The sinuous otter is an excellent swimmer and can be seen hunting in wetlands, rivers and along the coast - try the west coast of Scotland, West Wales, the West Country or East Anglia for the best…

Look out for this weevil on oak trees, where females lay their eggs inside acorns.

The last thing you’d expect this extraordinary creature to be is a fish!

Their long narrow shells are a common sight on our shores, especially after storms, but the animals themselves live buried in the sand.

A strikingly beautiful fish, it is not hard to see where the ‘red’ mullet gets its name from!

One of our largest soldier beetles, often found on flowers where they hunt other insects.

The thresher shark is a migratory species and passes through UK waters in the summer months. If you’re lucky, you might see this magnificent shark jump high out of the water in to the air.