Perhaps the first sign that spring is just around the corner is the snowdrop poking its way through the frosted soil of a woodland, churchyard or garden. From January, look for its famous nodding…

The bottlenose dolphins in our waters are the biggest of their kind – they need to be able to cope with our chilly waters!

This bog-loving butterfly is mostly found in the north of the UK, where it takes to the wing in summer.

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!…

The parrot waxcap is a small, slimy mushroom with a beautiful emerald green colour.

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…

This beautiful butterfly is one of our rarest, now mostly restricted to the western parts of the UK.