Botanical survey

On 24th April 2025, local ecologist Steve Halton undertook a detailed survey of plant species at the site of Nevern Castle.

73 species were noted.

Annual Meadow Grass	Poa annua
Ash	Fraxinus excelsior
Beech	Fagus sylvatica
Blackthorn	Prunus spinosa
Bluebell	Hyacinthoides non-scripta */**
Bracken	Pteridium aquilinum
Bramble	Rubus fruticosus
Broad-leaved Dock	Rumex obtusifolius **
Cleavers	Galium aparine
Cocksfoot	Dactylis glomerata **
Common Polypody	Polypodium vulgare*
Cow Parsley	Anthriscus sylvestris **
Crested Dog’s-tail	Cynosurus cristatus **
Curled Dock	Rumex crispus **
Cut-leaved Cranesbill	Geranium dissectum **
Daffodil	Narcissus agg.
Daisy	Bellis perennis **
Dandelion	Taraxacum officinale agg. **
Dewberry	Rubus caesius
Dog’s Mercury	Mecurialis perennis *
Doves foot Cranesbill	Geranium molle **
Early Dog-violet	Viola reichenbachiana */**
Early Purple Orchid	Orchis mascula */**
Field Bindweed	Convolvulus arvensis **
Field Woodrush	Luzula campestris **
Foxglove	Digitalis purpurea
Germander Speedwell	Veronica chamaedrys **
Goat Willow	Salix caprea
Gorse	Ulex europaeus
Greater Bindweed	Calystegia silvatica
Greater Plantain	Plantago major **
Greater Stitchwort	Stellaria holostea */**
Ground Ivy	Glechoma hederacea */**
Hairy Bittercress	Cardamine hirsuta **
Hard Rush	Juncus inflexus **
Harts tongue Fern	Asplenium scolopendrium *
Hawthorn	Crataegus monogyna
Hazel	Corylus avellana
Herb Robert	Geranium robertianum **
Hogweed	Heracleum sphondylium **
Holly	Ilex aquifolium
Honeysuckle	Lonicera periclymenum *
Ivy	Hedera helix
Ivy-leaved Speedwell	Veronica hederifolia
Ivy-leaved Toadflax	Cymbalaria muralis
Lady Fern	Athryium filix-femina *
Lesser Celandine	Ficaria verna */**
Maidenhair Spleenwort	Asplenium trichomanes
Male Fern	Dryopteris filix-mas *
Marsh Thistle	Cirsium palustre */**
Meadow Buttercup	Ranunculus acris **
Meadowsweet	Filipendula ulmaria **
Primrose	Primula vulgaris */**
Ragwort	Jacobaea vulgaris **
Red Campion	Silene dioica */**
Ribwort Plantain	Plantago lanceolata **
Rosebay Willowherb	Chamaenerion angustfolium
Sessile Oak	Quercus petraea
Spanish Bluebell	Hyacinthoides hispanica */**
Stinging Nettle	Urtica dioica
Sycamore	Acer pseudoplatanus
Thyme-leaved Speedwell	Veronica serpyllifolia **
Timothy	Phleum pratense **
Wall Pennywort	Umbilicus rupestris
Wild Arum	Arum maculatum *
Wild Cherry	Prunus avium
Wild Currant	Ribes sp. *
Wild Garlic	Allium ursinum */**
Wild Strawberry	Fragaria vesca */**
Wood Anemone	Anemonoides nemerosa */**
Wood Avens	Geum urbanum */**
Wood Millet	Milium effusum */**
Yarrow	Achillea millefolium **

* Woodland species 

** Grassland species