These three sites are found around Danbury, a village a few miles east of Chelmsford, Essex. Danbury Common is the second largest area of heathland in Essex and includes heath, acid grassland, scrub, woodland, ponds and streams. Lingwood Common (21 ha) also has some heathland, plus more woodland and scrub. Blake's Wood (42 ha) is semi-natural ancient woodland, lots of coppice, streams, ponds and a rich ground flora. Ad hoc species recording over many years has built up decent lists, notably of beetles, moths and plants, but many records are dated and species need re-finding.
Last modified:
Tuesday, April 11, 2023 - 15:52
Ranking breakdown
Breakdown of species counts by category
Slime Moulds:
2
Lichens:
1
Fungi other than Lichens, including fungoid organisms:
90
Bryophytes:
85
Vascular Plants:
426
Molluscs:
19
Annelid worms:
8
Arachnids:
114
Myriapods:
9
Crustaceans:
12
Insects: Odonata:
13
Insects: orthopteroids:
7
Insects: hemipteroids:
45
Insects: Hymenoptera:
50
Insects: Coleoptera:
294
Insects: Diptera:
88
Insects: Lepidoptera: butterflies:
31
Insects: Lepidoptera: moths:
298
Insects: remaining small orders:
13
Fish:
2
Reptiles:
4
Amphibians:
6
Birds:
64
Mammals:
21