Snow

Unlike some parts of the country, the snow in Abingdon wasn't deep, in fact the fields in south Abingdon had only a slight covering:
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But there is enough snow for any animals that ventured out during the night or early morning to leave their marks.
The most obvious footprints and certainly the most common are rabbits:
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In places, the rabbit footprints are crossed by another animal, it appears to have four toes (ruling out badgers or otters, who have five) and the lack of human footprints nearby mean it is probably not a domestic dog, making the most likely suspect a fox.  
The lack of blood stained snow means the fox and rabbit probably didn't meet each other.
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The fields are not the only place to find footprints, the frozen parts of the river also contain evidence of animals, in many places moorhen footprints criss cross the ice.
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