About Wildlife around the woodland area of Bradley Gate Wood

The area within a five mile radius of Bradley Gate Wood is home to 25 species of mammals and 159 species of birds.

Bradley Gate Wood is a 24.62 hectare, woodland area in West Yorkshire, managed by Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council.

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Bradley Gate Wood Map

Bradley Gate Wood Map

Mammals found near Bradley Gate Wood

There have been 25 species of mammals recorded within a five mile radius of Bradley Gate Wood.

45 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus)
American Mink (Neovison vison)
Bank Vole (Myodes glareolus)
Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus)
Common Shrew (Sorex araneus)
Field Mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus)
Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)
Mole (Talpa europaea)
Otter (Lutra lutra)
Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus)
Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)
Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus)
Water Vole (Arvicola amphibius)
55 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pygmaeus)
Badger (Meles meles)
Black Rat (Rattus rattus)
Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus)
Domestic Cat (Felis catus)
Fox (Vulpes vulpes)
Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)
Noctule (Nyctalus noctula)
Pine Marten (Martes martes)
Polecat (Mustela putorius)
Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris)
Stoat (Mustela erminea)

Birds found near Bradley Gate Wood

There have been 159 species of birds recorded within a five mile radius of Bradley Gate Wood.

Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea)
Bittern (Botaurus stellaris)
Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)
Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla)
Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
Carolina Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)
Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)
Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
Common Swift (Apus apus)
Continental Goldcrest (Regulus regulus)
Coot (Fulica atra)
Corn Bunting (Emberiza calandra)
Curlew (Numenius arquata)
Dipper (Cinclus cinclus)
Dunnock (Prunella modularis)
Feral Pigeon (Columba livia)
French Partridge (Alectoris rufa)
Garden Warbler (Sylvia borin)
Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus)
Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
Goosander (Mergus merganser)
Great Black-Backed Gull (Larus marinus)
Great Grey Shrike (Lanius excubitor)
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)
House Martin (Delichon urbicum)
Jack Snipe (Lymnocryptes minimus)
Jay (Garrulus glandarius)
Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
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)
Mealy Redpoll (Acanthis flammea subsp. flammea)
Merlin (Falco columbarius)
Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)
Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba subsp. yarrellii)
Pink-Footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus)
Pochard (Aythya ferina)
Red Kite (Milvus milvus)
Redpoll (Acanthis flammea)
Redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus)
Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus)
Ring Ouzel (Turdus torquatus)
Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula)
Sand Martin (Riparia riparia)
Scaup (Aythya marila)
Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis)
Shoveler (Anas clypeata)
Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos)
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola)
Tawny Owl (Strix aluco)
Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis)
Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris)
Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus)
Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)
Whinchat (Saxicola rubetra)
Whitethroat (Sylvia communis)
Wigeon (Anas penelope)
Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus)
Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus)
Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava)
Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella)
Barn Owl (Tyto alba)
Black Tern (Chlidonias niger)
Blackbird (Turdus merula)
Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula)
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
Carrion Crow (Corvus corone)
Chestnut Teal (Anas castanea)
Coal Tit (Periparus ater)
Common Gull (Larus canus)
Common Scoter (Melanitta nigra)
Common Tern (Sterna hirundo)
Continental Robin (Erithacus rubecula)
Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)
Dabchick (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiacus)
Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris)
Gadwall (Anas strepera)
Garganey (Anas querquedula)
Golden Plover (Pluvialis apricaria)
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
Grasshopper Warbler (Locustella naevia)
Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus)
Great Northern Diver (Gavia immer)
Great Tit (Parus major)
Green Sandpiper (Tringa ochropus)
Greenfinch (Chloris chloris)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea)
Harris's Hawk (Parabuteo unicinctus)
Hobby (Falco subbuteo)
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
Jackdaw (Corvus monedula)
Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
Lesser Black-Backed Gull (Larus fuscus)
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos minor)
Linnet (Linaria cannabina)
Little Owl (Athene noctua)
Long-Eared Owl (Asio otus)
Magpie (Pica pica)
Mandarin (Aix galericulata)
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
Mediterranean Gull (Larus melanocephalus)
Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus)
Muscovy Duck (Cairina moschata)
Nuthatch (Sitta europaea)
Peregrine (Falco peregrinus)
Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca)
Pied/White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)
Pintail (Anas acuta)
Raven (Corvus corax)
Red-Breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator)
Redshank (Tringa totanus)
Redwing (Turdus iliacus)
Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus)
Ring-Necked Parakeet (Psittacula krameri)
Rook (Corvus frugilegus)
Sandwich Tern (Sterna sandvicensis)
Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)
Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)
Siskin (Spinus spinus)
Snipe (Gallinago gallinago)
Southern Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo subsp. sinensis)
Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata)
Stock Dove (Columba oenas)
Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
Teal (Anas crecca)
Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus)
Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
Water Rail (Rallus aquaticus)
Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe)
White Stork (Ciconia ciconia)
Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus)
Willow Tit (Poecile montana)
Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola)
Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
Yellow-legged Gull (Larus michahellis)