British wildlife - a photo tour

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By Ed Yong
Sep 13, 2009 6:00 PMNov 5, 2019 1:59 AM

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The British Wildlife Centre is one of my favourite places in the country. It's like a small zoo focusing solely on British wildlife and everything in it lives in lovely open enclosures with naturalistic environments (the otters have about three lakes to play around in). It's a fantastic place to visit, especially for people who've most likely only ever seen a badger or a fox as a roadside carcass. Here are some photos from yesterday's trip:

Badger

Buzzard

Eagle owl

Frog (pool frog?)

Harvest mouse (note size of blackberry for comparison)

Otter

Wotta lotta otter

Pine marten (Britain rocks for mustelids)

Red fox

Red squirrel

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