Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Llwyn y Celyn Wetland

…y best described as the Festuca rubra – Juncus acutiflorus sub-community of the Schoenus nigricans – Juncus subnodulosus type. Black bog-rush Schoenus nigricans and blunt-flowered rush Juncus subnodulosus do not appear to be present, although other constant species associated wit…

Carrowcarlin

…nder sedge Carex lasiocarpa, lesser tussock sedge Carex diandra, black bog-rush Schoenus nigricans and blunt flowered rush Juncus subnodulosus. These fen communities are characteristic of the more undisturbed wetlands in south-east Down, and are very rare in the rest of Northern …

Giant's Causeway and Dunseverick

…cinalis and sea sandwort Honckenya peploides with patches of sea club rush Bolboschoenus maritimus. Inland there is generally a fen or swamp community, the former typically with common sedge Carex nigra and silverweed Potentilla anserina, the latter dominated by common reed Phrag…

Mattishall Moor

…rms one of the main geographical distributions of the internationally important Schoenus nigricans Juncus subnodulosus community. Nationally, the community is almost entirely restricted to East Anglia and North Wales. Fens of this type are now extremely scarce in the cultivated l…

Ballycam

…wland England and Wales. It is characterised by the dominance of black bog-rush Schoenus nigricans and blunt flowered rush Juncus subnodulosus. Other vegetation-types include swamp dominated by common reed Phragmites australis, and fen dominated by bottle sedge Carex rostrata and…

Rathlin Island - Ballygill North

… common sedge Carex nigra, common yellow sedge Carex demissa and black bog-rush Schoenus nigricans. Troughs and valley bottoms contain a range of wetland communities with a large number of wetland species, including bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, bog pondweed Potamogeton polygoni…

Rathlin Island - Kebble

… common sedge Carex nigra, common yellow sedge Carex demissa and black bog-rush Schoenus nigricans are locally abundant in the flushed areas. In more typical rush pastures sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus, carnation sedge Carex panicea, glaucous sedge Carex flacca, devils-b…

Kenninghall & Banham Fens with Quidenham Mere

…rush Juncus subnodulosus, purple moor grass Molinia caerulea and black bog rush Schoenus nigricans. A number of unusual species are present including common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris, dog pimpernel Anagallis tenella marsh helleborine Epipactis palustris, grass of parnassus P…

Pinbain Burn to Cairn Hill

…rich flushing is more pronounced, the vegetation is dominated by black bog-rush Schoenus nigricans, with common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris, few-flowered spike-rush Eleocharis quinqueflora, long-stalked yellow-sedge C. lepidocarpa and the uncommon broad-leaved cottongrass Erio…

Arfordir Gogleddol Penmon

…ollows, purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea is more abundant with black bog-rush Schoenus nigricans, and bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum and these areas are particularly rich in species such as saw-wort Serratula tinctoria and common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris. Mountain eve…

Holt Lowes

…tion has developed with blunt flowered rush Juncus subnodulosus, black bog rush Schoenus nigricans, great sundew Drosera anglica, grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris, twayblade Neottia ovata and bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella over a discontinuous bryophyte carpet. Areas of nu…

Ant Broads and Marshes

…r year rotation so that great fen sedge has attained prominence. Black bog rush Schoenus nigricans is an important component of the understorey throughout much of the cut areas and in derelict mowing marshes, woody species such as bog myrtle Myrica gale, have invaded the open fen…

Western Mournes and Kilfeaghan Upper

…Of particular note at lower altitudes are the frequent stands of black bog rush Schoenus nigricans. In eastern parts of the UK, this species is generally indicative of base-rich flushes, but in the Mournes it grows alongside more calcifuge species in acid and neutral flushes. Thi…

East Dartmoor

…on the site include stag’s-horn clubmoss Lycopodium clavatum and black bog-rush Schoenus nigricans. Moorland birds such as red grouse Lagopus lagopus, snipe Gallinago gallinago, curlew Numenius arquata, wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe and whinchat Saxicola rubetra breed within the si…

Coston Fen, Runhall

…n the wettest area on peat at the base of the slope, tussocks of black bog rush Schoenus nigricans and purple moor grass Molinia caerulea dominate. This flush is particularly herb rich and associated species include fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea, grass of Parnassus Parnassi…

Rubha Hunish

…land communities indicating a gradation of maritime influence, and includes the Schoenus nigricans sub-community of Festuca rubra – Plantago spp. maritime grassland, which has a restricted west coast distribution.

Caydale

…oor grass Molinia caerulea and characteristically by tussocks of black bog rush Schoenus nigricans, a scarce species in the North York Moors and in North Yorkshire generally. Other less common species frequently seen here include blunt flowered rush Juncus subnodulosus, bog pimp…

Rhosydd Llanddona

…mon species, such as blunt-flowered rush Juncus subnodulosus and black bog-rush Schoenus nigricans, which add to the interest of the site. Uncommon plants present at this site include a hybrid sedge Carex x fulva at Tyn y Mynydd, pale dog-violet Viola lactea and lesser butterfly …

Upton Heath

…tifolium and bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum are frequent and black bog-rush Schoenus nigricans is locally common. Higher land supports dry heathland of the western gorse Ulex gallii – bristle bent Agrostis curtisii type characteristic of heaths in this part of the Poole Basi…

Mid Cornwall Moors

…ypes is characterised by tall tussocks of purple moor grass with black bog rush Schoenus nigricans and bog myrtle Myrica gale. Tormentil, cross leaved heath, western gorse and other species requiring drier conditions occur frequently in the tussocks. In the water filled hollows b…

Ducan's Marsh, Claxton

…he type dominated by blunt flowered rush Juncus subnodulosus and black bog rush Schoenus nigricans with abundant purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, glaucous sedge Carex flacca, common sedge, C. nigra and marsh horsetail Equisetum palustre. This species rich community includes ma…

Ashberry and Reins Wood

… of Parnassus Parnassia palustris, globe flower Trollius europaeus and bog rush Schoenus nigricans. There is an area of limestone grassland in the north of the site. Grasses here include tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum, meadow oat Avenula pratensis and crested hair grass Koeleria…

Lye Valley

…arex spp. and are an example of a rare plant community known as 'black bog rush Schoenus nigricans blunt flowered rush Juncus subnodulosus mire' the former species has long been extinct in this site. Associated plants include long stalked yellow sedge Carex lepidocarpa, fen beds…

Machairs Robach and Newton

…of the damp, uncultivated slack-like areas of machair at Robach. Black bog-rush Schoenus nigricans dominates slacks on machair at Newton, where the uncultivated machair is particularly species rich. Both machairs contain a wide diversity of moss species.

Caeau Talwrn

… with base-rich water, particularly in the north-western fields, black bog-rush Schoenus nigricans is found in stands of black bog-rush -blunt-flowered rush Juncus subnodulosus mire. Locally uncommon species such as fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea and marsh helleborine Epipac…

Loughkeelan

…the site there are pockets of a distinctive association in which black bog-rush Schoenus nigricans and blunt flowered rush Juncus subnodulosus are prominent. A number of scarce plant species occur in the fen, e.g. fen pondweed Potamogeton coloratus, marsh stitchwort Stellaria pal…

St. John's Point

…ion sedge Carex panicea, sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus, black bog-rush Schoenus nigricans, water mint Mentha aquatica, Common yellow sedge Carex demissa and marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris. St. John’s Point contains a number of scarce plants, including sea wormwood …

Munlochy Bay

…nge supports characteristic plants with large populations of sea club rush Bolboschoenus maritimus and saltmarsh flat sedge Blysmus rufus. Locally on the south side of the bay reed beds and brackish fen occur in close proximity to the saltmarsh. Although not notified natural feat…

Foulden Common

…grass Molinia caerulea, blunt flowered rush Juncus subnodulosus, black bog rush Schoenus nigricans, early marsh orchid Dactylorhiza incarnata and purple small reed Calamagrostis canescens. Neutral grassland is present between this and the chalk grassland and is dominated by commo…

West Lizard

…o dominated by Cornish Heath but occurs in poorly drained areas. Black bog-rush Schoenus nigricans and purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea are also found with associated species including tormentil, betony, saw wort Serratula tinctoria, great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis and wes…

Mointeach Scadabhaigh

…rea, various species of Campylopus moss and the locally abundant black bog-rush Schoenus nigricans. The presence of the latter in ombrotrophic (rain-fed) patterned bog is very unusual in Scotland, although quite common in Ireland. Within this site, the species is normally associa…

Borlasevath and Retallack Moor

…rised by the dominance of purple moor grass and an abundance of black bog rush (Schoenus nigricans). They appear prominently in the fen vegetation types which form complex mosaics and important transitions to wet heath, south western humid heath, marshy grassland, scrub and open …

Mournes Coast

…ragmites australis and or purple moor grass Molinia caerulea and black bog-rush Schoenus nigricans dominant. Shorter stands tend to be more species-rich and include species such as sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus, wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris, meadow sweet Filipendula…

Bewick and Beanley Moors

…arex dioica, few flowered spike rush Eleocharis quinqueflora and black bog rush Schoenus nigricans may be found. These are all wetland plants. The typical communities associated with dry limestone environments in northern Britain are absent here, although in places dry grasslands…

Coverack to Porthoustock

…where drainage is impeded and is characterised by Cornish heath, black bog-rush Schoenus nigricans, purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix and saw wort Serratula tinctoria. Well-drained soils support mixed heath comprising Cornish heath, bristle be…

Ripon Parks

…n Dryopteris carthusiana. A more base rich area is of interest for its bog rush Schoenus nigricans, with butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris, marsh valerian Valeriana dioica, saw wort Serratula tinctoria and bird's eye primrose Primula farinosa. The wetlands are also important for am…

Oliclett

…ients produces plant communities known as flushes. These contain black bog-rush Schoenus nigricans and slender sedge Carex lasiocarpa.

Great Cressingham Fen

…ifolium, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, Carex lepidocarpa and black bog rush Schoenus nigricans. Tall fen vegetation occupies the valley bottom. Reed Phragmites australis and soft rush Juncus effusus are dominant with greater tussock sedge Carex paniculata, angelica Angelica s…

Lagganmullan

…ernel Anagallis tenella and whorled caraway Carum verticillatum. Black bog-rush Schoenus nigricans also occurs and typifies another, rarer, plant community where it is found in association with bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum and species such as quaking-grass Briza media and r…

Doire Donn

…inated by bracken, whilst others have open gravelly flushes with black bog-rush Schoenus nigricans and yellow saxifrage Saxifraga aizoides. Rocky stream gorges contain a variety of mosses and ferns, including Wilson’s filmy fern Hymenophyllum wilsonii, Tunbridge filmy fern H. tun…

Holly Farm Meadow, Wendling

… is dominant with frequent blunt flowered Rush, sweet vernal grass and bog rush Schoenus nigricans. A number of uncommon species are present including fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea var. densiflora, marsh helleborine Epipactis palustris and common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza…

Cors Llyferin

…so relatively abundant including slender sedge Carex lasiocarpa, black bog-rush Schoenus nigricans, blunt-flowered rush Juncus subnodulosus and sweet gale Myrica gale. The sedge communities are rich in species and locally uncommon plants such as marsh helleborine Epipactis palust…

Orton Pastures

…alerian Valeriana dioica, common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris, black bog rush Schoenus nigricans, devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis and the rare bird’s eye primrose Primula farinosa. Alpinebartsia Bartsia alpina is scarce within the site but is the most notablenational rar…

Broomhill Burrows

…n Baldellia ranunculoides, adder's tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum, black bog-rush Schoenus nigricans and slender spike-rush Eleocharis uniglumis. Hollows dug to water cattle and past quarry workings have extended the depth and quantity of this rich habitat. Fen species occur near t…

Hill of Warehouse

…me-rich rocks in the surrounding cliffs. The valley fen contains black bog-rush Schoenus nigricans and the yellow sedges, Carex demissa and Carex lepidocarpa.

Talich

… These are herb-rich with a range of sedges and orchids such as black bog rush (Schoenus nigricans) and northern marsh orchid (Dactylorhiza purpurella). Many of these species have a very restricted distribution in East Ross.

Prolusk

…hes of bog myrtle Myrica gale dominated wet heath occurring with black bog rush Schoenus nigricans. Interspersed amongst the tall ericoids, purple moor grass Molinia caerulea provides additional canopy height with northern deergrass Trichophorum cespitosum, star sedge Carex echin…

East Harling Common

…actis palustris, brown sedge Carex disticha and small amounts of black bog rush Schoenus nigricans, with deeper areas supporting extensive tufted sedge Carex elata. Towards the centre of deeper hollows where water persists further into the summer, stagnation has created acid cond…

Pettigoe Plateau

…ale. A notable floristic feature of this bog is the abundance of black bog-rush Schoenus nigricans, which is not confined to areas of water movement as in more easterly bogs, but tends to spread out over the general bog plain; this feature is characteristic of the true Atlantic b…

Spring Head, Axmouth

…. pulicaris, few-flowered spike-rush Eleocharis quinqueflora and black bog-rush Schoenus nigricans. Spring Head is an important site for orchids, and the classic locality for the leopard orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa, now considered to be a hybrid of the southern marsh orchid…

Cors y Farl

…e. On the soligenous margins of the fen a community in which the black bog-rush Schoenus nigricans is characteristically abundant is well developed in places. In other parts of the mire there are vegetation types present in which a variety of other fen sedges and the blunt-flower…

Rhyllech Uchaf

… There are also smaller patches of mire vegetation which contain black bog-rush Schoenus nigricans, blunt-flowered rush, bottle sedge Carex rostrata and the brown moss Calliergonell cuspidatum. There are several notable plant species present at this site including the nationally …

Mar Field Fen

…is characterised by tussocks of purple moor grass Molinia caerulea and bog rush Schoenus nigricans with abundant brown mosses, including Scorpidium revolvens. Flea sedge Carex pulicaris and common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris grow on the bog rush tussocks. The carr woodland has…

Thornton and Twisleton Glens

…ch flush is dominated by purple moor grass Molinia caerulea with black bog rush Schoenus nigricans and bird's eye primrose Primula farinosa. The woodlands are of outstanding bryological importance with a large number of Atlantic species, several at the limits of their British di…

Hartland Moor

…relatively base rich and the vegetation is dominated by tussocky black bog-rush Schoenus nigricans. At the confluence of the two arms, where there are intermediate conditions of base status, broad-leaved cotton-grass Eriophorum latifolium occurs. To the east, the bog becomes more…

Potter & Scarning Fens, East Dereham

…mselfly. The central, open area of the fen is dominated by bryophytes, bog rush Schoenus nigricans and blunt flowered rush Juncus subnodulosus. Such plant communities are now rare in Britain. The range of flowering plants is exceptional and includes grass of Parnassus Parnassia p…

East Devon Pebblebed Heaths

…lushes support tawny sedge Carex hostiana, carnation sedge C. panicea, bog rush Schoenus nigricans and devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis together with the brown mosses Scorpidium scorpioides, Campylium stellatum and Scorpidium revolvens. Over 70 breeding bird species have b…

Cawthorn Moor

…h springs and associated flushes is notable for the abundance of black bog rush Schoenus nigricans, a species of patchy distribution in England and uncommon in the North York Moors. Bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius and two insectivorous …

Flordon Common

…urs. The flushed areas on the wetter parts of the fen are dominated by bog rush Schoenus nigricans and blunt flowered rush Juncus subnodulosus over a carpet of mosses. These species rich areas contain a number of uncommon plants including butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris, bog pimpe…

Sheringham and Beeston Regis Commons

…he underlying chalk. Here, blunt flowered rush Juncus subnodulosus and bog rush Schoenus nigricans are dominant but a variety of other sedges including long stalked yellow sedge Carex lepidocarpa, flea sedge C. pulicaris and glaucous sedge Carex flacca also occur. These diverse …

Booton Common

…he stream. The wet hollows are floristically rich and support abundant bog rush Schoenus nigricans and blunt flowered rush Juncus subnodulosus. Notable associated species include grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris, common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium, common butterwo…

Broad Fen, Dilham

…sin which is dominated by mixtures of fen rush Juncus subnodulosus and bog rush Schoenus nigricans with marsh helleborine Epipactis palustris, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, Marsh Loosewort Pedicularis palustris, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre and several species of Sedge Care…

River Camel Valley and Tributaries

…acterised by species such as bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, black bog-rush Schoenus nigricans, bog mosses Sphagnum spp. and a wide range of sedges Carex spp. There is also limited wet and humid heath development notably at Brynn Moor and Demelza characterised by heathers, su…

North East Coll Lochs and Moors

…a and bog moss Sphagnum spp. sub-community with locally abundant black bog-rush Schoenus nigricans. At Sorisdale, Cornaigbeg and at Airidh Mhaoraich there are areas of rocky headlands sheltering calcareous sandy beaches, sand dunes and machair. Sections of machair at A’ Chroic an…

Onich to North Ballachulish Woods and Shore

…ialists such as broad-leaved cotton grass Eriophorum latifolium, black bog-rush Schoenus nigricans, Alpine meadow-rue Thalictrum alpinum and Scottish asphodel Tofieldia pusilla in unusual abundance in some places. Alkaline fens Old sessile oak woods with Ilex and Blechnum in the…

Whitwell Common

…on the site. The calcareous flushes are of the type dominated by black bog rush Schoenus nigricans, blunt flowered rush Juncus subnodulosus, bryophytes and other low growing species. The water table is high throughout the year and plants of interest include common spotted orchid …

Rassal

…dominated by the moss Cratoneuron and areas dominated by sedges, black bog-rush Schoenus nigricans and broadleaved cotton grass Eriophorum latifolium. The upper parts of the site consist of a complex of numerous exposures of limestone which form crags and pavements amid a matrix …

Upton Broad & Marshes

…on the peat soils, with saw sedge dominant or co-dominant with reed or bog rush Schoenus nigricans. Past peat cutting has created variations in the depth and thus wetness of the peat which is reflected in the species composition of the vegetation. In depressions, species such as …

Scotstown Moor

… plant species now rare in the north-eastern lowlands, including black bog-rush Schoenus nigricans, lesser butterfly orchid Platanthera bifolia, greater sundew Drosera anglica and lesser tussock sedge Carex diandra.

Cors Erddreiniog

…erge base-rich springs, associated with which is a rich flora of black bog rush Schoenus nigricans; narrow-leaved marsh orchid Dactylorhiza traunsteinerioides, which has been the subject of taxonomic research; fly orchid Ophrys insectifera -here growing in a most unusual habitat;…

Bailliewhirr

…lis and blunt-flowered rush Juncus subnodulosus with, in places, black bog-rush Schoenus nigricans as a co-dominant. Black bog-rush is generally found on the coast and this site is one of only a few inland localities in Dumfries & Galloway. On the drier margins of the fen is a co…

Mortlach Moss

…est example of its type in north-east Scotland. The locally-rare black bog-rush Schoenus nigricans dominates the adjacent flushes. Other sedges found on the moss include greater tussock sedge Carex paniculata, a number of smaller sedges, such as flea sedge C. pulicaris, tawny sed…

Studland & Godlingston Heaths

… and common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium are widespread; black bog-rush Schoenus nigricans and long-leaved sundew Drosera intermedia are abundant in places and the rare brown beak – sedge Rhynchospora fusca and the scarce great sundew Drosera anglica occur locally. The h…

Redgrave and Lopham Fens

…f Parnassus Parnassia palustris, butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris, black bog rush Schoenus nigricans and marsh helleborine Epipactis palustris. This grades into a mixed fen community dominated by the fen rush Juncus subnodulosus with southern marsh orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa,…

Lon a' Chuil

…haracteristic species include slender sedge Carex lasiocarpa and black bog rush Schoenus nigricans. Breeding bird assemblage The site supports a wide range of breeding moorland birds. Most of these breed on the site itself while others breed nearby and use the site for feeding. W…

Invernaver

…own sand add to the diversity of habitats. These flushes support black bog rush Schoenus nigricans and the nationally scarce hair sedge Carex capillaris and Scottish primrose Primula scotica. Vascular plant assemblage The habitats at Invernaver SSSI support eight nationally rare …

Merthen Wood

…ypes is characterised by tall tussocks of purple moor-grass with black bog rush Schoenus nigricans and bog myrtle Myrica gale. Tormentil, cross-leaved heath, western gorse and other species requiring drier conditions occur frequently in the tussocks. In the water filled hollows b…

Bennane Head Grasslands

…acing slopes base-enrichment is more pronounced, with flushes of black bog-rush Schoenus nigricans and long-stalked yellow-sedge Carex lepidocarpa linking the neutral grassland with base-rich fen of common sedge C. nigra, common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium and marsh penn…

Ballynagross Lower

…ge Carex lasiocarpa, blunt flowered rush Juncus subnodulosus and black bog-rush Schoenus nigricans. Notable bryophytes include Calliergon giganteum. Ballynagross Lower also provides valuable habitat for a range of wetland animals, including birds and invertebrates. https://www.d…

Cors Crymlyn / Crymlyn Bog

…ellia ranunculoides, slender spike-rush Eleocharis uniglumis and black bog rush Schoenus nigricans are close to the limit of their British geographical range and/or of limited distribution locally. The royal fern Osmunda regalis occurs in several communities and is particularly w…

Fair Head and Murlough Bay

…m the slopes to the north. These flushes support species such as black bog-rush Schoenus nigricans, lesser clubmoss Selaginella selaginoides and common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris. To the south-east of the plateau, a third Lough, Lough Fadden, lies in undulating topography pri…

Glac na Criche

…e world’s blanket bogs. This site includes vegetation communities with bog rush Schoenus nigricans, more commonly found on mires in the west of Ireland. This ‘hyper-oceanic’ blanket bog is only found at a few other Scottish sites and Glac na Criche is the most southerly of them. …

Max Bog

…rrigate the area. The wettest area supports the black rush/ blunt flowered rush Schoenus nigricans/ Juncus subnodulosus type of mire, with abundant purple moor grass Molinia caerulea and blunt flowered rush. Plants which favour base rich conditions, such as flea sedge Carex pulic…

Whitewater Valley

… in Cambridgeshire. These include bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, black bog rush Schoenus nigricans, purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, tormentil Potentilla erecta, marsh valerian Valeriana dioica and marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris. Other parts of the valley support willow …

West Mainland Moorlands

… support plants such as alpine meadow-rue Thalictrum alpinum and black bog rush Schoenus nigricans. These habitats support a wide range of breeding upland birds. The site is notable for the range of birds of prey which it supports including, hen harrier, merlin, kestrel and short…

Upper Thurne Broads and Marshes

… flowered rush Juncus subnodulosus, tufted sedge Carex elata and black bog rush Schoenus nigricans and probably developed in response to traditional mowing of the fens as in parts of the Ant Valley. A further particularly distinctive feature of this community in the Thurne Valle…

Sunbiggin Tarn & Moors and Little Asby Scar

…is species to a mixed short sedge community characterised by the black bog rush Schoenus nigricans and small sedges such as dioecious sedge Carex dioica, long stalked yellow sedge C. lepidocarpa, tawny sedge Carex hostiana and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. Several species confined…

Rosenannon Bog and Downs

…ass dominate the wet heath with abundant bog myrtle Myrica gale. Black bog-rush Schoenus nigricans flourishes in the wet, more base-rich areas. Wet hollows support the bog mosses Sphagnum spp. along with large populations of the insectivorous round-leaved sundew Drosera rotundifo…

Carrick Heaths

…le moor-grass Molinia caerulea tussocks. The main associates are black bog-rush Schoenus nigricans and Dorset heath, with some cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix also present. The wettest areas are often characterised by abundant bog moss Sphagnum species, frequent sedges such as …

Dyfi

…, occur. Here, such species as sea rush Juncus maritimus and sea club-rush Bolboschoenus maritimus are gradually replaced with bulrush Typha latifolia and yellow iris Iris pseudacorus. Of particular importance is the transition from maritime to peatland vegetation demonstrated on…

Spey Bay

…and. Damp shingle slacks with cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, black bog-rush Schoenus nigricans and Baltic rush Juncus balticus are found in the middle and east of the site. The strandplain has extensive areas of shingle colonised only by lichens, as well as gorse scrub and bi…

Sidling's Copse and College Pond

…erbs Epilobium spp. Uncommon plants occurring in the fen include black bog rush Schoenus nigricans, bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella, brookweed Samolus valerandi, marsh helleborine Epipactis palustris, broad leaved helleborine Epipactis helleborine, adder's tongue Ophioglossum vul…

Salt Pans Bay

… sheep’s-bit Jasione montana occasionally abundant, is backed by black bog-rush Schoenus nigricans flush communities on the lower slopes of the cliff. This, in turn, grades into heather along the tops of the cliff. The grassland on the slopes at Salt Pans Bay comprises the most s…

Cothill Fen

… include a semi floating blunt flowered rush Juncus subnodulosus black bog rush Schoenus nigricans mire community which is a nationally rare vegetation type mainly found in East Anglia and North Wales. The fen flora includes many species which are restricted in their distribution…

Castle Point to Cullernose Point

…enalii, distant sedge Carex distans, false fox sedge C. otrubae, black bog rush Schoenus nigricans and broad leaved cotton grass Eriophorum latifolium. Saw wort Serratula tinctoria and purple loosestrife Lythrum salicaria occur on low, flushed cliffs. The sea cliffs at Dunstanbur…

Corfe Mullen Pastures

…en the tussocks contain a variety of sedges and rushes including black bog-rush Schoenus nigricans, deer-grass Trichophorum cespitosum, flea sedge Carex pulicaris, star sedge C. echinata and common yellow-sedge Carex viridula ssp. oedocarpa. Amongst the herbs present are pale but…

Skyreburn Grasslands

…edicularis palustris, devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis and black bog-rush Schoenus nigricans thrive. Rarer species such as whorled caraway Carum verticillatum, broad-leaved cottongrass Eriophorum latifolium and bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella also occur. Elsewhere, drier ar…

Trevaunance Cove

…rset heath occurs in greater abundance in these wetter areas and black bog-rush Schoenus nigricans characterises the more mineral-rich flushes. The wettest areas support quaking mats of vegetation with pools of standing water. Additional species here include pondweed Potamogeton…

Tayvallich Juniper and Fen

… near the sea the rich fens are characterised by the presence of black bog rush Schoenus nigricans. Star sedge – bog moss Carex echinata – Sphagnum recurvum/ auriculatum communities are typical of the poor fens in the less nutrient-flushed areas. Where base-rich water collects in…

Hawes Water

…sus Parnassia palustris, fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea and black bog rush Schoenus nigricans for which this is the only location in the County. This area also supports bird's eye primrose Primula farinosa and dark red helleborine Epipactis atrorubens, two other un common pl…

Seive Dale Fen

…es where bryophytes such as Philonotis calcarea are plentiful and here bog rush Schoenus nigricans is locally dominant. Constituent species include tawny sedge Carex hostiana, flea sedge C. pulicaris, common sundew Drosera rotundifolia, marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris, fen …

Killough Bay and Strand Lough

…tions otherwise dominated by cobble. These typically include sea club rush Bolboschoenus maritimus, sea rush Juncus maritimus, saltmarsh rush Juncus gerardii, sea arrowgrass Triglochin maritimum, sea milkwort Glaux maritima and sea aster Aster tripolium. In some places, sheltered…

Redlake Meadows & Hoggs Moor

…e of two rare, highly localized mire communities. Black bog-rush – bog asphodel Schoenus nigricans – Narthecium ossifragum mire frequently occurs as a vegetational mosaic with bog-asphodel-sphagnum moss N. ossifragum – Sphagnum papillosum valley mire. These community types are do…

Goonhilly Downs

…pe of the serpentinite is ‘tall heath’ comprising Cornish heath, black bog-rush Schoenus nigricans and purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea. Associated species include tormentil Potentilla erecta, saw wort Serratula tinctoria, devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, cross-leaved he…

Newham Fen

…s occurs. A feature of this area is the abundance of tussocks of black bog rush Schoenus nigricans, which themselves provide the substrate for a wide variety of other species including grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris, round leaved wintergreen Pyrola rotundifolia, common bu…

Brenscombe Heath

… there are well developed flushes with slightly base-rich water, black bog rush Schoenus nigricans is frequent. There are stands of common gorse Ulex europaeus and a scattering of Scot's pine Pinus sylvestris on the heathland and birch Betula spp. and pedunculate oak Quercus robu…

Weston Fen

…t blunt flowered rush Juncus subnodulosus. Other species include black bog rush Schoenus nigricans, marsh marigold Caltha palustris, grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris, marsh valerian Valeriana dioica, southern marsh orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa, fragrant orchid Gymnadeni…

Yanal Bog

…a media, saw wort Serratula tinctoria and cowslip Primula veris; black bog rush Schoenus nigricans is locally abundant along the wetter drainage ditch. Both black bog rush and blunt flowered rush have restricted distributions in south west England. Other noteworthy species includ…

Simonside Hills

…ly, grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris. One flush system has black bog rush Schoenus nigricans and there are several with bog myrtle Myrica gale. Both these species have a western distribution in Britain and are unusual in the eastern counties. More acidic flushes support eit…

Troutsdale and Rosekirk Dale Fens

…community grades into a coarser one dominated by tussocks of the black bog rush Schoenus nigricans, but this community is more common within the fen to the north east, known as Rosekirk Dale Fen. Typical plants include purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, the insect feeding butter…

Easter Fearn

…altitude in Easter Ross such as globe flower Trollius europaeus, black bog rush Schoenus nigricans and stone bramble (Rubus saxatilis).

Skelpick Peatlands

… is dominated by slender sedge Carex lasiocarpa and occasionally black bog-rush Schoenus nigricans, together with other more nutrient-demanding plants. Breeding bird assemblage The combination of open water, bog and heath provides favourable breeding conditions for a wide range o…

Pabbay

…ater purslane Lythrum portula soakway and extensive patches of a black bog rush Schoenus nigricans flush which are distinct from any recorded elsewhere in the Outer Hebrides. The rich bryophyte flora includes several species not found on machair elsewhere in the Outer Hebrides in…

Kennack to Coverack

…rs on gleys over serpentinite and is dominated by Cornish heath, black bog-rush Schoenus nigricans and purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea. In places the serpentinite is covered by more acidic loess deposits, over which short heath develops. Dominants here are heath Calluna vulgar…

Aber Geirch

…ley is a vegetated shingle bank. The principle mire community is black bog-rush Schoenus nigricans blunt flowered rush Juncus subnodulosus mire which occurs amongst the other plant communities in the form of tussocks of black bog-rush and purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea. Speci…

Roydon Common

…arpets of sphagnum moss with the moss Scorpidium scorpioides and black bog rush Schoenus nigricans. This species rich area contains the rare bog orchid Hammarbya paludosa and marsh fern Thelypteris palustris and other interesting species including cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos, …

Hale Moss

… The mire supports a nationally rare community dominated by the black bog rush Schoenus nigricans. It is also the largest stand of black bog rush in Cumbria. The mire is dominated by dense tussocks of the rare black bog rush on mainly bare marl clay although some of it is coloni…

River Wensum

…spp. scrub has a fen community of saw sedge Cladium mariscus and black bog rush Schoenus nigricans. Although there are several areas of alder swamp interspersed with the above communities, Guist Carr forms the main example of wet woodland within the SSSI. All of the habitats wit…

Eastern Mournes

…Of particular note at lower altitudes are the frequent stands of black bog-rush Schoenus nigricans. In eastern parts of the British Isles, this species is generally indicative of base-rich flushes, but in the Mournes it grows alongside more calcifuge species in acid and neutral f…

West Borgie

…r has seeped out of the ground support different species such as black bog rush Schoenus nigricans and slender sedge Carex lasiocarpa. A distinctive type of blanket bog - Racomitrium watershed blanket bog – is found to the west of Loch na Moine. This habitat is characterised by f…

Holme Moor & Clean Moor

… Somerset location at clean Moor. This community is dominated by black bog rush Schoenus nigricans, blunt flowered rush Juncus subnodulosus, carnation sedge Carex panicea and purple moor grass Molinia caerulea. Other species typical of wet conditions include tawny sedge Carex ho…

Old Buckenham Fen

… flush vegetation persists with bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella, black bog rush Schoenus nigricans, marsh valerian Valeriana dioica and grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris amongst the plants that survive alongside the agricultural grasses.

Ellers Wood and Sand Dale

…gallis tenella, few flowered spike rush Eliocharis quinqueflora, black bog rush Schoenus nigricans, broadleaved cotton grass Eriophorum latifolium, marsh lousewort Pedicularis palustris, grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris and fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea. An outstandin…

East Walton and Adcock's Common

… short sward, flushed calcareous fen have developed dominated by black bog rush Schoenus nigricans and blunt flowered rush Juncus subnodulosus. This community shows a remarkable diversity of fenspecies including butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris, fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea …

Inverasdale Peatlands

…rea is reflected by the abundance and widespread distribution of black bog-rush Schoenus nigricans on the site.

Swangey Fen, Attleborough

… with areas of mixed blunt flowered rush Juncus subnodulosus and black bog rush Schoenus nigricans. These contain a good range of associated plants, many of them of a very localised distribution. Some of the more noticeable are plants such as grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustri…

Arne

…p. Where mire and wet heath give way to reed swamp or saltmarsh, black bog-rush Schoenus nigricans and blunt flowered rush Juncus subnodulosus are frequent. Wet woodland is dominated by downy birch and common sallow Salix cinerea, the latter frequently with a luxuriant covering …

Penrhos Lligwy

…ase-rich ground water fen communities occur with species such as black bog-rush Schoenus nigricans and grass-of-Parnassus Parnassia palustris.

Badley Moor

…short sward fen communities are of the type that is dominated by black bog rush Schoenus nigricans and blunt flowered rush Juncus subnodulosus. Many uncommon species are present in abundance and include common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris, great sundew Drosera anglica, marsh he…

Conic Hill

…eaved heath Erica tetralix. Other species found also include the black bog-rush Schoenus nigricans at its only locality in the Stirling area, and the locally uncommon broad-leaved cottongrass Eriophorum latifolium. The rich invertebrate fauna includes a diversity of moths, many w…

East Lizard Heathlands

…s found in flat, wet areas and is co-dominated by Cornish heath, black bog-rush Schoenus nigricans and purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea with frequent tormentil Potentilla erecta, saw wort Serratula tinctoria, western gorse Ulex gallii, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, great b…

Aldons Hill

…bbro supports a more varied mire type that is often dominated by black bog-rush Schoenus nigricans and also supports dioecious sedge Carex dioica, common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris and grass-of-Parnassus Parnassia palustris. In base-poor areas water collects in basin-mires do…

Hoy

…um revolvens are also found, while the more open flushes support black bog-rush Schoenus nigricans. Hard water springs with an active formation of tufa occur throughout the site. These springs are characterised by dense yellow-orange mats of the feather moss Palustriella commutat…

The Moors

…docarpa also occurs in this area. Where the fen grades into bog, black bog rush Schoenus nigricans and southern marsh orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa are frequent. The drains of this site vary considerably according to their locality. Those within the heathy areas have a rich a…

Roskill

…f globe flower (Trollius europaeus) whereas extensive stands of black bog rush (Schoenus nigricans) and broad leaved cotton grass (Eriophorum latifolium) characterise the wettest places. Several heath and upland species for example alpine bistort (Polygonum viviparum) are also pr…

Frilford Heath, Ponds and Fens

…ordshire. These include blunt flowered rush Juncus subnodulosus, black bog rush Schoenus nigricans, spike rush Eleocharis quinqueflora, bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella, common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris, adder's tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum, the cotton grasses Eriophorum lati…

Carrine Common & Penwethers

…unities are dominated by purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea, and black bog-rush Schoenus nigricans; together with a rich wetland flora including Dorset heath, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella, round-leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia, marsh lous…

Whitlaw Mosses

…es characteristic of rich fens in southern Britain, particularly black bog-rush Schoenus nigricans and great fen sedge Cladium mariscus, make Whitlaw unique. The flora of the Mosses is diverse but the notified vascular plant assemblage comprises those above and also cowbane Cicut…

Cors Bodwrog

… creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera and rush species Juncus spp. Black bog-rush Schoenus nigricans, occurs as scattered clumps within the Molinia mire and as a local dominant within the less acidic communities present. Blunt-flowered rush Juncus subnodulosus and great fen-sedge C…

Ballybannan

…sedge Carex dioica, lesser clubmoss Selaginella selaginoides and black bog-rush Schoenus nigricans. The bryophyte Scorpidium scorpioides is also notable. Ballybarman also provides valuable habitat for a range of wetland animals, including birds and invertebrates. https://www.dae…

Knockdaw Hill

…aved heath Erica tetralix is enriched with sedges Carex spp. and black bog-rush Schoenus nigricans where ground water reaches the surface. On higher ground deeper peats isolate the vegetation from the underlying geology, giving a hydrologically controlled vegetation patterning be…

Culbin Sands, Culbin Forest and Findhorn Bay

…andra , sea aster Aster tripolium , Baltic rush Juncus balticus, black bog-rush Schoenus nigricans, lesser water-plantain Baldellia ranunculoides, water lobelia L. dortmanna, sea rush Juncus maritimus and all three of the British species of eelgrass, dwarf eelgrass Zostera noltii…

Morden Bog and Hyde Heath

…ecies are meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum, round-leaved sundew, black bog-rush Schoenus nigricans and blunt flowered rush Juncus subnodulosus, the latter two species being indicative of calcareous influence in the water. Rush pasture is extensive, dominated by soft rush Juncus e…

Tre'r Gof

…unities in which fen species such as fen sedge Cladium mariscus, black bog rush Schoenus nigricans and common reed Phragmites australis are locally dominant. Swamp vegetation, with stands of greater reedmace Typha latifolia, and fen scrub occur in places. The variable structure o…

Waun Eurad

…Carboniferous limestone. The rich fen vegetation is dominated by black bog-rush Schoenus nigricans and blunt-flowered rush Juncus subnodulosus in association with a range of wetland species including grass-of-parnassus Parnassia palustris, marsh-arrow grass Triglochin palustris a…

Smallburgh Fen

…al fen is characterised by a short sward community with abundant black bog rush Schoenus nigricans and a well developed bryophyte carpet which includes the mosses Campylium stellatum, Scorpidium revolvens, Calliergonella cuspidata and Lophocolea bidentata. Wet hollows within this…

Kilnsey Flush

…ises a tussocky community of purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, black bog rush Schoenus nigricans and various rushes Juncus spp. Blue moor grass Sesleria caerulea is also present, as are a number of sedges including carnation sedge Carex panicea, long stalked yellow sedge C. lep…

Loch nan Eilean Valley Bog

…ith vascular plants. The more unusual bog plants which occur are black bog-rush Schoenus nigricans, mud sedge Carex limosa, few-flowered sedge Carex pauciflora and long-leaved sundew Drosera intermedia. Species poor fen adjoins the water courses. The plant communities are more ac…

Pan Beck Fen

…um and tawny sedge Carex hostiana. There are several large tussocks of bog rush Schoenus nigricans on which a secondary community has developed including purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, carnation sedge Carex panicea, marsh valerian Valeriana dioica, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyl…

Newtondale

…ties on the valley slopes are particularly rich and some support black bog rush Schoenus nigricans, grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris, bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella and marsh lousewort Pedicularis palustris. Fen Bog lies at the watershed between the Pickering Beck and Elle…

Lough Melvin

…histle Cirsium dissectum, purple moor grass Molinia caerulea and black bog-rush Schoenus nigricans are prominent, within a sward that is generally very species-rich. The area contains many vascular plants with a restricted distribution in the British Isles. In addition to some of…

West Strathnaver

…a series of parallel pools where slender sedge Carex lasiocarpa, black bog rush Schoenus nigricans and pale butterwort Pinguicula lusitanica can be found. Breeding bird assemblage Numerous bird species are present on the site during the breeding season. Red-throated diver and bla…

Cors Geirch

… sedge Carex rostrata -brown moss Calliergonell cuspidatum mire, black bog-rush Schoenus nigricans – blunt-flowered rush Juncus subnodulosus mire, tufted-sedge Carex elata swamp and great fen-sedge Cladium mariscus swamp. Associated species include the nationally rare slender cot…

Littleton and Balhamie Hills

…ing ground support alkaline fen vegetation with dense growths of black bog-rush Schoenus nigricans, as well as common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris and early marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza incarnata. Rapid erosion at some springlines gives rise to well-developed communities of few-fl…

Trelow Downs

…streams, support larger areas of tussocky purple moor-grass with black bog rush Schoenus nigricans and bog myrtle Myrica gale. In areas between the tussocks locally frequent species include bog mosses Sphagnum spp., bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, devil’s-bit scabious Succisa…

Crosby Gill

…pressus, grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris and more locally black bog rush Schoenus nigricans, yellow saxifrage Saxifraga aizoides, alpine bistort Polygonum viviparum and the very rare alpine bartsia Bartsia alpina and hair sedge Carex capillaris. The drier, calcareous grass…

Druim nam Bad

…k sedge Rhynchospora alba is a notable component of these areas. Black bog rush Schoenus nigricans and other more nutrient-demanding species such as slender sedge Carex lasiocarpa and marsh arrow-grass Triglochin palustris occur where water movement provides a greater supply of n…

Druim na Coibe

… support a vegetation rich in slender sedge Carex lasiocarpa and black bog-rush Schoenus nigricans. The site also contains areas with different types of pools. In the south-west of the site the pools tend to be oval, rather than long and narrow, and are separated by wide ridges.

Bad na Gallaig

…e variable floristically, they typically contain such species as black bog-rush Schoenus nigricans, broad-leaved cotton grass Eriophorum latifolium and alpine meadow rue Thalictrum alpinum, together with a variety of sedges and mosses. Slender sedge Carex lasiocarpa, bog sedge Ca…

Stoborough & Creech Heaths

…supply is more base rich, the bogs are marked by the presence of black bog-rush Schoenus nigricans and elsewhere the bog mosses Sphagnum spp. are the dominant cover. The rare and attractive Sphagnum pulchrum is abundant here. Other scarce and rare plants occur in the bogs and ‘Sp…

Bishop Monkton Ings

…ing a rich diversity of mosses and cyperaceous species including black bog rush Schoenus nigricans, brown sedge Carex disticha, common sedge C. nigra, glaucous sedge Carex flacca and carnation sedge C. panicea together with herbs such as marsh valerian Valeriana dioica and marsh …

Austwick and Lawkland Mosses

…h vegetation containing blunt flowered rush Juncus subnodulosus, black bog rush Schoenus nigricans and bird's eye primrose Primula farinosa. A similar but more varied range of habitats occurs on Lawkland Moss, including raised mire and birch woodland. Herb rich grassland in the n…

Poplar Farm Meadows, Langley

…vegetation dominated by saw sedge Cladium mariscus with abundant black bog rush Schoenus nigricans and meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria occurs in one of the meadows. Bushes of bog myrtle Myrica gale and creeping willow Salix repens are frequent and other species present include me…

Upper Wharfedale

…rian Valeriana dioica. Wetter patches with accumulated peat hold black bog rush Schoenus nigricans, marsh lousewort Pedicularis palustris, marsh hawk's beard, broad leaved cotton grass Eriophorum latifolium and northern marsh orchid Dactylorhiza purpurella. Limestone rock habita…

Cors Hirdre

…a nationally rare species. The rich fen vegetation, dominated by black bog rush Schoenus nigricans and blunt flowered rush Juncus subnodulosus, supports a range of wetland species including lesser tussock sedge Carex diandra, brown sedge Carex disticha, marsh helleborine Epipacti…

Cors Bodeilio

…d fen species including mainly great fen-sedge Cladium mariscus, black-bog rush Schoenus nigricans, blunt-flowered rush Juncus subnodulosus, common reed Phragmites australis, eet gale Myrica gale and purple moor grass Molinia caerulea are dominant or co-dominant over large areas.…

Craig Wen / Cors Castell

…s, streams and basin mire. Extensive areas of fen are covered by black bog rush Schoenus nigricans and blunt flowered rush Juncus subnodulosus. This species rich plant community includes grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris, early marsh orchid Dactylorhiza incarnata and lesser …

Hendre Bach

… and associated soligenous mire vegetation and the population of black bog-rush Schoenus nigricans which it supports. The site is located on the boundary between Flintshire and Denbighshire, approximately 3 km north east of the village of Rhuallt and 0.5 km from Llyn Helyg at an …

Tyddyn y Waen

…nd bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum occur, while in the latter black bog-rush Schoenus nigricans is locally abundant and the vegetation is more species-rich with a number of infrequent plants, e.g. broad-leaved cottongrass Eriophorum latifolium and the liverwort Leiocolea bantr…

Newton Reigny Moss

…s and two species that are generally rare in north west England, black bog rush Schoenus nigricans and great fen sedge Cladium mariscus. Also characteristic of the fen areas are carpets of brown mosses such as Calliergonell cuspidatum, C. cordifolium, Bryum pseudotriquetrum and C…

Bann Estuary

…f the river is fringed by saltmarsh. Typical species include sea club rush Bolboschoenus maritimus, common scurvygrass Cochlearia officinalis and sea milkwort Glaux maritima, while the whorled caraway Carum verticillatum, which is restricted in distribution to the north and west,…

Blo' Norton and Thelnetham Fens

…ill support calcareous valley fen vegetation with plants such as black bog rush Schoenus nigricans, saw sedge Cladium mariscus, which is dominant in some parts and purple moor grass Molinia caerulea. A very large number of plant species are associated with these areas, notably fe…

Chippenham Fen and Snailwell Poor's Fen

…. In one area this merges into a species rich basic flush, where black bog rush Schoenus nigricans becomes abundant. Also present in this community are fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea var. densiflora, marsh helleborine Epipactis palustris and marsh bedstraw Galium palustre. O…

Newlyn Downs

…rset heath occurs in greater abundance in these wetter areas and black bog-rush Schoenus nigricans characterises the more mineral-rich flushes. The wettest areas support quaking mats of vegetation with pools of standing water. Additional species here include pondweed Potamogeton…

Glennasheevar

… peats. The liverwort Pleurozia purpurea is locally abundant and black bog-rush Schoenus nigricans is locally frequent in some of the more pronounced flushes. The presence of both these oceanic species indicates a high level of rainfall, typically associated with blanket bog in t…

Wintringham Marsh

…iana, glaucous sedge C. panicea and bottle sedge Carex rostrata, black bog rush Schoenus nigricans, common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium and numerous herbs including marsh valerian Valeriana dioica, devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, ma…

Gwenfro and Rhos y Gad

…munities. The latter meadow vegetation, in which species such as black bog rush Schoenus nigricans, blunt-flowered rush Juncus subnodulosus and purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea are often abundant, also occurs in the Rhos y Gad section where it is notably species-rich in places;…

Poors Common

…t. These acidic elements occur in juxtaposition to stands of the black bog rush Schoenus nigricans. This is of particular interest because this species is generally associated with neutral or basic conditions. The occurrence of this and other alkaline indicators probably arises f…

Povington and Grange Heaths

…is supplemented by species such as reed Phragmites australis and black bog-rush Schoenus nigricans. In places, especially on the London Clay on the edges of the heathland, there is wet acidic grassland. This includes many of the species found on the richer areas of wet heath with…

Stagmire Moss

…extensive of the nationally rare communities is dominated by the black bog rush Schoenus nigricans and is similar in nature to a type largely restricted to Norfolk and Anglesey but also occurring on the Carboniferous Limestone in north Lancashire and Northumberland. The other ma…

West Fermanagh Scarplands

…rex dioica, common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris and occasional black bog-rush Schoenus nigricans. Peatland interest relates to the large area of intact blanket bog, the diversity of structural features on the bog surface and the presence of rare and notable plant species. Intac…

Rousay

… underlying Rousay flagstone. These flushes are characterised by black bog rush Schoenus nigricans, bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella, various sedges Carex spp. and grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris. The SSSI supports an extensive area of maritime cliff. This includes the clif…

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