Flora
Listed below are the plant communities of the main habitat types according to NVC classification:
Dry Heath (H9e)
| Latin name | Common name | Comments |
|---|
| Calluna vulgaris | Heather | On those parts of the site that are dominated by Calluna all of the four growth stages of heather can be identified. Recorded 1988 |
| Deschampsia flexousa | Wavy hair grass | Recorded 1988 |
| Molinia caerulea | Purple moor-grass | Dominates the driest parts of the reserve. Recorded 1988 |
| Calamagrostis epigeios | Wood small-reed | Recorded 1996 Derrick Boatman (DB) |
Wet Heath (H2c)
| Latin name | Common name | Comments |
|---|
| Calluna vulgaris | Heather | Recorded 1988 |
| Ulex minor | Dwarf gorse | |
| Erica tetralix | Cross-leaved heath | Recorded 1988 |
Mires (M29/M3)
| Latin name | Common name | Comments |
|---|
| Hypericum elodes | Marsh St John's-wort | Found along the pond edges where water levels fluctuate. Recorded 1988 |
| Potamogeton polygonifolius | Bog pondweed | May form a distinctive mat floating on the surface of the water or creeping in wet soil |
| Eriophorum angustifolium | Common cotton-grass | Typically found in natural hollows. Recorded 1988 |
| Agrostis canina | Velvet bent | Recorded 1988 |
Tall Fen (U20)
| Latin name | Common name | Comments |
|---|
| Pteridium aquilinum | Bracken | There are three dense patches of bracken on the reserve, all previously covered by trees |
| Galium saxatile | Heath bedstraw | Recorded 1988 |
Ponds
| Latin name | Common name | Comments |
|---|
| Potomogeten polygonifolius | Bog weed | Both ponds have good communities. Recorded 1988 |
| Juncus bufonius | Toad rush | Found in the larger pond |
| Calamagrostis canescens | Purple small-reed | Found in the larger pond. Recorded 1988 |
Woodland
| Latin name | Common name | Comments |
|---|
| Betula pendula | Silver birch | There are two areas of birch woodland, each about 0.2 ha in extent. Recorded 1996 DB |
| Quercus robur | Pedunculate oak | Recorded 1988 |
| Pteridium aquilinum | Bracken | |
| Rubus fruticosus | Blackberry | Recorded 1999 |
| Holcus lanatus | Yorkshire-fog | Recorded 1997 |
Acid grassland (U1e)
| Latin name | Common name | Comments |
|---|
| Festuca ovina | Sheep's-fescue | Recorded 1988 |
| Agrostis capillaris | Common bent | Recorded 1999 |
| Rumex acetosella | Sheep's sorrel | Encouraged by heavy rabbit grazing. Recorded 1988 |
| Galium saxatile | Heath bedstraw | Encouraged by heavy rabbit grazing. Recorded 1988 |
| Potentilla erecta | Tormentil | Recorded 1988 |
Scrub
| Latin name | Common name | Comments |
|---|
| Ulex europeaus | Gorse | Recorded 1988 |
| Populus tremula | Aspen | Occurs in one place on the reserve boundary. Recorded 1996 DB |
| Salix sp. | Willow | Grows to the periphery of both birch wood areas and on the margins of the marsh |
Other Flowering Plants
| Latin name | Common name | Comments |
|---|
| Achillea ptarmica | Sneezewort | Recorded 1996 DB |
| Agrostis stolonifera | Creeping bent | Recorded 1999 |
| Agrostis vineale | Brown bent | Recorded 1988 |
| Betula pubescens | Downy birch | Recorded 1988 |
| Campanula rotundifolia | Harebell | Recorded 2002 Alan Tharratt (ANT) |
| Carex flacca | Glaucous sedge | Recorded 1996 DB |
| Carex panicea | Carnation sedge | Recorded 1988 |
| Carex pilulifera | Pill sedge | Recorded 1996 |
| Centaurium erythraea | Common centaury | Recorded 1996 DB |
| Ceratocapnos claviculata | Climbing corydalis | Recorded 1996 |
| Chamaenerion angustifolium | Narrowleaved fireweed | Recorded 1988 |
| Cirsium arvense | Creeping thistle | Recorded 1996 DB |
| Cirsium palustre | Marsh thistle | Recorded 1996 DB |
| Cirsium vulgare | Spear thistle | Recorded 1996 DB |
| Corydalis claviculata | Climbing corydalis | Recorded 2001 ANT |
| Conopodium majus | Pignut | Recorded 2003 ANT |
| Cytisus scoparius | Broom | Recorded 1996 DB |
| Erodium cicutarium | Common stork's-bill | Recorded 2002 ANT |
| Gentiana pneumonanthe | Marsh gentian | (Recorded in 1998 - now extinct) |
| Hieracium umbellatum | Umbellate hawkweed | Recorded 1996 |
| Hyacinthoides non-scriptus | Bluebell | Recorded 2003 ANT |
| Hydrocotyle vulgaris | Marsh pennywort | Recorded 1988 |
| Hypericum pulchrum | Slender St. John's-wort | Recorded 1996 DB |
| Juncus bulbosus | Bulbous rush | Recorded 1988 |
| Juncus effusus | Soft rush | Recorded 1988 |
| Juncus squarrosus | Heath rush | Recorded 1988 |
| Lathyrus pratensis | Meadow vetchling | Recorded 1996 DB |
| Leontodon autumnalis | Autumn hawkbit | Recorded 1996 DB |
| Lotus corniculatus | Common bird's-foot trefoil | Recorded 1996 DB |
| Luzula campestris | Field wood-rush | Recorded 1988 |
| Luzula multiflora | Heath wood-rush | Recorded 2003 ANT |
| Maianthemum bifolium | May lily | Recorded 2001 ANT |
| Nardus stricta | Mat-grass | Recorded 1996 DB |
| Pedicularis sylvatica | Lousewort | Recorded 1996 |
| Polygala serpyllifolia | Heath milkwort | Recorded 1996 |
| Potamogeton natans | Broad-leaved pondweed | Recorded 1996 DB |
| Potentilla palustris | Marsh cinquefoil | Recorded 1988 |
| Ranunculus repens | Creeping buttercup | Recorded 1996 DB |
| Rubus idaeus | Raspberry | Recorded 2003 ANT |
| Rumex acetosa | Common sorrel | Recorded 1996 DB |
| Salix cinerea | Grey willow | Recorded 1999 |
| Salix repens | Creeping willow | Recorded 1999 |
| Sarothamnus scoparius | Broom | Recorded 1999 |
| Spergularia rubra | Sand spurrey | Recorded 1998 |
| Urtica dioica | Common nettle | Recorded 1996 DB |
| Veronica officinalis | Heath speedwell | Recorded 2002 ANT |
Bryophytes (Mosses and liverworts)
| Latin name | Common name or description | Comments |
|---|
| Calypogeia fissa | Common pouchwort | Recorded 1988 |
| Campylopus introflexus | Heath star moss | Recorded 1988 |
| Campylopus pyriformis | Dwarf swan-neck moss | Recorded 1988 |
| Cephalozia divaricata | a liverwort | Recorded 1988 |
| Cephaloziella divaricata | Common threadwort | Recorded 1988 |
| Cephaloziella spp. | | Recorded 1988 |
| Ceratodon purpureus | Scarce redshank | Recorded 1988 |
| Dicranum scoparium | Broom Fork-moss | Recorded 1988 |
| Drepanocladus exannulatus | Ringless hook-moss | Recorded 1988 |
| Drepanocladus uncinatus | Sickle-leaved hook-moss | Recorded 2003 ANT |
| Gymnoclea inflata | | Recorded 1988 |
| Hypnum cupressiforme | Supine plait-moss | Recorded 1999 |
| Lepidozia setacea | | Recorded 1988 |
| Lophozia bidentata | | Recorded 1988 |
| Orthodontium lineare | Cape thread-moss | Recorded 1988 |
| Pohlia nutans | Nodding thread-moss | Recorded 1988 |
| Polytrichum commune | Common haircap | Recorded 1988 |
| Polytrichum juniperinum | Juniper haircap | Recorded 1988 |
| Sphagnum auriculatum | Cow-horn bog-moss | Recorded 1988 |
| Sphagnum cuspidatum | a bog moss | Recorded 1988 |
| Sphagnum recurvum | Feathery bog-moss | Recorded 1988 |
| Cladonia fimbriata | a lichen | Recorded 1988 |
| Cladonia portentosa | a lichen | Recorded 1988 |
| Cladon. pix. | | Recorded 1988 |