Wattle Wood Nature Reserve in Kent

Wattle Wood is a nature reserve in Kent that is managed by Kent Wildlife Trust.

Wattle Wood is a great place to visit for ancient woodland and wildflowers.

Birds found in Wattle Wood

There have been 60 species of birds recorded in the Wattle Wood area.

Barn Owl (Tyto alba)
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)
Dunnock (Prunella modularis)
Garden Warbler (Sylvia borin)
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
Jay (Garrulus glandarius)
Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
Redwing (Turdus iliacus)
Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
Stock Dove (Columba oenas)
Tawny Owl (Strix aluco)
Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris)
Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus)
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)
Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)
Feral Pigeon (Columba livia)
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
Great Tit (Parus major)
Greenfinch (Chloris chloris)
Greylag Goose (Anser anser)
House Martin (Delichon urbicum)
Jackdaw (Corvus monedula)
Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
Little Owl (Athene noctua)
Magpie (Pica pica)
Mandarin (Aix galericulata)
Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus)
Nuthatch (Sitta europaea)
Pied/White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)
Rook (Corvus frugilegus)
Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos)
Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
Teal (Anas crecca)
Whitethroat (Sylvia communis)
Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)

Mammals found in Wattle Wood

There have been 4 species of mammals recorded in the Wattle Wood area.

Common Dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius)
Pygmy Shrew (Sorex minutus)
Field Mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus)
Yellow-necked Mouse (Apodemus flavicollis)