The Road Lab

Since 2014, we have received 8072 hedgehog roadkill reports, averaging 673 hedgehogs per year.

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Yesterday we asked you which of these carnivorous mammals have the most recorded roadkill reports in our database: stoats, pine martens, weasels or mink?

The answer to this question is a. Stoat.

We have received 281 stoat reports in total.

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most roadkill reports of?

a. Stoats

b. Pine Martens

c. Weasels

d. Mink

We will reveal the answer tomorrow!

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The weekly #roadkillreport is out! We received 54 reports last week, with the most common report being badgers. We also received a rare fieldfare report, one of only five that we have in our database.

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Saving hedgehogs starts with small steps close to home From storybook stars to real-life strugglers, hedgehogs are vanishing in the UK. Walk 3km this spring and help them roam and survive

Did you know we get 673 hedgehogs reported to us per year? See this article by Kate Moore for @eastangliabylines.co.uk to see more about the Wildlife trust’s Hedgehog Walk fundraiser taking place from 30 March to 30 April.

eastangliabylines.co.uk/environment/...

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Owls make up 4.7% of roadkill reported to us. The most common species we receive reports of are barn owls, despite tawny owls being the most common owls in the UK according to the RSPB.

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The weekly #roadkillreport is out! We received 31 reports last week, with the most common report being badgers.

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The county with the most roadkill reports to us is Hampshire, with 6,373 reports total. This makes up 6.11% of our database.

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Yesterday we asked you which deer species was the most reported in 2025, the answer to this was: a. Roe deer.

Overall, roe deer are also now the most reported deer species in our database, previously being muntjac deer.

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Deer were our 3rd most reported animal in 2025, but which species do you think we received the most roadkill reports of?
a. Roe deer
b. Red deer
c. Muntjac deer
d. Fallow deer
Comment your answer below and we will reveal the answer tomorrow.

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Our website www.theroadlab.co.uk has a new guide on how to submit roadkill report to us via an App, using the ‘Survey123 App’. You can record offline too. How to download here: www.theroadlab.co.uk/downloading-...

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The weekly #roadkillreport is out! We received 19 reports last week, with the most common report being badgers. If you spot any roadkill this week, you can report it to us here on our social media, or through our survey here: arcg.is/qSaHP

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We received 1,587 roadkill reports in 2025. These were the top 5 most commonly reported species:

1st - Badger

2nd - Fox

3rd - Deer

4th - Pheasant

5th - Rabbit

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The weekly #roadkillreport is out! We received 24 reports in the past week, with the most common report being foxes. Mammals made up the majority of the reports.

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On Friday we asked you if we receive more squirrel or rabbit reports. The answer to this was rabbits. We have received over 7,400 rabbit reports to date, while we have received just over 5,600 squirrel reports.

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Between rabbits and squirrels, which mammal do you think we receive the most reports of?

Comment below and we will reveal the answer after the weekend!

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In 2025, our most commonly reported animal was the badger, making up 19% of overall reports. We have recently published a paper identifying badger roadkill hotspots, which you can read here: theroadlab.co.uk/raymond-et-al-2025

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The weekly #roadkillreport is out! We received 7 reports in the past week, with the most common report being badgers. If you have spotted any roadkill that you would like to report, our website has information on how to do so: www.theroadlab.co.uk/get-involved

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Your submissions help us research wildlife roadkill in the UK. See how the data you submit has been used in publication by exploring our work on our website: theroadlab.co.uk/publications Thank you all for the continued support for the project.

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The weekly #roadkillreport is out! We received 28 reports in the past week, with the most common report being foxes. We also received some uncommon reports of a jackdaw and robin.

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The (bi)weekly #roadkillreport is out! We received 32 reports in the past two weeks, with the most common report being foxes. We will be returning to weekly reports as usual. Thank you to everybody who reported roadkill sightings over Christmas!

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We will be taking a break from our social media from the 20th-27th December. Please continue to submit your reports during this time as we will collate them once we return. Merry Christmas, and drive safe.

We have recorded 55 Robin reports in our database, making up only 0.18% of our bird reports.

Yesterday we asked whether you thought we received more magpie reports or blackbird reports. The answer is blackbirds - which we have received 1201 reports of. In comparison, we have received 865 magpie reports.
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Of magpies and blackbirds, which species do you think we have received more reports of? Drop your guesses below and we will tell you the answer tomorrow!
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The weekly #roadkillreport is out! We received 13 reports last week (along with a beaver report from the week before), with the most common report being rabbits. We received 1 unusual report, being the beaver.
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Our most southerly report is a hedgehog on the Isles of Scilly. We have only received 2 reports from the Isles of Scilly, the other being an unidentified mammal.

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The weekly #roadkillreport is out! We received 16 reports last week, with the most common report being rabbits. We received 1 unusual report, a sparrowhawk.
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Birds of prey make up 8.3% of our total bird reports, with Barn owls and Buzzards being the most commonly reported species.
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Counties with the highest predicted roadkill risk for badgers were found to be clustered in central and south-east England, with West Berkshire having the highest relative risk.

You can read more about Badger hotspots calculated using our data here: www.theroadlab.co.uk/raymond-et-a...