Animal ID

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How to identify and attract pollinators to your garden

Starling egg illustration © Mike Langman

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How to identify birds’ eggs

Red fox standing in the garden with flowers near the house in a suburb of London. © DG Wildlife/Getty

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How to identify animal droppings

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How to identify pond wildlife

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Mink or otter? How to tell the difference

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How to tell the difference between a brown rat and a water vole

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How to identify slugs and snails

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9 UK household spiders and webs for you to spot

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How to identify birds on the move in autumn

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How to identify rockpool wildlife

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How to identify common British caterpillars

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How to identify hoverflies

Male wheatear in Gloucestershire. © Tim Graham/Getty

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How to identify birds on the move in spring

Buff-tailed bumble-bee (Bombus terrestris) worker nectaring on scorpionweed (Phacelia tancetifolia) flower in conservation margin at RSPB's Hope Farm in Cambridgeshire. May 2011.

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How to identify spring bees with our illustrated guide