Worm pipefish
The last thing you’d expect this extraordinary creature to be is a fish!
Water vole by Terry Whittaker/2020VISION
The last thing you’d expect this extraordinary creature to be is a fish!
This bog-loving butterfly is mostly found in the north of the UK, where it takes to the wing in summer.
Their long narrow shells are a common sight on our shores, especially after storms, but the animals themselves live buried in the sand.
The thresher shark is a migratory species and passes through UK waters in the summer months. If you’re lucky, you might see this magnificent shark jump high out of the water in to the air.
Look out for this weevil on oak trees, where females lay their eggs inside acorns.
The small, brown Dartford warbler is most easily spotted when warbling its scratchy song from the top of a gorse stem. It lives on lowland heathland in the south of England, where it nests on the…
Look out for a common lizard basking in the warm sun as you wander around heathlands, moorlands and grasslands. You might even be lucky enough to spot one in your garden, too!
If you happen to be near rocky places such as sea cliffs, shingle coastlines or even gravel paths during the summer months you will most likely come across sea campion.
A strikingly beautiful fish, it is not hard to see where the ‘red’ mullet gets its name from!
One of our largest soldier beetles, often found on flowers where they hunt other insects.
If you were to pick up a rock in the garden, you’d hopefully find a few common woodlouse. These hardy minibeasts have in-built armour and like to hide in warm, moist places like compost heaps.