About Bright Lea Wood, a woodland area in Tyne and Wear

Bright Lea Wood is a 23 hectare, woodland area in Tyne and Wear, managed by Woodland Trust.

Bright Lea Wood Map

Bright Lea Wood Map

Mammals found near Bright Lea Wood Woodland

There have been 32 species of mammals recorded within a five mile radius of Bright Lea Wood.

45 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus)
American Mink (Neovison vison)
Bank Vole (Myodes glareolus)
Brown Long-Eared Bat (Plecotus auritus)
Chinese Barking Deer (Muntiacus reevesi)
55 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pygmaeus)
Badger (Meles meles)
Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus)
Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus)
Common Seal (Phoca vitulina)

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Birds found near Bright Lea Wood Woodland

There have been 182 species of birds recorded within a five mile radius of Bright Lea Wood.

(Pica pica subsp. pica)
Barn Owl (Tyto alba)
Bewick's Swan (Cygnus columbianus subsp. bewickii)
Black-Tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa)
Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)
Bar-Headed Goose (Anser indicus)
Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis)
Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Blackbird (Turdus merula)
Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)

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Map of Bright Lea Wood