Sand Hoppers really live up to their name, jumping high into the air when disturbed.

With yellow-and-black bands, the giant horntail looks like a large wasp, but is harmless to us. The female uses her long, stinger-like ovipositor to lay eggs in pine trees, where the larvae then…

If you spot a crawling shell next time you're at the seaside, take a closer look… it might be a hermit crab!

Look for the wood warbler singing from the canopy of oak woodlands in the north and west of the UK. Green above, it has a distinctive, bright yellow throat and eyestripe.

This crab is common around all of the UK. If you've ever been rockpooling or crabbing, it's probably the shore crab that you've met.

This comical little duck lives up to its name – look out for the black tuft of feathers on its head!

The sessile oak is so-called because its acorns are not held on stalks like those of the familiar English oak. It can be found in woodlands mainly in the north and west of the UK.

This bog-loving butterfly is mostly found in the north of the UK, where it takes to the wing in summer.