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Learn the wildlife of the Broads National Park

England · United Kingdom

1,822 species have research-grade observations inside The Broads 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. Mute Swan Cygnus olor630
  2. Mallard Anas platyrhynchos479
  3. Greylag Goose Anser anser403
  4. Grey Heron Ardea cinerea356
  5. Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca287
  6. Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus267
  7. Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus250
  8. Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo202
  9. Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus193
  10. Ring-necked Pheasant Phasianus colchicus172

Plants

  1. Hemp agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum200
  2. Purple loosestrife Lythrum salicaria139
  3. Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus120
  4. Common reed Phragmites australis109
  5. Bittersweet nightshade Solanum dulcamara89
  6. Common jewelweed Impatiens capensis79
  7. Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus76
  8. Creeping thistle Cirsium arvense76
  9. Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea74
  10. Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum71

Mammals

  1. Water Deer Hydropotes inermis313
  2. Grey Seal Halichoerus grypus156
  3. Reeves's Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi79
  4. Eastern Gray Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis38
  5. Brown Hare Lepus europaeus37
  6. European Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus23
  7. Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus15
  8. Harbor Seal Phoca vitulina13
  9. Eurasian Otter Lutra lutra12
  10. European Water Vole Arvicola amphibius12

Insects

  1. European Peacock Butterfly Aglais io255
  2. Scarce Chaser Libellula fulva249
  3. Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta227
  4. Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum225
  5. Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum223
  6. Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum204
  7. Old World Swallowtail Papilio machaon186
  8. Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella170
  9. Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum157
  10. Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens148

Spiders and kin

  1. European Nursery Web spider Pisaura mirabilis38
  2. Cross Orbweaver Araneus diadematus30
  3. Alder Leaf Gall Mite Eriophyes laevis16
  4. Leiobunum rotundum13
  5. Furrow Orbweaver Larinioides cornutus9
  6. Labyrinth spider Agelena labyrinthica9
  7. Wasp Spider Argiope bruennichi8
  8. Canestrini's Harvestman Opilio canestrinii8

Reptiles

  1. Viviparous Lizard Zootoca vivipara128
  2. Barred Grass Snake Natrix helvetica10
  3. Adder Vipera berus9

Fish

  1. European Perch Perca fluviatilis32
  2. Common Roach Rutilus rutilus23
  3. Common Rudd Scardinius erythrophthalmus15
  4. Northern Pike Esox lucius13
  5. Common Bream Abramis brama8

Mollusks

  1. Brown-lipped Snail Cepaea nemoralis69
  2. Copse Snail Arianta arbustorum37
  3. Common European Ambersnail Succinea putris24
  4. Garden Snail Cornu aspersum21
  5. Kentish Nun Snail Monacha cantiana20
  6. Great Ram's-horn Planorbarius corneus15
  7. Strawberry Snail Trochulus striolatus10
  8. Great Pond Snail Lymnaea stagnalis9
  9. Black Slug Arion ater9
  10. White-lipped Snail Cepaea hortensis8

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.