Rabbitbank Wood Nature Reserve in County Durham

Rabbitbank Wood is a nature reserve in County Durham that is managed by Durham Wildlife Trust.

Rabbitbank Wood is a great place to visit for birdwatching.

Birds found in Rabbitbank Wood

There have been 72 species of birds recorded in the Rabbitbank Wood 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)
Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
Curlew (Numenius arquata)
Dunnock (Prunella modularis)
Garden Warbler (Sylvia borin)
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
Green Plover (Vanellus vanellus)
Greenfinch (Chloris chloris)
Grey Partridge (Perdix perdix)
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
Jay (Garrulus glandarius)
Lesser Black-Backed Gull (Larus fuscus)
Linnet (Linaria cannabina)
Magpie (Pica pica)
Marsh Tit (Poecile palustris)
Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
Redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus)
Rook (Corvus frugilegus)
Siskin (Spinus spinus)
Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos)
Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Tawny Owl (Strix aluco)
Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus)
Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus)
Willow Tit (Poecile montana)
Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola)
Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
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)
Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra)
Dipper (Cinclus cinclus)
Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris)
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
Great Tit (Parus major)
Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea)
House Martin (Delichon urbicum)
Jackdaw (Corvus monedula)
Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
Lesser Redpoll (Acanthis cabaret)
Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus)
Nuthatch (Sitta europaea)
Pied/White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)
Redwing (Turdus iliacus)
Sand Martin (Riparia riparia)
Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
Teal (Anas crecca)
Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris)
Whitethroat (Sylvia communis)
Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus)
Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus)
Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella)

Mammals found in Rabbitbank Wood

There have been 5 species of mammals recorded in the Rabbitbank Wood area.

Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)
Mole (Talpa europaea)
Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus)
Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)
Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)