Animals in the United Kingdom

Discover 142 places to experience unusual animals in the United Kingdom.

Knaresborough, England

Conyngham Hall Pet Cemetery

Hidden in the woods behind this English estate lies a Victorian pet cemetery.

Pewsey, England

Pewsey White Horse

This figure was cut into the hillside in 1937 to commemorate the coronation of King George VI.

Marlborough, England

Marlborough White Horse

One of the smaller hillside chalk horses was designed and cut in by a group of local students in 1804.

Devizes, England

Devizes White Horse

In 1999, a new equine figure was cut into this English hillside near the site where an older white horse had previously appeared.

Broad Town, England

Broad Town White Horse

A chalk horse cut into an English hillside in the 19th century.

Belfast, Northern Ireland

The Bear Pit

Once home to a local bear named "Bruno."

Machynlleth, Wales

Cors Dyfi

Ospreys visit this location every year to nest.

North Berwick, Scotland

North Berwick Law

An amazing model of a whale's jaw bone pays homage to the region's seafaring traditions.

Stansted, England

Mountfitchet Castle

This reconstructed Norman castle is the world's most accurate, from location to livestock.

Crieff, Scotland

'Towser'

A sculpture commemorating the "world's best mouser" in what is likely Scotland's longest-running distillery

Outer Hebrides, Scotland

'Hercules'

A memorial to the acting bear whose escape caused a sensation on the Outer Hebrides.

Stirling, Scotland

The Lion's Den

It's said this was once the home of King James V's pet lion.

Worthing, England

Warrior Birds Memorial

An eccentric memorial garden to the "warrior" birds of World War I, the messenger pigeons used by the Allied forces.

Dundee, Scotland

'Bruin'

This monument depicts a harrowing event involving an escaped polar bear.

Newcastle upon Tyne, England

Thomas Bewick Bust

This sculpture commemorates a naturalist and an illustrator whose work was a forerunner to modern field guides.

'Winifred'

In a small courtyard resides this large mural that draws inspiration from Leeds and its history.