London’s urban fox population has been growing and becoming more visible since the early 20th century. Foxes are well adapted to city and suburban life, and their numbers appear to have stabilized at about 10,000 foxes living in the gardens, parks, and alleyways of London alone. Collected below are recent images of some of these foxes playing, scavenging, sleeping, and scampering around London.
Photos: London’s Urban Foxes
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![A fox walks on a path. Tall buildings and riverside structures are in the background.]()
Read moreA red fox walks on a path beside the Thames Barrier in Greenwich, London, England. #
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![A fox crosses a sidewalk at night.]()
Read moreA fox crosses a sidewalk in London's Brunswick Square at night. #
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![A fox rests in a grassy spot.]()
Read moreA fox rests in a grassy spot in London. #
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![A fox cub bites and pulls on the tail of another cub beside a tree.]()
Read moreFox cubs play in a London garden. #
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![A person wearing protective gloves and a mask holds a young fox in a garden, near a cage.]()
Read moreRSPCA animal-collection officer Kirstie Gillard examines a baby fox that had been found struggling in a garden on May 7, 2020, in London. The fox was too unwell to be saved and was later euthanized. #
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![A fox swims through a fountain pool in a city square.]()
Read moreA fox swims through a fountain pool in the middle of Trafalgar Square during the evening rush hour on January 20, 2020. #
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Read moreA fox shelters on a fountain plinth in Trafalgar Square on January 20, 2020. #
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![A fox runs across a parade ground, behind two soldiers in dress uniform.]()
Read moreA fox runs across the parade ground as the Household Division prepares for Trooping the Colour at Horse Guards Parade, in central London, on June 9, 2018. #
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![A fox runs past a small crowd of people awaiting a parade.]()
Read moreA fox amuses the crowd during the Trooping the Colour ceremony at the Royal Horseguards on June 9, 2018. #
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![A close view of a fox with its teeth bared.]()
Read moreA close view of a London fox with its teeth bared. #
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![Two young urban foxes climb over playground equipment.]()
Read moreTwo young urban foxes climb over playground equipment in South London. #
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![A fox crosses a snow-covered residential street lined with many parked cars.]()
Read moreA fox crosses a snow-covered Coniston Road in Muswell Hill on December 12, 2022, in London. #
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![An urban red fox sits in a graveyard.]()
Read moreAn urban red fox sits in the middle of a London graveyard. #
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![A fox walks along the top of a garden fence.]()
Read moreA urban fox prowls along a garden fence in Ealing Dean on February 21, 2012, in West London. #
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![A fox rests in a small depression in a large sheet of fabric on top of stadium seats.]()
Read moreBefore a cricket match on the second day of the LV County Championship match between Surrey and Nottinghamshire at the Brit Oval on September 18, 2008, a fox rests on a fabric sight screen that has been laid on top of stadium seats. #
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![A fox leaps from its resting place atop a large sheet of fabric.]()
Read moreA fox leaps from its resting place at the Brit Oval on September 18, 2008, in London. #
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![A fox trots past the door of 10 Downing Street.]()
Read moreA fox trots past the door of 10 Downing Street on January 13, 2015. #
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![A fox sits beneath a tree in a park.]()
Read moreA fox sits beneath a tree in Greenwich Park, in southeast London, on May 14, 2020. #
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![An urban red fox scavenges for food in a park at night.]()
Read moreAn urban red fox scavenges for food on the edge of a park in residential North London. #
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![A pair of fox cubs stand in grass, looking toward the photographer.]()
Read moreA pair of fox cubs, photographed in Wallington. #
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![A fox stands on a sidewalk beside a building in central London.]()
Read moreA fox stands along a street in central London on March 1, 2023. #
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![A fox sprints across a rugby pitch as players line up in the background.]()
Read moreA fox sprints across the pitch in Twickenham Stadium before a rugby match on March 13, 2011. #
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![A fox sleeps beside autumn leaves in a garden.]()
Read moreA fox sleeps beside autumn leaves in a garden in London on October 26, 2014. #
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