Aire Point to Carrick Du

Site of Special Scientific Interest · 50.1486, -5.6659

Also within

Cornwall County Cornwall Scenic Area King Charles Way - Newquay to Penzance National Trail South West Coast Path National Trail

Condition (Natural England)

Favourable (25) Unfavourable No Change (7) Unfavourable Declining (3)

Unit	Feature	Condition	Area (ha)	Assessed
SW355320	—	Favourable	86.49	2017-11-01
SW357298	—	Unfavourable No Change	46.51	2017-11-02
SW360283	—	Favourable	15.44	2017-11-01
SW363335	—	Favourable	28.23	2017-11-01
SW365342	—	Favourable	13.41	2017-11-01
SW368345	—	Favourable	2.32	2017-11-01
SW370347	—	Favourable	4.13	2017-11-01
SW376353	—	Unfavourable No Change	22.29	2017-11-02
SW376355	—	Unfavourable No Change	22.29	2017-11-02
SW377355	—	Unfavourable No Change	22.29	2017-11-02
SW377359	—	Unfavourable No Change	22.29	2017-11-02
SW379359	—	Favourable	5.1	2017-11-01
SW385357	—	Favourable	9.74	2017-11-01
SW392358	—	Favourable	32.1	2017-11-01
SW399360	—	Favourable	6.62	2017-11-01
SW404359	—	Favourable	13.77	2017-11-01
SW417368	—	Unfavourable Declining	68.39	2017-11-02
SW425378	—	Favourable	5.65	2017-11-01
SW426375	—	Favourable	4.9	2017-11-01
SW428379	—	Favourable	2.11	2017-11-01
SW429381	—	Favourable	6.93	2017-11-01
SW432384	—	Favourable	13.04	2017-11-01
SW439379	—	Unfavourable Declining	20.67	2017-11-02
SW445387	—	Unfavourable No Change	21.37	2017-11-02
SW449392	—	Favourable	23.19	2017-11-01
SW458395	—	Favourable	22.23	2017-11-01
SW464398	—	Favourable	5.84	2017-11-01
SW472405	—	Unfavourable No Change	49.62	2017-11-02
SW482407	—	Favourable	9.33	2022-03-03
SW488408	—	Favourable	8.96	2017-11-01
SW492409	—	Favourable	13.8	2017-11-01
SW497410	—	Favourable	13.45	2017-11-01
SW502411	—	Favourable	4.23	2017-11-01
SW505412	—	Favourable	11.12	2017-11-01
SW510410	—	Unfavourable Declining	7.27	2017-11-02

Climate exposure

This is about exposure to a nationwide pressure this habitat type carries — not a verdict on this site's own management.

Peatland

Peat habitats store centuries of carbon and depend on a stable, waterlogged water table. Warmer, drier summers dry out peat, making it far more vulnerable to wildfire and to carbon release — a pressure that can undo years of restoration work regardless of how well the site is otherwise managed.

Coastal

Coastal habitats are exposed to sea-level rise and storm erosion. Where hard sea defences sit behind them, there's nowhere landward to retreat to — a squeeze that keeps compressing the habitat no matter how well it's managed.

Habitats

Blanket bog, Bracken scrub, Hard cliff and cliff slope, Mixed scrub, Montane scrub, Purple moor grass and rush pasture

Geology & landscape

Geological Feature: Raised Beach · Geological Period: Carboniferous, Devonian, Quaternary · Rock Type: Granite

Landscape processes: Coastal, Peatland / Mire, Volcanic / Igneous

Birds & fish recorded

Birds

Species	Season
phalacrocorax aristotelis	Breeding
curlew	Breeding
curlew	Passage
curlew	Wintering
fulmar	Breeding
grasshopper warbler	Breeding
grasshopper warbler	Passage
kittiwake	Breeding
peregrine	Breeding
sedge warbler	Breeding
sedge warbler	Passage
sedge warbler	Wintering
stonechat	Breeding
stonechat	Wintering
stonechat	Breeding
stonechat	Wintering
whitethroat	Breeding
woodcock	Breeding
woodcock	Passage
woodcock	Wintering

Description

Aire Point to Carrick Du SSSI Description Introduction: Aire Point to Carrick Du is located on the west and north coast of the Penwith peninsula, extending from a point approximately three kilometres north east of Land's End to St Ives. The site is dominated by vertical sea cliffs formed by the Land's End granite mass. The cliffs are topped by steep slopes punctuated by sheer castellated granite cams. Associated Devonian slates and basaltic rocks, altered by the intrusion of the granite, display fine examples of the effects of contact metamorphism. The soils, which are often thin, are generally acidic, well drained with a gritty, loamy texture and a humic surface horizon. Iron panning has impeded drainage locally and peaty soils have developed where wet flushes occur. Exposure to salt spray and the prevailing south westerly winds have resulted in a dwarfed vegetation. The site supports populations of Red Data Book (RDB) (*) and nationally scarce plants and animals. Geology The rocks exposed at the coast between Aire Point and Carrick Du show an unparalleled range of geological features associated with the igneous activity affecting Britain in the Variscan Orogeny. During the early part of the orogeny, Britain was in an area of active extension in the Variscan foreland, where basinal oceanic crust formed. Between Carrick Du and Clodgy Point, the minor cliffs and platforms of both areas exhibit lenticular, variably flattened and sheared pillow lavas (intercalated with sediment), formed in a foreland basin and now within the Land's End Granite aureole. The lavas are characteristic of the low-grade effects of contact metamorphism and are now predominantly spotted actinolite hornfelses cut by late hydrothermal amphibole veins. Although the lavas have been affected by pre-granite deformation and metamorphism, they retain and display in a variety of cross-sections many features indicative of an extrusive submarine origin. Igneous rocks of this age are also found at Gurnards Head. Two large masses of basic igneous rocks (greenstones) are separated by a zone of laminated purplish metasediment with variably developed adinoles at the upper contact. Change from massive to pillowed greenstone can be seen in the upper body. The greenstones are thermally metamorphosed by the Lands End Granite. A particular feature is the development of metasomatic biotite replacing amphibole, together with diopside in relict vesicles. In the later stages of the Variscan orogeny, crustal shortening was accompanied by intrusion of the Cornubian batholith, a major part of which is the Land's End Granite. At Porthmeor Cove, two small granitic bodies are the only well-exposed complete cupolas known to occur in the Permo-Carboniferous Cornubian granite. The more southerly of these 'mini-plutons' is the more accessible and is composed of megacrystic biotite granite with an aphyric, slightly banded, variant in its central part. A roofing pegmatite zone demonstrates the effects of late-stage concentration of volatiles and in situ differentiation. The plutons and associated dykes illustrate, in microcosm, many characteristic features and processes associated with the emplacement of the Cornubian granites. The classic section of the Land's End granite aureole is at Botallack Head to Porth Ledden, and contains various exotic metamorphic and metasomatic assemblages of calcium rich and iron+magnesium rich hornfelses, developed from massive and pillowed greenstones. In the south of the coastal section is a contact with underlying sediment and in Porth Ledden, the marginal tourmalinised facies of the megacrystic Land's End granite. The area is well-known for the development of cordierite-anthophyllite, cummingtonite-plagioclase and diopside-grossularite assemblages from degraded greenstones, as well as more normal biotite-hornblende hornfels assemblages of high grade contact metamorphism. Replacement textures and gradational assemblages between the normal contact hornfelses and the more exotic assemblages are displayed. The mineralised area of the Crowns demonstrates that late-stage mineralisation was associated with localised metasomatism involving calcium-boron-fluorine rich fluids. At Cape Cornwall, the emplacement of the Land's End granite in two distinct pulses induced tilting and thermal metamorphism of the country Mylor Formation mudstones. An unusual feature is the presence locally of corundum (sapphire), which can be seen in the cliffs above Priest's Cove. Volatile migration along the granite contact affected a potassium metasomatism resulting in the production of feldspar megacrysts and pegmatitic bands and pods. Later-stage boron-rich fluids produced lenses of quartz-tourmaline rock. Finally, greisen-bordered veins were emplaced. A particularly important site for the late-stage igneous activity and its relationship to the subsequent mineralisation is at Priest's Cove. Here, a faulted contact between the megacrystic Land's End granite and Mylor metasediments has been mineralised and hydrothermally brecciated. Two joint sets in the granite are occupied by early pegmatites and later quartz-tourmaline, greisen-bordered veins carrying mineralisation. The relationships of several periods of mineralisation and pegmatite development to several different types of granite are exposed in the extensive rock-platform at the base of the cliff. The importance of the site lies in the evidence it provides on the relationship of magmatic tourmalinisation to later hydrothermal growth of tourmaline associated with tin mineralisation. The cooling of the Cornubian granite was accompanied by extensive tin and copper vein mineralisation. There are superb examples of tin vein material from spoil tips at Wheal Cock in the Botallack Mine and Wheal Owles section. These contain amethystine quartz along with rare beryllium and copper chloride minerals. The tips are the world type locality for botallackite and paratacamite. Roscommon Cliff (Wheal Cock Zawn) is the world type locality of the rare tin silicate mineral stokesite. Wheal Owles dumps have also yielded interesting minerals, particularly the western section of the mine at Wheal Edward where rare uranium minerals are recorded. Opencast tin working at Gryll's Bunny expose the only example of a 'tin floor' deposit on view in England, whilst the cliffs between Crowns Mine Engine House and De Narrow Zawn expose several tin lodes. This is an internationally important locality demonstrating the varying styles of mineralisation seen in the tin zone and lower part of the copper zone. The mineralisation clearly postdates both the Variscan granites and the contact metamorphic effects seen in the cliff sections. The cliff and foreshore at Porth Nanven is important for Quaternary geomorphology and stratigraphy, providing a particularly good example of an unusual type of raised beach facies, namely a raised boulder beach. It comprises a coarsening-up sequence of deposits with an upper two-metre thick layer of boulders (up to 0.6m long), overlying four metres of smaller cobbles and gravels. The beach deposits are overlain by a substantial thickness of fining-upwards head, with coarse angular boulders at the base. The deposits at Porth Nanven demonstrate Quaternary changes in relative sea-level, wave energy, sediment supply and climate. Biology The vegetation of the cliffs exhibits a complex of maritime and sub-maritime communities. The cliff slopes and tops are characterised by maritime grassland, heath and scrub communities with frequent species rich flushes, particularly on the north coast. The cliff faces support a maritime rock-crevice community with thrift Armeria maritima, rock samphire Crithmum maritimum, sea aster Aster tripolium and sea spleenwort Asplenium marinum as common components. On the shallow soils of rock ledges and outcrops, a maritime therophyte community occurs where typical species include English stonecrop Sedum anglicum, thrift, buck's-horn plantain Plantago coronopus, and kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria. The grassland communities of the cliff slopes are dominated by red fescue Festuca rubra which often forms a matressy sward, and Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus. Thrift, wild carrot Daucus carota, sea campion Silene uniflora, sea plantain Plantago maritima and oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare are common. Where trampling occurs, or on thin soils, the grassland is characterised by buck's-horn plantain, ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata, kidney vetch and spring squill Scilla verna. Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta is found in more sheltered areas and on upper slopes where it is typically associated with coarse grasses, mainly cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata and scrub communities. Extensive areas of heath occur generally higher up the cliff profile and on the cliff tops. These are dominated by heather Calluna vulgaris, bell heather Erica cinerea and western gorse Ulex gallii and often display the waved structure characteristic of exposure to salt-laden winds. Spring squill, common bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, sheep's bit Jasione montana and wild thyme Thymus polytrichus are abundant. The maritime communities support the RDB (*) species eyebright Euphrasia vigursii and early meadow grass Poa infirma and nationally scarce plants including lanceolate spleenwort Asplenium billotti, hairy bird's foot trefoil Lotus subbiflorus and pale dog-violet Viola lactea. Between Boscaswell Cliffs and Clodgy Point the site is characterised by a number of wet flushes and can extensive area of mire at Boswednack. The flushes are dominated by purple moor grass Molinia caerulea and typical species occurring include cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix, tormentil Potentilla erecta, sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus and royal fern Osmunda regalis. Other species of note associated with the wet flushes include bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum, cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium and pale butterwort Pinguicula lusitanica. The nationally scarce plants Cornish moneywort Sibthorpia europaea and yellow bartsia Parentucellia viscosa are found at Boswednack. Scrub communities, including pure stands of bracken Pteridium aquilinum occur on the cliff slopes and tops and particularly in the valleys. European gorse Ulex europaeus, bramble Rubus fruticosus and blackthorn Prunus spinosa are frequent, associated with cock's-foot, bluebell and, locally, honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum and ivy Hedera helix. The site supports a typical Cornish cliff bryophyte flora and includes a number of rarities, most notably the RDB (*) moss Tortula solmsii. The west facing section of the coast between Aire Point and Kenidjack Castle displays examples of fully exposed rocky shore communities. The plants and animals are typical of a wave beaten coast with the lower shore characterised by the brown seaweeds dabberlocks Alaria esculenta, tangle Laminaria digitata and pools containing coralline algae Corallina officinalis and pink encrusting Lithothamnion spp. Limpets Patella aspera are abundant and barnacles, mainly Chthamalus stellatus, are plentiful on the upper shore. The range of land habitats, many of which are floristically rich, support a diverse and abundant invertebrate fauna, including RDB (*) species: mud snail Omphiscola glabra, a bug Heterogaster artemisiae and a hoverfly Microdon mutabilis. Nationally scarce butterflies including the pearl-bordered fritillary Boloria euphrosyne and silver-studded blue Plebejus argus and the nationally scarce jewel beetle Trachys troglodytes also occur. Cliff ledges provide nesting sites for seabirds including fulmar Fulmarus glacialis, shag Phalacrocorax aristotelis, kittiwake Rissa tridactyla and gulls Larus spp. Peregrine Falco peregrinus and raven Corvus corax nest on secluded cliff slopes and carns. Areas of scrub on the cliff tops and in the valleys provide nesting sites for many species, including stonechat Saxicola rubicola and warblers such as whitethroat Sylvia communis and sedge warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus, grasshopper warbler Locustella naevia breeds in the scrub associated with the mires at Boswednack, which also provides suitable conditions for wintering water rail Rallus aquaticus, woodcock Scolopax rusticola and curlew Numenius arquata. The location of this site at the southern-western tip of the British mainland makes it an important resting and feeding area for migratory birds, the more sheltered valleys being of particular importance. Grey seals Halichoerus grypus are known to breed on this stretch of coast. Offshore islands, notably The Brisons and The Carracks, provide haul out sites for this species. The disused mines provide roosting sites for bats, including the greater horseshoe bat Rhinolophus ferrumequinum and Daubenton's bat Myotis daubentonii. (*) These plants and invertebrates are included in the Red Data Book listing of rare and endangered species.

Species mentioned

Show the 70 species mentioned in the description, with red-list status

English name search for this in other sites	Latin name search with Google	IUCN / Red List	Type	Family
dabberlocks	Alaria esculenta	Not listed in GB list	algae brown	alariaceae
oar weed	Laminaria digitata	Not listed in GB list	algae brown	laminariaceae
common coral weed	Corallina officinalis	Not listed in GB list	algae red	corallinaceae
Daubenton's bat	Myotis daubentonii	LC	bat	vespertillonidae
greater horseshoe bat	Rhinolophus ferrumequinum	LC	bat	vespertillonidae
	Phalacrocorax aristotelis	Not listed in GB list	bird	phalacrocoracidae
stonechat	Saxicola torquatus	Not listed in GB list	bird	muscicapidae
raven	Corvus corax	LC (Breeding)	bird-corvid	corvidae
shag	Gulosus aristotelis	VU (Breeding)	bird-frigate	fregatidae
fulmar	Fulmarus glacialis	CR (Breeding)	bird-fulmar	procellariidae
kittiwake	Rissa tridactyla	EN (Breeding)	bird-gull	laridae
peregrine	Falco peregrinus	LC (Breeding)	bird-hawk	falconidae
water rail	Rallus aquaticus	LC (Breeding)	bird-rail	threskiornithidae
stonechat	Saxicola rubicola	LC (Breeding)	bird-robin	muscicapidae
curlew	Numenius arquata	EN (Breeding)	bird-wader	scolopacidae
sedge warbler	Acrocephalus schoenobaenus	LC (Breeding)	bird-warbler	acrocephalidae
grasshopper warbler	Locustella naevia	LC (Breeding)	bird-warbler	locustellidae
whitethroat	Sylvia communis	Not listed in GB list	bird-warbler	sylviidae
woodcock	Scolopax rusticola	LC (NonBreeding), VU (Breeding)	bird-woodcock	scolopacidae
ground bug	Heterogaster artemisiae	Not listed in GB list	bug	heterogastridae
pearl-bordered fritillary	Boloria euphrosyne	VU	butterfly	nymphalidae
silver studded blue	Plebejus argus	VU	butterfly	lycaenidae
lanceolate spleenwort	Asplenium billotti	Not listed in GB list	fern	aspleniaceae
sea spleenwort	Asplenium marinum	LC	fern	aspleniaceae
royal fern	Osmunda regalis	LC	fern	osmundaceae
bracken	Pteridium aquilinum	LC	fern	dennstaedtiaceae
fly	Microdon mutabilis	DD	fly	syrphidae
cock's foot	Dactylis glomerata	LC	grass	poaceae
red fescue	Festuca rubra	LC	grass	poaceae
Yorkshire fog	Holcus lanatus	LC	grass	poaceae
purple moor grass	Molinia caerulea	LC	grass	poaceae
early meadow grass	Poa infirma	LC	grass	poaceae
lady's fingers (kidney vetch)	Anthyllis vulneraria	NT	herb	fabaceae
thrift	Armeria maritima	CR	herb	plumbaginaceae
sea aster	Aster tripolium	Not listed in GB list	herb	asteraceae
rock samphire	Crithmum maritimum	LC	herb	apiaceae
wild carrot	Daucus carota	LC	herb	apiaceae
eyebright	Euphrasia vigursii	NT	herb	orobanchaceae
bluebell	Hyacinthoides non-scripta	LC	herb	liliaceae
sheep's bit	Jasione montana	VU	herb	campanulaceae
oxeye daisy	Leucanthemum vulgare	LC	herb	asteraceae
honeysuckle	Lonicera periclymenum	LC	herb	caprifoliaceae
birdsfoot trefoil	Lotus corniculatus	LC	herb	fabaceae
hairy bird's-foot trefoil	Lotus subbiflorus	LC	herb	fabaceae
bog asphodel	Narthecium ossifragum	LC	herb	nartheciaceae
yellow bartsia	Parentucellia viscosa	LC	herb	orobanchaceae
pale butterwort	Pinguicula lusitanica	LC	herb	lentibulariaceae
buck's-horn plantain	Plantago coronopus	LC	herb	plantaginaceae
ribwort plantain	Plantago lanceolata	LC	herb	plantaginaceae
sea plantain	Plantago maritima	LC	herb	plantaginaceae
tormentil	Potentilla erecta	LC	herb	rosaceae
bramble	Rubus fruticosus	LC	herb	rosaceae
spring squill	Scilla verna	LC	herb	liliaceae
English stonecrop	Sedum anglicum	LC	herb	crassulaceae
Cornish moneywort	Sibthorpia europaea	LC	herb	scrophulariaceae
sea campion	Silene uniflora	LC	herb	carophyllaceae
wild thyme	Thymus polytrichus	Not listed in GB list	herb	lamiaceae
pale dog- violet	Viola lactea	LC	herb	violaceae
Solm's screw moss	Tortula solmsii	EN	moss	pottiales
sharp-flowered rush	Juncus acutiflorus	LC	rush	juncaceae
grey seal	Halichoerus grypus	None	seal	phocidae
common cottongrass	Eriophorum angustifolium	NT	sedge	cyperaceae
blackthorn	Prunus spinosa	LC	shrub	rosaceae
gorse	Ulex europaeus	LC	shrub	leguminosae
western gorse	Ulex gallii	LC	shrub	leguminosae
bell heather or ling	Calluna vulgaris	NT	shrub dwarf	ericaceae
bell heather	Erica cinerea	NT	shrub dwarf	ericaceae
cross leaved heath	Erica tetralix	NT	shrub dwarf	ericaceae
mud pond snail	Omphiscola glabra	LC	snail mud	lymnaeidae
ivy	Hedera helix	LC	woody climber	araliaceae

Insects to look out for

These moths, butterflies and beetles are known to feed on plants recorded at this site, and carry a notable UK conservation status — but a host-plant being present doesn't mean the insect has actually been recorded here. Treat this as "worth watching for," not a confirmed sighting.

Species	Status	Via host-plant
High brown fritillary Fabriciana adippe	Critically Endangered	Viola lactea
Black-veined moth Siona lineata	Critically Endangered	Lotus corniculatus
New forest Zygaena viciae	Critically Endangered	Lotus corniculatus
Straw belle Aspitates gilvaria	Endangered	Lotus corniculatus
Marsh moth Athetis pallustris	Endangered	Plantago lanceolata
Chequered skipper Carterocephalus palaemon	Endangered	Molinia caerulea
Figure of eight Diloba caeruleocephala	Endangered	Prunus spinosa, Prunus spp.
The lappet Gastropacha quercifolia	Endangered	Prunus spinosa, Prunus spp.
The grey Hadena caesia	Endangered	Silene uniflora
Shoulder-striped clover Heliothis maritima	Endangered	Calluna vulgaris, Erica cinerea, Erica tetralix, Narthecium ossifragum
Wood white Leptidea sinapis	Endangered	Lotus corniculatus
Heath fritillary Melitaea athalia	Endangered	Plantago lanceolata
Glanville fritillary Melitaea cinxia	Endangered	Plantago coronopus, Plantago lanceolata, Plantago maritima
Scarce vapourer Orgyia recens	Endangered	Prunus spinosa, Rubus fruticosus
Black hairstreak Satyrium pruni	Endangered	Prunus spinosa
Sussex emerald Thalera fimbrialis	Endangered	Daucus carota
Slender scotch Zygaena loti	Endangered	Lotus corniculatus
Mouse moth Amphipyra tragopoginis	Vulnerable	Lotus corniculatus
The sprawler Asteroscopus sphinx	Vulnerable	Prunus spinosa, Prunus spp.
Broom moth Ceramica pisi	Vulnerable	Calluna vulgaris, Pteridium aquilinum, Rubus fruticosus
Large heath Coenonympha tullia	Vulnerable	Eriophorum angustifolium, Molinia caerulea
Beetle Cryptocephalus biguttatus	Vulnerable	Erica tetralix
Mottled umber Erannis defoliaria	Vulnerable	Lonicera periclymenum, Prunus spinosa
Dingy skipper Erynnis tages	Vulnerable	Lotus corniculatus
Marsh fritillary Euphydryas aurinia	Vulnerable	Lonicera periclymenum, Plantago spp.
Satyr pug Eupithecia satyrata	Vulnerable	Calluna vulgaris, Erica tetralix
Garden dart Euxoa nigricans	Vulnerable	Plantago spp.
Grayling Hipparchia semele	Vulnerable	Festuca rubra
White admiral Limenitis camilla	Vulnerable	Lonicera periclymenum
True lover's knot Lycophotia porphyrea	Vulnerable	Calluna vulgaris, Erica cinerea
The lackey Malacosoma neustria	Vulnerable	Prunus spinosa, Prunus spp., Rubus fruticosus
Pale brindled Phigalia pilosaria	Vulnerable	Prunus spinosa
Silver studded blue Plebejus argus	Vulnerable	Calluna vulgaris, Erica cinerea, Erica tetralix, Lotus corniculatus, Ulex spp.
Grizzled skipper Pyrgus malvae	Vulnerable	Potentilla erecta, Rubus fruticosus
Lead belle Scotopteryx mucronata	Vulnerable	Ulex europaeus
The anomalous Stilbia anomala	Vulnerable	Molinia caerulea
Brown hairstreak Thecla betulae	Vulnerable	Prunus spinosa
Early moth Theria primaria	Vulnerable	Prunus spinosa
Pale eggar Trichiura crataegi	Vulnerable	Calluna vulgaris, Erica cinerea, Prunus spinosa, Rubus fruticosus
Flounced chestnut Agrochola helvola	Near Threatened	Calluna vulgaris
Grey chi Antitype chi	Near Threatened	Armeria maritima, Plantago lanceolata
Large nutmeg Apamea anceps	Near Threatened	Dactylis glomerata
Garden tiger Arctia caja	Near Threatened	Plantago spp., Prunus spinosa, Pteridium aquilinum
Small heath Coenonympha pamphilus	Near Threatened	Festuca spp., Poa spp.
Rosy marsh moth Coenophila subrosea	Near Threatened	Eriophorum spp.
Small blue Cupido minimus	Near Threatened	Anthyllis vulneraria
Silver barred Deltote bankiana	Near Threatened	Molinia caerulea
Grey scalloped Dyscia fagaria	Near Threatened	Calluna vulgaris, Erica cinerea, Erica tetralix
Large thorn Ennomos autumnaria	Near Threatened	Prunus spinosa, Prunus spp.
Autumnal rustic Eugnorisma glareosa	Near Threatened	Calluna vulgaris, Erica cinerea, Hyacinthoides non-scripta, Plantago spp.
Grey pug Eupithecia subfuscata	Near Threatened	Prunus spinosa
White-spotted pug Eupithecia tripunctaria	Near Threatened	Daucus carota
Double dart Graphiphora augur	Near Threatened	Prunus spinosa
Weaver's wave Idaea contiguaria	Near Threatened	Calluna vulgaris
Wall Lasiommata megera	Near Threatened	Dactylis glomerata, Holcus lanatus
Rosy minor Litoligia literosa	Near Threatened	Dactylis glomerata
Swallowtail papilio Papilio machaon	Near Threatened	Daucus carota

Host-plant data: Cook et al. (2025), Traits data for the butterflies and macro-moths of Great Britain and Ireland, 2024, UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology / Butterfly Conservation; and Padovani et al. (2020), Database of Insects and their Food Plants (DBIF), UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (both Open Government Licence). Contains data supplied by UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology.

Plant communities

H7 — Hard cliff and cliff slope, Lowland dry heath

Calluna vulgaris-Scilla verna heath

Matches 21 species from the description above: Anthyllis vulneraria, Armeria maritima, Calluna vulgaris, Dactylis glomerata, Daucus carota, Erica cinerea, Erica tetralix, Festuca rubra, Holcus lanatus, Jasione montana, Leucanthemum vulgare, Lotus corniculatus, Molinia caerulea, Plantago coronopus, Plantago lanceolata, Plantago maritima, Potentilla erecta, Scilla verna, Sedum anglicum, Silene uniflora, Ulex europaeus

Show 70 indicator species

Salix repens, Empetrum nigrum subsp.nigrum, Calluna vulgaris, Erica cinerea, Erica tetralix, Erica vagans, Juniperus communis, Ulex europaeus, Carex caryophyllea, Carex flacca, Carex nigra, Carex panicea, Carex pulicaris, Carex serotina, Luzula campestris, Luzula multiflora, Selaginella selaginoides, Hypnum cupressiforme, Frullania tamarisci, Cladonia chlorophaea, Cladonia rangiformis, Daucus carota, Achillea millefolium, Hypochaeris radicata, Leontodon saxatilis, Leucanthemum vulgare, Scorzoneroides autumnalis, Serratula tinctoria, Jasione montana, Succisa pratensis, Cerastium diffusum, Cerastium fontanum, Silene uniflora, Sedum anglicum, Anthyllis vulneraria, Astragalus danicus, Genista pilosa, Lotus corniculatus, Trifolium repens, Centaurium erythraea, Thymus praecox, Scilla verna, Dactylorhiza purpurella, Euphrasia officinalis, Plantago coronopus, Plantago lanceolata, Plantago maritima, Armeria maritima, Polygala serpyllifolia, Polygala vulgaris, Rumex acetosa, Primula vulgaris, Filipendula vulgaris, Potentilla erecta, Galium verum, Viola riviniana, Agrostis capillaris, Agrostis stolonifera, Aira caryophyllea, Aira praecox, Anthoxanthum odoratum, Dactylis glomerata, Danthonia decumbens, Festuca ovina, Festuca rubra, Holcus lanatus, Koeleria macrantha, Molinia caerulea, Nardus stricta, Chara curta

H8 — Hard cliff and cliff slope, Lowland dry heath, Upland dry heath

Calluna vulgaris-Ulex gallii heath

Matches 17 species from the description above: Calluna vulgaris, Dactylis glomerata, Erica cinerea, Erica tetralix, Festuca rubra, Holcus lanatus, Jasione montana, Lotus corniculatus, Molinia caerulea, Plantago lanceolata, Plantago maritima, Potentilla erecta, Pteridium aquilinum, Scilla verna, Ulex europaeus, Ulex gallii, Viola lactea

Show 59 indicator species

Calluna vulgaris, Erica cinerea, Erica tetralix, Vaccinium myrtillus, Ulex europaeus, Ulex gallii, Carex binervis, Carex caryophyllea, Carex flacca, Carex pilulifera, Campylopus flexuosus, Dicranum scoparium, Hypnum cupressiforme, Pleurozium schreberi, Pseudoscleropodium purum, Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus, Polytrichum juniperinum, Polytrichum piliferum, Cladonia impexa, Cladonia squamosa, Hypochaeris radicata, Jasione montana, Lotus corniculatus, Hypericum pulchrum, Teucrium scorodonia, Thymus praecox, Scilla verna, Linum catharticum, Pedicularis sylvatica, Digitalis purpurea, Plantago lanceolata, Plantago maritima, Polygala serpyllifolia, Rumex acetosella, Potentilla erecta, Poterium sanguisorba, Rubus fruticosus agg., Galium saxatile, Galium verum, Viola lactea, Viola riviniana, Agrostis capillaris, Agrostis curtisii, Agrostis stolonifera, Agrostis vinealis, Aira praecox, Anthoxanthum odoratum, Avenula pubescens, Brachypodium sylvaticum, Dactylis glomerata, Danthonia decumbens, Deschampsia flexuosa, Festuca ovina, Festuca rubra, Holcus lanatus, Molinia caerulea, Nardus stricta, Pteridium aquilinum, Chara curta

MC8 — Hard cliff and cliff slope

Festuca rubra-Armeria maritima maritime grassland

Matches 15 species from the description above: Anthyllis vulneraria, Armeria maritima, Crithmum maritimum, Dactylis glomerata, Daucus carota, Festuca rubra, Holcus lanatus, Lotus corniculatus, Plantago coronopus, Plantago lanceolata, Plantago maritima, Potentilla erecta, Scilla verna, Sedum anglicum, Silene uniflora

Show 45 indicator species

Carex caryophyllea, Carex distans, Kindbergia praelonga, Tortella flavovirens, Trichostomum brachydontium, Angelica sylvestris, Crithmum maritimum, Daucus carota, Ligusticum scoticum, Achillea millefolium, Cirsium arvense, Hypochaeris radicata, Inula crithmoides, Leontodon saxatilis, Scorzoneroides autumnalis, Sonchus oleraceus, Tripleurospermum maritimum, Brassica oleracea, Cochlearia danica, Cochlearia officinalis, Cerastium diffusum, Cerastium fontanum, Sagina apetala, Sagina maritima, Silene uniflora, Spergularia rupicola, Sedum anglicum, Anthyllis vulneraria, Lotus corniculatus, Trifolium repens, Centaurium erythraea, Scilla verna, Plantago coronopus, Plantago lanceolata, Plantago maritima, Armeria maritima, Rumex acetosa, Potentilla erecta, Agrostis stolonifera, Brachypodium pinnatum, Catapodium marinum, Dactylis glomerata, Festuca rubra, Holcus lanatus, Poa subcaerulea

MC5 — Hard cliff and cliff slope

Armeria maritima-Cerastium diffusum ssp. diffusum maritime therophyte community

Matches 14 species from the description above: Anthyllis vulneraria, Armeria maritima, Dactylis glomerata, Daucus carota, Festuca rubra, Holcus lanatus, Jasione montana, Lotus corniculatus, Plantago coronopus, Plantago lanceolata, Plantago maritima, Scilla verna, Sedum anglicum, Silene uniflora

Show 77 indicator species

Carex flacca, Hypnum cupressiforme, Tortella flavovirens, Cladonia chlorophaea, Cladonia foliacea, Cladonia rangiformis, Collema spp., Daucus carota, Achillea millefolium, Bellis perennis, Cirsium acaule, Echium vulgare, Jacobaea vulgaris, Leontodon saxatilis, Pilosella officinarum, Senecio vulgaris, Sonchus oleraceus, Taraxacum officianalis, Tripleurospermum maritimum, Myosotis ramosissima, Brassica oleracea, Cochlearia danica, Cochlearia officinalis, Diplotaxis muralis, Jasione montana, Arenaria serpyllifolia, Cerastium diffusum, Cerastium fontanum, Herniaria ciliolata, Sagina apetala, Sagina maritima, Silene uniflora, Spergularia rupicola, Atriplex littoralis, Sedum acre, Sedum anglicum, Euphorbia portlandica, Anthyllis vulneraria, Hippocrepis comosa, Lotus corniculatus, Trifolium arvense, Trifolium occidentale, Trifolium repens, Trifolium scabrum, Vicia sativa, Centaurium erythraea, Eriodium cicutarium, Salvia verbenaca, Thymus praecox, Scilla autumnalis, Scilla verna, Radiola linoides, Plantago coronopus, Plantago lanceolata, Plantago maritima, Veronica arvensis, Armeria maritima, Ranunculus acris, Reseda lutea, Filipendula vulgaris, Poterium sanguisorba, Galium verum, Agrostis capillaris, Agrostis stolonifera, Aira caryophyllea, Aira praecox, Brachypodium pinnatum, Bromus hordeaceous, Catapodium marinum, Catapodium rigidum, Dactylis glomerata, Festuca ovina, Festuca rubra, Holcus lanatus, Koeleria macrantha, Lolium perenne, Schedonorus arundinaceus

MC9 — Hard cliff and cliff slope

Festuca rubra-Holcus lanatus maritime grassland

Matches 14 species from the description above: Anthyllis vulneraria, Armeria maritima, Dactylis glomerata, Daucus carota, Festuca rubra, Holcus lanatus, Leucanthemum vulgare, Lotus corniculatus, Plantago lanceolata, Plantago maritima, Potentilla erecta, Scilla verna, Sedum anglicum, Silene uniflora

Show 67 indicator species

Empetrum nigrum subsp.nigrum, Carex caryophyllea, Carex flacca, Carex nigra, Carex panicea, Luzula campestris, Hypnum cupressiforme, Kindbergia praelonga, Pseudoscleropodium purum, Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus, Trichostomum brachydontium, Cladonia chlorophaea, Peltigera canina, Angelica sylvestris, Conopodium majus, Daucus carota, Heracleum sphondylium, Achillea millefolium, Bellis perennis, Centaurea nigra, Hypochaeris radicata, Jacobaea vulgaris, Leontodon saxatilis, Leucanthemum vulgare, Pilosella officinarum, Scorzoneroides autumnalis, Serratula tinctoria, Solidago virgaurea, Cochlearia officinalis, Campanula rotundifolia, Cerastium diffusum, Cerastium fontanum, Sagina apetala, Silene uniflora, Sedum anglicum, Euphorbia portlandica, Anthyllis vulneraria, Genista tinctoria, Lotus corniculatus, Trifolium repens, Geranium sanguineum, Thymus praecox, Scilla verna, Euphrasia officinalis, Plantago lanceolata, Plantago maritima, Armeria maritima, Rumex acetosa, Rumex crispus, Ficaria verna, Ranunculus acris, Potentilla erecta, Galium verum, Viola riviniana, Agrostis capillaris, Agrostis stolonifera, Aira praecox, Anthoxanthum odoratum, Brachypodium sylvaticum, Dactylis glomerata, Danthonia decumbens, Deschampsia flexuosa, Festuca ovina, Festuca rubra, Holcus lanatus, Koeleria macrantha, Poa pratensis

M25 — Blanket bog, Coastal floodplain grazing marsh, Lowland fen, Purple moor grass and rush pasture, Upland acid grassland

Molinia caerulea-Potentilla erecta mire

Matches 12 species from the description above: Calluna vulgaris, Erica tetralix, Eriophorum angustifolium, Festuca rubra, Holcus lanatus, Juncus acutiflorus, Molinia caerulea, Narthecium ossifragum, Osmunda regalis, Potentilla erecta, Ulex europaeus, Ulex gallii

Show 85 indicator species

Salix cinerea, Calluna vulgaris, Erica tetralix, Myrica gale, Vaccinium oxycoccos, Ulex europaeus, Ulex gallii, Carex echinata, Carex flacca, Carex nigra, Carex panicea, Eriophorum angustifolium, Schoenus nigricans, Juncus acutiflorus, Juncus articulatus, Juncus effusus, Juncus subnodulosus, Luzula campestris, Luzula multiflora, Aulacomnium palustre, Pohlia nutans, Calliergon giganteum, Calliergonell cuspidatum, Hypnum jutlandicum, Kindbergia praelonga, Pleurozium schreberi, Pseudoscleropodium purum, Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus, Polytrichum commune, Sphagnum auriculatum, Sphagnum capillifolium, Sphagnum fallax, Sphagnum palustre, Sphagnum papillosum, Sphagnum subnitens, Calypogeia fissa, Cephalozia bicuspidata, Lophocolea bidentata, Lophozia ventricosa, Angelica sylvestris, Carum verticillatum, Hydrocotyle vulgaris, Achillea ptarmica, Centaurea nigra, Cirsium palustre, Eupatorium cannabinum, Pulicaria dysenterica, Serratula tinctoria, Cardamine pratensis, Lobelia urens, Succisa pratensis, Valeriana officinalis, Equisetum palustre, Lotus pedunculatus, Hypericum pulchrum, Hypericum tetrapterum, Mentha aquatica, Scutellaria minor, Menyanthes trifoliata, Narthecium ossifragum, Epilobium palustre, Dactylorhiza maculata, Rumex acetosa, Ranunculus acris, Ranunculus flammula, Filipendula ulmaria, Potentilla erecta, Rubus fruticosus agg., Galium palustre, Viola palustris, Agrostis canina, Agrostis capillaris, Agrostis curtisii, Agrostis stolonifera, Anthoxanthum odoratum, Danthonia decumbens, Deschampsia cespitosa, Festuca ovina, Festuca rubra, Holcus lanatus, Molinia caerulea, Nardus stricta, Phragmites australis, Dryopteris carthusiana, Osmunda regalis

W22 — Hedgerow scrub, Mixed scrub

Prunus spinosa-Rubus fruticosus scrub

Matches 12 species from the description above: Armeria maritima, Dactylis glomerata, Festuca rubra, Hedera helix, Holcus lanatus, Hyacinthoides non-scripta, Lonicera periclymenum, Plantago lanceolata, Prunus spinosa, Pteridium aquilinum, Silene uniflora, Ulex europaeus

Show 49 indicator species

Hedera helix, Acer campestre, Corylus avellana, Ulex europaeus, Prunus spinosa, Plagiomnium undulatum, Brachythecium rutabulum, Eurhynchium striatum, Kindbergia praelonga, Thuidium tamariscinum, Atrichum undulatum, Lophocolea bidentata, Achillea millefolium, Cardamine flexuosa, Lonicera periclymenum, Moehringia trinervia, Silene dioica, Silene uniflora, Stellaria media agg., Mercurialis perennis, Geranium robertianum, Stachys sylvatica, Teucrium scorodonia, Hyacinthoides non-scripta, Oxalis acetosella, Digitalis purpurea, Plantago lanceolata, Veronica chamaedrys, Armeria maritima, Rumex acetosa, Filipendula ulmaria, Geum urbanum, Rosa canina, Rubus fruticosus agg., Rubus idaeus, Galium aparine, Urtica dioica, Viola riviniana, Agrostis capillaris, Brachypodium sylvaticum, Dactylis glomerata, Festuca rubra, Holcus lanatus, Holcus mollis, Poa trivialis, Asplenium scolopendrium, Pteridium aquilinum, Dryopteris borreri, Dryopteris filix-mas

M15 — Blanket bog, Raised bog, Upland wet heath

Scirpus cespitosus-Erica tetralix wet heath

Matches 10 species from the description above: Calluna vulgaris, Erica cinerea, Erica tetralix, Eriophorum angustifolium, Festuca rubra, Juncus acutiflorus, Molinia caerulea, Narthecium ossifragum, Potentilla erecta, Pteridium aquilinum

Show 95 indicator species

Empetrum nigrum subsp.nigrum, Calluna vulgaris, Erica cinerea, Erica tetralix, Myrica gale, Vaccinium myrtillus, Carex binervis, Carex demissa, Carex dioica, Carex echinata, Carex nigra, Carex panicea, Carex pilulifera, Carex pulicaris, Eriophorum angustifolium, Eriophorum vaginatum, Schoenus nigricans, Trichophorum cespitosum, Juncus acutiflorus, Juncus articulatus, Juncus bulbosus, Juncus conglomeratus, Juncus effusus, Juncus squarrosus, Luzula multiflora, Huperzia selago, Selaginella selaginoides, Aulacomnium palustre, Breutelia chrysocoma, Pohlia nutans, Campylopus atrovirens, Campylopus flexuosus, Dicranum scoparium, Leucobryum glaucum, Racomitrium lanuginosum, Hylocomium splendens, Hypnum cupressiforme, Hypnum jutlandicum, Plagiothecium undulatum, Pleurozium schreberi, Rhytidiadelphus loreus, Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus, Scorpidium revolvens, Scorpidium scorpioides, Polytrichum commune, Sphagnum auriculatum, Sphagnum capillifolium, Sphagnum compactum, Sphagnum fallax, Sphagnum palustre, Sphagnum papillosum, Sphagnum subnitens, Sphagnum tenellum, Calypogeia fissa, Calypogeia muelleriana, Diplophyllum albicans, Lophozia ventricosa, Ordontoschisma sphagni, Pleurozia purpurea, Aneura pinguis, Cladonia arbuscula, Cladonia chlorophaea, Cladonia coccifera, Cladonia impexa, Cladonia uncialis, Succisa pratensis, Drosera anglica, Drosera rotundifolia, Hypericum pulchrum, Triglochin palustre, Pinguicula vulgaris, Menyanthes trifoliata, Narthecium ossifragum, Dactylorhiza maculata, Euphrasia officinalis, Pedicularis palustris, Pedicularis sylvatica, Polygala serpyllifolia, Trientalis europaea, Potentilla erecta, Galium saxatile, Viola palustris, Agrostis canina, Agrostis capillaris, Agrostis stolonifera, Anthoxanthum odoratum, Danthonia decumbens, Deschampsia flexuosa, Festuca ovina, Festuca rubra, Festuca vivipara, Molinia caerulea, Nardus stricta, Blechnum spicant, Pteridium aquilinum

M24 — Coastal floodplain grazing marsh, Lowland fen, Purple moor grass and rush pasture

Molinia caerulea-Cirsium dissectum fen-meadow

Matches 10 species from the description above: Calluna vulgaris, Erica tetralix, Eriophorum angustifolium, Festuca rubra, Holcus lanatus, Juncus acutiflorus, Molinia caerulea, Narthecium ossifragum, Plantago lanceolata, Potentilla erecta

Show 89 indicator species

Salix cinerea, Salix repens, Alnus glutinosa, Calluna vulgaris, Erica tetralix, Carex hostiana, Carex nigra, Carex panicea, Carex pulicaris, Cladium mariscus, Eriophorum angustifolium, Schoenus nigricans, Juncus acutiflorus, Juncus articulatus, Juncus conglomeratus, Juncus effusus, Juncus subnodulosus, Luzula multiflora, Aulacomnium palustre, Brachythecium rutabulum, Calliergonell cuspidatum, Hypnum cupressiforme, Kindbergia praelonga, Pseudoscleropodium purum, Thuidium tamariscinum, Sphagnum auriculatum, Sphagnum subnitens, Angelica sylvestris, Hydrocotyle vulgaris, Achillea ptarmica, Centaurea nigra, Cirsium arvense, Cirsium dissectum, Cirsium palustre, Eupatorium cannabinum, Leontodon saxatilis, Pulicaria dysenterica, Senecio aquaticus, Serratula tinctoria, Cardamine pratensis, Succisa pratensis, Valeriana dioica, Cerastium fontanum, Silene flos-cuculi, Drosera rotundifolia, Equisetum palustre, Lathyrus pratensis, Lotus pedunculatus, Trifolium pratense, Vicia cracca, Hypericum tetrapterum, Hypericum undulatum, Mentha aquatica, Scutellaria minor, Linum catharticum, Lythrum salicaria, Narthecium ossifragum, Dactylorhiza fuchsii, Dactylorhiza incarnata, Dactylorhiza maculata, Epipactis palustris, Gymnadenia conopsea, Pedicularis sylvatica, Plantago lanceolata, Polygala vulgaris, Rumex acetosa, Anagallis tenella, Primula vulgaris, Ranunculus acris, Ranunculus flammula, Filipendula ulmaria, Potentilla anserina, Potentilla erecta, Potentilla reptans, Rubus fruticosus agg., Galium palustre, Galium uliginosum, Galium verum, Viola palustris, Agrostis canina, Agrostis stolonifera, Anthoxanthum odoratum, Briza media, Danthonia decumbens, Deschampsia cespitosa, Festuca rubra, Holcus lanatus, Molinia caerulea, Phragmites australis

W25 — Bracken scrub

Pteridium aquilinum-Rubus fruticosus underscrub

Matches 10 species from the description above: Dactylis glomerata, Festuca rubra, Hedera helix, Holcus lanatus, Hyacinthoides non-scripta, Lonicera periclymenum, Potentilla erecta, Prunus spinosa, Pteridium aquilinum, Ulex europaeus

Show 53 indicator species

Hedera helix, Acer pseudoplatanus, Fagus sylvatica, Quercus robur, Fraxinus excelsior, Sambucus nigra, Ulex europaeus, Crataegus monogyna, Prunus spinosa, Luzula multiflora, Mnium hornum, Brachythecium rutabulum, Kindbergia praelonga, Angelica sylvestris, Conopodium majus, Heracleum sphondylium, Arum maculatum, Cirsium arvense, Lonicera periclymenum, Silene dioica, Stellaria holostea, Mercurialis perennis, Geranium robertianum, Glechoma hederacea, Teucrium scorodonia, Hyacinthoides non-scripta, Chamerion angustifolium, Circaea lutetiana, Digitalis purpurea, Rumex acetosa, Anemone nemorosa, Ficaria verna, Potentilla erecta, Rosa arvensis, Rosa canina, Rubus fruticosus agg., Rubus idaeus, Galium aparine, Galium mollugo sens.lat., Galium saxatile, Urtica dioica, Viola riviniana, Agrostis capillaris, Anthoxanthum odoratum, Arrhenatherum elatius, Dactylis glomerata, Festuca rubra, Holcus lanatus, Holcus mollis, Poa trivialis, Pteridium aquilinum, Dryopteris dilatata, Dryopteris filix-mas

MC4 — Hard cliff and cliff slope

Brassica oleracea 36-ledge community

Matches 9 species from the description above: Anthyllis vulneraria, Armeria maritima, Dactylis glomerata, Daucus carota, Festuca rubra, Leucanthemum vulgare, Plantago coronopus, Plantago lanceolata, Silene uniflora

Show 33 indicator species

Daucus carota, Centaurea nigra, Centaurea scabiosa, Cirsium arvense, Echium vulgare, Jacobaea vulgaris, Leucanthemum vulgare, Pilosella officinarum, Senecio vulgaris, Sonchus oleraceus, Taraxacum officianalis, Tragopogon pratensis, Brassica nigra, Brassica oleracea, Cheiranthus cheiri, Silene nutans, Silene uniflora, Sedum acre, Anthyllis vulneraria, Ononis repens, Teucrium scorodonia, Plantago coronopus, Plantago lanceolata, Armeria maritima, Rumex acetosa, Potentilla reptans, Galium aparine, Agrostis stolonifera, Brachypodium pinnatum, Bromus hordeaceous, Dactylis glomerata, Festuca rubra, Schedonorus arundinaceus

MG1 — Brownfield, Hard cliff and cliff slope

Arrhenatherum elatius grassland

Matches 9 species from the description above: Dactylis glomerata, Daucus carota, Festuca rubra, Hedera helix, Holcus lanatus, Leucanthemum vulgare, Lotus corniculatus, Plantago lanceolata, Pteridium aquilinum

Show 102 indicator species

Hedera helix, Luzula campestris, Brachythecium rutabulum, Kindbergia praelonga, Pseudoscleropodium purum, Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus, Aegopodium podagraria, Anthriscus sylvestris, Conopodium majus, Daucus carota, Heracleum sphondylium, Pimpinella major, Pimpinella saxifraga, Achillea millefolium, Artemisia vulgaris, Carduus nutans, Centaurea nigra, Centaurea scabiosa, Cirsium arvense, Cirsium vulgare, Hypochaeris radicata, Jacobaea vulgaris, Leontodon hispidus, Leucanthemum vulgare, Sonchus asper, Taraxacum officianalis, Capsella bursa-pastoris, Campanula rotundifolia, Knautia arvensis, Scabiosa columbaria, Cerastium fontanum, Silene nutans, Stellaria graminea, Convolvulus arvensis, Lathyrus pratensis, Lotus corniculatus, Lotus pedunculatus, Trifolium pratense, Trifolium repens, Vicia cracca, Vicia sativa, Vicia sepium, Geranium dissectum, Hypericum perforatum, Clinopodium vulgare, Glechoma hederacea, Lamium album, Origanum vulgare, Teucrium scorodonia, Thymus praecox, Linum catharticum, Chamerion angustifolium, Epilobium hirsutum, Epipactis purpurata, Rhinanthus minor, Papaver dubium, Plantago lanceolata, Veronica chamaedrys, Rumex acetosa, Rumex crispus, Rumex obtusifolius, Primula veris, Primula vulgaris, Ficaria verna, Ranunculus acris, Ranunculus bulbosus, Ranunculus repens, Agrimonia eupatoria, Filipendula ulmaria, Potentilla reptans, Poterium sanguisorba, Rubus fruticosus agg., Galium aparine, Galium mollugo sens.lat., Galium verum, Urtica dioica, Agrostis capillaris, Agrostis stolonifera, Alopecurus pratensis, Anisantha sterilis, Anthoxanthum odoratum, Arrhenatherum elatius, Avenula pubescens, Brachypodium sylvaticum, Briza media, Bromopsis erecta, Bromus hordeaceous, Cynosurus cristatus, Dactylis glomerata, Elytrigia repens, Festuca ovina, Festuca rubra, Holcus lanatus, Holcus mollis, Lolium perenne, Phleum pratense, Poa pratensis, Poa trivialis, Schedonorus pratensis, Trisetum flavescens, Pteridium aquilinum, Chara vulgaris

M17 — Blanket bog

Scirpus cespitosus-Eriophorum vaginatum blanket mire

Matches 8 species from the description above: Calluna vulgaris, Erica cinerea, Erica tetralix, Eriophorum angustifolium, Juncus acutiflorus, Molinia caerulea, Narthecium ossifragum, Potentilla erecta

Show 78 indicator species

Empetrum nigrum subsp.nigrum, Calluna vulgaris, Erica cinerea, Erica tetralix, Myrica gale, Vaccinium myrtillus, Carex demissa, Carex echinata, Carex nigra, Carex panicea, Eriophorum angustifolium, Eriophorum vaginatum, Rhynchospora alba, Schoenus nigricans, Trichophorum cespitosum, Juncus acutiflorus, Juncus squarrosus, Luzula multiflora, Huperzia selago, Aulacomnium palustre, Breutelia chrysocoma, Pohlia nutans, Campylopus atrovirens, Campylopus flexuosus, Campylopus setifolius, Campylopus shawii, Dicranum scoparium, Leucobryum glaucum, Racomitrium lanuginosum, Hylocomium splendens, Hypnum cupressiforme, Hypnum jutlandicum, Plagiothecium undulatum, Pleurozium schreberi, Rhytidiadelphus loreus, Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus, Polytrichum commune, Polytrichum strictum, Sphagnum auriculatum, Sphagnum capillifolium, Sphagnum cuspidatum, Sphagnum imbricatum, Sphagnum magellanicum, Sphagnum palustre, Sphagnum papillosum, Sphagnum strictum, Sphagnum subnitens, Sphagnum tenellum, Calypogeia fissa, Diplophyllum albicans, Kurzia pauciflora, Lophozia ventricosa, Mylia anomala, Mylia taylorii, Ordontoschisma sphagni, Pleurozia purpurea, Ptilidium ciliare, Scapania gracilis, Cladonia arbuscula, Cladonia coccifera, Cladonia impexa, Cladonia uncialis, Cornicularia aculeata, Drosera anglica, Drosera rotundifolia, Vaccinium vitis-idaea, Pinguicula vulgaris, Narthecium ossifragum, Pedicularis sylvatica, Polygala serpyllifolia, Potentilla erecta, Galium saxatile, Agrostis canina, Anthoxanthum odoratum, Deschampsia flexuosa, Festuca ovina, Molinia caerulea, Nardus stricta

MC1 — Hard cliff and cliff slope

Crithmum maritimum-Spergularia rupicola maritime rock-crevice community

Matches 8 species from the description above: Armeria maritima, Asplenium marinum, Crithmum maritimum, Daucus carota, Festuca rubra, Plantago coronopus, Plantago maritima, Silene uniflora

Show 19 indicator species

Tortella flavovirens, Crithmum maritimum, Daucus carota, Inula crithmoides, Tripleurospermum maritimum, Cochlearia danica, Cochlearia officinalis, Cerastium diffusum, Silene uniflora, Spergularia rupicola, Atriplex hastata, Plantago coronopus, Plantago maritima, Armeria maritima, Limonium binervosum, Catapodium marinum, Festuca rubra, Parapholis incurva, Asplenium marinum

M23 — Coastal floodplain grazing marsh, Purple moor grass and rush pasture, Upland rush pasture

Juncus effusus/acutiflorus-Galium palustre rush-pasture

Matches 7 species from the description above: Festuca rubra, Holcus lanatus, Juncus acutiflorus, Molinia caerulea, Narthecium ossifragum, Plantago lanceolata, Potentilla erecta

Show 81 indicator species

Carex demissa, Carex echinata, Carex nigra, Carex panicea, Juncus acutiflorus, Juncus articulatus, Juncus bulbosus, Juncus conglomeratus, Juncus effusus, Luzula campestris, Luzula multiflora, Aulacomnium palustre, Brachythecium rivulare, Brachythecium rutabulum, Calliergon cordifolium, Calliergonell cuspidatum, Kindbergia praelonga, Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus, Polytrichum commune, Calypogeia fissa, Lophocolea bidentata, Pellia epiphylla, Angelica sylvestris, Carum verticillatum, Hydrocotyle vulgaris, Achillea ptarmica, Caltha palustris, Cirsium palustre, Senecio aquaticus, Taraxacum officianalis, Myosotis laxa, Myosotis secunda, Cardamine flexuosa, Cardamine pratensis, Succisa pratensis, Valeriana officinalis, Cerastium fontanum, Silene flos-cuculi, Stellaria alsine, Stellaria graminea, Equisetum fluviatile, Equisetum palustre, Lathyrus pratensis, Lotus pedunculatus, Trifolium repens, Iris pseudacorus, Mentha aquatica, Scutellaria minor, Lythrum salicaria, Narthecium ossifragum, Epilobium obscurum, Epilobium palustre, Dactylorhiza maculata, Plantago lanceolata, Veronica scutellata, Polygonum hydropiper, Rumex acetosa, Primula vulgaris, Ranunculus acris, Ranunculus flammula, Ranunculus repens, Comarum palustre, Filipendula ulmaria, Potentilla anserina, Potentilla erecta, Galium palustre, Viola palustris, Agrostis canina, Agrostis capillaris, Agrostis stolonifera, Anthoxanthum odoratum, Cynosurus cristatus, Deschampsia cespitosa, Festuca rubra, Glyceria fluitans, Holcus lanatus, Molinia caerulea, Poa pratensis, Poa trivialis, Dryopteris expansa, Athyrium filix-femina

MC3 — Hard cliff and cliff slope

Rhodiola rosea-Armeria maritima 36-ledge community

Matches 7 species from the description above: Armeria maritima, Festuca rubra, Holcus lanatus, Lotus corniculatus, Plantago lanceolata, Plantago maritima, Silene uniflora

Show 15 indicator species

Angelica sylvestris, Ligusticum scoticum, Scorzoneroides autumnalis, Tripleurospermum maritimum, Silene dioica, Silene uniflora, Sedum rosea, Lotus corniculatus, Plantago lanceolata, Plantago maritima, Armeria maritima, Rumex acetosa, Agrostis stolonifera, Festuca rubra, Holcus lanatus

MG11 — Brownfield, Coastal floodplain grazing marsh, Hard cliff and cliff slope

Festuca rubra-Agrostis stolonifera-Potentilla anserina grassland

Matches 7 species from the description above: Dactylis glomerata, Festuca rubra, Holcus lanatus, Lotus corniculatus, Plantago lanceolata, Plantago maritima, Silene uniflora

Show 64 indicator species

Atriplex portulacoides, Carex arenaria, Carex distans, Juncus articulatus, Juncus bufonius, Juncus gerardii, Brachythecium rutabulum, Odontites verna, Oenanthe lachenalii, Bellis perennis, Cirsium arvense, Cirsium vulgare, Hypochaeris radicata, Matricaria discoidea, Scorzoneroides autumnalis, Senecio aquaticus, Sonchus asper, Taraxacum officianalis, Tripleurospermum maritimum, Cochlearia anglica, Cochlearia officinalis, Cerastium fontanum, Honckenya peploides, Sagina procumbens, Silene dioica, Silene uniflora, Stellaria media agg., Atriplex hastata, Lotus corniculatus, Trifolium repens, Triglochin maritimum, Plantago lanceolata, Plantago major, Plantago maritima, Polygonum aviculare, Rumex acetosa, Rumex crispus, Rumex obtusifolius, Glaux maritima, Ranunculus acris, Ranunculus repens, Potentilla anserina, Potentilla reptans, Galium aparine, Urtica dioica, Agrostis capillaris, Agrostis stolonifera, Alopecurus geniculatus, Ammophila arenaria, Arrhenatherum elatius, Bromus hordeaceous, Dactylis glomerata, Elytrigia juncea, Elytrigia repens, Festuca rubra, Holcus lanatus, Lolium perenne, Parapholis strigosa, Phleum pratense, Poa annua, Poa pratensis, Poa trivialis, Schedonorus arundinaceus, Schedonorus pratensis

MG12 — Coastal floodplain grazing marsh, Hard cliff and cliff slope

Festuca arundinacea grassland

Matches 7 species from the description above: Dactylis glomerata, Festuca rubra, Holcus lanatus, Juncus acutiflorus, Lotus corniculatus, Plantago lanceolata, Plantago maritima

Show 56 indicator species

Atriplex portulacoides, Carex distans, Carex nigra, Carex otrubae, Eleocharis uniglumis, Juncus acutiflorus, Juncus articulatus, Juncus gerardii, Juncus inflexus, Juncus maritimus, Kindbergia praelonga, Odontites verna, Oenanthe crocata, Oenanthe lachenalii, Torilis japonica, Cirsium arvense, Hypochaeris radicata, Scorzoneroides autumnalis, Sonchus arvensis, Taraxacum officianalis, Tripleurospermum maritimum, Cerastium fontanum, Stellaria media agg., Atriplex hastata, Equisetum palustre, Lathyrus pratensis, Lotus corniculatus, Trifolium pratense, Trifolium repens, Vicia cracca, Iris pseudacorus, Triglochin maritimum, Triglochin palustre, Plantago lanceolata, Plantago major, Plantago maritima, Rumex crispus, Glaux maritima, Ranunculus acris, Potentilla anserina, Galium palustre, Agrostis capillaris, Agrostis stolonifera, Anthoxanthum odoratum, Arrhenatherum elatius, Cynosurus cristatus, Dactylis glomerata, Elytrigia atherica, Elytrigia repens, Festuca rubra, Holcus lanatus, Lolium perenne, Phragmites australis, Poa pratensis, Schedonorus arundinaceus, Schedonorus pratensis

W21 — Hedgerow scrub, Mixed scrub

Crataegus monogyna-Hedera helix scrub

Matches 7 species from the description above: Dactylis glomerata, Hedera helix, Holcus lanatus, Hyacinthoides non-scripta, Lonicera periclymenum, Prunus spinosa, Pteridium aquilinum

Show 81 indicator species

Hedera helix, Salix cinerea, Acer pseudoplatanus, Ilex aquifolium, Betula pendula, Corylus avellana, Fagus sylvatica, Quercus robur, Fraxinus excelsior, Malus sylvestris, Sorbus aria, Taxus baccata, Ulmus glabra, Ulmus procera, Sambucus nigra, Viburnum lantana, Euonymus europaeus, Cornus sanguinea, Juniperus communis, Ligustrum vulgare, Clematis vitalba, Rhamnus cathartica, Crataegus laevigata, Crataegus monogyna, Prunus spinosa, Juncus effusus, Plagiomnium undulatum, Brachythecium rutabulum, Kindbergia praelonga, Rhynchostegium confertum, Tamus communis, Heracleum sphondylium, Torilis japonica, Arum maculatum, Arctium minus, Cirsium arvense, Lonicera periclymenum, Moehringia trinervia, Silene dioica, Stellaria graminea, Stellaria holostea, Stellaria media agg., Calystegia sepium, Mercurialis perennis, Geranium robertianum, Iris foetidissima, Glechoma hederacea, Lamium purpureum, Origanum vulgare, Stachys sylvatica, Teucrium scorodonia, Allium ursinum, Hyacinthoides non-scripta, Circaea lutetiana, Rumex sanguineus, Anemone nemorosa, Ranunculus repens, Fragaria vesca, Geum urbanum, Potentilla sterilis, Poterium sanguisorba, Rosa arvensis, Rosa canina, Rubia peregrina, Rubus fruticosus agg., Galium aparine, Urtica dioica, Viola riviniana, Anisantha sterilis, Arrhenatherum elatius, Brachypodium pinnatum, Brachypodium sylvaticum, Bromopsis erecta, Dactylis glomerata, Elytrigia repens, Holcus lanatus, Holcus mollis, Poa trivialis, Asplenium scolopendrium, Pteridium aquilinum, Dryopteris filix-mas

M19 — Blanket bog, Raised bog

Calluna vulgaris-Eriophorum vaginatum blanket mire

Matches 6 species from the description above: Calluna vulgaris, Erica tetralix, Eriophorum angustifolium, Molinia caerulea, Narthecium ossifragum, Potentilla erecta

Show 84 indicator species

Empetrum nigrum, Empetrum nigrum subsp.nigrum, Calluna vulgaris, Erica tetralix, Betula nana, Arctostaphylos alpinus, Vaccinium microcarpum, Vaccinium myrtillus, Vaccinium oxycoccos, Vaccinium uliginosum, Carex bigelowii, Carex binervis, Carex nigra, Eriophorum angustifolium, Eriophorum vaginatum, Trichophorum cespitosum, Juncus squarrosus, Luzula sylvatica, Huperzia selago, Aulacomnium palustre, Pohlia nutans, Campylopus flexuosus, Dicranum fuscescens, Dicranum majus, Dicranum scoparium, Racomitrium lanuginosum, Hylocomium splendens, Hypnum cupressiforme, Hypnum jutlandicum, Plagiothecium undulatum, Pleurozium schreberi, Rhytidiadelphus loreus, Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus, Polytrichastrum alpinum, Polytrichum commune, Polytrichum strictum, Sphagnum capillifolium, Sphagnum compactum, Sphagnum fallax, Sphagnum fuscum, Sphagnum palustre, Sphagnum papillosum, Sphagnum russowii, Sphagnum subnitens, Sphagnum tenellum, Barbilophozia floerkei, Calypogeia fissa, Calypogeia muelleriana, Calypogeia trichomanis, Cephalozia bicuspidata, Diplophyllum albicans, Kurzia pauciflora, Lophozia ventricosa, Mylia anomala, Mylia taylorii, Ordontoschisma sphagni, Ptilidium ciliare, Hypogymnia physodes, Cetraria islandica, Cladonia arbuscula, Cladonia bellidiflora, Cladonia coccifera, Cladonia floerkeana, Cladonia gracilis, Cladonia impexa, Cladonia squamosa, Cladonia tenuis, Cladonia uncialis, Cornicularia aculeata, Cornus suecica, Drosera rotundifolia, Vaccinium vitis-idaea, Pinguicula vulgaris, Narthecium ossifragum, Neottia cordata, Potentilla erecta, Rubus chamaemorus, Galium saxatile, Melanpyrum pratense, Deschampsia flexuosa, Festuca vivipara, Molinia caerulea, Nardus stricta, Blechnum spicant

M22 — Coastal floodplain grazing marsh, Lowland fen, Purple moor grass and rush pasture

Juncus subnodulosus-Cirsium palustre fen-meadow

Matches 6 species from the description above: Eriophorum angustifolium, Festuca rubra, Holcus lanatus, Molinia caerulea, Plantago lanceolata, Potentilla erecta

Show 115 indicator species

Salix cinerea, Solanum dulcamara, Carex acutiformis, Carex disticha, Carex elata, Carex flacca, Carex hirta, Carex lepidocarpa, Carex nigra, Carex panicea, Carex rostrata, Cladium mariscus, Eriophorum angustifolium, Eleocharis palustris, Eleocharis uniglumis, Juncus articulatus, Juncus effusus, Juncus inflexus, Juncus subnodulosus, Luzula multiflora, Plagiomnium affine, Plagiomnium rostratum, Plagiomnium undulatum, Rhizomnium punctatum, Brachythecium rutabulum, Calliergonell cuspidatum, Cratoneuron filicinum, Pseudoscleropodium purum, Lophocolea bidentata, Angelica sylvestris, Berula erecta, Oenanthe lachenalii, Thyselium palustre, Hydrocotyle vulgaris, Achillea ptarmica, Caltha palustris, Centaurea nigra, Cirsium arvense, Cirsium dissectum, Cirsium palustre, Eupatorium cannabinum, Pulicaria dysenterica, Myosotis laxa, Myosotis scorpioides, Cardamine pratensis, Succisa pratensis, Valeriana dioica, Valeriana officinalis, Cerastium fontanum, Silene flos-cuculi, Stellaria palustris, Calystegia sepium, Equisetum fluviatile, Equisetum palustre, Lathyrus pratensis, Lotus pedunculatus, Trifolium pratense, Trifolium repens, Vicia cracca, Hypericum tetrapterum, Iris pseudacorus, Triglochin palustre, Ajuga reptans, Lycopus europaeus, Mentha aquatica, Lemna minor, Lythrum salicaria, Menyanthes trifoliata, Epilobium hirsutum, Epilobium palustre, Epilobium parviflorum, Dactylorhiza fuchsii, Dactylorhiza incarnata, Dactylorhiza praetermissa, Epipactis palustris, Pedicularis palustris, Rhinanthus minor, Plantago lanceolata, Veronica beccabunga, Polygonum amphibium, Rumex acetosa, Rumex conglomeratus, Rumex sanguineus, Lysimachia vulgaris, Primula vulgaris, Ranunculus acris, Ranunculus flammula, Ranunculus repens, Thalictrum flavum, Comarum palustre, Filipendula ulmaria, Potentilla anserina, Potentilla erecta, Potentilla reptans, Galium palustre, Galium uliginosum, Scrophularia auriculata, Scutellaria galericulata, Agrostis stolonifera, Anthoxanthum odoratum, Arrhenatherum elatius, Briza media, Calamagrostis canescens, Cynosurus cristatus, Deschampsia cespitosa, Festuca rubra, Holcus lanatus, Molinia caerulea, Phalaris arundinacea, Phleum pratense, Phragmites australis, Poa trivialis, Schedonorus arundinaceus, Ophioglossum vulgatum, Thelypteris palustris

M26 — Limestone pavement, Purple moor grass and rush pasture

Molinia caerulea-Crepis paludosa mire

Matches 6 species from the description above: Festuca rubra, Holcus lanatus, Juncus acutiflorus, Molinia caerulea, Plantago lanceolata, Potentilla erecta

Show 63 indicator species

Carex appropinquata, Carex disticha, Carex echinata, Carex flacca, Carex hostiana, Carex nigra, Carex panicea, Carex pulicaris, Juncus acutiflorus, Juncus articulatus, Juncus conglomeratus, Aulacomnium palustre, Plagiomnium undulatum, Calliergonell cuspidatum, Campylium elodes, Climacium dendroides, Ctenidium molluscum, Hylocomium splendens, Pseudoscleropodium purum, Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus, Thuidium tamariscinum, Lophocolea bidentata, Plagiochila asplenioides, Angelica sylvestris, Caltha palustris, Centaurea nigra, Cirsium palustre, Crepis paludosa, Leontodon hispidus, Serratula tinctoria, Succisa pratensis, Valeriana dioica, Silene flos-cuculi, Equisetum fluviatile, Equisetum palustre, Lathyrus pratensis, Trifolium repens, Menyanthes trifoliata, Rhinanthus minor, Plantago lanceolata, Rumex acetosa, Primula farinosa, Primula vulgaris, Anemone nemorosa, Ranunculus acris, Ranunculus auricomus, Trollius europaeus, Comarum palustre, Filipendula ulmaria, Geum rivale, Potentilla erecta, Sanguisorba officinalis, Galium palustre, Galium uliginosum, Agrostis stolonifera, Anthoxanthum odoratum, Briza media, Deschampsia cespitosa, Festuca ovina, Festuca rubra, Holcus lanatus, Molinia caerulea, Phragmites australis

MC2 — Hard cliff and cliff slope

Armeria maritima-Ligusticum scoticum maritime rock-crevice community

Matches 6 species from the description above: Armeria maritima, Asplenium marinum, Festuca rubra, Plantago coronopus, Plantago maritima, Silene uniflora

Show 17 indicator species

Schistidium maritimum, Ligusticum scoticum, Scorzoneroides autumnalis, Tripleurospermum maritimum, Cochlearia officinalis, Cerastium fontanum, Silene uniflora, Spergularia rupicola, Atriplex hastata, Sedum rosea, Plantago coronopus, Plantago maritima, Armeria maritima, Rumex crispus, Agrostis stolonifera, Festuca rubra, Asplenium marinum

MC6 — Coastal vegetated shingle, Hard cliff and cliff slope

Atriplex prostrata-Beta vulgaris ssp. maritima sea-bird cliff community

Matches 6 species from the description above: Armeria maritima, Dactylis glomerata, Daucus carota, Festuca rubra, Plantago coronopus, Silene uniflora

Show 17 indicator species

Daucus carota, Sonchus oleraceus, Taraxacum officianalis, Tripleurospermum maritimum, Cochlearia officinalis, Silene uniflora, Spergularia rupicola, Atriplex hastata, Malva arborea, Plantago coronopus, Armeria maritima, Polygonum aviculare, Rumex crispus, Bromus hordeaceous, Catapodium marinum, Dactylis glomerata, Festuca rubra

MC7 — Hard cliff and cliff slope

Stellaria media-Rumex acetosa sea-bird cliff community

Matches 6 species from the description above: Armeria maritima, Festuca rubra, Holcus lanatus, Plantago maritima, Sedum anglicum, Silene uniflora

Show 24 indicator species

Juncus articulatus, Scorzoneroides autumnalis, Senecio vulgaris, Tripleurospermum maritimum, Cochlearia officinalis, Cerastium fontanum, Cerastium glomeratum, Silene uniflora, Spergula arvensis, Stellaria media agg., Atriplex hastata, Sedum anglicum, Trifolium repens, Plantago maritima, Armeria maritima, Polygonum aviculare, Rumex acetosa, Rumex crispus, Potentilla anserina, Agrostis stolonifera, Festuca rubra, Holcus lanatus, Poa annua, Poa pratensis

M18 — Blanket bog, Raised bog

Erica tetralix-Sphagnum papillosum raised and blanket mire

Matches 5 species from the description above: Calluna vulgaris, Erica tetralix, Eriophorum angustifolium, Molinia caerulea, Narthecium ossifragum

Show 54 indicator species

Empetrum nigrum subsp.nigrum, Calluna vulgaris, Erica tetralix, Myrica gale, Andromeda polifolia, Vaccinium myrtillus, Vaccinium oxycoccos, Eriophorum angustifolium, Eriophorum vaginatum, Rhynchospora alba, Trichophorum cespitosum, Juncus squarrosus, Aulacomnium palustre, Pohlia nutans, Campylopus flexuosus, Dicranum scoparium, Racomitrium lanuginosum, Hypnum cupressiforme, Hypnum jutlandicum, Plagiothecium undulatum, Pleurozium schreberi, Rhytidiadelphus loreus, Polytrichum commune, Polytrichum strictum, Sphagnum capillifolium, Sphagnum cuspidatum, Sphagnum fallax, Sphagnum fuscum, Sphagnum magellanicum, Sphagnum palustre, Sphagnum papillosum, Sphagnum pulchrum, Sphagnum subnitens, Sphagnum tenellum, Calypogeia muelleriana, Cephalozia bicuspidata, Cephalozia connivens, Cladopodiella fluitans, Kurzia pauciflora, Lophozia ventricosa, Mylia anomala, Ordontoschisma sphagni, Hypogymnia physodes, Cladonia arbuscula, Cladonia gracilis, Cladonia impexa, Cladonia uncialis, Drosera anglica, Drosera rotundifolia, Vaccinium vitis-idaea, Narthecium ossifragum, Rubus chamaemorus, Deschampsia flexuosa, Molinia caerulea

M2 — Blanket bog, Raised bog, Valley mire

Sphagnum cuspidatum/recurvum bog pool community

Matches 5 species from the description above: Calluna vulgaris, Erica tetralix, Eriophorum angustifolium, Molinia caerulea, Narthecium ossifragum

Show 37 indicator species

Empetrum nigrum subsp.nigrum, Calluna vulgaris, Erica tetralix, Myrica gale, Andromeda polifolia, Vaccinium oxycoccos, Carex canescens, Carex magellanica, Carex rostrata, Eriophorum angustifolium, Eriophorum vaginatum, Rhynchospora alba, Aulacomnium palustre, Polytrichum commune, Polytrichum strictum, Sphagnum cuspidatum, Sphagnum fallax, Sphagnum magellanicum, Sphagnum palustre, Sphagnum papillosum, Sphagnum pulchrum, Sphagnum tenellum, Cephalozia connivens, Cephalozia lunulifolia, Gymnocolea inflata, Mylia anomala, Ordontoschisma sphagni, Cladonia impexa, Cladonia uncialis, Drosera anglica, Drosera intermedia, Drosera rotundifolia, Menyanthes trifoliata, Narthecium ossifragum, Agrostis canina, Deschampsia flexuosa, Molinia caerulea

M1 — Blanket bog, Raised bog

Sphagnum auriculatum bog pool community

Matches 4 species from the description above: Erica tetralix, Eriophorum angustifolium, Molinia caerulea, Narthecium ossifragum

Show 30 indicator species

Erica tetralix, Myrica gale, Carex limosa, Eriophorum angustifolium, Rhynchospora alba, Rhynchospora fusca, Trichophorum cespitosum, Eleocharis multicaulis, Juncus bulbosus, Sphagnum auriculatum, Sphagnum cuspidatum, Sphagnum fallax, Sphagnum magellanicum, Sphagnum palustre, Sphagnum papillosum, Sphagnum pulchrum, Sphagnum subnitens, Cladopodiella fluitans, Gymnocolea inflata, Ordontoschisma sphagni, Drosera anglica, Drosera intermedia, Drosera rotundifolia, Utricularia intermedia, Utricularia minor, Menyanthes trifoliata, Narthecium ossifragum, Potamogeton polygonifolius, Scheuchzeria palustris, Molinia caerulea

MG10 — Coastal floodplain grazing marsh, Hard cliff and cliff slope, Upland rush pasture

Holcus lanatus-Juncus effusus rush-pasture

Matches 4 species from the description above: Dactylis glomerata, Festuca rubra, Holcus lanatus, Plantago lanceolata

Show 58 indicator species

Carex hirta, Carex panicea, Juncus articulatus, Juncus effusus, Juncus inflexus, Calliergonell cuspidatum, Kindbergia praelonga, Angelica sylvestris, Oenanthe crocata, Caltha palustris, Cirsium arvense, Cirsium palustre, Pulicaria dysenterica, Senecio aquaticus, Taraxacum officianalis, Myosotis scorpioides, Cardamine pratensis, Cerastium fontanum, Silene flos-cuculi, Stellaria alsine, Equisetum arvense, Equisetum palustre, Lotus pedunculatus, Trifolium pratense, Trifolium repens, Vicia cracca, Iris pseudacorus, Mentha aquatica, Plantago lanceolata, Plantago major, Polygonum hydropiper, Rumex acetosa, Rumex conglomeratus, Rumex crispus, Rumex obtusifolius, Primula vulgaris, Ranunculus acris, Ranunculus repens, Filipendula ulmaria, Potentilla anserina, Urtica dioica, Agrostis capillaris, Agrostis stolonifera, Alopecurus geniculatus, Alopecurus pratensis, Anthoxanthum odoratum, Cynosurus cristatus, Dactylis glomerata, Festuca rubra, Festulolium loliaceum, Glyceria fluitans, Holcus lanatus, Lolium perenne, Phalaris arundinacea, Phleum pratense, Poa pratensis, Poa trivialis, Schedonorus pratensis

M3 — Blanket bog, Raised bog

Eriophorum angustifolium bog pool community

Matches 3 species from the description above: Erica tetralix, Eriophorum angustifolium, Molinia caerulea

Show 15 indicator species

Empetrum nigrum subsp.nigrum, Erica tetralix, Eriophorum angustifolium, Eriophorum vaginatum, Campylopus brevipilus, Drepanocladus fluitans, Polytrichum commune, Sphagnum cuspidatum, Sphagnum fallax, Sphagnum papillosum, Gymnocolea inflata, Ordontoschisma sphagni, Drosera rotundifolia, Agrostis canina, Molinia caerulea

M20 — Blanket bog, Raised bog, Valley mire

Eriophorum vaginatum blanket and raised mire

Matches 2 species from the description above: Calluna vulgaris, Eriophorum angustifolium

Show 43 indicator species

Empetrum nigrum subsp.nigrum, Calluna vulgaris, Vaccinium myrtillus, Carex bigelowii, Eriophorum angustifolium, Eriophorum vaginatum, Trichophorum cespitosum, Juncus squarrosus, Orthodontium lineare, Pohlia nutans, Campylopus flexuosus, Dicranum scoparium, Drepanocladus fluitans, Hypnum jutlandicum, Plagiothecium undulatum, Pleurozium schreberi, Polytrichum commune, Sphagnum capillifolium, Sphagnum fuscum, Sphagnum papillosum, Barbilophozia floerkei, Calypogeia muelleriana, Calypogeia trichomanis, Cephalozia bicuspidata, Cephaloziella hampeana, Diplophyllum albicans, Gymnocolea inflata, Kurzia pauciflora, Lophozia ventricosa, Mylia taylorii, Ptilidium ciliare, Cetraria islandica, Cladonia arbuscula, Cladonia chlorophaea, Cladonia coccifera, Cladonia floerkeana, Cladonia impexa, Cladonia squamosa, Cladonia uncialis, Cornicularia aculeata, Rubus chamaemorus, Deschampsia flexuosa, Festuca ovina

W20 — Montane scrub

Salix lapponum-Luzula sylvatica scrub

Matches 2 species from the description above: Calluna vulgaris, Festuca rubra

Show 107 indicator species

Salix arbuscula, Salix cinerea, Salix lapponum, Salix myrsinites, Salix phylicifolia, Salix reticulata, Empetrum nigrum, Calluna vulgaris, Salix lanata, Vaccinium myrtillus, Vaccinium uliginosum, Carex atrata, Carex bigelowii, Carex binervis, Carex flacca, Luzula multiflora, Luzula sylvatica, Huperzia selago, Selaginella selaginoides, Aulacomnium palustre, Mnium hornum, Philonotis fontana, Plagiomnium undulatum, Rhizomnium punctatum, Dicranum bonjeanii, Dicranum majus, Dicranum scoparium, Fissidens adianthoides, Racomitrium lanuginosum, Calliergonell cuspidatum, Ctenidium molluscum, Hylocomium splendens, Hypnum callichroum, Hypnum cupressiforme, Palustriella commutatum, Plagiothecium denticulatum, Plagiothecium undulatum, Pleurozium schreberi, Ptilium crista-castrensis, Rhytidiadelphus loreus, Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus, Rhytidiadelphus triquetrus, Sanionia uncinata, Scorpidium revolvens, Thuidium tamariscinum, Atrichum undulatum, Polytrichastrum alpinum, Sphagnum capillifolium, Sphagnum fallax, Sphagnum girgensohnii, Sphagnum palustre, Sphagnum russowii, Sphagnum squarrosum, Sphagnum subnitens, Sphagnum teres, Barbilophozia barbata, Chiloscyphus polyanthos, Diplophyllum albicans, Lophocolea bidentata, Plagiochila porelloides, Ptilidium ciliare, Scapania undulata, Cladonia squamosa, Peltigera canina, Angelica sylvestris, Caltha palustris, Hieraclium spp., Saussurea alpina, Solidago virgaurea, Campanula rotundifolia, Succisa pratensis, Valeriana officinalis, Rhodiola rosea, Vaccinium vitis-idaea, Thymus praecox, Epilobium anagallidifolium, Dactylorhiza viridis, Euphrasia officinalis, Rhinanthus minor, Oxalis acetosella, Oxyria digyna, Polygonum viviparum, Rumex acetosa, Anemone nemorosa, Ranunculus acris, Thalictrum alpinum, Alchemilla alpina, Alchemilla glabra, Filipendula ulmaria, Geum rivale, Galium boreale, Galium saxatile, Saxifraga aizoides, Saxifraga hypnoides, Saxifraga oppositifolia, Saxifraga stellaris, Viola riviniana, Agrostis canina, Agrostis capillaris, Anthoxanthum odoratum, Deschampsia cespitosa, Deschampsia flexuosa, Festuca ovina, Festuca rubra, Nardus stricta, Dryopteris dilatata, Phegopteris connectilis