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Wildlife in Hertfordshire

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

Quick answers

What wild animals live in Hertfordshire?
853 animals on this map have at least 5 open-licence wild records in Hertfordshire on GBIF: 535 insects & other invertebrates, 239 birds, 43 mammals, 26 sharks & fish, 5 reptiles, 5 amphibians. The most-viewed on Wikipedia are Stoat, Silverfish, Osprey, Nutria, Red fox.
Which mammals live in Hertfordshire?
43 mammals, including Stoat, Nutria, Red fox, Red deer, European rabbit, Red squirrel.
StoatStoatMustela ermineaLeast concernSilverfishSilverfishLepisma saccharinaOspreyOspreyPandion haliaetusLeast concernNutriaNutriaMyocastor coypusLeast concernRed foxRed foxVulpes vulpesLeast concernHouse sparrowHouse sparrowPasser domesticusLeast concernCanada gooseCanada gooseBranta canadensisLeast concernCommon ravenCommon ravenCorvus coraxLeast concernMallardMallardAnas platyrhynchosLeast concernHummingbird hawk-mothHummingbird hawk-mothMacroglossum stellatarumRock doveRock doveColumba liviaLeast concernRed deerRed deerCervus elaphusLeast concernCommon blackbirdCommon blackbirdTurdus merulaLeast concernEuropean robinEuropean robinErithacus rubeculaLeast concernIndian peafowlIndian peafowlPavo cristatusLeast concernAdderAdderVipera berusLeast 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 853 animals by group

Foxes, jackals & wild dogs 1

Weasels, otters, badgers & skunks 6

Wild horses, asses & tapirs 1

Deer 5

Bats 11

Squirrels, chipmunks & marmots 2

Mice, rats & other rodents 10

Rabbits, hares & pikas 2

Hedgehogs, shrews & moles 5

Birds of prey 13

Owls 4

Parrots 1

Ducks, geese & swans 40

Waders, gulls, terns & auks 56

Seabirds, divers & grebes 9

Herons, storks, cranes & flamingos 14

Pheasants, grouse & game birds 6

Pigeons & doves 5

Woodpeckers, kingfishers, hornbills & toucans 5

Hummingbirds, swifts & nightjars 2

Crows, jays & magpies 6

Songbirds & perching birds 77

Cuckoos, turacos & other birds 1

Snakes 2

Lizards, geckos & tuatara 2

Turtles & tortoises 1

Frogs & toads 2

Salamanders, newts & caecilians 3

Bony fish 26

Butterflies & moths 159

Bees, wasps & ants 26

Beetles 129

Dragonflies & damselflies 29

Grasshoppers, bugs & other insects 162

Spiders, scorpions & other arachnids 22

Crabs, lobsters & shrimps 8

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.