Upper Ball Grove Lodge LNR Nature Reserve in Lancashire
Upper Ball Grove Lodge LNR is a nature reserve in Lancashire that is managed by Pendle Borough Council.
The old mill lodge provides a home for many species of wild birds. The ever present mallards and black-headed gulis can be seen. And in winter transient species such as the beautiful and colourful goosanders and tufted ducks can be found.
A small park around the Mill Pond beside the site of the old Ball Grove Tannery.
Upper Ball Grove Lodge LNR by Auto Locksmith
Birds found in Upper Ball Grove Lodge LNR
There have been 50 species of birds recorded in the Upper Ball Grove Lodge LNR area.
| Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis) |
| Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) |
| Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) |
| Carrion Crow (Corvus corone subsp. corone) |
| Carrion/Hooded Crow Hybrid (Corvus corone x cornix) |
| Common Swift (Apus apus) |
| Dipper (Cinclus cinclus) |
| Feral Pigeon (Columba livia) |
| Gadwall (Anas strepera) |
| Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis) |
| Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) |
| Jackdaw (Corvus monedula) |
| Lesser Redpoll (Acanthis cabaret) |
| Little Stint (Calidris minuta) |
| Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus) |
| Mandarin (Aix galericulata) |
| Pink-Footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus) |
| Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula) |
| Rook (Corvus frugilegus) |
| Scaup (Aythya marila) |
| Skylark (Alauda arvensis) |
| Stock Dove (Columba oenas) |
| Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis) |
| Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula) |
| Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus) |
| Black Tern (Chlidonias niger) |
| Buzzard (Buteo buteo) |
| Carolina Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) |
| Carrion Crow (Corvus corone) |
| Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) |
| Curlew Sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea) |
| Dunlin (Calidris alpina) |
| French Partridge (Alectoris rufa) |
| Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) |
| Greenfinch (Chloris chloris) |
| Greylag Goose (Anser anser) |
| Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) |
| Little Owl (Athene noctua) |
| Long-Tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis) |
| Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) |
| Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis) |
| Raven (Corvus corax) |
| Rock Pipit (Anthus petrosus) |
| Sanderling (Calidris alba) |
| Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus) |
| Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) |
| Teal (Anas crecca) |
| Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris) |
| Turnstone (Arenaria interpres) |
| Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus) |
Mammals found in Upper Ball Grove Lodge LNR
There have been 22 species of mammals recorded in the Upper Ball Grove Lodge LNR area.
| 45 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) |
| American Mink (Neovison vison) |
| Bank Vole (Myodes glareolus) |
| Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus) |
| Field Mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus) |
| Fox (Vulpes vulpes) |
| Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) |
| Natterer's Bat (Myotis nattereri) |
| Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) |
| Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus) |
| Water Shrew (Neomys fodiens) |
| 55 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pygmaeus) |
| Badger (Meles meles) |
| Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus) |
| Domestic Cat (Felis catus) |
| Field Vole (Microtus agrestis) |
| Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) |
| Mole (Talpa europaea) |
| Otter (Lutra lutra) |
| Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) |
| Stoat (Mustela erminea) |
| Weasel (Mustela nivalis) |
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