Go Explore Nature - your definitive field guide to exploring nature

Getting Started with Nature Exploration?

A field guide of field guides!

Spotting birds, insects, rocks, plants, or even clouds is a refreshing way to connect with the world beyond typical tourist spots. Here’s how you can dive in.

Pick Your Focus: Choose an area of interest like birds, insects, plants, trees, or explore geology with rocks and landscapes.
Get a Field Guide: Select a compact, easy-to-use nature field guide. Check reviews or join organized nature walks such as birding trips or tree walks hosted by groups across India.
Bring a Notebook: Carry a notebook and pen or pencil to jot down your observations and thoughts during your outings.
Use Apps: Leverage identification apps to help recognize species. Explore active WhatsApp groups dedicated to identifying birds, mammals, reptiles, insects, spiders, treehoppers, moths, butterflies, dragonflies, and more—details can be found below.

Dive in, observe, and let nature’s wonders inspire you!

At India Nearby, we are particularly passionate about Birds, Butterflies, and the ever-changing Sky with its clouds. To facilitate your exploration, we are ready with our single-sheet foldable field guides for birds, especially for starters. We are also developing few on Indian Iconography to help you make sense of Indian sculpture, whether visiting a temple or a museum!

Check out Go Explore Field Guides >

Go Look Spot Learn | Using Whatsapp!

Expert Whatsapp groups to get help with ID

Here is a list of dedicated Whatsapp groups to help you identify birds, insects, spiders, plants… Just post your picture with location and date. Sharing good photos get you better and more accurate replies from members of these groups – who are not just enthusiasts but actual experts in the field, spread across India and also Asia.

Diversity India Groups

Welcome to Diversity India groups. Please feel free to join the groups of your interest. Once your membership is approved, please post an introduction with your name, city/town and interests in biodiversity to each group.