1 Handout 7 – County Wildlife Site Species Form SECTION 2 PLANT LIST for County Wildlife Site Only include one record per species See handout 9 for information on DAFOR 22/04/16; 04/05/16; 12/05/16; 09/06/16; 14/06/16; 19/06/16; 28/06/16; 06/07/16; 13/07/16; 19/07/16; Name of site: Barrow Common Dates of surveys: 02/08/2016; 04/08/2016; 09/08/2016; 14/08/16; County Wildlife Site No: 570 01/09/2016, 02/09/2016; 12/09/2016, 13/09/2016; 18/09/2016; 25/09/2016 Name of surveyor/s: Linda Bowman; Rosalind English; Mary Hamilton; Jenny Kelly Common name Scientific name DAFOR Comments / (Highlighted plants are of Please tick relevant box GPS or Grid Reference location significance) D A F O R HERBS = 105 species Alexanders Smyrnium olusatrum √ Annual pearlwort Sagina apetala √ Verge; TF79069 43276 Autumn hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis √ Beaked hawksbeard Crepis vesicaria √ Scattered throughout site Biting stonecrop Sedum acre √ Sand quarry Black bindweed Fallopia convolvulus √ TF79039 43225 Black medick Medicago lupulina √ Black horehound Ballota nigra √ Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta √ A few plants in woods Broad-leaved dock Rumex obtusifolius √ Buck's-horn plantain Plantago coronopus √ Sand quarry + car parks Bush vetch Vicia sepium √ Verge N end Canadian fleabane Conyza canadensis √ Sand quarry Catsear Hypochaeris radicata √ TF79261 43356 + others Charlock Sinapis arvensis √ On verge 2 Handout 7 – County Wildlife Site Species Form Cleavers Galium aparine √ Common chickweed Stellaria media √ √ Sand quarry - TF7903442927 & path Common cudweed – Near Threatened Filago vulgaris TF7914543380 Common dog violet Viola riviniana √ Common hemp-nettle Galeopsis tetrahit √ TF78938 42859 Common mallow Malva sylvestris √ Common mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum √ Verge Common nettle Urtica dioica √ Common poppy Papaver rhoeas √ Verge Common ragwort Senecio jacobaea √ Common sorrel Rumex acetosa √ Scattered throughout site Common storksbill Erodium cicutarium √ Sand quarry Common vetch Vicia sativa segetalis √ Cow parsley Anthriscus sylvestris √ Creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens √ Creeping cinquefoil Potentilla reptans √ Creeping thistle Cirsium arvense √ Curled dock Rumex crispus √ Cut-leaved cranesbill Geranium dissectum √ Daffodil Narcissus agg √ Daisy Bellis perennis √ Dandelion Taraxacum agg. √ Dove'sfoot cranesbill Geranium molle √ Early forget-me-not Myosotis ramosissima √ Sand quarry Field forget-me-not Myosotis arvensis √ Field mouse-ear Cerastium arvense √ Small patches scattered across site Foxglove Digitalis purpurea √ TF79209 42949 + above Sand quarry Germander speedwell Veronica chamaedrys √ Gooseberry Ribes uva-crispa √ 1 bush - TF79238 43207 + 2nd in northern wood Greater plantain Plantago major √ 3 Handout 7 – County Wildlife Site Species Form Great lettuce Lactuca virosa √ Sand quarry - TF49025 42948 Ground ivy Glechoma hederacea √ Hairy bittercress Cardamine hirsute √ √ Sand quarry; scattered through common where Hare bell – declining Campanula rotundifolia calcareous soil close to surface Heath bedstraw Galium saxatile √ Heath groundsel Senecio sylvaticus √ Hedge mustard Sisymbrium officinale √ 2 plants at TF78689 43317 Hedge woundwort Stachys sylvatica √ TF789080 42805 Herb Bennet / Wood avens Geum urbanum √ Herb Robert Geranium robertianum √ Hoary ragwort Senecio erucifolius √ Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium √ Hop trefoil Trifolium campestre √ Sand quarry Ivy-leaved speedwell Veronica hederifolia hederifolia √ Knotgrass Polygonum aviculare agg √ Car parks Lady's bedstraw Galium verum √ Sand quarry; verges; compartment S Lesser burdock Arctium minus √ Lesser stitchwort Stellaria graminea √ Scrambling through grass Lesser trefoil Trifolium dubium √ Sand quarry + other sites Lords-and-ladies Arum italicum italicum √ Single plant - TF78864 43400 Meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris √ Scattered throughout site √ Along footpath in northern wood strip - Meadow saxifrage Saxifraga granulata TF78943 43428; sign of old grassland Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria √ TF79115 43043 Mouse-ear hawkweed Pilosella officinarum √ Sand quarry Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris √ Nipplewort Lapsana communis √ Oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare √ Sand quarry Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea √ Trampled ground Prickly sow thistle Sonchus asper √ 4 Handout 7 – County Wildlife Site Species Form Red bartsia Odontites vernus √ Red clover Trifolium pratense √ Red dead nettle Lamium purpureum √ Ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata √ Rosebay willowherb Chamerion angustifolium √ Rough chervil Chaerophyllum temulum √ √ Both sides of road - TF79079 43345 & TF79152 Sand spurrey Spergularia rubra 43378; TF78988 43066 Scarlet pimpernel Anagallis arvensis √ Verge Scentless mayweed Tripleurospermum inodorum √ Self heal Prunella vulgaris √ Sheep's sorrel Rumex acetosella √ Shepherd's purse Capsella bursa-pastoris √ Smooth hawksbeard Crepis capillaris √ TF 78674 42982 Smooth sowthistle Sonchus oleraceus √ Spear thistle Cirsium vulgare √ Upright hedge parsley Torilis japonica √ Sandpit Viper's bugloss Echium vulgare √ Sand quarry - TF79070 42927 Wall speedwell Veronica arvensis √ White bryony Bryonia dioica √ White campion Sillene latifolia √ White clover Trifolium repens √ White comfrey Symphytum orientale √ Single plant - TF76710 42921 White dead-nettle Lamium album √ Wild radish Raphanus raphanistrum √ Single plant on verge - TF78973 42975 Wild teasel Dipsacus fullonum √ Sand quarry Wood dock Rumex sanguineus √ Wood forget-me-not Myosotis sylvatica √ ? Garden waste TF79012 42872 Wood sage Teucrium scorodonia √ SW woodland Wood speedwell Veronica montana √ TF79238 43207 Yarrow Achillea millefolium √ 5 Handout 7 – County Wildlife Site Species Form Yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon argentatum √ ? Garden waste TF79012 42872 Ferns = 3 species √ Bracken Pteridium aquilinum √ Broad buckler Dryopteris dilatata √ SW wood Male Dryopteris filix-mas √ SW wood √ Grasses =17 species √ Annual meadow-grass Poa annua √ Barren brome Anisantha sterilis √ Brown bent Agrostis vinealis √ Cocksfoot Dactylis glomerata √ Common bent Agrostis capillaris √ False brome Brachypodium sylvaticum √ Woods in SW False oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius √ Perennial rye-grass Lolium perenne √ Smaller cat's-tail Phleum pratense ssp bertolonii √ N car park & verge Sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum √ Large field near radar station Timothy Phleum pratense ssp pratense √ N car park & verge Tufted hair grass Deschampsia cepitosa √ SW wood with nettles Wall barley Hordeum murinum √ Near Radar station Wavy hair grass Deschampsia flexuosa √ Sand quarry and path edges, NW Wood small-reed Calamagrostis epigejos √ TF787 430 Yellow oat-grass Trisetumflavescens √ Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus √ Trees & Shrubs = 24 species Apple Malus sylvestris √ Along Common Lane √ Many looking sick; one young ash that didn’t Ash Fraxinus excelsior seem so badly afflicted on the NW corner Beech Fagus sylvatica √ Several in SW outside site extending over 6 Handout 7 – County Wildlife Site Species Form Blackthorn Prunus spinosa √ Bramble Rubus fruticosus √ Crab apple Malus sylvestris √ At least 4 trees on site Dog rose Rosa canina √ Around Sand quarry Elder Sambucus nigra √ Field maple Acer campestre √ Gorse Ulex europaeus √ √ Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna √ √ Hazel Corylus avellana √ Coppiced Holly Ilex aquifolium √ Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum √ TF79131 43371 Ivy Hedera helix √ Lime Tilia sp. √ TF78954 43430 √ Oak powdery mildew on some trees; lots of oak Pedunculate oak Quercus robur seedlings in grassy areas Rowan Sorbus aucuparia √ Scots pine Pinus sylvestris √ Silver birch Betula pendula √ Sweet chestnut Castanea sativa √ TF79249 43025 Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus √ Wych Elm Ulmus glabra √ TF78954 43430 Yew Taxus baccata 7 Handout 7 – County Wildlife Site Species Form NOTABLE SPECIES LIST (non-plant) for County Wildlife Sites Please keep a list of any other notable non-plant species that you find on your County Wildlife Site. Only include one record per species. NB: In order to highlight the biodiversity of the Common, all non-plant species have been recorded. Those in bold are significant. Name of site: Barrow Common County Wildlife Site No: 570 Name of surveyor/s: Linda Bowman; Rosalind English; Mary Hamilton; Jenny Kelly Date Common name Scientific name Comments Birds = 46 species 13/07/2016 Barn swallow Hirundo rustica 22/04/2016 Blackbird Turdus merula 22/04/2016 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Overwinters – seen earlier in the year 22/04/2016 Black headed gull Larus ridibundus Flying over 22/04/2016 Blue tit Parus caeruleus 08/04/2016 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Pair 22/04/2016 Buzzard Buteo buteo Up to four 22/04/2016 Carrion crow Corvus corone corone 08/04/2016 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Breeds, passage migrant and overwinters 12/05/2016 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Pair calling to each other 18/09/2016 Curlew Numenius arquata 02/02/2016 Firecrest Regulus ignicapillus Only 550 breeding territories in UK 02/02/2016 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 04/05/2016 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 22/04/2016 Great tit Parus major 08/04/2016 Great spotted woodpecker Dendrocopos major 08/04/2016 Green woodpecker Picus viridis 8 Handout 7 – County Wildlife Site Species Form 06/07/2016 Jackdaw Corvus monedula 09/06/2016 Jay Garrulus glandarius 14/06/2016 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 22/04/2016 Linnet Carduelis cannabina 22/04/2016 Long tailed tit Aegithalos caudatus 08/04/2016 Marsh harrier Circus aeruginosus 22/04/2016 Mistle thrush Turdus viscivorus 25/02/2016 Nuthatch Sitta europaea On redlist 22/04/2016 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus