There are 23 native woodland mammals and then a further 13 species of bats found in the UK. There are several species like the Red squirrel and Badger that are under threat and are monitored closely by wildlife organisations..
Grey Squirrel
Tree-climbing nut buriers. Scampering grey squirrels are a familiar sight, but sadly these American imports have had a disastrous impact on the native red squirrel.The red squirrel is smaller and is in decline as the grey squirrel has a bigger appetite and so there is not always enough food left for the red squirrels.
Eastern Grey Squirrel
Eastern Grey Squirrel
Eastern Grey Squirrel
Voles
Bank voles are common and widespread across the UK. They don't hibernate so you can spot them all year round. Their burrows are often in grassy areas buried shallowly underground but can be above ground provided there is thick cover.
Vole
Vole
Red and Fallow Deer
The Red Deer is bigger than the Fallow Deer but are othen seen close together. They can be found in some local parks and wildlife reserves.
Fallow Deer
Fallow Deer
Fallow Deer
Fallow Deer
Fallow Deer
Fallow Deer
Fallow Deer
Fallow Deer
Fallow Deer
Red Deer
Red Deer at Tatton Park
Warm breath on a cold morning
Red Deer at Tatton Park
Warm breath on a cold morning calling out
Red Deer at Tatton Park
Badgers & Foxes
The black-and-white striped badger is a well-known species in the UK. It is our largest land predator feeding on small mammals, birds’ eggs, worms, fruit and plants. Badgers live in large family groups in burrows under the ground called a ‘sett’. You know if a sett is lived in as it is usually neat and tidy with clean doorways marked with piles of used bedding made up of dry grass and leaves. There will also be a particularly smelly pit nearby that the badgers use as a toilet! They have strong front paws, which they use to dig for food. Cubs are born in January or February but spend the first few months underground only coming out in spring when it is a little warmer.
Badgers in the UK are a protected species.
Foxes are small-to-medium-sized omnivorous mammals belonging to several genera of the family Canidae. They have a flattened skull; upright, triangular ears; a pointed, slightly upturned snout; and a long, bushy tail. Twelve species belong to the monophyletic "true fox" group of genus Vulpes
Erythristic European Badger
Erythristic European Badger
Fox
