Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Overhall Grove

… Urtica dioica, ground ivy Glechoma hederacea, cleavers Galium aparine, hogweed Heracleum sphondylium and rough stalked meadow grass Poa trivialis. Rides, clearings, ponds and a meandering stream provide additional habitats of general value. Re presentation of details approved b…

River Eden and Tributaries

…with frequent butterbur Petasites hybridus, cleavers Galium aparine and hogweed Heracleum sphondylium. The wettest areas support small patches of greater tussock sedge Carex paniculata. Floodplain alder woodland is widespread in Britain but examples are confined to undisturbed fl…

Bowber Head and Piper Hole Meadows

…also abundant and can comprise a significant proportion of the herbage. Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium, common knapweed Centaurea nigra and cow parsley Anthriscus sylvestris are occasionally conspicuous while sweet cicely Myrrhis odorata is an unusual feature of the Bowber Head si…

Craigantlet Woods

…valley floor tends to support a taller vegetation, with such species as hogweed Heracleum sphondylium, cow parsley Anthriscus sylvestris and creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens. Wet rock faces are frequent along the rivers and streams. Here, the humid microclimate results in a r…

Brada Hill

…Arrhenatherum elatius and tall herbs such as red campion Silene dioica, hogweed Heracleum sphondylium and common nettle Urtica dioica. On the hill top are bare rock slabs, shaped by ice, of subsidiary geomorphological interest. Plants growing in irregularities of the surface incl…

Killough Bay and Strand Lough

…nd is typically dominated by false oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius with hogweed Heracleum sphondylium, sea radish Raphanus raphanistrum ssp. maritimus, white clover Trifolium repens and red fescue Festuca rubra. Small stands of maritime heath are present and are dominated by heat…

Dunstable and Whipsnade Downs

…reas of deeper soils above the slopes support tall herb species such as hogweed Heracleum sphondylium, thistles Cirsium spp. wild mignonette Reseda lutea and wild carrot Daucus carota. This site supports an important butterfly population with species which are uncommon and of loc…

Totamore Dunes and Loch Ballyhaugh

…icum, selfheal Prunella vulgaris, red bartsia Odontites vernus, and cow parsnip Heracleum sphondylium. Uncommon plants such as adder’s-tongue fern Ophioglossum vulgatum are present in many of the dune slacks. Early marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza incarnata subsp. coccinea is typical of…

The Gobbins

…enrichment to the soils through their guano. Additional species such as hogweed Heracleum sphondylium, sea mayweed Tripleurospermum maritimum and sea campion Silene uniflora occur here. Notable plant species include sea spleenwort Asplenium marinum. The intertidal area is general…

Ballykilbeg

…atches of dry grassland, with frequent common knapweed Centaurea nigra, hogweed Heracleum sphondylium and wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris also occur. Scrub and woodland are scattered over the area. This varies from gorse Ulex europaeus and bramble Rubus fruticosus, through scru…

Breckon

…in this area. Part of the machair has an unusual community dominated by hogweed Heracleum sphondylium. The cliff-top vegetation includes species such as frog orchid Dactylorhiza viridis, field gentian Gentianella campestris, spring squill Scilla verna and the locally scarce autum…

Finemere Wood

…dominated by tufted hair grass and other tall growing species including hogweed Heracleum sphondylium, great willowherb Epilobium hirsutum, hoary ragwort Senecio erucifolius and false fox sedge Carex otrubae. The bank supports a variety of herbs often associated with calcareous s…

Giant's Causeway and Dunseverick

…es, often guano enriched, frequently support additional species such as hogweed Heracleum sphondylium. sea aster Aster tripolium, sea mayweed Tripleurospermum maritimum, sea beet Beta vulgaris ssp. maritima and sea campion Silene uniflora. Areas of near-vertical cliff, usually mo…

Long Dale & Gratton Dale

…ndant meadow sweet Filipendula ulmaria with water avens Geum rivale and hogweed Heracleum sphondylium. Other habitats in the dales include rock outcrops and scree. In the White Peak, dog’s mercury colonises scree along with oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius and mouse eared hawkweed…

Crag Pit, Sutton

…e uncommon mossy stonecrop Crassula tillaea. Tall ruderal herbs such as hogweed Heracleum sphondylium and rosebay willowherb Epilobium angustifolium with false oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius surround the pit and sallow scrub has developed in a hollow at the far end.

Pillar and Ennerdale Fells

…ooth lady’s mantle Alchemilla glabra, golden rod Solidago virgaurea and hogweed Heracleum sphondylium. Less common species associated with this ledge vegetation include alpine saw wort Saussurea alpina, mountain sorrel Oxyria digyna, stone bramble Rubus saxatilis, alpine meadow r…

Helvellyn & Fairfield

… sylvestris, water avens Geum rivale, great wood rush Luzula sylvatica, hogweed Heracleum sphondylium and occasionally globe flower Trollius europaeus and early purple orchid Orchis mascula all occur. Often associated with the ledges, but also found on bare rock outcrops are many…

Boughton Fen

… sp. The ground flora consists of meadowsweet, nettle Urtica dioica and hogweed Heracleum sphondylium. Several areas of dense blackthorn Prunus spinosa scrub are present on the drier parts of the site. Many uncommon species of moth have been recorded from the site, including the …

Great Blencow Meadows and Fen

… common valerian Valeriana officinalis, marsh thistle Cirsium palustre, hogweed Heracleum sphondylium, yellow iris Iris pseudacorus, false oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius and reed canary grass Phalaris arundinacea. Scattered scrub and ribbons of woodland exist on the edge of the …

Salisbury Plain

…tall upright brome dominated swards, but wild parsnip Pastinaca sativa, hogweed Heracleum sphondylium and greater knapweed Centaurea scabiosa are characteristic. Parasitic on the latter species is knapweed broomrape Orobanche elatior, occurring in greater quantity on the Plain th…

Monk's Dale

…ndant meadow sweet Filipendula ulmaria with water avens Geum rivale and hogweed Heracleum sphondylium. Other habitats in the dales include rock outcrops and scree. In the White Peak, dog’s mercury colonises scree along with oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius and mouse eared hawkweed…

Cressbrook Dale

…ndant meadow sweet Filipendula ulmaria with water avens Geum rivale and hogweed Heracleum sphondylium. Other habitats in the dales include rock outcrops and scree. In the White Peak, dog’s mercury colonises – scree along with oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius and mouse eared hawkwe…

Durtrees Burn Grassland

…eat burnet Sanguisorba officinalis, common knapweed Centaurea nigra and hogweed Heracleum sphondylium. Alder Alnus glutinosa and eared willow Salix aurita are scattered along the course of the burn where common reed Phragmites australis is also found. Lesser pond sedge occurs in …

Highgate Common

…oadside verges, featuring mugwort Artemisia vulgaris, umbellifers e.g. hogweed, Heracleum sphondylium and cow parsley, Anthriscus sylvestris and members of the Asteracaea family e.g. common cat’s ear, Hypochaeris radicata and mouse ear hawkweed, Pilosella officinarum. Scattered …

Whitehorse Hill

…me, cock’s foot Dactylis glomerata, tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum and hogweed Heracleum sphondylium. This grades into a richer turf at the head of the valley. The open chalk grassland at the western end of the site contains The White Horse itself, together with an iron age hill…

Worsham Lane

…pinosa, field maple Acer campestre, common knapweed Centaurea nigra and hogweed Heracleum sphondylium. Downy woundwort is a plant with a declining population in Britain, Belgium and elsewhere on the edge of its range in Europe. In Britain it was formerly found in Hampshire, North…

Topley Pike and Deep Dale

…ndant meadow sweet Filipendula ulmaria with water avens Geum rivale and hogweed Heracleum sphondylium. Other habitats in the dales include rock outcrops and scree. In the White Peak, dog’s mercury colonises scree along with oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius and mouse eared hawkweed…

White Rocks

…, the vegetation is dominated by red fescue Fes1uca rubra with frequent hogweed Heracleum sphondylium, thrift Armeria maritima, sea mayweed Tripleurospermum maritimum and sea campion Silene uniflora. Where the soils are much thinner, the rock ledges are dominated by wild thyme Th…

Portmuck

…common nettle Urtica dioica, perennial sow thistle Sonchus arvensis and hogweed Heracleum sphondylium. Stable, near-vertical rock faces, generally have either high ivy Hedera helix cover or, on less steep faces, sea campion Silene uniflora. Where soil is very thin or almost non-e…

Castle Hill Deer Park and Windy Pits

…rnum opulus, as well as peaks in localised flowering of species such as hogweed Heracleum sphondylium, provide important nectar sources for insects, as well as places to breed. Fungi The veteran trees also support rare fungi, including oak polypore Piptoporus quercinus, which a…

Froghall Meadow and Pastures

…sorba officinalis, common knapweed, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria and hogweed Heracleum sphondylium along with species such as meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis, greater burnet saxifrage Pimpinella major and oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare. The grazed pastures of the lower s…

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