List of Animals of Farthing Wood characters

This is a list of fictional characters who Appear in the Animals of Farthing Wood, for both the books and the television series.

Original Farthing Animals

Animal Name	Description	Books	TV Series
Fox	A red fox who was the leader of the Farthing Wood animals. He’s very tolerant and loyal, all though when at the park the many stresses (silver foxes, winter, poachers) turn him temporarily incensed.	Yes	Yes
Badger	Fatherly figure and second-in-command of the animals. He had a special bond with Mole, and later on Mossy. Badger passes away peacefully later on in the series.	Yes	Yes
Toad	A boisterous common toad who discovered White Deer Park by being captured in a jam jar. He acted as guide on the journey.	Yes	Yes
Tawny Owl	Pompous tawny owl who often scouted for the group and voiced her opinion on everything. She breaks down later on in the series, however soon turns back to her old self.	Yes (male)	Yes (female, as Owl)
Weasel	Loud and cheeky weasel. She laughs at the most inappropriate times, which could be a defence mechanism.	Yes (male)	Yes (female)
Adder	Viciously sarcastic and sharp-witted European adder. Throughout the duration of the journey, the field mice, voles and shrews were very wary of her. She does save their lives in one instance, but they still repugnance her..	Yes (male)	Yes (female)
Kestrel	Lookout and scout for the group as they travelled. She mysteriously disappeared in the last season.	Yes (male)	Yes (female)
Mole	Worm-greedy mole who often got lost or left behind along the journey. Best friend of Badger	Yes	Yes
The Pheasants	Two game birds who were often afraid of being shot at, and who had a very poor relationship. Both shot by a farmer	Yes	Yes
The Rabbits	Mr. Rabbit, a hypochondriac, and his long suffering mate Mrs. Rabbit, who usually panicked in dangerous situations. The pair had two babies at the beginning of the series, in Farthing Wood, and had several more during the rest of the series. Mrs. Rabbit was eventually killed by Scarface	Yes	Yes
The Hares	A hare who was a bit full of himself, and his mate, Mrs. Hare, who was eventually killed by Scarface	Yes	Yes
The Hedgehogs	Pair of hedgehogs who were often the slowest animals of the group. In the TV Series, both were run over by a lorry	Yes	Yes
The Squirrels	Grey squirrel and his mate who were present for the entire series	Yes	Yes
The Voles	Mr. Vole, who often attempted to assert his authority in the group, and his mother, Mrs. Vole. Mrs. Vole was killed by Scarface	Yes	Yes
The Shrews	A shrew and his mate	No	Yes
The Fieldmice	Mr Fieldmouse and his mate Mrs. Fieldmouse, who had several babies during the journey to White Deer Park. Mrs. Fieldmouse was accidentally killed by Kestrel	Yes	Yes
The Lizards/The Newts	Comprising Mr. & Mrs. and Baby Lizard/Newt. Aquatic creatures who often became desperate for water. Left behind during the journey and possibly killed by fire	Yes (Lizards)	Yes (Newts)

Animals who joined the group during the journey

Animal Name	Description	Books	TV Series
Vixen	Fox's mate who he met while separated from the other animals	Yes	Yes
Whistler	A helpful and friendly heron the group met in a quarry. He was shot in the wing, and thus makes a whistling sound when he flies.	Yes	Yes

Residents of White Deer Park

Animal Name	Description	Books	TV Series
The Great White Stag	Leader of all animals in White Deer Park	Yes	Yes
The Warden	A kindly man who looks after White Deer Park and everything in it.		Yes
Scarface	An evil, vicious fox, with a prominent scar over his right eye. The leader of the White Deer Park foxes.	Yes	Yes (as a blue fox)
Lady Blue	Scarface's mate and the mother of his cubs	Yes (unnamed)	Yes
Measley	A lovesick weasel who fell in love with Weasel as soon as she arrived at White Deer Park	No	Yes
Speedy	Stuck up female heron who became Whistler's mate	Yes (mentioned, unnamed)	Yes
Ranger	Scarface and Lady Blue's son, later Charmer's mate	Yes	Yes
Bounder	Another of Scarface and Lady Blue's cubs. Killed by Adder		Yes
Hurkel	Badger who befriends Mossy. He tries to be kind to everyone		Yes
Sinuous	Male adder who became Adder's mate. Equally as sarcastic	Yes (female)	Yes (male)
Trey	Bad-tempered stag who becomes leader of the deer herd	Yes	Yes
Laird	The Great White Stag's grandson, who becomes leader of the herd after Trey		Yes
Ginger	The Warden's pet cat and an eventual friend of Badger's	Yes (as Ginger Cat)	Yes
Bully	Leader of the rats who attempt to take over the park	Yes	Yes
Spike	Bully's minion, who befriends Toad and eventually joins the Farthing Wood animals		Yes
Brat	Bully's minion	Yes	Yes
Mateless	Kind mole who became Mole's mate	Yes	Yes
Paddock	A toad who became Toad's mate	Yes	Yes
Edible Frogs	Frogs native to White Deer Park, befriended by Toad	Yes	Yes
Red Squirrels	Squirrels who refuse to be friends with the Farthing Wood squirrels		Yes (one episode)
Stoat	a female stoat who overhears Fox's plan to get rid of the poachers and tells Lady Blue, who then informs her mate		Yes (one episode)

Offspring of the Farthing Wood animals

Animal Name	Description	Books	TV Series
Bold	Fox & Vixen's son, born in White Deer Park. He left the park for the city during the series, and died on his return	Yes	Yes
Charmer	Fox and Vixen's daughter, defies her parents to become Ranger's mate	Yes	Yes
Friendly	Fox & Vixen's son	Yes	Yes
Dreamer	Fox & Vixen's daughter, who was killed as a cub by one of the White Deer Park foxes (probably Scarface)	Yes	Yes
Plucky	Fox's great-grandson and the grandson of Bold and Whisper	Yes	Yes (as Bold's son)
Mossy	Mole's son, who pretended to be his father to save Badger from the pain of his passing during his old age		Yes
Cleo	Weasel and Measly's daughter	No	Yes
Fido	Weasel and Measly's son	No	Yes
Leveret	Son of the Farthing Wood hares	Yes	Yes
Dash	Leveret's daughter, granddaughter of the Farthing Wood hares		Yes

Other characters

Animal Name	Description	Books	TV Series
Whisper	A vixen; Bold's mate, whom he meets outside the park	Yes	Yes
Shadow	Kind female badger who looked after Bold and became Hurkel's mate when she came to White Deer Park		Yes
Rollo	St. Bernard, befriends Bold and Whisper, later became guardian of the weasels and eventually The Warden's pet		Yes
Hollow	Owl's mate, whom she meets at what used to be Farthing Wood when she returns there		Yes
Robber	A crow who looked after and befriended Bold		Yes
Moth-Eaten Rook	a rook who falls in love with Owl		Yes
Bruno	A stupid farmer's dog who is mistreated by his master (the farmer responsible for the death of the Pheasants)		Yes
Butcher Bird (Shrike)	A mean-spirited bird; responsible for [...] the Baby Fieldmice	Yes	Yes