Great scallops are found around much of the UK and are a favourite seafood for people and starfish alike!

Wild carrot does, indeed, smell of carrots, but the roots are not like our cultivated, dinnertime favourite. Look for this umbellifer on chalk grasslands and coasts.

A common dragonfly of canals, marshes, reedbeds and lakes, the Brown hawker can be seen patrolling the water or 'hawking' through woodland rides. It is easily distinguished by its…

The brown hairstreak is an elusive butterfly that spends much of its time in the treetops feeding on aphid honeydew.

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

The variable damselfly looks a lot like the azure damselfly, but is much less common throughout most of the UK.

Living up to its name, the shoveler has a large and distinctive shovel-like bill which it uses to feed at the surface of the water. It breeds in small numbers in the UK, but is widespread in…

Freshwater pearl mussels spend their adult lives anchored to the river bed, filtering water through their gills and improving the quality of the water for other species.

White dead-nettle does not sting. It displays dense clusters of white flowers in whorls around its stem, and can be found on disturbed ground, such as roadside verges.