Lower House Farm Nature Reserve in Herefordshire

Lower House Farm is a nature reserve in Herefordshire that is managed by Herefordshire Wildlife Trust.

Lower House Farm is a great place to visit for birdwatching and suits all ages.

Birds found in Lower House Farm

There have been 88 species of birds recorded in the Lower House Farm area.

Barn Owl (Tyto alba)
Blackbird (Turdus merula)
Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula)
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
Coal Tit (Periparus ater)
Common Gull (Larus canus)
Continental Goldcrest (Regulus regulus)
Coot (Fulica atra)
Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra)
Curlew (Numenius arquata)
Dunnock (Prunella modularis)
Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris)
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
Green Plover (Vanellus vanellus)
Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
Jay (Garrulus glandarius)
Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
Lesser Whitethroat (Sylvia curruca)
Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
Nuthatch (Sitta europaea)
Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba subsp. yarrellii)
Raven (Corvus corax)
Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus)
Rook (Corvus frugilegus)
Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)
Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos)
Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola)
Tawny Owl (Strix aluco)
Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus)
Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
Whitethroat (Sylvia communis)
Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola)
Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)
Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla)
Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
Carrion Crow (Corvus corone)
Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)
Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
Common Swift (Apus apus)
Continental Robin (Erithacus rubecula)
Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)
Dabchick (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
Feral Pigeon (Columba livia)
Garden Warbler (Sylvia borin)
Goosander (Mergus merganser)
Great Tit (Parus major)
Green Sandpiper (Tringa ochropus)
Greenfinch (Chloris chloris)
Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea)
House Martin (Delichon urbicum)
Jackdaw (Corvus monedula)
Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
Lesser Black-Backed Gull (Larus fuscus)
Linnet (Linaria cannabina)
Magpie (Pica pica)
Mandarin (Aix galericulata)
Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus)
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
Pied/White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)
Redwing (Turdus iliacus)
Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus)
Sand Martin (Riparia riparia)
Siskin (Spinus spinus)
Snipe (Gallinago gallinago)
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
Stock Dove (Columba oenas)
Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
Teal (Anas crecca)
Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris)
Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)
Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus)
Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus)
Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella)

Mammals found in Lower House Farm

There have been 11 species of mammals recorded in the Lower House Farm area.

45 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus)
Domestic Cat (Felis catus)
Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)
Mole (Talpa europaea)
Otter (Lutra lutra)
Whiskered Bat (Myotis mystacinus)
Brown Long-Eared Bat (Plecotus auritus)
Field Mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus)
Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)
Noctule (Nyctalus noctula)
Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)