Little Linford Wood species glossary

Plants

Common name  Scientific name 
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Cherry Prunus avium
Aspen Populus tremula
Willow Salix spp.
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Bramble Rubus spp.
Wayfaring Tree Viburnum lantana
Guelder Rose Viburnum opulus
Spindle Euonymus europaeus
Rose Rosa spp.
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scriptus
Traveller’s Joy Clematis vitalba
Dog’s Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Violet Viola riviniana
Common-spotted Orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii
Herb Paris Paris quadrifolia
Broad-leaved Helleborine Epipactis helleborine
Vetch Vicia spp.

Fungi

Common name              Scientific name 
Scarlet Elfcup Sarcoscypha austriaca

Mammals

Common name               Scientific name
Badger Meles meles
Muntjac Deer Muntiacus reevesi
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus
Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius
Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus
Hare Lepus capensis
Fox Vulpes vulpes

Birds

Common name                Scientific name
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus
Great Tit Parus major
Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus
Marsh Tit Parus palustris
Willow Tit Parus montanus
Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus
Green Woodpecker Picus viridis
Great-spotted
Woodpecker
Dendrocopos major
Jay Garrulus glandarius
Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
Buzzard Buteo buteo
Peregrine Falco peregrinus
Red Kite Milvus milvus

Reptiles

Common name               Scientific name
Grass Snake Natrix natrix

Insects

Common name               Scientific name
Green-veined white Pieris napi
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus
White Admiral Limenitis camilla
Purple Hairstreak Neozephyrus quercus
Wood White Leptidea sinapis
Hornet Vespa crabro