Mill Hill Grasses

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Identification of Grasses (Link)

 
 
 
 

1	Golden Oat Grass	Trisetum flavescens
2	False Oat Grass	Arrhenatherum elatius  *
3	Brome	Bromus
4	Rough Meadow Grass ?	Poa trivialis ?
5	Cocksfoot	Dactylis glomerata

Identifications by Debbie Allan via UK Botany

*  This species may be intolerant of grazing.

6. Poa
7. Bromus
8. Festuca ? arundinacea
9. Hordeum murinum
10. Anisantha sterilis Barren brome

Giles
 

Picture's a bit small.
6. Poa sp. P. trivialis is commonest (rough stem, triangular pointed
ligule),
but could be P. pratensis (smooth stem, short flat-ended ligule).
7. Helictotrichon??
8. Festuca?
9. Hordeum secalinum (if in meadow) or murinum (if in dog-walking zone)
10. Anisanthus sterilis? but might be Arrhenatherum - that's just coming
out.
11. Festuca?
12. Bromus hordaceus?
Malcolm Storey

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27 August 2007
 

Approximately the same view in August. The long grasses have disappeared.

25 May 2007
 

The long grasses were thinly spaced (illustrated above) and abundant just west of the ridge on Mill Hill on the very steep slopes. I am not sure of the species. They could be Fescues, Festuca ?  (This area is popular for the Small Heath Butterflies and used as a roosting area for the Chalkhill Blues in summer.)
 

These areas are	just south of the reservoir

	The middle slopes on Mill Hill, beneath the ridge, north of the reservoir, are full of long dense grasses. Few new seedlings can settle here to increase the biodiversity.  (May 2003)
	Patch of Grass on the Lower Slopes (May 2003)
Grass in a field grazed by horses, south of the A27 on the approaches of Mill Hill. This grass is also found on Mill Hill near the reservoir (see above).

cf. Garden Grasses (July 2003)

Grasses (weeds) (External Link)

Grasshoppers of Somerset (External Link)

Study of the Triangle Area (Middle Slopes)
Vetch Trail (Lower slopes)