Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Wye and Crundale Downs

…birds such as hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes, lesser spotted woodpecker Dryobates minor and nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos. Beneath Wye Downs a calcareous calcium rich stream flows through grassland and woodland on Gault clay, to give rise to marshy grassland, flushes…

Haugh Wood

…opax rusticola, nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos and lesser spotted woodpecker Dryobates minor.

Wyre Forest

…xture of plants such as water mint Mentha aquatica, lesser skullcap Scutellaria minor, bog pimpernel Lysmachia tenella, marsh valerian Valeriana dioica, bristle scirpus Isolepis setacea, sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus, pill sedge Carex pilulifera, star sedge C. echinata, …

The Hudnalls

…ustes, great spotted woodpecker Dendrocopos major and lesser spotted woodpecker Dryobates minor. Buzzard Buteo buteo and sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus are also present.

Chiddingfold Forest

…splenium alternifolium, water mint Mentha aquatica, lesser skullcap Scutellaria minor and soft rush Juncus effusus. The woodland along the sides of a number of the rides has been sufficiently disturbed to lead to the development of a fairly dense hazel birch scrub along with occa…

Hamps and Manifold Valleys

… Peak District limestone dales. All three species of woodpecker; lesser spotted Dryobates minor, great spotted D. major and green Picus viridis are to be found, together with pied flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca. Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus occupy some tree top nest sites and kestr…

Ruislip Woods

…etty whin Genista anglica, lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica and dwarf gorse Ulex minor also occur. The woodlands and adjacent open habitats support an insect fauna which includes nationally rare* and nationally scarce* species of moths Lepidoptera, beetle Coleoptera and two winge…

Edgbaston Pool

… warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus and in the woodland, lesser spotted woodpecker Dryobates minor.

Via Gellia Woodlands

…he best of the limestone dales. All three species of woodpecker; lesser spotted Dryobates minor, great spotted D. major and green Picus viridis are to be found. Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus occupy some tree top nest sites and kestrel Falco tinnunculus breed on cliff faces. The val…

Calke Park

…ridis, great spotted woodpecker Dendrocopos major and lesser spotted woodpecker Dryobates minor nest in areas of the ancient trees.

Dunsdon Farm

… sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus, buzzard Buteo buteo and lesser spotted woodpecker Dryobates minor. Grasshopper warbler Locustella naevia breed in the ranker grassland. The grassland also provides cover and winter feeding grounds for birds such as curlew Numenius arquata, snipe Gall…

Bovey Valley Woodlands

…us phoenicurus, wood warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix, lesser spotted woodpecker Dryobates minor, pied flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca and heron Ardea cinerea. Dormice Muscardinus avellanarius are common and the butterflies include scarce species like the purple emperor Apatura iri…

Ganllwyd

…oenicurus. Other breeding species of interest include lesser spotted woodpecker Dryobates minor, tree pipit Anthus trivialis, spotted flycatcher Muscicapa striata, hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes and song thrush Turdus philomelos. Goshawks Accipiter gentilis hunt in the wo…

Feckenham Forest

…oodcock Scolopax rusticola, tawny owl Strix aluco and lesser spotted woodpecker Dryobates minor as well as summer visitors such as redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus, grasshopper warbler Locustella naevia and tree pipit Anthus trivialis.

Brampton Bryan Park

…cipiter nisus, pied flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca and lesser spotted woodpecker Dryobates minor. The parkland trees provide nesting sites for raven Corax corax, little owl Athene noctua and hobby Falco subbuteo. The areas of open water have tufted duck Aythya fuligula, mallard An…

Lullingstone Park

…ter nisus, hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes and lesser spotted woodpecker Dryobates minor. Some formerly open areas have been colonised by scrub, especially hawthorn Crataegus monogyna and elder Sambucus nigra, though there remains a large population of adder's tongue fern …

Eastnor Park

…rusticola, hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes and lesser spotted woodpecker Dryobates minor. raven Corvus corax also occur here at the eastern edge of their distribution in south western Britain. curlew Numenius arquata and lapwing Vanellus vanellus breed in the open grasslan…

Kingsbury Wood

…nnunculus, all three species of woodpecker Picus viridis, Dendrocopos major and Dryobates minor, treecreeper Certhia familiaris, tawny owl Strix aluco and woodcock Scolopax rusticola. Tit's are well represented with six species breeding, including willow tit Poecile montanus. Six…

Ebernoe Common

… viridis, great spotted woodpecker Dendrocopos major, lesser spotted woodpecker Dryobates minor, nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos, garden warbler Sylvia borin, blackcap Sylvia atricapilla, chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita, goldcrest Regulus regulus, spotted flycatcher Muscicapa…

Longleat Woods

… aluco, greater spotted woodpecker Dendrocopos major, lesser spotted woodpecker Dryobates minor and green woodpecker Picus viridis. The breeding invertebrates include white admiral Limenitis camilla, silver washed fritillary Argynnis paphia and small pearl bordered fritillary Bol…

Coedydd Dyffryn Ffestiniog (Gogleddol)

…enicurus, raven Corvus corax and buzzard Buteo buteo. Lesser-spotted woodpecker Dryobates minor, a very local species, as well as woodcock Scolopax rusticola, and tree pipit Anthus trivialis are recorded breeding here. Other breeding birds of conservation importance are song thru…

Crofton Woods

…d woodpecker, lesser spotted woodpecker and green woodpecker Dendrocopos major, Dryobates minor and Picus viridis, nuthatch Sitta europaea, treecreeper Certhia familiaris, chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita and blackcap Sylvia atricapilla.

West Exmoor Coast and Woods

…phoenicurus, wood warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix and lesser spotted woodpecker Dryobates minor. Nesting sea-birds include guillemot Uria aalge and razorbill Alca torda, this being the best mainland site in north Devon for these species. The heathland supports whinchat Saxicola r…

Bracket's Coppice and Ryewater Farm

…d community typical of western oak woods and includes lesser spotted woodpecker Dryobates minor, buzzard Buteo buteo, wood warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix, mistle thrush Turdus viscivorus and nuthatch Sitta europaea. Occasional breeding species are pied flycatcher Ficedula hypole…

Kedleston Park

…en Picus viridis, great spotted Dendrocopos major and lesser spotted woodpecker Dryobates minor breed and forage in the ancient trees. Sparrowhawks Accipiter nisus and kestrels Falco tinnunculus nest within the site and a pair of Hobby F. subbuteo also regularly breeds here.

Ryton Wood

…ridis, great spotted woodpecker Dendrocopos major and lesser spotted woodpecker Dryobates minor. The site also supports breeding birds of prey.

Orlestone Forest

…ts a diverse bird community, breeding species include lesser spotted woodpecker Dryobates minor, nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos, hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes, crossbill Loxia curvirostra and woodcock Scolopax rusticola.

Middleton Pool

…and birds including greater and lesser spotted woodpecker Dendrocopos major and Dryobates minor and willow tit Poecile montanus.

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