The common whelk is the largest sea snail found in UK seas, though you're more likely to find the dry balls of empty whelk egg capsules washed up in strandlines.

The Alder fly is a blackish invertebrate, with delicately veined wings that it folds over its body like a tent. It can be found near ponds and slow-flowing rivers; the larvae living in the silt at…

As the name suggests, this fungus looks uncannily like an ear!

Looking a bit like a ragged version of a dandelion, mouse-ear hawkweed has lemon-yellow flower heads that are tinged with red at their outer edges. It likes grassy places with short turf and…

These mysterious and beautiful creatures rely on warm ocean currents to ‘sail’ them around the world... not a bad life?

This streaky brown bird is a summer visitor to Britain, favouring open woodlands in the north and west.

The smaller of our two UK seal species, common seals are also known as harbour seals. Despite being called "Common", they are actually less common than grey seals!

Favouring shady spots in woodlands and hedgerows, Garlic mustard can grow very tall. It has small, white flowers and, as its name suggests, smells faintly of garlic.

Pignut is a small umbellifer, with edible tubers, that is found in woods, hedges and grasslands.