Hilton Gravel Pits Nature Reserve in Derbyshire

Hilton Gravel Pits is a nature reserve in Derbyshire that is managed by Derbyshire Wildlife Trust.

Birds found in Hilton Gravel Pits

There have been 87 species of birds recorded in the Hilton Gravel Pits area.

Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)
Brent Goose (Branta bernicla)
Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
Carrion Crow (Corvus corone)
Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)
Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
Common Tern (Sterna hirundo)
Continental Robin (Erithacus rubecula)
Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
Dunnock (Prunella modularis)
Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris)
Garden Warbler (Sylvia borin)
Goosander (Mergus merganser)
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
Green Plover (Vanellus vanellus)
Greenfinch (Chloris chloris)
Grey Partridge (Perdix perdix)
Greylag Goose (Anser anser)
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
Jay (Garrulus glandarius)
Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
Lesser Redpoll (Acanthis cabaret)
Little Owl (Athene noctua)
Magpie (Pica pica)
Marsh Tit (Poecile palustris)
Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
Nuthatch (Sitta europaea)
Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
Pied/White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)
Redshank (Tringa totanus)
Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus)
Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula)
Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)
Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
Teal (Anas crecca)
Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
Water Rail (Rallus aquaticus)
Willow Tit (Poecile montana)
Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola)
Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
Blackbird (Turdus merula)
Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula)
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
Coal Tit (Periparus ater)
Common Gull (Larus canus)
Continental Goldcrest (Regulus regulus)
Coot (Fulica atra)
Dabchick (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
Feral Pigeon (Columba livia)
Gadwall (Anas strepera)
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus)
Great Tit (Parus major)
Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea)
House Martin (Delichon urbicum)
Jackdaw (Corvus monedula)
Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
Lesser Black-Backed Gull (Larus fuscus)
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos minor)
Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus)
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)
Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba subsp. yarrellii)
Pink-Footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus)
Redwing (Turdus iliacus)
Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus)
Rook (Corvus frugilegus)
Siskin (Spinus spinus)
Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos)
Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata)
Stock Dove (Columba oenas)
Tawny Owl (Strix aluco)
Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris)
Turtle Dove (Streptopelia turtur)
Whitethroat (Sylvia communis)
Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus)
Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus)

Mammals found in Hilton Gravel Pits

There have been 15 species of mammals recorded in the Hilton Gravel Pits area.

45 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus)
Badger (Meles meles)
Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus)
Chinese Barking Deer (Muntiacus reevesi)
Field Vole (Microtus agrestis)
Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)
Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)
Water Vole (Arvicola amphibius)
American Mink (Neovison vison)
Bank Vole (Myodes glareolus)
Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus)
Field Mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus)
Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)
Otter (Lutra lutra)
Water Shrew (Neomys fodiens)