Animal ID

An adult fieldfare perched in a snow-covered hedgerow.

British wildlife in February

Looking up at a clear blue sky, image shows frost-covered silver birch trees.

British wildlife in January

A black and white lemur amongst branches and foliage.

Guide to tautonyms, triple tautonyms, and binomial nomenclature

Robin perching on a spade handle in the snow. © Getty

British wildlife in December

Front view of a red fox with orange fur walking closer on grassland.

British wildlife in November

An empty bird nest against a white background.

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How to identify empty mammal and bird nests

Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) with a chicken egg in its mouth, looking directly at the camera

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Badger skull on fallen tree. © Jodi Bayliss/EyeEm/Getty

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How to identify mammal skulls

Red deer stags (Cervus elaphus) locking antlers during the rutting season

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Animal tracks in mud, Getty

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How to identify animal tracks and trails

Shore crab. © Getty

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How to identify rockpool wildlife

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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Male wheatear in Gloucestershire. © Tim Graham/Getty

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A female hairy-footed flower bee. © Ian Redding/Getty

British wildlife in March

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

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