Red fox Vulpes vulpes, With its red/brown fur and long bushy tail often tipped with white fur, the Red Fox is usually active at dusk and night times They have slender muzzles, with white fur on the top lip and the chest is often white. Regularly seen around west bank and lake side areas.
Habitat, usually found in woodlands, open country and urban areas.
Body length - 50-90cm, Tail length - 30-50cm and standing height: - 35-45cm.
Diet will feed on insects, earthworms, wild birds, small mammals and food scraps.

Badger Meles meles, vary greatly in size, with an adult head and body length of 60 to 90 cm; they weight between 7 and 24 kg. Its colour, black and white striped face, grey body and black fur on its legs.
Habitat, wood and hedgerows are a common habitat and several families may share the same sett, which comprises of a complex system of tunnels, sometimes as long as twenty metres and as deep as three metres below the surface.
Diet, Although badgers eat worms, frogs, birds' eggs, and small mammals they also forage for roots and berries
Hibernate, from October to February, but even then in mild weather they wake up and go out in search of food.

Mole Talpa europaea, although the familiar sight of molehills often betrays their presence, moles themselves are rarely seen. Their short, black velvety fur can lay in either direction and this allows them to move easily, both backwards and forwards, through their tunnel system. Habitat, they spend most of their life in a tunnel system, which they excavate with their powerful spade-like, clawed front paws. Since they constantly live in the dark, they have tiny eyes and ears. They use their long sensitive snout to detect their food by touch as their sense of smell is limited. Diet, with there large appetites they regularly patrol their network of tunnels to check if any insects or worms have accidentally burrowed into it.

Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus, this cute little mammal, is quite unmistakable with its coating of about 6000 spines, when in danger it rolls into a ball and uses these spines as protected.
Habitat, Woods, hedgerows, tree trunks and holes in ground
Hibernates during the winter months where its heart rate will drop from 190 to 20 beats per minute.
Diet, eats worms, beetles, slugs, fruit and other small creature it can tackle.

Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis, this North American animal was introduced to this country in the 19th century. Its head and body size is approximately 25 - 30cm and tail 25cm, back and tail are always grey sometimes with a reddish tinge.
Habitat, any woodland area, keeping mainly to trees, making their nest (dray) with twigs, in the shape of a ball high up in the tree tops. seen throughout the valley.
Diet, acorns, hazel nuts and fruit, also insects and birds eggs. will also strip the bark to eat the nutritious below.T>

Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus, introduced from France around 950 years ago by the Normans, for their meat and fur. They are a very familiar sight in our countryside, due to being active in broad daylight and often quite high numbers. Its colour varies, but it is usually grey with reddish streaks on the back, and paler underneath.

Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus, approximately head and body size 20 - 23cm, tail 20cm. Brownish grey with pale grey underside, short and hairy ears.
Habitat, farms, sewers and rubbish dumps, also gardens with abundance of hiding places.
Diet, will eat meat in available but mainly cereal and grain.

All bats are legally protected and roosts should never be disturbed.
Bats, are the only flying mammals, and are often seen flitting around the valley, especially at dusk. Their wings consist of thin skin supported on the arms and fingers.
Habitat, daylight hours asleep in hollow trees, buildings and roof spaces.
Diet, feed on moths and other small insects, which are often caught in full flight.
Hibernation, usually from late October to March.