Survey Summary Southampton Common - East of the Avenue 1 20/04/2004 Site Details Grid Reference : File Reference : Survey Details Survey Type :

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1 Page 1 of 4 Survey Summary Southampton Common - East of the Avenue 1 20/04/2004 Site Details Grid eference : SU File eference : Survey Details Survey Type : Site Summary Site Designations None recorded Site Features None recorded BAP Habitats Not determined at time of survey BAP/Notable Species Phase II Survey Date : 20/04/2004 Survey Time on Site : Data wned By : Data ecorded By : Taxon Name 3 (hrs) Hampshire Biodiversity Information Centre Partnership Ian alphs, Common Name Status Hyacinthoides non-scripta Bluebell WACA Sch 8 Date Printed: 10/06/2010

2 Page 2 of 4 Southampton Common - East of the Avenue 1 20/04/ Southampton Common East of the Avenue 1 (SU ) Habitats ecorded National Vegetation Classifications Species ecorded Survey Details MG7, Lolium perenne leys and related grasslands W10, Quercus robur-pteridium aquilinum-ubus fruticosus woodland W24, ubus fruticosus-holcus lanatus underscrub Phase 1 Habitat Classifications A111, Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural A2, Scrub B4, Improved grassland Taxon Name Taxon Common Name Frequency * Acer campestre Field Maple Acer pseudoplatanus Sycamore LF Agrostis stolonifera Creeping Bent LF Anthriscus sylvestris Cow Parsley / Arum maculatum Lords-And-Ladies Betula pendula Silver Birch LA Betula pubescens Downy Birch / Brachypodium sylvaticum False-Brome Carex binervis Green-ibbed Sedge Carex divulsa Grey Sedge * Carex pendula Pendulus Sedge LF Chamerion angustifolium osebay Willowherb Circaea lutetiana Enchanter's-Nightshade Corylus avellana Hazel Cotoneaster Cotoneaster Crataegus monogyna Hawthorn Dactylis glomerata Cock's-Foot LF Dryopteris dilatata Broad Buckler-Fern Dryopteris filix-mas Common Male Fern Equisetum arvense Field Horsetail Fagus sylvatica Beech Festuca rubra ed Fescue Fraxinus excelsior Ash Galium aparine Cleavers Geum urbanum Herb Bennet Glechoma hederacea Ground-Ivy Hedera helix Ivy ALD Hieracium Hawkweed Holcus lanatus Yorkshire-Fog * Hyacinthoides non-scripta Bluebell Y * Ilex aquifolium Holly FLA * Iris foetidissima Stinking Iris Juncus effusus Soft ush Lapsana communis Nipplewort Ligustrum vulgare Wild Privet Lonicera periclymenum Honeysuckle Area Area Notable Date Printed: 10/06/2010

3 Page 3 of 4 Taxon Name Luzula multiflora * Malus sylvestris * Narcissus pseudonarcissus Pinopsida Poa annua Populus x canescens * Prunus avium Prunus laurocerasus Prunus spinosa Pteridium aquilinum Quercus ilex Quercus robur anunculus ficaria anunculus repens * ibes rubrum ubus fruticosus agg. ubus idaeus umex obtusifolius umex sanguineus * uscus aculeatus Salix cinerea Sambucus nigra Solanum dulcamara Sorbus aucuparia Stachys sylvatica Stellaria holostea Taraxacum officinale agg. Taxus baccata Ulex europaeus Ulmus procera Urtica dioica Veronica chamaedrys Veronica hederifolia Species Summary Total no. of species : No. of woodland species : * No. of AWVP indicators : # No. of acid/neutral grassland indicators : Taxon Common Name Heath Wood-ush Apple Daffodil Pinopsida Annual Meadow-Grass Grey Poplar Wild Cherry Cherry Laurel Blackthorn Bracken Evergreen ak Pedunculate ak Lesser Celandine Creeping Buttercup ed Currant Bramble aspberry Broad-Leaved Dock Wood Dock Butcher's-Broom Grey Willow Elder Bittersweet owan Hedge Woundwort Greater Stitchwort Dandelion Yew Gorse English Elm Common Nettle Germander Speedwell Ivy-Leaved Speedwell agg Frequency LF LF ALD LF ALD LA / / / / Notable Date Printed: 10/06/2010

4 Page 4 of 4 Notes Habitat Classifications : BAP Priority: Habitats identified as the highest priority for conservation action in the UK NVC: A system of classifying natural habitat communities according to species associations Phase 1: A standardised system for surveying, classifying and mapping broad wildlife habitats including urban areas Peterken: A stand type classification that describes woodlands by tree species Indicators Species : * Ancient Woodland Vascular Plants (AWVP) - species most strongly associated with ancient woodland and are typical components of botanically rich ancient woodland communities # Acid/neutral grassland indicators - species which seldom occur outside of unimproved acid/neutral grasslands or are indicative of a long period of uninterrupted grassland management ~ Chalk grassland indicators - species characteristic of unimproved chalk downland or have a strong affinity to calcareous soil Species Abundance: Frequency: D=dominant A=abundant F=frequent =occasional =rare L=locally Frequencies within brackets ( ) indicate non-native occurrences Date Printed: 10/06/2010

5 Southampton Common east of the Avenue part (1). General description. A large block of semi-natural ak and Holly dominated woodland, situated on the north-eastern edge of Southampton Common. The site is a SINC and lies immediately adjacent to the Southampton Common SSSI. Management. The site is largely unmanaged apart for some very limited amenity tidying up and mowing of the rides and small lawns. Communities. (1). [MG7]: Lolium perenne - Plantago major grassland. The main rides and associated small glades. Communities dominated by a regularly mown amenity sward. There is very limited structural diversity in the ride edges, with the ride itself often quite closed in, dark and damp. (2). [W10]: Quercus robur - Pteridium aquilinum - ubus fruticosus woodland. As for (3) but edges with slightly more open and broken canopy. (3). [W10]: Quercus robur - Pteridium aquilinum - ubus fruticosus woodland. Canopy :- Moderate to scattered cover of old standard Pedunculate ak with locally abundant pole stage and regrowth Silver Birch, Downy Birch and Beech metres, 70%-80%. Scattered conifer. Shrub layer :- Grey Willow locally abundant on the ride edges, otherwise Holly dominates with occasional owan, Cherry Laurel, Sycamore, Cherry, Hazel, Hawthorn and Downy Birch metres Flora :- Ivy, Bramble and Nettle. (4). [W10]: Quercus robur - Pteridium aquilinum - ubus fruticosus woodland. Canopy :- Dominated by fine old standard Pedunculate ak. Shrub layer :- Scattered to locally frequent Holly. Flora :- Bramble dominated. (5). [W10]: Quercus robur - Pteridium aquilinum - ubus fruticosus woodland. Canopy :- Scattered old standard Pedunculate ak with abundant pole stage and regrowth Silver Birch, Sycamore and conifer. To 30 metres, 90%. Shrub layer :- Scattered Holly with locally abundant Sycamore regeneration and Grey Willow regrowth. Flora :- Bramble dominated. (6). Plantation. Canopy :- Late pole stage conifer with occasional Silver Birch and Sycamore. dominated. Flora :- Bramble

6 (7). [W24]: ubus fruticosus Holcus lanatus underscrub. Glade. Now becoming heavily Bramble dominated.

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8 H B IC Survey Programme 2004: Southampton Common East of the Avenue 1 Legend SU Survey Site Crown copyright. All rights reserved ( ) (2010) Scale: 1:5,000