About Wildlife around the woodland area of Errington Woods

The area within a five mile radius of Errington Woods is home to 26 species of mammals and 180 species of birds.

Errington Woods is a 69.92 hectare, woodland area in North Yorkshire, managed by Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council.

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Errington Woods Map

Errington Woods Map

Mammals found near Errington Woods

There have been 26 species of mammals recorded within a five mile radius of Errington Woods.

(Nyctalus/Eptesicus agg.)
55 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pygmaeus)
Bottle-nosed Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)
Brown Long-Eared Bat (Plecotus auritus)
Common Shrew (Sorex araneus)
Domestic Cat (Felis catus)
Field Vole (Microtus agrestis)
Grey Seal (Halichoerus grypus)
Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)
Otter (Lutra lutra)
Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)
Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus)
Stoat (Mustela erminea)
45 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus)
Bank Vole (Myodes glareolus)
Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus)
Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus)
Daubenton's Bat (Myotis daubentonii)
Field Mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus)
Fox (Vulpes vulpes)
Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)
Mole (Talpa europaea)
Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus)
Red Deer (Cervus elaphus)
Sperm Whale (Physeter macrocephalus)
Water Shrew (Neomys fodiens)

Birds found near Errington Woods

There have been 180 species of birds recorded within a five mile radius of Errington Woods.

Bar-Tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica)
Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis)
Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Blackbird (Turdus merula)
Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
Brent Goose (Branta bernicla)
Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
Carolina Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)
Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
Coal Tit (Periparus ater)
Common Guillemot (Uria aalge)
Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
Common Swift (Apus apus)
Continental Goldcrest (Regulus regulus)
Coot (Fulica atra)
Corn Bunting (Emberiza calandra)
Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)
Dabchick (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
Dipper (Cinclus cinclus)
Dunnock (Prunella modularis)
Eider (Somateria mollissima)
Feral Pigeon (Columba livia)
French Partridge (Alectoris rufa)
Gadwall (Anas strepera)
Garden Warbler (Sylvia borin)
Golden Plover (Pluvialis apricaria)
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis)
Great Black-Backed Gull (Larus marinus)
Great Northern Diver (Gavia immer)
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
Green Plover (Vanellus vanellus)
Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis)
Greenshank (Tringa nebularia)
Grey Partridge (Perdix perdix)
Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea)
Hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes)
House Martin (Delichon urbicum)
Jack Snipe (Lymnocryptes minimus)
Jay (Garrulus glandarius)
Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
Knot (Calidris canutus)
Lesser Black-Backed Gull (Larus fuscus)
Lesser Whitethroat (Sylvia curruca)
Little Auk (Alle alle)
Long-Eared Owl (Asio otus)
Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Marsh Tit (Poecile palustris)
Mediterranean Gull (Larus melanocephalus)
Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus)
Muscovy Duck (Cairina moschata)
Nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus)
Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)
Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
Pied/White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)
Pintail (Anas acuta)
Purple Sandpiper (Calidris maritima)
Red Grouse (Lagopus lagopus)
Red-Throated Diver (Gavia stellata)
Redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus)
Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus)
Ring Ouzel (Turdus torquatus)
Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula)
Rock Pipit (Anthus petrosus)
Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis)
Sand Martin (Riparia riparia)
Sandwich Tern (Sterna sandvicensis)
Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)
Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)
Siskin (Spinus spinus)
Snipe (Gallinago gallinago)
Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos)
Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata)
Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola)
Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
Teal (Anas crecca)
Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus)
Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
Turtle Dove (Streptopelia turtur)
Water Rail (Rallus aquaticus)
Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe)
White Wagtail (Motacilla alba subsp. alba)
Whitethroat (Sylvia communis)
Wigeon (Anas penelope)
Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus)
Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola)
Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
Yellow-Browed Warbler (Phylloscopus inornatus)
Barn Owl (Tyto alba)
Black Redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros)
Black-Throated Diver (Gavia arctica)
Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)
Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla)
Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula)
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
Carrion Crow (Corvus corone)
Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)
Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
Common Gull (Larus canus)
Common Scoter (Melanitta nigra)
Common Tern (Sterna hirundo)
Continental Robin (Erithacus rubecula)
Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra)
Curlew (Numenius arquata)
Dark-bellied Brent Goose (Branta bernicla subsp. bernicla)
Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiacus)
European White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons subsp. albifrons)
Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris)
Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis)
Gannet (Morus bassanus)
Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus)
Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
Goosander (Mergus merganser)
Grasshopper Warbler (Locustella naevia)
Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus)
Great Skua (Stercorarius skua)
Great Tit (Parus major)
Green Sandpiper (Tringa ochropus)
Greenfinch (Chloris chloris)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Grey Plover (Pluvialis squatarola)
Greylag Goose (Anser anser)
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
Jackdaw (Corvus monedula)
Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla)
Lapland Bunting (Calcarius lapponicus)
Lesser Redpoll (Acanthis cabaret)
Linnet (Linaria cannabina)
Little Owl (Athene noctua)
Long-Tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis)
Magpie (Pica pica)
Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus)
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
Merlin (Falco columbarius)
Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
Nuthatch (Sitta europaea)
Peregrine (Falco peregrinus)
Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba subsp. yarrellii)
Pink-Footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus)
Pomarine Skua (Stercorarius pomarinus)
Quail (Coturnix coturnix)
Red-Breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator)
Redshank (Tringa totanus)
Redwing (Turdus iliacus)
Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus)
Ring-Necked Parakeet (Psittacula krameri)
Ringed Teal (Callonetta leucophrys)
Rook (Corvus frugilegus)
Ruff (Calidris pugnax)
Sanderling (Calidris alba)
Scaup (Aythya marila)
Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis)
Short-Eared Owl (Asio flammeus)
Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis)
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
Spotted Redshank (Tringa erythropus)
Stock Dove (Columba oenas)
Storm Petrel (Hydrobates pelagicus)
Tawny Owl (Strix aluco)
Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis)
Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris)
Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
Velvet Scoter (Melanitta fusca)
Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)
Whinchat (Saxicola rubetra)
White-Fronted Goose (Anser albifrons)
Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus)
Willow Tit (Poecile montana)
Wood Warbler (Phylloscopus sibilatrix)
Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus)
Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava)
Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella)

Secrets of Shaly Dingle

Brett Gregory is an award-winning filmmaker based in Bolton whose production company, Serious Feather, is currently making a documentary about autism and poetry.

As a part of this production, Landscape Britain was asked to advise with regards to the location of specific areas of outstanding natural beauty throughout the region.

Visit www.seriousfeather.com for further information.

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