Plants
A total of 218 species of plants have so far been
recorded, of which 35 were deliberately introduced to help increase the
diversity of animal life to the site.
English Name |
Scientific Name |
Comments |
Creeping Buttercup |
Ranunculus repens |
colonized |
Meadow Buttercup |
Ranunculus acris |
colonized |
Bulbous Buttercup |
Ranunculus bulbosus |
colonized |
Celery-leaved Buttercup |
Ranunculus sceleratus |
planted |
Lesser Celandine |
Ranunculus ficaria |
colonized |
Lesser Spearwort |
Ranunculus flammula |
planted |
Greater Spearwort |
Ranunculus lingua |
planted |
Marsh Marigold |
Caltha palustris |
planted |
Common Water Crowfoot |
Ranunculus |
planted |
Rigid Hornwort |
Ceratophyllum demersum |
planted |
Common Poppy |
Papaver rhoeas |
colonized |
Long-headed Poppy |
Papaver dubium |
colonized |
Opium Poppy |
Papaver somniferum |
colonized |
Greater Celandine |
Chelidonium majus |
planted |
Black Mustard |
Brassica nigra |
colonized |
Flixweed |
Descurainia Sophia |
colonized |
Winter-cress |
Barbarea vulgaris |
planted |
Hairy Bittercress |
Cardamine hirsuta |
colonized |
Cuckoo Flower |
Cardamine pratensis |
colonized |
Large Bittercress |
Cardamine amara |
planted |
Garlic Mustard |
Alliaria petiolata |
colonized |
Lesser Swine-cress |
Coronopus didymus |
colonized |
Shepherd's Purse |
Capsella bursa-pastoris |
colonized |
Common Whitlowgrass |
Erophila verna |
colonized |
Weld |
Reseda lutea |
planted |
Himalayan Balsam |
Impatiens glandulifera |
colonized |
Perforate St. John's Wort |
Hypericum perforatum |
colonized |
Square-stemmed St. John's Wort |
Hypericum tetrapterum |
planted |
Wild Pansy |
Viola tricolor |
colonized |
Corn Cockle |
Agrostemma githago |
planted |
Red Campion |
Silene dioica |
planted |
Ragged Robin |
Lychnis flos-cuculi |
planted |
Common Chickweed |
Stellaria media |
colonized |
Lesser Stitchwort |
Stellaria graminea |
colonized |
Greater Stitchwort |
Stellaria holostea |
colonized |
Common Mouse-ear |
Cerastium holosteoides |
colonized |
Fat Hen |
Chenopodium album |
colonized |
Red Goosefoot |
Chenopodium rubrum |
colonized |
Spear-leaved Orache |
Atriplex hastata |
colonized |
Common Orache |
Atriplex patula |
colonized |
Common Mallow |
Malva sylvestris |
colonized |
Musk Mallow |
Malva moschata |
planted |
Dovesfoot Cranesbill |
Geranium molle |
colonized |
Cut-leaved Cranesbill |
Geranium dissectum |
colonized |
Hedgerow Cranesbill |
Geranium pyrenaicum |
planted |
Meadow Cranesbill |
Geranium pratense |
planted |
Common Storksbill |
Erodium cicutarium |
colonized |
Gorse |
Ulex europaeus |
planted |
Broom |
Sarothamnus scoparius |
planted |
Red Clover |
Trifolium pratense |
colonized |
White Clover |
Trifolium repens |
colonized |
Common Vetch |
Vicia sativa |
colonized |
Hairy Tare |
Vicia hirsuta |
colonized |
Meadow Vetchling |
Lathyrus pratensis |
colonized |
Black Medick |
Medicago lupulina |
colonized |
Spotted Medick |
Medicago Arabica |
planted |
Common Birds-foot-trefoil |
Lotus corniculatus |
colonized |
Greater Birds-foot-trefoil |
Lotus pedunculatus |
planted |
Blackthorn |
Prunus spinosa |
colonized |
Hawthorn |
Crataegus monogyna |
colonized |
Bastard Service Tree |
Sorbus |
planted |
Dog Rose |
Rosa canina |
planted |
Field Rose |
Rosa arvensis |
planted |
Bramble |
Rubus fruticosus |
colonized |
Raspberry |
Rubus idaeus |
planted |
Creeping Cinquefoil |
Potentilla reptans |
colonized |
Lady's Mantle |
Alchemilla vulgaris |
planted |
Great Burnet |
Sanguisorba officinalis |
planted |
Meadowsweet |
Filipendula ulmaria |
planted |
Orpine |
Sedum telephium |
planted |
Australian Swamp Stonecrop |
Crassula helmsii |
colonized |
Broad- leaved Willowherb |
Epilobium montanum |
colonized |
Spear-leaved Willowherb |
Epilobium lanceolatum |
colonized |
Great Willowherb |
Epilobium hirsutum |
colonized |
Common Evening Primrose |
Oenothera biennis |
colonized |
Purple Loosestrife |
Lythrum salicaria |
planted |
Common Nettle |
Urtica dioica |
colonized |
White Bryony |
Bryonia dioica |
colonized |
Holly |
Ulex europaeus |
colonized |
Ivy |
Hedera helix |
colonized |
Dogwood |
Cornus sanguinea |
planted |
Buckthorn |
Rhamnus catharticus |
planted |
Hazel |
Corylus avellana |
planted |
Alder |
Alnus glutinosa |
planted |
English Elm |
Ulmus procera |
colonized |
Field Maple |
Acer campestre |
planted |
Silver Birch |
Betula pendula |
colonized |
Petty Spurge |
Euphorbia peplus |
colonized |
Sun Spurge |
Euphorbia helioscopia |
colonized |
Cow Parsley |
Anthriscus sylvestris |
colonized |
Hemlock |
Conium maculatum |
planted |
Ground Elder |
Aegopodium podagraria |
colonized |
Hogweed |
Heracleum sphondylium |
colonized |
Hemlock Water Dropwort |
Oenanthe crocata |
planted |
Lesser Water Parsnip |
Berula erecta |
planted |
Wild Carrot |
Daucus carota |
planted |
Broad-leaved Dock |
Rumex obtusifolius |
colonized |
Curled Dock |
Rumex crispus |
colonized |
Common Sorrel |
Rumex acetosa |
colonized |
Knotgrass |
Polygonum aviculare |
colonized |
Water Pepper |
Polygonum hydropiper |
planted |
Redshank |
Polygonum persicaria |
colonized |
Amphibious Bistort |
Polygonum amphibium |
planted |
Black Bindweed |
Polygonum convulvulus |
colonized |
Primrose |
Primula vulgaris |
planted |
Cowslip |
Primula veris |
planted |
Yellow Loosestrife |
Lysimachia vulgaris |
planted |
Bogbean |
Menyanthes trifoliata |
planted |
Field Bindweed |
Convulvulus arvensis |
colonized |
Hedge Bindweed |
Calystegia sepium |
colonized |
Great Mullein |
Verbascum thapsus |
planted |
Water Figwort |
Scrophularia aquatica |
planted |
Foxglove |
Digitalis purpurea |
planted |
Common Toadflax |
Linaria vulgaris |
planted |
Germander Speedwell |
Veronica chamaedrys |
colonized |
Thyme-leaved Speedwell |
Veronica serpyllifolia |
colonized |
Brooklime |
Veronica beccabunga |
planted |
Common Field Speedwell |
Veronica persica |
colonized |
Grey Field Speedwell |
Veronica polita |
colonized |
Wall Speedwell |
Veronica arvensis |
colonized |
Lilac Ivy-leaved Speedwell |
Veronica hederifolia |
colonized |
Yellow Rattle |
Rhinathus minor |
sown |
Water Mint |
Mentha aquatica |
planted |
Gypsywort |
Lycopus europaeus |
planted |
White Dead-nettle |
Lamium album |
colonized |
Common Hemp Nettle |
Galeopsis tetrahit |
colonized |
Wild Marjoram |
Origanum vulgare |
planted |
Hedge Woundwort |
Stachys sylvatica |
colonized |
Black Horehound |
Ballota nigra |
colonized |
Self-heal |
Prunella vulgaris |
colonized |
Wood Sage |
Teucrium scorodonia |
planted |
Water Forget-me-not |
Myotis scorpioides |
planted |
Field Forget-me-not |
Myotis arvensis |
planted |
Common Comfrey |
Symphytm officinale |
planted |
Ribwort Plantain |
Plantago lanceolata |
colonized |
Greater Plantain |
Plantago major |
colonized |
Guelder Rose |
Viburnum opulus |
planted |
Common Marsh-bedstraw |
Galium palustre |
colonized |
Common Cleavers |
Galium aparine |
colonized |
Teasel |
Dipsacus fullonum |
planted |
Small Teasel |
Dipsacus pilosus |
planted |
Field Scabious |
Knautia arvensis |
planted |
Devil's-bit Scabious |
Succisa pratensis |
planted |
Common Ragwort |
Senecio jacobaea |
colonized |
Oxford Ragwort |
Senecio squalidus |
colonized |
Common Groundsel |
Senecio vulgaris |
colonized |
Common Fleabane |
Pulicaria dysenterica |
planted |
Canadian Fleabane |
Conyza canadensis |
colonized |
Daisy |
Bellis perennis |
colonized |
Ox-eye Daisy |
Chrysanthemum leucanthemum |
planted |
Tansy |
Chrysanthemum vulgare |
planted |
Corn Marigold |
Chrysanthemum segetum |
planted |
Trifid Bur Marigold |
Bidens tripartite |
colonized |
Coltsfoot |
Tussilago farfara |
colonized |
Hemp Agrimony |
Eupatorium cannabinum |
planted |
Scentless Mayweed |
Tripleurospermum maritimum |
colonized |
Scented Mayweed |
Matricaria recutita |
colonized |
Stinking Chamomile |
Anthemis cotula |
colonized |
Mugwort |
Artemisia vulgaris |
colonized |
Spear Thistle |
Cirsium vulgare |
colonized |
Creeping Thistle |
Cirsium arvense |
colonized |
Welted Thistle |
Carduus acanthoides |
colonized |
Black Knapweed |
Centaurea nigra |
planted |
Lesser Burdock |
Arctium minus |
colonized |
Dandelion |
Taraxacum officinale |
colonized |
Goatsbeard |
Tragopogon pratensis |
colonized |
Chicory |
Cichorium intybus |
planted |
Prickly Lettuce |
Lactuca serriola |
colonized |
Common Catsear |
Hypochaeris radicata |
colonized |
Smooth Hawk's-beard |
Crepis capillaries |
colonized |
Bristly Ox-tongue |
Picris echioides |
colonized |
Mouse-eared Hawkweed |
Pilosella officinarum |
colonized |
Perennial Sow-thistle |
Sonchus arvensis |
colonized |
Smooth Sow-thistle |
Sonchus oleraceus |
Colonized |
Prickly Sow-thistle |
Sonchus asper |
colonized |
Common Water Plantain |
Alisma plantago-aquatica |
planted |
Flowering Rush |
Butomus umbellatus |
planted |
Water Soldier |
Stratiotes aloides |
planted |
Yellow Flag Iris |
Iris pseudacorus |
planted |
Cuckoo Pint |
Arum maculatum |
colonized |
Branched Bur-reed |
Sparganium erectum |
planted |
Greater Reedmace |
Typha latifolia |
colonized |
Common Spotted Orchid |
Dactylorhiza fuchsii |
colonized |
Common Duckweed |
Lemna minor |
colonized |
Ivy-leaved Duckweed |
Lemna trisulca |
colonized |
Canadian Pondweed |
Elodea canadensis |
planted |
Broad-leaved Pondweed |
Potomageton natans |
planted |
Curled Pondweed |
Potomageton crispus |
planted |
Fennel Pondweed |
Potomageton pectinatus |
planted |
Water Starwort |
Callitriche sp. |
planted |
Blanketweed sp. |
Spirogyra sp |
colonized |
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Annual Meadow Grass |
Poa annua |
colonized |
Rough Meadow Grass |
Poa trivialis |
colonized |
Red Fescue |
Festuca rubra |
colonized |
Hard Fescue |
Festuca
longifolia |
colonized |
Timothy |
Phleum pratense |
colonized |
Perennial Rye Grass |
Lolium perenne |
colonized |
Crested Dog's Tail |
Cynosurus cristatus |
colonized |
Barren Brome |
Bromus sterilis |
colonized |
Soft Brome |
Bromus hordeaceus |
colonized |
False Oat Grass |
Arrhenatherum elatius |
colonized |
Sweet Vernal Grass |
Anthoxanthum odoratum |
colonized |
Creeping Bent |
Agrostis stolonifera |
colonized |
Common Bent |
Agrostis tenuis |
colonized |
Marsh Foxtail |
Alopecurus geniculatus |
planted |
Meadow Foxtail |
Alopecurus pratensis |
colonized |
Yorkshire Fog |
Holcus lanatus |
colonized |
Cock's-foot |
Dactylis glomerata |
colonized |
Reed Sweet Grass |
Glyceria maxima |
planted |
Soft Rush |
Juncus effuses |
planted |
Hard Rush |
Juncus inflexus |
planted |
Sharp-flowered Rush |
Juncus acutiflorus |
planted |
Jointed Rush |
Juncus articulatus |
planted |
Toad Rush |
Juncus bufonius |
colonized |
Common Spike-rush |
Eleocharis palustris |
planted |
Hairy Wood Rush |
Luzula pilosa |
colonized |
Greater Pond Sedge |
Carex riparia |
planted |
False Fox Sedge |
Carex vulpina |
colonized |
NB – Not
all of these are present any more due to successional changes and
maturation of the habitats.
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