Consolidated list of all plant species recorded in Lime Kiln Wood from 1999 to 2020
Common name Genus Species
Alchemilla Alchemilla sp.
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Bank Haircap Moss Polytrichum formosum
Barren Strawberry Potentilla sterilis
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Birch (Downy) Betula pubescens
Black Bryony Tamus communis
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum
Bramble or blackberry Rubus fruticosus
Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata
Broad-leaved Willowherb Epilobium montanum
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium
Chalk Comb-Moss Ctenidium molluscum
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cock’s-foot Dactylis glomerata
Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica
Common Figwort Scrophularia nodosa
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Ragwort Senecio jacobaea
Common Sedge Carex nigra
Common Tamarisk-Moss Thuidium tamariscinum
Cotoneaster Cotoneaster horizontalis
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Crosswort Cruciata ciliata
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis
Currant (red) Ribes rubrum
Dandelion Taraxacum officinale
Dog Rose Rosa canina
Dog’s Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Early Dog-violet Viola reichenbachiana
Elder Sambucus nigra
Enchanter’s-nightshade Circaea lutetiana
European Barberry Berberis vulgaris
European Fly-Honeysuckle Lonicera xylosteum
False Brome Brachypodium sylvaticum
False Oat-grass Arrhenathrum elatius
Field Maple Acer campestre
Field Rose Rosa arvensis
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Glaucous Sedge Carex flacca
Gooseberry Ribes uva-crispa
Common Sallow Salix cinerea ssp oleifolia
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea
Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus
Hart’s-tongue Fern Asplenium scolopendrium
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica
Herb Paris Paris quadrifolia
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum
Hornbeam Carpinus betulus
Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum
Ivy Hedera helix
Lady Fern Athyrium felix-femina
Larch Larix europaeus
Lesser Celandine Ranunculus ficaria
Lime sp Tilia sp
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris
Moss Dicranum sp.
Moss Hypnum cupressiforme ?
Moss Tortula ? sp.
Norway Maple Acer platanoides
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula
Pignut Conopodium majus
Polypody Polypodium vulgare
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Ragwort Senecio jacobaea
Ramsons Allium ursinum
Raspberry Rubus idaeus
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Rough Meadow-Grass Poa trivialis
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia
Scaly Male Fern Dryopteris affinis
Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris
Sessile Oak Quercus petraea
Silver Birch Betula pendula
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Solomon’s Seal Polygonatum sp.
Spindle Euonymus europaeus
Sweet Vernal-Grass Anthoxanthum odoratum
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Traveller’s-joy Clematis vitalba
Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum
Welsh Poppy Meconopsis cambrica
Wild Cherry Prunus avium
Wild Crab-Apple Malus sylvestris
Wild Plum Prunus domestica
Wild Strawberry Fragaria vesca
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Wood Crowfoot, Goldilocks Ranunculus auricomus
Wood False Brome Brachypodium sylvaticum
Wood Melick Melica uniflora
Wood Sedge Carex sylvatica
Wood Sorrel Oxalis acetosella
Wood Speedwell Veronica montana
Woodruff Galium odoratum
Wych Elm Ulmus glabra
Yellow Pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum
Yew Taxus baccata
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Total species = 113
Monthly Archives: June 2020
Bat Habitat Survey of Trees Marked as Potential Hazards
LKW Amateur1 Bat Habitat Survey of Trees Marked as Potential Hazards
(from Tree Condition Report 16/5/20)
Conducted on 5th June 2020 – Updated following repeat survey 18th June 2020.
Highlighted in orange: those trees which look most suitable for bat roosts.
| Tree | Species and Risk Level (from Tree Condition Report) |
Bat Habitat Assessment |
| 1 | Sycamore (dbh 8”) – Moderate | 2No visible bat habitat. |
| 2 | Ash (dbh 10”) – Moderate | No visible bat habitat. |
| 3 | Sycamore (dbh 12”) – High | Some thick ivy growth (dead) on stem, but probably not sufficient cover for bat roost. Otherwise no other visible bat habitat |
| 4 | Sycamore (dbh 12”) – Moderate | Some rot at base, but doesn’t appear to go far. Looked up inside base with torch – no bats visible and no bat droppings evident. Some signs of possible rot higher up (moss-covered) but overall no visible bat habitat. |
| 5 | Sycamore (dbh 18”) – Low | Visible rot on trunk. Some knot holes. Could be bat habitat. |
| 6 | Sycamore (dbh 18”) – Moderate | Substantial basal rot. Looked up inside base with torch – no bats visible and no bat droppings evident. Some knot holes. Could be bat habitat. |
| 7 | Sycamore (dbh 16”) – Low | Some basal rot Looked up from base with torch – no bats visible and no bat droppings evident. Some minor rotten branches. Otherwise fairly ‘clean’. |
| 8 | Ash (dbh 8”) – Moderate | Basal rot and clear rot up the trunk. Ivy growth. Could be bat habitat. Looked up inside base with torch – no bats visible and no bat droppings evident. |
| 9 | Holly (dbh 13”) – Low | Dead! Knot holes for bats but none look very suitable – small and downward-pointing. |
| 10 | Ash (dbh 15”?) – Low | Basal rot and faking bark up trunk to 1m. Looked up inside base with torch – no bats visible and no bat droppings evident. |
| 11 | Sycamore – Low | Rotten at base but not further up. Looked up inside base with torch – no bats visible and no bat droppings evident. No other visible bat habitat |
| 12 | Ash – High but NOT ON OUR LAND | Part fallen. Didn’t assess as not LKW tree. |
| 13 | Sycamore (dbh 15”) – Moderate | Significant basal rot. Knot holes from fallen branches. Could be bat habitat. Looked up inside base with torch – no bats visible and no bat droppings evident. |
| 14 | Sycamore (multi-stem) – Low | Rot at base and flaking bark on stems. One stem rot up to 1.5m Bracket fungus. Looked up inside base with torch – no bats visible and no bat droppings evident. |
| 15 | Sycamore (dbh 15”) – Low | Substantial rot at base but doesn’t go up inside very far. 1 downward-pointing knot hole. Otherwise ‘clean’. |
| 16 | Ash (dbh 12”) – Low | Some rot at base. Otherwise ‘clean’. No visible bat habitat. |
| 17 | Sycamore (dbh ?) – Low | Significant basal rot. Looked up inside base with torch – no bats visible and no bat droppings evident. Some dead branches but no other visible bat habitat. |
| 18 | Sycamore (multi-stem) – Low | Some basal rot. No visible bat habitat. |
- Conducted by Mandy Lane, member of LKW Trust. No formal qualifications. Had attended a 1-day Bats and Trees course given by Cumbria Woodlands, 2014.
- ‘No visible bat habitat’: meaning none of the following visible from ground level: cavities, significant rot, knot holes, thick ivy stems or other features that could provide suitable habitat for bats.