British wildlife

England's native animals

The animals, plants, and other organisms native to or inhabiting Britain.

The term encompasses mammals like badgers, foxes, and red squirrels; birds from robins to puffins; insects, amphibians, and marine life around the coast.

British wildlife often features in conservation discussions, nature programming, and countryside debates: The hedgerow supports diverse British wildlife.

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woodlands · Atlantic salmon · oak tree · puffin · hedgehog · otter · red kite · bird table · nesting box · dawn chorus · heather · kingfisher · grey seal · barn owl · badger · red deer · red squirrel · nature reserve

Categories
  • Regional wildlife
Opposites
geographic origin

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Animals native to that continent

Australian wildlife · tropical wildlife · Arctic wildlife · exotic wildlife · American wildlife

wildness vs domestication

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Human-raised creatures

livestock · farm animals · pets · cattle · sheep

ecological drama/danger

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Large hunted wildlife

apex predators · megafauna · dangerous animals · lions · elephants

Family

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Top 200,000
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