

Identify wildlife
Wildlife is all around us, from sights and sounds to tracks and trails. Discover what's out there all year round with our identification guides.
Visit any wood and you'll find a high diversity of flowering plants, ferns and mosses. From spectacular wildflower carpets to damp-loving ferns and mysterious mosses.
Trees woods and wildlife
From the dazzling bluebells that cover ancient woodland in the spring to the bright meadows bursting with buttercups in the summer, wild flowers are what make our woods so beautiful, while providing precious nectar for invertebrates.
Trees woods and wildlife
Grasses and sedges are in different botanical families, but because of their similar appearance they are collectively known as graminoids (plants with a grass-like appearance).
Trees woods and wildlife
Lush, ancient and primitive, ferns are magnificent non-flowering plants that reproduce via spores. They are a common sight in woods, as many species are shade tolerant and can grow year round, bringing some welcome green to cooler months.
Trees woods and wildlife
Ancient and damp, mosses are part of a group of plants known as bryophytes. There are over 1,000 in the UK, and some have global significance.
Wildlife is all around us, from sights and sounds to tracks and trails. Discover what's out there all year round with our identification guides.
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