About Wildlife around the woodland area of Cayton Woods
The area within a five mile radius of Cayton Woods is home to 29 species of mammals and 208 species of birds.
Cayton Woods is a 24.55 hectare, woodland area in North Yorkshire, managed by National Trust.
Cayton Woods Map
Mammals found near Cayton Woods
There have been 29 species of mammals recorded within a five mile radius of Cayton Woods.
| American Mink (Neovison vison) |
| Bank Vole (Myodes glareolus) |
| Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus) |
| Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus) |
| Domestic Cat (Felis catus) |
| Field Mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus) |
| Fox (Vulpes vulpes) |
| Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) |
| Noctule (Nyctalus noctula) |
| Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) |
| Pygmy Shrew (Sorex minutus) |
| Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) |
| Stoat (Mustela erminea) |
| Water Vole (Arvicola amphibius) |
| Whiskered/Brandt's Bat (Myotis mystacinus/brandtii) |
| Badger (Meles meles) |
| Black Rat (Rattus rattus) |
| Brown Long-Eared Bat (Plecotus auritus) |
| Common Shrew (Sorex araneus) |
| Feral Ferret (Mustela putorius subsp. furo) |
| Field Vole (Microtus agrestis) |
| Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) |
| Mole (Talpa europaea) |
| Otter (Lutra lutra) |
| Polecat (Mustela putorius) |
| Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) |
| Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus) |
| Water Shrew (Neomys fodiens) |
| Weasel (Mustela nivalis) |
Birds found near Cayton Woods
There have been 208 species of birds recorded within a five mile radius of Cayton Woods.
| (Anthus spinoletta/petrosus agg.) |
| Arctic Skua (Stercorarius parasiticus) |
| Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) |
| Bar-Tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica) |
| Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis) |
| Bearded Tit (Panurus biarmicus) |
| Black Swan (Cygnus atratus) |
| Black-Throated Diver (Gavia arctica) |
| Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla) |
| Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla) |
| Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula) |
| Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) |
| Carrion Crow (Corvus corone) |
| Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) |
| Coal Tit (Periparus ater) |
| Common Guillemot (Uria aalge) |
| Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) |
| Common Swift (Apus apus) |
| Continental Goldcrest (Regulus regulus) |
| Coot (Fulica atra) |
| Corn Bunting (Emberiza calandra) |
| Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) |
| Curlew Sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea) |
| Dark-bellied Brent Goose (Branta bernicla subsp. bernicla) |
| Dunlin (Calidris alpina) |
| Dusky Warbler (Phylloscopus fuscatus) |
| European White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons subsp. albifrons) |
| Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris) |
| French Partridge (Alectoris rufa) |
| Gadwall (Anas strepera) |
| Garden Warbler (Sylvia borin) |
| Golden Plover (Pluvialis apricaria) |
| Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis) |
| Grasshopper Warbler (Locustella naevia) |
| Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus) |
| Great Skua (Stercorarius skua) |
| Great Tit (Parus major) |
| Green Sandpiper (Tringa ochropus) |
| Greenfinch (Chloris chloris) |
| Greenshank (Tringa nebularia) |
| Grey Partridge (Perdix perdix) |
| Grey Plover (Pluvialis squatarola) |
| Greylag Goose (Anser anser) |
| Hooded Crow (Corvus cornix) |
| House Martin (Delichon urbicum) |
| Iceland Gull (Larus glaucoides) |
| Jackdaw (Corvus monedula) |
| Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) |
| Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) |
| Lesser Black-Backed Gull (Larus fuscus) |
| Lesser Whitethroat (Sylvia curruca) |
| Little Auk (Alle alle) |
| Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) |
| Little Owl (Athene noctua) |
| Long-Tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis) |
| Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus) |
| Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) |
| Manx Shearwater (Puffinus puffinus) |
| Marsh Tit (Poecile palustris) |
| Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus) |
| Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) |
| Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) |
| Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) |
| Pied/White Wagtail (Motacilla alba) |
| Pomarine Skua (Stercorarius pomarinus) |
| Purple Sandpiper (Calidris maritima) |
| Radde's Warbler (Phylloscopus schwarzi) |
| Razorbill (Alca torda) |
| Red Kite (Milvus milvus) |
| Red-Crested Pochard (Netta rufina) |
| Red-Throated Diver (Gavia stellata) |
| Redshank (Tringa totanus) |
| Redwing (Turdus iliacus) |
| Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus) |
| Ring-Necked Parakeet (Psittacula krameri) |
| Rock Pipit (Anthus petrosus) |
| Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) |
| Sanderling (Calidris alba) |
| Scaup (Aythya marila) |
| Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) |
| Shore Lark (Eremophila alpestris) |
| Skylark (Alauda arvensis) |
| Snipe (Gallinago gallinago) |
| Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos) |
| Southern Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo subsp. sinensis) |
| Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata) |
| Stock Dove (Columba oenas) |
| Storm Petrel (Hydrobates pelagicus) |
| Swallow (Hirundo rustica) |
| Taiga Bean Goose (Anser fabalis subsp. fabalis) |
| Teal (Anas crecca) |
| Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus) |
| Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula) |
| Turtle Dove (Streptopelia turtur) |
| Water Rail (Rallus aquaticus) |
| Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) |
| Whinchat (Saxicola rubetra) |
| White-Billed Diver (Gavia adamsii) |
| Whitethroat (Sylvia communis) |
| Willow Tit (Poecile montana) |
| Woodchat Shrike (Lanius senator) |
| Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus) |
| Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava subsp. flavissima) |
| Yellow-Browed Warbler (Phylloscopus inornatus) |
| Alpine Swift (Apus melba) |
| Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea) |
| Balearic Shearwater (Puffinus mauretanicus) |
| Barn Owl (Tyto alba) |
| Barred Warbler (Sylvia nisoria) |
| Black Guillemot (Cepphus grylle) |
| Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) |
| Blackbird (Turdus merula) |
| Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) |
| Brent Goose (Branta bernicla) |
| Buzzard (Buteo buteo) |
| Carolina Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) |
| Caspian Gull (Larus cachinnans) |
| Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita) |
| Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto) |
| Common Gull (Larus canus) |
| Common Scoter (Melanitta nigra) |
| Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) |
| Continental Robin (Erithacus rubecula) |
| Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) |
| Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra) |
| Curlew (Numenius arquata) |
| Dabchick (Tachybaptus ruficollis) |
| Dipper (Cinclus cinclus) |
| Dunnock (Prunella modularis) |
| Eider (Somateria mollissima) |
| Feral Pigeon (Columba livia) |
| Firecrest (Regulus ignicapilla) |
| Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis) |
| Gannet (Morus bassanus) |
| Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus) |
| Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) |
| Goosander (Mergus merganser) |
| Great Black-Backed Gull (Larus marinus) |
| Great Northern Diver (Gavia immer) |
| Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) |
| Green Plover (Vanellus vanellus) |
| Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis) |
| Greenish Warbler (Phylloscopus trochiloides) |
| Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) |
| Grey Phalarope (Phalaropus fulicarius) |
| Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea) |
| Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) |
| Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus) |
| House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) |
| Jack Snipe (Lymnocryptes minimus) |
| Jay (Garrulus glandarius) |
| Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) |
| Knot (Calidris canutus) |
| Lesser Redpoll (Acanthis cabaret) |
| Linnet (Linaria cannabina) |
| Little Bunting (Emberiza pusilla) |
| Little Gull (Hydrocoloeus minutus) |
| Little Stint (Calidris minuta) |
| Long-Tailed Skua (Stercorarius longicaudus) |
| Magpie (Pica pica) |
| Mandarin (Aix galericulata) |
| Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus) |
| Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis) |
| Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) |
| Nuthatch (Sitta europaea) |
| Pallas's Warbler (Phylloscopus proregulus) |
| Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba subsp. yarrellii) |
| Pink-Footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus) |
| Puffin (Fratercula arctica) |
| Quail (Coturnix coturnix) |
| Raven (Corvus corax) |
| Red Bishop (Euplectes orix) |
| Red-Breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) |
| Red-Necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena) |
| Redpoll (Acanthis flammea) |
| Redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus) |
| Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus) |
| Richard's Pipit (Anthus richardi) |
| Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula) |
| Rook (Corvus frugilegus) |
| Sand Martin (Riparia riparia) |
| Sandwich Tern (Sterna sandvicensis) |
| Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus) |
| Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) |
| Siskin (Spinus spinus) |
| Smew (Mergellus albellus) |
| Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis) |
| Sooty Shearwater (Puffinus griseus) |
| Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) |
| Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) |
| Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola) |
| Surf Scoter (Melanitta perspicillata) |
| Swan Goose (Anser cygnoides) |
| Tawny Owl (Strix aluco) |
| Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis) |
| Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris) |
| Turnstone (Arenaria interpres) |
| Velvet Scoter (Melanitta fusca) |
| Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus) |
| Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) |
| White Wagtail (Motacilla alba subsp. alba) |
| White-Fronted Goose (Anser albifrons) |
| Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) |
| Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus) |
| Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola) |
| Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes) |
| Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava) |
| Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella) |
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