Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Glen East

…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. The predominant moss within the g…

Ballyrisk More

…on sedge Carex panicea, sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutuflorus, heather Calluna vulgaris, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, selfheal Prunella vulgaris and marsh ragwort Senecio aquaticus. Pockets of very species-rich vegetation occur where the mi…

Frevagh

…ude tormentil Potentilla erecta, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula, selfheal Prunella vulgaris, bugle Ajuga reptans, ragged robin Silene flos-cuculi, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris, bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella, heath spotted orchid D…

Keadew

…hnis flos-cuculi, square stalked St John's wort Hypericum tetrapterum, selfheal Prunella vulgaris and meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris. This type of wet grassland is localised in its distribution within Northern Ireland and is particularly associated with wet hay meadows in Ferm…

Combe Scar

…e cliffs become less steep and this gentler stepped profile has heather Calluna vulgaris and bilberry with parsley fern Cryptogramma crispa, crowberry Empetrum nigrum, wavy hair grass, male fern Dryopteris filix-mas, common polypody, honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum and occasion…

Killough Bay and Strand Lough

…of species. These include perennial sow thistle Sonchus arvensis, sea beet Beta vulgaris ssp. maritimus, silverweed Potentilla anserina, sea mayweed Tripleurospermum maritimum and sea radish Raphanus raphanistrum ssp. maritimus. Occasionally, sheets of sand are present along the …

Hunder Beck Juniper

… grass Deschampsia flexuosa, mat grass Nardus stricta, common milkwort Polygala vulgaris, selfheal Prunella vulgaris, bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus and mountain pansy Viola lutea abundant. The locally rare fern moonwort Botrychium lunaria is found in this grassland. Although there…

Hen-allt Common

…on sedge C. panicea, fairy flax Linum catharticum, common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris, selfheal Prunella vulgaris, devil's-bit scabious Succisa pratensis and the mosses and the mosses Bryum pseudotriquetrum, Campylium stellatum and Ctenidium molluscum. Other common associates …

Fardrum and Roosky Turloughs

…he turlough is low. Silverweed Potentilla anserina, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, selfheal Prunella vulgaris and creeping Jenny Lysimachia nummularia are all associated with the upper part of this zone. The unusual looking adders-tongue fern Ophioglossum vulgatum is prese…

Edwardstone Woods

…a 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 Priory D…

Cleatham Quarry

…flax Linum catharticum, thyme leaved sandwort Arenaria serphyllifolia, selfheal Prunella vulgaris, carline thistle Carlina vulgaris and mouse ear hawkweed. Despite rabbit grazing, hawthorn Crataegus monogyna scrub and dog rose Rosa canina are encroaching. A number of uncommon pla…

Scraghy

…entil Potentilla erecta, devils-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, heather Calluna vulgaris, bog pimpernel Anagallis tenetla, selfheal Prunella vulgaris, carnation sedge Carex panicea, tawny sedge Carex hostiana flea sedge Carex pulicaris and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. The predomi…

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…

Marlbank

…l 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, but are we…

Tower More

…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, flea sedge Carex pulicaris and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. The p…

Knocknashangan

…entil Potentilla erecta, devils-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, heather Calluna vulgaris, bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella, selfheal Prunella vulgaris, carnation sedge Carex panicea, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, flea sedge Carex pulicaris and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. The predom…

Belmore Mountain

…ne 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 down the cl…

Tonnagh Quarry

…ricum tetrapterum, marsh marigold Caltha palustris, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, marsh thistle Cirsium palustre, selfheal Prunella vulgaris, devils-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris and ragged Robin Silene flos-cuculi. Dominant bryoph…

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…

Starveall and Stony Down

…many other species are widespread and frequent for example dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule, self heal Prunella vulgaris and bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus. Species typical of the western chalk, such as devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis, be…

Drumcully

…ude tormentil Potentilla erecta, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula, selfheal Prunella vulgaris, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris, cat’s-ear Hypochaeris radicata, bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella and heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculat…

Gweunydd Coch-y-dwst

…umbens, Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica, selfheal Prunella vulgaris and white clover Trifolium repens. Heather Calluna vulgaris and mouse-ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum occur locally along with clumps of western gorse Ulex gallii. This grassland …

Smulgedon

…on sedge Carex panicea, sharp flowered rush Juncus acutuflorus, heather Calluna vulgaris, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, selfheal Prunella vulgaris and marsh ragwort Senecio aquaticus. Species-rich rush pasture occurs towards the lower end of th…

Shap Fells

… of this vegetation is in a good condition with a high cover of heather Calluna vulgaris and bog mosses Sphagnum species, although some areas have become degraded through grazing pressure and poor burning practice. Active blanket bog is well developed on the north facing slopes o…

Hollybush Pastures

…t 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 pratensis…

Tamnyrankin

…ude tormentil Potentilla erecta, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula, selfheal Prunella vulgaris, bugle Ajuga reptans, sneezewort Achillea ptarmica, eyebright Euphrasia officinalis agg. and lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica. With increased flushing, the carnivorous common butterwo…

Carrick Heaths

…latius. Bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius and marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris are locally abundant in waterlogged runnels between the hummocks along with lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula, marsh St John’s-wort Hypericum elodes and bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella. Ot…

New Scroggs

…ow vetchling 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…

Spring Meadows, Alderman's Head & Cow Croft Meadows

…is, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, cat’s ear Hypochaeris radicata and selfheal Prunella vulgaris which are found throughout all the meadows. Adder’s tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum is locally abundant in two meadows. Occasional species include eyebright Euphrasia sp., lady’s mantl…

Caeau Glyn (Glyn Fields)

…oot-trefoil 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 …

Lord's Wood Meadows

…ot trefoil 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 les…

Hedenham Wood

…tum, 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 discernible. Tufte…

Prolusk

…-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula, selfheal Prunella vulgaris, heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata and bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum. Lesser butterfly orchid Platanthera bifolia is widespread across the fen meadow. Ericoid species a…

Bamburgh Dunes

…ila arenaria. Plants with rosettes of leaves, including common ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris and creeping thistle Cirsium arvense, grow in the shelter of these grasses along with a number of mosses including Brachythecium albicans and Tortula ruralis spp. ruraliformis. Common rest-ha…

Sloughan and Willmount Glens

…ith 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 slopes. …

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…

Helvellyn & Fairfield

…x, eyebright Euphrasia officinalis agg., fairy flax Linum catharticum, selfheal Prunella vulgaris and autumn hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis may be found. The extensive mat grass slopes are very locally the haunt of the nationally scarce mountain ringlet butterfly Erebia epiphr…

Roeveagh

…ils-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, common twayblade Neottia ovata and selfheal Prunella vulgaris are found throughout the site, along with the mosses glittering wood moss Hylocomium splendens and neat feather moss Pseudoscleropodium purum. Where the field levels out towards the …

Blackslee

…-bit scabious 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 …

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…

Otmoor

… is shown by the presence of upright brome Bromus erectus, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris and dyer's greenweed Genista tinctoria. Herb rich swards in the southern half of the site are largely of crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus black knapweed Centaurea nigra grassland. One f…

Lount Meadows

…n colonised by such plants as bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, self heal Prunella vulgaris and germander speedwell Veronica chamaedrys. Area 3 is a fine hay meadow having a sward characterised by the dominance of red fescue Festuca rubra, meadow fescue F. pratensis, creste…

Barrow Burn Meadows

…t Leontodon hispidus and L.autumnalis, cat’s ear Hypochaeris radicata, selfheal Prunella vulgaris, common bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, changing forget-me-not Myosotis discolor, common knapweed Centaurea nigra and oxeye daisy Leucanthemum…

West Dorset Coast

…d substrate but red fescue Festuca rubra, glaucous sedge Carex flacca, selfheal Prunella vulgaris and mouse-ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum are frequent. With less grazing, taller grasses dominate, including tall fescue F. arundinacea. Scrub of bramble Rubus fruticosus, gorse …

Corfe Mullen Pastures

…uch as cat’s-ear Hypochaeris radicata, tormentil Potentilla erecta and selfheal Prunella vulgaris. The nationally scarce yellow bartsia Parentucellia viscosa is present and strongly associated with this community in Dorset. Where drainage is impeded by underlying clay the free d…

Freeholders Wood

…hroughout 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 Viola hi…

Pentregwyn

…tion of herbs in the sward, including common knapweed Centaurea nigra, selfheal Prunella vulgaris, common bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus, red clover Trifolium pratense, yarrow Achillea millefolium, cat’s-ear Hypochaeris radicata and burnet-saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga. …

South Hylton Pasture

…h hawkbit Leontodon hispidus, bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, self heal Prunella vulgaris, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata, bulbous buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus, common speedwell Veronica officinalis, as well as red and white clovers Trifolium pratense and Trifolium…

Newton-le-Willows Meadows

… site are bugle Ajuga reptans, common cat's ear Hypochaeris radicata, self heal Prunella vulgaris, bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus and betony Betonica officinalis. Other species are restricted to only one or two of the three meadows. The largest field, although showing so…

Deepdale Meadows, Langstrothdale

…nt, together with grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris, butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris, marsh hawk’s beard Crepis paludosa, globe flower Trollius europaeus and marsh valerian Valeriana dioica. Most of the flatter, neutral grassland areas of the meadows support an extensive rang…

West End Meadow, Lunds

…f species is found, including purging flax Linum catharticum, milkwort Polygala vulgaris, quaking grass Briza media, eyebright Euphrasia sp. and alpine bistort Polygonum viviparum. The last named is known from only a few localities in the Dales. The main sward is of particular in…

Romsley Manor Farm

…abious. The south east field has an abundance of devil’s bit scabious, selfheal Prunella vulgaris and betony Betonica officinalis. Woodland herbs within the sward include bugle Ajuga reptans, wood horsetail Equisetum sylvaticum, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, bluebell Hyacinthoid…

Charnock Richard Pasture

…hoxanthum odoratum and jointed rush Juncus articulatus dominate whilst selfheal Prunella vulgaris and greater bird's foot trefoil Lotus pedunculatus are also abundant.

Waresley Wood

… 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 Viola r…

Cotland Plantation

…bell (Hyacinthoides non-scripta), wood sorrel (Oxalis acetosella) and selfheal (Prunella vulgaris). Tufted hair grass (Deschampsia cespitosa) dominates the lower levels. Wet seepage lines hold notable species such as common twayblade (Neottia ovata) and broadleaved helleborine (E…

Ballymacallion

…devils-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata, selfheal Prunella vulgaris and meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris. Less frequent are bulbous buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus and autumn hawkbit Leontodon autumnalis. Where soils are thin common birdsfoot trefoil …

Chris's Pasture

…a decumbens, betony Betonica officinalis, tormentil Potentilla erecta, selfheal Prunella vulgaris, field wood rush Luzula campestris, autumn hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis, devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis, pignut Conopodium majus and bitter vetch Lathyrus montanus. Oth…

Bastow Wood

…er, but also rich in herbs such as lady's mantle Alchemilla glabra and selfheal Prunella vulgaris. In a limited area at the southern end of the site, the community assumes a more heavily wooded character, the canopy becomes denser and the ground flora is dominated by dog's mercur…

Hadston Links

…sta tinctoria, bog pimpernel Lysmachia tenella and common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris. Two species rich dry hollows are characterised by a short, rabbit grazed turf with an abundance of red fescue Festuca rubra and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. Sand sedge Carex are…

Langley Wood

…artsia Odontites verna together with meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, self heal Prunella vulgaris and bugle Ajuga reptans.

Pittington Hill

… common bent Agrostis capillaris with yarrow Achillea millefolium and self heal Prunella vulgaris, although on the more heavily grazed and trampled parts of the site neutral grasslands of a more eutrophic character, containing crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, creeping butt…

Grange Meadow

…mmon 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 orchid Anacamptis morio and c…

Gweunydd Dwfnant (Dwfnant Pasture)

…eezewort Achillea ptarmica, bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus and selfheal Prunella vulgaris. Of particular interest is the good representation of both petty whin Genista anglica and dyer's greenweed G. tinctoria, the latter being locally abundant in the western pasture. Hea…

Haugh and Gundale Slacks

… 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 way at …

Whiston Eaves

…dge Carex demissa, marsh valerian Valeriana dioica, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, star sedge Carex echinata, bulbous rush Juncus bulbosus and meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria. This rush pasture also extends up the slope on the southern side of the stream, reflecting local …

Drumbegger

…lus flammula, glaucous sedge Carex flacca, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, selfheal Prunella vulgaris, meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis and the mosses glittering wood moss Hylocomium splendens and neat feather moss Pseudoscleropodium purum. Where the field levels out at the base o…

The Cheddar Complex

…ecies include flea sedge Carex pulicaris, betony Betonica officinalis, selfheal Prunella vulgaris and lady’s bedstraw Galium verum. Unimproved acidic grassland communities dominated by red fescue Festuca rubra, brown bent Agrostis capillaris and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum o…

Gweunydd Camnant

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

Coolnasillagh

…lowered rush Juncus acutuflorus, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula, selfheal Prunella vulgaris and marsh ragwort Senecio aquaticus. The variation in topography and related soil hydrology, and the effects of past and present management have resulted in the presence of a wide r…

Caeau Cefn Cribwr

…ctum and tawny sedge Carex hostiana. Red clover Trifolium pratense and selfheal Prunella vulgaris are also common. Floristically distinctive stands occur in the flushed south-western field. Here, meadow thistle is accompanied by frequent cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, saw-wor…

Caeau Nant Garenig

…her grasses and sedges, with frequent meadow thistle, whorled caraway, selfheal Prunella vulgaris, greater bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus and devil's-bit scabious Succisa pratensis. Some of the enclosures are regularly cut for hay, but others are horse or cattle grazed. M…

The New Forest

…permeability and the effects of grazing. Dry heath dominated by heather Calluna vulgaris and bell heather Erica cinerea and bristle bent Agrostis curtisii grades into humid heath in which cross leaved heath Erica tetralix and purple moor grass Molinia caerulea are constant specie…

Wyedale

…ntago 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, quaking grass Briza me…

Down Farm

…icia cracca, meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis, bugle Ajuga reptans, selfheal Prunella vulgaris, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor and burnet-saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga. Where soils indicate some seasonal dampness and are more acidic, a small stand of atypical vegetation suppo…

Craigs

…autumn hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis, tormentil Potentilla erecta, selfheal Prunella vulgaris, devils-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, glittering wood moss Hylocomium splendens and neat feather moss Pseudoscleropodium purum. Notable species associated with this grassland inclu…

Penorchard & Spring Farm Pastures

… betony, common fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica, common spotted orchid, selfheal Prunella vulgaris and eyebright Euphrasia spp.. The four western fields form a separate block. These also conform largely to the heath grass sub community, with abundant common bent, crested dog's tai…

Sapperton Meadows

…natus, bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, daisy Bellis perennis, self heal Prunella vulgaris, red clover Trifolium pratense and ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata. The grazed fields are characterised by lesser knapweed Centaurea nigra, bird's foot trefoil, hairy hawkbit Le…

Briarcroft Pasture

…latus, meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis, tufted vetch Vicia cracca, selfheal Prunella vulgaris, pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus and great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis. Briarcroft is a level site where the species rich grassland exists in an intimate mosaic with moist tussock…

Bell Sykes Meadows

…ypochaeris radicata, common bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus and selfheal Prunella vulgaris. The pasture on the steeper ground, which supports a mosaic of neutral and acidic grassland, is also characterised by sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, tormentil Potentilla erecta, heat…

Thorneyburn Meadow

…sis, eyebright Euphrasia agg., wood crane's bill Geranium sylvaticum, self heal Prunella vulgaris and smooth, hairy and intermediate lady's mantle Alchemilla glabra, Alchemilla filicaulis and Alchemilla xanthochlora. Other characteristic species include common bird’s foot trefoil…

Hallam Barn Grasslands

…us sedge Carex flacca, greater bird’s foot trefoil Lotus pedunculatus, selfheal Prunella vulgaris and floating sweet grass Glyceria fluitans. Additional species such as ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, lesser …

Brown's Close Meadow

…of herbs, which include common bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, selfheal Prunella vulgaris, pignut Conopodium majus, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus and oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare. Woodland species are also a feature of the sward, these include bugle Ajuga reptans, …

Twinhills Woods and Meadows

…low 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's nights…

Gweunydd Glan-y-glasnant

… meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis, yarrow Achillea millefolium and self-heal Prunella vulgaris are all occasional to frequent, whilst the pale pink spikes of the common spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii are common in some parts. The uncommon and diminutive fern, adder's-tong…

White Grit Meadows

…'s-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus, ox-eye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare, selfheal Prunella vulgaris and great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis. In places, the grassland is more acidic in nature, and here tormentil Potentilla erecta, devil's-bit scabious Succisa pratensis and heath-gr…

Quoile

…g's tail Cynosurus cristatus, with a range of herbs and sedges such as selfheal Prunella vulgaris, cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata, common mouse ear Cerastium fontanum, autumn hawkbit Leontodon autumnalis, birdsfoot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata,…

Fathom Upper

…, autumn hawkbit Leontodon autumnalis, cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata, selfheal Prunella vulgaris, yarrow Achillea millefolium, birdsfoot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris and devils-bit scabious Succisa pratensis. Less frequent are oxeye daisy Leucant…

Len Pastures, Crackpot

… glabra, 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 indicat…

Teddon Farm

… bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, fairy flax Linum catharticum, selfheal Prunella vulgaris, bugle Ajuga reptans, pignut Conopodium majus and devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis. The damper springline seepages have glaucous sedge Carex flacca, greater bird’s foot trefoil…

Totamore Dunes and Loch Ballyhaugh

…sia sp., yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor, fairy flax Linum catharticum, selfheal Prunella vulgaris, red bartsia Odontites vernus, and cow parsnip Heracleum sphondylium. Uncommon plants such as adder’s-tongue fern Ophioglossum vulgatum are present in many of the dune slacks. Early …

Bliss Gate Pastures

…foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata, selfheal Prunella vulgaris, meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris and germander speedwell Veronica chamaedrys. Several spring line seepages give rise to damp areas with common yellow sedge Carex demissa, carnation…

Greenhaugh Meadow

…’s mantle Alchemilla glabra, changing forget-me-not Myosotis discolor, selfheal Prunella vulgaris, meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis, cat’s ear Hypochaeris radicata, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus, pignut Conopodium majus and wood crane’s bill Geranium sylvaticum, whilst eyeb…

Slievenacloy

…such as white clover Trifolium repens, cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata, selfheal Prunella vulgaris, eyebright Euphrasia agg. and meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis, in addition to a number of other grasses and sedges e.g. sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festu…

Lune Forest

…etation on the moorland plateau is blanket mire co dominated by heather Calluna vulgaris and hare’s tail cotton grass Eriophorum vaginatum, typically with cross leaved heath Erica tetralix and an abundance of mosses. On the highest ground to the west, other dwarf shrubs, includi…

Meadow Croft, Skythorns

…aking grass Briza media. Herb species include pignut Conopodium majus, selfheal Prunella vulgaris, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, common knapweed Centaurea nigra and, of particular note, adder's tongue fern Ophioglossum vulgatum. Where the grassland is damper, sweet vernal gr…

Porton Down

…aule Asperula cynanchica typical sub community and the Pseudoscleropodium purum Prunella vulgaris and Holcus lanatus Trifolium repens sub communities. Upright brome Bromus erectus grassland typical subcommunity and the Festuca rubra - Schedonorus arundinaceus sub community. Downy…

Cappas Lwyd

…r mint Mentha aquatica, greater birds-foot trefoil Lotus pedunculatus, selfheal Prunella vulgaris and devil's-bit scabious Succisa pratensis are also frequent, while marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris and lesser skull-cap Scutellaria minor also occur. Areas of rush-pasture are…

Coed Mawr

…ts of the herb-rich areas include yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum, selfheal Prunella vulgaris and the locally uncommon smooth-stalked sedge Carex laevigata. Other species include angelica Angelica sylvestris, alternate leaved golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium alternifolium, enc…

Armboth Fells

…from Blea Tarn north to Castlerigg Fell has vegetation in which heather Calluna vulgaris is a major component. Blanket bog dominated by heather and hare's tail cotton grass Eriophorum vaginatum has developed on deep peat over much of this area. Heather moorland occupies the drier…

Thorne and Doves Moors

…s western gorse Ulex gallii, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, heather Calluna vulgaris and creeping willow Salix repens are abundant, while the local petty whin Genista anglica is also present. Sedge species such as carnation sedge Carex panicea, common sedge C. nigra, star sed…

Standridge Farm Pasture

…r’s greenweed Genista tinctoria, meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris and selfheal Prunella vulgaris.

Merthen Wood

… support a more heathy flora with bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus, heather Calluna vulgaris and some bell heather Erica cinerea, with wild madder Rubia peregrina, which is mainly confined to coastal locations in south and west Britain, common cow-wheat Melampyrum pratense and moss s…

Lingfield Cernes

…f unimproved meadows; these include oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare, self heal Prunella vulgaris, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor and dyer's greenweed Genista tinctoria. The meadows support two plants which are scarce nationally and mainly restricted to the south of Britain; thes…

Lower Red Lees Pasture

…rd’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, common knapweed Centaurea nigra, selfheal Prunella vulgaris, cat’s ear Hypochaeris radicata and hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis and Leontodon hispidus, together with tormentil Potentilla erecta, devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis and fi…

Gunnerton Nick

…osurus cristatus and cock’s foot Dactylis glomerata with herbs such as selfheal Prunella vulgaris and yarrow Achillea millefolium and some scattered bracken Pteridium aquilinum. Spoil derived from past quarrying has been colonised by scrub including hawthorn Crataegus monogyna, b…

Brenkley Meadows

…foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata, selfheal Prunella vulgaris, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus, common mouse ear Cerastium fontanum, tufted vetch Vicia cracca and great burnet are common in such areas. The meadows support breeding snipe, reds…

Leathemstown

…rdsfoot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris, selfheal Prunella vulgaris, yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor, devils-bit scabious Succisa pratensis and the notable greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha. Where soils are less freely-draining and flush…

Holly Rock Fields

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

Cavan

…pearwort Ranunculus flammula, eyebright Euphrasia officinalis agg. and selfheal Prunella vulgaris. Further interest is added with the presence of the notable frog orchid Coeloglossum viride which tends to be restricted to grasslands with an elevated base status. Mosses are promin…

Bennane Head Grasslands

…atensis, common knapweed Centaurea nigra, eyebright Euphrasia agg. and selfheal Prunella vulgaris. This type of grassland is scarce in Scotland and has declined markedly across the UK due largely to agricultural intensification. The Bennane Head Grasslands are of further interest…

Mid Cornwall Moors

…d by western gorse Ulex gallii, bristle bent Agrostis curtisii, heather Calluna vulgaris and bell heather Erica cinerea. Cross leaved heath Erica tetralix and purple moor grass Molinia caerulea can be frequent and plants typically associated with this heathland include tormentil …

Strathy Coast

…oot trefoil 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 a…

Castle River Valley

…niculatus, devils-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, bugle Ajuga reptans, selfheal Prunella vulgaris, autumn hawkbit Leontodon autumnalis, meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris and fairy flax Linum catharticum. Where there is increased water movement through the soil and local waterlogg…

Hallow Hill

…eadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis, meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris, selfheal Prunella vulgaris and yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor. The pasture supports several species of butterfly, namely, small copper, wall brown, meadow brown, orange tip, green veined white and common blue.

Ross

…s flammula, carnation sedge Carex panicea, tawny sedge Carex hostiana, selfheal Prunella vulgaris and the mosses golden head moss Breutelia chrysocoma and chalk comb moss Ctenidium molluscum. Pockets of very species-rich vegetation occur where the mineral soils and shallow peats …

Low Redford Meadows

…la glabra and Alchemilla xanthochlora, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, selfheal Prunella vulgaris, pignut Conopodium majus, betony Betonica officinalis, fairy flax Linum catharticum, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, bitter vetch Lathyrus montanus and meadow vetchling Lat…

Tyrella and Minerstown

…rex panicea and the herbs mouse_ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum and selfheal Prunella vulgaris. Notable species associated with these damper hollows include early marsh orchid Dactylorhiza incarnata ssp. coccinea and the variegated horsetail Equisetum variegatum which is local…

West Pennine Moors

…community of hare’s tail cotton grass Eriophorum vaginatum with heather Calluna vulgaris, common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium and purple moor grass Molinia caerulea. Where the water table is close to the bog surface, bog mosses, including flat topped bog moss Sphagnum fa…

Dumsey Meadow

… meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis, marsh ragwort Senecio aquaticus, selfheal Prunella vulgaris and autumn hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis. There are scattered bushes of hawthorn Crataegus monogyna and parts of the site have become invaded by creeping thistle Cirsium arvense.…

Little Langdale Tarn

… grass, with the characteristic herbs eyebright Euphrasia officinalis, selfheal Prunella vulgaris, great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis and red clover Trifolium pratense. Land to the north east and south of the tarn grades from purple moor grass into acidic grassland which is typ…

Glenarm Woods Part 2

…s, tormentil Potentilla erecta, devils-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, selfheal Prunella vulgaris, carnation sedge Carex panicea and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. The moss species within the wet grassland include glittering wood moss Hylocomium splendens, neat feather moss Pseudos…

Bentley Priory

…ssociated with the grasslands include common knapweed Centaurea nigra, selfheal Prunella vulgaris, common and greater bird’s foot trefoils Lotus corniculatus and L. uliginosus and sneezewort Achilles ptarmica in the damp areas around Boot Pond. Also found here is great burnet San…

Skiddaw Group

… to Lonscale Fell and on the south facing slopes of Blencathra. Heather Calluna vulgaris is usually dominant with associated bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus on dry ground and frequent cross leaved heath Erica tetralix and bog mosses Sphagnum spp. where wet. The uncommon lesser twayb…

Bellerby Fields

… while pignut Conopodium majus, lady's mantle Alchemilla xanthochlora, selfheal Prunella vulgaris, meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis and oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare also occur. Localised variations in soil moisture and acidity contribute to variety in the sward's species c…

Aules Hill Meadows

…m, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata, hay rattle Rhinanthus minor, self heal Prunella vulgaris and pignut Conopodium majus being amongst the most frequent. Other species common throughout the sward include crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, downy oat grass Avenula pubesce…

Briff Lane Meadows

… such as common knapweed Centaurea nigra, tormentil Potentilla erecta, selfheal Prunella vulgaris, red fescue Festuca rubra, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus. Other species are more restricted in distribution across the site, due partly to…

Birkwith Caves and Fell

… and quaking grass Briza media, as well as a variety of herbs such has selfheal Prunella vulgaris, sneezewort Achillea ptarmica, eyebright Euphrasia sp., devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula, marsh lousewort Pedicularis palustris and marsh …

Pads Wood

…commoner grassland herbs such as meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis, self heal Prunella vulgaris and hedge woundwort Stachys sylvatica. The majority of the lichens are epiphytic on old oak and ash standards but some also occur on holly, hazel and field maple. Several species are…

Winster Wetlands

…arsh valerian Valeriana dioica, grass of Parnassus, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris and marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris. Within this area there are also flushes dominated by small sedges. To the west of this mire complex lies a small round basin mire. The majority of t…

Llety - Wen

…d's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus, oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare, selfheal Prunella vulgaris and, on drier slopes, burnet-saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga. Other fields in the northern parts of the farm have wet sedge-rich grassland dominated by purple moor-grass Molinia caeru…

Pike Corner

… corniculatus, 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…

Whitton Bridge Pasture

…latus, meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis, tufted vetch Vicia cracca, selfheal Prunella vulgaris, pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus and great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis. The site also includes areas of the Lathyrus pratensis, meadow vetchling, MG5a sub community with salad burn…

Burledge Sidelands and Meadows

…y Leucanthemum vulgare, common bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, selfheal Prunella vulgaris, common knapweed C. nigra and agrimony Agrimonia eupatoria. Other herbs include rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus, pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus, devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratens…

Beeston Brook Pasture

…ow buttercup Ranunculus acris, greater burnet Sanguisorba officinalis, selfheal Prunella vulgaris, pignut Conopodium majus, meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis and common bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus. Dyer’s greenweed Genista tinctoria is also occasionally present. Area…

Aghanaglack

…ude tormentil Potentilla erecta, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula, selfheal Prunella vulgaris. bugle Ajuga reptans, ragged robin Silene flos-cuculi, square stalked St John's wort Hypericum tetrapterum, marsh willowherb Epilobium palustre, twayblade Neottia ovata, heath spotte…

Stagmire Moss

…ris and sheep's fescue, together with harebell Campanula rotundifolia, selfheal Prunella vulgaris and ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata. The higher ground surrounding the mire is grassland dominated by Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and red fescue Festuca rubra, with scattered …

Hesledon Moor East

…meadow and bulbous buttercup Ranunculus acris and Ranunculus bulbosus, selfheal Prunella vulgaris, common sorrel Rumex acetosa and red clover Trifolium pratense. More local are the lady’s mantle Alchemilla xanthochlora, common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii, eyebright Euphra…

Florence Court

…clude 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 orchids h…

Stranacally

…-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula, selfheal Prunella vulgaris, heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata, common twayblade Neottia ovata and bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum. Marsh horsetail Equisetum palustre is widespread amongst the sward…

Drumowen

…fairy flax Linum catharticum, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula and selfheal Prunella vulgaris, with marsh horsetail Equisetum palustre also conspicuous. Mosses are prominent within the sward with golden head moss Breutelia chrysocoma occurring alongside pointed spear moss Cal…

Tullysranadeega

… in these swards and include cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, heather Calluna vulgaris, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica and several species of sphagnum bog-mosses. In some places, the combination of acidic, peaty soils and intense flushing by groundwater produces a particularly…

Newlands

…pratensis, devils-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, bugle Ajuga reptans, selfheal Prunella vulgaris, autumn hawkbit Leontodon autumnalis, and meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris. Less frequent are oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare and yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor. Where soils are th…

Rathsherry

…devils-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata, selfheal Prunella vulgaris, tormentil Potentilla erecta, common knapweed Centaurea nigra and meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris. Less frequent are meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis, oxeye daisy Leucanthemum v…

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…

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