About Wildlife around the woodland area of Croich Hill

The area within a five mile radius of Croich Hill is home to 26 species of mammals and 120 species of birds.

Croich Hill is a 27.72 hectare, woodland area in Aberdeenshire, managed by Forestry Commission Scotland.

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Croich Hill Map

Croich Hill Map

Mammals found near Croich Hill

There have been 26 species of mammals recorded within a five mile radius of Croich Hill.

45 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus)
American Mink (Neovison vison)
Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus)
Daubenton's Bat (Myotis daubentonii)
Field Mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus)
Fox (Vulpes vulpes)
Mole (Talpa europaea)
Otter (Lutra lutra)
Pygmy Shrew (Sorex minutus)
Red Deer (Cervus elaphus)
Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus)
Water Vole (Arvicola amphibius)
Wild Cat (Felis silvestris)
55 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pygmaeus)
Badger (Meles meles)
Common Shrew (Sorex araneus)
Domestic Cat (Felis catus)
Field Vole (Microtus agrestis)
Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)
Mountain Hare (Lepus timidus)
Pine Marten (Martes martes)
Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)
Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris)
Stoat (Mustela erminea)
Weasel (Mustela nivalis)
Wild Cat Hybrid (Felis silvestris x catus)

Birds found near Croich Hill

There have been 120 species of birds recorded within a five mile radius of Croich Hill.

(Emberiza calandra subsp. calandra)
Black Grouse (Tetrao tetrix)
Blackbird (Turdus merula)
Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula)
Capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus)
Carrion/Hooded Crow Hybrid (Corvus corone x cornix)
Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)
Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
Common Tern (Sterna hirundo)
Continental Robin (Erithacus rubecula)
Corn Bunting (Emberiza calandra)
Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra)
Curlew (Numenius arquata)
Dipper (Cinclus cinclus)
Dunnock (Prunella modularis)
Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris)
Golden Plover (Pluvialis apricaria)
Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis)
Great Black-Backed Gull (Larus marinus)
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
Green Plover (Vanellus vanellus)
Greenfinch (Chloris chloris)
Grey Partridge (Perdix perdix)
Hen Harrier (Circus cyaneus)
Hooded Crow (Corvus cornix)
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
Jay (Garrulus glandarius)
King Eider (Somateria spectabilis)
Lesser Redpoll (Acanthis cabaret)
Long-Eared Owl (Asio otus)
Magpie (Pica pica)
Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus)
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus)
Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)
Peregrine (Falco peregrinus)
Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba subsp. yarrellii)
Pink-Footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus)
Red Grouse (Lagopus lagopus)
Redshank (Tringa totanus)
Redwing (Turdus iliacus)
Ring Ouzel (Turdus torquatus)
Sand Martin (Riparia riparia)
Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)
Siskin (Spinus spinus)
Snipe (Gallinago gallinago)
Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos)
Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata)
Stock Dove (Columba oenas)
Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
Teal (Anas crecca)
Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus)
Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)
Whinchat (Saxicola rubetra)
Wigeon (Anas penelope)
Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola)
Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
Barn Owl (Tyto alba)
Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)
Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla)
Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
Carrion Crow (Corvus corone)
Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
Coal Tit (Periparus ater)
Common Gull (Larus canus)
Common Swift (Apus apus)
Continental Goldcrest (Regulus regulus)
Coot (Fulica atra)
Corncrake (Crex crex)
Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)
Dabchick (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
Feral Pigeon (Columba livia)
French Partridge (Alectoris rufa)
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
Grasshopper Warbler (Locustella naevia)
Great Grey Shrike (Lanius excubitor)
Great Tit (Parus major)
Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea)
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
House Martin (Delichon urbicum)
Jackdaw (Corvus monedula)
Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
Lesser Black-Backed Gull (Larus fuscus)
Linnet (Linaria cannabina)
Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Marsh Tit (Poecile palustris)
Merlin (Falco columbarius)
Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
Parrot Crossbill (Loxia pytyopsittacus)
Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
Pied/White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)
Raven (Corvus corax)
Redpoll (Acanthis flammea)
Redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus)
Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus)
Rook (Corvus frugilegus)
Scottish Crossbill (Loxia scotica)
Short-Eared Owl (Asio flammeus)
Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis)
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola)
Tawny Owl (Strix aluco)
Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis)
Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris)
Twite (Linaria flavirostris)
Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe)
Whitethroat (Sylvia communis)
Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus)
Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus)
Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella)