The Wildlife Trust for Lancashire, Manchester and North Merseyside. The Barn, Berleley Drive, Bamber Bridge, Preston, Lancashire, PR5 6BY. tel: 01772 324129 fax: 01772 628849 email: info@lancswt.org.uk
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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.
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The Lancashire Wildlife Trust is a Registered Charity (No. 229325) and a Registered Company (No.731548)
dedicated to the protection and promotion of the wildlife in Lancashire, seven boroughs of
Greater Manchester and four of Merseyside, all lying North of the River Mersey.
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