Scientific name: Marmota marmota
Appearance: Brown coat with orange markings on the back and a beige to orange underbelly, white band between muzzle and eyes, small ears, short legs and a bushy brown tail with a black tip.
Here, we provide some basic information regarding commonly observed species (plus some others about which we have had queries).
Feel free to contact us by email if you have any questions regarding species you have encountered on the site.
For more information about mammals, we recommend the Mammal Society's species hub, here, and MammalNet here. For birds, excellent resources are available from the RSPB (here) and the BTO (here).
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Scientific name: Marmota marmota
Appearance: Brown coat with orange markings on the back and a beige to orange underbelly, white band between muzzle and eyes, small ears, short legs and a bushy brown tail with a black tip.