Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Dyscarr Wood

…ash wych elm wood but locally meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria and hemp agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum dominate the ground vegetation. To the north east of the site the wood gives way to grassland, marsh and scrub. Wetter areas are dominated by Filipendula ulmaria and Eupatorium c…

St. Catherine's Hill

…wetter grassland, notably devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis, hemp agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum, saw wort Serratula tinctoria and fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica all occur commonly in the sward. Further diversity is provided by the eastern extremity of the SSSI, which compri…

Broughton Alder Wood

…ands of tall herbs including hairy willowherb Epilobium hirsutum, hemp agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum, wild angelica Angelica sylvestris and blunt flowered rush Juncus subnodulosus.

Shorn Cliff and Caswell Woods

…r damp loving plants such as great horsetail Equisetum telmateia, hemp agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum and pendulous sedge Carex pendula as well as supporting an interesting bryophyte flora. The whole site supports a variety of uncommon plants. These include the nationally rare wo…

Rhos Goch (Rhos Goch Common)

…es are replaced by marsh-marigold, water mint Mentha aquatica and hemp agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum where the ground water is more base-rich. Elsewhere, beneath the birch carr, purple moor-grass is dominant along with species such as marsh cinquefoil and bog-moss Sphagnum recur…

Whitecross Green and Oriel Woods

…Mentha arvensis and M. aquatica, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, hemp agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum, sneezewort Achillea ptarmica, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula and dominating the marsh great horsetail Equisetum telmateia. The twenty four butterflies recorded to date inc…

Leiston - Aldeburgh

…tly reed dominant Phragmites australis with nettle Urtica dioica, hemp agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum and wild parsnip Pastinaca sativa. In the fen meadow areas there is a richer suite of species including a large colony of adder's tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum. Church Farm Marsh…

Wyndrush Pastures

…-herb fen with species including meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum, wild angelica Angelica sylvestris, and common marsh-bedstraw. Purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea occurs more locally, together with frequent tawny and flea sedges Carex hostiana…

Carrine Common & Penwethers

…adowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, wild angelica Angelica sylvestris, hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum and Sphagnum bog mosses. The rich sedge flora includes star sedge Carex echinata and tawny sedge Carex hostiana. Bog-myrtle Myrica gale is locally dominant. An additional species…

Esthwaite Water

…et Sanguisorba officinalis, purple loosestrife Lythrum salicaria, hemp agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum and narrow buckler fern Dryopteris carthusiana. In addition to its botanical interest Esthwaite Water is of local importance for breeding birds. great crested grebe, teal, tufte…

Forlorn Hope Meadow

…r reed Sparganium erectum, water figwort Scrophularia auriculata, hemp agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum and great willowherb Epilobium hirsutum. The nature conservation interest is dependent on the continuation of the traditional agricultural management for hay cropping, followed b…

Lye Valley

…weet Filipendula ulmaria, great willowherb Epilobium hirsutum and hemp agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum on the valley sides and tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and common knapweed Centaurea nigra on better drained soils. Many species of mosses thrive in the damp conditions …

Folkestone to Etchinghill Escarpment

…arshy area dominated by greater willowherb Epilobium hirsutum and hemp agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum. A number of springs emerge from the foot of the escarpment. The site supports a diverse insect fauna including a number of nationally rare flies, moths and butterflies. Of spec…

Corsydd Llangloffan

…haracterised by mixed stands of common reed Phragmites australis, hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum, wild angelica Angelica sylvestris, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria and purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria. In some areas greater pond-sedge Carex riparia can dominate and ther…

Pakefield to Easton Bavents

…rife Lysimachia vulgaris, great willowherb Epilobium hirsutum and hemp agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum may be found. In drier locations species such as creeping thistle Cirsium arvense, false oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius, cleavers Galium aparine and perennial sow thistle Sonchu…

Gordano Valley

…f tall fen vegetation of the common reed – hemp agrimony Phragmites australis – Eupatorium cannabinum type. This is dominated by dense common reed, with scattered meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, yellow flag Iris pseudacorus and valerian Valeriana officinalis. The extensive syste…

Woolhampton Reed Bed

…, meadow sweet Filipendula ulmaria, meadow rue Thalictrum flavum, hemp agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum, yellow loosestrife Lysimachia vulgaris, comfrey Symphytum officinale and hemlock water dropwort Oenanthe crocata. The site supports a large colony of reed warbler Acrocephalus s…

Porth Dinllaen i Borth Pistyll

… which common reed Phragmites australis features prominently with hemp agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum and great horsetail Equisetum telmateia. In some places, the common reed forms almost pure stands that often grade into more typical coastal scrub. Coarse grasslands containing c…

Ipsley Alders Marsh

… soft rush Juncus effusus, marsh horsetail Equisetum palustre and hemp agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum. Particularly important are the large stands of blunt flowered rush Juncus subnodulosus, a local plant associated with calcareous flushes. The eastern part of the site is drier w…

Park Wood

…lustris, brooklime Veronica beccabunga, soft rush Juncus effusus, hemp agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum, wild angelica Angelica sylvestris and reed canary-grass Phalaris arundinacea. There are some stands of royal fern Osmunda regalis and great woodrush is locally abundant. On the …

Bull Ings

…pport hard rush Juncus inflexus, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, hemp agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum, marsh valerian Valeriana dioica, greater burnet Sanguisorba officinalis and devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis. Other Information This is a new site.

Lydford Railway Ponds

…characterised by rushes Juncus spp., angelica Angelica sylvatica, hemp agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum, fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica, southern marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa and clumps of bog moss Sphagnum sp. The marsh contains open water pools and these together with a…

Barrow Farm Fen

…ilis. The ground layer includes common reed Phragmites australis, hemp agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and tall fescue Schedonorus giganteus. Within the carr old turf pits hold semi liquid peat and support a sparse vegetation which includes…

Kirkham Park & Riverside

…bitter cress Cardamine amara, marsh hawk's beard Crepis paludosa, hemp agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum and yellow flag Iris pseudacorus. Kirkham Park Wood is dry and somewhat calcareous with a mixed canopy of ash Fraxinus excelsior, sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus, wych elm Ulmus gla…

Andrew's Wood

…the grassland is marshy and is characterised by 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 co…

Sweeney Fen

…flowered rush Juncus subnodulosus. bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, hemp agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum and marsh helleborine Epipactis palustris are locally abundant. Drier areas support shorter grassland vegetation in which lady’s mantle Alchemilla filicaulis, cowslip Primula ver…

Hawes Water

…a, yellow iris Iris pseudacorus, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, hemp agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum and bittersweet Solanum dulcamara. This mixed scrub community on fen peat is rare at a national level. This is backed by a band of marshy grassland on peaty soil dominated by pur…

Misson Training Area

…ble Rubus fruticosus agg., lesser pondsedge Carex acutiformis and hemp agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum also occur. Patches of bog moss Sphagna are locally developed in wetter, more acidic areas, together with notable populations of twayblade Neottia ovata. Ferns occur on drier kno…

Waun Fawr, Ty Ddewi (St David's)

… horsetail Equisetum palustre, wild angelica Angelica sylvestris, hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum, water mint Mentha aquatica and ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi along drainage lines where small pockets of fen vegetation have developed. Rare southern heathland plants include …

Newham Fen

…ommon reed Phragmites australis, reed grass Phalaris arundinacea, hemp agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum and several species of sedge Carex spp. are abundant. There is also a population of the uncommon woodland species herb paris Paris quadrifolia. Within the 'carr', active manageme…

Blo' Norton and Thelnetham Fens

… a different range of associated species including plants such as hemp agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum, purple loosestrife Lythrum salicaria and great hairy willowherb Epilobium hirsutum. Woodland and scrub have invaded quite large areas of all three fens. The scrub consists mostl…

Booton Common

… dominates the tall fen vegetation and typical associates include hemp agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, yellow iris Iris pseudacorus and marsh marigold Caltha palustris. Additional interest is provided by the alder woodland. This contains some…

Udford Low Moss

… Carex acutiformis, meadowsweet, yellow flag and locally abundant hemp agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum. A separate area of more acidic peat land occurs towards the centre of the Moss. This is wooded with self sown Scot's pine in association with downy birch, some alder and a scatt…

Frome St. Quintin

…frequent with occasional blunt flowered rush Juncus subnodulosus, hemp agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum and flag iris. Low growing herbs prominent on seepages are creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens, wavy bitter cress Cardamine flexuosa and fool’s water cress Apium nodiflorum. Els…

Pinkney and Gerrick Woods

…flushes are characterised by great horsetail Equisetum telmateia, hemp agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum, marsh hawk's beard Crepis paludosa and meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, whilst on the banks of small streams there is an abundance of opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosple…

Aunt Mary's Bottom

…wsweet Filipendula ulmaria, wild angelica Angelica sylvestris and hemp agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum. Occasionally devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis and water figwort Scrophularia auriculata are prominent. The rich flora also includes many typical wetland species amongst w…

Hale Moss

…a. Towards the mire margins, particularly in the south and east, hemp agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum, columbine Aquilegia vulgaris and sneezewort Achillea ptarmica are also present. In the woodland to the west of the scrub there is a south to north gradation from open pinewood P…

Groby Pool and Woods

…t species typical of wet woodland such as dewberry Rubus caesius, hemp agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum, pendulous sedge Carex pendula and valerian Valeriana officinalis. To the north of the site, on both sides of a stony, clean water stream, a grassland community typical of slight…

Scout and Cunswick Scars

…purging buckthorn Rhamnus cathartica, bay willow Salix pentandra, hemp agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum, common valerian Valeriana officinalis and meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria. Most of the woodlands within this site are thought to be of ancient origin and thus of high nature co…

Holme Moor & Clean Moor

…weet Solanum dulcamara, common marsh bedstraw Galium palustre and hemp agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum. Many of the calcareous flush species present at Clean Moor occur at the margins of this community. Holme Moor and Clean Moor are the only known Somerset stations for broad leave…

Swangey Fen, Attleborough

…, hedge woundwort Stachys sylvatica, gipsywort Lycopus europaeus, hemp agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum and yellow flag Iris pseudacorus. On the higher margins of the site, this type of woodland grades into mixed Alder, Oak, ash woodland with some sycamore and willow. In places the…

Hanley Dingle

…lous sedge Carex pendula, great horsetail Equisetum telmateia and hemp agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum. The damp stream side banks support a rich fern and moss flora. The site also includes a number of basic flushes with both opposite leaved and the rarer alternate leaved golden s…

Farnham Mires

…h as knapweed Centaurea nigra, pepper saxifrage Silaum silauss, common agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum, common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii and twayblade Neottia ovata. In a drier section species rich calcareous grassland with patches of hawthorn Crataegus monogyna and buck…

Quants

…rench. This is dominated by common reed Phragmites austrailis and hemp agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum. The local marsh helleborine Epipactis palustris and brookweed Samolus valerandi also occur. The ancient woodland is not uniform and four stand types can be distinguished: i. p…

Scotney Castle

…s the bank side flora includes yellow flag iris Iris pseudacorus, hemp agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum and marsh marigold Caltha palustris. Floating water lily Nymphoides peltata is recorded from the moat. Several scarce invertebrates occur on the site. The ponds support a number …

Chilbolton Common

…ge Carex paniculata, with yellow loosestrife Lysimachia vulgaris, hemp agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum, meadow rue Thalictrum flavum, bog stitchwort Stellaria alsine and common reed Phragmites australis. Further diversity is added to the Common by the presence of two areas of high…

Cromford Canal

…adowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, wild angelica Angelica sylvestris, hemp agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum and gipsywort Lycopus europaeus. skullcap Scutellaria galericulata and marsh woundwort Stachys palustris are occasional and the lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula is local. A r…

Stanford Training Area

…such as panicle sedge, great hairy willowherb Epilobium hirsutum, hemp agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum, yellow loosestrife Lysimachia vulgaris and wild angelica Angelica sylvestris. Swamp vegetation has developed around several of the non fluctuating meres and there are some exten…

Ward Hill Cliffs

… red campion Silene dioica and wild angelica Angelica sylvestris. Hemp agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum is also present on the site and this is its only known Orkney location. Further inland the vegetation grades into species rich lichen-heath which is dominated by heather Calluna …

Rushbeds Wood and Railway Cutting

…t many species also found in the wet woodland rides together with hemp agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum and common spike rush Eleocharis palustris. The woodland edge meadow hedge complex forms an important 'edge' habitat for many breeding bird species and invertebrates. The divers…

Carricknath Point to Porthbean Beach

… or in rock-crevices close to the cliff-base with species such as hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum, common reed Phragmites australis, hemlock water-dropwort Oenanthe crocata, silverweed Potentilla anserina, common fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica, curled dock Rumex crispus, pere…

Sontley Marsh

…a. Wetter areas here support reed-grass Phalaris arundinacea and hemp agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum with spindle Euonymus europaeus on drier sites. Dense strands of Equisetum telmateia also support panicled sedge Carex paniculata and purple loosestrife Lythrum salicaria. Marsh…

Fens Pools

…and C. otrubae, as well as common fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica, hemp agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum and an extensive population of southern marsh orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa. adder's tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum, a rare plant in the county, is associated with an area of un…

Coombe Meadow

…entrica and meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria occur in places, with hemp agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum, purple loosestrife Lythrum salicaria and wild angelica Angelica sylvestris. A minor heathy component is represented by cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix together with creeping …

Bixley Heath

…element is represented by great willowherb Epilobium hirsutum and hemp agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum. Stands of greater tussock sedge Carex paniculata occur and sallow Salix sp. forms a light canopy over much of the swamp area. Additional habitat diversity is provided at the low…

Wye and Crundale Downs

…edge Carex acutiformis with giant horsetail Equisetum telmateia, hemp agrimony, Eupatorium cannabinum, fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica and wild angelica Angelica sylvestris. The wet alder woodland includes old alder Alnus glutinosa and ash coppice stools under scattered mature oak…

Chasewater And The Southern Staffordshire Coalfield Heaths

…il Equisetum fluviatile, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris and hemp agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum indicative of a more nutrient rich water supply. As the valley broadens out into a basin and the soils are wetter, great willowherb Epilobium hirsutum and common reed mace Typha …

Avon Gorge

…e Chrysosplenium alternifolium, moschatel Adoxa moschatellina and hemp agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum. In addition, the site contains pendulous sedge Carex pendula and lily of the valley Convallaria majalis, which are both uncommon in Scotland.

Mournes Coast

…d Angelica Angelica sylvestris, meadow sweet Filipendula ulmaria, hemp agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum and marsh woundwort Stachys palustris, with brookweed Samolus valerandi in wetter areas. In more strongly flushed areas species such as jointed rush Juncus articulatus, common bu…

Sidling's Copse and College Pond

…ommon reed Phragmites australis, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, hemp agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum, reed canary grass Phalaris arundinacea and willowherbs Epilobium spp. Uncommon plants occurring in the fen include black bog rush Schoenus nigricans, bog pimpernel Anagallis ten…

Southill Lake and Woods

…yellow iris Iris pseudacorus, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria and hemp agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum. The tall fen has a similar species composition but is more luxuriant and includes additional species such as angelica Angelica sylvestris and great willow herb Epilobium hirsutu…

St. David's Airfield Heaths

…arsh and streamside vegetation, with tall-fen of water horsetail, hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum, purple loosestrife Lythrum salicaria, common fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica, wild angelica Angelica sylvestris and meadow sweet Filipendula ulmaria. Small disused clay pits with…

Stourvale Marsh

…p Berula erecta, southern marsh orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa, hemp agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum and great water dock Rumex hydrolapathum. A number of birds such as the reed bunting Emberiza schoeniclus and the sedge warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus breed on the site. The …

Weston Fen

…tes australis, together with lesser pond sedge Carex acutiformis, hemp agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum and meadow sweet Filipendula ulmaria. Locally, blunt flowered rush Juncus subnodulosus becomes dominant, occurring in association with greater bird's foot trefoil Lotus peduncula…

Braken Hurst

…ttest, peaty or flushed situations are botanically very rich with hemp agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium and ramsons Allium ursinum. The valley flanks and the oak parkland at Round Hill…

Stanley and Alder Carrs, Aldeby

…Phragmites australis with reed canary grass Phalaris arundinacea, hemp agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum, purple loosestrife Lythrum salicaria, water figwort Scrophularia auriculata, gipsywort Lycopus europaeus and water mint Mentha aquatica. The uncommon gold dock Rumex maritimus a…

Big Hyde Rough

…d is an area of ungrazed marshy grassland with tall herbs such as hemp agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria and ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi with some invading tree and shrub species, demonstrating a natural succession to woodland.

Thatcham Reed Beds

…cation communities are, Phragmites australis swamp NVC S4, Phragmites australis Eupatorium cannabinum fen NVC S25, Carex riparia swamp NVC S6, Carex acutiformis swamp NVC S7, Phragmites australis Urtica dioica fen NVC S26 and Alnus glutinosa woodland NVC W5. General description …

Rhos Hen-Glyn-Isaf

…lder Alnus glutinosa and by ditches which support species such as hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius and the locally uncommon fern Osmunda regalis. Remarks: The site lies within the Brecon Beacons National …

Cavenham - Icklingham Heaths

…ris palustris; marsh plants such as reed Phragmites australis and hemp agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum and in one area a carpet of Sphagnum moss. Cavenham Icklingham heaths are notable for a number of nationally and locally rare plants. These include Breckland wild thyme Thymus se…

Cors Penally (Penally Marsh)

…ommon reed Phragmites australis, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum, great willowherb Epilobium hirsutum, purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria, and yellow iris Iris pseudacorus. Other abundant plants are blunt-flowered rush Juncus subnodulosus, y…

Cornard Mere, Little Cornard

…loosestrife Lysimachia vulgaris, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, hemp agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum and yellow iris Iris pseudacorus. There are also sizeable stands of meadow rue Thalictrum flavum and water dock Rumex hydrolapathum and a small population of bogbean Menyanthes t…

Mar Field Fen

…t, marsh marigold Caltha palustris, yellow iris Iris pseudacorus, hemp agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum, marsh horsetail Equisetum palustre and giant bellflower Campanula latifolia where the woodland grades into fen meadow. This carr woodland has been modified in places by planting…

Stevington Marsh

…ld angelica Angelica sylvestris, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, hemp agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum and meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis. The most extensive marsh, with its associated spring fed stream, is particularly distinctive being largely dominated by great horsetail E…

Hayburn Wyke

…ea with a ground flora of great horsetail Equisetum telmateia and hemp agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum. Herbs of note at this site include the introduced elecampane Inula helenium and grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris. In places the unstable clay and shale is bare of vegetati…

Yanal Bog

…erb species such as meadowsweet, agrimony Agrimonia eupatoria and hemp agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum occur occasionally throughout.

Millwater

…setum telmateia with abundant fool’s watercress Apium nodiflorum, hemp agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum, creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens and common reed. At both the northern fringe and in the south east corner of the site are small areas of carr woodland dominated by alder Al…

Dalby Bush Fen

…erb community which includes great horsetail Equisetum telmateia, hemp agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum, marsh hawk's beard Crepis paludosa and ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi. A poor fen community including bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris occ…

Afon Teifi

…t oligotrophic to mesotrophic communities, with species including hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum and bittersweet Solanum dulcamara characteristic of the banks and stream water-crowfoot Ranunculus penicillatus ssp. pseudofluitans within the channel on the Cych. The mosses Hyg…

Yare Broads and Marshes

…ormis, yellow flag Iris pseudacorus, gipsywort Lycopus europaeus, hemp agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum and common figwort Scrophularia nodosa. The fens are the breeding site of many species of wetland bird including snipe, water rail, marsh harrier and grasshopper warbler. A larg…

Durham Coast

…rom carpets of the moss Palustriella commutatum to tall stands of hemp agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum and common reed Phragmites australis. A number of unusual plant species, including marsh helleborine Epipactis palustris, grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris and the nationall…

Ashdon Meadows

… trefoil Lotus pedunculatus, lesser pond sedge Carex acutiformis, hemp agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum and purple willow Salix purpurea on the valley floor.

Redgrave and Lopham Fens

…trifes Lysimachia vulgaris and Lythrum salicaria, meadowsweet and hemp agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum. Most of the fen communities are prone to invasion by sallow Salix cinerea and locally this has developed into dense scrub and carr. The River Waveney and its feeder drains are …

Mynydd Y Fflint / Flint Mountain

…cies in this vegetation included figwort Scrophularia nodosa, and hemp agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum. The transition between the vegetation communities is well developed with small areas of fen-meadow dominated by the locally uncommon blunt flowered rush Juncus subnodulosus acco…

Wilwell Cutting

…ton grass Eriophorum angustifolium, Dactylorhiza praetermissa and hemp agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum. To the south the marsh gives way to tracts of scrub dominated by willows, sallows Salix spp. and birch Betula pendula (formerly verrucosa). Here the bryophyte mat is well develo…

Little Hoyle and Hoyle's Mouth Caves & Woodlands

…here is markedly different, with meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum, yellow iris Iris pseudacorus, branched bur-reed Sparganium erectum, bulrush Typha latifolia and water plantain Alisma plantago-aquatica. The scarlet tiger moth Callimorpha domin…

Calke Park

… angelica Angelica sylvestris, valerian Valeriana officinalis and hemp agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum. These wetland and flowery habitats extend Calke Park’s potential for maintaining a wide range of invertebrate species. Many fly Diptera species indicative of ancient woodland re…

Hulam Fen

…adowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, wild angelica Angelica sylvestris, hemp agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum, marsh marigold Caltha palustris and ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi. On the western edge of the site this tall fen grades into a drier community dominated by lesser pond sedge C…

The Carrs

…alerian Valeriana officinalis, wild angelica Angelica sylvestris, hemp agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and greater bird’s foot trefoil Lotus pedunculatus. There are also areas of sedge fen with common sedge Carex nigra, brown sedge Carex di…

Castlemartin Corse

…sestrife Lythrum salicaria, common fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica, hempagrimony Eupatorium cannabinum, marsh horsetail Equisetum palustre, greater bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus, common reed and meadowsweet. Pondweed Potamogeton coloratus, a nationally scarce plant, grows…

Glemsford Pits

…rb, scrub and woodland. These communities include species such as hemp agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum, great willowherb Epilobium hirsutum, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, common valerian Valeriana officinalis, creeping thistle Cirsium arvense and bramble Rubus sp., which are im…

Hawthorn Dene

…ll fen vegetation containing great willowherb Epilobium hirsutum, hemp agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum, sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus and meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria. The invertebrate faun of the site is known to be diverse with rare species including the moth Triaxom…

Dowrog Common

…as meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, yellow iris Iris pseudacorus, hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum, purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria, common fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica and wild angelica Angelica sylvestris. A little water dock Rumex hydrolapathum and yellow loosestrife…

Upper Fal Estuary and Woods

…ormis, yellow iris Iris pseudacorus, common nettle Urtica dioica, hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum and meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria. On the drier areas on the estuary sides there is a transition to oak-dominated woodland. The upper estuaries and these transitional zones ar…

Smallburgh Fen

…all species present including meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria and hemp agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum. Carr woodland occupies the remainder of the site. Alder is dominant with brown birch and common sallow. The ground flora is generally typical of a Broadland alder carr, with les…

Firth of Forth

…ratense, false brome Brachypodium sylvaticum and the locally rare hemp agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum are common. Neutral grasslands also occur at Skinflats and Kinneil Kerse. Species-rich coastal and semi-improved grassland is also found at Blackness Bay, where it forms the most…

Freshwater East Cliffs to Skrinkle Haven

… small wetland communities, including water mint Mentha aquatica, hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum and common reed Phragmites australis. Small sand dune systems exist at Manorbier and Swanlake, dominated by red fescue, with common restharrow Ononis repens, lady's bedstraw Gali…

Tretio Common

…saic, with a preponderance of tall fen and acid marshy grassland. Hemp agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum, wild angelica Angelica sylvestris, common fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica, purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria, and meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria are abundant in the tall fen,…

Borlasevath and Retallack Moor

…(Pulicaria dysenterica), purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria), hemp agrimony (Eupatorium cannabinum) ragged-robin (Silene flos-cuculi), common mint (Mentha aquatica) and lesser spearwort (Ranunculus flammula). These mosaics have much to do with the breeding bird interest of th…

Nant y Crimp

…le for its tall herbs, particularly angelica Angelica sylvestris, hemp agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, water mint Mentha aquatica and marsh violet Viola palustris. Elsewhere, sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus dominates with a range of associa…

Stanford End Mill and River Loddon

…dominated by species such as great willowherb Epilobium hirsutum, hemp agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum, common comfrey Symphytum officinale, purple loosestrife Lythrum salicaria and meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, with butterbur Petasites hybridus occurring locally. Smaller growi…

Cothill Fen

…Carex hostiana. Dense stands of common reed Phragmites australis, hemp agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum fen occurs in places. This tall herbaceous habitat contains plants such as meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, greater tussock sedge Carex paniculata and yellow loosestrife Lysimach…

St Cyrus and Kinnaber Links

…otted clover Trifolium striatum , viper’s-bugloss Echium vulgare, hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum, field madder Sherardia arvensis , field garlic Allium oleraceum and wild onion Allium vineale are also found. Birds The breeding bird assemblage, about 60 regular breeding speci…

Popehouse Moor

…ipendula ulmaria, interspersed with yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus, hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum and common valerian Valeriana officinalis. Also within the site is a small wood dominated by birch Betula spp. and with a hazel Corylus avellana understorey, while patches of gor…

Marble Quarry and Hale Fell

…ghman’s spikenard Inula conyza, mountain melick Melica nutans and hemp agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum are all locally abundant in grikes, whilst bramble Rubus fruticosus, wood sage Teucrium scorodonia, bracken Pteridium aquilinum and golden rod Solidago virgaurea occur frequently…

Gwlyptiroedd Casnewydd / Newport Wetlands

…, in drier areas, it is joined by marsh bedstraw Galium palustre, hemp agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum and great willowherb Epilobium hirsutum. In addition, the site has a number of other habitats that add to its overall wildlife value. These include hedgerows, scrub, woodland and…

Boughton Fen

…er species present include common valerian Valeriana officinalis, hemp agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum, angelica Angelica sylvestris, purple small reed Calamagrostis canescens and reed sweet grass Glyceria maxima. On the highest ground, woodland has developed and is dominated by a…

Rusland Valley Mosses

…alerian Valeriana officinalis, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, hemp agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum and reed canary grass Phalaris arundinacea. The latter along with common reed Phragmites australis dominate the fen communities that have developed beyond the woodland adjacent t…

Paines Cross Meadow

…e of marshland species such as wild angelica Angelica sylvestris, hemp agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum, water mint Mentha aquatica and meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum. Of greatest interest is the fragment of fen meadow which remains around the spring in the middle of the lower pa…

Neuadd and Tylelo Mires

…rex paniculata dominated swamp occurs. Associated species include hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum, wood club-rush Scirpus sylvaticus and common valerian Valeriana officinalis. A small area of wet woodland is also present which is similar in character to that found at Neuadd M…

Redlake Meadows & Hoggs Moor

…h thistle Cirsium palustre, honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum and hemp agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum. Grey willow Salix cinerea and silver birch Betula pendula are invading ungrazed areas of this mire vegetation A small area of soft rush/sharp-flowered rush – marsh bedstraw Jun…

Temple Island Meadows

…ommon reed Phragmites australis, with abundant tall herbs such as hemp agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum, great willowherb Epilobium hirsutum, purple loosestrife Lythrum salicaria, yellow flag Iris pseudacorus and marsh woundwort Stachys palustris. The shallower ditches that cross t…

Jenkins Carr

…minate. The wet areas contain a variety of sedges with patches of hemp agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum, water figwort Scrophularia auriculata and wild iris Iris pseudacorus.

River Frome

…eous fen vegetation includes great willowherb Epilobium hirsutum, hemp agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum, hemlock water-dropwort Oenanthe crocata, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, purple loosestrife Lythrum salicaria, yellow loosestrife Lysimachia vulgaris, common comfrey Symphytum …

Hesledon Moor East

…palustre, common and glaucous sedge Carex nigra and Carex flacca, hemp agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum, devil’s bit scabious and marsh valerian Valeriana dioica. The stream itself supports, amongst other species, the stonewort Chara vulgaris var. papillata and lesser pondweed Pota…

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