Wavy hair-grass lives up to its name: its fine, hair-like leaves and delicate flower heads can be seen shaking in the breeze of a windswept moorland or heathland.

Wood melick is a slender, drooping grass that grows in dense patches in ancient woodlands and along shady banks. It has nodding flower heads, with brown, egg-shaped spikelets that contain the…

This grass-green seaweed is sometimes known as Grass Kelp and grows on pretty much every shore in the UK.

The bright purple flowers of this perennial herb can be seen in a range of grassy places.

The bottlenose dolphins in our waters are the biggest of their kind – they need to be able to cope with our chilly waters!

This football-sized fungus can be seen in autumn, sometimes growing on grass verges.

The harvest mouse is tiny - an adult can weigh as little as a 2p piece! It prefers habitats with long grass, but you are most likely to spot its round, woven-grass nests.

In summer, the 'frothy' flowers of lady's bedstraw can carpet the grasses of meadows, heaths and coasts with yellow and fill the air with a sweet, honey-like scent.