Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Whitacre Heath

…ia communis. These all breed regularly with some acting as hosts to the cuckoo Cuculus canorus. In winter hen harrier Circus cyaneus and short eared owl Asio flammeus hunt and roost at Whitacre Heath. The grassland and scrub also hosts a mixed population of breeding crows, finch…

Mound Alderwoods

…k Tringa totanus frequent the wetter fen and scrub edge habitats, whilst cuckoo Cuculus canorus, grasshopper warbler Locustella naevia and sedge warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus breed within damp scrub habitats. Unusually, shelduck Tadorna tadorna breed in natural rock cavities…

Stinchcombe Hill

… borin and whitethroat Sylvia communis with tree pipit Anthus trivialis, cuckoo Cuculus canorus and bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula.

Stiffkey Valley

…urvirostra avosetta, lapwing Vanellus vanellus, redshank Tringa totanus, cuckoo Cuculus canorus, kingfisher Alcedo atthis, sedge warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus, reed warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus and reed bunting Emberiza schoeniclus. In addition to the breeding bird assemb…

Cwm Glo a Glyndyrys

…nd at Cwm Glo a Glyndyrys and, including nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus, cuckoo Cuculus canorus, tree pipit Anthus trivialis, whinchat Saxicola rubetra, wood warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix and redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus. great crested newts Triturus cristatus have been rec…

Plumstone Mountain

…a, grasshopper warbler Locustella naevia, whitethroat Sylvia curruca and cuckoo Cuculus canorus all breed regularly. Large numbers of snipe Gallinago gallinago over-winter and migrating whimbrel Numenius phaeopus stop on passage. The adjacent forestry plantation supports a very l…

Pakefield to Easton Bavents

…rk Lullula arborea. The assemblage 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 nis…

Chattenden Woods And Lodge Hill

…ax rusticola, stock dove Columba oenas, turtle dove Streptopelia turtur, cuckoo Cuculus canorus, tawny owl Strix aluco, green woodpecker Picus viridis, great spotted woodpecker Dendrocopos major, whitethroat Sylvia communis, lesser whitethroat Sylvia curruca, linnet Carduelis can…

Ingrebourne Marshes

…ocephalus scirpaceus and sedge warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus, with cuckoos Cuculus canorus exploiting the nests of the latter 2 species. Water rail Rallus aquaticus also breed within the dense reed swamps and kingfisher Alcedo atthis nest in the steep banks of the River Ingr…

Swanscombe Peninsula

…phalus scirpaceus, with the last of these often providing host nests for cuckoo Cuculus canorus. The wetland mosaic with scrub supports Cetti’s warbler Cettia cetti. Scrub varies in density across the site. Species such as grasshopper warbler Locustella naevia prefer the scattere…

Upper Nene Valley Gravel Pits

…re Cetti’s warbler Cettia cetti, along with water rail Rallus aquaticus, cuckoo Cuculus canorus, yellow wagtail Motacilla flava, grey wagtail Motacilla cinerea and reed bunting Emberiza schoeniclus, are associated with damp grassland, scattered scrub and stands of marginal vegeta…

Humber Estuary

…dubius, snipe Gallinago gallinago, redshank, common tern Sterna hirundo, cuckoo Cuculus canorus, kingfisher Alcedo atthis, yellow wagtail Motacilla flava, grasshopper warbler Locustella naevia, sedge warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus, reed warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus and ree…

Slapton Ley

…ant assemblage of breeding birds, including water rail Rallus aquaticus, cuckoo Cuculus canorus, kingfisher Alcedo atthis, reed warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus, sedge warbler A. schoenobaenus, and reed bunting Emberiza schoeniclus. Mute swan Cygnus olor, great crested grebe Podic…

Ely Pits and Meadows

…s, sedge warbler A. schoenobaenus, reed bunting Emberiza schoeniclus and cuckoo Cuculus canorus. Exposed banks of the clay pits provide nesting sites for kingfisher Alcedo atthis. The washland and wet grassland north of the River great Ouse also support several of the assemblage…

Ebernoe Common

…zard Buteo buteo, woodcock Scolopax rusticola, stock dove Columba oenas, cuckoo Cuculus canorus, tawny owl Strix aluco, green woodpecker Picus viridis, great spotted woodpecker Dendrocopos major, lesser spotted woodpecker Dryobates minor, nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos, garden…

Woolston Eyes

…tula clypeata, tufted duck Aythya fuligula, water rail Rallus aquaticus, cuckoo Cuculus canorus, kingfisher Alcedo atthis, grasshopper warbler Locustella naevia, sedge warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus, reed warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus and reed bunting Emberiza schoeniclus. …

Merthen Wood

…Heathland and scrub habitats support a range of breeding birds including cuckoo Cuculus canorus, nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus, tree pipit Anthus trivialis, stonechat Saxicola rubicola, Dartford warbler Sylvia undata and grasshopper warbler Locustella naevia. Fens (including ha…

Mid Cornwall Moors

…Heathland and scrub habitats support a range of breeding birds including cuckoo Cuculus canorus, nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus, tree pipit Anthus trivialis, stonechat Saxicola rubicola, Dartford warbler Sylvia undata and grasshopper warbler Locustella naevia. Fens including habi…

Attenborough Gravel Pits

… warbler A. schoenobaenus, along with reed bunting Emberiza schoeniclus, cuckoo Cuculus canorus and the uncommon Cetti’s warbler Cettia cetti, are associated with areas of taller swamp and carr woodland. Sparsely vegetated features such as islands and eroding shorelines provide …

Ipsley Alders Marsh

…d bunting Emberiza schoeniclus, whose nests are often parasitised by the cuckoo Cuculus canorus. The site is surrounded on most sides by dense tall hedgerows. These, together with the scattering of isolated large trees mainly pedunculate oak Quercus robur and pollard willows Sali…

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