About Wildlife around the woodland area of Bellsbank Plantation

The area within a five mile radius of Bellsbank Plantation is home to 28 species of mammals and 136 species of birds.

Bellsbank Plantation is a 222.72 hectare, woodland area in East Ayrshire, managed by Forestry Commission Scotland.

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Bellsbank Plantation Map

Bellsbank Plantation Map

Mammals found near Bellsbank Plantation

There have been 28 species of mammals recorded within a five mile radius of Bellsbank Plantation.

45 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus)
American Mink (Neovison vison)
Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus)
Common Shrew (Sorex araneus)
Field Vole (Microtus agrestis)
Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)
Mole (Talpa europaea)
Natterer's Bat (Myotis nattereri)
Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus)
Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)
Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris)
Stoat (Mustela erminea)
Water Vole (Arvicola amphibius)
Wild Cat (Felis silvestris)
55 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pygmaeus)
Bank Vole (Myodes glareolus)
Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus)
Field Mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus)
Fox (Vulpes vulpes)
Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)
Mountain Hare (Lepus timidus)
Otter (Lutra lutra)
Polecat (Mustela putorius)
Red Deer (Cervus elaphus)
Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus)
Water Shrew (Neomys fodiens)
Weasel (Mustela nivalis)
Wild Cat Hybrid (Felis silvestris x catus)

Birds found near Bellsbank Plantation

There have been 136 species of birds recorded within a five mile radius of Bellsbank Plantation.

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 Robin (Erithacus rubecula)
Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra)
Curlew (Numenius arquata)
Dipper (Cinclus cinclus)
Dunnock (Prunella modularis)
Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris)
Garden Warbler (Sylvia borin)
Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
Goosander (Mergus merganser)
Great Black-Backed Gull (Larus marinus)
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
Green Plover (Vanellus vanellus)
Greenland White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons subsp. flavirostris)
Grey Partridge (Perdix perdix)
Greylag Goose (Anser anser)
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
Hooded Crow (Corvus cornix)
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
Jackdaw (Corvus monedula)
Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla)
Lesser Redpoll (Acanthis cabaret)
Long-Eared Owl (Asio otus)
Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
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)
Pochard (Aythya ferina)
Raven (Corvus corax)
Red-Breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator)
Redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus)
Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus)
Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula)
Sand Martin (Riparia riparia)
Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)
Shoveler (Anas clypeata)
Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Snipe (Gallinago gallinago)
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola)
Tawny Owl (Strix aluco)
Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis)
Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris)
Water Rail (Rallus aquaticus)
Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe)
Whitethroat (Sylvia communis)
Wigeon (Anas penelope)
Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus)
Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola)
Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
Black Grouse (Tetrao tetrix)
Blackbird (Turdus merula)
Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula)
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
Carrion/Hooded Crow Hybrid (Corvus corone x cornix)
Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)
Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
Continental Goldcrest (Regulus regulus)
Coot (Fulica atra)
Corn Bunting (Emberiza calandra)
Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)
Dabchick (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
Feral Pigeon (Columba livia)
Gadwall (Anas strepera)
Golden Plover (Pluvialis apricaria)
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
Grasshopper Warbler (Locustella naevia)
Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus)
Great Tit (Parus major)
Greenfinch (Chloris chloris)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea)
Hen Harrier (Circus cyaneus)
Hobby (Falco subbuteo)
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 Duck (Clangula hyemalis)
Magpie (Pica pica)
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)
Quail (Coturnix coturnix)
Red Grouse (Lagopus lagopus)
Redshank (Tringa totanus)
Redwing (Turdus iliacus)
Ring Ouzel (Turdus torquatus)
Rook (Corvus frugilegus)
Scaup (Aythya marila)
Short-Eared Owl (Asio flammeus)
Siskin (Spinus spinus)
Smew (Mergellus albellus)
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)
Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus)
Willow Tit (Poecile montana)
Wood Warbler (Phylloscopus sibilatrix)
Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus)
Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella)