Mammals

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

Extinct for 300 years in England, the wild boar is making a small comeback in isolated patches of woodland, though repeated culls makes them wary customers.

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

Greater horseshoe bat. © Gareth Jones/www.bats.org.uk

Guide to BatFest, and how to take part

A native pine marten (4). Credit Dr Joshua P Twining

Pine martens show a preference for non-native grey squirrels over native red squirrels

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Urban areas are limiting the control of grey squirrels by pine martens

European badger, Meles meles

Badger culling to be phased out

Badger cub in bluebells

Spring wildlife guide: how to identify and where to see

Red squirrel on log

Pine marten could play ‘crucial role’ in restoring balance between red and grey squirrels

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Guide to Britain’s native pony breeds