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Learn the wildlife of the North York Moors National Park

England · United Kingdom

2,978 species have research-grade observations inside North York Moors 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. Common Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs169
  2. Red Grouse Lagopus scotica105
  3. European Robin Erithacus rubecula95
  4. Ring-necked Pheasant Phasianus colchicus94
  5. Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis89
  6. Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella60
  7. European Herring Gull Larus argentatus59
  8. Marsh Tit Poecile palustris57
  9. Common Buzzard Buteo buteo57
  10. Eurasian Blackbird Turdus merula56

Plants

  1. Common Spotted Orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii226
  2. Greater stitchwort Rabelera holostea218
  3. Common bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus192
  4. Common heather Calluna vulgaris168
  5. European wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella154
  6. Bell Heather Erica cinerea150
  7. Common Harebell Campanula rotundifolia142
  8. Tormentil Potentilla erecta141
  9. Common bracken Pteridium aquilinum136
  10. Carpet bugle Ajuga reptans129

Mammals

  1. Grey Seal Halichoerus grypus55
  2. Western Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus54
  3. European Mole Talpa europaea37
  4. European Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus34
  5. Eastern Gray Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis30
  6. Brown Hare Lepus europaeus28

Insects

  1. Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba418
  2. Hebrew Character Orthosia gothica324
  3. Clouded Drab Orthosia incerta161
  4. Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria146
  5. Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta118
  6. European Peacock Butterfly Aglais io110
  7. Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris105
  8. Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae103
  9. Common Quaker Orthosia cerasi101
  10. Painted Lady Vanessa cardui93

Spiders and kin

  1. Cross Orbweaver Araneus diadematus31
  2. European Nursery Web spider Pisaura mirabilis24
  3. Four-spot Orbweaver Araneus quadratus18

Reptiles

  1. Common Slowworm Anguis fragilis76
  2. Viviparous Lizard Zootoca vivipara73
  3. Adder Vipera berus67

Amphibians

  1. European Toad Bufo bufo102
  2. European Common Frog Rana temporaria76
  3. Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus18

Mollusks

  1. Common Periwinkle Littorina littorea40
  2. Atlantic Dogwhelk Nucella lapillus23
  3. White-lipped Snail Cepaea hortensis18
  4. Garden Snail Cornu aspersum17
  5. Copse Snail Arianta arbustorum16
  6. Common European Limpet Patella vulgata16

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.