Plants
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Sand Feather-moss - Brachythecium mildeanum
Brachythecium rivulare
Brachythecium rutabulum
Rape - Brassica napus
Quaking-grass - Briza media
This grass can also be called Dithery Docks.
Hairy Brome - Bromopsis ramosa
Bryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum
Bryum argenteum
Bryum bicolor
Capillary Thread-moss - Bryum capillare
Found in woodland.
Bryum pseudotriquetrum
Bryum pseudotriquetrum var pseudotriquetrum
Crimson-tuber Thread-moss - Bryum rubens
Buddleja - Buddleja davidii
Flowering Rush - Butomus umbellatus
Calliergon cordifolium
Calliergonella cuspidata
Intermediate Water-starwort - Callitriche hamulata
Recorded during a survey in July and August in 2015
Autumnal Water-starwort - Callitriche hermaphroditica
Found on the wetland.
Various-leaved Water-starwort - Callitriche platycarpa
Water Starwort - Callitriche stagnalis
Heather/Ling - Calluna vulgaris
Heather has been used as thatching and to make brushes and baskets! On the Reserve it provides pollen for the bees during August and September.
Marsh Marigold - Caltha palustris
Marsh Marigold was confined to the Voley ponds and one place in the Scrapes ponds. Not so now and the bright yellow flower heads can be seen through the Scrapes and on the moor. Many insects feed from this flower.
Calypogeia fissa
Found in the willow carr.
Harebell - Campanula rotundifolia
Over the last few years this delicate blue flower has spread across the moor. It flowers in the late summer.