This brilliant red and white sea slug would make the perfect nudibranch for a Christmas card image or perhaps a football team mascot!

These colourful little fish are a delight for snorkellers or shallow water divers to photograph, rarely being scared off by their presence!

A small, but feisty scavenger, this carnivorous sea snail does not let anything go to waste!

The common pond skater can be seen 'skating' over the surface of ponds, lakes, ditches and slow-moving rivers. It is predatory, feeding on small insects by detecting vibrations in the…

Also known as the two-coloured mason bee, this beautiful bee is famous for nesting in old snail shells.

These bulky beetles can sometimes be found on flowers in woodland rides or along hedgerows.

This sea snail is abundant on rocky shores around the UK. It is an active predator, feasting on mussels and barnacles before retreating to crevices to rest.

The beautiful pink and white bands of a Painted topshell make it easy to see where this little sea snail got its name!

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 moth-like dingy skipper is a small, grey-brown butterfly of open, sunny habitats like chalk grassland, sand dunes, heathland and waste ground.