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

This charming little warbler is an increasingly common sight in autumn, when migrants pass through the UK.

A well known inhabitant of UK seas, common lobsters can reach up to 60cm in length.

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

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

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

This slim fish is usually found on gravelly parts of the seabed, close to shore, but can turn up in rockpools.

The large white is a common garden visitor - look out for its brilliant white wings, tipped with black.

This brown seaweed lives in the lower shore and gets its name from the serrated edges to its fronds.

This yellow-brown seaweed grows in dense masses on the mid shore of sheltered rocky shores. It is identifiable by the egg-shaped air bladders that give it its name.