Wildlife

Hotham Park is a haven for wildlife and provides a diverse range of habitats. On the north side contains native trees, shrubs, and wildflowers. The Conservation area on the east side of the park provides aquatic and open meadows type environments. The park is home to millipedes, centipedes, newts, frogs, damselflies, dragonflies, waterfowl, woodpeckers, wrens, nuthatches, rabbits, foxes, and many other species including wildflowers.

I don’t have to tell you how beautiful the park is throughout the year. Autumn foliage with the evergreens contrasting with the reds, browns, and golds is breathtaking.

The late summer birds feed so busily at the start of October then they migrate to winter homes, but as they disappear other birds arrive. In the park, there are many ‘commuters’ both seasonal and daily. bird sightings.

Bird sightings:
Mallard, Sparrowhawk, Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull, Feral Dove, Stock Dove, Woodpigeon, Collared Dove, Green Woodpecker, Greater-Spotted Woodpecker, House-Martin, Wren, Dunnock, Robin, Blackbird, Song Thrush, Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler, Goldcrest, Spotted Flycatcher, Long-tailed Tit, Bluetit, Great Tit, Nuthatch, Tree-Creeper, Jay, Magpie, Rook, Carrion Crow, Starling, Chaffinch, Greenfinch.

The squirrels are nuts about it!

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