Survey in Woods Covert 2017
Tree name - English
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Latin
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C = common
P= present
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Alder
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Alnus glutinosa
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C
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Apple
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Malus sylvestris
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P
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Ash
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Fraxinus excelsior
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C
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Beech
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Fagus sylvatica
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P
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Blackthorn
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Spinosa
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C
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Cherry laurel
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Prunus laurocerasus
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C
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Dogwood
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Cornus sanguinea
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P
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Elder
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Sambucus nigra
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P
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Field maple
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Acer campestre
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P
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Guelder rose
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Viburnum opulus
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P
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Hawthorn
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Crataegus monogyna
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C
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Hazel
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Corylus avellana
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C
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Holly
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Ilex aquifolium
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C
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Hornbeam
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Carpinus betulus
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P
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Horsechestnut
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Aesculus hippocastanum
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P
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Lime
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Tilia x europaea
|
P
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Norway maple
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Acer platanoides |
P
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Oak (pedunculate)
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Quercus robur
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C
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Silver birch
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Betula pendula
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P
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Spindle
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Euonymus europaeus
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P
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Sycamore
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Acer pseudoplatanus
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C
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Willow
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Salix sp
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C
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Wych elm
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Ulmus glabra
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C
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Nant Fawr stream species (2017)
1.
Fish –
bullheads, stone loach, brown trout
2.
Annelida -
leeches include Erpobdella octoculata, Glossiphonia complanata and the fish
leech Piscicola geometra.
3.
Mollusca
include Radix peregra and Lymnea (non-native
NZ mudsnail Potamopyrgus antipodarum is abundant)
4.
Insecta larvae
–
·
Stoneflies,
·
Mayflies (include Ephemera danicam in low
numbers, two species of Heptageniidae in
reasonable numbers, Baetis spp (rhodani?) in reasonable numbers.),
·
Caddisflies (include Agapetus, Glossosoma,
Rhyacophila dorsalis, Hydropsyche siltalai, H. pellucidula, Silo
pallipes, Sericostoma personatum and at least one large Limnephilidae
(Halesus sp?)
5.
Crustacea - Gammarus
pulex are reasonably abundant
6.
Platyhelminthes
– Planaria (various)
A recent list of birds viewed in the Nant Fawr and reservoir area include: -Common All-Year birds
Great Crested Grebe
Little Grebe
Cormorant
Grey Heron
Mallard
Tufted Duck
Pochard (mainly winter)
Mute Swan
Canada Goose
Buzzard
Sparrowhawk
Moorhen
Coot
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Herring Gull
Black-headed Gull
Woodpigeon
Collared Dove
Tawny Owl
Green Woodpecker
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Carrion Crow
Jackdaw
Magpie
Jay
Great Tit
Blue Tit
Coal Tit
Long-tailed Tit
Nuthatch
Treecreeper
Wren (probably the commonest bird in the woodland)
Mistle Thrush
Song Thrush
Blackbird
Robin
Dunnock
Goldcrest
Pied Wagtail
Grey Wagtail
Starling
Greenfinch
Goldfinch
Bullfinch
Chaffinch
House Sparrow
The all-year birds plus the following:
sand martin,
swallow, house martin, swift, whitethroat, blackcap, chiffchaff, willow
warbler, chaffinch, greenfinch, goldfinch
Winter birds
The all-year birds plus the following:
Wigeon, gadwall, teal, shoveler, goldeneye, great
black-backed gull, kingfisher, fieldfare, redwing, meadow pipit and raven.
Passage Migrants (Spring and Autumn)
Common sandpiper, swallow, house martin, sand martin,
swift, and wheatear;
Rarer species - green sandpiper, redshank, greenshank,
common tern, arctic tern, black tern & sedge warbler. Also spotted recently, egret and kingfisher.
Flora and Fauna lists
Several surveys have been carried out since 2010. The lists below include species identified during this time but, of course, things change!
Plant species observed in different areas: -
Grassland:
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Bristle Club Rush
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Isolepis setacea
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Cock’s-foot
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Dactylis glomerata
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Common bent
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Agrostis capillaries
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Common Knapweed
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Centurea nigra
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Common Sorrel
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Rumex acetosa
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Creeping Buttercup
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Ranunculus repens
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Creeping Thistle
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Cirsium arvense
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Cuckoo Flower
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Ardamine pratensis
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False Oat Grass
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Arrhenatherum elatius
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Fleabane
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Pulicaria dysenterica
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Greater Birds foot Trefoil
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Lotus pedunculatus
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Greater Willow Herb
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Epilobium hirsutum
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Hairy Sedge
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Carex hirta
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Hedge Bindweed
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Calystegia sepium
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Hog Weed
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Heracleum sphondylium
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Lesser spearwort
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Ranunculus flammula
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Marsh bedstraw
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Gallium palustre
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Perennial Rye Grass
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Lolium perenne
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Ribwort Plantain
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Plantago lanceolata
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Sharp-flowered Rush
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Juncus acutiflorus
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Silverweed
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Potentilla anserine
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Soft rush
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Juncus effuses
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Tall fescue
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Festuca arundinacea
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Timothy
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Phleumpratense sens
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Tufted Hair Grass
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Deschampsia caespitose
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Yellow Sedge
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Carex viridula
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Yorkshire Fog
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Holcus lanatus
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Marshy grassland
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Common Bent
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Agrostis capillaries
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Common Birds Foot Trefoil
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Lotus corniculatus
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Creeping buttercup
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Ranunculus repens
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Cuckoo flower
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Cardamine pratensis
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Marsh Bedstraw
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Galium palustre
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Meadowsweet
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Filipendula ulmaria
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Purple Loosestrife
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Lythrum salicaria
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Red clover
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Trifolium pratense
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Red Fescue
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Festuca rubra
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Rushes
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Juncus sp
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Sedges
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Carex sp
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Sharp flowered rush
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Juncus acutiflorus
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Sweet Vernal Grass
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Anthoxanthum odoratum
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Tufted Vetch
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Vicia cracca
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Yellow Flag Iris
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Iris pseudacorus
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Yellow Rattle
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Rhinanthus minor
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Woodland and hedges - including Woods Covert (an ancient semi natural
woodland)
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Alder
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Alnus glutinosa
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Ash
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Fraxinus excelsior
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Beech
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Fagus sylvatica
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Blackthorn
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Prunus spinosa
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Guelder rose
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Viburnum opulus
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Hawthorn
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Crategus monogyna
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Hazel
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Corylus avellana
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Holly
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Ilex aquifolium
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Hornbeam
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Carpinus betulus
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Laurel
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Prunus laurocerasus
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Oak
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Quercus robur
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Poplar
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Populus sp
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Rowan
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Sorbus aucuparia
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Spindle
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Euonymus europaeus
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Sycamore
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Acer pseudoplatanus
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Wild plum
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Prunus domestica
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Willow
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Salix sp
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Woodland flowers
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Bramble
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Rubus fruticosa
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Brooklime
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Veronica beccabunga
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Marsh marigold
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Caltha palustris
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Pendulous sedge
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Carex pendua
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Pignut
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Conopodium majus
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Wood anemone
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Anemone nemorosa
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Wood club-rush
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Scirpus sylvaticus
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Yellow Flag Iris
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Iris pseudocorus
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Nant Fawr Meadows
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Angelica
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Angelica sylvestris
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Bristle Club-rush
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Isolepis setacea
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Brooklime
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Veronica beccabunga
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Bulbous Buttercup
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Ranunculus bulbosus
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Burnet Saxifrage
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Pimpinella saxifrage
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Common Cat’s-ear
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Hypochaeris radicata
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Common Centaury
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Centaurium erythraea
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Common Knapweed
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Centaurea nigra
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Common Spotted Orchid
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Dactylorhiza fuchsia
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Common Yellow-sedge
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Oedocarpa
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Compact Rush
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Juncus conglomeratus
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Cuckoo Flower
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Cardamine pratensis
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Devil’s-bit Scabious
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Succisa pratensis
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Field Scabious
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Knautia arvensis
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Field Woodrush
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Luzula campestris
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Fleabane
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Pulicaria dysenterica
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Floating Sweet-grass
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Glyceria fluitans
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Greater Bird’s-foot Trefoil
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Lotus pedunculatus
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Hemp Agrimony
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Eupatorium cannabinum
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Jointed Rush
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Juncus articulatus
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Lady’s Mantle
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Alchemilla filicaulis vestita
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Lesser Bird’s-foot Trefoil
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Lotus corniculatus
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Lesser Pond Sedge
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Carex acutiformis
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Lesser Spearwort
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Ranunculus flammula
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Lesser Stitchwort
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Stellaria graminea
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Marsh Bedstraw
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Galium palustre
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Marsh Marigold
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Caltha palustris
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Marsh Ragwort
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Senecio aquaticus
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Meadow Crane’s-bill
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Geranium pratense
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Meadow Fescue
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Festuca pratensis
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Meadow Vetchling
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Lathyrus pratensis
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Meadowsweet
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Filipendula ulmaria
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Oxeye Daisy
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Leucanthemum vulgare
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Purple Loosestrife
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Lythrum salicaria
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Red Clover
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Trifolium pratense
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Rough Hawkbit
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Leontodon hispidus
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Sedge (Common yellow)
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Carex viridula oedocarpa
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Sedge (glaucous)
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Carex flacca
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Sedge (hairy)
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Carex hirta
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Sedge (oval)
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Carex ovalis
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Sharp-Flowered Rush
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Juncus acutiflorus
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Sneezewort
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Achillea ptarmica
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Southern Marsh-orchid
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Dactylorhiza praetermissa
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Square-stalked St.John’s wort
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Hypericum tetrapterum
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Tall Fescue
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Festuca arundinacea
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Tormentil
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Potentilla erecta
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Tufted Vetch
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Vicia cracca
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Yellow Flag
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Iris pseudacorus
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Yellow Rattle
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Rhinanthus minor
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Zigzag Clover
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Trifolium medium
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Dragonflies
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Broad-bodied Chaser
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Libellula depressa
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Emperor Dragonfly
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Anax imperator
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Azure Damselfly
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Coenagrion puella
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Common Blue
Damselfly
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Enallagma
cyathigerum
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Large Red Damselfly
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Pyrrhosoma nymphula
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Common Darter
Dragonfly
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Sympetrum striolatum
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Butterflies
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Comma
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Polygonia c-album
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Common Blue
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Polyommatus icarus
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Green veined white
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Pieris napi
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Large White
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Pieris brassicae
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Painted Lady
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Vanessa cardui
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Red Admiral
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Vanessa atalanta
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Small Copper
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Lycaena phlaeas
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Small Tortoiseshell
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Aglais urticae
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Small White
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Pieris rapae
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Speckled Wood
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Pararge aegeria
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Bees
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Common Carder-bee
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Bombus pascuorum
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Early
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Bombus praturum
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Garden
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Bombus hortorum
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Heath
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Bombusjonellus
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Honey bee
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Apis mellifera
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Large Earth
Humble-bee/ buff tailed bumble bee
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Bombus terrestris
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Small Earth
Humble-bee/ white tailed bumble bee
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Bombus lucorum
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Stone Humble-bee/
red tailed bumble bee
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Bombus lapidarius
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Tree
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Bombus hypnorum
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Amphibians
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Common Frog
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Rana temporaria
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Common Toad
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Bufo bufo
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Palmate Newt
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Lissotriton
helveticus ( formerly Triturus helveticus)
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Smooth Newt
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Lissotriton
vulgaris (formerly Triturus vulgaris)
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Reptiles
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Adder
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Vipera berus
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Grass Snake
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Natrix natrix
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Mammals
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Dormice
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Muscardinus
avellanarius
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Field Vole
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Microtus agrestis
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Fox
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Vulpes vulpes
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Grey Squirrel
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Sciurus
carolinensis
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Harvest mice
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Micromys minutus
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Mole
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Talpa europaea
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Noctule bat
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Nyctalus noctula
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Otter
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Lutra lutra
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Pipistrelle bat
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Pipistrellus
pipistrellus
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Shrew sp.
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Soricidae
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Fish
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Brown trout
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Salmo trutta
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Bull heads
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Cottus gobio
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Eels
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Anguilla anguilla
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Birds
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Blackbird
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Turdus merula
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Blackcap
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Sylvia atricapilla
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Blue tit
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Parus caeruleus
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Bullfinch
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Pyrrhula pyrrhula
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Buzzard
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Buteo buteo
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Carrion crow
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Corvus corone
corone
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Chaffinch
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Fringilla coelebs
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Chiffchaff
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Phylloscopus
collybita
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Common sandpiper
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Actitis hypoleucos
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Dunnock
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Prunella modularis
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Fieldfare
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Turdus pilaris
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Goldfinch
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Carduelis carduelis
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Great spotted
woodpecker
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Dendrocopos major
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Great tit
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Parus major
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Green Woodpecker
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Picus viridis
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Greenfinch
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Carduelis chloris
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Grey heron
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Ardea cinerea
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Grey wagtails
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Motacilla cinerea
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Herring Gull
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Larus argentatus
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House martin
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Delichon urbica
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House Sparrow
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Passer domesticus
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Kingfisher
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Alcedo atthis
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Lesser Black-backed
Gull
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Larus fuscus
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Magpie
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Pica pica
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Pied wagtail
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Motacilla alba
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Redwing
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Turdus iliacus
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Robin
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Erithacus rubecula
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Sand martin
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Riparia riparia
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Sparrow hawk
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Accipiter nisus
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Swallow
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Hirundo rustica
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Swift
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Apus apus
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Tawny owl
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Strix aluco
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Wood Pigeon
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Columba palumbus
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Willow warbler
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Phylloscopus
trochilus
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