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Summer spotter
Be a nature detective! Can you tick off any of these?
Summer woodland spotter
Can you tick off any of these?
Summer Flowers Spotter
Be a nature detective! Can you tick off any of these?
What makes the spit you see on leaves in summer?
Make a pooter
To investigate minibeasts!
Keeled skimmer
The Keeled skimmer is a dragonfly of heaths and commons with shallow pools. It has a skittish and weak flight, and is on the wing in summer and early autumn.
Spiny lobster
Spiny lobster, crawfish, crayfish, rock lobsters - many names, one animal! This pretty lobster was made extinct in many areas through overfishing, but is now making a slow comeback.
Lobster
A well known inhabitant of UK seas, common lobsters can reach up to 60cm in length.
Oyster
Native Oysters are a staple of our seas and our plates - but our love of their taste has lead to a sharp decline all around the UK.
For educators
Black-tailed skimmer
The Black-tailed skimmer is a narrow-bodied dragonfly that can be seen flying low over the bare gravel and mud around flooded gravel pits and reservoirs. It is on the wing from May to August.