Dartmoor Ponies by Eleanor Blundell

Devon

Part or all of Devon is in Tamar Valley AONB, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

Part or all of Devon is in South Devon AONB, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

Part or all of Devon is in North Devon AONB, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

Part or all of Devon is in Blackdown Hills AONB, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

Part or all of Devon is in East Devon AONB, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

Created: 13  February  2021  Edited: 29  November  2023

Devon

Nature Reserves in Devon

There are 63 nature reserves in Devon.

Wildlife in and around Devon

Devon Mammals

There are 55 species of mammals recorded as found near Devon.

45 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus)
American Mink (Neovison vison)
Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus)
Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus)
Daubenton's Bat (Myotis daubentonii)
55 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pygmaeus)
Badger (Meles meles)
Brown Long-Eared Bat (Plecotus auritus)
Common Dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius)
Domestic Cat (Felis catus)

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Devon Birds

There are 411 species of birds recorded as found near Devon.

(Anthus spinoletta/petrosus agg.)
Arctic Skua (Stercorarius parasiticus)
Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta)
Bar-Headed Goose (Anser indicus)
Barn Owl (Tyto alba)
Alpine Swift (Apus melba)
Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea)
Balearic Shearwater (Puffinus mauretanicus)
Bar-Tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica)
Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis)

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