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Flora and Fauna in Lodgegate Wood


Mammals

Scientific nameCommon name
meles melesBadger
capreolus capreolusRoe Deer
cervus elephusRed Deer
sciurus carolinensisGrey squirrel
apodemus sylvaticusWood mouse
Pipistrellus pipistrellusPipistrelle bat
Vulpes vulpesFox

Birds

Scientific nameCommon name
Columba palumbusWood Pigeon
Streptopelia decaoctoCollared Dove
Phylloscopus trochilusWillow Warbler
Strix alucoTawny Owl (identified through call)
Corvus coraxRaven
Phylloscopus collybitaChiff Chaff
Corvus coroneCrow
Pica picaMagpie
Aegithalos caudatusLong-tailed tit
Parus majorGreat tit (identified through call)
Erithacus rubeculaRobin
Garrulus glandariusJay
Carduelis carduelisGoldfinch
Dendrocopos majorGreat Spotted Woodpecker
Buteo buteoBuzzard
Sitta europaeaNuthatch (identified by call)
Troglodytes troglodytesWren
Turdus merulaBlackbird

Butterflies and Moths

Scientific nameCommon name
Pyronia tithonusHedge brown
Vanessa carduiPainted lady
Ladoga camillaWhite Admiral
Vanessa atalantaRed Admiral
Pararge aegeriaSpeckled Wood
Inachis ioPeacock
Celastrina argiolusHolly Blue (to be confirmed)

Insects, bugs and creepy crawlies

Scientific nameCommon name
Aeshna junceaCommon Hawker dragonfly
Aeshna cyaneaSouthern Hawker dragonfly
Calopteryx virgoBeautiful Damselfly (male)
Pyrrhosoma nymphulaLarge Red Damselfly
Melolontha melolonthaCockchafer Beetle
 Hoverfly
Graphocephala fennahRhododendron Leafhopper
Stenobothrus lineatusStriped winged grasshopper
Ixodus ricinusSheep tick

Reptiles and Amphibians

Scientific nameCommon name
Lacerta viviparaCommon Lizard (adult & young)
Bufo bufoCommon Toad

Trees

Scientific nameCommon name
Corylus avellanaHazel
Salix capreaPussy Willow
Fagus sylvaticaBeech
Carpinus betulusHornbeam
Betula pendulaSilver Birch
Castanea sativaSweet Chestnut
Ilex acquifoliumHolly
Prunus aviumCherry Laurel
Pinus sylvestrisScotts Pine
Quercus roburPedunculate (or English) Oak
Quercus petraeaSessile Oak
Fraxinus excelsiorAsh
Sorbus aucupariaMountain Ash (Rowan)
Crataegus monogynaHawthorn

Shrubs and climbers

Scientific nameCommon name
Prunus laurocerasusLaurel
Cornus sanguineaDogwood
Ulex europaeusGorse
LoniceraHoneysuckle
HederaIvy
Rubus fruticosusBramble
RhododendronRhododendron

Ferns

Scientific nameCommon name
Blechnum spicantHard fern
Polypody vulgarePolypody
Pteridium aquilinumBracken

Grasses

Scientific nameCommon name
Juncus conglomeratusCompact Rush

Fungi

Scientific nameCommon name
Hypholoma fasiculareSulphur Tuft

Flowering plants

Scientific nameCommon name
Digitalis purpureaFoxglove
Ajuga reptansBugle
Valeriana officinalisCommon Valerian
Cirsium vulgareSpear Thistle
Calluna vulgarisHeather



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