Plants

Here you find information about the plants and flowers found on the reserve.

The Frog Rush

Rare for Rutland

We’ve just had conformation from Dr. Tom Cope at Kew that the rush found earlier in September on the edge of Lagoon 1 just in front of the Centre is Frog Rush (Junctus ranaruis). This is the first record for Leicestershire and Rutland of this plant. Read on to see a larger picture.

Plant records 2011

Plant records 2011

A list showing species name and common name for all plants found on the reserve in 2011

Plant Records 2002

Plant Records 2002

Plant records for Rutland Water Nature Reserve, 2002. Compiled by Andy Lear.

Water Plants

Water Plants

On a recent staff training day to identify the plants growing around the Reserve, we were delighted to note the following list of water plants, including some rare species.