Buckinghamshire by Eleanor Blundell

Buckinghamshire

Part or all of Buckinghamshire is in Chilterns AONB, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

Created: 3  April  2021  Edited: 29  November  2023

Buckinghamshire

Nature Reserves in Buckinghamshire

There are 20 nature reserves in Buckinghamshire.

Wildlife in and around Buckinghamshire

Buckinghamshire Mammals

There are 55 species of mammals recorded as found near Buckinghamshire.

45 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus)
American Mink (Neovison vison)
Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus)
Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus)
Daubenton's Bat (Myotis daubentonii)
55 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pygmaeus)
Badger (Meles meles)
Brown Long-Eared Bat (Plecotus auritus)
Chinese Barking Deer (Muntiacus reevesi)
Domestic Cat (Felis catus)

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Buckinghamshire Birds

There are 287 species of birds recorded as found near Buckinghamshire.

Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea)
Bar-Tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica)
Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis)
Bearded Tit (Panurus biarmicus)
Black Tern (Chlidonias niger)
Bar-Headed Goose (Anser indicus)
Barn Owl (Tyto alba)
Bean Goose (Anser fabalis)
Black Swan (Cygnus atratus)
Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)

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Buckinghamshire Fish

There are 27 species of fish recorded as found near Buckinghamshire.

(Rhodeus sericeus)
Brown Trout (Salmo trutta subsp. fario)
Bullhead (Cottus gobio)
Eel (Anguilla anguilla)
Minnow (Phoxinus phoxinus)
Brook Lamprey (Lampetra planeri)
Brown/Sea Trout (Salmo trutta)
Dace (Leuciscus leuciscus)
Grayling (Thymallus thymallus)
Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)

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Buckinghamshire Reptiles

There are 4 species of reptiles recorded as found near Buckinghamshire.

Adder (Vipera berus)
Grass Snake (Natrix helvetica)
Common Lizard (Zootoca vivipara)
Slow-worm (Anguis fragilis)

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Buckinghamshire Amphibians

There are 5 species of amphibians recorded as found near Buckinghamshire.

Common Toad (Bufo bufo)
Common Frog (Rana temporaria)
Palmate Newt (Lissotriton helveticus)
Smooth Newt (Lissotriton vulgaris)
Great Crested Newt (Triturus cristatus)

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