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
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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.
Coronavirus – message
Coronavirus and Lime Kiln Wood
The safety of all of us is paramount at this time, so to prevent the spread of the Coronavirus we are asking all visitors to Lime Kiln Wood to respect the TWO METER RULE and avoid all unnecessary potential contact.
We welcome all users of the wood and welcome any feedback on the website.
Needless to say our planned working parties have been cancelled for now but we will resume the Management Plan as soon as we are able
In the meantime be safe and we will you on the other side
Lime Kiln Wood – Update after recent AGM
As with all organisations change is both healthy and inevitable. Richard Scott has done a super job as Chairman over the past 4 years and has continued the momentum through some difficult times. Well known in the area by anyone connected with the various organisations involved in Woods and National Park matters, Richard has decided to step back from the limelight (no pun intended) and Mike Burke has taken up the challenge. So we start the new year with renewed enthusiasm to continue working through the Management Plan (see that section on the Website for more details).
Many of you who use the wood regularly will be aware of the recent changes being instigated at the top of the wood. As part of the Management Plan we have always believed that the wood needed different types of habitat to encourage the greatest variety of Flora and Fauna. You will have already seen the coppicing of some of the overgrown Hazel and we are delighted that this seems to have encouraged an increase in the birdlife in the wood.
In an effort to diversify even further the next phase is to open a 30 meter wide Glade (large open area) which will allow more light onto the woodland floor. This may encourage suppressed flora to appear (other than just more brambles) and once again may increase the diversity in and around the newly opened area.
Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience but we are hopeful the work can be completed before too long and we get the benefit of this year’s spring to start the monitoring of any changes.
Whilst thinking of Brambles…. We will also be experimenting in the lower part of the wood, nearer the road, by clearing some of the brambles on a regular basis over the year and monitoring the results to see if this tedious task has any impact on the understory of that small area. We cannot possibly eliminate the brambles everywhere of course, and do not want to, but it will interesting to see if removing them from a small area has a noticeable effect.
Finally we are planning to update and increase the number of information boards by putting a third one at the top gate and updating the information on the two original boards.
Thank you all for your continued interest in our wood and may we wish everyone happy walking in 2020.
Moths are found to be less co-operative this year
Our 4th Annual Moth survey was carried out on Friday the 12th of July and our intrepid band of “Mothers” – doesn’t seem right but say it out loud and it helps – spent 3 hours in a Moth friendly temperatures and cloud covered evening/night with high hopes.
Last years tally of 53 species was the target but sadly only 35 obliged.
Our expert Edward Mills had managed 70 in his Witherslack garden the night before so a slight setback for our merry band. However they did see large numbers of Swallowtail, Pretty chalk carpet and Mottled beauty. Pretty chalk carpet is the local star as it is only found in South England and one or two distinct populations in the north.(It feeds on Old Man’s beard which grows on the edges of our wood.
We were able to add 5 new species to our overall list, including the stunning Polar Hawk moth. In summary we have recorded 112 species and of these only three have been recorded in all four years. (Pretty chalk carpet,Willow beauty and Light emerald. We will try a different time of year so watch out for us in September.
Many thanks to Edward for providing both the equipment and the expertise and Rob Fitter for his able assistance.