Holwell Mineral Line Nature Reserve in Leicestershire

Holwell Mineral Line is a nature reserve in Leicestershire that is managed by Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust.

Birds found in Holwell Mineral Line

There have been 63 species of birds recorded in the Holwell Mineral Line area.

Black Redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros)
Black-Tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa)
Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)
Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula)
Carrion Crow (Corvus corone)
Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)
Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
Continental Robin (Erithacus rubecula)
Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris)
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
Great Tit (Parus major)
Greenfinch (Chloris chloris)
Hen Harrier (Circus cyaneus)
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius)
Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Marsh Tit (Poecile palustris)
Merlin (Falco columbarius)
Nuthatch (Sitta europaea)
Peregrine (Falco peregrinus)
Pintail (Anas acuta)
Redwing (Turdus iliacus)
Shoveler (Anas clypeata)
Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos)
Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata)
Stock Dove (Columba oenas)
Tawny Owl (Strix aluco)
Turtle Dove (Streptopelia turtur)
Wigeon (Anas penelope)
Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus)
Yellow-legged Gull (Larus michahellis)
Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Blackbird (Turdus merula)
Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
Coal Tit (Periparus ater)
Continental Goldcrest (Regulus regulus)
Dunnock (Prunella modularis)
Garganey (Anas querquedula)
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Hobby (Falco subbuteo)
Jackdaw (Corvus monedula)
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos minor)
Long-Eared Owl (Asio otus)
Magpie (Pica pica)
Mediterranean Gull (Larus melanocephalus)
Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus)
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)
Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
Pochard (Aythya ferina)
Short-Eared Owl (Asio flammeus)
Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris)
Twite (Linaria flavirostris)
Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus)
Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)

Mammals found in Holwell Mineral Line

There have been 11 species of mammals recorded in the Holwell Mineral Line area.

Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus)
Chinese Barking Deer (Muntiacus reevesi)
Greater Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus ferrumequinum)
Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)
Natterer's Bat (Myotis nattereri)
Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)
Brown Long-Eared Bat (Plecotus auritus)
Daubenton's Bat (Myotis daubentonii)
Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)
Mole (Talpa europaea)
Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus)