Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Cwm Clydach

…bed of the old railway track. It is characterised by an abundance of wild thyme Thymus polytrichus and common bird’s-foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, along with less common species such as autumn gentian Gentianella amarella and large thyme Thymus pulegioides. Much of this grassl…

Cinquefoil Brow and Wood Dale

…ntly occurring species include ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata, wild thyme Thymus praecox, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, fairy flax Linum catharticum, bulbous buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus, quaking grass Briza media and crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus. Of part…

Brockwells Meadows

…unty. These include autumn lady's tresses Spiranthes spiralis, large wild thyme Thymus pulegioides and green winged orchid Anacamptis morio. An additional interest is the diverse macro-invertebrate fauna which includes the rare robber fly Asilus crabroniformis and the great green…

Fayland Chalk Bank

…t Blackstonia perfoliata, burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga and large thyme Thymus pulegioides. The parasitic common dodder Cuscuta epithymum, rare in Buckinghamshire, also occurs here, growing on bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus. Other species of orchids which have be…

Warham Camp

… Helianthemum nummularium, squinancywort Asperula cynanchica, larger wild thyme Thymus pulegioides, cowslip Primula veris, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, felwort Gentianella amarella and pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis. Butterfly species include common blue Polyommatus ic…

Croxley Common Moor

…ons and active ant hills support purging flax Linum catharticum and large thyme Thymus pulegioides. Scattered scrub of gorse Ulex europaeus, broom Cytisus scoparius and hawthorn Crataegus monogyna adds structural diversity to the site. Rushes Juncus spp. and sedges Carex spp. dom…

Sidling's Copse and College Pond

…the Corallian Beds, such as wild liquorice Astragalus glycyphyllos, large thyme Thymus pulegioides, woolly thistle Cirsium eriophorum and bee orchid Ophrys apifera. Butterflies associated with the grassland include marbled white Melanargia galatheaa and dark green fritillary Argy…

Buxted Park

…cur. Drier areas support bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus and large thyme Thymus pulegioides, whilst hairy sedge Carex hirta and jointed rush Juncus articulatus are common in damp patches. Marshy grassland, often dominated by tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa, and fen…

Dancersend Waterworks

…a media, glaucous sedge Carex flacca, fairy flax Linum catharticum, large thyme Thymus pulegioides, basil thyme Acinos arvensis, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria, yellow wort Blackstonia perfoliata, horse shoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa and stemless thistle Cirsium acaule. Other…

Stevington Marsh

… common rest-harrow Ononis repens, lady's bedstraw Galium verum and large thyme Thymus pulegioides.

Totternhoe Knolls

…ney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria, horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa, large thyme Thymus pulegioides, squinancywort Asperula cynanchica, autumn gentian Gentianella amarella, clustered bellflower Campanula glomerata, sainfoin Onobrychis viciifolia and dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule. O…

Blandford Camp

…acterised by a diverse mixture of grasses, sedges and herbs in which wild thyme Thymus polytrichus, squinancywort Asperula cyanchica and dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule are typically prominent. Two nationally scarce species occur in their largest known Dorset populations on this sit…

Black Ditches, Cavenham

…eristic herbs are present, including dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, large thyme Thymus pulegioides, dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule, burnet saxifrade Pimpinella saxifraga, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba and rock rose Helianthemum nummularium. Two locally rare plants, heath sedge …

Leziate, Sugar and Derby Fens

…est-harrow Ononis spinosa, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, larger wild thyme Thymus pulegioides and common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii.

Stanford Training Area

…ir grass Koeleria macrantha. This supports plants such as the larger wild thyme Thymus pulegioides, bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, quaking grass Briza media, purging flax Linum catharticum and the common milkwort Polygala vulgaris. Old established ant hills are often fou…

New Buckenham Common

… of undulating ground. A number of calcicoles are present including large thyme Thymus pulegioides, dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule, hoary plantain Plantago media and lady’s bedstraw Galium verum. Acidic grassland has developed on free draining soils in an area of old sand pits. She…

Caeau Fferm

…entilla erecta are common, with harebell Campanula rotundifolia and large thyme Thymus pulegioides locally abundant. In parts of the site, mesotrophic grassland grades into acidic grassland in which sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile are common. In ot…

Smithcombe, Sharpenhoe and Sundon Hills

…y thistle Cirsium eriophorum, great pignut Bunium bulbocastanum and large thyme Thymus pulegioides. hawthorn Crataegus monogyna predominates in the dense and scattered scrub but mixed in are other species characteristic of the lime rich soil, wayfaring tree Viburnum lantana, buck…

Cairnbridge Sand Pit

…, hare's foot clover Trifolium arvense and along the entrance track large thyme Thymus pulegioides at its only Cumbrian locality. Other species found in these sandy areas include common stork's bill Erodium cicutarium, wild pansy Viola tricolor, shepherd's cress Teesdalia nudicau…

Foulden Common

…ellflower Campanula glomerata, autumn gentian Gentianella amarella, large thyme Thymus pulegioides and fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea var. densiflora. The pingos contain varying amounts of water; some are overgrown and nearly dry while others are clear with aquatic vegetatio…

Alderford Common

…saxifrade Pimpinella saxifraga, dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule, larger wild thyme Thymus pulegioides, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris and common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii. Damp hollows, on low lying ground, have a characteristic flora which includes water mint Mentha aquati…

Taynton Quarries

…, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, large thyme Thymus pulegioides and green winged orchid Anacamptis morio. This sward also contains bastard toadflax Thesium humifusum, a nationally uncommon plant and early gentian Gentianella anglica which only o…

West Stow Heath

…d crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha. Other plants include larger wild thyme Thymus pulegioides, bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, ladies bedstraw Galium verum and many other species. Wet alder woodland occupies the Letch Moor part …

Pitstone Hill

…d bellflower Campanula glomerata, frog orchid Dactylorhiza viridis, large thyme Thymus pulegioides, autumn gentian Gentianella amarella, dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule and squinancywort Asperula cynanchica. The grassland is taller amongst the areas of scattered scrub with upright b…

Highclere Park

…mum nummularium, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba subsp. minor and large thyme Thymus pulegioides. The slope supports a large populations of field gentian Gentianella campestris in its only north Hampshire location. The marshy grassland south of Duns Mere is unimproved with sn…

Totternhoe Chalk Quarry

…n gentian Gentianella amarella, horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa, large thyme Thymus pulegioides, squinancywort Asperula cynanchica, pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis, and bee orchid Ophrys apifera. Other notable species are cypress spurge Euphorbia cyparissias, a plant r…

The Coombs, Hinton Parva

…kwort Polygala calcarea, devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis and large thyme Thymus pulegioides. The southern and western facing slopes particularly are characterised by common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium while those of a north westerly aspect, especially where gradient…

Buttler's Hangings

…nged lack of disturbance to the site and favour low growing herbs such as thyme Thymus pulegioides. Other herbs of interest include Chiltern gentian Gentianella germanica, cowslip Primula veris, carline thistle Carlina vulgaris, horseshoe and kidney vetches Hippocrepis comosa and…

Dancersend

…wslip Primula veris, germander speedwell Veronica chamaedrys, larger wild thyme Thymus pulegioides, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, hairy violet Viola hirta, wild basil Clinopodium vulgare, marjoram Origanum vulgare, common milkwort Polygala vulgaris, salad burnet Pote…

Bushy Park and Home Park

…s salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, large thyme Thymus pulegioides and meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis, a highly unusual feature.

Foxhole Heath, Eriswell

…entaury Centaurium erythraea, sheep's bit Jasione montana and larger wild thyme Thymus pulegioides. Much of the site is grazed by rabbits and this grazing has undoubtedly helped to check the invasion of gorse Ulex europaeus which is present along most of the western boundary. It …

Patmore Heath

…e heath rush Juncus squarrosus and heath grass Danthonia decumbens. Large thyme Thymus pulegioides occurs on the top of grassy ant hills, at which green woodpecker are frequently seen feeding. cuckoo-flower Cardamine pratensis and lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula are common a…

Berner's Heath, Icklingham

…sland on these areas contains chalk grassland species such as larger wild thyme Thymus pulegioides and bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus. Large parts of Berner’s Heath are almost entirely free from scrub invasion but there is an area of self set Scot's pine Pinus sylvestris …

East Wretham Heath

…the dominant grass and the characteristic chalk herbs include larger wild thyme Thymus pulegioides and Rue leaved saxifrage Saxifraga tridactylites. In addition to the fluctuating meres, the site contains several smaller water bodies whose water levels remain more constant, the l…

Cockthorpe Common, Stiffkey

…rt Filipendula vulgaris, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, large thyme Thymus pulegioides, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria, dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule, cowslip Primula veris, twayblade Neottia ovata, pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis, common spotted orchid Dac…

Narborough Railway Embankment

…rock cress Arabis hirsuta, purging flax Linum catharticum and larger wild thyme Thymus pulegioides. Autumn felwort Gentianella amarella is also fairly frequent and wild marjoram Origanum vulgare is locally abundant. On the track itself, eyebright Euphrasia nemorosa is dominant ov…

East Walton and Adcock's Common

…a, horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa, squinancywort Asperula cynanchica, thyme Thymus pulegioides, felwort Gentianella amarella and the locally rare field gentian Gentianella campestris. In places the soils are deeper and less calcareous giving rise to a more mesotrophic vegeta…

Blow's Down

… burnet Poterium sanguisorba, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria and wild thyme Thymus polytrichus. The grassland of the north west escarpment has a strong mesotrophic element associated with deeper soils. Downy oat grass Avenula pubescens and upright brome are the dominant grass…

Oddy Hill and Tring Park

…squinancywort Asperula cynanchica, spring sedge Carex caryophyllea, large thyme Thymus pulegioides and autumn gentian Gentianella amarella adding to the diversity. Notable is the abundance of Chiltern gentian G. germanica otherwise known from very few sites in the county. Where …

Stonesfield Common, Bottoms & Banks

… common centaury Centaurium erythraea, basil thyme Acinos arvensis, large thyme Thymus pulegioides, hairy violet Viola hirta, cowslip Primula veris and marjoram Origanum vulgare. The eastern most bank has a similar herb flora, but the grassland is predominantly upright brome with…

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