Photo: Badger in Northwood circa 1980 R.W.Gallop

This table lists 25 species of mammal which there is a good chance of seeing in Northwood or Medham. Of this list of 25, a current total of 6 mammals have been recorded.

If you have seen a mammal not recorded on this list, or any other mammal not mentioned, please contact the Natural History editor (debbiepledge@hotmail.com) with your sightings, including date and location of sighting, number seen and any other information you have. This list will be updated regularly to reflect any information you send in. With the contribution of more people the total can be increased.

RECORDED	COMMON NAME	SCIENTIFIC NAME
Recorded	Red squirrel	Sciurus vulgaris
Recorded	Red fox	Vulpes vulpes
Recorded	Hedgehog	Erinaceus europaeus
Recorded	Rabbit	Oryctolagus cuniculus
Recorded	Badger	Meles meles
	Common dormouse	Muscardinus avellanarius
	Wood mouse	Apodemus sylvaticus
	Yellow-necked mouse	Apodemus flavicollis
	Harvest mouse	Micromys minutus
	Brown rat	Rattus norvegicus
	Black rat	Rattus rattus
Recorded	Weasel	Mustela nivalis
	Stoat	Mustela erminea
	Mole	Talpa europaea
	Water shrew	Neomys fodiens
	Common shrew	Sorex araneus
	Water vole	Arvicola terrestris
	Field vole	Microtus agrestis
	Bank vole	Clethrionomys glareolus
	Pipistrelle bats	Pipistrellus pipistrellus and Pipistrellus pygmaeus
	Brown long-eared bat	Plecotus auritus
	Greater horseshoe bat	Rhinolophus ferrumequinum
	Noctule bat	Nyctalus noctula
	Daubenton’s bat	Myotis daubentonii

NOTES

1. How is Northwood and Medham defined?

This definition uses roads and the river to mark the boundary. It closely matches the area of the proposed Northwood Parish Council, shown on this map.

North: Pallance Road, Place Road, Three Gates Road, Newport Road, to Shamblers Copse.
East: Line of low-tide of River Medina.
South: Pinkmead to Chawton Lane, then Crockers Farm to Trafford Farm.
West: Hillis Gate Road to Hillis Corner.
This is approximately 4.5 sq.km (1.7 sq.miles).