Appley Bridge and Fairy Glen 4th May 2019

Nine of us met up at Appley Bridge Station on a bright sunny day, but still with a bit of Winter chill in the wind.
As usual we found quite a lot of interest immediately around the meeting place, with the highlight being finding two small clumps of Rustyback Fern, first spotted by Eric Greenwood, in the station car park wall.
From the station we went downhill towards the River Douglas, but turned off to the West to walk along the towpath of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal.  We passed from monad SD5209 and then walked through the whole width of SD5109 before turning North of cross both the canal and the railway before heading back East on the footpath system, higher up the slope of Parbold Hill.
The first 1km square recorded was SD5209, second SD5109, third SD5110.  We passed through the corners of two other squares, mainly woodland in character.
First recorded square
SD5209
	Acer pseudoplatanus	Sycamore	
	Achillea millefolium	Yarrow	
	Aegopodium podagraria	Ground-elder	
	Agrostis stolonifera	Creeping Bent	
	Alliaria petiolata	Garlic Mustard	
	Allium ursinum	Ramsons	
	Alnus glutinosa	Alder	
	Alopecurus pratensis	Meadow Foxtail	
	Angelica sylvestris	Wild Angelica	
	Anisantha sterilis	Sterile Brome	
	Anthoxanthum odoratum	Sweet Vernal-grass	
	Anthriscus sylvestris	Cow Parsley	
	Arctium minus	Lesser Burdock	
	Artemisia vulgaris	Mugwort	
	Asplenium ceterach	Rustyback Fern	
	Asplenium ruta-muraria	Wall-rue	
	Asplenium scolopendrium	Hart's-tongue	
	Asplenium trichomanes	Maidenhair Spleenwort	
	Bellis perennis	Daisy	
	Betula pendula	Silver Birch	
	Brassica napus	Rape	
	Caltha palustris	Marsh Marigold	
	Capsella bursa-pastoris	Shepherd's-purse	
	Cardamine flexuosa	Wavy Bitter-cress	
	Cardamine pratensis	Cuckooflower	
	Carex pendula	Pendulous Sedge	
	Cerastium fontanum	Common Mouse-ear	
	Cerastium glomeratum	Sticky Mouse-ear	
	Chamerion angustifolium	Rosebay Willowherb	
	Cirsium vulgare	Spear Thistle	
	Corylus avellana	Hazel	
	Cotoneaster sp.	Cotoneaster species	
	Crataegus monogyna	Hawthorn	
	Cytisus scoparius	Broom	
	Dactylis glomerata	Cock's-foot	
	Digitalis purpurea	Foxglove	
	Dryopteris affinis	Scaly Male-fern	
	Dryopteris dilatata	Broad Buckler-fern	
	Dryopteris filix-mas	Male-fern	
	Epilobium hirsutum	Great Willowherb	
	Epilobium montanum	Broad-leaved Willowherb	
	Equisetum arvense	Field Horsetail	
	Fagus sylvatica	Beech	
	Fallopia japonica	Japanese Knotweed	
	Festuca rubra	Red Fescue	
	Ficaria verna	Lesser Celandine	
	Filipendula ulmaria	Meadowsweet	
	Foeniculum vulgare	Fennel	
	Fraxinus excelsior	Ash	
	Galium aparine	Cleavers	
	Geranium dissectum	Cut-leaved Cranesbill	
	Geranium robertianum	Herb-Robert	
	Glyceria maxima	Reed Sweet-grass	
	Hedera helix	Ivy	
	Hedera helix Hibernica	Irish Ivy	
	Heracleum sphondylium	Hogweed	
	Hieracium sect. Vulgata	Hawkweed	
	Hyacinthoides x massartiana	Hybrid Bluebell	
	Hydrocotyle ranunculoides	Floating Pennywort	
	Hydrocotyle vulgaris	Marsh Pennywort	
	Ilex aquifolium	Holly	
	Impatiens glandulifera	Himalayan Balsam	
	Lactuca serriola	Prickly Lettuce	
	Lamium album	White Dead-nettle	
	Lamium purpureum	Red Deadnettle	
	Lapsana communis	Nipplewort	
	Leucanthemum vulgare	Oxeye daisy	
	Ligustrum ovalifolium	Garden Privet	
	Lolium perenne	Ryegrass	
	Lonicera periclymenum	Honeysuckle	
	Lotus corniculatus	Bird's-foot Trefoil	
	Lunaria annua	Honesty	
	Malus cultivar	Ornamental Crab-apple	
	Mercurialis perennis	Dog's Mercury	
	Myosotis arvensis	Field Forget-me-not	
	Myosotis discolor	Changing Forget-me-not	
	Myosotis sylvatica	Wood Forget-me-not	
	Narcissus cvr.	Narcissus cultivar	
	Oenanthe crocata	Hemlock Water-dropwort	
	Papaver somniferum	Opium Poppy	
	Plantago lanceolata	Ribwort Plantain	
	Plantago major	Greater Plantain	
	Poa annua	Annual Meadow-grass	
	Poa trivialis	Rough Meadow-grass	
	Populus x canescens	Grey Poplar	
	Potentilla anserina	Silverweed	
	Potentilla reptans	Creeping Cinquefoil	
	Prunella vulgaris	Selfheal	
	Prunus avium	Wild Cherry	
	Pteridium aquilinum	Bracken	
	Quercus cerris	Turkey Oak	
	Quercus robur	English Oak	
	Ranunculus acris	Meadow Buttercup	
	Ranunculus repens	Creeping Buttercup	
	Rubus fruticosus agg.	Bramble	
	Rumex acetosella	Sheep's Sorrel	
	Rumex crispus	Curled Dock	
	Rumex obtusifolius	Broad-leaved Dock	
	Sagina procumbens	Procumbent Pearlwort	
	Salix caprea	Goat Willow	
	Salix cinerea	Grey Willow	
	Sambucus nigra	Elder	
	Scrophularia aquatica	Water Betony	
	Scrophularia nodosa	Common Figwort	
	Senecio jacobaea	Ragwort	
	Senecio vulgaris	Groundsel	
	Silene dioica	Red Campion	
	Sonchus asper	Prickly Sow-thistle	
	Sonchus oleraceus	Smooth Sow-thistle	
	Sorbus aucuparia	Mountain Ash	
	Stachys sylvatica	Hedge Woundwort	
	Stellaria media	Chickweed	
	Taraxacum sp.	Dandelion species	
	Teucrium scorodonium	Woodsage	
	Tilia sp.	Lime species	
	Trifolium dubium	Lesser Trefoil	
	Trifolium repens	White Clover	
	Tussilago farfara	Colt's-foot	
	Typha latifolia	Greater Reedmace	
	Ulex europaeus	Gorse	
	Urtica dioica	Nettle	
	Veronica arvensis	Wall Speedwell	
	Veronica persica	Persian speedwell	
	Vicia sativa	Common Vetch	
	Vicia sepium	Bush Vetch	
	Viola tricolor	Heart's-ease
	
Second recorded Square
SD 5109
We continued walking along the canal towpath, noting the canalside plants as well as those along the landward side of the towpath, then crossed the canal and the railway to enter the third square of the day.
	Acer campestre	Field Maple	
	Achillea millefolium	Yarrow	
	Alliaria petiolata	Garlic Mustard	
	Allium ursinum	Ramsons	
	Alnus glutinosa	Alder	
	Alopecurus pratensis	Meadow Foxtail	
	Angelica archangelica	Garden Angelica	
	Angelica sylvestris	Wild Angelica	
	Anthriscus sylvestris	Cow Parsley	
	Arabadopsis thaliana	Thale Cress	
	Arctium minus	Lesser Burdock	
	Artemisia vulgaris	Mugwort	
	Arum maculatum	Lords-and-Ladies	
	Asplenium scolopendrium	Hart's-tongue	
	Athyrium filix-femina	Lady-fern	
	Bellis perennis	Daisy	
	Cardamine amara	Large Bitter-cress	
	Cardamine pratensis	Cuckooflower	
	Centranthus ruber	Red Valerian	
	Cerastium fontanum	Common Mouse-ear	
	Cerastium glomeratum	Sticky Mouse-ear	
	Chamerion angustifolium	Rosebay Willowherb	
	Claytonia sibirica	Pink Purslane	
	Corylus avellana	Hazel	
	Crataegus monogyna	Hawthorn	
	Cytisus scoparius	Broom	
	Dactylis glomerata	Cock's-foot	
	Digitalis purpurea	Foxglove	
	Dryopteris affinis	Scaly Male-fern	
	Epilobium hirsutum	Great Willowherb	
	Equisetum arvense	Field Horsetail	
	Erophila verna	Common Whitlowgrass	
	Fagus sylvatica	Beech	
	Festuca rubra	Red Fescue	
	Ficaria verna	Lesser Celandine	
	Filipendula ulmaria	Meadowsweet	
	Fraxinus excelsior	Ash	
	Geranium pyrenaicum	Hedgerow Cranesbill	
	Geranium robertianum	Herb-Robert	
	Geum rivale	Water Avens	
	Geum urbanum	Wood Avens	
	Hedera helix	Ivy	
	Heracleum mantegazzianum	Giant Hogweed	
	Heracleum sphondylium	Hogweed	
	Holcus lanatus	Yorkshire-fog	
	Holcus mollis	Creeping Soft-grass	
	Hyacinthoides non-scripta	Bluebell	
	Hyacinthoides x massartiana	Hybrid Bluebell	
	Hydrocotyle ranunculoides	Floating Pennywort	
	Hydrocotyle vulgaris	Marsh Pennywort	
	Hypericum maculatum	Imperforate St John's-wort	
	Impatiens glandulifera	Himalayan Balsam	
	Lamium album	White Dead-nettle	
	Leucanthemum vulgare	Oxeye daisy	
	Lolium perenne	Ryegrass	
	Luzula campestris	Field Woodrush	
	Lycopus europaeus	Gypsywort	
	Malus domestica	Apple tree	
	Matricaria discoidea	Pineapple-weed	
	Mercurialis perennis	Dog's Mercury	
	Myosotis arvensis	Field Forget-me-not	
	Myosotis sylvatica	Wood Forget-me-not	
	Oenanthe crocata	Hemlock Water-dropwort	
	Petasites hybridus	Butterbur	
	Phalaris arundinacea	Reed Canary-grass	
	Pilosella officinarum	Mouse-ear Hawkweed	
	Plantago lanceolata	Ribwort Plantain	
	Plantago major	Greater Plantain	
	Poa annua	Annual Meadow-grass	
	Polypodium vulgare	Polypody	
	Populus nigra	Black Poplar agg.	
	Potentilla reptans	Creeping Cinquefoil	
	Prunus domestica	Plum	
	Pteridium aquilinum	Bracken	
	Quercus hybrid	Hybrid Oak	
	Quercus robur	English Oak	
	Ranunculus repens	Creeping Buttercup	
	Ribes alpinum	Mountain Currant	
	Rosa canina agg.	Dog Rose	
	Rubus fruticosus agg.	Bramble	
	Rumex acetosa	Common Sorrel	
	Rumex acetosella	Sheep's Sorrel	
	Rumex obtusifolius	Broad-leaved Dock	
	Rumex sanguineus	Wood Dock	
	Sagina procumbens	Procumbent Pearlwort	
	Salix caprea	Goat Willow	
	Salix fragilis	Crack Willow	
	Sambucus nigra	Elder	
	Senecio jacobaea	Ragwort	
	Senecio vulgaris	Groundsel	
	Silene dioica	Red Campion	
	Sisymbrium officinale	Hedge Mustard	
	Sonchus arvensis	Perennial Sow-thistle	
	Sonchus asper	Prickly Sow-thistle	
	Sonchus oleraceus	Smooth Sow-thistle	
	Sparganium erectum	Branched Bur-reed	
	Stachys sylvatica	Hedge Woundwort	
	Stellaria alsine	Bog Stitchwort	
	Stellaria holostea	Greater Stitchwort	
	Symphoricarpos albus	Snowberry	
	Symphytum x uplandicum	Russian Comfrey	
	Taraxacum sp.	Dandelion species	
	Teucrium scorodonium	Woodsage	
	Trifolium dubium	Lesser Trefoil	
	Trifolium repens	White Clover	
	Urtica dioica	Nettle	
	Veronica arvensis	Wall Speedwell	
	Vicia sepium	Bush Vetch	

Third recorded Square 
SD5110TN01
After crossing the canal and railway we headed due East, through SD5110, and into that section of the valley of the Sprodley Brook known as Fairy Glen.  We recorded a lot of the woodland and streamside habitat, walking up and down the glen, before heading out East and back towards Appley Bridge Station, re-entering the grid square we had started recording in that morning. 
	Acer pseudoplatanus	Sycamore	
	Alliaria petiolata	Garlic Mustard	
	Allium ursinum	Ramsons	
	Alnus glutinosa	Alder	
	Anthriscus sylvestris	Cow Parsley	
	Athyrium filix-femina	Lady-fern	
	Blechnum spicant	Hard Fern	
	Caltha palustris	Marsh-marigold	
	Cardamine amara	Large Bitter-cress	
	Carex pendula	Pendulous Sedge	
	Carex remota	Remote Sedge	
	Carpinus betulus	Hornbeam	
	Chrysosplenium oppositifolium	Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage	
	Circaea lutetiana	Enchanter's Nightshade	
	Corylus avellana	Hazel	
	Crataegus monogyna	Hawthorn	
	Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora	Montbretia	
	Deschampsia cespitosa	Tufted Hair-grass	
	Digitalis purpurea	Foxglove	
	Dryopteris affinis	Scaly Male-fern	
	Dryopteris dilatata	Broad Buckler-fern	
	Fagus sylvatica	Beech	
	Festuca gigantea	Giant Fescue	
	Galium aparine	Cleavers	
	Galium odoratum	Sweet Woodruff	
	Geranium robertianum	Herb-Robert	
	Geum urbanum	Wood Avens	
	Hedera helix Hibernica	Irish Ivy	
	Hyacinthoides non-scripta	Bluebell	
	Ilex aquifolium	Holly	
	Lapsana communis	Nipplewort	
	Lolium perenne	Ryegrass	
	Luzula pilosa	Hairy Woodrush	
	Luzula sylvatica	Great Woodrush	
	Meconopsis cambrica	Welsh Poppy	
	Oxalis acetosella	Wood Sorrel	
	Plantago major	Greater Plantain	
	Polypodium vulgare	Polypody	
	Polystichum setiferum	Soft Shield-fern	
	Prunella vulgaris	Selfheal	
	Prunus avium	Wild Cherry	
	Prunus laurocerasus	Cherry Laurel	
	Prunus spinosa	Blackthorn	
	Quercus robur	English Oak	
	Ranunculus repens	Creeping Buttercup	
	Ribes uva-crispa	Gooseberry	
	Rosa canina agg.	Dog Rose	
	Rumex sanguineus	Wood Dock	
	Sambucus nigra	Elder	
	Saxifraga hirsuta	Hairy Saxifrage	
	Scrophularia nodosa	Common Figwort	
	Sorbus aria	Whitebeam	
	Sorbus aucuparia	Mountain Ash	
	Spiraea sp.	Spiraea species	
	Stachys sylvatica	Hedge Woundwort	
	Stellaria media	Chickweed	
	Tanacetum parthenium	Feverfew	
	Tellima grandiflora	Fringecups	
	Urtica dioica	Nettle	
	Valeriana officinalis	Valerian	
	Veronica beccabunga	Brooklime	
	Veronica montana	Wood Speedwell	
	Viola riviniana	Wood-dog-violet