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\n Each of the four winning animals will eventually appear on a different banknote, although the Bank has not yet revealed which animal will feature on which note.\n<\/p>\n
\n The Atlantic puffin, barn owl, buff-tailed bumblebee and European hedgehog will feature on the next generation of Bank of England notes.\n<\/p>\n
\n Barn owls are widespread across Oxfordshire, only absent from the Highlands of Scotland and under threat in Northern Ireland.\n<\/p>\n
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\n A native European hedgehog (Image: Contributed)\n<\/p>\n
\n Hedgehogs are also common in Oxfordshire with 803 recorded sightings in the area, and around 30 per cent of Oxfordshire gardens regularly have visiting hedgehogs.\n<\/p>\n
\n Almost half a million people were asked to choose their favourites from a shortlist of 18 animals, covering mammals, birds, amphibians, insects and fish.\n<\/p>\n
\n The first of the redesigned notes is expected to enter circulation within the next few years.\n<\/p>\n
\n The hedgehog proved the public\u2019s favourite mammal, receiving 259,665 selections, while the barn owl topped the bird category with 270,596.\n<\/p>\n
\n The buff-tailed bumblebee was an even bigger favourite, attracting 360,399 selections in the category covering amphibians, insects and fish.\n<\/p>\n
\n Undated handout photo issued by Bank of England of mock ups of the new bank notes. (Image: Bank of England\/PA Wire)\n<\/p>\n
\n But the puffin’s place on Britain\u2019s future banknotes came with a twist. It did not receive the most votes in the bird category, attracting 183,137 selections.\n<\/p>\n
\n The common kingfisher received more, with 211,277.\n<\/p>\n
\n However, the Bank had warned from the outset that the four animals with the highest number of votes would not automatically become the winners.\n<\/p>\n
\n Instead, it also considered how the four animals would work together as a collection.\n<\/p>\n
\n Other well-supported animals that missed out included the brown hare, the emperor dragonfly, the common frog, marsh fritillary butterfly and the grey seal.\n<\/p>\n
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