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Night
Red fox
Vulpes vulpes
A sleek, bushy-tailed visitor, as at home in towns as in the countryside.
- Size
- About 65cm, plus a 40cm tail
- Look for it
- All year round
- Where
- Towns, gardens, fields and woods
My spotter's list
Trots after you, stops to sniff and sits down. Move your pointer and see.
Good to know
Six things about the fox
PounceThe fox pounce
Foxes listen for mice under grass or snow, then leap high and pounce down on them.
CallsNight screams
The eerie screams you sometimes hear on winter nights are foxes calling to each other in the breeding season.
TownsCity foxes
Many foxes live in towns and cities, where they find plenty of food and places to hide.
TailThe brush
A fox's bushy tail is called a brush. It helps it balance and keeps it warm when curled up.
CubsSpring cubs
Fox cubs are born in spring and start to come out of the den to play in April and May.
FoodEats almost anything
Foxes eat mice, rabbits, worms, beetles, berries and fruit, as well as our leftovers.
The real thing
Photos of the fox
Out and aboutHow to spot one
Look at dawn and dusk in parks, on railway banks and even in city streets. Listen in January for the eerie screaming call.
Lend a handHow to help
Foxes need little help, but keep rubbish in bins with lids, and do not feed them by hand: they are better off staying wary of people.
Following youLadybird
Who should follow you?
Bees and hoverflies
Butterflies and moths
Dragonflies and damselflies
Beetles, hoppers and ants
Not insects at all
Snails and spiders aren't insects: a snail is a mollusc, and spiders have eight legs.
Garden birds
Pond animals live on the Pond page: choosing one takes you there.
Pond life
Night garden
Seashore animals live on the Seashore page: choosing one takes you there.
Rock pool life
Woodland animals
Under a log
Meadow life
River animals live on the River page: choosing one takes you there.
River life
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