Wildlife Information

Amphibians
Common Frog Rana temporaria
Views of Common Frog
Common frogs can breathe through their skin as well as their lungs; this enables them to hibernate for several months beneath piles of mud and decaying leaves underwater. Males tend to be slightly smaller and darker then females. They eat insects, slugs, snails and worms. Tadpoles are herbivores and feed on algae, but become carnivorous when they mature into adult frogs.
Common Toad Bufo bufo
Picture of Common Toad
Common toads secrete an irritant substance from their skin that prevents most predators from eating them. They have a broad, squat body and a rounded snout. They eat most invertebrates and sometimes small mammals such as mice.
Birds
Coot Fulica atra
Views of Coot
The Coot has black feathers except for the forehead which matches the white bill. Its feet are large and grey. A close relative of the Moorhen.
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
Picture of male and female Mallards
A duck commonly seen all year round. Large and sturdily built; the familiar male has green head and yellow bill, a white neck band, brown breast and white-grey wings; whereas females, eclipse males and juveniles have brown feathers and a dull orange bill.
Depiction of Moorhen
Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
The Moorhen is slightly smaller than its relative the Coot; it has a dark body with a white stripe along the sides. Its beak is yellow and red, with a large red spot above. The legs are greenish yellow with three long widely spread toes well adapted to walking in watery terrain. The young are brownish grey and lack the red spot above their beaks.
Picture of Pied Wagtail
Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba
A small, long-tailed and rather sprightly black and white bird. The Pied Wagtail eats insects and can be seen all year round.
Depiction of Swallow
Swallow Hirundo rustica
Swallows feed on the wing by catching insects in their large gapes. The long tail feathers give Swallows exceptional manoeuvrability. They migrate to southern Africa during September, and return to Britain from late March.
Fish
Depiction of Carp
Carp Cyprinu carpio
The colour on the back can vary from silver-grey to green-brown. The belly is usually whitish. The mouth has four barbels (whiskers), two at each corner of the mouth. They thrive in warm water, as they need a specific temperature in which to breed.
Picture of Perch
Perch Perca fluviatilis
It has two dorsal fins – the first being greyish/olive in colour and reinforced with hard, sharp pointed rays. The body is generally dark green graduating to a white belly with striped bands of colour.
Depiction of Roach
Roach Rutilus rutilus
A common and streamlined fish deepening in the belly and shoulders as it increases in size. Has relatively large silvery scales with red/orange eyes and red lower fins. The general body colour is silver white.
Picture of Tench
Tench Tinca tinca
The Tench has a short, sturdy thick-set body with a layer of silky smooth slime. It has a short pair of barbules on the yellowish-orange upper lip. The back can vary from almost black to olive green in colour, graduating to a creamy or white belly. There are lots of colour variations: golden, yellow, orange with black spots, etc.
Small Invertebrates
Pond Skater Gerris lacustris
Depiction of Pond Skater
Pond Skaters float on the surface of the water sensing vibrations and ripples with the sensitive hairs on their legs and bodies. They feed on other insects.
Water Boatman Notonecta glauca
Picture of Water Boatman
A small brown insect that swims upside down, propelled by two long legs which paddle like oars. Water Boatmen rest on the surface of the water sensing vibrations of their prey, this includes tadpoles, small fish and other aquatic insects.

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