The Red Fox is a shy mammal that looks almost dog-like and it can be seen throughout the country on farmlands, moors, in woodlands and in towns and cities. It is a member of the dog family and lives in a family group which consists of a Dog Fox, a dominant Vixen and often two more Vixens which help to raise the young.

The Red Fox has a long slender body covered in reddish brown fur and a long, bushy reddish-brown tail with a white tip. It also has a white coloured throat and chest. Its ears are long and pointed and its eyes are a yellow-orange colour. It has a black nose and long black whiskers.

Red Foxes that live in the country have several underground homes called ‘dens’. Some dens are quite small and are used for resting and taking shelter in, while some are used to bring up their young. Red Foxes living in urban areas often have dens under the roots of trees and under garden sheds. Rural Red Foxes eat voles, rats, squirrels, rabbits and fruit, while Urban Red Foxes eat pigeons and small birds. Urban Red Foxes will also rummage though dustbins to find food and they will even raid bird tables for bread crusts.