What is a bioblitz?
It’s a concerted effort (sometimes to happen over 24 hours or less) to complete a field study for an area of natural interest. Bio, i.e. to do with life, blitz, as in lightning fast. Bioblitz. Clever eh?
How can I get involved in a bioblitz?
Get in touch with your local conservation group and ask if you can be a volunteer and help out.
The Lower Bruckland bioblitz
The Axe Vale & District Conservation Society came to Lower Brucklands on September 1st 2012 to carry out a Bioblitz.Thanks to the AV&DCS for popping down to the lakes and sharing their findings.
Flowers found, including family, scientific/Latin name and English name
| Family | Name | English Name |
| Aceraceae | Acer campestre | Field Maple |
| Alismataceae | Alisma plantago-aquatica | Water Plantain |
| Apiaceae | Angelica sylvestris | Wild Angelica |
| Apiaceae | Anthriscus sylvestris | Hedge Parsley |
| Apiaceae | Apium nodiflorum | Fool’s Watercress |
| Apiaceae | Conium maculatum | Hemlock |
| Apiaceae | Daucus carota | Wild Carrot |
| Apiaceae | Heracleum sphondylium | Hogweed |
| Apiaceae | Oenanthe crocata | Hemlock Water-dropwort |
| Apiaceae | Torilis japonica | Upright Hedge Parsley |
| Aquifoliaceae | Ilex aquifolium | Holly |
| Araliaceae | Hedera helix | Ivy |
| Asteraceae | Achillea millefolium | Yarrow |
| Asteraceae | Achillea ptarmica | Sneezewort |
| Asteraceae | Centaurea nigra | Lesser Knapweed |
| Asteraceae | Cirsium arvense | Creeping Thistle |
| Asteraceae | Cirsium vulgare | Spear Thistle |
| Asteraceae | Erigeron acris | Blue Fleabane |
| Asteraceae | Eupatorium cannabinum | Hemp Agrimony |
| Asteraceae | Leotodon taraxacoides | Autumnal Hawkbit |
| Asteraceae | Leucanthemum vulgare | Ox-eye Daisy |
| Asteraceae | Matricaria matricarioides | Pineapple Weed |
| Asteraceae | Picris echioides | Bristly Ox-tongue |
| Asteraceae | Pulicaria dysenterica | Fleabane |
| Asteraceae | Senecio jacobaea | Ragwort |
| Asteraceae | Senecio vulgaris | Groundsel |
| Asteraceae | Sonchus asper | Prickly Sow-thistle |
| Asteraceae | Sonchus oleraceus | Common Sowthistle |
| Asteraceae | Taraxacum officinale | Dandelion |
| Balsaminaceae | Impatiens glandulifera | Himalayan Balsam |
| Betulaceae | Alnus incana | Grey Alder |
| Betulaceae | Corylus avellana | Hazel |
| Brassicaceae | Alliaria petiolata | Garlic Mustard |
| Buddleiaceae | Buddleia davidii | Butterfly Bush, Buddleja |
| Caprifoliaceae | Sambucus nigra | Elder |
| Caprifoliaceae | Viburnum opulus | Guelder Rose |
| Caryophyllaceae | Cerastium fontanus | Mouse-ear Chickweed |
| Caryophyllaceae | Lychnis flos-cuculi | Ragged Robin |
| Caryophyllaceae | Silene dioica | Red Campion |
| Ceratophyllaceae | Ceratophyllum demersum | Rigid Hornwort |
| Chenopodiaceae | Chenopodium album | Fat Hen |
| Clusiaceae | Hypericum perforatum | Perforate St John’s Wort |
| Clusiaceae | Hypericum tetrapterum | Square-stemmed St John’s Wort |
| Convolvulaceae | Calystegia sepium | Bindweed |
| Cyperaceae | Carex nigra | Common Sedge |
| Cyperaceae | Carex pendula | Drooping Sedge |
| Cyperaceae | Eleocharis palustris | Common Spike-rush |
| Dipsacaceae | Dipsacus fullonum | Teazel |
| Fagaceae | Quercus robur | Oak |
| Gentianaceae | Centaurium erythraea | Common Centaury |
| Haloragaceae | Myriophyllum spicatum | Spiked Water-milfoil |
| Hydrocharitaceae | Elodea canadensis | Canadian Pondweed |
| Iridaceae | Crocosmia xcrocosmiiflora | Montbretia |
| Iridaceae | Iris pseudacorus | Yellow Iris |
| Juncaceae | Juncus bufonius | Toad Rush |
| Juncaceae | Juncus conglomeratus | Compact Rush |
| Juncaceae | Juncus effusus | Soft Rush |
| Juncaceae | Juncus inflexus | Hard Rush |
| Lamiaceae | Galeopsis tetrahit | Hemp-nettle |
| Lamiaceae | Glechoma hederacea | Ground Ivy |
| Lamiaceae | Mentha aquatica | Water Mint |
| Lamiaceae | Origanum vulgare | Wild Marjoram |
| Lamiaceae | Prunella vulgaris | Self-heal |
| Lamiaceae | Stachys palustris | Marsh Woundwort |
| Lamiaceae | Stachys sylvatica | Hedge Woundwort |
| Leguminosae | Lathyrus pratensis | Meadow Pea |
| Leguminosae | Lotus pedunculatus | Marsh Bird’s-foot Trefoil |
| Leguminosae | Lous corniculatus | Bird’s-foot Trefoil |
| Leguminosae | Trifolium dubium | White Clover |
| Leguminosae | Trifolium rubrum | Red Clover |
| Leguminosae | Ulex europaeus | Gorse |
| Leguminosae | Vicia sativa | Common Vetch |
| Leguminosae | Vicia sepium | Bush Vetch |
| Lemnaceae | Lemna minor | Lesser Duckweed |
| Lemnaceae | Lemna trisulca | Ivy-leaved Duckweed |
| Lythraceae | Lythrum salicaria | Purple Loosestrife |
| Nymphaeaceae | Nymphaea alba | White Water-lily |
| Oleaceae | Fraxinus excelsior | Ash |
| Onagraceae | Chamaerion angustifolium | Rose-bay Willowherb |
| Onagraceae | Epilobium hirsutum | Great Willow Herb |
| Onagraceae | Lysimachia punctata | Dotted Loosestrife |
| Plantaginaceae | Plantago lanceolata | Ribwort Plantain |
| Plantaginaceae | Plantago major | Greater Plantain |
| Poaceae | Agrostis stolonifera | Creeping Bent-grass |
| Poaceae | Alopecurus geniculatus | Marsh Foxtail Grass |
| Poaceae | Anthoxanthum praecox | Sweet Vernal-grass |
| Poaceae | Arrhenatherum elatius | False Oat-grass |
| Poaceae | Cynosurus cristatus | Crested Dogs-tail |
| Poaceae | Dactylis glomerata | Cock’s-foot Grass |
| Poaceae | Deschampsia cespitosa | Tufted Hair-grass |
| Poaceae | Elytrigia repens | Common Couch-grass |
| Poaceae | Glyceria maxima | Reed Sweet-grass |
| Poaceae | Holcus lanatus | Yorkshire Fog |
| Poaceae | Lolium perenne | Perennial Rye-grass |
| Poaceae | Phragmites communis | Common Reed |
| Polygonaceae | Persicaria maculosa | Redshank |
| Polygonaceae | Rumex conglomeratus | Clustered Dock |
| Polygonaceae | Rumex crispus | Curled Dock |
| Polygonaceae | Rumex obtusifolius | Broad-leaved Dock |
| Pontederiaceae | Pontederia cordata | Pickerelweed |
| Potamogetonaceae | Potamogeton berchtoldii | Small Pondweed |
| Potamogetonaceae | Potamogeton natans | Floating Pondweed |
| Ranunculaceae | Ranunculus acris | Meadow Buttercup |
| Ranunculaceae | Ranunculus repens | Creeping Buttercup |
| Rhamnaceae | Cornus sanguinea | Dogwood |
| Rosaceae | Crataegus monogyna | Hawthorn |
| Rosaceae | Filipendula ulmaria | Meadowsweet |
| Rosaceae | Prunus spinosa | Blackthorn |
| Rosaceae | Rosa canina | Dog Rosa |
| Rosaceae | Rubus fruticosus | Bramble |
| Rosaceae | Sorbus aucuparia | Rowan |
| Rubiaceae | Galium aparine | Cleavers, Goosegrass |
| Rubiaceae | Galium mollugo | Hedge Bedstraw |
| Salicaceae | Populus alba | White Poplar, Abele |
| Salicaceae | Salix aurita | Eared Sallow |
| Salicaceae | Salix capraea | Goat Willow |
| Salicaceae | Salix viminalis | Osier |
| Scrophulariaceae | Scrophularia aquatica | Water Figwort |
| Scrophulariaceae | Veronica serpyllifolia | Thyme-leaved Speedwell |
| Sparganiaceae | Sparganium erectum | Branched Bur-reed |
| Typhaceae | Typha latifolia | Reedmace, Bulrush |
| Ulmaceae | Ulmus sp. | Elm |
| Urticaceae | Urtica dioica | Nettle |
Animals found during bioblitz
Birds
Mallard (brood with 6 young)
Coot
Moorhen
Little Grebe
Swallow
Mute Swan
Woodpigeon
Goldfinch
Long-tailed Tit
Butterflies
Speckled Wood
Large White
RedAdmiral
Meadow Brown
Other Insects
Sympetrum striolatum Common Darter (Dragonfly)
Enallagma cyathigerum Common Blue Damselfly
Eristalis tenax Drone Fly
Episyrphus baltatus Marmalade Hover-fly
Syvitta pipiens (Hover-fly)
Helophilus pendulus (Hover-fly)
Melanostoma scalare (Hover-fly)
Volucella bombylans (Hover-fly)
Tipula paludosa (Crane-fly)
Bombus pratorum (Bumble-bee)