Table of Species and Sightings

About The Table

About the Table

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Symbol Definition

NT

 Species defined as 'Near Threatened' according to the Botanical Society of Britain & Ireland

SH8

 Schedule 8 Species, which are legally protected from picking or sale under Schedule 8 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act

VU

 Species defined as 'Vulnerable' according to the Botanical Society of Britain & Ireland

If the species name is in bold text you can click on it for more site-specific information, including comments on our observations and photographs taken on the wildlife site, where we have them.

The total number of different species recorded on the Table is 95, up to December 2021. If you see and identify or photograph interesting species on the Wildlife Site that are not on our Table, please let us know.

If you need help in identifying a plant, you could try the National Plant Monitoring Scheme Plant Identification Guide, or you could download and use an app on your phone, for example you could try PlantNet.

Wildflowers & Grasses

Name

Lists

NT

SH8

VU

Location

Notes
Annual Willowherb Fields 1, 2 rare here
Autumn Hawkbit Field 2 locally frequent near bottom damp area
Bird's-foot Trefoil Fields 1, 2, Wildflower Meadow occasional, including near footpath
Black Knapweed Fields 1, 2 alongside footpath Emorsgate rayed form in the Flower Meadow
Bluebell

SH8

 Hedgerows h2, h3, Field corners W1, W2, W3 in spring, locally frequent
Bracken Field 1, Hedgerow h2 one patch, near footpath
Broad-leaved Dock All fields rare here, controlled by spot weeding
Bush Vetch Fields 1, 2, Wildflower Meadow rare here
Cock's-foot Fields 1, 2 occasional
Common Bent Fields 1, 2 abundant
Common Cat's-ear Field 1 Rare here
Common Comfrey Downlee Lodge entrance Rare here
Common Dog Violet Field 2 top bank, Bankhall Drive wall Rare here
Common Hemp-nettle Hedgerow h2 Rare here
Common Mouse Ear Fields 1, 2 alongside footpath distributed
Common Sedge Field 6 occasional in wet area
Common Spotted Orchid Fields 1, 2 rare, mainly at bottom of the fields
Common Valerian

NT

 Fields 2, 3 Rare, in wet field, and near footpath
Common Vetch Field 2, Wildflower Meadow Occasional, locally frequent
Compact Rush Field 1 rare, damper area at bottom
Cowslip Wildflower meadow in spring, occasional
Creeping Buttercup Fields 1, 2 frequent
Creeping Soft Grass Field 1 on bank south end
Creeping Thistle All Fields invasive, controlled by spot spraying
Crested Dog's Tail Fields 1, 2, Wildflower Meadow Abundant
Curled Dock All fields Rare here, controlled by spot weeding
Daisy Fields 1, 2 disributed
Dandelion Fields 1, 2 frequent Field 1, occasionally elsewhere
Devil's Bit Scabious

NT

 Field 2 on bank near footpath, late summer
Eyebright Fields 1, 2 abundant
False Oat Grass Fields 1, 2 near footpath
Field Forget-me-not Fields 1, 2 frequent
Field Horsetail Fields 1, 2 occasional near top
Field Scabious

NT

 Field 1 rare, by footpath
Foxglove Field corners W1, W2, W3, Hedge h2
Germander Speedwell Fields 1, 2 locally occasional, on bank near footpath
Goosegrass Field 1 rare
Great Burnet Fields 1, 2 occasional, top end, near footpath
Hairy Sedge Field 2 rare
Hairy tare Wildflower Meadow Occasional
Harebell

NT

 Fields 1, 2 alongside footpath late summer flowering
Hedge Woundwort Field 2, near top bank and hedge rare here
Hemp-agrimony Downlee Orchard near ditch, late summer flowering
Hogweed Fields 1, 2 occasional
Jointed Rush Field 6 wet area
Lady's Bedstraw Wildflower meadow rare here
Lady's Smock Fields 4, 5, 6, also occasional 1, 2 April-June flowering, Cuckoo Flower
Lesser Celandine All fields occasional, in spring
Lesser Spearwort

VU

 Field 6, 1, 3 wet area
Lesser Stitchwort Field 2, near footpath locally frequent
Marsh Bedstraw Field 6 wet area
Marsh Bird's-foot Trefoil Fields 6, 1 locally frequent, in wet areas
Marsh Foxtail Fields 2, 6 occasional in wet area
Marsh Thistle All Fields, Particularly Field 6 Top nectar producer
Meadow Buttercup Fields 1, 2 frequent
Meadow Cranesbill Wildflower meadow Rare here
Meadow Foxtail Fields 1, 2 locally present
Meadow Vetchling Fields 1, 2, 6 occasional
Meadowsweet Field 6 locally frequent
Oval Sedge Fields 1, 2 rare
Ox-eye Daisy Fields 1, 2, Wildflower Meadow around re-seeded areas
Pignut Fields 1, 2 mainly near footpath
Primrose Downlee Lodge orchard occasional, in spring
Ragged Robin

NT

 Fields 2, 6 wetter areas, flowers May-June
Ragwort Fields 1, 2 very rare here, controlled by pulling out
Red Clover Fields 1, 2 abundant
Red Fescue Fields 1, 2, 6 occasional
Ribwort Plantain Fields 1, 2 abundant
Rough Hawkbit Fields 1, 2 near footpath occasional
Rough-stalked Meadow Grass Fields 1, 2 occasional, bottom of fields
Ryegrass Fields 1, 2 occasional
Selfheal Fields 1, 2 occasional
Smaller Cat's-tail Fields 1, 2 occasional
Snake's-head Fritillary Wildflower Meadow Rare
Soft Brome Fields 1, 2 rare
Soft Rush Fields 2, 3, 6 Frequent in wet area
Sorrel Fields 1, 2 frequent
Southern Marsh Orchid Fields 1, 2 rare, mainly at bottom of the fields
Spear Thistle All Fields controlled by spot spraying
Sweet Vernal Grass Fields 1, 2 Abundant
Timothy Fields 1, 2, Wildflower Meadow less frequent in Field 2
Tormentil

NT

 Field 2 and field corner W1 common plant but rare on this site
Trefoil, Lesser Fields 1, 2 more in Field 1
Tufted Hair Grass Fields 2, 5 rare
Tufted Vetch Fields 1, 2, Wildflower Meadow occasional near footpath, frequent in Wildflower Meadow
Water Horsetail Fields 1, 6 occasional in wet area
White Clover Fields 1, 2 frequent
Wild Majoram Wildflower meadow rare
Wood Anemone Field 2, near hedgerow h3 in spring, rare here
Wood-rush, Field Field 2 flowers March-June
Yarrow Field 1 occasional
Yellow Oat Grass Fields 1, 2 Rare
Yellow Rattle Fields 1, 2, Wildflower Meadow frequent
Yorkshire Fog Fields 1, 2, 6 frequent
Zig-zag Clover Fields 1, 2 rare, near footpath
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