WildBristol.uk - Discovering Wildlife in Bristol

Galium murale (Small Cleavers), 1st Jan, by garage entrance at the bottom of a lane off Maple Rd, Bishopston at ST59217628; 11th Feb, at the base of a wall, Trym Rd, Westbury-on-Trym at ST57437744.

Clinopodium nepeta ssp. spruneri (Lesser Calamint), 1st Jan, two clumps in a patch of rough grass on edge of playing field near gardens, Horfield Common at ST59157639.

Campanula poscharskyana (Trailing Bellflower) pink form, 1st Jan, growing on the wall of no. 29 Hughenden Rd, Horfield at ST59107643; 4th Jan, growing by gateway of no 170. Coldharbour Rd, Redland at ST58047587.

Erysimum 'Canaries Yellow' (Wallflower 'Canaries Yellow') - possibly referable to E. rhaeticum (Swiss Treacle-mustard), 2nd Jan, one self-seeded plant still flowering, Narroways Rd, St Werburghs at ST60487512.

Cruciata laevipes (Crosswort), 15th Jan, patch on verge next to a gateway, Kellaway Crescent, Henleaze, Bristol at ST58967664; 8th Feb, clump on lane-side, Walliscote Rd, Goldenhill at ST58237671.

Capsella rubella (Pink Shepherd's-purse), 6th Mar, growing in local abundance between cobbles on Phoenix Wharf, Bristol Harbour at ST58857232.

Brassica oleracea var. viridis (Kale) the cultivar 'Red Russian', 6th Mar, abundant on dumped spoil beside the Avon New Cut on Commercial Rd, Bristol at ST58727207.

Cardamine corymbosa (New Zealand Bitter-cress), 28th Mar, growing between cobbles on Woodgrove Ln, Bristol at ST58107288.

Anemone coronaria (Poppy Anemone), 29th Mar, red form, single self-seeded plant growing between block paving in front of Redland View, on the corner between Egerton Rd and Gloucester Rd, Bristol at ST59077545.

Geranium nodosum (Knotted Crane's-bill), 7th Apr, escaped from a garden on Surrey Road, St Andrews, Bristol at ST59407535; 12th May, one clump as a planted relic on a scrubby bank at God's Garden, Avon New Cut at ST58617209.

Taraxacum fulgidum (Bright Dandelion), 26th Apr, near entrance of species-rich meadow adjacent to Chapel Lane, Chew Valley Lake at ST55695973.

Taraxacum falcatum (Narrow-lobed Dandelion), 27th May, on barren ground at Redcliffe Wharf, Bristol Harbour at ST58987236.

Crataegus laevigata (Midland Hawthorn), 2nd May, in hedge on Dyrham Close, Golden Hill, Bristol at ST58887659.

Cotoneaster divaricatus (Spreading Cotoneaster), 9th May?, young self-seeded plant in graveled front garden of no. 24 Maple Road, Bishopston, Bristol at ST since destroyed.

Rubus scabripes, 16th May, patch of approximately 2 x 4 m in secondary woodland besides River Frome, between M32 and Tesco, Eastville at ST61097520. New to Bristol!

Phedimus stoloniferus (Lesser Caucasian-Stonecrop), 16 May, patch on an island crossing, Eastgate Centre, Eastville at ST61027526.