LINKS

Some useful links

Local groups

www.arnsidesilverdaleaonb.org.uk - Arnside and Silverdale AONB

www.rspb.org.uk/discoverandenjoynature/seenature/reserves/guide/l/leightonmoss - Leighton Moss RSPB reserve

www.cumbriawildlifetrust.org.uk - Cumbria Wildlife Trust

www.lancswt.org.uk/index.php  - Wildlife Trust for Lancashire, Manchester and North Merseyside.

www.lancasterbirdwatching.org.uk - Lancaster and District Birdwatching Society. Great for local sightings and events.

heyshamobservatory.blogspot.co.uk - Heysham Bird Observatory

www.cumbria-butterflies.org.uk - Butterfly Conservation Cumbria branch

www.lancashire-butterflies.org.uk - Butterfly Conservation Lancashire branch

www.lancashiremoths.co.uk   - Lancashire Moth Group. This group also runs a Facebook page and a Yahoo group.

www.tulliehouse.co.uk -Tullie house Museum and Art Gallery trust

www.whatsinyourpond.org.uk  - Amphibian and Reptile Group of South Lancashire (ARGSL)

www.lara-project.org.uk  - Lancashire Amphibian and Reptile Atlas Project ( LARA)

swiftsinthecommunity-cumbria.org.uk  - Swifts in the Community Cumbria

www.cumbriawildlifetrust.org.uk/wildlife-explorer/birds - Bird species of Cumbria, with pictures

westmorlandredsquirrels.org.uk Westmorland red squirrel society

 

National resources

www.birdguides.com - Birdguides up to date bird news from all round the UK

www.bto.org - British Trust for Ornithology

www.rspb.org.uk - RSPB

www.bsbi.org - Botanical Society of the British Isles

ukmoths.org.uk - UK Moths, Ian Kimber's website which is great for the ID of Moths

www.rogersmushrooms.com - Roger Phillips fungi website with over 3000 photos of nearly all the species in UK

www.british-dragonflies.org.uk - A good site for dragonflies for confirming species and sightings/locations from over parts of UK

www.bats.org.uk - Bat Conservation Trust

www.wildlifetrusts.org - Wildlife Trusts

UK Tide Tables - National Tidal and Sea Level Facility  (NTSLF), select your coastal town

Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust - WWT is devoted to all things relating to wildfowl

www.ladybird-survey.org - Information on ladybirds, including ID

Bumblebee Identification - Natural History Museum site dealing with bumblebees

MapMate Recording and Mapping Software - An inexpensive but powerful tool for recording birds and other groups