We are designing the next series of banknotes, which will include updated security features to ensure you can continue to use cash with confidence – and we’d like your help.

After a public consultation last year, we announced in March 2026 that we will use nature, with a particular focus on wildlife, as the theme for our next series of banknote designs.

Working with a panel of wildlife experts from across the UK, we have produced a shortlist of animals, native to the UK, that could be used as the central image on the £5, £10, £20 and £50 notes.

We are keen to hear your views, which will be an important consideration in making our final decision on the design.

We have grouped the list into three categories, which cover a variety of species and environments. 

From 3 June to 3 July, we are consulting the public on which animals to use as the central image on each of the four denominations of our next series of banknotes.

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