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Learn the wildlife of the Yorkshire Dales National Park

England · United Kingdom

2,323 species have research-grade observations inside Yorkshire Dales 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. Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe133
  2. Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus126
  3. Common Merganser Mergus merganser117
  4. Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis114
  5. White-throated Dipper Cinclus cinclus109
  6. Grey Heron Ardea cinerea98
  7. White Wagtail Motacilla alba96
  8. Common Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs93
  9. Ring-necked Pheasant Phasianus colchicus90
  10. Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea87

Plants

  1. Early Purple Orchid Orchis mascula270
  2. Common Harebell Campanula rotundifolia211
  3. Water Avens Geum rivale207
  4. Crosswort Cruciata laevipes204
  5. Common hedge-nettle Betonica officinalis176
  6. Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria173
  7. Maidenhair spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes173
  8. Common Spotted Orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii171
  9. Tormentil Potentilla erecta171
  10. Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis167

Mammals

  1. European Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus72
  2. Eurasian Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris47
  3. Western Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus40
  4. Brown Hare Lepus europaeus29
  5. Common Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus21
  6. European Mole Talpa europaea17
  7. Eastern Gray Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis11

Insects

  1. Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta155
  2. European Peacock Butterfly Aglais io131
  3. Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae92
  4. Green-veined White Pieris napi90
  5. Scotch Argus Erebia aethiops85
  6. Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus69
  7. Painted Lady Vanessa cardui68
  8. Common Blue Polyommatus icarus63
  9. Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria62
  10. Seven-spotted Lady Beetle Coccinella septempunctata54

Spiders and kin

  1. Cross Orbweaver Araneus diadematus23
  2. Four-spot Orbweaver Araneus quadratus16
  3. European cave spider Meta menardi11

Amphibians

  1. European Common Frog Rana temporaria83
  2. European Toad Bufo bufo73
  3. Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus14

Mollusks

  1. Brown-lipped Snail Cepaea nemoralis28
  2. Copse Snail Arianta arbustorum16
  3. Garden Snail Cornu aspersum13

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.