There are a lot of different internet sources for species ID. We recommend these websites as a starting point for beginners:
| Amphibians and Reptiles |
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| Amphibian and Reptile Conservation |
| Froglife |
| ARG UK |
| General Invertebrates |
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| National Insect Week |
| Buglife |
| Butterflies |
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| Butterfly Conservation |
| UK Butterflies |
| Beetles |
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| UK Beetle Recording Scheme |
| UK Beetles |
| Bees, Wasps and Ants |
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| Bees, Wasps and Ants Recording Society |
| Steven Falk’s Flickr |
| Dragonflies and Damselflies |
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| British Dragonfly Society |
| Grasshoppers and Crickets |
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| Orthoptera and Allied Insects scheme |
| Orthoptera Identification Guide |
| True Flies (Diptera) |
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| Dipterists Forum |
| FSC: Diptera Idenitifcation |
| True bugs (Hemiptera) |
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| British Bugs |
| Woodlice and Waterlice |
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| BMIG: Woodlice & Waterlice |
| Millipedes and centipedes |
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| British Myriapod and Isopod Group |
| Earthworms |
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| Earthworm Society of Britain |
| Slugs and Snails |
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| Nature Spot: Slugs and Snails |
| Slug watch |
| Freshwater invertebrates |
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| Freshwater Habitats Trust |
| Marine invertebrates |
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| UK Safari: Seashells |
| Marine Conservation Society: Jellyfish |
| Seaweed |
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| Big Seaweed Search |
| Lichen and Fungi |
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| Woodland Trust: Fungi and Lichens |
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