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Learn the wildlife of Dartmoor National Park

England · United Kingdom

2,279 species have research-grade observations inside Dartmoor National Park on iNaturalist. KnowKi turns the most recorded into short lessons with real photos, so you know what you're looking at before you go.

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Most recorded here

The species with the most research-grade observations on iNaturalist, and how many each has. Most recorded doesn't mean native.

Birds

  1. European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola117
  2. Common Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs100
  3. European Robin Erithacus rubecula97
  4. Common Buzzard Buteo buteo72
  5. Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe63
  6. Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis50
  7. Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica45
  8. Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus43
  9. Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea39
  10. Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis37

Plants

  1. Wall Pennywort Umbilicus rupestris224
  2. Common bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus207
  3. English Stonecrop Sedum anglicum195
  4. Candy Flower Claytonia sibirica173
  5. Purple foxglove Digitalis purpurea169
  6. Tormentil Potentilla erecta166
  7. Deer fern Struthiopteris spicant139
  8. Common heather Calluna vulgaris121
  9. Common Lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica121
  10. Greater stitchwort Rabelera holostea116

Mammals

  1. Domestic Horse Equus caballus128
  2. European Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus28
  3. Western Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus23
  4. Eastern Gray Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis21
  5. Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius14

Insects

  1. Fox Moth Macrothylacia rubi180
  2. Woodland Dor Beetle Anoplotrupes stercorosus156
  3. Violet Oil Beetle Meloe violaceus128
  4. Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo122
  5. Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria116
  6. Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia113
  7. Bloody-nosed Beetle Timarcha tenebricosa106
  8. Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta95
  9. Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina95
  10. Drinker Moth Euthrix potatoria91

Spiders and kin

  1. Cross Orbweaver Araneus diadematus45
  2. Goldenrod Crab Spider Misumena vatia33
  3. European Nursery Web spider Pisaura mirabilis29
  4. Castor Bean Tick Ixodes ricinus21
  5. Four-spot Orbweaver Araneus quadratus21
  6. Labyrinth spider Agelena labyrinthica12
  7. Noble False Widow Steatoda nobilis10

Reptiles

  1. Viviparous Lizard Zootoca vivipara58
  2. Adder Vipera berus55
  3. Common Slowworm Anguis fragilis28
  4. Barred Grass Snake Natrix helvetica13

Amphibians

  1. European Common Frog Rana temporaria101
  2. European Toad Bufo bufo76
  3. Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus43

Mollusks

  1. Brown-lipped Snail Cepaea nemoralis19
  2. Black Slug Arion ater15
  3. Garden Snail Cornu aspersum14
  4. White-lipped Snail Cepaea hortensis12

How a trip works

A trip has its own trail of lessons: meet six species, match them to new photos, then practice with four choices. Species you learn go into your Fieldbook, and starting a trip earns its Passport stamp. Your home place stays as it is.

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Species lists and counts from research-grade observations on iNaturalist, as of October 2026. Parks outside the U.S. are from the World Database on Protected Areas (UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, Protected Planet). KnowKi is not affiliated with the National Park Service or any park's managers. Free, with no ads, no account, and no purchases.