Mammals & Wildlife of the Lake District
Mammals of the Lake District. Red squirrels at Grizedale, red deer in Martindale, otters and bats across the region.
25species recorded
3Red List
3Amber List
25 species
🐾Mammals(19 species)
Red DeerGreenCervus elaphusUpland moorlandForest edgeYear-round
OtterGreenLutra lutraRiversLakesYear-round
Red SquirrelRedSciurus vulgarisConifer woodlandMixed woodlandYear-round
Pine MartenAmberMartes martesConifer woodlandForestYear-round
BadgerGreenMeles melesWoodlandWoodland edgeYear-round
Mountain HareRedLepus timidusMountain moorlandHigh fellsYear-round
Water VoleRedArvicola amphibiusRiversStreamsYear-round
StoatGreenMustela ermineaMoorlandWoodland edgeYear-round
WeaselGreenMustela nivalisMoorlandWoodlandYear-round
Brown HareAmberLepus europaeusFarmlandGrasslandYear-round
Roe DeerGreenCapreolus capreolusWoodland edgeFarmlandYear-round
FoxGreenVulpes vulpesFarmlandWoodland edgeYear-round
Pipistrelle BatGreenPipistrellus pipistrellusWoodland edgeVillagesApril to October
Daubenton's BatGreenMyotis daubentoniiOver waterLakesApril to October
Brown Long-eared BatGreenPlecotus auritusWoodlandForestApril to October
Bank VoleGreenMyodes glareolusWoodlandScrubYear-round
Common ShrewGreenSorex araneusWoodlandGrasslandYear-round
Harvest MouseAmberMicromys minutusTall grasslandReedbedsYear-round
PolecatGreenMustela putoriusWoodlandFarmlandYear-round
