Thursday 30 August 2024 – Doncaster Naturalists’ Society Excursion to the ‘Amazon’ Lakes (SK/5899)

Leader : Jim Burnet
Meet : 10:30 am in Dominion Playground bottom of Pegasus Way. DN4 8DY.

Report :

 

Species List :

‘Amazon’ Lakes (SK/5899)
Taxonomic Name Vernacular Name
VASCULAR PLANTS  
Acer pseudoplatanus Sycamore
Achillea millefolium Yarrow
Alliaria petiolate Hedge Garlic
Arctium minus Lesser Burdock
Artemisia vulgaris Mugwort
Bellis perennis Daisy
Bidens tripartita Trifid Bur-marigold
Blackstonia perfoliata Yellow-wort
Carex otrubae False Fox Sedge
Cirsium arvense Creeping Thistle
Cirsium palustre Marsh Thistle
Cirsium vulgare Spear Thistle
Corylus avellana Hazel
Crataegus monogyna Hawthorn
Cynusurus cristatus Crested Dogs-tail
Dactylis glomerata Cock’s-foot Grass
Daucus carota Wild Carrot
Deschampsia cespitosa Tufted Hairgrass
Dipsacus fullonum Teasel
Equisetum arvense Common Horsetail
Filipendula ulmaria Meadowsweet
Geranium molle Dove’s-foot Cranesbill
Geum verum Lady’s Bedstraw
Glyceria maxima Reed Sweet-grass (in ditch)
Helminthotheca echioides Bristly Ox-tongue
Heracleum sphondylium Hogweed
Holcus lanatus Yorkshire Fog
Jacobaea vulgaris Common Ragwort
Juncus articulates Jointed Rush
Juncus conglomeratus Compact Rush
Juncus effuses Soft Rush
Juncus inflexus Hard Rush
Lamium album White Deadnettle
Lamium purpureum Red Deadnettle
Lathyrus nissolia Grass Vetchling
Leucanthemum vulgare Ox-eye Daisy
Lotus corniculatus Bird’s-foot Trefoil
Lycopus europaeus Gypsywort
Lythrum salicaria Purple Loosestrife
Melilotus albus White Melilot
Mentha aquatic Water Mint
Myriophyllum spicatum Spiked Water Milfoil
Nuphar lutea Yellow Waterlily
Odontites vernus Red Bartsia
Ononis repens Restharrow
Phramites australis Common Reed
Plantago lanceolata Lanceolate Plantain
Potentilla anserine Silverweed
Potentilla reptans Creeping Cinquefoil
Pulicaria dysenterica Common Fleabane
Ranunculus repens Creeping Buttercup
Ranunculus sceleratus Celery-leaved Buttercup
Rosa canina Dog Rose
Rubus idaeus Raspberry
Rumex obtusifolius Broad Dock
Salix cinerea Grey Willow
Salix purpurea Purple Willow
Salix viminalis Osier
Sanguisorba minor Salad Burnet
Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani Grey Club-rush
Scrophularia auriculata Water Figwort
Silene dioica Red Campion
Silene latifolia White Campion
Sisymbrium officinale Hedge Mustard
Solanum dulcamara Bittersweet
Trifolium pratense Red Clover
Trifolium repens White Clover
Typha latifolia Great Reedmace
Urtica dioica Stinging Nettle
Verbena officinalis Vervain (on M18 footbridge)
   
ALGAE  
Enteromorpha intestinalis Green Algae
   
FUNGI  
Rhytisma acerinum Sycamore Tar-spot
   
BIRDS  
Anas platyrhinchos Mallard
Ardea cinerea Grey Heron
Aythya farina Pochard
Aythya fuligula Tufted Duck
Chroicocephalus ridibundus Black-headed Gull
Cyanistes caeruleus Bluetit (in Willows)
Egretta garzetta Little Egret
Erithacus rubecula Robin (Singing)
Fulica atra Coot
Gallinula chloropus Moorhen
Phalacrocorax carbo Cormorant
Podiceps cristatus Great Crested Grebe
   
MAMMALS  
Capreolus capreolus Roe Deer (slots)
Oryctolagus cuniculus Rabbit (diggings, latrines)
   
AMPHIBIANS  
Rana temporaria Common Fog (young)
   
INVERTEBRATES  
Larinioides cornutus A water-side Orb-web spider
Palomena prasina Green Shield-bug
Pieris rapae Small White Butterfly
Sympetrum sanguineum Ruddy Darter
Tetragnatha extensa Long-jawed Orb-weaver spider
   
   

C.A.Howes.
 


 

Thursday 22 August 2024 – Field trip to Mosaic Reserve, Austerfield

Leader : Jim Burnett
Meet : 1.30pm at entrance to the Field Centre Grid Ref SK661949 (DN10 6RG)

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5th  August 2024 – Field trip to Idle Valley Nature Reserve (Notts Wildlife Trust) (SK/6883; 6983)

Leader : Tricia Haigh
Meet : 1:30 pm in car park NG1 1EA

Report :

 

Species List :

NWT Idle Valley Nature Reserve
Taxonomic Name Vernacular Name SK/6883 SK/6983
VASCULAR PLANTS      
Alnus glutinosa Common Alder * *
Bellis perennis Daisy *  
Blackstonia perfoliata Yellow-wort *  
Butomus umbellatus Flowering Rush *  
Carex acutiformis Lesser Pond Sedge * *
Carex otrubae False Fox Sedge * *
Carex pendula Pendulus Sedge *  
Carex pseudocyperus Cyperus Sedge *  
Centaureum erythraea Centaury *  
Chamerion angustifolium Rosebay *  
Cirsium palustre Marsh Thistle * *
Crassula helmsii New Zealand Pygmyweed *  
Dactylorhiza praetermissa Southern Marsh Orchid * (20+)  
Deschampsia cespitosa Tufted Hair-grass * *
Dipsacus fullonum Teasel * *
Epilobium hirsutum Hairy Willowherb * *
Equisetum arvense Common Horsetail * *
Filago vulgaris Cudweed *  
Filipendula ulmaria Meadowsweet * *
Galium aparine Cleavers * *
Galium palustre Marsh Bedstraw * *
Juncus articulatus Jointed Rush * *
Juncus conglomeratus Compact Rush * *
Juncus effusus Soft Rush * *
Juncus inflexus Hard Rush * *
Leucanthemum vulgare Ox-eye Daisy * *
Lotus corniculatus Bird’s-foot Trefoil * *
Lotus uliginosus Marsh Trefoil * *
Lycopus europaeus Gypsywort * *
Lythrum salicaria Purple Loosestrife * *
Mentha aquatica Water Mint * *
Phramites australis Common Reed * *
Potentilla anserina Silverweed *  
Potentilla reptans Creeping Cinquefoil * *
Ranunculus repens Buttercup (Creeping) *  
Ranunculus sceleratus Celery-leaved Buttercup *  
Rumex obtusifolius Broad Dock *  
Salix caprea Goat Willow * *
Salix cinerea Grey Willow * *
Salix viminalis Osier * *
Schoenoplectus tabernaemontanus Grey Clubrush * *
Scrophularia auriculata Water Figwort * *
Solanum dulcamara Bittersweet * *
Sparganium erectum Branched Bur Reed * *
Stachys palustris Marsh Woundwort *  
Tussilago farfara Colt’s-foot * *
Typha latifolia Great Reedmace * *
Urtica dioica Stinging Nettle * *
       
BIRDS      
Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Sedge Warbler *  
Fulica atra Coot *  
Gallinula chloropus Moorhen *  
       
INVERTEBRATES      
Pararge aegeria Speckled Wood Butterfly *  

C. A. Howes.
 


 

3rd  August 2024 – YNU Botanical Section walk to Doncaster Common.

Leader : Louise Hill
Meet : 10:30 am at Sandall Beat Wood car park at the end of the Straight Mile (Sandall Beat Road, off Leger Way) SE609037 (DN2 6JP).

Report :