Look out for this large, leafy lichen on trees in ancient woodlands in the west of the UK.

Not to be confused with the ‘jewel anemone’ which resides in deeper waters, the gem anemone is just as wonderful a find on the rocky shore!

The water stick insect looks just like a mantis. An underwater predator, it uses its front legs to catch its prey. Its tail acts as a kind of 'snorkel', so it can breathe in the water.…

This seagrass species is a kind of flowering plant that lives beneath the sea, providing an important habitat for many rare and wonderful species.

Stone curlews are unusual waders with large yellow eyes - perfect for hunting beetles at night.

This large starfish looks just like the sun, with 10-12 arms spreading outwards like rays.

This colonial creature looks like an old-fashioned quill - that's where the name sea pen comes from.

The variable damselfly looks a lot like the azure damselfly, but is much less common throughout most of the UK.

Listen out for the 'chattering' song of the reed warbler, while wandering the UK's lowland wetlands in summer. A small, brown bird, they are quite hard to see.

The turtle dove is the UK's fastest declining bird species and is on the brink of extinction. A small and pretty pigeon, it breeds in lowland England and winters in Sub-Saharan Africa.

The large white is a common garden visitor - look out for its brilliant white wings, tipped with black.

This comical little duck lives up to its name – look out for the black tuft of feathers on its head!