WILDLIFE – CHINESE WATER DEER
The Chinese Water Deer – Hydropotes inermis Chinese water deer are non native being introduced to the UK in 1873 by London Zoo. Individual deer escaped from private collections in […]
WILDLIFE – POCHARD
The Pochard – Aythya ferina The pochard is a plump, medium-sized diving duck with a wingspan of up to 80cm. The male has a chestnut-coloured head and neck, a black breast […]
WILDLIFE – PHEASANT
The Pheasant – Phasianus colchicus Easily recognisable, the pheasant is a common sight in the countryside and can be found all over the great Britain. This non native bird was […]
WILDLIFE – BROWN ARGUS
The Brown Argus butterfly – Aricia agestis This small butterfly is characteristic of southern chalk and limestone grassland but occurs in a variety of other open habitats as far north […]
WILDLIFE – RAVEN
The Raven – Corvus corax The Raven is a large all-black bird, a member of the crow family. It is large bird , the biggest member of the crow family.with […]
WILDLIFE – SIKA DEER
The Sika Deer – Cervus nippon Sika deer were introduced to the UK in 1860 by wealthy land owners in Scotland . Originally native to the far east most wild Sika […]
WILDLIFE – SHORT-EARED OWL
The Short-eared Owl – Asio flammeus The short-eared owl is mottled yellowy-brown above, paler underneath and has dark circles around its yellow eyes. Short ‘ear tufts’ provide its common name. […]
WILDLIFE – HOBBY
The Hobby – Falco subbuteo Hobbies have a grey-brown head with white cheeks and a yellow and black hooked bill. Their breast is white with dark streaks, while the thighs are […]
WILDLIFE – MEADOW BROWN
The Meadow Brown butterfly – Maniola jurtina The medium-sized meadow brown is one of the commonest grassland butterflies, and can be seen in the summer, from June to September. It […]
BIRDS A- J
BEARDED TITPanurus biarmicus BLACKBIRDTurdus merula BLACKCAPSylvia atricapilla BLUE TITCyanstes caeruleus BRAMBLINGFringilla montifringilla BULLFINCHPyrrhula pyrrhula CHAFFINCHFringilla coelebs CHIFFCHAFFPhylloscopus collybita CROWCorvus corone CUCKOOCuculus canorus COLLARED DOVEStreptopelia decaocto CORN BUNTINGEmberiza calandra DUNNOCKPrunella modularis […]
BIRDS K – Z
KINGFISHERAlcedo atthis LINNETCarduelis cannabina LONG-TAILED TITAEGITHALOS CAUDATUS NUTHATCHSitta europaea MAGPIEPica pica MARSH TITPoecile palustris PHEASANTPhasianus colchicus PIED WAGTAILMotacilla alba RAVENCorvus corax RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGEAlectoris rufa REDWINGTurdus iliacus ROBINErithacus rubecula SONG THRUSHTurdus […]
WILDLIFE – TREECREEPER
The Treecreeper – Certhia familiaris The Treecreeper is a small, very active bird with a wingspan of around 20cm that lives in trees. It has a long, slender, downcurved bill, […]
BUTTERFLY & MOTHS
PEACOCKInachis io ORANGE TIPAnthocharis cardamines SPECKLED WOODPararge Algeria RED ADMIRAL Venessa atalanta WOOD WHITELeptidea sinapis LARGE WHITEPieris brassicae BROWN ARGUSAricia agestis MEADOW BROWNManiola jurtina PAINTED LADYVanessa cardui CHALK HILL BLUEPolyommatus […]
WILDFOWL
MUTE SWANCygnus olor CANADA GOOSEBranta canadensis GREYLAG GOOSEAnser anser COOTFulica atra MOORHENGallinula chloropus GREY HERONArdea Cinerea CORMORANTPhalacrocorax carbo GUILLEMOTUria Alger PUFFINFratercula artica BLACK-HEADED GULLChroicocephalus ridibundus HERRING GULLLarus argentatus REDSHANKTringa tetanus […]
BIRDS OF PREY
BARN OWLTyto alba BUZZARDButeo buteo KESTRELFalco tinnuncls LONG EARED OWLAsio otus MERLINFalco columbarius RED KITEMilvus milvus SNOWY OWLBubo scandiacus THE SHORT EARED OWLAsio flammeus SPARROWHARKAccipiter nisus TAWNY OWLStrix aluco HOBBYFalco […]
MAMMALS
BADGERMeles meles FOXVulpes vulpes OTTERLutra lutra PINE MARTENMartes martes STOATMustela erminea WEASELMusrela nivalis GREY SQUIRRELSciurus carolinensis RED SQUIRREL Sciurus vulgaris BROWN RATRattus norvegicus HARVEST MOUSEMicromys minutus WATER VOLEArvicola amphibius WOOD […]
