Fackenden Down Nature Reserve in Kent

Fackenden Down is a nature reserve in Kent that is managed by Kent Wildlife Trust.

Fackenden Down is a great place to visit for butterflies, reptiles, scenic, springtime and wildflowers.

Birds found in Fackenden Down

There have been 64 species of birds recorded in the Fackenden Down area.

Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
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)
Dunnock (Prunella modularis)
Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris)
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
Great Tit (Parus major)
Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
Jay (Garrulus glandarius)
Lesser Whitethroat (Sylvia curruca)
Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)
Magpie (Pica pica)
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
Redwing (Turdus iliacus)
Rook (Corvus frugilegus)
Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos)
Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris)
Woodlark (Lullula arborea)
Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
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)
Feral Pigeon (Columba livia)
French Partridge (Alectoris rufa)
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
Green Plover (Vanellus vanellus)
Greenfinch (Chloris chloris)
Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea)
House Martin (Delichon urbicum)
Jackdaw (Corvus monedula)
Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
Linnet (Linaria cannabina)
Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus)
Nuthatch (Sitta europaea)
Pied/White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)
Ring-Necked Parakeet (Psittacula krameri)
Siskin (Spinus spinus)
Snipe (Gallinago gallinago)
Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata)
Stock Dove (Columba oenas)
Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis)
Whitethroat (Sylvia communis)
Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus)
Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella)

Mammals found in Fackenden Down

There have been 10 species of mammals recorded in the Fackenden Down area.

Bank Vole (Myodes glareolus)
Common Shrew (Sorex araneus)
Field Vole (Microtus agrestis)
Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)
Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)
Common Dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius)
Field Mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus)
Fox (Vulpes vulpes)
Mole (Talpa europaea)
Water Shrew (Neomys fodiens)