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Wildlife in Leicestershire

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

Quick answers

What wild animals live in Leicestershire?
871 animals on this map have at least 5 open-licence wild records in Leicestershire on GBIF: 554 insects & other invertebrates, 240 birds, 41 mammals, 25 sharks & fish, 6 amphibians, 5 reptiles. The most-viewed on Wikipedia are Stoat, Silverfish, Osprey, Red fox, House sparrow.
Which mammals live in Leicestershire?
41 mammals, including Stoat, Red fox, Red deer, European pine marten, European rabbit, Red squirrel.
StoatStoatMustela ermineaLeast concernSilverfishSilverfishLepisma saccharinaOspreyOspreyPandion haliaetusLeast 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 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 871 animals by group

Foxes, jackals & wild dogs 1

Weasels, otters, badgers & skunks 7

Wild horses, asses & tapirs 1

Deer 5

Bats 11

Squirrels, chipmunks & marmots 2

Mice, rats & other rodents 7

Rabbits, hares & pikas 2

Hedgehogs, shrews & moles 5

Birds of prey 10

Owls 5

Parrots 1

Ducks, geese & swans 43

Waders, gulls, terns & auks 57

Seabirds, divers & grebes 11

Herons, storks, cranes & flamingos 14

Pheasants, grouse & game birds 7

Pigeons & doves 5

Woodpeckers, kingfishers, hornbills & toucans 6

Hummingbirds, swifts & nightjars 2

Crows, jays & magpies 7

Songbirds & perching birds 71

Cuckoos, turacos & other birds 1

Snakes 2

Lizards, geckos & tuatara 2

Turtles & tortoises 1

Frogs & toads 3

Salamanders, newts & caecilians 3

Bony fish 25

Butterflies & moths 180

Bees, wasps & ants 25

Beetles 127

Dragonflies & damselflies 26

Grasshoppers, bugs & other insects 157

Spiders, scorpions & other arachnids 31

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.