About Wildlife around the woodland area of Ashbury Plantation

The area within a five mile radius of Ashbury Plantation is home to 19 species of mammals and 128 species of birds.

Ashbury Plantation is a 46.57 hectare, woodland area in Devon, managed by Forestry Commission England.

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Ashbury Plantation Map

Ashbury Plantation Map

Mammals found near Ashbury Plantation

There have been 19 species of mammals recorded within a five mile radius of Ashbury Plantation.

Badger (Meles meles)
Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus)
Common Shrew (Sorex araneus)
Field Mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus)
Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)
Mole (Talpa europaea)
Otter (Lutra lutra)
Pygmy Shrew (Sorex minutus)
Red Deer (Cervus elaphus)
Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus)
Bank Vole (Myodes glareolus)
Common Dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius)
Domestic Cat (Felis catus)
Fox (Vulpes vulpes)
Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)
Natterer's Bat (Myotis nattereri)
Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus)
Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)
Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris)

Birds found near Ashbury Plantation

There have been 128 species of birds recorded within a five mile radius of Ashbury Plantation.

Barn Owl (Tyto alba)
Black Redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros)
Blackbird (Turdus merula)
Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula)
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
Cirl Bunting (Emberiza cirlus)
Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
Continental Goldcrest (Regulus regulus)
Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra)
Curlew (Numenius arquata)
Dunnock (Prunella modularis)
Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris)
Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis)
Gannet (Morus bassanus)
Golden Plover (Pluvialis apricaria)
Goosander (Mergus merganser)
Great Black-Backed Gull (Larus marinus)
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
Green Plover (Vanellus vanellus)
Greenfinch (Chloris chloris)
Grey Partridge (Perdix perdix)
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
House Martin (Delichon urbicum)
Jack Snipe (Lymnocryptes minimus)
Jay (Garrulus glandarius)
Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
Lesser Black-Backed Gull (Larus fuscus)
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos minor)
Little Owl (Athene noctua)
Magpie (Pica pica)
Mandarin (Aix galericulata)
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus)
Muscovy Duck (Cairina moschata)
Nuthatch (Sitta europaea)
Peregrine (Falco peregrinus)
Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca)
Pied/White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)
Pochard (Aythya ferina)
Red Grouse (Lagopus lagopus)
Red-Backed Shrike (Lanius collurio)
Redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus)
Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus)
Rook (Corvus frugilegus)
Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis)
Shoveler (Anas clypeata)
Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos)
Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata)
Stock Dove (Columba oenas)
Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
Teal (Anas crecca)
Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus)
Water Rail (Rallus aquaticus)
Whinchat (Saxicola rubetra)
Wigeon (Anas penelope)
Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus)
Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola)
Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella)
Black Grouse (Tetrao tetrix)
Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)
Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla)
Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
Carrion Crow (Corvus corone)
Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)
Coal Tit (Periparus ater)
Common Guillemot (Uria aalge)
Common Swift (Apus apus)
Continental Robin (Erithacus rubecula)
Corncrake (Crex crex)
Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)
Dipper (Cinclus cinclus)
Feral Pigeon (Columba livia)
Firecrest (Regulus ignicapilla)
Gadwall (Anas strepera)
Garden Warbler (Sylvia borin)
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
Grasshopper Warbler (Locustella naevia)
Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus)
Great Tit (Parus major)
Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea)
Hobby (Falco subbuteo)
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
Jackdaw (Corvus monedula)
Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla)
Lesser Redpoll (Acanthis cabaret)
Linnet (Linaria cannabina)
Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Marsh Tit (Poecile palustris)
Merlin (Falco columbarius)
Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
Nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus)
Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)
Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba subsp. yarrellii)
Pintail (Anas acuta)
Raven (Corvus corax)
Red Kite (Milvus milvus)
Redshank (Tringa totanus)
Redwing (Turdus iliacus)
Ring Ouzel (Turdus torquatus)
Sand Martin (Riparia riparia)
Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)
Siskin (Spinus spinus)
Snipe (Gallinago gallinago)
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola)
Tawny Owl (Strix aluco)
Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis)
Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris)
Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe)
Whitethroat (Sylvia communis)
Willow Tit (Poecile montana)
Wood Warbler (Phylloscopus sibilatrix)
Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus)
Yellow-Browed Warbler (Phylloscopus inornatus)
Zebra Finch (Poephila guttata)