British wildlife

Alex coombe

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Grass snake Adder Otter Red Squirrel Smooth Snake Common lizard Red Fox

Eurasian Badger Golden Eagle Here is a good

British wildlife website.

grass snake

The Grass snake is the larger of three British Snakes, reaching up to five foot in length (although the do grow larger in warmer climes) and can be found throughout the southern regions of Britain.

adder

The Adder is Britain’s only poisonous snake but will very rarely attack. Their usual approach is to use its exceptional camouflage to avoid being spotted or to disappear into the bushes and undergrowth at speed if they feel the vibrations of a threat approaching.

otter

The Eurasian Otter (Lutra Lutra) is one of the UK’s most famous mammals but is also one of the most scarce having been effectively wiped out from much of it’s traditional range between the 1950 to 1990.

Red Squirrel

The number of red squirrels found within our British forests has been declining for the last 100 years.

Smooth snake

The Smooth Snake is a non-venomous snake and is exceptionally rare in the British Isles, it’s sightings are not helped by the fact that it is easily mistaken with the adder at a glance, although it does not have the same distinct solid zigzag appearance on its back.

Common lizard

The Common lizard is, as the name suggests, widespread through Britain. Smaller and faster-moving than its relative the Sand lizard.

Red Fox

The Red Fox is the most widely distributed and populous dogs in the world, having colonised large parts of Europe, America, Asia and Africa.

Eurasian Badger

The elusive Eurasian Badger is seen as a rare and lucky treat for those who catch a glimpse.

Golden Eagle

The Golden Eagle is one of two of the UK’s resident eagles, the other being the White-tailed Sea Eagle.