Next UK banknotes to feature barn owls, bumblebees, puffins and hedgehogs

The Bank of England announced that the next series of polymer banknotes will showcase native wildlife, with a barn owl on the £5 note, a bumblebee on the £10, a puffin on the £20 and a hedgehog on the £50. The new designs, due to enter circulation from 2024, aim to modernise the currency’s security features while highlighting Britain’s biodiversity.