Cattle egret
This small, white heron is an increasingly common sight in parts of the UK as it spreads north from continental Europe.
This small, white heron is an increasingly common sight in parts of the UK as it spreads north from continental Europe.
This slim fish is usually found on gravelly parts of the seabed, close to shore, but can turn up in rockpools.
The common octopus is a highly intelligent, active predator. It even has a secret weapon - special glands produce a venom that it uses to incapacitate its prey!
The Marsh helleborine is a beautiful orchid of fens, wet grassland and dune slacks. Growing in profusion in places, look for reddish stems and white-and-pink flowers.
Red squirrels are native to the UK but are a lot rarer than their grey cousins. They live in a few special places across the UK thanks to reintroduction projects.
The delicate, tube-like, violet-blue flowers of Skullcap bloom from June to September in damp places, such as marshes, fens, riverbanks and pond margins.
Sarah lives in a beautiful part of Radnorshire and wants to share her magical, mossy waterfall with everyone. Sometimes when the light shines through the spray a rainbow is born. She has a jar…
By providing safe places for hedgehogs to live, you’re much more likely to see these prickly creatures in your garden.
Help hedgehogs get around by making holes and access points in fences and barriers to link up the gardens in your neighbourhood.
Ground-elder was likely introduced into the UK by the Romans and has since become naturalised. A medium-sized umbellifer, it is an invasive weed of shady places, gardens and roadsides.
Discover more about our amazing wildlife in the UK! Learn more about the plants and animals on your doorstep.
This dainty white butterfly is now only found in a few parts of Britain, where it flutters slowly through woodland clearings.