Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

River Beult

…sh Schoenoplectus lacustris. Submerged plants include five species of pondweed Potamogeton berchtoldii, Potamogeton crispus, Potamogeton obtusifolius, Potamogeton pectinatus and P. natans as well as rigid hornwort Ceratophyllum demersum and spiked water milfoil Myriophyllum spic…

Orton Pit

…assification system. The open water of the ponds is characterised by pondweeds Potamogeton species fen pondweed Potamogeton coloratus, fennel pondweed Potamogeton pectinatus, lesser pondweed Potamogeton pusillus and broad leaved pondweed P. natans, an abundance of Chara species,…

Huddersfield Narrow Canal

…the high water quality of the canal. There is an exceptional range of pondweeds Potamogeton spp., including notably perfoliate pondweed, grass wrack pondweed Potamogeton compressus, long stalked pondweed Potamogeton praelongus, fennel pondweed Potamogeton pectinatus and hair like…

River Blythe

… bur reed Sparganium erectum occur here alongside submerged species of pondweed Potamogeton pectinatus, Potamogeton perfoliatus and Potamogeton crispus, lesser bur reed Sparganium emersum, spiked water milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum and many other less common species. On the margi…

Newport Canal

…ive areas of fen. The submerged aquatic flora includes four species of pondweed Potamogeton crispus, P.friesii, Potamogeton pectinatus and Potamogeton perfoliatus, fan leaved water crowfoot Ranunculus circinatus, rigid hornwort Ceratophyllum demersum and spiked water milfoil Myri…

Tweed Catchment Rivers - England: Lower Tweed and Whiteadder

… Ranunculus penicillatus subsp. pseudofluitans. The presence of curled pondweed Potamogeton crispus, fennel pondweed Potamogeton pectinatus and perfoliate pondweed Potamogeton perfoliatus, indicate the base rich nature of the rivers. Nationally scarce plants include the graceful …

Lough Melvin

…ed Elodea canadensis and a number of pondweeds, such as various leaved pondweed Potamogeton gramineus, fennel pondweed Potamogeton pectinatus and perfoliate pondweed Potamogeton perfoliatlus. Most of the shoreline and shallow margins of the lough are exposed to wave action and ha…

Cotehill Pastures and Ponds

…acteristic of more nutrient rich waters. These include at least three pondweeds Potamogeton berchtoldii, Potamogeton crispus and Potamogeton pectinatus, as well as spiked water milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum and Canadian waterweed Elodea canadensis. The longest established, centra…

Tabley Mere

…Canadian pondweed Elodea canadensis. Also present are three species of pondweed Potamogeton berchtoldii, Potamogeton crispus and Potamogeton pectinatus and horned pondweed Zannichellia palustris. Extensive stands of lesser reed mace and common reed Phragmites australis are presen…

River Hull Headwaters

… Elodea canadensis, spiked water milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum, fennel pondweed Potamogeton pectinatus, curled pondweed Potamogeton crispus, shining pondweed Potamogeton lucens and more rarely, flat stalked pondweed Potamogeton friesii growing in the deeper pools. The frequent as…

Slapton Ley

… the stoneworts Chara contraria and Chara globularis as well as fennel pondweed Potamogeton pectinatus, lesser pondweed Potamogeton pusillus, and curled pondweed Potamogeton crispus. Slapton Ley is the only Devon site for fan-leaved water-crowfoot Ranunculus circinatus. The shor…

River Avon System

…ckens Water. Pondweeds reflect the more enriched nature of the Avon itself with Potamogeton pectinatus and Potamogeton perfoliatus in the upper reaches and Potamogeton lucens, P. silicifolius a hybrid between the last two species and P. berchtoldii in the lower section. In the mo…

Burton Park

…hyllum spicatum and some uncommon species of pondweed including fennel pondweed Potamogeton pectinatus, perfoliate pondweed Potamogeton perfoliatus and hair like pondweed Potamogeton trichoides. The emergent vegetation around the edges of the lake consists of common reed Phragmit…

River Eye

…har lutea with spiked water milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum and floating pondweed Potamogeton natans as other common components of the community. In the faster flowing, more shallow stretches other pondweeds such as curled pondweed Potamogeton crispus, perfoliate pondweed Potamoget…

River Frome

…same chalk species persist, but the presence of plants such as shining pondweed Potamogeton lucens, the hybrid Potamogeton x salicifolius, fennel pondweed Potamogeton pectinatus, Canadian pondweed Elodea canadensis and yellow water-lily Nuphar lutea indicate a change to the lowla…

Killough Bay and Strand Lough

…ral example. The open water supports tasselweed Ruppia spp. and fennel pondweed Potamogeton pectinatus. The fringing emergent vegetation is variable in extent and composition and consists of an outer but fragmentary fringe of sea club rush Bolboschoenus maritimus or grey club rus…

Loch Watston

…phaea 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 hydropiper is not a notified feature of the site it is an important component of the ve…

Chesterfield Canal

…il Myriophyllum spicatum, Nuttall’s waterweed Elodea nuttallii, fennel pondweed Potamogeton pectinatus, perfoliate pondweed Potamogeton perfoliatus, brackish water crowfoot Ranunculus baudotii, short leaved water starwort Callitriche truncata and algae of the genus Cladophora. Tw…

River Wensum

…low water lily Nuphar lutea, flowering rush Butomus umbellatus, fennel pondweed Potamogeton pectinatus, perfoliate pondweed Potamogeton perfoliatus, arrowhead Sagittaria sagittifolia and unbranched bur reed Sparganium erectum. Variations in the aquatic plant community reflect the…

Langtoft Gravel Pits

… are characterised by spike water milfoil Myriophyllumspicatum, fennel pondweed Potamogeton pectinatus, lesser pondweed Potamogeton pusillus, small pondweed P. berchtoldii, broad leaved pondweed P. natans, Canadian pondweed Elodea canadensis and stoneworts Chara spp. Other plant…

River Lugg

…h nature of the lowermost reaches is shown by the appearance of fennel pondweed Potamogeton pectinatus, perfoliate pondweed Potamogeton perfoliatus and arrowhead Sagittaria sagittifolia. Along the river’s edge, great yellow cress Rorippa amphibia and flowering rush Butomus umbel…

Chew Valley Lake

…assland. The sparse submerged vegetation is composed largely of fennel pondweed Potamogeton pectinatus, lesser pondweed Potamogeton pusillus, opposite leaved pondweed Groenlandia densa and water crowfoots Ranunculus spp. The site is an internationally important staging post for m…

River Tweed

…become more abundant, forming large beds in shallower sections. Curled pondweed Potamogeton crispus is another characteristic species within the channel. Marginal emergent vegetation becomes more of a feature, with branched bur-reed Sparganium erectum and particularly reed canary…

Sea Bank Clay Pits

…y. The water plant communities of the pits are characterised by fennel pondweed Potamogeton pectinatus, lesser pondweed Potamogeton pusillus, horned pondweed Zannichellia palustris, spiked water milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum, algae of the genus Enteromorpha and two nationally sca…

Joe's Pond

…fragilis. Aquatic plants include mare’s tail Hippuris vulgaris, fennel pondweed Potamogeton pectinatus, grassy pondweed Potamogeton obtusifolius, spiked water milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum and the floating duckweeds Lemna minorand L. trisulca. A small area of herb rich fen has de…

Redgrave and Lopham Fens

…her narrow range of aquatic plants. Starwort Callitriche sp., floating pondweed Potamogeton natans, curled pondweed Potamogeton crispus and fennel like pondweed Potamogeton pectinatus are the dominant species. In addition there are a number of small pools in the fen areas, some o…

River Wye

…on plants include rigid hornwort Ceratophyllum demersum and perfoliate pondweed Potamogeton perfoliatus. Rare aquatic species include whorled water milfoil Myriophyllum verticillatum. In the lower reaches of river through the Wye Gorge, the calcium and nutrient content of the wat…

River Teme

…ge algae Enteromorpha is found, together with pondweeds such as fennel pondweed Potamogeton pectinatus and perfoliate pondweed Potamogeton perfoliatus. Vigorous stands of the branched bur reed Sparganium erectum occur as a marginal species, along with water plantain Alisma planta…

Blackwater Valley

…flowing, eutrophic river, dominated by broad leaved and fennel leaved pondweeds Potamogeton natans and Potamogeton pectinatus. Marginal vegetation along streams and ditches comprises 'tall herb' species such as meadow sweet Filipendula ulmaria, reed canary grass Phalaris arundina…

Fairburn and Newton Ings

…nua and trifid bur marigold B. tripartita. Aquatic plants include the pondweeds Potamogeton berchtoldii and Potamogeton pectinatus and rigid hornwort Ceratophyllum demersum. In the marsh areas golden dock Rumex maritimus, sweet flag Acorus calamus, water violet Hottonia palustris…

River Axe

…Many other species are commonly found, including perfoliate and fennel pondweed Potamogeton perfoliatus and Potamogeton pectinatus, amphibious bistort Polygonum amphibium, brooklime Veronica beccabunga, horned pondweed Zannichellia palustris and spiked water-milfoil Myriophyllum …

Edgbaston Pool

…ral community. The main inflow, the Chad Brook, has curled and fennel pondweeds Potamogeton crispus and Potamogeton pectinatus growing in it. In the pool shallow areas have broad leaved pondweed P. natans and amphibious bistort Polygonum amphibium. Encompassing the pool on three …

Hatfield Chase Ditches

…. The aquatic species are dominated by pondweeds, such as broad leaved pondweed Potamogeton natans, fennel pondweed Potamogeton pectinatus and common duckweed Lemna minor. Less common species include ivy leaved duckweed Lemna trisulca and various leaved pondweed Potamogeton grami…

Misson Line Bank

…he aquatic community of the larger pools contain abundant broad leaved pondweed Potamogeton natans, fennel pondweed Potamogeton pectinatus, Canadian waterweed Elodea canadensis, alternate water milfoil Myriophyllum alterniflorum, lesser marsh wort Apium inundatum and the liverwor…

Stackpole

…m. The eastern arm is characterised by variable dense stands of curled pondweed Potamogeton crispus, fennel pondweed Potamogeton pectinatus, spiked water-milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum and Canadian waterweed Elodea canadensis. In contrast, the southern and western spring-fed secti…

Cresswell Ponds

…the aquatic flora of the neighbouring freshwater ponds includes curled pondweed Potamogeton crispus, fennel pondweed Potamogeton pectinatus, common duckweed Lemna minor and ivy leaved duckweed Lemna trisulca, with an emergent vegetation of bur reed Sparganium erectum, common spik…

Lough Neagh

…ed bays and inlets and includes very extensive stands of fennel-leaved pondweed Potamogeton pectinatus and slender leaved pondweed Potamogeton filiformis intermixed with smaller quantities of additional species. Swamp vegetation generally consists of a mosaic of small stands of c…

River Mease

…lus fluitans, common water crowfoot Ranunculus aquatilis, blunt leaved pondweed Potamogeton obtusifolius, fennel pondweed Potamogeton pectinatus, arrowhead Sagittaria sagittifolia and yellow water lily Nuphar lutea becoming increasingly frequent. Bankside tree cover is very vari…

Sutton and Lound Gravel Pits

…tic plants of interest occur within the lagoons including broad leaved pondweed Potamogeton natans, fennel pondweed Potamogeton pectinatus and lesser bearded stonewort Chara curta, a charophyte with a restricted distribution across England. Around the margins of the lagoons are a…

Attenborough Gravel Pits

…emblage of floating and submerged aquatic plants which includes lesser pondweed Potamogeton pusillus, fennel pondweed Potamogeton pectinatus, fan leaved water crowfoot Ranunculus circinatus, ivy leaved duckweed Lemna trisulca, least duckweed Lemna minuta, common stonewort Chara v…

Lough Cowey

… and floating species for this lake type also occur such as perfoliate pondweed Potamogeton perfoliatus, curled pondweed Potamogeton Crispus, rough stonewort Chara aspera, smooth stonewort Nitella flexilis, ivyleaved duckweed Lemna trisulca, amphibious bistort Persicaria amphibia…

River Dee (England)

…wland river types with shallow gradients and rich geology, with curled pondweed Potamogeton crispus and fennel pondweed Potamogeton pectinatus occurring frequently. There is good tree cover along the banks of the River Dee and the tributaries, with the Ceiriog being tree lined on…

West Benbecula Lochs

…ontain various pondweeds, such as the nationally scarce slender-leaved pondweed Potamogeton filiformis and fennel pondweed Potamogeton pectinatus. The fens that skirt the lochs are dominated by emergent open water vegetation, such as common reed and greater tussock sedge. A rich …

Pockerley Farm Pond

… and great crested*. The open water has been colonised by broad leaved pondweed Potamogeton natans, with fennel pondweed Potamogeton pectinatus and lesser duckweed Lemna minor. The fringe of emergent vegetation includes locally dense stands of branched bur reed Sparganium erectum…

Kilby - Foxton Canal

…exceptionally diverse and well balanced community of pondweeds, nine species of Potamogeton having been recently recorded, including two which are nationally rare. The open water is primarily dominated by fennel pondweed Potamogeton pectinatus, small pondweed P.berchtoldii exerti…

Yetholm Loch

…egetation including spiked water-milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum, fennel pondweed Potamogeton pectinatus, horned pondweed Zannichellia palustris, stoneworts Chara spp. and the nationally rare slender-leaved pondweed Potamogeton filiformis. The open water transition fen occurs as a …

Upton Broad & Marshes

…oneworts Chara spp. are present with small quantities 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…

Afon Dyfrdwy (River Dee)

…dients flowing over nutrient rich soils, with pondweeds such as curled pondweed Potamogeton crispus, perfoliate pondweed Potamogeton perfoliatus and small pondweed Potamogeton berchtoldii occurring frequently. Tripartite bur-marigold Bidens tripartita and lesser pondweed Potamoge…

Brasside Pond

…alix spp. Aquatic plants include mare’s tail Hippuris vulgaris, fennel pondweed Potamogeton pectinatus, spiked water milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum, common duckweed Lemna trisulca and the aquatic moss Drepanocladus aduncus. South of the disused railway line small ponds and fen hav…

River Wye (Lower Wye) / Afon Gwy (Gwy Isaf)

…n plants included rigid hornwort Ceratophyllum demersum and perfoliate pondweed Potamogeton perfoliatus. Rare aquatic species include whorled water-milfoil Myriophyllum verticillatum. In the lower reaches of the river through the Wye Gorge the calcium and nutrient content of the …

Blackwater Estuary

…rt Ceratophyllum submersum, which occur among the more frequent fennel pondweed Potamogeton pectinatus and spiked water milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum. The transition to freshwater is demarcated by stands of common reed Phragmites australis and Reedmace Typha spp. Further inland,…

Hell Kettles

… and has turbid water supporting only a sparse growth of fennel leaved pondweed Potamogeton pectinatus and the introduced Canadian pondweed Elodea canadensis. The marginal vegetation of the two pools also differs. Croft Kettle is fringed by a narrow swamp dominated by saw sedge …

Lough Gullion

…hic and contains a range of aquatic plants. Macrophytes such as fennel pondweed Potamogeton pectinatus, Canadian waterweed Elodea canadensis and spiked water-milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum form mixed submerged beds, while yellow water lily Nuphar lutea forms floating rafts on the …

Loch Obisary

… freshwater, salt-tolerant (euryhaline) species, such as fennel-leaved pondweed Potamogeton pectinatus and the spire shell snail Potamopyrgus antipodarum; and brackish water species, including the brown alga Fucus ceranoides and the mussel Mytilus edulis. A marine community occur…

Tatton Meres

…unculus circinatus, spiked water milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum, fennel pondweed Potamogeton pectinatus and horned pondweed Zannichellia palustris. A narrow disjunct fen is present with occasional tussocks of greater tussock sedge Carex paniculata, lesser pond sedge Carex acutifor…

Bridgwater Bay

…oot Ranunculus baudotii, sea club rush Bolboschoenus maritimus. Fennel pondweed Potamogeton pectinatus, lesser pondweed P. berchtoldii and grey club rush Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani form part of the community here. Many of the fields contain ponds which have well developed com…

Lewes Brooks

…pondweed Groenlandia densa. Other pondweeds found here include shining pondweed Potamogeton lucens, curled pondweed Potamogeton crispus and broad leaved pondweed P. natans. Some ditches become choked with ivy leaved duckweed Lemna trisulca, frogbit Hydrocharis morsus-ranae and wa…

Preston Marshes

… is one of only two known localities in Kent for the rare sharp leaved pondweed Potamogeton acutifolius. The combination of peaty soils and calcareous water has produced a diverse plant community. The peripheral dykes and those adjacent to the pasture have been kept open by manag…

Alderfen Broad

…water violet Hottonia palustris, Starworts Callitriche spp. and fennel pondweed Potamogeton pectinatus. The marginal vegetation shows an interesting transition depending on the depth of the water. lesser reed mace Typha angustifolia and bulrush Schoenoplectus lacustris are the pr…

South Thames Estuary and Marshes

…h Bolboschoenus maritimus, common reed Phragmites australis and fennel pondweed Potamogeton pectinatus as the most abundant species; some also include nationally scarce species such as brackish water crowfoot Ranunculus baudotii (4). In the freshwater dykes further inland there i…

Leiston - Aldeburgh

…hes dominated by spiked water milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum and fennel pondweed Potamogeton pectinatus with water crowfoot Ranunculus baudotii in the shallow margins. The Fens area is dominated by common reed Phragmites australis with occasional lesser bulrush Typha angustifolia…

Hornsea Mere

…ell represented including Canadian waterweed Elodea canadensis, fennel pondweed Potamogeton pectinatus, spiked water milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum, yellow water lily Nuphar lutea and rigid hornwort Ceratophyllum demersum. The reedbeds support a diverse insect fauna with several l…

Upper Thurne Broads and Marshes

…b rush Schoenoplectus lacustris. Mare's tail Hippuris vulgaris, fennel pondweed Potamogeton pectinatus and the nationally rare holly leaved naiad Najas marina are all present in quantity and the stonewort Nitellopsis obtusa, which is scarce throughout Europe, has been recorded. T…

Sandbach Flashes

…for example, spiked water milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum, fennel leaved pondweed Potamogeton pectinatus and horned pondweed Zannichellia palustris. Of particular interest is Ulva intestinalis which is often associated with saline conditions. Adjacent to these saline flashes are a…

Tangy Loch

…ligotrophic) conditions. For example, open water communities of fennel pondweed Potamogeton pectinatus and spiked water-milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum, which are typical of comparatively nutrient-rich water occur adjacent to species such as alternate water-milfoil Myriophyllum alt…

Cotswold Water Park

…by the abundance of spiked water milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum, fennel pondweed Potamogeton pectinatus, stoneworts Chara spp. and Canadian waterweed Elodea canadensis. Two variants of this lake type occur, both of which are characteristic of lowland Britain. One form is particula…

Quoile

…. The open waters contain a range of aquatic species, including fennel pondweed Potamogeton pectinatus, fat duckweed Lemna gibba, greater duckweed Spirodela polyrhiza and yellow water lily Nuphar lutea. Around the water's edge there is a band of swamp, often dominated by common r…

The Swale

…h Bolboschoenus maritimus, common reed Phragmites australis and fennel pondweed Potamogeton pectinatus as the most abundant species. In the fresher water further inland there is a greater variety of species and plants such as branched bur reed Sparganium erectum and reed mace Typ…

Groby Pool and Woods

…s of the open water are characterised by the presence of fennel leaved pondweed Potamogeton pectinatus, broad leaved pondweed P natans, yellow water lily Nuphar lutea, fringed water lily Nymphoides peltata and horned pondweed Zannichellia palustris. To the north and west of Grob…

Ludham - Potter Heigham Marshes

… along the upland margin. The principal species of water plant are bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius, greater bladderwort Utricularia vulgaris, bulbous rush Juncus bulbosus var. fluitans, floating scirpus Eleogiton fluitans and the rare floating water plantain Luronium nata…

Great Pool (Tresco)

…her with alternate water milfoil Myriophyllum alterniflorum and fennel pondweed Potamogeton pectinatus. The adjacent marginal vegetation is dominated by dense common reed Phragmites australis which fringes much of the lake, although bulrush Typha latifolia is also abundant at the…

Big Pool & Browarth Point(St Agnes)

… to the east, are mesotrophic freshwater habitats with abundant fennel pondweed Potamogeton pectinatus. However the occasional influx of sea water during winter storms and the exposure to salt spray has resulted in some brackish influence reflected by the presence of saltmarsh ru…

Achanalt Marshes

…lobelia Lobelia dortmanna and lake quillwort Isoetes lacustris. Fennel pondweed Potamogeton pectinatus, which is an important characteristic pondweed species is also present. The loch also supports the nationally scarce six-stamened waterwort Elatine hexandra, which is an open wa…

Fenemere

…e, consisting of horned pondweed Zannichellia palustris, fennel leaved pondweed Potamogeton pectinatus and Canadian pondweed Elodea canadensis. Reed beds are well developed round the edge and dominated by common reed Phragmites australis. Other species present include lesser reed…

Dungeness, Romney Marsh and Rye Bay

…highest plant species diversity, with the nationally rare sharp leaved pondweed Potamogeton acutifolius and several nationally scarce species, including greater water parsnip Sium latifolium and marsh mallow Althaea officinalis. Although components of this diverse flora are also …

Crouch and Roach Estuaries

…d Phragmites australis and lesser reed mace Typha angustifolia. Fennel pondweed Potamogeton pectinatus and beaked tasselweed Ruppia maritima are the most common aquatic plant species. soft hornwort Ceratophyllum submersum, brackish water crowfoot Ranunculus baudotii and spiral ta…

Stanford End Mill and River Loddon

…ly confined to scattered localities in southern Britain and the Loddon pondweed Potamogeton nodosus, a very rare aquatic species for which this length of the River Loddon is the national stronghold. Stanford End Mill meadows supports a large and thriving colony of fritillaries al…

Shibdon Pond

…triche spp., spiked water milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum, fennel leaved pondweed Potamogeton pectinatus and water crowfoot Ranunculus penicillatus var. calcareus. To the north west large stands of reed mace Typha latifolia occupy the shallower margins of the pond. These merge into…

Rye Harbour

…flora which includes horned pondweed Zannichellia palustris and fennel pondweed Potamogeton pectinatus. Tall fen communities fringing some of these lakes and pools are dominated by common reed Phragmites australis; associated species include grey club rush Schoenoplectus tabernae…

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