About Wildlife around the woodland area of Abbots Wood

The area within a five mile radius of Abbots Wood is home to 35 species of mammals and 194 species of birds.

Abbots Wood is a 353.86 hectare, woodland area in East Sussex, managed by Forestry Commission England.

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Abbots Wood Map

Abbots Wood Map

Mammals found near Abbots Wood

There have been 35 species of mammals recorded within a five mile radius of Abbots Wood.

45 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus)
American Mink (Neovison vison)
Bank Vole (Myodes glareolus)
Brown Long-Eared Bat (Plecotus auritus)
Chinese Barking Deer (Muntiacus reevesi)
Common Shrew (Sorex araneus)
Daubenton's Bat (Myotis daubentonii)
Fallow Deer (Dama dama)
Field Vole (Microtus agrestis)
Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)
Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)
Mole (Talpa europaea)
Noctule (Nyctalus noctula)
Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus)
Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)
Serotine (Eptesicus serotinus)
Water Vole (Arvicola amphibius)
Yellow-necked Mouse (Apodemus flavicollis)
55 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pygmaeus)
Badger (Meles meles)
Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus)
Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus)
Common Dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius)
Coypu (Myocastor coypus)
Domestic Cat (Felis catus)
Field Mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus)
Fox (Vulpes vulpes)
Harvest Mouse (Micromys minutus)
House Mouse (Mus musculus)
Natterer's Bat (Myotis nattereri)
Otter (Lutra lutra)
Pygmy Shrew (Sorex minutus)
Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus)
Stoat (Mustela erminea)
Weasel (Mustela nivalis)

Birds found near Abbots Wood

There have been 194 species of birds recorded within a five mile radius of Abbots Wood.

(Pyrrhula pyrrhula subsp. pyrrhula)
Bar-Headed Goose (Anser indicus)
Barn Owl (Tyto alba)
Black Stork (Ciconia nigra)
Black Tern (Chlidonias niger)
Blackbird (Turdus merula)
Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla)
Buff-Breasted Sandpiper (Calidris subruficollis)
Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
Carolina Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)
Cetti's Warbler (Cettia cetti)
Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)
Coal Tit (Periparus ater)
Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula)
Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
Common Tern (Sterna hirundo)
Continental Robin (Erithacus rubecula)
Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra)
Curlew (Numenius arquata)
Dabchick (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
Dartford Warbler (Sylvia undata)
Dunnock (Prunella modularis)
Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiacus)
Emperor Goose (Anser canagicus)
Feral Pigeon (Columba livia)
Firecrest (Regulus ignicapilla)
Gadwall (Anas strepera)
Golden Pheasant (Chrysolophus pictus)
Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
Goosander (Mergus merganser)
Great Black-Backed Gull (Larus marinus)
Great Grey Shrike (Lanius excubitor)
Great Tit (Parus major)
Green Sandpiper (Tringa ochropus)
Greenfinch (Chloris chloris)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Grey Plover (Pluvialis squatarola)
Greylag Goose (Anser anser)
Hooded Crow (Corvus cornix)
House Martin (Delichon urbicum)
Indian Peafowl (Pavo cristatus)
Jackdaw (Corvus monedula)
Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
Lesser Black-Backed Gull (Larus fuscus)
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos minor)
Linnet (Linaria cannabina)
Little Gull (Hydrocoloeus minutus)
Little Stint (Calidris minuta)
Long-Tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis)
Magpie (Pica pica)
Mandarin (Aix galericulata)
Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus)
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
Nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus)
Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)
Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos)
Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba subsp. yarrellii)
Pink-Footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus)
Raven (Corvus corax)
Red-Breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator)
Red-Rumped Swallow (Cecropis daurica)
Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
Redshank (Tringa totanus)
Redwing (Turdus iliacus)
Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus)
Ring-Necked Parakeet (Psittacula krameri)
Ringed Teal (Callonetta leucophrys)
Rook (Corvus frugilegus)
Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis)
Saker (Falco cherrug)
Sanderling (Calidris alba)
Scaup (Aythya marila)
Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis)
Siskin (Spinus spinus)
Smew (Mergellus albellus)
Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis)
Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos)
Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata)
Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola)
Tawny Owl (Strix aluco)
Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis)
Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris)
Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus)
Water Rail (Rallus aquaticus)
Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe)
Whinchat (Saxicola rubetra)
White-Fronted Goose (Anser albifrons)
Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus)
Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus)
Woodlark (Lullula arborea)
Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava)
Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta)
Bar-Tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica)
Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis)
Black Swan (Cygnus atratus)
Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)
Bonaparte's Gull (Chroicocephalus philadelphia)
Brent Goose (Branta bernicla)
Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula)
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
Carrion Crow (Corvus corone)
Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
Chiloe Wigeon (Anas sibilatrix)
Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
Common Gull (Larus canus)
Common Swift (Apus apus)
Continental Goldcrest (Regulus regulus)
Coot (Fulica atra)
Corn Bunting (Emberiza calandra)
Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)
Curlew Sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea)
Dark-bellied Brent Goose (Branta bernicla subsp. bernicla)
Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
Eagle Owl (Bubo bubo)
Eider (Somateria mollissima)
European White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons subsp. albifrons)
Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris)
French Partridge (Alectoris rufa)
Garden Warbler (Sylvia borin)
Golden Plover (Pluvialis apricaria)
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
Grasshopper Warbler (Locustella naevia)
Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus)
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
Green Plover (Vanellus vanellus)
Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis)
Greenshank (Tringa nebularia)
Grey Partridge (Perdix perdix)
Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea)
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus)
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
Jack Snipe (Lymnocryptes minimus)
Jay (Garrulus glandarius)
Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
Lesser Redpoll (Acanthis cabaret)
Lesser Whitethroat (Sylvia curruca)
Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)
Little Owl (Athene noctua)
Little Tern (Sternula albifrons)
Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Marbled Duck (Marmaronetta angustirostris)
Marsh Tit (Poecile palustris)
Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus)
Muscovy Duck (Cairina moschata)
Nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos)
Nuthatch (Sitta europaea)
Paradise/New Zealand Shelduck (Tadorna variegata)
Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
Pied/White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)
Quail (Coturnix coturnix)
Red Kite (Milvus milvus)
Red-Necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena)
Red-Throated Diver (Gavia stellata)
Redpoll (Acanthis flammea)
Redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus)
Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus)
Ring Ouzel (Turdus torquatus)
Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula)
Rock Pipit (Anthus petrosus)
Rough-Legged Buzzard (Buteo lagopus)
Ruddy Shelduck (Tadorna ferruginea)
Sand Martin (Riparia riparia)
Sandwich Tern (Sterna sandvicensis)
Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)
Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)
Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Snipe (Gallinago gallinago)
Snow Goose (Anser caerulescens)
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
Spotted Redshank (Tringa erythropus)
Stock Dove (Columba oenas)
Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
Teal (Anas crecca)
Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus)
Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
Turtle Dove (Streptopelia turtur)
Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)
Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus)
White Wagtail (Motacilla alba subsp. alba)
Whitethroat (Sylvia communis)
Willow Tit (Poecile montana)
Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola)
Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus)
Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava subsp. flavissima)
Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella)