Birds - link to photos
Hedge Accentor (Dunnock) Prunella modularis
Common Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia
Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
Lesser Redpoll Carduelis cabaret
Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis
Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus
Stone Curlew Burhinus oedicnemus
Woodlark Lullula arborea
Linnet Carduelis cannabina
Skylark Alauda arvensis
Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella
Reptiles and Amphibians - link to photos
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara
Grass Snake Natrix natrix
Slow worm Anguis fragilis
Common Toad Bufo bufo
Natterjack Toad Bufo calamita
Bees and Wasps - link to photos
Brown-Banded Carder Bee Bombus humilis
Moss Carder Bee Bombus muscorum
Red-shanked Carder-bee Bombus ruderarius
Weevil Hunting Wasp Cerceris quadricincta
5-Banded Tailed Digger Wasp Cerceris quinquefasciata
Beetles - link to photos
Wormwood Moonshiner Amara fusca
Brush-thighed Seed-eater Harpalus froelichii
Set-aside Downy-Back Ophonus laticolis
Butterflies - link to photos
Small Heath (acid grassland) Coenonympha pamphilus
Grayling Hipparchia semele
Dingy Skipper Erynnis tages
Silver Studded Blue Plebejus argus
Moths - link to photos
For detailed information about each species click on the name to visit Suffolk Moth Group website
Moth species marked ** are designated as 'Priority - Research Only'. The species are common and widespread, but rapidly declining.
Dingy Mocha Cyclophora pendularia
Bordered Gothic Heliophobus reticulata
Lunar Yellow Underwing Noctua orbona
Pale Shining Brown Polia bombycina
Knot Grass Acronicta rumicis**
Flounced Chestnut Agrochola helvola**
Brown-spot Pinion Agrochola litura**
Beaded Chestnut Agrochola lychnidis**
Mouse Moth Amphipyra tragopoginis**
Deep-brown Dart Aporophyla lutulenta**
Dark Brocade Blepharita adusta**
Minor Shoulder Knot Brachylomia viminalis**
Mottled Rustic Caradrina morpheus**
Latticed Heath Chiasmia clathrata**
Small Square-spot Diarsia rubi**
Small Phoenix Ecliptopera silaceata**
Autumnal Rustic Eugnorisma glareosa**
White-line Dart Euxoa tritici**
Rosy Rustic Hydraecia micacea**
Brindled Beauty Lycia hirtaria**
Dot Moth Melanchra persicariae**
Rosy Minor Mesoligia literosa**
Shoulder-striped Wainscot Mythimna comma**
Powdered Quaker Orthosia gracilis**
Mullein Wave Scopula marginepunctata**
White Ermine Spilosoma lubricipeda**
Buff Ermine Spilosoma luteum**
Hedge Rustic Tholera cespitis**
Feathered Gothic Tholera decimalis**
Pale Eggar Trichiura crataegi**
Oak Hook-tip Watsonalla binaria (oak trees)**
Dark-barred Twin-Spot Carpet Xanthorhoe ferrugata**
Heath Rustic Xestia agathina**
Neglected Rustic Xestia castanea**
Spiders - link to photos
Serrated Tongue Spider Centromerus serratus
Silky Gallows-spider Dipoena inornata
Heath Grasper Haplodrassus dalmatensis
Antlion - link to photo
Antlion Euroleon nostras (Suffolk Priority species)
Fungi - link to photos
Pitted Frillwort Fossombronia foveolata
Thatch Moss (acid grassland) Leptodontium gemmascens
Veilwort (acid grassland) Pallavicinia lyellii
Lichens - link to photos
Starry Breck-lichen Buellia asterella (calcareous - Brecks)
Scaly Breck-lichen Squamarina lentigera (calcareous - Brecks)
Toninia physaroides
Toninia sedifolia
Plants - link to photos
Field Wormwood Artemisia campestris
Purple Milk-vetch Astragalus danicus
Rare Spring-sedge Carex ericetorum
Grape-hyacinth Muscari neglectum
Spanish Catchfly Silene otites
Fingered Speedwell Veronica triphyllos
Spring Speedwell Veronica verna
Red-tipped Cudweed Filago lutescens
Tower Mustard Arabis glabra
Annual Knawel Scleranthus annuus
Fine-leaved Sandwort Minuartia hybrid