Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Moorhouse and Cross Fell

…er fern Cystopteris fragilis, hoary whitlow grass Draba incana, hairy stonecrop Sedum villosum, roseroot Sedum rosea and the rare alpine cinquefoil Potentilla crantzii. Gritstone and limestone boulder screes are well represented on the western escarpment with Cross Fell possessin…

Ogof Ddu

…s occur, many confined to upland areas. Mountain Sorrel Oxyria digyna, roseroot Sedum rosea, Mountain Melick Melica nutans, Welsh poppy Mecanopsis cambrica, wood fescue Festuca altissima and rock stonecrop Sedum forsterianum are among the flowering plants and grasses which are pr…

Migneint-Arenig-Dduallt

… Carreg y Fran. Species found here include the nationally scarce rock stonecrop Sedum forsterianum, the regionally rare northern bedstraw Galium boreale, green spleenwort Asplenium viride, bladder fern Cystopteris fragilis, roseroot Sedum rosea, mossy saxifrage Saxifraga hypnoide…

Ardmeanach

…nts and ferns. Several of these are nationally scarce including hairy stonecrop Sedum villosum, alpine cinquefoil Potentilla crantzii and mountain avens Dryas octopetala. Along the rocky coastline of Ardmeanach SSSI, low cliffs towards the shore support maritime communities. Red …

Gleann Dubh

…sional cracks and ledges which support rare or uncommon plants such as roseroot Sedum rosea, green spleenwort Asplenium viride, Alpine enchanter’s nightshade Circaea alpina, rock whitebeam Sorbus rupicola, stone bramble Rubus saxatilis, Alpine meadow rue Thalictrum alpinum and Al…

Bullers of Buchan Coast

… such as thrift Armeria maritima, Scots lovage Ligusticum scoticum and roseroot Sedum rosea. The cliff top has some of the best examples of heath and brackish flushes on the coast of north-east Scotland. Birds The sea-cliffs and inshore stacks support a colony of breeding seabird…

Dunbeath to Sgaps Geo

…ts lovage Ligusticum scoticum, thrift, sea campion Silene uniflora and roseroot Sedum rosea.

Rubha Hunish

…ffs support a varied flora which includes moss campion Silene acaulis, roseroot Sedum rosea, hoary whitlowgrass Draba incana, Scots lovage Ligusticum scoticum, stone bramble Rubus saxatilis and sea spleenwort Asplenium marinum. The cliff vegetation also occurs on the Hunish penin…

Loch na Cartach

…om moorland through the machair onto the beach, these include Armeria maritima, Sedum rosea, Juniperis communis sp., Inula helenium and Cochlearia officinalis.

Pillar and Ennerdale Fells

…nt include great wood rush Luzula sylvatica, water avens Geum rivale, rose root Sedum rosea, smooth lady’s mantle Alchemilla glabra, golden rod Solidago virgaurea and hogweed Heracleum sphondylium. Less common species associated with this ledge vegetation include alpine saw wort …

Moel Hebog

…he crag flora includes species such as globeflower Trollius europaeus, roseroot Sedum rosea, mountain sorrel Oxyria digyna, common meadow-rue Thalictrum flavum and holly fern Polystichum lonchitis, together with arctic-alpine species such as alpine cinquefoil Potentilla crantzii …

Mynydd Du (Black Mountain)

…e, dwarf willow Salix herbacea, lesser meadow-rue Thalictrum minus and roseroot Sedum rosea, together with a rich moss and liverwort flora. Nutrient-rich flushes are frequent throughout the site, with herb, sedge and moss-rich examples. Limestone grassland and low limestone pave…

Staffa

…a macrantha in which maritime species such as thrift Armeria maritima, roseroot Sedum rosea, sea campion Silene uniflora and sea plantain Plantago maritima are abundant. In addition to the variety of vegetation communities, the island is also important for seabirds, and each summ…

Ben Vorlich

…sylvatica and water avens Geum rivale. Small stands which also include roseroot Sedum rosea and mountain sorrel Oxyria digyna occur on rock ledges. This is the largest area of this vegetation type in the area. The site also supports important montane, base-rich, calcareous flush …

Pen-y-ghent

…ia, yellow saxifrage S. aizoides, hoary whitlow grass Draba incana and roseroot Sedum rosea. On the lower slopes the great Scar Limestone is exposed as pavement, notably at Dale Head, where the gryke flora includes green spleenwort Asplenium viride, lily of the valley Convallaria…

Dunnet Head

…ene uniflora, angelica Angelica sylvestris, red campion Silene dioica, roseroot Sedum rosea and primrose Primula vulgaris. Seabird colony More than 10,000 pairs of seabirds nest in the crevices and ledges of the cliffs, making this site of national importance for breeding seabird…

Craig-y-Llyn

…au. The high cliffs, ravines and flushes support many montane species including Sedum rosea, Hymenophyllum wilsonii, Huperzia selago on the cliffs and the moss Andreaea rupestris on flat boulders on the plateau. In Llyn Fach occur Lobelia dortmanna, Isoetes lacustrisis and Sparga…

Eryri

…portant refuges for tall-herb vegetation which contain such species as roseroot Sedum rosea, Welsh poppy Mecanopsis cambrica, wild angelica Angelica sylvestris, globeflower Trollius europaeus, great wood-rush Luzula sylvatica, bilberry and water avens Geum rivale. Around the lowe…

Cape Wrath

…s, ferns and heather grow on the cliff ledges. Notable species include roseroot Sedum rosea, wild angelica Angelica sylvestris and Scots lovage Ligusticum scoticum. Maritime heaths extend inland from the cliff edges. These areas are dominated by wind-clipped heather and crowberry…

Rinns of Islay

… of coastal juniper/bearberry heath. Some of the species found include roseroot Sedum rosea, sea campion Silene uniflora, and sea pink (thrift) Armeria maritima. Vegetation of crevice and ledge habitat and lichen-covered rocks are also present. Machair is nationally-important and…

Red Point Coast

…. Cliff ledge vegetation includes Scots lovage Ligusticum scoticum and roseroot Sedum rosea. Vegetation such as common scurvy grass Cochlearia officinalis and scentless mayweed Tripleurospermum maritimum occurs on cliff ledges and the tops of stacks. Scottish primrose Primula sco…

Balglass Corries

… northern upland species such as northern bedstraw Galium boreale and rose-root Sedum rosea are common.

Castle of Old Wick to Craig Hammel

…cots lovage Ligusticum scoticum, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata, roseroot Sedum rosea and scurvy grass Cochlearia officinalis can be found. Good examples of maritime grassland habitat are found on the cliff top. This habitat is dominated by red fescue Festuca rubra. Other …

Handa Island

… plants that grow here include thrift, sea campion Silene uniflora and roseroot Sedum rosea. In more sheltered places, ledge vegetation grows quite tall and can include Scots lovage, sea arrowgrass Triglochin maritimum and sea spleenwort Asplenium marinum. Some of the coastal veg…

Combe Scar

…reen spleenwort Asplenium viride, oak fern Gymnocarpium dryopteris and roseroot Sedum rosea. Some ash Fraxinus excelsior and rowan Sorbus aucuparia are also present and there is a small stand of aspen Populus tremula. Farther north, the cliffs become less steep and this gentler …

Gamrie and Pennan Coast

… mossy saxifrages Saxifraga oppositifolia and S. hypnoides, along with roseroot Sedum rosea. The dens near Gardenstown and Pennan Head contain good examples of herb-rich grassland and flushes, reflecting the relatively base-rich substrates.

Ingleborough

…ifrage Saxifraga oppositfolia, yellow mountain saxifrage S. aizoides, rose root Sedum rosea and alpine meadow grass Poa alpina. Within the site there are several localities for the endemic English sandwort Arenaria norvegica spp. anglica. Other Information 1. Ingleborough is an i…

Scafell Pikes

…Cumbria. The gill supports a range of tall herb ledge communities with roseroot Sedum rosea, mountain sorrel Oxyria digyna, northern bedstraw, alpine lady's mantle, wild angelica and alpine meadow rue. Also present are starry, purple and mossy saxifrages Saxifraga stellaris, S. o…

Durness

…, tall stands of grasses, thrift, Scots lovage Ligusticum scoticum and roseroot Sedum rosea have developed. Sand dunes (vegetation) The Kyle of Durness which opens out into Balnakeil Bay is very shallow, with extensive sandflats exposed at low water. Much of the material in these…

Wasdale Screes

…purple and mossy saxifrage Saxifraga oppositifolium and S. hypnoides, rose root Sedum rosea, lesser meadow rue, mountain sorrel and sea campion, with less common species such as mountain everlasting, northern bedstraw and mountain melick. Bearberry Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, a loca…

Ushat Head

…mall-fruited yellow sedge Carex viridula are found at Ushat Head SSSI. roseroot Sedum rosea and kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria are abundant, along with the maritime species, spring squill Scilla verna, sea campion Silene uniflora and sea plantain Plantago maritima.

Helvellyn & Fairfield

…und on bare rock outcrops are many montane or northern species such as roseroot Sedum rosea, mountain sorrel Oxyria digyna, northern bedstraw Galium boreale, stone bramble Rubus saxatilis, alpine saw wort Saussurea alpina, purple saxifrage Saxifraga oppositifolia and moss campion…

Craig Hammel to Sgaps Geo

… Cliff ledges and crevices provide suitable habitat for plants such as roseroot Sedum rosea, sea campion Silene uniflora and Scots lovage Ligusticum scoticum. Sea mayweed Tripleurospermum maritimum, common orache Atriplex patula and common scurvy grass Cochlearia officinalis grow…

Honister Crag

… association with a range of lowland species. Montane species include rose root Sedum rosea, mountain sorrel Oxyria digyna and alpine saw wort Saussurea alpina. Associated lowland species include globe flower Trollius europaeus, water avens Geum rivale, wood crane's bill, meadows…

Fair Head and Murlough Bay

…e uncommon plant species, including common juniper Juniperus communis, roseroot Sedum rosea, Welsh poppy Mecanopsis cambrica and orange bud threadmoss Pohlia flexuosa. Wood vetch Vicia sylvatica has been found growing on the scree at the base of the Fair Head cliffs. Other notabl…

St Abb's Head to Fast Castle

… British distribution. These include Scots lovage Ligusticum scoticum, roseroot Sedum rosea, knotted hedge-parsley Torilis nodosa, early marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza incarnata, burnet rose Rosa spinosissima, soft clover Trifolium striatum, fern grass Catapodium rigidum, sea wormwood…

Ceann a' Mhara to Loch a' Phuill

…not notified include the cliff ledges of Ceann a’ Mhara that support a roseroot Sedum rosea and thrift Armeria maritima tall herb community with the second largest seabird colony in the Mull-Coll-Tiree area. Twelve bird species including colonies of kittiwake Rissa tridactyla, ra…

Dungeon Ghyll

…rctic alpine species are prominent as well as a variety of tall herbs. roseroot Sedum rosea, wood crane'sbill Geranium sylvaticum and mountain sorrel Oxyria digyna are particularly abundant amongst the rocks which also support globe flower Trollius europaeus, mountain melick Meli…

Duncansby Head

…ene uniflora, angelica Angelica sylvestris, red campion Silene dioica, roseroot Sedum rosea and primrose Primula vulgaris. Seabird colony More than 10,000 pairs of seabirds use the cliffs to nest in the crevices and ledges making this site of national importance for breeding seab…

The Cheviot

…ine saw wort Saussurea alpina, alpine scurvy grass Cochlearia alpina, rose root Sedum rosea, limestone bedstraw Galium sterneri and brittle bladder fern Cystopteris fragilis. Tall herbs such as globe flower Trollius europaeus, common valerian Valeriana officinalis and wood cranes…

Troutbeck

…thwaite Gill SSSI and includes alpine lady's mantle Alchemilla alpina, roseroot Sedum rosea, mountain sorrel Oxyria digyna, alpine willowherb Epilobium anagallidifolium, green spleenwort Asplenium viride and at least three species of saxifrage, yellow, mossy and starry saxifrage …

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