Wildlife identification
More information can be found through our Links page.
Bird identication - RSPB
Click on what you know - size, feathers, beak shape and the search results will give you a shortlist of possibilities. You need Javascript enabled on your browser for this to work.
Bugs (Orthoptera) - Erccis
More specifically bush-crickets, grasshoppers, cockroaches, earwigs and stick insects. This is a whole selection of photographs for to compare with.
Butterflies and Moths - Butterfly Conservation
Quick i.d. of butterflies with lots of photos, and the same for day flying moths too.
Dragonflies and Damselflies - British Dragonfly Society
This is a list of links to photos but no easy identification chart.
There is a list of quick i.d. questions on dragonfly-images.co.uk
Plant Identification - Botanical Society of the British Isles
There are links to the terms BSBI use in their identification program, it is quite comprehensive
Shell identification - Bivalve Molluscs - Natural History Museum
Click on "Browse Taxa" and then the area you are interested in such as intertidal for shallow beach molluscs.
Mammals (Carnivorous) - Erccris
Identify otters, badgers, foxes, mink, stoats and weasels.
Mammals (Marine) - Erccris
Dolphins, seals and porpoises
Mammals (Rabbits and Hares) - Erccris
Information sheet on rabbits and hares.
Mammals (Small) - Erccris
The difference between mice, rats, voles and shrews found in Cornwall
Mushrooms - Rogers Mushrooms
A visual guide (3 pages) and also a page with some questions to help with i.d.
Tree identification - SAPS (from twigs)
Science and Plants for Schools website. Choose to identify from a leafy twig or bare twig.
