The Weasel is a shy and active mammal that is also known as the Least Weasel. It can be found throughout England in fields, meadows, farmland, moors and on the outskirts of woodlands. It is a member of the Weasel family, just like the Stoat. The Weasel isn't very often seen because it mainly hunts for food underground in tunnels. A Weasel can squeeze its head and whole body through a mouse tunnel.

The Weasel has a long, slender chestnut-brown body and its throat, chest and belly are a white colour. It has a medium-sized thickset tail which is also a chestnut brown colour. The Weasel has a long neck and a relatively long pointed face with long whiskers on either side. It also has large round ears and large black protruding eyes.

Weasels often stand on their hind legs so they can scan and smell their surroundings better and sometimes they climb up trees to steal eggs. They hunt both by day and  night to look for food such as mice, voles, rats, small rabbits and sometimes fruit. Weasels rest and sleep in burrows of animals they have previously hunted and killed.