The delightful fragrance of wild thyme can punctuate a summer walk over a chalk grassland. It forms low-growing mats with dense clusters of purple-pink flowers.

The thick topshell is a common sight on rocky shores in Wales and South West England.

This long-lived bivalve can be found buried in the sand on the south and west coasts of the UK.

This streaky brown bird is a summer visitor to Britain, favouring open woodlands in the north and west.

Familiar as the bristly plant that easily hooks on to our clothing as we walk through the countryside or do the gardening, cleavers uses its hooks to help it climb and to disperse its seeds.

The aromatic fragrance of Large thyme can punctuate a summer walk over a chalk grassland. It is an evergreen that grows low to the ground, with erect spikes of tiny, lilac flowers appearing over…