Waterbeach Angling Club

The following is a record of the Plant Records from Cambridgeshire Flora Group visit to Leland Water Site, TL4865, 18th September 2010.

Plant Records from Cambridgeshire Flora Group visit to Landbeach Pits, TL4865, 18th September 2010

Vice-County Plant Recorders: Nick Millar (nmillar1@ntlworld.com, 01480 394419) and Alan Leslie 

Landbeach Pits (records not differentiated to components of the site) 

Scientific name

Common name

Grid_ref

Stage/Abundance

Comment

Acer campestre

Field Maple

TL4865

Planted

 

Acer platanoides

Norway Maple

TL4865

 

 

Acer platanoides

Norway Maple

TL4865

Planted

 

Acer pseudoplatanus

Sycamore

TL4865

 

 

Achillea millefolium

Yarrow

TL4865

 

 

Aesculus hippocastanum

Horse-chestnut

TL4865

Planted

 

Agrimonia eupatoria

Agrimony

TL4865

 

 

Agrostis stolonifera

Creeping Bent

TL4865

 

 

Alisma plantago-aquatica

Water-plantain

TL4865

 

 

Alliaria petiolata

Garlic Mustard

TL4865

 

 

Alnus cordata

Italian Alder

TL4865

Planted

 

Alnus incana

Grey Alder

TL4865

Planted

 

Anagallis arvensis

Scarlet Pimpernel

TL4865

 

 

Anthriscus sylvestris

Cow Parsley

TL4865

 

 

Aphanes arvensis sens.str.

Parsley-piert

TL4865

 

 

Arctium minus

Lesser Burdock

TL4865

 

 

Arenaria serpyllifolia sens. lat.

Thyme-leaved Sandwort

TL4865

 

 

Arrhenatherum elatius

False Oat-grass

TL4865

 

 

Artemisia vulgaris

Mugwort

TL4865

 

 

Atriplex prostrata sens.str.

Spear-leaved Orache

TL4865

 

 

Ballota nigra

Black Horehound

TL4865

 

 

Bellis perennis

Daisy

TL4865

 

 

Betula pendula

Silver Birch

TL4865

Planted

 

Brachypodium sylvaticum

False-brome

TL4865

 

 

Bryonia dioica

White Bryony

TL4865

 

 

Buddleja davidii

Butterfly-bush

TL4865

 

 

Calamagrostis epigejos

Wood Small-reed

TL4865

 

 

Calystegia silvatica

Large Bindweed

TL4865

 

 

Capsella bursa-pastoris

Shepherd's-purse

TL4865

 

 

Cardamine pratensis

Cuckoo-flower

TL4865

 

 

Carex hirta

Hairy Sedge

TL4865

 

 

Carex otrubae

False Fox-sedge

TL4865

 

 

Carex pendula

Pendulous Sedge

TL4865

Planted

 

Carex riparia

Great Pond-sedge

TL4865

 

 

Carex spicata

Spiked Sedge

TL4865

 

 

Centaurea nigra

Common Knapweed

TL4865

 

 

Cerastium fontanum

Common Mouse-ear

TL4865

 

 

Ceratophyllum demersum

Rigid Hornwort

TL4865

 

 

Chamerion angustifolium

Rosebay Willowherb

TL4865

 

 

Chenopodium album sens.str.

Fat-hen

TL4865

 

 

Circaea lutetiana

Enchanter's-nightshade

TL4865

 

 

Cirsium arvense

Creeping Thistle

TL4865

 

 

Cirsium vulgare

Spear Thistle

TL4865

 

 

Conyza canadensis

Canadian Fleabane

TL4865

 

 

Corylus avellana

Hazel

TL4865

Planted

 

Crataegus monogyna

Hawthorn

TL4865

 

 

Crepis capillaris

Smooth Hawk's-beard

TL4865

 

 

Cyperus longus

Galingale

TL4865

Planted

planted at pit margins in a number of places

Dactylis glomerata

Cock's-foot

TL4865

 

 

Daucus carota ssp. carota

Wild Carrot

TL4865

 

 

Dipsacus fullonum sens. lat.

Wild Teasel

TL4865

 

 

Echium vulgare

Viper's Bugloss

TL4865

 

 

Elodea nuttallii

Nuttall's Water-weed

TL4865

 

 

Elytrigia repens

Common Couch

TL4865

 

 

Epilobium hirsutum

Great Willowherb

TL4865

 

 

Epilobium tetragonum

Square-stalked Willowherb

TL4865

 

 

Equisetum arvense

Field Horsetail

TL4865

 

 

Erigeron acer

Blue Fleabane

TL4865

 

outer margins of site/field edges

Erodium cicutarium sens.str.

Common Stork's-bill

TL4865

 

 

Euphorbia peplus

Petty Spurge

TL4865

 

 

Fagus sylvatica

Beech

TL4865

Planted

 

Festuca rubra agg.

Red Fescue

TL4865

 

 

Fraxinus excelsior

Ash

TL4865

 

 

Galega officinalis

Goat's-rue

TL4865

 

in many places beside paths, possibly planted originally

Galium aparine

Cleavers

TL4865

 

 

Galium palustre

Common Marsh-bedstraw

TL4865

 

 

Galium verum

Lady's Bedstraw

TL4865

 

 

Geranium dissectum

Cut-leaved Crane's-bill

TL4865

 

 

Geranium molle

Dove's-foot Crane's-bill

TL4865

 

 

Geum urbanum

Herb Bennet

TL4865

 

 

Glechoma hederacea

Ground-ivy

TL4865

 

 

Gnaphalium uliginosum

Marsh Cudweed

TL4865

 

 

Hedera helix

Ivy

TL4865

 

 

Heracleum sphondylium

Hogweed

TL4865

 

 

Holcus lanatus

Yorkshire-fog

TL4865

 

 

Iris foetidissima

Stinking Iris

TL4865

 

 

Iris pseudacorus

Yellow Iris

TL4865

 

 

Juncus articulatus

Jointed Rush

TL4865

 

 

Juncus effusus

Soft Rush

TL4865

 

 

Juncus inflexus

Hard Rush

TL4865

 

 

Juncus subnodulosus

Blunt-flowered Rush

TL4865

 

 

Knautia arvensis

Field Scabious

TL4865

 

 

Laburnum anagyroides

Laburnum

TL4865

Planted

 

Lamium album

White Dead-nettle

TL4865

 

 

Lamium amplexicaule

Hen-bit Dead-nettle

TL4865

 

 

Lamium purpureum

Red Dead-nettle

TL4865

 

 

Lemna minor

Common Duckweed

TL4865

 

 

Lemna trisulca

Ivy-leaved Duckweed

TL4865

 

 

Leontodon autumnalis

Autumnal Hawkbit

TL4865

 

outer margins of site/field edges

Leucanthemum vulgare

Oxeye Daisy

TL4865

 

 

Ligustrum vulgare

Wild Privet

TL4865

 

 

Linaria vulgaris

Common Toadflax

TL4865

 

 

Lonicera periclymenum

Honeysuckle

TL4865

 

 

Lotus corniculatus

Common Bird's-foot-trefoil

TL4865

 

 

Lycopus europaeus

Gipsywort

TL4865

 

 

Lythrum salicaria

Purple-loosestrife

TL4865

 

 

Malva neglecta

Dwarf Mallow

TL4865

 

 

Malva sylvestris

Common Mallow

TL4865

 

 

Medicago arabica

Spotted Medick

TL4865

 

 

Medicago lupulina

Black Medick

TL4865

 

 

Mentha aquatica

Water Mint

TL4865

 

 

Mentha arvensis

Corn Mint

TL4865

 

 

Mercurialis annua

Annual Mercury

TL4865

 

 

Myosotis arvensis

Field Forget-me-not

TL4865

 

 

Nuphar lutea

Yellow Water-lily

TL4865

Planted

 

Odontites vernus

Red Bartsia

TL4865

 

 

Oenothera glazioviana

Large-flowered Evening-primrose

TL4865

 

 

Onopordum acanthium

Cotton Thistle

TL4865

 

 

Ophrys apifera

Bee Orchid

TL4865

 

outer margins of site/field edges

Pastinaca sativa

Wild Parsnip

TL4865

 

 

Pentaglottis sempervirens

Green Alkanet

TL4865

 

 

Persicaria maculosa

Redshank

TL4865

 

 

Phleum pratense sens.str.

Timothy

TL4865

 

 

Phragmites australis

Common Reed

TL4865

 

 

Picris echioides

Bristly Oxtongue

TL4865

 

 

Plantago lanceolata

Ribwort Plantain

TL4865

 

 

Plantago major

Greater Plantain

TL4865

 

 

Poa annua

Annual Meadow-grass

TL4865

 

 

Populus alba

White Poplar

TL4865

Planted

 

Potamogeton crispus

Curled Pondweed

TL4865

 

 

Potamogeton pectinatus

Fennel Pondweed

TL4865

 

 

Potentilla anserina

Silverweed

TL4865

 

 

Potentilla reptans

Creeping Cinquefoil

TL4865

 

 

Prunella vulgaris

Selfheal

TL4865

 

 

Prunus laurocerasus

Cherry Laurel

TL4865

Planted

 

Prunus spinosa

Blackthorn

TL4865

 

 

Pulicaria dysenterica

Common Fleabane

TL4865

 

 

Quercus cerris

Turkey Oak

TL4865

Planted

 

Quercus robur

Pedunculate Oak

TL4865

Planted

 

Ranunculus aquatic sp. agg.

a water crowfoot

TL4865

 

 

Ranunculus repens

Creeping Buttercup

TL4865

 

 

Ranunculus sceleratus

Celery-leaved Buttercup

TL4865

 

 

Reseda luteola

Weld

TL4865

 

 

Rhamnus cathartica

Buckthorn

TL4865

 

 

Ribes nigrum

Black Currant

TL4865

Planted

 

Ribes rubrum

Red Currant

TL4865

Planted

 

Rosa canina agg.

Dog Rose

TL4865

 

 

Rubus babingtonianus

a bramble

TL4865

 

 

Rubus caesius

Dewberry

TL4865

 

 

Rubus cissburiensis

a bramble

TL4865

 

 

Rumex conglomeratus

Clustered Dock

TL4865

 

 

Rumex crispus

Curled Dock

TL4865

 

 

Rumex obtusifolius

Broad-leaved Dock

TL4865

 

 

Salix alba

White Willow

TL4865

 

 

Salix caprea

Goat Willow

TL4865

 

 

Salix cinerea ssp. oleifolia

a willow

TL4865

 

 

Salix fragilis

Crack Willow

TL4865

Planted

 

Salix triandra

Almond Willow

TL4865

 

 

Salix viminalis

Osier

TL4865

 

 

Sambucus nigra

Elder

TL4865

 

 

Saponaria officinalis

Soapwort

TL4865

 

 

Scrophularia auriculata

Water Figwort

TL4865

 

 

Sedum acre

Biting Stonecrop

TL4865

 

 

Senecio erucifolius

Hoary Ragwort

TL4865

 

 

Senecio jacobaea

Common Ragwort

TL4865

 

 

Senecio viscosus

Sticky Groundsel

TL4865

 

 

Silene latifolia

White Campion

TL4865

 

 

Solanum dulcamara

Bittersweet

TL4865

 

 

Solanum nigrum

Black Nightshade

TL4865

 

 

Solidago canadensis

Canadian Goldenrod

TL4865

 

 

Sonchus arvensis

Perennial Sow-thistle

TL4865

 

 

Sorbus aucuparia

Rowan

TL4865

Planted

 

Sparganium erectum

Branched Bur-reed

TL4865

 

 

Stellaria media

Common Chickweed

TL4865

 

 

Symphoricarpos albus

Snowberry

TL4865

Planted

 

Syringa vulgaris

Lilac

TL4865

Planted

 

Taraxacum officinale agg.

Dandelion

TL4865

 

 

Torilis japonica

Upright Hedge-parsley

TL4865

 

 

Tragopogon pratensis

Goat's-beard

TL4865

 

 

Trifolium fragiferum

Strawberry Clover

TL4865

 

 

Trifolium repens

White Clover

TL4865

 

 

Tussilago farfara

Colt's-foot

TL4865

 

 

Typha latifolia

Great Reedmace

TL4865

 

 

Ulmus glabra

Wych Elm

TL4865

 

 

Urtica dioica

Common Nettle

TL4865

 

 

Verbascum thapsus

Great Mullein

TL4865

 

 

Verbena officinalis

Vervain

TL4865

 

 

Veronica chamaedrys

Germander Speedwell

TL4865

 

 

Veronica filiformis

Slender Speedwell

TL4865

 

 

Veronica persica

Common Field-speedwell

TL4865

 

 

Veronica serpyllifolia

Thyme-leaved Speedwell

TL4865

 

 

Viola odorata

Sweet Violet

TL4865

 

 

Leland Water (including smaller waterbodies etc)

Scientific name

Common name

Grid_ref

Stage/Abundance

Comment

Acorus calamus

Sweet-flag

TL483653

Planted

 

Caltha palustris

Marsh Marigold

TL483653

Planted

planted in a number of places along western margin of Leland Water

Cornus alba

White Dogwood

TL4865

Planted

 

Hippophae rhamnoides

Sea-buckthorn

TL48426534

Planted

planted on southeastern margin of Leland Water

Hippophae rhamnoides

Sea-buckthorn

TL48426534

 

self-sown seedlings on fishing platform a few metres to north of mature planted bush

Hypericum maculatum x perforatum (H. x desetangsii)

Des Etangs' St. John's-wort

TL485653

 

very close to the perforatum end of the spectrum, most people would record this as H.perforatum (D.Barden). On soil/gravel heap near carpark.

Lysimachia punctata

Dotted Loosestrife

TL4865

Planted

western margin of Leland Water, probably planted

Mentha aquatica x arvensis (M. x verticillata)

Whorled Mint

TL48346541

 

western margin of Leland Water, by sleeper-built fishing swim no. 24

Mentha aquatica x arvensis (M. x verticillata)

Whorled Mint

TL48366529

 

western margin of Leland Water

Rosa rubiginosa sens.str.

Sweet Briar

TL48616547

 

small bush next to large clump of Bramble and Dog Rose, gravel waste area

Corpus Christi Lake (including smaller water bodies etc.) 

Scientific name

Common name

Grid ref

Stage/Abundance

Comment

Aquilegia vulgaris

Columbine

TL4865

Planted

 

Asparagus officinalis ssp. officinalis

Garden Asparagus

TL4865

 

western margin of site

Bolboschoenus maritimus

Sea Club-rush

TL485655

Planted

 

Ceratophyllum demersum

Rigid Hornwort

TL48536549

 

elongated, flaccid form (looks like C.submersum, Soft Hornwort, but insufficiently branched)

Duchesnea indica

Yellow-flowered Strawberry

TL48636554

 

in regularly mown 'amenity' grassland

Fragaria vesca

Wild Strawberry

TL48636554

 

in regularly mown 'amenity' grassland

Lonicera japonica

Japanese Honeysuckle

TL4865

 

in wooded northern margin of pit

Myosotis laxa

Tufted Forget-me-not

TL48536549

 

 

Nymphaea marliacea

a water-lily

TL4865

Planted

 

Oxalis exilis

Least Yellow-sorrel

TL48636554

 

in regularly mown 'amenity' grassland

Pyrus communis sens. str.

Pear

TL48746566

Planted

probably planted, one large tree in woodland/scrub at eastern end of Corpus Christi main pit

Rubus armeniacus

a bramble

TL4865

 

in wooded northern margin of pit

Rubus laciniatus

Cut-leaved Bramble

TL4865

Planted

 

Rumex palustris

Marsh Dock

TL48666556

 

rare, margin of smaller pool

Salix daphnoides

European Violet-willow

TL486655

Planted

young planted trees

Salix elaeagnos

Olive Willow

TL4865

Planted

 

Samolus valerandi

Brookweed

TL48536549

 

 

Sorbus intermedia sens.str.

Swedish Whitebeam

TL4865

Planted

in wooded northern margin of pit

Typha angustifolia

Lesser Reedmace

TL484655

 

possibly planted, in a number of places around the pits.