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


The haul route below both landscaped bunds was walked from east to west on the morning of October 31st 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
Teasel Dipsacus fullonum frequent
Common Mallow Malva sylvestris frequent
Willowherb Epilobium spp frequent ?
Greater Plantain Plantago major frequent
Sea Mayweed Tripleurospermum maritimum frequent
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata frequent
Yellow-wort Blackstonia perfoliata confined to calcareous grassland
Buddleia Buddleia davidii frequent
Viper's Bugloss Echium vulgare frequent
Japanese Knotweed Fallopia japonica frequent
Scarlet Pimpernel Anagallis arvensis frequent
Black Medick Medicago lupulina 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
Dandelion Taraxacum officinale frequent
Viper's Bugloss Echium vulgare frequent
Scarlet Pimpernel Anagallis arvensis frequent
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens frequent
Buddleia Buddleia davidii frequent
Wood Sage Teucrium scorodonia frequent
Sea Mayweed Tripleurospermum maritimum frequent
Black Medick Medicago lupulina frequent
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber frequent
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis frequent
Hoary Ragwort Senecio erucifolius frequent
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera frequent
Bramble Rubus fruticosus frequent
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber frequent
Dandelion Taraxacum officinale frequent
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens frequent
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare frequent
Wood Sage Teucrium scorodonia frequent
Tall Fescue Festuca arundinacea frequent
Wild Carrot Daucus carota frequent
Cocks-foot Dactylis glomerata frequent
Hawkweed Ox-tongue Picris hieracioides confined to calcareous grassland
Red Fescue Festuca rubra frequent
Birdsfoot Trefoil Lotus corniculatus frequent
Marjoram Origanum vulgare confined to calcareous grassland
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius frequent
Annual Mercury Mercurialis annua frequent


Bob Ford, October 2008