Ogston Reservoir
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Condition (Natural England)
| Unit | Feature | Condition | Area (ha) | Assessed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SK368609 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 95.91 | 2013-08-30 |
| SK370597 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 95.91 | 2013-08-30 |
| SK374602 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 95.91 | 2013-08-30 |
Birds & fish recorded
Birds
| Species | Season |
|---|---|
| common sandpiper | Breeding |
| common sandpiper | Passage |
| grasshopper warbler | Breeding |
| grasshopper warbler | Passage |
| great black-backed gull | Roosting |
| great black-backed gull | Wintering |
| great crested grebe | Breeding |
| greenshank | Breeding |
| greenshank | Passage |
| greenshank | Wintering |
| herring gull | Roosting |
| herring gull | Wintering |
| lapwing | Breeding |
| lesser black-backed gull | Roosting |
| lesser black-backed gull | Wintering |
| lesser whitethroat | Breeding |
| lesser whitethroat | Passage |
| little grebe | Breeding |
| little ringed plover | Breeding |
| mallard | Passage |
| mallard | Roosting |
| mallard | Wintering |
| pochard | Passage |
| pochard | Roosting |
| pochard | Wintering |
| ringed plover | Breeding |
| snipe | Breeding |
| teal | Passage |
| teal | Roosting |
| teal | Wintering |
| tufted duck | Breeding |
| tufted duck | Passage |
| tufted duck | Roosting |
| tufted duck | Wintering |
| whitethroat | Breeding |
| whitethroat | Passage |
| wigeon | Passage |
| wigeon | Roosting |
| wigeon | Wintering |
Description
Area, 96.7 ha. 238.9 ac. Description Ogston Reservoir lies in the valley of the River Amber south of Chesterfield. The water covers some 85 hectares and is an important wintering site for many wildfowl and a feeding site for wading birds on passage in late summer. The peripheral mosaic of semi natural habitats is not only of botanical interest but, most importantly, provides a diversity of nesting and feeding sites for a wide variety of breeding birds of which over 70 species have been recorded. Grazed and ungrazed grassland, scrub, woodland and tall herb communities fringing the water, each provide habitat for a range of breeding birds. Water birds nesting on the water margin include great crested grebe Podiceps cristatus, little grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis and tufted duck Aythya fuligula together with waterside waders such as common sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos and little ringed plover Charadrius dubius. Lapwing Vanellus vanellus nest on the drier, grazed swards with snipe Gallinago gallinago in the wetter, taller grasslands. Scrub and woodland occurs around much of the reservoir margins with much grey willow Salix cinerea and hawthorn Crataegus monogyna. These provide food and cover for a wide range of breeding birds in particular the warblers including lesser whitethroat Sylvia curruca and occasionally, grasshopper warbler Locustella naevia. In late summer many wading birds stop over to feed on the exposed mud of the reservoir margin. Some 17 species have been recorded, with greenshank Tringa nebularia and common sandpiper being amongst the most abundant. The open water of the reservoir are the winter home of many hundreds of mallard Anas platyrhynchos with over 100 teal Anas crecca and wigeon Mareca penelope. Smaller numbers of pochard Aythya ferina and tufted duck are present throughout the winter and other waterfowl come in to the reservoir as climatic conditions change. Large numbers of gulls use the site as an overnight roost, in particular some 2000 greater black backed Larus marinus, 500 herring Larus argentatus and 300 lesser black backed gulls Larus fuscus. Almost all of the fringing grasslands are semi natural neutral swards representing relict examples of formerly widespread species rich types. Both dry and wet grasslands have abundant glaucous sedge Carex flacca but crested dog’s tail Cynosurus cristatus is dominant in the drier swards with abundant adder’s tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum whilst rushes Juncus spp. and lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula predominate in the wetter pastures.
Species mentioned
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IUCN / Red List | Type | Family |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| teal | Anas crecca | LC (NonBreeding), LC (Breeding) | bird-duck | anatidae |
| mallard | Anas platyrhynchos | NT (NonBreeding), LC (Breeding) | bird-duck | anatidae |
| pochard | Aythya ferina | EN (NonBreeding), EN (Breeding) | bird-duck | anatidae |
| tufted duck | Aythya fuligula | LC (NonBreeding), LC (Breeding) | bird-duck | anatidae |
| wigeon | Mareca penelope | LC (NonBreeding), NT (Breeding) | bird-duck | anatidae |
| great crested grebe | Podiceps cristatus | LC (NonBreeding), VU (Breeding) | bird-grebe | podicipedidae |
| little grebe | Tachybaptus ruficollis | LC (NonBreeding), LC (Breeding) | bird-grebe | podicipedidae |
| herring gull | Larus argentatus | EN (NonBreeding), EN (Breeding) | bird-gull | laridae |
| lesser black-backed gull | Larus fuscus | DD (Breeding) | bird-gull | laridae |
| great black-backed gull | Larus marinus | EN (NonBreeding), CR (Breeding) | bird-gull | laridae |
| snipe | Gallinago gallinago | DD (NonBreeding) | bird-snipe | scolopacidae |
| common sandpiper | Actitis hypoleucos | VU (Breeding) | bird-wader | scolopacidae |
| little ringed plover | Charadrius dubius | LC (Breeding) | bird-wader | charadriidae |
| ringed plover | Charadrius hiaticula | VU (NonBreeding) | bird-wader | charadriidae |
| greenshank | Tringa nebularia | LC (Breeding) | bird-wader | scolopacidae |
| lapwing | Vanellus vanellus | VU (NonBreeding), EN (Breeding) | bird-wader | charadriidae |
| grasshopper warbler | Locustella naevia | LC (Breeding) | bird-warbler | locustellidae |
| whitethroat | Sylvia communis | Not listed in GB list | bird-warbler | sylviidae |
| lesser whitethroat | Sylvia curruca | Not listed in GB list | bird-warbler | sylviidae |
| adders-tongue fern | Ophioglossum vulgatum | LC | fern | ophioglossaceae |
| crested dog's tail | Cynosurus cristatus | LC | grass | poaceae |
| lesser spearwort | Ranunculus flammula | DD | herb | ranunculaceae |
| glaucus sedge | Carex flacca | LC | sedge | cyperaceae |
| hawthorn | Crataegus monogyna | LC | shrub | rosaceae |
| grey willow | Salix cinerea | LC | tree shrub | salicaceae |
Plant communities
A9 — Fast flowing river and stream, Marginal and inundation, Pond ditch and canal, Sluggish river and stream
Potamogeton natans community
Show 20 indicator speciesSchoenoplectus lacustris, Juncus bulbosus, Sparganium angustifolium, Sparganium erectum, Sparganium minimum, Alisma plantago-aquatica, Lobelia dortmanna, Equisetum fluviatile, Myriophyllum alterniflorum, Elodea canadensis, Lemna minor, Lemna trisulca, Nymphaea alba, Callitriche platycarpa, Callitriche stagnalis, Littorella uniflora, Potamogeton natans, Ranunculus trichophyllus, Glyceria fluitans, Chara subspinosa
A14 — Fast flowing river and stream
Myriophyllum alterniflorum community
Show 15 indicator speciesIsolepis fluitans, Juncus bulbosus, Fontinalis antipyretica, Lobelia dortmanna, Equisetum fluviatile, Myriophyllum alterniflorum, Lemna minor, Callitriche stagnalis, Littorella uniflora, Potamogeton filiformis, Potamogeton gramineus, Potamogeton natans, Ranunculus peltatus, Chara spp., Nitella hyalina
A17 — Chalk river and stream, Fast flowing river and stream
Ranunculus penicillatus ssp. pseudofluitans community
Show 11 indicator speciesBerula erecta, Nasturtium officinale, Elodea canadensis, Lemna minor, Callitriche stagnalis, Veronica beccabunga, Polygonum amphibium, Polygonum hydropiper, Potamogeton crispus, Potamogeton pectinatus, Ranunculus penicillatus ssp. pseudofluitans
A18 — Fast flowing river and stream
Ranunculus fluitans community
Show 12 indicator speciesFontinalis antipyretica, Fontinalis squamosa var. curnowii, Myriophyllum alterniflorum, Myriophyllum spicatum, Elodea canadensis, Mentha aquatica, Lemna gibba, Lemna minor, Potamogeton perfoliatus, Ranunculus fluitans, Glyceria fluitans, Phalaris arundinacea
W20 — Montane scrub
Salix lapponum-Luzula sylvatica scrub
Show 107 indicator speciesSalix arbuscula, Salix cinerea, Salix lapponum, Salix myrsinites, Salix phylicifolia, Salix reticulata, Empetrum nigrum, Calluna vulgaris, Salix lanata, Vaccinium myrtillus, Vaccinium uliginosum, Carex atrata, Carex bigelowii, Carex binervis, Carex flacca, Luzula multiflora, Luzula sylvatica, Huperzia selago, Selaginella selaginoides, Aulacomnium palustre, Mnium hornum, Philonotis fontana, Plagiomnium undulatum, Rhizomnium punctatum, Dicranum bonjeanii, Dicranum majus, Dicranum scoparium, Fissidens adianthoides, Racomitrium lanuginosum, Calliergonell cuspidatum, Ctenidium molluscum, Hylocomium splendens, Hypnum callichroum, Hypnum cupressiforme, Palustriella commutatum, Plagiothecium denticulatum, Plagiothecium undulatum, Pleurozium schreberi, Ptilium crista-castrensis, Rhytidiadelphus loreus, Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus, Rhytidiadelphus triquetrus, Sanionia uncinata, Scorpidium revolvens, Thuidium tamariscinum, Atrichum undulatum, Polytrichastrum alpinum, Sphagnum capillifolium, Sphagnum fallax, Sphagnum girgensohnii, Sphagnum palustre, Sphagnum russowii, Sphagnum squarrosum, Sphagnum subnitens, Sphagnum teres, Barbilophozia barbata, Chiloscyphus polyanthos, Diplophyllum albicans, Lophocolea bidentata, Plagiochila porelloides, Ptilidium ciliare, Scapania undulata, Cladonia squamosa, Peltigera canina, Angelica sylvestris, Caltha palustris, Hieraclium spp., Saussurea alpina, Solidago virgaurea, Campanula rotundifolia, Succisa pratensis, Valeriana officinalis, Rhodiola rosea, Vaccinium vitis-idaea, Thymus praecox, Epilobium anagallidifolium, Dactylorhiza viridis, Euphrasia officinalis, Rhinanthus minor, Oxalis acetosella, Oxyria digyna, Polygonum viviparum, Rumex acetosa, Anemone nemorosa, Ranunculus acris, Thalictrum alpinum, Alchemilla alpina, Alchemilla glabra, Filipendula ulmaria, Geum rivale, Galium boreale, Galium saxatile, Saxifraga aizoides, Saxifraga hypnoides, Saxifraga oppositifolia, Saxifraga stellaris, Viola riviniana, Agrostis canina, Agrostis capillaris, Anthoxanthum odoratum, Deschampsia cespitosa, Deschampsia flexuosa, Festuca ovina, Festuca rubra, Nardus stricta, Dryopteris dilatata, Phegopteris connectilis
W21 — Hedgerow scrub, Mixed scrub
Crataegus monogyna-Hedera helix scrub
Show 81 indicator speciesHedera helix, Salix cinerea, Acer pseudoplatanus, Ilex aquifolium, Betula pendula, Corylus avellana, Fagus sylvatica, Quercus robur, Fraxinus excelsior, Malus sylvestris, Sorbus aria, Taxus baccata, Ulmus glabra, Ulmus procera, Sambucus nigra, Viburnum lantana, Euonymus europaeus, Cornus sanguinea, Juniperus communis, Ligustrum vulgare, Clematis vitalba, Rhamnus cathartica, Crataegus laevigata, Crataegus monogyna, Prunus spinosa, Juncus effusus, Plagiomnium undulatum, Brachythecium rutabulum, Kindbergia praelonga, Rhynchostegium confertum, Tamus communis, Heracleum sphondylium, Torilis japonica, Arum maculatum, Arctium minus, Cirsium arvense, Lonicera periclymenum, Moehringia trinervia, Silene dioica, Stellaria graminea, Stellaria holostea, Stellaria media agg., Calystegia sepium, Mercurialis perennis, Geranium robertianum, Iris foetidissima, Glechoma hederacea, Lamium purpureum, Origanum vulgare, Stachys sylvatica, Teucrium scorodonia, Allium ursinum, Hyacinthoides non-scripta, Circaea lutetiana, Rumex sanguineus, Anemone nemorosa, Ranunculus repens, Fragaria vesca, Geum urbanum, Potentilla sterilis, Poterium sanguisorba, Rosa arvensis, Rosa canina, Rubia peregrina, Rubus fruticosus agg., Galium aparine, Urtica dioica, Viola riviniana, Anisantha sterilis, Arrhenatherum elatius, Brachypodium pinnatum, Brachypodium sylvaticum, Bromopsis erecta, Dactylis glomerata, Elytrigia repens, Holcus lanatus, Holcus mollis, Poa trivialis, Asplenium scolopendrium, Pteridium aquilinum, Dryopteris filix-mas
W22 — Hedgerow scrub, Mixed scrub
Prunus spinosa-Rubus fruticosus scrub
Show 49 indicator speciesHedera helix, Acer campestre, Corylus avellana, Ulex europaeus, Prunus spinosa, Plagiomnium undulatum, Brachythecium rutabulum, Eurhynchium striatum, Kindbergia praelonga, Thuidium tamariscinum, Atrichum undulatum, Lophocolea bidentata, Achillea millefolium, Cardamine flexuosa, Lonicera periclymenum, Moehringia trinervia, Silene dioica, Silene uniflora, Stellaria media agg., Mercurialis perennis, Geranium robertianum, Stachys sylvatica, Teucrium scorodonia, Hyacinthoides non-scripta, Oxalis acetosella, Digitalis purpurea, Plantago lanceolata, Veronica chamaedrys, Armeria maritima, Rumex acetosa, Filipendula ulmaria, Geum urbanum, Rosa canina, Rubus fruticosus agg., Rubus idaeus, Galium aparine, Urtica dioica, Viola riviniana, Agrostis capillaris, Brachypodium sylvaticum, Dactylis glomerata, Festuca rubra, Holcus lanatus, Holcus mollis, Poa trivialis, Asplenium scolopendrium, Pteridium aquilinum, Dryopteris borreri, Dryopteris filix-mas