Montagu's blenny
A small fish found on rocky shores in the south and west of Britain.
Water vole by Terry Whittaker/2020VISION
A small fish found on rocky shores in the south and west of Britain.
By providing safe places for hedgehogs to live, you’re much more likely to see these prickly creatures in your garden.
It's easy to see where this small starfish got its name, it really does look like a little star-shaped cushion. Keep an eye out under rocks next time you're rockpooling for this little…
The thick topshell is a common sight on rocky shores in Wales and South West England.
This long-lived bivalve can be found buried in the sand on the south and west coasts of the UK.
Have you ever seen those dark red jelly blobs whilst rockpooling? These incredible creatures are beadlet anemones! They live attached to rocks all around the coast of the UK, the base of their…
This streaky brown bird is a summer visitor to Britain, favouring open woodlands in the north and west.
Look for the deep magenta, star-shaped flowers of Marsh cinquefoil in marshes, bogs, fens and wetlands in the north, west and east of the UK.
If you spot a crawling shell next time you're at the seaside, take a closer look… it might be a hermit crab!
A summer visitor to the UK, the red-tailed redstart is a robin-sized bird that can be spotted in woodlands, parks and hedgerows, mainly in the north and west of the UK.
Sand Hoppers really live up to their name, jumping high into the air when disturbed.