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Mammals

A sika deer stag, with white spots on its rich red-brown fur, stands amongst the pink flowers of heather, with silver birches in the background

Sika deer

water deer

Chinese water deer

Brown hare

Brown hare

Red fox cub

Red fox

Harvest mouse

Harvest mouse

Mountain hare

Mountain hare

Badger

European badger

A hedgehog snuffling around in the leaf litter

European hedgehog

Rabbit

Rabbit

Otter

European otter

Beaver

Beaver

Common shrew

Common shrew

Mink

American mink

Barbastelle bat

Barbastelle bat

Pygmy shrew

Pygmy shrew

A stoat standing on a rock, one paw raised as it contemplates running

Stoat

Bechstein's bat

Bechstein's bat

Water shrew

Water shrew

Weasel

Weasel

Greater Horseshoe Bat

Greater horseshoe bat

Mole

Mole

Wildcat

Wildcat

lesser horseshoe bat

Lesser horseshoe bat

Common pipistrelle

Common pipistrelle

Pine marten

Pine marten

Grey-long eared bat

Grey long-eared bat

Noctule bat

Noctule

A polecat sat amongst tufts of grass in a field

Polecat

Alcathoe bat

Alcathoe bat

Brown long-eared bat

Brown long-eared bat

Roe deer

Roe deer

House mouse

House mouse

Brandt's bat

Brandt's bat

Muntjac deer

Muntjac deer

Wood mouse

Wood mouse

Daubenton's bat

Daubenton's bat

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