Oughtonhead Common Nature Reserve by Lucy Sugden Weaving Artist
Oughtonhead Common Nature Reserve
Created: 20 May 2021 Edited: 29 November 2023
Oughtonhead Common Nature Reserve Details
Oughtonhead Common Nature Reserve is a nature reserve managed by Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust.
Oughtonhead Common Nature Reserve
Oughtonhead Common Nature Reserve LiDAR Map
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Local History around Oughtonhead Common Nature Reserve
There are some historic monuments around including:
Anglo-Saxon settlement, and probable prehistoric ring ditches, west of Pirton village'The Hills' motte and baileysToot Hill motte and bailey castle and shrunken medieval village at PirtonApsley Bury moated site and fishpond, south of Apsley EndSlight univallate hillfort on Wilbury HillTwo bowl barrows 500m south of Fearnhill SchoolBarrow at Telegraph HillMoated site at Church PanelMinsden ChapelRoman villa (site of) 330yds (300m) N of NinespringsPirton Grange moated enclosure and associated settling pond, PirtonBowl barrow in Tingley Field Plantation, near PegsdonMoated site and associated enclosure at Rectory FarmSt Thomas's ChapelBowl barrow at Knocking Knoll, 640m E of Pegsdon Common FarmMoated site north of Apsley End.Wildlife in and around Oughtonhead Common Nature Reserve
Oughtonhead Common Nature Reserve Mammals
There are 5 species of mammals recorded as found near Oughtonhead Common Nature Reserve.
| Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus) |
| Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) |
| Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) |
| Domestic Cat (Felis catus) |
| Mole (Talpa europaea) |
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Oughtonhead Common Nature Reserve Birds
There are 79 species of birds recorded as found near Oughtonhead Common Nature Reserve.
| Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) |
| Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla) |
| Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla) |
| Buzzard (Buteo buteo) |
| Carrion Crow (Corvus corone) |
| Blackbird (Turdus merula) |
| Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) |
| Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula) |
| Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) |
| Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) |
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