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MAMMALS

LINK: Small mammal survey 2010

LARGER MAMMALS

Common Name Latin Name Date, Time Spotter Notes Photo links
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 20.8.07, 16:41, 2009 B. Douglas rabbit.jpg
Grey squirrel Sciurus carolinensis
Mole Talpa europaea
Fox Vulpes vulpes
Badger Meles meles 2009 B.Douglas
Mink Mustela vison     Spraint found, and tracks  
Otter Lutra lutra 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010   one sighting by the mill. Several sightings of tracks. Numerous piles of empty swan mussel shells. Adult seen swimming across Rodden Brook adjacent to the eastern bridge. Otter calls heard during August moth trapping - probably pups, suggesting breeding locally. Sighting 2010 in woods above eastern pool.  
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 24.5.08, August 2009 B.Douglas Single young deer seen from road, 11am. August 2009, 6:30pm family of 4 roe deer seen from the road on path by the main lake moving west.

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RODENTS

Common Name Latin Name Date, Time Spotter Notes Photo links
Bank vole Clethrionomys glareolus    
Short-tailed vole / Field vole Microtus agrestis 22.6.08 B. Taylor June 08 survey, lake side area near west bridge and by logs in plantation shorttailedvole.jpg
Common shrew Sorex aranaeus 22.6.08 B. Taylor June 08 survey, lake side area near west bridge commonshrew.jpg
Water shrew Neomys fodiens
Brown rat Rattus Norvegicus
Wood mouse Apodemus sylvaticus 22.6.08, June 2009 B.Taylor June 08 survey by logs in plantation woodmouse.jpg
           
           

BATS

Common Name Latin Name Date, Time Spotter Notes Photo links
Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus 2009 M.Ridgard, J.Vickers, FAWG group Two pipistrelles detected with bat detector then seen in regular flight pattern around the road bridges, around 10pm, dry still night.  
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus 2009 M.Ridgard During Somerset Wildlife Bat walk on site.  
Serotine Eptesicus serotinus 2007 M.Ridgard, J.Vickers    
Daubenton's bat Myotis daubentonii 2009 M.Ridgard During Somerset Wildlife Bat walk on site.  
Noctule Nyctalus noctula 2009 M.Ridgard During Somerset Wildlife Bat walk on site.