Mammals

Pine marten standing on tree trunk, Getty

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

European badger, Meles meles

Badger culling to be phased out

Red squirrel on log

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

Shetland Pony on pasture near high cliffs on the Shetland Islands in Scotland. Mare with foal. europe, central europe, northern europe, united kingdom, great britain, scotland, northern isles,shetland islands, May

Guide to Britain’s native pony breeds

Hedgehog on log

British hedgehog guide: where to see and how to help hedgehogs

Birds on shoreline

Warm, wet 2019 brings more exotic visitors to UK shores

Pine marten standing in forest

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

GRIMSBY, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 24: A Grey Seal pup lies in the grass at the Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust's Donna Nook nature reserve on November 24, 2014 in Grimsby, England. Seal pup numbers have increased on last year with over 800 pups born at the reserve so far. Large bull seals are the first to arrive at the reserve in late October or early November where they will wait for females. The Cow's arrive later and are herded into harems by the bulls, where they give birth to a single pup which is covered in white fur. The seals return to the North Sea in January before returning to the same area to give birth the following year. The Donna Nook reserve is the UK's premier destination to see Grey Seals and thousands of visitors from across the country come to see the wildlife spectacle every year. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Britain’s best seal watching spots and how to avoid disturbing the colony

Beaver by water

Beavers to be reintroduced in southern England

Hazel dormouse

Britain’s dormouse population more than halved since 2000, finds study

Pine marten on alder branch, Scotland

UK’s pine marten population grows thanks to their adaptable diets

Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) adult female, antlers in velvet, walking across upland moor, Cairngorms, Scotland, UK, August.

British reindeer guide: species facts and where to see in the UK

Common or Hazel Dormouse, Muscardinus avellanarius

Public urged to help endangered dormice as winter approaches

Red squirrel in autumn

Red squirrels move further into the Highlands thanks to reintroduction project

Brown bear

Meet ancient British species – bears, wolves, lynxes and wolverines in Bristol