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A list of Flora and Fauna found at Adderbury lakes
reproduced by kind permisson of the Lakes Committee
'S
potters' lists with pictures can be found in the nature section of the KidZone - CLICK HERE to find them

Trees and shrubs.

Common Name

Latin Name

Maple

Acer pseudoplatanus

 

Acer campestre

Alder

Alnus glutinosa

Ash

Fraxinus excelsior

Aspen

Populus tremula

Bamboo

Sasa sp.

Black Italian Poplar

Populus x canadensis

 

'Serotina'x candicans

Blackthorn

Prunus spinosa

Box

Buxus sempervirens

Elder

Sambucus nigra

Field Maple

Acer campestre

Goat Willow

Salix caprea

Grey Willow

Salix cinerea

Hawthorn

Crataegus monogyna

Hazel

Corylus avellana

Holly

Ilex aquifolium

Horse Chestnut

Aesculus hippocastanum

Common Lime

Tilia euopea

London Plane

Plantanus orientalis

Pendunculate Oak

Quercus robur

Rowan

Sorbus aucuparia

Scots Pine

Pinus sylvestris

Silver Birch

Betula pendula

Sycamore

Acer pseudoplatanus

Wayfaring-tree

Viburnum lantana

Wild Plum

Prunus domestica

Yew

Taxus baccata

 

 

Shrubs

 

Cherry Laurel

Prunus laurocerasus

Dog Rose

Rosa canina sens.str

Guelder-rose

Viburnum opulus

Ivy

Hedera helix

Oregon Grape

Mahonia aquifolium

Snowberry

Symphoricarpos albus

There are a small number of elm suckers [Ulmus procera] that have survived Dutch Elm disease.

 

 

 

Herbaceous Plants

 

Bittersweet

Solanum duleamara

Broad Buckler-fem

Dryopteris dilatata

Broad-leaved Dock

Rumex obtusifolius

Bugle

Ajuga reptans

Bumet Rose

Rosa pimpinelliolia

Butterbur

Petasites hybridus

Cleavers

Galium aparine

Cock's Foot

Dactylis glomerata

Common Comfrey

Symphytum officinale

Common Figwort

Scrophularia nodosa

Common Nettle

Urtica dioica

Common Valerian

Valeriana officinalis

Cow Parsley

Anthriscus sylvestri

Creeping Buttercup

Ranunclus repens

Creeping Thistle

Cirsium arvense

Daisy

Bellis perennis

Dandelion

Taraxacum officinale.

Dog~s Mercury

Mercurialis perennis

Field Bindweed

Convolvulus arvensis

Field Forget-me-not

Myosotis arvensis

Garlic Mustard

Allaria petiolata

Germander Speedwell

Veronica chamaedrys

Giant Fescue

Festuca gigantea

Goldilocks Buttercup

Ranunculus auricomus

Great Willowherb

Epilobium hirsutum

Greater Burdock

Arctium lappa

Greater Celandine

Chelidonium majus

Greater Plantain

Plantago major

Ground-Elder

Aegopodium podagraria

Ground-Ivy

Glechoma hederacea

Hedge Bindweed

Calystegia sepiuni

Hedge Woundwort

Stachys sylvatica

Herb Bennet

Geum urbanurn

Herb-Robert

Geranium robertianum

Hogweed

Heracleum spondylium

Hop

Humuus lupulus

Japanese Knotweed

Fallopiajaponica

Lesser Burdock

Arctium minus

Lesser Celandine

Ranunculus ficaria

Lords-and-Ladies

Arum maculatum

Male Fem

Dryopteris filix-mas agg.

Meadow Buttercup

Ranunculus acris

Meadowsweet

Flilpendula ulmaria

Primrose

Primula vulgaris

Red Clover

Trifoliwn pratense

Rosebay Willowherb

Chamerion angustifolium

Spear Thistle

Cirsium syulgare

Spindle

Euonymus europaeus

Square-stalked St John's-wort

Hypericum tetraptermn

Three-nerved Sandwort

Mochringlia trinervi

Welted Thistle

Carduus crispus

White Bryony

Bryonia dioica

White Clover

Trifolium repens

White Dead-Nettle

Lamium album

Wild Angelica

Angelica sylvestris

 

 

Water Plants

 

Bulrush

Typha latifolia

Floating Sweet-grass

Glyceria flutans

Fool's Watercress

Apium nodiflorum

Hairy Bitter-cress

Cardamine hirsuta

Marsh Marigold

Caltha palustris

Reed Canary-grass

Phalaris aruninacea

Water Chickweed

Myosoton aquaticum

Water-cress

Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum sens.str.

Water Figwort

Scrophularia auriculate

Water-Starwort

Callitriche sp.

 

 

 

 

INVERTEBRATES

 

Lepidoptera (Butterflies):

 

Common Blue

Polyommatus icarus

Large White

Pieris brassicae

Peacock

Inachis io

Red Admiral

Vanessa atalanta

Ringlet

Aphantopus hyperantus

Small Skipper

Thymelicus

Small White

Pieris rapae

Speckled Wood

Pararge aegeria

 

 

Other insects:

 

Flower bug or Bloodsucking bug

Anthocoris nemoralis

Common Flower bug

 

 

 

 

Anthocoris nemorum

Plantbugs (Nfiridae)

 

 

Campyloneura virgula

 

Deraeocoris ruber

 

Dicyphus epilobii

 

Dicyphus stachydis

Delicate Apple Capsid

Malacocoris chlorizans

Black-kneed Apple Capsid

Blepharidopterus angulatus

 

Orthotylus nassatus

 

Orthops cervinus

Common Green Capsid

Lygocoris pabulinus

 

Lygoeoris contaminatus

 

Phytocoris tillae

 

 

Bugs: leafhoppers: (Hemiptera)

 

 

Eupteryx aurata

 

Idiocerus confusus

 

NUcropsis scotti

 

 

Bees:

 

Nettle-tap

Anthopilia fabricana

 

 

Lacewings:

 

 

lvficromus vanegatus

 

Chrysopa camea

 

 

Beetles:

 

Net-winged beetle

Platycis minuta

Seven-spot Ladybird

Coccinella septempunctata

Cream-spot Ladybird

Calvia quattuordecimguttata

14-spot Ladybird

Propylea quattuordecimpunctata

 

 

Water insects:

 

Common Pondskater

Gerris lacustris

Water-measurer

Hydrometra staporum

Caddisfly

Limnephilus auricula

Caddisfly

Limnephilus sparsus

 

 

Damselflies:

 

Emerald Damselfly

Lestes sponsa

Common Blue

Enallagma cyathigerum

Large Red

Pyrrhosoma nymphula

 

 

Artropods:

 

British Crayfish

Astacus pallipes

North American Crayfish

Pacifastacus leniuscus

 

 

VERTEBRATES:

 

Fish

 

Carp

CyPn'nus carpio

Roach

Rutilus rutilus

Tench

Tinca tinca

 

 

Terrestrial Mammals

 

Badger

Meles meles

Bats

Pipistrelus pipistrellus

Common Shrew

Sorex araneus

Fox

Vulpes vulpes

Frogs

Rana temporia

Grass snake

Natrix (Tropidontus) natrix

Grey Squirrel

Sciurus carolinensis

Mink (American)

Mustela vison

Mole

Talpa europaea

Muntjac

Muntiacus reevesi

Rabbit

Oryctolagus cuniculus

 

 

BIRDS

 

Land birds:

 

Blackbird

Turdus merula

Blackcap

Sylvia atricapilla

Blue Tit

Parus caeruleus

Buzzard

Buteo buteo

Carrion Crow

Corvus corone

Chaffinch

Fringilla coelebs

Chiffchaff

Phylloscopus collybita

Coal Tit

Parus ter

Collared Dove

Sterptopelia decaaocto

Cuckoo

Cuculus canorus

Dunnock

Prunella modularis

Goldcrest

Regulus regulus

Goldfinch

Carduelis carduelis

Great Spotted Woodpecker

Dendrocopos major

Great Tit

Parus major

Greenfinch

Carduelis chloris

Green Woodpecker

Picus viridis

Grey Wagtail

Motacilla cinerea

Hobby

Falco subbuteo

Jackdaw

Corvus monedula

Kestrel

Falco tinnunculus

Lesser Spotted Woodpecker

Denrocopus minor

Long-tailed Tit

Aegithalos caudatus

Magpie

Pica pica

Nuthatch

Sitta europaea

Robin

Erithacus rubecula

Rook

Corvus frugilegus

Siskin

Carduelis spinus

Songthrush

Turdus philomelos

Sparrowhawk

Accipter nisus

Spotted Flycatcher

Muscicapa striata

Starling

Stumus vulgaris

Stock Dove

Columba oenas

Swallow

Hirundo rustica

Swift

Apus apus

Tawny Owl

Strix aluco

Treecreeper

Certhia familiaris

Wood Pigeon

Columba palumbus

Wren

Trogiodytes trogolodytes

 

 

Water Birds:

 

Grey Heron

Ardea cinerea

Kingfisher

Alcedo atthis

Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos

Moorhen

Gallinula chloropus

Mute Swan

Cynus olor (a very occassional visitor)

 

 

 

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J & S Hurd Photography - 01295 811108 and Adderbury, Deddington & District Photographic Society