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Facebook groups helpful for wildlife gardeners
Lots of groups have sprung up on Facebook over the last few years, made up of enthusiasts for a particular animal or plant group, or for aspects of wildlife gardening. This page provides an introduction to some of the great variety out there, but is bound to have missed some, so please let us know (through the Contact page) of any you recomend. In most cases you need to apply to join, but this is usually quickly arranged provided you sign up to the (common sense) rules the groups require. Some of these groups are mainly an opportunity to share photos, but many of the more specialised ones are an excellent source of help in idenifying species.
One group we would particularly like you to join, is of course our own with nearly 120,000 members
General groups
British Wildlife Watch and Photography Group (founded 2016) here
UK Wildlife Photographers (UK Wildlife only) (founded 2016) here
UK Garden Wildlife here
My Garden Wildllife UK founded 2017) here
Residential Garden Wildlife UK (founded 2018) here
Garden Wildlife of Ireland (founded c2014) here
Discover British Nature Group (founded 2017) here
British Wildlife Photography Group (founded 2014) here
Wild About Gardens group (founded 2019) here
Soil Biodiversity UK (founded 2013) here
Wildlife Ponds UK (founded 2019) here
Gardening (only the most relevant)
Wildlife Gardening Club (founded 2012) here
Gardening For Wildlife (UK) (founded 2015) here
Gardening Hints and Tips for Everyone, Beginner or Expert (founded 2018) here
Gardening advice UK (founded 2015) here
Allotment and Vegetable Growers (founded 2014) here
Birds
All Things Birdwatching UK 14,450 (founded 2017) here
British Birdwatching for beginners here
British Bird Lovers Group 21,954 (founded c2018) here
Other vertebrates
UK Amphibian and Reptile Groups Discussion Forum (founded 2014) here
Insects - general
Insects and other invertebrates of Britain and Europe (founded 2012) here
Moth trap intruders UK (non-moth captures founded 2017) here
British Leafminers (founded 2015) here
Insects/invertebrates of Ireland (founded 2013) here
Butterflies and moths
British Butterflies Moths and Dragonflies (founded 2014) here
Caterpillars UK (founded 2015) here
Butterflies UK (founded 2012) here
Butterflies and moths UK (founded 2011) here
Moths through all stages (founded 2018) here
Moths UK (founded 2015) here
Flying Tonight: Migrant and Adventive Moths UK (founded 2017) here
Migrant Lepidoptera (GB+Ireland) (founded 2014) here
UK micro moth identification (founded 2015) here
Beetles
Beetles of Britain and Ireland (founded 2014) here
Ladybirds of UK (founded 2015) here
Flies
UK Diptera (founded 2014) here
UK Hoverflies (founded 2013) here
British Soldierflies and Allies (founded c2014) here
Bees, wasps and ants
UK Bees wasps and Ants (founded 2015) here
Bees Knees UK Community (founded 2012) here
British Ichneumonoidea (founded 2018) here
Grasshoppers etc
UK Orthoptera – Grasshoppers, Crickets & allied insects (founded 2015) here
Dragonflies
UK Dragonflies and damselflies (founded 2013) here
British Butterflies Moths and Dragonflies (founded 2014) here
True bugs
UK Hemiptera (founded 2015) here
British Terrestrial True Bugs (Heteroptera) Recording Schemes (founded 2016) here
Other invertebrates
Earthworms UK (founded 2016) here
British Myriapod & Isopod Group here
Isopods of Britain and Ireland (founded 2018) here
British Spiders (founded 2018) here
British Spider Identification Group here
Slugs and Snails of the British Isles (founded 2016) here
Freshwater molluscs (founded 2014) here
Land snails (founded 2014) here
Plants
Wild Flowers of Britain and Ireland (founded 2014) here
Wild Plants of the UK (founded 2014) here
Plant Identification UK (founded 2013) here
Bryophytes of Britain and Ireland (founded 2015) here
Fungi and lichens
Lichens, mosses, Ferns and Fungi (founded 2010) here
British Mycological Society (founded 2008) here
British and Irish Lichens (founded 2017) here
British and Irish Fungi (founded c2014) here
British Fungi, Toadstool and Mushrooms (founded c2016) here
British Fungi Photography (founded c2014) here
Facebook groups helpful for wildlife gardeners
Lots of groups have sprung up on Facebook over the last few years, made up of enthusiasts for a particular animal or plant group, or for aspects of wildlife gardening. This page provides an introduction to some of the great variety out there, but is bound to have missed some, so please let us know (through the Contact page) of any you recomend. In most cases you need to apply to join, but this is usually quickly arranged provided you sign up to the (common sense) rules the groups require. Some of these groups are mainly an opportunity to share photos, but many of the more specialised ones are an excellent source of help in idenifying species.
One group we would particularly like you to join, is of course our own Wildlife Gardening Facebook Group.
Facebook groups helpful for wildlife gardeners
Lots of groups have sprung up on Facebook over the last few years, made up of enthusiasts for a particular animal or plant group, or for aspects of wildlife gardening. This page provides an introduction to some of the great variety out there, but is bound to have missed some, so please let us know (through the Contact page) of any you recomend. In most cases you need to apply to join, but this is usually quickly arranged provided you sign up to the (common sense) rules the groups require. Some of these groups are mainly an opportunity to share photos, but many of the more specialised ones are an excellent source of help in idenifying species.
One group we would particularly like you to join, is of course our own with nearly 120,000 members.
General groups
British Wildlife Watch and Photography Group (founded 2016) here
UK Wildlife Photographers (UK Wildlife only) (founded 2016) here
UK Garden Wildlife here
My Garden Wildllife UK founded 2017) here
Residential Garden Wildlife UK (founded 2018) here
Garden Wildlife of Ireland (founded c2014) here
Discover British Nature Group (founded 2017) here
British Wildlife Photography Group (founded 2014) here
Wild About Gardens group (founded 2019) here
Soil Biodiversity UK (founded 2013) here
Wildlife Ponds UK (founded 2019) here
Gardening (only the most relevant)
Wildlife Gardening Club (founded 2012) here
Gardening For Wildlife (UK) (founded 2015) here
Gardening Hints and Tips for Everyone, Beginner or Expert (founded 2018) here
Gardening advice UK (founded 2015) here
Allotment and Vegetable Growers (founded 2014) here
Birds
All Things Birdwatching UK 14,450 (founded 2017) here
British Birdwatching for beginners here
British Bird Lovers Group 21,954 (founded c2018) here
Other vertebrates
UK Amphibian and Reptile Groups Discussion Forum (founded 2014) here
Insects - general
Insects and other invertebrates of Britain and Europe (founded 2012) here
British Leafminers (founded 2015) here
Insects/invertebrates of Ireland (founded 2013) here
Butterflies and moths
British Butterflies Moths and Dragonflies (founded 2014) here
Caterpillars UK (founded 2015) here
Butterflies UK (founded 2012) here
Butterflies and moths UK (founded 2011) here
Moths through all stages (founded 2018) here
Moths UK (founded 2015) here
Flying Tonight: Migrant and Adventive Moths UK (founded 2017) here
Migrant Lepidoptera (GB+Ireland) (founded 2014) here
UK micro moth identification (founded 2015) here
Beetles
Beetles of Britain and Ireland (founded 2014) here
Ladybirds of UK (founded 2015) here
Flies
UK Diptera (founded 2014) here
UK Hoverflies (founded 2013) here
British Soldierflies and Allies (founded c2014) here
Bees, wasps and ants
UK Bees wasps and Ants (founded 2015) here
Bees Knees UK Community (founded 2012) here
British Ichneumonoidea (founded 2018) here
Grasshoppers etc
UK Orthoptera – Grasshoppers, Crickets & allied insects (founded 2015) here
Dragonflies
UK Dragonflies and damselflies (founded 2013) here
British Butterflies Moths and Dragonflies (founded 2014) here
True bugs
UK Hemiptera (founded 2015) here
British Terrestrial True Bugs (Heteroptera) Recording Schemes (founded 2016) here
Other invertebrates
Earthworms UK (founded 2016) here
British Myriapod & Isopod Group here
Isopods of Britain and Ireland (founded 2018) here
British Spiders (founded 2018) here
British Spider Identification Group here
Slugs and Snails of the British Isles (founded 2016) here
Freshwater molluscs (founded 2014) here
Land snails (founded 2014) here
Plants
Wild Flowers of Britain and Ireland (founded 2014) here
Wild Plants of the UK (founded 2014) here
Plant Identification UK (founded 2013) here
Bryophytes of Britain and Ireland (founded 2015) here
Fungi and lichens
Lichens, mosses, Ferns and Fungi (founded 2010) here
British Mycological Society (founded 2008) here
British and Irish Lichens (founded 2017) here
British and Irish Fungi (founded c2014) here
British Fungi, Toadstool and Mushrooms (founded c2016) here
British Fungi Photography (founded c2014) here
