Black Firs and Cranberry Bog Nature Reserve in Staffordshire

Black Firs and Cranberry Bog is a nature reserve in Staffordshire that is managed by Staffordshire Wildlife Trust.

Black Firs and Cranberry Bog is a great place to visit for historical interest and wildflowers.

Birds found in Black Firs and Cranberry Bog

There have been 61 species of birds recorded in the Black Firs and Cranberry Bog area.

Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
Coal Tit (Periparus ater)
Continental Robin (Erithacus rubecula)
Curlew (Numenius arquata)
Feral Pigeon (Columba livia)
French Partridge (Alectoris rufa)
Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus)
Great Tit (Parus major)
Greenfinch (Chloris chloris)
Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea)
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
Jay (Garrulus glandarius)
Little Owl (Athene noctua)
Magpie (Pica pica)
Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus)
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
Pied/White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)
Redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus)
Rook (Corvus frugilegus)
Snipe (Gallinago gallinago)
Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata)
Stock Dove (Columba oenas)
Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus)
Whitethroat (Sylvia communis)
Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus)
Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava)
Blackbird (Turdus merula)
Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula)
Carrion Crow (Corvus corone)
Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)
Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
Coot (Fulica atra)
Dunnock (Prunella modularis)
Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris)
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
Green Plover (Vanellus vanellus)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
House Martin (Delichon urbicum)
Jackdaw (Corvus monedula)
Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
Nuthatch (Sitta europaea)
Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba subsp. yarrellii)
Redshank (Tringa totanus)
Redwing (Turdus iliacus)
Siskin (Spinus spinus)
Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos)
Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola)
Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis)
Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris)
Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola)
Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)

Mammals found in Black Firs and Cranberry Bog

There have been 8 species of mammals recorded in the Black Firs and Cranberry Bog area.

Badger (Meles meles)
Fox (Vulpes vulpes)
Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)
Polecat (Mustela putorius)
Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus)
Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)
Mole (Talpa europaea)
Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)