Flora and Fauna
There are several deer species and Eurasian Badgers living in the park, together with a wide range of water fowl on the lake including Canada Geese, Mallards, Coot, Moorhen and Swans. In spring, there are notable displays of bluebells.
The forests mainly consist of mature Spruce and Pine trees although there is also a wide ranging mosaic of deciduous trees on the lower slopes. Bilberry Hill is named after the extensive bilberry bushes that bear fruit in the early to mid autumn and are popular with walkers for the free harvest that is later transformed into jams or bilberry and apple pies.
There are over 380 different types of flowering plants within the park, including 17 types of ferns and 30 types of mosses. There are a range of woodland species including insects such as beetles, centipedes and slugs. Together with flies, bees and butterflies, they provide the staple diet for the larger wildlife within the hills.”
Ninety types of birds have also been recorded within the park. These include the European Robin, Common Chaffinch, Blue Tit, Great Tit and Common Wood Pigeon, with Willow Warblers and Tree Pipits visiting during the summer and Fieldfare and Redwing during the winter.
The damp woodland ground is also home to a variety of reptiles, which include grass snakes, adders and the common lizard. The most evident wildlife are the large numbers of grey squirrels throughout the woods and rabbits over the hills, especially during summer evenings. The area is very popular with walkers, families, birdwatchers, other nature lovers and the general public.
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