About Wildlife around the woodland area of Chain Wood

The area within a five mile radius of Chain Wood is home to 19 species of mammals and 142 species of birds.

Chain Wood is a 30 hectare, woodland area in Dumfries and Galloway, managed by Forestry Commission Scotland.

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Chain Wood Map

Chain Wood Map

Mammals found near Chain Wood

There have been 19 species of mammals recorded within a five mile radius of Chain Wood.

Badger (Meles meles)
Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus)
Common Shrew (Sorex araneus)
Field Mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus)
Fox (Vulpes vulpes)
Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)
Otter (Lutra lutra)
Red Deer (Cervus elaphus)
Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus)
Weasel (Mustela nivalis)
Bank Vole (Myodes glareolus)
Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus)
Fallow Deer (Dama dama)
Field Vole (Microtus agrestis)
Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)
Mole (Talpa europaea)
Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)
Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris)
Stoat (Mustela erminea)

Birds found near Chain Wood

There have been 142 species of birds recorded within a five mile radius of Chain Wood.

Bar-Tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica)
Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Blackbird (Turdus merula)
Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula)
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
Carrion Crow (Corvus corone)
Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)
Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
Common Gull (Larus canus)
Common Scoter (Melanitta nigra)
Continental Goldcrest (Regulus regulus)
Coot (Fulica atra)
Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra)
Curlew (Numenius arquata)
Dipper (Cinclus cinclus)
Dunnock (Prunella modularis)
Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris)
Garganey (Anas querquedula)
Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
Goosander (Mergus merganser)
Grasshopper Warbler (Locustella naevia)
Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus)
Great Tit (Parus major)
Green Sandpiper (Tringa ochropus)
Greenshank (Tringa nebularia)
Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea)
Hen Harrier (Circus cyaneus)
Hobby (Falco subbuteo)
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
Jackdaw (Corvus monedula)
Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla)
Lesser Redpoll (Acanthis cabaret)
Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)
Magpie (Pica pica)
Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus)
Mediterranean Gull (Larus melanocephalus)
Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus)
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
Nuthatch (Sitta europaea)
Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)
Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba subsp. yarrellii)
Pink-Footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus)
Raven (Corvus corax)
Red Kite (Milvus milvus)
Red-Throated Diver (Gavia stellata)
Redwing (Turdus iliacus)
Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus)
Rock Pipit (Anthus petrosus)
Sand Martin (Riparia riparia)
Scaup (Aythya marila)
Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis)
Short-Eared Owl (Asio flammeus)
Siskin (Spinus spinus)
Snipe (Gallinago gallinago)
Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos)
Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata)
Stock Dove (Columba oenas)
Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
Teal (Anas crecca)
Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris)
Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe)
Whinchat (Saxicola rubetra)
White-Tailed Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla)
Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus)
Willow Tit (Poecile montana)
Wood Warbler (Phylloscopus sibilatrix)
Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus)
Barn Owl (Tyto alba)
Black-Tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa)
Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)
Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla)
Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
Carolina Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)
Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
Coal Tit (Periparus ater)
Common Guillemot (Uria aalge)
Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
Common Swift (Apus apus)
Continental Robin (Erithacus rubecula)
Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)
Dabchick (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
Feral Pigeon (Columba livia)
Garden Warbler (Sylvia borin)
Golden Plover (Pluvialis apricaria)
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis)
Great Black-Backed Gull (Larus marinus)
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
Green Plover (Vanellus vanellus)
Greenfinch (Chloris chloris)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Greylag Goose (Anser anser)
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
House Martin (Delichon urbicum)
Jack Snipe (Lymnocryptes minimus)
Jay (Garrulus glandarius)
Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
Lesser Black-Backed Gull (Larus fuscus)
Linnet (Linaria cannabina)
Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
Merlin (Falco columbarius)
Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
Nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus)
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)
Peregrine (Falco peregrinus)
Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca)
Pied/White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)
Pintail (Anas acuta)
Red Grouse (Lagopus lagopus)
Red-Breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator)
Redshank (Tringa totanus)
Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus)
Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula)
Rook (Corvus frugilegus)
Sandwich Tern (Sterna sandvicensis)
Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)
Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)
Shoveler (Anas clypeata)
Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis)
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola)
Tawny Owl (Strix aluco)
Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis)
Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
Twite (Linaria flavirostris)
Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus)
White-Fronted Goose (Anser albifrons)
Whitethroat (Sylvia communis)
Wigeon (Anas penelope)
Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus)
Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola)
Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)