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Common Shrew
Sorex araneus castaneus
This tiny species is resident on the Common. it is extremely small with a reddish-brown body and a long pointed snout which is constantly in use during its search for food.
It is at home in hedge-banks, ditches and on the edges of woodland.
Food. insects, worms, snails, woodlice and small creatures.
Breeding. Its cup-shaped nest is built on banks. Breeding takes
place from May to November. Up to two litters can
produce up to twenty young. Not all the young survive
as they are preyed upon by owls, hawks, crows, even
snakes!
Notes. A high-pitched squeak.
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