WILDCATS CONSERVATION ALLIANCE

So, what is Wildcats? Well, it’s non-competitive football for girls who want to give it a go for the very first time or want to play with other girls their own age. The wildcat is one of our rarest and most endangered mammals, and the only wild member of the cat family in the UK. Wildcats are restricted to small parts of the Scottish Highlands, where they feed on. Nov 18, 2025 · European wildcats – historically also known as woodcats – were once widespread in Great Britain until human persecution and the loss of woodland and rough grass habitats saw them. Wary yet with a fiery spirit, this woodland wild cat is on the brink of extinction in Britain. Wildcats are carnivores, feeding mainly on small mammals such as mice and field voles. Their power and ferocity. Wildcats are bigger than the domestic cat, with longer legs, a stockier build, and a line running down the back which stops at the base of the tail. A domestic cat may have thin or no stripes on the nape and.

Nov 18, 2025 · Wildcats are Britain’s only remaining native cat species, and are “critically endangered” with as few as 115 remaining in the wild in their last refuge in the Highlands. While they look similar. Wildcats are the last remaining native cat species in Britain and have long been part of our cultural heritage in Scotland, with many clan crests featuring this iconic felid.