Mammals

Men in tweed coats and hats holding greyhounds

Hare coursing: what it is and why it’s illegal

Deer in a field with trees

Deer culling in Britain: what’s the problem and why are deer culled?

Low Angle View Of Sheep Standing On Mountain

British sheep breeds and how to recognise them

Beaver floating in water eating lily

Scottish beavers saved from culls

hunting for big cats in the countryfile podcast

On the trail of mystery big cats in the British countryside

The automatic bat detector set up in a garden. /Credit: Linda Smith

Citizen scientists record rare bat via artificial intelligence

Orcas photographed in both Scotland and Norway.

First match between orcas seen in Scotland and Norway

Beaver kit and mother on the National Trust's Holnicote Estate in Somerset. /Credit: National Trust

Baby beaver makes history, and is named after Marcus Rashford

Mouse on crops

Guide to Britain’s shrews, mice and voles

Grey squirrel. © Craige Mcgonigle

Living With Mammals survey: how to take part and species to spot

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British badger guide: natural habitat, diet and how to spot

Deer in field

British deer guide: how to identify and best places to see

Pine marten in tree/ Credit: Frantisek Koneval

Native predators forced into conflict by modified landscapes, finds study

Wild boar in forest

Wild boar guide: benefits, dangers and where to see them in Britain

Bat flying

Guide to Britain’s bats: species, facts, identification and where to see them