Great Oakley Meadow is a nature reserve in Northamptonshire that is managed by Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire.
There have been 45 species of birds recorded in the Great Oakley Meadow area.
Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) |
Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla) |
Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula) |
Carrion Crow (Corvus corone) |
Coal Tit (Periparus ater) |
Common Swift (Apus apus) |
Coot (Fulica atra) |
Dunnock (Prunella modularis) |
Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris) |
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) |
Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis) |
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) |
House Martin (Delichon urbicum) |
Jackdaw (Corvus monedula) |
Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus) |
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) |
Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) |
Nuthatch (Sitta europaea) |
Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus) |
Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos) |
Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) |
Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus) |
Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes) |
Blackbird (Turdus merula) |
Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) |
Buzzard (Buteo buteo) |
Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) |
Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto) |
Continental Robin (Erithacus rubecula) |
Dabchick (Tachybaptus ruficollis) |
Feral Pigeon (Columba livia) |
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis) |
Great Tit (Parus major) |
Greenfinch (Chloris chloris) |
Greylag Goose (Anser anser) |
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) |
Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) |
Magpie (Pica pica) |
Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus) |
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) |
Pied/White Wagtail (Motacilla alba) |
Siskin (Spinus spinus) |
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) |
Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris) |
Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus) |
There have been 3 species of mammals recorded in the Great Oakley Meadow area.
Chinese Barking Deer (Muntiacus reevesi) |
Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) |
Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) |
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.
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