North Lancashire Wildlife Group
Field Meeting Report — The Knoll Circular Walk, Hest Bank on August 17 2026
Plant List
- Rosebay Willowherb Chamerion angustifolium
- Bramble species Rubus fruticosus agg.
- Equal leaved Knot Grass Polygonum aviculare
- Red Shank Persicaria maculosa
- Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
- Shaggy Soldier Galingosa quadriradiata
- Greater Plantain Plantago major
- Broad- leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
- Prickly Sowthistle Sonchus oleraceus
- Sheep's Sorrel Rumex acetosella
- Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
- Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
- Ivy Hedera helix
- Sessile Oak Quercus petraea
- Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
- Rose species Rosa species
- Common Nettle Urtica dioica
- Silverweed Potentilla anserina
- Tufted Hairgrass Deschampsia cespitosa
- Common Ragwort Senecio jacobaea
- Raspberry Rubus idaeus
- Water Mint Mentha aquatica
- Gypsywort Lycopus europeus
- Enchanter's Nightshade Circaea lutetiana
- Herb Robert Geranium robertianum
- Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria
- Cocksfoot Grass Dactylis glomerata
- Small-leaved Lime Tilia cordata
- Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris
- Compact Rush Juncus conglomeratus
- Yellow Waterlily Nuphar lutea
- Marestail Equesetum arvense
- Bulrush Typha latifolia
- Tufted Forget-me-not Myosotis laxa
- Wild Marjoram Organum vulgare
- Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus
- Timothy Phleum pratense
- Greater Birdsfoot Trefoil Lotus pendunculatus
- Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara
- Yarrow Achillea millefolium
- Cleavers Galium aparine
- Large Bindweed Calystegia silvatica
- Hedge Bindweed Calystegia sepium
- Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre
- False Oat Grass Arrhenatherium elatius
- Short-fruited Willowherb Epilobium obscurum
- Lesser Stitchwort Stellaria graminea
- Common Knapweed Centaurea scabiosa
- Common Bent Grass Agrostis capillaris
- Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
- Lady Fern Athyrium filix-feminata
- Soft Shield Fern Polystichum setiferum
- Red Dead Nettle Lamium purpureum
- Beech Tree Fagus silvatica
- Broad Buckler Fern Dryopteris dilatata
- Horse Chestnut Tree Aesculus hippocastanum
- Chestnut Tree Castanea sativa
- Elder Tree Sambucus nigra
- Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
- Dandelion Taraxacum agg.
- Smooth Sowthistle Sonchus oleraceus
- Red Campion Silene dioica
- Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
- Black Bryony Tamus communis
- Male Fern Dryopteris filix-mas
- Curled Dock Rumex crispus
- Bush Vetch Vicia sepium
- Arrowhead Sagittaria sagittifolia
- Flowering Rush Butomus umbellatus
- White Waterlily Nymphaea alba
- Fringed Waterlily Nymphoides peltata
- Common Reed Phragmites australis
- Reed Canary Grass Phalaris arundinacea
- Apple Tree Malus domestica
- English Elm Tree Ulmus procera
- Butterbur Petasites hybridus
- Common Chickweed Stellaria media
- Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea
- Equal-leaved Knotgrass Polygonum depressum
- Lesser Swine-cress Lepidium didymum
- Shepherd's Purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
- Wood False Brome Brachypodium sylvaticum
- Buddleia davidii
- Apple Mint Mentha suaveolens
- Hedge Mustard Sisymbrium officials
Robin's pincushion gall on rose
Galls
- Oak Marble Gall (caused by Andricus kollari)
- Robin's Pincushion (caused by Diplolepis rosae)