Brown shrimp
The brown shrimp blends perfectly with its seabed home and is found all around the coasts of the UK.
The brown shrimp blends perfectly with its seabed home and is found all around the coasts of the UK.
Common bird's-foot-trefoil has a vareity of names that conjure up some interesting images: 'Eggs and Bacon', for instance! Its small, yellow, slipper-like flowers can be seen in all…
Few of us can contemplate having a wood in our back gardens, but just a few metres is enough to establish this mini-habitat!
The common red soldier beetle is also known as the 'bloodsucker' for its striking red appearance, but it is harmless. It is a beneficial garden insect as the adults eat aphids, and the…
The common spangle gall wasp produces a small, disc-shaped growth, or 'gall', on the undersides of oak leaves. Inside the gall, the larvae of the wasp feed on the host tissues, but cause…
A true wildlife 'hotel', Honeysuckle is a climbing plant that caters for all kinds of wildlife: it provides nectar for insects, prey for bats, nest sites for birds and food for small…
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With a population of 75 million, the field vole is one of the UK's most common mammals. Hidden among the vegetation of grassland, heathland and moorland, it is not as easily spotted as the…
Fel mae ei enw'n awgrymu, mae’r goron borffor yn ffwng coch llachar, siâp cwpan. Mae'n eang ei ddosbarthiad, ond yn brin, a gellir ei ddarganfod ar frigau a changhennau sydd wedi syrthio…
Beavers are the engineers of the animal world, creating wetlands where wildlife can thrive. After a 400-year absence, beavers are back in Britain!