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Tag Archives: sheep

New flower survey

Knucklas Castle Community Land Project Posted on 6 July 2012 by Kevin5 February 2015

Radnorshire Wildlife Trust have just done a repeat survey of our flowers, having done the last one in 2009. The results are below.

Now that we have got the sheep off the hill the flowers are wonderful! Try and have a look now they are at their best. The orchard and the clearing were not surveyed previously, but the castle area shows 20 more species than in 2009. Many of these would have been present but grazed off by the sheep so the flowers were invisible.

CASTLE AREA ABOVE WOODLAND

Achillea millefolium 

Anthoxanthum odoratum

Aphanes arvensis agg

Arabidopsis thaliana                     *

Arenaria serpyllifolia                    *

Campanula rotundifolia

Cardamine hirsuta

Cerastium fontanum

Cirsium arvense

Cirsium vulgare

Crataegus monogyna

Cruciata laevipes                          *

Cynosurus cristatus

Dactylis glomerata                        *

Deschampsia flexuosa                   *

Digitalis purpurea

Epilobium montanum                    *

Erophila verna

Fraxinus excelsior

Galium aparine                             *

Galium saxatile

Galium verum

Geranium dissectum                      *

Geranium molle

Holcus lanatus                               *

Lotus corniculatus

Luzula campestris

Myosotis sp                                   *

Pilosella officinarum

Potentilla erecta

Pteridium aquilinum                      *

Quercus sp                                    *

Ranunculus repens

Rosa arvensis                                 *

Rosa canina agg                             *

Rubus fruticosus                            *

Rumex acetosa

Rumex acetosella

Sagina procumbens

Stellaria graminea                          *

Taraxacum agg

Thymus polytrichus

Trifolium dubium

Trifolium pratense                          *

Trifolium repens                            *

Veronica arvensis

Veronica chamaedrys

Veronica officinalis

Veronica serpyllifolia                     *

Vicia sativa ssp nigra                     *

Crepis capillaris

 

* – Not recorded in previous survey             (2009)

 

Not all grasses & sedges identified.

 

Yarrow

Sweet Vernal Grass

Parsley Piert

Thale Cress

Thyme-leaved Sandwort

Harebell

Hairy Bittercress

Common Mouse-ear

Creeping Thistle

Spear Thistle

Hawthorn

Crosswort

Crested Dog’s Tail

Cocksfoot

Wavy Hair-grass

Foxglove

Broad-leaved Willowherb

Common Whitlowgrass

Ash seedling

Goosegrass

Heath Bedstraw

Ladies Bedstraw

Cut-leaved Cranesbill

Dove’s Foot Cranesbill

Yorkshire Fog

Birdsfoot Trefoil

Field Woodrush

Forgetmenot

Mouse-ear Hawkweed

Tormentil

Bracken

Oak seedling

Creeping Buttercup

Field Rose

Dog Rose

Bramble

Sorrel

Sheep’s Sorrel

Procumbent Pearlwort

Lesser Stitchwort

Dandelion

Wild Thyme

Lesser Trefoil

Red Clover

White Clover

Wall Speedwell

Germander Speedwell

Heath Speedwell

Thyme-leaved Speedwell

Common Vetch

Smooth Hawksbeard

 

CLEARINGS ON SIDE OF HILL

(QUICK SURVEY)

 Aphanes arvensis agg

Cerastium fontanum                    *

Cirsium arvense

Cirsium vulgare

Crataegus monogyna

Crepis capillaris                          *

Digitalis purpurea

Epilobium montanum                  *

Fraxinus excelsior                       *

Galium saxatile

Galium verum

Geum urbanum                            *

Holcus lanatus                             *

Hypericum humifusum                 *

Lotus corniculatus

Myosotis discolor                         *

Pilosella officinarum

Potentilla erecta

Potentilla sterilis                          *

Pteridum aquilinum                      *

Rubus fruticosus                           *

Rumex acetosa                              *

Stellaria graminea                        *

Thymus polytrichus                       *

Veronica arvensis

Veronica chamaedrys

Veronica officinalis                       *

Viola riviniana

 

* – Not recorded in previous survey             (2009)

 

Not all grasses & sedges identified.

 

Parsley Piert

Common Mouse-ear

Creeping Thistle

Spear Thistle

Hawthorn

Smooth Hawksbeard

Foxglove

Broad-leaved Willowherb

Ash seedling

Heath Bedstraw

Ladies Bedstraw

Wood Avens

Yorkshire Fog

Creeping St John’s Wort

Birdsfoot Trefoil

Changing Forgetmenot

Mouse-ear Hawkweed

Tormentil

Barren Strawberry

Bracken

Bramble

Sorrel

Lesser Stitchwort

Wild Thyme

Wall Speedwell

Germander Speedwell

Heath Speedwell

Common Dog Violet

 

ORCHARD  (QUICK SURVEY)

Anthoxanthum odoratum

Aphanes arvensis agg                     *

Cerastium fontanum

Cirsium arvense

Crepis capillaris

Cynosurus cristatus

Galium verum                               *

Geranium dissectum                      *

Heracleum sphondylium

Holcus lanatus

Plantago lanceolata

Ranunculus acris                           *

Ranunculus repens

Rhinanthus minor                          *

Rumex acetosa                              *

Stellaria graminea                          *

Taraxacum agg

Trifolium dubium

Trifolium pratense

Trfolium repens                             *

Urtica dioica

Veronica chamaedrys

 

* – Not recorded in previous survey             (2009)

 

Not all grasses & sedges identified.

 

Sweet Vernal Grass

Parsley Piert

Common Mouse-ear

Creeping Thistle

Smooth Hawksbeard

Crested Dogstail

Ladies’ Bedstraw

Cut-leaved Cranesbill

Hogweed

Yorkshire Fog

Ribwort Plantain

Meadow Buttercup

Creeping Buttercup

Yellow Rattle

Sorrel

Lesser Stitchwort

Dandelion

Lesser Trefoil

Red Clover

White Clover

Common Nettle

Germander Speedwell

 

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