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Friends of St George’s Churchyard
 
  Churchyard update July 2008
 
  

Wild plants survey

John Hawksford and his colleague Tony Smith from New Mills Natural History Society have carried out the first of three inspections to record the wild plants present in the churchyard. We are most grateful to them for giving their expert services for no charge.

 

The list of their preliminary findings can be seen below. This list will be added to when they return in June and again in August to record the plants that emerge later in the year.

 

John reports that the findings are typical of a field before the use of modern herbicides and fertilizers – reflecting the churchyard’s origin as a farmer’s field 150 years ago.

 

To give the plants present the best chance of flowering and setting seed, the older areas of the churchyard will not be mown until later in the year.

 

A bonus of leaving the church field to grow naturally has been the wonderful show of Lady’s Smock during May – at the end of May buttercups are beginning to show.
  
 

Acer pseudoplatanus

Sycamore

Field also

 

 

 

Achillea millefolium

Yarrow

 

 

 

 

Agrostis canina

Velvet Bent

Field only

 

 

 

Agrostis capillaris

Common Bent

Field only

 

 

 

Alchemilla xanthochlora

a Lady's-mantle

 

 

 

 

Aesculus hippocastanum

Horse-chestnut

 

 

 

 

Alliaria petiolata

Garlic Mustard

Field only

 

 

 

Alopecurus pratensis

Meadow Foxtail

Field also

 

 

 

Alopecurus geniculatus

Marsh Foxtail

Field only

 

 

 

Anthoxanthum odoratum

Sweet Vernal Grass

Field also

 

 

 

Arrhenatherum elatius

False Oat-grass

 

 

 

 

Athyrium filix-femina

Lady-fern

 

 

 

 

Bellis perennis

Daisy

Field also

 

 

 

Cardamine flexuosa

Wavy Bitter-cress

Field also

 

 

 

Cardamine hirsuta

Hairy Bitter-cress

 

 

 

 

Cardamine pratensis

Cuckoo-flower

Field also

 

 

 

Carex flacca

Glaucous Sedge

 

 

 

 

Carex hirta

Hairy Sedge

 

 

 

 

Cerastium fontanum ssp. vulgare

Common Mouse-ear

 

 

 

 

Cerastium glomeratum

Sticky Mouse-ear

Field only

 

 

 

Chamaenerion angustifolium

Rosebay Willowherb

Field also

 

 

 

Cirsium arvense

Creeping Thistle

 

 

 

 

Conopodium majus

Pignut

 

 

 

 

Crataegus monogyna

Hawthorn

 

 

 

 

Cynosurus cristatus

Crested Dog's-tail

Field only

 

 

 

Dactylis glomerata

Cocks-foot

Field also

 

 

 

Deschampsia caespitosa

Tufted Hair-grass

 

 

 

 

Dryopteris dilatata

Broad Buckler-fern

 

 

 

 

Dryopteris filix-mas

Male-fern

 

 

 

 

Epilobium hirsutum

Great Willowherb

Field only

 

 

 

Epilobium montanum

Broad-leaved Willowherb

Field also

 

 

 

Epilobium obscurum

Short-fruited Willowherb

 

 

 

 

Epilobium parviflorum

Hoary Willowherb

 

 

 

 

Epipactis helleborine

Broad-leaved Helleborine

Field only

 

 

 

Equisetum arvense

Field also Horsetail

 

 

 

 

Euphorbia peplus

Petty Spurge

 

 

 

 

Fagus sylvatica

Beech

 

 

 

 

Festuca gigantea

Giant Fescue

 

 

 

 

Festuca rubra

Red Fescue

Field also

 

 

 

Fraxinus excelsior

Ash

Field also

 

 

 

Galium aparine

Cleavers

 

 

 

 

Geranium robertianum

Herb-Robert

Field only

 

 

 

Geum urbanum

Wood Avens

Field only

 

 

 

Hedera helix ssp. helix

Common Ivy

 

 

 

 

Heracleum sphondylium

Hogweed

 

 

 

 

Holcus lanatus

Yorkshire-fog

Field also

 

 

 

Holcus mollis

Creeping Soft-grass

 

 

 

 

Hyacinthoides hispanica x non-scripta

Hybrid Bluebell

 

 

 

 

Hyacinthoides non-scripta

Bluebell

 

 

 

 

Hypochaeris radicata

Common Cat's-ear

Field only

 

 

 

Ilex aquifolium

Holly

 

 

 

 

Ilex aquifolium x perado (I. x altaclerensis)

Highclere Holly

 

 

 

 

Juncus effusus

Soft Rush

 

 

 

 

Lathyrus pratensis

Meadow Vetchling

 

 

 

 

Ligustrum ovalifolium

Garden Privet

 

 

 

 

Lolium perenne

Perennial Rye-grass

Field only

 

 

 

Luzula campestris

Field also Wood-rush

Field also

 

 

 

Lysimachia nummularia

Creeping-Jenny

 

 

 

 

Mahonia aquifolium

Oregon Grape

 

 

 

 

Moehringia trinervis

Three-nerved Sandwort

 

 

 

 

Myosotis sylvatica

Wood Forget-me-not

 

 

 

 

Persicaria bistorta

Common Bistort

 

 

 

 

Pilosella aurantiaca

Fox-and-cubs

 

 

 

 

Plantago lanceolata

Ribwort Plantain

Field also

 

 

 

Plantago major

Greater Plantain

Field only

 

 

 

Poa annua

Annual Meadow-grass

Field also

 

 

 

Poa pratensis

Smooth Meadow-grass

 

 

 

 

Poa trivialis

Rough Meadow-grass

Field also

 

 

 

Potentilla reptans

Creeping Cinquefoil

 

 

 

 

Potentilla x mixta

A hybrid Cinquefoil

 

 

 

 

Quercus robur

Pedunculate Oak

 

 

 

 

Ranunculus acris

Meadow Buttercup

Field also

 

 

 

Ranunculus ficaria ssp. bulbilifer

a Lesser celandine

 

 

 

 

Ranunculus ficaria ssp. ficaria

a Lesser celandine

Field also

 

 

 

Ranunculus repens

Creeping Buttercup

Field also

 

 

 

Rubus fruticosus agg.

Bramble

Field also

 

 

 

Rumex acetosa ssp. acetosa

Common sorrel

Field also

 

 

 

Rumex obtusifolius

Broad-leaved Dock

Field also

 

 

 

Sambucus nigra

Elder

Field also

 

 

 

Sanguisorba officinalis

Great Burnet

 

 

 

 

Scrophularia nodosa

Common Figwort

 

 

 

 

Senecio jacobaea

Common Ragwort

Field also

 

 

 

Sonchus asper

Prickly Sow-thistle

Field also

 

 

 

Sonchus oleraceus

Smooth Sow-thistle

Field only

 

 

 

Stachys sylvatica

Hedge Woundwort

Field only

 

 

 

Stellaria holostea

Greater Stitchwort

 

 

 

 

Stellaria media

Common Chickweed

 

 

 

 

Stellaria uliginosa

Bog Stitchwort

Field only

 

 

 

Taraxacum sp.

Dandelion agg.

Field also

 

 

 

Tilia cordata x platyphyllos (T. x vulgaris)

Lime

 

 

 

 

Trifolium medium

Zig-zag Clover

 

 

 

 

Trifolium pratense

Red Clover

 

 

 

 

Trifolium repens

White Clover

 

 

 

 

Urtica dioica

Common Nettle

Field only

 

 

 

Veronica filiformis

Slender Speedwell

Field also

 

 

 

Veronica hederifolia ssp. hederifolia

an Ivy-leaved speedwell

 

 

 

 

Veronica persica

Common Field-speedwell

 

 

 

 

Veronica serpyllifolia ssp. serpyllifolia

Thyme-leaved speedwell

Field also

 

 

 

Vicia sepium

Bush Vetch

Field also

 

 

 

Viola riviniana

Common Dog-violet

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Atrichum undulatum

a hair-moss

 

 

 

 

Barbula convoluta

a moss

 

 

 

 

Barbula fallax

a moss

 

 

 

 

Barbula unguiculata

a moss

 

 

 

 

Brachythecium populeum

a moss

 

 

 

 

Brachythecium rutabulum

a moss

 

 

 

 

Bryum capillare

a moss

 

 

 

 

Calliergon cuspidatum

a moss

 

 

 

 

Campylopus introflexus

a moss

 

 

 

 

Ceratodon purpureus

a moss

 

 

 

 

Didymodon insulanus

a moss

 

 

 

 

Eurhynchium hians

a moss

 

 

 

 

Eurhynchium praelongum

a moss

 

 

 

 

Fissidens taxifolius

a moss

 

 

 

 

Grimmia pulvinata

a moss

 

 

 

 

Hypnum cupressiforme sens. lat.

a moss

 

 

 

 

Mnium hornum

a moss

 

 

 

 

Rhynchostegium confertum

a moss

 

 

 

 

Rhynchostegium murale

a moss

 

 

 

 

Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus

a moss

 

 

 

 

Schistidium apocarpum sens. lat.

a moss

 

 

 

 

Tortula muralis

a moss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lophocolea bidentata

a liverwort

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lecanora expallens

a lichen

 

 

 

 

Lecania erisybe

a lichen

 

 

 

 

Lecanora muralis

a lichen

 

 

 

 

Lecidella scabra

a lichen

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bombus terrestris

Buff-tailed Bumble Bee