Wildlife at Hopetoun

The Grounds of Hopetoun House are home to a variety of mammals, birdlife, amphibians and insect life and we have listed some of them here for those who are interested.

Mammals

A Red Deer park with 2 herds and 2 stags.
Wild populations of Roe Deer.
Badger populations.
Pipestrelle, Daubenton and Brown long eared bats.
Grey squirrels
Rabbits
Foxes
Stoats.

Birds

Buzzard pairs which are easy to spot and hear their calls
The locally rare nuthatches.
Stunning summer displays of swallows and house martins.
A pair of nesting sparrowhawks.
Greater spotted woodpeckers.
Resident tawny owls.
Pheasants.
Swans.
Great, blue and long tailed tits.
Robins, blackbirds, thrushes, wrens.

Amphibians

Common frogs and toads lay their spawn in the Round Pond. All stages of frog life cycle, from tadpole to froglet can be seen throughout the season.

Insects

There is a large variety of butterflies and moths including peacock, red admiral, large white and painted lady. Several species of dragonfly and damselfly can be seen in the Round Pond including blue tailed damselfly and red darter.