Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Eastern Mournes

…e plants and a significant upland bird community, including the rare ring ouzel Turdus torquatus. The heathland communities are very variable and depend upon local environmental conditions. They exhibit a well defined altitudinal sequence from lowland through to upland heath. Tra…

Migneint-Arenig-Dduallt

…a, short-eared owl Asio flammeus, whinchat Saxicola rubetra, stonechat Saxicola torquatus, wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe, ring ouzel Turdus torquatus and raven Corvus corax. Little grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis, teal Anas crecca and common sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos, grey wagtail M…

Cadair Idris

…hin the site include peregrine Falco peregrinus, raven Corvus corax, ring ouzel Turdus torquatus and skylark Alauda arvensis. The woodland and ffridd support typical species including wood warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix, pied flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca, spotted flycatcher Mus…

Coedydd Aber

…include skylark Alauda arvensis, wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe, stonechat Saxicola torquatus, whinchat Saxicola rubetra, tree pipit, meadow pipit Anthus pratensis, whitethroat Sylvia communis and raven. The cliff woodland around the Rhaeadr Fawr falls has more montane qualities and …

Dark Peak

…ulder strewn slopes with bracken, support significant populations of ring ouzel Turdus torquatus 0.7 percent of the British population, many wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe and small populations of whinchat Saxicola rubetra, which appear to be associated with bracken heaths. The wood…

Long Mynd

…d here include merlin Falco columbarius, red grouse Lagopus lagopus, ring ouzel Turdus torquatus, wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe, curlew Numenius arquata and snipe Gallinago gallinago. In addition, the site is also important for dipper Cinclus cinclus and grey wagtail Motacilla ciner…

Cuilcagh Mountain

… site by Greenland white-fronted goose Anser albifrons flavirostris. Ring ouzel Turdus torquatus have been recorded for the area. The invertebrate interest is known to include some notable species of aquatic insect. Of particular note are several alpine species, including the wat…

Malvern Common

…by species on passage such as snow bunting Plectrophenax nivalis and ring ouzel Turdus torquatus and by wintering species such as raven Corvus corax and peregrine Falco peregrinus. The site also supports a wide range of mammals including such scarce species as dormouse Muscardinu…

Monadhliath

…rinellus, golden plover Pluvialis apricaria, dunlin Calidris alpina, ring ouzel Turdus torquatus, wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe, stonechat Saxicola rupicola, red grouse Lagopus lagopus scoticus, meadow pipit Anthus pratensis and dipper Cinclus cinclus. The breeding population of dot…

Foinaven

…cies such as dotterel Charadrius morinellus, ptarmigan Lagopus muta, ring ouzel Turdus torquatus, snow bunting Plectrophenax nivalis, raven Corvus corax, peregrine Falco peregrinus, golden plover Pluvialis apricaria, dunlin Calidris alpina shinzii and golden eagle Aquila chrysaet…

North Dartmoor

…lations of whinchat Saxicola rubetra, wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe and ring ouzel Turdus torquatus, a species which breeds here in greater numbers than anywhere else in southern England. Black Tor Copse is one of three high altitude stunted pedunculate oak Quercus robur woodlands …

Eryri

…tris. Other upland and moorland species breeding on the site include ring ouzel Turdus torquatus, red grouse Lagopus lagopus scotica, snipe Gallinago gallinago, merlin Falco columbarius, whinchat Saxicola rubetra, stonechat S.torquata and wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe. Associated wi…

Goyt Valley

…ty. There are also good populations of twite Linaria flavirostris, ring ouzel Turdus torquatus, red grouse Lagopus lagopus and occasional dunlin Calidris alpina. Lapwing, curlew and snipe are common on the hilly, rushy pastures with dipper Cinclus cinclus and common sandpiper A…

South Pennine Moors

… also support wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe, whinchat Saxicola rubetra, ring ouzel Turdus torquatus and in some years stonechat Saxicola rubicola. The large reservoirs within and adjacent to the site provide feeding areas for moorland nesting birds like dunlin as well as nesting hab…

East Dartmoor

…the and whinchat Saxicola rubetra breed within the site, as does the ring ouzel Turdus torquatus. The emperor moth Saturnia pavonia is among the many invertebrates that occur. The coarse magacrystic biotite granite at Birch Tor, part of the Dartmoor mass (of Permo-Carboniferous …

North Exmoor

…f their breeding range in Britain: notably merlin Falco columbarius, ring ouzel Turdus torquatus and red grouse Lagopus lagopus scoticus. The moorland also has strong populations of whinchat Saxicola rubetra, stonechat Saxicola rubicola and wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe. Mires provi…

Leek Moors

…istrict. There are strong populations of twite Linaria flavirostris, ring ouzel Turdus torquatus and red grouse Lagopus lagopus associated with the moorland. Curlew and snipe also occupy much of the hill ground but their numbers depend on the extent of ill drained enclosed pastur…

Creag Meagaidh

…tos, black grouse Lyrurus tetrix, golden plover Pluvialis apricaria, ring ouzel Turdus torquatus and twite Linaria flavirostris. The plateau and the area above 740m is particularly important for breeding dotterel Charadrius morinellus.

The Malvern Hills

…by species on passage such as snow bunting Plectrophenax nivalis and ring ouzel Turdus torquatus and by wintering species such as raven Corvus corax and peregrine Falco peregrinus. The site also supports a wide range of mammals including such scarce species as dormouse Muscardin…

Skinsdale Peatlands

…support merlin Falco columbarius, golden eagle Aquila chrysaetos and ring ouzel Turdus torquatus which breed and feed in the area. Large lochs and small lochans support red-throated diver Gavia stellata, teal Anas crecca and greenshank. The River Skinsdale and surrounding habitat…

Eastern Peak District Moors

…pes and bracken, support wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe, good numbers of ring ouzel Turdus torquatus, though these are probably declining in areas well used by the public and a large population of whinchat Saxicola rubetra, which appear to be associated with bracken heaths. The woode…

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