/r/UKecosystem/

r/UKecosystem

16k members
r/UKecosystem is a subreddit with 16k members. The community frequently discusses weekly chat, moth, wildlife, spider, and bird, and the most common flair used is id please, sighting, fauna, question, and news/article.
A place to glory in the wonderful ecosystem of plants and wildlife in the UK, and talk about protecting and rewilding it with a focus on science and fact.

Popular Topics in r/UKecosystem

#1

Weekly Chat

44 posts
#2

Moth

26 posts
#3

Wildlife

25 posts
#4

Spider

21 posts
#5

Bird

17 posts
#6

Butterfly

15 posts
#7

Caterpillar

13 posts
#8

Hedgehog

12 posts
#9

Plant

12 posts
#10

Beetle

11 posts

Flair Used in r/UKecosystem

#1
ID please
: "Heard this little fella crying under my car after a cat nabbed him, never seen one before, is it a shrew?"
29 posts
#2
Sighting
: "Second glow worm I’ve found over the past year"
27 posts
#3
Fauna
: "Hummingbird Hawk-Moth"
18 posts
#4
Question
: "What’s wrong my with this squirrel"
11 posts
#5
News/Article
: "Listen to Britain’s dawn chorus of 1976: the dramatic loss of birdsong in 50 years"
6 posts
#6
Flora
: "Some of these were over 6ft tall 😍"
4 posts
#7
Invertebrate
: "A House centipede in Kent"
4 posts
#8
Discussion
: "I set up a freestanding mini pond."
3 posts
#9
Invasive
: "Balsam is literally everywhere in boultham park. Ill be back over the holidays to chip away at it. Any idea why the council doesn't sort infestations like these out? Balsam is relatively easy to remove, you can just pull it out with your hands and it won't come back since its an annual."
3 posts
#10
Audio/visual media
: "BBC Audio - Wild in the Garden. Episode 1 of 5 features gardening for the benefit of the hedgehog (15 mins.)"
2 posts

Member Growth in r/UKecosystem

Yearly
+690 members(4.6%)

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Last updated: July 24, 2026