Here are some web sites that you may find interesting, or useful, when searching for information about wildlife, nature and nature conservation. Sites with an asterisk are Government funded organisations.
 

If you would like to suggest your favourite site, then please feel free to email me.  Sites that are primarily commercial are not included - sorry.

For wildlife webcams - go to the recently updated  W2WW Wildlife Webcams page

Sites specially for younger people:

• Young People's Trust for the Environment - more things to do and see in nature.
   
• Wildlife Watch - site aimed at younger people interested in nature
   

Web based nature conservation and wildlife organisations
(see also the miscellaneous section at the bottom of this page)

• Naturenet - informative and engaging site addressing wildlife and countryside\conservation issues.
   
• Bird Forum - amateur wildlife enthusiasts' site
   
• ARKive - on-line database of British species with images and other information
   
• UK Safari - An excellent resource with information about wildlife and the countryside. Contains articles, photographs, a newsletter, a list of rescue hospitals, and links to related web sites.
   
• Natural History Museum

Organisations dedicated to nature conservation:

• Natural England* - national and local focus in England
   
• NatureScot - national and local focus in Scotland
   
• The Wildlife Trusts (also see this site for your local Wildlife Trust web site) - locally focused organisations
   
• Trust for Conservation Volunteers - for those who want to get their hands dirty
   
• The Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust - national wetlands wildlife conservation charity
   
• Royal Society of Protection for Birds - primarily focused on bird conservation but providing reserves and support which benefits other species also.
   
• British Trust for Ornithology
   
• British Marine Life Society - great web site with lots of interesting features and a nature diary
   
• Butterfly Conservation
   
• Bat Conservation Trust - The Bat Conservation Trust is working towards a world where bats and people live in harmony. They aim to secure and enhance bat populations for future generations to enjoy
   
• Plantlife
   

• Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society - "The global voice for the protection of whales, dolphins and their environment".  An important campaigning organisation.
   

• Sea Watch Foundation - an organisation that aims to achieve better conservation of whales and dolphins in the seas around Britain and Ireland by involving the public in scientific monitoring of populations and the threats they face, and by the regular production of material to educate, inform and lobby for better environmental protection.
   

• World Wide Fund for Nature
   
• Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust
   
• The Herpetological Trust
   
• Buglife
   
• British Arachnological Society - all things spidery
   
• Joint Nature Conservation Committee*
   
• The British Lichen Society
   
• The Woodland Trust
   
• The English Hedgerow Trust - a charitable organisation dedicated to the promotion of hedgerow conservation.
   
• Botanical Society of the British Isles
   
• British Ecological Society
   
• Mammal Society - The Mammal Society works to protect British mammals, halt the decline of threatened species, and advise on all issues affecting British Mammals.
   
• UKMoths - a great resource for all your mothy needs
   
• Marine Conservation Society
   

Other organisations who significantly contribute to nature conservation:

• Friends of the Earth - major environmental campaigning organisation.

• Subscription to the FoE newsletter

• Forestry Commission
   
• Environment Agency*
   
• National Trust
   
• Farming and Wildlife Advisory  Group

Your local Council will also play an important role in nature conservation in planning and designations.  If you can't find anything on their web site ask them why not!

Also iNaturalist is highly recommended to help you identify anything wild and even record its location.