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Foxes are often associated with nighttime activity, so seeing one walking through a garden in broad daylight can come as a surprise. In the UK, red foxes live in a wide range of environments, including towns, cities, villages and rural areas. Gardens can provide them with food, shelter and convenient routes between different parts of…
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Foxes are adaptable animals found throughout the UK, living in woodland, farmland, towns, cities and suburban gardens. One reason they thrive in these different environments is their varied diet. Foxes eat both animal and plant foods, taking advantage of whatever suitable food is available in their surroundings. In the countryside, this can include small mammals,…
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Badgers are familiar visitors to many gardens across the UK, particularly where residential areas are close to woodland, farmland, parks or other suitable habitat. Although badgers are mainly active after dark, their visits can sometimes become obvious when they leave behind disturbed lawns, small holes or other signs of foraging. Gardens can provide several opportunities…
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Badgers are familiar visitors to many parts of the UK, particularly in rural areas, woodland, farmland and gardens close to suitable habitat. Although they are sometimes thought of as predators, badgers actually have a very varied diet. Earthworms are their most important food source in much of the UK, but badgers will eat many other…
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Foxes are often described as intelligent and adaptable animals. Their ability to learn from experience helps them survive in a wide range of environments, including towns, cities, farmland, woodland, and other habitats across the UK. But how good is a fox’s memory? Foxes regularly encounter changing food sources, familiar routes, territorial boundaries, and other animals…
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Finding sections of a lawn torn up overnight can be frustrating, particularly when the damage appears to have happened without warning. Badgers are one of the animals capable of creating this type of damage, especially in gardens close to suitable habitat. The holes and disturbed turf are usually not random. Badgers have powerful claws and…
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Badgers are powerful, muscular animals that can sometimes look intimidating when encountered at close range. They are also increasingly familiar to people living near woodland, farmland, parks and gardens, particularly in areas where badgers regularly forage at night. Despite their appearance, badgers are generally cautious animals that prefer to avoid direct contact with people. Most…
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Foxes are highly adaptable animals that can be found in a wide range of habitats across the UK. Although they are most commonly associated with woodland, farmland, parks and urban areas, foxes may occasionally encounter rivers, streams, canals, ponds and other bodies of water. This sometimes leads people to wonder whether foxes can swim or…
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Foxes are often thought of as solitary and cautious animals, but they can also show playful behaviour. This is particularly noticeable in young foxes, which spend time chasing, wrestling and exploring with their littermates. Play is an important part of growing up for many young animals, and fox cubs are no exception. Their interactions give…
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Seeing two foxes running after each other can look dramatic, particularly when they suddenly race through a garden or across a road. However, chasing does not always mean that foxes are fighting. Foxes may chase each other for several different reasons, including courtship, territorial disputes, competition, play, and interactions between adults and younger foxes. The…