Kenworthy Wood

Understanding and recording the variety of life or “biodiversity” on each of the woodland sites has been an important element of the woodlands project.

Detailed surveying activity has been undertaken to form a “baseline” for future monitoring and to guide site management activity to encourage rare species to prosper.

Below is the species list recorded for Kenworthy Wood in 2000.

Species List For Kenworthy Wood
Grasses/Rushes/Sedges
Hard Rush Juncus inflexus
Reed Canary Grass Phalaris arundinacea
Creeping Bent Grass Argrostis stolonifera
Oval Sedge Carex ovalis
Yorkshire Fog Holcus lanatus
Common Cotton Sedge Eriophorum angustifolium
Common Spike Rush Eleocharis palustris
Bulrush Scirpus lacustris
Compact Rush Juncus conglomeratus
Common Sedge Carex nigra
Cyperus Sedge Carex pseudocyperus
Soft Rush Juncus effusus
Meadow Foxtail Alopecurus pratensis
Jointed Rush Juncus articulatus
Tufted Hair Grass Deschampsia cespitosa
Purple-moor Grass Molinia caerulea
Cocks Foot Dactylis glomerata
Creeping Soft Grass Holcus mollis
Sweet Vernal Grass Anthoxanthum odoratum
False Oat Grass Arrhenatherum elatius
Red Fescue Festuca rubra
Hairy Sedge Carex hirta
Matt Grass Nardus stricta
Wood Rush Species Luzula sp
Perrenial Rye Grass Lolium perenne
Crested Dog's Tail Cynosaurus cristatus
Timothy Grass Phleum pratense
Velvet Bent Agrostis canina
Flote Grass Glyceria fluitans
Rough Meadow-grass Poa trivialis
Smooth Meadow-grass Poa pratensis
Broad-leaved Meadow-grass Poa chaixii
Toad Rush Juncus bufonius
Meadow Ferscue Festuca pratensis
Common Couch Elymus repens
Brown Bent Grass Agrostis montana
Common Bent Grass Agrostis tenuis
Marsh Foxtail Alopecurus geniculatus
Common Reed Phragmites australis
Common Flora
Branched Bur-reed Sparganium erectum
Greater Reedmace Typha latifolia
Common Spotted Orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii
Common Marsh Bedstraw Galium palustre
Lesser Water Parsley Berula erecta
Amphibian Bistort Polygonum amphibium
Fools Water-cress Apium nodiflorum
Brooklime Veronica beccabunga
Water Mint Mentha aquatica
Common Water Plantain Alisima plantago-aquatica
Yellow Flag Iris Iris pseudocorus
Sphagnum Moss Sphagnum fimbriatum
Sphagnum Moss Sphagnum palustre
Water Horsetail Equisetum fluviatile
Marsh Woundwort Stachys palustris
Starwort Species Callitriche truncata
Northern Marsh Orchid Dactylorhiza purpurella
Southern Marsh Orchid Dactyorhiza praetermissa
Early Marsh Orchid Dactylorhiza incarnata
Unbranched Bur-reed Sparganium emersum
Slender Marsh Bedstraw Galium debile
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa
Cuckoo Flower/Lady's Smock Cardamine pratensis
Greater Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum
Orchid Species (hybrid) Dactylorhiza sp
Gipsywort Lycopus europaeus
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense
Sq-stalked St John's-wort Hypericum tetrapterum
Common Fleabane Pulicarea dysenterica
Red Bartsia Odontites verna
Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica
Black/Common Knapweed Centauria nigra
Lupin Species Lupinus sp
Ribbed Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Dandelion Taraxacum officinale
Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca
Hoary Ragwort Senicio erucifolius
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Sheep Sorrel Rumex acetosella
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Silverweed Potentilla anserina
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium
Vetch Species Vicia sp
Common Centaury Centaurium erythraea
Tufted Forget-me-not Myostis caespitosa
Skullcap Scutellaria galericulata
Common Eyebright Euphrasia nemorosa
Michaelmas Daisy Aster sp
Broad Leafed Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Ragwort Senecio jacobea
Curled Dock Rumex crispus
Bramble Rubus fruiticosus
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Cut Leaf Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum
Daisy Bellis perennis
Birds-foot Trefoil Species Lotus sp
Cats-ear Species Hypochoeris sp
Moss Species Polytrichium commune
Lesser Spearwort Ranunculus flammula
Smooth Tare Vicia tetrasperma
Broad Buckler Fern Dryopteris dilitata
Ling Heather Calluna vulgaris
Common Reed Phragmites communis
Goats Beard Tragopogon pratensis agg
Bladder Campion Silene vulgaris
Wild Parsnip Pastincea sativa
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans
Common Birds Foot Trefoil Lotus pedunculatus
White Clover Trifolium repens
Black Medick Medicago lupiluna
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa
Marsh Ragwort Senecio aquaticus
Hawkbit Species Leontodon sp
Greater Plantain Plantago major
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum
Lesser Birds-foot Trefoil Trifolium dubium
Hoary Willowherb Epilobium parvifloum
Willowherb Epilobium obscurum
Common Birds-foot Trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Common Cat's-ear Hypochoeris radicata
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle
Hairy Tare Vicia hirsuta
Rough Hawkbit Leontodon autumnalis
Moss Hylocomium splendens
Moss Bracythecium sp
Moss Eurhynchium praelongum
Ragged Robin Lychnis flos-cuculi
Grass Vetchling Lathyrus nissolia
Broad-leaved Pondweed Potamagetan natans
Water Milfoil Myriophyllum sp
Marsh Pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris
Water Forget-me-not Myostis scorpoides
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus Acris
Colt's-foot Tussilago farfara
Trees and Shrubs
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Poplar Species Populus sp
Broom Sarothamus scoparius
Elder Sambucus nigra
Silver Birch Betula pubescens
Gorse Species Ulex sp
Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Goat Willow Salix caprea
Grey Willow Salix cinerea
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Wild Cherry Prunus avium
Larch Larix europaea
Scot's Pine Pinus sylvestris
Crack Willow Salix fragilis
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia
Dog Rose Rosa canina
Sessile Oak Quercus patraea
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Field Maple Acer campestre
Dogwood Cornus contraversa
Norway Maple Acer platanoides
Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus
Fungi
Larch Bolete Suillus grevillei
Saffron Milk Cap Lactarius deliciosus
Rufous Milk Cap Lactarius rufous
  Tricholoma psammopus
  Clitocybe metachroa
Butter-cap Colltbia butyracea
  Inocybe mixtilis
Puff-ball Sp Lycoperdon perlatum
  Trametes hirsuta
  Entoloma rhodopolium
  Clitocybe phyllophila
  Mycena/Rickenella setipes
  Melanoleuca grammapodia
  Cortinarius sp
Stag's-horn fungus Xylaria hypoxylon
Many-zoned polypore Trametes vericolor
  Chondrostereum purpureum
  Mycena filopes
  Galerina vittiformis
  Lycoperdon excipuliformis
  Lacustrius piperatus
  Lacustris quitus
  Lacustris vietus
  Lacustris sp
  Lycoperdon perlatum
  Sceleroderma citrinum
  Russula brunneovioacea
  Russula sp
  Collybia butryacea
  Paxillus involutus
  Suillus grevillei
  Suillius lutens
  Paneolus sp
  Cortinarius ssp
  Hebeloma sp
  tricholoma sp
  Inocybe sp
  Naucoria sp
  Mycena sp
  Hygrocybe nigrescans
Mammals
Fox Vulpes Vulpes
Rabbit Oryctolagus cunuculus
Water Vole Arvecola terrestris
Common Rat Ratus norvegicus
Damsel & Dragonflies
Broad Bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Four Spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Common Hawker Aeshna juncea
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ishnura elegans
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyanthigerum
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa
Butterflies
Orange Tip Anthocaris cardamines
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus
Comma Polygonum c-album
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni
Green Veined White Artogeia napi
Small White Artogeia napi
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta
Large White Pieris brassicae
Small Tortoiseshell Agllais urticae
Speckled Wood Parage aegeria
Peacock Inachis io
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris
Burnet Moth Sp Zygaena sp
Amphibians
Common Toad Bufo bufo
Palmate Newt Triturus helveticus
Smooth Newt Triturus vulgaris
Common Frog Rana temporia
Birds
Mute Swan Cygnus olor
Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
Coot Fulica atra
Mallard Anas platyrhynchus
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
Goldeneye Bucephala clangula
Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
Greylag Anser anser
Canada Goose Branta canadensis
Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
Grey Partridge Perdix perdix
Pheasant Phasinus colchicus
Water Rail Rallus aquaticus
Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
Stock Dove Columba oenas
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus
Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
Skylark Alauda arvensis
Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis
Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis
Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba
Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
Starling Sturnus vulgaris
Magpie Pica pica
Jay Garrulus glandarius
Carrion Crow Corvus corone
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
Dunnock Prunella modularis
Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia
Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus
Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
Whitethroat Sylvia communis
Willow Warbler Phylloscopus throchilus
Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
Goldcrest Regulus regulus
Robin Erithacus rubecula
Blackbird Turdus merula
Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus
Blue Tit Parus caeruleus
Coal Tit Parus ater
House Sparrow Passer domesticus
Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
Greenfinch Carduelis chloris
Gold Finch Cardulis cardulis
Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea ssp.cabaret
Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniculus
Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
Buzzard Buteo buteo
Pochard Aythya ferina

image of a dragonfly, side on, on a reed stem

'hawker' dragonfly. © P.Pugh