Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Dee Cliffs

…tifolia, which is locally dominant forming a swamp habitat, unbranched bur reed Sparganium emersum and branched bur reed Sparganium erectum. Water plantain Alisma plantago-aquatica, lesser water plantain Baldellia ranunculoides, fool's water cress Apium nodiflorum and lesser wate…

Lough Aleater

… Nymphaea alba, yellow water lily Nuphar lutea and occasional floating bur reed Sparganium angustifolium and unbranched bur reed Sparganium emersum form floating rafts on the surface. Emergent vegetation is restricted along the exposed north-east shoreline. Elsewhere common club …

Fair Head and Murlough Bay

… pondweed Potamogeton natans and occasional floating rafts of floating bur reed Sparganium angustifolium and unbranched bur reed Sparganium emersum. Emergent plants are localised and sparse, particularly in Lough Doo with scattered stands of common spike rush Eleocharis palustri…

Lurgan Lough

…w water lily Nuphar lutea, white water lily Nymphaea alba and branched bur-reed Sparganium erectum and unbranched bur-reed Sparganium emersum. Within Northern Ireland, Lurgan Lough Upper represents one of the best examples of a naturally eutrophic lake in the low-to mid-altitudes…

Montgomery Canal, Aston Locks - Keeper's Bridge

…Hydrocharis morsus-ranae great duckweed Lemna polyrhiza and unbranched bur reed Sparganium emersum. There are extensive areas of fringing reed swamp, composed of reed sweet grass Glyceria maxima, branched bur reed Sparganium erectum, greater and lesser pond sedge Carex riparia an…

River Blythe

…m. The emergent common club rush Schoenoplectus lacustris and branched bur reed Sparganium erectum occur here alongside submerged species of pondweed Potamogeton pectinatus, Potamogeton perfoliatus and Potamogeton crispus, lesser bur reed Sparganium emersum, spiked water milfoil …

Cladagh (Swanlinbar) River

…include stands of broad leaved pondweed Potamogeton natans, unbranched bur reed Sparganium emersum and yellow water lily Nuphar lutea. Emergent species such as bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile, branched bur-reed Sparganium erectum, lesser water …

River Ise and Meadows

…over allow, there are stands of aquatic plants dominated by unbranched bur reed Sparganium emersum, spiked water milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum, yellow water lily Nuphar lutea, arrowhead Sagittaria sagittifolia and on silt deposits swards of branched bur reed Sparganium erectum. A…

Straghans Lough

…s of the main lough hold a range of aquatic plants, including floating bur reed Sparganium angustifolium and submerged beds of perfoliate pondweed Potamogeton perfoliatus, with lesser amounts of broad leaved pondweed Potamogeton natans and unbranched bur reed Sparganium emersum. …

Ashby Canal

…d pondweed P. natans, arrowhead Sagittaria sagittifolia and unbranched bur reed Sparganium emersum are all locally abundant. The emergent fringe is variously dominated by greater pond sedge Carex riparia, reed sweet grass Glyceria maxima and branched bur reed Sparganium erectum. …

Tickenham, Nailsea and Kenn Moors

…haris morsus-ranae, horned pondweed Zannichellia palustris, unbranched bur reed Sparganium emersum and small pondweed Potamogeton berchtoldii. Locally uncommon species, such as water violet Hottonia palustris, greater bladderwort Utricularia vulgaris and the liverwort Riccia flui…

River Derwent

…r their north eastern limit in Britain. The presence of the unbranched bur reed Sparganium emersum and yellow water lily Nuphar lutea add to the floral interest. The exceptionally rich assemblage of invertebrates reflects their affinities with the communities of the southern slo…

Greenan Lough

…arsh bedstraw Galium palustre, gypsywort Lycopus europaeus, unbranched bur reed Sparganium emersum and water plantain Alisma plantago-aquatica. Locally, stands of common club rush Schoenoplectus lacustris and common reed Phragmites australis have developed along the shore. In pla…

Lough na blaney bane

…ile broad leaved pondweed Potamogeton natans and occasional unbranched bur reed Sparganium emersum form floating rafts on the surface. The more notable red pondweed Potamogeton alpinus also occurs. The lough margin is partially fringed by a band of emergent swamp dominated by wat…

Pulfin Bog

…lisma plantago-aquatica, arrowhead Sagittaria sagittifolia, unbranched bur reed Sparganium emersum and water soldier Stratiotes aloides. Clumps of willow Salix spp., in one instance with marsh fern Thelypteris palustris, are present around the numerous springs within the reed and…

River Kennet

…phar lutea, common club rush Schoenoplectus lacustris and bur reed species i.e. Sparganium emersum. Below Newbury there is a larger volume of water and less chalk influence and river water crowfoot Ranunculus fluitans occurs for the first time. River water dropwort Oenanthe fluv…

Hollinwood Branch Canal

… morsus-ranae, arrowhead Sagittaria sagittifolia, rigid hornwort Ceratophyllum demersum, Canadian waterweed and water starwort spp. Other commonly occurring species include floating water plantain Luronium natans, unbranched bur reed Sparganium emersum, the alga Nitella flexilis,…

Cam Lough

…ia, broad leaved pondweed Potamogeton natans and occasional unbranched bur reed Sparganium emersum form floating rafts on the surface. Scarce species include eight-stamened waterwort Elatine hydropiper, six-stamened waterwort Elatine hexandra, red pondweed Potamogeton alpinus and…

Glemsford Pits

…ris vulgaris, common club rush Schoenoplectus lacustris and Unbranched Bur reed Sparganium emersum. This vegetation provides cover and emergence sites for nymphs and perches and egg laying sites for adult dragonflies and damselflies. The area surrounding the pools supports a mixe…

Dowrog Common

…orsetail Equisetum fluviatile, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, branched bur-reed Sparganium erectum and marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre are dramatically reducing the area of open water in summer. Truly aquatic plants such as alternate water-milfoil Myriophyllum alterniflorum and…

Afon Cleddau Dwyreiniol / Eastern Cleddau River

…on mainly consists of reed canary-grass Phalaris arundinacea, branched bur-reed Sparganium erectum and hemlock water-dropwort. The riverbanks are predominantly tree lined with alder Alnus glutinosa and ash Fraxinus excelsior. Where the riverbank has been fenced off the vegetation…

River Lugg

…t. The only truly aquatic higher plants of this community are branched bur-reed Sparganium erectum, which grows in silt at the channel edge, and brook water-crowfoot Ranunculus penicillatus subsp. pseudofluitans on riffles. Most of the middle and lower reaches have species-rich, …

St. Leonard's Park Ponds

…Potamogeton natans, with white water lily Nymphaea alba and unbranched bur reed Sparganium emersum. The site supports a wide range of dragonflies including the uncommon variable damselfly Coenagrion pulchellum, while the ruddy darter Sympetrum sanguineum, a species which is depen…

Tattershall Old Gravel Pits

… fan leaved water crowfoot Ranunculus circinatus, rigid hornwort Ceratophyllum demersum, unbranched bur reed Sparganium emersum, needle spike rush Eleocharis acicularis and the floating thallose liverwort Riccia fluitans. Associated with the marginal reed beds is a rich wetland f…

River Lambourn

… fluviatilis, common club rush Schoenoplectus lacustris and unbranched bur reed Sparganium emersum are found in the lowest reaches. Fissidens crispus, a nationally scarce moss which grows on compacted or thin soils, has also been recorded from the banks of the River Lambourn. At …

Old River Dove, Marston on Dove

…aw Galium palustre and water figwort Scrophularia auriculata. Branched bur reed Sparganium erectum dominates much of the wetter swamp community where water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile, common spike rush Eleocharis palustris and water plantain Alisma plantago-aquatica are local…

Stow-cum-Quy Fen

… aquatic living plants including reed Phragmites australis, unbranched bur reed Sparganium emersum, mare’s tail Hippuris vulgaris and bladderwort Utricularia vulgaris. The open water habitats are particularly attractive to dragonflies and damselflies including the emperor Anax im…

Prees Branch Canal

…rass Glyceria maxima, lesser pond sedge Carex acutiformis, or branched bur reed Sparganium erectum. Floating leaved communities also occur, dominated either by yellow water lily Nuphar lutea, floating pondweed Potamogeton natans or the uncommon frog bit Hydrocharis morsus-ranae, …

Preston Marshes

…ogeton pectinatus, water star worts Callitriche species and unbranched bur reed Sparganium emersum are present in large quantities. The site attracts many breeding and wintering birds. Lapwing and occasionally redshank breed on the pasture and large numbers of reed bunting and r…

Dyffryn Gwaun

…plants. Water avens Geum rivale grows on the river bank and unbranched bur-reed Sparganium emersum in the river itself. Amongst the scarce invertebrates are four species of fly: Phylidorea longicornis, Lasiopogon cinctus, Tabanus sudeticus, and Arctophila fulva, and two beetles: …

Moors River System

… Lythrum salicaria and open channel margins support stands of branched bur reed Sparganium erectum. The aquatic vegetation is solely dominated by brook water crowfoot Ranunculus penicillatus ssp. pseudofluitans, often in a typical chalk stream association with water starwort Call…

Charterhouse to Eashing

… comfrey Symphytum officinale and teasel Dipsacus fullonum. Unbranched bur reed Sparganium emersum, river water crowfoot Ranunculus fluitans and yellow water lily Nuphar lutea grow in the river itself. The site supports a diverse fly Diptera fauna, especially of craneflies inclu…

River Beult

…ater lily Nymphaea alba, flowering rush Butomus umbellatus, unbranched bur reed Sparganium emersum and stands of bulrush Schoenoplectus lacustris. Submerged plants include five species of pondweed Potamogeton berchtoldii, Potamogeton crispus, Potamogeton obtusifolius, Potamogeto…

Chyenhal Moor

…ools. The overgrown pond to the southeast supports the rare unbranched bur-reed Sparganium emersum and ivy-leaved duckweed Lemna trisulca, a species which is exceptionally rare in Cornwall. Star sedge Carex echinata, glaucous sedge Carex flacca and heath spotted orchid Dactylorhi…

Corsydd Nug a Merddwr

…ans, alternate water-milfoil Myriophyllum alterniflorum and unbranched bur-reed Sparganium emersum while beds of branched bur-reed S. erectum frequently line the channel sides. The peatland invertebrate fauna is little studied but is known to contain in an otherwise typical assem…

River Itchen

…to lower reaches river water dropwort Oenanthe fluviatilis, unbranched bur reed Sparganium emersum, common club rush Schoenoplectus lacustris and various pondweed species Potamogeton species all become much more abundant. Other characteristic chalk plants can be found on finer s…

Afon Teifi

…m water-crowfoot Ranunculus penicillatus ssp. penicillatus, unbranched bur-reed Sparganium emersum and common water-starwort Callitriche stagnalis. Similar vegetation occurs in the Grannell and Dulas tributaries which join the Afon Teifi along this stretch, but in the smaller str…

Owenkillew River

…m water crowfoot Ranunculus penicillatus ssp. penicillatus, unbranched bur reed Sparganium emersum, broad leaved pondweed Potamogeton natans, yellow water lily Nuphar lutea and intermediate water-starwort Callitriche hamulata are common in the channel, while the wet margins are d…

Round Lough and Lough Fadda

…ow water lily Nuphar lutea, white water lily Nymphaea alba, unbranched bur reed Sparganium emersum, Canadian waterweed Elodea canadensis, common duckweed Lemna minor, ivyleaved duckweed Lemna trisulca and stoneworts Chara spp. The lough is fringed by emergent swamp vegetation inc…

Cromford Canal

…tans. Where there is sufficient light penetration rigid hornwort Ceratophyllum demersum and Canadian pondweed Elodea canadensis are locally abundant. curled pondweed Potamogeton crispus is also present and apparently increasing with water starwort Callitriche ssp. occupying a mor…

River Ithon

…sotis scorpioides, reed canary-grass Phalaris arundinacea and branched bur-reed Sparganium erectum. Downstream from Penybont, the Ithon becomes deeper and slow flowing in places. Species indicative of more eutrophic, lowland conditions predominate here such as small pondweed Pota…

Tarn Hows

…drocotyle vulgaris, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and three species of bur reed Sparganium erectum, S. emersum and S. minimum. Water lobelia Lobelia dortmanna, shoreweed Littorella uniflora and floating Scirpus Eleogiton fluitans also occur in the shallow waters around the edges …

River Coquet and Coquet Valley Woodlands

…geton perfoliatus and Zannichellia palustris, branched and unbranched bur weeds Sparganium erectum and S. emersum and the alga Enteromorpha reflect the base rich nature of the river. Many of the species of insects dependent on the river are typical of fast flowing waters. Most n…

Afon Cleddau Gorllewinol / Western Cleddau River

…er channel, yellow iris Iris pseudacorus, the branched and unbranched bur-reeds Sparganium erectum and S. emersum, reed canary-grass Phalaris arundinacea and floating sweet-grass Glyceria fluitans are also typical. The slower flowing headwaters also include water-pepper Persicari…

River Eden and Tributaries

…mple, water plantain Alisma plantago-aquatica, branched and unbranched bur reed Sparganium erectum and S. emersum and lesser water parsnip. Invertebrates The headwaters of the River Eden comprise one of the most important remaining sites in Britain for the native white clawed c…

Bishops Pond

…weet-grass, along with some bladder-sedge Carex vesicaria and branched bur-reed Sparganium erectum surround pools of standing water dominated by yellow water-lily Nuphar lutea. There is much water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile on the shallow margins of the pools. Because of the …

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