Wetland plants for LWA
Wetland plants for LWA
This forms part of our management policies for LWA.
Schedule 4 - can be freely planted, if from attested suppliers or local wild populations
Common Name
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Scientific Name
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Preferred habitat
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Damp
Ground
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Pond
Margin
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In the Pond
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Angelica, Wild
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Angelica sylvestris
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Y
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Y
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Arrowhead
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Sagittaria sagittifolia
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Y
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Y
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Betony
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Stachys officinalis
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Y
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Bistort, Amphibious
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Persicaria amphibia
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Brooklime
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Veronica beccabunga
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Y
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Y
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Bur-Reed, Branched
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Sparganium erectum
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Y
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Club-Rush, Common
(i.e. real Bulrush)
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Schoenoplectus lacustris
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Y
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Club-Rush, Wood
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Scirpus sylvaticus
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Y
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Y
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Crowfoot, Ivy-Leaved
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Ranunculus hederaceus
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Y
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Y
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Crowfoot, Round-Leaved
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Ranunculus omiophyllus
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Y
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Y
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Cuckoo Flower
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Cardamine pratensis
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Y
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Y
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Figwort, Water
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Scrophularia auriculata
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Y
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Y
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Fleabane, Common
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Pulicaria dysenterica
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Y
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Y
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Flowering-Rush*
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Butomus umbellatus
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Y
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Forget-Me-Not, Water
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Myosotis scorpioides
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Y
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Y
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Gipsywort
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Lycopus europaeus
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Y
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Y
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Hemp-Agrimony
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Eupatorium cannabinum
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Y
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Y
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Hornwort, various
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Ceratophyllum spp.
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Y
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Iris, Yellow Flag
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Iris pseudacorus
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Y
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Y
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Loosestrife, Purple
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Lythrum salicaria
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Y
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Y
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Marigold, Marsh
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Caltha palustris
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Y
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Y
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Meadowsweet
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Filipendula ulmaria
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Y
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Y
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Mint, Water
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Mentha aquatica
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Y
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Y
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Plantain, Water
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Alisma plantago-aquatica
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Y
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Pondweed, Broad-Leaved
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Potamogeton natans
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Y
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Pondweed, Curled
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Potamogeton crispus
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Y
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Ragged Robin
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Lychnis flos-coculi
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Y
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Y
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Reedmace, Lesser
('Lesser Bulrush')
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Typha angustifolia
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Y
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Rushes, various
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Juncus spp.
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Y
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Y
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Sedges, various (but not Pendulous)
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Carex spp.
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Y
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Y
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Selfheal
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Prunella vulgaris
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Y
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Y
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Spearwort, Lesser
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Ranunculus flammula
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Y
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Y
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Water-Crowfoot, Pond
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Ranunculus peltatus
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Y
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Y
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Water-Milfoil
(various, but not Parrot's Feather)
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Myriophyllum spp.
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Y
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Water-Violet
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Hottonia palustris
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Y
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Y
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Willowherb, Great
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Epilobium hirsutum
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Y
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Y
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Woundwort, Marsh
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Stachys palustris
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Y
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Y
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Schedule 5 - Invasive species: not to be planted, introduced or allowed to remain
Common Name
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Scientific Name
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Balsam, Himalayan or Indian
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Impatiens glandulifera
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Bogbean
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Menyanthes trifoliata
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Comfrey, various
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Symphytum spp.
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Duckweed, Least
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Lemna minuta
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Fern, Water
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Azolla filiculoides
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Hyacinth, Water
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Eichhornia crassipes
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Primrose, Water
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Ludwigia grandiflora
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Pigmyweed, Australian (or New Zealand)
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Crassula helmsii
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Parrot's-Feather
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Myriophyllum aquaticum
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Pennywort, Floating
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Hydrocotyle ranunculoides
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Pondweed, Canadian
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Elodea canadensis
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Pondweed, Nuttall's
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Elodea nuttallii
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Reed, Common
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Phragmites australis
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Reedmace, Great (`Bulrush')
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Typha latifolia
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Sedge, Pendulous
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Carex pendula
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Spearwort, Greater
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Ranunculus lingua
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Sweet-Grass, Reed
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Glyceria maxima
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Water-Lilies, various
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Nuphar spp., Nymphaea spp.; Nymphoides peltata
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Waterweed, Curly
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Lagarosiphon major
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People consulted in preparing Schedules 4 and 5 include:
Alison Rasey, (then) Conservation Officer, Tandridge District Council
Giles Groome, then with Surrey Wildlife Trust
Julia Wycherley, Chairman, Surrey Amphibian and Reptile Group
Printed sources included:
P.J. Williams, The Pond Book: A Guide to the Management and Creation of Ponds, Ponds Conservation Trust, 2000
Martin Drake et al, Managing Ponds for Wildlife, English Nature, 1996
Louise Bardsley, The Wildlife Pond Handbook, New Holland, 2003
Clive Stace, New Flora of the British Isles, Cambridge University Press, 1997