Which British wild mammal would you most love to spot in the flesh?

Fewer than 300 are thought to remain in the wild, making this fierce tabby-lookalike rarer than the Bengal tiger. Spotting one in the Cairngorms would be the wildlife equivalent of winning the EuroMillions.

This chocolate-brown charmer is quietly making a comeback and giving grey squirrels a proper hiding in the process. Catching one bounding through a Welsh forest feels like a folklore moment.

Reintroduced after a 400-year absence, these dam-building rodents are reshaping our rivers whether the farmers like it or not. Seeing one slap its tail at dusk is pure rewilding theatre.

Turning snow-white in winter on a hillside that increasingly refuses to snow, this hare is climate change's poster child. Spot one and you'll never look at a brown hare the same way again.

Weighing less than a £1 coin and building tennis-ball nests in the wheat, this minuscule rodent is the countryside's best-kept secret. Finding one is less wildlife watching and more treasure hunting.