Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Marford Quarry

…ally the sand and gravel deposits are well drained but very locally grey willow Salix cinerea ssp cinerea and osier Salix viminalis scrub has developed. Plant species characteristic of the early stages of plant colonisation are widespread, whilst locally species-rich grassland ha…

The Ings

…arex elongata. Towards the lake the alder woodland merges into wet willow scrub Salix fragilis, Salix viminalis, Salix alba, Salix cinerea, which then gives way to beds of common reed Phragmites australis and reed canary grass Phalaris arundinacea along the lake shore. The woodla…

Coed Talon Marsh

… The site includes large areas of willow carr (woodland) including white willow Salix alba; eared sallow Salix aurita; common sallow Salix cinerea and common osier Salix viminalis. Extensive open areas within the carr are dominated by tall fen vegetation composed of reed-grass Ph…

Cors Gyfelog

…trophic mire, for other wetland (swamp) habitats and for its mature willow carr Salix cinerea habitat, the latter supporting rich lichen and bryophyte communities. The site also qualifies for the slender green feather-moss Hamatocaulis vernicosus (formerly known as Hamatocaulis v…

Black Lough (Down)

…ondweed Potamogeton natans. To the north the fen narrows, with some grey willow Salix cinerea scrub occurring around the stream. The western area of fen is centred on flooded peat cuttings, with very shallow water and abundant bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, bottle sedge Carex ros…

The Wilderness

…atively recently. Most of the wood is dominated by oak Quercus robur and sallow Salix cinerea, which together comprise 80 -90 percent of the canopy, scattered birch Betula pendula and alder Alnus glutinosa making up the balance. Some of the sallows are hybrids between grey sallow…

Afon Eden - Cors Goch Trawsfynydd

…f the riverbanks are tree-lined, in the upper catchment mainly with grey willow Salix cinerea and eared willow Salix aurita and in the lower catchment with alder Alnus glutinosa, sessile oak Quercus petraea, birch Betula spp and rowan Sorbus aucuparia. The Afon Eden is of Europea…

Middleton Quarry

…s. On deeper substrates there is an open scrub vegetation of dark leaved willow Salix nigricans, grey willow Salix cinerea and eared willow Salix aurita. Where skeletal soils have developed on the quarry floor and dry spoil heaps, grassland containing glaucous sedge Carex flacca,…

Ousdale Burn

… in areas where the soil is enriched by the base-rich rocks whilst eared willow Salix aurita, grey willow Salix cinerea and goat willow Salix caprea grow on the banks of the burn. The woodland understorey includes dog rose Rosa canina and honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum. The si…

Cam Loch

…us aucuparia, holly Ilex aquifolium and species of willow including goat willow Salix caprea, grey willow Salix cinerea and eared willow Salix aurita. Some of the smaller islands support alder Alnus glutinosa, bird cherry Prunus padus and juniper Juniperus communis. The islands h…

Combe Haven

…orus and purple loosestrife Lythrum salicaria. Alder Alnus glutinosa and sallow Salix cinerea fringe parts of the reed bed and the tall fen community. WOOD LAND Variation in past management and in local drainage conditions have resulted in a range of woodland types. Redgeland W…

Besthorpe Meadows

…mphibium and hairy sedge Carex hirta. An old borrow pit fringed by grey willow Salix cinerea, almond willow Salix triandra and osier Salix viminalis provides additional habitat diversity and supports an interesting aquatic flora including spiked water milfoil Myriophyllum spicat…

Chilton Foliat Meadows

…the site is occupied by an extensive wet area of dense willow carr. goat willow Salix caprea and grey willow Salix cinerea predominate, with occasional purple willow Salix purpurea, a species uncommon in the county. Open areas occur within the dense scrub containing stands of com…

Misson Training Area

…ying Triassic Sherwood Sandstones. Downy birch Betula pubescens and grey willow Salix cinerea, together with occasional pedunculate oak Quercus robur and aspen Populus tremula, form what is very often a discontinuous canopy above a ground flora characterised by common reed Phragm…

Lockington Marshes

…ent. The majority of the site is dominated by willow can composed of a range of Salix species, including crack willow S. fragilis, sallow Salix cinerea and osier Salix viminalis. Beneath the willows is a characteristic ground flora of this community dominated by nettles Urtica di…

Loch a' Mhuilinn

… Sorbus aucuparia, aspen Populus tremula, hazel, Corylus avellana. Eared willow Salix aurita, goat willow S. caprea, grey willow Salix cinerea and creeping willow Salix repens are also found on the site. There is also an intermediate type of oak, with characteristics of both the …

Plumstone Mountain

…riglochin palustris are common. Among the patchy scrub of grey and eared willow Salix cinerea and Salix aurita, there are patches of bay-leaved willow Salix pentandra. Several species of raptor regularly hunt over the heaths, including goshawk Accipiter gentilis, kestrel Falco ti…

Newton Reigny Moss

…r 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 Schoenus nigricans and great fen sedge Cladium mariscus. Also character…

Riskinhope

…bitat in the western Borders, and includes the Red Data List species bay willow Salix pentandra, dark-leaved willow Salix myrsinifolia and grey willow Salix cinerea. The understorey comprises a mixed sedge – tall-herb community with a very variable mix of typical species includin…

Aughnadarragh Lough

…ccur in parts of the area. Some of the scrub consists of patches of grey willow Salix cinerea and downy birch Betula pubescens growing over acid grassland vegetation. More dense scrub of alder Alnus glutinosa, hazel Corylus avellana and grey willow Salix cinerea occur behind the …

Ballykilbeg

…ort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, marsh cinquefoil Potentilla palustris and grey willow Salix cinerea. Where conditions are more acidic, carnation sedge Carex panicea is often dominant, with abundant devils-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, tormentil Potentilla erecta and sweet vernal gras…

River Camel Valley and Tributaries

…th the kingfisher Alcedo atthis, dipper Cinclus cinclus, grey wagtail Motacilla cinerea and water vole Arvicola amphibius which also breed. One tributary, the De Lank River, is of national importance as an outstanding upland, acid river. Some of the largest remaining ancient sem…

Lough Gullion

…lly interspersed with pockets of wet woodland which is dominated by grey willow Salix cinerea and alder Alnus glutinosa. The tall herb fen forms a natural transition from the open water and swamp communities to areas of semi-improved wet grassland, cut-over bog and wet woodland. …

Leiston - Aldeburgh

…are hydrologically dependant on the mere. To the south of the mere, grey willow Salix cinerea woodland surrounds a fragmentary mosaic of fen communities, mostly reed dominant Phragmites australis with nettle Urtica dioica, hemp agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum and wild parsnip Past…

Oxhouse Farm

… vulgare, dogwood Cornus sanguinea, wayfaring tree Viburnum lantana and willows Salix cinerea and Salix aurita. The eastern grazed field is species rich with abundant knapweed Centaurea nigra and C. scabiosa, woolly thistle Cirsium eriophorum and devil’s bit scabious Succisa prat…

Hallsenna Moor

…the uncommon marsh St John's wort Hypericum elodes occurs locally. Dense willow Salix cinerea and Salix pentandra and birch Betula pubescens scrub has developed in the south west corner and elsewhere around the margins of the site. Addyhouse Wood in the north east corner of the s…

Cumwhitton Moss

…le height and density, mostly birch and Scot's pine, but with willows including Salix cinerea and Salix pentandra and some alders over the richer fen. On the peat between the cuttings a variety of ground flora communities have developed. Damper areas have spongy hummocks of Sphag…

Breary Marsh

…branched bur reed and yellow iris. This is being colonised by a scrub of willow Salix cinerea and Salix caprea. The fen grades southwards into a neglected coppice predominantly of alder. This 'carr' contains marshy pools with common reed, reed canary grass, water mint, marsh mari…

Powerstock Common and Wytherston Farm

…d (W8); Alnus glutinosa-Fraxinus excelsior-Lysimachia nemorum woodland (W7) and Salix cinerea-Galium palustre woodland (W1). Oak high forest is the predominant community on the brown earth soils across the site. The drier stands have an understorey of hawthorn Crataegus monogyna…

Black Moss

…. This gives way to a scattering of willow carr comprising grey and bay willows Salix cinerea and Salix pentandra which in turn grades into marginal woodland and scrub with oak, hazel, rowan, blackthorn and guelder rose Viburnum opulus where the ground remains moist. Further eas…

Biglands Bog

…t present about half the fen area has developed to a scrub or 'carr' of willows Salix cinerea and Salix pentandra with alder buckthorn Frangula alnus and bog myrtle Myrica gale. The fen as a whole represents one of the most extensive and richest examples of its type in the North …

Dalby Bush Fen

…to the beck side and to small spring lines. Alder Alnus glutinosa, white willow Salix alba, ash Fraxinus excelsior and oak Quercus robur are the most abundant tree species, with bird cherry Prunus padus, grey willow Salix cinerea, bay willow Salix pentandra and guelder rose Vibur…

Llyn Ty'n y Llyn

…context. On the southern margin, scrub encroachment particularly of grey willow Salix cinerea ssp cinerea and birch Betula sp. is occurring whilst more mature alder Alnus glutinosa carr occurs west of Ty'n y Llyn.

Milton Loch

…also contains a number of wetland habitats including willow carr of grey willow Salix cinerea and sallow Salix caprea. The marsh area contains globeflower Trollius europaeus.

Downton Gorge

…slands however have a much greater diversity. Alder Alnus glutinosa and willows Salix caprea, Salix cinerea and S. fragilis fringe the bank and a wide variety of riparian plants includes such characteristic species as yellow iris Iris pseudacorus, water plantain Alisma plantago-a…

Chiddingfold Forest

…ense hazel birch scrub along with occasional aspen Populus tremula, grey willow Salix cinerea, goat willow Salix caprea, blackthorn Prunus spinosa and dogwood Cornus sanguinea. A few mature pedunculate oak standards have been left. Also included are a small number of recently fe…

Round Lough and Lough Fadda

…tion, but is characteristically comprised of alder Alnus glutinosa, grey willow Salix cinerea, goat willow Salix caprea and downy birch Betula pubescens with occasional ash Fraxinus excelsior. The notable greater tussock sedge Carex paniculata occurs frequently along the transiti…

Papercourt

…pinus and extended sedge Carex extensa. Small woodlands composed of grey sallow Salix cinerea, crack willow Salix fragilis and alder Alnus glutinosa are distributed throughout the site. There are three areas of open water within the site where former gravel workings have become a…

Attenborough Gravel Pits

…ities are extensive stands of willow scrub characterised largely by grey willow Salix cinerea, common osier Salix viminalis and sallow S. caprea. Older stands of wet, seasonally flooded woodland occur on the former silt beds, peninsulas and islands in the north of the complex, fo…

Lingfield Cernes

…rows include pedunculate oak Quercus robur, ash Fraxinus excelsior, grey willow Salix cinerea, crack willow Salix fragilis, hazel Corylus avellana, blackthorn Prunus spinosa, hawthorn Crataegus monogyna and alder Alnus glutinosa. The banks of the Eden brook are dominated by reed …

Compton Chine to Steephill Cove

…eath comprising a mix of sand sedge and the heathers Calluna vulgaris and Erica cinerea. The slumping cliffs and cliff face springs create ephemeral ponds and seepages populated by great horse tail Equisetum telmateia and the local northern marsh orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa…

Bowdown and Chamberhouse Woods

…herry and, locally, wych elm. Where the ground becomes wetter alder and willows Salix fragilis, Salix cinerea and S. caprea appear but below this onto the clay the woodland is dominated by ash and contains field maple, English elm, aspen, crab apple, blackthorn, dogwood, guelder …

Occombe

…dominantly wet woodland, characterized by alder Alnus glutinosa and grey willow Salix cinerea subsp. cinerea, and supporting a ground flora in places dominated by hemlock water-dropwort Oenanthe crocata and common nettle Urtica dioica, whilst elsewhere it is more varied and inclu…

Epsom and Ashtead Commons

…include patches of remnant heath with ling Calluna vulgaris, bell heather Erica cinerea and creeping willow Salix repens. Scrub is scattered throughout the open grasslands and consists mainly of hawthorn Crataegus monogyna, gorse Ulex europaeus and sallow Salix cinerea. The grass…

Afon Tywi

…is spp. occur on more stable areas of shingle where gorse Ulex spp. and willows Salix spp. are becoming established. These areas of scrub also provide important overwintering sites for shingle invertebrates and rest areas for otters. Marginal vegetation consists mainly of reed ca…

Boynton Willow Garth

…ge stands of English elm Ulmus procera with alder Alnus glutinosa, crack willow Salix fragilis and ash Fraxinus excelsior, as well as some introduced species. There are mature individual trees of black poplar Populus nigra thought likely to be native at this site. The shrubs are …

Llwyn

…ula and Betula pubescens becomes co-dominant in the canopy whereas crack willow Salix fragilis occupies a corner of the southern block. Throughout both blocks there are localised occurrences of sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus in the canopy. There is a rich and often dense shrub laye…

Loch Ussie

…is dominated by alder Alnus glutinosa, hairy birch Betula pubescens and willows Salix caprea and Salix cinerea. The woodland is generally densest to the west and east of the loch and sparsest on the northern shore. The ground flora is very variable and frequently merges with the …

Kippenrait Glen

…ter flushed areas there are patches of alder woodland with frequent grey willow Salix cinerea and goat willow Salix caprea. On sloping ground where there is pronounced water movement, carpets of opposite-leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium and bugle Ajuga reptan…

Temple Sowerby Moss

…ser tussock sedge Carex diandra. A fringe carr, dominated by alder, grey willow Salix cinerea and bay willow Salix pentandra, with a ground flora similar to that of the open fen, surrounds the woodland of the centre of the moss, into which it merges. The central block of the wood…

Lytham St Annes Dunes

…e retention in relation to the water table. In the drier slacks creeping willow Salix repens is the most common plant forming a hummocky carpet with red fescue and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and other species including locally abundant yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, harebell C…

Sontley Marsh

…lder Alnus glutinosa dominates, but there are extensive stands of common sallow Salix cinerea and goat willow Salix capraea together with bird cherry Prunus padus and guelder rose Viburnum opulus. Much of the site is dominated by tall fen vegetation with stands of great pond-sed…

Plas Iolyn Bog

…rn end of the site is dominated by downy birch Betula pubescens and grey willow Salix cinerea sub sp cinerea. It contains herbs such as marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris. Several species of rush Juncus spp. o…

Salcey Forest

…us laevigata, field maple Acer campestre, blackthorn Prunus spinosa and sallows Salix caprea and Salix cinerea. The ground flora is characteristically diverse, varying with differences in soil chemistry, drainage and canopy shade. Widespread species include bluebell Hyacinthoides…

Stanley and Alder Carrs, Aldeby

… semi mature carr woodland dominated by alder Alnus glutinosa with white willow Salix alba, sallow Salix cinerea and some ash. The ground flora is well developed, dominated by nettle, with locally plentiful meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, yellow iris Iris pseudacorus, marsh mari…

Rhosgyll Fawr

…There is little woody vegetation with only the occasional clumps of grey willow Salix cinerea and eared willow Salix aurita.

The Flits

…sland contribute to the site’s overall value. In the wetter areas crack willow Salix fragilis, sallow Salix cinerea and guelder rose Viburnum opulus are common. Drier parts have hawthorn Crataegus monogyna, blackthorn Prunus spinosa and hazel Corylus avellana with the occasional…

Betley Mere

… conditions. To the south the fen is invaded by scattered shrubs of grey willow Salix cinerea and purple willow Salix purpurea. Where the ground becomes drier this community gives way to rushy pastures of variable floristic composition. A nationally uncommon type of wet alder wil…

Beeding Hill to Newtimber Hill

…he chalk spring there is an area of willow carr which consists of common sallow Salix cinerea and white willow Salix alba scrub over nettle Urtica dioica, fool’s water cress Apium nodiflorum and goose grass Galium aparine. This type of habitat is uncommon on chalk in the county a…

Gosling's Corner

…a and Crataegus laevigata, wild privet Ligustrum vulgare, goat and grey willows Salix caprea and Salix cinerea, dogwood Cornus sanguinea and dog and field rose Rosa canina and Rosa arvensis. Goslings Corner, although small, has a very rich ground flora, with the dominant species …

Blackdike Bog

… willow thicket at the northern end of the rich fen is dominated by grey willow Salix cinerea and bay willow Salix pentandra. There is a good deal of lesser pond sedge Carex acutiformis and plants such as marsh hawk's beard Crepis paludosa and water avens Geum rivale, with the mo…

Torrs Moss

…te in the northern and central parts of the site, whilst elsewhere willow carr, Salix caprea and Salix cinerea, are dominant. The northern fen is complemented by common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium, bottle sedge Carex rostrata, bog bean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh marigo…

Bentley Station Meadow

…orn, blackthorn, pedunculate oak Quercus robur and rose. Willows, in particular Salix caprea and Salix cinerea, are found alongside the stream and are the food plant for larvae of the purple emperor butterfly. The dense patches of scrub are also important for nesting, feeding and…

Oakhanger Moss

…y lesser pond sedge Carex acutiformis, over which willow carr, with goat willow Salix caprea, sallow Salix cinerea and downy birch Betula pubescens, has developed. In the south west, where inundation from the drains has less effect on water level and nutrient supply, sedges give …

Orlestone Forest

… Quercus robur and hornbeam Carpinus betulus with other trees including sallows Salix caprea and Salix cinerea, aspen Populus tremula, birches Betula pendula and Betula pubescens, field maple Acer campestre and wild service tree Sorbus torminalis. The woodland floor supports bram…

Loch of Lumgair

…quarrosum and S. palustre. The wet woodland is mainly composed of common sallow Salix cinerea with scattered eared willow Salix aurita, downy birch Betula pubescens and locally frequent bay willow Salix pentandra, and a field layer similar to the open fen.

Sheephouse Wood

…pen Populus tremula and areas of silver birch Betula pendula, while goat willow Salix caprea, grey willow Salix cinerea and crab apple Malus sylvestris are well distributed throughout. Very locally a small amount of coniferous planting has taken place. The shrub layer is diverse …

Dilty Moss

…uccisa pratensis and sundew Drosera rotundifolia. Woodland dominated by willows Salix aurita, S. caprea, Salix cinerea occurs on the Moss in old, flooded peat diggings. The wet-ground flora in these areas is characterised by Sphagnum mosses and plants such as broad and narrow buc…

Rushy Meadows

…num lantana, guelder rose Viburnum opulus, hazel Corylus avellana, crack willow Salix fragilis and sallow Salix cinerea enclose and sub divide the meadows. A broad, shallow, eutrophic ditch running north south through the site is dominated by narrow leaved water parsnip Berula er…

Big Hyde Rough

…elm Ulmus glabra. The shrub layer contains hazel Corylus avellana, crack willow Salix fragilis, grey willow Salix cinerea, elder Sambucus nigra and dogwood Cornus sanguinea. The species rich ground flora includes ramsons Allium ursinum, pendulous sedge Carex pendula, sanicle Sani…

Big Waters

…ws remain, whilst there are also areas of willow scrub composed of crack willow Salix fragilis, common sallow Salix cinerea and goat willow S. caprea. A relatively young plantation of alder Alnus glutinosa and downy birch Betula pubescens is present in the south corner of the sit…

Cors Cefn Llwyd

…land community, with the canopy dominated by alder Alnus glutinosa, grey willow Salix cinerea and occasional crack willow Salix fragilis. Ash Fraxinus excelsior is also locally frequent. The field layer is characterised by plants which are indicative of the high nutrient status o…

Howe Park Wood

…nundated soils the woodland is dominated by aspen Populus tremula, while sallow Salix caprea and willow Salix cinerea are common, reflecting the heavy and generally waterlogged soils of this wood. In recent decades there has been a neglect of the coppice and a removal of many of …

Skelsmergh Tarn

… southern edges of the Tarn is an area of willow carr dominated by grey sallows Salix cinerea with some bay willow Salix pentandra, hairy birch Betula pubescens and bird cherry Prunus padus. This is similar to Otterbank Carr at the northern end of the site, where there is also so…

Stubbers Green Bog

…maxima. It grades into a zone of damp continuous scrub dominated by goat willow Salix caprea and sallow Salix cinerea. Acidic grassland has formed on part of the site where it slopes down to the bog. An area of tall herb vegetation dominated by reed canary grass Phalaris arundina…

Hedgecourt

…dland is dominated by alder Alnus glutinosa together with birch and grey sallow Salix cinerea. White and crack willows Salix alba and S. fragilis also grow here, as does alder buckthorn Frangula alnus. The ground flora is dominated by sedges including the greater tussock sedge Ca…

Hencott Pool

…wamp carr on very wet peat dominated by alder Alnus glutinosa and common sallow Salix cinerea with frequent crack willow Salix fragilis. Although there are considerable areas of bare peat beneath the trees, there is a rich flora of fen plants. The site is notable for the size of …

Swan Pool & The Swag

…folia and reed sweet grass Glyceria maxima with scattered clumps of goat willow Salix caprea, grey willow Salix cinerea and hawthorn Crataegus monogyna. The north western end of The Swag has similar emergent vegetation. This grades into areas of wet neutral grassland with tufted …

Hesketh Golf Links

…cum occur. There are a few hollows, or dune slacks dominated by creeping willow Salix repens and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus but only one is seasonally wet. This is part of a fairway around a pond and supports glaucous sedge Carex flacca, sand sedge and marsh pennywort Hydrocoty…

River Test

… the river, the roots of alder Alnus glutinosa and willows usually crack willow Salix fragilis and sallow Salix cinerea bind the banks and provide refuges for river animals such as otter. The site includes former water meadows, fen pasture and rush pasture communities of botanic…

Black Firs & Cranberry Bog

…perimeter shows advanced development of carr woodland and scrub of crack willow Salix fragilis, grey willow Salix cinerea ssp. oleifolia, alder Alnus glutinosa and downy birch Betula pubescens. It contains many plants characteristic of nutrient rich conditions, contrasting marked…

Hen-allt Common

…a, ash Fraxinus excelsior, holly Ilex aquifolium, oak Quercus spp., goat willow Salix caprea, grey willow Salix cinerea and bramble Rubus fruticosus are all locally prominent. Remarks: The common is vested in the care of Powys County Council. It lies within the Brecon Beacons Na…

Upper Nene Valley Gravel Pits

…ters and their margins including the largest nesting colony of grey heron Ardea cinerea in Northamptonshire, wintering waterbird species, an assemblage of over 20,000 waterbirds in the non breeding season and a rare example of wet flood plain woodland. General description This c…

Chyenhal Moor

… dense willow carr reaches a height of 5 metres and is dominated by grey willow Salix cinerea with the occasional goat willow Salix caprea. The ground flora includes lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula, marsh thistle Cirsium palustre, soft rush Juncus effusus and yellow flag Iri…

Granllyn

…apparent outflow. It is shallow, and has been largely colonised by white willow Salix alba and goat willow Salix cinerea. The swamp and marginal vegetation here is dominated by rushes Juncus spp., but stands of flag iris Iris pseudacorus, branched bur-reed Sparganium erectum, and…

Wartle Moss

…rp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus and areas of carr dominated by rusty willow Salix cinerea ssp. oleifolia with bay willow Salix pentandra.

Lower River Conon

…e mouth of the river Conon near Conon Bridge. Alder Alnus glutinosa, bay willow Salix pentandra and grey willow Salix cinerea dominate in areas where the water table is constantly high. Drier areas support ash Fraxinus excelsior, common oak Quercus robur and downy birch Betula pu…

Farndale

…frequently supports carr woodland comprising alder Alnus glutinosa, goat willow Salix caprea and grey willow Salix cinerea with aground flora which include remote sedge Carex remota and marsh hawk's beard Crepis paludosa. Marshy grassland which is widespread is invariably dominat…

Waterperry Wood

…de edges includes birch, aspen, hazel, bramble Rubus fruticosus and goat willow Salix caprea. The growth of these is kept in check by deer browsing. The ground flora of the glades and certain areas of rides contain species normally associated with ancient woodland in southern Eng…

Bryn Marsh & Ince Moss

…ern Dryopteris carthusiana occur. The carr woodland is dominated by goat willow Salix caprea and grey willow Salix cinerea often with a sparse understorey, though locally, greater pond sedge Carex riparia is found. Woodland and scrub comprised of both silver Betula pendula and d…

Gungrog Flash

…reed sweet-grass Glyceria maxima, marsh ragwort Senecio aquaticus, crack willow Salix fragilis and grey willow Salix cinerea. This association of plants gently merges into a more emergent community around the lake edge, containing species such as bulrush Typha latifolia, yellow i…

Whitmoor Common

…uth and east are dominated by heather Calluna vulgaris, with bell heather Erica cinerea, dwarf gorse Ulex minor, wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa and common bent grass Agrostis capillaris. To the north west, impeded drainage has given rise to wet heath and acidic grassland co…

Coed Gwempa

…aegus monogyna, elder Sambucus nigra, guelder-rose Viburnum opulus, goat willow Salix caprea and grey willow Salix cinerea. Over large areas the ground flora comprises dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis, which is sometimes very abundant, along with enchanter's-nightshade Circaea …

Wilden Marsh and Meadows

…ra. These areas of carr are dominated by alder Alnus glutinosa and crack willow Salix fragilis. In places grey willow Salix cinerea scrub has invaded the marsh vegetation on the edge of the carr. Several white willow Salix alba and crack willow pollards occur and there are a few …

Swanpool

…ive of the brackish conditions. The reed-beds merge into wet willow woodland or Salix carr, dominated by grey willow Salix cinerea and occasional alder Alnus glutinosa. The ground flora comprises abundant yellow iris Iris pseudacorus, together with greater tussock-sedge Carex pan…

Carrick Heaths

…opteris aemula, occasional stands of bog myrtle Myrica gale and creeping willow Salix repens and broad-leaved cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium var. elatius. Bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius and marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris are locally abundant in waterlogged ru…

Craigdilly

…al more than 140 species occur. The relic woodland is dominated by eared willow Salix aurita and by grey willow Salix cinerea scrub with rowan Sorbus aucuparia, birch Betula spp with occasional hawthorn Crataegus monogyna, blackthorn Prunus spinosa and hazel Corylus avellana. Out…

Udford Low Moss

…ide and alder woodland especially on the rather drier northern side. Bay willow Salix pentandra characterises the willow carr, where it occurs with grey willow Salix cinerea, birch esp. Betula pubescens and occasional goat willow Salix caprea, guelder rose and young ash trees. Th…

Edgbaston Pool

…lamus. This grades into carr woodland at the northwestern end with crack willow Salix fragilis, goat willow S. caprea, grey willow Salix cinerea and alder Alnus glutinosa. The eastern shore has a narrow poor fen community with yellow iris Iris pseudacorus, skullcap Scutellaria ga…

Lea Marsh

…at grass Arrhenatherum elatius. Less species rich banks are dominated by osier Salix viminalis, white willow S. alba, grey willow Salix cinerea. goat willow S. caprea and hawthorn Crataegus monogyna. Snipe and curlew occasionally breed on the site at one of their few localities…

Dowrog Common

…ath Erica tetralix and western gorse Ulex gallii, and scattered creeping willow Salix repens. The driest heath has much bell heather Erica cinerea, whilst more open heath supports sea plantain Plantago maritima and lesser butterfly-orchid Platanthera bifolia. Patches of gorse Ule…

Aqualate Mere

…and sawflies. The site has nationally important numbers of breeding heron Ardea cinerea and passage shoveler Spatula clypeata and is regionally significant for breeding waders. Biology The mere occupies a shallow basin in glacial drift over lying Triassic sandstone. It is highly…

Montiaghs Moss

…ominated by alder Alnus glutinosa, downy birch Betula pubescens and grey willow Salix cinerea, with a varied understorey of other species such as creeping willow Salix repens, bog myrtle Myrica gale and Bay willow Salix pentandra. The ground flora is mixed, with species such as p…

Butterby Oxbow

…pports fen carr which is gradually invading areas of swampand fen. Crack willow Salix fragilis is dominant, but alder Alnus glutinosa and grey willow Salix cinerea are locally abundant. The ground flora is made up of fen and swamp species including common reed, lesser pond sedge,…

Witton Lime Beds

…re and more typical of dune ‘slacks’. Scattered birch Betula pendula and willow Salix cinerea and S. caprea cover most of the site and creeping willow Salix repens is dominant in the scrub layer. Seven species and hybrids of orchids occur and of particular interest is the hybrid …

Minwear Wood

…field-layer. More recently coppiced areas have much downy birch and grey willow Salix cinerea, with some alder Alnus glutinosa near the minor streams. Goat willow Salix caprea occurs on the margins of two coppiced areas. The woodland on the slopes above the Eastern Cleddau estuar…

Roman Wall Loughs

…hese fen habitats merge in places with scrub woodland which includes bay willow Salix pentandra, tea leaved willow Salix phylicifolia, the rare dark leaved willow Salic myrsinifolia and grey willow Salix cinerea as well as their hybrids. Caw Lough is thought to have developed fr…

Esthwaite Water

…x rostrata and reed community and then carr woodland dominated by common sallow Salix cinerea and alder Alnus glutinosa with lesser amounts of purple and crack willow Salix purpurea and S. fragilis and scattered birch and ash. Tufted sedge Carex elata, lesser pond sedge Carex acu…

Thwaite House Moss

…emi natural fen woodland displaying transitional succession from pioneer willow Salix spp. woodland through to mature alder Alnus glutinosa and birch Betula spp. woodland, species rich fen meadow and tall herb fen. Thwaite House Moss is a remnant example of once widespread wetl…

Cors Llanllugan (Llanllugan Mire)

…g appears to be only occasional. Most of the mire is covered by a patchy willow Salix cinerea, birch Betula pubescens and alder Alnus glutinosa carr. A scattering of bay willow Salix pentandra is also present. The flora in the tree-root pools is locally well developed with bogbea…

Haugh and Gundale Slacks

…limit in Britain. Plants occurring within the quarry such as bell heather Erica cinerea, heather, tormentil Potentilla erecta, self heal Prunella vulgaris and the trees of sallow Salix cinerea agg., hawthorn Crataegus monogyna and rowan Sorbus aucuparia act as important nectar so…

Burnhope Burn

…reas within the site, one of which contains predominantly alder and grey willow Salix cinerea whilst the other, around the trout Burn, comprises downy birch and bay willow Salix pentandra. The ground flora includes several species which are sparsely distributed in Durham, notably…

Hartlebury Common and Hillditch Coppice

… covered by dry heath dominated by heather Calluna vulgaris, bell heather Erica cinerea and western gorse Ulex gallii. Interspersed are areas of bare, disturbed sand and acid grassland dominated by wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa. Gorse Ulex europaeus and broom Cytisus scopa…

Silver Tarn, Hollas and Harnsey Mosses

…lt almost completely surrounding the mire. Here is comprises mainly grey willow Salix cinerea withdown birch Betula pubescens and at Silver Tarn east alder Alnus glutinosa and goat willow Salix caprea are also included. Silver Tarn west only supports a broad strip of grey willow.…

Rhos Goch (Rhos Goch Common)

…hment of this species onto the mire itself. In the woodland proper rusty willow Salix cinerea subs. oleifolia is the most common woody associate, although alder Alnus glutinosa is prominent locally and rowan Sorbus aucuparia and goat willow Salix caprea are scattered throughout, …

Ashculm Turbary

…at diversity of the site are patches of dry heath containing bell heather Erica cinerea, western gorse, heather and bracken Pteridium aquilinum. Areas of woodland and scattered scrub occur throughout. The main species are birches Betula spp. and sallow Salix cinerea, together wit…

Tayport - Tentsmuir Coast

…ange from moss and lichen communities through richer areas with creeping willow Salix repens, coralroot orchid Corallorhiza trifida and seaside centaury Centaurium littorale to more acid situations with heather Calluna vulgaris, crowberry Empetrum nigrum, grey willow Salix cinere…

Penhale Dunes

… the heathlands between Ligger Point and Penhale Point, with bell heather Erica cinerea dominant. An area of marshland occurs to the east of the dunes along the Ellenglaze valley where the vegetation is dominated by grey willow Salix cinerea, with greater tussock sedge Carex pan…

Redcar Field

… in County Durham, is locally plentiful. Willow carr, dominated by crack willow Salix fragilis occurs over approximately a quarter of the site. Beneath the canopy there is a discontinuous shrub layer of hawthorn Crataegus monogyna, grey willow Salix cinerea, black currant Ribes n…

St. David's Airfield Heaths

…nt heather Calluna vulgaris, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, bell heather E. cinerea, western gorse Ulex gallii, purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea and devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis. Sea plantain Plantago maritima is scattered amongst the more open areas of the heath,…

Tretio Common

…er areas have classic heathland of heather Calluna vulgaris, bell heather Erica cinerea, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix and western gorse Ulex gallii. In places, bracken Pteridium aquilinum and bramble Rubus fruticosus agg flourish and there are pockets of grey willow Salix ci…

Sheringham and Beeston Regis Commons

…d drainage where common reed Phragmites australis is dominant but common sallow Salix cinerea is invasive in many places. The dry heathland is now dominated by bracken Pteridium aquilinum and gorse Ulex europaeus but small pockets of heather Calluna vulgaris, bell heather Erica c…

Upton Broad & Marshes

…y former areas of open fen and includes bog myrtle Myrica gale, creeping willow Salix repens, guelder rose Viburnum opulus, buckthorn Rhamnus cathartica and alder buckthorn Frangula alnus. Alder carr occurs in long established areas of woodland on permanently waterlogged soils. A…

Shortheath Common

… moor grass Molinia caerulea, bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella and common sallow Salix cinerea occur as a wet heath community at the mire margins, but this transitionary zone quickly grades into acid grassland with relic dry heath dominated by ling Calluna vulgaris with bell heath…

Wellington College Bog

…n, but is well shaded by a carr of downy birch Betula pubescens and grey willow Salix cinerea with alder buckthorn Frangula alnus. Sphagnum fallax is common here and bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius occurs. Away from the bog and wet heath, heather Calluna vulgaris dominat…

Mid Cornwall Moors

…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 Potentilla erecta, heath milkwor…

Merthen Wood

…berry 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 species. Parts of the woodland, mainl…

Tiroedd a Glannau Rhwng Cricieth ac Afon Glaslyn

… site also supports a rare wet woodland community, characterised by grey willow Salix cinerea, birch Betula pubescens, common reed Phragmites australis and Sphagnum moss. DUNE INTEREST The dune habitats at Morfa Bychan are of special interest because of their botanical communit…

Brackagh Bog

…ties that have developed into an intricate mosaic with the fen and bog. willows Salix spp. dominate the canopy with alder Alnus glutinosa and downy birch Betula pubescens frequent associates. Some areas of wet woodland, particularly around the periphery of the bog to the north an…

Blithfield Reservoir

…eed sweet grass Glyceria maxima, with scattered, developing carr of grey willow Salix cinerea. This represents one of the largest examples of this habitat type in the county. The wetland gives way to marshy, semi improved pasture with much soft rush Juncus effusus, a favoured are…

Lough Melvin

…hore are fringed by wet woodland, dominated by alder Alnus glutinosa and willow Salix spp. The ground flora beneath this generally resembles that of the swamp and fen zone. Around the exposed fringes of the islands, a more mixed woodland occurs, with aspen Populus tremula. Guelde…

Amberley Wild Brooks

…is, reed sweet grass Glyceria maxima and tussock sedge Carex paniculata. Sallow Salix cinerea and elder Sambucus nigra scrub is scattered throughout the fen. The marsh fern Thelypteris palustris is an uncommon plant associated with this fen. In places woodland has colonised over …

Corsydd Llangloffan

…at has developed east of Llangloffan Bridge is largely dominated by grey willow Salix cinerea. Unlike other wet valley floor woodlands in Pembrokeshire there are elements of downy birch Betula pubescens as well as some alder Alnus glutinosa and numerous scarce plants. The presenc…

Upton Heath

…f the Poole Basin. Heather Calluna vulgaris is dominant with bell heather Erica cinerea, western gorse and bristle bent frequent. Woodland and grassland areas add diversity to the habitat. Scot's pine Pinus sylvestris in stands of varying density occurs in the drier areas and in…

Bouldnor and Hamstead Cliffs

…gorse Ulex europaeus, purple moor grass Molinia caerulea and bell heather Erica cinerea. In places on the cliff face an immature birch Betula species woodland has developed. This is a transitional habitat between scrub and mature oak woodland. It contains many young oaks and ashe…

Goonhilly Downs

…munity is dominant. This comprises heather Calluna vulgaris, bell heather Erica cinerea, western gorse, purple moor-grass, cross-leaved heath and bristle bent Agrostis curtisii. ‘Mixed heath’ occurs widely throughout the site on well-drained soils. It is the most species-rich of…

Staines Moor

… on the old railway embankments consists of hawthorn Crataegus monogyna, sallow Salix cinerea, birch Betula pendula and pedunculate oak Quercus robur. The adjacent rough grassland is dominated by cock's foot Dactylis glomerata, tall fescue Schedonorus arundinaceus, tussock grass …

Allt Pontfaen - Coed Gelli-fawr

…favour these more base-rich areas, whilst alder Alnus glutinosa and grey willow Salix cinerea grow in the wettest locations. Non-native trees such as beech Fagus sylvatica, sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus and hornbeam Carpinus betulus are abundant in places. Important components of …

Crich Chase

…lnus glutinosa, ash Fraxinus excelsior, downy birch Betula pubescens and willow Salix spp. forming small distinct stands over flushed ground around streams and springs. Scattered through the woodland is a generation of aged, over mature or ‘veteran’ trees that display signs of pa…

Pentrosfa Mire

…lushes and springs. On the western side of the fen several areas of grey willow Salix cinerea woodland are developing.

Stackpole

…ore Acer pseudoplatanus and on calcareous scrub, as well as amongst grey willow Salix cinerea/ alder Alnus glutinosa carr adjacent to the lake. Amongst the numerous rare higher plants are two Red Data Book species. Several invertebrate groups are of interest in their own right in…

Maer Pool

…warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus which breeds here. A narrow zone of grey willow Salix cinerea and alder Alnus glutinosa borders the mere on three sides. A variety of other fen plants occur in this habitat including wild angelica Angelica sylvestris, water mint Mentha aquatica and…

Hurston Warren

…us is intermixed with dry heath of ling Calluna vulgaris and bell heather Erica cinerea. In wetter areas a wet heath community with ling, cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, rushes Juncus species and sedges Carex species has developed. Only one …

Fenn's, Whixall, Bettisfield, Wem & Cadney Mosses

…The damp woodland is characterised by abundant alder Alnus glutinosa and sallow Salix cinerea and contains the uncommon alder buckthorn Frangula alnus, the food plant for the brimstone butterfly Gonepteryx rhamni which is extremely rare in North Wales. The invertebrate fauna of t…

Orton Moss

…icle. Wetter areas of swamp woodland tend to be dominated by willows especially Salix cinerea but there is also pine, birch and alder with occasional alder buckthorn Frangula alnus. Here the ground vegetation varies from a more acidic bottle sedge community to a more basic tall f…

Gwithian to Mexico Towans

…aquatica, soft rush Juncus effusus, silverweed Potentilla anserina, grey willow Salix cinerea and adder's tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum. Species associated with the small cliff flushes include water Mmint, fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica, common figwort Scrophularia nodosa, wild a…

Trelow Downs

…d by western gorse Ulex gallii, heather Calluna vulgaris and bell heather Erica cinerea. Co-dominant with the western gorse in places, particularly in the western section of the site, is bristle bent Agrostis curtisii. Other heathland grasses include heath grass Danthonia decumbe…

West Dorset Coast

…nt Agrostis curtisii and including heather Calluna vulgaris, bell heather Erica cinerea, heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia and wavy hairgrass Deschampsia flexuosa. This community grades into scrub of bracken and gorse, and both the local climbing corydalis Corydalis clavicula…

Steelend Moss

…lows become more frequent on wetter ground, birch being replaced by grey willow Salix cinerea. The ground flora includes species such as common sedge Carex nigra and marsh violet Viola palustris together with marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre and carpets of the bog moss S. fimbri…

Sapperton Meadows

…ts local base enrichment. The damper patches are characterised by common sallow Salix cinerea, silverweed Potentilla anserina and fiorin Agrostis stolonifera. There is a small pond in one of the grazed fields with marshy grassland around the margins. Characteristic plants of the…

Portheiddy Moor

…ed open conditions and checked the spread of scrub. Small stands of grey willow Salix cinerea occur in places, and the drier margins have patches of gorse Ulex europaeus, bracken Pteridium aquilinum and bramble Rubus fruticosus. Scarce plants include few-flowered spike-rush Eleoc…

Bryant's Heath, Felmingham

…ather Calluna vulgaris is dominant with frequent bell heather Erica cinerea and western gorse Ulex gallii. There is a gradation from dry to wet heathland at the top of the sloping ground. Cross leaved heath Erica tetralix and purple moor grass …

Clumber Park

…d shrubs including ash Fraxinus excelsior, downy birch Betula pubescens, sallow Salix cinerea and aspen Populus tremula. Here the ground flora is characterised by lesser pond sedge Carex acutiformis, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria and reed canary grass Phalaris arundinacea. At t…

Morton Pool and Pasture

…vegetation around it. The dominant species are alder Alnus glutinosa and sallow Salix cinerea with yellow flag Iris pseudacorus, reed canary grass Phalaris arundinacea and sedges, including lesser pond sedge Carex acutiformis and tussock sedge Carex paniculata, in the field layer…

St. Leonard's Park Ponds

…ridium aquilinum. In some areas the woodland grades into carr, with grey willow Salix cinerea, over a ground flora of hemlock water dropwort Oenanthe crocata, marsh thistle Cirsium palustre and velvet bent grass Agrostis canina. The fen surrounding the ponds includes species such…

White Park Bay

…dominant species. Gorse Ulex europaeus is frequent throughout, with grey willow Salix cinerea, hazel Corylus avellana and mature elder Sambucus nigra abundant under the cliffs. Low-growing burnet rose Rosa pimpinellifolia is locally frequent in areas of rank grassland. The area i…

Stoborough & Creech Heaths

…n. The dry heath is dominated by ling Calluna vulgaris with bell heather Erica cinerea and dwarf gorse Ulex minor. Stands of common gorse Ulex europaeus are frequent and western gorse Ulex gallii occurs locally. Bracken Pteridium aquilinum occurs in a few areas. On the damp and …

Gleads Moss

…et and dominated by alder Alnus glutinosa, birch Betula pendula and grey willow Salix cinerea. Oak Quercus robur, rowan Sorbus aucuparia and alder buckthorn Frangula alnus which is uncommon in Cheshire are also present. The rich ground flora contains many typical fen species, inc…

Cors Llyferin

…edswamp and fen meadow communities. The carr, which is dominated by grey willow Salix cinerea spp atrocinerea, occurs over much of the north-eastern part of the site and on the periphery of the wetland elsewhere; greater tussock sedge Carex paniculata is widespread in the carr an…

Colwyn Brook Marshes (North & South)

…ith a ground flora dominated by purple moor-grass. Small stands of rusty willow Salix cinerea subsp. oleifolia, over soft rush and common marsh-bedstraw, occur throughout the site and a small patch of alder woodland is developing over greater tussock sedge in the southern area. W…

Thriplow Peat Holes

… is characteristically alder Alnus glutinosa, ash Fraxinus excelsior and willow Salix cinerea, together with guelder rose Viburnum opulus. Herbs include common reed Phragmites australis, herb Bennet Geum urbanum and herb Robert Geranium robertianum. The ferns broad buckler fern D…

Bagmere

…r tussock sedge Carex paniculata. The carr woodland is dominated by grey willow Salix cinerea, alder Alnus glutinosa and downy birch Betula pubescens. This grades into botanically rich marshy grassland with species such as meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, wild angelica Angelica s…

Rhos Esgairwen-fawr a Rhosgoch-fawr

…nation sedge C. panicea, marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris, creeping willow Salix repens, common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris, round-leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia and bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella. These flushes drain into extensive areas of poor-fen on the valley fl…

St. Leonard's Forest

…s adjacent to the gills have stands of alder Alnus glutinosa with common sallow Salix cinerea. Along the edge of Hawkins pond damp woodlands grade through alder and willow carr to emergent vegetation dominated by reed mace Typha latifolia with water plantain Alisma plantago-aquat…

Rhos Rhyd-y-ceir

…tellaria minor. Several areas of alder Alnus glutinosa woodland and grey willow Salix cinerea scrub add to the diversity of the site, as do the patches of dry acidic bent/fescue Agrostis/Festuca grassland and western gorse Ulex gallii scrub. The uncommon marsh fritillary butterfl…

Burnt Wood

…us tremula, blackthorn Prunus spinosa, wild cherry Prunus avium and grey willow Salix cinerea. The ground vegetation is dominated by bramble Rubus fruticosus agg, bracken and broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata, but mixtures of herbs such as wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, blue…

Middlesceugh Woods and Pastures

…clude bird cherry Prunus padus, crab apple Malus sylvestris, holly, grey willow Salix cinerea, guelder rose Viburnum opulus and scattered elm Ulmus glabra. However, the major feature of the understorey is the dominance of hazel, much of which is now mature coppice. In the wetter …

Heron and Carrigullian Loughs

…l cuspidatum. Wet woodland, dominated by alder Alnus glutinosa and grey willow Salix cinerea, is widespread. Ground cover is variable, ranging from stands of common reed Phragmites australis with mats of Calliergonell cuspidatum, to more species-rich areas. The latter typically …

Purewell Meadows

…ale. The field margins hold alder Alnus glutinosa, birch Betula pendula, sallow Salix cinerea, oak Quercus robur and holly Ilex aquifolium and the interest of the site is enhanced by scrub which is mainly gorse Ulex europaeus and an unusual subspecies of bramble Rubus fruticosus …

Peatlands Park

…ter-drumlin hollows. Downy birch Betula pubescens is dominant, with grey willow Salix cinerea one of the main associates. Bramble Rubus fruticosus agg. is again locally abundant in the ground cover. However, most of the woodland floor is soft and spongy, with occasional quaking a…

Shelve Pool

…rt Marchantia polymorpha are also abundant. There are extensive areas of sallow Salix cinerea carr and of tall damp grassland, mainly on the southern side of the pool. Grassland to the north of the pool is exceptionally species rich and contains several uncommon species, includi…

Low Pasture

…s excelsior and birch Betula pendula with alder Alnus glutinosa and grey willow Salix cinerea in wet areas. The ground flora in dry areas includes wood avens Geum urbanum, dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis, herb robert Geranium robertianum and ramsons Allium ursinum, with abunda…

Cwm Bach, Sychpant

…d occasional sessile oak Quercus petraea and alder Alnus glutinosa. Grey willow Salix cinerea is abundant in places, and there is some hazel Corylus avellana. Away from the tree-lined boulder-strewn slopes of the lower streams, disused hedgebanks have scattered ash trees, includi…

Balshando Bog

…ria, brown sedge Carex disticha fen, reedbeds, willow carr (chiefly grey willow Salix cinerea with alder Alnus glutinosa) and a small area of open water containing yellow water lily Nuphar lutea.

Mawnog Gwaunynog

…ite is covered by a dense cover of downy birch Betula pubescens and grey willow Salix cinerea. Mature trees are up to 10 metres high with a shrub layer of smaller individuals, together with occasional hazel Corylus avellana and rowan Sorbus aucuparia. Alder Alnus glutinosa occurs…

Rhos Pwllygawnen

…d cross-leaved heath are frequent. Grasshopper warbler breed in the grey willow Salix cinerea carr that has invaded the wetter areas, and whinchat are frequent. Resident butterflies include marsh fritillary Euphydryas aurinia and small pearl-bordered fritillary Boloria selene, wh…

Woolcombe

…n area within the wet woodland. The wet woodland is dominated by common sallow Salix cinerea and alder Alnus glutinosa. guelder rose Viburnum opulus and red currant Ribes sylvestris are frequent components of the shrub layer and there is a rich ground flora including opposite-le…

Carver's Rocks

… officinale locally abundant. The marsh is surrounded by developing grey willow Salix cinerea and alder Alnus glutinosa carr with alder buckthorn Frangula alnus. Under the alder carr, the ground flora consists mainly of moss carpets of Polytrichum spp. and Sphagnum spp. with abun…

Godstone Ponds

…sociated with this alder carr although ash Fraxinus excelsior and common sallow Salix cinerea do occur in the wood north east of Bay Pond while hazel Corylus avellana and one or two specimens of wild service Sorbus torminalis are present south of Bay Pond. These alder woods suppo…

Kennet Valley Alderwoods

…glabra. There is a shrub layer of scattered hazel Corylus avellana, grey willow Salix cinerea, hawthorn Crataegus monogyna and guelder rose Viburnum opulus with occasional spindle Euonymus europaeus, dogwood Cornus sanguinea and buckthorn Rhamnus cathartica. The wettest parts sup…

Ulverscroft Valley

…a. A scrub area with gorse Ulex europaeus, western gorse Ulex gallii and sallow Salix cinerea supports a diverse moth fauna. Snipe and woodcock breed regularly, yellow wagtail does so from time to time and redstart has been known in the woodland.

Duddon Mosses

…ominated by sheep's fescue and common bent gives way to alder, birch and willow Salix cinerea carr. Species such as meadowsweet, water avens, marsh marigold, marsh valerian, cuckoo-flower, remote sedge Carex remota, bottle sedge Carex rostrata, reed grass and lesser spearwort occ…

Swarth Moor

…arginal fen communities, there are pools and developing carr woodland of willow Salix sp. lesser bulrush Typha angustifolia, mare's tail Hippuris vulgaris, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, small bur reed Sparganium minimum and locally, bottle sedge Carex rostrata occur in the l…

Troutsdale and Rosekirk Dale Fens

… include hawthorn Crataegus monogyna, blackthorn Prunus spinosa and grey willow Salix cinerea. It is known that calcareous fen systems support distinctive insect faunas. Although this site has not been well studied, it is known that the flush systems are particularly important fo…

Rye Harbour

…s foot Dactylis glomerata and have belts of hawthorn Crataegus monogyna, sallow Salix cinerea and gorse. The open water habitats created by shingle extraction have an aquatic flora which includes horned pondweed Zannichellia palustris and fennel pondweed Potamogeton pectinatus. T…

Calthorpe Broad

…nd surrounds the Broad and is dominated by alder Alnus glutinosa, common sallow Salix cinerea and birch Betula pubescens. The ground flora is varied and includes species typical of Broadland carrs e.g. lesser pond sedge Carex acutiformis, yellow flag, gypsywort Lycopus europaeus,…

Aunt Mary's Bottom

…proportion of the site, is mainly carr of alder Alnus glutinosa and grey willow Salix cinerea with wet seepages and small streams and higher, drier ground bearing ash Fraxinus excelsior and pedunculate oak Quercus robur. The ground flora reflects the varying conditions and inclu…

Thorness Bay

…mps. This is composed of a number of shrub and tree species ranging from sallow Salix cinerea, silver birch Betula pendula and alder Alnus glutinosa in the wetter areas to gorse Ulex europaeus, hawthorn Crataegus monogyna and privet Ligustrum vulgare in the drier areas. The semi …

Povington and Grange Heaths

…higher ground and is dominated by ling Calluna vulgaris with bell heather Erica cinerea and bristle bent Agrostis curtisii. Common gorse Ulex europaeus is scattered, bracken Pteridium aquilinum is locally frequent and there are stands of self-sown Scot's pine Pinus sylvestris and…

Moorthwaite Moss

…ws of nutrient rich water from the surrounding land. Willow scrub especially of Salix cinerea dominates a vegetation that includes common nettle, creeping buttercup, soft rush and Yorkshire fog, as well as some bottle sedge and common sedge. Another area in which the mire has bee…

Carrol Rock

…n Sorbus aucuparia, hazel Corylus avellana, bird cherry Prunus padus and willow Salix cinerea. Oak Quercus petraea and alder Alnus glutinosa are also found here and the ground layer is herb-rich, including wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, chickweed wintergreen Trientalis europaea a…

Owenkillew River

…s petraea, downy birch Betula pubescens, ash Fraxinus excelsior and goat willow Salix caprea, with a shrub layer of hazel Corylus avellana, hawthorn Crataegus monogyna, holly Ilex aquifolium and rowan Sorbus aucuparia. Ferns and bramble Rubus fruticosus agg. are common over a gro…

Woolbeding and Pound Commons

…ather Calluna vulgaris, wavy hairgrass Deschampsia flexuosa, bell heather Erica cinerea and dwarf gorse Ulex minor. Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus is locally dominant with bracken Pteridium aquilinum, heather and grasses. The heath grades locally into a wet heath community in which…

Altmover Glen

… canopy is characterised by a mixture of ash Fraxinus excelsior and goat willow Salix caprea with occasional sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus and Betula pubescens. The understorey is dominated by Corylus avellana, with frequent hawthorn Crataegus monogyna. The major constituents of t…

Carrowcarlin

…ommon marsh bedstraw Galium palustre. Patches of scrub dominated by grey willow Salix cinerea also occur. On the northern and western margins of the area, there are mosaics of fen, acid grassland dominated by purple moor grass Molinia caeru/ea, and gorse Ulex europaeus scrub. The…

Moyrourkan Lough

…ite sedge Carex curta. Carr woodland with alder Alnus glutinosa and grey willow Salix cinerea is scattered over the area. The ground flora is dominated by wetland species such as bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, bottle sedge Carex rostrata, water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile, ree…

Straghans Lough

…a and sphagnum bog-mosses. Patches of wet woodland are dominated by grey willow Salix cinerea and downy birch Betula pubescens. The diverse range of other habitats that are present enhance the scientific interest of the area. Wet grasslands are dominated by soft rush Juncus effus…

Copeland Reservoir

…cavernosa. In places, the margins of the reservoir are colonised by grey willow Salix cinerea scrub, with species such as reed canary grass Phalaris arundinacea, common sedge Carex nigra and meadow sweet Filipendula ulmaria. Further diversity is provided through a narrow stretch …

Arne

…ng ground is largely dominated by ling Calluna vulgaris with bell heather Erica cinerea, bristle bent Agrostis curtisii, dwarf gorse Ulex minor and scattered patches of common gorse Ulex europaeus. In places bracken Pteridium aquilinum dominates and there are stands of Scot's pin…

Lions Hill

…higher ground and is dominated by ling Calluna vulgaris with bell heather Erica cinerea and Dwarf gorse Ulex minor. Bracken Pteridium aquilinum and common gorse Ulex europaeus are locally frequent. There are more extensive areas of humid heath with ling and cross leaved heath Eri…

Dereham Rush Meadow

…r Alnus glutinosa woodland in west Norfolk has developed. Alder and grey willow Salix cinerea dominate over a ground flora characterised by large bitter cress Cardamine amara, gipsywort Lycopus europaeus, lesser pond sedge Carex acutiformis and the uncommon marsh fern Thelypteris…

Westwood Great Pool

…gh grassland colonised by scrub, mainly hawthorn Crataegus monogyna and willows Salix cinerea and S. fragilis. The southern margin is bordered by woodland with a mixture of species dominated by oak Quercus robur, ash Fraxinus excelsior and birch Betula pendula. These areas of gra…

Blelham Tarn & Bog

…sent vegetation on the western basin is predominantly wooded with common sallow Salix cinerea, birch Betula pubescens, alder Alnus glutinosa and occasional alder buckthorn Frangula alnus. The ground flora includes plants which are typical of wet woodland such as wild angelica An…

Coed Mawr - Blaen-Car

… wetter ground supports a canopy of alder Alnus glutinosa with much grey willow Salix cinerea and hazel Corylus avellana. The ground flora is characterised by an abundance of opposite-leaved golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, creeping…

Arfordir Pen-bre / Pembrey Coast

…clothe the drier dune areas; whilst dense alder Alnus glutinosa and grey willow Salix cinerea occur in the wetter depressions. Scrub encroachment has resulted in the degradation of dune slacks that were once the habitat of the rare fen orchid Liparis loeselii, which is now presum…

Old River Dove, Marston on Dove

…places the banks have a dense band of old alder Alnus glutinosa and grey willow Salix cinerea with a number of mature ash Fraxinus excelsior. In the central section there are only scattered trees and bushes and the water is unshaded, consequently a range of shaded and open condit…

Dillington Carr, Gressenhall

…bus aucuparia, hazel Corylus avellana, ash Fraxinus excelsior and common sallow Salix cinerea inaddition to abundant alder Alnus glutinosa and bird cherry Prunus padus. Although large areas are secondary woodland with a disturbed ground flora, there are stands of possible ancient…

Colony Bog and Bagshot Heath

…dominated by ling Calluna vulgarisms, dwarf furze Ulex minor, bel heather Erica cinerea and grasses including mat grass Nardus stricta, sheep's fescue Festuca ovina, wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa, purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum…

Great Pool (Tresco)

…ulosa and soft rush Juncus effusus associated with the common reed. grey willow Salix cinerea forms a dense border on the northern edge of the wetland which also supports yellow iris Iris pseudacorus and marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris. Stinking iris I. foetidissima, creepin…

Connachan Marsh

…of scrub woodland adjacent to the bog, mainly birch Betula pubescens and willow Salix cinerea.

Blackmore Vale Commons And Moors

…reenweed Genista tinctoria, saw wort, pepper saxifrage, betony, creeping willow Salix repens and devil’s bit scabious, with occasional lady’s smock Cardamine pratensis, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria and fen bedstraw Galium palustre. In places, small numbers of the Near Threaten…

Glenartney Juniper Wood

…h forms. In the denser stands juniper is dominant with species such grey willow Salix cinerea, bracken Pteridium aquilinum, grasses such as common bent Agrostis capillaris and wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella; in places trees such as birch and ash can be frequent. Elsewhere juniper …

Shrawardine Pool

…tion of the site consists of carr dominated by alder Alnus glutinosa and sallow Salix cinerea. Royal fern Osmunda regalis occurs in this habitat. Other scarce species which have been recorded include golden dock Rumex maritimus and cowbane Cicuta virosa.

Claife Tarns and Mires

… Drosera anglica. The edges of the mire are fringed by stands of common sallow Salix cinerea and poor fen which is dominated by bottle sedge Carex rostrata with other species such as marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, water mint Mentha aquatica, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata …

Aber Mawddach / Mawddach Estuary

…re is some carr development with tall bog myrtle, alder Alnus glutinosa, sallow Salix cinerea and birch Betula spp. In addition, eight nationally scarce or rare invertebrate species have been recorded at Arthog Bog, including the tipulid Tipula holoptera and the dung fly Scatomyz…

Little Hoyle and Hoyle's Mouth Caves & Woodlands

…the foot of the slope in the east a small fen is being colonised by grey willow Salix cinerea. The ground flora here is markedly different, with meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum, yellow iris Iris pseudacorus, branched bur-reed Sparganium erectu…

Coed Cors y Gedol

…irch Betula pubescens with smaller amounts of ash Fraxinus excelsior and sallow Salix cinerea. The structural diversity is enhanced by the presence of large amounts of hazel Corylus avellana and or mature woodland to the north and south of the central area. Beech Fagus sylvatica …

Clints Quarry

…n, sycamore, dog rose and European gorse, whereas in wetter hollows grey willow Salix cinerea is becoming established. Colonisation of the steep cliffs and areas of loose boulders has been slower and restricted to damp and shady crevices. Species present include herb Robert, ivy,…

Crowhill Valley

…lood plain supports an extensive area of carr woodland, predominantly of willow Salix spp and alder Alnus glutinosa, with a very rich ground flora. Very few comparably large areas of sump al der woodland are known from south-west England. The valley at Crowhill runs north-south …

Great Thrift Wood

…her areas are dominated by stands of coppiced alder with grey and crack willows Salix cinerea and S. fragilis, ash and oak. Birch, aspen Populus tremula and alder buckthorn Frangula alnus are locally frequent. Field maple Acer campestre occurs mainly on boundaries and banks. The …

Kilroosky Lough

…and woodland with alder Alnus glutinosa, birch Betula pubescens and grey willow Salix cinerea. In addition to the scarce plant communities present, Kilroosky Lough has several rare plant species including marsh helleborine Epipactis palustris, fen pondweed Potamogeton coloratus, …

Watersmeet

…and the watertable is permanently high. Here ash, alder Alnus glutinosa, sallow Salix cinerea and occasionally wych elm Ulmus glabra dominate the canopy. The site is of particular interest for its various rare Whitebeams, which include Sorbus vexans, Sorbus subcuneata and the Dev…

East Ruston Common

…along the stream. Alder Alnus glutinosa is dominant with abundant common sallow Salix cinerea and the ground flora includes yellow flag Iris pseudacorus, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria and royal fern Osmunda regalis. The rare spider Acanthophyma gowerensis has been recorded and …

Twyni Lacharn - Pentywyn / Laugharne - Pendine Burrows

…according to the length of time that they are covered by water. Creeping willow Salix repens is the most abundant species and the ground is often carpeted with mosses. These dune-slack communities are distinguished by the frequency of such species as variegated horsetail Equisetu…

Ballynagross Lower

…tches on higher ground, and there are also small areas of scattered grey willow Salix cinerea scrub within the wetland. These provide additional habitat diversity. The fen contains a number of vascular plants with a restricted distribution in the British Isles, including lesser t…

Cors Crymlyn / Crymlyn Bog

…cies such as alder Alnus glutinosa, alder buckthorn Frangula alnus, grey willow Salix cinerea and downy birch Betula pubescens. Crymlyn Bog is also of national importance for invertebrates, supporting several rare and nationally scarce species. These include the water beetle Limn…

Thetford Golf Course & Marsh

…ith occasional ash Fraxinus excelsior, birch Betula pubescens and common sallow Salix cinerea. The ground flora is typically diverse and includes yellow flag Iris pseudacorus, greater tussock sedge Carex paniculata, wood small reed Calamagrostis epigejos, gipsywort Lycopus europa…

Pilmoor

…clymenum and wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella. Several small areas of grey willow Salix cinerea carr occur on the site with ground flora of broad buckler fern with soft rush, marsh bedstraw Galium palustre and frequent woody nightshade Solanum dulcamara, angelica Angelica sylvestri…

Trinity Broads

… important wet carr woodland dominated by alder Alnus glutinosa and grey willow Salix cinerea, with downy birch Betula pubescens also present. The wet woodland fringe varies in extent, from large blocks of old carr over former open fen, to a thin band of wet woodland between the …

Milkingstead Wood

…s abundant in such sites with, locally, stands of alder and occasionally willow Salix cinerea. Marsh violet Viola palustris also occurs and in a wet grassy clearing at the western end of the wood the orchid Dactylorhiza maculata is frequent.

Hobby to Peppercombe

…Fraxinus excelsior, downy birch Betula pubescens, holly Ilex aquifolium, sallow Salix cinerea and rowan Sorbus aucuparia locally mix with the oak. There are some planted beech Fagus sylvatica, and sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus and rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum occur as invasi…

Wootton Fitzpaine

…, also occurs. Close to the stream is hazel Corylus avellana with common sallow Salix cinerea and there is a small amount of wet pedunculate oak Quercus robur woodland with abundant pendulous sedge Carex pendula. These features, together with hedgerows with mature trees and margi…

King's Quay Shore

…ixture of pioneer shrubs and herbaceous plants, dominated by birch, grey willow Salix cinerea and giant horsetail Equisetum telmateia. At the head of the Palmers Brook estuary the vegetation forms a complex mosaic of open freshwater swamp, dominated by reed mace Typha latifolia …

North Woodburn Glen

…d. hazel Corylus avellana is abundant throughout the site, with willows, mainly Salix cinerea, common alongside the river. The ground flora communities are very varied. Upstream the slopes are rocky and rich in bryophytes and acidophilous plant species, e.g. wood rush Luzula sylv…

Coed Elernion

…, characteristic of the drier areas and alder Alnus glutinosa, birch and sallow Salix cinerea ssp. atrocinerea of the wetter parts. The drier woodland has a hazel Corylus avellana understorey, although both hawthorn Crataegus monogyna and holly Ilex aquifolium are additionally pr…

Ditchling Common

… and includes hawthorn Crataegus monogyna, blackthorn Prunus spinosa and sallow Salix cinerea. Wet woodland is dominated by sallow with pedunculate oak Quercus robur while a small area of mature, dry woodland is of oak, beech Fagus sylvatica and holly Ilex aquifolium. The permane…

Cannock Chase

…m the largest area of this woodland type in Staffordshire. Scrub of grey willow Salix cinerea also occurs in the valley systems, achieving greatest cover in the Oldacre valley. The loss and fragmentation of heathland since 1800 has drastically reduced its extent throughout Europe…

Pakefield to Easton Bavents

… flood plain. This is typically dominated by alder Alnus glutinosa, grey willow Salix cinerea and downy birch Betula pubescens. Assemblage of nationally rare and nationally scarce plants This site supports an assemblage of nationally rare and nationally scarce vascular plants, …

Gwaun Pen-lan

…oosestrife Lythrum salicaria, marsh ragwort Senecio aquaticus, with grey willow Salix cinerea invading. In the north-western corner of the meadow is a pure stand of wood small-reed Calamagrostis epigejos – its only known locality in Ceredigion. In the immediate vicinity of this s…

Morfa Harlech

…d silverweed Potentilla anserina. Other slacks are dominated by creeping willow Salix repens often accompanied by the moss Calliergonell cuspidatum, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris and water mint Mentha aquatica. The nationally scarce variegated horsetail Equisetum variegatu…

Ebblake Bog

…d are generally disposed in a lateral zonation dominated respectively by sallow Salix cinerea carr, bog myrtle Myrica gale and purple moor grass Molinia caerulea and Sphagnum moss lawns in which bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium, white beak…

North Woodburn Reservoir

… cavernosa. In places, the margins of the reservoir is colonised by grey willow Salix cinerea scrub, with species such as reed canary grass Phalaris arundinacea, bottle sedge Carex rostrata, carnation sedge Carex panicea, meadow sweet Filipendula ulmaria, cuckoo-flower Cardamine …

Killymackan Lough

…. In places, the fen merges into a sparse alder Alnus glutinosa and grey willow Salix cinerea carr woodland. Where the shoreline is grazed, there is often a transition to wet grassland. Grasses and rushes are the main species here. creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera and sharp-fl…

Stack Woods

…ted by downy birch Betula pubescens, but rowan Sorbus aucuparia and grey willow Salix cinerea are also present. The vegetation beneath the trees is dominated by mosses and liverworts in the more shaded and sheltered parts of the site. In more open areas, there are extensive stand…

Pike Whin Bog

…ea dominated by great willow herb Epilobium hirsutum and a stand of grey willow Salix cinerea scrub. On the margin of the site stands of grassland are dominated by tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and purple moor grass Molinia caerulea respectively, two grassland types cha…

Yar Estuary

…he saltmarsh to the east are several areas of woodland interspersed with willow Salix cinerea and blackthorn Prunus spinosa scrub. The woodland displays a past coppice with standards structure. The canopy, or standard trees, are composed of pedunculate oak Quercus robur and ash F…

Ringdown

…the site. Downy birch Betula pubescens, silver birch B. pendula and grey willow Salix cinerea woodland also occurs. The bog moss Sphagnum palustre is abundant here and greater tussock sedge Carex paniculata, smooth stalked sedge Crataegus laevigata and remote sedge Carex remota a…

Hare's Down, Knowstone & Rackenford Moors

… saw wort Serratula tinctoria, sneezewort Achillea ptarmica, bell heather Erica cinerea, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, velvet bent Agrostis canina, sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina and lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica. In these drier areas the moss layer is poorly developed; there…

Knockdaw Hill

…outhern slopes of Knockdaw Hill heather Calluna vulgaris and bell heather Erica cinerea, dominate the herb-rich dry heath which also includes the locally uncommon northern bedstraw Galium boreale and meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis, with dropwort Filipendula vulgaris at its on…

Lymington River

…h Fraxinus excelsior and alder Alnus glutinosa, with localised stands of sallow Salix cinerea and hazel Corylus avellana. One example near Brockenhurst supports a rich and varied flora, with frequent dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis and bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta identi…

Christchurch Harbour

…sheep's fescue Festuca filiformis, ling Calluna vulgaris and bell heather Erica cinerea with the mosses Pseudoscleropodium purum and Dicranum scoparium and the lichens Cladonia portentosa and Hypogymnia physodes. The flatter ground of Hengistbury Head supports dry heath dominate…

Cosag Sallow Carr

…cause of its epiphytic lichen assemblage. The sallow carr comprises grey willow Salix cinerea with alder also present, typically lining the braided river channels. The carr’s field layer is dominated by a species-rich mix of small herbs, such as lesser celandine and opposite-leav…

Corfe Meadows

…s excelsior, silver birch Betula pendula, hazel Corylus avellana, common sallow Salix cinerea and alder Alnus glutinosa occur in a small block of wet woodland, in the hedgerows and along the banks of the Corfe River. These add diversity to the site and are of particular importanc…

Haile Great Wood

… streams merge, form a closed canopy across the valley bottom. hazel and willow Salix cinerea and S. caprea combine to give a dense understorey and there is a notable abundance of wych elm. The ground flora in these wetter areas is dominated by tall herbs and wetland plants which…

Nabgate

…b heath vegetation in the grassland with scattered clumps of bell heather Erica cinerea, heather Calluna vulgaris, bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and tormentil Potentilla erecta. The proportion of this heath vegetation increases towards the site marg…

Coed Ynys-Faen

…with occasional bird cherry Prunus padus, wych elm Ulmus glabra and grey willow Salix cinerea. Within the rich and varied field layer the most widespread and characteristic species are yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum, creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens and rough meadow-gras…

Troy Wood

…. In wetter areas alder Alnus glutinosa is abundant associated with grey willow Salix cinerea and alder buckthorn Frangula alnus. Patches of heavier, more lime rich soils support wych elm Ulmus glabra and field maple Acer campestre. Of the many sedges, species scarce in the count…

Great Asby Scar

…lution holes, in addition to the above these include ash, sycamore, grey willow Salix cinerea, black thorn, bird cherry, elder, dog rose Rosa canina, burnet rose Rosa spinosissima, honeysuckle and ivy. An exception to the above is found over the southern enclosures around Little…

Cors y Llyn

…ens or, in places, by naturalised Scot's pine, along with frequent rusty willow Salix cinerea subsp. oleifolia and occasional alder Alnus glutinosa, rowan Sorbus aucuparia and sessile oak Quercus petraea. The ground flora on the drier ground is characterised by frequent broad-buc…

Gallt Llanerch - Coed Gelli-deg

…requent in the shrub layer, with occasional rowan Sorbus aucuparia, goat willow Salix caprea and spindle Euonymus europaeus. The typical ground flora, with many species indicative of ancient woodland, includes moschatel Adoxa moschatellina, woodruff Galium odoratum, sanicle Sanic…

Holt and West Moors Heaths

…luna vulgaris / dwarf gorse Ulex minor type, with associated bell heather Erica cinerea and bristle bent Agrostis curtisii. Wetter areas are characterised by cross leaved heath Erica tetralix and purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, the latter dominating where there is a high fluc…

Ogston Reservoir

… and woodland occurs around much of the reservoir margins with much grey willow Salix cinerea and hawthorn Crataegus monogyna. These provide food and cover for a wide range of breeding birds in particular the warblers including lesser whitethroat Sylvia curruca and occasionally, …

Moss Carr

…ted and tree growth most advanced. Downy birch Betula pubescens and grey willow Salix cinerea form a patchy canopy over purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, heather Calluna vulgaris, cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, hare’s tail cotton grass Eriophorum vaginatum and carpets of bo…

Tullybrick Lough

…open swampy glades. The woodland consists of a low canopy of mainly grey willow Salix cinerea, with alder Alnus glutinosa, downy birch Betula pubescens and aspen Populus tremula. The ground cover is quite variable, depending upon the degree of flooding, with wetter stands dominat…

Buxton Heath

…frequent. Alder Alnus glutinosa forms carr woodland with abundant common sallow Salix cinerea in places by the stream. A zone of wet heathland surrounds the mire and is dominated by cross leaved heath with purple moor grass, common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium, round lea…

Upper Thurne Broads and Marshes

… Woodland Areas of old oak plantation and alder Alnus glutinosa and grey willow Salix cinerea carr within the site are not extensive and support a flora of shade tolerant fen plants such as bittersweet Solanum dulcamara and yellow iris Iris pseudacorus. A number of specialised be…

Askham Bog

… with alder Alnus glutinosa at the dyke margins. There is extensive willow carr Salix cinerea and the shrub layer also includes alder buckthorn Frangula alnus and bog myrtle Myrica gale. The open fen communities are very rich in flowering plants such as meadowsweet Filipendula ul…

Rhos Bwlch-y-rhandir

…tres. The central area is largely a floating mat of vegetation with grey willow Salix cinerea thickets surrounded by a herb-rich fen community, including bottle sedge Carex rostrata, common sedge Carex nigra, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, marsh St John’s-wort Hypericum elode…

Bookham Commons

…ersity of other species occurs including blackthorn Prunus spinosa, grey willow Salix cinerea, aspen Populus tremula and two species of rose which are scarce in Surrey, Rosa micrantha and Rosa stylosa. The grassland and scrub areas support breeding nightingale, lesser whitethroat…

Llyn Llech Owain

… tormentil Potentilla erecta, on the thin mineral soils. Peripheral grey willow Salix cinerea scrub around parts of the lake and the boggy areas shelters many nesting birds, including redpoll and willow tit but, due to the lake's nutrient status, its resident avifauna is rather p…

Gerrans Bay to Camels Cove

…rcus robur and Ulmus glabra) which merges with patches of wet carr with willow (Salix cinerea) and common reed (Phragmites australis). Nare Head is nationally important for its lichens, with 180 species recorded including 13 national rarities. The bryophytes include 10 rare speci…

Bradiford Valley

…a occurs as individual trees along the watercourses, and as a stand with sallow Salix cinerea where a tributary stream enters the site to the north. The hillside and flood-plain fields are pasture grasslands with characteristic species such as bents Agrostis spp, perennial rye-g…

Sampford Spiney

…n Sorbus aucuparia and hawthorn Crataegus monogyna and, in wetter areas, sallow Salix cinerea and alder buckthorn Frangula alnus. On the drier slopes the ground flora is characterised by creeping soft-grass Holcus mollis, wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-…

West Exmoor Coast and Woods

…ding heather Calluna vulgaris, bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus, bell heather Erica cinerea and western gorse Ulex gallii in heathland areas and thrift Armeria maritima, rock sea-spurrey Spergularia rupicola, buck’s-horn plantain Plantago coronopus and common scurvy-grass Cochlearia …

Manton and Twigmoor

…etula pendula woodland. The heath vegetation is dominated by bell heather Erica cinerea, wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa, wood sage Teucrium scorodonia and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. Sand sedge Carex arenaria, sheep’s sorrel Rumex acetosella and heath bedstraw…

Drakenorth

…ica and bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella. Wet woodland containing common sallow Salix cinerea, alder Alnus glutinosa and small amounts of aspen Populus tremula lines the water courses and drier woodland on higher ground and on the banks of the ravines is mainly of ash Fraxinus ex…

Mill Lough

…is merges into a narrow fringe of flooded alder Alnus glutinosa and grey willow Salix cinerea carr. Where the shoreline is grazed, there is often a transition to wet mesotrophic grassland, which may be very variable in species content. Rushes and sedges are predominant here, espe…

Burgh Common and Muckfleet Marshes

…peats has developed where the tall fen vegetation is no longer cut. Grey sallow Salix cinerea and alder Alnus glutinosa are frequent and the ground flora includes meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, bittersweet Solanum dulcamara and royal fern Osmunda regalis. A wide range of marshl…

The Moors

…amounts of dry heath dominated by ling Calluna vulgaris with bell heather Erica cinerea and common and western gorse Ulex europaeus and Ulex gallii, most of the heathland is wet. The very local Dorset heath Erica ciliaris is locally dominant in these areas with purple moor-grass …

Castlemartin Corse

…riparia. Frequent winter burning checks the spread of the scattered grey willow Salix cinerea bushes. The grazed fen-meadow is very diverse owing to a variety of soil and water table conditions, and it has eight different rushes, including an abundance of the blunt-flowered rush …

Mynydd Y Fflint / Flint Mountain

…population of rest harrow Ononis repens. Alder Alnus glutinosa with grey willow Salix cinerea dominates the large areas of semi-natural broadleaved woodland found mainly along the valley bottom. The ground flora varies greatly with areas dominated by great horsetail Equisetum tel…

River Usk (Upper Usk) / Afon Wysg (Wysg Uchaf)

…e river. These include woodlands dominated by alder Alnus glutinosa and willows Salix spp., marshy grassland, stands of tall herb, swamp and fen vegetation. Shingle banks and gravel shoals below Brecon support a variety of species more normally considered to be arable weeds. Back…

Pont Bancog

…Quercus petraea, downy birch Betula pubescens, alder Alnus glutinosa and sallow Salix cinerea. Sheep and some cattle graze the area. Remarks: Within the Snowdonia National Park.

Coverack to Porthoustock

…sh heath, bristle bent Agrostis curtisii, purple moor-grass, bell heather Erica cinerea, gorse Ulex europaeus, western gorse Ulex gallii, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris and wild thyme Thymus polytrichus subsp. arcticus. The hybrid violet Viola lactea 3 riviniana is also found in t…

Vann Lake and Ockley Woods

…d within the gill there are stands of alder Alnus glutinosa, with common sallow Salix cinerea and elder Sambucus nigra. The diverse ground flora varies with the geology. Bramble Rubus fruticosus, honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum and ground ivy Glechoma hederacea occur on the wea…

Loe Pool

…he northern inflow area is an extensive area of willow carr, mainly grey willow Salix cinerea, with common reed Phragmites australis locally dominant within the willow. There is a wide fringe of reed around the northern border of the lake. An area of relatively undisturbed ancien…

Toller Porcorum

… hazel Corylus avellana on the drier ground. In wetter conditions common sallow Salix cinerea and alder Alnus glutinosa dominate. This woodland, together with a well developed network of hedgerows adds considerably to the diversity of the site. Further habitat diversity is provid…

Decoy Carr, Acle

…arr on fen peats. Alder Alnus glutinosa is dominant with frequent common sallow Salix cinerea and ash Fraxinus excelsior. The ground flora is well developed and includes lesser pond sedge Carex acutiformis, yellow iris Iris pseudacorus, bittersweet Solanum dulcamara redcurrant Ri…

Park Wood

…r is dominated by alder Alnus glutinosa, ash Fraxinus excelsior and grey willow Salix cinerea, together with wetland herb species including hemlock water-dropwort Oenanthe crocata, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, marsh violet Viola palustris…

Mound Alderwoods

…sa, with areas of open fen. In addition to alder which is dominant, grey willow Salix cinerea and ash Fraxinus excelsior are frequent throughout. In the slightly drier parts of the alderwood, shrubs such as hawthorn Crataegus monogyna and juniper Juniperus communis add to the shr…

Caldanagh Bog

…edge of the River Main. The fen is variable, and contains stands of grey willow Salix cinerea, which become rather more sparse towards the south. The underlying vegetation is mainly composed of tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, reed cana…

Loch Macanrie Fens

…nd branched bur-reed Sparganium erectum. Fen woodland, dominated by grey willow Salix cinerea and common reed Phragmites australis, is found near Loch Macanrie and also to the south east of the site in the vicinity of the former Black Loch, alongside slender sedge Carex lasiocarp…

Woodgrange

… stand of wet carr woodland, dominated by alder Alnus glutinosa and grey willow Salix cinerea. https://www.daera-ni.gov.uk/publications/woodgrange-assi

Drumcarn

…una vulgaris. Scrub communities include stands of wet woodland with grey willow Salix cinerea and alder Alnus glutinosa, and drier patches dominated by gorse Ulex europaeus, hawthorn Crataegus monogyna and bramble Rubus fruticosus. The area contains a number of notable plants, in…

Greenan Lough

…amp merges into a sparse carr woodland of alder Alnus glutinosa and grey willow Salix cinerea. This is often backed by species-poor fen, in which sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus. Creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula, meadow sweet Filipen…

Higher Moors & Porth Hellick Pool (St. Mary's)

…Phragmites australis fringes most of the pool backed by a border of grey willow Salix cinerea; bulrush Typha latifolia is also present. In the adjacent waterlogged soils to the north and west of the pond soft rush Juncus effusus, yellow iris Iris pseudacorus, lesser spearwort Ran…

Laughton Common

…vegetation becomes characterised by an unusual assemblage of bell heather Erica cinerea, Carex arenaria and heather Calluna vulgaris all in great abundances. This type of heath has a diverse age structure and a rich associated flora which includes bird’s foot Ornithopus perpusil…

Warnborough Green

…inosa at the western end of the northern meadow and a few clumps of grey willow Salix cinerea, with greater tussock sedge Carex paniculata beneath, near the north eastern corner of the southern meadow. Within the internal ditches are such species as floating and reed sweet grasse…

Coleshill and Bannerly Pools

…places the bog is being invaded by downy birch Betula pubescens and grey willow Salix cinerea. Coleshill Pool and its bog are surrounded by mature woodland of pedunculate oak Quercus robur and silver birch Betula pendula in which there are some planted Scot's pines Pinus sylvestr…

Skelton Pasture

…en Populus tremula. The margins of the woodland belts are birch and grey willow Salix cinerea scrub grading into the grassland.

Banc y Mwldan

…and ash Fraxinus excelsior, and wet slope alder Alnus glutinosa and grey willow Salix cinerea carr, the last two with an abundance of great horsetail Equisetum telmateia. Numerous scarce insectes have been recorded, including the attractive scarlet tiger moth Callimorpha dominula…

Waen Rydd

…and the moss Fontinalis squamosa. In addition there are patches of rusty willow Salix cinerea ssp. oleifolia and alder Alnus glutinosa scrub which have developed around the northern periphery of the site. These habitats add to the ecological and structural diversity of the site. …

Hatch Mere

…us europaeus. The fen grades into a well developed fen carr dominated by sallow Salix cinerea and alder Alnus glutinosa with a field layer of tall fen plants including valerian Valeriana officinalis, common skullcap Scutellaria galericulata, panicled sedge Carex paniculata and tu…

Black Lough (Tyrone)

…to occur. Areas of wet woodland and scrub are present, dominated by grey willow Salix cinerea and downy birch Betula pubescens. In some areas they are growing over extensive cushions of the moss common haircap Polytrichum commune with scattered clumps of heather Calluna vulgaris.…

Rhosydd Nant Eithrim

…axinus excelsior. The wettest of these areas have a shrub layer of rusty willow Salix cinerea subsp. oleifolia, with a variety of wetland plants beneath, including greater tussock-sedge, common marsh-bedstraw Galium palustre, opposite-leaved golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium opposi…

Derrycloony Lough

…particularly extensive to the west of the lough and is dominated by grey willow Salix cinerea growing over a ground flora of bramble Rubus fruticosus agg., common reed Phragmites australis and meadow sweet Filipendula ulmaria. In places, the bryophyte cover is high and forms carp…

The Wern, Rhosgoch

…southern part of woodland, alder is co-dominant in the canopy with rusty willow Salix cinerea subsp. oleifolia and ash Fraxinus excelsior, whilst in the field and ground layers species such as nettle Urtica dioica, reed canary-grass Phalaris arundinacea, opposite-leaved golden-sa…

Geddington Chase

… campestre, blackthorn Prunus spinosa, dogwood Cornus sanguinea and grey willow Salix cinerea. Mixed plantations occur in some areas. The ground flora is typically diverse with bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis, tufted hair grass Deschampsia c…

Buchan Hill Ponds

…quatica, oval sedge Carex leporina and rushes Juncus species. Scattered sallow Salix cinerea and alder buckthorn Frangula alnus scrub occur in parts of the fen. The wet woodlands are dominated by alder Alnus glutinosa above a rich ground flora which includes Sphagnum moss, marsh…

Cabilla Manor Wood

…rma. Alongside the river, in wet hollows and flushes, are scattered grey willow Salix cinerea and alder Alnus glutinosa with hemlock water-dropwort Oenanthe crocata, opposite-leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria and common valeria…

Alderfen Broad

…he landward side. Alder Alnus glutinosa is dominant with frequent common sallow Salix cinerea and the ground flora includes yellow flag Iris pseudacorus, gipsywort Lycopus europaeus, lesser pond sedge Carex acutiformis and greater tussock sedge. Pendunculate oak Quercus robur is …

Denham Lock Wood

… carr to wet valley alder wood. Woods of alder Alnus glutinosa and crack willow Salix fragilis dominate a major part of the site and also form a scattered understorey within a derelict plantation of poplar. On the more waterlogged ground the willow characteristically occurs as a …

Taynton Quarries

…e eastern bank of Coombe Brook and range from open fen to carr with grey willow Salix cinerea and white willow S. alba. The open fen is locally dominated by hairy willowherb Epilobium hirsutum, reed sweet grass Glyceria maxima, hard rush Juncus inflexus, branched bur reed Spargan…

Comin Esgairmaen

…rus and purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea, with a central stand of grey willow Salix cinerea carr. Typical species present include bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre and ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, with small colonies of meadow thistle Cirsium …

Comins Tre-rhos (Tre-rhos Common)

…arginal invasion by gorse Ulex europaeus in the drier areas, and by grey willow Salix cinerea in the wetter areas. Secondary woodland of alder Alnus glutinosa, ash Fraxinus excelsior, sessile oak Quercus petraea and sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus has developed in one area. Open veg…

Fforest Goch Bog

…s and marsh violet Viola palustris forming the understorey in the wetter willow Salix cinerea scrub areas. Remarks: First recorded site, to date, for the liverwort Cladopodiella fluitans in the vice-county (V.C. 41 – Glamorgan).

Llyn Padrig

… of woody vegetation, composed largely of alder Alnus glutinosa and grey willow Salix cinerea, occur in places, and there are damp meadow communities on the drier margins of the basin. The lake itself contributes to the diversity of the wetland and several uncommon aquatic specie…

Mynydd Ystyfflau-Carn

…est are covered with a light scrub of downy birch Betula pubescens, grey willow Salix cinerea and western gorse Ulex gallii. Whinchat nest in the limited areas of scrub and curlew breed on the open heath itself which, in winter, is hunted over by visiting hen harrier and merlins.…

Tyddyn y Waen

…formis. In an unmanaged area there is a willow thicket dominated by grey willow Salix cinerea.

Hartland Moor

…uth are areas of reed Phragmites australis and there is carr with common sallow Salix cinerea and bog myrtle Myrica gale. Bordering the mire are large areas of wet heath containing some of the finest stands of the rare Dorset heath Erica ciliaris to be found in Britain. Ling Call…

Hayburn Wyke

…f shrubs includes hazel Corylus avellana, holly Ilex aquifolium and goat willow Salix caprea and there is a rich ground flora with sanicle Sanicula europaea, opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, wood millet Milium effusum, male fern Dryopteris filix-mas…

Sinks Valley, Kesgrave

…ulcamara and great willowherb Epilobium hirsutum. A dense canopy of grey willow Salix cinerea and downy birch Betula pubescens over a diverse marshy ground layer occurs along the bottom of the valley to the west of the pond. Three species of Sphagnum mosses are in the swamp which…

Frome St. Quintin

…undant hazel Corylus avellana coppice on drier ground and stands of grey willow Salix cinerea with crack willow S. fragilis on the wettest soils. Holly Ilex aquifolium, elder Sambucus nigra and groups of young ash are occasional in Burl Moor and Dry Hill Moor and redcurrant Ribes…

Horsell Common

…agement. In dry parts of the site, ling Calluna vulgaris and bell heather Erica cinereare dominant, often mixed with or replaced by dry acidic grassland composed of common and creeping bent grasses Agrostis capillaris and Agrostis stolonifera, sheep's fescue grass Festuca ovina a…

Poors Common

… Valley Bog, The Poors Common bog has a central wooded zone dominated by sallow Salix cinerea, birch Betula pubescens and alder Alnus glutinosa. Whereas the streamside alder/sallow stands have close parallels with bog woodlands in The New Forest, the birch/sallow woodland type is…

Sweat Mere and Crose Mere

…d by greater tussock sedge Carex paniculata, which is surrounded by grey willow Salix cinerea and alder Alnus glutinosa carr. There is also an area of pedunculate oak Quercus robur and downy birch Betula pubescens woodland on dry peat. The fen and carr zones have a rich flora whi…

Popehouse Moor

…ll stream runs along the northern boundary of the site, overhung by grey willow Salix cinerea and alder Alnus glutinosa, with adjacent patches of willow carr and tall fen vegetation. The latter contain stands of branched bur-reed Sparganium erectum and meadowsweet Filipendula ulm…

Hulland Moss

…oodland has developed. The wetter areas are dominated by alder with grey willow Salix cinerea whilst the drier are dominated by pedunculate oak Quercus robur and birch Betula pendula and Betula pubescens. The ground flora of the damp woodland includes mountain fern Thelypteris li…

Bure Broads and Marshes

…pulus, dogwood Cornus sanguinea, red currant Ribes sylvestris and common sallow Salix cinerea. Straggling lianas of hop Humulus lupulus are characteristic of these Broadland carrs. The ground flora is diverse with greater tussock sedge Carex paniculata, lesser pond sedge Carex ac…

Puxton Marshes

…ll area of damp woodland is dominated by alder Alnus glutinosa with grey willow Salix cinerea and crack willow S. fragilis. The open water consists of an ox bow lake, with great reed mace Typha latifolia and branched bur reed Sparganium erectum growing round the edge and a number…

Esher Commons

…una vulgaris where the soil is dry. This is often mixed with bell heather Erica cinerea or bracken Pteridium aquilinum, supporting a range of characteristic heathland insects including the scarce silver studded blue butterfly Plebejus argus. In the waterlogged area near Black Pon…

Westhay Heath

…kings are small areas of open water, dense patches of scrub, mainly grey willow Salix cinerea and extensive stands of common reed Phragmites australis. Large areas are dominated by bulrush Typha latifolia. Many other tall fen species grow amongst the bulrush and on the edges of t…

Dyffryn Gwaun

…etation varies from grazed fen and bog to alder Alnus glutinosa and grey willow Salix cinerea carr and the aquatic communities of the River Gwaun. The wide mature valley is a product of erosion by sub-glacial meltwater and its sluggish meandering river, with its associated wetlan…

Esgyrn Bottom

…ed the water table. Bordering the bog, limited areas of ‘carr’ with grey willow Salix cinerea and alder Alnus glutinosa occur. Greater tussock-sedge Carex paniculata is found in the wetter areas of carr and along the margins of the main drainage channel. The wooded valley sides a…

Longmoor Bog

…main features being a well developed carr of alder Alnus glutinosa, grey willow Salix cinerea, downy birch Betula pubescens and alder buckthorn Frangula alnus and an area of wet heathland dominated by purple moor grass Molinia caerulea and cross leaved heath Erica tetralix. The r…

Slapton Ley

…S26), Oenanthe crocata sub-community (S26c) and Epilobium sub-community (S26d); Salix cinerea - Galium palustre woodland (W1); Alnus glutinosa - Carex paniculata woodland (W5) and Phragmites australis sub-community (W5a); Alnus glutinosa - Urtica dioica woodland (W6) including th…

Coughton Wood and Marsh

…sior, silver birch Betula pendula, downy birch Betula pubescens and grey willow Salix cinerea. The woodland also contains a variety of native shrubs including spindle Euonymus europaeus, dogwood Cornus sanguinea and blackcurrant Ribes nigrum. Associated with the woodland is a sm…

Tattershall Carrs

…r, holly Ilex aquifolium and hazel Corylus avellana locally common. grey willow Salix cinerea is found in quantity in the wettest are asassociated with a shrub layer which includes the typical alder carr species of raspberry Rubus idaeus and red currant Ribes sylvestris. The wood…

Charterhouse to Eashing

…ioica. On the damper ground alder Alnus glutinosa is dominant, with grey willow Salix cinerea and ash. In these areas both opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium and alternate leaved golden saxifrage C. alternifolium are common. The alder woods grade into …

Holnest

…nderstorey of hazel Corylus avellana, blackthorn Prunus spinosa and grey willow Salix cinerea. The ground flora is dominated by bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta and includes moschatel Adoxa moschatellina, sanicle Sanicula europaea and wood speedwell Veronica montana. Much of th…

Tranmire

…ntaining jointed rush J. articulatus and a carpet of mosses and areas of willow Salix cinerea and alder Alnus glutinosa scrub. Tranmire is attractive to breeding birds such as snipe, curlew and redshank.

Titsey Woods

…endula and hawthorn Crataegus monogyna also occur in the woods with grey willow Salix cinerea. Four small areas have been modified by the planting of conifers Scot's pine Pinus sylvestris and western hemlock Tsuga heterophylla. The ground flora is locally species rich, varying ac…

Harbottle Moors

…xinus excelsior, hazel Corylus avellana, hawthorn Crataegus monogyna and sallow Salix cinerea. Species associated with base rich flushes include marsh hawk’s beard Crepis paludosa, golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, melancholy thistle Cirsium heterophyllum and lesser…

Whitewater Valley

… lowland Britain. The vegetation is dominated by a dense growth of grey willow Salix cinerea and white willow S. alba. However, a number of other characteristic shrubs occur including buckthorn Rhamnus cathartica and guelder rose Viburnum opulus. Over much of this area the water…

Eastern Peak District Moors

…y the most heavily grazed, is locally dominant. Cowberry and bell heather Erica cinerea, a local plant in the Peak District, occur in small amounts on a few moors. The nationally restricted hybrid bilberry Vaccinium x intermedium is present at several locations. Small stands of w…

Haxey Grange Fen

…cally uncommonplant, common meadow rue Thalictrum flavum. Stands of grey willow Salix cinerea are scattered throughout the site, becoming denser in the vicinity of drainage ditches. Towards the northern and eastern margins of the site dense willow scrub grades into birch Betula p…

Ford Green Reedbed

…folia and reed sweet grass Glyceria maxima with scattered bushes of grey willow Salix cinerea. At the northern end of the pool the emergent vegetation grades into damp neutral grassland characterised by tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, soft rush Juncus effusus and reed ca…

Glaslyn

…ature alder Alnus glutinosa coppice dominating the canopy with some grey willow Salix cinerea and scattered ash Fraxinus excelsior. Sessile oak Quercus petraea, hazel Corylus avellana and downy birch Betula pubescens also occur within the canopy whilst the under storey is often p…

Borlasevath and Retallack Moor

…enella) and the uncommon pale butterwort (Pinguicula lusitanica). Grey willow (Salix cinerea) scrub has developed along part of the main mire axis completing the transition downslope. It becomes more abundant in the southern part of the site both scattered and in dense carr in a…

Gro Ystwyth

…, with occasional western gorse Ulex gallii. Damp scrub-woodland of grey willow Salix cinerea has developed in places alongside backwaters, the latter dominated in parts by broad-leaved pondweed Potamogeton natans and floating sweet-grass Glyceria fluitans. Large areas of marshy …

Burns Beck Moss

…wered water milfoil Myriophyllum alterniflorum. Patches of sparse common sallow Salix cinerea scrub also occur on the site. The mire supports a rich invertebrate fauna which shows similarities to both the lowland mires of Meathop Moss SSSI and Roudsea Mosses National Nature Reser…

Dyffrynoedd Nedd a Mellte a Moel Penderyn

…tats of interest include areas of beech Fagus sylvatica plantation, grey willow Salix cinerea and bramble scrub and nutrient-rich ponds. The fauna of these valleys is well developed, and includes birds such as breeding dipper, grey wagtail, goosander, pied flycatcher, redstart, w…

River Wye (Upper Wye) / Afon Gwy (Gwy Uchaf)

…s are being slowly encroached upon by downy birch Betula pubescens, grey willow Salix cinerea and gorse Ulex europaeus. The site is one in a series demonstrating the range of variation which occurs in semi-natural lowland grasslands and heaths in Ceredigion. The southern-most enc…

Low Church Moss

…ss SSSI. On each side of the railway line there are large areas of willow scrub Salix cinerea with a field layer dominated by purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and wild angelica Angelica sylvestris. The scrub grades …

Pyllau Machynys (Machynys Ponds)

…in south-west Wales, amongst taller vegetation of bulrush and young grey willow Salix cinerea; 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 dr…

Rhosydd Llanpumsaint

…ounded by tall, mature hedgerows of oak Quercus sp., with blocks of grey willow Salix cinerea scrub in wetter areas. There are patches of reed-mace Typha latifolia swamp and standing water in one basin mire.

Parkhurst Forest

… with hazel Corylus avellana and in places gorse Ulex europaeus and grey willow Salix cinerea. The ground flora is also characteristic of old acid grazing woods and includes butcher's broom Ruscus aculeatus, common cow wheat Melampyrum pratense, slender St. Johns' wort Hypericum …

Little Langdale Tarn

…rth the scrub has developed into an open woodland carr of birch and grey willow Salix cinerea, with atypical ground flora consisting of purple moor grass, marsh marigold, hemlock water dropwort Oenanthe crocata, remote sedge Carex remota, star sedge C. echinata and the bog moss S…

Ryton Wood

…The lime is associated with oak, silver birch, aspen Populus tremula and sallow Salix cinerea. The ground flora in these areas is dominated by bracken, honeysuckle and tufted hair grass. The woods are also of ornithological interest having a diverse population of breeding birds w…

Willow Burn Pasture

… monogyna, gorse Ulex europaeus and dog rose Rosa canina. Scattered grey willow Salix cinerea, goat willow S. caprea and alder Alnus glutinosa occur along the margins of the Willow Burn.

Wimboldsley Wood

…e for an extensive wet area dominated by alder Alnus glutinosa and crack willow Salix fragilis. Areas of scrub, unimproved grassland, open water and a saliferous spring, a rare habitat nationally, are included and add significantly to the value and scientific interest of the site…

Elmlea Meadows

…en managed for hay with aftermath grazing together with a small piece of willow Salix spp. dominated scrub. Over twenty five species of grass occur including many typical meadow species such as meadow foxtail, red fescue Festuca rubra, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus and c…

Braken Hurst

… ash, pedunculate oak, hazel and shrubs of lesser frequency such as grey willow Salix cinerea, guelder rose Viburnum opulus, field maple Acer campestre and buckthorn Rhamnus cathartica. Tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis are dominant in…

Great Cressingham Fen

… is provided by small areas of incipient carr woodland dominated by grey sallow Salix cinerea, a pond, ditches and a stream.

Blindley Heath

… pedunculate oak Quercus robur and scrub of hawthorn Crataegus monogyna, sallow Salix cinerea and blackthorn Prunus spinosa are scattered throughout the grassland. The open sward also supports one of the best colonies in Surrey of the lesser marsh grasshopper Chorthippus albomar…

Crowle Borrow Pits

… ferns Dryopteris filix-mas, Dryopteris dilatata, Athyrium filix-femina. Willow Salix cinerea scrub, whilst widespread, is particularlydense in the north west sector. Less dense areas have a fen ground flora, including in one instance the nationally rare marsh fern Thelypteris pa…

Burfa Boglands

…d more mature alder which has a mainly closed canopy. In both types grey willow Salix cinerea occasionally occurs in the shrub layer, and scattered hawthorn Crataegus monogyna and hazel Corylus avellana are also present. Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus is a component of these types,…

Pwll Lagoon

…cks. Tree cover, mostly comprising downy birch Betula pubescens and grey willow Salix cinerea ssp. oleifolia has established itself, whilst leaching by rainfall has allowed colonisation by acidophile plants including royal fern Osmunda regalis, lemon-scented fern Oreopteris limbo…

Finglandrigg Woods

…d management. Much of the area is woodland, with sallows especially grey willow Salix cinerea, dominating the wettest parts, grading into self sown birch and Scot's pine woodland on the drier peats. In addition to the woodland there are substantial areas of open heathland and wet…

Crossbane Lough

…other semi natural habitats. With the peats are shallow, scrub with grey willow Salix cinerea and gorse Ulex europeus occurs. In places bramble Rubus fruticosus and bracken Pteriduim aquilinum are abundant. Grassland provides further diversity to the area. Acid grassland occurs o…

Barrow Farm Fen

… canopy dominated by alder Alnus glutinosa, silver birch Betula pendula, sallow Salix cinerea, white willow S. alba and crack willow S. fragilis. The ground layer includes common reed Phragmites australis, hemp agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum, tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespito…

Bulmoor Pastures & Coppice

…onogyna, but with holly Ilex aquifolium, blackthorn Prunus spinosa, goat willow Salix caprea and honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum also present. The ground flora is particularly diverse, and contains 26 species indicative of ancient semi-natural woodland. In spring, the woodland …

Moss of Kirkhill

… and northern margins of the moss includes willow carr dominated by grey willow Salix cinerea.

Cowden Pound Pastures

…am, which includes alder Alnus glutinosa, holly Ilex aquifolium and grey willow Salix cinerea. The ground flora includes opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum and polypody Polypodium vulgare scarce in Kent.

Heysham Moss

…ansition between the peat and the mineral soil is a strip of grey willow scrub, Salix cinerea. To the west of the Moss lies an area of species rich wet grassland, also on peat and separated from the raised dome by a continuous curving drain. The site is confined on this western s…

Rake Hanger

…th hairy birch Betula pubescens, alder buckthorn Frangula alnus and grey willow Salix cinerea. There are several species of fern in this damper area, including both broad and narrow buckler ferns, Dryopteris dilatata and Dryopteris carthusiana. The wood club rush Scirpus sylvatic…

Pettypool Brook Valley

…nd common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii. Alder Alnus glutinosa and sallow Salix cinerea scrub is colonising the fen from the surrounding woodland margins demonstrating succession from fen to carr woodland. Another area of poor fen north west of Churchill Wood grades into dr…

Red Moss, Oldtown

…acterised by soft rush Juncus effusus and fen-woodland dominated by grey willow Salix cinerea.

Lulworth Park & Lake

…reater pond-sedge Carex riparia with reedmace Typha latifolia and common sallow Salix cinerea. It supports several of the commoner breeding wetland birds and in winter holds good numbers of wildfowl, especially pochard Aythya ferina.

Brownheath Moss

…consists of carr dominated by alder Alnus glutinosa. Willow carr, consisting of Salix cinerea and S. fragilis, is less common. Beneath the trees are areas of sedges interspersed with patches of bare, peaty mud. In this community the nationally rare elongated sedge Carex elongata …

Coed Aberdulas

…t area has a canopy of alder Alnus glutinosa over a shrub layer of rusty willow Salix cinerea subsp. oleifolia, downy birch Betula pubescens and guelder-rose Viburnum opulus and a field layer dominated by greater tussock-sedge Carex paniculata. A range of characteristic wetland p…

Corsydd a Rwyth Cilyblaidd

… of fen vegetation which, in places, have wet woodland dominated by grey willow Salix cinerea and alder Alnus glutinosa. Additionally, there are further more substantial areas of tall fen vegetation with much reed canary-grass Phalaris arundinacea, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria…

Drostre Bank

…lutinosa, downy birch Betula pubescens, ash Fraxinus excelsior and rusty willow Salix cinerea ssp. oleifolia. The shrub layer is generally dense and mainly composed of hazel Corylus avellana, with locally frequent ash and rusty willow saplings. The field layer is species-rich and…

Gallt y Bwlch

…canopy, while rowan Sorbus aucuparia, blackthorn Prunus spinosa and grey willow Salix cinerea occur occasionally. Another small stream is present in this area, along which meadowsweet, creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens and soft rush Juncus effusus are frequent and species such…

Gwernydd Penbre

…water rail Rallus aquaticus. Cetti's warbler occupy the peripheral rusty willow Salix cinerea subsp. oleifolia scrub and several pairs are believed to breed. Bitterns Botaurus stellaris are irregular visitors to the reed bed in winter. The southern part of the site supports a pop…

Jeffreyston Pastures

…oal Measures, and are surrounded by a scrub margin with many mature grey willow Salix cinerea. The central area of well-grazed neutral grassland contains much rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus, crested dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus and common knapweed Centaurea nigra, together wi…

Llwyn-Cus

…agrostis canescens is present in its only known mid-Wales locality. Grey willow Salix cinerea carr provides a canopy over part of the area, the trees supporting a rich epiphytic flora, including the liverworts Microlejeunea ulicina and Metzgeria temperata, and the lichens Micarea…

Mountain Meadows

…Corylus avellana. Flushed wet woodland of alder Alnus glutinosa and grey willow Salix cinerea occupies the lowest slopes by the small stream. Large sessile oaks Quercus petraea (and hybrids) occur on the old hedgebanks, also sycamores Acer pseudoplatanus. These neglected fields a…

Mar Field Fen

…s a canopy of alder Alnus glutinosa and ash Fraxinus excelsior with grey willow Salix cinerea and guelder rose Viburnum opulus in the understorey and shrub layer. The ground flora is variable with dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis, enchanter's nightshade Circaea lutetiana and wo…

Quoile

… notably Leucobryum glaucum. Wet woodland and scrub are widespread. Grey willow Salix cinerea and alder Alnus glutinosa are the main canopy species. Ground cover is variable, with tall stands of common reed Phragmites australis growing over a moss mat of Calliergon cuspidatllm. O…

Mapperton and Poorton Vales

…h Fraxinus excelsior and pedunculate oak Quercus robur canopy, with grey willow Salix cinerea and alder carr in wetter places. Aspen Populus tremula and holly Ilex aquifolium occur locally. Characteristic herbs are wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella, ramsons Allium ursinum, bluebell H…

Redlake Meadows & Hoggs Moor

…ant transitions into other habitat types including wet heath, Phragmites swamp, Salix carr, scrub and broadleaved woodland. A series of herb-rich enclosed meadows in the south of the site which support purple moor-grass – tormentil Molinia caerulea – Potentilla erecta mire veget…

Cae Bryn-tywarch

…el Corylus avellana and hawthorn Crataegus monogyna and patches of rusty willow Salix cinerea subsp. Oleifolia add further diversity to the site. Remarks: The site lies within the Brecon Beacons National Park.

River Frome

…ansition to carr (scrub-invaded fen). The commonest type of carr is grey willow Salix cinerea scrub, which may have a nettle Urtica dioica dominated understorey or, occasionally, greater tussock sedge Carex paniculata with remote sedge Carex remota, depending on the local soil wa…

Ritec Fen

…ill dominate the valley bottom, grading up to wet meadow, with some grey willow Salix cinerea and alder Alnus glutinosa occur in places. Extensive stands of greater pond-sedge occur throughout the fen with associated species including great willowherb Epilobium hirsutum, water do…

Black Hill Heath

…se Ulex minor type occurs widely and this community includes bell heather Erica cinerea and bristle bent Agrostis curtisii. On the ridge and the north-east slope particularly there is abundant bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus, an uncommon feature on the south-east Dorset heaths, occu…

Yare Broads and Marshes

…n fenland peats occurs on many areas which are no longer managed; common sallow Salix cinerea is abundant with frequent guelder rose Viburnum opulus, alder buckthorn Frangula alnus and wild privet Ligustrum vulgare. Several unimproved fen meadows are present on the site. The trad…

High Woods

…actum and S. palustre. Bracken invasion is a problem here and birch grey willow Salix cinerea scrub occurs throughout. Two small ponds support water starworts Callitriche species, common marsh bedstraw Galium palustre, hemlock water dropwort Oenanthe crocata and a range of bryoph…

Lower Moors (St. Mary's)

…ed Phragmites australis dominates much of the site with a fringe of grey willow Salix cinerea. The acidic waterlogged soils have abundant hemlock water dropwort Oenanthe crocata, lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula, water mint Mentha aquatica, Common marsh bedstraw Galium palust…

Abram Flashes

…d mainly of hawthorn Crataegus monogyna, blackthorn Prunus spinosa, grey willow Salix cinerea and bramble Rubus fruticosus agg. and small areas of herb rich neutral grassland add to the diversity of the site and provide additional habitat for breeding and migrant birds such as li…

Studland & Godlingston Heaths

… intervening dune slacks with a high water table are dominated by common sallow Salix cinerea and birch Betula sp. carr in which the very local royal fern Osmunda regalis is a conspicuous element. In open areas in the low-lying slacks there is wet heath with bog pools and here th…

Muxton Marsh

…he slope of the pit mound there is a zone of wet carr, dominated by grey willow Salix cinerea but containing small amounts of alder Alnus glutinosa and crack willow S. fragilis. This grades into the sedge fen and many of the fen species persist as a field layer beneath the willow…

Middle Harling Fen

…alaris arundinacea are dominant and there are scattered bushes of common sallow Salix cinerea. An area of carr woodland and improved grassland is included within the site boundary because any changes in water level in this area would also affect the fen. There is a good range of …

Redgrave and Lopham Fens

…atorium cannabinum. Most of the fen communities are prone to invasion by sallow Salix cinerea and locally this has developed into dense scrub and carr. The River Waveney and its feeder drains are sluggish eutrophic waters supporting a rather narrow range of aquatic plants. Starw…

Ham Common

…athlands north of Poole Harbour. Other associated plants are bell heather Erica cinerea and bristle bent Agrostis curtisii and lichens of the genus Cladonia are frequent. Common gorse Ulex europaeus and bracken Pteridium aquilinum locally form dense stands. In wetter areas on lo…

Shaw Meadow & Sea Pasture

…nes in this community support carnation sedge Carex panicea and creeping willow Salix repens. Sea Pasture is essentially similar to Shaw Meadow but lacks the dwarf shrubs and is dominated by a range of grasses and sedges including red fescue, sweet vernal grass, common and carnat…

Afon Rheidol ger Capel Bangor

…ner of the site, an area known as Dolcniw, a damp scrub-woodland of grey willow Salix cinerea and alder Alnus glutinosa has developed alongside the Afon Melindwr. Elsewhere, sessile oak Quercus petraea and ash Fraxinus excelsior woodland covers old river terraces. Slow-flowing an…

Slop Bog and Uddens Heath

…mounts of cross leaved heath, ling and stands of bog myrtle Myrica gale, sallow Salix cinerea and birch Betula. The dry heath provides excellent habitat for the rare reptiles, sand lizard Lacerta agilis and smooth snake Coronella austriaca. The peat cuttings and ditches are breed…

Barnby Broad & Marshes

…d pedunculate oak Quercus robur. The shrub layer includes bushes of grey willow Salix cinerea, guelder rose Viburnum opulus and hawthorn Crataegus monogyna. Numerous springs emerge in the carr and the variable wetness of the ground is reflected in a diverse ground flora. Nettle …

Alyn Valley Woods and Alyn Gorge Caves

…cattered ash, birch and sycamore. Scattered hazel Corylus avellana, grey willow Salix cinerea and rowan Sorbus aucuparia form a sparse shrub layer. The largely grassy field layer also supports wetland species including the locally scarce marsh valerian Valeriana dioica and wood h…

Llymwynt Brook Pastures

…aria, occurs. There are also small pockets of woodland dominated by grey willow Salix cinerea or alder Alnus glutinosa.

River Barle

… and are predominantly ash Fraxinus excelsior, alder Alnus glutinosa and sallow Salix cinerea. Finally small areas of swamp woodland dominated by sallow and ponds with broad-leaved pondweed Potamogeton natans add to the overall diversity of the area. Pinkworthy Pond This is the …

Llyn Mawr

…f bulrush Typha latifolia adjoins one of the two extensive areas of willow carr Salix cinerea which was formed on the northern shore of the lake and which appears to be colonising the lake-bed itself. Yellow water-lily Nuphar lutea occurs in discrete zones, most of which are clos…

Tatton Meres

…ariety of woodland types border the mere. Alder Alnus glutinosa and grey willow Salix cinerea are dominant in the wetter areas. Elsewhere birch Betula pubescens or oak Quercus robur become dominant.

Dungeness, Romney Marsh and Rye Bay

…n water and marginal reed swamp, through a form of marsh or fen, to grey willow Salix cinerea carr. Some of the pits have reached a stage in the hydroseral succession where they have little or no open water. Most have floating rafts of vegetation, varying in the degree to which t…

Upper Fowey Valley

…aris. There are scattered areas of gorse Ulex europaeus. Stands of grey willow Salix cinerea within the wetland communities and bordering hedgebanks with oak trees provide important habitats for birds. The valley has a good diversity of breeding birds with populations of tree p…

Thursley, Hankley & Frensham Commons

…he dominant floral association is ling Calluna vulgaris with bell heather Erica cinerea. Dwarf gorse Ulex minor and petty whin Genista anglica are locally important in the community and lichens are prominent in parts. Plants of the dry heath occur in association with wavy hair gr…

Burton Park

…a carr on all but the north and north western margins with abundant grey willow Salix cinerea and goat willow S. caprea. This wet woodland has a rich ground flora dominated by greater tussock sedge Carex paniculata and includes species such as fools water cress Apium nodiflorum, …

Cors Nantcwnlle

…rticillatum present. A stand of secondary wet woodland dominated by grey willow Salix cinerea and downy birch Betula pubescens occupies the north-western part of the mire basin. Narrow buckler-fern Dryopteris carthusiana is unusually abundant over much of the mire.

Selshion

…uttings and consists of downy birch Betula pubescens and occasional grey willow Salix cinerea in the canopy, with bottle sedge Carex rostrata and Sphagnum recurvum below. This grades into drier bog wood land with a canopy of downy birch Betula pubescens, scattered ash Fraxinus ex…

Coed Ty-canol (Ty-canol Wood)

…walls in the lowest section of the site. Here secondary woodland of grey willow Salix cinerea, downy birch and alder Alnus glutinosa has invaded the wetter neglected fields. Glades and small fields still abound, however, along with springs, small streams and marsh. This variety o…

Black Loch (Abdie)

…ged-robin Silene flos-cuculi and grades into dry neutral grassland. Goat willow Salix cinerea and blackthorn Prunus spinosa scrub along the roadside add to the diversity of the site. The open water fringe is dominated by both yellow and white water-lilies Nuphar lutea and Nymphae…

Loynton Moss

…n cowbane Cicuta virosa. The fen is flanked by 'carr' consisting of grey willow Salix cinerea ssp. oleifolia scrub on permanently saturated soil. To the east this abuts mature, mixed deciduous woodland of the canal embankment; on other sides grey willow grades into mixed scrub an…

Darwell Wood

…s are dominated by alder Alnus glutinosa, with local abundancies of grey willow Salix cinerea above a ground flora of pendulous sedge Carex pendula, water mint Mentha aquatica, opposite leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium and ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi. The…

Hook Wood

…currence of stands of aspen Populus tremula, alder Alnus glutinosa, grey willow Salix cinerea, goat willow S. caprea and crab apple Malus sylvestris spp sylvestris. Much of the low cliffs are covered with great wood-rush almost to shore level. More open cliffs have ledges and cre…

Herstmonceux Park

… iron concentrations rather than calcium. Wet woodland dominated by grey willow Salix cinerea and alder Alnus glutinosa occupies the valley floor, with alder increasing further away from the stream. An area of sweet chestnut Castanea sativa coppice in the south east of the site c…

Ash to Brookwood Heaths

…d dominated by ling heather Calluna vulgarisms together with bell heather Erica cinerea, dwarf gorse Ulex minor and in some areas bracken Pteridium aquilinum. Grassy areas are interspersed with red fescue Festuca rubra, wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa, purple moor Molinia ca…

River Lugg

…e river is tree lined for most of its length, alder Alnus glutinosa and willows Salix spp. being the main species. The SSSI boundary incorporates short stretches of adjacent wet woodland and includes all fringing tree lines. The channel itself is quite active, especially in the u…

Loth Gorge

…ed by downy birch Betula pubescens, with hazel Corylus avellana and goat willow Salix cinerea. rowan Sorbus aucuparia is widespread but is less common. Bird cherry Prunus padus, aspen Populus tremula, juniper Juniperus communis and hawthorn Crataegus monogyna are also present, wh…

Ashdown Forest

…e areas of dry heath dominated by ling Callun avulgaris with bell heather Erica cinerea and dwarf gorse Ulex minor. This heathland supports important lichen communities including species such as Pycnothelia papillaria. Bracken Pteridium aquilinum is now dominant over large areas.…

Breen Wood

…inated by downy birch Betula pubescens, occasionally accompanied by grey willow Salix cinerea. Below the canopy the wood has a rather simple structure, with tussocks of purple moor grass Molinia caerulea and more localised soft rush Juncus effusus growing over a carpet of Sphagnu…

South Woodburn

…sa. In places, the margins of the reservoirs have been colonised by grey willow Salix cinerea scrub, with species such as reed canary grass Phalaris arundinacea, common sedge Carex nigra, bladder sedge Carex vesicaria, silverweed Potentilla anserina, marsh ragwort Senecio aquatic…

Corbally

…tered raised knolls support scrubby stands of gorse Ulex europaeus, grey willow Salix cinerea, hawthorn Crataegus monogyna, blackthorn Prunus spinosa and bramble Rubus fruticosus agg. Corbally contains a number of scarce plants including lesser tussock sedge Carex diandra, slende…

Castle Enigan

…ubus fruticosus, while species such as hawthorn Crataegus monogyna, grey willow Salix cinerea, rowan Sorbus aucuparia and bracken Pteridium aquilinum occur around the edge. A mosaic of grassland types also occurs. Grazed stands are often dominated by tussocks of soft rush Juncus …

West Dean Woods

…ore restricted. Holly Ilex aquifolium, dogwood Cornus sanguinea and goat willow Salix caprea form an intermittent shrub layer. The ground flora varies with the current state of management but is often rich, dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis and enchanter's nightshade Circaea lut…

Lough na blaney bane

…t heath to the north-west of the site. These areas are dominated by grey willow Salix cinerea and downy birch Betula pubescens with occasional sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus and ash Fraxinus excelsior. The field layer is comprised of bramble Rubus fruticosus agg., bilberry Vacciniu…

Drumlea and Mullan Woods

…al rowan Sorbus aucuparia, with localised alder Alnus glutinosa and grey willow Salix cinerea located in the wetter areas. The understorey is poorly developed with only a thin scattering of holly Ilex aguifolium and regenerating canopy species, although hazel Corylus avellana bec…

Hollymount

…haracterised by a canopy of dense, mature alder Alnus glutinosa and grey willow Salix cinerea. Reed canary grass Phalaris arundinacea and greater pond sedge Carex riparia dominate the ground flora. Tussock sedge Carex paniculata is very conspicuous and some of the large, older tu…

Duncansby Head

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

Kielderhead Moors: Carter Fell to Peel Fell

…on rowan Sorbus aucuparia, downy birch Betula pubescens, eared and grey willows Salix aurita and Cinerea agg is still present on sheltered and steeper rock and scree areas. The breeding bird community includes golden plover and dunlin on the higher moor, four Schedule One raptor …

Straloch Moraines

… type of vegetation including ling heather Calluna vulgaris, bell heather Erica cinerea, creeping willow Salix repens, mountain everlasting Antennaria dioica, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and the intermediate wintergreen Pyrola media which is classed as vulnerable on the Red Da…

Dunnet Head

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

Eidda Pastures

… in stature and typically consists of ling Calluna vulgaris, bell heather Erica cinerea, western gorse Ulex gallii and creeping willow Salix repens. The locally rare, dyer's greenweed Genista tinctoria occurs in its only extant Anglesey site here. A distinctive assemblage of plan…

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