The caterpillars of this fluffy white moth are best admired from a distance, as their hairs can irritate the skin.

A strikingly beautiful fish, it is not hard to see where the ‘red’ mullet gets its name from!

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

It’s easy to identify this distinctive skate from the black and yellow marbled eye spots on each wing.

The enigmatic golden eagle disappeared from England and Wales in the 19th century due to severe persecution. Scottish birds suffered from the use of pesticides in the 20th century. Luckily, golden…

This sooty-black, day-flying moth is active on sunny days, rarely settling in one place for long.

Our only venomous snake, the shy adder can be spotted basking in the sunshine in woodland glades and on heathlands.

This brown seaweed lives in the lower shore and gets its name from the serrated edges to its fronds.

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