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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Bats of Britain, Europe & Northwest Africa | ISPN: 9781408105313 Comprehensive book covering all species of bat in the UK (and even the rest of Europe and North Afr | Christian Dietz, Otto von Helverson & Dietmar Nill | No | Publication | View Edit |
Seasearch Observer's Guide to Marine Life of Britain and Ireland | This lavishly illustrated book aims to introduce divers and snorkellers to a selection of the animals and plants from sp | Chris Wood | No | Publication | View Edit |
Seasearch Guide to Sea Anemones and Corals of Britain and Ireland (2nd Edition) | The cool temperate waters around Britain & Ireland contain a huge variety of marine life and the sea anemones an | Chris Wood | No | Publication | View Edit |
Checklist: Diptera | RES Handbook vol 12 part 1. | Chandler | No | Publication | View Edit |
Atlas of Dragonflies in Britain and Ireland | Produced in partnership with the British Dragonfly Society and Dragonfly Ireland, this full colour hardback book (approx | Cham, Nelson, Prentice, Smallshire & Taylor | No | Publication | View Edit |
RES Handbook Vol 8 Part 2a. Hymenoptera 2. Chalcidoidea Section (a). | THE Chalcidoidea (Chalcid flies) form one of the largest superfamilies of the Hymenoptera, and are distributed in almost | Ch. Ferrière and G. J. Kerrich | Yes | Online, PDF | View Edit |
Guide to British Dung Beetles: GEOTRUPIDAE (Dor beetles) | PDF linked from webpage with extra information: https://dungbeetlemap.wordpress.com/dung-beetles/geotrupidae/ The Geotr | Ceri Watkins, Dung Beetle UK Mapping Project | Yes | Online, PDF | View Edit |
Guide to British Dung Beetles: ONTHOPHAGUS | PDF linked from webpage with extra information: https://dungbeetlemap.wordpress.com/dung-beetles/onthophagus/ Picture g | Ceri Watkins, Dung Beetle UK Mapping Project | Yes | Online, PDF | View Edit |
Guide to using a lichen based index to nitrogen air quality | This guide provides a simple method for determining gaseous nitrogen pollution that can be used by anyone interested in | CEH, NHM & University of Nottingham | No | Publication | View Edit |
Lichen App for assessing Nitrogen pollution | This mobile app is a tool for assessing the status of nitrogen in your area by surveying lichen on trees. | CEH | Yes | Online, App | View Edit |
iRecord Grasshoppers | Orthoptera and related insects are not well recorded in the UK and so scientists have little information about their dis | CEH | Yes | App | View Edit |
RES Handbook Vol 4 Part 2. Coleoptera. Carabidae | THE family Carabidae is here treated in its widest sense, that, is including also the Tiger-beetles which have often bee | Carl H. Lindroth | Yes | Online, PDF | View Edit |
Guide to wildlife of burial grounds | Churchyards, cemeteries and burial grounds are found all across the UK and many have become living sanctuaries for wildl | Caring for God's Acre | No | Publication | View Edit |
Land snails in the British Isles (2nd edition) | This fully illustrated AIDGAP identification guide should enable most beginners to identify all the land snails found in | Cameron and Riley | No | Publication | View Edit |
Hybrid Flora of the British Isles | This book provides detailed accounts of the 909 hybrids reliably recorded in the wild in the British Isles. | C.A. Stace, C.D. Preston & D.A. Pearman | No | Publication | View Edit |
RES Handbook Vol 4 Part 8a. Coleoptera. Staphylinidae. Section (a) Piestinae to Euaesthetinae | THE family Staphylinidae contains in the British Isles about 950 species, that is to say about one-quarter of the total | C. E. Tottenham | Yes | Online, PDF | View Edit |
BSBI Handbook No 8 Pondweeds of Great Britain and Ireland | A substantial guide to the British species of Potamogeton, Groenlandia and Ruppia, with an excellent introductory sectio | C. D. Preston | No | Publication | View Edit |
MAKAQueS | Comprehensive electronic multiaccess key to the vascular plants of the British Isles, available for desktop computers an | C J Dixon | No | App | View Edit |
Identify a butterfly | Website containing photos and simple key based on colour, size and markings. | Butterfly Conservation | Yes | Online | View Edit |
Guide to Common Bumblebees | Quick pdf guide to the common species of bumblebee | Bumblebee Conservation Trust | Yes | View Edit | |
A guide to British mammal tracks and signs | Many British mammals are shy or nocturnal, which makes them difficult to see. | Bullion | No | Publication | View Edit |
Guide to bees of Britain | Produced in partnership with Buglife, this 8-page chart shows 28 species of bee, most of which can commonly be seen flyi | Buglife, O'Toole & Shields | No | Publication | View Edit |
Garden bumblebees - how to recognise and record them | A guide to enable you to identify and record the bumblebees that you see using your garden. | BTO and Bumblebee Conservation Trust | Yes | Online, PDF | View Edit |
BTO Bird ID video - Collared Dove & Turtle Dove | Collared Dove is one of our most familiar species, despite only arriving naturally in the country relatively recently, b | BTO | Yes | Online | View Edit |
BTO Bird ID video - Hobby & Kestrel | A sudden view of an elegant falcon in summer, but is it a Hobby or Kestrel? | BTO | Yes | Online | View Edit |
BTO Bird ID video - Skylark & Woodlark | Lauded by poets for their wonderful, uplifting song, larks are rather nondescript birds when seen. | BTO | Yes | Online | View Edit |
BTO Bird ID - Grey Harriers | Harriers are stunning, lithe and elegant birds of prey. | 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 |
Grey Geese ID video Guide | This short film gives a guide to the different grey goose species. | BTO | Yes | Online | View Edit |
BTO Bird ID video - Grouse | Grouse are classic birds of upland and wild habitats. | BTO | Yes | Online | View Edit |
BTO Bird ID video - Winter Auks | Summer Auks, in breeding plumage, at the shore or near to their colonies are relatively easy to identify. | BTO | Yes | Online | View Edit |
BTO Bird ID video - Small black-headed gulls | A hooded gull in summer is likely to be the ubiquitous Black-headed Gull, but there are a couple of other species that s | BTO | Yes | Online | View Edit |
BTO Bird ID video - Winter Grebes | From Great Crested and Red-necked to Slavonian and Black-necked, separating grebes in winter plumage can be challenging. | BTO | Yes | Online | View Edit |
BTO Bird ID video - Winter Divers | Divers in winter can be confusing and difficult to identify. | BTO | Yes | Online | View Edit |
BTO Bird ID video - Nightingale and Other Night Singers | Contrary to popular opinion, Nightingale is not the only bird that sings at night. | BTO | Yes | Online | View Edit |
BTO Bird ID video - Ring Ouzel and Blackbird | With Ring Ouzel migration about to reach its peak this wonderful thrush can turn up almost anywhere. | BTO | Yes | Online | View Edit |
Getting to grips with warblers video : Blackcap Vs Garden Warbler | Listen to Garden Warbler and Blackcap songs | BTO | Yes | Online | View Edit |
BTO Bird ID video - Chaffinch & Brambling | Chaffinch is one of our most common and familiar birds, but young birds and females are harder to identify than the stun | BTO | Yes | Online | View Edit |
BTO Bird ID video - Summer Buzzards | Common buzzard is a familiar bird, but in summer and during migration time there is always the chance of finding a Honey | BTO | Yes | Online | View Edit |
BTO Bird ID - Corvids | A black crow flies over - but is it a Crow, a Rook or even a Raven? | BTO | Yes | Online | View Edit |
Getting to grips with warblers video: Chiffchaff Vs Willow Warbler | Listen to Chiffchaff and Willow Warbler songs | BTO | Yes | Online | View Edit |
BTO Bird ID video - Scoters | Scoters are known to most of us as winter visitors, usually far off shore. | BTO | Yes | Online | View Edit |
BTO Bird ID video - Curlew and Whimbrel | Curlew is a familiar wader, found in wild habitats around the UK. | BTO | Yes | Online | View Edit |
BTO Bird ID - Sanderling & Curlew Sandpiper | In the UK in late Summer some may be daunted by the prospect of identifying individual species in frequent groups of sma | BTO | Yes | Online | View Edit |
BTO Bird ID video - Knot and Dunlin | Telling winter waders apart can be daunting. | BTO | Yes | Online | View Edit |
BTO Bird ID - Pigeons | Not all pigeons are Woodpigeons - honest! | BTO | Yes | Online | View Edit |
BTO Bird ID video - Redwing and Fieldfare | These two winter thrushes are easily told from each other. | BTO | Yes | Online | View Edit |
BTO Bird ID video - Goldcrest & Firecrest | The tiny Goldcrest, is a common year-round bird, found mainly in woodland and gardens. | BTO | Yes | Online | View Edit |
BTO Bird ID video - Iceland and Glaucous Gulls | This identification video tackles the difficult pair of gulls, Iceland and Glaucous. | BTO | Yes | Online | View Edit |
BTO Bird ID video - Grey & Golden Plovers | Can you tell the silver from the gold? | BTO | Yes | Online | View Edit |