Species

The common octopus is a highly intelligent, active predator. It even has a secret weapon - special glands produce a venom that it uses…

One of the earliest moths to emerge each year, spending the winter as a pupa and flying from March to May.

Largely confined to the north of the UK, the rare pine marten is nocturnal and very hard to spot. Reintroductions are helping it make a…

This small moth is often disturbed from bushes, but also flies on sunny days.

Looking like a short dandelion, but with a much rounder middle, colt's-foot is a 'weed' of waste ground and field edges…

The common banded hoverfly has a fitting name: it is not only one of our most common species, its black body is also covered in yellow…

An introduced species, the rhododendron leafhopper is a striking mix of green and red, with a black stripe across its face. It can be…

A common ladybird, the black-on-red markings of the 2-spot Ladybird are familiar to many of us.

This streaky brown bird is a winter visitor, occasionally found walking around the muddy margins of marshes.

Traditionally a small finch of woodland and scrub, it appears that the redpoll is now moving into our gardens. It has a streaky brown…

This moth first arrived in the UK in 2007 and has rapidly spread throughout England.

Freshwater pearl mussels spend their adult lives anchored to the river bed, filtering water through their gills and improving the…