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

Creeping thistle 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

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 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 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 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 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 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

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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