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].
Displaying 501 - 550 of 764.Title | Description | Author(s) | Free | Availability | |
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Fungi of Temperate Europe | Identification form wheels to fungi genera. | Laessoe, T. and Petersen, J. H. | Yes | Online | View Edit |
Fungi Name Trail: Identification Guide | Produced in association with the British Mycological Society, this key is to guide teachers and students to help identif | Holden & Hamper | No | Publication | View Edit |
FSC Identify | For FSC employees only. | FSC | Yes | Online | View Edit |
Freshwater name trail | Looking to identify the minibeasts of ponds and streams? | Orton & Bebbington | No | Publication | View Edit |
Freshwater Bivalves of Britain and Ireland | Produced in conjunction with the Environment Agency, this AIDGAP identification guide covers the 31 different species of | Killeen, Aldridge & Oliver | No | Publication | View Edit |
Free-living marine nematodes (Part 2: British chromadorids) | The chromadorids are small nematode worms mostly less than 2mm long and so form part of the meiofauna in marine habitats | Platt & Warwick | No | Publication | View Edit |
Frans Janssen's Flickr Gallery | Flickr Gallery showing photos and descriptions of many European springtails (Collembola) | Frans Janssen | Yes | Online | View Edit |
Fossil Explorer | Fossil Explorer is a field guide to the common fossils of Britain and will help you identify fossils based on where you | Yes | App | View Edit | |
Forget-me-not - video ID key | A video key (short YouTube film) to the Forget-me-nots found in Kent and commonly found throughout the UK. | Lliam Rooney/BSBI | Yes | Online | View Edit |
Flight Identification of European Passerines and Select Landbirds: An Illustrated and Photographic Guide WILDGuide | ISBN: 9780691177571 Published: 03/23/2021 A richly illustrated, state-of-the-art field guide for identifying Europe | Tomasz Cofta | No | Publication | View Edit |
Fleas (Siphonaptera) 2nd ed. | RES Handbook vol 1 part 16. | Whitaker | No | Publication | View Edit |
Fleas (Siphonaptera) 2nd ed. | RES Handbook vol 1 part 16. | Whitaker | No | Publication | View Edit |
Field key to bee-flies of the Netherlands | Superbly illustrated photographic key (in Dutch) to Bombyliidae & Mythicomyiidae. | John Smit | Yes | Online, PDF | 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 |
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 |
Field Guide to the Larvae and Exuviae of British Dragonflies: Damselflies (Zgypotera) and Dragonflies (Anisoptera) | This publication combines the original volume 1 on dragonflies and volume 2 on damselflies, now both out of print. Th | Steve Cham | No | Publication | View Edit |
Field Guide to the Dragonflies of Britain and Europe | This ground-breaking identification guide to all the dragonflies and damselflies of Britain and Europe brings some of th | Klaas-Douwe B Dijkstra, illustrated by Richard Lewington | No | Publication | View Edit |
Field Guide to the Dragonflies & Damselflies of Great Britain and Ireland (2014 edition) | All Great Britain and Ireland's resident and migrant dragonfly and damselfly species fully described and illustrate | Steve Brooks & Steve Cham, illustrated by Richard Lewington | No | Publication | View Edit |
Field Guide to the Bees of Great Britain and Ireland | Written by Steven Falk, professional naturalist and conservationist with over forty years' experience of working wi | Steven Falk | No | Publication | View Edit |
Field Guide to Invasive Plants and Animals in Britain | The impact of invasive organisms is second only to habitat loss as a threat to biodiversity and yet, despite increasing | Olaf Booy, Helen Roy, Max Wade | No | Publication | View Edit |
Features of the South Downs Way | The South Downs National Park was designated in March 2010. | South Downs National Park & FSC | 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 |
Features of the Serpent Trail | This long-distance footpath in Surrey, West Sussex and Hampshire, the Serpent Trail links the remaining fragments of low | Middleton | No | Publication | View Edit |
Features of the Pennine Way | Produced in partnership with the Countryside Agency and Natural England, this unique fold-out chart is aimed at Pennine | Field Studies Council | No | Publication | View Edit |
Farmland Bird ID Guide | Produced in collaboration with the RSPB this free colour ID guide contains images and descriptions of: Grey partridge, R | RSPB, GWCT | Yes | View Edit | |
Euphausiid, Stomatopod and Leptostracan Crustaceans | The three orders of crustaceans described here all belong to the subclass Malacostraca. | Mauchline | No | Publication | View Edit |
Entoprocts | Entoprocts are minute, sedentary or sessile, semi-transparent, aquatic animals that encrust surfaces or live in associat | Nielson | No | Publication | View Edit |
English translation to accompany De Nederlandse hooiwagens (Opiliones) | This translation is intended to act as a supplement to the Dutch publication, to which reference should be made for phot | Hay Wijnhoven | Yes | Online, PDF | View Edit |
Elateridae of the British Isles | From the website homepage: "The Elateridae, or Click Beetles as they are commonly known, are a family within the Co | J. Wallace | Yes | Online | View Edit |
Echinoderms | The most complete coverage of the British echinoderm fauna published since 1927! | Southwood & Campbell | No | Publication | View Edit |
Earwigs, cockroaches and stick-insects | An online guide to common earwigs, cockroaches and stick-insects | www.orthoptera.org.uk// | Yes | Online | View Edit |
Earthworms Synopsis | Since 1985, this Synopsis has been the standard work in English, providing the only generally-available means for correc | Sims & Gerard | No | Publication | View Edit |
Earthworm Identikit | This resource is a web-based multi-access key for the 27 species of UK earthworms. | Sherlock, Burkmar, Bell | Yes | Online | View Edit |
Dutch Opiliones, Harvestmen | Some very good photographs of most Dutch harvestmen on one page (including most of the UK fauna). English version. | Jan J van Duinen | Yes | Online | View Edit |
Dutch Harvestmen website | Dutch Harvestmen website (in English). Most British species are described and illustrated, plus some new species. | Jan van Duine | Yes | Online | View Edit |
Ducks, geese and swans | From mallard to mute swan, from shoveler to smew, the FSC Ducks, Geese and Swans Identification Chart features all 32 of | Norman & Langman | No | Publication | View Edit |
Dragonflies and Damselflies of Britain and Ireland | A comprehensive field guide to the dragonflies and damselflies of Britain and Ireland. | Nature Guides Ltd | No | App | 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 |
Draft key to British blowflies (Calliphoridae) and woodlouse flies (Rhinophoridae) | This is a test version. | Steven Falk | Yes | View Edit | |
Difficult Seashell Identification Guide | Produced by Liverpool Bay Recording Partnership - this is a fab guide to shells likely to be found on British coasts - | Ian Wallace | Yes | View Edit | |
Diatom Flora of Britain and Ireland | Freshwater Diatom Flora of Britain and Ireland is a major project aiming to compile a web-based diatom flora and compreh | Jüttner I., Bennion H., Carter C., Cox E.J., Ector L., Flower R., Jones V., Kelly M.G., Mann D.G., Sayer C., Turner, J. A., Williams D.M. | Yes | Online | View Edit |
Describing flowers | Do you want to use a flora but not sure what the terms actually mean? | Bebbington & Bebbington | No | Publication | View Edit |
De Nederlandse hooiwagens (Opiliones) | A superb account of the Dutch Harvestmen which includes most of the UK fauna. The illustrations are outstanding. | Hay Wijnhoven | No | Publication | View Edit |
Day-flying moths: Identification Guide | Around 1500 identified species of moths are found in the British Isles, but most of them fly at dusk or at night. | Lewington | No | Publication | View Edit |
Dandelions (Taraxacum) of Britain and Ireland | A Facebook group devoted to the identification of UK dandelions (Taraxacum), of the Asteraceae (Compositae) family. | David-Müzeyyen Merrick | Yes | Online | View Edit |
Cyclostome Bryozoans | Bryozoans can be found in most marine habitats. | Hayward & Ryland | No | Publication | View Edit |
Creeping Forget-me-not - ID video | A video guide (short YouTube film) to the diagnostic features of Creeping Forget-me-not, to aid in the identification of | Lliam Rooney/BSBI | Yes | Online | View Edit |
Copepods parastic on fishes (revised) | This Synopsis covers 130 species known to parasitise fish (mainly from the poecilostomatoid and siphonostomatoid groups, | Kabata | No | Publication | View Edit |
Conopids | 'Conopids' is an open Facebook group for anyone interested in thick-headed flies (Diptera: Conopidae). | David Clements | Yes | Online | View Edit |
Conifers in the British Isles: a descriptive handbook | A comprehensive (if a little dated) guide to British conifers. | Alan F. Mitchell | No | Publication | View Edit |