Table 1.	Pioneer species – those already growing in Independent Quarry
Family: (ref. 5)	Name:	Species:	County Status:	Ref:
Papaveraceae	Field Poppy	Papaver rhoeas	frequent	1
	Opium Poppy	Papaver somniferum	frequent	1
Fumariaceae	Common Fumitory	Fumaria officinalis	frequent	1
Urticaceae	Pellitory of the Wall	Parietaria judaica	frequent	1
	Nettle	Urtica dioica	frequent	1
Caryophyllaceae	Mouse-ear Chickweed	Cerastium fontanum	frequent	1
	Common Chickweed	Stellaria media	frequent	1
Polygonaceae	Common Sorrel	Rumex acetosa	frequent	1
	Curled Dock	Rumex crispus	frequent	1
	Broad-leaved Dock	Rumex obtusifolius	frequent	1
Malvaceae	Common Mallow	Malva sylvestris	frequent	1
Brassicaceae	Common Wintercress	Barbarea vulgaris	frequent	1
	Shepherd's Purse	Capsella bursa-pastoris	frequent	1
	Hairy Bittercress	Cardamine hirsuta	frequent	1
	Hoary Cress	Cardaria draba	frequent	1
	Annual Wall Rocket	Diplotaxis muralis	frequent	1
Brassicaceae	Black Mustard	Brassica nigra	frequent	1
	Charlock	Sinapsis arvensis	frequent	1
Resedaceae	Weld	Reseda luteola	frequent	1
Primulaceae	Scarlet Pimpernel	Anagallis arvensis	frequent	1
Rosaceae	Creeping Cinquefoil	Potentilla reptans	frequent	1
	Bramble	Rubus fruticosus	frequent	1
Fabaceae	Black Medick	Medicago lupulina	frequent	1
	Common Vetch	Vicia sativa	frequent	1
Euphorbiaceae	Sun Spurge	Euphorbia helioscopia	frequent	1
	Petty Spurge	Euphorbia peplus	frequent	1
	Annual Mercury	Mercurialis annua	frequent	1
Geraniaceae	Herb Robert	Geranium robertianum	frequent	1
Araliaceae	Ivy	Hedera helix	frequent	1
Apiaceae	Cow Parsley	Anthriscus sylvestris	frequent	1
	Hemlock	Conium maculatum	frequent	1
	Wild Carrot	Daucus carota	frequent	1
	Hogweed	Heracleum sphondylium	frequent	1
	Alexanders	Smyrnium olusatrum	frequent	1
Convolvulaceae	Hedge Bindweed	Convolvulus arvensis	frequent	1
Boraginaceae	Viper's Bugloss	Echium vulgare	frequent	1
Lamiaceae	Red Dead Nettle	Lamium purpureum	frequent	1
Plantaginaceae	Ribwort Plantain	Plantago lanceolata	frequent	1
Buddlejaceae	Buddleia	Buddleia davidii	frequent	1
Scrophulariaceae	Ivy-leaved Toadflax	Cymbalaria muralis	frequent	1
	Purple Toadflax	Linaria purpurea	frequent	1
	Common Field Speedwell	Veronica persica	frequent	1
Rubiaceae	Cleavers	Galium aparine	frequent	1
Valerianaceae	Red Valerian	Centranthus ruber	frequent	1
Dipsacaceae	Teasel	Dipsacus fullonum	frequent	1
Asteraceae	Yarrow	Achillea millefolium	frequent	1
	Wormwood	Artemisia absinthium	occasional	1
	Daisy	Bellis perennis	frequent	1
	Greater Knapweed	Centaurea scabiosa	frequent	1
	Spear Thistle	Cirsium vulgare	frequent	1
	Hemp Agrimony	Eupatorium cannabinum	frequent	1
	Ox-eye Daisy	Leucanthemum vulgare	frequent	1
	Winter Heliotrope	Petasites fragrans	frequent	1
	Bristly Ox-tongue	Picris echioides	frequent	1
	Oxford Ragwort	Senecio squalidus	local	1
	Groundsel	Senecio vulgaris	frequent	1
	Smooth Sowthistle	Sonchus oleraceus	frequent	1
	Dandelion	Taraxacum officinale	frequent	1
	Sea Mayweed	Tripleurospermum maritimum	frequent	1
	Coltsfoot	Tussilago farfara	frequent	1
Poaceae	Soft Brome	Bromus hordeaceus	frequent	1
	Cocksfoot	Dactylis glomerata	frequent	1
	Tall Fescue	Festuca arundinacea	frequent	1
	Red Fescue	Festuca rubra	frequent	1
	Wall Barley	Hordeum murinum	frequent	1
	Perennial Ryegrass	Lolium perenne	frequent	1
	Rough Meadow Grass	Poa trivialis	frequent	1