MINSMERE RSPB RESERVE & LISTS

ENGLAND

SUFFOLK (Leiston, Ipswich), (e)

National Grid TM 460672 00^o00´/00^o00´ 970ha 0-24m, heathland mainly just inland dropping to large reedbeds with coastal lagoons and dunes, has river and meadows, some oak woodland and some reverting arable and plantation

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Birding Site Guide

Britain has some of the most diverse habitats and geology for its size of any similar sized region in the world and of all the places in Britain Minsmere comes top for its habitat and species diversity. This is reflected in the list of breeding birds, which is the largest in Britain at around 90-100 species per year (134 species have bred in total) and its total bird species list is very impressive at 331. Lists of species for other Classes are equal impressive, see lower down. In total around 5,600 species have been documented, and while a few other sites may have longer lists, such as the New Forest, they are invariably much larger.

Suffolk is located ne of London above Essex and below Norfolk, it has no motorways but good dual carriageways and ‘A’ roads. Minsmere is run and managed by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB). To reach Minsmere travel towards Norwich, then take the A12 south to Saxmundham and the B1119 towards Leiston. From Leiston head north for a mile on the B1112, the reserve is signed off here, and you should follow the signs taking one of the side roads east to Eastbridge and hence the reserve. There is a subsidised public transport service, which costs around £1, called Coast Link which runs from Darsham train station collecting around the towns and villages on demand and then on to visitor attractions on the Suffolk coast.

Suffolk is a very attractive county, it has a relatively low population and has a high percentage of ‘old’ countryside (that is pre-Enclosure or before 1830), which means it has many twisting single-track sunken roads or hollow-ways with associated old hedgerows and irregularly shaped small fields. It has retained these characteristics due largely to it poor sandy acidic soils, which are not the best for agriculture, though much of the fens and heathland has been converted to improved pasture and foreign species conifer plantations. The area around Minsmere consists of low rolling hills with heath and floodplain areas with reedbeds.

Places to stay are easy to find in the towns, with bed and breakfast (B&B) or self-catering holiday cottages being most popular. The nearest place is the RSPB own holiday cottage; Scott’s Hall Cottage, book by contacting Suffolk Secrets or phone 01502 722717 altenatively try the Eels Foot Inn at Eastbridge. It is advisable to book in advance in peak season to avoid disappointment. Places to eat are easy to find at many pubs and in peak season at many tourists hotspots.

At the reserve access is free for members, £5 for non-members and wheelchair facilities are good. Facilities at Minsmere included a large car park and disabled facilities for much of the reserve, motor-wheelchairs are available to go round the reserve. There is a large well-stocked shop, selling RSPB items, optics and a wide selection of natural history books. There is also a tearoom with varied food menu. There are regular guided walks and events, see RSPB website for detailsRSPB .

The full range of habitats, all in hectares as of 2003 are: Heath/acid grassland/bracken 446, reed 155, unimproved and semi-improved neutral grassland 150, woodland and scrub 94, vegetated dunes 42, open water 33, coastal lagoons 19, arable 14 other (infrastructure etc) 14. Reserve paths focus on a loop around the reedbeds, called The Scrape, initially this area was flooded with freshwater during the war to form a sea-defence, by closing the sluice. Avocets were then found to be breeding in 1947, the first time they had bred in Britain in over 100 years. The RSPB appointed a ‘watcher’, Bert Axle and he created The Scrape in the 1960’s. Management on The Scrape focuses on maintaining the partially saline area for invertebrates and for the nationally important numbers of Avocets and increasing the reedbed specialist species such as Bittern, Bearded Tit and Marsh Harrier and maintaining Minsmere position as one of the best sites in Britain for all 4. The eastern part of the path’s loop connects with the public footpath along the dunes and beach. Four hides are located along this loop, with an additional public viewing area on the east side. There is another path from here, which leads back parallel with the road to 2 other hides, and this can be followed back to the entrance road. Additionally a network of 16.4 km of Public Rights of Way (ProW) crisscross the site and these can be accessed at all times free. The Scrape area attracts large numbers of gulls, terns, wildfowl and passage waders.

To the south are the wet grasslands so important for breeding Redshank and Lapwing. Parts of the heath are Open Access land and PRoW are present, much of the heath however is closed, at least in the breeding season, for conservation, as rare birds such as Nightjar, Dartford Warbler and Stone Curlew breed. Further work on the heaths is focusing on reverting plantations and poor arable land back to heath or acid grasslands.

Along the coast the reserve stretches from the higher ground of the adjoining National Trust reserve; Dunwich Heath, 3km south to Sizewell nuclear power station. A coastal PRoW carries on south of the power station to Thorpeness and permissive paths continue from the power station to connect with other PRoW a little way inland. The dunes system holds rare plants such as Sea Pea. Offshore nationally important numbers of Red-throated Divers winter, and seawatching can be profitable in the right winds. Inland the reserve extends northwards and joins Westleton Heath a reserve with several landowners. Westleton Heath adjoins Dunwich forest, which is west of Dunwich Heath, North of Dunwich Heath is Dingle Marshes which has one of the largest reedbeds in the UK. North of Dingle Marshes the protected chain of reserves continues with Westwood Marshes and Walberswick Nature Reserve then Benacre Broad. Other reserves inland but very close to Minsmere include North Warren, Aldringham Walks and Snape Warren, none of which have visitor facilities but all can be accessed via PRoW.

Minsmere Species Totals, Figures given are Total, (RDB sp., Na, Nb, BAP, BAP research) Birds, 331, , , , , Lepidoptera Total, 1060, 15, 5, 75, 8, 59 Lepidoptera (Moths), 1027, 15, 5, 73, 4, 57 Lepidoptera (Macro Moths), 476, 6, 2, 26, 4, 57 Lepidoptera (Micro Moths), 551, 9, 3, 47, 0, 0 Lepidoptera (Butterflies), 33, , , 2, 4, 2 Odonata (Dragonflies and Damselflies), 24, 1, , , 1, Coleoptera (Beetles), 515, 5, 12, 43, , Trichoptera (Caddisflies), 28. Pseudoscorpions), 252. Orthoptera (Grasshoppers and Crickets), 16, , 1, 2, , Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps), 152, 8, 7, 10, , Chilopoda (Centipedes), 12. Diptera (Flies), 471, 18, 42 scarce species, , Heteroptera (True bugs), 123, 1, , 1, , Auchenorrychna (Leafhoppers and allies), 16, 1, , , , Dictyoptera (Cockroaches), 1. Neuroptera (Lacewings), 17. Isopoda (Woodlice), 7. Mollusca, 50. Bats, 6. Other mammals, 30. Reptiles, 4. Amphibians, 4. Vascular plants, 672. Bryophytes, 107, 5 nationally scarce species. Lichens, 105, 3 nationally scarce species. Fungi. 1321 Agarics, 369. Brackets and allies, 192. Micofungi, 983. Fish, 8+.

 

Below are lists for most popular Classes, all other lists not on this page can be found here MINSMERE OTHER SPECIES LISTS .

 

Minsmere bird list to January 2008 Year last recorded

• Red-throated diver Gavia stellata Annual
• Black-throated diver Gavia arctica 2007
• Great northern diver Gavia immer 2007
• White-billed Diver Gavia adamsii 2006
• Little grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Annual
• Great crested grebe Podiceps cristatus Annual
• Red-necked grebe Podiceps grisegena 2004
• Slavonian grebe Podiceps auritus 2005?
• Black-necked grebe Podiceps nigricollis 2008 (2)
• Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis Annual
• Cory's shearwater Calonectris diomedea 2003
• Great shearwater Puffinus gravis 1982
• Sooty shearwater Puffinus griseus 2006
• Manx shearwater Puffinus puffinus 2004
• Balearic Shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus 2008
• Storm petrel Hydrobates pelagicus 2007
• Leach's petrel Oceanodroma leucorhoa 2004
• Gannet Sula bassana Annual
• Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Annual
• Shag Phalacrocorax aristotelis Annual
• Bittern Botaurus stellaris Annual
• Little bittern Ixobrychus minutus 1980
• Night heron Nycticorax nycticorax 2005
• Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides 2007
• Cattle egret Bulbulcus ibis 1988
• Little egret Egretta garzetta Annual
• Great white egret Egretta alba 2008
• Grey heron Ardea cinerea Annual
• Purple heron Ardea purpurea 2008 (3)
• White stork Ciconia ciconia 2004
• Black stork Ciconia nigra 1998
• Glossy ibis Plegadis falcinellus 2004
• Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia Annual
• Mute swan Cygnus olor Annual
• Bewick's swan Cygnus columbianus Annual
• Whooper swan Cygnus cygnus Annual
• Tundra Bean Goose Anser fabalis rossicus Annual
• Pink-footed goose Anser brachyrhynchus Annual
• White-fronted goose Anser albifrons Annual
• Greenland White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons flavirostris 1985
• Greylag goose Anser anser Annual
• Canada goose Branta canadensis Annual
• Barnacle goose Branta leucopsis Annual
• Dark-bellied Brent goose Branta bernicula benicula Annual
• Pale-bellied Brent Goose Branta bernicula hrota 2005
• Egyptian goose Alopochen aegyptiacus Annual
• Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Annual
• Manadarin duck Aix galericulata 2008
• Wigeon Anas penelope Annual
• American wigeon Anas americana 2002 (2)
• Gadwall Anas strepera Annual
• Teal Anas crecca Annual
• Green-winged teal Anas carolinensis 2007
• Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Annual
• Pintail Anas acuta Annual
• Garganey Anas querquedula Annual
• Blue-winged teal Anas discors 1987
• Shoveler Anas clypeata Annual
• Red-crested pochard Netta rufina 2004 (2)
• Pochard Aythya ferina Annual
• Ferruginous duck Aythya nyroca 2004
• Tufted duck Aythya fuligula Annual
• Scaup Aythya marila Annual
• Eider Somateria mollissima Annual
• Long-tailed duck Clangula hyemalis 2008
• Common scoter Melanitta nigra Annual
• Velvet scoter Melanitta fusca Annual
• Goldeneye Bucephala clangula Annual
• Smew Mergus albellus Annual
• Red-breasted merganser Mergus serrator Annual
• Goosander Mergus merganser Annual
• Ruddy duck Oxyura jamaicensis Annual
• Honey buzzard Pernis apivorus 2007
• Black kite Milvus migrans 2006
• Red kite Milvus milvus Annual
• White-tailed eagle Haliaeetus albicilla 2000
• Marsh harrier Circus aeruginosus Annual
• Hen harrier Circus cyaneus Annual
• Montagu's harrier Circus pygargus Annual
• Goshawk Accipiter gentilis 2004
• Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus Annual
• Buzzard Buteo buteo Annual
• Rough-legged buzzard Buteo lagopus 2008
• Osprey Pandion haliaetus Annual
• Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Annual
• Red-footed falcon Falco vespertinus 2008 (2)
• Merlin Falco columbarius Annual
• Hobby Falco subbuteo Annual
• Peregrine Falco peregrinus Annual
• Red-legged partridge Alectoris rufa Annual
• Grey partridge Perdix perdix 2005
• Quail Coturnix coturnix 2008 (2)
• Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Annual
• Water rail Rallus aquaticus Annual
• Spotted crake Porzana porzana 2008 (2)
• Little crake Porzana parva 1973
• Corncrake Crex crex 1963 (2)
• Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Annual
• Coot Fulica atra Annual
• Crane Grus grus Annual
• Great bustard Otis tarda 1987
• Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Annual
• Black-winged stilt Himantopus himantopus 1993
• Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta Annual
• Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus Annual
• Collared pratincole Glareola pratincola 1996
• Black-winged pratincole Glareola nordmanni 1985
• Little ringed plover Charadrius dubius Annual
• Ringed plover Charadrius hiaticula Annual
• Kentish plover Charadrius alexandrinus 2001
• Dotterel Charadrius morinellus (2001),1999
• Golden plover Pluvialis apricaria Annual
• Grey plover Pluvialis squatarola Annual
• Sociable plover Vanellus gregarius 2000
• Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Annual
• Knot Calidris canutus Annual
• Sanderling Calidris alba Annual
• Semi-palmated sandpiper Calidris pusilla 2008
• Little stint Calidris minuta Annual
• Temminck's stint Calidris temminckii 2008 (4)
• White-rumped sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis 2008
• Baird's sandpiper Calidris bairdii 2004
• Pectoral sandpiper Calidris melanotos 2006 (4)
• Curlew sandpiper Calidris ferruginea Annual
• Purple sandpiper Calidris maritima Annual
• Dunlin Calidris alpina Annual
• Broad-billed sandpiper Limicola falcinellus 1998
• Stilt sandpiper Micropalama himantopus 1997
• Buff-breasted sandpiper Tryngites subruficollis 1961
• Ruff Philomachus pugnax Annual
• Jack snipe Lymnocryptes minimus Annual
• Snipe Gallinago gallinago Annual
• Long-billed dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaeceus 1985
• Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Annual
• Black-tailed godwit Limosa limosa Annual
• Bar-tailed godwit Limosa lapponica Annual
• Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus Annual
• Curlew Numenius arquata Annual
• Spotted redshank Tringa erythropus Annual
• Redshank Tringa totanus Annual
• Marsh sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis 2005
• Greenshank Tringa nebularia Annual
• Greater yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca 1985
• Lesser yellowlegs Tringa flavipes 2008
• Green sandpiper Tringa ochropus Annual
• Wood sandpiper Tringa glareola Annual
• Terek sandpiper Xenus cinereus 1999
• Common sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Annual
• Spotted Sandpiper 2006
• Turnstone Arenaria interpres Annual
• Wilson's phalarope Phalaropus tricolor 1983
• Red-necked phalarope Phalaropus lobatus 2008
• Grey phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius 2000
• Pomarine skua Stercorarius pomarinus 2008
• Arctic skua Stercorarius parasiticus Annual
• Long-tailed skua Stercorarius longicaudus 2007
• Great skua Stercorarius skua Annual
• Mediterranean gull Larus melanocephalus Annual
• Laughing gull Larus atricilla 1995
• Little gull Larus minutus Annual
• Sabine's gull Larus sabini 1996
• Black-headed gull Larus ridibundus Annual
• Slender-billed gull Larus genei 1971
• Common gull Larus canus Annual
• Lesser black-backed gull Larus fuscus Annual
• Herring gull Larus argentatus Annual
• Yellow-legged Gull Larus (a) michahellis Annual
• Caspian Gull Larus (a) cachinnans 2008
• Iceland gull Larus glaucoides 2005
• Kumlien's Gull Larus glaucoides kumlieni 1996
• Glaucous gull Larus hyperboreus 2007
• Great black-backed gull Larus marinus Annual
• Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla Annual
• Gull-billed Tern Sterna nilotica 2007
• Caspian tern Sterna caspia 1996 (2)
• Lesser crested tern Sterna bengalensis 2005
• Sandwich tern Sterna sandvicensis Annual
• Roseate tern Sterns dougallii Annual
• Common tern Sterna hirundo Annual
• Arctic tern Sterna paradisaea Annual
• Sooty tern Sterna fuscata 1976
• Little tern Sterna albifrons Annual
• Whiskered tern Chlidonias hybridus 1988
• Black tern Chlidonias niger Annual
• White-winged black tern Chlidonias leucopterus 2007
• Guillemot Uria aalge Annual
• Razorbill Alca torda Annual
• Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle 2005
• Little auk Alle alle 2006
• Puffin Fratercula arctica 2005
• Rock dove/Feral pigeon Columba livia Annual
• Stock dove Columba oenas Annual
• Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Annual
• Collared dove Streptopelia decaocto Annual
• Turtle dove Streptopelia turtur Annual
• Ring-necked parakeet Psittacula krameri 2004
• Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Annual
• Barn owl Tyto alba Annual
• Little owl Athene noctua Annual
• Tawny owl Strix aluco Annual
• Long-eared owl Asio otus 2003
• Short-eared owl Asio flammeus Annual
• Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus Annual
• Swift Apus apus Annual
• Pallid Swift Apus pallidus 2004
• Alpine swift Apus melba 2006 (3+)
• Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Annual
• Bee-eater Merops apiaster 2008 (3)
• Roller Coracias garrulus 1956
• Hoopoe Upupa epops 2004
• Wryneck Jynx torquilla 2007 (2)
• Green woodpecker Picus viridis Annual
• Great spotted woodpecker Dendrocopos major Annual
• Lesser spotted woodpecker Dendrocopos minor 2003?
• Short-toed lark Calandrella brachydactyla 2007
• Woodlark Lullula arborea Annual
• Skylark Alauda arvensis Annual
• Shorelark Eremophila alpestris 2006
• Sand martin Riparia riparia Annual
• Swallow Hirundo rustica Annual
• Red-rumped swallow Hirundo daurica 2008
• House martin Delichon urbica Annual
• Richard's pipit Anthus novaeseelandiae 2000
• Tawny pipit Anthus campestris 2005
• Tree pipit Anthus trivalis Annual
• Meadow pipit Anthus pratensis Annual
• Red-throated pipit Anthus cervinus 2001
• Rock pipit Anthus petrosus Annual
• Water pipit Anthus spinoletta Annual
• Yellow wagtail Motacilla flava flavissima Annual
• Blue-headed Wagtail Motacilla flava flava 2002
• Grey-headed Wagtail Motacilla flava thunbergi 2006
• Citrine wagtail Motacilla citreola 1995
• Grey wagtail Motacilla cinerea Annual
• Pied wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Annual
• White Wagtail Motacilla alba Annual
• Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus 2006
• Dipper Cinclus cinclus sbsp. 1987
• Black-bellied Dipper Cinclus cinclus cinclus 1972
• Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Annual
• Dunnock Prunella modularis Annual
• Alpine accentor Prunella collaris 2002
• Robin Erithacus rubecula Annual
• Thrush Nightingale Luscinia luscinia 2008
• Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos Annual
• Red-spotted Bluethroat Luscinia svecica svecica 2001
• White-spotted Bluethroat Luscinia svecica cyanecula 2008
• Siberian blue robin Luscinia cyane 2000
• Black redstart Phoenicurus ochruros Annual
• Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Annual
• Whinchat Saxicola rubetra Annual
• Stonechat Saxicola torquata Annual
• Siberian Stonechat Saxicola torquata maura/stenjnegeri 1984
• Isabelline wheatear Oenanthe isabellina 1998
• Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Annual
• Ring ouzel Turdus torquatus Annual
• Blackbird Turdus merula Annual
• Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Annual
• Song thrush Turdus philomelus Annual
• Redwing Turdus iliacus Annual
• Mistle thrush Turdus viscivorus Annual
• Cetti's warbler Cettia cetti Annual
• Grasshopper warbler Locustella naevia Annual
• Savi's warbler Locustella lusciniodes 2004
• Aquatic Warbler Acrocephalus paludicola 1976
• Sedge warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Annual
• Marsh warbler Acrocephalus palustris 2008
• Reed warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Annual
• Great reed warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus 2008
• Icterine warbler Hippolais icterina 2008
• Melodious warbler Hippolais polyglotta 1970
• Dartford warbler Sylvia undata Annual
• Subalpine warbler Sylvia cantillans 1994
• Barred warbler Sylvia nisoria 2002 (3)
• Lesser whitethroat Sylvia curruca Annual
• Whitethroat Sylvia communis Annual
• Garden warbler Sylvia borin Annual
• Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Annual
• Greenish warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides 1990
• Pallas's warbler Phylloscopus proregulus 2004
• Yellow-browed warbler Phylloscopus inornatus 2007 (up to 6)
• Radde's warbler Phylloscopus schwarzi 1966
• Bonelli's warbler Phylloscopus bonelli 1970
• Wood warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix 2008
• Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Annual
• Willow warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Annual
• Goldcrest Regulus regulus Annual
• Firecrest Regulus ignicapillus Annual
• Spotted flycatcher Muscicapa striata Annual
• Red-breasted flycatcher Ficedula parva 1988
• Pied flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca Annual
• Bearded tit Panurus biarmicus Annual
• Long-tailed tit Aegithalos caudatus Annual
• Northern Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus caudatus 2004 (5+)
• Marsh tit Parus palustris Annual
• Willow tit Parus montanus 2004?
• Northern Willow tit Parus montanus borealis 1974
• Coal tit Parus ater Annual
• Continental Coal Tit Parus ater ater ?
• Blue tit Parus caeruleus Annual
• Great tit Parus major Annual
• Nuthatch Sitta europaea Annual
• Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Annual
• Penduline tit Remiz pendulinus 2008 (2)
• Golden oriole Oriolus oriolus 2008
• Red-backed shrike Lanius collurio 2008 (2)
• Great grey shrike Lanius excubitor 2007
• Woodchat shrike Lanius senator 2003
• Jay Garrulus glandarius Annual
• Magpie Pica pica Annual
• Nutcracker Nucifraga caryocatactes 1973
• Jackdaw Corvus monedula Annual
• Rook Corvus frugilegus Annual
• Carrion crow Corvus corone Annual
• Hooded crow Corvus cornix 2006
• Raven Corvus corax 2008
• Starling Sturnus vulgaris Annual
• Rose-coloured starling Sturnus roseus 2003
• House sparrow Passer domesticus Annual
• Tree sparrow Passer montanus 2007
• Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Annual
• Brambling Fringilla montifringilla Annual
• Serin Serinus serinus 2003
• Greenfinch Carduelis chloris Annual
• Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Annual
• Siskin Carduelis spinus Annual
• Linnet Carduelis cannabina Annual
• Twite Carduelis flavirostris 2007
• Lesser redpoll Carduelis cabaret Annual
• Mealy redpoll Carduelis flammea 2006
• Arctic redpoll Carduelis hornemanni 1996 (3)
• Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Annual
• Trumpeter finch Bucanetes githagineus 1971
• Common rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus 1994
• Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Annual
• Northern Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula pyrrhula 2004
• Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes 2007 (2)
• Lapland bunting Calcarius lapponicus Annual
• Snow bunting Plectrophenax nivalis Annual
• Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Annual
• Cirl bunting Emberiza cirlus 1955
• Ortoloan bunting Emberiza hortulana 2008
• Rustic bunting Emberiza rustica 1962
• Reed bunting Emberiza schoeniculus Annual
• Corn bunting Milaria calandra 2003

 

• Blue = subspecies
• Red = not submitted/accepted

 

• Appendix - Cat D, escapes etc.
• Albatross sp. Diomedea sp 1969
• White pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus
• Greater flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber
• Taiga Bean goose Anser fabalis fabalis
• Lesser white-fronted goose Anser erythropus
• Snow goose Anser caerulescens
• Red-breasted goose Branta ruficollis 2008
• Bar-headed goose Anser indicus
• Ruddy shelduck Tadorna ferruginea 2007
• Wood duck Aix sponsa
• Falcated duck Anas falcata
• Baikal teal Anas formosa
• Marbled duck Marmoretta angustirostris 2007
• White-headed duck Oxyura leucocephala
• Saker Falco cherrug
• Bobwhite Colinus virginianus
• Golden pheasant Chrysolophus pictus
• Red-headed bunting Emberiza bruniceps

 

• Cockatiel
• Cockatoo

 

Other vertebrates

Mammal species total 35, though this includes introduced species such as Rabbit, Reeve’s Muntjac and Grey Squirrel all of which are thriving. Red Deer are re-introduced and also common. Introduced American Mink are present but despite this Water Vole numbers are good, possibly because of Otters hindering their increase.

• Western Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus
• Water Shrew Neomys fodiens
• Common Shrew Sorex araneus
• Pygmy Shrew Sorex minutus
• Northern Mole Talpa europaea
• Serotine Eptesicus serotinus
• Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii
• Noctule Bat Nyctalus noctula
• Common Pipistrelle 45kHz Pipistrellus pipistrellus 45kHz
• Common Pipistrelle 55kHz Pipistrellus pipistrellus 55kHz
• Pipistrelle species Pipistrellus sp.
• Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus
• Red Fox Vulpes vulpes
• Otter Lutra lutra
• Badger Meles meles
• Stoat Mustela erminea
• Weasel Mustela nivalis
• American Mink Mustela vison intro
• Grey Seal Halichoerus grypus
• Common Seal Phoca vitulina
• Harbour Porpoise Phocoena phocoena
• Red Deer Cervus elaphus
• Chinese Water Deer Hydropotes inermis intro
• Chinese Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi intro
• Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus
• Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis intro
• Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris
• Northern Water Vole Arvicola terrestris
• Bank Vole Clethrionomys glareolus
• Field Vole Microtus agrestis
• Yellow-necked Mouse Apodemus flavicollis
• Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus
• Harvest Mouse Micromys minutus
• Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus intro
• Coypu Myocastor coypus intro
• Brown Hare Lepus europaeus
• Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus intro

 

Herptiles number 8 species

• Slow-worm Anguis fragilis
• Viviparous Lizard Lacerta vivipara
• Grass Snake Natrix natrix
• Adder Vipera berus

 

• Common Toad Bufo bufo
• Natterjack Toad Bufo calamita
• Common Frog Rana temporaria
• Smooth Newt Triturus vulgaris

 

Invertebrates number around 1400 species, of which 1060 are Lepidoptera (476 macro moths, 551 micro moths and 33 butterflies), there are 21 species of Odonata. This is the UK stronghold for the Antlion.

Minsmere Butterfly List

• Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris
• Essex Skipper Thymelicus lineola
• Large Skipper Ochlodes faunus
• Swallowtail Papilio machaon
• Clouded Yellow Colias croceus
• Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni
• Large White Pieris brassicae
• Small White Pieris rapae
• Green-veined White Pieris napi
• Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines
• Green Hairstreak Callophrys rubi
• Purple Hairstreak Neozephyrus quercus
• White Letter Hairstreak Satyrium w-album
• Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas
• Silver-studded Blue Plebejus argus
• Brown Argus Aricia agestis
• Common Blue Polyommatus icarus
• Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus
• White Admiral Limenitis camilla
• Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta
• Painted Lady Vanessa cardui
• Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae
• Camberwell Beauty Nymphalis antiopa
• Peacock Inachis io
• Comma Polygonia c-album
• Queen of Spain Fritillary Issoria lathonia
• Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria
• Wall Lasiommata megera
• Grayling Hipparchia semele
• Gatekeeper / Hedge Brown Pyronia tithonus
• Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina
• Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus
• Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus

 

Minsmere Dragonfly List

• Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
• Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa
• Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
• Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
• Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
• Variable Damselfly Coenagrion pulchellum
• Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
• Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum
• Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense
• Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
• Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
• Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
• Norfolk Hawker Aeshna isosceles
• Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
• Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
• Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
• Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
• Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
• Red-veined Darter Sympetrum fonscolombii
• Yellow-winged Darter Sympetrum flaveolum
• Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum
• Black Darter Sympetrum danae
• Lesser Emperor Dragonfly Anax parthenope

 

Vascular plants number 647

• Acer campestre Field Maple
• Acer platanoides Norway Maple
• Acer pseudoplatanus Sycamore
• Achillea millefolium Yarrow
• Aegopodium podagraria Ground-elder / Goutweed / Bishopweed
• Aethusa cynapium Fool's Parsley
• Agrimonia eupatoria Agrimony
• Elytrigia juncea Sand Couch
• Elytrigia atherica Sea Couch
• Elytrigia repens Common Couch
• Agrostis vinealis Brown Bent
• Agrostis canina Velvet Bent
• Agrostis gigantea Black Bent
• Agrostis stolonifera Creeping Bent / Fiorin
• Agrostis capillaris Common Bent
• Aira caryophyllea Silver Hair-grass
• Aira praecox Early Hair-grass / Small Hair-grass
• Ajuga reptans Bugle
• Alisma plantago-aquatica Water-plantain / Common Water-plantain
• Alliaria petiolata Garlic Mustard
• Alnus glutinosa Alder
• Alopecurus geniculatus Marsh Foxtail
• Alopecurus myosuroides Black-grass / Black Twitch / Slender Foxtail
• Alopecurus pratensis Meadow Foxtail
• Althaea officinalis Marsh-mallow
• Ammophila arenaria Marram / Marram Grass
• Ammophila arenaria x Calamagrostis canescens Marram / Marram Grass x Purple Small-Reed
• Anagallis arvensis Scarlet Pimpernel
• Anemone nemorosa Wood Anemone
• Angelica sylvestris Wild Angelica
• Anthemis cotula Stinking Chamomile
• Anthemis tinctoria Yellow Chamomile
• Anthoxanthum odoratum Sweet Vernal Grass
• Anthriscus caucalis Bur Parsley / Bur Chervil
• Anthriscus sylvestris Cow Parsley / Keck
• Anthyllis vulneraria Kidney Vetch
• Apera interrupta Dense Silky-bent
• Apera spica-venti Loose Silky-bent
• Aphanes arvensis Parsley-piert
• Aphanes australis Slender Parsley-piert
• Apium graveolens Wild Celery
• Apium nodiflorum Fool's Water-cress
• Arabidopsis thaliana Thale Cress
• Arabis hirsuta Hairy Rock-cress
• Arctium lappa Greater Burdock / Great Burdock
• Arenaria serpyllifolia Thyme-leaved Sandwort
• Armoracia rusticana Horse-radish
• Arrhenatherum elatius FALSE Oat-Grass
• Artemisia vulgaris Mugwort
• Arum maculatum Lords-and-ladies / Cuckoo Pint / Wild Arum
• Asparagus officinalis Asparagus
• Aster tripolium Sea Aster
• Astragalus glycyphyllos Wild Liquorice
• Athyrium filix-femina Lady Fern
• Atriplex glabriuscula Babington's Orache
• Atriplex halimus Shrubby Orache
• Atriplex prostrata Spear-leaved Orache / Halberd-leaved Orache
• Atriplex laciniata Frosted Orache
• Atriplex patula Common Orache
• Atropa belladonna Deadly Nightshade
• Avena fatua Wild Oat
• Azolla filiculoides Water Fern
• Ballota nigra Black Horehound
• Barbarea vulgaris Common Winter Cress
• Bellis perennis Daisy
• Berula erecta Lesser Water-parsnip
• Beta vulgaris subsp. maritima Sea Beet
• Betula pendula Silver Birch
• Betula pubescens Downy Birch
• Bidens cernua Nodding Bur-marigold
• Borago officinalis Common Borage
• Brachypodium pinnatum Tor-grass
• Brachypodium sylvaticum False-brome / Wood False-brome
• Brassica napus Rape
• Brassica nigra Black Mustard
• Brassica oleracea Wild Cabbage
• Briza media Quaking-grass
• Bromus commutatus Meadow Brome
• Bromus hordeaceus Soft-brome
• Bryonia dioica White Bryony
• Buddleja davidii Butterfly-bush / Buddleia
• Cakile maritima Sea Rocket
• Calamagrostis canescens Purple Small-reed
• Callitriche obtusangula Blue-fruited Water-starwort
• Callitriche platycarpa Various-leaved Water-starwort
• Callitriche stagnalis Common Water-starwort
• Calluna vulgaris Heather / Ling / Common Heather
• Caltha palustris Marsh Marigold
• Calystegia sepium subsp. sepium Hedge Bindweed
• Calystegia soldanella Sea Bindweed
• Calystegia silvatica Large Bindweed / American Bellbine
• Campanula rotundifolia Harebell
• Capsella bursa-pastoris Shepherd's-purse
• Cardamine amara Large Bitter-cress
• Cardamine flexuosa Wavy Bitter-cress
• Cardamine hirsuta Hairy Bitter-cress
• Cardamine pratensis Cuckooflower / Lady's Smock / Milk-maids
• Carduus crispus Welted Thistle
• Carduus nutans Musk Thistle
• Carduus tenuiflorus Slender Thistle / Seaside Thistle
• Carex acutiformis Lesser Pond-sedge
• Carex arenaria Sand Sedge
• Carex spicata Spiked Sedge
• Carex curta White Sedge
• Carex viridula subsp. oedocarpa Common Yellow Sedge
• Carex distans Distant Sedge
• Carex disticha Brown Sedge
• Carex echinata Star Sedge
• Carex hirta Hairy Sedge
• Carex nigra Common Sedge
• Carex otrubae FALSE Fox-sedge
• Carex ovalis Oval Sedge
• Carex muricata subsp. lamprocarpa Prickly Sedge
• Carex panicea Carnation Sedge
• Carex paniculata Greater Tussock-sedge / Panicled Sedge / Tussock Sedge
• Carex pendula Pendulus Sedge / Drooping Sedge / Pendulous Sedge
• Carex pilulifera Pill Sedge
• Carex pseudocyperus Cyperus Sedge / Hop Sedge
• Carex riparia Great Pond-sedge
• Carex rostrata Bottle Sedge
• Carlina vulgaris Carline Thistle
• Carpinus betulus Hornbeam
• Castanea sativa Sweet Chestnut / Spanish Chestnut
• Catabrosa aquatica Whorl-grass / Water Whorl-grass
• Centaurea nigra Common Knapweed / Black Knapweed / Hardhead
• Cerastium arvense Field Mouse-ear
• Cerastium diffusum Sea Mouse-ear
• Cerastium glomeratum Sticky Mouse-ear
• Cerastium fontanum Common Mouse-ear
• Cerastium semidecandrum Little Mouse-ear / Scarious Chickweed
• Ceratophyllum demersum Rigid Hornwort / Hornwort
• Ceratophyllum submersum Soft Hornwort
• Chaerophyllum temulum Rough Chervil
• Chamerion angustifolium Rosebay Willowherb / Fireweed
• Chelidonium majus Greater Celandine
• Chenopodium album Fat-hen
• Chenopodium bonus-henricus Good King Henry
• Chenopodium ficifolium Fig-leaved Goosefoot
• Chenopodium polyspermum Many-seeded Goosefoot
• Chenopodium rubrum Red Goosefoot
• Chenopodium vulvaria Stinking Goosefoot
• Leucanthemum vulgare Oxeye Daisy
• Chrysanthemum segetum Corn Marigold
• Cichorium intybus Chicory
• Circaea lutetiana Enchanter's-nightshade / Common Enchanter's Nightshade
• Cirsium arvense Creeping Thistle
• Cirsium palustre Marsh Thistle
• Cirsium vulgare Spear Thistle
• Claytonia perfoliata Spring Beauty
• Clinopodium vulgare Wild Basil
• Cochlearia danica Early Scurvy-grass
• Conium maculatum Hemlock
• Conopodium majus Pignut
• Convolvulus arvensis Field Bindweed
• Cornus sanguinea Dogwood
• Coronopus didymus Lesser Swine-cress / Slender Wart-cress / Lesser Swine's Cress
• Coronopus squamatus Swine-cress / Common Wart-cress / Swine's Cress
• Ceratocapnos claviculata Climbing Corydalis
• Corylus avellana Hazel
• Corynephorus canescens Grey Hair-grass
• Cotoneaster simonsii Khasia Berry
• Crambe maritima Sea Kale
• Crassula tillaea Mossy Stonecrop
• Crataegus monogyna Hawthorn
• Crataegus laevigata Midland Hawthorn
• Crepis capillaris Smooth Hawk's-beard
• Crepis vesicaria Beaked Hawk's-beard
• Crithmum maritimum Rock Samphire
• Cuscuta epithymum Dodder / Lesser Dodder / Common Dodder
• Cymbalaria muralis Ivy-leaved Toadflax
• Cynoglossum officinale Hound's-tongue / Common Houndstongue
• Cynosurus cristatus Crested Dog's-tail
• Dactylis glomerata Cock's-foot
• Dactylorhiza fuchsii subsp. fuchsii
• Dactylorhiza incarnata Early Marsh-orchid
• Dactylorhiza maculata subsp. ericetorum Heath Spotted Orchid
• Dactylorhiza praetermissa Southern Marsh-orchid
• Dactylorhiza traunsteineri Narrow-leaved Marsh Orchid
• Daucus carota subsp. carota Wild Carrot
• Deschampsia cespitosa Tufted Hair-grass
• Deschampsia flexuosa Wavy Hair-grass
• Digitalis purpurea Foxglove
• Diplotaxis muralis Stinkweed
• Dipsacus fullonum Wild Teasel
• Drosera rotundifolia Round-leaved Sundew
• Dryopteris dilatata Broad Buckler-fern / Common Buckler-fern
• Dryopteris filix-mas Common Male Fern
• Dryopteris carthusiana Narrow Buckler-Fern
• Echium vulgare Viper's Bugloss
• Eleocharis palustris Common Spike-rush
• Eleocharis uniglumis Slender Spike-rush / One-glumed Spike-rush
• Elodea canadensis Canadian Waterweed / Canadian Pondweed
• Leymus arenarius Lyme-grass
• Hyacinthoides hispanica Spanish Bluebell
• Hyacinthoides non-scripta Bluebell / Wild Hyacinth
• Epilobium ciliatum American Willowherb
• Epilobium tetragonum subsp. tetragonum Square-stalked Willow-herb
• Epilobium hirsutum Great Willowherb
• Epilobium montanum Broad-leaved Willowherb
• Epilobium obscurum Short-fruited Willow-herb
• Epilobium palustre Marsh Willowherb
• Epilobium parviflorum Hoary Willowherb / Small-flowered Willow-herb
• Equisetum arvense Field Horsetail / Common Horsetail
• Equisetum fluviatile Water Horsetail
• Equisetum palustre Marsh Horsetail
• Erica cinerea Bell Heather
• Erica tetralix Cross-leaved Heath
• Erigeron acer Blue Fleabane
• Conyza canadensis Canadian Fleabane
• Eriophorum angustifolium Common Cottongrass
• Erodium cicutarium Common Stork's-bill
• Erodium maritimum Sea Stork's-bill
• Eryngium maritimum Sea Holly
• Eupatorium cannabinum Hemp-agrimony
• Euphorbia exigua Dwarf Spurge
• Euphorbia helioscopia Sun Spurge
• Euphorbia lathyris Caper Spurge
• Euphorbia paralias Sea Spurge
• Fagus sylvatica Beech
• Festuca arundinacea Tall Fescue
• X Festulolium loliaceum Festuca pratensis x Lolium perenne
• Festuca gigantea Giant Fescue
• Festuca arenaria Rush-leaved Fescue
• Festuca brevipila Hard Fescue
• Festuca ovina Sheep's Fescue
• Festuca filiformis Fine-leaved Sheep's Fescue
• Festuca pratensis Meadow Fescue
• Festuca rubra subsp. rubra Red Fescue
• Filago lutescens Red-tipped Cudweed
• Filago vulgaris Common Cudweed
• Filago minima Small Cudweed
• Filipendula ulmaria Meadowsweet
• Filipendula vulgaris Dropwort
• Fragaria vesca Wild Strawberry
• Fraxinus excelsior Ash
• Fumaria officinalis subsp. officinalis Common Fumitory
• Galanthus nivalis Snowdrop
• Galeopsis tetrahit Common Hemp-nettle
• Galium aparine Cleavers / Goosegrass
• Galium saxatile Heath Bedstraw
• Galium mollugo subsp. mollugo Hedge Bedstraw

• Galium palustre subsp. elongatum Marsh Bedstraw

• Galium palustre subsp. palustre Marsh Bedstraw
• Galium uliginosum Fen Bedstraw

• Galium verum Lady's Bedstraw
• Geranium lucidum Shining Crane's-bill
• Geranium molle Dove's-foot Crane's-bill
• Geranium pusillum Small-flowered Crane's-bill
• Geranium pyrenaicum Hedgerow Crane's-bill / Pyrenean Cranesbill
• Geranium robertianum Herb-Robert
• Geum urbanum Herb Bennet / Wood Avens
• Glaucium flavum Yellow Horned Poppy
• Glaux maritima Sea-milkwort
• Glechoma hederacea Ground-ivy
• Glyceria fluitans Floating Sweet-grass / Flote-grass
• Gnaphalium sylvaticum Heath Cudweed
• Hedera helix Ivy
• Helictotrichon pubescens Downy Oat-grass / Downy Oat
• Heracleum sphondylium Hogweed / Cow Parsnip / Keck
• Pilosella officinarum Mouse-ear-hawkweed
• Hippuris vulgaris Mare's-tail
• Holcus lanatus Yorkshire-fog
• Holcus mollis Creeping Soft-grass
• Honckenya peploides Sea Sandwort
• Hordeum murinum Wall Barley
• Hordeum secalinum Meadow Barley
• Hottonia palustris Water-violet
• Humulus lupulus Hop
• Hydrocharis morsus-ranae Frogbit
• Hydrocotyle vulgaris Marsh Pennywort / White-rot
• Hypericum calycinum Rose-of-Sharon
• Hypericum elodes Marsh St. John's-wort
• Hypericum humifusum Trailing St. John's-wort
• Hypericum perforatum Perforate St. John's-wort / Common St. John's Wort
• Hypericum tetrapterum Square-stalked St. John's-wort / Square St. John's Wort
• Hypochaeris glabra Smooth Cat's-ear
• Hypochaeris radicata Cat's-ear / Common Catsear
• Ilex aquifolium Holly
• Iris pseudacorus Yellow Iris / Yellow Flag
• Jasione montana Sheep's-bit
• Juncus acutiflorus Sharp-flowered Rush
• Juncus articulatus Jointed Rush
• Juncus bufonius Toad Rush
• Juncus bulbosus Bulbous Rush
• Juncus conglomeratus Compact Rush
• Juncus effusus Soft Rush
• Juncus gerardii Saltmarsh Rush
• Juncus inflexus Hard Rush
• Juncus maritimus Sea Rush
• Juncus squarrosus Heath Rush
• Juncus subnodulosus Blunt-flowered Rush
• Kickxia elatine Sharp-leaved Fluellen
• Lactuca serriola Prickly Lettuce
• Lactuca virosa Greater Prickly Lettuce
• Lamium album White Dead-nettle
• Lamium hybridum Cut-leaved Dead-nettle
• Lamium purpureum Red Dead-nettle
• Lapsana communis Nipplewort
• Larix decidua Larch
• Lathyrus japonicus Sea Pea
• Lathyrus latifolius Broad-leaved Everlasting-pea / Garden Everlasting Pea
• Lathyrus nissolia Grass Vetchling
• Lathyrus palustris Marsh Pea
• Lathyrus pratensis Meadow Vetchling
• Legousia hybrida Venus's-looking-glass
• Lemna gibba Fat Duckweed
• Lemna minor Common Duckweed
• Spirodela polyrhiza Greater Duckweed / Great Duckweed
• Lemna trisulca Ivy-leaved Duckweed
• Leontodon autumnalis Autumnal Hawkbit
• Leontodon hispidus Rough Hawkbit / Greater Hawkbit
• Leontodon saxatilis Lesser Hawkbit
• Lepidium campestre Field Pepperwort / Common Pepperwort
• Ligustrum vulgare Wild Privet
• Linaria vulgaris Common Toadflax / Butter and Eggs
• Linum usitatissimum Cultivated Flax
• Listera ovata Common Twayblade
• Salicornia sp. a glasswort
• Lolium multiflorum Italian Rye-grass
• Lolium perenne Perennial Rye-grass / Common Rye-grass
• Lonicera periclymenum Honeysuckle
• Lotus corniculatus Common Bird's-foot-trefoil
• Lotus glaber Narrow-leaved Bird's-foot-trefoil / Slender Birdsfoot Trefoil
• Lotus pedunculatus Large Bird's-foot-trefoil
• Lupinus arboreus Tree Lupin
• Luzula campestris Field Wood-rush
• Luzula multiflora Heath Wood-rush
• Lychnis flos-cuculi Ragged Robin
• Lycium barbarum Duke of Argyll's Tea Plant
• Anchusa arvensis Bugloss / Field Bugloss
• Lycopus europaeus Gipsywort
• Lysimachia nemorum Yellow Pimpernel
• Lysimachia nummularia Creeping-Jenny
• Lysimachia punctata Dotted Loosestrife / Large Yellow Loosestrife
• Lythrum salicaria Purple-loosestrife
• Mahonia aquifolium Oregon-grape
• Malus domestica Apple / Cultivated Apple
• Malus sylvestris Crab Apple sens. str.
• Malva neglecta Dwarf Mallow
• Malva sylvestris Common Mallow
• Matricaria recutita Scented Mayweed
• Tripleurospermum inodorum Scentless Mayweed
• Tripleurospermum maritimum subsp. maritimum
• Matricaria discoidea Pineapple Weed
• Medicago arabica Spotted Medick
• Medicago lupulina Black Medick
• Medicago sativa subsp. sativa Lucerne

• Silene latifolia subsp. latifolia
• Silene dioica Red Campion

• Melilotus altissimus Tall Melilot
• Mentha aquatica Water Mint
• Mentha arvensis Corn Mint
• Menyanthes trifoliata Bogbean
• Mercurialis perennis Dog's Mercury
• Moehringia trinervia Three-nerved Sandwort
• Molinia caerulea Purple Moor-grass
• Montia fontana Blinks
• Myosotis arvensis Field Forget-me-not / Common Forget-me-not
• Myosotis laxa Tufted Forget-me-not
• Myosotis ramosissima Early Forget-me-not
• Myosotis discolor Changing Forget-me-not
• Myosotis scorpioides Water Forget-me-not / Common Water Forget-me-not
• Myosotis sylvatica Wood Forget-me-not
• Myosoton aquaticum Water Chickweed
• Myosurus minimus Mousetail
• Myriophyllum spicatum Spiked Water-milfoil
• Myriophyllum verticillatum Whorled Water-milfoil
• Nardus stricta Mat-grass
• Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum Water Cress
• Nuphar lutea Yellow Water-lily
• Nymphaea alba White Water-lily
• Odontites vernus Red Bartsia
• Oenanthe fistulosa Tubular Water-dropwort
• Oenanthe lachenalii Parsley Water-dropwort
• Oenothera glazioviana Large Evening Primrose
• Ononis repens Common Restharrow / Rest-harrow
• Onopordum acanthium Cotton Thistle
• Ophioglossum vulgatum Adder's-tongue
• Ophyrys apifera Bee Orchid
• Orchis morio Green-winged Orchid
• Orchis mascula Early-purple Orchid
• Ornithogalum angustifolium Star-of-Bethlehem / Common Star-of-Bethlehem
• Ornithopus perpusillus Bird's-foot / Common Birdsfoot
• Orobanche minor Common Broomrape
• Papaver argemone Prickly Poppy / Long-headed Bristly Poppy / Pale Poppy
• Papaver dubium subsp. dubium Long-headed Poppy
• Papaver hybridum Rough Poppy / Bristly Poppy
• Papaver rhoeas Common Poppy / Corn Poppy
• Papaver somniferum subsp. somniferum Opium Poppy
• Parapholis incurva Curved Hard Grass
• Parietaria judaica Pellitory-of-the-Wall
• Pedicularis palustris Marsh Lousewort / Red Rattle
• Pentaglottis sempervirens Green Alkanet
• Petasites hybridus Butterbur
• Phalaris arundinacea Reed Canary-grass
• Phleum bertolonii Smaller Cat's-tail
• Phleum pratense Timothy
• Phragmites australis Common Reed
• Picea abies Norway Spruce
• Picris echioides Bristly Oxtongue
• Pinus nigra subsp. laricio Corsican Pine
• Pinus pinaster Maritime Pine
• Pinus sylvestris Scots Pine
• Plantago coronopus Buck's-horn Plantain
• Plantago lanceolata Ribwort Plantain
• Plantago major Greater Plantain / Ratstail Plantain
• Plantago media Hoary Plantain
• Poa annua Annual Meadow-grass
• Poa nemoralis Wood Meadow-grass
• Poa pratensis Smooth Meadow-grass (sens. str.)
• Poa humilis Spreading Meadow-grass
• Poa trivialis Rough Meadow-grass
• Polygala serpyllifolia Heath Milkwort
• Polygala vulgaris Common Milkwort
• Polygonum arenastrum Equal-leaved Knotgrass
• Persicaria amphibia Amphibious Bistort
• Polygonum aviculare Knot-grass
• Persicaria bistorta Common Bistort / Bistort / Snakeweed
• Fallopia convolvulus Black Bindweed
• Persicaria hydropiper Water-pepper
• Persicaria lapathifolia Pale Persicaria
• Persicaria maculosa Redshank / Redleg / Persicaria
• Polygonum rurivagum Cornfield Knotgrass / Knotgrass
• Polypodium vulgare Common Polypody
• Polypodium interjectum Intermediate Polypody
• Populus alba White Poplar / Abele
• Populus nigra subsp. betulifolia Black Poplar

• Populus nigra sp. Hybrid Poplar sp.
• Populus tremula Aspen

• Potamogeton alpinus Red Pondweed
• Potamogeton berchtoldii Small Pondweed / Slender Pondweed
• Potamogeton crispus Curled Pondweed / Curly Pondweed
• Potamogeton natans Broad-leaved Pondweed
• Potamogeton pectinatus Fennel Pondweed
• Potamogeton polygonifolius Bog Pondweed
• Potamogeton pusillus Small Pondweed / Slender Pondweed
• Potamogeton trichoides Hairlike Pondweed
• Potentilla anglica Trailing Tormentil
• Potentilla anserina Silverweed
• Potentilla argentea Hoary Cinquefoil
• Potentilla erecta Tormentil
• Potentilla palustris Marsh Cinquefoil
• Potentilla reptans Creeping Cinquefoil
• Potentilla sterilis Barren Strawberry
• Sanguisorba minor subsp. minor Salad Burnet

• Primula x polyantha FALSE Oxlip (P. veris x vulgaris)
• Primula vulgaris Primrose

• Prunella vulgaris Selfheal
• Prunus domestica subsp. domestica Plum

• Prunus domestica subsp. insititia Damson / Bullace
• Prunus laurocerasus Cherry Laurel

• Prunus padus Bird Cherry
• Prunus spinosa Blackthorn
• Pseudotsuga menziesii Douglas Fir
• Pteridium aquilinum Bracken / Brake
• Puccinellia distans Reflexed Saltmarsh-grass / Reflexed Meadow-grass
• Puccinellia maritima Common Saltmarsh-grass / Sea Meadow-grass
• Pulicaria dysenterica Common Fleabane
• Quercus cerris Turkey Oak
• Quercus ilex Evergreen Oak / Holm Oak
• Quercus petraea Sessile Oak / Durmast Oak
• Quercus robur Pedunculate Oak / Common Oak
• Ranunculus acris var. acris
• Ranunculus aquatilis Common Water Crowfoot (sens. str.)
• Ranunculus peltatus Pond Water-crowfoot
• Ranunculus baudotii Brackish Water-crowfoot
• Ranunculus bulbosus var. bulbosus
• Ranunculus circinatus Fan-leaved Water-crowfoot
• Ranunculus ficaria Lesser Celandine
• Ranunculus flammula subsp. flammula Lesser Spearwort
• Ranunculus repens Creeping Buttercup
• Ranunculus sceleratus Celery-leaved Buttercup
• Ranunculus trichophyllus Thread-leaved Water-crowfoot / Thread-leaved Crowfoot
• Ranunculus trichophyllus subsp. trichophyllus
• Reseda lutea Wild Mignonette
• Reseda luteola Weld
• Rhinanthus minor Yellow-rattle
• Rhododendron ponticum Rhododendron
• Ribes nigrum Black Currant
• Ribes rubrum Red Currant
• Ribes uva-crispa Gooseberry
• Rosa arvensis Field Rose
• Rosa canina Dog Rose (sens. str.)
• Rosa rubiginosa Sweet Briar (sens str.)
• Rosa pimpinellifolia Burnet Rose
• Rosa tomentosa Harsh Downy-rose
• Rubus fruticosus agg. Bramble / Blackberry
• Rubus idaeus Raspberry
• Rubus caesius Dewberry
• Rumex acetosa Common Sorrel
• Rumex conglomeratus Clustered Dock
• Rumex crispus Curled Dock
• Rumex hydrolapathum Water Dock / Great Water Dock
• Rumex maritimus Golden Dock
• Rumex obtusifolius var. obtusifolius
• Rumex palustris Marsh Dock
• Rumex sanguineus Wood Dock
• Rumex acetosella subsp. acetosella var. tenuifolius Sheep's Sorrel
• Ruppia maritima Beaked Tasselweed / Tassel Pondweed
• Ruppia cirrhosa Spiral Tassel-weed
• Ruscus aculeatus Butcher's-broom
• Sagina procumbens Procumbent Pearlwort
• Salicornia ramosissima Purple Glasswort
• Salix alba White Willow
• Salix caprea Goat Willow / Pussy Willow
• Salix cinerea Grey Willow
• Salix fragilis Crack Willow
• Salix viminalis Osier / Common Osier
• Sambucus nigra Elder
• Samolus valerandi Brookweed
• Saponaria officinalis Soapwort
• Cytisus scoparius Broom
• Schoenoplectus lacustris Common Club-rush / Bulrush
• Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani Grey Club-rush / Greyish Bulrush / Glaucous Club-rush
• Trichophorum cespitosum Deergrass
• Bolboschoenus maritimus Sea Club-rush
• Scleranthus annuus subsp. annuus Annual Knawel
• Scrophularia auriculata Water Figwort / Water Betony
• Scrophularia nodosa Common Figwort
• Scutellaria galericulata Skullcap
• Sedum acre Biting Stonecrop
• Sedum album White Stonecrop
• Sedum anglicum English Stonecrop
• Senecio aquaticus Marsh Ragwort
• Senecio jacobaea Common Ragwort
• Senecio sylvaticus Heath Groundsel
• Senecio viscosus Sticky Groundsel
• Senecio vulgaris Groundsel
• Sherardia arvensis Field Madder
• Danthonia decumbens Heath-grass
• Silene vulgaris subsp. vulgaris Bladder Campion
• Silene uniflora Sea Campion
• Sinapis arvensis Charlock
• Sisymbrium officinale Hedge Mustard
• Sisymbrium orientale Eastern Rocket
• Sium latifolium Great Water-parsnip
• Smyrnium olusatrum Alexanders
• Solanum sarachoides Leafy-fruited Nightshade
• Solanum dulcamara Bittersweet / Woody Nightshade
• Solanum nigrum Black Nightshade
• Solidago virgaurea Goldenrod
• Sonchus arvensis Perennial Sow-thistle / Corn Sow-thistle
• Sonchus asper Prickly Sow-thistle
• Sonchus oleraceus Smooth Sow-thistle / Common Sow-thistle
• Sonchus palustris Marsh Sow-thistle
• Sorbus aucuparia Rowan / Mountain Ash
• Sorbus intermedia Swedish Whitebeam
• Sparganium angustifolium Floating Bur-reed
• Sparganium erectum subsp. erectum
• Sparganium natans Least Bur-reed
• Sparganium emersum Unbranched Bur-reed / Small Bur-reed
• Spergula arvensis Corn Spurrey
• Spergularia marina Lesser Sea-spurrey / Sea Spurrey
• Spergularia media Greater Sea-spurrey / Perennial Sea Spurrey
• Spergularia rubra Sand Spurrey
• Stachys arvensis Field Woundwort
• Stachys palustris Marsh Woundwort
• Stellaria uliginosa Bog Stitchwort
• Stellaria pallida Lesser Chickweed
• Stellaria graminea Lesser Stitchwort
• Stellaria holostea Greater Stitchwort
• Stellaria media Common Chickweed
• Stellaria palustris Marsh Stitchwort
• Succisa pratensis Devil's-bit Scabious
• Symphytum officinale Common Comfrey
• Symphytum x uplandicum Russian Comfrey (S. asperum x officinale)
• Syringa vulgaris Lilac
• Tamarix gallica Tamarisk
• Tamus communis Black Bryony
• Tanacetum vulgare Tansy
• Taraxacum aggregate Dandelion
• Taxus baccata Yew
• Teesdalia nudicaulis Shepherd's Cress
• Teucrium scorodonia Wood Sage
• Thalictrum flavum Common Meadow-rue
• Thlaspi arvense Common Penny-cress
• Thymus sp. Thyme species
• Tilia platyphyllos Large-leaved Lime
• Tilia cordata x platyphyllos Small-leaved Lime x Large-leaved Lime
• Torilis japonica Upright Hedge-parsley / Hedge Parsley
• Tragopogon pratensis subsp. minor Goat's-beard
• Trifolium arvense Hare's-foot Clover / Haresfoot Trefoil
• Trifolium campestre Hop Trefoil
• Trifolium dubium Lesser Trefoil / Lesser Yellow Trefoil
• Trifolium fragiferum Strawberry Clover
• Trifolium glomeratum Clustered Clover
• Trifolium micranthum Slender Trefoil / Slender Yellow Trefoil
• Trifolium pratense Red Clover
• Trifolium repens White Clover
• Trifolium striatum Knotted Clover / Soft Clover
• Trifolium subterraneum Subterranean Clover / Burrowing Clover
• Trifolium suffocatum Suffocated Clover
• Trifolium ornithopodioides Bird's-foot clover / Fenugreek
• Trisetum flavescens Yellow Oat-grass
• Tussilago farfara Colt's-foot
• Typha angustifolia Lesser Bulrush / Lesser Reedmace
• Typha latifolia Bulrush / Great Reedmace / FALSE Bulrush
• Ulex europaeus Gorse / Furze
• Ulex gallii Western Gorse
• Ulex minor Dwarf Gorse
• Ulmus glabra subsp. glabra
• Ulmus procera English Elm
• Urtica dioica Common Nettle / Stinging Nettle
• Urtica urens Small Nettle
• Utricularia australis Bladderwort
• Utricularia vulgaris sens. str. Greater Bladderwort
• Valeriana dioica Marsh Valerian
• Valeriana officinalis Common Valerian
• Valerianella dentata Narrow-fruited Cornsalad / Smooth-fruited Cornsalad
• Valerianella locusta Common Cornsalad / Cornsalad
• Verbascum thapsus Great Mullein / Common Mullein
• Verbena officinalis Vervain
• Veronica agrestis Green Field-speedwell
• Veronica anagallis-aquatica Blue Water-speedwell / Water Speedwell
• Veronica arvensis Wall Speedwell
• Veronica catenata Pink Water-speedwell
• Veronica chamaedrys Germander Speedwell / Birdseye Speedwell
• Veronica hederifolia Ivy-leaved Speedwell (agg.)
• Veronica montana Wood Speedwell
• Veronica officinalis Heath Speedwell / Common Speedwell
• Veronica persica Common Field-speedwell / Buxbaum's Speedwell
• Veronica polita Grey Field-speedwell
• Veronica scutellata Marsh Speedwell
• Veronica serpyllifolia Thyme-leaved Speedwell
• Viburnum opulus Guelder-rose
• Vicia sativa subsp. nigra Narrow-leaved Vetch
• Vicia cracca Tufted Vetch
• Vicia hirsuta Hairy Tare
• Vicia lathyroides Spring Vetch
• Vicia sativa subsp. sativa Common Vetch
• Vicia sepium Bush Vetch
• Vicia tetrasperma Smooth Tare
• Vinca major Greater Periwinkle
• Viola arvensis Field Pansy
• Viola odorata Sweet Violet
• Viola riviniana subsp. riviniana

• Viola tricolor subsp. tricolor Wild Pansy
• Vulpia bromoides Squirrel-tail Fescue

• Vulpia myuros Rat's-tail Fescue
• Zannichellia palustris Horned Pondweed
• Persicaria amplexicaulis Red Bistort
• Lemna minuta Least Duckweed
• Larix kaempferi Japanese Larch
• Salix x sericans S. caprea x viminalis

• Bromus x pseudothominei Lesser Soft-brome / Hybrid Soft Brome
• Chamaecyparis lawsoniana Lawson's Cypress / Lawson Cypress

• Arctium minus Lesser Burdock / Burdock
• Ribes sanguineum Flowering Currant
• Acaena novae-zelandiae Pirri-pirri-bur
• Sagina apetala Annual Pearlwort
• Narcissus aggregate Cultivated Daffodil
• Amsinckia micrantha Common Fiddleneck
• Leucanthemum x superbum Shasta Daisy

• Dactylorhiza x grandis D. fuchsii x praetermissa
• Avena sativa Oat
• Potentilla x mixta P. anglica x reptans
• Hieracium umbellatum Hawkweed

• Hieracium sabaudum Hawkweed
• Rubus laciniatus Cultivated Bramble
• Pseudosasa japonica Arrow Bamboo
• Erophila verna Common Whitlow-grass
• Solanum tuberosum Potato
• Secale cereale Rye
• Rosa setigera Prairie Rose
• Vulpia ciliata Bearded Fescue
• Asperula cynanchica Squinancy-wort
• Raphanus raphanistrum Radish
• Centaurium erythraea Common Centaury
• Elymus caninus Bearded Couch
• Papaver dubium Long-headed Poppy
• Nepeta x faassenii Garden Cat-mint
• Hordeum distichon Two-rowed Barley (sens. str)

 

Thanks to all RSPB Minsmere staff for kind permission to use their information.

 

Author: BSG, author of lists Robin Harvey (RSPB)

 

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