Eurasian woodcock
Dragonflies include the nationally rare white-faced darter "Leucorrhinia dubia" and the locally uncommon downy emerald "Cordulia aenea" and black darter "Sympetrum danae". Abbotts Moss is one of only two sites in Cheshire where adders "Vipera berus" are found. Eurasian woodcock "Scolopax rusticola" breed, as do common redstart "Phoenicurus phoenicurus" and tree pipit "Anthus trivialis". Over 150 species of spider have been recorded within the reserve.