Wildlife spotting Warley Woods provides valuable habitat for a wide range of wildlife and plants and is an important green space in a heavily built up urban area. There is a rich diversity of species in Warley Woods from invertebrates to birds to mammals. There are several leaflets which will help you identify some of the natural features of Warley Woods: (trees, birds and plants in The Wilderness). You can pick these up at The Pavilion or see them online here. Species List This is not an exhaustive list but it will give you an idea of the variety of life that exists in Warley Woods. If you see something in Warley Woods that is not listed here, please let us know through this online form. Regional records for wildlife sightings are held by Ecorecord. You can also let them know about your sightings too and this will be formally added to records for the region. Ecorecord recording form can be accessed here. Mammals Grey squirrel Common pipistrelle bat Whiskered/Brandt’s bat Noctule bat Red fox Hedgehog Brown rat Voles Woodmouse Birds Green woodpecker Great Spotted Woodpecker Chaffinch Longtailed tit Blue tit Great tit Chiff chaff Coal tit Goldcrest Tree-creeper Nuthatch Robin Carrion crow Magpie Feral pigeon Wood pigeon Wren Blackbird Greenfinch Song thrush Jay Fieldfare Buzzard Sparrowhawk Parakeet Blackcap Bullfinch Collared dove Stock dove Dunnock Goldfinch House sparrow Housemartin Swift Kestrel Willow warbler Garden warbler Pied wagtail Mistle thrush Song thrush Starling Tawny owl Redwing Black headed gull Herring gull Siskin Pied flycatcher Heron Trees include Red oak American oak English oak Sessile oak Horse chestnut Sweet chestnut Sycamore Silver birch Larch Scot’s pine Beech Wildflowers and other plants Bluebells and Wood anemones can be found in the Woodland. There are a whole range of plants in The Wilderness which we are continuing to record. We also hope for new species of flowers in the trial wildflower meadows. In the areas that were gardens to the house and ornamental beds for the Edwardian park, a range of native and non-native shrubs and perennials can be found. Some of the most interesting plants in Warley Woods can be found in The Wilderness. The Wilderness Warley Woods Community Trust has given an official make-over to a space in the park which has a chequered history; an area which had multiple uses in the past and was also the location for an illegal dump of thousands of tonnes of soil and rubble in 2004. Thankfully this area had started to regenerate naturally with the range of plants attracting new birds and insects to the park. On the advice of local residents, the Trust decided to designate the area for wildlife and to create a new visitor attraction within the park. We secured lottery funding from the CommunitySpaces Programme, managed by GroundworkUK which enabled us to survey the area for plants and invertebrates, make it safe, accessible and understandable. If you love seeing the wildlife and plants in Warley Woods as much as we do, please consider giving a donation to help with the upkeep of Warley Woods. Please select a donation amount: * £5 £10 £20 Other Set up a regular payment Donate