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Willow Tits
Willow tits (Poecile montanus) are somewhere between the size of blue tits and great tits. They are on the red list of endangered species in the UK, with only 3,400 pairs breeding. They can be seen in young wet woodland, where there is dead, decaying wood that they can excavate holes to nest in.
Hare
The European hare (Lepus europaeus) likes a mix of open grassland and scrub or woodland edges. The mosaic of habitats that make up culm grassland are ideal for them. Since the 1800’s the population has decreased by 80%, but it has recovered slightly since the turn of the millennium, largely due to environmental schemes on agricultural land.
Stonechats
Stonechats (Saxicola rubicola) get their name from their call, which sounds like stones being knocked together. They can be seen on the culm all through the year, perching on shrubs and bushes. They are slightly smaller than robins and eat invertebrates, seeds and fruit.
Marsh Fritillary
Marsh fritillaries (Euphydryas aurinia) are an iconic species of culm grassland. Their population has been reduced to a fraction of its former size by habitat loss and a decline of their foodplant: devil’s bit scabious. They are poor fliers, only covering 50-100 metres. This makes them vulnerable to fragmentation of their colonies. They spend most of the year as caterpillars and can be seen as butterflies from April to July.
Whitethroats
Whitethroats (Curruca communis) are warblers about the size of a great tit. They winter in Africa and can be seen in scrubby habitat on the culm from April to October. They are on the amber list of endangered species in the UK. They are still recovering from droughts in their wintering grounds in the 1960s, which led to a loss of 90% of their UK numbers. This leads to concerns about their ability to survive as the climate changes.