Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Knock Dhu Sallagh Braes

…um molluscum, Tamarisk scalewort Frullania tamarisci, cypress leaved plait moss Hypnum cupressiforme and juniper haircap Polytrichum juniperinum. On wetter, more flushed soils lesser clubmoss Selaginella selaginoides is common. As the soils deepen further down the slopes the infl…

Slieve Gullion

…cinerea on the lower, south facing slopes, reflecting the milder micro-climate. Hypnum cupressiforme and occasional Rhytidiadelphus loreus form a dense moss layer beneath the dwarf-shrub canopy. Other associated species include scattered wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa, velv…

Creuddyn

…litter with only a few bryophytes such as Mnium hornum, Isothecium myosuroides, Hypnum cupressiforme and Ctenidium molluscum on rock outcrops and where light filters to the ground. Small parts of both ridges are occupied by grassland, where grazing is maintained by sheep and/or r…

McKean's Moss

…e peat surface is drier, with hummocks supporting an array of Cladonia lichens. Hypnum cupressiforme is the most prominent moss species here, with occasional Sphagnum tenellum and Sphagnum capillifolium. The vegetation canopy is dominated by heather Calluna vulgaris, cross leaved…

Carn/Glenshane Pass

…ch of the vegetation has regenerated, with heather Calluna vulgaris, the mosses Hypnum cupressiforme and Racomitrium lanuginosum, and the lichen Cladonia portentosa topping the peat haggs. Fir club moss Huperzia selago also occurs frequently. The gullies have been colonised by bo…

Chapel Common

…a 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 ovina, the moss H. cupressiforme and lichens Cladonia spp. which is …

Quoile

…all abundant. Mosses are widespread, generally at low cover values, and include Hypnum cupressiforme, Eurhynchium praelongum, Mnium hornum and more notably Leucobryum glaucum. Wet woodland and scrub are widespread. Grey willow Salix cinerea and alder Alnus glutinosa are the main …

Galboly

…idiadelphus triquetrus, capillary thread moss Bryum capillare, great plait moss Hypnum cupressiforme var. lacul1osum, broom fork moss Dicranum scoparium are also frequent within the sward. The topography around the Creariagh Burn, where the swards have developed on crushed chalk,…

Lough na blaney bane

…ium schreberi, common haircap Polytrichum commune and Cypress-leaved plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme. Other semi-natural habitats provide further structural diversity. Along the south-western and northern shores of the lough, there is a natural transition from fen into wet grassl…

Wyre Forest

…ncient woodlands such as Polytrichum formosum, Mnium hornum, Dicranum majus and Hypnum cupressiforme and others characteristic of base rich seepages, including Trichocolea tomentella, Cirriphyllum piliferum and Apopellia endiviifolia. The nationally scarce moss Buxbaumia aphylla …

Selshion

… over a mixed bryophyte carpet of Sphagnum capillifolium, Aulacomnium palustre, Hypnum cupressiforme and Polytrichum commune. Stands of wet scrub and more mature wet woodland also occur. The scrub woodland is associated with infilled cuttings and consists of downy birch Betula pu…

Ballycastle Coalfield

…na, 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 rotundifolia and birdsfoot trefoil Lotus corniculatus. Grass do…

Craigantlet Woods

…arse, with the most abundant species being Thuidium tamariscinum. Mnium hornum, Hypnum cupressiforme, Eurhynchium striatum, Eurhynchium praelongum and Hookeria lucens are also frequent. Other species, notably woodruff Galium odoratum and meadow sweet Filipendula ulmaria, become m…

Coedydd Beddgelert a Cheunant Aberglaslyn

…um majus, Rhytidiadelphus loreus, Polytrichum formosum, Isothecium myosuroides, Hypnum cupressiforme, Thuidium tamariscinum, Pleurozium shreberii and Hylocomium splendens. A good range of oceanic species, including Lejeunea lamacerina, Saccogyna viticulosa and Bazzania trilobata …

Craig Adwy-wynt a Choed Eyarth House a Chîl-y-groeslwyd

…unity. They include robust mat-forming mosses such as cypress-leaved plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme and springy turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus, small cushion-forming mosses such as capillary thread-moss Bryum capillare and redshank Ceratodon purpureus and abundant lichens …

Dyffrynoedd Nedd a Mellte a Moel Penderyn

…adelphus loreus, Polytrichum formosum, Dicranum majus, Plagiothecium undulatum, Hypnum cupressiforme, Mnium hornum and Sphagnum quinquefarium. Elsewhere, large stands of similar canopy and shrub layer composition have a ground layer typically dominated by wavy hair-grass with com…

White Park Bay

…uttercup Ranunculus bulbosus, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata and the moss Hypnum cupressiforme. Other herbs include wild thyme Thymus polytrichus, lady's bedstraw Galium verum, fairy flax Linum catharticum, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, birdsfoot trefoil Lotus corniculat…

Bamburgh Dunes

…nd dog lichen Peltigera canina sl. in association with several mosses including Hypnum cupressiforme, Rhytidia delphus species and Hylocomium splendens. Herbs found in these grey dunes include sand sedge Carex arenaria, mouse ear hawkweeds Pilosella officinarum group, hare’s foo…

Murlough

…heep's bit Jasione montana, birdsfoot trefoil Lotus corniculatus and the mosses Hypnum cupressiforme and Pleurozium schreberi. Lichen-rich areas of heath are also well represented, with scattered plants such as sheep's fescue Festuca ovina growing within a moss and lichen carpet …

Coedydd Nantgwynant

…rmosum, Eurynchium praelongum, Brachythecium rutabulum, Isothecium myosuroides, Hypnum cupressiforme, Thuidium tamariscinum, Pleurozium shreberii and Hylocomium splendens. A good range of oceanic species, including Fissidens celticus, Lejeunea lamacerina, Bazzania trilobata and P…

Graig Fawr

…phanes arvensis, broom fork-moss, Dicranum scoparium, cypress-leaved plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme, haircap mosses Polytrichum spp., lichens Cladonia spp., betony Betonica officinalis, common whitlowgrass Erophila verna, carline thistle Carlina vulgaris and the uncommon upright…

Banc Hirllwyn

…e Thymus polytrichus, the mosses Dicranum scoparium, Brachythecium albicans and Hypnum cupressiforme and the lichens Peltigera rufescens and Cladonia spp.. Other locally frequent components of the vegetation include dove’s-foot cranesbill Geranium molle, yarrow Achillea millefoli…

Murrins

…us mosses such as Pleurozium schreberi, Rhytidiadelphus loreus and particularly Hypnum jutlandicum. Part of the area is dominated by high glacial moraines, or eskers, where heath has developed on sands and gravels. The heathland communities consist of both wet and dry types and d…

Ash Fell

…sedge, tormentil and heath bedstraw with an often abundant moss layer including Hypnum cupressiforme, Pleurozium schreberi. With little bilberry and no bell heather in the main development of the community the heath appears to be a northern variant of a more typically southern he…

Eriswell Low Warren

… mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum and Breckland thyme Thymus serpyllum. Hypnum cupressiforme with the lichens Cladonia arbuscula and other Cladonia spp. dominate the lichen / bryophyte heath. The mosses Brachythecium albicans, Polytrichum piliferum and Ceratodon purpureus…

Lazonby Fell

…luxuriant in the unburnt areas particularly the mosses Pleurozium schreberi and Hypnum cupressiforme; and a good range of lichens including several Cladonia species. The situation and general character of the heath is ‘lowland’ but the presence of cowberry and cranberry suggest s…

Llanddulas Limestone and Gwrych Castle Wood

…pecies present. Bryophytes common in this sward and include Dicranum scoparium, Hypnum cupressiforme, Pseudoscleropodium purum, , Rhytidiadelphus triquetrus and R. squarrosus. Where agricultural activity has modified this sward, grasses such as crested dog's-tail Cynosurus crista…

Coedydd Nanmor

… most abundant and typical mosses include Dicranum majus, Hylocomium splendens, Hypnum cupressiforme, Isothecium myosuroides, Pleurozium schreberii, Polytrichum formosum, Rhytidiadelphus loreus and Thuidium tamariscinum. A good range of oceanic liverworts, including Bazzania tril…

Wykery Copse

…ilium effusum and Bromus ramosa. There is a luxuriant moss flora in parts, with Hypnum cupressiforme being particularly abundant. The range of invertebrates and breeding birds appears to be good and warrants further investigation.

Killydonnelly

…, bryophytes are common, with typical species such as cypress leaved plait moss Hypnum cupressiforme, rough stalked feather moss Bracythecium rutabulum, neat feather moss Pseudoscleropodium purum and springy turf moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus. A number of scarce and notable pla…

Aghanloo Wood

…ughout, while patches of Isothecium myosuroides, Rhytidiadelphus triquetrus and Hypnum cupressiforme are confined to drier banks and boulders. Of the number of notable species present, the rare birdsnest orchid Neottia nidus-avis is a good indicator of a long history of woodland …

Robbinetts

…s carnation sedge Carex panicea is frequent. Mosses such as Dicranum scoparium, Hypnum cupressiforme and Polytrichum juniperinum are locally abundant as is the lichen Cladonia rangiformis. In some areas, the swards are rather more neutral and more fertile. Here crested dog's tail…

Long Mynd

… abundant in these areas with the bog mosses Sphagnum spp., Dicranum scoparium, Hypnum cupressiforme and Polytrichum commune often forming continuous carpets beneath the heather. The abundance of heather declines towards the margins of the plateau giving way to a bilberry dominat…

Watlington and Pyrton Hills

… Rhodobryum roseum, Scapania aspera, Weissia tortillis, Frullania tamarisci and Hypnum cupressiforme ssp. lacunosum. Watlington and Pyrton Hills have a notable butterfly fauna with twenty species recorded. Of particular note is the strong population of the silver spotted skipper …

Coedydd Dyffryn Ffestiniog (Gogleddol)

…osum, Rhytidiadelphus loreus, Thuidium tamariscinum, Isothecium myosuroides and Hypnum cupressiforme. A good range of ‘strictly atlantic’ oceanic species, including Lejeunea lamacerina, Plagiochila killarniensis, Plagiochila punctata, and Saccogyna viticulosa occur frequently in …

Inverpolly

…cies found in this community include wavy hair grass, cypress-leaved plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme and the nationally scarce cold eyebright Euphrasia frigida and ostenfeldii eyebright Euphrasia ostenfeldii. The subalpine dry heath community occurs in exposed areas on Stac Polla…

Sinah Common

… and C. foliacea and the mosses Polytrichum juniperinum, Dicranum scoparium and Hypnum cupressiforme var. lacunosum. Sinah Common supports brackish communities overlying wet sand, on the site of old mineral workings. This saltmarsh community is dominated by sea rush Juncus marit…

Graig, Llanarmon-yn-Ial

…uch species as Ditrichum flexicaule, Ctenidium molluscum, Tortella tortuosa and Hypnum cupressiforme. The less rocky areas with slightly deeper soils support sheep’s fescue -meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis grassland. This calcareous grassland is typically dominated by grasses …

Aughnadarragh Lough

…orum angustifolium, hare's tail cottongrass Eriophorum vaginatum and the mosses Hypnum cupressiforme and Dicranum scoparium are also present. Other mosses such as Sphagnum cuspidatum and Sphagnum magellanicum occur in wetter hollows. Woodland and scrub occur in parts of the area.…

Cwm Clydach

…us, bracken Pteridium aquilinum and the mosses Mnium hornum, Dicranum majus and Hypnum cupressiforme. The more humid parts of the woodland often have a luxuriant bryophyte cover, with some western/Atlantic species such as Sphagnum quinquefarium, Lophocolea fragrans, Marchesinia m…

Coed Aberedw

…lendens, Pleurozium schreberi, Plagiothecium undulatum, Isothecium myosuroides, Hypnum cupressiforme, Leucobryum glaucum and Rhytidiadelphus triquetrus and the liverworts Bazzania trilobata, Saccogyna viticulosa and Plagiochila asplenioides. Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus is locall…

Coed Dinorwig

…mollis are also present. Bryophytes include Dicranum scoparium, Dicranum majus, Hypnum cupressiforme, Plagiothecium undulatum, Polytrichum formosum and Rhytidiadelphus loreus. A few Atlantic species have been recorded, including Wilson's filmy fern, Hymenophyllum wilsonii. Other …

Duddon Valley Woodlands

…most frequent are Rhytidiadelphus loreus, Polytrichum formosum, Dicranum majus, Hypnum cupressiforme, Plagiothecium undulatum, Isothecium myosuroides and Leucobryum glaucum. Of particular note is the presence of two nationally scarce species, the moss Grimmia lisae and the liverw…

Piles Copse

…ers, the ground vegetation comprises a bryophyte mat, which includes the mosses Hypnum cupressiforme var. filiforme, Plagiothecium undulatum and Dicranum scoparium. The bryophyte community associated with the oak wood is diverse with 43 species recorded. Three species of bryophy…

Crosby Ravensworth Fell

…n abundant ground layer and include Hylocomium splendens, Pleurozium schreberi, Hypnum cupressiforme, Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus and Pseudoscleropodium purum. On the flatter, lower lying areas of the site, the dry heath grades into wet heath typified by cross leaved heath Erica t…

Bollihope, Pikestone, Eggleston and Woodland Fells

… by heather Calluna vulgaris and wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa; the moss Hypnum cupressiforme is found beneath the heather in some places. On steeper slopes, particularly in gills, bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus becomes the dominant species in association with heather and mo…

Bryn Alyn

…tes form a major component of the turf, particularly prominent species includes Hypnum cupressiforme and Ctenidium molluscum. The Nationally Scarce lichen Placidiopsis custnani also occurs within this grassland type. The less rocky areas with deeper soils support sheep’s fescue a…

Carn Gafallt

… Thelenella muscorum. Mosses found on less acidic bark include the sub-Atlantic Hypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum. Lichens present on dry bark include Cliostomum griffithii, Calicium viride and the nationally scarce Bactrospora corticola and Chrysothrix chrysopthalma. Dead wo…

Moneygal Bog Part II

…ginatum. Additional mosses associated with the regenerating bog surface include Hypnum cupressiforme and Polytrichum commune. The lichen Cladonia portentosa also occurs locally, suggesting that some of these old cuttings have remained undisturbed for many years. Towards the edge …

Appleby Fells

…eschampsia flexuosa and the mosses Pleurozium schreberi, Dicranum scoparium and Hypnum cupressiforme. Acidic grasslands occur more widely along the length of the scarp slope, presumably having derived from heathland through grazing pressures. They are typically dominated by mat g…

Derrycloony Lough

…ces, the bryophyte cover is high and forms carpets of Cypress-leaved plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme and common tamarisk moss Thuidium tamariscinum. Derrycloony Lough supports a wide range of invertebrates typical of fens and mesotrophic lakes. A total of 81 invertebrate species …

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