Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Bozeat Meadow

… of plant species including abundant red fescue Festuca rubra, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, false oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius, lady's bedstraw Galium verum, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba and common birds foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus. Other plants of interest o…

Orston Plaster Pits

…t Agrostis capillaris, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens and cock’s foot Dactylis glomerata and by a wide range of herbs including lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, knapweed Centaurea nigra, cowslip Pr…

Hog's Hole

… oat grass Avenula pubescens, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens. Glaucous sedge Carex flacca is also very common. A wide range of typical chalk grassland herbs occur, many of which are widespread and common over the site. These include mouse ea…

Castleton

… swards over brown calcareous soils and generally dominated by yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens and sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina. The nationally rare Jacob’s ladder Polemonium caeruleum is abundant in several areas in Winnats Pass and is also a component of species rich rock …

Castor Flood Meadows

…s tail Cynosurus cristatus, cock’s foot Dactylis glomerata and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens with a variety of herbs such as lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, hoary plantain Plantago media and burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga. Of particu…

Fferm Walters

…nd hoary plantain Plantago media. More locally within the site yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens; fairy flax Linum catharticum and ox-eye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare occur. Certain species reflect the heavy clay soils. These include creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera; meadow ba…

Roding Valley Meadows

…g's tail Cynosurus cristatus, meadow barley Hordeum secalinum, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens and meadow brome Bromus commutatus. The uncommon fescue Rye grass hybrid Festulolium loliaceum is also present. The grassland is herb rich and includes common knapweed Centaurea ni…

Showground Meadow, Callow Hill

…rnal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, with heath grass also present. Herbs found in the sward include yarrow Achillea millefolium, tufted vetch Vicia cracca, common knapweed, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, mouse ear …

Calcutt Locks Meadows

…ng quaking grass Briza media, meadow barley Hordeum secalinum, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens and smaller cat’s tail Phleum pratense ssp. bertolonii. Herbs characteristic of this type of grassland found here include cowslip Primula veris, betony Betonica officinalis and dev…

New Scroggs

… Koeleria macrantha, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis and quaking grass Briza media. Herbs present include wild thyme Thymus polytrichus, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, common bird’s foot trefoil Lot…

Cinquefoil Brow and Wood Dale

…bwort 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 particular note is the presence of sp…

Croker's Hole

…osurus cristatus, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens are here important components of the sward, while of particular note in this regard is the abundance of green winged orchid Anacamptis morio and adder's tongue fern Ophioglossum vu…

Hewson's Field

…erata, red fescue Festuca rubra, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens and meadow barley Hordeum secalinum. Herbs are locally abundant and include common knapweed Centaurea nigra, lady's bedstraw Galium verum, cat's ear Hypochaeris radicata, oxeye dai…

Hemingford Grey Meadow

…o. Other grasses include meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens and quaking grass Briza media. The variety of herbs present includes common knapweed Centaurea nigra, oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare and yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor. The prese…

Lower Saleway Farm Meadows

…tory of hay cutting and aftermath grazing. The dominant grasses are yellow oat Trisetum flavescens, red fescue Festuca rubra, quaking grass Briza media and crested dog’s tail, with upright brome Bromus erectus locally frequent. There is a substantial cover of herbs, particularl…

South Lee Meadows

…Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens and rough meadow grass Poa trivialis. These grasses are accompanied by a range of characteristic herbs including an abundance of great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis and meadowswee…

Woldingham & Oxted Downs

…bra and Festuca ovina together with quaking grass Briza media, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, purging flax Linum catharticum, bee orchid Ophrys apifera, thyme Thymus praecox, common centaury Centaurium erythraea, yellow wort Blackstonia perfoliata and early gentian Gentian…

Tilwick Meadow

… oat grass Avenula pubescens, meadow barley Hordeum secalinum, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus and other species including yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, pepper saxifrage Salaum silaus, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, spiny rest-harrow …

Field Barn Heaths, Hilborough

…natherum elatius and Yorkshire fog. Associated species include yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, field mouse ear Cerastium arvense, field scabious Knautia arvensis and lady’s bedstraw Galium verum with scattered bracken. Two oak Quercus robur and hawthorn Crataegus monogyna w…

Knarsdale Meadows

…sted dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, red fescue Festuca rubra, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, downy oat grass Avenula pubescens, quaking grass Briza media and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus. The most common herbs are wood cranesbill Geranium sylvaticum, ribwort plantain Plan…

Bank and Cother Wood

…as quaking grass Briza media, sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina and golden oat grass Trisetum flavescens. The herb species of the grassland include rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, sainfoin Onobrychis viciifolia and various orchids such as pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis, g…

Butterwick Meadows

…ss species including sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, golden oat grass Trisetum flavescens, rough stalked meadow grass Poa trivialis and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus. Rye grass Lolium perenne is at low frequency over much of the area but is locally dominant. Hairy oat gr…

Dancersend Waterworks

…rass Brachypodium pinnatum, hairy oat grass Avenula pubescens, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, quaking grass Briza media, glaucous sedge Carex flacca, fairy flax Linum catharticum, large thyme Thymus pulegioides, basil thyme Acinos arvensis, small scabious Scabiosa columbar…

Quarry Farm Meadow

…hoxanthum odoratum, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens abundant. Characteristic species of calcareous grassland such as quaking grass Briza media and field scabious Knautia arvensis occur frequently, with fairy flax Linum catharticum, …

Brook Meadow, Darley Green

… vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus. A wide variety of herbs characteristic of traditionally managed flood meadows are present including devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis, yellow…

Pleasley Vale Railway

… by tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum, red fescue Festuca rubra, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens and smooth meadow grass Poa pratensis and containing a rich herb flora characterised by the abundance of bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, wild basil Clinopodium vulgare, zig…

Lords Wood and Pasture

…s sub community characterised by lady's bedstraw Galium verum, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, quaking grass Briza media, glaucous sedge Carex flacca, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba and common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium. Such a close association of well structur…

Twinhills Woods and Meadows

…odoratum, crested dog's tail, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens; the only sedge species which is common is glaucous sedge Carex flacca. The herb component of these two fields is especially rich with common knapweed, dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule…

Gweunydd Ty-Brith (Ty-Brith Meadows)

…er Trifolium pratense. Other locally prominent species include yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor and tufted vetch Vicia cracca. The damper grassland is characterised by the presence of glaucous sedge Carex flacca, jointed rush Juncus articulatus…

Maes Hiraddug

… grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens are all present at low cover. Herbs are particularly well represented within the turf, the most prominent species include common knapweed Centaurea nigra, common birds-foot-trefoil…

Pike Corner

…rubra, crested dog's tail, common bent Agrostis capillaris and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens. The drier parts of the site contain many mounds created by the yellow meadow ant Lasius flavus and several plants more characteristic of chalk or limestone downland, e.g. stemless…

Williamston River Shingle

…g flax Linum catharticum salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens. Scrub, comprising gorse Ulex europaeus, downy birch Betula pubescens, goat willow Salix caprea and alder Alnus glutinosa is present along much of the riverbank and is encroaching …

Sudborough Green Lodge Meadows

… grass and meadow oat grass Avenula pubescens, A. pratense and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens. Many herb species occur abundantly, e.g. common knapweed Centaurea nigra, common bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, cowslip Primula veris, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, rib…

Meols Meadows

… pratensis, common couch Elytrigia repens, sweet vernal grass, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, soft brome Bromus hordeaceus, cock’s foot Dactylis glomerata, meadow fescue Schedonorus pratensis, red fescue, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera …

The Hermitage

…uch as quaking grass Briza media, glaucous sedge Carex flacca, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, lady's bedstraw Galium verum, downy oat grass Avenula pubescens, purging flax Linum catharticum and common sorrel Rumex acetosa. Anthills occur in some parts of the field, indicat…

Langcliff Cross Meadow

…e sward. The local occurrence of quaking grass Briza media and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens along with spring sedge Carex caryophyllea indicate pockets of more base rich conditions. The grassland is herb rich throughout and includes many species characteristic of old mead…

Cliff House

…rass Briza media, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens. Several of the more uncommon limestone herbs present in some quantity within the sward include squinancywort Asperula cynanchica, purple milk vetch Astragulus danicus and clustere…

Cliff Beck Meadow, Buttertubs

…opodium majus, bugle Ajuga reptans, quaking grass Briza media, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, cock s' foot grass Dactylis glomerata with, more locally, adder's tongue fern Ophioglossum vulgatum. On the steeper slopes there is some calcareous influence and the dry sward is …

Horse Field, Gilling

…anthus minor are locally common. Other species present include yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, field wood rush Luzula campestris, cowslip Primula veris and oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare. The grassland on the low lying ground by the western hedge is damper and, besides th…

Loughborough Meadows

…eadow grass Poa trivialis, perennial rye grass Lolium perenne, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, red fescue Festuca rubra and meadow barley Hordeum secalinum, dominate the sward. Typical herbs include great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis, pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus, narro…

Bray Meadows

…g grass Briza media, bulbous buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens. The presence of calcicoles such as these in alluvial meadows is an extremely rare feature in Berkshire. There are also some typical damp meadow plants such as meadow barley Horde…

Edford Woods & Meadows

…aking grass Briza media, downy oat grass Avenula pubescens and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens. These grasslands contain a high cover and diversity of herb species; particularly abundant in the meadows are, cowslip Primula veris, pignut Conopodium majus, yellow rattle Rhinan…

Langmead and Weston Level

…imula veris. Rarer species include quaking grass Briza media, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum and the nationally threatened green winged orchid Anacamptis morio. Wetter meadows contain sedges Carex disticha, Carex hirta and C. lepidocarpa a…

Watlington and Pyrton Hills

…and. The flora includes false oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, black medick Medicago lupulina, wild basil Clinopodium vulgare, wild strawberry Fragaria vesca, clustered bell flower Campanula glomerata, field scabious Knautia arvensis and lady…

Dallow Downs and Winsdon Hill

…asional cock’s-foot Dactylis glomerata and rare occurrences of yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, crested dog’s-tail Cynosurus cristatus, false oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius and tall fescue Schedonorus arundinaceus. A wide range of characteristic chalk grassland plants are p…

Rookery Cottage Meadows

…ommunity. The furrows are grass dominated with such species as yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens and downy oat grass Avenula pubescens. The flora of the ridges is more diverse with glaucous sedge Carex flacca, hoary plantain Plantago media, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus, bu…

Steeple Langford Down

…f grasses, including sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens and crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus. Steeple Langford Down is largely free from trees and scrub though there are a few clumps of hawthorn, blackthorn, buckthorn, elder and d…

Swindale Meadows

…e also present throughout the lower frequency, while yellow and downy oat grass Trisetum flavescens and Avenula pubescens occur only at the eastern end. Sedges are uncommon within the sward and, together with the unusually low cover of wood crane's bill Geranium sylvaticum this m…

Wyndrush Pastures

… grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus. Yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens and crested dog’s-tail Cynosurus cristatus are more occasional components of the sward. Frequent among the grasses are herbs including common knapweed Centaurea nigra, common bird’…

Prestatyn Hillside

… typical range of species including quaking-grass Briza media; yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens; burnet rose Rosa spinosissima; ploughmans spikenard Inula convza and yellow-wort Blackstonia perfoliata. The uncommon and coastal hoary rockrose Helianthemum oelandicum occurs on …

Cleeve Hill

…prise a mosaic of turf dominated by quaking grass Briza media, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens and crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus with patches of wild thyme Thymus praecox common bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus and common rest-harrow Ononis repens. Glaucous se…

Kendall's Meadow

…scue Festuca rubra, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens. Notably abundant herbs are yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis and cat’s ear Hypochaeris radicata. Well over fifty plant species have so far been …

The Coombs, Hinton Parva

…re fog Holcus lanatus, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. The presence of scattered, but mature scrub, principally of hawthorn and elder, contributes to overall habitat diversity, a characteri…

Kettlewell Meadows

…ese are accompanied by crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and cock's foot Dactylis glomerata. Herbs include abundant pignut Conopodium majus, adder's tongue, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata and red clove…

Purbeck Ridge (East)

…aracterised by the prominence of tor-grass, sheep’s fescue and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens. Typical and abundant herbs include lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, carline thistle Carlina vulgaris and bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus. Herbs with spreading rosettes that ar…

Maidscross Hill

…his, they contain a good range of associated species including yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, wild carrot Daucus carota, smooth tare Vicia tetrasperma and smooth hawk's beard Crepis capillaris. In some parts, weed species cleavers Galium aparine, white melilot Melilotus al…

Goldborough Farm Meadows

…ypical meadow grasses such as meadow barley Hordeum secalinum, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, common bent Agrostis capillaris and red fescue Festuca rubra. Many herb species are frequent throu…

Quarry Moor

…t open, turf of red fescue Festuca rubra, quaking grass Briza media, yellow oat Trisetum flavescens and glaucous sedge Carex flacca, with thyme Thymus praecox, purging flax Linum catharticum, hoary plantain Plantago media and rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus. These open communiti…

Far Mains and Far Limekiln Close Meadows

…ail Cynosurus cristatus, perennial ryegrass Lolium perenne and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens while the other contains crested dog's tail, perennial ryegrass, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra and quaking grass Briza media. Herb species such…

Swineley Meadow, Widdale

… grass Anthoxanthum odoratum with red fescue Festuca rubra and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens. jointed rush Juncus articulatus and carnation sedge Carex panicea are also abundant. Besides marsh marigold, the flowering plant species present include yellow rattle Rhinanthus m…

Newhall Reservoir Meadow

…ted by sheep's fescue Festuca ovina, red fescue Festuca rubra, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, false oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. This community is characterised by the abundance of plants such as cowslip Primula veris, hay rattle Rhinant…

Pye Flatts Meadows

…dicative of its special interest quaking grass Briza media and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens. While plants such as oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare, hardheads Centaurea nigra and yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor are abundant and provide an attractive feature in the landscape…

Normanby Meadow

…rass Deschampsia cespitosa, perennial ryegrass Lolium perenne, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens and meadow barley Hordeum secalinum in varying amounts. Other information, This is a new site and lies within the North Lincolnshire Coversands and Clay Vales Natural Area.

Prince's Rough

… of lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, yarrow Achillea millefolium, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens and glaucous sedge Carex flacca, however, is indicative of a change to the lady’s bedstraw sub community of this type of neutral grassland reflecting a stronger calcareous influenc…

Clipsham Old Quarry and Pickworth Great Wood

…estone grassland dominated by tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens and narrow leaved meadow grass Poa angustifolia. A good range of lime loving herbs are present including dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule, marjoram Origanum vulgare, common rock rose H…

Llanddulas Limestone and Gwrych Castle Wood

…sward, grasses such as crested dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens and perennial rye-grass Lolium perenne have increased at the expense of the herbs. In those parts where grazing has become relaxed, Bromus erectus grassland dominates. This occupie…

Portholme

… the presence of such grasses as Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis and meadow fescue Schedonorus pratensis. The range of herbs present, typical of such meadows, includes lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, pepper sax…

New Castle Meadows

…abundant sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and frequent yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens. Quaking-grass Briza media is well represented and is an indication of the acid/neutral status of the soil; crested dog’s-tail Cynosurus cristatus is also frequent or locally abund…

The Parish Field, Cae'r Rhedyn

… salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, quaking grass Briza media, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens and downy oat grass Avenula pubescens. In other areas, where the ground is steepest, the soil has become leached, and plants preferring more acid soils occur, including devil’s-bit…

Drybank Meadow, Cherington

… grass species and twenty have been recorded so far, including yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, quaking grass Briza media and meadow barley Hordeum secalinum. Herbs characteristic of this type of grassland which are frequent here are meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis, com…

Gweunydd Somerton Meadows

… Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani, saw-wort Serratula tinctoria, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens and the delicate stonewort Chara virgata. The site also supports small breeding populations of two highly localised and declining invertebrates: the marsh fritillary butterfly Euph…

Moor Hall Meadows

…grass Briza media and red fescue Festuca rubra with occasional yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens. cowslip Primula veris, betony Betonica officinalis and glaucous sedge Carex flacca characterise the herb community which also contains rarer species, notably orchids Orchidaceae. …

North Meadow, Cricklade

…opecurus pratensis, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens. Meadow brome Bromus commutatus and meadow barley Hordeum secalinum are also frequent in the turf. The flora is rich in herbs with typical hayfield species such as pepper saxifrag…

Willow Burn Pasture

… The grassland sward includes heath grass Danthonia decumbens, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, quaking grass Briza media and meadow rescue Schedonorus pratensis, and such herb species as dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus, saw wort Serratula tinct…

Coedydd Capel Dyddgen

…w on the thinner soils, with oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, burnet-saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga and imperforate St. John’s-wort Hypericum maculatum on deeper areas. Bare, damp, mossy areas on the old quarry floors support sporadic popula…

Eskamhorn Meadows

…Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens and red fescue Festuca rubra. The sward has a very high diversity of broadleaved species, with herbs, particularly great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis, dominating the sward in sev…

Holland Hall (Melbourn) Railway Cutting

…ut sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, quaking grass Briza media and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens all assume local dominance. Many parts of the cutting are unstable and the raw, shallow, highly calcareous soils which result, carry an open growth of calcicolous plants apparently…

Hardington Moor

… dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, quaking grass Briza media and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens. A special feature is the abundance of the French oat grass Gaudinia fragilis which is present as a major constituent of the sward at only four sites in Britain. There are a large …

Plumpton Pasture

…sted dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, red fescue Festuca rubra, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus and common bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus. Grassland species associated with this community type include quaking grass Briza media, oxeye …

Little Scrubbs Meadow

…s bedstraw Galium verum, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens. The meadow is an important stronghold for the populations of two butterflies now very scarce in Lincolnshire and its scrubby margins attract nesting nightingale.

Annacramph Meadows

…arce plant species, generally confined to unimproved grassland-yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, adders tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum and, of particular note, cowslip Primula veris. The site contains the largest, and probably the only surviving, colony of this species in Count…

Porter's Lodge Meadows

…tylis glomerata. Occasional perennial ryegrass Lolium perenne, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens and quaking grass Briza media are also present within the sward. The western field slopes towards the south and near the bottom of the slope the vegetation shows a transition towar…

Hawes Water

…ca rubra, meadow oat grass, downy oat grass Avenula pubescens, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens and cock's foot Dactylis glomerata and herbs such as salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata, lady's bedstraw Galium verum, dropwort Filipendula vul…

Priddy Pools

…at grass Arrhenatherum elatius, soft brome Bromus hordeaceous, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, cowslip Primula veris and lady's bedstraw Galium verum. The southern pool is relatively nutrient rich and is fringed by a broad band of common reed…

Clear Beck Meadow

…the sward. Other grasses include quaking grass Briza media and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, occurring locally within the site and indicative of more base rich conditions. Notable by its very low frequency is perennial rye grass Lolium perenne, a species much favoured in…

Plaster's Green Meadows

…kshire fog Holcus lanatus, while quaking grass Briza media and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens are also frequent. There is a high component of herb species throughout the meadows including saw wort Serratula tinctoria, dyer’s greenweed Genista tinctoria, common knapweed, pe…

Brown's Close Meadow

… crested dog’s tail, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens and red fescue Festuca rubra. There is an abundance of herbs, which include common bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, selfheal Prunella vulgaris, pignut Conopodium majus, roug…

Clarilaw Grasslands

…t grass Avenula pubescens, heath-grass Danthonia decumbens and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens. Of the herb species, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, restharrow Ononis repens, bulbous buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus, wild thyme Thymus polytrichus and kidney vetch Anthyllis vulner…

North Curry Meadow

…mon bent Agrostis capillaris, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens. Dicotyledonous herbs account for a high proportion of cover and include abundant rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus, common knapweed Centaurea nigra, yarrow Achillea millefolium, ye…

Wharmley Riverside

… The grassy swards have false oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, quaking grass Briza media and a range of herbs including yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, common milkwort Polygala vulgaris, fairy flax Linum catharticum and common spotted orchid …

Knapp and Barnett's Downs

… sward also composed of crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, quaking grass Briza media and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. The rare dwarf sedge Carex humilis, a plant with a British distribution centred on south Wiltshire and north Dorset, is …

Parsonage Down

… glaucous sedge Carex flacca, heath grass Danthonia decumbens, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens and crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha are widespread. Herbs which typify the south west Wiltshire chalk are common on the site and include saw wort Serratula tinctoria, devil’s…

Tudor Farm Bank

…weed. Other typical species include red fescue Festuca rubra, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, smooth hawk’s beard Crepis capillaris, meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis, common bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, yarrow Achillea millefolium and ribwort plantain Plantag…

Swinstead Valley

…ia, sheep's fescue Festuca ovina, red fescue Festuca rubra and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens. Where the sward is more open and patches of bare ground are present, herbs such as fairy flax Linum catharticum, harebell and clustered bellflower Campanula rotundifolia and C. gl…

West Newlandside Meadows

…cespitosa are prominent and both quaking grass Briza media and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens are present.

Breedon Hill

…ha, with sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, red fescue F. rubra and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens also common. The grassland contains many herbs typical of calcareous swards, including burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga, bulbous buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus, harebell Campan…

West Stow Heath

…me 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 of the site. The trees are of considerable age and are multi stemmed, though …

Inkpen and Walbury Hills

…cotrichon pubescens, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens. Another species typical of grassland, upright brome Bromus erectus, occurs locally and is dominant in ungrazed areas including the orad embankments and verges. Other herbs which a…

Low Beckside Meadow

… caryophyllea and additional grasses of local interest include yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens and hairy oat grass Avenula pubescens. The sward also supports the locally uncommon fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea and lesser butterfly orchid Platanthera bifolia which occur …

Hesledon Moor East

…tus, red fescue Festuca rubra, cock’s foot Dactylis glomerata, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, glaucous sedge Carex flacca, quaking grass Briza media and heath grass Danthonia decumbens. Amongst these prominent broad leaved herbs include common knapweed Centaurea nigra, au…

Brithdir a Chwm Mawr

…other less common species including quaking grass Briza media, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens and heath grass Danthonia decumbens. Alongside these grasses is a variety of prominent forbs, including common knapweed Centaurea nigra, common bird’s-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculat…

Foulden Burn

…meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis, quaking grass Briza media, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens and rock rose Helianthemum nummularium. Around 15 species of dandelion Taraxacum spp., normally associated with old meadows, are also present. The scrub is mostly dominated by hawt…

Cassington Meadows

…Cynosurus cristatus, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens and meadow barley Hordeum secalinum. Amongst these, larger herbs characteristic of such swards include the great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis, pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus, mea…

Ketton Quarries

… Sorbus aria, buckthorn Rhamnus cathartica and roses Rosa spp. Yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, marjoram Origanum vulgare, ploughman’s spikenard Inula conyza, common twayblade Neottia ovata, common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii and deadly nightshade Atropa belladonna o…

Midsummer Meadow

…quaking grass Briza media, meadow barley Hordeum secalinum and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens. Characteristic herbs of this type of grassland which are frequent here include meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis, devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis, rough hawkbit Leontodon…

Newton Links

…adow grass Poa pratensis, meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens and crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus with cock’s foot Dactylis glomerata dominating some areas. Most of the saltmarsh adjacent to the Long Nanny burn in the lee of the dunes …

Grassington Hospital Grounds

…aking grass Briza media, downy oat grass Avenula pubescens and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens. More locally, melancholy thistle Cirsium heterophyllum, sneezewort Achillea ptarmica and wood anemone Anemone nemorosa occur. Locally within the site seepage zones are characteris…

Bridgham & Brettenham Heaths

…o includes such species as meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, field wood rush Luzula campestris, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris, stemless thistle Cirsium acaule, wild thyme Thymus praecox, biting stonecrop Sedum acre and the rare Drooping Bro…

Gunnerton Nick

…erb rich grassland with crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis and quaking grass Briza media as well as common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, wild thyme Thymus praecox, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba…

Mid Colne Valley

…hich downland grasses such as upright brome Bromus erectus and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens are abundant. Among these grasses typical chalk herbs occur including dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus, fairy flax Linum catharticum and cowslip Primu…

Gwaun Bryn (Bryn Pasture)

…m odoratum, sheep’s-fescue Festuca ovina, red fescue F. rubra, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens and common bird’s-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus. Characteristic associates include quaking-grass Briza media, spring-sedge Carex caryophyllea, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, la…

Draycott Sleights

… meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis. red fescue Festuca rubra, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, quaking grass and crested hair grass also occur. Herbs of interest include dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, purging flax Linum catharticum, small s…

Tean

…, black knapweed Centaurea nigra, rye grass Lolium perenne and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens. The island also supports five species of breeding sea birds including a small colony of puffin Fratercula arctica on the east side of the island. The other breeding sea birds incl…

Holly Rock Fields

…th grass Danthonia decumbens, sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens. Broadleaved herbs, including common knapweed Centaurea nigra, common bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata, meadow buttercup Ranunculus acri…

Cleatham Quarry

… Lotus corniculatus, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens and abundant pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis. The quarry floor and spoil heaps are sparsely vegetated but have a diverse flora including fairy flax Linum catharticum, thyme…

Rushbeds Wood and Railway Cutting

…h undisturbed and unimproved grassland. Common species include yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, quaking grass Briza media, meadow barley Hordeum secalinum, sneezewort Achillea ptarmica, hoary ragwort Senecio erucifolius, meadow cranesbill Geranium pratense, devil's bit scabi…

Dee Cliffs

…quaking grass Briza media, perennial rye grass Lolium perenne, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens and tall fescue Schedonorus arundinaceus are the other common grass species. The herb flora is rich with a wide range of lime loving plants present, some of which are at the northe…

Grange Meadow

…, common bent Agrostis capillaris and crested dog's tail, with yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens locally frequent. Frequent herbs include common knapweed, cat’s ear Hypochaeris radicata, lady’s bedstraw, oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare, autumn hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnal…

Lobbington Hall Farm Meadow

…ostis capillaris and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. Yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, quaking grass Briza media and meadow barley Hordeum secalinum are also frequent. Herbs characteristic of this type of grassland and found in abundance in this meadow include comm…

Hollybush Pastures

…John’s-wort Hypericum maculatum, quaking-grass Briza media and yellow-oat grass Trisetum flavescens occur infrequently in the sward, but the most notable species throughout the site is cowslip Primula veris, an uncommon plant in Powys and mid Wales, and confined, in the main, to …

Nabgate

…g's tail Cynosurus cristatus, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens. Herbs include ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata, devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis, common knapweed Centaurea nigra and common bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus. hawt…

Overstrand Cliffs

…ociates including the grasses Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens; the herbs ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata, sand sedge Carex arenaria, autumn hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis, black medick Medicago lupulina and yarrow Achillea millefolium…

Hastings Cliffs to Pett Beach

… the scrubby areas there are patches of grassland dominated by yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens and red fescue Festuca rubra, common centaury Centaurium erythraea and scarlet pimpernel Anagallis arvensis. Thrift Armeria maritima is common along the cliff edge with the scarce …

River Ise and Meadows

…eadow is characterised by meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens and great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis, with drier slopes supporting lady’s bedstraw Galium verum and crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus.

Birch Spinney and Mawsley Marsh

…ted dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, quaking grass Briza media, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule and salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba. There are several damp flushes on the slopes which enhance the botanical inter…

Blair Atholl Meadow

…wel Scleranthus annuus, hare’s-foot trefoil Trifolium arvense, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, squirrel-tail fescue Vulpia bromoides and the nationally scarce maiden pink Dianthus deltoides.

Haydon Meadow

…g's tail Cynosurus cristatus, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens are all frequent and are joined by several other grasses, including meadow fox tail Alopecurus pratensis, perennial rye grass Lolium perenne, meadow barley Hordeum secalinum and qu…

Portway Farm Meadows

…s herb dominated but contain a rich grass flora which includes yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis and tall fescue Schedonorus arundinaceus. Some of the furrows in the southern meadow are seasonally wet and have a modified vegetation type con…

Beagh Big

…g's tail Cynosurus cristatus all achieving high cover values. yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens is frequent. There is an abundance of forbs such as bulbous buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus, yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor, red clover Trifolium pratense, black knapweed Centaurea n…

Crook Burn, Dyeshaugh

…rysosplenium alternifolium, common twayblade Neottia ovata and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens.

Caeau Glyn (Glyn Fields)

…ther characteristic species include quaking-grass Briza media, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, glaucous sedge Carex flacca, hairy lady's-mantle Alchemilla filicaulis, pignut Conopodium majus, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus, autumn hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis, common…

Honington Camp

…ectus. These are typical of base rich soils and are found with yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha and quaking grass Briza media. Herbs associated with this kind of grassland are also concentrated on the banks where common rock rose Heliant…

Saltersford Lane Meadows

…wny oat grass Avenula pubescens, quaking grass Briza media and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens suggests more base rich soil conditions. The sloping area at the east of this field contains frequent great burnet. Other species which occur in this field which are uncommon in St…

Fayland Chalk Bank

…uch as red fescue Festuca rubra, quaking grass Briza media and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens; whilst Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and wood false brome Brachypodium sylvaticum are locally abundant in less open areas. Herbs include abundant common spotted and pyramidal orchi…

Haggburn Gate

…al grass, crested dog’s tail, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens. In wetter areas tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and rushes, particularly soft rush Juncus effusus and jointed rush J. articulatus are dominant with marsh marigold Caltha p…

Welford Field

… foot Dactylis glomerata, rough meadow grass Poa trivialis and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens. Meadow barley Hordeum secalinum is also found occasionally, although unusual in flood meadows it is characteristic of many unimproved meadows in Warwickshire.

Rosemarkie to Shandwick Coast

…us glycyphyllos), bloody cranesbill (Geranium sanguineum) and yellow oat grass (Trisetum flavescens). Upland birch woodland This site contains the only representation of coastal cliff woodland in the Inner Moray Firth. The relative shelter of this area allows oak-hazel woodland i…

Crich Chase

…t grass Arrhenatherum elatius, cock’s foot Dactylis glomerata, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens and quaking grass occurring less frequently. Herbs are well represented by species such as common knapweed, rough hawkbit, bird’s foot trefoil, cowslip, red clover Trifolium praten…

Kingswood Meadow

…tanum, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, common dandelion and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens.

Blackwater Estuary

…opecurus pratensis. crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, grasses indicative of relict grassland, have a frequent distribution while marsh foxtail Alopecurus geniculatus is locally abundant in the wetter low ways. Traditional plants of e…

Marked Ash Meadows

…he vegetation. In the two southernmost meadows the presence of yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, quaking grass Briza media, fairy flax Linum catharticum and meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis in patches indicates a transition to the meadow vetchling sub community of the neut…

Honeybrook Farm

…Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, red fescue Festuca rubra and meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis are all frequent with occasional meadow barley Hordeum secalinum and meadow brome Bromus commutatus. Typical mead…

Barker Scar

…rested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, yellow oat Trisetum flavescens and quaking grass Briza media. The sward is very herb rich. Herbs and sedges occurring here include common knapweed Centaurea nigra, burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga, dropwort…

Weston Fen

… grass Lolium perenne, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens and sheep's fescue Festuca ovina. Broad leaved species include woolly thistle Cirsium eriophorum, clustered bell flower Campanula glomerata, purging flax Linum catharticum, small s…

Barrow Burn Meadows

…ng bent Agrostis stolonifera, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens also common. Smooth, hairy and intermediate lady’s mantle Alchemilla glabra, Alchemilla filicaulis and Alchemilla xanthochlora, also characteristic meadow species, are abundant in …

Ballygalley Head

… on the thin skeletal soils. A significant local population of yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens occurs in the sward on the west facing slopes of the ASSI. This species is usually restricted to base-rich or calcareous grasslands and is relatively uncommon in Northern Ireland. …

Oakland Pasture

…tum, red fescue Festuca rubra, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatusand yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens. The ridges are floristically rich, with frequent common bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, red clover Trifolium pratense, common vetch Vicia sativa and oxeye daisy Leucanthem…

Derrington Meadow

…ta, red fescue Festuca rubra, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens. Among the most abundant herbs are ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus and bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatu…

Debdale Meadow, Muston

…rnet Sanguisorba officinalis, saw wort Serratula tinctoria and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens are locally frequent. Other notable species include quaking grass Briza media, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris and adder's tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum.

Holies Down

…Festuca rubra and Festuca ovina, quaking grass Briza media and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens. Coarser grasses include upright brome Bromus erectus and tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum, two species characteristic of chalk downland, which are locally common over the site. Few…

Gingerfields

…Anthoxanthum odoratum, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, quaking grass Briza media and false oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius. Herbs are abundant and include wood crane's bill Geranium sylvaticum, meadow crane's bill Geranium pratense, …

Grove Farm

…proved meadows and pastures such as quaking grass Briza media, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, meadow barley Hordeum secalinum, downy oat grass Avenula pubescens and heath grass. There is also an abundance of French oat grass Gaudinia fragilis which in Britain is only found…

Little Blakenham Pit

…cus lanatus and brown bent grass Agrostis canina with frequent yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, Slender false brome grass Brachypodium sylvaticum and quaking grass Briza media. Characteristic herb species include wild strawberry Fragaria vesca, purging flax Linum catharticum…

Merries Farm Meadows

…ulmaria. Frequent grasses are sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, with hairy sedge Carex hirta. The lady’s bedstraw sub community has frequent yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, betony Betonica officinalis, devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis, a…

Ballymacaldrack

…aucous sedge Carex flacca, common knapweed Centaurea nigra and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens. Plants of note found in this area include greater butterfly orchid Platanthera chlorantha, bulbous buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus and zigzag clover Trifolium medium. Ballymacaldrac…

Castletown

… common bent Agrostis capillaris, red fescue Festuca rubra and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens are common throughout. A range of herbs including oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare, meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis, common knapweed Centaurea nigra, yellow-rattle Rhinanthus m…

Sherbourne Meadows

…sted dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, red fescue Festuca rubra, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens and perennial rye grass Lolium perenne. Other species that are very frequent are sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, cock's foot Dactylis glomer…

Birches Barn Meadows

…shire fog Holcus lanatus, rough meadow grass Poa trivialis and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens. Other abundant grasses include common bent Agrostis capillaris, meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and meadow barley Hordeum secalinum.…

Billacombe

…es much of the site. Among the most abundant grass species are yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, bents Agrostis spp. and red fescue Festuca rubra with occasional cock’s-foot Dactylis glomerata and false oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius. Many broad-leaved herbs occur with frequ…

Calender Meadows

… Dactylis glomerata and false oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius. Yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens and downy oat grass Avenula pubescens are also present. A diverse range of characteristic herbs occur including a high frequency of common knapweed Centaurea nigra, lady’s bedstraw…

Cockey Down

…dominate the sward, with smaller cat's tail Phleum bertolonii, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens and many herbs. Devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis, squinancywort Asperula cynanchica, kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria, common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium and small sc…

East Harling Common

…ago media, whilst ant hills have a distinctive flora including yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, wild thyme Thymus polytrichus, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha and dwarf mouse ear Cerastium pumilum at its only Norfolk locality. Gorse Ule…

Sheepy Fields

… dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis and ribwort Plantago lanceolata. There is a rich assemblage of herbs including lady's mantle Alchemilla vestita, adder's tongue Ophioglossum v…

Rigg Farm and Stake Hill Meadows

…orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens and quaking grass Briza media. Mountain pansy Viola lutea, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa and bluebells Hyacinthoides non-scripta are also found in the northern field. More intensiv…

Ballynanaghten

…cca is also very common. In addition the notable grass species yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens and rare fern adder's-tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum have also been recorded, although occasional in distribution. Ballynanaghten is an area of semi-natural grassland managed in a tr…

Normanton Pastures

…s foot Dactylis glomerata, perennial rye grass Lolium perenne, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, common bent Agrostis capillaris and quaking grass Briza media and possess a wide range of herbs including pignut Conopodium majus, hayrattle Rhinanthus minor, cowslip Primula veri…

Salt Meadow, Earl's Common

…ing grass Briza media, meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens. Characteristic herbs include adder’s tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum, pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus and green winged orchid Anacamptis morio. Of particular interest is the presence …

Dolyhir Meadows

…tum and a good representation of quaking-grass Briza media and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens. Cock’s-foot Dactylis glomerata occurs locally, apparently in association with areas of deeper soil. The eastern pasture is more grass-dominated, with a greater frequency of perenn…

Far Hall Meadow

…mon sorrel Rumex acetosa. Meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, marsh-marigold Caltha palustris, autumn hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis and tufted vetch Vicia cracca are all locally prominent, along with a wide range of other associates, inc…

Ruston Cottage Pasture

…e milk vetch Astragalus danicus. Other species present include yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis, fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea, sweet violet Viola odorata, dropwort Filipendula vulgaris and rock rose Helianthemum nummularium. The gras…

Draycote Meadows

…aking grass Briza media, downy oat grass Avenula pubescens and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens. The northern meadow has large populations of green winged orchid Anacamptis morio with pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus and adder’s tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum whereas the southern…

West Park Meadows

…nant among the grasses with downy oat grass Avenula pubescens. Yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, heath grass Danthonia decumbens and quaking grass Briza media also present. Within the meadows are steep banks which are not regularly cut for hay and these support further specie…

Sullington Warren

…dominant grasses are sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens and smaller cat’s tail Phleum pratense ssp. bertoloni which occur together with such plants as wild thyme Thymus praecox and white clover Trifolium repens. Seven of the eight tumul…

Bishop Wilton Poor Land

… grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens are all common, as are herbs such as great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata, meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensi…

Duke of York Meadow

… of hay meadows are present such as quaking grass Briza media, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens and meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis, along with characteristic herbs including devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis, pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus and green winged orchid An…

Flamborough Railway Cutting

…rome Brachypodium sylvaticum, upright brome Bromus erectus and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, together with typical chalk herbs such as kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria, carline thistle Carlina vulgaris and burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga. However, it is for its orc…

Baynhall Meadow

…adow. Characteristic species frequently occurring here include yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris, red clover Trifolium pratense, agrimony Agrimonia eupatoria, common bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, salad …

Whitesheet Hill

…es into a more mesotrophic community, typical components being yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and brown bent Agrostis canina, accompanied by pignut Conopodium majus, tormentil Potentilla erecta and the uncommon meadow saxifrage Saxi…

Eastoft Meadow

…, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, meadow grass Poa pratensis and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens. The herb flora includes abundant great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis, oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare, meadow sweet Filipendula ulmaria, betony Betonica officinalis and rough ha…

Burton Leonard Lime Quarry

…nd comprises species characteristic of Magnesian Limestone including yellow oat Trisetum flavescens, the spring sedges Carex caryophyllea and C. ericetorum, thyme Thymus praecox, rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga, twayblade Neottia ovata an…

Stephen Ings, Crackpot

… fescue Festuca rubra, crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus and, locally, hair oat grass Avenula pubescens. Typically such grasslands contain an abundance of pignut Conopodium majus and rough hawkbit Leontodon …

Common Hill

…th sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, quaking grass Briza media and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens. Many of the herbs found here are uncommon in the county, including woolly thistle Cirsium eriophorum, dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule, marjoram Origanum vulgare, yellow wort Blacksto…

Field Head Meadow

… acris, daisy Bellis perennis and common sorrel Rumex acetosa. Yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, common knapweed Centaurea nigra, autumn hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis, common bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, smooth hawk’s beard Crepis capillaris and meadow vetchlin…

Rush Furlong

…dia, with hairy oat Avenula pubescens, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, yellow oat Trisetum flavescens and, locally, meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis. Herbs are prominent, including rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus, oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare, adder's tongue fern Ophiogloss…

Yelden Meadows

… dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens and herbs such as common knapweed Centaurea nigra, meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris, common sorrel Rumex acetosa and great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis. Other species character…

Lea Marsh

…ass Deschampsia cespitosa, perennial rye grass Lolium perenne, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens and meadow barley Hordeum secalinum in varying amounts. Permanently wet depressions and shallow ditches flow northwards across the site and support an inundation community charact…

St. Dunstan's Well Catchment

…r grass Koeleria macrantha, downy oat grass Avenula pubescens, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens and heath grass Danthonia decumbens also occur. Glaucous sedge Carex flacca and spring sedge Carex caryophyllea are abundant. Herbs of interest include lady's mantle Alchemilla fil…

Wollaston Meadows

… knapweed Centaurea nigra. Other notable species occurring are yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, quaking grass Briza media, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum and cowslip Primula veris. The county rarity dropwort Filipendula vulgaris is also found…

Upper Hall Farm Quarry and Grassland

…lcicole lime loving species such as quaking grass Briza media, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum. Tor grass Brachypodium pinnatum which is common on the Cotswold l…

Cae Cwm-rhocas (Cwm Roches Meadow)

…rus pratensis, soft-brome Bromus hordeaceus subsp. Hordeaceus, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, common knapweed Centaurea nigra, common mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum, meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis, autumn hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispid…

Moorsley Banks

…tis capillaris and crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus with yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, heath grass Danthonia decumbens, cock’s foot Dactylis glomerata and quaking grass. Herbs present include pignut Conopodium majus, yarrow Achilleia millefolium, harebell Campanula …

Stonepit and Nova Slacks

… is dominated by sheep's fescue, quaking grass Briza media and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens. Herbs include dropwort Filipendula vulgaris and oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare. Ant hills occur upon which rock rose and wild thyme Thymus praecox flourish. The ungrazed areas a…

Wanlass Grasslands

…common knapweed Centaurea nigra and locally much salad burnet, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, pignut Conopodium majus and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. Other plants of note in the meadows include adder's tongue fern Ophioglossum vulgatum, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor and…

Hawthorn Cottage Pasture

… support fine leaved grasses such as red fescue Festuca rubra, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens and quaking grass Briza media, whilst the furrows typically contain a coarser turf of common bent Agrostis capillaris, creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera, crested dog’s tail Cynosu…

East Heslerton Brow

…at grass Alopecurus pratensis. Other components of the sward include yellow oat Trisetum flavescens, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, sheep's fescue Festuca ovina, quaking grass Briza media and carnation sedge Carex flacca. Many typical herbs occur on the site including roc…

Teversal to Pleasley Railway

…undant quaking grass Briza media, red fescue Festuca rubra and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens and includes such herbs as yellow wort Blackstonia perfoliata, burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga, carline thistle Carlina vulgaris and several species of orchid. The railway cu…

Aller Hill

… dominated by sheep's fescue Festuca ovina in combination with yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens and quaking grass Briza media. The range of species present are characteristic of traditionally managed calcareous grassland with extensive areas of common bird's foot trefoil Lotu…

Maulden Church Meadow

…ted dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus, meadow barley Hordeum secalinum, yellow oat Trisetum flavescens, small cat’s tail Phleum bertolonii and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, together with a variety of herbs including burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga, dwarf thistle Ci…

Hen-allt Common

…dow fescue Schedonorus pratensis, mat-grass Nardus stricta and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens. Other common associates include glaucous sedge Carex flacca, sneezewort Achillea ptarmica, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, autumn hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis, common bird's-fo…

Wilford Claypits

…ifera, red fescue Festuca rubra, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens and smooth meadow grass Poa pratensis and by the variety of herbs including wild carrot Daucus carota, bee orchid Ophrys apifera, southern marsh orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa, y…

Lambert's Castle

…rass and sedge are present including red fescue Festuca rubra, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens and quaking grass Briza media, with spring sedge Carex caryophyllea and glaucous sedge Carex flacca being widely distributed. Of the numerous herbs, red clover Trifolium pratense, …

Bowber Head and Piper Hole Meadows

…at lower frequencies include meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis and yellow oat Trisetum flavescens. However, the most obvious feature of the vegetation is the variety and abundance of herbs, earning the local name 'herbie meadow'. Wood crane's bill Geranium sylvaticum is typica…

Deepdale Meadows

…fog, and smooth meadow grass with occasional meadow fescue and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, the latter being generally confined to such habitats and thus becoming increasingly uncommon. The meadows are very herb rich with characteristic species such as rough and autumn h…

Stoney Middleton Dale

…areas of herb rich pasture remain. These grasslands are of the yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, quaking grass Briza media, crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus type and contain a wide range of limestone grassland species such as common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium, c…

Dabble Bank

…erised by downy oat grass, meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, red fescue Festuca rubra, crested hair grass Koeleria macrantha, quaking grass Briza media, heath grass Danthonia decumbens, glaucous sedge Carex flacca and spring sedge Carex car…

Berrow Dunes

…repens and lady's bedstraw Galium verum. Other species include yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, marram, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, soapwort Saponaria officinalis, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, hare's foot clover Trifolium arvense, eyebright Euphrasia nemorosa, pyra…

Sutton Lane Meadows

…Festuca rubra. Also present are scarcer meadow species such as yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, quaking grass Briza media, downy oat grass Avenula pubescens and meadow brome Bromus commutatus. An exceptional variety of herbs occurs commonly in the sward, including lady's bed…

Wootton Fitzpaine

…quaking grass Briza media, heath-grass Danthonia decumbens and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens. Glaucous and spring sedges Carex flacca and Carex caryophyllea are also frequent components of the dry and damp grassland. There are also many different herbs present. The early s…

Spring Meadows, Alderman's Head & Cow Croft Meadows

…n bent Agrostis capillaris, smooth meadow grass Poa pratensis, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens and smaller cat’s tail Phleum bertolonii. There are locally abundant patches of oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare, meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis, bitter vetch Lathyrus linifo…

Minsterley Meadows

… grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, common bent Agrostis capillaris, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus, quaking grass Briza media and red fescue Festuca rubra. A varied herbaceous flora includes species which are characteristic of traditionally managed…

Ranters Bank Pastures

…Agrostis capillaris, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens and red fescue Festuca rubra. Abundant herbs in the sward include common bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, cowslip Primula veris, pignut Conopodium majus and devil’s bit scab…

Little Deer Park

…pecies, generally confined to the unimproved grassland such as yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens and mossy saxifrage Saxifraga hypnoides. The short swards at Little Deer Park are important for a range of grassland fungi. Such areas are often described as "waxcap grasslands" be…

Whiston Eaves

…sii, yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, cowslip Primula veris and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens. The southern end of the eastern most field slopes steeply down towards one of the streams. On these steeper slopes herbs such as betony, devil’s bit scabious, spring sedge Carex c…

Port Meadow with Wolvercote Common & Green

…it Leontodon hispidus, lesser yellow trefoil Trifolium dubium, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens and dwarf thistle Cirsium acaule have colonised the higher areas with base rich soils subject to summer drought. Creeping thistle and ragwort have invaded this region since the 19…

Wyedale

…us, red and sheep's fescue Festuca rubra and Festuca ovina and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens. The valley bottom grasslands in Wyedale, whilst not of intrinsic nature conservation interest in themselves, are included in the SSSI by agreement with the owner for management re…

Penny Hill Bank

…grass species is upright brome Bromus erectus, associated with yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens, red fescue Festuca rubra and quaking grass Briza media. The herb component contains many locally uncommon species including autumn gentian Gentianella amarella, common rock rose H…

Low Redford Meadows

…rass Briza media, sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum and yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens being widespread. Also of interest is the abundance of adder’s tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum, a small fern, in the turf.

Redden Bank Lime Works

…aria, hoary plantain Plantago media, hairy violet Viola hirta, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens and meadow oat grass Avenula pratensis. It is also the only Scottish locality for the hybrid species of hairy violet Viola hirta and sweet violet Viola odorata. Scattered trees, sc…

Larks Meadows

…dy’s bedstraw Galium verum, salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba, yellow oat grass Trisetum flavescens and downy oat grass Avenula pubescens all occur, together with quaking-grass Briza media and glaucous sedge Carex flacca. Larks Meadows is host to a number of uncommon grassland pl…

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