Huntingdon by Lucy Sugden Weaving Artist
Huntingdon
Created: 16 May 2021 Edited: 29 November 2023
Huntingdon
Local History around Huntingdon
There are some historic monuments around including:
Duck Decoy site in Hermitage Wood'The Moat': a motte and bailey castle 700m west of Mayfield Heath FarmEarthwork on Mill CommonSites discovered by aerial photography N of the villageBuckden PalaceHuntingdon Castle (Castle Hills): a motte and bailey castle and Civil War fieldworkRoman barrow 450m south west of Stukeley ParkBowl barrow 550m south east of Abbots Ripton HallDeserted village of Boughton, NW of Manor FarmMoated site in Bellamy's GroveMilestone at Bell EndMoated site 170m east of St Mary's ChurchMoated site in Prestley Wood, 800m north east of Cartwright's FarmRoman barrow adjacent to Ermine Street, 290m east of St Bartholomew's ChurchCivil War battery at Clayton's WayHuntingdon BridgeMoat House moated site and fishponds, 150m north east of Rooks GroveThe Nuns' Bridge, Hinchingbrook.Wildlife in and Around Huntingdon
Mammals found in Huntingdon
There have been 34 species of mammals recorded in the huntingdon area.
| (Nyctalus/Eptesicus agg.) |
| 55 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pygmaeus) |
| Badger (Meles meles) |
| Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus) |
| Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus) |
| 45 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) |
| American Mink (Neovison vison) |
| Bank Vole (Myodes glareolus) |
| Brown Long-Eared Bat (Plecotus auritus) |
| Chinese Barking Deer (Muntiacus reevesi) |
Tap here for more mammals found in and around Huntingdon
Birds found in Huntingdon
There have been 50 species of birds recorded in the huntingdon area.
| Bar-Headed Goose (Anser indicus) |
| Bittern (Botaurus stellaris) |
| Chiloe Wigeon (Anas sibilatrix) |
| Common Swift (Apus apus) |
| Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiacus) |
| Bean Goose (Anser fabalis) |
| Brent Goose (Branta bernicla) |
| Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) |
| Dark-bellied Brent Goose (Branta bernicla subsp. bernicla) |
| Emperor Goose (Anser canagicus) |
