Foxes are highly adaptable mammals, being found in almost all habitats. They are increasingly being recorded in urban areas.
Fox footprints have 4 toes. An imaginary line can be drawn through the print which does not touch any of the pads.
The colour and content of fox droppings(scats) vary according to what they have been eating.
In the autumn, when blackberries are abundant, droppings may appear purple.
Otherwise droppings can contain fur, feathers and bones. They are variable in size.
Fox burrows (earths) have a tall narrow appearance usually 20-25 cm in diameter.
They often have a musty smell.
Freshy excavated earth can have fox hairs in it (russet red hairs with a silver tip).