Old Sulehay Nature Reserve

EF = East field

WP = Wansford Pasture

Plants recorded

OS = Old Sulehay

CQ = Collyweston Quarry

2000 -

SQ = Sulehay Quarry

SMd = Southorpe Meadow

RHW = Ring Haw Wood

SPd = Southorpe Paddock

Records by Nick Owens, 56 Main Street, Yarwell, PE8 6PR

RHG = Ring Haw Grasslands

G = gullet

NBM = Nassington Bottom Mires

[VC = very common, C = common, F = frequent O=occasional, R = rare, VR = very rare]

Species

County Status

Family

Gent/Wilson

EF

OS

SQ

RHW

RHG

NBM

WP

CQ

SMd

SPd

G

Field maple

Acer campestre

C

Aceraceae

1

1

1

1

1

Sycamore

Acer pseudoplatanus

C

Aceraceae

1

1

1

Lords-and-Ladies

Arum maculatum

C

Araceae

1

1

1

1

1

Ivy

Hedera helix

VC

Araliaceae

1

1

1

1

1

1

Silver birch

Betula pendula

F

Betulaceae

1

1

1

1

Hazel

Corylus avellana

C

Betulaceae

1

1

1

1

1

Hounds tongue

Cynoglossum officinale

R

Boraginaceae

1

1

Viper's bugloss

Echium vulgare

R

Boraginaceae

1

1

1

Gromwell

Lithospermum officinale

O

Boraginaceae

1

1

Field forget-me-not

Myosotis arvensis

VC

Boraginaceae

1

1

1

1

1

Early forget-me-not

Myosotis ramosissima

O

Boraginaceae

1

Clustered bellflower

Campanula glomerata

VR

Campanulaceae

1

Harebell

Campanula rotundifolia

O

Campanulaceae

1

Nettle leaved bellflower

Campanula trachelium

O

Campanulaceae

1

Honeysuckle

Lonicera periclymenum

C

Caprifoliaceae

1

1

Elder

Sambucus nigra

VC

Caprifoliaceae

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

Wayfaring-tree

Viburnum lantana

F

Caprifoliaceae

1

1

1

Common mousear

Cerastium fontanum

VC

Caryophyllaceae

1

1

1

1

Ragged robin

Lychnis flos-cuculi

O

Caryophyllaceae

1

Three veined sandwort

Moehringia trinervia

O

Caryophyllaceae

1

1

Pearlwort

Sagina procumbens

VC

Caryophyllaceae

1

White campion

Silene alba

VC

Caryophyllaceae

1

1

1

1

1

1

Bladder campion

Silene vulgaris

C

Caryophyllaceae

1

1

1

Lesser stitchwort

Stellaria graminea

O

Caryophyllaceae

1

1

1

1

1

1

Spindle

Euonymus europaeus

O

Celastraceae

1

1

1

1

1

Common orache

Atriplex patula

VC

Chenopodiaceae

1

Yarrow

Achillea millefolium

VC

Compositae

1

Greater burdock

Arctium lappa

O

Compositae

1

1

Lesser burdock

Arctium minus

C

Compositae

1

1

1

Mugwort

Artemisia vulgaris

VC

Compositae

1

Daisy

Bellis perennis

VC

Compositae

1

1

1

Musk thistle

Carduus nutans

O

Compositae

1

1

1

Carline thistle

Carlina vulgaris

R

Compositae

1

Common knapweed

Centaurea nigra

C

Compositae

1

1

1

1

Greater knapweed

Centauria scabiosa

O

Compositae

1

1

Dwarf thistle

Cirsium acaule

O

Compositae

1

1

Creeping thistle

Cirsium arvense

F

Compositae

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

Woolley thistle

Cirsium eriophorum

O

Compositae

1

1

Marsh thistle

Cirsium palustre

F

Compositae

1

1

1

1

Spear thistle

Cirsium vulgare

VC

Compositae

1

1

1

1

1

1

Smooth hawkbit

Crepis capillaris

VC

Compositae

1

1

Beaked hawk's-beard

Crepis taraxacifolia

VC

Compositae

1

1

Blue fleabane

Erigeron acer

O

Compositae

1

Hemp agrimony

Eupatorium cannabinum

O

Compositae

1

1

Common cudweed

Filago vulgaris

VR

Compositae

1

1

Mousear hawkweed

Hieraceum pilosella

FC

Compositae

1

1

1

Cat's-ear

Hypochaeris radicata

C

Compositae

1

Ploughman's-spikenard

Inula conyzae

O

Compositae

1

1

Field scabious

Knautia arvensis

F

Compositae

1

1

Prickly lettuce

Lactuca serriola

O

Compositae

1

Wild lettuce

Lactuca virosa

C

Compositae

1

Nipplewort

Lapsana communis

VC

Compositae

1

1

Oxeye daisy

Leucanthemum vulgare

F

Compositae

1

1

Bristly oxtongue

Picris echioides

F

Compositae

1

Fleabane

Pulicaria dysenterica

O

Compositae

1

1

Small scabious

Scabiosa columbaria

R

Compositae

1

Common ragwort

Senecio jacobaea

C

Compositae

1

1

1

1

1

1

Perennial sowthistle

Sonchus arvensis

VC

Compositae

1

1

Prickly sow-thistle

Sonchus asper

VC

Compositae

1

1

1

Dandelion

Taraxacum agg.

VC

Compositae

1

Goat's beard

Tragopogon pratensis

F

Compositae

1

Hop trefoil

Trifolium campestre

F

Compositae

1

Field bindweed

Convolvulus arvensis

C

Convolvulaceae

1

1

1

1

Biting stonecrop

Sedum acre

F

Crassulaceae

1

Cuckoo flower

Cardamine pratensis

C

Cruciferae

1

Water cress

Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum

C

Cruciferae

1

1

Hedge mustard

Sisymbrium officinale

VC

Cruciferae

1

1

White bryony

Bryonia dioica

F

Curcubitaceae

1

1

1

1

1

1

Lesser pond sedge

Carex acutiformis

F

Cyperaceae

1

Distant sedge

Carex distans

ER

Cyperaceae

1

Hairy sedge

Carex hirta

C

Cyperaceae

1

1

False fox sedge

Carex obtrubae

O

Cyperaceae

1

Wood sedge

Carex sylvatica

C

Cyperaceae

1

Black bryony

Tamus communis

C

Dioscoreaceae

1

Teasel

Dipsacus fullonum

C

Dipsacaceae

1

1

1

1

1

Wood spurge

Euphorbia amydaloides

R

Euphorbiaceae

1

Dog's mercury

Mercurialis perennis

C

Euphorbiaceae

1

1

1

Wild liquorice

Astragalus glycyphyllus

O/R

Fabaceae

1

Grass vetchling

Lathyrus nissiolia

R

Fabaceae

1

Meadow vetchling

Lathyrus pratensis

VC

Fabaceae

1

1

1

Birds foot trefoil

Lotus corniculatus

VC

Fabaceae

1

Greater birds-foot-trefoil

Lotus pedunculatus

C

Fabaceae

1

1

Black medic

Medicago lupulina

VC

Fabaceae

1

1

Yellow mellilot

Melillotus altissiumus

F

Fabaceae

1

1

Common restharrow

Ononis repens

O

Fabaceae

1

Spiny restharrow

Ononis spinosa

O

Fabaceae

1

Lesser trefoil

Trifolium dubium

VC

Fabaceae

1

Red clover

Trifolium pratense

VC

Fabaceae

1

1

1

White clover

Trifolium repens

VC

Fabaceae

1

1

1

1

Tufted vetch

Vicia cracca

C

Fabaceae

1

1

1

Hairy tare

Vicia hirsuta

O

Fabaceae

1

Common vetch

Vicia satiiva

C

Fabaceae

1

Bush vetch

Vicia sepium

C

Fabaceae

1

Smooth tare

Vicia tetrasperma

O

Fabaceae

1

1

Sweet chestnut

Castanea sativa

O

Fagaceae

1

Beech

Fagus sylvatica

C

Fagaceae

1

1

Pedunculate oak

Quercus robor

C

Fagaceae

1

1

1

1

1

1

Yellow wort

Blackstonia perfoliata

R

Gentianaceae

1

1

Common centaury

Centaurium  erythrea

O

Gentianaceae

1

1

1

1

Lesser Centaury

Centaurium pulchellum

ER

Gentianaceae

1

Common stork'sbill

Geranium cicutarium

O

Geraniaceae

1

1

Cut-leaved cranesbill

Geranium dissectum

C

Geraniaceae

1

1

1

1

Soft cranesbill

Geranium molle

VC

Geraniaceae

1

Dovesfoot cranesbill

Geranium molle

VC

Geraniaceae

1

Meadow cranesbill

Geranium pratense

C

Geraniaceae

1

1

Small flowered cranesbill

Geranium pusillum

O

Geraniaceae

1

Herb robert

Geranium robertianum

VC

Geraniaceae

1

Common bent

Agrostis capillaris [tenuis]

C

Graminae

1

1

1

Tor-grass

Brachypodium pinnatum

FC

Graminae

1

1

1

False brome

Brachypodium sylvaticum

VC

Graminae

1

1

1

Hairy brome

Bromus ramosa

C

Graminae

1

Sterile brome

Bromus sterilis

VC

Graminae

1

Wood small-reed

Calamagrostis epijegos

C

Graminae

1

1

1

Crested dogstail

Cynosurus cristatus

C

Graminae

1

Cock's-foot

Dactylis glomerata

VC

Graminae

1

1

1

1

Tufted hair grass

Deschampsia cespitosa

C

Graminae

1

1

Tall fescue

Festuca

C

Graminae

1

Floating sweet grass

Glyceria fluitans

C

Graminae

1

Yorkshire fog

Holcus lanatus

C

Graminae

1

1

1

1

1

Rye grass

Lolium perenne

VC

Graminae

1

Lesser cats-tail

Phleum bertolonii

VC

Graminae

1

1

Timothy grass

Phleum pratense

C

Graminae

1

1

Common reed

Phragmities australis

C

Graminae

1

Wood meadow grass

Poa nemoralis

O

Graminae

1

Smooth meadow grass

Poa pratensis

VC

Graminae

1

Rough meadow grass

Poa trivialis

VC

Graminae

1

1

1

1

False oat grass

Arrhenatherum elatius

C

Gramineae

1

1

1

1

1

Goosberry

Ribes uva-crispa

F

Grossulariaceae

1

Horse chestnut

Aesculus hippocastanum

C

Hippocastanaceae

1

Hairy St John's-wort

Hypericum hirsutum

C

Hypericaceae

1

1

1

1

1

Perforate St John's-wort

Hypericum perforatum

C

Hypericaceae

1

1

1

Square-stalked St John's-wort

Hypericum tetrapterum

F

Hypericaceae

1

1

Stinking iris

Iris foetidissima

R

Iridaceae

1

Soft rush

Juncus effusus

C

Juncaceae

1

1

Hard rush

Juncus inflexux

C

Juncaceae

1

1

1

1

Blunt flowered rush

Juncus subnodulosus

O

Juncaceae

1

Bugle

Ajuga reptans

VC

Labiatae

1

1

1

1

Black horehound

Ballota nigra

VC

Labiatae

1

Basil thyme

Clinopodium arvensis

R

Labiatae

1

1

1

Wild basil

Clinopodium vulgare

C

Labiatae

1

1

1

Ground ivy

Glechoma hederacea

VC

Labiatae

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

White dead-nettle

Lamium album

VC

Labiatae

1

1

1

Gypsywort

Lycopus europeus

C

Labiatae

1

Corn mint

Menta arvensis

C

Labiatae

1

Water mint

Mentha aquatica

C

Labiatae

1

1

Marjoram

Origanum vulgare

C

Labiatae

1

1

Selfheal

Prunella vulgaris

C

Labiatae

1

1

1

1

1

1

Hedge woundwort

Stachys sylvatica

VC

Labiatae

1

1

1

Wild thyme

Wild thyme

F

Labiatae

1

Ramsons

Allium ursinum

O

Liliaceae

1

1

Bluebell

Endymion non-scriptus

VC

Liliaceae

1

1

Snowdrop

Galanthsu nivalis

O

Liliaceae

1

Fairy flax

Linum catharticum

F

Linaceae

1

1

Musk  mallow

Malva moschata

O

Malvaceae

1

1

1

Common mallow

Malva sylvestris

VC

Malvaceae

1

1

1

Ash

Fraxinus excelsior

F

Oleaceae

1

1

1

1

1

Privet

Ligustrum vulgare

O

Oleaceae

1

1

Rosebay willow herb

Chamaenerion angustifolium

C

Onagraceae

1

1

1

Enchanter's nightshade

Circaea lutetiana

F

Onagraceae

1

1

1

American willowherb

Epilobium ciliatum

C

Onagraceae

1

1

1

Great hairy willow herb

Epilobium hirsutum

C

Onagraceae

1

1

1

1

Broad leaved willowherb

Epilobium montanum

C

Onagraceae

1

Hoary willowherb

Epilobium parviflorum

C

Onagraceae

1

1

1

1

Square stalked willowherb

Epilobium tetragonum

O

Onagraceae

1

1

Pyramidal orchid

Anacamptis pyramidalis

VR

Orchidaceae

1

1

Southern marsh orchid

Dactlyorhiza praetermisa

VR

Orchidaceae

1

Common spotted orchid

Dactylorhiza fuchsii

O

Orchidaceae

1

1

1

1

1

1

Common twayblade

Listera ovata

O

Orchidaceae

1

1

Bee orchid

Orchis apifera

O

Orchidaceae

1

1

Greater butterfly orchid

Platanthera chlorantha

R

Orchidaceae

1

Toothwort

Lathraea squamaria

VR

Orobanchaceae

1

Lesser broomrape

Orobanche minor

VR

Orobanchaceae

1

Field poppy

Papaver rhoeas

F

Papaveraceae

1

1

Buck's-horn plantain

Plantago coronopus

VR

Plantaginaceae

1

Ribwort plantain

Plantago lanceolata

C

Plantaginaceae

1

1

1

Great plantain

Plantago major

VC

Plantaginaceae

1

1

1

1

Hoary plantain

Plantago media

O

Plantaginaceae

1

Common knotgrass

Polygonum aviculare

VC

Polygonaceae

1

Black bindwed

Polygonum convolvulus

C

Polygonaceae

1

Sorrel

Rumex acitosa

C

Polygonaceae

1

Curled dock

Rumex crispus

VC

Polygonaceae

1

1

1

Broad dock

Rumex obtusifolius

VC

Polygonaceae

1

Fiddle dock

Rumex pulcher

R

Polygonaceae

1

Wood dock

Rumex sanguineus

O

Polygonaceae

1

1

Scarlet pimpernell

Anagallis arvensis

O

Primulaceae

1

Creeping jenny

Lysmachia nummularia

O

Primulaceae

1

Cowslip

Primula veris

C

Primulaceae

1

1

1

1

1

Primrose

Primula vulgaris

F

Primulaceae

1

1

1

1

Wood anemone

Anemone nemorosa

F

Ranunculaceae

1

1

Old-man's beard

Clematis vitalba

F

Ranunculaceae

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

Stinking hellebore

Helleborus foetidus

VR

Ranunculaceae

1

Meadow buttercup

Ranunculus acris

C

Ranunculaceae

1

1

1

Bulbous buttercup

Ranunculus bulbosus

C

Ranunculaceae

1

1

Small-flowered buttercup

Ranunculus parviflorus

VR

Ranunculaceae

1

Creeping buttercup

Ranunculus repens

VC

Ranunculaceae

1

1

1

1

1

1

Wild mignonette

Reseda lutea

C

Resedaceae

1

1

Weld

Reseda luteola

C

Resedaceae

1

1

1

1

Buckthorn

Rhamnus catharticus

FC

Rhamnaceae

1

Agrimony

Agrimonia eupatoria

C

Rosaceae

1

1

Parsley-piert

Aphanes arvensis

F

Rosaceae

1

Midland hawthorne

Crataegus laevigata

C

Rosaceae

1

Hawthorne

Crataegus monogyna

C

Rosaceae

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

Meadow sweet

Filipendula ulmaria

VC

Rosaceae

1

1

1

Wild strawberry

Fragaria vesca

O

Rosaceae

1

1

1

1

Wood avens

Geum urbanum

C

Rosaceae

1

1

1

Rock rose

Helianthemum nummularium

R

Rosaceae

1

Apple

Malus domestica

R

Rosaceae

1

1

Crab apple

Malus sylvestris

F

Rosaceae

1

1

Silverweed

Potentilla anserina

C

Rosaceae

1

1

1

1

Creeping cinquefoil

Potentilla reptans

C

Rosaceae

1

1

1

1

1

Bullace

Prunus domestica

R

Rosaceae

1

Blackthorn

Prunus spinosa

C

Rosaceae

1

1

1

1

1

1

Field rose

Rosa arvensis

F

Rosaceae

1

Dogrose

Rosa canina

C

Rosaceae

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

Dewberry

Rubus caesius

C

Rosaceae

1

1

Bramble

Rubus sp.

VC

Rosaceae

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

Salad burnet

Sanguisorba minor

O

Rosaceae

1

Great burnet

Sanguisorba officinalis

O

Rosaceae

1

Rowan

Sorbus aucuparia

O

Rosaceae

1

Wild service-tree

Sorbus torminalis

VR

Rosaceae

1

Goosegrass

Galium aparine

VC

Rubiaceae

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

Upright bedstraw

Galium erectum

C

Rubiaceae

1

1

Fen bedstraw

Galium uliginosum

O

Rubiaceae

1

Lady's bedstraw

Galium verum

C

Rubiaceae

1

1

1

Field madder

Sheradia arvensis

O

Rubiaceae

1

1

Goat willow

Salix caprea (?)

VC

Salicaceae

1

1

1

1

1

1

Crack willow

Salix fragilis

F

Salicaceae

1

Eyebright sp

Euphrasia sp.

O

Scrophulariaceae

1

1

Yellow toadflax

Linaria vulgaris

O

Scrophulariaceae

1

1

Red bartsia

Odontites vernus

C

Scrophulariaceae

1

1

Water figwort

Scrophularia auriculata

C

Scrophulariaceae

1

1

1

1

1

Common figwort

Scrophularia nodosa

O

Scrophulariaceae

1

1

1

1

Dark mullein

Verbascum nigrum

R

Scrophulariaceae

1

Common mullein

Verbascum thapsus

O

Scrophulariaceae

1

1

1

1

Slender mullein

Verbascum virgatum

VR

Scrophulariaceae

1

Brooklime

Veronica beccabunga

C

Scrophulariaceae

1

1

1

Germander speedwell

Veronica chamaedris

VC

Scrophulariaceae

1

1

1

1

1

Heath speedwell

Veronica officinalis

O

Scrophulariaceae

1

1

1

1

Common field-speedwell

Veronica persica

C

Scrophulariaceae

1

Thyme leaved speedwell

Veronica serpyllifolia

F

Scrophulariaceae

1

1

Deadly nightshade

Atropa belladonna

O

Solanaceae

1

1

1

Woody nightshade

Solanum dulcamera

C

Solanaceae

1

1

1

1

1

1

Spurge laurel

Daphne laureola

O

Thymeleaceae

1

1

Common lime

T.platyphyllos x T. cordata

VC

Tiliaceae

1

Small leaved lime

Tilia cordata

C

Tiliaceae

1

Reedmace

Typha latifolia

C

Typhaceae

1

Wych elm

Ulmus glabra

F

Ulmaceae

1

Angelica

Angelica sylvestris

C

Umbelliferae

1

Cow parsley

Anthriscus sylvestris

VC

Umbelliferae

1

1

1

1

Fool's watercress

Apium nodiflorum

F

Umbelliferae

1

Hemlock

Comium maculatum

C

Umbelliferae

1

1

Pignut

Conopodium majus

O

Umbelliferae

1

Hogweed

Heracleum sphondylium

C

Umbelliferae

1

1

1

1

1

Wild parsnip

Pastinaca sativa

O

Umbelliferae

1

1

1

Greater burnet saxifrage

Pimpinella major

F

Umbelliferae

1

Hedge parsley

Torilis japonica

C

Umbelliferae

1

1

Stinging nettle

Urtica dioica

VC

Urticaceae

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

Common valerian

Valeriana officinalis

F

Valerianaceae

1

1

Garden pansy

V.x wittrockiana

C

Violaceae

1

Field Pansy

Viola arvensis

F

Violaceae

1

Hairy violet

Viola hirta

O

Violaceae

1

1

1

Common dog-violet

Viola riviniana

F

Violaceae

1

EF

OS

SQ

RHW

RHG

NBM

WP

CQ

SMd

SPd

G

Total species

59

122

137

58

136

46

79

0

8

3

1

O

5

24

29

11

27

4

8

R

0

8

4

0

6

0

2

VR

0

2

4

0

6

0

1

Total uncommon species

5

34

38

11

39

4

11

Total species

262

Great Burnet meadow, Yarwell

Great burnet

Sanguisorba officinalis

O

Rosaceae

Meadow barley

Hordeum secalinum

C

Graminae

Wild barley

Hordeum murinum

VC

Graminae

Meadow foxtail

Alopecurus  pratensis

VC

Graminae

Rye grass

Lolium perenne

VC

Graminae

Rough meadow grass

Poa trivialis

VC

Graminae

Yorkshire fog

Holcus lanatus

VC

Graminae

False oat grass

Arrhenatherum elatius

VC

Graminae

Crested dog's tail

Cynosurus cristatus

C

Graminae

Berry's Meadow Yarwell

Meadow barley

Hordeum secalinum

FC

Graminae

Crested dog's tail

Cynosurus cristatus

C

Graminae

Yellow oat-grass

Trisetum flavens

FC

Graminae

Smooth meadow grass

Poa pratensis

VC

Graminae

Rough meadow grass

Poa trivialis

VC

Graminae

Hairy oat-grass

Helictotrichon pubescens

False oat-grass

Arrhenatherum elatius

Meadow foxtail

Alopecurus pratensis

Cock's foot

Dactylis glomerata

Barren brome

Anisantha sterilis

Yorkshire fog

Holcus lanatus

Rye grass

Lolium perenne

Soft brome

Bromus hordaceus

Upright brome

Bromus erecta

Records from Nick Owens