“You cannot begin to preserve any species of animal unless you preserve the habitat in which it dwells. Disturb or destroy that habitat and you will exterminate the species as surely as if you had shot it. So conservation means that we have to preserve forest and grassland, river and lake, even the sea itself. This is vital not only for the preservation of animal life generally, but for the future existence of man himself-a point that seems to escape many people.”

Gerald Durrell

The species listed below are resident and breeding or visitors to our reserve.

R = Resident

B= Breeding

V= Visitor

Mammals

Hazel Dormouse RB

 

 

 

 

Red Squirrel R

 

 

 

 

European Hedgehog V

Birds

Cuckoo V

Hen Harrier V

House Sparrow RB

Raven V

        Song Thrush R B

Starling RB
    Nightingale RB

 

     Yellowhammer V,

Reptiles

Slow-worm RB

 

 

 

 

European Adder RB

 

 

 

 

Grass Snake RB

Moths and Butterflies

Dingy Skipper RB

 

 

 

 

Flounced Chestnut RB

 

 

 

 

Grey Dagger RB

 

Grizzled Skipper RB

 

 

 

 

Small Tortoiseshell R

 

 

 

 

Knot Grass RB

 

 

 

 

Reddish Buff RB

 

 

 

 

Small Heath RB

 

 

 

 

Wall RB

 

 

 

 

White Admiral RB

 

 

 

 

There are some rare fungi