About Wildlife around the woodland area of Cookridge Woodlands

The area within a five mile radius of Cookridge Woodlands is home to 27 species of mammals and 176 species of birds.

Cookridge Woodlands is a 25.45 hectare, woodland area in West Yorkshire, managed by Leeds City Council.

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Cookridge Woodlands Map

Cookridge Woodlands Map

Mammals found near Cookridge Woodlands

There have been 27 species of mammals recorded within a five mile radius of Cookridge Woodlands.

45 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus)
American Mink (Neovison vison)
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)
Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)
Noctule (Nyctalus noctula)
Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus)
Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus)
Water Shrew (Neomys fodiens)
Weasel (Mustela nivalis)
55 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pygmaeus)
Badger (Meles meles)
Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus)
Common Shrew (Sorex araneus)
Domestic Cat (Felis catus)
Field Mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus)
Fox (Vulpes vulpes)
Harvest Mouse (Micromys minutus)
Mole (Talpa europaea)
Otter (Lutra lutra)
Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)
Stoat (Mustela erminea)
Water Vole (Arvicola amphibius)

Birds found near Cookridge Woodlands

There have been 176 species of birds recorded within a five mile radius of Cookridge Woodlands.

(Poecile montana subsp. kleinschmidti)
Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea)
Bar-Headed Goose (Anser indicus)
Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis)
Black Tern (Chlidonias niger)
Black-Tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa)
Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)
Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla)
Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
Carolina Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)
Cetti's Warbler (Cettia cetti)
Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)
Chukar Partridge (Alectoris chukar)
Cockatiel (Nymphicus hollandicus)
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)
Dipper (Cinclus cinclus)
Dunnock (Prunella modularis)
Eider (Somateria mollissima)
Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris)
French Partridge (Alectoris rufa)
Garden Warbler (Sylvia borin)
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)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Grey Phalarope (Phalaropus fulicarius)
Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea)
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
House Martin (Delichon urbicum)
Iceland Gull (Larus glaucoides)
Jackdaw (Corvus monedula)
Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla)
Lesser Redpoll (Acanthis cabaret)
Lesser Whitethroat (Sylvia curruca)
Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)
Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius)
Magpie (Pica pica)
Mandarin (Aix galericulata)
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus)
Muscovy Duck (Cairina moschata)
Nuthatch (Sitta europaea)
Peregrine (Falco peregrinus)
Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca)
Pied/White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)
Pintail (Anas acuta)
Raven (Corvus corax)
Red-Breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator)
Red-Throated Diver (Gavia stellata)
Redshank (Tringa totanus)
Redwing (Turdus iliacus)
Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus)
Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula)
Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis)
Sand Martin (Riparia riparia)
Scaup (Aythya marila)
Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)
Shoveler (Anas clypeata)
Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Snipe (Gallinago gallinago)
Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos)
Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia)
Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola)
Swan Goose (Anser cygnoides)
Teal (Anas crecca)
Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus)
Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
Water Rail (Rallus aquaticus)
Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe)
Whinchat (Saxicola rubetra)
White-Fronted Goose (Anser albifrons)
Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus)
Willow Tit (Poecile montana)
Wood Warbler (Phylloscopus sibilatrix)
Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus)
Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava)
(Pyrrhula pyrrhula subsp. pyrrhula)
Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta)
Barn Owl (Tyto alba)
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)
Chiloe Wigeon (Anas sibilatrix)
Coal Tit (Periparus ater)
Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
Common Swift (Apus apus)
Continental Goldcrest (Regulus regulus)
Coot (Fulica atra)
Corn Bunting (Emberiza calandra)
Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)
Dabchick (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiacus)
Feral Pigeon (Columba livia)
Firecrest (Regulus ignicapilla)
Gadwall (Anas strepera)
Garganey (Anas querquedula)
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)
Greenshank (Tringa nebularia)
Grey Partridge (Perdix perdix)
Grey Plover (Pluvialis squatarola)
Greylag Goose (Anser anser)
Hobby (Falco subbuteo)
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)
Little Owl (Athene noctua)
Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Marsh Tit (Poecile palustris)
Merlin (Falco columbarius)
Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)
Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba subsp. yarrellii)
Pink-Footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus)
Pochard (Aythya ferina)
Red Kite (Milvus milvus)
Red-Crested Pochard (Netta rufina)
Redpoll (Acanthis flammea)
Redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus)
Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus)
Ring-Necked Parakeet (Psittacula krameri)
Rook (Corvus frugilegus)
Ruff (Calidris pugnax)
Sanderling (Calidris alba)
Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)
Short-Eared Owl (Asio flammeus)
Siskin (Spinus spinus)
Smew (Mergellus albellus)
Snow Goose (Anser caerulescens)
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata)
Stock Dove (Columba oenas)
Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
Tawny Owl (Strix aluco)
Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis)
Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris)
Turtle Dove (Streptopelia turtur)
Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)
Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus)
White Stork (Ciconia ciconia)
Whitethroat (Sylvia communis)
Wigeon (Anas penelope)
Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus)
Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola)
Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella)