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Originally Posted by NickCantle  Hiya Rob. It was on scrub, with sandy soil  |
That seems to fit with
Polytrichum juniperum.
Just as a matter of interest the British Bryological Society have a website that supports a new field guide they are producing and you can view the various species descriptions and pictures that are going to be in it - a good way of checking ID's.
British Bryological Society Fieldguide - Introduction