Restoration of Withies Croft remnant wall: April 2006 plant survey.


The haul route below both landscaped bunds was walked from east to west on the afternoon of April 14th 2006. The plant species present were recorded as they were found. They are listed below in the same order.

Table 1. Species found on north-facing bund (in order of discovery, east-west)
Name: Species: County Status:
Bristly Ox-tongue Picris echioides frequent
Sea Mayweed Tripleurospermum maritimum frequent
Hawkweed Ox-tongue Picris hieracioides confined to calcareous grassland
Cocksfoot Dactylis glomerata frequent
Cleavers Galium aparine frequent
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber frequent
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare frequent
Common Ragwort Senecio jacobaea frequent
Charlock Sinapsis arvensis frequent
Buddleia Buddleia davidii frequent
Annual Mercury Mercurialis annua frequent
Weld Reseda luteola frequent
Dandelion Taraxacum officinale frequent
Common Wintercress Barbarea vulgaris frequent
Scarlet Pimpernel Anagallis arvensis frequent
Viper's Bugloss Echium vulgare frequent
Smooth Sowthistle Sonchus oleraceus frequent
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius frequent
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata frequent
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis frequent
Round-leaved Cranesbill Geranium rotundifolium found in less than 3% of Dorset
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris frequent
Common Field Speedwell Veronica persica frequent
Teasel Dipsacus fullonum frequent
Field Poppy Papaver rhoeas frequent



Table 2. Species found on south-facing bund (in order of discovery, east-west)
Name: Species: County Status:
Bristly Ox-tongue Picris echioides frequent
Annual Mercury Mercurialis annua frequent
Dandelion Taraxacum officinale frequent
Sea Mayweed Tripleurospermum maritimum frequent
Cocksfoot Dactylis glomerata frequent
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata frequent
Charlock Sinapsis arvensis frequent
Scarlet Pimpernel Anagallis arvensis frequent
Weld Reseda luteola frequent
Viper's Bugloss Echium vulgare frequent
Cleavers Galium aparine frequent
Buddleia Buddleia davidii frequent
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis frequent
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius frequent
Hawkweed Ox-tongue Picris hieracioides confined to calcareous grassland
Rock Stonecrop Sedum forsterianum nationally scarce
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris frequent
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber frequent
Field Poppy Papaver rhoeas frequent
Teasel Dipsacus fullonum frequent
Wood Sage Teucrium scorodonia frequent
Bramble Rubus fruticosus frequent
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare frequent
Buckshorn Plantain Plantago coronopus locally frequent
Great Mullein Verbascum thapsus sporadic


Bob Ford, April 2006