About Wildlife around the woodland area of Balerno Woodland

The area within a five mile radius of Balerno Woodland is home to 31 species of mammals and 175 species of birds.

Balerno Woodland is a 2.78 hectare, privately owned woodland area in Midlothian.

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Balerno Woodland Map

Balerno Woodland Map

Mammals found near Balerno Woodland

There have been 31 species of mammals recorded within a five mile radius of Balerno Woodland.

45 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus)
American Mink (Neovison vison)
Bank Vole (Myodes glareolus)
Brown Long-Eared Bat (Plecotus auritus)
Common Shrew (Sorex araneus)
Domestic Cat (Felis catus)
Field Vole (Microtus agrestis)
Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)
House Mouse (Mus musculus)
Mountain Hare (Lepus timidus)
Pine Marten (Martes martes)
Pygmy Shrew (Sorex minutus)
Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris)
Stoat (Mustela erminea subsp. erminea)
Water Shrew (Neomys fodiens)
Weasel (Mustela nivalis)
55 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pygmaeus)
Badger (Meles meles)
Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus)
Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus)
Daubenton's Bat (Myotis daubentonii)
Field Mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus)
Fox (Vulpes vulpes)
Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)
Mole (Talpa europaea)
Otter (Lutra lutra)
Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus)
Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)
Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus)
Stoat (Mustela erminea)
Water Vole (Arvicola amphibius)

Birds found near Balerno Woodland

There have been 175 species of birds recorded within a five mile radius of Balerno Woodland.

Baird's Sandpiper (Calidris bairdii)
Bar-Tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica)
Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis)
Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)
Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla)
British Lesser Black-Backed Gull (Larus fuscus subsp. graellsii)
Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
Carrion Crow (Corvus corone subsp. corone)
Carrion/Hooded Crow Hybrid (Corvus corone x cornix)
Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)
Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
Common Tern (Sterna hirundo)
Continental Goldcrest (Regulus regulus)
Coot (Fulica atra)
Corn Bunting (Emberiza calandra)
Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)
Dabchick (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
Dotterel (Charadrius morinellus)
Dunnock (Prunella modularis)
Feral Pigeon (Columba livia)
Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris)
Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis)
Garden Warbler (Sylvia borin)
Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus)
Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
Goosander (Mergus merganser)
Great Black-Backed Gull (Larus marinus)
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
Green Plover (Vanellus vanellus)
Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis)
Greenland White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons subsp. flavirostris)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea)
Hen Harrier (Circus cyaneus)
Hooded Crow (Corvus cornix subsp. cornix)
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
Jack Snipe (Lymnocryptes minimus)
Jay (Garrulus glandarius)
Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
Lesser Black-Backed Gull (Larus fuscus)
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos minor)
Linnet (Linaria cannabina)
Long-Eared Owl (Asio otus)
Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Merlin (Falco columbarius)
Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)
Peregrine (Falco peregrinus)
Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca)
Pied/White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)
Pintail (Anas acuta)
Quail (Coturnix coturnix)
Red Grouse (Lagopus lagopus)
Red-Breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator)
Redpoll (Acanthis flammea)
Redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus)
Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus)
Ring Ouzel (Turdus torquatus)
Rook (Corvus frugilegus)
Ruddy Shelduck (Tadorna ferruginea)
Sand Martin (Riparia riparia)
Scaup (Aythya marila)
Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis)
Short-Eared Owl (Asio flammeus)
Siskin (Spinus spinus)
Smew (Mergellus albellus)
Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis)
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata)
Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola)
Tawny Owl (Strix aluco)
Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis)
Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris)
Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus)
Water Rail (Rallus aquaticus)
Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe)
White Wagtail (Motacilla alba subsp. alba)
Whitethroat (Sylvia communis)
Wigeon (Anas penelope)
Wood Warbler (Phylloscopus sibilatrix)
Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus)
Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava)
grugiar goch (Lagopus lagopus subsp. scotica)
Bar-Headed Goose (Anser indicus)
Barn Owl (Tyto alba)
Black Grouse (Tetrao tetrix)
Blackbird (Turdus merula)
Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
Brent Goose (Branta bernicla)
Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula)
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
Carrion Crow (Corvus corone)
Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
Coal Tit (Periparus ater)
Common Gull (Larus canus)
Common Swift (Apus apus)
Continental Coal Tit (Periparus ater subsp. ater)
Continental Robin (Erithacus rubecula)
Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra)
Curlew (Numenius arquata)
Dipper (Cinclus cinclus)
Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
Eider (Somateria mollissima)
Ferruginous Duck (Aythya nyroca)
French Partridge (Alectoris rufa)
Gadwall (Anas strepera)
Garganey (Anas querquedula)
Golden Plover (Pluvialis apricaria)
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
Grasshopper Warbler (Locustella naevia)
Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus)
Great Tit (Parus major)
Green Sandpiper (Tringa ochropus)
Greenfinch (Chloris chloris)
Greenshank (Tringa nebularia)
Grey Partridge (Perdix perdix)
Greylag Goose (Anser anser)
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
House Martin (Delichon urbicum)
Indian Peafowl (Pavo cristatus)
Jackdaw (Corvus monedula)
Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
Knot (Calidris canutus)
Lesser Redpoll (Acanthis cabaret)
Lesser Whitethroat (Sylvia curruca)
Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius)
Long-Tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis)
Magpie (Pica pica)
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus)
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
Nuthatch (Sitta europaea)
Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)
Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba subsp. yarrellii)
Pink-Footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus)
Pochard (Aythya ferina)
Raven (Corvus corax)
Red Kite (Milvus milvus)
Red-Necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena)
Redshank (Tringa totanus)
Redwing (Turdus iliacus)
Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus)
Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula)
Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis)
Ruff (Calidris pugnax)
Sanderling (Calidris alba)
Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)
Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)
Shoveler (Anas clypeata)
Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Snipe (Gallinago gallinago)
Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos)
Spotted Crake (Porzana porzana)
Spotted Redshank (Tringa erythropus)
Stock Dove (Columba oenas)
Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
Teal (Anas crecca)
Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus)
Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
Twite (Linaria flavirostris)
Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)
Whinchat (Saxicola rubetra)
White-Tailed Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla)
Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus)
Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus)
Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola)
Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella)