Firth of Forth

Site of Special Scientific Interest · 56.1984, -2.9028

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City of Edinburgh CountyClackmannan CountyEast Lothian CountyFife CountyStirling and Falkirk CountyWest Lothian County

Condition (NatureScot)

Favourable (31) Unfavourable Declining (12) Unfavourable No Change (4) Unfavourable Recovering (1)
UnitFeatureConditionArea (ha)Assessed
F1 Bar-tailed godwit (Limosa lapponica), non-breeding Favourable — 2019-01-30
F10 Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus), non-breeding Unfavourable Declining — 2019-03-22
F11 Grey plover (Pluvialis squatarola), non-breeding Favourable — 2019-03-22
F12 Knot (Calidris canutus), non-breeding Unfavourable Declining — 2019-03-22
F13 Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus), non-breeding Favourable — 2019-03-22
F14 Long-tailed duck (Clangula hyemalis), non-breeding Unfavourable Declining — 2019-03-22
F15 Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos), non-breeding Favourable — 2019-03-22
F16 Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus), non-breeding Favourable — 2019-03-22
F17 Pink-footed goose (Anser brachyrhynchus), non-breeding Favourable — 2019-03-22
F18 Red-breasted merganser (Mergus serrator), non-breeding Unfavourable Declining — 2019-03-22
F19 Red-throated diver (Gavia stellata), non-breeding Favourable — 2019-03-22
F2 Common scoter (Melanitta nigra), non-breeding Unfavourable Declining — 2019-03-22
F20 Redshank (Tringa totanus), non-breeding Favourable — 2019-03-22
F21 Ringed plover (Charadrius hiaticula), breeding Unfavourable No Change — 2014-02-10
F22 Ringed plover (Charadrius hiaticula), non-breeding Favourable — 2019-03-22
F23 Sandwich tern (Sterna sandvicensis), passage Favourable — 2019-03-22
F24 Scaup (Aythya marila), non-breeding Unfavourable Declining — 2019-03-22
F25 Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna), breeding Favourable — 2014-02-10
F26 Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna), non-breeding Favourable — 2019-03-22
F27 Slavonian grebe (Podiceps auritus), non-breeding Unfavourable Declining — 2019-03-22
F28 Turnstone (Arenaria interpres), non-breeding Favourable — 2019-03-22
F29 Velvet scoter (Melanitta fusca), non-breeding Favourable — 2019-03-22
F3 Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo), non-breeding Favourable — 2019-03-22
F30 Wigeon (Anas penelope), non-breeding Favourable — 2019-03-22
F31 Maritime cliff Unfavourable Declining — 2005-03-31
F32 Saltmarsh Unfavourable Recovering — 2016-02-02
F33 Sand dunes Unfavourable No Change — 2014-03-18
F34 Arthropoda (excluding insects and trilobites) Favourable — 2016-03-23
F35 Carboniferous - Permian Igneous Unfavourable No Change — 2009-03-30
F36 Coastal Geomorphology of Scotland Favourable — 2018-11-23
F37 Lower Carboniferous [Dinantian - Namurian (part)] Unfavourable No Change — 2009-06-09
F38 Mineralogy of Scotland Favourable — 2005-03-31
F39 Palaeozoic Palaeobotany Favourable — 2009-03-30
F4 Curlew (Numenius arquata), non-breeding Favourable — 2019-03-22
F40 Permian - Carboniferous Fish/Amphibia Favourable — 2009-06-09
F41 Quaternary of Scotland Favourable — 2019-03-21
F42 Upper Carboniferous [Namurian (part) - Westphalian] Favourable — 2005-03-31
F43 Beetle assemblage Unfavourable Declining — 2005-03-31
F44 Northern brown argus butterfly (Aricia artaxerxes) Favourable — 2015-01-14
F45 Lowland neutral grassland Unfavourable Declining — 2010-01-05
F47 Saline lagoon Favourable — 2012-01-23
F48 Vascular plant assemblage Favourable — 2016-03-01
F49 Transition grassland Favourable — 2005-03-31
F5 Dunlin (Calidris alpina alpina), non-breeding Favourable — 2019-03-22
F6 Eider (Somateria mollissima), breeding Favourable — 2014-05-29
F7 Eider (Somateria mollissima), non-breeding Favourable — 2019-03-22
F8 Golden plover (Pluvialis apricaria), non-breeding Unfavourable Declining — 2019-03-22
F9 Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula), non-breeding Unfavourable Declining — 2019-03-22

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

Coastal vegetated shingle, Dune slack, Hard cliff and cliff slope, Maritime cliff, Saline lagoon, Salt marsh, Sand dune, Upland spring flush, Valley mire

Geology & landscape

Geological Period: Carboniferous, Permian, Quaternary · Rock Type: Basalt, Shale

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

Birds & fish recorded

Birds

SpeciesSeason
Slavonian grebe Breeding
Slavonian grebe Unknown
Slavonian grebe Wintering
bar-tailed godwit Passage
bar-tailed godwit Roosting
bar-tailed godwit Wintering
common scoter Passage
common scoter Wintering
cormorant Breeding
cormorant Passage
cormorant Wintering
curlew Breeding
curlew Passage
curlew Unknown
curlew Wintering
dunlin Breeding
dunlin Passage
dunlin Unknown
dunlin Wintering
eider Breeding
eider Passage
eider Wintering
golden plover Breeding
golden plover Roosting
golden plover Wintering
goldeneye Breeding
goldeneye Passage
goldeneye Wintering
great crested grebe Breeding
great crested grebe Passage
great crested grebe Wintering
grey plover Passage
grey plover Unknown
grey plover Wintering
knot Passage
knot Roosting
knot Wintering
lapwing Breeding
lapwing Passage
lapwing Wintering
long-tailed duck Passage
long-tailed duck Wintering
mallard Breeding
mallard Passage
mallard Wintering
oystercatcher Breeding
oystercatcher Unknown
oystercatcher Wintering
pink-footed goose Breeding
pink-footed goose Wintering
red-breasted merganser Breeding
red-breasted merganser Passage
red-breasted merganser Wintering
red-throated diver Breeding
red-throated diver Wintering
redshank Breeding
redshank Passage
redshank Roosting
redshank Wintering
ringed plover Breeding
ringed plover Unknown
ringed plover Wintering
scaup Breeding
scaup Passage
scaup Wintering
shelduck Breeding
shelduck Roosting
shelduck Wintering
turnstone Breeding
turnstone Passage
turnstone Roosting
turnstone Wintering
velvet scoter Passage
velvet scoter Wintering
wigeon Breeding
wigeon Passage
wigeon Wintering

Fish

SpeciesSeason
European eel Unknown

Description

Firth of Forth The Firth of Forth Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) is an extensive coastal area located on the east coast of Scotland. It stretches from Alloa to Crail on the north shore and to Dunbar on the south shore. It includes the estuary upriver from the Forth bridges and the firth east of the bridges. It is of importance for a variety of geological and geomorphological features, coastal and terrestrial habitats, vascular plants, invertebrates, breeding, passage and wintering birds. GEOLOGY Stratigraphy: Lower Carboniferous The coastal margins of the Forth demonstrate an exceptional variety of rocks and fossils that have been crucial in understanding the palaeogeography and palaeoecology of Scotland during the Carboniferous geological period. At St Monans, between Elie and Anstruther on the Fife coast and on the southern margin of the Forth at South Queensferry, coastal exposures provide an insight into the Lower Carboniferous, or Dinantian sequences, beneath and surrounding the Forth. The Abden, Burdiehouse and Seafield Tower Limestones, the Pumpherston Shell Bed and Oil Shale, and the Dunnet Sandstones are all examples of names given to Lower Carboniferous rock layers, some of which (particularly the oil-shales, thicker limestones and coals) had economic significance. Stratigraphy: Upper Carboniferous Westphalian rock layer sequences on the coast at Buckhaven and at Joppa help illustrate the palaeogeography and palaeoenvironment of the area during the Upper Carboniferous, when the great coal forests flourished around 308 million years ago, and document the start of desert conditions over the area as a prelude to the Permian period. Igneous Petrology In intimate association with the Lower Carboniferous sedimentary rocks are various nationally significant volcanic rocks. Between East Wemyss and Anstruther and at North Berwick there are exceptional exposures of volcanic vents and igneous intrusions that document crustal instability and magmatic processes at the start of the Carboniferous. The vents at North Berwick are of particular note in that they contain blocks of rock that were derived from the lower levels of the crust. These have allowed an understanding of the structure of the lower crust in eastern Scotland. Burntisland, the east Fife coast, South Queensferry and Gullane all provide exposures illustrating a range of other nationally important volcanic features and structures. Mineralogy Elie Ness in Fife is of note mineralogically for the occurrence of xenocrysts of pyrope garnet, the famous ‘Elie Ruby’, found in a volcanic neck. The ‘rubies’, together with a range of other unusual minerals, provide an insight into the conditions under which the host rock, an alkali basalt, crystallised. Palaeontology Although of importance in understanding the Lower Carboniferous geology of the Forth area, and of Scotland as a whole, the sedimentary rock sequence has world-wide significance for fossil remains. At Burntisland in Fife, the Abden Bone Bed has yielded a rich and diverse fish fauna; other ‘fossil fish’ localities include Ardross Castle, also in Fife, Cheese Bay near Gullane, and Wardie Shore. Wardie is of international importance, yielding at least eighteen species of fish, including sharks, which are generally complete and in a fine state of preservation. Wardie and Cheese Bay have also yielded some of Europe’s earliest amphibian remains. Granton Shore yielded the first ever recognised body fossils of the conodont animal, an eel-like fish, the remains of which have been used worldwide in dating rock layer sequences. A rich and diverse fossil flora has been found at Pettycur in Fife, Oxroad Bay near North Berwick and at Weak Law near Gullane. The Pettycur locality yields one of the best preserved Lower Carboniferous plant petrifaction fossil floras known in the world. Quaternary Geology & Geomorphology Kincraig Point demonstrates an exceptionally well-displayed sequence of raised shorelines, eroded in the volcanic agglomerate bedrock following the retreat of the last ice sheet between about 16,000 and 13,000 radiocarbon years ago. The erosional character of the shorelines is unusual and, as striking landforms, they complement the detailed sedimentary records of coastal change during the late glacial and postglacial periods that occur in more enclosed estuary situations in eastern Scotland. At Dunbar, the coast is notable for a series of extensive shore platforms, including features that predate the last glaciation. Three of the platforms occur above present sea level, the highest with a crag and tail formation on its surface. These landforms are representative of the suite of erosional features found along the east coast of Scotland and demonstrate former sea-level changes and different phases of marine erosion. Dunbar is one of the best examples in eastern Scotland illustrating the development of multiple shore platforms, as well as highlighting the contribution of older elements to the form of the present coastal landscape. Geomorphology The coastline at Dunbar is also of note for the outstanding complexity of rocky coastal landforms which it exhibits. Of particular interest is a series of rock platforms representing different relative sea levels in the area but the associated cliffs, stacks, skerries and beaches are also of value. The exceptional diversity and intricacy of the landforms is related to the variety of sedimentary and volcanic rock types found here combined with structural weaknesses in these rocks and local variations in exposure and altitude. HABITATS The Firth of Forth SSSI comprises an extensive mosaic of intertidal and coastal habitats. Extensive mudflats make up much of the intertidal zone with areas of sand, shingle, rock and boulders. Associated coastal habitats include saltmarsh, grassland and sand dunes. The site is considered to be of special interest for the following habitats and species: Maritime cliff Maritime cliff grassland is of limited occurrence, but between Burntisland and Kirkcaldy is the largest and most diverse coastal grassland in the SSSI, with abundant areas associated with the cliffs and rock outcrops. Thrift Armeria maritima, kidney vetch Anthyllis vulneraria and distant sedge Carex distans are typical species. Maritime cliff grassland also occurs along the East Wemyss to Anstruther coastline and on the Dunbar coast. In these grasslands, abundant rock rose Helianthemum nummularium is typical, with species such as thyme Thymus polytrichus, crested hair-grass Koeleria macrantha, burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga, agrimony Agrimonia eupatoria and purple milk-vetch Astragalus danicus. Saltmarsh Important areas of saltmarsh are supported at Skinflats, Tyninghame and Aberlady. Dumbarnie Links contains the largest area of saltmarsh on the north shore of the Firth of Forth. The largest area of pioneer saltmarsh in the Forth occurs on Alloa Inch. Saltmarsh communities in the Forth are characteristically zoned from low to high water mark and are dominated by sea aster Aster tripolium, common saltmarsh grass Puccinellia maritima, saltmarsh rush Juncus gerardii, and sea club-rush Bolboschoenus maritimus. Several of the saltmarsh plant communities are scarce on the east coast of Scotland. Beach head saltmarsh occurs at scattered localities at Blackness Bay, Burntisland Bay, Torry Bay, and Ruddons Point. Here, greater sea-spurrey Spergularia media, sea plantain Plantago maritima, glasswort Salicornia europaea and sea arrowgrass Triglochin maritimum are common. Sand dunes The main areas of sand dune vegetation occur in the outer Firth. Between Gullane and Broad Sands is the largest and most complex sand dune system in the Lothian area, with its noteworthy lichen-rich dune slacks. Neighbouring Aberlady Bay contains the most extensive complex of sand dune, saltmarsh and mudflat in SE Scotland. The largest area of calcareous sand dunes in Fife, including representative areas of damp dune slack, herb-rich pasture, and intact fore dune ridge occurs at Dumbarnie Links, which supports many local rarities and several ‘southern’ species which are rare in Scotland. Calcareous sand dunes are also found at Ruddons Point and its herb-rich dune pasture is of a type not found elsewhere in Fife. Dune grassland has developed between East Wemyss and Anstruther, Aberlady, Tyninghame and the North Berwick coast, with characteristic species lyme-grass Leymus arenarius, marram grass Ammophila arenaria, cowslip Primula veris, lesser meadow-rue Thalictrum minus, bloody crane’s-bill Geranium sanguineum and restharrow Ononis repens. Mineral enriched grasslands are an unusual habitat in East Lothian. Mudflats The Firth of Forth contains large areas of mudflats which while not the of particular impotance for their invertebrate populations are important because of the large populations of birds which they support. Good examples can be found at Skinflats, Kinneil Kerse and Torry Bay. Saline lagoon and Transition grassland The intertidal bays of Skinflats and Kinneil Kerse support a range of other estuarine habitats and plant communities including brackish fen and coastal sluiced saline lagoons. The lagoons and brackish fen are characterised by transition zone species such as common reed Phragmites australis, sea club-rush Bolboschoenus maritimus, false fox-sedge Carex otrubae, common spike-rush Eleocharis palustris and abundant spiked water-milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum. Coastal lagoons are a rare habitat in SE Scotland and brackish fens are uncommon. Extensive freshwater fen transition communities, uncommon elsewhere on the Forth, occur in the upper Forth estuary with reed sweet-grass Glyceria maxima, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria, yellow iris Iris pseudacorus and hemlock water-dropwort Oenanthe crocata. Lowland neutral grassland Extensive tall herb-rich neutral grassland occurs between Burntisland and Kirkcaldy where meadow crane’s-bill Geranium pratense, false brome Brachypodium sylvaticum and the locally rare hemp agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum are common. Neutral grasslands also occur at Skinflats and Kinneil Kerse. Species-rich coastal and semi-improved grassland is also found at Blackness Bay, where it forms the most diverse coastal grassland in West Lothian and Falkirk. SPECIES Vascular plant assemblage The diversity of habitats within the Forth supports a high number of vascular plants, many of which are nationally or locally rare. Nationally scarce species include two eelgrasses – narrow-leaved eelgrass Zostera marina and dwarf eelgrass Zostera noltii, which are supported on the extensive intertidal mudflats. The locally rare sea wormwood Artemisia maritima, wild cabbage Brassica oleracea, and purple ramping fumitory Fumaria purpurea are also found on drier coastal habitats. The grasslands are particularly rich in flowering plant species and support many locally rare species such as shining crane’s-bill Geranium lucidum, bulbous buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus, yellow horned-poppy Glaucium flavum, pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis, viper’s bugloss Echium vulgare and wild clary Salvia verbenaca. Nationally scarce thyme broomrape Orobanche alba and maiden pink Dianthus deltoides are also located in some grasslands. Several sand dune areas hold the nationally scarce rush-leaved fescue Festuca arenaria and variegated horsetail Equisetum variegatum. Beetle assemblage and Northern brown argus (Aricia artaxerxes) Large numbers of insects occur throughout the site, reflecting the range of habitats encountered. Several nationally scarce species of invertebrates occur, including the sand dart moth Agrotis ripae, and the northern brown argus butterfly Aricia artaxerxes, scarce and declining in Britain, which has two Fife colonies, between Burntisland and Kirkcaldy, and Wemyss and Anstruther. Several species of beetles are rare or very local in Scotland, including Cleonis pigra, Lebia chlorocephala, Microplontus rugulosus and Scymnus schmidti. Birds: Wintering The Firth of Forth supports abundant wildfowl and waders and is particularly important for its wintering bird species. The Firth of Forth is the second most important estuarine area for wintering birds in Scotland, and eleventh in the UK, and is significant both in terms of waterfowl density and abundance. Most of the wildfowl and waders in the Firth of Forth are found at internationally or nationally important levels. The invertebrate-rich mudflats and sandflats are used for feeding at low tide whilst higher ground, including saltmarsh, is used for high tide roosts and feeding sites. The largest expanses of mud are in the inner Forth at Kinneil Kerse, Skinflats, Torry Bay and Alloa Inches while large sandflats are found in the outer Forth at Drum Sands, Tyninghame and Aberlady Bay. Rocky shorelines in the outer Forth are an important resource both for feeding and roosting birds. Lagoons at Kinneil Kerse, Torry Bay and Musselburgh are used by large numbers of birds for feeding and roosting. The internationally important wintering species within the Forth are shelduck Tadorna tadorna, which includes an important post-breeding moult flock in the inner Forth; bar-tailed godwit Limosa lapponica; knot Calidris canutus; golden plover Pluvialis apricaria and redshank Tringa totanus, using the mud and sandflats; and turnstone Arenaria interpres, which are commonly found on shingle or rocky shorelines. Pink-footed geese Anser brachyrhynchusroost at Aberlady Bay while red-throated diver Gavia stellata and Slavonian grebe Podiceps auritus use offshore areas but also come close inshore at times. The intertidal areas support nationally important numbers of grey plover Pluvialis squatarola, ringed plover Charadrius hiaticula, oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus, dunlin Calidris alpina and curlew Numenius arquata, while offshore, particularly in the outer Forth, there can be found large numbers of common scoter Melanitta nigra and velvet scoter Melanitta fusca, goldeneye Bucephala clangula, scaup Aythya marila, long-tailed duck Clangula hyemalis, red-breasted merganser Mergus serrator, eider Somateria mollissima, great crested grebe Podiceps cristatus and cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo. An important post-breeding population of Sandwich terns Thalasseus sandvicensis uses the Forth whilst on passage. The coast just east of Edinburgh is a particularly important area for this species. Wigeon Mareca penelope, mallard Anas platyrhynchos, and lapwing Vanellus vanellus are also found in important numbers in a variety of habitats. Birds: Breeding There are several breeding birds of importance in the Forth. Nationally important numbers of breeding eider occur at Aberlady Bay, on the North Berwick Coast, and between Gullane and Broad Sands where there are also important moulting eider flocks. Important breeding colonies of shelduck Tadorna tadorna occur at Aberlady Bay, Alloa Inch and Skinflats, with a large flock of post-breeding moulting shelduck, a rare feature in Britain, occurring at Kinneil Kerse. Nationally important breeding ringed plover occur at Gullane to Broad Sands, Tyninghame, Skinflats and Torry Bay. Red-throated diver (Gavia stellata), non-breeding great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus), non-breeding Slavonian grebe (Podiceps auritus), non-breeding Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo), non-breeding Pink-footed goose (Anser brachyrhynchus), non-breeding Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna), non-breeding mallard (Anas platyrhynchos), non-breeding Wigeon (Mareca penelope), non-breeding Scaup (Aythya marila), non-breeding Eider (Somateria mollissima), non-breeding Long-tailed duck (Clangula hyemalis), non-breeding Common scoter (Melanitta nigra), non-breeding Velvet scoter (Melanitta fusca), non-breeding Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula), non-breeding Red-breasted merganser (Mergus serrator), non-breeding Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus), non-breeding Ringed plover (Charadrius hiaticula), non-breeding Golden plover (Pluvialis apricaria), non-breeding Grey plover (Pluvialis squatarola), non-breeding Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus), non-breeding Knot (Calidris canutus), non-breeding Dunlin (Calidris alpina alpina), non-breeding Bar-tailed godwit (Limosa lapponica), non-breeding Curlew (Numenius arquata), non-breeding Redshank (Tringa totanus), non-breeding Turnstone (Arenaria interpres), non-breeding Sandwich tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis), passage Waterfowl assemblage, non-breeding

Species mentioned

English name
search for this in other sites		 Latin name
search with Google		 IUCN / Red List Type Family
Scymnus schmidti Not listed in GB list beetle coccinellidae
no common name Lebia chlorocephala LC beetle ground carabidae
red-throated diver Gavia stellata LC (NonBreeding), LC (Breeding) bird-diver gaviidae
mallard Anas platyrhynchos NT (NonBreeding), LC (Breeding) bird-duck anatidae
scaup Aythya marila EN (NonBreeding) bird-duck anatidae
goldeneye Bucephala clangula VU (NonBreeding), VU (Breeding) bird-duck anatidae
long-tailed duck Clangula hyemalis NT (NonBreeding) bird-duck anatidae
wigeon Mareca penelope LC (NonBreeding), NT (Breeding) bird-duck anatidae
velvet scoter Melanitta fusca VU (NonBreeding) bird-duck anatidae
common scoter Melanitta nigra LC (NonBreeding), CR (Breeding) bird-duck anatidae
red-breasted merganser Mergus serrator VU (NonBreeding) bird-duck anatidae
eider Somateria mollissima VU (NonBreeding) bird-duck anatidae
shelduck Tadorna tadorna EN (NonBreeding), EN (Breeding) bird-duck anatidae
cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo NT (Breeding) bird-frigate fregatidae
pink-footed goose Anser brachyrhynchus LC (NonBreeding) bird-goose anatidae
Slavonian grebe Podiceps auritus NT (NonBreeding), CR (Breeding) bird-grebe podicipedidae
great crested grebe Podiceps cristatus LC (NonBreeding), VU (Breeding) bird-grebe podicipedidae
sandwich tern Thalasseus sandvicensis LC (Breeding) bird-tern laridae
turnstone Arenaria interpres VU (NonBreeding) bird-wader scolopacidae
dunlin Calidris alpina EN (NonBreeding) bird-wader scolopacidae
knot Calidris canutus LC (NonBreeding) bird-wader scolopacidae
ringed plover Charadrius hiaticula VU (NonBreeding) bird-wader charadriidae
oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus LC (Breeding) bird-wader haematopodidae
bar-tailed godwit Limosa lapponica LC (NonBreeding) bird-wader scolopacidae
curlew Numenius arquata EN (Breeding) bird-wader scolopacidae
golden plover Pluvialis apricaria LC (NonBreeding), LC (Breeding) bird-wader charadriidae
grey plover Pluvialis squatarola VU (NonBreeding) bird-wader charadriidae
redshank Tringa totanus EN (NonBreeding) bird-wader scolopacidae
lapwing Vanellus vanellus VU (NonBreeding), EN (Breeding) bird-wader charadriidae
northern brown Aricia artaxerxes VU butterfly lycaenidae
marram grass Ammophila arenaria LC grass poaceae
wood false brome Brachypodium sylvaticum LC grass poaceae
rush leaved fescue Festuca arenaria LC grass poaceae
reed sweet grass Glyceria maxima LC grass poaceae
crested hair-grass Koeleria macrantha NT grass poaceae
lyme grass Leymus arenarius LC grass poaceae
common reed Phragmites australis LC grass poaceae
saltmarsh grass Puccinellia maritima LC grass poaceae
agrimony Agrimonia eupatoria LC herb rosaceae
pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis LC herb orchidaceae
lady's fingers (kidney vetch) Anthyllis vulneraria NT herb fabaceae
thrift Armeria maritima CR herb plumbaginaceae
sea wormwood Artemisia maritima LC herb asteraceae
sea aster Aster tripolium Not listed in GB list herb asteraceae
purple milk vetch Astragalus danicus EN herb fabaceae
wild cabbage Brassica oleracea LC herb brassicaceae
maiden pink Dianthus deltoides NT herb carophyllaceae
viper's bugloss Echium vulgare LC herb asteraceae
variegated horsetail Equisetum variegatum LC herb equisetaceae
hemp agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum LC herb asteraceae
meadow sweet Filipendula ulmaria LC herb rosaceae
purple fumitory Fumaria purpurea LC herb papaveraceae
shining cranesbill Geranium lucidum LC herb geraniaceae
meadow cranesbill Geranium pratense LC herb geraniaceae
bloody cranesbill Geranium sanguineum LC herb geraniaceae
yellow horned poppy Glaucium flavum LC herb papaveraceae
rock roses Helianthemum nummularium VU herb cistaceae
yellow iris or flag Iris pseudacorus LC herb iridaceae
spiked water-milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum LC herb haloragaceae
hemlock water-dropwort Oenanthe crocata LC herb apiaceae
common rest-harrow Ononis repens VU herb fabaceae
thyme broomrape Orobanche alba LC herb orobanchaceae
burnet saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga NT herb apiaceae
sea plantain Plantago maritima LC herb plantaginaceae
cowslip Primula veris LC herb primulaceae
bulbous buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus LC herb ranunculaceae
common glasswort Salicornia europaea LC herb chenopodiaceae
wild clary Salvia verbenaca LC herb lamiaceae
greater sea spurrey Spergularia media LC herb carophyllaceae
lesser meadow rue Thalictrum minus LC herb ranunculaceae
wild thyme Thymus polytrichus Not listed in GB list herb lamiaceae
sea arrrowgrass Triglochin maritimum Not listed in GB list herb juncaginaceae
eelgrass Zostera marina VU herb zosteraceae
sand dart Agrotis ripae Not listed in GB list moth noctuidae
common spike rush Eleocharis palustris LC rush juncaceae
saltmarsh rush Juncus gerardii LC rush juncaceae
sea club rush Bolboschoenus maritimus LC sedge cyperaceae
distant sedge Carex distans VU sedge cyperaceae
false fox sedge Carex otrubae LC sedge cyperaceae

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.

SpeciesStatusVia host-plant
Chequered skipper
Carterocephalus palaemon		 Endangered Brachypodium sylvaticum
Scarce pug
Eupithecia extensaria		 Endangered Artemisia maritima
Duke of Burgundy
Hamearis lucina		 Endangered Primula veris
Glanville fritillary
Melitaea cinxia		 Endangered Plantago maritima
Scarce vapourer
Orgyia recens		 Endangered Filipendula ulmaria
Northern brown
Aricia artaxerxes		 Vulnerable Helianthemum nummularium
Broom moth
Ceramica pisi		 Vulnerable Iris pseudacorus
Marsh fritillary
Euphydryas aurinia		 Vulnerable Plantago spp.
Satyr pug
Eupithecia satyrata		 Vulnerable Filipendula ulmaria, Helianthemum nummularium
Garden dart
Euxoa nigricans		 Vulnerable Plantago spp.
Grayling
Hipparchia semele		 Vulnerable Ammophila arenaria, Brachypodium sylvaticum
Silver studded blue
Plebejus argus		 Vulnerable Helianthemum nummularium, Ononis spp.
Grizzled skipper
Pyrgus malvae		 Vulnerable Agrimonia eupatoria
Beaded chestnut
Agrochola lychnidis		 Near Threatened Ranunculus spp.
Grey chi
Antitype chi		 Near Threatened Armeria maritima, Iris pseudacorus
Rest harrow
Aplasta ononaria		 Near Threatened Ononis repens
White-mantled wainscot
Archanara neurica		 Near Threatened Phragmites australis
Garden tiger
Arctia caja		 Near Threatened Plantago spp.
Small heath
Coenonympha pamphilus		 Near Threatened Festuca spp.
Small blue
Cupido minimus		 Near Threatened Anthyllis vulneraria
Autumnal rustic
Eugnorisma glareosa		 Near Threatened Plantago spp.
Grey pug
Eupithecia subfuscata		 Near Threatened Eupatorium cannabinum, Pimpinella saxifraga
Bordered pug
Eupithecia succenturiata		 Near Threatened Artemisia spp.
Marsh carpet
Gagitodes sagittata		 Near Threatened Thalictrum minus
Silky wave
Idaea dilutaria		 Near Threatened Helianthemum nummularium
Wall
Lasiommata megera		 Near Threatened Brachypodium sylvaticum
Rosy minor
Litoligia literosa		 Near Threatened Ammophila arenaria, Leymus arenarius
The blackneck
Lygephila pastinum		 Near Threatened Astragalus spp.
Swallowtail papilio
Papilio machaon		 Near Threatened Pimpinella saxifraga
Reed leopard
Phragmataecia castaneae		 Near Threatened Phragmites australis
Fenn's wainscot
Protarchanara brevilinea		 Near Threatened Phragmites australis

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

SD8 — Machair sand dune, Sand dune

Festuca rubra-Galium verum fixed dune grassland

Matches 10 species from the description above: Ammophila arenaria, Anthyllis vulneraria, Astragalus danicus, Koeleria macrantha, Leymus arenarius, Ononis repens, Plantago maritima, Primula veris, Ranunculus bulbosus, Thalictrum minus

Salix repens, Rosa spinosissima, Carex arenaria, Carex caryophyllea, Carex flacca, Luzula campestris, Plagiomnium rostratum, Plagiomnium undulatum, Ditrichum flexicaule, Brachythecium albicans, Calliergonell cuspidatum, Climacium dendroides, Entodon concinnus, Homalothecium lutescens, Hylocomium splendens, Hypnum cupressiforme, Kindbergia praelonga, Pleurozium schreberi, Pseudoscleropodium purum, Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus, Rhytidiadelphus triquetrus, Thuidium delicatulum, Thuidium tamariscinum, Syntrichia ruraliformis, Lophocolea bidentata, Cladonia rangiformis, Odontites verna, Peltigera canina, Peltigera rufescens, Angelica sylvestris, Daucus carota, Heracleum sphondylium, Achillea millefolium, Bellis perennis, Centaurea nigra, Cirsium arvense, Cirsium vulgare, Crepis capillaris, Hypochaeris radicata, Jacobaea vulgaris, Leucanthemum vulgare, Pilosella officinarum, Scorzoneroides autumnalis, Sonchus oleraceus, Taraxacum officianalis, Myosotis arvensis, Myosotis ramosissima, Campanula rotundifolia, Succisa pratensis, Cerastium arvense, Cerastium diffusum, Cerastium fontanum, Cerastium semidecandrum, Sedum acre, Equisetum arvense, Anthyllis vulneraria, Astragalus danicus, Lotus corniculatus, Medicago lupulina, Ononis repens, Trifolium campestre, Trifolium pratense, Trifolium repens, Vicia cracca, Vicia lathyroides, Gentianella amarella, Eriodium cicutarium, Thymus praecox, Linum catharticum, Dactylorhiza viridis, Neottia ovata, Euphrasia officinalis, Rhinanthus minor, Plantago coronopus, Plantago lanceolata, Plantago major, Plantago maritima, Veronica arvensis, Veronica chamaedrys, Polygala vulgaris, Rumex acetosa, Rumex acetosella, Primula veris, Primula vulgaris, Ranunculus acris, Ranunculus bulbosus, Ranunculus repens, Thalictrum minus, Potentilla anserina, Galium verum, Viola riviniana, Viola tricolor, Agrostis capillaris, Agrostis stolonifera, Aira praecox, Ammophila arenaria, Anthoxanthum odoratum, Arrhenatherum elatius, Avenula pubescens, Cynosurus cristatus, Dactylis glomerata, Elytrigia atherica, Elytrigia juncea, Elytrigia repens, Festuca ovina, Festuca rubra, Holcus lanatus, Koeleria macrantha, Leymus arenarius, Lolium perenne, Poa pratensis, Poa trivialis, Trisetum flavescens

SD9 — Sand dune

Ammophila arenaria-Arrhenatherum elatius dune grassland

Matches 10 species from the description above: Ammophila arenaria, Astragalus danicus, Geranium sanguineum, Koeleria macrantha, Leymus arenarius, Ononis repens, Pimpinella saxifraga, Primula veris, Ranunculus bulbosus, Thalictrum minus

Rosa spinosissima, Carex arenaria, Carex flacca, Luzula campestris, Brachythecium rutabulum, Hypnum cupressiforme, Pseudoscleropodium purum, Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus, Rhytidiadelphus triquetrus, Syntrichia ruraliformis, Heracleum sphondylium, Pimpinella saxifraga, Torilis japonica, Achillea millefolium, Bellis perennis, Centaurea nigra, Cirsium arvense, Crepis capillaris, Hypochaeris radicata, Jacobaea vulgaris, Leontodon hispidus, Pilosella officinarum, Taraxacum officianalis, Myosotis arvensis, Campanula rotundifolia, Cerastium fontanum, Silene latifolia, Equisetum arvense, Astragalus danicus, Lathyrus pratensis, Lotus corniculatus, Ononis repens, Trifolium repens, Vicia sativa, Geranium sanguineum, Thymus praecox, Plantago lanceolata, Veronica chamaedrys, Rumex acetosa, Primula veris, Ranunculus bulbosus, Thalictrum minus, Fragaria vesca, Potentilla reptans, Poterium sanguisorba, Cruciata laevipes, Galium verum, Viola riviniana, Agrostis capillaris, Ammophila arenaria, Anthoxanthum odoratum, Arrhenatherum elatius, Dactylis glomerata, Elytrigia atherica, Elytrigia juncea, Elytrigia repens, Festuca rubra, Holcus lanatus, Koeleria macrantha, Leymus arenarius, Poa pratensis, Trisetum flavescens, Pteridium aquilinum

SM15 — Salt marsh

Juncus maritimus-Triglochin maritima salt-marsh community

Matches 9 species from the description above: Armeria maritima, Artemisia maritima, Juncus gerardii, Phragmites australis, Plantago maritima, Puccinellia maritima, Salicornia europaea, Spergularia media, Triglochin maritimum

Atriplex portulacoides, Carex extensa, Juncus gerardii, Juncus maritimus, Suaeda maritima, Oenanthe lachenalii, Artemisia maritima, Cochlearia anglica, Cochlearia officinalis, Spergularia media, Atriplex hastata, Salicornia europaea, Triglochin maritimum, Plantago maritima, Armeria maritima, Limonium humile, Limonium vulgare, Glaux maritima, Agrostis stolonifera, Festuca rubra, Phragmites australis, Puccinellia maritima, Spartina anglica, Fucus cottonii

MC11 — Maritime cliff

Festuca rubra-Daucus carota ssp. gummifer maritime grassland

Matches 8 species from the description above: Anthyllis vulneraria, Armeria maritima, Brassica oleracea, Echium vulgare, Glaucium flavum, Koeleria macrantha, Ononis repens, Ranunculus bulbosus

Carex caryophyllea, Carex flacca, Crithmum maritimum, Daucus carota, Achillea millefolium, Bellis perennis, Carlina vulgaris, Centaurea nigra, Centaurea scabiosa, Cirsium acaule, Cirsium vulgare, Echium vulgare, Hypochaeris radicata, Jacobaea vulgaris, Leontodon saxatilis, Leucanthemum vulgare, Pilosella officinarum, Senecio vulgaris, Sonchus oleraceus, Taraxacum officianalis, Impatiens nolitangere, Brassica oleracea, Crambe maritima, Arenaria serpyllifolia, Silene nutans, Silene uniflora, Convolvulus arvensis, Sedum acre, Euphorbia portlandica, Anthyllis vulneraria, Hippocrepis comosa, Lotus corniculatus, Medicago lupulina, Ononis repens, Trifolium repens, Vicia sativa, Blackstonia perfoliata, Centaurium erythraea, Teucrium scorodonia, Thymus praecox, Scilla verna, Glaucium flavum, Plantago coronopus, Plantago lanceolata, Armeria maritima, Rumex acetosa, Ranunculus acris, Ranunculus bulbosus, Potentilla reptans, Poterium sanguisorba, Galium verum, Agrostis capillaris, Agrostis stolonifera, Brachypodium pinnatum, Bromus hordeaceous, Catapodium marinum, Cynosurus cristatus, Dactylis glomerata, Festuca ovina, Festuca rubra, Holcus lanatus, Koeleria macrantha, Lolium perenne, Schedonorus arundinaceus, Chara curta

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

Festuca arundinacea grassland

Matches 8 species from the description above: Carex distans, Carex otrubae, Iris pseudacorus, Juncus gerardii, Oenanthe crocata, Phragmites australis, Plantago maritima, Triglochin maritimum

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

SD15 — Dune slack, Sand dune

Salix repens-Calliergon cuspidatum dune-slack community

Matches 8 species from the description above: Agrimonia eupatoria, Bolboschoenus maritimus, Eleocharis palustris, Equisetum variegatum, Eupatorium cannabinum, Filipendula ulmaria, Iris pseudacorus, Phragmites australis

Salix caprea, Salix repens, Solanum dulcamara, Bolboschoenus maritimus, Carex arenaria, Carex flacca, Carex hirta, Carex nigra, Carex panicea, Cladium mariscus, Eriophorum angustifolium, Eleocharis palustris, Juncus acutus, Juncus articulatus, Juncus inflexus, Juncus maritimus, Juncus subnodulosus, Brachythecium mildeanum, Calliergonell cuspidatum, Drepanocladus sendtneri, Homalothecium lutescens, Kindbergia praelonga, Pseudocalliergon lycopodioides, Pseudoscleropodium purum, Lophocolea bidentata, Angelica sylvestris, Oenanthe lachenalii, Hydrocotyle vulgaris, Caltha palustris, Centaurea nigra, Cirsium arvense, Cirsium palustre, Eupatorium cannabinum, Jacobaea vulgaris, Pulicaria dysenterica, Scorzoneroides autumnalis, Cardamine pratensis, Succisa pratensis, Silene flos-cuculi, Parnassia palustris, Equisetum arvense, Equisetum fluviatile, Equisetum palustre, Equisetum variegatum, Lathyrus pratensis, Lotus corniculatus, Lotus pedunculatus, Trifolium pratense, Trifolium repens, Vicia cracca, Vicia sativa, Iris pseudacorus, Glechoma hederacea, Lycopus europaeus, Mentha aquatica, Linum catharticum, Lythrum salicaria, Epilobium palustre, Epilobium parviflorum, Dactylorhiza incarnata, Dactylorhiza praetermissa, Epipactis palustris, Plantago lanceolata, Anagallis tenella, Glaux maritima, Lysimachia vulgaris, Primula vulgaris, Samolus valerandi, Ranunculus acris, Ranunculus flammula, Ranunculus repens, Agrimonia eupatoria, Filipendula ulmaria, Potentilla anserina, Potentilla reptans, Rubus caesius, Galium palustre, Scutellaria galericulata, Agrostis canina, Agrostis capillaris, Agrostis stolonifera, Arrhenatherum elatius, Danthonia decumbens, Festuca rubra, Holcus lanatus, Molinia caerulea, Phragmites australis, Poa pratensis, Ophioglossum vulgatum

SM13 — Salt marsh

Puccinellia maritima salt-marsh community

Matches 8 species from the description above: Armeria maritima, Aster tripolium, Juncus gerardii, Plantago maritima, Puccinellia maritima, Salicornia europaea, Spergularia media, Triglochin maritimum

Atriplex portulacoides, Juncus gerardii, Suaeda maritima, Aster tripolium, Cochlearia anglica, Cochlearia officinalis, Spergularia media, Atriplex hastata, Salicornia europaea, Salicornia perennis, Triglochin maritimum, Plantago maritima, Armeria maritima, Limonium humile, Limonium vulgare, Glaux maritima, Agrostis stolonifera, Festuca rubra, Puccinellia maritima, Spartina anglica, Spartina maritima, Bostrychia scorpioides, Fucus cottonii

SM14 — Salt marsh

Halimione portulacoides salt-marsh community

Matches 8 species from the description above: Armeria maritima, Artemisia maritima, Aster tripolium, Plantago maritima, Puccinellia maritima, Salicornia europaea, Spergularia media, Triglochin maritimum

Atriplex portulacoides, Juncus maritimus, Suaeda maritima, Artemisia maritima, Aster tripolium, Inula crithmoides, Spergularia media, Salicornia europaea, Salicornia perennis, Triglochin maritimum, Plantago maritima, Armeria maritima, Limonium vulgare, Elytrigia atherica, Puccinellia maritima, Spartina anglica

SM16 — Salt marsh

Festuca rubra salt-marsh community

Matches 8 species from the description above: Armeria maritima, Carex distans, Juncus gerardii, Plantago maritima, Puccinellia maritima, Salicornia europaea, Spergularia media, Triglochin maritimum

Atriplex portulacoides, Carex distans, Carex flacca, Juncus gerardii, Hypnum cupressiforme, Kindbergia praelonga, Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus, Scorzoneroides autumnalis, Cochlearia anglica, Cerastium fontanum, Sagina procumbens, Spergularia media, Atriplex hastata, Salicornia europaea, Lotus corniculatus, Trifolium repens, Triglochin maritimum, Plantago lanceolata, Plantago maritima, Armeria maritima, Limonium vulgare, Glaux maritima, Ranunculus acris, Potentilla anserina, Agrostis stolonifera, Anthoxanthum odoratum, Cynosurus cristatus, Festuca rubra, Holcus lanatus, Puccinellia maritima

SM17 — Salt marsh

Artemisia maritima salt-marsh community

Matches 8 species from the description above: Armeria maritima, Artemisia maritima, Juncus gerardii, Plantago maritima, Puccinellia maritima, Salicornia europaea, Spergularia media, Triglochin maritimum

Atriplex portulacoides, Juncus gerardii, Juncus maritimus, Suaeda maritima, Suaeda vera, Artemisia maritima, Cochlearia anglica, Cochlearia officinalis, Spergularia media, Atriplex hastata, Salicornia europaea, Triglochin maritimum, Plantago coronopus, Plantago maritima, Armeria maritima, Limonium vulgare, Glaux maritima, Agrostis stolonifera, Elytrigia atherica, Elytrigia repens, Festuca rubra, Hordeum marinum, Parapholis strigosa, Puccinellia maritima

SM24 — Salt marsh

Elymus pycnanthus salt-marsh community

Matches 8 species from the description above: Ammophila arenaria, Armeria maritima, Artemisia maritima, Aster tripolium, Juncus gerardii, Phragmites australis, Plantago maritima, Puccinellia maritima

Atriplex portulacoides, Juncus gerardii, Juncus maritimus, Hypnum cupressiforme, Suaeda vera, Artemisia maritima, Aster tripolium, Sonchus arvensis, Atriplex hastata, Atriplex littoralis, Beta vulgaris sp maritima, Plantago maritima, Armeria maritima, Limonium vulgare, Glaux maritima, Potentilla anserina, Galium aparine, Agrostis stolonifera, Ammophila arenaria, Elytrigia atherica, Festuca rubra, Parapholis strigosa, Phragmites australis, Puccinellia maritima

MC5 — Hard cliff and cliff slope

Armeria maritima-Cerastium diffusum ssp. diffusum maritime therophyte community

Matches 7 species from the description above: Anthyllis vulneraria, Armeria maritima, Brassica oleracea, Echium vulgare, Koeleria macrantha, Plantago maritima, Salvia verbenaca

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

SM28 — Salt marsh

Elymus repens salt-marsh community

Matches 7 species from the description above: Bolboschoenus maritimus, Carex otrubae, Juncus gerardii, Oenanthe crocata, Plantago maritima, Puccinellia maritima, Triglochin maritimum

Bolboschoenus maritimus, Carex otrubae, Eleocharis uniglumis, Juncus gerardii, Kindbergia praelonga, Odontites verna, Anthriscus sylvestris, Apium graveolens, Heracleum sphondylium, Oenanthe crocata, Oenanthe lachenalii, Torilis japonica, Centaurea nigra, Cirsium arvense, Cirsium vulgare, Scorzoneroides autumnalis, Sonchus arvensis, Tripleurospermum maritimum, Cochlearia anglica, Cochlearia officinalis, Silene uniflora, Stellaria media agg., Atriplex hastata, Atriplex littoralis, Calystegia sepium, Lotus corniculatus, Medicago lupulina, Melilotus altissima, Trifolium repens, Vicia cracca, Triglochin maritimum, Plantago lanceolata, Plantago maritima, Rumex conglomeratus, Rumex crispus, Glaux maritima, Potentilla anserina, Galium aparine, Urtica dioica, Agrostis stolonifera, Alopecurus geniculatus, Arrhenatherum elatius, Dactylis glomerata, Deschampsia cespitosa, Elytrigia repens, Festuca rubra, Holcus lanatus, Lolium perenne, Poa pratensis, Puccinellia maritima, Schedonorus arundinaceus

M27 — Limestone pavement, Lowland fen, Upland spring flush

Filipendula ulmaria-Angelica sylvestris mire

Matches 6 species from the description above: Eupatorium cannabinum, Filipendula ulmaria, Glyceria maxima, Iris pseudacorus, Oenanthe crocata, Phragmites australis

Carex acutiformis, Carex appropinquata, Carex disticha, Carex nigra, Carex panicea, Carex paniculata, Carex rostrata, Carex vesicaria, Juncus acutiflorus, Juncus articulatus, Juncus conglomeratus, Juncus effusus, Juncus inflexus, Juncus subnodulosus, Sparganium erectum, Plagiomnium elatum, Plagiomnium undulatum, Rhizomnium punctatum, Brachythecium rutabulum, Calliergon cordifolium, Calliergonell cuspidatum, Kindbergia praelonga, Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus, Thuidium tamariscinum, Chiloscyphus pallescens, Lophocolea bidentata, Angelica sylvestris, Heracleum sphondylium, Oenanthe crocata, Hydrocotyle vulgaris, Achillea ptarmica, Caltha palustris, Centaurea nigra, Cirsium arvense, Cirsium heterophyllum, Cirsium palustre, Crepis paludosa, Eupatorium cannabinum, Pulicaria dysenterica, Senecio aquaticus, Myosotis scorpioides, Cardamine flexuosa, Cardamine pratensis, Cochlearia pyrenaica, Succisa pratensis, Valeriana officinalis, Silene flos-cuculi, Stellaria alsine, Stellaria graminea, Calystegia sepium, Equisetum arvense, Equisetum fluviatile, Equisetum palustre, Lathyrus pratensis, Lotus pedunculatus, Vicia cracca, Iris pseudacorus, Ajuga reptans, Mentha aquatica, Lythrum salicaria, Epilobium hirsutum, Epilobium obscurum, Epilobium palustre, Polygonum amphibium, Polygonum hydropiper, Rumex acetosa, Rumex crispus, Rumex sanguineus, Lysimachia vulgaris, Primula vulgaris, Ranunculus acris, Ranunculus flammula, Ranunculus repens, Thalictrum flavum, Trollius europaeus, Alchemilla glabra, Comarum palustre, Filipendula ulmaria, Geum rivale, Potentilla anserina, Potentilla reptans, Rubus fruticosus agg., Sanguisorba officinalis, Galium aparine, Galium palustre, Galium uliginosum, Urtica dioica, Viola palustris, Agrostis canina, Agrostis stolonifera, Anthoxanthum odoratum, Arrhenatherum elatius, Dactylis glomerata, Elytrigia repens, Festuca rubra, Glyceria maxima, Holcus lanatus, Molinia caerulea, Phalaris arundinacea, Phleum pratense, Phragmites australis, Poa pratensis, Poa trivialis, Pteridium aquilinum

MC9 — Hard cliff and cliff slope

Festuca rubra-Holcus lanatus maritime grassland

Matches 6 species from the description above: Anthyllis vulneraria, Armeria maritima, Brachypodium sylvaticum, Geranium sanguineum, Koeleria macrantha, Plantago maritima

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

MG1 — Brownfield, Hard cliff and cliff slope

Arrhenatherum elatius grassland

Matches 6 species from the description above: Agrimonia eupatoria, Brachypodium sylvaticum, Filipendula ulmaria, Pimpinella saxifraga, Primula veris, Ranunculus bulbosus

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

SD14 — Dune slack, Sand dune

Salix repens-Campylium stellatum dune-slack community

Matches 6 species from the description above: Anthyllis vulneraria, Eleocharis palustris, Equisetum variegatum, Eupatorium cannabinum, Juncus gerardii, Phragmites australis

Salix caprea, Salix repens, Hippophae rhamnoides, Carex arenaria, Carex caryophyllea, Carex demissa, Carex flacca, Carex hirta, Carex hostiana, Carex nigra, Carex panicea, Carex serotina, Cladium mariscus, Eleocharis palustris, Eleocharis quinqueflora, Juncus acutus, Juncus articulatus, Juncus gerardii, Juncus inflexus, Juncus maritimus, Bryum pseudotriquetrum, Brachythecium rutabulum, Calliergonell cuspidatum, Drepanocladus aduncus, Drepanocladus sendtneri, Kindbergia praelonga, Pseudocalliergon lycopodioides, Pseudoscleropodium purum, Leiocolea badensis, Lophocolea bidentata, Moerckia hibernica, Preissia quadrata, Aneura pinguis, Pellia endiviifolia, Riccardia chamedryfolia, Angelica sylvestris, Oenanthe lachenalii, Hydrocotyle vulgaris, Bellis perennis, Eupatorium cannabinum, Jacobaea erucifolia, Jacobaea vulgaris, Leontodon hispidus, Leontodon saxatilis, Pulicaria dysenterica, Scorzoneroides autumnalis, Sonchus arvensis, Taraxacum officianalis, Succisa pratensis, Sagina nodosa, Parnassia palustris, Equisetum arvense, Equisetum fluviatile, Equisetum palustre, Equisetum variegatum, Pyrola rotundifolia, Anthyllis vulneraria, Lotus corniculatus, Lotus pedunculatus, Trifolium fragiferum, Trifolium pratense, Trifolium repens, Blackstonia perfoliata, Centaurium pulchellum, Gentianella amarella, Lycopus europaeus, Mentha aquatica, Linum catharticum, Epilobium parviflorum, Dactylorhiza incarnata, Dactylorhiza praetermissa, Dactylorhiza purpurella, Epipactis palustris, Gymnadenia conopsea, Liparis loeselii, Euphrasia officinalis, Rhinanthus minor, Plantago coronopus, Plantago lanceolata, Plantago major, Polygala vulgaris, Anagallis tenella, Glaux maritima, Primula vulgaris, Samolus valerandi, Ranunculus acris, Ranunculus flammula, Ranunculus repens, Fragaria vesca, Potentilla anserina, Rubus caesius, Galium palustre, Viola riviniana, Agrostis stolonifera, Anthoxanthum odoratum, Briza media, Danthonia decumbens, Festuca rubra, Holcus lanatus, Phragmites australis, Poa pratensis, Ophioglossum vulgatum

SD16 — Dune slack, Sand dune

Salix repens-Holcus lanatus dune-slack community

Matches 6 species from the description above: Ammophila arenaria, Anthyllis vulneraria, Equisetum variegatum, Eupatorium cannabinum, Ononis repens, Phragmites australis

Salix caprea, Salix repens, Betula pubescens, Quercus robur, Carex arenaria, Carex flacca, Carex nigra, Carex serotina, Eleocharis quinqueflora, Juncus acutus, Juncus articulatus, Juncus inflexus, Juncus maritimus, Luzula campestris, Bryum pseudotriquetrum, Amblystegium serpens, Brachythecium albicans, Brachythecium rutabulum, Calliergonell cuspidatum, Hypnum cupressiforme, Kindbergia praelonga, Pseudoscleropodium purum, Syntrichia ruraliformis, Lophocolea bidentata, Moerckia hibernica, Pellia endiviifolia, Petalophyllum ralfsii, Riccardia chamedryfolia, Hydrocotyle vulgaris, Bellis perennis, Carlina vulgaris, Cirsium arvense, Crepis capillaris, Erigeron acris, Eupatorium cannabinum, Hypochaeris radicata, Jacobaea vulgaris, Leontodon hispidus, Leontodon saxatilis, Pilosella officinarum, Pulicaria dysenterica, Scorzoneroides autumnalis, Sonchus arvensis, Taraxacum officianalis, Cerastium fontanum, Sagina nodosa, Parnassia palustris, Equisetum arvense, Equisetum palustre, Equisetum variegatum, Pyrola rotundifolia, Anthyllis vulneraria, Lotus corniculatus, Ononis repens, Trifolium dubium, Trifolium pratense, Trifolium repens, Gentianella amarella, Mentha aquatica, Thymus praecox, Linum catharticum, Epilobium palustre, Dactylorhiza incarnata, Epipactis helleborine, Epipactis palustris, Euphrasia officinalis, Rhinanthus minor, Plantago lanceolata, Anagallis tenella, Primula vulgaris, Samolus valerandi, Ranunculus acris, Ranunculus flammula, Ranunculus repens, Fragaria vesca, Potentilla anserina, Rubus caesius, Galium verum, Viola riviniana, Agrostis capillaris, Agrostis stolonifera, Ammophila arenaria, Cynosurus cristatus, Festuca rubra, Holcus lanatus, Phragmites australis, Poa annua, Poa pratensis

SD17 — Dune slack, Sand dune

Potentilla anserina-Carex nigra dune-slack community

Matches 6 species from the description above: Eleocharis palustris, Equisetum variegatum, Filipendula ulmaria, Iris pseudacorus, Plantago maritima, Triglochin maritimum

Salix caprea, Salix repens, Carex arenaria, Carex disticha, Carex flacca, Carex nigra, Carex panicea, Eriophorum angustifolium, Eleocharis palustris, Juncus acutiflorus, Juncus articulatus, Juncus bufonius, Juncus effusus, Juncus inflexus, Plagiomnium rostratum, Brachythecium rutabulum, Calliergonell cuspidatum, Cratoneuron filicinum, Drepanocladus aduncus, Drepanocladus sendtneri, Homalothecium lutescens, Kindbergia praelonga, Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus, Lophocolea bidentata, Odontites verna, Angelica sylvestris, Hydrocotyle vulgaris, Bellis perennis, Caltha palustris, Centaurea nigra, Scorzoneroides autumnalis, Taraxacum officianalis, Myosotis laxa, Cardamine pratensis, Cerastium fontanum, Sagina procumbens, Silene flos-cuculi, Parnassia palustris, Equisetum arvense, Equisetum fluviatile, Equisetum palustre, Equisetum variegatum, Lathyrus pratensis, Lotus corniculatus, Trifolium repens, Vicia cracca, Iris pseudacorus, Triglochin maritimum, Mentha aquatica, Linum catharticum, Epilobium palustre, Dactylorhiza fuchsii, Dactylorhiza incarnata, Dactylorhiza purpurella, Epipactis palustris, Euphrasia officinalis, Pedicularis palustris, Rhinanthus minor, Plantago lanceolata, Plantago maritima, Persicaria maculosa, Rumex acetosa, Rumex crispus, Glaux maritima, Primula vulgaris, Ranunculus flammula, Ranunculus repens, Comarum palustre, Filipendula ulmaria, Potentilla anserina, Rubus caesius, Galium palustre, Galium verum, Agrostis capillaris, Agrostis stolonifera, Alopecurus geniculatus, Anthoxanthum odoratum, Cynosurus cristatus, Elytrigia repens, Festuca rubra, Holcus lanatus, Lolium perenne, Poa annua, Poa pratensis, Poa trivialis

SD3 — Coastal vegetated shingle, Sand dune

Matricaria maritima-Galium aparine strandline community

Matches 6 species from the description above: Armeria maritima, Bolboschoenus maritimus, Juncus gerardii, Leymus arenarius, Plantago maritima, Triglochin maritimum

Bolboschoenus maritimus, Juncus bufonius, Juncus gerardii, Ligusticum scoticum, Matricaria discoidea, Sonchus arvensis, Sonchus asper, Tripleurospermum maritimum, Mertensia maritima, Cakile maritima, Cochlearia officinalis, Honckenya peploides, Stellaria media agg., Atriplex glabriuscula, Atriplex patula, Atriplex prostrata, Triglochin maritimum, Plantago maritima, Armeria maritima, Rumex crispus, Glaux maritima, Galium aparine, Agrostis stolonifera, Elytrigia repens, Festuca rubra, Holcus lanatus, Leymus arenarius, Poa annua

SM10 — Salt marsh

Transitional low-marsh vegetation with Puccinellia maritima annual Salicornia species and Suaeda maritima

Matches 6 species from the description above: Armeria maritima, Aster tripolium, Puccinellia maritima, Salicornia europaea, Spergularia media, Triglochin maritimum

Atriplex portulacoides, Suaeda maritima, Aster tripolium, Spergularia media, Salicornia europaea, Triglochin maritimum, Armeria maritima, Limonium vulgare, Puccinellia maritima, Spartina anglica

SM12 — Salt marsh

Rayed Aster Tripolium on slat marshes

Matches 6 species from the description above: Aster tripolium, Plantago maritima, Puccinellia maritima, Salicornia europaea, Spergularia media, Triglochin maritimum

Schoenoplectus lacustris, Juncus bufonius, Suaeda maritima, Aster tripolium, Spergularia marina, Spergularia media, Atriplex hastata, Salicornia europaea, Triglochin maritimum, Plantago maritima, Puccinellia distans, Puccinellia maritima, Spartina anglica

SM18 — Salt marsh

Juncus maritimus salt-marsh community

Matches 6 species from the description above: Armeria maritima, Carex distans, Carex otrubae, Juncus gerardii, Plantago maritima, Triglochin maritimum

Carex distans, Carex extensa, Carex otrubae, Juncus gerardii, Juncus maritimus, Amblystegium serpens, Kindbergia praelonga, Oenanthe lachenalii, Cirsium arvense, Scorzoneroides autumnalis, Sonchus arvensis, Cochlearia officinalis, Silene flos-cuculi, Atriplex hastata, Lotus corniculatus, Trifolium repens, Vicia cracca, Triglochin maritimum, Plantago maritima, Armeria maritima, Rumex crispus, Glaux maritima, Samolus valerandi, Ranunculus acris, Potentilla anserina, Galium palustre, Agrostis stolonifera, Elytrigia repens, Festuca rubra, Holcus lanatus, Poa pratensis, Schedonorus arundinaceus

SM20 — Saline lagoon, Salt marsh

Eleocharis uniglumis salt-marsh community

Matches 6 species from the description above: Armeria maritima, Bolboschoenus maritimus, Carex distans, Juncus gerardii, Plantago maritima, Triglochin maritimum

Bolboschoenus maritimus, Carex distans, Carex extensa, Carex nigra, Eleocharis quinqueflora, Eleocharis uniglumis, Juncus articulatus, Juncus gerardii, Leptodictyum riparium, Oenanthe lachenalii, Hydrocotyle vulgaris, Scorzoneroides autumnalis, Atriplex hastata, Trifolium repens, Triglochin maritimum, Triglochin palustre, Plantago maritima, Armeria maritima, Glaux maritima, Samolus valerandi, Potentilla anserina, Galium palustre, Agrostis stolonifera, Alopecurus geniculatus, Festuca rubra

SM21 — Salt marsh

Suaeda vera-Limonium binervosum salt-marsh community

Matches 6 species from the description above: Armeria maritima, Artemisia maritima, Plantago maritima, Puccinellia maritima, Salicornia europaea, Spergularia media

Atriplex portulacoides, Frankenia laevis, Suaeda maritima, Suaeda vera, Artemisia maritima, Cochlearia anglica, Cochlearia danica, Cochlearia officinalis, Sagina maritima, Spergularia marina, Spergularia media, Salicornia europaea, Plantago maritima, Armeria maritima, Limonium bellidifolium, Limonium binervosum, Limonium vulgare, Glaux maritima, Elytrigia atherica, Festuca rubra, Puccinellia maritima

SM25 — Salt marsh

Suaeda vera drift-line community

Matches 6 species from the description above: Artemisia maritima, Plantago maritima, Puccinellia maritima, Salicornia europaea, Spergularia media, Triglochin maritimum

Atriplex portulacoides, Suaeda maritima, Suaeda vera, Artemisia maritima, Cochlearia anglica, Cochlearia danica, Cochlearia officinalis, Spergularia media, Atriplex littoralis, Salicornia europaea, Salicornia perennis, Triglochin maritimum, Plantago maritima, Limonium vulgare, Glaux maritima, Elytrigia atherica, Festuca rubra, Puccinellia maritima, Bostrychia scorpioides, Pelvetia canaliculata

H7 — Hard cliff and cliff slope, Lowland dry heath

Calluna vulgaris-Scilla verna heath

Matches 5 species from the description above: Anthyllis vulneraria, Armeria maritima, Astragalus danicus, Koeleria macrantha, Plantago maritima

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

MC4 — Hard cliff and cliff slope

Brassica oleracea 36-ledge community

Matches 5 species from the description above: Anthyllis vulneraria, Armeria maritima, Brassica oleracea, Echium vulgare, Ononis repens

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

MC8 — Hard cliff and cliff slope

Festuca rubra-Armeria maritima maritime grassland

Matches 5 species from the description above: Anthyllis vulneraria, Armeria maritima, Brassica oleracea, Carex distans, Plantago maritima

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

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

Festuca rubra-Agrostis stolonifera-Potentilla anserina grassland

Matches 5 species from the description above: Ammophila arenaria, Carex distans, Juncus gerardii, Plantago maritima, Triglochin maritimum

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

SD13 — Dune slack, Sand dune

Sagina nodosa-Bryum pseudotriquetrum dune-slack community

Matches 5 species from the description above: Ammophila arenaria, Anthyllis vulneraria, Equisetum variegatum, Ononis repens, Phragmites australis

Salix repens, Hippophae rhamnoides, Carex arenaria, Carex flacca, Carex serotina, Juncus articulatus, Bryum pseudotriquetrum, Amblystegium serpens, Didymodon tophaceus, Moerckia hibernica, Aneura pinguis, Pellia endiviifolia, Petalophyllum ralfsii, Hydrocotyle vulgaris, Jacobaea vulgaris, Leontodon hispidus, Pilosella officinarum, Pulicaria dysenterica, Scorzoneroides autumnalis, Sonchus arvensis, Taraxacum officianalis, Arenaria serpyllifolia, Cerastium fontanum, Sagina nodosa, Equisetum palustre, Equisetum variegatum, Pyrola rotundifolia, Anthyllis vulneraria, Lotus corniculatus, Ononis repens, Blackstonia perfoliata, Centaurium erythraea, Mentha aquatica, Epilobium palustre, Dactylorhiza incarnata, Epipactis palustris, Euphrasia officinalis, Polygala vulgaris, Primula vulgaris, Samolus valerandi, Rubus caesius, Galium verum, Agrostis stolonifera, Ammophila arenaria, Festuca rubra, Holcus lanatus, Phragmites australis, Poa annua, Poa pratensis

SD18 — Sand dune

Hippophae rhamnoides dune scrub

Matches 5 species from the description above: Ammophila arenaria, Anacamptis pyramidalis, Leymus arenarius, Ononis repens, Phragmites australis

Salix repens, Sambucus nigra, Hippophae rhamnoides, Crataegus monogyna, Solanum dulcamara, Carex arenaria, Ceratodon purpureus, Brachythecium albicans, Brachythecium rutabulum, Kindbergia praelonga, Cladonia fimbriata, Cladonia furcata, Daucus carota, Heracleum sphondylium, Achillea millefolium, Cirsium arvense, Cirsium vulgare, Hypochaeris radicata, Jacobaea vulgaris, Leontodon saxatilis, Sonchus arvensis, Taraxacum officianalis, Cynoglossum officinale, Diplotaxis tenuifolia, Cerastium diffusum, Cerastium semidecandrum, Honckenya peploides, Sagina procumbens, Stellaria media agg., Calystegia soldanellla, Convolvulus arvensis, Lotus corniculatus, Ononis repens, Glechoma hederacea, Montia perfoliata, Chamerion angustifolium, Anacamptis pyramidalis, Plantago lanceolata, Rubus caesius, Rubus fruticosus agg., Galium aparine, Galium verum, Urtica dioica, Agrostis stolonifera, Aira praecox, Ammophila arenaria, Arrhenatherum elatius, Dactylis glomerata, Elytrigia atherica, Elytrigia juncea, Festuca rubra, Holcus lanatus, Leymus arenarius, Phleum arenarium, Phragmites australis, Poa pratensis, Poa trivialis

SD7 — Sand dune

Ammophila arenaria-Festuca rubra semi-fixed dune community

Matches 5 species from the description above: Ammophila arenaria, Anthyllis vulneraria, Leymus arenarius, Ononis repens, Ranunculus bulbosus

Carex arenaria, Luzula campestris, Bryum argenteum, Bryum capillare, Ceratodon purpureus, Dicranum scoparium, Brachythecium albicans, Brachythecium rutabulum, Homalothecium lutescens, Hypnum cupressiforme, Kindbergia praelonga, Pseudoscleropodium purum, Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus, Rhytidiadelphus triquetrus, Syntrichia ruraliformis, Tortella flavovirens, Lophocolea bidentata, Cladonia fimbriata, Cladonia furcata, Cladonia impexa, Cladonia pyxidata, Cladonia rangiformis, Peltigera canina, Peltigera rufescens, Heracleum sphondylium, Achillea millefolium, Centaurea nigra, Cirsium arvense, Cirsium vulgare, Crepis capillaris, Eryngium maritimum, Hypochaeris radicata, Jacobaea vulgaris, Leontodon hispidus, Leontodon saxatilis, Pilosella officinarum, Scorzoneroides autumnalis, Senecio vulgaris, Sonchus arvensis, Sonchus asper, Taraxacum officianalis, Tragopogon pratensis, Tussilago farfara, Myosotis ramosissima, Erophila verna, Campanula rotundifolia, Valerianella locusta, Arenaria serpyllifolia, Cerastium diffusum, Cerastium fontanum, Cerastium semidecandrum, Calystegia soldanellla, Sedum acre, Euphorbia paralias, Euphorbia portlandica, Anthyllis vulneraria, Lotus corniculatus, Ononis repens, Trifolium arvense, Trifolium campestre, Trifolium repens, Vicia lathyroides, Vicia sativa, Centaurium erythraea, Eriodium cicutarium, Thymus praecox, Linum catharticum, Chamerion angustifolium, Rhinanthus minor, Plantago coronopus, Plantago lanceolata, Veronica arvensis, Veronica chamaedrys, Rumex crispus, Ranunculus bulbosus, Ranunculus repens, Acaena novae-zelandiae, Rubus caesius, Rubus fruticosus agg., Galium verum, Viola canina, Viola riviniana, Viola tricolor, Agrostis capillaris, Aira praecox, Ammophila arenaria, Arrhenatherum elatius, Dactylis glomerata, Elytrigia atherica, Elytrigia juncea, Elytrigia repens, Festuca rubra, Holcus lanatus, Leymus arenarius, Phleum arenarium, Poa pratensis

SM11 — Salt marsh

Aster tripolium var. discoideus salt-marsh community

Matches 5 species from the description above: Aster tripolium, Plantago maritima, Puccinellia maritima, Salicornia europaea, Spergularia media

Atriplex portulacoides, Suaeda maritima, Aster tripolium, Spergularia media, Salicornia europaea, Salicornia perennis, Plantago maritima, Puccinellia maritima, Spartina anglica, Bostrychia scorpioides, Fucus vesiculosus, Pelvetia canaliculata

SM19 — Saline lagoon, Salt marsh

Blysmus rufus salt-marsh community

Matches 5 species from the description above: Armeria maritima, Juncus gerardii, Plantago maritima, Puccinellia maritima, Triglochin maritimum

Blysmus rufus, Carex extensa, Carex lepidocarpa, Carex nigra, Eleocharis quinqueflora, Eleocharis uniglumis, Juncus articulatus, Juncus gerardii, Amblystegium serpens, Calliergonell cuspidatum, Drepanocladus polygamus, Leptodictyum riparium, Oenanthe lachenalii, Scorzoneroides autumnalis, Cochlearia anglica, Trifolium repens, Triglochin maritimum, Triglochin palustre, Plantago maritima, Armeria maritima, Glaux maritima, Potentilla anserina, Agrostis stolonifera, Alopecurus geniculatus, Festuca rubra, Puccinellia maritima

SM22 — Salt marsh

Halimione portulacoides-Frankenia laevis salt-marsh community

Matches 5 species from the description above: Armeria maritima, Plantago maritima, Puccinellia maritima, Salicornia europaea, Spergularia media

Atriplex portulacoides, Frankenia laevis, Suaeda maritima, Spergularia media, Salicornia europaea, Salicornia perennis, Plantago coronopus, Plantago maritima, Armeria maritima, Limonium vulgare, Elytrigia juncea, Festuca rubra, Parapholis strigosa, Puccinellia maritima

SM23 — Salt marsh

Spergularia marina-Puccinellia distans salt-marsh community

Matches 5 species from the description above: Plantago maritima, Puccinellia maritima, Salicornia europaea, Spergularia media, Triglochin maritimum

Atriplex portulacoides, Juncus bufonius, Suaeda maritima, Spergularia marina, Spergularia media, Atriplex hastata, Salicornia europaea, Triglochin maritimum, Plantago maritima, Polygonum aviculare, Glaux maritima, Agrostis stolonifera, Alopecurus geniculatus, Elytrigia atherica, Festuca rubra, Parapholis strigosa, Puccinellia distans, Puccinellia maritima

SM26 — Salt marsh

Inula crithmoides stands

Matches 5 species from the description above: Armeria maritima, Plantago maritima, Puccinellia maritima, Salicornia europaea, Spergularia media

Atriplex portulacoides, Suaeda maritima, Inula crithmoides, Spergularia media, Salicornia europaea, Salicornia perennis, Plantago maritima, Armeria maritima, Limonium vulgare, Elytrigia atherica, Festuca rubra, Puccinellia maritima, Spartina anglica, Bostrychia scorpioides

SM6 — Salt marsh

Spartina anglica salt-marsh community

Matches 5 species from the description above: Aster tripolium, Plantago maritima, Puccinellia maritima, Salicornia europaea, Spergularia media

Atriplex portulacoides, Suaeda maritima, Aster tripolium, Cochlearia anglica, Spergularia media, Atriplex hastata, Salicornia europaea, Plantago maritima, Limonium vulgare, Puccinellia maritima, Spartina anglica, Catenella caespitosa, Fucus vesiculosus, Fucus vesiculosus ecad volubilis

MC10 — Maritime cliff

Festuca rubra-Plantago spp. maritime grassland

Matches 4 species from the description above: Anthyllis vulneraria, Armeria maritima, Koeleria macrantha, Plantago maritima

Salix repens, Empetrum nigrum subsp.nigrum, Calluna vulgaris, Erica tetralix, Carex nigra, Carex panicea, Carex serotina, Schoenus nigricans, Juncus acutiflorus, Luzula campestris, Selaginella selaginoides, Mnium hornum, Hypnum cupressiforme, Angelica sylvestris, Daucus carota, Hydrocotyle vulgaris, Bellis perennis, Hypochaeris radicata, Leontodon saxatilis, Scorzoneroides autumnalis, Cochlearia officinalis, Succisa pratensis, Cerastium diffusum, Cerastium fontanum, Sagina apetala, Sagina procumbens, Silene acaulis, Silene uniflora, Parnassia palustris, Sedum anglicum, Anthyllis vulneraria, Lotus corniculatus, Trifolium repens, Gentianella campestris, Thymus praecox, Pinguicula vulgaris, Scilla verna, Linum catharticum, Dactylorhiza purpurella, Euphrasia officinalis, Plantago coronopus, Plantago lanceolata, Plantago maritima, Armeria maritima, Polygala serpyllifolia, Rumex acetosa, Anagallis tenella, Primula vulgaris, Ranunculus acris, Ranunculus flammula, Potentilla erecta, Viola riviniana, Agrostis capillaris, Agrostis stolonifera, Aira praecox, Anthoxanthum odoratum, Danthonia decumbens, Festuca ovina, Festuca rubra, Holcus lanatus, Koeleria macrantha, Molinia caerulea, Nardus stricta, Poa pratensis

S19 — Lowland fen, Turlough and fluctuation mere, Upland spring flush

Eleocharis palustris swamp

Matches 4 species from the description above: Eleocharis palustris, Juncus gerardii, Plantago maritima, Triglochin maritimum

Carex hirta, Carex nigra, Carex rostrata, Eleocharis palustris, Eleocharis quinqueflora, Juncus acutiflorus, Juncus articulatus, Juncus bulbosus, Juncus effusus, Juncus gerardii, Drepanocladus fluitans, Fontinalis antipyretica, Scorpidium scorpioides, Alisma plantago-aquatica, Hydrocotyle vulgaris, Caltha palustris, Scorzoneroides autumnalis, Myosotis laxa, Cardamine pratensis, Lobelia dortmanna, Equisetum fluviatile, Trifolium repens, Myriophyllum alterniflorum, Triglochin maritimum, Mentha aquatica, Utricularia minor, Littorella uniflora, Plantago maritima, Persicaria maculosa, Polygonum amphibium, Potamogeton natans, Potamogeton polygonifolius, Glaux maritima, Ranunculus acris, Ranunculus flammula, Ranunculus repens, Potentilla anserina, Galium palustre, Agrostis stolonifera, Alopecurus geniculatus, Festuca rubra, Glyceria fluitans, Holcus lanatus, Phalaris arundinacea, Poa trivialis, Typha latifolia

S27 — Lowland fen, Upland spring flush

Carex rostrata-Potentilla palustris tall-herb fen

Matches 4 species from the description above: Eleocharis palustris, Filipendula ulmaria, Iris pseudacorus, Phragmites australis

Salix cinerea, Solanum dulcamara, Carex appropinquata, Carex aquatilis, Carex diandra, Carex elata, Carex nigra, Carex panicea, Carex rostrata, Carex vesicaria, Eriophorum angustifolium, Eleocharis palustris, Juncus acutiflorus, Juncus articulatus, Juncus effusus, Juncus subnodulosus, Sparganium erectum, Bryum pseudotriquetrum, Rhizomnium pseudopunctatum, Rhizomnium punctatum, Brachythecium rivulare, Brachythecium rutabulum, Calliergon cordifolium, Calliergon giganteum, Calliergonell cuspidatum, Cratoneuron filicinum, Drepanocladus fluitans, Sphagnum fimbriatum, Sphagnum squarrosum, Chiloscyphus polyanthos, Lophocolea bidentata, Angelica sylvestris, Apium nodiflorum, Sium latifolium, Thyselium palustre, Hydrocotyle vulgaris, Caltha palustris, Cirsium palustre, Senecio aquaticus, Myosotis laxa, Myosotis scorpioides, Cardamine amara, Cardamine pratensis, Valeriana officinalis, Silene flos-cuculi, Stellaria alsine, Stellaria palustris, Equisetum fluviatile, Equisetum palustre, Lotus pedunculatus, Hypericum elodes, Iris pseudacorus, Lycopus europaeus, Mentha aquatica, Lemna minor, Lythrum salicaria, Menyanthes trifoliata, Epilobium palustre, Epipactis palustris, Callitriche stagnalis, Veronica beccabunga, Veronica scutellata, Polygonum amphibium, Rumex hydrolapathum, Potamogeton polygonifolius, Lysimachia thyrsiflora, Lysimachia vulgaris, Ranunculus flammula, Ranunculus lingua, Ranunculus repens, Comarum palustre, Filipendula ulmaria, Galium palustre, Scutellaria galericulata, Agrostis canina, Agrostis stolonifera, Holcus lanatus, Phragmites australis, Poa trivialis, Dryopteris cristata, Typha latifolia

SD12 — Sand dune

Carex arenaria-Festuca ovina-Agrostis capillaris dune grassland

Matches 4 species from the description above: Ammophila arenaria, Astragalus danicus, Koeleria macrantha, Ononis repens

Calluna vulgaris, Erica cinerea, Carex arenaria, Carex pilulifera, Luzula campestris, Ceratodon purpureus, Dicranum scoparium, Brachythecium albicans, Hylocomium splendens, Hypnum cupressiforme, Pleurozium schreberi, Pseudoscleropodium purum, Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus, Rhytidiadelphus triquetrus, Polytrichum juniperinum, Cladonia arbuscula, Cladonia furcata, Peltigera canina, Achillea millefolium, Cirsium arvense, Hypochaeris radicata, Jacobaea vulgaris, Pilosella officinarum, Campanula rotundifolia, Cerastium diffusum, Cerastium fontanum, Astragalus danicus, Lathyrus pratensis, Lotus corniculatus, Ononis repens, Trifolium repens, Vicia lathyroides, Geranium molle, Thymus praecox, Plantago lanceolata, Veronica officinalis, Rumex acetosa, Rumex acetosella, Primula vulgaris, Ranunculus repens, Potentilla erecta, Galium saxatile, Galium verum, Urtica dioica, Viola riviniana, Agrostis capillaris, Ammophila arenaria, Anthoxanthum odoratum, Danthonia decumbens, Deschampsia flexuosa, Festuca ovina, Festuca rubra, Holcus lanatus, Koeleria macrantha, Poa pratensis

SM7 — Salt marsh

Arthrocnemum perenne stands

Matches 4 species from the description above: Aster tripolium, Puccinellia maritima, Salicornia europaea, Spergularia media

Atriplex portulacoides, Suaeda maritima, Aster tripolium, Spergularia media, Salicornia europaea, Salicornia perennis, Limonium vulgare, Puccinellia maritima, Bostrychia scorpioides

M10 — Limestone pavement, Upland spring flush

Carex dioica-Pinguicula vulgaris mire

Matches 3 species from the description above: Equisetum variegatum, Filipendula ulmaria, Plantago maritima

Erica tetralix, Myrica gale, Carex capillaris, Carex demissa, Carex dioica, Carex echinata, Carex flacca, Carex hostiana, Carex lepidocarpa, Carex nigra, Carex panicea, Carex pulicaris, Eriophorum angustifolium, Eriophorum latifolium, Kobresia simpliciuscula, Schoenus ferrugineus, Schoenus nigricans, Trichophorum cespitosum, Eleocharis quinqueflora, Juncus acutiflorus, Juncus alpinoarticulatus, Juncus articulatus, Juncus bulbosus, Juncus squarrosus, Juncus triglumis, Luzula multiflora, Selaginella selaginoides, Breutelia chrysocoma, Bryum pseudotriquetrum, Catoscopium nigritum, Plagiomnium rostratum, Ditrichum flexicaule, Fissidens adianthoides, Racomitrium lanuginosum, Calliergonell cuspidatum, Cratoneuron filicinum, Ctenidium molluscum, Hylocomium splendens, Palustriella commutatum, Scorpidium revolvens, Scorpidium scorpioides, Hymenostylium recurvirostrum, Tortella tortuosa, Blindia acuta, Sphagnum subnitens, Scapania aspera, Aneura pinguis, Pellia endiviifolia, Angelica sylvestris, Caltha palustris, Cirsium palustre, Leontodon saxatilis, Scorzoneroides autumnalis, Taraxacum officianalis, Cardamine pratensis, Succisa pratensis, Valeriana dioica, Minuartia stricta, Minuartia verna, Sagina nodosa, Parnassia palustris, Drosera anglica, Drosera rotundifolia, Equisetum palustre, Equisetum variegatum, Triglochin palustre, Thymus praecox, Pinguicula lusitanica, Pinguicula vulgaris, Tofieldia pusilla, Linum catharticum, Narthecium ossifragum, Dactylorhiza fuchsii, Bartsia alpina, Euphrasia officinalis, Pedicularis palustris, Pedicularis sylvatica, Plantago maritima, Polygonum viviparum, Primula farinosa, Primula vulgaris, Ranunculus acris, Ranunculus flammula, Thalictrum alpinum, Filipendula ulmaria, Potentilla erecta, Galium palustre, Galium uliginosum, Saxifraga aizoides, Agrostis stolonifera, Anthoxanthum odoratum, Briza media, Deschampsia cespitosa, Festuca ovina, Festuca rubra, Holcus lanatus, Molinia caerulea, Nardus stricta, Sesleria caerulea

M9 — Lowland fen, Upland spring flush

Carex rostrata-Calliergon cuspidatum/giganteum mire

Matches 3 species from the description above: Eupatorium cannabinum, Filipendula ulmaria, Phragmites australis

Salix cinerea, Salix repens, Betula pubescens, Carex appropinquata, Carex demissa, Carex diandra, Carex dioica, Carex echinata, Carex flacca, Carex hostiana, Carex lasiocarpa, Carex lepidocarpa, Carex limosa, Carex nigra, Carex panicea, Carex paniculata, Carex rostrata, Carex serotina, Cladium mariscus, Eriophorum angustifolium, Schoenus nigricans, Eleocharis quinqueflora, Juncus acutiflorus, Juncus articulatus, Juncus bulbosus, Juncus subnodulosus, Aulacomnium palustre, Bryum pseudotriquetrum, Plagiomnium affine, Plagiomnium elatum, Plagiomnium rostratum, Plagiomnium undulatum, Rhizomnium pseudopunctatum, Calliergon cordifolium, Calliergon giganteum, Calliergonell cuspidatum, Climacium dendroides, Cratoneuron filicinum, Ctenidium molluscum, Hylocomium splendens, Palustriella commutatum, Scorpidium revolvens, Scorpidium scorpioides, Sphagnum contortum, Sphagnum fallax, Sphagnum inundatum, Sphagnum subnitens, Sphagnum warnstorfii, Aneura pinguis, Angelica sylvestris, Hydrocotyle vulgaris, Caltha palustris, Cirsium palustre, Crepis paludosa, Eupatorium cannabinum, Cardamine pratensis, Succisa pratensis, Valeriana dioica, Valeriana officinalis, Silene flos-cuculi, Parnassia palustris, Drosera rotundifolia, Equisetum fluviatile, Equisetum palustre, Pyrola rotundifolia, Lotus pedunculatus, Vicia cracca, Triglochin palustre, Mentha aquatica, Pinguicula vulgaris, Utricularia spp., Lythrum salicaria, Menyanthes trifoliata, Narthecium ossifragum, Epilobium palustre, Dactylorhiza fuchsii, Dactylorhiza incarnata, Dactylorhiza purpurella, Pedicularis palustris, Potamogeton polygonifolius, Ranunculus acris, Ranunculus flammula, Ranunculus lingua, Comarum palustre, Filipendula ulmaria, Geum rivale, Potentilla erecta, Galium palustre, Galium uliginosum, Scutellaria galericulata, Viola palustris, Agrostis stolonifera, Holcus lanatus, Molinia caerulea, Phragmites australis

MC12 — Maritime cliff

Festuca rubra-Hyacinthoides non-scripta maritime bluebell community

Matches 3 species from the description above: Armeria maritima, Brachypodium sylvaticum, Ononis repens

Hedera helix, Daucus carota, Heracleum sphondylium, Achillea millefolium, Cirsium vulgare, Hypochaeris radicata, Sonchus oleraceus, Cochlearia danica, Cochlearia officinalis, Silene uniflora, Spergularia rupicola, Sedum telephium, Lotus corniculatus, Lotus pedunculatus, Ononis repens, Vicia sativa, Hyacinthoides non-scripta, Scilla verna, Plantago lanceolata, Armeria maritima, Rumex acetosa, Ficaria verna, Potentilla erecta, Rubus fruticosus agg., Galium verum, Viola riviniana, Anthoxanthum odoratum, Arrhenatherum elatius, Brachypodium sylvaticum, Dactylis glomerata, Festuca rubra, Holcus lanatus, Pteridium aquilinum

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

Holcus lanatus-Juncus effusus rush-pasture

Matches 3 species from the description above: Filipendula ulmaria, Iris pseudacorus, Oenanthe crocata

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

SD10 — Sand dune

Carex arenaria dune community

Matches 3 species from the description above: Ammophila arenaria, Astragalus danicus, Koeleria macrantha

Carex arenaria, Ceratodon purpureus, Hypnum cupressiforme, Achillea millefolium, Jacobaea vulgaris, Senecio vulgaris, Taraxacum officianalis, Tripleurospermum maritimum, Cerastium fontanum, Honckenya peploides, Astragalus danicus, Chamerion angustifolium, Plantago lanceolata, Rumex acetosella, Potentilla anserina, Galium verum, Agrostis capillaris, Aira praecox, Ammophila arenaria, Dactylis glomerata, Elytrigia juncea, Festuca ovina, Festuca rubra, Holcus lanatus, Koeleria macrantha

SD19 — Sand dune

Phleum arenarium-Arenaria serpyllifolia dune annual community

Matches 3 species from the description above: Ammophila arenaria, Anthyllis vulneraria, Ononis repens

Carex arenaria, Luzula campestris, Brachythecium albicans, Homalothecium lutescens, Hypnum cupressiforme, Syntrichia ruraliformis, Tortella flavovirens, Tortella tortuosa, Peltigera canina, Cirsium arvense, Crepis capillaris, Hypochaeris glabra, Jacobaea vulgaris, Logfia minima, Erophila verna, Arenaria serpyllifolia, Cerastium diffusum, Cerastium semidecandrum, Sedum acre, Euphorbia paralias, Anthyllis vulneraria, Lotus corniculatus, Ononis repens, Trifolium arvense, Trifolium campestre, Trifolium dubium, Trifolium repens, Centaurium erythraea, Eriodium cicutarium, Geranium molle, Thymus praecox, Plantago coronopus, Plantago lanceolata, Galium verum, Viola tricolor, Aira caryophyllea, Aira praecox, Ammophila arenaria, Anthoxanthum odoratum, Catapodium marinum, Festuca rubra, Mibora minima, Phleum arenarium, Poa pratensis, Vulpia fasciculata

SD4 — Sand dune

Elymus farctus ssp. boreali-atlanticus foredune community

Matches 3 species from the description above: Ammophila arenaria, Artemisia maritima, Leymus arenarius

Salsola kali, Artemisia maritima, Cirsium arvense, Cirsium vulgare, Eryngium maritimum, Hypochaeris radicata, Jacobaea vulgaris, Matricaria chamomilla, Senecio squalidus, Senecio vulgaris, Sonchus arvensis, Sonchus asper, Taraxacum officianalis, Tripleurospermum maritimum, Cakile maritima, Cerastium diffusum, Honckenya peploides, Atriplex glabriuscula, Atriplex laciniata, Atriplex prostrata, Euphorbia paralias, Polygonum oxyspermum subsp. Raii, Rumex crispus, Agrostis stolonifera, Ammophila arenaria, Elytrigia atherica, Elytrigia juncea, Festuca rubra, Leymus arenarius

SM8 — Salt marsh

Annual Salicornia salt-marsh community

Matches 3 species from the description above: Aster tripolium, Puccinellia maritima, Salicornia europaea

Atriplex portulacoides, Suaeda maritima, Aster tripolium, Salicornia europaea, Puccinellia maritima, Spartina anglica

SM9 — Salt marsh

Suaeda maritima salt-marsh community

Matches 3 species from the description above: Aster tripolium, Puccinellia maritima, Salicornia europaea

Atriplex portulacoides, Suaeda maritima, Aster tripolium, Salicornia europaea, Puccinellia maritima, Spartina anglica

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

Calluna vulgaris-Ulex gallii heath

Matches 2 species from the description above: Brachypodium sylvaticum, Plantago maritima

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

M5 — Limestone pavement, Upland spring flush

Carex rostrata-Sphagnum squarrosum mire

Matches 2 species from the description above: Filipendula ulmaria, Phragmites australis

Carex canescens, Carex echinata, Carex nigra, Carex rostrata, Eriophorum angustifolium, Juncus acutiflorus, Juncus articulatus, Juncus bulbosus, Juncus effusus, Luzula multiflora, Aulacomnium palustre, Bryum pseudotriquetrum, Plagiomnium rostratum, Rhizomnium pseudopunctatum, Calliergonell cuspidatum, Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus, Straminergon stramineum, Polytrichum commune, Sphagnum contortum, Sphagnum fallax, Sphagnum fimbriatum, Sphagnum palustre, Sphagnum squarrosum, Sphagnum subnitens, Sphagnum teres, Chiloscyphus polyanthos, Hydrocotyle vulgaris, Caltha palustris, Cirsium palustre, Myosotis scorpioides, Cardamine pratensis, Succisa pratensis, Silene flos-cuculi, Stellaria alsine, Equisetum fluviatile, Equisetum palustre, Mentha aquatica, Menyanthes trifoliata, Epilobium palustre, Rumex acetosa, Ranunculus flammula, Comarum palustre, Filipendula ulmaria, Galium palustre, Viola palustris, Agrostis canina, Deschampsia flexuosa, Holcus lanatus, Molinia caerulea, Phragmites australis

MC1 — Hard cliff and cliff slope

Crithmum maritimum-Spergularia rupicola maritime rock-crevice community

Matches 2 species from the description above: Armeria maritima, Plantago maritima

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

MC2 — Hard cliff and cliff slope

Armeria maritima-Ligusticum scoticum maritime rock-crevice community

Matches 2 species from the description above: Armeria maritima, Plantago maritima

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

MC3 — Hard cliff and cliff slope

Rhodiola rosea-Armeria maritima 36-ledge community

Matches 2 species from the description above: Armeria maritima, Plantago maritima

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

MC7 — Hard cliff and cliff slope

Stellaria media-Rumex acetosa sea-bird cliff community

Matches 2 species from the description above: Armeria maritima, Plantago maritima

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

SD1 — Coastal vegetated shingle, Sand dune

Rumex crispus-Glaucium flavum shingle community

Matches 2 species from the description above: Ammophila arenaria, Glaucium flavum

Solanum dulcamara, Crithmum maritimum, Cirsium arvense, Cirsium vulgare, Helminthotheca echioides, Hypochaeris radicata, Jacobaea vulgaris, Lactuca serriola, Leontodon saxatilis, Senecio viscosus, Sonchus arvensis, Sonchus asper, Tripleurospermum maritimum, Crambe maritima, Cerastium fontanum, Honckenya peploides, Sagina apetala, Silene uniflora, Atriplex prostrata, Sedum acre, Euphorbia paralias, Lathyrus japonicus, Geranium robertianum, Glaucium flavum, Plantago coronopus, Plantago lanceolata, Rumex crispus, Potentilla anserina, Ammophila arenaria, Arrhenatherum elatius, Elytrigia atherica, Elytrigia juncea, Festuca rubra, Holcus lanatus, Lolium perenne

SD11 — Sand dune

Carex arenaria-Cornicularia aculeata dune community

Matches 2 species from the description above: Ammophila arenaria, Astragalus danicus

Calluna vulgaris, Carex arenaria, Luzula campestris, Ceratodon purpureus, Dicranum scoparium, Racomitrium canescens sens.lat., Brachythecium albicans, Hypnum cupressiforme, Rhytidium rugosum, Polytrichum juniperinum, Polytrichum piliferum, Syntrichia ruraliformis, Ptilidium ciliare, Hypogymnia physodes, Cladonia arbuscula, Cladonia coccifera, Cladonia fimbriata, Cladonia foliacea, Cladonia furcata, Cladonia gracilis, Cladonia impexa, Cladonia pyxidata, Cladonia rangiferina, Cladonia rangiformis, Cladonia squamosa, Cladonia tenuis, Cladonia uncialis, Cornicularia aculeata, Hypochaeris radicata, Jacobaea vulgaris, Logfia minima, Teesdalia nudicaulis, Campanula rotundifolia, Sedum acre, Astragalus danicus, Eriodium cicutarium, Thymus praecox, Plantago lanceolata, Rumex acetosella, Galium saxatile, Galium verum, Viola canina, Viola tricolor, Agrostis capillaris, Aira praecox, Ammophila arenaria, Anthoxanthum odoratum, Corynephorus canescens, Festuca ovina, Festuca rubra, Phleum arenarium

SD2 — Coastal vegetated shingle, Sand dune

Honkenya peploides-Cakile maritima strandline community

Matches 2 species from the description above: Ammophila arenaria, Leymus arenarius

Salsola kali, Achillea millefolium, Cirsium arvense, Eryngium maritimum, Hypochaeris radicata, Senecio vulgaris, Sonchus arvensis, Tripleurospermum maritimum, Cakile maritima, Cerastium diffusum, Honckenya peploides, Silene uniflora, Stellaria media agg., Atriplex glabriuscula, Atriplex laciniata, Atriplex littoralis, Atriplex patula, Atriplex prostrata, Sedum acre, Polygonum oxyspermum subsp. Raii, Rumex crispus, Potentilla anserina, Agrostis stolonifera, Ammophila arenaria, Arrhenatherum elatius, Elytrigia juncea, Elytrigia repens, Festuca rubra, Leymus arenarius, Poa annua

SD5 — Sand dune

Leymus arenarius mobile dune community

Matches 2 species from the description above: Ammophila arenaria, Leymus arenarius

Bryum algovicum, Ceratodon purpureus, Brachythecium rutabulum, Syntrichia ruraliformis, Cirsium arvense, Hypochaeris radicata, Sonchus arvensis, Sonchus asper, Taraxacum officianalis, Cakile maritima, Cerastium fontanum, Honckenya peploides, Atriplex glabriuscula, Atriplex prostrata, Chamerion angustifolium, Rumex crispus, Galium aparine, Ammophila arenaria, Elytrigia atherica, Elytrigia juncea, Elytrigia repens, Festuca rubra, Holcus lanatus, Leymus arenarius, Poa pratensis

SD6 — Sand dune

Ammophila arenaria mobile dune community

Matches 2 species from the description above: Ammophila arenaria, Leymus arenarius

Lupinus arboreus, Carex arenaria, Ceratodon purpureus, Brachythecium albicans, Syntrichia ruraliformis, Angelica sylvestris, Heracleum sphondylium, Cirsium arvense, Cirsium vulgare, Eryngium maritimum, Hypochaeris radicata, Jacobaea vulgaris, Senecio squalidus, Senecio vulgaris, Sonchus arvensis, Sonchus asper, Taraxacum officianalis, Tussilago farfara, Cynoglossum officinale, Cakile maritima, Honckenya peploides, Atriplex glabriuscula, Atriplex laciniata, Calystegia soldanellla, Euphorbia paralias, Euphorbia portlandica, Trifolium arvense, Trifolium repens, Eriodium cicutarium, Chamerion angustifolium, Linaria vulgaris, Rumex crispus, Ranunculus repens, Rubus fruticosus agg., Galium verum, Urtica dioica, Agrostis capillaris, Agrostis stolonifera, Ammophila arenaria, Catapodium marinum, Dactylis glomerata, Elytrigia atherica, Elytrigia juncea, Elytrigia repens, Festuca rubra, Holcus lanatus, Leymus arenarius, Poa annua, Poa pratensis

SM4 — Salt marsh

Spartina maritima salt-marsh community

Matches 2 species from the description above: Puccinellia maritima, Salicornia europaea

Suaeda maritima, Salicornia europaea, Salicornia perennis, Puccinellia maritima, Spartina anglica, Spartina maritima

M11 — Upland spring flush

Carex demissa-Saxifraga aizoides mire

Matches 1 species from the description above: Plantago maritima

Salix reticulata, Calluna vulgaris, Erica tetralix, Carex demissa, Carex dioica, Carex echinata, Carex flacca, Carex hostiana, Carex lepidocarpa, Carex nigra, Carex panicea, Carex pulicaris, Carex rostrata, Eriophorum angustifolium, Schoenus nigricans, Trichophorum cespitosum, Eleocharis quinqueflora, Juncus alpinoarticulatus, Juncus articulatus, Juncus bulbosus, Juncus squarrosus, Juncus triglumis, Selaginella selaginoides, Bryum pseudotriquetrum, Philonotis calcarea, Philonotis fontana, Dicrodontium palustris, Fissidens adianthoides, Calliergonell cuspidatum, Ctenidium molluscum, Hylocomium splendens, Palustriella commutatum, Rhytidiadelphus triquetrus, Scorpidium revolvens, Scorpidium scorpioides, Blindia acuta, Scapania undulata, Conocephalum conicum, Aneura pinguis, Pellia endiviifolia, Angelica sylvestris, Caltha palustris, Hieraclium spp., Scorzoneroides autumnalis, Taraxacum officianalis, Tussilago farfara, Cardamine pratensis, Campanula rotundifolia, Succisa pratensis, Cerastium fontanum, Sagina procumbens, Equisetum palustre, Triglochin palustre, Thymus praecox, Pinguicula vulgaris, Tofieldia pusilla, Linum catharticum, Narthecium ossifragum, Euphrasia officinalis, Plantago maritima, Polygonum viviparum, Primula vulgaris, Ranunculus flammula, Thalictrum alpinum, Alchemilla alpina, Alchemilla filicaulis, Alchemilla glabra, Geum rivale, Potentilla erecta, Saxifraga aizoides, Saxifraga oppositifolia, Saxifraga stellaris, Viola riviniana, Agrostis canina, Agrostis stolonifera, Anthoxanthum odoratum, Deschampsia cespitosa, Festuca ovina, Festuca rubra, Festuca vivipara, Molinia caerulea, Nardus stricta

M12 — Upland spring flush, Valley mire

Carex saxatilis mire

Matches 1 species from the description above: Armeria maritima

Salix herbacea, Carex atrofusca, Carex bigelowii, Carex canescens, Carex demissa, Carex dioica, Carex echinata, Carex nigra, Carex panicea, Carex pulicaris, Carex saxatilis, Carex vaginata, Eriophorum angustifolium, Juncus articulatus, Juncus castaneus, Juncus triglumis, Luzula multiflora, Luzula spicata, Huperzia selago, Selaginella selaginoides, Bryum pseudotriquetrum, Cinclidium stygium, Mnium hornum, Philonotis fontana, Rhizomnium pseudopunctatum, Dicranum scoparium, Fissidens adianthoides, Fissidens osmundoides, Racomitrium lanuginosum, Hylocomium splendens, Palustriella commutatum, Pseudocalliergon trifarium, Rhytidiadelphus loreus, Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus, Rhytidiadelphus triquetrus, Scorpidium revolvens, Scorpidium scorpioides, Straminergon stramineum, Warnstorfia exannulata, Polytrichastrum alpinum, Polytrichum commune, Blindia acuta, Sphagnum auriculatum, Sphagnum capillifolium, Sphagnum fallax, Sphagnum girgensohnii, Sphagnum subnitens, Sphagnum warnstorfii, Anthelia julacea, Barbilophozia lycopodioides, Jungermannia obovata, Marsupella emarginata, Scapania irrigua, Scapania uliginosa, Scapania undulata, Aneura pinguis, Pellia endiviifolia, Riccardia multifida, Cladonia arbuscula, Caltha palustris, Scorzoneroides autumnalis, Taraxacum officianalis, Cerastium fontanum, Equisetum palustre, Pinguicula vulgaris, Tofieldia pusilla, Narthecium ossifragum, Epilobium anagallidifolium, Euphrasia officinalis, Armeria maritima, Polygonum viviparum, Rumex acetosa, Ranunculus acris, Thalictrum alpinum, Alchemilla alpina, Alchemilla filicaulis, Alchemilla glabra, Geum rivale, Potentilla erecta, Saxifraga aizoides, Saxifraga oppositifolia, Saxifraga stellaris, Viola palustris, Agrostis canina, Agrostis capillaris, Alopecurus alpinus, Deschampsia cespitosa, Festuca ovina, Festuca rubra, Festuca vivipara, Nardus stricta

M29 — Upland spring flush, Valley mire

Hypericum elodes-Potamogeton polygonifolius soakway

Matches 1 species from the description above: Eleocharis palustris

Salix cinerea, Erica tetralix, Carex demissa, Carex echinata, Carex hostiana, Carex nigra, Carex panicea, Eriophorum angustifolium, Isolepis fluitans, Rhynchospora alba, Eleocharis multicaulis, Eleocharis palustris, Juncus acutiflorus, Juncus articulatus, Juncus bufonius, Juncus bulbosus, Juncus effusus, Sparganium angustifolium, Aulacomnium palustre, Calliergonell cuspidatum, Scorpidium revolvens, Warnstorfia exannulata, Polytrichum commune, Sphagnum auriculatum, Sphagnum cuspidatum, Sphagnum palustre, Sphagnum papillosum, Aneura pinguis, Baldellia ranunculoides, Apium inundatum, Hydrocotyle vulgaris, Cirsium dissectum, Myosotis secunda, Succisa pratensis, Drosera intermedia, Drosera rotundifolia, Equisetum fluviatile, Equisetum palustre, Lotus pedunculatus, Hypericum elodes, Scutellaria minor, Utricularia minor, Menyanthes trifoliata, Narthecium ossifragum, Pedicularis palustris, Potamogeton polygonifolius, Anagallis tenella, Ranunculus flammula, Comarum palustre, Potentilla erecta, Galium constrictum, Galium palustre, Viola palustris, Agrostis canina, Agrostis stolonifera, Glyceria fluitans, Holcus lanatus, Molinia caerulea, Nardus stricta, Pilularia globulifera

M31 — Upland spring flush

Anthelia julacea-Sphagnum auriculatum spring

Matches 1 species from the description above: Plantago maritima

Carex bigelowii, Carex demissa, Carex echinata, Carex nigra, Eriophorum angustifolium, Juncus bulbosus, Juncus squarrosus, Huperzia selago, Philonotis fontana, Pohlia ludwigii, Campylopus atrovirens, Racomitrium fasciculare, Racomitrium heterostichum, Racomitrium lanuginosum, Warnstorfia exannulata, Polytrichastrum alpinum, Polytrichum commune, Blindia acuta, Sphagnum auriculatum, Anthelia julacea, Barbilophozia floerkei, Diplophyllum albicans, Marsupella emarginata, Mylia taylorii, Nardia scalaris, Scapania undulata, Aneura pinguis, Saussurea alpina, Taraxacum officianalis, Cerastium fontanum, Pinguicula vulgaris, Narthecium ossifragum, Plantago maritima, Ranunculus acris, Ranunculus flammula, Thalictrum alpinum, Saxifraga stellaris, Viola palustris, Agrostis canina, Agrostis stolonifera, Deschampsia cespitosa, Deschampsia flexuosa, Festuca vivipara, Molinia caerulea, Nardus stricta

M37 — Upland spring flush

Cratoneuron commutatum-Festuca rubra spring

Matches 1 species from the description above: Equisetum variegatum

Carex demissa, Carex dioica, Carex flacca, Carex lepidocarpa, Carex nigra, Carex panicea, Carex pulicaris, Eriophorum angustifolium, Juncus articulatus, Juncus bulbosus, Selaginella selaginoides, Breutelia chrysocoma, Bryum pseudotriquetrum, Philonotis fontana, Dicrodontium palustris, Brachythecium rivulare, Cratoneuron filicinum, Ctenidium molluscum, Palustriella commutatum, Scorpidium revolvens, Gymnostomum aeruginosum, Hymenostylium recurvirostrum, Blindia acuta, Jungermannia exsertifolia, Conocephalum conicum, Aneura pinguis, Pellia endiviifolia, Caltha palustris, Crepis paludosa, Taraxacum officianalis, Tussilago farfara, Cardamine pratensis, Cochlearia officinalis, Cerastium fontanum, Sagina nodosa, Sagina procumbens, Equisetum palustre, Equisetum variegatum, Hypericum pulchrum, Triglochin palustre, Pinguicula vulgaris, Montia fontana, Epilobium alsinifolium, Euphrasia officinalis, Polygonum viviparum, Rumex acetosa, Thalictrum alpinum, Alchemilla glabra, Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, Saxifraga aizoides, Agrostis canina, Agrostis capillaris, Agrostis stolonifera, Deschampsia cespitosa, Festuca ovina, Festuca rubra, Holcus lanatus, Holcus mollis, Poa pratensis, Poa trivialis

M38 — Upland spring flush

Cratoneuron commutatum-Carex nigra spring

Matches 1 species from the description above: Filipendula ulmaria

Carex demissa, Carex dioica, Carex echinata, Carex flacca, Carex lepidocarpa, Carex nigra, Carex panicea, Carex pulicaris, Carex rostrata, Juncus acutiflorus, Juncus articulatus, Juncus bulbosus, Juncus triglumis, Selaginella selaginoides, Bryum pseudotriquetrum, Cinclidium stygium, Philonotis calcarea, Philonotis fontana, Plagiomnium elatum, Rhizomnium pseudopunctatum, Rhizomnium punctatum, Oncophorus virens, Fissidens adianthoides, Fissidens osmundoides, Brachythecium rivulare, Calliergonell cuspidatum, Climacium dendroides, Cratoneuron filicinum, Ctenidium molluscum, Hylocomium splendens, Palustriella commutatum, Scorpidium revolvens, Thuidium delicatulum, Gymnostomum aeruginosum, Meesia uliginosa, Chiloscyphus pallescens, Chiloscyphus polyanthos, Jungermannia atrovirens, Leiocolea alpestris, Leiocolea bantriensis, Moerckia hibernica, Aneura pinguis, Pellia endiviifolia, Achillea millefolium, Achillea ptarmica, Bellis perennis, Caltha palustris, Cirsium palustre, Scorzoneroides autumnalis, Taraxacum officianalis, Cardamine pratensis, Cochlearia officinalis, Valeriana dioica, Cerastium fontanum, Minuartia verna, Sagina nodosa, Sagina procumbens, Parnassia palustris, Sedum villosum, Equisetum palustre, Trifolium repens, Triglochin palustre, Thymus praecox, Linum catharticum, Epilobium alsinifolium, Epilobium anagallidifolium, Epilobium brunnescens, Epilobium palustre, Euphrasia confusa, Plantago lanceolata, Veronica beccabunga, Veronica scutellata, Veronica serpyllifolia, Polygonum viviparum, Primula vulgaris, Ranunculus acris, Ranunculus flammula, Ranunculus repens, Alchemilla filicaulis, Alchemilla glabra, Comarum palustre, Filipendula ulmaria, Geum rivale, Potentilla erecta, Galium palustre, Saxifraga hirculus, Saxifraga stellaris, Viola palustris, Viola riviniana, Agrostis canina, Agrostis stolonifera, Alopecurus geniculatus, Anthoxanthum odoratum, Briza media, Deschampsia cespitosa, Festuca ovina, Festuca rubra, Nardus stricta, Poa subcaerulea, Poa trivialis

M4 — Upland spring flush

Carex rostrata-Sphagnum recurvum mire

Matches 1 species from the description above: Iris pseudacorus

Carex canescens, Carex echinata, Carex limosa, Carex nigra, Carex rostrata, Eriophorum angustifolium, Eriophorum vaginatum, Juncus acutiflorus, Juncus bulbosus, Juncus effusus, Aulacomnium palustre, Hypnum jutlandicum, Straminergon stramineum, Warnstorfia exannulata, Polytrichum commune, Sphagnum auriculatum, Sphagnum cuspidatum, Sphagnum fallax, Sphagnum palustre, Sphagnum papillosum, Sphagnum squarrosum, Sphagnum subnitens, Lophocolea bidentata, Hydrocotyle vulgaris, Cardamine pratensis, Succisa pratensis, Stellaria alsine, Drosera rotundifolia, Equisetum fluviatile, Hypericum elodes, Iris pseudacorus, Menyanthes trifoliata, Montia fontana, Epilobium anagallidifolium, Rumex acetosa, Potamogeton polygonifolius, Lysimachia thyrsiflora, Comarum palustre, Potentilla erecta, Galium palustre, Galium saxatile, Galium uliginosum, Saxifraga stellaris, Viola palustris, Agrostis canina, Agrostis stolonifera, Anthoxanthum odoratum, Deschampsia flexuosa, Glyceria fluitans, Molinia caerulea

MC6 — Coastal vegetated shingle, Hard cliff and cliff slope

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

Matches 1 species from the description above: Armeria maritima

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

S11 — Lowland fen, Turlough and fluctuation mere, Upland spring flush

Carex vesicaria swamp

Matches 1 species from the description above: Filipendula ulmaria

Carex aquatilis, Carex nigra, Carex rostrata, Carex vesicaria, Juncus effusus, Calliergon cordifolium, Kindbergia praelonga, Angelica sylvestris, Hydrocotyle vulgaris, Caltha palustris, Myosotis scorpioides, Valeriana officinalis, Equisetum fluviatile, Mentha aquatica, Lythrum salicaria, Menyanthes trifoliata, Veronica scutellata, Polygonum amphibium, Rumex acetosa, Ranunculus acris, Ranunculus flammula, Comarum palustre, Filipendula ulmaria, Galium palustre, Scutellaria galericulata, Agrostis canina, Deschampsia cespitosa, Glyceria fluitans, Phalaris arundinacea

S9 — Lowland fen, Upland spring flush

Carex rostrata swamp

Matches 1 species from the description above: Eleocharis palustris

Carex nigra, Carex rostrata, Eleocharis palustris, Juncus acutiflorus, Juncus articulatus, Juncus bulbosus, Juncus effusus, Calliergon giganteum, Hydrocotyle vulgaris, Caltha palustris, Myosotis laxa, Cardamine pratensis, Lobelia dortmanna, Equisetum fluviatile, Eriocaulon aquaticum, Mentha aquatica, Menyanthes trifoliata, Nymphaea alba, Epilobium palustre, Pedicularis palustris, Littorella uniflora, Polygonum amphibium, Potamogeton natans, Potamogeton polygonifolius, Ranunculus flammula, Comarum palustre, Galium palustre, Agrostis stolonifera, Chara subspinosa

SM1 — Salt marsh

Zostera communities

Matches 1 species from the description above: Zostera marina

Zostera angustifolia, Zostera marina, Zostera noltei, Spartina anglica, Porphyra umbilicalis, Chondria dasyphylla, Polysiphonia nigra, Chara aspera, Chaetomorpha linum, Chaetomorpha tortuosa, Cladophora battersii, Cladophora retroflexa, Ulva intestinalis, Ulva lactuca, Fucus spiralis

SM5 — Salt marsh

Spartina alterniflora salt-marsh community

Matches 1 species from the description above: Puccinellia maritima

Puccinellia maritima, Spartina alterniflora, Spartina anglica

M2 — Blanket bog, Raised bog, Valley mire

Sphagnum cuspidatum/recurvum bog pool community

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

M20 — Blanket bog, Raised bog, Valley mire

Eriophorum vaginatum blanket and raised mire

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

M32 — Upland spring flush

Philonotis fontana-Saxifraga stellaris spring

Carex bigelowii, Carex demissa, Carex echinata, Carex nigra, Carex panicea, Carex pulicaris, Eriophorum angustifolium, Juncus articulatus, Juncus bulbosus, Juncus effusus, Juncus squarrosus, Juncus triglumis, Selaginella selaginoides, Bryum pseudotriquetrum, Bryum weigelii, Philonotis fontana, Plagiomnium ellipticum, Rhizomnium punctatum, Dicrodontium palustris, Brachythecium plumosum, Brachythecium rivulare, Calliergonell cuspidatum, Cratoneuron filicinum, Drepanocladus fluitans, Hygrohypnum ochraceum, Palustriella commutatum, Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus, Scorpidium revolvens, Straminergon stramineum, Warnstorfia exannulata, Polytrichum commune, Sphagnum auriculatum, Sphagnum squarrosum, Sphagnum subnitens, Sphagnum teres, Chiloscyphus pallescens, Chiloscyphus polyanthos, Jungermannia exsertifolia, Jungermannia sphaerocarpa, Nardia scalaris, Scapania uliginosa, Scapania undulata, Marchantia polymorpha sens.lat., Aneura pinguis, Pellia epiphylla, Bellis perennis, Caltha palustris, Scorzoneroides autumnalis, Myosotis stolonifera, Cardamine flexuosa, Cardamine pratensis, Cerastium fontanum, Sagina procumbens, Stellaria alsine, Equisetum palustre, Pinguicula vulgaris, Montia fontana, Epilobium alsinifolium, Epilobium anagallidifolium, Epilobium palustre, Euphrasia frigida, Veronica serpyllifolia, Polygonum viviparum, Rumex acetosa, Primula vulgaris, Ranunculus acris, Ranunculus flammula, Thalictrum alpinum, Alchemilla glabra, Geum rivale, Galium palustre, Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, Saxifraga hypnoides, Saxifraga stellaris, Viola palustris, Agrostis canina, Agrostis capillaris, Agrostis stolonifera, Alopecurus alpinus, Anthoxanthum odoratum, Deschampsia cespitosa, Festuca ovina, Festuca rubra, Nardus stricta, Poa annua, Poa trivialis

M33 — Upland spring flush

Pohlia wahlenbergii var. glacialis spring

Bryum weigelii, Philonotis fontana, Pohlia ludwigii, Pohlia wahlenbergii, Dicrodontium palustris, Hygrohypnum luridum, Straminergon stramineum, Warnstorfia exannulata, Sphagnum squarrosum, Scapania nemorea, Scapania uliginosa, Scapania undulata, Marchantia polymorpha sens.lat., Cerastium cerastoides, Stellaria alsine, Montia fontana, Epilobium anagallidifolium, Veronica serpyllifolia, Rumex acetosa, Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, Saxifraga stellaris, Agrostis capillaris, Deschampsia cespitosa, Festuca rubra, Poa annua

M34 — Upland spring flush

Carex demissa-Koenigia islandica flush

Carex demissa, Carex dioica, Carex nigra, Juncus bulbosus, Juncus squarrosus, Juncus triglumis, Luzula spicata, Philonotis fontana, Dicrodontium palustris, Racomitrium heterostichum, Scorpidium revolvens, Blindia acuta, Sphagnum auriculatum, Marsupella emarginata, Scapania undulata, Cochlearia officinalis, Sagina saginoides, Pinguicula vulgaris, Euphrasia frigida, Koenigia islandica, Ranunculus acris, Saxifraga stellaris, Deschampsia cespitosa

M35 — Upland spring flush

Ranunculus omiophyllus-Montia fontana rill

Carex echinata, Carex microglochin, Carex nigra, Carex panicea, Juncus articulatus, Juncus bufonius, Juncus bulbosus, Juncus effusus, Philonotis fontana, Brachythecium rivulare, Calliergonell cuspidatum, Hamatocaulis vernicosus, Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus, Straminergon stramineum, Warnstorfia exannulata, Polytrichum commune, Sphagnum auriculatum, Scapania irrigua, Hydrocotyle vulgaris, Chamaemelum nobile, Myosotis secunda, Cardamine pratensis, Sagina procumbens, Stellaria alsine, Equisetum palustre, Lotus pedunculatus, Trifolium repens, Montia fontana, Epilobium palustre, Callitriche stagnalis, Potamogeton polygonifolius, Ranunculus flammula, Ranunculus omiophyllus, Ranunculus repens, Galium palustre, Agrostis canina, Agrostis stolonifera, Alopecurus geniculatus, Glyceria fluitans, Holcus mollis, Molinia caerulea, Nardus stricta, Poa annua, Poa trivialis

M6 — Upland spring flush

Carex echinata-Sphagnum recurvum/auriculatum mire

Erica tetralix, Myrica gale, Vaccinium oxycoccos, Carex canescens, Carex demissa, Carex dioica, Carex echinata, Carex nigra, Carex panicea, Carex pulicaris, Carex rostrata, Eriophorum angustifolium, Eriophorum vaginatum, Juncus acutiflorus, Juncus articulatus, Juncus bulbosus, Juncus effusus, Juncus squarrosus, Luzula multiflora, Aulacomnium palustre, Calliergonell cuspidatum, Hypnum jutlandicum, Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus, Straminergon stramineum, Warnstorfia exannulata, Polytrichum commune, Sphagnum auriculatum, Sphagnum capillifolium, Sphagnum fallax, Sphagnum palustre, Sphagnum papillosum, Sphagnum subnitens, Lophocolea bidentata, Hydrocotyle vulgaris, Cirsium palustre, Cardamine pratensis, Succisa pratensis, Drosera rotundifolia, Lotus pedunculatus, Menyanthes trifoliata, Narthecium ossifragum, Epilobium palustre, Rumex acetosa, Ranunculus flammula, Comarum palustre, Potentilla erecta, Galium palustre, Galium saxatile, Viola palustris, Agrostis canina, Agrostis capillaris, Anthoxanthum odoratum, Festuca ovina, Holcus lanatus, Molinia caerulea, Nardus stricta

M7 — Upland spring flush

Carex curta-Sphagnum russowii mire

Vaccinium myrtillus, Carex aquatilis, Carex bigelowii, Carex canescens, Carex echinata, Carex nigra, Carex rariflora, Carex rostrata, Eriophorum angustifolium, Eriophorum vaginatum, Trichophorum cespitosum, Juncus bulbosus, Juncus squarrosus, Luzula multiflora, Aulacomnium palustre, Philonotis fontana, Pohlia nutans, Dicranum scoparium, Racomitrium lanuginosum, Hylocomium splendens, Straminergon stramineum, Warnstorfia exannulata, Polytrichastrum alpinum, Polytrichum commune, Polytrichum strictum, Sphagnum auriculatum, Sphagnum capillifolium, Sphagnum compactum, Sphagnum cuspidatum, Sphagnum fallax, Sphagnum girgensohnii, Sphagnum lindbergii, Sphagnum magellanicum, Sphagnum papillosum, Sphagnum riparium, Sphagnum russowii, Sphagnum subnitens, Sphagnum teres, Lophozia ventricosa, Ptilidium ciliare, Scapania uliginosa, Scapania undulata, Pellia epiphylla, Cladonia arbuscula, Epilobium anagallidifolium, Epilobium palustre, Trientalis europaea, Rubus chamaemorus, Galium saxatile, Saxifraga stellaris, Viola palustris, Agrostis canina, Agrostis stolonifera, Anthoxanthum odoratum, Deschampsia cespitosa, Deschampsia flexuosa, Festuca vivipara, Nardus stricta

M8 — Upland spring flush

Carex rostrata-Sphagnum warnstorfii mire

Salix aurita, Empetrum nigrum, Empetrum nigrum subsp.nigrum, Calluna vulgaris, Erica tetralix, Carex bigelowii, Carex canescens, Carex demissa, Carex dioica, Carex echinata, Carex lepidocarpa, Carex nigra, Carex panicea, Carex pulicaris, Carex rostrata, Carex saxatilis, Eriophorum angustifolium, Juncus acutiflorus, Juncus articulatus, Juncus bulbosus, Juncus effusus, Luzula multiflora, Luzula sylvatica, Selaginella selaginoides, Aulacomnium palustre, Bryum pseudotriquetrum, Philonotis fontana, Plagiomnium rostratum, Rhizomnium pseudopunctatum, Dicranum bonjeanii, Dicrodontium palustris, Fissidens adianthoides, Brachythecium rivulare, Brachythecium rutabulum, Calliergon giganteum, Calliergonell cuspidatum, Climacium dendroides, Ctenidium molluscum, Drepanocladus fluitans, Hylocomium splendens, Hypnum jutlandicum, Pleurozium schreberi, Pseudoscleropodium purum, Ptilium crista-castrensis, Rhytidiadelphus loreus, Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus, Scorpidium revolvens, Straminergon stramineum, Thuidium delicatulum, Thuidium tamariscinum, Tomentypnum nitens, Polytrichum commune, Sphagnum contortum, Sphagnum fallax, Sphagnum girgensohnii, Sphagnum palustre, Sphagnum papillosum, Sphagnum squarrosum, Sphagnum subnitens, Sphagnum subsecundum, Sphagnum teres, Sphagnum warnstorfii, Calypogeia fissa, Calypogeia trichomanis, Chiloscyphus polyanthos, Jungermannia atrovirens, Leiocolea bantriensis, Lophocolea bidentata, Ptilidium ciliare, Scapania nemorea, Scapania undulata, Tritomaria quinquedentata, Harpanthus flotovianus, Aneura pinguis, Pellia endiviifolia, Pellia epiphylla, Riccardia multifida, Caltha palustris, Cirsium palustre, Crepis paludosa, Scorzoneroides autumnalis, Cardamine pratensis, Valeriana dioica, Cerastium fontanum, Parnassia palustris, Drosera rotundifolia, Equisetum palustre, Triglochin palustre, Pinguicula vulgaris, Linum catharticum, Epilobium anagallidifolium, Epilobium palustre, Euphrasia officinalis, Pedicularis palustris, Veronica scutellata, Polygonum viviparum, Potamogeton polygonifolius, Trientalis europaea, Ranunculus acris, Thalictrum alpinum, Alchemilla glabra, Alchemilla vestita, Alchemilla vulgaris, Comarum palustre, Potentilla erecta, Galium palustre, Galium saxatile, Viola palustris, Agrostis capillaris, Agrostis stolonifera, Anthoxanthum odoratum, Deschampsia cespitosa, Festuca ovina, Festuca rubra, Festuca vivipara, Nardus stricta

SM2 — Salt marsh

Ruppia maritima salt-marsh community

Ruppia maritima

SM3 — Salt marsh

Eleocharis parvula salt-marsh community

Eleocharis parvula