Conservation Area Plant Survey
Species Survey July 2005
Before any work began on the site, local botanist Jean Kington identified the species listed below. These link to photographs. Where our own pictures are not yet available links are provided to external sites; please respect copyrights.
Knapweed Broomrape : Orobanche elatior
Greater Knapweed : Centaurea scabiosa
Burdock : Arctium minus
Creeping Thistle : Cirsium arvense
Daisy : Bellis perennis
Goatsbeard : Tragopon pratensis
Smooth Hawksbeard : Crepis capillaris
Yarrow : Achillea millefolium
Hogweed : Heracleum sphondylium
Cow Parsley : Anthriscus sylvestris
Ribwort Plantain : Plantago lanceolata
Great Plantain : Plantago major
Broad-leaved Dock : Rumex obtusifolius
Stinging Nettle : Urtica dioica
Ivy : Hedera helix
Cleavers : Galium aparine
Lesser Stitchwort : Stellaria graminea
Creeping Buttercup : Stellaria graminea
Creeping Cinquefoil : Potentilla reptans
Blackberry : Rubus fruticosus
Field Bindweed : Convolvulus arvensis
Wild Clematis : Clematis vitalba
Bladder Campion : Silene vulgaris
White Deadnettle : Lamium album
Ground Ivy : Glechoma hederacea
Red Clover : Trifolium pratense
White Clover : Trifolium repens
Common Vetch : Vicia sativa
Tufted Vetch : Vicia cracca
Meadow Vetchling : Lathyrus pratensis
Black Medick : Medicago lupulina