The Friends of Hatton Fields Wildlife Project, in collaboration with iNaturalist, is an initiative dedicated to exploring and conserving the rich biodiversity of Hatton Fields. Through the innovative platform provided by iNaturalist, volunteers and nature enthusiasts alike are empowered to document and share observations of the wildlife thriving in this vibrant ecosystem. By leveraging citizen science, the project fosters community engagement and scientific inquiry, allowing participants to contribute valuable data that informs conservation efforts and enhances our understanding of local flora and fauna. Together, the Friends of Hatton Fields and iNaturalist are preserving the natural heritage of this cherished area and fostering a deeper connection between people and the environment, inspiring appreciation for the wonders of the natural world.
Please take a moment to visit our Wildlife of Hatton Fields Project on iNaturalist, download the app, and get involved.
Here is our wildlife register, we are constantly adding new animals and plants as they are discovered.
ANIMALS | PLANTS |
Bats – common pipistrelle, soprano pipistrelle, Noctule, Daubenton’s, Common Serotine | Bird’s-eye speedwell |
Bees –Megachiline leafcutter bee, bumble bee, western honeybee | Bittersweet nightshade |
Beetles –Asian lady beetle, common red soldier beetle, seven spotted lady beetle, cow parsley leaf beetle, thick-legged flower beetle, common digger bees | Black knapweed |
Butterflies and Moths – Holly Blue, Jersey Tiger Moth, Speckled Wood, Gatekeeper, Cinnabar moth, Meadow Brown, Essex Skipper, Small White, Large White, Green-Veined White, Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral, Peacock, Comma, Small Copper, Orange-Tip, Brimstone, Ringlet, Small Heath and Brown Hairstreak. | Black poplar tree |
Carp | Bramble (blackberry) |
Common chiffchaff | Broad-leaved dock, Red dock spot |
Common gull, black headed gull | Bull thistle |
Common newt | Buttercups |
Common whitethroat | Chamomile |
Common Wood pigeon | Cherry tree |
Crow | Chickory |
Ducks | Comfrey |
Eurasian Coot | Common dogwood |
Eurasian Jay | Common groundsel |
Eurasian Kestrel | Common mallow |
European Magpie | Common mugwort |
European Rabbits | Common Pear tree |
European Robin | Common sorrel, pink sorrel |
European Starling | Common vetch |
Flies –Yellow-haired sun fly, blue-tailed damselfly | Common yarrow |
Frogs | Cow parsley |
Frogs | Creeping thistle |
Great cormorant | Cut-leaved crane’s-bill, small flowered crane’s-bill, Doves-foot crane’s-bill |
Grey Heron | Dandelion |
Hedgehog | Dicots |
House Sparrow | Dog Rose |
Kingfisher | Elm tree |
Moorhen | English Oak |
Muntjac deer | European beech tree |
Mute Swan | European black elderberry |
Owls – Barn, Tawny, Short-eared, Long-eared | European holly |
Parakeet | Field bindweed |
Peregrine falcon | Field maple tree, sycamore maple |
Red Fox | Garlic mustard |
Red Kites | Globetails |
Ruddy Shelduck | Goutweed |
Sparrow hawk | Great willowherb |
Spiders –Wolf spider, ground crab spider | Greater celandine |
Stonechat | Green alkanet |
Tits – long tailed, blue, marsh tit | Grey willow tree |
Toads | Hawthorn, Blackthorn |
Woodpecker – greater spotted, green | Hazel tree |
| Finches – Goldfinch | Hemlock |
| Finches – Greenfinch | Herb robert |
Hogweeds | |
Holm oak tree | |
Honeysuckle | |
Hybrid bluebell and Native bluebell | |
Nettles | |
Nipplewort | |
Periwinkles | |
Plum tree | |
Poppies | |
Ragwort | |
Rapeseed | |
Red deadnettle, white deadnettle | |
Ribwort plantain | |
Rough meadow grass, smooth meadow grass, tall oat grass, meadow foxtail, orchard grass | |
Rusty willow tree | |
Shepherd’s-purses | |
Silver birch tree | |
Sweet-brier | |
Tansy | |
Tribe Cardueae | |
Wayfaring-tree | |
White campion, Red campion | |
Whitebeam | |
Wintercresses | |
Wood forget-me-not | |
Yorkshire fog |
