 There are also 14 species of dragonfly recorded including the brown hawker ("Aeshna grandis"), black-tailer skimmer ("Orthetrum cancellatum") and the ruddy darter ("Sympetrum sanguineum").The common frog is also prevalent.The meadow also supports a large variety of birds, including great tits, blue tits, common chaffinches, linnets and treecreepers within the bordering hedges; whilst grey wagtails, reed buntings, sedge warblers, swallows, sand martins and swifts can be found around the rivers and ditches.