Durham Rare Plant Register - Botanical Society of the British Isles

Durham Rare Plant Register2010Covering VC66 and the Teesdale part of VC65JOHN L. DURKIN MSc. MIEEMBSBI Recorder for County Durham25 May Avenue. Winlaton Mill, Blaydon,NE21 6SFdurkinjl@aol.com

ContentsIntroduction to the rare plants registerNotes on plant distribution and protectionThe individual species accounts in alphabetical orderCover picture—Rock Whitebeam Sorbus rupicola at the River Tees

IntroductionMany counties are in the process of compiling a County Rare Plant Register,to assist in the study and conservation of their rare species. The process ismade easier if the county has a published Flora and a strong BiologicalRecords Centre, and Durham is fortunate to have Gordon Graham's Flora andthe Durham Wildlife Trust’s “Recorder" system. We also have a Biodiversityproject, based at Rainton Meadows, to carry out conservation projects toprotect the rare species. The purpose of this document is to introduce theRare Plant Register and to give an account of the information that it holds,and the species to be included. It is then hoped that this will act as a stimulusfor local botanists to make special efforts to improve the database byrecording these species. The register will be used to increase ourunderstanding of the status and distribution of the rare species, and to aid andpromote their conservation.This account is based mainly on the "Flora and Vegetation of County Durham",the recording effort that has gone into the Botanical Society of the British Isles"Atlas 2000" project, and the considerable recent survey effort at the DurhamBiodiversity Partnership. New records, amendments and updates would bevery welcome.Species CoveredTwo groups of vascular plant species are included. Firstly, the nationally rarespecies listed in the BSBI/IUCN list. These are classified as “CriticallyEndangered”, “Endangered”, “Near Threatened”, “Rare”, “Vulnerable” and“Scarce”. Durham has an exceptionally large number of these, 136 in all,because of the importance of the Teesdale flora. These species are mainlythose that were listed in the “Red Data Book “and in “Scarce Plants in Britain”.These two publications give ecological information on the species covered,which will not be repeated here.Secondly, to cover species of local rather than national importance, a speciesqualifies as “locally rare” if it has been recorded in three or less sites in thecounty. This would include about 70 species in Durham. Finally, “locallyscarce” species are defined as having less than 15 sites in the county. Thesespecies are listed below, not,in this edition, covered in the main text.For the purposes of the current edition, I am excluding some casual, hortaland/or introduced species, and some species that have not been recorded forsome time. The lists would otherwise, for example, include many long-extinctballast aliens.“Critical“species of Hieracium, Taraxacum and Rubus are not included in thisedition.A "site" has also been defined as a "Wells" site. A "Wells" site is a floatingkilometre square, so that, for example, most of the rare species in HawthornDene have a single Wells site there, even though plants may be on both sidesof a kilometre grid line or may be present in two "tetrads". The number ofWells sites gives a better indication of a plant's scarcity.

Information GivenFor all of BSBI/IUCN listed species and for some of the Locally Rare speciesthe following details are given-Common nameScientific NameNational StatusLocal StatusRange in DurhamSignificance of the Durham population.Site Records with location, recorder and year.Protection status of the current sitesCounty map of locationsIf appropriate for selected species-Photograph of typical local habitatPhotograph of plant in local habitat.Geographical AreaThe Durham Rare Plant Register covers the Watsonian Vice County ofDurham, numbered as “66”, plus the Teesdale area of VC65. The VC65 areais included because it is now part of the administrative county of Durham, andbecause the important Upper Teesdale National Nature Reserve is bisectedby the VC boundary. This nationally important botanical area holds a largeproportion of the British populations of a number of Red Data Book species,with most of these occurring on both sides of the Tees. The Upper TeesdaleNNR also holds most or all of the English distribution of species ofpredominantly Scottish distribution, such as Scottish Asphodel, AlpineWillowherb and Alpine Meadow Rue. Sites in VC65 are indicated as such inthe text.ContributorsThe Register is compiled by John Liam Durkin, from about 500,000 recordsincluding many extracted from “Recorder” by Keith Cunningham, from GordonGraham’s Durham Flora, from Andy McLay’s survey of Gateshead district,from contributions from many recorders via the BSBI system, and from otherwritten sources. These records have been compiled into the “Mapmate”recording system.The Alchemilla species notes follow the text of articles written recently by DrMargaret Bradshaw.Photographs that have no credits are by John Durkin. Several high qualityphotographs were kindly provided by UKWildflowers.com, and are individuallycredited.

National CategoriesCritically Endangered 5Endangered 14Near Threatened 23Rare 7Scarce 50Vulnerable 34Total 133Local CategoriesLocally rare 36Locally scarce 75Total 111RangeWhere the range is given as “Upper Teesdale NNR”, this means that theentire range in Durham is within the National Nature Reserve. “UpperTeesdale” means Teesdale above Middleton, “Teesdale” means belowMiddleton. “Dales” means the plant occurs in the west of the county, inTeesdale, Weardale, and/or the Derwent Valley. “Lowland” covers the east ofthe county. “Both Limestones” means that the plant grows on both theCarboniferous Limestones of the west of the county, and the MagnesianLimestone of the east.Oblong Woodsia, Woodsia ilvensis in Teesdale

Locally Scarce Species75 probably-native species, recorded since 1961.These species occur in less than half of one percent of the kilometre squaresof the county, that is, fifteen or less sites.The number of sites for these species is defined as a “Wells Site”, asexplained above.These are the species that are of local importance, for example in thedesignation of Local Wildlife Sites.This list will be refined for the second edition of the Register, and the criterionfor inclusion will probably be reduced to 10 or less sites.Scientific Name English Name Number of sitesand notes.Aphanes australis Slender Parsley-piert 13Apium inundatum Fool’s Water Cress 6Arctostaphyllos uva-ursi Bear Berry 5Asplenium ceterach Rustyback 8Asplenium marinum Sea Spleenwort 7Asplenium trichomanesDelicate Maidenhair4trichomanesSpleenwortAtriplex laciniata Frosted Orache 11Berula erecta Lesser Water-parsnip 15Bromus commutatus/racemosus Smooth Brome 4Butomus umbellatus Flowering Rush 8Calamintha sylvatica ascendens Calamint 3Callitriche hermaphroditica Autumnal Water-starwort 3Carex bigellowii Stiff Sedge 11Carex pseudocyperus Cyperus Sedge 5Catapodium marinum Sea Fern-grass 10Centaurium pulchellum Lesser Centaury 4Ceratophyllum demersum Rigid Hornwort 15Clinopodium acinos Basil Thyme 8Coronopus squamatus Swine Cress 15Cryptogramma crispa Parsley Fern 14Diphasiastrum alpinum Alpine Clubmoss 6Dryopteris oreades Mountain Male Fern 13Eleocharis quinqueflora Few-flowered Spike-rush 11Epilobium alsinifolium Chickweed Willowherb 10Eriophorum latifolium Broad-leaved Cottongrass 11Festuca altissima Wood Fescue 9Festuca junceifolia Rush-leaved Fescue 15Festuca vivipara Viviparous Fescue 15Filago minima Small Cudweed 9Filipendula vulgaris Dropwort 4Gentianella campestris Field Gentian 10Geranium pusillum Small-flowered Cranesbill 8Helleborus viridis Green Hellebore 15

Scientific Name English Name Number of sitesand notes.Hottonia palustris Water Violet 15 Mostly plantedHuperzia selago Fir Clubmoss 12Juncus compressus Round-fruited Rush 6Juncus maritimus Sea Rush 4Juncus subnodulosus Blunt-flowered Rush 9Lamiastrum galeobdolon Yellow Archangel 5 Native sites only.Littorella uniflora Shoreweed 6Lycopodium clavatum Stag’s Horn Clubmoss 15Lythrum portula Water-purslane 6Melica nutans Mountain Melick 12 Over-recordedMyosotis ramossisima Early Forget-Me-Not 10Narcissus pseudonarcissus Wild Daffodil 6 Native sites only.Nuphar lutea Yellow Water Lily 13 Mostly plantedOrnithopus perpusillus Bird’s Foot 4Parapholis strigosa Hard Grass 10Paris quadrifolia Herb Paris 16Phleum arenarium Sand Cat’s Tail 5Populus nigra betulifolia Native Black Poplar 15 Over-recorded.Potamogeton obtusifolius Blunt-leaved Pondweed 7Potamogeton perfoliatus Perfoliate Pondweed 8Potamogeton pusillus Lesser Pondweed 15Potentilla anglica Trailing Tormentil 15Puccinelia rupestris Stiff Salt Grass 5Ranunculus baudottii Brackish Water-crowfoot 8Rumex hydrolapathum Great Water Dock 10 Mostly planted.Ruppia maritima Beaked Tasselweed 7Sagina maritima Sea Pearlwort 6Salicornia dolichostachya Long-spiked Glasswort 7Salicornia ramossisima Purple Glasswort 9Salsola kali Saltwort 13Saxifraga aizoides Yellow Saxifrage 15Scuttelaria minor Lesser Skullcap 5Sedum villosum Hairy Stonecrop 13Seriphidium maritima Sea Wormwood 8Stellaria neglecta Greater Chickweed 7Stellaria pallida Lesser Chickweed 5Stellaria palustris Marsh Stitchwort 12Symphytum tuberosum Tuberous Comfrey 8Trifolium fragiferum Strawberry Clover 7Trifolium micranthum Slender Trefoil 14Trifolium striatum Knotted Clover 10Tripleurospermum maritimum Sea Mayweed 8Veronica anagallis-aquatica Blue Water-Speedwell 12Vicia sylvatica Wood Vetch 6

The Species Accounts; IntroductionTextThe text is intentionally brief, and usually summarises distribution andhighlights any trends. More details of historic records and recorders can befound in the Durham Flora. More details of the biology of these species canbe found in the Vascular Plants Red Data Book and in Scarce Plants inBritain.The species are listed in Stace 3 alphabetical order.The RecordsFor each species, a table of the most recent record for each grid reference isgiven. The grid references vary considerably in definition- most are to thenearest 100m, a few are only to 1 kilometre, and many of the most recent areGPS readings accurate to less than 10 metres. In time, all of the modernrecords will be at 10 metre accuracy, unless there is a good reason for notpublicising this.For most taxa, only records since 1961 are listed.Some of tables are quite large, particularly for Sesleria and for theAlchemillas. The option of excluding these tables in favour of a map anddescription was rejected. Though they take up a lot of space, they reflect theimportance of Durham for rare species.Protected Status of SitesEach row in the tables of records is background coloured according to theprotected status of the site-• Most of the records are from NNRs and SSSIs, and areuncoloured/white.• Local Wildlife Sites, formerly known as County Wildlife Sites or Sites ofNature Conservation Importance, are coloured in green.• Sites with no protected status are coloured red, for danger !There are several uncertainties here. Some records, particularly older ones,could be inside or outside the designated site. For most of the LWSs, thereare not easily accessible, up to date boundary maps. LWSs are currentlybeing reviewed by local authorities, so there may be changes in the pipeline.In this first assessment, about 60% of the listed records are in SSSIs/NNRs.Just under 20% are in Local Wildlife Sites, and just over 20% are in sites withno designation.

Being within a designated site is not the whole picture for the conservation ofa rare species, but it’s a good start. There are some discrepancies in theprotection afforded to different species, and these are highlighted below andin the species accounts.RecordersSome of the recorders’ names have been abbreviated-GGG Rev. Gordon GrahamJWHH Professor J W Heslop HarrisonCNFC Cleveland Naturalists Field ClubDTNFC Darlington and Teesdale Naturalists Field ClubDWT Durham Wildlife TrustNCC Nature Conservancy CouncilNNU Northern Naturalists UnionThe MapsMany of the species are mapped at tetrad level. Solid dots are records since1990, open dots are older records, from all periods. Sometimes this showsquite distinct declines in the distribution of a species- see, for instance,Primula farinosa and Astragalus danicus. In the rare cases of expandingranges, this is covered in the text.Significant PopulationsDurham has significant populations of a number of nationally rare and scarcespecies-SpeciesProportion inDurhamAlchemilla acutiloba Starry Lady’s Mantle 100%Alchemilla glomerulans Clustered Lady’s Mantle More than 15%Alchemilla monticola Velvet Lady’s Mantle 100%Alchemilla subcrenata Large-toothed Lady’s Mantle 100%Bartsia alpine Alpine Bartsia More than 30%Epipactis atrorubens Dark Red Helleborine More than 60%HelianthemumTeesdale Rockrose 100%oelandicum levigatumMaianthemum bifolium May Lily More than 30%Minuartia stricta Teesdale Sandwort 100%Potentilla fruticosa Shrubby Cinquefoil About 70%Saxifraga hirculus Marsh Saxifrage More than 50%Sesleria caerulea Blue Moor Grass More than 20%Viola rupestris Teesdale Violet More than 30%

Significant SitesSeveral sites within the county have numbers of nationally rare and scarcespecies. The Upper Teesdale NNR is large and species-rich, and is easily thebest area in the county for these species, and perhaps the best in England.Area Status Rare & ScarceSpeciesUpper Teesdale NNR/SSSI 46Durham Coast NNR/SSSI 14Castle Eden NNR 7DeneThrislington NNR 6Cassop Vale NNR 6Winch Bridge No status (see 5Cragsbelow)Hawthorn Dene SSSI 5BishopSSSI 4MidddlehamQuarryOther SSSIs SSSI 1 or 2.Upper Teesdale, confluence of the River Tees and the Harwood Beck

Deficient Site ProtectionSeveral species have site protection which seems inadequate for their status.The most notable are Rock Whitebeam Sorbus rupicola and May LilyMaianthemum bifolium.The main site for Rock Whitebeam, with two thirds of its North Penninepopulation, has no protection at all, though the cliffs on which it grows alsohave four other RPR species; Sesleria caerulea, Asplenium pachyrachis,Potentilla fruticosa and Juniperus communis.The only site for May Lily is just a Local Wildlife Site, with the boundary drawntoo tightly around the plant’s location, so that it could easily be adverselyaffected by forestry operations nearby. Crepis mollis is found in the adjoiningwoodlands.Several species, notably Wood Barley, Downy Currant, Dog Violet, GreaterButterfly Orchid and Intermediate Wintergreen are well covered at the LocalWildlife Site level, but lacking in SSSI sites. The Intermediate WintergreenLWSs in Hamsterley Forest are drawn too tightly around the currently knownlocations.___________________________________________________________The county’s least protected rare species site,the Rock Whitebeam cliffs at Winch Bridge.

Local Authority areasMost of the area covered in this register lies in the modern county of Durham. There arealso six smaller local authority areas, in the more urban areas. These are Gateshead,South Tyneside, Sunderland, Hartlepool, Stockton and Darlington. Each has its ownselection of plants that are national and county rarities.South TynesideNational• Blue Moor Grass Sesleria caerulea and Purple Milk Vetch Astragalus danicusare found on several magnesian limestone sites, though the latter seems tohave declined.• Perrenial Flax Linum perenne is abundant at its longestablished HartonDownhill site, and occasional on the nearby coastal cliff grasslands.• Tubular Water Dropwort Oenanthe fistulosa is frequent at its Boldon Flats site,and has established well at several other sites where it was introduced bytransplanting Boldon Flats turves around 1990.• Mudwort Limosella aquatica was reported by an ecological consultancy, andhas not yet been confirmed. This would be the only county site.• Wall Germander Teucrium chamaedrys has been known for over a century atMarsden Old Hall Quarry.All of these sites with national or county rarities are SSSIs or LWSs.SunderlandNational• Blue Moor Grass Sesleria caerulea, Pale St Johns Wort Hypericummontanum, Frog Orchid Dactylorhiza viride and Purple Milk Vetch Astragalusdanicus are found on several magnesian limestone sites.• Dark Red Heleborine Epipactis atrorubens was formerly recorded at HighMoorsley, a site which has subsequently been in unfavourable management.• Downy Currant Ribes spicatum is present at Herrington Hill Wood.• Good King Henry Chenopodium bonus-henricus has several records.County• Common Broomrape Orobanche minor is present at two brownfield sites.All of these sites with national or county rarities are SSSIs or LWSs.

GatesheadNational• Wood Barley Hordelymus europaea and Downy Currant Ribes spicatum areboth present, in a number of woodlands, particularly in the ancient seminaturalwoods of the Derwent Valley.• Narrow-lipped Helleborine Epipactis leptochila grows on the banks of theRiver Tyne between Wylam and Clara Vale. This is the only county site.• Annual Knawel Scleranthus annuus grows on sandy soils around PathheadQuarry. This is the only county site.• Stag’s Horn Clubmoss Lycopodium clavatum grows on two lowland heathsites, at Gibside and at the Tanfield Railway.• White Mullein, Verbascum thapsus, grows at Tyne Yard railway sidings.• Field Garlic Allium oleracium is occasional at Wylam and Ryton Willows.• Good King Henry Chenopodium bonus-henricus has several records.County• Sheeps Bit Jasione montana has a precarious existence at its only site inNorth East England, on the edge of a sand quarry.• Southern Marsh Orchid Dactylorhiza mac praetermissa can still just bedetected at one of its two county sites, though the majority of orchids here arenow hybrids with other Dactylorhiza orchids.• Common Broomrape Orobanche minor is sometimes frequent in a fieldadjacent to former sand quarries.• Knotted Hedge Parsley Torilis nodosa was recorded from a churchyard ineast Gateshead.• Royal Fern Osmunda regalis has been re-introduced to its historic site atLintzford Wood. This is the only county site.All of these sites with national or county rarities are SSSIs or LWSs, with the exception ofCommon Broomrape, Knotted Hedge Parsley, and White Mullein.

HartlepoolNational• Purple Milk Vetch Astragalus danicus is found on several magnesianlimestone and coastal sites.• Dune Helleborine Epipactis dunensis, Burnt Orchid Neottinea ustulata andSpring Cinquefoil Potentilla tabermontani are present at Hart Warren. For allthree of these species, this is the only county site.• Tubular Water Dropwort Oenanthe fistulosa and Viola canina are present nearthe mouth of Crimdon Dene. The violet has also been recorded fromSunderland Lodge Wood.• Birds Eye Primrose Primula farinosa grows at Beacon Hill.• Pale St Johns Wort Hypericum montanum grows on the Hart Warren RailwayEmbankment.• Frog Orchid Dactylorhiza viride grows at Hart Station.• Atriplex longipes x prostrata has been recorded at Greatham Marsh.• Sea-heath Frankenia laevis has been reported from the edge of Seal Sands.This has yet to be confirmed. This would be the only site in the region.• Sand Soft Brome Bromus hordelymus thominii has been recorded from NorthGare.County• Tufted Sedge Carex elata has been recorded at Black Wood Marsh, HighStotfold and Elwick Hall.• Long-bracted Sedge Carex extensa has been recorded at Hartlepool Slake.• Slender Spike-rush Eleocharis uniglumis has been recorded in the areaaround Seal Sands.• Common Gromwell Lithospermum officinale grows at Hart Warren and aroundCrimdon Denemouth.• Field Gromwell Lithospermum arvense grows at Hart Warren.• Almond Willow Salix triandra has been recorded from the Wynyard Estate.

• Wild Clary Salvia verbenacea has been known for many years around theHorseshoe Tunnel area. This is the ony county site.• Knotted Hedge Parsley Torilis nodosa has been recorded at Greatham.• Spring Vetch Vicia lathyroides has been recorded at Seaton Sands, and thereare older coastal records from north of Hartlepool. These are the only recentcounty sites.• Southern Marsh Orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa has been recorded atSeaton Sands, one of only two county sites.All of these sites with national or county rarities are SSSIs or LWSs, except for Sea Heathand Slender Spike-rush.

StocktonNational• Purple Milk Vetch Astragalus danicus has been recorded at GreenabellaMarsh.• Frog Orchid Dactylorhiza viride has several records for Billingham Bottoms,though none are recent.• Common Cudweed Filago vulgaris has been recorded from further up theBilligham Beck Valley.• Tubular Water Dropwort Oenanthe fistulosa has several records from theBillingham Beck/Billingham Bottoms area.• Atriplex longipes x prostrata has been recorded at Greatham Marsh and in theformer bed of the Old Tees near the barrage.• Field Garlic Allium oleracium is occasional on the banks of the Tees.• Good King Henry Chenopodium bonus-henricus has several records.County• Clustered Bellflower Campanula glomerata has been recorded at ThorpeThewles, though few if any of the County’s records of this plant are nativesites.• Knotted Hedge Parsley Torilis nodosa is found at several places at CowpenMarsh.• Slender Spike-rush Eleocharis uniglumis has been recorded in the areaaround Seal Sands.• Orpine Sedum telephium grows at Urlay Nook.All of these sites with national or county rarities are SSSIs or LWSs, except for Atriplexlogipes x prostrata and Orpine.

DarlingtonNational• Tubular Water Dropwort Oenanthe fistulosa is present at Hell Kettles ponds.• Downy Currant Ribes spicatum grows at the Tees Banks Woods at Coniscliffe.• White Mullein, Verbascum thapsus, grows on the old Stockton-Darlingtonrailway track.• Narrow-fruited Cornsalad Valerianella dentata was recorded at LowGoosepool in 1974.• Field Garlic Allium oleracium has been recorded at Heighington.• Good King Henry Chenopodium bonus-henricus has several records.County• Common Broomrape Orobanche minor has been recorded at two formerrailway brownfield sites.• Great Fen Sedge Cladium mariscus has been present at Hell Kettles, its onlycounty site, for at least 200 years.• Slender Spike-rush Eleocharis uniglumis is another species found at the veryrich Hell Kettles SSSI.• Brookweed Samolus valerandii has been recorded at Low Dinsdale. Thoughnot recorded recently, it may still be there.• Almond Willow Salix triandra has, like the Native Black Poplar, its centre ofdistribution in the Darlington area. There are three sites, at Willow Beds,Summerhouse; by the roadside at Piercebridge; and at Newton Ketton village.All of these sites with national or county rarities are SSSIs or LWSs, except for WhiteMullein, one of the two Common Broomrape sites, Field Garlic, and two of the three AlmondWillow sites.

The Species Accounts, Alphabetical ListBirds Eye Primroses. Photo by Terry Coult

Alchemilla acutilobaStarry Lady’s MantleNational StatusCounty StatusVulnerableDecliningThe account of this species follows the text ofa recent review by Margaret Bradshaw.A. acutiloba is a Northern Montane Europeanspecies that grows in Teesdale and inWeardale. It has been known to be inTeesdale since 1946 but was not collected inWeardale until 1951 when Bradshaw found adense colony, determined by Walters, on thedisturbed ground near the new Burnhopereservoir dam.In the 1950s it was very frequent in somemeadows and on road and rail verges inWeardale but not as common in thesehabitats in Teesdale. It is also known in ascatter of sites, mostly roadsides to the eastand north. Curiously, it has never been foundsouth of the Tees.Since the mid 20 th century this species hasbecome much scarcer in both Dales. In themeadows, the records of A. acutiloba inTeesdale have been reduced from 20 visitedsites (of 27 originally identified) to 16 and inWeardale from 164 to 82, losses of 20% and50% respectively.These losses amount to 80% overall. Therehave been even greater losses in both Dalesfrom roadside and rail-side habitats and fromcertain meadowsAlchemilla acutiloba654321789123 45Teesdale sites2001 NY8404172001 NZ1173562001 NY8404182001 NY83742011‐Jun‐03 NY854311A689, HighBurnt Hills, SvergeA689, nearMill Hills, NvergeA689, oppMountPleasant, NvergeA689, oppMountPleasant, SvergeB6277, S ofLangdonBeck Bridge,east vergeB6277, S ofLangdonBeck Bridge,west verge04‐Jul‐03 NY85331025‐Jun‐96 NY865396 Bellhill25‐Jun‐96K Bowie, KCunningham,FrankDaly.K Bowie, KCunningham,FrankDaly.K Bowie, KCunningham,FrankDaly.K Bowie, KCunningham,FrankDaly.K Bowie, KCunningham,FrankDaly.K Bowie, KCunningham,FrankDaly.Wigginton,Dr M.J.NY868395 Blackdene Wigginton,NY869393Dr M.J.01/09/02 NY84003195 Bowes Close M Bradshaw24‐Jul‐99 NY905280 Bowlees M Bradshaw26/06/91 NY920271 Brockers Gill GGG09/09/03 NY91852725 Brockers Gill M BradshawJun‐89NY92127212/05/77 NZ11442613‐Jun‐02 NY98724107‐Jul‐05NY85333868Brockers GillMeadowBroomshieldsBridgeBurncroftFarm, nearretainingwall, southvergeCausewayRoadGraham,Rev G.G.Graham,Rev G.G.K Bowie, KCunninghamFrankDaly, JohnDurkin.Jane Young22/08/00 NZ07103573 Chatterley M Bradshaw31‐Jul‐07 NZ127360 Coal Road K Cunningham28/06/02 NY84924150 Cornriggs M Bradshaw30‐Jun‐09 NY84641623‐Jun‐08 NZ064358CornriggsMeadowsSSSITowdy Potts,edge ofmeadowBaines,MiriamJ O'Reilly &Fiona Corby

29/06/07 NZ00892232 Eggleston K Cunningham31‐Jul‐99 NZ00902321 Eggleston M Bradshaw30‐Jul‐99 NZ00552345 Eggleston MNZ00952320BradshawNZ0100231512/06/67 NZ006234 Eggleston Sell, P.D.30/08/99 NY97812468 Egglesburn M Bradshaw31‐Jul‐99 NY98252450 Egglesburn M Bradshaw18/06/07 NY915375 Field Head JohnNY915377O'ReillyNY916376NY916377NY917376NY917377Jun‐90 NZ011230 Folly Top GGGJun‐89 NZ012231 Folly Top GGG21/06/00 NZ01502265 Folly Top M Bradshaw11‐Jun‐05 NY9318Hannah'sMeadowsSSSIClevelandNaturalistsField ClubNaturalEnglandMBradshawMBradshawJohnO'Reilly2009 NY82733324 Harwood16‐Jun‐Harwood00 NY85973030 BeckHeathery28/06/02 NY84734162 CleughHigh13‐Jul‐07 NY850418 Greenfield17‐Jul‐07 NY879381 High Prys J O'Reilly26‐Jun‐Wigginton,96 NY829315 Honey Pot Dr M.J.08/10/06 NZ05102264 Kinninvie M Bradshaw08/10/06 NZ05102265 Kinninvie M Bradshaw30‐Jun‐00 NY85303113LangdonBeckMBradshaw2009 NY841319LangdonBeckNaturalEngland26‐Jun‐96 NY853312LangdonBeckWigginton,Dr M.J.2000 NY85603450LangdonCommonMBradshaw11‐Jul‐08 NY859392Low Riggmeadow Fiona CorbyK Bowie, KCunninghamF Daly,J Durkin.17‐May‐02 NY96325518‐Jun‐07 NY9963821965 NY9828Low ThatchLea, northvergeMeadow nrBushy FlatMiddle EndFarmJohnO'ReillyBurnip, MrsM.2001 NY88540527‐Jun‐05 NY95052728MiddlehopeBank, northvergeHigh Dyke toMiddle EndMiddleton inTeesdale31‐Jul‐99 NY9705255025‐Jun‐96 NY871391 NewhouseNewhouse toBurtreeford12‐Jul‐05 NY86793938 Road12‐Jul‐06 NY862903‐Jun‐08 NY90938920‐Jun‐02 NY96925517‐May‐02 NY98224426‐Jun‐ NY8409609 31936River Tees,up‐riverfromCronkleyBridgeRoad vergeScutter HillStotley Hall,north verge Eof metalledroad.Toby HillFarm,entrance, SvergeVerge E ofGreenhillsK Bowie, KCunningham FrankDaly.Jane YoungMBradshawWigginton,Dr M.J.Jane YoungAnn &GordonYoungJohnO'ReillyK Bowie, KCunninghamF Daly,J Durkin.K Bowie, KCunninghamF Daly,J Durkin.JohnO'Reilly08‐Jul‐92 NY990238 Eggleston GGG1976 NY8330WiddybankPastureGraham etal, Rev G.G.1991 NY917273WestBrockers GillGraham,Rev G.G.1999 NY91822721WestBrockers GillMBradshaw09/09/03 NY90452795 Winch Bridge M Bradshaw

Wear SitesA689, W ofStanhope,southvergeK Bowie,KeithCunninghamFrank Daly.2001 NY9853942000 NZ10203149 Bedburn M Bradshaw2000 NZ10893142 Bedburn M Bradshaw24‐Jul‐99 NZ10853140 Bedburn M Bradshaw16‐Jun‐08NZ038363BroadwoodQuarry25‐Jun‐96 NY932376 BrotherleeDoctor’s22‐Aug‐00 NZ07453535 GateJohnO'ReillyWigginton,Dr M.J.M Bradshaw1977 NY9932 Eastgate GGG24‐Aug‐00 NY94103805 Eastgate M Bradshaw2000 NY94103807 Eastgate M Bradshaw2000 NY94273808 Eastgate M Bradshaw24‐Aug‐00 NY94303808 Eastgate M Bradshaw24‐Aug‐00 NY94353812 Eastgate M Bradshaw25‐Jun‐96 NY932382Eastgate Wigginton,Dr M.J.2000 NZ10023048 Hamsterley M Bradshaw02‐Aug‐03 NZ100305 Hamsterley M Bradshaw29/05/00 NZ101306 Hamsterley M Bradshaw2000 NZ11003100 Hamsterley M Bradshaw24‐Jul‐99 NZ11203135 Hamsterley M Bradshaw2000 NZ11203137 Hamsterley M Bradshaw24‐Jul‐99 NZ11303135 Hamsterley M Bradshaw18‐Jun‐07 NY910378 Haswicks J O'Reilly18‐Jun‐07 NY911379 Haswicks J O'Reilly17‐Jun‐06 NY848384 Ireshopeburn M Bradshaw01/05/07 NY852389 Ireshopeburn M Bradshaw24‐Jun‐00 NY86583890 Ireshopeburn M Bradshaw28‐Aug‐99 NY869378 Ireshopeburn M Bradshaw24‐Jun‐00 NY84154170 Lanehead M BradshawMuggleswickWoods, John24‐Jul‐07 NZ046490 Derwent O'Reilly05‐Jul‐07 NZ08603411 Shull K Cunningham1975 NZ073344 St Johns Hall GGG2000 NY86913738 St John's M BradshawNY87563746NY88733812ChapelSt John's M Bradshaw24‐Jun‐00 NY87303835 Chapel24‐Jul‐99 NY87553740 St John's M BradshawNY886383NY87973822NY88753810NY88603845ChapelSt John's M Bradshaw09‐Sep‐03 NY88603830 Chapel31/05/79 NY991395 Stanhope Burnip, M.10‐Jun‐00 NY89603452 SwinhopeBurnM BradshawSwinhope M Bradshaw09‐Sep‐06 NY89573462 Burn2002 NY89583455 Swinhope M BradshawNY89583460 Head1979 NY922377SwinhopeBurnBurnip, MrsM.19‐Aug‐97 NZ064408TunstallReservoirGraham,Rev G.G.25‐Jun‐96 NZ063408TunstallReservoirWigginton,Dr M.J.25‐Jun‐96 NZ074377WaskerleyBurnWigginton,Dr M.J.21/05/04 NZ0948WaskerleyWay,Rowley toHownsgillNorthernNaturalists'UnionMeeting24‐Jun‐00 NY85413948 Wearhead M Bradshaw24‐Jun‐00 NY85503948 Wearhead M Bradshaw24‐Jun‐00 NY85573955 Wearhead M Bradshaw29/05/00 NY85453949 Wearhead M Bradshaw29/05/00 NY85533952 Wearhead M Bradshaw2000 NY86603900 West M BradshawBlackdeneNY86653951NY86733948NY8680393127‐Jul‐99 NY86653955 West M BradshawNY86753950 Blackdene30‐Jul‐99 NY86803935WestBlackdene M Bradshaw17‐Aug‐76 NZ106411 B6296 verge Burnip, M.WesternhopeStevensonC.R.1978 NY9343781999 NY92353800 Westgate M Bradshaw30‐Aug‐99 NY91153785 Westgate M Bradshaw30‐Aug‐99 NY91173790 Westgate M Bradshaw03‐Sep‐99 NY91103785 Westgate M BradshawNY91533779NY91703777NY9183772000 NY91153788 Westgate M Bradshaw07‐Jun‐00 NY90903801 Westgate M BradshawNY91003907NY9117378524‐Aug‐00 NY90853880 Westgate M BradshawNY90973869NY91003905NY91003915

NY91243788NY9255380209‐Sep‐03 NY91153795 Westgate M Bradshaw09‐Sep‐03 NY91603770 Westgate M Bradshaw05/05/77 NZ0836WiserleyHall Burnip, M.Witton M BradshawMay‐78 NZ235455 Gilbert2000 NZ06713829 WolsinghamM BradshawNZ07203619NZ072735702002 NZ07493530 Wolsingham M Bradshaw05/05/77 NZ087371 Wolsingham M Bradshaw03‐Sep‐99 NZ05723820 Wolsing‐M BradshawhamNZ06753828NZ07053838NZ07238216/05/00 NZ06753825 WolsinghamM BradshawNZ0695381022‐Aug‐00 NZ05253680 WolsinghamM BradshawNZ05553683NZ07233620NZ07503685NZ07623795NZ0762381209‐Sep‐03 NZ06903820 WolsinghamM BradshawNZ07603795NZ0760381002‐Aug‐03 NZ08502725 Woodland M Bradshaw

Alchemilla glomerulansClustered Lady’s MantleNational StatusCounty StatusVulnerableDecliningThe account of this species follows the text ofa recent review by Margaret Bradshaw.Alchemilla glomerulans65This species has an Arctic–Alpinedistribution, in Scotland mostly above 615mand in the North of England near to thesouthern limit of its distribution as low as250m. Walters found A. glomerulans when hevisited Teesdale in 1947, it is now known inmeadows, meadow-type vegetation by theTees and hill grassland up to 676m in VC 69and also in four adjacent meadows inTeesdale which were not included in theoriginal survey and in a meadow and on averge in VC 70. It was found by Bradshaw inone meadow and on a nearby railway cuttingin Weardale in the 1950s and it is still at thelatter site.4321789123 45The main areas of distribution of A.glomerulans are in Scotland where it isscarce. In England it is on the southern fringeof its range.It is absent from the Lakes and has becomescarcer in both Craven and the DurhamDales. The loss of the Pennine plants wouldconstitute a serious contraction of its range.Like the meadow species the recordsof A. glomerulans in Teesdale havedecreased, from 74 in the 1950s to 14(including 4 recent finds in a group of fieldsnot covered in the original survey), a loss of82%. In Weardale it has gone from themeadow leaving just the railway cutting site, aloss of 50%. Some losses are from meadows,one due to ploughing, but it is the sites,usually with single plants, in close grazed hillpastures that have decreased the most.Photographed in County Durhamby UKWildflowers.comWeardale Site16‐Oct‐00 NY90903801 Westgate M Bradshaw

Teesdale Sites09/09/03 NY93602550 Breckholm M Bradshaw29‐Aug‐02 NY83722956 Cronkley Scar M Bradshaw2009 NY808341 Dale Head Natural England02‐Jun‐79 NY937258 Dent Bank M Bradshaw14‐Jun‐00 NY93302634 Dent Bank M Bradshaw09‐Sep‐03 NY93302620 Dent Bank M Bradshaw09‐Sep‐03 NY93602590 Dent Bank M Bradshaw13‐Jun‐67 NY938259 Dent Bank Sell, P.D.08‐Jun‐00 NY93152615 Dent Bank M BradshawNY933261NY9332622009 NY863308NY864308East UnderHurthEgglesburn08‐Jun‐62 NY97902375 BridgeNaturalEnglandM Bradshaw08‐Jun‐62 NY99952335 Eggleston M Bradshaw20‐Sep‐91 NZ001234EgglestonBurn M Bradshaw19‐Jun‐62 NY9923Egglestonroadside,betweenbridge andvillageSykes, MrsM.22‐Jun‐62 NY88902835 Ettersgill M Bradshaw12‐Jun‐04 NY87752835 Force Garth M Bradshaw17‐Jul‐03 NY88022872 Force Garth M Bradshaw08‐Jun‐00 NY88052855 Force M BradshawNY87982858 Garth09‐Sep‐03 NY88052860 Force Garth M Bradshaw10‐Jun‐04 NY87752840Force Garth M BradshawPasture12/05/71 NY999228 GreatWoodEgglestonGraham etal, Rev G.G.NZ00122720‐Jun‐00 NY8332 Harwood Schober, MHolwick M Bradshaw27‐Aug‐07 NY88852828 Head BridgeHolwick M Bradshaw20‐Jun‐02 NY89052830 Head BridgeHolwick M Bradshaw28‐Jun‐02 NY89952825 Head BridgeIcaron Beck M Bradshaw08‐Jun‐62 NY978237 Mickleton21‐Jun‐99 NY8531LangdonBeck bridge,nearJones,Vincent04‐Jun‐08 NY909273Meadow byRiver Tees08‐Jun‐00 NY935262 Middletonin TeesdaleNY9359259307‐Jun‐00 NY93602555 Middletonin TeesdaleNY93682553Middleton16‐Oct‐00 NY93682595 in TeesdaleJohn O'ReillyM BradshawM BradshawM Bradshaw02‐Jun‐81NY8584001997 NY929269SedlingtonFarm,CowshillWoodsideGraham, RevG G.Farm Sykes, M.West Under M BradshawHurth09‐Sep‐03 NY8630309031‐May‐Widdybank07 NY83842990 Farm John O'Reilly16‐Jul‐07 NY89822821 WInch Bridge M Bradshaw09‐Sep‐03 NY90452775 WInch Bridge M Bradshaw

Alchemilla monticolaVelvet Lady’s MantleNational StatusCounty StatusEndangeredThe account of this species follows the text ofa recent review by Margaret Bradshaw.A. monticola is a Northern Montane Europeanspecies that grows in Teesdale and inWeardale.The Teesdale presence of A. monticola wasfirst known in 1922 and Walters (1947) foundit to be frequent in meadows and onroadsides and this was still the case in the1950s. In upper Weardale, Bradshaw foundone colony on a verge in a side valley – stillthere in 2006 – and many plants to the east,around Hamsterley Village Green on thesouth side of the valley.Since the mid 20 th century this specieshas become much scarcer in both Dales. Therecords for A. monticola in Teesdale havedeclined from 330 to 63 and in Weardale allthe 36 records at Hamsterley have beendestroyed, due to tidying of the Green, butthe very small colony of plants at the otherWeardale site survive.These losses amount to 97%. Therehave been even greater losses in both Dalesfrom roadside and rail-side habitats and fromcertain meadowsAlchemilla monticola654321789123 45Photographed in County Durhamby UKWildflowers.comTeesdale Sites01/09/02 NY8441318611/06/03 NY84131904‐Jul‐03NY83432511/06/03 NY85331007‐Jul‐0304‐Jul‐0304‐Jul‐03NY833326NY824336NY83032911‐Jun‐03 NY854311B6277Rdside W ofMile Post 14B6277, adjtoGreenhillsroadjunction, NvergeB6277,BowesClose, NEverge.B6277,north ofLangdonBeck Bridge,east vergeB6277, NWof BowesClose, NEverge aboveretainingwallB6277, NWof PeasesCottage, NEvergeB6277, SE ofLingy Hill,NE verge.B6277, S ofLangdonBeck Bridge,east vergeMargaretBradshawKeithBowie,KeithCunninghamFrank Daly.K Bowie, KCunninghamFrank Daly.K Bowie, KCunninghamF Daly.KeithBowie,KeithCunninghamFrank Daly.K Bowie, KCunninghamF Daly.K Bowie, KCunninghamF Daly.K Bowie, KCunninghamF Daly.24/06/00 NY94702385 Bowbank M Bradshaw

31/08/02 NY83403230 Bowes Close M Bradshaw09/09/03 NY83403236 Bowes Close M Bradshaw24/06/00 NY90102873 Bowlees M Bradshaw16/10/00 NY90502795 Bowlees M Bradshaw24‐Jul‐99 NY905280 Bowlees M Bradshaw09/09/03 NY93602550 Breckholm M Bradshaw31/05/73 NY917273 Brockers Gill GGG26/06/91 NY920271 Brockers Gill GGG09‐Sep‐03NY91702710NY9185272513‐Jun‐02 NY987241Brockers GillMeadowBurncroftFarm, nearretainingwall, S vergeM BradshawK Bowie, KCunninghamF Daly, JDurkin.06/05/61 NY991197 Cotherstone M Bradshaw2009 NY809340 Dale HeadNaturalEngland02‐Jun‐79 NY937258 Dent Bank M Bradshaw05‐Jun‐08 NY932263 Dent Bank J O'Reilly16‐Oct‐ NY93202613 Dent Bank M Bradshaw00 NY93326109‐Sep‐0314‐Jun‐00NY93252610 Dent Bank M BradshawNY93302620NY93102615 Dent Bank M BradshawNY93212655NY93252630NY93302634NY934262NY93452615NY93522594NY9352622009 NY863308NY864308East UnderHurthNY86430908‐Oct‐Egglesburn06 NY97692480 BridgeEgglesburn2002 NY98802403 BridgeNaturalEnglandM BradshawM Bradshaw08‐Jul‐92 NY990238 Eggleston GGG22‐Jul‐99 NY983244 Eggleston M Bradshaw16/10/00 NY98802405 Eggleston M Bradshaw16/10/00 NY99952350 Eggleston M Bradshaw16/10/00 NZ00452355 Eggleston M Bradshaw16/10/00 NY98122545 Eggleston M BradshawNY98152452 Burn12/06/67 NZ006234 Eggleston Sell, P.D.20‐Jul‐03 NZ00222377EgglestonBurnM Bradshaw06‐May‐06 NZ043172FlattsWoodUpperTeesdaleBotanyGroupJun‐90 NZ011230 Folly Top GGG27‐Jun‐96 NZ012231 Folly TopWigginton,Dr M.J.26‐Jun‐96 NY823333 Force FootWigginton,Dr M.J.14‐Jun‐ NY87702878 Force M Bradshaw00 NY879286NY87982858NY88052855Garth15‐Jun‐Force Garth M Bradshaw00 NY8790287617‐Jul‐03 NY877273 Force M BradshawNY87932850NY88022872Garth09/09/03 NY88052860 Force Garth M Bradshaw1204 NY87752835 Force Garth M BradshawForce M Bradshaw10‐Jun‐04 NY87752840GarthPasture22‐Jun‐Forest‐in‐ M Bradshaw00 NY86103032 Teesdale09‐Sep‐ NY86003030 Forest‐in‐ M Bradshaw03TeesdaleNY86652990NY868030202009 NY856302Forest‐in‐TeesdaleNaturalEngland2009 NY82533347 Harwood NaturalNY83043293England01‐Jul‐03 NY82353250HarwoodBeckMargaretBradshaw16‐Jun‐00 NY85973030HarwoodBeckMargaretBradshawHeatherleaopposite K Bowie, Kview point Cunningham20‐Jun‐car park, N Frank Daly,02 NY977248 verge. John Durkin.27/06/63 NY873292 High Force Chandler JH04‐Jun‐08 NY903270Holwick ‐road vergeJohnO'Reilly22‐Aug‐Langdon M Bradshaw00 NY85303115 Beck2009 NY841319LangdonBeckNaturalEngland1977 NY854307LangdonBeckWigginton,Dr M.J.21/05/76 NZ108321 Low Burnlea Moses, P.26/06/09 NY8352831822Meadow bybeck SW ofGreenhillsJohnO'Reilly

26‐Aug‐06NY9619725172NY96225030/06/09 NY842723208026‐Jun‐0909‐Jun‐08NY8429232050NY8425532054NY8367732036NY943254Meadoweast ofMiddletonMeadowsouth ofRed Wingmeadowwest ofGreenhillsMeadowwest ofMiddletonJohn & ClareO'ReillyJohnO'ReillyJohnO'ReillyFiona CorbyNY94425524/06/00 NY93752630 Middle Side M Bradshaw26‐Jun‐96 NY931268 Middle SideWigginton,Dr M.J.01‐May‐00 NY93522598Middletonin Teesdale M Bradshaw14‐Jun‐Middleton M Bradshaw00 NY936263 in Teesdale16‐Oct‐Middleton M Bradshaw00 NY93682553 in Teesdale24‐Jun‐ NY93692614 Middleton M Bradshaw00in TeesdaleNY93702615NY93726123‐Jun‐ NY93682595 Middleton M Bradshaw00in TeesdaleNY9373262609‐Sep‐ NY96002520 Middleton M Bradshaw03 NY96422515NY96202525in Teesdale15‐Jun‐ NY96212520 Middleton M Bradshaw00 NY96252515NY96352513NY96452513NY96452513NY95952520in Teesdale16‐Jun‐ NY96252505 Middleton M Bradshaw00 NY96432507NY96452510NY98152788in Teesdale22‐Aug‐Middleton M Bradshaw00 NY96722613 in Teesdale16‐Oct‐ NY93602555 Middleton M Bradshaw00 NY97352520 in Teesdale23‐Jun‐09 NY85843022New HousemeadowJohnO'Reilly24/05/03 NY91702722 Newbiggin M Bradshaw02‐Jul‐092009 NY843318 NearNY843319 LangdonBeckNY84631726‐Aug‐Pasture E of06 NY957252 Middleton2009 NY836320 HarwoodNY839319 Beck02‐Jul‐09 NY82721 Verge by33254 PeasesCottage02‐Jul‐09 NY82408 Verge E of33324 Force FootVerge near01‐Jun‐Stotley08 NY972264 Grange30‐Jun‐09NY8259133444NY8483031712NY8480331734NY8476931738NY8470331762NY8466531776NY8461531804NY8449731860NY8446331872NY844543187627‐Jun‐02 NY99222420‐Jun‐02 NY96925526/06/09 NY8409531936Verge S ofHill TopVergesouth eastof RedWingRomaldkirk,north ofBeer Beck,south vergeNaturalEnglandJohn & ClareO'ReillyNaturalEnglandJohnO'ReillyJohnO'ReillyJ O'Reilly, MBradshaw,L RobinsonJohnO'ReillyJohnO'ReillyK Bowie, KCunninghamF Daly, JDurkin.Wigginton,Dr M.J.26/06/96 NY949275 Snaisgill11/06/68 NY963251 West Stotley Burnip, M.30‐Jun‐ NY96602623 Stotley M Bradshaw00 NY96722623 Grange16‐Jun‐Stotley M Bradshaw00 NY96722625 Grange27‐Aug‐Stotley M Bradshaw07 NY96732629 GrangeStotleyHall, north K Bowie, Kverge E of Cunninghammetalled Frank Daly,road. John Durkin.Verge E ofGreenhillsJohnO'Reilly

24/06/00 NY86729916/10/00 NY9182272127‐Jun‐07 NY876288WestBlackdeneWestBrockers GillWest ForceGarthN verge W20‐Jun‐02 NY963255of WestStotley24‐Jul‐99 NY85763075 WestUnderhurthNY86230816‐Oct‐West00 NY858308 UnderhurthWest09/09/03 NY85703080 Underhurth20‐Jun‐02 NY9742511976 NY833009/09/03 NY90452795WhistleCrag, northvergeWiddybankPastureWinchBridgeM BradshawM BradshawJohnO'ReillyK Bowie, KCunninghamF Daly, JDurkin.M BradshawM BradshawM BradshawK Bowie, KCunninghamF Daly, JDurkin.GGGM BradshawWeardale Sites20‐Aug‐06 NZ08425309‐Sep‐06 NY8963442000 NY8960344211‐Jun‐03 NY843318Meadow Sof CopleySwinhopeBurnSwinhopeHeadB6277, Wof St JohnsChapelroadjunction, Nverge.John & ClareO'ReillyM BradshawM BradshawKeithBowie,KeithCunninghamFrank Daly.

Alchemilla subcrenataLarge-toothed Lady’s MantleAlchemilla subcrenataNational StatusCounty StatusEndangeredDeclining6The account of this species follows the text ofa recent review by Margaret Bradshaw.A subcrenata is the scarcest of the fourNorthern Montane European species ofAlchemilla vulgaris agg found in Britain. Itwas first discovered in 1951 by Bradshawnear Newbiggin-in-Teesdale and identified byWalters. Its main area of distribution isrestricted to Newbiggin and Holwick inTeesdale. In 2007 a few plants were found ina meadow near Allendale, in Northumberland(VC 67) a considerable distance from itscentre in Teesdale.In the early 1950s Bradshaw mapped itsdistribution in Teesdale and Weardale,revisiting the sites of the records in 2000 andsubsequent years to 2007. Since the firstsurvey the number of fields in which it hasbeen recorded in Teesdale has fallen from 22to 10 (49 to 25 dots) and it is now only in oneroad verge site. Most records are in meadows,where it is scarce, and two sites are inpastures. Plants found in two fields north ofStanhope in the 1950s could not be found in2000 or 2002, the fields having been‘agriculturally improved’.Only the plants in one pasture are within theMoor House - Upper Teesdale NNR.Margaret Bradshaw’s estimate of the numberof individual plants is less than 100.Wear Sites18‐Jun‐0903‐Jun‐09NY97223977NY946413Smalltriangularfield south ofAllertonRiggsRookhopeBurnJohnO'ReillyKeithCunninghamTees sites03‐Jun‐79 NY920271 Brockers M BradshawNY921272 Gill31/05/73 NY917273 Brockers Gill GGG26‐Jun‐91 NY918273 Brockers Gill GGGJun‐90NY9227BrockersGillMeadowGraham,Rev G.G.54321789123 412‐Jun‐67 NZ006234 Eggleston Sell, P.D.1979 NZ043172 Flatts Wood Sykes, M.27‐Jun‐63 NY873292 High Force M Bradshaw24‐Jul‐99 NY90752724 Holwick M Bradshaw22‐Aug‐00 NY90752705 Holwick M BradshawNY90852715NY90902723NY91122668NY91252662NY91282659NY9138265524‐Aug‐00 NY91342656 Holwick M Bradshaw09‐Sep‐03 NY90802715 Holwick M Bradshaw25‐Jun‐05 NY90962675 Holwick M Bradshaw25‐Jun‐05 NY91032671 Holwick M Bradshaw26‐Jun‐91 NY912273 Newbiggin GGG24/05/03 NY91552723 Newbiggin M Bradshaw08‐Jun‐03 NY91552728 Newbiggin M Bradshaw08‐Jun‐03 NY91572718 Newbiggin M Bradshaw24/05/03 NY91602735 Newbiggin M Bradshaw24/05/03 NY916272 Newbiggin M Bradshaw04‐Jun‐08 NY909268 Seats Hill J O'Reilly1968 NY917270Tees banksbelowNewbigginShimwell,Dr D.W.22‐Aug‐00 NY91752710 West M BradshawNY91822721BrockersGill09‐Sep‐03 NY91852725 West M BradshawNY91702710BrockersGill22‐Aug‐07 NY90352775 Winch Bridge M Bradshaw09‐Sep‐03 NY90452775 Winch Bridge M Bradshaw5

Alchemilla wichuraeNational StatusCounty StatusEndangeredThe account of this species follows the text ofa recent review by Margaret Bradshaw.This species has an Arctic–Sub-arcticdistribution, found in Scotland mostly above615m and in the North of England near to thesouthern limit of its distribution as low as250m.A wichurae was collected by Walters onIngleborough (VC 64) in 1946 and inTeesdale in 1947 (VC 66 & 69). It has beenfound mainly as single plants in a fewmeadows, upland pastures and on limestoneoutcrops. Several records occur by waterfallsover the whin sill.The main areas of distribution of A. wichuraeare in Scotland where it is scarce. In Englandit is on the southern fringe of its range. A.wichurae is thinly scattered in Teesdale,Craven and The Lakes. The loss of thePennine and Lakes District plants wouldconstitute a serious contraction of range.The changes in the records of A. wichuraeare from 27 to 15. Most of the losses are fromthe meadow sites. A. wichurae has survivedin the hill pastures better than A. glomerulans,though most records are of single plants.Alchemilla wichurae654321789123 4528‐Apr‐98 NZ052273BlacklingHoleMcCutcheonD.E.09‐Sep‐03 NY83343223 Bowes M BradshawNY83483219 Close09‐Sep‐03 NY93602550 Breckholm M Bradshaw31‐Aug‐02 NY814255 Cauldron M BradshawNY814286 Snout29‐Aug‐02 NY83652945 Cronkley M BradshawNY83722956 Scar09‐Sep‐03 NY93252610 Dent Bank M Bradshaw24‐Aug‐00 NY933261 Dent Bank M Bradshaw2009 NY862308 East Under NaturalNY863308 Hurth England12‐Jun‐67 NZ006234 Eggleston Sell, P.D.2009 NY865290Forest inTeesdaleNaturalEngland2009 NY82893338 Harwood M Bradshaw31‐Jul‐99 NY91752650 Holwick M Bradshaw24‐Aug‐00 NY90902738 Holwick M Bradshaw09‐Sep‐03 NY90802715 Holwick M Bradshaw09‐Sep‐03 NY91852725 Holwick M BradshawHolwick M Bradshaw24‐Aug‐00 NY891283 Head BridgeHolwick M Bradshaw20‐Jun‐02 NY89052830 Head BridgeHolwick M Bradshaw26‐Jul‐03 NY88842828 Head Bridge27‐Aug‐07 NY88862828Holwick M BradshawHead BridgeLangdon07‐Jun‐03 NY8531 Beck Hume, A.O.31‐Aug‐02 NY82443222 Low End M BradshawPeases M Bradshaw28‐Aug‐99 NY829334 CottagePeases M Bradshaw24‐Aug‐00 NY82913336 CottagePeases M Bradshaw09‐Sep‐03 NY82903340 CottageBrockers M Bradshaw24‐Aug‐00 NY91752650 Gill, near31/05/07 NY838298WiddybankFarmJohnO'ReillyWiddybank M Bradshaw14/05/76 NY834293 Farm24‐Aug‐00 NY83842990Widdybank M BradshawFarmWiddybank M Bradshaw22‐Aug‐07 NY83982990 Farm09‐Sep‐03 NY90452775 Winch Bridge M Bradshaw24‐Aug‐00 NY90382770 Winch Bridge M Bradshaw

Actaea spicataNational StatusCounty StatusScarceExtinctBaneberryAllium oleraceum (Field Garlic)6Recorded only once, at Bowes, at the futuresite of the Bowes Museum, in 1597 by Gerard.This was the first British record for thisspecies.54321Adiantum capillis-venerisMaidenhair Fern789123 45National StatusCounty StatusScarceRare hortalAllium schoenoprasumChivesAllium oleracium Field GarlicNational Status VulnerableCounty Status OccasionalNational StatusCounty StatusRocky pastures.ScarceExtinctMainly on riverbanks.There are no recent records.22 Jun 98 NZ223296 BishopAucklandGRAHAM, RevG.G.07 Jul 90 NZ416132 Eaglescliffe Bungard, S.J.1990 NZ426124 Eaglescliffe Bungard, Dr S.J.1990 NZ430133 Eaglescliffe Bungard, Dr S.J.08 Jul 90 NZ416128 Eaglescliffe Bungard, Dr S.J.12 Jul 06 NZ4213 Egglescliffe CNFC21 Jun 98 NZ252202 Heighington Graham, G.G.2006 NZ0236 NZ0236 Shimwell, DrD.W.28 Jul 91 NZ152651 Ryton Willows Rewcastle, L.10 Apr 10 NZ1264 Tyne riverbanks,WylamJohn LiamDurkinAlopecurus magellanicusNational StatusCounty StatusScarceExtinctFormerly rare in Upper Teesdale.Alpine FoxtailFound in 1945 on sheep cropped mounds ofshort turf near to the Tees by JKM (K)determined by CE Hubbard. The site is nowunder the Cow Green Reservoir.1945 NY8030 Cow Green ReservoirMorton,Dr J.K.

Anacamptis morio Green winged OrchidArabis glabraTower MustardNational StatusCounty StatusNear ThreatenedRareNational StatusCounty StatusEndangeredExtinctFormerly widespread in old meadows andpastures, mostly in the Derwent Valley and atBlackhall Rocks. There are no recent records.Anacamptis morio (Green-winged Orchid)65432There are no recent records.Asplenium trichomanes pachyrachis(Asplenium csikii)Lobed Maidenhair SpleenwortNational StatusCounty StatusNear ThreatenedRareThis fern has only recently been separatedfrom Asplenium trichomanes quadrivalens inBritain. Most of the records are from castlewalls in Wales. In Durham it is known fromtwo or perhaps three sites in Teesdale. TheDurham plants are less ornately lobed thanthe Welsh and Northumberland plants.1789123 41925 NZ1055 Ebchester JWHH1927 NZ2818 Myer's Flatts Nowers, J.E.1950 NZ3131 Mainsforth Cafe, R E N1960 NZ4639 Blackhall Rocks Taylor, Sir G.521/06/05 NY90702765Jun‐03NZ05702002WinchBridge CragsBluestoneGrangerailwaycutting LWSWildFlowerSocietyJohn LiamDurkinApera spica-venti Loose Silky-bentNational StatusCounty StatusNear ThreatenedExtinctThere are no recent records.

Astralagus danicusNational StatusCounty StatusEndangeredScarcePurple Milk-vetchFound in two habitats, inland on theMagnesian Limestone, where it is usuallysparse, and at the coast, both on thelimestone and on sandy soils, where it issometimes frequent.It has recently declined quite substantially atthe inland sites, and slightly at the coastalsites.Astragalus danicus (Purple Milk-vetch)654321789123 45May‐94 NZ5223 BASF plc Chester, P.1963 NZ3332BishopMiddlehamQuarryG Heslop‐Harrison24/06/96 NZ4640BlackhallCollieryGraham,Rev G.G.29‐Jul‐90 NZ4639 Blue House Gill Mitchell D1971 NZ346397 Cassop Vale GGG.May‐96 NZ3863 Cleadon Hills Hedley, S.1986 NZ388633 Cleadon Hills Durkin, J.20/06/96 NZ4347 Coast at Horden GGG08/06/08 NZ4836 Crimdon Dene J O'Reilly1969 NZ4936 Crimdon Dene GGG1976 NZ4443 Foxholes Dene GGG1966 NZ521262GreenabellaMarshMcAndrewR.T.12/11/93 NZ517263GreenabellaMarshLowe, C.J.13/06/98 NZ497359 Hart Warren Dines, Dr T.09/06/80 NZ499355 Hart Warren Appleyard,P R08‐Jul‐01 NZ535285 North Gare Lawrence I C15‐Jul‐70 NZ535278North GareBreakwaterGrahamRev G.G.30‐Jul‐00 NZ5327North GareSandsDTNFC1963 NZ3237OldQuarringtonG Heslop‐Harrison22/06/73 NZ3335Raisby Hill &QuarryThompsonDr I.1971 NZ526270 Seal SandsMcAndrewR.T.20/06/70 NZ5130 Seaton Carew Unknown1988NZ53602822Seaton Dunesand CommonRadley,G.P.1966 NZ347395 Silent Bank GGG1995 NZ388632 South Shields Durkin, J.1999 NZ3638The BottomsSSSIEnglishNature15/06/91 NZ3866 Trow Point Collins, P.1988 NZ392545Tunstall HillsSSSIEnglishNature25/06/96 NZ4442Warren HouseGillGraham,Rev G.G.

Atriplex longipes x prostrata(Atriplex longipes Long-Stalked Orache)National StatusCounty StatusScarceRareSaltmarshThe hybrid Atriplex longipes x prostrata wasrecorded at Greatham Creek on 24 thSeptember 1977 by Russell McAndrew, anddetermined by Taschereau. Similar plantswere found at the Old River Tees, Stockton.Atriplex longipes was suspected to bepresent nearby, but was not found.24‐Sep‐77 NZ4927 Greatham McAndrew R TAtriplex pedunculata Annual Sea PurslaneNational StatusCounty StatusCritically EndangeredExtinctA single record, as a ships’ ballast hill casual,“near Sunderland” WW Robson 1794. Thereis a specimen in the Hancock Museum.There are no recent records.

Bartsia alpinaNational StatusCounty StatusAlpine BartsiaNationally RareScarceIn upper Teesdale, mainly on Widdybank, butalso on road verges. There is a single, oldrecord from the Derwent Valley.Conservation- Most of the sites are in theUpper Teesdale National Nature Reserve.30‐Jun‐06 NY843298 Cetry BankWood, D&Woods, M22‐Jul‐72 NY820281 Falcon Clints Hudson, MJJun‐04 NY8531 Langdon Beck Moses, GW1974 NY8331 Peghorn Lodge Groom, R E2009 NY852298 Whey SikeNaturalEnglandJun‐79 NY840300WiddybankFarm Findlay, I.02‐Jul‐93 NY8229 Widdybank Fell Wood, D.C19‐Jun‐79 NY835295Widdybank Fell Bradshaw,Dr M.E.24‐Jul‐67 NY839301 Widdybank Fell Groom, R EWiddybank1976 NY8330 Pasture GGG01‐Jul‐84 NY839299WiddybankPastureGraham,Rev G G.15‐Sep‐81 NY842301WiddybankPastureGraham,Rev G G.15‐Sep‐81 NY846302WiddybankPastureGraham,Rev G G.31/05/07 NY837299 Wildscar Sike J O'ReillyBartsia alpina (Alpine Bartsia)6543Photographed in County Durhamby UKWildflowers.comBetula nanaNational StatusCounty StatusDwarf BirchScarceRareTeesdale 1772, Camden. Re-found, possiblyat the same site in 1965 by T. C. Hutchinson.In 1979 J. Blakemore counted six plants.Conservation- The site is in the UpperTeesdale Nature Reserve.215/09/09 NY8202128805WiddybankFellM Schober1789123 45

Blysmus compressusNational StatusCounty StatusVulnerableRareFlat SedgeFound mainly in Teesdale, but also on somecoastal and magnesian limestone sites.It has declined quite considerably, especiallyfrom the east of the county.Blysmus compressus (Flat-sedge)654321789123 421/06/96 NZ209303BishopAuckland GGG1973 NZ467395 Blackhall Dr BD WheelerNZ472391NZ467395Rocks17‐Jul‐76 NY908284 Bowlees M Burnip28/06/08 NY907284 Bowlees J & C O'Reilly22/06/96 NY907283BowleesQuarry Jones, Vincent30/06/06 NY8429 Cetry BankWood, D &Woods, M05/06/76 NZ0318 Cotherstone M Burnip28‐Jun‐ NY862293 Cronkley J & C O'Reilly08 NY861294 Bridge01‐Aug‐75 NY862294CronkleyBridge GGG17‐Jul‐93 NY9326 Dent Bank GGG1977 NY8929 Dirt Pit GGG1992 NY983237EgglesburnShingle BankCWS 6.19ValerieStandenJul‐80 NY982236 Eggleston GGG1976 NY999228 Eggleston Dr N Holmes51972 NZ0614EgglestoneAbbey Sykes, Mrs M.1972 NY820281 Falcon Clints Gibbons R.B.11‐Sep‐06 NZ0417Flatts WoodCWS 6.36 DTNFC01/08/08 NZ0336 Frosterley Andy MclayGreat WoodEgglestonDr NTHHolmes1976 NZ002128/06/08 NY861295 Haugh Hill J & C O'Reilly15/08/69 NZ281108 Hell's Kettles GGG06/06/95 NZ281109 Hell's Kettles Tom SpowartWood, D &30/06/06 NY8828 High Force Woods, MHudeshope20/08/76 NY947260 Beck M Burnip19‐Jun‐ NY8542 Hunter's John O'Reilly09 3033 Close BankNY852843048416/06/99 NY904278 Low Force Sykes, Mrs M.Meadow bybeck S of30‐Jun‐ NY8477 Langdon09 3101 Beck Ptn John O'Reilly18‐Jul‐08 NY8529Meadows W ofHigh House Fiona Corby1976 NY9425Middletonin TeesdaleDr NTHHolmes1986 NY948245MiddletonQuarry SSSI English Nature07‐Aug‐ NY853305 Opposite John O'Reilly09NY854304Hunter'sClose Bank1974 NY8331PeghornLodge Groom, R.E.28‐Jun‐08 NY862294R Tees,CronkleyBridge J & C O'Reilly20‐Jun‐07NY97572462R Tees banknear Ornella A & G Young1976 NZ0021 Ray Gill Dr N Holmes1976 NZ11H River Tees Dr N Holmes30‐Jun‐09NY84673116Beck bank inmeadow SWof LangdonBeck Ptn J O'Reilly04‐Jul‐09 NY86376 Riverbank J O'Reilly29114NY8629029296NY8629029310NY8639829004NY86489south andwest of WatGarth28890

30‐Jun‐09NY84883107Beck bank Sof LangdonBeck Ptn J O'Reilly12/08/09 NY839309 Sand Sike J O'ReillyNY840309NY84130904‐Jul‐09 NY84188 Sand Sike John O'Reilly30968NY8444430992NY8434630934NY8429930918NY842393093617/09/06 NZ52J Seaton DTNFC27/06/73 NZ0915 Sledwich Hall Moses, Mrs P.18‐Aug‐09NY8095633874South of HillEnd J O'Reilly19/10/72 NZ345314 Sprucely GGG1976 NY9625StotleyGrangeDr NTHHolmes29‐Jul‐08 NY897282 Tees bank J O'Reilly30‐Jun‐06 NY8530 Sayer HillWood, D &Woods, M19‐Jun‐09NY85592985WheysikeHouseJ O'Reilly07‐Jul‐92 NZ110146 Whorlton Peacock, H.28‐Jun‐08 NY840300WiddybankFarm J & C O'Reilly1977 NY8329WiddybankFarmBradshaw DrM.E.03‐Jul‐09 NY8331WiddybankFell M Schober22‐Jul‐67 NY8129WiddybankFellGroom, MrR.E.15/09/81 NY846302 Widdybank GGGNY842301 Pasture28/06/08 NY842300 Widdybank J & C O'ReillyNY841300 Pasture03‐Jul‐08 NY841300WiddybankPastureJ O'Reilly &J Quinonez19/06/72 NY904279 Winch Bridge GGG1976 NZ1416 Winston Dr N Holmes05/05/77 NZ0836 Wiserley Hall M Burnip08/05/72 NZ03T Wolsingham M Burnip

Brassica oleracea oleraceaWild CabbageBupleurum tenuissimumSlender Hare's EarNational StatusCounty StatusScarceRare casualNational StatusCounty StatusVulnerableExtinctNo recent records.The former Wearmouth colony no longerexists, but the VC67 site in similar coastl cliffhabitat at Tynemouth is still there.No recent recordsBromus hordaceus thomineiCoastal Soft-BromeNational StatusCounty StatusScarceRareRare on fixed sand dunes at Teesmouth.Found in 1970 by Gordon Graham, on fixeddunes at the North Gare, determined by P MSmith.Campanula patula Spreading BellflowerNational Status EndangeredCounty Status Extinct.No recent records.28‐Jun‐79 NZ173431 Cornsay Colliery GGGHelmington Hall GGG27‐Jun‐79 NZ187335hayfield,HunwickRiver Browney, GGG13‐Jul‐79 NZ263381SunderlandBridge09‐Jun‐70 NZ535278 North Gare GGGCardamine impatiensNarrow Leaved Bitter CressNational StatusCounty StatusNear ThreatenedExtinctNo recent records.

Carex aquatilisNational StatusCounty StatusWater SedgeA “Scottish” speciesRareTeesdale has a large proportion of theEnglish distribution of this sedge.Possibly still under-recorded along the upperTees.Aug‐91NY937254Breckholme SBank of Tees,CWS 6.0401/07/06 NY818283 River TeesSwamp NWNY85649 of Wheysike23/06/09 29718 House1968 NY83 Cow GreenValerieStandenWood, D&Woods, MJohnO'ReillyProctor,Rev H.G.Carex aquatilis (Water Sedge)654321789123 45

Carex capillarisHair SedgeNational Status ScarceCounty Status Rare.In base-rich flushes and on damp sugarlimestoneat Widdybank and nearby in UpperTeesdale.Conservation- The sites are all in the UpperTeesdale Nature Reserve.Carex capillaris (Hair Sedge)654321789123 4531/08/05 NY815303Cow GreenNature TrailA & GYoungJun‐90 NY818294 Cow GreenDavid,RW1974 NY81372794 Cetry Bank Gibbons,NY818291NY843297Dr R.B.2009 NY848296 Cetry BankNaturalEngland11/06/06 NY819278MerrygillMossRobson,Craig1974 NY820281FalconClintsGibbons,Dr R.B.2009 NY823326Forest‐in‐TeesdaleNaturalEngland2009 NY835318HarwoodBeckNaturalEngland31/05/07 NY837299WildscarSike J O'Reilly04‐Jul‐09 NY8436130922 Sand Sike JohnNY8434730936NY8434130938NY8435430924NY8432030926NY8423130938NY8423330938NY8440930948O'Reilly08/07/09 NY8433830938Sand Sike JohnO'Reilly01‐Jul‐84 NY839299WiddybankPasture GGG24‐Jul‐67 NY843301WiddybankFarmGibbons,Dr R.B.1976 NY8330WiddybankPasture GGG2009 NY844308WiddybankPastureNaturalEnglandAbove Wild M Schober15/09/09 NY824295 Scar02/07/06 NY8328 Cronkley FellJ & CO'Reilly24/06/96 NY8428 Cronkley Fell Jones, V

Carex diandraNational StatusCounty StatusLesser Tussock SedgeNear ThreatenedExtinctRecorded only once at Eastgate in Weardaleby Heslop-Harrison in 1939. Possibly adoubtful record.The only current record is a planted site.2000 NZ3723StillingtonForest ParkClevelandNaturalistsField ClubCarex ericetorum Rare Spring SedgeCarex ericetorum (Rare Spring-sedge)National StatusCounty StatusVulnerableRare6In sugar limestone at Widdybank andCronkley.This is the northernmost British site for thisspecies.Reported at Thrislington on the magnesianlimestone by Professor J W H Harrison in1954, but this is a doubtful record.Conservation- All of the sites are in theUpper Teesdale National Nature Reserve.54321789123 45Widdybank Dr RB Gibbons25/05/73 NY813306 FellWiddybank Dr RB Gibbons05‐Jul‐74 NY818282 Fell1979 NY8229WiddybankFellBradshaw, DrM.E.1977 NY8329WiddybankFarmBradshaw, DrM.E.08/06/74 NY818293 Red Sike Dr RB Gibbons08/06/74 NY820281 Falcon Clints Dr RB Gibbons23/06/96 NY8429 Cetry Bank Jones, Vincent18/06/06 NY848283 Cronkley Fell C N F Club02/06/81 NY837282 White Well Gagg, A.N.Carex magellanica Tall Bog SedgeNational Status ScarceCounty Status RareThere is a single record from Cronkley.08‐May‐06 NY813279 Cronkley Fell Robson, Craig

Carex vaginataSheathed SedgeChamaemelum nobileChamomileNational StatusCounty StatusScarceRareNational StatusCounty StatusVulnerableExtinct, probably hortalThere is a single record from Mickle Fell.There are no recent records.ConservationThe site is in the Upper Teesdale NationalNature Reserve.Jul‐05NY8224UpperTeesdaleNNR,Mickle FelltopRodCorner,JeremyRoberts,LindaRobinsonCephalanthera damasionaWhite HelleborineNational StatusCounty StatusVulnerableExtinct hortalThere are no recent records.Cephalanthera longifoliaNarrow-leaved HelleborineNational StatusCounty StatusVulnerableExtinctFormerley recorded in most of the magnesianlimestone coastal denes.There are no recent records.

Chenopodium bonus-henricusGood King HenryNational StatusCounty StatusVulnerableDecliningFormerley quite common, the degree ofdecline can be seen from the map.Chenopodium bonus-henricus (Good-King-Henry)6543217824‐Jul‐059NZ345012A690 HoughtonCut West verge1972 NY9649 Allenshields3 45John LiamDurkinRichards,Dr A.J.24‐Sep‐73 NZ326174 Barmpton Burnip, M.23‐Sep‐72 NZ315179 Barmpton Burnip, M.24‐Jun‐73 NZ0616 Black Beck Sykes, M.15‐Jun‐72 NZ272131 Blackwell Bridge Mulliner A.31‐Jul‐04 NY91W Bowes DTNFC13‐Jun‐09 NY906282 Bowlees DTNFC21‐Jun‐05 NY905281BowleesroadsideWild FlowerSociety08‐Sep‐73 NZ218254BrusseltonWood Burnip, M.17‐Aug‐04 NZ1857ByermoorIndustrial Estate Mclay, A06‐Jul‐76 NZ212165Cabin HouseQuarries Burnip, M.1978 NZ3338 Cassop Vale GGG06‐Jul‐91 NZ3438 Cassop Vale NNU21‐Sep‐76 NZ309535ChartershaughBridge Hall, Mr D.27‐Jul‐77 NZ479248 Cowpen Bewley Appleyard P06‐Jul‐73 NZ3235 Coxhoe Todd, Dr A.17‐Jul‐79 NZ411482 Dalton‐le‐Dale Burnip, M.09‐Apr‐78 NZ267147 Darlington Moses, P.07‐Jul‐94 NZ2162Derwenthaughsalt marsh Bowey, K.15‐Sep‐79 NZ020495 East Cot House Burnip, M.04/08/77 NY953387 Eastgate GGG12‐Sep‐77 NZ0150 EdmondbyersBallantyne,G.H.11‐Oct‐75 NZ226278 Eldon Burnip, M.29‐Jun‐77 NZ423298EmbletonVillageAppleyard,Miss P.R.05‐Sep‐75 NZ1525 Evenwood Holloway J18‐Jun‐78 NZ058417 Foresters' Lodge Burnip, M.21‐Oct‐72 NZ160570 Friarside Groom R.E.21‐Jul‐73 NZ1617Gainford Great& Spa Wood Burnip, M.Sep‐07 NY957125 God's Bridge J L Durkin20/05/76 NZ1628 High Etherley Burnip, M.01/05/73 NZ368438 High Haswell SilversideAJ30‐Jul‐80 NZ336458 High Moorsley GGG18/05/74 NZ1621 Hilton Burnip, M.20‐Sep‐72 NZ0536 Holebeck Bridge Burnip, M.17‐Sep‐75 NZ224218Houghton‐le‐Side Burnip, M.13/08/74 NZ188254 Hummer Beck Holloway JSep‐79 NZ345370 Kelloe GGG20‐Sep‐75 NZ051219 Kinninvie Moses, P.05/11/74 NZ174528 Kyo Haugh Groom R.E.24‐Jun‐76 NZ252311 Leasingthorne Burnip, M.25‐Jul‐75 NZ348202 Little StaintonWiggingtonM.J.1985 NZ176594LockhaughBank Wood Durkin, J.21/08/94 NZ234136 Low Coniscliffe DTNFC19‐Jun‐74 NY8232 Low End Burnip, M.17/03/75 NZ078259 Lynesack Burnip, M.05/11/76 NZ302318 Mainsforth Burnip, M.Jul‐01 NZ207632 Metrocentre J L Durkin27‐Jun‐05NY92232771Middle Side toNewbiggin Jane Young08‐Apr‐74 NZ1821MortonTinmouth Mulliner, A.29‐Jun‐74 NZ041499MuggleswickWoods Hall, Mr D.02‐Jul‐74 NZ1447NewbigginFarm Burnip, M.16‐Jul‐75 NZ269273 Newton Aycliffe Burnip, M.1973 NZ272225 Newton Aycliffe Whitwell G24/05/77 NZ465266 Newton Bewley Appleyard P11‐Jul‐76 NZ347565 North Hylton Hall, Mr D.05‐Jun‐08 NY9226North Of ParkEnd WoodJohnO'Reilly16‐Oct‐75 NZ246275 Old Eldon Burnip, M.

20‐Jun‐74 NZ2629PaddockPlantationPondStobbs J.H.1996 NZ1730 Paradise Tip GGG30‐Apr‐77 NZ1331 Park House Burnip, M.02‐Jul‐79 NZ259516 Pelton Fell Burnip, M.07‐Jun‐79 NZ265480 Plawsworth Burnip, M.28‐Jun‐79 NZ171439 Quebec GGG1973 NZ1221 Raby Park Burnip, M.21/05/77 NZ004213 Ray Gill Burnip, M.1976 NZ2222RedworthWood Moses, P.01‐Jun‐94 NZ2062 River Derwent Bowey, K.26/08/94 NZ2363 River Team Bowey, K.15‐Jun‐74 NZ208302 River Wear Burnip, M.20‐Sep‐78 NZ281289 Rushyford GGGJul‐73 NZ406553 Ryhope Hall, Mr D.03‐Jul‐83 NZ196628 Shibdon Pond Moses, P.11‐Oct‐75 NZ226278 Shildon Burnip, M.01‐Jul‐75 NZ222265 Shildon Burnip, M.27‐Jun‐73 NZ0915 Sledwich Hall Moses, P.19/11/06 NY93E Slit Wood J L Durkin11‐Sep‐77 NZ254493 South Burn Newton, A.31‐Jul‐74 NZ213298 South Church GGG16‐Jul‐74 NY877387 St John's Chapel Burnip, M.06‐Sep‐75 NZ1720 Staindrop Burnip, M.03‐Jun‐78 NY982388 Stanhope Burnip, M.28‐Oct‐72 NZ144567Steelclose MillFarmGroom R.E.18‐Sep‐75 NZ447185 StocktonWiggingtonM.J.29‐Jun‐78 NY941425 Stotfield Burn Burnip, M.08‐Jun‐75 NY968254 Stotley Grange Burnip, M.31‐Oct‐74 NZ187555 Tanfield Groom R.E.26/11/74 NZ179545 Tantobie Groom R.E.26‐Jun‐76 NZ112254 The Slack Burnip, M.08‐Jul‐76 NZ0438 Thornhope Beck Burnip, M.11‐Jul‐81 NZ307334ThrislingtonHall ruin Burnip, M.13‐Jun‐02 NY987242Toft Rigg toSwinkleyKnoll, N VergeJohn LiamDurkin26‐Jul‐75 NZ1139 Tow LawWiggingtonM.J.10‐Sep‐77 NZ239519 Tribley FarmMcCallumWebster MJun‐72 NZ379355 Trimdon Grange Waite, R.J.30‐May‐74 NZ1723TrunnelmirePlantation Burnip, M.11‐Jul‐76 NZ277355 Tudhoe Burnip, M.Jul‐73 NZ392535 Tunstall Cutting Hall, Mr D.17‐Jul‐01 NZ235420‐Aug‐74 NZ22360028‐Aug‐76 NZ1839Urpeth Forgeroad vergesWashingwellWoodWeather HillWoodMclay, AGroom, MrR.E.Graham EtAl, Rev G.G.03/08/08 NZ178263 West Auckland J L Durkin03‐Jul‐10 NZ1826 West Auckland J L Durkin11/05/74 NY867391 West Blackdene Burnip, M.24/08/73 NZ1730 Witton Park GGG24/08/96 NZ1430 Witton‐le‐Wear GGG23/03/74 NZ1531 Witton‐le‐Wear GGG24‐Aug‐06 NZ169308Witton‐le‐Wear ViaductJohn LiamDurkin23‐May‐75 NZ146636Chenopodium glaucumOak-leaved GoosefootNational StatusCounty StatusWoodsideCommonVulnerableDecliningThere are no recent records.Sanderson,Mr R.Jul 1981 NZ331393 Cassop Vale Hopkins, Dr J.J.05 Sep 75 NZ310151 Darlington Wiggington MJ26 Jul 77 NZ499357 HartlepoolNorth SandsMcAndrew, MrR.T.25 Aug 72 NZ503355 HartlepoolSlakeGraham et al,Rev G.G.18 Jun 76 NZ313117 HurworthMoorWiggington,M.J.Chenopodium glaucum (Oak-leaved Goosefoot)654321789123 45

Crepis mollisNational StatusCounty StatusNorthern HawksbeardEndangeredScarceRare and sparse on dry grassy banks,meadows and wood pasture in the Pennines.The older, lowland, records are doubtfulJohn o’Reilly has been studying this speciesin North-east England.Crepis mollis (Northern Hawk's-beard)654321789123 4528/07/07 NY85952967 Harwood Beck, Ann &NY85952968NY85972965steep riversidebankGordonYoung22/08/65 NY8828 High Force Hodgson E23‐Jul‐71 NY904279 Winch Bridge GGG23‐Jul‐91 NY944413 Smailsburn GGG18/08/77 NY9449 Hunstanworth Dunn, T C16‐Jul‐71 NY947396SunderlandCleugh GGGJul‐91 NY947397 SunderlandCleugh LWS3.0.510‐Jul‐08 NY951492 Verge betweenHunstanworthand Baybridge11‐Jul‐08 NY968376 Meadow southof Horsley Burn(Weardale)11‐Jul‐08NY96921375NY97303745NY97323748NY97373749NY97383744NY97393745NY97373756NY97393756NY97403748NY97423746NY97423749NY97433755NY97433756NY97443751NY97443753NY97453753NY97453754NY97463753NY97463754WestNewlandsideFarm SSSIValerieStandenJohnO'ReillyJ O'Reilly& JuliaQuinonezJohnO'Reilly &JuliaQuinonezCuscuta epithymumDodderNational StatusCounty StatusVulnerableExtinctA casual not seen for some years.There are no recent records.

Cypripedium calceolus Lady’s SlipperCystopteris alpinaNational StatusCounty StatusCritically EndangeredRare, re-introducedNational StatusCounty StatusCritically EndangeredExtinctMagnesian limestone coastal denes. CastleEden Dene is the most well known andrecorded site, but there were also LadiesSlipper Orchids in Hawthorn Dene, and justpossibly in Horden Dene.Castle Eden Dene 1777 S Robson.“In the north branch of the dene called theBlack Dene, and in the main branch oppositethe Garden of Eden, also on the first greatwhite rock on the north side near the seacoast 9 th July 1797”, Winch, reported in 1832.The “Black Dene “ is probably the dene nowcalled Blunts Dene.In 1848 four plants were seen by R Carr.None could be found by R Burdon in 1856.The Burdon family, local landowners, hadbeen the custodians of the Ladies SlipperOrchids for many years, so this failure to findany plants is significant.Hawthorn Dene, LSO were seen by Mrs D MMetcalfe in the wild and in local greenhousesin the 1920s. Miss M Charlton had aspecimen picked for her by a local policemanon Whit Monday, 1926.“In another dene some miles further to thenorth [of Castle Eden Dene] Mr JohnCameron gathered it in 1874 and observed17 plants with MR E C Robson on a furthervisit (on a land slip on the southern side). F ALees 1875 and 1876. This is almost certainlyHawthorn Dene, but could possibly beHorden Dene.There are no recent records, despite carefulsearches.Dactylorhiza traunsteinerioidesNarrow-leaved Marsh OrchidNational StatusCounty StatusScarceRareRare in flushed grassland on magnesianlimestone coastal cliffs.Conservation All of the sites are within theDurham Coast SSSI. The Blackhall and BlueHouse Gill sites are also in a Durham WildlifeTrust reserve.1953 NZ4639Blue HouseGillJWHH andRichardson, J A05/07/83 NZ447427 Horden Point Lowe, M.R.17/06/90 NZ475385BlackhallRocks Mitchell, D.N.Conservation- The sites are in Castle EdenDene National Nature Reserve and inHawthorn Dene SSSI.

Dactylorhiza virideNational StatusCounty StatusVulnerableDecliningFrog OrchidStill well distributed in the county, but hasdeclined, particularly on the inland magnesianlimestone sites.Coeloglossum viride (Frog Orchid)65432178Dales sites29/05/03 NY894283912B6277, W ofaccess to EastFriar House, Nverge.B6277, E ofRough Rigg,N verge3 45K Bowie, KCunninghamF Daly.K Bowie, KCunninghamF Daly.10‐Jul‐03 NY82034212‐Sep‐77 NY850421 Burtree Fell Burnip, M.NY82092 Field S of John25‐Jul‐09 32030 Marshes Gill O'ReillyNY82253 Force Foot John02‐Jul‐09 33404 meadow O'Reilly02‐Jul‐07 NY8134 Force Hill J O'ReillyForest‐in‐ Schober,09‐Jul‐07 NY8232 Teesdale MarieHannah's1989 NY9318MeadowsSSSIEnglishNature02‐Jul‐07 NY8133 Herdship J O'ReillyAug‐91NZ064474HorsleyhopeMillMeadowValerieStandenLWS 1.716‐Jul‐82 NZ064473LowHorsleyhopeGraham,Rev G G.1981 NZ065474LowHorsleyhope Lowe, M R15‐Jun‐05 NZ149480LanchesterWay, Northside of track A & G Young2009 NY83GLingy Hill,Marshes Gill& Stoney HillfarmsJohnO'Reilly25‐Jul‐09 NY8229632688Meadownorth‐westJohnO'ReillyNY8230232662NY8229532668of MarshesGillMay‐09 NY83FMarshes Gill(Binks Housemeadows) &GreenhillsfarmsJohnO'Reilly26‐Jun‐09NY8355631880Meadow SWof GreenhillsJohnO'Reilly1981 NZ059460 Nanny Lowe, M.R.NZ059459Mayer’sInclineJul‐90 NZ0545NannyMayer'sRailway LWS1.8ValerieStanden03‐Jun‐77 NY8331 River Tees Burnip, M.18‐Aug‐09NY8142333344South ofClover YardJohnO'Reilly05‐Jul‐06 NY986409StanhopeDene, bankdown towaterfalls A & G Young05‐Jul‐06 NY987407Crawleysidequarry, nearfirst pool fromroad A & G Young19‐Jun‐74 NY8132 Stoney Comb Burnip, M.26‐Aug‐06 NZ055452WaskerleyWay A & G Young1990 NY972374WestNewlandsideMeadowsSSSIEnglishNature1977 NY8329WiddybankFarmBradshaw,Dr M.E.

Magnesian Limestone sitesAycliffe31‐Jul‐74 NZ2822 Quarry Doody, P.1973 NZ441453 Beacon Hill Metcalfe, DM1976 NZ4423BillinghamBeckAppleyardP.R.1971 NZ4223BillinghamBottomsMcAndrewR.T.1968 NZ336319BishopMiddlehamQuarry GGG1970 NZ336318BishopMiddlehamQuarry GGG13‐Jun‐72 NZ3332BishopMiddlehamQuarry SSSI GGG1968 NZ341383CassopQuarry GGG28‐Jun‐00 NZ341384 Cassop Vale A & G Young1968 NZ3539 Cassop Vale GGG1978 NZ3338 Cassop Vale GGG1978 NZ3339 Cassop Vale GGG20‐Jun‐96 NZ4347 Chourdon Bay GGG02‐Jun‐04 NZ443453 Easington A & G YoungNZ4424531981 NZ481364 Hart Warren Lowe, M R1981 NZ429398 Hart Warren Lowe, M R09‐Jul‐74 NZ369446 Haswell Dunn, T.C.Jul‐98 NZ363443 Haswell Coles, A.1995 NZ438468HawthornDene White, A.29‐Jun‐08NZ43714612HawthornQuarry edge,quarry spoil A & G Young07‐Jun‐06 NZ437464HawthornQuarry Andy Mclay29‐Jun‐0808‐Jun‐0813‐Jun‐9819‐Jul‐77NZ43874639NZ43844650NZ4445NZ315326NZ3465261981 NZ44371983 NZ3394611981 NZ246308Hawthornquarry, nearentranceHawthornHiveThrislingtonNNRHerringtonHill & WoodsHesledenDeneHighMoorsleyKirkMerringtonA & G YoungCNFCDWT HedgesSurveyGGGLowe, MRLowe, M RLowe, M R1987 NZ3345MoorsleyBanks SSSIEnglishNature02‐Jul‐75 NZ319299NunstaintonEastWiggington,M.J.1969 NZ3737 Old Wingate GGG20‐Jun‐92 NZ3244 Pittington Boyce, R.1992 NZ3344PittingtonHill Boyce, R.1968 NZ327386QuarringtonHillGraham, RevG G.08‐Jul‐09 NZ3535 Raisby Quarry Richards, A.J.09‐Jul‐79 NZ341358 Raisby Hill Lowe, M.R.1984NZ33753540Raisby HillGrasslandSSSIRunningWatersQuarryEnglishNatureDavis, Dr1975 NZ335409B.N.K.Wheeler, DrJun‐71 NZ335420 Sherburn B.D.1968 NZ317328 Thrislington GGG1968 NZ3133 Thrislington GGGNZ312410‐Jun‐07 3254 Thrislington A & G YoungTrimdonLimestone24‐Jun‐01 NZ361352 Quarry SSSI CNFC10‐Jul‐99 NZ392546 Tunstall Hills Coles, A.28‐Jun‐10 NZ391546 Tunstall Hills A & M White1983 NZ397399 Edderacres Lowe, M R17‐Jul‐05 NZ4344 White Lea DTNFC

Daphne mezereumMezereonDryas octapetalaMountain AvensNational StatusCounty StatusVulnerableProbably hortalNational StatusCounty StatusScarceRareGordon Graham described this plant’s formerpresence at Tunstall Hills as possibly native.It would have been the northernmost nativesite for this shrub.Hortal, Stanhope riverbank, 2006.Only recorded from Cronkley Fell, vc65,where the site is now within one of the“exclosures”. There are older records fromMickel Fell, where it may still be present.Conservation- The site is in the UpperTeesdale Nature Reserve.Dryas octopetala (Mountain Avens)Dianthus deltoidesMaiden Pink6National StatusCounty StatusNear ThreatenedRare or extinct.54Gordon Graham said in his Flora “very rareon sunny banks. Formerly found in severallocalities, but only one extant site is known”.The one site was at Edmundbyers, but theplant has now gone from there.321The old records are listed here, in the hopethat it may be re-found.789123 4518‐Jun‐06NY848283CronkleyFellClevelandNaturalistsField Club1952 NZ0649 R Derwent Bowman JTB1952 NZ0750 Allensford Bowman JTB1944 NZ2755 Birtley JW HH.07/08/1951 NZ3131 Mainsforth Richardson, Dr J

Dryopteris submontanaRigid Buckler FernEpilobium anagallidifoliumAlpine Willow HerbNational StatusCounty StatusScarceRareNational StatusCounty StatusA “Scottish” speciesRareNot recorded at the time of Gordon Graham’sFlora, but now known to be present at threesites, two in the Dales and one on themagnesian limestone. These are this fern’snorthernmost sites in Britain. They aremarked as hortal in the “New Flora”, butappear to natural colonists.County Durham has a large proportion of theEnglish distribution of this willow herb.It is poorly recorded, because of theremoteness of its sites.19/08/80 NY7938 Burnhope Seat GGG1939 NY8128 Cauldron Snout JWHH & Temperley,G WEpilobium anagallidifolium (Alpine Willowherb)654321789123 4514/07/04 NY857375Ireshopeburn,old silver/lead mine. J L Durkin04/11/07 NY955464 Ramshaw J L Durkin23/05/93 NZ341352 Raisby quarryT SWharton

Epipactis atrorubensDark Red HelleborineEpipactis atrorubens (Dark-red Helleborine)National StatusCounty StatusScarceScarce65On the magnesian limestone, mostly indisused quarries, with a single site inTeesdale. The disused quarries at BishopMiddleham and Raisby, both Durham WildlifeTrust reserves, are probably the best Britishsites for this orchid.432County Durham has a significant proportionof the national distribution of this species, andthe best sites.1789123 45Photographed in County Durhamby UKWildflowers.comUpper Teesdale Sites2007 NY8428 Cronkley FellBradshaw DrME31/07/76 NY851283 Cronkley Fell Lang, D.C.July1967 NY839282CronkleyFell,White Well Ratcliffe, D.A.Magnesian Limestone sites14/06/06 NZ318327 Thrislington NNR A & GNZ318328Young1999 NZ319326 Thrislington NNR Boyce, R.11/08/09 NZ319329 Thrislington NNR J Durkin1968 NZ317328 Thrislington NNR GGG11/08/09 NZ318324Rough FurzeQuarry LWS 7.27John LiamDurkin2000 NZ3337 Quarrington Hill NaturalNZ3437 Grasslands SSSI England1970 NZ325364 Coxhoe Masters P01‐Aug‐80 NZ331328Bishop MiddlehamQuarry GGG11‐Aug‐09 NZ331327Bishop MiddlehamQuarryJohn LiamDurkin13‐Jun‐98 NZ332337 Fox and HoundsDWTHedgesSurvey1985 NZ3345High MoorsleyQuarryR Strachan& J Durkin26/07/77 NZ338399 Cassop Vale GGG1973 NZ350394 Cassop Vale GGG1968 NZ340339 Silent Bank GGG1974 NZ343397 Silent Bank Way, J M1973 NZ337399 Running Waters GGG1973 NZ343398 Witch Hill GGG1973 NZ343399 Witch Hill Richardson, DrJ.A.05/07/80 NZ335353 Raisby Quarry GGG1977 NZ3435 Raisby Quarry Masters PJ23/07/73NZ33753540Raisby Quarry Thompson DrI.30/06/92 NZ353544 Hastings Hill Hall, D.1968 NZ362382 The Bottoms Shimwell, D08‐Jul‐09NZ3642635373Trimdon RailwayWalkRichards,A.J.Jul‐99 NZ367354Trimdon GrangePit Heap LWS 7.36 Stobbs, J.

____________________________________Epipactis leptochilaNarrow Lipped HelleborineNational StatusCounty StatusScarceRareWooded river banks influenced with leadmining spoil deposits.Dark Red Helleborine at Bishop Middleham QuarryThe Durham site is the downstreamcontinuation of a much largerNorthumberland distribution. Numbers havedeclined as the site has become moredensely wooded.Between Wylam and Clara Vale.Conservation- The plants are in a LocalWildlife Site.22‐May‐01NZ125647Tyneriverbanks,WylamJohn LiamDurkinEpipactis dunensisDune HelleborineNational StatusCounty StatusRareRareRecorded from a single site, where it hasbeen known for many years.Conservation- The plants are in a LocalWildlife Site.Jul‐94 NZ4936 Hart Warren Chris J. Lowe (Dr.)

Equisetum pratenseShady HorsetailNational StatusCounty StatusScarceScarceStream banks in upper Teesdale and alongthe Rookhope Burn.Branched forms are present at most of thesites. The Rookhope branched plants wereinitially identified as the hybrid with E.sylvaticum, but subsequently determined byMarcus Lubiensky as a branched form of E.pratense.County Durham has a significant proportionof the national distribution of this species, andall or almost all of the English population.Conservation- Most of the Teesdale sitesare in the Upper Teesdale National NatureReserve. The Rookhope sites are partly, butnot entirely, in a LWS.Equisetum pratense (Shady Horsetail)6Teesdale sites28/05/09 NY823326Tees bank atMarshes GillJohnO'Reilly2009 NY823327 Forest‐in‐ NaturalNY824326NY826323NY855300Teesdale England1977 NY8329WiddybankFarmBradshaw,Dr M.E.31‐May‐07 NY837300WiddybankFarmJohnO'Reilly1974 NY8429 Cetry Bank Elkington T.19‐Jun‐09 NY85453019Saur HillBridgeJohnO'Reilly07‐Aug‐09 NY855299S of Saur HillBridge on Nside of beckJohnO'Reilly19/06/09 NY85502996 Wheysike JohnNY85542997NY85592985House O'Reilly28‐Jul‐07 NY85622987HarwoodBeck,banksideAnn &GordonYoung30/06/06 NY8828 High ForceWood, D&Woods, M21‐Jun‐99 NY9027WinchBridge, VC65Jones,Vincent05/06/07 NY924263N of ParkEnd WoodJohnO'Reilly27/07/91 NY933188 High Hat Sykes, M.02/06/80 NZ161173 Gainford GGG54321789123 45Rookhopedale Sites1998 NY943417NY946407RookhopeBurnRookhope1979 NY943418 BurnRookhope27/04/05 NY944416 BurnRookhope20/06/05 NY953390 BurnJohn DurkinBurnip, MrsM.A and GYoungA and GYoung

Equisetum variegatumVariegated HorsetailNational StatusCounty StatusScarceScarceRare on wet rock ledges and damp erodedsoil at Widdybank and formerly down theTees to Middleton in Teesdale.Conservation- Most of the sites are in theUpper Teesdale Nature Reserve.Equisetum variegatum (Variegated Horsetail)6543230/06/06 NY844298 Cetry BankWood, D&Woods, M1976 NY862295 Cronkley Bridge Sykes, M.1974 NY820281 Falcon Clints Gibbons, RB1966 NY886283 High Force Page, Dr CN.21/05/08NY81662943 Red Sike A & G Young1991 NY818294 Red Sike Rich, Dr T.12‐Jul‐06 NY862294River Tees, 50mup‐river fromCronkley BridgeAnn &GordonYoung28‐Jul‐07NY86032960River Tees,riverside bank A & G Young2010NY81632950Roadside at RedSikeJ L Durkin08/07/09NY8433830938 Sand Sike J O'Reilly21/05/08NY81523044 Slapestone Sike A & G Young1978 NY838302 Widdybank Farm Sykes, M.03/07/09 NY8331 Widdybank Fell Schober. M1966 NY841309 Widdybank Fell Page, Dr CN.1964 NY841310 Widdybank Fell Page, Dr CN.15/09/81 NY842301WiddybankPastureGraham,Rev G G.2009 NY844309WiddybankPastureNaturalEngland1989 NY903279 Winch Bridge Stark, Mr G.1789123 45

Euphrasia officinalis monticolaAn EyebrightNational StatusCounty StatusGrassy tracksides.VulnerableRareConservation- All of the sites are in theUpper Teesdale Nature Reserve and SSSI.02‐Jul‐07 NY813338 Herdship J O'Reilly2009 NY823326 Forest‐in‐ NaturalNY824325 Teesdale England13‐Jul‐08 NY8329WiddybankFarm Simpson, G21/06/00 NY8034 Frog Hall Schober, M02‐Jul‐07 NY810339 Frog Hall J O'Reilly18/08/09NY8144133348South ofClover YardJohnO'Reilly1976 NY8330WiddybankPastureGraham,Rev G.G.27/06/02 NY8529 Whey Sike Schober, M01/09/07 NY8428 Cronkley Fell J L Durkin03‐Jul‐07 NY904276Meadow S ofWinch bridgeJohnO'ReillyFestuca arenariaNational StatusCounty StatusRush-leaved FescueScarceRareFixed dunes at Teesmouth.Seaton Carew scattered among Ammophilain fixed dunes. Specimen collected byGordon Graham in 1982.ConservationThe site is in the Teesmouth National NatureReserve.21/06/69 NZ4836 Hart Warren GGG08/06/03 NZ531289 Seaton Sands J & C O'ReillyEuphrasia ostenfeldiiAn EyebrightNational StatusCounty StatusScarce, Data deficientRareOne old record, from Teesdale.Jul 1927 NY8128 Falcon Clints J. Fraco

Filago vulgarisCommon CudweedFrankenia laevisSea HeathNational StatusCounty StatusNear ThreatenedRareNational StatusCounty StatusNear ThreatenedRareVery rare in dry sandy places.A single, probably doubtful record frompossibly suitable habitat. Needs checking.Filago vulgaris (Common Cudweed)Apr 1989 NZ520261 Tioxide Newell65432Fumaria purpureaPurple Ramping –Fumitory1National StatusCounty StatusScarceExtinct789123 45No recent records.1960 NZ0629HamsterleyForest Wanless, T.W.01‐Jul‐07 NZ2556 Tyne Yard Andy Mclay11‐Jul‐72 NZ439231 Norton GGGGaleopsis angustifolia Red Hemp-nettleNational StatusCounty StatusCritically EndangeredExtinctNo recent records.

Genista anglicaNational StatusCounty StatusPetty WhinNear ThreatenedScarceGenista anglica (Petty whin)6On the road verges of the lower heathermoors, between Bedburn and Wolsinghamand at Muggleswick and Stanhope Commons.54Formerly more widespread, the map shows astrong decline.3212/06/76 NY936458 HunstanworthBurnip, M.NY938463Moor21/05/99 NY941471Baxton LawvergeMcCutcheonD.E.1972 NY942473HunstanworthStubbs, F.B.22/05/76 NY999520 Derwent Graham,NZ002521 Reservoir Rev G.G.23/05/73 NZ071315 Low Redford GGG27/05/78 NZ072466WhitehallMoss Burnip, M.12/10/72 NZ0834HarthopeBeck Burnip, M.Feb‐94 NZ0845StuartfieldMoor LWS1.24ValerieStanden27/05/78 NZ085455NorthPlantation Shaw, M.1976 NZ100350Black BanksPlantation Gates, Dr P.1975 NZ094347 Knitsley Fell Todd, Dr A.28/05/71 NZ110341 Knitsley Fell Moses, P.Jul‐91 NZ144447 Ragpath V StandenHeath LWS1.251989 NZ145448 Dunn, T.C.1977 NZ189610 Derwent Walk Weston, T J12/09/77 NZ010497BurnhopeBurn BSBI1789123 45

Gentiana vernaNational StatusCounty StatusSpring GentianNationally RareScarceIn short grazed turf on limestone, upperTeesdale.County Durham, famously, has a significantproportion of the national distribution of thisspecies.Conservation- Most of the sites are in theUpper Teesdale Nature Reserve.05/06/93 NY781353 Crook Burn GGGNY781354NY7823441970 NY779339 Crook Burn Haes, ECM26/06/93 NY781336 Herdship Fell GGGNY781334NY781343NY78033305/06/93 NY782341 Herdship Fell GGGNY782343NY782341NY7833442009 NY811337 HerdshipNaturalEngland10/06/79 NY812337 Herdship Blakemore J1970 NY782331 Viewing Hill Haes, MrNY782335NY783338E.C.M.24/06/78 NY781328 Holdenhurth Burnip,NY782342 BandMrs M.1985 NY782345 Holdenhurth Wilson, P.J.NY782348 Band1962 NY785354 Yad Moss Anon.1978 NY804325 Bleak Law NCC1970 NY803308 Pikestone Hurth BSBI28/05/93 NY805314 Pikestone Hurth GGG1978 NY805317 Pikestone Hurth NCCNY807314Natural2009 NY808339 Hill End England26/06/93 NY810310 Cow Green GGG26/06/93 NY814312 Long Band GGG26/06/93 NY814312 West Common GGG26/06/93 NY815312 West Common GGG1963 NY815304 Slapestone Sike Groom, R.28/05/93 NY815308 Cow Green GGG21/05/08 NY815306 Cow Green A & GNY81682997Nature Trail Young21/05/08 NY817296WiddybankExclosureA & GYoung25/05/73 NY823288 Cow Green Groom R ENY823128/05/93 NY818308 Cow Green GGG06/06/93 NY819309 The Knott GGG1974 NY820281 Falcon ClintsGibbons,Dr R.B.1967 NY818292 Red Sike BSBIAbove Wild M Schober15/09/09 NY824295 Scar10/06/79 NY826344 Rough Rigg Blakemore J1979 NY827324 Low End Blakemore J1970 NY826325 Low End Unknown10/06/79 NY828325 Low End BlakemoreMr J.17/06/93 NY829332 Langdon GGGNY830330 Common12/06/93 NY829334 Langdon GGGNY831333NY831334Common12/06/93 NY829333 Birk Sike GGG2009NY83003318 Tarnhole EdgeNaturalEngland1979 NY836331 Tarnhole Edge Blakemore J02‐Jul‐93 NY8229 Widdybank Fell Wood DC1967 NY8128 Widdybank Fell BSBI1970 NY815312 Widdybank Fell BSBI23/06/79 NY816294 Widdybank Fell Farrell, L03‐Jul‐09 NY8331 Widdybank Fell Schober MJul‐68 NY837299 Widdybank Fell Wells, DA03/06/77 NY839309 Widdybank Fell Burnip M1963 NY823293Widdybank Fell ElkingtonDr T.T.1970 NY826307 Widdybank Fell BSBI2009 NY844309WiddybankPastureNaturalEngland27‐Jul‐96 NY8330WiddybankPastureMcCutcheonD.E.2009 NY844313 Langdon BeckNaturalEngland1993 NY833333 Langdon GGGNY836331NY838331Common04‐Jul‐09 NY844309 Sand Sike J O'Reilly06/06/93 NY838309 Sand Sike GGG21‐Jul‐67 NY8432 Drygill Sike Groom R E2009 NY82633236Harwood NaturalEnglandNY83303288NY8293

333011/06/93 NY844314 Harwood Beck GGG1970 NY845314 Harwood Beck Unknown11/06/93 NY827325 Harwood Beck GGG1985 NY844298 Cetry Bank Wilson, P.J.2009 NY847296 Cetry Bank NaturalNY847297England20/05/72 NY845298 Cetry Bank Groom, R E30‐Jul‐09 NY852312 Langdon Beck Schober M06/06/93 NY854314 Old Folds GGG1970 NY865294 Wat Garth Bradshaw M12‐Jul‐06 NY860295Tees, 50m upriverpast gateA & GYoung1985 NY859297 Haugh Hill Wilson, P.J.1963 NY860296 Haugh HillElkingtonDr TT12/06/93 NY861295 Haugh Hill GGG1993 NY862314 High Hurth Edge GGGNY8653121985 NY864313 High Hurth Edge Wilson, P.J.10‐Jul‐79 NY809337 High Hurth Edge Proctor H G1993 NY866308 Middle Hurth GGG1993 NY870312 High Hurth GGG1993 NY871313 High Hurth GGG1978 NY871312 High Hurth NCC10‐Jul‐79 NY8732 Church Bowers Burnip, MOct‐90 NY8733Fendrith HillLWS 3.16ValerieStanden1974 NY8828 High Force GGG1977 NY8830 Ettersgill Proctor H G28/05/94 NY886310 High Beck Head GGG1985 NY895313 Valence Lodge Wilson, P.J.Photographed in County Durhamby UKWildflowers.comGentiana verna (Spring Gentian)654321789123 45

VC 65 Sites1970 NY832249 Arngill Head Haes, ECM.05/06/94 NY844222 Close HouseHedley, SMNY846222 Hurst04/06/94 NY882259 Comb Stones Hedley, SMGill01/09/07 NY8328 Cronkley Fell J L Durkin29/04/07 NY85422712 Cronkley Fell Robson, C1994 NY841279 Cronkley Fell Findlay, I.NY8412811985 NY843284 Cronkley Fell Wilson, P.J.NY8452851970 NY842275 Cronkley Fell Haes, ECM.NY84327718/06/06Cronkley FellNY842283 exclosure CNFC1994 NY849284 Cronkley Knoll Findlay, I.24/06/79 NY840282 Cronkley Scar Farrell, LNY8452851963 NY865204 Far Beck Bridge Elkington T.04/06/94 NY876261 Green Fell End Hedley, SM1978 NY876264 Green Fell End NCCNY877263NY88326004/06/94 NY876262 Green Fell Hedley, SMHurth05/06/94 NY856204 Green Thumb Hedley, SM1978 NY848268 High Hurst NCC1978 NY853267 High Hurst NCC05/06/94 NY862217 Hurth Edge Hedley, SM17/05/06 NY8325 Long Crag Robson, C1970 NY838256 Long Crag Haes, ECM.1970 NY842255 Long Crag Haes, ECM.1970 NY846258 Long Crag Haes, ECM.1970 NY835253 Long Crag W of Haes, ECM.1978 NY851255 Long Crag, N of NCC1978 NY844262 Long Crag,nr NCC1998 NY8322 Lune Forest EnglishNY8322SSSINatureJul‐05 NY824246 Mickle Fell top R Corner, JRoberts,LindaRobinson1990 NY8124NY8024Mickle Fell top EnglishNature1970 NY825251 Mickle Fell, NE Haes, ECM.of24/03/61 NY8520 Old Rake Haes, ECM.1994 NY845284 Thistle Green Findlay, I.1970 NY843284 Thistle Green Bradshaw12/06/94 NY827229 White Band Hedley, SM1978 NY829229 White Band NCC12/06/94 NY830230 White Band Hedley, SM12/06/94 NY831230 White Band Hedley, SM1978 NY833230 White Band NCC1994NY838282White WellGreen Findlay, I.

Gentianella campestrisField GentianNational StatusCounty StatusVulnerableScarceMostly in Teesdale, with two sites in theDerwent Valley and old records on themagnesian limestone.Gentianella campestris (Field Gentian)654321789123 4512 Aug 09 NY8199733466between ForceFoot and RiggSideJohn O'Reilly10 Aug 96 NY956478 Boltshope Park Mccutcheon,D.E.1974 NY8429 Cetry Bank Elkington, DrT.T.1973 NY8129 Cow Green Hudson, M.J.Reservoir21 Jul 97 NY8629 Cronkley Bridge McCutcheon,D.E.03 Jun 77 NY8331 Harwood Beck Burnip, Mrs M.09 Aug 09 NY818332 Harwood Beck Andy Mclay28 Jun 08 NY859296 Harwood Beck, John O'Reillysteep bankside28 Jun 08 NY858297 Haugh Hill John O'Reilly28 Jun 08 NY859297 Haugh Hill John O'Reilly28 Jun 08 NY858296 Haugh Hill John O'Reilly16 Jul 97 NZ0546 Honey Hill McCutcheon,D.E.1988 NY951474 Jeffrey's Rake Simpson, Mr G.22 Jul 71 NY855314 Langdon Beck Graham G.G.19 Jun 03 NY8631 Langdon Beck Schober, Marie28 Aug 79 NY954479 Ramshaw Burnip, Mrs M.29 Jul 08 NY897282 Tees bank O'Reilly, JohnbetweenWynch Bridgeand HolwickHead29 Jul 08 NY901280 Tees bank John O'Reillyupstream ofLow Force23 Jul 67 NY857295 Wheysike Groom, Mr R.E.Jul 1978 NY838302 WiddybankFarmBradshaw DrM.E.1980 NY82E Widdybank Fell Tennant, D.J.1968 NY8130 Widdybank Fell Proctor, Rev HG27 Jul 79 NY815312 Widdybank Fell Sykes, Mrs M.1976 NY8330 WiddybankPastureGraham G.G.

Gnaphalium sylvaticumHeath CudweedGroenlandia densaOpposite-leaved PondweedNational StatusCounty StatusEndangeredRareNational StatusCounty StatusVulnerableRareRare and severely declining, on sandy soils.Formerly abundant at Owlet Hill, but probablyextinct there now.Faber2007 NZ3124 Preston‐le‐Skerne Maunsell21/10/71 NZ318267 Swan Carr GGG25/09/77 NZ072336BlackburnLodgeBurnip, MrsM.07/11/74 NZ161621 Burn Hills Groom, R.E.01/10/77 NZ294472FinchalePrioryMoses, MrsP.05/08/77 NZ030279 High Acton Lear, Mrs B.1997 NZ181598 Owlet Hill Durkin, J.1988 NZ178605ThornleyWood Groom, R.E.10/09/77 NZ236515 Hett HillsMcCallumWebster MGnaphalium sylvaticum (Heath Cudweed)654321789123 45

Gymnocarpium robertianumLimestone Oak FernGymnocarpium robertianum (Limestone Fern)National StatusCounty StatusScarceRare65On an old mine wall in Swinhope, Weardale,covering about a square metre.4The Weardale site is one of the northernmostBritish locations for this fern.32There is a 1969 record from Middleton Quarry,which needs investigating.1There is an old record frpm Hudeshope Beck-“limestone cliffs on the banks of the streamthat runs into the Tees at Middleton” 1868Baker and Tate.789123 45It was seen in the county in 1920 by G WTemperley and R B Cooke, but no localitywas given.28/06/05 NY8853421868 NY94291969 NY9482451863 NY82PSwinhopeMoor LWSHudeshopeBeckMiddletonQuarry SSSICronkleyFellJohn Liam DurkinBaker and TateUnknownBrown, W H

Helianthemum oelandicum levigatumTeesdale RockroseNational StatusCounty StatusVulnerableRareLimestone outcrops on Cronkley Fell. At 535metres, now mostly in “exclosures”. This isall of the distribution of this subspecies..Conservation- The site is in the UpperTeesdale National Nature Reserve.Photographed in Teesdale by UKWildflowers.comHelianthemum oelandicum subsp. levigatum654321789123 4522/06/05 NY842283Cronkley FellexclosureWild FlowerSociety22/06/99 NY848283Cronkley FellexclosureJones,Vincent1993NY838282White WellGreen Findlay, I.1979 NY845284 Cronkley Fell Blakemore J1992 NY849284 CronkleyKnollFindlay, I.

Helleborus foetidusStinking HelleboreHippophae rhamnoides Sea BuckthornNational StatusCounty StatusScarceProbably hortalNational StatusCounty StatusScarceFrequent planted/hortalScarce Plants in Britain says that this speciesis not native north-east of the Wirral-Thamesline. It is, though, long established at severalsites on the banks of the Tees at Whorlton.15/06/05 NZ164473 Lanchester Way, on wallopposite old stationAnn &GordonYoungGraham,Mrs P.S.1986 NZ105147 Whorlton Banks CWS6.121997 NZ110145 Whorlton Sykes, M.10/04/93 NZ106146 Whorlton Banks CWS Graham,6.12Rev G.G.10/03/92 NZ105146 Whorlton Banks CWS Burnip, M.6.12Introduced, widely planted on the coast andby the estuaries.“One thousand buckthorns were planted atSeaton Carew by Charles Carter, captain ofthe Golf Club” about 1929, Hornby 1974. Thisis still the largest site for this plant in thecounty.Helleborus foetidus (Stinking Hellebore)654321789123 45

Hordelymus europaeus Wood BarleyNational StatusCounty StatusScarceScarceScarce in riverbank woodlands, by the Teesaround Barnard Castle, the Wear aroundBishop Auckland, and the Derwent aroundRowland’s Gill.Most sites for this grass consist of a singleclump, of about one square metre. BellburnWood and Gibside West Wood have patchesof about ten square metres.Though this grass is usually described asliking basic soils, some of the Derwent Valleysites are fairly acidic, and in Lands Wood oneof the patches is in bilberry. Lands Wood isone of the northernmost British locations forthis grass.ConservationWhile most of its sites are in LWSs, few are inSSSIs.Hordelymus europaeus (Wood Barley)654321/08/08 NZ2231 Bellburn Wood J L Durkin13/08/97 NZ2029 Bishop Auckland Graham, P.S.13/08/97 NZ217293 Bracket Wood GGGJul‐97 NZ218294Brack's WoodLWS 3.47 Wharton, S.01/05/00 NZ1457 Chopwell Crags J L Durkin05/06/76 NZ0318 Cotherstone Burnip, M.Aug‐78 NZ066150EgglestoneAbbey Burnip, M.20/08/72 NZ047169 Flatts Wood Burnip, M.31‐Jul‐94 NZ0417 Flatts Wood DTNFC18/08/91 NZ046168 Flatts Wood Sykes, M.26‐Jan‐08 NZ180581Gibside, WestWoodJohn LiamDurkin01‐Apr‐10NZ1810861208Lands Wood(not WT)John LiamDurkin01‐Apr‐10NZ1823061213Lands Wood(Wland Trust)John LiamDurkin01/05/05 NZ1760Paddock HillWoodJohn LiamDurkinJun‐92 NZ180604Paddock HillWoodWesterberg S01‐Jul‐05 NZ1456Pont Burn WoodWT Compartment2BJohn LiamDurkin24/03/09 NZ148558Pontburn Wood,WT Compartment3DJohn LiamDurkin13/08/61 NZ2840 Shincliffe Wood Harvey, M.J.25‐Jul‐73 NZ097145 Sledwich Hall Sykes, M.1997 NZ1760 Thornley Wood Westerberg S1970 NZ243358Valley BurnWoodBradshaw, DrM.E.15/04/06 NZ2131 Vinovia J & C O'ReillyAug‐78 NY935370 Westernhope Stevenson C R21‐Jul‐98 NZ106146 Whorlton Sykes, M.Jul‐99 NZ107146 Whorlton Kay, G.M.Jul‐94 NZ109147 Whorlton Peacock, H07‐Jul‐92 NZ110144 Whorlton Peacock, H05/08/97 NZ110145 Whorlton Sykes, M.21789123 45

Hordeum marinumSea BarleyNational StatusCounty StatusVulnerableExtinctFormerly recorded on the coast in the southof the county.1939 NZ4639 Blackhall Rocks1939 NZ5130 Seaton CarewTemperley, G Wand JWHHTemperley, G Wand JWHHThere are no recent records.Hydrocharis morsus-ranaeFrogbitNational StatusCounty StatusVulnerableRare/extinctFormerly abundant at Ryton Willows SSSI,particularly in the Curling Pond, but dying outaround 2000. This was its northernmostBritish native site. Still present at nearby sites,including garden ponds, to which plants hadbeen transferred. The other sites are hortal.Conservation- The former Ryton Willows siteis an SSSI. Stargate Ponds are a GatesheadCouncil Local Wildlife Site.22‐Jul‐91 NZ152650 Ryton Willows Rutherford S1996 NZ155649 Ryton Willows Durkin J1979 NZ157649 Ryton Sanderson R24/09/90 NZ177605 Thornley Wood Westerberg S09‐Jul‐07 NZ337655 Jarrow Andy Mclay19/09/07 NZ383423 Pesspool Wood John O'Reilly05/03/93 NZ408153 Carter Moor Scaife, R W

Hypericum montanumPale St John’s WortNational StatusCounty StatusNear ThreatenedScarceScarce in rough grassland, scrub and openwoodland, mainly on the magnesianlimestone, but also in the dales.There has been a considerable decline, ascan be seen from the map.1979 NZ4639 Blackhall Rocks GGG09‐Jul‐74 NZ465372 High HesledenMcAndrewMr R.T.1966 NZ4739 Blackhall Rocks GGG2009 NZ4935Hart WarrenRailwayEmbankmentMartinAllenHypericum montanum (Pale St John's-wort)6503/08/77 NY877373 High Hill Farm Burnip, MJun‐91 NZ049174Flatts Wood LWS6.36ValerieStanden22‐Jul‐70 NZ1134 Harperley Station Moses P.27/09/07 NZ190300 Escomb PasturesCunninghamK1968 NZ332326Highland HouseQuarryGrahamRev G.G.13‐Jun‐98 NZ332337 Fox and HoundsDWTHedgesSurvey1968 NZ332447 PittingtonShimwellDr D.W.1970 NZ336319Bishop MiddlehamQuarryGrahamRev G.G.1999 NZ3332Bishop MiddlehamQuarryBoyce,Mr R.21/02/07 NZ337314NZ338316Island Farm AndyMclay1968 NZ341383 Cassop Quarry GGG20/09/78 NZ345369 Kelloe GGG14‐Sep‐73 NZ363444 Elemore WoodSilversideDr A.J.1999 NZ390544 Tunstall Hills Boyce, R.1979 NZ395538 Tunstall Hills Hall, D.28/08/93 NZ407517 Ryhope Dene GGGJul‐79 NZ414388 Castle Eden DeneBlakemoreMr J.1979 NZ430429 Littlethorpe Dene GGG20/06/96 NZ4347 Horden coast GGG13/06/98 NZ436379 Hesleden Dines, T.29‐Jun‐08NZ43874639Hawthorn quarry,near entranceA & GYoung1980 NZ440458 Hawthorn Hive Unknown14‐Aug‐Richardson80 NZ442452 Beacon Hill M EEasington26/08/90 NZ4444 Colliery Coast Mitchell D19/06/90 NZ4445 Hive Point Mitchell D43217 8 91 2 3 4 5Iberis amaraGarden CandytuftNational Status VulnerableCounty Status HortalAs a casual on river banks, quarries, railways.

Juncus alpinoarticulatus Alpine RushJuncus filiformisThread RushNational StatusCounty StatusScarceRareNational StatusCounty StatusScarceScarceBasic flushes in Upper Teesdale, mainly atWiddybank, but also downstream to NZ11.Shores of upland reservoirs, graduallyspreading.Conservation- Most of the sites are in theUpper Teesdale Nature Reserve.Juncus alpinoarticulatus (Alpine Rush)651987 NY83538825/06/05 NZ064027/07/97 NZ068419BurnhopeReservoir Owen, MTunstallReservoirLWS 3.18 A & G YoungTunstallReservoirLWS 3.18 Coles, A.4321789123 45Juncus triglumis Three-flowered RushNational Status A “Scottish” speciesCounty Status Scarce2009 NY849296 Cetry BankNaturalEngland1973 NY8129Cow GreenReservoirHudson,M.J.1974 NY820281 Falcon ClintsGibbons,Dr R.B.1974 NY8331PeghornLodgeGroom, MrR.E.21‐May‐08 NY81483041SlapestoneSikeA & GYoung06/08/97 NZ137155 Stony Bank Sykes, M.01‐Jul‐06 NY8229WiddybankFellWood, D&Woods, M1976 NY838301WiddybankPastureGraham,Rev G.G.01‐Jul‐84 NY839299WiddybankPastureGraham,Rev G G.28‐Jul‐67 NY842300WiddybankPastureGroom, MrR.E.15/09/81 NY842301 Widdybank Graham,NY846302 Pasture Rev G G.23/07/71 NY904279 Winch Bridge Mullin, M.This species is included in the Rare PlantRegister because, while it is not scarcenationally, Durham has most of the Englishpopulation.Very rare and sparse in shallow stony sikeswhich issue from Widdybank Fell.Juncus triglumis (Three-flowered Rush)654321789123 45

Juniperus communisJuniperJuniperus communis (Juniper)National StatusCounty StatusUKBAPDurham BAP65The following text follows the Durham BAP.The majority of junipers in Durham are in theNorth Pennines Natural Area, on unimprovedpasture or moorland in isolated stands. Thetotal area of these habitats is approximately115ha, split between 26 sites. Around 100haof this is in the Upper Teesdale NNR(counted as one site).A notable exception to this distribution is asurviving lowland native site on the DurhamCoast at Blackhall Rocks.Surveys in 1973 and 1994 highlighted thelocal decline in juniper. Twelve sites and36% of bushes were lost in this period.Juniper stands are dominated by old bushes(over 100 years) and natural regeneration israre.Current or recent activityComprehensive surveys of juniper colonies inNorth-east England were undertaken byEnglish Nature in 1973 and 1994.4321789123 4Native Lowland Sites26/07/05 NZ344504 Houghton Cut J L Durkin28/05/03 NZ472386BlackhallRocksA & GYoung1974 NZ4347 Dawdon Hall, D.24/06/95 NZ4836CrimdonDenemouth Mitchell D18/05/81 NZ292461BrassidePonds, dampheath N of.Graham,Rev G G.03/06/90 NZ475385 Cross Gill Mitchell D5Outside Upper Teesdale NNR, plantingschemes to extend existing stands and tocreate new ones have been undertaken byEnglish Nature, Durham County Council,Northumbrian Water, Durham Wildlife Trust,Game Conservancy and others.Seed from an old stand at Hishopeburn hasbeen collected annually since autumn 2004and is being propogated by Trees PleaseNursery near Corbridge.Bonsai juniper at High Force

Upland Sites1975 NZ075245 Arngill Burnip, M1978 NZ0431 Ayhope Shield Groom, RE02/09/81 NZ060314 Ayhope ShieldGraham,Rev G G.Mar‐91 NZ051317Ayhope ShieldLWS 3.9ValerieStanden29/05/03 NY891284 B6277, W ofEttersgilljunction, NvergeK Bowie,K Cunningham,F Daly.29/07/61 NZ0135 Bishopley Crags JWHH2001 NY973347 Bollihope J L Durkin2001 NY974347 Bollihope J L Durkin2001 NY975348 Bollihope J L DurkinJan‐91 NY977357Bollihope BogLWS 3.24ValerieStanden1974 NY978348 Bollihope Burnip, MNY981349 Common29‐Nov‐07 NY982350BollihopeCommon J L DurkinJun‐04Jun‐95Jun‐95NZ070444NY980475NZ069317BurnhillJunction &Longburn FordLWS 1.51Burnhope BurnStobbs, J.et al.LWS 3.39 Stobbs, J.Cliff Sike LWS6.42 Stobbs, J.1989 NZ145448 Cornsay Dunn, T.C.30/07/09 NY8328 Cronkley Fell J L DurkinNY842801/09/07 NY8429 Cronkley Scar J L Durkin1972 NY989252 Eggleston Burn Burnip, M1973 NY989309 Eggleshope Beck Groom, RE.1980 NY982237 Eggleston GGG1977 NZ037293 Euden Beck Burnip, MNZ038293HamsterleyForest27/09/10 NY819282 Falcon Clints J L DurkinNY818283NY817284NY820281NY821281NY822281NY823281NY824281NY82528121/05/07 NY987475 Feldon Burn J L DurkinNY997470NY99747105/11/02 NY8731 Fendrith Hill Schober MForesters Burnip, M1978 NZ049419 Lodge1974 NY8629Forest‐in‐TeesdaleGrahamG.G.08/08/06 NZ1850Greencroft &Langley MoorSSSIJ L Durkin01/08/07 NZ020309 Hamsterley J L DurkinNZ021309NZ023308ForestHamsterley G Simpson14/05/02 NZ037275 Forest10/07/07 NZ1542HedleyhopeDene, DWT J L Durkin1977 NZ036277 High Acton Lear, B.High Crag, J L DurkinAug‐08 NY8628 CronkleyAug‐07 NY880283 High Force, J L DurkinNY88102840NY88002836south side ofriver08/07/63 NY885283High Force,south side ofriverJ Rogerson21/09/09 NZ0447Hisehope BurnSSSIBaines,MiriamNov‐91 NY985220Hole BeckQuarry LWS6.21ValerieStanden01/09/07 NY9020 Holwick Scars J L Durkin2693NY90582671NY902726921976 NZ048475 Honey Hill Burnip, M16/07/05 NY931178Hunder BeckJuniper SSSI Brown, Kit1979 NZ037487 Juniper Hill Burnip,MJul‐06 NY8828 Keedholm Scar J L Durkin1980 NZ098346Knitsley FellQuarryGrahamG.G.08/08/06 NZ1850 Langley Moor J L Durkin1974 NZ003217 Low Shipley GGG1973 NZ0730 Middle Redford GGGJun‐95 NZ058464Middles WestLWS 1.41Stobbs, MsJ.1978 NZ0432North and SouthGrains Beck Burnip, M06/02/08 NZ0416Orchard Brae,Barnard Castle,Woodland TrustJ L Durkin

1975 NZ021234 Pallet Crag Sykes, M.1994 NZ026232Pallet Crag LWS6.23ValerieStanden1978 NY988482Pedam’s OakWood Burnip, M23/12/61 NY988484Pedham's Oak,nearSwan, G.A.and Mrs M.10/02/93 NZ158445 Ragpath Lawson, GNY8850 R Tees banks, J L DurkinAug‐07 2857 High ForceJul‐06 NY871281River Teesbanks, HighForce Quarry J L Durkin03/02/06 NY974247R Tees banknear Sun BankA & GYoung13/10/10NY90702765NY90812748Winch BridgeCrags (westlimit)Winch BridgeCrags (eastlimit)JohnDurkinJohnDurkin13/10/10Rushy Lea LWSJun‐95 NZ070353 3.41 Stobbs, J.01/08/07 NZ016308 Sharnberry Gill J L DurkinNZ017308NZ018308NZ0193081975 NZ0734 St Johns Hall Burnip, M1968 NY963251 West Stotley Burnip, M10/08/07 NY920388 Heights Quarry J L Durkin1976 NZ0438 Thornhope Beck Burnip, MSep‐90 NZ045390ThornhopeBeck WoodLWS 3.14ValerieStanden25/06/05 NZ0545 Waskerley B Astley29/09/04 NZ063446 Waskerley Way A & G Young31/07/02 NY983431West WhiteleyBurnA & GYoung1981 NY985432West WhiteleyBurnBurnip, M1978 NY958342Wester ToddSikeBurnip, M1962 NY9038 Slit Wood GGG1967 NZ0235 White Kirkley Burnip, M1974 NZ062465 Whitehall Moss Burnip, M1976 NY8330WiddybankPastureGraham ,Rev G.G.1972 NY904279 Winch Bridge GGG

Kobresia simpliusculaFalse SedgeKobresia simpliciuscula (False Sedge)National StatusCounty StatusNationally RareScarce6Locally abundant in sugar limestone turf andmontane, base-rich sedge marsh. Therewere occasional “wash-down” colonies furtherdown the Tees. These have declined inrecent years.5432Conservation- Most of the sites are in theUpper Teesdale Nature Reserve.1789123 451968 NY855298Elkington,Widdybank Fell Dr T.T.01/07/06 NY814290 Widdybank Fell Wood, D&NY8130NY8229Woods, M03/07/09 NY8331 Widdybank Fell Schober, M1985 NY817293 Red Syke Wilson, P.J.1974 NY820281 Falcon ClintsGibbons DrR.B.1993 NY839299 Widdybank GGGJun‐89 NY8330 Widdybank GGG1986 NY844298 Widdybank Wilson, P.J.15/09/81 NY842301 Widdybank Graham,NY846302 Pasture Rev G G.28/07/67 NY843297 Cetry Bank Groom R E2009 NY847297 Cetry Bank NaturalNY848296England07/08/09 NY848301Allotment SWof Sayer HillJohnO'Reilly2009 NY850296 Whey Sike NaturalNY850297NY851297NY852298England30/06/06 NY8530 Langdon BeckWood, D&Woods, M1986 NY8428 Cronkley Fell Bray, E.Limonium humileLax-flowered Sea-lavenderNational StatusCounty StatusScarceExtinctPossibly doubtful records.There are no recent records.03/08/52 NZ5024 GreathamCreekNZ51251939 NZ5227 TeesmouthJWHHTemperley, G W& JWHH

Limosella aquaticaMudwortNational StatusCounty StatusScarceProbably ExtinctDitches near Cocken. WW in Winch 1807.“Marshy ground surrounding a spring close tothe village of Morden, with Bidens tripartita”1868 Rev A M Norman in Baker and Tate.There is one modern, unconfirmed record.12/08/05 NZ35256059Boldon GolfCourseHS/FC ofE3 EcologyLinnaea borealisNational StatusCounty StatusTwinflowerScarcePossibly ExtinctThe Weardale record for this plant may benative or introduced. It has not been recordedfor some years now.08/07/79 NY883440 Frazer’s Quarry M Burnip

Linum perenne anglicumNational StatusCounty StatusScarceRarePerennial FlaxCounty Durham has a significant proportionof the national distribution of this species.Mainly on the magnesian limestone, with onesite on the Permian limestone. There are twomain sites, at Thrislington NNR and at HartonDownhill SSSI, both of which were wellknown to local people for many years beforethey came to the attention of seriousbotanists. The Durham populations are on thenorthern limit for this attractive flower.Linum perenne (Perennial Flax)65Durham1997 NZ3964Beacon HillQuarryWildlifeServices1963 NZ325321Bishop MiddlehamQuarry DWT1974 NZ323320Bishop Middlehamunderpass ofA1(M), east sidevergeWay, J M27/06/78 NZ355625 Boldon Colliery Holmes, T.1970 NZ2541 Broom Park Todd, Dr A.1963 NZ3859Fulwell & CarleyHill Quarries SSSI JWHH21/08/80 NZ389656Harton DownhillSSSIGGG10/06/01 NZ390655Harton DownhillSSSIA & G Young12/07/05 NZ390656Harton DownhillSSSIJohn LiamDurkin17‐Jun‐03 NZ018137HuwlandsQuarry, BowesJohn LiamDurkin1986 NZ0213 Kilmond Scar EnglishNZ0313 SSSINatureSep‐99 NZ391659 Man Haven Owen, M.J.1975 NZ405641Marsden Quarry,TilconDavis, DrB.N.K.11/08/09 NZ318324Rough FurzeQuarry LWS 7.27John LiamDurkin1968 NZ317328 Thrislington NNR GGGNZ317329NZ31832613/06/98 NZ315326 Thrislington NNRDWT HedgesSurvey25‐Jul‐79 NZ318330 Thrislington NNR Blakemore, J1999 NZ319326 Thrislington NNR Boyce, Mr R.28/06/80 NZ319329 Thrislington NNR GGG10/06/07NZ31893284Thrislingtoncomprtment 5 A & G Young27/06/79 NZ391546 Tunstall Hills Blakemore, J1968 NZ392541 Tunstall Hills GGG1968 NZ392545 Tunstall Hills GGG1980 NZ3737 Wingate NCC4321789123 45

Luronium natans Floating Water-PlantainNational StatusCounty StatusScarceExtinctThere is a record from “a swamp near Birtley”,in 1930, by Professor J W H Harrison. “knownbetween the wars, but the area now builtover”.Possibly a doubtful record.Lithospermum arvense Field GromwellNational StatusCounty StatusEndangeredRareA single record from Hart Warren13 Jun 1998 NZ491364 Hart Warren Dines, Dr T.

Lycopodium clavatumStags-hornClubmossNational Status Habs. Dir Annex 5County Status ScarceLycopodium clavatum (Stag's-horn Clubmoss)654321789123 45Feb 1992 NZ019298 Hamsterley Forest ValerieCWS 6.25 Standen2002 NY83R Harthope Head Hedley, S.Oct 2007 NZ1441 Hedleyhope FellCWS 1.22John LiamDurkin1976 NY94P Hunstanworth Tom Dunn11/07/80 NZ098344 Knitsley Fell Quarry GGG11/07/75 NZ0223 Langleydale M BurnipCommon04/06/03 NY955497 Low Garden House, A & G Youngold quarry road12/07/08 NZ2057 Marley Hill, John LiamNZ2057 former colliery. Durkin06/08/75 NY9730 Monks Moor M Burnip10/03/64 NZ1655 Mountsett Tyreman, MrQuarries1976 NZ0346 Muggleswick Tom DunnCommon CWS 1.623/07/76 NY905313 Newbiggin M BurnipCommon1986 NZ181598 Owlet Hill J L DurkinJul 2006 NY871281 River Tees banks,High Force QuarryJohn LiamDurkin04/06/81 NZ144361 Roddymoor SW of GGG1984 NZ0021 Shipley & GreatWoods SSSI1974 NY83A Widdybank Fell GGGEnglishNature(from NNU)1966 NY9249 Castleberry Cleugh G A SwanJul 2006 NY871291 Dufton Moss Quarry J L Durkin23/10/72 NZ0329 Euden Beck GGG22/07/72 NY8328 Falcon Clints B Pt SocJul 2005 NY8228 Falcon Clints J L DurkinJul 2005 NY8128 Falcon Clints J L Durkin08/07/79 NY8844 Frazer's Quarry M Burnip .1986 NZ179595 Gibside J L Durkin2010 Gibside J L Durkin09/06/09 NZ0931 Hamsterley Forest Sarker, F23/10/72 NZ0527 Hamsterley Forest GGG13/04/75 NZ0528 Hamsterley Forest M Burnip1970 NZ0430 Hamsterley Forest M Burnip

Maianthemum bifoliumMay LilyMarrubium vulgareWhite HorehoundNational StatusCounty StatusVulnerableRareNational StatusCounty StatusScarceExtinctIn upland ancient semi-natural woodlandplanted with conifers.No recent records.County Durham has a significant proportion,more than 25%, of the national distribution ofthis species.Gordon Graham describes May Lily as beingintroduced to Durham, saying “possiblyintroduced with conifers”, but the Red DataBook describes this site as native.There is one long-established site, and anumber of other reported sites close by, mostof which may be incorrect grid references ormay have been short-lived colonies orintroductions from the main site.First found by Rev. J C Dunn, then by DOliver. The May Lily site was initially keptsecret.In 1986 John Durkin found a small colony onthe south side of the Beldon Burn, twokilometres upstream of the main site. Thiscolony, probably planted, subsequently diedout.Conservation The single site is a DurhamCounty Local Wildlife Site, but this isinadequate status for such an importantspecies.11/06/03 NY950493 Hunstanworth A & G YoungMeconopsis cambricum Welsh PoppyNational StatusCounty StatusScarceFrequent hortalA frequent garden escape, especially aroundvillages in the Dales and along the Wearbetween Stanhope and the A68.Melampyrum sylvaticum Small Cow WheatNational StatusCounty StatusEndangeredExtinctFormerly rare in riverside woodland inTeesdale.Long extinct on the Durham side at WinchBridge, and apparently now gone from theYorkshire side. It’s hard to tell if it wasformerly more widespread in Teesdale or ifsome of the records were mistakes forMelampyrum pratense, though at least someof these are backed up by herbariumspecimens.There is a Heslop Harrison record forHisehope Burn, in the Derwent valley.The most recent record was at Winch Bridge,VC65, 1976 Gordon Graham and determinedby D J Tennant.Winch Bridge, south Tennant, D J1976 NY9027 sideand GGG1945 NZ0447 Hisehope Burn SSSI JWHH

Minuartia strictaTeesdale SandwortMinuartia vernaSpring SandwortNational StatusCounty StatusVulnerableRareNational StatusCounty StatusNear ThreatenedScarceCounty Durham has a significant proportionof the national distribution of this species.In open gravely flushes and eroding marginsin two small areas on the sugar limestone atWiddybank Fell.There are specimens in many herbaria.Conservation- Both of the sites are in theUpper Teesdale Nature Reserve.1974 NY820281 Falcon ClintsGibbons,Dr R.B.1985 NY821291 Fold Sike Wilson P J1994 NY817293 Red Sike Findlay, I.03/06/65 NY818293 Red Sike GGG1985 NY819292 Red Sike Wilson P J1977 NY8329WiddybankFarmBradshaw,Dr M.E.1985 NY817294 Widdybank Fell Wilson P J01/07/06 NY826291 Widdybank FellWood, D&Woods, MOn lead mining spoil heaps and associatedriver banks and road verges in upperWeardale and Teesdale. Less frequent in theupper Derwent Valley.County Durham has a significant proportionof the national distribution of this species.Conservation- Some of the sites are in theUpper Teesdale National Nature Reserve.Minuartia verna (Spring Sandwort)654321789123 45

10/08/07 NY932400 Hanging Wells J L Durkin10/08/07 NY935404 Hanging Wells J L Durkin10/08/07 NY933394 Hanging Wells J L DurkinOct‐90 NY9249Beldon BurnLWS 3.29ValerieStanden29‐Jul‐61 NZ0135 Bishopley Crags JWHH29‐May‐77 NZ0034Bollihope Burn :Spoil HeapsBurnip, MrsM.12/09/77 NY850421 Burtree Fell Burnip, M.03/06/99 NY8540 Burtreeford J L Durkin04‐Jul‐97 NY8235 Coldberry EndMcCutcheonD.E.21‐May‐08NY81533037Cow GreenNature TrailA & GYoung21‐May‐08 NY817296Cow GreenExclosureA & GYoung02‐Jul‐06 NY8328 Cronkley FellJ & CO'Reilly18/06/06 NY8428 Cronkley Fell CNFC22‐Jun‐05 NY842283Cronkley FellexclosureWildFlowerSociety04/08/75 NY772337 Crookburn Foot GGG12/06/76 NY955385 Eastgate GGG21/06/80 NY983236 Eggleston GGG1972 NY820281 Falcon Clints Gibbons RB01/08/00 NY8236 Great Stony Hill Schober M2002 NY983391GreenfootQuarry LWS3.54Stobbs, J.et al.04‐Aug‐75 NY781355HarwoodCommonGraham,Rev G.G.06‐Aug‐74 NY781358HarwoodCommonGraham,Rev G.G.1977 NY8135HighfieldHushesBurnip, MrsM.24/06/78 NY781329HoldenhurthBandBurnip, MrsM.27‐May‐73 NY947290HudeshopeBeckWiggingtonM J1982 NY957483 HunstanworthMcCutcheonD.E.24/08/72 NY8336 Ireshope Moor GGG24/05/09 NY8143 Killhope J L Durkin1991 NY826430Killhope WheelLWS 3.6Buchanan,P T18‐Aug‐09 NY806341Lady's RakeMineJohnO'Reilly20/09/75 NY847335 Langdon Beck Burnip, M.1973 NY8232 Low End Silverside AJ01‐Jul‐04 NZ1134Low HarperleyriversideJohn LiamDurkin1990 NY8024 Mickle Fell top EnglishNY8124NY8224Nature06‐Jul‐79NY891406MiddlehopeBank &BottomsMiddlehopeBurnBurnip, MrsM.27‐Jul‐09 NY9039Andy Mclay10‐Jul‐79 NY837417 Moss Moor Burnip, M.NY874909‐Jul‐05 3899 Newhouse Jane YoungNewhouse toMiddlehopeRoad Verge Stobbs, J.2002 NY8840 LWS 3.56 et al.2009 NY809333 Rough HillNaturalEngland24/05/09 NY8342 Killhope J L Durkin11/05/09 NY880389 East Blackdene CNFC1974 NY8331 Peghorn Lodge Groom R.E.10/08/96 NY957482 RamshawMcCutcheonD.E.21‐May‐08NY81662943 Red SikeA & GYoung24/08/79 NY860416 Sedling Rake Burnip, M.12/09/77 NY9837 Shield Ash Burnip, M.01/06/96 NY9038 Slit Wood GGG23/04/08 NY905391 Slit Wood A & G Young1971 NY861386 St John's Chapel Burnip, M.19/06/74 NY8132 Stoney Comb Burnip, M.18/05/05 NY956483Ramshaw, oldquarryA & GYoung14‐Sep‐78 NY8041 Wellhope MoorWiggingtonM J24‐Aug‐06 NZ168310Witton‐le‐WearSSSI meadowalongside rlyembankmentJohn LiamDurkin29‐Jun‐78 NY902429Nov‐90NZ0637WolfcleughCommonWolsinghamRiver GravelsLWS 3.10Burnip, MrsM.ValerieStanden

Muscari neglectumGrape HyacinthNational StatusCounty StatusVulnerableHortalOccasionally well established, usually nearhouses.Myosotis alpestris Alpine Forget-me-notMyosotis alpestris (Alpine Forget-me-not)National StatusCounty StatusNear ThreatenedRare6Mickle Fell (vc65) at 700 to 1180 metres.51990 NY8024July2005 NY8224Mickle FelltopMickle FelltopEnglish NatureRod Corner,Jeremy Roberts,Linda Robinson1979 NY811246 Mickle Fell Blakemore, J.1979 NY824246 Mickle Fell Farrell, L.1982 NY811246 Mickle Fell Findlay, I.1985 NY827244 Mickle Fell Findlay, I.1987 NY811246 Mickle Fell Findlay, I.1989 NY827244 Mickle Fell Findlay, I.1989 NY811246 Mickle Fell Findlay, I.1993 NY827244 Mickle Fell Findlay, I.4321789123 45Conservation- All of the sites are in theUpper Teesdale National Nature Reserve.

Myosotis stoloniferaNational StatusCounty StatusScarceScarcePale Forget-me-notFlushed fellsides in Teesdale, Weardale andthe Derwent Valley.07/09/76 NZ037332 Pikestone Fell Burnip, M.18/06/78 NZ054418Foresters’Lodge Burnip, M.21/06/78 NZ057429 Lumley Ling Burnip, M.1965 NY974241BeckstoneSprings,Mickleton Mrs M Dent1973 NY786324HoldenhurthBandProctor, RevH.G.23/06/06 NY801248 Mickle Fell Robson,NY802240NY809237NY809243NY815244NY823244NY823250NY823251Craig19/06/06 NY8025 Mickle Fell Robson, C14‐Sep‐78 NY8041WellhopeMoorWiggington,M.J.2009 NY822325Forest‐in‐TeesdaleNaturalEngland04‐Jul‐83 NY822437 Killhope Wheel Burnip, M.08‐Jul‐97 NY823434 Killhope McCutcheon,D.E.24/05/09 NY8242 Killhope J L Durkin24/05/09 NY8342 Killhope J L Durkin18/06/06 NY8625BleabeckGrainsRobson,Craig08‐Jul‐79 NY883444 Frazers Quarry Burnip, M.24/08/91 NY9148 Nookton Fell GGG23/08/91 NY919472 Nookton BurnMcCutcheon,D.E.29‐Jul‐87 NY938280HardberryFarm, nearstream.Burnip, M,Horsley, E,Jackson, J,Peacock, H.16/08/73 NY938301 Newberry ScarSilversideDr A.J.16/08/73 NY954294HudeshopeBeckSilversideDr A.J.14/06/75 NY955271HudeshopeBeckBurnip, MrsM.13/06/81 NY979438 Steward Shield Burnip, M.07‐Jul‐80 NY980352BollihopeCommon GGG09‐Jul‐97 NY983356 Catterick MossMcCutcheon,D.E.27‐Jun‐0209‐Jul‐97NY992224NY993296Romaldkirk,North of BeerBeck, southvergeEggleshopeBeckK Bowie, KCunningham,F Daly,J Durkin.McCutcheonD.E.Myosotis stolonifera (Pale Forget-me-not)6543217 8 91 2 3 45

Myrriophyllum verticillatumWhorled Water-MilfoilNational StatusCounty StatusVulnerableExtinctNo recent recordsNeotinea ustulata Burnt OrchidNeotinea ustulata (Burnt Orchid)National StatusCounty StatusEndangeredRare6Formerly quite widespread , though alwayssparse, on the magnesian limestone, andnow reduced to a single site, at thesouthernmost part of its former coastal rangein the county.Hart Warren Golf Course, several locationson the edge of the dunes.54321789123 4531/05/06 NZ489364 Hart Warren CNFC07‐Jun‐06 NZ489365Hart Warrenedge of golfcourse McKay, Dr M21/06/69 NZ4936 Hart Warren GGG

Neottia nidus-avis Bird’s Nest OrchidNational StatusCounty StatusNear ThreatenedRareRare and sparse in beech and yew stands onlimestone.11/05/73 NY906390 Westgate GGG1975 NZ063487 Low Horsleyhope GGGAug‐83 NZ072497 Healeyfield Lowe M R06/08/74 NZ121330 North Carr Wood Burnip, M1979 NZ418387 Castle Eden GGG06/06/99 NZ425389 Castle Eden Dene Coles, A.09/06/98 NZ427389 Castle Eden Durkin, J1995 NZ429454 Hawthorn Dene White, A.Conservation- Some of the sites are in aNational Nature Reserve and in an SSSI.Neottia nidus-avis (Bird's-nest Orchid)654321789123 45

Noccaea caerulescensAlpine Penny CressThlaspi caerulescens (Alpine Penny-cress)National StatusCounty StatusScarceScarce65On limestone soils with lead mining spoil inupper Teesdale and upper Weardale.1977 NY808355 Ashgill Head Hall, D.Jul‐91 NY867390BlackdeneMine RailwayLWS 3.02ValerieStandenJul‐91 NY879384Bridge EndRailway,St. John'sChapel LWS3.03ValerieStanden1973 NY925275 Brockers GillSilverside, DrA.J.08‐Aug‐97 NY829359 Coldberry EndMcCutcheonD.E.1973 NY8129Cow GreenReservoir Hudson, M.J.13/06/06 NY779327CrookburnFootRobson,Craig09‐Jun‐06NY81783637Great StonyHillRobson,CraigNY8219363906/08/74 NY813336 Harwood Beck Burnip, M.24‐Jun‐78 NY781329HoldenhurthBandBurnip, MrsM.1991 NY826430Killhope WheelLWS 3.6Buchanan,P T11‐Jul‐87 NY924274 Newbiggin Burnip, M.18/10/97 NY924275 Newbiggin Sykes, M.16‐Jul‐74 NY879383 St John's Chapel Burnip, M.25/05/00 NY9939 Stanhope Moses, G W11/06/76 NY905278 Winch Bridge Mills, J.N.432178Nymphoides peltataNational StatusCounty Status9123 4Fringed Water LilyScarceScarce, plantedSometimes established in large numbers,though rarely persisting for long, for exampleat James Steel Park, Croxdale Hall, Wynyard,Brasside and Van Mildert College.5Conservation- Some of the sites are in theUpper Teesdale National Nature Reserve.

Oenanthe fistulosaTubular Water DropwortNational StatusCounty StatusVulnerableScarceIn marshy places, banks of ponds and ditches,wet ridge-and-furrow pasture.There are three centres of distribution, SouthTyneside, the Skerne catchment, andCockfield Fell.Plants from Boldon Flats LWS weretransplanted to newly created wetlandsnearby in South Tyneside in the 1990s, andare now well established.Conservation- Hell Kettles is an SSSI.Part of the Boldon Flats population is withinthe Boldon Pastures SSSI, the rest in a SouthTyneside Council Local Wildlife Site.Oenanthe fistulosa (Tubular Water-dropwort)654321789123 4517‐Sep‐07 NZ285240Aycliffe NatureParkClareO'Reilly1977 NZ449232BillinghamBottomsMcAndrewMr R.T.19‐Aug‐81 NZ450232BillinghamBottomsAppleyard,Miss P.R.09/09/85 NZ376616 Boldon Flats GGG06/09/07 NZ378615 Boldon Flats J O'Reilly1987 NZ3861BoldonPastures SSSIEnglishNature13/08/70 NZ268189 Burtree Gate Moses, P.30‐Aug‐ NZ117254 Cockfield Fell GG and P S99 NZ126248NZ117254Graham1992 NZ4836 Crimdon Dene Boyce, R.24/08/10 NZ1818 Headlam Moses G W1984 NZ281109Hell KettlesSSSIEnglishNature01/08/09 NZ281108Hell KettlesSSSISarker,Falgunee01/08/09 NZ280109Hells Kettles,Double KettleSarker,FalguneeMay‐07 NZ319624Monkton FellpondJohn LiamDurkin07‐Jul‐75 NZ322265 MordonWiggington,M.J.21‐Jul‐99 NZ340608Mount PleasantMarsh Coles, A.04/09/07 NZ340609Mount PleasantMarshClareO'Reilly19‐Jul‐75 NZ308249Preston‐le‐SkerneWiggington,M.J.18/08/80 NZ378295 Redcar Carr GGG21/04/71 NZ282166 Rise Carr GGG12‐Jul‐72 NZ301188 Skerningham Burnip, M.04‐Jun‐78 NZ386453South HettonMoorStevenson,Mr C.R.1995 NZ378614 South Shields Durkin, J.17‐May‐07 NZ338650Straker StreetPond, JarrowJohn LiamDurkin06/09/07 NZ366622 Tilesheds J O'Reilly06/09/07 NZ418633WhitburnPointJ O'Reilly

Ophrys insectiferaNational StatusCounty StatusVulnerableRareFly OrchidIn open woodland in the coastal denes.ConservationCastle Eden Dene is a National NatureReserve.Hawthorn Dene is an SSSI.Orobanche rapum-genistaeGreater BroomrapeNational StatusCounty StatusNear ThreatenedRareThe two most recent records are probably thesame site.1992 NZ0250 Burnhope Burn Rob StrachanRoger Hill, near11/08/99 NZ0351 Derwent Reservoir Terry Coult1982 NZ4138 Castle Eden GGG1953 NZ4245 Hawthorn Dene UnknownOrobanche rapum-genistae (Greater Broomrape)654Orobanche albaThyme Broomrape3National StatusCounty StatusScarceExtinctNZ92“Yorkshire” side of the Tees, vc65, 1941, F.A.Lees.21789123 45No recent records.Papaver argemonePrickly PoppyOrobanche purpurea Ivy BroomrapeNational Status VulnerableCounty Status Extinct hortalAppeared as a casual on ivy in the garden ofProfessor J W H Harrison at Birtley.No recent records.National StatusCounty Status31‐Jul‐05NZ300357VulnerableRare casualTursdaleJunctionarable fieldJohnO'Reilly

Persicaria minorSmall Water PepperPeucedanum ostruthiumMasterwortNational StatusCounty StatusVulnerableExtinctNational StatusCounty StatusNear ThreathenedOccasionalMarshy places.Morden Carr (William Backhouse junior) 1805Turner and Dillwyn, Sedgefield (probablyMorden Carr) 1859 Rev A M Norman,specimen in Sunderland Museum.Old clay pit at Birtley, 1953 Professor J W HHarrisonWell known at a number of Teesdale sites,and more sparsely in Weardale.Peucedanum ostruthium (Masterwort)65418‐Jun‐94 NZ2945 Brasside Pond NNU32Persicaria mitisTasteless Water-PepperNational StatusCounty StatusMarshy places.VulnerableRarePlentiful in a swampy field near Beamish1952 Professor J W H Harrison.Wet hollows in filed next to Pockerley PondSSSI, probably the same site, John Durkin.31‐Jul‐05NZ222554Near PockerleyFarm PondJohn LiamDurkin1789123 4May 2007 NY968397 East Bewdley J L Durkin20 Jul 1978 NY809339 Harwood Sykes, M.24 Jul 1976 NY949263 Hudeshope Groom, R.E.BeckJun 1990 NY949262 Middleton in Hodgson, Mr D.Teesdale29 Jun 1976 NY823313 Peghorn Lodge GGG21 Jun 1999 NY832313 Peghorn Lodge Jones, VincentMay 2007 NY83Z St John'sChapelJohn LiamDurkinriverside26 Jul 1978 NY809339 Stoney Comb Sykes, M.Oct 1993 NY982244 Toby Hill Farm Porter, M.S.1993 NY929262 Upper Teesdale GGG21 Jun 2005 NY838298 WiddybankFarm5Wild FlowerSociety

Pilularia globuliferaPillwortNational StatusCounty StatusNear ThreatenedExtinct or doubtfulNo recent records.Pinus sylvaticaNational StatusCounty StatusScots PineScarceFrequent, plantedSub-fossil Scots Pine remains are frequent inpeat in the upper Derwent Valley, creatingspeculation that the occasional moorlandpines could be native. However, they arealmost certainly planted or self-seeded fromplanted trees. The photo shows Feldon Burn,where there are occasional Scots Pines inbirch/rowan/juniper stands.

Platanthera bifolia Lesser Butterfly OrchidNational StatusCounty StatusVulnerableRareHeathy pastures.Probably gone from Broomside Scrambles.12/08/09 NY8187833540BetweenForce Footand Rigg Side1986 NY819337 Herdship GGG02/07/09 NY8225433476 Force FootNY8224533518 meadow2009 NY8232Aug‐90NZ094416/06/95 NZ3143Lingy Hill,Marshes Gill& Stoney HillfarmsButsfield &Quick BurnLWS 1.13,BroomsideScramblesJohnO'ReillyJohnO'ReillyJohnO'ReillyValerieStandenGraham,Rev G.G.Platanthera bifolia (Lesser Butterfly-orchid)654321789123 45

Platanthera chloranthaGreater Butterfly OrchidPlatanthera chlorantha (Greater Butterfly-orchid)National StatusCounty StatusNear ThreatenedScarce65In meadows and pastures on base rich soil.4316‐Jul‐81 NY896283 Ettersgill GGGJun‐99 NY901279 Winch Bridge Coles, A.16‐Jul‐02 NY9027 West Farm Schober M29‐Aug‐03 NY907285Jul‐91Aug‐9716‐Jul‐82Aug‐91NY908286NY9548NZ064473NZ0644741981 NZ06547321/06/06 NZ1063443010‐Jun‐05 NZ14348115‐Jun‐05 NZ14948010/06/07 NZ3192326515‐Jun‐05 NZ345396BowleesPasture LWS6.11BowleesPasture LWS6.11Bolt's Burn,Ramshaw,LWS 3.48LowHorsleyhopeHorsleyhopeMill MeadowLWS 1.7LowAnn &GordonYoungValerieStandenValerieStanden andG BateyGraham,Rev G G.ValerieStandenHorsleyhope Lowes, M.Byerleyhouse KeithWood CunninghamHurbuckMeadow A & G YoungLanchester Ann &Way, North Gordonside of track YoungThrislington,comp’ment 6A181, SigningBank, centralreservationA & G YoungM Appleby,P Hannaby,A Lees andJulie Stobbs21789123 45

Polemonium caeruleum Jacob’s LadderNational StatusCounty StatusNationally RareScarce, hortalHortal, established for some time along theRiver Wear, and at Castle Eden Dene.Widespread as a casual hortal.There are native sites in Northumberland, sothe old record “Meadows above the road nearthe High Force Inn” 1895 F J Hanbury (BM) isinteresting.Polygala amarellaNational StatusCounty StatusDwarf MilkwortNationally RareRarePolygala amarella (Dwarf Milkwort)6“Sugar limestone” soils on Widdybank andCronkley Fells.543Conservation- All of the sites are in theUpper Teesdale National Nature Reserve.22007 NY817294 Widdybank Fell Bradshaw M21/07/71 NY817296 Widdybank Fell Proctor, RevH.G.Sep‐91 NY817298 Widdybank Fell White, A.28/01/75 NY818294 Widdybank Fell Unknown1974 NY820281 Falcon Clints Gibbons, DrR.B.2007 NY842283 Cronkley Fell Bradshaw M28/01/75 NY841280 Cronkley Scar Unknown28/01/75 NY843279 Cronkley Scar Unknown1994 NY841279 Cronkley Fell Findlay, I.1994 NY841281 Cronkley Fell Findlay, I.22/06/99 NY842283 Cronkley FellexclosureJones,Vincent1974 NY846283 Cronkley Fell Fearn1789123 45

Polystichum lonchitisHolly FernNational StatusCounty StatusVulnerableRareLimestone outcrops at Falcon Clints andBlack Ark, Cronkley.Populations were badly affected by collectingin the 19 th century, and in 1920 G WTemperley and RBC found only five plants atFalcon Clints.Currently there are about 25 plants in threegroups at Falcon Clints. A fourth group, thewesternmost, has died out in recent years.Most plants are long-established, but thereare young ferns in the main site.Rowan CragAt Cronkley, there is possibly only one plant.Conservation- All of the sites are in theUpper Teesdale National Nature Reserve.Main Falcon Clints site2010 NY82498281362010 NY82448281202010 NY82328281112010 NY8226028102Falcon Clints,east limit ofmain siteFalcon Clints,west limit ofmain siteFalcon Clints,rowan cragFalcon Clints,spring cragJohnLiamDurkinJohnLiamDurkinJohnLiamDurkinJohnLiamDurkinJohnLiamDurkinFalcon Clints,1998 NY8171628411 underhang28/01/75 NY843279 Cronkley Scar L. FarrellYoung plants at Falcon Clints

Potamogeton coloratus Fen PondweedNational StatusCounty StatusScarceExtinctFormerly at Hell Kettles SSSI, south ofDarlington. There are many museumspecimens.There are no recent records.Potamogeton praelongusLong-stalked PondweedNational StatusCounty StatusNear ThreatenedExtinct, doubtful“Known (previously only) in the sub-fossilcondition from Durham, now recorded fromthe River Wear” 1953, Professor J W HHarrison.There is no specimen for this doubtful record.Potentilla crantziiNational StatusCounty StatusScarceRareAlpine CinquefoilPotentilla crantzii (Alpine Cinquefoil)6Limestone rock crevices in upper Teesdale.5Conservation- The sites are in the UpperTeesdale National Nature Reserve.431973 NY8129Cow GreenReservoir Hudson, M.J.1974 NY820281 Falcon Clints Gibbons, R B2009 NY82253388 HarwoodNaturalEngland02‐Jul‐09NY8227433902Limestonecliffs west ofHill Top John O'Reilly03/08/09 NY826330 UT NNR unit M Schober2118/06/79 NY904279 Winch Bridge Blakemore J15/07/55 NY7835 Yad Moss Bradshaw M21789123 45

Potentilla fruticosa Shrubby CinquefoilNational StatusCounty StatusNear ThreatenedScarceCounty Durham has a significant proportionof the national distribution of this species.Along the banks of the Tees from CauldronSnout to below Barnard Castle, as a native. Itis a regular feature of gardens in upperTeesdale, and has been planted elsewhere,particularly in Washington.Gordon Graham survey.Conservation- Many of the sites are in theUpper Teesdale Nature Reserve.Potentilla fruticosa (Shrubby Cinquefoil)654321789123 4Only the Teesdale records are from native sites.513/06/09 NY903280 Bowlees DTNFC18/09/79 NY847297 Brock Holm Blakemore J07/08/93 NY842299 Brock Holm GGG1970 NY8128 Cauldron Snout Rob, Ms C.M.30/09/09 NY8328 Cronkley Fell J L Durkin17/09/79 NY837295 Cronkley Scar Blakemore, J.24‐Jul‐93 NY870281 Cronkley Scar GGGCrook Pool,Tees Bank,LWS 6.03ValerieStandenAug‐91 NY93226117‐Jul‐93 NY933260 Dent Bank GGG17‐Jul‐93 NY933264 Dent Bank GGG24‐Jul‐93 NY865285 Dineholm Scar GGG27‐Jul‐93 NY864284 Dineholm Scar GGG18/10/68 NY985236 Eggleston Burnip, M.22‐Jul‐72 NY820281 Falcon Clints Hudson M.J.1993 NZ000226 Great Wood GGG29‐Jul‐80 NZ003218 Great Wood GGG17‐Jul‐66NY9524LeekworthFarm,MiddletonLow Houses,Tees Bank,LWS 6.02Sykes, MrsM.ValerieStandenAug‐91 NY9252641984 NZ008212 Low Shipley NCCMeadow on Wbank of Tees, Nof Cronkley15‐Jul‐08 NY8629 Farm09‐Jun‐09 NZ0931HamsterleyForestSarker,Falgunee1979 NY864289 High Force Blakemore J31‐Jul‐93 NY883285 High Force GGG22‐Jul‐65 NY897283 High Force GGGAug‐07 NY880283High Force, Sside of riverJohn LiamDurkin31‐Jul‐93 NY886285Holwick HeadBridge GGG25‐Jul‐67 NY886284Holwick HeadBridgeGroom, MrR.E.1979 NY889283HolwickBridge J BlakemoreFiona Corby1965 NY970249MickletonIsland Mrs M Dent1968 NY9425Middleton inTeesdale Rob, Ms C.M.25‐Sep‐93 NZ013206Near ShipleyWood GGG1985 NY903281Near WinchBridge Wilson, P.J.1993 NY836295 Raven Scar GGGJul‐06 NY871281River Teesbanks, HighForce QuarryJohn LiamDurkinAug‐07NY925265River Tees,VC65J L Durkin

River Tees,Aug‐07 NY893282upstream ofWinch BridgeJohn LiamDurkinBroadley’s GGG16/07/93 NY904299 GateScoberry GGG20/08/93 NY910274 Bridge20/06/73 NZ084146 Sledwich Hall Moses, P.26‐Jun‐99 NY987411StanhopeCommon Young, G.1980 NZ043172Waterman'sIsland Burnip, M.14/08/93 NY855295 Wheysike GGG14/08/93 NY856295 Wheysike GGG23‐Jun‐79 NY835293WiddybankFarm Farrell, L.1975 NY899283 Winch Bridge Simpson FW31‐Jul‐93 NY900282 Winch Bridge GGG2010Winch BridgeCrags J L Durkin1975 NY907276 Winch Bridge J Blakemore04/10/75 NY904278 Winch Bridge Simpson, C.1993 NY908275 Winch Bridge GGG22‐Jun‐96 NY904270Winch Bridge,south sideJones,VincentPotentilla tabernaemontani SpringCinquefoilNational StatusCounty StatusScarceRareA single site, several patches on fixed dunesat Crimdon.31‐May‐06 NZ486367 Hart WarrenHartlepool14‐May‐91 NZ489366 Golf Course09‐Aug‐83 NZ491363 Hart WarrenClevelandNaturalistsField ClubGraham,Rev G.G.Graham,Rev G G.

Primula farinosaNational StatusCounty StatusBird’s Eye PrimroseVulnerableScarceIn short turf on damp basic soil, both in UpperTeesdale and on the magnesian limestone.Declining on the magnesian limestone.Formerly also in the Derwent Valley and nearDarlington, but now extinct there.County Durham has a significant proportionof the national distribution of this species.Conservation- Most of the upland plants arein the Upper Teesdale National NatureReserve. Almost all of the magnesianlimestone populations are in the DurhamCoast NNR, the Thrislington NNR or in SSSIs.Magnesian Limestone Sites1993 NZ4345 Beacon Hill C J Lowe13/10/93 NZ441326 Beacon Hill C J Lowe2009 NZ442326 Beacon Hill Ian Bond27/06/79 NZ475385 Blackhall Rocks GGG28/05/03 NZ472386Blackhall Rockscoastal hollowA & GYoung19/06/93 NZ465395 Blue House GillA & GYoung26/06/07 NZ3238 Cassop Vale Hiles, A1974 NZ3239 Cassop Vale Way, J M1985 NZ3338Cassop ValeSSSIEnglishNature28/05/90 NZ4738 Cross Gill area Mitchell D1975 NZ398464 East Murton Dunn, T C1975 NZ351315 Holdforth Farm Dunn, T C03/09/85 NZ440368 Hulam Fen GGG1992 NZ365444 Pig Hill SSSIEnglishNature09‐Jul‐74 NZ369446 Pig Hill SSSI Dunn, T C18‐May‐80 NZ329386Red Briar Bank,Quarrington HillGraham,Rev G G.Oct‐72 NZ344314 Sprucely Wheeler, B D1979 NZ3132 Thrislington NNR GGG12‐Aug‐09 NZ352373Town KelloeBank SSSIHunter,Amanda1994 NZ388429Tuthill QuarrySSSIEnglishNature1977 NZ3737 Wingate Quarry Taylor, P.Birds Eye Primrose. Photo by Terry CoultPrimula farinosa (Bird's-eye Primrose)6543Teesdale sites south of the Tees1986 NY948245MiddletonQuarry SSSIEnglishNature21‐Jul‐97 NY8629 Cronkley BridgeMcCutcheonD.E.30/09/09 NY8328 Cronkley Fell J L Durkin01/09/07 NY8428 Cronkley Fell J L Durkin1980 NY9612SleightholmeBeck Gorge 'TheTroughs' SSSI Sykes, M.21789123 45

Teesdale Sites18/08/09 NY8076934032 Comber Hill J O'Reilly18/08/09 NY8064534082 Comber Hill J O'Reilly18/08/09NY8108733742SE of HillEnd J O'Reilly2009 NY811331 Herdship NaturalNY814333NY819335England01‐Jul‐06 NY820281 Falcon Wood D&NY8128 Clints Woods M1965 NY816296 Widdybank Ratcliffe,NY817294NY819292NY826291NY827292NY827293Fell D.A.13‐Jul‐08 NY839299WiddybankFarmSimpson,G.15/09/81 NY846302 Widdybank Graham,NY842301 Pasture Rev G G.03‐Jul‐09 NY835317HarwoodBeck Schober M1968 NY855298WiddybankFellElkington,Dr T.T.19/06/74 NY8132StoneyComb Burnip, M18/08/09 NY8139333404 South of JohnNY8141433412NY8139633312NY8127633302Clover Yard O'Reilly21‐May‐ NY81503042 Slapestone A & G08 NY81523044 Sike Young31/08/05 NY815305 Cow Green A & G Young21/05/08 NY81662943 Red Sike A & G Young06/08/09 NY81703318 Black Hill J O'Reilly06/08/09 NY818334NY818336West ofForce FootNY819334North‐west06‐Aug‐of Marshes09 NY821327 GillMeadow28‐May‐north of09 NY822327 Marshes Gill25‐Jul‐09 NY8230832278 Pasturewest ofNY8225732282 Binks House25‐Jul‐09 NY8233832616 Meadow NWNY8230832672 of MarshesNY8229632688GillMarshes Gill(Binks Housemeadows) &GreenhillsMay‐09 NY823318 farmsJohnO'ReillyJohnO'ReillyJohnO'ReillyJohnO'ReillyJohnO'ReillyJohnO'Reilly2009 NY821320 Forest‐in‐ NaturalNY853310 Teesdale EnglandNY823326NY86129525‐Jul‐09 NY8247931788NY8248531798NY8241631758Pasture SWof BinksHouseNY8246431778NY8242031736E of LowEnd bridge,25‐Jul‐09 NY8274232400 north bank04‐Jul‐09 NY8292932674 Slack SikeNY8297932558 meadowJohnO'ReillyJohnO'ReillyJohnO'Reilly04/05/91 NY8233 Harwood Burnip, MHarwood Natural2009 NY82953243England20/06/00 NY8332 Harwood Schober M26‐Jun‐Meadow SW John09 NY8355731838 of Greenhills O'Reilly12/08/09 NY8411730956 Along Sand JohnNY8393130940 Sike O'ReillyNY8389430952NY8391630942NY841283095404‐Jul‐09 NY8418830968 Sand Sike J O'ReillyNY8421430966NY8439530962NY8442230948NY8434530928NY8443630962NY84362309262009 NY843313 Langdon NaturalNY843314 Beck EnglandHigh J O'Reilly07‐Aug‐09 NY844318CombwellSike2009 NY848296 Cetry Bank NaturalNY847296NY849298England07‐Aug‐09NY848301 AllotmentSW of SayerJohnO'ReillyNY850300 Hill19‐Jun‐09 NY8528430484Hunter'sClose BankJohnO'Reilly2009 NY849317NY847319NearLangdonBeckNaturalEnglandJun‐99 NY849309LangdonBeck Coles, A.22/05/00 NY8532LangdonBeck Schober M2009 NY853296 Whey Sike NaturalNY853297NY856294EnglandNY851296

NY851298NY85029607/08/09 NY851299 Whey Sike J O'Reilly30‐Jun‐09 NY85353102Bank inmeadowacross beckfromLangdonBeck SideJohnO'Reilly20/04/08 NY859297 Haugh Hill A McLay12‐Jul‐06 NY860295 Haugh Hill A&G YoungJul‐76 NY8830High BeckHead Proctor HG28/05/94 NY885311High BeckHead GGG04/06/77 NY887293 Ettersgill DTNFC1977 NY8929 Dirt Pit GGG13/06/09 NY9028 Bowlees DTNFC13/09/70 NY904279WinchBridge GGG27/08/09 NY9324Crossthwaite Common Schober MJun‐91 NY954234Cote HouseWood &Marsh, LWS6.17, marshValerieStanden21/05/68 NY9725WhistleCrag Sykes, M.Jul‐80 NY982236 Eggleston GGG05/06/80 NY983236 Eggleston GGG21/05/77 NZ003222 Great Wood GGG11‐Jul‐75 NZ021234 Howlsworth Moses, P.

Pseudorchis albidaSmall White OrchidNational StatusCounty StatusVulnerableRarePuccinellia rupestris Stiff Saltmarsh GrassNational Status ScarceCounty Status RareOpen sandy ground near the coast.In upland meadows and on moorland turf.Formerly plentiful in the Tees meadowsbetween Langdon Beck and High Force.Formerly also recorded from upper Weardaleand still present in the upper Derwent Valley.1974 NY843297 Cetry Bank Elkington, T.T.21/07/86 NY830414 Cowshill Stevenson, KR1975 NY842294CronkleyBridge Dunn, T.C.16/07/93 NY883298 Ettersgill GGG2009 NY82923278 Harwood NaturalNY82983268England10/07/95 NY830325 Lingy Hill Lowes, M.13/06/08 NY909273Meadow byRiver Tees John O'Reilly2009 NY853308LangdonBeckNaturalEnglandJun‐95 NY9247 Nookton Loring, J.Pseudorchis albida (Small-white Orchid)654321789123 45

Pyrola mediaNational StatusCounty StatusIntermediate WintergreenVulnerableRareAll of the recent records are from a cluster ofsites in Hamsterley Forest..16‐Jul‐94 NZ037294 Euden Beck GGGFeb‐92 NZ041268HamsterleyForest LWS6.25SpurlwoodBeckValerieStandenFeb‐92Feb‐92Feb‐92NZ050293NZ053277NZ057293HamsterleyForest LWS6.25HamsterleyForest LWS6.25HamsterleyForest LWS6.25ValerieStandenValerieStandenValerieStandenPyrola rotundifolia rotundifoliaRound-leaved WintergreenNational StatusCounty StatusNear ThreatenedRareRare, all of the records are from Castle EdenDene and the nearby coast. Some olderinland records may have been of otherspecies of Pyrola.30/05/92 NZ4639 Blackhall RocksAppleyard,Miss P.R.1971 NZ465396 Blackhall Rocks Winham, J.28/05/03 NZ465395 Blue House Gill A & G Young1979 NZ414383 Castle Eden Dene GGG16‐Jul‐79 NZ414388 Castle Eden Dene Blakemore J.10/03/79 NZ423388 Castle Eden Dene Blakemore J.06/01/71 NZ449417 Durham Coast Wheeler, BDPyrola rotundifolia (Round-leaved Wintergreen)65Pyrola media (Intermediate Wintergreen)46352413789123 4521789123 45

Ribes alpinumNational StatusCounty StatusAlpine CurrantScarceScarce, probably hortalRibes alpinum (Mountain Currant)6A strong component of the understorey atPenshaw Wood and parts of Castle EdenDene, probably hortal, though possibly nativeat some sites. Scarce Plants in Britain showsit as native along the Tees in NZ01 and NZ21;the New Atlas shows these sites as hortal.54321789123 45Ribes spicatumNational StatusCounty StatusScarceScarceDowny CurrantIn woodland on limestone and on calcareouscoal shale, mainly along the River Tees andthe River Derwent. It maybe more frequentthan the map shows, as separation fromRibes rubrum can be difficult.Ribes spicatum (Downy Currant)654321789123 4501/05/00 NZ1457 Chopwell Crags J L Durkin30/04/77 NZ139306 Crakehill Bank Burnip, M.07‐Sep‐07 NZ406477Dawdon DeneB1287 to A19John LiamDurkin04/06/80 NY982237 Eggleston GGGJul‐80 NY982238 Eggleston GGG03‐May‐91 NZ064150EgglestoneAbbey Sykes, M.1972 NZ0614 Egglestone Sykes, M.NZ066150 Abbey Bridge11/10/05 NZ1859Gibside,Viaduct WoodJohn LiamDurkin02/05/10 NZ4345 Hawthorn Dene J L Durkin27/04/01 NZ435459 Hawthorn Dene J L Durkin08/05/98 NZ151171 Winston DTNFCMay‐92 NZ3452Herrington Hill& Woods White, A.30/04/70 NZ224154 High Coniscliffe Burnip, M.10/05/91 NZ246134 Low Coniscliffe Burnip, M.15/06/83 NY943253Middleton inTeesdaleBurnip, MrsM.14/05/81 NZ377261New HomerCarr PlantationGraham,Rev G G.21/05/77 NZ241589 Ravensworth GGG30/03/92 NZ3453 Foxcover Ptn GGG27/06/73 NZ093146 Sledwich Hall Moses, P.Sep‐91 NZ0515TeesbankWoods,Rokeby,LWS 6.38ValerieStandenAug‐08 NZ1760 Thornley Wood J L Durkin

Ruppia cirrhosaSpiral TasselweedSaxifraga hirculus Marsh SaxifrageNational StatusCounty StatusNear ThreatenedExtinctNational StatusCounty StatusVulnerableRare“Very rare in saltmarsh pools at GreathamCreek” 1917 Professor J W H Harrison. Thisis possibly a doubtful record.Salsola kaliNational StatusCounty StatusSaltwortVulnerableDecliningFormerley quite frequent along parts of thecoast, but few recent records.Rare in base-rich flushes in the uplands.Horsfield D1992 NY9316CotherstoneMoorGraham KWebb M19‐Aug‐80 NY793383 Dead Stones GGG1985 NY791387SallygrainHead Horsfield D01‐Aug‐00 NY794390SallygrainHead Schober, M15‐Jul‐27 NY8634St JohnsChapel Lousley J.E.1986 NY8024 Mickle Fell Findlay, I.1994 NY820250 Mickle Fell Findlay, I.Salsola kali (Saltwort)654321789123 45Photographed in County Durhamby UKWildflowers.com

Saxifraga hypnoidesNational StatusCounty StatusVulnerableRareMossy SaxifrageFlushed upland grassland and shaded rocksat 450 to 600 metres.ConservationAug 08 NY795318 Dubby Sike J L DurkinAug 08 NY780344 Crook Burn J L Durkin06/09/80 NY790390Col N ofBurnhope Head GGG04/08/75 NY773336 Crookburn Foot GGG24/06/78 NY781338Holden‐hurthBandBurnip, M12/09/77 NY793385 Dead StonesWiggington,MJ06/09/80 NY790381 Burnhope Head GGG01/08/00 NY794390 Sallygrain Head Schober. M14/09/78 NY799404 Nags HeadWiggington,MJ29/04/08 NY801390 Sally Grain Andy Mclay1990 NY8024 Mickle Fell top EnglishNY8124NY8224Nature11‐Jul‐98 NY8128 Falcon Clints J L Durkin06/05/06 NY813369 Great Stony HillRobson,CraigJul‐05 NY8228 Falcon Clints J L DurkinAug 08 NY8031 Cow Green J L Durkin1986 NY9611NY9612Sleight‐holmeBeck Gorge SSSIEnglishNatureThe Stang,1991 NZ033076Hope Scar, LWS6.6Moira J.Owen1991 NZ037081The Stang, HudScar, LWS 6.6Moira J.Owen27/08/62 NZ272424 Durham GGG1973 NZ325362 Coxhoe Thompson K09‐Jul‐00 NZ3332BishopMiddlehamQuarry areaTomSpowart30/03/80 NZ427497 Seaham Burnip, M.1962 NZ428387Castle EdenDeneGraham,Rev G.G.Saxifraga hypnoides (Mossy Saxifrage)654321789Scandix pecten-venerisShepherd’s NeedleNational StatusCounty Status123 4Critically EndangeredExtinctA cornfield weed in the 19 th century, not seensince 1982.1982 NZ3442 Sherburn Hill GGGScleranthus annuusNational StatusCounty StatusEndangeredRareAnnual KnawelVery rare in Durham, on sandy soils. There isonly one modern site.Jul‐77 NZ103492 Howns Gill Taylor, P.08/10/10 NZ16446344 Path Head Quarry J L DurkinNZ16436343NZ1661634823/05/04 NZ166636 Path Head Quarry McLay, A5Conservation- Path Head Quarry is aGateshead Council Local Wildlife Site.

Sedum villosumNational StatusCounty StatusHairy StonecropNear threatenedDecliningThere are a number of records from upperWeardale and Teesdale, but none are recent.Silene noctifloraNight Flowering CatchflyNational StatusCounty StatusVulnerableExtinctFormerly frequent in the east of the county,the only modern records are from wild flowermeadow seed mixes.Sedum villosum (Hairy Stonecrop)654Sium latifoliumNational StatusCounty StatusGreater Water-parsnipEndangeredExtinct321Recorded from a pond near Friar’s Goose, inGateshead, in the Winch (1805) and Bakerand Tate (1867) Floras, but neversubsequently. There is a Winch specimen inthe Great North Museum.789123 45No recent records06 Sep 80 NY7938 Burnhope Head GGG19 Aug 80 NY7938 Burnhope Seat GGG06 Sep 80 NY73Z Col north of GGGBurnhope Head08 Aug 80 NY778336 Crookburn Foot Burnip, M.19 Aug 80 NY793383 Dead Stones GGG1972 NY7834 HarwoodCommonProctor, RevH.G.24 Jun 78 NY781339 Holdenhurth Burnip, M.Band03 Aug 69 NY855303 Knott Hill Bradshaw, DrM.E.14 Sep 78 NY799404 Nag's Head Wiggington,M.J.06 Jul 76 NY832311 Peghorn Lodge Bradshaw, DrM.E.1979 NY835306 Peghorn Lodge Sykes, M.06 Sep 80 NY794390 Sallygrain Head GGG1968 NY8529 Wheysike Elkington, DrT.T.27 Jul 96 NY8330 WiddybankPastureMcCutcheon,D.E.

Sesleria caeruleaNational StatusCounty StatusBlue Moor GrassScarceFound in 69 tetrads.Frequent both on the carboniferous limestoneof Teesdale and on the magnesian limestoneof lowland Durham.County Durham has a significant proportionof the national distribution of this species.Sesleria caerulea (Blue Moor-grass)654321789123 4514‐Jun‐0515‐Jun‐0515‐Jun‐05Jul‐9113‐Jun‐0618‐Jul‐6013‐Jun‐7209‐Jul‐0011‐Aug‐0926‐Aug‐05NZ3638NZ345396NZ342398NZ281220NZ412464NZ347319NZ336319NZ3231NZ331327NZ330325A181 atWheatleyHill bypass,north sideA181,SigningBank, centralreservationA181,SigningBank, northverge.AycliffeQuarry CWS7.12B1432 oppRichardson'sGardenCentre, eastvergeBishopMiddlehamBishopMiddlehamQuarryBishopMiddlehamQuarryBishopMiddlehamQuarry SSSIBishopMiddleham,east vergealongsidereserve.CassopQuarryJohn Durkinand JulieStobbsM Appleby, PHannaby, ALees,J StobbsJulie Stobbsand PaulHannabyValerieStandenJohn Durkinand JulieStobbsGraham, RevG.G.Graham et al,Rev G.G.Spowart, MrT.J.John LiamDurkinJohn Durkinand JulieStobbs1968 NZ341383GGG29‐Apr‐07 NZ340383 Cassop Vale DTNFCCassop Vale English1985 NZ3338 SSSI Nature05‐Aug‐70 NZ413388 Castle Eden GGGCastle Eden English1984 NZ412387 Dene NNR NatureClaxheughJun‐76 NZ362573 Rock1988 NZ3657ClaxheughRock & FordLimestoneQuarry SSSIColdHesledon,east vergelimestoneexposure.Graham, RevG.G.Mitchell, MrD.N.John Durkinand JulieStobbs25‐Apr‐06 NZ41246322‐Aug‐76 NZ354495 Copt Hill Hall, D.

Jun‐78 NZ328369 Coxhoe Davis, Dr B21‐Jun‐05 NZ330365Coxhoe BankTop vergeJ Durkin & JStobbs21‐Jun‐05 NZ324360CoxhoeQuarryWood vergeJ Durkin andJulie Stobbs1966 NZ350603DownhillQuarry Peters, Dr J.08‐Nov‐06 NZ434436EasingtonCollieryAndy MclayMay‐98 NZ4237 Eden Vale J Durkin10‐Sep‐91 NZ362328ElderberryFarm GGG1999 NZ302328Ferryhill CutCWS 7.3J Stobbs & VStanden1992 NZ3632FishburnGrasslandSSSIEnglishNature1987 NZ38591968 NZ33533429‐Jun‐06Jul‐91NZ339333NZ339334Fulwell andCarley HillQuarriesSSSIGarmondswayGarmondswayMoorQuarryGarmondswayMoorQuarry CWS7.13GarmondswayTriangleCWS 7.30EnglishNatureGGGAndy MclayValerieStandenAug‐94 NZ340339Graham, G.G.25‐Jul‐76 NZ339507 Grasswell Hall, D.Harton21‐Aug‐80 NZ3965 Down Hill Hall, D.HartonDown Hill Graham, Rev21‐Aug‐80 NZ389656 SSSI G G.08‐Jul‐09 NZ355545 Hastings Hill J L Durkin08‐Jul‐09 NZ353544 Hastings Hill J L DurkinHerrington05‐Aug‐76 NZ346525 HillWeston, TJHerrington English1983 NZ3652 Hill SSSI NatureNZ332326HouseQuarryGraham, RevG G.06‐Aug‐80 NZ344505 Houghton Cut GGG1976 NZ347504 Houghton Cut Stevenson CR25‐Jul‐06 NZ343504 Houghton Hill Andy Mclay01‐Jul‐09 NZ3450 Houghton McLay, A01‐Jul‐09 NZ3550 Houghton McLay, A1969 NZ3436 Kelloe GGGSep‐99 NZ391659 Man Haven Owen, MJ12‐Jun‐08 NZ395645MarsdenHall Quarry A & G Young11‐Sep‐80Jul‐91NZ345319NZ345320Merry KnowleQuarry CWS7.5Merry KnowleQuarry CWS7.5Graham, RevG G.ValerieStanden19‐Jun‐06 NZ334543 Penshaw Hill Mclay, AAug‐75 NZ339551 Penshaw Hill GGGJul‐98 NZ365445 Pig Hill SSSI Coles, A.1992 NZ365444 Pig Hill SSSIEnglishNature20‐Jun‐92 NZ3244 Pittington Boyce, R.2005 NZ3237OldQuarrington E31968 NZ327386 Quarrington Graham, RevNZ330378 HillG G.02‐Aug‐06 NZ331376QuarringtonHill andCoxhoe BankPlantation Andy Mclay2000 NZ3437 QuarringtonHillGrasslandsSSSIRaisby HillGrassland11‐Aug‐09 NZ335355 SSSIHigh29‐May‐88 NZ334456Moorsleyquarry Coles, A.1968 NZ331328 Highland18‐May‐80 NZ32938611‐Aug‐0922‐Aug‐06NZ318324NZ3344032010 NZ419519Red BriarBank,QuarringtonHillRough FurzeQuarry CWS7.27RunningWatersQuarryRyhopeDenemouthNaturalEnglandJohn LiamDurkinGraham, RevG G.John LiamDurkinAndy MclayJ L Durkin18‐Aug‐92 NZ413465 Seaham GGG13‐Jun‐98 NZ328418 Sherburn Hill Coles, A.1968 NZ330410 Sherburn Hill GGG11‐Sep‐07 NZ326418SherburnHill, westJohn LiamDurkin27‐Jun‐73 NZ0915 Sledwich Hall Moses, P26‐Apr‐06NZ38726382SouthShields GolfCourseJ Durkin &Julie Stobbs

NZ396018‐Aug‐05 637701‐May‐73 NZ366465SouthShields GolfCourseEasingtonLaneHS/FC for E3EcologySilverside DrA.J.14/05/77 NZ389432 Tuthill Quarry Stevenson, C RSep‐73 NZ4347 Noses Point Hall, Mr D.1988 NZ3032The CarrsSSSIEnglishNature1968 NZ317328 Thrislington GGG10‐Jul‐80 NZ318327 Thrislington GGG28‐Jun‐80 NZ318330 Thrislington Graham, RevNZ319329NZ319331G.G.1968 NZ318328 Thrislington Shimwell, D W10‐Jun‐07 NZ3132 Thrislington A & G Young12‐Aug‐09 NZ3537Town KelloeBank SSSIHunter,Amanda1992 NZ3635TrimdonLimestoneQuarry SSSIEnglishNature1992 NZ395538TunstallCuttingGraham, RevG.G.10‐Jul‐99 NZ392546 Tunstall Hills Coles, A.1999 NZ392541 Tunstall Hills Boyce, R.1973 NZ391546 Tunstall Hills Hall, D.1994 NZ388429TuthillQuarry SSSIEnglishNature1968 NZ362382 The Bottoms Shimwell, D W08‐Sep‐05NZ40116441WhitburnGolf CourseHS/FC for E3Ecology19‐Jun‐04 NZ3737WingateQuarry A & G Young

Dales sites09‐Sep‐61 NY840428 Burtree Fell Bradshaw M23‐Sep‐61 NZ0944ButsfieldQuarries andWoods JWHH30‐Jun‐06 NY8429 Cetry BankWood, D&Woods, M05‐Jun‐76 NZ0318 Cotherstone Burnip M02‐Jul‐06 NY8328 Cronkley FellJ & CO'Reilly18‐Oct‐68 NY985236 Eggleston Burnip M1972 NZ0614EgglestoneAbbey Sykes, M.1974 NY820281 Falcon ClintsGibbons,Dr R.B.22‐Jun‐72 NZ0417 Flatts Wood Burnip, M29‐Jul‐80 NZ003218 Great Wood GGG21/05/77 NZ003222 Great Wood GGG06‐Sep‐78 NY8036 Green Scar Proctor HG30‐Jun‐06 NY8828 High ForceWood, D&Woods, M22‐Jul‐77 NY868311High HurthEdge Burnip M1986 NZ0213 Kilmond Scar EnglishNZ0313 SSSI Nature19‐Jun‐03 NY8631 Langdon Beck Schober, M21/05/77 NZ004213 Low Shipley GGG29‐Jul‐80 NZ003218 Great Wood GGG21‐May‐08NY81662943 Red SikeA & GYoung03‐Jun‐77 NY8331 River Tees Burnip M21‐Jun‐0521‐May‐08NY903280NY815030421991 NZ033076River Tees atWinchBridgeSlapestoneSikeThe Stang,Hope Scar,CWS 6.6The Stang,Hud Scar,CWS 6.6WildFlowerSocietyA & GYoungMoira J.OwenMoira J.Owen1991 NZ03708110‐Apr‐93 NZ111145 Whorlton GGGWiddybank1976 NY8330 Pasture GGGWinchBridge Crags28‐May‐Winch06 NY904270 BridgeJohnO'Reilly

Sorbus rupicolaNational StatusCounty StatusScarceScarceRock WhitebeamSorbus rupicola (Rock Whitebeam)6In upper Teesdale, mainly on vertical crags inthe gorge of the Tees downstream of HighForce. Most are shrub sized, with the largesttrees at the main vc65 site, Holwick Scar.Total population about 70 plants.5432High Force, below waterfall, south side (vc65).This is the main site on the vc65 side of theTees, with 20plus plants, including the largesttrees. Access here is very difficult.Identification material was sampled from thetop of the cliff, and the rough count done withbinoculars from the Durham side of the river.There are also Sorbus aria here.High Force, below waterfall, north side nearHigh Force Hotel (vc66), one shrub, seenwith binoculars.Dine Holm Scar, above High Force, one tree2007 Dr Margaret BradshawCrags below Winch Bridge. This is the mainsite on the vc66 side, with 40 plants. Accessto the trees here is feasible when the river islow. They can also be viewed from the vc65side of the river. There is a single, muchlarger tree on the south side.One shrub by the south bank of theTees justabove Winch Bridge.1789123 4Aug‐07 NY88102840 High Force, south JohnNY88002836 side of river DurkinAug‐07 NY88502857River Tees banks,High ForceJohnDurkin01/09/07 NY90202693 Holwick Scars JohnNY90582671NY90272692Durkin08/10/09NY9032827942 Low Force S Hedley13/10/10NY906276 Winch BridgeCrags, south sideJohnDurkin2007 NY8628 Dine Holm ScarMBradshaw13/10/10 NY90572762Winch Bridge,south sideJohnDurkin13/10/10 NY90702765Winch BridgeCrags (west limit)JohnDurkin13/10/10 NY90812748Winch BridgeCrags (east limit)JohnDurkin13/10/10 NY90822822Bowlees VisitorCentreJohnDurkin5There is a single planted tree just north of theBowlees Visitor Centre.Holwick Scars vc65. Five trees on the upperpart of the scars, access here is very difficult.Identification material was sampled from thetop of the cliff, and the count done withbinoculars from below. These trees havemore apiculate leaves than the RockWhitebeams elsewhere in Teesdale.

Stellaria palustris Marsh StitchwortNational StatusCounty StatusVulnerableRareMainly in the River Skerne lowlands.Stellaria palustris (Marsh Stitchwort)65Rock Whitebeam habitat, VC65 on the left, belowHigh Force.____________________________________4321789123 45Rock Whitebeams, vc65 below High Force.18 May 1971 NZ451232 Billingham Graham G.G.Bottoms21 Sep 1981 NZ277196 Coatham Graham, G.G.Grange Marsh1973 NZ371326 Fishburn Lake McAndrew R.T.16 Aug 1977 NZ112483 Knitsley Rodwell, Dr J.Wood08 Jun 1969 NZ238138 Low Burnip, Mrs M.Coniscliffe24 Aug 1991 NY9347 Nookton Burn Graham, G.G.2010 NZ3219 NZ3219 Bradshaw,Michael1984 NZ415334 Pike Whin Bog English NatureSSSI1974 NZ414334 Pike Whin McAndrew R.T.MoorJul 1999 NZ414333 Pike Whin Coles, Mr A.Moor16 Aug 1977 NZ009517 Pow Hill Rodwell, Dr J.Jun 1973 NZ381294 Redcar Carr Mcandrew R.T.08 Jun 1974 NZ379296 Redcar Carr Graham, G.G.08 Jun 1974 NZ379295 Redcar Carrs Wheeler, Dr B.D.08 Jun 1974 NZ381294 Redcar Carrs Wheeler, Dr B.D.14 May 1981 NZ379294 Redcar Carrs GGG

Stratioides alloidesNational StatusCounty StatusWater SoldierNear ThreatenedRare hortalA rare hortal well established and flowering atNorwood Nature Park, in a pond created andplanted for the Gateshead Garden Festival.Also established at Carter Moor, Eaglescliffe.Teucrium chamaedrysWall GermanderNational StatusCounty StatusRareRareKnown since 1868 at Marsden Old HallQuarry LWS.Thalictrum alpinumAlpine Meadow RueNational StatusCounty StatusA “Scottish” speciesRareTeesdale has a large proportion of theEnglish distribution of this plant.22/08/07NY81762971Cow Greenenclosure22/06/05 NY8528 Cronkley FellA & G YoungWild FlowerSociety02/07/06 NY82J Cronkley Fell J & C O'Reilly18/06/06 NY8428 Cronkley Fell CNFC05/07/74 NY818282 Falcon Clints Gibbons, DrNY820281R.B.Jun‐91 NY925274Low Ravelinverge withlead spoil,CWS 6.01ValerieStanden09/06/91 NY8129WiddybankFellPeacock,Miss H.1977 NY8329WiddybankFellBradshaw DrM.E.29/05/64 NY8130WiddybankFellGraham, RevG.G.15/09/09 NY824295Above WildScarM SchoberThalictrum alpinum (Alpine Meadow-rue)6530 Jun 2007 NZ39606450 Marsden HallQuarry14 Jul 2010 NZ396645 Marsden HallQuarryA & G YoungJohnO'Reilly4321789123 45

Tilia platyphyllosNational StatusCounty StatusLarge Leaved LimeScarceScarce, plantedThere are planted trees in a number ofwoodlands, for example at Rowlands Gill,Chester Dene and Hawthorn Dene.

Tofieldia pusillaNational StatusCounty StatusScottish AsphodelA “Scottish” speciesScarceThis species is included in the Rare PlantRegister because, while it is not scarce inGreat Britain, Durham has most of theEnglish population.In montane flushes and by upland burns inupper Teesdale.Tofieldia pusilla (Scottish Asphodel)654321789123 4507/08/09 NY850300Allotment SWof Sayer HillJohnO'Reilly30/06/06 NY8429 Cetry BankWood, D&Woods, M02/07/95 NY816295 Cow Green Young, G.22/08/07 NY8125Cow GreenNature TrailA & GYoung01/06/03 NY817296 Red SikeA & GYoung18/06/06 NY82P Cronkley Fell CNFC1974 NY820281 Falcon ClintsGibbons, DrR.B.12/08/09NY8412830954 Sand SikeJohnO'Reilly08‐Jul‐09NY8433830938 Sand SikeJohnO'Reilly26‐Jun‐91 NY818294 Widdybank Rich, Dr T.30‐Jun‐06 NY815305UpperTeesdaleWood, D&Woods, M01‐Jul‐06 NY8130Widdybank Fell Wood, D&Woods, M03‐Jul‐09 NY8331 Widdybank Fell Schober, M1965 NY8030 Widdybank FellProctor,Rev H.G.15‐Sep‐81 NY846302WiddybankPastureGraham,Rev G G.01‐Jul‐84 NY839299WiddybankPastureGraham,Rev G G.27‐Jul‐96 NY8330WiddybankPastureMcCutcheonD.E.31/05/07 NY837299 Wildscar Sike J O'Reilly

Trichophorum cespitosumNorthern DeergrassVerbascum lychnitisWhite MulleinTrichophorum x foersteriNational Status Nationally RareCounty Status RareNational StatusCounty StatusScarceRareThe hybrid was identified from a BritishMuseum specimen from Widdybank,collected in 1905, by T J Foggitt.Both Northern Deergrass and the hybrid werediscovered at Widdybank Pasture in 2008.10/07/09 NZ2461 Gateshead J L Durkin10/07/09 NZ2557 Tyne Yard J L Durkin10/07/09 NZ2656 Tyne Yard J L Durkin1999 NZ344140Stockton‐DarlingtonRailway Track,plum trees areaDavidGreenThe distribution of this plant in CountyDurham is still largely unknown.Valerianella dentataNarrow-fruited CornsaladNational StatusCounty StatusEndangeredRareThe most recent record is in 1974.11 Sep1974NZ363145HighGoosepoolBurnip, M.

Viola caninaNational StatusCounty StatusHeath Dog VioletNear ThreatenedScarceConservation07/05/05 NY8130 Widdybank Fell DTNFC29/05/03 NY891284B6277, W ofEttersgilljunction, NvergeKeith Bowie,KeithCunningham,Frank Daly.05/06/03 NY983519N of Carrick'sCorner, minorroad, eastverge.B6306, S ofPow HillCountry Park,05/06/03 NZ001511 east verge.Jun‐04 NZ070444 BurnhillJunction &Longburn FordLWS 1.51OusterleyWood LWSMay‐02 NZ207508 1.50Keith Bowie,KeithCunningham,Frank Daly.Keith Bowie,KeithCunningham,Frank Daly.Stobbs, J. etal.John Durkinand JulieStobbsJun‐77 NZ3125 Bradbury Carrs Bradshaw M06/07/00 NZ4428SunderlandLodge WoodGrahamMegsonMay‐00 NZ4736 Hart railwayGrahamMegsonSep‐72 NZ4836 Crimdon Dene GGGViola canina (Heath Dog-violet)654321789123 45

Viola rupestrisNational StatusCounty StatusTeesdale VioletNationally RareRareOpen and eroded areas in short turf on thesugar limestone of Widdybank Fell. Formerlyalso at Slapestone Sike, now under the CowGreen Reservoir.County Durham has a significant proportionof the national distribution of this species.“Growing upon the sugar limestone at theupper end of Teesdale on the north side ofthe river” 1862 JB and James Backhousejunior, repeated in Backhouse 1880.Specimens in Durham University and theGreat North Museum, HDD.Conservation- All of the sites are in theUpper Teesdale Nature Reserve.Cow GreenNature Trail,ExclosureAnn &GordonYoung21/05/08 NY817296Jul‐05 NY820281 Falcon Clints J L Durkin01/06/63 NY818292 Red Sike GGG01/06/63 NY819292 Red Sike GGG1995 NY8130 Rod's Vein Findlay, I.1974 NY813305SlapestoneSike01‐Jul‐06 NY819291 Widdybank Fell02‐Jul‐93 NY8229 Widdybank FellWiddybankFell, clearingup from Red21/05/08 NY81812938 SikeAbove Wild15/09/09 NY824295 ScarGibbons,Dr R.B.Wood, D&Woods, MWood, MrD.C.Ann &GordonYoungM SchoberViola rupestris x rivinianaHybrid VioletNational StatusCounty StatusVulnerableRareCounty Durham has a significant proportionof the national distribution of this hybrid.On the sugar limestone at Widdybank Fellwith the rupestris parent.Conservation- Most of the sites are in theUpper Teesdale Nature Reserve.1972 NY820281 Falcon Clints Gibbons, Dr R.B.1973 NY8129 Cow Green Hudson, M.J.Reservoir01/06/63 NY818293 Red Sike GGG1967 NY8130 Widdybank BSBI1977 NY8329 Widdybank Bradshaw, Dr MEFarm1974 NY8130 SlapestoneSikeGibbons, Dr R.B.Viola rupestris (Teesdale Violet)654321789123 45

Wahlenburgia hederaceaIvy-leaved BellflowerNational StatusCounty StatusNear ThreatenedScarceWell established in Weardale, in the upperpart of Stanhope Burn and at Fine Burn.Wahlenbergia hederacea (Ivy-leaved Bellflower)6541979 NY980434StanhopeBurnBurnhope05/09/98 NY9840 BurnStanhope25/07/98 NY984(5)429(0) Burn27/07/08 NY985419 StanhopeBurnNY98542131/07/02 NY985(5)428(0) StanhopeNY985(0)428(5) Burn17/05/67 NZ0235Jul‐91NZ025344Bowman JMcCutcheon,D.E.G YoungAndy MclayA & G YoungWhiteKirkley Burnip, M.Fine Burn ValerieLWS 3.0.8 Standen321789123 45Photographed in County Durhamby UKWildflowers.com

Woodsia ilvensis, Oblong WoodsiaZostera marinaCommon Eel GrassNational StatusLocal StatusEndangeredRare, re-introducedNational StatusCounty StatusNear ThreatenedExtinctCounty Durham has a significant proportionof the national distribution of this species.This fern was known from Falcon Clints andfrom Cronkley Scar from 1821 until the lastspecimens were collected, perhaps as late as1950.Edges of salt marshes.No recent recordsIt has recently been re-introduced by NaturalEngland to some of its former sites, usingplants of Scottish, Welsh and Lake Districtorigin.Zostera noltiiDwarf EelgrassConservation- All of the sites are in theUpper Teesdale Nature Reserve.National Status VulnerableCounty Status ExtinctEdges of salt marshes.No recent records2010 NY81600284772010 NY8328FalconClints,behind oldsheep‐foldCronkleyFellJohn LiamDurkinJohn LiamDurkin

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