Species with a conservation status similar to the Pipistrelle bats Results 1 - 20
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Greater horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus ferrumequinum)
The greater horseshoe bat is the larger of the two horseshoe bats found in Britain. They are so-named from the horseshoe shaped no...  More  7 Images  5 Videos
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Narrow-mouthed whorl snail (Vertigo angustior)
The shell is pale yellow-brown in colour with many thin growth ridges and 5 whorls. The mouth of the shell has 5- 6 teeth and is t...  More  1 Image  0 Videos
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Fen orchid (Liparis loeselii)
This rare orchid appears initially as a green scaly-looking bulb amongst the wet moss of a fen or a dune slack. There are two clos...  More  9 Images  0 Videos
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Floating water-plantain (Luronium natans)
Floating water plantain can be found in two different forms. In shallow water, it develops with floating oval leaves, in deep wate...  More  4 Images  0 Videos
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Natterjack toad (Bufo calamita)
The chief distinguishing feature of the natterjack is the yellow stripe down its back. Shorter hind legs also tell the natterjack ...  More  16 Images  4 Videos
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Killarney fern (Trichomanes speciosum)
This distinctive fern is one of three European species with translucent (semi-transparent) leaves. There can be as many as several...  More  2 Images  0 Videos
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Yellow marsh saxifrage (Saxifraga hirculus)
Yellow marsh saxifrage is a tufted, hairy plant, with stems of a reddish-brown. The leaves are spear-shaped and concentrated aroun...  More  6 Images  1 Video
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Medicinal leech (Hirudo medicinalis)
This animal has a slightly flattened cylindrical body, divided into 33 or 34 segments. The upperside is dark brown or black with s...  More  7 Images  1 Video
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Hermit beetle (Osmoderma eremita)
The hermit beetle has a classic beetle shape and is large with glossy, dark brown elytra. The males have a pronounced groove throu...  More  1 Image  0 Videos
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Shore dock (Rumex rupestris)
A rare member of an otherwise familiar group of plants, shore dock has greyish green leaves and tiny green or reddish-brown flower...  More  3 Images  0 Videos
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Desmoulin's whorl snail (Vertigo moulinsiana)
This tiny snail, not more than 3mm tall, is one most people are unlikely to encounter unless you have a stream flowing through you...  More  5 Images  0 Videos
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Common otter (Lutra lutra)
The elusive common otter has sleek brown fur, which is often paler on the underside, and a long lithe body with a thick tail and s...  More  15 Images  18 Videos
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Great crested newt (Triturus cristatus)
The great crested newt is Britain's largest and most threatened newt. The body is generally dark brown to black in colour with a w...  More  11 Images  5 Videos
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Short-beaked common dolphin (Delphinus delphis)
The short-beaked common dolphin is the commonest dolphin species, but exact numbers are unknown. It is easily identified owing to ...  More  8 Images  1 Video
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Freshwater white-clawed crayfish (Austropotamobius pallipes)
The only freshwater crayfish native to the UK, this species is olive-green to brown in colour and can reach up to 12 centimetres i...  More  8 Images  1 Video
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Pool frog (Rana lessonae)
The pool frog was only recognised as a distinct species as recently as 1973. It is usually olive-brown above, with dark-brown blot...  More  7 Images  0 Videos
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Northern bottlenose whale (Hyperoodon ampullatus)
The northern bottlenose whale has a bulbous forehead and an obvious tube-like beak, these features are more pronounced in older ma...  More  6 Images  0 Videos
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Long-finned pilot whale (Globicephala melas)
The long-finned pilot whale is not actually a whale, but a dolphin. Along with the related short-finned pilot whale, this species ...  More  8 Images  2 Videos
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Harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena)
The harbour porpoise is the most commonly seen porpoise, and is the most widely distributed of all cetaceans (whales and dolphins)...  More  5 Images  2 Videos
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