The marsh hair moss is the largest moss in the UK. Look out for it in damp woodland and on boggy heathlands where it forms large, green and spikey 'cushions'.

An uncommon tree of wet woodlands, riverbanks and heathlands, alder buckthorn displays pale green flowers in spring, and red berries that turn purple in autumn.

This large anemone is found on rocky shores around the UK and is so called because its green spots and red body means it looks like a strawberry!

This beautiful butterfly is one of our rarest, now mostly restricted to the western parts of the UK.

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.

Sometimes called 'Marsh samphire', wild common glasswort is often gathered and eaten. It grows on saltmarshes and beaches, sometimes forming big, green, fleshy carpets.

This small orange-brown butterfly can be tricky to tell apart from the similar small skipper.

This small, white heron is an increasingly common sight in parts of the UK as it spreads north from continental Europe.

The classic fairy tale toadstool, this red and white fungus is often found beneath birch trees in autumn.