Moorcroft Wood Nature Reserve in West Midlands

Moorcroft Wood is a nature reserve in West Midlands that is managed by The Wildlife Trust for Birmingham and the Black Country.

Birds found in Moorcroft Wood

There have been 37 species of birds recorded in the Moorcroft Wood area.

Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)
Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula)
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
Coal Tit (Periparus ater)
Common Swift (Apus apus)
Coot (Fulica atra)
Feral Pigeon (Columba livia)
Great Tit (Parus major)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos)
Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)
Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
Blackbird (Turdus merula)
Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
Carrion Crow (Corvus corone)
Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)
Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
Continental Robin (Erithacus rubecula)
Dunnock (Prunella modularis)
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
Greenfinch (Chloris chloris)
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
Magpie (Pica pica)
Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus)
Siskin (Spinus spinus)
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
Stock Dove (Columba oenas)
Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus)

Mammals found in Moorcroft Wood

There have been 5 species of mammals recorded in the Moorcroft Wood area.

Field Mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus)
Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)
Yellow-necked Mouse (Apodemus flavicollis)
Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)
Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus)