Species
Find out more about the UK’s wildlife from birds of prey to wildflowers and from marine wildlife to trees and fungi.
Wood sorrel
A delicate, small plant of woodlands and hedgerows, wood-sorrel has distinctive, trefoil leaves and white flowers with purple veins;…
Common ragwort
The yellow flower heads of common ragwort are highly attractive to bees and other insects, including the cinnabar moth.
Shag
Shag' is a very old name that means 'tufted' and refers to the small crest that this bird sports. Look out for it in…
Water-soldier
Water-soldier grows submerged in ponds and open water, and pops up over summer, looking like the top of a pineapple! This rare plant…
Yellow edged polycera
The UK is home to so many incredible sea slugs, like this elegant nudibranch.
Duke of Burgundy
This beautiful orange and brown butterfly is now a rare sight in the UK
Pine marten
Largely confined to the north of the UK, the rare pine marten is nocturnal and very hard to spot. However, it can be enticed to visit a…
Cellar spider
You've probably spotted this long-legged spider hiding in the corner of a house or building.
Flat-backed millipede
Found in compost heaps and under stones in gardens, the flat-backed millipede is a common minibeast. Despite its name, it only has about…
Wood warbler
Look for the wood warbler singing from the canopy of oak woodlands in the north and west of the UK. Green above, it has a distinctive,…
Blue-tailed damselfly
The blue-tailed damselfly does, indeed, have a blue tail. It is one of our most common species and frequents gardens - try digging a…
Southern marsh orchid
This is probably the most widespread and commonest of the marsh orchids.
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