Returners to Knepp

PEREGRINE FALCONS

A pair of these powerful birds of prey were discovered to be nesting in an on-site scots pine – one of the uk’s few tree-breeding pairs.

HARVEST MICE

The reeds around knepp’s ponds have proved a haven for these lovable rodents, with 59 breeding nests and 29 shelter nests found during a five-hour survey.

NIGHTINGALES

A reduction in thorny scrub across the uk has seen populations of knepp’s broad-tailed birds shrink by 90 per cent since 1970 but in the last count, 28 singing males were recorded.

BROWN HAIRSTREAK BUTTERFLIES

Until 2017, not one of these elusive butterflies had been spotted at knepp. now, it most likely has the uk’s largest population.

BARBASTELLE BATS

Thirteen of the uk’s 18 bat species are found at knepp, including the endearing but very rare barbastelle, which roosts behind the loose bark of aged trees.