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Large white caterpillar
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How to identify 12 common British caterpillars

Red fox in a UK garden
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How to identify animal droppings

Great tit nest with a clutch of eggs.
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How to identify birds’ eggs

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Wren at nest amongst ivy with food in beak.
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How to identify bird and mammal nests

Comma butterfly.
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British wildlife in March

An adult fieldfare perched in a snow-covered hedgerow.
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British wildlife in February

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

A loggerhead turtle photographed underwater in shallow water.
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Guide to tautonyms, triple tautonyms, and binomial nomenclature

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

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Front view of a red fox with orange fur walking closer on grassland.
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British wildlife in November

Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) with a chicken egg in its mouth, looking directly at the camera
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How to identify bird egg thieves

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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How to identify deer antlers

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