ELLEN CLIFF WOOD (CZ/ES01)

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Phase II Botanical Survey Species List

Community A - Tall herb (ex-allotment site)
Grasses, sedges and rushes
Dactylis glomerata	Cocksfoot	O
Flowering plants
Anthriscus sylvestris	Cow parsley	O
Arctium sp.	Burdock	R
Artemisia vulgaris	Mugwort	R
Cirsium sp.	Thistle	O
Epilobium hirsutum	Great willowherb	F
Galium aparine	Cleavers	L/A
Ranunculus repens	Creeping buttercup	O
Rubus fruticosus agg.	Bramble	O-F
Rubus idaeus	Rasberry	L/A
Rumex obtusifolius	Broad-leaved dock	A
Senecio sp.	Ragwort	O
Taraxacum officinalis agg	Dandelion	F
Teucrium scorodonia	Wood sage	O-R
Urtica dioica	Common nettle	O
Trees and shrubs
Acer pseudoplatanus	Sycamore	R
Buddleja davidii	Butterfly-bush	R
Sambucus nigra	Elder	O
Community B - Scrub and woodland edge
Flowering plants
Alliaria petiolata	Garlic mustard	R
Galium aparine	Cleavers	O
Galeobdolon luteum	Yellow archangel	R
Hyacinthoides non-scriptus	Bluebell	R
Lotus sp.	Trefoil	R
Mercurialis perennis	Dog's mercury	R
Plantago lanceolata	Ribwort plantain	R
Ranunculus repens	Creeping buttercup	O-R
Rubus fruticosus agg.	Bramble	F
Rubus idaeus	Rasberry	O
Rumex obtusifolius	Broad-leaved dock	F
Senecio sp.	Ragwort	O
Taraxacum officinalis agg	Dandelion	O-F
Teucrium scorodonia	Wood sage	O-F
Urtica dioica	Common nettle	A
Vicia sp.	Vetch	R
Trees and shrubs
Acer pseudoplatanus	Sycamore	O
Buddleja davidii	Butterfly-bush	R
Corylus avellana	Hazel	O-F
Forsythia x intermedia		R
Fraxinus excelsior	Ash	O
Ilex aquifolium	Holly	R
Lonicera periclymenium	Honeysuckle	O
Rosa canina	Dog rose	O
Rosa arvensis.	Rose (field?)	L/A
Sambucus nigra	Elder	O
Community C  - Mixed deciduous woodland with varying structural diversity and tree regeneration
Mosses and ferns
Asplenium scolopendrium	Hart's tongue fern	R (one on wall along northwest footpath)
Dryopteris dilatata	Broad buckler fern	R
Dryopteris filix-mas	Male fern	R
Brachythecium rutabulum	Moss	A
Eurynchium praelongum	Moss	L/A
Mnium hornum	Moss	F
Pteridium aquilinum	Bracken	L/F
Grasses,sedges and rushes
Deschampsia flexuosa	Wavy-hair grass	F-L/A
Holcus mollis	Creeping soft grass	A
Flowering plants
Allium ursinum	Ramsons	R
Galeobdolon luteum	Yellow archangel	L/A
Hyacinthoides non-scriptus	Bluebell	O-L/F
Lonicera periclymenium	Honeysuckle	F
Rubus fruticosus agg.	Bramble	A
Stellaria sp.	Stitchwort	O
Teucrium scorodonia	Wood sage	O
Vinca minor	Lesser periwinkle	R
Trees and shrubs
Acer pseudoplatanus	Sycamore	O
Corylus avellana	Hazel	O
Fagus sylvatica	Beech	D
Fraxinus excelsior	Ash	O
Ilex aquifolium	Holly	O
Quercus sp.	Oak	F
Rhododendron ponticum	Rhododendron	R
Salix sp.	Willow	O
Sambucus nigra	Elder	F
Ulmus sp.	Elm	R
Community D - Mixed deciduous woodland with very impoversihed or no structural diversity
Mosses and ferns
Pteridium aquilinum	Bracken	R-L/F
Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus	Moss	R
Grasses, sedges and rushes
Holcus mollis	Creeping soft grass	F
Deschampsia flexuosa	Wavy-hair grass	L/A
Cynosurus cristatus	Crested dog's tail	R (near entrance to pasture field)
Flowering plants
Allium ursinum	Ramsons	R
Hyacinthoides non-scriptus	Bluebell	O (sparse)
Ranunculus ficaria	Lesser celandine	L/A
Rubus fruticosus agg.	Bramble	O
Urtica dioica	Common nettle	O-R
Trees and shrubs
Acer pseudoplatanus	Sycamore	A
Betula pendula	Silver birch	O-R
Fagus sylvatica	Beech	L/A
Fraxinus excelsior	Ash	L/F
Quercus petraea	Pedunculate oak	O
Sambucus nigra	Elder	O
Community E - Tall herb and scrub along railway lines
Mosses and ferns
Mnium hornum	Moss	F
Pteridium aquilinum	Bracken	L/A
Grasses, sedges and rushes
Deschampsia flexuosa	Wavy-hair grass	O-F
Holcus mollis	Creeping soft grass	A
Flowering plants
Anthriscus sylvestris	Cow parsley	R
Chamerion angustifolium	Rosebay willowherb	O
Cirsium sp.	Thistle	R
Epilobium hirsutum	Great willowherb	O
Heracleum sphondylium	Hogweed	R
Hyacinthoides non-scriptus	Bluebell	O
Planatago lanceolata	Ribwort plantain	O
Ranunculus ficaria	Lesser celandine	L/A
Rubus fruticosus agg.	Bramble	A
Rubus idaeus	Rasberry	L/F
Senecio sp.	Ragwort	R
Stellaria sp.	Stitchwort	O
Taraxacum officinalis agg.	Dandelion	F
Teucrium scorodonia	Wood sage	A
Urtica dioica	Common nettle	F
Trees and shrubs
Betula pendula	Silver birch	O
Corylus avellana	Hazel	O-R
Fagus sylvatica	Beech	R
Quercus petraea	Pedunculate oak	A
Sambucus nigra	Elder	O
Community F - Recently planted broad-leaved trees
No species recorded community
Fauna
Aegithalos caudatus	Long-tailed tit
Corvus frugilevus	Rook	Small rookery of some ten nests in four separate trees
Erithacus rubecula	Robin
Fringilla coelebs	Chaffinch
Parus caeruleus	Blue tit
Parus major	Great tit
Prunella modularis	Dunnock
Sylvia atricapilla	Blackcap (male)
Turdus merulla	Blackbird
Daldinia concentrica	King Alfred's Cakes (Fungus)	On ash

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Inner Zone

Knoll Top

Outer Zone

Oxley Park

Bracken Moor - playing fields

East Whitwell - open space

Wood Royd

Countryside Zone

Ellen Cliff Wood

Townend Common

Industrial Zone

Dog Lichen Field

Hen Holmes Wood

Little Don - acid heath

Little Don - open space

Exchange Sidings

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nner Zone

Knoll Top

Outer Zone

Oxley Park

Bracken Moor - playing fields

East Whitwell - open space

Wood Royd

Countryside Zone

Ellen Cliff Wood

Townend Common

Industrial Zone

Dog Lichen Field

Hen Holmes Wood

Little Don - acid heath

Little Don - open space

Exchange Sidings

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