About Wildlife around the woodland area of Benhall Woods

The area within a five mile radius of Benhall Woods is home to 40 species of mammals and 178 species of birds.

Benhall Woods is a 2.69 hectare, woodland area in Gloucestershire, managed by Cheltenham Borough Council.

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Benhall Woods Map

Benhall Woods Map

Mammals found near Benhall Woods

There have been 40 species of mammals recorded within a five mile radius of Benhall Woods.

(Nyctalus/Eptesicus agg.)
55 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pygmaeus)
Badger (Meles meles)
Barbastelle (Barbastella barbastellus)
Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus)
Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus)
Common Dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius)
Domestic Cat (Felis catus)
Field Mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus)
Fox (Vulpes vulpes)
Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)
Leisler's Bat (Nyctalus leisleri)
Mole (Talpa europaea)
Natterer's Bat (Myotis nattereri)
Otter (Lutra lutra)
Polecat (Mustela putorius)
Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris)
Stoat (Mustela erminea)
Weasel (Mustela nivalis)
Whiskered/Brandt's Bat (Myotis mystacinus/brandtii)
45 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus)
American Mink (Neovison vison)
Bank Vole (Myodes glareolus)
Bechstein's Bat (Myotis bechsteinii)
Brown Long-Eared Bat (Plecotus auritus)
Chinese Barking Deer (Muntiacus reevesi)
Daubenton's Bat (Myotis daubentonii)
Fallow Deer (Dama dama)
Field Vole (Microtus agrestis)
Greater Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus ferrumequinum)
Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)
Lesser Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus hipposideros)
Musk Rat (Ondatra zibethicus)
Noctule (Nyctalus noctula)
Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus)
Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)
Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus)
Water Vole (Arvicola amphibius)
Whiskered Bat (Myotis mystacinus)
Yellow-necked Mouse (Apodemus flavicollis)

Birds found near Benhall Woods

There have been 178 species of birds recorded within a five mile radius of Benhall Woods.

(Anthus spinoletta/petrosus agg.)
Barn Owl (Tyto alba)
Black Redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros)
Blackbird (Turdus merula)
Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula)
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
Carrion Crow (Corvus corone)
Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
Cirl Bunting (Emberiza cirlus)
Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
Common Swift (Apus apus)
Continental Robin (Erithacus rubecula)
Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra)
Curlew (Numenius arquata)
Dartford Warbler (Sylvia undata)
Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
European White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons subsp. albifrons)
Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris)
Gadwall (Anas strepera)
Garden Warbler (Sylvia borin)
Golden Oriole (Oriolus oriolus)
Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
Goosander (Mergus merganser)
Grasshopper Warbler (Locustella naevia)
Great Bustard (Otis tarda)
Great Northern Diver (Gavia immer)
Great Tit (Parus major)
Green Sandpiper (Tringa ochropus)
Greenfinch (Chloris chloris)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea)
Hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes)
Hobby (Falco subbuteo)
Hoopoe (Upupa epops)
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
Indian Peafowl (Pavo cristatus)
Jackdaw (Corvus monedula)
Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
Leach's Petrel (Oceanodroma leucorhoa)
Lesser Redpoll (Acanthis cabaret)
Lesser Whitethroat (Sylvia curruca)
Little Auk (Alle alle)
Little Owl (Athene noctua)
Long-Eared Owl (Asio otus)
Magpie (Pica pica)
Mandarin (Aix galericulata)
Marsh Tit (Poecile palustris)
Mediterranean Gull (Larus melanocephalus)
Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus)
Muscovy Duck (Cairina moschata)
Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)
Nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus)
Peregrine (Falco peregrinus)
Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba subsp. yarrellii)
Pink-Footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus)
Pochard (Aythya ferina)
Red Kite (Milvus milvus)
Red-Breasted Flycatcher (Ficedula parva)
Red-Necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena)
Redshank (Tringa totanus)
Redwing (Turdus iliacus)
Ring Ouzel (Turdus torquatus)
Ring-Necked Parakeet (Psittacula krameri)
Rook (Corvus frugilegus)
Sandwich Tern (Sterna sandvicensis)
Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)
Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)
Shoveler (Anas clypeata)
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)
Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus)
Water Rail (Rallus aquaticus)
Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe)
White Wagtail (Motacilla alba subsp. alba)
Wigeon (Anas penelope)
Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus)
Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola)
Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus)
Wryneck (Jynx torquilla)
Yellow-legged Gull (Larus michahellis)
(Larus argentatus subsp. argentatus)
Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis)
Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)
Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla)
Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
Carolina Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)
Carrion/Hooded Crow (Corvus corone agg.)
Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)
Coal Tit (Periparus ater)
Common Gull (Larus canus)
Common Scoter (Melanitta nigra)
Continental Goldcrest (Regulus regulus)
Coot (Fulica atra)
Corn Bunting (Emberiza calandra)
Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)
Dabchick (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
Dipper (Cinclus cinclus)
Dunnock (Prunella modularis)
Feral Pigeon (Columba livia)
French Partridge (Alectoris rufa)
Gannet (Morus bassanus)
Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus)
Golden Plover (Pluvialis apricaria)
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis)
Great Black-Backed Gull (Larus marinus)
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)
Greylag Goose (Anser anser)
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
Hooded Crow (Corvus cornix)
House Martin (Delichon urbicum)
Icterine Warbler (Hippolais icterina)
Jack Snipe (Lymnocryptes minimus)
Jay (Garrulus glandarius)
Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
Lesser Black-Backed Gull (Larus fuscus)
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos minor)
Linnet (Linaria cannabina)
Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)
Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius)
Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Manx Shearwater (Puffinus puffinus)
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
Merlin (Falco columbarius)
Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
Nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos)
Nuthatch (Sitta europaea)
Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
Pied/White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)
Pintail (Anas acuta)
Raven (Corvus corax)
Red-Backed Shrike (Lanius collurio)
Red-Crested Pochard (Netta rufina)
Redpoll (Acanthis flammea)
Redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus)
Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus)
Ring-Billed Gull (Larus delawarensis)
Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula)
Sand Martin (Riparia riparia)
Scaup (Aythya marila)
Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis)
Short-Eared Owl (Asio flammeus)
Silver Pheasant (Lophura nycthemera)
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)
Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
Turtle Dove (Streptopelia turtur)
Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)
Whinchat (Saxicola rubetra)
Whitethroat (Sylvia communis)
Willow Tit (Poecile montana)
Wood Warbler (Phylloscopus sibilatrix)
Woodlark (Lullula arborea)
Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava)
Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella)