Wildlife Species List

Unlike the Vegetation species lists, which only include plants resident on our 'current area', this page lists all the Faunal (animal) species identified on the entire open space throughout 2001. At present it only includes Mammals, Birds, Amphibians and Butterflies, as these are the easiest to survey. Hopefully this list will grow over time as other species are recorded.

It is also hoped that more invertebrates will be included on these pages at some point in the future, unfortunately these call for specialist survey techniques, and so, these may take some time to organise and implement.

Each species is categorised with both its common and scientific name, along with a 'frequency' intended to give some indication as to how widespread each species is on the site - i.e. common or scarce resident, summer or winter visitor.

If the Common Name is underlined, this signifies that there is a photograph of that species in our library: click the link to view the relevant photo and click anywhere on the screen to return to this page. Please be patient while the imageloads.

If the Common Name is underlined, this signifies that there is a photograph of that species in our library: click the link to view the relevant photo and click anywhere imgage to close it. Please be patient while the image loads.
Mammals	Back to Wildlife Page	Birds
Amphibians	Dragonflies & Damselflies	Butterflies

Mammals
Common Name	Scientific Name	Frequency
Field Vole	Microtus agrestis	scarce resident
Mole	Talpa europaea	scarce resident
Hedgehog	Erinaceus europaeus	scarce resident
Grey Squirrel	Sciurus carolinensis	common resident
Badger	Meles meles	non resident
Fox	Vulpes vulpes	scarce resident
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Birds
Common Name	Scientific Name	Frequency
Sparrowhawk	Accipiter nisus	fairly common resident
Woodpigeon	Columba palumbus	abundant resident
Collared Dove	Streptopelia decaocto	common resident
Tawny Owl	Strix aluco	scarce resident
Swift	Apus apus	common summer visitor
Green Woodpecker	Picus viridis	fairly common resident
Great Spotted Woodpecker	Dendrocopos major	scarce resident
Swallow ¹	Hirundo rustica	common summer visitor
House Martin ²	Delichon urbica	common summer visitor
Pied Wagtail	Motcilla alba	scarce resident
Waxwing	Bombycilla garrulus	scarce winter visitor
Dunnock ²	Prunella modularis	common resident
Whitethroat	Sylvia communis	scarce summer visitor
Blackcap ³	Sylvia atricapilla	common summer/winter visitor
Willow Warbler ²	Phylloscopus trochilus	scarce summer visitor
Chiffchaff	Phylloscopus collybita	fairly common summer visitor
Wood Warbler ²	Phylloscopus sibilatrix	scarce summer visitor
Goldcrest ²	Regulus regulus	scarce resident
Robin	Erithacus rubecula	abundant resident
Blackbird	Turdus merula	abundant resident
Fieldfare ²	Turdus pilaris	fairly common winter visitor
Redwing ²	Turdus iliacus	fairly common winter visitor
Song Thrush ¹	Turdus philomelos	scarce resident
Mistle Thrush ²	Turdus viscivorus	scarce resident
Long-tailed Tit	Aegithalos caudatus	abundant resident
Coal Tit	Parus ater	fairly common resident
Great Tit	Parus major	common resident
Blue Tit	Parus caeruleus	abundant resident
Wren	Troglodytes troglodytes	abundant resident
Chaffinch	Fringilla coelebus	abundant resident
Goldfinch	Carduelis carduelis	scarce resident
Siskin	Carduelis spinus	scarce winter visitor
Greenfinch	Carduelis chloris	common resident
Bullfinch ¹	Pyrrhula pyrrhula	scarce resident
Redpoll	Carduelis flammea	scarce winter visitor
House Sparrow ¹	Passer domesticus	fairly common resident
Starling ¹	Sturnus vulgaris	fairly common resident
Jay	Garrulus glandarius	fairly common resident
Magpie	Pica pica	abundant resident
Carrion Crow	Corvus corone corone	fairly common resident
Jackdaw	Corvus monedula	scarce resident
¹ Species on the RSPB Red List (of HIGH Conservation Concern)
² Species on the RSPB Amber List (of MODERATE Conservation Concern)
³ The Blackcap is not considered as a resident: Those seen during summer migrate further south in winter, and those seen during winter were living further north during the summer months.
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Amphibians
Common Name	Scientific Name	Frequency
Common Toad	Buffo buffo	scarce resident
Common Frog	Rana temporaria	scarce resident
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Butterflies
Common Name	Scientific Name	Frequency
Small Skipper	Thymelicus sylvestris	frequent (resident)
Large Skipper	Ochlodes venata	frequent(resident)
Brimstone	Gonepteryx rhamni	rare (resident)
Large White	Pieris brassicae	frequent (resident)
Small White	Pieris rapae	frequent (resident)
Green-veined White	Pieris napi	frequent (resident)
Orange-tip	Anthocharis cardamines	occasional (resident)
Small Copper	Lycaena phlaeas	occasional(resident)
White Letter Hairstreak	Satyrium w-album	occasional (resident)
Common Blue	Polyommatus icarus	occasional (resident)
Holly Blue	Celastrina argiolus	frequent(resident)
Red Admiral	Vanessa atalanta	rare (migrant/resident)
Painted Lady	Cynthia cardui	rare (migrant)
Small Tortoiseshell	Aglais urticae	occasional (resident)
Peacock	Inachis io	occasional (resident)
Comma	Polygonia c-album	occasional (resident)
Speckled Wood	Pararge aegeria	abundant (resident)
Gatekeeper	Pyronia tithonus	abundant (resident)
Meadow Brown	Maniola jurtina	abundant (resident)
Ringlet	Aphantopus hyperantus	frequent (resident)
Small Heath	Coenonympha pamphilus	rare (resident)
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Dragonflies & Damselflies
Common Name	Scientific Name	Frequency
Common Blue Damselfly	Enallagma cyathigerum	rare
Large Red Damselfly	Pyrrhosoma nymphula	rare
Common Hawker	Aeshna juncea	rare
Southern Hawker	Aeshna cyanea	rare
Brown Hawker	Aeshna grandis	rare
Banded Demoisselle	Calopteryx splendens	rare
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Wildlife Species List