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…evolvens, Campylium stellatum, Palustriella commutatum, Ctenidium molluscum and Sphagnum contortum. Other species of Sphagnum form hummocks above the influence of the ground water and therefore support species typically associated with more acid or ombrotrophic conditions which h…

Derryleckagh

…scorpioides forming the bulk of the vegetation. In places, the more base-loving Sphagnum species such as Sphagnum sguarrosum and the rare Sphagnum contortum can replace the brown mosses; the latter species is particularly abundant at this site. Other, more localised communities i…

Llwyn-iarth

… flushes are dominated by soft rush Juncus effusus and/or by bog mosses such as Sphagnum papillosum, S. capillifolium and S. auriculatum typically with a patchy cover of purple moor-grass, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, common sedge Carex nigra, carnation sedge C. panicea, a…

Thornhill Moss & Meadows

…otton grass E. latifolium, marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris and bog mosses Sphagnum palustre and S. subnitens. Sections at the northern end of the fen are richer in soil nutrients, being fed by more calcareous ground water. Here basic flushes support well developed brown mos…

Comin Silian

…inated by soft-rush Juncus effusus. Patches of mire also occur. Here bog-mosses Sphagnum species are prominent, with star sedge and round-leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia. In addition, there are small areas of wet heath, acid grassland and damp woodland. The central portion of …

Mortlach Moss

…ellatum, Scorpidium revolvens and Calliergonella cuspidatata. The base-tolerant sphagnum moss Sphagnum contortum also occurs. Grasses and herbs of richer fens include quaking grass Briza media, grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris and lesser butterfly orchid Platanthera bifolia…

Cors Bodwrog

…able within this community and includes Calliergon giganteum and the bog mosses Sphagnum subniters and Sphagnum contortum. A number of uncommon plants are recorded including greater spearwort Ranunculus lingua and lesser bulrush Typha angustifolia. Common reed Phragmites australi…

Caudbeck Flow

…w may be split into two distinct types differing in the frequency of bog mosses Sphagnum species present. On the steeper slopes, at the periphery of the bog, a cotton grass Eriophorum vaginatum peat land, typical of the southern Pennines, predominates with only occasional Sphagnu…

Cors Bwlch-y-baedd

…-wort Hypericum elodes, water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile and the bog mosses Sphagnum subsecundum and Sphagnum contortum are found here, together with occasional species more typical of raised mire, such as round-leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia and cranberry Vaccinium oxyco…

Cadair Idris

… mosses such as Rhytidiadelphus loreus, R. squarrosus, Hylocomium splendens and Sphagnum capillifolium; wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella, broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata, hard fern Blechnum spicant, and foxgloves Digitalis purpurea can be found. Where the soils are slightly d…

Cors Gyfelog

…ton polygonifolius. Bog mosses are widespread across the site, with hummocks of Sphagnum papillosum, S. subnitens and S. fimbriatum and sometimes a sprawling layer of cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos. Lower, wetter lawns of S. auriculatum and Sphagnum contortum also occur. The natio…

Outley Mosses

…rly well displayed at Outley Mosses. Two of the communities, the bog asphodel – Sphagnum papillosum valley mire and the bottle sedge – Calliergonell cuspidatum mire, are nationally rare and their combination is not known outside southern Cumbria. Outley Mosses are more diverse an…

Cumwhitton Moss

…aried in base and nutrient status. The more acidic communities are dominated by Sphagnum fallax, common, white and bottle sedges Carex nigra, Carex canescens and Carex rostrata or soft rush Juncus effusus; whereas prominent amongst the more nutrient rich fen are greater tussock s…

Caeau Tan y Bwlch

…urple moor-grass -tormentil) mire. Within this are large cushions of bog mosses Sphagnum spp. on which grows cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos with an interesting base-rich floristic component including the mosses Campylium stellatum, Sphagnum contortum, S. teres and S. warnstorfii. …

Eycott Hill

…roundwater table. This diversity is reflected in the large number of bog mosses Sphagnum species recorded; fifteen in total. The higher, more acidic levels of deep peat support a bog vegetation dominated by ericaceous dwarf shrubs and bog mosses Sphagnum spp. Bog mosses, mainly S…

Knock Dhu Sallagh Braes

…d park yoke moss Zygodon rupestris. A small population of Girgensohn’s bog moss Sphagnum girgensohnii, which has a scattered and rare distribution in upland parts of Ireland, is also found on Knock Dhu. Further topographical diversity is provided through several large gullies on …

Troutbeck

…wo distinct types, the soft rush marsh bedstraw fen and the star sedge bog moss Sphagnum fallax/auriculatum mire. Both generally develop on waterlogged peaty soil, the former in more nutrient rich situations, but the two can occur in close proximity. The soft rush marsh bedstraw …

Lough Corr

…as. Bryophyte cover is generally high and is dominated by flat topped bog moss Sphagnum fallax, hooked scorpion moss Scorpidium scorpioides, pointed spear moss Calliergonell cuspidatum and occasional giant spear moss Calliergon giganteum. Further habitat diversity is provided by…

Winster Wetlands

…water tracks and has given rise to a diverse area of swampy fen, with pools and Sphagnum bog moss islands and an adjacent Sphagnum lawn. These water tracks contain species such as the insectivorous bladderwort, Utricularia minor, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, bogbean Menyant…

Subberthwaite, Blawith and Torver Low Commons

…an extensive area of fell. Two of the valley mire communities, the bog asphodel Sphagnum papillosum valley mire and the bottle sedge Calliergonell cuspidatum mire characterise valley mires in South Cumbria, but are nationally rare and their combination is little known outside the…

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