Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Wilson Place Meadows

…sted dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, red fescue Festuca rubra, meadow fescue F. pratensis, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, smooth meadow grass Poa pratensis and rough meadow grass Poa trivialis. A variety of more productive grasses occur and perhaps represent some form of improveme…

Charity Land

…’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, cock’s foot Dactylis glomerata, the meadow grasses Poa pratensis and Poa trivialis and red fescue Festuca rubra, with smaller amounts of meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, meadow fescue Schedonorus pratensis and Timothy Phleum pratense. A variety o…

Borrow Beck Meadows

…heep's fescue Festuca ovina, red fescue Festuca rubra, meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis and smooth meadow grass Poa pratensis. A variety of more productive grasses occur and perhaps represent some form of local …

Gowk Bank

…vernal grass, red fescue, Yorkshire fog and the smooth and rough meadow grasses Poa pratensis and Poa trivialis. Throughout the site the clubmoss Selaginella selaginoides occurs plentifully and the moss flora is richer than in more southern meadows.

West Newlandside Meadows

… Geum rivale, oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare and devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis occur more sparingly. Locally rare species present include adder’s tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum and frog orchid Dactylorhiza viridis while the nationally rare northern hawk’s beard Crepis mo…

Hangman's Wood & Deneholes

…d floor is dominated by such widespread plants as smooth and rough meadow grass Poa pratensis and Poa trivialis, cock's foot Dactylis glomerata, cow parsley Anthriscus sylvestris, common nettle Urtica dioica and bramble Rubus fruticosus agg.

Walden Meadows

…nt Agrostis capillaris, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis and smooth meadow grass Poa pratensis. Herbs include yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus, cat's ear Hypochaeris radicata, common sorrel Rumex acetosa, eyebright …

Newton Links

…sed by a variety of herbs including common rest-harrow, goat's beard Tragopogon pratensis, cat’s ear Hypochaeris radicata and hound’s tongue Cynoglossum officinale. The richest habitat botanically, is a large area of undulating fixed dunes in which the sward although dominated by…

Cockerham Meadows, Thorpe

…og's tail Cynosurus cristatus, cock's foot Dactylis glomerata, meadow fescue F. pratensis and smooth meadow grass Poa pratensis. Herbs include great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis, lady's mantle Alchemilla xanthochlora and Alchemilla glabra, water avens Geum rivale and common sor…

Lower Derwent Meadows

…d Centaurea nigra, meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris, meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis and bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus. To the south west the land rises steeply towards a disused railway line, where sandstone soils support closely grazed acid grassland with sheep’s…

Drigg Holme

…ther with occasional Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and meadow fescue Schedonorus pratensis. great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis occurs in abundance, commonly in association with common bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, pignut Conopodium majus, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor…

Bencroft Hill Meadows

…d fescue Festuca rubra. Also occurring frequently are meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, meadow fescue Schedonorus pratensis, rough meadow grass Poa trivialis and the locally uncommon heath grass Danthonia decumbens. A light grazing regime has allowed a diversity of herbs to fl…

Figsbury Ring

…ation is dominated by cock's foot Dactylis glomerata, meadow fescue Schedonorus pratensis, red fescue Festuca rubra, smooth stalked meadow grass Poa pratensis and white clover Trifolium repens, though some characteristic chalk herbs, for instance burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxif…

Chippenhall Green

…, including sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, red fescue Festuca rubra and smooth stalked meadow grass Poa pratensis. Flote grass Glyceria fluitans and tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa are dominant in wet areas. Herb species inc…

Kingswood Meadow

…anguisorba officinalis, together with grasses such as meadow-foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and smooth meadow-grass Poa pratensis. Soft-brome Bromus hordeaceus subs. hordeaceus, perennial rye-grass Lolium perenne, meadow vetchling Lathyrus …

Lower Woodford Water Meadows

…Eighteen species of grass are found on the panes. Rough and smooth meadow grass Poa trivialis and P. pratensis are abundant as are meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis and creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera. Red, tall and meadow fescue Festuca rubra, F. arundinacea and F. pratensi…

Garrold's Meadow

…nd red fescue Festuca rubra, together with occasional meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, cock'sfoot Dactylis glomerata, perennial rye grass Lolium perenne and smooth meadow grass Poa pratensis. The gravelly soils in the south give rise to more acidic conditions, which support a…

Locks Farm Meadow

…meadow is dominated by a variety of grasses including meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra and smooth meadow grass Poa pratensis. The nationally rare French oat grass Gaudinia fragilis is also very common. Other g…

Shelfanger Meadows

…ass Anthoxanthum odoratum, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and smooth meadow grass Poa pratensis. Many herbs are associated with this sward notably meadow saxifrage Saxifraga granulataa, cuckoo-flower Cardamine pratensis, cowslip Primula veris, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi and an…

Arkle Beck Meadows, Whaw

…lgaris agg. There is a diversity of grasses including meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, marsh foxtail A. geniculatus, red fescue Festuca rubra, downy oat grass Avenula pubescens and smooth meadow grass Poa pratensis. The uncommon meadow saxifrage Saxifraga granulataa and goldi…

Long Herdon Meadow

… predominates, with cock's foot Dactylis glomerata, smooth stalked meadow grass Poa pratensis, brown and common bents Agrostis canina and Agrostis capillaris, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, red and meadow fescues Festuca rubra and F. pratensis, Timothy Phleum pratense, tufted hair…

Spring Meadows, Alderman's Head & Cow Croft Meadows

…us, with lesser amounts of common bent Agrostis capillaris, smooth meadow grass Poa pratensis, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens and smaller cat’s tail Phleum bertolonii. There are locally abundant patches of oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare, meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratens…

Castletown

…ensity. The grasses crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, smooth meadow grass Poa pratensis, common bent Agrostis capillaris, red fescue Festuca rubra and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens are common throughout. A range of herbs including oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare, me…

Colshaw Pastures

…nthonia decumbens, tormentil Potentilla erecta and devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis show that it represents the acidic end of this neutral grassland type. The presence of species more usually found in acidic grasslands such as common bent Agrostis capillaris, smooth meadow …

Tyrella and Minerstown

…ue Festuca rubra, false oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius and smooth meadow grass Poa pratensis. Herbs include birdsfoot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata, common restharrow Ononis repens, lady's bedstraw Galium verum, wild thyme Thymus polytrichus and wood…

Brampton Wood

… diversity of grassland species, the dominant grasses being smooth meadow grass Poa pratensis, quaking grass Briza media, red fescue Festuca rubra, false oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus. The variety of herbs…

North Brewham Meadows

…rus cristatus, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and smooth meadow grass Poa pratensis. Oval sedge Carex leporina, carnation sedge Carex panicea and sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus are common in the wetter areas. Herbs include a number of species with a local distri…

Lydstep Head to Tenby Burrows

…dunes inland, downy oat grass is abundant, with red fescue, smooth meadow-grass Poa pratensis, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, wall speedwell Veronica arvensis, dove's-foot crane's-bill Geranium molle, some lady's-bedstraw Galium verum and significant populations of les…

East Wretham Heath

…ested dog's Tail Cynosurus cristatus, red fescue Festuca rubra and meadow grass Poa pratensis. Most of this is now closely grazed. Associated species include Lesser Stitchwort Stellaria graminea. Anthills have developed and have helped to increase the diversity of the sward. Whea…

Sheepland Coast

…illea millejolium, with high frequencies of species such as smooth meadow grass Poa pratensis, cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. Where grazing occurs a distinctive terracing on the slopes is created, which helps to maintain a very species-rich, open …

Thorley Flood Pound

…. praetermissa. The ill drained grassland includes abundant smooth meadow grass Poa pratensis, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera with locally dominant marsh marigold, meadowsweet, soft rush Juncus effusus and hard rush J. inflexus. The site provi…

Dungeness, Romney Marsh and Rye Bay

… of red fescue, common bent Agrostis capillaris, sea couch, smooth meadow grass Poa pratensis, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha and sand sedge Carex arenaria. In contrast, the northern end supports dense species poor swards dominated by sand sedge and sheep’s fescue Festuca …

Askrigg Bottoms

…Cynosurus cristatus, common bent grass Agrostis capillaris, smooth meadow grass Poa pratensis, hairy oat Avenula pubescens and red fescue Festuca rubra. It is rich in herb species with great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis notable for its abundance. Other flowering plants present …

Morfa Dyffryn

…cue Festuca rubra is more common, frequently accompanied by smooth meadow-grass Poa pratensis, sand sedge Carex arenaria and herbs such as cat’s ear Hypochaeris radicata, rest harrow Ononis repens and wild pansy Viola tricolor ssp curtisii. Annual species including sea mouse-ear …

Port Meadow with Wolvercote Common & Green

…ial below. On the flat, rarely flooded, ground to the east is a Lolium perenne Poa pratensis recreational grassland sown in 1968. The humpy ground to the west supports a more species rich sward of the Festuca rubra Agrostis stolonifera Potentilla anserina type. Both these commun…

Dumsey Meadow

…fescue Festuca rubra and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, with smooth meadow grass Poa pratensis, meadow barley Hordeum secalinum, cock's foot Dactylis glomerata, small cat's tail Phleum pratense sub species bertolonii and crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus frequently present. T…

Silloth Dunes and Mawbray Bank

…sociation with grasses such as red fescue Festuca rubra and smooth meadow grass Poa pratensis. These dunes are particularly important for the notable colonies of the rare and locally restricted Isle of Man cabbage Coincya monensis and sand leek Allium scorodoprasum. Other specie…

South Hylton Pasture

…lse oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, meadow grass Poa pratensis and soft brome grass Bromus hordeaceus in places. yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor is particularly abundant amongst the grassy sward which also includes many common grassland herbs such as…

Bamburgh Dunes

…nes, dune grassland has formed 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…

Pleasley Vale Railway

…cue Festuca rubra, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens and smooth meadow grass Poa pratensis and containing a rich herb flora characterised by the abundance of bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, wild basil Clinopodium vulgare, zigzag clover Trifolium medium, greater burnet …

Grains O'th' Beck Meadows

…l grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra and smooth meadow grass Poa pratensis, with quaking grass Briza media, purple moor grass Molinia caerulea and soft brome Bromus hordeaceus also common.

Morfa Harlech

…ra is able to increase its cover, frequently accompanied by smooth meadow grass Poa pratensis, sand sedge Carex arenaria, common cat’s ear Hypochaeris radicata and restharrow Ononis repens. Winter annuals such as thyme-leaved sandwort Arenaria serpyllifolia and the nationally sca…

Muker Meadows

…owny oat grass Avenula pubescens, red fescue Festuca rubra, smooth meadow grass Poa pratensis and cock's foot Dactylis glomerata. A distinctive feature of the vegetation is the abundance of pignut Conopodium majus, lady's mantle Alchemilla xanthochlora and Alchemilla glabra, roug…

Bridgham & Brettenham Heaths

… Heath where agricultural improvement may have taken place, smooth meadow grass Poa pratensis, red fescue Festuca rubra, false oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus are also present. Where the chalk’s influence is felt, more species rich neutral to calc…

Breedon Hill

…ky outcrops. The sward is characterised by the dominance of smooth meadow grass Poa pratensis, downy oat grass Avenula pubescens and crested hairgrass Koeleria macrantha, with sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, red fescue F. rubra and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens also common. …

Deepdale Meadows, Langstrothdale

…er with adder's tongue fern Ophioglossum vulgatum, devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis, melancholy thistle Cirsium heterophyllum, hoary plantain Plantago media and quaking grass Briza media. Fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea, early purple orchid Orchis mascula and corn twayb…

West End Meadow, Lunds

…t Agrostis canina, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, rough meadow grass Poa trivialis, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and marsh foxtail Alopecurus geniculatus. In parts the steep banks of these gulleys are acidic in nature with bent fescue Agrostis Festuca grassl…

Wilford Claypits

…og Holcus lanatus, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens and smooth meadow grass Poa pratensis and by the variety of herbs including wild carrot Daucus carota, bee orchid Ophrys apifera, southern marsh orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa, yellow wort Blackstonia perfoliata and fleaba…

Hartslock

…or grass Brachypodium pinnatum. More neutral grassland with smooth meadow grass Poa pratensis and cock's foot Dactylis glomerata occurs to the east, but patches of sheep's fescue turf occur, together with an unusual abundance of calcicolous herbs such as horseshoe vetch Hippocrep…

Killard

…la riviniana, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata, devils-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, mouse_ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata, primrose Primula vulgaris, wood sage Teucrium scorodonia, white clover Trifolium repens, bulbous buttercup Ranuncul…

Stanford Training Area

…ntly abandoned areas the grassland tends to be dominated by smooth meadow grass Poa pratensis, false oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius and cock'sfoot Dactylis glomerata. Other species present which are typical of this type of grassland include germander speedwell Veronica chamaedry…

Eastoft Meadow

…h hairy oat grass Avenula pubescens, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, meadow grass Poa pratensis and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens. The herb flora includes abundant great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis, oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare, meadow sweet Filipendula ulmaria, beton…

Conistone Old Pasture

…rasses including crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus and smooth meadow grass Poa pratensis together with herb species such as great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis and pignut Conopodium majus. It is the Karst features of the Carboniferous Limestone which make the site of nation…

Black Lough (Down)

…strata growing over a layer of sphagnum bog-mosses. devils-bit scabious Succisa pratensis is common on the drier margins. The open water contains extensive beds of broad leaved pondweed Potamogeton natans. To the north the fen narrows, with some grey willow Salix cinerea scrub o…

Greenfield Meadow

…of the site is dominated by av ariety of grasses, including smooth meadow grass Poa pratensis and soft brome Bromus hordeaceous and by an abundance of creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens, daisy Bellis perennis, white clover Trifolium repens and red clover Trifolium pratense. Gre…

Moulsford Downs

…h has a diverse flora. The top of the slope is dominated by smooth meadow grass Poa pratensis, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, Timothy grass Phleum pratense, along with woolly thistle Cirsium eriophorum. The mid slope flora includes sheep's fescue Festuca ovina, upright b…

Britford Water Meadows

…t. Large populations of Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, rough meadow grass Poa trivialis and creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera are also present. Red, tall and meadow fescue Festuca rubra, F. arundinacea and F. pratensis all occur and the latter…

Sarratt Bottom

…ominated by sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, rough meadow grass Poa trivialis, soft rush Juncus effusus and a varied herb flora. Damper areas have marsh horsetail Equisetum palustre and common spike rush Eleocharis palustris. Near the…

Chettisham Meadow

…haracterised by the grasses red fescue Festuca rubra, meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, rough meadow grass Poa trivialis and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. The species rich sward supports a good range of typical meadow plants including pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus…

Kirkby Moor

… plants include bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis and marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris. In addition to the flushes there are several areas of valley mire. For example Tewitt Moss, Brunt Riggs Mire, Swinsty Ball and a mire to the north …

Cwm Llanwenarth Meadows

…rophic grassland on the upper slopes characterised by meadow fescue Schedonorus pratensis, rough stalked meadow grass Poa trivialis, yorkshire fog Rolcus lanatus and lesser knapweed Centaurea nigra, this gives way to a matrix of species rich acid grassland and fen meadow communit…

Harker's House Meadows

…l grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, rough meadow grass Poa trivialis, meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis and red fescue Festuca rubra. Locally, where conditions are wetter sedges occur including common sedge Carex nigra, carnation sedge C. panicea and fl…

Rhos Pwllygawnen

…community include ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, devil's-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, rough meadow-grass Poa trivialis and marsh thistle Cirsium palustre. Interspersed within this drier grassland are seasonal flushes dominated by common sedge Carex nigra and carnation sedge …

Porton Meadows

…sted dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, red fescue Festuca rubra, meadow fescue F. pratensis and rough meadow grass Poa trivialis. In addition the turf contains quaking grass Briza media, meadow brome Bromus commutatus, common sedge Carex nigra, carnation sedge C. panicea and brown …

Millwater

…ral pasture dominated by a mixture of grasses such as meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis and rough meadow grass Poa trivialis with herbs including daisy Bellis perennis, white clover Trifolium repens, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata and yarrow Achillea millefolium. The high…

Yelden Meadows

…n Bedfordshire. The grassland community on the site is an example of Alopecurus pratensis Sanguisorba officinalis flood meadow. This community type is noted for a species rich, varied sward of grasses and herbs which has been maintained traditionally as a hay meadow with grazing …

New Ing Meadow

…ernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra, rough meadow grass Poa trivialis, meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis and perennial rye grass Lolium perenne. In addition, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, cock’s foot Dactylis glome…

Yellow House Meadow

… type. Frequent within the seasonally wet furrows are meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, tall fescue Schedonorus arundinaceus, rough meadow grass Poa trivialis, glaucous sedge Carex flacca and meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria. In contrast, the dominant grasses on the ridges are …

Bransbury Common

…Cirsium dissectum, tormentil Potentilla erecta and devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis. In areas with a more silty soil a rich grass / sedge community is present with Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, creeping fescue Festuca rubra, Anthoxanthum odoratum, heath grass Danthonia decu…

Thwaite House Moss

…en meadow supports a species rich community characterised by rough meadow grass Poa trivialis, red fescue Festuca rubra, meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, brown sedge and hairy sedge Carex hirta with meadowsweet, purple loosestrife, common marsh b…

Midsummer Meadow

…nity is dominated by crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, rough meadow grass Poa trivialis, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, common knapweed Centaurea nigra and lady’s bedstraw Galium verum. The meadow is rich in grass species with…

Loughborough Meadows

…g provides a natural nutrient input. Grasses, such as meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, rough meadow grass Poa trivialis, perennial rye grass Lolium perenne, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, red fescue Festuca rubra and meadow barle…

Cransford Meadow

…d herbs including creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, meadow and red fescues Schedonorus pratensis and Festuca rubra, perennial rye grass Lolium perenne and roug…

West's Meadow, Aldermaston

…ctylorhiza maculata, sneezewort Achillea ptarmica, devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis, creeping Jenny Lysimachia nummularia, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis and meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum are found. Two species of rush Juncus are fo…

Swinstead Valley

…ich grassland community, dominated by grasses such as meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus and rough meadow grass Poa trivialis. It is in this area that woolly thistle Cirsium eriophorum occurs.

Thowker Corner

…thoxanthum odoratum, common bent Agrostis capillaris, meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus and rough meadow grass Poa trivialis. Common occurring herbs are meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, common sorrel Rumex acetosa, ribwort plantain Planta…

Map of the sites holding the search term ""Poa pratensis""

Sites — ranked by relevance