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Animals in England

1,271 of the animals on World Animal Map have at least 5 open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records in England on GBIF. Part of our UK wildlife map.

Quick answers

What wild animals live in England?
1,271 animals on this map have at least 5 open-licence wild records in England on GBIF: 718 insects & other invertebrates, 327 birds, 136 sharks & fish, 73 mammals, 9 reptiles, 8 amphibians. The most-viewed on Wikipedia are Sperm whale, Portuguese man o' war, Stoat, Ocean sunfish, Silverfish.
Which mammals live in England?
73 mammals, including Sperm whale, Stoat, Wild boar, Nutria, Red fox, Red deer.

All 1,271 animals by group

Small wild cats 1

Foxes, jackals & wild dogs 1

Weasels, otters, badgers & skunks 7

Seals, sea lions & walrus 2

Whales & dolphins 12

Wild horses, asses & tapirs 1

Deer 6

Wild pigs & peccaries 1

Marsupials 1

Bats 17

Squirrels, chipmunks & marmots 2

Mice, rats & other rodents 13

Rabbits, hares & pikas 3

Hedgehogs, shrews & moles 6

Birds of prey 17

Owls 7

Parrots 1

Ducks, geese & swans 53

Waders, gulls, terns & auks 73

Seabirds, divers & grebes 22

Herons, storks, cranes & flamingos 20

Pheasants, grouse & game birds 11

Pigeons & doves 5

Woodpeckers, kingfishers, hornbills & toucans 8

Hummingbirds, swifts & nightjars 2

Crows, jays & magpies 8

Songbirds & perching birds 98

Cuckoos, turacos & other birds 2

Snakes 3

Lizards, geckos & tuatara 4

Turtles & tortoises 2

Frogs & toads 5

Salamanders, newts & caecilians 3

Sharks 9

Rays, skates & chimaeras 9

Bony fish 118

Butterflies & moths 198

Bees, wasps & ants 33

Beetles 137

Dragonflies & damselflies 34

Grasshoppers, bugs & other insects 181

Spiders, scorpions & other arachnids 43

Crabs, lobsters & shrimps 49

Octopuses, squid & cuttlefish 3

Jellyfish, corals & anemones 34

Starfish, sea urchins & relatives 6

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