Cellar spider
You've probably spotted this long-legged spider hiding in the corner of a house or building.
You've probably spotted this long-legged spider hiding in the corner of a house or building.
The river lamprey is a primitive, jawless fish, with a round, sucker-mouth which it uses to attach to other fish to feed from them. Adults live in the sea and return to freshwater to spawn.
Your insect hotel will create vital habitat for all sorts of species to shelter and nest - from solitary bees, to spiders and woodlice! Here's how to make one.
This worm builds its own home out of bits of shell and sand. It can be spotted on the shore all around the UK.
The greater horseshoe bat was once a cave-dweller, but now tends to roost in old buildings, such as churches and barns. It is rare in the UK and, like many other bats, declining in number.
The lesser horseshoe bat was once a cave-dweller, but now tends to roost in old buildings, such as stables and barns. It is rare in the UK and, like many other bats, declining in number.
Have you ever seen those dark red jelly blobs whilst rockpooling? These incredible creatures are beadlet anemones! They live attached to rocks all around the coast of the UK, the base of their…
The tiny, grey-brown house mouse is one of our most successful mammals. It thrives around buildings but is less likely to be found in our houses these days due to better construction.
The serotine is one of the first bats to appear at night and can be seen around lamp posts chasing moths, or at treetop height. It likes to roost and hibernate in old buildings in the south of the…
The common carder bee is a fluffy, gingery bumble bee that can often be found in gardens and woods, and on farmland and heaths. It is a social bee, nesting in cavities, old birds' nests and…
Once a rare visitor to the UK, this striking gull is now found nesting here in large colonies.
Also known as the two-coloured mason bee, this beautiful bee is famous for nesting in old snail shells.