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Wiltshire
Part or all of Wiltshire is in North Wessex Downs AONB, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Part or all of Wiltshire is in Cotswolds AONB, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Created: 27 November 2016 Edited: 29 November 2023
Wiltshire
Places to stay near Wiltshire
Nature Reserves in Wiltshire
There are 48 nature reserves in Wiltshire.
Wildlife in and around Wiltshire
Wiltshire Mammals
There are 55 species of mammals recorded as found near Wiltshire.
| (Nyctalus/Eptesicus agg.) |
| 55 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pygmaeus) |
| Badger (Meles meles) |
| Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus) |
| Common Dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius) |
| 45 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) |
| American Mink (Neovison vison) |
| Bank Vole (Myodes glareolus) |
| Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus) |
| Common Shrew (Sorex araneus) |
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Wiltshire Birds
There are 121 species of birds recorded as found near Wiltshire.
| Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis) |
| Buzzard (Buteo buteo) |
| Carrion Crow (Corvus corone) |
| Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) |
| Dipper (Cinclus cinclus) |
| Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) |
| Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) |
| Cetti's Warbler (Cettia cetti) |
| Common Swift (Apus apus) |
| Dunlin (Calidris alpina) |
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Wiltshire Fish
There are 29 species of fish recorded as found near Wiltshire.
| Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) |
| Bream (Abramis brama) |
| Brown Trout (Salmo trutta subsp. fario) |
| Bullhead (Cottus gobio) |
| Chub (Squalius cephalus) |
| Barbel (Barbus barbus) |
| Brook Lamprey (Lampetra planeri) |
| Brown/Sea Trout (Salmo trutta) |
| Carp (Cyprinus carpio) |
| Dace (Leuciscus leuciscus) |
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Wiltshire Reptiles
There are 5 species of reptiles recorded as found near Wiltshire.
| Common Lizard (Zootoca vivipara) |
| Smooth Snake (Coronella austriaca) |
| Grass Snake (Natrix helvetica) |
| Slow-worm (Anguis fragilis) |
| Adder (Vipera berus) |
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Wiltshire Amphibians
There are 5 species of amphibians recorded as found near Wiltshire.
| Common Frog (Rana temporaria) |
| Smooth Newt (Lissotriton vulgaris) |
| Palmate Newt (Lissotriton helveticus) |
| Common Toad (Bufo bufo) |
| Great Crested Newt (Triturus cristatus) |
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