Hellenge Hill Nature Reserve in Somerset

Hellenge Hill is a nature reserve in Somerset that is managed by Avon Wildlife Trust.

Hellenge Hill is a great place to visit for reptiles and scenic.

Birds found in Hellenge Hill

There have been 96 species of birds recorded in the Hellenge Hill area.

Barn Owl (Tyto alba)
Blackbird (Turdus merula)
Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
Carrion Crow (Corvus corone subsp. corone)
Carrion/Hooded Crow (Corvus corone agg.)
Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
Coal Tit (Periparus ater)
Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
Continental Goldcrest (Regulus regulus)
Coot (Fulica atra)
Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)
Dunnock (Prunella modularis)
Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris)
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
Grasshopper Warbler (Locustella naevia)
Great Tit (Parus major)
Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
Jay (Garrulus glandarius)
Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos minor)
Linnet (Linaria cannabina)
Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
Nuthatch (Sitta europaea)
Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca)
Pied/White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)
Redpoll (Acanthis flammea)
Redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus)
Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus)
Rook (Corvus frugilegus)
Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)
Siskin (Spinus spinus)
Snipe (Gallinago gallinago)
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
Stock Dove (Columba oenas)
Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris)
Turtle Dove (Streptopelia turtur)
Whinchat (Saxicola rubetra)
Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus)
Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola)
Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)
Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula)
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
Carrion Crow (Corvus corone)
Cetti's Warbler (Cettia cetti)
Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)
Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
Common Swift (Apus apus)
Continental Robin (Erithacus rubecula)
Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
Dabchick (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
Feral Pigeon (Columba livia)
Garden Warbler (Sylvia borin)
Goosander (Mergus merganser)
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos 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)
Lesser Whitethroat (Sylvia curruca)
Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)
Magpie (Pica pica)
Marsh Tit (Poecile palustris)
Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus)
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba subsp. yarrellii)
Raven (Corvus corax)
Redshank (Tringa totanus)
Redwing (Turdus iliacus)
Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus)
Sand Martin (Riparia riparia)
Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)
Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos)
Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola)
Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis)
Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe)
Whitethroat (Sylvia communis)
Wood Warbler (Phylloscopus sibilatrix)
Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus)
Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella)

Mammals found in Hellenge Hill

There have been 11 species of mammals recorded in the Hellenge Hill area.

American Mink (Neovison vison)
Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus)
Fallow Deer (Dama dama)
Fox (Vulpes vulpes)
Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus)
Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus)
Badger (Meles meles)
Common Shrew (Sorex araneus)
Field Vole (Microtus agrestis)
Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)
Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)