Lower Wood Nature Reserve in Herefordshire

Lower Wood is a nature reserve in Herefordshire that is managed by Herefordshire Wildlife Trust.

Birds found in Lower Wood

There have been 62 species of birds recorded in the Lower Wood area.

Barn Owl (Tyto alba)
Blackbird (Turdus merula)
Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula)
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
Coal Tit (Periparus ater)
Common Swift (Apus apus)
Continental Robin (Erithacus rubecula)
Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)
Dunnock (Prunella modularis)
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
House Martin (Delichon urbicum)
Jackdaw (Corvus monedula)
Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Marsh Tit (Poecile palustris)
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
Pied/White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)
Rook (Corvus frugilegus)
Siskin (Spinus spinus)
Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos)
Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Tawny Owl (Strix aluco)
Wood Warbler (Phylloscopus sibilatrix)
Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
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)
Continental Goldcrest (Regulus regulus)
Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
Dipper (Cinclus cinclus)
Feral Pigeon (Columba livia)
Goosander (Mergus merganser)
Great Tit (Parus major)
Greenfinch (Chloris chloris)
Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea)
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
Jay (Garrulus glandarius)
Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
Magpie (Pica pica)
Mandarin (Aix galericulata)
Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus)
Nuthatch (Sitta europaea)
Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca)
Raven (Corvus corax)
Sand Martin (Riparia riparia)
Snipe (Gallinago gallinago)
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris)
Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus)
Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella)

Mammals found in Lower Wood

There have been 23 species of mammals recorded in the Lower Wood area.

55 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pygmaeus)
Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus)
Daubenton's Bat (Myotis daubentonii)
Fallow Deer (Dama dama)
Fox (Vulpes vulpes)
Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)
Lesser Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus hipposideros)
Natterer's Bat (Myotis nattereri)
Otter (Lutra lutra)
Weasel (Mustela nivalis)
Whiskered/Brandt's Bat (Myotis mystacinus/brandtii)
Yellow-necked Mouse (Apodemus flavicollis)
Bank Vole (Myodes glareolus)
Common Dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius)
Domestic Cat (Felis catus)
Field Mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus)
Greater Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus ferrumequinum)
Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)
Mole (Talpa europaea)
Noctule (Nyctalus noctula)
Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)
Whiskered Bat (Myotis mystacinus)
Wild Boar (Sus scrofa)