Mammals Found in and around Folkestone in Kent

There are 21 species of mammals found within a five mile radius of Folkestone. Some might be infrequent visitors, recent additions or may not have been seen for many years.

List of Mammals found in Folkestone


45 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus)
Bank Vole (Myodes glareolus)
Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus)
Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus)
Common Shrew (Sorex araneus)
Field Mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus)
Fox (Vulpes vulpes)
Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)
Mole (Talpa europaea)
Pygmy Shrew (Sorex minutus)
Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris)
Badger (Meles meles)
Bottle-nosed Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)
Brown Long-Eared Bat (Plecotus auritus)
Common Dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius)
Domestic Cat (Felis catus)
Field Vole (Microtus agrestis)
Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)
Leisler's Bat (Nyctalus leisleri)
Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus)
Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)