Chopwell Meadows Nature Reserve in Tyne and Wear

Chopwell Meadows is a nature reserve in Tyne and Wear that is managed by Durham Wildlife Trust.

Chopwell Meadows is a great place to visit for wildflowers.

Birds found in Chopwell Meadows

There have been 55 species of birds recorded in the Chopwell Meadows area.

Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)
Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula)
Carrion Crow (Corvus corone)
Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)
Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
Common Swift (Apus apus)
Curlew (Numenius arquata)
Feral Pigeon (Columba livia)
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
Green Plover (Vanellus vanellus)
Grey Partridge (Perdix perdix)
House Martin (Delichon urbicum)
Jackdaw (Corvus monedula)
Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
Linnet (Linaria cannabina)
Magpie (Pica pica)
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
Nuthatch (Sitta europaea)
Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba subsp. yarrellii)
Sand Martin (Riparia riparia)
Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
Whitethroat (Sylvia communis)
Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus)
Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella)
Blackbird (Turdus merula)
Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
Coal Tit (Periparus ater)
Common Gull (Larus canus)
Continental Robin (Erithacus rubecula)
Dunnock (Prunella modularis)
Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris)
Goosander (Mergus merganser)
Great Tit (Parus major)
Greenfinch (Chloris chloris)
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
Jay (Garrulus glandarius)
Lesser Black-Backed Gull (Larus fuscus)
Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus)
Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
Pied/White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)
Siskin (Spinus spinus)
Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos)
Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola)
Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus)
Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus)
Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)

Mammals found in Chopwell Meadows

There have been 10 species of mammals recorded in the Chopwell Meadows area.

Bank Vole (Myodes glareolus)
Field Mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus)
Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)
Mole (Talpa europaea)
Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris)
Common Shrew (Sorex araneus)
Fox (Vulpes vulpes)
Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)
Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)
Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus)