Castor Hanglands

Large National Nature Reserve near Ailsworth, Peterborough.
Visited on 4th July 2010.
Huge numbers of Common Spotted Orchids in the wet grassland area. Yellow Rattle common throughout reserve.








Plant list:
Common Spotted Orchid, Dactylorhiza fuchsii
Hairy St John's Wort, Hypericum hirsutum
Yellow Rattle, Rhinanthus minor
Hedge Bedstraw, Gallium mollugo
Common Gromwell, Lithospermum officinale
Silverweed, Potentilla anserina
Meadow Buttercup, Ranunculus acris
White clover, Trifolium repens
Meadowsweet, Filipendula ulmaria
Great Willowherb, Epilobium hirsutum
Lady's Bedstraw, Galium verum
Meadow Vetchling, Lathyrus pratensis
Agrimony, Agrimonia eupatoria
Tufted Vetch, Vicia cracca
Common Valerian, Valeriana officinalis
Lesser Spearwort, Ranunculus flammula
Self-heal, Prunella vulgaris
Birdsfoot trefoil, Lotus corniculatus
Bulrush, Typha latifolia
Fen Bedstraw, Galium uliginosum
Water mint, Mentha aquatica
White Bryony, Bryonia dioica
Eyebright, Euphrasia sp.
Perforate St John's Wort, Hypericum perforatum
Ribwort plantain, Plantago lanceolata
Bramble, Rubus sp.
Lesser Stitchwort, Stellaria graminea
Field Scabious, Knautia arvensis
Musk Mallow, Malva moschata
Field Bindweed, Convolvulus arvensis
Creeping Thistle, Cirsium arvense
Cleavers, Galium aparine
Common Nettle, Urtica dioica
Lesser Burdock, Arctium minus
Hedge Woundwort, Stachys sylvatica
Enchanter's Nightshade, Circaea lutetiana
Broad-leaved dock, Rumex obtusifolius
Herb Bennet, Geum urbanum
Honeysuckle, Lonicera periclymenum
Creeping Cinquefoil, Potentilla reptans
Black Bryony, Tamus communis
Tormentil, Potentilla erecta
Creeping Jenny, Lysimachia nummularia
Daisy, Bellis perennis
Rosebay Willowherb, Chamerion angustifolium
Woody Nightshade, Solanum dulcamara
Traveller's Joy, Clematis vitalba
Hogweed, Heracleum sphondylium
Common Knapweed, Centaurea nigra
Germander Speedwell, Veronica chamaedrys
Creeping Bellflower, Campanula rapunculoides
Corn mint, Mentha arvensis
Wild Parsnip, Pastinaca savita
Common Ragwort, Senecio jacobaea
Wild Teasel, Dipsacus fullonum
Dog Rose, Rosa canina
Scentless Mayweed, Tripleurospermum inodorum
White Campion, Silene latifolia

Second visit 24th July 2010, guided walk.

New species list:
Red Bartsia, Odontites vernus
Common Fleabane, Pulicaria dysenterica
Goatsbeard, Tragopogon pratensis
Common Centaury, Centaurium erythraea
Lesser Centaury, Centaurium pulchellum
Harebell, Campanula rotundifolia
Weld, Reseda luteola
Great Burnet, Sanguisorba officinalis
Woolly Thistle, Cirsium eriophorum
Greater Plantain, Plantago major
Dryad's Saddle, Polyporus squamosus