Stream Invertebrates:

 

Ancylus fluviatilis                                       River Limpets

Agapetus                                                       Saddle-case Caddisfly larvae

Glossosoma                                                   Saddle-case Caddisfly larvae

Synagapetus                                                 Caddis Possibility (Ian Wallace, irecord)

Psychomyiidae                                            Caddis larvae in tubes (Galleries)

Rhyacophila dorsalis                                  Free swimming Caddis larvae

Gammarus pulex                                         Freshwater Shrimps

Chironomidae                                              Non-biting Midge larvae

Psychomyiidae                                            Caddis larvae in tubes (Galleries)

Rhyacophila dorsalis                                  Free swimming Caddis larvae

Ephemera danica                                       Green Sedge Mayfly

Asellus aquaticus                                       Water Hoglouse

Liverworts:

Conocephalum conicum                                 Great Scented Liverwort

Pellia endiviifolia                                             Endive Pellia

Lunularia cruciate                                            Crescent-cup Liverwort

Porella platyphylla                                           Wall Scalewort

Mosses:

Plagiomnium undulatum                             Hart’s Tongue Thyme Moss 

Palustriella commutata                            Curled Hook-moss

Eucladium verticillatum                           Whorled Tufa Moss

Thamnobryum alopecurum                     Fox-tailed Feather Moss

 Anomodon viticulosus                           Rambling Tail Moss

(Common tufa bryophytes – not seen/identified)

Wet Woodland Plants:

Polystichum setiferum                                  Soft Shield Fern

Carex pendula**                                             Pendulous Sedge

Hedera helix                                                    Common Ivy (climbing & ground cover)

Asplenium viride                                            Green Spleenwort

Lamium galeobdon**                                    Yellow Archangel (wild species)

Veronica montana                                         Wood Speedwell    

Rubus fruticosus                                             Blackberry

Geranium robertianum                                 Herb Robert

Primula vulgaris**                                         Primrose

Allium ursinum**                                          Wild Garlic

Mercurialis perennis**                                 Dog’s Mercury

Hyacinthoides non-scrita**                         Bluebel

Urtica dioica                                                   Stinging Nettle

Arum maculatum                                           Lords & Ladies

Ficaria vernq                                                   Lesser Celandine

Lamium purpureum                                      Red Deadnettle

Galium aparine                                               Cleavers (Goose Grass)

Glechoma hederacea                                     Ground Ivy

Silene dioica                                                    Red Campion

Veronica montana                                         Wood Speedwell                      

                    Grassland species ( on the tufa stream bank )

                                                                          Birdseye Speedwell

                                                                          Barren Straberry

Lonicera periclymenum L.                       Honeysuckle

Clematis vitalba                                           Wild Clematis, Old Man’s Beard

Chrysosplenium oppositifolium             Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage

Eupatorium cannabinum                          Hemp Agrimony

**Ancient-woodland-indicator plant  Common Wet Woodland Plants – not seen

Woodland Trees

Blackthorn                                                      Prunus spinosa

Hazel                                                                Corylus avellana 

Elder                                                                Sambucus nigra

Hawthorn                                                       Crataegus monogyna

English Yew                                                    Taxus baccata

Common Lime                                                Tilia × europaea

  Birds:

Sparrowhawk (flying over), Red Kite (flying over) Buzzard (circling), Common Raven, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker, Song Thrush, Blackbird, Tree Creeper, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Long-tailed Tit, Robin, Wren, Chiff Chaff, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw, Chaffinch, Pheasant (M&F, 3 young)

       Insects, Spiders, Butterflies etc

Black Oil Beetle,  Rove Beetle (Philonthus marginatus), Oak Marble Gall, Nursery Web Spider, Brimstone Butterfly, Small Tortoiseshell Butterfly, Comma  Butterfly, Beefly, Hoverfly, Angle Shades Moth, Dock Bug, Azure Damselfly, 14-Spot Ladybird, Black & Red Froghopper, Picture Fly,