Grey Squirrel  This is an introduced species from America and unfortunately is now much more common than the native red squirrel. Its food is similar to that of the red but also takes eggs and young of birds much more regularly.Unlike the red squirrel it prefers to live in broad-leaved woodland, parkland, orchards and gardens in almost every part of the county.

Foxes will eat a variety of different things, from fruit, berries, insects and worms to birds and small mammals. Foxes make their earths in a number of different convenient spots, including in old badger setts, dug out rabbit holes or under and even inside garden sheds. Unlike the Badger, which is a clean animal at its sett, the foxes earth is often littered with the bones, feathers or fur of its victims and has a strong musky smell around its entrances. Foxes have a keen eye, ear and nose for danger of any kind making observation of them extremely difficult. If you find lone fox cubs, the mother has probably gone foraging for food and will return so avoid approaching them. Vixens don't live with their cubs after they're about two weeks old.

The Hedgehog is a very common mammal that can be found  regularly in the wood. It hunts mainly at night but like other nocturnal animals does not always wait until darkness before emerging from its daytime hiding place to seek food. Contrary to popular perception it can move quite rapidly and is a good climber. 

The Badger is a shy nocturnal animal living in sets which may be dug 10 feet or more below ground. The rough-coated badger measures from 2-3 feet long and stands about 1 foot at the shoulder, it can weigh up to 40lbs. Its colouring is silver-grey above and black beneath with a stout broad body and pointed muzzle with characteristic black and white stripes on the face. It has an extremely varied diet, ranging from insects and earthworms to hedgehogs, mice, roots, grass and fruit. The female usually produces 3-4 cubs in spring or summer.
Photo by Steve Jackson's Badger Pages www.badgers.org.uk/badgerpages

The Roe Deer is our smallest native deer, standing just over two feet at the shoulders. Less able to adapt to open moorland than the red deer, roe's only tend to thrive where there is shelter and grazing provided by trees. Roe deer are herbivores and graze all types of ground vegetation. They also browse shrub layers in a wood, and the growing shoots and leaves of holly and beech trees. The roe buck is readily identified by the short antlers and markings on the head. The roe doe is smaller in size than the buck. In summer, the adult coat will be rich, foxy red. In winter, the adult coat becomes a greyish fawn colour, flecked with yellow. The rump patch becomes white and expands to form a large disc when they are excited or alarmed.