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See Full Species List County Wildlife Action Name of Site: Billingford Common Surveyors: Lusie Ambler Ann Foreman Nick Lingwood Vicky Rusby Ian Tart Becky Whatley Dates of Surveys 09/04/17, 06/05/17, 19/05/17, 11/06/17, 23/07/17, 12/08/17, 09/09/17 Plus additional casual visits Scientific Name Common Name Comp 1 Comp 2 Comp 3 Comp 4 Comp 5 DAFOR Comment/Location Achillea millefolium Yarrow 1 2 4 O Aegopodium podagraria Ground Elder 3 4 O Agrimonia eupatoria Agrimony 1 R Agrostis canina Velvet Bent 5 R Agrostis capillaris Common Bent 1 5 F Agrostis gigantea Black Bent 5 R Alliaria petiolata Garlic Mustard 2 5 O Alnus glutinosa Alder 3 R Alopecurus myosuroides Black-grass 1 R Alopecurus pratensis Meadow Foxtail 1 2 LA Angelica sylvestris Wild Angelica 1 2 3 4 O Anisantha sterilis Barren Brome 1 4 LF Anthriscus sylvestris Cowparsley 1 2 LF Aphanes agg Parsley Piert agg 1 R Apium nodiflorum Fool's Watercress 2 R In ditch Arabidopsis thaliana Thale Cress 2 R Arctium lappa Greater Burdock 2 O Arctium minus Lesser Burdock 1 4 O Arenaria serpyllifolia Thyme-leaved sandwort 1 R Aria praecox Early Hair-grass 1 R Armoracia rusticana Horseradish 1 O Large patches Arrhenatherum elatius False Oat-grass 1 2 LD/LA Artemisia vulgaris Mugwort 1 2 4 LF Arum maculatum Lords and Ladies 3 5 R Ballota nigra Black Horehound 1 4 R Barberea sp Cress sp 2 R In ditch Bellis perennis Daisy 2 R Berula erecta Lesser Water Parsnip 4 R Riverside Betula pendula Silver Birch 1 R Saplings Bromus sterilis Barren Brome 1 R Calystegia sepium Hedge Bindweed 2 4 O Capsella bursa-pastoris Shepherd's Purse 2 4 R Cardamine hirsuta Hairy Bittercress 1 2 O Carduus nutans Musk Thistle 1 R On rubble track Carex acutiformis Lesser Pond-sedge 3 O Carex disticha Brown Sedge 1 R Carex divulsa ssp divulsa Grey Sedge 1 R Woodland edge Carex hirta Hairy Sedge 1 2 4 O Carex muricata Prickly sedge 3 R Woodland edge Carex otrubae False Fox-sedge 4 R River bank Carex ovalis Oval sedge 3 R Carex remota Remote sedge 2 3 4 R Carex riparia Greater Pond-sedge 3 4 LD Centaura debeuxii Chalk Knapweed 1 R Centaura nigra Common Knapweed 1 2 3 4 LF Cerastium fontanum Common Mouse-ear 4 LO Chaerophyllum temulum Rough Chervil 2 R Chamerion angustifolium Rosebay Willowherb 1 3 LF Chelidonium majus Greater Celandine 1 R Chenopodium album Fat Hen 1 2 O Chenopodium rubrum Red Goosefoot 1 R On rubble track Circium vulgare Spear Thistle 2 5 R Cirsium arvense Creeping Thistle 1 2 4 LA Claytonia perfoliata Springbeauty 3 R Woodland edge Cochlearia danica Danish Scurvygrass 2 R Conium maculatum Hemlock 1 2 3 LF Cornus sanguinea Dogwood 1 R Crateagus monogyna Hawthorn 1 4 5 O Crepis capillaris Smooth Hawksbeard 1 R Crepis vesticaria Beaked Hawksbeard 1 R Crocus sp Crocus 2 R Garden escapee? Dactylis glomerata Cocks Foot 1 2 4 5 O Descurainia sophia Flixweed 1 R On rubble track Digitalis purpurea Foxglove 1 3 5 R Dryopteris carthusiana Narrow Buckler-fern 3 R Dryopteris dilatata Broad Buckler-fern 3 R Dryopteris felix-mas Male Fern 3 R Elytrigia repens Common Couch 1 2 O Epilobium ciliatum American Willowherb 2 R Epilobium hirsutum Great Willowherb 1 4 LA Epilobium hybrid Willowherb hybrid 2 R In ditch Equisetum arvense Field Horsetail 2 O Equisetum palustre Marsh Horsetail 2 R Erodium cicutarium Common Storksbill 1 R On rubble track Euonymus europaeus Spindle 5 R Fallopia convolvulus Black Bindweed 2 R Festuca rubra Red Fescue 1 F Ficaria verna Lesser Celandine 2 O Filipendula ulmaria Meadowsweet 4 LA Fraxinus excelsior Common Ash 2 3 R Galanthus sp Snowdrop 2 R Garden escapee? Galeopsis speciosa Large Hemp-nettle 4 R TM 16766 78431 Vulnerable Galeopsis tetrahit Common Hemp-nettle 1 2 3 4 5 LF Galium aparine Cleavers 1 2 3 4 LF Galium verum Lady's Bedstraw 1 O Geranium molle Dovesfoot Geranium 1 2 R Geranium pusillum Small-flowered Cranesbill 1 2 R Geranium pyrenaicum Hedgerow Cranesbill 1 2 R Roadside Geranium robertianum Herb Robert 3 R Woodland edge Geranium rotundifolium Round-leaved Cranesbill 1 R Geum urbanum Wood Avens 2 3 5 O Glechoma hederacea Ground Ivy 2 3 5 O Glyceria maxima Reed sweet-grass 4 LF Gooseberry Ribes uva-crispa 5 R Hedera helix Ivy 2 3 4 5 O Heracleum sphondyllium Hogweed 1 2 4 O Holcus lanatus Yorkshire Fog 1 2 3 4 5 F Holcus mollis Creeping Softgrass 1 2 LF Hordeum murinum Wall Barley 4 R Humulus lupulus Hop 1 2 O Hypericum perforatum Perforate St John's Wort 1 R Hypochoeris radiata Catsear 1 R Ilex aquifolium Holly 3 5 R Iris pseudocorus Yellow Iris 3 LF Juncus effusius Soft Rush 1 3 4 O Junsus bufonius Toad Rush 2 R In ditch Junsus inflexus Hard Rush 4 O Lactuca serriola Prickly Lettuce 1 R On rubble track Lamium album White Dead-nettle 1 2 3 O Lamium hybridum Cut-leaved Dead-nettle 5 R Lapsana communis Nipplewort 2 R Lathyrus pratensis Meadow Vetchling 1 4 R Lemma gibba Fat Duckweed 4 R In river Lemma minor Fat Duckweed 4 R In river Lepidium coronopus Swine Cress 1 R On rubble track Ligustrum ovalifolium Garden Privet 1 R Garden escapee Ligustrum vulgare Wild Privet 1 R Lolium perenne Perennial Ryegrass 2 O Lonicera periclymenum Honeysuckle 1 3 5 R Lotus corniculatus Common Birdsfoot Trefoil 1 R Luzula campestris Field Woodrush 1 O Lythrum salicaria Purple Loosestrife 4 R Malus domestica Domestic apple 3 R Malus sp Apple sp 1 3 R Malus sylvestris Crab Apple 1 2 3 5 O Malva moschata Musk Mallow 1 2 R Malva neglecta Dwarf Mallow 1 R On rubble track Malva sylvestris Common Mallow 1 R On rubble track Marrubium vulgare White Horehound 3 R Matricaria discoidea Pineappleweed 2 O Medicago lupulina Black Medick 1 2 R Mentha aquatica Water Mint 4 R Moehringia trinervia Three-nerved Sandwort 3 R Myosotis arvensis Field Forget-me-not 1 R Myosotis scorpiodes Water Forget-me-not 4 R Myosotis sylvatica Wood Forget-me-not 5 R Myosoton aquaticum Water Chickweed 4 R Woodland edge Narcissus sp Daffodil 2 R Garden escapee Oxalis articulata Pink Sorrel 1 R Garden escapee, roadside Papaver rhoeas Commom Poppy 2 R Persicaria amphibia Amphibious Bistort 1 2 O Persicaria lapathifolia Pale Persicaria 2 R In ditch Persicaria maculosa Redshank 1 2 R Phalaris arundinacea Reed Canary Grass 4 LA Phleum bertolonii Smaller Cat's-tail 1 4 O Phleum pratense Timothy 1 O Phragmites australis Common Reed 4 LA Picea abies Norway Spruce 2 R Garden escapee/planted? Pilosella officinarum Mouse-ear Hawkweed 1 LF Plantago coronopus Buck's-horn Plantain 1 2 O Plantago lanceolata Ribwort plantain 1 2 4 O Plantago major Greater plantain 2 O Poa angustifolia Narrow-leaved Meadow-grass 1 O Poa annua Annual Meadow-grass 2 O Poa humilis Spreading Meadow-grass 1 O Poa trivialis Rough Meadow Grass 1 F Polygonum aviculare agg Knotgrass 1 R On rubble track Populus tremula Aspen 1 4 5 O Potentilla anserina Silverweed 4 5 LF Potentilla erecta Tormentil 2 R Prunus spinosa Blackthorn 2 LF Quercus rober Pedunculate Oak 1 3 5 LD/LA Encroaching on grassland Ranunculus acris Meadow Buttercup 1 O Ranunculus aquatilis Common Water Crowfoot 4 R Ranunculus repens Creeping Buttercup 2 3 O Ranunculus sceleratus Celery-leaved Buttercup 2 R In ditch Reseda luteola Weld 1 R On rubble track Ribes uva-crispa Gooseberry 3 5 R Rosa canina Dog Rose 2 3 5 R Rosa obtusifolia Round-leaved Dog Rose 4 R Possibly Rubus caesius Dewberry 1 R Rubus fruticosus agg Bramble sp 1 2 3 F Rubus idaeus Raspberry 2 LF Rumex acetosa Common Sorrel 1 O Rumex acetosella Sheep's Sorrel 1 LA Rumex conglomeratus Clustered Dock 4 R Rumex crispus Curled Dock 1 R Rumex hydrolapathum Water Dock 4 R Rumex obtusifolius Broad-leaved Dock 1 2 4 O Rumex sanguineus Wood Dock 5 O Salix alba White Willow 1 3 4 LF Salix caprea Goat Willow 2 3 O Salix cinerea Grey Willow 4 O Salix euxina Crack Willow 4 F Salix pendula Weeping Willow 2 R Planted? Salix sp Willow sp 1 3 4 F Salix viminalis Osier 5 O Sambucus nigra Elder 2 3 O x Schedolium loliaceum Hybrid Fescue 4 R Schedonorus pratensis Meadow Fescue 1 O Scutellaria galericulata Skullcap 2 R Sedum acre Biting Stonecrop 2 R Senecio jacobaea Common Ragwort 1 2 4 R Senecio squalidus Oxford Ragwort 1 R Senecio vulgaris Groundsel 1 2 4 R Silene latifolia White Campion 1 4 O Sisymbrium officianale Hedge Mustard 1 R Solanum physalifolium Green Nightshade 1 R On rubble track Solidago canadensis Canadian Goldenrod 4 R Invasive non-native Sonchus arvensis Perennial Sowthistle 1 R Sonchus asper Prickly Sowthistle 2 R Sonchus oleraceus Smooth Sowthistle 1 4 R Spirodela polyrhiza Greater Duckweed 4 R In river Stachys sylvatica Hedge Woundwort 2 4 O Stellaria graminea Lesser Stitchwort 1 2 4 R Stellaria media Common Chickweed 1 2 3 5 O Stellaria neglecta Greater Chickweed 5 R Symphoricarpos albus Snowberry 1 R Symphytum officinale Common Comfrey 2 R Symphytum orientale White Comfrey 2 O Symphytum x uplandicum Russian Comfrey 1 2 3 LA Also possible hybrids Taraxacum agg Dandelion 1 2 5 R Thalictrum flavum Common Meadow-rue 4 O Thlaspi arvense Field Pennycress 2 R Trifolium dubium Lesser Trefoil 1 O Trifolium micranthum Slender Trefoil 1 O On rubble track Trifolium ornithopodioides Birdsfoot Clover 1 O On rubble track Trifolium repens White Clover 1 4 O Tripleurospermum inodorum Scentless Mayweed 1 R On rubble track Trisetum falvescens Yellow Oat-grass 1 O Typha latifolia Bulrush 3 O Ulmus sp Elm 5 R Urtica dioica Stinging nettle 1 2 3 4 5 A Valeriana officinalis Common Valerian 4 R Veronica arvensis Wall Speedwell 1 2 O Veronica beccabunga Brooklime 2 R Veronica chamaedrys Germander Speedwell 1 3 5 O Veronica hederifolia Ivy-leaved Speedwell 2 3 5 O Veronica persica Common Field Speedwell 2 R Viburnum opulus Guelder Rose 3 R Vicia cracca Tufted Vetch 1 4 O Vicia sativa
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