Mount Farm species glossary

Birds

Common name   Scientific name
Mute Swan Cygnus olor
Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
Canada Goose Branta canadensis
Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus
Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus
Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla

Plants

Common name Scientific name
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus
Purple Loosestrife Lythrum salicara
Gipsywort Lycopus europaeus
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsuitum
Bulrush Typha latifolia
Common Reed Phragmites australis
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense
Branched Bur-reed Sparganium erectum
Yellow Water-lilly Nuphar lutea
White Water-lily Nymphaea alba
Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii
Bee Orchid Ophrys apifera
Common Mallow Malva sylvestris
Field Madder Sheradia arvensis
Lady’s Bedstraw Gallium verum
Common Bird’s-foot-trefoil Lotus cornicculatus
Caucasian Wingnut Pterocarya fraxinifolia

Insects

Common name Scientific name
Orange Tip Anthocharis cardamines
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus
Meadow Brown Manifola jurtina
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus
Peacock Inachis io
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ishnura elegans

Mammals

Common name Scientific name
Bats – various Order: Chiroptera
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuninculus

Fish

Common name Scientific name
Common Carp Cyprinus carpio
Tench Tinca tinca
Pike Esox lucius
Bream Abromis broma