About Wildlife around the woodland area of Braithwaite Wood

The area within a five mile radius of Braithwaite Wood is home to 19 species of mammals and 154 species of birds.

Braithwaite Wood is a 2.43 hectare, woodland area in North Yorkshire, managed by National Trust.

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Braithwaite Wood Map

Braithwaite Wood Map

Mammals found near Braithwaite Wood

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

American Mink (Neovison vison)
Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus)
Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus)
Fallow Deer (Dama dama)
Fox (Vulpes vulpes)
Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)
Otter (Lutra lutra)
Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)
Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris)
Stoat (Mustela erminea)
Badger (Meles meles)
Brown Long-Eared Bat (Plecotus auritus)
Domestic Cat (Felis catus)
Field Mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus)
Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)
Mole (Talpa europaea)
Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus)
Red Deer (Cervus elaphus)
Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus)

Birds found near Braithwaite Wood

There have been 154 species of birds recorded within a five mile radius of Braithwaite Wood.

Barn Owl (Tyto alba)
Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)
Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla)
Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula)
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
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)
Eider (Somateria mollissima)
Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris)
Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis)
Garden Warbler (Sylvia borin)
Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
Goosander (Mergus merganser)
Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus)
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
Green Plover (Vanellus vanellus)
Greenfinch (Chloris chloris)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Grey Plover (Pluvialis squatarola)
Greylag Goose (Anser anser)
Hen Harrier (Circus cyaneus)
Hobby (Falco subbuteo)
House Martin (Delichon urbicum)
Jackdaw (Corvus monedula)
Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
Knot (Calidris canutus)
Lesser Redpoll (Acanthis cabaret)
Lesser Whitethroat (Sylvia curruca)
Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)
Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius)
Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Marsh Tit (Poecile palustris)
Merlin (Falco columbarius)
Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
Nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus)
Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)
Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba subsp. yarrellii)
Pink-Footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus)
Pochard (Aythya ferina)
Razorbill (Alca torda)
Red Kite (Milvus milvus)
Redshank (Tringa totanus)
Redwing (Turdus iliacus)
Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus)
Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula)
Rook (Corvus frugilegus)
Sanderling (Calidris alba)
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)
Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris)
Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)
Whinchat (Saxicola rubetra)
Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus)
Willow Tit (Poecile montana)
Wood Warbler (Phylloscopus sibilatrix)
Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus)
Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava)
Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis)
Blackbird (Turdus merula)
Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
Brent Goose (Branta bernicla)
Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
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)
Feral Pigeon (Columba livia)
French Partridge (Alectoris rufa)
Gannet (Morus bassanus)
Golden Plover (Pluvialis apricaria)
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
Great Black-Backed Gull (Larus marinus)
Great Northern Diver (Gavia immer)
Great Tit (Parus major)
Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis)
Greenland White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons subsp. flavirostris)
Grey Partridge (Perdix perdix)
Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea)
Hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes)
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
Hooded Crow (Corvus cornix)
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
Jay (Garrulus glandarius)
Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
Lesser Black-Backed Gull (Larus fuscus)
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos minor)
Linnet (Linaria cannabina)
Little Owl (Athene noctua)
Long-Tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis)
Magpie (Pica pica)
Mandarin (Aix galericulata)
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus)
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
Nuthatch (Sitta europaea)
Peregrine (Falco peregrinus)
Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca)
Pied/White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)
Pintail (Anas acuta)
Purple Sandpiper (Calidris maritima)
Red Grouse (Lagopus lagopus)
Redpoll (Acanthis flammea)
Redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus)
Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus)
Ring Ouzel (Turdus torquatus)
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)
Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus)
Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
Turtle Dove (Streptopelia turtur)
Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe)
Whitethroat (Sylvia communis)
Wigeon (Anas penelope)
Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus)
Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola)
Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella)