Holcroft Moss Nature Reserve in Cheshire

Holcroft Moss is a nature reserve in Cheshire that is managed by Cheshire Wildlife Trust.

Birds found in Holcroft Moss

There have been 71 species of birds recorded in the Holcroft Moss area.

Barn Owl (Tyto alba)
Blackbird (Turdus merula)
Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
Coal Tit (Periparus ater)
Common Swift (Apus apus)
Continental Robin (Erithacus rubecula)
Corn Bunting (Emberiza calandra)
Dabchick (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
Feral Pigeon (Columba livia)
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
Great Tit (Parus major)
Greenfinch (Chloris chloris)
Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea)
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
Lesser Redpoll (Acanthis cabaret)
Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus)
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)
Pied/White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)
Redwing (Turdus iliacus)
Sand Martin (Riparia riparia)
Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos)
Stock Dove (Columba oenas)
Tawny Owl (Strix aluco)
Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis)
Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris)
Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe)
Willow Tit (Poecile montana)
Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola)
Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella)
Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)
Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula)
Carrion Crow (Corvus corone)
Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)
Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
Continental Goldcrest (Regulus regulus)
Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
Curlew (Numenius arquata)
Dunnock (Prunella modularis)
Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris)
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
Green Plover (Vanellus vanellus)
Grey Partridge (Perdix perdix)
House Martin (Delichon urbicum)
Jay (Garrulus glandarius)
Lesser Black-Backed Gull (Larus fuscus)
Linnet (Linaria cannabina)
Magpie (Pica pica)
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
Nuthatch (Sitta europaea)
Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
Quail (Coturnix coturnix)
Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus)
Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
Teal (Anas crecca)
Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus)
Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
Whitethroat (Sylvia communis)
Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus)
Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus)
Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava)

Mammals found in Holcroft Moss

There have been 6 species of mammals recorded in the Holcroft Moss area.

45 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus)
Field Vole (Microtus agrestis)
Mole (Talpa europaea)
55 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pygmaeus)
Fox (Vulpes vulpes)
Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)