Sopley Common Nature Reserve in Dorset

Sopley Common is a nature reserve in Dorset that is managed by Dorset Wildlife Trust.

Birds found in Sopley Common

There have been 76 species of birds recorded in the Sopley Common area.

Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)
Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula)
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
Coal Tit (Periparus ater)
Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
Continental Goldcrest (Regulus regulus)
Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)
Dartford Warbler (Sylvia undata)
Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiacus)
Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris)
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
Green Plover (Vanellus vanellus)
Greenfinch (Chloris chloris)
Greylag Goose (Anser anser)
House Martin (Delichon urbicum)
Jay (Garrulus glandarius)
Lesser Black-Backed Gull (Larus fuscus)
Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus)
Nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus)
Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
Redwing (Turdus iliacus)
Rook (Corvus frugilegus)
Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)
Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos)
Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola)
Tawny Owl (Strix aluco)
Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris)
Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus)
Woodlark (Lullula arborea)
Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
Blackbird (Turdus merula)
Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
Carrion Crow (Corvus corone)
Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)
Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
Common Swift (Apus apus)
Continental Robin (Erithacus rubecula)
Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra)
Curlew (Numenius arquata)
Dunnock (Prunella modularis)
Feral Pigeon (Columba livia)
Garden Warbler (Sylvia borin)
Great Black-Backed Gull (Larus marinus)
Great Tit (Parus major)
Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
Jackdaw (Corvus monedula)
Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
Linnet (Linaria cannabina)
Magpie (Pica pica)
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
Nuthatch (Sitta europaea)
Pied/White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)
Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus)
Sand Martin (Riparia riparia)
Siskin (Spinus spinus)
Snipe (Gallinago gallinago)
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
Stock Dove (Columba oenas)
Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis)
Whitethroat (Sylvia communis)
Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola)
Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus)
Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella)

Mammals found in Sopley Common

There have been 9 species of mammals recorded in the Sopley Common area.

Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus)
Fox (Vulpes vulpes)
Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)
Otter (Lutra lutra)
Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus)
Brown Long-Eared Bat (Plecotus auritus)
Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)
Mole (Talpa europaea)
Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)