About Wildlife around the woodland area of Coed y Bwl

The area within a five mile radius of Coed y Bwl is home to 33 species of mammals and 218 species of birds.

Coed y Bwl is a 2.27 hectare, woodland area in Vale of Glamorgan (Bro Morgannwg), managed by The Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales.

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Coed y Bwl Map

Coed y Bwl Map

Mammals found near Coed y Bwl

There have been 33 species of mammals recorded within a five mile radius of Coed y Bwl.

45 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus)
American Mink (Neovison vison)
Bank Vole (Myodes glareolus)
Brown Long-Eared Bat (Plecotus auritus)
Common Dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius)
Daubenton's Bat (Myotis daubentonii)
Field Mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus)
Fox (Vulpes vulpes)
Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)
Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)
Mole (Talpa europaea)
Noctule (Nyctalus noctula)
Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus)
Pygmy Shrew (Sorex minutus)
Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris)
Water Shrew (Neomys fodiens)
Weasel (Mustela nivalis)
55 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pygmaeus)
Badger (Meles meles)
Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus)
Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus)
Common Shrew (Sorex araneus)
Domestic Cat (Felis catus)
Field Vole (Microtus agrestis)
Grey Seal (Halichoerus grypus)
Harvest Mouse (Micromys minutus)
Lesser Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus hipposideros)
Natterer's Bat (Myotis nattereri)
Otter (Lutra lutra)
Polecat (Mustela putorius)
Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)
Stoat (Mustela erminea)
Water Vole (Arvicola amphibius)

Birds found near Coed y Bwl

There have been 218 species of birds recorded within a five mile radius of Coed y Bwl.

(Anthus spinoletta/petrosus agg.)
Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea)
Bar-Tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica)
Bewick's Swan (Cygnus columbianus subsp. bewickii)
Black Redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros)
Black Tern (Chlidonias niger)
Black-Tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa)
Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)
Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla)
Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
Cape/South African Shelduck (Tadorna cana)
Cetti's Warbler (Cettia cetti)
Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)
Coal Tit (Periparus ater)
Common Gull (Larus canus)
Common Scoter (Melanitta nigra)
Common Tern (Sterna hirundo)
Continental Robin (Erithacus rubecula)
Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
Corncrake (Crex crex)
Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra)
Curlew (Numenius arquata)
Dabchick (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
Dartford Warbler (Sylvia undata)
Dotterel (Charadrius morinellus)
Dunnock (Prunella modularis)
Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiacus)
Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris)
French Partridge (Alectoris rufa)
Gadwall (Anas strepera)
Garden Warbler (Sylvia borin)
Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus)
Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
Goosander (Mergus merganser)
Great Black-Backed Gull (Larus marinus)
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)
Helmeted Guinea-Fowl (Numida meleagris)
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
Hoopoe (Upupa epops)
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
Indian Peafowl (Pavo cristatus)
Jackdaw (Corvus monedula)
Kentish Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus)
Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
Knot (Calidris canutus)
Leach's Petrel (Oceanodroma leucorhoa)
Lesser Redpoll (Acanthis cabaret)
Lesser Whitethroat (Sylvia curruca)
Little Auk (Alle alle)
Little Gull (Hydrocoloeus minutus)
Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius)
Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Manx Shearwater (Puffinus puffinus)
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
Merlin (Falco columbarius)
Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)
Nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus)
Ortolan Bunting (Emberiza hortulana)
Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba subsp. yarrellii)
Pintail (Anas acuta)
Purple Sandpiper (Calidris maritima)
Razorbill (Alca torda)
Red-Crested Pochard (Netta rufina)
Red-Throated Diver (Gavia stellata)
Redshank (Tringa totanus)
Redwing (Turdus iliacus)
Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus)
Ring Ouzel (Turdus torquatus)
Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula)
Rock Pipit (Anthus petrosus)
Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis)
Sand Martin (Riparia riparia)
Sandwich Tern (Sterna sandvicensis)
Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)
Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)
Shoveler (Anas clypeata)
Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis)
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
Spotted Redshank (Tringa erythropus)
Stock Dove (Columba oenas)
Storm Petrel (Hydrobates pelagicus)
Swan Goose (Anser cygnoides)
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 Wagtail (Motacilla alba subsp. alba)
White-faced Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna viduata)
Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus)
Willow Tit (Poecile montana)
Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola)
Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola)
Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava)
Yellow-legged Gull (Larus michahellis)
(Chloris chloris subsp. chloris)
Bar-Headed Goose (Anser indicus)
Barn Owl (Tyto alba)
Bittern (Botaurus stellaris)
Black Swan (Cygnus atratus)
Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Blackbird (Turdus merula)
Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula)
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
Carrion Crow (Corvus corone)
Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
Cirl Bunting (Emberiza cirlus)
Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
Common Swift (Apus apus)
Continental Goldcrest (Regulus regulus)
Coot (Fulica atra)
Corn Bunting (Emberiza calandra)
Crane (Grus grus)
Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)
Curlew Sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea)
Dark-bellied Brent Goose (Branta bernicla subsp. bernicla)
Dipper (Cinclus cinclus)
Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
Eagle Owl (Bubo bubo)
Feral Pigeon (Columba livia)
Firecrest (Regulus ignicapilla)
Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis)
Gannet (Morus bassanus)
Garganey (Anas querquedula)
Golden Plover (Pluvialis apricaria)
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
Grasshopper Warbler (Locustella naevia)
Great Grey Shrike (Lanius excubitor)
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
Green Plover (Vanellus vanellus)
Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis)
Greenland Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe subsp. leucorhoa)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Grey Phalarope (Phalaropus fulicarius)
Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea)
Hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes)
Hen Harrier (Circus cyaneus)
Hooded Crow (Corvus cornix)
House Martin (Delichon urbicum)
Iceland Gull (Larus glaucoides)
Jack Snipe (Lymnocryptes minimus)
Jay (Garrulus glandarius)
Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla)
Lapland Bunting (Calcarius lapponicus)
Lesser Black-Backed Gull (Larus fuscus)
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos minor)
Linnet (Linaria cannabina)
Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)
Little Owl (Athene noctua)
Little Stint (Calidris minuta)
Magpie (Pica pica)
Mandarin (Aix galericulata)
Marsh Tit (Poecile palustris)
Mediterranean Gull (Larus melanocephalus)
Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus)
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
Nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos)
Nuthatch (Sitta europaea)
Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)
Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca)
Pied/White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)
Pochard (Aythya ferina)
Raven (Corvus corax)
Red-Breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator)
Red-Necked Phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus)
Redpoll (CommonLesser) (Acanthis flammea/cabaret)
Redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus)
Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus)
Richard's Pipit (Anthus richardi)
Ring-Necked Parakeet (Psittacula krameri)
Ringed Teal (Callonetta leucophrys)
Rook (Corvus frugilegus)
Ruff (Calidris pugnax)
Sanderling (Calidris alba)
Scaup (Aythya marila)
Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis)
Short-Eared Owl (Asio flammeus)
Siskin (Spinus spinus)
Snipe (Gallinago gallinago)
Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos)
Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata)
Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola)
Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
Tawny Owl (Strix aluco)
Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis)
Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris)
Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
Water Pipit (Anthus spinoletta)
Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)
Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus)
White Stork (Ciconia ciconia)
White-Fronted Goose (Anser albifrons)
Whitethroat (Sylvia communis)
Wigeon (Anas penelope)
Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus)
Wood Warbler (Phylloscopus sibilatrix)
Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus)
Wryneck (Jynx torquilla)
Yellow-Browed Warbler (Phylloscopus inornatus)
Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella)