Stephen's Vale Nature Reserve in Somerset

Stephen's Vale is a nature reserve in Somerset that is managed by Avon Wildlife Trust.

Stephen's Vale is a great place to visit for birdwatching, lichens and mosses and suits all ages.

Birds found in Stephen's Vale

There have been 57 species of birds recorded in the Stephen's Vale area.

Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)
Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula)
Carrion Crow (Corvus corone subsp. corone)
Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
Coal Tit (Periparus ater)
Common Swift (Apus apus)
Continental Robin (Erithacus rubecula)
Dipper (Cinclus cinclus)
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
Great Tit (Parus major)
Greenfinch (Chloris chloris)
House Martin (Delichon urbicum)
Jackdaw (Corvus monedula)
Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
Little Owl (Athene noctua)
Magpie (Pica pica)
Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus)
Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
Raven (Corvus corax)
Redwing (Turdus iliacus)
Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Tawny Owl (Strix aluco)
Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris)
Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus)
Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus)
Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella)
Blackbird (Turdus merula)
Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
Carrion Crow (Corvus corone)
Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)
Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
Continental Goldcrest (Regulus regulus)
Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)
Dunnock (Prunella modularis)
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis)
Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea)
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
Jay (Garrulus glandarius)
Linnet (Linaria cannabina)
Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Marsh Tit (Poecile palustris)
Nuthatch (Sitta europaea)
Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba subsp. yarrellii)
Red Kite (Milvus milvus)
Rook (Corvus frugilegus)
Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos)
Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata)
Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus)
Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe)
Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus)
Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)

Mammals found in Stephen's Vale

There have been 13 species of mammals recorded in the Stephen's Vale area.

45 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus)
Bank Vole (Myodes glareolus)
Field Mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus)
Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)
Lesser Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus hipposideros)
Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus)
Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus)
Badger (Meles meles)
Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus)
Fox (Vulpes vulpes)
Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)
Mole (Talpa europaea)
Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)