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Natural History of Radley

Animals (Mammals, reptiles and amphibians)

 

The following lists some of the animal wildlife found in and around Radley:
 

Mammals

  • Muntjac deer (Muntiacus reevesi)
  • Fox (Vulpes vulpes)
  • Otter (Lutra lutra)
  • Badger (Meles meles)
  • Polecat (Mustela putorius) (Peachcroft Farm, 2008)
  • Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)
  • Grey Squirrel (Scirus carolinensis)
  • Brown Rat (Ratus norvegicus)
  • Mole (Talpa europaea)
  • Water vole (Arvicola terrestris)*
  • Water shrew (Neomys fodiens)*
  • Pygmy Shrew (Sorex minutus)
  • Hedgehog (Erinaceus europeus)
  • Weasel (Mustela nivalis)
  • Wood Mouse/ Long-tailed field mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus )
  • House mouse (Mus musculus)
  • Pipistrelle bat (Pipistrellus pipistrellus)

Grey Squirrel photographed 4 June 2004 by B Crowley

Grey Squirrel (4 June 2004)
   

Badger, photographed May 1988 by R Eeles

Badger (May 1988)*

Fox, photographed in July or August 1984 by R Eeles.

Fox (1984)

   

Water vole, photographed 28 May 2006 by Jo Cartmell

Water Vole (28 May 2006)
   

Reptiles

  • Common Lizard (Lacerta vivipara)
  • Grass Snake (Natrix natrix)
  

Grass snake, photographed 11 June 2005 by L Pasquire

Grass snake swimming in Bullfield Lake (11 June 2005)* This one is about 60-80cm long.
   

Amphibians

Common frog, photographed 03 September 2005 by L Pasquire

Common frog (03 September 2005)*

 

Common toad, photographed 17 July 2005 by B Crowley

Common toad - juvenile (17 July 2005)*

Truturus vulgaris, photographed 2 July 2006 by B Crowley

Smooth newt (2 July 2006)
   
   
References  
   

Complete British Animals

Paul Sterry

Published by Collins, London, 2005

ISBN 0 00 720137 0

 
 

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