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 701 - 750 of 764.| Title | Description | Author(s) | Free | Availability | |
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| The Freshwater Algal Flora of the British Isles with DVD-ROM: An Identification Guide to Freshwater and Terrestrial Algae | An indispensable guide to over 2,400 species of freshwater and terrestrial algae of the British Isles. | David M. John (Editor), Brian A. Whitton (Editor), Alan J. Brook (Editor) | 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 |
| The Plant Crib | The Plant Crib (1998) evolved from earlier publications and was prepared to facilitate plant identification and recordin | T. C. G. Rich & A. C. Jermy (eds) | Yes | Online, PDF, Publication | View Edit |
| The Plant Crib: Conifers | From the PDF: "There are large number of conifers to be found in plantations, Woodland, shelter belts, hedgerows, c | P. D. Sell | Yes | Online, PDF | View Edit |
| The Planthoppers and Leafhoppers of Britain and Ireland | Identification keys to all families and genera and all British and Irish species not recorded from Germany. | Wilson, M., Stewart, A., Biederman, R., Nickel, H., Niedringhaus, R. | No | Publication | View Edit |
| The Pseudoscorpions of Europe | From the homepage: "The aim of this webpage is to provide information about the pseudoscorpion fauna of Europe. | Jørgen Lissner | Yes | Online | View Edit |
| The Smaller Moths of Shropshire | Based on approximately 18,500 records covering over 800 species, this is the first ever published atlas of the smaller m | Godfrey Blunt | No | Publication | View Edit |
| The Spiders of Europe and Greenland | From the homepage: "The aim of this website is to show images of as many European spider species as possible. | Jørgen Lissner | Yes | Online | View Edit |
| The Spiders of Great Britain and Ireland | This is the current 'bible' for UK spider identification using microscopic techniques. | Michael Roberts | No | Publication | View Edit |
| The Staphylinidae (rove beetles) of Britain and Ireland (Part 5) | RES handbook vol 12 part 5. | Lott | No | Publication | View Edit |
| The Staphylinidae (rove beetles) of Britain and Ireland (Parts 7 and 8) | RES handbook vol 12 parts 7 and 8. | Lott & Anderson | No | Publication | View Edit |
| The TEP files | A series of PDFs tackling grasses. | Peter Gateley | Yes | Online, PDF | View Edit |
| The Vespoid Wasps | RES Handbook Vol 6 Part 6. | Archer | No | Publication | View Edit |
| The Wildflower Key | This wild flower identification guide was first published in 1981 and is still widely accepted as the best of its kind f | Francis Rose and Clare O'Reilly | No | Publication | View Edit |
| The woodlouse name trail | Woodlice are widespread and common animals. | Hopkin | No | Publication | View Edit |
| Top 50 garden birds: British garden bird identification | This fold-out chart is designed to help with the identification of the majority of bird species likely to be found in a | Jackson, Simms & Shields | No | Publication | View Edit |
| Tree identification key | An interactive key to tree identification. | NHM | Yes | Online | View Edit |
| Tree name trail | Produced with the support of the Forestry Commission, this 12-page laminated fold-out chart contains a full-colour illus | Oldham & Roberts | No | Publication | View Edit |
| Trees of Britain and Europe | This field guide contains a collection of photographs of everything you need to identify a tree - whether in winter, spr | Keith Rushforth | No | Publication | View Edit |
| Trees of Britain and Northern Europe | A guide to the identification of all tree species found in Britain and northern Europe. | Alan Mitchell | No | Publication | View Edit |
| True weevils (part 1) Coleoptera: Curculionidae | RES Handbook vol 5 part 17b. | Morris | No | Publication | View Edit |
| True Weevils (part 2) Coleoptera: Curculionidae, Ceutorhynchinae | RES handbook vol 5 part 17c. | Morris | No | Publication | View Edit |
| True Weevils (Part III) | RES Handbook Vol 5 Part 17d. This Handbook is the third, and final, part covering the 'true weevils'. | Morris | No | Publication | View Edit |
| Tufted Forget-me-not - ID video | A vidoe guide (short YouTube film) to the diagnostic features of Tufted Forget-me-not, to aid in the identification of t | Lliam Rooney/BSBI | Yes | Online | View Edit |
| Types of British Seaweed | Online identification guide (using photos) to seaweeds. Grouped by habitat. | NHM | Yes | Online | View Edit |
| UK Bees, Wasps and Ants | Facebook group devoted to the identification and recording of UK hymenoptera (bees, wasps and ants). | Matt Smith | Yes | Online | View Edit |
| UK Butterflies | Identification guides (photo based) to UK butterflies, arranged by family. | Yes | Online, PDF | View Edit | |
| UK Dragonflies & Damselflies | This Facebook group is to enjoy and share information about those species of Dragonflies & Damselflies which are fou | Yes | Online | View Edit | |
| UK Harvestmen (Opiliones) Facebook group | UK Harvestmen (Opiliones) Facebook group, with group members sharing photos, ID help and signposting to courses and addi | Various | Yes | Online | View Edit |
| UK Harvetmen Flickr album | Album of photos of UK Harvestmen, covering all UK species. | Paul Richards | Yes | Online | View Edit |
| UK Linyphiidae Identikit | The knowledge-base for this visualisation is adapted from a spreadsheet created by Nigel Cane-Honeysett which, it turn, | Rich Burkmar | Yes | Online | View Edit |
| UK Moths | Online guide to the moths of Great Britain and Ireland. Lots of photos. | Ian Kimber | Yes | Online | View Edit |
| Understanding Ecology Fieldwork 1. Rocky shore communities | Rocky shore communities has been used in draft form for many years by student visitors to FSC Field Centres. | Cremona | No | Publication | View Edit |
| Understanding Geography Fieldwork 1: Statistics for Geographers | Aimed at GCSE and AS/A2, the Understanding Geography Fieldwork series of fold-out charts have been designed for independ | Sutton | No | Publication | View Edit |
| Understanding Geography Fieldwork 2: The Central Business District | Central Business District is designed to support student-led field investigations in the CBD, and takes a structured rou | Warn & Holmes | No | Publication | View Edit |
| Understanding geography fieldwork 3: The river environment | This is a guide to carrying out geographical fieldwork on the topic of rivers. | Holmes & Warn | No | Publication | View Edit |
| United Kingdom Turtle Code | Advice for sea users on how to deal with marine turtle encounters, including an identification guide to the five species | Marine Conservation Society | Yes | Online, PDF | View Edit |
| Urban lichens 1 (on trees and wood) | This is a good time to look at urban lichens, as levels of sulphur dioxide, air pollution and acid rain have been fallin | Dobson | No | Publication | View Edit |
| Urban lichens 2 (on stone and soil) | This is a good time to look at urban lichens, as levels of sulphur dioxide, air pollution and acid rain have been fallin | Dobson | No | Publication | View Edit |
| Urban tree survey - tree identification key | Identification guide to support the urban tree survey. | NHM | Yes | Online, PDF | View Edit |
| Various keys to robberflies | Collection and links to various keys to robberflies, including LUCID and conventional keys to the different tribes, fami | F. Geller-Grimm | Yes | Online | View Edit |
| Vegetative identification keys for selected woody plant genera in Western European cultivation | Vegetative identification keys (pdf files in English) for selected woody plant genera in Western European cultivation, c | Jan De Langhe | Yes | Online, PDF | View Edit |
| Walking With Woodlice | Simple key to help identify the woodlice that you are most likely to find. | NHM | Yes | Online | View Edit |
| Water Beetle adults and larvae | A dichotomous key - in FRENCH - but very useable for adult and larvae of water beetles | Phillipe Richoux | Yes | Online, PDF | View Edit |
| Water horsetail - ID video | A video guide (short YouTube film) to the diagnostic features of Equisetum fluviatile (Water Horsetail) to aid in the id | Lliam Rooney/BSBI | Yes | Online | View Edit |
| Watford Coleoptera Group | A brilliant site for identifying British beetles. | Watford Coleoptera Group | Yes | Online | View Edit |
| Weevil Guides | These are draft guides to genera or species groups of weevils. | Mark Gurney | Yes | Online, PDF | View Edit |
| What to look out for in July | Photo guide to the most commonly seen wildflowers in July. | Plantlife | Yes | Online, PDF | View Edit |
| What’s in bloom in June? | Photo guide to the most commonly seen wildflowers in June (alternate version). | Plantlife | Yes | Online, PDF | View Edit |
| Wild bees of Scotland - Identification Guide | This guide uses a combination of size, colour pattern and biological information to provide an identification key of 14 | SNH | Yes | Online, PDF | View Edit |
