Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Frevagh

…urring alongside pointed spear moss Calliergonell cuspidatum, springy turf moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus, glittering wood moss Hylocomium splendens,common tamarisk moss Thuidium tamariscinum and neat feather moss Pseudoscleropodium purum. Areas of traditionally managed hay mead…

Knock Dhu Sallagh Braes

…lium and heath speedwell Veronica officinalis. The bryophytes springy turf moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus, glittering wood moss Hylocomium splendens and neat feather moss Pseudoscleropodium purum are common throughout the sward. The cliffs at Knock Dhu have a diverse assemblage …

Cwm Cynfal

… Cystopteris fragilis, Scottish Filmy Fern Hymenophyllum wilsonii and the moss, Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus. Among the interesting higher plants present are Mountain Melick Melica nutans and Acer campestre Acer campestre. Remarks This site lies within the Snowdonia National Park.

Coedydd Dyffryn Wnion

… most abundant and typical species include: Dicranum majus, Dicranum scoparium, Rhytidiadelphus loreus, Polytrichum formosum, Isothecium myosuroides, Thuidium tamariscinum, Pleurozium schreberi and Hylocomium splendens. A good range of oceanic species, including Lejeunea lamaceri…

Coed Nant Menascin

…uent wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella, bramble Rubus fruticosus and mosses such as Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus, Pseudoscleropodium purum and Thuidium tamariscinum. Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, common cow-wheat Melampyrum pratense and bracken Pteridium aquilinum are all locally…

Ballygalley Head

…risci are common. Neat feather moss Pseudoscleropodium purum, springy turf moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus, capillary thread moss Bryum capillare and broom fork moss Dicranum scoparium are also frequent within the sward. More locally distributed species include broad scalewort Po…

Rushy Hill

…urring alongside pointed spear moss Calliergonell cuspidatum, springy turf moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus and glittering wood moss Hylocomnium splendens. Rushy Hill has been managed in a traditional way and has a high degree of naturalness. As a result, in addition to its grassl…

Broad Dales

…well represented. Devil's bit scabious remains abundant throughout and the moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus also appears within the sward, while soft and jointed rushes Juncus effusus and J. articulatus are widespread in the furrows with a variety of sedges including common Carex …

Old Bodney Camp

…angiformis and Peltigera hymenina, mosses including Polytrichum juniperinum and Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus and a number of calcifuge herbs such as sheep’s sorrel Rumex acetosella. Between the stripes are wider bands of acidic grassland dominated by fescues Festuca rubra and Festu…

Eggardon Hill & Luccas Farm

…asses and herbs but are rich in mosses, especially Pseudoscleropodium purum and Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus. The landslips have a complex mixture of plant communities resulting from variability in the underlying rock. In close association with chalk swards, damp near neutral soil…

Keasey Dale

…ase on these short sward chalk grasslands, the mosses Pseudoscleropodium purum, Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus and Dicranum scoparium are widespread. The presence of saw wort Serratula tinctoria, clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata and dropwort Filipendula vulgaris is of particu…

Dolorgan Barn

…actis helleborine and cat’s ear Hypochaeris radicata. In some areas, the mosses Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus and Calliergonell cuspidatum are abundant. Where the brown earths are more base-poor, these swards also contain tormentil Potentilla erecta, carnation sedge Carex caryophyll…

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

…es such as cypress-leaved plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme and springy turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus, small cushion-forming mosses such as capillary thread-moss Bryum capillare and redshank Ceratodon purpureus and abundant lichens such as the ‘dog-lichens’ Peltigera canina,…

Drumowen

…urring alongside pointed spear moss Calliergonell cuspidatum, springy turf moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus and neat feather moss Pseudoscleropodium purum. An area of flushed grasslands runs down through the central section of the area which has been created by a steady through fl…

Moneendogue

…s vary greatly on different parts of the site: bugle Ajuga reptans and the moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus on steeper slopes: and black knapweed Centaurea nigra and meadow sweet Filipendula ulmaria on flatter ground. marsh hawk's beard Crepis paludosa occurs in flushed areas, whi…

Caeau Bryn Ifor

…mosses such as bud-headed groove-moss Aulacomnium androgynum, springy turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus, lesser cow-horn bog-moss and lustrous bog-moss Sphagnum subnitens, can all be frequent. The marsh fritillary butterfly Euphydryas aurinia is regularly seen at both Dolauhir…

Creuddyn

… most frequent of the many species present. Mosses common in this sward include Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus, Hypnum cupressiforme, Dicranum scoparium and Pseudoscleropodium purum. Spring squill Scilla verna is locally abundant in this community, although overall the site does not …

Duddon Valley Woodlands

…Anthoxanthum odoratum and creeping soft grass Holcus mollis. Bryophytes such as Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus, Mnium hornum and Thuidium tamariscinum are always present. Fine examples of small leaved lime Tilia cordata are also found in this woodland community, particularly on dampe…

Gweunydd Nant y Dernol

…, spring sedge Carex caryophyllea, heath grass Danthonia decumbens and the moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus, and more unusual species, such as dyer’s green weed Genista tinctoria, fairy flax Linum catharticum and wood bitter-vetch Vicia orobus. Elsewhere, less acidic conditions ar…

Drumcully

…urring alongside pointed spear moss Calliergonell cuspidatum, springy turf moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus, glittering wood moss Hylocomium splendens and neat feather moss Pseudoscleropodium purum. Areas of wet heath occur at both the top and bottom of the drumlin hill, with the …

Crosby Ravensworth Fell

…r and include Hylocomium splendens, Pleurozium schreberi, Hypnum cupressiforme, Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus and Pseudoscleropodium purum. On the flatter, lower lying areas of the site, the dry heath grades into wet heath typified by cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, deer grass Tr…

Dyffrynoedd Nedd a Mellte a Moel Penderyn

…ht, quite abundant. The ground layer has a very high cover of mosses, including Rhytidiadelphus loreus, Polytrichum formosum, Dicranum majus, Plagiothecium undulatum, Hypnum cupressiforme, Mnium hornum and Sphagnum quinquefarium. Elsewhere, large stands of similar canopy and shru…

Popehouse Moor

…nalis, cat’s-ear Hypochaeris radicata, yarrow Achillea millefolium and the moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus. On the clays, however, a type of fen-meadow has developed, of a type largely restricted to North Devon, with an abundance of small sedges (mainly Carex panicea, Carex hosti…

Glaswelltiroedd Eryrys (Eryrys Grasslands)

… Plantago lanceolata and pleurocarpous mosses, such as Brachythecium rutabulum, Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus and Calliergonell cuspidatum. The calaminarian grassland holds abundant spring sandwort Minuartia verna with other herbs including ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolatum, har…

Dendles Wood

… enabled a profuse growth of mosses to develop. Common species of the sward are Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus and Thuidium tamariscinum, while many boulders carry a mat of mosses including Isothecium myosuroides, Dicranum scoparium, Polytrichum formosum and Plagiothecium undulatum. …

Binevenagh

…hroughout the sward. The mosses Hylocomium splendens, Pseudoscleropodium purum, Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus and Pleurozium schreberi are all common, and often very abundant. The calcifugous grassland at Binevenagh is nationally important for grassland fungi. waxcaps, Hygrocybe, ar…

Turmennan

…nd lesser stitchwort Stellaria graminea, growing over a moss layer dominated by Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus. Small pockets of woodland and scrub are also present. In addition to some of those listed above, Turmennan contains a number of rare plants, including floating club rush El…

Cavan

…urring alongside pointed spear moss Calliergonell cuspidatum, springy turf moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus and neat feather moss Pseudoscleropodium purum. Cavan has been managed in a traditional way and has a high degree of naturalness. As a result, in addition to its grassland …

Fachwen Isaf

…ved heath Erica tetralix, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, heath rush Juncus squarrosus and bog groove-moss Aulacomnium palustre, which further adds to the diversity and interest of the fen-meadow grassland. As the soils become freer-draining, the damp fen-meadow vegetation gr…

Lough na blaney bane

…datum, rough stalked feather moss Brachythecium rutabulum and springy turf moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus dominate the well-developed bryophyte carpet. Areas of wet woodland and scrub are also present, particularly in association with the wet heath to the north-west of the site.…

Long Knoll

…the effect of aspect. The turf has a high bryophyte content with mosses such as Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus and Pseudoscleropodium purum occurring widely and the frequent occurrence of tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and common valerian Valeriana officinalis on chalk soils…

Mynydd Marian

…ant. The most prominent bryophytes present include Pseudoscleropodium purum and Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus. Other plant species present include the Nationally Scarce spring cinquefoil Potentilla tabernaemontani (Potentilla tabernaemontani) associated with the stands of calcicolou…

Glaslyn

…des non-scripta. Bryophytes are usually moderate in cover and typically include Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus, R. loreus, Polytrichum formosum and Thuidium tamariscinum. The sessile oak woodland of southern Snowdonia form one of the most important areas for woodland conservation in …

Carn/Glenshane Pass

…ntermixed with a number of pleurocarpous mosses including Hypnum cupressiforme, Rhytidiadelphus loreus and Pleurozium schreberi. These slopes frequently give way to flushed grassland dominated by sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus over a dense moss carpet of Sphagnum mosses. …

Bryn Alyn

…na vulgaris as well as an abundance of bryophytes such as Hylocomium splendens, Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus and Pseudoscleropodium purum. Closely related to this type of grassland is the sheep’s-fescue, common bent Agrostis capillaris and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile acid grassl…

Aghanaglack

…urring alongside pointed spear moss Calliergonell cuspidatum, springy turf moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus, glittering wood moss Hylocomium splendens. Common tamarisk moss Thuidium tamariscinum, neat feather moss Pseudoscleropodium purum and hart's tongue thyme moss Plagiomnium u…

Roecliffe Manor Lawns

…pets whilst bryophytes are also a prominent component of the turf, particularly Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus. A particular feature of the site is the range of species of fungi characteristic of old unimproved grassland contained in the lawns immediately around the house. The commu…

Fontmell and Melbury Downs

…rth facing slopes are characterised by a large proportion of mosses, especially Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus, Pseudoscleropodium purum and Calliergonell cuspidatum as well as much more uncommon species such as Rhodobryum roseum. Swards on the less steep slopes, particularly near t…

Caudbeck Flow

…n Pennines, predominates with only occasional Sphagnum lawns. Heath rush Juncus squarrosus, deer grass Trichophorum cespitosum, heather and cross leaved heath are variously represented while in the wetter hollows star sedge Carex echinata, common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifo…

Tamnyrankin

…urring alongside pointed spear moss Calliergonell cuspidatum, springy turf moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus, glittering wood moss Hylocomium splendens and neat feather moss Pseudoscleropodium purum. Where there are transitions to wet heath the ericoid species heather Calluna vulga…

Gortycavan

…s aag. Byophytes are common throughout the sward and include springy turf moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus, glittering wood moss Hylocomium splendens, pointed spear moss Calliergonella cuspidate and neat feather moss Pseudoscleropodium purum. Further botanical interest is adde…

Mavis Enderby Valley

…ranulataa a feature. The most abundant mosses of a well developed community are Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus, Pseudoscleropodium purum and Calliergonell cuspidatum. Where sandstone is exposed, species scarce in the East Midlands have colonized. This is the only known Lincolnshire s…

The Leasowes

…rass Danthonia decumbens, jointed rush Juncus articulatus and springy turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus, indicating a more acidic type of neutral grassland, particularly on the southern slopes. 1. Sensu lato, meaning ‘in a broad sense’, used here to indicate that the genus inc…

Coed Aberdulas

…mon cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata, meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris, the moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus and a wide range of associates, including common knapweed Centaurea nigra, oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare, heath-grass Danthonia decumbens, tormentil Potentilla erecta and…

Killydonnelly

…ium rutabulum, neat feather moss Pseudoscleropodium purum and springy turf moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus. A number of scarce and notable plants are found at Killydonnelly. Many of the rocky outcrops are floristically rich and some support the uncommon herb mountain everlasting …

Borrow Beck Meadows

…nt growth of bryophytes which form a ground layer below the main meadow canopy. Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus is very abundant with lesser amounts of Pleurozium schreberi, Brachythecium rutabulum and Calliergonell cuspidatum. Generally, the wetter areas, where many of the mosses are…

Florence Court

…damp, base-rich clays. The most widespread and abundant include big shaggy moss Rhytidiadelphus triquetrus, common striated feather moss Eurhynchium striatum, fox tail feather moss Thamnobryum alopecurum, hair pointed feather moss Cirriphyllum piliferum and harts tongue thyme mos…

Blandford Camp

…extensive carpets among the herbage with occasional Homalothecium lutescens and Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus. The grassland community dominated by upright brome Bromopsis erecta forms a mosaic with the community described above and although a feature of the Wiltshire chalk, is extr…

Cadair Idris

…vy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa. In amongst a deep cushion of mosses such as Rhytidiadelphus loreus, R. squarrosus, Hylocomium splendens and Sphagnum capillifolium; wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella, broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata, hard fern Blechnum spicant, and foxgloves…

Llanddulas Limestone and Gwrych Castle Wood

…d include Dicranum scoparium, Hypnum cupressiforme, Pseudoscleropodium purum, , Rhytidiadelphus triquetrus and R. squarrosus. Where agricultural activity has modified this sward, grasses such as crested dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens and pere…

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