Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Killough Bay and Strand Lough

…ese include perennial sow thistle Sonchus arvensis, sea beet Beta vulgaris ssp. maritimus, silverweed Potentilla anserina, sea mayweed Tripleurospermum maritimum and sea radish Raphanus raphanistrum ssp. maritimus. Occasionally, sheets of sand are present along the upper beach, s…

Sinah Common

…a, yellow horned poppy Glaucium flavum, sea radish Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. maritimus, sea beet Beta vulgaris sp maritima and curled dock Rumex crispus. To landward, sand and humus have accumulated within the shingle, resulting in more stable conditions which has led to devel…

Radipole Lake

…ing reed canary grass Phalaris arundinacea, pond sedge Carex riparia and rushes Juncus spp. Patches of saltmarsh – probably originally islands in the estuary – are an interesting feature and present greater botanical diversity. There is a coarse turf dominated by creeping bent Ag…

Cynffig / Kenfig

…marsh on the floodplain of the Afon Cynffig. This area is dominated by sea rush Juncus maritimus, saltmarsh rush Juncus gerardii, red fescue and sea club-rush Bolboschoenus maritimus. Sand couch Elytrigia juncea dominates the transition zone between saltmarsh and dune. The water …

South Walney and Piel Channel Flats

…salt pans. At the top of the marsh sea couch grass Elytrigia atherica, sea rush Juncus maritimus and common reed Phragmites australis predominate. Several of the species characteristic of the Walney saltmarshes are close to their northern limits of distribution in Britain, e.g. A…

Lynher Estuary

…n around Erth Island, where common saltmarsh-grass, sea club-rush Bolboschoenus maritimus, saltmarsh rush Juncus gerardi and English scurvy grass Cochlearia anglica are frequent with scattered sea-milkwort Glaux maritima, sea plantain Plantago maritima, sea arrowgrass Triglochin …

Clauchlands Point - Corrygills

…rata of the raised beach contains a high plant diversity that includes sea rush Juncus maritimus, saltmarsh rush Juncus gerardii, sea arrowgrass Triglochin maritimum, sea aster Aster tripolium, sea plantain Plantago maritima and saltmarsh grass Puccinellia maritima. Characteristi…

Lee-on-the Solent to Itchen Estuary

…ites australis is dominant together with patches of sea club rush Bolboschoenus maritimus. At Mercury Marshes hemlock water dropwort Oenanthe crocata, lesser and greater pond sedges Carex acutiformis, Carex riparia respectively and jointed rush Juncus articulatus are found. At Ho…

Milford Haven Waterway

…ese 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 upper saltmarsh into areas of reed-bed dominated by Phragmites australis. Species found within the s…

Malpas Estuary

…ter tripolium, sea arrowgrass Triglochin maritimum, sea club-rush Bolboschoenus maritimus and sea rush Juncus maritimus. At Calenick Creek the saltmarsh is immediately continuous with a semi-natural ancient wood, dominated by coppiced sessile oak Quercus petraea, showing a class…

Wyre Estuary

… of communities with species typical of a less saline 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 i…

Morfa Uchaf, Dyffryn Conwy

…f 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 management, that is particularly imp…

Roudsea Wood & Mosses

…tone. In the more acid areas tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, soft rush Juncus effusus, remote sedge Carex remota and narrow buckler fern Dryopteris carthusiana occur with the bog mosses Sphagnum palustre and S. recurvum. Where the peat is more eutrophic, such as the area…

Baleshare and Kirkibost

…ey water-dropwort Oenanthe lachenalii and localised species such as Baltic rush Juncus balticus and sea rush Juncus maritimus. They also have high numbers of moss species, including the nationally rare brittle crisp moss Tortella fragilis. Many of the saltmarshes and brackish com…

Morecambe Bay

…s uniglumis being locally dominant. In higher brackish areas the saltmarsh rush Juncus gerardi and sea rush Juncus maritimus can be found. At the landward edge of the marshes the proportion of salt tolerant species decreases leaving a sward dominated by bent Agrostis spp and fesc…

Berrow Dunes

…n 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 bracted sedge Carex extensa, commo…

Deben Estuary

…veral areas where upper marsh 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 …

Saltfleetby - Theddlethorpe Dunes

…alimione portculoides and common saltmarsh grass Puccinellia maritima. sea rush Juncus maritimus and sea club rush Bolboschoenus maritimus are frequent where salt water inundates the landward edge. Distant sedge Carex distans and long bracted sedge C. extensa are abundant here. Y…

Dyfi

…nities, such as freshwater marsh and fen, occur. Here, such species as sea rush Juncus maritimus and sea club-rush Bolboschoenus maritimus are gradually replaced with bulrush Typha latifolia and yellow iris Iris pseudacorus. Of particular importance is the transition from maritim…

Glannau Rhoscolyn

…een recorded as a part of the heathland system. Several perched salt-marsh rush Juncus gerardii stands add to the variety of the coastal communities towards the north of the site, near Porthygaran, along with a extensive array of communities including soakaway characterised by Ma…

Killard

…uccinellia 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 present. These are dominated by …

Christchurch Harbour

…ea arrowgrass Triglochin maritimum, sea plantain Plantago maritima and mud rush Juncus gerardii. Higher level marsh is dominated by sea couch Elytrigia atherica, sea rush Juncus maritimus and red fescue Festuca rubra. Reed Phragmites australis locally forms extensive beds and sea…

Upper Fal Estuary and Woods

…marshes in these upper reaches are characterised by sea club-rush Bolboschoenus maritimus and creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, common saltmarsh-grass Puccinellia maritima, red fescue Festuca rubra and sea rush Juncus maritimus. On the transitions from saltmarsh to woodland is…

Culbin Sands, Culbin Forest and Findhorn Bay

…e, lesser tussock sedge Carex diandra , sea aster Aster tripolium , Baltic rush Juncus balticus, black bog-rush Schoenus nigricans, lesser water-plantain Baldellia ranunculoides, water lobelia L. dortmanna, sea rush Juncus maritimus and all three of the British species of eelgras…

Lune Estuary

…ing bent, thrift and sea plantain which grades into a distinct zone of sea rush Juncus maritimus. Above this a brackish marsh supports such non halophytic species as hemlock water dropwort Oenanthe crocata, parsley water dropwort Oenanthe lachenalii and toad rush Juncus bufonius.…

Broadwater

…e important components of this interest. The saltmarsh is dominated by Sea Rush Juncus maritimus but has a number of nationally or locally uncommon species such as Wild Celery Apium graveolens, Lesser Centaury Centaurium pulchellum and Sharp Sea Rush Juncus acutus. The shingle sp…

Glaslyn

…milfoil Myriophyllum alterniflorum, shoreweed Littorella uniflora, bulbous rush Juncus bulbosus and bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius, occur together with others often associated with slow-flowing, lowland rivers (water plantain Alisma plantago-aquatica, grey club-rush Scho…

Morfa Dyffryn

…us within the swamp and marshy grassland fringing the Afon Ysgethin. Sharp rush Juncus acutus another nationally scarce plant is locally abundant within the dune slacks, marshy grassland and upper saltmarsh. In addition to areas dominated by sea rush Juncus maritimus, the saltmar…

Murlough

…drum Inner Bay, saltmarsh has developed at both ends of the bay. Saltmarsh rush Juncus gerardii and red fescue Festuca rubra are the dominant species, with sea plantain Plantago maritima lax flowered sea lavender Limonium humile, thrift Armeria maritima and sea rush Juncus mariti…

Otter Estuary

…undant on the higher areas. Characteristic of the uppermost levels are sea 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 Bol…

Northam Burrows

…e areas of dune grassland and slack are dominated by dense stands of sharp rush Juncus acutus which has a nationally restricted distribution, and in places forms thickets with hawthorn Crataegus monogyna and bramble Rubus fruticosus. Where there is a strong maritime influence a …

Arfordir Pen-bre / Pembrey Coast

…est on the Gwendraeth is the extensive transitional zone, dominated by sea rush Juncus maritimus. Associated species include sea plantain Plantago maritima, common sea lavender Limonium vulgare, together with more localised plants such as parsley water-dropwort Oenanthe lachenali…

Burry Inlet and Loughor Estuary

…e upper limit of the marsh below Loughor Bridge is marked by a belt of sea rush Juncus maritimus in association with less common species such as marsh-mallow Althaea officinalis and sea wormwood Artemisia maritima. Above Loughor Bridge, however, the final limit of saltwater penet…

Warblington Meadow

…, C. panicea. C. nigra, Carex disticha and Carex leporina growing together with Juncus effusus, J. inflexus, J. acutiflorus and J. articulatus. The grass component is also high with much Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, quaking grass Briza med…

Afon Tywi

…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 lachenalii sub-community. There are also important transitions to wet grassland, freshwater mire and dune. The richest …

Minsmere-Walberswick Heaths and Marshes

…he estuary. Other saltmarsh species include glasswort Salicornia spp., sea rush Juncus maritimus, common saltmarsh grass Puccinellia maritima and sea couch grass Elytrigia atherica. Shingle beach forms the coastline at Walberswick and Minsmere. This is subject to sea erosion and …

Exe Estuary

… there is a transition to saltmarsh. Here club-rushes Scripps spp. and sea rush Juncus maritimus are characteristic of the upper levels, with cord-grass Spartina spp. bordering these and increasing in extent lower down the Estuary. Below the saltmarshes and exposed at low tide, …

Drigg Coast

…d 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 sea lavender Limonium humile.…

Taw-Torridge Estuary

…ima 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 Limonium binervosum and great sea…

Morfa Harlech

…t Glaux maritima, common cord grass Spartina anglica, locally dominant sea rush Juncus maritimus and the nationally scarce lax-flowered sea-lavender Limonium humile. The nationally scarce spiral tasselweed Ruppia cirrhosa is recorded from one area of shallow muddy tidal pools. In…

Warkworth Dunes and Saltmarsh

…rtina anglica. The locally rare saltmarsh flat sedge Blysmus rufus and sea rush Juncus maritimus occur both here and in the small brackish lagoon, north of Castles Dike where there is also a small stand of common reed Phragmites australis. This is the only lagoon within an estuar…

Goonhilly Downs

…laces by greater tussock-sedge Carex paniculata occurs with sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus, grey willow Salix cinerea and of particular note bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh lousewort Pedicularis palustris and royal fern Osmunda regalis, together with yellow iris Iris…

Aber Taf / Taf Estuary

…s, dominated by various mixtures 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 ma…

St Andrews - Craig Hartle

… plant communities dominated by saltmarsh flat-sedge Blysmus rufus and sea rush Juncus maritimus. Well defined transitions to non-tidal fen vegetation occur on those saltmarshes which are backed by freshwater seepages, and are characterised by species such as knotted pearlwort Sa…

Porth Dinllaen i Borth Pistyll

…the headland, including red fescue, sea plantain Plantago maritima and sea rush Juncus maritimus. The sheltered eastern side of the headland, in contrast, supports mainly scrub communities. An example of this is the bracken/bramble Pteridium aquilinum/Rubus fruticosus scrub, in w…

Carlingford Lough

…g channels and the coastal margin, and backed by extensive expanses of sea rush Juncus maritimus brackish marsh around the mouth of the White Water River. These communities incorporate many typical saltmarsh plants, as well as a number of species with more restricted distribution…

Duddon Estuary

…common Limonium vulgare and the uncommon lax flowered Limonium humile. sea rush Juncus maritimus, commonly occurs as a fringe on the landward edge of the saltmarsh. In brackish water areas along rivers and inland of the saltmarshes, communities dominated by common reed Phragmites…

Beddmanarch-Cymyran

…a, thrift Armeria maritima, lax-flowered sea-lavendar Limonium humile, sea rush Juncus maritimus and the invasive cord-grass Spartina anglica; the uncommon golden samphire Inula crithmoides occurs in both saltmarsh communities and on parts of the rocky shoreline. The coastal dune…

Alnmouth Saltmarsh and Dunes

…ites australis and a community dominated by three locally rare species, searush Juncus maritimus, parsley water dropwort Oenanthe lachenalii and slender spike rush Eleocharis uniglumis. The interface between saltmarsh and dune is a distinct open habitat supporting reflexed saltm…

Cockerham Marsh

…he surrounding grazed saltmarsh which was dominated by dense stands of sea rush Juncus maritimus with occasional clumps of gorse. This part of the saltmarsh was enclosed by the remains of a very old embankment and being elevated above the general level of the marsh was only washe…

Upper Hamble Estuary and Woods

…aining common saltmarsh grass Puccinellia maritima, sea club rush Bolboschoenus maritimus, saltmarsh Juncus gerardii, thrift Armeria maritima, sea arrowgrass Triglochin maritimum, sea purslane Atriplex portulacoides and common cord grass Spartina anglica. The saltmarsh supports …

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

… is freshwater some salt enduring species including sea club rush Bolboschoenus maritimus, saltmarsh rush Juncus gerardii, brackish water crowfoot Ranunculus baudotii and sea milkwort Glaux maritima occur at the seaward end of the pool. Common reed Phragmites australis fringes mo…

Hanningfield Reservoir

…t community, including several uncommon Essex plants, such as golden dock Rumex maritimus and marsh dock Rumex palustris, and, unusually for an inland site, sea aster Aster tripolium. A 1982 survey revealed the first Essex record for the rare liverwort Riccia cavernosa, dominant…

Breydon Water

…f plants and invertebrates. Marginal plants include sea club rush Bolboschoenus maritimus and mud rush Juncus gerardi while the dominant water plant is spiked water milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum. The maritime grassland on the edge of the estuary includes the rare bulbous fox tail…

Cresswell Ponds

…ort Glaux maritima, sea plantain Plantago maritima, sea club rush Bolboschoenus maritimus and toad rush Juncus bufonius. A close cropped turf of common saltmarsh grass Puccinellia maritima and lesser sea spurry Spergularia marina has developed in grazed areas. There are also frag…

Overstrand Cliffs

…ese are dominated in places by marsh horsetail Equisetum palustre, jointed rush Juncus articulatus and sea club rush Bolboschoenus maritimus with a carpet of bryophytes including Aneura pinguis and Riccardia chamedryfolia. In two small areas tall fen with Reed Phragmites australi…

Big Pool & Browarth Point(St Agnes)

…resulted in some brackish influence reflected by the presence of saltmarsh rush Juncus gerardi and sea club rush Bolboschoenus maritimus around the margins of both pools. The adjacent short wet grassland contains a rich and diverse flora including western clover Trifolium occiden…

Firth of Forth

…er Aster tripolium, common saltmarsh grass Puccinellia maritima, saltmarsh rush Juncus gerardii, and sea club-rush Bolboschoenus maritimus. Several of the saltmarsh plant communities are scarce on the east coast of Scotland. Beach head saltmarsh occurs at scattered localities at …

Cromarty Firth

…er Aster tripolium, common saltmarsh grass Puccinellia maritima, saltmarsh rush Juncus gerardii, and sea club-rush Bolboschoenus maritimus as well as common glasswort Salicornia europaea, thrift Armeria maritima and sea milkwort Glaux maritima. Areas of saltmarsh provide importan…

Tayport - Tentsmuir Coast

… by common saltmarsh grass Puccinellia maritima and sea club-rush Bolboschoenus maritimus, grading into landward areas of saltmarsh rush Juncus gerardii. Rapidly accreting sand dunes continue the landward development and are predominantly lime-poor, but calcareous and more neutra…

Lough Foyle

…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 dominated by common couch Elyt…

Seaford to Beachy Head

…flora, these include rock sea lavender Limonium binervosum, sea radish Raphanus maritimus and rock samphire Ceithmum maritimum on the steep chalk cliffs. On the cliff top and further inland, species characteristic of this southern flora are round headed rampion, Phyteuma orbicula…

North Norfolk Coast

…ncaster and Titchwell; here reed Phragmites australis is dominant with mud rush Juncus gerardii, brackish water crowfoot Ranunculus baudotii, sea club rush Bolboschoenus maritimus and great reed mace Typha latifolia. Many of the reedbeds are managed to provide the conditions favo…

Lower River Conon

…s greatest plants such as thrift, Armeria maritima, sea club-rush Bolboschoenus maritimus, sea plantain Plantago maritima, sea milkwort Glaux maritima, mud sedge Juncus gerardii and saltmarsh grass Puccinellia maritima occur. Creeks and back channels are also present with one flo…

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