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Wildlife in Northamptonshire

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

Quick answers

What wild animals live in Northamptonshire?
738 animals on this map have at least 5 open-licence wild records in Northamptonshire on GBIF: 450 insects & other invertebrates, 221 birds, 34 mammals, 23 sharks & fish, 5 reptiles, 5 amphibians. The most-viewed on Wikipedia are Stoat, Osprey, Red fox, House sparrow, Canada goose.
Which mammals live in Northamptonshire?
34 mammals, including Stoat, Red fox, Red deer, European rabbit, Brown rat, Eastern gray squirrel.

All 738 animals by group

Foxes, jackals & wild dogs 1

Weasels, otters, badgers & skunks 6

Deer 5

Bats 7

Squirrels, chipmunks & marmots 1

Mice, rats & other rodents 7

Rabbits, hares & pikas 2

Hedgehogs, shrews & moles 5

Birds of prey 10

Owls 5

Parrots 1

Ducks, geese & swans 38

Waders, gulls, terns & auks 53

Seabirds, divers & grebes 8

Herons, storks, cranes & flamingos 14

Pheasants, grouse & game birds 6

Pigeons & doves 5

Woodpeckers, kingfishers, hornbills & toucans 5

Hummingbirds, swifts & nightjars 1

Crows, jays & magpies 6

Songbirds & perching birds 68

Cuckoos, turacos & other birds 1

Snakes 2

Lizards, geckos & tuatara 2

Turtles & tortoises 1

Frogs & toads 2

Salamanders, newts & caecilians 3

Bony fish 23

Butterflies & moths 108

Bees, wasps & ants 28

Beetles 117

Dragonflies & damselflies 27

Grasshoppers, bugs & other insects 150

Spiders, scorpions & other arachnids 14

Crabs, lobsters & shrimps 6

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.