Five species of dragonfly have been seen, namely Common Blue Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Brown Hawker, Common Darter and Broad-bodied Chaser. The latter species being a teneral/ fem. One of the Brown Hawkers was actually seen on the pitch, on the try-line, under the post. It looked very washed out and when it flew, it had a weak flight as if it was newly emerged.

Also recorded on the ground have been fourteen species of butterfly, including Red Admiral, which is a migrant species and Holly Blue. Other species recorded are, Large, Small and Green-veined White, Small Copper, Common Blue, Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Comma, Speckled Wood, Wall Brown, Gatekeeper and Meadow Brown. Most of the butterflies have been seen on the steep grassy banking at the rear of the Eddington stand.

There has also been a Common Toad in residence for several years in one of the out-door store-rooms, and we see it quite regularly.

Over the last few years, a pair of Tawny Owls have bred on the ground, nesting on the steel girders of one of the stands. They have fledged at least four young, and these were often seen perched up around the ground and last year two of the young owlets were found on the terraces. We managed to put them back into the nest and as far as I am aware they both fledged. Unfortunately none have been seen this year. Perhaps the switch to summer rugby has made an impact on the owls, or the adults birds may have died.

There are usually lots of sightings of a Sparrowhawk which regularly hunts over the ground. It has been seen several time with a prey item at the rear of the Eddington stand.

In winter there have been up to twenty Magpies seen together on the pitch, as they look for worms and insects. Several Pied Wagtails and the occasional Grey Wagtail can been seen on the car-park areas around the ground, and on the training pitch at the front of the ground there are usually two or three Mistle Thrushes feeding on the grass.

A Raven and a several Cormorants have been seen, flying over the ground and at least three species of gull can been seen around the area, these being Black-headed, Common and Lesser Black-backed Gull. Also seen recently was a Grey Squirrel, presumably from Taylor Park, where they can be seen in good numbers and probably breed. It looked totally out of place as it scampered along one of the walkways. It just shows what is around our area, even in the most unlikely places.