Badger, fox, wolf, wild boar, kangaroo – who knows?

I was thinking badger or maybe fox. badger the more likely and it does depend on what they have been eating.

Dave – thanks for your tip, though in fact I had already consulted that very guide, which I had copied from the magazine, and I still couldn't make up my mind. Notpop – fox droppings I've seen before have had twisted ends and also although I put my nose right down to it (as one has to, in the interests of science) I couldn't detect a smell; however, that doesn't in fact rule out fox, though I have never seen one around here at all. NellyDee – interestingly this piece of woodland is actually called 'Badgers Mount'; however, in 14 years I have never seen any badger trails or any other droppings like these, though there are some large tunnel entrances that I had always put down as belonging to energetic rabbits. I'm going to keep my eyes peeled now, because clearly some animal is hanging about that I didn't know was there. Thanks for all the suggestions!