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Wild-flowers of Manor Park Cemetery

by Paul Ferris

July 1996

This list of plants found in Manor Park Cemetery includes a few plants that have been deliberately introduced, but that appear to be naturalised to some extent.

It should be noted that this area has not been frequently visited for the purpose of recording plants, and that some of the records date back to the early 1980's. Since then, much of the 'wilder' areas of the cemetery have been tidied up and used for burials. Similarly, a large wood - mainly of sycamore - in the north-west corner has been felled.

The sequence of plants in the list follows the order and nomenclature of Clapham, Tutin and Warburg (1962), and the page numbers which refer to a particular species are indicated by 'CTW'

A list of plants found in Manor Park Cemetery

CTW
Scientific Name
Common Name
Date and Area found
29 Dryopteris filix-mas Male Fern  
96 Papaver rhoeas Common Poppy L1, East end of rough land near houses, 27/6/77; 16/07/96 grass at N. edge
98 Papaver somniferum Opium Poppy Rough grass in N.E. and S.W. of the cemy. 27/6/77
144 Coronopus didymus Lesser Swine-cress 16/07/96 NW corner
149 Capsella bursa-pastoris Shepherd's Purse 27/6/77; 16/07/96
160 Armoracia rusticana Horse Radish 16/07/96 NW corner
179 Alliaria petiolata Garlic Mustard 27/06/77
180 Sisymbrium officinale Hedge Mustard 27/06/77; 16/07/96 S. edge near railway
182 Sisymbrium altissimum Tall Rocket 27/06/77
203 Hypericum perforatum Perforate St. John's Wort 29/07/77; 16/07/96
216 Silene dioica Red Campion 27/06/77; 16/07/96
217 Silene alba White Campion 27/06/77; 16/07/96
242 Stellaria media Common Chickweed K2 27/06/77; 16/07/96 NW corner
282 Atriplex patula Common Orache 29/07/77
291 Tilia x europaea (x vulgaris) Common Lime 29/06/77
293 Malva sylvestris Mallow 27/06/77; 16/07/96 SW corner and NW corner and elsewhere
308 Geranium dissectum Cut Leaved Cranesbill 16/07/96
309 Geranium molle Dove's-Foot Cranesbill  
320 Acer pseudoplatanus Sycamore 27/06/77; 16/07/96
323 Ilex aquifolium Holly 29/06/77; 16/07/96
330 Laburnum anagyroides Common Laburnum +
332 Sarothamnus scoparius Broom 27/06/77; 16/07/96 S. edge by railway
335 Medicago lupulina Black Medick 27/06/77; 16/07/96 open ground N. edge
337 Melilotus alba White Melilot 29/06/77
337 Melilotus officinalis Common Melilot 27/06/77
341 Trifolium repens White Clover 27/06/77; 16/07/96 NW corner
345 Trifolium pratense Red Clover 27/06/77; 16/07/96 NW corner
350 Robinia pseudoacacia Locust Tree 27/06/77; 16/07/96 suckering at N edge by houses
355 Vicia hirsuta Hairy Tare 27/06/77
356 Vicia cracca Tufted Vetch 29/06/77; 16/07/96 rough area N edge
356 Atriplex hastata Spear-leaved Orache 29/07/77; 16/07/96 S. edge near railway
358 Vicia sativa Common Vetch 27/06/77
361 Lathyrus latifolius Broad-Leaved Pea 29/06/77; 16/07/96
366 Lathyrus pratensis Meadow Vetchling 29/07/77; 16/07/96 NW corner
371 Rubus fruticosus agg. Bramble 27/06/77; 16/07/96
388 Potentilla reptans Creeping Cinquefoil 16/07/96 Lawn at crnr of Centre Drive/Cornwell Crescent, W end.
388 Geranium pusillum Small-flowered Cranesbill 27/06/77
417 Prunus avium Wild Cherry K1 one large tree, many suckers 1981
421 Crataegus monogyna Hawthorn 27/06/77; 16/07/96
428 Sorbus aucuparia Rowan 16/07/96 seedling between graves S. edge
444 Sedum acre Wall Pepper 27/06/77
478 Chamaenerion angustifolium Rosebay Willow-herb 29/06/77
494 Hedera helix Ivy K2 29/06/77; 16/07/96
505 Anthriscus sylvestris Cow Parsley K2, 27/06/77
510 Conium maculatum Hemlock 27/06/77
520 Aegopodium podagraria Ground Elder 29/06/77
525 Foeniculum vulgare Fennel 16/07/96 NW crnr
529 Heracleum sphondylium Hogweed 29/06/77
540 Euphorbia peplus Petty Spurge 29/06/77
545 Polygonum aviculare Knotgrass 27/06/77; 16/07/96 NW corner
547 Polygonum persicaria Red Shank 27/06/77; 16/07/96 near Road by E. gate
549 Polygonum cuspidatum Japanese Knotweed K1 27/06/77; 16/07/96 particularly S. edge
553 Rumex acetosella Sheep's Sorrel 27/06/77; 16/07/96 S.edge
556 Rumex obtusifolius Broad-Leaved Dock 27/06/77; 16/07/96 NW corner
556 Rumex crispus Curled Dock 27/06/77
561 Urtica dioica var. angustifolia Nettle 27/06/77; 16/07/96
576 Quercus robur English Oak 27/06/77; 16/07/96 seedlings common
637 Fraxinus excelsior Ash 16/07/96 Sedlings in various locations eg S. edge
666 Calystegia sepium silvatica Great Bindweed 27/06/77; 16/07/96 N. edge of Cornwell Crescent
666 Convolvulus arvensis Field Bindweed 27/06/77; 16/07/96 NW corner
670 Solanum dulcamara Bittersweet 27/06/77; 16/07/96
671 Solanum nigrum Black Nightshade 16/07/96 NW crnr
678 Linaria purpurea Purple Toadflax 27/06/77
679 Linaria vulgaris Common Toadflax 27/06/77
687 Digitalis purpurea Foxglove 27/06/77; 16/07/96 N. side of Cornwell Crescent and N. edge by houses
694 Veronica arvensis Wall Speedwell  
695 Veronica hederifolia Ivy Speedwell  
751 Ballota nigra Black Horehound 29/07/77; 16/07/96 wall by E. gate
754 Lamium purpureum Red Dead-Nettle 27/06/77; 16/07/96 grass by E. edge
764 Plantago major Great Plantain 27/06/77
765 Plantago lanceolata Ribwort Plantain 27/06/77; 16/07/96 by E. gate and elsewhere
784 Galium aparine Cleavers 27/06/77; 16/07/96 NW corner
788 Sambucus nigra Elder 27/06/77
820 Senecio jacobaea Common Ragwort 16/07/96 S. grass area
821 Senecio squalidus Oxford Ragwort 27/06/77; 16/07/96 E end
823 Senecio vulgaris Groundsel 10/04/81; 16/07/96
841 Solidago canadensis Canadian Golden Rod 29/07/77; 16/07/96
843 Aster sp. Michaelmas Daisy 29/07/77
846 Conyza canadensis Canadian Fleabane 29/07/77
851 Achillea millefolium Yarrow 27/06/77; 16/07/96
853 Tripleurospermum maritimum Scentless Mayweed 29/07/77; 16/07/96 S. edge near Railway
854 Matricaria recutita Scented Mayweed 27/06/77
854 Matricaria matricarioides Pineapple Mayweed 27/06/77; 16/07/96 N edge
856 Chrysanthemum leucanthemum Ox-eye Daisy 27/06/77
857 Chrysanthemum parthenium Feverfew 16/07/96 By NW wall
859 Artemisia vulgaris Mugwort 29/06/77; 16/07/96 SE corner
864 Arctium minus Lesser Burdock 29/07/77; 16/07/96 NW corner
868 Cirsium vulgare Spear Thistle 29/06/77; 16/07/96 grass near E. wall
869 Cirsium arvense Creeping Thistle 27/06/77; 16/07/96
883 Hypochoeris radicata Common Cat's-ear 27/06/77; 16/07/96 grass by E. wall
891 Lactuca serriola Prickly Lettuce 29/07/77; 16/07/96
894 Sonchus oleraceus Smooth Sow-thistle 27/06/77; 16/07/96 grass near E. wall
895 Sonchus asper Prickly Sow-thistle 16/07/96 NW crnr
900 Hieracium spp. Leafy Hawkweed 16/07/96 S edge by Railway
926 Crepis vesicaria ssp. taraxacifolia Beaked Hawk's-beard  
930 Taraxacum officinale Dandelion 27/06/77
959 Lamium album White Dead-nettle 29/06/77
974 Endymion non-scriptus Bluebell 29/06/77; 16/07/96
1002 Narcissus spp. Hybrid Daffodils 10/04/81
1130 Lolium perenne Perennial Rye-Grass 29/06/77; 16/07/96
1137 Poa annua Annual Meadow Grass 29/06/77
1141 Poa trivialis var. parviflora Rough Meadow Grass  
1142 Dactylis glomerata Cock's-Foot 27/06/77
1159 Hordeum murinum Wall Barley 27/06/77; 16/07/96
1165 Holcus lanatus Yorkshire Fog 27/06/77; 16/07/96
1165 Arrhenatherum elatius Tall or False Oat-grass 27/06/77; 16/07/96 S. edge

107 Species

 

List of Birds seen in and around Manor Park Cemetery

BlackbirdJay
BlackcapKestrel
Blue TitLesser Spotted Woodpecker
Bullfinch
Linnet
Carrion CrowLong-tailed Tit
ChaffinchMagpie
ChiffchaffMallard
Coal TitMistle Thrush
Collared DoveMoorhen
Common WhitethroatNuthatch
Dunnock
Redwing
Feral PigeonRobin
FirecrestSong Thrush
GoldcrestSparrow Hawk
Goldfinch
Starling
Great TitSwallow
GreenfinchSwift
Greater Spotted WoodpeckerTree Creeper
Green WoodpeckerWillow Warbler
House MartinWood Pigeon
House SparrowWren

42 Species
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