Countryside quiz

Each month we publish a quiz in our Countryside newsletter. This month's questions were...

1. What is a family of partridges called?
   
   
2. What is the common name of bellis perennis?
   
   
3. Which tree is traditionally used to make cricket bats?
   
   
4. What is the name of the hairy covering on a deer’s antlers?
   
   
5. What is the only species of wild feline that can be found in UK in the early 21st century?
   
   
6. What is the fastest UK land mammal?

Here are the answers!

1. A Covey

2. Daisy

3. Willow

4. Velvet

5. Scottish wildcat

6. Brown hare

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