This page shares definite sightings of less common wildlife and plant species in Ludwell Valley Park and in gardens adjoining the park.
Please share any sightings (or birds heard) with us, via our Facebook page, Twitter or by email.
Devon Wildlife Trust have generously let us use some of their pictures – thank you so much – and these are marked ‘DWT’. Other photos with no acknowledgement have been provided by members of the public.
Animals & Reptiles
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- Slow worm, June 2017
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- Otter. DWT
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- Fox
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- Badger
Also seen, but no photo is available:
- Freshwater Eel, 2017
- Common Pipistrelle bat
Birds
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- Hawfinch, January 2018
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- Chiffchaff. DWT photo.May 2018. Heard Feb 2019
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- Water Rail January 2017 Sherie New DWT
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- Redwing April 2018(Neil Bygrave) DWT. Seen Feb 2019
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- Brambling February 2018 (Neil Bygrave).DWT
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- Wren. November 2017.DWT
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- Sparrowhawk. April 2018. DWT. Also April 2020
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- Greenfinch May.2018. DWT
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- Goldfinch. May 2018.(Neil Bygrave). DWT
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- Great Tit. (Neil Bygrave). DWT
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- Blue Tit (Neil Bygrave). DWT
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- Lapwing
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- Devon dipper. DWT Chris Root
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- Chaffinch. DWT Neil Bygrave. Pair seen near community orchard, Jan 2019
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- Greater spotted woodpecker. DWT Darin Smith. Heard Feb 2019 near Panny
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- Kingfisher. DWT Chris Root
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- Tawny owl. DWT. November 2017. Seen Nov 2019
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- Long tailed tit. Group seen Jan 25th 2019, near Panny
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- Raven.
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- Green sandpiper
Also seen, but no photo is available:
- Blackcap May 2018
- Brambling, February 2018
- Bullfinch May 2018
- Carrion crow May 2018
- Grey Wagtail, November 2017. February 2019
- Goldcrest. Seen again January 2019 by Panny
- Goldfinch
- Golden Plover
- House sparrow
- Jackdaw May 2018
- Starling May 2018
- Songthrush
- Swift
Insects
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- Gatekeeper Butterfly DWT (Andy Stevens)
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- 6 spot burnet moth. DWT
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- Red Admiral.DWT Chris Root
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- Spindle moth caterpillar. June 2019
Also seen, but no photo is available:
- Demoiselle dameslfly
- Banded demoiselle damselfy
- Migrant hawker dragonfly
Plants
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- Puffballs, 5 August 2017
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- Snowdrops, 16 February 2018
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- Scarlet Elf Cup. March 2018
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- Wood Ear (auricula-judae).April 2018
Also seen, but no photo is available:
- Birdsfoot Trefoil