Mammals

Apart from the approximately 1400 of us who call Wellington our home for most of the year, there are various other mammals who share their lives with us, some more obvious than others.

There is a thriving population of Roe Deer and Muntjac that live in the woods and on the golf course. Mostly active before dawn and dusk, they can sometimes be seen if disturbed moving from cover around some of the boarding houses set near the woods.

Grey Squirrels are in abundance either running along the ground with food in their mouths or high in the tree canopy feeding on new buds.

At night, foxes, badgers and bats will emerge to hunt and forage for food.

Mammals A – Z

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Great Spotted Woodpecker

The Great Spotted Woodpecker is one of two woodpecker species that we have here at Wellington, the other being the Green Woodpecker.

Goldcrest

The Goldcrest is surprisingly common at Wellington but rather difficult to spot.

Greylag Goose

A very distinctive bird with its pinkish-orange bill and pink legs, the Greylag Goose is a new visitor to Swan Lake, making its first appearance in the spring of 2021.

Latest Updates

Great Spotted Woodpecker

The Great Spotted Woodpecker is one of two woodpecker species that we have here at Wellington, the other being the Green Woodpecker.

Goldcrest

The Goldcrest is surprisingly common at Wellington but rather difficult to spot.

Greylag Goose

A very distinctive bird with its pinkish-orange bill and pink legs, the Greylag Goose is a new visitor to Swan Lake, making its first appearance in the spring of 2021.

Wren

The Wren, one of Britain’s smallest birds, is a resident here at Wellington College.