This pretty, speckled moth is now a rare sight, found only in a few parts of southern England.

This dazzling dragonfly can be seen darting above tree-lined ponds in certain parts of Britain.

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

The Marsh helleborine is a beautiful orchid of fens, wet grassland and dune slacks. Growing in profusion in places, look for reddish stems and white-and-pink flowers.

Red squirrels are native to the UK but are a lot rarer than their grey cousins. They live in a few special places across the UK thanks to reintroduction projects.

The delicate, tube-like, violet-blue flowers of Skullcap bloom from June to September in damp places, such as marshes, fens, riverbanks and pond margins.

Ground-elder was likely introduced into the UK by the Romans and has since become naturalised. A medium-sized umbellifer, it is an invasive weed of shady places, gardens and roadsides.

This dainty white butterfly is now only found in a few parts of Britain, where it flutters slowly through woodland clearings.