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Eurasian otter in Shetland. © Mark Hamblin/Getty

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Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) pup covering its face with one of its flippers on the beach. © Marcos G Meider/Getty

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How to tell the difference between grey and common seals

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How well do you know your UK deer species?

Yellow cellar slug. © Emma Griffith/RHS

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How to identify trees in winter

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The best botanical illustration books

Hart's tongue fern. © Felicity Rose Cole

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How to identify ferns with our illustrated guide

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

A whimbrel on Shetland. © Arterra/UIG/Getty

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Identifying curlews and whimbrels

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How to identify pond wildlife

The Common sexton beetle Nicrophorus vespilloides in Clumber Park, Nottinghamshire. © FLPA/Dave Pressland/Getty

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Discover 8 carrion beetles you should look out for

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How to identify spring wildflowers

Dunlin foraging © John Lawson / Getty

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How to identify UK waders

A male hornet robberfly in Sussex. © Steven Falk

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6 robberflies to look out for

Orange tip butterfly egg. © Peter Eeles/Butterfly Conservation

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5 butterfly eggs to spot and how to see them