Wildlife in South Lanarkshire

Mammals in South Lanarkshire

There are 42 species of mammals recorded as found in South Lanarkshire.

45 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus)
Badger (Meles meles)
Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus)
Daubenton's Bat (Myotis daubentonii)
Field Mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus)
Fox (Vulpes vulpes)
Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)
Otter (Lutra lutra)
Pygmy Shrew (Sorex minutus)
Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris)
Stoat (Mustela erminea)
American Mink (Neovison vison)
Leisler's Bat (Nyctalus leisleri)
Polecat (Mustela putorius)
Weasel (Mustela nivalis)
Brown Long-Eared Bat (Plecotus auritus)
Feral Ferret (Mustela putorius subsp. furo)
Red Deer (Cervus elaphus)
Natterer's Bat (Myotis nattereri)
Whiskered Bat (Myotis mystacinus)
Nathusius' Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus nathusii)
55 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pygmaeus)
Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus)
Common Shrew (Sorex araneus)
Domestic Cat (Felis catus)
Field Vole (Microtus agrestis)
Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)
Mole (Talpa europaea)
Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus)
Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)
Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus)
Water Vole (Arvicola amphibius)
Bank Vole (Myodes glareolus)
Mountain Hare (Lepus timidus)
Water Shrew (Neomys fodiens)
Black Rat (Rattus rattus)
Common Seal (Phoca vitulina)
House Mouse (Mus musculus)
Domestic Cattle (Bos taurus)
Fallow Deer (Dama dama)
Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus)
Pine Marten (Martes martes)

Birds in South Lanarkshire

There are 103 species of birds recorded as found in South Lanarkshire.

Baikal Teal (Anas formosa)
Bean Goose (Anser fabalis)
Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
Carrion/Hooded Crow Hybrid (Corvus corone x cornix)
Common Swift (Apus apus)
Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
Gadwall (Anas strepera)
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
Greenland White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons subsp. flavirostris)
Greylag Goose (Anser anser)
Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
Lesser Redpoll (Acanthis cabaret)
Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
Pink-Footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus)
Raven (Corvus corax)
Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula)
Scaup (Aythya marila)
Shoveler (Anas clypeata)
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
Teal (Anas crecca)
Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris)
Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)
Wigeon (Anas penelope)
Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis)
Black Tern (Chlidonias niger)
Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
Carrion Crow (Corvus corone)
Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
Dipper (Cinclus cinclus)
Feral Pigeon (Columba livia)
Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
Greenfinch (Chloris chloris)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Hooded Crow (Corvus cornix)
Knot (Calidris canutus)
Long-Tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Mealy Redpoll (Acanthis flammea subsp. flammea)
Pochard (Aythya ferina)
Redpoll (Acanthis flammea)
Rook (Corvus frugilegus)
Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)
Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Stock Dove (Columba oenas)
Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis)
Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
White-Fronted Goose (Anser albifrons)
Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus)

Reptiles in South Lanarkshire

There are 4 species of reptiles recorded as found in South Lanarkshire.

Common Lizard (Zootoca vivipara)
Grass Snake (Natrix helvetica)
Slow-worm (Anguis fragilis)
Adder (Vipera berus)

Amphibians in South Lanarkshire

There are 4 species of amphibians recorded as found in South Lanarkshire.

Common Frog (Rana temporaria)
Smooth Newt (Lissotriton vulgaris)
Common Toad (Bufo bufo)
Palmate Newt (Lissotriton helveticus)