Groton Wood Nature Reserve in Suffolk

Groton Wood is a nature reserve in Suffolk that is managed by Suffolk Wildlife Trust.

Groton Wood is a great place to visit for ancient woodland, fungi and historical interest.

Birds found in Groton Wood

There have been 74 species of birds recorded in the Groton Wood area.

Barn Owl (Tyto alba)
Blackbird (Turdus merula)
Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula)
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
Coal Tit (Periparus ater)
Common Gull (Larus canus)
Continental Robin (Erithacus rubecula)
Dunnock (Prunella modularis)
French Partridge (Alectoris rufa)
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
Great Tit (Parus major)
Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Greylag Goose (Anser anser)
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
Jay (Garrulus glandarius)
Lesser Black-Backed Gull (Larus fuscus)
Lesser Whitethroat (Sylvia curruca)
Little Owl (Athene noctua)
Magpie (Pica pica)
Marsh Tit (Poecile palustris)
Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus)
Nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos)
Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
Redwing (Turdus iliacus)
Rook (Corvus frugilegus)
Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris)
Whitethroat (Sylvia communis)
Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus)
Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola)
Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)
Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla)
Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
Carrion Crow (Corvus corone)
Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)
Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
Continental Goldcrest (Regulus regulus)
Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)
Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris)
Garden Warbler (Sylvia borin)
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
Green Plover (Vanellus vanellus)
Greenfinch (Chloris chloris)
Grey Partridge (Perdix perdix)
House Martin (Delichon urbicum)
Jackdaw (Corvus monedula)
Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
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/White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)
Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus)
Siskin (Spinus spinus)
Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos)
Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata)
Stock Dove (Columba oenas)
Tawny Owl (Strix aluco)
Turtle Dove (Streptopelia turtur)
Willow Tit (Poecile montana)
Wood Warbler (Phylloscopus sibilatrix)
Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus)
Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella)

Mammals found in Groton Wood

There have been 19 species of mammals recorded in the Groton Wood area.

Badger (Meles meles)
Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus)
Chinese Barking Deer (Muntiacus reevesi)
Common Shrew (Sorex araneus)
Field Mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus)
Mole (Talpa europaea)
Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)
Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus)
Water Shrew (Neomys fodiens)
Yellow-necked Mouse (Apodemus flavicollis)
Bank Vole (Myodes glareolus)
Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus)
Common Dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius)
Fallow Deer (Dama dama)
Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)
Pygmy Shrew (Sorex minutus)
Red Deer (Cervus elaphus)
Stoat (Mustela erminea)
Weasel (Mustela nivalis)