Restoration of Withies Croft remnant wall: October 2007 plant survey.


The haul route below both landscaped bunds was walked from east to west on the morning of October 10th 2007. 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:
Sea Mayweed Tripleurospermum maritimum frequent
Bristly Ox-tongue Picris echioides frequent
Buddleia Buddleia davidii frequent
Hawkweed Ox-tongue Picris hieracioides confined to calcareous grassland
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare frequent
Common Ragwort Senecio jacobaea frequent
Viper's Bugloss Echium vulgare frequent
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum frequent
Annual Mercury Mercurialis annua frequent
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis frequent
Teasel Dipsacus fullonum frequent
Red Fescue Festuca rubra frequent
Annual Beard-grass Polypogon monspeliensis nationally scarce species
Greater Plantain Plantago major frequent
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata frequent
Wormwood Artemisia absinthium occasional
Winter Heliotrope Petasites fragrans frequent
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans frequent
Japanese Knotweed Fallopia japonica frequent
Dandelion Taraxacum officinale frequent
Cocks-foot Dactylis glomerata frequent
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus frequent
Yellow-wort Blackstonia perfoliata confined to calcareous grassland
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus frequent
Hop Trefoil Trifolium campestre common
Dwarf Thistle Cirsium acaule confined to calcareous grassland
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper frequent
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius frequent
Sea Beet Beta vulgaris 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
Teasel Dipsacus fullonum frequent
Buddleia Buddleia davidii frequent
Hawkweed Ox-tongue Picris hieracioides confined to calcareous grassland
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare frequent
Common Ragwort Senecio jacobaea frequent
Viper's Bugloss Echium vulgare frequent
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum frequent
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata frequent
Wormwood Artemisia absinthium occasional
Dandelion Taraxacum officinale frequent
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens frequent
Hoary Ragwort Senecio erucifolius frequent
Wood Sage Teucrium scorodonia frequent
Great Mullein Verbascum thapsus sporadic
Cocks-foot Dactylis glomerata frequent
Bramble Rubus fruticosus frequent
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber frequent
Black Medick Medicago lupulina frequent
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus frequent
Charlock Sinapsis arvensis frequent
Marjoram Origanum vulgare confined to calcareous grassland
Yellow-wort Blackstonia perfoliata confined to calcareous grassland


Bob Ford, October 2007