A dog sized, often nocturnal mammal with red-brown fur, thick-coated in winter and moulting in summer.
There are quite a lot of Foxes in the West Pennine Moors area, not enough in-my-opinion but they are seen in the country and towns, reasonably frequently.
Foxes live in a small, family group and use a small excavated hollow or the burrow of another animal in breeding season.
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Fox image by Karlos
Brett Gregory is an award-winning filmmaker based in Bolton whose production company, Serious Feather, is currently making a documentary about autism and poetry.
As a part of this production, Landscape Britain was asked to advise with regards to the location of specific areas of outstanding natural beauty throughout the region.
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