Edible periwinkles are a common sight when rockpooling and can be found in huge numbers on the shore.

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

These beloved spiny mammals come out at night to hoover up beetles, worms and other invertebrates.

This charming little warbler is an increasingly common sight in autumn, when migrants pass through the UK.

This pretty, speckled moth is now a rare sight, found only in a few parts of southern England.

The whinchat is a summer visitor to UK heathlands, moorlands and open meadows. It looks similar to the stonechat, but is lighter in colour and has a distinctive pale eyestripe.

The white admiral is a striking black-and-white butterfly with a delicate flight that includes long glides. It prefers shady woodlands where it feeds on bramble.

This small, white heron is an increasingly common sight in parts of the UK as it spreads north from continental Europe.