Its strange. But it doesn't quite work like that in the UK. More often than not, there is more wildlife in the urban outskirts of most towns than there is in the countryside. Foxes, squirrels, hedgehogs even badgers! It is a sad fact that at 71 years old. I have seen hundreds of badgers. But I have never ever seen a live one! Every single one was lying dead by the roadside!
And yes, the town where I live, which all the estate agents (realtors) still like to refer to as a village. Is in a most beautiful and unique position. To the east. agriculture, towns and cities. To the west. The Highlands. Nothing but a beautiful extended mountain range. Every mountain, named and every one, a unique shape. My nearest town. The city of Stirling is a beautiful town with a castle on a hill, right in the centre.