Biodiversity Day Bioblitz Records

No. of Species Recorded

Flowering Plants: 132
Mosses and Ferns: 10
Birds: 3
Insects: 51
Other Invertebrates: 5
Land Mammals: 4

TOTAL: 232

Flowering Plants

Bluebell (Juncus effusus)
Ramsons (Iris pseudacorus)
Soft-rush (Arum maculatum)
Yellow Iris (Typha latifolia)
Lords-and-Ladies (Eriophorum angustifolium)
Bulrush (Eriophorum vaginatum)
Common Cottongrass (Carex nigra)
Hare's-tail Cottongrass (Lolium perenne)
Common Sedge (Dactylis glomerata)
Perennial Rye-grass (Holcus lanatus)
Cock's-foot (Ammophila arenaria)
Yorkshire-fog (Anthoxanthum odoratum)
Marram (Caltha palustris)
Sweet Vernal-grass (Ranunculus acris)
Marsh-marigold (Ranunculus repens)
Meadow Buttercup (Ranunculus bulbosus)
Creeping Buttercup (Cardamine pratensis)
Bulbous Buttercup (Sisymbrium officinale)
Cuckooflower (Arabidopsis thaliana)
Hedge Mustard (Viola tricolor)
Thale Cress (Silene dioica)
Wild Pansy (Cerastium fontanum)
Red Campion (Stellaria holostea)
Common Mouse-ear (Spergula arvensis)
Greater Stitchwort (Claytonia sibirica)
Corn Spurrey (Geranium robertianum)
Pink Purslane (Acer pseudoplatanus)
Herb-Robert (Ilex aquifolium)
Sycamore (Ulex europaeus)
Holly (Cytisus scoparius)
Gorse (Trifolium pratense)
Broom (Trifolium repens)
Red Clover (Trifolium dubium)
White Clover (Lotus corniculatus)
Lesser Trefoil (Vicia hirsuta)
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil (Vicia cracca)
Hairy Tare (Vicia sepium)
Tufted Vetch (Filipendula ulmaria)
Bush Vetch (Rubus idaeus)
Meadowsweet (Rubus fruticosus agg.)
Raspberry (Geum urbanum)
Bramble (Geum rivale)
Herb Bennet (Crataegus monogyna)
Water Avens (Sorbus aucuparia)
Hawthorn (Sedum telephium)
Rowan (Drosera rotundifolia)
Orpine (Chamerion angustifolium)
Round-leaved Sundew (Circaea lutetiana)
Rosebay Willowherb (Hedera helix)
Enchanter's-nightshade (Anthriscus sylvestris)
Ivy (Myrrhis odorata)
Cow Parsley (Conopodium majus)
Sweet Cicely (Aegopodium podagraria)
Pignut (Oenanthe crocata)
Ground-elder (Heracleum sphondylium)
Hemlock Water-dropwort (Mercurialis perennis)
Hogweed (Rumex acetosa)
Dog's Mercury (Rumex crispus)
Common Sorrel (Urtica dioica)
Curled Dock (Betula pendula)
Common Nettle (Corylus avellana)
Silver Birch (Fagus sylvatica)
Hazel (Quercus robur)
Beech (Calluna vulgaris)
Pedunculate Oak (Erica tetralix)
Heather (Vaccinium myrtillus)
Cross-leaved Heath (Vaccinium oxycoccos)
Bilberry (Primula veris)
Cranberry (Fraxinus excelsior)
Cowslip (Symphytum officinale)
Ash (Myosotis discolor)
Common Comfrey (Echium vulgare)
Changing Forget-me-not (Digitalis purpurea)
Viper's-bugloss (Veronica beccabunga)
Foxglove (Veronica chamaedrys)
Brooklime (Veronica serpyllifolia)
Germander Speedwell (Rhinanthus minor)
Thyme-leaved Speedwell (Stachys sylvatica)
Yellow-rattle (Ajuga reptans)
Hedge Woundwort (Plantago major)
Bugle (Plantago lanceolata)
Greater Plantain (Galium odoratum)
Ribwort Plantain (Galium mollugo)
Woodruff (Galium palustre)
Hedge Bedstraw (Sambucus nigra)
Marsh-bedstraw (Lonicera periclymenum)
Elder (Senecio vulgaris)
Honeysuckle (Tussilago farfara)
Groundsel (Bellis perennis)
Coltsfoot (Achillea millefolium)
Daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare)
Yarrow (Cirsium palustre)
Oxeye Daisy (Centaurea montana)
Marsh Thistle (Bromus hordeaceus)
Perennial Cornflower (Vicia sativa)
Soft-brome (Daucus carota)
Common Vetch (Alchemilla)
Wild Carrota lady's-mantle (Alliaria petiolata)
Garlic Mustard (Alnus glutinosa)
Alder (Arctium)
Burdock (Calystegia sepium)
Hedge Bindweed (Betula)
Birch (Centaurea)
Knapweed (Cerastium)
Mouse-Ear (Fallopia japonica)
Japanese Knotweed (Hypericum)
St. John's-Wort (Lotus)
Bird's-Foot-Trefoil (Myosotis sylvatica)
Wood Forget-me-not (Narthecium ossifragum)
Bog Asphodel (Pilosella officinarum)
Mouse-ear-hawkweed (Ornithogalum)
Star of Bethlehem (Papaver)
Poppy (Pentaglottis sempervirens)
Green Alkanet (Poa pratensis)
Smooth Meadow-grass (Primula)
Primrose (Rumex)
Dock (Senecio)
Ragwort (Symphoricarpos albus)
Snowberry (Taraxacum)
Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale agg.)
Shepherd's Cress (Teesdalia nudicaulis)
Gorse (Ulex)
Common Dog-violet (Viola riviniana)
Red Fescue (Festuca rubra agg.)
Deergrass (Trichophorum caespitosum s.lat.)
Silverweed (Potentilla anserina)
Common Knapweed (Centaurea nigra sensu stricto)
Common Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris)
Lesser Celandine (Ficaria verna)
Comfrey  (Symphytum officinale x asperum x tuberosum)

Mosses and Ferns

Papillose Bog-moss (Sphagnum papillosum)
Blunt-leaved Bog-moss (Sphagnum palustre)
Red Bog-moss (Sphagnum capillifolium)
Common Haircap (Polytrichum commune)
Strict Haircap (Polytrichum strictum)
Flat-topped Bog-moss (Sphagnum fallax)
Soft Bog-moss (Sphagnum tenellum)
Magellanic Bog-moss (Sphagnum magellanicum sensu lato)
Hart's-tongue (Phyllitis scolopendrium)
Maidenhair Spleenwort (Asplenium trichomanes)

Birds

Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
Rock Dove (Columba livia)
Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus)
Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
Grasshopper Warbler (Locustella naevia)
Great Tit (Parus major)
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus)
Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
Tawny Owl (Strix aluco)
Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)
Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
Blackbird (Turdus merula)
Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos)
Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus)
Robin (Erithacus rubecula)
Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)
Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus)
Magpie (Pica pica)
Dunnock (Prunella modularis)
Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
Jackdaw (Coloeus monedula)

Insects

7-spot Ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata)
Willow Leaf Beetle (Lochmaea caprea)
False Blister Beetle (Oedemera virescens)
Green Nettle Weevil (Phyllobius pomaceus)
a ground beetle (Nebria brevicollis)
Green Dock Beetle (Gastrophysa viridula)
Heather Beetle (Lochmaea suturalis )
Small Tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae)
Green Hairstreak (Callophrys rubi)
Orange-tip (Anthocharis cardamines)
Small Copper (Lycaena phlaeas)
Green-veined White (Pieris napi)
Orange-tip (Anthocharis cardamines britannica)
Green-veined White (Pieris napi sabellicae)
Peacock (Aglais io )
Large Red Damselfly (Pyrrhosoma nymphula )
Chocolate Mining Bee (Andrena scotica)
Western Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)
Heath Bumblebee (Bombus jonellus)
Red-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus lapidarius)
White-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus lucorum)
Common Carder Bee (Bombus pascuorum)
Early Bumblebee (Bombus pratorum)
Forest Cuckoo Bee (Bombus sylvestris)
Little Nomad Bee (Nomada flavoguttata )
Drinker (Euthrix potatoria)
Flame Carpet (Xanthorhoe designata)
Common Heath (Ematurga atomaria)
Cinnabar (Tyria jacobaeae)
Small Square-spot (Diarsia rubi)
Hebrew Character (Orthosia gothica)
Emperor Moth (Saturnia pavonia)
Cotton-grass Fanner (Glyphipterix haworthana)
Common Carpet (Epirrhoe alternata)
Heather Groundling (Neofaculta ericetella)
Small Phoenix (Ecliptopera silaceata )
a hoverfly (Melanostoma sp.)
Short Melanostoma (Melanostoma mellinum)
White-Footed Hoverfly (Platycheirus albimanus)
Humming Syrphus (Syrphus ribesii)
Ragwort Cheilosia (Cheilosia bergenstammi)
Parsley Cheilosia (Cheilosia pagana)
Common Snout Hoverfly (Rhingia campestris)
Yellow-Kneed Clubtail (Neoascia meticulosa)
Stripe-Winged Dronefly (Eristalis horticola)
Tapered Drone-Fly (Eristalis pertinax)
The Footballer (Helophilus pendulus)
Thick-legged Hoverfly (Syritta pipiens)
Dark-edged Bee-fly (Bombylius major)
St Marks Fly (Bibio marci)
Noon Fly (Mesembrina meridiana)
Common Marsh Hoverfly (Melanogaster hirtella)

Other Invertebrates

Stone Centipede (Lithobius forficatus )
Great Grey Slug (Limax maximus)
Brown-lipped Snail (Cepaea nemoralis )
Garden Orb-Web Spider (Araneus diadematus)
Furrow Spider (Larinioides cornutus)

Land Mammals

European Mole (Talpa europaea)
Soprano Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pygmaeus)
Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes)
Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus)