About Wildlife around the woodland area of Copheap Wood

The area within a five mile radius of Copheap Wood is home to 25 species of mammals and 160 species of birds.

Copheap Wood is a 2.24 hectare, woodland area in Wiltshire, managed by Wiltshire Council.

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Copheap Wood Map

Copheap Wood Map

Mammals found near Copheap Wood

There have been 25 species of mammals recorded within a five mile radius of Copheap Wood.

American Mink (Neovison vison)
Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus)
Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus)
Domestic Cat (Felis catus)
Fox (Vulpes vulpes)
Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)
Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)
Mole (Talpa europaea)
Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus)
Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris)
Serotine (Eptesicus serotinus)
Stoat (Mustela erminea)
Weasel (Mustela nivalis)
Badger (Meles meles)
Brown Long-Eared Bat (Plecotus auritus)
Chinese Barking Deer (Muntiacus reevesi)
Field Mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus)
Greater Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus ferrumequinum)
Harvest Mouse (Micromys minutus)
Lesser Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus hipposideros)
Noctule (Nyctalus noctula)
Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)
Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus)
Sika Deer (Cervus nippon)
Water Vole (Arvicola amphibius)

Birds found near Copheap Wood

There have been 160 species of birds recorded within a five mile radius of Copheap Wood.

Barn Owl (Tyto alba)
Black Redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros)
Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)
Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla)
Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
Canary (Serinus canaria)
Cetti's Warbler (Cettia cetti)
Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)
Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
Common Tern (Sterna hirundo)
Continental Robin (Erithacus rubecula)
Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
Corncrake (Crex crex)
Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)
Dabchick (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
Dunnock (Prunella modularis)
Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris)
French Partridge (Alectoris rufa)
Garden Warbler (Sylvia borin)
Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
Goosander (Mergus merganser)
Great Black-Backed Gull (Larus marinus)
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)
Hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes)
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
House Martin (Delichon urbicum)
Jack Snipe (Lymnocryptes minimus)
Jay (Garrulus glandarius)
Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
Lesser Redpoll (Acanthis cabaret)
Lesser Whitethroat (Sylvia curruca)
Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)
Long-Eared Owl (Asio otus)
Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Marsh Tit (Poecile palustris)
Mediterranean Gull (Larus melanocephalus)
Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus)
Muscovy Duck (Cairina moschata)
Nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos)
Nuthatch (Sitta europaea)
Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba subsp. yarrellii)
Pintail (Anas acuta)
Quail (Coturnix coturnix)
Red Kite (Milvus milvus)
Redpoll (Acanthis flammea)
Redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus)
Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus)
Ring Ouzel (Turdus torquatus)
Rook (Corvus frugilegus)
Ruddy Shelduck (Tadorna ferruginea)
Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)
Short-Eared Owl (Asio flammeus)
Siskin (Spinus spinus)
Smew (Mergellus albellus)
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)
Turtle Dove (Streptopelia turtur)
Water Rail (Rallus aquaticus)
Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe)
Whinchat (Saxicola rubetra)
Whitethroat (Sylvia communis)
Wigeon (Anas penelope)
Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus)
Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola)
Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
Yellow-legged Gull (Larus michahellis)
Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis)
Black Swan (Cygnus atratus)
Blackbird (Turdus merula)
Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula)
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
Carrion Crow (Corvus corone)
Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
Coal Tit (Periparus ater)
Common Gull (Larus canus)
Common Swift (Apus apus)
Continental Goldcrest (Regulus regulus)
Coot (Fulica atra)
Corn Bunting (Emberiza calandra)
Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra)
Curlew (Numenius arquata)
Dipper (Cinclus cinclus)
Feral Pigeon (Columba livia)
Firecrest (Regulus ignicapilla)
Gadwall (Anas strepera)
Golden Plover (Pluvialis apricaria)
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
Grasshopper Warbler (Locustella naevia)
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)
Hen Harrier (Circus cyaneus)
Hobby (Falco subbuteo)
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 Owl (Athene noctua)
Long-Tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis)
Magpie (Pica pica)
Mandarin (Aix galericulata)
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
Merlin (Falco columbarius)
Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
Nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus)
Peregrine (Falco peregrinus)
Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca)
Pied/White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)
Pochard (Aythya ferina)
Raven (Corvus corax)
Red-Breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator)
Redshank (Tringa totanus)
Redwing (Turdus iliacus)
Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus)
Ring-Necked Parakeet (Psittacula krameri)
Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis)
Sand Martin (Riparia riparia)
Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)
Shoveler (Anas clypeata)
Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Snipe (Gallinago gallinago)
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola)
Tawny Owl (Strix aluco)
Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis)
Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris)
Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus)
Twite (Linaria flavirostris)
Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)
Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus)
White Wagtail (Motacilla alba subsp. alba)
Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus)
Willow Tit (Poecile montana)
Wood Warbler (Phylloscopus sibilatrix)
Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus)
Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava)
Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella)