LITTLE DON (HAYWOOD) OPEN SPACE (INDZ/ES04)

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Phase II Botanical Survey Species List

Community A - Willow scrub/secondary woodland

 

 

Flowering plants

Anthriscus sylvestris

Cow parsley

F

Fallopia japonica

Japanese knotweed

L/A

Galium aparine

Cleavers

F

Geranium robertianum

Herb-Robert

O

Heracleum sphondylium

Hogweed

O

Narcissus x

Daffodil

O

Rubus fruticosus agg.

Bramble

A

Rumex obtusifolius

Broad-leaved dock

O

Tussilago farfara

Coltsfoot

O

Urtica dioica

Common nettle

F

Trees and shrubs

Alnus glutinosa

Alder

R

Crataegus monogyna

Hawthorn

R

Fraxinus excelsior

Ash

R

Ligustrum ovalifolium

Cultivated privet

R

Malus sp.

Apple

R

Salix caprea

Goat willow

A

Salix fragilis

Crack willow

R

Sambucus nigra

Elder

L/A

Community B - Short to medium herb

 

 

Grasses, sedges and rushes

Deschampsia flexuosa

Wavy-hair grass

R

Holcus lanatus

Yorkshire fog

O

Flowering plants

Achillea millefolium

Yarrow

O

Artemisia vulgaris

Mugwort

R

Cardamine hirsuta

Hairy bitter-cress

O

Galium aparine

Cleavers

O

Glechoma hederacea

Ground ivy

L/A

Narcissus x

Daffodil

R

Ranunculus repens

Creeping buttercup

O

Rubus fruticosus agg.

Bramble

R

Rumex obtusifolius

Broad-leaved dock

O

Senecio jacobaea

Common ragwort

R

Taraxacum officinale agg.

Dandelion

F

Community C - Bare/disturbed ground

Flowering plants

Cardamine sp.

Bitter-cress

O

Community D - Bramble areas

Mosses and ferns

Eurynchium praelongum

Moss

F

Flowering plants

Galium aparine

Cleavers

O

Heracleum sphondylium

Hogweed

O

Rubus fruticosus agg.

Bramble

D

Rumex obtusifolius

Broad-leaved dock

O

Urtica dioica

Common nettle

F

Community E - Tall herb

Mosses and ferns

Dryopteris filix-mas

Male fern

R

Equisetum arvense

Field horsetail

L/A

Eurynchium praelongum

Moss

A

Grasses, sedges and rushes

Dactylis glomerata

Cocksfoot

O

Holcus lanatus

Yorkshire fog

O

Flowering plants

Anthriscus sylvestris

Cow parsley

O

Cardamine sp.

Bitter-cress

R

Centaurea nigra

Black knapweed

R

Chamerion angustifolium

Rosebay willowherb

A

Cirsium arvense

Creeping thistle

O (09-06-00)

Epilobium hirsutum

Great willowherb

L/A

Fallopia japonica

Japanese knotweed

L/D

Galium aparine

Cleavers

O

Planatago lanceolata

Ribwort plantain

O

Ranunculus repens

Creeping buttercup

O

Rubus fruticosus agg.

Bramble

O

Rumex obtusifolius

Broad-leaved dock

O

Senecio jacobaea

Common ragwort

O

Taraxacum officinale agg.

Dandelion

O

Teucrium scorodonia

Wood sage

R

Tussilago farfara

Coltsfoot

O-R

Urtica dioica

Common nettle

A

Vicia sp.

Vetch species

O

Community F - Birch scrub/woodland

Mosses and ferns

Brachythecium rutabulum

Moss

F

Bryum sp.

Moss

O

Equisetum arvense

Field horsetail

O (07-06-00)

Eurynchium praelongum

Moss

A

Polytrichum sp.

Moss

O

Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus

Moss

F

Grasses, sedges and rushes

Agrostis capillaris

Common bent

A

Dactylis glomerata

Cocksfoot

F

Deschampsia flexuosa

Wavy-hair grass

R

Loilum perenne

Perennial rye-grass

O

Flowering plants

Achillea millefolium

Yarrow

O

Chamerion angustifolium

Rosebay willowherb

O

Dipsacus fullonum

Teasel

R (07-06-00)

Galium aparine

Cleavers

O

Hieraceum sp.

Hawkweed species

R (07-06-00)

Hypericum perforatum

Common St John's-wort

O (07-06-00)

Lotus corniculatus

Common bird's-foot trefoil

R (07-06-00)

Melilotus officinalis

Ribbed melilot

L/F (07-06-00)

Myosotis arvensis

Field forget-me-not

R (07-06-00)

Ranunculus repens

Creeping buttercup

O

Rubus fruticosus agg.

Bramble

F-A

Scrophularia nodosa

Common figwort

R (07-06-00)

Senecio jacobaea

Common ragwort

R

Taraxacum officinale agg.

Dandelion

F

Teucrium scorodonia

Wood sage

L/F

Trifolium dubium

Lesser trefoil

O-F

Trifolium pratense

Red clover

O (07-06-00)

Trees and shrubs

Alnus glutinosa

Alder

R

Betula sp.

Birch

A

Cotoneatser sp.

R

Ligustrum ovalifolium

Cultivated privet

R

Quercus sp.

Oak

R

Salix caprea

Goat willow

F

Sarothamnus scoparius

Broom

R

Community G - Neutral (to mildly acid) grassland

Lichens, mosses and ferns

Brachythecium rutabulum

Moss

O

Cladonia sp.

Cup lichen

O

Peltigera lactucifolia

Dog lichen

R

Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus

Moss

O

Grasses, sedges and rushes

Agrostis capillaris

Common bent

A

Deschampsia flexuosa

Wavy-hair grass

R

Holcus lanatus

Yorkshire fog

O

Flowering plants

Arenaria serpyllifolia

Thyme-leaved sandwort

O (07-06-00)

Artemisia vulgaris

Mugwort

R

Cardamine sp.

Bitter-cress

O

Centaurea nigra

Black knapweed

R

Cerastium fontanum

Common mouse-ear

O

Chrysanthemum leucanthemum

Ox-eye daisy

O

Hypochaeris radicata

Common cat's-ear

O

Linaria vulgaris

Common toadflax

O (07-06-00)

Plantago lanceolata

Ribwort plantain

F

Plantago major

Greater plantain

R (09-06-00)

Rubus fruticosus agg.

Bramble

R

Senecio jacobaea

Common ragwort

R

Taraxacum officinale agg.

Dandelion

O

Teucrium scorodonia

Wood sage

O

Trifolium dubium

Lesser trefoil

A

Trifolium pratense

Red clover

O (07-06-00)

Tussilago farfara

Coltsfoot

O

Trees and shrubs

Betula sp.

Birch

R-O

Salix sp.

Willow

R

Community H - Bracken stands

Mosses and ferns

Pteridium aquilinum

Bracken

D

Flowering plants

Chamerion angustifolium

Rosebay willowherb

O

Ranunculus repens

Buttercup

O

Rubus fruticosus agg.

Bramble

O

Rumex obtusifolius

Broad-leaved dock

O

Community I - Ornamental trees and shrubs

Trees and shrubs

Acer pseudoplatanus

Sycamore

R

Forsythia x intermedia

Forsythia

R

Ligustrum ovalifolium

Cultivated privet

L/A

Sambucus nigra

Elder

O

Symphoricarpos rivularis

Snowberry

L/A

Syringa vulgaris

Lilac

R

Fauna

Aegithalos caudatus

Long-tailed tit

Motacilla cinerea

Grey wagtail (male)

By river

Phylloscopus trochilus

Willow warbler

(07-06-00)

Turdus merula

Blackbird

Daedaleopsis confragosa

Blushing bracket (fungus)

On willow

Russula atropurpurea

Fungus

Trooping on ground (09-06-00)

Pontania bridgmanii

Sawfly gall on leaves of crack willow

(09-06-00)

Pontania pedunculi

Sawfly gall on leaves of goat willow

(09-06-00)

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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

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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

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