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


The haul route below both landscaped bunds was walked from east to west on the afternoon of September 1st 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
Buddleia Buddleia davidii frequent
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare frequent
Common Ragwort Senecio jacobaea frequent
Annual Mercury Mercurialis annua frequent
Weld Reseda luteola frequent
Dandelion Taraxacum officinale frequent
Scarlet Pimpernel Anagallis arvensis frequent
Viper's Bugloss Echium vulgare frequent
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius frequent
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata frequent
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis frequent
Teasel Dipsacus fullonum frequent
Great Mullein Verbascum thapsus sporadic
Prickly Lettuce Lactuca serriola frequent
Japanese Knotweed Fallopia japonica frequent
Wormwood Artemisia absinthium occasional
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris common
Lesser Burdock Arctium minus common
Black Mustard Brassica nigra locally frequent



Table 2. Species found on south-facing bund (in order of discovery, east-west)
Name: Species: County Status:
Hoary Ragwort Senecio erucifolius frequent
Bristly Ox-tongue Picris echioides frequent
Bramble Rubus fruticosus frequent
Annual Mercury Mercurialis annua frequent
Sea Mayweed Tripleurospermum maritimum frequent
Viper's Bugloss Echium vulgare frequent
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata frequent
Teasel Dipsacus fullonum frequent
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber frequent
Wood Sage Teucrium scorodonia frequent
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare frequent
Weld Reseda luteola frequent
Buddleia Buddleia davidii frequent
Great Mullein Verbascum thapsus sporadic
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis frequent
Clematis Clematis vitalba frequent
Prickly Lettuce Lactuca serriola frequent
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius frequent
Hawkweed Ox-tongue Picris hieracioides confined to calcareous grassland
Common Ragwort Senecio jacobaea frequent
Annual Mercury Mercurialis annua frequent


Bob Ford, September 2006