Black-and-yellow longhorn beetle
This brightly-coloured beetle is often found feeding on flowers on warm days in late spring and summer.
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Water vole by Terry Whittaker/2020VISION
Chwilio
Knot grass
A common moth across most of the UK. The large, hairy caterpillars are often seen in late summer.
Watch groups
Everything you need to know if you're thinking about joining a Watch group.
My contribution
Penny loves spending time in her garden, creating a beautiful space that both wildlife and people can enjoy.
Eyebright
Eyebright has small, white flowers with purple veins and yellow centres. It likes short grasslands, from clifftops to heaths, and is one of a number of species and hybrids that are hard to tell…
Ring ouzel
The blackbird of the mountains, ring ouzels can be found breeding on upland moors and rocky crags in summer.
My career path
As a Trainee Reserves officer at Rutland Water Nature Reserve, Dale is lucky enough that he can take his passion for wildlife to work with him, with a job that will set him up for a career in…
Do animals catch colds?
If you have pets, you may have noticed a sneeze or two coming from your four-legged friends, but are they sick with the same cold or flu as you?
Great black-backed gull
This huge gull can be seen around most of the UK's coasts in summer, with some venturing inland in winter.
Patchwork leaf-cutter bee
The appearance of semi-circular holes in the leaves of your garden plants is a sure sign that the patchwork leaf-cutter bee has been at work. It is one of a number of leaf-cutter bee species…
Yellowhammer
Like many of our farmland birds, the yellowhammer has declined in number in recent years. Spot this bright yellow bird singing from the top of a bush or fence, or in a mixed-species flock in…
Warty venus
This bumpy shell lives up to its name and lives partly buried in the seabed along the west coast of Great Britain.