Raisby Hill Grassland Nature Reserve in County Durham

Raisby Hill Grassland is a nature reserve in County Durham that is managed by Durham Wildlife Trust.

Raisby Hill Grassland is a great place to visit for wildflowers.

Birds found in Raisby Hill Grassland

There have been 52 species of birds recorded in the Raisby Hill Grassland area.

Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)
Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula)
Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
Coal Tit (Periparus ater)
Continental Goldcrest (Regulus regulus)
Coot (Fulica atra)
Dipper (Cinclus cinclus)
Feral Pigeon (Columba livia)
Golden Plover (Pluvialis apricaria)
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
Green Plover (Vanellus vanellus)
Greenfinch (Chloris chloris)
Jackdaw (Corvus monedula)
Linnet (Linaria cannabina)
Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
Redwing (Turdus iliacus)
Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos)
Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris)
Whitethroat (Sylvia communis)
Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus)
Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
Blackbird (Turdus merula)
Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
Carrion Crow (Corvus corone)
Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)
Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
Continental Robin (Erithacus rubecula)
Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
Dunnock (Prunella modularis)
Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris)
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
Great Tit (Parus major)
Green Sandpiper (Tringa ochropus)
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
Little Owl (Athene noctua)
Magpie (Pica pica)
Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus)
Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus)
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
Stock Dove (Columba oenas)
Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus)
Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)
Willow Tit (Poecile montana)
Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus)
Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella)

Mammals found in Raisby Hill Grassland

There have been 2 species of mammals recorded in the Raisby Hill Grassland area.

Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)
Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)