Trees and Shrubs

Common Name - Scientific Name - Notes

Ash - Fraxinus excelsior
Beech - Fagus sylvatica
Bird Cherry - Prunus avium
Blackthorn - Prunus spinosa
Bramble - Rubus fruiticosa
Dogwood - Cornus sanguine
Elder - Sambucus nigra
Elm - Ulmus minor var. vulgaris
Field Maple - Acer campestre
Hawthorn - Crataegus monogyna
Hazel - Corylus avellana
Holly - Ilex aquifolium
Horse Chestnut - Aesculus hippocastanum
Lime - Tilia x europaea
Plum - Prunus domestica
Privet - Ligustrum spp
Rowan - Sorbus aucuparia
Snowberry - Symphoricarpos albus
Sycamore - Acer pseudoplatanus
Whitebeam - Sorbus aria
Willow -Salix pentandra

Other Plants

American Willowherb - Epilobium ciliatum
Aqua Ligia
Bluebell - Hyacinthoides spp
Broad Buckler Fern - Dryopteris dilatata
Broad-leaved Dock - Rumex obtusifolium
Broad-leaved Willowherb - Epoliobium montanum
Brooklime - Veronica beccabunga
Bush Vetch - Vicia sepium
Butterbur - Petasites hybridus
Common Sowthistle -Sonchus oleraceus
Creeping Buttercup -Ranunculus repens
Cleaver - Galium aparine
Cow Parsley - Anthriscus sylvestris
Crocus - Crocus spp
Cuckoo Pint - Arum spp
Dandelion - Taraxacum officinale
Dog Rose - Rosa canina
Dog's Mercury - Mercurialis perennis
Dog Violet - Viola riviniana
Feverfew - Tanacetum parthenium
Figwort - Scrophularia spp
Field Bindweed - Convolvulus arvensis
Field Horsetail -Equisetum arvense
Fool's Parsley - Aethus cynapium
Forget-me-not Myosotis spp
Garlic Mustard - Allaria petoilata
Golden Chain - Laburnum anagyroides
Golden Saxifrage - Chrysosplenium oppositifolium
Gooseberry - Ribes uva-crispa
Greater Plantain - Plantago major
Hard Rush - Juncus spp
Hedge Woundwort - Stachys sylvatica
Herb Robert - Geranium robertianum
Hogweed -Heracleum sphondylium
Ivy - Hedera helix
Japanese Knotweed - Polygonum cuspidatum
Lesser Burdock - Arctium minus
Lesser Celandine - Ranunculus ficaria
Meadow Buttercup - Ranunculus acris
Meadow Cranesbill - Geranium pratense
Meadow Sweet - Filipendia ulmaria
Montbretia - Crocosmia spp
Nettle - Urtica dioica
Nettle-leaved Bellflower - Campanula trachelium
Nipplewort - Lapsana spp
Petty Spurge - Euphorbia peplus
Pineapple Weed - Matricaria discoidea
Primrose - Primula vulgaris
Ramson - Allium ursinum
Red Campion - Silene dioica
Redcurrent - Ribes sylvestris
Ribwort Plantain - Plantago lanceolata
Self-heals - Prunella spp
Shepherd's Purse - Capsella bursa-pastoris
Snowdrop - Galanthus nivalis
Spear-leaved Orache - Atriplex prostrata
Toad Rush - Juncus bufonius
Violet - Viola spp
Water Avens - Geum rivale
Wavy Bittercress - Cardamine flexuosa
Welsh Poppy - Meconopsis cambrica
Wild Garlic - Allium ursinum
Wild Raspberry - Rubus idaeus
Winter Cress -Barbarea vulgaris
Wood Anemone -Anemone nemorosa
Wood Avens - Geum urbanum
Wood Dock -Rumex sanguineus

Grasses

Annual Meadow Grass - Poa annua
Cocksfoot - Dactylis spp
Couch Grass - Elymus repens
Creeping Bent - Agrostis stolonifera
Giant Fescue - Festuca gigantea
False Brome - Bractipodium sylvaticum
Plicate Flote-grass - Glyceria fluitans
Rough Meadow Grass - Poa trivialis
Rye Grass - Lolium perenne
Yorkshire Fog - Holcus lanatus

Birds

Common Name - Scientific Name - Notes

Blackbird -Turdus merula
Blackcap - Sylvia atricapilla
Blue Tit - Cyanistes caeruleus
Bullfinch - Pyrrhula pyrrhula
Chaffinch - Fringilla coelebs
Chiffchaff - Phylloscopus collybita
Coal Tit - Periparus ater
Curlew - Numenius arquata
Carrion Crow - Corvus corone
Dunnock - Prunella modularis
Fieldfare - Turdus pilaris
Goldcrest - Regulus regulus
Goldfinch - Carduelis carduelis
Great Tit - Parus major
Greenfinch - Carduelis chloris
Grey Wagtail - Motacilla cinerea
Heron - Ardea cinerea
House Martin - Delichon urbicum
House Sparrow - Passer domesticus
Jackdaw - Corvus monedula
Jay - Garrulus glandarius
Kingfisher - Alcedo atthis
Long-tailed Tit - Aegithalos caudatus
Magpie - Pica pica
Mallard - Anas platyrhynchos
Mistle Thrush -Turdus viscivorus
Oystercatcher -Haematopus ostralegus - Flying overhead
Pied Flycatcher - Ficedula hypoleuca
Pink-footed Goose - Anser brachyrhynchus - Flying overhead
Redpoll - Carduelis flammea
Redshank - Tringa totanus
Redwing - Turdus iliacus
Robin - Erithacus rubecula
Rook - Corvus frugilegus
Song Thrush - Turdus philomelos
Sparrow Hawk - Accipiter nisus
Starling - Sturnus vulgaris
Swallow - Hirundo rustica
Swift - Apus apus
Tawny Owl - Strix aluco
Tree Creeper - Certhia familiaris
Warbler - Sylvia borin
Waxwing - Bombycilla garrulus
Willow Warbler -Phylloscopus trochilus
Wood Pigeon - Columba palumbus
Wren - Troglodytes troglodytes

Mammals

Badger - Meles meles
Bank Vole - Myodes glareolus
Brown Rat - Rattus norvegicus
Fox - Vulpes vulpes
Grey Squirrel - Sciurus carolinensis
Hedgehog - Erinaceus europaeus
Mink - Neovison vison
Roe Deer - Capreolus capreolus
Stoat - Mustela erminea
Weasel - Mustela nivalis

Fish

Bullhead - Cottus gobio

Invertebrates (Aquatic)

Alderfly - Sialis lutaria
Bloodworm - Family: Chironomidae
Caddisfly - Order: Trichoptera
Cranefly - Family: Tipulidae
Damselfly- Suborder: Zygoptera
Dobsonfly - Subfamily: Corydalinae
Freshwater Shrimp - Gammarus pulex
Gilled Snail
Leech- Subclass: Hirudinea
Freshwater Limpet
Mayfly - Order: Ephemeroptera
Non-red Midge Larva - Order: Diptera
Orb Snail
Pea Mussel - Pisidium pseudosphaerium
Pouch Snail
Riffle Beetle - Family: Elmidae

Invertebrates (Terrestrial)

Bumble Bee - Bombus spp
Blue Bottle - Calliphora vomitoria
Brown Hawker Dragonfly - Aeshna grandis
Comma Butterfly - Polygonia c-album
Gatekeeper Butterfly - Pyronia tithonus
Green-veined White Butterfly- Pieris napi
Holly Blue Butterfly - Celastrina argiolus
Large White Butterfly - Pieris brassicae
Least Black Arch Moth - Nola confusalis - Not recorded in SW Yorkshire since 1995
Orange-tip Butterfly - Anthocharis cardamines
Peacock Butterfly - Inachis io
Red Admiral Butterfly - Vanessa atalanta
Small Tortoiseshell Butterfly - Aglais urticae L.
Small White Butterfly - Pieris rapae
Speckled Wood Butterfly - Pararge aegeria
Wasp - Dolichovespula media?

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