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Inland dunes with open Corynephorus and Agrostis grasslands
Published dateCoastal sand dunes and continental dunes Description and ecological characteristics This habitat comprises inland dune grassland containing grey hair-grass Corynephorus canescens . In the UK the veget...
Alpine pioneer formations of the Caricion bicoloris-atrofuscae
Published dateRaised bogs and mires and fens Description and ecological characteristics Alpine pioneer formations of the Caricion bicoloris-atrofuscae is a type of flush mire that occurs only at high altitude. The ...
Petrifying springs with tufa formation (Cratoneurion)
Published dateRaised bogs and mires and fens Description and ecological characteristics Tufa formation is associated with hard-water springs, where groundwater rich in calcium bicarbonate comes to the surface. On c...
West Fermanagh Scarplands
Published dateDesignated Special Area of Conservation (SAC) Country Northern Ireland Unitary Authority Northern Ireland Centroid * H085491 Latitude 54.3903 Longitude -7.8692 SAC EU Code UK0030300 Status Designated ...
Lady's-slipper orchid [Cypripedium calceolus]
Published dateHigher plant species Description and ecological characteristics This orchid with large, solitary flowers with maroon-brown petals and a pouched yellow lip is found in open woodlands on calcareous soil...
Spined loach [Cobitis taenia]
Published dateVertebrate species: fish Description and ecological characteristics The spined loach Cobitis taenia is a small bottom-living fish that has a restricted microhabitat associated with a specialised feedi...
Depressions on peat substrates of the Rhynchosporion
Published dateRaised bogs and mires and fens Description and ecological characteristics Depressions on peat substrates of the Rhynchosporion occur in complex mosaics with lowland wet heath and valley mire vegetatio...
Hartslock Wood
Published dateDesignated Special Area of Conservation (SAC) Country England Unitary Authority Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Centroid * SU619789 Latitude 51.5058 Longitude -1.1075 SAC EU Code UK0030164 ...
Rhinog
Published dateDesignated Special Area of Conservation (SAC) Country Wales Unitary Authority West Wales and The Valleys Centroid * SH649297 Latitude 52.8478 Longitude -4.005 SAC EU Code UK0012945 Status Designated S...
Narrow-mouthed whorl snail [Vertigo angustior]
Published dateInvertebrate species: molluscs Description and ecological characteristics The tiny narrow-mouthed whorl snail Vertigo angustior is found primarily in marshy ground of high, even humidity, with flowing...