About Wildlife around the woodland area of Cardinham

The area within a five mile radius of Cardinham is home to 34 species of mammals and 110 species of birds.

Cardinham is a 262.11 hectare, woodland area in Cornwall, managed by Forestry Commission England.

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Cardinham Map

Cardinham Map

Mammals found near Cardinham

There have been 34 species of mammals recorded within a five mile radius of Cardinham.

45 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus)
American Mink (Neovison vison)
Bank Vole (Myodes glareolus)
Brown Long-Eared Bat (Plecotus auritus)
Common Dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius)
Daubenton's Bat (Myotis daubentonii)
Field Mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus)
Greater Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus ferrumequinum)
Harvest Mouse (Micromys minutus)
Lesser Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus hipposideros)
Natterer's Bat (Myotis nattereri)
Otter (Lutra lutra)
Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus)
Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)
Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus)
Weasel (Mustela nivalis)
Whiskered/Brandt's Bat (Myotis mystacinus/brandtii)
55 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pygmaeus)
Badger (Meles meles)
Barbastelle (Barbastella barbastellus)
Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus)
Common Shrew (Sorex araneus)
Domestic Cat (Felis catus)
Fox (Vulpes vulpes)
Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)
Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)
Mole (Talpa europaea)
Noctule (Nyctalus noctula)
Pine Marten (Martes martes)
Pygmy Shrew (Sorex minutus)
Red Deer (Cervus elaphus)
Serotine (Eptesicus serotinus)
Whiskered Bat (Myotis mystacinus)
Yellow-necked Mouse (Apodemus flavicollis)

Birds found near Cardinham

There have been 110 species of birds recorded within a five mile radius of Cardinham.

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)
Common Tern (Sterna hirundo)
Continental Robin (Erithacus rubecula)
Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)
Dabchick (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
Dipper (Cinclus cinclus)
Feral Pigeon (Columba livia)
Firecrest (Regulus ignicapilla)
Garden Warbler (Sylvia borin)
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
Green Plover (Vanellus vanellus)
Greenfinch (Chloris chloris)
Grey Partridge (Perdix perdix)
Hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes)
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
Hoopoe (Upupa epops)
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
Jay (Garrulus glandarius)
Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
Lesser Redpoll (Acanthis cabaret)
Linnet (Linaria cannabina)
Little Owl (Athene noctua)
Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus)
Muscovy Duck (Cairina moschata)
Nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus)
Peregrine (Falco peregrinus)
Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca)
Pied/White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)
Redpoll (Acanthis flammea)
Redwing (Turdus iliacus)
Rook (Corvus frugilegus)
Siskin (Spinus spinus)
Snipe (Gallinago gallinago)
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata)
Stock Dove (Columba oenas)
Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis)
Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe)
Whitethroat (Sylvia communis)
Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus)
Woodlark (Lullula arborea)
Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava)
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)
Common Swift (Apus apus)
Continental Goldcrest (Regulus regulus)
Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
Curlew (Numenius arquata)
Dartford Warbler (Sylvia undata)
Dunnock (Prunella modularis)
Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris)
French Partridge (Alectoris rufa)
Golden Plover (Pluvialis apricaria)
Grasshopper Warbler (Locustella naevia)
Great Tit (Parus major)
Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea)
Hen Harrier (Circus cyaneus)
Hobby (Falco subbuteo)
House Martin (Delichon urbicum)
Jackdaw (Corvus monedula)
Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
Lesser Black-Backed Gull (Larus fuscus)
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos minor)
Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)
Long-Eared Owl (Asio otus)
Magpie (Pica pica)
Marsh Tit (Poecile palustris)
Merlin (Falco columbarius)
Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
Nuthatch (Sitta europaea)
Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba subsp. yarrellii)
Raven (Corvus corax)
Redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus)
Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus)
Sand Martin (Riparia riparia)
Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos)
Spotted Crake (Porzana porzana)
Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola)
Tawny Owl (Strix aluco)
Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris)
White Wagtail (Motacilla alba subsp. alba)
Willow Tit (Poecile montana)
Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola)
Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus)
Wryneck (Jynx torquilla)
Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella)