LBS field meeting to AUGHTON, 6th June 2015, led by David Earl

Two 1 kilometre grid squares were visited and plant records made.

Recording began in 1 kilometre grid square SD 3905, in western edge centred on St Michael's churchyard.
	
There is a species-rich sheep-grazed field to the south of the church and the footpath to the west crosses some unmanaged grassland to the stile through the hedge along the A59.

Acer pseudoplatanus	Sycamore	
Achillea millefolium	Yarrow	
Aegopodium podagraria	Ground-elder	
Agrostis canina	Velvet Bent	
Aira praecox	Early Hair-grass	
Alopecurus pratensis	Meadow Foxtail	
Anisantha sterilis	Sterile Brome	
Anthoxanthum odoratum	Sweet Vernal-grass	
Anthriscus sylvestris	Cow Parsley	
Arabadopsis thaliana	Thale Cress	
Arrhenatherum elatius	False Oat-grass	
Artemisia vulgaris	Mugwort	
Asplenium ruta-muraria	Wall-rue	
Bellis perennis	Daisy	
Bromus hordeaceus	Soft Brome	
Capsella bursa-pastoris	Shepherd's-purse	
Carpinus betulus	Hornbeam	
Cerastium arvense	Field Mouse-ear	
Cerastium fontanum	Common Mouse-ear	
Cerastium glomeratum	Sticky Mouse-ear	
Cirsium arvense	Creeping Thistle	
Conopodium majus	Pignut	
Crataegus monogyna	Hawthorn	
Crepis vesicaria	Beaked Hawk's-beard	
Cymbalaria muralis	Ivy-leaved Toadflax	
Cynosurus cristatus	Crested Dog's-tail	
Dactylis glomerata	Cock's-foot	
Elytrigia repens	Common Couch	
Epilobium ciliatum	American Willowherb	
Erophila verna	Common Whitlowgrass	
Festuca rubra	Red Fescue	
Galium aparine	Cleavers	
Galium saxatile	Heath Bedstraw	
Geranium molle	Dove's-foot Cranesbill	
Holcus lanatus	Yorkshire-fog	
Hypochaeris radicata	Common Cat's-ear	
Ilex aquifolium	Holly	
Lamium maculatum	Spotted Dead-nettle	
Lotus corniculatus	Bird's-foot Trefoil	
Luzula campestris	Field Woodrush	
Ornithopus perpusillus	Bird's-foot	
Oxalis articulata	Pink Sorrel	
Papaver somniferum	Opium Poppy	
Pilosella officinarum	Mouse-ear Hawkweed	
Plantago lanceolata	Ribwort Plantain	
Poa annua	Annual Meadow-grass	
Poa trivialis	Rough Meadow-grass	
Polygonatum x hybridum	Solomon's-seal	
Polypodium vulgare	Polypody	
Ranunculus acris	Meadow Buttercup	
Ranunculus bulbosus	Bulbous Buttercup	
Ranunculus repens	Creeping Buttercup	
Rumex acetosa	Common Sorrel	
Rumex acetosella	Sheep's Sorrel	
Sagina procumbens	Procumbent Pearlwort	
Sambucus nigra	Elder	
Senecio jacobaea	Ragwort	
Stellaria media	Chickweed	
Symphytum x uplandicum	Russian Comfrey	
Taraxacum sp.	Dandelion species	
Taraxacum sp.	Dandelion	
Taraxacum sp.	Dandelion species	
Taraxacum sp.	Dandelion	
Trifolium dubium	Lesser Trefoil	
Trifolium repens	White Clover	
Ulmus glabra	Wych Elm	
Urtica dioica	Nettle	
Veronica arvensis	Wall Speedwell	
Veronica hederifolia 	Ivy-leaved Speedwell	
Vicia sativa	Common Vetch	
Viola riviniana	Wood-dog-violet	

Crossing the stile through the dense Hawthorn hedge, into square SD 3805, we came onto the A59 with both a footpath and cycle track each side of the dual carriageway.  There are narrow verges along the hedge base, also between the footpath and cyclepath and between the cycletrack and the road.  Although regularly maintained, the grass verges had not been recently mown and were quite species-rich with many plants flowering, including some Bee Orchids in full bud.
	
Crossing the A59 we headed south along the western side to the 05 grid-line and then returned to head west along the footpath to Hollin House Green Farm.  From here we headed north up Back Lane, briefly crossing the 06 grid line before returning south-eastwards to return to St Michael's church.

Acer campestre	Field Maple	
Acer platanoides	Norway Maple	
Aegopodium podagraria	Ground-elder	
Aethusa cynapium	Fool's Parsley	
Alliaria petiolata	Garlic Mustard	
Alopecurus pratensis	Meadow Foxtail	
Anisantha sterilis	Sterile Brome	
Anthriscus sylvestris	Cow Parsley	
Apium nodiflorum	Fool's Watercress	
Arctium minus	Lesser Burdock	
Artemisia vulgaris	Mugwort	
Bellis perennis	Daisy	
Bromus hordeaceus	Soft Brome	
Capsella bursa-pastoris	Shepherd's-purse	
Cardamine pratensis	Cuckooflower	
Cerastium fontanum	Common Mouse-ear	
Cerastium glomeratum	Sticky Mouse-ear	
Chenopodium album	Fat-hen	
Cirsium arvense	Creeping Thistle	
Cirsium vulgare	Spear Thistle	
Cochlearia danica	Danish Scurvy-grass	
Coronopus didymus	Lesser Swine-cress	
Crataegus monogyna	Hawthorn	
Crepis vesicaria	Beaked Hawk's-beard	
Epilobium hirsutum	Great Willowherb	
Epilobium parviflorum	Hoary Willowherb	
Equisetum arvense	Field Horsetail	
Euphorbia helioscopia	Sun Spurge	
Euphorbia peplus	Petty Spurge	
Fagus sylvatica	Beech	
Fallopia convolvulus	Black Bindweed	
Festuca arundinacea	Tall Fescue	
Festuca rubra	Red Fescue	
Fraxinus excelsior	Ash	
Galium aparine	Cleavers	
Geranium dissectum	Cut-leaved Cranesbill	
Geranium molle	Dove's-foot Cranesbill	
Geranium pyrenaicum	Hedgerow Cranesbill	
Geranium robertianum	Herb-Robert	
Heracleum sphondylium	Hogweed	
Holcus lanatus	Yorkshire-fog	
Hypochaeris radicata	Common Cat's-ear	
Juncus bufonius	Toad Rush	
Lamium album	White Dead-nettle	
Lamium hybridum	Cut-leaved Dead-nettle	
Lamium purpureum	Red Deadnettle	
Lapsana communis	Nipplewort	
Lathyrus pratensis	Meadow Vetchling	
Lolium multiflorum	Italian Ryegrass	
Lolium perenne	Ryegrass	
Matricaria chamomilla	Scented Mayweed	
Matricaria discoidea	Pineapple-weed	
Medicago lupulina	Black Medick	
Myosotis arvensis	Field Forget-me-not	
Oenanthe crocata	Hemlock Water-dropwort	
Ophrys apifera	Bee Orchid	
Persicaria amphibia	Amphibious Bistort	
Plantago coronopus	Buck's-horn Plantain	
Plantago lanceolata	Ribwort Plantain	
Plantago major	Greater Plantain	
Platanus x hispanica	London Plane	
Poa pratensis	Smooth Meadow-grass	
Poa trivialis	Rough Meadow-grass	
Polygonum aviculare	Knotgrass	
Ranunculus acris	Meadow Buttercup	
Ranunculus bulbosus	Bulbous Buttercup	
Ranunculus repens	Creeping Buttercup	
Rubus fruticosus agg.	Bramble	
Rumex crispus	Curled Dock	
Rumex obtusifolius	Broad-leaved Dock	
Sambucus nigra	Elder	
Senecio jacobaea	Ragwort	
Senecio vulgaris	Groundsel	
Silene dioica	Red Campion	
Sisymbrium officinale	Hedge Mustard	
Sonchus asper	Prickly Sow-thistle	
Sonchus oleraceus	Smooth Sow-thistle	
Spergula arvensis	Corn Spurrey	
Stachys sylvatica	Hedge Woundwort	
Stellaria media	Chickweed	
Taraxacum sp.	Dandelion	
Taraxacum sp.	Dandelion species	
Taraxacum sp.	Dandelion	
Taraxacum sp.	Dandelion species	
Tragopogon pratensis	Goat's-beard	
Trifolium dubium	Lesser Trefoil	
Trifolium repens	White Clover	
Urtica dioica	Nettle	
Urtica urens	Annual Nettle	
Veronica arvensis	Wall Speedwell	
Veronica persica	Persian speedwell	
Vicia sativa	Common Vetch	
Viola arvensis	Field Pansy