Wildlife

30 Days Wild 1-30 June

'30 Days Wild is a free, month-long challenge designed to inspire people of all ages to connect with nature during June.' From the Wildlife Trusts.

Animal Corner

Comprehensive free guide to ‘the many weird and wonderful animals that live on our planet’: facts, information and pictures of thousands of species.

BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide to UK Biodiversity

An enormous collection of photographs of wild species & natural history objects, covering most groups of organisms with the exception of birds & other vertebrates in Britain or Ireland. Presented to illustrate biodiversity and as an aid to identification.

Ecological Flora of the Britain and Ireland

Data on 3842 species of higher plants that occur in the Britain and Ireland ... information on taxonomy (family, genus, specific name, authority, and vernacular name, together with common synonyms) ... galleries of photographs for some 400 species, and descriptions and data for 2100 species...
Fitter, A. H. and Peat, H. J., 1994, The Ecological Flora Database, J. Ecol., 82, 415-425. http://www.ecoflora.co.uk

First Nature: Your Wildlife Window on the World Wide Web

Hugely comprehensive resource with maps of nature reserves, ID guides and fact files on many many wild flora, fauna and habitats.

Help Wildlife

A charity-run website providing advice about sick, injured or problem wildlife, and a directory of around 600 wildlife rescue organisations.

Herman the Worm

Nice resource for children with the autobiography of Squirmin’ Herman the Worm – natural history, family tree, anatomy, making a worm bin, facts, fun stuff and links.

Index of UK Animal Sanctuaries & Rescue Centres

iSpot

‘A friendly & free community helping to identify wildlife and share nature.’ A Citizen Science project run by The Open University , developed by OPAL.

National Wildlife Foundation

Inspiring Americans to protect wildlife for our children’s future – loads of great activities in the Kids section and extensive Wildlife Library of species and habitats.

Onekind

Animal facts, education & inspiration. Animal A-Z, Top Tens (smallest, fastest, smelliest, etc), animal behaviour – from a Scottish charity working to end animal suffering through campaigns, research & education.

OPAL Soil and Earthworm Survey

'Created to find out more about soil and earthworms and investigate the relationships between earthworm species and habitats and soil types.' Resources to conduct your own survey, including booklet & ID guide.

People’s Trust for Endangered Species

Improving the outlook for endangered species – surveys, practical action & events. Free Education Resources include ‘free workshops, fact sheets & activity ideas … ideal for schools, youth groups, homework help or just for fun!’

Space for Nature: Garden Biodiversity Forum

For people interested in the wildlife in their gardens and for gardeners who want to actively encourage wildlife.

Tree Tools for Schools (formerly Nature Detectives)

"We know our activities are valued by teachers and other educators, so we’ve gathered together all our schools' resources and the most popular Nature Detectives activities in one place. You can now access them in our free online learning hub." The Woodland Trust.

UK Nature: an enthusiast's guide to the flora and fauna of the UK

Dedicated to showing the immense diversity of UK nature and wildlife. "the showcase for my personal passion, photographing uknature in all its glory."

The Wildlife Trusts

Dedicated to the protection of nature, with 47 individual Wildlife Trusts covering the whole of the UK: Scottish Wildlife Trust, Wildlife Trusts Wales, Wildlife Watch children’s section with activities & games and 30 Days Wild in June.

Wildlife Trust wildlife pages

"Want to learn more about or adopt a native species or habitat, spy creatures live through our webcam system, or after a bit of wildlife advice? Our wildlife pages have what you're looking for." Habitats, species, webcams.

Wildlife Trust wildlife explorer

Search British flora & fauna by species.

UK Safari

‘For anyone interested in the wildlife of the UK.’ Blogs, thousands of photos, help with identification for wildlife watchers, nature group leaders, teachers and conservation professionals.

Vincent Wildlife Trust

Charity working to safeguard the future of mammals in Britain and Ireland, specialising in rare or ‘difficult to track’ mammals, through research and in the field.

Wild About Gardens

Partnership between the RHS and The Wildlife Trusts. ‘Find out more about the creatures regularly found in our gardens & discover what they do there.’ Monthly newsletter and wildlife resources to download.

WWF UK

Campaigning charity protecting endangered wildlife & environments around the world, tackling climate change & promoting sustainability. Schools Resources & Activities to Connect with Nature.