A plant of chalk and limestone grasslands and sand dunes, Yellow-wort has butter-yellow flowers. Its distinctive leaves sit opposite each other, but are fused together around the stem.

False widow spiders are often the subject of unflattering headlines, but in reality they're unlikely to bite humans.

As the name suggests, this large shieldbug is often found on gorse bushes.

Look out for this large, leafy lichen on trees in ancient woodlands in the west of the UK.

The UK is home to so many incredible sea slugs, like this elegant nudibranch.

The Oak bush-cricket is arboreal and can be found in mature trees in woods, hedges, parks and gardens in summer. Males don't have a 'song' as such, but drum on leaves with their…

Brush through a wildflower meadow at the height of summer and you'll hear the tiny seeds of yellow-rattle rattling in their brown pods, hence its name.