TOWNEND COMMON (CZ/ES02) 

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Phase II Botanical Survey Species List

Community A - Tall herb

 

 

Grasses, sedges and rushes

Agrostis capillaris

Common bent

F

Arrhenatherum elatius

False oat-grass

F

Dactylis glomerata

Cocksfoot

F

Juncus conglomeratus

Common rush

O-R

Flowering plants

Anthriscus sylvestris

Cow parsley

L/A

Chamerion angustifolium

Rosebay willowherb

A-F

Cirsium sp.

Thistle

F

Cirsium arvense

Creeping thistle

L/F

Cirsium vulgare

Spear thistle

O

Dipsacus fullonum

Teasel

R

Heracleum sphondylium

Hogweed

R

Hypochaeris radicata

Common cat's-ear

R

Planatago lanceolata

Ribwort plantain

O

Ranunculus repens

Creeping buttercup

O

Rubus fruticosus agg.

Bramble

F

Rumex acetosa

Common sorrel

O

Senecio jacobaea

Common ragwort

O

Urtica dioica

Common nettle

O-F

Vicia cracca

Tufted vetch

L/F (04-07-00)

Trees and shrubs

Calluna vulgaris

Heather

O

Rosa sp.

Rose species

R

Salix sp.

Willow species

R

Community B - Bracken stands

 

 

Mosses and ferns

Blechnum spicant

Hard fern

R (one at south end of old adit)

Pteridium aquilinum

Bracken

D

Grasses, sedges and rushes

Agrostis capillaris

Common bent

F

Anthoxanthum odoratum

Sweet vernal-grass

O

Cynosurus cristatus

Crested dog's-tail

R

Deschampsia flexuosa

Wavy hair-grass

F

Festuca ovina

Sheep's fescue

O

Festuca rubra

Red fescue

F

Holcus lanatus

Yorkshire fog

O

Nardus stricta

Mat-grass

O-R

Poa sp.

Meadow-grass species

O

Flowering plants

Cirsium sp.

Thistle species

R

Digitalis purpurea

Foxglove

O

Epilobium sp.

Willowherb species

R

Galium aparine

Cleavers

L/F

Heracleum sphondylium

Hogweed

R

Plantago lanceolata

Ribwort plantain

R

Ranunculus repens

Creeping buttercup

L/F

Potentilla erecta

Tormentil

O (20-06-00)

Rubus fruticosus agg

Bramble

O-R

Rumex acetosa

Common sorrel

O

Trifolium pratense

Red clover

L/F (20-06-00)

Vicia sepium

Bush vetch

L/F (20-06-00)

Trees and shrubs

Calluna vulgaris

Heather

O

Salix sp.

Willow species

R

Vaccinium myrtillus

Bilberry

F

Ulex sp.

Gorse species

O

Community C - Rough grassland

 

 

Grasses, sedges and rushes

Agrostis capillaris

Common bent

A

Arrhenatherum elatius

False oat-grass

A

Dactylis glomerata

Cocksfoot

A

Deschampsia caespitosa

Tufted hair-grass

O

Deschampsia flexuosa

Wavy hair-grass

O-R

Holcus lanatus

Yorkshire fog

A

Lolium perenne

Perennial rye-grass

O-F

Flowering plants

Chamerion angustifolium

Rosebay willowherb

F

Galium saxatile

Heath bedstraw

L/F

Heracleum sphondylium

Hogweed

R

Lotus corniculatus

Bird's-foot trefoil

O-F

Plantago lanceolata

Ribwort plantain

L/A

Ranunculus repens

Creeping buttercup

L/F

Rumex acetosa

Common sorrel

O

Sagina procumbens

Procumbent pearlwort

L/F (04-07-00)

Taraxacum officinale agg.

Dandelion

R

Tragopogon pratensis

Goat's-beard

R

Trifolium pratense

Red clover

L/A

Trifolium repens

White clover

O-F

Community D - Heathland

 

 

Lichens, Mosses and ferns

Cladonia coccifera

Cup lichen

L/A

Dryopteris dilatata

Broad buckler fern

R

Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus

Moss

R-O

Grasses, sedges and rushes

Agrostis capillaris

Common bent

A

Deschampsia flexuosa

Wavy hair-grass

A

Juncus conglomeratus

Common rush

O

Juncus effusus

Soft rush

O

Nardus stricta

Mat-grass

O

Flowering plants

Galium saxatile

Heath bedstraw

O

Plantago lanceolata

Ribwort plantain

R

Rumex acetosa

Common sorrel

O-R

Rumex acetosella

Sheep's sorrel

O-R

Trees and shrubs

Betula sp.

Birch

O

Calluna vulgaris

Heather

A

Ulex sp.

Gorse

O

Vaccinium myrtillus

Bilberry

A

Community E - Acid grassland

 

 

Mosses and ferns

Dryopteris dilatata

Broad buckler fern

L/F

Grasses, sedges and rushes

Agrostis capillaris

Common bent

F

Carex nigra

Common sedge

O

Deschampsia caespitosa

Tufted hair-grass

O

Deschampsia flexuosa

Wavy hair-grass

F-A

Festuca ovina

Sheep's fescue

O

Festuca rubra

Red fescue

F

Juncus conglomeratus

Common rush

O

Juncus effusus

Soft rush

O

Juncus squarrosus

Heath rush

F

Luzula multiflora

Heath wood-rush

O

Nardus stricta

Mat-grass

O-F

Flowering plants

Chamerion angustifolium

Rosebay willowherb

L/F

Galium saxatile

Heath bedstraw

O-F

Potentilla erecta

Tormentil

O (16-06-00)

Rumex acetosa

Common sorrel

O

Rumex acetosella

Sheep's sorrel

O-F

Trees and shrubs

Calluna vulgaris

Heather

O

Quercus sp.

Oak (sapling)

R

Vaccinium myrtillus

Bilberry

L/F

 

Community F - Juncus flush and pond areas

Mosses and ferns

Eurynchium praelongum

Moss

Polytrichum commune

Moss

L/A

Sphagnum cuspidatum

Moss

L/A

Sphagnum sp.

Moss

L/A

Grasses, sedges and rushes

Anthoxanthum odoratum

Sweet vernal-grass

O

Arrhenatherum elatius

False oat-grass

R

Carex echinata

Star sedge

L/A

Carex nigra

Common sedge

R

Deschampsia caespitosa

Tufted hair-grass

O

Deschampsia flexuosa

Wavy hair-grass

O

Eriophorum angustifolium

Common cotton-sedge

O

Festuca ovina

Sheep's fescue

O-F

Holcus lanatus

Yorkshire fog

R

Juncus conglomeratus

Common rush

A

Juncus effusus

Soft rush

A

Juncus squarrosus

Heath rush

F-A

Juncus bufonius

Toad rush

L/A (04-07-00) found in one area along a water-filled rut at SK28679678

Juncus bulbosus

Bulbous rush

R

Luzula campestris

Field wood-rush

O

Luzula multiflora

Heath wood-rush

L/F

Flowering plants

Galium saxatile

Heath bedstraw

L/A

Lemna minor

Common duckweed

O-L/A (16-06-00)  found in water-filled ruts and ditches of tracks

Viola palustris

Marsh violet

L/F

Trees and shrubs

Calluna vulgaris

Heather

O

 

Community G - Birch/ willow and other scrub species

Mosses and ferns

Pteridium aquilinum

Bracken

F-A

 

Grasses, sedges and rushes

Deschampsia flexuosa

Wavy hair-grass

O

Flowering plants

Rubus fruticosus agg.

Bramble

O

Trees and shrubs

Acer pseudoplatanus

Sycamore

O

Betula sp.

Birch

F

Calluna vulgaris

Heather

O

Crataegus monogyna

Hawthorn

O-R

Fraxinus excelsior

Ash

O

Quercus sp.

Oak

R

Salix sp.

Willow

O

Sambucus nigra

Elder

O

Sorbus aucuparia

Rowan

O-R

 

Community H - Gorse scrub

Trees and shrubs

Ulex sp

Gorse

D

Fauna

Lagopus lagopus scoticus

Red Grouse

Carduelis cannabina

Linnet

1 male singing (20-06-00)

Phasianus colchicus

Pheasant

1 female (16-06-00)

Anthus pratensis

Meadow Pipit

Troglodytes troglodytes

Wren

Rana temporaria

Frog

1 (16-06-00)

Aglais urticae

Small tortoiseshell

2

Coenonympha pamphilus

Small Heath

1 (16-06-00)

Pyrrhosoma nymphula

Large red damsel

Several (including pairs in mating positions), 16-06-00

Libellula depressa

Broad-bodied chaser

1 G (16-06-00)

Aulacidea tragopogonis

Cynipid gall wasp

1Eemerged from galled flowerhead of goat's-beard collected from rough grass area of site

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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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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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