Mammals

Hazel dormouse

Guide to dormice: how to identify, facts about the species and conservation

Green hills and countryside

New podcast series: explore the real Watership Down in the first of our new season of 12 weekly podcasts

Weaned grey seal pup on Blakeney Point

Wildlife stories

Record number of seal pups born at Norfolk reserve

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Pine marten guide: how to identify, where to see in Britain and other facts

Water vole on a riverbank

Water voles back from the brink in south Wales

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Guide to Britain’s beavers: history, reintroduction and best places to see

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Wildlife stories

Water voles returning to Exmoor after 30 years

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Wildlife stories

Hedgehogs now absent from large areas of the countryside, finds research

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How Devon’s beaver population is transforming the landscape

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Water vole guide: how to identify, where to see and top facts

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Guide to rabbits and hares: what’s the difference, where to see and species history

Brown hare (Lepus europaeus)

March hares: what are they and where to see them

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Rural hedgehog numbers fall by half since 2000

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Wildlife stories

History of Cumbria’s fell ponies

adult wilde Eastern European hedgehog (Erinaceus concolor) on the rotten log

How to avoid hedgehog horror on Bonfire Night