If you have a garden pond, look out for the Large red damselfly resting at the water's edge. As the name suggests, males are bright red with a black thorax, but females may be almost entirely…

This brightly coloured and easily recognizable fish is one of three gurnard species found in UK seas. Collectively, gurnards are known as sea robins.

The red mason bee is a common, gingery bee that can be spotted nesting in the crumbling mortar of old walls. Encourage bees to nest in your garden by putting out a tin can full of short, hollow…

This remarkable creature shows nature’s fantastic complexity!

Another member of the echinoderm phylum, feather stars share some characteristics with true starfish, but also have their very own intriguing adaptations and behaviours, which make them a…

The common red soldier beetle is also known as the 'bloodsucker' for its striking red appearance, but it is harmless. It is a beneficial garden insect as the adults eat aphids, and the…

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

This purply-brown seaweed is a common feature on our rocky shores and on our dinner plates.

Britain's largest 'diving beetle' is an impressive creature, though it's not easy to find.

Living up to its name, the red-tailed bumblebee is black with a big, red 'tail'.

Many of us have felt the painful bite of the Twin-lobed deer-fly (a 'horse-fly') while out walking in damp grasses or woods. But mostly, it prefers to feed on the blood of cows and…

This strange furry creature often found washed ashore after storms is actually a kind of worm!