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Learn the wildlife of the South Downs National Park

England · United Kingdom

4,435 species have research-grade observations inside South Downs 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 rubecula878
  2. Mallard Anas platyrhynchos545
  3. Common Wood-Pigeon Columba palumbus534
  4. Eurasian Blackbird Turdus merula471
  5. Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus453
  6. Ring-necked Pheasant Phasianus colchicus405
  7. European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola387
  8. Great Tit Parus major377
  9. Common Buzzard Buteo buteo369
  10. Eurasian Jackdaw Coloeus monedula339

Plants

  1. Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea622
  2. Cowslip Primula veris591
  3. Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys547
  4. Pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis521
  5. Red campion Silene dioica469
  6. Cuckoo-pint Arum maculatum449
  7. Herb Robert Geranium robertianum420
  8. Old man's beard Clematis vitalba407
  9. Bird's-foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus406
  10. Great stinging nettle Urtica dioica387

Mammals

  1. European Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus227
  2. Eastern Gray Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis222
  3. Western Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus165
  4. European Fallow Deer Dama dama118
  5. Red Fox Vulpes vulpes86
  6. Brown Hare Lepus europaeus56

Insects

  1. Seven-spotted Lady Beetle Coccinella septempunctata721
  2. Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina719
  3. Common Blue Polyommatus icarus672
  4. Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta655
  5. Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria604
  6. European Peacock Butterfly Aglais io593
  7. Asian Lady Beetle Harmonia axyridis515
  8. European Comma Polygonia c-album487
  9. Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus446
  10. Cinnabar moth Tyria jacobaeae422

Spiders and kin

  1. European Nursery Web spider Pisaura mirabilis258
  2. Cross Orbweaver Araneus diadematus181
  3. Noble False Widow Steatoda nobilis125
  4. Wasp Spider Argiope bruennichi118
  5. Long-bodied Cellar Spider Pholcus phalangioides95
  6. Goldenrod Crab Spider Misumena vatia92

Reptiles

  1. Common Slowworm Anguis fragilis319
  2. Viviparous Lizard Zootoca vivipara163
  3. Barred Grass Snake Natrix helvetica115
  4. Adder Vipera berus91

Mollusks

  1. Garden Snail Cornu aspersum359
  2. Brown-lipped Snail Cepaea nemoralis150
  3. Kentish Nun Snail Monacha cantiana144
  4. Pointed Snail Cochlicella acuta95
  5. Leopard Slug Limax maximus58
  6. Round-mouthed Snail Pomatias elegans58

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.