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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Author(s) |
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| Les araignées de Belgique et de France (Spiders of Belgium and France) | An excellent photographic resource - particularly for quality photographs of genitalia. | Pierre Oger | Yes | Online | View Edit |
| A key to common lichens on trees in England | This key to common species of lichens on trees was prepared in collaboration between two partners of the Europe | Pier Luigi Nimis, Pat Wolseley & Stefano Martellos | Yes | View Edit | |
| Online key to common lichens on trees in England | This key to common species of lichens on trees was prepared in collaboration between two partners of the European projec | Pier Luigi Nimis, Pat Wolseley & Stefano Martellos | Yes | Online | View Edit |
| Interactive guide to common woody plants of the UK | The key provided here identifies the trees, shrubs and woody climbers found in the wild in the UK, whether native or int | Pier Luigi Nimis, Bob Press, Stefano Martellos & Andrea Moro | Yes | Online | View Edit |
| Water Beetle adults and larvae | A dichotomous key - in FRENCH - but very useable for adult and larvae of water beetles | Phillipe Richoux | Yes | Online, PDF | View Edit |
| Field Guide to the Micro-moths of Great Britain & Ireland | One of the most eagerly anticiptated insect guides for years . . | Phil Sterling and Mark Parsons, illustrated by Richard Lewington | No | Publication | View Edit |
| Scottish Lichens | A wealth of info on a range of lichen species, including a species gallery and blog | Petra Vergunst | Yes | Online | View Edit |
| Insects of the British Cow-dung Community | This book is intended to provide students possessing little or no entomological training with the basic taxonomic abilit | Peter Skidmore | Yes | Online, PDF | View Edit |
| Collembola Taxonomy | Summary information about the distribution and ecology of Collembola (springtails) in the UK and Ireland. The page list | Peter Shaw/Steve Hopkin | Yes | Online | View Edit |
| How to identify Autumn seeds | Beautiful illustrations of 12 distinctive seeds to look for during Autumn. | Peter Marren, Felicity Rose Cole | Yes | Online | View Edit |
| Identification Guide to the Inshore Fish of the British Isles | A comprehensive photographic guide to the coastal fish of the British Isles. | Peter Henderson (author), Robin Somes (Editor) | No | Publication | View Edit |
| The TEP files | A series of PDFs tackling grasses. | Peter Gateley | Yes | Online, PDF | View Edit |
| Solitary Wasps | This Naturalists' Handbook aims to attract more people to the study of solitary wasps by describing the ecology, di | Peter F Yeo, Sarah A Corbet, Anthony J Hopkins | No | Publication | View Edit |
| A provisional atlas of the shieldbugs and alies of Shropshire | Shieldbugs have been little studied in Shropshire until very recently. | Pete Boardman | No | Publication | View Edit |
| A guide to common fossils | This laminated fold-out chart includes illustrations of 71 fossils, explains how fossils are formed and their geological | Pellant & Pellant | No | Publication | View Edit |
| Guide to common minerals | Looking for a field guide for minerals? Designed for use in the field, classroom an | Pellant & Pellant | No | Publication | View Edit |
| Rocks | Designed for use in the field, classroom and laboratory, this 12-page chart features clear colour photographs of 71 comm | Pellant & Pellant | No | Publication | View Edit |
| Field Guide to the Moths of Great Britain and Ireland - Paperback (2nd edition) | This is the most comprehensive guide to the larger moths of Great Britain and Ireland, with superb artworks by Richard L | Paul Waring & Martin Townsend, illustrated by Richard Lewington | No | Publication | View Edit |
| Harvestmen fold-out chart | 12-panel laminated fold-out chart covers the adults of the harvestmen found in the field in the British Isles. | Paul Richards; FSC Publications | No | Publication | View Edit |
| UK Harvetmen Flickr album | Album of photos of UK Harvestmen, covering all UK species. | Paul Richards | Yes | Online | View Edit |
| An Introduction to Centipedes, Millipedes and Woodlice | Although good taxonomic guides exist for these animals, there is a gap between beginners’ introductions to invertebrates | Paul Richards | No | Online | 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 |
| Britain's Insects: A field guide to the insects of Great Britain and Ireland WILDGuide | ISBN: 9780691179278 Published: 23/03/2021 Britain’s Insects is an innovative, up-to-date, carefully designed and be | Paul D. Brock | No | Publication | View Edit |
| Lichens on twigs | This site provides a user-friendly guide to over 60 lichens which can be found growing on twigs. | Pat Wolseley; Diccon Alexander; Peter James; Anne Hume; Harry Taylor | Yes | Online | View Edit |
| A Guide To The British Coastal Mysidacea | THE Mysidacea (or “Mysids”) are small, free-swimming Crustaceans, commonly known as Opossum Shrimps. | P. MAKINGS | Yes | Online, PDF | View Edit |
| Littoral Pycnogonids Of The British Isles | Keys to the littoral pycnogonids of the British Isles are presented. | P. E. KING and G. B. CRAPP | Yes | Online, PDF | View Edit |
| Sea Spiders A Revised Key To The Adults Of Pycnogonida In The British Littoral Isles | A fully tested key to species of sea spiders found on, or just below, British seashores is provided. | P. E. KING | Yes | Online, PDF | 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 |
| Shropshire Weevils associated with deadwood, fungi, and rotting timbers | PDF photo guide to some of the more frequently encountered weevils of Shropshire. | P Boardman | Yes | Online, PDF | View Edit |
| Shropshire Weevils associated with conifers | PDF photo guide to some of the more frequently encountered weevils of Shropshire. | P Boardman | Yes | Online, PDF | View Edit |
| Shropshire Weevils associated with Sycamore, Beech, Alder, Birch and Hazel | PDF photo guide to some of the more frequently encountered weevils of Shropshire. | P Boardman | Yes | Online, PDF | View Edit |
| Shropshire weevils associated with rosaceous trees and shrubs | PDF photo guide to some of the more frequently encountered weevils of Shropshire. | P Boardman | Yes | Online, PDF | View Edit |
| Shropshire Craneflies | Shropshire Craneflies is both an up-to-date distribution atlas for Shropshire and a set of identification keys to the 24 | P Boardman | No | Publication | View Edit |
| Shropshire Weevils associated with elms and oaks | PDF photo guide to some of the more frequently encountered weevils of Shropshire. | P Boardman | Yes | Online, PDF | View Edit |
| Keeping frog tadpoles | Want to watch tadpoles develop into frogs? This illustrated 8-panel laminated fold-out chart is int | Oxford & Sutton | No | Publication | View Edit |
| Collins Tree Guide | Over 1500 trees of Britain and Northern Europe described, with pictures of the whole tree, flowers, leaves and twigs. | Owen Johnson | No | Publication | View Edit |
| RES Handbook Vol 6 Part 1. Hymenoptera - Introduction and key to families (2nd edition) | THE order Hymenoptera possibly contains more species than any other group of British insects. | Owain Westmacott Richards | Yes | Online, PDF | View Edit |
| Commoner water plants | Need an identification guide to water plants? This 12-panel laminated fold-out chart is designed to help you to | Orton, Bebbington & Bebbington | No | Publication | View Edit |
| Freshwater name trail | Looking to identify the minibeasts of ponds and streams? | Orton & Bebbington | No | Publication | View Edit |
| iSpot | iSpot is a website aimed at helping anyone identify anything in nature. | Open University | Yes | Online | View Edit |
| Guide to duckweeds | Guide to six common duckweed species. | OPAL/BSBI | Yes | Online, PDF, Publication | View Edit |
| The Big Seaweed Search | Guide to UK seaweeds. | OPAL & British Phycological Society | Yes | Online, PDF, Publication | View Edit |
| Guide to Indicator Lichens | A simple guide to nine common UK lichens, part of the Opas Air Survey. | OPAL | Yes | Online, PDF, Publication | View Edit |
| Comon Urban Wall Ferns | A guide to eight common wall ferns that can be spotted around British towns and cities. | OPAL | Yes | Online, PDF, Publication | View Edit |
| Guide to epiphytic lichens in orchards in the East of England | Simple key to lichens found in UK orchards. | OPAL | Yes | Online, PDF, Publication | View Edit |
| Guide to epiphytic mosses in orchards in the East of England | Simple key to mosses found in UK orchards. | OPAL | Yes | Online, PDF, Publication | View Edit |
| OPAL Key to common British earthworms | Field key to the common species of UK earthworms devised as part of the engaging Soil and Earthworm survey. | OPAL | Yes | Online, PDF, Publication | View Edit |
| Bee orchids and their relatives | Guide to UK bee orchids. | OPAL | Yes | Online, PDF, Publication | View Edit |
| Guide to the main groups of pond invertebrates | Guide to the main groups of pond invertebrates. | OPAL | Yes | Online, PDF, Publication | View Edit |
| Opal Tree Guide | Guide to 9 common UK tree species. | OPAL | Yes | Online, PDF, Publication | View Edit |
