Flora Survey
Marshy Areas
The vegetation in the marshy areas is diverse and, being established for the longest period of time, is of the greatest ecological interest. The small ponds occurring in these areas also add to the value of the site. The marshy areas are dominated by Great Horsetail Equisetum telmateia but other species present include:
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Carnation Sedge Carex panicea |
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Common Sedge Carex nigra |
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Common Yellow Sedge Carex viridula |
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Remote Sedge Carex remota |
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False Fox Sedge Carex otrubae |
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Hard Rush Juncus inflexus |
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Gipsywort Lycopus europeus |
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Common Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica |
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Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus |
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Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris |
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Hemlock Water-dropwort Oenanthe crocata (Rose, 2006). |
Woodland
The woodland, although of recent origin, nevertheless supports a wide variety of tree and shrub species including:
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Sessile Oak Quercus petraea |
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Common Ash Fraxinus excelsior |
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Common Holly Ilex aquifolium |
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Silver Birch Betula pendula |
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Hazel Corylus avellana |
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White Willow Salix alba |
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Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus |
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Common Yew Taxus baccata |
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White Poplar Populus alba |
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Crab Apple Malus sylvestris |
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Hawthorn Crategus monogyna |
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Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum |
Ground Flora
The ground flora is still developing and includes:
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Primrose Primula vulgaris |
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Tall Tutsan Hypericum inodorum |
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Slender St.John’s Wort Hypericum pulchrum |
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Field Rose Rosa arvensis |
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Barren Strawberry Potentilla sterillis |
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Ivy Hedera helix |
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Wood Sedge Carex syllvatica |
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Enchanter’s Nightshade Circaea lutetiana |
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Bugle Ajuga reptans |
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Bramble Rubus fruticosus |
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Hartstongue Fern Phyllitis scolopendrium |
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Common Polypody Polypodium vulgare |