Appendix of names
Lower plants, lichens and fungi | Higher plants | Invertebrates | Reptiles | Birds | Mammals
| Vernacular name | Scientific name |
|---|---|
| LOWER PLANTS, LICHENS AND FUNGI | |
| A wax-cap fungus | Hygrocybe species |
| Chalk comb-moss | Ctenidium molluscum |
| Common smoothcap | Atrichum undulatum |
| Common stinkhorn | Phallus impudicus |
| Crisped neckera | Neckera crispa |
| Donn's grimmia | Grimmia donniana |
| Flat neckera | Neckera complanata |
| Fox-tail feather-moss | Thamnobryum alopecurum |
| Greater fork-moss | Dicranum majus |
| Rambling tail-moss | Anomodon viticulosus |
| Wall scalewort | Porella platyphylla |
| Yellow map lichen | Rhizocarpon geographicum |
| HIGHER PLANTS | |
| Adder's-tongue | Ophioglossum vulgatum |
| Alder | Alnus glutinosa |
| Alpine penny-cress | Thlaspi caerulescens |
| Alternate-leaved golden-saxifrage | Chrysosplenium alternifolium |
| Amphibious bistort | Persicaria amphibian |
| Ash | Fraxinus excelsior |
| Bee orchid | Ophrys apifera |
| Beech | Fagus sylvatica |
| Bell heather | Erica cinerea |
| Betony | Stachys officinalis |
| Bilberry | Vaccinium myrtillus |
| Bitter-vetch | Lathyrus linifolius |
| Bluebell | Hyacinthoides non-scripta |
| Bog asphodel | Narthecium ossifragum |
| Bog pimpernel | Anagallis tenella |
| Bottle sedge | Carex rostrata |
| Bracken | Pteridium aquilinum |
| Bramble | Rubus fruticosus |
| Brittle bladder-fern | Cystopteris fragilis |
| Broad buckler-fern | Dryopteris dilatata |
| Broad-leaved helleborine | Epipactis helleborine |
| Broad-leaved pondweed | Potamogeton natans |
| Brown sedge | Carex disticha |
| Buckthorn | Rhamnus cathartica |
| Bulbous rush | Juncus bulbosus |
| Carline thistle | Carlina vulgaris |
| Cheddar pink | Dianthus gratianopolitanus |
| Common bent | Agrostis capillaris |
| Common bird's-foot-trefoil | Lotus corniculatus |
| Common knapweed | Centaurea nigra |
| Common rock-rose | Helianthemum nummularium |
| Common sorrel | Rumex acetosa |
| Common spike-rush | Eleocharis palustris |
| Common spotted orchid | Dactylorhiza fuchsii |
| Common whitlowgrass | Erophila verna |
| Common yellow-sedge | Carex viridula ssp .oedocarpa |
| Cowslip | Primula veris |
| Crested hair-grass | Koeleria macrantha |
| Cross-leaved heath | Erica tetralix |
| Cuckooflower | Cardamine pratensis |
| Devil's-bit scabious | Succisa pratensis |
| Dog's-mercury | Mercurialis perennis |
| Dogwood | Cornus sanguinea |
| Dwarf mouse-ear | Cerastium pumilum |
| Early forget-me-not | Myosotis ramosissima |
| Early purple orchid | Orchis mascula |
| Elder | Sambucus nigra |
| Enchanter's-nightshade | Circaea lutetiana |
| Eyebright | Euphrasia officinalis |
| Fairy flax | Linum catharticum |
| Field maple | Acer campestre |
| Flea sedge | Carex pulicaris |
| Foxglove | Digitalis purpurea |
| Glaucous sedge | Carex flacca |
| Gorse | Ulex europaeus |
| Greater bird's-foot trefoil | Lotus pedunculatus |
| Greater butterfly orchid | Platanthera chlorantha |
| Green-ribbed sedge | Carex binervis |
| Green-winged orchid | Orchis morio |
| Grey willow | Salix cinerea |
| Guelder-rose | Viburnum opulus |
| Hairy rock-cress | Arabis hirsuta |
| Hairy wood-rush | Luzula pilosa |
| Hard fern | Blechnum spicant |
| Harebell | Campanula rotundifolia |
| Hare's-tail cottongrass | Eriophorum vaginatum |
| Hart's-tongue | Phyllitis scolopendrium |
| Hawthorn | Crataegus monogyna |
| Hazel | Corylus avellana |
| Heath bedstraw | Galium saxatile |
| Heath rush | Juncus squarrosus |
| Heath spotted orchid | Dactylorhiza maculata |
| Heath-grass | Danthonia decumbens |
| Herb Paris | Paris quadrifolia |
| Herb Robert | Geranium robertianum |
| Honeysuckle | Lonicera periclymenum |
| Hornbeam | Carpinus betulus |
| Intermediate polypody | Polypodium interjectum |
| Kidney vetch | Anthyllis vulneraria |
| Lady fern | Athyrium filix-femina |
| Lady's bedstraw | Galium verum |
| Large thyme | Thymus pulegioides |
| Lesser meadow-rue | Thalictrum minus |
| Limestone fern | Gymnocarpium robertianum |
| Ling | Calluna vulgaris |
| Madder | Rubia peregrina |
| Maidenhair spleenwort | Asplenium trichomanes |
| Male fern | Dryopteris filix-mas |
| Mare's-tail | Hippuris vulgaris |
| Marsh cudweed | Gnaphalium uliginosum |
| Marsh thistle | Cirsium palustre |
| Marsh marigold | Caltha palustris |
| Meadow oat-grass | Helictotrichon pratense |
| Meadow saffron | Colchicum autumnale |
| Meadow vetchling | Lathyrus pratensis |
| Monk's-hood | Aconitum napellus |
| Moschatel | Adoxa moschatellina |
| Musk thistle | Carduus nutans |
| Nettle-leaved bellflower | Campanula trachelium |
| Opposite-leaved golden-saxifrage | Chrysosplenium oppositifolium |
| Pedunculate oak | Quercus robur |
| Pignut | Conopodium majus |
| Pill sedge | Carex pilulifera |
| Plougman's-spikenard | Inula conyzae |
| Primrose | Primula vulgaris |
| Purple gromwell | Lithospermum purpureocaeruleum |
| Purple moor-grass | Molinia caerulea |
| Pyramidal orchid | Anacamptis pyramidalis |
| Quaking-grass | Briza media |
| Ragged Robin | Lychnis flos-cuculi |
| Ramsons | Allium ursinum |
| Rough hawkbit | Leontodon hispidus |
| Rowan | Sorbus aucuparia |
| Rue-leaved saxifrage | Saxifraga tridactylites |
| Rustyback | Ceterach officinarum |
| Salad burnet | Sanguisorba minor |
| Sanicle | Sanicula europaea |
| Sea campion | Silene uniflora |
| Sea stork's-bill | Erodium maritimum |
| Sheep's-fescue | Festuca ovina |
| Slender bedstraw | Galium pumilum |
| Small scabious | Scabiosa columbaria |
| Small-leaved lime | Tilia cordata |
| Soft shield-fern | Polystichum setiferum |
| Soft-rush | Juncus effusus |
| Solomon's-seal | Polygonatum multiflorum |
| Sorbus anglica | Sorbus anglica |
| Spindle | Euonymus europaeus |
| Spring cinquefoil | Potentilla neumanniana |
| Spring sandwort | Minuartia verna |
| Spring sedge | Carex caryophyllea |
| Spurge-laurel | Daphne laureola |
| Square-stalked St John's-wort | Hypericum tetrapterum |
| Squinancywort | Asperula cynanchica |
| Star sedge | Carex echinata |
| Starved wood-sedge | Carex depauperata |
| Stinking Hellebore | Helleborus foetidus |
| Sweet vernal-grass | Anthoxanthum odoratum |
| Toad rush | Juncus bufonius |
| Toothwort | Lathraea squamaria |
| Tormentil | Potentilla erecta |
| Tufted hair-grass | Deschampsia cespitosa |
| Upright brome | Bromopsis erecta |
| Wall-rue | Asplenium ruta-muraria |
| Wall lettuce | Mycelis muralis |
| Water avens | Geum rivale |
| Water horsetail | Equisetum fluviatile |
| Water-plantain | Alisma plantago-aquatica |
| Water-starwort | Callitriche species |
| Wavy hair-grass | Deschampsia flexuosa |
| Wayfaring-tree | Viburnum lantana |
| Western gorse | Ulex gallii |
| Whitebeam | Sorbus species |
| Wild angelica | Angelica sylvestris |
| Wild cherry | Prunus avium |
| Wild daffodil | Narcissus pseudonarcissus |
| Wild marjoram | Origanum vulgare |
| Wild privet | Ligustrum vulgare |
| Wild service-tree | Sorbus torminalis |
| Wild thyme | Thymus polytrichus |
| Wood anemone | Anemone nemorosa |
| Wood sage | Teucrium scorodonia |
| Wood sedge | Carex sylvatica |
| Wood spurge | Euphorbia amygdaloides |
| Wood vetch | Vicia sylvatica |
| Woolly thistle | Cirsium eriophorum |
| Yellow archangel | Lamiastrum galeobdolon |
| Yellow oat-grass | Trisetum flavescens |
| Yellow-rattle | Rhinanthus minor |
| Yew | Taxus baccata |
| INVERTEBRATES | |
| Adonis blue | Lysandra bellargus |
| Ash-black slug | Limax cinereoniger |
| Banded demoiselle | Calopteryx splendens |
| Beautiful demoiselle | Calopteryx virgo |
| Brimstone | Gonepteryx rhamni |
| Brown argus | Aricia agestis |
| Cinnabar moth | Tyria jacobaea |
| Common blue | Polyommatus icarus |
| Dark green fritillary | Argynnis aglaja |
| Emperor moth | Saturnia pavonia |
| Green hairstreak | Callophrys rubi |
| High brown fritillary | Argynnis edippe |
| Marbled white | Melanargia galathea |
| Purple hairstreak | Quercusia quercus |
| Silver-studded blue | Plebejus argus |
| Silver-washed fritillary | Argynnis paphia |
| White-letter hairstreak | Strymonidia w-album |
| Yellow meadow-ant | Lasius flavus |
| REPTILES | |
| Adder | Vipera berus |
| Common lizard | Lacerta vivipara |
| Grass snake | Natrix natrix |
| BIRDS | |
| Barn owl | Tyto alba |
| Blackcap | Sylvia atricapilla |
| Buzzard | Buteo buteo |
| Chiffchaff | Phylloscopus collybita |
| Cuckoo | Cuculus canorus |
| Dipper | Cinclus cinclus |
| Goldcrest | Regulus regulus |
| Great spotted-woodpecker | Dendrocopos major |
| Green woodpecker | Picus viridis |
| Kingfisher | Alcedo atthis |
| Meadow pipit | Anthus pratensis |
| Nuthatch | Sitta europaea |
| Peregrine falcon | Falco peregrinus |
| Raven | Corvus corax |
| Skylark | Alauda arvensis |
| Sparrowhawk | Accipiter nisus |
| Spotted flycatcher | Muscicapa striata |
| Stonechat | Saxicola torquata |
| Swallow | Hirundo rustica |
| Yellowhammer | Emberiza citrinella |
| MAMMALS | |
| Badger | Meles meles |
| Common dormouse | Muscardinus avellanarius |
| Daubenton's bat | Myotis daubentonii |
| Greater Horseshoe bat | Rhinolophus ferrumequinum |
| Lesser Horseshoe bat | Rhinolophus hipposideros |
| Muntjac | Muntiacus reevesii |
| Roe deer | Capreolus capreolus |
| Wood mouse | Apodemus sylvaticus |
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