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Harvest mouse Micromys minutus clinging to a golden sheaf of corn and twisting its tail round a stalk

Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus in profile, with grass below

Meerkat Suricata suricatta standing erect on its hind feet on a branch, assuming the sentry pose, alert for danger. Cut to white

Meerkat Suricata suricatta sunbathing with belly exposed and claws clearly visible. Another meerkat sits behind, with stones and sand in the foreground.

Fallow deer Dama dama buck in profile, male with antlers and showing white spots and with a pale leutenistic coat, cut to white

Pen and ink sketch of a Eastern Grey or Grey squirrel Sciurus carolinensis trying to access peanuts from a bird feeder, turned upside down and clinging to a tree

Eastern Grey or Grey squirrel Sciurus carolinensis nibbling a nut in profile, cut to white

Woolly willow Salix lanata sprig with catkins and small image of the tree shape

Water vole Arvicola amphibius showing how fluffy and formless these creatires are, in profile on sandy bank with background riparian vegetation

Weasel Mustela nivalis cut to white, curled around and looking out at the viewer

Whiskered bat Myotis mystacinus hat portrait showing long fur and sharp teeth

Wild cat Felis silvestris in profile with back slightly arched and tail about to swish

Wood mouse Apodemus sylvaticus

Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus in flight

Polecat Mustela putorius in profile cut to white showing luxuriant fur

Pygny shrew Sorex minutus watercolour sketch

Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus crouched ready for escape, in profile, cut to white

Rat Rattus norvegicus footprints in pen and ink

Rat Rattus norvegicus in profile looking inquisitive with one paw raised

Red deer Cervus elaphus buck with antlers with inset of doe head, both in profile, cut to whtie

Red legged sun squirrel Heliosciurus rufobrachium pen and ink sketch in profile, holding a nut

Red squirrel Sciurus vulgaris cut to white, sitting

Fallow deer Dama dama in deciduous woods.  the mottled coat allows for camoflague in the dappled sun of the woodland.

Rothschild’s giraffe Giraffa camelopardalis rothschildi cut to white in profile looking a touch snooty