Meathop Moss Nature Reserve in Cumbria

Meathop Moss is a nature reserve in Cumbria that is managed by Cumbria Wildlife Trust.

Meathop Moss is a great place to visit for butterflies.

Birds found in Meathop Moss

There have been 31 species of birds recorded in the Meathop Moss area.

Blackbird (Turdus merula)
Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
Common Swift (Apus apus)
Curlew (Numenius arquata)
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
Great Tit (Parus major)
Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
Marsh Tit (Poecile palustris)
Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus)
Redwing (Turdus iliacus)
Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)
Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris)
Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)
Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula)
Carrion Crow (Corvus corone)
Coal Tit (Periparus ater)
Continental Robin (Erithacus rubecula)
Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris)
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis)
Lesser Redpoll (Acanthis cabaret)
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
Nuthatch (Sitta europaea)
Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus)
Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis)
Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus)

Mammals found in Meathop Moss

There have been 10 species of mammals recorded in the Meathop Moss area.

Badger (Meles meles)
Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus)
Field Vole (Microtus agrestis)
Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)
Red Deer (Cervus elaphus)
Bank Vole (Myodes glareolus)
Common Shrew (Sorex araneus)
Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)
Mole (Talpa europaea)
Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus)