Tilton Railway Cutting Nature Reserve in Leicestershire

Tilton Railway Cutting is a nature reserve in Leicestershire that is managed by Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust.

Birds found in Tilton Railway Cutting

There have been 55 species of birds recorded in the Tilton Railway Cutting area.

Barn Owl (Tyto alba)
Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)
Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla)
Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
Coal Tit (Periparus ater)
Continental Goldcrest (Regulus regulus)
Dunnock (Prunella modularis)
French Partridge (Alectoris rufa)
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
Jay (Garrulus glandarius)
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos minor)
Little Owl (Athene noctua)
Magpie (Pica pica)
Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus)
Nuthatch (Sitta europaea)
Pied/White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)
Redwing (Turdus iliacus)
Rook (Corvus frugilegus)
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Tawny Owl (Strix aluco)
Willow Tit (Poecile montana)
Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus)
Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella)
Blackbird (Turdus merula)
Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
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)
House Martin (Delichon urbicum)
Jackdaw (Corvus monedula)
Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)
Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus)
Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
Quail (Coturnix coturnix)
Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus)
Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos)
Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata)
Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris)
Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus)
Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)

Mammals found in Tilton Railway Cutting

There have been 12 species of mammals recorded in the Tilton Railway Cutting area.

Badger (Meles meles)
Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus)
Field Mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus)
Fox (Vulpes vulpes)
Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)
Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)
Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus)
Domestic Cat (Felis catus)
Field Vole (Microtus agrestis)
Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)
Mole (Talpa europaea)
Stoat (Mustela erminea)