Carrageen
This small reddish-purple seaweed grows in small branching fans on rocky shores. It is widely used in the food industry - and might have been used to produce your ice cream, beer or even jelly!…
This small reddish-purple seaweed grows in small branching fans on rocky shores. It is widely used in the food industry - and might have been used to produce your ice cream, beer or even jelly!…
Pignut is a small umbellifer, with edible tubers, that is found in woods, hedges and grasslands.
These distinctive beetles are often found around dead birds and small mammals.
Our most diminutive falcon, the merlin is a pretty bird of prey. It chases small birds, flying low to the ground or hovering in the breeze because of its small size. Resident merlins are joined in…
A small, day-flying moth that can often be seen visiting garden herbs.
This small sea snail is easily identifiable by the 3 brown spots on the top of its shell.
Planting herbs will attract important pollinators into your garden, which will, in turn, attract birds and small mammals looking for a meal.
A small, but feisty scavenger, this carnivorous sea snail does not let anything go to waste!
This small, white heron is an increasingly common sight in parts of the UK as it spreads north from continental Europe.
This small, round sea urchin is (unsurprisingly!) green in colour and can be found on rocky shores around the UK.
Despite its dazzling colouration, this fabulous nudibranch can be easily missed, due to its small size!
This large shrike visits the UK in small numbers each year, passing through on migration or spending the winter here.