Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Compton Chine to Steephill Cove

…aritima Cerastium diffusum ssp. diffusum maritime therophyte community NVC MC5; Festuca rubra Armeria maritima maritime grassland NVC MC8; Festuca rubra Holcus lanatus maritime grassland NVC MC9 and Festuca rubra Daucus carota ssp. gummifer maritime grassland NVC MC11. The commun…

Giant's Causeway and Dunseverick

…t false oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius grassland with high cover of red fescue Festuca rubra. Damper areas often have meadow sweet Filipendula ulmaria present, with wild Angelica Angelica sylvatica. A high proportion of these slopes are dominated by bracken Pteridium aquilinum a…

Sheepland Coast

…aritima, common saltmarsh grass Puccinellia maritima, tall clumps of red fescue Festuca rubra and saltmarsh rush Juncus gerardii. Sea plantain Plantago maritima and common couch Elytrigia repens occur less frequently. Small areas of strandline occur behind the saltmarsh and shing…

Ballyquintin Point

…terior is dominated by scrub. Saltmarsh communities are dominated by red fescue Festuca rubra, saltmarsh rush Juncus gerardii, autumn hawkbit Leontodon autumnalis and common saltmarsh grass Puccinellia maritima. A few small isolated stands of annual sea-blite Suaeda maritima are …

Killough Bay and Strand Lough

…wild thyme Thymus polytrichus, kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria and red fescue Festuca rubra. Grassland on deeper soils tends to be less diverse and is typically dominated by false oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius with hogweed Heracleum sphondylium, sea radish Raphanus raphanistr…

Killard

…aritima, common saltmarsh grass Puccinellia maritima, tall clumps of red fescue Festuca rubra and saltmarsh rush Juncus gerardii, and occasionally sea plantain Plantago maritima, sea rush Juncus maritimus and common couch Elytrigia repens. Small stands of beach-head saltmarsh are…

Penhale Dunes

…e fixed grey dunes colonised by marram grass Ammophila arenaria, and red fescue Festuca rubra. They support species such as kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria, wild carrot Daucus carota, rest-harrow Ononis repens, sand sedge Carex arenaria, and Portland spurge Euphorbia portlandic…

White Park Bay

…the main species, but there is a range of associated species such as red fescue Festuca rubra, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, sand sedge Carex arenaria, Portland spurge Euphorbia portlandica and field wood rush Luzula campestris, growing through a carpet of the pleuroc…

Galboly

… the slopes. The driest grassland areas are dominated by the grasses red fescue Festuca rubra, sheep's fescue Festuca ovina, common bent Agrostis capillaris with abundant sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, heath grass Danthonia decum…

Knock Dhu Sallagh Braes

…alcareous grasslands are characteristically dominated by the grasses red fescue Festuca rubra, sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina and common bent Agrostis capillaris with abundant sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, heath grass Danthonia decumbens, downy oat grass Avenula pubesce…

St. John's Point

… smooth gradation into inundation grassland communities dominated by red fescue Festuca rubra and silverweed Potentilla anserina. Red fescue Festuca rubra is also one of the dominant species in the maritime grassland which is prevalent across the whole site, becoming more species…

Murlough

… but there are a range of other grass and grass-like species such as red fescue Festuca rubra, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, sand sedge Carex arenaria and field wood rush Luzula campestris. Herbs include lady's bedstraw Galium verum, cat'…

Port Meadow with Wolvercote Common & Green

…in 1968. The humpy ground to the west supports a more species rich sward of the Festuca rubra Agrostis stolonifera Potentilla anserina type. Both these communities include stinging nettle Urtica dioica, ragwort Senecio jacobaea and other species associated with the high phosphate…

Levallymore

…bent Agrostis capillaris, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus and red fescue Festuca rubra all common with heath grass Danthonia decumbens also notably constant in the sward. However, there is a much richer herb component including many meadow indicators such as yellow-rattle …

Mottistone Down

…chalk grassland flora with 28–30 species/m 2. It is dominated by sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, red fescue Festuca rubra and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. Twenty seven species of downland herbs have been recorded including rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, salad burnet Poterium s…

Slapton Ley

…ty (SD1); Thinopyrum junceum spp. boreali-atlanticus fore dune community (SD4); Festuca rubra - Achillea millefolium - Lotus corniculatus community (MC11b); Arrhenatherum elatius grassland Festuca rubra subcommunity with Raphanus raphanistrum spp. maritimum (MG1a); Prunus spinosa…

Cynffig / Kenfig

…nd species colonise these white dunes inland, forming a marram grass/red fescue Festuca rubra semi-fixed dune grassland community. The dune system includes extensive areas of semi-fixed and fixed species-rich dune grassland types. Dune grassland with red fescue Festuca rubra and …

Portmuck

…occur commonly throughout the site in most situations. These include red fescue Festuca rubra, sea mayweed Tripleurospermum maritima, sea plantain Plantago maritima, common scurvey grass Cochlearia officinalis and thrift Armeria maritima. Cliff sections which experience slippage,…

Porton Down

…proved calcicolous grassland communities of the following types. Sheep's fescue Festuca ovina Avenula pratensis grassland, Cirsium acaule Asperula cynanchica typical sub community and the Pseudoscleropodium purum Prunella vulgaris and Holcus lanatus Trifolium repens sub communiti…

Steeple Point to Marsland Mouth

… of maritime grassland along the cliff edge supports species such as red fescue Festuca rubra, Tthrift Armeria maritima, buckshorn plantain Plantago coronopus, carline thistle Carlina vulgaris and wild thyme Thymus polytrichus. The steep sided valleys support maritime grassland …

Ballycastle Coalfield

…bell heather Erica cinerea, sheep's-bit Jasione montana, the grasses red fescue Festuca rubra, mat grass Nardus stricta and the moss Hypnum cupressiforme. Other species associated with these free draining soils include eyebright Euphrasia officinale, harebell Campanula rotundifol…

Berrow Dunes

…es occur, dominated by: i. common cord grass Spartina anglica; ii. red fescue Festuca rubra and saltmarsh rush Juncus gerardi; iii. sea club rush Bolboschoenus maritimus; and iv. common reed Phragmites australis. Other species associated with these communities include long b…

The Brinks, Northwold

…tatus – black knapweed Centaurea nigra community. The sward includes red fescue Festuca rubra, downy oat grass Avenula pubescens, quaking grass Briza media and the herbs black knapweed Centaurea nigra, daisy Bellis perennis, pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus, bird's foot trefoil Lot…

Arnside Knott

…stone turf where blue moor grass is frequent with other grasses such as fescues Festuca rubra, Festuca ovina, quaking grass Briza media, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha and the carnation sedge Carex flacca. The herb component of these grasslands is diverse containing many c…

Glannau Rhoscolyn

…support a mosaic of acidic grassland and coastal heathland where sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, bent grasses Agrostis spp. and early hair-grass Aira praecox, together with the ericaceous shrubs, heather Calluna vulgaris and bell heather Erica cinerea, are abundant. Other associate…

Dungeness, Romney Marsh and Rye Bay

…marsh grass Puccinellia maritima and, where the saltmarsh is grazed, red fescue Festuca rubra. The nationally scarce sea heath Frankenia laevis occurs in parts of the upper saltmarsh. Low mid marsh communities of common saltmarsh grass and sea purslane Atriplex portulacoides, wit…

Tyrella and Minerstown

…f the main species, but there are a number of other grasses, such as red fescue Festuca rubra, false oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius and smooth meadow grass Poa pratensis. Herbs include birdsfoot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata, common restharrow Ononis…

Morfa Harlech

…h marram. On the slightly more stable and less exposed mobile dunes, red fescue Festuca rubra is able to increase its cover, frequently accompanied by smooth meadow grass Poa pratensis, sand sedge Carex arenaria, common cat’s ear Hypochaeris radicata and restharrow Ononis repens.…

Ballymacaldrack

…ass Molinia caerulea is a constant component of the sward along with red fescue Festuca rubra, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. Sedges are abundant in the sward and include glaucous sedge Carex flacca, carnation sedge Carex panicea, yello…

Tullysranadeega

…utiflorus and the grasses crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus and red fescue Festuca rubra. A range of herbs occur at varying degrees of abundance, reflecting such features as soil moisture content. Widespread species include meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, selfheal Prunella…

Stranacally

…um, velvet bent Agrostis canina, heath grass Danthonia decumbens and red fescue Festuca rubra are scattered amongst occasional taller purple moor grass Molinia caerulea. Rarely, downy oat grass Avenula pubescens occurs. Herbs are an important component of the fen meadow and incl…

Merthyr Mawr

…nd species colonise these white dunes inland, forming a marram grass/red fescue Festuca rubra semi-fixed dune grassland community. Merthyr Mawr contains extensive areas of semi-fixed and fixed species-rich dune grassland types. Many areas are relatively open, reflecting heavy gra…

Wey Valley Meadows

…ward including Yorkshire fog, creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera and red fescue Festuca rubra. Here common herbs such as creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens and sorrel Rumex acetosa occur as well as others characteristic of wet grasslands such as marsh bedstraw Galium palustre a…

Prolusk

…um, velvet bent Agrostis canina, heath grass Danthonia decumbens and red fescue Festuca rubra are scattered amongst occasional taller purple moor grass Molinia caerulea. Rushes are a key component of the sward and include sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus, occasional jointed…

Batcombe Down

… The chalk slopes which hold a flora locally dominated by red or sheep's fescue Festuca rubra / ovina, upright brome Bromus erectus and cock's foot Dactylis glomerata, are of particular interest for orchids. Common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii is abundant, bee orchid Ophry…

Magilligan

…hough marram Ammophila arenaria remains one of the dominant species, red fescue Festuca rubra, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and sand sedge Carex arenaria are frequent, with field wood rush Luzula campestris and glaucous sedge Carex flacca occasional in the sward. Herbs include me…

Scout and Cunswick Scars

…between limestone strata have a more acidic, grass dominated flora with fescues Festuca rubra, Festuca ovina, wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa, common bent Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum with mat grass Nardus stricta in the more acidic soils. Al…

Inkpen Crocus Fields

…nity. Characteristic species which occur throughout the site include red fescue Festuca rubra, common bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, common knapweed Centaurea nigra, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus and red clover Trifolium…

Overstrand Cliffs

…ome clay are dominated by kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria and creeping fescue Festuca rubra with a variety of associates including the grasses Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens; the herbs ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata, sand sedge Carex…

Warkworth Dunes and Saltmarsh

…rich, undulating fixed dunes dominated by marram Ammophila arenaria, red fescue Festuca rubra and sand sedge Carex arenaria. In this zone there is a great variety of slopes and aspects, but because of the underlying shingle, wet dune slacks have not developed. common rest-harrow …

Mournes Coast

… plantain Plantago maritima, thrift Armeria maritima and the grasses red fescue Festuca rubra and creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera. Other species occur more locally, especially where there is some freshwater influence, including distant sedge Carex distans, long bracted sedge C…

Bozeat Meadow

…aracterised by a rich assemblage of plant species including abundant red fescue Festuca rubra, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, false oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius, lady's bedstraw Galium verum, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba and common birds foot trefoil Lotus cornicul…

Kilberry Coast

…e plants root into ledges and crevices. The dominant species include red fescue Festuca rubra and thrift Armeria maritima with common scurvygrass Cochlearia officinalis, autumn hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis, bird’s-foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, white clover Trifolium repen…

Quarry Hangers

…d by sheep or horses, the turf is short and dominated by red and sheep's fescue Festuca rubra and Festuca ovina, with plants such as horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa, bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus and wild thyme Thymus praecox. Where grazing is less intense, a taller s…

Wytham Woods

… Hill End Camp. The composition of the grassland is dominated by fescue grasses Festuca rubra and Festuca ovina, tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum, upright brome Bromus erectus and false oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius, but there are a large number of herbs characteristic of calcar…

Inkpen and Walbury Hills

…e variety of herbs. Most frequent grass species include red and sheep's fescues Festuca rubra and Festuca ovina, quaking grass Briza media, meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis, hairy oat grass Helicotrichon pubescens, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha and yellow oat grass Tris…

Wyedale

…ass Briza media, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, red and sheep's fescue Festuca rubra and Festuca ovina and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens. The valley bottom grasslands in Wyedale, whilst not of intrinsic nature conservation interest in themselves, are included in t…

Patmore Heath

…hampsia flexuosa dominates the short fine turf in which red and sheep’s fescues Festuca rubra and Festuca ovina, common bent Agrostis capillaris and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum also occur. Purple moor grass Molinia caerulea and mat grass Nardus stricta tend to form d…

Wouldham to Detling Escarpment

…most open areas are dominated by fine grasses including red and sheep's fescues Festuca rubra and Festuca ovina, with low growing broadleaved plants such as stemless thistle Cirsium acaule, fairy flax Linum catharticum, bulbous buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus, wild thyme Thymus pra…

Holies Down

…e, forming a short turf with fine leaved grasses such as red and sheep's fescue Festuca rubra and Festuca ovina, quaking grass Briza media and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens. Coarser grasses include upright brome Bromus erectus and tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum, two speci…

Old Bodney Camp

…a. Between the stripes are wider bands of acidic grassland dominated by fescues Festuca rubra and Festuca ovina, but the separation of grass and lichen heath is indistinct and both have a variety of low growing herbs such as storksbill Erodium cicutarium, biting stonecrop Sedum a…

Woldingham & Oxted Downs

…zed short by stockor rabbits, the sward is dominated by red and sheep's fescues Festuca rubra and Festuca ovina together with quaking grass Briza media, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, purging flax Linum catharticum, bee orchid Ophrys apifera, thyme Thymus praecox, common c…

Hod and Hambledon Hills

…slopes which provide all aspects have turf dominated by red and sheep's fescues Festuca rubra and Festuca ovina with salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba and locally, upright brome Bromus erectus and wood false brome Brachypodium sylvaticum. On some slopes, mainly with southern aspe…

White Horse Hill

… also significant areas characterised by an abundance of red and sheep’s-fescue Festuca rubra and Festuca ovina and meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis. Here the swards are particularly diverse. In a few areas, the grazing pressure has been relaxed and the dominance of tor-grass h…

Southrepps Common

…opes, mainly to the north, damp grassland replaces the fen communities. Fescues Festuca rubra and Festuca ovina and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus dominate and herbs include yellow rattle Rhinanthus minoragg, southern marsh orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa and ragged-robin Silene f…

Streatley Warren

…cted to southern chalk. Characteristic grasses comprise red and sheep's fescue Festuca rubra and Festuca ovina, quaking grass Briza media, hairy oat grass Avenula pratensis and crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha. These are fine leaved species forming a close knit turf, partic…

Haggburn Gate

…anthum odoratum, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, red and sheep’s fescue Festuca rubra and Festuca ovina being widespread. When ungrazed in summer frog orchid Dactylorhiza viridis, greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha and fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea flow…

Cavenham - Icklingham Heaths

…reas of acid grassland. The acid grassland is generally dominated by red fescue Festuca rubra, sheeps fescue Festuca ovina or sand sedge Carex arenaria. Sand sedge areas can be very uniform but elsewhere there are good numbers of associated plant species. These include heath beds…

Portsdown

…esponds rapidly to lack of grazing. Areas of finer turf dominated by red rescue Festuca rubra, sheep's fescue Festuca ovina and a wide range of small herbs, remains widespread, however, whilst the site supports a number of species of limited distribution, including hairy rock cre…

Strawberry Banks

…n addition to upright brome and tor grass the characteristic grasses red fescue Festuca rubra, sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina and quaking grass Briza media are abundant. Herbs typical of this plant community are present, including stemless thistle Cirsium acaule, common rock rose H…

Stocking Meadows, Oreton

…grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, red fescue Festuca rubra, sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus. Locally, sedges, mainly carnation sedge Carex panicea and spring sedge Carex caryophyllea are abundant. The flora is excep…

Belmore Mountain

…a, quaking grass Briza media, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, red fescue Festuca rubra, sheep's fescue Festuca ovina and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum prevalent, with a wide range of low-growing light-demanding sedges and herbs. Sedges reflect the calcareous con…

Carn Ingli

…ades into patches of grassland with common bent Agrostis capillaris, red fescue Festuca rubra, sheep's fescue Festuca ovina, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, tormentil Potentilla erecta and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile. Bracken Pteridium aquilinum occurs on the deeper-…

Castle River Valley

… Cynosurus cristatus is a constant component of the sward along with red fescue Festuca rubra, sheep's fescue Festuca ovina, common bent Agrostis capillaris and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. Sedges are abundant in the sward and include glaucous sedge Carex flacca and …

Coquet Island

…ying. The plateau is covered by a peaty soil supporting fescue grassland mainly Festuca rubra but with some Festuca ovina, with docks Rumex spp. and ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris. Maritime species such as sea campion Silene uniflora and thrift Armeria maritima are scarce. A variable …

East Walton and Adcock's Common

…pecies with as many as 32 species per metre. Dominant gasses include red fescue Festuca rubra, sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, common bent Agrostis capillaris, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha with smaller amounts of quaking grass Briza media, downy oat grass Avenula pubescens…

Whitesike Mine and Flinty Fell

… heavymetal tolerant plants metallophytes. This community is the sheep's fescue Festuca ovina, spring sandwort Minuartia verna type and is known as Calaminarian grassland. The site is also notified for its important transitions from this metal tolerant community to both species r…

Warblington Meadow

…d dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, quaking grass Briza media and several fescues Festuca species including F. rubra, F. pratensis and F. arundinacea. The sward contains a number of locally distributed herbs, such as marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris, southern marsh orchid Dact…

Newlands

…Cynosurus cristatus, is a constant component of the sward along with red fescue Festuca rubra, sheep's fescue Festuca ovina, common bent Agrostis capillaris and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. Sedges are also constant in the sward and include glaucous sedge Carex flacca…

Bracket's Coppice and Ryewater Farm

…in West Dorset. Fine grasses are characteristic and abundant such as red fescue Festuca rubra, sheep's fescue Festuca ovina, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatusus and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. Abundant herbs are bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, common kn…

Newhall Reservoir Meadow

…ard on the well drained slopes and reservoir top is dominated by sheep's fescue Festuca ovina, red fescue Festuca rubra, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, false oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. This community is characterised by the abundance o…

Borrow Beck Meadows

…es occur within the sward including velvet bent Agrostis canina, sheep's fescue Festuca ovina, red fescue Festuca rubra, meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis and smooth meadow grass Poa pratensis. A variety of more …

Swinstead Valley

…t vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, quaking grass Briza media, sheep's fescue Festuca ovina, red fescue Festuca rubra and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens. Where the sward is more open and patches of bare ground are present, herbs such as fairy flax Linum catharticum, hareb…

Ringstead Downs

…n Norfolk. The short, rabbit grazed chalk grassland is dominated by red fescue Festuca rubra and sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina with abundant common rose Helianthemum nummularium and salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba. The most diverse grassland occurs on warm, sunny, south facing …

Cley Hill

…and sward is dominated by upright brome Bromus erectus with abundant red fescue Festuca rubra and sheep's fescue Festuca ovina. Much of this grassland is rich in chalk herbs with fairy flax Linum catharticum, yellow wort Blackstonia perfoliata, wild thyme Thymus praecox, pyramida…

Ballygalley Head

…assland. The driest grassland areas are dominated by the grasses sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, red fescue Festuca rubra, common bent Agrostis capillaris and crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus with abundant sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, heath grass Danthonia decumb…

Little Deer Park

… is dominated by spring sedge Carex caryophyllea and the grasses sheep's fescue Festuca ovina, red fescue Festuca rubra, false brome Brachypodium sylvaticum, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus. Herbs are common and quite diverse, i…

Killydonnelly

…at Killydonnelly are characteristically dominated by the grasses sheep's fescue Festuca ovina, red fescue Festuca rubra, common bent Agrostis capillaris and sweet vernal grass Athoxa11tlwm odorarum, with frequent heath grass Danthonia decumbens and downy oat grass Avenula pubesce…

Aldbury Nowers

…ertebrate species. In the more open areas the sward is dominated by red fescue Festuca rubra and sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, with upright brome Bromus erectus, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis and downy oat grass Helicotrichon pubescens…

Mole Gap to Reigate Escarpment

…lk slopes. On this site the species rich sward is dominated by red fescue grass Festuca rubra, sheep's fescue grass Festuca ovina, quaking grass Briza media and, in taller areas, upright brome grass Bromus erectus, tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum and slender false brome grass Bra…

Wintringham Marsh

…sland to damp grassland and marsh. The dry grassland is dominated by red fescue Festuca rubra with sheep's fescue Festuca ovina, bent Agrostis capillaris, quaking grass Briza media and a varied herb flora including betony Betonica officinalis, fairy flax Linum catharticum, heath …

Bracknell Croft

…site has been heavily grazed and has a very short sward dominated by red fescue Festuca rubra and sheep's fescue Festuca ovina with a range of other grasses, for example meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus and quaking grass Briza media. Eyeb…

Winklebury Hill

… with up to 40 species in one square metre. Of the 19 grasses noted, red fescue Festuca rubra and sheep's fescue Festuca ovina are abundant, while quaking grass Briza media and meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis are frequent. Upright brome Bromus erectus occurs occasionally and t…

Frilford Heath, Ponds and Fens

…ulgaris, but this has mainly been replaced by grassland dominated by red fescue Festuca rubra and sheep's fescue Festuca ovina, in which species such as common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium and stemless thistle Cirsium acaule occur in the lime rich areas. The open sward cont…

Caydale

…nd. Characteristic grass species include quaking grass Briza media, red fescue Festuca rubra and sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina. The sward supports abundant sedges, including carnation sedge Carex panicea and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. Typical herbs include salad burnet Poteriu…

Arreton Down

…ll grazed by cattle and horses and dominated by fine grasses such as red fescue Festuca rubra and sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina in association with a great variety of plant species adapted to the chalk grassland environment. These include horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa, rock r…

Otford to Shoreham Downs

…a hundred plant species. Other plants in the sward include sheep's fescue grass Festuca ovina, red fescue Festuca rubra, bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata, fragrant orc…

Haydon and Askerswell Downs

…f the chalk. Most of the site has a short well-grazed turf with sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, red fescue Festuca rubra and salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba the most important constituents and containing many attractive chalk plants. These include squinancy-wort Asperula cynanch…

Burcombe Down

…e supports a large number of chalk grassland plant species. Both sheep's fescue Festuca ovina and red fescue Festuca rubra are common in the sward and crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis, upright brome Bromus erectus and quaking grass Briza m…

Isle of Portland

… maintained by grazing and exposure to the wind are dominated by sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina or red fescue Festuca rubra. Longer swards are dominated by tall fescue Schedonorus arundinaceus and wood false brome Brachypodium sylvaticum with cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata and loca…

Lyscombe and Highdon

…which are botanically varied containing several grasses, notably sheep's fescue Festuca ovina with red fescue Festuca rubra, meadow oat Avenula pratensis, tall fescue Schedonorus arundinaceus, quaking grass Briza media and crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha. Heath grass Dantho…

Rampisham Down

…y examples of the National Vegetation Classification NVC type U4 sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina – heath bedstraw Galium saxatile grassland, occurring in a mosaic with small areas of lowland heathland of the NVC types H4 western gorse Ulex gallii – bristle bent Agrostis curtisii hea…

Annesley Woodhouse Quarries

… generally dominated by heath false brome Brachypodium pinnatum with red fescue Festuca rubra, upright brome Bromopsis erecta, sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, quaking grass Briza mediand meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis. cowslip Primula veris and common bird’s foot trefoil Lotus …

Parsonage Down

…rs most of the site is broadly referable to the sheep’s fescue meadow oat grass Festuca ovina Avenula pratensis type. However red fescue Festuca rubra and downy oat grass Avenula pubescens also occur in areas of herb rich turf. This unusual feature may be related to local soils a…

Great Yarmouth North Denes

…obile dune vegetation characterised by marram Ammophila arenaria and red fescue Festuca rubra. Within this community the rare grass, rush leaved fescue Festuca arenaria is usually found. In places the mobile dune vegetation is backed by a more species rich semi fixed dune communi…

Northam Burrows

…r with other areas of dry grassland, support many species of plants. Red fescue Festuca rubra is abundant, with other grasses including sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, crested dog’s-tail Cynosurus cristatus, common whitlow-grass Erophila verna and the nationally scarce dune fescue …

Starveall and Stony Down

…d cock's foot Dactylis glomerata growing among the fine sward of sheep's fescue Festuca ovina, smaller cat's tail Phleum pratense spp. bertolonii, red fescue Festuca rubra, meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis and crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha. More than twenty grass specie…

Waun Ton-y-spyddaden

…th rush Juncus squarrosus, deergrass Trichophorum cespitosum and sheep’s-fescue Festuca ovina. This changes into grass heath communities of brown bent Agrostis canina, red fescue Festuca rubra, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica and heath spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza maculata spp. er…

Hurcott Pasture

…te conforms with the acidic grassland community characterised by sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, common bent Agrostis capillaris and sheep’s sorrel Rumex acetosella. Most surviving examples of this community in southern Britain are small and fragmented. The soil is shallow in place…

Eggardon Hill & Luccas Farm

…k slopes carry a sward dominated by the taller grasses, particularly red fescue Festuca rubra, upright brome Bromus erectus and locally, tall oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius. Other areas, dominated by sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina and glaucous sedge Carex flacca are rich in herbs.…

Stackpole

…ce of Stackpole Head supports a well developed maritime grassland of red fescue Festuca rubra and bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta. Cliff-top maritime grasslands are variously dominated by red fescue F. rubra, Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus, thrift Armeria maritima, cock’s-foot D…

Racecourse Farm Fields

…ering plant species in a square metre. Upright brome Bromus erectus, red fescue Festuca rubra, or tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum are the dominant grasses. Quaking grass Briza media, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina and glaucous sedge Carex flac…

Lullington Heath

…wn rides and grazed paddocks. The bell heather Erica cinerea and sheep's fescue Festuca ovina mosaic which prevailed prior to the rabbits decline has now been largely replaced by a ling Calluna vulgaris/red fescue Festuca rubra community; previously the latter was preferentially …

Bliss Gate Pastures

…rophic neutral grassland type in a transition towards the acidic sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina–common bent Agrostis capillaris–heath bedstraw Galium saxatile grassland community. The sward is dominated by common bent, red fescue Festuca rubra and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus. The …

Hog's Hole

…flowers are to be found. The sward is of a type characterised by sheep's fescue Festuca ovina, meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis, stemless thistle Cirsium acaule and squinancywort Asperula cynanchica. The other principal grasses comprise red fescue Festuca rubra, quaking grass B…

Caeau Bryn-du

…pying a gentle south-east facing slope. The dominant species are sheep’s-fescue Festuca ovina and common bent Agrostis capillaris, with frequent sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, heath-grass Danthonia decumbens and red fescue Festuca rubra. Associated species typical of t…

Black Hill Down

…e populations of several declining species. The sward is of the sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, meadow oat Avenula pratensis type. Other grasses which are frequent and typical in this turf are quaking grass Briza media, red fescue F. rubra and crested hair-grass Koeleria macrantha…

Kennack to Coverack

…ds develop further up the cliff, the grasslands usually dominated by red fescue Festuca rubra, or cock’s-foot Dactylis glomerata and Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus. Within the maritime heathland plants such as heath, sheep’s-fescue Festuca ovina and cat’s-ear Hypochaeris radicata a…

Cranwich Camp

…main plant community is a more mesotropic disturbed and ungrazed example of the Festuca ovina – Pilosella officinarum – Thymus grassland. The community is dominated by bent grasses Agrostis species, false oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum a…

Bentley Priory

…In general, common bent grass Agrostis capillaris is ubiquitous with red fescue Festuca rubra, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus all common. The more acidic, freely draining pastures in the north are characterised by the occurrence of sheep’…

East Heslerton Brow

…lipping. The slopes support a chalk grassland community dominated by red rescue Festuca rubra with abundant hairy oat grass Avenula pubescens and meadow oat grass Alopecurus pratensis. Other components of the sward include yellow oat Trisetum flavescens, crested hair grass Koeler…

Prescombe Down

…of the turf. South and south west facing slopes are dominated by sheep's fescue Festuca ovina and the nationally scarce dwarf sedge Carex humilis. In contrast, on north and north east facing slopes sheep's fescue is co-dominant with glaucous sedge Carex flacca. Red fescue Festuca…

Oxlow Rake

…chium lunaria. These species are found in a community comprising sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, common sorrel Rumex acetosa, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata and wild thyme Thymus praecox. Other undisturbed areas support acid grassland communities comprising wavy hair grass D…

Holly Rock Fields

… bent Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus. The less abundant species include downy oat grass Avenula pubescens, quaking grass Briza media, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, cock’s foot Dact…

Aberbargoed Grasslands

…nt Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and red fescue Festuca rubra. Typical herb species in this community include black knapweed Centaurea nigra, common bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus and rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus. Small stands of acid g…

Pentridge Down

…quaking grass Briza media, smaller cat’s tail Phleum bertolonii, sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. A tall grassy sward is present where grazing levels are low and this is characterised by the prominence of upright br…

Buckley Claypits and Commons

…nt Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and red fescue Festuca rubra, with yarrow Achillea millefolium, black knapweed Centaurea nigra, common bird’s-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus, meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis, meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris, …

Morfa a Chraig Cwm Ivy / Cwm Ivy Marsh and Tor

…andy soils vegetated by fixed dune grassland. Typical species include red fesue Festuca rubra, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum and common restharrow Ononis repens, with dewberry Rubus caesius and burnet rose Rosa spinosissima. Where the limestone is closest to the surface, small are…

Cors Bryn-y-Gaer

… is dominated by purple moor-grass together with species such as sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina and tormentil. In places, this grassland is slightly heathy with frequent heath rush Juncus squarrosus and occasional cross-leaved heath. Elsewhere grasses are more prominent, including …

Benty Grange

…there are transitions to more calcareous neutral grassland, with sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, hoary plantain Plantago media and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. The most extensive areas of neutral grassland are characterised by grasses, such as crested …

Cockleford Marsh

…imestone grassland is dominated by upright brome Bromus erectus, sheep's fescue Festuca ovina and tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum. Herbs present include devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis, burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum agg. a…

Wanlass Grasslands

…mmunities. One is of a calcareous nature and is characterised by sheep's fescue Festuca ovina and meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis, with species like salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, thyme Thymus praecox, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium and hoary plantain Plantago m…

Mullion Cliff to Predannack Cliff

… tripolium. Maritime grasslands higher up the cliff profile comprise red fescue Festuca rubra and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus along with thrift and sea carrot Daucus carota subsp. gummifer. In more sheltered areas, a maritime bluebell community is found, characterised by bluebel…

High Wood and Meadow

…nts an excellent example of a geographically widespread acid grassland Agrostis Festuca type. This community is now uncommon and declining in the East Midlands and in Northamptonshire is confined to a few steeply sloping sites in the west of the county. The sward is characteristi…

Cockey Down

…land in the south and taller turf in the north. In the southern half red fescue Festuca rubra and glaucous sedge Carex flacca dominate the sward, with smaller cat's tail Phleum bertolonii, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens and many herbs. Devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis…

Caeau Coed Mawr (Coedmawr Fields)

… in the hay-field support additional wet meadow plants, including meadow fescue Festuca pratensis, marsh marigold Caltha palustris, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria and ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi. The remainder of the site comprises mainly neutral grassland subjected to diff…

Castle of Old Wick to Craig Hammel

…and habitat are found on the cliff top. This habitat is dominated by red fescue Festuca rubra. Other typical species include thrift Armeria maritima and sea campion Silene uniflora, grass of parnassus Parnassia palustris and sea plantain Plantago maritima. This site has well-dev…

Bratoft Meadows

…ing. They are dominated by sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra, meadow fescue Schedonorus pratensis and creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera and a rich sward includes betony Betonica officinalis, dyer's greenweed Genista tinctoria, cowslip Primula ver…

Ladyhills

…ised by a species rich grassland with quaking grass Briza media, sheep's fescue Festuca ovina, wild thyme Thymus praecox, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, eyebright Euphrasia nemorosa and rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus being noticeabl…

Lambwath Meadows

…, sedges, rushes and forbs with meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, red fescue Festuca rubra, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris, common sorrel Rumex acetosa and meadow rue Th…

Bishon Meadow

… being crested dog’s tail, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus. The rich herbaceous flora includes meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis, cowslip Primula veris, devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis, spiny rest-harrow…

Walden Meadows

…nities typical of northern hay meadows. The grassland is composed of red fescue Festuca rubra, with sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, common bent Agrostis capillaris, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis…

Thorneyburn Meadow

…ss Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus and red fescue Festuca rubra, in association with a variety of forbs, the most commonly occurring being pignut Conopodium majus, cat’s ear Hypochaeris radicata, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor cuckoo-flower Cardamine…

Brynna a Wern Tarw

…ss Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus and red fescue Festuca rubra, with a range of broad-leaved herbs including common knapweed Centaurea nigra and common bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus. In areas where the soil is a little more acidic, devil's…

Colwyn Brook Marshes (North & South)

…weet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, flea sedge Carex pulicaris, red fescue Festuca rubra, quaking grass Briza media, red clover Trifolium pratense, sharp-flowered rush, heath spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza maculata subsp. ericetorum, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, saw-wort Se…

Aston Ingham Meadows

…kshire fog Holcus lanatus, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra and crested dog’stail Cynosurus cristatus. The meadow has a rich and varied flora. Typical plants include yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, lesser knapweed Centaurea nigra, oxeye daisy Leu…

Buckeridge Meadow

…nthum odoratum, crested dog’s tail, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and red fescue Festuca rubra. A diverse range of herbs are found in the sward, including yarrow Achillea millefolium, bitter vetch Lathyrus montanus, common bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, cowslip Primula ve…

Castletown

… smooth meadow grass Poa pratensis, common bent Agrostis capillaris, red fescue Festuca rubra and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens are common throughout. A range of herbs including oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare, meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis, common knapweed Centaure…

Sherbourne Meadows

…oxtail Alopecurus pratensis, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, red fescue Festuca rubra, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens and perennial rye grass Lolium perenne. Other species that are very frequent are sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, Yorkshire fog Holcus lana…

Birches Barn Meadows

…sted dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, cock’s foot Dactylis glomerata, red fescue Festuca rubra, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, rough meadow grass Poa trivialis and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens. Other abundant grasses include common bent Agrostis capillaris, meadow foxtail …

Weeting Heath

…d Lichens Cladonia spp. with frequent sand sedge Carex arenaria, sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, field wood rush Luzula campestris and Early hair grass Aira praecox. A chalk grassland flora has developed on the dry calcareous sands. The dominant grassesin the sward are sheep’s Fesc…

Glaswelltiroedd Eryrys (Eryrys Grasslands)

…us grassland is dominated by a combination of grasses, including sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina and crested hair-grass Koeleria macrantha and herbs, such as salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, common rock-rose Helianthemum nummularium and wild thyme Thymus polytrichus. Some of the c…

Briff Lane Meadows

…urea nigra, tormentil Potentilla erecta, selfheal Prunella vulgaris, red fescue Festuca rubra, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus. Other species are more restricted in distribution across the site, due partly to variation in soil moisture co…

Brighton to Newhaven Cliffs

…as a larger expanse in the landslip area at Castle Hill. Amongst the red fescue Festuca rubra and sea couch Elytrigia atherica grow herbs such as wild carrot Daucus carota, common bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus and lady's bedstraw Galium verum. Several uncommon maritime p…

Hillend Meadow & Orchard

…dow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis sub community. Dominant grasses are red fescue Festuca rubra and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, with glaucous sedge Carex flacca. The associated flora includes common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii, cowslip Primula veris, betony Betonica offic…

East Wretham Heath

…grass Arrhenatherum elatius, crested dog's Tail Cynosurus cristatus, red fescue Festuca rubra and meadow grass Poa pratensis. Most of this is now closely grazed. Associated species include Lesser Stitchwort Stellaria graminea. Anthills have developed and have helped to increase t…

Beck Dale Meadow

…nt Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and red fescue Festuca rubra. Less abundant grass species include quaking grass Briza media and heath grass Danthonia decumbens. The damper conditions associated with the transitional zone are reflected in the veget…

Giant Hill

…h Flints. The swards are generally close grazed and dominated by sheep's fescue Festuca ovina but an interesting feature is the local abundance of heath grass Danthonia decumbens, only rarely found in such frequency in downland. The turf is rich in herbs, rock rose Helianthemum …

Bulmoor Pastures & Coppice

…reous grassland, characterised by downy oat grass Avenula pubescens, red fescue Festuca rubra and cocks-foot Dactylis glomerata with frequent heath-grass Danthonia decumbens, Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus, common bent Agrostis capillaris and sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratu…

Froghall Meadow and Pastures

…raditionally managed by hay making, characterised by grasses such as red fescue Festuca rubra, meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and cock's foot Dactylis glomerata. Tall herbs include great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis, common knapweed, meadowswe…

Lower Hollins

… diverse and rich range of native grasses and herbs. Grasses such as red fescue Festuca rubra, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, common bent Agrostis capillaris, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum all occur in abundance, with more occa…

Mavis Enderby Valley

…es composition. The dry acid grassland of the slopes is dominated by red fescue Festuca rubra, common bent Agrostis capillaris and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. Typical herbs are mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, tormentil Potentilla erecta and sheep’s sorrel …

Combes Valley

…h the tree canopy the ground flora is typically poor in species with red fescue Festuca rubra, wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa, soft grasses Holcus spp., bramble Rubus fruticosus, buckler ferns Dryopteris spp. and bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus. Most of the former pastures are…

Harries Ground, Rodbourne

…ass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dogs tail Cynosurus cristatus and red fescue Festuca rubra which are all abundant, along with the dicotyledonous species devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis, ribwort plaintain Plantago lanceolata, greater birds foot trefoil Lotus pedunculatus…

Waterdale

… varied and include the following, A tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum/red fescue Festuca rubra grassland on south facing slopes, rich in herbs including rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria, greater knapweed Centaurea scabiosa and field scabious K…

Upper Severn Estuary

…glasswort Salicornia europaea. Further up the shore, species such as red fescue Festuca rubra and creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera become evident as the land becomes drier and less subject to tidal inundation. The nationally restricted marsh mallow Althaea officinalis occurs in…

Rigg Farm and Stake Hill Meadows

… bent Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra and crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus as the dominant grasses. Herbs such as great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, wood crane’s bill Geranium sylvat…

Ryhall Pasture and Little Warren Verges

…of tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum, upright brome Bromus erectus and red fescue Festuca rubra, with quaking grass Briza media and cock’s foot Dactylis glomerata also frequent. The rich herb flora is notable for the abundance of such typical species as clustered bellflower Campanu…

Clear Beck Meadow

…pecies, co dominated by sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and red fescue Festuca rubra, with crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, rough meadow grass Poa trivialis and downy oat grass Avenula pubescens occurring frequently within the sward. …

Ballynanaghten

…ssociated herbs. The grasses crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, red fescue Festuca rubra common bent Agrostis capillaris and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum are constant in the sward together with a range of grasses typical of low intensity managed grasslands e.g. h…

West End Meadow, Lunds

…the steep banks of these gulleys are acidic in nature with bent fescue Agrostis Festuca grassland giving way to patches of mat grass Nardus stricta, wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa and heath rush Juncus squarrosus. Species associated with the more acidic conditions include b…

Elm Road Field, Thetford

… grass Avenula pubescens with false oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius, red fescue Festuca rubra and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus. Flowering plants associated with it include lady's bedstraw Gallium verum, bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria and…

Scar Closes, Kisdon Side

…diverse flora dominated by sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra, downy oat grass Avenula pubescens, meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis and more locally quaking grass. Herbs such as lady's mantle Alchemilla spp., wood crane's bill Geranium sylvaticum…

Romsley Hill

…s sub community. Common grasses include abundant crested dog’s tail, red fescue Festuca rubra, common bent Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus. Characteristic herbs, found particularly on the ridges, include common knapwe…

Risby Warren

…grassland communities supporting common bent Agrostis capillaris sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and early forget-me-not Myosotis ramosissima. At a lower level on the north facing valley slope a very shallow soil is developed over the limestone bedroc…

Lower Derwent Meadows

…e neutral grassland is dominated by common bent Agrostis capillaris, red fescue Festuca rubra and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum with abundant great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis. Other herbs include betony Betonica officinalis, knapweed Centaurea nigra, meadow butter…

Brown's Close Meadow

…rass Anthoxanthum odoratum, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens and red fescue Festuca rubra. There is an abundance of herbs, which include common bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, selfheal Prunella vulgaris, pignut Conopodium majus, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus and ox…

Twinhills Woods and Meadows

…n character, with a calcareous community of the sheep's fescue meadow oat grass Festuca ovina – Avenula pratensis type, occurring on the very steep, shallow soil areas. On the gentler slopes, the grassland sward is more neutral and is classified as the common knapweed – crested d…

Hole of Horcum

… bent Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra and purple moor grass M. caerulea predominate with a range of herbs including pignut Conopodium majus, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, betony Betonica officinalis, cowslip Primula veris, …

Cwm Llanwenarth Meadows

…y two species of bent Agrostis canina and Agrostis capillaris and sheeps fescue Festuca ovina with many species of sedge; herbs include purging flax Linum catharticum, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica and devils bit scabious Succisa pratensis. The fen meadow communities are variou…

Gweunydd Ty-Brith (Ty-Brith Meadows)

…cus lanatus, with frequent sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra, common knapweed Centaurea nigra, meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata, meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris, common sorrel Rumex acetosa and red clover…

Llwyn y Celyn Wetland

…tion which occurs alongside much of the Brook is probably best described as the Festuca rubra – Juncus acutiflorus sub-community of the Schoenus nigricans – Juncus subnodulosus type. Black bog-rush Schoenus nigricans and blunt-flowered rush Juncus subnodulosus do not appear to be…

Avery's Pightle

… vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, cock's foot Dactylis glomerata, red fescue Festuca rubra, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata, red clover Trifolium pratense and white clover Trifolium repens. The site bel…

Railway Meadow, Langley

… species, including common bent Agrostis capillaris, meadow foxtail, red fescue Festuca rubra, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus. The density of the herbs in the grassland is most striking with abundant great burnet, cuckoo-flower Cardamine…

Upper Chapel Pastures

…on bent Agrostis capillaris, crested dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus, red fescue Festuca rubra and sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and herbs such as bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus, common knapweed Centaurea nigra, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata and cat’s-ear…

Pike Corner

…sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, quaking grass Briza media, red fescue Festuca rubra, crested dog's tail, common bent Agrostis capillaris and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens. The drier parts of the site contain many mounds created by the yellow meadow ant Lasius fla…

Quoile

…typically dominated by grasses such as Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, red fescue Festuca rubra and crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, with a range of herbs and sedges such as selfheal Prunella vulgaris, cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata, common mouse ear Cerastium fontanum, autu…

Whitton Bridge Pasture

…amples of this habitat in the Natural Area. The dominant grasses are red fescue Festuca rubra, common bent Agrostis capillaris and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, while crested dog’s tail, heath grass and cock’s foot Dactylis glomerata are also present in smaller quantities. The sw…

Porton Meadows

…roughout the sward including crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, red fescue Festuca rubra, meadow fescue F. pratensis and rough meadow grass Poa trivialis. In addition the turf contains quaking grass Briza media, meadow brome Bromus commutatus, common sedge Carex nigra, carna…

Knocknacloy

…y grass-dominated with a wide range of associated herbs. The grasses red fescue Festuca rubra, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, common bent Agrostis capillaris and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum are constant in the sward, together with a range of grasses typical …

Allolee to Walltown

…eranium columbinum. Most of the surrounding grassland is composed of red fescue Festuca rubra, common bent Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus and heath grass Danthonia decumbens. On the crags and north facing scar…

Great Stukeley Railway Cutting

… grass Brachypodium pinnatum, false oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius, red fescue Festuca rubra, with glaucous sedge Carex flacca. A wide variety of herbs are present including spiny rest-harrow Ononis spinosa, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, Dyer’s greenweed Genista tinctoria, sulp…

Waltham Brooks

…nds on river gravels west of the railway line are dominated by red fescue grass Festuca rubra and have scattered stands of hawthorn Crataegus monogyna and gorse Ulex europaeus scrub; these dry grasslands support a rich assemblage of fungi. East of the railway line the grassland b…

Len Pastures, Crackpot

…grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, red fescue Festuca rubra and quaking grass Briza media, with some species more typical of rougher grassland, such as tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and soft rush Juncus effusus, also scattered throughou…

Jeffry Bog

…utral grassland is dominated by meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, red fescue Festuca rubra, common bent Agrostis capillaris and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. Associated herbs include pignut Conopodium majus, betony Betonica officinalis, great burnet Sanguisorba off…

West Harting Down

…rforatum, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba and the dominant grasses red fescue Festuca rubra, tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum and common bent Agrostis capillaris. Scattered scrub occurs throughout the grassland but there are also two belts of dense scrub which have colonised the…

Eaglehead and Bloodstone Copses

…cing ground, consists of rather tall upgrazed grassland dominated by red fescue Festuca rubra and glaucous sedge Carex flacca and includes oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare, knapweed Centaurea nigra, bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, cowslip Primula veris and autumn gentian …

Distillery Farm Meadows

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

Beetley & Hoe Meadows

…ly wet soils. Thesward is dominated by Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, red fescue Festuca rubra and meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris with common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii, meadow saxifrage Saxifraga granulataa, twayblade Neottia ovata and adder’s tongue Fern Ophioglossum…

River Test

…es are 'general' grassland ones, creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, red fescue Festuca rubra, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, common mouse ear Cerastium fontanum, jointed rush Juncus articulatus, meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis and red clover Trifolium pratense. Other promine…

Burledge Sidelands and Meadows

…d dog’s tail C. cristatus, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra, quaking grass Briza media and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus. These swards are invariably species rich, with the high cover of herbs typically including species such as meadow vetchling L…

Chippenham Fen and Snailwell Poor's Fen

… cattle grazed, the sward contains common quaking grass Briza media, red fescue Festuca rubra, meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis and an abundance of herb species including cowslip Primula vulgaris, rest-harrow Ononis repens, eyebright Euphrasia officinalis agg. and bee orchid Op…

Dernford Fen

… the presence of such species as creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, red fescue Festuca rubra, quaking grass Briza media, pale sedge Carex flacca and lady’s bedstraw Galium verum. The relic fen areas hold reed Phragmites australis, saw sedge Cladium mariscus and marsh orchids Dac…

Beeston Brook Pasture

…orts a species rich mesotrophic grassland community characterised by red fescue Festuca rubra, common bent Agrostis capillaris, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, cock’s foot Dactylis glomerata and field wood rush Luzula campestris with common…

Tudor Farm Bank

…upports many other species of grass and sedge including abundant sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, quaking grass Briza media and glaucous sedge Carex flacca with a wide range of lime loving plants calcicoles. These include species such as rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, rest-harr…

Locks Farm Meadow

…tail Alopecurus pratensis, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra and smooth meadow grass Poa pratensis. The nationally rare French oat grass Gaudinia fragilis is also very common. Other grass species include quaking grass Briza media, smooth brome Bro…

Little Royal Farm Pastures

…il’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis, tormentil Potentilla erecta and red fescue Festuca rubra. Other characteristic neutral grassland species are autumn hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus, lesser hawkbit L. taraxacoides, field wood rush Luzula cam…

Baynhall Meadow

… foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, tall fescue Schedonorus arundinaceus, red fescue Festuca rubra, soft rush Juncus effusus, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi and meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria. The locally uncommon pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus occurs frequently in this community. …

West Newlandside Meadows

…ds are mainly dominated by sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, soft brome Bromus hordeaceus, perennial rye grass Lolium perenne and both smooth and rough meadow grasses Poa pratensis and Poa trivialis. There …

Snailwell Meadows

… communities are characterised by the presence of such plants as the red fescue Festuca rubra and salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba together with such herbs as devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis, harebell Campanula rotundifolia and tormentil Potentilla erecta. The wet neutral…

Exmoor Coastal Heaths

…osaic, with a grassy turf of common bent Agrostis capillaris and sheep's fescue Festuca ovina. It also extends onto the exposed coastal slopes and cliff tops, where dwarf shrubs are severely wind-pruned and prosrtrate. The heath eventually grades into cliff-top grassland. Common …

Hannah's Meadows

…, quaking grass Briza media, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, red fescue Festuca rubra, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. There is also an abundance of characteristic forbs such as pignut Conopodium majus, wood anemone Anemone nemor…

West Stow Heath

…areas of neutral grassland. The acid grasslands are dominated by sheep's fescue Festuca ovina, common bent grass Agrostis capillaris and sand sedge Carex arenaria. Most are rather tall and undergrazed but a range of characteristic plant species is still present, including harebel…

Baswich Meadows

…tiflorus, brown sedge Carex disticha – one of five sedges recorded – red fescue Festuca rubra, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, marsh marigold Caltha palustris, meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris and great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis. Other …

Barn Hill Meadows

… an integral part of the site. The dominant grasses in the sward are red fescue Festuca rubra, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and cock's foot Dactylis glomerata with false oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius locally abundant and quaking grass B…

Baulk Head to Mullion

…ands occupy much of the exposed clifftop, the dominant species being red fescue Festuca rubra, cock’s-foot Dactylis glomerata and Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus. Thrift Armeria maritima subsp. maritima and sea carrot Daucus carota subsp. gimmifer grow in these grasslands. In places…

Richmond Meadows

…ntago lanceolata, common sorrel Rumex acetosa, sweet vernal grassand red fescue Festuca rubra are common components of both swards. Also occurring in both fields are meadow crane’s bill Geranium pratense, pignut Conopodium majus, meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis, crested dog’s…

Pikes Farm Meadows

…ty of grasses, the most abundant being Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, red fescue Festuca rubra, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and crested dog’s tail. The rich herbaceous flora includes species such as devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis, yellow rattle Rhinanthus mino…

Staines Moor

…luvial meadows are complex but range from dry grassland dominated by red fescue Festuca rubra, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, bent grass Agrostis capillaris an sheep's sorrel Rumex acetosella to wet communities with marsh fox tail Alopecurus geniculatus, tussock grass …

Stephen Ings, Crackpot

…xture of grasses including sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and, locally, hair oat grass Avenula pubescens. Typically such grasslands cont…

Low Beckside Meadow

…erb species. Bents and fescues are the dominant grasses Agrostis capillaris and Festuca rubra with significant quantities of crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. Typically for the type of grassland, the…

Monewden Meadows

…gris. The sward is dominated by meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, red fescue Festuca rubra, crested dog's Tail Cynosurus cristatus and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus. The herb flora which is exceptionally diverse, includes such notable species as meadow saffron, fritillary, gree…

Cliff Beck Meadow, Buttertubs

…ss Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus and red fescue Festuca rubra with glaucous sedge Carex flacca, spring sedge Carex caryophyllea, scented orchid Gymnadenia conopsea, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus and cat's ear Hypochaeris radicata. This vegetatio…

Littlemarsh Common

…s Arrhenatherum elatius, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and red fescue Festuca rubra. In the wetter parts of the grassland soft rush Juncus effusus and great hairy willow herb Epilobium hirsutum are abundant. The grassland contains a rich variety of other plants, a numbe…

Stagmire Moss

…oss 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 long stalked yellow sedge Carex lepidocarpa. In the wetter areas…

Moat Farm Meadows, Otley

…tail Alopecurus pratensis, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus. Flote grass Glyceria fluitans and various rushes and sedges Carex hirta. Carex flacca and Juncus effusus are dominant in wetter areas. Amongst the more …

Afon Conwy Pastures

…ass Anthoxanthum odoratum, common bent grass Agrostis capillaris and red fescue Festuca rubra. The pastures are rich in sedges such as pale sedge Carex pallescens, carnation sedge C. panicea, yellow sedge C. demissa and flea sedge C. pulicaris. Other species of interest are globe…

Upper Hamble Estuary and Woods

…w small areas of unimproved neutral grassland occur along the river. Red fescue Festuca rubra, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and Agrostis species dominate the swards. The rich flora includes dyer's greenweed Genista tinctoria, devil's bit s…

Deben Estuary

… occurs, characterised by the presence of sea rush Juncus maritimus, red fescue Festuca rubra, saltmarsh rush Juncus gerardii and creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera. Sea couch Elytrigia atherica is mainly confined to sea walls but at the northernmost end of the site it forms exte…

Barbadoes Hill Meadows

…throughout all four fields. Typically, the most frequent grasses are red fescue Festuca rubra, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and common bent grass Agrostis capillaris. The neutral grassland in the most eastern field displays a variation of this community, with species …

Long Lye Meadow

…aracter and herb richness. sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus and common bent Agrostis capillaris are abundant in the sward, other grasses include quaking grass Briza media. The herbaceous component is domina…

West Fermanagh Scarplands

…rdsnest orchid Neottia nidus-avis, Welsh poppy Mecanopsis cambrica, wood fescue Festuca altissima, thin spiked wood sedge Carex strigosa and the lichen tree lungwort Lobaria pulmonaria. Epiphytic bryophytes on tree trunks and branches are well developed throughout the woodlands. …

Ash to Brookwood Heaths

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

Drigg Coast

…s of the Esk. The common mid marsh communities are the very variable red fescue Festuca rubra and sea rush Juncus maritimus community types. On ungrazed and lightly grazed sections two species of sea lavender are abundant. The common Limonium vulgare and the rare, lax flowered se…

Stowell Meadow

… tail Cynosurus cristatus, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus are the most common grasses. jointed rush Juncus articulatus, blunt flowered rush Juncus subnodulosus, common sedge Carex nigra, tawny sedge Carex hostia…

Binevenagh

…eveloped on thin skeletal soils and is rich in sedges and herbs. Sheep's fescue Festuca ovina, common bent Agrostis capillaris, flea sedge Carex pulicaris, spring sedge Carex caryophyllea and pill sedge Carex pilulifera generally dominate the sward. Herbs include frequent wild th…

Ballymacallion

… Cynosurus cristatus is a constant component of the sward along with red fescue Festuca rubra, common bent Agrostis capillaris, Sweet Vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and heath grass Danthonia decumbens. Sedges are also constant in the sward and include glaucous sedge Carex fla…

Ferry Hills

…s the thinner soils on this site. The turf is typically dominated by red fescue Festuca rubra, common and velvet bents Agrostis canina and A.capillaris and to a lesser extent by Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. Frequent herbs of the short…

Thwaite House Moss

…es rich community characterised by rough meadow grass Poa trivialis, red fescue Festuca rubra, meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, brown sedge and hairy sedge Carex hirta with meadowsweet, purple loosestrife, common marsh bedstraw, water mint Mentha…

Oak Tree Farm Meadows

… species, including common bent Agrostis capillaris, meadow foxtail, red fescue Festuca rubra, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus. The density of the herbs in the grassland is most striking with abundant great burnet, cuckoo-flower Cardamine…

Ebsbury Down

…l grazed and dominated by species typical of short chalk swards. sheep's fescue Festuca ovina, meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis and glaucous sedge Carex flacca are widespread, while quaking grass Briza media, heath grass Danthonia decumbens and spring sedge Carex caryophyllea a…

Knettishall Heath

…grassland are dominated by false oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius and red fescue Festuca rubra with rabbit grazing producing a diverse short sward community locally. Associated species include common quaking grass Briza media, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, hoary plantain Plantago…

Ketton Quarries

…d areas are largely dominated by tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum and red fescue Festuca rubra, with a range of typical lime loving plants including quaking grass Briza media, yellow wort Blackstonia perfoliata, autumn gentian Gentianella amarella, glaucous sedge Carex flacca, bee…

Willoughby Meadow

…re located at the field's edge. The turf is dominated by red and meadow fescues Festuca rubra and F. pratensis along with sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera. Others amongst the twenty seven different kinds of grass present are quaking …

Higher Moors & Porth Hellick Pool (St. Mary's)

…ring here. The narrow band of maritime grassland behind has abundant red fescue Festuca rubra and thrift Armeria maritima merging into the wetland habitats around the lake. Although the shallow mesotrophic lake is freshwater some salt enduring species including sea club rush Bolb…

Trebetherick Point

… a rich intertidal rocky shore fauna. The grassland is dominated by red fescue Festuca rubra with frequent calcicolous herbs including cowslip Primula veris, mouse-ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, carline thistle Carlina vulgaris and glaucous sedge Carex flacca, in addition t…

Moorsley Banks

…oulder clay soils support neutral grassland dominated by the grasses red fescue Festuca rubra, common bent Agrostis capillaris and crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus with yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, heath grass Danthonia decumbens, cock’s foot Dactylis glomerata and…

Lugg And Hampton Meadows

…atum, meadow barley Hordeum secalinum, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, red fescue Festuca rubra and rough meadow grass Poa trivialis. Hairy sedge Carex hirta is locally frequent. The broadleaved flora is characterised by the presence of meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris, meadowswee…

Wall Lands

… diverse and rich range of native grasses and herbs. Grasses such as red fescue Festuca rubra, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, common bent Agrostis capillaris, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum all occur in abundance, whilst on damp…

Major Farm, Braiseworth

…inant. Other species include crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, red fescue Festuca rubra, rough stalked meadow grass Poa trivialis, perennial rye grass Lolium perenne, cock's foot Dactylis glomerata and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus. Herbaceous species include cuckoo-flower C…

Eakring and Maplebeck Meadows

…d by grass species such as sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, with sedges such as greater pond sedge Carex riparia locally abundant. Characteristic plants of this community include great burnet Sanguisorba officina…

Far High House Meadows

…grostis capillaris and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum with red fescue Festuca rubra, downy oat grass Avenula pubescens and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus. These meadow swards have an abundance of herb species with globe flower Trollius europaeus and marsh marigold Caltha …

Aberarth - Carreg Wylan

…uch of the exposed coastal slopes maritime grassland is dominated by red fescue Festuca rubra and supports species such as thrift Armeria maritima, sea campion Silene uniflora, English stonecrop Sedum anglicum and spring squill Scilla verna. In places north of Llangranog, steep s…

Caeau Cwm-Ffrwd

…ass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dogs-tail Cynosurus cristatus and red fescue Festuca rubra, with frequent common knapweed Centaurea nigra, eyebright Euphrasia officinalis, autumn hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis, common birds-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus, ribwort plantain …

Caeau Rhyd-y-gwiail

…nt Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and red fescue Festuca rubra are frequent, with common knapweed Centaurea nigra, common bird’s-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus, tormentil Potentilla erecta and devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis also adding colo…

Caeau Hirnant

…which is managed for hay, is characterised by meadow grasses such as red fescue Festuca rubra, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and crested dog’s-tail Cynosurus cristatus, with lesser amounts of common bent Agrostis capillaris, Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus and cock’s-foot…

Castlemartin Range

… meadows behind the seaward high dunes have a sward characterised by red fescue Festuca rubra and lady’s bedstraw Galium verum and are rich in species typical of calcareous substrates. These fixed dune grasslands are of particular interest, supporting uncommon plants such as autu…

Blake's Wood & Lingwood Common

… and bracken Pteridium aquilinum. The acid grassland is dominated by red fescue Festuca rubra and common bent Agrostis capillaris, with creeping soft grass Holcus mollis, wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa, sheep's sorrel Rumex acetosella, wood sage Teucrium scorodonia and heat…

Dolorgan Barn

…e into one another. The neutral grassland is composed principally of red fescue Festuca rubra, Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, common bent Agrostis capillaris and crested dog’s-tail Cynosurus cristatus. A variety of other plants are also pr…

Redgate Woods and Mansey Common

…ir grass Deschampsia cespitosa with Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and red fescue Festuca rubra also common. Typical plants of this community are lady's bedstraw Galium verum, betony Betonica officinalis, dyer's greenweed Genista tinctoria, bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus an…

Arfordir Gogleddol Penmon

…d a profusion of sedges and mosses. Maritime grasslands dominated by red fescue Festuca rubra, thrift Armeria maritima and Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus clothe much of the cliff with species tolerant of salt spray such as sea plantain Plantago maritima (which here supports the nat…

Arfordir Niwgwl - Aber Bach / Newgale - Little Haven Coast

…upport species such as Catenella caespitosa, encrusting red algae Hildenbrandia rubra, lichens Verrucaria mucosa and pygmy lichen, barnacles and small periwinkle Melarhaphe neritoides. The upper sand shore in these bays supports communities dominated by amphipods Bathyporeia sp. …

Arfordir Pen-bre / Pembrey Coast

…d by sea-purslane Atriplex portulacoides. Here it grows with mats of red fescue Festuca rubra and frequent sea aster. Saltmarsh dominated by red fescue is frequent in the heavily grazed eastern part of the estuary. Of special interest on the Gwendraeth is the extensive transition…

East Harnham Meadows

…. Grasses and sedges such as crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, red fescue Festuca rubra and carnation sedge Carex panicea and herbs such as marsh marigold Caltha palustris, water avens Geum rivale and ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi occur throughout the grassland. Marsh arr…

Godrevy Head to St Agnes

…th valley supports the nationally rare Dorset heath Erica ciliaris. Red fescue Festuca rubra dominates the species-rich, fringing maritime grassland. Typical associates are wild thyme Thymus polytrichus, kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria and thrift Armeria maritima with the rari…

Lorton

…grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog’s-tail Cynosurus cristatus, red fescue Festuca rubra, common bent Agrostis capillaris and perennial rye-grass Lolium perenne are abundant. Meadow barley Hordeum secalinum and quaking grass Briza media are also frequent, glaucous sedge Care…

Park Hall Meadows, Healaugh

…dic soil conditions is dominated by common bent Agrostis capillaris, red fescue Festuca rubra together with sweet vernal grass and herbs such as yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor and meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis. In addition, herb species including wood anemone Anemone nemoro…

Puckham Woods

… community. Other characteristic grasses of the grazed sward include red fescue Festuca rubra, meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis and quaking grass Briza media. Herbs typical of this plant community are present including common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, dwarf thistle Ci…

Kingcup Meadows and Oldhouse Wood

… a feature of the unimproved dry grassland. The grasses here include red fescue Festuca rubra and crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, with herbs such as devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis, cat's ear Hypochaeris radicata, common knapweed Centaurea nigra and oxeye daisy Leu…

West Dorset Coast

… of the vegetation is varied because of the very mixed substrate but red fescue Festuca rubra, glaucous sedge Carex flacca, selfheal Prunella vulgaris and mouse-ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum are frequent. With less grazing, taller grasses dominate, including tall fescue F. a…

Brada Hill

…onion Allium vineale particularly in a narrow strip of short turf of red fescue Festuca rubra, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha and early hair grass Aira praecox along the escarpment crest. Maiden pink Dianthus deltoides occurs in considerable abundance. The flora includes s…

Peckriding Top Lot

… Quaking grass Briza media is most conspicuous among the grasses but red fescue Festuca rubra, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum are also abundant whilst Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus becomes dominant on the upper slopes. Species …

Frevagh

… the grasses velvet bent Agrostis canina, quaking grass Briza media, red fescue Festuca rubra, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and mat grass Nardus stricta. Sedges are integral components of the vegetation, with glaucous sedge Carex flacca, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, ca…

Alder Wood and Meadow

…d many plant species are found such as lady's bedstraw Galium verum, red fescue Festuca rubra, cowslip Primula veris, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, quaking grass Briza media and meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis. In damper parts of the field where in some cases the s…

Plantation Farm and the Gethley

… dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, common bent Agrostis capillaris and red fescue Festuca rubra. The neutral grassland in the field immediately north-east of Gethley Farm displays a variation of this community, with species including tormentil Potentilla erecta, devil’s bit scabiou…

New Scroggs

…s mainly of the National Vegetation Classification NVC type CG2c sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina – meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis grassland, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus – white clover Trifolium repens sub community, which occurs in a mosaic with small areas typified by more aci…

Climping Beach

…hich are present include dune fescue grass Vulpia fasciculata, red fescue grass Festuca rubra, sand catchfly Silene conica, sand sedge Carex arenaria, viper’s bugloss Echium vulgare and a locally uncommon plant, Nottingham catchfly Silene nutans. The intertidal zone consists of s…

Briarcroft Pasture

…mples of this habitat in the Natural Area. The dominant grasses are red fescue Festuca rubra, common bent Agrostis capillaris and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, while crested dog’s tail, heath grass and cock’s foot Dactylis glomerata are also present in smaller quantities. The sw…

Dunnet Head

…efoil Lotus corniculatus. Typical maritime grassland species include red fescue Festuca rubra, thrift Armeria maritima, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata, devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, angelica Angelica sylvestris and spring squill Scilla verna. The cliff ledges supp…

Monkspath Meadow

…grassland consists predominantly of common bent Agrostis capillaris, red fescue Festuca rubra, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa. This turf also contains a rich variety of herbs including cowslip Primula veris, betony Betonica officinalis, g…

Fernhill Pastures

…is slightly higher and drier, as on parts of the easternmost field, the grasses Festuca rubra and Agrostis capillaris become prevalent. Associated herbs include meadowsweet, devil’s bit scabious, lady’s mantle Alchemilla filicaulis ssp vestita and, locally, water avens Geum rival…

Oakland Pasture

… bent Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatusand yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens. The ridges are floristically rich, with frequent common bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, red clover Trifoliu…

Eskamhorn Meadows

…s tail Cynosurus cristatus, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens and red fescue Festuca rubra. The sward has a very high diversity of broadleaved species, with herbs, particularly great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis, dominating the sward in several areas. Other characteristic sp…

Derrington Meadow

… vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, cock’s foot Dactylis glomerata, red fescue Festuca rubra, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens. Among the most abundant herbs are ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, rough haw…

East Coppice

…ch flora is also included in the site. Here the dominant species are red fescue Festuca rubra and tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa; there are robust plants of the rare narrow-leaved lungwort and several sedges occur including the uncommon pale sedge. The insect fauna of’ …

Debdale Meadow, Muston

…il Cynosurus cristatus, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and red fescue Festuca rubra, although upright brome Bromus erectus is locally abundant on the drier ridges. Common bent Agrostis capillaris, common knapweed Centaurea nigra, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, common bir…

Figsbury Ring

…by upright brome Bromus erectus, glaucous sedge Carex flacca and sheep's fescue Festuca ovina. Horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa and harebell Campanula rotundifolia are widespread while other chalk herbs, such as squinancywort Asperula cynanchica, small scabious Scabiosa columba…

Runkerry

…a, while the latter is dominated by tussocks of marram with frequent red fescue Festuca rubra. Herbs include birdsfoot trefoil Lotus corniculatus and fairy flax Linum catharticum. Damper natural depressions within the site are principally dominated by bryophytes, notably a carpet…

Hemingford Grey Meadow

…terised by the presence of sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra and downy oat grass Avenula pubescens, together with adder’s tongue fern Ophioglossum vulgatum, cowslip Primula veris and green winged orchid Anacamptis morio. Other grasses include mea…

Pentregwyn

…pillaris and sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, with frequent red fescue Festuca rubra. There tends to be a high proportion of herbs in the sward, including common knapweed Centaurea nigra, selfheal Prunella vulgaris, common bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus, red clov…

Hinton Charterhouse Field

…ot Dactylis glomerata and false oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius with red fescue Festuca rubra and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus. The sward contains a population of the nationally rare field eryngo Eryngium campestre which, while widespread in continental Europe, is only known from…

Duncansby Head

… bird’s-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus. Maritime grassland supports red fescue Festuca rubra, thrift Armeria maritima, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata, devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, spring squill Scilla verna and scurvy grass Cochlearia anglica. Vegetation communi…

Coombhill Meadows

…grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, red fescue Festuca rubra and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus. The northern meadow is drier in character and other species such as creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera and quaking grass Briza media become more abundan…

Long Knoll

…31 species in a square metre. Here, glaucous sedge Carex flacca, sheep's fescue Festuca ovina, meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis and quaking grass Briza mediare common, together with cowslip Primula veris, rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria an…

Handa Island

…grassland communities grow on the cliff tops, including grasslands dominated by Festuca rubra, thrift Armeria maritima and sea plantain Plantago maritima. In less exposed areas, there are herb-rich grasslands which include species such as Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, bluebell Hy…

Southampton Common

…orsetail Equisetum arvense and various grasses including red and meadow fescues Festuca rubra and F. pratensis, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus. Approximately 90 species have been recorded of which 13 are plants indicative of long establi…

Treen Cliff

…ime grassland occurs on the steeper cliff slopes and is dominated by red fescue Festuca rubra, with spring squill Scilla verna, wild carrot Daucus carota, kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria and sea plantain Plantago maritima. The nationally rare hare’s foot clover Trifolium arvens…

Hawthorn Cottage Pasture

… ridges of the ridge and furrow, support fine leaved grasses such as red fescue Festuca rubra, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens and quaking grass Briza media, whilst the furrows typically contain a coarser turf of common bent Agrostis capillaris, creeping bent Agrostis stolon…

Kirkby Wharfe

…r neutral grassland at the margin of the flood land are dominated by red fescue Festuca rubra with herbs such as great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis, salad burnet S. minor, cowslip Primula veris and cow parsley Anthriscus sylvestris. The site is one of a very few remaining sedge…

Teversal to Pleasley Railway

…mestone. The sward also contains abundant quaking grass Briza media, red fescue Festuca rubra and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens and includes such herbs as yellow wort Blackstonia perfoliata, burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga, carline thistle Carlina vulgaris and severa…

Dunnet Links

… outstanding diversity of plant species. Short, fine grasses such as red fescue Festuca rubra and herbs such as thyme Thymus polytrichus, bird’s-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus and white clover Trifolium repens dominate this area. The grassland also includes more unusual plants s…

Tonnagh Quarry

…t the base of the quarry cliffs, with characteristic species such as red fescue Festuca rubra, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, fairy flax Linum catharticum and common centaury Centaurium erythraea. A wooded bank across the mouth of the quarry which is dominated by alder…

Stafford Brook

…vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, with brown bent Agrostis canina, red fescue Festuca rubra and several sedges including flea sedge Carex pulicaris a county rarity. Typical herbs are heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, tormentil Potentilla erecta, devil's bit scabious Succisa prate…

Hough Bay and Balevullin Machair

…inland to semi-fixed dunes with marram, sand couch Elytrigia juncea, red fescue Festuca rubra and lady’s bedstraw Galium verum. Further inland there is a series of fixed hummocks of dune with bedrock outcrops and then onto a machair plain that ends at the base of Beinn Hough. Typ…

Ynys Feurig

…rs is partly vegetated, mainly with marram grass Ammophila arenaria, red fescue Festuca rubra and thrift Armeria maritima and many of the terns nest here.

Arkle Beck Meadows, Whaw

…g meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, marsh foxtail A. geniculatus, red fescue Festuca rubra, downy oat grass Avenula pubescens and smooth meadow grass Poa pratensis. The uncommon meadow saxifrage Saxifraga granulataa and goldilocks buttercup Ranunculus auricomus are two of the …

Tullyard

…vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, common bent Agrostis capillaris, red fescue Festuca rubra and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus are common throughout. Herbs such as meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis, common knapweed Centaurea nigra, yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor, greater birdsf…

Carrickastickan

…ssociated herbs. The grasses crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, red fescue Festuca rubra common bent Agrostis capillaris and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum are constant in the sward with other "grass-like" species such as field wood rush Luzula campestris also foun…

Askrigg Bottoms

…, smooth meadow grass Poa pratensis, hairy oat Avenula pubescens and red fescue Festuca rubra. It is rich in herb species with great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis notable for its abundance. Other flowering plants present include wood crane's bill Geranium sylvaticum, pignut Cono…

Kettlewell Meadows

…st of these grassland types, found on the riverside, is dominated by red fescue Festuca rubra with common bent Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and quaking grass Briza media. sedges such as glaucous sedge Carex flacca are abundant and herbs include gr…

Cwm Cadlan

… in a few well-drained areas and is characterised by grasses such as red fescue Festuca rubra, common bent Agrostis capillaris, crested dog’s-tail Cynosurus cristatus and sweet vernal-grass, with a variety of herbs including common bird’s-foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, common k…

Clifton Ings And Rawcliffe Meadows

…ernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, smooth brome Bromus racemosus and red fescue Festuca rubra occur, with characteristic herbs such as great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis, meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis, meadow rue Thalictrum flavum, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria and loca…

Twyni Lacharn - Pentywyn / Laugharne - Pendine Burrows

… grass and restharrow Ononis repens, with dewberry Rubus caesius and red fescue Festuca rubra being common amongst a variety of species including wild pansy Viola tricolor ssp.curtsii and lesser meadow-rue Thalictrum minus. Marram grass becomes much less frequent further from the…

Kilnameel

…erbs. Common grasses such as crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, red fescue Festuca rubra and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum are constant in the sward. More notable species include yellow oat grass Trisetum jlavescens which is widespread, and downy oat grass Helicto…

Mill Lough

…creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and red fescue Festuca rubra, while the associated herbs consist of cuckoo-flower Cardamine pratensis, creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens, lesser spearwort Ranunculuc flammula and marsh ragwort Senecio aguaticus. …

Foxlease and Ancells Meadows

…n which there are abundant ant hills. This community is dominated by red fescue Festuca rubra and brown bent grass Agrostis canina, with heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum and heath speedwell Veronica officinalis. Locally, the grassland forms…

Clattinger Farm

…tail Alopecurus pratensis, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, although seldom is any one species dominant. Slightly less common are quaking grass Briza media, meadow barley Hordeum secalinum, downy oat grass Avenul…

Acaster South Ings

…ba officinalis being notably abundant, together with grasses such as red fescue Festuca rubra, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis and creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera. Other herb species which occur frequent…

Wyre Estuary

…influence. Saltmarsh rush Juncus gerardi, sea rush Juncus maritimus, red fescue Festuca rubra and spear leaved orache Atriplex prostrata are all present and, locally, there is long bracted sedge Carex extensa. Of particular interest are the extensive transitions to brackish or f…

Grange Meadow

…. The dominant grasses are sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra, common bent Agrostis capillaris and crested dog's tail, with yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens locally frequent. Frequent herbs include common knapweed, cat’s ear Hypochaeris radica…

Chickengrove Bottom

…rachypodium pinnatum community, but with some areas of predominantly red fescue Festuca rubra. In the former community a group of herbs which are associated with light grazing, such as yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, perforate St Johns wort Hypericum perforatum and marjoram Origa…

Church Ings

…ow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, red fescue Festuca rubra, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus and common sedge Carex nigra. Where ground conditions are wettest there are stands of brown sedge Carex disticha. The nature conservation interest…

Lobbington Hall Farm Meadow

…e appear dominant. The most abundant species are crested dog’s tail, red fescue Festuca rubra, common bent Agrostis capillaris and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. Yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, quaking grass Briza media and meadow barley Hordeum secalinum are als…

Friar's Oven

…nal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis, red fescue Festuca rubra and quaking grass Briza media are also common throughout. The sedge species glaucous sedge Carex flacca and spring sedge Carex caryophyllea are also present. The herb component of these…

Caeau Pen-y-coed

…oughout the lowlands of Britain. The grasses most commonly found are red fescue Festuca rubra, crested dog’s tail, and common bent Agrostis capillaris along with sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, cock’s-foot Dactylis glomerata and Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus. Herbs prese…

Cae Blaen-dyffryn

…grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, red fescue Festuca rubra and Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus, together with a mix of herbs such as common knapweed Centaurea nigra, common bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus, cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata and …

Caeau Cefn Cribwr

…. It is typified by grasses such as common bent Agrostis capillaris, red fescue Festuca rubra and crested dog’s-tail Cynosurus cristatus, together with broad-leaved herbs such as common knapweed Centaurea nigra, common birds-foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus and red clover Trifoliu…

Sutton Lane Meadows

… dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, common bent Agrostis capillaris and red fescue Festuca rubra. Also present are scarcer meadow species such as yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, quaking grass Briza media, downy oat grass Avenula pubescens and meadow brome Bromus commutatus. An…

Bodmin Moor, North

…nd soils give rise to a range of vegetation types. The two most widespread are: Festuca ovina – Agrostis capillaris – Galium saxatile (sheep’s-fescue – common bent – heath bedstraw) grassland and Trichophorum cespitosum – Erica tetralix (deer grass – cross-leaved heath) heath. Cl…

White Ridge Meadow

…istort Polygonum bistorta is locally abundant. Grass species include red fescue Festuca rubra, meadow grasses Poa spp., sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, false oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius and crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus. Below a slope in the northern part o…

Soham Wet Horse Fen

… bent Agrostis stolonifera, sweet vernal grass Anthoxantum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra and cock’s foot Dactylis glomerata, together with meadow saxifrage Saxifraga granulataa and wild carrot Daucus carota. The wetter areas are dominated by a mixture of grasses, sedges and …

St. Catherine's Valley

…romus erectus with a wide range of other grass species including sheep's fescue Festuca ovina, quaking grass Briza media and crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus. The herb component is especially diverse with wild thyme Thymus polytrichus, common bird's foot trefoil Lotus corni…

Southey and Gotleigh Moors

…ered rush Juncus acutiflorus is often dominant in a sward containing red fescue Festuca rubra, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and heath wood rush Luzula multiflora. Where channels form within the marsh grassland, marsh marigold Caltha palustris, marsh violet Viola palus…

Coed Dolgarrog

…ted by Bracken Pteridium aquilinum, common bent Agrostis capillaris, red fescue Festuca rubra and Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus with a range of bryophytes. The dominant tree throughout is sessile oak Quercus petraea but with other species including downy birch Betula pubescens, Wy…

Gwaun Llan (Llan Pastures)

…il Cynosurus cristatus, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and red fescue Festuca rubra, with frequent yarrow Achillea millefolium, common knapweed Centaurea nigra, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata, meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris, co…

Eelmoor Marsh

… rare elsewhere in Hampshire. It is characterised by the presence of red fescue Festuca rubra, common bent Agrostis capillaris, sheep’s sorrel Rumex acetosella, heather Calluna v ulgaris and dwarf gorse Ulex minor. A number of species considered indicative of agriculturally unimp…

Hastings Cliffs to Pett Beach

…s of grassland dominated by yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens and red fescue Festuca rubra, common centaury Centaurium erythraea and scarlet pimpernel Anagallis arvensis. Thrift Armeria maritima is common along the cliff edge with the scarce loose silky bent Aspera spica venti…

Stackpole Quay - Trewent Point

…atus, cowslip Primula veris, greater knapweed Centaurea scabiosa and red fescue Festuca rubra. This maritime grassland is well developed on the limestone, but becomes more fragmented on the ungrazed Old Red Sandstone cliffs, which reach 80 metres in height and support extensive a…

Crabtree Green Meadow

… bent Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra and crested dog’s-tail Cynosurus cristatus, along with intermediate lady’s mantle, common knapweed Centaurea nigra, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus and great burnet.

Hesketh Golf Links

…on cover of two main communities,1 tall, rank grassland dominated by red fescue Festuca rubra, false oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius and velvet bent Agrostis canina with sparse lyme grass Leymus arenarius and sheep's sorrel Rumex acetosella; 2 short, more open and herb rich grass…

Upper Fal Estuary and Woods

…t Agrostis stolonifera, common saltmarsh-grass Puccinellia maritima, red fescue Festuca rubra and sea rush Juncus maritimus. On the transitions from saltmarsh to woodland isolated young trees grow over the upper marsh and eventually, despite the area being subjected to flooding …

Poker's Pond Meadow

…throughout the meadow are crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus and red fescue Festuca rubra with quaking grass Briza media on the drier areas. Meadow brome Bromus commutatus is found throughout this sward, a species uncommon elsewhere in Buckinghamshire. The herb species const…

Haydon Meadow

…traditional hay meadow management. Common bent Agrostis capillaris, red fescue Festuca rubra, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens are all frequent and are joined b…

Dormston Church Meadow

…idges. Abundant species include meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, red fescue Festuca rubra, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus, common bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, lady’s bedstraw, cowslip Primula veris and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. A calcareous influence can be se…

Spring Meadows, Alderman's Head & Cow Croft Meadows

…rasses form a major part of the sward, including crested dog’s tail, red fescue Festuca rubra, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, with lesser amounts of common bent Agrostis capillaris, smooth meadow grass Poa pratensis, yellow oat grass Tr…

Aston Clinton Ragpits

…d further interest to the site. The grassland consists of mosaics of red fescue Festuca rubra, upright brome Bromus erectus, wood false brome Brachypodium sylvaticum and tall oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius. The first two form species rich swards maintained mainly by rabbits and …

Quebb Meadow

…vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and red fescue Festuca rubra. The rich herbaceous flora includes devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis, betony Betonica officinalis, cowslip Primula veris, meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis and oxeye daisy Leucan…

West's Meadow, Aldermaston

…uli and cuckoo-flower Cardamine pratensis. bent grass Agrostis spp., red fescue Festuca rubra, meadow grasses Poa spp. and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus are widely distributed and creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens is abundant in places. An uncommon moss Dicranum bonjeanii has a…

New Inn Meadow

…l Alopecurus pratensis, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and red fescue Festuca rubra. The rich flora includes cowslip Primula veris, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, meadow pea Lathyrus pratensis, pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus and black medick Medicago lupulina all of wh…

Gweunydd Nant y Dernol

…grostis capillaris, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina along with a large number of characteristic associates including tormentil Potentilla erecta, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, bitter vetch Lathyrus linif…

Keadew

…s of the sward, along with sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra, quaking grass Briza media and velvet bent Agrostis canina. Sedges are also constant and include carnation sedge Carex panicea and tawny sedge Carex hostiana. Herbs typical of traditiona…

Rawbones Meadow

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

North Woodburn Reservoir

…range of associated herbs. The grasses Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, red fescue Festuca rubra, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum are common in the sward. Herbs typical of traditionally managed grasslands are frequent throughout t…

Ranters Bank Pastures

…rass Anthoxanthum odoratum, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens and red fescue Festuca rubra. Abundant herbs in the sward include common bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, cowslip Primula veris, pignut Conopodium majus and devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis, with burnet…

Bencroft Hill Meadows

…rested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, quaking grass Briza media and red fescue Festuca rubra. Also occurring frequently are meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, meadow fescue Schedonorus pratensis, rough meadow grass Poa trivialis and the locally uncommon heath grass Danthonia d…

Feystown

…stalked meadow grass Poa trivialis, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and red fescue Festuca rubra. Herbs are also abundant in this grassland and along with wood cranesbill Geranium sylvaticum, include species typical of traditionally managed meadows such as meadow sweet Filipendula u…

The Ings, Amotherby

…rass Deschampsia cespitosa, along with Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, red fescue Festuca rubra and meadow fescue F. pratensis. Purple moor grass Molinia caerulea occurs on the more acidic soils. Typical herbs in this grassland include common knapweed Centaurea nigra, tormentil Pot…

Thriplow Meadows

…and communities are characterised by the presence of such species as red fescue Festuca rubra, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and knapweed Centaurea nigra. The wetter areas are dominated by a mixture of grasses, sedges and rushes with a good range of typical wetland herbs such as r…

Caeau Glyn (Glyn Fields)

…m, being dominated mainly by crested dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus, red fescue Festuca rubra, common bent Agrostis capillaris and sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, although perennial rye-grass Lolium perenne and rough meadow-grass Poa trivialis are abundant in the areas …

Hotham Meadow

…de an abundance of meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis together with red fescue Festuca rubra, common bent Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and quaking grass Briza media. Herbs include great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis which is particularly promine…

Drumcully

…with the fen meadow include the grasses velvet bent Agrostis canina, red fescue Festuca rubra and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. Sedges are integral components of the vegetation, with glaucous sedge Carex flacca, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, carnation sedge Carex panice…

St. Dunstan's Farm Meadows

…, slightly heathy grassland to neutral grassland. It is dominated by red fescue Festuca rubra and common bent grass Agrostis capillaris along with sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, pignut Conopodium majus, sheep's sorrel Rumex acetosella and field wood rush Luzula campest…

Hardwick Lodge Meadow

…pically there is a very diverse mixture of grasses and herbs such as red fescue Festuca rubra, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis, common bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, clovers Trifolium sp…

Caeau Tyddyn Dicwm

…sis sub-community are mostly managed for hay and include the grasses red fescue Festuca rubra, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, common bent Agrostis capillaris and crested dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus with many typical old meadow herbs such as yellow-rattle Rhinanthus …

Woodwalton Marsh

…e community type is characterised by the presence of such species as red fescue Festuca rubra, quaking grass Briza media, knapweed Centaurea nigra and cowslip Primula veris. Other herbs include dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus and green winged orchid …

Quarry Moor

… rich calcareous grassland comprises a fine, some what open, turf of red fescue Festuca rubra, quaking grass Briza media, yellow oat Trisetum flavescens and glaucous sedge Carex flacca, with thyme Thymus praecox, purging flax Linum catharticum, hoary plantain Plantago media and r…

Coalville Meadows

…fted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, red fescue Festuca rubra and great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis. Although there is some variation, the herb flora is essentially typical of relatively base poor clay soils being characterised by plants such as…

Far Mains and Far Limekiln Close Meadows

… tail, perennial ryegrass, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra and quaking grass Briza media. Herb species such as cowslip Primula veris, great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata, hoa…

Caeau Wern

…tail. Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata is locally well represented and red fescue Festuca rubra is abundant. Different degrees of soil moisture and past interference have probably influenced the varied occurence of herb species, the most prominant being cat's-ear Hypochaeris radica…

Sheigra - Oldshoremore

… subsp. holosteoides, northern marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza purpurella, red fescue Festuca rubra and lady's bedstraw Galium verum can also be found in this area. Machair Machair occurs inland of the dune habitats where the shell-rich sand has a major influence on the vegetation. The…

Whitespots

…m, common knapweed Centaurea nigra, glaucous sedge Carex f lacca and red fescue Festuca rubra. More notable species include high densities of fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea. Damper ground adjoining the spoil heap supports devils-bit scabious Succisa pratensis and frequent no…

Penny Hill Bank

…romus erectus, associated with yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, red fescue Festuca rubra and quaking grass Briza media. The herb component contains many locally uncommon species including autumn gentian Gentianella amarella, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, pyramid…

Fox Fritillary Meadow, Framsden

… a mixture of grasses including meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, red fescue Festuca rubra, creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus and rough stalked meadow grass Poa trivialis with a good variety of herbs typica…

Bron Aberanerch

… sward is the local abundance of quaking-grass Briza media, although red fescue Festuca rubra is the main dominant. Forbs comprise an unusually high proportion of the vegetation and, with some twenty-five species of flowering plants present in one square metre of turf, the specie…

Chapel Common

…en Pteridium aquilinum and gorse Ulex europaeus scrub. The Calluna vulgaris and Festuca ovina heath is characterised by two sub communities; the Hypnum cupressiforme sub community, containing heather Calluna vulgaris either over mature or rabbit grazed, sheep’s fescue Festuca ovi…

Caeau Ffos Fach

…associated grasses such as sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra and common bent Agrostis capillaris. Other common species include soft rush Juncus effusus and sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus. Sedge species are well represented at the site and …

Park End Wood

…ntain Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, common bent Agrostis capillaris, red fescue Festuca rubra, sorrel Rumex acetosa, bitter vetch Lathyrus montanus and tormentil, whilst locally there are stands of bracken. The breeding bird community includes redstart and pied flycatcher. Addit…

Fayland Chalk Bank

…ch occur commonly over the site comprise fine leaved species such as red fescue Festuca rubra, quaking grass Briza media and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens; whilst Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and wood false brome Brachypodium sylvaticum are locally abundant in less open ar…

Minsmere-Walberswick Heaths and Marshes

…nightjar and woodlark. Patches of unimproved acid grassland in which red fescue Festuca rubra and common bent Agrostis capillaris predominate, occur through the site but areas dominated by wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa, purple moor grass Molinia caerulea and sand sedge Car…

Prince's Rough

…illaris, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, quaking grass Briza media and red fescue Festuca rubra. A varied herbaceous flora includes species which are characteristic of traditionally managed hay meadows such as common knapweed, betony Betonica officinalis, autumn hawkbit Scorzonero…

The Wye Valley

…s and herbs, dominated by meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis and sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, with quaking grass Briza media, glaucous sedge Carex flacca and spring sedge Carex caryophyllea common throughout. Herbs are abundant with all the characteristic species of this grassla…

Acres Farm Meadow

…grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, red fescue Festuca rubra, glaucous sedge Carex flacca, hairy sedge Carex hirta, and quaking grass Briza media. Traditional management for hay with aftermath grazing has also allowed a diversity of herbs to flour…

Ganllwyd

…ir and Ty’n y Benrhos are dominated by various grass species such as red fescue Festuca rubra, common bent Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus. The herbs include frequent red clover Trifolium pratense, bird’s foot trefoil…

Gower Coast: Rhossili to Porteynon

…g rock ledges, scree, thin limestone soils, and deeper acidic drift. Red fescue Festuca rubra is a constant component of the grasslands, but dominance is determined by soil type, exposure, slope and management; it is typically accompanied in para-maritime locations by buck's horn…

Stoke Common Meadows

…uding large populations of sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra, common bent Agrostis capillaris, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. Other plants occurring frequently are common knapw…

Gang Mine

…aps the habitat is mostly unimproved neutral grassland with abundant red fescue Festuca rubra and crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus and herbs such as yarrow Achillea millefolium, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, bush vetch Vicia sepium …

White Rocks

…tal cliffs. The cliff top is generally dominated by grasses, notably red fescue Festuca rubra but also Yorkshire fog Holcus lana1us, cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata, false oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius and common bent Agrostis capillaris and occasional, low growing gorse Ulex eu…

Riddlesdown

… The predominant grass is upright brome Bromus erectus with frequent red fescue Festuca rubra and quaking grass Briza media. Amongst the rich herb components are squinancywort Asperula cynanchica, yellow wort Blackstonia perfoliata, glaucous sedge Carex flacca, dropwort Filipendu…

Bryn Alyn

…ckiest, thinnest and most drought prone soils there are areas of sheep’s-fescue Festuca ovina, carline thistle Carlina vulgaris grassland. The turf is short, open and dominated by sheep’s-fescue. Other grasses including crested hair-grass Koeleria macrantha and quaking-grass Briz…

Aghanaglack

… the grasses velvet bent Agrostis canina, quaking grass Briza media, red fescue Festuca rubra, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and mat grass Nardus stricta. Sedges are integral components of the vegetation, with glaucous sedge Carex flacca, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, ca…

Gwynfynydd

…re frequent grasses within the neutral grassland at Bryn Gath, while red fescue Festuca rubra, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus are common. Characteristic herbs include red clover Trifolium pratense, black knapweed Centaurea nigra and bird…

Monkswood Valley

…e areas are upright brome, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra, quaking grass Briza media, crested dog's tail and common bent Agrostis capillaris. The herb component is especially diverse with the following species common throughout – dwarf thistle …

Attenborough Gravel Pits

…ttinghamshire. Various grasses are also typical of these swards with red fescue Festuca rubra, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis and crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus all featuring strongly. Coarser gr…

Pentwyn Farm Grasslands, Penallt

… bent Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra with crested dog’s-tail Cynosurus cristatus and cock’s-foot Dactylis glomerata common at low cover. The site also supports one of the two largest populations of green-winged orchid Anaca…

Brampton Wood

… being smooth meadow grass Poa pratensis, quaking grass Briza media, red fescue Festuca rubra, false oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus. The variety of herbs include primrose, yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemoru…

Dane-in-Shaw Pasture

…e drier sandy spurs more acidic soils support grassland dominated by red fescue Festuca rubra and common bent Agrostis capillaris with abundant devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis; and locally patches of heather Calluna vulgaris. The tall herb vegetation of the wet flushed ar…

Dumsey Meadow

…, notably rye grass Lolium perenne, common bent Agrostis capillaris, red fescue Festuca rubra and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, with smooth meadow grass Poa pratensis, meadow barley Hordeum secalinum, cock's foot Dactylis glomerata, small cat's tail Phleum pratense sub species be…

Marked Ash Meadows

…m, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, common bent Agrostis capillaris and red fescue Festuca rubra. A varied herbaceous flora includes species characteristic of traditionally managed hay meadows, such as Oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, common knapweed…

Pine Lodge Meadow

… bent Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra and cock’s-foot Dactylis glomerata. These are accompanied by a high cover and rich diversity of forbs, including common knapweed Centaurea nigra, common bird’s-foot-trefoil Lotus cornicu…

Rhos Gargoed

…sedge community containing sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra and purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea as the dominant grasses. Also present is the scarce quaking-grass Briza media. The site is notable for its abundance of globe-flower Trollius europ…

Peninnis Head (St. Mary's)

…vulgaris sp maritima, common scurvy grass Cochlearia officinalis and red fescue Festuca rubra are common. This short turf sward is also of importance for the occurrence of the nationally rare early meadow grass Poa infirma and the nationally scarce western clover Trifolium occide…

Aire Point to Carrick Du

…ria. The grassland communities of the cliff slopes are dominated by red fescue Festuca rubra which often forms a matressy sward, and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus. Thrift, wild carrot Daucus carota, sea campion Silene uniflora, sea plantain Plantago maritima and oxeye daisy Leuca…

Invernaver

…he mouth of the River Borgie. The more inland type of saltmarsh with red fescue Festuca rubra and sea plantain Plantago maritima at the west end of Torrisdale Bay grades into the more maritime type with saltmarsh-grass Puccinellia maritima and thrift Armeria maritima nearer the s…

Draycott Sleights

…uaking grass Briza media, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, sheep's fescue Festuca ovina and downy oat grass Avenula pubescens occurring frequently. glaucous sedge Carex flacca and spring sedge Carex caryophyllea are abundant. Herbs typical of this type of grassland include …

Hastings Hill

… oat grass Avenula pratensis, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, red fescue Festuca rubra and quaking grass Briza media, including many herbs characteristic of Magnesian Limestone soils such as bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria, common …

Grains O'th' Beck Meadows

… bent Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra and smooth meadow grass Poa pratensis, with quaking grass Briza media, purple moor grass Molinia caerulea and soft brome Bromus hordeaceus also common.

Holton and Sandford Heaths

…tre. In slightly drier conditions the herb-rich turf is dominated by red fescue Festuca rubra and common bent Agrostis capillaris with carnation sedge Carex panicea, common sedge C. nigra, star sedge C. echinata and many herbs, including ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, marsh pen…

Wilford Claypits

…haracterised by the abundance of creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, red fescue Festuca rubra, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens and smooth meadow grass Poa pratensis and by the variety of herbs including wild carrot Daucus carota, bee orchid Ophr…

Cwrt y Bela a Springdale

…ss Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog’s-tail Cynosurus cristatus and red fescue Festuca rubra. Glaucous sedge Carex flacca is generally frequent in the north of the site and spring sedge Carex caryophyllea also occurs. Typical flowering plants include cat’s-ear Hypochaeris radica…

Wilwell Cutting

…s Aira caryophyllea, narrow leaved meadow grass Poa angustifolia and red fescue Festuca rubra and by a herb flora which includes wild carrot Daucus carota, fairy flax Linum catharticum, oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, meadow saxifrage S…

Stanford Training Area

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

Hollinhill and Markland Grips

…erbs. In one area where the valley opens out to a less steep profile red fescue Festuca rubra and spring sedge Carex caryophyllea are dominant with common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium and salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba and a wide range of other species. In this area anot…

Rhos Bryn-wichell

…ier small mounds and slopes support an acidic grassland community of red fescue Festuca rubra, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and pignut Conopodium majus, with heather Calluna vulgaris, devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, saw-wort Serratula tinctoria, betony Betonic…

Upper Solway Flats & Marshes

…a. Above this there is a transition to grassy saltmarsh dominated by red fescue Festuca rubra, thrift Armeria maritima and saltmarsh rush Juncus gerardi. In places creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, sea plantain Plantago maritima, sea arrowgrass Triglochin maritimum, parsley wat…

Holland Haven Marshes

…g bent Agrostis stolonifera, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, red fescue Festuca rubra, perennial rye grass Lolium perenne and meadow barley Hordeum secalinum, with marsh foxtail Alopecurus geniculatus in seasonally flooded depressions on the grazing land. Typically mariti…

Strumble Head - Llechdafad Cliffs

… beet Beta vulgaris subsp. maritima. Maritime grassland dominated by red fescue Festuca rubra, with scattered thrift, kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria and spring squill Scilla verna is widespread, but the extensive areas of maritime heath are the most striking features of the ve…

Eglarooze Cliff

…occurs in small areas along the cliff edge, thrift Armeria maritima, red fescue Festuca rubra, wild carrot Daucus carota and sea campion Silene uniflora being dominant. Areas of unimproved neutral grassland occur to the east with species such as creeping soft grass Holcus mollis,…

Kendall's Meadow

…der clay. The sward is dominated by common bent Agrostis capillaris, red fescue Festuca rubra, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens. Notably abundant herbs are yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis and cat’…

Bude Coast

…rises herb-rich calcareous grassland and coastal scrub. Dominated by red fescue Festuca rubra the grassland has abundant low-growing herbs such as ribwort and buck’s-horn plantain Plantago lanceolata and Plantago coronopus and knapweed Centaurea nigra and include several species …

Pennsylvania Fields, Sedbury

…sh Juncus gerardii, grasses such as meadow barley Hordeum secalinum, red fescue Festuca rubra, marsh foxtail Alopecurus geniculatus and large amounts of the nationally rare bulbous foxtail Alopecurus bulbosus. Scattered throughout the site are a variety of saltmarsh plants such a…

Hulam Fen

…ntains a range of plants typical of wet natural grassland, including red fescue Festuca rubra, marsh horsetail Equisetum palustre and cuckoo-flower Cardamine pratensis. The peripheral area of the site, adjoining the intensively managed land which entirely surrounds the site, supp…

Bucknell Wood Meadows

…grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, red fescue Festuca rubra and cock's foot Dactylis glomerata, glaucous sedge Carex flacca and the herbs common knapweed Centaurea nigra, common bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, meadow buttercup Ranunculus …

Dabble Bank

…Dabble Bank is notified for the nationally scarce grassland communities NVC CG2 Festuca ovina – Avenula pratensis and CG6 Avenula pubescens established on magnesian limestone. Dabble Bank faces west in a small valley cut into the magnesian limestone plateau and retains unimprov…

Great Wilbraham Common

… the presence of such grasses as white bent Agrostis stolonifera and red fescue Festuca rubra. Other characteristic species include quaking grass Briza media, glaucous sedge Carex flacca, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum and salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba. A number of locally unco…

Wilbraham Fens

…rd characterised by plants such as the quaking grass Briza media and red fescue Festuca rubra, together with herbs such as the harebell Campanula rotundifolia and field scabious Knautia arvensis. Substantial areas of willow and hawthorn scrub occur on the site and these are of ad…

Clarke's Pool Meadow

… odoratum, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatas, quaking grass Briza mediand red fescue Festuca rubra. A diverse range of herbs are found in the sward, including common bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, cowslip Primula veris, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, fairy flax Linum cathart…

Southerndown Coast

…soil is thin. Typical species include quaking-grass Briza media, sheep's-fescue Festuca ovina, crested hair-grass Koeleria macrantha, glaucous sedge Carex flacca, lady's-bedstraw Galium verum, common rock-rose Helianthemum nummularium, salad burnet Sanguisorba minor and wild thym…

Traeth Pensarn

… sward. This ‘stabilised shingle’ is characteristically colonised by red fescue Festuca rubra, common restharrow Ononis repens, smooth hawk’s-beard Crepis capillaris, sea mouse-ear Cerastium diffusum, kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, sea radish Rap…

New House Meadow

…grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus, red fescue Festuca rubra and Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus. Common knapweed Centaurea nigra, pignut Conopodium majus, common bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata, tormentil…

Gweunydd Somerton Meadows

…so abundant in the wetter areas. Common bent Agrostis capillaris and red fescue Festuca rubra are the most abundant grasses, whilst sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and crested dogs tail Cynosurus cristatus are frequent. The survival of a traditional holding of this kind …

Loch Glencoul

…d false-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum, hairy-brome Bromopsis ramosa, red fescue Festuca rubra and bearded couch Elymus caninus. At the east end of the northern area of woodland, several springs create permanently wet, nutrient-rich habitats which encourage the growth of the mosse…

Moor Hall Meadows

…et vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, quaking grass Briza media and red fescue Festuca rubra with occasional yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens. cowslip Primula veris, betony Betonica officinalis and glaucous sedge Carex flacca characterise the herb community which also contai…

Racecourse Meadow

…rass Agrostis capillaris, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus and red fescue Festuca rubra. The density and variety of herbs in the sward is exceptionally high for a flood meadow community with great burnet, common knapweed Centaurea nigra, meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris an…

Teversal Pastures

…d which still retains ‘ridge and furrow’ topography. Grasses such as red fescue Festuca rubra, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus characterise the sward which also contains abundant hay rattle Rhinanthus minor, pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus a…

Marline Valley Woods

…utral grassland flora, dominated by lesser knapweed Centaurea nigra, red fescue Festuca rubra and common bent Agrostis capillaris. Other species adding to the interest of the pasture include adder's tongue fern Ophioglossum vulgatum, dyer's greenweed Genista tinctoria, quaking gr…

Wyndrush Pastures

…ich is dominated by grasses such as common bent Agrostis capillaris, red fescue Festuca rubra, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus. Yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens and crested dog’s-tail Cynosurus cristatus are more occasional components…

Y Foryd

…munity consisting of common saltmarsh-grass Puccinellia maritima and red fescue Festuca rubra. At the saltmarsh’s seaward edge, a pioneer saltmarsh community dominated by glasswort Salicornia can be found. Remarks: Areas of the site below mean high water form part of Y Fenai a B…

Barnhamcross Common

…in the north western part of the site where the turf is dominated by red fescue Festuca rubra, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and false oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius. This turf contains a great variety of small flowering plants including stemless thistle Cirsium acaul…

Nant Clydach Pastures

…y field there is an area of drier neutral grassland characterised by red-fescue Festuca rubra, crested dog’s-tail Cynosurus cristatus, common knapweed Centaurea nigra and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. Several stands of tall-sedge swamp occur across the site, and are d…

Earl's Croome Meadow

…s meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, red fescue Festuca rubra and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. The upper slopes of the meadow, particularly on the tops of the 'ridge and furrow', are very diverse with quaking grass Briza media and hoar…

Ty Croes

…d heath grass Danthonia decumbens. To seaward, maritime grassland of red fescue Festuca rubra, thrift Armeria maritima and plantain Plantago spp. is found. In crevices on the cliffs are patches of rock samphire Crithmum maritimum, and rock sea-spurrey Spergularia rupicola. This s…

Puffin Island - Ynys Seiriol

…um, and thistles Cirsium vulgare, Cirsium arvense are also widespread. The open Festuca rubra grasslands have diminished in extent recently. The sea-cliffs support a typical maritime flora including sea spleenwort Asplenium marinum. The island is used as a hauling out ground by g…

Rhosydd Castell-du & Plas-y-bettws

…rassy sward in which purple moor-grass, velvet bent Agrostis canina, red fescue Festuca rubra and carnation sedge Carex panicea are all represented. Whorled caraway, tormentil and greater bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus are also regularly present. Rush-pasture with soft-ru…

Salmonsbury Meadows

…orkshire fog Holcus lanatus, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, red fescue Festuca rubra and meadow fescue F. pratensis. In the wetter areas nearthe rivers tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa is common and rushes such as jointed rush Juncus articulatus, hard rush Juncus …

Waun-fawr, Cefn Cribwr

…utral grassland characterised by common bent, crested dog’s tail and red fescue Festuca rubra, together with common knapweed and common bird’s-foot trefoil. Also present on the site are small areas of marshy grassland dominated by rushes such as hard rush Juncus inflexus and shar…

Hay Wood and Tinkers' Coppice

…e sward is dominated by upright brome Bromus erectus associated with red fescue Festuca rubra, quaking grass Briza media and small amounts of tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum. Many of the herbs found here, though typical of such grassland, are uncommon in Worcestershire. These inc…

Cassop Vale

…gnesian Limestone, species rich neutral grassland has developed with red fescue Festuca rubra and a variety of herbs including cat’s ear Hypochaeris radicata, earthnut Conopodium majus and knapweed Centaurea nigra. On the most acidic soils, species poor grasslands containing brow…

Barrow Meadow

…grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, red fescue Festuca rubra and quaking grass Briza media and with these there is an abundance of characteristic forbs including pignut Conopodium majus, eyebright Euphrasia agg., meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensi…

Besthorpe Meadows

…d dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris, red fescue Festuca rubra, perennial rye grass Lolium perenne and meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis. The abundance of pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus is a particular feature of these meadows. A seasonally wet …

Foulness

…lse oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius, cock's foot Dactylis glomerata, red fescue Festuca rubra and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, amongst which are found the locally uncommon distant sedge Carex distans and divided sedge C. divisa. The shorter turf is unusually rich in lichens, wit…

East Aston Common

… including relatively dry sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum / red fescue Festuca rubra dominated grassland, species rich grass / dwarf sedge swards and tall false oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius communities. Collectively these grasslands are rich in species including a var…

Leathemstown

…bent Agrostis capillaris, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus and red fescue Festuca rubra, but with a wide range of associated species including glaucous sedge Carex flacca, common knapweed Centaurea nigra, birdsfoot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, meadow buttercup Ranunculus acr…

Cligga Head

… grassland is restricted to the cliff edges. Typical species include red fescue Festuca rubra, thrift Armeria maritima, spring squill Scilla verna, kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria, and burnet rose Rosa spinosissima. Portland spurge Euphorbia portlandica, a species restricted to…

Lag Meadow

…ceous species present. The knoll, north of the road, is dominated by red fescue Festuca rubra, common bent Agrostis capillaris and the uncommon meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis with knotted clover Trifolium striatum, meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis and common rock-rose Heli…

Tunstall Hills and Ryhope Cutting

…oor grass Sesleria caeruleae, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, red fescue Festuca rubra, glaucous sedge Carex flacca and herbs such as common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, fairy flax Linum catharticum, wild thyme Thymus praecox, pign…

Cave's Inn Pits

…ass Anthoxanthum odoratum, false oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius and red fescue Festuca rubra and is notable for the variety of orchid species which have been recorded there. The complex of habitats present on the site is reflected in the presence of a varied breeding bird commun…

Forlorn Hope Meadow

…common bent Agrostis capillaris, creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, red fescue Festuca rubra, Timothy Phleum pratense, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, cock's foot Dactylis glomerata, very abundant carnation sedge Carex panicea, glaucous se…

Sleightholme Dale

…ain of the Hodge Beck support a neutral grassland flora dominated by red fescue Festuca rubra, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and common bent Agrostis capillaris. Associated herbs include greater burnet Sanguisorba officinalis, devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis, betony Betonic…

Dee Cliffs

…lay cliffs support an open grassland community which is dominated by red fescue Festuca rubra but there is also much bare ground. False oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius, early hair grass Aira praecox, barren brome Anisantha sterilis, quaking grass Briza media, perennial rye grass …

The Carrs

…arry workings which have been colonised by a diverse flora including red fescue Festuca rubra, quaking grass Briza media, carline thistle Carlina vulgaris, glaucous sedge Carex flacca, marjoram Origanum vulgare, wild strawberry Fragaria vesca, field scabious Knautia arvensis and …

Augill Valley Pasture

…ind within East Cumbria. The dominant grasses within the pasture are red fescue Festuca rubra and common bent Agrostis capillaris, but a variety of other grasses are also present including sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, quaking grass Briza media, Yorkshire fog Holcus l…

Court Farm, Sydling

…associated invertebrates. The dominant grasses of the slopes are sheep's fescue Festuca ovina with other grasses including quaking grass Briza media, heath grass Danthonia decumbens, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis and downy oat grass Hel…

Llyn Maelog

…ithin the mergent fringe. Reed canary-grass Phalaris arundinacea and red fescue Festuca rubra are locally dominant in parts of the site, and dry dune grassland occurs along the roadside. Llyn Maelog is of local interest for its wintering wildfowl particularly pochard, and for its…

Bolt Head to Bolt Tail

…h-east end. The maritime grassland communities are characterised by red fescue Festuca rubra with thrift Armeria maritima, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, sea and buckshorn plantain Plantago maritima and Plantago coronopus, wild carrot Daucus carota and bluebell Hyacinthoides non-…

Wells Chalk Pit

…alk pits. The most diverse areas of chalk grassland are dominated by red fescue Festuca rubra and mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum. The sward is lightly grazed by rabbits and species associated with the chalky soils include stemless thistle Cirsium acaule, musk thistle Ca…

Waterwynch Bay to Saundersfoot Harbour

… these are replaced by a mixture of maritime grasslands dominated by red fescue Festuca rubra in combination with sea plantain Plantago maritima and sea campion Silene uniflora. Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus becomes increasingly abundant as the maritime influence declines inland. …

Hook Wood

…ges and crevices with species such as navelwort Umbilicus rupestris, red fescue Festuca rubra, tutsan Hypericum androsaemum and goldenrod, while ivy Hedera helix and field rose are also common. The wood and low cliffs are fronted by a narrow fringe of gravel and mud above the mea…

Bryn - Bach, Cefn Cribwr

…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 composition is also common on the site, while localised patches of wetter, more mes…

Bryncarnau Grasslands, Llwydcoed

…ss Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus and red fescue Festuca rubra with a range of broad-leaved herbs including common knapweed Centaurea nigra, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus, common bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus and great burnet Sanguisorba…

Burry Inlet and Loughor Estuary

…ones of the marsh support extensive swards of Puccinellia mixed with red fescue Festuca rubra both of which are associated with other species such as thrift Armeria maritima, sea-milkwort Glaux maritima and sea plantain Plantago maritima. The upper limit of the marsh below Lougho…

Wenlock Edge

…nclude quaking grass Briza media, cock’s foot Dactylis glomerata and red fescue Festuca rubra. Among characteristic calcicolous lime loving species which occur here are pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis, yellow wort Blackstonia perfoliata, hoary plantain Plantago media, gre…

Caeau Capel Hendre

… bent Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra, crested dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus, Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus and quaking-grass Briza media. The sedges include carnation sedge Carex panicea, glaucous sedge Carex flacca, common…

Nabgate

…ensively afforested. The grassland is rabbit grazed and dominated by red fescue Festuca rubra, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha and meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis together with quaking grass Briza media and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. Typical herbs include mouse ear haw…

Caeau Cnwch a Ty'n-y-graig

…ceolata and clovers Trifolium spp.. common bent Agrostis capillaris, red fescue Festuca rubra, common knapweed Centaurea nigra, eyebright Euphrasia officinalis, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus, cats-ear Hypochoeris Radicata, yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor, common sorrel Rumex ac…

Wootton Fitzpaine

…eadows support a number of grasses. Common bent Agrostis capillaris, red fescue Festuca rubra, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and crested dog’s-tail Cynosurus cristatus are abundant and other species include quaking grass Briza media, heath-grass Danthonia decumbens and…

Wadenhoe Marsh and Achurch Meadow

…on bent Agrostis capillaris, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, red fescue Festuca rubra and downy oat grass Avenula pubescens. The variety and cover of herbs increases from the lower lying to the drier parts. These include common knapweed Centaurea nigra, cat’s ear Hypochae…

Powerstock Common and Wytherston Farm

…ng grassland, fen meadow and rush pasture NVC communities have been identified: Festuca ovina-Agrostis capillaris-Galium saxatile grassland (U4); Centaurea nigra-Cynosurus cristatus meadow (MG5); Festuca ovina -Avenula pratensis grassland (CG2), Bromus erectus grassland (CG3), Ju…

Lower Nex Meadows, Devauden

…nown in Gwent of this vegetation type. The most frequent grasses are red fescue Festuca rubra, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus, common bent Agrostis capillaris and sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. Quaking-grass Briza media is less fre…

Upper Teesdale

…ly or locally rare species. The dry grasslands are dominated by sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina and blue moor grass Sesleria caerulea with spring gentian Gentiana verna, Teesdale violet Viola rupestris, hoary rock rose Helianthemum oelandicum, mountain avens Dryas octopetala, hair …

Ramsey / Ynys Dewi

…mum in the crevice zone, are interspersed with maritime grassland of red fescue Festuca rubra, much modified by grazing. Extensive maritime heath dominated by heather Calluna vulgaris covers most of the peaks and other areas where igneous rocks occur. Western gorse Ulex gallii is…

Langford Meadow

…s. There are patches of shorter damp grassland which is dominated by red fescue Festuca rubra, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and crested dog’s-tail Cynosurus cristatus. Here the smaller sedges Carex flacca, C. panicea and Carex hirta are often abundant and herbs includ…

Severn Estuary

…nd thrift Armeria maritima. Prominent species on the upper marsh are red fescue Festuca rubra and saltmarsh rush Juncus gerardi. Nationally scarce species occurring on the upper marshes include sea clover Trifolium squamosum and sea barley Hordeum marinum. Highly saline drying pa…

Pakefield to Easton Bavents

…d shingle ridges. The plants growing here include biting stone crop, red fescue Festuca rubra, buck’s horn plantain, sea sandwort Honckenya peploides and the lichen Cladonia furcata. Towards the north of this section the shingle ridges become less evident and patches of sea pea l…

De Porth Sain Ffraid / St Bride's Bay South

…ies include thrift Armeria maritima, sea plantain Plantago maritima, red fescue Festuca rubra, sea beet Beta vulgaris, sea campion Silene uniflora and common scurvygrass Cochlearia officinalis. Shorter turf supports buck’s-horn plantain Plantago coronopus, English stonecrop Sedum…

Flat Holm

…ctively. The thin cliff-top soils support a maritime sward including red fescue Festuca rubra, sea stork’s-bill Erodium maritimum, thrift Armeria maritima and buck’s-horn plantain Plantago coronopus. The central part of the island is dominated by coarse grassland with extensive a…

Long Herdon Meadow

…a and Agrostis capillaris, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, red and meadow fescues Festuca rubra and F. pratensis, Timothy Phleum pratense, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, meadow barley Hordeum sec…

Coedydd Dyffryn Wnion

…ides non-scripta and herb robert Geranium robertianum. The uncommon wood fescue Festuca altissima occurs occasionally within the Torrent Walk area. Ferns form a distinctive part of the woodland field layer, these include: lady fern Athyrium filix-femina, beech fern Phegopteris co…

Caeau Talwrn

… grasses are common bent Agrostis capillaris, crested dog's-tail and red fescue Festuca rubra while herbs include black knapweed, autumn hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis, common bird's-foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus and red clover Trifolium pratense. The locally uncommon fern a…

Rodney Stoke

…top of the slope where soils are deepest the most common grasses are red fescue Festuca rubra, quaking grass Briza media, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and common bent Agrostis capillaris. Herb species associated with these grasses include harebell Campunala rotundifol…

Garron Point

…ical of the habitat including false oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius, red fescue Festuca rubra and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, with locally frequent thrift Armeria maritima, sea plantain Plantago maritima, sea campion Silene uniflora and common scurvygrass Cochlearia officinalis…

Hallow Hill

…s of unimproved neutral grassland fringe the marshy vegetation. Here red fescue Festuca rubra, brown bent Agrostis canina, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratumform the main components of such plant communities, which include abundant…

Minsterley Meadows

…vescens, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, quaking grass Briza media and red fescue Festuca rubra. A varied herbaceous flora includes species which are characteristic of traditionally managed meadows such as common knapweed, autumn hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis, cat’s ear Hypoch…

Ballyknock

…known as fen meadow. The sward is generally dominated by the grasses red fescue Festuca rllbra, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, with sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus frequent throughout. Herbs include meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum and…

Beagh Big

…the region, the site is relatively dry and dominated by grasses with red fescue Festuca rubra, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, perennial ryegrass Lolium perenne and crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus all achieving high cover values. yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens is fre…

Blodwel Marsh

…ies are equally prominent. These include grasses and sedges, such as red fescue Festuca rubra, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, common sedge Carex nigra and carnation sedge C. panicea and a range of broad leaved species, including knapweed Centaurea nigra and meadowsweet Filipendula…

Caeau Tir-mawr

…nated vegetation are characterised by tormentil, sweet vernal-grass, red fescue Festuca rubra, devil's-bit scabious and carnation sedge, with cross-leaved heath locally prominent. Small areas along drainage ditches are dominated by sharp-flowered rush or by soft rush Juncus effus…

Dales Voe

…er limits of the marsh are dominated by mud rush Juncus gerardii and red fescue Festuca rubra. The majority of saltmarsh vegetation types present in Shetland are found at this site.

Caeau Ty-mawr

…-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dogs-tail Cynosurus cristatus, red fescue Festuca rubra and Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus, with frequent common knapweed Centaurea nigra, common birds-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata, tormentil Potentilla …

Haggs Bank

…of heavy metal tolerant plants, metallophytes, which make up the sheep's fescue Festuca ovina, spring sandwort Minuartia verna community. Haggs Bank is also notified for its species rich, calcareous grasslands of the sheeps fescue, common bent Agrostis capillaris and wild thyme T…

Marlbank

…Mecanopsis cambrica, Wilson’s filmy fern Hymenophyllum wilsonii and wood fescue Festuca altissima. They are also important for a range of mycorrhizal fungi and fungi of deadwood, with species of the Genera brittlegill Russula, milkcap Lactarius, Bolete Leccinum and Fibrecap Inocy…

Pye Flatts Meadows

…on bent Agrostis capillaris, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, red fescue Festuca rubra and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus. Others occur less frequently and are indicative of its special interest quaking grass Briza media and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens. While plants…

Normanby Meadow

… grasses is also a feature of the grassland sward within the meadow. red fescue Festuca rubra, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis and crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatu…

Whitecliff Bay and Bembridge Ledges

…n. As the cliff slump matures grass species tend to predominate with red fescue Festuca rubra being most abundant, with in association a variety of plants of calcareous soils such as yellow wort Blackstonia perfoliata, rest-harrow Ononis repens, bird's foot trefoil Lotus cornicul…

West Lizard

…er but maritime influence remains strong. These communities comprise red fescue Festuca rubra and Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus together with thrift and sea carrot. Where the grassland is trampled, buck's-horn plantain and daisy Bellis perennis thrive producing a 'short-turf' comm…

The Cheddar Complex

…acterised by an abundance of meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis. Sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina and crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha with glaucous sedge Carex flacca and spring sedge Carex caryophyllea. Associate species on south facing slopes with shallow soils include dwarf …

Eastern Peak District Moors

…Principal grasses include crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus and red fescue Festuca rubra along with common bent Agrostis capillaris and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and herbs are abundant. Meadows around Moscar are particularly diverse and include acidic species…

Freshwater East Cliffs to Skrinkle Haven

…time grassland occurs in a strip of varying width. The salt-tolerant red fescue Festuca rubra is dominant, often forming a mattress with abundant thrift Armeria maritima, together with sea campion Silene uniflora, sea mayweed Tripleurospermum maritimum, sea plantain Plantago mari…

Westhall Wood and Meadow

…lcareous clay and calcareous loam pastures. The dominant species are red fescue Festuca rubra, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, rough meadow grass Poa trivialis and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. Meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris, lady's bedstraw Galium verum, common bird's foot trefo…

Gwaun Efail-Llwydiarth

…bent Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal-grass, crested dog’s tail and red fescue Festuca rubra, with frequent common knapweed Centaurea nigra, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata, meadow buttercup and clovers Trifolium spp., and a range of other species such as intermediate lady’…

Tir Mawr a Dderi Hir, Llwydcoed

…ass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog’stail Cynosurus cristatus and red fescue Festuca rubra. Other herbs include ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata, meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris and red clover Trifolium pratense, with rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus and smooth lady’s ma…

Holborough to Burham Marshes

… is dominated by grasses such as creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, red fescue Festuca rubra and cock’s foot Dactylis glomerata and the scarce divided sedge Carex divisa is also found. The ditches and dykes within this habitat, are of botanical interest; the majority are dominat…

Cleadon Hill

…grass Koeleria macrantha, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus and red fescue Festuca rubra, in which quaking grass Briza media, blue moor grass Sesleria caerulea and upright brome Bromus erectus also occur. The community is herb rich and includes eyebright Euphrasia nemorosa, …

Gweunydd Camnant

…refoil Lotus pedunculatus and grasses, including sweet vernal-grass, red fescue Festuca rubra and Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus, together with a variety of herbs like marsh marigold Caltha palustris, cuckoo-flower Cardamine pratensis and common sorrel Rumex acetosa. A few small ho…

Yellow House Meadow

…owny oat grass Avenula pubescens, meadow brome Bromus commutatus and red fescue Festuca rubra. Associated herbs include oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare, common birds foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, black medick Medicago lupulina, cowslip Primula veris and yellow rattle Rhinanth…

Welford Field

…them appears dominant. The most abundant species are meadow foxtail, red fescue Festuca rubra and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus. The density and variety of herbs in the sward is exceptionally high with great burnet, common knapweed Centaurea nigra, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria …

Aqualate Mere

… high cover of carnation sedge Carex panicea, common sedge C. nigra, red fescue Festuca rubra, brown bent Agrostis canina and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. Some of the more abundant herbs are marsh pennywort, Hydrocotyle vulgaris, creeping jenny Lysimachia nummularia,…

Llofft-y-bardd

… Much of the site is occupied by grassland characterised by abundant red fescue Festuca rubra, Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, common bent Agrostis capillaris and crested dog’s-tail Cynosurus cristatus. A rich variety of herbs are also pres…

Crich Chase

…urus cristatus– common knapweed Centaurea nigra grassland and U4 sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina – common bent Agrostis capillaris – heath bedstraw Galium saxatile grassland; and a rich assemblage of grassland fungi, in particular its waxcaps Hygrocybe, fairy clubs Clavariaceae and …

The Parish Field, Cae'r Rhedyn

…grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, red fescue Festuca rubra, and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus. Typical herb species include yarrow Achillea millefolium, common knapweed Centaurea nigra, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus and common bird’s-foot-tref…

Spey Bay

…the most extensive in north-east Scotland. It is mainly dominated by red fescue Festuca rubra with locally dominant mud rush Juncus gerardii, and smaller areas of common couch Elytrigia repens and slender spike-rush Eleocharis uniglumis. Common reed Phragmites australis and reed …

Coverack to Porthoustock

…ima. Further up where the beach is more stable a community of sparse red fescue Festuca rubra is found along with kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria, sea bindweed Calystegia soldanella and common bird’ s-foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus. The present-day cliff rises to 15 metres bu…

Cooksholme Meadows

…ail, the sward contains a number of grasses, the dominant ones being red fescue Festuca rubra, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. The rich herbaceous flora includes pepper saxifrage Silaum silauss, wild carrot Daucus carota, lady’s bedstraw…

Skokholm

…campion Silene uniflora. Further inland and along the eastern coast, red fescue Festuca rubra characterises the short sward of the old field systems, with abundant Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, common bent Agrostis tenuis, buck’s-horn plantain Plantago coronopus and English stone…

Dale and South Marloes Coast

…r Park, on Gateholm, and St Anne’s Head. Thrift Armeria maritima and red fescue Festuca rubra dominate, with abundant kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria and locally common wild carrot Daucus carota ssp. gummifer. Yorkshire fog Dactylis glomerata becomes more dominant in areas wher…

Coston Fen, Runhall

…area raised ground has a dry calcareous grassland flora dominated by red fescue Festuca rubra, with purging flax Linum catharticum, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum and harebell Campanula rotundifolia. Reed Phragmites australis dominates the upper slopes with a variety of tall herbs.…

Rubha Hunish

…ion of maritime influence, and includes the Schoenus nigricans sub-community of Festuca rubra – Plantago spp. maritime grassland, which has a restricted west coast distribution.

Terrace Hills Pasture

…ss Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus and red fescue Festuca rubra and contains such typical plant species of calcareous soils as meadow saxifrage Saxifraga granulataa, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, musk thistle Carduus nutans, dwarf thistle Cirsium ac…

Mynydd Y Fflint / Flint Mountain

…are of high floristic quality and hold a range of grasses, including red fescue Festuca rubra, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, common bent Agrostis capillaris, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, and crested dog’s-tail Cynosurus cristatus. Herbs are prominent, with frequent t…

North Norfolk Coast

…diverse on the stable grey dunes. Marram grass is still abundant but red fescue Festuca rubra is often co-dominant. The calcareous nature of the dunes is revealed by the presence of such species as spring whitlow grass Erophila verna agg., centaury Centaurium erythraea, bird’s fo…

Snaper Farm Meadows

… tail Cynosurus cristatus, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and common bent Agrostis capillaris. Widespread and characteristic herbs include common bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, ribwort plantain Plantago l…

Moor Closes

… are areas of drier pasture. The drier areas support grasses such as red fescue Festuca rubra, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus. Associated herbs include meadow saxifrage Saxifraga granulataa and la…

Nacton Meadows

…il Cynosurus cristatus, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and red fescue Festuca rubra together with several species of rush including sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus, soft rush Juncus effusus and jointed rush J. articulatus. There is abundant greater bird's foot tr…

Hadston Links

…re characterised by a short, rabbit grazed turf with an abundance of red fescue Festuca rubra and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. Sand sedge Carex arenaria and quaking grass Briza media are also common. Autumn gentian Gentianella amarella, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor…

Boxford Water Meadows

…mon spike rush Eleocharis palustris, fen bedstraw Galium uliginosum, red fescue Festuca rubra, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and rough meadow grass Poa trivialis. Other species present which add to the diversity of the flora include water avens Geum rivale, square stalked St John'…

Farndale

…stris. The grasslands on the dale sides range from acidic types with red fescue Festuca rubra, velvet bent Agrostis canina, wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa, mat grass Nardus stricta, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, tormentil Potentilla erecta and lousewort Pedicularis sylvat…

Colne Estuary

…creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, meadow barley Hordeum secalinum, red fescue Festuca rubra and the nationally uncommon sea barley H. marinum are all frequent. Other plant species present include grass vetchling Lathyrus nissolia, strawberry clover Trifolium fragiferum and spi…

Morton Pool and Pasture

…e quaking grass Briza media, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, red fescue Festuca rubra and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus. Among the uncommon plants present are early marsh orchid Dactylorhiza incarnata, bristle club rush Isolepis setacea and marsh valerian Valeriana dioica.

Coedydd Capel Dyddgen

…n bent Agrostis capillaris, crested dog-tail Cynosurus cristatus and red fescue Festuca rubra, supports a diverse mix of flowering plants. These include common knapweed Centaurea nigra, pignut Conopodium majus, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus, betony Betonica officinalis, salad …

Saunton to Baggy Point Coast

…eath with heather Calluna vulgaris and maritime grassland containing red fescue Festuca rubra, thrift Armeria maritima, wild carrot Daucus carota, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata, hairy bird’s-foot trefoil Lotus subbiflorus, autumn squill Scilla autumnalis, musk stork’s-bill…

Leigh Brook Valley

…. Other grasses include sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and red fescue Festuca rubra whilst herbs include green winged orchid Anacamptis morio, cowslip Primula veris, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor and adder’s tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum. The nationally restricted great…

Honeybrook Farm

…og's tail Cynosurus cristatus, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, red fescue Festuca rubra and meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis are all frequent with occasional meadow barley Hordeum secalinum and meadow brome Bromus commutatus. Typical meadow herb species are abundant thr…

Loe Pool

…he site. Areas of maritime grassland occur along the cliff edge with red rescue Festuca rubra forming an extensive mat. Other species include thrift Armeria maritima, wild carrot Daucus carota, wild thyme, Thymus polytrichus, spring squill Scilla verna, and western clover Trifoli…

Otmoor

…is. The northern most fields consist of semi improved grassland with red fescue Festuca rubra, tufted hair grass, marsh foxtail and tufted forget-me-not Myosotis laxa, together with oval sedge Carex leporina, compact rush Juncus conglomeratus, soft rush Juncus effusus and tubular…

North Meadow, Cricklade

…higher plant occur on the meadow, including abundant grasses such as red fescue Festuca rubra, perennial rye grass Lolium perenne, meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens. Meadow brome Bromus commutatus …

Elmlea Meadows

… occur including many typical meadow species such as meadow foxtail, red fescue Festuca rubra, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus and cock’s foot Dactylis glomerata. Of particular interest are the local meadow barley Hordeum secalinum and upright brome Bromus erectus, the lat…

Lount Meadows

…s a fine hay meadow having a sward characterised by the dominance of red fescue Festuca rubra, meadow fescue F. pratensis, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus and Agrostis capillaris. The sward is particularly notable for its diversity of grass species and also for its range o…

Glenarm Woods Part 2

…moor grass Molinia caerulea, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, red fescue Festuca rubra, sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus, meadow sweet Filipendula ulmaria, marsh thistle Cirsium palustre, meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis, tormentil Potentilla erecta, devils-bit sc…

Showground Meadow, Callow Hill

… nigra and crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus and the acidic sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina – common bent Agrostis capillaris – heath bedstraw Galium saxatile grassland type. The base of the slope is more characteristic of neutral grassland, merging into free draining acidic gr…

Barrow Burn Meadows

…gare. sweet vernal grass, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus and red fescue Festuca rubra are co-dominant among the grasses with tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens …

Babcary Meadows

…equency where hollows occur. crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, red fescue Festuca rubra, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and perennial ryegrass Lolium perenne form the basis of the sward on drier ground with quaking grass Briza media occurring frequently. Herb spec…

Silloth Dunes and Mawbray Bank

…ystems and on this site is found in association with grasses such as red fescue Festuca rubra and smooth meadow grass Poa pratensis. These dunes are particularly important for the notable colonies of the rare and locally restricted Isle of Man cabbage Coincya monensis and sand l…

Big Waters

…grass Arrhenatherum elatius and common bent Agrostis capillaris with red fescue Festuca rubra and abundant herbs including knapweed Centaurea nigra, greater burnet Sanguisorba officinalis, meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis, bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus and tufted vetc…

Rye Street Meadows

…l Alopecurus pratensis, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and red fescue Festuca rubra. In the lower lying, wetter parts rushes are common, particularly jointed rush Juncus articulatus. They are surrounded by largely unmanaged hedges consisting mainly of hawthorn Crataegus…

Bowlees and Friar House Meadows

…as Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, common bent Agrostis capillaris and red fescue Festuca rubra and a number of more calcifugous species, namely mat grass Nardus stricta, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, tormentil Potentilla erecta, common dog violet Viola riviniana and bitter vetc…

Tamnyrankin

…rasses velvet bent Agrostis canina, heath grass Danthonia decumbens, red fescue Festuca rubra, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and mat grass Nardus stricta. Sedges are integral components of the vegetation, with glaucous sedge Carex flacca, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, lo…

Charity Land

…is glomerata, the meadow grasses Poa pratensis and Poa trivialis and red fescue Festuca rubra, with smaller amounts of meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, meadow fescue Schedonorus pratensis and Timothy Phleum pratense. A variety of grassland forbs occurs. Widespread species in…

Birches

…vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, common bent Agrostis capillaris, red fescue Festuca rubra and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus. The meadow vetchling sub community supports frequent common knapweed Centaurea nigra, common cat’s ear Hypochaeris radicata, bulbous buttercup Ranunculu…

Porter's Lodge Meadows

…on bent Agrostis capillaris, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, red fescue Festuca rubra, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, cock’s foot Dactylis glomerata. Occasional perennial ryegrass Lolium perenne, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens and quaking grass Briza medi…

Pig Hill

…e acidic grassland, dominated by common bent Agrostis capillaris and red fescue Festuca rubra, in which tormentil Potentilla erecta occurs. Due to the absence of grazing part of the site has become invaded by hawthorn Crataegus monogyna and gorse Ulex europaeus, whilst small thic…

Lord's Wood Meadows

…. Frequent grasses include sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and rough meadow grass Poa trivialis. Herbs present include common bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis, selfheal …

Pasturefields Salt Marsh

…r comparable inland site in Britain. The community is classified as 'red fescue Festuca rubra Saltmarsh' and shows three distinctive plant associations reflecting differences in salinity, waterlogging and poaching. The most saline situations surround small 'pans' of standing wate…

Lynher Estuary

…extensa. Higher parts are dominated by sea rush Juncus maritimus and red fescue Festuca rubra, whilst thrift Armeria maritima flourishes in old salt-pans. Of particular note is the presence of the locally distributed parsley water-dropwort Oenanthe lachenalii. sea couch Elytrigia…

Hallam Barn Grasslands

… diverse and rich range of native grasses and herbs. Grasses such as red fescue Festuca rubra, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, common bent Agrostis capillaris, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum all occur in abundance. Present throug…

Heron and Carrigullian Loughs

…land on raised mineral soils. Drier soils are typically dominated by red fescue Festuca rubra and common knapweed Centaurea nigra. More diverse areas also contain species such as sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, false oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius and common bent Agros…

Burley Dene Meadows

… in Europe in the 1992 Habitats Directive. Dominant grasses include red fescue Festuca rubra, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus. Glaucous sedge Carex flacca, hard rush Juncus inflexus and jointed rus…

Foster's Green Meadows

…characterised by the grasses crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, red fescue Festuca rubra, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and common bent grass Agrostis capillaris. The herb content is less rich than Eades Meadow but they still contain many interesting species such a…

Silverines Meadows

…ltural improvement. The areas of dry grassland are dominated by sheep's fescue Festuca rubra and common bent Agrostis capillaris, together with sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and heath grass Danthonia decumbens. Many herbs typical of sandy, freely draining soil are pre…

Portsmouth Harbour

…s and three species of the pea family. The grassland is dominated by red fescue Festuca rubra, creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera and quaking grass Briza media, with abundant herbs such as lady's bedstraw Galium verum, eyebright Euphrasia species, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus…

Pleasley Vale Railway

…y calcareous grassland dominated by tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum, red fescue Festuca rubra, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens and smooth meadow grass Poa pratensis and containing a rich herb flora characterised by the abundance of bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, wil…

Sledder Wood Meadows

…flected in the variety of sward types. Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, red fescue Festuca rubra, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum are typical of the grass species present, while yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, great burnet Sanguiso…

Fowlmere Watercress Beds

…and communities are characterised by the presence of grasses such as red fescue Festuca rubra, quaking grass Briza media and false oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius, together with such herbs as devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis, common knapweed Centaurea nigra, cowslip Primula…

Ellenborough Park West

…ury. Grasses which persist include sand cat's tail Phleum arenarium, red fescue Festuca rubra, sea fern grass Catapodium marinum and cock's foot Dactylis glomerata. The herb species present generally reflect the maritime influence on the site and include sea stork's bill Erodium …

Staddon Moor

…re characterised by purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea, growing with red fescue Festuca rubra, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera and mat-grass Nardus stricta. They also have a rich, short sedge component which includes common yellow-sedg…

Low Pasture

…North York Moors National Park. Much of the grassland sward includes red fescue Festuca rubra, heath grass Danthonia decumbens, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, timothy Phleum pratense and creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera with pignut Conopodium majus, betony Betonica o…

Salisbury Plain

…. A widespread type on the Plain is characterised by an abundance of red fescue Festuca rubra, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, lady's bedstraw Galium verum, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium and d…

River Ure Grasslands

…these the burnt orchid occurs in a distinct grassland community with red fescue Festuca rubra, meadow fescue F. pratensis, common bent Agrostis capillaris, quaking grass Briza media, downy oat grass Avenula pubescens, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, field wood rush Luzula …

Seive Dale Fen

…en there is a strip of dry grassland dominated by bent Agrostis sp., red fescue Festuca rubra, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus and tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa. Herbs include salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, betony Betonica officinalis and knapweed Centaurea n…

Cobbler's Plain Meadows, Devauden

…e upper part of the field, however, is more typical of an acidic community, the Festuca ovina - Agrostis capillaris - Galium saxatile (sheep's-fescue -common bent -heath bedstraw) grassland. Again, this is an unusual example of the community as sheep's-fescue and heath bedstraw a…

Coed Cwm Einion

…nt Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and red fescue Festuca rubra. Bell heather Erica cinerea is present in small quantities. Mosses are a consistent feature, with Isothecium myosuroides swathing tree bases and rocky outcrops and Dicranum majus, Polytr…

Heath Hill Farm

…res support a wide variety of grasses and herbs. Amongst the grasses red fescue Festuca rubra, meadow fescue F. pratensis, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera are all abundant. Typical meadow herb species …

Cors Ty-Llwyd

…sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, star sedge Carex echinata, red fescue Festuca rubra, Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus, heath wood-rush Luzula multiflora, meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula, marsh valerian Valeriana dioica, and marsh viol…

Grassholm / Ynys Gwales

…ation and it has encroached on the maritime grassland in the centre. Red fescue Festuca rubra characterises the grassland, which has been much modified by the activities of seabirds. The grassland covers a thick hummocky layer of humus, which was extensively burrowed by the once …

Caeau Caradog

…ly associated with this type of grassland. Prominent species include red fescue Festuca rubra, common bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus and common knapweed Centaurea nigra. The slightly acidic nature of much of the soil is indicated by the presence of frequent devil's-bit sc…

Maes Hiraddug

…eastern two fields, is dominated by common bent Agrostis capillaris, red fescue Festuca rubra and crested dogs-tail Cynosurus cristatus, although cock’s-foot Dactylis glomerata, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus and yellow oat grass Trisetum f…

Thrislington Plantation

…intact primary surface generally dominated by Blue Moor grass or sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina. Other common species include quaking grass Briza media, meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis. glaucous sedge Carex flacca, rockrose Helianthemum nummularium, fairy flax Linum catharticum,…

Penycastell, Cefn Cribwr

…is characterised by grasses such as common bent Agrostis capillaris, red fescue Festuca rubra and crested dog’s-tail Cynosurus cristatus, together with broad-leaved herbs such as common knapweed Centaurea nigra, common birds-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus and red clover Trifoliu…

Romsley Manor Farm

… vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, cock’s foot Dactylis glomerata, red fescue Festuca rubra, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and rough meadow grass Poa trivialis. However, each field exhibits slight differences in composition and abundance of associated herb species. The most sout…

Tyddyn-y-barcut

… bent Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, cock’s-foot Dactylis glomerata and quaking-grass Briza media as the main grasses in the sward. Herbs are prominent, with abundant devil’s-bit scabious Succ…

Waun Goch, Penrhiw-Caradog

…ss Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog’s-tail Cynosurus cristatus and red fescue Festuca rubra. A significant area of this grassland type contains plants that are tolerant of nutrient poor, slightly acidic conditions, such as devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, heath grass Dan…

Caeau Tan y Bwlch

…bent Agrostis stolonifera, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra and crested dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus with many typical old meadow herbs including yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, common knapweed Centaurea nigra, meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratens…

Cae Penmaes

…al-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and crested dog's-tail, with frequent red fescue Festuca rubra, Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus and cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata. The most frequent herbs are common knapweed, red clover Trifolium pratense, meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris, common bi…

Fathom Upper

…Agrostis capillaris, is a constant component of the sward along with red fescue Festuca rubra, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus. Sedges are also constant in the sward and include, glaucous sedge Care…

Bann Estuary

…table grey dune, which is dominated by marram Ammophila arenaria and red fescue Festuca rubra. Dune hollows in this zone contain abundant kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria, particularly in the Castlerock area. Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus, together with the scarce Scot'…

Sudborough Green Lodge Meadows

…is a typically variable mixture of grasses and herbs. Of the former, red fescue Festuca rubra, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, common bent Agrostis capillaris and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus are most frequent. Other grasses include quaking grass Briza media, downy oat …

Meols Meadows

…characterised by the dominant grasses red fescue/common bent/sweet vernal grass Festuca rubra/ Agrostis capillaris/ Anthoxanthum odoratum and the occurrence of betony Betonica officinalis, cowslip Primula veris, pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus, green winged orchid Anacamptis morio…

Claxby Chalk Pit

…racteristic chalk downland species, upright brome Bromus erectus and red fescue Festuca rubra with meadow oak Avenula pratensis, tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum and quaking grass Briza media locally common. Within this sward are numerous herbs each abundant dependent upon the ver…

Draycote Meadows

…outhern, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum. Other grasses present include red fescue Festuca rubra, common bent Agrostis capillaris and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, with quaking grass Briza media, downy oat grass Avenula pubescens and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens.…

Weston Fen

…nated by sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, Yorkshire fog and red fescue Festuca rubra. This area is grazed and is very species rich. Species recorded include Large bird's foot trefoil Lotus pedunculatus, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza f…

West Park Meadows

…ow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, common bent Agrostis capillaris and red fescue Festuca rubra are co-dominant among the grasses with downy oat grass Avenula pubescens. Yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, heath grass Danthonia decumbens and quaking grass Briza media also present…

Frog End Meadow

…ominated by rushes Juncus spp. The dominant grasses in the sward are red fescue Festuca rubra, common bent Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and crested dog’s tail. Characteristic herbs of traditional hay meadows that are also present include cowslip P…

Sutton Combe

…ith a rich flora and fauna. The grassland is mainly dominated by sheep's fescue Festuca ovina with a number of other grasses including meadow oat Avenula pratensis, quaking grass Briza media, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha and, especially where there is scrub, false brome …

Stockland Farm Meadows

… swards are dominated by creeping bent grass Agrostis capillaris and red fescue Festuca rubra. Yorkshire fog grass Holcus lanatus is widespread. Species associated with old, undisturbed meadows such as yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, pepper saxifrage and pignut Conopodium majus a…

Seaton Meadows

…oxtail Alopecurus pratensis, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, red fescue Festuca rubra, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. Associated herbs include great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis, meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis, meadowswe…

Sherburn Willows

…s erecta dominated sward also contains quaking grass Briza media and red fescue Festuca rubra together with such flowering plants as purple milk vetch Astragalus danicus, common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii, pale St. John’s wort Hypericum montanum, common twayblade Neottia…

Gog Magog Golf Course

…d by the presence of grasses such as upright brome Bromopsis erecta, red fescue Festuca rubra and false oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius. Many herbs are present including harebell Campanula rotundifolia, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum and salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba. Of additi…

Eppleton Grassland

…il Potentilla erectamire; and acid grassland of the NVC types U4 sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina – common bent Agrostis capillaris – heath bedstraw Galium saxatile grassland and U5 mat grass Nardus stricta –heath bedstraw Galium saxatile grassland. General description Eppleton Gras…

Langcliff Cross Meadow

…pecies, co dominated by sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and red fescue Festuca rubra, with crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, common bent Agrostis capillaris and downy oat grass Avenula pubescens frequent within the sward. The local occ…

Chimney Meadows

…st and largest meadow lying to the south of the site is dominated by red fescue Festuca rubra, crested dog's tail, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, hairy sedge and brown sedge Carex disticha. Water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile and adder's tongue are notably abundant. The presence …

Sefton Coast

… lyme grass, seaholly and cat’s ear Hypochaeris radicata occur, with red fescue Festuca rubra and colt’s foot Tussilago farfara present on the more sheltered ridges. Sea spurge Euphorbia paraliasa and the nationally scarce dune fescue Vulpia fasciculata are frequent. Formby Point…

Pabbay

…blown up the slope of a hill and is characterised by the presence of red fescue Festuca rubra, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, crested hair-grass Koeleria macrantha and wild thyme Thymus polytrichus. This vegetation extends to nearly 200m above sea level, almost 100m higher than an…

Olchon Farm Meadows

…. The dominant grasses are sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra, common bent Agrostis capillaris and slender brome Bromus lepidus. The herbaceous flora is outstandingly rich and includes meadow saffron Colchicum autumnale, bitter vetch Lathyrus monta…

West Pennine Moors

…ata and common sedge, with sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra, cuckoo-flower Cardamine pratensis and a thick carpet of brown mosses. Although small in area, the meadows and pastures of the in bye are some of the most species rich areas within the W…

Silbury Hill

…rium, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, quaking grass Briza media and red fescue Festuca rubra. Other characteristic chalk downland plants occurring on the hill are clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata, burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga, hoary plantain Plantago media, mea…

Totamore Dunes and Loch Ballyhaugh

… In the lee of the fore dune ridge is a complex mosaic of marram and red fescue Festuca rubra semi-fixed grassland and red fescue and lady’s bedstraw fixed dune community. On low lying slacks within this mosaic is silverweed Potentilla anserina and common sedge Carex nigra dune s…

South Woodburn

…range of associated herbs. The grasses Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, red fescue Festuca rubra, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum are common in the sward and where the soils are more base-rich, downy oat grass Helictotrichon pubesc…

Hesledon Moor East

…grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, red fescue Festuca rubra, cock’s foot Dactylis glomerata, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, glaucous sedge Carex flacca, quaking grass Briza media and heath grass Danthonia decumbens. Amongst these prominen…

Duddon Estuary

…he mid upper marsh changes from Puccinellia dominated communities to red fescue Festuca rubra. Characteristic species of the mid and upper marsh include sea milkwort Glaux maritima, sea arrowgrass Triglochin maritimum and where ungrazed, sea aster Aster tripolium and two species …

Chichester Harbour

…ide wader roosts. Some of this pasture is floristically rich being a red fescue Festuca rubra sward with scarce species such as green winged orchid Anacamptis morio and adder's tongue fern Ophioglossum vulgatum. The lower saltmarsh habitat fringing the mud flats is dominated by c…

Larne Lough

…e middle parts of saltmarsh and is characterised by the dominance of red fescue Festuca rubra and saltmarsh rush Juncus gerardii. However, the complete zonation, from lower saltmarsh to upper saltmarsh communities, is also represented. A well-developed transition from maritime to…

Blandford Camp

… extensive grassland type consists of the richest variant of the sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis community and has developed on both flat and sloping ground. This is characterised by a diverse mixture of grasses, sedges and herbs in which wild thym…

Sulham and Tidmarsh Woods and Meadows

…asses of the drier areas include creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, red fescue Festuca rubra, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, heath grass Danthonia decumbens, cock's foot Dactylis glomerata and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus. Herbs…

Drumowen

…h grass Danthonia decumbens, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, red fescue Festuca rubra and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. Sedges are integral components of the vegetation with glaucous sedge Carex flacca, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, carnation sedge Carex panicea…

Black Lough (Down)

…tum, smooth meadow grass Poa pratensis, velvet bent Agrostis canina, red fescue Festuca rubra and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus. These grasslands are generally rich in other species such as cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata, tormentil Potentilla erecta, white clover Trifolium repens,…

Greenan Lough

…vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and red fescue Festuca rubra. On the western side of the lough, scrub woodland has developed. hazel Corylus avellana is the dominant species. with occasional holly Ilex aquifolium and hawthorn Crataegus monogyna, an…

Mersey Narrows

…ima. Grasslands dominated by creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera and red fescue Festuca rubra surround the two lagoons on areas of made ground composed of clay spoil from dock construction and, to the north of the site, dune like grasslands formed from blown sand from Crosby Shor…

Rathsherry

… Cynosurus cristatus is a constant component of the sward along with red fescue Festuca rubra, common bent Agrostis capillaris, Sweet Vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and heath grass Danthonia decumbens. Sedges are also constant in the sward and include glaucous sedge Carex fla…

Wilson Place Meadows

…on bent Agrostis capillaris, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, red fescue Festuca rubra, meadow fescue F. pratensis, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, smooth meadow grass Poa pratensis and rough meadow grass Poa trivialis. A variety of more productive grasses occur and perhaps …

Thrang End and Yealand Hall Allotment

…moor grass. Elsewhere, where the soil is thicker but still base rich red fescue Festuca rubra, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and quaking grass Briza media are the characteristic grasses. This grassland has been semi improved in p…

Fancott Woods and Meadows

… spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii. The drier grassland has mostly red fescue Festuca rubra with quaking grass Briza media, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, meadow fescue Schedonorus pratensis, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, sedges Carex spp. and a rich variet…

Trench Meadows

…ds. The neutral grassland is rich in plant species, with the grasses red fescue Festuca rubra, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus and the herbs black knapweed Centaurea nigra and bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus all typical for …

Cae Cwm-rhocas (Cwm Roches Meadow)

… bent Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra, Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus and clovers Trifolium spp., with frequent meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata, meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris, yellow-r…

Coates Castle

…of an acidic grassland with wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa and red fescue Festuca rubra forming a short, patchy sward. This short sward is the habitat used by the field cricket and requires regular mowing to prevent bracken Pteridium aquilinum and scrub encroachment from th…

Newton Links

… which the sward although dominated by marram Ammophila arenaria and red fescue Festuca rubra, is characterised by the presence of lesser meadow rue Thalictrum minus, common rest-harrow Ononis repens, germander speedwell Veronica chamaedrys, bulbous buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus …

Dunaree Hill

… Cynosurus cristatus is a constant component of the sward along with red fescue Festuca rubra, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and heath grass Danthonia decumbens. Sedges are also constant and include glaucous sedge Carex flacca and common sedge Carex nigra. Herbs typica…

Humphrey Head

…rnaemontani. Above the cliffs, blue moor grass Sesleria caerulea and red fescue Festuca rubra become dominant, interspersed with small patches of bell heather Erica cinerea and ling Calluna vulgaris on deeper soils. The grassland supports a variety of herbs such as salad burnet P…

Arfordir Marros-Pentywyn / Marros-Pendine Coast

…deposition. The cliff tops are, in part, covered in a thick sward of red fescue Festuca rubra, with scattered populations of sea carrot Daucus carota ssp. gummifer. The open areas of broken rocky slopes have abundant salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba ssp. minor and Portland spurg…

Caerau Uchaf

…ecies of grasses including sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra, heath grass Danthonia decumbens and crested dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus. The streamside wet pasture on the lower lying land is dominated by sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus and…

Fachwen Isaf

…d flea sedge Carex pulicaris are frequent in these areas, as are sheep’s-fescue Festuca ovina, common sedge Carex nigra and tormentil Potentilla erecta. A loose bryophyte carpet is present beneath, with neat feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum and pointed spear-moss Calliergone…

Cefn Rofft

…nd elsewhere it is now uncommon. The grasses most commonly found are red fescue Festuca rubra, crested dog’s-tail, and common bent Agrostis capillaris along with sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum cock’s-foot Dactylis glomerata and Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus. Herbs presen…

Bognor Reef

…s occur infrequently, with false oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius and red fescue Festuca rubra. The small outlying area of sand dune at The Green is all that remains of a once much more extensive dune system. The grassland, scrub and small marsh support a number of interesting pla…

Chippenhall Green

…al grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, red fescue Festuca rubra and smooth stalked meadow grass Poa pratensis. Flote grass Glyceria fluitans and tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa are dominant in wet areas. Herb species include cuckoo-flower Car…

Prawle Point and Start Point

…ntain Plantago coronopus and kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria, with red fescue Festuca rubra as the dominant grass. Rare species include autumn squill Scilla autumnalis, hairy bird’s foot trefoil Lotus subbiflorus, sea storksbill Erodium maritimum, upright chickweed Moenchia ere…

Southorpe Meadow

…On the drier areas the sward includes such characteristic species as red fescue Festuca rubra, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, cowslip Primula veris and the green winged orchid Anacamptis morio. On the damper areas species such as salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba and l…

Harton Down Hill

…t grass Avenula pratensis, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha and red fescue Festuca rubra, in which blue moor grass Sesleria caeruleae, quaking grass Briza media and upright brome Bromus erectus also occur. The community is herb rich and includes glaucous sedge Carex flacca, …

Bavington Crags

…s as well as small areas of species rich grassland on lime soil with red fescue Festuca rubra, wild thyme Thymus praecox, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba and lady’s bedstraw Galium verum.

Newbald Becksies

…us grass species including sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra and quaking grass Briza media. Other species of note include great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus, meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis, common twayblad…

Innsworth Meadow

…nant grass species in the sward are common bent Agrostis capillaris, red fescue Festuca rubra, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus. A good range of herb species includes cowslip Primula veris, pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus, yellow rattle Rhina…

Bulwick Meadows

…ra, hard rush Juncus inflexus, creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens, red fescue Festuca rubra and creeping Jenny Lysimachia nummularia. More locally abundant are, floating sweet grass Glyceria fluitans, marsh marigold Caltha palustris, common, hairy and glaucous sedges Carex nigr…

South Hylton Pasture

…cies of grass including crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, creeping fescue Festuca rubra and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum with smaller amounts of false oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, meadow grass Poa pratensis and soft brome grass …

Holywell Banks

…eld, the western part of the site, includes a flat area dominated by red fescue Festuca rubra, upright brome and white clover Trifolium repens although salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, field wood rush Luzula campestris and cowslip Primula veris are present. The slopes have a no…

Plumpton Pasture

…yrus pratensis with frequent crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, red fescue Festuca rubra, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus and common bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus. Grassland species associated with this community type include q…

Harker's House Meadows

… meadow grass Poa trivialis, meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis and red fescue Festuca rubra. Locally, where conditions are wetter sedges occur including common sedge Carex nigra, carnation sedge C. panicea and flea sedge C. pulicaris, together with tufted hair grass Deschampsia…

Little Scrubbs Meadow

…provement. A wide range of grasses occurs within the site, including red fescue Festuca rubra, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and locally abundant tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and velvet be…

Broomhill Burrows

…s seaward ridge, which rapidly changes inland to dune grassland with red fescue Festuca rubra and common restharrow Ononis repens, as well as marram. In more stable areas where there is little marram and grazing by cattle and rabbits occurs, an extremely species-rich grassland ha…

South Lee Meadows

…the River Derwent. The meadow vegetation is largely characterised by red fescue Festuca rubra, meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus with other grasses including sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, yello…

Cors Aberthin

…ss Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog’s-tail Cynosurus cristatus and red fescue Festuca rubra. In some of this vegetation, tormentil is common, with frequent or occasional devil’s-bit scabious and betony Stachys officinalis. Elsewhere, especially in the north of the site, more ty…

Porth Ceiriad, Porth Neigwl ac Ynysoedd Sant Tudwal

…part of a mixture of habitats, from maritime grasslands dominated by red fescue Festuca rubra, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, thrift Armeria maritima and sea plantain Plantago maritima in the eastern and central parts of the bay through to scrub in the west. The eastern section a…

Rhos Fullbrook

… 100 higher plants. In the drier areas the acidic grassland contains red fescue Festuca rubra, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, tufted hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa, tormentil Potentilla erecta, devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, betony Betonica officinalis and p…

Berry Mound Pastures

…s sub community include frequent common bent Agrostis capillaris and red fescue Festuca rubra, with sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus. Calcifugous acidic species present include sheep’s sorrel Rumex acetosella, pignut Conopodium majus, torm…

Billacombe

…es are yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, bents Agrostis spp. and red fescue Festuca rubra with occasional cock’s-foot Dactylis glomerata and false oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius. Many broad-leaved herbs occur with frequent common knapweed Centaurea nigra, burnet saxifrage Pi…

Pen y Gogarth / Great Ormes Head

…stone cliffs and crags. This supports open short turf containing sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis and quaking grass Briza media with abundant herbs that include wild thyme Thymus polytrichus, salad burnet Pote…

Buxted Park

… scarce in south east England. The sward is dominated by the grasses red fescue Festuca rubra and common bent Agrostis capillaris with numerous herbs including creeping cinquefoil Potentilla reptans and white clover Trifolium repens. Ant hills occur throughout, upon which yarrow …

Britford Water Meadows

…reeping bent Agrostis stolonifera are also present. Red, tall and meadow fescue Festuca rubra, F. arundinacea and F. pratensis all occur and the latter two hybridize with perennial rye grass giving rise to a range of fescue rye grass hybrids Festulolium loliaceum which characteri…

Field Barn Heaths, Hilborough

…ed by rabbit grazing. The short turf chalk grassland is dominated by red fescue Festuca rubra, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and supports a variety of chalk loving plants including pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis, greater knapwe…

Knarsdale Meadows

…er grasses present including crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, red fescue Festuca rubra, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, downy oat grass Avenula pubescens, quaking grass Briza media and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus. The most common herbs are wood cranesbill Geranium s…

Waterfall Meadows

…vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, common bent Agrostis capillaris, red fescue Festuca rubra, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and cock’s foot Dactylis glomerata. The herbs include common knapweed Centaurea nigra, meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceola…

Annacramph Meadows

…sotrophic grassland, with a range of grass and herb species, such as red fescue Festuca rubra, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, bents Agrostis spp., knapweed Centaurea nigra and birdsfoot trefoil Lotus corniculatus. Some species more typical of calcareous soils are also co…

Linhouse Valley

…eutral grassland is dominated by creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, red fescue Festuca rubra and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and is widespread on the valley floor. Acidic grassland is found mainly along the valley slopes. Extensive rich valley fen communities have d…

Dunbeath to Sgaps Geo

…tered inlets. The maritime grassland is dominated by grasses such as red fescue Festuca rubra and creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, together with thrift Armeria maritima and buck’s horn plantain Plantago coronopus in more exposed places. The vegetation here is typically very sh…

High Dyke

…oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius, tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum and red fescue Festuca rubra tend to dominate, with characteristic herbs including dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria, field scabious Knautia…

Bridgham & Brettenham Heaths

…improvement may have taken place, smooth meadow grass Poa pratensis, red fescue Festuca rubra, false oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus are also present. Where the chalk’s influence is felt, more species rich neutral to calcareous grassland occurs. T…

Otter Estuary

…ea rush Juncus maritimus, spear-leaved orache Atriplex prostrata and red fescue Festuca rubra. Areas subject to only occasional flooding support stands of common reed Phragmites australis or sea club-rush Bolboschoenus maritimus, both of which support high numbers of invertebrate…

Restrop Farm and Brockhurst Wood

…asture, including abundant sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus and common bent Agrostis capillaris. Also present are species typically associated with agriculturally unimproved grassland such as quaking grass …

Sands of Forvie and Ythan Estuary

…ost extensive in Aberdeenshire, is mainly mid-marsh characterised by red fescue Festuca rubra and mud rush Juncus gerardii, and upper-marsh dominated by couch grass Elytrigia repens, with a small area of low-marsh marked by common saltmarsh-grass Puccinellia maritima, seablite Su…

Lough Formal

…by common bent Agrostis capillaris, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and red fescue Festuca rubra, with other grasses such as rough stalked meadow grass Poa trivialis, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, cock’s foot Dactylis glomerata and occasionally downy oat grass Avenula pu…

Durham Coast

…n exposed heathlands limited areas of maritime grassland, containing red fescue Festuca rubra, sea plantain Plantago maritima and sea thrift Armeria maritima occur. This gives way on more sheltered slopes to extensive calcareous grasslands, support glaucous sedge Carex flacca, wi…

Afon Tywi

…ium community is also present with extensive areas of at least three red fescue Festuca rubra communities. At the top of the saltmarsh in some places are well developed examples of sea rush Juncus maritimus saltmarsh including the scarcer parsley water-dropwort Oenanthe lachenali…

Coombe Hill Hollow

…ing plants. Typical species include brown bent Agrostis capillaris, red fescue Festuca rubra, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, pignut Conopodium majus, tormentil Potentilla erecta and sheep’s sorrel Rumex acetosella. The more lime rich soils …

Close House Riverside

…s are however grasses, including common bent Agrostis capillaris and red fescue Festuca rubra in areas of metal contamination and false oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius, cock’s foot Dactylis glomerata and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus elsewhere. Woodland developed on the river depo…

Lielowan Meadow

…al grassland occurs in a strip along the north edge of the site with red fescue Festuca rubra and a range of herbs including common knapweed Centaurea nigra and smooth lady’s mantle Alchemilla glabra. Where the slope is steepest and the soil thin, some small areas of calcareous g…

Wrightington Bar Pasture

… wet and dry unimproved, herb rich neutral grassland co dominated by red fescue Festuca rubra and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus with crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, common bent Agrostis capillaris and cock’s foot Dactylis glomerata all frequent. Herbs are well represented …

Lytham St Annes Dunes

…sent dominated by marram grass, sand cat’s tail Phleum arenarium and red fescue Festuca rubra with wild pansy Viola tricolor, common mouse ear Cerastium fontanum and the rare dune fescue Vulpia fasciculata. Large flowered evening primrose Oenothera glazioviana also occurs where t…

Farthing Downs and Happy Valley

…al grassland community. Sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and red fescue Festuca rubra are the most abundant grass species, with crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, tall fescue Schedonorus arundinaceus and a range of other meadow species. Amongst the rich herb componen…

Hooks Well Meadows, Great Cressingham

… frequent. Dry calcareous grassland on higher ground is dominated by red fescue Festuca rubra and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. Characteristic calcicole plants are present with quaking grass Briza media, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, purging flax Linum catharticum …

Vange & Fobbing Marshes

…atus, Cock's foot Dactylis glomerata, common couch Elytrigia repens, red fescue Festuca rubra, cat's tails Phleum spp. and meadow grasses Poa spp., with such characteristic herbs as hairy buttercup Ranunculus sardous and grass vetchling Lathyrus nissolia. Coastal species, which a…

Colony Bog and Bagshot Heath

…er Erica cinerea and grasses including mat grass Nardus stricta, sheep's fescue Festuca ovina, wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa, purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and common bent Agrostis capillaris, which is mixed with or replaced b…

Melverley Farm

…nthum odoratum, crested dog’s tail, common bent Agrostis capillaris, red fescue Festuca rubra and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus. A diverse mixture of sedges and rushes is present; of particular note for this part of the county are spring sedge Carex caryophyllea, false fox sedge C…

Penorchard & Spring Farm Pastures

…bens sub community, dominated by common bent Agrostis capillaris and red fescue Festuca rubra. In Spring Farm Pasture, betony Betonica officinalis, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria and cowslip Primula veris are abundant, with lady's mantle Alchemilla filicaulis ssp. vestita, devil…

Ynys Enlli

…campion Silene uniflora, buck’s-horn plantain Plantago coronopus and red fescue Festuca rubra. On drier thin soils, annual species such as early hair-grass Aira praecox and silvery hair-grass Aira caryophyllea are characteristic, along with English stone-crop Sedum anglicum. Thes…

Drybank Meadow, Cherington

…plant community has abundant crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, red fescue Festuca rubra, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, common knapweed Centaurea nigra and lady’s bedstraw Galium verum. The meadow is rich in grass species and …

Castor Flood Meadows

…resence of grasses such as sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, cock’s foot Dactylis glomerata and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens with a variety of herbs such as lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, salad burne…

Froward Point

…lopes. These are characterised by cock’s-foot Dactylis glomerata and red fescue Festuca rubra, together with sea plantain Plantago maritima, wild carrot Daucus carota and sea campion Silene uniflora. Kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria, bird’s-foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, oxeye…

Wendlebury Meads and Mansmoor Closes

…sland type of the ridges is that of common bent Agrostis capillaris, red fescue Festuca rubra, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and quaking grass Briza media, together with yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus and devil's bit scabious Succisa pra…

Boscastle to Widemouth

…n. To seaward the heath gives way to maritime grassland dominated by red fescue Festuca rubra with kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria, thrift Armeria maritima, spring squill Scilla verna and wild carrot Daucus carota. These species extend onto the cliffs and unstable slopes where …

Rock Dunes

…t. This community is succeeded by established dune turf dominated by red fescue Festuca rubra with frequent Yorkshire-fog and abundant wild thyme Thymus polytrichus and kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria. The locally distributed pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis thrives here…

Roman River

…he lower ground by the Roman River. Sheep's sorrel Rumex acetosella, red fescue Festuca rubra, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, field wood rush Luzula campestris and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile dominate the acid grassland and remnant heath. Other less frequent plants …

Metfield Meadow

…sted dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, cock's foot Dactylis glomerata, red fescue Festuca rubra and carnation grass Carex flacca. Other species present in the meadow are indicative of unimproved grassland on chalky boulder clay, including large populations of green winged orchid An…

Gwithian to Mexico Towans

…, dominated by marram grass Ammophila arenaria, with species such as red fescue Festuca rubra, kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria, wild carrot Daucus carota and sand sedge Carex arenaria. In addition sea spurge Euphorbia paralias and Portland spurge Euphorbia portlandica, which ar…

Castle Point to Cullernose Point

…sland communities associated with the whin Sill are characterised by red fescue Festuca rubra, heath grass Danthonia decumbens, meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, spring sedge Carex caryophyllea, carnation sedge C. panicea, wild thyme Thymu…

Kyle of Sutherland Marshes

…ssland. Drier areas have a typical grazed acid grassland flora, with red fescue Festuca rubra and mat grass Nardus stricta. Wet woodland The site includes blocks of wet woodland dominated by a canopy of alder Alnus glutinosa on the floodplains, grading into birch woodland on neig…

St Cyrus and Kinnaber Links

…and dunes. It is mainly upper marsh characterised by species such as red fescue Festuca rubra and couch Elytrigia repens, with locally frequent saltmarsh rush Juncus gerardii and sea-milkwort Glaux maritima. Saltmarsh grass Puccinellia maritima and slender spike-rush Eleocharis u…

Bagthorpe Meadows

…sted dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, cock's foot Dactylis glomerata, red fescue Festuca rubra, downy oat grass Avenula pubescens, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and herbs such as black knapweed Centaurea nigra, pignut Conopodium majus, common cat's ear Hypochaeris radicata, oxeye d…

Bradbourne Mill Meadows

…iver Dove. The meadow vegetation is characterised by an abundance of red fescue Festuca rubra, meadow foxtail and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus with other grasses including sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, common bent Agrostis capil…

Staffa

…illa erecta. Cliff ledges support various tall herb communities with red fescue Festuca rubra, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, and crested hair-grass Koeleria macrantha in which maritime species such as thrift Armeria maritima, roseroot Sedum rosea, sea campion Silene u…

Corfe Mullen Pastures

…ter-dropwort Oenanthe pimpinelloides. Grasses present include bents, red fescue Festuca rubra, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and crested dog’s-tail Cynosurus cristatus. The diverse herb component includes bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, common knapweed Centaure…

Burgh Hill Farm Meadow

… of the area. The main sward forming species of the meadow are red fescue grass Festuca rubra, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, black knapweed Centaurea nigra, creeping cinquefoil Potentilla reptans, red clover Trifolium pratense and tufted vetch Vicia cracca. Several pl…

Pry and Bottom Meadows, Mid Mossdale

…or grass Molinia caerulea, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra, carnation sedge Carex panicea and sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus. Within Pry Meadow the fen meadow grades into a damp meadow community characterised by abundant marsh marigold C…

Cloatley Farm

… bent Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra, meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus. Tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa is ocally prominent where drainage is impeded. Characteristic broad leaved…

Rushy Hill

…lvet bent Agrostis canina, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra and quaking grass Briza media. Sedges are integral components of the vegetation with glaucous sedge Carex flacca, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, carnation sedge Carex panicea and flea sedge…

Benfleet and Southend Marshes

…ertebrates. The grassland of the downs is dominated by a mixture of red fescue Festuca rubra, cock's foot Dactylis glomerata, false oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius and bent grasses Agrostis spp. which is typical of neutral to acidic conditions. Scrub species include hawthorn Cra…

Gortycavan

…vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, heath grass Danthonia decumbens, red fescue Festuca rubra, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, spring sedge Carex caryophyllea, carnation sedge Carex paniceae and glaucus sedge Carex flacca and occasional rushes such as sharp flowered rush …

Shirburn Hill

…s less intense there is a dense, species rich sward dominated by sheep's fescue Festuca ovina and supporting a wide range of broadleaved herbs. These include common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, purging flax Linum catharticum, felwort Gentianella amarella, salad burnet Pote…

Causey Bank Mires

…he site generally comprise unimproved neutral grassland dominated by red fescue Festuca rubra, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus and more locally acid grassland characterised by mat grass Nardus stricta whilst gorse Ulex europaeus scrub occurs on drier slopes.

Claxheugh Rock & Ford Limestone Quarry

…ow oat grass Avenula pratensis, common quaking grass Briza media and red fescue Festuca rubra. A wide variety of herbs are present, including locally abundant lesser meadow rue Thalictrum minus, lesser and greater knapweed Centaurea nigra and C. scabiosa, common bird’s foot trefo…

Tweedsmuir Hills

…a. On the summit ridge, alpine heaths dominated by blaeberry and sheep’s-fescue Festuca ovina and rich in reindeer lichens Cladonia spp. are found on the flatter ground. On the more hummocky ground, alpine moss heaths of woolly fringe moss Racomitrium lanuginosum and sheep’s-fesc…

Chettisham Meadow

… kind nationally. The grassland type is characterised by the grasses red fescue Festuca rubra, meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, rough meadow grass Poa trivialis and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. The species rich sward supports a good range of typical meadow plants…

Lingwood Meadows, Earl Stonham

…pports a high number of grasses and herbs. The sward is dominated by red fescue Festuca rubra and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and eighteen further grass species typical of unimproved meadows have been recorded, such as crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, quaking grass Briza …

Hewson's Field

…lse oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius, cock's foot Dactylis glomerata, red fescue Festuca rubra, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens and meadow barley Hordeum secalinum. Herbs are locally abundant and include common knapweed Centaurea nigra, lady's be…

Holly Farm Meadow, Wendling

…resent on the drier soils. sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra and tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa are dominant with quaking grass Briza media, adder’s tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum, cowslip Primula veris, hoary plantain Plantago media and co…

Lergan

…is locally high cover of sweet vernal grass ' Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and crested dogstail Cynosurus cristatus. There is an abundance of orchids at this site, including lesser butterfly orchid Platanthera bifolia, heath spotte…

Herrington Hill

…ch quaking grass Briza media, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, red fescue Festuca rubra, glaucous sedge Carex flaccand spring sedge Carex caryophyllea also occur. The many species of herb present include carline thistle Carlina vulgaris, common rock rose Helianthemum nummul…

High Moorsley

…t grass Avenula pratensis, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha and red fescue Festuca rubra. Other constituents of the herb rich turf include glaucous sedge Carex flacca, pignut Conopodium majus, hoary plantain Plantago media and sea plantain Pinus pinaster. Adjacent to the gra…

Bellerby Fields

…n the sward's species composition. In the slightly more acidic areas red fescue Festuca rubra, cat's ear Hypochaeris radicata and betony Betonica officinalis are typical. Whereas in the more neutral to basic areas meadow saxifrage Saxifraga granulataa, which is locally abundant, …

Chapel Bridge Meadows

…et vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, red fescue Festuca rubra and common bent Agrostis capillaris, with crested dog's tail, yellow oat grass and smooth meadow grass occurring less frequently together with a wide range of herbs. great burnet Sanguis…

Skelton Pasture

…razing and disturbance create areas supporting finer grasses such as red fescue Festuca rubra and rough meadow grass Poa trivialis, sedges such as glaucous sedge Carex flacca, carnation sedge C. panicea and common sedge C. nigra and herbs such as sneezewort Achillea ptarmica, mea…

King Lud's Entrenchment & The Drift

… foot Dactylis glomerata, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus and red fescue Festuca rubra, while typical herbs include salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga, field scabious Knautia arvensis, germander speedwell Veronica chamaedrys, bird's fo…

Garrold's Meadow

…ss Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus and red fescue Festuca rubra, together with occasional meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, cock'sfoot Dactylis glomerata, perennial rye grass Lolium perenne and smooth meadow grass Poa pratensis. The gravelly soils…

Upper Waterhay Meadow

…s a lush sward in which grasses predominate. Conspicuous grasses are red fescue Festuca rubra, perennial rye grass Lolium perenne, meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and meadow grasses Poa spp. Heavy applica…

Lower Saleway Farm Meadows

…h grazing. The dominant grasses are yellow oat Trisetum flavescens, red fescue Festuca rubra, quaking grass Briza media and crested dog’s tail, with upright brome Bromus erectus locally frequent. There is a substantial cover of herbs, particularly rosette species, including agr…

Laxton Sykes

…t vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, soft brome Bromus hordeaceous, red fescue Festuca rubra, Yorkshire fog Holcus mollis and quaking grass Briza media. The sykes contain a diverse herb flora including such typical plants as cowslip Primula veris, pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus,…

Greenhow Pasture

…ast the more level areas were cut for hay. The sward is dominated by red fescue Festuca rubra, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum with hairy oat Avenula pubescens and occasionally meadow oat Alopecurus pratensis. The fields support…

Bell Sykes Meadows

…kshire fog Holcus lanatus, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra, soft brome Bromus hordeaceus and crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus with greater burnet Sanguisorba officinalis, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, lad…

Alderford Common

… grassland occurs in the bottom of the marl pits and is dominated by red fescue Festuca rubra, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha and false brome Brachypodium sylvaticum. Many herb species are associated with the grassland and include wild basil Clinopodium vulgare, burnet sax…

Bamburgh Dunes

…ished vegetation, known as grey dune, is characterised by marram and red fescue Festuca rubra grasses, interspersed with a lower plant turf comprising areas of lichens and mosses, most commonly lichens of the Cladonia group and dog lichen Peltigera canina sl. in association with …

Lydstep Head to Tenby Burrows

…, Solenopsora candicans and Physcia semipinnata. A thick mattress of red fescue Festuca rubra and thrift exists low down on the more sheltered east-facing slopes and, in places, this gives way to wild carrot Daucus carota ssp. carota and red fescue grassland. A bluebell Hyacintho…

Gwaun Gledyr

…r, together with grasses such as common bent Agrostis capillaris and red fescue Festuca rubra. Much of this grassland is of the type found on more nutrient-poor ground, shown by the frequent presence of heath-grass Danthonia decumbens, devil’s-bit scabious and tormentil. Remarks…

Bere Mill Meadows

…sward is dominated by sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, creeping fescue Festuca rubra and purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, with a wide range of sedges Carex species including the uncommon Carex pulicaris and a great variety of locally distributed wet meadow herbs, for …

Llwyn-iarth

…us, black knapweed Centaurea nigra, common bent Agrostis capillaris, red fescue Festuca rubra, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, and red clover Trifolium pratense, with locally frequent common-bird’s-foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus. The grassland has a rich flora with meadow buttercu…

Tilwick Meadow

…assland is characterised by an association of species which includes red fescue Festuca rubra, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, cowslip Primula veris and betony Betonica officinalis. Other plants characteristic of old pastures include grasses such as meadow foxtail Alope…

Great Blencow Meadows and Fen

…on bent Agrostis capillaris, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, red fescue Festuca rubra, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, rough meadow grass Poa trivialis, cock's foot Dactylis glomerata and timothy Phleum pratense. Low lying wetter a…

Eryri

…. The areas of acid grassland are characterised by a mixture of sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina and common bent Agrostis capillaris with a range of other species including wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa, mat-grass Nardus stricta, heath rush Juncus squarrosus, bilberry Vaccini…

Gweunydd Pendinas

…ratum, heath-grass Danthonia decumbens, common bent Agrostis tenuis, red fescue Festuca rubra, common restharrow Ononis repens (rare in non-maritime habitats in Ceredigion), ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata, knapweed Centaurea nigra and bird’s-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus …

Caldon Dales

…t surviving examples of the meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis / sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina grassland community in Staffordshire and many of the higher plants that occur are infrequent or rare in the county. There are two valleys aligned approximately north west – south east an…

Calender Meadows

…n the sward. Fine and coarser grasses occur, the former dominated by red fescue Festuca rubra, common bent Agrostis capillaris and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, whilst the latter include Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, cock's foot Dactylis glomerata and false oat grass …

Long Lye

… The neutral grassland component of the site is extremely herb rich. Red fescue Festuca rubra, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus and common bent Agrostis capillaris are abundant in the sward. The herbaceous component includes oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare, devil's bit sca…

Lough Foyle

…re, this is replaced by a "middle-marsh" community, characterised by red fescue Festuca rubra and mud rush Juncus gerardii. Localised stands of sea club rush Schoenoplectus maritimus and common reed Phragmites australis also occur. The uppermost saltmarsh features a community dom…

Ballyrisk More

… Cynosurus cristatus is a constant component of the sward along with red fescue Festuca rubra, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and heath grass Danthonia decumbens. Sedges are also constant and include glaucous sedge Carex flacca and carnation sedge Carex panicea. Herbs t…

Larks Meadows

…ss Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus and red fescue Festuca rubra. Typical herb species include yarrow Achillea millefolium, common knapweed Centaurea nigra, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus, and common bird’s-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus. The soil…

Gweunydd Llechwedd-newydd

…mon bent Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, fescues Festuca ssp., Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and crested dog’s-tail Cynosurus cristatus. Other typical plants include tormentil Potentilla erecta, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, red clover Trifolium pr…

Feckenham Forest

…nclude crested dog’s tail, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra and common bent Agrostis capillaris. These meadows have a rich herb flora including many typical meadow species such as common knapweed, pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus and meadow butterc…

Charleshill

… areas often occur on ant hills and are dominated by fine leaved sheep's fescue Festuca filiformis, sheep's sorrel Rumex acetosella, creeping St John's wort Hypericum humifusum, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum and slender parsley piert Aphanes microcarpa. The more neutra…

Westfield Bridge

…um and devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis. Grass species include red fescue Festuca rubra, crested hair-grass Koeleria macrantha and sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. The site also has large colony of the locally uncommon greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chloranth…

Middle Barton Fen

… by a mixture of Yorkshire fog and upright brome Bromus erectus with red fescue Festuca rubra, glaucous sedge Carex flacca and crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus. Other prominent species include woolly thistle Cirsium eriophorum, dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule, salad burnet Pot…

Blackwater Estuary

…ng bent Agrostis stolonifera, perennial rye grass Lolium perenne and red fescue Festuca rubra, with abundant meadow barley Hordeum secalinum and meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis. crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, grasses indicativ…

Moel Hiraddug a Bryn Gop

…y, thin and drought-prone soils, support extensive areas of open sheep's-fescue Festuca ovina -carline thistle Carlina vulgaris grassland, with which the nationally scarce hoary rock-rose Helianthemum oelandicum is associated. Other associates include the grasses, crested hair-gr…

Ron Ward's Meadow with Tadley Pastures

…hay meadow/pasture complexes in Hampshire. The sward is dominated by red fescue Festuca rubra, common bent Agrostis capillaris and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum with quaking grass Briza media and meadow brome Bromus commutatus present. The top of the slope on the grave…

Pont Bancog

…variety of grasses such as sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus and cocksfoot Dactylis glomerata. Other species, found are purging flax Linum catharticum, lesser knapweed Centaurea nigra, mouse-ear hawkweed Pil…

Ty'r Hen Forwyn

…nt Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and red fescue Festuca rubra. Accompanying herbs include common cat’s-ear Hypochaeris radicata, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, eyebright Euphrasia sp, oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare, Bitter vetch, Lathyrus linifo…

Quarry Fields Farm

…m odoratum and crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, together with red fescue Festuca rubra, common bent Agrostis capillaris and cock's foot Dactylis glomerata. Characteristic herbs of the community are common knapweed Centaurea nigra, bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, o…

Glaslyn

…nt Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and red fescue Festuca rubra and herbs such as common knapweed Centaurea nigra, Devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis, tormentil Potentilla erecta, common bird’s-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus and red clover Trifo…

Cowden Meadow

…iety of grass species, including creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, red fescue Festuca rubra, cock's foot Dactylis glomerata and several others, in contrast to the generally reduced diversity of more recently reseeded and fertilised swards. Among the other plants are some which …

Clarborough Tunnel

…right brome Bromus erectus and tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum, with red fescue Festuca rubra and glaucus sedge Carex flacca locally abundant. The sward is herb rich containing such characteristic plants as hoary plantain Plantago media, cowslip Primula veris, bird's foot trefoil…

Kilmond Scar

…oils support grasslands in which common bent Agrostis capillaris and red fescue Festuca rubra are prominent components and a wide range of calcareous grassland species, including rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, thyme Thymus praecox, glaucous sedge Carex flacca, salad burnet P…

Cowden Pound Pastures

…bent Agrostis stolonifera, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus. Among the many other plants are yarrow Achillea millefolium, bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, field wood rush Luzula campestris, ribwort plantain…

Butterwick Meadows

…e of crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, bents Agrostis capillaris, fescues Festuca rubra and cuckoo-flower Dactylis glomerata, with a good representation of other grass species including sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, golden oat grass Trisetum flavescens, rough st…

Fulwell & Carley Hill Quarries

…d hair grass Koeleria macrantha, meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis, red fescue Festuca rubra, quaking grass Briza media, glaucous sedge Carex flacca, common birds foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga, lesser mead…

Drigg Holme

…ral fields and several strips within the main field are dominated by red fescue Festuca rubra, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, common bent Agrostis capillaris and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum together with occasional Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and meadow fes…

Hawes Water

…tone bedrock. The main community is characterised by grasses such as red fescue Festuca rubra, meadow oat grass, downy oat grass Avenula pubescens, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens and cock's foot Dactylis glomerata and herbs such as salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, ribwort…

Yockenthwaite Meadows

…nal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, common bent Agrostis capillaris and red fescue Festuca rubra, together with such herbs as common knapweed Centaurea nigra, pignut Conopodium majus, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor and wood crane's bill Geranium sylvaticum. The pale sedge Carex pall…

Tarnbrook Meadows

…e commonest grasses are sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and red fescue Festuca rubra, with crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus and rough meadow grass Poa trivialis. Twenty four species of grass out of a total of 109 herb species have been recorded from the site as a w…

Brook Meadow, Darley Green

… tail Cynosurus cristatus, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus. A wide variety of herbs characteristic of traditionally managed flood meadows are present including devil’s bit sc…

Ullenhall Meadows

…good examples particularly rich in associated species. These include red fescue Festuca rubra, quaking grass Briza media, common bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, betony Betonica officinalis and autumnal hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis. Other meadow species include cowsli…

Bugg's Hole Fen, Thelnetham

… the mown area is a band of species rich, fen grassland dominated by red fescue Festuca rubra with frequent common quaking grass Briza media. Several uncommon species are found in this zone and include common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris, grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris…

Radipole Lake

…is a coarse turf dominated by creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera and red fescue Festuca rubra, in which the rushes Juncus maritimus and Juncus gerardii are frequent. Sea club rush Bolboschoenus maritimus, sea aster Aster tripolium and sea milkwort Glaux maritima are also typical …

Yarley Meadows

…g's tail Cynosurus cristatus and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, while red fescue Festuca rubra and quaking grass Briza media are also frequent. Sedge and rush species tend to dominate the wetter areas of the meadows, with glaucous sedge Carex flacca, hairy sedge Carex hirta soft r…

Noddle End

…in soils support a small area of herb rich calcareous grassland with red fescue Festuca rubra, meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, wild thyme Thymus praecox, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, cowslip Primula veris and marjoram Origanum v…

North Brewham Meadows

…nity of the nationally rare common knapweed crested dog's tail type. red fescue Festuca rubra is the dominant grass. Other species include crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and smooth meadow grass Poa pratensis. Oval sedge Carex lepo…

Strangford Lough Part 1

…a. At higher levels, the community is replaced by one which contains red fescue Festuca rubra and saltmarsh rush Juncus gerardii as co-dominants and occasionally fringed by stands of common reed Phragmites australis. The rocky intertidal zone is limited within the Part 1 area; a …

Tideslow Rake

…nwort Botrychium lunaria. Other species found in these areas include red fescue Festuca rubra, common sorrel Rumex acetosa, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata and wild thyme Thymus praecox. These more common species are here represented by unusual populations adapted to heavy m…

Orchid Bank, Winslow Mill

…s nature of the soils and southerly aspect. The dominant grasses are red fescue Festuca rubra, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, whilst glaucous sedge Carex flacca and spring sedge Carex caryophyllea are also abundant. The herbaceous…

Barnham Heath

…ed by fine leaved grasses such as bent grass Agrostis capillaris and red fescue Festuca rubra. Both form short, open swards that are characterized by the presence of small herbs such as harebell Campanula rotundifolia and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and drought avoiding winter…

Hawkesbury Meadow

…laris, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog's tail, red fescue Festuca rubra and carnation sedge Carex panicea. The meadow drains naturally into a shallow depression across the middle, which has a dense stand of brown sedge Carex disticha at the top and wet rushy…

Newport Cliffs

…maritimum and rock sea-lavender Limonium binervosum near Pen Morfa. Red fescue Festuca rubra, Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus, sea campion Silene uniflora and thrift are constants of this maritime grassland. Other species are spring squill Scilla verna, kidney vetch Anthyllus vulne…

Knockan Cliff

…e is found below the road and has the moss Cratoneuron commutata and red fescue Festuca rubra. Species found in this habitat include velvet bent Agrostis canina and the nationally scarce rock sedge Carex rupestris.

Eling and Bury Marshes

…ass Puccinellia maritima with creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera and red fescue Festuca rubra sub dominant. The marsh margins have in places been colonised by cord grass Spartina anglica. That the present sward is derived by grazing from a more varied, mixed saltmarsh plant commu…

Hope Valley Meadows

…doratum, quaking grass Briza media, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and red fescue Festuca rubra. A varied herbaceous flora includes species characteristic of traditionally managed pastures and hay meadows, such as common knapweed, autumn hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis, devil’s b…

Aber Taf / Taf Estuary

… of sea aster, common saltmarsh-grass, sea rush Juncus maritimus and red fescue Festuca rubra. Characteristic associates throughout these communities include sea plantain Plantago maritima, sea arrowgrass Triglochin maritimum, sea-milkwort Glaux maritima and English scurvygrass C…

Axbridge Hill and Fry's Hill

…and. On the steepest slopes with thinnest soils, grasses such as sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina and crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha are common and the nationally rare Somerset hair grass Koeleria vallesiana occurs. The most abundant herb species here are common rock rose Heli…

Milford Haven Waterway

…iplex portulacoides, common saltmarsh grass Puccinellia maritima and red fescue Festuca rubra. These grade into upper saltmarsh or brackish communities with occasional sea rush Juncus maritimus and saltmarsh rush Juncus gerardii. In some areas, there is a transition zone from upp…

Vicarage Meadows

…n plants. The principal grasses are common bent Agrostis capillaris, red fescue Festuca rubra, heath-grass Danthonia decumbens and purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea. Many sedges occur, including the scarce but characteristic soft-leaved sedge Carex montana. Some small wet and he…

Hunsdon Mead

…bent Agrostis stolonifera, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra and crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus. Roydon Mead contains the same grass species, but with meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis tending to be the dominant species. Wetter areas are…

Lambert's Castle

… scrub and secondary woodland. The acidic grassland has frequent sheep's fescue Festuca ovina, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, early hair grass Aira praecox, heath grass Danthonia decumbens and field wood rush Luzula campestris. Herbs present include abundant tormentil…

Upper Nantserth Pasture

…ss Anthoxanthum odoratum, creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera and sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina and occasional heath wood-rush Luzula multiflora, marsh violet Viola palustris, greater bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus and lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula. Peaty runnels wit…

Moelyci a Chors Ty’n y Caeau

…vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and red fescue Festuca rubra being the dominant grasses. Common bird’s-foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, black knapweed Centaurea nigra, cat’s ear Hypochaeris radicata and ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata also oc…

Merthen Wood

…, with crested dog’s-tail, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra and heath-grass Danthonia decumbens. Ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata, cat’s ear Hypochaeris radicata, bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, creeping cinquefoil Potentilla reptans,…

Craig Hammel to Sgaps Geo

…ation) The cliff top vegetation is predominantly maritime grassland. Red fescue Festuca rubra is the most common grass close to the coast, whilst further inland this is replaced by Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus. A variety of other plants grow amongst the grasses, including thrift …

Brenkley Meadows

…, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, rough meadow grass Poa trivialis and red fescue Festuca rubra in which great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis and meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria are locally abundant. Other herbs include cuckoo-flower Cardamine pratensis, wild angelica Angelica syl…

Wyre Forest

…bens sub community, dominated by common bent Agrostis capillaris and red fescue Festuca rubra. Abundant herns in the sward vary between sites but include common bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, cowslip Primula veris, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus, yellow rattle Rhinanth…

Cavan

…nia decumbens, quaking grass Briza media, Matt-grass Nardus stricta, red fescue Festuca rubra and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. Sedges are a frequent component of the sward with glaucous sedge Carex flacca, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, carnation sedge Carex panicea and…

Coldwell Farm Pasture

…a more neutral type dominated by crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, fescue Festuca rubra and common bent Agrostis capillaris. Herbs, especially common bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, yarrow Achillea mi…

Ulva, Danna and the McCormaig Isles

…ecies. In drier patches along ridges, dry heath communities with sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, wavy hair-grass Deschampsia flexuosa and mat-grass Nardus stricta occur, often in association with ancient juniper Juniperus communis scrub. The growth form and extent of juniper scrub …

Leziate, Sugar and Derby Fens

…ic peats. The sward includes purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, common bent Agrostis capillaris, sheep’s sorrel Rumex acetosella and soft rush Juncus effusus is dominant or co-dominant species with marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, devil’s bit s…

Alvescot Meadows

… The sward is dominated by sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and carnation sedge Carex panicea. In the wettest areas, brown sedge Carex disticha and jointed rush Juncus articulatus dominate. These are associated with …

Blaentrothy Meadows (Caeau Blaentroddi)

… bent Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra, heath-grass, Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus and crested dog's-tail. Glaucous sedge Carex flacca is occasional. Herbs include common knapweed, dyer's greenweed Genista tinctoria, fairy fla…

Bosworth Mill Meadow

…upport a thin, species poor turf of common bent Agrostis capillaris, red fescue Festuca rubra and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum with abundant pignut Conopodium majus and common sorrel Rumex acetosa. On moister more fertile soil these species are joined by many others …

Mid Cornwall Moors

…, with crested dog’s tail, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra and heath grass Danthonia decumbens. Ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata, cat’s ear Hypochaeris radicata, bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, creeping cinquefoil Potentilla reptans,…

Y Bonc, Marianglas

…f this area is an area of hazel Corylus avellana copse. The grassland is of the Festuca ovina- Avenula pratensis type and is characterised by abundant fine-leaved grasses, such as sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, quaking grass Briza media and crested hair-grass Koeleria macrantha. A…

Christchurch Harbour

…nated 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 of the creeks and within the saltmarsh. Eleocha…

Allt Wen a Traeth Tanybwlch

…Geranium robertianum subsp. Maritimum to a closed sward dominated by red fescue Festuca rubra, with crested hair-grass Koeleria Cristata, rough clover Trifolium scabrum and many other species. Between the rough track which runs along the shingle ridge and the river are patches of…

Afon Eden - Cors Goch Trawsfynydd

…dominant vegetation is neutral grassland with the main grasses being red fescue Festuca rubra, crested dog’s-tail Cynosurus cristatus, common bent Agrostis capillaris and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. The more frequent herbs include common knapweed Centaurea nigra, co…

Cae Coed-gleision

…grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus, red fescue Festuca rubra, eyebright Euphrasia officinalis, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis and red clover Trifolium pratense. Other characteristic associates include smooth l…

Cae Gwynfryn

…rested dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus, Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus, red fescue Festuca rubra and purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea, together with quaking-grass Briza media in smaller quantity. The sward is not rich in sedges, but contains a good variety of other flowering plant…

Caeau Penglaneinon

…ere is characterised by abundant common bent Agrostis capillaris and red fescue Festuca rubra, along with frequent sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus, common knapweed Centaurea nigra, cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata, common bird's-foot…

Caeau Cwmcoynant (Caeau Cwncaenant)

…grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus, red fescue Festuca rubra, common knapweed Centaurea nigra, eyebright Euphrasia officinalis, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus, common bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata, …

Caeau Nant Garenig

…vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, common bent Agrostis capillaris, red fescue Festuca rubra and crested dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus. Common knapweed Centaurea nigra and rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus are both abundant, whilst great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis, yellow-ra…

Bransbury Common

…/ sedge community is present with Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, creeping fescue Festuca rubra, Anthoxanthum odoratum, heath grass Danthonia decumbens, glaucous sedge Carex flacca, carnation sedge C. panicea, star sedge C. echinata and flea sedge C. pulicaris. Other species of int…

Studland Cliffs

…des a strip of maritime, cliff-top grassland, dominated in places by red fescue Festuca rubra. There are many associated herbs including kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria, wild carrot Daucus carota and a good population of the local wild cabbage Brassica oleracea. Dense scrub cov…

Crouch and Roach Estuaries

…eping bent Agrostis stolonifera, perennial rye grass Lolium perenne, red fescue Festuca rubra and meadow barley Hordeum secalinum. Other less common plants typical of this habitat are spiny rest harrow Ononis spinosa and hairy buttercup Ranunculus sardous. Some of the grazing mar…

Glanfedw

… occupies the bulk of each enclosure. The principal species here are red fescue Festuca rubra, crested dog’s-tail Cynosurus cristatus and common bent Agrostis capillaris, accompanied by common bird’s-foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus and common knapweed Centaurea nigra. In the larg…

Morfa Uchaf, Dyffryn Conwy

…It also supports large areas of saltmarsh, with frequent to dominant red fescue Festuca rubra, saltmarsh rush Juncus gerardii, sea rush Juncus maritimus and common saltmarsh grass Puccinellia maritima. It is the transitional vegetation between these two main forms, and its manage…

Strathy Coast

…ence of grazing, the rock crevices, cliff ledges and islands support red fescue Festuca rubra and thrift Armeria maritima grassland, with common scurvygrass Cochlearia officinalis and Scots lovage Ligusticum scoticum also abundant. Where there is a degree of shelter, these commun…

Bridgwater Bay

…ms a zone above this. Grazing of the upper marsh tends to encourage red fescue Festuca rubra and creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera. sea couch Elytrigia atherica and sea club rush Bolboschoenus maritimus occur at the landward edge of the marsh. Other members of this community in…

Long Dole Wood and Meadows

…on knapweed Centaurea nigra, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, red fescue Festuca rubra and glaucous sedge Carex flacca and ii, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, heath grass Danthonia decumbens and carnation sedge Carex panicea. Herbs as…

Cors y Llyn

…also has drier ground with abundant common bent Agrostis capillaris, red fescue Festuca rubra, crested dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus and common knapweed Centaurea nigra and a wide range of associated herbs including tormentil, devil's-bit scabious, red clover Trifolium pratense,…

Purbeck Ridge (East)

…lude tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum, quaking grass Briza media, sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. The Nationally Scarce nit-grass Gastridium ventricosum is present on Ballard Down and pale St. John’s wort Hypericum …

Creigiau Rhiwledyn / Little Ormes Head

… and around limestone crags. The short, open turf is composed of sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina with crested hair-grass Koeleria macrantha, meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis (=Avenula pratensis) and cock’s-foot Dactylis glomerata with frequent hoary rock-rose Helianthemum oelandic…

Creuddyn

…south-facing limestone cliffs and steepest slopes. This contains sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, crested hair-grass Koeleria macrantha, meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis and quaking-grass Briza media with abundant herbs that include wild thyme Thymus polytrichus, salad burnet Pote…

Morfa Dyffryn

…h marram. On the slightly more stable and less exposed mobile dunes, red fescue Festuca rubra is more common, frequently accompanied by smooth meadow-grass Poa pratensis, sand sedge Carex arenaria and herbs such as cat’s ear Hypochaeris radicata, rest harrow Ononis repens and wil…

The New Forest

…hay meadows usually dominated by common bent Agrostis capillaris and red fescue Festuca rubra but containing a high proportion of herbs. The character of the wet grassland is more complex. Moderately grazed, rush dominated stands are mostly dominated by sharp-flowered rush Juncus…

Kingerby Beck Meadows

…grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, red fescue Festuca rubra, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, common bent Agrostis capillaris, meadow barley Hordeum secalinum and tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum. Associated herbs include common bird's foot trefoil L…

Ellerburn Bank

…ia, with carnation sedge Carex flacca, meadow oat Avenula pratensis, red fescue Festuca rubra and, locally, tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum. A variety of herbs is present including wild thyme Thymus praecox, rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, greater knapweed Centaurea scabiosa,…

Upper Colne Marshes

…fera, sea couch Elytrigia atherica, meadow barley Hordeum secalinum, red fescue Festuca rubra and the nationally scarce sea barley Hordeum marinum. Another nationally scarce species, stiff saltmarsh grass Puccinellia rupestris is locally frequent on the top of the sea walls. Othe…

Morte Point

…lomerata are common. Grasses of the cliffs and exposed areas include red fescue Festuca rubra and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, while other characteristic species of these areas are thrift Armeria maritima, rock samphire Crithmum maritimum, wild thyme Thymus polytrichus, common s…

Rosie Curston's Meadow, Mattishall

…e particular subcommunity found here is characterised by the grasses red fescue Festuca rubra, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, perennial rye grass Lolium perenne, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and common bent Agrostis capillaris, a…

Maidscross Hill

…s grassland is shorter, though somewhat tussocky and is dominated by red fescue Festuca rubra, bent grasses Agrostis spp. and crested hair g rass Koeleria macrantha. It contains many other associated species including lady's bedstraw Galium verum, lesser meadow rue Thalictrum min…

Fyfield Down

…c to calcareous, though much is of a neutral type. Grasses including red fescue Festuca rubra and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum occur in the neutral grassland with herbs such as lady's bedstraw Galium verum, pignut Conopodium majus and meadow saxifrage Saxifraga granul…

Goldborough Farm Meadows

… dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, common bent Agrostis capillaris and red fescue Festuca rubra. Many herb species are frequent throughout, for example yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, saw wort Serratula tinctoria and black knapweed Centaurea nigra. Locally abundant are heath spotte…

Taw-Torridge Estuary

…nnual seablite Suaeda maritima characterise the middle marshes while red fescue Festuca rubra and sea rush Juncus maritimus are found in the uppermost areas. Common reed Phragmites australis and sea wormwood Artemisia maritima occur in places and the rare rock sea-lavender Limoni…

New Ing Meadow

…e site, is co-dominated by sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra, rough meadow grass Poa trivialis, meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis and perennial rye grass Lolium perenne. In addition, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cri…

Lower Coombe and Ferne Brook Meadows

…position across the site. Where the ground is drier, grasses such as red fescue Festuca rubra, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis are amongst the most abundant. Other grass and herb species are …

Rectory Farm Meadows

…. Frequent grasses include sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra and soft brome Bromus hordeaceus, with hairy sedge Carex hirta, lesser pond sedge Carex acutiformis, common sedge C. nigra and spike rush Eleocharis palustris. Associated herbs are marsh…

Swineley Meadow, Widdale

… sward is dominated by sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum with red fescue Festuca rubra and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens. jointed rush Juncus articulatus and carnation sedge Carex panicea are also abundant. Besides marsh marigold, the flowering plant species present…

Ceann a' Mhara to Loch a' Phuill

…xtensive calcareous dune grassland the drier dune slopes support the red fescue Festuca rubra and lady’s bedstraw Galium verum fixed dune community. This is generally herb-rich with typical plant species such as lesser meadow-rue Thalictrum minus, wild thyme Thymus polytrichus, w…

Garvros

…sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, quaking grass Briza media, red fescue Festuca rubra and heath grass Danthonia decumbens generally achieving only low cover values. Sedges are invariably abundant-especially on flushed slopes-and include Carex pulicaris, Carex panicea, Car…

Ross

… Cynosurus cristatus is a constant component of the sward along with red fescue Festuca rubra, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and heath grass Danthonia decumbens. Herbs and sedges typical of traditionally managed grasslands are frequent throughout and include devils-bit…

Bastow Wood

…oils support a grazed sward of blue moor grass Sesleria caerulea and red fescue Festuca rubra which is rich in herb species such as rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, bloody crane's bill Geranium sanguineum and fairy flax Linum catharticum. Bare rock and fragmentary pavement cro…

Shaw Meadow & Sea Pasture

…tain. The dominant species within the associated acid grasslands are red fescue Festuca rubra, tormentil Potentilla erecta, field wood rush and harebell, with dyer's greenweed Genista tinctoria occurring in the furrows. Wetter zones in this community support carnation sedge Carex…

Breckon

…ella. The Ness of Houlland has a sward influenced by salt spray with red fescue Festuca rubra, thrift Armeria maritima and plantains Plantago spp. The eutrophic Kirk Loch, highly influenced by shell sand, has other interesting plant species including two species of stonewort Char…

Crookhill Brick Pit

…uthern slopes is a mixture of false oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius, red fescue Festuca rubra and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, with herbs characteristic of calcareous clay soils such as colt’s-foot Tussilago farfara and bristly ox-tongue Picris echoides. Other herbs scattered in…

Maulden Church Meadow

…uding Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, common bent Agrostis capillaris, red fescue Festuca rubra and lop grass Bromus hordeaceous. In places spiny rest-harrow Ononis repens and upright hedge parsley Torilis japonica are abundant. Several species uncommon within the county are recor…

White Island (off St. Martin's)

…n where thrift Armeria maritima, sea beet Beta vulgaris sp maritima, red fescue Festuca rubra, common scurvy grass Cochlearia officinalis and buck’s horn plantain Plantago coronopus are common. In addition the isolated habitats on White Island support five species of breeding sea…

Hen-allt Common

…tum and Eucladium verticillatum. Other characteristic plants include red fescue Festuca rubra, glaucous sedge, cuckoo-flower Cardamine pratensis and the mosses Bryum pseudotriquetrum and Philonotis calcarea. Calcareous sandstone outcrops are present along the south-western fringe…

Mynydd Marian

…On the rockiest, thinnest and most drought prone soils there are small areas of Festuca ovina - Carlina vulgaris grassland. The turf is short and open, dominated by the grass sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina. Other frequent grasses include crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha and qu…

Lower Woodford Water Meadows

…s pratensis and creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera. Red, tall and meadow fescue Festuca rubra, F. arundinacea and F. pratensis all occur and the latter two hybridize with perennial rye grass Lolium perenne giving rise to a range of fescue rye grass hybrids Festulolium loliaceum w…

Porth Dinllaen i Borth Pistyll

…ergularia rupicola and also maritime grassland vegetation containing red fescue Festuca rubra, thrift Armeria maritima, and spring squill Scilla verna, grading to relicts of maritime heath. This sequence is particularly well-developed at the northern end of the headland. Unusual …

Tamar - Tavy Estuary

…ong grassy component of common saltmarsh-grass Puccinellia maritima, red fescue Festuca rubra and sea couch Elytrigia atherica. Characteristic associates include sea purslane Atriplex portulacoides, sea aster Aster tripolium, sea arrowgrass Triglochin maritimum, english scurvy gr…

Foulden Common

…d by cattle and containing many ant hills. The sward is dominated by red fescue Festuca rubra and the abundant herbs include squinancywort Asperula cynanchica, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata, autumn gentian Gentianella amarella, large thym…

Polebrook Farm

…e many tree and shrub species. Most of the grassland is dominated by red fescue Festuca rubra, creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera and cock's foot Dactylis glomerata, but at least 16 other species of grass are present. The sward contains many plants which are characteristic of lon…

Low Redford Meadows

…rested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, red fescue Festuca rubra and common bent Agrostis capillaris are among the most abundant grasses with quaking grass Briza media, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens …

South Mull Coast

…unities with ledge vegetation. Cliff top habitats feature widespread red fescue Festuca rubra -plantain Plantago spp maritime grassland with localised patches of bluebells Hyacinthoides non-scripta on more sheltered ground. The nationally scare thyme broomrape Orobanche alba occu…

Caerthillian to Kennack

…ile, continuing onto the cliff top, maritime grasslands dominated by red fescue Festuca rubra occur. Thrift and sea carrot Daucus carota subsp. gummifer are common here. Another maritime grassland community develops inland with Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and cock’s-foot Dactyli…

Moine Mhor

…ts. This grassland is made up of creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, red fescue Festuca rubra, bullrush Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani, common spike-rush Eleocharis palustris and slender spike-rush E. uniglumis, sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus, tufted hair-grass Deschampsi…

Thompson Water, Carr and Common

…round the depressions towards the northern end of the site. Here sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum dominate a herb rich turf with species such as dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule, common quaking grass Briza media, salad burnet Poterium sanguiso…

Down Farm

…ward comprises abundant sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and red fescue Festuca rubra with locally abundant crested dog’s-tail Cynosurus cristatus and common bent Agrostis capillaris, along with frequent to occasional meadow fescue Schedonorus pratensis, meadow foxtail Al…

South Walney and Piel Channel Flats

…ridges support a variety of vegetation types, including species rich red fescue Festuca rubra grasslands and moss lichen grassland on more stable areas less prone to flooding. Saltmarsh plants including common sea lavender Limonium vulgare and sea purslane Atriplex portulacoides …

Carey Valley

…ity. Typical associated species include glaucous sedge Carex flacca, red fescue Festuca rubra, jointed rush Juncus articulatus, lesser clubmoss Selaginella selaginoides, grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris, occasional coltsfoot Tussilago farfara and a range of bryophytes inclu…

Williamston River Shingle

…lichens. Other plants of the short, dry grassland on the shingle are red fescue Festuca rubra, common thyme Thymus praecox, quaking grass Briza media, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum and kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria. Areas of tall grassland are dominated by downy oat grass Aven…

Pool of Bryher & Popplestone Bank (Bryher)

…ed by a small area of dune grassland with sand sedge Carex arenaria, red fescue Festuca rubra, buck’s horn plantain Plantago coronopus, common stork’s bill Erodium cicutarium, thrift Armeria maritima and wild carrot Daucus carota common. This short turf sward is also of particula…

Cae Llwyn

…ity dominated by mixtures of sweet vernal-grass, crested dog's-tail, red fescue Festuca rubra, Yorkshire-fog and purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea, with frequent carnation sedge Carex panicea, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, autumn hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis, ribwort pl…

Stanton Pastures & Cuckoocliff Valley

…und there is a shorter, herb rich sward with many grasses, including red fescue Festuca rubra, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, common bent Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, quaking grass Briza media and heath grass Danthonia decumbens. Some of…

Cam Lough

…and. Mew Island is very different from Light House Island, with rank red fescue Festuca rubra dominated turf and mono-dominant stands of bracken Pteridium aquilillum vegetation. The Copeland Islands support a number of breeding bird populations that are internationally important.…

Caeau Blaen-bielly

…ss Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog’s-tail Cynosurus cristatus and red fescue Festuca rubra. A significant part of this grassland type contains plants that are tolerant of nutrient poor, slightly acidic conditions, such as devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis and heath grass …

Cransford Meadow

…og's tail Cynosurus cristatus, meadow and red fescues Schedonorus pratensis and Festuca rubra, perennial rye grass Lolium perenne and rough stalked meadow grass Poa trivialis as the co-dominant grasses. Meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis, pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus, quaking …

River Itchen

…cies are general grassland ones, creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, red fescue Festuca rubra, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, common mouse ear Cerastium fontanum, meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis and red clover Trifolium pratense. Prominent associates represent the fen characte…

Morecambe Bay

… saltmarsh grass give way to saltings at a higher level dominated by red fescue Festuca rubra. Other species characteristic of this level include thrift Armeria maritima and sea plantain Plantago maritima. Wet depressions in the upper marsh support communities with the uncommon s…

Cape Wrath

…n dog-violet Viola riviniana. The maritime grassland is dominated by red fescue Festuca rubra, sea plantain Plantago maritima and buck's-horn plantain Plantago coronopus. Two unusual species of eyebright Euphrasia marshalii (found only in Scotland) and the nationally scarce E. fo…

Kinoulton Marsh and Canal

… Jurassic Lower Lias. The sward is characterised by the abundance of red fescue Festuca rubra, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and by the wide range of grasses and forbs present, including cowslip Primula…

Marsland to Clovelly Coast

…assland communities are characterised by thrift Armeria maritima and red fescue Festuca rubra, with sea campion Silene uniflora, buckshorn plantain Plantago coronopus, kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria here showing an unusual range of colour forms, and wild thyme Thymus polytrich…

Gutch Common

…Cirsium dissectum. On the drier, sloping ground the main grasses are red fescue Festuca rubra and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum with heath grass Danthonia decumbens also widespread. Herbs well distributed in the sward include devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis, bet…

Gwaun Bwlch Hafod-y-gog

…bent Agrostis capillaris, crested dog’s-tail Cynosurus cristatus and red fescue Festuca rubra. Common associates include sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus, common knapweed Centaurea nigra, cat’s-ear Hypochaeris radicata, autumn hawkbit Scorzon…

Teddon Farm

…nt Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and red fescue Festuca rubra. Frequent herbs include cowslip Primula veris, common bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, fairy flax Linum catharticum, selfheal Prunella vulgaris, bugle Ajuga reptans, pignut Conopo…

Yanal Bog

…grass Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and Timothy Phleum pratense. Herb species such as meadowsweet, agrimony Agrimonia eupatoria and hemp agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum occur occasionally throu…

Bishop Wilton Poor Land

…ially dominant. Grasses such as meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, red fescue Festuca rubra, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens are all common, as are herbs such as great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis…

Therfield Heath

… unimproved pasture is dominated by upright brome Bromus erectus and red fescue Festuca rubra. There is a rich assemblage of herbs including such rarities as pasque flower Pulsatilla vulgaris which occurs in abundance at Church Hill, spotted cat's ear Hypochaeris maculata, wild c…

Boldon Pastures

…he most abundant grasses are crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, red fescue Festuca rubra, velvet bent Agrostis canina and common bent Agrostis capillaris while sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, quaking grass Briza media and meadow fescue Schedonorus pratensis are les…

Tuthill Quarry

… areas, have more open swards in which quaking grass Briza media and red fescue Festuca rubra are the two most dominant grasses, although blue moor grass is also beginning to colonise in certain areas. Mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculat…

Whitevine Meadows

…nt Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and red fescue Festuca rubra are the most common grasses. 7 species of orchid have been recorded including fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea, early marsh orchid Dactylorhiza incarnata, heath spotted orchid D. macu…

Berneray

…usly brackish slacks to acidic, peat-influenced poor fen types: from red fescue Festuca rubra saltmarsh, to common sedge Carex nigra poor fen with bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata. Two nationally scarce species are important components of the common sedge Carex nigra poor fen commun…

Upton Ham

…istinctive flora which includes meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, red fescue Festuca rubra, meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis, pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus and great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis which is particularly characteristic of this type of meadow. Less common pla…

Middle Side & Stonygill Meadows

…t species typical of northern hay meadows, including grasses such as red fescue Festuca rubra, cock’s foot Dactylis glomerata, common bent Agrostis capillaris, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. Herbs include common sorrel Rumex acetosa, wo…

Eastoft Meadow

…er lying Keuper Marl. The grassland is characterised by a mixture of red fescue Festuca rubra, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and quaking grass Briza media with hairy oat grass Avenula pubescens, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, meadow grass Poa pratensis and yellow oat gr…

Middle Crossthwaite

…m, cock’s foot Dactylis glomerata, rough meadow grass Poa trivialis, red fescue Festuca rubra, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, common bent Agrostis capillaris, Timothy Phleum pratense crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus and variable amounts of perennial rye grass Lolium perenne.…

Meikleour Area

…coarse grassland to areas similar to coastal grasslands dominated by red fescue Festuca rubra. There is a wide range of uncommon plants associated with the grasslands including small cudweed Logfia minima, hoary cinquefoil Potentilla argentea, rest harrow Ononis repens, and meado…

Breach Fields

…heath grass Danthonia decumbens, common bent Agrostis capillaris and red fescue Festuca rubra, with crested dog's tail, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus occurring at variable frequency. The herb component is especially rich and includes ma…

Horse Field, Gilling

… association with common bent Agrostis capillaris and, more locally, red fescue Festuca rubra. Cock's foot Dactylis glomerata, bulbous buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus, red clover Trifolium pratense, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata and sorrel Rumex acetosa are abundant througho…

Chaceley Meadow

…oxtail Alopecurus pratensis, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, red fescue Festuca rubra and soft brome Bromus hordeaceous and also contains a number of rushes and sedges including brown sedge Carex disticha, hairy sedge Carex hirta and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. The meado…

Tintagel Cliffs

… species. The extensive areas of maritime grassland are dominated by red fescue Festuca rubra with abundant wild thyme Thymus polytrichus and frequent kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria, oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare, spring squill Scilla verna and sea campion Silene uniflora. …

Field Head Meadow

…pe. It is characterised by sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, rough meadow grass Poa trivialis and field wood rush Luzula campestris with greater burnet Sanguisorba officinalis,…

Rush Furlong

…with few well defined field boundaries. The main grasses present are red fescue Festuca rubra, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and quaking grass Briza media, with hairy oat Avenula pubescens, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, yellow oat Trisetum flavescens and, locally, mead…

Brithdir a Chwm Mawr

…rest. The most frequent grasses are common bent Agrostis capillaris, red fescue Festuca rubra, crested dog’s-tail Cynosurus cristatus and sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, with other less common species including quaking grass Briza media, yellow oat grass Trisetum flaves…

Greenhaugh Meadow

…grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, red fescue Festuca rubra, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and rough meadow grass Poa trivialis. Widely occurring herbs include great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis, smooth lady’s mantle Alchemilla glabra, changing …

Cornriggs Meadows

…, meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, soft brome Bromus hordeaceus, red fescue Festuca rubra and perennial rye grass Lolium perenne, with downy oat grass Avenula pubescens, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and common sedge Carex nigra being locally prominent. Ungrazed banks, mainly…

Plains & Great Bay (St. Martin's)

…nnatus in a low, rabbit grazed sward, where thrift Armeria maritima, red fescue Festuca rubra, sand sedge Carex arenaria, sea stork’s bill Erodium maritimum and eyebright Euphrasia sp. are common. Another rare plant, Ramping Fumitory Fumaria capreolata also occurs here. The heath…

The Gobbins

…on cover. The most common species over much of the area is the grass red fescue Festuca rubra, which achieves high cover values. Some of the less steep slopes are dominated by bracken Pteridium aquilinum. Other prominent components in the sward include thrift Armeria maritima, bi…

Conistone Old Pasture

… sward is characterised by blue moor grass Sesleria caerulea and sheep's fescue Festuca rubra and is rich in herb species including rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris and limestone bedstraw Galium sterneri. In flushed areas grass of Parnassus Parnas…

Fulbourn Fen

… herbs and grasses. Of the grasses, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and red fescue Festuca rubra are particularly common along with herbs such as cowslip Primula veris, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba and purging flax Linum catharticum. The wetter areas support tall fen vegetation…

Polruan to Polperro

…eed Phragmites australis with common fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica, red fescue Festuca rubra and creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera and, on wet dripping rocks, in vegetation filled crevices with sea mayweed Tripleurospermum maritimum and creeping bent. The cliffs and slopes sup…

Rushy Meadows

…um uliginosum and marsh horsetail Equisetum palustre. In drier areas red fescue Festuca rubra, sweet vernal and tall oat grasses Anthoxanthum odoratum and Arrhenatherum elatiusdominate, but broadleaved species such as tufted vetch Vicia cracca and meadow vetchling remain prominen…

Allington Meadows

…xtail Alopecurus pratensis, crested dog’s tail, Cynosurus cristatus, red fescue Festuca rubra, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. Associated herbs include common knapweed Centaurea nigra, common bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, field…

Rushcliffe Golf Course

…d is characterised by the abundance of Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, red fescue Festuca rubra, cock’s foot Dactylis glomerata and common bent Agrostis tenius and also by the occurrence of such forbs as betony Betonica officinalis, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, sorrel Rumex acetos…

Cockerham Meadows, Thorpe

…wards are dominated by sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum with red fescue Festuca rubra, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and perennial rye grass Lolium perenne. Other grass species commonly encountered include crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, cock's foot Dactylis glomer…

Upper Dunsforth Carrs

…us subnodulosus. Areas of drier grassland occur with species such as red fescue Festuca rubra, quaking grass Briza media, betony Betonica officinalis, knapweed Centaurea nigra, agrimony Agrimonia eupatoria and cowslip Primula veris. Alder Alnus glutinosa / willow Salix spp. carr …

The Leasowes

… a range of grass species including common bent Agrostis capillaris, red fescue Festuca rubra, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, with frequent herbs including common knapweed Centaurea nigra, greater…

Far Hall Meadow

…ordeaceus subsp. hordeaceus, crested dog’s-tail Cynosurus cristatus, red fescue Festuca rubra, Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus, great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis, lesser trefoil Trifolium dubium, red clover Trifolium pratense and white clover Trifolium repens, with frequent peren…

Far Arnside

…. Associated grasses and sedges including quaking grass Briza media, red fescue Festuca rubra, carnation sedge Carex flacca and spring sedge Carex caryophyllea. Within this community more uncommon plants have been recorded, such as autumn lady's tresses Spiranthes spiralis, Stern…

Gweunydd Ceunant

… neutral grassland. These are characterised by grass species such as red fescue Festuca rubra and crested dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus together with characteristic forbs such as common knapweed Centaurea nigra, common bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus and meadow vetchling …

Hemingfold Meadow

… ear Hypochaeris radicata, Yorkshire fog grass Holcus lanatus, red fescue grass Festuca rubra and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. Plants associated with old, undisturbed meadows are present and include common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii, oxeye daisy Leucanthemum…

Cutiau

…ta. The hay meadows consist of a variety of grass species including red fescue, Festuca rubra, common bent Agrostis tenuis, timothy Phleum pratense and yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus. Other widespread species include ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata, yellow rattle Rhinanthus mi…

Llystyn Isaf

…e the main features of interest. These are composed of grasses, e.g. red fescue Festuca rubra and heath-grass Danthonia decumbens, with a variety of herbs including wood bitter-vetch Vicia orobus, bitter-vetch Lathyrus montanus, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, betony Betonica offi…

Marloes Mere

…grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus, red fescue Festuca rubra and purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea. There is much devil's-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, some saw-wort Serratula tinctoria, a little heather Calluna vulgaris and ten different sedge…

Range Farm Fields

…acteristic grasses such as sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra and common bent Agrostis capillaris are abundant. Herbs that are typical of the community include oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare, devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis, yellow rattle …

Rhos Pil-bach a Phennar-fawr

… mixtures of grasses such as crested dog’s-tail Cynosurus cristatus, red fescue Festuca rubra, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and common bent Agrostis capillaris and a variety of herbs including red clover Trifolium pratense, common bird’s-foot trefoil Lotus corniculatu…

Pashford Poor's Fen, Lakenheath

…dow saxifrage Saxifraga granulataa, lady's bedstraw Galium verum and red fescue Festuca rubra. Acid marshy grassland occurs in several damp hollows in the area of neutral grassland. A distinct transition zone is present on the edges of these wet areas and is characterised by saw …

Muston Meadows

…lly dominated by grasses such as creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, red fescue Festuca rubra, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus and quaking grass Briza media. Herbs include an abundance of pignut Conopodium majus, cowslip Primula ve…

Queestmoor Meadow

… being crested dog’s tail, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus. The rich herbaceous flora includes cowslip Primula veris, oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare, meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis, fairy flax Linum cathar…

Hisehope Burn Valley

…eside the Hisehope Burn, semi improved acidic grassland dominated by red fescue Festuca rubra and mat grass Nardus stricta on both valley sides, with scattered bracken occurring throughout this grassland.

Middle Harling Fen

…pe on damp soils and is dominated by fiorin Agrostis stolonifera and red fescue Festuca rubra. Several uncommon species occur in this diverse community including cowslip Primula veris, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, twayblade Neottia ovata, green winged orchid Anacamptis morio a…

The Moors

…orzonera humilis. This is abundant in a sward dominated by bents and red fescue Festuca rubra, with the very local whorled caraway Carum verticillatum. Heathland and bog are found over the Bagshot Beds on the south and west edges of this site. Whilst in the extreme south there a…

Tankerton Slopes

… barley Hordeum secalinum, false oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius and red fescue Festuca rubra. Associated herbs include spiny rest-harrow Ononis spinosa, smooth tare Vicia tetrasperma, grass leaved vetchling Lathyrus nissolia and dyer's greenweed Genista tinctoria. The last speci…

North East Coll Lochs and Moors

…air at A’ Chroic and inland from Traigh Tuath support a species rich red fescue Festuca rubra and ladies bedstraw Galium verum fixed dune grassland and the area inland from Traigh Tuath supports a rich flora with hoary whitlowgrass Draba incana, frog orchid Dactylorhiza viridis a…

Slievenacloy

…er grasses and sedges e.g. sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and carnation sedge Carex panicea. More elevated ground illustrates transitions to wet heath vegetation, in which acid-tolerant species such as heather Call…

Loughborough Meadows

…nial rye grass Lolium perenne, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, red fescue Festuca rubra and meadow barley Hordeum secalinum, dominate the sward. Typical herbs include great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis, pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus, narrow leaved water dropwort Oenanthe…

Whetley Meadows

…railway bank supports scrub and drier calcareous swards dominated by red fescue Festuca rubra and false brome Brachypodium sylvaticum with the local dyer’s greenweed Genista tinctoria particularly abundant. Other herbs of the railway bank include hoary plantain Plantago media, ha…

Barn Gill Meadow

…rnal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, cock's foot Dactylis glomerata and red fescue Festuca rubra. Other grass species present include meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and common bent Agrostis capillaris. Herbs are well represented within the sward a…

Moyrourkan Lough

…gorse Ulex europaeus scrub and grassland. The latter is dominated by red fescue Festuca rubra, common bent Agrostis capillaris and birdsfoot trefoil Lotus corniculatus. Other herbs include common knapweed Centaurea nigra, lesser stitchwort Stellaria graminea, common dog violet Vi…

Lea Marsh

…ture of the grassland sward within areas of both meadow and pasture. Red fescue Festuca rubra, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis and crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatu…

Tullyratty

…y grass-dominated with a wide range of associated herbs. The grasses red fescue Festuca rubra, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, common bent Agrostis capillaris and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum are common in the sward. Herbs typical of traditionally managed gras…

Wollaston Meadows

…oxtail Alopecurus pratensis, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, red fescue Festuca rubra, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis and com…

Chawridge Bourne

…hampsia cespitosa. Locally there are many large ant hills covered in red fescue Festuca rubra. The sward contains many plants characteristic of neutral and acid grassland including sneezewort Achillea ptarmica, dyer's greenweed Genista tinctoria, meadow barley Hordeum secalinum, …

Fritton Common

… the site and is dominated by common bent grass Agrostis capillaris, red fescue Festuca rubra and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. Other frequent species include mat grass Nardus stricta, heath grass Danthonia decumbens, purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, heath bedstraw…

Mill Meadows, Billericay

…id and dry to wet in character. It is composed of a sward largely of red fescue Festuca rubra and common bent Agrostis capillaris within which devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis, tormentil Potentilla erecta and common knapweed Centaurea nigra are frequent. Locally frequent to…

Matley Moor Meadows

… diverse and rich range of native grasses and herbs. Grasses such as red fescue Festuca rubra, crested dog’s tai Cynosurus cristatus, common bent Agrostis capillaris, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum all occur in abundance, with heath gras…

Meadow Croft, Skythorns

…rough the meadow. In the drier section the grassland is dominated by red fescue Festuca rubra with downy oat grass Avenula pubescens, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha and quaking grass Briza media. Herb species include pignut Conopodium majus, selfheal Prunella vulgaris, sal…

Burrington Meadow

…ss Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus and red fescue Festuca rubra are also species rich. The hedgerow bordering the site is thin and gappy except for patches of blackthorn Prunus spinosa scrub which occur on its southern edge.

Teesmouth and Cleveland Coast

…e dominance of marram and lyme-grass wanes and other plants such as red fescuse Festuca rubra, ragwort Senecio jacobaea and common cat’s-ear Hypochaeris radicata become prominent. The band of mobile and semi-fixed dunes around the Tees Estuary is quite narrow in comparison with s…

The Lagoons

…rush Juncus gerardii with other commonly occurring species including red fescue Festuca rubra, sea arrowgrass Triglochin maritimum, sea club rush Bolboschoenus maritimus, glasswort Salicornia europaea and buck's horn plantain Plantago coronopus. Small stands of common reed Phragm…

Grassington Hospital Grounds

…cata and field wood rush Luzula campestris. The dominant grasses are red fescue Festuca rubra, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and common bent Agrostis capillaris; also common are quaking grass Briza media, downy oat grass Avenula …

Folly Farm

…grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, red fescue Festuca rubra and quaking grass Briza media. Glaucous sedge Carex flacca is also common in the sward. There is a high component of herb species within the grassland with species such as common knapwee…

Cae'r Meirch

…Ranunculus acris occur; with crested dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus, red fescue Festuca rubra, common bent Agrostis capillaris and sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum as the principal grasses. In places, the soils appear to be rather base-rich, with such species as fairy fla…

Hainault Forest

…a and gorse Ulex europaeus. Typical species of the grassland include red fescue Festuca rubra and tormentil Potentilla erecta. The ancient woodland and secondary scrub together support a notable number of breeding birds and the site is of regional importance for two species of br…

The Gardens, Great Ashfield

…y quaking grass Briza media, crested dog's Tail Cynosurus cristatus, red fescue Festuca rubra and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. The herb flora is exceptionally rich and contains many species characteristic of this type of grassland, notably green winged orchid Anacamptis morio and…

Rhos Goch (Rhos Goch Common)

…tle Cirsium dissectum, flea sedge, heath woodrush Luzula multiflora, red fescue Festuca rubra, velvet bent Agrostis canina, heath spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza maculata subsp. ericetorum, marsh orchids Dactylorhiza sp., tawny sedge and the mosses Calliergonell cuspidatum and Aulaco…

Cwm Glo a Glyndyrys

…nated by purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea, sweet vernal grass, sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina and mat-grass Nardus stricta, with lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, tormentil and heath wood-rush Luzula multiflora. In the drier areas, and on the ancient spoil heaps, two types of gras…

Epping Forest

…e generally dominated by a mixture of fine leaved grasses, including red fescue Festuca rubra, mat grass Nardus stricta, wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa and common bent Agrostis capillaris. In marshier areas, purple moor grass frequently becomes dominant. Broad leaved herbs …

Muker Meadows

…rnal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, downy oat grass Avenula pubescens, red fescue Festuca rubra, smooth meadow grass Poa pratensis and cock's foot Dactylis glomerata. A distinctive feature of the vegetation is the abundance of pignut Conopodium majus, lady's mantle Alchemilla xanth…

Bracklesham Bay

… of unimproved pasture subject to seasonal flooding. Grasses such as red fescue Festuca rubra, sea couch Elytrigia atherica, creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum form a distinctive sward in which a variety of herbs grow, including viper'…

Rushy Bay & Heathy Hill (Bryher)

…orn plantain Plantago coronopus, sea stork's bill Erodium maritimum, red fescue Festuca rubra and thrift Armeria maritima. The nationally scarce sea spurge Euphorbia paralias, Portland spurge Euphorbia portlandica and western clover Trifolium occidentale also occur here. Sea beet…

Skendleby Psalter Banks

… sward which also includes sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra, quaking grass Briza media and wood false brome Brachypodium sylvaticum. A Lincolnshire Wolds grassland feature abundant field scabious Knautia arvensis is found with a large population…

Ge-Mare Farm Fields

…osition, supports a variety of grasses including crested dog's tail, red fescue Festuca rubra, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, marsh foxtail Alopecurus geniculatus and rough stalked meadow grass Poa trivialis. A number of sedge species are present including glaucous sed…

Langley's Lane Meadow

…sted dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, cock's foot Dactylis glomerata, red fescue Festuca rubra, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and upright brome Bromus erectus. Downy oat grass Avenula pubescens and quaking grass Briza media are particularly prominent at the northern end. Broadleave…

Oridge Street Meadows

…grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, red fescue Festuca rubra and Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus. Common knapweed Centaurea nigra, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, cowslip Primula veris and common bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus are frequent. N…

Gibraltar Point

…eymus arenarius, sand sedge Carex arenaria and the sand dune form of red fescue Festuca rubra. Pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis is common on the mature lime rich dunes which are locally dominated by sea buckthorn Hippophae rhamnoides. Notable plants which occur in the dune…

Arfordir Penrhyn Angle / Angle Peninsula Coast

…er inland the coastal slopes support maritime grassland dominated by red fescue Festuca rubra and cocks-foot Dactylis glomerata containing species such as green-winged orchid Anacamptis morio, thrift Armeria maritima, buck's-horn plantain Plantago coronopus, birds-foot trefoil Lo…

Cloatley Manor Farm Meadows

…sses and herbs indicative of a long period of extensive management. Red fescue Festuca rubra, common bent Agrostis capillaris, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum are all frequent and are joined by several other grasses, including meadow fox…

Trevose Head and Constantine Bay

…ery rich flora with some notable rarities. The sward is dominated by red fescue Festuca rubra, with ferngrass Catapodium rigidum, and sea ferngrass Catapodium marinum. Thyme Thymus polytrichus, eyebright Euphrasia officinalis agg., and hairy bird’s foot trefoil Lotus subbiflorus,…

Mere Beck Meadows

…se meadows is dominated by sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra, common bent Agrostis capillaris, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus and soft brome Bromus hordeaceus with downy oat grass Avenula pubescens, rough meadow grass Poa trivialis and Yor…

Chris's Pasture

…ut the use of artificial fertilisers. Characteristic species include red fescue Festuca rubra, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, heath grass Danthonia decumbens, betony Betonica officinalis, tormentil Potentilla erecta, selfheal Prunella vulgaris, field wood rush Luzula cam…

Quants

…l – common knapweed type. Crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus and red fescue Festuca rubra are the dominant grasses but Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum also occur. Herbs include common knapweed Centaurea nigra, devil's bit scabious Suc…

Scotney Castle

… leaved grasses such as sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and red fescue Festuca rubra has a population of green winged orchid Anacamptis morio, a species which has declined considerably in Kent in recent years. Another declining species is the adder's tongue fern Ophioglo…

Curtismill Green

…d by rough meadow grass Poa trivialis, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, red fescue Festuca rubra, meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis and crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus. Marshy or wet hollows have tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, marsh foxtail Alopecurus geniculatus,…

The Bury Farm

… dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus common knapweed Centaurea nigra, sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina and meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis. The crested dog’s tail common knapweed neutral grassland occurs as pasture and hay meadow, with two plant communities. The meadow vetchling Lathyr…

Mount Pleasant

… diverse and rich range of native grasses and herbs. Grasses such as red fescue Festuca rubra, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, Cynosurus cristatus, common bent Agrostis capillaris, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum all occur in abun…

Chancellor's Farm

…is a type characterised by sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra, common bent Agrostis capillaris, pignut Conopodium majus and sorrel Rumex acetosa. The banks south of Plummer's Farm shows a gradation from dry to marshy ground, with purple moor grass …

Hackpen, Warren & Gramp's Hill Downs

…ariety of aspect and gradient. Most of the grassland is dominated by red fescue Festuca rubra, but this is replaced by upright brome Bromus erectus on some middle and lower slopes. The herb flora includes horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa, common rock rose Helianthemum nummulari…

Ardmeanach

…ach SSSI, low cliffs towards the shore support maritime communities. Red fescue Festuca rubra and sea thrift Armeria maritima dominated grasslands occur alongside maritime heath and roseroot Sedum rosea, sea spleenwort Asplenium marinum and sea plantain Plantago maritima can also…

Far Holme Meadow

…rnal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, cock's foot Dactylis glomerata and red fescue Festuca rubra. Other grass species present include meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and common bent Agrostis capillaris. Herbs are well represented within the sward an…

Standridge Farm Pasture

…ities are characterised by sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, with greater burnet Sanguisorba officinalis, early purple orchid Orchis mascula, saw wort Serratula tinctoria, c…

St Margaret's Marsh

…ort Salicornia europaea, through mid to upper marsh red fescue – saltmarsh rush Festuca rubra-Juncus gerardii communities, to upper or drift line stands of common couch grass Elytrigia repens. This latter community marks the transition between the saltmarsh vegetation and the ree…

Pitcombe Down

… county. Most of the grassland is of the association: sheep’s fescue/red fescue Festuca ovina/F. rubra – salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba. It is rich in attractive downland plants including horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa, clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata, harebell Ca…

Sydling Valley Downs

…e grassland of the slopes is typically dominated by sheep's fescue / red fescue Festuca ovina / F. rubra with other important grasses including meadow oat Avenula pratensis, quaking grass Briza media, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus and small amounts of heath grass Danthon…

Cairnbridge Sand Pit

…d by neutral grassland in which the dominant grasses are sheep's and red fescue Festuca ovina and F. rubra, cock's foot Dactylis glomerata, common bent Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus. Other species include a large nu…

The Clouds

…and characterised by blue moor grass Sesleria caeruleae, sheep's and red fescue Festuca ovina and F. rubra, quaking grass Briza media and crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, occurs immediately around the pavements and in other areas where limestone comes close to the surface o…

Old Burghclere Lime Quarry

…ub control, has effectively maintained a short turf rich in herbs, with fescues Festuca ovina and F. rubra, glaucous sedge Carex flacca and locally quaking grass Briza media and mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum as dominants. The flora includes large colonies of fly orchid…

Higher Houghton

… and above Bully Wood have swards largely dominated by sheep's and red fescues, Festuca ovina and F. rubra. A range of other grasses are present including meadow oat Avenula pratensis, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, wood false brome Brachypodium sylvaticum, heath grass Da…

Chalbury Hill and Quarry

…rable significance. Tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum and sheep’s and red fescues Festuca ovine and F. rubra are the main dominant grasses of the steep hill slopes, which are grazed by sheep and cattle. This management maintains a characteristically herb-rich sward in which a large…

Cottam Well Dale

… of scrub invasions. In the northern grazed unit, sheep's fescue and red fescue Festuca ovina and F. rubra and other fine grasses dominate large areas rich in characteristic herbs; widespread species include harebell Campanula rotundifolia, clustered bellflower C. glomerata, less…

Breedon Hill

…Avenula pubescens and crested hairgrass Koeleria macrantha, with sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, red fescue F. rubra and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens also common. The grassland contains many herbs typical of calcareous swards, including burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga…

Cefn Onn

…y a high herb cover. Grasses, such as quaking-grass Briza media, sheep’s-fescue Festuca ovina, red fescue F. rubra, heath-grass Danthonia decumbens and crested dog’s-tail Cynosurus cristatus occur frequently. Accompanying herbs include common bird’s-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatu…

Lord's Well Field

…reous Breckland grassland dominated by several grasses including sheep's fescue Festuca ovina, red fescue F. rubra and crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha and a wide range of other plant species including small scabious Centaurea scabiosa, lady's bedstraw Galium verum, kidney v…

Caeau Nantsais

…nsis and harebell Campanula rotundifolia. Common grasses include sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, red fescue F. rubra, common bent Agrostis capillaris and sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. The neutral grassland is composed of a matrix of common bent, sweet vernal-grass, red …

Dolyhir Meadows

… from the adjacent quarry. The dominant grasses of the sward are sheep’s-fescue Festuca ovina, red fescue F. rubra and crested dog’s-tail Cynosurus cristatus, with abundant sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and a good representation of quaking-grass Briza media and yellow …

Dungee Corner Meadow

…weet vernal Anthoxanthum odoratum, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, red fescue F. rubra, quaking grass Briza media and crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus. Characteristic herbs with a high cover are, bulbous buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus, common bird…

Bishop Wilton Deep Dale

…cal dominant, interspersed with patches of finer grasses such as sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, red fescue F. rubra, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, quaking grass Briza media and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. Typical chalk herbs which are locally frequent include harebel…

Gwaun Bryn (Bryn Pasture)

…pillaris with frequent sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, sheep’s-fescue Festuca ovina, red fescue F. rubra, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens and common bird’s-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus. Characteristic associates include quaking-grass Briza media, spring-sedge Ca…

Scratchbury & Cotley Hills

…s of the Iron Age Scratchbury Hillfort. The turf is dominated by sheep's fescue Festuca ovina, red fescue F. rubra and upright brome Bromus erectus. Characteristic herbs of the Wiltshire downland include devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis, saw wort Serratula tinctoria and cha…

High Lickbarrow Mires and Pastures

… main sward is composed of fine low productivity grasses such as sheep's fescue Festuca ovina, red fescue F. rubra, wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. The overall community type is a common knapweed crested dog's tail sward. Due to …

Fordon Chalk Grasslands

…mmunities include heavily grazed, short turf areas dominated by sheep's' fescue Festuca ovina and red fescue F. rubra, mixed grasslands with fescues, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, hairy oat Avenula pubescens, quaking grass Briza media and crested hair grass Koeleria m…

Upton Cow Down

…ith Wiltshire. The sward is composed mainly of upright brome and sheep's fescue Festuca ovina, with red fescue F. rubra, quaking grass Briza media and crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha also abundant. Glaucus sedge Carex flacca and spring sedge Carex caryophyllea are both comm…

Alex Farm Pastures

…on bent Agrostis capillaris, creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina and red fescue F. rubra. Features of the sward are the abundance of dyer’s greenweed Genista tinctoria and pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus and the presence of sneezewort Achillea ptarmica…

Broadway Hill

…es and scrub colonisation. The grassland is mainly dominated by sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina and red fescue F. rubra, with erect brome Bromus erectus and tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum. Quaking grass Briza media, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus and timothy Phleum pratens…

Pen y ghent Gill

…c in character and support mainly neutral grassland dominated by sheep's fescue Festuca ovina and red fescue F. rubra, merging into acidic grassland containing mat grass Nardus stricta. Limestone pavements support a flora which includes green spleenwort Asplenium viride and britt…

Thundersley Great Common

…ir grass Aira praecox, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, sheep's fescue Festuca ovina and red fescue F. rubra. Where drainage is impeded on the slope, sedges are abundant, including four species uncommon in Essex, green ribbed sedge Carex binervis, common yellow sedge C. …

Pennerley Meadows

…ernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina and red fescue F. rubra. Other elements of the flora are variable in abundance, for example, oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare and yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor are particularly prominen…

Poor's Allotment

…cid grassland and heath include common bent Agrostis capillaris, sheep's fescue Festuca ovina and creeping fescue F. rubra with some extensive stands of western gorse Ulex gallii and ling Calluna vulgaris. Other characteristic species include bell heather Erica cinerea, cross lea…

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