Freeman's Pools Nature Reserve in Lancashire

Freeman's Pools is a nature reserve in Lancashire that is managed by The Wildlife Trust for Lancashire, Manchester and North Merseyside.

Birds found in Freeman's Pools

There have been 78 species of birds recorded in the Freeman's Pools area.

Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta)
Blackbird (Turdus merula)
Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula)
Carrion Crow (Corvus corone)
Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)
Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
Continental Goldcrest (Regulus regulus)
Coot (Fulica atra)
Curlew (Numenius arquata)
Dunnock (Prunella modularis)
Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris)
Golden Plover (Pluvialis apricaria)
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
Great Black-Backed Gull (Larus marinus)
Great Tit (Parus major)
Greenfinch (Chloris chloris)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
Jay (Garrulus glandarius)
Lesser Black-Backed Gull (Larus fuscus)
Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
Nuthatch (Sitta europaea)
Pied/White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)
Red-Breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator)
Redwing (Turdus iliacus)
Rook (Corvus frugilegus)
Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)
Siskin (Spinus spinus)
Snipe (Gallinago gallinago)
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
Teal (Anas crecca)
Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
Whinchat (Saxicola rubetra)
Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus)
Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)
Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla)
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
Coal Tit (Periparus ater)
Common Gull (Larus canus)
Common Swift (Apus apus)
Continental Robin (Erithacus rubecula)
Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
Dabchick (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
Feral Pigeon (Columba livia)
Gadwall (Anas strepera)
Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
Goosander (Mergus merganser)
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
Green Plover (Vanellus vanellus)
Greenshank (Tringa nebularia)
Greylag Goose (Anser anser)
House Martin (Delichon urbicum)
Jackdaw (Corvus monedula)
Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)
Magpie (Pica pica)
Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus)
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)
Pink-Footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus)
Redshank (Tringa totanus)
Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus)
Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis)
Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)
Smew (Mergellus albellus)
Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos)
Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris)
Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe)
White Wagtail (Motacilla alba subsp. alba)
Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)

Mammals found in Freeman's Pools

There have been 8 species of mammals recorded in the Freeman's Pools area.

Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus)
Field Mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus)
Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)
Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)
Domestic Cat (Felis catus)
Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)
Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus)
Stoat (Mustela erminea)