English Nature Oxfordshire Chalk Grassland Survey

Quality Control

Method steps

1. The standard method of Phase 2 NVC survey was followed. Each site was walked to distinguish and map the communities present and to compile species lists for each community. A subjective assessment of the frequency of each species was made using the DAFOR scale. The information was recorded on grassland recording cards devised by the England Field Unit.

1. Abietinella abietina
2. Acer campestre
3. Acer pseudoplatanus
4. Achillea millefolium
5. Aesculus hippocastanum
6. Agrimonia eupatoria
7. Agrostis canina sensu lato
8. Agrostis capillaris
9. Agrostis stolonifera
10. Agrostis vinealis
11. Aira caryophyllea
12. Ajuga reptans
13. Anacamptis morio
14. Anacamptis pyramidalis
15. Anagallis arvensis
16. Angelica sylvestris
17. Anthoxanthum odoratum
18. Anthriscus sylvestris
19. Anthyllis vulneraria
20. Aphanes arvensis agg.
21. Arctium minus
22. Arenaria serpyllifolia sens.lat.
23. Arenaria serpyllifolia subsp. leptoclados
24. Arrhenatherum elatius
25. Artemisia vulgaris
26. Asperula cynanchica subsp. cynanchica
27. Atropa belladonna
28. Bacidia bagliettoana
29. Barbula convoluta
30. Barbula unguiculata
31. Bellis perennis
32. Betula
33. Betula pendula
34. Blackstonia perfoliata
35. Brachypodium pinnatum
36. Brachypodium sylvaticum
37. Brachythecium rivulare
38. Brachythecium rutabulum
39. Briza media
40. Bromopsis erecta
41. Bromus commutatus
42. Bromus hordeaceus
43. Bromus sterilis
44. Bryonia dioica
45. Bryum capillare
46. Bryum rubens
47. Buxus sempervirens
48. Calliergonella cuspidata
49. Calluna vulgaris
50. Calystegia sepium
51. Campanula glomerata
52. Campanula rotundifolia
53. Campyliadelphus chrysophyllus
54. Campylium stellatum
55. Capsella bursa-pastoris
56. Carduus nutans
57. Carex caryophyllea
58. Carex flacca
59. Carex spicata
60. Carex sylvatica
61. Carlina vulgaris
62. Castanea sativa
63. Catapodium rigidum
64. Centaurea nigra
65. Centaurea scabiosa
66. Centaurium erythraea
67. Cerastium arvense
68. Cerastium fontanum
69. Ceratodon purpureus
70. Chamerion angustifolium
71. Cirsium acaule
72. Cirsium arvense
73. Cirsium eriophorum
74. Cirsium palustre
75. Cirsium vulgare
76. Cladonia furcata
77. Cladonia pocillum
78. Cladonia rangiferina
79. Cladonia squamosa
80. Clematis vitalba
81. Clinopodium acinos
82. Clinopodium vulgare
83. Coeloglossum viride
84. Conium maculatum
85. Convolvulus arvensis
86. Conyza canadensis
87. Cornus sanguinea
88. Corylus avellana
89. Crataegus monogyna
90. Crepis capillaris
91. Crepis paludosa
92. Ctenidium molluscum
93. Cuscuta epithymum
94. Cynoglossum officinale
95. Cynosurus cristatus
96. Dactylis glomerata
97. Dactylorhiza fuchsii
98. Dactylorhiza praetermissa
99. Daphne laureola
100. Daucus carota subsp. carota
101. Deschampsia cespitosa
102. Dicranella varia
103. Dicranum scoparium
104. Didymodon fallax
105. Dioscorea communis
106. Diploschistes scruposus
107. Dipsacus fullonum sensu lato
108. Ditrichum flexicaule
109. Echium vulgare
110. Encalypta streptocarpa
111. Epilobium hirsutum
112. Erigeron acris
113. Euonymus europaeus
114. Eupatorium cannabinum
115. Euphrasia officinalis agg.
116. Euphrasia pseudokerneri
117. Eurhynchium praelongum
118. Fagus sylvatica
119. Fallopia convolvulus
120. Festuca arundinacea
121. Festuca ovina agg.
122. Festuca pratensis
123. Festuca rubra agg.
124. Filipendula ulmaria
125. Filipendula vulgaris
126. Fissidens adianthoides
127. Fissidens dubius
128. Fragaria vesca
129. Fraxinus excelsior
130. Frullania tamarisci
131. Fumaria officinalis
132. Galeopsis angustifolia
133. Galeopsis tetrahit agg. sensu lato
134. Galium aparine
135. Galium mollugo
136. Galium pumilum sensu lato
137. Galium saxatile
138. Galium verum
139. Gentianella amarella
140. Gentianella anglica
141. Gentianella germanica
142. Geranium dissectum
143. Geranium molle
144. Geranium pratense
145. Geranium pyrenaicum
146. Geum urbanum
147. Glechoma hederacea
148. Gymnadenia conopsea
149. Hedera helix
150. Helianthemum nummularium
151. Helictotrichon pratense
152. Helictotrichon pubescens
153. Heracleum sphondylium
154. Hieracium sublepistoides
155. Hippocrepis comosa
156. Holcus lanatus
157. Homalothecium lutescens
158. Hylocomium splendens
159. Hyoscyamus niger
160. Hypericum hirsutum
161. Hypericum perforatum
162. Hypericum pulchrum
163. Hypnum cupressiforme sensu lato
164. Iberis amara
165. Inula conyzae
166. Juniperus communis
167. Knautia arvensis
168. Koeleria macrantha sens.lat.
169. Lamium album
170. Lathyrus latifolius
171. Lathyrus pratensis
172. Leiocolea turbinata
173. Leontodon hispidus
174. Leontodon saxatilis
175. Leucanthemum vulgare
176. Ligustrum vulgare
177. Linaria repens
178. Linaria vulgaris
179. Linum catharticum
180. Lolium perenne
181. Lophocolea bidentata
182. Lotus corniculatus
183. Luzula campestris
184. Lysimachia nummularia
185. Lysimachia vulgaris
186. Malus pumila
187. Malus sylvestris sens.lat.
188. Malva moschata
189. Matricaria discoidea
190. Medicago lupulina
191. Melilotus altissimus
192. Mercurialis perennis
193. Myosotis arvensis
194. Myosotis ramosissima
195. Neckera complanata
196. Neckera crispa
197. Neottia ovata
198. Odontites vernus
199. Onobrychis viciifolia
200. Ononis repens
201. Ononis spinosa
202. Ophrys apifera
203. Orchis anthropophora
204. Orchis simia
205. Origanum vulgare
206. Orobanche elatior
207. Oxyrrhynchium hians
208. Papaver rhoeas
209. Pastinaca sativa
210. Peltigera membranacea
211. Peltigera rufescens
212. Phleum bertolonii
213. Phleum pratense
214. Picris echioides
215. Picris hieracioides
216. Pilosella officinarum
217. Pimpinella saxifraga
218. Pinaceae
219. Pinus
220. Pinus sylvestris
221. Plagiomnium cuspidatum
222. Plagiomnium undulatum
223. Plantago lanceolata
224. Plantago major
225. Plantago media
226. Poa annua
227. Poa compressa
228. Poa humilis
229. Poa pratensis
230. Poa trivialis
231. Pohlia nutans
232. Polygala calcarea
233. Polygala vulgaris
234. Polyommatus bellargus
235. Potentilla anserina
236. Potentilla erecta
237. Potentilla reptans
238. Potentilla sterilis
239. Poterium sanguisorba subsp. sanguisorba
240. Primula scotica
241. Primula veris
242. Prunella vulgaris
243. Prunus avium
244. Prunus domestica
245. Prunus spinosa
246. Pulsatilla vulgaris
247. Quercus
248. Quercus robur
249. Ranunculus acris
250. Ranunculus bulbosus
251. Ranunculus repens
252. Reseda lutea
253. Reseda luteola
254. Rhamnus cathartica
255. Rhinanthus minor
256. Rhizomnium punctatum
257. Rhodobryum roseum
258. Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus
259. Rhytidiadelphus triquetrus
260. Rosa canina
261. Rosa canina agg.
262. Rosa rubiginosa agg.
263. Rubus fruticosus agg.
264. Rumex acetosa
265. Rumex acetosella
266. Rumex crispus
267. Rumex obtusifolius
268. Salix caprea
269. Sambucus nigra
270. Scabiosa columbaria
271. Scleropodium purum
272. Scorzoneroides autumnalis
273. Scytinium schraderi
274. Sedum acre
275. Senecio aquaticus
276. Senecio erucifolius
277. Senecio jacobaea
278. Serratula tinctoria
279. Sherardia arvensis
280. Silene vulgaris
281. Sinapis arvensis
282. Solanum dulcamara
283. Sonchus arvensis
284. Sonchus asper
285. Sonchus oleraceus
286. Sorbus aria agg.
287. Stachys officinalis
288. Stellaria graminea
289. Stellaria media
290. Succisa pratensis
291. Taraxacum officinale agg.
292. Tephroseris integrifolia subsp. integrifolia
293. Thesium humifusum
294. Thymus polytrichus
295. Thymus pulegioides
296. Tilia platyphyllos x cordata = T. x europaea
297. Torilis japonica
298. Tragopogon pratensis
299. Trifolium campestre
300. Trifolium dubium
301. Trifolium pratense
302. Trifolium repens
303. Tripleurospermum inodorum
304. Trisetum flavescens
305. Tussilago farfara
306. Ulex europaeus
307. Urtica dioica
308. Valeriana officinalis
309. Verbascum thapsus
310. Verbena officinalis
311. Veronica arvensis
312. Veronica chamaedrys
313. Veronica montana
314. Veronica officinalis
315. Veronica persica
316. Viburnum lantana
317. Viburnum opulus
318. Vicia cracca
319. Vicia hirsuta
320. Vicia sativa subsp. sativa
321. Vicia sepium
322. Vicia tetrasperma
323. Viola arvensis
324. Viola canina
325. Viola hirta
326. Viola riviniana