EXCHANGE SIDINGS (INDZ/ES05)

Click here to see general ecological data for the site

Click here to see preliminary management plan for the site

 

Species list - Part 1

Species list - Part 2

Phase II Botanical Survey Species List - Part 2

 

Community G - Secondary/maturing oak/birch woodland

Mosses and ferns

Dicranella heteromalla

Moss

O

Dryopteris dilatata

Broad buckler fern

O

Pteridium aquilinum

Bracken

L/D-A

Grasses, sedges and rushes

Holcus mollis

Creeping soft grass

A

Luzula sylvatica

Great wood-rush

R

Juncus effusus

Soft rush

R

Flowering plants

Epilobium sp

Willowherb sp

F

Galium aparine

Cleavers

O

Heracleum sphondylium

Hogweed

R

Hyacinthoides non-scriptus

Bluebell

O-F

Teucrium scorodonia

Wood sage

O

Urtica dioica

Common Nettle

O

Trees, shrubs and climbers

Acer pseudoplatanus

Sycamore

O

Betula sp.

Birch

D

Calluna vulgaris

Heather

A

Fagus sylvatica

Beech

R

Lonicera periclymenium

Honeysuckle

R

Quercus sp.

Oak

A

Vaccimium myrtillus

Bilberry

R

Community H - Tall herb

Grasses, sedges and rushes

Arrhenatherium elatius

False oat grass

A

Dactylis glomerata

Cocksfoot

A

Flowering plants

Centaurea nigra

Black knapweed

R

Heracleum sphondylium

Hogweed

F

Rubus fruticosus agg.

Bramble

O

Rumex obtusifolius

Broad-leaved dock

F

Urtica dioica

Common nettle

F

 

Community I - Scrub and tall/low herb by railway line

Grasses, sedges and rushes

Agrostis capillaris

Common bent

A

Cynosurus cristatus

Crested dog's-tail

R

Dactylis glomerata

Cocksfoot

A

Juncus effusus

Soft rush

R

Flowering plants

Centaurea nigra

Black knapweed

O

Cirsium sp.

Thistles

F

Heracleum sphondylium

Hogweed

F

Hypericum sp.

St. John's-wort

F

Rubus fruticosus agg.

Bramble

A

Rumex obtusifolius

Broad-leaved dock

O

Senecio sp.

Ragwort

F

Taraxacum sp.

Dandelion

O-F

Teucrium scorodonia

Wood sage

F-A

Trifolium sp.

Clover/trefoil

O

Tussilago farfara

Coltsfoot

F

Trees and shrubs

Betula sp.

Birch

A

Ulex sp.

Gorse

F

 

Community J - Ex-railway sidings community

Mosses and ferns

Polytrichum juniperum

Moss

L/A

Grasses, sedges and rushes

Dactylis glomerata

Cocksfoot

F

Holcus lanatus

Yorkshire fog

F

Flowering plants

Chamerion angustifolium

Rosebay willowherb

F

Cirsium vulgare

Spear thistle

O (19-06-00)

Epilobium sp.

Willowherb species

O-F

Erodium cicutarium

Common stork's-bill

L/F (19-06-00)

Geranium pratense

Meadow cranesbill

O (4 plants counted on 19-06-00)

Hieraceum sp.

Hawkweed species

R

Hypericum sp.

St John's-wort

F

Lotus corniculatus

Bird's-foot trefoil

F

Senecio sp.

Ragwort

F

Silene dioica

Red campion

O (19-06-00)

Teucrium scorodonia

Wood sage

O (19-06-00)

Trifloium sp.

Clover/trefoil

F

Trifolium pratense

Red clover

L/F

Trifolium repens

White clover

L/F

Tussilago farfara

Colstfoot

O

Vicia sepium

Bush vetch

O-L/F (19-06-00)

Trees and shrubs

Betula sp.

Birch (mostly seedlings and young)

F

Community K - Willow/birch secondary woodland

Mosses and ferns

Dryopteris filix-mas

Male fern

F

Eurynchium praelongum

Moss

A

Pteridium aquilinum

Bracken

A

Grasses, sedges and rushes

Deschampsia flexuosa

Wavy-hair grass

F

Flowering plants

Angelica sylvestris

Wild angelica

R

Epilobium sp.

Willowherb

O

Geranium robertianum

Herb-Robert

A-F

Geum urbanum

Wood avens

F

Hyacinthoides non-scriptus

Bluebell

O

Oxalis acetosella

Wood-sorrel

Ranunculus ficaria

Lesser celandine

O

Ranunculus repens

Creeping buttercup

O

Rubus fruticosus agg.

Bramble

A

Teucrium scorodonia

Wood sage

O

Tussilago farfara

Coltsfoot

R

Urtica dioica

Common nettle

O

Trees and shrubs

Acer presudoplatanus

Sycamore

O

Betula sp.

Birch

A

Corylus avellana

Hazel

O

Fagus sylvatica

Beech

O (mostly young saplings)

Quercus sp.

Oak

O

Salix sp.

Willow

F

Sambucus nigra

Elder

F

Community L - Riverside wet woodland

Liverworts, mosses and ferns

Athyrium filix-femina

Lady fern

O-R (19-06-00)

Atrichum undulatum

Moss

L/A

Blechnum spicant

Hard fern

O

Brachythecium rutabulum

Moss

F-A

Dicranella heteromalla

Moss

L/A

Dryopteris dilatata

Broad buckler fern

F

Dryopteris filix-mas

Male fern

O-F (19-06-00)

Lophocolea bidentata

Liverwort

O

Lophocolea heterophylla

Liverwort

R

Lunularia cruciata

Liverwort

R

Mnium hornum

Moss

O-F

Pellia epiphylla

Liverwort

O

Polypodium vulgare

Common polypody

R

Pteridium aquilinum

Bracken

L/A

Rhizomnium punctatum

Moss

O

Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus

Moss

L/A

Grasses, sedges and rushes

Arrhenatherum elatius

False oat-grass

O-R

Carex remota

Remote sedge

R (19-06-00)

Dactylis glomerata

Cocksfoot

F

Deschampsia flexuosa

Wavy hair-grass

O-F

Luzula sylvatica

Great wood-rush

A

Poa trivialis

Rough meadow grass

F (19-06-00)

Flowering plants

Alliaria petiolata

Garlic mustard

O

Angelica sylvestris

Wild angelica

R

Anthriscus sylvestris

Cow parsley

R

Cardamine sp.

Bitter-cress

O

Chamerion angustifolium

Rosebay willowherb

O-L/F

Claytonia sibirica

Pink purslane

O (19-06-00)

Epilobium sp.

Willowherb species

F

Epilobium montanum

Broad-leaved willowherb

F (19-06-00)

Geranium robertianum

Herb-Robert

A

Geum urbanum

Wood avens

F

Heracleum sphondylium

Hogweed

F

Hesperis matronalis

Dame's violet

O (19-06-00)

Hyacinthoides non-scriptus

Bluebell

F

Impatiens glandulifera

Himalayan balsam

R

Lapsana communis

Nipplewort

F (19-06-00)

Lamiastrum galeobdolon

Yellow archangel

L/F

Mercurialis perennis

Dog's mercury

L/F

Myrrhis odorata

Sweet cicely

L/A (19-06-00)

Oxalis acetosella

Wood-sorrel

F

Plantago major

Greater plantain

R (19-06-00)

Ranunculus ficaria

Lesser celandine

F

Ranunculus repens

Creeping buttercup

O-F

Reynoutria japonica

Japanese knotweed

L/F

Rubus fruticosus agg.

Bramble

F-A

Rumex acetosa

Common sorrel

O-R

Rubus idaeus

Raspberry

L/F

Saxifraga oppositifolia

Opposite-leaved golden saxifrage

F

Silene alba

White campion

R (19-06-00)

Silene dioica

Red campion

O-F

Taraxacum sp.

Dandelion

O

Tolmeia menziesii

Pickaback plant

O

Valeriana officinalis

Common valerian

R (19-06-00)

Trees and shrubs

Acer pseudoplatanus

Sycamore

A

Alnus glutinosa

Alder

R

Betula sp.

Birch

O-F

Fraxinus excelsior

Ash

O

Quercus sp.

Oak

O

Salix caprea

Goat willow

R

Sambucus nigra

Elder

O-F

Sorbus aucuparia

Rowan

R

Fauna

Aegithalos caudatus

Long-tailed tit

Erithacus rubecula

Robin

Garrulus glandarius

Jay

1 (19-06-00)

Parus caeruleus

Blue tit

Phyllloscopus trochilus

Willow warbler

(19-06-00)

Pyrrhula pyrrhula

Bullfinch

1E

Regulus regulus

Goldcrest

Scolopax rusticola

Woodcock

1 in community G (19-06-00)

Troglodytes troglodytes

Wren

2

Turdus philomelos

Song thrush

1+ 1young (19-06-00)

Polyommatus icarus

Common blue butterfly

3 in community J (19-06-00)

Rhagonycha translucida

Soldier beetle

1 in Community L (25-06-00)

Coriolus versicolor

Bracket fungus

In community G

 

Click here to see general ecological data for the site

Click here to see preliminary management plan for the site

Species list - Part 1

Species list - Part 2

 

Stocksbridge SRB5 Greenspace Audit undertaken by Jim Flanagan for Sheffield Wildlife Trust - see their Community Action Handbook - full of good ideas for your local site

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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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