Girls better at correctly identifying British wildlife compared to boys

When it comes to identifying British wildlife, girls held the upper hand over boys.

According to a survey carried out on behalf of the Natural History Museum, the majority of girls correctly identified toads, blue tits, peacock butterflies and the woodlouse.

Boys fared better then the girls when it came to identifying ammonites and sycamore trees.

Director of the Angela Marmont Centre for UK Biodiversity, Dr Johannes Vogel says: “The girls may have beaten the boys but it is worrying to see how little our children know about their environment overall. Here at the Angela Marmont Centre for UK Biodiversity we aim to improve things and nurture, inspire, excite and support naturalists of all ages and levels of interest.”

Shockingly, the survey also revealed that children were more successful at identifying British wildlife than adults with 75 per cent correctly spotting a woodlouse compared to 70 per cent of adults.