Plant species list recorded for LBS trip into Knowsley Safari Park, led by Tony Parker on Saturday 27th June 2015

Grid square  SJ 4693

Species listed from 1 kilometre square SJ 4693.  Starting from the Safari Park car park.  Altogether there were 15 of us for the trip, led by Tony Parker.  We had good weather and many fine specimens were seen during a most enjoyable visit

Acer pseudoplatanus	Sycamore	
Achillea millefolium	Yarrow	
Agrostis capillaris	Common Bent	
Alnus glutinosa	Alder	
Alnus incana	Grey Alder	
Alopecurus pratensis	Meadow Foxtail	
Anthoxanthum odoratum	Sweet Vernal-grass	
Arrhenatherum elatius	False Oat-grass	
Artemisia vulgaris	Mugwort	
Athyrium filix-femina	Lady-fern	
Bellis perennis	Daisy	
Betula pendula	Silver Birch	
Bromus hordeaceus	Soft Brome	
Buddleja davidii	Buddleia	
Cardamine pratensis	Cuckooflower	
Carex flacca	Glaucous Sedge	
Carex hirta	Hairy Sedge	
Carex leporina	Oval Sedge	
Carex pendula	Pendulous Sedge	
Centaurea nigra	Knapweed	
Centaurium erythraea	Common Centaury	
Cerastium fontanum	Common Mouse-ear	
Chamerion angustifolium	Rosebay Willowherb	
Chenopodium album	Fat-hen	
Cichorium intybus	Chicory	
Cirsium arvense	Creeping Thistle	
Cirsium palustre	Marsh Thistle	
Cirsium vulgare	Spear Thistle	
Corylus avellana	Hazel	
Crataegus monogyna	Hawthorn	
Crepis capillaris	Smooth Hawk's-beard	
Cynosurus cristatus	Crested Dog's-tail	
Dactylis glomerata	Cock's-foot	
Dactylorhiza fuchsii	Common Spotted-orchid	
Dactylorhiza incarnata	Early Marsh-orchid	
Dactylorhiza praetermissa	Southern Marsh-orchid	
Daucus carota	Wild Carrot	
Deschampsia cespitosa	Tufted Hair-grass	
Dipsacus fullonum	Teasel	
Dryopteris dilatata	Broad Buckler-fern	
Dryopteris filix-mas	Male-fern	
Epilobium hirsutum	Great Willowherb	
Epilobium montanum	Broad-leaved Willowherb	
Epipactis helleborine	Broad-leaved Helleborine	
Equisetum arvense	Field Horsetail	
Fagus sylvatica	Beech	
Festuca rubra	Red Fescue	
Fraxinus excelsior	Ash	
Galium album	Hedge Bedstraw	
Geranium dissectum	Cut-leaved Cranesbill	
Geum urbanum	Wood Avens	
Holcus lanatus	Yorkshire-fog	
Holcus mollis	Creeping Soft-grass	
Hypochaeris radicata	Common Cat's-ear	
Juncus articulatus	Jointed Rush	
Juncus bufonius	Toad Rush	
Juncus conglomeratus	Compact Rush	
Juncus effusus	Soft Rush	
Juncus inflexus	Hard Rush	
Juncus squarrosus	Heath Rush	
Leontodon saxatilis	Lesser Hawkbit	
Leucanthemum vulgare	Oxeye daisy	
Linum catharticum	Purging Flax	
Lolium perenne	Ryegrass	
Lotus corniculatus	Bird's-foot Trefoil	
Luzula campestris	Field Woodrush	
Matricaria discoidea	Pineapple-weed	
Mentha aquatica	Water Mint	
Myosotis laxa	Tufted Forget-me-not	
Ophrys apifera	Bee Orchid	
Persicaria hydropiper	Water-pepper	
Phalaris arundinacea	Reed Canary-grass	
Phleum pratense	Timothy	
Plantago lanceolata	Ribwort Plantain	
Plantago major	Greater Plantain	
Poa annua	Annual Meadow-grass	
Poa trivialis	Rough Meadow-grass	
Polygonum aviculare	Knotgrass	
Potamogeton natans	Broad-leaved Pondweed	
Primula veris	Cowslip	
Prunus sp.	Cherry species	
Pteridium aquilinum	Bracken	
Quercus cerris	Turkey Oak	
Quercus robur	English Oak	
Ranunculus acris	Meadow Buttercup	
Ranunculus lingua	Greater Spearwort	
Ranunculus repens	Creeping Buttercup	
Rhododendron ponticum	Rhododendron	
Rubus fruticosus agg.	Bramble	
Rumex acetosa	Common Sorrel	
Rumex conglomeratus	Clustered Dock	
Rumex crispus	Curled Dock	
Salix cinerea	Grey Willow	
Sambucus nigra	Elder	
Scrophularia nodosa	Common Figwort	
Scutellaria galericulata	Skullcap	
Senecio jacobaea	Ragwort	
Senecio vulgaris	Groundsel	
Sherardia arvensis	Field Madder	
Silene dioica	Red Campion	
Solanum dulcamara	Bittersweet	
Sonchus asper	Prickly Sow-thistle	
Sorbus intermedia	Swedish Whitebeam	
Stellaria alsine	Bog Stitchwort	
Taraxacum sp.	Dandelion species	
Trifolium campestre	Hop Trefoil	
Trifolium dubium	Lesser Trefoil	
Trifolium pratense	Red Clover	
Trifolium repens	White Clover	
Tussilago farfara	Colt's-foot	
Urtica dioica	Nettle	
Veronica serpyllifolia	Thyme-leaved Speedwell	
Viburnum opulus	Guelder-rose	

Grid square SJ 4593
We also strayed into square SJ 4593, just a few extra species were recorded over what we had seen in SJ 4693.  In this area we skirted the edge of a long-established waterbody and into an area of old plantation recently fenced to make an enclosure for two young European Moose.

Aesculus hippocastanum	Horse-chestnut	
Anthriscus sylvestris	Cow Parsley	
Asplenium scolopendrium	Hart's-tongue	
Carex remota	Remote Sedge	
Digitalis purpurea	Foxglove	
Elodea canadensis	Canadian Pondweed	
Epilobium parviflorum	Hoary Willowherb	
Galium palustre	Marsh Bedstraw	
Hydrocotyle vulgaris	Marsh Pennywort	
Iris pseudacorus	Yellow Flag Iris	
Lathyrus pratensis	Meadow Vetchling	
Lycopus europaeus	Gypsywort	
Lysimachia nemorum	Yellow Pimpernel	
Myosotis arvensis	Field Forget-me-not	
Myosotis scorpioides	Water Forget-me-not	
Oenanthe crocata	Hemlock Water-dropwort	
Potamogeton perfoliatus	Perfoliate Pondweed	
Potamogeton sp.	Pondweed species	
Prunus avium	Wild Cherry	
Rubus idaeus	Raspberry	
Salvia verbenaca	Wild Clary	
Silene latifolia	White Campion	
Stellaria graminea	Lesser Stitchwort	
Stellaria media	Chickweed	
Typha latifolia	Greater Reedmace	
Veronica arvensis	Wall Speedwell