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Learn the wildlife of Northumberland National Park

United Kingdom

976 species have research-grade observations inside Northumberland 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 coelebs61
  2. Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis40
  3. Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe28
  4. White Wagtail Motacilla alba28
  5. European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola24
  6. Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica21
  7. European Robin Erithacus rubecula18
  8. Great Tit Parus major18
  9. Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis16
  10. Red Grouse Lagopus scotica14

Plants

  1. Common Harebell Campanula rotundifolia57
  2. Purple foxglove Digitalis purpurea51
  3. Common heather Calluna vulgaris45
  4. Tormentil Potentilla erecta45
  5. Common bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus40
  6. European wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella39
  7. Common yarrow Achillea millefolium38
  8. Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis37
  9. Bird's-foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus31
  10. Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria30

Mammals

  1. European Badger Meles meles25
  2. Red Fox Vulpes vulpes16
  3. Western Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus15
  4. European Mole Talpa europaea14
  5. Domestic Goat Capra hircus10
  6. Brown Hare Lepus europaeus7
  7. European Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus6
  8. Eurasian Otter Lutra lutra4
  9. Eurasian Stoat Mustela erminea3
  10. Eurasian Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris3

Insects

  1. Fox Moth Macrothylacia rubi43
  2. Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae35
  3. European Peacock Butterfly Aglais io35
  4. Green-veined White Pieris napi32
  5. Oak Eggar Lasiocampa quercus31
  6. Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta28
  7. Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris27
  8. Small Emperor Moth Saturnia pavonia25
  9. Seven-spotted Lady Beetle Coccinella septempunctata24
  10. Two-banded Longhorn Beetle Rhagium bifasciatum23

Spiders and kin

  1. Cross Orbweaver Araneus diadematus4
  2. Castor Bean Tick Ixodes ricinus3
  3. Four-spot Orbweaver Araneus quadratus3

Reptiles

  1. Adder Vipera berus37
  2. Viviparous Lizard Zootoca vivipara26
  3. Common Slowworm Anguis fragilis11

Amphibians

  1. European Toad Bufo bufo28
  2. European Common Frog Rana temporaria17
  3. Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus4

Mollusks

  1. Copse Snail Arianta arbustorum9
  2. Black Slug Arion ater8
  3. Brown-lipped Snail Cepaea nemoralis3

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.