About Wildlife around the woodland area of Danby Wood

The area within a five mile radius of Danby Wood is home to 46 species of mammals and 267 species of birds.

Danby Wood is a 2.47 hectare, woodland area in Norfolk, managed by Norwich City Council.

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Danby Wood Map

Danby Wood Map

Mammals found near Danby Wood

There have been 46 species of mammals recorded within a five mile radius of Danby Wood.

(Nyctalus/Eptesicus agg.)
55 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pygmaeus)
Badger (Meles meles)
Barbastelle (Barbastella barbastellus)
Brandt's Bat (Myotis brandtii)
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 Seal (Halichoerus grypus)
Harvest Mouse (Micromys minutus)
House Mouse (Mus musculus)
Nathusius' Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus nathusii)
Noctule (Nyctalus noctula)
Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus)
Pony (Equus ferus)
Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)
Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris)
Serotine (Eptesicus serotinus)
Water Shrew (Neomys fodiens)
Weasel (Mustela nivalis)
45 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus)
American Mink (Neovison vison)
Bank Vole (Myodes glareolus)
Black Rat (Rattus rattus)
Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus)
Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus)
Chinese Water Deer (Hydropotes inermis)
Coypu (Myocastor coypus)
Domestic Cat (Felis catus)
Field Mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus)
Fox (Vulpes vulpes)
Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)
Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)
Mole (Talpa europaea)
Natterer's Bat (Myotis nattereri)
Otter (Lutra lutra)
Polecat (Mustela putorius)
Pygmy Shrew (Sorex minutus)
Red Deer (Cervus elaphus)
Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus)
Stoat (Mustela erminea)
Water Vole (Arvicola amphibius)
Yellow-necked Mouse (Apodemus flavicollis)

Birds found near Danby Wood

There have been 267 species of birds recorded within a five mile radius of Danby Wood.

(Anas crecca subsp. crecca)
(Circus cyaneus subsp. cyaneus)
(Gallinago gallinago subsp. gallinago)
(Larus argentatus subsp. argentatus)
(Larus michahellis subsp. michahellis)
(Milvus milvus subsp. milvus)
(Pica pica subsp. pica)
Alpine Swift (Apus melba)
Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea)
Bar-Headed Goose (Anser indicus)
Barn Owl (Tyto alba)
Bearded Tit (Panurus biarmicus)
Bittern (Botaurus stellaris)
Black Swan (Cygnus atratus)
Black-And-White Warbler (Mniotilta varia)
Black-Necked Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis)
Blackbird (Turdus merula)
Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla)
Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula)
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
Carrion Crow (Corvus corone subsp. corone)
Caspian Gull (Larus cachinnans)
Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
Chiloe Wigeon (Anas sibilatrix)
Coal Tit (Periparus ater)
Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
Common Swift (Apus apus)
Continental Goldcrest (Regulus regulus)
Coot (Fulica atra)
Corn Bunting (Emberiza calandra)
Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra)
Curlew (Numenius arquata)
Dark-bellied Brent Goose (Branta bernicla subsp. bernicla)
Dunnock (Prunella modularis)
Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiacus)
Feral Pigeon (Columba livia)
Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris)
French Partridge (Alectoris rufa)
Gadwall (Anas strepera)
Garden Warbler (Sylvia borin)
Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus)
Golden Pheasant (Chrysolophus pictus)
Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
Goosander (Mergus merganser)
Grasshopper Warbler (Locustella naevia)
Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus)
Great Northern Diver (Gavia immer)
Great Tit (Parus major)
Green Plover (Vanellus vanellus)
Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis)
Greenshank (Tringa nebularia)
Grey Partridge (Perdix perdix)
Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea)
Hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes)
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
Honey Buzzard (Pernis apivorus)
Hoopoe (Upupa epops)
House Martin (Delichon urbicum)
Indian Eagle-Owl (Bubo bengalensis)
Jackdaw (Corvus monedula)
Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla)
Lapland Bunting (Calcarius lapponicus)
Lesser Redpoll (Acanthis cabaret)
Lesser White-Fronted Goose (Anser erythropus)
Linnet (Linaria cannabina)
Little Gull (Hydrocoloeus minutus)
Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius)
Little Tern (Sternula albifrons)
Long-Tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis)
Magpie (Pica pica)
Mandarin (Aix galericulata)
Marsh Tit (Poecile palustris)
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
Mediterranean Gull (Larus melanocephalus)
Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus)
Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
Nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos)
Nuthatch (Sitta europaea)
Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)
Peregrine (Falco peregrinus)
Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca)
Pied/White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)
Pintail (Anas acuta)
Quail (Coturnix coturnix)
Red Kite (Milvus milvus)
Red-Breasted Goose (Branta ruficollis)
Red-Crested Pochard (Netta rufina)
Red-Rumped Swallow (Cecropis daurica)
Redshank (Tringa totanus)
Redwing (Turdus iliacus)
Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus)
Ring Ouzel (Turdus torquatus)
Ring-Necked Duck (Aythya collaris)
Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula)
Rook (Corvus frugilegus)
Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis)
Ruff (Calidris pugnax)
Sandwich Tern (Sterna sandvicensis)
Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)
Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis)
Shore Lark (Eremophila alpestris)
Shoveler (Anas clypeata)
Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Snipe (Gallinago gallinago)
Snow Goose (Anser caerulescens)
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
Spotted Redshank (Tringa erythropus)
Stock Dove (Columba oenas)
Stonechat "hibernans" (Saxicola rubicola subsp. hibernans)
Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
Tawny Owl (Strix aluco)
Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis)
Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)
Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
Water Pipit (Anthus spinoletta)
Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)
Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus)
White Pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus)
White Wagtail (Motacilla alba subsp. alba)
Whitethroat (Sylvia communis)
Wigeon (Anas penelope)
Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus)
Wood Warbler (Phylloscopus sibilatrix)
Woodlark (Lullula arborea)
Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava subsp. flavissima)
Yellow-Browed Warbler (Phylloscopus inornatus)
Yellow-legged Gull (Larus michahellis)
Zebra Finch (Poephila guttata)
(Certhia familiaris subsp. britannica)
(Corvus monedula subsp. monedula)
(Gallinula chloropus subsp. chloropus)
(Larus canus subsp. canus)
(Mergus merganser subsp. merganser)
(Periparus ater subsp. britannicus)
(Rallus aquaticus subsp. aquaticus)
Arctic Skua (Stercorarius parasiticus)
Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta)
Bar-Tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica)
Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis)
Bewick's Swan (Cygnus columbianus subsp. bewickii)
Black Redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros)
Black Tern (Chlidonias niger)
Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Black-Tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa)
Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)
Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica)
British Lesser Black-Backed Gull (Larus fuscus subsp. graellsii)
Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
Carolina Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)
Carrion Crow (Corvus corone)
Cetti's Warbler (Cettia cetti)
Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)
Cinnamon Teal (Anas cyanoptera)
Cockatiel (Nymphicus hollandicus)
Common Gull (Larus canus)
Common Scoter (Melanitta nigra)
Common Tern (Sterna hirundo)
Continental Robin (Erithacus rubecula)
Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
Crane (Grus grus)
Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)
Dabchick (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
Eagle Owl (Bubo bubo)
Emperor Goose (Anser canagicus)
Ferruginous Duck (Aythya nyroca)
Firecrest (Regulus ignicapilla)
Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis)
Gannet (Morus bassanus)
Garganey (Anas querquedula)
Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus)
Golden Plover (Pluvialis apricaria)
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis)
Great Black-Backed Gull (Larus marinus)
Great Grey Shrike (Lanius excubitor)
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
Great White Egret (Ardea alba)
Green Sandpiper (Tringa ochropus)
Greenfinch (Chloris chloris)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Grey Plover (Pluvialis squatarola)
Greylag Goose (Anser anser)
Hen Harrier (Circus cyaneus)
Hobby (Falco subbuteo)
Hooded Crow (Corvus cornix)
Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus)
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
Jack Snipe (Lymnocryptes minimus)
Jay (Garrulus glandarius)
Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
Knot (Calidris canutus)
Lesser Black-Backed Gull (Larus fuscus)
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos minor)
Lesser Whitethroat (Sylvia curruca)
Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)
Little Owl (Athene noctua)
Little Stint (Calidris minuta)
Long-Eared Owl (Asio otus)
Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus)
Marsh Warbler (Acrocephalus palustris)
Mealy Redpoll (Acanthis flammea subsp. flammea)
Merlin (Falco columbarius)
Montagu's Harrier (Circus pygargus)
Muscovy Duck (Cairina moschata)
Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)
Nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus)
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)
Pale-Bellied Brent Goose (Branta bernicla subsp. hrota)
Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba subsp. yarrellii)
Pink-Footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus)
Pochard (Aythya ferina)
Raven (Corvus corax)
Red-Backed Shrike (Lanius collurio)
Red-Breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator)
Red-Necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena)
Redpoll (Acanthis flammea)
Redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus)
Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus)
Reeves's Pheasant (Syrmaticus reevesii)
Ring-Billed Gull (Larus delawarensis)
Ring-Necked Parakeet (Psittacula krameri)
Rock Pipit (Anthus petrosus)
Rough-Legged Buzzard (Buteo lagopus)
Ruddy Shelduck (Tadorna ferruginea)
Sand Martin (Riparia riparia)
Scaup (Aythya marila)
Serin (Serinus serinus)
Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)
Short-Eared Owl (Asio flammeus)
Siskin (Spinus spinus)
Smew (Mergellus albellus)
Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis)
Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos)
Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata)
Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Stone-Curlew (Burhinus oedicnemus)
Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola)
Swan Goose (Anser cygnoides)
Teal (Anas crecca)
Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus)
Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris)
Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus)
Turtle Dove (Streptopelia turtur)
Water Rail (Rallus aquaticus)
Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe)
Whinchat (Saxicola rubetra)
White Stork (Ciconia ciconia)
White-Fronted Goose (Anser albifrons)
Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus)
Willow Tit (Poecile montana)
Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola)
Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola)
Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus)
Wryneck (Jynx torquilla)
Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava)
Yellow-headed Amazon (Amazona oratrix)
Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella)