Little Lewdon
Wildlife
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As you come down the lane you may see, depending on luck season and time of day, deer, buzzards, badgers, pheasants, owls and the occasional human. These are only the creatures large enough to be easily spotted while driving a noisy car. Patience and quiet may reveal the rest.
Here is the long list of species recorded at Lower Lewdon between 1988 and now. This list relies heavily on the work of C S Robbins whom we thank for the information. Hyperlinks to photos of each species will be introduced as we can capture them.
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BUTTERFLIES |
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Brimstone - recorded annually, relatively common Clouded Yellow - infrequent migrant. Comma - Occasional. Common Blue - Common. Gatekeeper - Very common. Green Hairstreak - First located 1994. Green Veined White - Abundant. Holly Blue - 1991 and 2, not since. Large Skipper - Common Large white - Common. Marbled White - Varies greatly in abundance. Marsh Fritillary - A small colony. Meadow Brown - Abundant. Orange Tip - Common
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Peacock - Common. Painted Lady - Common in good migrant years. Purple hairstreak - Not uncommon on the Oaks. Red admiral - usually common. Ringlet - Common. Silver washed fritillary - Fairly common. Small copper - Common. Small Ileath - 1990 and 1991, not since. Small tortoiseshell - Common. Small skipper - Common. Small White - Common. Speckled wood - Abundant. Wall - Fairly common.
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BIRDS O - Occasional, B - Breeds, R - Resident, breeds elsewhere - Winter only.
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Barn owl 0W Black headed gull 0 Blackbird B Blackcap B Blue tit B Brambling W Bullfinch B Buzzard R Canada goose 0 Carrion crow B Chaffinch B Chiff-chaff B Coal tit B Collared dove B Cormorant 0 Curlew 0 Dunnock B Feral pigeon 0 Fieldfare W Garden warbler B Goldcrest B Golden plover 0 Goldfinch B Great spotted woodpecker R Green sandpiper 0 Green woodpecker R Greenfinch R Greenshank 0 Grey heron 0 Grey wagtail 0 Herring gull 0 House sparrow B Jackdaw B Jay B Kestrel R Kingfisher 0 Lapwing 0 |
Linnet B Long tailed tit B Magpie B Mallard B Marsh tit B Meadow pipit W Mistle thrush B Nuthatch B Peregrine 0 Pheasant B Pied wagtail B Quail B Not every year. Raven R Redpoll 0 Redshank 0 Redwing W Reed bunting B Robin B Rook R Siskin W Skylark R Snipe W Song thrush B Sparrowhawk R Starling B Stock dove B Tawny owl B Teal 0 Tree pipit B Not seen since 1992 Treecreeper B Whimbrel 0 Willow warbler B Wood pigeon B Woodcock W Wren B Yellowhammer B
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MAMMALS |
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Badger Bank vole Long Eared Bat Common Shrew Dormouse Fox Grey squirrel Harvest Mouse Lesser Horseshoe Bat - 1988 - 1990, only, in Roof space, Lower Lewdon. |
Mole Pipistrelle bat Pygmy Shrew Rabbit Roe deer Short tailed Field vole Stoat Weasel Wood Mouse
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TREES |
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Alder Amos glutmosa Ash Fraxinus excelsior Birch, woolly Betula pubescens Blackthorn Prunus spinosa Crab apple Malus sylvestris Elder Sambucus nigra Elm sp. Ulmus sp. Gorse Ulex europes Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna |
Hazel Corylus avellana Holly hex aquifolius Oak sessile Quereus petraea Rowan Sorbus aucuparia Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus Willow Sahix cinerea Willow, dwarf Salix repens Willow, eared Salix aurita
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FERNS |
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Broad buckler Dryopteris dilatata Golden male fern Dryopteris affmis affinis Green male fern Dryopteris fihix-mas I-lard fern Bleehnum spicant Hartstongue Phyllitis seolopendrion Hay scented buckler Drryopteris aemula
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Lady fern Athyrium fihix-femina Marsh horsetail Equisetum palustre Polypody Polypodium vulgare Royal fern Osmunda regalis Soft shield fern Polvstjehurn setiferum Western polvpody Polypodium interiecturn
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GRASSES |
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Annual meadow grass Poa annua Cocksfoot Dactylis glomerata Crested dogstail Cynosurus cristatus False Oat Arrhenatherum elatius Floating sweet grass Glyceria fluitans Hairy knees Holcus mollis Heath grass Danthonia decumbens Marsh foxtail Alopecurus geniculatus Meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis Perennial ryegrass Lolium perenne
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Purple moor grass Molinia caerulea Red fescue Festuca rubra Rough meadow grass Poa trivialis Smooth meadow grass Poa pratensis Sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthemum odoratum Tall fescue Festuca arundinaria Tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa Velvet bent Agrostis canina Wood false brome Brachypodium sylvaticum Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus
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RUSHES & SEDGES |
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Branched bur sedge Sparganium erectum Bristle club rush Isolepis setacea Carnation sedge Carex flacca Congested rush Juncus conglomeratus Glaucous sedge Carex panicea Heath woodrush Luzula multiflora Jointed rush Juncus acutiflorus Oval sedge Carex ovalis Remote sedge Carex remota |
Smooth stalked sedge Carex laevigata Soft rush Juncus effusus Star sedge Carex echinata Tawny sedge Carex hostiana Toad rush Juncus bufonius Wood sedge Carex sylvatica Yellow sedge Carex demissa Jointed rush Juncus articulatus
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FLOWERING PLANTS |
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Angelica Angelica sylvestris Barren strawberry Potentilla sterilis Betony Betonica officinalis Birdsfoot trefoil Lotus corniculatus Bitter vetch Lathryus montana Black bryony Tamus communis Bluebell Hyacintha nonscripta Bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella Bog stitchwort Stellaria alsine Bramble Rubus sri Broad leaved dock Rumex obtusifolius Broad leaved helleborine Epipactis helleborine Brooklyme Veronica beccabunga Bugle Ajuga reptans Cats ear Hypochoeris radicata Chickweed Stellaria media Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans Cleavers Galium aparine Common sorrel Rumex acetosa Creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens Creeping thistle Cirsium arvense Curled dock Rumex crispus Cut leaved cranesbill Geranium dissectum Daisy Bellis perennis Dandelion Taraxacum officinale Devils bit scabious Succisa pratensis Dogs mercury Mercurialis prennis Early purple orchid Orchis mascula Enchanters nightshade Circaea lutetiana Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica Foxglove Digitalis purpurea Germander speedwell Veronica chamaedrys Gorse Ulex europaea Greater birdsfoot trefoil Lotus uliginosus Ground ivy Glechoma hederacea Heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculate Hedge woundwort Stachys sylvatica Hemlock water dropwort Oenanthe crocata Hemp agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum Hemp nettle Galeopsis Herb robert Geranium robertianum?tetrahit Hogweed Heracleum Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum Ivy Hedera hibernica Kingcup Caltha palustris Least trefoil Trifolium micranthum Leser twayblade Listera ovata Lesser skullcap Scutellaria minor Lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula Lesser stitchwort Stellaria graminea Lesser trefoil Trifolium dubium |
Marsh bedstraw Galium palustris Marsh ragwort Senecio aquatica Marsh thistle Cirsium palustre Meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris Meadow sweet Filipendula ulmaria Meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum Meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis Montbretia Crocosmia x crocosmiifolia Mouse eared chickweed Cerastium fontanum Nettle Urtica dioica Nipplewort Lapsana communis Opp. golden saxiftage Chrysosplenium oppositofolia Perennial pearlwort Sagina procumbens Pignut Conopodium majus Primrose Primula vulgaris Purple loosestrife Lythrum salicaria Ragged robin Lychnis flos-cuculi Ragwort Senecio jacobaea Ramsons Allium ursinum Rats tail plantain Plantago lanceolata Red campion Silene dioica Red clover Trifolium pratensis Ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata Saw-wort Serratula tinctoria Self heal Prunella vulgaris Silverweed Potentilla anserina Slender St. Johns wort Hypericum pulchrum Sneezewort Achillea ptarniica Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis Southem marsh orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa Sticky mouse eared chickweed Cerastium glomeratum Three veined sandwort Moerhingia trinerva Tormentil Potentilla erecta Valerian Valenana officinalis Wall penny wort Umbilicus rupestris Wall speedwell Veronica arvensis Water forget me not Myosotis secunda Water mint Mentha aquatica Water starwort Callitriche stagnalis Wavy bittercress Cardamine flexuosa Wavy St. Johns wort Hypericum undulatum White clover Trifolium repens Wild strawberry Fragaria vesca Wild violet Viola riviniana Wood avens Geum urbanum Wood dock Rumex sanguineus Wood sanicle Sanicula europaea Wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella Wood speedwell Veronica Montana Yellow pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum Wood sorrel Oxalis acetosella
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MOTHS |
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Acleris aspersana Acleris cristana Acleris emargana Acleris laterana Acleris rhombana Acleris sparsana Acleris variegana Adela rufimitrella Aethes cnicana Agonopteryx angelicella Agonopleryx arenella Agonopteryx heracliana Agriphila tristella Alder Anthophila fabriciana Antler moth Archips podana Argolamprotes micella Argyresthia semitestacella August thorn Autumnal moth gen.det. CSR Autumnal rustic Bactra lancealana Barred rivulet Barred straw Barred umber Barred yellow Beaded chestnut Beautiful carpet Beautiful golden y Black arches Black rustic Bleached pug Blood vein Bordered beauty Bordered sallow Brick Bright line brown eye Brimstone Brindled beauty Brindled green Brindled ochre Brindled pug Broad bordered yellow underwing Broken barred carpet Broom moth Brown china mark Brown house moth Brown rustic Brown silver line Brussels lace Buff arches Buff ermine Buff footman Buff tip Bullrush wainscot Burnished brass Cabbage moth Caloptilia stigmatella Campion Canary shouldered thorn Catop Centre barred sallow Chevron Chrysoteuchia culmella Clay Clouded border Clouded bordered brindle Clouded drab Clouded silver Common carpet Common emerald Common footman Common lutestring Common marbled carpet Common pug Common quaker Common swift Common wainscot Common wave Common white wave Copper underwing gen. det CSR Coronet Coxcomb prominent Crambus perlella -Cream spot tiger Cream wave Crescent dart Croesiaforsskaleana Cydia aurana Cydia splendana Cydia succedana Dark arches Dark chestnut Dark dagger gen. det. CSR Dark marbled carpet Dark sword grass December moth Delicate Depressaria daucella Depressaria paslinacella Devon carpet Dipleurina lacustrata Dot Dotted border Dotted clay Double square spot Double striped pug Drinker Dunbar Dusky brocade Dusky thorn Ear moth vs. Early grey Early thorn Early tooth striped Ebulea crocealis Elephant hawk Ernmelius monodaclyla Engrailed Epermenia illigerella Epibleina rosaecolanct Epiblema scutulana Epinolia tenerana Esperia sulphurella Eucosma cana Eucosma hohenwartiana Eudonia angustea Eudonia inercurella Eyed hawk Fan foot Feath gothic Feathered thorn Five spot burnet Flame Flame carpet Flame shoulder Flounced rustic Foxglove pug Frosted green Frosted orange Garden tiger Gem Gold spot Grass emerald Green arches Green brindled crescent Green carpet Green pug Green silver lines Grey arches Grey birch Grey dagger gen. detCSR Grey pug Heart and dart Hebrew character Hedya pruniana Herald Hummingbird hawk Ingrailed clay Iron prominent July highflyer July/Lead belle Knotgrass Lackey Lampronia luzeila Large emerald Large ranunculus Large tabby Large yellow underwing Least black arches Least yellow underwing Lesser common rustic gen. det. CSR Lesser cream wave Lesser swallow prominent Lesser yellow underwing Lessr broad bordered yellow underwing |
Light arches Light emerald Little emerald Lobster Lozolaeni aforsierana Lunar hornet. 3 hatched from Sallow logs. Lunar marbled brown Lunar thorn Lunar underwing Lychnis Magpie Marbled brown Marbled coronet Marbled minor gen. det. CSR March moth May highflyer Merveille du jour Middle barred minor gen. det. CSR Miller Minor shoulder knot Mottled beauty Mottled umber Mouse Mullein moth Muslin Narrow winged pug Nematopogon metaxella Nephasia interjectana Nephasia stephensiana November moth gen. det. CSR Nut tree tussock Nutmeg Oak beauty Olindia schurnacherana Olethreutes lacunana Opostega crepusculella Orneodes hexadactyla Orthotaenia undulana Pale eggar Pale mottled willow Pale november moth Pale pinion Pale prominent Pale shouldered brocade Pale tusssock Pandemis cerasana Pandemis heperana Parornix devoniella Parornix torquilella Peach blossom Pearly underwing Pebble hook tip Pebble prominent Peppered moth Phoenix Phyllonorycter coryli Phyllonorycter maestingella Phyllonorycter messaniella Phyllonorycter nicellii Phyllonoiycter oxyacanthae Phyllonoiycter quercifoliella Phyllonoiycter rajella Pinion streaked snout Pink barred sallow Plain golden y Pleuroptya ruralis Poplar hawk Powdered quaker Privet hawk Pseudoargyroloza conwagana Psychoides filicivora Pterophorus pentadactyla Purple bar Purple clay Purple thorn Puss Pyralis farinalis Pyrausta purpuralis Red chestnut Red green carpet Red line quaker Red twin spot carpet Riband wave Rivulet Rosy footman Rosy minor Rosy rustic Ruby tiger Ruddy highflyer Rufous minor gen. det. CSR Rush veneer Rustic gen. det. CSR Sallow kitten Sandy carpet Satellite Satin wave Scallop shell Scalloped hazel Scalloped oak Scarce umber Scopcxria pyrallela Scorched wing Scrobipalpa costella Setaceous hebrew character Shaded broad bar Shark Sharp angled carpet Sharp angled peacock Shoulder stripe Silver ground carpet Silvery Single dotted wave Six spot burnet Six striped rustic Slender brindle Small angle shades Small blood vein Small dotted buff Small elephant hawk Small engrailed Small fan foot Small fan footed wave Small magpie Small mottled willow Small phoenix Small quaker Small rivulet Small rufous Small seraphim Small square spot Small wainscot Small white wave Smoky wainscot Sn ectacle Spruce carpet Square spot rustic Slenoptilia bipunctidaclyla Stiginella atricapitella group Stigmella floslactella Sti marginicolella Stigmella microtheriella Straw dot Streamer Striped wainscot Svennsons cop. uwing gen.det. CSR.78.94 v.5 Swallow prominent Swallow tailed moth Tawny marbled minor gen. det. CSR Tinea semifulvella Treble lines True lovers knot Turnip moth Twin spot carpet Twin spotted quaker Udeaferni galls Udea lutealis Udea olivalis Udea prunalis Uncertain Vestal Vpug Water carpet Waved carpet White ermine White marked White pinion spotted White point White shouldered house moth Willow beauty Winter moth Wormwood pug Yellow barred brindle Yellow line quaker Yellow shell Ypsolopha dentella
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Raymond & Barbara Wiles, Lower Lewdon, Kilkhampton, Bude, Cornwall, EX23 9RY |
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