▁fields ▁shows ▁its ▁previous ▁history . ▁ ▁The ▁me adows ▁are ▁home ▁to ▁short - ta iled ▁vo le , ▁with ▁the ▁Bur ▁Dy ke ▁home ▁for ▁water ▁vol es , ▁rabb its , ▁fo x , ▁we as el , ▁common ▁sh rew , ▁h edge h og , ▁bank ▁vo le , ▁wood ▁mouse ▁and ▁ro e ▁de er ▁have ▁been ▁seen ▁on ▁the ▁site . ▁B ats ▁can ▁also ▁be ▁seen ▁over ▁the ▁me adows . ▁Su itable ▁bre eding ▁habit ats ▁for ▁the ▁common ▁f rog ▁and ▁smooth ▁new t ▁are ▁provided ▁by ▁season al ▁p onds . ▁The ▁Bur ▁Dy ke ▁supports ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁three - sp ined ▁stick le back . ▁Bird s ▁that ▁frequent ▁the ▁area ▁include ▁black bird , ▁blue ▁tit , ▁great ▁tit , ▁w ren , ▁d un no ck , ▁ro bin , ▁common ▁ch aff inch , ▁b ull fin ch , ▁black cap , ▁wh it eth ro at , ▁will ow ▁war b ler , ▁field fare , ▁red wing , ▁her on , ▁king fish er ▁and ▁ch iff ch aff . ▁A ▁recent ▁survey ▁identified ▁ 2 2 ▁species ▁of ▁but ter fly ▁on ▁the ▁site , ▁including ▁spe ck led ▁wood , ▁hol ly ▁blue , ▁small ▁co pper , ▁brown ▁arg us ▁and ▁mar bled ▁white . ▁ ▁Among st ▁the ▁fl ora ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁are ▁many ▁species ▁of ▁wild flow ers ▁and ▁grass es , ▁including ▁dog ' s ▁tail , ▁kn