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    Take the test

    A recent survey found that many British children can identify fictional creatures from films, but can't name many of the UK's common plants and wildlife.

    Find out if you've learned more from Yoda's musings than from the wildlife around you in our simple test.

    A garden bird feasting on a fat ball
    © Color Line

    Can you identify this bird?

    Robin
    Chaffinch
    Blue Tit
    Starling

    What type of butterfly is this?

    Small Copper
    Red Admiral
    Black Admiral
    Crimson Patch

    A summer time butterfly
    © Phizzy

    A common garden insect enjoying some flowers
    © National Trust

    What sort of insect is this?

    Bee
    Wasp
    Hornet
    Bluebottle

    Do you recognise this owl?

    Snowy Owl
    Tawny Owl
    White Owl
    Barn Owl

    An owl
    © Stevie B

    One of Britain's best-loved birds
    © Michelphoto53

    Can you name this duck?

    Moorhen
    Wood Duck
    Mallard
    Common Duck

    What type of creature is this?

    Otter
    Beaver
    Vole
    Mink

    A river mammal
    © Mape_S

    A common British insect
    © Bistrosavage

    Can you identify this insect?

    Weevil
    Cockroach
    Woodlouse
    Millipede

    Can you name this insect?

    Daddy Long Legs
    Stick insect
    Grasshopper
    Dragonfly

    A common British insect
    © National Trust

    A flying bird
    © Christophe Libert

    Can you identify this bird?

    Swallow
    Magpie
    Thrush
    Housemartin

    Which tree can you find these leaves on?

    Sycamore
    Oak
    Chestnut
    Fir

    Tree leaves
    © National Trust

    Woodland flowers
    © Helen Humphrey

    What are these flowers?

    Foxgloves
    Poppies
    Bluebells
    Pansies

    What type of creature is this?

    A Hobbit
    An Orc
    An Elf
    A Dwarf

    A creature from Lord of the Rings
    © New Line Productions

    One of the characters from Star Wars
    © Lucasfilms

    Who is this?

    Jam Jar Binks
    Jar Jar Binks
    Jabba the Hutt
    JJ

    Who is this?

    Yoda
    Goda
    Yoga
    Ewok

    One of the characters from Star Wars
    © Lucasfilms

    One of the enemies of Doctor Who
    © BBC

    What is this?

    A Stormtrooper
    A Cyberman
    K9
    A Dalek

    What is this?

    An Odd
    An Ood
    An Oob
    An Oog

    A creature from the BBC's Doctor Who
    © BBC

    A creature wearing a poker visor!
    © Warner Bros Pictures

    What is this?

    A Gremlin
    A Mogwai
    A Gizmo
    A Dwarf

    Score (out of 17):

    So, how did you do then? Did you surprise yourself, or do you need to quite literally get out more?!

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    Looking for wildlife at a National Trust property
    © NTPL / Jennie Woodcock
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