Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Killard

…ch and includes such plants as lady's bedstraw Galium verum and field wood rush Luzula campestris. This is interspersed with areas in which red fescue Festuca rubra, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and yarrow Achillea millefolium are the dominant species. The dry central area of thi…

Crich Chase

…utcrops and large boulders where there are some dense stands of great wood rush Luzula sylvatica with more occasionally hairy wood rush Luzula pilosa. heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, climbing corydalis Ceratocapnos claviculata and wood sage Teucrium scorodonia are particularly as…

Skelton Pasture

…, common bent Agrostis capillaris, velvet bent Agrostis canina, field wood rush Luzula campestris and heath wood rush Luzula multiflora are prevalent. Occasional ling Calluna vulgaris occurs amongst the grassy cover. Tall fen herb species grow on the moister parts of the mire, no…

Rathlin Island - Kinramer South

…t plantain Plantago lanceolata, eyebright Euphrasia officinalis, field woodrush Luzula campestris and birdsfoot trefoil Lotus corniculatus. Within the rest of Ireland, it is confined to a few locations in Counties Galway and Clare; the Rathlin population is the only one known in …

Gwaun Bryn (Bryn Pasture)

…eath-grass Danthonia decumbens, bitter-vetch Lathyrus montanus, field wood-rush Luzula campestris, tormentil Potentilla erecta and devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis.

Mynydd Y Fflint / Flint Mountain

…ntago lanceolata and red clover Trifolium pratense, and frequent field woodrush Luzula campestris and bulbous buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus. Some notable plants include pale flax Linum bienne and an inland population of rest harrow Ononis repens. Alder Alnus glutinosa with grey w…

Carrickastickan

…e constant in the sward with other "grass-like" species such as field wood rush Luzula campestris also found scattered throughout. Herbs typical of traditionally managed grasslands are frequent throughout the swards and include oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare, meadow vetchling L…

Botley Down

… type at the top of the slope, characterised by the presence of field wood rush Luzula campestris, sorrel Rumex acetosa and meadow saxifrage Saxifraga granulataa. Associated invertebrates include many butterflies. Amongst 24 species recently recorded are dingy skipper Erynnis tag…

Stoke Common Meadows

…lants occurring frequently are common knapweed Centaurea nigra, field wood rush Luzula campestris, oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare, bugle Ajuga reptans, red clover Trifolium pratense and tufted vetch Vicia cracca. Also present are locally uncommon species considered indicative o…

Gweunydd Llechwedd-newydd

…hout. Plants more typical of slightly acidic conditions, such as field woodrush Luzula campestris, heath grass, tormentil and devil’s-bit scabious, are prominent in places and there is a small population of the locally uncommon adder’s-tongue fern Ophioglossum vulgatum. The wette…

Roman River

…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 of this habitat include heather Calluna vulgaris, bell heather Erica cine…

Dungee Corner Meadow

…t trefoil Lotus corniculatus, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus, field wood rush Luzula campestris and red clover Trifolium pratense. There are differences in the composition of the grassland reflecting past management and the least disturbed area has a strong population of green …

Little Scrubbs Meadow

…mon knapweed Centaurea nigra, Oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare, field wood rush Luzula campestris, tormentil Potentilla erecta, betony Betonica officinalis, devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis, great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis and green winged orchid Anacamptis morio. The …

Patmore Heath

…itions are abundant, especially heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, field wood rush Luzula campestris, sheep’s sorrel Rumex acetosella, harebell Campanula rotundifolia and hairy sedge Carex hirta. Two of the more uncommon plants present are heath rush Juncus squarrosus and heath gras…

Tilwick Meadow

… rest-harrow Ononis spinosa, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, field wood rush Luzula campestris, glaucous sedge Carex flacca and spiked sedge Carex spicata. Adder’s tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum, an uncommon species within the county, is also present. The very calcareous nature …

The Brinks, Northwold

…ss Lolium perenne and the herbs, black knapweed Centaurea nigra, heath woodrush Luzula campestris, salad burnet Sanguisorba officinalis, red clover Trifolium pratense and hoary plantain Plantago media. Creeping willow Salix repens is also present in this community.

Geddington Chase

…istic species such as sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, field wood rush Luzula campestris, lady’s mantle Alchemilla vestita, cowslip Primula veris and pignut Conopodium majus. The whole complex supports a wide range of common birds and insects.

Gooderstone Warren

… lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, sheep’s sorrel Rumex acetosella, field wood rush Luzula campestris, Harebell, Dropwort, common dog violet Viola riviniana and Brown knapweed Centaurea jacea. Bracken Pteridium aquilinum is frequent on the sides of the valley and there is a chalk pit…

Cowden Pound Pastures

…w Achillea millefolium, bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, field wood rush Luzula campestris, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata, tormentil Potentilla erecta, devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis, betony Betonica officinalis characteristic of the High Weald, brown sedge …

Occombe

…his community are common bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, field-woodrush Luzula campestris and devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis. Eight species of sedge have been recorded including spring-sedge Carex caryophyllea and flea sedge C. pulicaris. Where the well-drained gr…

Old Bodney Camp

… as storksbill Erodium cicutarium, biting stonecrop Sedum acre, field wood rush Luzula campestris and thyme leaved sandwort Arenaria serpyllifolia. In addition the grassland areas contain several herbs more characteristic of neutral or basic soils including small scabious Scabios…

Little Royal Farm Pastures

…ugh hawkbit Leontodon hispidus, lesser hawkbit L. taraxacoides, field wood rush Luzula campestris, betony Betonica officinalis, agrimony Agrimonia eupatoria, saw wort Serratula tinctoria and pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus. Species characteristic of the damper areas are common bi…

Duddon Mosses

…t Agrostis capillaris, creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens and field wood rush Luzula campestris. These types of grassland are representative of the edgeor 'lagg' community which under natural conditions would occupy the boundary between raised bog and the wet flushed ground at …

Hamps and Manifold Valleys

…ther with thyme Thymus praecox, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, field wood rush Luzula campestris and heath speedwell Veronica officinalis. On areas such as Throwley Moor, there is a more acidic grassland community characterised by heath grass Danthonia decumbens, mat grass Nardu…

Wilsford & Rauceby Warrens

…ear Hypochaeris radicata, field mouse ear Cerastium arvense and field wood rush Luzula campestris. There is an abundance of Caledonia species of lichen and local dominance of the mosses Polytrichum juniperinum and Dicranum scoparium. A different habitat is afforded by areas of go…

Horse Field, Gilling

…r species present include yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, field wood rush Luzula campestris, cowslip Primula veris and oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare. The grassland on the low lying ground by the western hedge is damper and, besides the species already mentioned, includes…

Holwell Mouth

…d is characterised by the abundance of pignut Conopodium majus, field wood rush Luzula campestris and also by the presence of lady’ssmock Cardamine pratensis, knapweed Centaurea nigra, betony Betonica officinalis, devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis, tormentil Potentilla erect…

Mill Meadows, Billericay

… saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga, beton Betonica officinalis and field wood rush Luzula campestris. Other species present include harebell Campanula rotundifolia, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii, common bird's foot trefoil Lotus cornicula…

Hainton Sheepwalk

…grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and field wood rush Luzula campestris are locally dominant. Other grasses include heath grass Danthonia decumbens and brown bent Agrostis vinealis. Typical herbs of dry acidic grassland such as mouse ear hawkweed Pilosel…

Grassington Hospital Grounds

… hawkbit Leontodon hispidus, cat's ear Hypochaeris radicata 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 …

Lambley River Shingles

… with pignut Conopodium majus, fairy flax Linum catharticum and field wood rush Luzula campestris. Other Information This site forms part of the 'Tyne / Allen River Gravels', a nationally important complex of sites which although not listed in 'A Nature Conservation Review' Ed. …

Hurcott Pasture

… bill Geranium molle, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, field wood rush Luzula campestris and white campion Silene latifolia. Part of the site has an area of gorse Ulex europaeus scrub which provides habitat for birds and invertebrates. hawthorn Crataegus monogyna hedges …

Chris's Pasture

…nalis, tormentil Potentilla erecta, selfheal Prunella vulgaris, field wood rush Luzula campestris, autumn hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis, devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis, pignut Conopodium majus and bitter vetch Lathyrus montanus. Other species more usually found in ha…

Bridgham & Brettenham Heaths

…include sand sedge Carex arenaria, pill sedge Carex pilulifera, heath wood rush Luzula multiflora, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, tormentil Potentilla erecta, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and the lichens Cladonia impexa and C. pyxidata. Where conditions are damper, or as on …

Lambert's Castle

…ly hair grass Aira praecox, heath grass Danthonia decumbens and field wood rush Luzula campestris. Herbs present include abundant tormentil Potentilla erecta, heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia, cat's ear Hypochaeris radicata and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile. On the steep, …

Upper Fowey Valley

…s lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus, field woodrush Luzula campestris and some Heather Calluna vulgaris. There are scattered areas of gorse Ulex europaeus. Stands of grey willow Salix cinerea within the wetland communities and bordering hedgebanks wit…

Bosworth Mill Meadow

…s bedstraw Galium verum, bulbous buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus, field wood rush Luzula campestris, bugle Ajuga reptans, betony Betonica officinalis and devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis. The turf is very heterogeneous with conspicuous patches of meadowsweet Filipendula ulma…

Blackwater Valley

…s, for example hairy sedge Carex hirta, cat's ear, oxeye daisy, field wood rush Luzula campestris, meadow buttercup and devil's bit scabious. Locally, small areas of sedge rich meadow support a great diversity of plants. sedges present include common sedge, carnation sedge, brown…

Caeau Fferm

…og’s-tail Cynosurus cristatus, spring-sedge Carex caryophyllea, field wood-rush Luzula campestris, common bird’s-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus, red clover Trifolium pratense, meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris and cat’s-ear Hypochaeris radicata. On steeper slopes, where soils ar…

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

…is capillaris with sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and field wood-rush Luzula campestris. Frequently present are herbs such as common dog-violet Viola riviniana, tormentil Potentilla erecta, barren strawberry Potentilla sterilis, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, heath spe…

Lower Coombe and Ferne Brook Meadows

…ugh hawkbit Leontodon hispidus, cat’s ear Hypochaeris radicata, field wood rush Luzula campestris and sedges also occur. There are also two small patches of swamp communities in two of the meadows. One is dominated by lesser pond sedge, meadowsweet, yellow flag and common marsh b…

White Shute

…s Briza media. Also present are glaucous sedge Carex flacca and field wood rush Luzula campestris. The site supports a large number of characteristic herbs of chalk grassland, many of which are normally only found on unimproved and traditionally managed sites. The most abundant s…

Eastern Peak District Moors

…car are particularly diverse and include acidic species such as field wood rush Luzula campestris, autumn hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis and bitter vetch Lathyrus montanus together with calcicoles such as fairy flax Linum catharticum and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. Small mire…

Bryn Alyn

…c herbs include tormentil Potentilla erecta, heath bedstraw and field wood-rush Luzula campestris. There are various forms of this grassland, ranging from species-poor semi-improved swards through to those which have undergone very little modification such as those swards support…

Monkswood Valley

…hich are frequent in the sward include pignut Conopodium majus, field wood rush Luzula campestris, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, early purple orchid, cat's ear, common knapweed Centaurea nigra, cowslip, betony, yarrow Achillea millefolium, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus, blu…

Laughton Common

…parium with less frequent amounts of sand sedge Carex arenaria, field wood rush Luzula campestris, tormentil Potentilla erecta, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, common stork’s bill Erodium cicutarium and, more locally, wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa and shepherd’s …

Charity Land

…it Scorzoneroides autumnalis, oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare, field wood rush Luzula campestris, bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, pignut Conopodium majus, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris, great burne…

Charnwood Lodge

…acidic pasture with frequent heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and field wood rush Luzula campestris. Wet flushes contain cuckoo-flower Cardamine pratensis, bristle club rush Isolepis setacea and sedges Carex spp. Several ponds and the Colony Reservoir support a range of typical wet…

Pentregwyn

…ntil Potentilla erecta, devil's-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, field wood-rush Luzula campestris and betony Betonica officinalis are also present. Associated with the neutral grassland in the southern part of the site are patches of a mire community characterised by sharp-flower…

Bell Sykes Meadows

…illaris, sweet vernal grass, red fescue, crested dog’s tail and field wood rush Luzula campestris with greater burnet, lady’s mantle, eyebright, yellow rattle, pignut, common cat’s ear Hypochaeris radicata, common bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus and selfheal Prunella vulga…

Thorneyburn Meadow

… knapweed Centaurea nigra, meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis, field wood rush Luzula campestris, oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare and northern marsh orchid Dactylorhiza purpurella. In two damp areas where soft rush Juncus effusus and sharp-flowered rush J. acutiflorus are abund…

Scotton Beck Fields

…de heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, tormentil Potentilla erecta, field wood rush Luzula campestris, green ribbed sedge Carex binervis and creeping willow Salix repens. The northern field is an inland site for sand sedge Carex arenaria. In the southern field is an area of impeded d…

Bamburgh Dunes

…characterised by red fescue, smooth meadow grass Poa pratensis, field wood rush Luzula campestris, mouse ear hawkweeds, cat’s ear Hypochaeris radicata, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus and upright hedge parsley Torilis japonica. Level hollows, known as dune slacks, are particular…

Berner's Heath, Icklingham

…nated. Other plants associated with this grassland type include field wood rush Luzula campestris, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, biting stonecrop Sedum acre and mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, chalk comes to the surface over a relatively small part of this heath and …

Knarsdale Meadows

… of lady’s mantle Alchemilla spp., eyebright Euphrasia agg. and field wood rush Luzula campestris. The two narrow meadows alongside the Thinhope Burn have a less uniform sward than the main area of the site to the south, but contain a similar complement of herb species. Of partic…

Sheepland Coast

…yllea, wild thyme Thymus polytrichus, red fescue Festuca rubra, field wood rush Luzula campestris, birdsfoot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, bulbous buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus, lady's bedstraw Galium verum and sea campion Silene uniflora. There is great diversity of species on the…

Farleton Knott

…ominants of the acid grassland with bent grasses Agrostis spp., field wood rush Luzula campestris, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and tormentil Potentilla erecta. In places bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus and heather Calluna vulgaris occur with bracken Pteridium aquilinum often inva…

Dropshort Marsh

… valerian Valeriana dioica. Species of the drier meadow include field wood rush Luzula campestris, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, quaking grass Briza media, hairy sedge Carex hirta and a variety of broadleaved species including l…

Allington Meadows

…Centaurea nigra, common bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, field wood rush Luzula campestris, oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare, great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis and cowslip Primula veris. Where the soils are wetter, particularly in the furrows of the southern most field,…

River Ure Grasslands

…grass Avenula pubescens, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, field wood rush Luzula campestris, glaucous sedge Carex flacca and spring sedge Carex caryophyllea. Associated herbs include salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, cowslip Primula veris, common rock rose Helianthemum num…

Coed Aberdulas

…bwort plantain Plantago lanceolata, glaucous sedge Carex flacca, field woodrush Luzula campestris, common cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata, meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris, the moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus and a wide range of associates, including common knapweed Centaurea nig…

Mountain Meadows

…s (which is almost dominant), oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare, field wood-rush Luzula campestris, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata, bulbous buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus, meadow buttercup R. acris, red clover Trifolium pratense, yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor, crested dog's-…

Beeston Brook Pasture

…grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, cock’s foot Dactylis glomerata and field wood rush Luzula campestris with common knapweed Centaurea nigra, tormentil Potentilla erecta, devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis, betony Betonica officinalis, meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris, greater bur…

Penplas Grasslands

…d by common bent Agrostis capillaris, mat grass Nardus stricta, field wood-rush Luzula campestris and tormentil Potentilla erecta. The poorly drained areas of wet heath are characterised by deergrass Trichophorum cespitosum and cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix. Small areas of th…

Field Head Meadow

… tail Cynosurus cristatus, rough meadow grass Poa trivialis and field wood rush Luzula campestris with greater burnet Sanguisorba officinalis, yellow raffle Rhinanthus minor, lady’s mantle Alchemilla glabra, eyebright Euphrasia agg. and pignut Conopodium majus. Other species pre…

Stranacally

…sional rushes such as sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus and field woodrush Luzula campestris. Typical dry lowland meadow herbs occur throughout with common knapweed Centaurea nigra, cat’s ear Hypochaeris radicata, common birdsfoot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, oxeye daisy Leu…

Rathlin Island - Kebble

…lantago lanceolata, common eyebright Euphrasia officinalis agg., field woodrush Luzula campestris and birdsfoot trefoil Lotus comiculatus. The grasslands and heath/grassland mosaics are rich in grassland fungi. Such areas are often described as "waxcap grasslands" because of the …

Hatch Park

…eep's fescue Festuca ovina, but also containing such species as field wood rush Luzula campestris, sheep's sorrel Rumex acetosella, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, bird's foot Ornithopus perpusillus and upright chickweed Moenchia erecta, the last two being scarce in Kent. However…

Clipstone Heath

…edge Carex pilulifera, heath speedwell Veronica officinalis and field wood rush Luzula campestris. Characteristic heathland mosses occur in addition to Cladonia species lichens.

Cawston and Marsham Heaths

…en ribbed sedge Carex binervis, tormentil Potentilla erecta and field wood rush Luzula campestris. Wet heath habitats are not well developed but there is a small permanent pool on Cawston Heath with some surrounding marshy vegetation which includes pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris,…

Lower Swaledale Woods And Grasslands

…uare stalked Hypericum perforatum, H. hirsutum, H. tetrapterum, hairy wood rush Luzula pilosa and less frequently moschatel Adoxa moschatellina. Early purple orchid Orchis mascula is locally abundant. In damp flushes within the woods meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, great horseta…

Roecliffe Manor Lawns

…Polygala serpyllifolia, bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, field wood rush Luzula campestris and sheep's sorrel Rumex acetosella, are also present in varying quantities. Heather Calluna vulgaris forms short but dense carpets whilst bryophytes are also a prominent component o…

Polruan to Polperro

…l-grass, common bent Agrostis capillaris, yarrow Achillea millefolium, woodrush Luzula campestris, common dog-violet Viola riviniana, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata, common cat’s-ear Hypochaeris radicata, common bird’s-foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, wild thyme, common mil…

Stanford Training Area

…this type of vegetation include heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, field wood rush Luzula campestris, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum and harebell Campanula rotundifolia. Lichens and bryophytes are also prominent in many of these areas. In the more recently abandoned areas …

Barrow Meadow

… forget-me-not Myosotis discolor, fairy flax Linum catharticum, field wood rush Luzula campestris, betony Betonica officinalis and in one area, around a shallow hollow, a population of northern marsh orchid Dactylorhiza purpurella. The sward contains an abundance of legumes, incl…

Holly Rock Fields

…it Scorzoneroides autumnalis, oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare, field wood rush Luzula campestris, tormentil Potentilla erecta, selfheal Prunella vulgaris, bulbous buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus, betony Betonica officinalis and red clover Trifolium pratense. In places the diversit…

Bucknell Wood Meadows

…chid Dacylorhiza fuchsii, adder's tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum, field wood rush Luzula campestris and rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus. Some fields are noticeably herb dominated and contain frequent rosette forming species such as autumn hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis, Leontod…

Eriswell Low Warren

…ng stonecrop Sedum acre, Smooth Hawk's Beard Crepis capillaris, field wood rush Luzula campestris, lady's bedstraw Galium verum, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum and Breckland thyme Thymus serpyllum. Hypnum cupressiforme with the lichens Cladonia arbuscula and other Clado…

Maulden Heath

…straw Galium saxatile, lesser stitchwort Stellaria graminea and field wood rush Luzula campestris. Of particular interest is the moss layer which is often a dominant element of the short grassland. The common species Dicranum scoparium and Polytrichum juniperinum are characteris…

Besthorpe Warren

…ley piert Aphanes arvensis, bird’s foot Ornithopus perpusillus, field wood rush Luzula campestris, common mouse ear Cerastium fontanum, smooth hawk’s beard Crepis capillaris, ladies bedstraw Galium verum and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile. Areas of more mobile bare sand, where gr…

Rhosydd Bryn-maen

…tentilla erecta, with frequent common bent Agrostis capillaris, field wood-rush Luzula campestris and mosses such as Hylocomium splendens and Hypnum jutlandicum. A scarce type of acid grassland also occurs at Rhosydd Bryn-maen and is identified through the presence of betony Beto…

Hollybush Pastures

…ot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus, common knapweed Centaurea nigra, field wood-rush Luzula campestris, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and crested dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus. Other plants recorded include oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare, autumn hawkbit Scorzoneroides au…

Over and Lawn Woods

…rasses and herbs including meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis, field wood rush Luzula campestris and meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria. A stream and pond within the woods add additional habitat variety and further enhance the value of the area for animal life.

Caeau Glyn (Glyn Fields)

…ommon knapweed Centaurea nigra, cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata, field wood-rush Luzula campestris, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata, meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris and red clover Trifolium pratense are frequent throughout. Other characteristic species include quaking-grass…

Hotham Meadow

…esser celandine Ficaria verna, with pignut Conopodium majus and field wood rush Luzula campestris on drier areas. Where clays and silts are present the neutral grassland grades through wet meadow with ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi and devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis, int…

St. Dunstan's Farm Meadows

…m, pignut Conopodium majus, sheep's sorrel Rumex acetosella and field wood rush Luzula campestris. It is extremely rich in broad leaved species such as devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, lousewort, bitter vetch Lathyrus montanus and hawkweed H…

Hardwick Lodge Meadow

…w vetchling Lathyrus pratensis, glaucous sedge Carex flacca and field wood rush Luzula campestris. Dryer, more lime enriched parts are broadly similar with additional species including crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, dwarf thistle Cirsium…

Bixley Heath

… wood sage Teucrium scorodonia, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, field wood rush Luzula campestris, sheep's sorrel Rumex acetosella and bird's foot Ornithopus perpusillus also typify this vegetation community. Bracken Pteridium aquilinum occurs around the margins and as scattered …

Down Farm

…ail Alopecurus pratensis, downy oat grass Avenula pubescens and field wood rush Luzula campestris. Quaking grass Briza media and heath grass Danthonia decumbens are occasional, whilst glaucous sedge Carex flacca and spring-sedge Carex caryophyllea are locally frequent. The meadow…

Hurst Farm Pasture

…nglomeratus var. conglomeratus, jointed rush J. articulatus and field wood rush Luzula campestris. Species more typical of the meadow vetchling sub community include abundant common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii, heath spotted orchid D. maculata and pepper saxifrage Silaum …

Lakenheath Warren

…sorrel Rumex acetosella, shepherd's cress Teesdalia nudicaulis, field wood rush Luzula campestris and lichens Cladonia impexa, C. arbuscula and Cetraria aculeata are amongst the other species frequently found. At the north and western edges of the Warren and at other small locali…

Croxton Park

…escues Festuca spp. and crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus. Field wood rush Luzula campestris, pignut Conopodium majus, lesser celandine Ficaria verna, sorrel Rumex acetosa and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile are locally abundant. Marshy areas within these swards are dominated…

Gortycavan

…ional rushes such as sharp flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus and field wood rush Luzula campestris. In the hay meadow taller herb species flourish such as common knapweed Centaurea nigra, oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare, meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris, cat’s ear Hypochaeris ra…

White Park Bay

…sedge Carex arenaria, Portland spurge Euphorbia portlandica and field wood rush Luzula campestris, growing through a carpet of the pleurocarpous moss Rhytidiadelphus triquetrus. Between the chalk cliffs and the frontal dunes, the land-slipped slopes are partly covered by blown sa…

Little Heath, Barnham

…n sward contains a good range of acid grassland species such as field wood rush Luzula campestris, hare's foot clover Trifolium campestre and harebell Campanula rotundifolia. The ungrazed acid grassland is taller, less species rich and often contains large patches of dense sand s…

Holywell Banks

…er Trifolium repens although salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, field wood rush Luzula campestris and cowslip Primula veris are present. The slopes have a northerly aspect and support several species of moss. Typical limestone plants such as stemless thistle Cirsium acaule, eyebr…

Waen Rydd

…mes more heathy, with lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, heather, field wood-rush Luzula campestris and bilberry. There are also areas where heavy grazing has encouraged the spread of species such as white clover Trifolium repens, mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum and annual meadowgrass…

Aules Hill Meadows

…owny oat grass Avenula pubescens, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, field wood rush Luzula campestris, pale sedge Carex pallescens and red clover Trifolium pratense. Damp areas within the meadows add further to the diversity of the site and species present include ragged-robin Silene…

Berry Mound Pastures

…us Succisa pratensis, autumn hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis, field wood rush Luzula campestris, betony Betonica officinalis and lady’s mantle Alchemilla filicaulis spp. vestita. The site includes a stream and a small pond and the central pasture has a mire community which conf…

Bishop Wilton Deep Dale

…racterised by pignut Conopodium majus, with sweet vernal grass, field wood rush Luzula campestris and barren strawberry Potentilla sterilis. The grassland is used for intermittent cattle grazing and scattered hawthorn Crataegus monogyna is wide spread, while dense, well grown haw…

Weeting Heath

…equent 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 Fescue, crested hair grass Koeleria…

Rampisham Down

…a humilis and brown bent Agrostis vinealis, as well as frequent field wood rush Luzula campestris. Sedge species typically include spring sedge Carex caryophyllea and pill sedge Carex pilulifera, with occasional glaucous sedge Carex flacca. Characteristic broad leaved herbs gene…

Prolusk

…ional rushes such as sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus and field wood rush Luzula campestris. Distinctive meadow herbs occur throughout with common knapweed Centaurea nigra, oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare, meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris, common birdsfoot trefoil Lotus c…

Noddle End

… sedge C. panicea and common sedge C. nigra, are abundant, with field wood rush Luzula campestris, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, milkwort Polygala vulgaris, bitter vetch Lathyrus montanus, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and tormentil Potentilla erecta. Springs emerging at the…

Silverines Meadows

…rd's foot Ornithopus perpusillus, lady's bedstraw Galium verum, field wood rush Luzula campestris and tormentil Potentilla erecta. Outcrops of Spilsby Sandstone contain small pockets of soil which support early hair grass Aira praecox and the calcifuge moss Polytrichum juniperin…

Quarry Fields Farm

…t trefoil Lotus corniculatus, oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare, field wood rush Luzula campestris and spring sedge Carex caryophyllea. Other species present include yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis and bulbous buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus. cows…

Park Farm Meadows

…Danthonia decumbens, devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis and field wood-rush Luzula campestris. A wide variety of other plant species are present including common twayblade Neottia ovata, heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata and an unusually diverse suite of sedges incl…

Murlough

…rnal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, sand sedge Carex arenaria and field wood rush Luzula campestris. Herbs include lady's bedstraw Galium verum, cat's ear Hypochaeris radicata, wood sage Teucrium scorodonia, common vetch Vicia sativa, and mouse_ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum. A…

Woolcombe

…il Potentilla erecta, devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis and field woodrush Luzula campestris prominent associated species.

Ballyquintin Point

… hair grass Koeleria macrantha, glaucous sedge Carex flacca and field wood rush Luzula campestris. Herbs include lady's bedstraw Galium verum, wild thyme Thymus polytrichus, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata, white clover Trifolium repens, yarrow Achillea millefolium and birds…

Magilligan

…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 meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis, bush vetch Vicia sepium, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata, birdsfoot t…

Ballidon Dale

…edge, mouse ear hawkweed, common cats ear Hypochaeris radicata, field wood rush Luzula campestris, common dog violet Viola riviniana and thyme. Mountain pansy, Viola lutea, at the southern edge of its distribution in England, is also found on these leached soils. Neutral grasslan…

Yelden Meadows

…teristic of old meadows include meadow brome Bromus commutatus, field wood rush Luzula campestris, cuckoo-flower Cardamine pratensis, pignut Conopodium majus, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus and lady’s bedstraw Galium …

Keston and Hayes Commons

…nent comprises over thirty species, the more frequent including field wood rush Luzula campestris, lesser stitchwort Stellaria graminea and sorrel Rumex acetosa. Dyer's greenweed Genista tinctoria, an uncommon plant in the county, is also recorded. The valley mire occurs along a …

Lower Red Lees Pasture

…l Potentilla erecta, devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis and field wood rush Luzula campestris. Other components of the community such as lady’s mantle Alchemilla glabra and adder’s tongue fern Ophioglossum vulgatum are characteristic of old pastures and indicate a general la…

Fachwen Isaf

…ssociates include tormentil, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and field wood-rush Luzula campestris, while springy turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus, neat feather-moss and glittering wood-moss Hylocomium splendens are well represented in the bryophyte layer. Bitter-vetch Lathyru…

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