Hedleyhope Fell Nature Reserve in County Durham

Hedleyhope Fell is a nature reserve in County Durham that is managed by Durham Wildlife Trust.

Hedleyhope Fell is a great place to visit for wildflowers.

Birds found in Hedleyhope Fell

There have been 71 species of birds recorded in the Hedleyhope Fell area.

Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)
Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla)
Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
Coal Tit (Periparus ater)
Common Gull (Larus canus)
Continental Goldcrest (Regulus regulus)
Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra)
Curlew (Numenius arquata)
French Partridge (Alectoris rufa)
Golden Plover (Pluvialis apricaria)
Grasshopper Warbler (Locustella naevia)
Great Tit (Parus major)
Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis)
Grey Partridge (Perdix perdix)
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
Lesser Redpoll (Acanthis cabaret)
Linnet (Linaria cannabina)
Magpie (Pica pica)
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)
Redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus)
Ring Ouzel (Turdus torquatus)
Siskin (Spinus spinus)
Snipe (Gallinago gallinago)
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
Stock Dove (Columba oenas)
Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus)
Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe)
Whitethroat (Sylvia communis)
Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus)
Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus)
Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella)
Blackbird (Turdus merula)
Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula)
Carrion Crow (Corvus corone)
Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)
Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
Common Swift (Apus apus)
Continental Robin (Erithacus rubecula)
Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)
Dunnock (Prunella modularis)
Garden Warbler (Sylvia borin)
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
Green Plover (Vanellus vanellus)
Greenfinch (Chloris chloris)
Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea)
Jackdaw (Corvus monedula)
Lesser Black-Backed Gull (Larus fuscus)
Lesser Whitethroat (Sylvia curruca)
Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus)
Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus)
Rook (Corvus frugilegus)
Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos)
Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola)
Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis)
Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris)
Whinchat (Saxicola rubetra)
Willow Tit (Poecile montana)
Wood Warbler (Phylloscopus sibilatrix)
Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)

Mammals found in Hedleyhope Fell

There have been 2 species of mammals recorded in the Hedleyhope Fell area.

Mole (Talpa europaea)
Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)