Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Killough Bay and Strand Lough

…is ssp. maritimus, silverweed Potentilla anserina, sea mayweed Tripleurospermum maritimum and sea radish Raphanus raphanistrum ssp. maritimus. Occasionally, sheets of sand are present along the upper beach, supporting sand couch Elytrigia juncea. Small areas of saltmarsh are pres…

Glaslyn

…lants. Characteristic species include sea rush Juncus maritimus, sea arrowgrass Triglochin maritimum and marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris. The coastal grazing marsh here also supports a population of the nationally scarce sharp rush Juncus acutus. The coastal marsh vegetatio…

Warblington Meadow

… sward contains a number of locally distributed herbs, such as marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris, southern marsh orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella, creeping jenny Lysimachia nummularia and corky fruited water dr…

Clauchlands Point - Corrygills

…ludes sea rush Juncus maritimus, saltmarsh rush Juncus gerardii, sea arrowgrass Triglochin maritimum, sea aster Aster tripolium, sea plantain Plantago maritima and saltmarsh grass Puccinellia maritima. Characteristic creeks are also present. The maritime cliff vegetation supports…

Orwell Estuary

… and common sea lavender Limonium vulgare. Other species include sea arrowgrass Triglochin maritimum, annual sea blite Suaeda maritima, sea milkwort Glaux maritima, greater sea spurrey Spergularia media and sea plantain Plantago maritima. There are small areas of vegetated shingl…

Flamborough Head

…rsh species such as common saltmarsh grass Puccinellia maritima, sea arrowgrass Triglochin maritimum and sea milkwort Glaux maritima. Common reed Phragmites australis with associated fresh water marsh species forms significant stands in flushed cliff areas. Other Information 1. …

North Norfolk Coast

…s occurring in this zone include sea plantain Plantago maritima, sea arrowgrass Triglochin maritimum, annual seablite Suaeda maritima and sea wormwood Artemisia maritima. The upper saltmarsh is characterised by grasses such as sea couch grass Elytrigia atherica and seapoa grass …

Aber Taf / Taf Estuary

…ughout these communities include sea plantain Plantago maritima, sea arrowgrass Triglochin maritimum, sea-milkwort Glaux maritima and English scurvygrass Cochlearia anglica. Dense stands of sea-purslane Atriplex portulacoides also occur extensively in less grazed situations, nota…

Lodmoor

…saltmarsh increases and species such as sea milkwort Glaux maritima, arrowgrass Triglochin maritimum and salt mud rush Juncus gerardi are frequent. Taller saltmarsh vegetation of cord grass Spartina anglica and sea aster Aster tripolium occurs in pools along the southern margin. …

Pennsylvania Fields, Sedbury

…ed throughout the site are a variety of saltmarsh plants such as sea arrowgrass Triglochin maritimum, sea milkwort Glaux maritima, sea aster Aster tripolium, greater sea spurrey Spergularia media, lesser sea spurrey S. marina and the rare grass, stiff saltmarsh grass Puccinellia …

Dungeness, Romney Marsh and Rye Bay

…, yellow horned poppy Glaucium flavum and herb robert Geranium robertianum ssp. maritimum. After several centuries, a thin, well drained soil develops on the older shingle ridges and a variety of grassland species occur, including buck’s horn plantain Plantago coronopus, common s…

Berrow Dunes

…us, sea plantain Plantago maritima, sea milkwort Glaux maritima, sea arrowgrass Triglochin maritimum, common sea lavender Limonium vulgare and sea aster Aster tripolium. A fore dune is now forming on the seaward edge of this vegetation and is being colonized by sand couch Elytrig…

Christchurch Harbour

…undant sea aster Aster tripolium, sea lavender Limonium vulgare, sea arrowgrass Triglochin maritimum, sea plantain Plantago maritima and mud rush Juncus gerardii. Higher level marsh is dominated by sea couch Elytrigia atherica, sea rush Juncus maritimus and red fescue Festuca rub…

Severn Estuary

…wort Glaux maritima, English scurvy grass Cochlearia anglica and sea arrowgrass Triglochin maritimum, together with two nationally scarce plants bulbous foxtail Alopecurus bulbosus and slender hare’s ear Bupleurum tenuissimum. There are a few localities for an uncommon middle mar…

Tamar - Tavy Estuary

… sea purslane Atriplex portulacoides, sea aster Aster tripolium, sea arrowgrass Triglochin maritimum, english scurvy grass Cochlearia anglica and sea club-rush Bolboschoenus maritimus. Small beds of common cord-grass Spartina anglica have become established locally. Two nationall…

Malpas Estuary

…istans, sea couch Elytrigia atherica, sea aster Aster tripolium, sea arrowgrass Triglochin maritimum, sea club-rush Bolboschoenus maritimus and sea rush Juncus maritimus. At Calenick Creek the saltmarsh is immediately continuous with a semi-natural ancient wood, dominated by cop…

Waulkmill

…thrift (Armeria maritime), saltmarsh rush (Juncus gerardii) and sea arrowgrass (Triglochin maritimum). The maritime cliff is one of the best general habitats for moths and butterflies in Orkney and is the only known location in Orkney for the golden-rod case-bearer moth (Coleopho…

River Foyle and Tributaries

…ontani and sea club rush Bolboschoenus maritimus, in addition to sea arrowgrass Triglochin maritimum, English scurvygrass Cochlearia anglica and sea aster Aster tripolium. Semi-natural woodland occurs along some sections of river, being particularly prominent on the steep slopes …

Sefton Coast

…juncea with occasional lyme grass Leymus arenarius dominate. Sea holly Eryngium maritimum and common rest-harrow Ononis repens are also present. Localised erosion at Hightown is exposing previously dumped 'sea defences'. However, this exposed rubble forms an artificial shingle ba…

Cresswell Ponds

…tation is similar to that of saltmarshes. Ungrazed areas support sea arrowgrass Triglochin maritimum, sea aster Aster tripolium, sea milkwort Glaux maritima, sea plantain Plantago maritima, sea club rush Bolboschoenus maritimus and toad rush Juncus bufonius. A close cropped turf …

The Lagoons

…r commonly occurring species including red fescue Festuca rubra, sea arrowgrass Triglochin maritimum, sea club rush Bolboschoenus maritimus, glasswort Salicornia europaea and buck's horn plantain Plantago coronopus. Small stands of common reed Phragmites australis also occur in t…

Thorness Bay

… sea purslane Atriplex portulacoides, sea aster Aster tripolium, sea arrowgrass Triglochin maritimum, sea milkwort Glaux maritima and lesser sea spurrey Spergularia marina. The shingle bar displays a diverse community dominated in places by sea sandwort Honckenya peploides and in…

Otter Estuary

…ss Puccinellia maritima, sea-purslane Atriplex portulacoides and sea arrowgrass Triglochin maritimum occurring on the middle marsh with annual sea-blite Suaeda maritima, sea aster Aster tripolium and thrift Armeria maritima becoming more abundant on the higher areas. Characterist…

Handa Island

… ledge vegetation grows quite tall and can include Scots lovage, sea arrowgrass Triglochin maritimum and sea spleenwort Asplenium marinum. Some of the coastal vegetation is strongly influenced by guano from nesting seabirds. Plants such as chickweed Stellaria media, sorrel Rumex …

Invernaver

…e Blysmus rufus which occur with sea-milkwort Glaux maritima and sea arrowgrass Triglochin maritimum. The maritime type of saltmarsh also occurs in small areas and on islands along the River Naver, downstream of Naver Bridge. A more unusual type of open saltmarsh on a sandy subst…

Upper Solway Flats & Marshes

…eping bent Agrostis stolonifera, sea plantain Plantago maritima, sea arrowgrass Triglochin maritimum, parsley water dropwort Oenanthe lachenalii and various sedges Carex spp. are prominent in this central saltmarsh zone. There are also some large populations of the uncommon saltm…

Wyre Estuary

…ea lavender Limonium vulgare, sea plantain Plantago maritima and sea arrowgrass Triglochin maritimum. The nationally scarce lax flowered sea lavender Limonium humile is also present. Most of the sea purslane dominated saltmarsh is downstream of Shard Bridge. Upstream, especially …

Ceann a' Mhara to Loch a' Phuill

…. Also here are species more typical of salt-marshes such as the sea arrowgrass Triglochin maritimum and mud rush Juncus gerardii, indicating the influence of salt-spray. The decreasing influences of wind born salt-spray and shell sand are reflected in the transition from fen mea…

Firth of Forth

…ea plantain Plantago maritima, glasswort Salicornia europaea and sea arrowgrass Triglochin maritimum are common. Sand dunes The main areas of sand dune vegetation occur in the outer Firth. Between Gullane and Broad Sands is the largest and most complex sand dune system in the Lot…

Roudsea Wood & Mosses

…ea rush Juncus maritimus, sea club rush Bolboschoenus maritimus, sea arrowgrass Triglochin maritimum, sea aster Aster tripolium, common saltmarsh grass Puccinellia maritima and common cord grass Spartina anglica. At the eastern side of Roudsea Wood there is a transition from lime…

Sea Bank Clay Pits

…sea couch Elytrigia atherica, saltmarsh rush Juncus gerardii and sea arrowgrass Triglochin maritimum are present.

Mersey Estuary

…rackish marsh dominated by common reed Phragmites australis with sea arrowgrass Triglochin maritimum and great reed mace Typha latifolia also present in some areas. On the sandy foreshore sea sandwort Honckenya peploides occurs with sea milkwort Glaux maritima. At the inner edge …

Moine Mhor

…copus europaeus, parsley water-dropwort Oenanthe lachenalii, and sea arrowgrass Triglochin maritimum. The Loch Crinan head saltmarsh is the largest on mainland Argyll. Lower ground with more salt influence supports saltmarsh communities dominated by saltmarsh rush Juncus gerardii…

Lynher Estuary

…red sea-milkwort Glaux maritima, sea plantain Plantago maritima, sea arrowgrass Triglochin maritimum and long-bracted Sedge Carex extensa. Higher parts are dominated by sea rush Juncus maritimus and red fescue Festuca rubra, whilst thrift Armeria maritima flourishes in old salt-p…

Porlock Ridge and Saltmarsh

…as of slightly higher saltmarsh, sea plantain Plantago maritima, sea arrowgrass Triglochin maritimum and sea milkwort Glaux maritima also occur. On shingle areas which are not inundated by salt water a variety of vegetation communities have established. Where the shingle ridge i…

Upper Severn Estuary

…lerant species in the sward include sea milkwort Glaux maritima, sea arrowgrass Triglochin maritimum, bulbous foxtail Alopecurus bulbosus, reflexed saltmarsh grass Puccinellia distans and saltmarsh rush Juncus gerardi. The floodbank marks the inner boundary of the saltmarsh and l…

Dornoch Firth

… extensive beds of pink thrift Armeria maritime, intermixed with sea arrowgrass Triglochin maritimum and sea plantain Plantago maritima. Sand dune vegetation at different stages of stabilisation is found in a number of locations. Sand colonised by marram grass Ammophila arenaria …

Dengie

…all foot where a typical association includes these species with sea arrowgrass Triglochin maritimum. These, together with sea aster and tufts of sea purslane, also form an open community on the weathered seaward edge of the saltmarsh where the much rarer lax flowered sea lavende…

Duddon Estuary

… of the mid and upper marsh include sea milkwort Glaux maritima, sea arrowgrass Triglochin maritimum and where ungrazed, sea aster Aster tripolium and two species of sea lavender, the common Limonium vulgare and the uncommon lax flowered Limonium humile. sea rush Juncus maritimus…

Merthyr Mawr

…am grass Ammophila arenaria, sand-couch Elytrigia juncea and sea-holly Eryngium maritimum form a typical fore-dune community. The succession from these fore-dunes to tall, white dunes of marram grass is evident along the sandy area of the beach. Grassland species colonise these …

Ballycastle Coalfield

…choenus maritimus interspersed with sea milkwort Glaux maritima, sea arrowgrass Triglochin maritimum and saltmarsh rush Juncus gerardii. https://www.daera-ni.gov.uk/publications/ballycastle-coalfield-assi

Morfa Dyffryn

…mon sea-lavender Limonium vulgare. Other typical species include sea arrowgrass Triglochin maritimum, sea plantain Plantago maritima, common saltmarsh-grass Puccinellia maritima, greater sea-spurrey Spergularia media, common cord-grass Spartina anglica, annual sea-blite Suaeda ma…

Fife Ness Coast

… are rare in the area, including saltmarsh rush Juncus gerardii, sea arrowgrass Triglochin maritimum, sea milkwort Glaux maritima, glasswort Salicornia, common bird’s-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus, greater sea spurrey Spergularia media, Scots lovage Ligusticum scoticum and sea …

St. John's Point

…Juncus gerardii, common saltmarsh grass Puccinellia maritima and sea arrowgrass Triglochin maritimum, with occasional sea aster Aster tripolium and sea milkwort Glaux maritime. Localised freshwater seepages through the marsh are characterised by saltmarsh flat-sedge Blysmus rufus…

Warkworth Dunes and Saltmarsh

… sward of red fescue Festuca rubra with thrift Armeria maritima, sea arrowgrass Triglochin maritimum, sea plantain Plantago maritima and common saltmarsh grass Puccinellia maritima abundant on lower areas. The mud of the tidal creek is being colonised by common cord grass Spartin…

Lower Test Valley

…everal species characteristic of saltmarsh habitat, for example, sea arrowgrass Triglochin maritimum, sea aster Aster tripolium and sea milkwort Glaux maritima. The rare bulbous foxtail Alopecurus bulbosus, a species whose distribution is rapidly contracting, occurs here, togethe…

Benfleet and Southend Marshes

…lacoides and common sea lavender Limonium vulgare, together with sea arrowgrass Triglochin maritimum, common saltmarsh grass Puccinellia maritima, sea aster Aster tripolium and the scarce laxflowered sea lavender Limonium humile. The lower areas and creek edges are noted for the…

Barns Ness Coast

…-grass Koeleria macrantha, yellow horned-poppy Glaucium flavum, sea arrow-grass Triglochin maritimum, sea meadow-grass Puccinellia maritima and various sedges such as sand sedge Carex arenaria, distant sedge Carex distans and long-bracted sedge Carex extensa. A good diversity of …

Pasturefields Salt Marsh

…ea spurrey Spergularia marina, saltmarsh rush Juncus gerardi and sea arrowgrass Triglochin maritimum. On soils of intermediate salinity creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera replaces Puccinellia as the most abundant species with the same range but lower cover of other halophytes. Ma…

Strangford Lough Part 1

…s with sea lavender Limonium humile, sea aster Aster tripolium, sea arrow grass Triglochin maritimum and sea pink Armeria maritima. At higher levels, the community is replaced by one which contains red fescue Festuca rubra and saltmarsh rush Juncus gerardii as co-dominants and oc…

Upper Hamble Estuary and Woods

…s maritimus, saltmarsh Juncus gerardii, thrift Armeria maritima, sea arrowgrass Triglochin maritimum, sea purslane Atriplex portulacoides and common cord grass Spartina anglica. The saltmarsh supports the rare marshland beetle Mecinus collaris and the moth Bactra robustana. Swa…

Newton Links

…dant on the levees of creeks and sea plantain Plantago maritima, sea arrowgrass Triglochin maritimum and sea aster Aster tripolium occur more sparingly. Sea wormwood Artemisia maritima grows on one creek bank, here at its only Northumberland station. An area of saltmarsh, which i…

Deben Estuary

…a milkwort Glaux maritima, common sea lavender Limonium vulgare, sea arrowgrass Triglochin maritimum and sea plantain Plantago maritima. Varying proportions of these species are also to be found in the more typical mid marsh communities which became prevalent towards the lower en…

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