Recommendations: More Wildlife
A list of mods to add more wildlife and creatures to the valley.
Custom Critters Mods
These mods require Custom Critters to work and have a different installation method than most mods. The content packs must be added to the Critters folder inside the Custom Critters installation instead of simply placed into Mods - please check that it is installed correctly before playing.
Eemie's Bees
Author: eemie / Eemiestardew
Eemie's Bees adds bees around your bee hives on sunny days in spring, summer, and fall.
Giant Bumblebees
Author: birdb / Omena007
Giant Bumblebees adds slow-moving bumblebees around the farm.
Cranber's Fireflies
Author: Cranber / CranberPreserves
Cranber's Fireflies adds fireflies to the farm and the forest either all year round or all seasons except winter.
Custom Critters Dragonflies
Author: lamplight / lamplight12347
Custom Critters Dragonflies adds small brightly-coloured dragonflies to the farm.
Dragonfly During Rainy Season
Author: Haibara1412
Dragonfly During Rainy Season adds red and blue dragonflies during summer and fall.
Ladybugs (Custom Critters)
Author: Kamalei
Ladybugs (Custom Critters) adds ladybugs in grassy areas such as the farm, town, and forest.
Tearoppai's Random Critters
Author: Tearoppai
Tearoppai's Random Critters adds ladybugs and dragonflies to the farm.
More Butterflies
Author: MelNoelle
More Butterflies adds more butterflies to all locations. Three colour packs are available.
Moths for Custom Critters
Author: Squiver
Moths adds 5 types of moths at night in spring, summer, and fall.
Fairies for the Forest
Author: Tanpoponoko
Fairies for the Forest adds fairies in the secret woods. In the regular version, 12 types of fairies are visible all year round, while in the seasonal version, there are 3 types per season.
SH's Non-Hostile Bats
Author: SmolHooman
SH's Non-Hostile Bats adds black, grey, and albino bats that fly around at night.
SH's Hummingbirds for Custom Critters
Author: SmolHooman
SH's Hummingbirds adds 5 varieties of hummingbirds that fly around during the day.
Natural Terrarium Project - Custom Flying Critters
Author: StarAmy
Natural Terrarium Project - Custom Flying Critters adds a variety of hummingbirds, bees, dragonflies, ladybugs, and nocturnal moths.
Custom Companions Mods
These mods require Custom Companions to work.
SH's Wild Animals
Author: SmolHooman
SH's Wild Animals (NexusMods) / (ModDrop) adds a massive variety of wild animals to appropriate locations in the game. Examples include squirrels and foxes in the forest, ducks in the lakes and rivers, and turtles at the beach.
SH's Domestic Animals
Author: SmolHooman
SH's Domestic Animals (NexusMods) / (ModDrop) adds a variety of domestic and companion animals to appropriate locations in the game. Examples include Alex's dog Dusty, Abigail's guinea pig David, a number of animals outside Marnie's ranch, and a brown cat for Willy.
Pelican Town Pets - David and Friends
Author: Ch0opera
Pelican Town Pets - David and Friends adds a CC version of David Jr, Abigail's pet guinea pig, as well as adding a friend for him called Goliath. It also optionally adds CC hamsters for Maru and/or Vincent that roam around their rooms, as well as new dialogue and map patches related to all animals.
Kitty Cats
Author: Obamoose
Kitty Cats adds cute stray cats that wander around Pelican Town.
Forest Junimos
Author: KediDili and shekurika
Forest Junimos adds junimos to the forest that dance and wave.
Butterflies in Pelican Town
Author: skellady
Butterflies in Pelican Town adds butterflies that flutter around Pelican Town and Cindersap Forest.
Dino in the Museum
Author: Zilchaz
Dino in the Museum adds a dinosaur that wanders around the museum after a certain event.
Project Starlight
Author: KediDili
Project Starlight adds over 80 different types of moths (with the final update planned to add about 300) around Pelican Town that can be catalogued with Creaturebook.
Other Mods
Visible Fish
Author: shekurika
Visible Fish makes all catchable fish in an area visible in the water. Works with modded locations.
Happy Fish Jump
Author: Sakorona
Happy Fish Jump makes fish jump from fish ponds and other bodies of water occasionally. Supports mod-added fish.
Pollen Sprites
Author: Esca-MMC
Pollen Sprites adds non-hostile pollen sprites that float around the player on windy days in spring.
Adopt 'n' Skin
Author: Gathouria
Adopt 'n' Skin adds wild horses that can be found occasionally and tamed. It also allows farm animals to use a variety of different sprite textures.
Elle's Town Animals
Author: elle / junimods
Elle's Town Animals changes the vanilla wild animals sprites to a randomised selection of colour and species options.
SH's Beach Crabs and Garden Snails
Author: SmolHooman
SH's Beach Crabs and Garden Snails (NexusMods) / (ModDrop) adds wild crabs to the Pelican Town beach and forageable snails that can be found throughout the valley, particularly after rain.
SH's Festive Valley
Author: SmolHooman
SH's Festive Valley (NexusMods) / (ModDrop) adds a variety of festival-themed forage to the game around festival days, but also adds a number of festival-themed spirits and animals for some of the festivals.
Trash Bear Abides
Author: emurphy42
Trash Bear Abides edits the Trash Bear so that it continues to appear in Cindersap Forest after its quest is complete.
Immersive Locational Artifact Digspots
Author: Airyn
Immersive Locational Artifact Digspots changes the digspot 'worms' sprite to one of various location-based options, some of which are animals, insects, or junimos.
Insect Valley
Author: Seiyn
Insect Valley adds 30 new insects as foragables in Cindersap Forest and other locations.
Ornithologist's Guild
Author: Ivy / boydyke
Ornithologist's Guild adds a new Ornithologist's Guild in the forest where the player can become a birdwatcher, along with seasonal birds and overhauled bird mechanics.