The area within a five mile radius of Eccup Whin is home to 28 species of mammals and 203 species of birds.
Eccup Whin is a 5.67 hectare, woodland area in West Yorkshire, managed by Leeds City Council.
Eccup Whin Map
There have been 28 species of mammals recorded within a five mile radius of Eccup Whin.
45 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) |
American Mink (Neovison vison) |
Bank Vole (Myodes glareolus) |
Brown Long-Eared Bat (Plecotus auritus) |
Common Shrew (Sorex araneus) |
Field Mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus) |
Fox (Vulpes vulpes) |
Harvest Mouse (Micromys minutus) |
Mole (Talpa europaea) |
Noctule (Nyctalus noctula) |
Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) |
Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) |
Stoat (Mustela erminea) |
Water Vole (Arvicola amphibius) |
55 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pygmaeus) |
Badger (Meles meles) |
Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus) |
Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus) |
Domestic Cat (Felis catus) |
Field Vole (Microtus agrestis) |
Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) |
Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) |
Musk Rat (Ondatra zibethicus) |
Otter (Lutra lutra) |
Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) |
Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus) |
Water Shrew (Neomys fodiens) |
Weasel (Mustela nivalis) |
There have been 203 species of birds recorded within a five mile radius of Eccup Whin.
African Grey Parrot (Psittacus erithacus) |
Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) |
Bar-Tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica) |
Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis) |
Black Tern (Chlidonias niger) |
Black-Necked Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis) |
Blackbird (Turdus merula) |
Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) |
Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula) |
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) |
Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) |
Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita) |
Chukar Partridge (Alectoris chukar) |
Cockatiel (Nymphicus hollandicus) |
Common Gull (Larus canus) |
Common Scoter (Melanitta nigra) |
Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) |
Continental Robin (Erithacus rubecula) |
Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) |
Corncrake (Crex crex) |
Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) |
Dabchick (Tachybaptus ruficollis) |
Dipper (Cinclus cinclus) |
Dunnock (Prunella modularis) |
Eider (Somateria mollissima) |
European White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons subsp. albifrons) |
Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris) |
French Partridge (Alectoris rufa) |
Garden Warbler (Sylvia borin) |
Golden Plover (Pluvialis apricaria) |
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis) |
Grasshopper Warbler (Locustella naevia) |
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) |
Grey Plover (Pluvialis squatarola) |
Greylag Goose (Anser anser) |
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) |
Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus) |
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) |
Indian Peafowl (Pavo cristatus) |
Jackdaw (Corvus monedula) |
Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) |
Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) |
Lesser Redpoll (Acanthis cabaret) |
Lesser Whitethroat (Sylvia curruca) |
Little Auk (Alle alle) |
Little Gull (Hydrocoloeus minutus) |
Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius) |
Long-Tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis) |
Magpie (Pica pica) |
Mandarin (Aix galericulata) |
Marsh Tit (Poecile palustris) |
Mealy Redpoll (Acanthis flammea subsp. flammea) |
Merlin (Falco columbarius) |
Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) |
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) |
Nuthatch (Sitta europaea) |
Peregrine (Falco peregrinus) |
Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) |
Pied/White Wagtail (Motacilla alba) |
Pintail (Anas acuta) |
Quail (Coturnix coturnix) |
Red Grouse (Lagopus lagopus) |
Red-Breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) |
Red-Necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena) |
Redpoll (Acanthis flammea) |
Redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus) |
Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus) |
Ring-Necked Parakeet (Psittacula krameri) |
Rock Pipit (Anthus petrosus) |
Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) |
Sand Martin (Riparia riparia) |
Scaup (Aythya marila) |
Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) |
Short-Eared Owl (Asio flammeus) |
Siskin (Spinus spinus) |
Smew (Mergellus albellus) |
Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis) |
Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos) |
Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata) |
Stock Dove (Columba oenas) |
Swallow (Hirundo rustica) |
Tawny Owl (Strix aluco) |
Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis) |
Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris) |
Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus) |
Twite (Linaria flavirostris) |
Water Rail (Rallus aquaticus) |
Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) |
Whinchat (Saxicola rubetra) |
White-Fronted Goose (Anser albifrons) |
Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) |
Willow Tit (Poecile montana) |
Wood Warbler (Phylloscopus sibilatrix) |
Woodlark (Lullula arborea) |
Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes) |
Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava) |
Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella) |
Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea) |
Bar-Headed Goose (Anser indicus) |
Barn Owl (Tyto alba) |
Black Swan (Cygnus atratus) |
Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) |
Black-Tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa) |
Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla) |
Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla) |
Buzzard (Buteo buteo) |
Carrion Crow (Corvus corone) |
Chestnut Teal (Anas castanea) |
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) |
Dartford Warbler (Sylvia undata) |
Dunlin (Calidris alpina) |
Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiacus) |
Emperor Goose (Anser canagicus) |
Feral Pigeon (Columba livia) |
Firecrest (Regulus ignicapilla) |
Gadwall (Anas strepera) |
Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus) |
Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) |
Goosander (Mergus merganser) |
Great Black-Backed Gull (Larus marinus) |
Great Northern Diver (Gavia immer) |
Great Tit (Parus major) |
Green Sandpiper (Tringa ochropus) |
Greenfinch (Chloris chloris) |
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) |
Grey Phalarope (Phalaropus fulicarius) |
Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea) |
Hen Harrier (Circus cyaneus) |
Hobby (Falco subbuteo) |
House Martin (Delichon urbicum) |
Iceland Gull (Larus glaucoides) |
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 Owl (Athene noctua) |
Long-Eared Owl (Asio otus) |
Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus) |
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) |
Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus) |
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis) |
Mediterranean Gull (Larus melanocephalus) |
Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus) |
Muscovy Duck (Cairina moschata) |
Nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus) |
Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) |
Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) |
Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba subsp. yarrellii) |
Pink-Footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus) |
Pochard (Aythya ferina) |
Raven (Corvus corax) |
Red Kite (Milvus milvus) |
Red-Crested Pochard (Netta rufina) |
Red-Throated Diver (Gavia stellata) |
Redshank (Tringa totanus) |
Redwing (Turdus iliacus) |
Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus) |
Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula) |
Rook (Corvus frugilegus) |
Ruff (Calidris pugnax) |
Sanderling (Calidris alba) |
Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus) |
Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) |
Shoveler (Anas clypeata) |
Skylark (Alauda arvensis) |
Snipe (Gallinago gallinago) |
Snow Goose (Anser caerulescens) |
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) |
Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) |
Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola) |
Swan Goose (Anser cygnoides) |
Teal (Anas crecca) |
Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus) |
Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula) |
Turtle Dove (Streptopelia turtur) |
Velvet Scoter (Melanitta fusca) |
Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus) |
Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) |
White Stork (Ciconia ciconia) |
Whitethroat (Sylvia communis) |
Wigeon (Anas penelope) |
Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus) |
Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola) |
Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus) |
Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava subsp. flavissima) |
Yellow-legged Gull (Larus michahellis) |
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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