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Wildlife in Cumbria

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

Quick answers

What wild animals live in Cumbria?
842 animals on this map have at least 5 open-licence wild records in Cumbria on GBIF: 517 insects & other invertebrates, 233 birds, 42 mammals, 40 sharks & fish, 6 amphibians, 4 reptiles. The most-viewed on Wikipedia are Stoat, Osprey, Red fox, Golden eagle, House sparrow.
Which mammals live in Cumbria?
42 mammals, including Stoat, Red fox, Red deer, European pine marten, European rabbit, Red squirrel.

All 842 animals by group

Foxes, jackals & wild dogs 1

Weasels, otters, badgers & skunks 7

Seals, sea lions & walrus 2

Whales & dolphins 3

Deer 4

Bats 8

Squirrels, chipmunks & marmots 2

Mice, rats & other rodents 8

Rabbits, hares & pikas 2

Hedgehogs, shrews & moles 5

Birds of prey 11

Owls 5

Ducks, geese & swans 40

Waders, gulls, terns & auks 57

Seabirds, divers & grebes 12

Herons, storks, cranes & flamingos 11

Pheasants, grouse & game birds 7

Pigeons & doves 5

Woodpeckers, kingfishers, hornbills & toucans 5

Hummingbirds, swifts & nightjars 2

Crows, jays & magpies 7

Songbirds & perching birds 70

Cuckoos, turacos & other birds 1

Snakes 2

Lizards, geckos & tuatara 2

Frogs & toads 3

Salamanders, newts & caecilians 3

Sharks 3

Rays, skates & chimaeras 4

Bony fish 33

Butterflies & moths 145

Bees, wasps & ants 29

Beetles 123

Dragonflies & damselflies 23

Grasshoppers, bugs & other insects 148

Spiders, scorpions & other arachnids 24

Crabs, lobsters & shrimps 17

Jellyfish, corals & anemones 6

Starfish, sea urchins & relatives 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.