Garden Wildlife

An ongoing list of the species recorded in the garden (and the immediate adjacent Road Verge) since August 2016. Horndean, Hampshire (VC11).

All records submitted to iRecord excl. birds. Bird list includes "seen or heard" from garden.

Alga

Green Alga (Chlorphyta)

Amphibian

Common Frog (Rana temporaria)

Crustacean

Water Flea (Daphnia)

Fern

Hart's-tongue (Asplenium scolopendrium)

Flowering plant

This non-exhaustive list refers to all flowering plants naturally occurring* in the front and back garden and upon the adjacent road verge since Aug 2016.

Naturally occurring* plants is defined as all the plants which are present before / after Aug 2016 and which have not been knowingly introduced by us either as seed, wildflower plugs or wildflower turf.

Imperforate St John's-wort (Phyllitis scolopendrium)
Wild Basil (Clinopodium vulgare)
Wild Marjoram (Origanum vulgare)
White Clover (Trifolium repens)
Lesser Trefoil (Trifolium dubium)
Red Clover (Trifolium pratense)
Barren Brome (Anisantha sterilis)
Crested Dog's-tail (Cynosurus cristatus)
Yorkshire-fog (Holcus lanatus)
Sweet Vernal-grass (Anthoxanthum odoratum)
Cock's-foot (Dactylis glomerata)
Salad Burnet (Poterium sanguisorba)
Smooth Sow-thistle (Sonchus oleraceu)
Cat's-ear (Hypochaeris radicata)
Black Medick (Medicago lupulina)
Broad-leaved Dock (Rumex obtusifolius)
Curled Dock (Rumex crispus)
Common Sorrel (Rumex acetosa)
Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea)
Germander Speedwell (Veronica chamaedrys)
Ivy-leaved Speedwell (Veronica hederifolia)
Wall Speedwell (Veronica arvensis)
Fairy Flax (Linum catharticum)
Common Nettle (Urtica dioica)
White Dead-nettle (Lamium album)
Red Dead-nettle (Lamium purpureum)
Euphorbia peplus
Hedge Woundwort (Stachys sylvatica)
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill (Geranium dissectum)
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill (Geranium molle)
Meadow Buttercup (Ranunculus acris)
Bulbous Buttercup (Ranunculus bulbosus)
Creeping Buttercup (Ranunculus repens)
Ivy-leaved Toadflax (Cymbalaria muralis)
Common Mouse-ear (Cerastium fontanum)
Little Mouse-ear (Cerastium semidecandrum)
Sticky Mouse-ear (Cerastium glomeratum)
Wavy Bitter-cress (Cardamine flexuosa)
Common Stork's-bill (Erodium cicutarium)
Common Whitlowgrass (Erophila verna)
Silverweed (Potentilla anserina)
Creeping Cinquefoil (Potentilla reptans)
Shepherd's-purse (Capsella bursa-pastoris)
Bugle (Ajuga reptans)
Field Wood-rush (Luzula campestris)
Cleavers (Galium aparine)
Groundsel (Senecio vulgaris)
Scarlet Pimpernel (Anagallis arvensis)
Common Fleabane (Pulicaria dysenterica)
Burnet-saxifrage (Pimpinella saxifraga)
Wild Carrot (Daucus carota)
Wild Teasel (Dipsacus fullonum)
Daisy (Bellis perennis)
Dandelion (Taraxacum)
Rough Hawkbit (Leontodon hispidus)
Smooth Hawk's-beard (Crepis capillaris)
Common Bird's-foot Trefoil (Lotus corniculatus)
Common Vetch (Vicia sativa)
Large Bindweed (Calystegia silvatica)
Field Bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis)
Greater Plantain (Plantago major)
Ribwort Plantain (Plantago lanceolata)
Herb-Robert (Geranium robertianum)
Yarrow (Achillea millefolium)
Balm (Melissa officinalis)
Selfheal (Prunella vulgaris)
Common Broomrape (Orobanche minor)
Bramble (Rubus fruticosus agg.)
Columbine (Aquilegia vulgaris)
Lungwort (Pulmonaria officinalis)
Common Poppy (Papaver Rhoeas)
Great Willowherb (Epilobium hirsutum)
Spear Thistle (Cirsium vulgare)
Creeping Thistle (Cirsium arvense)
Wild Strawberry (Fragaria vesca)
Dark Mullein (Verbascum nigrum)
Wood Avens Or Herb Bennet (Geum urbanum)
Common-spotted Orchid (Dactylorhiza fuchsii) +

+ N.B. this specie is self-set, with a single spike first appearing in 2023

Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus
Hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna)

Daffodil (Narcissus cultivar)
Grape Hyacinth (Muscari cultivar)
Dogwood (Cornus cultivar)
Forsythia (Forsythia cultivar)
Firethorn (Pyracantha cultivar)
Trailing Bellflower (Campanula poscharskyana)


Flowering plant Introduced

This non-exhaustive list refers to all plants knowingly introduced into the front and back garden since Aug 2016. These plants have been introduced via pot plants, lawn plugs, wild seed, or wildflower turf. Some species overlap with the naturally occurring* flora. Some species may not have lasted more than a single flowering season

No new plants have been deliberately introduced to the road verge and this small grassland has in itself provided opportunities for seed gathering to supplement the "wildflower lawn" in the gardens.

Lady's Bedstraw (Galium verum)
Hedge Bedstraw (Galium mollugo)
Common Toadflax (Linaria vulgaris)
Wild Basil (Clinopodium vulgare)
Wild Marjoram (Origanum vulgare)
Wild Carrot (Daucus carota)
Ox-eye Daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare)
Common Bird's-foot Trefoil (Lotus corniculatus)
Greater Bird's-foot Trefoil (Lotus pedunculatus)
Common Vetch (Vicia sativa)
Tufted Vetch (Vicia cracca)
Kidney Vetch (Anthyllis vulneraria)
Yellow Rattle (Rhinanthus minor)
Red Campion (Silene dioica)
White Campion (Silene latifolia)
Bladder Campion (Silene vulgaris)
Common Sorrel (Rumex acetosa)
Cowslip (Primula veris )
Primrose (Primula vulgaris)
Common Knapweed (Centaurea nigra)
Cornflower (Centaurea cyanus)
Corncockle (Agrostemma githago)
Ragged Robin (Lychnis flos-cuculi)
Harebell (Campanula rotundifolia)
Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea)
Musk Mallow (Malva moschata)
Red Bartsia (Odontites vernus)
Snake's Head Fritillary (Fritillaria meleagris)
Hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna)
Red Valerian (Centranthus ruber)
Sedum (Hylotelephium cultivar)
Lavender (Lavendula lavender)
French lavender (Lavendula dentata)

Bee Orchid (Ophrys apifera)*

* N.B. this species was rescued from a development site, where it grew on a road verge. The small population was transplanted to various grasslands with (all) landowner's permissions.

Flora of the Water Butt Pond:

Common Water Crows-foot (Ranunculus-aquatilis)
Marsh Marigold (Caltha palustris)
Water Forget-me-not (Myosotis scorpioides)
Creeping Jenny (Lysimachia nummularia)
Lesser Spearwort (Ranunculus flammula)
Hornwort (Ceratophyllum demersum)
Common Duckweed (Lemna minor)
Ivy-leaved Duckweed (Lemna trisulca)
Hard rush (Juncus inflexus)
Watercress (Nasturtium officinale)

Fungi

Scurfy Twiglet (Tubaria furfuracea)
Galerina vittiformis
Hygrocybe acutoconica
Hygrocybe conica
Hygrocybe virginea
Pleated Ink-cap (Parasola plicatilis)
Geoglossum
 sp. an earthtongue
Brown Mottlegill (Panaeolina foenisecii)
Omphola cf rickenni 
Exidia nucleata sensu lato

Coleoptera

Swollen-thighed Beetle (Oedemera nobilis)
Black Clock Beetle Pterostichus madidas
Odonteus amiger
7-spot Ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata)
Adonis Ladybird (Hippodamia variegata)
14-spot Ladybird (Propylea quattuordecimpunctata)
22-spot Ladybird (Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata)
Harlequin Ladybird (Harmonia axyridis)
Orange Ladybird (Halyzia sedecimguttata)
Longitarsus
Oulema rufocyanea / melanopus agg.
Common red soldier beetle (Rhagonycha fulva)
Rutpela maculata
Lagria hirta
Lily Beetle (Lilioceris lilii)
Garden Chafer (Phyllopertha horticola)
Welsh Chafer (Hoplia philanthus)
Summer Chafer (Amphimallon solstitiale)
Common Cockchafer (Melothona melothona)
Alder Leaf Beetle (Agelastica alni)
Vine Weevil (Otiorhynchus sulcatus)
Curculio sp. a weevil
Agabus bipustulatus
Geotrupes spiniger
Geotrupes stercorosus

Nueroptera

Chrysoperia carnea agg.

Lepidoptera (butterflys)

Essex Skipper (Thymelicus lineola)
Small Skipper (Thymelicus sylvestris)
Orange-tip (Anthocharis cardamines)
Large White (Pieris brassicae)
Small White (Pieris rapae)
Green-veined White (Pieris napi)
Brimstone (Gonepteryx rhamni)
Speckled Wood (Pararge aegeria)
Small Heath (Coenonympha pamphilus)
Ringlet (Aphantopus hyperantus)
Meadow Brown (Maniola jurtina)
Marbled White (Melanargia galathea)
Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)
Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui)
Peacock (Aglais io)
Small Tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae)
Comma (Polygonia c-album)
Small Copper (Lycaena phlaeas)
Holly Blue (Celastrina argiolus)
Common Blue (Polyommatus icarus)

Moths see Garden Moth Recording

Odanata

Azure Damselfly (Coenagrion puella)
Blue-tailed Damselfly (Ischnura elegans)
Common Darter (Sympetrum striolatum)
Southern Hawker (Aeshna cyanea)

Hymenoptera

German Wasp (Vespula germanica)
Common Wasp (Vespula vulgaris)
Hornet (Vespa Crabro)
Amblyteles armatorius
Ichneumon stramentor
Netelia inedita
Ophion obscuratus
Ophion slaviceki
Ancistrocerus sp. a wasp
Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)
Common Carder Bee (Bombus pascuorum)
Early Bumblebee (Bombus pratorum)
Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris)
Garden Bumblebee (Bombus hortorum)
Red-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus lapidarius)
Tree Bumblebee (Bombus hypnorum)
Ashy Mining Bee (Andrena cineraria)
Short-fringed Mining Bee (Andrena dorsata)
Grey-patched Mining Bee (Andrena nitida)
Orange-tailed Mining Bee (Andrena haemorrhoa)
Buffish Mining Bee (Andrena nigroaenea)
Yellow-legged Mining Bee (Andrena flavipes)
Gooden's Nomad Bee (Nomada goodeniana)
Lathbury's Nomad Bee (Nomada lathburiana)
Painted Nomad Bee (Nomada fucata)
Hairy-footed Flower Bee (Anthophora plumipes)
Red Mason Bee (Osmia bicornis)
Wool Carder Bee (Anthidium manicatum)
Patchwork Leaf-cutter Bee (Megachile centuncularis)
Macrophya (Macrophya) annulata
Athalia rosae
Ectemnius cephalotes
Gorytes laticinctus
Yellow Meadow Ant (Lasius flavus) 

Orthoptera

Slender Ground-hopper (Tetrix subulata)
Field Grasshopper (Chorthippus brunneus)
Common Green Grasshopper (Omocestus viridulus)
Speckled Bush-cricket (Leptophyes punctatissima)
Dark Bush-cricket (Pholidoptera griseoaptera)

Dermaptera

Common Earwig (Forticula auricularia)

Isopoda

Common Shiny Woodlouse (Oniscus asellus)
Common Striped Woodlouse (Philoscia muscorum)

Hemiptera

Dock Bug (Coreus marginatus)
Green Shieldbug (Palomena prasina)
Hawthorn Shieldbug (Acanthosoma haemorrhoidal)
Birch Shieldbug (Elasmostethus interstinctus)
Forest Bug (Pentatoma rufipes)
Sloe Shieldbug (Dolycoris baccarum)
Denticulate Leatherbug (Coriomeris denticulatus)
Forget-me-not Shieldbug (Sehirus luctuosus)
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus
Notostira elongata
Meadow Plant Bug (Leptopterna dolabrata)
Megaloceroea recticornis 
Stenodema calcarata
Polymerus (Poeciloscytus) unifasciatus
Timothy Grass Bug (Stenotus binotatus)
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber
Cuckoo-spit Insect (Philaenus spumarius)
Corizus hyoscyami
Ant Damsel Bug (Himacerus mirmicoides)
Hesperocorixa sahlbergi a water boatman

Diptera

Bombylius major
Bombylius discolor
Downland Villa (Villa cingulata) RDB
Sryphus ribesii
Xanthogramma pedissequum
Eupeodes luniger
Eupeodes corollae
Eupeodes latifasciatus
Platycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus scutatus sensu lato
Melanostoma scalare
Sphaerophoria scripta
Myathropa florea
Eristalis tenax
Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis arbustorum
Dasysyrphus albostriatus
Episyrphus balteatus
Scaeva pyrastri
Helophilus pendulus
Merodon equestris
Syritta pipiens
Meliscaeva sp.
Meliscaeva auricollis
Chielosia caerulescens
Volucella zonaria
Trypeta zoe
Sapromyza quadripunctata
Slender-footed Robberfly (Leptarthrus brevirostris)
Common Red-legged Robberfly (Dioctria rufipes)
Gymnosoma rotundatum
Lucilia sp.
Phasia hemiptera
Phasia obesa
Nephrotoma flavipalpis
Tipula confusa
Tipula maxima
Tipula paludosa
Broad Centurion (Chloromyia formosa)
Eriothrix rufomaculata
Cacoxenus indagatar
Sicus ferrugineus
Chironomidae

Trichoptera

Mystacides longicornis
Halesus digitatus
Halesus radiatus
Limnephilus auricula
Limnephilus rhombicus
Limnephilus lunatus
Limnephilus marmoratus
Limnephilus affinis
Agrypnia varia
Glyphotaelius pellucidus
Stenophylas permistus

Lithobiidae

Brown Centipide (Lithobius forficatus)

Mollusc

Green Cellar Slug (Limacus maculatus)
Yellow Slug (Limacus flavus)
Green Soled Slug (Arion (Arion) flagellus)
Large Red Slug (Arion (Arion) rufus)
Netted Field Slug (Deroceras (Deroceras) reticulatum)
Draparnaud's Glass Snail (Oxychilus (Oxychilus) draparnaudi)
White-lipped Snail (Cepaea (Cepaea) hortensis)
Common Garden Snail (Cornu aspersum)
Strawberry Snail (Trochulus (Trochulus) striolutus)
Girdled Snail (Hypgromia (Hypgromia) cinctella)
Kentish Snail (Monacha (Monacha) cantiana)

Araneae

Tent Spider (Pisaura mirabilis)
Misumena vatia
Steatoda nobilis
Steatoda grossa
Marpissa muscosa
Garden Orb-web Spider (Araneus diadematus)
Salticus scenicus
Amaurobius ferox
Woodlouse Spider (Dysdera crocata)
Wasp Spider (Argiope bruenicchi)
Zygiella x-notata
Pholcus phalangioides

Opiliones

Paroligolophilus agrestis
Odiellus spinosus
Opilo canestrinni
Opilio saxatilis

Terrestrial Mammal

Western European Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)
Wood Mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus)
Common Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus sensu stricto)
Noctule (Nyctalus noctula)
Serotine (Eptesicus serotinus)
Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes)
Roe Deer* (Capreolus capreolus)* seen from garden only
Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)

Avifauna

Canada Goose (Branta canadenis)
Brent Goose (Branta bernicla)
Common Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Red Kite (Milvus milvus)
Common Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)
Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Common Gull (Larus canus)
Mediterranean Gull (Larus melanocephalus)
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus)
Stock Dove (Columba oenas)
Wood Pigeon (Columba palumbus)
Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
Tawny Owl (Strix aluco)
Barn Owl (Tyto alba)
Little Owl (Athene noctua)
Swift (Apus apus)
Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis)
Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
House Martin (Delichon urbicum)
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba)
Dunnock (Prunella modularis)
Robin (Erithacus rubecula)
Stonechat (Saxicola torquatus)
Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos)
Redwing (Turdus iliacus)
Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris)
Blackbird (Turdus merula)
Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)
Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus)
Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)
Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
Great Tit (Parus major)
Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
Long-tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Magpie (Pica pica)
Jackdaw (Corvus monedula)
Rook (Corvus frugilegus)
Carrion Crow (Corvus corone)
Raven (Corvus corax)
Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
Linnet (Carduelis cannabina)
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
Greenfinch (Chloris chloris)
Eurasian Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula)
Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella)

Last updated 9th April 2024

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