The Hook

Local Nature Reserve

Management Plan

2015 - 2019

APPENDICES

Photo: J. Brown 2013

Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust, December 2014

Appendix Page 1 The Hook Local Nature Reserve, Management Plan 2015-2019

Appendix 1 Vegetation Surveys

1.1 LNR list complied by Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust

Trees and Shrubs Ash ( Fraxinus excelsior ) Field Maple ( Acer campestre ) Sycamore ( Acer pseudoplatanus ) Poplar sp Elder ( Sambucus nigra ) Crack Willow ( Salix fragilis ) Goat Willow ( Salix capraea ) Aspen ( Populus tremulus ) Alder ( Alnus glutinosa ) Common Lime ( Tilia cordata ) Cherry sp ( Prunus sp ) Silver Birch ( Betula pendula ) Horse Chestnut ( Aesculus hippocastanum ) Hawthorn ( Crataegus monogyna ) Blackthorn ( Prunus spinosa ) Crab Apple ( Malus sylvestris )

Grasses, Sedges & Rushes Cocksfoot ( ) False oat-grass ( ) Ryegrass ( perennis) Wall barley (Hordeum murinum L) Couch grass (Agropyron repens (L.) Beauv) Soft brome ( mollis ) Red fescue ( rubra ) Rough meadowgrass ( trivialis ) Yorkshire fog ( ) Creeping bent ( stolonifera ) Reed sweet-grass ( Glyceria maxima ) Small-leaved ( Pleum bertolonii DC ) Hard rush ( Juncus inflexus )

Herbs Common nettle ( Urtica dioica ) Cleavers ( Gallium aparine ) Cow parsley ( Anthriscus sylvestris ) Rosebay willowherb ( Chamaenerion angustifolium ) Bramble ( fruticosa ) Hedge bindweed ( Calystegia sepium ) Ivy ( Hedera helix ) Great Willowherb ( Epilobium hirsutum ) Tansy ( Tanecetum vulgare ) Amphibious bistort ( Polygonum amphibium ) Meadow vetchling ( Lathyrus pratensis ) Broad-leaved dock ( Rumex obtusifolius ) Tormentil ( Potentilla erecta ) Cut-leaved cranesbill ( Geranium pratense ) White clover ( Trifolium repens ) Dandelion ( Taraxacum agg )

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Greater plantain ( Plantago major ) Ribwort plantain ( Plantago lanceolata ) Prickly sowthistle ( Sonchus asper ) Reedmace ( Typha latifolia ) Yarrow ( Achillia millefolium ) Meadow buttercup ( acris) Ladies bedstraw ( Gallium verum ) Giant hogweed ( mantegazzianum ) (Trent embankment) Hogweed ( Heracleumsphondylium) Himalyan balsam (Impatiens glandulifera) -Trent embankment Ragwort ( jacobaea ) Lesser trefoil ( Trifolium dubium ) Garlic mustard ( Alliaria petiolata ) Common toadflax ( Linaria vulgaris ) White bryony ( Bryonia dioica ) Common vetch ( Vicia sativa ) Horsetail sp ( Equisetum sp) Chickweed ( Stellaria media ) Hedge mustard ( Sisymbrium officinale ) Meadowsweet ( ulmaria ) Mugwort ( Artemesia vulgaris ) Scentless mayweed ( Tripleurospermum maritimum ) Prickly lettuce ( Lactuca serriola ) Pineappleweed ( Matricaria matricarioides ) Weld ( Reseda lutea ) Meadow cranesbill ( Geranium pratense ) Knotgrass ( Polygonum aviculare ) Silverweed ( Potentilla anserine ) Shepherd’s purse ( Capsulla bursa-pastoris) Goat’s beard ( Tragopogon pratensis agg) Curled dock ( Rumex crispus ) Smooth tare ( Vicia tetrasperma ) Russian comfrey ( Symphytum officinale ) Purple loosestrife ( Lythrum salicaria )

1.2 2010 Botanical Survey of The Hook Meadow

A botanical survey of The Hook (Grid Ref. SK 595 384) was carried out by University of Nottingham Students on 24 July 2010. The subject site is semi-improved grassland approximately 1 hectare in size. It is set an area of open space used for recreation and located to the immediate south of the River Trent and to the north of residential development of the town of West Bridgford.

The Hook is a triangle of semi-improved grassland, the sward is uncut and varies in height showing signs of use by horses and vehicular traffic. The north border is enclosed by a metalled path which circumscribes the south bank of the River Trent. Eight mature Balsam Poplar Populus Balsamifera trees are present along the eastern end of the north border. The south and west borders are circumscribed by short grass paths.

Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne and False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius co-dominate the sward and Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera , Smooth Meadow-Grass and Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens are locally dominant. Hogweed Heracleum spondylium , White Clover Trifolium repens , Yarrow Achillea millefolium , and Dandelion Taraxacum officinale are locally abundant. Cocksfoot Dactylis glomerata , Broadleaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius , Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans and Common Bent Agrostis tenuis are frequent and Goat’s-beard Tragopogon pratensis is locally frequent. Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata ,

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Greater Plantain Plantago major , Common Ragwort Senecio jacobaea , Autumn Hawkbit autumnalis , Cut-leaved Crane’s-bill Geranium dissectum , common Sorrel Rumex acetosa and Yorkshire Fog Holcus lanatus are occasional. Stinging Nettle Urtica dioica and Common Mouse-ear Cerastium holosteoides is rarely found.

1.3 2011 Blue Scheme Visit Report,

Botanical and butterfly surveys were carried out by Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust officers. Details are as follows:

Visit 5 th July 2011

Weather: dry, sunny (cloud cover 4/8), breezy (Beaufort 3)

Butterflies noted in meadow area Meadow Brown ( jurtina ) - 1 Ringlet ( hyperantus ) – 5 Small White ( Pieris rapae ) – 5

Also noted in the nature reserve: Large Skipper ( Ochlodes sylvanus ), Small Tortoiseshell ( Aglais urticae ), a blue damselfly (either Azure or Common, not seen closely), an Aeshna dragonfly (not seen closely)

5th July 2011 Botanical survey:

A Barley (probably meadow) Hordeum R

A Brome Bromus R

Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata O

Common Bent A

Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus R

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Common Couch Elytrigia repens R

Common Dock Rumex obtusifolius R

Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa R

Common Nettle Urtica dioica R

Common Ragwort Senecio jacobaea R

Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris O

Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans R

Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum R

Dandelion Taraxacum officinale agg. O/R

Dovesfoot cranesbill Geranium molle R

False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius D

Greater plantain Plantago major R

Hedge mustard Sisymbrium officinale R

Hogweed O

Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris R

Meadow Foxtail pratensis O

Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne O

Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata R

Smooth hawksbeard Crepis capillaris R

Spear thistle vulgare R

Wall Barley Hordeum murinum R

White Clover Trifolium repens O

Yarrow Achillea millefolium R

Yellow Rattle Rhinanthus minor R

Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus A

• The DAFOR scale of recording plant cover was used

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1.4 2012 Vegetation Survey

Achillea millefolium Yarrow Agrostis capillaris Common Bent Agrostis stolonifera Creeping Bent Alopecurus pratensis Meadow Foxtail odoratum Sweet Vernal Grass Anthriscus sylvestris Cow Parsley Arrhenatherum elatius False Oat-grass Artemisia absinthium Wormwood Bellis perennis Daisy ssp. hordeaceus a soft-brome Bryonia dioica White Bryony Carduus nutans Musk Thistle Hairy Sedge Carex spicata Spiked Sedge Cerastium fontanum Common mouse-ear Cerastium glomeratum Sticky Mouse-ear Cirsium vulgare Spear Thistle Crataegus monogyna Hawthorn Crepis capillaris Smooth Hawk's-beard Crepis vesicaria Beaked Hawk's-beard Crested Dog's-tail Dactylis glomerata Cock's-foot Daucus carota Wild Carrot Deschampsia caespitosa Tufted Hair-grass Equisetum arvense Field Horsetail Festuca pratensis Meadow Fescue Red Fescue Fraxinus excelsior Ash Geranium dissectum Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium molle Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium pratense Meadow Crane's-bill Hedera helix Ivy Heracleum sphondylium Hogweed Holcus lanatus Yorkshire-fog Hordeum murinum Wall Barley Hordeum secalinum Meadow Barley Hypochaeris radicata Common Cat's-ear Lathyrus nissolia Grass Vetchling Leontodon autumnalis Autumnal Hawkbit Leucanthemum vulgare Oxeye Daisy Lolium perenne Perennial Rye-grass Lotus corniculatus Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Persicaria amphibia Amphibious Bistort Phleum bertolonii Smaller Cat's-tail Pilosella officinarum Mouse-ear-hawkweed

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Plantago lanceolata Ribwort Plantain Plantago major Greater Plantain Poa humilis Spreading Meadow-grass Poa pratensis . Smooth Meadow-grass Rough Meadow-grass Potentilla anserina Silverweed Potentilla reptans Creeping Cinquefoil Ranunculus acris Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus Bulbous Buttercup Ranunculus repens Creeping Buttercup Rhinanthus minor Yellow-rattle Rumex acetosa Common Sorrel Rumex conglomeratus Clustered Dock Rumex crispus Curled Dock Rumex obtusifolius Broad-leaved Dock Sambucus nigra Elder Senecio jacobaea Common Ragwort Senecio vulgaris Groundsel Sisymbrium officinale Hedge Mustard Sonchus asper Prickly Sow-thistle Tanacetum vulgare Tansy Taraxacum officinale agg. Dandelion Trifolium dubium Lesser Trefoil Trifolium pratense Red Clover Trifolium repens White Clover Trisetum flavescens Yellow Oat-grass Urtica dioica Common Nettle Vulpia bromoides Squirrel-tail Fescue

Data provided by Nottinghamshire Biological and Geological Records Centre. The survey area includes the meadows adjacent to the River Trent

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1.5 2014 Species list for entire site

Species Common Name Acer campestre Field Maple Acer platanoides Norway Maple Acer pseudoplatanus Sycamore Achillea millefolium Yarrow Achillea ptarmica Sneezewort Acorus calamus Sweet-flag Aegopodium podagraria Ground-elder Aethusa cynapium Fool's Parsley Agrimonia eupatoria Agrimony Agrostis canina Velvet Bent Agrostis canina agg. Agrostis capillaris Common Bent Agrostis gigantea Black Bent

Agrostis stolonifera Creeping Bent Agrostis vinealis Brown Bent Aira caryophyllea Silver Hair-grass Aira praecox Early Hair Grass Ajuga reptans Bugle Alchemilla filicaulis Hairy Lady's-mantle Alchemilla filicaulis subsp. vestita Alchemilla vulgare Lady's Mantle Alisma plantago-aquatica Water-plantain Alliaria petiolata Garlic Mustard Allium ursinum Ramsons Alnus glutinosa Alder Alnus incana Grey Alder Alopecurus geniculatus Marsh Foxtail Alopecurus myosuroides Black-grass Alopecurus pratensis Meadow Foxtail Amsinckia micrantha Common Fiddleneck Anagallis arvensis Scarlet Pimpernel Aster agg. Michaelmas Daisy Athyrium filix-femina Lady-fern Atriplex littoralis Grass-leaved Orache Atriplex patula Common Orache Atriplex prostrata Spear-leaved Orache fatua Wild-oat pubescens Downy oat grass Azolla filiculoides Water Fern

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Ballota nigra Black Horehound Barbarea vulgaris Winter-cress Bartsia alpina Alpine Bartsia Bellis perennis Daisy Beta vulgaris Beet Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris Root Beet Betonica officinalis Betony Betula pendula Silver Birch Betula pubescens Downy Birch Bidens tripartita Trifid Bur-marigold Blackstonia perfoliata Yellow-wort pinnatum Heath False-brome agg. False-brome Brassica napus Rape Brassica napus subsp. oleifera Oil-seed Rape Brassica rapa Turnip Briza media Quaking-grass Bromopsis erecta Upright Brome Bromopsis ramosa Hairy-brome Bromus hordeaceus Soft brome Bryonia dioica White Bryony Buddleja davidii Butterfly-bush Wood Small-reed Callitriche agg Water-starwort Carex viridula Long-stalked Yellow- Carex viridula subsp. brachyrrhyncha sedge Carex viridula subsp. oedocarpa Common Yellow-sedge Carex viridula subsp. viridula Small-fruited Yellow-sedge Carpinus betulus Hornbeam Castanea sativa Sweet Chestnut Catapodium rigidum Fern-grass nigra Common Knapweed Centaurea Greater Knapweed Centaurium erythraea Common Centaury Centranthus ruber Red Valerian Cerastium arvense Field Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum Common Mouse-ear Cerastium glomeratum Sticky Mouse-ear Cerastium semidecandrum Little Mouse-ear Ceratophyllum demersum Rigid Hornwort Chaenorhinum minus Small Toadflax

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Chaerophyllum temulum Rough Chervil Chamerion angustifolium Rosebay Willowherb Chelidonium majus Greater Celandine Chenopodium album Fat-hen Chenopodium ficifolium Fig-leaved Goosefoot Chenopodium polyspermum Many-seeded Goosefoot Chenopodium rubrum Red Goosefoot Circaea lutetiana Enchanter's-nightshade Creeping Thistle Marsh Thistle Cirsium vulgare Spear Thistle Claytonia perfoliata Springbeauty Clematis vitalba Traveller's-joy Clinopodium vulgare Wild Basil Cochlearia danica Danish Scurvygrass Conium maculatum Hemlock Dryopteris filix-mas Male-fern Elodea canadensis Canadian Waterweed Elodea nuttallii Nuttall's Waterweed Elymus caninus Bearded Couch Elytrigia repens Common Couch Epilobium ciliatum American Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum Great Willowherb Epilobium montanum Broad-leaved Willowherb Epilobium obscurum Short-fruited Willowherb Epilobium parviflorum Hoary Willowherb Epilobium tetragonum Square-stalked Willowherb Equisetum arvense Field Horsetail Equisetum fluviatile Water Horsetail Equisetum palustre Marsh Horsetail Erigeron acris Blue Fleabane Erodium cicutarium Common Stork's-bill Erophila verna Common Whitlowgrass Erophila verna agg. Euonymus europaeus Spindle cannabinum Hemp-agrimony Euphorbia exigua Dwarf Spurge Euphorbia helioscopia Sun Spurge Euphorbia lathyris Caper Spurge Euphorbia peplus Petty Spurge Euphrasia nemorosa Eyebright Euphrasia agg Fagus sylvatica Beech

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Fallopia convolvulus Black-bindweed Fallopia japonica Japanese Knotweed Sheep's-fescue Festuca ovina agg. Festuca rubra Red Fescue Festuca rubra agg Hedera helix Common Ivy Hedera helix helix Hedera hibernica Atlantic Ivy Helminthotheca echioides Prickly oxetongue Heracleum sphondylium Hogweed Hesperis matronalis Dame's-violet Hieracium agg Hawkweed Hippuris vulgaris Mare's-tail Holcus lanatus Yorkshire-fog Creeping Soft-grass Hordeum murinum Wall Barley Hordeum secalinum Meadow Barley Humulus lupulus Hop Hyacinthoides hispanica Spanish Bluebell Hyacinthoides italica Italian Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana Hypericum hirsutum Hairy St John's-wort Hypericum perforatum Perforate St John's-wort Square-stalked St John's- Hypericum tetrapterum wort Hypochaeris radicata Cat's-ear Ilex aquifolium Holly Impatiens glandulifera Indian Balsam Iris pseudacorus Yellow Iris Isolepis setacea Bristle Club-rush Juglans regia Walnut Juncus acutus Sharp Rush Juncus bufonius Toad Rush Juncus bufonius agg. Juncus conglomeratus Compact Rush Juncus effusus Soft-rush Juncus inflexus Hard Rush Juncus subnodulosus Blunt-flowered Rush Linum usitatissimum Flax Lolium multiflorum Italian Rye-grass Lolium perenne Perennial Rye-grass

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Lonicera periclymenum Honeysuckle Lotus corniculatus Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil Lunaria annua Honesty Lunaria rediviva Perennial Honesty Lupinus arboreus x polyphyllus = L. x regalis Russell Lupin Luzula campestris Field Wood-rush Luzula multiflora Heath Wood-rush Lycium barbarum Duke of Argyll's Teaplant Lycium barbarum agg. Lycopus europaeus Gypsywort Lysimachia nemorum Yellow Pimpernel Lysimachia nummularia Creeping-Jenny Lythrum salicaria Purple-loosestrife Mahonia aquifolium Oregon-grape Malus pumila Apple Malus sylvestris Crab Apple Malus sylvestris agg. Malva moschata Musk-mallow Malva neglecta Dwarf Mallow Malva sylvestris Common Mallow Matricaria chamomilla Scented Mayweed Matricaria discoidea Pineappleweed Medicago lupulina Black Medick Medicago sativa Medicago sativa subsp. sativa Lucerne Melica uniflora Wood Melick Melilotus altissimus Tall Melilot Melilotus officinalis Ribbed Melilot Mentha aquatica Water Mint Pastinaca sativa Wild Parsnip Pentaglottis sempervirens Green Alkanet Persicaria amphibia Amphibious Bistort Persicaria hydropiper Water-pepper Persicaria lapathifolia Pale Persicaria Persicaria maculosa Redshank Petasites hybridus Butterbur Phalaris arundinacea Reed Canary-grass Philadelphus coronarius Mock-orange Phleum bertolonii Smaller Cat's-tail Phleum pratense Timothy Phleum pratense agg. Phragmites australis Common Reed

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Picea abies Norway Spruce Picris hieracioides Hawkweed Oxtongue Pilosella aurantiaca Fox-and-cubs Pilosella officinarum Mouse-ear-hawkweed Pimpinella major Greater Burnet-saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga Burnet-saxifrage Pinus nigra Pinus nigra subsp. laricio Corsican Pine Pinus nigra subsp. nigra Austrian Pine Pinus sylvestris Scots Pine Plantago coronopus Buck's-horn Plantain Plantago lanceolata Ribwort Plantain Plantago major Greater Plantain Plantago major subsp. intermedia Plantago major subsp. major Plantago media Hoary Plantain Narrow-leaved Meadow- Poa angustifolia grass Poa annua Annual Meadow-grass Poa compressa Flattened Meadow-grass Poa humilis Spreading Meadow-grass Prunus laurocerasus Cherry Laurel Prunus spinosa Blackthorn Pseudofumaria lutea Yellow Corydalis Pteridium aquilinum Bracken Puccinellia distans Saltmarsh grass Pulicaria dysenterica Common Fleabane Pyrus communis Pear Pyrus communis agg. Quercus cerris Turkey Oak Quercus petraea Sessile Oak Quercus robur Pedunculate Oak Ranunculus acris Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus aquatilis Common Water-crowfoot Ranunculus auricomus Goldilocks Buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus Bulbous Buttercup Fan-leaved Water- Ranunculus circinatus crowfoot Ranunculus flammula Lesser Spearwort Ranunculus repens Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus sceleratus Celery-leaved Buttercup Thread-leaved Water- Ranunculus trichophyllus crowfoot Raphanus raphanistrum

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Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. raphanistrum Wild Radish Reseda lutea Wild Mignonette Reseda luteola Weld Rhamnus cathartica Buckthorn Rhinanthus minor Yellow-rattle Rhododendron ponticum Rhododendron Ribes nigrum Black Currant Ribes rubrum Red Currant Ribes sanguineum Flowering Currant Ribes uva-crispa Gooseberry Rorippa palustris Marsh Yellow-cress Rorippa sylvestris Creeping Yellow-cress Schedonorus giganteus Giant Fescue Schedonorus pratensis Meadow Fescue Schoenoplectus lacustris Common Club-rush Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani Grey Club-rush Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani x triqueter = S. x kuekenthalianus Scorzoneroides autumnalis Autumn Hawkbit Scrophularia auriculata Water Figwort Scrophularia nodosa Common Figwort Scutellaria galericulata Skullcap Sedum acre Biting Stonecrop Sedum album White Stonecrop Sedum rupestre Reflexed Stonecrop Senecio erucifolius Hoary Ragwort Senecio jacobaea Common Ragwort Senecio squalidus Oxford Ragwort Senecio sylvaticus Heath Groundsel Senecio viscosus Sticky Groundsel Senecio vulgaris Groundsel Sherardia arvensis Field Madder Silaum silaus Pepper-saxifrage Silene dioica Red Campion Silene flos-cuculi Ragged-Robin Silene latifolia White Campion Silene vulgaris Bladder Campion Silene vulgaris subsp. vulgaris Silene latifolia x dioica = S. x hampeana Sinapis alba White Mustard Sinapis arvensis Charlock Sisymbrium altissimum Tall Rocket Sisymbrium officinale Hedge Mustard

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Solanum dulcamara Bittersweet Solanum nigrum Black Nightshade Solanum tuberosum Potato Tilia platyphyllos x cordata = T. x europaea Lime Torilis japonica Upright Hedge-parsley Tragopogon pratensis Goat's-beard Tragopogon pratensis subsp. minor Trifolium arvense Hare's-foot Clover Trifolium campestre Hop Trefoil Trifolium dubium Lesser Trefoil Trifolium hybridum Alsike Clover Trifolium medium Zigzag Clover Trifolium pratense Red Clover Trifolium repens White Clover Trifolium striatum Knotted Clover Tripleurospermum inodorum Scentless Mayweed Trisetum flavescens Yellow Oat-grass Triticum aestivum Bread Wheat Tussilago farfara Colt's-foot Typha angustifolia Lesser Bulrush Typha latifolia Bulrush Ulex europaeus Gorse Ulmus glabra Wych Elm Urtica dioica Common Nettle Urtica urens Small Nettle Valeriana officinalis Common Valerian Valerianella locusta Common Cornsalad Verbascum thapsus Great Mullein Veronica arvensis Wall Speedwell Veronica beccabunga Brooklime Veronica catenata Pink Water-Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys Germander Speedwell Veronica filiformis Slender Speedwell Veronica hederifolia Ivy-leaved Speedwell Veronica hederifolia subsp. hederifolia Veronica montana Wood Speedwell Anagallis arvensis subsp. arvensis Scarlet Pimpernel Anchusa arvensis Bugloss Anchusa arvensis subsp. arvensis Anemone nemorosa Wood Anemone Angelica archangelica Garden Angelica Angelica sylvestris Wild Angelica Anisantha sterilis Barren Brome

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Anthoxanthum odoratum Sweet Vernal-grass Anthriscus sylvestris Cow Parsley Anthyllis vulneraria Kidney Vetch Antirrhinum majus Snapdragon Aphanes arvensis Parsley-piert Aphanes arvensis agg. Apium nodiflorum Fool's-water-cress Aquilegia vulgaris Columbine Arabidopsis thaliana Thale Cress Arctium lappa Greater Burdock Arctium minus Lesser Burdock Arctium minus agg. Arenaria serpyllifolia Arenaria serpyllifolia subsp. serpyllifolia Thyme-leaved Sandwort Armoracia rusticana Horse-radish Arrhenatherum elatius False Oat-grass Artemisia absinthium Wormwood Artemisia vulgaris Mugwort Arum maculatum Lords-and-Ladies Asparagus officinalis Garden Asparagus Asplenium adiantum-nigrum Black Spleenwort Asplenium ruta-muraria Wall-rue

Asplenium scolopendium Hart's Tongue Asplenium trichomanes Maidenhair Spleenwort Blunt-fruited Water- Callitriche obtusangula starwort Various-leaved Water- Callitriche platycarpa starwort Callitriche stagnalis Common Water-starwort Short-leaved Water- Callitriche truncata starwort Calluna vulgaris Heather Caltha palustris Marsh-marigold Calystegia sepium Hedge Bindweed Calystegia sepium agg. Calystegia sepium subsp. sepium Calystegia silvatica Large Bindweed Campanula latifolia Giant Bellflower Campanula rotundifolia Harebell Capsella bursa-pastoris Shepherd's-purse Cardamine flexuosa Wavy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine pratensis Cuckooflower

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Carduus crispus Welted Thistle Carduus nutans Musk Thistle Carex acutiformis Lesser Pond-sedge Carex distans Distant Sedge Carex flacca Glaucous Sedge Carex hirta Hairy Sedge Carex leporina Oval sedge Carex muricata Carex muricata subsp. pairae Small-fruited Prickly-sedge Carex nigra Common Sedge Carex otrubae False Fox-sedge Carex panicea Carnation Sedge Carex pendula Pendulous Sedge Carex remota Remote Sedge Carex riparia Greater Pond-sedge Carex spicata Spiked Sedge Carex sylvatica Wood-sedge Conopodium majus Pignut Convolvulus arvensis Field Bindweed Conyza canadensis Canadian Fleabane Cornus sanguinea Dogwood Corylus avellana Hazel Cotoneaster horizontalis Wall Cotoneaster Cotoneaster agg. Crataegus laevigata Midland Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna Hawthorn Crepis capillaris Smooth Hawk's-beard Crepis vesicaria Beaked Hawk's-beard Crocosmia pottsii x aurea = C. x crocosmiiflora Montbretia Cruciata laevipes Crosswort Cymbalaria muralis Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis subsp. muralis Cymbalaria muralis subsp. visianii Cynosurus cristatus Crested Dog's-tail Cytisus scoparius Broom Cytisus scoparius subsp. scoparius Dactylis glomerata Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata subsp. glomerata Dactylis glomerata subsp. hispanica Dactylorhiza fuchsii Common Spotted-orchid Danthonia decumbens Heath-grass Daucus carota Carrot Daucus carota subsp. carota Wild Carrot

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Deschampsia cespitosa subsp. cespitosa Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia flexuosa Wavy Hair-grass Digitalis purpurea Foxglove Dipsacus fullonum Wild Teasel Dryopteris carthusiana Narrow Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata Broad Buckler-fern Ficaria verna Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna ssp fertilis Ficaria verna ssp verna Filago vulgaris Common Cudweed Filipendula ulmaria Meadowsweet Foeniculum vulgare Fennel Fragaria vesca Wild Strawberry Fraxinus excelsior Ash Fumaria officinalis Common Fumitory Fumaria officinalis subsp. officinalis Galanthus nivalis Snowdrop Galeopsis bifida Bifid Hemp-nettle Galeopsis tetrahit Common Hemp-nettle Galium aparine Cleavers Galium mollugo (album) Hedge Bedstraw Galium odoratum Woodruff Galium palustre Marsh-bedstraw Galium palustre subsp. palustre Common Marsh-bedstraw Galium saxatile Heath Bedstraw Galium verum Lady's Bedstraw Geranium dissectum Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium lucidum Shining Crane's-bill Geranium molle Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium pratense Meadow Crane's-bill Geranium pusillum Small-flowered Crane's-bill Geranium pyrenaicum Hedgerow Crane's-bill Geranium robertianum Herb-Robert Geum urbanum Wood Avens Glechoma hederacea Ground-ivy Glyceria fluitans Floating Sweet-grass Glyceria maxima Reed Sweet-grass Glyceria notata Plicate Sweet-grass Gnaphalium uliginosum Marsh Cudweed Field Scabious Laburnum anagyroides Laburnum Lactuca serriola Prickly Lettuce

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Lactuca virosa Great Lettuce Lamiastrum galeobdolon Yellow Archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. galeobdolon Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanum Lamium album White Dead-nettle Lamium amplexicaule Henbit Dead-nettle Lamium hybridum Cut-leaved Dead-nettle Lamium maculatum Spotted Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Red Dead-nettle Lapsana communis Nipplewort Lapsana communis subsp. communis Larix decidua European Larch Broad-leaved Everlasting- Lathyrus latifolius pea Lathyrus pratensis Meadow Vetchling Lemna minor Common Duckweed Lemna minuta Least Duckweed Leontodon hispidus Rough Hawkbit Leontodon saxatilis Lesser Hawkbit Lepidium coronopus Swine cress Lepidium didymum Lesser swine cress Lepidium draba Hoary Cress Leucanthemum vulgare Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum lacustre x maximum = L. x superbum Shasta Daisy Ligustrum ovalifolium Garden Ligustrum vulgare Wild Privet Ligustrum vulgare agg. Linaria purpurea Purple Toadflax Linaria vulgaris Common Toadflax Linum catharticum Fairy Flax Mentha arvensis Corn Mint Mentha spicata Spear Mint Mercurialis perennis Dog's Mercury effusum Wood Millet Moehringia trinervia Three-nerved Sandwort Myosotis arvensis Field Forget-me-not Myosotis laxa Tufted Forget-me-not Myosotis scorpioides Water Forget-me-not Myosotis sylvatica Wood Forget-me-not Myosoton aquaticum Water Chickweed Myriophyllum spicatum Spiked Water-milfoil Narcissus agg Daffodil types

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Nasturtium officianale agg. Watercress Neottia ovata Common Twayblade Nuphar lutea Yellow Water-lily Nymphaea alba White Water-lily Odontites vernus Red Bartsia Oenothera agg Evening-primrose Large-flowered Evening- Oenothera glazioviana primrose Ononis repens Common Restharrow Onopordum acanthium Cotton Thistle Ophioglossum vulgatum Adder's-tongue Ophrys apifera Bee Orchid Orchis mascula Early-purple Orchid Ornithopus perpusillus Bird's-foot Oxalis acetosella Wood-sorrel Papaver argemone Prickly Poppy Papaver dubium Papaver dubium subsp. dubium Long-headed Poppy Papaver dubium subsp. lecoqii Yellow-juiced Poppy Papaver rhoeas Common Poppy Papaver somniferum Opium Poppy Parietaria judaica Pellitory-of-the-wall Wood Meadow-grass Poa pratensis Smooth Meadow-grass Poa pratensis agg. Poa trivialis Rough Meadow-grass Polygonum arenastrum Equal-leaved Knotgrass Polygonum aviculare Knotgrass Polystichum setiferum Soft Shield-fern Populus alba White Poplar Populus nigra Black-poplar Populus nigra subsp. betulifolia Populus nigra x balsamifera x deltoides Populus nigra x deltoides = P. x canadensis Hybrid Black-poplar Populus nigra x laurifolia = P. x berolinensis Berlin Poplar Populus tremula Aspen Potamogeton crispus Curled Pondweed Potamogeton natans Broad-leaved Pondweed Potamogeton pectinatus Fennel Pondweed Potamogeton perfoliatus Perfoliate Pondweed Potamogeton pusillus Lesser Pondweed Potentilla anglica Trailing Tormentil Potentilla anserina Silverweed

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Potentilla erecta Tormentil Potentilla reptans Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla sterilis Barren Strawberry Potentilla supina Poterium sanguisorba Salad Burnet Poterium sanguisorba ssp sanguisorba Primula veris Cowslip Primula vulgaris Primrose Prunella vulgaris Selfheal Prunus avium Wild Cherry Prunus domestica Wild Plum Prunus domestica subsp. domestica Rosa arvensis Field-rose Rosa canina Dog-rose Rosa canina agg. Rubus caesius Dewberry Rubus fruticosus agg. Rubus idaeus Raspberry Rumex acetosa Common Sorrel Rumex acetosella Sheep's Sorrel Rumex conglomeratus Clustered Dock Rumex crispus Curled Dock Rumex maritimus Golden Dock Rumex obtusifolius Broad-leaved Dock Rumex palustris Marsh Dock Rumex sanguineus Wood Dock Sagina apetala Annual Pearlwort Sagina apetala subsp. apetala Sagina filicaulis Slender Pearlwort Sagina procumbens Procumbent Pearlwort Salix alba White Willow Salix caprea Goat Willow Salix caprea subsp. caprea Salix cinerea Salix cinerea subsp. cinerea Grey Willow Salix cinerea subsp. oleifolia Rusty Willow Salix fragilis Crack-willow Salix fragilis x alba = S. x rubens Hybrid Crack-willow Salix purpurea Purple Willow Salix viminalis Osier Salix x smithiana Broad-leaved Osier Sambucus nigra Elder Sanguisorba officinalis Great Burnet

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Sanicula europaea Sanicle Schedonorus arundinaceus Tall Fescue Solidago canadensis Canadian Goldenrod Solidago gigantea Early Goldenrod Sonchus arvensis Perennial Sow-thistle Sonchus asper Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus Smooth Sow-thistle Sorbus aucuparia Rowan Sorbus intermedia Swedish Whitebeam Sorbus torminalis Wild Service-tree Sparganium emersum Unbranched Bur-reed Sparganium erectum Branched Bur-reed Spergula arvensis Corn Spurrey Spergularia marina Lesser Sea-spurrey Spergularia rubra Sand Spurrey Stachys palustris Marsh Woundwort Stachys sylvatica Hedge Woundwort Stellaria alsine Bog Stitchwort Stellaria graminea Lesser Stitchwort Stellaria holostea Greater Stitchwort Stellaria media Common Chickweed Stellaria pallida Lesser Chickweed pratensis Devil's-bit Scabious Symphoricarpos albus Snowberry Symphytum officinale x asperum = S. x uplandicum Russian Comfrey Syringa vulgaris Lilac Tamus communis Black Bryony Tanacetum parthenium Feverfew Tanacetum vulgare Tansy Taraxacum agg. Taxus baccata Yew Thalictrum flavum Common Meadow-rue Thlaspi arvense Field Penny-cress Tilia cordata Small-leaved Lime Tilia platyphyllos Large-leaved Lime Veronica officinalis Heath Speedwell Veronica persica Common Field-speedwell Veronica serpyllifolia Thyme-leaved Speedwell Veronica serpyllifolia subsp. serpyllifolia Viburnum opulus Guelder-rose Vicia cracca Tufted Vetch Vicia faba Broad Bean Vicia hirsuta Hairy Tare

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Vicia sativa Vicia sativa subsp. nigra Narrow-leaved Vetch Vicia sativa subsp. segetalis Common Vetch Vicia sepium Bush Vetch Vicia tetrasperma Smooth Tare Vinca major Greater Periwinkle Viola arvensis Field Pansy Viola hirta Hairy Violet Viola odorata Sweet Violet Viola reichenbachiana Early Dog-violet Viola riviniana Common Dog-violet Vulpia bromoides Squirreltail Fescue Vulpia myuros Rat's-tail Fescue Zannichellia palustris Horned Pondweed

Provided by M Crittenden, 2014

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Appendix 2: Water Vole Survey

Survey carried out by Nottingham Trent University, 2010

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Appendix 3: Orchard Information

3.1 Interpretation

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3.2 Location and Types of Trees planted in the Community Orchard

Stake Type of Number Variety (Size) Good for ….. Fruit

1 Kidd’s Orange Red (MM106) Apple Eating - like a cox

2 Ellison’s Orange (MM106) Apple Eating – Lincs variety

3 Egremont Russett (MM106) Apple Eating

4 Chiver’s Delight (MM106) Apple Eating – mid season dessert

5 Merryweather (St Julien A) Damson Eating – Notts variety

6 American Mother (MM106) Apple Juicing

7 Opal (St Julien A) Plum Eating

8 Beurre Hardy (Quince A) Pear Eating

9 Red Devil (MM106) Apple Eating

10 Merton Gem (St Julien A) Plum Eating

11 Orleans Reinette (MM106) Apple Eating

12 Beeley Pippin (MM106) Apple Eating – old Derbys variety

13 Dabinett (M116) Apple Cider

14 Herefordshire Russett (MM106) Apple Eating – new variety

15 Fertility (Quince A) Pear Eating

16 Conference (Quince A) Pear Eating

17 James Grieve (M25) Apple Eating

18 Falstaff (M25) Apple Eating

19 Dabinett (M116) Apple Cider

20 Red Devil (MM106) Apple Eating

21 Golden Spire (M25) Apple Eating

22 Katy (M25) Apple Eating & juicing

23 Cats Head (M25) Apple Eating – old variety

24 Annie Elizabeth (M25) Apple Cooking & juicing – Leics var

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3.3: Orchard Tree Pruning Guidelines

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Appendix 4: The Pond

This project was funded by Rushcliffe Borough Council. The pond was created in March 2014 by EMEC Ecology Groundwork’s Team. The excavation area is approximately 12m x 8m x 1.2m and a bentonite liner was installed. The liner was subsequently covered with soil and re-vegetated/ seeded. The area was fenced with post and rails. A gate and benches were installed.

Installation of the bentonite liner, March 2014

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The pond after covering and fence installation, March 2014

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The pond at July 2014

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