Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Mournes Coast

…ops and shingle. Rock faces subject to sea spray have occasional thrift Armeria maritima, sea plantain Plantago maritima and sea spleenwort Asplenium marinum. Strandline communities are extensively developed along the shore south of William’s Harbour. Maritime grassland occurs ov…

Craig Hammel to Sgaps Geo

…s. A variety of other plants grow amongst the grasses, including thrift Armeria maritima, buck’s-horn plantain Plantago coronopus, sea plantain Plantago maritima, glaucous sedge Carex flacca and grass of parnassus Parnassia palustris. There are patches of maritime heath throughou…

Ulva, Danna and the McCormaig Isles

…e coastline support salt tolerant grasses and herb species such as sea plantain Plantago maritima, buck’s-horn plantain Plantago coronopus, thrift Armeria maritima and sea campion Silene uniflora. Towards the shore fringing saltmarsh communities occur along the edges of the sea l…

Foula

…. The spray-influenced cliff top vegetation is composed largely of sea plantain Plantago maritima, buck’s-horn plantain Plantago coronopus and thrift Armeria maritima. Foula SSSI supports a wide range of nationally and internationally important breeding seabirds. The site support…

Freshwater East Cliffs to Skrinkle Haven

…ritimum and rock sea-spurrey Spergularia rupicola, with occasional sea plantain Plantago maritima, sea aster Aster tripolium and much golden samphire Inula crithmoides. Sea spleenwort Asplenium marinum is frequent and there are also populations of sea-purslane Atriplex portulacoi…

Sheepland Coast

…e length of the coast. The saltmarsh consists of a matrix of sea milkwort Glaux maritima, common saltmarsh grass Puccinellia maritima, tall clumps of red fescue Festuca rubra and saltmarsh rush Juncus gerardii. Sea plantain Plantago maritima and common couch Elytrigia repens occu…

St John's Lake

…a small upper saltmarsh community supporting common saltmarsh-grass Puccinellia maritima with sea plantain Plantago maritima, sea milkwort Glaux maritima and saltmarsh rush Juncus gerardi. St. John’s Lake is of national importance for its wintering population of around 6,000 wil…

Dunbeath to Sgaps Geo

…tuca rubra and creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, together with thrift Armeria maritima and buck’s horn plantain Plantago coronopus in more exposed places. The vegetation here is typically very short as a result of exposure to wind and salt spray. Red fescue, Yorkshire fog Holcu…

Rathlin Island - Ballycarry

…ts its most northerly known location. Maritime species such as sea pink Armeria maritima, sea plantain Plantago maritima and sea campion Silene maritima become more frequent in the vicinity of the cliff edge, where the peat soils are very thin and exposure reduces the vigour of t…

Berriedale Cliffs

…d coastal heath. The maritime grassland contains species such as thrift Armeria maritima, sea campion Silene uniflora, sea plantain Plantago maritima, buck’s horn plantain Plantago coronopus, wild angelica Angelica sylvestris, sorrel Rumex acetosa, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scri…

Adur Estuary

…minates most of the areas above mean high water mark and annual seablite Suaeda maritima is also extremely frequent in these areas. Towards the mean low water mark, glasswort Salicornia sp. is dominant and sea aster Aster tripolium becomes more abundant. Other species are scatter…

Stroma

…land at Stroma SSSI supports a wide variety of species including thrift Armeria maritima, sea campion Silene uniflora, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, sea plantain Plantago maritima, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata, buck's-horn plantain Plantago coronopus, spring squill Scilla…

Bolt Head to Bolt Tail

…d communities are characterised by red fescue Festuca rubra with thrift Armeria maritima, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, sea and buckshorn plantain Plantago maritima and Plantago coronopus, wild carrot Daucus carota and bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta. Bloody cranesbill Geraniu…

Berrow Dunes

…es include long bracted sedge Carex extensa, common saltmarsh grass Puccinellia maritima, sea rush Juncus maritimus, sea plantain Plantago maritima, sea milkwort Glaux maritima, sea arrowgrass Triglochin maritimum, common sea lavender Limonium vulgare and sea aster Aster tripoliu…

Alnmouth Saltmarsh and Dunes

… in Britain. At higher levels the vegetation is more open, with thrift Armeria maritima, common saltmarsh grass Puccinellia maritima, sea plantain Plantago maritima and sea aster Aster tripolium associated with the sea purslane. Although common cord grass Spartina anglica has c…

Lee-on-the Solent to Itchen Estuary

…um, common sea lavender Limonium vulgare and common saltmarsh grass Puccinellia maritima. The nationally scarce Borrer’s and stiff saltmarsh grasses Puccinellia fasciculata and Potentilla rupestris respectively, have also been found at Bunny Meadows. Cord grass Spartina is also d…

Lower River Conon

…altmarsh communities. Where salinity is 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 …

Warkworth Dunes and Saltmarsh

…nsition includes common scurvy grass Cochlearia officinalis, sea milkwort Glaux maritima, reflexed saltmarsh grass Puccinellia distans, oraches Atriplex spp., hard grass Parapholis strigosa and the nationally rare curved hard grass P. incurva. Much of the saltmarsh is dominated b…

Dales Voe

…. The gently sloping surface of the main marsh is characterised by sea plantain Plantago maritima, thrift Armeria maritima and sea milkwort Glaux maritima, and is dissected by creeks with a fringing vegetation of sea poa Puccinellia maritima and the small marine algae Fucus musco…

Burry Inlet and Loughor Estuary

…eer communities dominated by glasswort Salicornia spp., annual sea-blite Suaeda maritima together with substantial areas of the introduced common cord-grass Spartina anglica through to low-midmarsh communities dominated by the common saltmarsh-grass Puccinellia maritima with sea-…

Portmuck

…ituations. These include red fescue Festuca rubra, sea mayweed Tripleurospermum maritima, sea plantain Plantago maritima, common scurvey grass Cochlearia officinalis and thrift Armeria maritima. Cliff sections which experience slippage, and so have a disturbed soil, support rank …

Castle of Old Wick to Craig Hammel

…edges, where species such as Scots lovage Ligusticum scoticum, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata, roseroot Sedum rosea and scurvy grass Cochlearia officinalis can be found. Good examples of maritime grassland habitat are found on the cliff top. This habitat is dominated by red…

Cresswell Ponds

… arrowgrass Triglochin maritimum, sea aster Aster tripolium, sea milkwort 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…

Ninebanks River Shingle

… Cochlearia officinalis ssp. alpina, mountain pansy Viola lutea, thrift Armeria maritima, sea plantain Plantago maritima and sea campion Silene uniflora. Other plants of the shingle are common mouse ear Cerastium arvense, sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, ribwort plantain Plantago la…

De Porth Sain Ffraid / St Bride's Bay South

…h swathes of coastal grassland along their tops. Species include thrift Armeria maritima, sea plantain Plantago maritima, red fescue Festuca rubra, sea beet Beta vulgaris, sea campion Silene uniflora and common scurvygrass Cochlearia officinalis. Shorter turf supports buck’s-horn…

Lynher Estuary

…Aster tripolium through lower-mid marsh with common saltmarsh-grass Puccinellia maritima and sea-purslane Atriplex portulacoides, to mid-upper marsh and transition fresh-water inundation communities. The largest and most diverse stands, exhibiting a range of structural characteri…

Moine Mhor

…ris quinqueflora. Saltmarsh plant species found here include sea milkwort Glaux maritima, sea plantain Plantago maritima, greater sea spurrey Spergularia media, sea aster Aster tripolium, and common scurvy-grass Cochlearia officinalis. Just above the salt water are mats and hummo…

Stackpole Quay - Trewent Point

…ort species-rich crevice communities, typified by plants such as thrift Armeria maritima, sea plantain Plantago maritima, rock sea-spurrey Spergularia rupicola and the noteworthy rock sea-lavender Limonium binervosum and golden-samphire Inula crithmoides. Above this crevice zone,…

North Hill

… an exposed and saline environment , and include species such as thrift Armeria maritima, sea plantain Plantago maritima and spring squill Scilla verna. The cliff grades into wind-clipped wet and dry heath which supports a strong population of the nationally scarce Scottish primr…

Priest Island

…oastal plants characteristic of Wester Ross are present, such as thrift Armeria maritima, sea plantain Plantago maritima and spring squill Scilla verna. Locally, spray and maritime heath communities are well represented, with plants such as common scurvygrass Cochlearia officinal…

Garron Point

…ca rubra and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, with locally frequent thrift Armeria maritima, sea plantain Plantago maritima, sea campion Silene uniflora and common scurvygrass Cochlearia officinalis. The grassland is locally rich in herbs including a number that are uncommon in Aber…

Saltfleetby - Theddlethorpe Dunes

…ort Salicornia spp., sea lavender Limonium vulgare associated with sea plantain Plantago maritima and thrift Armeria maritima, sea purslane Halimione portculoides and common saltmarsh grass Puccinellia maritima. sea rush Juncus maritimus and sea club rush Bolboschoenus maritimus …

Bamburgh Coast and Hills

…vegetation also reflects maritime influences in the abundance of thrift Armeria maritima, buck’s horn plantain Plantago coronopus and the presence of common stork’s bill Erodium cicutarium and sea plantain Plantago maritima. Areas of maritime heath support a dense cover of heathe…

Killough Bay and Strand Lough

…h rush Juncus gerardii, sea arrowgrass Triglochin maritimum, sea milkwort Glaux maritima and sea aster Aster tripolium. In some places, sheltered muds occur in front of the species-rich saltmarsh. Here it is often dominated by sea purslane Atriplex portulacoides, reflexed saltmar…

Porth Ceiriad, Porth Neigwl ac Ynysoedd Sant Tudwal

…nated by red fescue Festuca rubra, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, thrift Armeria maritima and sea plantain Plantago maritima in the eastern and central parts of the bay through to scrub in the west. The eastern section also supports a landward transition from strandline vegetatio…

Flamborough Head

…erlying the surface boulder clay. Thus sea cliff species such as thrift Armeria maritima and sea plantain Plantago maritima grow alongside herbaceous species more typical of chalk grassland such as kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria. Where the undercliff has slipped and is flushe…

St Andrews - Craig Hartle

…Saxifraga granulata. Close to the shore maritime species such as thrift Armeria maritima and sea plantain Plantago maritima become prominent, with Scots lovage Ligusticum scoticum in rock crevices and amongst shingle. Sea spleenwort Asplenium marinum also occurs locally in crevic…

Sanda Islands

…transitional habitat is unusual. Species found there include sea thrift Armeria maritima and sea plantain Plantago maritima. The location of Sanda makes it an important southern outlying location for many breeding seabirds. The variety of breeding seabird species present forms an…

Handa Island

…the cliff tops, including grasslands dominated by Festuca rubra, thrift Armeria maritima and sea plantain Plantago maritima. In less exposed areas, there are herb-rich grasslands which include species such as Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta and Sc…

Salcombe to Kingsbridge Estuary

…lora dominated by sea aster Aster tripolium, common saltmarsh-grass Puccinellia maritima and sea plantain Plantago maritima. The estuary is used as an overwintering ground by large numbers of wildfowl such as wigeon Mareca penelope, teal Anas crecca and shelduck Tadorna tadorna …

Morecambe Bay

…marsh is typified by pioneer species notably common saltmarsh grass Puccinellia maritima and occasionally glasswort Salicornia europaea. Cordgrass Spartina anglica has recently spread on to muddier substrates south of the River Keer and in the northaround Holme Island, Plumpton a…

Carricknath Point to Porthbean Beach

…hore dock include creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, sea beet Beta vulgaris sp maritima, field bindweed Convolvulus arvensis, cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata, wild carrot Daucus carota, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata, sea plantain Plantago maritima and prickly sow-thistle S…

Giant's Causeway and Dunseverick

…wn slope to the shore. Notable shoreline species include oyster plant Mertensia maritima and saltmarsh flat-sedge Blysmus rufus while Scot's lovage Ligusticum scoticum, although sparsely present throughout the site, is more frequent along the shore. Scree is widespread varying fr…

Eilean nan Ron

…e maritime heath is species-rich, with spring squill Scilla verna, sea plantain Plantago maritima, devil's-bit scabious Succisa pratensis and several sedges, including carnation sedge Carex panicea and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. The higher ground shows the physical effects of e…

Mersey Estuary

…t Salicornia spp. is widespread on the outer margins whilst sea Poa Puccinellia maritimais dominant over the rest. Unlike the other saltmarshes in the estuary, Stanlow Banks has not been grazed by sheep or cattle and consequently has a more diverse flora. Sea aster Aster tripoliu…

Glannau Rhoscolyn

…sive, gently sloping rocky shoreline. These are characterised by thrift Armeria maritima, brookweed Samolus valerandi, sea milkwort Glaux maritima, bog pimpernel Lysmachia tenella, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, common yellow sedge Carex demissa and occasionally common spi…

Lydstep Head to Tenby Burrows

…ck samphire Crithmum maritimum, golden samphire Inula crithmoides, sea plantain Plantago maritima, buck's-horn plantain Plantago coronopus and the occasional patch of rock sea-spurrey Spergularia rupicola and sea aster Aster tripolium. A sea-bird cliff community occurs occasional…

Kilberry Coast

…vices. The dominant species include red fescue Festuca rubra and thrift Armeria maritima with common scurvygrass Cochlearia officinalis, autumn hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis, bird’s-foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, white clover Trifolium repens and creeping bent grass Agrosti…

Clauchlands Point - Corrygills

…i, sea arrowgrass Triglochin maritimum, sea aster Aster tripolium, sea plantain Plantago maritima and saltmarsh grass Puccinellia maritima. Characteristic creeks are also present. The maritime cliff vegetation supports a mosaic of herb-rich tall grassland communities, lichen-cove…

Medina Estuary

…ty with a richer flora dominated by sea lavender Limonium vulgare, sea plantain Plantago maritima and sea blite Suaeda maritima, with glasswort Salicornia species occupying low ‘pans’. The highest levels of the marsh grade to sea couch grass Elytrigia atherica, commonly with sea …

Durham Coast

… areas of maritime grassland, containing red fescue Festuca rubra, sea plantain Plantago maritima and sea thrift Armeria maritima occur. This gives way on more sheltered slopes to extensive calcareous grasslands, support glaucous sedge Carex flacca, wild thyme Thymus praecox, com…

Breydon Water

…e, sea aster Aster tripolium, sea purslane Atriplex portulacoides, sea plantain Plantago maritima and sea poa Puccinellia maritima. The saltmarsh is replaced by brackish reed swamp at the upper end of the estuary and there are extensive stands of common reed Phragmites australis.…

Morfa Dyffryn

…Other typical species include sea arrowgrass Triglochin maritimum, sea plantain Plantago maritima, common saltmarsh-grass Puccinellia maritima, greater sea-spurrey Spergularia media, common cord-grass Spartina anglica, annual sea-blite Suaeda maritima, annual glasswort Salicornia…

Waterwynch Bay to Saundersfoot Harbour

…ularia rupicola. Further inland on the vegetated coastal slopes, thrift Armeria maritima and buck's-horn plantain Plantago coronopus have colonised the accumulated debris from shales and sandstones that occur scattered throughout the length of the site. On south-easterly slopes, …

Cape Wrath

…. The maritime grassland is dominated by red fescue Festuca rubra, sea plantain Plantago maritima and buck's-horn plantain Plantago coronopus. Two unusual species of eyebright Euphrasia marshalii (found only in Scotland) and the nationally scarce E. foulaensis also grow in the ma…

Horbling Fen

…. Pollen in the upper parts of the peat include members of the Chenopodiaceae, Plantago maritima sea plantain, Artemisia mugworts, Armeria maritima thrift and Triglochin arrowgrass, indicating the onset of saltmarsh conditions. A transgressive overlap of high tidal marsh deposit…

Teesmouth and Cleveland Coast

…utus, ruff Calidris pugnax, sanderling Calidris alba, purple sandpiper Calidris maritima, redshank Tringa totanus and Sandwich tern Thalasseus sandvicensis; -an assemblage of more than 20,000 waterbirds during the non-breeding season; and -a diverse assemblage of invertebrates as…

Cove

…milk-vetch Astragalus danicus along with maritime plants such as thrift Armeria maritima, sea campion Silene uniflora and sea plantain Plantago maritima.

Holborn Head

…ypical species which thrive in the salt-laden conditions include thrift Armeria maritima, spring squill Scilla verna and sea plantain Plantago maritima. There are also colonies of the Scottish primrose Primula scotica which only grows in Caithness, Sutherland and Orkney. The clif…

Shingle Islands

…n bedstraw Galium boreale and others of coastal habitats such as thrift Armeria maritima, sea campion Silene uniflora and sea plantain Plantago maritima. The insect fauna includes some rare and local flies associated with damp deciduous woodland and riverine shingle, including th…

Orwell Estuary

…e range of communities. glasswort Salicornia spp. and small cord grass Spartina maritima are the principal colonisers of the mud and seaaster Aster tripolium is abundant on the lower marsh. The central areas of marsh are dominated by common saltmarsh grass Puccinellia maritima, s…

North Norfolk Coast

… banks of the creeks. Other species occurring in this zone include sea plantain Plantago maritima, sea arrowgrass Triglochin maritimum, annual seablite Suaeda maritima and sea wormwood Artemisia maritima. The upper saltmarsh is characterised by grasses such as sea couch grass El…

Pen y Gogarth / Great Ormes Head

…land are not strong with only local occurrences of species such as sea plantain Plantago maritima, spring squill Scilla verna and thrift Armeria maritima. The latter occurs either in association with grassy ledges amongst the sea cliffs on the northern and western sides or where …

Brean Down

…Daucus carota. The maritime element is represented by sea pink (thrift) Armeria maritima, sea campion Silene vulgaris spp. maritima, stagshorn plantain Plantago coronopus, scurvy grass Cochlearia danica and the brome Bromus ferronii. Areas of invasive scrub include abundant hawth…

Porlock Ridge and Saltmarsh

…altmarsh dominated by glasswort Salicornia europaea and annual sea-blite Suaeda maritima. Other plant species associated with this habitat include sea aster Aster tripolium, sea purslane Atriplex portulacoides, common saltmarsh-grass Puccinellia maritima and spear-leaved orache A…

Murlough

…ical pioneer species like sea sandwort Honkenya peploides and sea rocket Cakile maritima. In places here, there is also some limited fore dune development, mainly associated with sand couch Elytrigia juncea. However, a large part of the system consists of yellow dunes at the seaw…

Aber Taf / Taf Estuary

…award fringe, alongside scattered patches of common saltmarsh-grass Puccinellia maritima, common glasswort Salicornia europaea, sea aster Aster tripolium and annual sea-blite Suaeda maritima. This vegetation then grades into a range of mid to upper marsh communities, dominated by…

Staffa

… hair-grass Koeleria macrantha in which maritime species such as thrift Armeria maritima, roseroot Sedum rosea, sea campion Silene uniflora and sea plantain Plantago maritima are abundant. In addition to the variety of vegetation communities, the island is also important for seab…

Warblington Meadow

…tmarsh flora. Species include sea arrowgrass Triglochin maritimum, sea plantain Plantago maritima, sea milkwort Glauxmaritima, both common and reflexed saltmarsh grasses Puccinellia maritima and P. distans and glasswort Salicornia species in the wetter areas and red fescue Festuc…

Deben Estuary

… by a vegetation dominated by sea aster Aster tripolium, annual seablite Suaeda maritima, glasswort Salicornia europaea, sea poa Puccinellia maritima and sea purslane Atriplex portulacoides. In places, particularly where steep cliffs abut the mud flats, virtually pure stands of c…

Upper Severn Estuary

… such as common cord grass Spartina anglica, common saltmarsh grass Puccinellia maritima and glasswort Salicornia europaea. Further up the shore, species such as red fescue Festuca rubra and creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera become evident as the land becomes drier and less subj…

Upper Solway Flats & Marshes

…usually typified by pioneer species, notably common saltmarsh grass Puccinellia maritima and some glasswort Salicornia europaea; with the invasive cordgrass Spartina spp. so far infrequent. Other pioneering plants include sea milkwort Glaux maritima. Above this there is a transit…

Ballyquintin Point

…dii, autumn hawkbit Leontodon autumnalis and common saltmarsh grass Puccinellia maritima. A few small isolated stands of annual sea-blite Suaeda maritima are scattered across the site, and a band of common couch Elytrigia repens is occasionally found. However, often the mid-marsh…

Newton Links

…e of the dunes is close grazed sward of red fescue with abundant thrift Armeria maritima and, locally, common saltmarsh grass Puccinellia maritima. Common scurvy grass Cochlearia officinalis is abundant on the levees of creeks and sea plantain Plantago maritima, sea arrowgrass Tr…

Killard

…ides of the peninsula. The saltmarsh consists of a matrix of sea milkwort Glaux maritima, common saltmarsh grass Puccinellia maritima, tall clumps of red fescue Festuca rubra and saltmarsh rush Juncus gerardii, and occasionally sea plantain Plantago maritima, sea rush Juncus mari…

Christchurch Harbour

…nts of cord grass Spartina anglica, is dominated by saltmarsh grass Puccinellia maritima with abundant sea aster Aster tripolium, sea lavender Limonium vulgare, sea arrowgrass Triglochin maritimum, sea plantain Plantago maritima and mud rush Juncus gerardii. Higher level marsh is…

Ardmeanach

…e support maritime communities. Red fescue Festuca rubra and sea thrift Armeria maritima dominated grasslands occur alongside maritime heath and roseroot Sedum rosea, sea spleenwort Asplenium marinum and sea plantain Plantago maritima can also be found within the rock crevice and…

Invernaver

…stable, diverse communities and support rare species such as curved sedge Carex maritima and purple oxytropis Oxytropis halleri. Extensive climbing dunes are present on the headland of Druim Chuibhe. These have developed an interesting flora of mountain avens Dryas octopetala and…

Arfordir Gogleddol Penmon

…sses. Maritime grasslands dominated by red fescue Festuca rubra, thrift Armeria maritima and Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus clothe much of the cliff with species tolerant of salt spray such as sea plantain Plantago maritima (which here supports the nationally scarce weevil Trichosi…

Aire Point to Carrick Du

… The cliff faces support a maritime rock-crevice community with thrift Armeria maritima, rock samphire Crithmum maritimum, sea aster Aster tripolium and sea spleenwort Asplenium marinum as common components. On the shallow soils of rock ledges and outcrops, a maritime therophyte…

Dornoch Firth

…tmarsh species such as glasswort Salicornia sp. and saltmarsh-grass Puccinellia maritima are found towards the seaward edge. Further inland, these grade into extensive beds of pink thrift Armeria maritime, intermixed with sea arrowgrass Triglochin maritimum and sea plantain Plant…

Cleadon Hill

…foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, black medick Medicago lupulina, hoary plantain Plantago media, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, field scabious Scabiosa columbaria, devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis and wild thyme Thymus praecox. Of particular note is sea plantain Plantago…

Tunstall Hills and Ryhope Cutting

…x, pignut Conopodium majus, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria and sea plantain Plantago maritima. Of particular note is a small population of perennial flax Linum perenne, which occurs here towards the northern limit of its distribution range in great Britain and locally uncommo…

Porth Dinllaen i Borth Pistyll

…ritime grassland vegetation containing red fescue Festuca rubra, thrift Armeria maritima, and spring squill Scilla verna, grading to relicts of maritime heath. This sequence is particularly well-developed at the northern end of the headland. Unusual perched saltmarsh vegetation o…

Firth of Forth

…ith abundant areas associated with the cliffs and rock outcrops. Thrift Armeria maritima, kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria and distant sedge Carex distans are typical species. Maritime cliff grassland also occurs along the East Wemyss to Anstruther coastline and on the Dunbar co…

Pasturefields Salt Marsh

…argely restricted to saline habitats. The most notable of these is sea plantain Plantago maritima, known only from one other comparable inland site in Britain. The community is classified as 'red fescue Festuca rubra Saltmarsh' and shows three distinctive plant associations refle…

Wyre Estuary

…uent tidal inundation – the glassworts salicornia spp., annual sea blite Suaeda maritima and common saltmarsh grass Puccinellia maritima. Common cord grass Spartina anglica is abundant on some of the marshes but appears to be declining. Higher up the marshes there are extensive a…

Arfordir Pen-bre / Pembrey Coast

…low saltmarsh vegetation, often dominated by common saltmarsh-grass Puccinellia maritima and annual sea-blite Suaeda maritima. There are large areas supporting sea aster Aster tripolium, with associated species such as glasswort Salicornia europaea, common cord-grass Spartina ang…

Red Point Coast

…ath communities containing characteristic maritime species such as sea plantain Plantago maritima and spring squill Scilla verna. The maritime communities occur along a narrow zone at the cliff edge, except at Sandside Head where they extend much further inland. Cliff ledge veget…

Trona Mires

…influence shown by the presence of spring squill Scilla verna, and sea plantain Plantago maritima. Other interesting species include golden rod Solidago virgaurea, St John’s wort Hypericum pulchrum and devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis. Over thirty species of lichen are reco…

Town Kelloe Bank

…leenwort Asplenium trichomanes and an unusual inland population of sea plantain Plantago maritima occur in crevices in small outcrops of Magnesian Limestone. Scrub, comprising hawthorn Crataegus monogyna, blackthorn Prunus spinosa and gorse Ulex europaeus, is widespread and is in…

Spindlestone Heughs

…nus spinosa with deciduous woodland below. A North facing crag has sea plantain Plantago maritima, black spleenwort Asplenium adiantum-nigrum, maidenhair spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes and polypody Polypodium vulgare. Spring cinquefoil Potentilla tabernaemontani is found on a s…

Tretio Common

…imus, and allseed Radiola linoides. Royal fern Osmunda regalis and sea plantain Plantago maritima occur. Notable insects are the scarlet tiger moth Callimorpha dominula and the small pearl-bordered fritillary butterfly Boloria selene. Wintering birds of prey include short-eared o…

Sherburn Hill

…yme Thymus praecox and fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea, whilst sea plantain Plantago maritima is locally abundant in the grasslands on the edge of calcined limestone spoil heaps. Other local limestone grassland species recorded included columbine Aquilegia vulgaris and hairy …

St. David's Airfield Heaths

…grass Molinia caerulea and devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis. Sea plantain Plantago maritima is scattered amongst the more open areas of the heath, despite the coast being one mile distant. Waun Llandruidion has a continuation of this heath, but with more creeping willow Sal…

Waun Fawr, Ty Ddewi (St David's)

…s sedges also occur in these hollows. Open areas of the heath have sea plantain Plantago maritima. The purple moor-grass grassland has common fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica, marsh horsetail Equisetum palustre, wild angelica Angelica sylvestris, hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum…

Papa Stour

…ountain everlasting Antennaria dioica, spring squill Scilla verna, sea plantain Plantago maritima, heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata and woolly hair moss Racomitrium lanuginosum. The coast of Papa Stour shows good examples of wave-exposed and sheltered rocky shores. Expo…

Strumble Head - Llechdafad Cliffs

…south. The most seaward slopes support crevice communities, with thrift Armeria maritima and rock samphire Crithmum maritimum, whilst many of the islets have bird-influenced vegetation of tree-mallow Malva arborea and sea beet Beta vulgaris subsp. maritima. Maritime grassland dom…

Dowrog Common

…s much bell heather Erica cinerea, whilst more open heath supports sea plantain Plantago maritima and lesser butterfly-orchid Platanthera bifolia. Patches of gorse Ulex europaeus grow on the driest edges, and small areas of grey willow Salix cinerea carr occur in wetter places. C…

Honister Crag

… crane's bill, meadowsweet and early purple orchid Orchis mascula. Sea plantain Plantago maritima, typically a plant of coastal habitats occurs on the cliffs at one of its few inland localities in the Lake District. Byway of contrast the more open rock faces of the crags have a g…

Shipley and Great Woods

…es similar to that found on limestone in Upper Teesdale, including sea plantain Plantago maritima, northern bedstraw Galium boreale, blue moor grass Sesleria caerulea and a small population of the nationally rare shrubby cinquefoil Potentilla fruticosa.

Aldons Hill

…t John’s wort Hypericum pulchrum, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum and sea plantain Plantago maritima. On lower-lying ground this grassland grades into marshy vegetation with the tall herbs meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, common valerian Valeriana officinalis and sneezewort Achillea…

St. John's Point

…sland. The area is also important for species, including sea wormwood Artemisia maritima. The geological importance of the area relates to the Palaeogene age dyke swarm which outcrops along the coast. Dykes represent intruded igneous magma sheets, which are usually vertical in na…

Pig Hill

…cca. Of particular note is the presence of an inland population of sea plantain Plantago maritima and of the rare and local species bird’s eye primrose Primula farinosa, adder’s tongue fern Ophioglossum vulgatum, lesser clubmoss Selaginella selaginoides and grass of Parnassus Par…

Tuthill Quarry

…s in this community is also noteworthy, as well as the presence of sea plantain Plantago maritima in the north western area of the site. Young, scrubby woodland comprising ash Fraxinus excelsior, hawthorn Crataegus monogyna and elder Sambucus nigra has developed over a large prop…

Ushat Head

…ecies, spring squill Scilla verna, sea campion Silene uniflora and sea plantain Plantago maritima.

Rathlin Island - Kebble

…indicative of coastal habitats, such as spring squill Scilla vema, sea plantain Plantago maritima, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, harebell Campanula rotundifolia and lady's bedstraw Galium verum. Rathlin Island-Kebble contains a rich assemblage of wet grassland vegetation…

Treen Cliff

…, wild carrot Daucus carota, kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria and sea plantain Plantago maritima. The nationally rare hare’s foot clover Trifolium arvense and western clover Trifolium occidentale also grow here, as well as the hairy bird’s foot trefoil Lotus subbiflorus, which i…

Hadston Links

…rainage and by man. These often hold standing water where water plantain Alisma plantago-aquatica, branched bur reed Sparganium erectum and water mint Mentha aquatica are found whilst spike rush Eleocharis spp., meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustr…

Bennane Head Grasslands

… in the presence of species such as spring squill Scilla verna and sea plantain Plantago maritima, the latter abundant here but not known to occur in this community elsewhere in Britain. On Bennane Hill small rocky knolls, which have escaped agricultural improvement, also support…

Knockdaw Hill

…ady’s bedstraw Galium verum, with fairy flax Linum catharticum and sea plantain Plantago maritima. On the southern slopes of Knockdaw Hill heather Calluna vulgaris and bell heather Erica cinerea, dominate the herb-rich dry heath which also includes the locally uncommon northern b…

Lower Wick River

…s and tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa with the addition of sea plantain Plantago maritima, common reed Phragmites australis, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, broad-leaved dock Rumex obtusifolius and other wet grassland species. Open water transition fen occurs around the mar…

Froward Point

…oot Dactylis glomerata and red fescue Festuca rubra, together with sea plantain Plantago maritima, wild carrot Daucus carota and sea campion Silene uniflora. Kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria, bird’s-foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare, bluebell Hyac…

Steeple Point to Marsland Mouth

…e cliff edge supports species such as red fescue Festuca rubra, Tthrift Armeria maritima, buckshorn plantain Plantago coronopus, carline thistle Carlina vulgaris and wild thyme Thymus polytrichus. The steep sided valleys support maritime grassland and maritime heath and their se…

Breckon

… a sward influenced by salt spray with red fescue Festuca rubra, thrift Armeria maritima and plantains Plantago spp. The eutrophic Kirk Loch, highly influenced by shell sand, has other interesting plant species including two species of stonewort Chara aspera and C. virgata and th…

Duncansby Head

…niculatus. Maritime grassland supports red fescue Festuca rubra, thrift Armeria maritima, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata, devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, spring squill Scilla verna and scurvy grass Cochlearia anglica. Vegetation communities on the cliff tops and led…

Dunnet Head

…cal maritime grassland species include red fescue Festuca rubra, thrift Armeria maritima, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata, devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, angelica Angelica sylvestris and spring squill Scilla verna. The cliff ledges support a range of plant species w…

Ty Croes

…ens. To seaward, maritime grassland of red fescue Festuca rubra, thrift Armeria maritima and plantain Plantago spp. is found. In crevices on the cliffs are patches of rock samphire Crithmum maritimum, and rock sea-spurrey Spergularia rupicola. This sequence of communities, relate…

Pwll-du Head and Bishopston Valley

… strong coastal influence, such as spring squill Scilla verna, sea pink Armeria maritima and buckhorn plantain Plantago coronopus. These plants grow within a windswept mosaic of gorse Ulex species and heather species. Within deep cliff crevices, yellow whitlow-grass Draba aizoide…

Shipman Head & Shipman Down (Bryher)

…oastal edge areas of more species rich maritime grassland occur. thrift Armeria maritima, buck's horn plantain Plantago coronopus, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and sorrel Rumex acetosa are common together with a small population of spring squill Scilla verna. Two plants of partic…

Castle Point to Cullernose Point

…ch Anthyllis vulneraria and a range of coastal species including thrift Armeria maritima, buck’s horn plantain Plantago coronopus, sea plantain Pinus pinaster and spring squill Scilla verna, an unusual species on the English east coast. There are small areas of sea cliff heath wi…

Gower Coast: Rhossili to Porteynon

… it is typically accompanied in para-maritime locations by buck's horn plantain Plantago coronopus and thrift Armeria maritima, and on limestone soils by cat's ear Hypochaeris radicata, thyme Thymus praecox, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba and crested hair-grass Koeleria macran…

Peninnis Head (St. Mary's)

…ies rich maritime grassland occur along the coastal margin where thrift Armeria maritima, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, sorrel Rumex acetosa, buck’s horn plantain Plantago coronopus, sea beet Beta vulgaris sp maritima, common scurvy grass Cochlearia officinalis and red fescue Fes…

Arfordir Penrhyn Angle / Angle Peninsula Coast

…containing species such as green-winged orchid Anacamptis morio, thrift Armeria maritima, buck's-horn plantain Plantago coronopus, birds-foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, and sea campion Silene uniflora. Western gorse Ulex gallii, European gorse Ulex europaeus and blackthorn Prunu…

Arfordir Niwgwl - Aber Bach / Newgale - Little Haven Coast

…ominated by red fescue Festuca rubra, containing species such as thrift Armeria maritima, buck's-horn plantain Plantago coronopus, cowslip Primula veris and sea campion Silene uniflora. Western gorse Ulex gallii and European gorse Ulex europaeus, and blackthorn Prunus spinosa dom…

Castle Down (Tresco)

…Galium saxatile and English stonecrop Sedum anglicum also occur. Thrift Armeria maritima and buck’s horn plantain Plantago coronopus are more common along the coastal edge. The more sheltered depressions with deeper soils on the margins of the plateau have bracken Pteridium aquil…

Prawle Point and Start Point

…lowering plants typical of maritime grassland are found, such as thrift Armeria maritima, buck’s-horn plantain Plantago coronopus and kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria, with red fescue Festuca rubra as the dominant grass. Rare species include autumn squill Scilla autumnalis, hair…

Saunton to Baggy Point Coast

…aris and maritime grassland containing red fescue Festuca rubra, thrift Armeria maritima, wild carrot Daucus carota, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata, hairy bird’s-foot trefoil Lotus subbiflorus, autumn squill Scilla autumnalis, musk stork’s-bill Erodium moschatum and sea sto…

Snape Warren

…e influence can be seen in the presence of species such as buck's horn plantain Plantago coronopus and common saltmarsh grass Puccinellia maritima. The heathland shows some invasion by bracken Pteridium aquilinum, gorse Ulex europaeus and secondary birch Betula sp. and pedunculat…

Flat Holm

…ng red fescue Festuca rubra, sea stork’s-bill Erodium maritimum, thrift Armeria maritima and buck’s-horn plantain Plantago coronopus. The central part of the island is dominated by coarse grassland with extensive areas of coastal scrub and bracken which have arisen since the cess…

Durness

… of salt-tolerant plants, including sea campion Silene uniflora, thrift Armeria maritima and a variety of plantain species Plantago spp. The ledges are largely inaccessible to sheep and rabbits and, in the absence of grazing, tall stands of grasses, thrift, Scots lovage Ligusticu…

Chapel Down (St. Martin's)

…where thrift Armeria maritime is common together with sea beet Beta vulgaris sp maritima, sorrel Rumex acetosa and buck’s horn plantain Plantago coronopus. The granite cliffs around St Martin’s Head exhibit a variety of rare maritime lichen species including Roccella fuciformis. …

Pool of Bryher & Popplestone Bank (Bryher)

…shallow water in great Pool supports a dense growth of beaked tasselweed Ruppia maritima and sea milkwort Glaux maritima. Saltmarsh rush Juncus gerardii is abundant around the margins of the pool with lesser sea spurrey Spergularia marina and Red Goosefoot Chenopodium rubrum in t…

Creigiau Rhiwledyn / Little Ormes Head

…stonia Blackstonia perfoliata as well as maritime grassland with thrift Armeria maritima and buck’s-horn and the sea plantains Plantago coronopus and Pinus pinaster. The precipitous north facing cliffs support some maritime cliff ledge community where sea cabbage Brassica olerace…

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