Milkwellburn Wood Nature Reserve in Northumberland

Milkwellburn Wood is a nature reserve in Northumberland that is managed by Durham Wildlife Trust.

Milkwellburn Wood is a great place to visit for wildflowers.

Birds found in Milkwellburn Wood

There have been 87 species of birds recorded in the Milkwellburn Wood area.

Barn Owl (Tyto alba)
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)
Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)
Dipper (Cinclus cinclus)
Feral Pigeon (Columba livia)
Garden Warbler (Sylvia borin)
Goosander (Mergus merganser)
Great Black-Backed Gull (Larus marinus)
Great Tit (Parus major)
Green Sandpiper (Tringa ochropus)
Greenfinch (Chloris chloris)
Grey Partridge (Perdix perdix)
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
Jay (Garrulus glandarius)
Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
Lesser Redpoll (Acanthis cabaret)
Linnet (Linaria cannabina)
Magpie (Pica pica)
Mandarin (Aix galericulata)
Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)
Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba subsp. yarrellii)
Redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus)
Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus)
Sand Martin (Riparia riparia)
Siskin (Spinus spinus)
Snipe (Gallinago gallinago)
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
Stock Dove (Columba oenas)
Tawny Owl (Strix aluco)
Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris)
Whitethroat (Sylvia communis)
Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus)
Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus)
Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella)
Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)
Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla)
Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
Coal Tit (Periparus ater)
Common Gull (Larus canus)
Common Swift (Apus apus)
Continental Robin (Erithacus rubecula)
Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra)
Dabchick (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
Dunnock (Prunella modularis)
Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris)
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
Grasshopper Warbler (Locustella naevia)
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
Green Plover (Vanellus vanellus)
Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea)
House Martin (Delichon urbicum)
Jackdaw (Corvus monedula)
Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
Lesser Black-Backed Gull (Larus fuscus)
Lesser Whitethroat (Sylvia curruca)
Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus)
Nuthatch (Sitta europaea)
Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
Pied/White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)
Redwing (Turdus iliacus)
Rook (Corvus frugilegus)
Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)
Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos)
Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus)
Water Rail (Rallus aquaticus)
Willow Tit (Poecile montana)
Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola)
Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)

Mammals found in Milkwellburn Wood

There have been 16 species of mammals recorded in the Milkwellburn Wood area.

55 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pygmaeus)
Chinese Barking Deer (Muntiacus reevesi)
Field Mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus)
Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)
Mole (Talpa europaea)
Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus)
Raccoon (Procyon lotor)
Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus)
Bank Vole (Myodes glareolus)
Common Shrew (Sorex araneus)
Fox (Vulpes vulpes)
Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)
Otter (Lutra lutra)
Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)
Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris)
Water Shrew (Neomys fodiens)