Identifying species

Learn how to identify swifts, swallows and martins. These birds are all summer visitors to the UK. Here's how you can find the…

Can you spot Britain's top ten garden birds in your garden? Find out how to identify common garden birds and how you can attract…

There are three species of British woodpecker - here's how to tell them apart.

In Britain we have around 270 species of bee. These include solitary bees, bumblebees and honeybees. You can identify some of the common…

Spotted a butterfly but not sure what it is? Here are some common British butterflies you might see in your garden, and how to identify…

With dozens of butterflies and thousands of moths in the UK, there's a huge variety of caterpillars to be found. This caterpillar…

Grass snake or adder? The UK has three species of grass snake, adder and smooth snake. Want to know how to identify British snakes? Read…

Identify moths. Have a look at our moth ID sheet to work out what kind of moth you have spotted.

Dip into the world of dabbling ducks.

A guide to our most common diving ducks and how to identify them in winter.

The supermodels of the flower world - find out where to see these exquisite plants in Beds, Cambs and Northants.