1 Handout 16 – County Wildlife Site Re-Survey Form –
PLANT LIST for County Wildlife Site Only include one record per species See handout 9 for information on DAFOR April – September 2016 – fortnightly visits
Name of site: Home and Lady Meadow, Mannington
County Wildlife Site No: 2074 Name of surveyor/s: David North
Common name Scientific name DAFOR Comments / First Flowering
Please tick relevant box
D A F O R
Alder Alnus glutinosa LF
Amphibious bistort Persicaria amphibia x July
Angelica Angelica sylvestris x August
Annual Meadow Grass Poa annua
Ash Fraxinus excelsior x
Barren brome Bromus sterilis
Bindweed sp. Calystegia sp x
Birch sp., probably silver Betula sp. x
Bird Cherry Prunus padus x May 2 Handout 16 – County Wildlife Site Re-Survey Form –
Black bryony Tamus communis x
Black Horehound Ballota nigra x
Black knapweed Centaurea nigra LA July / August
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa LD April
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta x May
Blunt-flowered Rush Juncus subnodulosus LF
Bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata x May
Bramble Rubus sp. LD July / August
Branched bur-reed Sparganium erectum x July
Broad buckler fern Dryopteris dilatata
Broad-leaved dock Rumex obtusifolius x
Brooklime Veronica beccabunga x
Brown sedge Carex disticha
Bugle Ajuga reptans x May
Bullrush Typha latifolia x
Celandine Ficarari verna x March / April
Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus x 3 Handout 16 – County Wildlife Site Re-Survey Form –
Cleavers Galium aparine x May / June
Clustered Dock Rumex conglomeratus x
Cock’s foot Dactylis glomerata x May
Common Chickweed Stellaria media x
Common daisy Bellis perennis x May
Common Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica x July
Common hemp-nettle Galeopsis tetrahit x July / August
Common mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum
Common Reed Phragmites australis LD
Common sorrel Rumex acetosa x May
Common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii x June
Corn marigold Glebionis segetum x
Cow parsley Anthriscus sylvestris LF May
Crassula h. Crassula helmsii LD
Creeping Soft Grass Holcus mollis
Creeping thistle Cirsium arvense x x July / August
Cuckoo flower Cardimine pratense x April 4 Handout 16 – County Wildlife Site Re-Survey Form –
Cypress spurge Euphorbia cyparissias x May
Dandelion Taraxacum agg. X March
Devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis LF Aug / September
Dog rose Rosa canina x July
Dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis x April
Elder Sambucus nigra x
Enchanter’s nightshade Circaea lutetiana x July
European gorse Ulex europaeus x March
False oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius
Fen bedstraw Galium uliginosum x July / August
Field Forget Me Not Myosotis arvensis x
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense x
Fools watercress Apium nodiflorum x July / August
Forget me not sp Myosits sp. x May, June, July
Garlic mustard Alliaria petiolata x April
Germander speedwell Veronica chamaedrys May
Goat willow Salix caprea 5 Handout 16 – County Wildlife Site Re-Survey Form –
Great hairy willowherb Epilobium hirsutum x July / August
Greater bird’s-foot trefoil Lotus pedunculatus LF July / August
Greater tussock sedge Carex paniculata x April / May
Green alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens x June
Ground elder Aegopodium podagraria x June
Ground ivy Glechoma hederacea x May
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris x June
Gypsywort Lycopus europaeus x July
Hairy sedge Carex hirta July
Hawthorn Craetaegus monogyna x May / June
Hazel Corylus avellana x
Hedge Bindweed Calystegia sepium x
Hedge Mustard Sisymbrium officinale x
Hedge woundwort Stachys sylvatica x
Hemp agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum x July / August
Herb Robert Geranium robertianum x June
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera x 6 Handout 16 – County Wildlife Site Re-Survey Form –
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium LA July / August
Holly Ilex aquifolium x
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum x July / August
Horse chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum x
Horse Radish Armoracia rusticana x
Horsetail Equisitum sp. x
Ivy Hedera helix x
Ivy-leaved duckweed Lemna trisulca x
Knotgrass Polygonum aviculare agg. X
Lady fern Athyrium filix-femina x
Large bittercress Cardimine amara x May
Lesser bulrush Typha angustifolia x
Lesser burdock Arctium minus x July
Lesser pond sedge Carex acutiformis LD
Lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula x June
Lesser stitchwort Stellaria graminea x June
Lords and ladies Arum maculatum x 7 Handout 16 – County Wildlife Site Re-Survey Form –
Marsh bedstraw Galium palustre x June
Marsh cudweed Gnaphaleum uliginosum x July
Marsh horsetail Equisetum palustre x
Marsh marigold Caltha palustris x March / April / May
Marsh orchid sp. Dactylorhiza sp. x June
Marsh thistle Cirsium palustre LF July / August
Meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris LF May
Meadow foxtail Alopecurus geniculatus May
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria LD July / August
Meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis x July / August
Montbretia Crocosmia crocosmiflora x August
Mugwort Artemesia vulgaris x
Nettle Urtica dioica LF
Nettle-leaved bellflower Campanula tracheliu x July / August
Nipplewort Lapsana communis x July
Nuttall’s water weed Elodea nuttallii x
Oak Quercus robur x 8 Handout 16 – County Wildlife Site Re-Survey Form –
Opposite-leaved golden Chrysosplenium oppositifolium x April saxifrage
Osier Salix viminalis
Perennial Rye Grass Lolium perenne
Pineapple Weed Matricaria discoidea x
Pond sedge sp. (Greater / Carex LD April lesser)
Poplar sp. Populus sp. x
Prickly Sow Thistle Sonchus asper x
Primrose Primula vulgaris x March
Purple loosestrife Lythrum salicaria x July / August
Ragged robin Silene flos-cuculi LF May
Raspberry Rubus idaeus x Fruit July
Red campion Silene dioica x May
Red clover Trifolium partense x June / July
Red dead-nettle Lamium purpureum x March
Redshank Persicaria maculosa x
Reed sweet-grass Glyceria maxima
Remote sedge Carex remota 9 Handout 16 – County Wildlife Site Re-Survey Form –
Rigid hornwort Myriophyllum x
Rosebay willowherb Chamerion angustifolium x July / August
Rough meadow grass Poa trivialis
Russian comfrey Symphytum uplandicum x May
Scentless mayweed Tripleurospermum inodorum x August
Sharp-flowered Rush Juncus acutiflorus
Silverweed Potentilla anserina LF
Smooth sow thistle Sonchus oleraaceus x
Soft rush Juncus effusus LF July
Sow thistle sp. (prob smooth) Sonchus sp. x
Spear thistle Cirsium vulgare x July / August
Sticky mouse-ear Cerastium glomeratum x
Sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum May / June
Tansy Tanacetum parthenium x July
Thyme-leaved speedwell Veronica serpyllifolia x June
Timothy Phleum pratense July
Tormentil Potentilla erecta x May / June 10 Handout 16 – County Wildlife Site Re-Survey Form –
Tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa July
Tufted vetch Vicia cracca x July / August
Upright hedge parsley Torilis japonica x July
Valerian, Common Valeriana officinalis x June / July
Watercress Nasturtium officinale
Water figwort Scrophularia auriculata x
Water mint Mentha aquatica x July / August
Water soldier Stratiotes aloides x
Wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa x
White bryony Bryonia dioica x July
White water-lily Nympha alba LD June / July / August
Willow spp. (several species) Salix sp. x March
Willowherb sp. Epilobium sp. x
Wood Avens Geum urbanum x July
Wood dock Rumex sanguineus x July
Wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella x
Woody nightshade / Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara x June 11 Handout 16 – County Wildlife Site Re-Survey Form –
Yarrow Achillea millefolium x
Yellow iris Iris pseudacorus x x May / June
Yellow rattle Rhianthus minor x June
Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus June
INVASIVE SPECIES
Yellow archangel (woodland) Lamium galeobdolon
Alexanders Smyrnium olustratum
Bracken Pteridium aquilinium
Himalayan balsam Impatiens glandulifera
Japanese knotweed Fallopia japonica
New Zealand pygmy weed Crassula helmsii (aquatic)
Parrots feather Myriophyllum aquaticum
Spanish bluebell Hyacinthoides hispanica
Water pennywort (aquatic) Hydrocotyle ranunculoides 12 Handout 16 – County Wildlife Site Re-Survey Form –
OTHER SPECIES
BIRDS Little Grebe At least one pair bred on pond producing two well-grown young Cormorant Regular flying over and occasional on pond Heron Regular but never more than 2 birds Mute Swan Greylag Goose 1 pair nested but failed – up to four birds present on pond Pink footed goose Flying over site – Sept - Dec Shelduck Flying over Egyptian Goose Regular – up to 6 birds Mallard Breeds on pond (10 ducklings 3 June) – larger numbers up to 20 in winter period Gadwall Regular in spring, autumn and winter Teal Up to 10 on pond in autumn / winter Shoveler Occasional visitor to pond – max 2 birds Red Kite 2 birds regular in area flying over Sparrowhawk Buzzard Up to four birds – seen every month Kestrel 1 bird regularly hunting over meadow – 2 birds seen together occasionally Red-legged partridge Regular in surrounding fields – occasional on the meadow Pheasant Breeds – female with chicks found on meadow in spring Water rail 1 bird seen in winter Moorhen Breeds on pond – at least 2 pairs Oystercatcher Flying over and calling in spring – on territory in nearby fields Lapwing Regular flying over and in surrounding fields Curlew Single record – bird flying over calling Snipe Occasional in autumn / winter on meadow Common sandpiper Single record – passage bird in spring Black-headed gull Flying over Herring gull Flying over Common gull Flying over Lesser-black backed gull Flying over Wood pigeon Breeding Stock Dove Heard calling on many occasions in spring – may breed in adjacent woodland / fringing trees Cuckoo Single bird calling in May Barn owl 1 pair breeds in box on Lady Meadow Tawny owl Single bird heard calling Swift Flying over Swallow Flying over House Martin Flying over Kingfisher Up to 2 birds seen on pond on numerous occasions Green woodpecker Single birds on several occasions Great spotted woodpecker Single birds in trees on site and drumming from adjacent wood Skylark Singing birds over adjacent land – heard from site Meadow pipit Single birds in winter Pied wagtail Regular visitor to pond Grey wagtail Single birds occasional on pond Dunnock Breeds on site – regularly singing in spring Sedge warbler 1 pair on meadow – probable breeding and singing in spring / early summer Chiffchaff Regular singing birds in spring Willow Warbler Regular singing birds in spring Blackcap Up to 2 singing males Whitethroat 2 pairs on site – young birds seen so at least one pair bred successfully Lesser whitethroat Single record singing bird in spring Garden warbler Seen on three occasions – 1 bird sang in spring on Lady Meadow Robin Breeds Blackbird Breeds Fieldfare Autumn / winter occasional records Redwing Autumn / winter occasional records Song thrush Occasional records on site and singing from adjacent woodland Mistle thrush Single birds on several occasions – singing in winter from adjacent gardens 13 Handout 16 – County Wildlife Site Re-Survey Form –
Long tailed tit Autumn and winter records Blue tit Records throughout year – probably breeds Great tit Records throughout year – probably breeds Marsh tit Single birds – recorded in every season Nuthatch Breeds in adjacent woodland – occasional in mature oaks on site Tree creeper Breeds in adjacent woodland and occasional in trees on site Wren Every month - breeds Reed bunting 2 singing males on site in spring – attempted breeding but no signs of young so probably failed Siskin Occasional autumn / winter in alders by pond Chaffinch Recorded every month Bullfinch Recorded every month – singing from scrub in spring and probably breeds Linnet Small parties flying over in autumn / winter Starling Flying over and occasional on site Jay Up to 5 birds – recorded every month – breeds in adjacent woodland Magpie Recorded every month Rook Flying over Carrion crow Regular displays from tops of trees on boundary – breeds nearby Jackdaw Regular records – breeds nearby
AMPHIBIANS Common frog Spawns in both main pond and pond dipping pond (March) Common toad Calling in spring and numbers in main pond in early spring – breeds (March / early April) Edible frog Max count in main pond 66 (May 23) - breeds
MAMMALS Fox Single sighting on meadow but scats found regularly Muntjac Regular Roe deer Regular Red deer Seen only once Otter Masses of spraint on boardwalk in late March – frog bones in spraint Harvest mouse Good numbers of nest found in early winter on Home Meadow when meadow cut (warden pers comm.) Grey squirrel
DRAGONFLIES AND DAMSELFLIES Large red damselfly Four spotted chaser Common blue damselfly Blue tailed damselfly Azure damselfly Brown hawker Emperor dragonfly Black-tailed skimmer Banded demoiselle Common darter Egg laying in pond dipping pond Southern hawker
BUTTERFLIES Ringlet Common on bramble – one of the two commonest species on site Meadow Brown Common – one of the two commonest species on site Small skipper Common Purple hairstreak In oaks by bird hide – highest count 3 Painted lady Max count 6 on 7 August Large white Small white Green veined white Red Admiral Peacock Small tortoiseshell Comma Speckled wood On northern boundary Holly blue On northern boundary Common blue Only seen once
OTHER INSECTS 14 Handout 16 – County Wildlife Site Re-Survey Form –
Marmalade hoverfly – Episyrphrus balteatus Hoverfly bog – Sericomyia silentis Hoverfly – Helophilus pendulus Dronefly - Eristalis pertinex Water boatman Great pond snail Hornet Regular in late summer Common red soldier beetle Common Wasp Numerous on angelica Bumble bees including red tailed, white tailed, buff Very attracted to devil’s bit scabious which always has visiting bees tailed, common carder of several species