Top Field, Kings Worthy Worthys Bioblitz Conservation July/August 2020 Volunteers

Report This ‘bioblitz’ records the wildflowers, grasses/sedges, other flora/fungi, birds, butterflies/moths, other , and other fauna identified at Top Field, Kings Worthy during the period from 16 July to 18 August 2020. The picture is a of a wealth of interesting and attractive wildlife on the field, particularly around the edges but extending towards the middle as well. Some areas are being overtaken by scrub and bramble which needs to be controlled – although good things for birds, bees and butterflies. A copy of the results has been sent to the ecologist at Winchester City Council (who will be managing the Field) and it was received with interest. Data has also been into Living Record. Thanks to everyone for their input and/or interest. Jonathan Smith, September 2020 Wildflower List Common Name Scientific Name Common Name Scientific Name Agrimony Agrimonia eupatoria Hawkbit, Rough (?) Leontodon hispidus Bartsia, Red Odonites vernus Hawksbeard, Smooth ? Crepis capillaris Basil, Wild Clinopodium vulgare Hawkweed, unID Hieracium species Bedstraw, Hedge Galium album Herb Bennet Geum urbanum Bindweed, Field Convolvulus arvensis Herb-Robert Geranium robertianium Bindweed, Great Calystegia silvatica Hogweed Bramble Rubus fruticosus Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum Buddleia (Butterfly Bush) Buddlej adavidii Horehound, Black Ballota nigra Burdock Arctium sp. Iris, Stinking Iris foetidissima Buttercup, Creeping Ranunculus repens Knapweed, Black aka Centaurea nigra Common Buttercup, Meadow Ranunculus acris Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Campion, White Silene latifolia Mallow, Musk Malva moschata Carrot, Wild Daucus carota Marjoram, Wild Origanum vulgare Centaury, Common Centaurium erythraea Mayweed, Scentless Tripleurospermum inodorum Charlock Sinapis arvensis Medick, Black Medicago lupulina Cinquefoil, Creeping Potentilla reptans Melilot, Ribbed aka Lottia digitalis Common Clover, Red Trifolium pratense Mignonet, Wild Reseda lutea Clover, White Trifolium repens Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris Cranesbill, Cut-leaved ? Geranium dissectum Mullein, Dark Verbascum nigrum Cranesbill, Dovesfoot Geranium molle Nettle, Stinging Urtica dioica Daisy Bellis perennis Parsley, Upright Hedge Torilis japonica Daisy, Oxeye Leucanthemum vulgare Parsnip, Wild Pastinaca sativa Dandelion Taraxacum officinal Plantain, Ribwort Plantago lanceolata Dock, Curled Rumex crispus Ploughman's-Spikenard Inula conyza Dock, Broad(?) Rumex obtusifolius Poppy, Red Papaver rhoeas Eyebright Euphrasia officinalis Primrose, Evening Oenothera erythrosepala Fleabane, Common Pulicaria dysenterica Ragwort Senecio jacobaea Goatsbeard Tragopogon pratensis , Dog Rosa canina Goldenrod, Canadian Solidago canadensis Scabious, Field Knautia arvensis Goosegrass (Cleavers) Galium aparine Self-heal Prunella vulgaris Groundsel Senecio vulgaris Sorrel, Common (?) Rumex acetosa Hawkbit, Lesser Leontodon saxatilis Sowthistle, Prickly Sonchus asper 1 Top Field, Kings Worthy Worthys Bioblitz Conservation July/August 2020 Volunteers

Sowthistle, Smooth Sonchus oleraceus Thistle, Welted(?) Carduus crispus St John's Wort, Perforate Hypericum perforatum Thistle, Woolly Cirsium eriophorum Tare, Smooth ? Vicia tetrasperma Toadflax, Common Linaria vulgaris Teasel Dipsacus fullonum Tormentil Potentilla erecta Thistle, Creeping Cirsium arvense Yarrow Achillea millefolium Thistle, Musk Carduus nutans Yellow-wort Blackstonia perfoliata Thistle, Spear Cirsium vulgare

Grasses/Sedges List Common Name Scientific Name Common Name Scientific Name Brome, Barren (?) Bromus, sterili Sedge, Pendulous Carex pendula Cocksfoot Dactylis glomerata Sedge, Remote (?) Carex remota Foxtail, Meadow Alopecurus pratensis Timothy Phleum pratense Oatgrass, False Arrhenatherum elatius Vernal-grass, Sweet Anthoxanthum odoratum Ryegrass, Perenial Lolium perenne

Other Flora/Fungi List Common Name Scientific Name Common Name Scientific Name Birch, Silver Betula pendula Hazel Corylus avellana Blackthorn (Sloe) Prunus spinosa Ivy Hedera helix Dogwood Cornus sanguinea King Alfred's Cakes Daldinia concentrica Elderberry Sambucus nigra Oak Quercus robar(?) Hawthorn (May) Crataergus monogyna Willow, unID

Birds List Common Name Scientific Name Common Name Scientific Name Linnet** Carduelis cannabina Swift Apus apus Magpie Pica pica Tit, Blue Parus caeruleus Martin, House Delichon urbica Tit, Great Parus major Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Woodpecker, Greater Dendrocopus major Spotted Pigeon, Wood Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Yellowhammer** Emberiza citrinella Rook Corvus frugilegus Thrush, Song Turdus philomelos Sparrow, House Passer domesticus Whitethroat Sylvia communis Swallow Hirundo rustica Whitethroat, lesser Sylvia curruca **Red listed.

Butterflies/Moths List Common Name Scientific Name Common Name Scientific Name Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni Skipper, Small Thymelicus sylvestris Brown, Meadow Maniola jurtina White, Green-veined Pieris napi Cinnabar Moth Tyria jacobaeae White, Large Pieris brassicae Comma Polygonia c-album White, Marbled Melanargia galathea Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus White, Small Pieris rapae Peacock Aglais io Wood, Speckled Pararge aegeria Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus 2 Top Field, Kings Worthy Worthys Bioblitz Conservation July/August 2020 Volunteers

Other Insects List Common Name Scientific Name Common Name Scientific Name Ant, black Lasius niger Grasshopper, Meadow Chorthippus parallelus Bee, Honey Apis mellifera Greenbottle Lucilia caeser Beetle, Red Soldier Rhagonycha fulva Ladybird, 7-spot Coccinella 7-punctata Blackfly Aphis fabae ? Ladybird, Harlequin Harmonia axyridis Bumblebee, Buff-tailed Bombus terrestris Leaf-hopper Homoptera species Bumblebee, Red-tailed Bombus lapidarius , Large Rose pagana Bumblebee, White- Bombus lucorum(?) Shieldbug, Green Polomena prasina(?) tailed(?) Fly, Flesh Sarcophaga carnaria ? Wasp (parasitic) Ichneumon species Fly, Hover Episyrhus balteans Wasp, Gall (Robin's Dipoloepis rosae Pincushion)

Other Fauna List Common Name Scientific Name Common Name Scientific Name Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Spider (Orb type) Lizard, Viviparous aka Zootoca vivipara Woodlouse, unID Common Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus

Full records and details of the survey are described in WCV Top Field Bioblitz Records July-August 2020.xlx. Survey participants: Jonathan Smith, Charlotte Smith, Imogen Smith, Bruce Graham, John Leeks, Phil Allen, Sarah White, Andrew Mundrell Recorder: Jonathan Smith Living Record (www.livingrecord.net) Data Entry: Imogen Smith Report: Bruce Graham, September 2020

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