Blue Lagoon Species Glossary

Plants

Common name Species name
Common-spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii
Bee Orchid Ophrys apifera
Cowslip Primula veris
Ragworts Seneciospp.
Spotted Medick Medicago arabica
White Campion Silene latifolia
Red Campion Silene dioica
Tansy Tanacetum vulgare
Yellow-wort Blackstonia perfoliata     
Purple Loosestrife Lythrum salicaria
Water Mint Mentha aquatica
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus
Flowering Rush Butomus umbellatus       
Water Crowfoots Ranunculus  spp.
Yellow Water-lily Nuphar lutea
Willow spp.   Salix spp.
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Dogwood Cornus sanguinea
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Bramble Rubus spp.

Mammals

Common name         Species name
Fox Vulpes vulpes
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis
Muntjac Deer Muntiacus reevesi 
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus

Birds

Common name    Species name 
Canada Goose Branta canadensis
Coot Fulica atra
Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
Mute Swan Cygnus olor
Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus
Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia
Cuckoo Cuculus canorus

Reptiles

Common name         Species name
Grass Snake Natrix natrix

Amphibians

Common name           Species name
Frog Rana temporaria
Toad Bufo bufo
Great-crested Newt Triturus cristatus

Fish

Common name          
Species name
Pike Esox lucius   
Perch Perca fluviatus      
Roach Rutilus rutilus
Tench Tinca tinca
Carp Cyprinus carpio

Crustacea

Common name        Species name
Crayfish Astacus pallipes

Insects

Common name          Species name
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula 
Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Emperor Anax imperator
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Grizzled Skipper Pyrgus malvae
Dingy Skipper Erynnis tages
Small Blue Cupido minimus
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus
White-letter Hairstreak Satyrium w-album
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas
Brown Argus Aricia agestis
Small Heath Coenonymphilus pamphilus
Marbled White Melanargia galathea
Burnet Companion Euclidia glyphica
Cinnabar Tyria jacobaeae
Six-spot Burnet Zygaena filipendulae