All species

180 species

• Alder Alnus glutinosa Deciduous tree · catkins Feb–Apr, cones all year Plants
• American Mink Neogale vison Here all year · does not hibernate Mammal
• Angle Shades Phlogophora meticulosa On the wing May–Oct Insects
• Arctic Charr Salvelinus alpinus Here all year · spawns Oct–Dec Fish
• Ash Fraxinus excelsior Deciduous tree · last into leaf, first out Plants
• Atlantic Salmon Salmo salar Runs the Nith spring–autumn · spawns Nov–Jan Fish
• Badger Meles meles Here all year · less active in midwinter Mammal
• Bank Vole Myodes glareolus Here all year · does not hibernate Mammal
• Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis Winter visitor · Oct–Apr Bird
• Biting Stonecrop Sedum acre In flower Jun–Jul Plants
• Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Resident · here all year Bird
• Blackbird Turdus merula Resident · here all year Bird
• Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Summer migrant · Apr–Sep · some overwinter Bird
• Blackthorn Prunus spinosa Deciduous shrub · in flower Mar–Apr, sloes Sep–Nov Plants
• Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Resident · here all year Bird
• Bramble Rubus fruticosus agg. In flower Jun–Aug · fruit Aug–Oct Plants
• Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata Semi-evergreen fern Plants
• Brook Lamprey Lampetra planeri Here all year · spawns Apr–May Fish
• Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Here all year · does not hibernate Mammal
• Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Here all year · does not hibernate Mammal
• Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris Active Feb–Nov · queens may fly all winter Insects
• Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Resident · here all year Bird
• Bullhead Cottus gobio Here all year · spawns Mar–May Fish
• Caddisfly larva Limnephilus lunatus Larvae all year · adults Jun–Oct Insects
• Canada Goose Branta canadensis Resident · here all year Bird
• Carrion Crow Corvus corone Resident · here all year Bird
• Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Resident · here all year Bird
• Chub Squalius cephalus Here all year · spawns May–Jun Fish
• Cladonia Cup Lichen Cladonia fimbriata Present all year Plants
• Coal Tit Periparus ater Resident · here all year Bird
• Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha On the wing May–Jun Insects
• Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Resident · here all year Bird
• Common Bream Abramis brama Here all year · spawns May–Jun Fish
• Common Butterfly Bush Buddleja davidii In flower Jul–Sep Plants
• Common Buzzard Buteo buteo Resident · here all year Bird
• Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum Active Mar–Nov Insects
• Common Carp Cyprinus carpio Here all year · spawns May–Jul Fish
• Common Dab Limanda limanda Here all year · spawns in spring Fish
• Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum On the wing Jun–Nov Insects
• Common Goby Pomatoschistus microps Here all year · spawns Apr–Aug Fish
• Common Haircap Moss Polytrichum commune Present all year · capsules Jun–Sep Plants
• Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Resident · here all year Bird
• Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra In flower Jun–Sep Plants
• Common Nettle Urtica dioica In flower Jun–Sep Plants
• Common Orange Lichen Xanthoria parietina Present all year Plants
• Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Resident · here all year Bird
• Common Polypody Polypodium vulgare Evergreen fern Plants
• Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris In flower Jun–Oct Plants
• Common Raven Corvus corax Resident · here all year Bird
• Common Reed Phragmites australis In flower Aug–Oct · stems stand all winter Plants
• Common Shrew Sorex araneus Here all year · does not hibernate Mammal
• Common Stonefly Perla bipunctata On the wing Apr–Jul Insects
• Common Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Resident · here all year Bird
• Coot Fulica atra Resident · here all year Bird
• Curlew Numenius arquata Resident · here all year Bird
• Dace Leuciscus leuciscus Here all year · spawns Mar–May Fish
• Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis In flower Jul–Oct Plants
• Dog Rose Rosa canina In flower Jun–Jul · hips Sep–Nov Plants
• Drone Fly Eristalis tenax Active Feb–Nov · adults overwinter Insects
• Dunlin Calidris alpina Winter visitor · Aug–Apr Bird
• Dunnock Prunella modularis Resident · here all year Bird
• Eel Anguilla anguilla Here all year · spawns in the Sargasso Sea Fish
• Elder Sambucus nigra Deciduous shrub · in flower Jun, berries Aug–Sep Plants
• Feral Pigeon Columba livia domestica Resident · here all year Bird
• Field Vole Microtus agrestis Here all year · does not hibernate Mammal
• Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Winter visitor · Oct–Apr Bird
• Flounder Platichthys flesus Here all year · runs well up the Nith Fish
• Foxglove Digitalis purpurea In flower Jun–Aug · biennial Plants
• Freshwater Shrimp Gammarus pulex Here all year Insects
• Goat Willow Salix caprea Deciduous tree · catkins Mar–Apr Plants
• Goldcrest Regulus regulus Resident · here all year Bird
• Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Resident · here all year Bird
• Gorse Ulex europaeus In flower all year · peaks Mar–May Plants
• Grayling Thymallus thymallus Here all year · spawns Mar–May Fish
• Great Diving Beetle Dytiscus marginalis Active all year · flies between ponds at night Insects
• Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Resident · here all year Bird
• Great Tit Parus major Resident · here all year Bird
• Green Drake Mayfly Ephemera danica On the wing May–Jun Insects
• Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Resident · here all year Bird
• Greenfinch Chloris chloris Resident · here all year Bird
• Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Resident · here all year Bird
• Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Here all year · does not hibernate Mammal
• Greylag Goose Anser anser Resident · here all year Bird
• Gudgeon Gobio gobio Here all year · spawns May–Jun Fish
• Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Active Mar–Nov · hibernates in winter Insects
• Hart's-tongue Fern Asplenium scolopendrium Evergreen fern Plants
• Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna Deciduous shrub · in flower May, haws Sep–Dec Plants
• Hazel Corylus avellana Deciduous shrub · catkins Jan–Mar Plants
• Herb Robert Geranium robertianum In flower Apr–Oct Plants
• Holly Ilex aquifolium Evergreen tree · berries Nov–Feb Plants
• Honey Bee Apis mellifera Active Feb–Nov · colony survives the winter Insects
• Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum In flower Jun–Sep · berries Aug–Oct Plants
• House Mouse Mus musculus Here all year · does not hibernate Mammal
• House Sparrow Passer domesticus Resident · here all year Bird
• Ivy Hedera helix Evergreen · in flower Sep–Nov, berries Feb–Apr Plants
• Jackdaw Corvus monedula Resident · here all year Bird
• Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica In flower Aug–Oct · an invasive species Plants
• Jay Garrulus glandarius Resident · here all year Bird
• Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Resident · here all year Bird
• Lesser-spotted Catshark Scyliorhinus canicula Here all year · lays eggcases in spring Fish
• Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Resident · here all year Bird
• Magpie Pica pica Resident · here all year Bird
• Male Fern Dryopteris filix-mas Deciduous fern · fronds Apr–Nov Plants
• Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Active Mar–Nov Insects
• Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Resident · here all year Bird
• Minnow Phoxinus phoxinus Here all year · spawns May–Jun Fish
• Mole Talpa europaea Here all year · almost always underground Mammal
• Mute Swan Cygnus olor Resident · here all year Bird
• Navelwort (Wall Pennywort) Umbilicus rupestris In flower Jun–Aug Plants
• Nine-spined Stickleback Pungitius pungitius Here all year · spawns Apr–Jul Fish
• Northern Pike Esox lucius Here all year · spawns Mar–May Fish
• Nuthatch Sitta europaea Resident · here all year Bird
• Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium In flower Apr–Jul Plants
• Ox-eye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare In flower Jun–Aug Plants
• Oxford Ragwort Senecio squalidus In flower May–Dec Plants
• Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Resident · here all year Bird
• Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur Deciduous tree · acorns Sep–Oct Plants
• Perch Perca fluviatilis Here all year · spawns Apr–Jun Fish
• Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus Resident · here all year Bird
• Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Resident · here all year Bird
• Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus Winter visitor · Sep–Apr Bird
• Plaice Pleuronectes platessa Here all year · spawns in late winter Fish
• Primrose Primula vulgaris In flower Feb–May Plants
• Pygmy Shrew Sorex minutus Here all year · does not hibernate Mammal
• Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Here all year · does not hibernate Mammal
• Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss Here all year · rarely breeds in the wild Fish
• Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta On the wing May–Nov · increasingly overwinters Insects
• Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Here all year · does not hibernate Mammal
• Red Kite Milvus milvus Resident · here all year Bird
• Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Here all year · does not hibernate Mammal
• Redwing Turdus iliacus Winter visitor · Oct–Mar Bird
• Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Resident · here all year Bird
• Reed Canary-grass Phalaris arundinacea In flower Jun–Aug Plants
• River Lamprey Lampetra fluviatilis Runs the Nith in winter · spawns in spring Fish
• Roach Rutilus rutilus Here all year · spawns Apr–Jun Fish
• Robin Erithacus rubecula Resident · here all year Bird
• Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Here all year · does not hibernate Mammal
• Rook Corvus frugilegus Resident · here all year Bird
• Rowan Sorbus aucuparia Deciduous tree · in flower May, berries Aug–Oct Plants
• Rudd Scardinius erythrophthalmus Here all year · spawns Apr–Jun Fish
• Rustyback Fern Asplenium ceterach Evergreen fern Plants
• Sand Eel Ammodytes tobianus Here all year · buries in sand at low tide Fish
• Sand Goby Pomatoschistus minutus Here all year · spawns Apr–Aug Fish
• Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris Evergreen conifer · cones ripen in the second year Plants
• Sea Lamprey Petromyzon marinus Runs the Nith in late spring · spawns in summer Fish
• Sea Trout Salmo trutta Runs the Nith in summer · spawns Oct–Jan Fish
• Selfheal Prunella vulgaris In flower Jun–Sep Plants
• Sessile Oak Quercus petraea Deciduous tree · acorns Sep–Oct Plants
• Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus Mostly a winter visitor · Oct–Mar Bird
• Signal Crayfish Pacifastacus leniusculus Here all year · an invasive species Insects
• Silver Birch Betula pendula Deciduous tree · catkins Apr–May Plants
• Skylark Alauda arvensis Resident · here all year Bird
• Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Resident · here all year Bird
• Sparling (Smelt) Osmerus eperlanus Spawns in the Nith in early spring Fish
• Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus Resident · here all year Bird
• Starling Sturnus vulgaris Resident · here all year Bird
• Stoat Mustela erminea Here all year · does not hibernate Mammal
• Stone Loach Barbatula barbatula Here all year · spawns Apr–Jun Fish
• Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Resident · here all year Bird
• Teal Anas crecca Mostly a winter visitor · Sep–Apr Bird
• Tench Tinca tinca Here all year · spawns Jun–Jul Fish
• Thornback Ray Raja clavata Here all year · lays eggcases in spring Fish
• Three-spined Stickleback Gasterosteus aculeatus Here all year · spawns Apr–Jul Fish
• Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Resident · here all year Bird
• Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Resident · here all year Bird
• Water Shrew Neomys fodiens Here all year · does not hibernate Mammal
• Water Vole Arvicola amphibius Here all year · does not hibernate Mammal
• Weasel Mustela nivalis Here all year · does not hibernate Mammal
• White Clover Trifolium repens In flower May–Sep Plants
• White-lipped Snail Cepaea hortensis Active Mar–Nov Insects
• Whiting Merlangius merlangus Here all year · closest inshore in winter Fish
• Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus Winter visitor · Oct–Apr Bird
• Wigeon Mareca penelope Winter visitor · Sep–Apr Bird
• Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum In flower Jul–Aug · seedheads all winter Plants
• Wood Avens Geum urbanum In flower May–Sep Plants
• Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Here all year · does not hibernate Mammal
• Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Resident · here all year Bird
• Wych Elm Ulmus glabra Deciduous tree · in flower Feb–Mar Plants
• Yarrow Achillea millefolium In flower Jun–Oct Plants
• Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Resident · here all year Bird

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