Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Fair Head and Murlough Bay

…cans, lesser clubmoss Selaginella selaginoides and common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris. To the south-east of the plateau, a third Lough, Lough Fadden, lies in undulating topography primarily surrounded by wet heath communities. The catchment of the lough is small with the outfl…

Sloughan and Willmount Glens

…tions, with wood avens Geum urbanum, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa and primrose Primula vulgaris found throughout this area. Willmount Glen consists of both woodland associated with the steep river glen, and species-rich wet grassland grading into heath on the upper south-facing …

Yardley Chase

…iated species such as wood sedge Carex sylvatica, bugle Ajuga reptans, primrose Primula vulgaris and male fern Dryopteris filix-mas. Bramble Rubus spp. is locally abundant. Modified stands still retain ground flora species characteristically associated with ancient woodland such …

Hense Moor Meadows

…of other herb and grass species are present, including lady’s mantle Alchemilla vulgaris, cowslip Primula veris, common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii, green winged orchid Anacamptis morioand quaking grass Briza media, all local species in Devon. Corky fruited water dropwort…

Inkpen and Walbury Hills

…t Polygala calcarea, woolly thistle Cirsium eriophorum and dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, which are now becoming rare in the county due to the loss of suitable chalk grassland habitat. Much of the grassland is kept closely grazed, generally by sheep, producing a close turf in whi…

Edwardstone Woods

…und flora in Couper’s Wood is rich and varied. Species present include primrose Primula vulgaris, self heal Prunella vulgaris, figwort Scrophularia nodosa, hedge woundwort Stachys sylvatica, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and cuckoo pint Arum maculatum. Other areas are similar to …

Barton Bushes

…ablished as a resident of the site. This is a species that depends upon cowslip Primula veris or primrose Primula vulgaris growing in a semi shaded location. The transitional character of the site with plentiful scrub edge provides ideal conditions for this species. The small blu…

Twinhills Woods and Meadows

…num, yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon, wood avens Geum urbanum, primrose Primula vulgaris, goldilocks buttercup Ranunculus auricomus, pignut Conopodium majus, early and common dog violet Viola reichenbachiana and Viola riviniana, lords and ladies Arum maculatum, enchanter'…

Kentwell Woods

…us. The woods comprising this SSSI span the boundary of the area in which oxlip Primula elatior replaces primrose Primula vulgaris so that some woods contain oxlip but no primrose, others primrose but no oxlip whilst a few contain both species. In areas where the elm has died the…

Hardwick Wood

… The ancient core of the site is ash field maple woodland containing both oxlip Primula elatior and primrose Primula vulgaris, a woodland type which is nationally restricted in distribution to small parts of Cambridgeshire, Suffolk and Essex where the oxlip and primrose woods ove…

Swinstead Valley

… C. glomerata, pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis, carline thistle Carlina vulgaris, cowslip Primula veris, common milkwort Polygala vulgaris and common centaury Centaurium erythraea occur. Mosses such as Ctenidium molluscum, Campylium chrysophyllum and Pseudoscleropodium pu…

Purbeck Ridge (West)

…n the lower, moister slopes, ramsons Allium ursinum, are dominant with primrose Primula vulgaris, cuckoo pint Arum maculatum, lesser celandine Ficaria verna, wood sedge Carex sylvatica and wood melick Melica uniflora. Dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis tends to dominate the drier…

Hales and Shadwell Woods

…og's mercury Mercurialis perennis, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta and oxlip Primula elatior, a nationally uncommon plant confined to woods over Chalky Boulder Clay in East Anglia. meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria is abundant in the wetter areas. sanicle Sanicula europaea and b…

Haugh and Gundale Slacks

…uropaea, sweet woodruff Galium odoratum, herb paris Paris quadrifolia, primrose Primula vulgaris, early purple orchid Orchis mascula and greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha. Elsewhere there are stands of mixed coppice in which field maple Acer campestre occurs, giving…

Chippenham Fen and Snailwell Poor's Fen

…Parnassus Parnassia palustris and the locally rare common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris, plus fen pondweed Potamogeton coloratus in wet hollows created by past peat cutting. Dense and invasive scattered scrub has developed and includes such species as guelder rose Viburnum opulu…

Pan Beck Fen

…dge Carex panicea, marsh valerian Valeriana dioica, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris and bird's eye primrose Primula farinosa. These tussocks form the habitat for the narrow leaved marsh orchid and are an outstanding feature of the site providi…

Rushbeds Wood and Railway Cutting

…a, yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon, sanicle Sanicula europaea, primrose Primula vulgaris, moschatel Adoxa moschatellina and wood speedwell Veronica montana. Many of these are more abundant in the rides where, in the wetter areas and particularly alongside the streams, add…

Waresley Wood

…perennis and bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta with distinct areas of primrose Primula vulgaris on the drier Greensand areas and a notable population of oxlip Primula elatior on the wetter Boulder Clay areas. The early purple orchid Orchis mascula and early and common dog violet…

Ripon Parks

… is of interest for its bog rush Schoenus nigricans, with butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris, marsh valerian Valeriana dioica, saw wort Serratula tinctoria and bird's eye primrose Primula farinosa. The wetlands are also important for amphibians, both smooth and great crested newt Li…

Berriedale Cliffs

…lvestris, sorrel Rumex acetosa, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta and primrose Primula vulgaris. The maritime heath at the site is dominated by heather Calluna vulgaris and bell heather Erica cinerea but also has a good range of other plant species such as sheep’s fescue Festuca…

Frithy and Chadacre Wood

…issima are found in Frithy Wood. The site lies within the distribution of oxlip Primula elatior and all three woods contain this species but lack primrose Primula vulgaris. There are many other woodland floor plants including early purple orchid Orchis mascula, twayblade Neottia …

Wendlebury Meads and Mansmoor Closes

…llea ptarmica, common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, adder's tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum, green winged orchid Anacamptis morio, common milkwort Polygala vulgaris, cowslip Primula veris and saw wort Serratula tinctoria. Plants confined to the …

Kings and Bakers Wood and Heaths

…eristic of the former heath vegetation have survived, including heather Calluna vulgaris and bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus, a county rarity. On the wetter clay the ground flora is predominantly primrose Primula vulgaris, dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis, yellow archangel Lamias…

Hollybush Pastures

…n hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus, primrose Primula vulgaris, pignut Conopodium majus, bugle Ajuga reptans, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, mouse-ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, selfheal Prunella vulgaris and devil's-bit scabious Succisa p…

Marsett Rigg

… pasture such as betony Betonica officinalis, water avens Geum rivale, primrose Primula vulgaris, globe flower Trollius europaeus, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa and wood buttercup Ranunculus auricomus. Orchids are well represented, with substantial populations of twayblade Neott…

Hunshaw Wood

…hys sylvatica occur, together with early-purple orchid Orchis mascula, primrose Primula vulgaris and yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon. On drier ground higher up the valley side, bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus and heather Calluna vulgaris are abundant, with common cow-wheat M…

Beinn Freiceadain and Ben Dorrery

…ry dwarf-shrub heath occurs on steep slopes and is dominated by heather Calluna vulgaris and bell heather Erica cinerea, bearberry Arctostaphylos uva-ursi with a range of associated small flowering plants including primrose Primula vulgaris, white clover Trifolium repens, harebel…

Potton Wood

…wood millet Milium effusum, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa and a colony of oxlip Primula elatior, a national rarity which occurs here on the extreme edge of its range in Europe, in association with primrose Primula vulgaris and primrose oxlip hybrids. Other species uncommon in the…

Holne Woodlands

…y varied, with sanicle Sanicula europaea, woodruff Galium odoratum and primrose Primula vulgaris growing on the more base-rich soils, and with common cow-wheat Melampyrum pratense, bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus, heather Calluna vulgaris and bramble Rubus fruticosus more common on …

Purbeck Ridge (East)

…nd abundant herbs include lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, carline thistle Carlina vulgaris and bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus. Herbs with spreading rosettes that are able to persist in the overtopping sward include primrose Primula vulgaris, dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule and…

Annacramph Meadows

…lavescens, adders tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum and, of particular note, cowslip Primula veris. The site contains the largest, and probably the only surviving, colony of this species in County Armagh. The hybrid between cowslip and primrose Primula vulgaris is also present. Hedges…

De Porth Sain Ffraid / St Bride's Bay South

…ritima, sea plantain Plantago maritima, red fescue Festuca rubra, sea beet Beta vulgaris, sea campion Silene uniflora and common scurvygrass Cochlearia officinalis. Shorter turf supports buck’s-horn plantain Plantago coronopus, English stonecrop Sedum anglicum, rock sea-spurrey S…

Amat Wood

…munis present. The ground flora in the pinewood is dominated by heather Calluna vulgaris, blaeberry Vaccinium myrtillus, cowberry Vaccinium vitis-idaea and lush woodland mosses, including some Sphagnum mosses. Heather, blaeberry, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, wood sorrel Oxalis …

Dancersend

… media, glaucous and spring sedges Carex flacca and Carex caryophyllea, cowslip Primula veris, germander speedwell Veronica chamaedrys, larger wild thyme Thymus pulegioides, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, hairy violet Viola hirta, wild basil Clinopodium vulgare, marjo…

Watersmeet

…exhibits a range of communities, from the dry, acid areas where heather Calluna vulgaris, bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus, common cow-wheat Melampyrum pratense and wavy hair-grass Deschampsia flexuosa are common; to more base-rich areas with dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis, sanic…

Sheepland Coast

… the saltmarsh and shingle beaches and are generally dominated by sea beet Beta vulgaris ssp. maritimus, silverweed Potentilla anserina, common scurvygrass Cochlearia officinalis and curled dock Rumex crispus. Maritime communities along Sheepland Coast extend inland from the shor…

Migdale Rock

…rags. The characteristic pinewood ground flora comprises mainly heather Calluna vulgaris and blaeberry Vaccinium myrtillus, with cowberry Vaccinium vitis-idaea, lesser twayblade Neottia cordata and creeping lady’s-tresses Goodyera repens. Mosses are locally rich within the ground…

Great Wood & Dodd's Grove

…und flora with common cow wheat Melampyrum pratense found locally. ling Calluna vulgaris and bracken Pteridium aquilinum grow in small heathy areas, with devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis, the uncommon Slender St. John's wort Hypericum pulchrum, betony Betonica officinalis, …

Buinach and Glenlatterach

… of greater woodrush Luzula sylvatica with hard fern Blechnum spicant, primrose Primula vulgaris, yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum, sanicle Sanicula europaea, woodruff Galium odoratum and opposite-leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium. On the upper slopes, the …

Pentridge Down

…rbs able to compete with the grasses are abundant, such as dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria, burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga, fairy flax Linum catharticum and lady’s bedstraw Galium verum. Herbs with spreading rosettes that are frequent in t…

Harbottle Moors

…ed blanket bog and valley mire. Sandstone ridges are covered by heather Calluna vulgaris with, locally, crowberry Empetrum nigrum, bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus and bracken Pteridium aquilinum. In the north where Barrow Scar is being eroded by the River Coquet to produce a scree, …

Bradfield Woods

…neath mature coppice with areas of bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, primrose Primula vulgaris, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa and wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella. Bracken glades have developed on sand lenses and woodland clearings beneath scattered silver birch and hawthorn. Else…

St. Leonard's Forest

…suckle Lonicera periclymenum, with bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, primrose Primula vulgaris and common violet Viola riviniana. At Lilybeds there is a large colony of wild lily of the valley Convallaria majalis. In the more open areas of woodland and along the rides in the …

Hedenham Wood

…um hirsutum, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, sanicle Sanicula europaea, primrose Primula vulgaris and water mint Mentha aquatica. Despite recent replanting with oak and ash in the north and incomplete coppice recoverythere, the vegetation types described above are still discernibl…

Kisdon Force Woods

…g's mercury Mercurialis perennis, false brome Brachypodium sylvaticum, primrose Primula vulgaris, sanicle Sanicula europaea and wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella. Seepage areas on the valley sides support opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium and wild angelic…

Out Wood

…bellflower Campanula trachelium, sanicle Sanicula europaea, columbine Aquilegia vulgaris, sweet violet Viola odorata, early dog violet Viola reichenbachiana, twayblade Neottia ovata, broad leaved helleborine Epipactis helleborine and greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chloranth…

Norton Wood

…us agg. dominates the ground flora over much of the wood with frequent primrose Primula vulgaris, honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum and wood anemone Anemone nemorosa. dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis is dominant in the less acidic areas where boulder clay is at the surface. The…

Scar Closes, Kisdon Side

…erneri, wild thyme Thymus praecox, early purple orchid Orchis mascula, primrose Primula vulgaris and cowslip P. veris, quaking grass Briza media, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium and two uncommon alpine species; mountain everlasting Antennaria dioica and alpine bistort P…

Knockninny Hill

… 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 Cirriphyllum piliferum, Eurhyn…

Jack Scout

…dy’s tresses Spiranthes spiralis and local species such as dropwort Filipendula vulgaris and carline thistle Carlina vulgaris. On the deeper soils at Jack Scout, derived from loess deposits over the calcareous bedrocks, two further communities have developed. The first is a spec…

Dunbeath to Sgaps Geo

…scue, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, sea plantain Plantago maritima and primrose Primula vulgaris can be found further from the coast or in more sheltered spots. Taller plants that can tolerate high levels of salt, including wild carrot Daucus carota and sea mayweed Tripleurosperm…

Kellas Oakwood

…enrichment and flushing gives rise to a slightly richer community with primrose Primula vulgaris and bugle Ajuga reptans. On the upper slopes oak is scarce, being replaced by birch over a field layer dominated by the Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and bracken Pteridium aquilinum. S…

Rye Street Meadows

…s have been found and these include, as well as those mentioned above, primrose Primula vulgaris, devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis and adder’s tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum all of which are scarce in Worcestershire. They are also important for their large population of south…

Hang Wood

…his mascula is locally abundant, with typical woodland species such as primrose Primula vulgaris, wood sedge Carex sylvatica and yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon frequent. On gentler slopes on higher ground the structure of the wood becomes high forest with standards of oa…

Freeholders Wood

… flora throughout with an abundance of spring flowering plants such as primrose Primula vulgaris, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, common, early and hairy dog violets Viola riviniana, Viola reichenbachiana and …

Millington Wood and Pastures

…th local abundance of characteristic chalk species such as dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, bloody crane’s bill Geranium sanguineum, rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria, devil’s …

Fivehead Woods and Meadow

… typical woodland flora present includes herb paris Paris quadrifolia, primrose Primula vulgaris, goldilocks buttercup Ranunculus auricomus, sanicle Sanicula europaea, common dog violet Viola riviniana and early dog violet Viola reichenbachiana, woodruff Galium odoratum, lords an…

White Park Bay

…and common sedge Carex nigra, together with small quantities of heather Calluna vulgaris. Wet pockets support a variety of communities ranging from mono-dominant stands of yellow iris Iris pseudacorus to more species-rich marshy grassland, dominated by meadow sweet Filipendula ul…

Orlestone Forest

…loor supports bramble Rubus fruticosus, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, primrose Primula vulgaris and yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon. A large number of the scarcest species of invertebrate feed specifically on the foliage of several of the broadleaved trees and shrubs, th…

Pulham Market Big Wood

…es sanicle Sanicula europaea, yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon, primrose Primula vulgaris, hairy wood rush Luzula pilosa, wood melick Melica uniflora and yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum. Small stands of the ash maple variant of pedunculate oak–hornbeam woodland, wet as…

Hoplands Wood

…hid Platanthera chlorantha and soft shield fern Polystichum setiferum, primrose Primula vulgaris, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa and woodruff Galium odoratum all occur in quantity. Of two hundred species of moths recorded the Buttoned Snout Hypena rostralis is notable. Breeding …

Abbey Wood, Flixton

…, yellow archangel Lamiastrun galeobdolon, wood millet Milium effusum, primrose Primula vulgaris, ramsons Allium ursinum, broad helleborine Epipactis helleborine and the rare thin spiked wood sedge Carex strigosa. The woods have a long and varied history ranging from the medieval…

Balsham Wood

…r Clay and contains a rich assemblage of plants including a population of oxlip Primula elatior, a species which is restricted to a few sites in eastern England. The woodland is dominated by coppice of ash Fraxinus excelsior and field maple Acer campestre with hazel Corylus avell…

Bevercotes Park

…herb flora containing many species typical of ancient woodland such as primrose Primula vulgaris, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, sanicle Sanicula europaea, yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon, broad helleborine Epipactis helleborine, early purple orchid Orchis mascula and her…

Little Paxton Wood

…reas of the wood the vegetation is a complex mosaic of species such as primrose Primula vulgaris, pale wood violet Viola reichenbachiana, wood sedge Carex sylvatica, wood avens Geum urbanum, sanicle Sanicula europaea, wood spurge Euphorbia amygdaloides, herb paris Paris quadrifol…

Waterperry Wood

…ing wood spurge Euphorbia amygdaloides, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, primrose Primula vulgaris, common figwort Scrophularia nodosa, hairy wood rush Luzula pilosa, wood sedge Carex sylvatica and remote sedge Carex remota. The ground flora over many of the rides consists of tufte…

Titsal Wood, Shadingfield

…nteresting species include common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii, primrose Primula vulgaris, Wood Bitter cress Cardamine flexuosa and the rare Thin spiked wood sedge Carex strigosa. A wide ride bisects the wood. This has a distinctive flora that includes creeping soft grass …

Lords Wood and Pasture

…og's mercury Mercurialis perennis, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, primrose Primula vulgaris, woodruff Galium odoratum, enchanter's nightshade Circaea lutetiana, wood melick Melica uniflora, wood sedge Carex sylvatica, ramsons Allium ursinum and false brome Brachypodium sylva…

Sparkford Wood

… calcareous to acid. The woodland has a large population of homostyle primroses Primula vulgaris which have been the subject of some classic genetic studies. These plants are unique in that they represent a self fertile form of a normally self sterile species and they are of inte…

Salcey Forest

…lous sedge Carex pendula, enchanter’s nightshade Circaea lutetiana and primrose Primula vulgaris. A number of locally rare plants occur, such as thin spiked wood sedge Carex strigosa and bird’s nest orchid Neottia nidus-avis. The abundance of ferns is a notable feature of the lea…

Tilehill Wood

…luebells Hyacinthoides non-scripta are found throughout the wood, but primroses Primula vulgaris are associated with the eastern of two smaller areas of ash woodland. The pools and mires within the woodland are generally dystrophic nutrient poor and species poor, but one pool on …

Marsland to Clovelly Coast

…m on walls and outcrops, burnet rose Rosa spinosissima, carline thistle Carlina vulgaris and spring squill Scilla verna. The nationally scarce rock sea-lavender Limonium binervosum and Portland spurge Euphorbia portlandica occur on the cliffs. In places the grassland gives way t…

Tindall Wood, Ditchingham

…perennis is dominant with enchanter’s nightshade Circaea lutetiana and primrose Primula vulgaris. Other species include wood melick Melica uniflora, stinking iris Iris foetidissima, herb paris Paris quadrifolia, ramsons Allium ursinum, greater butterfly Orchid Platanthera chloran…

Wickenby Wood

…ris quadrifolia is associated with bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, primrose Primula vulgaris and wood anemone Anemone nemorosa. The wet rides are particularly species rich with sedges, rushes and plants typical of wet clay such as ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, common fleab…

Lough Scolban

… species in the ground flora include wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and primrose Primula vulgaris, which are frequently accompanied by herb Robert Geranium robertianum, common dog violet Viola riviniana, sanicle Sanicula europaea, ivy Hedera helix, wood avens Geum urbanum and fals…

Ramsey's Burn Wood

… Agrostis capillaris and tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, with primrose Primula vulgaris, sanicle Sanicula europaea, wild strawberry Fragaria vesca and ramsons Allium ursinum. toothwort Lathraea squamaria has also been recorded in the wood. On the acid soils of the upper …

Mollen Woods

…cespitosa, water avens Geum rivale, wood sanicle Sanicula europaea and primrose Primula vulgaris. Of particular interest, a locally uncommon plant, adder's tongue fern Ophioglossum vulgatum, occurs in some flushes. The woods contain a number of lichens indicative of ancient woodl…

Lodore - Troutdale Woods

…ria vesca, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, sanicle Sanicula europaea, primrose Primula vulgaris and woodruff Galium odoratum. A number of rare vascular plant species occur in the woods, particularly wood fescue Festuca altissima, soft shield fern Polystichum setiferum and forked…

Florence Court

…herbs include wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, woodruff Galium odoratum, primrose Primula vulgaris, sanicle Sanicula europaea, wood avens Geum urbanum and enchanter’s nightshade Circaea lutetiana, with ivy Hedera helix also an important component of the ground flora. A number of o…

Ellers Wood and Sand Dale

…is perennis, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, sanicle Sanicula europaea, primrose Primula vulgaris and locally ramsons Allium ursinum and a population of herb paris Paris quadrifolia. In the wetter situations species such as marsh marigold Caltha palustris, yellow flag Iris pseuda…

Low Wood

…cludes opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, primrose Primula vulgaris, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria and a variety of ferns including oak fern Gymnocarpium dryopteris, beech fern Phegopteris connectilis, soft shield fern Polystichum setiferum, male fe…

Treswell Wood

…luding sweet woodruff Asperula odorata, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, primrose Primula vulgaris, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, herb paris Paris quadrifolia, early purple orchid Orchis mascula and other woodland orchids. Additional interest is provided by the presence of woodlan…

Meathop Woods and Quarry

…e ramsons Allium ursinum, wood false brome Brachypodium sylvaticum and primrose Primula vulgaris are locally frequent. Other species present include early purple orchid Orchis mascula, butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha and herb paris Paris quadrifolia. The steep slopes on t…

Marlbank

… bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, herb Robert Geranium robertianum, primrose Primula vulgaris, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum. The lower slopes continue to have an ash Fraxinus excelsior canopy with a hazel Corylus avellana understory, bu…

Whitecliff Bay and Bembridge Ledges

…d flora is generally poor but includes stinking iris Iris foetidissima, primose Primula vulgaris, hart's tongue fern Asplenium scolopendrium and male fern Dryopteris filix-mas. The presence of these successional vegetation types on these cliffs is of considerable scientific inter…

Warks Burn Woodland

…ina, lesser celandine Ficaria verna, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa and primrose Primula vulgaris. More base rich soils support an abundance of ramsons Allium ursinum or dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis together with melancholy thistle Cirsium heterophyllum, sanicle Sanicula eur…

Blackslee

…ious Succisa pratensis, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula, selfheal Prunella vulgaris, marsh ragwort Senecio aquaticus, meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris, marsh horsetail Equisetum palustre, carnation sedge Carex panicea, tawny sedge Carex hostiana and glaucous sedge Carex fla…

Lough Melvin

…ha paluslris, purple loosestrife Lythrum salicaria, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, yellow iris Iris pseudacorus, wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris and common sedge Carex nigra. Sheltered parts of the lough shore are fringed by wet woodland, dominated by alder Alnus glutino…

Killard

…se_ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata, primrose Primula vulgaris, wood sage Teucrium scorodonia, white clover Trifolium repens, bulbous buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus and sand sedge Carex arenaria. Maritime grassland communities are confined to the …

West Loch Lomondside Woodlands

…la, common dog violet Viola riviniana, lesser celandine Ficaria verna, primrose Primula vulgaris and dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis, occur in the field layer. Lemon-scented fern is frequent throughout the SSSI and beech fern Phegopteris connectilis, oak fern Gymnocarpium dryo…

Saltburn Gill

… Sanicula europaea with hairy brome Bromus ramosa as well as scattered primrose Primula vulgaris, Lord's and Ladies Arum maculatum and wood forget-me-not Myosotis sylvaticum. Of particular interest are locally abundant populations of early purple orchid Orchis mascula, wood vetch…

Tiddesley Wood

… bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa and primrose Primula vulgaris are abundant in places and a number of locally uncommon species occur, such as meadow saffron Colchicum autumnale, bird’s nest orchid Neottia nidus-avis, herb paris Paris quadrifolia,…

East Wood, Great Casterton

…woodruff Asperula odorata, yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon and primrose Primula vulgaris, together with a number of plant species which are of uncommon or rare occurrence in Leicestershire. A sinuous wood bank occurs along part of the woodland boundary.

Innishewan Wood

…. Species typically encountered include wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, primrose Primula vulgaris, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, pignut Conopodium majus, tormentil Potentilla erecta and blaeberry Vaccinium myrtillus. The woodland also supports an abundant moss and lichen flo…

Shotesham-Woodton Hornbeam Woods

…rove and Hempnall Little Wood. Dog’s mercury is dominant with frequent primrose Primula vulgaris, sanicle Sanicula europaea, enchanter’s nightshade Circaea lutetiana and wood anemone Anemone nemorosa. A number of uncommon species are present including herb paris Paris quadrifolia…

Barnby Broad & Marshes

…acutiformis, purple small reed Calamagrostis canescens, marsh fern and primrose Primula vulgaris. Tall fen vegetation is well developed on the site. The richest areas are on the fen peats and are regularly cut. Reed is dominate and other species include milk parsley, marsh sow th…

Bradiford Valley

…with some honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum. The ground flora includes primrose Primula vulgaris, wood avens Geum urbanum, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa and dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis. Some areas of the wood have been invaded by sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus and beech Fagu…

Birchend

…rosa, bugle Ajuga reptans, yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon and primrose Primula vulgaris. The beech woodland has a sparser ground flora, but includes species such as common dog violet Viola riviniana, wood spurge Euphorbia amygdaloides and sanicle Sanicula europaea. Green…

Monks Wood and The Odd Quarter

… characteristic of ancient woodlands in this area with species such as primrose Primula vulgaris, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa and early purple orchid Orchis mascula. Additional habitats include ponds, streams, herb rich neutral grassland and woodland rides and these are also of…

Giant's Causeway and Dunseverick

…d steeper slopes are again dominated by red fescue Festuca rubra, with primrose Primula vulgaris, common dog violet Viola riviniana, harebell Campanula rotundifolia and ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata all common. Local flushing allows the bog moss Sphagnum capillifolium to f…

Muckle Roe Meadows

… grassland community with a strong maritime influence. Species include primrose Primula vulgaris, yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor, devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis and field gentian Gentianella campestris. These meadows support three endemic species (restricted to Shetland) …

Catmore and Winterly Copses

…oxa moschatellina, bugle Ajuga reptans, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, primrose Primula vulgaris, hairy wood rush Luzula pilosa and yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum, together with the ferns Dryopteris dilatata, D. filix-mas, Athyrium filix-femina and Blechnum spicant. Lesser p…

Rushford Wood

…htshade Circaea lutetiana, yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon and primrose Primula vulgaris. The trunks and branches of the mature trees support epiphytic growths of many lichens, mosses and ferns. Over 130 species of lichen have been recorded on the site, both on the trees…

Glenariff Glen

…m, honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum, lords and ladies Arum maculatum, primrose Primula vulgaris, woodruff Galium odoratum, wood sedge Carex sylvatica, bugle Ajuga reptans, hedge woundwort Stachys sylvatica, germander speedwell Veronica chamaedrys, devils-bit scabious Succisa pra…

Aller and Beer Woods

…ta, stinking iris Iris foetidissima, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa and primrose Primula vulgaris are all locally common. Plants of particular interest include bird's nest orchid Neottia nidus-avis, greater butterfly Orchid Platanthera chlorantha and the very rare Red Data Book sp…

Hallinhag Wood

…ncluding wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, primrose Primula vulgaris, common dog violet Viola riviniana, wavy bitter cress Cardamine flexuosa and opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium. Mosses are very abundant throughout the wo…

Coed Graig Uchaf

…dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis, wood sanicle Sanicula europaea and primrose Primula vulgaris occur in the more base rich areas. In open damp areas heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata and lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica occur. The variety of habitats is increased by the…

Coed Maes-mawr, Coed Esgairneiriau a Cheunant Caecenau

…-developed acidic ground floor of bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus, heather Calluna vulgaris and a diverse assemblage of bryophytes is present. The commonest species include Rhytidiadelphus loreus, Hypnum jutlandicum and Polytrichum formosum. In the humid ravines a notable western At…

Milden Thicks

…ia nidus-avis, twayblade Neottia ovata, spurge laurel Daphne laureola, primrose Primula vulgaris, violets Viola sp and sanicle sanicle europaea. Among the smaller woods, Walding is one of the most interesting small woods in Suffolk. It has a rich flora especially in plants typica…

Samson (With Green, White, Puffin & Stony Islands)

…re winds, producing a dwarf wind pruned vegetation dominated by heather Calluna vulgaris, bell heather Erica cinerea and western gorse Ulex gallii. Both of these hilltops have also been affected in the past by the construction of Neolithic tumuli. The surrounding slopes have a de…

Kirton Wood, Notts

…ods as wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, sweet woodruff Asperula odorata, primrose Primula vulgaris, ramsons Allium ursinum and early purple orchid Orchis mascula.

Hintlesham Woods

…throughout the woods include enchanter's nightshade Circaea lutetiana, primrose Primula vulgaris, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and wood anemone Anemone nemorosa. There is a large colony of green helleborine Helleborus viridus in Hintlesham Woods and other notable species include…

Howe Park Wood

…astrum galeobdolon, woodruff Galium odoratum, pignut Conopodium majus, primrose Primula vulgaris and the woodland violets Viola odorata and Viola riviniana. Orchids present include common twayblade Neottia ovata, early purple orchid Orchis mascula, broad leaved helleborine Epipac…

Upton Broad & Marshes

…undant and the ground flora includes herb Robert Geranium robertianum, primrose Primula vulgaris, ground ivy Glechoma hederacea and the lianes honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum and wild hop Humulus lupulus. A large area of permanent grazing marsh lies adjacent to the broad and fe…

Collinpark Wood

… bracken Pteridium aquilinum, yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon, primrose Primula vulgaris and golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium. Streams and a damp channel in the north west of the site add diversity to the site. A recently coppiced area has proved to be of pa…

Blake's Wood & Lingwood Common

…The woodland floor is dominated by bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, primrose Primula vulgaris, moschatel Adoxa moschatellina and yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon. Brambles Rubus spp. are abundant and Blake's Wood is one of only two Essex sites for R. disjunctus. Lily of…

Hodgemoor Wood

…pyrum pratense, trailing St John's wort Hypericum humifusum and heather Calluna vulgaris are present in areas recently coppiced. The wetter flushes and muddy rides contain wood sedge, remote sedge and pale sedge Carex sylvatica, Carex remota and C. pallescens, the latter being of…

Fulsby Wood

… the herb layer. Dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis is associated with primrose Primula vulgaris. Apart from locally abundant bracken Pteridium aquilinum there are uncommon ferns. Four species of Dryopteris include scaly male fern Dryopteris affinis and hard fern Blechnum spicant…

Shabbington Woods Complex

…romus ramosa, wood millet Milium effusum, pale sedge Carex pallescens, primrose Primula vulgaris and wood spurge Euphorbia amygdaloides. Oakley Wood still retains two compartments of predominantly hazel coppice with oak standards. The coppice contains a variety of shrubs and deci…

Sexton Wood

…ercury Mercurialis perennis is dominant with bramble Rubus fruticosus, primrose Primula vulgaris, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, ramsons Allium ursinum, woodruff Galium odoratum, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and early purple orchid Orchis mascula. The areas of high forest …

Loch Ba Woodland

…Brachypodium sylvaticum, with wild hyacinth Hyacinthoides non-scripta, primrose Primula vulgaris, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum, and in wetter situations tufted hairgrass Deschampsia cespitosa, marsh hawksbeard C…

Duncansby Head

…with maritime grassland. Key species of the maritime heath are: heather Calluna vulgaris, bell heather Erica cinerea, crowberry Empetrum nigrum, juniper Juniperus communis, and bird’s-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus. Maritime grassland supports red fescue Festuca rubra, thrift Ar…

Papworth Wood

… bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa and primrose Primula vulgaris. Paths, clearings and rides in the wood and a boundary stream provide additional habitats of general wildlife value. The site has been the subject of much research by woodland ecologi…

Enborne Copse

…y Convallaria majalis, an uncommon species in Berkshire, together with primrose Primula vulgaris, Solomon's seal Polygonatum multiflorum and wood spurge Euphorbia amygdaloides.

Blackmore Vale Commons And Moors

…ls is dominated by wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, bugle Ajuga reptans, primrose Primula vulgaris, lesser celandine Ficaria verna and wood sedge Carex sylvatica. bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta is abundant on drier areas in association with species such as wood avens Geum urban…

West Exmoor Coast and Woods

…ed cliffs support typical maritime plant communities, including heather Calluna vulgaris, bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus, bell heather Erica cinerea and western gorse Ulex gallii in heathland areas and thrift Armeria maritima, rock sea-spurrey Spergularia rupicola, buck’s-horn plan…

Finemere Wood

…sa, woodruff Galium odoratum, yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon, primrose Primula vulgaris and sanicle Sanicula europaea. Sedges include remote Carex remota, wood C. sylvatica and the less common pendulous sedge Carex pendula. Wood barley Hordelymus europaeus, a nationally …

Upper Greensand Hangers : Wyck to Wheatley

…s sylvatica, lords and ladies Arum maculatum, wood avens Geum urbanum, primrose Primula vulgaris, broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata and ivy Hedera helix. Where the soil is more neutral there is often abundant bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta and where it is damper, ramsons…

Old Copse, Beenham

… wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis and primrose Primula vulgaris on the drier, more acid soils under oak, ash and hazel, to localised areas on wetter soils with Carex strigosa, great horsetail Equisetum telmateia, golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium op…

Swain's Wood

…ury Centaurium erythraea, bee orchid Ophrys apifera and carline thistle Carlina vulgaris are characteristic. Ranker patches of grassland contain tall oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius, hedge bedstraw Galium album and marjoram Origanum vulgare. Among existing and recently cleared sc…

Poplar Farm Meadows, Langley

…nt and other species present include meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, primrose Primula vulgaris and devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis. A transitional zone occurs on the edge of the Cladium dominated fen where purple moor grass Molinia caerulea is dominant with frequent quak…

Sidley Wood

… mixed coppice areas the field layer is, by contrast, more varied with primrose Primula vulgaris, bracken Pteridium aquilinum, three nerved sandwort Moehringia trinervia, sanicle Sanicula europaea, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, wood speedwell Veronica montana and dog's mercury M…

Coed Aberdulas

…eborine Epipactis helleborine, giant fescue Schedonorus giganteus, and primrose Primula vulgaris. On the western side of the Dulas at the northern end of the site, riverside trees give way to a grassy bank that has abundant common bent Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal-grass Anth…

Coed Blaen-y-cwm (Blaen-y-cwm Wood)

…a, herb-Paris Paris quadrifolia, giant bellflower Campanula latifolia, primrose Primula vulgaris and meadow saffron Colchicum autumnale amongst the more common woodland herbs such as yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon, dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis, wood-sorrel Oxalis a…

Llanfawr Quarries, Llandrindod Wells

…, with herbs such as wild strawberry Fragaria vesca and the occasional primrose Primula vulgaris. The most interesting species-rich areas occur on dry thin-soiled areas of mineral flushing. In such locations herbs include wild thyme Thymus praecox, lesser trefoil Trifolium dubium…

Giggleswick Scar and Kinsey Cave

… perennis, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, ramsons Allium ursinum, primrose Primula vulgaris and woodruff Galium odoratum. A number of more uncommon species occur on the steep rocky areas in both blocks of woodland, including dark red helleborine Epipactis atrorubens, lily of…

Magilligan

…raria. White clover Trifolium repens, common ragwort Senecio jacobaea, primrose Primula vulgaris and tufted vetch Vicia cracca occur less frequently. A number of orchid species are present, including bee orchid Ophrys apifera, northern marsh orchid Dactylorhiza purpurella, frog o…

Grafton Wood

…. The ground flora is very diverse. In the drier parts species such as primrose Primula vulgaris, sanicle Sanicula europaea, saw wort Serratula tinctoria, common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii and greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha occur. The wetter areas are ch…

The Allers and Lilburn Valley Junipers

…denhair spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes, polypody Polypodium vulgare, primrose Primula vulgaris, opposite leaved and alternate leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium and C. alternifolium and moschatel Adoxa moschatellina.

Tudor Farm Bank

…se Helianthemum nummularium, rest-harrow Ononis repens, carmine thistle Carlina vulgaris, common milkwort Polygala vulgaris, dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule, yellow wort Blackstonia perfoliata, fairy flax Linum catharticum, wild thyme Thymus praecox and its uncommon relative, large …

Swineshead Wood

…. Bramble Rubus fruticosus becomes common towards the eastern edge and primrose Primula vulgaris along the northern edge. Other species include the grasses false brome Brachypodium sylvaticum, wood meadow grass Poa nemoralis, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and wood barle…

Boldon Pastures

…ort a number of species poorly represented elsewhere on site including primrose Primula vulgaris, betony Betonica officinalis and ivy Hedera helix.

Gordano Valley

…ary and the ground flora includes, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, primrose Primula vulgaris, dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis and yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon. The mosaic of habitats has resulted in a diverse invertebrate fauna. The communities associated with t…

Morte Point

…dstones, the overlying soils being generally thin and leached. Heather Calluna vulgaris, bell heather Erica cinerea and western gorse Ulex gallii are abundant over the northern slopes, mixed with grassland and scrub. On steeper slopes there are extensive areas of bracken Pteridi…

Hawkswick Wood

…curialis perennis. Many woodland herbs occur in the scree zone such as primrose Primula vulgaris, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, lily of the valley Convallaria majalis and herb paris Paris quadrifolia. Additional species on the screes include wood sage Teucrium scorodonia, ramson…

Woodshuts Wood

…ow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and primrose Primula vulgaris. The last mentioned species along with bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta are abundant over most of the wood. Other less common species such as spurge laurel Daphne laureola also occu…

Horningtoft Wood

…ia is common throughout the wood and other interesting species include primrose Primula vulgaris, common cow wheat Melampyrum pratense, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta and lily of the valley Convallaria majalis. Four locally rare or scarce specie…

Yar Estuary

…ry Mercurialis perennis, enchanter's nightshade Circaea lutetiana and primroses Primula vulgaris.

Bovey Valley Woodlands

…s acetosella to a herb rich flora including sanicle Sanicula europaea, primrose Primula vulgaris and dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis. There is an area of marshy grassland dominated by purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea but including bog myrtle Myrica gale, royal fern Osmunda r…

Upper Ballinderry River

…richness increases as soils become more base-rich, with plants such as primrose Primula vulgaris and wood avens Geum urbanum. wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, opposite-leaved golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium and remote sedge Carex remota are characteristic of wetter p…

Lurgan River Wood

… species in the ground flora include wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and primrose Primula vulgaris, which are frequently accompanied by herb Robert Geranium robertianum, common dog violet Viola riviniana, sanicle Sanicula europaea, ivy Hedera helix, wood avens Geum urbanum and fals…

Monkswood Valley

…ora dominated by dog's mercury and ramsons Allium ursinum and includes primrose Primula vulgaris, sanicle Sanicula europaea, goldilocks buttercup Ranunculus auricomus, yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, Early Dog violet Viola reichenbachiana, …

Kennacraig and Esragan Burn

… with meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, valerian Valeriana officinalis, primrose Primula vulgaris, bugle Ajuga reptans, yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum, dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis and woodruff Galium odoratum growing in these localities. The SSSI also supports rich ass…

Grendon and Doddershall Woods

…d conditions, as are many of the herbaceous species present, including primrose Primula vulgaris, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, goldilocks buttercup Ranunculus auricomus, wood sedge Carex sylvatica, enchanter's nightshade Circaea lutetiana and narrow leaved everlasting pea Lathy…

Picket and Clanger Wood

…present. Characteristic woodland flowers, such as bugle Ajuga reptans, primrose Primula vulgaris and common dog violet Viola riviniana are plentiful. The rides possess atypical wet clay land flora meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, common valerian Valeriana officinalis, devil's bit…

Hildersham Wood

…include early purple orchid Orchis mascula, remote sedge Carex remota, primrose Primula vulgaris and wood anemone Anemone nemorosa. Of additional note is the presence of a number of locally rare species such as broad leaved helleborine Epipactis helleborine, sweet woodruff Asperu…

Hembury Woods

…a rich ground flora which includes wood spurge Euphorbia amygdaloides, primrose Primula vulgaris, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, ramsons Allium ursinum and an abundance of wild daffodil Narcissus pseudonarcissus. The royal fern Osmunda regalis occurs locally. The trunks and bran…

Sarsgrove Wood

…a includes spectacular displays of early purple orchid Orchis mascula, primrose Primula vulgaris, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, early dog and sweet violets Viola reichenbachiana and V. odorata and the uncommon narrow leaved everlasting pea Lathyrus sylvestris. The woodland …

Thrang Wood

… Hyacinthoides non-scripta, false brome grass Brachypodium sylvaticum, primrose Primula vulgaris, sanicle Sanicula europaea and common dog violet Viola riviniana. Bramble Rubus fruticosus agg. is frequent beneath canopy openings. The well studied fungal flora of the Gait Barrows …

Glenariff

…ly unstable and are characterised by a sparse cover of species such as primrose Primula vulgaris and sanicle Sanicula europaea. The lower slopes are more stable and support a dense field layer with a wide range of woodland communities typical of heavy, nutrient-rich soils. Indeed…

Corbylin Wood

…here is a notable increase in species richness. Plants present include primrose Primula vulgaris, wood avens Geum urbanum, sanicle Sanicula europaea, lesser celandine Ranunculus ficaria and wood sedge Carex sylvatica, while wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, opposite-leaved golden-sa…

Belcher's & Broadfield Woods

…ndulous sedge Carex pendula occur in rides and in an open canopy area. Primrose Primula vulgaris is found in several areas and there are many other species of note, including wood small reed Calamagrostis epigejos and narrow buckler fern Dryopteris carthusiana. Both greater butte…

Bodkin Hazel Wood

…Dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis carpets the woodland, together with primrose Primula vulgaris, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and ramsons Allium ursinum. Cow wheat Melampyrum pratense and bracken Pteridium aquil…

Fakenham Wood and Sapiston Great Grove

…ants occur on the damp boulder clay soils and in wet hollows including primrose Primula vulgaris, enchanter's nightshade Circaea lutetiana, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa and pendulous sedge Carex pendula. Additional interest is provided by numerous small ponds which often support…

Kirton Wood, Lincolnshire

…ticum, pignut Conopodium majus, wood forget-me-not Myosotis sylvatica, primrose Primula vulgaris, and common dog violet Viola riviniana. Occasional patches of more acidic soil support bracken Pteridium aquilinum, creeping soft grass Holcus mollis and scaly male fern Dryopteris af…

Stoke & Bowd Lane Woods

…tia ovata, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, sanicle Sanicula europaea, primrose Primula vulgaris and male fern Dryopteris filix-mas. Species of particular importance in a woodland context including herb paris Paris quadrifolia, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, wood sorrel Oxalis ac…

Whippendell Wood

… and bracken Pteridium aquilinum. Frequent under the hazel coppice are primrose Primula vulgaris and wood Spurge Euphorbia amygdaloides. Recent felling in a smallbroad leaved and mixed plantation has promoted such species as dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis, sanicle Sanicula eu…

Bangrove Wood, Ixworth

…nopy. Amongst the many other plants are wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, primrose Primula vulgaris, common and pale wood violets Viola riviniana and Viola reichenbachiana, early purple orchids Orchis mascula, sanicle Sanicula europaeand herb paris Paris quadrifolia. Many of the pla…

King's Copse

…sa, moschatel Adoxa moschatellina, wood spurge Euphorbia amygdaloides, primrose Primula vulgaris and violets Viola riviniana and Viola reichenbachiana. tutsan Hypericum androsaemum also occurs. The fauna of this wood may also prove interesting. As well as a good range of bird spe…

Lower Woods

…luebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis, primrose Primula vulgaris, common dog violet Viola riviniana and hairy wood rush Luzula pilosa. Grasslands of interest include parts of Inglestone common and narrow common pastures ‘trenches’, probably of medi…

Linne Mhuirich

…crops and on stabilized rock falls there are locally richer areas with primrose Primula vulgaris, common dog violet Viola riviniana, yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum, wood sanicle Sanicula europaea, dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis, enchanter’s nightshade Circaea lutetiana, …

Bovingdon Hall Woods

…'s mercury Mercurialis perennis is largely confined to the wood banks. Primrose Primula vulgaris, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum and creeping softgrass Holcus mollis are frequent but bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta is remarkably rare. Opposite…

Tilliefoure Wood

…sella, greater stitchwort Stellaria holostea, pignut Conopodium majus, primrose Primula vulgaris, chickweed wintergreen Trientalis europaea and hard fern Blechnum spicant. Wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, common dog violet Viola riviniana, yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum, bugle…

Rostrevor Wood

…ylvaticum, sanicle Sanicula europaea, wood speedwell Veronica montana, primrose Primula vulgaris and wood sedge Carex sylvatica. The bryophyte layer consists of more characteristic calcicolous and flush species such as Eurhynchium striatum, Eurhynchium praelongum, Rhytidiadelphus…

Butter Wood

…pport neutral to acid grassland with abundant water 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 Lepi…

St Andrews - Craig Hartle

…orts a rich flora including local rarities such as common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris, dioecious sedge Carex dioica and marsh lousewort Pedicularis palustris. This is one of only two known examples of this habitat type in the area. Unimproved grassland is well represented, wit…

Baysbrown Wood

…ta are fairly frequent while wood false brome Brachypodium sylvaticum, primrose Primula vulgaris, broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata, yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum and common dog violet Viola riviniana occur sparingly. Where the ground is wet and along stream edges alde…

Botley Wood and Everett's and Mushes Copses

…only occurring flowers include devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis, primrose Primula vulgaris, betony Betonica officinalis, saw wort Serratula tinctoria, yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum and common dog violet Viola riviniana. On damper ground rushes Juncus species predomina…

Elmsett Park Wood

…og’s mercury Mercurialis perennis, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, primrose Primula vulgaris and ivy Hedera helix form the chief constituents of the ground flora with wood anemone Anemone nemorosa locally abundant on the more acid soils. Many plants that are indicators of anc…

Coed Llys-Aled

…anemone Anemone nemorosa, enchanter's nightshade Circaea lutetiana and primrose Primula vulgaris. The southern part of the wood is ungrazed or only lightly grazed and notable species in the river gorge in this area include oak fern Gymnocarpium dryopteris, which is rare in Clwyd,…

Coed Nant-y-merddyn-uchaf

…aea, wild strawberry Fragaria vesca, wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella and primrose Primula vulgaris. Flush areas and streamsides support an interesting flora including the uncommon globe flower Trollius europaeus, together with marsh hawk's-beard Crepis paludosa, water avens Geum ri…

Coedydd y Barri / Barry Woodlands

…shield-fern Polystichum setiferum, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, primrose Primula vulgaris, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa and woodruff Galium odoratum. Coedydd Y Barri/Barry Woodlands is notable for the large number of rare woodland plants that can be found amongst the grou…

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

… nemorosa, sanicle Sanicula europaea, lords-and-ladies Arum maculatum, primrose Primula vulgaris, herb-Robert Geranium robertianum, enchanter's nightshade Circaea lutetiana, wood avens Geum urbanum, woodruff Galium odoratum, mountain melick Melica nutans and early-purple orchid O…

Creuddyn

… nemorosa, sanicle Sanicula europaea, lords-and-ladies Arum maculatum, primrose Primula vulgaris, herb-Robert Geranium robertianum, enchanter's nightshade Circaea lutetiana, wood avens Geum urbanum, woodruff Galium odoratum and early-purple orchid Orchis mascula. Ramsons Allium u…

Tattershall Carrs

…nifolium. Other herbs present are yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum, primrose Primula vulgaris, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, remote sedge Carex remota, moschatel Adoxa moschatellina and wood anemone Anemone nemorosa. The freely draining margin of the woods support a dry, acid…

Tortoiseshell Wood

…s perennis form the basis of the ground flora, with areas dominated by primrose Primula vulgaris, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon and ramsons Allium ursinum. In the heavily shaded areas, plants such as sanicle Sanicula europaea, pignut Conop…

Galboly

…-scripta and a reasonable complement of other woodland herbs including primrose Primula vulgaris, common dog violet Viola riviniana, wild strawberry Fragaria vesca, hairy wood rush Luzula pilosa, sanicle Sanicula europaea, wood avens Geum urbanum, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, y…

High Wood and Meadow

…und flora. Typical species include bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, primrose Primula vulgaris, wood millet Milium effusum and wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and of less common occurrence, yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum, hairy wood rush Luzula pilosa and broadleaved hellebo…

Glynn Woods

… and broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata. Associated herbs include primrose Primula vulgaris, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, pignut Conopodium majus, herb Robert Geranium robertianum, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, sanicle Sanicula europaea, wood sedge Carex sylvatica, g…

Woolbeding and Pound Commons

…, ponds and wet flushes. Woolbeding and Pound Commons are dominated by Calluna vulgaris Ulex minor heath. This heathland community comprises a mixture of heather Calluna vulgaris, wavy hairgrass Deschampsia flexuosa, bell heather Erica cinerea and dwarf gorse Ulex minor. Bilberr…

Northpark Copse

… of other grazing tolerant species such as wood sedge Carex sylvatica, primrose Primula vulgaris, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, bugle Ajuga reptans, common dog violet Viola riviniana and the uncommon thin spiked wood sedge Carex strigosa a species of damp, base enriched soils …

Aldbury Nowers

… herb species, including lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, common milkwort Polygala vulgaris, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba and clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata. Two rare species, pasque flower Pulsatilla vulgaris and field fleawort Senecio integrifolius have been noted r…

Kirlish

…ammula, water avens Geum rivale, wavy bitter-cress Cardamine flexuosa, primrose Primula vulgaris, opposite-leaved golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium and remote sedge Carex remota. The species-rich wet grassland associated with the woodland at Kirlish is very variable …

Upper Greensand Hangers : Empshott to Hawkley

…, herb Robert Geranium robertianum, lords and ladies Arum maculatum and primose Primula vulgaris. On the steeper slopes occur a variety of ferns including male fern Dryopteris filix-mas, broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata, hart's tongue Asplenium scolopendrium and polypody Po…

Fletchwood Meadows

…odland species persist in the meadows, e.g. remote sedge Carex remota, primrose Primula vulgaris, pignut Conopodium majus, giant fescue Schedonorus giganteus, tutsan Hypericum androsaemum, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis and dog violet Viola rivi…

Kenninghall & Banham Fens with Quidenham Mere

…tago media, bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus and common milkwort Polygala vulgaris. Springs emerge from the base of the chalk uplands and give rise to a zone of fen grassland and rich fen vegetation dominated by blunt flowered rush Juncus subnodulosus, purple moor grass Mol…

Fancott Woods and Meadows

…per saxifrage Silaum silaus, saw wort Serratula tinctoria, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, adder’s tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum and green winged orchid Anacamptis morio for which Fancott meadows are the best known site in Bedfordshire. The open woodland canopy is dominated by ash …

Raisby Hill Grassland

…acca, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, felwort Gentianella amarella, primrose Primula vulgaris, fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea and lady’s bedstraw Galium verum. On the skeletal soils in the abandoned quarry at the south western end of the site there is the largest populati…

Snelsmore Common

…nd thereby conserve the open heathland habitat within the site. Heather Calluna vulgaris is the characteristic plant of the common, dominating the well drained mineral soils which have developed over Plateau Gravel deposits. In the driest areas bell heather Erica cinerea also occ…

Henderland Bank

…bill Geranium sylvaticum, slender false brome Brachypodium sylvaticum, primrose Primula vulgaris and hairy woodrush Luzula pilosa. Wetter flushed areas with typical associated flora occur at the foot of the slope.

Dunaree Hill

…entil Potentilla erecta, devils-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, heather Calluna vulgaris, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula, selfheal Prunella vulgaris, carnation sedge Carex panicea, tawny sedge Carex hostiana and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. Pockets of very species-rich vege…

Arfordir Marros-Pentywyn / Marros-Pendine Coast

…lourful array of vernal species such as wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, primrose Primula vulgaris, ramsons Allium ursinum, dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis and herb robert Geranium robertianum. The rather steep limestone slopes have given rise to a moss-covered rocky topography …

Folly Farm

…ensis, betony Betonica officinalis, dyer's greenweed Genista tinctoria, cowslip Primula veris, pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus typical in this sward. Ant hills are present in the grassland with common rest harrow Ononis repens, fairy flax Linum catharticum, wild thyme Thymus praec…

Appleton Lower Common

…flora is locally quite rich and characteristic vascular plants include primrose Primula vulgaris, goldilocks buttercup Ranunculus auricomus, sanicle Sanicula europaea, early purple orchid Orchis mascula, twayblade Neottia ovata and wood anemone Anemone nemorosa. The wet rides ha…

Eycott Hill

…orm a high cover above which cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, heather Calluna vulgaris and common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium are all abundant. Locally frequent are deer grass Trichophorum cespitosum, hare's tail cotton grass Eriophorum vaginatum and bottle sedge Care…

Belmore Mountain

… limestone rocks and include enchanter's nightshade Circaea lutetiana, primrose Primula vulgaris, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, herb Robert Geranium robertianum, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and water avens Geum rivale. Where water flows dow…

Whitecross Green and Oriel Woods

… cow. Of the numerous species to be found in these rides, examples are primrose Primula vulgaris, cowslip P. veris, common spotted and greater butterfly orchids Dactylorhiza fuchsii and Platanthera chlorantha, twayblade Neottia ovata, pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus, stone parsley…

Harlow Woods

…pp., early purple orchid Orchis mascula, remote sedge Carex remota and primrose Primula vulgaris. There is often vigorous invasion by downy birch Betula pubescens, silver birch B. pendula and aspen Populus tremula in these areas. Rides and clearings within the woods support a neu…

Stoke Woods

…tiana, dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis, wood avens Geum urbanum and primrose Primula vulgaris. Wetter ground by the streams carry meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria and pendulous sedge Carex pendula. Over 40 species of woodland birds breed in Stoke Woods, such as buzzard Buteo b…

Wick Wood and Worldham Hangers

…characterised by the abundance of common dog violets Viola riviniana, primroses Primula vulgaris, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and wood spurge Euphorbia amygdaloides. More uncommon species include thin spiked wood sedge Carex strigosa, spurge laurel Daphne laureola and violet he…

Wellow Park

…ellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, primrose Primula vulgaris and giant bellflower Campanula latifolia. On higher, more level, ground to the south the original woodland is replaced by a species rich scrub which has developed following a felling …

Burgate Wood

…d flora contains much dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis with frequent primrose Primula vulgaris, enchanter's nightshade Circaea lutetiana, sanicle Sanicula europaea and water avens Geum rivale. A number of uncommon species are present including herb paris Paris quadrifolia, yell…

Nut Wood

… barren strawberry Potentilla sterilis, wood sage Teucrium scorodonia, primrose Primula vulgaris and male fern Dryopteris filix-mas.

Farndale

… dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa and primrose Primula vulgaris. Acid oak woodlands at the northern end of the dale and on steep gill sides support a ground flora with bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus, common cow wheat Melampyrum pratense, wood sorrel…

Foxcote Reservoir and Wood

… barley Hordeum secalinum, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris and lady’s bedstraw Galium verum. The woodland, which lies on heavy clay, is irregularly structured and has received minimal management for many years, other than the clearing of rides for ga…

Brent Eleigh Woods

…nated by dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis, with a good population of primrose Primula vulgaris and orchids Dactylorhiza fuchsii. The rides are of species rich unimproved neutral grassland with sanicle Sanicula europaea and violets Viola hirta and Viola riviniana. Langley Wood …

Kedleston Park

… Hyacinthoides non-scripta and dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis and primroses Primula vulgaris and foxgloves Digitalis purpurea are encountered frequently throughout the Park. Hay Wood in the north of the site contains trees dating from around 1676 and the ground flora here in…

Stanton Great Wood

…ellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, primrose Primula vulgaris and sweet woodruff Galium odoratum. Less frequent species include common dog violet Viola riviniana, wood spurge Euphorbia amygdaloides, goldilocks buttercup Ranunculus auricomus and …

Glenarm Woods Part 2

…til 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 glittering wood moss Hylocomium splendens, neat feather moss Pseudoscleropodi…

Lodge Wood & Sandford Mill

…parine and ground ivy Glechoma hederacea. Less common species include primrose Primula vulgaris, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis and lesser celandine Ficaria verna, together with marsh marigold Caltha palustris and moschatel Adoxa moschatellina …

Foinaven

…ll, well-defined valley bogs with patterned pools and hummocks. Heather Calluna vulgaris, deer sedge Trichophorum cespitosum and cotton grass Eriophorum vaginatum dominate the vegetation, together with abundant bog moss Sphagnum spp., woolly-hair moss Racomitrium lanuginosum and …

Ham Home-cum-Hamgreen Woods

… Hamgreen Wood and known as Oxford Lane. The herbaceous flora includes primrose Primula vulgaris, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, lesser celandine Ficaria verna, goldilocks buttercup R. auricomus, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa and, in the more open areas, common spotted orchi…

Roe Wood

…b layer is exceptionally rich including such characteristic species as primrose Primula vulgaris, sweet woodruff Asperula odorata, early purple orchid Orchis mascula, great bellflower Campanula latifolia, pendulous sedge Carex pendula and broad leaved helleborine Epipactis helleb…

Dunnet Head

…ssland on the cliff tops. Key species of the maritime heath are heather Calluna vulgaris, bell heather Erica cinerea, crowberry Empetrum nigrum, creeping willow Salix repens and bird’s-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus. Typical maritime grassland species include red fescue Festuca …

Hack Fall Wood

… hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa, bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus, heather Calluna vulgaris, hard fern Blechnum spicant and small cowwheat Melampyrum sylvaticum. The more gentle middle slopes of Ure Shell Beds support a mosaic of woodland communities which favour less acidic conditi…

Glaswelltiroedd Eryrys (Eryrys Grasslands)

…oils, where the sward is less open. Locally, mesotrophic herbs such as primrose Primula vulgaris and devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis characterise a distinct form. In areas where soils are deeper and grazing is reduced or absent, the calcareous grassland becomes moderately …

Kilmond Scar

…stribution, including saw wort Serratula tinctoria, common dropwort Filipendula vulgaris and perennial flax Linum perenne are also represented. Such grasslands therefore have closer floristic affinities with the grasslands of the Magnesian Limestone of Counties Durham and Tyne an…

Lodge Hill

…ulataa, a local species in Buckinghamshire. Others of interest include primrose Primula vulgaris and cowslip P. veris together with their hybrid, felwort Gentianella amarella, clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata and pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis. Some species, for …

Whitehill Wood

…a amygdaloides, wood melick Melica uniflora, woodruff Galium odoratum, primrose Primula vulgaris and two uncommon species flourishing in the clearings created by the removal of the trees include the cornfield weeds smooth fruited corn salad Valerianella dentata and Venus' looking…

Gawdyhall Big Wood, Harleston

…rally dominant on the heavier alkaline soils and other species include primrose Primula vulgaris, hairy wood rush Luzula pilosa, hard shield fern Polystichum aculeatum, sanicle Sanicula europaea, twayblade Neottia ovata and early purple orchid Orchis mascula. The lighter more aci…

Lady's Wood and Viaduct Meadow

…l drainage conditions. Within the better drained areas lady’s mantle Alchemilla vulgaris is abundant; this plant is very uncommon in South Devon. In the poorly drained areas a herb-rich purple moor grass Molinia caerulea community is found. This type of community, found beside a…

Sapperton & Pickworth Woods

…changel Lamiastrum galeobdolon, barren strawberry Potentilla sterilis, primrose Primula vulgaris and common dog violet Viola riviniana. Rather more uncommon plants, typical of these woodland types are early purple orchid Orchis mascula, nettle leaved bellflower Campanula tracheli…

Ben More - Scarisdale

…as wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella, yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum, primrose Primula vulgaris, common dog-violet Viola riviniana, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa and bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta. Wild angelica Angelica sylvestris, marsh hawks-beard Crepis paludosa and mead…

Great Hormead Park

…d rush Luzula pilosa amongst patches of bare leaf litter. In this area primrose Primula vulgaris is associated with oxlip P. elatior at its only known county locality. Hybridisation results in a complete range of variation from one species to the other. Damper areas support Angel…

Coed Allt Lan-las

…y-purple orchid Orchis mascula, dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis and primrose Primula vulgaris. Along the bottom of the slope wych elm Ulmus glabra and small-leaved lime Tilia cordata are locally abundant. This is an outstanding example of a mature sessile oakwood typical of th…

Coed y Ciliau

…r add diversity to the canopy. A wide range of herbs occurs, including primrose Primula vulgaris, sanicle Sanicula europaea, common valerian Valeriana officinalis, dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis and enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana. These grow amongst sedges and grass…

Gweunydd Penstrowed

…ed by zones dominated by common knapweed Centaurea nigra in which both primrose Primula vulgaris and cowslip P. veris are well represented. Rush-dominated flushes with tall-herbs and sedges add further diversity. Orchid species recorded from the site include the uncommon lesser b…

Hemingfold Meadow

…pratensis, pignut Conopodium majus, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor and primrose Primula vulgaris. The hedge consists of mature trees of pedunculate oak Quercus robur with an understorey which includes hawthorn Crataegus monogyna and hazel Corylus avellana.

Mather Wood

…a diverse flora typical of ancient clay woods including such plants as primrose Primula vulgaris, sweet woodruff Asperula odorata, valerian Valeriana officinalis and wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella.

Hatfield Forest

… and many county rarities with stinking hellebore Helleborus foetidus and oxlip Primula elatior of national importance. It is comparatively rich in bryophytes and lichens and has locally important breeding bird communities and insect populations. Over fifteen different woodland …

Cautley Thwaite Meadows and Ecker Secker Beck

… C. pulicaris and carnation sedge C. panicea. The uncommon bird's eye primrose Primula farinosa is particularly abundant in these flushes which in general are dominated by a range of calcareous loving mosses including Palustriella commutatum, Ctenidium molluscum and Scorpidium r…

High Wood, Dunmow

…rcury Mercurialis perennis with locally abundant bramble Rubus sp. and primrose Primula vulgaris. Pendulous sedge Carex pendula, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria and tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa are locally dominant in the wetter areas. The damp woodland rides support a…

Big Dog Scarps and Lakes

…zula sylvatica and a tall growth of dwarf-shrub species such as heather Calluna vulgaris, bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus and bell heather Erica cinerea over a thick mixed carpet of pleurocarpous mosses. This dry heath vegetation is the main location for several notable species incl…

Len Pastures, Crackpot

…rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus, pignut Conopodium majus and selfheal Prunella vulgaris occur together with an abundance of some later flowering herbs, particularly devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis and common knapweed Centaurea nigra. Several sedge species indicative of an…

Bradenham Woods, Park Wood & The Coppice

…m, yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon, sanicle Sanicula europaea, primrose Primula vulgaris, wood spurge Euphorbia amygdaloides, goldilocks buttercup Ranunculus auricomus, nettle leaved bellflower Campanula trachelium, occasional fly orchid Ophrys insectifera and violet hell…

Claxby Chalk Pit

…rcury Mercurialis perennis is locally dominant with violets Viola spp, primrose Primula vulgaris and toothwort Lathraea squamaria. Breeding birds include spotted flycatcher, tawny owl and pied wagtail. Woodcock occurs. Both pipistrelle and long eared bats are regularly seen.

Staffhurst Wood

…ryopteris spp. In damper hollows the ground flora is rich and includes primrose Primula vulgaris, yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum, bugle Ajuga reptans and thin spiked wood sedge Carex strigosa which is rare in Surrey. More base rich areas in the south eastern part of the wood…

Allexton Wood

…eobdolon, toothwort Lathraea squamaria, wood millet Milium effusum and primrose Primula vulgaris. A number of small watercourses flow through the wood and these possess populations of the opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium. A network of rides adds dive…

Greatwood and Cliff Copses

…he wood wild garlic Allium ursinum forms a dense carpet commonly with primroses Primula vulgaris, pendulous sedge Carex pendula, moschatel Adoxa moschatellina and lesser celandine Ficaria verna. On better drained and more acid soils such as over the old spoil mounds honeysuckle …

Frome St. Quintin

…oppice. Free draining but moist soils on slopes have abundant ramsons, primrose Primula vulgaris and ground ivy Glechoma hederacea and ferns such as scaly male fern Dryopteris affinis, soft shield fern Polystichum setiferum and hart’s tongue Asplenium scolopendrium are prominent.…

Aghanloo Wood

…wild strawberry Fragaria vesca, barren strawberry Potentilla sterilis, primrose Primula vulgaris and lords and ladies Arum maculatum among the commonest associates. As the ground becomes damper, species such as bugle Ajuga reptans, sanicle Sanicula europaea, lesser celandine Ranu…

Ham Street Woods

…ell Hyacinthoides non-scripta and in the most 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 …

Doddington Clay Woods

…bundant. Associated plants include bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, primrose Primula vulgaris, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, herb paris Paris quadrifolia, early purple orchid Orchis mascula, water avens Geum rivale and tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa. The wettest area…

West Fermanagh Scarplands

…endula ulmaria and wood sorrel Oxalis 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 wo…

Sulham and Tidmarsh Woods and Meadows

…to the degree of shade and wetness. Characteristic woodland plants are primrose Primula vulgaris ramsons Allium ursinum, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, bugle Ajuga reptans, enchanter's nightshade Circaea lutetiana, wood spurge Euphorbia amygdaloides, sanicle Sanicula europae…

Holme Moor & Clean Moor

…nce of marsh marigold Caltha palustris. wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, primrose Primula vulgaris, yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon and narrow buckler fern Dryopteris carthusiana are also present.

Silverbrook Wood

… notable increase in species richness. Additional species here include primrose Primula vulgaris, wood avens Geum urbanum, sanicle Sanicula europaea, lesser celandine Ranunculus ficaria and wood sedge Carex sylvatica. Wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, woodruff Galium odoratum, oppos…

Ebbor Gorge

…ides non-scripta are both locally abundant. sanicle Sanicula europaea, primrose Primula vulgaris, pignut Conopodium majus, wood sedge Carex sylvatica, moschatel Adoxa moschatellina and opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium are also present. The valley of …

Wykery Copse

…n, yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, primrose Primula vulgaris, figwort Scrophularia nodosa, wood speedwell Veronica montana and the grasses Melica uniflora, Milium effusum and Bromus ramosa. There is a luxuriant moss flora in parts, with Hypnum …

Cambusurich Wood

…wood brome Brachypodium sylvaticum, lesser celandine Ficaria verna and primrose Primula vulgaris. Ground-water flushes are wooded by birch, alder or mixed alder with ash and hazel. Varying nutrient and base status results in a diverse ground flora. The site also supports good num…

Newbourn Springs

…ana, male fern Drypoteris filix-mas, bittersweet Solanum dulcamara and primrose Primula vulgaris. Where alder gives way to ash, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta predominates, whilst more notable species include common twayblade Neottia ovata, common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza …

Madams Wood

…least six species of sedge including pale sedge Carex pallescens, with primrose Primula vulgaris, fen bedstraw Galium uliginosum and great horsetail Equisetum telmateia, plants of restricted distribution in the county.

Arger Fen

…ood anemone Anemone nemorosa, yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon, primrose Primula vulgaris, wood spruge Euphorbia amygdaloides and white climbing fumitory Corydalis claviculata. The area of short, acidic grassland on Tiger Hill is dominated by bent grasses Agrostis spp. and…

Fothering Holme

…lopes with scattered downy birch Betula pubescens trees, these include primrose Primula vulgaris, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, greater wood rush Luzula sylvatica, pale sedge Carex pallescens and hard fern Blechnum spicant. Where slopes are leached the vegetation reflects m…

Sotterley Park

…typical for woods on light soils; brambles Rubus spp. are abundant and primrose Primula vulgaris, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta and dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis are frequent.

Beck Hole

…ses Sphagnum spp., bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, bog myrtle Myrica gale and cross leaved heath Erica tetralix. An acid mire dominated by common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium with bog asphodel Narthecium ossifrgum and sundew Drosera…

Yockletts Bank

…s is the most abundant plant but there are also violets Viola species, primrose Primula vulgaris and wood spurge Euphorbia amygdaloides. Uncommon plants such as spurge laurel Daphne laureola and butcher's broom Ruscus aculeatus can also be found. lady orchid, fly orchid Ophrys in…

Wormley-Hoddesdonpark Woods North

…re stalked St John’s wort Hypericum tetrapterum are also present, with primrose Primula vulgaris more local in occurrence and common cowwheat Melampyrum pratense patchily distributed. Small ponds and streams are important habitats for bryophyte species dependent on shady, wet an…

Powerstock Common and Wytherston Farm

…d wayfaring tree Viburnum lantana. Dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis, primrose Primula vulgaris and bugle Ajuga reptans are frequent in the driest soils and are replaced by anemone Anemone nemorosa, celandine Ficaria verna and locally abundant pendulous sedge Carex pendula on th…

Chalkney Wood

…y bramble Rubus spp generally, R. idaeus along some paths but contains primrose Primula vulgaris, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis and, over large areas in the north of the wood, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta. The flora includes two plants wh…

Glen Lochay Woods

…dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis, common dog violet Viola riviniana, primrose Primula vulgaris, and wood avens Geum urbanum. At higher altitudes willow scrub occurs and is a rare woodland transitional feature in the Stirling district. Associated with the woodland are a number o…

Middle Wood, Offton

…g., bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, primrose Primula vulgaris, sanicle Sanicula europaea and the orchids early purple orchid Orchis mascula common twayblade Neottia ovata and butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha. Other notable species presen…

Smithcombe, Sharpenhoe and Sundon Hills

…ex aquifolium and hawthorn. Locally dominant on the woodland floor are primrose Primula vulgaris, sanicle Sanicula europaea, ploughman’s spikenard Inula conyza and wall lettuce Mycelis muralis. Other woodland herbs and grasses present include dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis, e…

Lenaghan Wood

…th wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, lesser celandine Ranunculus ficaria, primrose Primula vulgaris, water avens Geum rivale and yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum common. Lenaghan Wood is a significant locality for lichens in Northern Ireland and its location guarantees a degree o…

Knebworth Woods

…sification with ground ivy Glechoma hederacea, bugle Ajuga reptans and primrose Primula vulgaris. The mixed deciduous wood contains ash Fraxinus excelsior, downy birch Betula pubescens and aspen Populus tremula together with oak. A heathy element in the rides produces locally rar…

Yewbarrow Woods

… bitter cress Cardamine flexuosa, yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum, primrose Primula vulgaris and wood speedwell Veronica montana, with the occasional ferns such as scaly male fern Dryopteris affinis, beech fern Phegopteris connectilis and in rock crevices the delicate brittle…

Nant-y-Belan and Prynela Woods

…rome Brachypodium sylvaticum, tufted hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa, primrose Primula vulgaris, yellow pinpernel Lysimachia nemorum, wood sanicle Sanicula europaea and wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, bramble Rubus fruticosus forms extensive stands. There are extensive flush area…

Far Holme Meadow

…ard also occur here, together with marsh hawk's beard Crepis paludosa, primrose Primula vulgaris and devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis. This small area is representative of the quaking grass sub community of the sweet vernal grasswood crane's bill meadow community. A damp ar…

Cranny Falls

…herbs include wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, woodruff Galium odoratum, primrose Primula vulgaris, wood avens Geum urbanum and wood mellick Melica uniflora. Climbers such as ivy Hedera helix and honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum are also present on the trees. Cranny Falls provides…

Castlecoole

…nemorosa, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, pignut Conopodium majus, primrose Primula vulgaris and lords and ladies Arum maculaturn and the notable birdsnest orchid Neottia nidus-avis. Further diversity is provided through marginal vegetation fringing Lough Coole with species s…

Bouldnor and Hamstead Cliffs

…us. The ground flora retains several species of old woodlands such as primroses Primula vulgaris and enchanter’s nightshade Circaea lutetiana. The woodland on acid soils contains many very old oaks Quercus robur. The shrub layer and ground flora consist of a variety of acid lovi…

Upper Lough Erne - Belleisle

… herbs such as creeping Jenny Lysimachia numularia, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flamulla and creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens. Where flushing by more base rich waters occurs, a sword dominated by sedges such as glaucus sedge Carex flacca,…

Knockadoo Wood

…pecies richness with commonly occurring wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, primrose Primula vulgaris, wood avens Geum urbanum, herb Robert Geranium robertianum and early purple orchid Orchis mascula. Where the soils are flushed or waterlogged and the canopy is comprised of alder Alnu…

Bould Wood

… includes early purple orchid Orchis mascula, twayblade Neottia ovata, primrose Primula vulgaris, pignut Conopodium majus and wild angelica Angelica sylvestris. The second stand type is hazel maple ash with oak and ash standards and also containing birch, aspen and goat willow. T…

Tetford Wood

…nthoides non-scripta is locally abundant. Other typical plants include primrose Primula vulgaris, red campion Silene dioica, lesser celandine Ficaria verna, moschatel Adoxa moschatellina, twayblade Neottia ovata and sanicle Sanicula europaea. The richness of the site combined wit…

Barking Woods

…re dominant with large areas of bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta and primrose Primula vulgaris. There is also an extensive colony of woodruff Galium odoratum in Priestley and Swingen’s Woods. Other notable species include herb paris Paris quadrifolia, ramsons Allium ursinum, sa…

Inverhope

…inland Scotland and supports a typical woodland ground flora including primrose Primula vulgaris, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, a variety of moss species and notably Wilson’s filmy fern Hymenophyllum wilsonii.

Hook Common and Bartley Heath

…r grass Molinia caerulea, cross leaved heath Erica tetralix and heather Calluna vulgaris, with frequent dwarf gorse Ulex minor, glaucous and green ribbed sedges Carex flacca and Carex binervis. Of particular interest are the populations of fast declining heathland and meadow plan…

Collieston to Whinnyfold Coast

…ch are scarce or rare in north-east Scotland, including carline thistle Carlina vulgaris, cowslip Primula veris and the most northerly population of sea wormwood Artemisia maritima in Britain.

Bentley Station Meadow

…h Lathyrus montanus, spiny rest-harrow Ononis spinosa, common milkwort Polygala vulgaris, cowslip Primula veris, pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus, common dog violet Viola riviniana and devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis. Acidic marshy grassland is associated with the western st…

Caeau Glyn (Glyn Fields)

…il Lotus corniculatus, bulbous buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus, selfheal Prunella vulgaris, oxeye daisy Leucantheum vulgare, tufted vetch Vicia cracca and meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis. The base-rich nature of the soil is indicated by the presence of species such as agrimony …

Barton Hills

…bell Campanula rotundifolia, dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris and cowslip Primula veris. Sheep grazing perpetuates this herb rich turf in which six species of orchid are known, including fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea and bee orchid Ophrys apifera.…

Caldecote Meadows

…ad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, quaking grass Briza media, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris and cowslip Primula veris. This variety of plants has been retained as a result of traditional management by grazing and hay cutting. Hedgerows, trees and a stream provide areas of additional…

New Scroggs

…ing Lathyrus pratensis, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata, selfheal Prunella vulgaris, germander speedwell Veronica chamaedrys, white clover Trifolium repens, red clover Trifolium pratense, pignut Conopodium majus, creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens, cowslip Primula veris, p…

Warham Camp

…quinancywort Asperula cynanchica, larger wild thyme Thymus pulegioides, cowslip Primula veris, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, felwort Gentianella amarella and pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis. Butterfly species include common blue Polyommatus icarus and brown argus Aricia …

Pilch Fields

…bs, stemless thistle Cirsium acaule, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, cowslip Primula veris, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, spiny rest harrow Ononis spinosa, pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus and green winged and common spotted orchids Anacamptis morio and Dactylorhiza fuchsii. Th…

Watlington and Pyrton Hills

…rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, yellow wort Blackstonia perfoliata, cowslip Primula veris, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, together with large populations of horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa, kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria and squinancywort Asperula cynanchica. The nation…

Ashberry and Reins Wood

… by springs. Many rare or local plants occur here including bird’s eye primrose Primula farinosa, butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris, grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris, globe flower Trollius europaeus and bog rush Schoenus nigricans. There is an area of limestone grassland in th…

Soham Wet Horse Fen

…fern Ophioglossum vulgatum. Drier areas have a range of herbs including cowslip Primula veris, milkwort Polygala vulgaris and stemless thistle Cirsium acaule. A number of uncommon plants are to be found on the site and the wet pastures are favoured as breeding areas for snipe Gal…

Cow Myers

…pa and marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris, together with bird's eye primrose Primula farinosa, butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris and early marsh orchid Dactylorhiza incarnata spp pulchella. In the wetter areas tussocks of purple moor grass Molinia caerulea occur with greater reed…

Loxley Church Meadow

…dow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata, cowslip Primula veris, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris and yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor. Noteworthy species include lady’s mantle Alchemilla filicaulis spp. vestita and pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus. There a…

Upper Wharfedale

…wny birch and silver birch Betula pendula and a ground flora of heather Calluna vulgaris and numerous fern species. Small areas of yew Taxus baccata occur at Firth Wood which, whilst augmented by planting, probably originated as natural stands. Strans and Rais Woods are especiall…

Mallerstang-Swaledale Head

…ecomes dominant. Flushed situations support species such as bird's eye primrose Primula farinosa, butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris, common yellow sedge Carex demissa and marsh valerian Valeriana dioica. There are small areas of pavement, ledges and crags. One craggy gill is noted …

Wyedale

…raga, hoary plantain Plantago media, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, cowslip Primula veris, selfheal Prunella vulgaris, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria and wild thyme Thymus praecox. Grasses include sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, downy oat grass Avenula pubescens…

Ashes Pasture and Meadows

…brown sedge Carex disticha; localised seepage lines support bird's eye primrose Primula farinosa, common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris and mosses. The lower slopes adjoining the wooded gill support a community dominated by heather Calluna vulgaris with devil's bit scabious Succi…

Millfield Wood

… fog Holcus lanatus, locally by false oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius. cowslips Primula veris and primroses P. vulgaris are abundant together with a good range of chalk grassland species including kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, commo…

Selborne Common

…r site, provides further diversity, its populations of smooth newts Lissotriton vulgaris and palmate newts Lissotriton helveticus are of special interest. The SSSI also includes a small area of old downland turf; virtually all that remains of this habitat type in Selborne Parish.…

Lympne Escarpment

…razing helps to minimise a diverse flowering plant community including cowslips Primula veris, carline thistle Carlina vulgaris and hound's tongue Cynoglossum officinale which are associated with calcareous soils. Due to the high humidity of the area wood sedge Carex sylvatica an…

Lamonby Verges and Fields

… wet calcareous soils are particularly abundant and include columbine Aquilegia vulgaris, bird’s eye primrose Primula farinosa, saw wort Serratula tinctoria, water avens Geum rivale and many orchids including common twayblade Neottia ovata, northern marsh orchid Dactylorhiza purp…

Buttler's Hangings

…Other herbs of interest include Chiltern gentian Gentianella germanica, cowslip Primula veris, carline thistle Carlina vulgaris, horseshoe and kidney vetches Hippocrepis comosa and Anthyllis vulneraria and bee and pyramidal orchids Ophrys apifera and Anacamptis pyramidalis. Talle…

Newtown Harbour

…ristic of a saltmarsh / sand dune interface. This is dominated by sea beet Beta vulgaris sp maritima, halberd leaved orache Atriplex hastata, yellow horned poppy Glaucium flavum and sea spurge Euphorbia paralias, with thrift in the more mature and stable areas. The nationally sca…

Grange Meadow

…us, bugle Ajuga reptans, common bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, cowslip Primula veris and selfheal Prunella vulgaris. Locally uncommon neutral grassland species present in the sward include common rest-harrow Ononis repens, pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus, green winged or…

Seato Pastures

…haracterised by small sedge species and herbs like common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris and bird's eye primrose Primula farinosa. The sedges include long stalked yellow Carex lepidocarpa, carnation C. panicea, glaucous Carex flacca and tawny sedge Carex hostiana and these occur…

Wingate Quarry

…nd other pioneer species are found. Populations of common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris and bird’s eye primrose Primula farinosa occur in open vegetation in damper parts of the quarry. Dense hawthorn Crataegus monogyna scrub has developed in parts of the quarry and locally is be…

Pike Corner

…atus, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata, lady's bedstraw, self heal Prunella vulgaris, sorrel Rumex acetosa and cowslip Primula veris. The dominant grasses are sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, quaking grass Briza media, red fescue Festuca rubra, crested dog's tail, co…

Langley's Lane Meadow

…rich conditions, including purging flax Linum catharticum, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, wild carrot Daucus carota, cowslip Primula veris and a large colony of green winged orchid Anacamptis morio. The site is enclosed by thick, old hedges studded with dead elms and further vari…

Wollaston Meadows

…ia, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum and cowslip Primula veris. The county rarity dropwort Filipendula vulgaris is also found throughout the site. Overgrown hedges, scrub and the surrounding ditches and dykes with their associated aquatic vegetation…

Woodwalton Marsh

… Festuca rubra, quaking grass Briza media, knapweed Centaurea nigra and cowslip Primula veris. Other herbs include dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus and green winged orchid Anacamptis morio. The rare sulphur clover Trifolium ochroleucon has also been r…

High Lickbarrow Mires and Pastures

…iated mire species found at Lickbarrow such as the common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris and the bird's eye primrose Primula farinosa, the latter being geographically confined to the damp base rich soils of Northern England and Southern Scotland. The northern marsh orchid Dactylo…

Strathy Coast

…il Lotus corniculatus, wild thyme Thymus polytrichus, common self-heal Prunella vulgaris, frog orchid Dactylorhiza viridis and cowslip Primula veris are all found within the machair habitat. Maritime cliff (vegetation) The cliff top maritime grasslands of Strathy Coast are both v…

Cheesefoot Head

… Gentianella amarella, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria and cowslip Primula veris, together with several rather less common species, for example, early gentian Gentianella anglica, clustered bellflower Campanula …

Nine Holes Meadows

…us Knautia arvensis, common rest-harrow Ononis repens, lady’s mantle Alchemilla vulgaris agg., greater knapweed Centaurea scabiosa and cowslip Primula veris all frequent to abundant. The central meadow generally conforms to the meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis subcommunity, w…

Tuthill Quarry

… common. Of particular note are the populations of common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris and the nationally scarce bird’s eye primrose Primula farinosa which occur within a small open area. Lesser clubmoss Selaginella selaginoides also occurs within this area and is one of only f…

East Walton and Adcock's Common

…ing salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, stemless thistle Cirsium acaule. cowslip Primula veris, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria, horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa, squinancywort Asperula cynanchica, thym…

Wye and Crundale Downs

…orseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa, autumn gentian Gentianella amarella, cowslip Primula veris, squinancywort Asperula cynanchica and common milkwort Polygala vulgaris. Also present are several orchids including the rare and specially protected early and late spider orchids Ophrys…

Fordon Chalk Grasslands

…erbs such as clustered bell flower Campanula glomerata, carline thistle Carlina vulgaris, woolly thistle Cirsium eriophorum, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, purging flax Linum catharticum, cowslip Primula veris, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba…

Lord's Wood Meadows

…l Lotus corniculatus, devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis, selfheal Prunella vulgaris, bugle Ajuga reptans, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, cowslip Primula veris, plus spring sedge Carex caryophyllea. Large patches of dyer’s greenweed Genista tinctoria occur. Other less frequen…

Coombhill Meadows

…nged orchids the meadows have many other interesting species including cowslips Primula veris, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor and common milkwort Polygala vulgaris. One of the most notable plants found in the meadow is adder’s tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum, one of the best ‘indica…

Lydstep Head to Tenby Burrows

…ionally, particularly between Proud Giltar and Giltar Point, with sea beet Beta vulgaris ssp. maritima. Bird-perching sites at Lydstep Point are rich in lichens, including Caloplaca holocarpa, C. aurantia, C. ochracea and Physcia species. On the warm south-facing slopes there is …

Wanlass Grasslands

…er areas the interest includes local concentrations of common milkwort Polygala vulgaris, moonwort Botrychium lunaria, common rest-harrow Ononis repens, cowslip Primula veris and betony Betonica officinalis. One field supports a distinct northern meadow community characterised by…

Low Gill Moor Wetlands

…lustris, lesser clubmoss Selaginella selaginoides, common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris, grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris and bird's eye primrose Primula farinosa. Also of note are mounds of bog mosses Sphagnum spp. especially of Sphagnum subnitens which rise above the cal…

Trebetherick Point

…d by red fescue Festuca rubra with frequent calcicolous herbs including cowslip Primula veris, mouse-ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, carline thistle Carlina vulgaris and glaucous sedge Carex flacca, in addition to a more maritime community of wild thyme Thymus polytrichus, co…

Noddle End

…odoratum, wild thyme Thymus praecox, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, cowslip Primula veris and marjoram Origanum vulgare. This grassland is progressively shaded out to the north by hawthorn Crataegus monogyna scrub and by diffuse mixed woodland with a canopy dominated by ash F…

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