Identification keys
BumblebeeID - one of the identification guides currently available.
Identify flora, fauna, rocks, minerals and fossils in your local area with these step-by-step indentification guides.
British Bumblebee Identification Guide
This British bumblebee identification guide is an easy-to-use key designed to help you identify bumblebees by looking at the insects' colour patterns.
The postcode plants database
The aim of this site is to encourage gardeners and other horticulturalists to plant the native trees, shrubs and flowers that are local to their areas. The postcode plants database generates lists of native plants and wildlife for any specified postal district in the UK.
Polychaete worms
A quick guide aimed at the specialist for taxonomic information on polychaete worms.
UK whales and dolphins
This site lists the whales, dolphins and porpoises found in British waters. It provides a key for identifying them, and presents data and maps plotting incidents and patterns of stranding.
Sea urchins (echinoids)
Sea urchins are a group of marine invertebrates that today can be found in almost every major marine habitat. This guide is for specialists interested in identifying the major Echinoidea groups .
A guide to lichens on twigs
Follow the step-by-questions and submit your answers to make a firm indentification of your lichen.
Invertebrates
This key will serve as a basic guide to the most common groups of British terrestrial invertebrates, but is not comprehensive.
Earth lab datasite
Find out about UK fossils, minerals and rocks discovered in your local area with the Earth lab databsite.
Woodlouse identification key
This simple key will help you to identify the woodlice that you are most likely to find.
Toolbox
The Museum's smallest members of staff are our flesh-eating beetles, Dermestes maculates, who strip carcasses to the bone.