Species

Species List

Ridge Wood supports a diverse range of plants and animals. The following have been catalogued at the site:

Birds

ACCIPITOR NICUS (SPARROWHAWK)
AEGITHALOS CAUDATUS (LONG-TAILED TIT)

CARDUELIS CHLORIS (GREENFINCH)
CERTHIA FAMILIARIS (TREECREEPER)
COLUMBA OENAS (STOCK DOVE)
COLUMBA PALUMBUS (WOODPIGEON)
CORVUS CORONE (CARRION CROW)
CORVUS FRUGILEGUS (ROOK)
CORVUS MONEDULA (JACKDAW)

DELICHON URBICA (HOUSE MARTIN)
DENDROCOPUS MAJOR (GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER)
DENDROCOPUS MINOR (LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKER)

ERITHACUS RUBECULA (ROBIN)

FRINGILLA COELEBS (CHAFFINCH)

HIRUNDO RUSTICA (SWALLOW)

MOTACILLA ALBA (PIED WAGTAIL)
MOTACILLA CINEREA (GREY WAGTAIL)
MUSCICAPA STRIATA (SPOTTED FLYCATCHER)

PARUS ATER (COAL TIT)
PARUS CAERULEUS (BLUE TIT)
PARUS MAJOR (GREAT TIT)
PASSER DOMESTICUS (HOUSE SPARROW)
PHYLLOSCOPUS COLLYBITA (CHIFF CHAFF)
PHYLLOSCOPUS TROCHILUS (WILLOW WARBLER)
PICA PICA (MAGPIE)
PICUS VIRIDIS (GREEN WOODPECKER)
PRUNELLA MODULARIS (DUNNOCK)

REGULUS REGULUS (GOLDCREST)

STREPTOPELIA DECAOCTO (COLLARED DOVE)
STRIX ALUCO (TAWNY OWL)
STURNUS VULGARIS (STARLING)
SYLVIA ATRICAPILLA (BLACKCAP)

TROGLODYTES TROGLODYTES (WREN)
TURDUS ILIACUS (REDWING)
TURDUS MERULA (BLACKBIRD)
TURDUS PHILOMELOS (SONG THRUSH)
TURDUS PILARIS (FIELDFARE)

Insects

BUTTERFLIES:

AGLAIS URTICAE (SMALL TORTOISESHELL)

CELASTRINA ARGIOLUS (HOLLY BLUE)

INACHIS IO (PEACOCK)

PARARGE AEGERIA (SPECKLED WOOD)
PIERIS BRASSICAE (LARGE WHITE)
PIERIS NAPI (GREEN-VEINED WHITE)
PIERIS RAPAE (SMALL WHITE)
POLYGONIA C-ALBUM (COMMA)

VANESSA ATALANTA (RED ADMIRAL)

MOTHS:

EPIRRHOE ALTERNATA (COMMON CARPET)

OPISTHOGRAPTIS LUTEOLATA (BRIMSTONE)

ZYGAENA FILIPENDULAE (SIX-SPOT BURNET (Caterpillar on bird's-foot trefoil))

DAMSELFLY:

ENALLAGMA CYATHIGERUM (COMMON BLUE)

BEETLE:

PYROCHROA SERRATICORNIS (CARDINAL BEETLE)

Numerous other invertebrates have been observed but not specifically identified, including snails, ants, hoverflies, grasshoppers and bees.)

Mammals

APODEMUS SYLVATICUS (WOOD MOUSE)

CAPREOLUS CAPREOLUS (ROE DEER)
CLETHRIONOMYS GLAREOLUS (BANK VOLE)

MELES MELES (BADGER )
MICROTUS AGRESTIS (FIELD VOLE)
MUSTELA VISON (AMERICAN MINK)

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS (RABBIT)

PIPISTRELLUS PIPISTRELLUS (PIPISTRELLE BAT)

SCIURUS CAROLINENSIS (GREY SQUIRREL)
SOREX ARANEUS (COMMON SHREW)

VULPES VULPES (FOX)

Plants

ACHILLEA MILLEFOLIUM (YARROW)
ADOXA MOSCHATELLINA (MOSCHATEL)
AEGOPDIUM PODAGRARIA (GROUND ELDER)
AETHUSA CYNAPIUM (FOOL'S PARSLEY)
AGRIMONIA EUPATORIUM (COMMON AGRIMONY)
AJUGA REPTANS (BUGLE)
ALLIARIA PETIOLATA (GARLIC MUSTARD)
ALLIUM SCHOENOPRASUM (CHIVES)
ALLIUM URSINUM (RAMSONS)
ANAGALLIS ARVENSIS (SCARLET PIMPERNEL)
ANEMONE NEMOROSA (WOOD ANEMONE)
ANGELICA SYLVESTRIS (ANGELICA)
ANTHRISCUS SYLVESTRIS (COW PARSLEY)
ARCTIUM LAPPA (GREATER BURDOCK)
ARCTIUM MINUS (LESSER BURDOCK)
ARUM MACULATUM (LORDS AND LADIES)
ARUNDINARIA VAGANS (DWARF BAMBOO)
ATHYRIUM FILIX-FEMINA (LADY'S FERN)

BELLIS PERENNIS (DAISY)
BERBERIS DARWINII (BERBERIS)
BETONICA OFFICINALIS (BETONY)
BRACHYPODIUM SYLVATICUM (WOOD FALSE-BROME)
BROMUS HORDEACEUS (SOFT BROME)
BUDDLEIA DAVIDII (BUDDLEIA)

CARDAMINE IMPATIENS (NARROW-LEAVED BITTERCRESS)
CAREX PENDULA (PENDULOUS SEDGE)
CAREX SYLVATICA (WOOD SEDGE)
CERASTIUM FONTANUM (COMMON MOUSE-EAR CHICKWEED)
CERASTIUM HOLOSTEOIDES (MOUSE-EAR CHICKWEED)
CHAMERION ANGUSTIFOLIUM (ROSEBAY WILLOWHERB)
CHENOPODIUM ALBUM (FAT-HEN)
CHRYSANTHEMUM LEUCANTHEMUM (OX-EYE DAISY)
CIRCAEA LUTETIANA (ENCHANTER'S NIGHTSHADE)
CIRCIUM ARVENSE (CREEPING THISTLE)
CIRCIUM VULGARE (SPEAR THISTLE)
CONOPODIUM MAJUS (PIGNUT)
COTONEASTER sp (COTONEASTER)
CREPIS BIENNIS (ROUGH HAWK'SBEARD)
CYMBALARIA MURALIS (IVY-LEAVED TOADFLAX)

DACTYLIS GLOMERATA (COCK'SFOOT)
DACTYLORHIZA FUCHSII (COMMON SPOTTED ORCHID)
DAPHNE LAUREOLA (SPURGE LAUREL)
DIGITALIS PURPUREA (FOXGLOVE)
DIPSACUS FULLONUM (TEASEL)
DRYOPTERIS DILATATA (BROAD BUCKLER FERN)
DRYOPTERIS FELIX-MAS (MALE FERN)

ENDYMION HISPANICUS (SPANISH BLUEBELL)
ENDYMION NON-SCRIPTUS (BLUEBELL)
EPILOBIUM HIRSUTUM (GREATER HAIRY WILLOWHERB)

FORSYTHIA EUROPAEA (FORSYTHIA)
FRAGRARIA VESCA (WILD STRAWBERRY)
FRITILLARIA MELEAGRIS (FRITILLARY)

GALANTHUS NIVALIS (SNOWDROP)
GALEOBDOLON LUTEUM (YELLOW ARCHANGEL)
GALIUM APARINE (GOOSEGRASS)
GALIUM ODORATUM (SWEET WOODRUFF)
GALIUM SAXATILE (HEATH BEDSTRAW)
GERANIUM DISSECTUM (CUT-LEAVED CRANESBILL)
GERANIUM MOLLE (DOVE'S-FOOT CRANESBILL)
GERANIUM ROBERTIANUM (HERB ROBERT)
GEUM URBANUM (HERB BENNET)
GLECHOMA HEDERACEA (GROUND IVY)

HEDERA HELIX (IVY)
HERACLEUM SPHONDYLIUM (HOGWEED)
HYPERICUM HIRSUTUM (HAIRY ST JOHN'S-WORT)
HYPERICUM TETRAPTERUM (SQUARE-STEMMED ST JOHN'S-WORT)
HYPOCHOERIS RADICATA (COMMON CAT'S-EAR)

LAMIUM ALBUM (WHITE DEADNETTLE)
LAMIUM PURPUREUM (RED DEADNETTLE)
LAPSANA COMMUNIS (NIPPLEWORT)
LATHYRUS PRATENSIS (MEADOW VETCHLING)
LEONTODON TARAXACOIDES (LESSER HAWKBIT)
LONICERA PERICYMENUM (HONEYSUCKLE)
LOTUS CORNICULATUS (COMMON BIRD'S-FOOT TREFOIL)
LYCHNIS FLOS CUCULI (RAGGED ROBIN)

MAHONIA AQUIFOLIUM (OREGON GRAPE)
MENTHA ARVENSIS (CORN MINT)
MERCURIALIS PERENNIS (DOG'S MERCURY)
MYOSOTIS ARVENSIS (FIELD FORGET-ME-NOT)
MYOSOTIS CAESPITOSA (TUFTED FORGET-ME-NOT)
MYOSOTIS SYLVATICA (WOOD FORGET-ME-NOT)

NARCISSUS PSEUDONARCISSUS (WILD DAFFODIL)
NARCISSUS Sp. (CULTIVATED DAFFODIL)

OENOTHERE Sp. (EVENING PRIMROSE)
ORCHIS MASCULA (EARLY PURPLE ORCHID)
OXALIS ACETOSELLA (WOOD SORREL)

PENTAGLOSSIS SEMPERVIRENS (GREEN ALKANET)
PETASITES HYBRIDUS (BUTTERBUR)
PHYLLITUS SCOLOPENDRIUM (HART'S-TONGUE FERN)
PLANTAGO LANCEOLATA (RIBWORT PLANTAIN)
PLANTAGO MAJOR (GREAT PLANTAIN)
POA PRATENSIS (SMOOTH MEADOW-GRASS)
POLYPODIUM VULGARE (COMMON POLYPODDY)
POLYSTICHUM SETIFERUM (SOFT SHIELD FERN)
POTENTILLA ANSERINA (SILVERWEED)
POTENTILLA REPTANS (CREEPING CINQUEFOIL)
POTENTILLA STERILIS (BARREN STRAWBERRY)
POTERIUM SANGUISORBA (SALAD BURNET)
PRIMULA VERIS (COWSLIP)
PRIMULA VULGARIS (PRIMROSE)
PRUNELLA VULGARIS (SELF-HEAL)
PTERIDIUM AQUILINUM (BRACKEN)

RANUNCULUS ACRIS (MEADOW BUTTERTCUP)
RANUNCULUS FICARIA (LESSER CELANDINE)
RANUNCULUS REPENS (CREEPING BUTTERCUP)
RIBES RUBRUM (RED CURRANT)
RIBES UVA-CRISPA (GOOSEBERRY)
ROSA ARVENSIS (FIELD ROSE)
ROSA CANINA (DOG ROSE)
RUBUS FRUTICOSUS (BRAMBLE)
RUMEX ACETOSA (COMMON SORREL)
RUMEX OBTUSIFOLIUS (BROAD-LEAVED DOCK)
RUMEX SANGUINEUS (RED-VEINED (WOOD) DOCK)

SCROPHULARIA NODOSA (COMMON FIGWORT)
SENECIO JACOBAEA (RAGWORT)
SILENE ALBA (WHITE CAMPION)
SILENE DIOICA (RED CAMPION)
SISYMBRIUM OFFICINALE (HEDGE MUSTARD)
SOLANUM DULCAMARA (WOODY NIGHTSHADE)
STACHYS SYLVATICA (HEDGE WOUNDWORT)
STELLARIA HOLOSTEA (GREATER STITCHWORT)
STELLARIA MEDIA (COMMON CHICKWEED)
SUCCISA PRATENSIS (DEVIL'S-BIT SCABIOUS)
SYMPHYTUM X UPLANDICUM (RUSSIAN COMFREY)

TAMUS COMMUNIS (BLACK BRYONY)
TARAXACUM OFFICINALE (DANDELION)
TRIFOLIUM PRATENSE (RED CLOVER)
TRIFOLIUM REPENS (WHITE CLOVER)

ULEX EUROPAEUS (COMMON GORSE)
URTICA DIOICA (STINGING NETTLE)

VERONICA CHAMAEDRYS (GERMANDER SPEEDWELL)
VERONICA MONTANA (WOOD SPEEDWELL)
VERONICA PERSICA (LARGE FIELD SPEEDWELL)
VERONICA SERPYLIFOLIA (THYME-LEAVED SPEEDWELL)
VICIA CRACCA (TUFTED VETCH)
VICIA SATIVA (COMMON VETCH)
VICIA SEPIUM (BUSH VETCH)
VINCA MAJOR (GREATER PERIWINKLE)
VIOLA CANINA (DOG VIOLET)
VIOLA ODORATA (SWEET VIOLET)
VIOLA REICHENBACHIANA (WOOD VIOLET)
VIOLA RIVINIANA (COMMON VIOLET)

Trees

ACER CAMPESTRE (FIELD MAPLE)
ACER PSUEDOPLATANUS (SYCAMORE)
AESCULUS HIPPOCASTANUM (HORSE CHESTNUT)
ALNUS GLUTINOSA (ALDER)

BETULA PENDULA (SILVER BIRCH)

CARPINUS BETULA (HORNBEAM)
CEDRUS DEODARA (DEODAR CEDAR)
CORNUS SANGUINEA (COMMON DOGWOOD)
CORYLUS AVELLANA (HAZEL)
CRATAEGUS MONOGYNA (HAWTHORN)

EUONYMUS EUROPAEUS (SPINDLE)

FAGUS SYLVATICA (BEECH)
FAGUS SYLVATICA ATROPUNICEA (COPPER BEECH)
FRAXINUS EXCELSIOR (ASH)

ILEX AQUIFOLIUM (HOLLY)
JUGLENS REGIA (WALNUT)

LARIX DECIDUA (LARCH)
LIGUSTRUM VULGARE (PRIVET)

MALUS SYLVESTRIS (CRAB APPLE)
MALUS S. ssp DOMESTICA (APPLE)

PINUS NIGRA MARITIMA (CORSICAN PINE)
PINUS SYLVESTRIS (SCOTS PINE)
POPULUS ALBA (WHITE POPLAR)
POPULUS CANESCENS (GREY POPLAR)
POPULUS TREMULA (ASPEN)
PRUNUS AVIUM (WILD CHERRY)
PRUNUS LAUROCERASUS (CHERRY-LAUREL)
PRUNUS SPINOSA (BLACKTHORN)

QUERCUS CERRIS (TURKEY OAK)
QUERCUS ILEX (HOLM OAK)
QUERCUS PETRAEA (SESSILE OAK)
QUERCUS ROBUR (PENDUNCULATE OAK)

SALIX CINEREA (GREY WILLOW)
SAMBUCUS NIGRA (ELDER)
SEQUOIADENDRON GIGANTEUM (WELLINGTONIA)

TAXUS BACCATA (YEW)
THUJA PLICATA (WESTERN RED CEDAR)
TILIA EUROPEA (COMMON LIME)

ULMUS GLABRA (WYCH ELM)
ULMUS PROCERA (ENGLISH ELM)
VIBURNUM LANTANA (WAYFARING TREE)

See Management Plan for more details

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