Having to spend so much of the day in lock-down, indoors and in isolation makes you more aware of your wider surroundings. With the good spring weather, people have been spending their limited time outdoors, walking and cycling and generally appreciating the environment.
We’ve been noticing the growing presence of wild birds, butterflies and the reawakening trees. Here are a number of nature identification guides that we’ve found to help you in your quest to recognise what’s around you.
Birds
- Merlin Bird ID by Cornell Lab: free, Apple Store
- Field guide to the top 50 garden birds laminated identification chart book: £5.95, eBay
- RSPB Pocket Guide to British Birds – RSPB (paperback): £6.99, Waterstones
Trees
- British tree identification app, Woodland Trust: free, Apple Store
- British tree leaves A4 and A5 identification chart: £3.95, Etsy
- Collins Complete Guide to British Trees, (paperback): £14.95, Amazon
Butterflies
- iRecord Butterflies app (iPhone & Android): free, Butterfly Conservation
- British butterfly wall chart: £2.85, Watkins & Doncaster
- The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland (set): £550.00, The Pemberley Bookshop
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