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Water vole by Terry Whittaker/2020VISION
Chwilio
Carrageen
This small reddish-purple seaweed grows in small branching fans on rocky shores. It is widely used in the food industry - and might have been used to produce your ice cream, beer or even jelly!…
Pignut
Pignut is a small umbellifer, with edible tubers, that is found in woods, hedges and grasslands.
Red-breasted carrion beetle
These distinctive beetles are often found around dead birds and small mammals.
Facts and stories
Towns and gardens
Mint moth
A small, day-flying moth that can often be seen visiting garden herbs.
Merlin
Our most diminutive falcon, the merlin is a pretty bird of prey. It chases small birds, flying low to the ground or hovering in the breeze because of its small size. Resident merlins are joined in…
Double-striped pug
This small moth is often disturbed from bushes, but also flies on sunny days.
Spotted cowrie
This small sea snail is easily identifiable by the 3 brown spots on the top of its shell.
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Netted dog whelk
A small, but feisty scavenger, this carnivorous sea snail does not let anything go to waste!