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Moles are one of Britain’s least studied species and as such it is currently unclear whether their numbers are increasing or decreasing. They eat invertebrates and it is therefore possible that the mole population may have been affected by changes in farming and the use of pesticides.  During the autumn young moles will have just… 

Otters are medium-large sized carnivores, with flattened heads and a broad muzzle. They have dark brown fur, slightly lighter than the American mink. When otters swim, they use all four legs underwater, leaving only their head visible on the surface. This creates a bow wave (large V-shaped wave). Otters are difficult to spot, but they often leave… 

Bats begin to hibernate as night-time temperatures fall, but they can still be seen on warmer nights. Some are still turning up at swarming sites – the bat equivalent of a late night party – where males appear to be showing off to each other and females seem to be looking for potential mates. At… 

Seaton Wetlands is a complex of freshwater grazing marsh, salt marsh and a large tidal lagoon, spreading along the western bank of the Axe Estuary, Seaton. The sites are owned and managed by East Devon District Council as a Local Nature Reserve, and attract in the region of fifty thousand visitors a year. In 2008… 

The hedgehog is rapidly disappearing from Britain. This half term week (Sunday 27 May – Sunday 3 June 2018) we need you to help us find out why. Hedgehogs are thought to have declined by around a third over the past 10 years, and the reasons for the decline remain largely unknown. To help solve… 

Beth here from Zero Fox Given, Imperial College London. We’ve had a mammal-packed few months with lots of opportunities to see the wonderful wildlife at Imperial’s Silwood Park Campus, Berkshire. We’ve found some great evidence in both the mud and snow, so we’ve been able to indulge in a little snow-tracking:        …