The ragworm is highly common on our shores, though rarely seen except by the fishermen that dig them up for bait.

Like many of our farmland birds, the corn bunting has declined in number in recent years. Spot this streaky brown, thick-billed bird singing from a wire or post - it sounds just like a set of…

The striking red crown, golden back, and bright yellow wings of the goldfinch make it one of our prettiest garden birds. It happily visits birdtables and feeders across the UK.

As the name suggests, this beautiful brown butterfly is most common in Scotland, though it can also be seen in northern England.

The once-common pochard is now under threat because its populations are declining rapidly. The UK is an important winter destination for the pochard, with 48,000 birds visiting our wetlands and…

Weasels may look adorable, but they make light work of eating voles, mice and birds! They are related to otters and stoats, which is obvious thanks to their long slender bodies and short legs.

The herring gull is the typical 'seagull' of our seaside resorts, though our coastal populations have declined in recent decades.

This dainty white butterfly is now only found in a few parts of Britain, where it flutters slowly through woodland clearings.