Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Round Lough and Lough Fadda

… submerged vegetation includes yellow water lily Nuphar lutea, white water lily Nymphaea alba, unbranched bur reed Sparganium emersum, Canadian waterweed Elodea canadensis, common duckweed Lemna minor, ivyleaved duckweed Lemna trisulca and stoneworts Chara spp. The lough is fring…

Cors Goch, Llanllwch

…t Utricularia minor. Other interesting plants of the pools are white water-lily Nymphaea alba and white beak-sedge Rhynchospora alba. Nine different bog mosses have been recorded, but the most notable plant is bog rosemary Andromeda polifolia, a northern plant near its southern l…

Blue Pool and Norden Heaths

…ngustifolium, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, white-beak sedge Rhynchospora alba, bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella and bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata. Open water in bog and clay pools supports aquatic species such as bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius, white water-lily Nym…

Coedydd Nanmor

…undifolia, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum and white beak-sedge Rhynchospora alba. The woodland at Hafod Garregog also includes Llyn Hafod-y-llyn, an oligotrophic lake which supports a narrow marginal zone of floating/emergent vegetation with water-lilies Nuphar lutea, Nymphae…

Slop Bog and Uddens Heath

…ater which they hold. In the east the wettest cuttings support white water lily Nymphaea alba, Bog bean Menyanthes trifoliata and several species of Sphagnum moss. The bottoms of the slightly drier cuttings are often dominated by cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium with white b…

Claife Tarns and Mires

…pports a particularly diverse mire flora. Open bog pools with white water lily Nymphaea alba, bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius and greater bladderwort Utricularia vulgaris occur in a mosaic with floating Sphagnum communities coprised of over eight species of Sphagnum, wit…

Yardley Chase

…epiphytic lichens and as roosting sites for birds of prey such as barn owl Tyto alba. An array of biologically rich pools, believed to be unique in the region, occur in both sections. Their base rich waters have given rise to a diverse wetland vegetation including aquatics such …

Llyn Llywenan

…. Floating-leaved aquatic species include the two water-lilies Nuphar lutea and Nymphaea alba and water bistort Polygonum amphibium. There is extensive development of reedswamp with stands of common reed Phragmites australis and lesser bullrush Typha angustifolia; associated spec…

Llan Bwch-llyn Lake

…, and small pondweed Potamogeton berchtoldii also occurs. Both white water-lily Nymphaea alba and yellow water-lily Nuphar lutea occur. Other species include alternate water-milfoil Myriophyllum alterniflorum, ivy-leaved duckweed Lemna trisulca, shoreweed Littorella uniflora and …

Low Church Moss

…ens tripartita which in turn opens out into deeper water where white water lily Nymphaea alba grows. The railway embankment provides an interesting contrast to the wet conditions on either side and supports a variety of other species including orpine Sedum telephium, bloody crane…

Stackpole

…s, dogwood Cornus sanguinea and by large swathes of traveller’s-joy Clematis vitalba. The lakes at Bosherston were created by the Cawdor Estate between the late 18th and mid 19th centuries. They support a strong population of rooted submerged and floating macrophytes, their distr…

Leven Canal

…ering rush Butomus umbellatus, yellow water lily Nuphar lutea, white water lily Nymphaea alba, shining pondweed Potamogeton lucens and broad leaved pondweed P. natans. References, Crackles, F. E. 1968. Some Plant Associates of the River Hull Valley. East Yorkshire Field Studies,…

River Beult

…uous cover over the water surface. Other common plants include white water lily Nymphaea alba, flowering rush Butomus umbellatus, unbranched bur reed Sparganium emersum and stands of bulrush Schoenoplectus lacustris. Submerged plants include five species of pondweed Potamogeton …

Tabley Mere

… has an extensive cover of yellow water lily Nuphar lutea with white water lily Nymphaea alba scattered throughout. On the south side is an extensive area of lesser reed mace Typha angustifolia with some greater reed mace Typha latifolia also present. This grades into a species r…

Tarn Hows

…ella spp. and common quillwort Isoetes lacustris. White and yellow water lilies Nymphaea alba and Nuphar lutea form occasionally floating mats and seven species of pondweed Potamogeton alpinus, P. natans, P. berchtoldii, Potamogeton obtusifolius, Potamogeton perfoliatus, Potamoge…

Martnaham Loch and Wood

…phagnum lawn, poor-fen, willow and alder carr and water lilies Nuphar lutea and Nymphaea alba. Amongst the more notable plants are nodding bur-marigold Bidens cernua, trifid bur-marigold Bidens tripartita, greater spearwort Ranunculus lingua, and the Nationally Scarce eight-stame…

Marton Pool, Chirbury

…geton obtusifolius and small pondweed P. berchtoldii. Water lilies, both white, Nymphaea alba and yellow, Nuphar lutea are present, but not abundant. There is a rich invertebrate fauna in which water bugs are particularly well represented. The site includes extensive reed beds, m…

Buchan Hill Ponds

…est plants of the open water pondweeds Potamogeton species and white water lily Nymphaea alba whilst the marginal fen communities include reed mace Typha latifolia, bulrush Schoenoplectus lacustris, yellow flag Iris pseudacorus, water mint Mentha aquatica, oval sedge Carex lepori…

Over Water

…es of pondweed Potamogeton spp., yellow and white water lilies Nuphar lutea and Nymphaea alba and two rarer species, autumnal water starwort Callitriche hermaphroditica and six stammened waterwort Elatine hexandra. The latter, although generally uncommon, is abundant here. These …

Pettigoe Plateau

… dortmanna. Other lake types, distinguished by associations of white water lily Nymphaea alba with either yellow water lily Nuphar lutea or the aquatic moss Fontinalis antipyretica, are also present. The plateau is the second most important breeding site for golden plover Pluvia…

Cors Llyn Farch a Llyn Fanod

… southern end is dominated by more mesotrophic species such as white water-lily Nymphaea alba and yellow water-lily Nuphar lutea. The catchment of the lake is included in the site, the majority of which consists of upland heath and grassland communities. Remarks: Parts are regis…

Big Dog Scarps and Lakes

…pography and greater abundance of species such as white beak sedge Rhynchospora alba, hare's tail cottongrass Eriophorum vaginatum, common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium and northern deergrass Trichophorum cespitosum. The hummocks are typically dominated by either red bog m…

Godstone Ponds

…d Zannichellia palustris, greater duckweed Lemna polyrhiza and white water lily Nymphaea alba. All three ponds support stands of marginal tall fen vegetation which are dominated by great reed mace Typha latifolia and common reed Phragmites australis. Other species of this tall fe…

Weston Turville Reservoir

…unculus circinatus, small pondweed Potamogeton berchtoldii and white water lily Nymphaea alba, all of which are very local in Buckinghamshire. The southern and south western ends are dominated by common reed Phragmites australis. Mudwort Limosella aquatica and orange foxtail Alop…

Staines Moor

…ypha latifolia; plants of open water which are present include white water lily Nymphaea alba, water fern Azolla filiculoides and water starworts Callitriche species. A number of uncommon plants occur in the ponds at this site including one of only three known British localities …

Cashel Loughs

…ts. The open waters hold a range of aquatic plants, including white water lily Nymphaea alba and yellow water lily Nuphar lutea and submerged beds of broad leaved pondweed Potamogeton nutans. Branched bur reed Sparganeum erectum and floating bur reed Sparganeum angustifolium are…

Lough Aleater

…ubmerged beds, while broad leaved pondweed Potamogeton natans, white water lily Nymphaea alba, yellow water lily Nuphar lutea and occasional floating bur reed Sparganium angustifolium and unbranched bur reed Sparganium emersum form floating rafts on the surface. Emergent vegetati…

Kenninghall & Banham Fens with Quidenham Mere

…acustris and reed. Water plants include a zone of white and yellow water lilies Nymphaea alba and Nuphar lutea. The surrounding carr woodland is dominated by ash Fraxinus excelsior with frequent pedunculate oak Quercus robur and alder Alnus glutinosa. There has been considerable …

Rowardennan Woodlands

… developed emergent vegetation including beds dominated by the white water-lily Nymphaea alba, and the yellow water-lily Nuphar lutea, and transitional fen and reed swamp communities. The aquatic invertebrate communities include a large number of dragonfly species.

Roscobie Hills

… bistort and the regionally rare yellow and white water lilies Nuphar lutea and Nymphaea alba, through floating mats of bog mosses to fen communities with bottle sedge, water horsetail, common cotton-grass, marsh violet and heath spotted-orchid. Marsh stitchwort Stellaria palustr…

Burnham Beeches

…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 represented at Burnham Beeches. The area has long been known for its wood ants Formica rufa and…

Barnby Broad & Marshes

…s in the river, the broad contains few water plants apart from white water lily Nymphaea alba. The marginal vegetation is more diverse and is dominated by common reed Phragmites australis and scarce fibrous tussock sedge Carex appropinquata. On the landward side of this fringe is…

Loch Watston

…t species. The emergent vegetation is dominated by stands of white water-lilies Nymphaea alba, yellow water-lilies Nuphar lutea, and fine-leaved pondweeds such as Potamogeton pectinatus and Potamogeton pusillus. Although the nationally scarce eight-stamened waterwort Elatine hydr…

Esthwaite Water

…f shoreweed Littorella uniflora. Yellow and white water lilies Nuphar lutea and Nymphaea alba are present along the lake edge, often adjacent to reeds Phragmites australis. At North Fen the hydrosere is well developed. Greater spearwort Ranunculus lingua grows on the outer edge o…

Clais Dhearg

…re indicative or associated with oligotrophic conditions, e.g. white water-lily Nymphaea alba, floating club-rush Eleogiton fluitans, floating bur-reed Sparganium angustifolium, delicate stonewort Chara virgata and dark stonewort Nitella opaca. Being one of only a few locations i…

Kilroosky Lough

…y large, floating stands of yellow water lily Nuphar lutea and white water-lily Nymphaea alba. The emergent vegetation of the lough consists of a fringe of common club rush Schoenoplectus lacustris, backed by a tall swamp of common reed Phragmites australis, occasionally replaced…

Annachullion Lough

…e large, floating stands of yellow water lily Nuphar lutea and white water lily Nymphaea alba, occasionally accompanied by shining pondweed Potamogeton lucens and broad leaved pondweed Potamogen natans. The emergent vegetation consists of a fragmented fringe of common club rush S…

Oss Mere

…on fringe of damp grassland. Within the mere both white and yellow water lilies Nymphaea alba and Nuphar lutea occur, but are scarce. Horned pondweed Zannichellia palustris is the dominant submerged aquatic plant. The alder carr is particularly rich and has a flora which includes…

Ashburnham Park

… woodpecker. The lakes have a rather restricted aquatic flora. White water lily Nymphaea alba and yellow water lily Nuphar lutea are present and also the rare red pondweed Potamogeton alpinus. Fringing vegetation is dominated by reed sweet grass Glyceria maxima, common reed Phrag…

Lough Corry

…ubmerged beds, while broad leaved pondweed Potamogeton natans, white water lily Nymphaea alba and yellow water lily Nuphar lutea form floating rafts on the surface. Emergent vegetation includes water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile swamp, which dominates the open water in the west…

Bure Broads and Marshes

…contain small populations of yellow waterlily Nuphar lutea and white water lily Nymphaea alba with rigid hornwort Ceratophyllum demersum and curled pondweed Potamogeton crispus appearing some years. Cockshoot Broad has been isolated from the river and the nutrient rich sediments …

Skelsmergh Tarn

…is a continuous ring of floating yellow and white water lilies Nuphar lutea and Nymphaea alba and some bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata. The aquatic invertebrate fauna is influenced by the calcareous conditions as shown by the abundance of water snails especially Planorbis species a…

Gortnasoal Glebe and Meenadoan

…f this upland lake includes yellow water lily Nuphar lutea and white water lily Nymphaea alba with other submerged and floating-leaved plants such as intermediate water starwort Callitriche hamulata and the translucent stonewort Nitella transluscens. Gortnasoal Glebe and Meenadoa…

Heathfield Park

…ing vegetation and the open water is dominated by white and yellow water lilies Nymphaea alba and Nuphar lutea.

Hedgecourt

…ogether with birch and grey sallow Salix cinerea. White and crack willows Salix alba and S. fragilis also grow here, as does alder buckthorn Frangula alnus. The ground flora is dominated by sedges including the greater tussock sedge Carex paniculata. Grassland habitats include ne…

Little Langdale Tarn

…ater and on the shallow stony shore of the tarn. These include white water lily Nymphaea alba, the local lesser bladderwort Utricularia minor, alternate flowered water milfoil Myriophyllum alterniflorum, the starwort Callitriche brutia ssp. hamulata, shore weed Littorella uniflor…

Westwick Lakes

…orly represented in the highly acidic nutrient poor waters but white water lily Nymphaea alba is present in addition to the locally very uncommon shoreweed Littorella uniflora. Carpets of bog mosses Sphagnum spp. project into the lake in places and the muddy margins are dominated…

Round Loch of Lundie

…n abundant in recent years. In shallow water there are mats of white water-lily Nymphaea alba and some bog bean Menyanthes trifoliata on the north-west shore. The alder carr is interspersed with areas dominated by the reed, meadowsweet and bottle sedge.

Puttenham & Crooksbury Commons

…tenham Common contain a good range of aquatic plants including white water lily Nymphaea alba, intermediate water starwort Callitriche brutia ssp. hamulata and the rare eight stamened waterwort Elatine hydropiper. The emergent community is well developed and contains great reed m…

Berrington Pool, Shropshire

…t southerly localities in Britain. There are extensive beds of white water lily Nymphaea alba. Vegetation dominated by water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile and bottle sedge Carex rostrata is better represented here than at any other Shropshire mere. Other emergent plants include …

Derrycloony Lough

…otrophic lake and contains a range of aquatic plants including white water lily Nymphaea alba, yellow water lily Nuphar lutea and blunt leaved pondweed Potamogeton obtusifolius. The lake margin is fringed by a band of emergent swamp dominated by common reed Phragmites australis, …

Binglett's Wood

…2213 consists of grassland around two ponds. The ponds support white water lily Nymphaea alba and pondweeds Potamogeton species and the glade is visited by dragonflies.

Middleton Pool

…bution in Warwickshire, such as moschatel Adoxa moschatellina, white water lily Nymphaea alba, great lettuce Lactuca virosa, sweet flag Acorus calamus and creeping yellow cress Rorippa sylvestris. Despite its small size, this site supports 46 species of breeding birds. Breeding w…

Hawes Water

… bladderwort Utricularia sp. and yellow and white water lilies Nuphar lutea and Nymphaea alba which are found in beds of the stonewort Chara aculeolata. The bottom living fauna is rich and seven species of snails are present including species such as Bithynia tentaculata which is…

Ruxley Gravel Pits

… contain scattered rafts of yellow water lily Nuphar lutea and white water lily Nymphaea alba. The water quality is generally high and supports a good diversity of fresh water invertebrates which have been studied on a number of occasions. Other aquatic plants include horn wort …

Brothers Water

…ladderwort Utricularia intermedia. Yellow and white water lily Nuphar lutea and Nymphaea alba also occur in sheltered areas on the east side. Near the lake outflow and along the southern lake shore bottle sedge Carex rostrata and common reed Phragmites australis form bands of mar…

Lough Scolban

…ubmerged beds, while broad leaved pondweed Potamogeton natans, white water lily Nymphaea alba, yellow water lily Nuphar lutea and to a lesser extent floating bur reed Sparganium angustifolium form floating rafts on the surface. A narrow woodland fringe occurs along most of the sh…

River Derwent and Tributaries

…ally more nutrient rich, support lesser pondweed Potamogeton pusillus and white Nymphaea alba and yellow water lilies Nuphar lutea. Derwentwater is the only known Cumbrian locality for the nationally scarce floating water plantain Luronium natans. Between Derwentwater and Bassent…

West Fermanagh Scarplands

…f floating macrophytes such as yellow water lily Nuphar lutea, white water lily Nymphaea alba and shining pondweed Potamogeton lucens. The swamp zone is composed of common club rush Schoenoplectus lacustris, bulrush Typha latifolia and tall stands of common reed Phragmites austra…

Lurgan Lough

…ic flora, with species such as yellow water lily Nuphar lutea, white water lily Nymphaea alba and branched bur-reed Sparganium erectum and unbranched bur-reed Sparganium emersum. Within Northern Ireland, Lurgan Lough Upper represents one of the best examples of a naturally eutrop…

Lough na blaney bane

…ant nutrients and contains a range of aquatic plants including white water lily Nymphaea alba. Other aquatics such as perfoliate pondweed Potamogeton perfoliatus, various leaved pondweed Potamogeton gramineus and long stalked pondweed Potamogeton praelongus occur in submerged bed…

Old River Dove, Marston on Dove

…hough small populations are still widespread. Also present are white water lily Nymphaea alba and unbranched bur reed Sparganium emersum. In places the banks have a dense band of old alder Alnus glutinosa and grey willow Salix cinerea with a number of mature ash Fraxinus excelsio…

Ant Broads and Marshes

…aquatic macrophytes such as yellow water lily Nuphar lutea and white water lily Nymphaea alba. Active measures are now being taken to reduce phosphate levels and restore a more diverse flora in Barton Broad. At the turn of the century, Sutton Broad was a large area of open water,…

Fenemere

…with eutrophic water. There are extensive beds of white and yellow water lilies Nymphaea alba and Nuphar lutea, but otherwise the aquatic vegetation is sparse, consisting of horned pondweed Zannichellia palustris, fennel leaved pondweed Potamogeton pectinatus and Canadian pondwee…

Burdautien Lough

…ta, with floating stands of yellow water lily Nuphar lutea and white water lily Nymphaea alba. The emergent vegetation of the lough consists of a fringe of common club rush Schoenoplectus lacustris, backed by a swamp of common reed Phragmites australis, interspersed in a few plac…

Dubh Lochs

…plant community dominated by bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and white water lily Nymphaea alba. Around the edges of the lochs there are extensive beds of bottle sedge Carex rostrata which are important nesting habitat for the Slavonian grebes. The land surrounding the lochs is a d…

Black Loch (Abdie)

…ater fringe is dominated by both yellow and white water-lilies Nuphar lutea and Nymphaea alba with locally abundant mare’s-tail Hippuris vulgaris and luxuriant rafts of bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata. The fringing swamp vegetation consists of extensive stands of reed sweet-grass G…

Geal and Dubh Lochs

…ergent and submerged plants. In the larger Geal Loch there are white water-lily Nymphaea alba, broad-leaved pondweed Potamogeton natans and bog-pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius. Geal Loch also supports submerged species such as water lobelia Lobelia dortmanna, bulbous rush Jun…

Basingstoke Canal

… Mytchett Lake is an extensive area of open water with abundant whitewater lily Nymphaea alba and common bulrush Schoenoplectus lacustris and is notable for its fringing colony of purple willow Salix purpurea which is rare in Surrey. The lake supports a large colony of red eyed d…

Upper Thurne Broads and Marshes

…lants in Broadland, supporting yellow water lily Nuphar lutea, white water lily Nymphaea alba, whorled water milfoil Myriophyllum verticillatum, greater bladder wort Utricularia vulgaris and common club rush Schoenoplectus lacustris. Mare's tail Hippuris vulgaris, fennel pondweed…

Largalinny

…munity which includes lesser bladderwort Utricularia minor and white water lily Nymphaea alba. Marginal vegetation is dominated by stands of great fen sedge Cladium mariscus and bottle sedge Carex rostrata extending back into a mixed sedge sward, including bog sedge Carex limosa,…

Mointeach Scadabhaigh

…r lobelia Lobelia dortmanna, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and white water-lily Nymphaea alba. Yellow water-lily Nuphar lutea and various pondweeds Potamogeton sp are also present. Most of the bogs within the site are in the Loch Scadabhaigh catchment, the largest expanses of pea…

Bomere, Shomere and Betton Pools

…phic infertile meres. It has an extensive area of white and yellow water lilies Nymphaea alba and Nuphar lutea and is particularly notable for the presence of a large population of six stamened waterwort Elatine hexandra. Fringing vegetation is dominated mainly by lesser reed mac…

Llyn Goddionduon

…pondweed Potamogeton natans, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and white water lily Nymphaea alba. There is a good population of water lobelia Lobelia dortmanna and excellent swards of benthic species such as shore-weed Littorella uniflora. The lake is reasonably rich in phytoplankto…

Vann Lake and Ockley Woods

… australis and yellow flag Iris pseudacorus. Both white and yellow water lilies Nymphaea alba and Nuphar lutea occur. The freshwater habitats support a range of dragonfly species including the uncommon downy emerald Cordulia aenea and shiny emerald Somatochlora metallica. The na…

Lough Alaban

…ondweed Potamogeton natans, yellow water lily Nuphar lutea and white water lily Nymphaea alba. The northern and eastern shores of the lake are steep-sided with a peaty substrate that supports emergent swamp vegetation especially bottle sedge Carex rostrata, common reed Phragmites…

St. Leonard's Park Ponds

…re dominated by broad leaved pondweed Potamogeton natans, with white water lily Nymphaea alba and unbranched bur reed Sparganium emersum. The site supports a wide range of dragonflies including the uncommon variable damselfly Coenagrion pulchellum, while the ruddy darter Sympetru…

Elterwater

… bur reed Sparganium angustifolium, yellow and white water lilies Nuphar lutea, Nymphaea alba and notably the uncommon six stamened waterwort Elatine hexandra. The swamp and fen vegetation on the lake margins is characterised by common reed Phragmites australis, reed canary grass…

Alderfen Broad

…llum demersum is generally dominant, with small populations of white water lily Nymphaea alba, water violet Hottonia palustris, Starworts Callitriche spp. and fennel pondweed Potamogeton pectinatus. The marginal vegetation shows an interesting transition depending on the depth of…

Knapdale Woods

…le are oligotrophic. These lochs support extensive colonies of white water-lily Nymphaea alba with yellow water-lily Nuphar lutea, the nationally-scarce least water-lily Nuphar pumila and both Potamogeton praelongus and x P. zizii. Loch nà Creige Mòire also has a large population…

Quoisley Meres

…nd. Quoisley Big Mere has a narrow border of both white and yellow water lilies Nymphaea alba and Nuphar lutea. A continuous narrow reed swamp surrounds the mere and consists of a mixture of species including lesser reed mace Typha angustifolia, common club rush Schoenoplectus la…

Summerhill Lough

…d by large, floating stands of yellow water lily Nuphar lutea, white water lily Nymphaea alba and large-leaved pondweeds such as shining pondweed Potamoqeton lucens. The emergent vegetation consists of a fringe of common club rush Schoenoplectus lacustris, backed by a tall swamp …

Morden Bog and Hyde Heath

… angustifolium and bog asphodel are abundant with white-beak sedge Rhynchospora alba and many-stalked spike-rush Eleocharis multicaulis prominent on pool margins and in wet hollows. Several local species contribute to the flora of the valley mire, namely hare’s tail cottongrass E…

Broad Fen, Dilham

…friesii are frequent with bladderwort Utricularia vulgaris and white water lily Nymphaea alba. Surrounding the open fen are large areas of semi mature alder carr. Here the ground flora is dominated by lesser pond sedge Carex acutiformis and marsh fern Thelypteris palustris, with …

Loch of Winless

…sedge Carex rostrata and water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile. White water lily Nymphaea alba grows in the deeper water. Rich fen is particularly well developed to the south of the loch where it is dominated by meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre an…

Allt Bholagair

…hic water body within the SSSI supports Juncus bulbosus, Menyanthes trifoliata, Nymphaea alba, Sparganium angustifolium and Sphagnum species. Loch nam Faoilean is representative of the oligotrophic loch type, supporting species such as Isoetes lacustris, Littorella uniflora, Lobe…

Abbots Moss

…m vaginatum, bog rosemary Andromeda polifolia and white beak sedge Rhynchospora alba. Firmer parts of the mires have been colonised by birch Betula pubescens and Scot's pine Pinus sylvestris. To the north of the disused railway which traverses the site are a series of acidic, nut…

Fymore Lough

…ater has frequent stands of yellow water lily Nuphar lutea and white water lily Nymphaea alba. A wide range of pondweeds Potamogeton spp. has also been recorded, including curled pondweed Potamogeton crispus, broad leaved pondweed Potamogeton natans, shining pondweed Potamogeton …

Fardrum and Roosky Turloughs

…ical of lakes and lake shores. The more common species include white water lily Nymphaea alba, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, amphibious bistort Persicaria amphibia, fine leaved water-dropwort Oenanthe aquatica, bottle sedge Carex rostrata and pond water crowfoot Ranunculus pelta…

Greenan Lough

…he lough contain a variety of aquatic plant species, including white water lily Nymphaea alba and various leaved pondweed Po/amoge/on gramineus, often grO\\'ing with Canadian waterweed Elodea canadensis. shoreweed Littorella uniflora, water lobelia Lobelia dortmanna and alternate…

Lough Anierin

…is. In the western half of the lake a broad, floating stand of white water lily Nymphaea alba occurs which is replaced by narrow stands of broad leaved pondweed Potamogeton natans to the east. Other submerged and floating-leaved species recorded from the lough at varying abundanc…

Epsom and Ashtead Commons

…tic flora of these two ponds includes duckweeds Lemna species, white water lily Nymphaea alba and pond weeds Potamogeton species while the marginal fen flora includes great reed mace Typha latifolia, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, trifid bur marigold Bidens tripartita and narrow …

Upton Broad & Marshes

…of fennel leaved pondweed Potamogeton pectinatus, white and yellow water lilies Nymphaea alba and Nuphar lutea and the nationally scarce grass wrack pondweed P. compressus. Little Broad, an arm of the main water body, supports an abundance of flat stalked pondweed Potamogeton fri…

Loch Fada

…of pondweed Potamogeton and bur-reed Sparganium, together with white water lily Nymphaea alba, alternate flowered water milfoil Myriophyllum alterniflorum and shoreweed Littorella uniflora. The SSSI includes areas of the loch shores which are seasonally inundated. This inundation…

Pinbain Burn to Cairn Hill

…h Lochton is a rare example of a natural water body on serpentinite. Both white Nymphaea alba and yellow Nuphar lutea water lilies are present, and the loch is surrounded by an excellent undisturbed transition fen with marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, greater and lesser tussock…

Calthorpe Broad

…r milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum, yellow and white water lilies Nuphar lutea and Nymphaea alba, floating scirpus Eleogiton fluitans and the nationally scarce water soldier Stratiotes aloides. The marginal and emergent vegetation is also diverse with sweet flag Acorus calamus, yell…

Lough Corr

…d Potamogeton alpinus, small pondweed Potamogeton berchtoldii, white water lily Nymphaea alba, greater bladderwort Utricularia vulgaris, shoreweed Littorella uniflora and floating bur reed Sparganium angustifolium. The lough margin is fringed by a band of emergent swamp vegetatio…

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