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FAUNA Vernacular Name FAUNA Scientific Name Read More FAUNA Vernacular Name FAUNA Scientific Name Read more a European Hoverfly Pocota personata https://www.naturespot.org.uk/species/pocota-personata a small black wasp Stigmus pendulus https://www.bwars.com/wasp/crabronidae/pemphredoninae/stigmus-pendulus a spider-hunting wasp Anoplius concinnus https://www.bwars.com/wasp/pompilidae/pompilinae/anoplius-concinnus a spider-hunting wasp Anoplius nigerrimus https://www.bwars.com/wasp/pompilidae/pompilinae/anoplius-nigerrimus Adder Vipera berus https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/trees-woods-and-wildlife/animals/reptiles-and-amphibians/adder/ Alga Cladophora glomerata https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cladophora Alga Closterium acerosum https://www.algaebase.org/search/species/detail/?species_id=x44d373af81fe4f72 Alga Closterium ehrenbergii https://www.algaebase.org/search/species/detail/?species_id=28183 Alga Closterium moniliferum https://www.algaebase.org/search/species/detail/?species_id=28227&sk=0&from=results Alga Coelastrum microporum https://www.algaebase.org/search/species/detail/?species_id=27402 Alga Cosmarium botrytis https://www.algaebase.org/search/species/detail/?species_id=28326 Alga Lemanea fluviatilis https://www.algaebase.org/search/species/detail/?species_id=32651&sk=0&from=results Alga Pediastrum boryanum https://www.algaebase.org/search/species/detail/?species_id=27507 Alga Stigeoclonium tenue https://www.algaebase.org/search/species/detail/?species_id=60904 Alga Ulothrix zonata https://www.algaebase.org/search/species/detail/?species_id=562 Algae Synedra tenera https://www.algaebase.org/search/species/detail/?species_id=34482 American Mink Neovison vison http://www.mammal.org.uk/sites/default/files/factsheets/american_mink_complete.pdf Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus https://jncc.gov.uk/our-work/arctic-skua-stercorarius-parasiticus/ Argent & Sable Moth Rheumaptera hastata https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/rheumaptera-hastata Ashy Mining-Bee Andrena cineraria https://www.bwars.com/bee/andrenidae/andrena-cineraria Aurochs [Bos primigenius] (extinct) https://www.britannica.com/animal/aurochs Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella https://british-dragonflies.org.uk/species/azure-damselfly/ Badger Meles meles https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/trees-woods-and-wildlife/animals/mammals/badger/ Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens https://british-dragonflies.org.uk/species/banded-demoiselle/ Bank Vole Myodes glareolus https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/trees-woods-and-wildlife/animals/mammals/bank-vole/ Barbel Barbus barbus https://www.fish-uk.com/species_barbel.htm Barbut’s Cuckoo Bee Psithyrus barbutellus https://www.delta-intkey.com/britin/bom/www/barbutel.htm Barn Owl Tyto alba https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/barn-owl-tyto-alba.html Beetle Leptura quadrifasciata https://www.ukbeetles.co.uk/leptura-quadrifasciata Beetle Rhagium (Megarhagium) mordax http://www.cerambyx.uochb.cz/rhagium_mordax.php Bilberry Bumblebee Bombus monticola https://www.bumblebeeconservation.org/red-tailed-bumblebees/bilberry-bumblebee/ Bilberry Mining Bee Andrena lapponica https://www.bwars.com/bee/andrenidae/andrena-lapponica Bittern Botaurus stellaris https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/wildlife-explorer/birds/herons-egrets-and-spoonbill/bittern Black Darter Sympetrum danae https://british-dragonflies.org.uk/species/black-darter/ Black Grouse Tetrao tetrix https://livinguplands.com/black-grouse Black Tern Chlidonias niger https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Black_Tern/id Blackbird Turdus merula https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/trees-woods-and-wildlife/animals/birds/blackbird/ Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/trees-woods-and-wildlife/animals/birds/blackcap/ Blackfly Simuliidae https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_fly Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus https://ebird.org/species/bkhgul Black-horned Nomad Bee Nomada rufipes https://www.bwars.com/bee/apidae/nomada-rufipes Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum https://british-dragonflies.org.uk/species/black-tailed-skimmer/ Blood-bees Sphecodes https://www.bwars.com/bee/halictidae/sphecodes-monilicornis Blotch-winged Dronefly Eristalis rupium https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eristalis_rupium Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurasian_blue_tit Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans https://british-dragonflies.org.uk/species/blue-tailed-damselfly/ Brambling Fringilla montifringilla https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/trees-woods-and-wildlife/animals/birds/brambling/ Brandt's Bat Myotis brandtii https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/trees-woods-and-wildlife/animals/mammals/brandts-bat/ Bream Abramis brama https://www.first-nature.com/fishes/abramis-brama.php Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni https://www.learnaboutbutterflies.com/Britain%20-%20Gonepteryx%20rhamni.htm Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/opisthograptis-luteolata Broad-Bodied Chaser Libellula depressa https://british-dragonflies.org.uk/species/broad-bodied-chaser/ Broken-Belted Bumblebee Bombus soroeensis https://www.bwars.com/bee/apidae/bombus-soroeensis Brown Hare Lepus europaeus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_hare Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/trees-woods-and-wildlife/animals/mammals/brown-long-eared-bat/ Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus http://www.mammal.org.uk/sites/default/files/factsheets/brown_rat_complete.pdf Brown-footed Leaf Cutter Bee Megachile versicolor https://www.bwars.com/bee/megachilidae/megachile-versicolor Bryophyte Fragilaria heatherae https://www.algaebase.org/search/species/detail/?species_id=173887&distro=y Buffish Mining Bee Andrena nigroaenea https://www.bwars.com/bee/andrenidae/andrena-nigroaenea Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris https://www.bumblebeeconservation.org/white-tailed-bumblebees/buff-tailed-bumblebee/ Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/trees-woods-and-wildlife/animals/birds/bullfinch/ Bullhead Cottus gobio https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/wildlife-explorer/freshwater-fish/bullhead Buzzard Buteo buteo https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/trees-woods-and-wildlife/animals/birds/buzzard/ Caddis Flies Grey Flatgs or Marbled SedgesHydropsychidae family https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydropsychidae Caddis Fly Hydropsyche instabilis https://www.naturespot.org.uk/species/hydropsyche-instabilis Caddis Fly Hydropsyche pellucidula https://www.naturespot.org.uk/species/hydropsyche-pellucidula Caddis Fly Hydropsyche siltalai https://www.naturespot.org.uk/species/hydropsyche-siltalai Caddis Fly - Brown Sedge Anabolia nervosa https://www.naturespot.org.uk/species/anabolia-nervosa Caddis Fly - Caperer Caddis Fly Halesus sp https://petehillmansnaturephotography.wordpress.com/2017/10/15/caperer-caddis-fly-halesus-radiatus/ Caddis Fly - Cased - Small Silver Sedge Lepidostoma hirtum https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tklPCp1PDLs Caddis Fly - Grouse Wing Mystacides longicornis https://www.naturespot.org.uk/species/mystacides-longicornis Caddis Fly - Welshman's Button Sericostoma personatum https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sericostoma Camberwell Beauty Nymphalis antiopa https://www.ukbutterflies.co.uk/species.php?species=antiopa Canada Goose Branta canadensis https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Canada_Goose/id Carrion Crow Corvus corone https://ebird.org/species/carcro1 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis https://www.first-nature.com/birds/bubulcus-ibis.php Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/trees-woods-and-wildlife/animals/birds/chaffinch/ Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/trees-woods-and-wildlife/animals/birds/chiffchaff/ Chironomid (larvae) or Chironomus Chironomidae https://www.naturespot.org.uk/family/chironomidae Chub Squalius cephalus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squalius_cephalus Clearwing Moths Sesiidae https://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/taxonomy/Sesiidae Clouded Yellow Colias croceus https://butterfly-conservation.org/butterflies/clouded-yellow Coal Tit Periparus ater https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/trees-woods-and-wildlife/animals/birds/coal-tit/ Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streptopelia Comma Polygonia c-album https://www.ukbutterflies.co.uk/species.php?species=c-album Common Blue Polyommatus icarus https://www.ukbutterflies.co.uk/species.php?species=icarus Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum https://british-dragonflies.org.uk/species/common-blue-damselfly/ Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum https://www.bumblebeeconservation.org/ginger-yellow-bumblebees/common-carder-bee/ Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/trees-woods-and-wildlife/animals/birds/common-crossbill/ Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum https://british-dragonflies.org.uk/species/common-darter/ Common Frog Rana temporaria https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/wildlife-explorer/amphibians/common-frog Common Furrow-Bee Lasioglossum calceatum https://www.bwars.com/bee/halictidae/lasioglossum-calceatum Common Gull Larus canus https://jncc.gov.uk/our-work/common-gull-larus-canus/ Common Hawker Aeshna juncea https://british-dragonflies.org.uk/species/common-hawker/ Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/trees-woods-and-wildlife/animals/reptiles-and-amphibians/common-lizard/ Common Pipistrelle Bat Pipistrellus pipistrellus https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/wildlife-explorer/mammals/common-pipistrelle Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos https://uk.whatbird.com/obj/983/_/Common_Sandpiper.aspx Common Shrew Sorex araneus https://www.mammal.org.uk/species-hub/full-species-hub/discover-mammals/species-common-shrew/ Common Snout-Hoverfly
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