Here's a list of some interesting animals that live in the United Kingdom: the curlew, the little owl, the Orkney vole, the Scottish wild cat, the grey seal, and the fin whale. The curlew is a sandpiper. It has a curved beak and it feeds on things like shrimp and shellfish. The curlew is 20 - 26 inches long and it has a wing span of 25 inches. The Scottish wild cat is about 3 feet long making it the largest wild predator in the United Kingdom.