Prees Branch Canal Nature Reserve in Shropshire

Prees Branch Canal is a nature reserve in Shropshire that is managed by Shropshire Wildlife Trust.

Birds found in Prees Branch Canal

There have been 65 species of birds recorded in the Prees Branch Canal area.

Barn Owl (Tyto alba)
Blackbird (Turdus merula)
Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula)
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
Coal Tit (Periparus ater)
Common Gull (Larus canus)
Continental Robin (Erithacus rubecula)
Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris)
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
Great Tit (Parus major)
Greenfinch (Chloris chloris)
Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea)
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
Jay (Garrulus glandarius)
Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
Linnet (Linaria cannabina)
Magpie (Pica pica)
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
Nuthatch (Sitta europaea)
Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
Raven (Corvus corax)
Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus)
Snipe (Gallinago gallinago)
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
Stock Dove (Columba oenas)
Tawny Owl (Strix aluco)
Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus)
Whitethroat (Sylvia communis)
Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus)
Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella)
Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)
Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla)
Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
Carrion Crow (Corvus corone)
Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)
Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
Continental Goldcrest (Regulus regulus)
Dunnock (Prunella modularis)
Garden Warbler (Sylvia borin)
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
Green Plover (Vanellus vanellus)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
House Martin (Delichon urbicum)
Jackdaw (Corvus monedula)
Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
Lesser Whitethroat (Sylvia curruca)
Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus)
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)
Pied/White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)
Redwing (Turdus iliacus)
Rook (Corvus frugilegus)
Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos)
Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
Teal (Anas crecca)
Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris)
Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus)
Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)

Mammals found in Prees Branch Canal

There have been 11 species of mammals recorded in the Prees Branch Canal area.

55 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pygmaeus)
Badger (Meles meles)
Daubenton's Bat (Myotis daubentonii)
Mole (Talpa europaea)
Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus)
Water Vole (Arvicola amphibius)
American Mink (Neovison vison)
Common Shrew (Sorex araneus)
Field Vole (Microtus agrestis)
Otter (Lutra lutra)
Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)