Fontmell Down Nature Reserve in Dorset

Fontmell Down is a nature reserve in Dorset that is managed by Dorset Wildlife Trust.

Birds found in Fontmell Down

There have been 56 species of birds recorded in the Fontmell Down area.

Blackbird (Turdus merula)
Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
Carrion Crow (Corvus corone)
Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)
Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
Continental Robin (Erithacus rubecula)
Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)
French Partridge (Alectoris rufa)
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
Great Tit (Parus major)
Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis)
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
Jay (Garrulus glandarius)
Linnet (Linaria cannabina)
Magpie (Pica pica)
Marsh Tit (Poecile palustris)
Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus)
Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
Raven (Corvus corax)
Redwing (Turdus iliacus)
Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos)
Tawny Owl (Strix aluco)
Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris)
Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe)
Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus)
Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)
Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula)
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
Coal Tit (Periparus ater)
Continental Goldcrest (Regulus regulus)
Coot (Fulica atra)
Dunnock (Prunella modularis)
Garden Warbler (Sylvia borin)
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
Green Plover (Vanellus vanellus)
Greenfinch (Chloris chloris)
Jackdaw (Corvus monedula)
Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
Nuthatch (Sitta europaea)
Pied/White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)
Redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus)
Rook (Corvus frugilegus)
Snipe (Gallinago gallinago)
Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata)
Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis)
Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
Whitethroat (Sylvia communis)
Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus)
Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella)

Mammals found in Fontmell Down

There have been 6 species of mammals recorded in the Fontmell Down area.

Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus)
Common Dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius)
Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)
Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus)
Field Vole (Microtus agrestis)
Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)