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Learn the wildlife of the New Forest National Park

England · United Kingdom

2,794 species have research-grade observations inside New Forest 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 Robin Erithacus rubecula247
  2. European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola215
  3. Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus193
  4. Eurasian Blackbird Turdus merula173
  5. Little Egret Egretta garzetta169
  6. Common Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs169
  7. Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata166
  8. Mallard Anas platyrhynchos157
  9. Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus147
  10. Common Redshank Tringa totanus145

Plants

  1. Common Lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica198
  2. Purple foxglove Digitalis purpurea189
  3. Cross-leaved Heath Erica tetralix179
  4. Common heather Calluna vulgaris178
  5. Marsh St John's-wort Hypericum elodes175
  6. Spoonleaf sundew Drosera intermedia173
  7. Round-leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia171
  8. Tormentil Potentilla erecta164
  9. Bell Heather Erica cinerea141
  10. European beech Fagus sylvatica139

Mammals

  1. Domestic Horse Equus caballus165
  2. European Fallow Deer Dama dama162
  3. Western Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus86
  4. Eastern Gray Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis61
  5. Red Deer Cervus elaphus24
  6. European Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus16
  7. European Mole Talpa europaea14

Insects

  1. Woodland Dor Beetle Anoplotrupes stercorosus164
  2. Silver-studded Blue Plebejus argus160
  3. Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens117
  4. Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus111
  5. Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo103
  6. Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria87
  7. Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina87
  8. Forest Bug Pentatoma rufipes85
  9. Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus78
  10. Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta74

Spiders and kin

  1. Cross Orbweaver Araneus diadematus33
  2. Noble False Widow Steatoda nobilis24
  3. European Nursery Web spider Pisaura mirabilis21
  4. Long-bodied Cellar Spider Pholcus phalangioides21
  5. Labyrinth spider Agelena labyrinthica21
  6. Wasp Spider Argiope bruennichi17
  7. Raft Spider Dolomedes fimbriatus17
  8. Goldenrod Crab Spider Misumena vatia13

Reptiles

  1. Adder Vipera berus52
  2. Viviparous Lizard Zootoca vivipara48
  3. Common Slowworm Anguis fragilis42
  4. Barred Grass Snake Natrix helvetica24

Amphibians

  1. European Toad Bufo bufo112
  2. European Common Frog Rana temporaria101
  3. Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus28

Mollusks

  1. Common Periwinkle Littorina littorea24
  2. Purple Topshell Steromphala umbilicalis23
  3. Common Cockle Cerastoderma edule19
  4. Garden Snail Cornu aspersum17
  5. Pacific Oyster Magallana gigas16
  6. Leopard Slug Limax maximus14
  7. Common Atlantic Slippersnail Crepidula fornicata14

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.