{"id":4252,"date":"2024-01-26T15:46:08","date_gmt":"2024-01-26T15:46:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/backup.act.stringerhj.co.uk\/WW\/?page_id=4252"},"modified":"2024-01-26T15:46:08","modified_gmt":"2024-01-26T15:46:08","slug":"wildlife-and-species-id","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/backup.act.stringerhj.co.uk\/WW\/wildlife-and-species-id\/","title":{"rendered":"Wildlife and Species ID"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-twentytwentyone-border has-white-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nbn.org.uk\/stateofnature2019\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">National Biodiversity Network State of Nature 2019<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"General-wildlife-ID\">General wildlife ID<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/bna-naturalists.org\/id-guides\/\" target=\"_blank\">British Naturalists Association<\/a> A variety of free ID guides<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverthewild.co.uk\/resources\" target=\"_blank\">Discover the Wild<\/a> Very useful ID posters<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.naturespot.org.uk\/species_library\" target=\"_blank\">Nature Spot<\/a> A photographic library of species identified in Leicestershire and Rutland<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.first-nature.com\/index.php\" target=\"_blank\">First Nature<\/a> A variety of free ID guides<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwildlife.com\/how-to-identify-wildlife\/\" target=\"_blank\">Discover wildlife<\/a> A variety of ID guides from the team at BBC Wildlife Magazine<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/naturescalendar.woodlandtrust.org.uk\/media\/1817\/10103-natures-calendar-date-range-poster.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Nature&#8217;s calendar<\/a> A Woodland Trust timeline of when species can be seen throughout the year<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Marine-species\">Marine species<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marlin.ac.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">The marine life information network<\/a> Information on habitats and species<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dassh.ac.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">DASSH<\/a> An archive for marine species and habitats data<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/shoresofsouthdevon.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Shores of South Devon<\/a> A local group<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/backup.act.stringerhj.co.uk\/WW\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/152250688_4114672048563692_4505933740478509120_o.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">Rockpool species identification poster<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Bird-ID\">Birds<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.xeno-canto.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">xeno-canto<\/a> A database of bird calls<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.british-birdsongs.uk\/alphabetical\/\" target=\"_blank\">British-birdsongs<\/a> Bird calls<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/DruNGZN4X44\" target=\"_blank\">Birdsong Lessons with Lucy Lapwing<\/a>&nbsp;(YouTube)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=0s_sIiWXp84\" target=\"_blank\">Guess the bird<\/a> 30 bird calls for practice (YouTube)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rspb.org.uk\/birds-and-wildlife\/wildlife-guides\/identify-a-bird\/?fbclid=IwAR1YTZUkcOQkgfCm8UaHO76AhhIWzKVrnRzX31pxmxZTFuOlSJVJ_9dgS44\" target=\"_blank\">RSPB<\/a> Bird ID guide<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/devonhousemartins.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Devon house martin project<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/teignbirds.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Teign Birds<\/a> A blog about bird sightings on the Teign<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnowltrust.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Barn Owl Trust<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Fish\">Fish<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/salmon-trout.org\/education\/\" target=\"_blank\">Salmon and Trout Conservation<\/a> Information about Atlantic Salmon and sea trout<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/atlanticsalmontrust.org\/knowledge\/resources\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Atlantic Salmon Trust <\/a>Information about Atlantic salmon and sea trout<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wildtrout.org\/trout-facts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wild Trout Trust<\/a> Information about all species of trout<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Ancient-Woodland-Indicator-Plants\">Ancient Woodland Indicator Plants <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/backup.act.stringerhj.co.uk\/WW\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Table-of-Ancient-Woodland-Indicator-Plants-AWIs.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Table of Ancient Woodland Indicator Plants (AWIs)<\/a> (pdf)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/johnblanchard.net\/index.php\/ancient-woodland?resetfilters=0&amp;clearordering=0&amp;clearfilters=0\" target=\"_blank\">Ancient Woodland Indicator species list<\/a> Be careful, as not all of these species are AWIs in Devon<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"flowering-plants\">Flowering plants<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.buglife.org.uk\/downloads\/Ragwort.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Buglife<\/a> guide to ragwort (pdf)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xV26u1-IxhE\" target=\"_blank\">Grasses ID for Beginners<\/a> (YouTube)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wildlifetrusts.org\/wildlife-explorer\/grasses-sedges-and-rushes\" target=\"_blank\">The Wildlife Trusts<\/a> Grasses, sedges and rushes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fscbiodiversity.uk\/fullscreen\/grassesv1\" target=\"_blank\">FSC<\/a> Key to groups of British grasses<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=OdHDXcu73Oo\" target=\"_blank\">Identifying Woodland Plants<\/a> (YouTube)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/backup.act.stringerhj.co.uk\/WW\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/orchid-observers-id-guide.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Orchid ID guide<\/a> (pdf)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/backup.act.stringerhj.co.uk\/WW\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/british-orchids-vegetative-id-guide.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Vegetative ID guide to orchids<\/a> (pdf)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=mzAU4IaVT8Q\" target=\"_blank\">12 Spring Wildflowers You should Know<\/a> (YouTube)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/PlantlifeVideo\" target=\"_blank\">Plantlife<\/a> A wide variety of videos, including plant ID and habitat creation (Youtube)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plantlife.org.uk\/uk\/discover-wild-plants-nature\/spotter-sheets?mc_cid=61c009ba2e&amp;mc_eid=114c5999ce\" target=\"_blank\">Plantlife<\/a> Seasonal spotter sheets<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/bsbi.org\/herbology-hunt\" target=\"_blank\">Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland<\/a> Monthly wildflower spotter sheets<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/backup.act.stringerhj.co.uk\/WW\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Wildflowers-in-Dawlish-Apr-May.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Wildflowers in Dawlish Apr-May<\/a> ID chart (pdf)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"foraging-guides\">Foraging guides<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wildfooduk.com\/wild-plant-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\">Wild Food UK<\/a> Hedgerow plant identification guides and information about foraging<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/identification-guides\/\" target=\"_blank\">Totally Wild UK<\/a> Identification guides and information about foraging<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wildplantguides.com\/2020\/09\/17\/britains-poisonous-plants\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wild Plant Guides<\/a> Includes an interesting list of poisonous plants<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"lower-plants-spore-plants-mosses-and-ferns\">Lower plants\/spore plants (mosses and ferns)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plantlife.org.uk\/application\/files\/2415\/0462\/6339\/Mosses_and_liverworts_of_Atlantic_woodlands_of_South_West_12-11-15.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Plantlife<\/a> Mosses and liverworts of Atlantic Woodlands in Southwest England<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.plantlife.org.uk\/application\/files\/3915\/9438\/8641\/Ferns_of_Atlantic_Woodlands_WEB.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Plantlife<\/a> Ferns of Atlantic Woodland<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"trees\">Trees<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/backup.act.stringerhj.co.uk\/WW\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/OPAL-tree-guide.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">OPAL<\/a> Tree identification guide (pdf)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.woodlandtrust.org.uk\/trees-woods-and-wildlife\/british-trees\/a-z-of-british-trees\" target=\"_blank\">Woodland Trust<\/a> AZ Guide on British trees<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/backup.act.stringerhj.co.uk\/WW\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/273025102_4780165735411254_3476368062973678407_n.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">Tree bud ID poster<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forestresearch.gov.uk\/tools-and-resources\/historic-environment-resources\/veteran-trees\" target=\"_blank\">Forest research<\/a> Information about Veteran Trees<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Fungi\">Fungi<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverthewild.co.uk\/MushroomGuide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Discover the Wild<\/a> AZ guide<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/devonfungusgroup.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">Devon Fungus Group<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.growwilduk.com\/fungi\/learn-about-fungi\/fungus-educational-resources?utm_campaign=704998_October%20Newsletter%202020&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=Grow%20Wild%20%28Board%20of%20Trustees%20of%20RBGK%29&amp;dm_i=4VE8,F3ZA,RPWIZ,1RR16,1\" target=\"_blank\">Grow Wild<\/a> Fungi Resource Page<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/identification-guides\/\" target=\"_blank\">Totally Wild UK<\/a> Identification guides and information about foraging<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wildfooduk.com\/mushroom-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\">Wild Food UK<\/a> Mushroom identification guides and information about foraging<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plantlife.org.uk\/uk\/discover-wild-plants-nature\/habitats\/grassland\/waxcaps-fungi\" target=\"_blank\">Plantlife<\/a> Waxcaps and grassland fungi<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwildlife.com\/how-to\/identify-wildlife\/british-woodland-fungi-id-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\">Discover Wildlife<\/a> How to identify British Woodland fungi<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Invertebrates\">Invertebrates<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.buglife.org.uk\/our-work\/pollinator-projects\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Buglife<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Freshwater-invertebrates\">Freshwater invertebrates<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/freshwaterhabitats.org.uk\/pond-clinic\/identifying-creatures-pond\/\" target=\"_blank\">Freshwater Habitats Trust<\/a> For freshwater invertebrates<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Beetles-(coleoptera)\">Beetles (<em>Coleoptera<\/em>)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/johnwalters.co.uk\/publications\/guide-to-british-beetles.php\" target=\"_blank\">Guides to British beetles by John Walters (A local naturalist)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ukbeetles.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">UK Beetles<\/a> Comprehensive guide to UK beetles<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.buglife.org.uk\/projects\/oil-beetles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Buglife<\/a> Oil Beetles<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"True-bugs-(hemiptera)\">True bugs (<em>Hemiptera<\/em>)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.britishbugs.org.uk\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">British bugs<\/a> Comprehensive guide to UK bugs (true bugs\/hemiptera)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Bees,-wasps,-ants-(hymenoptera)\">Bees, wasps, ants (<em>Hymenoptera<\/em>)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>ID guide to bees found in Buckfastleigh by Be Buckfastleigh. <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/backup.act.stringerhj.co.uk\/WW\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Bees-ID-1-JMW-003.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">Page 1<\/a> and <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/backup.act.stringerhj.co.uk\/WW\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Bees-ID-2-JMW-003-scaled.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">page 2<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bumblebeeconservation.org\/bumblebee-species-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\">Bumblebee Conservation<\/a> ID guide<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wild-ideas.org.uk\/the-plight-of-the-bumblebee\/\" target=\"_blank\">Wild Ideas<\/a> For all things to do with bumblebees<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/m8cuqvu_46M\" target=\"_blank\">DWT talk on the plight of the bumblebee<\/a> (YouTube)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Butterflies-and-moths-(lepidoptera)\">Butterflies and moths (<em>Lepidoptera<\/em>)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/butterfly-conservation.org\/butterflies\" target=\"_blank\">Butterfly Conservation<\/a> Butterflies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/iwar05drtjxrf9icyjypj6lsw9dku3s4phhvcmsdhka_4hpn0iggrhdxymih4\/\" target=\"_blank\">Butterfly Conservation<\/a> Identify white butterflies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ukbutterflies.co.uk\/foodplants.php\" target=\"_blank\">UK Butterflies<\/a> Larval foodplant list<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/butterfly-conservation.org\/moths\" target=\"_blank\">Butterfly Conservation<\/a> Moths<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverthewild.co.uk\/moths\" target=\"_blank\">Discover the Wild<\/a> A-Z guide to moths<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/devonmoths.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">Devon Moth Group<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.atropos.info\/site\/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=55&amp;Itemid=63\" target=\"_blank\">Atropos<\/a> Moth catching techniques<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Snails-and-slugs-(mollusca)\">Snails and slugs (mollusca)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.naturespot.org.uk\/sites\/default\/files\/downloads\/Identifying%20British%20Slugs%20%202012%20version%201.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Identifying British slugs<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.naturespot.org.uk\/sites\/default\/files\/downloads\/Land%20Snails%20Key%20version%20%202.1.1%20ii2016%20illustrated.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Identifying land snails<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Dragonflies-and-damselflies-(Odonata)\">Dragonflies and damselflies (Odonata)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/british-dragonflies.org.uk\/odonata\/species-and-identification\/\" target=\"_blank\">Dragonfly Society<\/a> Identification help<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Lichens\">Lichens<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.apis.ac.uk\/nitrogen-lichen-field-manual\" target=\"_blank\">APIS<\/a> Monitoring air quality using lichens<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Mammals\">Mammals<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/devonmammalgroup.org\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">Devon Mammal Group<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mammal.org.uk\/species-hub\/full-species-hub\/discover-mammals\/\" target=\"_blank\">Mammal Society<\/a> Guide to UK mammals<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vwt.org.uk\/species\/\" target=\"_blank\">Vincent Wildlife Trust<\/a> Information on native mammal species<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/ptes.org\/campaigns\/\" target=\"_blank\">PTES<\/a> Information on hazel dormice, hedgehogs and water voles<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/ptes.org\/grants\/uk-mammal-projects\/\" target=\"_blank\">PTES<\/a> UK mammal projects<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/backup.act.stringerhj.co.uk\/WW\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/SoBD-2019.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">PTES<\/a> State of Britain&#8217;s dormice in 2019 (pdf)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/backup.act.stringerhj.co.uk\/WW\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/dormouse-conservation-handbook.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">The dormouse conservation handbook<\/a> (pdf)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/backup.act.stringerhj.co.uk\/WW\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/InPractice101Sept2018-Bullion-Looser-Langton.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Using footprint tracking tunnels for detecting dormice<\/a> (pdf)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Ks6iAtvW-e4\" target=\"_blank\">Talk on dormouse hibernation<\/a> (YouTube)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=nhttOGQriY0&amp;feature=youtu.be\" target=\"_blank\">How to find Harvest Mouse Nests<\/a> (YouTube)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/bioblitzr.com\/british-bats\/\" target=\"_blank\">BioBlitzr<\/a> Bat Echolocation Key<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/devonbatproject.org\" target=\"_blank\">The Devon Greater Horseshoe Bat Project<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Reptiles-and-amphibians\">Reptiles and Amphibians<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"\/\/www.arc-trust.org\/report-your-sightings\" target=\"_blank\">Amphibian and Reptile Conservation<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/groups.arguk.org\/drag\" target=\"_blank\">Devon Reptile and Amphibian Group<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/backup.act.stringerhj.co.uk\/WW\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Amphibian-identification2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">The Freshwater Habitats Trust<\/a> Amphibian ID guide (pdf)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/backup.act.stringerhj.co.uk\/WW\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Amphibian_ID_Guide_-_ARG_UK-ARC_17_Mar_2014.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Amphibian and Reptile Conservation<\/a> Amphibian ID guide (pdf)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.countryfile.com\/wildlife\/guide-to-frogs-and-toads-when-do-frogs-spawn-and-how-to-care-for-them\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Countryfile<\/a> Frogspawn and toad spawn guide<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>National Biodiversity Network State of Nature 2019 General wildlife ID Marine species 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