Britain's largest 'diving beetle' is an impressive creature, though it's not easy to find.

This impressive beetle digs burrows, lays thousands of eggs and has bee-riding larvae.

This metallic green beetle can be seen visiting flowers on sunny days in spring and summer.

The common name of the bloody-nosed beetle derives from its unusual defence mechanism: when threatened, it secretes a distasteful blood-red liquid from its mouth. This flightless beetle can be…

This shiny beetle is common in wooded areas throughout the UK. As the name suggests, it specialises in hunting snails.

A ferocious and agile predator, the green tiger beetle hunts spiders, ants and caterpillars on heaths, grasslands and sand dunes. It is one of our fastest insects and a dazzling metallic green…

A handsome gamebird, the pheasant is an introduced species that has settled here with little problem. It can be spotted in its farmland and woodland habitats, although you'll probably hear…

The great diving beetle is a large and voracious predator of ponds and slow-moving waterways. Blackish-green in colour, it can be spotted coming to the surface to replenish the air supply it…

The little ringed plover first nested in the UK in 1938, but has since moved in happily! It has taken advantage of an increase in man-made flooded gravel pits, reservoirs and quarries that provide…

This small, white heron is an increasingly common sight in parts of the UK as it spreads north from continental Europe.

This tiny wading bird is most often seen in autumn, feeding on the muddy margins of wetlands.

One of our largest soldier beetles, often found on flowers where they hunt other insects.