Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

New Scroggs

…t plantain Plantago lanceolata, selfheal Prunella vulgaris, germander speedwell Veronica chamaedrys, white clover Trifolium repens, red clover Trifolium pratense, pignut Conopodium majus, creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens, cowslip Primula veris, primrose P. vulgaris and wild s…

Knock Dhu Sallagh Braes

…ent of the sward and include wild thyme Thymus polytrichus, eyebright Euphrasia officinalis agg., lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, fairy flax Linum catharticum, wild strawberry Fragaria vesca, mouse_ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, common birdsfoo…

Beck Dale Meadow

…s Succisa pratensis, common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuschii, betony Stachys officinalis, pignut Conopodium majus, bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, black knapweed Centaurea nigra and common sorrel Rumex acetosa. Less common species found in this community include bitter…

Rathlin Island - Kebble

…entil Potentilla erecta, devils-bit scabious Succisa pratensis, heath speedwell Veronica officinalis and early dog violet Viola riviniana. Where there is localised exposure of the base-rich minerals within the basalt, forbs such as eyebright Euphrasia officinalis agg. and mountai…

Levallymore

…m odoratum. Associated meadow species include herbs such as eyebright Euphrasia officinalis and common birdsfoot trefoil Lotus corniculatus. Although many of the fields at Levallymore are described as herb-rich, they also tend to be grass dominated with common bent Agrostis capil…

Galboly

… are common and diverse with wild thyme Thymus polytrichus, eyebright Euphrasia officinalis agg, lady's bedstraw Galium verum, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, wild strawberry Fragaria vesca, fairy flax Linum catharticum, birdsfoot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, mouse_ear hawkweed P…

Fachwen Isaf

…d’s-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus are frequent in places, and betony Betonica officinalis, harebell Campanula rotundifolia and devil’s-bit scabious are also scattered through these drier grassland patches. In places, additional species, such as eyebright Euphrasia sp., heather …

Grime's Graves

…ge of other plants such as sheep’s sorrel Rumex acetosella and common speedwell Veronica officinalis. Acid grassland also covers a substantial portion of the southern part of the site. Most of this area is dominated by species of bent grass Agrostis spp. and sheep’s fescue Festuc…

Freeholders Wood

…ates the canopy, support a greater variety of species including heath speedwell Veronica officinalis, wood avens Geum urbanum, selfheal Prunella vulgaris, lady's mantle Alchemilla sp., wild strawberry Fragaria vesca and barren strawberry Potentilla sterilis. Towards the southern …

Pentregwyn

…abious Succisa pratensis, field wood-rush Luzula campestris and betony Betonica officinalis are also present. Associated with the neutral grassland in the southern part of the site are patches of a mire community characterised by sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus, Yorkshire-…

South Hylton Pasture

…in Plantago lanceolata, bulbous buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus, common speedwell Veronica officinalis, as well as red and white clovers Trifolium pratense and Trifolium repens respectively. In addition glaucous sedge Carex flacca and common horsetail Equisetum arvense are scattere…

Wyre Forest

…e include marsh fragrant orchid Gymnadenia densiflora, great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, chaffweed Lysimachia minima, rough horsetail Equisetum hyemale and white sedge Carex curia. The invertebrates of flushes and mire vegetation communities hav…

Rampisham Down

…olet Viola riviniana, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum, heath speedwell Veronica officinalis, western gorse Ulex gallii and yarrow Achillea millefolium. Additional herbs, which are sometimes locally frequent or prominent in the sward due to their stature include rough ha…

Mapperton and Poorton Vales

…y species-poor, includes the herbs tormentil Potentilla erecta, heath speedwell Veronica officinalis and common dog-violet Viola riviniana. It has a well developed bryophyte (mosses and liverworts) component. Anthills are a conspicuous feature and provide a different habitat for …

Aston Rowant

… and human trampling, have an impoverished flora which includes heath speedwell Veronica officinalis, hairy violet Viola hirta and common rock rose Helianthemum nummularium. Elsewhere on the plateau and the south facing scarp sheep grazing maintains a more species rich sward whic…

Caldanagh Bog

…bit scabious Succisa pratensis, tormentil Potentilla erecta and heath speedwell Veronica officinalis. Two low hills associated with the esker ridge support small stands of rank bracken Pteridium aquilinum, gorse Ulex europaeus and hawthorn Crataegus monogyna scrub. A number of no…

Kings and Bakers Wood and Heaths

…y hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa, tormentil Potentilla erecta, heath speedwell Veronica officinalis and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile. Many other groups of plants and animals are well represented and include national and regional rarities among the fungi and insects. Additional…

Seabrook Stream

…positifolium, lesser pond sedge Carex acutiformis and common valerian Valeriana officinalis are frequent in some areas along with marsh marigold Caltha palustris and yellow flag Iris pseudacorus. In the west of the site where a tributary stream arises there are more willows Salix…

Berner's Heath, Icklingham

… heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, lady’s bedstraw Galium verum, common speedwell Veronica officinalis and sheep’s fescue Festuca ovina. This older heather is also the most important for the many species of specialised insects that live in association with heather. Towards the edge…

Fyfield Down

…and in pockets on, the sarsens. Here heather Calluna vulgaris, common speedwell Veronica officinalis, early hair grass Aira praecox, sheep's sorrel Rumex acetosella and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile occur. Chalk grassland of the sheep's fescue meadow oat grass Festuca ovina Aven…

Stratford Toney Down

…dropwort Filipendula vulgaris and saw wort Serratula tinctoria. Betony Betonica officinalis is unusually frequent and occurs with meadow fescue Schedonorus pratensis. Annual and biennial plants requiring more open turf are also present and these include yellow wort Blackstonia pe…

Betton Dingle and Gulley Green

…ic of acidic soils and includes heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, heath speedwell Veronica officinalis, tormentil Potentilla erecta and bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus. The hay meadows have a flora which includes cowslip Primula veris, common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii, commo…

Jack Scout

…former communities, with, in addition, hairy sedge Carex hirta, heath speedwell Veronica officinalis and red clover Trifolium pratense. The other important habitat at Jack Scout is broad leaved semi natural woodland dominated by ash Fraxinus excelsior, silver birch Betula pendul…

Clipstone Heath

…tile. Other plants present include pill sedge Carex pilulifera, heath speedwell Veronica officinalis and field wood rush Luzula campestris. Characteristic heathland mosses occur in addition to Cladonia species lichens.

Potterhanworth Wood

…rush Luzula pilosa, slender St. John's wort Hypericum pulchrum, heath speedwell Veronica officinalis and wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella. Pockets of rich soil support moschatel Adoxa moschatellina and yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum. Rarer plants of the ground flora are herb pa…

Hope Valley Meadows

…rzoneroides autumnalis, devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis, betony Betonica officinalis with, more locally, meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis and cowslip Primula veris. Other elements of the flora are variable in abundance reflecting differences in management, drainage and…

Craig Adwy-wynt a Choed Eyarth House a Chîl-y-groeslwyd

…strawberry Potentilla sterilis, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile, heath speedwell Veronica officinalis and harebell Campanula rotundifolia. Lower plants are less abundant than in the calcareous grassland but include such robust mosses as broom fork-moss Dicranum scoparium and neat …

Bardney Limewoods, Lincolnshire

…are hairy wood rush Luzula pilosa, bracken Pteridium aquilinum, heath speedwell Veronica officinalis and slender St. John's wort Hypericum pulchrum. Increased proportions of clay in the soil lead to wet areas in which water avens Geum rivale, wood anemone Anemone nemorosa, yellow…

Lambridge Wood

…titchwort Stellaria graminea, dark mullein Verbascum nigrum and vervain Verbena officinalis. The semi natural stands on the chalk slopes are mature high forest of beech containing ash, wych elm, whitebeam, yew and goat willow with a diverse shrub layer which includes traveller's …

Showground Meadow, Callow Hill

…s, wild thyme Thymus praecox, wood sage Teucrium scorodonia and heath speedwell Veronica officinalis. The abundance in this open site of bitter vetch Lathyrus montanus, more usually associated with woodlands, suggests an ancient association with the nearby Wyre Forest. A notable …

Bach Howey Gorge

…. John's-wort Hypericum pulchrum, goldenrod Solidago virgaurea, heath speedwell Veronica officinalis and southern wood-rush Luzula forsteri, the latter a rare species in Wales. Notable among the diverse bryophyte flora of the gorge are the western Atlantic species Jubula hutchins…

Potter & Scarning Fens, East Dereham

…umber of the species present including common quaking grass and heath speedwell Veronica officinalis. Alder Alnus glutinosa carr, has grown up on parts of the site and is gradually reducing the remaining open areas of Potter Fen. Reed, meadowsweet, yellow iris Iris pseudacorus an…

The Stiperstones & The Hollies

… Some of these have a rich flora which includes heath bedstraw, heath speedwell Veronica officinalis and mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum. In one field, mountain pansy Viola lutea is abundant. Formerly common in the south Shropshire hills this species is now scarce. The s…

Hamps and Manifold Valleys

…bedstraw Galium saxatile, field wood rush Luzula campestris and heath speedwell Veronica officinalis. On areas such as Throwley Moor, there is a more acidic grassland community characterised by heath grass Danthonia decumbens, mat grass Nardus stricta and mountain pansy Viola lut…

Foxlease and Ancells Meadows

…w Galium saxatile, mouse ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum and heath speedwell Veronica officinalis. Locally, the grassland forms a mosaic with bell heather Erica cinerea and the associated parasitic common dodder Cuscuta epithymum. There are extensive areas of wet heath dominat…

Black Park

…age Teucrium scorodonia, barren strawberry Potentilla sterilis, heath speedwell Veronica officinalis and corn mint Mentha arvensis. Damper areas support ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, gipsywort Lycopus europaeus, greater bird's foot trefoil Lotus pedunculatus and hard and compa…

Emmett Hill Meadows

… widespread and include devil's bit scabious Succisa pratensis, betony Betonica officinalis, sneezewort Achillea ptarmica and pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus. A mildly acidic soil is indicated by the presence of tormentil Potentilla erecta, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum and hea…

Woodhall Spa Golf Course

…quefoil Potentilla argentea, heath bedstraw Galium saxatile and heath speedwell Veronica officinalis. Damper areas with purple moor grass Molinia caerulea also support marsh gentian Gentiana pneumonanthe at one of its very few known sites in the county. Lichens include Iceland mo…

Crich Chase

…wort plantain Plantago lanceolata, glacuous sedge Carex flacca, betony Betonica officinalis, devil’s bit scabious Succisa pratensis, rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus, cat’s ear Hypochaeris radicata, oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare and yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor. There are ad…

Moel Hiraddug a Bryn Gop

…mentil Potentilla erecta, common dog-violet Viola riviniana and heath speedwell Veronica officinalis. In association with the calcicolous grassland, small stands of limestone heath occur and are characterised by western gorse Ulex gallii with patchy bell heather Erica cinerea and…

Charity Land

…e Rhinanthus minor, meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris, great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis and thyme leaved speedwell Veronica serpyllifolia. More local are cowslip Primula veris, quaking grass Briza media, pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus, three species of lady’s mantle Alchemill…

Haile Great Wood

…ta, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, reed grass Phalaris arundinacea, brooklime Veronica beccabunga, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre and valerian Valeriana officinalis.

Crowhill Valley

…tall herbs including meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, common valerian Valeriana officinalis, yellow loosestrife Lysimachia vulgaris, water figwort Scrophularia auriculata, marsh speedwell Veronica acutellata and ferns, notably royal fern Osmunda regalis. Prostrate herbs include m…

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