Species which contribute to the character of the Village of Broadway

• Bats – hunt the gardens, lanes and hedgerows by night, often seen at dusk.
• Caloplaca flavescens - a conspicuous orange lichen on limestone walls.
• Caloplaca teicholyta – a pure white lichen, conspicuous in the evening sun on limestone walls when it is almost luminous (1).
•  Fox (Vulpes vulpes) a common, and attractive, small predator from the hills
•  Great crested newt (Triturus cristatus) vulnerable in the Parish - a population on The Sands.
•  Great forget-me-not (Brunnera macrophylla) – small blue flowers and large round leaves.
•  Green alkanet (Pentaglottis sempervirens) – pastel blue flowers in village flower beds (2).
•  Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)– breeds on the Sands.
•  Hollyhock (Alcea rosea)– though not wild, a characteristic flower of the village.
•  Horse chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum)– characteristic tree of the High Street (including a double-flowered specimen near the Broadway Hotel).
•  House sparrow (Passer domesticus)– diminished nationally but favouring sites near old Cotswold buildings such as Barn Close Surgery.
•  Jackdaws (Corvus monedula) – exploiting the artificial limestone cliffs of the High Street buildings and the crumbs from picnickers at the end of the afternoon. Calls provide a backdrop to the village scene.
•  Pear (Pyrus communis)– a characteristic tree of this part of Worcestershire, A splendid espaliered example on the walls of the Lygon Arms, large mature specimens border the recreation ground (see thumbnail).
•  Rabbit (Oryctologus cunniculus) - the High Street warren – enjoyed by visitors when seen grazing on the Broadclose Field (4).
•  Red horse chestnut (Aesculus x carnea) – providing an interesting contrast with its white flowered relative on the High Street (5).
•  Red valerian (Centranthus ruber)– a splash of red (and sometimes white) flowers on less-manicured village walls.
•  Rue leaved saxifrage (Saxifraga tridactylites) -in danger of eradication- rare in the parish and found only on one or two of the least-manicured walls (6).
•  Swift (Apus apus) – screams over the village with the arrival of summer.
•  Tawny owl (Strix aluco) – can be heard hunting over the village at night.
•  Wall scalewort (Porella platyphylla) – an uncommon liverwort for the parish which occurs in small amounts on three walls in the village.
•  Whitlow grass (Erophila verna)– a common drift of small white flowers on many walls and verges in the village in March and April, especially in Kennel Lane.
•  Wisteria (Wisteria sinensis) – an exotic Chinese species which perhaps symbolises Broadway to some visitors.

Species which are rare or of limited occurrence within the Parish

•  Adders-tongue (Ophioglossum vulgatum) – possibly only one site in the Parish (7).
•  Bee orchid (Ophrys apifera)– road verge Fish Hill, vulnerable to road works.
•  Broad-leaved helleborine (Epipactis helleborine) – access to Kite’s Nest.
•  Common spotted orchid (Dactylorhiza fuchsii) road verge Fish Hill, and Coneygree Lane (8 and 9).
•  Common twayblade (Listera ovata)– woodland on Fish Hill.
   Dermatocarpon miniatum – a lichen in one Churchyard (10).
•  Moschatel (Adoxa moschatellina) – Coneygree Lane.
•  Early purple orchid (Orchis mascula)– Coneygree Lane and by Broadway Tower (11).
•  Great crested newt (Triturus cristatus)– in the village.
•  Herb paris (Paris quadrifolia) – Coneygree lane (12)
•  Meadow saxifrage (Saxifraga granulata)– woodland near old coach road (possibly only one site in the parish).
•  Pyramidal orchid (Anacamptis pyramidalis)– Fish Hill, especially near the escape lanes (13 and 14).
   

 Other Notable Species of the Parish

• Badger (Meles meles) – setts occur within the Parish.
• Buzzard (Buteo buteo)– frequently seen wheeling over the area.
• Common frog (Rana temporaria)– a population exists in the village.
• Common shrew (Sorex araneus) – may be heard ‘shrieking’ in the verges.
• Common or smooth newt (Triturus vulgaris)– occasionally seen in garden ponds.
• Mucilago crustacea – a conspicuous, common slime mould seen on grassy verges in the autumn. It resembles wet sawdust or vomit (15).
• Nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos)– nested in the village during 1990s.
• Toad (Bufo bufo)– occasionally seen in gardens.
• Wood mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus)– present in village gardens.

 Species of the Parish benefiting from Special Legal Protection

• Badger – Protection of Badgers Act (1992)
• Bats (all species) – Wildlife and Countryside Act (1981) and The Habitats Regulations (1994)
• Great crested newt - Wildlife and Countryside Act (1981) and The Habitats Regulations (1994)
   

 Species of the Parish Benefiting from an Action Plan in the   Worcestershire Biodiversity Action Plan

• Nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos) possibly lost from the parish in recent years
• Pipistrelle bat (Pipistrellus pipisrellus)

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