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: biolinks@field-studies-council.org.
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| Describing flowers | Do you want to use a flora but not sure what the terms actually mean? | Bebbington & Bebbington | No | Publication | View Edit |
| Bugs on bushes | Aimed at upper primary ages and above, this 12-page laminated fold-out chart is a name trail designed to help children i | Bebbington & Bebbington | No | Publication | View Edit |
| Butterflies of Britain | Looking for an identification guide / chart to British butterflies? This 8-panel laminated guide / chart - our | Bebbington & Lewington | No | Publication | View Edit |
| Hawkmoths of the British Isles: Identification Guide | Hawkmoths (family Sphingidae) are some of the most colourful and conspicuous moths in the British Isles. | Bebbington & Lewington | No | Publication | View Edit |
| Guide to grassland plants 2 (chalk and limestone) | Featuring colour illustrations of 63 species, and black-and-white illustrations of a further 15, this 12-page fold-out c | Bebbington & Roberts | No | Publication | View Edit |
| Woodland name trail (mini beasts) | Looking to identify the minibeasts of soil and leaf litter? | Bebbington et al | No | Publication | View Edit |
| House and garden spiders | Spiders have eight legs... and many of them spin webs to catch their prey... | Bee & Lewington | No | Publication | View Edit |
| Guide to chalk rivers of England | Produced in partnership with the Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust, this fold-out chart provides an identification guid | Bell & Shields | No | Publication | View Edit |
| Checklist of the Collembola | A catalogue and encyclopaedia of world Collembola. | Bellinger, P.F., Christiansen, K.A. & Janssens, F | Yes | Online | View Edit |
| Beetle fauna of Germany | An amazingly rich website containing superb photos of a huge range of beetle species. | Benisch, C. | Yes | Online | View Edit |
| Common Micro-moths of Berkshire | The book is an extensively illustrated guide to the identification of over 100 the common micro-moths found in Berkshire | Berkshire Moth Group | No | Publication | 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 |
| A field guide to the shallow-water echinoderms of the British Isles | Field guide & practical reference book on echinoderms likely to be encountered between the tides & under | Bernard E. Picton | No | Publication | View Edit |
| Bird ID - Easy Bird Identification | Comprehensive online guide to UK birds, extensive database of information on birds and enables you to quickly identify b | birdid.co.uk | Yes | Online | View Edit |
| Identification guide for selected marine non-native species | A guide to 36 non-native seaweeds and marine animals produced by the MBA with funding from the Interreg IVA ‘3C’ capital | Bishop, J. | Yes | View Edit | |
| Aphids - Aphidinae (Macrosiphini) | RES Handbook vol 2 part 7. | Blackman | No | Publication | View Edit |
| Features of the Shropshire Hills | Designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, the Shropshire Hills extend from the Wrekin to the Clun Forest, and fr | Boardman | No | Publication | View Edit |
| Meres and Mosses | This new 12 panel fold-out chart showcases the wildlife of the Meres and Mosses landscape of Shropshire, Cheshire and St | Boardman & Daniels | No | Publication | View Edit |
| Atlas of the Fleas (Siphonaptera) of Britain and Ireland | Fleas (Siphonaptera) are wingless insects that are usually found in the nests, or on the bodies, of a wide range of mamm | Bob George | No | Publication | View Edit |
| RES Handbook Vol 5 Part 1b. Coleoptera. Buprestidae | The family Buprestidae is a large one, containing over 15,000 described species. | Brian Levey | Yes | Online, PDF | View Edit |
| iRecord Dragonflies | The iRecord Dragonfly app helps you to identify the dragonflies and damselflies that you find and lets you record your s | British Dragonfly Society, CEH/BRC and others | Yes | Online, App | View Edit |
| Checklist of recorded UK Millipede species | Written checklist with majority of species linked to a picture. Nomenclature follows Lee, P. (2006). | British Myriapod and Isopod Group (BMIG) | Yes | Online | View Edit |
| Bird identification videos | Short videos from BTO. | British Trust for Ornithology | Yes | Online | View Edit |
| Dragonflies and damselflies of Britain | Sometimes called the 'birdwatcher's insect', dragonflies and damselflies are large and charismatic insect | Brooks & Askew | No | Publication | View Edit |
| Ladybird larvae | Ladybird larvae are often found, but not well known, as they look so different from adult ladybirds. | Brown et al. | No | 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 |
| Marsh horsetail - ID video | A guide to the diagnostic features of Equisetum palustre (Marsh Horsetail) to aid in the identification of the species. | BSBI | Yes | Online | View Edit |
| Identify a Euphrasia | An online multi-access key to Eyebrights. | BSBI | 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 - 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 - 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 video - peregrines | A truly iconic species, tales of Peregrine stoop speeds and its claim to be the fastest bird on Earth are familiar, but | BTO | Yes | Online | View Edit |
| BTO Bird ID video - Kestrel and Merlin | This film looks at two often confused falcons, the Kestrel and Merlin, and discusses the key features for separating the | BTO | Yes | Online | View Edit |
| BTO Bird ID video - Water Pipit and Rock Pipit | This Bird ID focuses on separating the UK-resident Rock Pipit from the relatively rare Water Pipit, and both from the ub | BTO | Yes | Online | View Edit |
| BTO Bird ID video - Goshawk and Sparrowhawk | All birders, whatever their skill level and experience, will struggle on occasion with separating Sparrowhawk and Goshaw | BTO | Yes | Online | View Edit |
| BTO Bird ID - Goosander and Red-breasted Merganser | Identifying the two large sawbills, Goosander and Red-breasted Merganser, can be pretty straight-forward when confronted | BTO | Yes | Online | View Edit |
| BTO bird ID video - godwits | Godwits are large, elegant waders and relatively common in the right habitats at certain times of year. | BTO | Yes | Online | View Edit |
