In the middle of the last century a sewage treatment works was operated on land to the northwest of Wendover. It closed about 50 years ago and since then has slowly reverted to an area colonised by wildlife. Bird ringing took place to a limited extent when the site was still active but in 2004 studies were restarted and it has been operated as a CES site since 2008. Thames Water own the land and although public access is not allowed, ringing is undertaken with permission under controlled conditions. The site is best described as dry scrub as there is no standing water. About half the area consists of grassland and the rest is scrub such as bramble, hawthorn, blackthorn and larger trees such as ash and willow. We operate 6 net rides with 10 mist nets amounting to a total length of 168 metres. The main resident species include Wren, Dunnock, Robin, Blackbird, Song Thrush, Long-tailed Tit, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Chaffinch and Bullfinch. Summer visitors include Blackcap, Chiffchaff and Whitethroat. A total of 39 bird species have been ringed at Wendover since 2004. The full botanical survey is below with links to information on each of the plant species identif |
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Plants identified at Wendover CES ringing site (WSW) |
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English names |
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Acer campestre |
Alan Showler |
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Acer pseudoplatanus |
Alan Showler |
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Aegopodium podagraria |
Alan Showler |
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Agrostis stolonifera |
Alan Showler |
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Alliaria petiolata |
Alan Showler |
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Anacamptis pyramidalis |
Alan Showler |
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Anthriscus sylvestris |
Alan Showler |
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Apium nodiflorum |
Alan Showler |
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Arctium lappa |
Alan Showler |
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Arenaria serpyllifolia |
Alan Showler |
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Armoracia rusticana |
Alan Showler |
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Arrhenatherum elatius |
Alan Showler |
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Arum maculatum |
Alan Showler |
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Bellis perennis |
Alan Showler |
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Brachypodium sylvaticum |
Alan Showler |
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Bromus hordeaceus ssp hordeaceus |
Alan Showler |
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Calystegia sepium ssp sepium |
Alan Showler |
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Capsella bursa-pastoris |
Alan Showler |
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Carex acutiformus |
Alan Showler |
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Carex flacca |
Alan Showler |
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Carex hirta |
Alan Showler |
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Carex remota |
Alan Showler |
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Carex riparia |
Alan Showler |
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Carex spicata |
Alan Showler |
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Centaurea nigra |
Alan Showler |
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Cerastium fontanum |
Alan Showler |
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Cerastium glomeratum |
Alan Showler |
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Chamerion angustifolium |
Alan Showler |
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Cirsium arvense |
Alan Showler |
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Cirsium vulgare |
Alan Showler |
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Clematis vitalba |
Alan Showler |
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Conium maculatum |
Alan Showler |
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Convolvulus arvensis |
Alan Showler |
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Cornus sanguinea |
Alan Showler |
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Corylus avellana |
Alan Showler |
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Crataegus monogyna |
Alan Showler |
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Dactylis glomerata |
Alan Showler |
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Dactylorhiza fuchsii |
Alan Showler |
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Dactylorhiza maculata |
Alan Showler |
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Dipsacus fullonum |
Alan Showler |
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Epilobium hirstum |
Alan Showler |
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Epilobium tetragonum |
Alan Showler |
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Equisetum arvense |
Alan Showler |
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Equisetum variegatum |
Alan Showler |
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Festuca praetensis |
Alan Showler |
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Festuca rubra |
Alan Showler |
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Fraxinus excelsior |
Alan Showler |
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Galium aparine |
Alan Showler |
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Geranium dissectum |
Alan Showler |
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Geranium molle |
Alan Showler |
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Geranium robertianum |
Alan Showler |
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Hedera helix |
Alan Showler |
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Helictotrichon pratense |
Alan Showler |
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Heracleum sphondylium |
Alan Showler |
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Hesperis matronalis |
Alan Showler |
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Holcus lanatus |
Alan Showler |
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Hyacinthoides hispanica |
Alan Showler |
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Hypericum perforatum |
Alan Showler |
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Lamium album |
Alan Showler |
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Lamium purpureum |
Alan Showler |
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Lapsana communis ssp communis |
Alan Showler |
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Lemna minor |
Alan Showler |
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Leucanthemum vulgare |
Alan Showler |
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Ligustrum vulgare |
Alan Showler |
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Malus domesticus |
Alan Showler |
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Malus pumila |
Alan Showler |
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Malus sylvestris |
Alan Showler |
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Malva moschatum |
Alan Showler |
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Medicago lupulina |
Alan Showler |
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Melilotus altissimus |
Alan Showler |
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Myosotis arvensis |
Alan Showler |
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Myosotis sylvatica |
Alan Showler |
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Ophrys apifera |
Alan Showler |
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Pentaglottis sempervirens |
Alan Showler |
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Phalaris canariensis |
Alan Showler |
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Phragmites australis |
Alan Showler |
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Pilosella aurantiaca ssp carpathicola |
Lynne Lambert |
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Pimpinella saxifraga |
Alan Showler |
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Plantago lanceolata |
Alan Showler |
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Poa angustifolia |
Alan Showler |
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Poa annua |
Alan Showler |
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Poa trivialis |
Alan Showler |
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Potentilla reptans |
Alan Showler |
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Primula veris |
Alan Showler |
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Prunus cerasifera |
Alan Showler |
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Prunus domestica ssp domestica |
Alan Showler |
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Prunus laurocerasus |
Alan Showler |
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Prunus spinosa |
Alan Showler |
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Pyrus communis |
Alan Showler |
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Ranunculus acris |
Alan Showler |
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Ranunculus bulbosus |
Alan Showler |
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Ranunculus reptans |
Alan Showler |
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Rhamnus cathartica |
Alan Showler |
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Ribes rubrum |
Alan Showler |
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Rosa canina |
Alan Showler |
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Rubus fruticosus sp |
Alan Showler |
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Rubus idaeus |
Alan Showler |
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Rumex crispus ssp crispus |
Alan Showler |
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Rumex obtusifolius |
Alan Showler |
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Salix alba |
Alan Showler |
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Salix caprea ssp caprea |
Alan Showler |
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Salix cinerea ssp cinerea |
Alan Showler |
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Salix fragilis |
Alan Showler |
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Salix viminalis |
Alan Showler |
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Sambucus nigra |
Alan Showler |
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Senecio erucifolius |
Alan Showler |
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Senecio jacobaea |
Alan Showler |
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Sisymbrium officinale |
Alan Showler |
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Solanum dulcamara |
Alan Showler |
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Solidago canadensis |
Alan Showler |
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Sonchus asper |
Alan Showler |
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Sonchus oleraceus |
Alan Showler |
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Sorbus aucuparia |
Alan Showler |
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Stachys sylvatica |
Alan Showler |
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Symphytum officinale |
Alan Showler |
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Taraxacum officinale |
Alan Showler |
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Tragopogon pratensis ssp pratensis |
Alan Showler |
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Trifolium dubium |
Alan Showler |
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Trifolium Medium |
Alan Showler |
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Trifolium pratense |
Alan Showler |
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Tussilago farfara |
Alan Showler |
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Ulmus |
Alan Showler |
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Urtica dioica |
Alan Showler |
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Verbascum thapsus |
Alan Showler |
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Veronica arvensis |
Alan Showler |
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Veronica chamaedrys |
Alan Showler |
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Veronica persica |
Alan Showler |
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Vicia sepium |
Alan Showler |
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Viola odorata |
Alan Showler |
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Total Count |
129 |
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