2010
TQ3643 : Polecat at the British Wildlife Centre, Newchapel, Surrey
taken 14 years ago, near to Newchapel, Surrey, England
Polecat at the British Wildlife Centre, Newchapel, Surrey
One of two polecats (Mustela putorius), in an outdoor enclosure.
A member of the weasel family (Mustelids), polecats were once widespread and common throughout mainland Britain. Relentless persecution by gamekeepers up until the late 1930's resulted in extermination everywhere except for a small population in north Wales. They have since recovered and are now found throughout rural Wales, the Border counties and are spreading across the Midlands, South and into the South-East.
A member of the weasel family (Mustelids), polecats were once widespread and common throughout mainland Britain. Relentless persecution by gamekeepers up until the late 1930's resulted in extermination everywhere except for a small population in north Wales. They have since recovered and are now found throughout rural Wales, the Border counties and are spreading across the Midlands, South and into the South-East.
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- TQ3643, 564 images (more nearby 🔍)
- Photographer
- Peter Trimming (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Tuesday, 27 July, 2010 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Tuesday, 27 July, 2010
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
TQ 365 432 [100m precision]
WGS84: 51:10.3540N 0:2.9291W - Camera Location
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OSGB36: TQ 365 432
- View Direction
- North-northwest (about 337 degrees)
