Look for the round, cottony, purple flower heads of the Woolly thistle on chalk and limestone grasslands in summer. It is mainly found in Southern England.

Yn gawr ym myd y crwbanod môr, mae’r crwban môr cefn-lledr yn crwydro’r cefnfor gan chwilio am slefrod môr. Yn wahanol i grwbanod môr eraill, mae’r crwban môr cefn-lledr yn hoffi’r oerni! Mae hyn…

The fly-shaped flowers of this fascinating plant are attractive to insects - but not the ones you might expect!

Growing in tufts, Crested dog's-tail is a stiff-looking grass, with a tightly packed, rectangular flower spike. Look for it in lowland meadows and grasslands.

The rose chafer can be spotted on garden flowers, as well as in grassland, woodland edges and scrub.

This metallic green beetle can be seen visiting flowers on sunny days in spring and summer.

This brightly-coloured beetle is often found feeding on flowers on warm days in late spring and summer.

Cock's-foot is a common, tussocky grass of grasslands, woodland rides and cultivated ground - its fluffy, pinky-beige flower heads are quite distinctive.

The ragged-edged, purple flower heads of Greater knapweed bloom on sunny chalk grasslands and clifftops, and along woodland rides. They attract clouds of butterflies.

A tall plant, purple-loosestrife can form dense stands of bright purple flower spikes in wet habitats like reedbeds, fens and marshes.