Every now and again we have a walk around the woodlands and complete a survey of what we see. Obviously, plants like bluebells and snowdrops won’t be seen in mid-Summer, but most of the plants remain for our pleasure all year round. In mid July last year, there was an evening walk around to see what we could find, and we recorded several dozen species or at species level. Some plants such as grasses and sedges need a more specialist person to analyse more deeply, and there are some “garden-escapes” on the list too.
Ivy – Hedera helix
Hogweed – Heracleum sphondylium
English Elm – Ulmus procera
Hazel – Corylus avellana
Enchanter’s nightshade – Circaea lutetiana
Garlic mustard – Alliaria petiolata
Bramble – Rubus fruticosus
Elder – Sambucus nigra
Herb bennet or Wood avens – Geum urbanum
Holly – Ilex aquifolium
Creeping buttercup – Ranunculus repens
Sycamore – Acer pseudoplatanus
Smallflower willowherb or Hoary willowherb – Epilobium parviflorum
English oak – Quercus robur
Cherry – Prunus species
Field Maple – Acer campestre
Male Fern – Dryopteris filix-mas
Foxgloves – Digitalis purpurea
Thistle species – Cirsium spp
Green Alkanet – Pentaglottis sempervirens
Ragwort – Senecio jacobaea
Rosebay Willowherb – Chamerion angustifolium
Solanum species – Solanum spp
Dark Nightshade – Solanum nigrum
Heuchera – Heuchera spp
Crocosmia – Crocosmia spp
Rowan – Sorbus aucuparia
Hawthorn – Crataegus monogyna
Herb Robert – Geranium robertianum
Stachys species – Stachys spp
Bindweed – Convolvulus arvensis
Buddleia – Buddleja davidii
Silver Birch – Betula pendula
Acanthus – Acanthus spp
Tutsan – Hypericum androsaemum
Yellow iris or flag iris – Iris pseudocorus
Bromus – Bromus spp
Gooseberry – Ribes uva-crispa
Red Campion – Silene dioica
Mallow – Malva spp
Dogwood – Cornus spp
Lemon Balm – Melissa officinalis
Dwarf mallow – Malva neglecta
Horse Chestnut – Aesculus hippocastanum
Dogrose – Rosa canina
Cleavers – Galium aparine
Robinia – Robinia pseudoacacia
Purple Loosestrife – Lythrum salicaria
Meadowsweet – Filipendula ulmaria
Common reed – Phragmites australis
Juncus species – Juncus spp
Poa species – Poa spp
Primrose – Primula vulgaris
Nipplewort – Lapsana communis
Cock’s Foot – Dactylis glomerata
Yorkshire Fog Holcus lanatus
Damsons – Prunus domestica subsp. Insititia
Yew Tree – Taxus baccata
Poplar – Populus spp
Ribes species – Ribes spp
Bugle – Ajuga reptans
Holm oak – Quercus Ilex
