Rudheath Nature Reserve in Cheshire

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

Birds found in Rudheath

There have been 75 species of birds recorded in the Rudheath area.

Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)
Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula)
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
Coal Tit (Periparus ater)
Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
Continental Goldcrest (Regulus regulus)
Coot (Fulica atra)
Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)
Dabchick (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
Feral Pigeon (Columba livia)
Gadwall (Anas strepera)
Grasshopper Warbler (Locustella naevia)
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
Green Plover (Vanellus vanellus)
Greenfinch (Chloris chloris)
Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea)
House Martin (Delichon urbicum)
Jackdaw (Corvus monedula)
Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
Lesser Black-Backed Gull (Larus fuscus)
Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
Nuthatch (Sitta europaea)
Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
Redwing (Turdus iliacus)
Rook (Corvus frugilegus)
Siskin (Spinus spinus)
Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos)
Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata)
Stock Dove (Columba oenas)
Teal (Anas crecca)
Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris)
Whitethroat (Sylvia communis)
Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus)
Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava)
Blackbird (Turdus merula)
Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
Carrion Crow (Corvus corone)
Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)
Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
Common Swift (Apus apus)
Continental Robin (Erithacus rubecula)
Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
Curlew (Numenius arquata)
Dunnock (Prunella modularis)
Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris)
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus)
Great Tit (Parus major)
Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Greylag Goose (Anser anser)
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
Jay (Garrulus glandarius)
Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
Lesser Redpoll (Acanthis cabaret)
Magpie (Pica pica)
Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus)
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)
Pied/White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)
Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus)
Sand Martin (Riparia riparia)
Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus)
Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus)
Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)

Mammals found in Rudheath

There have been 3 species of mammals recorded in the Rudheath area.

Badger (Meles meles)
Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)
Chinese Barking Deer (Muntiacus reevesi)