Nature spotting
Be a nature detective and see what animals and plants you can spot in the wild!
Be a nature detective and see what animals and plants you can spot in the wild!
This large skate has tiny, prickly spines all over its back.
The undulate ray has beautiful wavy patterns on its back, which helps it camouflage against the sandy seabed.
This sponge is found on rocky shores around the UK and looks like a thick bready crust (if you use your imagination a bit!).
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Beavers are the engineers of the animal world, creating wetlands where wildlife can thrive. After a 400-year absence, beavers are back in Britain!
With tiger-like stripes, red fins and a humped back, the perch is a striking fish. It can be seen in lowland waterbodies and waterways across the UK, often in shoals.
A summer visitor, the wheatear is a handsome chat, with black cheeks, white eyestripes, a blue back and a pale orange chest. Look for it on upland heaths and moors.
A classic fern of woodlands across the UK, the male-fern is also a great addition to any garden. It grows impressive stands from underground rhizomes, dying back in autumn.
A very rare species, this moth is now limited to one site in the UK. Males can be a striking reddish buff in colour.
Few of us can contemplate having a wood in our back gardens, but just a few metres is enough to establish this mini-habitat!