Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Hesley Moss

…the wetter areas, which predominate over the mire sustain carpets of bog mosses Sphagnum spp. beneath canopies of bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus and cross leaved heath. Bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum and sundew Drosera rotundifolia occur throughout the area. Pools and moss carp…

Duddon Mosses

…es vary in their extent in the hollows between the tussocks, consisting of only Sphagnum capillifolium subsp. rubellum where conditions are drier to a wider assemblage where conditions are wetter, with species such as Sphagnum magellanicum and Sphagnum cuspidatum. White beak sedg…

Blairbeich Bog

…raised bog habitat in the Dumbarton and north Glasgow area. There are extensive Sphagnum lawns, dominated by Sphagnum magellanicum with Sphagnum capillifolium, Sphagnum cuspidatum, Sphagnum papillosum and Sphagnum tenellum growing with heather Calluna vulgaris, cross-leaved heath…

Dead Island Bog

…x. The bog surface is permanently wet and supports a dense and diverse cover of Sphagnum bog mosses. Typically the vegetation is characterised by ericoid dwarf shrubs and other associated species. Over much of the bog plain, the vegetation is dominated by heather Calluna vulgaris…

Mungrisdale Mires

…d raised bogs known as the cross leaved heath bog moss community Erica tetralix Sphagnum papillosum community and also characteristically small but widespread areas of a bog pool community Sphagnum cuspidatum / recurvum community. The pools typically contain the bog moss Sphagnum…

Croagh Bog

… Group. The vegetation on the intact bog surface is characterised by bog mosses Sphagnum spp., ericoid dwarf-shrubs and associated species. The composition and abundance of these depends upon local environmental conditions, particularly the height of the water table and topograph…

Lough Alaban

… raft of acid fen, comprised of submergent growths of aquatic feathery bog moss Sphagnum cuspidatum and cow horn bog moss Sphagnum denticulatum with a sedge and herb component. This is interspersed by areas of open water with bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius. Sedges associ…

Rhos Goch (Rhos Goch Common)

…ommunities are present. The first is characterised by carpets of the bog-mosses Sphagnum auriculatum and Sphagnum cuspidatum, along with frequent common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium, round-leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia and cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix. The bog-m…

Murrins

…stems. The bog surface is generally wet, and the vegetation is characterised by sphagnum bog mosses, ericoid dwarf shrubs and sedges, with the composition and abundance of these components dependent on the water table and relief. Flat, water-logged peats are dominated by cross le…

Fenn's, Whixall, Bettisfield, Wem and Cadney Mosses

…ent poor (oligotrophic) and acidic thus allowing species such as the bog mosses Sphagnum spp. to colonise it. The resulting peat bogs are the "mosses". In a few cases colonisation of the water surface by floating vegetation has resulted in the formation of a quaking bog known as …

Fenn's, Whixall, Bettisfield, Wem & Cadney Mosses

…rient poor oligotrophic and acidic thus allowing species such as the bog mosses Sphagnum spp. to colonise it. The resulting peat bogs are the 'mosses'. In a few cases colonisation of the water surface by floating vegetation has resulted in the formation of a quaking bog known as …

Bankhead Moss, Beith

…ws, and supports several species of bog-mosses, the most prevalent of which are Sphagnum papillosum and Sphagnum magellanicum. Subtle variations in the microtopography, which are mirrored by local variations in the water table, control the distribution of additional Sphagnum spec…

Tully Bog

…mplexes and small pools. The bog vegetation is characterised by a high cover of sphagnum mosses, ericoid dwarf shrubs and other associated species. Peat cutting is confined to the margins, leaving the majority of the bog intact. The greater part of the bog plain is dominated by …

Wolf Island Bog

…ol, hummock and lawn complexes. The intact bog surface supports a high cover of Sphagnum bog mosses, ericoid dwarf shrubs and other associated species. The composition and abundance of these depend upon local environmental conditions. The larger dome to the north of the area is d…

Glasson Moss

…low hollows and low hummocks. The dominant species of the pools and hollows are Sphagnum cuspidatum and white beak sedge Rhynchospora alba, whilst carpets of Sphagnum pulchrum are frequent in the transitional zone between hollow and hummock. Also characteristic of this zone are a…

Foulshaw Moss

…f raised bogs known as the cross leaved heath bog moss community Erica tetralix Sphagnum papillosum community, although the balance of the species has been modified by the drier peats of the moss. Ling Calluna vulgaris and bog myrtle Myrica galeform a shrubby canopy amongst abund…

Lough Naman Bog and Lake

…y elongated pools in a concentric pattern. The pools contain aquatic bog mosses Sphagnum spp., particularly feathery bog moss Sphagnum cuspidatum with occasional cow horn bog moss Sphagnum denticulatum, and bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata. The vegetation surrounding the pools is co…

Heysham Moss

…og rosemary Andromeda polifolia is also present. The characteristic bog mosses, Sphagnum sp., found on the site include S. recurvum, Sphagnum papillosum, Sphagnum cuspidatum, S. subnitens, S. tenellum and Sphagnum magellanicum. At the northern end of the bog is an area of birch w…

Dilty Moss

…um vaginatum interspersed with wetter areas and pools. These contain a range of Sphagnum mosses including Sphagnum cuspidatum, Sphagnum magellanicum, S. fimbricatum and S. recurvum and other bog plants such as common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium, cross-leaved heath Erica …

Essan Burn and Mullyfamore

…cally abundant throughout. The moss layer is well-developed and is dominated by Sphagnum capillifolium and Sphagnum papillosum, with frequent Sphagnum tenellum and Sphagnum auriculatum in the wetter zones. The oceanic leafy liverwort Pleurozia purpurea is common in the sphagnum m…

West Fermanagh Scarplands

…ther species-poor, with few aquatic plants and pockets of acid fen dominated by sphagnum mosses occurring as scattered, floating mats around the water's edge. The waters of Lough Namanfin and Lough Nacloyduff are slightly richer in plant nutrients, with more diverse vegetation co…

Offerance Moss

…m nigrum, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum and cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos. Sphagnum mosses such as Sphagnum cuspidatum, S. capillifolium, Sphagnum magellanicum and S. tenellum are also common across the moss.

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…

Altikeeragh

… are also present. The vegetation on the intact bog surface is characterised by Sphagnum bog mosses, ericoid dwarf shrubs and other associated species. The composition and abundance of these depends upon local environmental conditions, particularly the height of the watertable. M…

Highfield Moss

…monanthe. The mixed mire communities which are developed on deep peat include a Sphagnum lawn, wet heath, tall fen, marginal ditch vegetation and open pools. Areas of wet heath are dominated by purple moor grass often with wavy hair grass and with common cotton grass Eriophorum a…

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…

Norsey Wood

…tifolium, stands of pendulous sedge Carex pendula and small acidic flushes with sphagnum mosses Sphagnum palustre and Sphagnum cuspidatum the latter very rare in Essex. Several colonies of hard fern Blechnum spicant probably represent one of the largest populations in the county.…

Curran Bog

…t. The vegetation on the intact bog surface is characterised by a high cover of sphagnum bog-mosses, ericoid dwarf-shrubs and other associated species. The composition and abundance of these depends upon local environmental conditions, particularly the height of the water-table. …

Carn/Glenshane Pass

…ber of notable plant and animal species. The bog vegetation is characterised by Sphagnum bog mosses, ericoid dwarf-shrubs and sedges, with the composition and abundance of these dependent on local edaphic conditions. The peats over much of the area are relatively freely-draining.…

Corfe Mullen Pastures

…hollow system of shrubs on the drier hummocks surrounded by pools of bog mosses Sphagnum spp. Cross-leaved heath and purple moor-grass are prominent on the drier hummocks with white beak-sedge Rhynchospora alba, common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium, bog asphodel Narthecium…

Big Dog Scarps and Lakes

…m angustifolium frequent throughout. The moss carpet is dominated by bog mosses Sphagnum spp. with a range of pleurocarpus mosses including glittering wood moss Hylocomium splendens, heath plait moss Hypnum jutlandicum and little shaggy moss Rhytidiadelphus loreus. Characteristic…

Moorhouse and Cross Fell

…h in the Pennines. In areas where the water table is higher, bog mosses such as Sphagnum papillosum, Sphagnum magellanicum, S. capillifolium and Sphagnum cuspidatum predominate with other mosses such as Rhytidiadelphus loreus, Hypnum jutlandicum and Pleurozium schreberi, either i…

Gortnasoal Glebe and Meenadoan

…r lake. The vegetation on the intact bog surface is characterised by bog mosses Sphagnum spp., ericoid dwarf-shrubs and associated species. The composition and abundance of these depends upon local environmental conditions, particularly the height of the water table and relief. M…

Phillips Mains Mire

…lium, crowberry and bog-myrtle . The site supports a good cover and variety of Sphagnum bog mosses, with abundant Sphagnum capillifolium and frequent Sphagnum cuspidatum and S. papillosum. There are also extensive areas of Cladonia lichens.

Petershill

…folium, crowberry and bog-myrtle. The site supports a good cover and variety of Sphagnum bog mosses, with abundant Sphagnum capillifolium and frequent Sphagnum cuspidatum and S. papillosum. There are also extensive areas of Cladonia lichens.

Deroran Bog

…al large hummocks occur and there are occasional small pools where the bog moss Sphagnum cuspidatum is dominant. Sphagnum mosses cover much of the bog surface; Sphagnum papillosum is the most abundant species, but the locally-distributed species, Sphagnum fuscum and Sphagnum imbr…

Blaeberry Island Bog

…nd shallow pools supporting a diverse cover of vegetation, including bog mosses Sphagnum spp. and ericoid dwarf-shrubs. Active bog vegetation is characterised by heather Calluna vulgaris, cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium, hare's tail …

Poors Common

…cens; as well as mosses and liverworts including Hookeria lucens, Calliergonell cuspidatum, Kindbergia praelonga and the bog mosses Sphagnum squarrosum, S. subsecundum var inundatum and S. capillifolium. The trees themselves support a varied lichen flora including species strongl…

Otterburn Mires

…ntly occurring is dominated by cross leaved heath Erica tetralix and a bog moss Sphagnum papillosum. This is found at Bellshiel Burn, Blackburn Crag, Broken Moss, Foulplay Knowe, Hind Sike and Yardhope Flow. Other characteristic species include hare’s tail and common cotton gras…

Slieve Beagh

…es, as well as soakways and flushes. The general vegetation is characterised by Sphagnum mosses, ericoid dwarf-shrubs and sedges, with the composition and abundance of these components dependent on local edaphic conditions, in particular the water table and relief. Flat, water-lo…

Frosses Bog

…siderable abundance over much of the intact surface. Beneath the ericoid canopy Sphagnum capillifolium forms well-developed hummocks over most of the surface. The margins of the intact surface are frequently drier than the central core and sphagnum bog-mosses are generally replac…

Cullentra Lough

…e sedge Carex rostrata with marsh cinquefoil Potentilla palustris, the bog-moss Sphagnum squarrosum and in areas of more open water, occasional bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius. The emergent stands in the southern and eastern side of the lake grade back into more species-r…

Roudsea Wood & Mosses

…remota and narrow buckler fern Dryopteris carthusiana occur with the bog mosses Sphagnum palustre and S. recurvum. Where the peat is more eutrophic, such as the area surrounding the small Roudsea Tarn, the vegetation is more typical of fen and occurs below a canopy which includes…

Selshion

…port beds of submerged broad leaved pondweed Potamogeton natans. The bog-mosses Sphagnum cuspidatum and Sphagnum recurvum are frequent. The surrounding fen communities are composed of floating mats of acidic vegetation dominated by bottle sedge Carex rostrata and including specie…

Aughnadarragh Lough

…oil Potentilla palustris, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and the moss Sphagnum squarrosum are typical of more base-rich areas. Acid grassland is dominated by purple moor grass Molinia caerulea with tormentil Potentilla erecta and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile. Soft ru…

Whitfield Moor, Plenmeller and Ashholme Commons

…vaginatum is the main community on the moors. Bog pools dominated by bog mosses Sphagnum cuspidatum and Sphagnum fallax also form part of the mosaic, along with species poor flushes. These flushes are dominated by soft rush Juncus effusus and the bog mosses S. recurvum and S. aur…

Muggleswick,Stanhope & Edmundbyers Commons & Blanchland Moor

…tum also occur, in association with bog pools which are dominated by bog mosses Sphagnum cuspidatum and Sphagnum fallax. Adding to the mosaic on the edge of the heath – bog interface round Muggleswick, Stanhope and Edmundbyers are areas of grassland dominated by heath rush Juncus…

Longmoor Bog

…round is carpeted by mosses, particularly the moderately shade tolerant species Sphagnum fimbriatum, one of eight species of bog moss occurring. Other species, including the mosses Orthotrichum lyelli and Ulota crispa, grow on trees as do the liverworts Microlejeunea ulicina and …

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…

Moidach More

…ively growing peat bog vegetation across its central expanse is remarkable. The sphagnum bog community characterised by the major peat-building bog moss Sphagnum papillosum and cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix is very well represented. More generally, the vegetation is dominated…

Dykeneuk Moss

…s an example of a type which is of national importance for its actively-growing Sphagnum-rich vegetation. The central and southern sections of the bog are dominated by the bog mosses Sphagnum papillosum and Sphagnum magellanicum, which form a continuous carpet over the surface. T…

Bursdon Moor

… green-ribbed sedge Carex binervis, carnation sedge C. panicea and the bog-moss Sphagnum compactum. In places, the purple moor-grass which dominates the vegetation over most of the Moor gives way to a shorter vegetation dominated by heather, cross-leaved heath and deer grass Tric…

Ludderburn and Candlestick Mires

… high number of plant species on the site that includes 15 species of bog moss, Sphagnum spp.. A particular feature of the site is the inter-relationship between types of mire and the subtle differences in plant species characterisitic of each. Some drainage work has been carried…

Turbary and Kinson Commons

… also present is the uncommon pale butterwort Pinguicula lusitanica. Bog mosses Sphagnum spp. including Sphagnum cuspidatum and S. papillosum, are frequent throughout these areas. Shallow bog pools contain common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium and bog pondweed Potamogeton p…

Teal Lough Part II

…mock complex and grades into thinner blanket bog on the surrounding slopes. The sphagnum-rich bryophyte carpet is frequently disrupted by large, well-formed hummocks of Racomitrium lanuginosum, Sphagnum fuscum and Sphagnum imbricatum. The pools support a characteristic growth of …

Illey Pastures

…a fuchsii. Additionally the site has a small basin mire dominated by bog mosses Sphagnum fallax and Sphagnum cuspidatum with bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius and marginal species such as water plantain Alisma plantago-aquatica, branched burreed Sparganium erectum and water…

Mynydd Ystyfflau-Carn

…osus, hare’s-tail cottongrass Eriophorum vaginatum and two species of bog-moss, Sphagnum capillifolium and Sphagnum cuspidatum. Drier areas have tormentil Potentilla erecta and bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus. Damp hollows support cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos and crowberry Empetrum…

Methven Moss

…inatum, heather Calluna vulgaris, and typical bog mosses of raised bogs such as Sphagnum magellanicum and Sphagnum cuspidatum, the latter in small pools scattered throughout the site. The site is notable for the presence of white beaked sedge Rhynchospora alba in a lowland situat…

Scaleby Moss

…he locus for the characteristic raised mire communities dominated by bog mosses Sphagnum species. It is the slow upward growth of these wet loving bog mosses that lays down the raised mire peat over the centuries and so their survival is vital to any raised mire system. At Scaleb…

Lions Hill

…a fusca and cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium. There are several species of Sphagnum moss including Sphagnum compactum, S. tenellum, S. papillosum and Sphagnum cuspidatum, the latter the major vegetation of several small pools. In certain wet locations, purple moor grass Moli…

Wedholme Flow

… south. These intact mire surfaces retain a characteristic micro topography of Sphagnum hummocks, ridges, wet hollows, shallow pools and lawns and support rich assemblages of a peat land vegetation which is nationally rare. The edge of the mire has been cut on a small scale for …

White Moss, Crosbymoor

…of heather with some hare's tail cotton grass Eriophorum vaginatum and bog moss Sphagnum fallax. This area also has a complex mosaic of small, deeper cuttings. Some of these retain open water with quantities of Sphagnum cuspidatum but most are carpeted by Sphagnum fallax and have…

Buttermere Fells

…x rostrata. Round leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia, deer grass and the mosses Sphagnum papillosum, S. capillifolium and Sphagnum cuspidatum are all abundant. Most of the valley bottoms are poorly drained, with more or less extensive mires. These dominated by sedges Carex spp. a…

Landford Bog

…ondition of the bog. The botanically rich bog areas are dominated by bog mosses Sphagnum cuspidatum, S. papillosum, S. recurvum and Sphagnum magellanicum, which is only known from this site in Wiltshire, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, cross leaved heath Erica tetralix and pu…

Mullaghcarn

…f note. The vegetation on the intact bog surface is characterised by a bog moss Sphagnum spp. carpet, ericoid dwarf-shrubs, sedges and associated species. The composition and abundance of these depends upon local environmental conditions, particularly structural features on the b…

Killeter Forest and Bogs and Lakes

…The vegetation on the intact blanket bog surface is characterised by bog mosses Sphagnum spp., ericoid dwarf-shrubs and associated species. The peatland exhibits a number of notable structural features, which include well-developed hummock and lawn complexes, as well as erosion f…

Danes Moss

…rient poor oligotrophic and acidic thus allowing species such as the bog mosses Sphagnum spp. to colonise it. The resulting peat bogs are the mosses. Danes Moss which lies three kilometres south of Macclesfield is the largest example in Cheshire of a cut over raised mire and its …

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…

Muckle Moss

…e western end remains high and here the central soak is dominated by bog mosses Sphagnum magellanicum, S. papillosum, S. recurvum, Sphagnum cuspidatum with hare’s tail cotton grass Eriophorum vaginatum, heather Calluna vulgaris and cross leaved heath Erica tetralix on the ridges …

Slieveanorra and Croaghan

…lower. The vegetation on the intact bog surface is characterised by bog mosses Sphagnum spp., ericoid dwarf-shrubs and associated species. The composition and abundance of these depends upon local environmental conditions, particularly the height of the water table. Much of the …

Appleby Fells

…further south in the Pennines. There are few extensive areas of active bog moss Sphagnum growth, however there are some significant developments of Sphagnum papillosum and Sphagnum magellanicum hummocks interspersed with bog pools colonised by Sphagnum cuspidatum with bog asphode…

Plas Iolyn Bog

…erest of the mire is as an intact basin raised bog containing lawns of bog-moss Sphagnum spp that includes Sphagnum magellanicum, S. papillosum, S. capillifolium, S. tenellum and Sphagnum cuspidatum. Cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, hare's-tail c…

Black Moss

…omplex of hummocks withlow lying areas or hollows comprising various bog mosses Sphagnum spp. Of these Sphagnum capillifolium subsp. rubellum and Sphagnum magellanicum are the most commonly occurring species with occasional Sphagnum cuspidatum on the wetter hollows referred to as…

Wellington College Bog

…lted in the build up of peat and the development of the bog itself. Bog mosses Sphagnum spp., especially two widespread species S. papillosum and S. capillifolium predominate in the permanently waterlogged open mire. Also occurring are Sphagnum magellanicum, which is uncommon in…

Coalburn Moss

…t examples of lowland raised bog in the United Kingdom for its actively-growing Sphagnum-rich vegetation. The raised bog habitat is extensive and subtle variations in nutrient conditions within the bog affects the distribution of the individual species and gives rise to the disti…

Cernydd Carmel

…ool and hummock’ topography, with pools supporting floating carpets of the moss Sphagnum cuspidatum and the hummocks supporting a variety of other mosses such as Sphagnum papillosum, S. subnitens and localised occurrences of S. tenellum. White-beak sedge Rhynchospora alba and the…

Esgyrn Bottom

…urple moor-grass Molinia caerulea ended with a raised bog dominated by bog-moss Sphagnum species. This dome of bog-mosses was isolated from and independent of groundwater influences. Drainage and peat cutting for fuel, which continued until the late 1960s, have reduced the extent…

Waukenwae Moss

…ation is dominated by a deep layer of bog mosses, the most common species being Sphagnum papillosum and Sphagnum magellanicum. The water table is generally very high and locally the surface quakes underfoot. Local variations in the height of the water table provide habitat for a …

Dark Peak

…utants. Atmospheric pollution has ledt o the loss of practically all bog mosses Sphagnum. Once vegetation has been lost and the peat exposed, erosion and oxidation of the peat inhibit plant recolonisation. Peat formation and erosion has been studied quite extensively in the Dark …

Spadeadam Mires

…ceptional quality having large areas of undamaged surface dominated by bog moss Sphagnum species. Agricultural reclamation, afforestation and peat exploitation have restricted the quality and extent of this habitat in Britain. The mires are largely dominated by Sphagnum species …

Mointeach Scadabhaigh

…tion in the west and north of Scotland, with heather Calluna vulgaris, bog moss Sphagnum species, deergrass Trichophorum cespitosum, purple moor grass Molinia caerulea and common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium the dominant species, accompanied by bog asphodel Narthecium os…

Annaghagh Bog

… central ridge. The bog vegetation is characterised by a high cover of bog moss Sphagnum spp., ericoid dwarf shrubs and other associated plants. The bog surface is generally very wet and is dominated by heather Calluna vulgaris, with frequent cross leaved heath Erica tetralix, de…

Derskelpin Moss

…well developed surface pattern of hummocks and hollows. The uncommon bog mosses Sphagnum austinii (formerly Sphagnum imbricatum) and Sphagnum fuscum form the hummocks. In the hollows, Sphagnum pulchrum can be found. In the central areas extensive carpets of the red bog moss Sphag…

Tattenamona Bog

… hummock and lawn complexes. The vegetation is characterised by a high cover of sphagnum bog-mosses, ericoid dwarf-shrubs and other associated species. The composition and abundance of these components is dependent on local environmental conditions. Within the pool complex, flat,…

Rusland Valley Mosses

…otton grass Eriophorum vaginatum. Nevertheless, extensive carpets of bog mosses Sphagnum spp., are still present, these reaching their greatest diversity at the centre of Rusland Moss where the characteristic surface patterning of raised mires is to be found. Small peaty hollow s…

Cranny Bogs

…exes with shallow pools. The bog vegetation is characterised by a high cover of Sphagnum mosses, ericoid dwarf-shrubs and other associated species. The intact surface is generally wet and is dominated by a dwarf shrub canopy of heather Calluna vulgaris, with frequent bog myrtle M…

Ballynahone Bog

…wn complexes. The bog vegetation is characterised by a high percentage cover of Sphagnum mosses, ericoid dwarf-shrubs and other associated species, with the composition and abundance of these components dependent on local edaphic conditions. Flat, water-logged 'lawns' alongside p…

Braehead Moss

…tter parts, there is an almost continuous carpet of actively growing bog mosses Sphagnum spp. The northern part of the site lies lower and features well developed Sphagnum hummocks, in contrast to the dry heather-dominated hummocks of the south. Here Sphagnum magellanicum and S. …

Hassockrigg and North Shotts Mosses

…ate characteristics. It supports a wet and actively growing layer of bog mosses Sphagnum spp, with a dense cover of Sphagnum papillosum forming a lush ridge and hummock system. In the wet hollows there are bog asphodel, common cottongrass and Sphagnum cuspidatum. There are also s…

Austwick and Lawkland Mosses

…es in close proximity. Acidic pools and wet hollows are dominated by bog mosses Sphagnum cuspidatum and S. recurvum, with cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos and, more locally, bog rosemary Andromeda polifolia, sundew Drosera rotundifolia and the bog moss Sphagnum magellanicum. The dri…

Bolton Fell and Walton Mosses

…og Lowland raised bogs depend for their growth on an active layer of bog mosses Sphagnum species on the bog surface. These mosses are rainwater fed ombrotrophic and grow slowly upwards, with their remains forming the peat deposit. Over the centuries, the whole peat body grows and…

Red Moss

…heathland and fen may also be found. Birch and willow scrub occur very locally. Sphagnum mosses and cotton grasses grow in waterlogged conditions amongst the purple moor grass in some of the wetter areas. The pattern of vegetation is determined by amongst other things the variati…

Cockinhead Moss

…s in west-central Scotland. The bog surface is dominated by an active carpet of Sphagnum bog mosses with hummock and hollow, and ridge and hollow formations throughout the site. The central part of the bog is sunken, where Sphagnum cuspidatum dominated hollows and runnels are mor…

Holburn Lake and Moss

… the moss species Hypnum jutlandicum and a patchy cover of bog mosses including Sphagnum fallax, S. capillifolium, S. tenellum and S. auriculatum. The mosaic of irregular hollows support bog pool conditions characterised by either a dominance of Sphagnum cuspidatum, S. recurvum o…

Coladoir Bog

…m community blanket mire and the cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix and bog moss Sphagnum papillosum community raised and blanket mire. The patterned mire occurs where these communities mix, with wet hollows of the bog pool community of bog-mosses Sphagnum cuspidatum and S. recurv…

Carstairs Kames

…m community blanket mire and the cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix and bog moss Sphagnum papillosum community raised and blanket mire. The patterned mire occurs where these communities mix, with wet hollows of the bog pool community of bog-mosses Sphagnum cuspidatum and S. recurv…

Carn Gafallt

…y. In wetter areas, the vegetation is characterised by an abundance of bog moss Sphagnum species and corresponds to the cross-leaved heath - Sphagnum papillosum blanket mire community. This occurs near the common's summit where there is a mosaic of bog communities including, in t…

Blantyre Muir

…s an example of a type which is of national importance for its actively-growing Sphagnum-rich vegetation and in displaying marked surface patterning consisting of both ridges and Sphagnum-filled hollows. In places the site demonstrates a vigorous regeneration of natural bog commu…

Peatlands Park

…bryophyte carpet of Polytrichum spp., Pseudoscleropodium purum and a variety of Sphagnum species, through which grow a scattering of grasses, sedges and herbs. In the early 20th century, the peatland was extensively drained and cut for turf, resulting in a mosaic of peat cuttings…

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…

Lough Navar Scarps and Lakes

…d heath Erica tetralix, growing over a carpet of mosses dominated by bog mosses Sphagnum spp. On some of the drier parts of the scarps, and among the more extensive boulder fields at the base of the slopes, mature trees, woods and scrub occur. Generally the woodland is comprised …

Flow of Dergoals

…areas of unafforested blanket bog in Wigtownshire. It has distinct hollows with Sphagnum cuspidatum present, though these are quite small and represent a comparatively small proportion of the bog surface. It is more generally dominated by a combination of low and high ridges, wit…

Moneystaghan Bog

… the bog plain. The bog vegetation is characterised by a high cover of bog moss Sphagnum spp., ericoid dwarf-shrubs and other associated plants, with the composition and abundance of these components depending on local edaphic factors, especially the relative position of the wate…

Longbridge Muir

…natum, cross-leaved heath, heather and bog myrtle along with bog mosses such as Sphagnum papillosum, S.magellanicum and S.capillifolium and the lichen Cladonia portentosa. Towards the centre of the site this vegetation is confined to low ridges or hummocks between which lie pools…

Drumburgh Moss

… from the defunct drain crossing the site from east to west. This area has good Sphagnum cover with much Sphagnum magellanicum and S. papillosum, although Sphagnum pulchrum is restricted to a few small patches and S. tenellum, S. rubellum and s. molle are all uncommon. great sund…

Pow Hill Bog

…dge Carex nigra occur, whilst in the wetter areas there are carpets of bog moss Sphagnum spp. with common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium, star sedge Carex echinata, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum and the…

Blar nam Faoileag

…bundant lichens of the Cladonia group. The site is rich in bog-mosses including Sphagnum magellanicum, S. rubellum, S. capillifolium, and Sphagnum fuscum and the nationally scarce S. austinii. Extensive irregular pool networks have developed over the flatter parts of the site, es…

McKean's Moss

…mplexes and small pools. The bog vegetation is characterised by a high cover of Sphagnum mosses, ericoid dwarf shrubs and other associated species, with the composition and abundance of these components dependent on local edaphic conditions. Old hand cuttings are extensive, but a…

Cors Bryn-y-Gaer

… actively peat forming. The vegetation is characterised by a carpet of bog moss Sphagnum cuspidatum, together with species such as deergrass Trichophorum cespitosum, hare’s tail cottongrass Eriophorum vaginatum and round-leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia. In slightly drier areas…

Tonnagh Beg Bog

…pitosum and swards of bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum in the wetter runnels. Sphagnum mosses carpet the surface of the bog and are dominated by a range of species, including Sphagnum capillifolium, Sphagnum subnitens, Sphagnum magellanicum, Sphagnum papillosum and Sphagnum ten…

North Dartmoor

… parts of the highest ground, characterised by abundant bog-mosses, principally Sphagnum capillifolium, S. papillosum and S. auriculatum. Typical associated plants are purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, hare’s-tail cottongrass Eriophorum vaginatum, common cottongrass Eriophorum …

East Dartmoor

…w is restricted the vegetation is characterised by abundant bog-mosses, notably Sphagnum papillosum, S. auriculatum and S. capillifolium and by common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium. Where water movement is greater, the characteristic mosses are S. recurvum, S. palustre, S.…

Kirkby Moor

…Juncus effusus or sharp-flowered rush J. acutiflorus over lawns of the bog moss Sphagnum fallax and Polytrichum commune. More species rich acidic flushes occur on the margins of the valley mires dominated by common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium over Sphagnum papillosum, w…

Rhos-Rydd

…ts which are colonised by cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium and the bog-moss Sphagnum cuspidatum; the intervening peat supports a rich bog flora of round-leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia, bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, deergrass Trichophorum cespitosum and cranberry Vac…

Stokeford Heaths

…undant species. Deer grass Trichophorum cespitosum and two species of bog moss, Sphagnum compactum and S. tenellum are also characteristic plants of this community. Several types of mire community occur locally on permanently wet peat. In one type, purple moor-grass and cross-le…

Black Loch Moss

…e hollows are at the level of the water table and are dominated by the bog moss Sphagnum cuspidatum while the drier ridges occasionally feature S.capillifolium. Above the bryophyte carpet, the layer of ericoid dwarf-shrubs is dominated by heather Calluna vulgaris and cross-leaved…

Tattershall Old Gravel Pits

…s. Several mosses typical of acidic soils are present, including the bog mosses Sphagnum cuspidatum and S. palustre and Polytrichum commune.

Cors Cae'r Neuadd

…ty characterised by an abundance of bottle sedge Carex rostrata, the bog-mosses Sphagnum cuspidatum, S. palustre, S. recurvum and S. subnitens, common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium, sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus and marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, with frequent…

Radnor Forest

…t. Peat pools support common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium, the bog moss Sphagnum cuspidatum, and occasionally cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos. The steep-sided dingles and rock outcrops of the Forest’s edge support rich plant communities, since these eastern Silurian shales …

Fforest Goch Bog

…gustifolium and Eriophorum vaginatum. Bog mosses, principally cow horn bog-moss Sphagnum denticulatum and lustrous bog-moss S. subnitens form a patchy understorey here with typical bog liverworts well represented, including Cladopodiella fluitans and Kurzia pauciflora. Towards th…

St Leonards and St Ives Heaths

…or heath; dwarf gorse U. minor – bristle bent Agrostis curtisii heath; bog moss Sphagnum auriculatum bog pool community; cross leaved heath Erica tetralix – bog moss Sphagnum compactum wet heath; bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum – bog moss S. papillosum valley mire and purple m…

Town Common

…her, crossleaved heath, purple moor grass Molinia caerulea and certain bog moss Sphagnum species such as Sphagnum compactum. Where the soils are permanently waterlogged small valley mires have developed on peat. These areas are more floristically rich. Among the characteristic pl…

Lovely Seat - Stainton Moor

…lly more species poor. Dotted across the blanket bog are bog pools dominated by Sphagnum cuspidatum, with S. recurvum and common cotton grass Eriophorum angustifolium around the margins. Where peat erosion has exposed the underlying sandstone the vegetation has become heather dom…

Astley & Bedford Mosses

…m with occasional deer grass Trichophorum cespitosum. Bog mosses are scarce but Sphagnum cuspidatum, S. recurvum, S. tenellum, S. fimbriatum and S. subnitens occur in patches in the cotton grass, between tussocks of purple moor grass Molinia caerulea or in and alongside some of t…

Rhosydd Llanpumsaint

…ve developed tiny rain-fed (ombrogenous) bogs, with patches of the red bog moss Sphagnum capillifolium among hare’s-tail cotton-grass Eriophorum vaginatum, cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix and heather Calluna vulgaris. Inflows from the margins encourage a few rushes Juncus spp. …

Hencott Pool

…rient poor oligotrophic and acidic thus allowing species such as the bog mosses Sphagnum spp. to colonise it. The resulting peat bogs are the mosses. In a few cases colonisation of the water surface by floating vegetation has resulted in the formation of a quaking bog known as 's…

Loch of Lumgair

…lustris and coralroot orchid Corallorhiza trifida, and the mosses Calliergonell cuspidatum, Calliergon giganteum, Sphagnum squarrosum and S. palustre. The wet woodland is mainly composed of common sallow Salix cinerea with scattered eared willow Salix aurita, downy birch Betula p…

Mynydd Epynt

…pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius, star sedge Carex echinata and the bog moss Sphagnum recurvum agg., whilst more nutrient-rich springs support a variety of small sedges and ‘brown mosses’. The slender green feather-moss occurs in association with springs of intermediate nutrie…

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…

High Lickbarrow Mires and Pastures

…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…

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…

Turmennan

…le. These species grow over a carpet of brown mosses dominated by Calliergonell cuspidatum and Calliergon cordifolium. In places where the water is more acidic, sphagnum bog-mosses such as Sphagnum squarrosum and Sphagnum subnitens replace the brown mosses. The central area at Tu…

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