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Identify Wildlife

How to identify bird feathers

An edible dormouse perched on a small branch.
Mammals

Edible dormouse guide: how to identify, when they were introduced to the UK, and what protections they have

Red valerian growing at Port Isaac in Cornwall, UK. © Getty
Identify Wildlife

How to identify non-native summer flowers

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A four-spotted chaser dragonfly resting on an upright plant stem.
Identify Wildlife

How to identify dragonflies and damselflies

Great tit nest with a clutch of eggs.
Identify Wildlife

How to identify birds’ eggs

White flowers and green leaves of blackthorn.
Identify Wildlife

How to identify spring blossom on trees

Hart's-tongue fern in autumn in Slovenia. © Franz Aberham
Identify Wildlife

How to identify ferns

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Identify Wildlife

How to identify orchids

Pill woodlouse. © Konrad Wothe/Getty
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How to identify insects and invertebrates under logs and stones

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Male wheatear in Gloucestershire. © Tim Graham/Getty
Identify Wildlife

How to identify birds on the move in spring

Rooks (Corvus frugilegus) circling over Britain's largest rookery, Norfolk, UK
Identify Wildlife

Roosting birds to spot this winter and how to identify them

Close-up of a tree trunk. © Peter Owen/EyeEm/Getty
Plant ID

How to identify a tree by its bark

Magpie fungus on woodland floor in St Victor de Reno, Normandy, France. © David Courtenay/Getty
Identify Wildlife

How to identify British woodland fungi

Wasp beetle on a dandelion. © Minh Hoang Cong/500px/Getty
Identify Wildlife

How to identify longhorn beetles

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Identify Wildlife

How to identify pond wildlife