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Badger tracks

© Philip Precey

How to identify...

Wildlife identification

Found the tracks and traces of a mystery creature or want to identify a bird call? We know it can be hard to find out what it is you've seen or heard, so we've put some guides together to help you identify some of the things you might come across. Dive in and find out how to identify garden birds, animal prints, poo, and more!

Adder

© Tom Marshall

Species A-Z

Find images, descriptions and fascinating facts about our native wildlife species.

Species A-Z

More identification help

Poop

Identify poo

Sometimes wildlife is hard to spot, especially if it's nocturnal. But the signs that animals frequent an area can be a good start…

Snakes

Identify UK snakes

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…

Elephant hawk-moth caterpillar

Identify caterpillars

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

Moth identification sheet

Identify moths

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

bumbles

Identify bumblebees

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

Wren singing

Identify birdsong

How to identify common bird calls