mammals

There are currently at least thirty species of mammals in our area. It's difficult to be precise because some are thought to have become extinct relatively recently and others - particularly marine mammals - may pass through only occasionally.

Click on a category:

	bats
	carnivores (on land) - Badger, Stoat, Weasel, Otter, Pine Marten, North American Mink and Fox
	deer
	hares and rabbits
	small mammals - Mice, Voles, Rats, Shrews, Moles, Hedgehogs & Dormice
	squirrels
	whales, dolphins, porpoises (cetaceans) and seals

For more information on all the mammals of Britain & Ireland see the website of the Mammal Society.