About Wildlife around the woodland area of Ebbor Gorge NNR

The area within a five mile radius of Ebbor Gorge NNR is home to 39 species of mammals and 174 species of birds.

Ebbor Gorge NNR is a 36.93 hectare, woodland area in Somerset, managed by Natural England.

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Ebbor Gorge NNR Map

Ebbor Gorge NNR Map

Mammals found near Ebbor Gorge NNR

There have been 39 species of mammals recorded within a five mile radius of Ebbor Gorge NNR.

(Nyctalus/Eptesicus agg.)
55 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pygmaeus)
Badger (Meles meles)
Brandt's Bat (Myotis brandtii)
Brown Long-Eared Bat (Plecotus auritus)
Chinese Barking Deer (Muntiacus reevesi)
Common Shrew (Sorex araneus)
Domestic Cat (Felis catus)
Field Mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus)
Fox (Vulpes vulpes)
Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)
Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)
Mole (Talpa europaea)
Noctule (Nyctalus noctula)
Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus)
Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)
Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris)
Serotine (Eptesicus serotinus)
Weasel (Mustela nivalis)
Yellow-necked Mouse (Apodemus flavicollis)
45 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus)
American Mink (Neovison vison)
Bechstein's Bat (Myotis bechsteinii)
Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus)
Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus)
Common Dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius)
Daubenton's Bat (Myotis daubentonii)
Fallow Deer (Dama dama)
Field Vole (Microtus agrestis)
Greater Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus ferrumequinum)
Harvest Mouse (Micromys minutus)
Lesser Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus hipposideros)
Natterer's Bat (Myotis nattereri)
Otter (Lutra lutra)
Pygmy Shrew (Sorex minutus)
Red Deer (Cervus elaphus)
Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus)
Stoat (Mustela erminea)
Whiskered/Brandt's Bat (Myotis mystacinus/brandtii)

Birds found near Ebbor Gorge NNR

There have been 174 species of birds recorded within a five mile radius of Ebbor Gorge NNR.

Bar-Tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica)
Barn Owl (Tyto alba)
Black Redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros)
Black-Tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa)
Black-Winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus)
Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)
Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica)
Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula)
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis)
Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
Coal Tit (Periparus ater)
Common Gull (Larus canus)
Common Swift (Apus apus)
Continental Robin (Erithacus rubecula)
Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
Crane (Grus grus)
Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)
Dabchick (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
Dunnock (Prunella modularis)
Ferruginous Duck (Aythya nyroca)
French Partridge (Alectoris rufa)
Garden Warbler (Sylvia borin)
Golden Plover (Pluvialis apricaria)
Grasshopper Warbler (Locustella naevia)
Great Bustard (Otis tarda)
Great Grey Shrike (Lanius excubitor)
Great Tit (Parus major)
Green Plover (Vanellus vanellus)
Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea)
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
Hoopoe (Upupa epops)
House Martin (Delichon urbicum)
Jack Snipe (Lymnocryptes minimus)
Jay (Garrulus glandarius)
Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
Lesser Redpoll (Acanthis cabaret)
Lesser Whitethroat (Sylvia curruca)
Little Bittern (Ixobrychus minutus)
Little Owl (Athene noctua)
Magpie (Pica pica)
Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus)
Marsh Warbler (Acrocephalus palustris)
Merlin (Falco columbarius)
Montagu's Harrier (Circus pygargus)
Muscovy Duck (Cairina moschata)
Nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos)
Nuthatch (Sitta europaea)
Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)
Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca)
Pied/White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)
Purple Heron (Ardea purpurea)
Quail (Coturnix coturnix)
Red Kite (Milvus milvus)
Red-Necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena)
Redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus)
Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus)
Ring Ouzel (Turdus torquatus)
Rock Pipit (Anthus petrosus)
Ross's Goose (Anser rossii)
Sand Martin (Riparia riparia)
Scarlet Rosefinch (Erythrina erythrina)
Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)
Short-Eared Owl (Asio flammeus)
Siskin (Spinus spinus)
Snipe (Gallinago gallinago)
Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos)
Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia)
Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Stone-Curlew (Burhinus oedicnemus)
Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
Teal (Anas crecca)
Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis)
Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris)
Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus)
Water Rail (Rallus aquaticus)
Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe)
White Wagtail (Motacilla alba subsp. alba)
Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus)
Willow Tit (Poecile montana)
Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola)
Woodchat Shrike (Lanius senator)
Woodlark (Lullula arborea)
Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava)
Bar-throated Minla (Minla strigula)
Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis)
Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Black-Throated Diver (Gavia arctica)
Blackbird (Turdus merula)
Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla)
Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
Carrion Crow (Corvus corone)
Cetti's Warbler (Cettia cetti)
Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)
Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
Continental Goldcrest (Regulus regulus)
Coot (Fulica atra)
Corn Bunting (Emberiza calandra)
Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra)
Curlew (Numenius arquata)
Dipper (Cinclus cinclus)
Feral Pigeon (Columba livia)
Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris)
Gadwall (Anas strepera)
Golden Oriole (Oriolus oriolus)
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
Great Black-Backed Gull (Larus marinus)
Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus)
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
Great White Egret (Ardea alba)
Green Sandpiper (Tringa ochropus)
Greenfinch (Chloris chloris)
Grey Partridge (Perdix perdix)
Greylag Goose (Anser anser)
Honey Buzzard (Pernis apivorus)
Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus)
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
Jackdaw (Corvus monedula)
Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
Lesser Black-Backed Gull (Larus fuscus)
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos minor)
Linnet (Linaria cannabina)
Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)
Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Marsh Tit (Poecile palustris)
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus)
Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
Nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus)
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)
Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba subsp. yarrellii)
Pintail (Anas acuta)
Purple Sandpiper (Calidris maritima)
Raven (Corvus corax)
Red-Backed Shrike (Lanius collurio)
Redshank (Tringa totanus)
Redwing (Turdus iliacus)
Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus)
Ring-Necked Parakeet (Psittacula krameri)
Rook (Corvus frugilegus)
Ruff (Calidris pugnax)
Savi's Warbler (Locustella luscinioides)
Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)
Shore Lark (Eremophila alpestris)
Shoveler (Anas clypeata)
Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis)
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata)
Stock Dove (Columba oenas)
Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola)
Tawny Owl (Strix aluco)
Temminck's Stint (Calidris temminckii)
Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus)
Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
Turtle Dove (Streptopelia turtur)
Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)
Whinchat (Saxicola rubetra)
Whitethroat (Sylvia communis)
Wigeon (Anas penelope)
Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus)
Wood Warbler (Phylloscopus sibilatrix)
Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola)
Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus)
Wryneck (Jynx torquilla)
Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella)