Tawd Valley Park is a haven for a wide variety of wildlife in the heart of Skelmersdale. Birds of prey can often be seen soaring above the meadows and kingfishers, dippers and wagtails patrolling the river banks.
Here’s a list of the wildlife spotted so far. If you come across anything we can add to the list, do let us know:
![Kingfisher Kingfisher](https://friendsoftawdvalley.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/61734965_326376948256126_6265191931387576320_n-per1gej942nmpefno9hd4fzntmkugrzo0cnmk8dwg8.jpg)
Birds
- Long-Tailed Tit
- Kingfisher
- Mallard
- Woodpigeon
- Great Spotted Woodpecker
- Robin
- Chaffinch
- Moorhen
- Jay
- Grey Wagtail
- Coal Tit
- Blue Tit
- Great Tit
- Dipper
- Chiffchaff
- Magpie
- Nuthatch
- Blackcap
- Wren
- Blackbird
- Song Thrush
- Carrion Crow
- Whitethroat
- Buzzard
- Tawny Owl
- Kestrel
![large large](https://friendsoftawdvalley.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/large-perrbq0cidnrcavbczmn4uqch8imji4e3ftgqsp6ew.jpg)
Insects
- Orange Tip
- Brimstone
- Speckled Wood
- Peacock
- Harlequin Ladybirds
![mayfly mayfly](https://friendsoftawdvalley.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/mayfly-scaled-pj2703yh8npowe64cqbs4lsenglakmcgxzaim8ouk8.jpg)
Aquatic Invertebrates
- Dark Olive Mayfly
- Flatworm
- Medicinal Leech
- Stonefly
- Freshwater Shrimp
- Caddisfly Larvae
![mole mole](https://friendsoftawdvalley.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/mole-perrm28fortb1vumzgiwk8svptjz7n63im5qsdd9yw.jpg)
Mammals
- Mole
- Fallow Deer
- Roe Deer
- Water Shrew
- Grey Squirrel
- Fox
- Otters
![](https://friendsoftawdvalley.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/carp1-1024x682.jpg)
Fish
- Common Carp
- Chub
- Roach
- Dace
- Minnow
- Brown Trout
- Stone Loach
- European Eel
- Perch
- Stickleback
![FROG AND SPAWN SPRING 2015 UK CLOSE UP OF A FROG FACING CAMERA WITH LARGE MASS OF FROG SPAWN IN THE FORE GROUND.](https://friendsoftawdvalley.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/Common-frog.-GettyImages-552121695-207d9a2-perrj32u1nqmac6ad67fnzubzw84u5cp3vse2ts5o8.jpg)
Amphibians
- Common Frog
- Smooth Newt
- Common Toad
- Palmate Newt