Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Thursley, Hankley & Frensham Commons

…thes trifoliata, lesser bladderwort Utricularia minor and marsh St. John’s wort Hypericum elodes. Other plants of note recorded from the Thursley valley mire complex include royal fern Osmunda regalis, bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella, the nationally scarce stags horn clubmoss Lyc…

Moelyci a Chors Ty’n y Caeau

…la ulmaria, joined locally by flea sedge Carex pulicaris, marsh St. John’s wort Hypericum elodes, Angelica Angelica sylvestris and lesser skull-cap Scutellaria minor. There are moist banks in the marshy grassland where the nationally uncommon ivy-leaved bellflower Wahlenbergia he…

Black Lough (Down)

… strong water movement is also present. It is dominated by marsh St John's wort Hypericum elodes and bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius. Extensive areas of lowland heath and grassland also occur at BlackLough. Dry heath on the rocky ridges is dominated by heather Calluna vul…

Rhos Bwlch-y-rhandir

…mmon sedge Carex nigra, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, marsh St John’s-wort Hypericum elodes, water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile and wavy St. John’s-wort Hypericum undulatum, which is abundant throughout. This species is also scattered over the adjoining sedge-rich pasture …

Meddon Moor

…llows support a different association of species including marsh St John’s-wort Hypericum elodes, bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, lesser skullcap Scutellaria minor, and the nationally scarce wavy-leaved St. John’s-wort Hypericum undulatum. A…

Kernick and Ottery Meadows

…wetter conditions include bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella, marsh St John’s-wort Hypericum elodes, round-leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, Sphagnum fallax, pale butterwort Pinguicula lusitanica, bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius and the natio…

Whiteleigh Meadows

… Dyer’s greenweed Genista tinctoria and the nationally scarce wavy St John-wort Hypericum undulatum also occur. In the areas of very poorly drained ground a different plant community with soft-rush Juncus effusus, compact rush Juncus conglomeratus, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vu…

Burnham Beeches

…, yellow flag Iris pseudacorus, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, lesser spearwort Hypericum elodes, greater bladderwort Utricularia vulgaris, white and yellow water lilies Nymphaea alba and Nuphar lutea and some six species of bog moss Sphagnum spp. Invertebrate life is well repre…

Cefn Bryn Common

…ecium ossifragum is locally abundant. Flushes also support marsh St John's-wort Hypericum elodes, whorled caraway Carum verticillatum, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius. Additional notable species are royal fern Osmunda regalis, oblong-leav…

Ludderburn and Candlestick Mires

…unusually large, red coloured lawns. Black Beck contains marsh St. John's wort Hypericum elodes which is scarce in Cumbria as well as water plantain Alisma plantago-aquatica, shoreweed Littorella uniflora and floating club-rush Eleogiton fluitans. The north east area of the mire…

Fairwood, Pengwern and Welshmoor Commons

…a, petty whin Genista anglica, royal fern Osmunda regalis, marsh St John's-wort Hypericum elodes, whorled caraway, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, lesser water-plantain Baldellia ranunculoides, saw-wort Serratula tinctoria, cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos and adder's-tongue Ophio…

Okehampton Park Flush

…nd for much of the year, and is characterised by abundant marsh St. John’s wort Hypericum elodes with bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius. Not only is this community particularly extensive within the site, but it is also remarkably well-developed, supporting an unusually wide…

Esher Commons

…Drosera intermedia, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum and marsh St John's wort Hypericum elodes. The dense scrub which covers much of the former heathland is composed of gorse Ulex europaeus, the birches Betula pubescens and B. pendula and grey sallow Salix cinerea. In many plac…

Cors Gyfelog

…del Narthecium ossifragum, bladderworts Utricularia spp., marsh St. John's wort Hypericum elodes, many-stemmed spike-rush Eleocharis multicaulis, star sedge Carex echinata and bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius. Bog mosses are widespread across the site, with hummocks of Sph…

Stokeford Heaths

…f pools, both permanent and seasonally wet, which support marsh St. John’s-wort Hypericum elodes and the local shoreweed Littorella uniflora. The heath and mire communities provide a habitat for a number of nationally rare and scarce plant and animal species. The nationally rare…

Cefn Blaenau

…-mosses Sphagnum spp. with other localised plants such as marsh St. John's-wort Hypericum elodes, round-leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia, common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris and bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius. At the base of the valley slopes in particular, there are…

Cors y Sarnau

…ncludes plants such as Marsh Cinquefoil Comarum palustre, marsh St. John's-wort Hypericum elodes, Cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos and a variety of sedges and bog mosses. The true carr is dominated by Alder Alnus glutinosa with many other plants, including meadowsweet Filipendula ul…

Gwaun Troed-rhiw-seiri a Llyn Mynydd-gorddu

…rifoliata, common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium and marsh St John’s-wort Hypericum elodes. Below the dam at the western end of the pool is a smaller area of valley mire, with flushes running down to the stream from the sloping pasture. Growing here are heath spotted-orchid…

Landford Bog

…ecies which are rare and decreasing in Wiltshire including marsh St John’s wort Hypericum elodes, pale butterwort Pinguicula lusitanica, white beak sedge Rhynchospora alba, many stalked spike rush Eleocharis multicaulis and common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium. Where the …

Strangford Lough Part 3

…slane, brackish water e.g. Eleocharis uniglumis, spike-rush and freshwater e.g. Hypericum elodes, marsh St Johns' wort. Terrestrial species reflecting maritime influences are also found e.g. Scilla verna, spring squill and Sagina maritima, sea pearlwort. The smaller islands in th…

Cropple How Mire

…the presence of both lesser skullcap Scutellaria minor and marsh St John's wort Hypericum elodes. Immediately to the north lies the main area of basin mire which differs sharply from the open areas of mire to the south and east. This is surrounded by a dense and uncommon associa…

Mynydd Llangyndeyrn

… Eriophorum angustifolium, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh St. John's-wort Hypericum elodes, royal fern Osmunda regalis, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos and cross-leaved heath. The site as a whole provides …

Coedydd Nanmor

…ar lutea, Nymphaea alba, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and marsh St John’s-wort Hypericum elodes. Nursery roosts of lesser horseshoe bats Rhinolophus hipposideros occur in an outbuilding at Hafod Garregog and in a roof space at Hen Dolfriog. Since 1999, at least 100 adult bats h…

Cadair Idris

…mon there are some small pools and soakaways with frequent marsh St John’s-wort Hypericum elodes and bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius. On the very wet shallow peat, flushes of carnation sedge, jointed rush J. articulatus, rosettes of the common butterwort Pinguicula vulgar…

Hense Moor

…ed. Associated herbs are bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, bog St John’s wort Hypericum elodes, pale butterwort Pinguicula lusitanica, great sundew Drosera anglica and bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella. Where wet heaths grade into these boggy areas, purple moor grass Molinia caer…

Wistman's Wood

…era rotundifolia, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula and marsh St John's wort Hypericum elodes. With the exception of a small fenced area of the wood the whole valley is open to grazing by sheep, cattle and ponies. The turbulent West Dart River courses southwards through the s…

Ashculm Turbary

… Stellaria alsine, white beak sedge Rhynchospora alba and marsh St. John's wort Hypericum elodes. Adding to the habitat diversity of the site are patches of dry heath containing bell heather Erica cinerea, western gorse, heather and bracken Pteridium aquilinum. Areas of woodland …

Rhos Cruglas

…r notable plants growing in this wet central area include marsh St. John's-wort Hypericum elodes, white beak-sedge Rhynchospora alba, ivy-leaved bellflower Wahlenbergia hederacea, marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris, bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella, marsh-marigold Caltha palust…

Brendon Farm (North)

…ttongrass Eriophorum angustifolium and the nationally scarce wavy St Johns-wort Hypericum undulatum. The locally uncommon petty whin Genista anglica is present at the western end of the site. Several sedges are found frequently including tawny sedge Carex hostiana, carnation sedg…

North Exmoor

… Sphagnum papillosum valley mires occur. The marsh St John's-wort -bog pondweed Hypericum elodes - Potamogeton polygonifolius and the blinks -round-leaved crowfoot Montia fontana - Ranunculus omiophyllus communities are to be found in similar situations where the lateral movement…

Rhosydd Llanwrthwl

…hes the substrate, a very distinctive soakway dominated by marsh St John’s-wort Hypericum elodes and bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius occurs. Very locally, springlines bearing quite mesotrophic ground-water arise, providing one of the most floristically diverse vegetation …

Chyenhal Moor

…le species as cornish moneywort Sibthorpia europaea, wavy-leaved St John’s wort Hypericum undulatum, and ivy-leaved bellflower Wahlenbergia hederacea. To the north is a more open heathy area where common gorse Ulex europaeus and heather Calluna vulgaris are dominant. The rare Dor…

Cors Cae'r Neuadd

…ches, these being characterised either by the presence of marsh St. John’s-wort Hypericum elodes, bog pondweed, the bog-moss Sphagnum auriculatum, common marsh-bedstraw Galium palustre, greater bird’s-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus and the moss Sarmentypnum exannulatum, or by ro…

Cors Bwlch-y-baedd

…bottle sedge Carex rostrata, white sedge Carex canescens, marsh St. John’s-wort Hypericum elodes, water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile and the bog mosses Sphagnum subsecundum and Sphagnum contortum are found here, together with occasional species more typical of raised mire, such…

Ruttersleigh

…Menyanthes trifoliata, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, marsh St John's wort Hypericum elodes, grow together with bog mosses such as Sphagnum auriculatum where conditions are most acidic. Where conditions are less acidic species such as ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi and mars…

Bradworthy Common

…ats in places. Ditches and rivulets support species such as marsh St Johns-wort Hypericum elodes, bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius and floating club-rush Eleogiton fluitans, an uncommon plant in Devon away from Dartmoor. There is a high frequency of heathland species inclu…

Wood of Cree

…d/or fen fringes that contain some uncommon species such as Carex aquatilis and Hypericum elodes to open water with a diverse emergent and submerged flora is an additional feature of interest. The site has a rich invertebrate fauna which includes slugs characteristic of old woodl…

Ottery Valley

…ation mosaic are several localized areas of marsh St John’s-wort – bog pondweed Hypericum elodes – Potamogeton polygonifolius soakway communities. A community type not found elsewhere on the Cornwall Culm sites is star sedge – sphagnum moss Carex echinata – Sphagnum fallax/auric…

Ant Broads and Marshes

…ldellia ranunculoides, fen pondweed Potamogeton coloratus, marsh St John’s wort Hypericum elodes and three species of bladderwort Utricularia spp. These pools, together with associated wetter areas of fen, are of exceptional interest for their aquatic coleoptera water beetles and…

The Moors

…the heathy areas have a rich acid flora including abundant bog St. Johns’s-wort Hypericum elodes, bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius, floating club rush Eleogiton fluitans, bulbous rush Juncus bulbosus and bladderworts Utricularia spp. Where partly shaded, the local cyperus …

Gwaun Wern-y-wig

…orum angustifolium, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, marsh St. John’s-wort Hypericum elodes, water mint Mentha aquatica, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre and lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula.

Thorne and Doves Moors

…cium ossifragum, marsh lousewort Pedicularis palustris and marsh St John’s-wort Hypericum elodes. The latter have abundant soft-rush Juncus effusus and compact rush Juncus conglomeratus var. conglomeratus, with marsh-marigold Caltha palustris, common valerian Valeriana officinali…

Brithdir a Chwm Mawr

…is community include smooth brome grass Bromus racemosus, marsh St. John’s-wort Hypericum elodes, marsh valerian Valeriana dioica, and a colony of giant horsetail Equisetum telmateia, a scarce localised species in Montgomeryshire, occurs around field boundaries. Some of the field…

Cashel Loughs

…a restricted distribution in the British Isles, including marsh St. John's wort Hypericum elodes and western gorse Ulex gallii. Notable bryophytes include Calligeron cordifolium, Calligeron stramineum, Scorpeidium scorpiodes, Sphagnum squarrosum and Sphagnum fimbriatum. The div…

Hallsenna Moor

…fluviatile, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and the uncommon marsh St John's wort Hypericum elodes occurs locally. Dense willow Salix cinerea and Salix pentandra and birch Betula pubescens scrub has developed in the south west corner and elsewhere around the margins of the site. Ad…

Epping Forest

…ty which grows only in the Forest, in Wake Valley Pond, is marsh St John's wort Hypericum elodes. bladderwort Utricularia australis occurs in half a dozen ponds in and just outside great Monk Wood, including Baldwin's Hill Pond, Earls Path Pond and the Wake Valley Pond complex. T…

Foxlease and Ancells Meadows

…enella, intermediate leaved sundew Drosera intermedia and marsh St. John’s wort Hypericum elodes are all abundant and the scarce white sedge Carex canescens, cyperus sedge Carex pseudocyperus and marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre are also present. The open water habitats are impo…

Lymington River

…t R. x novae forestae. Purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, marsh St John’s wort Hypericum elodes and marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris also typically occur along the peaty banks of the stream headwaters where the channels are not deeply incised. The Highland Water remains a r…

Basingstoke Canal

… number of plants not recorded from the Canal, for example marsh St John's wort Hypericum elodes, bog myrtle Myrica gale, many stalked spike rush Eleocharis multicaulis, cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium and lesser bladderwort Utricularia minor. Of additional note are the sed…

Hothfield Common

…rce in Kent, including bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, marsh St John’s wort Hypericum elodes, round leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia; flea sedge Carex pulicaris and cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium. The relict bogs are now dominated rushes Juncus species, grasses espe…

Southey and Gotleigh Moors

…nifolius, common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium and marsh St John’s wort Hypericum elodes. As water moves away from the springs it spreads into channels which intersect low hummocks of Sphagnum papillosum. Dividing hollows contain Scorpidium revolvens, a moss very rare in …

Ockham and Wisley Commons

… Surrey rarities including shore weed Littorella uniflora, marsh St John's wort Hypericum elodes and lesser water plantain Baldellia ranunculoides. Locally distributed plants include needle spike rush Eleocharis acicularis and pillwort Pilularia globulifera. Open water surrounded…

Rhos Blaenclettwr

…ristic species such as bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, marsh St John’s-wort Hypericum elodes and carnation sedge Carex panicea. On more level ground lower down are small basin mires in pingos dominated by bog-mosses Sphagnum spp. with cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos, round-leav…

Bollihope, Pikestone, Eggleston and Woodland Fells

…arce species such as starry saxifrage Saxifraga stellaris, marsh St John’s wort Hypericum elodes, bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius and bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella. The pale forget-me-not Myosotis stolonifera which is nationally scarce occurs next to gills on Pikestone …

Landford Heath

…. Higher plants in the wetter runnels and seepages include marsh St John’s wort Hypericum elodes, round leaved crowfoot Ranunculus omiophyllus, bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius and marsh speedwell Veronica scutellata, which in Wiltshire are confined to the New Forest edge.…

Carrick Heaths

… hummocks along with lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula, marsh St John’s-wort Hypericum elodes and bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella. Other herbs and grasses recorded include lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata, saw wort Serratula tinctoria…

Carn Gafallt

…eaty flushes within these woodland support plants such as marsh St. John's-wort Hypericum elodes, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris and white beak-sedge Rhynchospora alba. Other woodland communities present include small stands of damp alder-ash…

Silver Tarn, Hollas and Harnsey Mosses

…r forget-me-not, cuckoo-flower, lesser spearwort, square stalked St John's wort Hypericum tetrapterum and marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre in seepage areas. This gives way to acid marshy grassland dominated by jointed rush Juncus articulatus. Silver Tarn is the largest mire of t…

Greenan

…laria vulgaris, floating club rush Eleogiton fluitans, and marsh St John's wort Hypericum elodes. Notable bryophytes include Sphagnum squarrosum. Greenan also provides valuable habitat for a range of wetland animals, including birds and invertebrates. https://www.daera-ni.gov.uk…

Waen Rydd

…nage channels. Here the shallow open water is colonised by marsh St John’s-wort Hypericum elodes, bog pondweed, common cottongrass, purple moor-grass, bulbous rush Juncus bulbosus, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula, common yellow sedge and carnation sedge. White beak-sedge Rhy…

Rhos Esgairwen-fawr a Rhosgoch-fawr

…h, with common valerian Valeriana officinalis and the rare marsh St John’s-wort Hypericum elodes. Less steep and less heavily flushed slopes are dominated by purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea, with much marsh violet Viola palustris and tufted hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa. Th…

Llwyn-iarth

…grassland marsh lousewort Pedicularis palustris, square-stalked St. John’s-wort Hypericum tetrapterum, few-flowered spike-rush Eleocharis quinqueflora, tufted forget-me-not Myosotis laxa ssp. caespitosa, and marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris, can be found. Devil’s-bit scabiou…

Littleworth Common

…t they still support marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, marsh St John's wort Hypericum elodes and bladder sedge Carex vesicaria, all of which have an extremely restricted distribution in Buckinghamshire. One of the ponds is the location for starfruit and they once supported an…

Winster Wetlands

…ols and water tracks supporting bog pondweed, bladderwort, marsh St John's wort Hypericum elodes probably the largest population in South Cumbria, white beak sedge Rhynchospora alba, oblong leaved sundew Drosera intermedia and a high cover of small sedges, a nationally rare commu…

Pant Cae Haidd

…s trifoliata, lesser clubmoss Selaginella selaginoides and marsh St John’s-wort Hypericum elodes are each locally frequent and there is a good population of northern marsh orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa ssp. purpurella. Patches of rush pasture, typified by soft rush Juncus effu…

Waun Fawr, Puncheston

…The channels of the tiny streams are variously choked with marsh St John’s-wort Hypericum elodes, floating club-rush Eleogiton fluitans, many-stalked spike-rush Eleocharis multicaulis and bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius. The pale butter-wort occurs in several flushes and …

Shortheath Common

…nnywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, water mint Mentha aquatica and bog St John's wort Hypericum elodes. The invertebrate fauna of the Common and in particular of the pond, mire and peripheral habitats, is of special interest. It includes 23 breeding species of dragonflies, including a …

Whitchurch Down

…laria minor, ivy-leaved bellflower Wahlenbergia hederacea, marsh St John’s wort Hypericum elodes, marsh violet Viola palustris, and lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica. Cornish moneywort Sibthorpia europaea, a plant with a restricted distribution in Britain, grows along the banks of…

Ash to Brookwood Heaths

…rush, marsh bog violet Viola palustris and Surrey rarities marsh St John's wort Hypericum elodes, many stalked spike rush Eleocharis multicaulis, white beak sedge Rhynchospora alba and in bog pools, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata. One such pool, Peatmoor Pond is particularly rich …

Greenan Lough

…ush Eleogiton fluitans, fen bedstraw Galium uliginosum and Marsh St John's wort Hypericum elodes. Greenan Lough also provides valuable habitat for a range of wetland animals, including birds and invertebrates. https://www.daera-ni.gov.uk/publications/greenan-lough-assi

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

…og pimpernel Anagallis tenella, star sedge Carex echinata, marsh St John’s wort Hypericum elodes, marsh willowherb Epilobium palustre, bog stitchwort Stellaria alsine and bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius. The stream flowing from Holy Vale into the pool is the only running …

Hare's Down, Knowstone & Rackenford Moors

…ra alba, star sedge Carex echinata, common sedge C. nigra, marsh St John’s-wort Hypericum elodes and the insectivorous round-leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia and pale butterwort Pinguicula lusitanica. A rich invertebrate fauna has been recorded here including the local small p…

Gilmoor and Moorlands

…ecium ossifragum, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris and marsh St John’s-wort Hypericum elodes occur. The areas of scrub are dominated by young birch Betula pendula and sallow Salix spp. which merge with the narrow woodland strips associated with old field boundaries. Tree pi…

Chudleigh Knighton Heath

…pp and southern marsh orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa and marsh St John’s wort Hypericum elodes. Two species of plants which have a very restricted distribution in Devon and which occur on the site are petty whin Genista angilica and pale dog violet Viola lactea. The roadside v…

Holton and Sandford Heaths

…re soakaway vegetation, characterised by the occurrence of marsh St John’s-wort Hypericum elodes and bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius, has developed. Other typical plants of this community – bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella, many-stalked spike-rush Eleocharis multicaulis an…

Sound Heath

…giton fluitans, water violet Hottonia palustris and the rare bog St John's wort Hypericum elodes which was thought to be extinct in Cheshire. The heath's scrub and woodland is secondary in origin and mainly composed of pedunculate oak Quercus robur, silver birch Betula pendula, a…

Greendale Mires

…ius, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris and the uncommon marsh St John's wort Hypericum elodes. The very local intermediate bladderwort Utricularia intermedia has also been recorded and long leaved sundew Drosera intermedia occurs around the edges of the pools. The streams and …

Sampford Spiney

…nts including hare’s-tail cotton-grass Eriophorum vaginatum, bog St John’s wort Hypericum elodes and bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius. The River Walkham and its tributaries are typical Dartmoor streams, being fast-flowing and nutrient-poor. The clean, well-oxygenated wate…

Upper Fowey Valley

… rostrata and several Sphagnum moss species. There is also marsh St John’s wort Hypericum elodes, marsh violet Viola palustris and marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre. There are populations of round-leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia, the rarer oblong-leaved sundew Drosera intermed…

Deadman

…amogeton polygonifolius, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and marsh St John's wort Hypericum elodes. The insectivorous pale butterwort Pinguicula lusitanica prefers the exposed peat of the pool margins as does white beak sedge Rhynchospora alba which is of very restricted distributi…

Afon Cleddau Gorllewinol / Western Cleddau River

…nthes trifoliata, bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius, marsh St John’s-wort Hypericum elodes, marsh lousewort Pedicularis palustris, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre and lesser skullcap Scutellaria minor. The lower reach is predominantly shaded and the aquatic vegetation is …

Maiden Down

…tundifolia, common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium and bog St John's wort Hypericum elodes. There is a rich invertebrate fauna associated with the site. Five species of fritillary butterfly have been recorded, including the local small pear bordered fritillary Boloria selen…

Glannau Rhoscolyn

… array of communities including soakaway characterised by Marsh St. John’s Wort Hypericum elodes and bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius, sea club-rush Bolboschoenus maritimus swamp, inundation grassland (including red fescue Festuca rubra, creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera …

Subberthwaite, Blawith and Torver Low Commons

…species mentioned above. In similar situations, the uncommon bog St John's wort Hypericum elodes occurs locally on the site. Standing water is present on many of the mires. At Red Moss there are extensive acidic bog pools which contains the bog mosses Sphagnum auriculatum and Sp…

Winfrith Heath

…ith some fluctuation in water table have vegetation where marsh St. John’s-wort Hypericum elodes and bog pond weed Potamogeton polygonifolius are common. In other areas with lateral movement of ground water, purple moor-grass forms large tussocks with dense stands of bog myrtle M…

Brown Moss

…us Eleogiton fluitans, small bur reed Sparganium minimum, marsh St. John’s wort Hypericum elodes and the rare liverwort Riccia canaliculata. One hollow is occupied by a small quaking bog dominated by Sphagnum fallax and soft rush Juncus effusus and supporting characteristic bog s…

Borlasevath and Retallack Moor

…aria minor), the uncommon royal fern (Osmunda regalis) and wavy St John’s Wort (Hypericum undulatum), the latter nationally scarce are well represented. Scrub, notably bog myrtle (Myrica gale) and bramble (Rubus fruticosus agg.) is scattered amongst the mire which grades impercep…

Rhossili Down

… water flow grow bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius and bog St. Johns wort Hypericum elodes. The ditches along the Whitemoor boundary are of interest for their extensive stands of royal fern, Osmunda regalis. The white beak-sedge Rhynchospora alba also occurs on this part of…

Cefn Gwrhyd, Rhydyfro

…cies-rich valley mire in which Eriophorum angustifolium, Menyanthes trifoliata, Hypericum elodes, and Narthecium ossifragum are abundant; quaking bog communities dominated by Eriophorum angustifolium and Sphagnum spp. and several small areas of species-rich soligenous mire. Surro…

Blackslade Mire

…drocotyle vulgaris, marsh lousewort Pedicularis palustris, marsh St John’s-wort Hypericum elodes and floating club-rush Eleogiton fluitans. The surrounding wet heath has dwarf shrubs such as western gorse Ulex gallii, heather Calluna vulgaris, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, t…

Rhos Gellie

…ll acidic basin mires contain bog-mosses Sphagnum spp., floating St John’s-wort Hypericum elodes and floating club-rush Eleogiton fluitans. There are extensive areas of scrub, and mixed hedges with standards of sessile oak Quercus petraea on banks separate the enclosures.

Broadmoor to Bagshot Woods and Heaths

…ncluding alternate water milfoil Myriophyllum alterniflorum, bog St John’s wort Hypericum elodes and lesser bulrush Typha angustifolia. Of particular importance is the dragonfly fauna with several rare species present including the brilliant emerald Somatochlora metallica, ruddy …

Freshmoor

…ssociated species include bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella, marsh St John's wort Hypericum elodes, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum and lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula. The nutrient poor, acid conditions are ideal for two insectivorous plants, round leaved sundew Drosera ro…

Englemere Pond

…ris multicaulis, bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius and bog St John's wort Hypericum elodes. Cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium and lesser reedmace Typha angustifolia are locally dominant. The western margin of the pond exhibits a transition into swampy woodland carr dom…

The Stiperstones & The Hollies

…nmost locality in the county and the increasingly uncommon marsh St John’s wort Hypericum elodes. In the western valleys and on parts of Black Rhadley Hill there are areas of birch Betula spp. woodland and, at Resting Hill, a sizeable area of sessile oak Quercus petraea coppice. …

Long Mynd

… tenella and a number of locally uncommon species such as marsh St. John’s wort Hypericum elodes and common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris. The mire and flush communities are also important for invertebrates, particularly beetles Coleoptera and craneflies Tipulidae, a number of w…

River Camel Valley and Tributaries

…iton fluitans, bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius and marsh St John’s wort Hypericum elodes. The mosses F. squamosa and Hyocomium armoricum and the liverwort Scapania undulata occur here and along the whole of the river. Bankside flora includes common marsh bedstraw Galium …

Strensall Common

…ogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and uncommon species such as marsh St. John's wort Hypericum elodes. Frequent heathland fires have restricted the development of birch Betula sp. woodland which is less extensive than at Skipwith. Elsewhere on the heath oak Quercus robur occurs and S…

Turmennan

…bean Menyanthes trifoliata and "soakways" with the notable marsh St John's wort Hypericum elodes prominent. Tunnennan also includes a range of other habitats that provide additional diversity. Wet heath is associated with areas of more acidic peat and is dominated by cross leave…

Derryleckagh

…uttings, with soakways through the centre characterised by marsh St John's wort Hypericum elodes and many-stemmed spike-rush Eleocharis multicaulis. The peaty margins support tall herb-rich vegetation which gives way to a low, flushed sedge-rich sward on more mineral soils. Addit…

Gweunydd Blaencleddau

…diverse flora has developed. Dioecious sedge Carex dioica, marsh St John’s-wort Hypericum elodes, marsh arrow-grass Triglochin palustris and mosses such as Campylium stellatum are typical of these base-rich flushes. Fen is found in the wetter areas along the valley bottom. In one…

Loch Tallant

… species. Of particular interest is the National Vegetation Classification M29 (Hypericum elodes-Potamogeton polygonifolius) soakway community that is an oceanic community found more commonly in Wales and south-west England.

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