Restoration of Withies Croft remnant wall: April 2008 plant survey.


The haul route below both landscaped bunds was walked from east to west on the morning of April 16th 2008. 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
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata frequent
Teasel Dipsacus fullonum frequent
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare frequent
Common Ragwort Senecio jacobaea frequent
Common Wintercress Barbarea vulgaris frequent
Wormwood Artemisia absinthium occasional
Cocks-foot Dactylis glomerata frequent
Buddleia Buddleia davidii frequent
Sea Mayweed Tripleurospermum maritimum frequent
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis frequent
Great Mullein Verbascum thapsus sporadic
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber frequent
Dandelion Taraxacum officinale frequent
Wood Sage Teucrium scorodonia frequent
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris frequent
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica frequent
Smooth Sowthistle Sonchus oleraceus frequent
Willowherb Epilobium spp 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
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata frequent
Teasel Dipsacus fullonum frequent
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare frequent
Cleavers Galium aparine frequent
Dandelion Taraxacum officinale frequent
Cocks-foot Dactylis glomerata frequent
Hawkweed Ox-tongue Picris hieracioides confined to calcareous grassland
Viper's Bugloss Echium vulgare frequent
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens frequent
Buddleia Buddleia davidii frequent
Wood Sage Teucrium scorodonia frequent
Sea Mayweed Tripleurospermum maritimum frequent
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber frequent
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris frequent
Winter Heliotrope Petasites fragrans frequent
Annual Mercury Mercurialis annua frequent
Hairy Rockcress Arabis hirsuta confined to calcareous grassland
Birdsfoot Trefoil Lotus corniculatus frequent


Bob Ford, April 2008