1 of 16 Cardowan Moss species list 17/10/2017 Group Taxon Common Name Earliest Latest Records acarine Hydracarina 2010 2010 1 amphibian Bufo bufo Common Toad 1996 2017 15 amphibian Lissotriton helveticus Palmate Newt 2009 2013 6 amphibian Lissotriton vulgaris Smooth Newt 2001 2011 5 amphibian Rana temporaria Common Frog 1995 2017 72 annelid Oligochaeta 2010 2010 1 bird Acanthis cabaret Lesser Redpoll 2011 2011 1 bird Acanthis flammea Common (Mealy) Redpoll 1994 2013 7 bird Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Sedge Warbler 2001 2010 4 bird Aegithalos caudatus Long-tailed Tit 2001 2014 6 bird Alauda arvensis Skylark 1994 2010 13 bird Anas platyrhynchos Mallard 2001 2017 2 bird Anser anser Greylag Goose 2001 2001 1 bird Anthus pratensis Meadow Pipit 1994 2003 4 bird Apus apus Swift 2001 2001 1 bird Ardea cinerea Grey Heron 1995 2017 9 bird Bombycilla garrulus Waxwing 2009 2009 1 bird Buteo buteo Buzzard 1999 2017 17 bird Carduelis carduelis Goldfinch 1994 2004 8 bird Certhia familiaris Treecreeper 2010 2010 1 bird Chloris chloris Greenfinch 2000 2009 3 bird Circus aeruginosus Marsh Harrier 1999 1999 1 bird Circus cyaneus Hen Harrier 1999 1999 2 bird Columba palumbus Woodpigeon 2001 2001 3 bird Corvus corone Carrion Crow 2015 2015 1 bird Corvus corone subsp. corone Carrion Crow 2001 2004 2 bird Corvus monedula Jackdaw 2015 2015 1 bird Cyanistes caeruleus Blue Tit 2001 2017 3 bird Cygnus olor Mute Swan 2004 2004 1 bird Delichon urbicum House Martin 2001 2001 1 bird Dendrocopos major Great Spotted Woodpecker 1999 2004 3 bird Emberiza schoeniclus Reed Bunting 1994 2010 9 bird Erithacus rubecula Robin 2001 2017 2 bird Falco tinnunculus Kestrel 2001 2011 5 2 of 16 Cardowan Moss species list 17/10/2017 Group Taxon Common Name Earliest Latest Records bird Fringilla coelebs Chaffinch 2001 2001 1 bird Fulica atra Coot 2017 2017 1 bird Gallinago gallinago Snipe 1995 2005 5 bird Gallinula chloropus Moorhen 2001 2001 1 bird Hirundo rustica Swallow 2001 2017 3 bird Linaria cannabina Linnet 2001 2001 1 bird Locustella naevia Grasshopper Warbler 1999 2014 3 bird Lymnocryptes minimus Jack Snipe 1995 1995 2 bird Muscicapa striata Spotted Flycatcher 2000 2000 1 bird Parus major Great Tit 2001 2017 2 bird Passer domesticus House Sparrow 2001 2001 1 bird Perdix perdix Grey Partridge 1995 2001 3 bird Phalacrocorax carbo Cormorant 2004 2013 2 bird Phylloscopus collybita Chiffchaff 2000 2012 7 bird Phylloscopus trochilus Willow Warbler 2001 2010 3 bird Pica pica Magpie 1994 2017 6 bird Prunella modularis Dunnock 2001 2001 1 bird Pyrrhula pyrrhula Bullfinch 2000 2014 10 bird Rallus aquaticus Water Rail 1999 2014 4 bird Regulus regulus Goldcrest 2000 2000 1 bird Saxicola rubetra Whinchat 1993 1994 2 bird Saxicola rubicola Stonechat 2009 2009 1 bird Spinus spinus Siskin 2002 2011 2 bird Sturnus vulgaris Starling 2000 2013 2 bird Sylvia atricapilla Blackcap 2000 2012 3 bird Sylvia borin Garden Warbler 2001 2001 2 bird Sylvia communis Whitethroat 2001 2003 3 bird Troglodytes troglodytes Wren 1994 2013 4 bird Turdus iliacus Redwing 1994 2002 4 bird Turdus merula Blackbird 2001 2017 4 bird Turdus philomelos Song Thrush 2001 2017 4 bird Turdus pilaris Fieldfare 1994 2013 11 bird Vanellus vanellus Lapwing 2001 2001 1 bony fish Gasterosteinae Stickleback 2010 2010 1 3 of 16 Cardowan Moss species list 17/10/2017 Group Taxon Common Name Earliest Latest Records conifer X Cuprocyparis leylandi Leyland Cypress 2017 2017 1 conifer Larix decidua European Larch 2001 2001 1 conifer Larix kaempferi Japanese Larch 2017 2017 1 conifer Pinus sylvestris Scots Pine 2001 2017 2 crustacean Asellus aquaticus Water hog lice/slaters 2010 2010 4 crustacean Cladocera water flea 2010 2010 3 crustacean Crangonyx pseudogracilis Freshwater Shrimp (non-native) 2010 2010 4 crustacean Gammarus Freshwater Shrimp 2001 2010 2 crustacean Oniscus asellus Common Shiny Woodlouse 2017 2017 1 fern Athyrium filix-femina Lady-fern 1987 2001 2 fern Dryopteris dilatata Broad Buckler-fern 1987 2001 3 fern Dryopteris filix-mas Male-fern 2001 2001 4 flatworm Planariidae 2010 2010 2 flatworm Tricladida 2010 2010 1 flowering plant Acer campestre Field Maple 2001 2001 1 flowering plant Acer platanoides Norway Maple 2017 2017 1 flowering plant Acer pseudoplatanus Sycamore 2017 2017 1 flowering plant Achillea millefolium Yarrow 2001 2001 3 flowering plant Achillea ptarmica Sneezewort 1987 2001 13 flowering plant Aegopodium podagraria Ground-elder 2001 2001 1 flowering plant Agrostis capillaris Common Bent 1999 2001 9 flowering plant Agrostis gigantea Black Bent 2001 2001 2 flowering plant Agrostis stolonifera Creeping Bent 1987 2001 8 flowering plant Ajuga reptans Bugle 2017 2017 1 flowering plant Alchemilla vulgaris agg. Lady's-Mantle 2001 2001 1 flowering plant Alisma plantago-aquatica Water-plantain 1987 2001 3 flowering plant Alnus glutinosa Alder 1999 2001 3 flowering plant Alnus incana Grey Alder 2001 2001 1 flowering plant Alopecurus geniculatus Marsh Foxtail 1987 2001 3 flowering plant Alopecurus pratensis Meadow Foxtail 2001 2001 1 flowering plant Angelica sylvestris Wild Angelica 1987 2001 8 flowering plant Anthoxanthum odoratum Sweet Vernal-grass 1987 2001 7 flowering plant Anthriscus sylvestris Cow Parsley 2001 2001 4 flowering plant Aquilegia vulgaris Columbine 1987 1987 1 4 of 16 Cardowan Moss species list 17/10/2017 Group Taxon Common Name Earliest Latest Records flowering plant Arrhenatherum elatius False Oat-grass 2001 2001 7 flowering plant Artemisia vulgaris Mugwort 2017 2017 1 flowering plant Aster novi-belgii Confused Michaelmas-daisy 1987 1987 1 flowering plant Bellis perennis Daisy 1987 2001 3 flowering plant Betula pendula Silver Birch 2001 2001 2 flowering plant Betula pubescens Downy Birch 1987 2001 6 flowering plant Buddleja davidii Butterfly-bush 2017 2017 1 flowering plant Callitriche platycarpa Various-leaved Water-starwort 1987 1999 2 flowering plant Callitriche stagnalis Common Water-Starwort 2001 2001 1 flowering plant Calluna vulgaris Heather 1987 2001 9 flowering plant Caltha palustris Marsh-marigold 2001 2001 1 flowering plant Campanula rotundifolia Harebell 2001 2001 1 flowering plant Capsella bursa-pastoris Shepherd's-purse 2017 2017 1 flowering plant Cardamine flexuosa Wavy Bitter-cress 2017 2017 1 flowering plant Cardamine hirsuta Hairy Bitter-cress 2017 2017 1 flowering plant Cardamine pratensis Cuckooflower 1987 2001 4 flowering plant Carex echinata Star Sedge 2001 2001 2 flowering plant Carex flacca Glaucous Sedge 2001 2001 3 flowering plant Carex leporina Oval Sedge 2001 2001 3 flowering plant Carex nigra Common Sedge 1987 2001 4 flowering plant Carex rostrata Bottle Sedge 1987 2001 4 flowering plant Centaurea nigra Common Knapweed 1987 2001 5 flowering plant Cerastium fontanum Common Mouse-ear 1987 2001 4 flowering plant Chamerion angustifolium Rosebay Willowherb 1987 2001 10 flowering plant Cirsium arvense Creeping Thistle 1987 2017 11 flowering plant Cirsium palustre Marsh Thistle 1987 2001 9 flowering plant Cirsium vulgare Spear Thistle 2001 2001 4 flowering plant Cornus Dogwood 2001 2001 1 flowering plant Corylus avellana Hazel 2001 2001 2 flowering plant Cotoneaster Cotoneaster 2017 2017 1 flowering plant Crataegus monogyna Hawthorn 2001 2015 5 flowering plant Crepis Hawk's-beard 2017 2017 1 flowering plant Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora Montbretia 2017 2017 1 flowering plant Cynosurus cristatus Crested Dog's-tail 2001 2001 4 5 of 16 Cardowan Moss species list 17/10/2017 Group Taxon Common Name Earliest Latest Records flowering plant Cytisus scoparius Broom 2001 2001 1 flowering plant Dactylis glomerata Cock's-foot 1987 2001 8 flowering plant Dactylorhiza fuchsii Common Spotted-orchid 1999 2001 5 flowering plant Dactylorhiza purpurella Northern Marsh-orchid 1987 1999 2 flowering plant Deschampsia cespitosa Tufted Hair-Grass 1987 2001 12 flowering plant Deschampsia flexuosa Wavy Hair-grass 1987 2001 6 flowering plant Drosera rotundifolia Round-leaved Sundew 1987 2010 5 flowering plant Eleocharis palustris Common Spike-rush 1987 2001 5 flowering plant Elymus caninus Bearded Couch 2001 2001 2 flowering plant Elytrigia repens Common Couch 1987 2001 4 flowering plant Epilobium ciliatum American Willowherb 1987 2001 9 flowering plant Epilobium hirsutum Great Willowherb 1987 2001 5 flowering plant Epilobium montanum Broad-leaved Willowherb 2001 2001 2 flowering plant Epilobium palustre Marsh Willowherb 1999 2001 6 flowering plant Epipactis helleborine Broad-leaved Helleborine 2017 2017 1 flowering plant Erica tetralix Cross-leaved Heath 1987 2010 8 flowering plant Eriophorum angustifolium Common Cottongrass 1987 2001 7 flowering plant Eriophorum vaginatum Hare's-tail Cottongrass 1987 1999 3 flowering plant Euphrasia arctica subsp. borealis Eyebright 1999 1999 1 flowering plant Euphrasia officinalis agg. Eyebright 1987 2001 4 flowering plant Fagus sylvatica Beech 2017 2017 1 flowering plant Fallopia japonica Japanese Knotweed 2001 2001 1 flowering plant Festuca ovina agg. Sheep's Fescue agg. 1987 2001 3 flowering plant Festuca rubra Red Fescue 1987 2001 4 flowering plant Festuca rubra agg. Red Fescue 1999 1999 1 flowering plant Fraxinus excelsior Ash 2001 2001 2 flowering plant Galeopsis bifida Bifid Hemp-nettle 1999 1999 1 flowering plant Galeopsis tetrahit Common Hemp-nettle 1987 1987 1 flowering plant Galium aparine Cleavers 1987 2001 3 flowering plant Galium palustre Marsh-bedstraw 1987 2001 8 flowering plant Galium saxatile Heath Bedstraw 1987 2001 3 flowering plant Galium verum Lady's Bedstraw 2001 2001 2 flowering plant Geranium molle Dove's-foot Crane's-bill 1987 1987