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UK Fails Basic Wildlife Survey |
Less than a quarter (24%) of UK adults are able to correctly identify the common UK sycamore tree, according to a survey on behalf of the Natural History Museum, which launches the Angela Marmont Centre for UK Biodiversity today.
Help is available in the new centre to those 2 in 3 (68%) of us who are unable to correctly identify a peacock butterfly, or anyone else with an interest in UK natural history.
People at the launch of the Angela Marmont Centre for UK Biodiversity in the Museum's Darwin Centre
The Ipsos MORI survey of more than 1000 adults showed that people were better at identifying a toad and blue tit, with 6 in 10 adults correctly identifying both. But it seems that many people could use some extra help with identifying UK biodiversity.
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Check out our bird information fact sheets to learn how to identify some of the most common British birds.
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