Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Blaeberry Island Bog

…ipara, and badger Meles meles. Birds such as curlew Numenius arquata, woodcock Scolopax rusticola, Jack snipe Lymnocryptes minimus, kestrel Falco tinnunculus, sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus, buzzard Buteo buteo and short-eared owl Asio flammeus have also been recorded within the AS…

Carrick Heaths

…oscopus trochilus, chiffchaff P. collybita, snipe Gallinago gallinago, woodcock Scolopax rusticola, mallard Anas platyrhynchos, teal Anas crecca, garganey Spatula querquedula, shoveller Spatula clypeata and coot Fulica atra. The Red Data Book listed barn owl Tyto alba has also be…

Chattenden Woods And Lodge Hill

…dland and scrub breeding birds, including sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus, woodcock Scolopax rusticola, stock dove Columba oenas, turtle dove Streptopelia turtur, cuckoo Cuculus canorus, tawny owl Strix aluco, green woodpecker Picus viridis, great spotted woodpecker Dendrocopos major…

Aire Point to Carrick Du

…rovides suitable conditions for wintering water rail Rallus aquaticus, woodcock Scolopax rusticola and curlew Numenius arquata. The location of this site at the southern-western tip of the British mainland makes it an important resting and feeding area for migratory birds, the mo…

Moneygal Bog Part II

…ea provides an important habitat for birds. Snipe Gallinago gallinago, woodcock Scolopax rusticola and meadow pippet Anthus pratensis have all been recorded. https://www.daera-ni.gov.uk/publications/moneygal-bog-part-2-assi

Dumbleton Dingle

…unculus repens. The site is important for breeding birds which include woodcock Scolopax rusticola, tawny owl Strix aluco, nuthatch Sitta europaea and pied flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca. The site also supports a rare weevil, Acalles roboris and a scarce snail, Zenobiella subrufe…

Orlestone Forest

…awfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes, crossbill Loxia curvirostra and woodcock Scolopax rusticola.

Combes Valley

… cinerea and the brookside pastures provide favoured feeding areas for woodcock Scolopax rusticola. Overall, some sixty bird species have bred over the last seven years. Of the invertebrate fauna the beetles, moths and butterflies have received most study. The beetle fauna is es…

Knapdale Woods

…age of woodland breeding bird species including; siskin Spinus spinus, woodcock Scolopax rusticola, tawny owl Strix aluco, common crossbill Loxia curvirostra, redpoll Carduelis sp. as well as osprey Pandion haliaetus. Western acidic oak woodland Clear-water lakes or lochs with a…

Kingsbury Wood

…bates 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, species of warblers also breed regularly, including lesser whitethroat Sylvia curr…

Flat Coppice

… There is a varied bird fauna. Breeding birds are believed to include woodcock Scolopax rusticola, buzzard Buteo buteo and pied flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca.

Ruislip Woods

…llow tit Poecile montanus, nuthatch Sitta europaea and the less common woodcock Scolopax rusticola and hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes. The large extent of the woods and the presence of adjoining open habitats provide particularly suitable conditions for several of the les…

Stiffkey Valley

…, pintail Anas acuta, snipe Gallinago gallinago, ruff Calidris pugnax, woodcock Scolopax rusticola and bearded tit Panurus biarmicus. Marsh harrier Circus aeruginosus and barn owl Tyto alba use the site for hunting throughout the year. Passage waders include greenshank Tringa neb…

Wolford Wood and Old Covert

…sser whitethroat Sylvia curruca, nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos and woodcock Scolopax rusticola. Twenty four species of butterfly have been recorded including white admiral Limenitis camilla purple hairstreak Favonius quercus and occasionally brown hairstreak Thecla betulae.

Longleat Woods

…ardinus avellanarius does occur. The breeding bird community includes, woodcock Scolopax rusticola, tree pipit Anthus trivialis, wood warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix, redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus, buzzard Buteo buteo, tawny owl Strix aluco, greater spotted woodpecker Dendroco…

Coedydd Dyffryn Ffestiniog (Gogleddol)

…r-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 thrush Turdus philomelos, bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula and spott…

Haugh Wood

…th species such as sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus, tawny owl Strix aluco, woodcock Scolopax rusticola, nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos and lesser spotted woodpecker Dryobates minor.

Town Common

…ath. The woodlands attract a further range of breeding birds including woodcock Scolopax rusticola, green and great spotted woodpecker Picus viridis and Dendrocopos major and siskin Carduelio spinus. There is also a mix of heathland and woodland raptors with the site being used d…

Monks Wood and The Odd Quarter

…ate fauna and for its birds which include good breeding populations of woodcock Scolopax rusticola and nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos.

West Blean and Thornden Woods

…which the site is particularly important include hobby Falco subbuteo, woodcock Scolopax rusticola, long eared owl Asio otus, nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus, tree pipit Anthus trivialis, nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos, grasshopper warbler Locustella naevia and willow tit Poeci…

Feckenham Forest

…munity. This includes species that are resident all year round such as woodcock 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 t…

Brackland Rough

…ccur. The woodland provides a particularly valuable habitat for birds. woodcock Scolopax rusticola, nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos and garden warbler Sylvia borin have bred as well as many other commoner woodland species. In addition the site is likely to be of value for its i…

Hare's Down, Knowstone & Rackenford Moors

…europaeus. Wintering birds include Jack snipe Lymnocryptes minimus and woodcock Scolopax rusticola. The common lizard Lacerta agilis, common toad Bufo bufo, common frog Rana temporaria and adder Vipera berus have all been recorded. Red deer Cervus elaphus are found in the area.

Wormley-Hoddesdonpark Woods North

… woodpecker, greater spotted woodpecker and lesser spotted woodpecker, woodcock Scolopax rusticola and hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes known to breed.

Wyre Forest

…is noted for large populations of birds such as tawny owl Strix aluco, woodcock Scolopax rusticola, tree pipet Anthus trivialis and all three woodpecker, green woodpecker, greater spotted woodpecker and lesser spotted woodpecker, great spotted Dendrocopos major, lesser spotted Dr…

Thursley, Hankley & Frensham Commons

…h breed in the areas of woodland include all three British woodpecker, woodcock Scolopax rusticola, redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus, tawn owl Strix aluco, nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos and hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes. The open expanse of heath, scrub and unimprove…

Berrow Dunes

… A. scirpaceus. bittern Botaurus stellaris, snipe Gallinago gallinago, woodcock Scolopax rusticola, merlin Falco columbarius, peregrine Falco peregrinus and hen harrier Circus cyaneus are regular winter visitors.

Brampton Bryan Park

… Park is important for birds particularly for woodland species such as woodcock Scolopax rusticola, sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus, pied flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca and lesser spotted woodpecker Dryobates minor. The parkland trees provide nesting sites for raven Corax corax, littl…

Eastnor Park

…ds, particularly woodland species such as sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus, woodcock Scolopax 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 …

Ebernoe Common

…ecies which includes sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus, buzzard Buteo buteo, woodcock Scolopax rusticola, stock dove Columba oenas, cuckoo Cuculus canorus, tawny owl Strix aluco, green woodpecker Picus viridis, great spotted woodpecker Dendrocopos major, lesser spotted woodpecker Dryob…

Bolshayne Fen

…ummer in recent years. During the winter snipe Gallinago gallinago and woodcock Scolopax rusticola commonly feed within the fen, whilst both grey heron Ardea cinerea and barn owl Tyto alba are recorded throughout the year.

The Wrekin & The Ercall

…bird population. Breeding species include sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus, woodcock Scolopax rusticola, all three British woodpecker, seven species of warbler and redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus. Geology The Wrekin ridge provides the best and most varied exposures of Uriconian rock…

Bowdown and Chamberhouse Woods

…eolus, dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius, sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus, woodcock Scolopax rusticola, tree pipit Anthus trivialis, green woodpecker Picus viridis and great spotted woodpecker Dendrocopos major in addition to the more common woodland birds. Reptiles are well represe…

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