High Wood Nature Reserve in County Durham
High Wood is a nature reserve in County Durham that is managed by Durham Wildlife Trust.
Birds found in High Wood
There have been 66 species of birds recorded in the High Wood area.
| Blackbird (Turdus merula) |
| Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) |
| Buzzard (Buteo buteo) |
| Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) |
| Coal Tit (Periparus ater) |
| Common Gull (Larus canus) |
| Continental Goldcrest (Regulus regulus) |
| Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) |
| Curlew (Numenius arquata) |
| Dunnock (Prunella modularis) |
| Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis) |
| Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) |
| Great Black-Backed Gull (Larus marinus) |
| Great Tit (Parus major) |
| Greenfinch (Chloris chloris) |
| Hen Harrier (Circus cyaneus) |
| Hobby (Falco subbuteo) |
| Jackdaw (Corvus monedula) |
| Lesser Redpoll (Acanthis cabaret) |
| Long-Eared Owl (Asio otus) |
| Magpie (Pica pica) |
| Merlin (Falco columbarius) |
| Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) |
| Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) |
| Peregrine (Falco peregrinus) |
| Pochard (Aythya ferina) |
| Short-Eared Owl (Asio flammeus) |
| Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos) |
| Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata) |
| Tawny Owl (Strix aluco) |
| Wigeon (Anas penelope) |
| Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus) |
| Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus) |
| Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla) |
| Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula) |
| Carrion Crow (Corvus corone) |
| Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita) |
| Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto) |
| Common Swift (Apus apus) |
| Continental Robin (Erithacus rubecula) |
| Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra) |
| Dipper (Cinclus cinclus) |
| Feral Pigeon (Columba livia) |
| Goosander (Mergus merganser) |
| Grasshopper Warbler (Locustella naevia) |
| Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) |
| Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis) |
| Hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes) |
| Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) |
| House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) |
| Jay (Garrulus glandarius) |
| Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius) |
| Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus) |
| Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) |
| Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus) |
| Nuthatch (Sitta europaea) |
| Parrot Crossbill (Loxia pytyopsittacus) |
| Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) |
| Redwing (Turdus iliacus) |
| Siskin (Spinus spinus) |
| Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) |
| Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) |
| Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris) |
| Willow Tit (Poecile montana) |
| Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola) |
| Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes) |
Mammals found in High Wood
There have been 5 species of mammals recorded in the High Wood area.
| Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) |
| Otter (Lutra lutra) |
| Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus) |
| Mole (Talpa europaea) |
| Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) |
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