Cuckoo ray
It’s easy to identify this distinctive skate from the black and yellow marbled eye spots on each wing.
It’s easy to identify this distinctive skate from the black and yellow marbled eye spots on each wing.
We can all take steps to protect hedgehogs on bonfire night. Follow our 4 steps to make sure you keep hedgehogs safe.
It is easy to be confused by these flower-like animals with flowery names! The ‘daisy’ anemone is one of the larger UK anemone species!
Considered Britain's most threatened butterfly, the high brown fritillary can be only be found in a few areas of England and Wales.
The lightbulb sea squirt is common around much of the UK. Its easy to see where its name came from!
The beautiful pink and white bands of a Painted topshell make it easy to see where this little sea snail got its name!
The stiff, spiky and upright leaves and brown flowers of Hard Rush are a familiar sight of wetlands, riversides, dune slacks and marshes across England and Wales.
Known for its bandit-like appearance, the polecat was once so persecuted it was on the brink of extinction in the UK. Thankfully, numbers are now increasing in rural Wales and parts of England.…
The Common clubtail is on the wing in spring and summer. It is an elusive dragonfly that is easiest to see when it first emerges. It can be found along rivers in Southern England and Wales.
The branching, finger-like projections of this fungus give it the appearance of an underwater coral. Its striking colour and form make it easy to spot, but it is scarce in the UK.
The violet click beetle is a very rare beetle that lives in decaying wood, particularly common beech and ash. It gets its name from its habit of springing upwards with an audible click if it falls…