December 2020 - All Species Summary

Wildlife recorded on St. George's Flower Bank - 31 December 2020

Plants

indigenous plants 276

Including

‘Avon Notable’ – locally rare

11

of which 9 are Grassland Indicator Species

Other Grassland Indicators

25

Introduced/non-indigenous

9

Garden escapes

30

Mosses & Liverworts

28

Total of all vascular plants

28

Fungi

152

Invertebrates

484

Birds

49

Mammals

18

Amphibians/Lizard

3

Total Number of Species

1049


2013 Invertebrate Survey included:-

Bug - first for South West

1

Weevil - first for South West

1

'Key Species'

11

Red Data Book - Endangered

2

Nationally scarce

2

Of conservation concern

2


Flowering Plant Species Include

16 of the 19 species listed by Plantlife as indicator species of lowland meadow and 23 of the 43 species listed as indicator species of calcareous grassland.

(Bromley et al 2019)