Sutton Park Records
Vertebrates other than Birds (Fish, Amphibians, Reptiles and Mammals)

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When the recorder is given as "S. Bodnar (VSP)" rather than just "S. Bodnar", this indicates a statement of a record in S. Bodnar's unpublished account of the vertebrates of Sutton Park, mostly written around 1995, rather than a specific record by him.

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Notes on the Species
  Location(s)   Comment on the Record  
CLASS PETROMYZONTI  
ORDER PETROMYZONTIFORMES  
Family Petromyzontidae   northern lamphreys  
Lampetra planeri   Brook Lamprey Said in 1896 to be once numerous in Longmoor Stream but now absent. Considered extinct. L 1954
  M.S. Holliday 1954 SP0996 Longmoor Stream between Rowton's Well and Longmoor Pool One, det. by K.M. Lightfoot.  
CLASS ACTINOPTERYGII   bony fish  
ORDER SALMONIFORMES  
Family Salmonidae   salmon, trout and relatives  
Salmo trutta trutta   Brown Trout Fairly common. P 1995
  J. Steele Elliott 1896-  
  S. Bodnar (VSP) 1995  
ORDER ESOCIFORMES  
Family Esocidae   pikes and pickerels  
Esox lucius   Pike Very common. P 1995
  J. Steele Elliott 1896- Numerous.  
  J.C.W. Field & P.W. James 1965- A few.  
  S. Bodnar (VSP) 1991-1995  
ORDER CYPRINIFORMES  
Family Cobitidae   true loaches  
Cobitis taenia   Spined Loach Doubtful. D
  J.C.W. Field & P.W. James 1965-  
Family Cyprinidae   carps, minnows and relatives  
Abramis brama   Bream Common. P 1998-
  J. Steele Elliott 1896- In decline.  
  S. Bodnar (VSP) 1995~ Found in all the pools.  
  N. Walker 1997/1998 SP0998 Little Bracebridge  
Cyprinus carpio   Carp Common. P 1998-
  J. Steele Elliott 1896- Common.  
  S. Bodnar (VSP) 1995~  
  N. Walker 1997/1998 SP0998 Little Bracebridge  
Gobio gobio   Gudgeon Uncommon. P 1995~
  S. Bodnar (VSP) 1995~ Introduced.  
Leuciscus cephalus   Chub Common, but localised. P 1995~
  S. Bodnar (VSP) 1995~ Introduced.  
Phoxinus phoxinus   Minnow Extinct. L 1965-
  J.C.W. Field & P.W. James 1965- Very rare.  
Rutilus rutilus   Roach Very common. P 1998-
  J. Steele Elliott 1896- Common in all the pools.  
  S. Bodnar (VSP) 1995~ Very common.  
  N. Walker 1997/1998 SP0998 Little Bracebridge  
Scardinius erythrophthalmus   Rudd 500 stocked in Blackroot Pool in 1974. Now rare. P 1995~
  S. Bodnar (VSP) 1995~  
Tinca tinca   Tench Common. P 1995
  J. Steele Elliott 1896- Infrequent.  
  S. Bodnar (VSP) 1995  
ORDER ANGUILLIFORMES  
Family Anguillidae   freshwater eels  
Anguilla anguilla   Eel Not common. P 1995~
  J. Steele Elliott 1896- In all of the pools.  
  S. Bodnar (VSP) 1995~  
ORDER GASTEROSTEIFORMES  
Family Gasterosteidae   sticklebacks and relatives  
Gasterosteus aculeatus   Three-spined Stickleback Common. P 2013
  J. Steele Elliott 1896- Numerous.  
  S. Bodnar (VSP) 1995~ Widespread and common.  
  N. Walker 1997/1998 SP0998 Little Bracebridge  
  E. Pisolkar 2013-05-25 SP1113995893  
ORDER PERCIFORMES  
Family Percidae  
Gymnocephalus cernua   Ruffe Very rare. P 1993
  J. Steele Elliott 1896- Powells Pool Good numbers.  
  S. Bodnar (VSP) 1993 Blackroot Pool One caught.  
Perca fluviatilis   Perch Population crashed in the early 1970s due to a nationwide epidemic affecting this species. Now fairly common. P 1995~
  J. Steele Elliott 1896- Common in all pools.  
  S. Bodnar (VSP) 1995~  
ORDER SCORPAENIFORMES  
Family Cottidae  
Cottus gobio   Bullhead Common. P 2013
  J. Steele Elliott 1896- Numerous in the streams.  
  S. Bodnar (VSP) 1995~  
  A. Noon 2013-05-24 SP1148196464  
CLASS AMPHIBIA  
ORDER CAUDATA   tailed amphibians  
Family Salamandridae   salamanders and newts  
Lissotriton helveticus (Triturus helveticus)   Palmate Newt Doubtful. D
  J.C.W. Field & P.W. James 1965-  
Lissotriton vulgaris (Triturus vulgaris)   Smooth Newt Common. P 2013
  J.C.W. Field & P.W. James 1965-  
  S. Bodnar (VSP) 1995~  
  T. Jenkins 2013-05-24  
Triturus cristatus   Great Crested Newt Not common. P 1995
  J.C.W. Field & P.W. James 1965-  
  S. Bodnar (VSP) 1990-1995  
ORDER SALIENTIA   tail-less amphibians  
Family Bufonidae   toads  
Bufo bufo   Common Toad Numerous. P 2013
  J. Steele Elliott 1896- Common.  
  J.C.W. Field & P.W. James 1965-  
  S. Bodnar (VSP) 1995~  
  N. Walker 1997/1998 SP0998 Little Bracebridge  
  S. Bodnar 2002 1 adult found by a child adjacent to Park House.  
  M. Barker 2013-05-24 SP1089297052  
Family Ranidae   frogs  
Rana temporaria   Common Frog Common. P 2017
  J. Steele Elliott 1896- Common.  
  J.C.W. Field & P.W. James 1965-  
  S. Bodnar (VSP) 1995~  
  N. Walker 1997/1998 SP0998 Little Bracebridge  
  S. Bodnar 2002 Huge numbers of small frogs seen adjacent to pools.  
  T. Jenkins 2013-05-24 SP0954495805  
  P. Coxhead 2017-06-16 SP113964 Park House Meadow Collected by schoolchildren at Bioblitz.  
CLASS REPTILIA  
ORDER TESTUDINES   terrapins, tortoises, and turtles  
Family Emydidae  
Pseudemys scripta   Red-eared Terrapin Released pets; not present? M 1999
  S. Bodnar (VSP) 1985~ Keeper's Pool Two had been released.  
  S. Bodnar (VSP) 1998 Powell's Pool One, 17 July.  
  S. Bodnar (VSP) 1999 Longmoor One, 17 July.  
ORDER SQUAMATA   lizards and snakes  
Family Lacertidae   true lizards  
Lacerta agilis   Sand Lizard Not present. L 1975-
  P. Hillcox 1975- SP0998 Near Little Bracebridge Thought to be a liberated pet.  
Zootoca vivipara (Lacerta vivipara)   Common or Viviparous Lizard Seen every year since at least 2006. P 2019
  Guide to Sutton Park 1922- Rare.  
  J.C.W. Field & P.W. James 1965-  
  S. Bodnar (VSP) 1995-  
  I. Vaughan 1999  
  M. Phelps 2019-07-17 SP092982  
Family Anguidae  
Anguis fragilis   Slow-worm Rare. P 1993
  Anon. 1959 Keeper's Pool One under a log.  
  P. Hilcox 1985~ Park House One.  
  S. Bodnar 1991 Longmoor Valley  
  S. Bodnar 1993 Longmoor Valley  
Family Colubridae  
Natrix helvetica   Barred Grass Snake Previously included in Natrix natrix which does not occur in Great Britain. Rare. P 1993
  J.C.W. Field & P.W. James 1965- Common in the damper areas.  
  P. Hillcox 1993 SP0998 Little Bracebridge  
Family Viperidae   vipers  
Vipera berus berus   Adder Not present. L 1940~
  J. Steele Elliott 1894 Last known record as persecution was rapidly denuding the site.  
  Anon. 1940~ Specimens in Birmingham Natural History Museum.  
  R. Gotheridge 1998 Park House Dub.  
CLASS MAMMALIA  
ORDER EULIPOTYPHLA   hedgehogs, shrews, moles and relatives  
Family Talpidae  
Talpa europaea   Mole Rare. P 1995~
  J. Steele Elliott 1896- Common.  
  J.C.W. Field & P.W. James 1965- Rare.  
  S. Bodnar (VSP) 1995~ Occasional on pastureland.  
Family Erinaceidae  
Erinaceus europaeus   Hedgehog Not common. P 1998
  J.C.W. Field & P.W. James 1965- Common.  
  S. Bodnar (VSP) 1990-1998  
Family Soricidae   true shrews  
Neomys fodiens   Water Shrew Rare and localised. P 1998
  J. Steele Elliott 1896- Brook below Wyndley Pool One.  
  J.C.W. Field & P.W. James 1956- Said to be fairly common, but S. Bodnar regards this as dubious.  
  P. Hillcox 1975- Little Bracebridge area Caught in Longworth traps.  
  N. Walker & S. Bodnar 1998 Wyndley Wood Analysis of droppings in bait traps.  
Sorex araneus   Common Shrew Common. P 1996
  J. Steele Elliott 1896-  
  Guide to Sutton Park 1922-  
  J.C.W. Field & P.W. James 1965-  
  S. Bodnar 1991-1996 Park House Reserve Longworth traps.  
Sorex minutus   Pygmy Shrew Probably present. M 1965-
  J.C.W. Field & P.W. James 1965- Said to be "quite common", but this is considered dubious by S. Bodnar.  
ORDER CHIROPTERA   bats  
Family Vespertilionidae  
Myotis mystacinus   Whiskered Bat Probably extinct. M 1965
  Guide to Sutton Park 1922-  
  J.C.W. Field & P.W. James 1965-  
Myotis daubentonii   Daubenton's Bat Common. P 2013
  J. Steele Elliott 1896-  
  Guide to Sutton Park 1922-  
  S. Bodnar 2002 SP106970 Blackroot, 5 seen and heard on a bat detector.  
  M. Barker 2013-05-24  
Nyctalus leisleri   Leisler's Bat D
  S. Bodnar (VSP) 1989 Unconfirmed.  
Nyctalus noctula   Noctule Common, but not gregarious. P 2013
  J. Steele Elliott 1896-  
  S. Bodnar (VSP) 1985+  
  C. Sherlock 2013-05-24  
Pipistrellus pipistrellus s.l.   Pipistrelle Very common; now divided into the following two species. P 2002
  J. Steele Elliott 1896-  
  Guide to Sutton Park 1922-  
  J.C.W. Field & P.W. James 1965-  
  S. Bodnar 2002 SP106970 Heard on bat detector.  
Pipistrellus pipistrellus s.s.   Common Pipistrelle P 2013
  C. Sherlock 2013-05-24  
Pipistrellus pygmaeus   Soprano Pipistrelle P 2013
  C. Sherlock 2013-05-24  
Plecotus auritus   Long-eared Bat Probably present. M 1998
  J. Steele Elliott 1896-  
  Guide to Sutton Park 1922-  
  J.C.W. Field & P.W. James 1965-  
  S. Bodnar 1998 Park House Pool Likely sighting.  
ORDER CARNIVORA  
Family Canidae   dogs  
Vulpes vulpes   Fox Common, breeds in the park. The South Staffordshire hunt operated in the Park until 1953. P 2013
  J. Steele Elliott 1896-  
  Guide to Sutton Park 1922-  
  S. Bodnar (VSP) 1998  
  M. Barker 2013-05-24  
Family Mustelidae  
Lutra lutra   Otter Unconfirmed. D
  P. Buckley 1956 Wyndley Pool Peter Buckley stated in 2009: "I also recorded in my diary an otter at Wyndley Pool on July 8th, 1956."  
Meles meles   Badger Extinct until recently. P 2013
  S. Bodnar (VSP) 1989  
  M. Barker 2013-05-24  
Mustela putoris   Polecat Extinct. L 1885-
  J. Steele Elliott 1885-  
Mustela erminea   Stoat Not common. P 1998
  J. Steele Elliott 1896-  
  Guide to Sutton Park 1922-  
  J.C.W. Field & P.W. James 1965-  
  S. Bodnar (VSP) 1992-1998  
Mustela nivalis   Weasel Not common. P 1999
  J. Steele Elliott 1896-  
  Guide to Sutton Park 1922-  
  S. Bodnar (VSP) 1990=1999  
Mustela vison   American Mink D
  S. Bodnar (VSP) 1990 Unconfirmed.  
ORDER LAGOMORPHA  
Family Leporidae   rabbits and hares  
Oryctolagus cuniculus   Rabbit Numerous. P 1998
  J. Steele Elliott 1896-  
  Guide to Sutton Park 1922-  
  S. Bodnar (VSP) 1991-1998  
Lepus capensis   Common Hare Probably extinct. L 1970~
  S. Bodnar (VSP) 1912 Recorded as damaging young trees.  
  S. Bodnar (VSP) 1953 Increasing following rabbit population crash.  
  S. Bodnar (VSP) 1970~ Verbal accounts.  
ORDER RODENTIA  
Family Muridae  
Apodemus sylvaticus   Field Mouse Numerous. P 1997
  J. Steele Elliott 1896-  
  S. Bodnar (VSP) 1995 Park House Reserve Longworth traps.  
  S. Bodnar (VSP) 1997 Rose Cottage area Longworth traps.  
Arvicola terrestris   Water Vole Not numerous. P 1994
  J. Steele Elliott 1896- Numerous.  
  S. Bodnar (VSP) 1991-1994  
Clethrionomys glareolus   Bank Vole Common. P 1997
  J. Steele Elliott 1896-  
  S. Bodnar (VSP) 1991-1997 Park House Reserve Longworth traps.  
Meriones unguiculatus   Mongolian Gerbil Not present. L 1990~
  P. Hillcox 1990~ Released pets, persisted for some weeks at least.  
Micromys minutus   Harvest Mouse Present. P 2000
  S. Bodnar (VSP) 2000  
Microtus agrestis   Field Vole Numerous. P 1997
  J. Steele Elliott 1896- Not numerous.  
  S. Bodnar (VSP) 1956 "Plague population" recorded.  
  S. Bodnar (VSP) 1992-1997  
Mus musculus   House Mouse Probably present. P 1896-
  J. Steele Elliott 1896-  
Rattus norvegicus   Brown Rat Numerous. P 1992
  J. Steele Elliott 1896-  
  S. Bodnar (VSP) 1992  
Family Sciuridae   squirrels  
Sciurus vulgaris   Red Squirrel Extinct. L 1957
  J. Steele Elliott 1896- Still a few.  
  Guide to Sutton Park 1922-  
  Douglas V. Jones 1954 Westwood Coppice  
  P. Buckley 1957-11-23 Extract from his diary of the time: "in a Scots Pine at Bracebridge – near the dam – on Nov 23, 1957, eating cones and in full red coat with long ear fufts. It was only about 100 yards away from a grey squirrel."  
Sciurus carolinensis   Grey Squirrel Numerous. Established some time in the 1950s. P 2013
  J.C.W. Field & P.W. James 1956-  
  S. Bodnar (VSP) 1998  
  M. Barker 2013-05-24  
ORDER ARTIODACTYLA   even-toed ungulates  
Family Cervidae   deer  
Muntiacus reevesi   Muntjac Present. P 2000
  J.C.W. Field & P.W. James 1965- Possible.  
  S. Bodnar (VSP) 1988 First verified sighting.  
  P. Hillcox 1990-10 Wyndley Wood Plaster cast of footprints.  
  S. Bodnar (VSP) 2000  
Capreolus capreolus   Roe Deer Highly Dubious. D
  J.C.W. Field & P.W. James 1965- Described as 'possible'.  
Cervus elaphus   Red Deer Not present. Assumed to enter the Park along the railway line. L 2000
  S. Bodnar 1999  
  S. Bodnar 2000