Priory Park, Dudley

Wildlife and nature in Priory Park

Although Priory Park is not very large, and is close to the centre of Dudley, it is also close to the woodland on Dudley Zoo and the Wrens Nest, so a reasonable number and variety of animals and birds can be seen.

The Lily Pond
FoPP member Tony C has been investigating the Lily Pond (April 2006) and has provided these superb photos.

More of Tony's pictures can be found at http://www.callear.net/priorypark.html.

Animals

Grey squirrels
Foxes
Badgers are said to have been seen in the area, though I have never seen one

Birds

House sparrow (once common, but now quite scarce in this part of the UK)
Starling (after being rather scarce, there were some small flocks with young in spring 2002)
Blackbird
Song Thrush
Mistle Thrush
Chaffinch
Greenfinch
Wren
Robin
Hedge Sparrow (Dunnock)
Rook
Crow
Magpie
Jay
Pigeon
Collared Dove
Mallard
Kestrel
Pied Wagtail
Grey Wagtail
Blue Tit
Great Tit
Coal Tit
Marsh Tit
Long-tailed Tit
Green Woodpecker
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Nuthatch

Cuckoo
House Martin
Swift
Willow Warbler

Redwings and Fieldfares used to be seen in winter months, but have not been seen in recent years

A heron has seen by the Lily Pond.

Look out for Blackcaps and Goldcrests - I have not seen any in the park, but I have been visited by both in my garden in 2004, only 100m from the park. Buzzards have been seen circling over the woods on the zoo, only a couple of hundred metres from the park.

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