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Wildlife in Bedford

418 of the animals on World Animal Map have at least 5 open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records in Bedford on GBIF. Part of our UK wildlife map.

Quick answers

What wild animals live in Bedford?
418 animals on this map have at least 5 open-licence wild records in Bedford on GBIF: 217 insects & other invertebrates, 146 birds, 30 mammals, 19 sharks & fish, 4 amphibians, 2 reptiles. The most-viewed on Wikipedia are Stoat, Red fox, House sparrow, Canada goose, Common raven.
Which mammals live in Bedford?
30 mammals, including Stoat, Red fox, European rabbit, Brown rat, Eastern gray squirrel, Roe deer.
StoatStoatMustela ermineaLeast concernRed foxRed foxVulpes vulpesLeast concernHouse sparrowHouse sparrowPasser domesticusLeast concernCanada gooseCanada gooseBranta canadensisLeast concernCommon ravenCommon ravenCorvus coraxLeast concernMallardMallardAnas platyrhynchosLeast concernRock doveRock doveColumba liviaLeast concernCommon blackbirdCommon blackbirdTurdus merulaLeast concernEuropean robinEuropean robinErithacus rubeculaLeast concernGreat titGreat titParus majorLeast concernEuropean rabbitEuropean rabbitOryctolagus cuniculusEndangeredCommon starlingCommon starlingSturnus vulgarisLeast concernBrown ratBrown ratRattus norvegicusLeast concernEastern gray squirrelEastern gray squirrelSciurus carolinensisLeast concernNorthern pikeNorthern pikeEsox luciusLeast concernRoe deerRoe deerCapreolus capreolusLeast concernRose-ringed parakeetRose-ringed parakeetPsittacula krameriLeast concernCommon buzzardCommon buzzardButeo buteoLeast concernRookRookCorvus frugilegusLeast concernEurasian magpieEurasian magpiePica picaLeast concernEuropean badgerEuropean badgerMeles melesLeast concernLeast weaselLeast weaselMustela nivalisLeast concernHarmonia axyridisHarmonia axyridisHarmonia axyridisEuropean polecatEuropean polecatMustela putoriusLeast concern

All 418 animals by group

Foxes, jackals & wild dogs 1

Weasels, otters, badgers & skunks 6

Deer 4

Bats 5

Squirrels, chipmunks & marmots 1

Mice, rats & other rodents 6

Rabbits, hares & pikas 2

Hedgehogs, shrews & moles 5

Birds of prey 6

Owls 4

Parrots 1

Ducks, geese & swans 24

Waders, gulls, terns & auks 21

Seabirds, divers & grebes 5

Herons, storks, cranes & flamingos 7

Pheasants, grouse & game birds 3

Pigeons & doves 5

Woodpeckers, kingfishers, hornbills & toucans 3

Hummingbirds, swifts & nightjars 1

Crows, jays & magpies 6

Songbirds & perching birds 59

Cuckoos, turacos & other birds 1

Snakes 1

Lizards, geckos & tuatara 1

Frogs & toads 2

Salamanders, newts & caecilians 2

Bony fish 19

Butterflies & moths 27

Bees, wasps & ants 16

Beetles 40

Dragonflies & damselflies 26

Grasshoppers, bugs & other insects 97

Spiders, scorpions & other arachnids 9

Crabs, lobsters & shrimps 2

Area = GBIF’s interpretation of each record’s location (county boundary as used by GBIF). Records: GBIF.org, CC0 and CC BY 4.0 only, no fossils or captive animals, accessed 23 October 2026.