Launde Big Wood is a nature reserve in Leicestershire that is managed by Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust.
There have been 68 species of birds recorded in the Launde Big Wood area.
Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) |
Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla) |
Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula) |
Carrion Crow (Corvus corone) |
Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita) |
Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto) |
Continental Goldcrest (Regulus regulus) |
Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra) |
Dunnock (Prunella modularis) |
Garden Warbler (Sylvia borin) |
Great Black-Backed Gull (Larus marinus) |
Great Tit (Parus major) |
Greenfinch (Chloris chloris) |
House Martin (Delichon urbicum) |
Jackdaw (Corvus monedula) |
Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) |
Lesser Whitethroat (Sylvia curruca) |
Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus) |
Marsh Tit (Poecile palustris) |
Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus) |
Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) |
Pied/White Wagtail (Motacilla alba) |
Redwing (Turdus iliacus) |
Sand Martin (Riparia riparia) |
Siskin (Spinus spinus) |
Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos) |
Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata) |
Stock Dove (Columba oenas) |
Tawny Owl (Strix aluco) |
Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus) |
Whitethroat (Sylvia communis) |
Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus) |
Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus) |
Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava) |
Blackbird (Turdus merula) |
Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) |
Buzzard (Buteo buteo) |
Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) |
Coal Tit (Periparus ater) |
Common Gull (Larus canus) |
Continental Robin (Erithacus rubecula) |
Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) |
Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris) |
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis) |
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) |
Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis) |
Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea) |
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) |
Jay (Garrulus glandarius) |
Lesser Redpoll (Acanthis cabaret) |
Linnet (Linaria cannabina) |
Magpie (Pica pica) |
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis) |
Nuthatch (Sitta europaea) |
Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba subsp. yarrellii) |
Red Kite (Milvus milvus) |
Rook (Corvus frugilegus) |
Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus) |
Skylark (Alauda arvensis) |
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) |
Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) |
Swallow (Hirundo rustica) |
Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis) |
Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris) |
Willow Tit (Poecile montana) |
Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola) |
Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes) |
Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella) |
There have been 5 species of mammals recorded in the Launde Big Wood area.
45 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) |
Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus) |
Common Dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius) |
55 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pygmaeus) |
Brown Long-Eared Bat (Plecotus auritus) |
Brett Gregory is an award-winning filmmaker based in Bolton whose production company, Serious Feather, is currently making a documentary about autism and poetry.
As a part of this production, Landscape Britain was asked to advise with regards to the location of specific areas of outstanding natural beauty throughout the region.
Visit www.seriousfeather.com for further information.
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