Countryside
Flora and Fauna at Highbullen
Join Chris Taylor on a guided walk and learn to identify a whole range of flora and fauna including some very rare species.
Flora
Flowers of real interest:
Southern Marsh orchid, Early purple orchid, Marsh orchid, Ragged robin, White Campion / Primroses, Bluebells, Numerous Ferns, Lichens & Mosses
Trees:
Oak, Beech, Field Maple, Willow, Chestnut Sweet, Sycamore, Wild Cherry, Aspen, Wild Service, Crab Apple, Mountain Ash/ Rowan, Poplar/Black Poplar, Alder, Scots Pine, Larch, Douglas Fir, Damson, Wild Pear, Norway Spruce, Yew, Holly, Silver Birch, Downy Birch, Tulip Tree, Norway Maple, Hornbeam, Bird Cherry, Horse Chestnut, Ash, Copper Beech
Shrubs/ Bushes:
Hawthorne, Dog Rose, Hazel, Guelder Rose, Dog Wood, Spindle, Honeysuckle, Whortleberry, Heather, Gorse, Broom
Fauna
Birds:
Breeding on site:
Colonies of House Martins, Breeding Pairs of Dabchicks
Nesters on site:
House Sparrow, Tree Sparrow, Hedge Sparrow, Blue Tit, Great Tit,
Marsh Tit, Willow Tit, Long Tailed Tit, Coal Tit, Kingfisher,
Dipper, Grey Wagtail, Pied Wagtail, Spotted Fly Catcher, Pied Fly
Catcher, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker, Buzzard,
Kestrel, Sparrow Hawk, Tree Creeper, Tawny owl, Blackbird, Song
Thrush, Mistle Thrush, Mallard, Green Finch, Linnet, Pigeon,
Yellowhammer, Nuthatch, Robin, Jay Magpie, Chaffinch, Bullfinch,
Goldcrest, Swallow, Swift, Starling, Raven, Wren, Jackdor, Collard
Dove, Sandmartins, Siskins, Goldfinch, Moorhen, Red Legged
Partridge
Also found on site but unlikely breeders:
Mute swan, Sandpiper, Snipe, Woodcock, Goshawk, Cuckoo, Teal,
Hoopoe, Little Owl, Goosander, Heron, Egret, Red Kite, Redwings,
Fieldfares
Mammals:
Dormice, Pipistrelle bats, Badgers, Otters, Weasels, Stoats, Red deer, Roe deer, Fallow deer (very rarely), Sika deer, Foxes, Moles, Water voles (very rarely)
Amphibians and Reptiles:
Common frog, Common toad, Newts, Grass snakes, Adders, Common lizard, Slow worms
Fish:
Salmon, Sea Trout, Brown trout, Minnows, Lamprey, Eels, Carp
Find out what's been spotted recently at Highbullen in our Countryside blog posts.