Plants & Trees


Val Riley, John Stanney, and Heather Owen from the Leek branch of the Staffordshire Wildlife Trust very kindly came along to survey the plant life on the meadows in August 2014. They hope to visit again in 2015 to repeat the survey at different times of the year. Their list is presented below. The headings G1,G2,TR1,TR2 refer to a map of the meadows which will be added to the blog asap.

D Dominant
A Abundant
F Frequent
O Occasional
R Rare
L Locally

G1
G2
POND AREA
TR1
TR2
Tree belt TR2
Ash                               
Fraxinus excelsior  
R
R


R
Beech
Fagus sylvatica

R


R

Blackthorn
Prunus spinosa        
O





Bog Stitchwort
Stellaria uliginosa


O



Bramble
Rubus fruiticosus
LA
LA

F
LA
O
Broad-leaved Dock
Rumex obtusifolius

O
O
O
O

Broad-leaved Pondweed
Potamogeton natans


R



Broad-leaved Willowherb
Epilobium montanum




F

Bush Vetch
Vicia sepium
F
F

O


Cherry sp.
Prunus sp.

R


R

Cleavers
Galium aparine
O
O

O
O

Colt's-foot
Tussilago farfara
O

R



Common Bird's-foot Trefoil
Lotus corniculatus
F


F


Common Evening-Primrose
Oenothera biennis





R
Common Fleabane
Pulicaria dysenterica


R



Common Hemp-nettle
Galeopsis tetrahit

O


O

Common Knapweed
Centaurea nigra
F

F
F
F

Common Nettle
Urtica dioica
F
F

A
F
O
Common Ragwort
Senecio jacobaea
R
R
R
O

R
Common Sorrel
Rumex acetosa
F
F
F
F
F

Common Water-starwort
Callitriche stagnalis


R



Cow Parsley
Anthriscus sylvestris
O
O

F


Creeping Buttercup
Ranunculus repens
F
F


F

Creeping Cinquefoil
Potentilla reptans
LA





Creeping Thistle
Cirsium arvense
F
O

F
LA
O
Crocosmia
Crocosmia sp.

R




Curled Dock
Rumex crispus



R


Dandelion
Taraxacum agg.
O


O


Dog-rose
Rosa canina




R
R
Dogwood
Cornus sanguinea





R
Elder
Sambucus nigra
O
O




Field Bindweed
Convolvulus arvensis
F


F


Field Maple (P)
Acer campestre

R


R
R
Goat Willow
Salix caprea



R


Great Willowherb
Epilobium hirsutum
F
F
O
LA
F
O
Greater Bird's-foot Trefoil
Lotus pedunculatus
O

F



Greater Plantain
Plantago major
O
O

F
O



G1
G2
POND AREA
TR1
TR2
Tree belt TR2
Grey Willow
Salix cinerea
R

R

R

Guelder-rose (P)
Viburnum opulus
R




R
Hawthorn
Crataegus monogyna
O
O

O

R
Hazel
Corylus avellana

R


R
R
Hedge Woundwort
Stachys sylvatica





O
Herb-Robert
Geranium robertianum
R



R
R
Hogweed
Heracleum sphondylium
O
O

O
O

Holly
Ilex aquifolium
R
R




Ivy
Hedera helix

F




Japanese Knotweed
Fallopia japonica

LD




Laurel (P)
Prunus sp.

R




Lesser Burdock
Arctium minus

R



R
Lesser Spearwort
Ranunculus flammula


F



Marsh Marigold
Caltha palustris


F



Marsh Thistle
Cirsium palustre

O
R

R

Marsh Willowherb
Epilobium palustre
F
O
O

F

Meadow Buttercup
Ranunculus acris
F
F

F


Meadow Vetchling
Lathyrus pratensis
F

F



Meadowsweet
Filipendula ulmaria


R



Orchid sp. - remains of
Orchid sp.
R (1)

O (>30)



Pedunculate Oak
Quercus robur
R
R



R
Prickly Sow-thistle
Sonchus asper




R
R
Purple-loosestrife
Lythrum salicaria


R



Ragged-Robin
Lychnis flos-cuculi


R



Red Campion
Silene dioica
R





Red Clover
Trifolium pratense
O


F


Redshank
Persicaria maculosa
LA
LA
O
F
F

Ribwort Plantain
Plantago lanceolata
F





Rosebay Willowherb
Chamerion angustifolium
F
LA
O
LA
A
O
Rowan
Sorbus aucuparia

R


R
R
Russian Comfrey
Symphytum x uplandicum

R


R
R
Selfheal
Prunella vulgaris


R



Silver Birch
Betula pendula

R


R
R
Smooth Sow-thistle
Sonchus oleraceus

R




Sneezewort
Achillea ptarmica
O





Spear Thistle
Cirsium vulgare
R

R

R

Sweet Chestnut (P)
Castanea sativa





R
Tufted Vetch
Vicia cracca
F





Water Mint
Mentha aquatica


R



Wavy Bitter-cress
Cardamine flexuosa

O
R

R

Weld
Reseda luteola





R
White Clover
Trifolium repens
O


F
F

Willow sp.
Salix sp.





R
Wood Avens
Geum urbanum

O

O
R
O
Wood Forget-me-not
Myosotis sylvatica
R


R


Yellow Iris
Iris pseudacorus
LA

LA
LA




















G1
G2
POND AREA
TR1
TR2
Tree belt TR2
Broad Buckler-fern
Dryopteris dilatata

R



R
Hart's-tongue fern
Phyllitis scolopendrium





O
Lady-fern
Athyrium filix-femina




R

Male-fern
Dryopteris filix-mas
R
O


O
O
















Field Horsetail
Equisetum arvense
O
O
R



Wood Horsetail
Equisetum sylvaticum

R




















Compact rush
Juncus conglomeratus
O





Jointed rush
Juncus articulatus
O

A



Sharp-flowered rush
Juncus acutiflorus


F



Soft rush
Juncus effusus
F
O
A
F
O

















Bottle sedge
Carex rostrate
LA

A



Carnation sedge
Carex panicea
LA





Common sedge
Carex nigra
R





Glaucous sedge
Carex flacca
F


R


Lesser Pond-sedge
Carex acutiformis
LA

F



Oval sedge
Carex ovalis
F

F



Pendulous sedge
Carex pendula



R


















Annual Meadow-grass
Poa annua
F
F

F


Cock's-foot
Dactylis glomerata
F
F

F
F

Common Bent
Agrostis capillaris
F
F

F
F

Common Couch
Elytrigia repens
R
R




Creeping Soft-grass
Holcus mollis

A

F


Crested Dog's-tail
Cynosurus cristatus
O





False Oat-grass
Arrhenatherum elatius
O


F


Floating Sweet-grass
Glyceria fluitans


O



Meadow Foxtail
Alopecurus pratensis
O


O
O

Perennial Rye-grass
Lolium perenne
F


F
F

Red Fescue
Festuca rubra
O





Reed Canary-grass
Phalaris arundinacea

R




Rough Meadow-grass
Poa trivialis

R

R


Sweet Vernal-grass
Anthoxanthum odoratum
O





Timothy
Phleum pratense
O

O
O


Tufted Hair-grass
Deschampsia caespitosa
A
O
F
F
F

Yorkshire-fog
Holcus lanatus
F
A
O
F
F

















Branched Bur-reed
Sparganium erectum


R















OTHER RECORDS



Blue-tailed Damselfly
Ischnura elegans

Brown Hawker
Aeshna grandis

Common Darter
Sympetrum striolatum


Gatekeeper
Pyronia tithonus
Green-veined White
Pieris napi
Meadow Brown
Maniola jurtina
Peacock
Inachis io
Small Copper
Lycaena phlaeas
Small Skipper
Thymelicus flavus
Speckled Wood
Pararge aegeria


Common green grasshopper
Omocestus viridulus


Nursery web spider
Pisaura mirabilis


Common frog
Rana temporaria


In the pond:

Damselfly nymphs
Zygoptera sp.
Diving beetle
Dytiscidae sp.
Dragonfly nymphs
Anisoptera sp.
Freshwater shrimp
Gammaridae sp.
Meniscus midge pupa
Dixidae sp.
Pond skater
Gerridae sp.
Swimming mayfly nymph
Baetidae sp.