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BioBlitz – BioBlitz - Rhuddlan LNR – 13/06/2018-25/07/2018

Results


records
species*
species on the S7 list
species on the Denbighshire LBAP

* Includes 20 taxa recorded to genus level and above

Species by Species Group

The species recorded fell within the following groups. The number of species is shown in brackets after the group name.

Species List

The species recorded are shown on the list below.
Species Name Species Group Status
Acer campestre [Field Maple] Plants
Acer pseudoplatanus [Sycamore] Plants
Aceria cephalonea Other Invertebrates
Achillea millefolium [Yarrow] Plants
Acrocephalus schoenobaenus [Sedge Warbler] Birds
Acrocephalus scirpaceus [Reed Warbler] Birds
Aegithalos caudatus [Long-tailed Tit] Birds
Aegopodium podagraria [Ground-elder] Plants
Agrostis stolonifera [Creeping Bent] Plants
Alabonia geoffrella [Common Tubic] Butterflies and Moths
Alcedo atthis [Kingfisher] Birds LBAP
Alisma plantago-aquatica [Water-plantain] Plants
Alliaria petiolata [Garlic Mustard] Plants
Alnus glutinosa [Alder] Plants
Anagallis arvensis [Scarlet Pimpernel] Plants
Anas platyrhynchos [Mallard] Birds
Anguilla anguilla [Eel] Fish S7
Anthocoris nemorum [Common Flower Bug] Other Invertebrates
Anthophila fabriciana [Common Nettle-tap] Butterflies and Moths
Anthoxanthum odoratum [Sweet Vernal-grass] Plants
Anthriscus sylvestris [Cow Parsley] Plants
Anthyllis vulneraria [Kidney Vetch] Plants
Apis mellifera [Western Honey Bee] Bees, Wasps, Ants and Sawflies
Apus apus [Swift] Birds
Aquilegia vulgaris [Columbine] Plants
Arctium [Burdock] Plants
Ardea cinerea [Grey Heron] Birds
Armadillidium Other Invertebrates
Artemisia vulgaris [Mugwort] Plants
Arum maculatum [Lords-and-Ladies] Plants
Asellus [Indet. Waterlouse] Other Invertebrates
Autographa gamma [Silver Y] Butterflies and Moths
Bellis perennis [Daisy] Plants
Betula [Birch] Plants
Betula pendula [Silver Birch] Plants
Biorhiza pallida [Oak Apple] Bees, Wasps, Ants and Sawflies
Bolboschoenus maritimus [Sea Club-rush] Plants
Boloria selene [Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary] Butterflies and Moths S7 LBAP
Bombus (Bombus) terrestris [Buff-Tailed Bumblebee] Bees, Wasps, Ants and Sawflies
Bombus (Melanobombus) lapidarius [Large Red Tailed Bumblebee] Bees, Wasps, Ants and Sawflies
Bombus (Pyrobombus) hypnorum [Tree Bumblebee] Bees, Wasps, Ants and Sawflies
Bombus (Thoracombus) pascuorum [Common Carder Bee] Bees, Wasps, Ants and Sawflies
Bombus lucorum Bees, Wasps, Ants and Sawflies
Buteo buteo [Buzzard] Birds
Calopteryx splendens [Banded Demoiselle] Other Invertebrates
Calystegia [Bindweed] Plants
Calystegia sepium [Hedge Bindweed] Plants
Calystegia silvatica [Large Bindweed] Plants
Carduelis carduelis [Goldfinch] Birds
Carex otrubae [False Fox-sedge] Plants
Carpinus betulus [Hornbeam] Plants
Cassida Other Invertebrates
Castanea sativa [Sweet Chestnut] Plants
Centaurea [Knapweed] Plants
Centaurea nigra sens. lat. (=nigra/debauxii) [Common Knapweed] Plants
Centaurea scabiosa [Greater Knapweed] Plants
Chamerion angustifolium [Rosebay Willowherb] Plants
Chenopodium album [Fat-hen] Plants
Chroicocephalus ridibundus [Black-headed Gull] Birds S7
Cirsium arvense [Creeping Thistle] Plants
Cirsium vulgare [Spear Thistle] Plants
Clematis vitalba [Traveller's-joy] Plants
Clubiona lutescens Other Invertebrates
Cnephalocotes obscurus Other Invertebrates
Coccinella septempunctata [7-spot Ladybird] Other Invertebrates
Coccinella undecimpunctata [11-spot Ladybird] Other Invertebrates
Coenagrion puella [Azure Damselfly] Other Invertebrates
Columba palumbus [Woodpigeon] Birds
Conium maculatum [Hemlock] Plants
Cornus sanguinea [Dogwood] Plants
Corvus corone [Carrion Crow] Birds
Corylus avellana [Hazel] Plants
Crataegus monogyna [Hawthorn] Plants
Crepis capillaris [Smooth Hawk's-beard] Plants
Cruciata laevipes [Crosswort] Plants
Cygnus olor [Mute Swan] Birds
Cynosurus cristatus [Crested Dog's-tail] Plants
Dactylis glomerata [Cock's-foot] Plants
Dasineura pustulans Other Invertebrates
Daucus carota [Carrot] Plants
Delichon urbicum [House Martin] Birds
Diplolepis rosae [Robin's Pin-Cushion Gall] Bees, Wasps, Ants and Sawflies
Dipsacus fullonum [Wild Teasel] Plants
Dolycoris baccarum [Hairy Shieldbug] Other Invertebrates
Dryopteris filix-mas [Male-fern] Plants
Dytiscus marginalis [Great Diving Beetle] Other Invertebrates
Echium vulgare [Viper's-bugloss] Plants
Eleocharis palustris [Common Spike-rush] Plants
Enallagma cyathigerum [Common Blue Damselfly] Other Invertebrates
Epilobium hirsutum [Great Willowherb] Plants
Equisetum arvense [Field Horsetail] Plants
Erysiphe euonymi Fungi, Lichen and Slime Moulds
Erysiphe lonicerae Fungi, Lichen and Slime Moulds
Erysiphe lycopsidis Fungi, Lichen and Slime Moulds
Euonymus europaeus [Spindle] Plants
Eupatorium cannabinum [Hemp-agrimony] Plants
Euproctis similis [Yellow-tail] Butterflies and Moths
Fagus sylvatica [Beech] Plants
Fallopia japonica [Japanese Knotweed] Plants
Filipendula ulmaria [Meadowsweet] Plants
Forficula auricularia [Common Earwig] Other Invertebrates
Fragaria vesca [Wild Strawberry] Plants
Fraxinus excelsior [Ash] Plants
Fulica atra [Coot] Birds
Galium aparine [Cleavers] Plants
Galium mollugo [Hedge Bedstraw] Plants
Galium palustre [Marsh-bedstraw] Plants
Galium verum [Lady's Bedstraw] Plants
Gallinula chloropus [Moorhen] Birds
Geranium dissectum [Cut-leaved Crane's-bill] Plants
Geranium pratense [Meadow Crane's-bill] Plants
Geranium robertianum [Herb-Robert] Plants
Geum urbanum [Wood Avens] Plants
Glechoma hederacea [Ground-ivy] Plants
Haematopota pluvialis [Notch-horned Cleg] Other Invertebrates
Hahnia nava Other Invertebrates
Hedera helix agg. Plants
Helleborus foetidus [Stinking Hellebore] Plants LBAP
Heracleum sphondylium [Hogweed] Plants
Hieracium agg. Plants
Holcus lanatus [Yorkshire-fog] Plants
Hypena proboscidalis [Snout] Butterflies and Moths
Hypericum [St. John's-Wort] Plants
Hypericum tetrapterum [Square-stalked St John's-wort] Plants
Hypochaeris radicata [Cat's-ear] Plants
Idaea dimidiata [Single-dotted Wave] Butterflies and Moths
Ilex aquifolium [Holly] Plants
Iris foetidissima [Stinking Iris] Plants
Iris pseudacorus [Yellow Iris] Plants
Ischnura elegans [Blue-tailed Damselfly] Other Invertebrates
Juncus conglomeratus [Compact Rush] Plants
Juncus effusus [Soft-rush] Plants
Juncus inflexus [Hard Rush] Plants
Knautia arvensis [Field Scabious] Plants
Larus argentatus [Herring Gull] Birds S7
Larus fuscus [Lesser Black-backed Gull] Birds
Lathyrus pratensis [Meadow Vetchling] Plants
Lecanora chlarotera Fungi, Lichen and Slime Moulds
Lecidella elaeochroma Fungi, Lichen and Slime Moulds
Leiobunum rotundum Other Invertebrates
Leptophyes punctatissima [Speckled Bush-cricket] Other Invertebrates
Leucanthemum vulgare [Oxeye Daisy] Plants
Libellula depressa [Broad-bodied Chaser] Other Invertebrates
Lonicera periclymenum [Honeysuckle] Plants
Lotus [Bird's-Foot-Trefoil] Plants
Lotus corniculatus [Common Bird's-foot-trefoil] Plants
Lotus pedunculatus [Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil] Plants
Lycaena phlaeas [Small Copper] Butterflies and Moths
Lycopus europaeus [Gypsywort] Plants
Lythrum salicaria [Purple-loosestrife] Plants
Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) cholodkovskyi Other Invertebrates
Malus pumila [Apple] Plants
Malus sylvestris agg. [Apple agg.] Plants
Malva sylvestris [Common Mallow] Plants
Maniola jurtina [Meadow Brown] Butterflies and Moths
Medicago lupulina [Black Medick] Plants
Mentha aquatica [Water Mint] Plants
Microbotryum violaceum Fungi, Lichen and Slime Moulds
Myosotis [Forget-Me-Not] Plants
Myosotis laxa [Tufted Forget-me-not] Plants
Myrrhis odorata [Sweet Cicely] Plants
Neomys fodiens [Water Shrew] Mammals
Notonecta [Water boatmen] Other Invertebrates
Nyctalus noctula [Noctule Bat] Mammals S7 LBAP
Nymphaea alba [White Water-lily] Plants
Odontites vernus [Red Bartsia] Plants
Oenanthe crocata [Hemlock Water-dropwort] Plants
Opilio saxatilis Other Invertebrates
Origanum vulgare [Wild Marjoram] Plants
Orthetrum cancellatum [Black-tailed Skimmer] Other Invertebrates
Oryctolagus cuniculus [Rabbit] Mammals
Ozyptila sanctuaria Other Invertebrates
Papaver rhoeas [Common Poppy] Plants
Pararge aegeria [Speckled Wood] Butterflies and Moths
Pardosa palustris Other Invertebrates
Pardosa prativaga Other Invertebrates
Parus major [Great Tit] Birds
Passer domesticus [House Sparrow] Birds S7
Pastinaca sativa [Wild Parsnip] Plants
Pentaglottis sempervirens [Green Alkanet] Plants
Persicaria maculosa [Redshank] Plants
Phalangium opilio Other Invertebrates
Phasianus colchicus [Pheasant] Birds
Philodromus dispar Other Invertebrates
Philoscia muscorum [Common Striped Woodlouse] Other Invertebrates
Phragmites australis [Common Reed] Plants
Phrurolithus festivus Other Invertebrates
Phylloscopus collybita [Chiffchaff] Birds
Physcia aipolia Fungi, Lichen and Slime Moulds
Physcia tenella Fungi, Lichen and Slime Moulds
Pica pica [Magpie] Birds
Picris echioides [Bristly Oxtongue] Plants
Pieris brassicae [Large White] Butterflies and Moths
Pieris napi [Green-veined White] Butterflies and Moths
Pieris rapae [Small White] Butterflies and Moths
Pipistrellus pipistrellus agg. [Pipistrelle agg.] Mammals LBAP
Pisaura mirabilis [Nursery-Web Spider] Other Invertebrates
Plantago lanceolata [Ribwort Plantain] Plants
Plantago major [Greater Plantain] Plants
Polygonia c-album [Comma] Butterflies and Moths
Polyommatus icarus [Common Blue] Butterflies and Moths
Pontania proxima Bees, Wasps, Ants and Sawflies
Populus nigra subsp. betulifolia [Black Poplar] Plants LBAP
Potentilla anserina [Silverweed] Plants
Potentilla reptans [Creeping Cinquefoil] Plants
Potentilla sterilis [Barren Strawberry] Plants
Primula veris [Cowslip] Plants
Prunella vulgaris [Selfheal] Plants
Prunus avium [Wild Cherry] Plants
Prunus padus [Bird Cherry] Plants
Prunus spinosa [Blackthorn] Plants
Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata [22-spot Ladybird] Other Invertebrates
Puccinia malvacearum [Hollyhock Rust] Fungi, Lichen and Slime Moulds
Pulicaria dysenterica [Common Fleabane] Plants
Pyronia tithonus [Gatekeeper] Butterflies and Moths
Pyrus communis agg. [Pear agg.] Plants
Quercus [Acorn] Plants
Quercus petraea [Sessile Oak] Plants
Quercus robur [Pedunculate Oak] Plants
Rana temporaria [Common Frog] Reptiles and Amphibians
Ranunculus acris [Meadow Buttercup] Plants
Ranunculus repens [Creeping Buttercup] Plants
Rattus norvegicus [Brown Rat] Mammals
Reseda luteola [Weld] Plants
Rhagonycha fulva [Common Red Soldier Beetle] Other Invertebrates
Rhinanthus minor [Yellow-rattle] Plants
Rosa canina agg. [Dog Rose agg.] Plants
Rubus fruticosus agg. [Bramble agg.] Plants
Rubus ulmifolius Plants
Rumex [Sorrel] Plants
Rumex acetosa [Common Sorrel] Plants
Rumex conglomeratus [Clustered Dock] Plants
Rumex crispus [Curled Dock] Plants
Rumex obtusifolius [Broad-leaved Dock] Plants
Salamandridae [Salamander] Reptiles and Amphibians
Salix [Willow] Plants
Salix caprea [Goat Willow] Plants
Salix cinerea [Common Sallow] Plants
Salix euxina x alba = S. x fragilis [Hybrid Crack-willow] Plants
Sambucus nigra [Elder] Plants
Sanguisorba minor [Salad Burnet] Plants
Sanguisorba officinalis [Great Burnet] Plants
Sawadaea bicornis [Maple Mildew] Fungi, Lichen and Slime Moulds
Scrophularia auriculata [Water Figwort] Plants
Senecio jacobaea [Common Ragwort] Plants
Silene dioica [Red Campion] Plants
Silene flos-cuculi [Ragged-Robin] Plants
Silene latifolia [White Campion] Plants
Silene latifolia x dioica = S. x hampeana [Hybrid Campion] Plants
Solanum dulcamara [Bittersweet] Plants
Sonchus asper [Prickly Sow-thistle] Plants
Sorbus [Whitebeam] Plants
Sorbus aucuparia [Rowan] Plants
Sylvia atricapilla [Blackcap] Birds
Sympetrum striolatum [Common Darter] Other Invertebrates
Symphytum [Indet. Comfrey] Plants
Symphytum officinale x asperum = S. x uplandicum [Russian Comfrey] Plants
Syritta pipiens Other Invertebrates
Taphrina pruni [Pocket Plum] Fungi, Lichen and Slime Moulds
Taraxacum agg. Plants
Tenuiphantes tenuis Other Invertebrates
Tilia [Linden] Plants
Trifolium repens [White Clover] Plants
Troglodytes troglodytes [Wren] Birds
Turdus merula [Blackbird] Birds
Turdus philomelos [Song Thrush] Birds S7 LBAP
Tussilago farfara [Colt's-foot] Plants
Typha Plants
Typha latifolia [Bulrush] Plants
Tyria jacobaeae [Cinnabar] Butterflies and Moths S7
Ulex [Gorse] Plants
Ulex europaeus [Gorse] Plants
Urtica dioica [Common Nettle] Plants
Vanessa atalanta [Red Admiral] Butterflies and Moths
Vanessa cardui [Painted Lady] Butterflies and Moths
Verbascum thapsus [Great Mullein] Plants
Vespula (Paravespula) vulgaris [Common Wasp] Bees, Wasps, Ants and Sawflies
Viburnum opulus [Guelder-rose] Plants
Vicia cracca [Tufted Vetch] Plants
Volucella pellucens Other Invertebrates
Xanthoria parietina [Common Orange Lichen] Fungi, Lichen and Slime Moulds
Xanthoria polycarpa Fungi, Lichen and Slime Moulds
Zygaena filipendulae [Six-spot Burnet] Butterflies and Moths