Eyed ladybird
The large eyed ladybird is unmistakeable: it is our only ladybird with yellow rings around its black spots. Ladybirds are beneficial insects, managing garden pests - encourage them by putting up a…
The large eyed ladybird is unmistakeable: it is our only ladybird with yellow rings around its black spots. Ladybirds are beneficial insects, managing garden pests - encourage them by putting up a…
The upright, blue flower spikes of Viper's-bugloss can be spotted on chalk grassland, sand dunes, cliffs and banks. Its spotted stem is thought to resemble a viper.
Have you spotted any of these? This wallchart is yours to print out and keep!
Have you spotted any of these? This wallchart is yours to print out and keep!
You've probably spotted this long-legged spider hiding in the corner of a house or building.
This big, beautiful fungus is a common one that can often be spotted popping out of trees.
The rose chafer can be spotted on garden flowers, as well as in grassland, woodland edges and scrub.
Ever spotted a honeycomb-like mound on the beach and wondered what it was? It's a reef built entirely by worms!
Our only venomous snake, the shy adder can be spotted basking in the sunshine in woodland glades and on heathlands.
The candlesnuff fungus is very common. It has an erect, stick-like or forked fruiting body with a black base and white, powdery tip. It grows on dead and rotting wood.