25 Years of ‘The Plants of Nottingham – a city flora’
Update November 2023
‘The Plants Of Nottingham’ (TPON) was written in 1998 by Peter Shepherd, with contributions by many local botanists and students. Since then it has been an invaluable tool for Nottingham’s rangers, recorders, and botanical enthusiasts. In 2023 the Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust’s City Local Group (CLG) celebrated 25 years of ‘TPON’.
This is the second progress update of the activities that the City Local Group have done in 2023 since April, in one of our busiest years since the group was re-established.
Update November 2023
‘The Plants Of Nottingham’ (TPON) was written in 1998 by Peter Shepherd, with contributions by many local botanists and students. Since then it has been an invaluable tool for Nottingham’s rangers, recorders, and botanical enthusiasts. In 2023 the Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust’s City Local Group (CLG) celebrated 25 years of ‘TPON’.
This is the second progress update of the activities that the City Local Group have done in 2023 since April, in one of our busiest years since the group was re-established.
25 Years of The Plants Of Nottingham celebration at King’s Meadow (Photo – David Spencer)
1. Establishing some of the changes in Nottingham’s flora, using existing records on online plant databases such as the NBN Atlas, iRecord and iNaturalist, as well as reaching out to local botanists.
Karen Fry has created a spreadsheet listing the vascular herbaceous records from TPON. From this she has made a provisional list of plants which have apparently become extinct from Nottingham, and a provisional list of ones that have arrived since the late 90s. See Appendices.
Karen plans to do the same with trees, ferns, grasses and allies during the winter, again using records on iRecord, the NBN Atlas, iNaturalist, The BSBI plant distribution maps and Nottinghamshire Biological and Geological Records Centre (NBGRC) records.
Karen has also compiled a list of ‘interesting’ plants, which is inevitably more subjective. This will inform Aim 5. We welcome comments on these lists, especially corrections!
2. Establishing some of the changes to the sites mentioned in TPON, via the sources above.
There has not been any progress on this for various reasons, so we hope to get started this winter, using the knowledge of Tom Huggon, Simon Jenkins and others. The records from the NBGRC will also be particularly useful for this.
Karen Fry has created a spreadsheet listing the vascular herbaceous records from TPON. From this she has made a provisional list of plants which have apparently become extinct from Nottingham, and a provisional list of ones that have arrived since the late 90s. See Appendices.
Karen plans to do the same with trees, ferns, grasses and allies during the winter, again using records on iRecord, the NBN Atlas, iNaturalist, The BSBI plant distribution maps and Nottinghamshire Biological and Geological Records Centre (NBGRC) records.
Karen has also compiled a list of ‘interesting’ plants, which is inevitably more subjective. This will inform Aim 5. We welcome comments on these lists, especially corrections!
2. Establishing some of the changes to the sites mentioned in TPON, via the sources above.
There has not been any progress on this for various reasons, so we hope to get started this winter, using the knowledge of Tom Huggon, Simon Jenkins and others. The records from the NBGRC will also be particularly useful for this.
Broxtowe Country Park (Photo – Karen Fry) Bulwell Hall Country Park (Photo – KF)
3. Revisiting some important sites including public visits where suitable with the aim of creating interest in the City’s flora.
The City Local Group committee organised a programme of monthly wildflower/general wildlife walks at sites which feature in ‘The Plants Of Nottingham’. The walks were promoted via Facebook and other social media and through existing email contacts. This was probably the largest number of walks we have organised for some years.
Saturday 4th March, 2-4pm, Forest and General Cemetery. 10 people attended, including several for the first time. Plants at this early spring walk included Asplenium ceterach, Rustyback; A. ruta-muraria, Wall-Rue; A. adiantum-nigrum, Black Spleenwort; A. trichomanes, Maidenhair Spleenwort; A. scolopendrium, Hart's-tongue Fern and Crocus neapolitanus, Spring Crocus.
Saturday 1st April, 2-4pm, Clifton Woods. Spring flowers included Viola reichenbachiana,
Early Dog-Violet; Viola odorata, Sweet Violet; Polystichum setiferum, Soft Shield Fern and Hyacinthoides non-scripta, Bluebell, whilst one member of the group collected over 20 observations of fungi, mosses and lichens.
Saturday 29th April, 1-4pm, Quarry Holes Nature Reserve to Broxtowe Woods, via Broxtowe Country Park, led by Martin Willis. Mixing ancient woodlands with newer reclaimed grassland, this was our longer walk for City Nature Challenge, and a very warm day saw about 15 of us collecting as many observations of any wildlife as we could! Lovely to see meadow flowers starting to grow, as well as woodland plants like Arum maculatum, Lordsand-Ladies/Cuckoo-pint; Arum italicum, Italian Arum; Mercurialis perennis, Dog’s Mercury; Allium ursinum, Ramsons; Viola riviana, Common Dog-Violet; Myosotis sylvatica, Wood Forget-me-not and Ribes uva-crispa, Gooseberry.
Saturday 13th May, 2-4pm, Bulwell Hall Park, another of Nottingham’s best sites. The lovely woodlands have a mix of native and non-native plants like a distinctive Vinca major, Periwinkle, and a Polygonatum, Solomon’s Seal which got us all scratching our heads. The grasslands were not really in flower yet, but we could still identify Filipendula vulgaris, Dropwort; Sanguisorba officinalis, Great Burnet and was that Alchemilla filicaulis subsp. vestita? Or just Alchemilla mollis?
Wednesday 17th May, 6-8pm, The Day Brook (Valley Road) – led by Alan Graham. The walk emphasised the flood relief measures involved in the recent re-wilding of the river, but there was still room for botanising. It’s an interesting mix of ‘wildflower’ plantings, surviving into their third year, and opportunists. Examples are a tall version of Kidney Vetch, Anthyllis vulneraria, an upright version of Pennyroyal, Mentha pulegium, Ragged robin, Silene floscuculi, and Monkeyflower, Erythranthe guttata from the first group.
Sunday 4th June, 1:30 - 2:30 and 3:00 – 4:00, The Green Hustle - city centre flora – Karen, Giselle, Martin. Two walks, one heading east to the Lace Market, the other up Friar Lane to the Castle. Well-attended, largely by people who’d not been on any of our walks before, who were amazed by how many plants are in the city centre! Interesting ones include Artemisia stelleriana, Hoary Mugwort, a garden plant found in a tree pit; the Erinus alpinus, Fairy Foxglove on walls on Castle Gate, and Bracken, Pteridium aquilinum, half way up a wall.
Wednesday 21st June, 6-8pm, Colwick Country Park. We had a great longest day walk with ranger James Tilford finding out about community involvement and the new fish pass, as well as seeing plenty of waterside and grassland plants such as Oenanthe crocata, Hemlock Water-dropwort, Hypericum tetrapterum, Square-stemmed St. John’s-Wort, and Carduus nutans, Musk Thistle, plus Rubus laciniatus, Cutleaf Blackberry.
Saturday 1st July, 2-4pm, Wildflower Frenzy, King’s Meadow & nearby areas – see below.
Wednesday 19th July, 6-8pm, River Leen Bulwell Bogs to Highbury Tram Stop – Karen. 9 people including several new people. Thanks to the input of Jerry Clough, we identified 90 plant species in well under a mile!
Wednesday 16th August, 6-8pm, Martin’s Pond, Wollaton – Karen, Giselle, Martin. 18 people, again several new to the group, came on a relaxed wander round another of Nottingham’s key nature reserves. We were very pleased to see Broad-leaved Helleborine, Epipactis helleborine, as well as many wetland plants.
We hoped to do a longer walk in September when the group normally has a ‘Wildlife Safari’, but unfortunately were unable to. We were also hoping to do a few ‘private’ visits to more sensitive sites, but similarly there was not the capacity.
The City Local Group committee organised a programme of monthly wildflower/general wildlife walks at sites which feature in ‘The Plants Of Nottingham’. The walks were promoted via Facebook and other social media and through existing email contacts. This was probably the largest number of walks we have organised for some years.
Saturday 4th March, 2-4pm, Forest and General Cemetery. 10 people attended, including several for the first time. Plants at this early spring walk included Asplenium ceterach, Rustyback; A. ruta-muraria, Wall-Rue; A. adiantum-nigrum, Black Spleenwort; A. trichomanes, Maidenhair Spleenwort; A. scolopendrium, Hart's-tongue Fern and Crocus neapolitanus, Spring Crocus.
Saturday 1st April, 2-4pm, Clifton Woods. Spring flowers included Viola reichenbachiana,
Early Dog-Violet; Viola odorata, Sweet Violet; Polystichum setiferum, Soft Shield Fern and Hyacinthoides non-scripta, Bluebell, whilst one member of the group collected over 20 observations of fungi, mosses and lichens.
Saturday 29th April, 1-4pm, Quarry Holes Nature Reserve to Broxtowe Woods, via Broxtowe Country Park, led by Martin Willis. Mixing ancient woodlands with newer reclaimed grassland, this was our longer walk for City Nature Challenge, and a very warm day saw about 15 of us collecting as many observations of any wildlife as we could! Lovely to see meadow flowers starting to grow, as well as woodland plants like Arum maculatum, Lordsand-Ladies/Cuckoo-pint; Arum italicum, Italian Arum; Mercurialis perennis, Dog’s Mercury; Allium ursinum, Ramsons; Viola riviana, Common Dog-Violet; Myosotis sylvatica, Wood Forget-me-not and Ribes uva-crispa, Gooseberry.
Saturday 13th May, 2-4pm, Bulwell Hall Park, another of Nottingham’s best sites. The lovely woodlands have a mix of native and non-native plants like a distinctive Vinca major, Periwinkle, and a Polygonatum, Solomon’s Seal which got us all scratching our heads. The grasslands were not really in flower yet, but we could still identify Filipendula vulgaris, Dropwort; Sanguisorba officinalis, Great Burnet and was that Alchemilla filicaulis subsp. vestita? Or just Alchemilla mollis?
Wednesday 17th May, 6-8pm, The Day Brook (Valley Road) – led by Alan Graham. The walk emphasised the flood relief measures involved in the recent re-wilding of the river, but there was still room for botanising. It’s an interesting mix of ‘wildflower’ plantings, surviving into their third year, and opportunists. Examples are a tall version of Kidney Vetch, Anthyllis vulneraria, an upright version of Pennyroyal, Mentha pulegium, Ragged robin, Silene floscuculi, and Monkeyflower, Erythranthe guttata from the first group.
Sunday 4th June, 1:30 - 2:30 and 3:00 – 4:00, The Green Hustle - city centre flora – Karen, Giselle, Martin. Two walks, one heading east to the Lace Market, the other up Friar Lane to the Castle. Well-attended, largely by people who’d not been on any of our walks before, who were amazed by how many plants are in the city centre! Interesting ones include Artemisia stelleriana, Hoary Mugwort, a garden plant found in a tree pit; the Erinus alpinus, Fairy Foxglove on walls on Castle Gate, and Bracken, Pteridium aquilinum, half way up a wall.
Wednesday 21st June, 6-8pm, Colwick Country Park. We had a great longest day walk with ranger James Tilford finding out about community involvement and the new fish pass, as well as seeing plenty of waterside and grassland plants such as Oenanthe crocata, Hemlock Water-dropwort, Hypericum tetrapterum, Square-stemmed St. John’s-Wort, and Carduus nutans, Musk Thistle, plus Rubus laciniatus, Cutleaf Blackberry.
Saturday 1st July, 2-4pm, Wildflower Frenzy, King’s Meadow & nearby areas – see below.
Wednesday 19th July, 6-8pm, River Leen Bulwell Bogs to Highbury Tram Stop – Karen. 9 people including several new people. Thanks to the input of Jerry Clough, we identified 90 plant species in well under a mile!
Wednesday 16th August, 6-8pm, Martin’s Pond, Wollaton – Karen, Giselle, Martin. 18 people, again several new to the group, came on a relaxed wander round another of Nottingham’s key nature reserves. We were very pleased to see Broad-leaved Helleborine, Epipactis helleborine, as well as many wetland plants.
We hoped to do a longer walk in September when the group normally has a ‘Wildlife Safari’, but unfortunately were unable to. We were also hoping to do a few ‘private’ visits to more sensitive sites, but similarly there was not the capacity.
4. A celebration, provisionally Saturday 1st July, involving where possible the people involved in developing TPON.
We had lovely weather for our event on 1st July, and are indebted to Peter Shepherd for coming from Oxford to join us and around 30 others at King’s Meadow, a site at the heart of the story of plants in Nottingham. As well as botanising there was plenty of cheerful reminiscence about botany in Nottingham in the ‘90s and earlier. Thanks also to Tom Huggon for getting us to sit down on the grass and listen to the story of King’s Meadow! Peter described how Nottingham has a very varied geology, and is especially rich in urban flora – he had noted 60 species on his walk from the train station. Interestingly Nottingham is particularly good for Tansy and Wormwood, plants we could take for granted. We would also like to thank Peter for his generous donation of 30 hardback copies of ‘The Plants Of Nottingham’ which we are selling to raise funds for field equipment.
The hybrid orchids and many other grassland species the site is renowned for were present, if perhaps not at their best due to a hot spell. However, Ploughman’s Spikenard, Inula conyzae/Pentanema squarrosum was seen there, apparently a new record for the reserve. See the Appendix for plant lists – we would be most interested if anyone else would like to share their plant list for the day – or for that matter any of our other walks and visits.
The event passed in something or a blur for some of us – all the more reason to think about planning another next year. Some people who we would have loved to meet were unable to come, and we did not find out how to contact some people till rather late. We will consider how to do another ‘TPON’ event next year when planning our walks.
5. Producing an online and printed report on Nottingham’s flora, within the capacity of the people involved, taking into account other work such as the Nottinghamshire County Flora. This will include at least a description of the current position for a number of important or charismatic species, as well as celebrating the people who have been involved in the flora of Nottingham in the past and now.
This is in the early stages of discussion. We hope to look into the potential for creating something online during the winter, as this is likely to be more accessible and flexible than a hard copy.
Karen Fry for the Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust City Local Group 26.11.23
Committee: Lyndsey Bowley, Karen Fry, Alan Graham, Tom Huggon, Simon Jenkins, Lucy
Kennedy, Megan Shore, David Spencer, Giselle Sterry, Martin Willis
We had lovely weather for our event on 1st July, and are indebted to Peter Shepherd for coming from Oxford to join us and around 30 others at King’s Meadow, a site at the heart of the story of plants in Nottingham. As well as botanising there was plenty of cheerful reminiscence about botany in Nottingham in the ‘90s and earlier. Thanks also to Tom Huggon for getting us to sit down on the grass and listen to the story of King’s Meadow! Peter described how Nottingham has a very varied geology, and is especially rich in urban flora – he had noted 60 species on his walk from the train station. Interestingly Nottingham is particularly good for Tansy and Wormwood, plants we could take for granted. We would also like to thank Peter for his generous donation of 30 hardback copies of ‘The Plants Of Nottingham’ which we are selling to raise funds for field equipment.
The hybrid orchids and many other grassland species the site is renowned for were present, if perhaps not at their best due to a hot spell. However, Ploughman’s Spikenard, Inula conyzae/Pentanema squarrosum was seen there, apparently a new record for the reserve. See the Appendix for plant lists – we would be most interested if anyone else would like to share their plant list for the day – or for that matter any of our other walks and visits.
The event passed in something or a blur for some of us – all the more reason to think about planning another next year. Some people who we would have loved to meet were unable to come, and we did not find out how to contact some people till rather late. We will consider how to do another ‘TPON’ event next year when planning our walks.
5. Producing an online and printed report on Nottingham’s flora, within the capacity of the people involved, taking into account other work such as the Nottinghamshire County Flora. This will include at least a description of the current position for a number of important or charismatic species, as well as celebrating the people who have been involved in the flora of Nottingham in the past and now.
This is in the early stages of discussion. We hope to look into the potential for creating something online during the winter, as this is likely to be more accessible and flexible than a hard copy.
Karen Fry for the Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust City Local Group 26.11.23
Committee: Lyndsey Bowley, Karen Fry, Alan Graham, Tom Huggon, Simon Jenkins, Lucy
Kennedy, Megan Shore, David Spencer, Giselle Sterry, Martin Willis
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Appendix 1
Plant List 1st July 2023 – King’s Meadow
From observations by Karen Fry plus overheard identifications – please do let us know if you have species to add.
Hare’s-foot Clover, Trifolium arvense Autumn Hawkbit, Leontodon
Bladder Campion, Silene vulgaris autumnalis/Scorzoneroides autumnalis
Creeping Cinquefoil, Potentilla reptans Hairy St. John’s wort, Hypericum hirstutum
Common Ragwort, Jacobaea vulgaris Ploughman’s Spikenard, Pentanema
Common Knapweed, Centaurea nigra squarrosum/Inula conyza
Perforate St. John’s Wort, Hypericum perforatum White Bryony, Bryonia cretica
Common Broomrape, Orobanche minor Canadian Fleabane, Erigeron canadensis
Hop trefoil, Trifolium campestre American Willowherb, Epilobium ciliatum
Bird’s-foot Trefoil, Lotus corniculatus Broad-leaved Willowherb, Epilobium montanum Rosebay Willowherb, Chamaenerion Cowslip, Primula veris
angustifolium Self-heal, Prunella vulgaris
Field Forget-me-not, Myosotis arvensis Procumbent Pearlwort, Sagina procumbens
Common Storksbill, Erodium cicutarium Yellow Rattle, Rhinanthus minor
Tansy, Tanacetum vulgare Common Spotted and Southern Marsh Orchid
Oxeye Daisy, Leucanthemum vulgare hybrid, Dactylorhiza x grandis
Rose, Rosa sp Outside King’s Meadow
Bramble, Rubus sp Lady’s Bedstraw, Galium verum
Mignonette, Reseda lutea Lucerne, Medicago sativa
Purging Flax, Linum catharticum Wormwood, Artemisia absinthium
Field Pansy, Viola arvensis Spearmint, Mentha spicata
Weld, Reseda luteola Wild Carrot, Daucus carota
Black Nightshade, Solanum nigrum Prickly Lettuce, Lactuca serriola
Common Fumitory, Fumaria officinalis Teasel, Dipsacus fullonum
Smooth Hawksbeard, Crepis capillaris Biting Stonecrop, Sedum acre
Appendix 2 The River Leen Bulwell to Highbury – Jerry Clough’s list
Hedgerow Crane's-bill - Geranium pyrenaicum
Common Nettle - Urtica dioica
Common Ragwort - Jacobaea vulgaris
Yarrow - Achillea millefolium
Creeping Thistle - Cirsium arvense
Water Figwort - Scrophularia auriculata
Great Hairy Willowherb - Epilobium hirsutum Nipplewort - Lapsana communis subsp.
communis
Groundsel - Senecio vulgaris
Mugwort - Artemisia vulgaris
Common Hazel - Corylus avellana
Dog-rose - Rosa Subsec. Caninae
Common Burdock - Arctium minus
Hedge Mustard - Sisymbrium officinale
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill - Geranium molle
Common Daisy - Bellis perennis
Field Bindweed - Convolvulus arvensis
White Clover - Trifolium repens
Norway Maple - Acer platanoides Garlic Mustard - Alliaria petiolata
Herb-Robert - Geranium robertianum
Smooth Sow-thistle - Sonchus oleraceus
Ivy - Hedera helix
Cock's-foot - Dactylis glomerata
Corn Poppy - Papaver rhoeas
Long-headed Poppy - Papaver dubium
Wild Cherry - Prunus avium
Rough Hawkbit - Leontodon hispidus
False Oat-grass - Arrhenatherum elatius
Perennial Rye-grass - Lolium perenne
Meadowsweet - Filipendula ulmaria Rosebay Willowherb - Chamaenerion
angustifolium
Water-cress - Nasturtium officinale
Horse-radish - Armoracia rusticana
Ribwort Plantain - Plantago lanceolata Japanese Knotweed - Fallopia japonica
Wall Barley - Hordeum murinum
Lucerne - Medicago sativa subsp. sativa
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil - Lotus corniculatus
Red Clover - Trifolium pratense
Weld - Reseda luteola
Prickly Lettuce - Lactuca serriola
Perennial Sow-thistle - Sonchus arvensis
Hogweed - Heracleum sphondylium
Greater Plantain - Plantago major
Sycamore - Acer pseudoplatanus
Green Alkanet - Pentaglottis sempervirens
Purple Toadflax - Linaria purpurea
Red Campion - Silene dioica
Greater Celandine - Chelidonium majus
Firethorn - Pyracantha coccinea
Amphibious Bistort - Persicaria amphibia
Colt's-foot - Tussilago farfara
Silverweed - Potentilla anserina
Bittersweet - Solanum dulcamara
Creeping Buttercup - Ranunculus repens
Water-cress - Nasturtium officinale
Reed Canary-grass - Phalaris arundinacea
Ribbed Melilot - Melilotus officinalis
Snapdragon - Antirrhinum majus
Wild Oat - Avena fatua
Pineappleweed - Matricaria discoidea Large-flowered Evening-primrose - Oenothera
glazioviana
Wild Mignonette - Reseda lutea
Celery-leaved Buttercup - Ranunculus sceleratus
Shepherd's-purse - Capsella bursa-pastoris
Fennel - Foeniculum vulgare
Blackthorn - Prunus spinosa
White Melilot - Melilotus albus
Dame's-violet - Hesperis matronalis
Hemp-agrimony - Eupatorium cannabinum
Wild Privet - Ligustrum vulgare
Holly - Ilex aquifolium
Perforate St John's-wort - Hypericum perforatum
Traveller's-joy - Clematis vitalba
Silver Birch - Betula pendula
Black Knapweed - Centaurea jacea subsp. nigra
Greater Knapweed - Centaurea scabiosa
Common Toadflax - Linaria vulgaris
European honeysuckle - Lonicera periclymenum
Cleavers - Galium aparine
Wood Avens - Geum urbanum
Bladder Campion - Silene vulgaris
Stinking Iris - Iris foetidissima
Rowan - Sorbus aucuparia
Pendulous Sedge - Carex pendula
Balm - Melissa officinalis
Pellitory-of-the-wall - Parietaria judaica
Viper's-bugloss - Echium vulgare
Plant List 1st July 2023 – King’s Meadow
From observations by Karen Fry plus overheard identifications – please do let us know if you have species to add.
Hare’s-foot Clover, Trifolium arvense Autumn Hawkbit, Leontodon
Bladder Campion, Silene vulgaris autumnalis/Scorzoneroides autumnalis
Creeping Cinquefoil, Potentilla reptans Hairy St. John’s wort, Hypericum hirstutum
Common Ragwort, Jacobaea vulgaris Ploughman’s Spikenard, Pentanema
Common Knapweed, Centaurea nigra squarrosum/Inula conyza
Perforate St. John’s Wort, Hypericum perforatum White Bryony, Bryonia cretica
Common Broomrape, Orobanche minor Canadian Fleabane, Erigeron canadensis
Hop trefoil, Trifolium campestre American Willowherb, Epilobium ciliatum
Bird’s-foot Trefoil, Lotus corniculatus Broad-leaved Willowherb, Epilobium montanum Rosebay Willowherb, Chamaenerion Cowslip, Primula veris
angustifolium Self-heal, Prunella vulgaris
Field Forget-me-not, Myosotis arvensis Procumbent Pearlwort, Sagina procumbens
Common Storksbill, Erodium cicutarium Yellow Rattle, Rhinanthus minor
Tansy, Tanacetum vulgare Common Spotted and Southern Marsh Orchid
Oxeye Daisy, Leucanthemum vulgare hybrid, Dactylorhiza x grandis
Rose, Rosa sp Outside King’s Meadow
Bramble, Rubus sp Lady’s Bedstraw, Galium verum
Mignonette, Reseda lutea Lucerne, Medicago sativa
Purging Flax, Linum catharticum Wormwood, Artemisia absinthium
Field Pansy, Viola arvensis Spearmint, Mentha spicata
Weld, Reseda luteola Wild Carrot, Daucus carota
Black Nightshade, Solanum nigrum Prickly Lettuce, Lactuca serriola
Common Fumitory, Fumaria officinalis Teasel, Dipsacus fullonum
Smooth Hawksbeard, Crepis capillaris Biting Stonecrop, Sedum acre
Appendix 2 The River Leen Bulwell to Highbury – Jerry Clough’s list
Hedgerow Crane's-bill - Geranium pyrenaicum
Common Nettle - Urtica dioica
Common Ragwort - Jacobaea vulgaris
Yarrow - Achillea millefolium
Creeping Thistle - Cirsium arvense
Water Figwort - Scrophularia auriculata
Great Hairy Willowherb - Epilobium hirsutum Nipplewort - Lapsana communis subsp.
communis
Groundsel - Senecio vulgaris
Mugwort - Artemisia vulgaris
Common Hazel - Corylus avellana
Dog-rose - Rosa Subsec. Caninae
Common Burdock - Arctium minus
Hedge Mustard - Sisymbrium officinale
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill - Geranium molle
Common Daisy - Bellis perennis
Field Bindweed - Convolvulus arvensis
White Clover - Trifolium repens
Norway Maple - Acer platanoides Garlic Mustard - Alliaria petiolata
Herb-Robert - Geranium robertianum
Smooth Sow-thistle - Sonchus oleraceus
Ivy - Hedera helix
Cock's-foot - Dactylis glomerata
Corn Poppy - Papaver rhoeas
Long-headed Poppy - Papaver dubium
Wild Cherry - Prunus avium
Rough Hawkbit - Leontodon hispidus
False Oat-grass - Arrhenatherum elatius
Perennial Rye-grass - Lolium perenne
Meadowsweet - Filipendula ulmaria Rosebay Willowherb - Chamaenerion
angustifolium
Water-cress - Nasturtium officinale
Horse-radish - Armoracia rusticana
Ribwort Plantain - Plantago lanceolata Japanese Knotweed - Fallopia japonica
Wall Barley - Hordeum murinum
Lucerne - Medicago sativa subsp. sativa
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil - Lotus corniculatus
Red Clover - Trifolium pratense
Weld - Reseda luteola
Prickly Lettuce - Lactuca serriola
Perennial Sow-thistle - Sonchus arvensis
Hogweed - Heracleum sphondylium
Greater Plantain - Plantago major
Sycamore - Acer pseudoplatanus
Green Alkanet - Pentaglottis sempervirens
Purple Toadflax - Linaria purpurea
Red Campion - Silene dioica
Greater Celandine - Chelidonium majus
Firethorn - Pyracantha coccinea
Amphibious Bistort - Persicaria amphibia
Colt's-foot - Tussilago farfara
Silverweed - Potentilla anserina
Bittersweet - Solanum dulcamara
Creeping Buttercup - Ranunculus repens
Water-cress - Nasturtium officinale
Reed Canary-grass - Phalaris arundinacea
Ribbed Melilot - Melilotus officinalis
Snapdragon - Antirrhinum majus
Wild Oat - Avena fatua
Pineappleweed - Matricaria discoidea Large-flowered Evening-primrose - Oenothera
glazioviana
Wild Mignonette - Reseda lutea
Celery-leaved Buttercup - Ranunculus sceleratus
Shepherd's-purse - Capsella bursa-pastoris
Fennel - Foeniculum vulgare
Blackthorn - Prunus spinosa
White Melilot - Melilotus albus
Dame's-violet - Hesperis matronalis
Hemp-agrimony - Eupatorium cannabinum
Wild Privet - Ligustrum vulgare
Holly - Ilex aquifolium
Perforate St John's-wort - Hypericum perforatum
Traveller's-joy - Clematis vitalba
Silver Birch - Betula pendula
Black Knapweed - Centaurea jacea subsp. nigra
Greater Knapweed - Centaurea scabiosa
Common Toadflax - Linaria vulgaris
European honeysuckle - Lonicera periclymenum
Cleavers - Galium aparine
Wood Avens - Geum urbanum
Bladder Campion - Silene vulgaris
Stinking Iris - Iris foetidissima
Rowan - Sorbus aucuparia
Pendulous Sedge - Carex pendula
Balm - Melissa officinalis
Pellitory-of-the-wall - Parietaria judaica
Viper's-bugloss - Echium vulgare