ID Resource Resource Finder
The ID Resource Finder is an online searchable catalogue of UK wildlife identification resources. A key feature is that this catalogue is crowd-sourced, all you have to do is create an account to add/edit the resources.
If you spot anything missing, any broken links or mistakes then please jump in and add/fix it. Or let the team know about issue via email: [email protected].
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Description | Author(s) | Free | Availability | |
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| The Wildflower Key | This wild flower identification guide was first published in 1981 and is still widely accepted as the best of its kind f | Francis Rose and Clare O'Reilly | No | Publication | View Edit |
| The Vespoid Wasps | RES Handbook Vol 6 Part 6. | Archer | No | Publication | View Edit |
| The TEP files | A series of PDFs tackling grasses. | Peter Gateley | Yes | Online, PDF | View Edit |
| The Staphylinidae (rove beetles) of Britain and Ireland (Parts 7 and 8) | RES handbook vol 12 parts 7 and 8. | Lott & Anderson | No | Publication | View Edit |
| The Staphylinidae (rove beetles) of Britain and Ireland (Part 5) | RES handbook vol 12 part 5. | Lott | No | Publication | View Edit |
| The Spiders of Great Britain and Ireland | This is the current 'bible' for UK spider identification using microscopic techniques. | Michael Roberts | No | Publication | View Edit |
| The Spiders of Europe and Greenland | From the homepage: "The aim of this website is to show images of as many European spider species as possible. | Jørgen Lissner | Yes | Online | View Edit |
| The Smaller Moths of Shropshire | Based on approximately 18,500 records covering over 800 species, this is the first ever published atlas of the smaller m | Godfrey Blunt | No | Publication | View Edit |
| The Pseudoscorpions of Europe | From the homepage: "The aim of this webpage is to provide information about the pseudoscorpion fauna of Europe. | Jørgen Lissner | Yes | Online | View Edit |
| The Planthoppers and Leafhoppers of Britain and Ireland | Identification keys to all families and genera and all British and Irish species not recorded from Germany. | Wilson, M., Stewart, A., Biederman, R., Nickel, H., Niedringhaus, R. | No | Publication | View Edit |
| The Plant Crib: Conifers | From the PDF: "There are large number of conifers to be found in plantations, Woodland, shelter belts, hedgerows, c | P. D. Sell | Yes | Online, PDF | View Edit |
| The Plant Crib | The Plant Crib (1998) evolved from earlier publications and was prepared to facilitate plant identification and recordin | T. C. G. Rich & A. C. Jermy (eds) | Yes | Online, PDF, Publication | View Edit |
| The myxomycetes of Britain and Ireland: an identification handbook | Out of print but second-hand copies may be available at a price. | Bruce Ing | No | Publication | View Edit |
| The Freshwater Algal Flora of the British Isles with DVD-ROM: An Identification Guide to Freshwater and Terrestrial Algae | An indispensable guide to over 2,400 species of freshwater and terrestrial algae of the British Isles. | David M. John (Editor), Brian A. Whitton (Editor), Alan J. Brook (Editor) | No | Publication | View Edit |
| The Flora and Vegetation of Shropshire | The Flora and Vegetation of Shropshire is a book which describes the distribution and ecology of every one of the plants | Alex Lockton and Sarah Whild | No | Publication | View Edit |
| The fern guide (3rd edition) | This fully illustrated AIDGAP identification guide should enable most beginners to put a name to the ferns, clubmosses, | Merryweather | No | Publication | View Edit |
| The families of British spiders | Delta Intkey for the identification of British Spiders to family. | L. Watson and M. J. Dallwitz | Yes | Online | View Edit |
| The Eyewitness Handbook of Trees | A field guide to trees around the world, each depicted by a full-color photograph with a caption that describes key feat | Allen J. Coombes | No | Publication | View Edit |
| The Equisetum species (horsetails) of the British Isles | Multi-access online key and descriptions generated from a DELTA database. | L. Watson and M. J. Dallwitz | Yes | Online | View Edit |
| The Dreaded Scopariinae – some notes on identification | You may think that all the Scoparia and Eudonia micro-moth species look the same! | Tony Davis | Yes | Online | View Edit |
| The Conifers of Britain | Conifers of Britain is an interactive guide for anyone who wants to identify one of the 50 or so species of coniferous t | Matt Parratt | Yes | Online | View Edit |
| The Common Grass Moths of Berkshire (VC22) | The Grass Moths (Crambinae) are represented by 39 species in the British Isles. | Berkshire Moth Group | Yes | Online, PDF | View Edit |
| The Carabidae (ground beetles) of Britain and Ireland | RES Handbook vol 4 part 2. | Luff | No | Publication | View Edit |
| The Butterflies of Britain & Ireland (new 2014 edition) | The Butterflies of Britain & Ireland provides comprehensive coverage of all our resident and migratory butterfli | Jeremy Thomas & Richard Lewington | No | Publication | View Edit |
| The Big Seaweed Search | Guide to UK seaweeds. | OPAL & British Phycological Society | Yes | Online, PDF, Publication | View Edit |
| The adult Trichoptera (caddisflies) of Britain and Ireland | RES Handbook Vol 1 Part 17. | Barnard & Ross | No | Publication | View Edit |
| Telling apart Marsh and Willow Tits | Of the more common species in the UK, Marsh and Willow Tit probably present one of the more difficult ID challenges. | BTO | Yes | Online | View Edit |
| Tasselweeds - ID video | A video guide (short YouTube film) to the diagnostic features of the Tasselweeds, Ruppia cirrhosa and R. | Lliam Rooney/BSBI | Yes | Online | View Edit |
| Taking a look at terns: Roseate, Sandwich and Little Tern | This video rounds up the identification of other Terns - Roseate, Sandwich and Little Tern. | BTO | Yes | Online | View Edit |
| Taking a look at terns video: Common and Arctic Tern | This short film takes you through the differences between common and arctic terns. | BTO | Yes | Online | View Edit |
| Tachinid Recording Scheme | A UK-based project to help promote the recording and study of tachinid flies (Diptera, Tachinidae). | Dipterists Forum | Yes | Online | View Edit |
| Synopsis of the British Fauna No. 4 (2nd edn) Harvestmen | Full copy of this classic text and key to UK Harvestmen, published by the Linnean Society in 1989. | Hillyard & Sankey | Yes | View Edit | |
| Steven Falk's Flickr Collections for Coleoptera | A collection of photographs for UK beetles. | Steven Falk | Yes | Online | View Edit |
| Steven Falk's Flickr Collection Reptiles | A collection of photographs for British Reptiles. | Steven Falk | Yes | Online | View Edit |
| Steven Falk's Flickr Collection for Orthoptera | A collection of photographs for UK Orthoptera (grasshoppers, crickets, bush-crickets etc.) | Steven Falk | Yes | Online | View Edit |
| Steven Falk's Flickr Collection for Opiliones | A collection of photographs for UK Opiliones (Harvestmen spiders). | Steven Falk | Yes | Online | View Edit |
| Steven Falk's Flickr Collection for Odonata | A collection of photographs for UK Odonata (dragonflies & damselflies). | Steven Falk | Yes | Online | View Edit |
| Steven Falk's Flickr Collection for Molluscs | A collection of photographs for UK molluscs. | Steven Falk | Yes | Online | View Edit |
| Steven Falk's Flickr Collection for Mammals | A collection of photographs for British Mammals. | Steven Falk | Yes | Online | View Edit |
| Steven Falk's Flickr Collection for Hymenoptera | A collection of photographs for UK Hymenoptera (bees, wasps, ants and relatives). | Steven Falk | Yes | Online | View Edit |
| Steven Falk's Flickr Collection for Hemiptera | A collection of photographs for UK Hemiptera (bugs, aphids, cicadas etc.). | Steven Falk | Yes | Online | View Edit |
| Steven Falk's Flickr Collection for Diptera | A collection of photographs for UK diptera. | Steven Falk | Yes | Online | View Edit |
| Steven Falk's Flickr Collection for Birds | A collection of photographs for British birds. | Steven Falk | Yes | Online | View Edit |
| Steven Falk's Flickr Collection for Araneae | A collection of photographs for UK Araneae (spiders) | Steven Falk | Yes | Online | View Edit |
| Steven Falk's Flickr Collection for Amphibians | A collection of photographs for British Amphibians. | Steven Falk | Yes | Online | View Edit |
| Spring Snowdrop Identification | Guide to the snowdrop species and varieties found in the UK. | M. J. Crawley | Yes | View Edit | |
| Spring moths Identikit | This ID resource created by Paul Palmer is a mutli-access key to some of our springtime moths. | Paul Palmer | Yes | Online | View Edit |
| Sponges of the British Isles ("Sponge V") | Guide to the sponges of Britain and Ireland, revised 2007. | Ackers, R.G., Moss, D. & Picton, B. E. | Yes | View Edit | |
| Sponges of Britain and Ireland | A website based on the text Sponges of the British Isles - A colour guide and working document, 1992 Edition. | Ackers, R.G., Moss, D. & Picton, B. E. | Yes | Online | View Edit |
| Spinnentiere, Arachnida: Weberknechte, Opiliones (Martens 1978) PART 3 | German text. Huge amount of taxonomic information and diagrams about harvestmen. | Jochen Martens | Yes | View Edit |
