Dormice, beavers and otters are among the most elusive animals that Brits claim they have never seen in real life.
A top 20 list of animals that nature lovers are unlikely to lay eyes on found that the nocturnal nightjar bird, and the tiny pine marten, are the hardest to come across in the wild.
But over eight in ten (85%), of 2,000 adults polled, say they have never seen an otter in its natural habitat, while 87% said the same of beavers.
