Todd's Well

Todd’s Well

 

Todd's Well lies north of Provan Hall, between Auchinlea Road and Gartloch Road.

Status - City Wide SINC

Description

Based around a rocky outcrop this 11 hectare site is important because it supports a rich mixture of heath and marsh plant communities. Areas of recent tree planting and Hawthorn scrub provide additional wildlife interest.

Birds recorded at Todd's Well include kestrel, willow warbler, whitethroat and reed bunting. meadow brown and large white butterflies have been seen along with the locally uncommon, brightly coloured six-spot burnet moth.

Habitat Types

  • Grassland
    There are areas of tall and short grassland species, also marshy grassland habitat.

  • Wetland
    Reed canary-grass dominates the swamp area. Sedges and a variety of herbs also grow there. Marshy areas and open water are also present.

  • Heath
    A steep embankment with some exposed rock and grassy, heathy vegetation. Grasses, including wavy hair-grass, grow alongside blaeberry, broom, field wood-rush and mosses.

  • Woodland
    Young birch, rowan, cherry, hazel, oak and other native trees have been planted, creating a new habitat to add to the site's interest.


Animal Life

Whitethroat Linnet Six Spot Burnet

Whitethroat (Sylvia communis) is a summer visitor which nests near the ground in bushes and low vegetation. It requires a territory which is rich in insects and the presence of whitethroats is an indicator of good quality habitat.		 Linnet (Acanthis cannabina) is a small seed-eating finch. Its attractive twittering song made it a popular cage-bird in the nineteenth century. It is now illegal to keep wild birds.
 Six-spot Burnet moth (Zygaena filipendulae) has irridescent turquoise and rosy-pink wings and flies in daylight. Sadly it is found only at a few sites in Glasgow.




Plant Life

Ragged Robin Devil's Bit Crop Soft Rush
Ragged Robin (Lychnis flos-cuculi) has deep pink “ragged” flowers and can be seen in summer in damp meadows and other wetlands. Devil's-bit Scabious (Succisa pratensis) mauve flowers add colour to grasslands in summer and attract bees and other insects including the six-spot burnet moth. Soft Rush (Juncus effusus) is a common sight in damp fields where its large tussocks may dominate.