Mammals Found in and around Saffron Walden in Essex

There are 35 species of mammals found within a five mile radius of Saffron Walden. Some might be infrequent visitors, recent additions or may not have been seen for many years.

List of Mammals found in Saffron Walden


45 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus)
American Mink (Neovison vison)
Bank Vole (Myodes glareolus)
Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus)
Common Shrew (Sorex araneus)
Domestic Cat (Felis catus)
Feral Ferret (Mustela putorius subsp. furo)
Field Vole (Microtus agrestis)
Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)
Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)
Mole (Talpa europaea)
Noctule (Nyctalus noctula)
Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus)
Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)
Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris)
Serotine (Eptesicus serotinus)
Water Shrew (Neomys fodiens)
Yellow-necked Mouse (Apodemus flavicollis)
55 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pygmaeus)
Badger (Meles meles)
Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus)
Chinese Barking Deer (Muntiacus reevesi)
Coypu (Myocastor coypus)
Fallow Deer (Dama dama)
Field Mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus)
Fox (Vulpes vulpes)
Harvest Mouse (Micromys minutus)
Leisler's Bat (Nyctalus leisleri)
Natterer's Bat (Myotis nattereri)
Otter (Lutra lutra)
Pygmy Shrew (Sorex minutus)
Red Deer (Cervus elaphus)
Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus)
Stoat (Mustela erminea)
Weasel (Mustela nivalis)