Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

White Rocks

…h thrift Armeria maritima, birdsfoot trefoil Lotus corniculatus and sea campion Silene uniflora typically present. Creeping cinquefoil Potentilla reptans is locally frequent in very open situations. Vegetation type on the cliff face appears to relate more to slope stability and s…

Killough Bay and Strand Lough

…sent in Coney Island Bay. These typically support a sparse cover of sea campion Silene uniflora, thrift Armeria maritima and sea plantain Plantago maritima. Where thin soils are present, a more diverse species-rich maritime grassland community occurs. Typical species include sea …

Eglarooze Cliff

… cliff rock crevice vegetation occurs with thrift Armeria maritima, sea campion Silene uniflora, English stonecrop Sedum anglicum and buck’s-horn plantain Plantago coronopus being common. Maritime grassland occurs in small areas along the cliff edge, thrift Armeria maritima, red…

The Gobbins

…lude thrift Armeria maritima, birdsfoot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, sea campion Silene uniflora and kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria. To the south of the area, the cliff vegetation is influenced by the presence of the nesting seabirds, which provide enrichment to the soils throu…

Berriedale Cliffs

…aritime grassland contains species such as thrift Armeria maritima, sea campion Silene uniflora, sea plantain Plantago maritima, buck’s horn plantain Plantago coronopus, wild angelica Angelica sylvestris, sorrel Rumex acetosa, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta and primrose Primu…

Alde-Ore Estuary

…and sea kale Crambe maritima are abundant whilst extensive areas of sea campion Silene uniflora and stonecrops Sedum acre and S. anglicum occur on more stable ground. Orfordness contain some of the best examples of zonation in the shingle vegetation. Above the high water mark Rum…

Portmuck

…ly have either high ivy Hedera helix cover or, on less steep faces, sea campion Silene uniflora. Where soil is very thin or almost non-existent on these slopes the grass component is reduced allowing a greater diversity of associated species including harebell Campanula rotundifo…

Duncansby Head

…scoticum, bell heather Erica cinerea, creeping willow Salix repens, sea campion Silene 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 i…

Dunnet Head

…sea. These include plants such as Scots lovage Ligusticum scoticum, sea campion Silene 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…

Binevenagh

…re in Northern Ireland, including mountain avens Dryas octopetala, moss campion Silene acaulis and purple saxifrage Saxifraga oppositifolia, are frequent here. In addition, juniper Juniperus communis, ivy Hedera helix and several species of fern grow on the cliff face, together w…

Giant's Causeway and Dunseverick

…ripleurospermum maritimum, sea beet Beta vulgaris ssp. maritima and sea campion Silene uniflora. Areas of near-vertical cliff, usually more sheltered, tend to be very species-rich and include glaucous sedge Carex flacca, lady's bedstraw Galium verum,wild thyme Thymus polytrichus …

Ninebanks River Shingle

… lutea, thrift Armeria maritima, sea plantain Plantago maritima and sea campion Silene uniflora. Other plants of the shingle are common mouse ear Cerastium arvense, sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata, thyme Thymus praecox and various hawkbits Leont…

Compton Chine to Steephill Cove

…and outcrops, the pioneer cliff communities include species such as sea campion Silene uniflora, rock sea spurrey Spergularia rupicola, yellow horned poppy Glaucium flavum, rock samphire Crithmum maritimum, sea radish Raphanus maritimus and two nationally scarce species, the whit…

De Porth Sain Ffraid / St Bride's Bay South

…lantago maritima, red fescue Festuca rubra, sea beet Beta vulgaris, sea campion Silene uniflora and common scurvygrass Cochlearia officinalis. Shorter turf supports buck’s-horn plantain Plantago coronopus, English stonecrop Sedum anglicum, rock sea-spurrey Spergularia rupicola an…

Garron Point

…y frequent thrift Armeria maritima, sea plantain Plantago maritima, sea campion Silene uniflora and common scurvygrass Cochlearia officinalis. The grassland is locally rich in herbs including a number that are uncommon in Aberdeenshire. These are purple milk-vetch Astragalus dani…

Skokholm

…hummocks occurs on the southern and western coasts, along with much sea campion Silene uniflora. Further inland and along the eastern coast, red fescue Festuca rubra characterises the short sward of the old field systems, with abundant Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, common bent Ag…

Aire Point to Carrick Du

…nd Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus. Thrift, wild carrot Daucus carota, sea campion Silene uniflora, sea plantain Plantago maritima and oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare are common. Where trampling occurs, or on thin soils, the grassland is characterised by buck's-horn plantain, ribwo…

Staffa

…time 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 summer the site supports nati…

Carrickarade

…mon knapweed Centaurea nigra. birdsfoot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, sea campion Silene uniflora and frequent spring squill Scilla verna. Rock type is a major influence on the distribution of some communities, with heath comprising heather Calluna vulgaris, bell heather Erka ciner…

Ballyquintin Point

… Holcus lanatus, with occasional sea plantain Plantago maritima and sea campion Silene uniflora, is confined to the tops of rocky outcrops that lie close to the shore. Inland grassland communities vary considerably. Over the shallow, skeletal soils that cover parts of the raised …

Exmoor Coastal Heaths

…yacinthoides non-scripta type also occurs including species such as sea campion Silene uniflora, lesser celandine Ficaria verna, early purple orchid Orchis mascula and wild carrot Daucus carota. There are two nationally rare, endemic whitebeam species which occur in the woodland…

Whernside

…ertianum. By contrast, sandstone cliffs on the summit ridge support sea campion Silene uniflora and parsley fern Cryptogramma crispa. Other Information 1. Although not described in 'A Nature Conservation Review', D A Ratcliffe, Cambridge University Press, 1977, part of this site…

Ushat Head

…ndant, along with the maritime species, spring squill Scilla verna, sea campion Silene uniflora and sea plantain Plantago maritima.

Pevensey Levels

…ras support the nationally scarce marshmallow Althaea officinalis, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, water mint Mentha aquatica and cuckoo-flower Cardamine pratensis. Most of the fields are improved rye grass Lolium perenne leys with occasional creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera. …

North Norfolk Coast

…ecies include biting stonecrop Sedum acre, thrift Armeria maritima, sea campion Silene uniflora, yellow horned poppy Glaucium flavum, sea sandwort, sea beet Beta vulgaris sp maritima and bird’s foot trefoil. At the saltmarsh shingle interface, a discrete community occurs includi…

Strumble Head - Llechdafad Cliffs

…ulea are found where the heath merges into spring fed valley mires. Sea campion Silene uniflora, spring squill, common bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus and sea plantain Plantago maritima are abundant. Carline thistle Carlina vulgaris, saw-wort Serratula tinctoria, wild thym…

Cove

…danicus along with maritime plants such as thrift Armeria maritima, sea campion Silene uniflora and sea plantain Plantago maritima.

Craig Hammel to Sgaps Geo

…s 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 where nutrients provided…

Ulva, Danna and the McCormaig Isles

…uck’s-horn plantain Plantago coronopus, thrift Armeria maritima and sea campion Silene uniflora. Towards the shore fringing saltmarsh communities occur along the edges of the sea lochs. These are principally comprised of upper saltmarsh, dominated by red fescue Festuca rubra, sal…

Skomer Island and Middleholm

…ltered northeast. Hummocks of thrift Armeria maritima and areas of sea-campion Silene uniflora characterise the much-modified maritime grassland, which is heavily grazed by rabbits on Skomer, and further modified by the manuring and trampling effects of sea-birds. Heathland, bot…

Shingle Islands

…ale and others of coastal habitats such as thrift Armeria maritima, sea campion Silene uniflora and sea plantain Plantago maritima. The insect fauna includes some rare and local flies associated with damp deciduous woodland and riverine shingle, including the crane flies Tipula l…

Dunbeath to Sgaps Geo

… maritime species such as Scots lovage Ligusticum scoticum, thrift, sea campion Silene uniflora and roseroot Sedum rosea.

Castle of Old Wick to Craig Hammel

…a rubra. Other typical species include thrift Armeria maritima and sea campion Silene uniflora, grass of parnassus Parnassia palustris and sea plantain Plantago maritima. This site has well-developed areas of species-rich maritime heath with abundant crowberry Empetrum nigrum, c…

Handa Island

…term lack of grazing. Typical 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 mar…

Dee Estuary

…stern cliffs support common scurvy grass Cochlearia officinalis and sea campion Silene uniflora. The nationally scarce rock sea lavender Limonium binervosum occurs together with the regionally scarce sea spleenwort Asplenium marinum. The Dee Estuary supports a number of other nat…

Durness

… and Eilean Dubh support a range of salt-tolerant plants, including sea campion Silene uniflora, thrift Armeria maritima and a variety of plantain species Plantago spp. The ledges are largely inaccessible to sheep and rabbits and, in the absence of grazing, tall stands of grasses…

Freshwater East Cliffs to Skrinkle Haven

…ing a mattress with abundant thrift Armeria maritima, together with sea campion Silene uniflora, sea mayweed Tripleurospermum maritimum, sea plantain Plantago maritima and buck’s-horn plantain Plantago coronopus scattered throughout. Upslope, Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus becomes …

Broadwater

…airs breeding in 1980. Only sparsely vegetated with species such as Sea Campion Silene uniflora, the shingle also has less common plants including Yellow Horned Poppy Glaucium flavum. Good stands of Common Reed Phragmites australis occur on river islands and on the shore of the l…

Ynys Enlli

…pecies include thrift Armeria maritima, spring squill Scilla verna, sea campion Silene uniflora, buck’s-horn plantain Plantago coronopus and red fescue Festuca rubra. On drier thin soils, annual species such as early hair-grass Aira praecox and silvery hair-grass Aira caryophylle…

Colne Estuary

…. The shingle ridges at Colne Point have been colonised by abundant sea campion Silene uniflora, yellow horned poppy Glaucium flavum and many mosses and lichens. Sand dunes which top the shingle ridge form one of the few dune systems in Essex, with characteristic species such as…

Treshnish Isles

…ant communities, including species such as thrift Armeria maritima, sea campion Silene uniflora, common dog-violet Viola riviniana, common bird’s-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus, spring squill Scilla verna, wild thyme Thymus polytrichus and ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata. T…

Sheepland Coast

…ous buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus, lady's bedstraw Galium verum and sea campion Silene uniflora. There is great diversity of species on the slopes with distinctive colourful plants such as spring squill Scilla verna, common spotted orchid Dactylorhizajuchsii, primrose Primula vul…

Mull of Galloway

…loody crane’s-bill Geranium sanguineum, thrift Armeria maritima and sea campion Silene uniflora. There are also areas of low growing juniper Juniperus communis fringing the cliff-tops, as well as base (lime)-rich flushes, and rock-face vegetation. The following species are import…

Beltingham River Shingle

…ft Armeria maritima, common scurvy grass Cochlearia officinalis and sea campion Silene uniflora. Other species include meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis, wild thyme Thymus praecox, biting stonecrop Sedum acre and harebell Campanula rotundifolia with lichens including dog lichen …

Tintagel Cliffs

…a, oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare, spring squill Scilla verna and sea campion Silene uniflora. Populations of autumn squill Scilla autumnalis and hairy bird’s foot trefoil Lotus subbiflorus, both species of restricted occurrence in Britain are abundant here. In addition the ste…

Knock Dhu Sallagh Braes

… sunnier aspects, kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria is present with sea campion Silene uniflora. mountain everlasting Antennaria dioica has been recorded in a steep gully and creeping willow Salix repens is found along the cliff top at Knock Dhu. Notable higher plant species occu…

Aberarth - Carreg Wylan

…Festuca rubra and supports species such as thrift Armeria maritima, sea campion Silene uniflora, English stonecrop Sedum anglicum and spring squill Scilla verna. In places north of Llangranog, steep slopes above low cliffs support coastal heath dominated by western gorse Ulex gal…

Gibraltar Point

…ea holly Eryngium maritimum, sea bindweed Calystegia soldanella and sea campion Silene uniflora. Glassworts Salicornia spp. characterize the youngest saltmarsh which rapidly gives way to extensive marshes dominated by common saltmarsh grass Puccinellia maritima, sea purslane Atri…

Arfordir Penrhyn Angle / Angle Peninsula Coast

…tain Plantago coronopus, birds-foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, and sea campion Silene uniflora. Western gorse Ulex gallii, European gorse Ulex europaeus and blackthorn Prunus spinosa dominate in areas, along with species such as heather Calluna vulgaris, and spring squill Scilla…

Lower River Spey

…including some more commonly associated with coastal habitats (e.g. sea campion Silene uniflora), or montane habitats (e.g. alpine lady's-mantle Alchemilla alpina). Willows are abundant, particularly around recently abandoned channels which are also rapidly colonised by fringing …

Coyles of Muick

…ck. The open vegetation of the serpentine rocks is characterised by sea campion Silene uniflora and thrift Armeria maritima, occurring alongside ferns of crevices and lime-loving montane plants. These include both green and black spleenworts Asplenium viride and A. adiantum nigru…

Sinah Common

… scarce** plants including little-robin Geranium purpureum, Nottingham catchfly Silene nutans, bulbous meadow grass Poa bulbosa, bearded fescue Vulpia fasciculata subsp ambigua, dune fescue Vulpia fasciculata, suffocated clover Trifolium suffocatum, smooth cat’s ear Hypochaeris g…

Polruan to Polperro

…itima, English stonecrop Sedum anglicum, wild carrot Daucus carota, sea campion Silene uniflora, red fescue and other maritime species. In addition there are some slatey screes present with a sparse vegetation cover including sea beet Beta vulgaris sp maritima, sorrel Rumex aceto…

Isle of May

…Further from the shore, the vegetation comprises extensive areas of sea campion Silene uniflora. Grey seals Halichoerus grypus inhabit the Isle of May all year round. During the breeding season in autumn, the island holds the largest grey seal colony on the east coast and the fou…

Waterwynch Bay to Saundersfoot Harbour

…estuca rubra in combination with sea plantain Plantago maritima and sea campion Silene uniflora. Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus becomes increasingly abundant as the maritime influence declines inland. Deeper soils south of Monkstone Point support small, fragmented areas of coastal …

Stroma

…pports a wide variety of species including thrift Armeria maritima, sea campion Silene uniflora, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, sea plantain Plantago maritima, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata, buck's-horn plantain Plantago coronopus, spring squill Scilla verna and Scottish pr…

Dee Estuary / Aber Afon Dyfrdwy

…stern cliffs support common scurvy grass Cochlearia officinalis and sea campion Silene uniflora. The nationally scarce rock sea lavender Limonium britannicum occurs together with the regionally scarce sea spleenwort Asplenium marinum. The Dee Estuary/Aber Afon Dyfrdwy supports a …

Newport Cliffs

…Pen Morfa. Red fescue Festuca rubra, Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus, sea campion Silene uniflora and thrift are constants of this maritime grassland. Other species are spring squill Scilla verna, kidney vetch Anthyllus vulneraria and common bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus. …

Tean

…onia. Areas of maritime grassland where thrift Armeria maritima and sea campion Silene uniflora are abundant occur on either side of St Helen's Porth and on the south of the island near to Clodgie Point where orange bird's foot Ornithopus pinnatus also occurs. The summit of great…

Six Pit, Swansea Vale and White Rock

…ascular plant species of this community include spring sandwort and sea campion Silene uniflora together with specialised ecotypes of more widespread grassland species, such as the metal-tolerant form of common bent Agrostis capillaris. Six Pit, Swansea Vale and White Rock is par…

St. Bees Head

… or thrift Armeria maritima, scurvy grass Cochlaria officinalis and sea campion Silene uniflora are commonly found. Sea spleenwort Asplenium marinum occurs in damp crevices and rock samphire Crithmum maritimum and the rare rock sea lavender Limonium binervosum have also been reco…

Dungeness, Romney Marsh and Rye Bay

…ea kale Crambe maritima, sea pea Lathyrus japonicus ssp. maritimus, sea campion Silene uniflora and curled dock Rumex crispus. As finer material accumulates within the gravel matrix, more species become established including viper’s bugloss Echium vulgare, yellow horned poppy Gla…

Rheidol Shingles and Backwaters

…d common bent Agrostis capillaris, together with the metal-tolerant sea campion Silene uniflora (exploiting an unusual inland habitat in the absence of competition on the metal-rich soil) and a small colony of dyer’s greenweed Genista tinctoria in one location. On the margins of …

Ramsey / Ynys Dewi

…rn areas of Ramsey/Ynys Dewi. Clumps of thrift Armeria maritima and sea campion Silene uniflora, with abundant rock samphire Crithmum maritimum in the crevice zone, are interspersed with maritime grassland of red fescue Festuca rubra, much modified by grazing. Extensive maritime …

Scafell Pikes

…mell and Horn Crags are particularly rich and support roseroot, bladder campion Silene uniflora, golden rod Solidago virgurea, great wood rush and in places abundant heather Calluna vulgaris. In addition uncommon species such as dwarf juniper Juniperus communis spp. nana, alpine …

Warkworth Dunes and Saltmarsh

…ll Erodium cicutarium are frequent. Viper’s bugloss Echium vulgare, sea campion Silene uniflora, lesser meadow rue, bloody crane’s bill and purple milk vetch Astragalus danicus also occur with patches of burnet rose dominating some areas of slope. Of particular note is the occurr…

Lee-on-the Solent to Itchen Estuary

…m, sand couch Elytrigia juncea, sticky ragwort Senecio viscosus and sea campion Silene uniflora. On the more stable substratum on the landward most shingle ridge, additional species are found including thrift Armeria maritima subspecies maritima, sea wormwood Artemisia maritima, …

Minsmere-Walberswick Heaths and Marshes

…iety of scarce shingle plants including sea pea Lathyrus japonicus, sea campion Silene uniflora and small populations of sea kale Crambe maritima, grey hair grass Corynephorus canescens and yellow horned poppy Glaucium flavum. A narrow strip of yellow dune extends southwards at M…

South Walney and Piel Channel Flats

…p maritima, sea kale Crambe maritima, curled dock Rumex crispus and sea campion Silene uniflora to grow on the back of the storm ridge. The spit at the end of South End Haws supports one of the richest shingle beach flora in Britain, influenced by the high input of nutrients from…

Gro Ystwyth

…etosella is common on less stable shingle banks. The metal-tolerant sea campion Silene uniflora is an unusual feature of the communities. Some of these heathland communities include an extensive cover of mosses and lichens, with mounds of Pleurozium schreberi moss and prominent c…

Mwyngloddiau a Chreigiau Gwydyr

…e alpine penny-cress Noccaea caerulescens, and the locally uncommon sea campion Silene uniflora. The abandoned mines are of importance for several species of bat as roosting sites, particularly when hibernating. Several of the mine systems in the forest support colonies of lesser…

Traeth Pensarn

…ern-grass Catapodium marinum, sea beet Beta vulgaris ssp. maritima, sea campion Silene uniflora and sea mayweed Tripleurospermum maritimum. Where shingle has become buried in sand, species such as sea holly Eryngium maritimum, sand couch Elytrigia juncea lyme grass Leymus arenari…

Froward Point

… with sea plantain Plantago maritima, wild carrot Daucus carota and sea campion Silene uniflora. Kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria, bird’s-foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta and sheep’s-bit Jasione montana are abu…

Hermon Copper Bog

…undance of the copper-indicative plants, sea pink Armeria maritima, sea campion Silene uniflora and the nationally uncommon vernal sandwort Minuartia verna. Several other uncommon plant species occur, some typical of damp grasslands, and including adder’s tongue fern Ophioglossum…

Mwyngloddfa Nantymwyn

…metal-rich, whilst damp, rocky ground near small streams holds the metallophyte Silene uniflora sea campion. Some small water bodies are host to a fairly rich aquatic flora and support some of the diverse invertebrate species found across the site.

Marsland to Clovelly Coast

…rised by thrift Armeria maritima and red fescue Festuca rubra, with sea campion Silene uniflora, buckshorn plantain Plantago coronopus, kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria here showing an unusual range of colour forms, and wild thyme Thymus polytrichus. The richest and most extensi…

Rinns of Islay

…erry 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 is only found only in th…

Arfordir Niwgwl - Aber Bach / Newgale - Little Haven Coast

… buck's-horn plantain Plantago coronopus, cowslip Primula veris and sea campion Silene uniflora. Western gorse Ulex gallii and European gorse Ulex europaeus, and blackthorn Prunus spinosa dominate in areas, along with species such as burnet rose Rosa spinosissima, occasional heat…

Coquet Island

… Rumex spp. and ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris. Maritime species such as sea campion Silene uniflora and thrift Armeria maritima are scarce. A variable population of rabbits graze the island and keep the turf short cropped, except where the high nutrient levels associated with sea bir…

Afon Rheidol ger Capel Bangor

… a result of past mining activity in the valley. The metal-tolerant sea campion Silene uniflora is an unusual feature of these heathland communities. Gorse Ulex europaeus is common on this site, and in places forms thick bands of scrub, with occasional broom Cytisus scoparius. Pr…

Papana Water

…y areas are dominated by dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis, wood melick Melica uniflora and red campion Silene dioica, whereas those of dry, acid areas comprise greater wood rush Luzula sylvatica, wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella and ferns. Finally, those plant communities of damp …

Mwyngloddfeydd Esgair Hir ac Esgair Fraith

…nce of either parent. A hybrid population of a flowering plant, bladder campion Silene vulgaris x sea campion S. uniflora – also occurs here in the absence of either parent and there is an unusual hybrid male-fern Dryopteris x complexa of uncertain subspecies parentage. This extr…

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