Balls Wood Nature Reserve in Herefordshire
Balls Wood is a nature reserve in Herefordshire that is managed by Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust.
Balls Wood is a great place to visit for birdwatching, butterflies and wildflowers.
Birds found in Balls Wood
There have been 77 species of birds recorded in the Balls Wood area.
| Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) |
| Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla) |
| Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla) |
| Buzzard (Buteo buteo) |
| Carrion Crow (Corvus corone) |
| Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita) |
| Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto) |
| Common Swift (Apus apus) |
| Continental Goldcrest (Regulus regulus) |
| Coot (Fulica atra) |
| Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) |
| Dunnock (Prunella modularis) |
| Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris) |
| Gadwall (Anas strepera) |
| Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis) |
| Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) |
| Green Plover (Vanellus vanellus) |
| Greenfinch (Chloris chloris) |
| Helmeted Guinea-Fowl (Numida meleagris) |
| House Martin (Delichon urbicum) |
| Jackdaw (Corvus monedula) |
| Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) |
| Lesser Redpoll (Acanthis cabaret) |
| Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus) |
| Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) |
| Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis) |
| Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) |
| Nuthatch (Sitta europaea) |
| Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba subsp. yarrellii) |
| Redwing (Turdus iliacus) |
| Siskin (Spinus spinus) |
| Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos) |
| Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) |
| Swallow (Hirundo rustica) |
| Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris) |
| Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) |
| Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus) |
| Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus) |
| Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella) |
| 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) |
| Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) |
| Continental Robin (Erithacus rubecula) |
| Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) |
| Dabchick (Tachybaptus ruficollis) |
| Feral Pigeon (Columba livia) |
| French Partridge (Alectoris rufa) |
| Garden Warbler (Sylvia borin) |
| Great Black-Backed Gull (Larus marinus) |
| Great Tit (Parus major) |
| Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis) |
| Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) |
| Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) |
| House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) |
| Jay (Garrulus glandarius) |
| Lesser Black-Backed Gull (Larus fuscus) |
| Little Owl (Athene noctua) |
| Magpie (Pica pica) |
| Marsh Tit (Poecile palustris) |
| Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus) |
| Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) |
| Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) |
| Pied/White Wagtail (Motacilla alba) |
| Rook (Corvus frugilegus) |
| Skylark (Alauda arvensis) |
| Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) |
| Stock Dove (Columba oenas) |
| Tawny Owl (Strix aluco) |
| Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula) |
| Whitethroat (Sylvia communis) |
| Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola) |
| Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes) |
Mammals found in Balls Wood
There have been 7 species of mammals recorded in the Balls Wood area.
| Bank Vole (Myodes glareolus) |
| Common Dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius) |
| Field Mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus) |
| Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) |
| Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus) |
| Common Shrew (Sorex araneus) |
| Harvest Mouse (Micromys minutus) |
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