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Learn the wildlife of the Peak District National Park

England · United Kingdom

3,666 species have research-grade observations inside Peak District 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 rubecula596
  2. Mallard Anas platyrhynchos518
  3. Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis464
  4. Common Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs408
  5. White-throated Dipper Cinclus cinclus376
  6. European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola346
  7. Eurasian Blackbird Turdus merula343
  8. Common Buzzard Buteo buteo338
  9. Ring-necked Pheasant Phasianus colchicus326
  10. Eurasian Kestrel Falco tinnunculus317

Plants

  1. Common bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus509
  2. Common heather Calluna vulgaris390
  3. Common Harebell Campanula rotundifolia353
  4. Purple foxglove Digitalis purpurea350
  5. Early Purple Orchid Orchis mascula320
  6. Red campion Silene dioica295
  7. Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys268
  8. Greater stitchwort Rabelera holostea265
  9. Crosswort Cruciata laevipes261
  10. Herb Robert Geranium robertianum254

Mammals

  1. Red Deer Cervus elaphus238
  2. European Mole Talpa europaea113
  3. Brown Hare Lepus europaeus109
  4. European Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus91
  5. Eastern Gray Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis89
  6. Mountain Hare Lepus timidus50
  7. Western Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus48
  8. European Fallow Deer Dama dama46

Insects

  1. European Peacock Butterfly Aglais io450
  2. Green-veined White Pieris napi429
  3. Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina429
  4. Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae407
  5. Oak Eggar Lasiocampa quercus404
  6. Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas394
  7. Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta354
  8. Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria348
  9. Seven-spotted Lady Beetle Coccinella septempunctata328
  10. Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus310

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.