Species associated with wetter conditions include bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella, round-leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and more rarely pale butterwo…

Highcliffe to Milford Cliffs

…e fish fauna. The nearest assemblage with similar fishes is in Georgia, North America. Like all these Eocene fish sites the faunal assemblage consists of great numbers of species, based on disarticulated remains of fish, particularly teeth and otoliths. However, these species are…

Chartley Moss

…ton grass Eriophorum angustifolium and Eriophorum vaginatum, cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos and bog rosemary Andromeda polifolia, – the last at the south eastern limit of its British distribution. Away from the centre of the peat raft there is a…

Colony Bog and Bagshot Heath

…nd a thin layer of peat supports wet heathland, dominated by cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, purple moor grass , deer grass Trichophorum cespitosum and bog moss Sphagnum compact. Other plants include ling Calluna vulgarisms, tormentil Potentilla erecta, mat grass Nardus strict…

Barelees Pond

…is woodland with a ground flora of ling Calluna vulgaris and cross leaved heath Erica tetralix. The boundary between the zones is distinct. The island is surrounded by a thick fringe of willow Salix spp. carr with occasional marsh marigold Caltha palustris and bittersweet Solanum…

Dersingham Bog

…ire are areas of wet heath and marshy grassland dominated by cross leaved heath Erica tetralix and purple moor grass Molinia caerulea respectively. In the damp heath areas, the rare moss Dicranum spurium is locally abundant as is the local Sphagnum molle. Scrub and young trees ar…

Street Heath

…ats. The heathland is dominated by ling Calluna vulgaris and cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, and supports heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia and heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata. Bog species present include bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, marsh pennywort Hydro…

Withens Clough

…ifolius and bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata occur. Heather and cross leaved heath Erica tetralix occur marginally to the more specific mire vegetation while purple moor grass is a constant component becoming dominant in drier portions of the site. Bracken is invasive on the norther…

Ant Broads and Marshes

…dow thistle Cirsium dissectum and heather Calluna vulagaris, cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, mat grass Nardus stricta and tormentil Potentilla erecta. Small pools and stands of mire vegetation occur in shallow depressions as an intimate mosaic within the tall fen and are large…

Moss of Crombie

… hare’s-tail cotton-grass Eriophorum vaginatum with frequent cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, crowberry Empetrum nigrum and deer-grass Trichophorum cespitosum. Beneath the heather, ‘feather mosses’ are generally dominant but Sphagnum capillifolium is widespread and S. tenellum,…

Thundersley Great Common

…um scorodonia. Two locally uncommon species of wet heath are cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, rare in Essex outside Epping Forest and alder buckthorn Frangula alnus. On the plateau, an additional habitat is provided by numerous ephemeral pools which normally dry up in mid summe…

Cotherstone Moor

…phorum angustifolium, deer grass Trichophorum cespitosum and cross leaved heath Erica tetralix over a layer of bog moss Sphagnum, including two local species characteristic of undisturbed peat land, Sphagnum fuscum and Sphagnum magellanicum. Additional floristic interest is provi…

Glen Lochay Woods

…rush Juncus acutiflorus, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, cross leaved heath Erica tetralix and Sphagnum species such as S. papillosum. On the lower slopes with deeper soils ancient sessile oak occurs and becomes co-dominant with birch. The oak woodland primarily occurs on roc…

Chobham Common

…h and acidic grassland complexes contain heather Calluna vulgaris, bell heather Erica cinerea, dwarf gorse Ulex minor and bristle bent grass Agrostis curtisii for which Chobham is the most easterly location in Britain. Most of the purer heather stands are even aged; these are pre…

Allendale Moors

…mmunities dominated by heather Calluna vulgaris or, locally, cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, with abundant hare’s tail cotton grass Eriophorum vaginatum and occasional deer grass Trichophorum cespitosum, crowberry Empetrum nigrum and round leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia. …

Reidside Moss

…g myrtle Myrica gale, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum and cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, and the presence of greater sundew Drosera anglica and the bog moss Sphagnum magellanicum. In addition, the Labrador tea Rhododendron groenlandicum occurs in one of its few Scottish lo…

Balloch Moss

…ereas the wetter channels and hollows support plants such as cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, common and hare’s tail cottongrasses Eriophorum angustifolium and Eriophorum vaginatum, round-leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia and a range of different Sphagnum mosses. The southern …

Tor Royal Bog

…f the mire community are bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus, deer sedge Trichophorum cespitosum and round-leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia. A water course flows south-eastwards through the centre of the site, and …

Frog Wood Bog

…are associated common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium, cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos, purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, carnation sedge Carex panicea, flea sedge C. pulicaris, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, lesser skullcap Scutellar…

Slop Bog and Uddens Heath

…ylvestris. Humid and wet heath, variously dominated by Ling, cross leaved heath Erica tetralix and purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, covers larger areas and supports strong populations of the rare marsh gentian Gentiana pneumonanthe. The bog communities on the deep peat of Slop…

Aber Mawddach / Mawddach Estuary

…e bog is dominated by purple moor grass Molinia caerulea and cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, with white beak-sedge Rhynchospora alba and bog myrtle Myrica gale. Several locally scarce plants also occur, including bog rosemary Andromeda polifolia, blunt flowered rush Juncus sub…

Sampford Spiney

…grass Molinia caerulea. Frequently occurring species include cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, common cotton-grass Eriophorum angustifolium, heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata, saw wort Serratula tinctoria, devil’s-bit scabious Succisa…

Doley Common

…rasses Eriophorum angustifolium and Eriophorum vaginatum and cross leaved heath Erica tetralix occur very sparsely and are probably relic species from a former mire peat bog. Where drainage conditions improve, this community grades into mesotrophic* grassland characterised by pro…

Pencarreg-gopa a Moel Hyrddod

…r-cottongrass-bilberry and heather-deergrass. Plants such as cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, crowberry Empetrum nigrum, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum and round-leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia are frequent, and there is a diverse moss and liverwort flora. On the drier a…

Pencreigiau'r Llan

…et mire are dominated by purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, deergrass Trichophorum cespitosum and cottongrasses Eriophorum spp. and are traversed by mineral-rich flushes containing flea sedge Carex pulicaris. On drier parts, sheep’s-fescue Fest…

Ty Croes

…nd cliff communities. The heathland is characterisedd by the cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, heather Calluna vulgaris, spring squill Scilla verna, western gorse Ulex gallii and heath grass Danthonia decumbens. To seaward, maritime grassland of red fescue Festuca rubra, thrift …

Rhosydd Castell-du & Plas-y-bettws

…heather Calluna vulgaris, deergrass Trichophorum cespitosum, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix and purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea. Other common species include devil's-bit scabious, tormentil Potentilla erecta, heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia and lousewort Pedicularis s…

Rhosydd Llanddona

…minated by heather Calluna vulgaris, western gorse Ulex gallii and bell heather Erica cinerea, with occasional purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea. Lichens are locally abundant including Cladonia portentosa, Cladonia chlorophaea and Parmelia ? omphalodes. Small areas along the eas…

Broxhead and Kingsley Commons

…heathland includes areas dominated by heather Calluna vulgaris and bell heather Erica cinerea, with dwarf gorse Ulex minor and wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa. On Kingsley Common much of the dry heathland is unusual, with both bell heather and dwarf gorse being replaced by a…

Ochtertyre Moss

… Sphagnum magellanicum, along with heather Calluna vulgaris, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix and hare’s-tail cottongrass Eriophorum vaginatum. Other plant species characteristic of raised bogs are present, including cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos and bog rosemary Andromeda polif…

Wetley Moor

…Juncus effusus and heath rushJuncus squarrosusand occasional cross leaved heath Erica tetralix and Sphagnum species. The local abundance of the moss Polytrichum commune suggests that some areas have previously been burned. Where localised flushing occurs, mire communities have de…

Thornhill Moss & Meadows

… grass Molinia caerulea occur with heather Calluna vulgaris, cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, hare's tail cotton grass Eriophorum vaginatum, bog myrtle Myrica gale and bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum. Round leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia occurs in profusion. Saplings of …

Ulva, Danna and the McCormaig Isles

…racteristic species such as common heather Calluna vulgaris, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, deergrass Trichophorum cespitosum, purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea and sphagnum moss species. In drier patches along ridges, dry heath communities with sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina,…

Sound Heath

…The damp heathland is dominated by heather Calluna vulgaris, cross leaved heath Erica tetralix and purple moor grass Molinia caerulea with gorse Ulex europaeus and the less common western gorse Ulex gallii. This community supports several of Cheshire's rare plants including round…

Black Loch Moss

…id dwarf-shrubs is dominated by heather Calluna vulgaris and cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix with occasional patches of crowberry Empetrum nigrum. Common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium and hare’s tail cottongrass Eriophorum vaginatum also form a major component of this la…

Thursley, Hankley & Frensham Commons

…ons. The dominant floral association is ling Calluna vulgaris with bell heather Erica cinerea. Dwarf gorse Ulex minor and petty whin Genista anglica are locally important in the community and lichens are prominent in parts. Plants of the dry heath occur in association with wavy h…

Burton Park

…urple moor grass Molinia caerulea, heather Calluna vulgaris, cross leaved heath Erica tetralix and Sphagnum mosses. On Newpiece Moor an area of marshy grassland supports a number of interesting plants, most notably greater tussock sedge Carex paniculata and colonies of the southe…

Cefn Bryn Common

… Perriswood. Characteristic species of the wet heath include cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea, deer grass Trichophorum cespitosum and western gorse Ulex gallii. In places there is a good cover of Sphagnum mosses and bog asphodel Narthecium oss…

Frondeg

…ylvestris have developed. Other species present here include cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, deer-grass Trichophorum cespitosium and heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata, together with frequent Sphagnum mosses. By contrast, the fields …

Fair Head and Murlough Bay

… present on the slopes have dry heath on the ledges, with abundant bell heather Erica cinerea. The heath grades into an area of cut-over blanket bog on the north-western flank of Greenanmore. An area of grassland south of Murlough Bay, north of the Bigtown townland is rich in gra…

Grimscott

…ssectum fen-meadow, sharp-flowered rush – cross-leaved heath Juncus acutiflorus-Erica tetralix sub-community. This sub-community type, is restricted to the southwest of England, south Wales and scattered occurrences in the New Forest. It is represented at Grimscott by a short sw…

Tore of Troup

…h dominated by ling heather Calluna vulgaris, wet heath with cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix and blanket bog characterised by ling heather and hare’s-tail cottongrass Eriophorum vaginatum.

Pilmoor

…ging there is wet heathland characterised by the presence of cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, heather Calluna vulgaris and common sedge. Bog moss and common cotton grass are also widespread and occur in the wetter areas between the purple moo…

Buckley Claypits and Commons

…ay be present. A small area of wet heath is characterised by cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix and bog-moss Sphagnum compactum is also present. The acid and herb-rich grasslands support populations of petty whin Genista anglica, while the rush mires support western marsh-orchid D…

Caeau Afon Gwili

…grassland, whilst some parts support a heathier element with cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix and heather Calluna vulgaris.

Caeau Ardwyn

…irsium dissectum, devil's-bit scabious Succisa pratensis and cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix. A small pool in the centre of the enclosure has a rich colonising vegetation developing into base-poor marsh. The north-eastern quarter of the enclosure has slightly drier grassland wi…

Bodmin Moor, North

…-fescue – common bent – heath bedstraw) grassland and Trichophorum cespitosum – Erica tetralix (deer grass – cross-leaved heath) heath. Clitter slopes on the high tors, and in other areas of relaxed grazing typically support dwarf shrub heath vegetation with dominance of heather …

East Winch Common

… wet heathland is dominated by heather Calluna vulgaris with cross leaved heath Erica tetralix co-dominant and with abundant purple moor grass Molinia caerulea and bog mosses Sphagnum spp. Cross leaved heath and bog mosses are abundant in the wet hollows where several interesting…

Finglandrigg Woods

…ty. Heather predominates with purple moor grass and frequent cross leaved heath Erica tetralix. In wetter patches there is also some bog moss, deer grass Trichophorum cespitosum, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum and bog myrtle Myrica gale, but the outstanding feature of the hea…

Kielder Mires

…gside the typical species of the mid altitude sites, such as cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, bog rosemary Andromeda polifolia, cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos, round leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum and numerous sedges and bryophytes, includ…

Bochel Wood

…le moor grass, hare’s-tail cottongrass Eriophorum vaginatum, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, cloudberry Rubus chamaemorus and bog mosses.

Waen Rydd

…vum amongst abundant purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea with cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, heather Calluna vulgaris, bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus, common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium, wavy hair-grass Deschampsia flexuosa and narrow buckler-fern Dryopteris carthusiana…

Greenamoor

…e C. pulicaris and tawny sedge Carex hostiana, together with cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, marsh violet Viola palustris and petty whin Genista anglica. Additional sp…

Derrycloony Lough

…on contains wet heath dominated by heather Calluna vulgaris, cross leaved heath Erica tetralix and bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum. Other semi-natural habitats provide further structural diversity. In more elevated areas, the fen grades into fen meadow. This is dominated by ca…

Brendon Farm (North)

…dow community contain a more heathy element characterized by cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, heather Calluna vulgaris and bog mosses Sphagnum spp. Vegetation within localised waterlogged areas consists of rush pasture communities dominated by soft-rush Juncus effusus and shar…

Beaford Moor

… moor-grass Molinia caerulea, with heather Calluna vulgaris, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix and western gorse Ulex gallii as sub-dominants. Characteristic associated plants include bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata, devil’s-bit scab…

Bere Stream

…n acid mire communities dominated by Sphagnum compactum with cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum and several other typical ‘bog’ species. In certain areas, especially near the stream, taller sedges form dens…

Llwyn-iarth

…nes or soakaways. The wet heath is characterised by frequent cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix and heather Calluna vulgaris with associates such as tormentil Potentilla erecta, heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia, and lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica. Thinly scattered are specie…

Briggins Moor

…nclude: western gorse Ulex gallii, heather Calluna vulgaris, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, creeping willow Salix repens and petty whin Genista anglica which is a very uncommon plant in Somerset. Herb species associated with this community include: heath spotted orchid Dactyl…

Brookhouse Moss

…bog vegetation are present in which bog mosses Sphagnum spp. cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos and cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium and Eriophorum vaginatum are dominant. The nationally rare bog rosemary Andromeda polifolia is present as well a…

Rhos Hen-Glyn-Isaf

…ather Calluna vulgaris, whorled caraway Carum verticillatum, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, lesser skullcap Scutellaria minor, devil's-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, saw-wort Serratula tinctoria, globe…

Castle Acre Common

…arum palustre, common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium, cross leaved heath Erica tetralix and heath rush Juncus squarrosus. Several pairs of snipe nest on the marshy areas and other breeding birds include lapwing, sedge warbler and cuckoo.

Andrew's Wood

…the occurrence of hemp agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum, fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, greater bird’s-foot trefoil Lotus pedunculatus and bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella. In others, wet heath containing heather Calluna vulgaris and cross-leav…

Waldridge Fell

…orum angustifolium occur with bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, marsh marigold Caltha palustris, marsh bedstraw Galium palustre, marsh bedstraw Galium palustre, greater tussock sedge Carex paniculata and carpets of bog moss Sphagnum spp. On dry slo…

Outley Mosses

…ylorhiza maculata spp. ericetorum, heather Calluna vulgaris, cross leaved heath Erica tetralix and purple moor grass. The valley mire in the lower slopes of great Allotment is ungrazed but nevertheless diverse and consists of alternating bands of wet peaty ground and slightly hig…

Comin Esgairmaen

…oor-grass with locally frequent heather Calluna vulgaris and cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix. Flushes draining north-eastwards have a richer flora, including bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum and round-leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia. Remarks: The site is registered as com…

Cors Goch, Llanllwch

…set in a peat surface dominated by heather Calluna vulgaris, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix and purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea. The latter becomes dominant on tile edges of the site, and bog myrtle Myrica gale is often abundant. Peripheral habitats on the south side includ…

Cors Llanllyfni

… majority of the site consists of wet heath characterised by cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, heather Calluna vulgaris, jointed rushes Juncus acutiflorus / articulatus, sedges and bog mosses, and marshy grassland with jointed rushes, the soft rush Juncus effusus, marsh thistle …

Fforest Goch Bog

…t the site. The main bog surface is dominated by mixtures of cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea, and cotton-grasses Eriophorum angustifolium and Eriophorum vaginatum. Bog mosses, principally cow horn bog-moss Sphagnum denticulatum and lustrous b…

Gweunydd Dyffryn Nedd

… Brecknock. There is a distinctive heathy element comprising cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum and, more locally, heather Calluna vulgaris and petty whin Genista anglica. Other species present include devil's-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, taw…

Mynydd Ystyfflau-Carn

…Typical wet heath species are scattered throughout, including crossleaved heath Erica tetralix, deergrass Trichophorum cespitosum, heath rush Juncus squarrosus, hare’s-tail cottongrass Eriophorum vaginatum and two species of bog-moss, Sphagnum capillifolium and Sphagnum cuspidatu…

Rhos Talglas a Chors yr Hafod

…upports wet heath, where purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, heather Calluna vulgaris and deergrass Trichophorum cespitosum occur. A number of locally-uncommon plants are present, including greater butterfly-orchid, dioecious sedge Carex dioica …

Tyncoed Pasture

…e drainage ditch has a heathy character, containing frequent cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix and locally prominent sphagnum moss Sphagnum papillosum. Other species found within this area include heather Calluna vulgaris, deergrass Trichophorum cespitosum, lousewort Pedicularis …

Waun Cimla

…ese communities are plants such as heather Calluna vulgaris, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, petty whin Genista anglica, saw-wort Serratula tinctoria and devil's-bit scabious Succisa pratensis. Of more local occurrence within the site are meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, spot…

Bradworthy Common

… of heathland species including heather Calluna vulgaris and cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, with occasional heath rush Juncus squarrosus and deer grass Trichophorum cespitosum. The eastern side of the site predominantly consists of a waterlogged mire community which is unkno…

Black Park

…onglomeratus var. conglomeratus. In the wetter, peaty areas cross leaved heath Erica tetralix occurs, together with sharp-flowered rush, bulbous rush and heath rush Juncus bulbosus and J. squarrosus, purple moor grass Molinia caerulea and marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, a …

Hartlebury Common and Hillditch Coppice

…mon is covered by dry heath dominated by heather Calluna vulgaris, bell heather Erica cinerea and western gorse Ulex gallii. Interspersed are areas of bare, disturbed sand and acid grassland dominated by wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa. Gorse Ulex europaeus and broom Cytisus…

Highfield Moss

…ium, hare’s tail cotton grass Eriophorum vaginatum, heather, cross leaved heath Erica tetralix becoming locally common or co-dominant. The small Sphagnum lawn which persists contains several species of bog moss including Sphagnum papillosum and Sphagnum cuspidatum. Elsewhere in t…

Oakhanger Moss

…unity includes common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium, cross leaved heath Erica tetralix and cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos. Birch dominates the canopy which is comparatively open in character and around the edges of the Sphagnum areas, in the transition to more nutrient ric…

Southmoor Farm

…ned ground the sward contains much heather Calluna vulgaris, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix and creeping willow Salix repens, while where it is wetter and most acidic, patches of bog mosses Sphagnum spp. occur with bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum and common cotton-grass Eri…

Leek Moors

…the heathland is more botanically diverse with grasses, sedges and a variety of ericaceous shrubs, e.g. bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus, crowberry Empetrum nigrum, cross leaved heath Erica tetralix and cowberry Vaccinium vitis-idaea. Acid grasslands and grass heath mosaics are wide…

Rhos-Rydd

…th close-grazed heather Calluna vulgaris, purple moor-grass, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix and abundant bog rosemary Andromeda polifolia. The mire is traversed throughout by old peat-cuts which are colonised by cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium and the bog-moss Sphagnum cu…

Cullentra Lough

… include wet heath dominated by heather Calluna vulgaris and cross leaved heath Erica tetralix with bilberry Vaccinum myrtillus, purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, hare's tail cottongrass Eriophorum vaginatum and tormentil Potentilla erecta. Where the peat is wetter, these speci…

Lough Corr

…urple moor grass Molinia caerulea, heather Calluna vulgaris, cross leaved heath Erica tetralix and bog myrtle Myrica gale dominate this area. Other herbs include common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum and devils-bit scabious Succisa praten…

Knocknashangan

… of dwarf shrub species such as heather Calluna vulgaris and cross leaved heath Erica tetralix. The wet heath has similarly high species diversity to the surrounding grasslands due to both the traditional management practices and the influence of base-rich waters flushing through…

Brockagh Quarry

…nsis, with dwarf-shrubs such as heather Calluna vulgaris and cross leaved heath Erica tetralix over a carpet of bryophytes. The semi-natural habitats at Brockagh Quarry are important for a wide range of plants and animals, including birds, invertebrates and mammals. https://www.…

West Bradieston and Craig of Garvock

…of the site, is characterised by mixtures of common heather, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, heath-rush Juncus squarrosus, deer-grass Trichophorum cespitosum, common cotton-grass Eriophorum angustifolium and the bog moss Sphagnum capillifolium. Fen-meadow The fen-meadows are g…

Slieveanorra and Croaghan

…the bog plain is dominated by heather Calluna vulgaris, with cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, hare's tail cottongrass Eriophorum vaginatum, crowberry Empetrum nigrum and bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus growing over a mixed moss and liverwort mat. In some places the peat surface is…

Carsegowan Moss

…tuarine origin and is dominated by heather Calluna vulgaris, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix and bog myrtle Myrica gale. In the more open areas, both cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos and bog rosemary Andromeda polifolia occur in some quantity. The bog is surrounded by a woodland f…

Buxton Heath

…ource of the stream. purple moor grass is again dominant but cross leaved heath Erica tetralix is frequent. Alder Alnus glutinosa forms carr woodland with abundant common sallow Salix cinerea in places by the stream. A zone of wet heathland surrounds the mire and is dominated by …

Hatfield Moors

…n grasses Eriophorum vaginatum and Eriophorum angustifolium, cross leaved heath Erica tetralix and bog mosses Sphagnum spp., but include species rare in the county such as cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos, bog myrtle Myrica gale and bog rosemary Andromeda polifolia. Dry heath commun…

Roudsea Wood & Mosses

…sequent increase in the amounts of heather Calluna vulgaris, cross leaved heath Erica tetralix and hare’s tail cotton grass. On isolated peat haggs or on the very edges of the uncut peat areas dry heathland vegetation occurs and consists of heather, cross leaved heath and deer gr…

Skipwith Common

…he largest single tract of its type in the north of England. Cross leaved heath Erica tetralix is the dominant species with abundant purple moor grass Molinia caerulea. A small population of marsh gentian Gentiana pneumonanthe occurs locally in this habitat. The dry heath is domi…

Ringdown

…caulis. The dwarf shrub species heather Calluna vulgaris and cross leaved heath Erica tetralix are also frequent but the grazing intensity prevents them and purple moor grass becoming dominant species. Many herb species are found including bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella, meadow …

Mointeach Scadabhaigh

…asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, tormentil Potentilla erecta, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix and lichens of the genus Cladonia. The woolly fringe moss Racomitrium lanuginosum, typical of western blanket bogs, is common over much of the site and is a conspicuous species, often f…

Eastern Peak District Moors

…etrum nigrum are the commonest associates, with occasionally cross leaved heath Erica tetralix and cowberry Vaccinium vitis-idaea. On the central moors, particularly Big Moor, Totley Moor and Ramsley Moor, purple moor grass becomes more prevalent and forms a mosaic with heather. …

Verwood Heaths

…ain areas. The humid and wet heath is variously dominated by cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, purple moor grass Molinia caerulea or ling and the rare brown beak sedge Rhynchospora fusca occurs in one of the wetter areas. The dry heathland supports strong populations of the rare…

Nichols Moss

… Calluna vulgaris with cotton grass Eriophorum vaginatum and cross leaved heath Erica tetralix. These lie in a mosaic with Sphagnum mosses and a variety of other characteristic peat land plants which bog rosemary Andromeda polifolia, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, common sun…

Black Mountains

… caerulea, hare's-tail cotton-grass Eriophorum vaginatum and cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix become more abundant. On the lower slopes the moorland gives way to drier unimproved acidic grassland, which in places is colonised by large areas of bracken Pteridium aquilinum.In a nu…

Bollihope, Pikestone, Eggleston and Woodland Fells

…e areas, cotton grass Eriophorum vaginatum is dominant, with cross leaved heath Erica tetralix and heather. Cloudberry Rubus chamaemorus which is confined to the west of the county and altitudes over 450 metres is locally abundant on the plateau between Snowhope and Outberry Plai…

Upper Thurne Broads and Marshes

… cinquefoil Comarum palustre, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, cross leaved heath Erica tetralix and petty whin Genista anglica, together with the bog mosses Sphagnum subnitens and S. subsecundum var inundatum. The large size, floristic diversity, restricted distribution and histor…

Carn/Glenshane Pass

…garis and hare's tail cottongrass Eriophorum vaginatum, with cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, deergrass Trichophorum cespitosum, bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus and crowberry Empetrum nigrum. The moss carpet beneath generally consists of Sphagnum capillifolium and Sphagnum papillo…

Sloughan and Willmount Glens

…nd. The vegetation is dominated by heather Calluna vulgaris, cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, with frequent bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus, purple moor grass Molinia caerulea and a high cover of bog mosses Sphagnum spp. The variation in topography and related soil hydrology; and …

Gortnasoal Glebe and Meenadoan

…the bog plain is dominated by heather Calluna vulgaris, with cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, hare’s-tail cottongrass Eriophorum vaginatum, growing over a mixed moss and liverwort mat. Where the peat surface is wetter, it displays a well-developed microtopography, with prominen…

Bramshill

…ed by purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, wet heathland with cross leaved heath Erica tetralix and fragments of dry heathland with heather Calluna vulgaris. Locally uncommon plants present include petty whin Genista anglica and small cudweed Logfia minima, together with stag’s ho…

Nant Cledlyn Pingos

…Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre and cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix. Some of the pingo basins support interesting mire and swamp vegetation containing cottongrass Eriophorum species, white sedge Carex canescens, cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos and round-l…

Mynydd Preseli

…s Molinia caerulea and rushes on the wetter slopes with much cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, patches of bog-myrtle Myrica gale and some heather Calluna vulgaris. Dioecious sedge Carex dioica, white sedge Carex canescens, common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris, ivy-leaved bellfl…

Dyffrynoedd Nedd a Mellte a Moel Penderyn

…heath characterised by deergrass Trichophorum cespitosum and cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix can be found in Hepste valley. Other habitats of interest include areas of beech Fagus sylvatica plantation, grey willow Salix cinerea and bramble scrub and nutrient-rich ponds. The fau…

Spey Bay

… the increasing importance of sand. Damp shingle slacks with cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, black bog-rush Schoenus nigricans and Baltic rush Juncus balticus are found in the middle and east of the site. The strandplain has extensive areas of shingle colonised only by lichens…

River Wye (Upper Wye) / Afon Gwy (Gwy Uchaf)

…heath composed of dense stands of western gorse Ulex gallii, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix and heather Calluna vulgaris amongst a closed sward of purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea. Throughout the site there is an abundance of heath spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza maculata, numbe…

Rhosydd Yerbeston / Yerbeston Moors

…s lime-rich conditions, although acid-loving species such as cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix and saw-wort Serratula tinctoria occur alongside. In wetter areas, sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus and soft-rush Juncus effusus dominate the marshy grassland. A wide variety of h…

Rhos Gargoed

…sheep’s-bit Jasione montana, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix and heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia.

Rhosydd Llanpumsaint

…ifolium among hare’s-tail cotton-grass Eriophorum vaginatum, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix and heather Calluna vulgaris. Inflows from the margins encourage a few rushes Juncus spp. to grow with the mosses, and lines of rush indicate regular water tracks across the fen surface…

Catcott Edington and Chilton Moors

…rple moor grass Molinia caerulea, bog myrtle Myrica gale and cross leaved heath Erica tetralix heathland with alder Alnus glutinosa carr woodland and mixed scrub, containing common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium and royal fern Osmunda regalis. The heath is noted for its r…

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

…Calluna vulgaris with purple moor grass Molinia caerulea and cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, in parts colonised by birch Betula spp. and Scot’s pine Pinus sylvestris. Although the botanical interest of this part of the site is relatively low, the conservation of this area is f…

Ben Vorlich

…accinium myrtillus is often the most common dwarf-shrub, and cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix which is usually common in this vegetation, is absent at higher altitudes. The tall herb ledge community occurs on rocky slopes and is represented by species such as great wood-rush Luz…

Hook Common and Bartley Heath

…eathland is dominated by purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, cross leaved heath Erica tetralix and heather Calluna vulgaris, with frequent dwarf gorse Ulex minor, glaucous and green ribbed sedges Carex flacca and Carex binervis. Of particular interest are the populations of fast …

Leith Hill

…d flora include bilberry, wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa and bell heather Erica cinerea; climbing corydalis Corydalis claviculata is rarer. Within this woodland there are small patches and rideside areas dominated by ling heather Calluna vulgaris and bilberry, together with…

Hothfield Common

…The heathland is dominated by heather Calluna vulgaris, with cross leaved heath Erica tetralix and purple moor grass being generally frequent. Several uncommon plants also occur, including petty whin Genista anglica, dwarf gorse Ulex minor and heath rush Juncus squarrosus and the…

Tarn Hows

… ossifragum to drier variants with heather Calluna vulgaris, cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis and cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos. Lying within the mosaic of different communities are several small bog pools where bogbean, small bur reed, gr…

Strathmore Peatlands

…e the most widespread and abundant plants on this site, with cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix and hare’s-tail cottongrass Eriophorum vaginatum locally important. The area to the south of Cnoc na Crois has widely spaced oval pools and extensive carpets of the bog-moss Sphagnum ma…

Ben Alder and Aonach Beag

…ties include bearberry-heather Arctostaphylos-Calluna heath, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix wet heath and extensive heather Calluna heath grading into heather-deergrass Calluna-Trichophorum blanket bog. This wide range of plant communities contains rare and scarce plants which…

Ewefell Mire

… along with few flowered spike rush Eliocharis quinqueflora, cross leaved heath Erica tetralix and tormentil Potentilla erecta typify this community. Other information Varnished hook moss (formerly slender green feather moss) is a fully protected species listed under Schedule 8 o…

Auchencorth Moss

…r of the site comprises a mosaic of heather Calluna vulgaris, crossleaved heath Erica tetralix, wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa and tussocky cotton-grass, over varying depths of peat. Wetter areas support Sphagnum and other mosses although not in such extensive carpets as th…

Lough Alaban

…rass Trichophorum cespitosum, with heather Calluna vulgaris, cross leaved heath Erica tetralix and herbs such as bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum and round leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia. In places, the bog moss Sphagnum spp. cover is high, dominated by papillose bog moss S…

Moneygal Bog Part II

…hrub vegetation is dominated by heather Calluna vulgaris and cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, with frequent common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium and hare's tail cottongrass Eriophorum vaginatum. Additional mosses associated with the regenerating bog surface include Hypnu…

Toller Porcorum

…Hydrocotyle vulgaris and lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica with crossleaved heath Erica tetralix and heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata. Many plants of very local distribution occur here, including dyer's greenweed Genista tinctoria, petty whin Gentianella anglica, wood hor…

Bolton Fell and Walton Mosses

…rt active raised bog comprising a rich carpet of bog mosses, cross leaved heath Erica tetralix and hare’s tail cotton grass, with heather Calluna vulgaris and an unusual abundance of crowberry Empetrum nigrum. Other typical species include round leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia…

Dozmary Pool

…or-grass Molinia caerulea and heather Calluna vulgaris, with cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix in in wetter parts. Other species occurring frequently include lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, western gorse Ulex gallii, heath rush Juncus squarrosus, carnation sedge Carex panicea, g…

Bovey Heathfield

…inated by heather Calluna vulgaris and this mixes in with abundant bell heather Erica cinerea and western gorse Ulex gallii. Acid grassland with abundant bristle bent Agrostis curtisii forms a mosaic with the dry heath in places with associated plants including tormentil Potentil…

Cors y Sychnant

…del Narthecium ossifragum, cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos and cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix. At the southern end of the bog are more nutrient-rich areas with the mosses Scorpidium scorpioides and Scorpidium revolvens, marsh lousewort Pedicularis palustris, marsh cinquefoil Com…

Corsydd Llangloffan

…ous scarce plants. The presence of heather Calluna vulgaris, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix and creeping willow Salix repens, along with abundant Sphagnum moss in the centre of the woodland indicates areas of moderately acid peat. The scarce plants include marsh fern Thelypter…

Subberthwaite, Blawith and Torver Low Commons

…ven 'lawn' of the bog moss Sphagnum papillosum with abundant cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, heather Calluna vulgaris, common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium, purple moor grass Molinia caerulea and bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum with cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos cre…

Coladoir Bog

…tongrass Eriophorum vaginatum community blanket mire and the cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix and bog moss Sphagnum papillosum community raised and blanket mire. The patterned mire occurs where these communities mix, with wet hollows of the bog pool community of bog-mosses Sphag…

Howierig Muir

…rass Eriophorum vaginatum with crowberry Empetrum nigrum and cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix. Cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos is common and sundew Drosera rotundifolia is occasional. Downy birch Betula pubescens scrub and Scots pine Pinus sylvestris have colonised parts of the bo…

Hollow Moor & Odham Moor

…bundance of heath species, such as heather Calluna vulgaris, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix and petty whin Genista anglica. Willow Salix spp. and birch Betula spp. scrub is scattered throughout the site and oak Quercus spp. and hazel Corylus avellana woods occur along the str…

Esgyrn Bottom

…rface of hummocks and wet hollows. Heather Calluna vulgaris, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, purple moor-grass, cottongrass and the bog mosses Sphagnum capillifolium subsp. rubellum, Sphagnum magellanicum and Sphagnum tenellum dominate the hummocks. In the wet hollows, the bog…

Coombe Meadow

…lica sylvestris. A minor heathy component is represented by cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix together with creeping willow Salix repens, tormentil Potentilla erecta and mat-grass Nardus stricta. Sedges are frequent and amongst those occurring are, flea sedge C. pulicaris, tawny…

Rainworth Heath

… by dwarf shrubs, in particular heather Calluna vulgaris and cross leaved heath Erica tetralix and by grasses and rushes, notably purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa, bulbous rush Juncus bulbosus, soft rush Juncus effusus and heath rush Juncus…

Rhos Cilcennin

…form vegetation cover dominated by heather Calluna vulgaris, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix and purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea. Western gorse Ulex gallii and heath rush Juncus squarrosus are abundant throughout, whilst areas which have escaped burning for several years con…

Buttermere Fells

…er, growing with dwarf juniper Juniperus communis spp. nana, cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, crowberry Empetrum nigrum and, very locally, bearberry Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, a rare habitat recorded from only a few sites in England. On Hobcarton and Hobcarton End there is a sta…

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