Plant ID

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How to identify a tree by its bark

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How to identify trees in winter

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Wildlife to spot in a winter woodland

Collared earthstar in Thetford Forest, Norfolk, UK. © Dave Porter/Getty

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How to identify British earthstars

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

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How to identify British woodland fungi

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12 seeds to find and identify this autumn

Bark rubbing. © Lynn Dicks

How to make a bark rubbing

Blackthorn flowers. © Peter Stroh

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How to tell the difference between hawthorn and blackthorn

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Botanical knowledge to be boosted

Filing plant specimens in the Herbarium, RBG Kew.

Comprehensive plant database can be accessed by everyone

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How to identify seaweed

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How to identify plant galls

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How to identify moorland wildlife

Hawthorn hedge in bloom. © Dan Rosenholm/Getty

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How to identify spring hedgerow species