Species search

All the species that have been added to this database have been found and (with a very few exceptions) photographed in Heene Cemetery. [Number of species matching these criteria: 793.]

Many-tufted Sedgesitter

Platycheirus scutatus (hoverfly), Heene Cemetery in Worthing

(Platycheirus scutatus)

(Hoverflies )

Diamond-back Moth

This small grey and brown moth, with a wingspan of 13-15mm, has a distinctive diamond-like pattern running along its back.

(Plutella xylostella)

(Diamond-back moths)

The species Deer Shield is found on rotting stumps and trunks.

(Pluteus cervinus)

(Gilled Mushrooms)

Annual Meadow-grass

This low-growing native grass flowers throughout the year and has a pyramidal panicle.

(Poa annua)

(Grasses)

Rough Meadow-grass

Rough Meadow-grass is an annual or perennial creeping grass has yellow-green or grey-green leaves.

(Poa trivialis)

(Grasses)

Bottle-green Semaphore Fly

These flies are easily capable of skating about on the surface of ponds, where they mate and hunt.

(Poecilobothrus nobilitatus)

(Long-legged flies)

Copper Greenclock Beetle

The Copper Greenclock Beetle (Poecilus cupreus) is relatively small at 11 - 13 millimetres long, and has a coppery-green appearance.

(Poecilus cupreus)

(Ground beetles)

Pink-fruited Thread-moss

This moss forms scattered shoots or tufts and has delicate, pale green leaves with reddish stems.

(Pohlia melanodon)

(Bryum mosses)

Polyanthus

Polyanthuses are garden varieties of Primroses which have been cultivated for their colour varieties.

(Polyanthus sp.)

(Primroses)

Comma

The Comma butterfly's rapid flight is interspersed with twisting glides, and the males are aggressive defenders of territory.

(Polygonia c-album hutchinsoni)

(Fritillaries, Nymphalids and Browns)

The Common Blue butterfly is frequently seen in the cemetery. This is a male.

(Polyommatus icarus)

(Hairstreaks, Coppers and Blues)

Flat-footed Fly - unnamed 1

The wings of flat-footed flies tend to extend some way beyond the tip of their abdomen.

(Polyporivora Ornata)

(Flat-footed flies)

Dryad's Saddle fungus is a bracket fungus that grows on deciduous trees

(Polyporus squamosus)

(Bracket Fungi)

Bristly Millipede

Polyxenus lagurus is found in many areas of Europe, usually on old walls that offer small hiding places.

(Polyxenus lagurus)

(Bristly Millipedes)

Common Rough Woodlouse

The Common Rough Woodlouse has raised tubercles as if it has been stamped by an erratic Brailler machine.

(Porcellio scaber)

(Woodlice)

Lichen - unnamed 42

Porina byssophila is a crustose lichen found on limestone and on old trees.

(Porina byssophila)

(Lichens)

Indian Strawberry

The introduced Indian Strawberry has yellow flowers and a dry strawberry-like fruit that is not worth eating.

(Potentilla indica)

(Roses)

Creeping Cinquefoil

Creeping Cinquefoil is a native plant, flowering from May, that may in fact have leaves with from 5 to 7 leaflets.

(Potentilla reptans)

(Roses)

Potentilla

The bright yellow Potentilla shrub attracts an array of beetles and other insects.

(Potentilla sp.)

(Roses)

Cowslip

Flowering later than the primrose, the Cowslip is also a useful addition to the early season list of culinary ingredients.

(Primula veris)

(Primroses)

Primrose

The March flowering of our native primroses is a welcome sight in the countryside.

(Primula vulgaris)

(Primroses)

Fourteen-spot Ladybird

The Fourteen-spot Ladybird is a common ladybird on shrubs and trees. The black markings are quite variable.

(Propylea 14-punctata)

(Ladybirds)

Lichen - unnamed 43

Protoblastenia rupestris is found on chalk and limestone rocks and old walls.

(Protoblastenia rupestris)

(Lichens)

Dunnock

This Dunnock is about to be released, having been ringed in Heene Cemetery on March 15th 2021.

(Prunella modularis)

(Accentors)

Selfheal

Barely a lawn in the country will not have this tough native plant, Selfheal, with its violet flowers abundant in June.

(Prunella vulgaris)

(Mints and Dead-Nettles)

Wild Cherry trees bear clusters of delicate white flowers in April, often providing ethereal displays in Spring.

(Prunus avium)

(Roses)

Clustered Brittlestem

The stems of Clustered Brittlestem share a single foot as a common base.

(Psathyrella multipedata)

(Gilled Mushrooms)

Sand wasp - unnamed 2

This small sand wasp in the genus Psenulus nests in dead wood and stems, and preys on aphids.

(Psenulus sp.)

(Sand wasps)

Hornschuch's Beard-moss

This small, bright-green plant grows in low tufts and patches.

(Pseudocrossidium hornschuchianum)

(Pottia mosses)

Lichen - unnamed 44

Psilolechia lucida is a leprose lichen that can form large patches.

(Psilolechia lucida)

(Lichens)

Twenty-two-spot Ladybird

The bright yellow elytra (wing cases) with black spots of the are Twenty-two-spot Ladybird unmistakeable.

(Psyllobora 22-punctata)

(Ladybirds)

Bracken

The starchy rhizomes of Bracken, our most abundant fern, are edible and can be dried and stored.

(Pteridium aquilinum)

(Brackens et al)

White Plume Moth

The White Plume Moth has a wingspan of between 25 and 35 millimetres.

(Pterophorus pentadactyla)

(Plume moths)

Black Clock Beetle

The Black Clock Beetle is a common Autumn breeding beetle, black with brick-red colouration on the legs.

(Pterostichus madidus)

(Ground Beetles)

Common Fleabane

Common Fleabane is a perennial that flowers late in the British summer.

(Pulicaria dysenterica)

(Asters)

Lungwort

The lungwort in the cemetery is a cultivar, not one of our native lungworts, as revealed by its leaf shape.

(Pulmonaria sp.)

(Borages)

Mint Moth

Adult Mint Moths prefer sitting on leaves of Mint, although the one photographed here was resting on an Oxeye Daisy.

(Pyrausta aurata)

(Pyrales)

Common Purple and Gold

This day- and night-flying moth is double-brooded, flying from May to June and again from July to August.

(Pyrausta purpuralis)

(Pyrales)

Gatekeeper

The dancing flight of the Gatekeeper butterfly is characteristic, and it seldom wanders from the area of its colony.

(Pyronia tithonus britanniae)

(Fritillaries, Nymphalids and Browns)

Firebug

The Firebug (Pyrrhocoris apterus) has only relatively recently been found in Britain, where it is now established.

(Pyrrhocoris apterus)

(Red bugs)

Large Red Damselfly

This insect is around 3.5 centimetres in length and has a wingspan of just under 5 centimetres. It's a regular visitor to gardens.

(Pyrrhosoma nymphula)

(Narrow-winged Damselflies)

Evergreen or Holm Oak

The Evergreen or Holm Oak is naturalised in the UK, the greenish-yellow catkins appearing in May.

(Quercus ilex)

(Beeches, Sweet Chestnuts and Oaks)

Pedunculate Oak

The wood from the Pedunculate Oak is the preferred wood for gateposts, gates, railings and cart-wheel spokes.

(Quercus robur)

(Beeches, Sweet Chestnuts and Oaks)

The branched structure of the fruiting body of White Coral resembles marine coral.

(Ramariopsis kunzei)

(Gilled Mushrooms)

Common Frog in the Cemetery's tiny pond, 4th March 2025.

(Rana Temporaria)

(True Frogs)

Meadow Buttercup

The family name of the Meadow Buttercup, ranunculus, means 'little frog'!

(Ranunculus acris)

(Buttercups)

Bulbous Buttercup

The Bulbous Buttercup is another native member of the buttercup family.

(Ranunculus bulbosus)

(Buttercups)

Goldcrest

You are most likely to hear Goldcrests in the Cypress trees in the cemetery, as attested to in the photograph here.

(Regulus regulus)

(Kinglets and Firecrests)

Pages