This large skate has tiny, prickly spines all over its back.

This rare anemone lives up to its name with a spectacular display of long, white tentacles.

Stone curlews are unusual waders with large yellow eyes - perfect for hunting beetles at night.

A common moth across most of the UK. The large, hairy caterpillars are often seen in late summer.

Once a rare visitor to the UK, this striking gull is now found nesting here in large colonies.

The caterpillars of this fluffy white moth are best admired from a distance, as their hairs can irritate the skin.

The emperor dragonfly is an impressively large and colourful dragonfly of ponds, lakes, canals and flooded gravel pits.