This beautiful beetle only arrived in the UK in 1960s but is now a common sight on garden herbs.

If you were to pick up a rock in the garden, you’d hopefully find a few common woodlouse. These hardy minibeasts have in-built armour and like to hide in warm, moist places like compost heaps.

Egyptian geese were introduced to Britain from Africa. They are now widespread in southern England.

The collared dove is a pretty little pigeon that is a regular sight in our gardens, woodlands and parks. Listen out for its familiar cooing call, which you may hear before you see the bird itself…

The large, plump woodpigeon is a familiar sight in our gardens and parks, but can also be found on farmland and in woodlands almost everywhere. You may hear its cooing call before you see the bird…

Once a rare visitor to the UK, this striking gull is now found nesting here in large colonies.

You've probably spotted this long-legged spider hiding in the corner of a house or building.

This beautiful bumblebee favours upland areas, but has declined in recent decades and is now nationally scarce.

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

A handsome gamebird, the pheasant is an introduced species that has settled here with little problem. It can be spotted in its farmland and woodland habitats, although you'll probably hear…