Ban-y-Gor Woods Nature Reserve in Gloucestershire

Ban-y-Gor Woods is a nature reserve in Gloucestershire that is managed by Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust.

Ban-y-Gor Woods is a great place to visit for birdwatching, butterflies, peaceful, scenic, springtime and wildflowers.

Birds found in Ban-y-Gor Woods

There have been 55 species of birds recorded in the Ban-y-Gor Woods area.

Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)
Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula)
Carrion Crow (Corvus corone)
Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)
Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
Continental Goldcrest (Regulus regulus)
Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
Dunnock (Prunella modularis)
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis)
Grey Partridge (Perdix perdix)
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
Jay (Garrulus glandarius)
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos minor)
Magpie (Pica pica)
Marsh Tit (Poecile palustris)
Nuthatch (Sitta europaea)
Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
Raven (Corvus corax)
Rook (Corvus frugilegus)
Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos)
Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris)
Wood Warbler (Phylloscopus sibilatrix)
Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
Blackbird (Turdus merula)
Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
Coal Tit (Periparus ater)
Common Swift (Apus apus)
Continental Robin (Erithacus rubecula)
Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)
French Partridge (Alectoris rufa)
Great Black-Backed Gull (Larus marinus)
Great Tit (Parus major)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes)
House Martin (Delichon urbicum)
Jackdaw (Corvus monedula)
Lesser Black-Backed Gull (Larus fuscus)
Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus)
Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)
Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba subsp. yarrellii)
Redshank (Tringa totanus)
Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)
Stock Dove (Columba oenas)
Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus)
Whitethroat (Sylvia communis)
Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus)

Mammals found in Ban-y-Gor Woods

There have been 12 species of mammals recorded in the Ban-y-Gor Woods area.

45 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus)
Bank Vole (Myodes glareolus)
Common Shrew (Sorex araneus)
Fox (Vulpes vulpes)
Lesser Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus hipposideros)
Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)
Badger (Meles meles)
Common Dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius)
Field Mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus)
Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)
Pygmy Shrew (Sorex minutus)
Stoat (Mustela erminea)