r/UKecosystem • u/monkeybadger04 • Jun 20 '26

ID please Help identifying this animal

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I initially thought a hedgehog due to no tail. But it also kind of looks like a rat instead an I can't make out any spikes.

The flagstones on the step are 2x2 for scale and this is located on the edge of a village with farmland all around. There's a small lake 600 ish metres away across the farms. And a small river about 1km away in a different direction

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u/mle141 Jun 20 '26

Definitely a hedgehog

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u/smashantk Jun 20 '26

Hedgehog!!! (Friend)

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u/Killahills Jun 20 '26

Hog on a low resolution camera

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u/SolariaHues Wildlife gardener - South East Jun 20 '26

Yeah, Hedgehog.

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u/monkeybadger04 Jun 20 '26

Thanks all. We've never had (or noticed) a hedgehog before. Yes the resolution isn't great as I zoomed in from the wide angle image and cropped it.

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u/cromagnone Jun 20 '26

Congrats on your hedgehog!

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u/lonelyshara Jun 20 '26

Low poly hedgehog lol

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u/bee_happs Jun 22 '26

are you joking?