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Wildlife in County Durham

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

Quick answers

What wild animals live in County Durham?
886 animals on this map have at least 5 open-licence wild records in County Durham on GBIF: 504 insects & other invertebrates, 291 birds, 42 mammals, 39 sharks & fish, 5 reptiles, 5 amphibians. The most-viewed on Wikipedia are Stoat, Osprey, Red fox, Golden eagle, House sparrow.
Which mammals live in County Durham?
42 mammals, including Stoat, Red fox, Red deer, European pine marten, European rabbit, Red squirrel.
StoatStoatMustela ermineaLeast concernOspreyOspreyPandion haliaetusLeast concernRed foxRed foxVulpes vulpesLeast concernGolden eagleGolden eagleAquila chrysaetosLeast concernHouse sparrowHouse sparrowPasser domesticusLeast concernCanada gooseCanada gooseBranta canadensisLeast concernCommon ravenCommon ravenCorvus coraxLeast concernOrtolan buntingOrtolan buntingEmberiza hortulanaLeast concernMallardMallardAnas platyrhynchosLeast concernHummingbird hawk-mothHummingbird hawk-mothMacroglossum stellatarumRock doveRock doveColumba liviaLeast concernRed deerRed deerCervus elaphusLeast concernCommon blackbirdCommon blackbirdTurdus merulaLeast concernEuropean robinEuropean robinErithacus rubeculaLeast concernAdderAdderVipera berusLeast concernEuropean pine martenEuropean pine martenMartes martesLeast concernGreat titGreat titParus majorLeast concernEuropean rabbitEuropean rabbitOryctolagus cuniculusEndangeredRed squirrelRed squirrelSciurus vulgarisLeast concernCommon starlingCommon starlingSturnus vulgarisLeast concernBrown ratBrown ratRattus norvegicusLeast concernEastern gray squirrelEastern gray squirrelSciurus carolinensisLeast concernNorthern pikeNorthern pikeEsox luciusLeast concernRoe deerRoe deerCapreolus capreolusLeast concern

All 886 animals by group

Foxes, jackals & wild dogs 1

Weasels, otters, badgers & skunks 7

Seals, sea lions & walrus 1

Whales & dolphins 2

Deer 4

Bats 10

Squirrels, chipmunks & marmots 2

Mice, rats & other rodents 7

Rabbits, hares & pikas 3

Hedgehogs, shrews & moles 5

Birds of prey 13

Owls 5

Parrots 1

Ducks, geese & swans 50

Waders, gulls, terns & auks 70

Seabirds, divers & grebes 18

Herons, storks, cranes & flamingos 16

Pheasants, grouse & game birds 7

Pigeons & doves 5

Woodpeckers, kingfishers, hornbills & toucans 7

Hummingbirds, swifts & nightjars 2

Crows, jays & magpies 7

Songbirds & perching birds 89

Cuckoos, turacos & other birds 1

Snakes 2

Lizards, geckos & tuatara 2

Turtles & tortoises 1

Frogs & toads 2

Salamanders, newts & caecilians 3

Sharks 1

Bony fish 38

Butterflies & moths 152

Bees, wasps & ants 27

Beetles 115

Dragonflies & damselflies 22

Grasshoppers, bugs & other insects 139

Spiders, scorpions & other arachnids 21

Crabs, lobsters & shrimps 21

Jellyfish, corals & anemones 4

Starfish, sea urchins & relatives 3

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.