Wildlife identification guides you can download
Wild Flower Guide from PlantLife (PDF 1.3mb)
Ladybird Identification Sheet (PDF 179kb)
Links to online wildlife identification guides
All UK wildlife
iSpot - Learn more about wildlife, share your interest with a friendly community and get help identifying what you have seen.
Birds
Bird song identifier / recordings www.xeno-canto.org plus code to embed the recording in your blog posts.
Mammals
Mammal fact sheets from The mammal society
Wild Flower Identification
Flower guide A colour-coded guide to the 65 species in the Plant Life Common Plant Survey (PDF 1.4mb)
Identify wild flowers - Botanical Society of the British Isles
British wild flowers photographic collection by John Somerville and other photographers
Lichen Identification
British Lichens Fantastic site for identification go to Picture Index.
Insects and Spiders
Identify your bug - Natural History Museum
BioImages The virtual field-guide (UK)
Not the most user friendly but very comprehensive and a fantastic resource.
BBC - Breathing Places - Ladybird Survey (pdf)
Butterflies
Dragonflies
Moths
Bumblebees
Bumblebee Conservation Trust Bumblebee identification
Other Links
Gardening with wildlife in mind (Not only a good site for wildlife gardening but also species information)
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iPhone and iPod touch apps, Chirp! Bird Songs of Britain and Europe Collins British Wildlife Photoguide The Field Guide To British Broadleaf Trees and Winter Field Guide To British Broadleaf Trees |
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Some books we can recommend.
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| Roger Phillips guides too large to carry but good. | |
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