Species archive — common
Red Fox
The familiar wild neighbour — a russet-furred survivor you can actually spot on a normal evening walk in Britain.
Least Concern
Common🦊 Red Fox
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Overview
The red fox is the most widespread carnivore in Britain and one of the few wild mammals many people will ever see without leaving their own neighbourhood. That flash of amber fur at the edge of a field, the sharp bark from a garden hedge at dusk — for UK collectors, the fox is often the first real discovery that proves the game works in the real world.
Highly adaptable and famously clever, foxes thrive everywhere from city parks to open farmland and woodland fringe. They are largely nocturnal but often appear at dawn and dusk, especially in quieter suburbs where they have learned to move confidently alongside human life.
Habitat
Red foxes are found across the entire United Kingdom — England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland — wherever there is cover and a reliable food supply. They favour woodland edges, hedgerows, farmland, parkland, and increasingly urban gardens, operating from earth dens or sheltered spots under sheds, decks, and scrub.
Countries found
Interesting facts
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Britain is home to an estimated 357,000 red foxes — one of our most successful wild mammals.
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Foxes can hear a mouse squeak from up to 30 metres away.
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Their bushy tail — the brush — helps with balance and warmth, and signals mood to other foxes.
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Urban foxes often live within a few streets of where they were born, patrolling familiar routes every night.
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Vixens give birth in spring; cubs emerge from the den in late April and May.
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That eerie scream in the small hours? Often foxes communicating during the breeding season.
Conservation status
The red fox is classed as Least Concern across its global range and remains widespread throughout the UK. Local populations fluctuate with food availability and control measures, but the species is not considered at risk — a reassuring baseline discovery for new collectors.
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