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Chattenden Woods And Lodge Hill

…ristatus – common knapweed Centaurea nigra grassland; and breeding nightingales Luscinia megarhynchos. General description Chattenden Woods and Lodge Hill SSSI lies on the Hoo Peninsula in north Kent, north east of Rochester. The site comprises a mosaic of habitats, including lo…

Marazion Marsh

… rare passage birds recorded here include osprey Pandion haliaetus, nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos and red-breasted flycatcher Ficedula parva. A total of 39 species of breeding birds, 76 species of passage birds and 56 species of wintering birds have been recorded at Marazion…

Ryton Wood

…pulation of breeding birds which includes six species of warblers. Nightingales Luscinia megarhynchos have bred regularly as have tree pipits Anthus trivialis and the three woodpecker, green woodpecker Picus viridis, great spotted woodpecker Dendrocopos major and lesser spotted w…

Tiddesley Wood

…nge of breeding birds and is an important county site for breeding nightingales Luscinia megarhynchos. The invertebrate interest of the site is considerably enhanced by a long central ride which bisects the wood in a north south direction. Twenty seven species of butterfly have …

East Coppice

… The birds of this site are typical of coppice woodland and include nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos, a scarce breeding species in Dorset.

Fivehead Woods and Meadow

… in one of the woods and also by the presence of breeding pairs of nightingales Luscinia megarhynchos. Buzzards Buteo buteo and sparrowhawks Accipiter nisus also breed. The common dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius a rare species protected under Schedule 5 of the Wildlife and Coun…

Brackland Rough

…rticularly valuable habitat for birds. woodcock Scolopax rusticola, nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos and garden warbler Sylvia borin have bred as well as many other commoner woodland species. In addition the site is likely to be of value for its invertebrate life. The site is bo…

Swanscombe Peninsula

…a prefer the scattered patches in open habitats on Broadness, while nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos, bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula and garden warbler Sylvia borin favour the denser scrub areas of Botany Marsh East and the chalk pits. Long-tailed tit Aegithalos caudatus favour are…

Chiddingfold Forest

…eared owl Asio otus, the lesser spotted woodpecker Dryobates minor, nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos, hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes, and two very rare birds. The abundance of rotting wood, the damp gill areas, the long disused section of the Arun and Wey Canal in Sidney…

Ebernoe Common

…ecker Dendrocopos major, lesser spotted woodpecker Dryobates minor, nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos, garden warbler Sylvia borin, blackcap Sylvia atricapilla, chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita, goldcrest Regulus regulus, spotted flycatcher Muscicapa striata, long tailed tit Aeg…

Aldermaston Gravel Pits

…icus, kingfisher Alcedoa atthis and an important breeding colony of nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos. During the period 1997 1981 some 64 species of birds were recorded breeding at this site including some of local distribution in the county. The area is regarded as being of reg…

Whitevine Meadows

…he scrub provides nest sites for several species of bird, including nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos. Clearings within the scrub support a mixed flora with saw wort Serratula tinctoria, yellow wort Blackstonia perfoliata and autumn gentian Gentianella amarella. These sheltered g…

Povington and Grange Heaths

…thorn scrub holds one of the most important breeding populations of nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos in Dorset.

Chudleigh Knighton Heath

… community which includes grasshopper warbler Locustella naevia and nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos. Red-backed shrike Lanius collurio and nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus have also been recorded. There is a rich lepidoptera funa which includes the green hairstreak Collyphrys ru…

Northaw Great Wood

… which along with re growth from hornbeam coppice, is attractive to nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos. The diverse breeding bird community also includes tree pipit Anthus trivialis, nuthatch Sitta europaea and great spotted woodpecker Dendrocopos major. In places ground flora is …

Wolford Wood and Old Covert

…opper warbler Locustella naevia, lesser whitethroat Sylvia curruca, nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos and woodcock Scolopax rusticola. Twenty four species of butterfly have been recorded including white admiral Limenitis camilla purple hairstreak Favonius quercus and occasionally…

Stoke Woods

…tawny owl Strix aluco, all three British species of woodpecker, and nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos in some years. Several species of warbler nest in the woods, with a particularly large population of wood warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix. The site, being on the outskirts of Ex…

Shapwick Heath

… gallinago in wet fields, grasshopper warbler Locustella naevia and nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos in scrubby areas and water rail Rallus aquaticus and reed warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus in flooded old peat cuttings. The flora and fauna communities associated with the wetlan…

Monks Wood and The Odd Quarter

…nclude good breeding populations of woodcock Scolopax rusticola and nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos.

Martin and Tidpit Downs

…t for this area. The scrub provides cover and feeding areas for the nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos, lesser whitethroat Silvia curruca and tree pipit Anthus trivialis, as well as the more common species such as willow warbler Phylloscopus trochilus, linnet Carduelis cannabina a…

Harbury Railway Cutting

…reas are important for birds with twenty species breeding including nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos. The site is one of the most important in the county for butterflies with 30 species recorded. Two nationally restricted species are present, wood white Leptidea sinapis and whit…

Cranmore

…ola albula, adder Vipera berus and common lizard Lacerta agilis and nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos. Other information, Reddish buff moth, dormouse, red squirrel and adder are protected under schedule 5 of the 1981 Wildlife and Countryside Act as amended. Dormouse is protected…

Holborough to Burham Marshes

…er birds breed both in the wood and the patches of scrub, including nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos and on occasions the rare cetti’s warbler Cettia cetti. Abbey Mead Lake This is regarded as the most attractive to birds of the several flooded gravel pits in this area. It is …

Langford Heathfield

…ia are frequent. A wide range of birds have been recorded including nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos and grasshopper warbler Locustella naevia.

Westhay Moor

…ringa totanus and yellow wagtail Motacilla flava on the meadows and nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos and Little Owl Athene noctus in the scrub woodland. Flooded peat workings attract wintering and breeding waterfowl including little grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis and water rail Ra…

Little Paxton Pits

…allinago, tufted duck Aythya fuligula, kingfisher Alcedo atthis and nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos have been recorded. In addition there is a small heronry (heron). The site also supports a particularly rich invertebrate fauna. A number of nationally rare species have been rec…

Spye Park

…ds including buzzard Buteo buteo, redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus, nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos and tree pipit Anthus trivialis. The wetness of the site along with its varied woodland structure and abundance of dead wood favours a diverse insect community.

Ham Street Woods

…a and redpoll Carduelis flammea as well as less common ones such as nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos, hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes and sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus. * 'A Nature Conservation Review' Edited by D A Ratcliffe, 1977 Cambridge.

Littlemarsh Common

…rovides an important habitat for a good variety of birds, including nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos.

Thurlbear Wood and Quarrylands

…reeding birds associated with the site include buzzard Buteo buteo, nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos and grasshopper warbler Locustella naevia.

Kelling Heath

…ther typical heathland species include whitethroat Sylvia communis, nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos and linnet Carduelis cannabina. The heath supports a hen harrier Circus cyaneus roost in winter. Reptiles favour the warm, dry conditions present on the heath and common lizards …

Blackmore Vale Commons And Moors

…ion described above, the SSSI includes the Dorset stronghold of the nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos which breeds in the scrub and dense hedges found throughout the SSSI. The SSSI is also known to regularly support populations of other nationally scare and declining butterfly sp…

Thursley, Hankley & Frensham Commons

… rusticola, redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus, tawn owl Strix aluco, nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos and hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes. The open expanse of heath, scrub and unimproved grassland provide important wintering grounds for certain notable species including gr…

West Blean and Thornden Woods

… otus, nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus, tree pipit Anthus trivialis, nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos, grasshopper warbler Locustella naevia and willow tit Poecile montanus. This site also supports an important local population of the declining and specially protected hazel dormo…

Wye and Crundale Downs

…ustes coccothraustes, lesser spotted woodpecker Dryobates minor and nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos. Beneath Wye Downs a calcareous calcium rich stream flows through grassland and woodland on Gault clay, to give rise to marshy grassland, flushes and wet alder woodland habitats…

Townsend

…ver for many migrant and breeding birds including, in some seasons, nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos. Old boundary dry stone walls provide further important habitat for a variety of species, particularly invertebrates. SSSI1000365 Tower Wood Quarry SSSI Description This quarry …

Orlestone Forest

…breeding species include lesser spotted woodpecker Dryobates minor, nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos, hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes, crossbill Loxia curvirostra and woodcock Scolopax rusticola.

Radipole Lake

… as Cetti’s warbler Cettia cetti, bearded tit Panurus biarmicus and nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos. The reedbeds support important pre-migration roosts of sand martin Riparia riparia, house martin Delichon urbicum, swallow Hirundo rustica and yellow wagtail Motacilla flava. T…

Ruttersleigh

…lver–washed fritillary Argynnis paphia. The breeding birds include nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos, redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus and wood warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix. Adder Vipera berus, grass snake Natrix helvetica, slow worm Anguis fragilis and common lizard Lacerta…

Piddles Wood

…birds are present in good numbers and among the breeding species is nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos which is local in Dorset.

Axmouth to Lyme Regis Under Cliffs

…tal cliffs, scrub and woodland, but interesting species such as the nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos have bred. Over 100 species of birds have been recorded but this includes sea birds, waders, and birds of passage. Roe deer Capreolus capreolus inhabit the woods. Because of its …

Haugh Wood

…ccipiter nisus, tawny owl Strix aluco, woodcock Scolopax rusticola, nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos and lesser spotted woodpecker Dryobates minor.

Trench Wood

…h Wood is also one of the best woods in Worcestershire for breeding nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos with up to ten singing males recorded annually.

Hay Wood and Tinkers' Coppice

…ich includes four species, of raptor, all three British woodpecker, nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos, redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus and wood warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix. The dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius, a nationally restricted species, also occurs in the woodland, a…

Bishop's Hill Wood

…ders Vipera berus occur on some of the sunny and sheltered banks. Nightingales Luscinia megarhynchos have been recorded from the denser thickets bordering the woodland.

Glapthorn Cow Pasture

… provide these conditions. The scrub also forms a nesting site for nightingales Luscinia megarhynchos and the site as a whole also includes a number of damp grassy rides and glades which support a good assemblage of plants including greater dodder Cuscuta europaea a notable speci…

Pakefield to Easton Bavents

…blage of species breeding in scrub includes cuckoo Cuculus canorus, nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos and grasshopper warbler Locustella naevia. Twenty four species of bird representative of woodland bird assemblages include, sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus, willow tit Poecile montan…

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