All Species Summary

Wildlife and fauna recorded on St. George's Flower Bank Last updated 18 October 2024
Picture Credit: Liz Milner
   
Plants  
   
Indigenous plants 276
Introduced/non-indigenous 9
Garden escapes 30
Mosses & Liverworts 28
Total of all plants 343
Fungi 185
Invertebrates 484
Birds 49
Mammals (including 5 species of bat) 19
Amphibians/Lizard 3
Total Number of Species 1083
   
2006 Invertebrate Survey included:-  
   
Bug - first for South West 1
Weevil - first for Somerset 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)

11 of the plant species are ‘Avon Notable’ – locally rare