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