Found a fox
Most foxes you see need nothing. The ones that do — road casualties, netting, advanced mange — and why you should not pick up an adult.
Foxes
The animal here with the least legal protection and the most argument about it. No close season and no licence needed — what the law restricts is method, and hunting with dogs, which three of the four nations prohibit.
Fox rescues
Organisations recorded as taking foxes in, alongside those taking wild mammals or wildlife generally, with capacity and how recently it was confirmed.
Foxes and the law
No close season, no licence, no schedule. The Hunting Act 2004, the Hunting with Dogs (Scotland) Act 2023 and the fact that Northern Ireland has no ban at all.
Common fox claims
Urban numbers, danger to children, cats and poultry, whether culling controls numbers and what to do about mange — each against the published evidence, including where it is genuinely unsettled.