Compiled by David Barden

Marjoram

The lists below are intended to do something that has never been done before for these sites – to gather together records of as many species as possible, in order to provide an authoritative statement of what is known about the wildlife of the Roman Road and Fleam Dyke. The lists include records up to the end of 2012, and it is hoped in the future to produce updates listing significant changes and new species.

Yellowhammer

Numerous sources have been drawn upon, many of them difficult to obtain. Copies of the original sources have been retained, and are available on request. Personal observations have also been included from people who know the site well, and an attempt made for the less-common vascular plants to provide a comprehensive statement of the populations at the current time.

Clitocybe rivulosa, Ivory funnel

A page of Notes has been included for each site, which gives information defining the sections where sightings have been made, along with status (vascular plants), coverage, nomenclature, and references.

Thanks all those who have given up their time to contribute to these lists.

It is hoped that those interested in wildlife will, when coming across an interesting species, use these lists to help answer the question “Has it been seen before?”.  Comments on any aspect of the list are welcome, as are lists of records for new groups of species. There is very limited information about snails, fungi and crickets/grasshoppers, and this could be a project for someone! We would also be interested to receive corrections to the data presented, or individual observations of new, little-recorded, or particularly rare species. Please send any correspondence by email to christinenewell647@btinternet.com.

Burnet moth

Fleam Dyke
Birds (pdf 18kb)
Flowering plants and ferns (pdf 79kb); flowering plants update, 2022 (543 Kb)
Mosses and liverworts (pdf 22kb)
Insects (pdf 57kb)
Other species (pdf 27kb)
Notes (pdf 29kb)

Roman Road
Birds (pdf 19kb)
Flowering plants and ferns (pdf 67kb)
Mosses and liverworts (pdf 19kb)
Insects (pdf 26kb)
Other species (pdf 17kb)
Notes (pdf 25kb)

Additional contributions:
Bees on the Roman Road (pdf 525kb)
Lepidopteran Leafmines on the Fleam Dyke (pdf 14kb)