Mountain hare
The mountain hare lives in the Scottish Highlands and the north of England. They are renowned for turning white in winter to match their upland surroundings.
Water vole by Terry Whittaker/2020VISION
The mountain hare lives in the Scottish Highlands and the north of England. They are renowned for turning white in winter to match their upland surroundings.
The porbeagle shark is a member of the shark family Lamnidae, making it one of the closest living relatives of the great white shark.
This large shrike visits the UK in small numbers each year, passing through on migration or spending the winter here.
This small finch nests on moorlands and coastal crofts, spending the winter on the coast. The UK population has declined dramatically.
Even a small pond can be home to an interesting range of wildlife, including damsel and dragonflies, frogs and newts. Any pond can become a feeding ground for birds, hedgehogs and bats – the best…
This small duck is an uncommon winter visitor to the UK, where they're usually found on lakes, reservoirs and gravel pits.
The umbrella-like clusters of white, frothy flowers of cow parsley are a familiar sight along roadsides, hedgerows and woodland edges.
Look for the small, pink, pea-shaped flowers of Common restharrow on chalk and limestone grasslands, and in coastal areas, during summer.
A small colourful sea slug that can be found grazing on sea mats on the rocky shore and beyond the low water mark.
Herb-robert is a low-growing plant, with small, pretty, pink flowers. Look for it in shady spots in woodland, hedgerows and coastal areas.
As the name suggests, this beautiful brown butterfly is most common in Scotland, though it can also be seen in northern England.