Entrance to Nature Reserve

Nature Reserve Map

Inside the Nature Reserve

The Dalton Piercy Nature reserve yields an abundance of wildlife, including bats, owls and water voles. It’s well worth the visit, especially for walkers.

For more information on The Batts Nature Reserve click here.

BBC Survey 1986 wildlife in Elwick and Dalton Piercy area.

Rare                                  
 Deer         Water-Vole     Stoat     

 Uncommon                              
 Hare         Bat            Weasel    
 Toad         Cricket                  

                                       
 Fairly-common                         
 Fox          Newt           Mole      
 Rabbit       Stickle-back   Minnow    
 Moths        Butterflies    Wild Bees 
 Frogs                                 

 Common                                
 Hedgehog     Rat            Bank-Vole 
 Field-Mouse  Mouse          Ladybird  
 Wasps                                 

Birds:

Rare                                  
 Peawit     Bull-finch    Sparrowhawk  
 Wild Ducks Woodpecker    Coal Tit     
 Cuckoo     Wild Geese    Skylark      
 Curlew                                
                                       
 Uncomon                               
 Field Fare     Wren        Pheasant   
 Owl            Gold-Finch  Swift      
 House Martin   Magpie      Jackdaw    
 Tree-Creeper   Kestrel     Crow       
                                       
 Fairly Common                         
 Green-Finch    Robin       Thrush     
 Sea-Gulls      Pigeons     Chaffinch  
 Rook                                  
                                       
 Common                                
 Blue-Tit     Great-tit     Sparrow    
 Starling     Blackbird