Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Prolusk

…frequent and widespread and include meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, tormentil Potentilla erecta, devils-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula, selfheal Prunella vulgaris, heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata and bog asphodel Narthecium ossif…

Blackmore Vale Commons And Moors

…alium palustre rush pasture, M25 purple moor grass Molinia caerulea – tormentil Potentilla erecta mire and a species rich community intermediate between M24 fen meadow and the NVC type MG9 Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus – tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa grassland; ancient s…

Rathlin Island - Kebble

…dic conditions present on the thin peat soils. Herbs present include tormentil Potentilla erecta, devils-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, heath speedwell Veronica officinalis and early dog violet Viola riviniana. Where there is localised exposure of the base-rich minerals within …

Mid Cornwall Moors

… frequent and plants typically associated with this heathland include tormentil Potentilla erecta, heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia, wood sage Teucrium scorodonia and the locally notable slender eyebright Euphrasia micrantha. Species associated with areas of wet heath includ…

Merthen Wood

… frequent and plants typically associated with this heathland include tormentil Potentilla erecta, heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia, wood sage Teucrium scorodonia and the locally notable slender eyebright Euphrasia micrantha. Species associated with areas of wet heath inclu…

Penplas Grasslands

…oor-grass Molinia caerulea, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, tormentil Potentilla erecta, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix and ling Calluna vulgaris. Several patches of dry acidic grassland also occur within the site and these are dominated by common bent Agrostis capil…

Long Dale, Hartington

…et vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, quaking grass, glaucous sedge, tormentil Potentilla erecta, ladies bedstraw Galium verum, bird’s foot trefoil and pignut Conopodium majus. Where these calcicolous and mesotrophic communities meet, an intermediate community is present, where …

Big Dog Scarps and Lakes

…s loreus. Characteristic herbs within the wet heath community include tormentil Potentilla erecta, heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia and where there is localised flushing, devils-bit scabious Succisa pratensis. Where the dip slopes level out, deeper peat deposits occur and th…

Horton, Eastern and Western Slade

…r a closed sward has developed. The nationally scarce species spring cinquefoil Potentilla tabernaemontani occurs in this vegetation. In poached areas, the nationally rare nitgrass Gastridium ventricosum can often be seen. In both types of grassland the maritime influence is show…

Stranacally

…onent of the fen meadow and include meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, tormentil Potentilla erecta, devils-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula, selfheal Prunella vulgaris, heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata, common twayblade Neottia ovata a…

Redlake Meadows & Hoggs Moor

…outh of the site which support purple moor-grass – tormentil Molinia caerulea – Potentilla erecta mire vegetation are of particular importance for their populations of the nationally rare Heath Lobelia, occurring here at its only site in Cornwall. These grazed meadows also suppor…

Cwm Cadlan

…rp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus, bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella, tormentil Potentilla erecta and devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis. The moss Ctenidium molluscum is often a prominent component of the sward. The fen-meadow often occurs in close association with base-rich…

Caydale

… vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, common bent Agrostis capillaris, tormentil Potentilla erecta and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile. Within the western area of Caydale, particularly on the north west facing slope of Limperdale and at Moor Ings Bank and associated with more acidi…

Colony Bog and Bagshot Heath

… moss Sphagnum compact. Other plants include ling Calluna vulgarisms, tormentil Potentilla erecta, mat grass Nardus stricta and the nationally scarce marsh clubmoss Lycopodiella inundate. In hollows and valley bottoms wet heathland grades into valley mires (bogs), where a thick l…

Black Lough (Down)

…ded by a floating poor-fen with bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh cinquefoil Potentilla palustris, common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium, bulrush Typha latifolia and bottle sedge Carex rostrata growing over a layer of sphagnum bog-mosses. devils-bit scabious Succisa prat…

Cernydd Carmel

…atic vegetation is absent and instead, bladder sedge Carex vesicaria,silverweed Potentilla anserina and the desiccation-resistant moss Fontinalis antipyretica dominate. The invertebrate fauna is diverse, with many crustacean species such as Chydorus sphaericus, Daphnia pulex and …

Llwyn-iarth

… palustris, can be found. Devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, and tormentil Potentilla erecta are common within the small areas of slightly more acidic neutral grassland. Wood bitter-vetch Vicia orobus and greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha, both uncommon and dec…

Cowden Pound Pastures

…ld wood rush Luzula campestris, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata, tormentil Potentilla erecta, devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis, betony Betonica officinalis characteristic of the High Weald, brown sedge Carex disticha and heath grass Danthonia decumbens both scarce in K…

Butter Wood

…avens Geum rivale, primrose Primula vulgaris, bugle Ajuga reptans and tormentil Potentilla erecta and thus this area has also been included within the site. The Site of Special Scientific Interest is known to support a rich Lepidoptera and other invertebrate fauna for example 25 …

Cerrig y Gweunydd

…flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus. Flowering plants are frequent, with tormentil Potentilla erecta, devil’s bit scabious, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, purple loostrife Lythrum salicaria, greater bird’s foot trefoil Lotus pedunculatus and marsh bedstraw Galium palustre. Wild an…

Knock Dhu Sallagh Braes

…x binervis and great wood rush Luzula sylvatica. Common herbs include tormentil Potentilla erecta, eyebright Euphrasia officinalis agg., heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, yarrow Achillea millefolium and heath speedwell Veronica officinalis. The bryo…

Matley Moor Meadows

…ich include an abundance of autumn hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis, tormentil Potentilla erecta, common knapweed Centaurea nigra, bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata, oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare, common cat’s ear Hypochaeris radicat…

Otterburn Mires

…munities present, other than a purple moor grass Molinia caerulea and tormentil Potentilla erecta community occurring predominantly on valley side mires. The Otterburn Mires comprise four main mire vegetation community types. The most frequently occurring is dominated by cross le…

Ballycastle Coalfield

…tis stolonifera but are otherwise species-poor. The few herbs include tormentil Potentilla erecta and white clover Trifolium repens, while the mosses Rhytidiadelphus loreus and Pseudoscleropodium purum form an extensive ground carpet in places. Meadow sweet Filipendula ulmaria is…

Corsydd Nug a Merddwr

…ifragum, carnation sedge Carex panicea, heath rush Juncus squarrosus, tormentil Potentilla erecta and the liverwort Ordontoschisma sphagni which trails amongst the bog-mosses. Sphagnum magellanicum, a bog-moss that indicates some of the least disturbed parts of the blanket mire s…

Slieve Gullion

…wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa, velvet bent Agrostis canina and tormentil Potentilla erecta. On the lowest slopes, the heath is often characterised by the abundance of western gorse Ulex gallii growing in association with bell heather Erica cinerea. This type of vegetation …

Whitecross Green and Oriel Woods

…athyrus nissolia, centaury Centaurium erythraea, common and trailing tormentils Potentilla erecta and Potentilla anglica, devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis and cut leaved cranesbill Geranium dissectum. Ditches line some of the damper rides. There is a pond at the foot of the…

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

…equently present are herbs such as common dog-violet Viola riviniana, tormentil Potentilla erecta, barren strawberry Potentilla sterilis, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, heath speedwell Veronica officinalis and harebell Campanula rotundifolia. Lower plants are less abundant than …

Berry Mound Pastures

…ent include sheep’s sorrel Rumex acetosella, pignut Conopodium majus, tormentil Potentilla erecta, trailing tormentil Potentilla anglica, devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis, autumn hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis, field wood rush Luzula campestris, betony Betonica officinal…

Quants

…lgaris, gorse Ulex europaeus and western gorse Ulex gallii. creeping cinquefoil Potentilla reptans, tormentil Potentilla erecta and the lichen Cladonia portentosa are also present. Further diversity is provided by a small area of fen vegetation growing in a shallow trench. This i…

Rushcliffe Golf Course

… character; here plants such as wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa, tormentil Potentilla erecta and trailing tormentil Potentilla anglica occur. Over substantial areas however, the sward is characteristic of calcareous soils. Here tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum dominates a spe…

Black Park

…so present. Other species associated with areas of heathland include tormentil Potentilla erecta and the locally rare trailing tormentil Potentilla anglica, heath wood rush Luzula multiflora, sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus and green veined sedge Carex binervis. In additi…

Ratlake Meadows

…d orchid Dactylorhiza maculata, heath wood rush Luzula multiflora and tormentil Potentilla erecta. Other species common in the sward include common fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica, meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis, fen bedstraw Galium uliginosum, bird's foot trefoil Lotus corni…

Ballykilbeg

…inant species, with abundant bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and marsh cinquefoil Potentilla palustris. Where the underlying peats are kept moist through the year, a rich fen community has developed with lesser tussock sedge Carex diandra and brown sedge Carex disticha. In places, …

Aughnadarragh Lough

…with additional species such as bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh cinquefoil Potentilla palustris, meadow sweet Filipendula ulmaria and water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile. Part of the area is cut-over bog, where the growing conditions are directly influenced by the position …

Bushy Park and Home Park

…, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, harebell Campanula rotundifolia and tormentil Potentilla erecta. Several plants which are locally uncommon add to the special interest. These include rough clover Trifolium scabrum, clustered clover Trifolium glomeratum, autumn squill Scilla autu…

Banc Hirllwyn

…verum, spring sedge Carex caryophyllea, the uncommon upright chickweed Moenchia erecta, wild thyme Thymus polytrichus, the mosses Dicranum scoparium, Brachythecium albicans and Hypnum cupressiforme and the lichens Peltigera rufescens and Cladonia spp.. Other locally frequent comp…

Lough McCall

…ndra and greater tussock sedge Carex paniculata. Herbs include marsh cinquefoil Potentilla palustris, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh speedwell Veronica scutellata, skullcap Scutellaria galericulata and wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris. These species grow over a carpet of b…

Gwaun Bryn (Bryn Pasture)

…lax Linum catharticum, common milkwort Polygala vulgaris and trailing tormentil Potentilla anglica. The lower slopes are dominated by common bent, sweet vernal-grass and Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus. A number of calcifuge species occur here, including heath-grass Danthonia decumb…

White Rocks

… species are rather limited where the grass sward is rank and include tormentil Potentilla erecta, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata, bush vetch Vicia sepium, meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis, and red clover Trifolium pratense. Areas where the grass cover is reduced support…

Lough Naman Bog and Lake

…eath Erica tetralix, hare's tail cottongrass Eriophorum vaginatum and tormentil Potentilla erecta. Carnation sedge Carex panicea, star sedge Carex echinata and devils-bit scabious Succisa pratensis indicate more concentrated flushing over thinner peats. Dry peat ramparts exist al…

Axbridge Hill and Fry's Hill

…Ulex gallii, heather Calluna vulgaris, bell heather Erica cinerea and tormentil Potentilla erecta. The rock outcrops and scree slopes are particularly important botanically. The very thin soils here support populations of one nationally rare species, Cheddar bedstraw Galium fleu…

Scafell Pikes

…n species such as dwarf juniper Juniperus communis spp. nana, alpine cinquefoil Potentilla crantzii, glaucous meadow grass Poa glauca, alpine saw wort Saussurea alpina and bearberry Arctostaphylos uva-ursi occur. Below the summit plateau and crags the slopes are a mosaic of scre…

The Perch

…tern gorse Ulex gallii, slender St John’s wort Hypericum pulchrum and tormentil Potentilla erecta grow together with the calcicolous grassland plants listed above. The vegetation associated with the unwooded rock outcrops is particularly important. Two nationally rare plants, Ch…

Nelson Bog

…f Carex spp. The mesotrophic grasslands are dominated by Molinia caerulea, with Potentilla erecta, Holcus lanatus, Juncus effusus and Ranunculus spp. Alder carr generally grades into poor fen, and is dominated by an abundance of Carex paniculata. In addition, it is a very rich or…

Rhosydd Bryn-maen

…tain sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and tormentil Potentilla erecta, with frequent common bent Agrostis capillaris, field wood-rush Luzula campestris and mosses such as Hylocomium splendens and Hypnum jutlandicum. A scarce type of acid grassland also…

Coolnasillagh

…pecies associated with fen meadow vegetation at Coolnasillagh include tormentil Potentilla erecta, devils-bit scabious Succissa pratensis, carnation sedge Carex panicea, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutuflorus, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula, self…

Glyme Valley

…on knapweed, lady's bedstraw, bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, tormentil Potentilla erecta, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea and early purple orchid Orchis mascula. Acid marshy grassland dominated by hard r…

Bryn - Bach, Cefn Cribwr

…ssland dominated by purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea, with frequent tormentil Potentilla erecta and sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus. Grasses such as mat grass Nardus stricta and velvet bent Agrostis canina are also common. Much of this grassland has base-demanding specie…

Bryncarnau Grasslands, Llwydcoed

… of more poorly drained grassland dominated by purple moor-grass with tormentil Potentilla erecta and cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix.A number of unusual plants occur within the site. Greater butterfly-orchid Platanthera chlorantha and wood bitter-vetch Vicia orobus both have a…

Cae Aber-Glanhirin

…lanatus. Frequent associates include common knapweed Centaurea nigra, tormentil Potentilla erecta, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, devils-bit scabious Succisa pratensis and red clover Trifolium pratense. Pignut Conopodium majus, heath-grass Danthonia decumbens, bluebell Hyacintho…

Cae Blaen-dyffryn

…eeper slopes, the soils are more acidic, reflected in the presence of tormentil Potentilla erecta, devil's-bit scabious Succisa pratensis and heath-grass Danthonia decumbens. At the bottom of the slope, where drainage is impeded, a mire community has developed, characterised by a…

Caeau Afon Gwili

…tion sedge Carex panicea, deveil's-bit scabious Succisa pratensis and tormentil Potentilla erecta. Noteworthy species of local distribution include meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum (of which there is a very substantial population), saw-wort Serratula tinctoria, common butterwort …

Caeau Capel Hendre

…istic plants in the sward are devil's-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, tormentil Potentilla erecta, common bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus, marsh ragwort Senecio aquaticus, common knapweed Centaurea nigra, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata and tufted vetch Vicia cracca. …

Caeau Fferm

…iry flax Linum catharticum, burnet-saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga and tormentil Potentilla erecta are common, with harebell Campanula rotundifolia and large thyme Thymus pulegioides locally abundant. In parts of the site, mesotrophic grassland grades into acidic grassland in whic…

Caeau Cwmcoynant (Caeau Cwncaenant)

…eadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis, oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare, tormentil Potentilla erecta, cowslip Primula veris and the locally uncommon greater butterfly-orchid Platanthera chlorantha. Remarks: The site lies within the Brecon Beacons National Park.

Bransbury Common

…l grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, with meadow thistle 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…

Okehampton Park Flush

… and is characterized by purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea and heath tormentil Potentilla erecta it is of interest for the extensive stands of bog asphodel present. Associated plants include cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, star sedge Carex echinata, heath-spotted orchid Dacty…

Loosehanger Copse and Meadows

…oor grass Molinia caerulea, common marsh bedstraw Galium palustre and tormentil Potentilla erecta are all common. Several plants are indicative of a long history of management without ploughing, fertilisers or herbicides, including meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum and marsh vale…

St. Catherine's Valley

… with common knapweed Centaurea nigra, red clover Trifolium pratense, tormentil Potentilla erecta, betony Betonica officinalis, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica and devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis. The local rarities, rough hawk's beard Crepis biennis, adder's tongue fern O…

Powerstock Common and Wytherston Farm

…ith herbs such as mouse-ear Pilosella officinarum, common dog violet, tormentil Potentilla erecta and adder’s-tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum. The open, acid grassland is restricted in its distribution to the sandy brown earth soils and is quickly replaced by neutral grassland with …

Cors y Llyn

… Molinia caerulea and meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, with frequent tormentil Potentilla erecta, devil's-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, heath spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza maculata, carnation sedge Carex panicea, and petty whin Genista anglica. It also has drier ground with abun…

Max Bog

…la tinctoria occur alongside species of more acid conditions, such as tormentil Potentilla erecta and heath wood rush Luzula multiflora which occur on the tops of purple moor grass tussocks. There are many plants indifferent to base status, for example devil’s bit scabious Succis…

Bracket's Coppice and Ryewater Farm

…d wood sedge Carex sylvatica, male fern Dryopteris filix-mas, barren strawberry Potentilla sterilis, common dog violet Viola riviniana and yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon. Three local species present are greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha, bird's nest orchid…

Carstairs Kames

…fen vegetation is dominated by purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea and tormentil Potentilla erecta mire; however poor fen bottle sedge Carex rostrata and Sphagnum squarrosum mire is associated with a number of the water courses. Much of the lagg fen vegetation has been damaged by …

Low Wood

…al grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa, tormentil Potentilla erecta, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and hairy wood rush Luzula pilosa. On steeply sloping ground the grasses inter grade with dense bracken and/or open friable screes covered by mosses a…

Duddon Valley Woodlands

…rass Molinia caerulea in wetter stands. The typical herbs present are tormentil Potentilla erecta, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus with heather Calluna vulgaris on the rocky outcrops. However, the main distinguishing feature of the ground flora is …

Newmarket Heath

…tern England. They include pasque flower Pulsatilla vulgaris, spring cinquefoil Potentilla tabernaemontani, bastard toadflax Thesium humifusum, field fleawort Senecio integrifolius and an uncommon eyebright Euphrasia pseudokerneri. Areas of chalk heath occur where wind borne glac…

Cefn Blaenau

…The drier valley slopes have grazed acidic grassland characterized by tormentil Potentilla erecta, wavy hair-grass Deschampsia flexuosa and the moss Polytrichum sp. Distinctive wet flushes descend these dry slopes and, where there is a deeper accumulation of soil, bracken Pteridi…

Scawt Hill

…ommon dog violet Viola riviniana, harebell Campanula rotundifolia and tormentil Potentilla erecta with scattered birdsfoot trefoil Lotus corniculatus. Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus and the grasses common bent Agrostis capillaris and sheep's fescue Festuca ovina occur as regular el…

Nant y Rhos

…ion sedge Carex panicea, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, whorled caraway, tormentil Potentilla erecta, greater birds-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus, devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, and lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica. In areas of superficial flushing and along the margins of…

Haugh and Gundale Slacks

…urring within the quarry such as bell heather Erica cinerea, heather, tormentil Potentilla erecta, self heal Prunella vulgaris and the trees of sallow Salix cinerea agg., hawthorn Crataegus monogyna and rowan Sorbus aucuparia act as important nectar sources and foraging habitats …

Caeau Ty-mawr

…oot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata, tormentil Potentilla erecta, devils-bit scabious Succisa pratensis and red clover Trifolium pratense. Other characteristic associates include heath grass Danthonia decumbens, autumn hawkbit Scorzoneroides autum…

Harbottle Moors

…ed dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, bitter vetch Lathyrus montanus and tormentil Potentilla erecta. On high ground are areas of blanket bog, where heather, hare’s tail cotton grass Eriophorum vaginatum and deer grass Trichophorum cespitosum are the dominant cover over a ground lay…

Whitewater Valley

…lack bog rush Schoenus nigricans, purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, tormentil Potentilla erecta, marsh valerian Valeriana dioica and marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris. Other parts of the valley support willow carr of a type largely restricted to lowland Britain. The vegetat…

Caeau Ffos Fach

…d flora dominated by purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea with abundant tormentil Potentilla erecta and associated grasses such as sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra and common bent Agrostis capillaris. Other common species include soft rush Juncus e…

Park End Wood

…rp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus, marsh violet Viola palustris and tormentil Potentilla erecta. In the southern part of the site species rich fen is developed in which meadow sweet and sharp-flowered rush are abundant and wetland plants such as great burnet Sanguisorba officin…

Shipman Head & Shipman Down (Bryher)

…ica cinerea and western gorse Ulex gallii. Additional species include tormentil Potentilla erecta, common bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, English stonecrop Sedum anglicum and sheep's fescue Festuca ovina. European gorse Ulex europaeus forms…

Mointeach Scadabhaigh

… dominant species, accompanied by bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, tormentil Potentilla erecta, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix and lichens of the genus Cladonia. The woolly fringe moss Racomitrium lanuginosum, typical of western blanket bogs, is common over much of the site…

Eastern Peak District Moors

…marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, marsh violet Viola palustris or tormentil Potentilla erecta. The lower reaches of some flushes are enriched by 'poor fen' species such as marsh thistle Cirsium palustre, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula, greater bird’s foot trefoil Lotus…

Freshwater East Cliffs to Skrinkle Haven

…communities, including species such as early hair-grass Aira praecox, tormentil Potentilla erecta, kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria, wild thyme Thymus polytrichus, spring squill Scilla verna and occasional heather Calluna vulgaris. Beyond this zone, bell heather Erica cinerea an…

Pewsey Downs

…cterised by gorse Ulex europaeus and other acid loving plants such as tormentil Potentilla erecta, pignut Conopodium majus, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and heather Calluna vulgaris. On some of the numerous ant hillshere, the uncommon little mouse ear Cerastium semidecandrum, …

Gwaun Efail-Llwydiarth

…is community with frequent mat-grass Nardus stricta, carnation sedge, tormentil Potentilla erecta and devil's-bit scabious Succisa pratensis. Additional associates here include bugle Ajuga reptans, heath spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza maculata subsp. ericetorum, lousewort Pediculari…

Tir Mawr a Dderi Hir, Llwydcoed

…is, sheep’s-fescue Festuca ovina, heath-grass Danthonia decumbens and tormentil Potentilla erecta. More locally, betony Betonica officinalis and bitter-vetch Lathyrus linifolius can be found. Where the drainage is impeded and the soils are mildly base-rich, areas of fen meadow oc…

Hurst Farm Pasture

…ommunities. The acidic influence is characterised in the abundance of tormentil Potentilla erecta, with lady’s mantle Alchemilla filicaulis spp vestita, betony Betonica officinalis, devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis, common centaury Centaurium erythraea and zigzag clover Tri…

Carn/Glenshane Pass

…escue Festuca ovina, and the herbs heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and tormentil Potentilla erecta. Associated mosses include Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus and Polytrichum commune. Carn / Glenshane Pass also provides an extensive area of undisturbed upland habitat that is very valuab…

Mullaghcarn

…escue Festuca ovina, and the herbs heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and tormentil Potentilla erecta. Boorin Wood occurs in the most north-easterly area of Mullaghcarn ASSI covering the steep, north facing valley slope. The canopy of the wood is dominated by sessile oak Quercus petr…

Tower More

… vegetation at Tower More include purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, tormentil Potentilla erecta, devils-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, heather Calluna vulgaris, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula, selfheal Prunella vulgaris, carnation sedge Carex panicea, tawny sedge Carex h…

Wallis Moor

…ath bedstraw Galium saxatile, bird’s-foot Ornithopus perspusillus and tormentil Potentilla erecta less so. Species-poor bracken scrub dominates the lower slopes towards the willow along the Spittal Brook, but remnants of heather and bell heather E. cinerea persist. Wallis Moor su…

Crich Chase

…ted dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, with common sorrel Rumex acetosa, tormentil Potentilla erecta, lesser stitchwort Stellaria graminea and sheep’s sorrel Rumex acetosella. Small, fragmented stands of wet woodland occur around minor watercourses and seepage zones, forming indisti…

Carrick Heaths

…ata, saw wort Serratula tinctoria, common milkwort Polygala vulgaris, tormentil Potentilla erecta, and bristle bent Agrostis curtisii. Species more typical of damp grassland include common fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica, tufted vetch Vicia cracca, selfheal Prunella vulgaris and y…

Nant Cledlyn Pingos

…ush Juncus acutiflorus, with a range of associated species, including tormentil Potentilla erecta, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, greater bird’s-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus and devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis. The uncommon species ivy-leaved bellflower Wahle…

Carn Ingli

…eep's fescue Festuca ovina, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, tormentil Potentilla erecta and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile. Bracken Pteridium aquilinum occurs on the deeper-soiled lower slopes. Seasonally waterlogged soils support wet heath with abundant cross-leaved he…

Nant y Crimp

…ces these are dominated by Molinia caerulea with frequent brown bent, tormentil Potentilla erecta and carnation sedge Carex panicea. Some of the Molinia vegetation is notable for its tall herbs, particularly angelica Angelica sylvestris, hemp agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum, meado…

Old Castle Down

…y characteristic calcareous grassland are Calluna vulgaris, Galium saxatile and Potentilla erecta which are more characteristic of grass/heath associations. This area is, therefore, a limestone heath comparable with the chalk heaths of Lullington, Sussex (L6) and Martin Down, Ham…

The Parish Field, Cae'r Rhedyn

…etony Betonica officinalis, burnet-saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga and tormentil Potentilla erecta. Scarce or local species that have been recorded at The Parish Field, Cae’r Rhedyn include common rock-rose Helianthemum nummularium, moonwort Botrychium lunaria and crested hair-gra…

Dyffrynoedd Nedd a Mellte a Moel Penderyn

… layer here is always dominated by purple moor-grass, with soft-rush, tormentil Potentilla erecta, creeping soft-grass, tufted hair-grass and common bent typically present. In the ground layer, bog moss Sphagnum recurvum and hair moss Polytrichum commune are usually present. The …

Coed Craig-iar

…ts as heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, foxglove Digitalis purpurea and tormentil Potentilla erecta. Less acidic areas support betony Betonica officinalis and less frequently wood sanicle Sanicula europaea. Wetter areas tend to have the highest species diversity, with plants such a…

Rhos Dwfnant

… locally. Herb species characteristic of the drier areas of sward are tormentil Potentilla erecta, devil's-bit scabious Succisa pratensis and occasionally dyer's greenweed Genista tinctoria and petty whin Gentianella anglica. Moonwort Botrychium lunaria has also been recorded. Da…

Rhos yr Hafod

… caerulea. The dry grassland is typically species-rich, with abundant tormentil Potentilla erecta, eyebright Euphrasia agg, yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor, great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis and cat’s-ear Hypochaeris radicata and also a very good representation of devil's-bit s…

Penorchard & Spring Farm Pastures

…thum odoratum and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus. Herbs present include tormentil Potentilla erecta, devil's bit scabious, autumn hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis, betony, common fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica, common spotted orchid, selfheal Prunella vulgaris and eyebright Euphra…

Woodland Park and Pontpren

…sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, small sedges Carex spp. and tormentil Potentilla erecta. Heathier areas have cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix and bog mosses Sphagnum spp.. Small patches of fen-meadow, with abundant meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, tawny sedge Carex ho…

Cadair Idris

…rn Oreopteris limbosperma, and hard fern, are found with wood-sorrel, tormentil Potentilla erecta and heath bedstraw. The more basic rock outcrops, which are found in various places around the mountain, including in the crags at Llyn Cau, at Llyn Arran and at Llyn Gafr, have a mo…

Boscastle to Widemouth

…include sheep’s-bit Jasione montana, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, tormentil Potentilla erecta and dodder Cuscuta epithymum. The following plants of county interest have also been recorded: madder Rubia peregrina, dyer’s greenweed Genista tinctoria, musk thistle Carduus nutans…

Cothill Fen

…. Other plants found here include dyer's greenweed Genista tinctoria, tormentil Potentilla erecta, quaking grass Briza media and devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis. The northern part of the site includes three areas of grazed, unimproved calcareous grassland, of a type charac…

Glenarm Woods Part 2

… marsh thistle Cirsium palustre, meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis, tormentil Potentilla erecta, devils-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, selfheal Prunella vulgaris, carnation sedge Carex panicea and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. The moss species within the wet grassland include g…

Williamhope

…ntains both acidic (calcifugous) plants -mat grass Nardus stricta and tormentil Potentilla erecta -and lime-loving (calcicolous) plants such as quaking grass Briza media and rock-rose Helianthemum nummularium. The plant community has affinities to that found on a chalk or limesto…

Belah Woods and Pastures

…r acid grassland with species such as heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, tormentil Potentilla erecta and lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica. The fauna of the woods include woodcock, redstart, wood warbler, tree pipit and badger. Dippers breed along the river.

Bowes Moor

…, mat grass, wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa, heath bedstraw and tormentil Potentilla erecta. The breeding bird community of this moorland is of particular interest and includes substantial populations of golden plover, curlew, redshank, snipe and lapwing together with small…

Laughton Common

…unts of sand sedge Carex arenaria, field wood rush Luzula campestris, tormentil Potentilla erecta, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, common stork’s bill Erodium cicutarium and, more locally, wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa and shepherd’s cress Teesdalia nudicaulis. …

Tamnyrankin

… within the sward. Herb species are common and widespread and include tormentil Potentilla erecta, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula, selfheal Prunella vulgaris, bugle Ajuga reptans, sneezewort Achillea ptarmica, eyebright Euphrasia officinalis agg. and lousewort Pedicularis s…

Gortycavan

…use ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, fairy flax linum catharticum, tormentil Potentilla erecta, smooth lady's mantle Alchemilla glabra, hairy lady's mantle Alchemilla filicaulis ssp. and eyebright Euphrasia officinalis aag. Byophytes are common throughout the sward and includ…

Shirburn Hill

…duced base poor soils. The flora here includes ling Calluna vulgaris, tormentil Potentilla erecta and sheep's sorrel Rumex acetosella occurring amongst scrub containing hawthorn, blackthorn and silver birch. On the north facing slopes of Shirburn Hill there are extensive areas of…

Cadder Wilderness

…ccinium myrtillus together with wavy-hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa, tormentil Potentilla erecta, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and has a local abundance of hummock forming Polytrichum commune. Sphagnum species are also locally frequent under these stands. The diverse range of …

Bryant's Heath, Felmingham

…> Rumex acetosella, wood sage Teucrium scorodonia and tormentil Potentilla erecta. Atlantic coastal heath, which occurs as isolated fragments in East Anglia, is also present. Heather Calluna vulgaris is dominant with frequent bell heather Erica cin…

Clumber Park

…n a plant community which contains heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and tormentil Potentilla erecta. Locally, the grassland contains heather Calluna vulgaris and small areas of true heath comprising a mixture of Descampsia flexuosa, C. vulgaris and bell heather Erica cinerea. To th…

Friezeland Grassland

…clude such typical herb species as heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and tormentil Potentilla erecta.

Pentregwyn

…a saxifraga. Plants more characteristic of acidic grasslands, such as tormentil Potentilla erecta, devil's-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, field wood-rush Luzula campestris and betony Betonica officinalis are also present. Associated with the neutral grassland in the southern par…

Little Scrubbs Meadow

… Oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare, field wood rush Luzula campestris, tormentil Potentilla erecta, betony Betonica officinalis, devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis, great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis and green winged orchid Anacamptis morio. The wet soils support several sed…

Brynna a Wern Tarw

…l is a little more acidic, devil's-bit scabious Succisa pratensis and tormentil Potentilla erecta are frequent. Much of the marshy grassland has abundant purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea and is mildly base-enriched, with frequent meadow-thistle Cirsium dissectum, devil's-bit sc…

The Clouds

…e a different flora, being dominated by mat grass Nardus stricta with tormentil Potentilla erecta, heather Calluna vulgaris and bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus. On wetter, more peaty soils, heath rush Juncus squarrosus becomes co-dominant with the mat grass.

Rhos Cruglas

…anglica, dyer's greenweed G. tinctoria, saw-wort Serratula tinctoria, tormentil Potentilla erecta, common spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii and heath spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza maculata sub species ericetorum. The fauna of the site has yet to be studied in any detail, but some…

Black Lough (Tyrone)

…en which extends towards the lake shore. Higher plants such as marsh cinquefoil Potentilla palustris, sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus, marsh violet Viola palustris, marsh bedstraw Galium palustre and star sedge Carex echinata are common within the fen. Bryophyte cover is h…

Coedydd Nantgwynant

…wavy-hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa, bent grass Agrostis capillaris, tormentil Potentilla erecta, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, cow-wheat Melampyrum pratense and bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta. The fern element is again distinctive here and includes: hard fern Blechnum spi…

Cors Aberthin

…ure lack any base-enrichment and here the common associated herbs are tormentil Potentilla erecta and devil’s-bit scabious. Species-rich neutral grassland is well-represented on the slightly higher, free-draining ground. Here, common knapweed Centaurea nigra and common birds-foot…

Brendon Farm (North)

…ow thistle Cirsium dissectum, devil s bit scabious Succisa pratensis, tormentil Potentilla erecta, greater bird's foot trefoil Lotus pedunculatus, saw wort Serratula tinctoria and heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata, all occurring frequently to abundantly. Wetter parts sup…

Rhos Fullbrook

…grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, tufted hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa, tormentil Potentilla erecta, devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, betony Betonica officinalis and pignut Conopodium majus. In the very wet ground, which quakes in places, grows Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus, …

Sluxton Marsh, Whitemoor

…vina, Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus, carnation sedge Carex panicea and tormentil Potentilla erecta. In places the bog-myrtle Myrica gale is prominent. Of particular interest are stands of fen-meadow, where the base-demanding tawny sedge Carex hostiana and flea sedge C. pulicaris a…

Rhosydd Llanwrthwl

…s is frequently the overwhelming dominant, with only sparse shoots of tormentil Potentilla erecta and of a few grasses such as sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, sheep’s-fescue Festuca ovina, common bent Agrostis capillaris and velvet bent. In other stands, though purple m…

Eryri

…ss Molinia caerulea, with frequent marsh bedstraw Galium palustre and tormentil Potentilla erecta. Where the grazing pressure on the vegetation is very high, or there has been excessive draining, there are also areas of modified bog which are dominated by species such as deergras…

Rhos Rhyd-y-ceir

…lium, petty whin Genista anglica, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, tormentil Potentilla erecta and saw-wort Serratula tinctoria. More base-rich areas are characterised by an abundance of rushes, together with species such as sneezewort Achillea ptarmica, marsh-marigold Caltha …

Calender Meadows

…m silaus, pignut Conopodium majus, goat’s beard Tragopogon pratensis, tormentil Potentilla erecta, cowslip Primula veris and common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii. Stands of coarser vegetation with umbellifers and rank grasses lie in shaded areas around hedges and trees in t…

Goyt Valley

…dic grasslands have a naturally species poorflora typically including tormentil Potentilla erecta and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile. Significant areas of flush and soligenous mire are dominated by rushes and sedges such as glaucous sedge Carex flacca and green ribbed sedge Carex…

Priddy Pools

…rpa, sheep's Fescus Festuca ovina, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and tormentil Potentilla erecta. Additional interest lies in the flora that can tolerate high concentrations of lead in the soil such as spring sandwort Minuartia verna and the moss Ditrichum plumbicola. Priddy Poo…

West End Meadow, Lunds

…vil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis, bitter vetch Lathyrus montanus, tormentil Potentilla erecta, pignut Conopodium majus and cat's ear Hypochaeris radicata. Where there is a stronger calcareous influence on the banks, a greater diversity of species is found, including purging f…

Lower Derwent Meadows

…ath bedstraw Galium saxatile, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, common tormentil Potentilla erecta and cat’s ear Hypochaeris radicata, are present on river sands and gravels. Small pockets of neutral grassland occur on richer soils located within hollows. These are characterised b…

The Leasowes

… Rumex acetosa. Additionally, devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis, tormentil Potentilla erecta, bugle Ajuga reptans, hairy sedge Carex hirta and mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum are locally frequent to abundant across the grasslands of the site. Damp areas contain mead…

Coed Aberdulas

…a, oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare, heath-grass Danthonia decumbens, tormentil Potentilla erecta and fairy flax Linum catharticum. Adjoining the alder woodland on the east bank of the Dulas there is an area of sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutuflorus pasture interspersed with tall…

Cors Cae'r Neuadd

…requent sheep’s-fescue Festuca ovina, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, tormentil Potentilla erecta, heather Calluna vulgaris, bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus, pill sedge Carex pilulifera, the lichen Cladonia impexa and the mosses Hypnum jutlandicum and Pleurozium schreberi. The uncut…

Cors Ty-Llwyd

…t-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus, sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus, tormentil Potentilla erecta and devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, and a variety of other species such as bugle Ajuga reptans, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, star sedge Carex echinata, red fescu…

Cors Llanllyfni

…with sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and tormentil Potentilla erecta; and the flushes. A small area to the north-west of the site consists of improved and semi-improved grassland with some European gorse Ulex europaeus. Most of the vegetation at Cors …

Fforest Goch Bog

…s S. fimbriatum and lustrous bog-moss. In the north-east of the site, tormentil Potentilla erecta, devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and mat-grass Nardus stricta occur amongst the gorse Ulex spp. scrub. This scrub is cut through with…

Ffriddoedd Garndolbenmaen

…ernal grass, Anthoxanthum odoratum, heath bedstraw, Galium saxatile, tormentil, Potentilla erecta, and eyebright, Euphrasia sp., and other species which are normally associated with neutral grassland, such as common knapweed, Centaurea nigra, crested dog’s tail, Cynosurus cristat…

Glanrhocca

…e soil is indicated by the presence of frequent devil’s-bit scabious, tormentil Potentilla erecta and heath-grass Danthonia decumbens. On the middle slopes where the dry grassland meets the fen-meadow there are interesting transitions involving different forms of intergrading wet…

Gallt y Bwlch

…vy hair grass, common bent grass, sheep’s sorrel Rumex acetosella and tormentil Potentilla erecta. Remarks: 1. This site is part of the Lleyn Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. 2. This site is part of Clogwyni Pen Llŷn / Seacliffs of Lleyn candidate Special Area of Conservation…

Gweunydd Ceunant

…tony Betonica officinalis, devil's-bit scabious Succisa pratensis and tormentil Potentilla erecta are found. Other locally uncommon plant species recorded include adder’s-tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum and smooth brome Bromus racemosus. Along the streamside, a narrow strip of tall-…

Gweunydd Dyfnant

… caerulea. The dry grassland is typically species-poor, with abundant tormentil Potentilla erecta and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, but with good representation of species such as eyebright Euphrasia officinalis, bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus and harebell Campanula rot…

Gweunydd Ger Fronhaul

…ass Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus and tormentil Potentilla erecta are prominent. In places more acidic conditions prevail and here the sward is characterised by the dominance of bents Agrostis spp. and fescues Festuca spp., together with plants suc…

Gweunydd Esgairdraenllwyn (Esgairdraenllwyn Pastures)

…ding harebell Campanula rotundifolia, bitter-vetch Lathyrus montanus, tormentil Potentilla erecta and betony Betonica officinalis. The nationally uncommon wood bitter-vetch Vicia orobus has been recorded in this grassland. Steep dry banks may be more species-rich and support a mo…

Killough Bay and Strand Lough

…sow thistle Sonchus arvensis, sea beet Beta vulgaris ssp. maritimus, silverweed Potentilla anserina, sea mayweed Tripleurospermum maritimum and sea radish Raphanus raphanistrum ssp. maritimus. Occasionally, sheets of sand are present along the upper beach, supporting sand couch E…

Cutiau

…ata, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, eyebright Euphrasia nemorosa and tormentil Potentilla erecta. The site is noted for its high species diversity and several unusual species including wood bitter vetch Vicia orobus which is abundant, greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chloran…

Parc Linden, Lixwm

…f acid grassland are characterised by the presence of species such as tormentil Potentilla erecta and common bent Agrostis capillaris. hawthorn Crataegus monogyna bushes are scattered across the site and there are small areas of dense blackthorn Prunus spinosa scrub and bracken P…

Rhos Pil-bach a Phennar-fawr

…ow rattle Rhinanthus minor, autumn hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis, tormentil Potentilla erecta and, in places, devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, heath grass Danthonia decumbens and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. The slightly sloping ground holds species-rich damp and marsh…

Rhos Pwllygawnen

…ntaining heather Calluna vulgaris, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, tormentil Potentilla erecta, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia and occasional bushes of bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus. The smaller enclosures are dominated by tussocky purple …

Rhos Talglas a Chors yr Hafod

…ty has a more acidic character, with heath-grass Danthonia decumbens, tormentil Potentilla erecta and devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis present. Elsewhere there are areas of true acid grassland containing sheep’s-fescue Festuca ovina and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile. The s…

Tyncoed Pasture

…fen-meadow. These are dominated by purple moor-grass and also contain tormentil Potentilla erecta, velvet bent and sheep’s fescue. A small patch of wet heath occurs where the central drainage channel meets the southern boundary ditch. This is characterised by frequent heather, de…

Cautley Thwaite Meadows and Ecker Secker Beck

… bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, tormentil Potentilla erecta and marsh violet Viola palustris. This pasture is sedge rich, particularly the series of base rich dioecious sedge common butterwort flushes that occur along and are confined to, the…

Greetham Meadows

…sity is further enhanced by the presence of acidic flushes containing tormentil Potentilla erecta, heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata ssp., ericetorum and sedges Carex spp. There are several ponds within the site, one contains water plantain Alisma plantago-aquatica and c…

Cae Bryn-tywarch

…s area. Communities range from a wet heath type of purple moor-grass -tormentil Potentilla erecta mire, with an abundance of cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix and rarely lesser butterfly-orchid Platanthera bifolia, to a herb-rich type with wild angelica Angelica Sylvestris, commo…

Cae Llwyn

…issectum, autumn hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis, ribwort plantain, tormentil Potentilla erecta, meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris, yellow-rattle, devil's-bit scabious Succisa pratensis and clovers. Other associated species include quaking-grass Briza media, bugle Ajuga reptans…

Stanton Pastures & Cuckoocliff Valley

…nigra, oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare, betony Betonica officinalis, tormentil Potentilla erecta and devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis. Other species found in this community that are rare or uncommon in Staffordshire include adder's tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum, moonwort Bo…

Caeau Blaen-bielly

…ass Danthonia decumbens which are common, with frequent or occasional tormentil Potentilla erecta, an eyebright Euphrasia officinalis subsp. rostkoviana and betony Betonica officinalis. Typical associates throughout the neutral grassland include meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris,…

The Stiperstones & The Hollies

…land. Typical heathland herbs include heath bedstraw Galiums axatile, tormentil Potentilla erecta and common cow wheat Melampyrum pratense. Heather Calluna vulgaris is abundant or dominant in all these communities. The tors and boulders of the upper slopes provide important habit…

Kisdon Force Woods

…assland characterised by the abundance of pignut Conopodium majus and tormentil Potentilla erecta, but also containing globe flower Trollius europaeus and melancholy thistle Cirsium heterophyllum. An additional habitat of note is an extensive area of lead mine spoil in West Wood …

Caeau Blaen-bydernyn

…atum also occur at high frequency. A rich diversity of forbs includes tormentil Potentilla erecta, devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, whorled caraway Carum verticillatum, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica and heath spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza maculata. In places the sward is q…

Brenscombe Heath

…uch as saw wort Serratula tinctoria, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, tormentil Potentilla erecta are present and there are fine stands of marsh gentian. Adder’s-tongue fern Ophioglossum vulgatum, a plant typically of old grassland, also occurs here. As is typical of many fragmen…

Killydonnelly

…devils-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, tormentil Potentilla erecta, heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia, bitter-vetch Lathyrus linifolius, cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata, slender St John's wort Hypericum pulchrum and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile…

Nine Holes Meadows

… greenweed Genista tinctoria, devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis, tormentil Potentilla erecta and betony Betonica officinalis. There is a sharp transition zone higher on the bank to the lady’s bedstraw Galium verum sub community, with hoary plantain Plantago media, field scab…

Len Pastures, Crackpot

…mon cat's ear Hypochaeris radicata, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa and tormentil Potentilla erecta. The greater butterfly orchid occurs mainly on this sloping ground, where melancholy thistle Cirsium heterophyllum is also found. The lower slopes support scattered scrub, predominan…

Caeau Bryn-du

…lescens, pignut Conopodium majus, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, tormentil Potentilla erecta, betony Betonica officinalis and wood bitter-vetch Vicia orobus. Below the bank lies an area of spring-fed pasture dominated by tall purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea or by meadowsw…

Emmett Hill Meadows

…e Silaum silaus. A mildly acidic soil is indicated by the presence of tormentil Potentilla erecta, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum and heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata. There is also a large population of adder's tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum, a grassland fern which has…

Booton Common

…s Molinia caerulea as the principal species. Gorse Ulex europaeus and tormentil Potentilla erecta are also present. Reed Phragmites australis dominates the tall fen vegetation and typical associates include hemp agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris…

Teddon Farm

…eye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata, tormentil Potentilla erecta, devil’s bit scabious and betony Betonica officinalis. Both fields have the locally uncommon lady’s mantle Alchemilla filicaulis ssp. vestita and adder’s tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum…

Thoresby Lake

…mpsia flexuosa in association with heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and tormentil Potentilla erecta. In some areas these grasslands have developed a typical tussock and, locally, heather Calluna vulgaris is a component of the sward. In the area of Deer Park to the east of the lake …

Syresham Marshy Meadows

…undifolia, dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule, betony Betonica officinalis, tormentil Potentilla erecta and lady’s mantle Alchemilla filicaulis spp. vestita. This field alone has 100 flowering plant species. The interest of the site is enhanced by the presence of mature, old hedgerows …

Westernhope Burn Wood

…ntaining mat grass Nardus stricta, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and tormentil Potentilla erecta, dominated in places by stands of bracken Pteridium aquilinum and also areas of calcareous grassland containing glaucous sedge Carex flacca, quaking grass Briza media and thyme Thymu…

Bursdon Moor

…ood sage Teucrium scorodonia, heather, cat’s-ear Hypochaeris radicata, tomentil Potentilla erecta and betony Betonica officinalis. A rich invertebrate fauna has been recorded here including the local marsh fritillary Euphydryas aurinia, small pearl-bordered fritillary Boloria se…

West Newlandside Meadows

…tch Lathyrus montanus, heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata and tormentil Potentilla erecta. Poorly drained parts support marsh marigold Caltha palustris, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi and bog stitchwort Stellaria alsine. The grass swards are mainly dominated by sweet ver…

Snailwell Meadows

…s bit scabious Succisa pratensis, harebell Campanula rotundifolia and tormentil Potentilla erecta. The wet neutral grassland communities are dominated by rushes, sedges and grasses such as blunt flowered rush Juncus subnodulosus, common sedge Carex nigra and carnation sedge C. pa…

Calthorpe Broad

…ss A. canina and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus. Other species include tormentil Potentilla erecta, sheep’s sorrel Rumex acetosella and hard rush Juncus inflexus.

Waun-fawr, Cefn Cribwr

…arex panicea, glaucous sedge Carex flacca, and the broad-leaved herbs tormentil Potentilla erecta and devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis. Quaking grass Briza media and the base-loving sedges tawny sedge Carex hostiana and flea sedge Carex pulicaris, are also common, as is saw…

Long Mynd

…y hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and tormentil Potentilla erecta occur in variable abundance. At a number of locations this type of management has produced a transient community which is characterised by the predominance of both heather and wavy h…

Coedydd De Dyffryn Maentwrog

…es occur in the field layer, including wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, tormentil Potentilla erecta, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, cow wheat Melampyrum pratense, and bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta. In ungrazed areas, bramble Rubus fruticosus can be locally dominant, often at …

Linne Mhuirich

…foil Lotus corniculatus, mouse-ear-hawkweed Pilosella officinarum and tormentil Potentilla erecta as well as devils’-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, wild thyme Thymus polytrichus and common dog-violet Viola riviniana. The site is also notified for fen meadow which occurs in four …

Holly Rock Fields

… oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare, field wood rush Luzula campestris, tormentil Potentilla erecta, selfheal Prunella vulgaris, bulbous buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus, betony Betonica officinalis and red clover Trifolium pratense. In places the diversity of the sward is enhanced by…

Gartfarran Woods

…-fog Holcus lanatus and sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum with tormentil Potentilla erecta, common knapweed Centaurea nigra and whorled caraway Carum verticillatum.

Upper Fowey Valley

…eer grass Trichophorum cespitosum, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, tormentil Potentilla erecta, common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium, green-ribbed sedge Carex binervis and carnation sedge Carex panicea. The herbaceous valley-floor mire communities are again dominated …

Montiaghs Moss

…s cross leaved heath Erica tetralix and bog myrtle Myrica gale, while tormentil Potentilla erecta, purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium and bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum are normally present. Sphagnum bog-moss cover is generally low…

Alex Farm Pastures

…er Cardamine pratensis, adder's tongue fern Ophioglossum vulgatum and tormentil Potentilla erecta. There is a large population of common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii. Glaucous sedge Carex flacca and hedge bedstraw Galium album occur where there is base enrichment. The pond…

Hartley Cleugh

…t grass Nardus stricta and wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa, with tormentil Potentilla erecta, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, common cat’s ear Hypochaeris radicata, bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus and bracken Pteridium aquilinum. Parts of the slopes are flushed and these wet ar…

Maes Meillion a Gefail-y-cwm

…elds where the soil is slightly more acidic in nature, plants such as tormentil Potentilla erecta, devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis and heath grass Danthonia decumbens occur. On well-drained banks betony Betonica officinalis, bitter vetch Lathyrus montanus and eyebright Eup…

Selshion

…trata and including species such as star sedge Carex echinata, marsh cinquefoil Potentilla palustris, purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris and water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile. These occur over a…

Barbadoes Hill Meadows

…splays a variation of this community, with species including frequent tormentil Potentilla erecta and occasional pignut Conopodium majus. The site also supports a population of the greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha, an uncommon and declining grassland plant. Remark…

Breigam Moor

…ure lack any base-enrichment and here the common associated herbs are tormentil Potentilla erecta and devil’s-bit scabious. Several uncommon plants occur at Breigam Moor. Blunt-flowered rush is abundant here, but is a scarce species both in the Vale of Glamorgan and in Wales as a…

High Wood and Meadow

…olcus lanatus. The main herbs include cat’s ear Hypochaeris radicata, tormentil Potentilla erecta, sheep’s sorrel Rumex acetosella and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile. There is a gradient of variation in the flora reflecting variation in soil base status and drainage. The presence…

West Fermanagh Scarplands

…s acetosella, with species such as primrose Primula vulgaris, barren strawberry Potentilla sterilis, herb Robert Geranium robertianum and common dog violet Viola riviniana frequent. Where the soils are more freely draining, stands of greater wood rush Luzula sylvatica occur, whil…

Drumowen

…e sward structure. Forb species are common and widespread and include tormentil Potentilla erecta, marsh willowherb Epilobium palustre, slender St John’s wort Hypericum pulchrum, heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata, red clover Trifolium pratense, fairy flax Linum cathartic…

Ramsden Corner Plantation

…el Rumex acetosella and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and occasional tormentil Potentilla erecta and cat’s ear Hypochaeris radicata. There is a gradient of variation in the flora reflecting variation in soil base status and drainage and the grassland towards the southern part of…

Lune Forest

… by mat grass with herbs including heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and tormentil Potentilla erecta is common, but richer grasslands dominated by sheep’s fescue and common bent Agrostis capillaris also occur. At a few localities in the vicinity of Lune Head and Close House, thin s…

Drumcarn

…s dominated by species such as bottle sedge Carex rostrata and marsh cinquefoil Potentilla palustris. More acidic fen communities are scattered throughout the area. Some are dominated by common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifoUum, sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus and water …

Knockninny Hill

…osella, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, ivy Hedera helix, barren strawberry Potentilla sterilis, primrose Primula vulgaris, lords and ladies Arum maculatum, pignut Conopodium majus and water avens Geum rivale. Lower plants are also well-represented and include mosses such as …

Cruninish Island

…dow thistle Cirsium dissectum, devils-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, tormentil Potentilla erecta, bog pimpernel Lysmachia tenella and lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula. Sedges are abundant in this habitat and include tawny sedge Carex hostiana, carnation sedge Carex panicea a…

Glen East

…w vegetation at Glen East include purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, tormentil Potentilla erecta, devils-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, heather Calluna vulgaris, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula, selfheal Prunella vulgaris, carnation sedge Carex panicea, tawny sedge Carex h…

Kings and Bakers Wood and Heaths

… characteristic flora including wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa, tormentil Potentilla erecta, heath speedwell Veronica officinalis and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile. Many other groups of plants and animals are well represented and include national and regional rarities amon…

Mill Meadows, Billericay

…ostis capillaris within which devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis, tormentil Potentilla erecta and common knapweed Centaurea nigra are frequent. Locally frequent to abundant are burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga, beton Betonica officinalis and field wood rush Luzula campes…

Keston and Hayes Commons

…ommunity, as are the herb species sheep’s sorrel Rumex acetosella and tormentil Potentilla erecta and heath rush Juncus squarrosus. Other species present which are locally restricted in London include bird’s foot Ornithopus perpusillus, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica and pill se…

Arnside Knott

…ng Antennaria dioica, pale St John's wort Hypericum montanum, spring cinquefoil Potentilla tabernaemontani, the very local Teesdale violet Viola rupestris and the rare spring sedge Carex ericetorum, the latter found here at only one of two localities in Cumbria. Orchid species ar…

North York Moors

…r. These areas are often dominated by purple moor grass with frequent tormentil Potentilla erecta and cross leaved heath. Wetter mires support the richest bog vegetation and include species such as bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, bog mosses Sphagnum spp., cloudberry Rubus cha…

Caeau Rhyd-y-gwiail

…pweed Centaurea nigra, common bird’s-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus, tormentil Potentilla erecta and devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis also adding colour to the sward. Elsewhere at Caeau Rhyd-y-gwiail, damp grassland vegetation predominates. These stands are typically domin…

Cappas Lwyd

…rnal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. Associated with these are the herbs tormentil Potentilla erecta and autumnal hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis. Other dry areas are less acid and distinguished by the presence of the grass crested dogs-tail Cynosurus cristatus and the herbs commo…

Gwaun Cilgwyn

…s spp., fescues Festuca spp. and mat-grass Nardus stricta also occur. Tormentil Potentilla erecta is characteristic of these drier areas. The more extensive wet areas are the most species-rich, where the vegetation falls into distinct zones. There are wet flushes dominated by sha…

Rhos Goch (Rhos Goch Common)

…grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and a wide range of associates, including tormentil Potentilla erecta, devil's-bit scabious, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, flea sedge, heath woodrush Luzula multiflora, red fescue Festuca rubra, velvet bent Agrostis canina, heath spotted-orchid Dac…

Restrop Farm and Brockhurst Wood

…ristic of more acid soils such as lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica and tormentil Potentilla erecta and those more typical of calcareous habitats such as lady's bedstraw Galium verum, stemless thistle Cirsium acaule, common milkwort Polygala vulgaris, greater knapweed Centaurea sca…

Lough Formal

…, being limited to species such as heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and tormentil Potentilla erecta, with occasional sorrel Rumex acetosa and germander speedwell Veronica chamaedrys. On the steepest slopes, where soil cover is very shallow, calcareous grassland dominated by blue mo…

Lower Red Lees Pasture

…wkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis and Leontodon hispidus, together with tormentil Potentilla erecta, devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis and field wood rush Luzula campestris. Other components of the community such as lady’s mantle Alchemilla glabra and adder’s tongue fern Ophi…

Fothering Holme

…apweed, wood anemone, pignut, devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis, tormentil Potentilla erecta, betony Betonica officinalis, cat's ear Hypochaeris radicata and early purple orchid Orchis mascula widespread. Other species present include common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchs…

Hawthorn Cottage Pasture

…er’s greenweed Genista tinctoria, with sneeze wort Achillea ptarmica, tormentil Potentilla erecta, devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, red bartsia Odontites verna and common knapweed Centaurea nigra. The dry ridges also support spring sedge Car…

Birklands West and Ollerton Corner

…h as heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, tormentil Potentilla erecta and sheep's sorrel Rumex acetosella can be abundant, with heather Calluna vulgaris, heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, cat's ear Hypocha…

Wormley-Hoddesdonpark Woods North

…utral to acidic unimproved grassland provide additional interest with tormentil Potentilla erecta and sheep’s sorrel Rumex acetosella frequent and skullcap Scutellaria galericulata occasional. This wide range of habitats supports a variety of invertebrate species including the g…

Mount Pleasant

…scabious Succisa pratensis, autumn hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis, tormentil Potentilla erecta and burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga. Also present in small quantities is the adder’s tongue fern Ophioglossum vulgatum, bitter vetch Lathyrus linifolius and common spotted orch…

Colshaw Pastures

…gly rare in Britain. The abundance of heathgrass Danthonia 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…

Ant Broads and Marshes

…aris, cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, mat grass Nardus stricta and tormentil Potentilla erecta. Small pools and stands of mire vegetation occur in shallow depressions as an intimate mosaic within the tall fen and are largely associated with nineteenth century peat diggings and…

Chilbolton Common

…ta and a host of short herbs such as bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella, tormentil Potentilla erecta, devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis, common milkwort Polygala vulgaris and locally marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, in a matrix of taller rush Juncus dominated vegetation wi…

Thundersley Great Common

…heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, common cow wheat Melampyrum pratense, tormentil Potentilla erecta, bracken Pteridium aquilinum and wood sage Teucrium scorodonia. Two locally uncommon species of wet heath are cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, rare in Essex outside Epping Forest a…

Tripsdale

…ecies include sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, soft rush Juncus effusus, tormentil Potentilla erecta and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile. In most of the fields scattered bracken occurs but in some it forms dense stands. Colonies of chickweed wintergreen Trientalis europaea are common…

Yardley Chase

…ath grass Danthonia decumbens, heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia, tormentil Potentilla erecta and betony Betonica officinalis are characteristic. Correspondingly, local base enrichment provides conditions for saw wort Serratula tinctoria, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, cowsli…

Graig, Llanarmon-yn-Ial

…dus stricta and sheep’s fescue. The main characteristic herbs include tormentil Potentilla erecta, heath bedstraw and common bird’s-foot-trefoil. There are various forms of this grassland within the site, ranging from the bitter-vetch Lathyrus montanus -betony Stachys officinalis…

Tor Royal Bog

…s lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, common milkwort Polygala vulgaris, tormentil Potentilla erecta and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile.

Hope Valley Meadows

…th bedstraw Galium saxatile, heath speedwell Veronica officinalis and tormentil Potentilla erecta which are typical of acid soils, as well as fairy flax Linum catharticum and burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga which are associated with calcareous substrates. The profusion of …

Farndale

…a flexuosa, mat grass Nardus stricta, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, tormentil Potentilla erecta and lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, to neutral, with common bent Agrostis capillaris, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, Yorkshire fog…

Wyndrush Pastures

… Leontodon hispidus. Greater bird’s-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus, silverweed Potentilla anserina and zigzag clover Trifolium medium are locally abundant, particularly in damper parts of the meadows. Small areas of more acidic grassland are characterised by sheep’s-fescue Festu…

Whitesheet Hill

…d brown bent Agrostis canina, accompanied by pignut Conopodium majus, tormentil Potentilla erecta and the uncommon meadow saxifrage Saxifraga granulataa. hawthorn scrub with occasional privet, hazel, ash, field maple and holly is scattered over parts of the down, becoming dense i…

Mottistone Down

…ra and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus. Calcifuge species include common tormentil Potentilla erecta, sheep’s sorrel Rumex acetosella and locally heather Calluna vulgaris and bell heather Erica cinerea. Rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba and eye br…

Park Hall Meadows, Healaugh

…nus, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, betony Betonica officinalis, tormentil Potentilla erecta and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile occur on a sloping bank in the northern most field.

Formakin

…heep’s fescue Festuca ovina and common bent Agrostis capillaris, with tormentil Potentilla erecta and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile. Other species present include devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis and tufted vetch Vicia cracca, as well as a number of species of hawkweeds Hi…

Maltby Low Common

…is tenuis and sheep's fescue Festuca ovina has developed and in which tormentil Potentilla erecta and bugle Ajuga reptans are abundant with small patches of heather Calluna vulgaris and in the wetter areas bog moss Sphagnum spp. Drainage is impeded towards the centre of the commo…

Ham Street Woods

… acidic areas ling heather Calluna vulgaris, gorse Ulex europaeus and tormentil Potentilla erecta. The soil of the valley sides is damper and more nutrient rich and here the woodland also includes ash Fraxinus excelsior, hazel Corylus avellana, hawthorn Crataegus monogyna, midlan…

Ballidon Dale

…p's fescue, with species more indicative of acidic conditions such as tormentil Potentilla erecta, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and around rocky outcrops, the sward becomes more species rich with glaucous sedge, mouse ear hawkweed, common cats ear Hypochaeris radicata…

Selborne Common

… hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and tormentil Potentilla erecta. Wood Pond, a small but ancient open water site, provides further diversity, its populations of smooth newts Lissotriton vulgaris and palmate newts Lissotriton helveticus are of spec…

Wrightington Bar Pasture

…stuca species with abundant heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and common tormentil Potentilla erecta. Bracken Pteridium aquilinum has invaded this community to form discrete stands. Scrub invasion is apparent throughout the entire site, typically hawthorn Crataegus monogyna and gors…

Ardmeanach

…e nationally scarce including hairy stonecrop Sedum villosum, alpine cinquefoil Potentilla crantzii and mountain avens Dryas octopetala. Along the rocky coastline of Ardmeanach SSSI, low cliffs towards the shore support maritime communities. Red fescue Festuca rubra and sea thrif…

New Close, Calvert Houses

…s bulbosus. Locally there are acidic banks supporting such species as tormentil Potentilla erecta and harebell Campanula rotundifolia. The riverside area is wetter with common bistort Polygonum bistorta and meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, while the central bank which is too stee…

Cotherstone Moor

…exuosa, sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, tormentil Potentilla erecta bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus and crowberry. In more heavily grazed parts of the moor, the blanket bog has been replaced by wet, acidic grassland containing deer grass, hare’s tail co…

Brantrake Moss & Devoke Water

…Juncus bulbosus. Drier hummocks support heather Calluna vulgaris with tormentil Potentilla erecta and occasional bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus. In addition to the wet bog species listed above, many of the flushes supplying Brantrake Bog, along with those by the northern shore of D…

Wedholme Flow

…f northern marsh orchid Dactylorhiza purpurella. On the drier ground, tormentil Potentilla erecta occurs frequently with devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis and heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia, while heath spotted orchid D. maculata spp. ericetorum and common twayblade N…

Cawston and Marsham Heaths

…ith early hair grass Aira praecox, green ribbed sedge Carex binervis, tormentil Potentilla erecta and field wood rush Luzula campestris. Wet heath habitats are not well developed but there is a small permanent pool on Cawston Heath with some surrounding marshy vegetation which in…

Hertford Heath

…t heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, sheep's sorrel Rumex acetosella and tormentil Potentilla erecta. petty whin Genista anglica occurs sparsely amongst scrub of gorse Ulex europaeus and broom Cytisus scoparius at the woodland edge. Tussocks of purple moor grass Molinia caerulea and…

Gwaun Wern-y-wig

…, cuckoo-flower Cardamine pratensis, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, tormentil Potentilla erecta and devil's-bit scabious Succisa pratensis. The wetter hollows and old drainage channels support communities dominated by bents and jointed rush Juncus articulatus. Characteristic as…

Cridmore Bog

…ge Carex canescens, devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis and common tormentil Potentilla erecta. In very wet areas, especially to the north of the site a species rich flush vegetation has developed on acid peat fed with base rich ground water. Bottle sedge Carex rostrata and wa…

Mungrisdale Mires

… of the purple moor grass tormentil fen meadow plant community Molinia caerulea Potentilla erecta community and a small valley mire with Sphagnum cuspidatum, common cotton grass and cranberry. The raised bog on Bowscale Moss is less obviously domed. It is in the south eastern pa…

Cwrt y Bela a Springdale

…occurs, marked by the presence of heath-grass Danthonia decumbens and tormentil Potentilla erecta. Several other species are associated with this sub-community, including an eyebright Euphrasia officinalis ssp. rostkoviana, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, burnet-saxifrage Pimpin…

Stafford Brook

…is a county rarity. Typical herbs are heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, tormentil Potentilla erecta, devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis and marsh violet Viola palustris. On wetter, often waterlogged ground sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus, tufted hair grass Deschampsia ce…

Chatsworth Old Park

…and with bracken and herbs such as heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and tormentil Potentilla erecta. Flowering herbs and shrubs provide important nectar sources for adult insects. Ancient trees similar to those found within the open parkland occur in the woodland along the grit st…

Chris's Pasture

…status, heath grass Danthonia decumbens, betony Betonica officinalis, tormentil Potentilla erecta, selfheal Prunella vulgaris, field wood rush Luzula campestris, autumn hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis, devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis, pignut Conopodium majus and bitter v…

Hog Cliff

… more acid soils have developed above the slopes on Clay with Flints, tormentil Potentilla erecta is common. The fungi of the site are abundant and diverse and include a number of uncommon species. Grassland fungi are particularly well represented. More than 60 genera have been …

Bucknell Wood Meadows

… where more acidic conditions prevail betony Betonica officinalis and tormentil Potentilla erecta are common. A second community type, Yorkshire fog/tufted hair grass coarse grassland occurs in the poorly drained areas around drainage channels and in some of the deeper furrows. T…

Giant's Causeway and Dunseverick

…mp community, the former typically with common sedge Carex nigra and silverweed Potentilla anserina, the latter dominated by common reed Phragmites australis. Unusually, black bog-rush Schoenus nigricans can be present through both the saltmarsh and mire communities, where strong…

Leziate, Sugar and Derby Fens

…nnywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis, tormentil Potentilla erecta and bottle sedge Carex rostrata. Heather Calluna vulgaris and cross leaved heath Erica tetralix are locally frequent around an area of young, secondary birch woodland and other notab…

Cors Bodwrog

…ross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, tormentil Potentilla erecta and bog-myrtle Myrica gale. In places, particularly the edge of the site this community grades into fen meadow dominated by Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus, creeping bent Agrostis stolo…

Court Farm, Sydling

… vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and red fescue Festuca rubra with tormentil Potentilla erecta, lady's bedstraw Galium verum, common knapweed Centaurea nigra and devil's bit scabious. This site holds good populations of many typical downland butterflies including the local ch…

Binswood

…arwort Ranunculus flammula, autumn hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis, tormentil Potentilla erecta and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, amongst other herbs characteristic of damp acid grassland. The woodland exhibits a varied age structure, though many of the oldest generation of t…

Fernham Meadows

… devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis, betony Betonica officinalis, tormentil Potentilla erecta, saw wort Serratula tinctoria and dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, with quaking grass Briza media, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and crested dog's tail grass. Many other sp…

Hexhamshire Moors

…e wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa, sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, tormentil Potentilla erecta and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile with a variety of mosses. The site supports small populations of nationally scarce plants of particular note. The forked spleenwort Asplenium sept…

Stroma

…er species such as heather Calluna vulgaris, spring squill and common tormentil Potentilla erecta. The maritime grassland at Stroma SSSI supports a wide variety of species including thrift Armeria maritima, sea campion Silene uniflora, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, sea plantain P…

Grange Meadow

…e to the south there is a more acidic influence, with species such as tormentil Potentilla erecta, devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis and betony Betonica officinalis. Damp areas have frequent meadow sweet Filipendula ulmaria, creeping jenny Lysimachia nummularia, marsh thistl…

Knockdaw Hill

…elatively base-poor spilitic lavas heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and tormentil Potentilla erecta are the commonest associated species. Over serpentinite, where base enrichment is pronounced, species present include common rock-rose Helianthemum nummularium, mouse-ear hawkweed Pi…

Buckley Claypits and Commons

… Lathyrus pratensis, meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris, and creeping cinquefoil Potentilla reptans. The acid grassland is characterised by common bent Agrostis capillaris, sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, heath grass Danthonia decumbens, mat-grass Nardus stricta, with devil’s bit sc…

Caeau Penglaneinon

… fairy flax Linum catharticum, heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia, tormentil Potentilla erecta, yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor and the nationally scarce wood bitter-vetch Vicia orobus. Unmown banks within these fields support a similar community, but species such as heath-gras…

Caeau Bryn Ifor

…dus stricta, common sedge Carex nigra and carnation sedge C. panicea. Tormentil Potentilla erecta, devil's-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, greater bird’s-foot trefoil Lotus pedunculatus and whorled caraway Carum verticillatum are also present in the sward. Quaking grass Briza med…

Cilybebyll

…elds where the soil is slightly more acidic in nature, plants such as tormentil Potentilla erecta and devil's-bit scabious Succisa pratensis occur, whilst those with more neutral soils host composites such as rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus. Wet pasture communities occur in fiel…

Glanfedw

…grass Danthonia decumbens, devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis and tormentil Potentilla erecta, along with scattered sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina and common dog-violet Viola riviniana on the steeper slopes, indicates links to a more acidic form of grassland. Amongst the more f…

Combe Scar

…al hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, tormentil Potentilla erecta, bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus and common mouse ear Cerastium fontanum. Some are more heathy in character and support heather and wavy hair grass. More calcareous grassland…

Bovey Heathfield

… mosaic with the dry heath in places with associated plants including tormentil Potentilla erecta, heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia, purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea and pale dog-violet Viola lactea. Where drainage is impeded, species-rich wet heathland occurs. Purple moo…

Subberthwaite, Blawith and Torver Low Commons

…lawns are the insectivorous round leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia, tormentil Potentilla erecta, bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus and a variety of mosses and liverworts such as the bog moss Sphagnum capillifolium, Polytrichum strictum, Aulacomnium palustre, Ordontoschisma sphagni a…

Morfa Abererch

… aurinia. To the east, the site supports an area of Molinia caerulea -tormentil Potentilla erecta mire which in places is intersected by small stands of bullrush Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani suggesting a degree of brackish influence. The site is therefore important for the succ…

The New Forest

…lefolium and a profusion of small herbs with low growth forms such as tormentil Potentilla erecta, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, self heal Prunella vulgaris, eyebrights Euphrasia, squirrel tail fescue Vulpia bromoides, all seed Radiola linoides …

Rodney Stoke

…ssociated with these grasses include harebell Campunala rotundifolia, tormentil Potentilla erecta, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. Dwarf shrub species also occur. Thereis a large …

Spring Meadows, Alderman's Head & Cow Croft Meadows

… and rough hawkbits Scorzoneroides autumnalis and Leontodon hispidus, tormentil Potentilla erecta and the local rarity brown sedge Carex disticha stand out against a background of even more abundant herbs such as ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata, red clover Trifolium pratense…

Morte Point

…ear the cliff tops are common bird’s-foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, tormentil Potentilla erecta and sheep’s-bit Jasione montana. Sea heath Frankenia laevis has been recorded here. Sea birds including gulls Larus spp. and fulmar Fulmarus glacialis breed on the cliffs, with corm…

Gweunydd a Choed Pen-Ty (Pen-Ty Pastures & Wood)

… plant community characterised by purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea, tormentil Potentilla erecta and wild angelica Angelica sylvestris. Other representative species here include meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, greater bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus and marsh-marigold Ca…

Gwaun Troed-rhiw-seiri a Llyn Mynydd-gorddu

…h common dog-violet Viola riviniana, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, tormentil Potentilla erecta, eyebright Eurphrasia sp, common bird’s-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus and an abundance of mountain pansy. Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, pignut Conopodium majus and burnet sax…

Bencroft Hill Meadows

…ed Centaurea nigra, common bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus and tormentil Potentilla erecta. Species indicative of a long period of uninterrupted grassland management without the use of chemicals or artificial fertilisers are widespread and include adder's tongue Ophiogloss…

Cullentra Lough

…cidic vegetation dominated by bottle sedge Carex rostrata with marsh cinquefoil Potentilla palustris, the bog-moss Sphagnum squarrosum and in areas of more open water, occasional bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius. The emergent stands in the southern and eastern side of the …

The Ings, Amotherby

…ical herbs in this grassland include common knapweed Centaurea nigra, tormentil Potentilla erecta, common sorrel Rumex acetosa, betony Betonica officinalis and pignut Conopodium majus. More notable species that are scarce elsewhere in the Vale of Pickering are pepper saxifrage Si…

Brockagh Quarry

…sser spearwort Ranunculus flammula, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, tormentil Potentilla erecta and devils-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, with dwarf-shrubs such as heather Calluna vulgaris and cross leaved heath Erica tetralix over a carpet of bryophytes. The semi-natural habi…

Hardwick Lodge Meadow

…c influence which favours plants such as betony Betonica officinalis, tormentil Potentilla erecta, heath grass Danthonia decumbens and devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis. In the north west corner and alongside a bissecting stream permanently moist soil conditions support mars…

Vessey Pasture Dale and Back Dale

…s pignut Conopodium majus, devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis and tormentil Potentilla erecta are present.

Tranmire

…e harebell Campanula rotundifolia, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and tormentil Potentilla erecta. An area of damp acidic grassland supports a community dominated by soft rush Juncus effusus with patches of bog moss Sphagnum spp., hair moss Polytrichum sp., marsh violet Viola pal…

Great Yews

…he grassland merges into a small area of heather Calluna vulgaris and tormentil Potentilla erecta. Little is known of the invertebrates of the site but the abundant yew berries are an important food source for a variety of birds, bullfinch, greenfinch, redwing and fieldfare have…

Tregonning Hill

… and western gorse Ulex gallii, with bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus and tormentil Potentilla erecta. The occurrence of cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix indicates wetter conditions. Scrub vegetation, dominated by european gorse Ulex europaeus, bracken Pteridium aquilinum and brambl…

Marlbank

…ow vegetation at Marlbank include purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, tormentil Potentilla erecta, devils-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, heather Calluna vulgaris, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula, selfheal Prunella vulgaris, carnation sedge Carex panicea, tawny sedge Carex h…

West Lizard

…ciliolata*, spotted cat's-ear Hypochaeris maculata*, upright chickweed Moenchia erecta and green-winged orchid Anacamptis morio, a species found only on the Lizard in Cornwall. Gew Graze has intrusions of steatite or soapstone and is of note as the only site in Devon and Cornwall…

The Cheddar Complex

… lanatus, pignut Conopodium majus, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and tormentil Potentilla erecta. This community grades into calcareous dry dwarf shrub heath on heavily leached soils. A complex mosaic of unimproved calcareous grassland and calcareous dry dwarf shrub heath also o…

Prince's Rough

… species such as heath grass, devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis, tormentil Potentilla erecta burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga and spring sedge Carex caryophyllea form significant elements of the vegetation. The presence of a wet area associated with a redundant ditch an…

Inkpen Common

…il's bit scabious Succisa pratensis, milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia, tormentil Potentilla erecta and lesser dodder Cuscuta epithymum. The site is particularly noted for its colony of the pale heath violet Viola lactea for which this is the only remaining locality in Berkshire. T…

The Wye Valley

… of acidic grassland dominated by common bent and sheep’s fescue with tormentil Potentilla erecta, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and large populations of the northern mountain pansy Viola lutea. In parts of Upper Dale, Hay Dale and Tideswell Dale this community includes a heathy…

Acres Farm Meadow

…ow thistle Cirsium dissectum, devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis, tormentil Potentilla erecta, great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis and common bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus. Other species of interest occurring in the meadow are saw wort Serratula tinctoria, pepper s…

Gweunydd Camnant

…autumn hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis, selfheal Prunella vulgaris, tormentil Potentilla erecta, devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis and the locally uncommon great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis and moonwort Botrychium lunaria (a small fern). In some places small sedges are …

Devenish Island

…impernel Anagallis tenella, devils-bit scabious Succisa pratensis and tormentil Potentilla erecta. Sedges and rushes are often important components within the sward and include tawny sedge Carex hostiana, carnation sedge Carex panicea, yellow sedge Carex viridula, flea sedge Care…

Ballyrisk More

…ecies associated with fen meadow vegetation at Ballyrisk More include tormentil Potentilla erecta, devils-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, carnation sedge Carex panicea, sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutuflorus, heather Calluna vulgaris, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula, tawny s…

Sloughan and Willmount Glens

…e moor grass Molinia caerulea, devils-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, tormentil Potentilla erecta, selfheal Prunella vulgaris, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula, marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris, glaucous sedge Carex flacca, tawny sedge Carex hostiana and common spotted o…

Blackslee

…w vegetation at Blackslee include purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, tormentil Potentilla erecta, devils-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula, selfheal Prunella vulgaris, marsh ragwort Senecio aquaticus, meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris, marsh ho…

Gweunydd Dolwen

…tch Lathyrus linifolius. In places heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and tormentil Potentilla erecta are frequent. In the more neutral grassland swards, plant species such as common knapweed Centaurea nigra, crested dog’s-tail Cynosurus cristatus and red clover Trifolium pratense ar…

Gweunydd Llechwedd-newydd

… crested dog’s-tail Cynosurus cristatus. Other typical plants include tormentil Potentilla erecta, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, red clover Trifolium pratense, common bird’s-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus, spring-sedge Carex caryophyllea, common knapweed Centaurea nigra and bu…

Llanddulas Limestone and Gwrych Castle Wood

…han these dominants, through stands where calcifugous species such as tormentil Potentilla erecta, and slender St John's-wort Hypericum pulchrum are associates, to species-rich stands where calcicolous species such as salad burnet, common rock-rose, wild thyme and glaucous sedge …

Bewick and Beanley Moors

… deer grass Trichophorum cespitosum, bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus and tormentil Potentilla erecta and with an understorey that occasionally includes the bog moss Sphagnum capillifolium. On freer draining soils in association with rock outcrops, such as those which occur on the sc…

Moel Hiraddug a Bryn Gop

…rassland. This is more acidic in character with wild thyme mixed with tormentil Potentilla erecta, common dog-violet Viola riviniana and heath speedwell Veronica officinalis. In association with the calcicolous grassland, small stands of limestone heath occur and are characterise…

Mynydd Llangyndeyrn

…llii, bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus and the uncommon upland ecotype of tormentil Potentilla erecta sub sp. strictissima. The wetter depressions are dominated by purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea, sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus, jointed rush J. articulatus and cross-leaved…

Pentrosfa Mire

…n fen-edge grades into slightly acidic dry grassland characterised by tormentil Potentilla erecta and devil's-bit scabious. Here there are small sedge-dominated flushes and springs. On the western side of the fen several areas of grey willow Salix cinerea woodland are developing.

Pine Lodge Meadow

…bright Euphrasia officinalis agg., yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor and tormentil Potentilla erecta. In the west of the site, where the soil becomes more acidic, the sward is characterised by a higher frequency of tormentil, together with a scattering of heath-grass Danthonia decum…

Coedydd Nanmor

…er frequent field layer plants include wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, tormentil Potentilla erecta, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, common cow-wheat Melampyrum pratense, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta and bracken Pteridium aquilinum. The site also supports an area of alluvial …

Rhos Llawr Cwrt

…y purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea, together with species including tormentil Potentilla erecta, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, heather Calluna vulgaris, devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, whorled caraway Carum verticillatum, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum an…

Rhossili Down

…ies such as western gorse Ulex gallii, bell heather Erica cinerea and tormentil Potentilla erecta. The rocky summit rises to a height of 632 feet and supports many species of moss and lichens characteristic of low atmospheric pollution levels. Acid grassland dominated by sheep's …

New House Meadow

…oot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata, tormentil Potentilla erecta and betony Betonica officinalis are frequent throughout this community. Other characteristic associates include heath-grass Danthonia decumbens, bitter-vetch Lathyrus montanus, devil…

Castle Hill Deer Park and Windy Pits

…tillus, foxglove Digitalis purpurea, sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina and tormentil Potentilla erecta in more acid areas and by species such as dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis in more base rich areas. Veteran trees The trees at Castle Hill Deer Park are relict wood pasture occur…

Danbury Common

… purple moor grass Molinia caerulea. Typical heathland herbs include tormentil Potentilla erecta and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile. Among the less common species of this habitat are heath and common milkworts Polygala serpyllifolia and P. vulgaris, lousewort Pedicularis sylvati…

Kedleston Park

…ed acidic grasslands with abundant heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and tormentil Potentilla erecta and rush Juncus effusus and J. inflexus dominated flushes characterise the area near to North Lodge. Vicar Wood along the southern boundary of the site is carpeted in the spring with…

Moorend Common

… species are yellow and pill sedges Carex demissand Carex pilulifera, tormentil Potentilla erecta, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, greater bird's foot trefoil Lotus pedunculatus and the local hawkweed Hieracium subaudum. Damper areas here harbour heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza…

Kernick and Ottery Meadows

…y occurs as a mosaic together with purple moor-grass–tormentil Molinia caerulea–Potentilla erecta mire, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix sub-community. This association of community types forms a species-rich, low sward supporting bog asphodel, common cottongrass Eriophorum angu…

Parkhurst Forest

…sewort Pedicularis sylvatica, devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis, tormentil Potentilla erecta and carnation sedge Carex panicea occurring commonly and locally bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus on more shaded banks. Woodland species include the rare narrow leaved lungwort Pulmonari…

Swannington Upgate Common

…ant sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, sheep’s sorrel Rumex acetosella and tormentil Potentilla erecta, scrub and bracken heath. Secondary lowland birch–pedunculate oak woodland now covers much of the high ground and the ground flora includes wood sage Teucrium scorodonia, honeysuckle…

Wimbledon Common

… unimproved grassland occur including heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, tormentil Potentilla erecta, harebell Campanula rotundifolia and eyebright Euphrasia officinalis. Purple moor grass also characterises the ground flora beneath encroaching pedunculate oak birch woodland on the …

Aire Point to Carrick Du

… typical species occurring include cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, tormentil Potentilla erecta, sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus and royal fern Osmunda regalis. Other species of note associated with the wet flushes include bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, cottongrass …

Brasside Pond

…h bedstraw Galium saxatile, heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia and tormentil Potentilla erecta, characteristic species of acid soils. The site has a varied invertebrate fauna. Seven species of dragonfly and damselfly Odonata breed at this site, including the brown aeshna Aeshn…

Castlemorton Common

…ghtly acidic as indicated by the presence of sorrel Rumex acetosa and tormentil Potentilla erecta, but in a few places species preferring more base rich conditions are evident such as mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum and stemless thistle Cirsium acaule. Small areas of sem…

Black Snib

…h bedstraw Galium palustre, marsh lousewort Pedicularis palustris and tormentil Potentilla erecta are common. Birch scrub is scattered on parts of the heath and gorse occurs on the dry margins of the field. A small birch woodland also lies on waterlogged cut over peat on the nort…

Staffa

…’s-foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, wild thyme Thymus polytrichus and tormentil Potentilla erecta. Cliff ledges support various tall herb communities with red fescue Festuca rubra, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, and crested hair-grass Koeleria macrantha in which mariti…

Innishewan Wood

…ulgaris, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, pignut Conopodium majus, tormentil Potentilla erecta and blaeberry Vaccinium myrtillus. The woodland also supports an abundant moss and lichen flora, which primarily occur on the ancient oak trees themselves.

Bowlees and Friar House Meadows

…es, namely mat grass Nardus stricta, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, tormentil Potentilla erecta, common dog violet Viola riviniana and bitter vetch Lathyrus latifolius. Early purple orchid Orchis mascula, cowslip Primula veris and water avens Geum rivale are also restricted to …

Frevagh

…within the sward. Forb species are common and widespread and include tormentil Potentilla erecta, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula, selfheal Prunella vulgaris, bugle Ajuga reptans, ragged robin Silene flos-cuculi, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, common butterwort Pinguicula…

Longstone Moor

…with heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, heath rush Juncus squarrosus and tormentil Potentilla erecta. The calcareous grasslands, which merge into the heathland, are dominated by sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, yellow oat grass Tristeum flavescens and glaucous sedge Carex flacca, with …

Plantation Farm and the Gethley

…y Farm displays a variation of this community, with species including tormentil Potentilla erecta, devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis and betony Betonica officinalis. The small runnels in this field support small areas of flushed vegetation, containing meadow thistle Cirsium …

New Scroggs

…clude crosswort Cruciata laevipes, water avens Geum rivale, creeping cinquefoil Potentilla reptans, meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata, selfheal Prunella vulgaris, germander speedwell Veronica chamaedrys, white clover Trifolium repens, red c…

Whiddon Moor, Luckroft and Odham Marshes

…meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, saw wort Serratula tinctoria, heath tormentil Potentilla erecta and carnation sedge Carex panicea. Other plants including heather Calluna vulgaris, western Gorse Ulex gallii and bog mosses Sphagnum subnitens and S. auriculatum occur predominantly…

East Coppice

…ch are regularly mown have abundant devil’s-bit Succisa pratensis and tormentil Potentilla erecta; there are strong colonies of heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata and the local bitter vetch Lathyrus montanus is frequent on their margins. A small area of grassland adjacent…

White Park Bay

…g Holcus lanatus. In wetter situations, common sedge Carex nigra and silverweed Potentilla anserina become more prominent, forming dune slack communities. Bracken Pteridium aquilinum encroachment is common, often in association with shade-tolerant herbs such as ground-ivy Glechom…

Great Haldon Heaths

… latter species being characteristic of heaths in south-west England. Tormentil Potentilla erecta, bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus and bracken Pteridium aquilinum occur as occasionals. In the wetter parts, particularly where affected by groundwater, purple moor grass and cross-leav…

Little Haldon Heaths

…ined or upland localities. In addition, bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus, tormentil Potentilla erecta and the lichen Cladonia impexa occur as occasionals. An area of woodland occupies a small valley and fringes part of the site. Pedunculate oak Quercus robur and ash Fraxinus excelsi…

Skelton Pasture

…pports a mire characterised by purple moor grass Molinia caerulea and tormentil Potentilla erecta, with frequent tufted hair grass, rushes, great bird's foot trefoil Lotus pedunculatus and great burnet. On drier ground within the mire grasses such as sweet vernal grass Anthoxanth…

Bell Sykes Meadows

…dic grassland, is also characterised by sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, tormentil Potentilla erecta, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and bitter vetch Lathyrus montanus. A small amount of woodland and scrub is also present on the site.

Scotton Beck Fields

… capillaris. Associated herbs include heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, tormentil Potentilla erecta, field wood rush Luzula campestris, green ribbed sedge Carex binervis and creeping willow Salix repens. The northern field is an inland site for sand sedge Carex arenaria. In the sou…

Greenamoor

…scabious Succisa pratensis, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, tormentil Potentilla erecta, heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata and saw wort Serratula tinctoria. Wild angelica Angelica sylvestris, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi and meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria o…

Rhosydd Nant Eithrim

…s-fescue Festuca ovina, with a variety of associated plants including tormentil Potentilla erecta, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, common bird’s-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus, devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, betony Betonica officinalis, pignut Conopodium majus and louse…

Ballymacaldrack

… Other species distinctive to this type of vegetation present include tormentil Potentilla erecta, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, heather Calluna vulgaris and devils-bit scabious Succisa pratensis. Around the cliff where the soils are relatively thin and drier, species-rich lowland …

North Exmoor

…mires dominated by purple moor-grass and associated species including tormentil Potentilla erecta are now widespread. Variations of this community range from acid and heathy, to more neutral at lower altitudes. Grassland, dominated by mat grass Nardus stricta, is also common in t…

Pen y Gogarth / Great Ormes Head

…s indicative of cooler, shadier and less base-rich conditions such as tormentil Potentilla erecta, common dog violet Viola riviniana, heath grass Danthonia decumbens, and the mosses Hylocomium splendens and Thuidium tamariscinum. The bulk of the heath vegetation is dominated by h…

Briff Lane Meadows

…s include widespread species such as common knapweed Centaurea nigra, tormentil Potentilla erecta, selfheal Prunella vulgaris, red fescue Festuca rubra, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus. Other species are more restricted in distribution ac…

Priory Meadows, Hickling

… which are characteristic of underlying damp acidic soils and include tormentil Potentilla erecta, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre and exceptionally large populations of meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum and heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza macul…

Rhos Garth-fawr

…purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea. Characteristic associates include tormentil Potentilla erecta, devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, meadow thistle, greater bird’s-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus, marsh valerian Valeriana dioica, flea sedge Carex pulicaris, quaking grass Br…

Gweunydd Pendinas

…flower Cardamine pratensis, bulbous buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus and tormentil Potentilla erecta. Quaking-grass Briza media occurred here in the past, but has not been seen for at least 20 years. The northern-most pasture is steeper still and is consequently less heavily grazed.…

Birches

…e to the heath grass Danthonia decumbens sub community, with frequent tormentil Potentilla erecta, pignut Conopodium majus and dyers greenweed Genista tinctoria. Species of note include betony Betonica officinalis, devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis, green winged orchid Anaca…

Lough Gullion

…il Equisetum fluviatile, purple loosestrife Lythrum salicaria, marsh cinquefoil Potentilla palustris, common marsh bedstraw Galium palustre, greater birdsfoot trefoil Lotus pedunculatus and water mint Mentha aquatica. Less frequent herbs include gypsywort Lycopus europaeus, wild …

Castor Hanglands

… and support a different flora. The drier areas contain herbs such as tormentil Potentilla erecta and crosswort Cruciata laevipes whilst wetter marshy areas contain marsh marigold Caltha palustris, marsh valerian Valeriana dioica and marsh orchid Dactylorhiza incarnata. Other hab…

Meddon Moor

…cabious Succisa pratensis, sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus and tormentil Potentilla erecta. Also occurring widely throughout the site are cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, deer grass Trichophorum cespitosum, sedge species, in particular carnation sedge Carex panicea, bog …

Little Tew Meadows

…alis, devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis, water avens Geum avens, tormentil Potentilla erecta and common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii. Limestone outcrops are present around the site of an old quarry in one of the fields. The very shallow soils here support plants such…

Lymsworthy Meadows

…thistle Cirsium dissectum, devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis and tormentil Potentilla erecta. On relatively well drained areas the sward supports heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata, bitter vetch Lathyrus montanus, lesser skullcap Scutellaria minor, the dwarf shrub cr…

Prees Heath

…llaris and heath grass are abundant. Typical heathland herbs include tormentil Potentilla erecta and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile. An unusual flora has developed along the derelict runways of the old airfield where a combination of calcareous cement and acid sand allows some u…

Bath Pasture

…s bit scabious Succisa pratensis, spring sedge Carex caryophyllea and tormentil Potentilla erecta with, more locally, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, betony Betonica officinalis and mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum. A grass heath community occurs where the sandy loam soi…

Outley Mosses

…t and these are often associated with heather, cross leaved heath and tormentil Potentilla erecta, but elsewhere the communities can be relatively herb rich and include marsh thistle, marsh violet Viola palustris, narrow buckler fern Dryopteris carthusiana, marsh valerian and mar…

Poplar Farm Meadows, Langley

…Molinia caerulea is dominant with frequent quaking grass Briza media, tormentil Potentilla erecta and carnation sedge Carex panicea. Other characteristic plant species of this community include lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula, marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris, ragged-r…

Gentleshaw Common

…mon cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium, star sedge Carex echinata, tormentil Potentilla erecta, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, round leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia and cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos. The last three are all rare in Staffordshire. Birch Betula spp. and …

Common Moor, East Putford

…evil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, petty whin Genista anglica and tormentil Potentilla erecta. This community grades into dry heath on the drier parts of the ridge, with frequent bristle bent Agrostis curtisii and gorse Ulex europaeus scrub. At the north-eastern end of the s…

Coed Gwempa

…m, betony Betonica officinalis, wild angelica Angelica sylvestris and tormentil Potentilla erecta. There is invasive bramble, hazel, oak and eared willow Salix aurita, whilst down-slope there is a small area of mire vegetation with yellow iris Iris pseudacorus, marsh-marigold Cal…

Cors Gorsgoch

…by purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea, with common sedge Carex nigra, tormentil Potentilla erecta and heath spotted-orchid also occurring. This is surrounded by another area of poor-fen dominated by soft rush, largely lacking in bog mosses, but with much lesser spearwort Ranuncul…

Gwaun Efail Wig

…Festuca spp., and bents (Agrostis spp). Associated plans here include tormentil Potentilla erecta, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica and heath spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza maculata. Former ditches now support diverse stands of marsh vegetation including plants such as marsh marigold…

Gweunydd Coch-y-dwst

…um odoratum, mat-grass Nardus stricta, carnation sedge Carex panicea, tormentil Potentilla erecta and devil's-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, and a range of characteristic associates including harebell Campanula rotundifolia, pill sedge Carex pilulifera, heath-grass Danthonia dec…

Gweunydd Dyffryn Nedd

…ated vegetation occur throughout the site, supporting such species as tormentil Potentilla erecta, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, bents Agrostis spp. and mat-grass Nardus stricta. In places the purple moor-grass is tussocky and there are very few associated species. In…

Gweunydd Glan-y-glasnant

…gra and bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus. In one sub-community, tormentil Potentilla erecta is widely represented, but devil's-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, whorled caraway and heath-grass Danthonia decumbens are less frequent. In the other sub-community that is found in …

White Grit Meadows

…icinalis. In places, the grassland is more acidic in nature, and here tormentil Potentilla erecta, devil's-bit scabious Succisa pratensis and heath-grass Danthonia decumbens are a characteristic component of the sward. Where damper soil conditions prevail sedges are frequent and …

Llety - Wen

… caraway Carum verticillatum, devil's-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, tormentil Potentilla erecta, mat-grass Nardus stricta and saw-wort Serratula tinctoria. In the north-west of the farm there is a pasture with a notable wet flush containing such plants as water mint Mentha aqua…

Llystyn Isaf

…aris, Cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, mat-grass Nardus stricta and tormentil Potentilla erecta whilst the streamlines and adjoining wet flushed areas support a range of characteristic wetland species including several rush and sedge species together with various herbs, e.g. sn…

Mynydd Ystyfflau-Carn

…oss, Sphagnum capillifolium and Sphagnum cuspidatum. Drier areas have tormentil Potentilla erecta and bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus. Damp hollows support cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos and crowberry Empetrum nigrum, the latter species being at, or near, the most south-westerly poin…

Neuadd and Tylelo Mires

…sectum, heath spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza maculata subsp. ericetorum, tormentil Potentilla erecta, saw-wort Serratula tinctoria, devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis and marsh valerian. Elsewhere, the vegetation is more grassy in character. The wettest part of Neuadd Mire suppo…

Pen-Common, Llanbedr

…t common bent Agrostis capillaris, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and tormentil Potentilla erecta. This sward has been extensively invaded by bracken Pteridium aquilinum, which is particularly dense at the northern end of the common. A series of springs at the southern end gives …

Penycastell, Cefn Cribwr

…grass Molinia caerulea, accompanied by carnation sedge Carex panicea, tormentil Potentilla erecta and devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis. Almost all of it includes base-demanding species such as meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum and quaking grass Briza media, with tawny sedge …

Romsley Manor Farm

…t trefoil Lotus corniculatus, devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis, tormentil Potentilla erecta and pignut Conopodium majus. The locally uncommon lady’s mantle Alchemilla filicaulis ssp. vestita occurs scattered throughout. In the valley bottom a small spring flush occurs with …

Upper Chapel Pastures

…grass Danthonia decumbens, devil's-bit scabious Succisa pratensis and tormentil Potentilla erecta. The southern enclosure consists largely of fen-meadow vegetation in which purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea is a prominent component. Associated species include sweet vernal-grass,…

Bryn-bwch

…arnation sedge Carex panicea, devil's-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, tormentil Potentilla erecta, marsh valerian valerian dioica, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, yellow sedge C. demissa and bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella are all frequent. In the north of the site the community is g…

Waun Fawr, Puncheston

…ks, with cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, heather Calluna vulgaris, tormentil Potentilla erecta, purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea and Sphagnum moss. Much of the site is dominated by short-grazed, sedge-rich turf with abundant common yellow-sedge Carex demissa, carnation sedge…

Cae Cwrtbrynbeirdd

…ass Molinia caerulea, greater bird’s-foot trefoil Lotus pedunculatus, tormentil Potentilla erecta, and devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis joined by species such as meadow thistle, Cirsium dissectum, flea sedge Carex pulicaris and tawny sedge Carex hostiana. In places where ru…

Caeau Tan y Bwlch

…sharp-flowered rush -common marsh bedstraw) rush pasture and Molinia caerulea - Potentilla erecta (purple moor-grass -tormentil) mire. Within this are large cushions of bog mosses Sphagnum spp. on which grows cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos with an interesting base-rich floristic c…

Whitton Bridge Pasture

…sward has an abundance of broad leaved herbs such as common knapweed, tormentil Potentilla erecta, devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis and betony Betonica officinalis. Other characteristic species include common bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, meadow vetchling Lathyrus…

Caeau Nantsais

…tation is very species-rich, with a rich diversity of herbs including tormentil Potentilla erecta, wood bitter vetch Lathyrus linifolius, common bird’s-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus, betony Betonica officinalis, devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis and harebell Campanula rotu…

Cae Gwernllertai

…rass Molinia caerulea and sheep's fescue Festuca ovina, with abundant tormentil Potentilla erecta and carnation sedge Carex panicea. Heath-grass Danthonia decumbens occurs throughout, with heather Calluna vulgaris and deergrass Trichophorum cespitosum locally prominent. Heath spo…

Heatheryburn Bank

… support a characteristic flora with bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus and tormentil Potentilla erecta as well as several notable species. Of these alpine bistort Polygonum viviparum is a calcicole not recorded elsewhere in Northumberland, small white orchid Pseudorchis albida is rare…

Caeau Blaenau-mawr

…sure is dominated by purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea with abundant tormentil Potentilla erecta and associated grasses such as sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and velvet bent Agrostis canina. Devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis is frequent throughout the sward. This…

Whiteleigh Meadows

…a tetralix, creeping willow Salix repens, petty whin Genista anglica, tormentil Potentilla erecta and deer grass Trichophorum cespitosum, the last being uncommon in this area of Devon. The sward is characterised by abundant sedge species, mainly tawny sedge Carex hostiana, star s…

Gwaun Bwlch Hafod-y-gog

…es such as heath-grass Danthonia decumbens, mat-grass Nardus stricta, tormentil Potentilla erecta and devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis. The flushes and wet hollows are largely dominated by rushes Juncus acutiflorus and Juncus effusus. Common associates include Yorkshire-fog…

Scales Wood

…ta, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and tormentil Potentilla erecta. Bracken is common throughout and dominates the clearings. Additional tree species on slightly richer soils at the foot of the slope include ash, wych elm, hazel, bird cherry and haw…

Frogmore Meadows

…eath grass Danthonia decumbens, local in the county, is present, with tormentil Potentilla erecta. Frogmore Meadows and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile common and betony Betonica officinalis and devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis frequent. Tall fen communities line the bank of…

Black Burn

…growing sward rich in herb species with characteristic plants such as tormentil Potentilla erecta, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and greater bird’s-foot trefoil Lotus pedunculatus widespread. This forms a complex mosaic with damp or marshy grassland dominated by sharp-flowered r…

Little Asby Inrakes and Outrakes

…s, great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis, betony Betonica officinalis, tormentil Potentilla erecta and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile. Locally the grassland grades to the acidic with heather Calluna vulgaris, bitter vetch Lathyrus montanus and lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica; or t…

Leek Moors

…ands are often harder grazed with a limited flora typically including tormentil Potentilla erecta, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, autumn hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis and mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum. Where soils are less nutrient poor, grasslands may be relative…

Bliss Gate Pastures

…yme Thymus praecox, heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia and barren strawberry Potentilla sterilis. Towards the top of the slope there is a zone of scrub with hawthorn Crataegus monogyna, bracken Pteridium aquilinum, western gorse Ulex gallii and ash Fraxinus excelsior. In the …

Eppleton Grassland

…um palustre rush pasture and M25 purple moor grass Molinia caerulea – tormentil Potentilla erectamire; and acid grassland of the NVC types U4 sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina – common bent Agrostis capillaris – heath bedstraw Galium saxatile grassland and U5 mat grass Nardus stricta …

Whitesike Mine and Flinty Fell

…r species typical of this community are bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus, tormentil Potentilla erecta and wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa. Orchids are found at both parts of the site. Whitesike Mine has two small areas dominated by frog orchid Dactylorhiza viridis and common tw…

Bonds Glen

…ed bur-reed Sparganium erectum, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh cinquefoil Potentilla palustris, water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile, marsh bedstraw Galium palustre, common valerian Valeriana officinalis and the rare wood club rush Scirpus sylvaticus. Sedges include bottle …

Deptford Farm Pastures

…caerulea sward, with abundant devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, tormentil Potentilla erecta and meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum throughout. Bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, creeping willow Salix repens, heather Calluna vulgaris and cross…

Brendonmoor

… meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, woodrush Luzula multiflora, common tormentil Potentilla erecta, devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis and creeping willow Salix repens. Bryophytes are also well represented including Campylium stellatum, Leucobryum glaucum, Breutelia chrysocoma…

Sefton Coast

…ass Anthoxanthum odoratum, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, cat’s ear, tormentil Potentilla erecta and wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa occur. In the absence of grazing, these herbs are maintained by trampling pressure. Large areas of scrub, comprising largely of poplar, will…

West Pennine Moors

…nt species is heather. More species rich areas also support bilberry, tormentil Potentilla erecta, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa. The heathland at Haslingden Grane is particularly important for its small population of adders Vipera berus.…

Breach Fields

…spring sedge Carex caryophyllea, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus and tormentil Potentilla erecta. The occurrence of the local dyer's greenweed Genista tinctoria is a feature of the southernmost field. Damp hollows and seepages support lusher vegetation dominated by soft and join…

Totamore Dunes and Loch Ballyhaugh

…. In the poached fringe of the purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea and tormentil Potentilla erecta mire is a community of the Red Data Book and nationally-rare Irish lady’s tresses Spiranthes romanzoffiana. There is also a large colony of Irish lady’s tresses on Beinn Tioraidh. Ma…

Aberbargoed Grasslands

…as. Associated stands of mire contain abundant purple moor grass with tormentil Potentilla erecta, mat grass Nardus stricta, common sedge Carex nigra and spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata. Small stands of rush pasture are scattered across the site, with soft rush Juncus effusu…

Hesledon Moor East

…red sheep’s sorrel Rumex acetosella, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, tormentil Potentilla erecta, mat grass Nardus stricta and, rarely, heather Calluna vulgaris. In other areas, principally alongside the stream soils are wetter and coarse grasslands have developed including sof…

Galboly

… fescue Festuca ovina and red fescue Festuca rubra with herbs such as tormentil Potentilla erecta, wood sage Teucrium scorodonia, slender St John's wort Hypericum pulchrum and common dog violet Viola riviniana. Bryophytes include glittering wood moss Hylocomium splendens, heath p…

Brithdir a Chwm Mawr

…refoil Lotus corniculatus, devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis and tormentil Potentilla erecta, with great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis, meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis and lady’s bedstraw Galium verum also present. More uncommon species have also been recorded within th…

Murrins

…vulgaris with bell heather Erica cinerea, grasses and species such as tormentil Potentilla erecta, over a pleurocarpous moss carpet dominated by Hypnum cupressiforme. The wet heath occurs on the more gentle slopes of the eskers, where heather Calluna vulgaris is associated with c…

Hill Houses & Crumpsbrook Meadows

…tion. In these areas species such as heath grass Danthonia decumbens, tormentil Potentilla erecta heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile form significant elements of the vegetation. A particular feature of several of these meadows is the abundanc…

Slievenacloy

…ls-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, cuckoo-flower Cardamine pratensis, tormentil Potentilla erecta, marsh willowherb Epilobium palustre and meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris. More pronounced flushing produces localised stands of very species-rich vegetation, with a predominance of…

Hornsleasow Roughs

…rata, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus and herb species such as tormentil Potentilla erecta and yarrow Achillea millefolium are common. The site is also important for its butterflies having species such as green hairstreak Callophrys rubi arid others typical of limestone gr…

Geldeston Meadows

… the most distinctive of which are marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, tormentil Potentilla erecta, common sedge Carex nigra and the uncommon marsh fern Thelypteris palustris. A particularly interesting feature of the grasslands is the close association of typically drier hay mead…

Binevenagh

… grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, with heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and tormentil Potentilla erecta constant, but not abundant, throughout the sward. The mosses Hylocomium splendens, Pseudoscleropodium purum, Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus and Pleurozium schreberi are all common, and o…

Curran Bog

…rass Eriophorum angustifolium, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum and tormentil Potentilla erecta. The moss layer is well developed and is dominated by Sphagnum capillifolium, Hypnum jutlandicum and Polytrichum commune. The 'lawns' have a more scattered cover of dwarf shrubs with…

Tullysranadeega

…ty of associated species including meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris, tormentil Potentilla erecta, devils-bit scabious Succisa pratensis and the moss Calliergonell cuspidatum. The wettest pastures are often very rich in sedges and bryophytes mosses. Carnation sedge Carex panicea …

Castle Enigan

… often includes species such as bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh cinquefoil Potentilla palustris, cowbane Cicuta virosa and in the wetter areas, bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius. In places, the vegetation is characterised by a tall and dense growth of water horsetail E…

Rathsherry

…ratensis, cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata, selfheal Prunella vulgaris, tormentil Potentilla erecta, common knapweed Centaurea nigra and meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris. Less frequent are meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis, oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare and lady's bedstraw Ga…

Holwell Mouth

… betony Betonica officinalis, devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis, tormentil Potentilla erecta and meadow saxifrage Saxifraga granulataa. The northern part of the site and the upper slopes of the valley are covered by woodland dominated by ash Fraxinus excelsior, over an under…

Knettishall Heath

…lude heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, sheep's sorrel Rumex acetosella, tormentil Potentilla erecta and harebell Campanula rotundifolia. Stone striping, a periglacial feature often observed in Breckland, is well developed on part of the heath. Scrub is generally well scattered and …

Trench Meadows

…bens, together with the herbs devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis, tormentil Potentilla erecta and betony Betonica officinalis, through the sward, which characterise this particular community. These are among a number of plant species within the neutral grassland which indicat…

Ruislip Woods

…ic species of the more acidic parts include heather Calluna vulgaris, tormentil Potentilla erecta and mat grass Nardus stricta. Species which are rare or scarce in Greater London such as heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata, petty whin Genista anglica, lousewort Pediculari…

Whitwell Common

…t grass Agrostis canina is dominant with yarrow Achillea millefolium, tormentil Potentilla erecta and an unusual abundance of giant horsetail Equisetum telmateia. Wet valley alder carr on neutral soils occupies the northern part of the site. Alder Alnus glutinosa is dominant with…

Snelsmore Common

… bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus, heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia, tormentil Potentilla erecta, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and dwarf gorse Ulex minor. Common gorse Ulex europaeus, a widespread and often abundant species on heathland in southern Britain, is uncommon at Snel…

Wall Lands

… hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus, tormentil Potentilla erecta and the locally uncommon bitter vetch Lathyrus linifolius. Also present in small quantities is the adder’s tongue fern Ophioglossum vulgatum. Where there is impeded drainage on the l…

Dunaree Hill

…getation at Dunnaree Hill include purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, tormentil Potentilla erecta, devils-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, heather Calluna vulgaris, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula, selfheal Prunella vulgaris, carnation sedge Carex panicea, tawny sedge Carex h…

Scoska Wood

…odoratum and common bent grass Agrostis capillaris with herbs such as tormentil Potentilla erecta, devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis and notable for its populations of bird’s eye primrose Primula farinosa; the other contains purple moor grass Molinia caerulea with tawny sedg…

Blue Pool and Norden Heaths

…devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, saw wort Serratula tinctoria, tormentil Potentilla erecta and heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata. Less herb-rich examples of this community also occur elsewhere on the site on more acid soils. The richer soils also support areas of…

Chudleigh Knighton Heath

…nt Agrostis curtisii. Plants such as lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, tormentil Potentilla erecta and common milkwort Polygala vulgaris characterise the drier areas of the heath and while wetter areas in the south west of the site support cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, bog mo…

Cae'r Meirch

…es-rich acidic pasture, with frequent heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, tormentil Potentilla erecta and species such as saw-wort Serratula tinctoria, betony Betonica officinalis, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, and burnet-saxifrage. Along the stream valley, there is a mosaic of mi…

Hainault Forest

…Typical species of the grassland include red fescue Festuca rubra and tormentil Potentilla erecta. The ancient woodland and secondary scrub together support a notable number of breeding birds and the site is of regional importance for two species of breeding birds. It is also of …

Coed Mawr - Blaen-Car

…s are common knapweed, common bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus, tormentil Potentilla erecta, great burnet and devil's-bit scabious. An old hedge-line runs across the centre of the area. This is bordered by a strip of damp grassland dominated by sharp-flowered rush Juncus ac…

Bridgham & Brettenham Heaths

…, heath wood rush Luzula multiflora, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, tormentil Potentilla erecta, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and the lichens Cladonia impexa and C. pyxidata. Where conditions are damper, or as on Brettenham Heath where agricultural improvement may have taken…

Arfordir Gogleddol Penmon

…ces, where the soil is more acid, heath-grass Danthonia decumbens and tormentil Potentilla erecta are frequent. Notable species of these grasslands include fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea and green-winged orchid Anacamptis morio. The particularly large population of the decli…

Coombe Hill Hollow

…tus, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, pignut Conopodium majus, tormentil Potentilla erecta and sheep’s sorrel Rumex acetosella. The more lime rich soils have harebell Campanula rotundifolia, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum and mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum. The tur…

Coedydd Dyffryn Ffestiniog (Gogleddol)

…es occur in the field layer, including wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, tormentil Potentilla erecta, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, cow-wheat Melampyrum pratense, goldenrod Solidago virgaurea and bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta. In areas that are not grazed and with deeper soil…

Birklands and Bilhaugh

…ntain such characteristic herbs as heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and tormentil Potentilla erecta. In parts of Budby South Forest this acid grassland is replaced by heath dominated by heather Calluna vulgaris and also by a mosaic of heath and acid grassland. On the periphery of t…

Ottery Valley

…ing here as a mosaic together with purple moor grass–tormentil Molinia caerulea–Potentilla erecta mire. This vegetation mosaic is only recorded from this and one other Cornwall Culm site. In some areas Molinia is dominant, forming a tussocky vegetation with tormentil, devil's-bit…

Belmore Mountain

…straw Galium saxatile, devils-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, barren strawberry Potentilla sterilis and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. Belmore Mountain supports an important assemblage of epiphytic lichens due to the diversity of available habitat, the mild wet Atlantic climate, go…

Tairgwaith

…this field has a slightly acidic nature, indicated by species such as tormentil Potentilla erecta and devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis. great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis also occurs here in profusion. The easternmost enclosure supports similar grassland, but here there i…

King's Copse

…ysuckle Lonicera periclymenum, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta and tormentil Potentilla erecta on drier acid soil under oak, birch and hazel to flushed areas with sanicle Sanicula europaea, bugle Ajuga reptans, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, figworts Scrophularia nodosa and …

Cassop Vale

…species poor grasslands containing brown bent Agrostis capillariswith tormentil Potentilla erecta and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile occur. Scrub dominated by hawthorn Crataegus monogyna, gorse Ulex europaeus or hazel Corylus avellana is found on the grassland margins and merges …

Sissinghurst Park Wood

… the vegetation is dominated by grasses and with bugle Ajuga reptans, tormentil Potentilla erecta, heather Calluna vulgaris and other plants locally abundant. Of the rare plants found here, ivy leaved bellflower Wahlenbergia hederacea is the most notable, this being its easternmo…

Pentridge Down

… are low and this is characterised by the prominence of upright brome Bromopsis erecta, sheep’s fescue, red fescue Festuca rubra and downy oat grass Avenula pubescens. Tall herbs able to compete with the grasses are abundant, such as dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, small scabious …

Thixen Dale and Long Dale

…species, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, heather Calluna vulgaris and tormentil Potentilla erecta amongst dropwort and crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha. At the northern end of the site, the east facing bank of Thixen Dale contains a higher proportion of such coarse grasses …

Manton and Twigmoor

…alluna vulgaris, wavy hair grass, heath bedstraw, sweet vernal grass, tormentil Potentilla erecta and wood sage are abundant. Here and in the central area, iron pan impedence of ground water gives rise to wetland habitats including wet heath and valley mire. The wet heath is domi…

Brenkley Meadows

…oot trefoil Lotus pedunculatus, creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens, tormentil Potentilla erecta, common sorrel Rumex acetosa and meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis. In addition compact rush Juncus conglomeratus and soft rush Juncus effusus are conspicuously scattered throughou…

Lambert's Castle

…nd field wood rush Luzula campestris. Herbs present include abundant tormentil Potentilla erecta, heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia, cat's ear Hypochaeris radicata and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile. On the steep, flinty upper sections of east and south facing slopes open he…

Nabgate

…ris, bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and tormentil Potentilla erecta. The proportion of this heath vegetation increases towards the site margins, particularly towards the east, where coarser tussocky grassland is characterised by heath grass Danthonia…

Caeau Cnwch a Ty'n-y-graig

…bwort plantain, yellow-rattle and clovers remain frequent, along with tormentil Potentilla erecta. Other characteristic associates include pignut Conopodium majus, bitter-vetch Lathyrus latifolius, fairy flax Linum Catharticum, burnet-saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga, greater butte…

St Leonards and St Ives Heaths

…ss S. papillosum valley mire and purple moor grass Molinia caerulea – tormentil Potentilla erecta mire. The site is also notified for nationally scarce plants; the assemblage of breeding birds of lowland heath habitat and significant breeding populations of the rare Dartford war…

Coed a Gweunydd Gilfach-gwyddil

…grass Danthonia decumbens, devil's-bit scabious Succisa pratensis and tormentil Potentilla erecta. The neutral grassland grades into a species rich fen-meadow community where drainage is impeded. Prominent species here include purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea, carnation sedge C…

Dozmary Pool

…lly by bristle bent Agrostis curtisii, purple moor-grass, heather and tormentil Potentilla erecta with frequent common bent Agrostis capillaris, brown bent Agrostis vinealis, bell heather Erica cinerea and heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia. In addition, there is to the south…

Dumbrock Loch Meadows

…eath bedstraw Galium saxatile. Purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea and tormentil Potentilla erecta are found in the wetter areas as well as species such as the globeflower Trollius europaeus and tawny sedge Carex hostiana. Other notable grassland species occurring include mountain…

Glannau Rhoscolyn

…ing red fescue Festuca rubra, creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera and silverweed Potentilla anserina) and a stand of common couch Elytrigia repens sand dune. Farther south, near Borthwen, a stand of black bog rush Schoenus nigricans/blunt-flowered rush Juncus subnodulosus mire, wi…

Coedydd Beddgelert a Cheunant Aberglaslyn

…er frequent field layer plants include wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, tormentil Potentilla erecta, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, common cow-wheat Melampyrum pratense and bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta. The moss and liverwort flora often exceeds the vascular plant flora in i…

Knole Park

… vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, heath grass Danthonia decumbens, tormentil Potentilla erecta, sheep’s sorrel Rumex acetosella and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile. The sward contains numerous ant hills. More fertile grasslands occur on the golf course and in the valley bottom…

Corndon Hill

…escue and bents with sheep’s sorrel Rumex acetosella, heath bedstraw, tormentil Potentilla erecta and wavy hair-grass. This type of continental grassland is more widespread in the Midlands and south-east England, as is the more open community developed around the old quarry worki…

Cors Gyfelog

…art of the site and mire habitat consisting of purple moor-grass with tormentil Potentilla erecta is found concentrated around the margin of the site. Herbs which commonly occur on the site include meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, gypsywort Lycopus europaeus, common valerian Vale…

Cors Llyn Coethlyn

…rt of the mire system is similar to the drier areas of the wet heath. Tormentil Potentilla erecta and bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum are two species well represented here, and common spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii also occurs. Other interesting areas within the site incl…

Courthouse Grasslands

…ading, dominated by purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea, with frequent tormentil Potentilla erecta, greater bird’s-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus and sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. Of particular interest are stands of fen-meadow, where the grassland is generally more s…

Stokeford Heaths

…ment of groundwater and bog myrtle Myrica gale can form dense stands. Tormentil Potentilla erecta is a characteristic plant of these locations. A number of small pools occur within the mires and these support two more bog mosses Sphagnum cuspidatum and S. auriculatum. Elsewhere,…

Coladoir Bog

…fen vegetation is dominated by purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea and tormentil Potentilla erecta mire; however poor fen bottle sedge Carex rostrata and Sphagnum squarrosum mire is associated with a number of the water courses. Much of the lagg fen vegetation has been damaged by …

Coombe Meadow

…aved heath Erica tetralix together with creeping willow Salix repens, tormentil Potentilla erecta and mat-grass Nardus stricta. Sedges are frequent and amongst those occurring are, flea sedge C. pulicaris, tawny sedge Carex hostiana and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. There is a st…

Winterton - Horsey Dunes

…. Other species include soft rush, compact rush Juncus conglomeratus, tormentil Potentilla erecta, heath grass Danthonia decumbens and honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum. Marshy areas in damp hollows have a distinctive flora with marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, ragged-robin …

Billsmoor Park and Grasslees Wood

…creeping soft grass Holcus mollis with wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, tormentil Potentilla erecta and bracken Pteridium aquilinum. Other species include remote sedge Carex remota, oak fern Gymnocarpium dryopteris and enchanter’s nightshade Circaea lutetiana. The non wooded parts…

Gweunydd Nant y Dernol

…vina along with a large number of characteristic associates including tormentil Potentilla erecta, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, bitter vetch Lathyrus linifolius, common bird’s-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus, devil’s-bit scabious Succisa praten…

Gweunydd Ty'n-y-Llidiart

… fescue Festuca ovina, Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus and herbs such as tormentil Potentilla erecta, heath spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza maculata, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, saw-wort Serratula tinctoria and devil's-bit scabious Succisa pratensis – through a more tussocky commun…

Ballyknock

…rnal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. Herbs are also characteristic, with tormentil Potentilla erecta. devils-bit scabious Succisa pratensis and lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica all frequent. In localised areas with more calcareous soil conditions, associated species include fairy fla…

Moorlands Pastures

…to whorled caraway, herbs which occur frequently in the sward include tormentil Potentilla erecta, pill sedge Carex pilulifera, common bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus and harebell Campanula rotundifolia. Damp patches throughout the fields support additional species such as…

Knocknashangan

…etation at Knocknashangan include purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, tormentil Potentilla erecta, devils-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, heather Calluna vulgaris, bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella, selfheal Prunella vulgaris, carnation sedge Carex panicea, tawny sedge Carex hostia…

Ross

…inctive species associated with fen meadow vegetation at Ross include tormentil Potentilla erecta, devils-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula, carnation sedge Carex panicea, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, selfh…

Caeau Tir-mawr

…rulea dominated pasture. Other characteristic species present include tormentil Potentilla erecta, devil's-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, carnation sedge Carex panicea, sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutifl…

Back Burn Wood and Meadows

…nclude characteristic species such as heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, tormentil Potentilla erecta, harebell Campanula rotundifolia and the locally rare greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha. Acid grassland occurs largely on the steep slopes with the more mesotrophic or …

Drumcully

…within the sward. Forb species are common and widespread and include tormentil Potentilla erecta, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula, selfheal Prunella vulgaris, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris, cat’s-ear Hypochaeris radicata, bog pimpern…

Wellington College Bog

…s, petty whin Genista anglica, heath groundsel Senecio sylvaticus and tormentil Potentilla erecta. Grassy areas occur, especially beside paths, supporting wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa, heath grass Danthonia decumbens and slender rush Juncus tenuis. There is woodland aro…

Coalville Meadows

…m majus, betony Betonica officinalis, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, tormentil Potentilla erecta, devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis and mat grass Nardus stricta. Nevertheless the grassland is essentially neutral in character and includes such typical meadow species as saw w…

Hunder Beck Juniper

…, common bent Agrostis capillaris, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and tormentil Potentilla erecta with sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, spring sedge Carex caryophyllea, pignut Conopodium majus, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa, mat gr…

Largalinny

… exists beneath these dense shrubs with a scattering of herbs such as tormentil Potentilla erecta and heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia. Weak surface water movement is identified by the occurrence of frequent bog myrtle Myrica gale and purple moor grass Molinia caerulea. Stro…

Garvros

…~ is the abundance of forbs such as meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, tormentil Potentilla erecta, devils-bit scabious Succisa pratensis and bugle Ajuga reptans. The fields at the south-west end of the site are particularly noteworthy in this respect: Cirsium dissectum is dominan…

Normanby Meadow

…acris, lesser stitchwort Stellaria graminea, hairy sedge Carex hirta, tormentil Potentilla erecta, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, common knapweed Centaurea nigra, common bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus and oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare. O…

Malham-Arncliffe ( Cool Pasture )

…n sedge Carex panicea and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. Herbs include tormentil Potentilla erecta, common milkwort Polygala vulgaris, fairy flax Linum catharticum, bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, autumn gentian Gentianella amarella, hare…

Stratford Toney Down

…nterest is the occurrence of heath speedwell Veronica officinalis and tormentil Potentilla erecta both uncharacteristic plants of open downland. Gorse Ulex europaeus which also prefers higher soil acidity is a major component of the scrub community. hawthorn Crataegus monogyna jo…

Glasson Moss

…ciated with these grasslands include common knapweed Centaurea nigra, tormentil Potentilla erecta and lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica. This diversity of habitats favours a varied breeding bird community. Red grouse, curlew and meadow pipit may be seen on the open moss, whilst the…

Crosby Ravensworth Fell

…wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, tormentil Potentilla erecta and very occasional bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus. Mosses form an abundant ground layer and include Hylocomium splendens, Pleurozium schreberi, Hypnum cupressiforme, Rhytidiadelphus …

Glaslyn

…mon knapweed Centaurea nigra, Devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis, tormentil Potentilla erecta, common bird’s-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus and red clover Trifolium pratense. This vegetation is notably damp, with frequent short sedges and sharp-flowered rush and form transit…

Borlasevath and Retallack Moor

… the valley slopes vegetation characterised by purple moor grass and tormentil (Potentilla erecta) is particularly dominant with black bog rush, rushes and tall herbs such as devil’s bit scabious (Succisa pratensis), wild angelica (Angelica sylvestris) and smaller herbs like saw …

Lurgan River Wood

…nemorum, bugle Ajuga reptans, wild strawberry Fragaria vesca, barren strawberry Potentilla sterilis, lords and ladies Arum maculatum, goldilocks buttercup Ranunculus auricomus, common twayblade Listera ovata, wood speedwell Veronica montana, remote sedge Carex remota and wood sed…

Craigs

…nation sedge Carex panicea, autumn hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis, tormentil Potentilla erecta, selfheal Prunella vulgaris, devils-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, glittering wood moss Hylocomium splendens and neat feather moss Pseudoscleropodium purum. Notable species associat…

Brimsdown Hill

…, grassland species such as sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, tormentil Potentilla erecta and pignut Conopodium majus are frequent and heather Calluna vulgaris is found occasionally. An ungrazed area dominated by upright brome Bromus erectus and false oat grass Arrhenathe…

Bryn Alyn

…al-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. The main characteristic herbs include tormentil Potentilla erecta, heath bedstraw and field wood-rush Luzula campestris. There are various forms of this grassland, ranging from species-poor semi-improved swards through to those which have undergone…

Aghanaglack

…within the sward. Forb species are common and widespread and include tormentil Potentilla erecta, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula, selfheal Prunella vulgaris. bugle Ajuga reptans, ragged robin Silene flos-cuculi, square stalked St John's wort Hypericum tetrapterum, marsh wi…

Gwynfynydd

…us. Some stands have frequent devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis, tormentil Potentilla erecta and locally abundant fairy flax Linum catharticum. The latter species, together with glaucous sedge Carex flacca and other sedges, are indicative of moderately base-rich ground water…

Gyfartha

…rp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus, bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella, tormentil Potentilla erecta, devils’-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, carnation sedge Carex panicea, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and quaking-grass Briza media. Knolls wit…

Llofft-y-bardd

…rple moor-grass, sweet vernal-grass and sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina. Tormentil Potentilla erecta and marsh violet occur in abundance, with heath spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza maculata, devil’s bit scabious, star sedge Carex echinata, and marsh lousewort Pedicularis palustris. A no…

Kennacraig and Esragan Burn

…air grass Deschampsia flexuosa, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, common tormentil Potentilla erecta and great woodrush Luzula sylvatica. However along streams and in flushes the ground flora is richer with meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, valerian Valeriana officinalis, primrose Pr…

Llyn Llech Owain

…s and growths of the exclusively upland race (subsp. strictissima) of tormentil Potentilla erecta, on the thin mineral soils. Peripheral grey willow Salix cinerea scrub around parts of the lake and the boggy areas shelters many nesting birds, including redpoll and willow tit but,…

Lower Caerfaelog Pastures

… nigra, heath spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza maculata subsp. ericetorum, tormentil Potentilla erecta, devil's-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, and red clover Trifolium pratense. Immediately adjacent to the brook the ground is wetter and species such as marsh-marigold Caltha palustris…

Pillar and Ennerdale Fells

…uca ovina, common bent Agrostis capillaris, mat grass Nardus stricta, tormentil Potentilla erecta and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile. Above The Side where grazing pressures are light and burning rarely carried out, a number of rare oceanic bryophytes have been recorded within th…

Marked Ash Meadows

…s have a strongly acidic appearance with species such as heath grass, tormentil Potentilla erecta and hare bell Campanula rotundifolia, forming significant elements of the vegetation. In the two southernmost meadows the presence of yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, quaking gr…

Lampert Mosses

…almost entirely by purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, sometimes with tormentil Potentilla erecta, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus present among the tussocks. Base rich glacial drift beneath the peat occasionally influences the surface vegetation, …

Berriedale Cliffs

…, common violet Viola riviniana, crowberry Empetrum nigrum and common tormentil Potentilla erecta. The sea cliffs have an abundance of maritime species such as common scurvygrass Cochlearia officinalis, thrift Armeria maritima, sea campion Silene uniflora and sea mayweed Tripleur…

Ty'r Hen Forwyn

…h grass Danthonia decumbens, devil’s-bit scabious, Succisa pratensis, tormentil Potentilla erecta and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile can be found. Although acid grassland is generally a habitat of the uplands and upland fringe, in places at Ty’r Hen Forwyn it can have a marked ‘l…

Rhosydd Yerbeston / Yerbeston Moors

…ide range of sedges and herbs, such as carnation sedge Carex panicea, tormentil Potentilla erecta and greater birds-foot trefoil Lotus pedunculatus. In places, the presence of tawny sedge Carex hostiana and flea sedge Carex pulicaris indicates lime-rich conditions, although acid-…

Argill Woods and Pastures

…, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and tormentil Potentilla erecta in a sward of common bent and red fescue. Locally there are also areas where bracken predominates. In the wet to marshy areas, sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus, tends to be pro…

Rhosydd Llanpumsaint

…s fescue Festuca ovina, and the herbs black knapweed Centaurea nigra, tormentil Potentilla erecta and greater bird’s-foot trefoil Lotus pedunculatus. The typical ‘rhos pasture’ mixture of habitats at Rhosydd Llanpumsaint includes low ridges of wet heath, blanket bog and purple mo…

Hembury Woods

…n hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis, fairy flax Linum catharticum and tormentil Potentilla erecta and by the presence of carline thistle Carlina vulgaris and wild thyme Thymus polytrichus. Shrubs such as gorse and bell heather Erica cinerea, also occur. The variety of habitats s…

Whitehill Down

…nge of plant species, including great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis, tormentil Potentilla erecta, common spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii and several acid-loving species such as heather Calluna vulgaris and heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia. In the south-eastern part of t…

Hook Common and Bartley Heath

…ey are rather species poor containing heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, tormentil Potentilla erecta, wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa, wood sage Teucrium scorodonia and, rarely, heather. Where soils become poorly drained, marshy grassland occurs with species such as purple moor…

Kirkby Moor

…pillosum and S. recurvum. Other species include purple moor grass and tormentil Potentilla erecta. There are a number of small springs and rills narrow mossy stream courses on Bank House Moor which comprise a vegetation type not often found in South Cumbria. Mosses tend to domin…

Trelow Downs

…tralix in damper areas. Herbs characteristic of the heathland include tormentil Potentilla erecta, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, eyebright Euphrasia officinalis agg, heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata and heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia. The sedges carnation sedg…

Ewefell Mire

…e rush Eliocharis quinqueflora, cross leaved heath Erica tetralix and tormentil Potentilla erecta typify this community. Other information Varnished hook moss (formerly slender green feather moss) is a fully protected species listed under Schedule 8 of the Wildlife and Countrysid…

Levin Down

…s more typical of acidic conditions, such a heather Calluna vulgaris, tormentil Potentilla erecta and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile grow amongst the chalk downland plants. hawthorn Crataegus monogyna scrub is invading large areas of the site, although rich chalk grassland patche…

Bagthorpe Meadows

…eath bedstraw Galium saxatile, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta and tormentil Potentilla erecta are characteristic. Conversely where the soils are markedly calcareous the grassland can be dominated by tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum. In some meadows there is a faint ridge and f…

Knockinnon Heath

…, bell heather Erica cinerea, purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea, and tormentil Potentilla erecta. The heath is shrub-rich with creeping willow Salix repens, crowberry Empetrum nigrum and bearberry Arctostaphylos uva-ursi. The site is also rich in flowering plants, including frag…

Big Waters

…ent Agrostis stolonifera with devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis, tormentil Potentilla erecta and greater bird’s foot trefoil Lotus pedunculatus. Such areas provide habitat for a variety of butterflies, in particular the common blue, large skipper, orange tip, wall and meadow…

Roebuck Meadows

…meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, tormentil Potentilla erecta, southern marsh orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa and heath spotted orchid D. maculata. Distinct areas within the mire can be recognised by locally high densities of common sedge Care…

Corfe Mullen Pastures

…tus. Small herbs are frequent such as cat’s-ear Hypochaeris radicata, tormentil Potentilla erecta and selfheal Prunella vulgaris. The nationally scarce yellow bartsia Parentucellia viscosa is present and strongly associated with this community in Dorset. Where drainage is impede…

Cloatley Farm

…, devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis, pignut Conopodium majus and tormentil Potentilla erecta, which are all at least locally abundant. sneezewort Achillea ptarmica, saw wort Serratula tinctoria, pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus and the dwarf shrub dyer’s greenweed Genista tinc…

Rushy Hill

… sward structure. Forb species are common and widespread and include tormentil Potentilla erecta, meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula and slender St John’s wort Hypericum pulchrum, with ragged robin Silene flos-cuculi also conspicuous. A ran…

Arcot Hall Grassland and Ponds

…way to more acid grassland characterised by mat grass Nardus stricta, tormentil Potentilla erecta, heath grass Danthonia decumbens, devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis and betony Betonica officinalis and in wetter areas by glaucous sedge Carex flacca and the locally rare peppe…

Ashes Pasture and Meadows

…weet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. Typical herb species include tormentil Potentilla erecta, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica. Pale sedge Carex pallescens is abundant and sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus is widespread. In places flush…

Heswall Dales

…x europaeus and bilberry also important components of this community. Tormentil Potentilla erecta and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile are the commonest herbs. On the drier sandier soils this habitat type gives way to an assemblage of bell heather Erica cinerea and western gorse Ul…

Cop Mere

… valerian, yellow iris, water mint Mentha aquatica, lesser water parsnip Berula erecta and the relatively uncommon wood club rush Scirpus sylvaticus. The distribution of these species is dependent on ground water levels. Hybrid poplars have been planted in part of the carr but do…

Chater Valley

…e southern slope. The sward contains a rich herb flora which includes tormentil Potentilla erecta, betony Betonica officinalis, lady's bedstraw Galium verum and one of the few Leicestershire populations of moonwort Botrychium lunaria. At several places along the valley and partic…

Briarcroft Pasture

…sward has an abundance of broad leaved herbs such as common knapweed, tormentil Potentilla erecta, devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis and betony Betonica officinalis. Other characteristic species include common bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, meadow vetchling Lathyru…

The Cliffs of Magho

…y heather Calluna vulgaris and cross leaved heath Erica tetralix with tormentil Potentilla erecta and milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia, growing over a carpet of Sphagnum mosses. On deeper peats, where the heath gives way to blanket bog, these species are still of frequent occurren…

Finglandrigg Woods

…f a common bent / fescue type with heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and tormentil Potentilla erecta. Elsewhere it grades into incipient raised bog with locally high bog moss cover and some heather and cross leaved heath. The site is rich in bird and insect species with the red squ…

Merries Farm Meadows

…xifrage Silaum silaus, common bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, tormentil Potentilla erecta and meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria. Frequent grasses are sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, with hairy sedge Carex hirta. The lady’s bedstraw sub…

Waen Rydd

…osum and an absence of hare’s-tail cottongrass. Other species include tormentil Potentilla erecta, heath rush Juncus squarrosus and heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia. A wide range of mosses and liverworts occur in the wet heath including Sphagnum recurvum, S. subnitens, S. te…

Colwyn Brook Marshes (North & South)

…ass Molinia caerulea with several characteristic associates including tormentil Potentilla erecta, wild angelica Angelica sylvestris, marsh thistle Cirsium palustre, soft rush Juncus effusus and common marsh-bedstraw. Elsewhere the purple moor-grass is shorter and a wide range of…

Rhosydd Nant-yr-henfron

…ure is dominated by purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea, with frequent tormentil Potentilla erecta, devil's-bit scabious Succisa pratensis and mat-grass Nardus stricta. In places species such as sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, heath wood-rush Luzula multiflora and heath …

Derrycloony Lough

…ock sedge Carex diandra, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, marsh cinquefoil Potentilla palustris and bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata. Bryophyte cover is high and is dominated by pointed spear moss Calliergonell cuspidatum. Old peat workings and elevated banks are found on part …

Gwaun Gledyr

…is canina and sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, together with tormentil Potentilla erecta, carnation sedge Carex panicea and often devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis. In places, the vegetation is more heathy with frequent cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix and bog moss…

Rampisham Down

…oughout the site and typical of the unimproved acid grassland include tormentil Potentilla erecta, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, pignut Conopodium majus and birds foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus. Less frequent, but still present in many stands, are heath milkwort Polygala serpy…

Glaswelltiroedd Eryrys (Eryrys Grasslands)

…ong with a range of herbs, such as heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and tormentil Potentilla erecta. It can be found where soils are deep and bases have been leached away. Much of it is grass-dominated and characterised by the presence of mesotrophic species such as white clover Tr…

Gooderstone Warren

…and sedge Carex arenaria is also found on this part of the site, with tormentil Potentilla erecta and harebell Campanula rotundifolia associated. A shallow valley runs across the northern part of the heath and the valley bottom supports slightly acidic grassland which is lightly …

Limpenhoe Meadows

…ing heath grass Danthonia decumbens, eyebright Euphrasia officinalis, tormentil Potentilla erecta, creeping willow, devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis and many headed wood rush Luzula multiflora. The remainder of the site is mostly unimproved or semi improved wet neutral gras…

Giant Hill

…he tops of the slopes, dominated by red fescue Festuca rubra, contain tormentil Potentilla erecta, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and wood sage Teucrium scorodonia. Scrub largely composed of common and western gorses Ulex europaeus and Ulex gallii, is confined to the upper slopes…

Castle Acre Common

…eadow saxifrage Saxifraga granulataa, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, tormentil Potentilla erecta and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile. The acidic flushes merge from the base of a bracken covered slope adare marked by a narrow band of vegetation dominated by bog mosses Sphagnum sp…

Wey Valley Meadows

…presence of other species is restricted, but narrow leaved water parsnip Berula erecta and gypsywort Lycopus europaeus dooccur. The wetter areas support water forget-me-not Myosotis scorpioides and bur reed Sparganium erectum. In places greater pond sedge Carex riparia is the dom…

Pig Hill

…ommon bent Agrostis capillaris and red fescue Festuca rubra, in which tormentil Potentilla erecta occurs. Due to the absence of grazing part of the site has become invaded by hawthorn Crataegus monogyna and gorse Ulex europaeus, whilst small thickets of young ash Fraxinus excelsi…

Froghall Meadow and Pastures

…such as heath grass Danthonia decumbens, betony Betonica officinalis, tormentil Potentilla erecta and devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis well represented. Other species found in this community are rare or uncommon in Staffordshire and include greater butterfly orchid Platanth…

Lower Hollins

… hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus, tormentil Potentilla erecta and common eyebright Euphrasia nemorosa. Also present are common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii, common twayblade Neottia ovata and the locally uncommon greater butterfly orchid…

Mavis Enderby Valley

…odoratum. Typical herbs are mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, tormentil Potentilla erecta and sheep’s sorrel Rumex acetosella with the locally scarce meadow saxifrage Saxifraga granulataa a feature. The most abundant mosses of a well developed community are Rhytidiadelphu…

Lord's Wood Meadows

…larger field has frequent heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata, tormentil Potentilla erecta, devil’s bit scabious, betony and meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria. This vegetation grades into spring line mire areas dominated by jointed rush Juncus articulatus, floating sweet gra…

Hallam Barn Grasslands

… oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare and yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor. Tormentil Potentilla erecta occurs more locally, with common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii occurring frequently in places. The southern section of the site is wetter where a small stream separates the two…

Farleton Knott

…field wood rush Luzula campestris, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and tormentil Potentilla erecta. In places bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus and heather Calluna vulgaris occur with bracken Pteridium aquilinum often invasive here.

Bugg's Hole Fen, Thelnetham

…ydrocotyle vulgaris, southern marsh orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa, tormentil Potentilla erecta and meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria. Tall fen vegetation occupies the low lying northern part of the site. The area is wet with a number of springs arising in the zone. Common reed P…

Noddle End

…s, bitter vetch Lathyrus montanus, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and tormentil Potentilla erecta. Springs emerging at the base of the slope support species rich flush communities dominated by rushes; soft rush Juncus effusus, jointed rush J. articulatus and hard rush J. inflexu…

Purewell Meadows

…za maculata ssp. ericetorum, the sedges Carex demissa and C. panicea, tormentil Potentilla erecta and marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris. Wetter areas along the lines of old drains are of great interest holding local marsh plants including marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre and…

Silverines Meadows

…, lady's bedstraw Galium verum, field wood rush Luzula campestris and tormentil Potentilla erecta. Outcrops of Spilsby Sandstone contain small pockets of soil which support early hair grass Aira praecox and the calcifuge moss Polytrichum juniperinum. The flushes and marshy areas…

Long Lye

…re of some soils and is reflected in the community by the presence of tormentil Potentilla erecta and autumn hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis. This contrasts with the west of the site where more calcareous soils host large populations of cowslip Primula veris. Flush communities …

Staddon Moor

…tes of the fen meadow community are meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, tormentil Potentilla erecta, devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis and greater bird’s foot trefoil Lotus pedunculatus. Also typically present are sneezewort Achillea ptarmica, saw wort Serratula tinctoria and …

Romsley Hill

…ag clover Trifolium dubium. Occasional calcifugous acidic species are tormentil Potentilla erecta, heath wood rush Luzula multiflora, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and sheep’s sorrel Rumex acetosella. Small areas conform to the meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis sub community, …

Nares Gladley Marsh

…s frequent are fool’s water cress Apium nodiflorum, lesser water parsnip Berula erecta, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria and marsh marigold Caltha palustris. Particularly notable species are greater tussock sedge Carex paniculata, common sedge C. nigra and bristle club rush Isolep…

Robbinetts

…s are heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, bitter vetch Lathyrus montanus, tormentil Potentilla erecta, sheep's sorrel Rumex acetosella and harebell Campanula rotundifolia. Dyer's greenweed Genista tinctoria, devil's bit Succisa pratensis and betony Betonica officinalis also occur. O…

Coed yr Allt-goch

…ebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum, tormentil Potentilla erecta and common valerian Valeriana officinalis, but these are all sparsely represented and the ground layer is typically of bent and fescue grasses Agrostis and Festuca with bracken Pteri…

Cors Bryn-y-Gaer

…le moor-grass Molinia caerulea, heath wood-rush Luzula multiflora and tormentil Potentilla erecta. More sedge-rich flushes, with abundant carnation sedge Carex panicea, frequent bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum and common cottongrass occur locally. Marshy grassland is common on…

Oughtershaw and Beckermonds

…s leaved heath Erica tetralix, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum and tormentil Potentilla erecta grow in association with bog mosses Sphagnum spp. and star moss Polytrichum commune. Other Information During the 1989 revision the boundary has been amended by both extensions and …

Gweunydd Crychell

…with the rush pasture are areas of purple moor-grass-tormentil Molinia caerulea-Potentilla erecta mire which characteristically has few associates. The southern part of the site is an extremely complex mosaic of acidic and purple moor-grass dominated grassland, in which mire and …

Caeau Caradog

…d by the presence of frequent devil's-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, tormentil Potentilla erecta and whorled caraway Carum verticillatum. The marshy grassland comprises areas of rush Juncus spp. pasture with open swards of purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea. Species associated w…

Llwyn y Celyn Wetland

…or-grass Molinia caerulea, devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis and tormentil Potentilla erecta are widespread. Lesser pond-sedge Carex acutiformis is unusually common. Eight other species of sedge have been recorded including common yellow-sedge Carex demissa, tawny sedge Care…

Avery's Pightle

…cies typical of more base poor grasslands become prevalent, including tormentil Potentilla erecta, devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis, smooth hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis and meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis. A total of 24 species of grass and 113 species of herb have…

Pant Cae Haidd

…bit scabious Succisa pratensis, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula, tormentil Potentilla erecta, betony Betonica officinalis, saw-wort Serratula tinctoria and lady’s mantle Alchemilla vulgaris. The fen meadow grades into base-rich flush vegetation which supports a similar range…

Parc Bodlondeb and Gwenallt-parc, Lixwm

…'-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, harebell Campanula rotundifolia and tormentil Potentilla erecta. The areas of heath are characterised by western gorse Ulex gallii with low growing heather Calluna vulgaris and bell heather Erica cinerea, and frequent salad burnet. Several uncomm…

Penllwyn-yr-Hendy

…is, deergrass Trichophorum cespitosum, petty whin Genista anglica and tormentil Potentilla erecta. Around the fringes of the small-sedge mire there are stands of taller vegetation dominated by sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus and purple moor-grass. Associated species here i…

Rhos Pant-tyle

… is the principal component. Growing within the purple moor-grass are tormentil Potentilla erecta, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, heather Calluna vulgaris, sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, heath rush Juncus squarrosus, heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia, bilberry Vaccinium my…

Rhos Penrhiw

…Nardus stricta predominate. Herbs are also frequent in the turf, with tormentil Potentilla erecta, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, betony Betonica officinalis and sheep’s sorrel Rumex acetosella being typically present. This type of grassland is more usually found in upland situ…

Railway Meadow, Langley

…nfluence of the glacial sands and gravels is shown by the presence of tormentil Potentilla erecta and betony Betonica officinalis.

Caeau Clochfaen-Isaf (Clochfaen-isaf Fields)

…fescues Festuca spp, with frequent heath wood-rush Luzula multiflora, tormentil Potentilla erecta and common sorrel Rumex acetosa. Old banks and ant hills support species such as dyer's greenweed Genista tinctoria, sheep's sorrel Rumex acetosella and mountain pansy Viola lutea. D…

Tyddyn-y-barcut

…cowslip Primula veris, common spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii and tormentil Potentilla erecta. hawthorn Crataegus monogyna bushes are scattered across parts of the site and there are several areas of dense bracken Pteridium aquilinum. Ash Fraxinus excelsior woodland and black…

Waun Goch, Penrhiw-Caradog

…s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, heath grass Danthonia decumbens and tormentil Potentilla erecta. Other species commonly found in this grassland include greater burnet Sanguisorba officinalis and pale sedge Carex pallescens. In places where there is some flushing of base-rich wa…

Woolcombe

…reensand slopes are dominated by common bent Agrostis capillaris with tormentil Potentilla erecta, devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis and field woodrush Luzula campestris prominent associated species.

Freshmoor

… caerulea surround the bog pools and provide a drier microhabitat for tormentil Potentilla erecta, cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia and gorse Ulex europaeus. Heather Calluna vulgaris is present only on the driest hummocks. As water moves aw…

Mapperton and Poorton Vales

…e short grazed turf, while naturally species-poor, includes the herbs tormentil Potentilla erecta, heath speedwell Veronica officinalis and common dog-violet Viola riviniana. It has a well developed bryophyte (mosses and liverworts) component. Anthills are a conspicuous feature a…

Goonhilly Downs

…ns and purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea. Associated species include tormentil Potentilla erecta, saw wort Serratula tinctoria, devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis and western gorse Ulex gallii. Common r…

Chapel Down (St. Martin's)

…al plant species in this wind pruned environment but also present are tormentil Potentilla erecta, common bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and English stonecrop Sedum anglicum. In addition the nationally rare orange bird’s foot Ornithopus pin…

Black Hill Down

…tuca rubra and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum with frequent tormentil Potentilla erecta and wood sage Teucrium scorodonia. Scrub of common gorse Ulex europaeus, blackthorn Prunus spinosa and wayfaring tree Viburnum lantana is also an important feature in parts of this s…

Chrome and Parkhouse Hills

…ime hating flora with species such as heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, tormentil Potentilla erecta and some more local species, such as moonwort Botrychium lunaria.

Morcombelake

…s typical of such grasslands including wood sage Teucrium scorodonia, tormentil Potentilla erecta, sheep’s sorrel Rumex acetosella, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and small amounts of devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis. The plateau slopes support gorse Ulex europaeus and oak …

Beeston Brook Pasture

…eld wood rush Luzula campestris with common knapweed Centaurea nigra, tormentil Potentilla erecta, devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis, betony Betonica officinalis, meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris, greater burnet Sanguisorba officinalis, selfheal Prunella vulgaris, pignut Co…

Little Royal Farm Pastures

…illa filicaulis spp. vestita, devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis, tormentil Potentilla erecta and red fescue Festuca rubra. Other characteristic neutral grassland species are autumn hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus, lesser hawkbit L. taraxac…

Greatwood and Cliff Copses

…e growing with grassland plants like common knapweed Centaurea nigra, tormentil Potentilla erecta and a great abundance of burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga. Interspersed through the grassland are small thickets of bramble Rubus fruticosus and gorse Ulex europaeus in whose sh…

Oxlow Rake

…m odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, tormentil Potentilla erecta and mountain pansy, including examples of the rarer blue flowered form. Disturbed areas of low heavy metal toxicity support a good calcareous grassland community of red fescue, swee…

Blacklaw Hill Mire

… typical of wet heath, including crossed-leaved heath Erica tetralix, tormentil Potentilla erecta, purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea, carnation sedge Carex panicea, marsh horsetail Equisetum palustre, devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis and common butterwort Pinguicula vulgar…

Glennasheevar

…rush Juncus effusus, hare's tail cottongrass Eriophorum vaginatum and tormentil Potentilla erecta. carnation sedge Carex panicea, star sedge Carex echinata and devils-bit scabious Succisa pratensis indicate more concentrated flushing over thinner peats. The liverwort Pleurozia pu…

Malham-Arncliffe

…also support several mountain and northern species, including alpine cinquefoil Potentilla crantzii, mountain avens Dryas octopetala and mountain everlasting Antennaria dioica. Neutral grassland occurs extensively, with fescues Festuca spp. and bent Agrostis spp., grasses, wild t…

Exmoor Coastal Heaths

…ing of mosaics of a mire community dominated by purple moor-grass and tormentil Potentilla erecta, and areas dominated by rushes Juncus effusus/acutiflorus. Star sedge Carex echinata and bog moss Sphagnum fallax are common associated species in some areas and marsh bedstraw Galiu…

Duddon Mosses

…arsh marigold Caltha palustris, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, tormentil Potentilla erecta, heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata sub sp. ericetorum, the bog moss Sphagnum palustre and Polytrichum commune growing in the hollows between the tussocks. Flushed areas have…

Inkpen and Walbury Hills

…ally at the top of the slope where heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and tormentil Potentilla erecta occur, with a large area of gorse scrub. Other plants include frequent ragwort, marsh thistle Cirsium palustre and common valerian Valeriana officinalis. This is an important area fo…

Naddle Forest

…ing changes in the ground flora so that bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus, tormentil Potentilla erecta and wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa become frequent. To the east on the more gentle slopes above the Naddle Beck are High Forest and Mirkside. Valley alder and small areas of as…

Dendles Wood

…., bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella, tormentil Potentilla erecta and herb robert Geranium robertianum. Bracken Pteridium aquilinum is scattered throughout, forming dense stands in places. In some parts, where drainage is impeded or seepage flushes…

Poors Common

…ids Dactylorhiza maculata, devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis and tormentil Potentilla erecta are locally abundant. In slightly more freely drained areas the cross leaved heath and heather are found in association with dwarf gorse Ulex minor and gorse Ulex europaeus. As the s…

Kennack to Coverack

…ry Fumaria bastardii, sea radish Raphanus maritimus, upright chickweed Moenchia erecta, Musk stork’s-bill Erodium moschatum and yellow bartsia Parentucellia viscosa. Semi-natural vegetation stretches inland from the dunes to the heathland of Goonhilly Downs. On the well-drained …

Stagmire Moss

…acidic habitat for such species as cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, tormentil Potentilla erecta and sheep's fescue Festuca ovina. The areas between the hummocks vary from bare mud to lawns of sedges and mosses. The sedges include the locally uncommon long stalked yellow sedge C…

Tintagel Cliffs

… Ulex gallii. Associated species include sheep’s-bit Jasione montana, tormentil Potentilla erecta and Dyer’s greenweed Genista tinctoria. Wetter areas support the uncommon yellow bartsia Parentucellia viscosa. The offshore islands, cliffs and coastal margins provide valuable bre…

Castle Down (Tresco)

…There are few other plant species within this wind pruned habitat but tormentil Potentilla erecta, common bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and English stonecrop Sedum anglicum also occur. Thrift Armeria maritima and buck’s horn plantain Plant…

Roydon Common

… sheep’s sorrel Rumex acetosella, harebell Campanula rotundifolia and tormentil Potentilla erecta. Several areas of marshy grassland are present where sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus is dominant. Marsh orchids are abundant and other interesting species include marsh penny…

Cornriggs Meadows

… fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea, bitter vetch Lathyrus montanus, tormentil Potentilla erecta and devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis. The pasture field supports a more acidophilous grassland community with mat grass Nardus stricta, bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus, common mil…

Caeau Heol y Llidiart-coch

…site, where typical species include meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, tormentil Potentilla erecta, devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis and purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea, together with a range of fine-leaved grasses and sedges including sweet-vernal grass Anthoxanthum odor…

Lough Navar Scarps and Lakes

…lorells. Characteristic herbs within the wet heath community include tormentil Potentilla erecta, heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia and heath bedstraw Galillm saxatile. Where deeper peats are widespread along the southern slopes of the site, blanket bog has developed forming…

Sulham and Tidmarsh Woods and Meadows

…s include harebell Campanula rotundifolia, fiddle dock Rumex pulcher, tormentil Potentilla erecta, lady's bedstraw Galium verum, betony Betonica officinalis and centaury Centaurium erythraea. The dog violet Viola canina occurred formerly and may still be present. The dry hummocks…

Killeter Forest and Bogs and Lakes

…are characterised by species such as bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus and tormentil Potentilla erecta with bell heather Erica cinerea present in the driest areas. Purple moor grass Molinia caerulea is characteristic of areas where there is some movement of water through the peats, ge…

Caldanagh Bog

…on dog violet Viola riviniana, devils-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, tormentil Potentilla erecta and heath speedwell Veronica officinalis. Two low hills associated with the esker ridge support small stands of rank bracken Pteridium aquilinum, gorse Ulex europaeus and hawthorn Cr…

Ellers Wood and Sand Dale

… here include heather Calluna vulgaris, bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus, tormentil Potentilla erecta, wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa and mountain everlasting Antennaria dioica. To the east of these banks a small area is dominated by purple moor grass Molinia caerulea and meado…

East Walton and Adcock's Common

… of heather Calluna vulgaris with harebell Campanula rotundifolia and tormentil Potentilla erecta. The majority of the hollows contain little or no open water but where standing water occurs there is a discrete community that includes bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh cinquef…

Essan Burn and Mullyfamore

… heath and is characterised by cross leaved heath Erica tetralix with tormentil Potentilla erecta, star sedge Carex echinata, bog myrtle Myrica gale and bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum. Purple moor grass Molinia caerulea is still prominent in this community. Frequently, these …

Cashel Loughs

…dstraw Galium palustre, creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera and marsh cinquefoil Potentilla palustris. In places the swamp is backed by a species rich fen that includes such species as reed canary grass Phalaris aruninacea, yellow iris Iris pseudacorus, water mint Mentha aquatica,…

Smulgedon

…al species associated with fen meadow vegetation at Smulgedon include tormentil Potentilla erecta, devils-bit scabious Succissa pratensis, carnation sedge Carex panicea, sharp flowered rush Juncus acutuflorus, heather Calluna vulgaris, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula, tawny …

Scraghy

…dow vegetation at Scraghy include purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, tormentil Potentilla erecta, devils-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, heather Calluna vulgaris, bog pimpernel Anagallis tenetla, selfheal Prunella vulgaris, carnation sedge Carex panicea, tawny sedge Carex hostia…

Oak Tree Farm Meadows

…nfluence of the glacial sands and gravels is shown by the presence of tormentil Potentilla erecta and betony Betonica officinalis. The valley side grades into a small area of the heath grass Danthonia decumbens variant of the neutral grassland community characterised by crested d…

Fritton Common

…urple moor grass Molinia caerulea, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and tormentil Potentilla erecta. Wetter areas, on low lying ground with impeded drainage, are characterised by abundant soft rush Juncus effusus, fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica and hairy sedge Carex hirta. Neutral …

Hainton Sheepwalk

… ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, tormentil Potentilla erecta, common cat's ear Hypochaeris radicata, common dog violet Viola riviniana and sheep's sorrel Rumex acetosella are present. The northwestern aspect of the slope encourages an abundanc…

Hare's Down, Knowstone & Rackenford Moors

… dwarf-shrub heath, to more diverse heathland communities with common tormentil Potentilla erecta, heath grass, saw wort Serratula tinctoria, sneezewort Achillea ptarmica, bell heather Erica cinerea, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, velvet bent Agrostis canina, sheep’s fescue Fe…

Hutton Roof Crags

… sandwort Minuartia verna, squinancywort Asperula cynanchica, spring cinquefoil Potentilla tabernaemontani, fly orchid Ophrys insectifera and mountain everlasting Antennaria dioica. Limited patches of basic heath occur in mosaic with calcareous grassland and are dominated by heat…

Yare Broads and Marshes

…heath grass Danthonia decumbens, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum and tormentil Potentilla erecta. Open water habitats are well represented in the middle stretches of the Yare. There are several broads but most are directly connected to the nutrient rich waters in the main river…

Highclere Park

…ris, purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, mat grass Nardus stricta and tormentil Potentilla erecta, whilst the calcicoles element comprises dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba subsp. minor and large thyme Thymu…

Caeau Llety-cybi

…tus, cat's ear Hypochaeris radicata, heath-grass Danthonia decumbens, tormentil Potentilla erecta, burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga and pignut Conopodium majus are especially abundant. Uncommon species include greater butterfly-orchid Platanthera chlorantha, ivy-leaved bellf…

Fachwen Isaf

…as, as are sheep’s-fescue Festuca ovina, common sedge Carex nigra and tormentil Potentilla erecta. A loose bryophyte carpet is present beneath, with neat feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum and pointed spear-moss Calliergonell cuspidatum among the more common species. In the no…

Armadale Gorge

…irch woods, containing species such as blaeberry Vaccinium myrtillus, tormentil Potentilla erecta, male fern Dryopteris filix-mas and wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella. Subalpine dry heath Herb-rich heather Calluna vulgaris and bearberry Arctostaphylos uva-ursi dry heath is exception…

Watlington and Pyrton Hills

…ed base poor soils. The flora here includes heather Calluna vulgaris, tormentil Potentilla erecta and sheep's sorrel Rumex acetosella occurring amongst scrub consisting of hawthorn, blackthorn, gorse, silver birch and raspberry. Watlington and Pyrton Hills are also notable for lo…

Hallsenna Moor

…lude cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus, tormentil Potentilla erecta, hare's tail cotton grass Eriophorum vaginatum, crowberry Empetrum nigrum and colonies of heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata spp. ericetorum and associated hybrids. The large…

Dolorgan Barn

… Where the brown earths are more base-poor, these swards also contain tormentil Potentilla erecta, carnation sedge Carex caryophyllea and devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis. The major constituents of the acidic swards at Cwmsaise are common bent, Yorkshire-fog, sweet vernal-g…

Cwm Glo a Glyndyrys

…l is suggested by the presence of heath-grass Danthonia decumbens and tormentil Potentilla erecta, whilst, in places flushing is indicated by quaking-grass Briza media and great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis. Elsewhere on the site, the landscape is more open, with pastures separ…

Epping Forest

…ium saxatile, petty whin Genista anglica, slender rush Juncus tenuis, tormentil Potentilla erecta and ling Calluna vulgaris. Sunshine Plain supports one of only very few examples of wet dwarf shrub heath remaining in Essex and the London area. This contains both ling and cross le…

Loughrigg Fell Flushes

… marshy grassland dominated by purple moor grass Molinia caerulea and tormentil Potentilla erecta, where abundant viviparous fescue Festuca vivipara also occurs with bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum and cross leaved heath Erica tetralix. Running through this area are several s…

Tarn Moss

…luding wild angelica Angelica sylvestris, water mint Mentha aquatica, tormentil Potentilla erecta and heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata spp. ericetorum. Drier areas of grassland tend to be dominated by common bent Agrostis capillarisor in damper places by mat grass Nardu…

South Exmoor

… On Brightworthy Barrows, wet heath grades into a purple moor-grass -tormentil Potentilla erecta dominated mire community. The wet heaths also grade into damp lowland heath of the western gorse -bristle bent type Ulex gallii - Agrostis curtisii which is dominated by mixtures of …

Roecliffe Manor Lawns

…tus. Distinctive herbs typical of such grassland communities, such as tormentil Potentilla erecta, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia, bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, field wood rush Luzula campe…

Rathlin Island - Kinramer South

…ude ling Calluna vulgaris, devils-bit scabious Succissa pratensis and tormentil Potentilla erecta. Where it grows in a shorter turf, associated species include ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata, eyebright Euphrasia officinalis, field woodrush Luzula campestris and birdsfoot tr…

East Lizard Heathlands

…hoenus nigricans and purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea with frequent tormentil Potentilla erecta, saw wort Serratula tinctoria, western gorse Ulex gallii, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis and lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica. Wavy St John’s-…

Spadeadam Mires

… leaved heath, heather and bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus are abundant. Tormentil Potentilla erecta and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile grow amongst the Molinia tussocks. Sphagnum species are frequent, including widespread S. papillosum and S. capillifolium. Sphagnum magellanicum an…

Standridge Farm Pasture

…scula, saw wort Serratula tinctoria, common knapweed Centaurea nigra, tormentil Potentilla erecta, dyer’s greenweed Genista tinctoria, meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris and selfheal Prunella vulgaris.

Woodwalton Fen

… Molinia caerulea with ling Calluna vulgaris, bog myrtle Myrica gale, tormentil Potentilla erecta and the saw sedge Cladium mariscus. A further swamp community is dominated by purple small reed Calamagrostis epigejos. Mixed fen covers a significant part of the site. This vegetati…

Gwaun Llwyn-gwyn

…n hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, tormentil Potentilla erecta, sheep’s sorrel Rumex acetosella and devil's-bit scabious Succisa pratensis are all locally frequent. Patches of western gorse Ulex gallii occur on the drier ridges, and less common …

Shaw Meadow & Sea Pasture

…s within the associated acid grasslands are red fescue Festuca rubra, tormentil Potentilla erecta, field wood rush and harebell, with dyer's greenweed Genista tinctoria occurring in the furrows. Wetter zones in this community support carnation sedge Carex panicea and creeping wil…

Allendale Moors

…ush Juncus squarrosus with mat grass Nardus stricta, wavy hair grass, tormentil Potentilla erecta and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile. Locally mat grass replaces heath rush as the dominant plant. Acidic flushes are abundant throughout the area. These are commonly dominated by sof…

Hen-allt Common

…eroides autumnalis, common bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus and tormentil Potentilla erecta. The slopes are dissected in several places by small gullies supporting spring-fed mire communities which are characterised by species such as quaking-grass, glaucous sedge, tawny se…

Caeau Pant-y-Bryn

… thistle, whorled caraway, devil's-bit scabious Succisa pratensis and tormentil Potentilla erecta. Variable amounts of ericaceous shrubs such as cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix are present, with petty whin Genista anglica occurring rarely. A substantial area of short purple moo…

Carrine Common & Penwethers

…nities largely dominated by purple moor-grass, together with abundant tormentil Potentilla erecta, sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, wild angelica Angelica sylvestris, hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum and Sphagnum bog mosses. The rich sed…

Rhosydd Castell-du & Plas-y-bettws

… Molinia caerulea. Other common species include devil's-bit scabious, tormentil Potentilla erecta, heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia and lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica. petty whin is locally frequent throughout. Much of the western (Castell-du) part of the site is dominated …

Betton Dingle and Gulley Green

…heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, heath speedwell Veronica officinalis, tormentil Potentilla erecta and bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus. The hay meadows have a flora which includes cowslip Primula veris, common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii, common twayblade Neottia ovata, oxeye…

Rhosydd Llanddona

…ydd are more species-rich and include heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, tormentil Potentilla erecta and marsh lousewort Pedicularis palustris. Areas of wet heath support abundant cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, heather and western gorse, together with purple moor grass and creep…

Upper Nantserth Pasture

…num recurvum, velvet bent Agrostis canina, star sedge Carex echinata, tormentil Potentilla erecta and marsh violet. Slightly raised banks support a dry grassland community dominated by sheep’s-fescue and common bent Agrostis capillaris, with frequent heath bedstraw Galium saxatil…

Rhos Cwmderw

… and frequent sheep’s-fescue Festuca ovina, mat grass Nardus stricta, tormentil Potentilla erecta, carnation sedge Carex panicea and tawny sedge Carex hostiana throughout. Meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum is rare but a range of other characteristic plants occur locally, including…

Cligga Head

…include common dog violet Viola riviniana, wild carrot Daucus carota, tormentil Potentilla erecta, the rare plant species, hairy greenweed Genista pilosa, and the local pale heath violet Viola lactea. Another rare plant species, Cornish eyebright Euphrasia vigursii has also been …

Abney & Bretton Cloughs

…exuosa, common bent Agrostis capillaris, mat grass Nardus stricta and tormentil Potentilla erecta. Bracken Pteridium aquilinum is dominant over considerable areas and is associated in places with dense hawthorn Crataegus monogyna scrub. Some of the grasslands are particularly spe…

Deadman

…ies found at Deadman including heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia, tormentil Potentilla erecta and lesser butterfly orchid Platanthera bifolia. In places this wet heath has undergone a transition to birch Betula sp. and willow Salix sp. carr. This provides an important habitat…

Drumlougher Lough

…us, through floating rafts of bottle sedge Carex rostrata with marsh cinquefoil Potentilla palustris, water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium, to higher ground with heath vegetation. Within the rich fen c…

East Ruston Common

…tis capillaris and wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa with frequent tormentil Potentilla erecta, common milkwort Polygala vulgaris, sheep’s sorrel Rumex acetosella and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile. Heather Calluna vulgaris is present in places. Much of the grassland is invade…

Frondeg

…ong drainage lines, wet grassland communities with purple moor-grass, tormentil Potentilla erecta and wild angelica Angelica sylvestris have developed. Other species present here include cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, deer-grass Trichophoru…

Pen-y-graig-goch

…en-meadow, lacking heathy species. Some marshy grassland has frequent tormentil Potentilla erecta and grasses such as sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, velvet bent Agrostis canina and Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus, but lacks plants characteristic of fen-meadow. Whorled car…

Blackwater Valley

…pillaris, common knapweed, bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus and tormentil Potentilla erecta. A variety of herbs is found, including a number of species typical of such grassland, for example betony Betonica officinalis, pignut Conopodium majus, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispi…

Fair Head and Murlough Bay

… Molinia caerulea with frequent bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh cinquefoil Potentilla palustris, cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, heather Calluna vulgaris and bog myrtle Myrica gale. Sedges are also well represented in the sward, primarily bottle sedge Carex rostrata, star…

Afon Eden - Cors Goch Trawsfynydd

…assland. This vegetation is distinguished by the presence of frequent tormentil Potentilla erecta and heath-grass Danthonia decumbens. Areas of more acidic grassland characterised by frequent heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina occur locally. Much of t…

Caeau Cefn Cribwr

…purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea, which is generally accompanied by tormentil Potentilla erecta, devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, carnation sedge Carex panicea, and grasses such as sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and velvet bent Agrostis canina. Creeping willow …

Ballynagross Lower

…h pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, bottle sedge Carex rostrata, marsh cinquefoil Potentilla palustris, marsh bedstraw Galium palustre, lesser water parsnip Berula erecta, marsh marigold Caltha palustris, water dock Rumex hydrolapathum and creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera. These …

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