About Wildlife around the woodland area of Saplin Wood

The area within a five mile radius of Saplin Wood is home to 23 species of mammals and 50 species of birds.

Saplin Wood is a 2.8 hectare, woodland area in Greater Manchester.

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Saplin Wood Map

Saplin Wood Map

Mammals found near Saplin Wood

There have been 23 species of mammals recorded within a five mile radius of Saplin Wood.

45 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus)
American Mink (Neovison vison)
Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus)
Common Shrew (Sorex araneus)
Domestic Cat (Felis catus)
Fox (Vulpes vulpes)
Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)
Mole (Talpa europaea)
Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus)
Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris)
Stoat (Mustela erminea)
Weasel (Mustela nivalis)
55 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pygmaeus)
Badger (Meles meles)
Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus)
Daubenton's Bat (Myotis daubentonii)
Field Mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus)
Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)
House Mouse (Mus musculus)
Noctule (Nyctalus noctula)
Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)
Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus)
Water Vole (Arvicola amphibius)

Birds found near Saplin Wood

There have been 50 species of birds recorded within a five mile radius of Saplin Wood.

Bar-Headed Goose (Anser indicus)
Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
Chiloe Wigeon (Anas sibilatrix)
Common Swift (Apus apus)
French Partridge (Alectoris rufa)
Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
Great White Egret (Ardea alba)
Greylag Goose (Anser anser)
Knot (Calidris canutus)
Little Owl (Athene noctua)
Long-Eared Owl (Asio otus)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
Pale-Bellied Brent Goose (Branta bernicla subsp. hrota)
Pintail (Anas acuta)
Redpoll (Acanthis flammea)
Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula)
Ruff (Calidris pugnax)
Scaup (Aythya marila)
Short-Eared Owl (Asio flammeus)
Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Teal (Anas crecca)
Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris)
Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
Wigeon (Anas penelope)
Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis)
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
Gadwall (Anas strepera)
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
Lesser Redpoll (Acanthis cabaret)
Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius)
Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Mandarin (Aix galericulata)
Muscovy Duck (Cairina moschata)
Pink-Footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus)
Pochard (Aythya ferina)
Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus)
Rock Pipit (Anthus petrosus)
Sanderling (Calidris alba)
Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)
Shoveler (Anas clypeata)
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis)
Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)
Yellow-billed Pintail (Anas georgica)