Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Kilnameel

… Koeleria macrantha which are occasional. Common herbs such as meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris, creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens and white clover Trifolium repens are constant throughout the sward, while common knapweed Centaurea nigra, oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare, eye…

Long Herdon Meadow

…may yet reappear. An abundance of herbs includes meadow and creeping buttercups Ranunculus acris and Ranunculus repens, white and red clovers Trifolium repens and Trifolium pratense, lesser knapweed Centaurea nigra, devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis, meadowsweet Filipendula …

Dumsey Meadow

… Achillea millefolium, bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris, creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens, lesser hawkbit Leontodon saxatilis, red clover Trifolium pratense, white clover Trifolium repens, creeping cinquefoil Potentilla reptans, ribwor…

Glaslyn

…ports a diverse range of aquatic plants including beds of stream water-crowfoot Ranunculus penicillatus ssp penicillatus. Species associated with upland, acidic, nutrient-poor conditions (alternate water- The floodplain grassland comprises marshy grassland, neutral grassland, aci…

Frome St. Quintin

…sional species throughout the wet woodland. Drier soils have creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens, drifts of rough meadow grass Poa trivialis and bugle Ajuga reptans under a tall herb cover of nettle Urtica dioica, great horsetail Equisetum telmateia and sprawling cleavers Galium…

Killymackan Lough

…d rush Carex inflexus, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula, silverweed Potentilla anserina, marsh ragwort Senecio aguaticus and tufted forget-me-not Myosotis laxa, growing over a carpet of brown mosses d…

Quoile

…so present, including common marsh bedstraw Galium palustre, creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula, cuckoo-flower Cardamine pratensis, wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris, silverweed Potentilla anserina, carnation sedge Carex panicea and notably…

The Cliffs of Magho

… water avens Geum rivale, herb Robert Geranium robertianum and lesser celandine Ranunculus ficaria, with such typical woodland mosses as Eurhynchium praelongum, E. striatum, Rhytidiadelphus triquetrus and Thuidium tamariscinum. Diversity is increased by the presence of wet woodla…

Hesketh Golf Links

…Leontodon saxatilis, marram grass Ammophila arenaria, common rest-harrow Ononis repens and creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens frequent. Occasionally more lime loving plants such as carline thistle Carlina vulgaris, common centaury Centaurium erythraea and purging flax Linum cat…

Lower Woodford Water Meadows

…is and marsh ragwort Senecio aquaticus along with meadow and creeping buttercup Ranunculus acris and Ranunculus repens, are typical herbaceous species of the panes. ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, brooklime Veronica beccabunga and water forget-me-not Myosotis scorpioides are con…

Langford Meadow

… hirta are often abundant and herbs include bugle Ajuga reptans, the buttercups Ranunculus acris and Ranunculus repens and the local marsh valerian Valeriana dioica and strawberry clover Trifolium fragiferum. A marsh community has developed along the old water meadow drains and …

Corfe Meadows

…n hispidus, meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis, meadow-and creeping buttercups Ranunculus acris and Ranunculus repens, common sorrel Rumex acetosa and red clover Trifolium pratense. Pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus is present in places and corky-fruited water dropwort Oenanthe pim…

Llwyn

…refoil Lotus corniculatus, common fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica and buttercups Ranunculus acris and Ranunculus repens. Hidden in this sward the very occasional alder or willow seedling escapes the attentions of the grazing cattle. Where ground conditions permit the rush-pasture …

Leziate, Sugar and Derby Fens

…ies include common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium, creeping willow Salix repens and bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella. An unusual area of ridges and furrows occurs on part of the fen. The calcareous ridges support a diverse rabbit grazed sward that includes red fescue Festuc…

Aghanloo Wood

…pecies such as bugle Ajuga reptans, sanicle Sanicula europaea, lesser celandine Ranunculus ficaria, creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens, enchanter's nightshade Circaea lutetiana, wood sedge Carex sylvatica, opposite-leaved golden-saxifrage Chlysosplenium oppositifolium and remot…

Glenmore Wood

…opposite-leaved golden-saxifrage Chysosplenium oppositifolium, lesser celandine Ranunculus ficaria, creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens, bugle Ajuga reptans and ferns. https://www.daera-ni.gov.uk/publications/glenmore-wood-assi

Oak Tree Farm Meadows

…at burnet, cuckoo-flower Cardamine pratensis, common knapweed, meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris, creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens and meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria. Common sorrel Rumex acetosa, autumn hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis, common mouse ear Cerastium fontanum a…

Railway Meadow, Langley

…at burnet, cuckoo-flower Cardamine pratensis, common knapweed, meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris, creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens and meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria. Common sorrel Rumex acetosa, autumn hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis, common mouse ear Cerastium fontanum a…

Wilson Place Meadows

…ntle, oxeye daisy, common bird's foot trefoil, common bistort, meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris, creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens, lesser celandine R. ficaria, betony, germander speedwell Veronica chamaedrys, thyme leaved speedwell Veronica serpyllifolia and cat's ear Hypoch…

Devenish Island

…wered rush Juncus acutiflorus, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens and white clover Trifolium repens. This poorer rush pasture is also more prevalent towards the southern end of the island, where it forms a mosaic with drier semi-improved lowland me…

Racecourse Meadow

… community with great burnet, common knapweed Centaurea nigra, meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris and creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens all generally abundant. Lady’sbedstraw Galium verum also grows in abundance in the meadow, this is unusual because in most flood meadows it is…

Upper Lough Erne - Crom

…y Lysimachia nummularia, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula and creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens. Where flushing by more base-rich waters occurs, a sward dominated by sedges such as carnation sedge Carex flacca and glaucous sedge Carex …

Upper Lough Erne - Trannish

…y Lysimachia nummularia, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula and creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens. Where flushing by more base-rich waters occurs, a sward dominated by sedges such as glaucous sedge Carex flacca and carnation sedge Carex …

Upper Lough Erne - Galloon

…y Lysimachia nummularia, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula and creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens. Where flushing by more base-rich waters occurs, a sward dominated by sedges such as glaucous sedge Carex flacca and carnation sedge Carex …

Deepdale Meadows

…tercups of which two species occur mostly in the damper soils, meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris and creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens. Two lady's mantle species also occur, somewhat sparingly, throughout the site, these being smooth Alchemilla glabra and intermediate Alchemil…

Upper Lough Erne - Belleisle

…ny 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, carnation sedge Carex pani…

Ingrebourne Marshes

…hydrolapathum, purple loosestrife Lythrum salicaria and celery leaved buttercup Ranunculus sceleratus. Extensive beds of reed sweet grass have become uncommon in Britain owing the efficient land drainage associated with modern agricultural practices and urban development. The Ing…

Ervey Wood

…pposite-leaved golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, lesser celandine Ranunculus ficaria and creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens. https://www.daera-ni.gov.uk/publications/ervey-wood-assi

Caeau Cwm-Ffrwd

…foil Lotus corniculatus, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata, meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris, bulbous buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus, common sorrel Rumex acetosella and red clover Trifolium pratense. Other associated species include perennial rye-grass Lolium perenne, pignut C…

Cruninish Island

…rmentil Potentilla erecta, bog pimpernel Lysmachia tenella and lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula. Sedges are abundant in this habitat and include tawny sedge Carex hostiana, carnation sedge Carex panicea and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. In the drier central area of the island …

Greenfield Meadow

…sis and soft brome Bromus hordeaceous and by an abundance of creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens, daisy Bellis perennis, white clover Trifolium repens and red clover Trifolium pratense. Greenfield Meadow is also notable as a blackcock lek.

New Scroggs

…nula pratensis grassland, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus – white clover Trifolium repens sub community, which occurs in a mosaic with small areas typified by more acid loving species that form stands of NVC types CG10 sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina –common bent Agrostis capillaris – …

Rawbones Meadow

…ire fog Holcus lanatus, reed sweet grass Glyceria maxima and creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens. Associated species include marsh foxtail Alopecurus geniculatus, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula, marsh ragwort Senecio aquaticus, brown sedge Carex disticha and cuckoo-flower …

Goldborough Farm Meadows

…lopecurus geniculatus, cuckoo-flower Cardamine pratensis and creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens. Also present are jointed rush Juncus articulatus, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi and oval sedge Carex leporina. Hedgerows support midland haw…

Gallt y Bwlch

…all stream is present in this area, along which meadowsweet, creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens and soft rush Juncus effusus are frequent and species such as herb robert, golden saxifrage, lady fern, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula and false brome Brachypodium sylvaticum o…

Port Meadow with Wolvercote Common & Green

…in hay fields, such as hoary plantain Plantago media and white clover Trifolium repens, together with adventives associated with disturbed ground such as rat tail plantain Plantago major and silverweed Potentilla anserina and species with a low growth habit or vegetative reproduc…

Gwaun Bwlch Hafod-y-gog

…edstraw Galium palustre, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi and creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens. The more base-poor flushes support bog-mosses Sphagnum spp., star sedge Carex echinata, common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium and lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula.

Dereham Rush Meadow

…nquefoil Comarum palustre, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi and lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula. On slightly higher ground, with seasonal flooding, is a large area dominated by marsh marigold Caltha palustris, yellow iris Iris pseudacorus and creeping buttercup Ranunculus rep…

Old Rectory Meadows

…pendula ulmaria. Locally purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens and reed sweet grass Glyceria maxima are dominant. Amongst other species present in the rich flora are marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, fen bedstraw Galium uliginosum, lesser sp…

Papercourt

…trefoil Lotus pedunculatus, water dropwort Oenanthe fistulosa, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula and water forget-me-not Myosotis scorpioides can be found. Surrounding this area is grassland dominated by meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespit…

Pockerley Farm Pond

…damine pratensis, water forget-me-not Myosotis scorpioides and lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula. Small areas of willow scrub Salix caprea have invaded the pond. Damp grassland surrounds the pond. This is dominated by creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera and marsh foxtail Alopec…

Errigal Glen

… nemorosa, water avens Geum rivale, sanicle Sanicula europaea, lesser celandine Ranunculus ficaria, meadow sweet Filipendula ulmaria, Enchanters Nightshade Circaea lutetiana, opposite-leaved golden-saxifrage Chlysqsplenium oppositifolium and wood sedge Carex sylvatica. Where the …

Lenaghan Wood

… waterlogged soils support lady fern Athyrium filix -femina, creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens, opposite-leaved golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositijolium, meadow sweet Filipendula ulmaria, remote sedge Carex remota and wood horsetail Equisetum sylvaticum. Where the soils …

Gwaun Efail-Llwydiarth

… fluviatile, greater bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus, creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens and the locally uncommon northern marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza purpurella. Other associated species include carnation sedge Carex panicea, marsh willowherb Epilobium palustre, wood hors…

Murcott Meadows

…rass Phleum pratense, creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera and creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens. The furrows have a flora which reflects the high water table, with tufted hairgrass Deschampsia cespitosa the dominant species. Locally abundant in the furrows are jointed rush Junc…

Naburn Marsh

…rnet Sanguisorba officinalis, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata, meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis and meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis are prominent in the sward together with large stands of bistort Pol…

Tuckmill Meadows

…eccabunga, water forget-me-not Myosotis scorpioides and celery leaved buttercup Ranunculus sceleratus. Parts of the fen contain single species stands of either common reed Phragmites australis or reed sweet grass Glyceria maxima, with the latter particularly frequent in relict st…

Coed Nant Menascin

…, with meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, yellow pimpernel and creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens frequent throughout. Other associated species include marsh-marigold Caltha palustris, smooth-stalked sedge Carex laevigata, alternate leaved golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium alternif…

Inchmurrin

…ase-rich. The understory contains remote sedge Carex remota, creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens, brambles Rubus sp., meadow-sweet Filipendula ulmaria, bugle Ajuga reptans, and ferns.

Bulwick Meadows

…eeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, hard rush Juncus inflexus, creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens, red fescue Festuca rubra and creeping Jenny Lysimachia nummularia. More locally abundant are, floating sweet grass Glyceria fluitans, marsh marigold Caltha palustris, common, hairy …

Inkpen Crocus Fields

…e by common knapweed Centaurea nigra, pignut Conopodium majus, meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris, common bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, red clover Trifolium pratense and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, grading downhill to a slope with abundant meadow buttercup …

Lye Heath Marsh

…eed Centaurea nigra, meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis and creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens are all locally dominant. Overall, the site supports an exceptional number of grassland species which require long continuity of habitat, including the rare corky fruited water drop…

Harker's House Meadows

… marigold Caltha palustris, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens, marsh lousewort Pedicularis palustris, heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata and of particular note, globe flower Trollius europaeus.

Long Lye Meadow

…k knapweed Centaurea nigra, cat’s ear Hypochaeris radicata and meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris. Other herbs include pignut Conopodium majus, oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis and more locally devil’s bit scabio…

Britford Water Meadows

…flower Cardamine pratensis, marsh ragwort Senecio aquaticus, creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens and meadow buttercup R. acris. The drains support a wide range of wetland plants such as creeping Jenny Lysimachia nummularia, yellow iris Iris pseudacorus, fool's water cress Apium …

Bishop Monkton Ings

…tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa with herbs including creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens, pignut Conopodium majus, devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis, sneezewort Achillea ptarmica, great bur net and bugle Ajuga reptans. Areas of dry neutral grassland occur on higher …

Edenaclogh Wood

…of lady fern Athyrium filix-femina, water avens Geum rivale, creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens, opposite-leaved golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, meadow sweet Filipendula ulmaria and remote sedge Carex remota. Small stands of swamp woodland are present in old fla…

Coed Mawr - Blaen-Car

…t Filipendula ulmaria, creeping soft-grass Holcus mollis and creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens, with marsh-marigold Caltha palustris and yellow iris Iris pseudacorus being locally prominent. The drier ground supports a canopy of sessile oak Quercus petraea, including many larg…

Belmore Mountain

…ora reflects the wetter conditions with bugle Ajuga reptans, creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens, wood sedge Carex sylvatica, remote sedge Carex remota and locally greater tussock sedge Carex paniculata. Underneath the steep limestone cliffs at the crest of the escarpment, scrub…

Wrightington Bar Pasture

…ot trefoil Lotus pedunculatus, sneezewort Achillea ptarmica, creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens, marsh bedstraw Galium palustre and bog stitchwort Stellaria alsine. In addition, wild angelica Angelica sylvestris, bugle Ajuga reptans, cuckoo-flower Cardamine pratensis and marsh …

Fyning Moor

… grassland which are dominated by rushes Juncus species with creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi and hemlock water dropwort Oenanthe crocata. Adjacent wet areas support abundant flote grass Glyceria fluitans, which is an important habitat for dip…

Brenkley Meadows

… sylvestris, greater bird’s foot trefoil Lotus pedunculatus, creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens, tormentil Potentilla erecta, common sorrel Rumex acetosa and meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis. In addition compact rush Juncus conglomeratus and soft rush Juncus effusus are cons…

Calf Hill and Cragg Woods

…ass Deschampsia cespitosa, meadow sweet Filipendula ulmaria, creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens, marsh hawk’s beard Crepis paludosa, narrow buckler fern Dryopteris carthusiana and lady fern Athyrium filix-femina. In places creeping soft grass Holcus mollis dominates withwood so…

Mill Lough

…sociated herbs consist of cuckoo-flower Cardamine pratensis, creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens, lesser spearwort Ranunculuc flammula and marsh ragwort Senecio aguaticus. The brown mosses, Calliergonell cuspidatum and Rhytidiadelphus sguarrosus, are abundant and form a low carp…

Coed Ynys-Faen

…racteristic species are yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum, creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens and rough meadow-grass Poa trivialis. In drier alder stands, tufted hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa is abundant, with ferns, particularly lady-fern Athyrium filix-femina, frequent. …

Powerstock Common and Wytherston Farm

…nium oppositifolium, yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum and creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens, with wood sorrel and broad buckler fern occasional species on the spreading alder roots. Willow carr is restricted to areas of deep silt and open water with tall herbs, such as heml…

Marlbank

… of bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, bugle Ajuga reptans, creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens, enchanter’s nightshade Circaea lutetiana, meadow sweet Filipendula ulmaria, pignut Conopodium majus and wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris. At the base of the slopes, where the gradi…

Knockadoo Wood

…ysosplenium oppositifolium, marsh marigold Caltha palustris, creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens, meadow sweet Filipendula ulmaria, bugle Ajuga reptans, yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum and remote sedge Carex remota. Knockadoo Wood also provides an important habitat for anima…

Titsal Wood, Shadingfield

…ping soft grass Holcus mollis, remote sedge Carex remota and creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens.

Hartlebury Common and Hillditch Coppice

…g nettle Urtica dioica, common reed Phragmites australis and creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens. Other characteristic plants present include opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile and…

New England Valley

…laces ash in the canopy and the ground flora is dominated by creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens, opposite leaved golden saxifrage and broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata.

Bonds Glen

… characterised by stands of lady-fern Athyrium filix-femina, creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens, opposite-leaved golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, meadow sweet Filipendula ulmaria and remote sedge Carex remota. This wet woodland frequently extends upslope along fl…

Wey Valley Meadows

…fera and red fescue Festuca rubra. Here common herbs such as creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens and sorrel Rumex acetosa occur as well as others characteristic of wet grasslands such as marsh bedstraw Galium palustre and marsh ragwort Senecio aquaticus. As a whole the site supp…

Kilmond Scar

…and occurs including crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens, pignut Conopodium majus, sorrel Rumex acetosa and lady’s mantle Alchemilla vulgaris. hawthorn Crataegus monogyna, elder Sambucus nigra, blackthorn Prunus spinosa and rose Rosa spp. …

Coed Aberdulas

…y frequent meadowsweet, opposite-leaved golden-saxifrage and creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens, with occasional yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum and remote sedge Carex remota. The wooded banks of the Dulas support a number of other woodland plants such as lady-fern Athyrium…

Duddon Mosses

…rkshire fog Holcus lanatus, common bent Agrostis capillaris, creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens and field wood rush Luzula campestris. These types of grassland are representative of the edgeor 'lagg' community which under natural conditions would occupy the boundary between rai…

Glynn Woods

…chanter’s nightshade Circaea lutetiana, bugle Ajuga reptans, creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens, wild Angelica Angelica sivestris and water avens Geum rivale. Glynn Woods ASSI supports a range of plants, including several rare or notable species such as birdsnest orchid Neottia…

Ceunant Dulyn

…s avellana occurs and a ground flora rich in such species as creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens, wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris, sanicle Sanicula europaea and male fern Dryopteris filix-mas. The Atlantic bryophyte flora is only moderately rich. Although high humidity is ret…

Great Pool (Tresco)

…low water on the edges of the lake supports the notable brackish water crowfoot Ranunculus baudotii together with alternate water milfoil Myriophyllum alterniflorum and fennel pondweed Potamogeton pectinatus. The adjacent marginal vegetation is dominated by dense common reed Phra…

Burgate Wood

…Filipendula ulmaria, yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum and creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens. A moated site is present and a massive woodbank and ditch surrounds much of the wood.

Boxford Water Meadows

…, including crested dog's tail, marsh marigold, meadowsweet, creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens, meadow buttercup R. acris, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, common spike rush Eleocharis palustris, fen bedstraw Galium uliginosum, red fescue Festuca rubra, Yorkshire fog Holcus lan…

Pittington Hill

…haracter, containing crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens and ragwort Senecio jacobaea are found. Other Information 1. Magnesian Limestone is itself restricted to a narrow belt between Nottingham and Durham. The associated semi natural gra…

Hartley Cleugh

…se wet areas support sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus, creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens, star sedge Carex echinata, marsh violet Viola palustris and common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii, while soft rush Juncus effusus and mountain fern Oreopteris limbosperma occur…

West's Meadow, Aldermaston

… and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus are widely distributed and creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens is abundant in places. An uncommon moss Dicranum bonjeanii has also been recorded. Overall, West's Meadow contains over 80 species of grassland plants, which is a high figure for suc…

Grange Wood

…bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, with other species such as lesser celandine Ranunculus ficaria, enchanter's nightshade Circaea lutetiana, bugle Ajuga reptans, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, wood avens Geum urbanum, wood speedwell Veronica montana and the moss Eurhynchium stri…

Charity Land

… plantain Plantago lanceolata, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris, great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis and thyme leaved speedwell Veronica serpyllifolia. More local are cowslip Primula veris, quaking grass Briza media, pepper saxifrage Silaum silau…

Dumbleton Dingle

…h thistle Cirsium palustre, tutsan Hypericum androsaemum and creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens. The site is important for breeding birds which include woodcock Scolopax rusticola, tawny owl Strix aluco, nuthatch Sitta europaea and pied flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca. The site …

Bach Howey Gorge

… presence of plants such as meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens, opposite-leaved golden-saxifrage, wild angelica Angelica sylvestris and lady-fern Athyrium filix-femina. Where soils are slightly drier and more acidic, the north-facing slopes are …

Coedydd Nantgwynant

…olden saxifrage, Chrysosplenium oppositifolium together with creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens are also common. The underlying rock type changes around Hafod-lwyfog and the soils become more acidic. This is reflected in the woodland canopy, which becomes dominated by sessile o…

The Wern, Rhosgoch

…Chrysosplenium alternifolium, ground ivy Glechoma hederacea, creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens and the locally scarce meadow saxifrage Saxifraga granulata occur. Where very wet springlines run through this woodland, greater tussock-sedge Carex paniculata has developed very loc…

West Fermanagh Scarplands

…osite-leaved golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens, lesser celandine R. ficaria, soft rush Juncus effusus and smooth stalked sedge Carex laevigata. The woods are particularly rich in rare species including toothwort Lathraea squamari…

Big Dog Scarps and Lakes

…include tormentil Potentilla erecta, heather Calluna vulgaris, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula, selfheal Prunella vulgaris and bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella. The predominant mosses within the grassland are bog mosses Sphagnum spp. and golden head moss Breutelia chrysocoma …

Old Burghclere Lime Quarry

… in the raw tallus and in the crevices of the solid rock are creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens, coltsfoot Tussilago farfara, yellow wort Blackstonia perfoliata and ribbed melilot Melilotus officinalis. In contrast the quarry floor has been almost wholly recolonised and grazing…

Westernhope Burn Wood

…ntago lanceolata, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus and creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens. At the woodland edge there are areas of acidic grassland, containing mat grass Nardus stricta, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and tormentil Potentilla erecta, dominated in places by…

The Coppice, Kelvedon Hatch

…te leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium and creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens. There is further variation within the wet zone, with local stands of Blackcurrant Ribes nigrum and tussock sedge Carex paniculata, a plant which is uncommon in Essex. This mosaic of…

Allimore Green Common

… grassland dominated by rough meadow grass Poa trivialis and creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens. Some 140 species of flowering plants are present including such uncommon species as fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea, grass of parnassus Parnassia palustris, blunt flowered rush…

Florence Court

…folium, remote sedge Carex remota, bugle Ajuga reptans, with creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens, yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum, meadow sweet Filipendula ulmaria and marsh marigold Caltha palustris. Marsh hawk's-beard Crepis paludosa, wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris and …

Rehaghy Wood

…rium filix-femina, rough stalked meadow grass Poa trivialis, creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens, opposite-leaved golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, meadow sweet Filipendula ulmaria, remote sedge Carex remota and the notable thin spiked wood sedge Carex strigosa. Re…

Cae Cwm-rhocas (Cwm Roches Meadow)

…eet Filipendula ulmaria, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata, meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris, yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor, common sorrel Rumex acetosa and great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis. There is a wide range of associated plants, including meadow foxtail Alopecurus …

Kirkby Wharfe

…ich with an abundance of meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria and creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens, as well as a number of other species such as marsh marigold Caltha palustris, tubular water dropwort Oenanthe fistulosa, water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile and common marsh bedstr…

Horse Wood, Mileham

… valerian Valeriana officinalis, water mint Mentha aquatica, creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens and tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa present; with meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria and water avens Geum rivale.

Birkham Wood

…r a field layer composed of meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens, yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum and opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium. The wood has a varied breeding bird fauna with 52 species recorded. These inc…

Craigantlet Woods

…Heracleum sphondylium, cow parsley Anthriscus sylvestris and creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens. Wet rock faces are frequent along the rivers and streams. Here, the humid microclimate results in a rich growth of bryophytes mosses and liverworts and ferns. Additional species pre…

Gawdyhall Big Wood, Harleston

…Filipendula ulmaria, yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum and creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens. There are also a number of ponds into which willows Salix spp are invading.

Duddon Valley Woodlands

… water mint Mentha aquatica, marsh bedstraw Galium palustre, creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria and crested hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa. Narrow buckler fern is frequent in some stands and bird cherry Prunus padus is abundant in one stand in…

Largalinny

… the tree canopy over a sparse ground flora characterised by creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens, water mint Mentha aquatica and bugle Ajuga reptans. In addition to the variation displayed by the higher plant communities, the northerly aspect and damp, oceanic climate have encou…

Eastern Peak District Moors

… by 'poor fen' species such as marsh thistle Cirsium palustre, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula, greater bird’s foot trefoil Lotus pedunculatus, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi and marsh bedstraw Galium palustre. Larger flushes typically have a mosaic of very different vegeta…

Stoke Common Meadows

…pact rush Juncus conglomeratus, jointed rush J. articulatus, creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens and greater bird's foot trefoil Lotus pedunculatus. The boundary hedges contain a variety of woody species including blackthorn Prunus spinosa, the larval food plant of the brown hai…

Dyffrynoedd Nedd a Mellte a Moel Penderyn

…ield layer is a mixture of meadowsweet Filipendula vulgaris, creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens, false brome, soft-rush, great horsetail Equisetum telmateia and bramble. In the ground layer, the mosses Eurhynchium praelongum and Thuidium tamariscinum are frequent. Locally, wher…

Pyllau Machynys (Machynys Ponds)

…; various-leaved water-starwort Callitriche platycarpa, brackish water-crowfoot Ranunculus baudotii and stonewort Chara vulgaris are also found here. On the open water there are dense drifts of ivy-leaved duckweed Lemna trisulca (here at its only known county site) and a smaller…

Erwood Dingle

…ield layer characterised by meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens, opposite and alternate leaved golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium and C. alternifolium and marsh-marigold Caltha palustris. The upper dingle slopes and higher sandstone o…

Warnborough Green

… Phalaris arundinacea. Shorter field layers are dominated by creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens. No less than thirteen species of sedge have been recorded including distant sedge Carex distans, brown sedge Carex disticha, long stalked yellow sedge C. lepidocarpa and flea sedge …

White Park Bay

…ch as glaucous sedge Carex flacca, sand sedge Carex arenaria, bulbous buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata and the moss Hypnum cupressiforme. Other herbs include wild thyme Thymus polytrichus, lady's bedstraw Galium verum, fairy flax Linum cathartic…

Allt y Wern

…mercury Mercurialis perennis, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens and bramble Rubus spp. are the most abundant species in the equally species-rich ground layer.

Waltham Brooks

…d hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, sedges Carex species and creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens dominate the sward. The wet alluvial grasslands support several plants which are scarce in West Sussex including bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella, marsh marigold Caltha palustris, sou…

Thorpe Morieux Woods

…itosa and rough meadow grass Poa trivialis are dominant with creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens, water avens Geum rivale and soft rush Juncus effusus.

Millwater

…oa trivialis with herbs including daisy Bellis perennis, white clover Trifolium repens, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata and yarrow Achillea millefolium. The high quality of water running off this slope is important in maintaining the fen community in the valley below. The sp…

Crofts Mill Pasture

…pond sedge Carex acutiformis, carnation sedge C. panicea and creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens are also important components of the sward. This site is notable for its uncommon species, which include globe flower Trollius europaeus, marsh hawk’s beard Crepis paludosa, pale sed…

Waterfall Meadows

… glomerata. The herbs include common knapweed Centaurea nigra, meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata, red clover Trifolium pratense, oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare, eyebright Euphrasia officinalis agg., meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis, grea…

Bulmoor Pastures & Coppice

…rominent tussocks of greater tussock-sedge Carex paniculata. Creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens and great horsetail Equisetum telmateia are abundant, with yellow archangel, dog’s mercury and opposite-leaved golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium also present. Though not…

Pasturefields Salt Marsh

…ampsia cespitosa, floating sweet grass Glyceria fluitans and creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens. This in turn gives way to damp, semi improved grassland of low floristic interest. The site also has local importance for breeding waders snipe Gallinago gallinago, redshank Tringa …

Tidcombe Lane Fen

…e Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, soft-rush Juncus effusus and creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens are particularly prevalent. The fauna of the site is as yet poorly known but preliminary investigations have shown the presence of a species of snail new to Devon, Euconulus alderi,…

Robbinetts

… by creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera with large amounts of creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens and frequent curled dock Rumex crispus. Scrub is scattered on the drier ground and is largely composed of hawthorn Crataegus monogyna and bramble Rubus fruticosus agg. with a small a…

Coed Llandyfan

…m, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, nettle Urtica dioica and creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens are the commonest species of the wet alder-ash woodland of the valley floor. Uncommon and notable lower-plant species of the damp stream sides include the moss Hookeria lucens and th…

Killard

…lantain Plantago maritima, sea rush Juncus maritimus and common couch Elytrigia repens. Small stands of beach-head saltmarsh are present. These are dominated by sedges, such as distant sedge Carex distans, long bracted sedge Carex extensa and saltmarsh flat-sedge Blysmus rufus, a…

Clarilaw Grasslands

…lavescens. Of the herb species, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, restharrow Ononis repens, bulbous buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus, wild thyme Thymus polytrichus and kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria are amongst the most abundant, with the scarce maiden pink Dianthus deltoides also pr…

Lorton

…sy Leucanthemum vulgare, red and white clovers Trifolium pratense and Trifolium repens and meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris are abundant. Meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus and the local pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus are also frequent and gene…

Newton Links

…y the presence of lesser meadow rue Thalictrum minus, common rest-harrow Ononis repens, germander speedwell Veronica chamaedrys, bulbous buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus and rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus. Of particular note are the dune hollows which support a bryophyte rich shor…

Burley Dene Meadows

…oil Lotus corniculatus, adder's tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum, bulbous buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus, common rest-harrow Ononis repens, dyer's greenweed Genista tinctoria and green winged orchid Anacamptis morio. One area is unusual in the abundance of dyer's greenweed and the fre…

East Lizard Heathlands

…The wet hollows between the tussocks are characterised by creeping willow Salix repens, flea sedge Carex pulicaris and lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula. The ditches and streams of the area support wetland species including lesser water-parsnip Berula erecta, cuckoo-flower Ca…

Walden Meadows

…mantle Alchemilla glabra, Alchemilla xanthochlora, meadow and bulbous buttercup Ranunculus acris, Ranunculus bulbosus and red and white clover Trifolium pratense, Trifolium repens. Where the calcareous influence is evident downy oat grass Avenula pubescens, crested hair grass Koe…

Kirlish

…more flushed conditions with meadow sweet Filipendula ulmaria, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula, water avens Geum rivale, wavy bitter-cress Cardamine flexuosa, primrose Primula vulgaris, opposite-leaved golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium and remote sedge Carex rem…

Newton Reigny Moss

…obium palustre and ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi as well as greater spearwort Ranunculus lingua, marsh marigold Caltha palustris, creeping willow Salix repens, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris and two species that are generally rare in north west England, black bog rush Sch…

Bucknell Wood Meadows

…entaurea nigra, common bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris, devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis and clovers Trifolium repens and Trifolium pratense are generally abundant. Other species characteristic of this grassland type which occur occ…

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