Mammals of the Sefton Coast
Mammals recorded on the Sefton Coast — from Red Squirrels in the Formby pinewoods to Grey Seals on the beach and Natterjack Toads in the dune slacks.
25species recorded
5Red List
3Amber List
- Red SquirrelRedSciurus vulgarisConiferous pinewoodMixed woodland edgeYear-round
- Grey SealGreenHalichoerus grypusOpen seaSandy beachYear-round
- Common SealGreenPhoca vitulinaEstuarySandbankYear-round but less regular than Grey Seal on this stretch of coast
- Natterjack ToadRedEpidalea calamitaDune slackShallow poolMarch–September
- Brown HareAmberLepus europaeusFarmlandRough grasslandYear-round
- OtterGreenLutra lutraDrainage ditchFreshwater channelYear-round but rarely seen
- Water VoleRedArvicola amphibiusDrainage ditchReed bankYear-round but inactive in cold weather
- FoxGreenVulpes vulpesSand duneFarmlandYear-round
- StoatGreenMustela ermineaDune grasslandFarmland hedgeYear-round
- WeaselGreenMustela nivalisDune grasslandFarmland hedgeYear-round
- Common PipistrelleGreenPipistrellus pipistrellusWoodland edgeGardenApril–October
- Soprano PipistrelleGreenPipistrellus pygmaeusReed bed edgeWaterwayApril–October
- Sand LizardRedLacerta agilisOpen mobile duneSouth-facing bare sand slopeMarch–October
- Great Crested NewtRedTriturus cristatusDune slack pond with Soft Rush marginsPonds near rough grasslandBreeding March–June in ponds
- Common FrogGreenRana temporariaDune slack pondGarden pondFebruary–October active
- RabbitAmberOryctolagus cuniculusDune grasslandDune scrubYear-round
- Bank VoleGreenMyodes glareolusDune scrubWoodland edgeYear-round
- Field VoleGreenMicrotus agrestisRough grasslandDune grasslandYear-round
- Wood MouseGreenApodemus sylvaticusWoodlandScrubYear-round
- BadgerGreenMeles melesWoodlandSandy woodland bank (for setts)Year-round
- Daubenton's BatGreenMyotis daubentoniiOpen waterRiverApril–October
- Noctule BatAmberNyctalus noctulaOpen waterOpen farmland above treelineApril–October; occasionally active in mild winter periods
- Brown Long-eared BatGreenPlecotus auritusWoodlandGardenApril–October
- American MinkGreenNeovison visonDrainage ditchRiverYear-round
- Roe DeerGreenCapreolus capreolusPinewoodMixed woodlandYear-round