Mammals

Swaledale sheep

Native British sheep breeds and how to recognise them

Swimming otter

Wildlife stories

Back from the brink: Otters ‘thriving’ in Hampshire river

WaterWater Vole (Arvicola terrestris)

Wildlife stories

Volunteers needed for water vole survey

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Historical figures

Culling of invasive species could benefit endangered British birds, study finds

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Guide to Neosporosis: what is it, treatment for dogs and how to prevent

European badger, Meles meles

Guide to Britain’s mustelids: what are they, how to identify and where do they live?

Hazel dormouse

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

Green hills and countryside watership down countryfile podcast

01. 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

Water vole on a riverbank

Water voles back from the brink in south Wales

Beaver in river

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

Herd of deer in parkland on the Holkham Hall estate in Norfolk

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