About Wildlife around the woodland area of Brackenhirst

The area within a five mile radius of Brackenhirst is home to 28 species of mammals and 148 species of birds.

Brackenhirst is a 47.09 hectare, woodland area in North Lanarkshire, managed by Forestry Commission Scotland.

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Brackenhirst Map

Brackenhirst Map

Mammals found near Brackenhirst

There have been 28 species of mammals recorded within a five mile radius of Brackenhirst.

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

Birds found near Brackenhirst

There have been 148 species of birds recorded within a five mile radius of Brackenhirst.

Barn Owl (Tyto alba)
Black Swan (Cygnus atratus)
Blackbird (Turdus merula)
Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula)
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
Carrion/Hooded Crow Hybrid (Corvus corone x cornix)
Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)
Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
Continental Goldcrest (Regulus regulus)
Coot (Fulica atra)
Corn Bunting (Emberiza calandra)
Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)
Dabchick (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
Eider (Somateria mollissima)
Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris)
Garden Warbler (Sylvia borin)
Golden Plover (Pluvialis apricaria)
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
Grasshopper Warbler (Locustella naevia)
Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus)
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
Green Plover (Vanellus vanellus)
Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis)
Greenland White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons subsp. flavirostris)
Grey Partridge (Perdix perdix)
Greylag Goose (Anser anser)
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus)
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
Jack Snipe (Lymnocryptes minimus)
Jay (Garrulus glandarius)
Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
Lesser Redpoll (Acanthis cabaret)
Linnet (Linaria cannabina)
Long-Tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis)
Magpie (Pica pica)
Marsh Tit (Poecile palustris)
Mediterranean Gull (Larus melanocephalus)
Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
Nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus)
Peregrine (Falco peregrinus)
Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca)
Pied/White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)
Pochard (Aythya ferina)
Raven (Corvus corax)
Red Kite (Milvus milvus)
Red-Crested Pochard (Netta rufina)
Redshank (Tringa totanus)
Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus)
Ringed Teal (Callonetta leucophrys)
Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis)
Scaup (Aythya marila)
Short-Eared Owl (Asio flammeus)
Siskin (Spinus spinus)
Smew (Mergellus albellus)
Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis)
Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos)
Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata)
Stock Dove (Columba oenas)
Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
Teal (Anas crecca)
Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus)
Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
Water Rail (Rallus aquaticus)
Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe)
White Stork (Ciconia ciconia)
Whitethroat (Sylvia communis)
Wigeon (Anas penelope)
Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus)
Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola)
Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
Black Grouse (Tetrao tetrix)
Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)
Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla)
Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
Carrion Crow (Corvus corone)
Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
Coal Tit (Periparus ater)
Common Gull (Larus canus)
Common Swift (Apus apus)
Continental Robin (Erithacus rubecula)
Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra)
Curlew (Numenius arquata)
Dipper (Cinclus cinclus)
Dunnock (Prunella modularis)
Feral Pigeon (Columba livia)
Gadwall (Anas strepera)
Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus)
Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
Goosander (Mergus merganser)
Great Black-Backed Gull (Larus marinus)
Great Grey Shrike (Lanius excubitor)
Great Tit (Parus major)
Green Sandpiper (Tringa ochropus)
Greenfinch (Chloris chloris)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea)
Hen Harrier (Circus cyaneus)
Hooded Crow (Corvus cornix)
House Martin (Delichon urbicum)
Iceland Gull (Larus glaucoides)
Jackdaw (Corvus monedula)
Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
Lesser Black-Backed Gull (Larus fuscus)
Lesser Whitethroat (Sylvia curruca)
Long-Eared Owl (Asio otus)
Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus)
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)
Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba subsp. yarrellii)
Pink-Footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus)
Purple Sandpiper (Calidris maritima)
Red Grouse (Lagopus lagopus)
Red-Breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator)
Red-Necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena)
Redwing (Turdus iliacus)
Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula)
Rook (Corvus frugilegus)
Sand Martin (Riparia riparia)
Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)
Shoveler (Anas clypeata)
Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Snipe (Gallinago gallinago)
Snow Goose (Anser caerulescens)
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola)
Tawny Owl (Strix aluco)
Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis)
Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris)
Twite (Linaria flavirostris)
Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)
Whinchat (Saxicola rubetra)
White-Fronted Goose (Anser albifrons)
Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus)
Willow Tit (Poecile montana)
Wood Warbler (Phylloscopus sibilatrix)
Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus)
Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella)